IS S U E S
T h e
W orld
A c c o r d in gT o
S h ir le y
B y A nneR u g g ie r o
T he U n iv ersity
a t S to n y
B ro o kh a s som e
o f th e
m ostin v o lv e d , aw are,a n ds o c ia lly
c o n s c io u s
s tu -
d e n ts
a n d
fa c u lty
i n
th e
c o u n try .T he
S tu d e n t
P o lityA s s o c ia tio n ,th es tu d e n tb o d y ,a n dth efa c u l-
t yh a v e a lw a y sb e e nc o n c e r n e da n din v o lv e d ,c h a r -
a c te ris tic s
w h ic hw ereb e e n
b e n e fic ia lt oth eu n i-
v e r s i t yc o m m u n ity
a n da n
a s s e t to the
m a rk e tin g
n fth p
c c rh n n l
R utw h ilp P re s id c n t K ennv m a in ta in s
a
fro n t
fo r
s tu d e n t
activism ,sh ea n d
h e rs t a f f
a re slo w lyro ttin gth ecom -
m u n ity 's
in fra stru c tu re
a t
i t s
c o re .
B y
m e th o d ic a lly
re m o v in g
d e c is io n -m a k in g
pow erfro m
e le c te d
re p re -
s e n ta tiv e s ,S h irle ya n dh e r
c ro n ie sa rec h ip p in g
aw ay
a t
o n e
o f
th e
o n ly
fa c e
w h ic hm akess u c hala rg es ta te -fu n d e d
u n iv e rs ity
lik eS to n yB ro o ks ou n iq u e .
T he in te ra c tio nb e tw e e nth es tu d e n tsa n dfa c u lty
h a ss h a p e dth es c h o o l'sp e r s o n aa so n eo f e n lig h t-
e n e dle a rn in ga n dc u ltu ra l aw areness.T h r e ew eeks
a g o ,d o z e n so f v is ito rs ,s t a f f ,a n ds tu d e n ts crow ded
in toth elo b b yo f th eS tu d e n t A ctiv ityC e n te rfo ri t s
d e d ic a tio n
a n d
h e a rd
K enny
a n d
V ice-P resident
F re dP r e s t o ne x a ltth ep r a i s e so fs u c ha na c tiv es tu -
d e n tb o d y ,a n dre in fo rc eth en o tio nth a t th eu n iv e r-
s i t ye x is ts p rim arilyfo rth eb e n e fito f th es tu d e n ts .
F u n n y , is n 'ti t ,h o w
th erig h th a n dw ills t e a lfro m
th el e f t ?A s th ea d m in is tra tio nb a s k si nth ep u b lic
re la tio n sg lo ryo f h a v in gs u c ha nin v o lv e d academ -
icc o m m u n ity ,i th a s dism issedi t se le c te da d v i s o r s
a n dr e p l a c e d
th e mw itha d m in is tra tiv ea p p o in te e s .
C ase
i n
p o in t:
u n d e r
D r.
J o h n
M a rb u rg e r,
P re s id e n to f S to n y
B ro o ku n til1 9 9 4 ,th ea c a d e m ic
d e p a rtm e n ts
e le c te d
fa c u lty
m em bers
t ov a rio u s
U n iv ersityS e n a tea d v i s o r yc o u n c ils .T h e s e c o u n c ils
B yM ic h a e lY eh
H undreds
o fv o lu n te e rf i r e f i g h t e r s , em ergency
m e d ic a lw o rk ers,a n do th e re n th u s ia s tse x a m in e d
the latest d e v e lo p m e n tsi nr e s c u ee q u ip m e n ta t th e
s e c o n d
a n n u a lL o n g
I s la n d
F ire fig h te r
a n d
EM S
E x tra v a g a n z a
i n
th e
In d o o r
S p o rts
C o m p le x
o n
S e p te m b e r2 7a n d
2 8 .
T h isc o n f e r e n c ea n dtra d es h o w w as h e ldt or a i s e
m oney
fo r
th e
I s lip
T ow n
F ire fig h te rs
M useum
F u n d
a n d
th e
F ire fig h te r
B u rn
C e n te r
a t
th e
U n iv ersityM e d ic a lC e n te ra t S to n yB ro o k .
T heh ig h lig h to f th ee v e n t w asac o m b in e d
f ir s t
a id
a n d
e x tric a tio n
c o m p e titio n ,
i n
w h ic h
lo c a l
em ergency
s e rv ic e s
p e rs o n n e ld e m o n s tra te d
th e ir
s k i l l s .P a rtic ip a n tsw erep r e s e n t e dw ith
as c e n a rio
in w h ic ha2 8y e a r o ld m aled riv e r sw ervedo ff th e
ro a d
t oa v o id
h ittin ga
d o g . T he
" p a tie n t"h a d
a
p e n e tra tin g
h e a d
in ju ry
(th a n k s
t o
th e
h e lp
o f
m ake-upa r t i s t s ) and show eds ig n so f s p in a lin ju ry .
" I t 'satra in in ge x e r c i s efo rb o the x tric a tio n
a n d
E M T s,"
s a idju d g eP a tric ia
F la n a g a n .C o n te s ta n ts
h a d to re m o v eac a rd o o rw ithth e"Jaw s of Life"t o
re a c hth e
tra p p e d
victim . In
a d d itio n ,th e y
w ere
e x p e c te d
t o
p e rfo rm
a
c o m p le te
p a tie n t
a s s e s s -
m e n t,
c o n tro l
b le e d in g ,
a n d
im m o b ilize
th e
p a tie n t'ss p in a lc o lu m n .
T he te a m s w ere com prised
o fm em bers fro m
th e
H o lb ro o k
F ire
D e p a rtm e n t,
E astB re n tw o o d
F ire
D e p a rtm e n t,F la n d e rsN o rth
H a m p to n
V o lu n te e r
w o u ld
s u rv e yth e irfie ld ,id e n tify
p ro b le m si nth e
c o m m u n ity
a n d
re p o rtb a c kt oth ea d m in is tra tio n
w ithp o s s ib les o lu tio n s .O nep a rtic u la rg ro u pw as
th e
S e n a teta s kfo rc eo nth ecam puse n v iro n m e n t,
w here
e le c te d
fa c u lty
fro m
v a rio u s
d e p a rtm e n ts
p la n n e d
la n d s c a p in g ,m o n ito re d
th ep la c e m e n to f
p a rk in g
lo ts ,t r e e
p la n tin g ,a n d
lo o k e d
a fte r
th e
g e n e ra l
a e s th e tic s
a n d
w e ll-b e in g
o fth ecam pus.
U ponth ea rriv a lo fD r. K enny, th em em berso f th e
ta s k
fo rc e
re c e iv e d
a
m em orandum
s ta tin g
th a t
th e ir
p o s itio n s
w o u ld
b e
d is s o lv e d ,a n d
in s tru c tin g
th e m
t o
s u b m it
a p p lic a -
tio n st o th ea d m in is tra tio n .
F ro m
th e s ea p p lic a n tsa n d
o th e r
s o u rc e s ,
th e
p r e s i-
d e n t
w o u ld
a p p o in t
th e
n e w
ta s k
fo rc e .In fu ria te d
fa c u lty
m em bersa p p e a le d
t o
th e
s e n a te
e x e c u tiv e
c o m m itte e , w hoa g r e e dw ithth e iru p r o a ro v e rd is -
m issing
e le c te da d v i s o r s
a n dre p la c in g
th e m
w ith
a p p o in te e s ,
a n d
a p p ro a c h e d
P re s id e n t K enny
o n
th e
m atter.K enny
ig n o re d
th e ir
c o m p la in ts ,
a n d
c o n tin u e st oh a n d -p ic kh e r a d m in is tra tiv em in io n s .
T h ro u g h o u t th e cam pus,a nin c re a s in g am ounto f
d e c is io n sa reb e in g m ade arbitrarily
-a nin te re s t-
in gc o n c e p tc o n s id e rin gth a t th eu n iv e rs itys p e n d s
s o
m uch
tim e
e x a ltin g
p e e r
a c tiv is m .
C o n s o lid a tio n
o f pow eri sn e v e ro v e rt. D r. K enny
a p p e a rsd ip lo m a tici nh e re f f o r t s ,a n dw ill c o n s u lt
h e ra d v i s o r sa fte rh e a rin g
ac o m p la in t or sugges-
tio n ,b u th e a rin g
i sn o te n o u g h .
A s
o n e
fa c u lty
a c tiv is ts ta te d ,"A llo w in g
som eone
t os p e a k
a n d
lis te n in gt o w hat they saya re tw o different th in g s .
T hea d m in is tra tio ni sn o t lis te n in g ."
E x a c tlyw hoi so nth ep re s id e n t'sa d v i s o r yb o a r d ?
H era d v i s o r sa rep riv a tec o n s u lta n ts ,a n dth e re fo re
s tu d e n ts
a re
n o t
e n title d
t o
th a t
in fo rm a tio n ,
a lth o u g hs a i d
a d v is o rs
h a v e
extrem e relevance
t o
A m b u la n c eC o rp s,a n dac o m b in e d
te a m
fro m
th e
E x c h a n g e
A m b u la n c e
o fth e
I s l i p s
a n d
th e
I s lip
T erraceF ireD e p a rtm e n t.
"T hete a m sa red o in gv e ryw e ll,"s a id F la n a g a n ,
" T h e y
a re
g iv in g
g o o d
p a tie n tc a r e . "
T heI s l i p
te a m
to o k
f ir s t
p la c e
fo r
th e
b e s te x tric a -
tio n
a n d
tre a tm e n t.
" U n fo rtu n a te ly ,w ed og e ta
lo t
[o f
a u to m o b ile
a c c i-
d e n ts ],"
s a id
L e ig h
A nderson,
C h ie f
o f
E x c h a n g e
A m b u la n c e .
"T o
b e
h o n e s t,
th a t
c re w
w as
p u t to g e th e rth a t m o rn in g ."
I na d d itio n
to th e c o m p e -
titio n ,c o n tin u in ge d u c a tio n
c m itn a rc,
e a r o
o ffP r P e
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K e s c u ew o rk e rsfre e atra p p e dv
c o n tro lle ds u b s t a n c e s ,s e x u -I
e x tric a tio nd r ill
a l harassm ent, c a s u a lty
s im u la tio n ,a n d o th e r to p -
ic s
re le v a n tt o
f ir e
a n d
re s c u e
o p e ra tio n s .
M ore
th a n
a
h u n d re d
v e n d o rs
w ere
a ls o
p re s e n t
t o
d e m o n s tra te
th e irp r o d u c t s ,fro m
n o v e ltyT -sh irts
a n dp o s t e r stor e s c u e v e h ic le sa n dd e fib rilla to rs .
" I t 'sb e e n
afu nw e e k e n d ,"s a id
o n e
EM Sb u ff,
"B utI 'm
ju s t d is a p p o in te d
th a t
Ic o u ld n 'tfin d
a
"W er a c e d
T he R eaper'T -sh irt."
Iro n ic a lly ,
th e
U n iv e rs ity 's
EM S
v o lu n te e rs
m issedo u t o nalo to f th efu n ."T hes h o w
seem ed
cam pus c o m m u n ityl i f e .W edo knowth a t m em bers
o fth e
b o a rd
in c lu d e
L en
R ig g io ,(th e
C .E .O .
o f
B arnes
&
N o b le ,
s o
d o n 't
b e
s u r p r is e d
w hen
W a lla c e 'si su s u r p e db y th a tc o n g lo m e ra te ),a n do n e
o fS e n .A l D 'A m a to 's
fo rm er henchm en.E ffe c tso f
K e n n y 'ss p r e a d i n gto ta lita ria n is m
a re s lo w
t om an-
if e s t,
b u t
w e
a re
a lre a d y
s e e in g
th e
r e s u lts .
U n iv ersitylo g o s ,th eS tu d e n t A ctiv ityC e n te r,a n d
A sian C u ltu ra lC e n te r,a lld e s ig n e dw ith o u t s tu d e n t
in v o lv e m e n t,b y
a rc h ite c ts
c h o s e n
b y
D r.K enny.
S u re ,sh ec o n s u lte d v a rio u scom m ittees,b u tw hen
co m m ittee m em bersa red ire c tlyh ire db y th ep r e s i -
d e n t, th e ir v o te s m a yc o in c id e n ta lly m irro rh e rp re f-
e re n c e s .N e p o tis m
h a si t sp riv ile g e s .
I nth eS p rin g ,1 9 9 7S e n a teS u r v e y , " th ee x te n tt o
w h ic h
th e
S to n y
B ro o k
A d m in istratio n
in v o lv e s
th ea p p ro p ria tefa c u lty /s ta ff m em bersi nth e m ak-
in go f d e c is io n sth a t a f f e c t th e m ,"r e c e i v e d
am ere
ra tin go f1 .6o nas c a leo f 4 .0 . W illth ere v ie w
h o ld
a n yw e ig h t?W h o 's
t os a yth a tth ea d m in is tra to rs
w illlis te nt o
th e c o m m e n tsa n d
c r i t i c i s m
p ro v id -
e d ?I nth ec o m m e n tss e c tio no fthe survey,o n ere p -
re s e n ta tiv ew as q u o te d :" If i l l e d
o u tth iss h e e ta sI
h a v e
b e e n
th e
p a s t tw o
y e a rs ,b u tId o n 'tk n o w
w hy.T h e s era tin g ss e e m
n o t toin flu e n c e w hat g o e s
o n a ro u n dh e rea w h it!"
A
c o n c e rn e d
fa c u lty
m em ber
s ta te d ," Ia lw a y s
th o u g h t
th a t
a
u n iv e rs ity
s h o u ld
b e
a
p la c e
t o
d e m o n s tra te
th e
v a lu e
o f hum an
b e in g s ...to
u se
th e ir
c o n trib u tio n s ."
P re s id e n t
K enny
h a s
e x p re s s e d
ab la ta n td i s r e g a r d
fo r th ew is h e s o fth e
c o m m u n ity ,b o th
b yre p la c in g
e le c te d
re p re s e n ta -
tiv e s w itha p p o in te da d v i s o r s ,a n db y su rro u n d in g
h e rs e lf,n o t w ith
h e rS to n yB ro o k
p e e rs ,b u t w ith
c o n s u lta n tsfro mo u ts id ein s titu tio n s . T he a d m in is -
tra tio n h a sc e a s e d tob eav e h ic le fo ra d d r e s s i n gth e
c o n c e rn sa n dn e e d so fth es tu d e n tsa n dfa c u lty , a n d
h a s in s te a d becom eac o z y c o f f e ec la tc hfo r K e n n y 's
n e a re s ta n d
d e a re s tfrie n d s,e s p e c ia lly
th o s e
w ho
c a nfu rth e ra d v a n c eh e r p u b lic re la tio n s a g e n d a .
o k a y ,b u t
I 'm
n o t
s u r e ,"
s a id
J a s o n
H e llm a n n ,
E M T -C C ,
D e p u ty
C h ie f
o f
th e
S to n y
B ro o k
V o lu n te e r
A m b u la n c e
C o rp s.
"W e
k e p t
ru n n in g
o u tt oth e R u g b yF ie ldfo r c a lls ."
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A c c o rd in g
to N ickC am pson,t r e a s u r e r
o f
th e
m useum
c o m m itte e ,
th is
s h o w
o ffe rs
lo c a l
fire fig h te rs
a n d
EM S
v o lu n -
te e rs
a
c h a n c e
t os e e
th e
la te s tto o ls
a n d
te c h n iq u e s
w ith o u t
h a v in g
t o
tra v e l
t o
la rg e r show s in U p state
N ew
Y o rk .I ng e n -
e ra l,
L o n g
I s la n d
f ir e
d e p a rtm e n ts
h a v e
g re a te rp u r c h a s i n g
p o w e rsth a n o th e rs
i n
th es ta te ,a n d
o fte n
u se
new era n d
m ore
a d v a n c e d
e q u ip m e n t.
T heI s l i pT ow n F ire fig h te rs M useum
w as
p ro p o s e d
t op r e s e r v e
a n d
d is p la y
e q u ip -
m enta n d m em o rab iliafro m
v o lu n te e rf i r e
d e p a rtm e n tsi nth eT ow n
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f ir ep re v e n tio n
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s a f e ty
p ro g ra m s,
a n dt o h o n o rth e d e d ic a te dv o lu n te e rs .
" T h eid e ai s toru ns o m e th in gw e h o p e w illh a v e
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