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Summer 85 : Dube, Enrollment and SA]B.
(continued from page 11) The new chairmen are Chris Lociano (SAB Chair-
Another controversy seems to have come to a halt as
Polity President Eric Levine appointed four new
chairmen to the Student Activities Board (SAB). The
three previous chairmen, Ira Levy, Sean Murphy and
Frank Januszewski were removed from their positions
last year because of charges that ranged from the
misuse of funds to the forging of liquor licenses.
Murphy graduated in May and Fred Preston, vice
president for Student Affairs, said Levy and
Januszewski-the two chairmen remaining at Stony
Brook-cannot be considered for any position within
SAB.
80.
Academic
Advising
By Alvin F. Oickle
(n''vierity New's Serrhirc
Students entering or returning to a
university this fall may find themselves
facing unexpected academic problems
and in need of professional advice. In
such trying times, decisions must be
made quickly.
At Stony Brook, students are getting
that help at the university's Academic
Advising Center, part of the Office of
Undergraduate Studies on the third
floor of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial
Librarv.
When the center was established in
April 1983, educators at Stony Brook
knew such a servece to help students
resolve problems was badly needed, but
it became very popular with students
after it was set up with its own fivemember
staff as a separate entity within
the Office of Undergraduate Studies.
The staff provided services for 13,554
visits during the 1984-85 academic year
compared to 1,828 visits the year
before, an increase of 25 percent.
The three-week periods at the start of
each semester are the busiest times. The
center advised 1,514 students at the
start of the first semester last year, but
the staff was unprepared for the big
response in January-2,361 students
were assisted. The office had to draw on
the Office of Undergraduate Studies for
additional help.
"For some reason, we became verv
visible," said Dr. Lawrence P. DeBoer,
center director. "There is need in many
instances for a university official to help
a student deal with a problem, but also
to talk with some about changing their
goals."
Judging from last year's first and
second-semester rushes, the center staff
this fall wil help 2,000 or more students
with advice ranging from changing
courses to altering career goals during
the first three weeks after classes are
opened Sept. 3.
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week for student registration and the
beginning of one of the center's two busiest
periods.
The center is open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. It is especially
helpful to incoming freshmen as
early as possible," Dr. DeBoer said. "It is
a critical time for them and we try to
develop programs and strategies that
will make their stay here pleasant and
successful." -
The center is a place where students
are able to sit in comfortable chairs in a
spacious, relaxed atmosphere to get
objective professional advice without
interruption. But that was not always
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man), Tina James (concert chairwoman), Guy Levasseur
and Louis Baretz (co-chairmen for activities). The
chairmen said they will focus on improving SAB's
weekend nightclub Tokyo Joe's and will diversify programming
this year to include performances by musicians
who play music other than rock. Jazz-rock
performer David Bromberg is one possibility, Levasseur
said.
Faculty in the Physics department expressed disbelief
when Michael David Marx, a prominent physicist
and researcher was charged on August Swith the rape
and sodomy of a Port Jefferson Station woman.
Marx, 39, an associate Physics professor, was
arraigned in Hauppauge District Court, where he
pleaded innocent to charges of second degree burglary,
first degree rape, and first degree sodomy.
Recent findings by a medical team proved that
Marx's blood type was different than that in the semen
found in the woman. Justice William Kent issued a
court decision allowing Marx to travel to Japan to
attend a physics conference. Bail, which Justice Kent
had originally set at $20,000 has been dropped.
Nicholette Pach, Marxs' attorney, told reporters
that the decision was highly unusual and represents
the court's confidence in Marx's innocence.
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