Issue 168 - Purchase College

The Purchase
Independent
purchaseindy@gmail.com September 11, 2008 Issue 168
Bowling Alley Lacking
Balls...Or Funding?
1.8 million dollar athletic field dedicated
page 3
Old Folks Home Gets
Vetoed By A Blind man
...Who’d A Thunk Page 4
CoCOaS
Not Just Another Delicious Chocolate Elixir
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The Purchase .
Independent
Established 2001
Founding Editor: Glen Parker
Executive Editor:
Dana Ellis
Managing Editor:
Beth Scorzato
Layout Editor:
Sabrina Nan Miller
Office Manager:
Kristen Benedict
Writers:
Jonathan Andrews
Tony Cella
James Madejski
Sol-Ana Martinez
Alicia Miller
Kyle Pleva
Sam Schachter
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Vanessa Cavanagh
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Stephanie Schneider
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J.W. Townsend-Pitt
Kiera Vallone
Comics:
Lauren Cicitto
Charlie London
Drew Mollo
Business Manager:
Alice Gullotta
Writers Meetings:
CCN1011,Monday at 10pm
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Finally, no anonymous submissions
will be considered instead they will be
fed to President Schwarz’s dog. Yeah,
so like, what’s the deal with that dog
anyways?
Purchase Student Government
Association Senete Elections
Virginia “Ginny” Reis
- Elections take place on September 15th and 16th
in the Lobby of Campus Center North in between 11
AM and 5 PM (both days).
- To get your name on the ballot, fill out an elections
packet (available on the door of the PSGA office, CCN
1012) and turn it in by 6:00 pm on September 12th.
- Didn’t fill out a packet? Never fear, you can be a
write-in candidate for either your academic area or
residence.
- Winners will be notified the night of the 16th.
January 30, 1987 - May 19, 2008
Virginia “Ginny” Reis would’ve been a senior cinema
studies major this year had she not died tragically in an
electrical fire this past summer. Next Wednesday, September
17th, a memorial service will be held at the upper lobby in
the PAC at 5 pm. Attendees are asked to bring mementos or
pictures to share with her close friends and faculty. Choral
Pleasure, an acapella group that Reis was a part of, will be
performing and there will be a slide show as well as speeches by her close friends
and some faculty members.
Her friends describe her as hardworking with a drive like no one else. Reis acted
in two drama studies productions: Virginity Lost and Two Plays by Abalee. She had
two internships at CBS and Brookside Entertainment, where she worked as a casting
agent. Reis wanted to become a casting agent after she graduated.
“It’s extremely difficult to put into words the way Ginny affected this campus and
myself as a friend,” Brianne Sullivan, a senior journalism major, said. “She genuinely
cared for everyone she knew on campus and I don’t think I met someone who loved
Purchase as much as she did.”
“She always said that if she didn’t know somebody they must be new,” Rachel
Cleary, a senior political science major. “She made a point of knowing everyone.”
She died May 19th 2008 around 4:30 AM when her apartment in Byron, New York
caught fire. According to WHEC-TV Rochester, “the building was built in the 1970s
and built without fire walls.” Her mother, Cheryl, sister, Emily, and brother, Tim, also
died in the fire. They’re survived by their father David Reis.
~Tony Cella
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Hokay, so here’s the Earth *Earth*, chilling. Damn! That is a sweet earth you might say, round! *NEG* Alright, ruling out
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By Tony Cella
Staff Writer
Ne w Tu r f Fi e l d Ge t s t h e St a r Tr e at m e n t
Bo w l i n g Al l e y g e t s a Gu t t e r Ba l l
At the unveiling of the new Astroturf soccer
and football field, Ernie Palmieri, Director of
Athletics, said that despite rumors to the contrary
there are no current plans for a football team.
The soccer and lacrosse teams will use the
field, Palmieri said, and the football goals were
put in so the field can have intramural games and
so it can be rented out to local football teams.
He said the proceeds from the rentals will go to
the upkeep of the field. According to the Athletic
Department, the complex took five years and
nearly $2 million to build.
Many students are displeased with the field
and don’t think it fits in with the environment of
Purchase. Even without a football team, they think
that allocating more funds to athletics could be a
sign of future policies and a more sports-centric
Purchase campus.
The new field has a scoreboard with a game
clock, Astroturf – of course -, bleachers, football
uprights and yard markers, and permanent lines
for various sports. As the dedication ceremony
drew near, the bleachers were sparsely filled with
just the women’s soccer team. But as the time for
the ribbon cutting came closer their family and
friends filed in. Eventually the cross-country team
joined as well. The ribbon-cutting was for their
new “X-Country Trail”, an outdoor cross-country
path that goes through the forest.
Before the game I talked to a soccer player
Kayla Garner, a junior psychology major. She
stood with her teammates at the fence separating
the stands from the field. She was wearing the
Purchase Panthers’ soccer uniform: all white
besides “Panthers” written in blue text across the
front. Her hair was tied back in a pony-tail.
She said she prefers grass fields but that “the
field and the facilities around it are much nicer
than anything we’ve had in the past. “It did cost a
lot of money but I think it was definitely worth it.”
I sat in the stands next to the press box,
paid for by FC Westchester a local soccer team,
and listened to Palmieri, President Schwarz and
Damian Fernandez, the Provost, speak. Then the
cross country and women’s soccer teams stood
on either side of President Schwarz holding the
ribbon. He and Palmieri cut it with standard-sized
scissors.
Palmieri knocking the pins
Later I caught up with Palmieri. We stood on
the sidelines as the women’s soccer team warmed
up for their game against Husson college. After
clarifying a few points about his speech at the
ribbon cutting, I asked him about one of Purchase’s
best kept secrets: the bowling alley.
Hidden in the nether world of the Purchase’s
gym, the bowling alley has fallen into disrepair
since it’s construction in the 1970s, while the
Astroturf complex got the star treatment with a
$1.8 million initial cost, and the pool has had close
to $100,000 in repairs.
Nowadays, he said, the bowling alley is only
used for special
events. They’ve,
“had to stop
programs in order
to wait for a repair
guy,” according to
Palmieri.
Right now,
“they’re thinking
about replacing
the bowling alley
and expanding the
Fitness Center.”
Palmieri is in favor
of expanding the
Fitness Center
because it’s too
small and there
are long waits to
use the equipment.
He’d talked to the
I n t e rc o l l e g i a t e
Athletics Board (ICAB) and the Student Athlete-
Advisory Committee (SAAC) who said they were
in favor of the deal. An improved gym facility
would help recruit student-athletes, he said.
Later I talked to President of SAAC Lauren
Raia, senior literature major. She supports the
expansion and thinks it will benefit the campus.
“We wish we could afford to fix the bowling alley,”
she said. “But with the influx of the new student
population, we decided that it’d better to have
more workout machines in the cardio room.”
Albana Krasniqi, Assistant Athletics Facilities
Manager, watched me interview Raia and
recommended I talk to Chris Bisignano, the
Associate Director of Athletics and Operations.
She pointed him out across the field. He had taken
a knee behind a soccer goal and was rearranging
tiles of Astroturf.
Bisiganano said they want to remove the
bowling alley but nothing’s happened yet. “They’re
just not functional anymore plus the demand for
bowling is not what it was back in 1970.” He said
there’s more demand for cardio, weight lifting and
dance studio space.
Student Opinion
Adam McHeffey, junior Liberal Arts major,
was almost finished cleaning the Co-Op. All that
was left was to clean out the refrigerator. Only
problem was somehow the fridge had lost power
during the summer and all the food inside of it
had rotted. Packaged food floated in a rancid
smelling brown liquid that filled the bottom of the
refrigerator.
He and Howie Waldstein, sophomore New
Media major, took a break to talk to me. McHeffey,
with black paint on his hands, said that he liked the
idea of a bowling alley. “It’d be a great part-time
hobby,” he said. Waldstein agreed but said that
was just his opinion. “A functioning dance studio
would probably be put to better use,” he said. “But
I also think it would be pretty interesting to have
an active bowling alley. I think it has potential.”
Some students said the Athletic Department
should invest in the bowling alley, like the “turf
complex,” and rent it out. Some gave this example:
Purchase offers swim lessons for local children in
the pool; maybe some of them would like to have
birthday parties or hit some pins in Purchase’s
lanes? Many students believe that the bowling
alley fits the Purchase community more than a
soccer field and said they’d use the bowling alley
more if it was open to them.
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By Dana Ellis
Executive Editor
Sc h w a r z a n d t h e Se n i o r Ho m e
An In t e rv i e w w i t h Pr e s i d e n t Sc h w a r z r e g a r d i n g t h e
r e t i r e m e n t c o m m u n i t y , t h e f o ot b a l l f i e l d, a n d Th e
Pu r c h a s e Im a g e .
This past summer Governor Patterson
vetoed legislation that would have enabled
thirty-five acres of Purchase land to be turned
into a “learning community” for senior citizens.
The project had been in the works for
over five years (it was featured two years ago
in issue 133 of The Purchase Independent) and
represented an effort by Purchase College and
more specifically Schwarz, to bring in more
expendable income for the school. According
to President Schwarz the income from a retirement
community would be approximately two
and a half million dollars with over 75% of that
going to scholarships.
But despite recent events, President
Schwarz is far from discouraged. “I think the
governor’s office has come to understand that
this was a mistake and I’m optimistic that we
will get it through the legislature again and that
we will be presented to him and that he will ultimately
sign it,” he said.
While from a fiscal perspective a senior
citizen learning community is nothing short of
a dream come true, it leaves much to be desired
in the day to day psyche of the average
Purchase student.
The community could be seen as a good
thing. A way to get money that the student body
desperately needs. But it can also be seen in
terms of some of the larger issues swirling
around Purchase College as of late and are
more skeptical about it. With the newly constructed
turf field and the possibility of the retirement
community questions arise about the
image of Purchase College. In particular there is
the fear that Purchase College is making an attempt
to attract a broader spectrum of students
and essentially become more “mainstream.”
The worry is that if all goes according to plan,
you’ll live in The Olde
and party with wouldbe
frat boys on weekends,
while Grandma
shacks up next door
in the new retirement
community.
Upper right-hand corner: Ernie Palmieri and President Schwarz cut the
ribbon at the turf field dedication ceremony.
Lower left-hand corner: The Purchase Panther excitedly looks on.
ball team or hockey team or any of these sports
that tend to be controversial on college campuses
for a whole host of reasons. Number one,
I don’t think it would fit here, it’s enormously
expensive and that’s not who we are”
While there is no telling what will happen
when the legislature reconvenes this January to
reassess and vote again on the retirement community,
one thing is certain: increased revenue
or not, Purchase College is changing. Slowly
stretching its arms out to allow for more opportunity,
as President Schwarz put it, and for
better or for worse the students are along for
the ride.
Whether students’ concerns lie more in
the realm of the artificial grass and yellow goal
posts or in the prospect that this campus might
one day be home to a bunch of senior citizens
getting their kicks on a lazy Friday afternoon,
a college, this college, is in it’s shortest terms
and simplest definitions, a business. President
Schwarz’s mentality throughout our interview
was that of a business man. How to create revenue,
whether it’s done by renting the turf field
out to football leagues or by creating a retirement
community is no easy task. Ultimately,
this college runs on capital while the students
who live there and embody it run on so much
more. It’s a hard pill to swallow considering
how much we invest in this place, how much we
grow, shape, and mold ourselves through the
bonds we make, the classes we take, and the
art we’ve created in our short time here.
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Schwarz recognizes
this fear among
Purchase students, and
responded by saying
“we’re not going to
turn this into something
it’s not and one
of the things that you
have to do when you
run an institution is to
figure out who you are
and who you serve and
who your, in this case,
students are.”
“I think we had
an opera singer a few
years ago who was
also a pitcher and if
you talk to, for example,
Jacque Trussel and the
opera program, he will
tell you that one of the
ways he competes with other opera programs
who are in music conservatories that are not
part of a college institution is by saying ‘Here
you can come and have a real college environment,
and if you want to play a sport you can
play a sport.’”
“So, you know,” he continued, “It’s just opportunity.
Nobody’s forcing anybody to go to a
game, but I would like the students to support
each other. Nobody’s going to force anybody
to join a team but it seems to me that there is
plenty of opportunity, and there should be opportunity.
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By James Madejski
Staff Writer
Returning students will notice that most of
the heavy construction that plagued the library
last year has been completed. While some
small areas still need to be filled out, the “Resource
Center” located downstairs is up and
running. Of the many services offered there,
access to the school’s extensive film collection
is one of the least known.
Students have access to a wide variety of
films in many formats: DVD, VHS, and the bizarre
Laserdisc, which is sometimes fun to use
just to realize how inconvenient it is to stand
up every twenty minutes and flip the shiny,
vinyl size disc and think, “This used to be the
future.” Films are usually available to check
out for up to three days. Some however are
put on “reserve” by faculty, meaning they are
only available for three hours. Because of this,
the Resource Center has several comfortable
viewing rooms available, equipped with seating
and players. They are open to students to
view films available in the library or from their
own collection.
One note on viewing room etiquette. The
doors of the rooms have large windows on
them. It is hardly ever appropriate to watch a
movie through them when you do not know the
person inside. One of the creepiest experiences
I’ve had here at Purchase found me watching
David Cronenberg’s voyeur themed film
Videodrome, only to slowly realize that, ironically
enough, someone was peering in the door
window watching the movie. I turned to confront
him, and he merely just smiled, opened
the door, muttered “D-Burg. Good choice,” and
slipped away down the hall.
While a written catalog is available at the
Resource Center desk, the easiest way to view
the film selection is online at the library page
of the school’s website. Information such as the
video format, cast and crew, and availability are
also shown. To view the entire catalog by most
recent addition, type “videorecording” into the
search bar. When I can’t decide what movie I
want, I do this and then randomly pick a page
number and make a selection off of it.
Unfortunately, it should be known that it
is possible to place a movie into one of the
viewing rooms players only to find it skip uncontrollably.
Cleaner is available on request,
Gr e a t Fi l m s Fr e e
Mo v i e Viewing a t t h e Li b r a ry Re s o u r c e Ce n t e r
but sometimes the disc/tape is scratched and
warped due to many years of use. In this case,
ask to see if other copies are available, whether
in the same format or a different one.
So this weekend or when you have a free
bit of time, stop by the Resource Center and
browse the catalog. It’s always interesting to
pick a random number and check out whatever
film it is. City theater out of you price range?
The dark viewing rooms offer a similar and
equal experience. Avoid Cronenberg and most
science fiction to ward off window watchers.
Exploding heads and video playing stomach
cavities are what draw them near.
SUGGESTED VIEWING:
IN THEATERS:
If you’ve still got some money from that
summer job, most of the big studio films of the
summer are still playing at the City Center in
White Plains. Of these, I recommend the summer’s
funniest film, Tropic Thunder, although
many did enjoy the Judd Apatow produced
Pineapple Express (I found it very scattershot,
but perhaps I wasn’t in the right state of mind,
considering the movie’s subject matter...) Also,
there is Woody Allen’s latest, Vicky Cristina
Barcelona. It should be of interest to fans and
casuals viewers alike. Be ready for glorious
postcard cinematography, some good performances,
but not much else. Finally, the summer’s
most popular film, The Dark Knight, is being
shown on the IMAX. Director Christopher
Nolan shot many sequences of the film in the
IMAX format for extra depth and clarity. If you
haven’t seen it on the big, big, BIG screen, you
should do so merely to cringe at Heath Ledger
licking his chops in even greater detail.
AT THE LIBRARY:
Most of the films from “The Criterion Collection”
are a part of the library catalog. Fans
of director Billy Wilder should take a look at
one of the school’s more recent purchases, his
cynical masterpiece Ace In The Hole. Released
in 1951, his follow up to Sunset Boulevard finds
Kirk Douglas playing a washed up reporter
willing to do anything to get his career back
on track, even if it means manipulating and exploiting
a local man trapped in a cave. A flop
when first released, this dark, biting film is still
relevant to the circus that is media today.
By Kristen Benedict
Office Manager
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Wh a t Is CoCOaS
An y w a y ?
Whether you are a returning student or a
fresh face to campus you have probably heard
this “CoCOaS” thing mentioned on multiple
occasions. If you’re new to Purchase you know
Lord CoCOaS as the sexy shirtless RA from RAvue.
If you’ve been around the campus before
you still know Delo to be a man who looks good
with his shirt off. But he is not Lord CoCOaS;
there is no Lord CoCOaS. There is however a
student elected executive that oversees all Co-
COaS meetings. His name is Kevin Collymore.
To understand what Kevin’s job is and why
it’s important let me explain CoCOaS for you.
CoCOaS is the Council of Clubs Organizations
and Services at Purchase College. Kevin is the
Coordinator of Clubs Organizations and Services.
CoCOaS is an acronym with more than
one meaning! Every other Thursday the executives
from all clubs meet in Southside Lounge
to have business meetings. They eat pizza and
discuss everything from the budget to bylaws.
Clubs and Organizations are required to attend
all meetings. If they miss more than two
a semester they run the risk of being put on
probation and having their budget frozen, or in
the event of absences every week the club in
question may be dissolved. Services are not required
to attend these meetings because they
have their own smaller Service Board Meetings.
So yes, you either care about everything
stated above or you don’t, and that’s fine. But
why should you care? Because your Mandatory
Student Activity Fee (MSAF) is what funds all of
these groups. Built into your tuition is that $95
per semester fee that funds pretty much everything
student related on campus. The Purchase
Student Government Association and your student
executives, The Stood, all clubs and orgs.,
PTV, The Independent, The Alternative Clinic;
the list goes on. In total this year the budget for
the PSGA is $665,155. The large majority of that
budget continues the awesomeness that is Purchase
(Culture Shock, Zombie Prom, etc.) every
year, but a small amount in the form of $8,000
is in the CoCOaS General Fund. The General
Fund is there for clubs and organizations to petition
for more money for events they are planning
and to give start up clubs $50. Last year
new clubs receiving the $50 were DDR Club,
Italian Club, Gamers’ United, DIY Fashion Club,
Political Science Club, and Economics Club.
PEA petitioned for more money as did PUSH,
Anthropology Club and GLBTU for Fall Ball.
The club executives in attendance are the
people with the immediate power to approve
or deny these extra funds to a club. If you want
to have more power over where your money
goes then get involved! Join a club, come to
CoCOaS and have your voice heard. Think you
can’t go to CoCOaS just because you don’t run
a club? WRONG! Come to CoCOaS and see
this action for yourself. You can’t vote unless
“CoCOaS” Page 10...
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What's Neu at the Neuberger Museum of Art?
By Alicia Miller
Staff Writer
Okay, so I’m going to give it to you straight.
As an art nerd and someone who spent a substantial
amount of time in our very own Neuberger
Museum of Art last year I was a bit let
down when I walked in last week. For one thing,
not much had changed since I last lay eyes on
this brick bastion of art. In some ways this is
good because it means that they are still displaying
their African art and culture exhibit,
the centerpiece of last year’s campus-wide
African Diaspora theme. Also, the museum’s
second floor permanent collection is full of the
kind of names your professors will be name
dropping all year: modernists like color form
blender Mark Rothko, icon abstracter Willem
DeKooning, canvas stainer Helen Frankenthaler,
the infamous Jackson Pollock (who is more
than just a paint splatterer), and his long suffering
yet incredibly talented wife Lee Krasner.
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In spite of this cornucopia of interesting objects,
my real disappointment came when I saw
that the exhibit Off the Grid, which chronicles
human impact on the environment and in turn
the environment’s impact on art has been partially
dismantled due to construction outside.
Besides that fact, the last two and probably
largest galleries in the museum were closed
for construction.
What is new, however, is an exhibit which
may be exciting to dorm dwellers for an inventive
reason. “Multiplicity: the Art of the Furniture
Prototype” shows more innovative yet
recognizable forms for home living
than that new Ikea that just opened in
Redhook (can anyone explain to me
why that place has a cafeteria?).Of
particular note is a large foam form
not unlike many of the egg crate pads
many of us have on our mattresses.
Dubbed “Naked” furniture, the label
informs the viewer that this is a new,
patented type of furniture featuring
marked lines on a foam block which
the buyer carves out by hand, creating
a functional, standardized, yet organic
form. The exhibit is a good visit
for ideas and also a great detour on a
terribly humid day (though like much
of Purchase, the reliability of museum
air conditioning is spotty at best).
Anyone looking for a clue on how to
spice up their randomly distributed
on-campus living space may want to
act fast as the exhibit closes September
14.
On October 3rd the Neuberger
opens “Hannah Wilke: Gestures,”
highlighting the work of the extremely
controversial feminist artist who
defied contemporary feminist politics
by using her body as her canvas.
To give an idea, this is the same artist
who photographed herself naked
and covered in chewing gum clitorises
which she crafted and typically
displays along with the photos. On November
23rd “Great Women Artists,” featuring feminist
art from the permanent collection opens
to compliment “Gestures” and will provide
a broad spectrum of female perspectives on
modern art.
Operating hours for the Neuberger Museum
of Art are Tuesday - Sunday 12 to 5 pm. Just
walk past the Humanities building and look for
the giant column sign right in front of the museum
door.
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Rice & Beans
Hey everyone! For this very first edition of
my weekly/bimonthly column here at the Indy,
I suppose a bit of an introduction is due. My
name’s Jonathan and I am a creative writing
and sociology double major here at Purchase-
I run, bike, hike, write, read, and I love to eat.
Truly. You would be hard pressed to find another
person who relishes good food as much as I
do- fruits, veggies, yogurt, beans, kale, collards,
kombucha, whatever- I love food. Just as a grazing
beast of burden wanders aimlessly through
the fields chewing its cud, so will you find me
meandering around campus with a bag of fruit
and brick of cheese in hand, wallowing in the
splendorous rapture of my food-induced bliss.
Purchase’s very own mediocre-at-best
guide to healthy affordable eating. From home
cooking to guerilla gardening, easy fermentation
recipes to an everyman’s handbook on
affordable sustainable living, it’s just like we
said- cheap, healthy, and tasty as all hell (or at
least I thought it was)!
And just as a true-believing Evangelical
would share the good news that Christ can
save you from eternal damnation, so I share an
equal zeal in sharing my incoherent ramblings
with the wholly disinterested ear of the student
body. I should let you know now that I will not
include anything in this column that I’ve not
tried to make myself, nor anything that didn’t
work for me when I gave it a shot. I plan on not
making this just another weekly cooking piece
(though there will certainly be recipes aplenty),
but wish to start looking at food in a larger
context- what we eat, why we eat it, where it
comes from, how we grow it, eat it, cook it, store
it, even think about it. I’d like to take a look at
commercial agriculture and carcinogenic pesticides,
the incorporation of organic food and
“green culture” into the mainstream, and most
importantly emphasize the power of the individual
choices that can impact the whole of society.
With this column, I’d like to both turn a
critical lens on food in our culture as well as to
help us realize how we in our private lives can
consciously decide to eat in a healthy, frugal,
and wholesome manner, where our decisions
as consumers will help promote good nutrition,
local economies, and help us learn to make
smart, ethical economic choices.
This column is about providing you with
recipes for healthy vegetarian fare that will cost
you under $15 at the very most and can serve
up to four or five people. I’d like to demonstrate
that by learning to prioritize your food choices,
it is possible to eat local and organic without
having to be cost restrictive, that eating healthy
doesn’t just mean you have to spend seven dollars
on a salad at the Hub, or that you need to
buy some sort of expensive microwavable
gourmet plate at Stop and Shop. By learning to
focus on our health and gaining insight as educated,
conscientious consumers, it’s is possible
to make smart choices that will have your food
tasting better, your body feeling healthier, and
your wallet staying fuller. With all this in mind, I
hope we’ll have a great semester together.
Now let’s get started!
Rice and beans is a near-universal staple
throughout many of the world’s cultures, from
the ancient Mesopotamians to the modern rural
South. I remember I had once cooked up a
big pot of beans and rice with some collards
for my grandfather over the summer. When I
put out the food in front of him (mind you, this is
an eighty-seven year old five-foot-nothing bald
Greek man with a thick accent and a reputation
for telling stories about living in Athens during
the Nazi occupation), he took a few bites, gave
an approving nod, and said to me:
“This is what we ate in Greece during the
Starvation.” Considering this was one of the
few times my grandfather hadn’t openly told
me he hated my cooking, I cherish this memory
as a tender and compassionate (if slightly
awkward) moment of dietetic praise from him.
This is a basic rice and beans recipe, meaning
that a lot of alterations could be potentially
made if you so wish it. Remember, the number
one rule with doing your own cooking is to
experiment—go nuts! Throw in your favorite
veggies, meats, spices, or whatever else you’re
into. Cooking is a time to explore and try new
things, discover new tastes and textures and
occasionally screw up (sometimes badly).
Above all else, don’t be afraid of what happens
if you’re trying something different. Sometimes
no matter what you do, things just don’t work
out. Still, it’s that variety which makes life more
interesting. With this in mind, go wild!
Rice and Beans-
The rice takes 25 minutes to set up and cook,
and the beans takes around 10 minutes.
(Serves 4-6, depending on how hungry you all
are)
You’ll Need:
Equipment:
-frying pan
-medium sized pot
-knife and cutting board
Food
-4 cans black beans (or otherwise your favorite
type of bean)
-2 ½ cups rice
-1 small onion
-4 cloves garlic
-extra virgin olive oil (or whatever other kind
of oil you have handy-- butter works too!)
-Salt, pepper, and whatever other spices you
like to taste (I love using cinnamon and turmeric
together)
Total Estimated Cost: About $10
“Beans” Page 10...
Convos
Interview by Sam Schachter
Name: Spencer Alexander
Major: Visual Arts
Hails From: Torrington, CT
Favorite hub sandwich: Chicken Parmesan
Grinder
Sam: So you’re into graffiti art? How did that
happen? Banksy’s pretty interesting
Spencer: Yeah I really dig Banksy’s work. I’ve
been making stencils since seventh grade, but
I never thought about tagging them on a wall till
my senior year of high school. I was introduced
to banksy’s stuff and I said, “ I could totally do
that.” So I guess that’s how it all started...
That’s’ pretty badass. I have to ask, any
trouble with the po?
Not yet. Knock on wood.
Yeah, I got arrested last summer for using a
fake ID. Not so badass.
[laughs] Did you spend the night in jail?
Almost, I got the handcuffs, fingerprints,
and mugshot. It made me feel pretty
great. My mom was proud to say the least.
Anyways, let’s talk about the student run
museum/gallery thing. Is it as cool as I
think it should be?
I honestly don’t know much about it, but I think
it could definitely have the potential to be
really cool. There are so many amazing artists
here at Purchase.
I feel like that’s the case with all the arts
here. There are so many different talented
people but they don’t receive the support
from the student community for people to
take enough notice or interest.
Yeah I mean I think that Purchase is a really
great community, and there is a lot of support
from fellow students. There are some really cool
things like Fluxus Friday and First Wednesdays
at the Neuberger, but there could definitely be
more.
I could ask you to pull a Barack Obama and
ask what you would do to make the situation
better, but I’ll leave that to him. [awkward
political pause] He’s pretty great, eh?
Sp: He is great. Definitely what this country
needs.
Sa: Okay, now let’s say, it’s 2020
and aliens take over the
world and make cartoon
characters into actual
beings. However they can
only hold public office.
Who are you voting for
and who is their running
mate?
I would say QuickDraw
McGraw for
president, with
his little donkey
sidekick as the
vice president.
[anime nerd
laughter]
“ S p e n c e r ”
Page 10...
shooting us?” “Oh well! Fire missiles!”??Then France is like, “Shit guys...we got ze missiles zey are coming! Fire our shit!” “But
INTEREST
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Weekly Calendar
Sept 11th (Thursday)
Alternative Clinic
Basement of Gym
5:30-8:30
Offers free pelvic exams,
pregnancy tests, STI tests,
condoms, female condoms,
lube and monistat. Peer
counseling and information
regarding women’s health
and birth control pills.
Call x6380 for appointments but walk-ins are
welcome!
Your Guide to the Goings on at Purchase College!
Office of International Studies
Study Abroad Fair
Humanities Building
Lobby
11AM-2PM
WPSR toNight
8PM - G Scott Corey (G Scott Corey)
9PM - Facing Left (Rob Popp)
10PM - Underdog Radio (Jillian Liptak/
Julia Liptak)
11PM - The Bodega Show (Carlos Salcedo)
Sept 12th (Friday)
Purchase Hillel
Israli Shabbatt
Basment CCN Rm 0024
6PM
S.O.C.A. Red Carpet Affair Party
Campus Center South 10PM
Walk the Red Carpet with the best of the best,
and then party with the best of the best! Paparazzi
will be in Attendance!
CCN 0007
10PM
Transaction
CCS 2007
7PM
WPSR tuesday
10PM - C-86 (Kevin Gilmartin)
Midnight - Goodnight From SUNY Purchase
(Adam McHeffey/Richard Edghill)
Sept 17th (Wednesday)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Union (GLBTU)
CCS 0037
10PM
NYPIRG
CCN 004, 5PM
Oganization of African Peoples
In America (O.A.P.I.A)
CCN 0007
10PM
The Brick
General Interest Meeting
Green Couches In Library Basement
7PM
Comic Book Liberation Army
General Interest Meeting
Alumni Lounge, 8PM
Come see what we are about, and also the release
of the comic anthology Poor Choice!
Fusion Christian Fellowship
Ft. Awesome Classroom
9PM
Cheese Club
The Co-Op, 10PM
Eat cheese, have fun.
Sept 15th (Monday)
Audtions for Cut/Uncut
a new play
Humanities Lobby
7PM
Gamers United
The Olde G Street Lounge
6PM-9PM
Film Society
General Interest Meeting
The Olde G Street Lounge
9PM
Rhymebook
General Interest Meeting
Southside, 9PM
WPSR Monday
9PM - Toast & Jam (Marc Miller)
10PM - The Sam Schachter Show (Sam
Schachter)
Sept 16th (Tuesday)
Latinos Unidos
Purchase Environmental Activist
(PEA)
0014a, CCN, 6:30PM
PEA works hard to increase awareness of
environmental issues at Purchase and organize
activities to help more people understand the
urgency of caring for the environment!
Anime Club
CCN Commuter Lounge
8PM
Gamers United
The Olde G Street Lounge
6PM-9PM
Purchase Television
Weekly Meeting
10PM
WPSR wednesday
10PM - The Kaleidascope (Whitney
Davidson-Rhodes)
Have a Club or upcoming event you
want to see on this page? Did we get
your club or event wrong? E-mail us at
PurchaseIndy@gmail.com by Tuesday
with your correct and fun events
(photos accepted and also short descriptions!)
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I’m le tired”...”Well, have a nap-zen fire ze missiles!!!”??Meanwhile, Australia is down there like, “wtf, mates?” India, Isreal and

Not So Plain Jane
By Kristen Benedict
By Drew Mollo
Pakistan launch their shit *Whatev*, so now we’ve got missiles flying everwhere, passing each other *Yo* *What up*. Russia’s
COMICS 9

...“Beans” From Page 7
1.) Bring five cups of water to a boil, add a dash
of salt, and throw in the rice. Cover the pot, turn
the heat down on low, and let it sit for around
twenty to thirty minutes- don’t be afraid to
check it once in a while.
Regular white rice takes a very short time
to cook, around twenty to thirty minutes—the
same goes for Jasmine and Basmati as well.
Brown rice however, usually takes about 40
minutes to an hour and a half (depending) to
cook, and wild rice will often take well over an
hour. Either way, you might want to check the
back of your rice package well before you start
cooking (since it nearly always has the instructions
on it,) and plan ahead.
Note: When making rice, two cups of water
per one cup of rice is a good rule of thumb.
2) Chop up the onion and garlic and set them
aside. Meanwhile, heat up a little bit of oil (you
don’t need a lot!) in a good-sized pot on the
stove. Once the pot gets hot, throw in the garlic
and onions, cooking them for a couple of minutes
till the onion begins looking transparent
(or begins to yellow, whatever happens first). If
you wanted to throw in some other veggies, this
would be a good time to do so. Depending on
what they are, you can throw them in after the
onions and garlic (e.g. peppers, squash, zucchini,
tomatoes, etc.) or throw them in before
hand (such as your bigger and heavier veggies
like potatoes).
3.) Open up the cans and throw in all the beans.
If you want their consistency to be a bit thicker,
you can drain some of the liquid that comes in
the can (though preferably not all of it). Beans
will come pre-cooked in the can (and are usually
pre-salted as well), so essentially you’re
just heating them up in the pot. So go ahead,
toss them all in and mix it up real well. With
black beans sometimes I like to mash them
up a little bit with a spoon, just before they’re
done cooking. This will also help thicken up
their consistency if you like (and is also a great
way to turn your delicious cooked beans into
an equally delicious bean dip, by the way).
4.) When the beans seem nice and hot, after
maybe 5-10 minutes of cooking over that medium
heat, add your salt, pepper and spices to
the pot (best a little bit at a time). Now you’re
ready to eat. If you had planned well, the rice
will hopefully already be done by this point. So
now just serve it up and bask in the glory of
your own home cooked meal!
Note: You can eat beans straight from a can, in
case one is truly hungry. This little trick has
provided me a number of impromptu dinners
when the occasion called for such drastic measures.
I
... “Spencer” Page 7
Nice choice! I think I would have to go with
Rocky from Rocky and Bullwinkle and Gerald
from Hey Arnold. Okay, so it’s September
and people are still talking about The Dark
Knight. Don’t you think enough is enough?
NO WAY! I grew up reading Batman comics,
and I still do. The last movie was amazing;
Heath Ledger did such an amazing job. That
movie was so intense; I saw it twice in the same
day [kind of nerdy pathetic laugh]
I guess you’re the nerd and I’m the causal
Batman fan. I thought it was great. Katie
Holmes was hotter than Maggie Gyllenhal,
Heath should win an award but if someone
else asks me what I think could have been
more visually pleasing I’m going Christian
Bale on his or her mother.
Yeah Katie Holmes is hot, but Maggie Gyllenhal
has this really unique hotness/classiness to her.
You know what I’m saying?
I think she looks like a young grandma.
You know what I’m saying? Go see The
Counterfeiters, now that’s some compelling
shit.
I’ve never heard of them are they a band?
Nope, It’s this movie about a labor camp
during the holocaust. Speaking of hip new
bands, you’re in a band, right?
Yeah I play bass in Brick Physics, which is
a band here at Purchase, as well as playing
guitar in Liberte a band I’ve got back home.
[Brick Physics are performing @ the stood this
Saturday Sept 13 th . @ 830]
SO graffiti art has had a pretty big impact
on the skateboarding world, which comes
first for you, and when did you realize you
would never do a 900.
[Brohym-Laughs] I just recently stopped
skateboarding a couple years ago, and I still
have a deep appreciation for it and enjoy
just cruising on my board. I’m more into art
nowadays and ollying a 20 step was never
my idea of a great time. I guess more creative
creating something with a brush rather than
grinding a rail.
Yeah, I had this sick world industries
...”CoCOaS” From Page 5
you represent a club, but chances are most of
you are in at least one club at Purchase. Talk
to your president. Tell them you want to be the
CoCOaS representative, or at least that you
want to learn more about what happens there.
If you still don’t feel like going that’s fine.
But I will be here every other week keeping
board when I was in 8 th grade. It seems like
skateboarding has lost some of it’s intrigue
over the years, or maybe that’s just me?
I agree, I think it’s dying down but I think it
could be a good thing. Because now it’s moving
away from the mainstream and back down
to the “underground” where it first started.
It’s definitely better for the true skateboard
culture.
Favorite Tony Hawk video game?
I only had the first one, keeping it OG.
After number 5, I gave up. There are only
so many virtual skateboarding tricks I
can do before I stop believing. There’s a
pretty prevalent group of skateboarders on
campus and it seems like there’s maybe 5
or 6 football players, Why not build a skate
park instead of an Astroturf field?
I think the Astroturf was a waste of money, no
offense to the athletes who raised the money
because I think that’s pretty impressive but
Astroturf? Skateboarding is huge here at
purchase. It would be cool to build a park
rather than some shitty ramps in the stood and
a football field for our non-existent football
team.
Word, I think we should have an Astroturf
skate park? How does that sound?
I think you’re onto something. Can we talk
about the art club for a minute? I like going to
art club, obviously because I’m an artist and
I think everyone should really hit that up this
semester. The arts will change your life Sam.
Yeah, I’m into Picasso and Dali, but isn’t
everyone else just ripping them off?
Have you been to the exhibit at the MOMA?
There are some neat films that Dali directed; I
had no idea he was into films. They were pretty
surreal [artist joke]. If you haven’t checked it
out make sure you go soon. Picasso himself
said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
Find Spencer’s artwork at spenceralexander.
blogspot.com. Find Brick Physics music at
myspace.com/brickphysics
You can also listen to more of Sam’s interviews,
Monday nights at 10pm on WPSR 1610 AM
you up to date on where the last bit of money
the students have power over has gone (here’s
hoping its Anime Club!). For those that want to
check it out come to Southside today at 6pm,
grab a slice of pizza, sit back and enjoy the
show.
I
I
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CONTINUATIONS
like, “AAAHHH!! Motherland!” Then England’s like, “’Bout that time, eh, chaps?”...”Righto”...??So now the U.S. is like,

Ch a n g e s a t Ch a rt w e l l s
A Message Fr o m Ch a rt w e l l s’ Ma r k e t i n g
Di r e c t o r
By Kyle Pleva and Sol-Ana Martinez
Contributors
First I would like to welcome all new and returning students to
SUNY Purchase. I would also like to introduce myself; I am a recent
alum of Purchase and now the Marketing Director for Chartwells on
campus. We here at Chartwells have made quite a few changes from
the last semester. We have taken numerous approaches to staying
green, increasing sustainability, and becoming more environmentally
friendly. Yet this comes at a cost.
Walking around campus you can see all the amazing renovations
Chartwells has accomplished. Terra Ve has transformed into a more
inviting, warm and social place. Although the renovations have not
been completed we are hoping for the total package within the next
few weeks. Booth seating has been installed for your pleasure, we
now also offer a full vegetarian breakfast. The hours of operation have
been updated as well. Terra Ve now opens at 7:30 am and closes at
10:00 pm. During these renovations we took another step towards going
green. All of the old cabinets in Terra Ve have been reconstructed
and recycled for use in the upcoming Main Dining Hall renovations.
Terra Ve was not the only dining location to see major enhancements.
Over the summer all the managers on staff (not contractors)
upgraded the Main Dining Hall. The atmosphere is more diner friendly
and organized. The new 50’s theme seems to be a hit already. We
have added name brand cereal as well as a more accessible choice of
desserts at our Double Treat Bakery section. This more pleasant and
clean feeling location was created as a thank you to the student community
from Chartwells for six years of success.
The Hub Food Court has seen some vast modifications as well. The
new ABC boards have created a bit of controversy over the past few
weeks. Students are voicing their complaints that the deli sandwich is
no longer on the ABC board but now part of a combo meal. Due to the
rising costs of food and gas, in order to maintain a quality dining program,
adjustments were necessary. Instead of charging the students
an extra sixty dollars a semester for our sustainability programs, we
altered our ABC board. To break it down, a sandwich costs $4.85 and
a water or fountain beverage is $1.20. That is equal to $6.05, where
we charge a meal equivalency of $5.00 in turn saving you $1.05. The
changes to the meal plan are not done without student input. Purchase
has seven student members of the PSGA on the PCA Board that vote on
major decisions such as sustainability initiatives and other important
topics. We here at Chartwells have actually done more than what was
planned for this year.
Sustainable living has taken over SUNY Purchase! Chartwells has
taken huge strides in supporting this “going green” movement but
we need your help. You the students are our motivation in becoming
more eco-friendly. We have installed programs such as; biodegradable
napkins and biodegradable utensils made out of cornhusk in the
Hub and Terra Ve. These products help downgrade waste product as
well as conservation of water and energy. Other programs that follow
the same guidelines are trayless service in the Main Dining Hall and
the Refillable Mug Program. In a new effort to combat gas prices we
have also initiated a Bio Fuel Recycling Program in which a trucking
company uses our French fry oil as gas. Also, Trim Trax is a new program
in which we track, measure and reduce all food waste in each
unit. This program gives our staff the tools to accomplish tracking of
our food waste and increase waste awareness. Recyclable plastic bags
are also offered now. Just ask a cashier at any location.
If students have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate
to call my extension at 6961. We hope that you find these changes positive
and helpful in your new school year. Good Luck!
A Message Fr o m Yo u r Lo c a l
NYPIRG Ch a p t e r
Letter to the Editor:
Hello SUNY Purchase! I want to formally introduce myself to the
student body as the new NYPIRG Project Coordinator on campus. (I
plan on meeting every single student in person, but until that time
the pages of the Independent will do fine.) For students who do not
know, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is the
largest student-directed not-for-profit in the state.
We work on issues chosen by the all-student Board of Directors,
meaning they are issues relevant to students. Some of our issues
include keeping higher education affordable for everyone, voter
registration, and environmental protection. Our motto is: ‘Building
Student Power’ and that’s what we do. We are advocating for social
change by working to pass legislation, taking action, and organizing
on-campus events. Beyond our campaigns, we teach tools such as
media outreach, campaign planning and meeting facilitation skills.
The tools we offer can literally be applied to any issue on and off
campus, as well as employment.
Last semester at Purchase NYPIRG was able to register new voters
and hold numerous events on campus. NYPIRG campaigns addressed
popular issues such as the environment and worked on our
‘Hunger and Homelessness’ campaign. As always, there was a focus
on teaching students organizing skills. NYPIRG also hosted a show
on WPSR campus radio. Another resource which will continue to be
offered is the Small Claims Court Action Center, a hotline for free
non-legal advice to individuals going to small claims court. If you
need advice, call us at (914)-521-6986. If you are interested in helping
out at the Center, get involved.
We run an internship program open to students with at least 30
credits, who have an academic sponsor; which many professors will
gladly support! By committing to a weekly number of hours (5-10
hours), interns will learn skills and work on campaigns while earning
credits (2-4 credits). So come by our office (soon to be your
office) and fill out an application and set up an interview. There is
about a week left to register, and many students have already started,
so hurry!
This semester, we will step up our voter registration work leading
up to the election. This is important work that everyone should get
involved in. Please come by and grab a clipboard to help register
new voters. We will continue to fight proposed cuts to SUNY funding.
A highlight of our work this semester will be a statewide bike tour,
raising awareness about global warming. Our crucial ‘Hunger and
Homelessness’ outreach work will continue as the need continues
to grow. NYPIRG brings an important focus on social justice issues
matched with staff members who are experts in their respective
fields.
As you can see, there will be many opportunities for students
to play a role in NYPIRG’s work. Our success starts and ends with
student involvement. ‘Building student power’ means the more students
involved, the stronger our collective power. My goal is to be a
useful asset and resource to the entire student body and I am eager
to get to know as many of you as possible. If you are a student leader
on campus, let’s see how we can work together. Feel free to contact
me by email, phone or please come and stop by our office, located
in Campus Center North, Room 0004. My email is Roger.drew@
nypirg.org Our office extension is 6986.
SIC
“Fuck, we’re dumbasses” *We are so dumb* *Yep*. Canada’s like, “What’s going on, eh?” Australia’s still like, “wtf?” Mars is laughing
OP-ED11

Particle accelerators in Switzerland ain’t got shit on the Indy
Back PAGE
Dan Frye has a pot of
cooked beans under his
bed
Single Purchase female
searching for single Purchase
male, smart, nice, clean,
and preferably straight.
Where are you?
Purchase is two bricks
shy of an asylum
Like I get it, you’re a lesbian.
me too. but muff-diving
doesnt mean you have to
wear an actual wet suit to
the Hub.
My squirrels bazooka is missing, I have
to buy a GI Joe now.
Into the storm drain! Save
yourselves!
I’m looking good in the
neighborhood
George Lucas doesnt know
his ass from an Ewok
Im going to the future
to kick my own ass
He doesn’t have ADD he has
ADHD
What the hell is that - Attention
disorder hyperactive disorder?
No. Attention Disorder, High
Definition.
Sex and Tacos ?
Taylor Tonkin, marry me?
-Prince[ss] Charming
Joe Matoske, senior cinema studies,
said, “My beard ate a small child
today. I’m stepping down as head
of PTV in order to deal with the
legal proceedings.”
Woman health inspector
investigates banana pudding.
I teleport all the time and I
donít even have herpes
WPSR Open house
Wed September 17-8pm
basement of Farside
Comic Book Liberation Army
General Interest Meeting
And Poor Choice Release
Party
Tonight, 8pm CCN1014
The New More Store
come check us out!
Eggs, Milk, Icecream, Frozen Foods, Snacks,
hummus, candy, gum, pasta,and recycling
*Bring this ad for 10% off*
Such bountiful jelly!
Praise be the eternal, our
lord, creator of the fruit
of the loom. Now three
times as holy as all other
underwear.
Your eye is in my mouth.
Thats not okay.
Girl I spy in the D-hall with the pink hat:
you’re cute, take my breath away. - Shy Guy
Hot for Grapefruit
THIS ONE’S FOR THE KIDS, IF
THEY DON’T LIKE IT, FUCK EM!
Less Batman, Please
Okay... now less game show host
I go to Purchase now.
I can wear anything at
any time and it will be
socially acceptable.
With all the hype about the
Large Hadron Collider we
asked Purchase students,
“What would you do if the
world was going to end?”
I personally would pet kittens.
Really cute kittens.
Kiss a really ridiculiciously
good looking stranger
Climb the highest tree I could find
I would tell everyone how
I really feel about them...
oh and fuck a lot of
people.
Chase Ducks.
I’d go loot a liquor store. Let the
streets run green with my alcohol
induced vomit
Try heroin and finally master the sing
thing preventing me from reaching
Rock’n’Roll zenith
Eat Ben and Jerry’s S’mores
ice cream
Perch on top of the clock tower
and take a dump on a tour group
Break quiet and courtesy
hours in Outback to enjoy
one last chance to blast some
Rammstein. Either that, or
play my very last round of
DDR in the quad completely
ass naked.
Hope to god they
aren’t lying, ‘cause
it’ll suck for the
survivors.
After I got all the fucking done, I'd jump out
of a plane with no parachute. That's the best
ride ever and you can only take it once.
Kiss everyone I think is
reasonably cute.
Read A LOT of books