Ooi rteMS Opening Page..............1 Seniors...................2 Faculty And Administration...........16 Student Organizations...42 Dorms....................74 Eastside Dorms...........86 Canavan Hall.............94 Sports.................100 Campus Activities.....110 Commuters..............132 Graduation Day Ceremony...............142 Candids................152 Seniors Addresses.....162 Theme And Closing.....170 Seniors The class of 1987 is certainly a class in itself. They are a bunch of caring, sharing, and learning individuals who are always there to lend a helping hand. Each person is a different character in the picture that makes Daemen the great school that it is. If it weren't for individuals like these the Daemen family wouldn't be as crazy as it is today!!! 4  . âą Diane Cristiano Paula Daunce Caroline Davies .nation AiiJ fiavel Ma Edward J. Davis III een Cuddy Lisa Czajkowski UftncntJ.ââ. Education Linda DeLuca Reginald Doro Julie Ann Dovka Sean Farley History And Covemmem 7 Thomas Flynn Business Administration Market in it Corinne Francelemont Special Education Lori Jean Fraser Physical 1 he?, Julie A. Fronk Pamela Giru i Physical Therapy Erica Guilford Psychology David Gadsden Biology Maria Gargano Physical Therapy 8 Christine Incardona Elementary F duration Tracy Karalus Business Administration Accc Nancy Kohl Business Administrat ton Accounting Janet Hall Physical Therat Terr) Harding Physical Therapy Diane Hutchinson Physical Therapy Mary Rose Kotlowski - Math And Computer Science Dorothy La Brake Business Admtnisrration Acc ounting 9 «40 ⹠rimothy Maloney Renee Masters Bernadette McClure James McDonnell Matt McGrath Menendc Aniv Menijer ::haud Julie Millhouse Catherine Morrone Jenifer Munson John Norris Deborah Nowak Carol G. McKay David McMoil n Jill Raichel Dawn Marie Pern Karen Pri 12 liana Schwardron Physical Thcrttpv Karen M. Smith Theresa Stinebrickner 13 Tracv Tremblay Val erie vacanti Sharon Wagner Richard Waldron Debra Stokoe Penny Swartz Monica Tadak â 14 18 President of Daernen College Dr. Robert S. Marshall 19 Dean of Academic Affairs Dean Reedy Associate Dean of Academics Dean Rusin Mrs. Rose Breau 21 Director Of Student Activities Gregory Romeo Associate Dean Of Student Affairs Dean Marzahn Secretary To The Dean Of Student Affairs Mrs. Patricia Cameron 22 Public Affairs Admissions Director Of Admissions Maria P. Flournoy Row 1: Marsha Doody, Dir. Maria P. Flournoy, Patricia Rock- wood Row 2: Brenda LaDuca, Mary Beck Row 3: David Emhof, Lois Williams, Robin Ball Row 4: Chris Kosinski, Deborah N. Fargo, Gary Carter 24 Director Of Academic Advisement Eric Zinnerstrom Financial Aid 25 L To R: Matt Heyden, Kathleen Gallivan, Director Helen Lukasik, Kathleen Kozakiewicz HEOP Career Development Sitting: Dolores Fineberg (Sec.) Standing: Director Marvin Wilson Sitting: Director Jeanne Healy Standing: Chris Malik, Mary Ziegler Title III Coordinator Michelle Duszynski Library Staff Row 1: Margaret DeLuca, Alena Hajdu, Rosalyn Anderson Row 2: Mary Joan Gleason, Edward DâAnna, Glen Woike, Marie St. Laurent, Susan Allen Director Of COOP Marti Clyde Campus Ministry Father Art Smith Glory And Praise L To R: Dr. Larry Wright, Mrs. Barbara O'Connell Switchboard Operator Millie Mallow School Nurse Director Of Athletics WELLNESS Don Del Bello Angie Price 29 L TO R: Clarence Norman, Director Pat Lucariello, Robert Williams, Norman Plackner L To R: Dorothy Miller, Sharon Davis, Kathleen Adle, Richard Adle, Manager Laurie Grandits Physical Plant Bookstore Service Food The new kid on the block Now, how did that happen? Calgon! Take me away!!! My Picture is going to be in the yearbook! Want my autograph? What comes after 68? Education L To R: Virginia Suhalla, Mrs. Stafford (Sec.) Missing: Dr. Ricard Auerbach, Barbara Battaglia, Carol Fruhlinger, Chairperson Dr. McMahon, Dr. Zielonka TRC Suffice it to say!!! 33 Instructional Design Foreign Language L To R: Dr. K. Kovach-Alien, Jocelyn H. Jackman, Dr. Denise Gendron Bacardi, Chair L. Arnaibar Merril 34 History And Government L To R: William Predmore, Chair Edward Cuddy, Dr. R. Stratton, Dr. Starkey Row 1: Dr. Travnicek, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Welte, Dr. Shambayati Row 2: Chair Dr. Magil, Dr. Talebi c o m P u t e r s 35 Records o u âą â o L TO R: Sharon Corbett, Marlene Vastola, Chairman Joanne Muller Medical 36 Sitting: Ruth Toolen (Sec.) Standing: Chairman Mary C. Ricotta, Virginia Kotlarz Technology Physical Nursing L TO R: Marianne Potter, Chairman Dr. Elizabeth Burns, Patricia Hoen, Patricia Doremus Therapy Sitting: M. Buzzelli, Ms. Bennett, Ms. Terry Marble Standing: Dr. Richard Schweichler, Mr. Richard Johnston 37 We're off to see the Wizard to get a heart. 2 more points for Dave Skoien. Mr. BBB 40 Student Organizations STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Probably the best example of Daemen spirit is exhibited by those who participated in the Student Organizations. Much hard work and cooperation contributed to a successful year. Student Organizations 41 Student Association 1st Row: Jay Walters, Brenda Bookhout, Ed Davis, Dorothy Congel, Gary Carter 2nd Row: Mike Miles, Dan Young, Mike Findura, Marty Canavan, Lee Holman, Dave Fox, Tanya Roberts, Frank Biedak Officers: Ed Davis......................................................................................................President Mike Findura.......................................................................................................Vice President Marty Canavan and Dan Young............................................................................V.P. Governing Mike Miles....................................................................................................Treasurer Wendy Thomas..................................................................................................Secretary Dave Fox.............................................................................................Resident Council Representatives All Campus Senators: Frank Biedak......................Senior Brenda Bookhout Lee Holman........................Junior Gary Carter Dorothy Congel.................Sophomore Jay Walters Tanya Roberts...................Freshman 42 Sigma Phi Epsilon 1st Row: Jeff Knox, William Waldau, Ron Mark, Rob Bogart 2nd Row: Doug Miller, Joe Montant, Rich Donald, Tom Basciano, Mark Bias, Joe Uncles, Keith Lutwin 3rd Row: John Ciavaglia, Mike Drumm, Ray Horn, Yasho Koike, Mark Aquino, Jim White, Joe Firretto, Eric Zinnerstrom 4th Row: Kevin Peterson, Gary Carter, Mike Zinnerstrom, Greg Linder, Charles Phillips, Rob Benetti, Vernon Scott Pledges and Pledge Masters 1st Row: Ron Mark, William Waldron 2nd Row: Ray Horn (Pledge Master), Jeff Knox, Rob Bogart, Rob Benetti (Pledge Master) Executive Board 1st Row: Tom Basciano, Eric Zinnerstrom, John Ciavaglia 2nd Row: Keith Lutwin, Vernon Scott, Mark Aquino Sigma Phi Epsilon would like to welcome all their new members and say goodbye and good luck to all those members who are graduating Vtf Se best er Forget about studying for a minute, what about the fun stuff? 44 Daemen College Presents ... 45 When asked if they were having a great time; they replied with a sigh, Yeah Jim Morris as Mr. President C9 9 Sigma Phi Epsilon Golden Hearts Identities unknown. They were found sleeping at the Oz's house waiting to get their golden hearts.â 9 Lambda Chi lota 1st Row: Kristen Henrey, Susan Bishop, Susan Flynn, Laurie Savage, Molly Meyer 2nd Row: Annette Santarsiero, Kelly Cooper, Shelia Berkheimer, Dana Neber, AnnMarie Cimis 3rd Row: Melody Parker, Tabitha Williams i v 46 Sigma Omega Chi 1st Row: CiCi Cullen (Social Director), Kris Ehlers, Vivienne Reynolds, Remy Rotella (Historian), Brenda BooBoo Bookhout (Chaplin), Valerie Starks (Asst. Pledge Mistress) 2nd Row: Nannette Piccarrto (Sargent of Arms), Pam Harper, Theresa Marone, Rosemarie Miner (Pledge Mistress), Becky King (Treasurer), Chris Irwin (Secretary), Robin Stiedle, Liz Stephenson 3rd Row': Susane Murry (Vice President), Chris Walsh, Tracy Crupe, Chris Toder, Betsy Fudger, Wanda Mitchell (President) 4th Row: Linda Walsh, Leslie Thompson, Cathy Bernstien, Cheryl Conlin 212X 47 ASCENT L TO R: Karen Prior. Linda Wilson. Matt McGrath, Michael Defrancesco, Rohan Banton cc DAEMEN COLLEGE Wr H âThe Campus- wide Connection for N iews ! Serving the Dtiemen College Community Since 1950 Volume 42 Number 3 Circulation 1.2 X) November. 1986 DAEMEN BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED Dave Skoten Kim Matava Michelle DeRue Brady Sharpe Mike Bliss by Tony Valvo The 1986 Daemen College basketball scltotarshlp winners 4UT Dovkl Stolen. Brady Sharpe Mike Bliss. Kim Matava. and Michelle DeRue. Renee Ferraraceto. the sixth scholarship winner, has withdrawn from Barmen College These players were selected for their Academic as wen as their athletic abilities. Daemen Is striving lo build a suc- cessful basketball program, and Ui order lo do this, the trains need player who will work oil t) c court as well as on the court You ran not build a program with players who will play every other semester. The tram needs players who «ill be as dedicated to tlieir school work as they are lo the team, and who will be here for lour years. Each player was selected to nil a specific role on the court- ilrtr is n look at the five scholarship recipients. Brady Sharpe Brady Sharpe is a 6 1. 190 pound guard who played his high school ha!) at Maine Central Institute In Pitt «Arid. Maine where he averaged 8 points a game. Sharpe ts 8 fun- damentally sound player with a bet- ter than average Jumpshot Sharpe strength lie in his excellent passing, playmaking ability, and his leader- ship both on and off the court. The team Is hoping tliat Sharpe will step forward and become the team leader. Sharpe is a Biology major, and Is looking forward to a winning season Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Is a fT5. 210 |xnnul forward-center out of Mutch Tech.. where he averaged 14 point ,t g.nuc. His size and strength arr hts big- gest assets His role is to relxnuid and to simply bang people around under the hoop Bits I a smart player and has good hall handling skills for a hlg man Iâope needs a strong rr bounder underneath and lie need someone who will be able to give hts offensive weapons some room to work with Hopefully HUss will provide the strength and muscle that Daemen lias been sorely missing in the post. Bites ts coming off a kner injury whk'h he acquired In a footbul game for Hutch Tech, last year The knee has not given him any trouble so far but It remains to be seen whether it can withstand the pervitin- of a long college season Only time will tell Bliss is a Travel. Transportation and Management major. Kim Matava Kim Matavia is n 61. 149 pound centre from Orclwrd Park. She graduated from Orclurd Pork High School, where site averaged 8 points a game. She then sprnl two years at Hilbert College, where she also averaged 8 points a game. Matava has a good outside shot, but Iver inte strengths are her re bounding ability and her defensive skills Site ts a good all around center and «an play at both ends of (hr court. If you are going to bulkl a [mi- grant. you start with a ÂŁ.«id ivnn-r â said Randy Contes, coach of the Lady Warriors. He added that Matava was a good team player, and her experience with HUbrrt will lielp her here with Daemen Matava is a Physical Therapy major. Michelle DeRue Michelle DcRur ts a 51 . 155 pound power forward who graduated front Newark Sen tor High wltrtr h«- averaged 15 points a game. She sprnl two years at Alfrrrl Suite where site averaged 10 points ;âą game Continued on page 7 Ascent Daemen College Box 419 4380 Main Street Amherst. N.Y. 14226 839-3600 ext. 327 Editor-in-Chief Matthew G. McGrath Co-Edltor-in-Chief Anthony Valvo Art Editor John R. Norris Copy « Layout EkLitor Michael A. DeFrancesco Feature Editor Karen Prior Staff Writers Dennis Covert Linda A. Wilson Photographer A Cheer For Daemen . 1st Row: Debbie Royster, Valerie Starks (Capt.) 2nd Row: Carolyn Suarez, Mary Beth Dejohn 3rd Row: Kim Fay, Carol Cusena, Amy Boyer, Lisa Hanrahan If youâre peppy, outgoing, willing to sweat at prac- tice, willing to yell loud and let out all your frustra- tion, try out for cheerleading. Yes, you too can be a rah-rah.â And yes, you too can wear a uniform. For information, stop in the Athletic Office, and sign up. You too, may just be the one weâre looking for. RAH! 49 Student Physical Therapy Association a! L I don't want to take my Anatomy test today!!!â W 50 Education Would you trust these people with your childâs education! Student Caucus Sitting: Andre Clark, Angela Byron Standing: Marvin Wilson (Advisor), Andre Austin 51 A Star Is Born At Daemen Little Theatre ... Olympic Theatre Productions 1st Row: Gregory Belter. Diane OâNeill, Aimee Ami- gone 2nd Row: Joanne McLarney, Paul J. Michael. Theresa DiMuro, Cyrene Esposito Daemen Drama 52 1st Row: Beth Krantz, Katherine Brzezinski, Michael DeFrancesco 2nd Row: Scott Donavon, Dave Fox, Carla Smith, Jennifer Dixon, Sue Sobowich, Jodi Zipp Freshmen Class i 1st Row: Tanya Roberts (S.A. Rep.), Anne Marie Likoudis (Treasurer), Melanie Piech (Secretary) 2nd Row: Robert Bogart (President), Greg Romeo (Moderator), Latrelle Mosley (Vice President) 54 Commuter Council Delta Mu Delta L TO R: Dorothy LaBrake (Vice President), Casey J. Ronas (Presi- dent), Roger Bruszewski (Advisor) 1st Row: Dave Gadsden (President), Ann Marie Honan (Treasurer) 2nd Row: Bill Arnold, Dave Lacki, Kara Loudenslager 55 The Summit Sophomore Class Lambda lota Tau L to R: Karen Prior, Michael DeFrancesco (Editor-In-Chief), Greg Romeo (Advisor), Matt McGrath Sitting: Tracy Gentile (Secretary), Kim York (President) Standing: Dody Congel (SA Rep.), Gretchen Nagelschmidt (Vice President) Missing: Stephanie Jermakin (Edu. Comm. Rep.), Bill Honan (Treasur- er) L to R: Linda Wilson, Karen Prior, Michelle Krowiak 56 The Folk Group 1st Row: Kelly Smith 2nd Row: Marleen Haven, Amy Pickwell, Lori Amato 3rd Row: Ed Davis, Sister Marie, Beth Krantz, Martiza Candelario, Mike De- Francesco If you've heard a strange noise come out of the Campus Ministry's Office on Wednesday night, no one was getting killed. It was the folk group practicing for Sunday's Mass. They have improved a great deal over the year. You may say that they have become the Angelicâ voices of Daemen. Most of this year's folk group are departing us. They are going into that big working world out there. If you have an angelic voice and are interested in singing, please stop by the Campus Ministry Office in the fall and join us. We need you! 1) Our Father (Echo) 2) Take My Hand 3) Be Not Afraid 4) City Of God 5) Sing A New Song TOP 10 6) 7) 8) 9) That Thee May Be Bread The Groovy Amen Seek Ye First One Bread, One Body 10) Eagleâs Wings Admission Assistants 1st Row: Tabatha Williams, David Emhof (ADVI- SOR), Traci McCrann 2nd Row: Vance Plummer, Betsy Fudger, Amy Moulton, Stefane Blazina, Michelle Donato. Rob Bartle, Cole Taylor 3rd Row: Stephen Blochiwitz, Jessica Wiatrowski, Kim Hay. April Newton, Michelle Krowiak Art Club 1st Row: Theresa Morrone, Dan Hogen- kamp. 2nd Row: Karl Knies, Chris Marandola, Louise DiPalma, Ismael Rodriguez, Joanne Rich, Carol Cuscina, Alan Garten 58 L TO R: Linda Wilson, Matt McGrath, Karen Prior (Editor-in-Chief) A Step Ascending Senior Class L TO R: David Gadsden (President), Susan Bishop (Corresponding Sec.), Dott LaBrake (Tres.), David Lacki (V.P.) Missing: Sue Ayers (Recording Sec.), Frank Biedak (S.A. Rep.) 59 61 Men's Basketball A rare appeaRence by Mike Findura Motionâ Get me down!!! Left: Where did the ball go?â Right: Swish!!! Give me five!!! Where is the backboard? I shouldnât have gone to Brunner's last night.â Women's Basketball 63 Fubar1987 Wf'FDRNj The nutty Professor and her bunch of hip raisins get funky at Fubar!!! Thumper and Bruce jump and kick their way to Fubar!!! April was handicapped Fubar night!!! They better be at Fubar!!! CANAVAN 2 1st Row: Jennifer Winkelman, Sue Spellman, Melody Parker, Linder Eller, Kristen Henry, Shelley Rascoe 2nd Row: Sue Cullen, Patty Northup, Cathy Morrone, Sonja Jackson, Caryl Mazzi, Debbie Rumford, AnneMarie Formichelli, Michele Cushman, Valerie Buonol 3rd Row: Kim Fay, Lisa Hanrahan, Sharon Gray 4th Row: Holly Meyer, Jamie Doremus, Dana Neber, Lisa Patanzo 1st Row: Chris Walsh (R.A.), Kelly Pecora, Bridget Fox 2nd Row: Maureen Sweeney, Christine Fodor, Bestie Fudger, Linda Walsh, Martha Stivers, Dott LaBrake 68 1st Row: Carolyn Suarez, Tracey Gentile (R.A.), Karen Mikovich 2nd Row: Crystal Shaffer, Marietta Antonie, Kelly Holden, Rose Alfieri, Beth Gautreau, Stacie LeBarron, LaTrelle Mosley, Christen Mustico 3rd Row: Gail Borman, Sue Jackson, Kristine Flanagan 1st Row: Larry Gaetan 2nd Row: Vance Plummer, Jose Dieppa 3rd Row: Jay Walters, Scott Donavon, Ron Rubenstein 69 CANAVAN 5 1st Row: Michelle Donato, Christine Wazowicz, Laura Orlowsky 2nd Row: Lori Piazza, Pam Ward, Kim York, Dody Congel, Dawn Pangrazio 1st Row: Scott Wozniak (R.A.), Melissa Marsh, Chris Dunn, Wendy Thomas 2nd Row: Aung Oo, Shawn Hallen, Myon Oo, Barry Goldstein 3rd Row: Stephen Blochwite 4th Row: Brian Harmon, Dave Fox, Jeff Sanoian, Randy Koch 70 1st Row: Annett Santarsiero (R.A.), Amy Tisdale, Kathy Bernstein 2nd Row: Lori Fraser, Becky King, Angela Byron, Brenda Bookhout, Susan Flynn 1st Row: Nina Singh (R.A.), Katie Harris, Jessica Wiatrowski 2nd Row: Lauri Sperandio, Karen Hogue, Anne Saltarello, Kel- ly, Michelle Shoot 72 Dedicated to Dr. Elizabeth OâNeil for her years of advisement and support. All the steps of knowledge from first to last carry you further on the same plane, but could never raise you one foot above your ancient level of earth: whereas the very first step in power is flight - - is an ascending movement into another element where earth is forgotten... where every pulse and separate influx is a step upwards, a step ascending. Thomas DeQuincey CONTENTS RESEARCH THE NIGHTMARE OF NUCLEAR WINTER by Beth Gautreau..............................4 THE DEATH PENALTY: RIGHT OR WRONG? by Jodie Coffta............................6 THE MYTH OF ROMANTIC LOVE by Kristan Nostrom..................................8 MEDIA AND THE USE OF SUBLIMINAL ADVERTISING by April Newton...................9 AMERICANS ARE A PRODUCT OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: THE PROBLEM TODAY by Matthew McGrath............................................................12 POETRY FRIENDS by Kristan Nostrom........................................................14 DREAMS ARE MADE by Wayne J. Hilton................................................15 THE STORM by Kristan Nostrom......................................................16 PERFECT FACE by Siri A. Schick....................................................18 STEPHEN'S SONG by Siri A. Schick..................................................18 FINE ART CORKSCREW by Kathleen Malanowicz.....21 BARNYARD MELODY by John R. Norris...23 PRESSURE 6 by Ismael Rodriguez .....25 FRIENDSHIP BOWL by Johanne Koch......27 U.S.A. BEER by Kathy Peet............29 WILDLIFE SYMBOL by Karen Braciszewski.31 MINERAT SERIES NO. 1 by Louise DiPalma .... 33 CREATIVE ESSAYS CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN by Randall North., 35 ELYOD ST. by Tim Doyle....................37 OLD MAN AT AUCTION by Priscilla Eager....39 RIVERTOWN BEETLE by John R. Norris.......41 FLASHLIGHT by James P. OâLeary............43 KELLY'S CORNER by John Zuble .............45 COCAINE SYMBOLS by Karen Braciszewski.... 47 AISLE 3 by Tony Valvo.............................................................50 THOUGHTS ON BEING YOURSELFâ by Matthew McGrath....................................52 A TRIP TO THE MAILBOX by Karen Swallow Prior.......................................53 SITUATION: SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING by Dennis Covert................................54 77 Research 78 The Nightmare of Nuclear Winter Beth Gautreau In 1982, Paul Crutzen predicted that life could end in a nuclear winter (Overbye, Prophet of the Cold and Dark, 25). Now a succession of studies shows that his grim message may be true. Crutzen discovered something so horrible about that most horrible of subjects that it could, paradoxically, make nuclear war of any size or rationale finally and irrevocable unthinkable. He found that the fires set off by the ignition of even a fraction of the worldâs, nuclear arsenal would create enough smoke to cast a pall over the Northern Hemisphere lasting weeks or months (Overbye, 25). It would cut off sunlight, killing plants and crops, add hunger and cold to the disease, and give to those who survived only despair. Paul Crutzenâs discovery did not receive much public attention, but it did spark many scientific investigations. At an international conference in October, 1983 in Washington, D.C., Carl Sagan, representing an American group headed by researcher Richard Turco, reported that a dark, sun-blocking cloud might cover the globe after as little as one percent of the super powers' nuclear armaments were fired. Temperatures would decrease to below freezing for months. Turco called this effect nuclear winter (Overbye. 25) During the summer of 1984, a subcommittee of Congress held hearings on nuclear winter, and the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NDAA) began planning a major research effort on nuclear winter. Also, in December, 1984, the National Research Council (NRC), upon request of the Department of Defense, reviewed the nuclear winter hypothesis. They concluded that although it was impossible at that time to give accurate detailed accounts of the climactic effects of nuclear war, owing to the many uncertainties in current knowledge, there is nonetheless a clear possibility that the nuclear winter model is valid. It is a hard image to grasp, but the threat of nuclear winter is a reality. Citizens seem to have the tendency to repress, suppress and deny the possibilities of nuclear war and its horror (Litton Imagining the Real Especially). This is called nuclear numbing and, although this is only a natural reaction, more people should start publicly to voice their opinions and to get involved before we are unable to say it's too late. If the prophets of nuclear winter are right, a nation that launched a major nuclear attack would be destroying itself, even if not a single missile were fired in return. The nuetral nations of the world would perish also. In nuclear winter the superpowers would finally have their doomsday machine - one that would destroy civilization. No fallout shelter could provide sanctuary. Paul Crutzen sums it up by saying weâre really bastards, destroying the last illusion. (Overbye, 20) If nuclear war does occur, that statement will become true. Hopefully, as Lewis Thomas said, Crutzenâs insight may turn out to be one of the best of all scientific contributions to human welfare. If his predictions prove to be correct, or even if they remain unproven but still appear reasonably probable, we are at least free of the threat of full-scale nuclear warfare. (Thomas 26). If everyone realizes the impact of Crutzenâs insights they will know that no one can be a winner in nuclear warfare. Maybe that will bring about reconsiderations before nuclear weapons are ever fired. Before Chemist Paul Crutzen began working on the effects nuclear war would have on our environment, he studied many different aspects of our atmosphere. He did this with the help of computers, since they are able to calculate how the atmosphere will respond to various chemicals, along with the intensity of sunlight and the pressures of wind. He traced the exchange of chemicals by which the atmospheric stays mystically in balance with the life that depends upon its plants and animals, mocrobes and man (Overbye, 26). He also has done a lot of work concerning the ozone layer. The ozone layer begins approximately ten miles above the earthâs surface, and it forms a protective layer in the stable portion of the atmosphere known as our stratosphere. There the ozone layer absorbs most of the high energy ultraviolet radiaion coming from the sun. Having a great knowledge of the atmosphere we live in, Crutzen started studying the effects of smoke in our atmosphere, and that led him to begin working with his current hypothesis on nuclear winter. Crutzen called upon his friend John Birks to work with him. Together they searched for previous mentionings of smoke in nuclear literature or any data on the characteristics of burning cities, but they found none. Crutzen knew, though, that nuclear explosions on the outskirts of many towns would set off forest fires, 79 and their effects would be far reaching. In 1950, smoke from forest fires in Western Canada was visible in Europe, and for two days dimmed the sun by half in Washington, D.C. in late 1982. After long months of work, Crutzen and Birk published a paper together for Ambia. When Turco. a young atmospheric scientist, read it, he realized that it was closely related to the work he and some other scientists were doing. The scientists, Turco, Toon, Pollace, Ackerman and Sagan (who acquired the acronym TTAPS). had been testing the notion that dust from an asteroid hit had doomed the dinosaurs, and they were about to apply their techniques to nuclear explosion. After reading Crutzenâs paper, they realized that soot was much more significant than dust. From there, the TTAPS team set to spell out the chilling facts. They considered a variety of wars, ranging from a 100 megaton attack to an all-out apocalypse of 10,000 megatons. In almost every case, the black shroud formed; temperatures dropped 55 degrees or more for several months, even for small wars. The Southern Hemisphere would perish, too, even if not directly hit, because of the wing drafts (Overbye. 26) The TTAPS report was originally scheduled to be presented at a meeting of the American Geophsical Union in 1982, but the Pentagon managed to get the nuclear winter report suppressed for a year and a half. Ever since the presentation of this report, news about nuclear winter has gotton worse. Within only two days of the initial cataclysm, calculations show, the freeze could begin (In the TTAPS modes, it took the earth two weeks to freeze.) The bottom few feet of the atmosphere, where we live, would freeze first. The rapid chill could occur under any segment of the cloud; the entire earth need not be covered. The study also suggests that there is no guaranteed safe level of nuclear war; at almost any level of combat, there would be some effects of the winter. Most of us would like to deny the theories stated about nuclear winter. The fact that our race could be destroyed by weapons that our government has made is something most people would rather not think about. Our future is unknown; no one can really be sure whether we will be destroyed by a nuclear war. But what we can do is try to prevent one. In doing this, we will be the heroes of our race. Bibliography 1. Davis, Lisa. âNuclear Winter Status Report. Science News April 19. 1986 249 2. Grevatt, Marge. âWinter Kills.â The Nation Aug. 18-25, 1984 99 3. Lifton. âImagining the Real. Psychology Today Mar., 1984 100 4. Overbye Dennis. âProphet of the Cold and Dark. Discover Jan., 1985 24 80 The Death Penalty: Right or Wrong? Jodie Coffta All Western nations except the United States have abolished the death penalty. In this country, the U.S Supreme Court reinforced a movement in that direction when in 1972 it ruled that capital punishment, as then administered, violated the Eighth Amendment because it was inequitably applied. (Hunt, Life and the Death Penalty, 117) Four years later, however, the Court allowed this punishment to be reinstated after various states had revised their statutes so as to make applications of the penalty less arbitrary (Hunt. 117) Today, 38 states authorize capital punishment and the number of executions increases annually, one m 1981, two in 1982. five in 1983 and 21 in 1984. (Kilpatrick, Death and Deterrence. 36) In light of these statistics, it is obvious that capital punishment is a vital issue which must now be debated anew and be given the utmost concern and consideration. The death penalty can be defended or criticized on grounds of either justce or utility. By justice it is meant the considerations of fitness and fairness death either is or is not a fitting, appropriate or necessary punishment for those who commit certain kinds of crimes and such punishment either can or cannot be fairly administered (Wilson. The Death Penalty, 101) The Biblical quotation. An eye for an eye.â is an argument for death on grounds of justice; so also is the argument that the supreme penalty is the only appropriate response to the supreme crime, that we cheapen the value of human life if an innocent victim dies while his convicted murderer lives. (Wilson. 101) Appeals to justice can also be used to argue for the abolition of the death penalty Human life is sacred and may never be taken deliberately, even by the state. Further, society ought not to encourage sentiments of vengeance or cater to morbid interest in ritual executions. (Wilson. 102) Propenents of the death penalty claim that those who favor its abolition must show that it does not deter criminals, while opponents argue that those who defend capital punishment must prove that it does have a deterrent effect. (Hunt, 119) In one of the better debates, sociologist Ernest van den Haag and Hugo Adam Bedau. professor of philosophy at Tufts University, faced this issue squarely, saying that the burden of proof should fall on the abolitionists. He admitted that society faces the risk of executing persons even though the executions might not deter any potential murderer or at least would not deter him more than would the possibility murderer or at least would not deter him more than would the possibility of life imprisonment. (Gest, Death and Justice. 70) He also, however, pointed out that society also faces the risk of not executing a convicted murderer when such executions would have deterred other murderers. The choice, he argued, is not between a safe course of action and a risky one. but between two risky ones. (Gest, 70) For van der Haag, the risk of allowing future innocent victims to be killed by murderers who would have been deterred by capital punishment was far graver that the risk of executing a convicted murderer whose death deters no one. Bedau saw the matter quite differently. In 1970, he argued that the issue is not whether the death penalty deters would-be murderers, but whether it deters more than does the prospect of life imprisonment. (Gest. 71) For the death penalty to be warranted, it would have to supply an additional increment of deterrence sufficient to offset the costs of imposing it. Those costs being the risk of executing an innocent man, the opportunities for discrimination in imposing the penalty and the possiblity of rehabilitating the murderer. (Gest, 72) Bedau argued that fairness would always be a problem because, though imposition of the death penalty could be made mandatory, juries in such cases might be unwilling to convict at all for fear of convicting wrongly. The chief cost of the death penalty is thought to be the possibility of erroneously executing an innocent man. However, even as ardent an abolitionist as Bedau does not claim that we have paid that cost very often. In 1962, he complied a list of 74 cases since 1893 in which a wrongful conviction for murder is alleged to have occurred in this country. In only 8 of these 74 cases was the death sentence carried out; in the majority of cases, no death sentence was even imposed. (Wilson, 105) Writing in 1971, Bedau stated that no further instances of erroneous executing had occured since his earlier review and concluded that it is false sentimentality to argue that the death penalty should be abolished because of the abstract possibility that an innocent person might 81 be executed, when the record fails to disclose that such cases occur.â (Wilson, 112) The other major cost is the inequity of having certain kinds of persons disproportionately suffer the death penalty. The best study is that of Marvin Wolfgang, professor of sociology at the Umvesity of Pennsylvania and associates in 1962 (Kock. A Death for a Death,â 13) The 439 persons sentenced to death for murder in Philadelphia between 1914 and 1958 were divided into two categories: those for whom the sentence was commuted and those who were actually executed. Blacks were somewhat more likely than whites to be executed, but the difference, while statistically significant, was not large: 88 percent of blacks. 80 percent of whites were executed. (Koch. 14) Abolitionists believe that the death penalty is singled out for special judgement because alternatives (like prison) exist for it. because discrimination in prison terms can in principle be corrected by subsequent review and commutation and because, while we may be powerless to end discrimination generally, we can at least prevent the worst consequences of it. (Hunt. 119) It is sometimes argued that while executions may not deter murderers, they will help protect prison guards and other inmates from fatal assaults by convicts who have nothing else to loseâ (Wilson, 105) One problem of studies conducted regarding capital punishment is the degree of comparability of states with and without the death penalty. Many states differ not only in the penalty for murder but in many other respects as well and these other differences result from the form of punishment. (Wilson. A Barrier Falls,â 63) Another problem lies in the definition of capital punishment. Data on âmurder ratesâ that distinguish between those homicides for which death may be a penalty and those for which it may not is scarce. Furthermore, death has been imposed to punish crimes other than homicides (kidnapping, armed robbery, assault.) These are rarely studied; yet they are among the most feared crimes. (Watson, 65) Finally and perhaps most importantly, it is not clear from many of these studies what is meant by the death penalty.â The comparative studies have not distinguished carefully between states that had abolished the death penalty de jure and those that had abolished it de facto.â (Koch, 15) Also, even in states that practice the death penalty, the chances of a murdererâs being executed have been so small that a rational murderer might decide to take the risk The mam issue remains that of justice. The point is not whether capital punishment prevents future crimes, but whether it is a proper and fitting penalty for crimes that have occurred Bibliography Gest. Anthony. Death and Justice.â U.S News and World Report 15 April 1985 70-72. Hunt. Robert Life and the Death Penalty.â America 16 February 1985 117-119. Kilpatrick. John. Death and Deterrence.â National Review 14 March 1968: 36-39 Koch, Edward. âA Death for a Deathâ The New Republic 15 April 1985: 13-15 Watson, James A Barrier Fallsâ Newsweek 19 May 1986 63-65 Wilson. James. âThe Death Penalty.â New York Times Magazine 28 October 1973: 101-105 82 The Myth of Romantic Love Kristan Nostrom In our romantic society, women are unconsciously indoctrinated with the idea that a predetermined knight in shining armor will come and sweep us off our feet, and men with the idea that a beautiful princess is waiting to be rescued, to live âhappily ever after' Psychologists realize this myth of romantic love is delightful and inviting, however, when faced with fierce reality, this myth often cannot be kept alive. Exactly what the myth of romantic love is and what its effect on us is has intrigued psychologists for generations. According to M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled, the illusion is derived from childhood fairy tales wherein the prince and princess, once united, âlived happily ever after. The myths instill in us a belief that there is only one man âmeant for one woman and vice versa. Moreover, when we meet the person for whom we are intended, since it is a perfect match, we will than be able to satisfy all of each others needs forever and ever. But should it appear that we do not satisfy each other, we fall out of love, and we conclude that we've made a terrible mistake; weâve misread the stars, and the only solution is to live unhappily ever after or to get a divorce. (Peck. The Road Less Traveled. 91-94) Our society loves to believe in fairy tales. We love the fantasy of being in love and forming relationships We love to believe love will provide us with instant happiness. We love love. Such at least, is Leo Buscaglia's view of romantic love, expressed in Loving Each Other. He believes that loving someone requires skills as developed and masterful as those of a surgeon, a master painter, or a gourmet cook. But we joyous, wide-eyed, naive, ill-equipped humans plow ahead forming relationships with little or no knowledge of how to take on the demands Once the initial aura of magic fades, we're left with a stranger who makes us wonder what we ever saw in him or her (Buscalgia, Loving Each Other. 17-28) In We. by Robert Johnson, romantic love is described as the single greatest energy system in the Western Psyche. We are so accustomed to believing in romantic love that we think it is the only form of âlove on which to base a marriage or loving relationship. We believe it's the only true love. Eastern cultures, like those of Japan or India, base their marriages on love containing the kind of warmth, stability, and devotion that puts the West to shame. They do not demand the fulfillment of impossible expectations as we do. Romantic love is a whole psychological package - including beliefs, ieadls, and attitudes. With romantic love, we go into a relationship with the expectations of what we should feel and what we should get out of it. With one out of every two marriages in the West getting a divorce, Westerners must admit our romantic love isnât working too well. (Johnson. We. 24) In her book Quest: A Search For Self. Sarah Cirese captured in one paragraph a perfect description of this romantic love we all seem to encounter: A True Romance Package. A man and a woman, young and beautiful, are drawn together by a strong physical attraction that tells them that they are meant to satisfy one another's erotic and affectional needs. They are tossed about by the fury of passion and excitement and pain and fear, the two of them alone against the world and other who will intrude, forever to addiction, they are willing to risk all to retain the feeling of being in love. They are scornful of reason or harsh realitites - the two of them, in love with love. (Cirese, Quest: A Search For Self. 175) And they lived happily ever after is one of the most tragic sentences in literature. It is tragic because it has led countless generations to expect something from love relationships that is not possible. Bibliography Leo F. Buscaglia. Loving Each Other. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1984. Sarah Cirese. Quest: A Search For Self. New York; Holt. Rhinehart and Winston. 1977. Robert A. Johnson. We. San Fransciso: Harper Row, 1983. M. Scott Peck. The Road Less Traveled. New York: Simon Schuster. 1978. 83 Media and The Use of Subliminal Advertising April Newton Subliminal advertising is a newly uncovered topic that is receiving more and more attention and making more and more people step back to take a hard look at advertising techniques. Wilson Bryan Key, author of Subliminal Seduction and Media Sexploitation, strongly believes that mass media uses subliminal advertising âto arouse and manipulate a person's basic sexual drives below the level of his consciousnessâ. (Key, Media Sexploitation, IFC) Advertisers use deomograpic, psychographic, and other marketing research studies of consumers to better understand their inner feelings. Advertisers also want to reveal basic human weak points. Once these are discovered and understood, the advertisers use this information to target their subliminal techniques in a way that manipulates consumer buying habits. He also believes that the media will use any and every technique that they know of in order to sell a product. Subliminal techniques work on humans because we have the ability to subconsciously, or uncounsciously, perceive information. Things that we feel uncomfortable with are automatically pushed into our unconscious and stored there through a psychological process called repression. (Key. Subliminal Seduction, 5) âHumans are capable of assimilating symbolic content at incredible speed. Conscious rationalization is much slower, however, because our minds discriminate, decide, evaluate, and then resist or accept . (Subliminal Seduction, 5) Realizing how our minds work, advertisers aim ads at our subconscious so that the information will not be rejected, it will be stored in our unconscious for future use. An example of this future use is as follows: after seeing or hearing an ad, we usually do not remember them. We forget them in a matter of minutes.... or so it may seem. Actually, the information is tucked away into our unconscious. A few days or even weeks later, when we go out shopping, we tend to choose that brand over the other brands - or this is what advertisers hope. (Media Sexploitation, 61) The most popular sub-techniques used are positioning, phallic and yonic symbolizing, and embedding. Positioning is the way in which items or models are posed. Key states that if an ad is not laid out just perfectly, triggering unconscious mechanisms, then the purpose of the ad is defeated and thousands of dollars are spent uselessly. An example of the importance of positioning can be seen through the way models in catalogs, magazines or posters are posed. Key points this out in a photo of three ladies modeling woman's apparel. The model on the left appears to be looking at the left breast of the second model. Her mouth is slightly open, as if receiving oral gratification. Her hand is strategically placed on her hip with her knuckles bent inward so that when you look at her hand, the knuckles bring your eyes in and they follow the design right over to her genital area. The second model has her legs separated rather widely with her hand positioned on her upper inner thigh. The model's left finger, if you drop your eyes to where she is pointing, is aimed towards her left breast. Phallic and yonic symbols can be found everywhere. A phallic symbol represents the male genitalia while a yonic symbol represents the female genitalia. Examples of phallic and yonic symbols are especially evident in alcohol ads. There usually is a bottle of beer or liquor with two items to either side; ie; two glasses, or two cans of beer. This, of course, symbolizes male genitalia. Another example is a bottle of alcohol (phallic symbol) being poured into a glass (yonic symbol). This symbolizes sexual intercourse between a man and a woman. Embedding âmeans hiding emotionally loaded words or pictures somewhere in the advertisement (Subliminal Seduction, 108) Key claims that practically all ads include this technique. If the ad lacks it. it may be because the artists did not know how to do it. or could not do it well enough. He also claims that embedding is taught at most art schools and embedding technicians are employed at almost every advertising agency. (Subliminal Seduction, 108) Key says he has found eight words embedded throughout ads. âSex being the most frequently used. Death , âass , and whore , are also commonly embedded words. Images most often found by Key are animals, skulls, genitals, and taboo sexual acts. 84 Subliminal death symbols have supposedly been found hidden in ice cubes, clouds, and wrapping paper. Three techniques of embedding sex in print media, says Key. are as follows 1. SEX painted on photoengraving plate with asphaltum and then immersed in acid. The word is then etched on the plate's surface. Etching techniques are used in pictures that are to be published with little retouching 2 Airbrushing SEX into the drawing or photgraph very lightly or painting it into hair, creases in clothing, facial lines or rough background pictures. 3. Making a mosaic of the word SEX on a transparent overlay for a drawing or photograph. The overlay is photographed alone at high speed and then the overlay is double exposed over an art layout. (Medial Sexploitation, 7) Some examples of embedding include the Vaseline Intensive Care Cream with the various animals in the splash of water, the head of dog in the wrapping paper of Chivas Regal, the Beefeater London Distilled Dry Gin. with the death mask in the wrapping paper, the beheading of someone by an ax in the Johme Walker Scotch, ââsexâ embedded on the arm of the baby in the Crest toothpaste ad. and the classic âsex embedded in the Ritz crackers. There is evidence to dispute Key's findings. Key states that he does not know where the use of subliminal techniques originated, but it has been in use for centuries. However, according to well known advertising agents polled by Jack Haberstrough, this is not true. Some of the agents even replied that they have never heard of such a thing, even though they have been in the business for over twenty years, and worked in major cities as Chicago and Los Angeles. My question to Mr Key is if this technique âhas been going on for centuries. âit is taught in most art schools, and embedding technicians are âemployed at almost every advertising agency. then why. unless all of these respondents are lying, are these statistics drastically different from what Key claims? 1. Have you ever deliberately embedded a subliminal message in artwork for a client? No.....96% Yes....4% 2. Have you ever supervised such an act? No......940 0 Yes.....40 0 No opinion.....0% 3. Do you have personal knowledge of any other individual who has embedded a subliminal message in artwork for a client? No......910 0 Yes.....60 0 No opinion.....2% Walter Weir is another strong disbeliever of Keyâs accusations. According to Weir, the author of the article âAnother Look at Subliminal 'Factsâ , the term subliminal advertising was not invented by Wilson Bryan Key. It was invented by Jim Vicary in 1958 when Vicary had a research business that was not doing well. In 1958 Vicary claimed that he had discovered a way to subliminaly influence consumers âby flashing messages so briefly that they could not be seen consciously but could be absorbed by the unconscious and so cause those exposed to do as suggested. (Weir, âAnother Look at Subliminal Facts, 46) Henry Link, president of Psychology Corp.. claimed that people cannot be subliminally influenced. He challeged Vicary to repeat the test under set conditions and under supervision of a major research company. The test result was negative: popcorn and cola sales did not increase after splicing the film and inserting a frame of some popcorn and a Coke. Vicary then admitted to fixing the results in hopes to ârevive his hurting company. Walter Weir insists that if subliminal practices existed, then text books would be printed on the topic; no such text exists. Jack Haberstrogh. concerned about Keyâs accusations of the mass mediaâs tricks , wrote to the agencies of some of the advertisements critiqued by Key. The responses were as follows: Chivas Regal ad that ran in TIME MAGAZINE in 1971: the wrapping paper, according to Key. is shaped to resemble a dogâs head. Martin H. Kreston was the person responsible for the illustrations and photography in the ad. on the Chivas Regal account: Dr. Key's claim regarding subliminal activity in [the ad] are apparently his own invention. This agency has never used subliminal advertising. ( Another Look, 42) 85 86 Eastside Dorms EASTSIDE DORMS Our dorms are very special to us at Daemen. They are a place to study. They are a place to sleep. They are also a place to party. But, the most important thing of all is that our dorms are a place where we come to know other people and hopefully develop a long time relationship with them. Eastside Dorms 87 v, s' Friends Kristin Nostrom Friends will come and friends will go And every once in a while There's a friendship like ours That will constantly grow. But I am no Adeli Stevenson Nor an Edgar Allan Poe However just as good as the rest When the rest all know: That a friend like you is worth the warm summer days. The flowers that bloom And all the sunâs rays. The snowflakes that melt On the tip of your tongue, And all the snowmen From when you were young. The rustling of leaves That fall from the trees. And their beautiful colors -T-, . ... . The list could qo on That we all love to see. y For there's never an end To the amount of value Of such a wonderful friend. And with these words Let it forever be told: You are my greatest friend. May you ever stay gold. 89 Dreams Are Made Wayne J. Hilton Of forests deep with leaves of green and the subtle scent of pine. Of a golden sun that warms the land and lights on fluttering wings. Of early morn a robin's call and icy gurgling streams. Dreams are made Of a snowtopped cottage on a moonlit night and angels in the snow. Of a starry sky and misty eyes and footprints in the sand. Of a crackling fire and quiet talk and faces all aglow. Dreams are made Of babies' cries and nine-to-fives- and canapes and bridge. Of irongate doors and hardwood floors and crystal chandeliers. Of quiet drives in limousines to galleries with painted scenes of forests deep with leaves of green. 90 The Storm  Working so hard to care for his family. Kristan Nostrom So hard. But heâll be back, This weekend before his next job. The sky will clear up, The crack of the lightning, the roar of the thunder, and soon the game will return, Back to normal. The slapping of the wet rain, All die down, but for a brief moment Crack. To allow us a glimpse at what has just happened. A slap in the face with reality. All we felt was shock. The lightning hits. anger rushes through our young blood. How could you do this to us? We couldn't interpret one feeling from another. We knew Dad was gone, But what did we feel? You promised youâd never divorce. Youâd always be together. Bam. What should we feel? The rolling of thunder, We were as numb as the sky Crosses the sky, After a bolt of lightning strikes. Through our spine. You lied. Soon came the clouds and rain. The storm is breaking loose. Oh, but itâs just a small storm, Thunder, It will be over in a few minutes, Lightning, We'll wait this one out, Wind, The way one does when a storm arrives Everywhere. During a baseball game. We deny reality. We bargain with the storm. We pretend he isnât really gone. Heâs just very busy working, We just donât see him much. Such a busy man, With the devil. With reality. Willing to give anything, Just to have him stay. 91 The roar of the thunder slowly fades. The lightning has ceased. All that is left is a sky. A sky as dark as the wet ground That same baseball player Would have traveled When he hit his home run. Oh, and that haze. That foggy mist. Never seems to go away. Just dampens our spirits more. The depression has set in. When we see him All we think about is How we will have to say good-bye. How long will he visit for this time? When will we see him next? Will he cry again this time? Will we? The rain just goes on And the grey clouds Seem so endless. The grey clouds are turning white. We see patches of blue sky. It looks like tomorrow May be a bright day. Although the wind is still cold And the ground is still wet, We've come to accept the reality Of the storm, And its effect on our day. With this in mind, We can go on and Begin to look ahead With hope for the future. Dad has a new life now. He will always love us. Our father has not disappeared, Rather he is hidden behind a cloud. But when will the sun shine again? Perfect Face Siri A. Schick I could give you tears Slivers of silver But you would never understand The beauty Never see the crystal reflections Of dreams and hopes As they creep Across my face Never notice The reflections of yourself Only see the smudges of mascara And turn away from a less than Perfect face. Stephenâs Song Siri A. Schick A cold stiff arm Skips like a pebble Across a black oil voice, Bringing me back To reality Itâs only an album You're still An ocean away. 93 Fine Art Plate 1. Kathleen Malanowicz CORKSCREW 13â x 15 7 eâ India Ink 94 Plate 2. John R. Norris BARNYARD MELODY T' x 10 V2 Acrylic Plate 3, Ismael Rodrigue PRESSURE 11 5 i6â x 9â Pencil Plate 4. Johanne Koch FRIENDSHIP BOWL 11 V4â diameter x 4M Ceramic 100 Plate 5. Kathy Peel U.S.A. BEER 10â x 12 Colored Pencil Plate 6. Karen Braciszewski WILDLIFE SYMBOL 8â x 8 V8â Plaka 104 Plate 7. Louise DiPalma MINERAT SERIES NO. 6 V2 x 8 V2â Acrylic 106 Plate 8. Randall North CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN 22â x 17â Pencil 108 Plate 9. Tim Doyle ELYOD ST 3 4,s x 28 i 2M x 5 Mixed Media Plate 10. Priscilla Eager OLD MAN AT AUCTION 21 x 30â Pencil 112 Plate 11. John R. Norris RIVERTOWN BEETLE 6â x 9â Photo Plate 12. James R OâLeary FLASHLIGHT 13 is 16â x 13 16 ieâ India Ink Plate 13. John Zubler KELLY'S CORNER 8 x 6 Colored Pencil 118 119 Plate 14. Karen Braciszewski COCAINE SYMBOLS 19 V2 x 11 8M Plaka From top. left to right: Teens Cocaine: A Family Destruction The Internal War Against Cocaine The NFL Cracks Down on Cocaine Another Heartbeat Another Victim Is The City Lighting Up On Cocaine? One Hand Dealt To Many 5M x 5â each 120 Aisle 3 Tony Valvo It had been a very slow night Paul had just finished filling the milk cooler and was taking apart the meat sheer to be cleaned His work was pretty well done for the night, but it was only a quarter of eleven As he removed the different parts of the meat sheer, he tried to think of what else he could do to pass the time. He still had to mop the floors, this would take until twelve to finish if he took his time. Paul was the Mini-Martâs beloved assistant manager Whenever someone screwed up. the blame always seemed to come his way He wondered if the only reason he still had his job was so that he could be used as the store scapegoat He really didn't care anymore At least he had his job, which is more than he could say for some of his friends. He often tried to look for other jobs, but he didn't have the right qualifications He was just finishing off the sheer when Ellie. the cashier, walked up to him Guess we're all set. Paul. The front of the store has been cleaned and straightened out OK. Paul said. Why donât you get some 409 and some paper towles and clean the shelves in aisle 3 Ellie frowned, but it would only be for an hour. Paul went in the back room and got a mop and a bucket of water He didn't particularly like mopping either, but it made the time fly by At midnight he could go home and go to bed and another night would have passed Ellie bent down at the front of the aisle and began pulling stock off the shelves and glanced up at the registers. It had been fifteen minutes since she last cashed someone out and all she wanted to do was go home Just then a man walked into the store and up to her register. Pack of Winston. he said in a blank tone. One twenty five, she said in a tone rivalling the dullness of his. That damn thing must get on your nerves. He was referring to a talking lottery machine that was standing adjacent to the register in aisle 3. It had been programmed to repeat the same message over and over again all day long; Hello. I am the Instant Game talking lottery machine. I can help you puchase tickets for Instant Game. I make it fast and easy for you to play. Insert one dollar or five dollars here. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. Then take from below. Not really Ellie replied. I donât even hear it anymore. I got used to it a long time ago. What really gets on my nerves is that every person who comes in the store says. âThat thing must get on your nerves..!â The man promptly got his change, picked up his cigarettes and walked out the door. A few more customers came in; there always are a few at the end of the night. The rest of the night went by suprisingly fast. It was five minutes to twelve. Paul had just finished mopping the floor and was checking the front of the store. Ellie was in the back room waiting for the time clock to hit twelve. When it did. she pulled the lever down twice, once on each of their cards. Paul then turned off the lights and grabbed his jacket. They both proceeded to the front of the store. On their way. they passed the lottery machine. The machine never was turned off. It stayed on all day and all night. I wonder if that thing ever gets tired of listening to itself? joked Paul. I donât know , said Ellie. Heâs got the registers to keep him company. They both laughed and walked out the door. Paul took out his key and locked up the doors. Paul asked Ellie if she wanted a ride, but she declined and said goodnight. Meanwhile, in the store, the lottery machine repeated its same message. Hello. I am the Instant Game Talking lottery machine...â There was a clicking noise at the door. The door slowly opened, and two men. both about fifty, entered the dark store. They were careful not to make too much noise. First they hit the registers. 123 They put the money into two white sacks. Then they scanned the aisles, looking for various items worth taking. They met at the end of aisle 3. They walked up to the lottery machine. Ever done one of these before. Jack? Whispered one man No. but there has to be a way to crack it. Meanwhile the machine repeated its message. The two men then started to toy with the machine. They tried all kinds of locks picks but none of them would work. Frustrated, one of the men kicked the machine. The machine stopped mid-sentence. See. All it needed was a good swift kick. Then the machine started to talk again. Hello. I am the Instant Game talking lottery machine. Put back everything you took and leave at once. If you refuse, you'll pay the consequences. The two men looked at each other. Letâs get the hell out of here. said Jack. Quick, grab the money. Wait. Weâd better put it back. You heard I heard nothin' and you heard nothinâ. The tape in the machine must have gotten tangled when I kicked it. thats all. Now letâs get out of here. The men took the two sacks and ran for the door. Jack tried to open the door, but it was jammed shut. Let's try the back. said Jack, there has to be another way out. As the two men turned, the anxious expressions on their faces turned to looks of terror. They tried again to break open the front door, but it would not budge. The men kicked and punched and banged the door as the money from the white sacks fell all over the floor. Their efforts were useless. They could do nothing but scream... The next morning. Paul opened the door of the Mini-Mart and did his routine check of the store. He would open in a half hour, and he had to get the store ready for business. First, he checked to make sure there was enough money in the registers. Everything looked fine. Then he checked the aisles to make sure everything was full The sugar was low; he would fill that later. He came to aisle 3. There was the lottery machine. Paul thought back to the day when the store first got the machine. He had bought a ticket that day. In fact, he was the first person to but a ticket from that machine He did not win that day and he hadnât played it since. I feel lucky today. he said to himself. Maybe Iâll get a winner. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and inserted it in the slot. He pressed the button on the screen, and picked up his ticket from the opening at the bottom of the machine. He took a penny and scratched off the silver coating from the two spaces Underneath were the faces of two middle-aged men. eyes and mouths wide in an expression of cold horror... 124 Thoughts on âBeing Yourselfâ Matthew McGrath âJust try and be yourself. âWhy can't you be yourself? âDon't worry about it. be yourself and everything will workout. You are not yourself today! These are some of the ways in which one is told to âbe yourself. This is the best advice your teachers, parents, priests, friends and others can give you; so they think. You have given this advice to others and you have told yourself to be yourself at some point in you life. I wonder if anyone really stops to think about the words: âBe yourself ? Probably not, because they are useless words when given to offer advice or help. Also, given the seriousness with which this phrase is taken and received. I see this phrase as destructive to oneâs being. Not only this, but it is part of the ever popular âtrivial language in use today. Telling someone to âbe yourself suggests that that indivudal needs to try to be himself. To tell someone, âYou are not yourself today, says that on another day that individual was someone else. Of course, there are people who are not being honest with themselves. They attempt to âcreate someone in themselves through imitation. This individual is using past experiences to try to create an image for those on the outside in order to attach meaning onto his own life. Essentially, this individual is trying to be someone whom he does not understand, but he understands that he wants to be someone other than himself. So how will trying to âbe yourself get you through a situation better than not trying to âbe yourself? More appropriate and thoughtful advice would be: Be what you feel you have to be in order to receive positive results for yourself in whatever it is you are trying to accomplish. From this perspective, the individual can go on to interpret a given situation in different ways and can learn to be more adaptable and flexible. Too often a person will avoid a situation, get into a situation he shouldnât he in or refuse a challenge because of his belief that he can only âbe himself How often do you hear someone say: âI just canât deal with.. ? This individual has been programmed to think of himself in one specific way; as âhimself. He refuses to alter that perception and avoids opportunities which may be beneficial to him. In difficult situations, we rely on the experiences we have had in our lives; whether they be good experiences or bad experiences. This involves using many different thinking strategies. It may involve behaving in a different way than we are used to behaving. To âbe ourselves all of the time would not enable us to be the many things that we are. An individual, as part of a whole society, is the total sum of all the parts. On a day when one is ânot oneâs self one is merely being someone other than the self which the observer is used to seeing or expects to see. No one has the right to tell you that you are not yourself or to advise you to be yourself because you are yourself and that is all you ever can be: yourself. 125 A Trip To The Mailbox by Karen Swallow Prior It is approaching four in the afternoon. By now the mail will have arrived. So, with a lack of anything better to do (or that I want to do), I pull on my boots and throw on a coat. Beating me to the door is Whitney, my two year old Springer Spaniel. Where a tail once was. a small stump is wagging eagerly and he looks up at me with his hound dog eyes and begs, âCan I go? âCâmon. boy, I answer and it seems heâs out the door before itâs open. Outside, the sun is bright and the snow soft and fresh. Whitney leaps about in uncontainable joy. He halts every few steps to look back at me, walking leisurely, as if wondering how I can be so slow. I start up the long driveway toward the mailbox while Whitney dances ahead. I shiver in the cold, stuff my hands in my pockets, and stare down at the ground. Meanwhile, Whitney bounds over to the bare bushes next door to terrorize the birds comfortably nestled there. I hardly notice his ecstatic yips as the startled little birds take flight at the sudden disturbance. His hind end wriggles furiously with excitement while I wonder whether or not my school bill has arrived. While I contemplate this. Whitney, satisfied that each and every bird has fluttered away, saunters away from the bush. A moment later he spots Digger, the dog next door, behind his chain-link fence pen. He trots over until he is about two yards from Digger's gate. He stands therre staunchily, wagging his stump and teasing Digger with a taunting look in his eyes that seems to say âI'm free and you are not!â There is almost a definite smile on Whitneyâs face as the other dog whines from within his pen. Whitney mockingly explores the surrounding area, taking his time, Digger closely watching. Finally, Whitney leaves his own mark on the other dogâs territory and then scampers away laughing. By this time I have reached the mailbox and I pull out the handful of contents that are inside. I see that my Redbook has arrived and I glance at the cover. Whitney prances up to me and jumps up to investigate the mail I have in my hands. I absently push him aside. He stands at the end of the driveway, leaning toward all the forbidden territories he sees beyond. Not looking up from my magazine, I tell him, âNo, Whitney. Câmon now.â We both start back down the driveway. Whitney races back to the row of bushes, delighting once more in the sound of annoyed chirps and flapping wings as the birds again take flight. He barks playfully and jumps high into the air as if he thinks he can possibly catch one of those little birds. Tiring of this, he prances over to a tall pine and places his front paws as high on the sturdy trunk as he can. He peers up into the branches overhead, knowing there is a squirrel up there somewhere. He barks a loud, deep bark and demands that squirrel to make an appearance. What appears to me is the phone bill and I take a mental inventory of the long distance phone calls made in the past month. I stop when I recall the calls made to Florida and Washington. I finally reach the door as I discover the bank statement on our savings account (if it can be called that). I call Whitney over, who is now snuffling about amidst some bread scattered across the snow for the birds. âWhitney, get out of there!â I holler. Whitney runs to me. leaping over a small hill of snow to the top of the steps, and almost collides with the door. I look up from the papers in my hand as he sits down and looks up at me, tongue lolling from his mouth, body squirming all over. Thereâs a brightness in his eyes that captures my attention. For a long moment I look at him looking at me, and finally I say, âAll right. Whitney. Stay here.â Whitney stays as I dodge into the house to drop the mail on the table. I grab my mittens and am back outside and down the steps, Whitney jumping up and down at my side. Then we wrestle in the snow. 126 Situation: Shake Well Before Using.â Dennis Covert The year was 1979 which was a great year for wine, but a bad year for people My soul was troubled I decided to visit with the High Lama to seek his mystic guidance It had been said that a heavy burden could be lifted by a visit with the mystic High Lama. I made the trek through the snow, through the wind, through the darkness and up the hills until I reached his abode He lived in 56 that semester. I was granted an audience and allowed to ask 10 questions He sat in dim light, among candles, incense. Indian blankets, old TIME magazines, and Molson beer bottles (you could drink on campus back then) I was offered the seat in front of him. but I had to move the Santoraâs pizza-box first âWhy do they call you the High Lama?' I asked. âCare for a toke? He replied I refused the slender, white object which burned at one end I proceeded to ask my questions. âMy heart is heavy. My mind is troubled My soul is uneasy âYou ate lunch on campus didn't you7 Here, try some Pepto-Bismol I declined. âI wish to understand the meaning of the World! What is the meaning of the World7 I exclaimed. âThe World7 That's easy The World is like a grain of sand... only bigger Still puzzled. I asked. What is the meaning of Mankind? âClose your eyes. He said. âWhat..? âClose your eyes He repeated. âMy. âEyes. Yes Close your eyes I complied He continued âDo not open your eyes Ignore all worldly sensations. That is the meaning of Mankind. Your eyes he to you. your ears he to you. your senses he to you. The World is a he. All the World is shadow. Maybe so. but it was no shadow I felt lifting my wallet out of my pocket while my eyes were closed. Correcting that situation. I began to feel enlightened. Oh Lama, can you tell a person's heart by what is the their eyes7 âNo. He replied. The smoke became more dense, as did his answers. âYou cannot tell the heart of a man by what is in his eyes. You cannot tell a man by the size of his words, the size of his head, or even... He looked down. â...the size of his p... âOK...I get the picture. How about women7 You can tell them... His hands moved to his chest. â...by the size of their... âNEVER MIND!! I interrupted. Nails! I was going to say fingernails. Honest! Toenails too...sometimes My eyes rolled Heavenward. This was going to be a long audience. Should a man learn about life before twenty? No. Thatâs too big of a crowd. Do it in the backseat of a Ford. With a girl. âHow can I quench the burning in my soul?? I told you. Pepto-Bismol. Here, drink out of the bottle. I sprang to my feet, out of control. I snatched the bottle and shook it at him. You donât understand!!! There are problems out there. 127 The World is unsafe..terrorists, nuclear reactors, TUITION!! And here you sit, oblivous to everything, muttering nonsense and pushing Pepto-Bismol! My God, next month an actor will be President! And to top it all off thereâs a nice-looking blonde working at Wick Desk I canât get up the nerve to talk to!â I sank into the chair. Drained. After a few long seconds of thought, the Lama spoke... âWhat was that about a blonde?â That was the last straw. I left and never returned. A great help he was. The only burdenâ he tried to lift was my wallet, so I kept his bottle of Pepto-Bismol. Funny thing though... I did eat out more after that. What ever happened to the High Lama? Well, he was kicked off campus that semester for crashing the Presidentâs Dinner - pretending to be Benny Hill. Later he became a T.V. Evangelist. That way he could lift other peopleâs wallets while their eyes were closed. And the blonde at Wick Desk? Never mind about her - thatâs personal. CREDITS 1987 Volume X Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editors Christopher Gaiser Matthew McGrath Linda Wilson Layout Editors Louise DiPalma Cover Design Jane Figura Suzanne Grzechowiak Art Editor Art Jurors Jane Figura John R. Norris Kathy Peet Deborah Stokoe Art Advisor Layout Consultant Mike Morgan Photographer Mike Morgan Typesetter Joyce Karaszewski Journal Advisor Dr. Elizabeth OâNeil Special thanks to Roy R. Prior for his loving support Editorial Policy: The staff reserves the right to edit any work submitted to the journal for publication. Iâm so excited and I just can't hide it!!! 141 Graduation Day 1987 I Kleinhans Music Hall May 10 1987 Congratulations Class of '87 VI 00 SO 145 SENIOR DIRECTORY 1987 Jill Adler 60 Deville Circle Williamsville, New York 14221 Michael Agro 856 Parkside Avenue Buffalo, New York 14216 Wendy Alford-Tousley 111 Virginia Street Waterloo, New York 13165 Christine Alterio 401 Congress Avenue Peekskill, New York 10566 Kathryn E. Angiolillo 208 Hier Avenue Syracuse, New York 13203 Hakan Atmaca 298 St Lawrence Apt. 2 Buffalo, New York 14216 David Avery 32 Latona Court Buffalo, New York 14220 Susan Ayers 385 Thomas Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Anne Baehr 11031 Fairview Lancaster, New York 14086 Teresa Baptiste Road 2 Box 1250 Chicora, PA 16025 Valerie Barnes 110 Fougeron Buffalo, New York 14211 Paula Bealo 305 N. McKinley Avenue Endicott, New York 13760 Anthony Bianco 1119 Mississippi Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Frank Biedak 35 Hopewell Street Tauton, MA 02780 Bonnie Biehler 32 Basswood Avenue Sudbury, MA 01776 Susan Bishop 195 Tudor Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215 Denise BovaConti 1323 Inglewood Avenue South Savage, Minn. 55378 Michelle Brayton RD 2 McDougall Road Argyle, New York 12809 Lori Bregman 20 Byron Court Westfield, New Jersey 07090 Jan Brogan 135 Brentwood Lane Fairport, New York 14450 Maritza Candelario 616 Belmont Avenue Apt. 3B Brooklyn, New York 11207 Lee Carol 2852 Randall Road Ransomville, New York 14172 Gary Carter 1914 Baird Road Penfield, New York 14526 Karen Cave 8045 Old Post Road West E. Amherst, New York 14051 Julie Chandran 349 Longmeadow Boulevard Eggertsville, New York 14226 Sharon Comfort 10838 Telegraph Road Medina, New York 14103 Kelly Conns 7 Columbia Avenue Binghampton, New York 13903 Elizabeth Corbett 9 Hunters Pointe Pittsford, New York 14534 Monica Corey 1532 Pennsylvania Pine City, New York 14871 Diane Cristiano 619 W. German Street Herkimer, New York 13350 Maureen Cuddy 406 Argonne Drive Kenmore, New York 14217 Lisa Czajkowski 106 Brendan Avenue Kenmore, New York 14217 Mary Czubaj 3755 Leewood Drive Stowe, Ohio 44224 Paula Daunce 6119 Shawnee Road Sanborn, New York 14132 Caroline Davies 1 Mannis Road Glens Falls, New York 12801 Edward J. Davis III 20 Morris Drive Newburgh, New York 12550 Linda DeLuca 25 Center Street Hoosick Falls, New York 12090 Reginald Doro 335 LeBrun Road Buffalo, New York 14226 Julie Ann Doyka 41 Chestnut Hill South Williamsville, New York 14221 Sean Farley Box 796 Rocky Point, New York 11778 147 SENIOR DIRECTORY 1987 Valerie Fellin 603 Peace Street Hazelton, PA 18201 Kara L. Fillion 89 Depot Street West Valley, New York 14171 Joseph Firetto 465 N 13th. Street Newark, New Jersey 07107 Thomas Flynn 24 Albany Post Road Montrose, New York 10548 Corinne Franclemont 92 Burch Avenue West Seneca, New York 14210 Lori Jean Fraser 57 Orston Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Julie A. Fronk 85 Furnace Street Little Falls, New York 13365 David Gadsden 498 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11221 Maria Gargano 17 Charles Street Hicksville, New York 11801 Pamela Giruzzi 20 Gateshead Road New Hartford, New York 13413 Erica Guilford 68 Wyeth Drive Getzville, New York 14068 Janet Hall 760 Long Creek Drive Southhold, New York 11971 Terry Harding 65 MapleCourt Apt. 2 Amherst, New York 14226 Diane Hutchinson 1515 Persimmon Lane Fairview, PA 16415 Christine Incardona 308 East Avenue Lockport, New York 14094 Tracy Karalus 53 Deshler Street Buffalo, New York 14212 Nancy Kohl 1780 Eddy Drive N Tonawanda, New York 14120 Mary Rose Kotlowski 626 Creekside Drive Alden, New York 14004 Beth Krantz 1 Woodrow Road Batavia, New York 10020 Amy. S. Krauss 3 Cynthia Drive Geneva, New York 14456 Diane Krysiak 350 Atlantic Sloan, New York 14212 Dorothy LaBrake McMaster Road Saranac Lake, New York 12983 David Lacki 131 Patricia Lane Cheektowaga, New York 14227 Toni Lista 360 Valley Avenue Apt. 64 Hammonton, New Jersey 80837 Margret Lostracco 2248 Michigan Avenue Niagara Falls, New York 14305 Laura Lukasiewicz 823 Perry Street Buffalo, New York 14210 Mary Lyons 24 Stafford Road Hull, Mass. 02045 Timothy Maloney 307 South Massey Watertown, New York 13601 Mary Beth Martello 50 Clara Barton Dansville, New York 14437 Renee Masters 91 Letchworth Street Buffalo, New York 14213 Bernadette McClure 112 Sattler Avenue Buffalo, New York 14211 James Me Donnell 1180 Kensington Lower Buffalo, New York 14215 Matt McGrath 421 Aberdeen Road Lewiston, New York 14092 Eileen M. McGregor 287 Evergreen Avenue Huntington Stn, New York 11746 Carol G. McKay 436 Cedarwood Terace Rochester, New York 14609 David McMoil 2697 Baseline Road Apt. 209 Grand Island, New York 14072 Noreen Menendez 7364 Railroad Street Fort Hunter, New York 12069 Amy Menger 10110 McNinch Road Dansville, New York 14437 Terrie Michaud 30 Harvest Lane Windson Locks, CT 06096 Julie Millhouse 4687 Magnus Drive Allison Park, PA 15101 148 SENIOR DIRECTORY 1987 Catherine Morrone 8 Wells Street Westerly, RI 02891 Fenifer Munson Road 2 McDougal Road Argyle, New York 12809 John Norris 212 N Willis Avenue Endwell, New York 13760 Deborah Nowak 143 Patricia Lane Cheektowaga, New York 14227 Scott Nowak 14 Nassau Lane Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Christopher Opladen 945 Maxon Road Attica, New York 14011 Julie Paryz 256 Martin Road Lackawanna, New York 14218 Dawn Marie Perry Box 67 Grove Street Chaffee, New York 14030 Theresa Pope 255 Tennyson Terrace Williamsville, New York 14221 Karen Prior 10870 Keller Road Clarence, New York 14031 Lucia Puglisi 5765 Newhouse East Amherst, New York 14051 Jill Raichel 517 Lake Avenue Lancaster, New York 14086 Timothy Romance 123 Jasmine Avenue West Seneca, New York 14224 Ginger Salt 449 Colvin Avenue Buffalo, New York 14216 Kristina Sanders Road 1 Box 130 Fort Edward, New York 12828 Susan Schmidt 207 Brentwood Parkway Brentwood, New York 11717 liana Schwardron 14209 Woodcrest Drive Rockville, Md 20853 Adrienne Shropshire 263 Lemon Street Buffalo, New York 14202 Nina Singh 207-02 34th Avenue Bayside, New York 11361 Alesia Slocumb 111 Spring Street Apt. 3G Buffalo, New York 14204 Karen M. Smith 29 Muriel Drive West Seneca, New York 14224 Kathleen Spain 467 Stockbride Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215 Ronette Ann Spero 5105 Clinton Drive Erie, Pa 16509 Amy Steed Miller Hill Road 1 Pine City, New York 14871 Theresa Stinebrickner 240 Niagara Falls Blvd. Apt. 2 Tonawanda, New York 14223 Debra Stokoe 671 Bowerman Road Scottsville, New York 14546 Penny Swartz 1698 Nesbitt Road Attica, New York 14011 Monica Tadak 84 Satinwood Drive Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Tracy Tremblay 7036 Waring Circle Derby, New York 14047 Valerie Vananti 19 Fletcher Road Pittsford, New York 14534 Sharon Wagner 100 West Melcourt Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Richard Waldron 301 Doncaster Kenmore, New York 14217 William Walleshauser 41 Highland West Seneca, New York 14224 Dawn Wegemann Road 2 Box 393 Cohcton, New York 14826 Barbara Weixlmann 4490 Seneca Street West Seneca, New York 14224 Julie Wilkie 95 Gardeau Road Perry, New York 14530 Constance Wirfel Road 1 Box 318 Summerhill, Pa 15958 Danny A. Young 148 Olcott Street Lockport, New York 14094 149 Prior Construction Where Quality Counts . . . . . . and personal service make the difference Roy R. Prior 839-1650 NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING 105 MAIN ST. NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14303 PHONE 284-1201 BUFFALO 854-3311 GEORGE L. MC GRATH, PRESIDENT MATTHEW G. MC GRATH '87 Congratulations Class Of 1987 Mr. Mrs. Donald Close Good Luck Class Of 1987 Mr. Mrs. Joseph Gaeta Congratulations David Lacki Congratulations Class of 1987 Mr. Mrs. R. Bernhard We're Very Proud Of You Congratulations Class of 1987 CÂŁ Love Mom Dad Student Association After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. You learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security. You begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. You begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open. You learn to build all your roads on today because to- morrow's ground is too uncertain for plans. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you begin to learn that you really can endure . . . that you really are strong. And you really do have worth. DflEMEN COLLEGE SUMMIT 1907 Editor-In-Chief . . . Michael A. DeFrancesco Working Yearbook Staff: Martha Stivers Ruth Gorenflo Melody Parker Toni Meyers Moderators: Greg Romeo Patti Cameron Special thanks to Mr. Frank Schivone, our Herff Jones Representative. His gentle handling of a new staff and moderators, Mr. Greg Romeo and Mrs. Patti Cameron, helped to put out a great yearbook even though itâs a year late. Also, thanks to all of you for being patient. Good luck Class of 1987!
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