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Volume 92 Issue 3
Arts . 6 , 7 Editorial 2 News 3,4,5,7 Sports 8
September 30,1998
The Student Newspaper of Alfred University
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PHOTO BY JUUE NEEL Bill Hall, mayor of the Village of Alfred and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, speaks at the dedication of the newly renovated bandstand Sep. 16. Alumni of the class of 1960 Tom and JoAnn Kester Ingle paid for the facelift. The bandstand is almost 20 years old. The renovations included replacing the roof and floorboards and laying a red brick path leading to the structure.
Coil's commission on hazing formed
BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER
The committee to examine the alleged football hazing incident has been chosen.
The Alfred University Commission on Athletics, formed as a response to the alleged foot- ball rookie hazing incident of Aug.
29, has been selected, President Edward G. Coll, Jr. announced at a press conference last Friday.
Frank Elliott, president emeri- tus of Rider University, has been named as chair of the commission, said Coll. Bridget Belgiovino, assistant chief of staff for Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, will repre- sent the NCAA on the commis- sion, Coll said.
Other members are Christine and Bruce Kulp, co-presidents of the Alfred University Parents'
Association, Jay Murphy, head men's basketball and tennis coach, Michael Pellicciotti, president of Student Senate, Jennifer Taylor, associate professor of ceramic engineering, Roger Moritz, pro- fessor of math, and Kathy Woughter, director of the Career Development Center, Coll said.
Coll also said the University anticipates to appoint an alumnus or alumna of the University who participated in college sports to the Commission.
Coll said the weeks following the alleged hazing incident have been very difficult for everyone at the University. He stressed his desire to never repeat such an incident. "Never again do I want any Alfred University President
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Conflict between religion and medicine explored at lecture
BY PATRICK BOYLE
"When medicine and religion come into conflict: it's a topic of great importance, it's a topic that can exercise a lot of pas- sion."
This statement opened the seventh annual JoAnn Miller Memorial Lecture on Ethical issues in Medicine where David H. Smith, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions and professor of religious studies at Indiana University shared his views with the community Sep. 17.
The lecture was well attended and drew a variety of diverse
questions at its conclusion.
Smith examined the rights of patients to refuse treatment, on both religious and non-religious grounds, by surveying and cri- tiquing existing literature and adding his own observations and comments.
Smith focused primarily on the work of two authorities in the bio-ethical field, highlight- ing the good and bad aspects of their positions.
The first author Smith dis- cussed was James Childress, a professor of religion at the University of Virginia.
Childress has argued that when a patient refuses treatment for religious reasons, such as a
Jehovah's Witnesses who will not accept blood transfusions, the patient and physician become caught between the two conflicting moral principles of preserving life and respecting the patients wishes.
The first principle, which Childress calls "beneficence,"
requires that pain and suffering must be relieved and life pre- served. Childress's second prin- ciple of "respect for person" dic- tates that the decisions of a mentally competent individual must be respected, even if that person refuses life saving treat- ment, if the refusal comes on religious grounds. Childress does not lend the same authori-
ty to patients who refuse treat- ment because of factual errors regarding a medical situation.
Smith said Childress's point of view lends religious objec- tions "a sovereign purchase for treatment decisions in the case of otherwise competent per- sons."
Smith said he is critical of Childress' position because it is difficult to maintain a distinc- tion between objections based in factual errors on the part of the patient, and objections based in theological prohibition.
Smith also said a theological objection to treatment could itself be factually in error. He questioned whether the
Jehovah's Witnesses refusal to receive blood transfusions is based on a sound interpretation of scriptures which forbid the
"drinking" of blood.
Finally Smith questioned Childress's basic contention that religious objections to treatment must be considered sacred.
Smith said people may not have the right to refuse medical treatment, since by choosing to die, they are affecting not only themselves but others. Smith said all "self destructive" action cannot be considered to be with- in a "zone of private action."
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CORE continues to challenge discrimination
BY SABRINA HARRISON
Last semester, eight Alfred University students united to challenge the discrimination in a coordinated effort to bring change to the way people of color are treated at Alfred.
The organization they formed, the Committee on Racial Equality, created an organized voice to respond to issues that cul- minated with the incident at Gentleman Jim's last semester.
"A lot of students felt they were not being treated equally,"
said Alex Toribio, a CORE mem- ber.
Toribio listed several factors that led the students to organize the group. In addition to the inci- dent at GJ's, Toribio said he felt people of color were not always treated equally at businesses on Main Street. He pointed to the lack of minority faculty and facul- ty not being in tune to the needs of students of color. Toribio also noted the lack of entertainment
options for people of color.
"The University wasn't meet- ing our needs," he said.
CORE met with key officials on and off campus to request changes that would benefit all students at the University. This semester the gains they obtained are tangible.
By meeting with Provost W.
Richard Ott and Jerry Brody, dean of students and vice presi- dent of Student Affairs, they acquired Black Entertainment Television for AU's cable system.
The members said they were pleased with how quickly the net- work was installed at their request.
"We got it on campus in a rela- tively short amount of time," said Chiara Bartlett, a CORE mem- ber.
By meeting with Alfred Police Chief Randy Belmont, CORE gained a guarantee that the Alfred Police Department will participate in diversity training.
The group also received informa- tion on the method needed to file a
complaint with the police depart- ment.
Parpanand Bipat, a CORE member, said many students do not know how to file a complaint.
CORE further obtained an increase in funding for the ALANA Affairs office.
"This allows our budget to bring certain acts in that were too expensive before," said Ginger Sanders, a CORE member.
Also as a result of CORE'S efforts GJ's posted signs within the establishment stating that once an individual is involved in a fight on the premises, they will not be allowed back inside, Toribio said.
Members still do not share the opinion of Belmont on the police officers behavior during the inci- dent at GJ's.
"I know what I saw," said Sanders. "He has his conclusion and I have mine," she said.
Nevertheless, members of
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PHOTO BY JUUE NEEL This garter snake named Earl was found on the sidewalk outside the campus center last week. It appeared to be just passing through and did not bother stopping at the information desk to ask directions.
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Fiat Lux
GUEST COLUMN—POINTWe're tired of
Clinton coverage
Enough is enough.
It's time to stop beating a dead horse. Yes, the President of the United States had an affair with an intern not much older than we are.
Yes, he lied about it under oath. But we are sick and tired of hearing about it.
When the scandal first broke, it was a great news story. For a while, it was at least entertaining, but you can only captivate the American public for so long.
We don't want to know anymore. Media sources are saturated with reports, testimony, interviews and dirt. We've read the Independent Counsel's report on the Internet; we've watched the tapes of the testi- mony before the grand jury; we get the point.
According to a poll in the Sep. 28 issue of Time, 71 percent of American adults think Clinton's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky is a private matter between Clinton and his family. That is not an ambiguous statement.
And isn't there a point where the details become irrelevant? Once we have established that a relationship of an inappropriate nature occurred, how much more information do we need? Does the American public have to know where, when, who started it, and how much skin was exposed? Do we need to know exactly how many buttons were undone and what color underwear the President was wearing at the time? Many college students would not ask their roommates for that much detail; did we ask Ken Starr?
Congress needs to make a decision and get on with their jobs. Maybe when this whole thing started, we cared, but now we just want it to end.
Censure him, impeach him, force him to resign, make him grovel before Congress or ask him to write "I will not seduce interns" 100 times on the blackboard, but do it soon.
But if Congress decides to go through with impeachment hearings, we will be hearing details for a long time. Jonathan Alter wrote in the Sep. 28 issue of Newsweek: "If you're tired of the squalid details now, wait until impeachment hearings start, and lawmakers begin to ques- tion Monica Lewinsky on live TV about who touched whom and where."
The Newsweek article advocates censure as a "way to punish a reck- less president without paralyzing the nation with porn."
Paralyzing is a' Strang xwi'd—how'iS't'h'e'amdal'&ffecting"the- coun- try? It's certainly eclipsing other news stories, though baseball seems to be giving it a run for its money.
Other countries are simply laughing at us. Think back to the Cold War for a minute. If all of the news coming from the U.S.S.R. focused on Gorbachev's sex life, what would your opinion have been? Non- Americans are seeing our television shows and our newspapers and mocking us. That is distressing.
We have moved into the realm of the ridiculous. Miss District of Columbia, who failed to list her four months as a White House intern on her official Miss America Pageant biography, has been quoted as say- ing: "I didn't want anybody to have any preconceptions about who I am." Interning at the White House has been transformed from a great entry on a resume to a skeleton in the closet.
And consider how difficult this scandal must be for parents. They can tell their children that sexual activity out of wedlock is wrong, but those children can turn around and say: "But the President did it."
This whole situation is sort of surreal for college students. The President of our country, who is married and has a daughter about our age, is being accused of a variety of sexual activities with an intern close to our age. Most college students don't want to think about their par- ents having sex; whose bright idea was it to tell us about the President doing it?
We wish the whole thing would just go away. And one more thing, we don't want to hear the word "cigar" ever again.
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Are choices racially based?
BY DAVID KAPLAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
Sometimes the ramifications of a behavior hit us like a bolt of white lightening. No, this piece is not about the fantasy of having foot- ball players realize the cruelty and life threatening danger of force feeding alcohol to bondaged team members less than one aca- demic day out of high school. And yes white was deliberately placed in the first sentence. For white is what this mea culpa is all about.
Or rather black.
A few weeks before the semes- ter began, I ventured to the bookstore to purchase a number of binders. The reason for this is insignificant. What is much more important is that I found two equally huge stacks.
Both piles had binders with one inch rings, a plastic cover sheet for inserting a face page, an inside left pocket, and were iden- tically priced. The only difference was the color; one of the huge piles was black and the other white.
I chose six white folders and merrily went about my business.
I didn't think much about my pur-
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chase until I went back to the bookstore six days into classes to make an additional purchase (projects have the tendency to grow to fit the binders allotted). I was amazed by what I saw. The two equally sized stacks had now morphed (how about that; at 42 I still know a hip word or two) into one huge pile and one tiny pile.
Binders in both piles were vir- tually identical. They all had one inch rings, a plastic cover sheet for inserting a face page, an inside left pocket, and were iden- tically priced. The only difference was the color; the huge pile was black and the tiny pile was white.
So now we know that AU stu- dents, faculty, and staff buy sig- nificantly more white binders than black. I would like to delude myself and chalk this up to the decision that white covers show off face pages better or black cov- ers hide dirt less well.
But we all know the real reason why so many more light colored binders were purchased—our society has socialized us from birth that white is good and black is bad. The good guys wear white hats and the bad guys wear black hats. Sunlight is cheerful, dark-
ness is ominous. The white knight is the hero, the black knight is the villain. And, of course, the white pawn always moves before the black pawn to start a chess game.
So should we be surprised that the Alfred community over- whelmingly chooses white binders over black? No. Should we care? Yes. Why? Because of the implications for our black stu- dents.
These individuals are bom- barded by the same messages that we are; white is good and black is bad. Those of us who are white need to be a lot more sensi- tive to this and do whatever we can to change this message. Even if it means engaging in seemingly insignificant behaviors like buy- ing a black binder.
Before this horse gets too much higher and I have difficulty getting off, let me point out that I subsequently needed to purchase 20 additional binders to finish the project. I could have taken them from the huge pile of black binders. The bookstore also gave me the option of ordering white binders and waiting a week for them to come in.
I chose white. •
Not all choices are racially based
BY KRLY KNEE
Red, yellow, green, black, blue, orange, white. Remember when those words told you what colors came in your new box of crayons?
In response to the above column on the significance of the choice of binder color on race relations, I ask if it is time to go back to the box of crayons. Is every choice of color of every object we purchase subject to analysis as a marker of potential racism? I hope not.
If we do assume that the color choice of objects is a comment on the racist standings of the buyer, where does the buyer's personal preference come in? Some people simply prefer black to white, whether they are buying binders
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or cars.
There are a myriad of reasons one might have for choosing a black binder o v e r a w h t t e o n e " , ~ and vice versa. White binders show dirt faster, but they have the advantage of making text placed in the sleeves show up better. Black binders show less wear, but tend to obscure text.
White is a brighter color, so if you tend to lose things, white might be a better choice for you.
When asked what motivated her to buy the black binder she uses in class, one student replied
"They don't show dirt" and, when I inquired as to whether she was at all racially motivated in buying her binders she said: "Race is not what goes through my mind
when I am shopping for school supplies."
I think this supposed issue typ-
"ifies'iartarger probiem. -We as a community make everything a race issue. What color clothes we wear, game pieces we use, even what color binders we buy, some- one construes it as a racial slam.
Would we not have more time to focus on the major racial strains that exist on our campus if we stopped worrying about what color binder everyone bought in the bookstore? Maybe we should all open our box of Crayolas, and remember a time when all that was important was whether all the colors were there, not which one was used first, o
E vents of baseball season captivate fans
BY ANDY BERMAN
What a season for Major League Baseball!
Baseball has certainly made a comeback from the lows of the 1994 strike.
First, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are still fighting off one another to become the new single season home run champ. I won't soon forget where I was when McGwire cracked his 62nd dinger.
Cal Ripken Jr.'s illustrious streak of 2,632 games in a row was finished. He did it without all the hoopla that the streak has created. Ripken just didn't start in the last home game for Baltimore this season.
Ripken had enough class to do it in his own home field, where he had played straight for 13 years.
David Wells pitched a perfect game earlier in the season. Wells
was the perfect pitcher to record this feat. He is a scrappy, blue- collar worker who wore a Babe Ruth autographed hat during a game last season.
The New York Yankees won a lot of games. At last count, they were at 111. Not the worst sea- son if you ask me.
The MVPs in each league are up for grabs. Some may say that McGwire is a shoe-in in the National League, but Sosa is leading the Cubs to the playoffs.
Don't forget the San Diego Padre closer Trevor Hoffman. He has gotten the save in all but one of his opportunities, and he ended up winning that game. His 52 saves are the third highest in the history of Major League Baseball.
The MVP in the American League will probably be Juan Gonzalez, but Nomar Garciapara could snag some crucial votes because the Red Sox clinched the wild card position Thursday night.
For the Cy Young award in the AL, Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens are neck and neck.
Clemens has a few better stats, but look at his team.
The Blue Jays put on a decent run, but are not in the playoffs.
The Red Sox would be nowhere near the playoffs without Martinez.
With only one win between them and their ERA's and K's very close, it will interesting to see if the votes go to Red Sox ace past or Red Sox ace present.
In the NL, the Cy Young award is up for grabs. It may not go to a Braves pitcher for once.
Hoffman's incredible season might just be enough to knock off the great ones.
In any case, baseball is exciting again. Home runs, pennant chas- es, more home runs, controversy over league awards, and even more homeruns have glued Americans eyes to the TV, watching game after game of out national pasttime. •
PHOTO BY JUUENEEL Junior Lisa Mercurio uses the new ATM outside the campus center.
The ATM used to belong to Community Bank and is now a Steuben Trust Company ATM. Various problems have plagued the new ATM, including a lack of money and a continuous beeping noise.
ed players until after the criminal charges are resolved," Coll said.
He also said the two students who have been charged with felonies have withdrawn from the University instead of facing expulsion hearings.
Coll affirmed that the investiga- tions by the Alfred Village Police and the University are ongoing, and that no more students have been charged in the incident. He also restated the deadline of Dec.
1 for the Athletic Committee's report.
Coll stressed the final positive results of the incident. "The University has received unprece- dented support for our actions from our students, our faculty, our alumni, our friends and our col- leagues across the country. We are all very, very grateful for that support," he said.
The members of the commis- sion were scheduled to begin their meetings yesterday and to contin- ue through today and tomorrow morning. •
Hall praised as dean, mayor
BY PATRICK BOYLE
Bill Hall, the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, seems to have matters well in hand despite his coffee mug picturing an irate cowboy with the caption, "There were a helluva lot of things they didn't tell me when I hired on with this outfit."
Hall is already drawing praise for his performance in the posi- tion, and his appointment enjoys wide approval from the faculty.
Hall said he will be stepping down as mayor of the Village of Alfred due to his new responsi- bilities.
Hall, who had occupied the dean's position in an interim capacity, was appointed to the post permanently by the Board of Trustees' Human Resources Committee during a special meeting in May, 1998.
A lengthy, $40,000 search process for a new dean ended the previous spring without produc- ing a candidate who enjoyed a consensus of support throughout the college. The search process involved a series of elimination rounds, intended to find the best possible candidate.
Hall, already the interim dean, applied for the position but was eliminated before the final stages of the process. His candi- dacy received support from members of the faculty in the form of several petitions addressed to the LAS dean search committee and the admin- istration.
After the failure of the search, the President and Provost con- sidered keeping Hall in the job permanently, due to his success as the interim dean and his wide faculty support. "The faculty felt they had the kind of leader they wanted," said President Edward G. Coll Jr.
The LAS faculty seems to be pleased with Hall's appointment and does not appear bothered by the irregularity of the process.
"I'm not bothered by [Hall's appointment] as long as it went through a process," said Jo Crane, professor of chemistry and member of the now-defunct search committee.
Crane said Hall was by no
means "hand-picked" for the position. She pointed out that he was interviewed by the Board of Trustees before a decision was made.
Crane and Karen Porter, who chaired the search committee, both said they were pleased Hall had gotten the job. Regarding the process of Hall's appoint- ment, Porter said: "The President and the Provost han- dled a rather complicated and dynamic situation rather well."
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committee declined to make any comment on the manner of Hall's appointment.
Not everyone is content with the process. "I think Bill's going to be a really good dean. In terms of the process... it was dis- appointing to have a faculty com- mittee who had worked so hard have its advice overruled" said David Toot, professor of physics.
However, faculty do not seem displeased by the end result.
Louis Lichtman, chair of the division of psychology, said he had seen Hall as an "excellent candidate before the search process began." Lichtman noted that he would have been "much more disturbed" if the search process had yielded a candidate who lacked faculty support than he is by the prospect of seeing a dean appointed through nonstan- dard channels.
One faculty member, who asked not to be named, suggest- ed the faculty's contentedness may not be due to Hall. "We've got a full class, the biggest in 25 years, it doesn't matter who's dean." The professor went on to suggest the faculty morale is fur- ther uplifted by the prospect of expanding budgets that high enrollment brings.
Hall said he will not be run-
ning for re-election as the Mayor of Alfred after serving in the position since 1992. Hall said he believes his major accomplish- ments as mayor include giving the police department "the lati- tude and environment to profes- sionalize" and increasing commu- nication with the Town of Alfred.
He also said that the Village now enjoys a better relationship with the union that represents munic- ipal employees than it did when he took office.
Alfred Police Chief Randy Belmont, who was hired by Hall, also credits the outgoing mayor with improving the police force.
"We've been able to accom- plish a lot in a relatively short amount of time," said Belmont.
Village Board Member and professor of history Garry Ostrower agreed that Hall has had a good influence on the police department. "He both understands and values that area of municipal life much more than most villagers," said Ostrower.
Craig Klark, another board member, credits Hall with doing an excellent job managing the village infrastructure without raising taxes. Klark said that the new culverts installed on Main Street are a fine example of Hall's infrastructure manage- ment skills. The village provided the funding while the county provided technology and equip- ment which made the project less expensive.
Hall said he has particularly enjoyed balancing the interests of different groups within the Village and coordinating efforts with other levels of government, such as new Village police patrols of the Town of Alfred and the culvert project.
Klark and Ostrower both said they understood why Hall has chosen to step down from the mayor's position because of his new responsibilities as dean.
"Being a dean on the Wellsville campus [of Alfred State] I can understand the required time commitment," said Klark.
Klark noted that it will be hard to find a new mayor with Hall's dedication and people skills and said he hopes someone of compa- rable talent will step forward. •
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to have to stand before this assembled community and announce that any of our students have faced life-threatening treat- ment at the hands of their peers,"
said Coll.
Coll also announced that, based on evidence collected in the inves- tigations by the University and the Alfred Village Police, one of the six players suspended for the incident, Justin Moore, has been reinstated to the team.
"We have statements from some of those who attended the party saying that the student in question broke up the party, drove some of the intoxicated stu- dents back to their residence halls and assured himself of their safe- ty," said Coll.
"I want to emphasize to all of you, however, that we will not even entertain appeals for rein- statement for the other suspend-
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He said this belief had been strengthened in his mind by his personal experience with inter- ventions performed by the fami- ly and friends of alcoholics.
Smith said these actions "on [the alcoholics'] behalf but not at their bequest" often have great benefits. He suggested that performing a medical pro- cedure over a patient's objec- tions can be justified on similar grounds.
Smith went on to discuss another author, social philoso- pher Larry May. According to May, issues regarding treat- ment refusal must be seen in terms of two conflicting commu- nities of faith.
May maintains that the med- ical establishment itself consti- tutes a type of community of faith since it operates on a groundwork of implicit assump- tions about the nature of exis- tence, leading medical practi- tioners to "trust in the
community of which they are a part."
May contrasts this with another community of faith, the Christian Scientists, who believe the physical world
"reflects our imperfections and inability to see things clearly."
The Christian Scientists often refuse many forms of medical treatment because of this belief.
May argues that the two com- munities must try to under- stand each other more clearly and attempt to reach reasonable positions of compromise with one another.
"I happen to share May's preference for 'reasonable' reli- gion, but we can't make all reli- gions fit our mold," said Smith.
Smith w e n j on to argue that we cannot always expect people to make decisions that seem "rea- sonable" to members of another community. Smith also pointed out while medicine and Christian science may provide functionally equivalent "struc- tures of meaning" the knowl- edge and conclusions of each
camp are on different levels.
Smith concluded the talk by offering some of his own thoughts. He said we should learn the "respect for difference and the price which truly offer- ing respect may exact" from Childress. From May, he said, we should learn to view the issue in a broad social perspec- tive and to heed a "plea for tol- erance."
Smith went on to add his own viewpoint to these basic insights: "I want to suggest that we should complement these perspectives by focusing nei- ther on morality, nor on politics, but on the actual patient who is in trouble." Smith said he is inclined to think in terms of "the best interest of the patient," but define that interest "broadly."
To illustrate this point, Smith said he would give a blood transfusion to a Jehovah's Witness who refused on reli- gious grounds, against the patient's will, if the patient believed she was only damned by accepting the blood. Smith
said that if the patient thought she was damned by receiving the blood, involuntarily or not, then he would not involuntarily transfuse her.
Smith was more emphatic on the subject of parents who refuse medical children for their children. "The child, not the parent, is the patient," he declared. Smith concluded by expressing his support for the fight to have religious exemp- tions removed from child neglect statutes.
The question and answer ses- sion which followed was lively, with the audience brining up issues from the subject of abor- tion to whether or not atheists have the right to refuse medical treatment according to Smith's analysis.
Reaction to the speech was mixed, listeners seemed to be pleased the issue was being dis- cussed but not totally pleased with the discussion.
Amy Laurence, who holds a bachelor's degree in physics but is at Alfred finishing require-
ments she needs to apply to medical school, said, "I don't think [Smith] addressed some of the real problems that exist right now. He allowed everyone in the room to feel like a part of what he was going to say, but then he didn't say anything."
Dawn Gralyn Iannucci, who also hopes to attend medical school, said some of Smith's views seemed contradictory.
However, both Iannucci and Laurence noted the importance of having such issues discussed on campus, especially for pre- health students who may have to face such issues in their careers.
Laurie DeMott, AU's inter- faith advisor, said she was not surprised that Smith did not provide more specific and defin- itive answers to ethical dilem- mas.
"My experience with people in that field is that they tend to suggest approaches and guide- lines to the issues rather than providing their own answers,"
DeMott added. •
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WORLDNOTES
This week is Homecoming here at AU. The theme this year is Olympics and the classes graduating in even years will compete against the odd- years classes. Competitions start tonight and continue through the week.
The ten competitions include a rubber duck race down the Kanakadea Creek, a scavenger hunt and a cannon ball contest into McLane pool.
Saturday afternoon's events are the women's volleyball game vs.
Waynesburg at noon at the McLane Center, the Kanakadea Rubber Duck Race at noon at Kanakadea Creek, the Homecoming Parade at 1 on Main Street, the football game vs. the Union Dutchmen at 1:30 at Merrill Field, the men's soccer game vs. Baptist Bible at 6 at Merrill Field, and a come- dian at 8:30 in the Knight Club, followed by Open Mic Night at 10. Deep Impact will also be showing at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
• Several printers at the computer workstations in the Lower Pine Hill Suites and Openhym Hall have been malfunctioning.
Information Technology Services explained that there have been some
"unexpected hardware problems" with the computers.
ITS said the computers are being fixed as quickly as possible, and reminded students that there are public computer labs in academic build- ings.
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•An earthquake jostled the tri-state area on Friday. The tremor, centered in the Northwestern Pennsylvania town of Turnerville, registered a 5.2 on the Richter scale.
Little damage resulted, despite the quake being the worst on record in the state. People in New York and Ohio could feel the quake. A 5.2, though high on the east coast, is 100 times weaker than a strong California quake.
•Another drug has given everyone reason not to walk away from their drinks. GHB, or gammahydroxybutyrate, is the hot alternative to rohyp- nol, or "roofies," the infamous date-rape drug, on campuses nationwide.
Mixing GHB and alcohol produces symptoms of intoxication, blackouts and memory lapses, similar to the effect of "roofies."
•The Democratic party is paying to air Republican ads for the upcoming gubernatorial election.
The Democrats accuse the Republicans of trying to create a rift between the upstate regions and New York City. The Democrats said theiy intend to show the liberal NYC voters the Republican ad from upstate that portrays the city in a negative light.
Currently, this ad has not been aired in the city. A different Republican ad has been shown.
Democrats said they hope voters will see the inconsistency and turn their backs on the Republicans. Republicans are oveijoyed that someone else is paying for their TV exposure.
•Dan Taylor, a South Carolina native, is looking to finish a job he started nearly 30 years ago: finding the Loch Ness Monster. After a 1969 search showed many measurements but no monster, Taylor wants to go back and finish up what he started. "Nessie is pretty elusive," Taylor explained. He is currently building the submarine he will use for the expedition.
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Just nine days after taking office, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister walked off the job. Russian instability continues with monetary and government problems. However, the launch of MTV Russia on Saturday may bring the Russians some entertainment.
ASC security gets more power
BY SABRINA HARRISON
Peace officers at Alfred State College may receive full police powers if legislation signed by Governor George E. Pataki is approved by ASC.
The bill grants SUNY offi- cers the same powers and sta- tus of other police officers in New York.
Daniel Neverett, vice presi- dent of student affairs at ASC, said the 27 campuses affected by this legislation have the authority to decide whether to implement the law or not.
If implementation is approved at ASC, the Public Safety Department will be legally allowed to pursue crimi- nal investigations off campus and assist the Alfred Police Department. They also would be granted the power to stop- and-frisk and the authority to execute bench warrants and transport persons in danger to themselves to mental health facilities.
Jerry Barrett, director of public safety at ASC, said the legislation simply affords the PSD powers that will make their jobs easier. These are the stop-and-frisk power and the power to execute bench war- rants, he said.
"Our function is going to be exactly the same as it's always been," Barrett said.
If the PSD can arrange a mutual aid agreement with the APD and the Allegany County Sheriff's Department, they will be able to assist the APD off campus. At present, the PSD is not covered by liability insur- ance when they venture off campus, Barrett said.
Neverett said the legislation is convenient for both the PSD and the APD because of the small size of the Alfred commu- nity. The PSD would have the power to "respond to a request for assistance" from the APD, Neverett said.
Alfred Police Chief Randy Belmont said the State of New York has considered such legis- lation several times in the past.
The new legislation would sim- ply allow the PSD to assist the local police, he said.
"They can come off their cam- pus and assist. Prior to that, they came off as private citi- zens," Belmont said.
Belmont participated in a task force for the State Chief's Association to discuss sugges- tions for implementing the expansion of State University of New York police powers before the legislation was passed.
Belmont said one of the sug- gestions that the law does not address regards whom the police officers derive their power from. If the law is imple-
mented at ASC, the PSD would answer to the college's presi- dent rather than a legislative office, he said.
"I derive my power from the mayor... they derive their power from the presidents of the universities. The president of the university doesn't have to answer to the people. That was one of our biggest concerns when we met and discussed this," Belmont said.
Barrett stressed that the essential purpose of the PSD is as a service organization, and that is not going to change.
"When they go to respond, they'll be working with the cooperation of the APD,"
Neverett added.
Pat Schwartz, director of AU Security, said the legislation does not greatly affect the AU.
"[The PSD] doesn't get involved with things on campus.
When we need back up, we call the APD," Schwartz said.
April Brown, a senior elemen- tary education major and a member of AU Security, said she approves of the PSD receiv- ing the status of police officers.
"If ASC feels that's what they need, then that's all right," she said.
"The bill is enhancing the offi- cers image in other police offi- cers eyes, but in terms of our duties, nothing's going to change," Barrett said. •
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S enate UPDATE
BV MICHELLE PANCOE
Plans for Homecoming, new computers and a Village ordi- nance preventing parking on lawns topped discussions at the last two Student Senate meet- ings.
Last Wednesday, a 17-minute meeting provided a sharp con- trast for those who can remem- ber 90-minute meetings from last year.
Nicole White and Kerri-Ann Appleton were named Homecoming chairs for the sec- ond year after a vote of acclima- tion from the Senate. Senate President Mike Pellicciotti announced that Hot Dog Day and Homecoming chairs will be interviewed and chosen by the Senate executive board and brought before Senate for a vote of acclimation from now on.
Appleton and White received
$2,463.15 from Senate Allocations for this year's festiv- ities. This allocation is higher than last year's $2,000 allowance.
Lana Meissner, vice president for Information Services updat- ed Senators on the new comput- er systems.
"There have been major changes on campus with regard to technology," she said.
She reminded students that the consultant who visited cam- pus last spring set many goals for the University. "We have met all these goals [in two months]," she announced.
Meissner said the "port per pillow" in the residence halls, the new machines in public labs and the help center put AU in the top ten percent of institu-
tions technologically. She also said the new help center in the basement of Herrick Library is designed to be a "customer ser- vice-oriented facility."
The Students for Technical Assistance program is occurring on AU campus because we are pilot for a national project, she explained.
Finally she explained that when the laptop computers come in they will be available for commuters through a grant, as well as being available for rental and for use in the library.
Pellicciotti explained the new Village lawn ordinance for stu-
dents. He said campus housing such as the Honors, Language and Environmental Studies Houses are all included in the ordinance which forbids parking on lawns. All property in the Village is included in the ordi- nance.
Nominations were taken for a liaison to the Village Board, con- cerns were brought up about the lack of sprinklers in resi- dence hall laundry rooms and the lack of cable in Robinson Champlin and a motion was made to table the bylaws for revision at the last two meet- ings.
Fire in McLane shocks swimmers
BY SABRINA HARRISON
A fire that originated in a dryer at McLane abruptly ended a Shades of Ebony pool party on Sept. 12.
"The contents of one of the dryers caught fire... I presume there was some kind of malfunc- tion," said Nancy Furlong, chief of the Alfred fire department.
Furlong said the fire started shortly after 9 p.m. The flames were hot enough to break the glass of the dryer door, but never left the dryer, she said.
"The fire was discovered before it became a truly life threatening condition," Furlong said.
Jean Doorley, women's volley- ball coach, discovered the fire after returning from a tourna- ment at Hamilton College, said Jim Moretti, athletic director.
Jennifer McLaughlin, a mem- ber of the women's volleyball team, said she saw the smoke and called Alfred University Security. Security proceeded to call the fire department, she said.
Furlong extinguished the remains of the fire and set up fans to blow the smoke out of the building, she said.
Furlong expressed concern that the fire alarm was not pulled when the fire was discov- ered.
"Nobody bothered to pull the fire alarm to warn everyone.
People should get in the habit of that," she said.
Anetra Rambudhan, Simone Johnson and Tamara Olavarria, Shades of Ebony Members, said approximately 40 to 50 people were at the pool when the fire broke out.
"You could smell the smoke by the pool," Olavarria said.
Rambudhan expressed con- cern over the time it took for security to tell those at poolside they must evacuate.
"Security told [an RA] that there might be a chance we have to evacuate," she said. Twenty minutes elapsed between then and an announcement made by security that the fire depart- ment requested everyone leave the building, she said.
Olavarria and Johnson said they waited outside for approxi- mately 45 minutes, clad in swim- suits and towels before they were allowed back in the build- ing.
"We waited outside for 45 minutes before we were able to go back as a group to get our stuff from the locker room or gym," Olavarria said. •
PHOTO BY DON HOWARD Several Delta Zeta sisters teeter-totter in front of the campus center last weekend. The sorority raised about $800 for the speech and hearing impaired by teeter-tottering for 24 hours.
POUCE BLOTTER
The Alfred, Police Department reported the following arrests and complaints from Sep 8 to 20.
Arrests:
Open Container:
• Amber Blanding, 18, Alfred (Sep 10)
• Aaron Jelliff, 20, Corning (Sep 10)
• Samuel Moore, 19, Alfred (Sep 10)
• Eric Pruden, Painted Post (Sep 10)
• Andrew Marmuscak, 19, Corning (Sep 10)
• Michael Mann, Buffalo (Sep 10)
• Charlene Khan, 20, Liverpool (Sep 11)
• Devon Bella, 20, Long Beach, also unlawful possession of marijuana (Sep 11)
• R. D. Sutherland Jr., 21, Alfred (Sep 11)
• Gerald Flynn, 18, Eden (Sep 13)
• Halburton Jonefletche, 18, Bristol (Sep 13)
• Donald A. Hoover, 21, Syracuse (Sep 17)
• James Woodruff Jr., 22, Belmont (Sep 20)
DWI:
• Devon Downing, 20, Canton, Ohio (Sep 10)
• John Schroeder, 53, Lindenhurst (Sep 11)
• Donald Hall Jr., 47, Wellsville (Sep 12)
• Christopher Andrus, 24, Canisteo, also DWAI and speed in excess of 55 m.p.h.
Disturbing the Peace:
• Halley Gerstel, 21, Brooklyn (Sep 12)
• Michael Donlon, 21, Hornell (Sep 12)
• Randy Ryder, 26, Alfred Station (Sep 12)
Disorderly Conduct
• Stan Franklin, 27, Wellsville (Sep 11)
• Johnny Matison, 23, Wellsville (Sep 11)
Other:
• Peter Schmidt, 23, Alfred, noise viola- tion (Sep 9)
• John Bolton, 20, Hamlin, possession of alcohol by a minor (Sep 10)
• David Boland, 24, Fredonia, unlawfully dealing with a child (Sep 10)
• Devin Sjodin, 18, Barrington, 111., unlawful possession of marijuana (Sep 12)
Complaints:
• Four reports of criminal mischief
• Five reports of violations of the noise ordinance
• Three reports of larceny
• Three reports of parking violations
• Four reports of bad checks
• Five reports of disorderly persons
• Burglary, N. Main St. (Sep 8)
• Suspicious vehicle, Rte. 21 (Sep 11)
• Intrusion alarm, N. Main St. (Sep 11)
• Dangerous driver, Rte. 42 (Sep 11)
• Underage drinking, W. University St.
(Sep 12)
• Disabled vehicle, Rte. 12 (Sep 16)
• Fight, Mill St. (Sep 17)
• Found property (Sep 17)
• Criminal impersonation, N. Main St.
(Sep 18)
• Cattle in roadway, Rte. 12 (Sep 18)
• Paint balls being shot at passing vehi- cles, Rte. 244 (Sep 20)
• Total vehicle and traffic summons: 36
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PHOTO BY BETSY KACHMAR Anne Gutmann helps herself to dinner in Powell Dining Hall last weekend. The average age eating in the dining halls was significantly higher last weekend due to the amount of par- ents visiting for Fall Family Weekend.
Coffeehouse continues to provide a variety of entertainers
BY KENNETH LBMG
The motto of t h e Student Activities Board is to "provide a diversity of entertainment." One of the programs co-sponsored by SAB and the Provost's office is Coffeehouse, a weekly program of live entertainers.
"It is important to have a cof- feehouse program as part of a comprehensive SAB entertain- ment agenda," said Larry Mannolini, assistant director for Campus Life.
According to SAB president, Laura Blake, a senior geology and environmental science major, "It's an atmosphere where people can relax and tune out the stresses of collegiate life."
Several years ago, before the current campus center was opened, Coffeehouse was held in the Commons. It was much more sporadic, Blake said, and atten- dance and publicity were very low.
Blake attributed much of the program's success to the abilities of Jennifer DeCicco, a college student development graduate student.
DeCicco was t h e SAB Coffeehouse chair for four years, and she increased the series' attendance a great deal. DeCicco said that she collaborated with Dan Napolitano, director of Student Activities, for the pro- motion of Coffeehouse.
"I was always interested in singer-song writers in high school. I naturally got involved
when I came to AU," she said.
Coffeehouse is staged by SAB every Saturday at 10 p.m., in either the Knight Club or Li'l Alf Caf6. The organization arranges 10 to 12 shows per semester, Blake said. The main themes of the program are folk, jazz and blues, she said. "A lot of acoustic solo performances are typically what one would find at many col- lege campus coffeehouse pro- grams," said Mannolini.
SAB used to find its talent for the program through NACA, the National Association for Campus Activities, but SAB also looks beyond NACA for a varied per- formers, DeCicco said.
DeCicco said The Performing Songwriters magazine was her biggest resource. After musi- cians visited AU, word of mouth became the most effective means of gathering future talent, she said.
A new wave of publicity for the series began with a distribu- tion of free coffee mugs, DeCicco explained. The mugs, which were equipped with a calendar of events for Coffeehouse, had hid- den details about the show, Twin Peaks, in the illustrations, she said. The mugs were designed by Dan Napolitano. Patrons were encouraged to bring their mugs back to future shows for free cof- fee or tea. The following year, SAB began charging for the mugs as a means of fund- raising, Blake said.
The most popular performers of the series have been Joe Gow,
assistant dean of the college of' Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as Vance Gilbert and Wendy Beckerman. "At one of Vance's performances, there was a line of people at the phone telling their friends to come to the show,"
DeCicco said.
A special presentation within the series, Open Mic Night, began as a response to so many student performers wanting to appear on Coffeehouse, DeCicco said. There were too many to give shows to, and most did not have enough material to fill a whole coffeehouse event, so SAB decided to have an "open mic"
evening in the Lil Alf Café, Blake said. "A lot of students come to watch their friends or professors play, tell short stories, or read poetry," said Napolitano.
Amy Garbark, a sophomore fine arts major, and the current chair of Coffeehouse, said her focus is to bring more jazz acts to campus. SAB wants a balance of professional songwriters and local talent, she said.
"Coffeehouse provides a great way for people to gather for a relaxing evening of great music performed by many up-and-com- ing musical talents," said Mannolini.
"AU's Coffeehouse is recog- nized nationwide as being a great performing venue for upcoming folk talent,"
Napolitano said. "I'd like to see it grow in support, publicity, finan- cial backing, and leadership, "
DeCicco said. •
PHOTO BY JULIE NEEL Karen Pernlck performs for Coffeehouse last Saturday night. Coffeehouse was well-attended by both students and visiting family members. Before the campus center was built, Coffeehouse used to take place in the Commons.
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ARTS NOTES
BY KENNETH LEDTG
Honorary degree bestowed
According to an Alfred University news release, Peter H. Voulkos, a world-renowned ceramic artist, will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts degree, honors causa, from the University during a special convo- cation at 4 p.m.on Oct. 8 in Holmes Auditorium.
"We are delighted to be able to honor Peter Voulkos with an hon- orary degree from Alfred University," said President Edward G. Coll Jr. Voulkos will also receive the Binns Medal, an award given by the Ceramic Art Division of the School of Art and Design for lifetime achievement in ceramic art, the news release explained.
AU's convocation for Voulkos begins on Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. with a lecture "Peter Voulkos and Alfred Ceramics," by Peter Held, director of the Holter Museum in Helena, Mont. The lecture will review the history of the Archie Bray
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Foundation in Helena, which Voulkos served at as its first artis- tic director from 1952-54. Since then, six AU graduates have served as directors there.
According to the release, these are not the first awards received by Voulkos. He has been honored by awards from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Craft Council, the College Art Association and the National Council on Education.
Over the past 45 years, Voulkos's work has been shown in a myriad of solo exhibitions around the globe, and it can be found in numerous public collections. "Mr.
Voulkos is an extraordinary figure in ceramic art, one who has had a tremendous influence on the field over the past five decades," Coll said.
Jurored Art Fair
Students will be asked to show off their artwork at a gallery co-spon- sored by the Student Alumni Association and the Art Union.
The show will be held in the cam- pus center, mainly in the Game Room on the first floor. The art- work will be on display through Homecoming Weekend.
Judging of the art will take place
on Oct. 1 and 2. Petra Soesemann, associate professor of art, Robert Myers, professor of anthropology, and Sharon Hoover, associate pro- fessor of English, will be on the judging panel. Criteria for judging includes creativity, concept, techni- cal skills, appearance, and overall aesthetics.
The SAA is also hosting a Viewers' Choice Award—conduct- ed through closed ballot. There will be cash prizes: first place, $30;
second place, $20; third place, $10.
A reception on Oct. 3 in the Alumni Lounge, will be held to announce the winners. At the event, there will be a wide range of entertainment provided by the AU Swing Club, the Segues, the Alfredian Dramatists, along with the Mosaic comedy troupe. The AU String Quartet may play, as well.
The gallery was planned primar- ily by co-presidents, Jasmine Lellock, a junior chemistry major, and Alison Huftalen, a junior ceramic arts major. The notion of sponsoring a student art show was discovered at a national SAA con- ference, last spring, from members of William Paterson College. "It's not just for art students,"
explained, Huftalen. "It's for all majors to participate in." •
Speed in Zone:
• Jenane M. Austin, Allentown ($90)
• Benjamin J. Eldridge, Indian Lake, reduced to failure to obey traffic device ($100)
• Craig L. Messa, Konkookma ($90)
• Adam Reisenweber, Ashville ($90)
• Robert D. Sutherland Jr., Phillips, Maine ($90)
•Richard T. Aldrich, Bay Shore ($90)
• Albert W. Cannata, Grand Island, reduced to failure to obey traffic device ($100)
• Michelie M. Pancoe, East Amherst ($90)
• Jason E. Sovocool, Moravia ($90)
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• Corey J. Mousaw, Hannawa Falls ($25)
• Tyson A. Simizon, Newark ($25)
• Daniel C. Wilson Jr., Hamlin ($25)
• Amber A. Blanding, Alfred ($25)
• Gerald J. Flynn, Eden ($25)
• John W. Halyburton, Bristol, R.I. ($25)
• Charlene M. Khan, Liverpool ($25)
• Samuel D. Moore, Brunswick, Maine ($25)
• Jamie L. Tinker, Canisteo ($25)
• Aaron E. Jelliff, Corning ($25)
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• John M. Miller, Westfield ($80)
• David C. Russo, Wellsville ($80)
Other:
• Kevin P. Smith, Tonawanda, failure to yield right of way ($80) 5 Matthew J. Fleming, Johnstown, unlawful possession of marijuana ($100)
• Peter J. Schimdt, Baltimore, Md., noise violation ($25)
• Scott H. Campbell, Olean, passed red light ($ 130)
• R. D. Sutherland Jr., Alfred, passed stop sign ($130)
• Jason M. Corrigan, Orchard Park, disturbing the peace ($30)
PHOTO BY BETSY KACHMAR
This piece was part of the exhibit in the Fosdick-Nelson Art Gallery last week. Upcoming events in the art world include the bestowing of an hon- orary degree on Peter H. Voulkos, a world-renowned ceramic artist, and a jurored art fair sponsored by the Student Alumni Association and judged by
members of the faculty.
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CORE said they hold no grudges against anyone in the community about the incident at GJ's.
Bartlett said the purpose of CORE is to make the University a comfortable place for students to come to, not to hold grudges.
CORE is happy with the feed- back they received from University and community mem- bers.
"Everyone we sat down with gave us positive feedback... This shows that the University is not ignoring us," Bipat said
Bipat said this includes the APD as well. Chief Belmont took time to meet with the committee, he said.
CORE also recognizes changes that have materialized this semes- ter that were not of their prompt- ing. They noted the addition of a full-day diversity workshop for Residence Life staff and Residents Assistants and the addition of several faculty of color to the University this semester.
CORE also praised the addition of a diversity speaker for New Student orientation.
"Everyone who went thought she was great. [Freshman Orientation] is the perfect time to have that kind of speaker," Toribio said.
CORE is currently scheduling meetings with other groups and individuals on campus to suggest changes "to create an equal level of comfort for all students." •
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