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Voluine 71, number 3 Alfred, New York I t-bruarv 25, 1980
Administrators respond to allegations
Dr. Randy McGowen
McGowan:
A vital element
By Virginia Mills S e v e r a l faculty m e m b e r s feel t h a t R a n d a l l McGowen, Assistant P r o f e s s o r of His tory, is an i n t e g r a l part of the Alfred University c o m m u n - i t y . His i m p o r t a n c e g o e s beyond t h a t of a history instructor*
Stuart C a m p b e l l . P r o f e s s o r of History, who has been teaching at Alfred since 1965, said t h a t McGowen " i s one of the finest t e a c h e r s that I've seen at Alfred in a n u m b e r of y e a r s . . . o n e of the m o s t effec- tive l e c t u r e r s that I've heard at A l f r e d . "
" R a n d y is one of the m o s t valuable faculty m e m b e r s in the Liberal Arts College...be- c a u s e he has such a t r u e interdisciplinary b r e a d t h , "
c o m m e n t e d Tom P e t e r s o n , Assitant P r o f e s s o r of Reli- gion. His i n t e r e s t s go beyond h i s t o r i c a l s t u d i e s : philo- sophy, l i t e r a t u r e , films, a r t , and m u s i c .
Campbell feels t h a t Ran- d y ' s c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e College is " e q u i v a l e n t to two or t h r e e " a v e r a g e faculty m e m b e r s . To let him go is
" w o r s e than a m i s t a k e , it's a b l u n d e r . "
P r o f e s s o r G a r y Horowitz, as head of the Division of H u m a n S u d i e s f e e l s t h a t McGowen h a s a " t r e m e n d o u s influence in the division."
R a n d y believes t h a t he " f i t s into the p r o g r a m well." His i n t e r e s t s in social and British histories a r e unique to the d e p a r t m e n t . W i t h o u t h i m , courses in these a r e a s would not be a v a i l a b l e at Alfred U n i v e r s i t y .
Tom P e t e r s o n pointed out R a n d y ' s " e x t r a o r d i n a r y " in- fluence on the Western Civili- zation p r o g r a m , due to his a m p l i t u d e of i n t e r e s t s . P e t e r - son feels t h a t this p r o g r a m would s u f f e r g r e a t l y without McGowen.
Many a g r e e with P e t e r s o n ,
in t h a t " i t ' s not so m u c h the position a s an historian, but as a wide c o n t r i b u t o r . "
P r o f e s s o r Val Cushing, from the College of Art and Design, sees R a n d y a s a " v i t a l f o r c e "
behind the University, and the " e n t i r e Alfred c o m m u n - ity."
As c h a i r p e r s o n of t h e Liberal Arts F a c u l t y Council, Dr. Steve P e t e r s o n (Associ- ate P r o f e s s o r of Political S c i e n c e ) , w o r k s with McGowen on faculty con- cerns. R a n d y holds the chair on the University F a c u l t y Council. P e t e r s o n believes R a n d y " h a s good ideas...he is a congenial c o l l e a g u e , " and
" a valuable com m odity to the college c o m m u n i t y . "
To P e t e r s o n , R a n d y ' s leav- ing r a i s e s t h e i s s u e of educational quality v e r s u s job security ( t e n u r e ) . He feels that " t e n u r e is ridicu- lous." But Val Cushing points out t h a t " t h e t e n u r e system was supposed to be a way of p r e s e r v i n g q u a l i t y . " It is a case of " t h e o r y v e r s u s prac- tice."
Cushing concluded: "if you have and o u t s t a n d i n g teach er, you've got to keep h i m . "
T h i s is " t h e e s s e n c e of e d u c a t i o n . " D a v i d O h a r a , P r o f e s s o r of English, believes that " t h e r e should be s o m e g r e a t effort m a d e to hold him...to lose R a n d y is to really e x p e r i e n c e a loss."
McGowen d e e m s t h a t the University " s e e m s too con- cerned with a d m i n i s t r a t i v e issues as opposed to the a c a d e m i c e n v i r o n m e n t and student-faculty i n t e r a c t i o n . "
He u n d e r s t a n d s e c o n o m i c concerns, but Alfred Univer- sity " m u s t m a k e a clear c o m m i t m e n t to liberal a r t s and h u m a n i t i e s . "
" I f e a r t h a t this is one m o r e case w h e r e we pay lip-service to one set of values, and act upon a n o t h e r , " c o m m e n t e d Stuart C a m p b e l l .
Editor's Note
In the l a s t issue of the Fiat Lux, a very c o n t r o v e r s i a l
topic was b r o u g h t to the attention of the s t u d e n t body, a s w e l l a s , i t s o u t s i d e c o m m u n i t y . This issue con- c e r n e d the r e s i g n a t i o n of two H e a d R e s i d e n t s , S h a w n Rozette and M a r i a H o c h b e r g . Included in this a r t i c l e w e r e topics t h a t would n o r m a l l y be k e p t c o n f i d e n t i a l by t h e Student A f f a i r s A d m i n i s t r a - tion.
Although these issues a r e n o r m a l l y kept confidential, allegations w e r e m a d e to- w a r d the S t u d e n t A f f a i r s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n which dealt with the m a n n e r in which they a p p r o a c h e d v a r i o u s situ- ations. We (of the F i a t Lux) feel that this issue should be fully investigated so s t u d e n t s and faculty can d r a w their own conclusion a s to the actions of these a d m i n i s t r a - tors.
Dean King was asked by the F i a t Lux to c o m m e n t on this issue. He p r e f e r e d not to;
however, we w e r e g r a n t e d interviews by Robie M c F a r - land and Lynn J a n s k y .
By David Mahalick Fiat: Shawn Rozette stated that a r e s i d e n t of Kruson Hall had alledgedly pointed a gun at her f a c e is this t r u e or false?
McFarland: I believe t h a t the i n c i d e n t s u r r o u n d i n g t h e event goes like this: The student was at one end of the hall, Shawn walked up the s t a i r s at the other end of the hall, asked the student w h a t he w a s doing with the gun and the student just turned a r o u n d like this (a c i r c u l a r m o v e m e n t implying that the gun was being pointed at her f a c e ) . . . T h a t ' s m y u n d e r - s t a n d i n g of it...I w a s n ' t there.
Fiat: What was the i m m e d i a t e action taken?
McFarland: I don't r e m e m ber right off hand.
Fiat: Was the student admit- ted as an alcoholic to Alfred University?
McFarland: He could have been. I don't think that either myself nor the Admissions office were a w a r e of that at the time of his a d m i s s i o n . Fiat: Why w a s n ' t he reciev- ing any counseling while he was here?
McFarland: I don't know how to a n s w e r this b e c a u s e in the first place the fact that he did have a drinking problem was confidential and the m a n n e r in which we were dealing with it was also confidential to protect his rights. I don't know what I can tell you.
G e n e r a l l y , w h e n we a r e a w a r e of the f a c t t h a t a person has a drinking prob- lem we u r g e them to seek counseling... we cannot m a k e t h e m .
Fiat: Was the student kept under any type of special s u r v e i l l a n c e ?
McFarland: The staff was m a d e a w a r e of his condition
to the best t h a t we knew of it.
Fiat: A f t e r the s t u d e n t w a s e x p e l l e d f r o m s c h o o l , he r e t u r n e d and t h r e a t e n e d the life of t h e s t u d e n t w h o testified a g a i n s t him. How did the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e a c t to this?
McFarland: I d o n ' t know t h a t I was a w a r e of the f a c t t h a t he c a m e back and t h r e a t e n e d a student.
Fiat: Were you a w a r e of the f a c t t h a t d r u g s w e r e being sold on the second floor of Kruson Hall?
McFarland: I w a s a w a r e of the f a c t t h a t t h e r e was s o m e c o n c e r n t h a t t h e r e w e r e allegely d r u g s being sold over there. I d o n ' t know t h a t in any point of t i m e I got any firm evidence.
F i a t : W e r e n ' t t h e p o l i c e called in to i n v e s t i g a t e this m a t t e r s e v e r a l t i m e s ? McFarland: Well, yes be- c a u s e we t h o u g h t d r u g s w e r e being sold.
Fiat: Is it t r u e t h a t you s t a t e d a t a staff m e e t i n g t h a t these d r u g s w e r e being sold to " B o y S c o u t s ? "
McFarland: No, I d i d n ' t say that.
Fiat: Do you r e c a l l Bob Kelley s a y i n g t h a t ?
McFarland: I d o n ' t r e c a l l w h e r e t h a t specific i n f o r m a - tion c a m e f r o m . To s o m e of the s t a f f ' s recollection, they
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Fiat: We spoke with s e v e r a l Head R e s i d e n t s in c o n f i d e n c e and they said t h a t it w a s b r o u g h t up a t a staff m e e t i n g . They d i d n ' t r e c a l l w h e t h e r y o u s a i d i t or o n e o t h e r specific p e r s o n . Do you h a v e any c o m m e n t to this state- m e n t ?
McFarland: If I s t a t e d t h a t it was in a m a n n e r t h a t - this is a n o t h e r r u m o u r going a r o u n d - t h a t this is s o m e t h i n g t h a t s o m e o n e s a i d or t h i s is s o m e t h i n g t h a t had c o m e up.
I d o n ' t know t h a t a t any point we had indicated t h a t we had a b s o l u t e p r o o f t h a t Boy Scouts w e r e going up t h e r e , and a g a i n this is i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t should h a v e been confi- dential. I t had been m e a n t a s i n f o r m a t i o n for the s t a f f . I t w a s m e a n t for them to keep their e y e s open so t h a t the c o m m u n i t y or w h o e v e r had said t h a t Boy Scouts w e r e up t h e r e buying...I m a y h a v e told them t h a t b u t I w a s j u s t r e l a y i n g i n f o r m a t i o n f o r them to keep their e y e s open.
Fiat: Well, do you think t h a t Shawn had j u s t m a d e this up?
McFarland: I d o n ' t know w h e r e it c a m e f r o m . I j u s t know t h a t d u r i n g t h a t period of time, when we w e r e t a l k i n g a b o u t d r u g s , t h a t Boy Scouts c a m e up and t h a t t h e r e w a s s o m e mention of the f a c t t h a t t h e r e w e r e Boy Scouts up Continued on Page 7
A.U.energy
By Chris Ballantyne According to R o b e r t Hey- wood, Vice P r e s i d e n t for business and finance, Alfred University has r e d u c e d its consumption of n a t u r a l g a s and electricity. Heywood stated t h a t the consumption of n a t u r a l g a s is down 17%
this y e a r , and t h a t this would work out to a s a v i n g s of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $25,000 a t last y e a r ' s prices. Additionally, a savings of $3800 h a s been r e a l i z e d d u e to a 4V2%
d e c r e a s e in t h e u s e of electricity. When questioned f u r t h e r about the savings Heywood r e s p o n d e d , " W h a t w e ' r e doing is having a savings of i n c r e a s e d c o s t s . "
How much of this can be a t t r i b u t e d to the w e a t h e r ? D r . G a y l o r d R o u g h , AU Biologist and r e s i d e n t mete- orologist, s a y s t h a t d e g r e e days a r e 9.6% fewer than l a s t y e a r . Thus, even t a k i n g the mild winter into considera- t i o n , t h e c o n s u m p t i o n of energy r e m a i n s slightly less than previous y e a r s .
When asked a b o u t e n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n , E u g e n e Slack, Director of P h y s i c a l P l a n t , said that the University h a s reduced its consumption of n a t u r a l gas by 40% over the last seven y e a r s . ( D u r i n g t h a t s a m e period, the cost of n a t u r a l g a s i n c r e a s e d 186%, thus forcing the U n i v e r s i t y to f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e its e n e r g y e x p e n d i t u r e s . )
E n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n pro- j e c t s a r o u n d c a m p u s h a v e been n u m e r o u s the p a s t few y e a r s , a s the school a t t e m p t s to c o m b a t the problem t h a t plagues us all: rising costs.
With the exception of Open- hym and the F o r d S t r e e t A p a r t m e n t s , all r e s i d e n c e halls h a v e been involved in an e x t e n - s i v e i n s u l a t i o n p r o - g r a m . Other buildings such as Davis Gym and Allen Hall have been r e t r o f i t t e d . ( T h e term r e t r o f i t is used by e n g i n e e r s to d e s c r i b e work done to an existing s t r u c t u r e s in order to m a k e it m o r e
e n e r g y e f f i c i e n t ) .
In addition to these pro- jects, the U n i v e r s i t y m u s t comply with the e m e r g e n c y and cooling r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t were p r o m u l g a t e d by the D e p a r t m e n t of E n e r g y l a s t August. These r e g u l a t i o n s r e q u i r e t h a t all public build- ings, (with the exception of r e s i d e n c e halls and m e d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s ) , be h e a t e d no higher than 65 d e g r e e s in w i n t e r . m o n t h s , and cooled no lower than 78 d e g r e e s in the s u m m e r m o n t h s .
C l e a r l y , t h e U n i v e r s i t y which s p e n d s u p w a r d s of
$425,000 for e n e r g y e a c h y e a r , has taken steps to r e d u c e consumption, and m a k e exist- ing facilities m o r e efficient.
The next s t e p is up to the m e m b e r s of this c o m m u p i t y , and the r e a d e r s of this p a p e r . C o n s e r v e E n e r g y - We c a n ' t a f f o r d to w a s t e it!
J2 Alfred, New York February 25,1980
Editorial
A l f r e d University h a s t a k e n s o m e s t e p s m e n e r g y conservation. T h e s e s t e p s a r e c o n s i d e r a b l e . H o w e v e r , t h e y a r e not enough: A c c o r d i n g to Bob H e y w o o d , Vice P r e s i d e n t f o r Business a n d f i n a n c e , University c o n s u m p t i o n of n a t u r a l g a s is down 17 p e r c e n t t h i s y e a r , along with 4VS p e r c e n t d e c r e a s e in electricity u s e . T h e s e f i g u r e s could b e s i g n i f i c a n t l y f u r t h e r e d by a stringent e f f o r t on t h e p a r t of t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
Many of t h e c a m p u s buildings h a v e u n d e r g o n e extensive insulative m e a s u r e s ; a l t h o u g h it s e e m s t h a t t h e s t e p s in h e a t i n g c o n s e r v a t i o n h a v e only just b e g u n . In t h e l a s t i s s u e of t h e Fiat Lux a l e t t e r w a s p u b l i s h e d in r e g a r d to t h e poorly i n s u l a t e d w i n d o w s in m a n y of t h e d o r m i t o r i e s . W e a t h e r s t r i p p i n g w o u l d b e a solution to t h i s p r o b l e m ; its e f f e c t s a r e t r e m e n d o u s in keeping t h e h e a t in a n d t h e cold out. W h a t a b o u t d r a p e r i e s ? Some of t h e buildings a r o u n d c a m p u s a l r e a d y h a v e t h e m . But t h e u s e of t h e m f o r e n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n is not e n f o r c e d . H e r r i c k M e m o r i a l L i b r a r y a n d t h e C a m p u s C e n t e r a r e e x a m p l e s of this. T h e s e buildings s h o u l d h a v e s t r i c t r e g u l a t i o n s in d e m a n d i n g t h a t t h e s e d r a p e s b e c l o s e d f o r t h e six to eight h o u r s t h a t t h e s e buildings a r e c l o s e d e a c h night.
Following t h e E m e r g e n c y H e a t i n g a n d Cooling Regulations t h a t w e r e p r o c l a i m e d by t h e D e p a r t m e n t of E n e r g y l a s t A u g u s t , A l f r e d University h a s b e e n r e q u i r e d to k e e p h e a t a t 65 d e g r e e s or l o w e r in all p u b l i c buildings - e x c e p t r e s i d e n c e h a l l s a n d m e d i c a l facilities. W h y not e n f o r c e t h i s in d o r m a t o r i e s ? W h e n t h e h e a t is k e p t on in m a n y d o r m rooms, one c a n b e c o m f o r t a b l e w e a r i n g a T - s h i r t . T h i s should not b e . I n s u c h a t i m e of crisis,
w e , a s over-indulgent A m e r i c a n s , m u s t s a c r i f i c e s o m e of o u r comfort, b e f o r e it e x p i r e s . A n e x t r a b l a n k e t on t h e b e d , a n d w e a r i n g a s w e a t e r while lounging a r o u n d t h e room w o u l d p r o v e s u f f i c i e n t . So w h a t if w e a r e cold f o r a m i n u t e w h e n w e get out of b e d in t h e morning; a little chill will n e v e r h u r t
anybody. . W h a t a b o u t t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n of e l e c t r i c i t y ? University h a s
a l r e a d y t a k e n s o m e m e a s u r e s in t h i s a r e a . A savings of
$3800.00 w a s a c c o m p l i s h e d t h i s y e a r over l a s t . But t h e r e is still a g r e a t a m o u n t of e l e c t r i c i t y being w a s t e d on t h e A l f r e d University c a m p u s . If you w a l k into n e a r l y a n y r e s i d e n c e h a l l bathroom orf c a m p u s , nine times out of t e n , t h e r o o m will b e well lit up. T h e r e is no e x c u s e for this a b u s e . T h e little o r a n g e stickers u n d e r t h e light s w i t h c h e s , r e m i n d i n g s t u d e n t s to s a v e energy, a r e no l o n g e r a c k n o w l e d g e d . S i n c e so m a n y s t u d e n t s prove i g n o r a n t , t h e University must t a k e s o m e a f f i r m a t i v e action. The u s e of p o s t e r s , flyers, a n d r e s i d e n c e staff r e m i n d e r s could s u r e l y c u r b this a b u s e .
Residence halls c o u l d also c u t b a c k on t h e lighting in the c o r r i d e r s a n d in t h e lobbies. O n e e v e n i n g , five lights w e r e counted in t h e f o y e r of K r u s o n Hall, w h e r e only one w a s sufficient. Cosisitent o v e r u s e of lighting, like t h i s , in even a f e w dorms, c a n a d d u p t o a lot of kilowatt h o u r s . In e a c h c o r r i d e r , is a row of lights of a b o u t nine f e e t a p a r t . E l i m i n a t i n g e v e r y o t h e r light bulb w o u l d c u t t h e consumption in h a l f , w h i l e keeping the halls safely a g l o w .
S u c h c o n s e r v a t i o n m e a s u r e s a s t h e s e c o u l d allow the University to s p e n d m o r e money in e d u c a t i o n a l a r e a s , i n s t e a d of t h r o w i n g it a w a y o n e n e r g y a b u s e . T h i s w o u l d benefit t h e students, a s w e l l a s the University r e p u t a t i o n . Conserving energy is also a m a t t e r of integrity, a s i n d i v i d u a l s , a n d a s a community. W e h a v a m o r a l commitment t o h u m a n k i n d to do so.
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To the Editors:
In response to Mike Schrei- b e r ' s article on the foreign language situation in Alfred and the announced revival of F r e n c h , I w a n t to point out a few minor i n a c c u r a c i e s . To m y k n o w l e d g e , t h e 1976 r e t r e n c h m e n t a f f e c t e d not twenty faculty as stated by S c h r e i b e r , b u t only ten teachers, and twelve suppor- tive staff. Among the ten faculty r e t r e n c h m e n t s were only t h r e e r e g u l a r positions of which only two tenured ( Sich, m y s e l f ) , t h a t gave rise to a legal dispute. The r e s t were part-time or t e r m i n a l posi- tions or r e t i r e m e n t s .
As to the quoted strength of the foreign l a n g u a g e section today, we certainly have 2Vi faculty in toto, but only two faculty positions a r e dedi- cated to foreign l a n g u a g e s (Dr. Lakin teaching G e r m a n and E n g l i s h ) . T h u s , t h e announced full-time person for F r e n c h and Spanish for next year will m a k e for threee full-time faculty in foreign L a n g u a g e s a f t e r my withdrawl as a p a r t - t i m e instructor. T h e r e is some r u m o r about hiring a local p a r t - t i m e person for F r e n c h , but this m a y not be definite until school s t a r t s in the fall.
S c h r e i b e r m e n t i o n s t h e
" d e v o t i o n " of our Admini- stration to the liberal a r t s in providing this re-strengthen- ing of Alfred's foreign lan- guage studies. And m a n y students who have come to Alfred a f t e r the 1976 retrench- m e n t s m a y really think t h a t this a d m i n i s t r a t i v e move is and a c t of benevolent magnif- icence toward the rightful aspirations of our liberal a r t s students.
Let m e stop here and r e m i n i s c e a m o m e n t on w h a t our foreign d e p a r t m e n t was like before it was changed into a m e r e " p r o g r a m " and slowly pushed out of exist- ence. To begin with, we used to be a r e g u l a r and indepen- dent d e p a r t m e n t of the liberal a r t s college, with, in our heyday, eight or nin full- time a s s i s t a n t s . A third or a fourth of our faculty was foreign-born and involved in teaching the languages in
which they were born or raised. We t a u g h t the m a j o r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the t h r e e I n d o g e r m a n i c g r o u p s ( F r e n c h , Spanish and Italian, G e r m a n , R u s s i a n , plus Latin and G r e e k ) , and for a while an African l a n g u a g e (Swahi- li), also a m a j o r Indian language (Hindi). These were t a u g h t by native instructors.
We offered m a j o r s in t h r e e foreign l a n g u a g e s ( G e r m a n , F r e n c h , Spanish), with a yearly t u r n o v e r of fifteen to t w e n t y or m o r e s t u d e n t s specializing in one or the other. Our courses were not about a foreign l a n g u a g e and the foreign civilization a s it is announced for a new m a j o r this fall, but in the foreign language, a difference t h a t m a d e it n e c e s s a r y to assimi- late the "foreign tongue in order to do all one's study in it, while a t the s a m e t i m e receiving instruction in the foreign m e d i u m .
We t a u g h t a broad g a m u t of l i t e r a t u r e courses and stayed away from " l i t e r a t u r e in t r a n s l a t i o n " until the remov- al of the foreign l a n g u a g e r e q u i r e m e n t s (a consequence of the Vietnam crisis in student m o r a l s ) , forced us into it to play the enrollment figure g a m e with the Admini- stration. Besides the usual skill courses ( g r a m m a r , sty- listics, compostion, etc.), we expanded into linguistics, and specific professional applica- tions like the scientific, busi- n e s s a n d m e d i c a l f i e l d s ; something t h a t is still done occationally on a very s m a l l scale. Our staff wrote in professional journals, went to foreign l a n g u a g e meetings, was host to s p e a k e r s in foreign l a n g u a g e circles then in existence, organized a t o n e time a F r e n c h House and took students y e a r a f t e r y e a r to a F r e n c h live-in p r o j e c t in the West Indies in the winter, for only a nominal f e e .
Due to the over-expansion of the University under Presi- dent Miles, the economic recession of the mid-seven- ties suddenly m a d e restric- tions m a d a t o r y . Unfortunate- ly, t h e V i e t n a m d i s a s t e r engineered by our P e n t a g o n
g e n e r a l s , s o m e of w h o m m a n a g e d in t h e m e a n t i m e to become college presidents, was bound to a f f e c t m a n y a c a d e m i c instituitons. What w o n d e r if D r . R o s e , a business professor to boot, a n d h i s l o g i s t i c o f f i c e r , a f o r m e r Student A f f a i r s director, and a s c a r e d faculty believed to s a v e money by cutting the foreign l a n g u a g e s in a " b a c k to A m e r i c a ! "
spirit! The s u b s e q u e n t y e a r s have proven this m e a s u r e not a finacial gain, but a loss, considering the dropping out of foreign l a n g u a g e students (only ten F r e n c h or Russian students over t h r e e y e a r s r e p r e s e n t a n i n c o m e of
$150,000) and the legal costs incurred for defending the b r e a c h of t e n u r e c o n t r a c t s in court.
The nominal re-installation of F r e n c h , the pretended s t r e n g t h e n i n g of a wobbling Spanish m a j o r and the crea- tion of a descriptive foreign language m a j o r through the medium of English is a f a r shot from w h a t Alfred Uni- versity has offered in d a y s past. If nothing else, the 1976 cuts have resulted in a grim loss of prestige for Alfred which no c o m m e r c i a l re- v a m p i n g of f r e s h m a n classes c a n r e p a i r , n o r h a s t h e d a m a g e gone unnoticed in the a c a d e m i c world.
What has been gained by these r e t r e n c h m e n t s when we look a t it realistically? Our foreign l a n g u a g e accredita- tion is in j e o p a r d y , o u r g r a d u a t i n g s t u d e n t s l a c k r e a d i n g skills in specialized l i t e r a t u r e , we h a v e d o n e a w a y with devoted and com- petent foreign-born l a n g u a g e t e a c h e r s , and we a r e f a r from p r e p a r i n g s t u d e n t s f o r a learning a d v e n t u r e a b r o a d . Why h a v e o t h e r c o l l e g e s survived the crunch without such r a d i c a l and senseless m e a s u r e s ? I f e a r this belated turning-back of the clock s e e m s like a n o t h e r token sign of r e g r e t for the e r r o r m a d e , an e r r o r which in the opinion of m a n y it will t a k e a long time to e r a s e before our L i b e r a l A r t s p r o g r a m is again w h a t it used to be.
An Apology to the Boy Scouts of the Alfred Community We ( a s the editors of the Fiat Lux) feel t h a t Alfred U n i v e r s i t y o w e s t h e Boy Scouts of the Alfred com- munity an apology. Allega- tions were m a d e by Shawn Rosette, stating t h a t she was i n f o r m e d by one of t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s of Alfred Uni- versity t h a t " d r u g s were being sold on the second floor of her hall..." and t h a t these drugs were being sold to
"Boy Scouts in the communi- ty." T h e r e is absolutely no proof t h a t the Boy Scouts were buying d r u g s in any Alfred University dormitory;
thus, this ' s t a t e m e n t would r e p r e s e n t a s e v e r e incompe- tency on the p a r t of those who
m a d e it. Although the Fiat Lux investigated the roots of this m i s t a k e , we could not find its source; however we do have evidence t h a t this was definitely mentioned. We hope t h a t you ( the Boy Scouts of the Alfred community) will a c c e p t o u r m o s t s i n c e r e apologies on behalf of our University.
D e a r Editor,
T h i s l e t t e r is d i r e c t e d t o w a r d t h o s e p e o p l e who supported the Anti- registra- tion rally. Those of you who do not w a n t to p r o t e c t our oil interests in the Mid-East or who do not w a n t to be
p r e p a r e d to defend our oil supplies should support nu- clear power. If our oil supply is cut off within the next ten y e a r s , we will ha.ve to rely on nuclear power and coal to produce electricity. I know m o s t o f you rallyists a r e opposed to nuclear energy so I suggest you get your a c t together and support your country, in order, to defend our oil supplies until the r e s e a r c h e r s find a new ener- gy source. I'm s u r e they won't p e r f e c t another energy source in the next 15 to 20 y e a r s . Coal is too dirty to b u r n a s a m a j o r p o w e r source, so Nuclear energy is the a l t e r n a t i v e . I suggest you
think about the events t h a t will occur if and when our oil is cut off from the Mid-East, or do you w a n t to r e v e r t back to c a v e m e n and burn all the trees off the face of the e a r t h . I don't think so.
MLA
To the Editors:
J u s t a short note to say a word of t h a n k s to ConCep for doing a fine job in organizing and promoting the M a r s h a l l Tucker Band Concert. Big- time concerts a r e never easy and they r e q u i r e a t r e m e n - dous a m o u n t of effort. J u s t to get the band on the stage t a k e s m a n y hours of diligent, c o n c e n t r a t e d work. And this concert was well done.
and did we love t h a t good ole', hard drivin', down home Southern rock and roll.
T h a n k s ConCep, Roger Ballou To the Editors:
While watching the Olym- pic Ice Dancing competition this p a s t week one could have become e x t r e m e l y p e r t e r b e d . The R u s s i a n judge would consistantly score his coun- t r y m e n e x c e e d i n g h i g h e r t h a n t h e y d e s e r v e d , a n d worsened the situation fur-- therm ore, by scoring close competitors i n a d e q u a t e l y . To say the l e a s t this is an o u t r a g e o u s i n s u l t to t h e validity and f a i r n e s s of our a l r e a d y s c a r e d O l y m p i c g a m e s .
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Odie and Foxen give views on McGowan issue
By Sally A m e s Wheaton I t is a r e c o g n i z e d f a c t t h a t upon t h e r e t u r n of D r . G a r y O s t r o w e r to his p l a c e in the h i s t o r y d e p a r t m e n t n e x t s e m e s t e r , h i s t o r y p r o f e s s o r , D r . R a n d y M c G o w e n will now no l o n g e r hold his position h e r e a t A l f r e d .
B e c a u s e of D r . M c G o w e n ' s i m p e n d i n g d e p a r t u r e , t h e r e h a s b e e n m u c h u n h a p p i n e s s e x p r e s s e d by s o m e s t u d e n t s a n d c o l l e a g u e s a l i k e . M a n y of t h e m h a v e c r i t i c i z e d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n f o r not seek- i n g t h e m e a n s t h r o u g h w h i c h
to k e e p M c G o w e n . I t h a s b e e n s u g g e s t e d t h a t p e r h a p s the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n look into a p o s s i b l e r e d i s t r i b u t i o n of its f i n a n c i a l a l l o c a t i o n s f o r this p u r p o s e .
D e a n of L i b e r a l A r t s , J o h n F o x e n s a i d : " T h a t is not m y d e p a r t m e n t . . . I , a s o t h e r ad- m i n i s t r a t o r s , m i g h t i n f l u e n c e t h e b u d g e t p r o c e s s . . . B u t I a m r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m y o w n b u d g e t a n d for k e e p i n g its own i n t e g r i t y . I c a n ' t a s k for m o n e y f r o m s o m e o n e e l s e ' s b u d g e t . " D e a n F o x e n r e f e r - r e d to t h o s e d e c i s i o n s a s
" t a k i n g p l a c e on a c e n t r a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n l e v e l " a n d t h a t d e a n s could be involved in t h a t p r o c e s s . U l t i m a t e l y , h o w e v e r , it is a " t o t a l U n i v e r s i t y d e c i s i o n " a n d allo-
' c a t i o n s a r e m a d e in the b e s t i n t e r e s t of the U n i v e r s i t y a s a whole.
" E v e r y d e p a r t m e n t would e n j o y the b e n e f i t s of i m p r o v - ed f a c i l i t i e s a n d i n c r e a s e d f a c u l t y , " s a i d D e a n F o x e n .
" I h a v e t a k e n s o m e e f f o r t s i n c e I ' v e b e e n h e r e t o s u p p o r t p r o g r a m d e v e l o p - m e n t . . . w h e r e I ' v e c h o s e n to s t r e s s d e v e l o p m e n t h a s n e v e r b e e n a t t h e e x p e n s e of a n y e x i s t i n g p r o g r a m . "
Both D r . G e n e Odle, P r o - vost, a n d D e a n F o x e n p o i n t e d out one e f f o r t t h a t could h a v e b e e n a p o t e n t i a l f i n a n c i a l r e s o u r c e t h a t t h e y m u t u a l l y s u p p o r t e d a n d hoped f o r . A c o u p l e of y e a r s a g o , D r . G i l m o r e a n d s o m e c o l l e a g u e s w r o t e a p r o p o s a l f o r a p o s s i b l e c o u r s e i m p r o v e m e n t g r a n t f r o m T h e N a t i o n a l E n d o w m e n t f o r t h e H u m a n i - ties. One hope w a s t h a t if g r a n t e d , a s long a s f u n d i n g w a s f o r t h c o m i n g it m a y h a v e a l l o w e d D r . M c G o w e n to s t a y on a t A l f r e d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e e n d o w m e n t w a s n o t g r a n t e d . " W e a r e t r y i n g to build a v e r y s t r o n g c u r r i c u - lum with v e r y l i m i t e d re- s o u r c e s , " s a i d D e a n F o x e n .
" T h a t is d i f f i c u l t . "
H o w e v e r , D r . Odle s a y s t h a t he is not a r r t i b u t i n g this solely to a l a c k of f i n a n c i a l
' r e s o u r c e s . When this position o p e n e d up a few y e a r s a g o , s o m e s t a f f m e m b e r s u r g e d D r . Odle " n o t to fill i t . "
" B u t , " c o n t i n u e d Odle, " I did. As P r o v o s t I took t h e r i s k in h o p e of the g r a n t f r o m the N E H . " Also, a n d e q u a l l y a s i m p o r t a n t D r . O d l e w a s h o p i n g f o r a " d r a m a t i c in- c r e a s e in c o u r s e e n r o l l m e n t not only in h i s t o r y b u t l i b e r a l a r t s in g e n e r a l . This did not c o m e to p a s s . . . w e d o n ' t h a v e t h e n u m b e r of s t u d e n t s to j u s t i f y it a t this t i m e " ( a n a d d i t i o n a l f a c u l t y p o s i t i o n ) .
T h e q u e s t i o n h a s b e e n r a i s e d t h a t t h r o u g h n o t ' m a k - ing a new position a v a i l a b l e to D r . M c G o w e n , it could c o s t
the h i s t o r y d e p a r t m e n t s o m e of its " w e l l - r o u n d e d n e s s " a n d l e a v e a " s i g n i f i c a n t g a p " a s one h i s t o r y p r o f e s s o r d e s c r i b - ed it. M c G o w e n h a d a d d e d to A l f r e d ' s h i s t o r y d e p a r t m e n t with i n - d e p t h s t u d i e s in Bri- tish a n d I r i s h h i s t o r y speciali- zation, a s well a s s o c i a l h i s t o r i c a l s t u d i e s . A c c o r d i n g to D e a n F o x e n , " . . . h e b r o u g h t this e x p e r t i s e with h i m , h e ' l l t a k e it w h e n he goes. Our h i s t o r i a n s a r e v e r y
• f l e x i b l e b u t we d o n ' t w a n t to p l a c e u n d u e b u r d e n upon t h e m . T h e r e a l w a y s a r e , o v e r the long h a u l , c h a n g e s a n d f l u c t u a t i o n s in a n y c u r r i c u -
l u m . '
D r . G e n e O d l e a d d e d ,
" A n y t i m e you lose a good p e r s o n , he t a k e s with him his own good q u a l i t i e s . With the r e t u r n of D r . O s t r o w e r , h e ' l l b r i n g b a c k his good quali- t i e s . " D r . Odle w e n t on to s a y t h a t M c G o w e n m a d e contri- b u t i o n s t h a t O s t r o w e r could not h a v e m a d e a n d l i k e w i s e , O s t r o w e r will o f f e r t h i n g s M c G o w e n d o e s not. " Y e s , "
s a i d Odle, " i t ' s a t r a d e - o f f . "
T h i s " t r a d e - o f f " will b e a h a r d one to a c c e p t f o r t h o s e who know R a n d y M c G o w e n a s a v i t a l f o r c e in t h e A l f r e d c o m m u n i t y a n d a s a t a l e n t e d i n s t r u c t o r . D r . Odle e x p r e s s - ed, " H o p e f u l l y w e a r e a l w a y s full of c o m p l i m e n t f o r a n y o n e n o t c o m i n g b a c k . We all h a v e r e g r e t s . " H e w e n t on to s a y t h a t M c G o w e n ' s d e p a r t u r e f r o m A l f r e d is " n o t a q u e s t i o n of v a l u e or c o n t r i b u t i o n . T h i s is not a n e w d e c i s i o n to a n y o n e , not to us a n d not to R a n d y . . . By R a n d y filling t h a t position t h r e e y e a r s a g o , w e ' v e e x p e r i e n c e d e x t r e m e l y positive r e s u l t s . T h i s w a s t i m e well s p e n t f o r both of u s . " E s p e c i a l l y f o r R a n d y , Odle s p o k e of this t i m e a t A l f r e d a s b e i n g a " g o o d t e a c h i n g o p p o r t u n i t y with a c h a n c e f o r g r o w t h , m a t u r i t y a n d high r e f e r e n c e s of j o b
p e r f o r m a n c e to h e l p in a t r a n s i t i o n e l s e w h e r e . "
Both D e a n F o x e n a n d D r . Odle h o p e t h a t M c G o w e n ' s d e p a r t u r e will b e v i e w e d by m o s t a s t h e f u l f i l l m e n t of a c o n t r a c t u a l a n d m u t u a l a g r e e m e n t w h i c h , s t a t e d F o x - en, " w a s a c c e p t e d a n d sign- ed. D r . M c G o w e n k n e w a r i s k e x i s t e d a t t h e o u t s e t . . . t h a t he m a y n o t b e r e h i r e d a t t h e end of this c o n t r a c t . T h e b u r d e n of proof d o e s n ' t s w i t c h one w a y or a n o t h e r . "
Said D r . Odle, " T h i s is s i m p l y t h e c o m p l e t i o n of a p r e a r r a n g e d p e r i o d of e m - p l o y m e n t . T h e t i m e h a s e x p i r e d . I wish t h e r e could b e a n o p e n i n g . "
Both a d m i n i s t r a t o r s r e c o g - nize D r . M c G o w e n a s a
" s t r o n g a n d v i g o r o u s per- s o n . " His i n v o l v e m e n t s a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s h a v e b e e n ap- p r e c i a t e d a n d n o t e d . " W e a r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t him a s -an i n d i v i d u a l , " s a i d D r . Odle.
" H i s j o b p e r f o r m a n c e is i m p r e s s i v e . " D e a n F o x e n a c k n o w l e d g e d , " H e will b e m i s s e d . "
In closing, D r . G e n e Odle e x p r e s s e d s o m e g e n e r a l i d e a s a b o u t d e p a r t u r e . " D i s l o c a - tion is a l w a y s d i f f i c u l t , b u t it h a s n e v e r b e e n our i n t e n t i o n to m a k e it t r a g i c . "
A student's plea
to keep McGowan
By Avi Kempinski A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of His- t o r y is R a n d y M c G o w e n ' s title. B u t w h a t i n f o r m a t i o n does this n a m e c a r r y ? Y e s , h e m u s t h a v e a s t r o n g c o m m i t m e n t to a c a d e m i a and p e r s e v e r e n c e for s t u d y to a t t a i n this title a n d s u r e l y he m u s t h a v e a n i n t e r e s t in h i s t o r y . T h e o b j e c t i v e h e r e is then to a c q u a i n t the r e a d e r with R a n d y M c G o w e n in hope t h a t he or s h e will r e a l i z e his i m p o r t a n c e a t A l f r e d Univer- sity.
R a n d y M c G o w e n ' s i n t e r e s t in h i s t o r y e m e r g e d w h e n he w a s q u i t e y o u n g a n d a l a r g e p a r t of his y o u t h c o n s i s t e d i n v e s t i g a t i n g it. His a r d o r for books is a p p a r a n t a s s h e l v e s a t o p s h e l v e s of w o r k s in
h i s t o r y , a r t , l i t e r a t u r e , a n d philosophy r i s e to the ceiling of his o f f i c e in K a n a k a d e a Hall. " I t ' s m y p a s s i o n " he s a y s . " I t ' s w h a t t h e books r e p r e s e n t : e n j o y m e n t of m a k i n g s e n s e of the w o r l d . "
H e w a s b o r n in the mid- w e s t . B u t h i s f a m i l y , f o r t u n a t e l y m o v e d S y r a c u s e , NY. w h e n R a n d y w a s a y e a r o l d . H i s u n d e r g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n w a s a t A m e r i c a n U n i v e r s i t y a n d it w a s t h e r e w h e r e R a n d y M c G o w e n s i n t e r e s t s w e r e r o u s e d t o w a r d w h a t a r e now his s p e c i a l t i e s : E n g l i s h H i s t o r y a n Social H i s t o r y . H e a t t r i b u t e s this k i n d l i n g of i n t e r e s t to his p r o f e s s o r s . " I w a s a f f e c t e d by a c o u p l e of t e a c h e r s a t A m e r i c a n , t h e one t h a t m o s t i n f l u e n c e d m e h a p p e n e d to b e a n E n g l i s h h i s t o r i a n . " T h i s
i n s p i r a t i o n t h a t e m e r g e s f r o m t e a c h e r - s t u d e n t r e l a - tions is " t h e v e r y b e s t of w h a t t e a c h i n g is c a p a b l e of doin.'T,
p r o v i d i n g the s t u d e n t m a k e s use of i t , " a s s e r t s R a n d y .
" T h e m o s t e x c i t i n g t e a c h i n g e x p e r i e n c e s a r e w h e n stu- d e n t s g r o w a n d c h a n g e ; w h e n they s u d d e n t l y a r e c a u g h t up by a n i d e a ! "
His e n t h u s i a s m t o w a r d So- cial h i s t o r y , e s p e c i a l l y Wo- m a n ' s h i s t o r y , e m e r g e d f r o m c o m m i t m e n t s R a n d y m a d e d u r i n g h i s u n d e r g r a d u a t e y e a r s . " I w a s p a r t of t h e p r o c e s s of r a d i c a l i z a t i o n a n d I m a d e a political c o m m i t - m e n t to s e e a j u s t society, with r a c i a l a n d s e x u a l equali- ty. T h e s e c o m m i t m e n t s h a v e been a n i n s p i r a t i o n for m y t e a c h i n g . "
T h e s e a t t i t u d e s s e e m dis- t a n t f r om the A l f r e d s t u d e n t t o d a y w h o s e c o n c e r n s l e a n t o w a r d s p e r s o n a l e n d e a v o r s a n d s a t i s f a c t i o n . R a n d y s t r e s s e s the i m p o r t a n c e of s o l i d a r i t y a n d c o m m i t m e n t s .
" I think i t ' s ( c o m m i t m e n t s ) c r u c i a l for s t u d e n t s . C o m m i t - m e n t s d r a w people o u t s i d e of t h e m s e l v e s , help give t h e m a vision or p u r p o s e to life o t h e r t h a n p e r s o n a l . "
B e s i d e s i n t r o d u c i n g offer- ings in E n g l i s h a n d W o m a n ' s h i s t o r y to A l f r e d , R a n d y ' s f e r v o r for f i l m s is r e s p o n s i b l e for the e m e r g e n c e of w h a t c o n t r i b u t e s m u c h to t h e c u l t u r e on c a m p u s : T h e A l f r e d F i l m Society. F i l m is the " a r t f o r m t h a t c a p t u r e d m e m o s t d e e p l y " he s t a t e s . The Society " i s so i m p o r t a n t in m y e n j o y i n g A l f r e d . "
A l f r e d a n d R a n d y c a m e t o g e t h e r by a " f o r t u n a t e s e t of c i r c u m s t a n c e s . I ' v e al- w a y s t h o u g h t t h e i d e a l p l a c e to t e a c h would be a t a s m a l l l i b e r a l a r t s college in New Y o r k S t a t e a n d it h a p p e n e d
a l m o s t i n s t a n t a n e o u s " h e s a y s of his a r r i v a l . A l f r e d h a s m e a n t " g o o d f r i e n d s , stu- d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y , v e r y f i n e t e a c h i n g e x p e r i e n c e s . " He a d d s , " M y c l a s s e s a n d stu- d e n t s a r e b e s t w h e n w e e x c h a n g e a s e q u a l s , when w e o v e r c o m e t h e h a n g u p of d i f f e r e n c e s . I hope m y c l a s s e s a r e a t l e a s t a s m u c h f u n a s they a r e i n t e l l e c t u a l e x p e r i e n c e s . "
T h i s is a j o u r n a l i s t i c a r t i c l e by n a t u r e , o r o n e t h a t s u p p o s e s to be " o b j e c t i v e "
a n d it is not p e r m i s s a b l e to i n j e c t o n e ' s f e e l i n g into it, t h a t is r e s e r v e d f o r t h e e d i t o r i a l p a g e . B u t this r u l e will h a v e to m o v e a s i d e s a s the i m p o r t a n c e of this i s s u e t a k e s p r e c e d e n c e .
You see, R a n d y M c G o w e n , a s it s t a n d s , will not be a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y n e x t y e a r . T h e decision to let R a n d y go is p u r e l y a f i n a n c i a l one.
I s t r o n g l y u r g e the a d m i n i s - t r a t i o n to r e - e x a m i n e t h e i r d e c i s i o n . T h o u g h R a n d y w a s hired t h r e e y e a r s a g o on a c o n t r a c t t h a t s t i p u l a t e d w o r k t h r o u g h 1979, a n d w a s e x t e n d - ed this y e a r f o r the s a b b a t i c a l of a n o t h e r f a c u l t y m e m b e r , A l f r e d will lose m u c h m o r e t h a n a n A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of H i s t o r y . Yes, the b u d g e t is a w e a k one, b u t a s k y o u r s e l f of the b u d g e t a n d t h e p u r p o s e of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . Is not the p u r p o s e e d u c a t i o n , a n d if so the b u d g e t is no m o r e t h a n a m e a n s , w h e r e a s e d u c a t i o n is a n e n d s . T h e b u d g e t m u s t b e s c r u t i n i z e d f o r A l f r e d c a n n o t a f f o r d , in t h e long r u n , to lose s o m e o n e like R a n d y M c G o w e n . A l f r e d open y o u r e y e s . A l f r e d do not s t a n d still.
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If you q u a l i f y f o r work- s t u d y in 1980-81, t h e r e will be f u l l - t i m e j o b s on c a m p u s this s u m m e r . E m p l o y m e n t of up to 4 m o n t h s is possible, with s p e c i a l c a m p u s l i v i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s . C o n t a c t F i n a n c i a l Aid a t 871-2159 for d e t a i l s . D i s c o v e r s u m m e r in A l f r e d !
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Slap a n d the O f f i c e of C a r e e r P l a n n i n g a n d C o u n s e l i n g will be s p o n s o r i n g a s p r i n g s e m i - n a r f o c u s i n g o n t h e j o b i n t e r v i e w p r o c e s s , on M o n d y e v e n i n g F e b r u a r y 18 f r o m 7:30 to 9:30 in R o o m L e c t u r e Hall of the S c i e n c e C e n t e r .
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by Harry Flainrn A l f r e d m a y a p p e a r isolated f r o m world e v e n t s b u t n e w s of P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r ' s r e q u e s t , for d r a f t r e g i s t r a t i o n pro- vided t h e i m p e t u s for a public r a l l y h e r e in p r o t e s t of such a c t i o n .
On - s h o r t notice, M i c h a e l S c h r e i b e r of the P e o p l e ' s C a m p a i g n o r g a n i z e d a n i m p r o m p t u r a l l y t h a t w a s held on T u e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 12 a t noon, in f r o n t of the C a m p u s C e n t e r . A b o u t t h i r t y people a p p e a r e d b u t not all w e r e p r o t e s t i n g - s o m e o f f e r e d opinions in s u p p o r t of C a r t e r ' s p r o p o s a l .
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s p e e c h e s f o r t h e e v e n t , the s i t u a t i o n f o r s u c h d e l i v e r i e s n e v e r p r e s e n t e d t h e m s e l v e s a s t h e p e o p l e b e g a n t o e x c h a n g e t h e i r own i d e a s c o n c e r n i n g t h e c u r e n t politi- cal s i t u a t i o n a n d how t h e y f e l t it o u g h t to be h a n d l e d . T h o u g h it b e g a n a s loud b i c k e r i n g , v o i c e s slowly lost their a r r o g a n t tone a n d the p a r t i c i p a n t s o f f e r e d t h e i r views in a r a t h e r o r d e r l y
m a n n e r .
M o s t of t h o s e a g a i n s t C a r t e r ' s p r o p o s a l felt t h a t such a c t i o n would u n d o u b t - edly l e a d to a n a c t u a l d r a f t a n d f o r c e our c o u n t r y into a n u n n e c e s s a r y m i l i t a n t position o v e r i n c o n s e q u e n t i a l g e o - political m o v e s by t h e Soviet Union. O t h e r s f e l t t h a t a h a w k i s h p o s t u r e , or e v e n a n a c t u a l m i l i t a r y conflict, is no m e a n s by which to solve political p r o b l e m s .
C o n s t r a s t i n g t h e s e v i e w s w e r e s o m e p e r s o n s who f e l t t h a t the U n i t e d S t a t e s w a s losing its t r a d i t i o n a l global p o w e r a n d a p p e a r i n g , a s a r e s u l t both of the I r a n i a n a n d A f g h a n i s t a n s i t u a t i o n s , a s a n i m p o t e n t " p a p e r t i g e r " , an i n a p p r o p r i a t e p o s t u r e f o r d e a l i n g with the R u s s i a n s a n d their e x p a n s i o n i s t ideology.
In s h o r t , it a p p e a r e d to this w r i t e r t h a t t h e d i s c u s s i o n r e v o l v e d a r o u n d the p r i n c i p l e of p o w e r - p o l i t i c s : t h o s e in f a v o r of C a r t e r ' s p r o p o s a l v i e w e d t h e world in t e r m s of p o w e r , such t h a t U.S. mili- t a r y s t r e n g t h m u s t b a l a n c e (or e v e n e x c e e d ) t h a t of t h e R u s s i a n s in o r d e r to p r o t e c t our " n a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t s " .
H e n c e , a b o o s t i n g of our m i l i t a r y by m e a n s of a d r a f t , a s w e l l a s i n c r e a s e d w e a p o n r y , ( C a r t e r h a s pro- posed a f i v e p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e in d e f e n s e e x p e n d i t u r e s ) , is a r a t i o n a l , m a n d a t o r y , f o r m of f o r e i g n policy.
On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h o s e w h o o f f e r e d t h e i r v i e w s a g a i n s t r e g i s t r a t i o n a p p e a r e d to feel t h a t U n i t e d S t a t e s m i l i t a r y p o s t u r e is u n r e l a t e d to t h e c u r r e n t p o l i t i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d t h e r e f o r e an a g g r e s s i v e m i l i t a r y re- s p o n s e o f f e r s no solution to the s i t u a t i o n .
A g a i n , w h e r e a s s o m e feel we m u s t p r e v e n t the " d o m i n o t h e o r y " f r o m a c t u a l l y o c c u r i n g , o t h e r s q u e s t i o n the v a l i d i t y of t h a t p r i n c i p l e a n d q u e s t i o n w h a t , or w h o s e , i n t e r e s t s C a r t e r is p r e p a r i n g us to d e f e n d .
T h e opinions p r e s e n t e d a t this e v e n t c e r t a i n l y did not h a v e a n y p r o f o u n d e f f e c t ; b u t it did allow s o m e to publicly voice t h e i r v i e w s . At t h e s a m e t i m e it m a y h a v e also f o r c e d o t h e r s to stop a n d q u e s t i o n the m a n n e r in which t h e y look a t t h e world a n d our r e l a t i o n s h i p with it.
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By Craig A. Kazin It d o e s not s e e m possible, but y e s , i t ' s a l m o s t t i m e to p a i n t A l f r e d a b r i g h t s h a d e of g r e e n once a g a i n . T h a t ' s r i g h t , St. P a t ' s W e e k e n d is a l m o s t upon us. This y e a r ' s f e s t i v a l will be held F r i d a y M a r c h 14 to S u n d a y , M a r c h 16.
St. P a t r i c k is the p a t r o n s a i n t of C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r s , and e a c h y e a r a t this t i m e , Alfred t u r n s out, in f o r c e , to r e c o g n i z e t h e i r h e r o . I t s e e m s f i t t i n g t h a t this y e a r ' s week- end is d e d i c a t e d to D e a n W . G . L a w r e n c e . D e a n L a w r e n c e is r e t i r i n g this y e a r a f t e r m a n y y e a r s of s e r v i c e to the A l f r e d c o m m u n i t y . T h e St. P a t ' s B o a r d h a s r e s p o n d - ed to this n e w s by p l a n n i n g a n e x c e p t i o n a l w e e k e n d .
C l a s s e s will be d i s m i s s e d a t noon on F r i d a y to e n a b l e all of A l f r e d to e n j o y t h e St. P a t ' s P a r a d e on M a i n St., c o m m e n - cing a t 1:00 P . M . Q u e e n c a n d i d a t e s , f l o a t s , k a z o o b a n d s , b a l l o o n s , b u t t o n s a n d s e v e r a l s u r p r i s e s will high- light this y e a r ' s p r o c e s s i o n a l .
At 2:00 P . M . , t h e a n n u a l t r e a s u r e h u n t will be held.
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" R a l p h , " a t e n - p i e c e r o c k n' roll b a n d a t D a v i s G y m . P l e n t y of b e v e r a g e s will be a v a i l a b l e . I t should be a f a n t a s t i c t i m e , a n d e v e r y - body is invited down.
S a t u r d a y b r i n g s m o r e f u n . T h e a n n u a l Open House h a s a t t r a c t e d s e v e r a l c e r a m i c f i r m s ' d i s p l a y s . M a n y l a b s will be open on c a m pus, a n d a M a g i c Show by D r . S a n d s is p l a n n e d f o r the H a r d e r Hall lobby.
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H a r d e r Hall lobby on S a t u r - d a y a f t e r n o o n .
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P a t ' s b u t t o n a t the p a r a d e or in the C a m p u s C e n t e r , you'll be e n t i t l e d to d i s c o u n t s a t the B e e r B l a s t , the Ball, a n d a t the m o v i e s . T h e r e ' s no r e a s o n not to g e t out a n d h a v e a g r e a t tim e. Erin Go Bragh!
By Joe B a c h u i a n A c o u p l e of w e e k s a g o t h r e e m e m b e r s of C o n s o l i d a t e d C a m p u s E v e n t s a n d P r o - g r a m i n g (ConCep) r e s i g n e d ; R o b M i n o r , c h a i r p e r s o n . G u v M a n g a n o , t e c h n i c a l c o m m i t - tee c h a i r m a n a n d M a r i a M a n g i a v e l l a n o , f i n a n c e m a n - a g e r all l e f t f o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s .
T h e y all r e s i g n e d t h e w e e k of the M a r s h a l l T u c k e r Con- c e r t . T h e r e s u l t of t h e c o n c e r t is a n a n t i c i p a t e d loss of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $15,000. T h e e x p e c t e d loss d i s s i p a t e d t h e life o u t of t h e c o m m i t t e e s w i t h i n C o n C e p , a l t h o u g h s p e c i f i c a l l y it w a s t h e Con- c e r t C o m m i t t e e ' s p r o j e c t .
I n t e r n a l d i s s e n t i o n within ConCep, s t u d e n t a p a t h y a n d a l a c k of g u i d a n c e w e r e a t t r i - b u t e d to the p r o b l e m s con- f r o n t i n g the c a m p u s e s l a r g e s t b u d g e t e d s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a - tion, w h i c h r e c e i v e s $24,246 f r o m t h e S t u d e n t S e n a t e .
Within t h e ConCep b o a r d t h e r e s e e m s to b e p e r s o n a l d i s s e n t i o n a n d l a c k of cohe- sive a g r e e m e n t upon i d e a l s .
" T h e r e ' s a lot of p e r s o n a l i t y c l a s h e s , " s a i d M i n o r . " I t s b e e n t h e s a m e b o a r d f o r all p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s , f o r t h e p a s t y e a r a n d p o s s i b l y n e x t y e a r . T h e y a r e t h e r e , t h e y w a n t to s t a y . T h e y h a v e n ' t tried to look f o r new people, e x c e p t f o r t e c h n i c a l , c o n c e r t a n d p u b l i c i t y p o s i t i o n s , " h e said r é f e r r i n g to t h e m a i n body of the o r g a n i z a t i o n .
S o m e of t h e i n t e r n a l p o w e r s t r u g g l e s a p p e a r to e x i s t on the l a c k of o u s i d e g u i d a n c e .
" Y o u h a v e to d e a l with t h e s t u d e n t s , d e a l with t h e a d m i - n i s t r a t i o n , d e a l with f i n a n c e s . S o m e t i m e s y o u ' d like to g e t s o m e h e l p , " s a i d M a n g a n o .
" T o do the j o b t h a t w e w e r e doing w i t h o u t s u p p o r t t h e r e h a d to be s o m e ego c l a s h i n g . I got out b e c a u s e of no one s p e c i f i c a l l y . I w a s j u s t t i r e d of i t , " s a i d M a n g i a v e l l a n o . All t h r e e f o r m e r m e m b e r s said " t h a t if j u s t g e t s b e y o n d the point w h e r e it f e e l s a s though it i s n ' t w o r t h i t . "
A c c o r d i n g to R o b M i n o r , a n o t h e r r e a s o n he r e s i g n e d w a s " q u i t e s i m p l e e n o u g h . I t h o u g h t I could g e t w o r k s t u d y , a p a y i n g position.
H o w e v e r , a f e w i r a t e m e m - b e r s w e r e a g a i n s t it; 18 c r e d i t h o u r s a n d ConCep a n d re- m a i n i n g s a v e ? " he question- ed. M i n o r now h a s a w o r k s t u d y j o b f i n d i n g e n v i r o n - m e n t a l s t u d i e s m a j o r s s u m - m e r e m p l o y m e n t .
P a u l W i l l s e a , h e a d of the c o n c e r t c o m m i t t e e s a i d , " A lot of t h e p r o b l e m w e ' v e h a d is t h a t w e ' v e h a d too f a r t r y i n g to do too m u c h . We need s o m e b o d y , a full t i m e p e r s o n to h a n d l e m y j o b a l o n e . "
A n o t h e r d i f f i c u l t y s e e m s to be C o n C e p ' s r e l a t i o n s h i p to t h e s t u d e n t s . " I t ' s s o r i d i c u l o u s l y r e m o v e d f r o m the s t u d e n t b o d y . " In p a r t t h e p r o b l e m could b e a l a c k of i n v o l v e m e n t w h i c h p o i n t s to a c r i t i c i s m all m e m b e r s h a v e ; s t u d e n t a p a t h y in a t t e n d i n g ConCep f u n c t i o n s . " I f you h a d a lot of p e o p l e in ConCep, t h a t ' s a lot of w o r d of m o u t h , "
s a i d Guy M a n g a n o . " A l s o , w e ' r e less i n t e r g r a t e d with o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h m i g h t b e of h e l p to us in p u t t i n g on e v e n t s . "
R i g h t n o w t h e s t u d e n t s e n a t e a n d ConCep p e r s o n e l a r e t r y i n g to f i g u r e out w h a t to do with a $10,000 d e b t , w h i c h by t h e e n d of t h e y e a r could r e a c h $13,000. M o s t of it w a s a c c u m u l a t e d a s a r e s u l t of t h e M a r s h a l l T u c k e r Con- c e r t . " A s f a r a s I ' m c o n c e r n e d , w e ' r e g o i n g to h a v e to think t w i c e b e f o r e w e h a v e a n o t h e r $27,000 con- c e r t , " s a i d W i l l s e a . " I n o r d e r , to p u t on s u c h a n e x p e n s i v e a c t i v i t y a s a con- c e r t , i t r e q u i r e s s t u d e n t s u p p o r t . " Willsea is a p p r e - h e n s i v e with l a c k of s t u d e n t i n t e r e s t in c u l t u r a l e v e n t s .
" T h e only t h i n g t h a t sells a r o u n d h e r e is s m u t , a n d it m a k e s m e s i c k . "
On a s u r v e y d i s t r i b u t e d e a r l i e r this y e a r , 81% of t h e s t u d e n t s f a v o r e d a l a r g e c o n c e r t , 70% s a i d t h e y ' d b e willing to p a y $10. B u t , in t h e end f a i l e d to live u p to t h e i r opinions. T u c k e r r a n k e d high on t h e s u r v e y . Now e v e r y one, ConCep, s t u d e n t s a n d staff c l e a r l y q u e s t i o n if b i g n a m e b a n d s a r e w o r t h b r i n g - ing to c a m p u s .
P r e s e n t l y t h e r e is t a l k of f u n d r a i s i n g , in o r d e r , to a l l e v i a t e s o m e of t h e $10,000 d e b t . I n a d d i t i o n , n e x t y e a r s b u d g e t could b e c r i p p l e d by w h a t t h e y owe, l e a v i n g only
$15,000 f o r t h e m to o p e r a t e on.
In o t h e r w o r d s , t h e p r o g r a m - ing l o s s e s h a v e r e s u l t e d in a n i n e v i t a b l e loss of s t u d e n t a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h i s c o m i n g y e a r .
L o o k i n g a h e a d R o b M i n o r said, " I d o n ' t k n o w if t h e r e e v e n should b e a ConCep. I t r e a l l y d o e s n ' t look like t h e r e is a f u t u r e f o r i t . "
