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The Student Newspaper of Alfred University

Tricia Debertolis and Dan Napolitano have named their cats

"Fiat" and "Lux." The names come from the school's motto, not from the school newspaper, said Napolitano. *AU students cele- brated Earth Day April 22.

Events included story hour at the Montessori school, Environmental Wing Night, and Lights Out for Earth Day, an energy conserva- tion campaign.

N A T I O N A L

Ellen DeGeneres told Entertainment Weekly that ABC canceled her series, "Ellen,"

because she's a lesbian. ABC con- tends the show just was not funny.

•Under pressure from the Senate, the head of the 1RS announced that reforms will be made to the 1RS. The Senate is expected to consider legislation to overhaul the 1RS this week. «As red-light running is now the leading cause of auto accidents in urban areas, the government is implementing programs to crack down on dri- vers who ignore the stop signal.

INTERNATIONAL

The State of Israel will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 14. *A mine reservoir in Spain burst April 25, flooding 176 million cubic feet of toxic Waste into the surrounding environment. Animals in the area are in danger and the damage may be permanent.

•"Viagra, a new drug to counteract impotence, has been prescribed to 40,000 men in only three weeks of availability. The pills are ten for

$105.

BY MEGAN ALLEN

Officers in the Alfred Police Department will likely be taking diversity training this summer.

Students, concerned after the March 29 incident outside Gentleman Jim's, brought up the topic of sending officers to diversity training, said Alfred Police Chief Randy Belmont.

He had been looking into host- ing or sending officers to such a session anyway, explained

Belmont, and the GJ's incident gave him the opportunity to talk to someone who could arrange it.

The training is not "by any stretch of the imagination" disci- pline for the officers because of the incident at GJ's, he also said.

Nothing is set yet, he explained, and he is still working on finding a person to give the session. Belmont said he hopes to hold a session this summer, however.

Belmont said the session is one

of many that will be held to

"enhance community-policing strategies." Community-policing strategies are meant to make the officers more helpful to the community.

The training, which will likely be held at AU, will not be manda- tory to officers, said Belmont.

Instead it will be given to anyone available to attend, he said.

Kaneka Wells, vice president of Shades of Ebony, said she has respect for Belmont since he is

PHOTO BY JULIE NEEL

Students and faculty members gather around the Maypole in front of the Science Center on May 1 to celebrate the arrival of spring. The traditional Maypole celebration of May Day was sponsored by the German club. Food and beverages were provided for the participants. The celebration offered students a chance to relax a little before the onslaught of final exams.

taking the initiative to do something.

"But it's pathetic [they] had to wait for a situation that drastic [to act]," she said.

Ginger Sanders, president of Shades of Ebony and a member of CORE, the Committee on Racial Equality, said she was

"very glad" about the diversity training.

While it will not make up for everything that has happened,

"it's a start," she said. •

AU student mourned

BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER

Memorial services were held recently for Caleb Moy, a sophomore fine arts major.

Reverend Laurie DeMott, AU's Interfaith Adviser, led the services in Susan Howell Hall on Apr. 27.

DeMott described Moy as "a real people person." She said he

"impressed everyone with his personality and charm."

DeMott added she was astounded by the large number of people who came to the memorial service. "He touched a lot of people," she said.

Tomas Gonzalez, acting director of Residence Life, stressed the importance of learning from such tragedies.

"If there is a lesson for everyone in Caleb's premature death, it is that no one should feel that

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Speaker remembers horrors during Holocaust

P ERSONALITIES

If you like the food you ordered at the L'il Alf Cafe, then the person to thank is Lisa

R A Y L I S A R A Y

Ray is the

Supervisor of the campus center eatery. She said she oversees just about everything that goes on at L'il Alf.

Ray makes the short drive from Hornell to work. At home, she has a family with three kids, ages 13,10 and 7.

A night person, Ray said her favorite part of her job isn't over- seeing everything, but totaling up students' orders behind the register as a cashier.

While not on the job, Ray is a softball player. She said she dreams of one day traveling to Hawaii for a dream vacation.

Given her choice of all the food in the cafe, Ray said she would order herself some chicken, or perhaps a pizza topped with fresh green peppers.

Ray said she enjoys reading the Arts section of the Fiat and her favorite color is mint green.

Ray also said her favorite movie is Ghost.

BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER

"None of our current languages- contain the words to describe the carnage... and the systematic killing," during the Holocaust, said Hedy Berliner.

Berliner, an Alfred resident, presented a first-person account of the Holocaust April 23 in honor of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

In front of more than 100 people, Berliner spoke of her experi- ences in Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen, some of the most infamous concentration camps.

Berliner said April 22 was the fifty-fourth anniversary of her arrival at Auschwitz.

Berliner and the other victims arrived in cattle cars, said Berliner. Sixty people were packed into each car without water or food for three days

straight, she said.

"The only thing I remember from that whole trip is the smell of feces and the smell of urine," she added.

According to Berliner, who was 14 at the time, the train arrived at Auschwitz at 4 a.m. It was dark, cold, windy and raining, she said.

She described the people waiting for the transport as "an army of SS agents with bayonets. [They were] screaming and yelling."

Immediately, Berliner said, the men and women were separated.

She said she screamed for her father. The people were then put in lines, said Berliner, and told not to worry, that the elderly and children were being taken to a bus and would meet them later.

Berliner said they were never seen again.

Berliner said she saw Dr.

Mengele, the Nazi doctor who per-

formed experiments on the people in the camps.

She said her father had told her to lie to him as he divided people to his left and right, so she told him she was 18, and that she and her mother were sisters.

However, she said her mother, who was holding her young cousin, refused to part from the girl, and was sent into the other line.

Berliner said Mengele separated them and told her, "You will meet soon."

Berliner said she waited every day for her mother to meet her and did not know her mother and cousin had been sent to the gas chambers until the woman who was in charge of their barracks showed her the crematoria.

Berliner said the woman told her, "That's where your mother is.

That's where my mother is. So get back and shut up."

Berliner said the goal of the Nazis was the extermination of

"free thinkers, socialists, liberals, the physically and mentally ill, criminals and the Jews."

"They didn't quite succeed, but they succeeded in killing almost all the Jews in Europe," she said.

Berliner said people should learn a lesson from the Holocaust.

She reminded audience members they would not go out on the street and ask a randomly selected person to take care of their check- books. She asked: So why would you allow people to make political decisions for you?

"Please get involved in your own local and national politics,"

she said. She implied an event like the Holocaust could happen in the United States.

"[Before the Holocaust] we had a very civilized and a very good life too," Berliner said. •

Students petition to prevent future Pine Hill construction

BY MEGAN ALLEN

Although there are no immediate plans for any construction on Pine Hill, students met April 28 to dis- cuss plans to ensure it remains untouched.

Pine Hill is the "next frontier"

for development, warned Laura

Kaplan, a senior member of Alfred Students Taking Environmental Responsibility.

The group sponsored the open meeting, which was attended by approximately 20 students and one professor.

Pine Hill, a wooded area located on the east side of campus, is cur-

rently undeveloped except for hik- ing trails. The land is available for Greek organizations that want to build houses, though none are building at the moment.

Currently one fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu, has a "long-term goal"

of moving to Pine Hill, commonly called "Greek Row," but it proba-

bly won't happen anytime soon, said the fraternity's vice president, Kurt Kochey.

Other possible uses for the land were explored in December in the Pine Hill Management Plan, a project commissioned by President

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GJ's incident was not racial

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DEAR EDITOR:

By now most of the local community is familiar with the "ugly"

events of March 29 in Alfred. It offends me so I feel I simply can not sit idly by and "forget" about it. Many of us in Alfred find it incredible that a relatively simple matter has been twisted into something so different than what it is. It seems that certain groups have taken it upon themselves to re-create this as a 'racially motivated' incident.

The whole situation that origi- nated with a group of unruly individuals has now degenerated into accusations of racism. Even if the facts are true, they could hardly be construed as being racist in nature.

It seems to me that one unidenti- fied person claiming in an e-mail message distributed by ALANA amounts to little more than a rumor.

The e-mail urged the boycotting of GJ's. This statement was made with absolutely no basis. That is because there is no basis for this statement.

After police were summoned, they arrested several individuals, some who were black, some who were white. Personally, I don't see what difference their race makes.

The facts of the matter are that several individuals were engaged in unlawful activities and a threat- ening the well being of others.

Then a group of individuals, decided to intervene in what had clearly become a police matter. They

thought the individual in police custody should be "released" and began a physical tug-of-war over the suspect. They were given warnings not to interfere with the arrest of their friend. By ignoring those warnings, they gave the police no choice but to take the next step to maintain the safety of the police officers and to maintain

^Certain groups have taken it upon themselves to re-create this as a 'racially motivated' incident"

custody of the subject by using

"pepper" spray. These individuals had committed a crime by interfer- ing with an officer. Before anyone concludes this use of force was not justified, consider that the police officers were out-numbered by at least twenty to one.

Please do not misunderstand me; I believe that any racial discrimination is wrong. But, let us place responsibility for the trouble on March 29 where it belongs:

squarely on the shoulders of those individuals who saw fit to act unlawfully. This simply had nothing to do with race.

Bottom line, the subjects arrested committed crimes, were sub- dued by police and arrested. It's all as simple as that.

Contrary to many claims, I

believe the officers of the APD showed great restraint in the han- dling of this situation, and the same high level of professionalism as always.

Many other facts seem to have been omitted in many of these

"news" stories. In fact many of these stories seem to be nothing more than a collection of unsub- stantiated accusations, including articles in the Fiat Lux and the Sunday Spectator's "Cheers and Jeers" column of April 4.

But this is only the beginning of what distresses me about this whole matter. Now the allegations of racism have spread to the Alfred business community-at-large. I have yet to hear any specifics to back them up.

From my experience as an Alfred businessperson for more than 18 years, I would say that 95 percent or more of the students in Alfred are decent, law-abiding young adults. The others who break laws and cause problems should be dealt with in an appropriate manner, just like the rest of society. I have no doubt that this is all this situation is about and I have confidence that in time this situation will be seen for exactly what it is. I find it reprehensible that some see this as an opportunity to further their own agendas, and to defend persons who have acted in a criminal manner.

Sincerely, Tim Koegel

Alfred Businessperson

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Fiat Lux staff reviews year

This year has been one of diverse events. Here are some of the high- lights:

• FineHost took over as the University's food services

• The Steinheim reopened as the Robert J. McComsey Career Development Center

• John Carvana resigned as director of the CDC

• Many returning students helped with Orientation activities

• Arby's and Pizza Hut opened in Alfred

• The police and AU Security started riding bikes

• One of WIC's publicity posters was deemed offensive

• Alfred Police Department cracked down on underage drinking, espe- cially at parties

• Tefft Residents painted their walls and some of their artwork, deemed unacceptable, was painted over

• The SUNY Chancellor visited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scholes Library and the SUNY system

• AU announced it would leave the President's Athletic Conference

• WALF shut down due to problems with DJs and management to later reopen under a new station manager

• A student committed suicide over winter break

• Senator Alfonse D'Amato was scheduled to speak at Commencement, the Art Union planned protests and he announced he would be unable to attend

• Paul Kingsbury was temporarily relieved from his duties as director of Greek Affairs

• FineHost was delisted from NASDAQ after encountering financial problems

• Several apartments were broken into over spring break

• Third Eye Blind, Smashmouth and Fat performed for a sold out crowd at the McLane Center

• Buffalo Crushed Stone donated over 300 acres to the University

• The search for a LAS Dean concluded without producing an accept- able candidate

• An incident at a local bar brought racial tensions to the surface amidst much controversy - ,^t#>vi „,„„„„„

Overall, the year has been a mix of positives and negatives. The controversy over the Tefft murals and the WIC poster caused the University community to examine issues of freedom of expression. We are glad the issues were discussed and hope we will make strides toward a less-regu- lated community in the future.

With the possibility remaining that D'Amato was deterred from speaking at Commencement by the threatened protests, students can feel confident that their opinions hold sway and a group of determined college students can change things.

Though we seem to be repeating our editorial of a year ago, we still feel that permanent staff members are more effective than acting or interim ones. The staff in the Residence Life office have been acting for a year, as has Kathy Woughter, acting director of the CDC. And it looks like Bill Hall will continue acting as LAS dean for a while.

On a somber note, with two suicides of AU students in less than six months and rumors of an attempt by another student, we feel the University should definitely look into the circumstances surrounding these events and take appropriate actions to protect students.

On a separate issue, we are disappointed that Christine Grontkowski, former dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will not be returning to teach next year as planned. We do, however, congratulate her on her position as Provost and Academic Vice President of Frostburg State University, Maryland.

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Debate about evolution requested

DEAR EDITOR:

On April 13, Eugenie Scott spoke at AU on "Teaching Evolution."

She has been the executive director of the National Center for Science Education Inc. since 1987.

I did not expect her talk to be balanced. She was not shy about pro- moting her group's agenda.

Scott encouraged her listeners to become involved with the PTA or school board if they want to promote the teaching of evolution as the only possible origin of life.

She opposes teaching evidence

L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R

against evolution, saying it is just a ruse to get religion into schools.

When asked, she admits there is scientific evidence that makes evo- lutionists look silly (I would like to see her list; I may have missed some.)

She warned that supporters of a balanced teaching of evolution and the scientific evidence that contra- dicts it are a Christian conspiracy.

She encouraged teachers to teach evolution more extensively and exclusively and listed several suc- cessful law suits against the teaching of "creationism."

She has compared evolution to the periodic table, but I do not know of any educated scientists who dispute the periodic table. No national organizations, like Scott's, are needed to prop it up either.

I think many in the Alfred community would be interested in a debate on this issue [that would]

provide equal time for both sides on this topic. If the creationists are as foolish as Scott indicates, it should become obvious in debate.

Sincerely, Peter Stull

Circumcision is not a need, only a choice

DEAR EDITOR:

Circumcision, the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, developed into a routine practice in the U.S. in the twenti- eth century. The U.S. is the only Western nation to practice routine, non-religious infant circumcision, where almost 60 percent of baby boys are still forced to undergo this painful surgery, done usually without anesthesia and always without the infant's consent. Worldwide, 85 percent of males are not circumcised.

In 1971 and 1975 the American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that there are "no valid medical indications for circumcision" of the newborn. Several profession-

al organizations have since agreed. Thomas J. Ritter, M.D.

and George C. Denniston, M.D., in their book Say No to

Circumcision! detail forty com- pelling reasons why circumcision is harmful to males.

Routine circumcision needless- ly adds millions of dollars every year to rising medical costs, and it has definite risks. The complica- tions are numerous, and can be tragic! Circumcision also causes a loss of some sexual sensations and function. For the uncircum- cised male and his female partner, the foreskin enhances sexual pleasure.

Some circumcised men who wish they had been left intact have undergone foreskin restora-

tion. The book, The Joy of Uncircumcising: Restore Your Birthright and Maximize Sexual Pleasure by Jim Bigelow, Ph.D., describes the surgical and non- surgical techniques and benefits of restoration. The best solution ultimately, however, is to not cir- cumcise infants in the first place!

Whereas millions of American males are subject to genital mutilation by infant circumcision, millions of females in Africa, parts of Asia, and many Islamic countries are victims of female genital mutilation. The time is long over- due for this suffering of children of both sexes to stop!

Sincerely, Petrina Fadel Request for input

Concerns have recently been brought to our attention about the Fiat Lux's policy of printing the police blotter and court report. Arguments against it include that it is a waste of space or is irrelevant because most named are not even AU students.

What do you think? Do you want to see the police blotter and court report printed? E-mail us at fiatlux@big- vax.alfred.edu and we will take your opinions into consideration.

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May 6, 1998 I Fiat LllX page 3 - Senior Shows

Senior Show

Fourth Floor Binns-Merrill

Harder Hall Mid Level

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Harder Hall Lower Level

Harder Hall

PHOTO BY JES COPE

Seniors Bridget Boss (center) and Liz Godfrey work in the glass shop on a few last pieces before their senior shows. Most seniors have been making work for their for shows at least a semester. Official installation of work began early this week.

Sara Alexander Peter Artin

Leslie Augenbraun Elizabeth Blomster Bridget Boss Patrick Brennan Christine Brown Joseph Cahill Marisa Capano Candice Cardasis Sarah Chambliss Ned Colclough Gianna Commito Jessica Cope Rob Davis

Christian DeLamielleure David Deily

Pearl Dick Brian Durkin Jeremy Entwistle Jamee Farinella

Meghan Fealy Niel Fegan Amy Fields Molly Finnan Aubrey Fletcher Geoff Flinchbaugh Jennifer Forti Brenda Gariepy Ian Gilula Liz Godfrey Roderick Hart Amber Herron Benjamin Hills Eric Hollender Noriko Ishikawa Rachael Johnson Kathryn Kowtun Amy LaPorte Amy Lamendola Marc Lawrence Steve Lee

Forrest Lesch-Middelton Amy Lindenbaum

Corey Lunn Jennie Lynch

The opening reception for the 1998 BFA

Exhibitions will begin

Saturday at 4:00;

many shows will remain open through graduation.

45 Carianne Mack 5

58 Debbie Ann Madonia 6

7 Eli Malcolm 9

26 Tammy-Ann Maloney 45

30/31 Mike Marschke 42

19 Alison Marzuoli 13

24 Eva Mettrey 5

50 Adrienne Metzinger 42

11 Hiromi Minagawa 3

57 Robert Montgomery 35

32 Donna Montilli 20

53 Kimberly Mowers 56

26 Rina Murao hair-pin

10 turn

41 Mike Nedich 27

6 Lara Odell 15

2 Scott Olson 53

52 Nate Overley 49

55 Marcia Palmer 1

36 Karin Paprocki 20

28/29 Lyn Parsons 3

28/29 Rachel Patterson 33 courtyard Kimberlee Praast 4

(near 51) Christina Pinton 46

25 Donna Provenzano 37

56 Nicole Quoss 25

36 Matt Reagan 28/29

40 Aaron Richardson 21

52 Brian Rumbolo 22/23

35 Andrea Rosselle 1

39 Jill Rozell 11

21 Paige Saez 44

43 Irene Saito 46

11 Jason Sargenti 44

51 Josh Schimsky 36

22/23 Rebecca Schneider 16

12 Devlin Shea 14

24 Corey Silverman 41

28/29 Adam Sorenson 19

27 Jason Stempel 18

34 Karen Swyler 13

40 Megan Taylor 46

2 Megan Thomas 30/31

34 Denise Valente 4

33 John Walsh 47

47 7 Dolly Yarur 53

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Six graduating Women's Studies minors took the spotlight at the last Women's Studies Roundtable of the semester. Each presented her own two credit independent study.

Beginning the presentation was De Anne Smith, an English major. Smith said she decided to create a project that would bene- fit people after she graduated.

She developed a project to con- nect student feminist groups in New York State through the Internet and e-mail.

The listserv has a unique spelling: Womunite. Other uni- versities, including Fredonia and Syracuse are "excited about it,"

Smith said.

Megan Allen, a communications major, wrote two issues of the Alphadelphian, the newslet- ter of the AU Women's Studies Program.

This project demanded a great deal of work, said Allen, but, "It gives me a real sense of pride."

Allen said her goal for this pub- lication was to "start discussion,"

and she said she believes she accomplished it.

Melissa Cianciulli, a political science major, wrote two papers.

Her first is an analysis of the first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. The other is titled

"Women, Power and Politics,"

Cianciulli said. The paper focuses

on women's roles from the 1950s to 1960s, she added.

Cianciulli said she examined how women are treated in the media, and "how far they have come." Cianciulli said she would eventually like to lobby for women's rights. She said she wants to "make some points heard."

Meghan Mercier, a history major, said she always wanted to make a quilt but "never had the initiative." So she made one.

Making the quilt was a long and sometimes tedious process Mercier said, but she pointed out that she ended up with a "pleas- ing product."

Cheryl Hurst, a sociology major, went to a Women's Leaders' conference in Washington D.C. This entailed two weeks of "intense academic work," she said.

Hurst said she learned

"women are in every sphere of society," in terms of their chosen careers.

Hurst said she believes women "can achieve anything, despite the discrimination."

Jeannette Oliver, a history major, wrote a personal analysis of what it is like to be a young woman dealing with the taboo of feminism.

She talked about her conclusion of "making the choice" of whether to label oneself as a feminist.

Once people decide to label themselves as feminists, Oliver said, they must decide what kind of feminists they are. She said she believes in order for feminists to become united, there must be a

"unification of learning."

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Edward G. Coll Jr. The plan, which was compiled by environmental studies students, included options such as building academic buildings or sports fields on the hill.

At that time Coll said he had no particular agenda in mind when commissioning the study. "I was interested to see other people's opinion of what the future of Pine Hill should be," he said at the time. He also said that development of Greek Row was his future goal for the land, however.

Last week, Coll said Greek Row

has been approved by the Faculty Senate and Trustees, though there is "no activity" among the Greek organizations to build on Pine Hill. No other construction is currently planned, he said.

The management plan was supervised by Jim Booker, assis- tant professor of economics and environmental studies, who attended the meeting April 28.

Though there are no definite building plans, "things are more imminent than three or four years ago," said Booker.

He listed the facts that Coll commissioned the study and that terms such as "fraternity drive"

are becoming more common around campus as reasons to

believe construction may be near.

To ward off construction, the concerned students are circulat- ing petitions asking that the land remain untouched. The group is also collecting letters and e-mails to send to Coll.

"[Students] are free to do what- ever they want," said Coll. He said he would forward any concerns to the Faculty Senate and the Trustees. He was not optimistic that future construction could be stopped, however, since future enrollment figures may necessi- tate building there, he explained.

Kaplan said such feedback won't dissuade the concerned students. "They will make their voice heard," she said. •

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ASTER members Nick Neddo, Leah Sarat and Maggie Ritnour sit in the campus center to encourage students to sign their petitions. They also asked people to write letters and e-mail to the administration voicing their thoughts on the development of Pine Hill.

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Insurance sought for partners

BY PATRICK BOYLE

Despite concern over the issue in Faculty Senate, AU is unlikely to provide health insurance for the partners of gay faculty and staff members any time soon.

Most health insurance providers will not provide the coverage and self-insurance would be a complicated undertaking for the University.

Alfred has had a policy providing "spousal equivalents" with certain benefits, such as tuition remis- sion and the waiver of library and fitness center fees, since 1993, but does not provide health insurance for them.

Joyce Rausch, the interim director of personnel, answered questions pertaining to the issue at last Friday's Faculty Senate meeting.

Rausch told Faculty Senate that extending the benefits through private insurance carriers is not currently an option.

She said she has investigated the major insurance companies in this area and none of these companies provide benefits to same sex partners.

Benefits could eventually be provided to the partners of gay faculty and staff members if the

University becomes self insured, but any such action is at least several years away, said President Edward G. Coll Jr.

Under such a plan, AU would have its own trust fund from which it would pay the medical claims of employees and their dependents, explained Rausch.

Rausch said self-insurance can be an extremely risky proposition.

In order to evaluate the financial strain this would cause, the University must have access to its claim records for at least three years, said Rausch. But she said this year will be the first for which the University will be able to obtain those records because of a BlueCross policy.

Another problem with self- insurance is the size of the University. Rausch said it is rec- ommended that an employer should have at least 500 subscribers before considering self- insurance, and the private sector of the University currently has only about 300 insured. Employees in the public sector of the University are covered under a different plan.

Coll said he would like to consider the possibility of self-insurance for AU and that he has been in con-

tact with officials at other schools to investigate the possibility of forming a consortium to broaden the base of subscribers for self- insurance.

Another possible alternative mentioned at last Friday's meeting, is for the University to provide gay faculty members with a stipend to privately obtain benefits for their partners.

Rausch said this is a complicated proposition because it might cause AU to be subject to regulation as a insurance-providing organization.

Roger Moritz, professor of mathematics and member of Faculty Senate, said even faculty members who may not approve of the gay lifestyle are not opposed to extending health insurance benefits.

Tom Peterson, a newly elected member of Faculty Senate, said the issue is sure to be discussed in future Senate meetings. He said obtaining the benefits is "essen- tial."

Stuart Campbell, professor of history, said, "It's about time that AU joined the civilized world and stopped dragging its feet. "

Coll said he is now going to ask the fringe benefits committee to look into the issue further. •

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they are alone," Gonzalez said.

"In troubled times, reach out.

Reach out to friends, family, or anyone here at the University.

We have staff in the halls and

counselors, all of whom are there for students. You are not alone.

There is always someone who can help," Gonzalez added.

Jerry Brody, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, addressed Student Senate the day after Moy's death and said he was impressed by the

work of the Residence Life staff and AU Security. Both groups responded quickly and profes- sionally, he said.

Moy committed suicide April 21 in his room in the suites.

Many who knew Moy said they did not wish to talk to the press at this point, •

Graduation speaker's book celebrates Irish

BY JENEEN E. LEHOCKY

This year's commencement speaker, Thomas Cahill, is perhaps best known for his book, How the Irish Saved Civilization.

In this book, Cahill describes the major influence which the Irish had on European culture.

He argues that in the "Dark Ages," following the fall of the Roman Empire, much of the existing ancient literature would have been lost, were it not for the Irish.

To explain this argument, Cahill tells the story of St.

Patrick, who was bom Patricius, a young British Roman captured and enslaved by the Irish. After escaping from captivity, Patrick became a priest and bishop and returned to Ireland as a mission- ary.

Through Patrick's efforts, Cahill explains, Ireland became Christian.

Monasteries began to form all over Ireland. They served as academic communities as well as religious. One of the main activities of these monasteries was copying and preserving of ancient classical literature as well as Irish literature, Cahill writes.

Cahill asserts that these monks allowed literacy to sur- vive. Throughout Europe, the tribes which defeated and replaced the Roman Empire

were largely illiterate, and many of the ancient texts were lost to them.

He writes, "While Rome and its ancient empire faded from memory and a new, illiterate Europe rose on its ruins, a vibrant, literary culture was blooming in secret along its Celtic fringe. It needed only one step more to close the circle, which would reconnect Europe to its own past by way of scribal Ireland."

This circle was closed, Cahill explains, when Irish missionar- ies began to travel around Europe, bringing not only their religious influence but their literacy to the "Dark Ages."

Cahill states that the Irish

"reestablished literacy and breathed new life into the exhausted literary culture of Europe. And that is how the Irish saved civilization."

In the final chapter of the book, Cahill asserts that, like the Roman Empire, our own culture will not last forever. "What will be lost, and what saved, of our civilization probably lies beyond our powers to decide."

He predicts that, like the Irish monks, those who will save our own civilization in the future will be "saints" who believe in hope and humanity.

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Hot Dog Day Facts

• Vendors sold 900 Smart Dogs and 4,340 hot dogs.

• There will be ten recipients of money raised from Hot Dog Day:

Alfred-Almond Little League, the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, the Allegany Council Mental Health Association, the Hornell chapter of the American Red Cross, Campfire Boys and Girls Incorporated, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, St. James Mercy Hospital-Almond House Project, the Allegany County Literacy Volunteers of America, Alfred Fire and Ambulance, and the Genesee Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

• One hundred gallons of soda were consumed.

•Seventy-five Hot Dog Day cups were sold for two dollars apiece.

The cups could be used for free refills all weekend after the origi- nal purchase.

• Thirty-nine children and 84 adults attended the Ice Cream

Bash Friday. They contributed

$270 to Hot Dog Day proceeds.

• The faculty-staff auction last November raised $1,100 for Hot Dog Day.

• Twenty teams participated in Mud Olympics, which took place in two truckloads worth of mud.

• Eighteen organizations marched and rode in the parade Saturday.

• Game rentals for the booths on Main Street cost $120.

• Douglas Drissel of the Skateboard Club won the Pine Hill Derby Friday evening.

• One hundred raffle tickets were sold. Fifteen Hot Dog Day shirts were purchased before Hot Dog Day.

• The Alfred Police Department put in 24 hours of overtime patrolling Hot Dog Day.

• Two cylinders of helium were rented, and 2,787 photocopies were made.

• Over $7,600 profit was made Saturday alone.

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Clockwise from upper left: »Children enjoy the balloon shaving booth at the carnival. Kids took home prizes for their efforts «Heidi Ackerman gets dragged along through the mud during the tug-of-war event of the Mud Olympics »UMOJA marches down Main Street during the parade. The group won an Alfie for their participation throughout the weekend • A child digs in to, surprise, a hot dog. The carnival offered fun for young and old alike «Brothers of Kappa Psi Upsilon grill up massive quantities of hot dogs for the festivities. Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha and PAW also served up hot dogs and hot dog alternatives.

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May 6, 1998 / Fiat Lux page 7 — H o t D o g D a y

Clockwise from above: «The Ice Cream Bash on Friday night allowed children and adults to make their own sundaes. Danny McCarthy entertained those who attended. *Zach Hampton, one of the organizers of the Pine Hill Derby, rides down Main Street during the parade with a train of other racers »Dave Silbergleit pushes Justin Randall through the mud in the wheelbarrow race. The Mud Olympics allowed for 20 teams to get messy Saturday afternoon »Jason Volk rides a unicycle alongside a biker during the parade. The parade also featured floats designed by student organizations. *A participant zips down Pine Hill as bystanders line the street. This was the Pine Hill Derby's inaugural year at AU.

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R E V I E W

Singers delighted audience

BY JASMINE LEUOCK

The AU Chamber Singers cele- brated five years of song at the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist church on Friday, April 24, per- forming a various pieces from past concerts.

Opening with the hymn "O Magnum Mysterium," by Tomas Luis de Victoria, the ensemble sur- rounded the audience and filled the Seventh Day Baptist Church with its soaring melodies.

The Elizabethan madrigal

"Fyer Fyer," composed by Thomas Morely, included a clever verse in which the singers chanted "fa la la..." while another section sang the word "heart," creating the effect of expressing the composer's feelings for his lover as something akin to "complete and utter indi- gestion," as Luanne Clarke, director of the group, quipped.

Another madrigal followed,

"Draw On Sweet Night," by John Wilbye. The piece was beautifully rendered with a wistful air, and showed the group's ability to blend and contrast the men's and women's voices.

One of the most intense and complex pieces of their repertoire,

"Ecce Homo," by Jeffrey Ryan, had an improvisational, echoing feel. Voices bounced around each other as the melodies gradually broadened and deepened.

Senior Ben Hills augmented this tumbling, intensifying effect with his solo as the piece came to its haunting end.

Seniors Christina Pinton and Erik Myers were featured in the next piece, "L'amour de Moi,"

arranged by Ward Swingle. The percussion and rhythm of the piece played nicely with the flowing melodies.

The group performed a selection of pieces from their 1995 "for kids only" concert. "Jumping Jacks," by Stephanie de Kennessy, included iun and silly renditions of songs about "Chicken Dreams," "The Ghost Who Lost Its Boo," "Four Ferocious Tigers" and even a

"Goblin Lullaby."

The children's pieces were audience favorites and enjoyed enthu- siastic applause.

The next piece, "Country Dances," another Ward Swingle arrangement, retained the "ho- down" feel, and included all the

"tunes he only knew by ear," as the piece affirms.

Many tunes were included that sounded familiar, but lack of dic- tion caused some of the lyrics to elude the listener.

Returning to a slower, softer mood, the ensemble presented K.

Lee Scott's "Welsh Lullabye."

Soloist Brandy Russell vocalized beautifully in the gentle lullaby.

"Elijah Rock," by Moses Hogan, was a chant-like march, full of rhythm. The melody rose and fell in pitch and intensity, and shone with the energy of the singers.

A perfect conclusion to the evening was the encore piece

"Java Jive." Strains of "waiter, waiter, percolator," and quivering sighs of "oh boy" captured the excitement pursuant on drinking the caffeinated beverages.

Overall, the ensemble performed a sonorous, energetic, and enjoyable concert.

PHOTO BY JAY WEISBERGER

Freshman Maggie Fairman, left, is confronted by Keli Turner, adorned with a whip and handcuffs. Both attended Glam Slam, sponsored by Spectrum, on Friday, May 1 in the Knight Club. The event's theme for the spring semester was fetishes. The dance event won an Alfie at last weekend's ceremonies for Best Campus- wide event.

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After the lively, sun-filled activities of the Hot Dog Day carnival, a stimulating evening of classical orchestral music offered a harmo- nious means to unwind.

Opening with "Sinfonia in G," a piece by Johann Stamitz, the ensemble's allegro movement danced masterfully with a metered balance of tempo and dynamics.

The presto movement displayed the group's skill with intricate fin- gering and ability to maintain unity of tempo.

Soloists Rina Murao and conduc- tor Lisa Lantz led Bach's

"Concerto is D Minor, for Two Violins, bwv 1043." through its complex melodies and counter melodies with perfect precision and delicately harnessed emotion.

The orchestra's dynamics and completeness of phrases raised the intensity of the piece through its vivace and largo movements.

Despite the unwelcome intru- sion of a fire drill in the early part of the third movement of the piece, the ensemble resumed with the same energy and tempo as before the drill. The piece concluded with an exquisite interplay between the duetists and the orchestra.

The orchestra's soft, moving strains provided a balance for the expert trills, turns, and runs of the piano solo in "Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, bwv 1052," featuring pianist Robert Brooks. The allegro movement gradually grew in intensity and then broke into a moment of complete silence.

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May 6, 1998 / Fiat Lux page 9 - S p o r t s

Moretti forecasts bright future for AU athletics

BY JAY WEISBERGER

Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach, Jim Moretti, says he is happy with where the athletic program stands.

A year ago, the Fiat Lux reported that the athletic program was "stagnant." At the time, Moretti agreed with such an opinion. Now, things are different.

"It's not stagnant anymore,"

said an upbeat Moretti in a recent interview.

Moretti commented on the changes that the AU sports program has undergone.

Among the goals of the athletic department was making Alfred a friendlier place for sports events, said Moretti, who stressed that the University wants its games to be "first-class events."

While he said he was not thrilled about the win-loss record for teams, Moretti said in general teams are moving in the right direction.

He said that better recruiting will help the Saxons field better teams in the future.

"We want to recruit good play-

ers and good students," said Moretti of the strategy.

One thing Saxon teams will do differently next year is play without a conference, as AU is leaving the President's Athletic Conference, said Moretti.

Moretti said this is hardly a problem. "There are plenty of upstate, private schools we can play," he said.

Moretti mentioned the department is looking at other conferences for AU. He spoke of two in- state conferences AU may look to join.

"That won't be for a few years," Moretti pointed out, as these conferences have a morato- rium on allowing new schools to enter.

More things seem to be in the works for facility upgrades, said Moretti.

Moretti said he has a wish list of things he would like to do, including upgrading Merrill Field.

"I would eventually like to get new bleachers for the visiting side," said Moretti.

Moretti also addressed the issue of getting new turf for

Merrill Field.

Moretti explained that the funding isn't available yet. He said it "will be coming sooner as opposed to later," however.

Moretti said he also has some thoughts on what he would like

tt We want to recruit good

players and good students"

to do with land the University recently acquired from Buffalo Crushed Stone.

"There are about 20 acres of usable, flat land," Moretti stated.

"I would love to see acres of play- ing fields."

Moretti said that adding more athletic fields there will allow for several sports to all practice at once. Today, AU teams can use the stadium or Tucker Field to practice.

He said some other possibili- ties include baseball and softball fields, as well as a track, built upon the site.

He stressed such fields won't be there for at least a few years and that there are no definite plans for the property.

Looking to the long term, Moretti said adding more teams is a possibility.

"I'd like to look into women's field hockey; possibly baseball,"

he said.

He noted the problem with baseball at AU would be the weather.

"We have to ask, with the weather here, can we play from April 1 to May 1?" Moretti said.

Fortunately for the school, Moretti said, AU will probably have no problem expanding as they meet one of the require- ments for expansion under Title IX, the act that calls for equal opportunities to play for both sexes.

"We have a history of expansion for the under-represented sex," said Moretti. This opens the door for expansion.

Other sports being considered are men's volleyball and synchro- nized swimming, Moretti added.

One thing that won't be changing next year is who coaches the

C O L U M N

football team. Jim Moretti will again be at the reins of the squad.

Moretti said he is excited about the upcoming season.

Moretti said he hopes, after some humbling defeats this past fall, the team will go out next year to get their pride back and win.

Moretti said he believes wins will translate into fans. "You have to win if you want the crowds," he said.

Moretti said if the teams start winning, campus pride will be visible in the stands.

He added he wants to change the recent trend in Saxon athletics. "In the 70s and 80s, we won consistently," Moretti pointed out. "In the 90s, we've been luke- warm." Moretti said he foresees this changing.

Some teams, like the women's soccer team, the ski team and the women's volleyball, had much success this year, Moretti explained.

All in all, Moretti said he is excited about the coming years.

"We've gone through a period of change," said Moretti. Now, he said, there will be improvements on and off the field.

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Women's Lacrosse (7-7):

The Women's Lacrosse Team finished their season on a three- game win streak.

Last Tuesday, the women had a gut-check as they went into half- time down 10-1 at Geneseo.

However, powered with 5 goals by Lindsay Calkins, the Saxons rallied and won the nail-biter 11- 10.

Calkins broke Lauren D'Aurio's single season scoring record with 61 goals and 12 assists on the season.

Calkins, Amy Lamendola and D'Aurio have all scored at least 100 points in their college careers.

Men's Lacrosse (4-7,1-3)

The Men's Lacrosse Team suf- fered losses to the #1 and #3 teams in the nation.

#3 Nazareth defeated the Saxons 17-4.

The Saxons played little better against #1 ranked Ohio Wesleyan.

The Bishops defeated the Saxons 20-8.

Leading the way for the Saxons was Jamie Pierce, who scored two goals and two assists.

With his scoring this past weekend, Pierce moved to number five on the career assist list.

The Saxons traveled to Super Six Conference rival Cortland on Saturday to finish out their season.

Men's Outdoor Track:- -

The Men's Outdoor Track team was unable to repeat as PAC Champions. However, the team finished in a strong second place.

Sophomore Rob Winkky broke a track record while winning the 10,000 meters. Winkky also won the 5,000 meters.

Senior thrower Zach Homrighaus threw a personal best in the hammer en route to winning the event. Homrighaus also placed second in the shot-put and third in the discus. He placed third overall in individual points at the meet.

Kurt Edmiston won the 400 hurdles and John Wolcott won the pole vault for the Saxons.

Women's Outdoor Track:

Despite bringing only six ath- letes to the PAC Championships, the Saxons finished fourth overall.

Jen Ares set a new school

record time while winning the 400 meters. She was also third in the 200 meters. Sha-Nekwa DeRoche placed second in the 200 meters.

Abi Olson competed at Cornell instead of at the PAC Championships. She broke the school record in the 3,000-meter.

Softball (0-16):

A rainout caused the softball team's season to end winless.

The Saxons lost to St. John Fisher 9-1 and 13-0, Keuka 11-3 and 10-2, Fredonia 8-4 and 14-11 and Geneseo 7-2 and 9-0.

They were led this season by freshman Jen Benson who batted .373 and had a team-high 19 hits and 11 runs scored.

Equestrian:

Kate Bond, the reserve champi- on in advanced walk-trot-canter at Zones, competed at the Intercollegian Horse Show

Association National Championships.

Men's Tennis (6-8):

The Men's Tennis Team lost to Fredonia 5-4, St. John Fisher 9-0 and to Ithaca 7-2 to finish out the season.

BY ANDY BERMAN

The Designated Hitter in the American League is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season.

In 1973, Ron Bloomberg was the first person to play as the DH.

Now, the DH has become a position for aging or injured hitters. Such players as Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson played DH.

This allowed them to extend their careers because they didn't have the daily wear-and-tear on their bodies other players receive.

Some of today's best hitters, such as Frank Thomas, Mo Vaughn and Mark McGuire, will eventually become DH's in the AL when their gloves begin to fail them.

The DH was originally brought into play to give the AL more offense to boost attendance. It has certainly done that.

Since 1973, batting averages have gone up about ten points from before the DH. Also, aver- age runs per game are up almost

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In the National League, the pitchers bat. What is interesting is that this season the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the AL to the NL because of the divisional realignment.

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I P O I I C E B L O T T E R • C O U R T R E P O R T

The Alfred Police Department reported the following arrests and complaints from Apr IS to Apr 27.

Arrests:

Petit Larceny:

• John Wheatley, 20, Alfred (Apr 16)

• 18-year-old male (Apr 25)

• Jason Voellinger, 20, Conesus (Apr 25)

Open Container:

• Allison Mene (Apr 18)

• Pamela Prounoske (Apr 18)

• Elisabeth Herman (Apr 18)

• Randal Wood, 23, Northampton (Apr 19)

• Adam Weitz, 27, Alfred (Apr 23)

• David Brooks, 22, Lockport (Apr 23)

• Jamee Farinella, 22, Alfred (Apr 24)

• Shannon Schneider, 21, Cortland (Apr 25)

• David Cartwright (Apr 25)

• Melissa John (Apr 25)

• Joseph Smith (Apr 25)

• Heidi Reynolds (Apr 25)

• Michael Green (Apr 25)

• Jillmarie Giardina (Apr 25)

• Jeremy Bateman (Apr 25)

• Michael Benoit (Apr 25)

• Phyllis Feil (Apr 25)

• Carley Smith (Apr 25)

• Matthew Gerstung (Apr 25)

• Andrew Denne (Apr 25)

• Benjamin Mancini (Apr 25)

• Florian Wiener (Apr 25)

• Mart Ford (Apr 25)

• Timothy Bott (Apr 25)

• Bryan Herrlich (Apr 25)

• Paul DeGraff (Apr 25)

• Matthew Rose (Apr 25)

• Brendan Smith (Apr 25)

• Joseph Zanghi (Apr 25)

• Stephen Dixon (Apr 25)

• Vanessa Valentine (Apr 25)

• Charles Moore (Apr 25)

• Christopher Carr (Apr 25)

• Gregory Humbert (Apr 25)

• Donald Klein (Apr 25) DWI:

• James T. Babcock, 38, Hornell, also unsafe backing and leaving the scene of a property damage motor vehicle accident (Apr 24)

• William Pearl, 37, Hornell (Apr 25)

• Clark Garner (Apr 27) Other:

• David Elish, 21, Rockville, disorderly conduct (Apr 19)

• Daniel Rosen, 19, Schenectady, aggravated harassment 2nd (Apr 21)

• Daniel Stillman, 19, Cuba, unlawful possession of marijuana (Apr 23)

Complaints:

Burglary:

• S. Main St. (Apr 13)

• Rte. 244 (Apr 15) Larceny:

• Glen St. (Apr 16)

• State St. (Apr 22) Disorderly People:

• N. Main St. (Apr 17)

• Elm St. (Apr 17)

• Hillcrest Dr. (Apr 25) Disabled Vehicle:

• Reynolds St. (Apr 13)

• Rte. 244 (Apr 22)

• Rte. 10 (Apr 24) Noise Problem:

• Church St. (Apr 19)

• S. Main St. (Apr 26)

• Fraternity Row (Apr 26) Alarm Activation:

• Glen St. (Apr 19)

• N. Main St. (Apr 19)

• N.Main St. (Apr 22) Criminal Mischief:

• State St. (Apr 26) Parking Problems:

• S.Main St. (Apr 22)

• Reynolds St. (Apr 26) Other:

• Civil problem, N. Main St.

(Apr 13)

• Person shooting B.B. gun, Elm St. (Apr 14)

• Small quantity of a drug found by police, Lower College Dr.

(Apr 14)

• Hit-and-run accident with a turkey (Apr 16)

• Damage to a vehicle, State St.

(Apr 16)

• Erratic driver, Rte. 21 (Apr 17)

• Hazing, W. University St. (Apr 21)

• Missing person, Rte. 21 (Apr 21)

• Car damaged, McLane parking lot (Apr 21)

• Dog found, W. University St.

(Apr 22)

• Bad check, UniMart, Alfred (Apr 22)

• Suspicious vehicle, Sayles St.

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• Traffic light malfunction, N.

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• Aggravated harrasment, N.

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• Lost property (Apr 26)

• Hit-and-run motor vehicle accident, N. Main St. (Apr 27)

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• Irving M. Banks, Syracuse ($100)

• Shaun M. Clark, Perkinsville ($130)

• Matthew F. Schramm, Dansville ($120)

• Christie A. Yurisic, Pittsburgh, Pa. ($125)

• Gregory J. Argentieri, Hornell ($130)

• Mary E. Canty, Hornell ($130)

• Keith M. Habberfield, Scio, reduced to no seatbelt driver ($80)

• Bruce R. Laplant, Webster ($120)

• Jeanette O. Muck, West Henrietta ($120)

• James P. Donnelly, Attica ($120)

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• Debra F. Bossie, Almond ($80)

• William M. Kellner, Shirley ($80)

• Robert A. Scigliano, Rochester ($80)

• Shehla Latif, Alfred ($80)

• David M. Stevens, Candor ($80)

Speed in Zone:

• Jamie L. Corts, Kingston ($90)

• Troy J. Robbins, Corning ($90)

• John D. Farrelly, Homer ($90)

• Justin P. Bourbonnais, Rochester, reduced to failure to obey traffic device ($130)

• Jamie C. Green, Wellsville ($90)

• Lance L. Fairwell, Rochester ($90)

• Jason R. Linneke, Scio ($90)

• Joshua O. McWhorter, Argyle ($90)

• Michelle L. Stone, Wellsville ($60)

Open Container:

• Michelandgo Lamberty, Alfred ($25)

• Michael R. Sherman, Pine City, posted bail ($25)

• Cordell R. Cordaro, Rochester ($25)

DWI:

• Joseph W. Moroz, Rochester, reduced to DWAI ($380)

• Kurt M. Rittenmyer, Alfred Station, reduced to reckless driving ($230)

Possession of Marijuana:

• Trevor J. Bertlesman, New Hartford ($100)

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• Joseph W. Moroz, Rochester, failure to keep right ($100)

• Lance L. Fairwell, Rochester, AUO 3rd ($230)

• Kris ten H. Chriscaden, Canisteo, failure to yield when entering highway ($90)

• Matthew T. Duboise, Newark, altered driver's license ($130)

• W. F. Pittsley 3rd, Oswego, vio- lation of noise ordinance ($50)

• Sarah C. Holler, Middleburg, Pa., speed in excess of 55 mph, reduced to failure to obey traffic device ($130)

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• Philip S. Bailey, Niagara Falls, possession of alcohol by a minor ($50)

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