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Volume (ff, No. 4 A L F R E D , N E W YORK F e b r u a r y 12, 1979

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By L a u r e n Stiefel

We live in the " i n n e r s u b u r b s of our own g a l a x y , "

said P r o f e s s o r of P h y s i c s John Stull a t the F e b . 7 B e r g r e n F o r u m .

His talk, " T h r o u g h the Universe with Telescope and C a m e r a , " included an infor- m a t i v e s l i d e p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d c o r r e s p o n d i n g c o m - m e n t a r y . A s Stull h a d promised, by t h e end of the f o r u m , one could begin to a p p r e c i a t e the " g r a n d e u r - the i m m e n s e and unimagi- nable size" of the cosmos, a s he c o m p a r e d the e a r t h to a pill he pulled out of his p o c k e t , w h i c h he c a l l e d e a r t h .

Stull a s c r i b e d the r e c e n t curiosity in a s t r o n o m y to the space p r o g r a m .

" W h e n NASA began laun- ching large r o c k e t s , " and

" a s t r o n a u t s l e f t candy w r a p - p e r s behind," w e were finally able to step b a c k and look a t the moon.

Our solar system is 80 t i m e s as l a r g e a s the d i s t a n c e between the e a r t h and sun, said Stull. The n e a r e s t galaxy, Andromeda, a b o u t 2 million miles away.

N e w s t a r s , or " y o u n g o b j e c t s " as Stull called t h e m , exist one to s e v e r a l thousand light y e a r s a w a y from e a r t h . And 80,000 l i g h t y e a r s a w a y

a r e those s t a r s we see in the Big Dipper. Apparently, the f a s t e s t moving star in the sky is B a r n a r d S t a r , and it is visible from Alfred, said Stull.

Older stars, on the other h a n d , c a n b e c o m e w h i t e d w a r f s , he explained. Their outside puffs a w a y , while the core r e m a i n s . The red g i a n t is its companion star, and if it should pour its contents on the white d w a r f , will c a u s e a hydrogen explosion. E v e n - tually, s t a r s g r e a t e r t h a n the size of the sun will collapse, and cause a g r e a t explosion, said Stull.

Surrounding the s p h e r e of our galaxy a r e the globular

clusters of s t a r s . ¿<iese s t a r s w e r e the f i r s t to form in our local galaxy, about 10 billion y e a r s ago.

Meteors a r e burned out c o m e t s , w h i c h e n t e r o u r a t m o s p h e r e a t very high speeds. Stull spoke of a f a m i l i a r i n s t a n c e : You witness a lightening f l a s h in the sky and s c r e a m , " O h , t h e r e ' s a—" - b u t before you a r e able to complete your thought, it's vanished.

P h o n e 871-2192 By Diana L.Tomb S t e w a r t Rosen and Steve H e i n e , Doth s o p h o m o r e s , have been elected to the o f f i c e s of p r e s i d e n t a n d vice-president of the- Student Senate, a s announced by the election c o m m i t t e e chairperson, Louise P a u l y , F e b . 8.

Rosen and Heine defeated sophomores Lou Asher and M a r k M a t t a r by more t h a n 80 votes each, according to u n o f f i c i a l t a l l i e s r e l e a s e d T h u r s d a y . The votes a t

p r e s s time w e r e as follows:

F o r p r e s i d e n t - S t e w a r t Ro- sen, 352; Lou Asher, 270:

F o r vice-president-Steve Heine, 351; Mark M a t t a r , 270; write-in candidate Thom-

a s M o n n a , 1 0 .

Both write-in candidates a r e f r e s h m e n .

Rosen and Heine will t a k e office F e b . 22 a t the Student Senate meeting. Their t e r m will r u n until about the s a m e time next y e a r .

A f t e r t h e r e s u l t s w e r e announced,-the president a n d v i c e - p r e s i d e n t e l e c t s s a i d t h a t they would work for m a n y issues t h a t they had not included in their plat- form .

" W e have a better idea of w h e r e t h e s t u d e n t b o d y wants to go now," said Heine.

Rosen s a i d ," We will follow up on all our issues and incorporate s o m e from the other t e a m ' s p l a t f o r m . They had some good ideas. We w a n t to work f o r everybody, A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y a s a whole."

He also noted that working w i t h tfye new U n i v e r s i t y p r e s i d e n t would be of special i m p o r t a n c e for the t e a m .

When the election r e s u l t s w e r e announced, the final count of votes from nursing students had not yet been tal- lied. A potential 40 votes w e r e still o u t s t a n d i n g .

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A new organization h a s been f o r m e d , The Alfred Women's L y c e u m . In an a t t e m p t to s p r e a d ideas and stimulate discussion and self- awareness, the organization

is planning a

Women's A w a r e n e s s Festi- val for the spring. E v e n t s t h a t h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n a r r a n g e d a r e a w o m e n ' s rock band, a group of poets, a g r o u p - p s y c h o l o g i s t , a n d a self-health clinic. W h a t s t a r t - ed out a s a day of festivities has a l r e a d y grown into a w e e k e n d . . A l l i d e a s a n d support are e n c o u r a g e d . The meetings will, for the t i m e being, be held in the h e a d .XglUtenfcL* apartment in the Brick on Monday nights a t 9 . ALL interested a r e u r g e d to attend.

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FIAT U ' N . ALFRED, NEW YORK F e b r u a r y 12, 1979

FEATURE

Alfred University Research Foundation

Designs

for Research

By Nancy Cushing The pilot planj, division of

the Alfred University Re- s e a r c h Foundation (AURF) began as a program to give a r t , engineering and business students " r e a l life experi- e n c e , " said Tony Hepburn, Chairperson of the division of a r t a n d design. In theory, the a r t students would m a k e the models, the engineering students would handle production Of t h e p i e c e s , t h e

¿ t t f d r t t s procuring a m a r k e t A c o m m i t t e e of a r t faculty Was f o r m e d to review the products b e f o r e they were reproduced.

According to Hepburn, this theory never l e f t paper. " W e (the a r t faculty) never heard of the bread pa n project until it had been accepted and m a d e . T h e y ' r e much m o r e interested in m akjng money..

Most of the models a r e m a d e in Harder Ha 11, while the a c t u a l production t a k e s place behind Seidlin," said Hep- burn. '

" I t gives s t u d e n t s t h e a b i l i t y to g e t skilled in riiaking models." Usually a student m a k e s a drawing, a m odel, has a critique and it's over. This pilot plant gives them a chance to actually see their designs. The concept of s t u d e n t designers providing aesthetic input for the program has not been realized, declared Hepburn. " I wish it would s t i m u l a t e design activity. The a c t u a l p r o g r a m has not provided this," he concluded. " I t could be a

g r e a t thing."

Wally Higgins, associate professor of c e r a m i c design, whose f o r m e r student, Chris Costello had the original idea of the bread pan (from baking her b r e a d in flower pots), sees the pilot plant in a different light. The b r e a d p a n m a n u f a c t u r i n g w a s moved to the private sector, said Higgins, because s t a t e machinery cannot be used for a project t h a t is lucrative for the University.

H i g g i n s s e e m s p l e a s e d about the f a c t o r y opening in Hornell. " T h i s will move the h e a v y p r o d u c t i o n o u t of h e r e , " he said. " I t will open the place up for other item s."

Other p r o j e c t s being done a r e roof tiles, designed a f t e r the original T e r r a Cotta tiles m a n u f a c t u r e d a t Alfred, and a line of dinnerware which is

"in the talking s t a g e . "

Higgins views the pilot plant p r o j e c t as having the poten- t i a l for t a k i n g on new dimensions.

" T h e r e ' s a possibility any- t i m e s o m e o n e c o m e s up with a good idea in the classroom, it could be run through the pilot plant."

" A n y t i m e you c a n g e t people involved in an actual situation, it's good. It has provided employment and e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e , "

Higgins concluded. " P e o p l e a r e getting a va luable experience out of it. I think we should keep t r y i n g . "

Continued on next Da^e

By R.E.Noitdheim

The Basic Idea

By Gregory Belanger Using old technology for generating new ideas is one of the basic tenets of the Alfred University. R e s e a r c h Foundation ( A U R F ) , according to Dr. William Crandall, m a n a g i n g director.

AURF has been in exis- tence since the early 1950s.

Through the efforts of Cran- dall, it b e c a m e incorporated in 1975.

Crandall felt incorporation was necessary because a g r e a t deal of t h e technological a d v a n c e m e n t s forwarded here a t Alfred have not directly benefited the university. Incorporation allows for patents on technological achievements, that will then bring back royalties to the foundation. In the past, Alfred's inventions, such as the roller kiln, which today is

used throughout the world, have passed into the manu- f a c t u r i n g field without any patents.

In addition, incorporation allows AURF to operate as an autonomous p a r t of the University, he said. This enables the foundation to enter "long term business a g r e e m e n t s " without legally tying the University, said Crandall. All transaction, including royalty p a t y m e n t s , go through the A U R F ' s office before they a r e received by the University.

The two basic divisions within AURF are r e s e a r c h

and development, headed by J e f f r e y Morris, and the pilot plant, supervised by K a r e n Tufty.

The research and develop- m e n t division h a s traditional- ly been the financial back- bone of the. fou ndation. The division does contracted re- s e a r c h with outside corpora- tions and g o v e r n m e n t agen- c i e s . C o n t r a c t r e s e a r c h essentially involves solving

specific problems under pre- a r r a n g e d c o n d i t i o n s a n d costs.

Another p a r t of the re- s e a r c h and development division is i n t e r n a l l y f u n d e d , said C r a n d a l l . T h i s i n v o l v e s

u s i n g "s.eed m o n e y " to s t i m u l a t e a d d i t i o n a l re- s e a r c h in promising fields.

This has already proved effecive in obtaining two r e s e a r c h g r a n t s . The f i r s t of these was a g r a n t from the New York R e s e a r c h Council for $21,000, to continue work in ceramic bone and teeth r e s e a r c h .

The original project was begun with $1750 in seed money from A U R F by J a m e s Rausch, associate professor of biology and Eugene A.

Monroe, associate professor of ceramic science.

T h e s e c o n d g r a n t w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m a p r i v a t e c o r p o r a t i o n f o r t h e c o a l slurry project being conduc- ted by J a m e s Funk, associate professor of c e r a m i c science. The coal slurry p r o j e c t r e p r e s e n t s the g r e a t est possibility of generating substantial funds, said Cran- dall.

The second m a j o r division, headed by K a r e n T u f t y , is the

pilot plant, located behind Seidlin Hall.

" T h e pilot plant w a s once considered a washout," said C r a n d a l l , " b u t t o d a y is <

proving its w o r t h . "

The pilot plant h a s been widely m i s t a k e n a s a manu- f a c t u r i n g plant. This is not, however, the function of a pilot plant. T h e idea behind the pilot plant is versatility, r a t h e r than production. I t is designed to be easily retooled in order to t e s t the feasibility f o r d i f f e r e n t p r o d u c t i o n ideas. After a p a r t i c u l a r m a n u f a c t u r i n g procedure is developed, a s was done for the bread pans, the item and procedure are patented and sold to m a n u f a c t u r e r s .

Recently, t h e AURF sold the royalties for the AU * b r e a d pan to a firm in Hornell. The f i r m has built a new facility and will be m a n u f a c t u r i n g t h e b r e a d pans in April.

The basic idea behind the Alfred R e s e a r c h Foundation is to utilize expertise and facilities of the university; to use these r e s o u r c e s to gener- ate funds for the university and a t the s a m e time provide valuable experience for students and faculty.

C.J.'$ AFTERNOON SPECIAL

ORDER A LARGE PIZZA AT THE BAR AND GET A FREE PITCHER OF BEER.

Come sit by the fire

and enjoy some hot pizza and cold beer.

Ev«ry D a y B « t w M i i 5 a n d 7 a t S J / i

ALSO

WEDS NITES THE RETURN OF

LADIES' MITE AT f j / s

Mixed Drinks fo Just 5 0 ' For the Ladies

EVERY Wed Nite

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Bread Pan (cont.)

One student presently working for the pilot plant is f o r m e r art student, Glen Cushman. He is presently working on the model for a large bread pan. " I started off m o d i f y i n g the b r e a d p a n , " he said. Cushman said it's hard for a r t students to work for the pilot plant.

"If you don't know how to w o r k the m a c h i n e s , you really can't do anything over t h e r e , " This is turning into more of a money m a k i n g thing than the a r t school ever w a n t e d it to be, s t a t e d Cushman.

" I ' v e tried to introduce a new look. I really think it's needed. Cushman is the student who cam e up with the rehash of the old roof tile design for reproduction.

As for involvement of the

— other two departments, cera-

* mic engineering and busi- g ness, the f o r m e r is only Z involved with research and W development. "The only K involvement engineers have

>> with the pilot plant is t h a t F r e d M c M a n n o r i g i n a l l y

helped design the kilns, and he's involved with Hornell

kilns," said David Rossing- ton, chairperson of the division of e n g i n e e r i n g a n d science.

Senior B u s i n e s s / M a t c h S e n i o r B u s i n e s s / M a t h m a j o r Steve Curran worked on the bread pa n project with Brad Pohlig, an entrepre- n e u r , and S a n d y Cohen, president of Co pco. The firm presently sells the AU bread pan.

" I looked for alternatives for distribution of the product," said Curran. " I decided Copco had the most interest in the total project."

My involvement was quite an experience," said Curran.

" I found o u t t h £ t t h e mystique surrounding members of the business world is really only there in text- books. It gave me the ability to use some of the many tools I learned in the business school in actual practice.

Most of all it allowed m e to use my own judgment."

Pilot Plant

Theory in Action

By Jason Welch

P r e s i d e n t of H o t w o r k s Ceramics, Robert Burger, also an A l f r e d t r u s t e e , brought exclusive rights to the A l f r e d p a n s for his company.

B e c a u s e H o t w o r k s Cer- amics is relying on Alfred technology to give it a competitive edge over other bakeware producers, A.U.

engineer and former pilot p l a n t m a n a g e r Joe Baird was chosen to a d a p t the pan p r o d u c t i o n to i n d u s t r i a l needs.

The product line "AURF (Alfred University Research Foundation) no. 7" is being used to found a new industry in the n e a r b y town of Hornell. T h e H o t w o r k s Ceramics, Inc., factory being built is the fruition of the master plan on which the operation of the Alfred pilot plant is based.

The purpose of the pilot p l a n t is to t r a n s f o r m ideas into practical products.

These products are then sold to industries for large scale producti on, according to the plan.

The H o r n e l l p l a n t is- scheduled to begin operation in March, 1979. Iniatially, there is to be about twenty employees and a production c a p a c i t y of one q u a r t e r million units per year.

Baird's confidence is clear in

his statement " t h e r e will be no problems t h a t we c a n ' t handle b e t w e e n us and Alfred".

Hotworks Ceramics is to pay a royalty to AURF for every pan sold. The profit after costs will then be given to Alfred University.

The Alfred invention m a y prove to be a boon to the Hornell community. Since the recent decline in traffic on the Conrail Railroad in Hornell, there has been a shortage of jobs in Hornell.

Hornell M a y o r R i c h a r d Dunning said t h a t the Hornell plant "will have a positive impact in that i t will employ a small cadre of people to begin with, but we hope that it will grow and prosper".

However, Dunning expects the ceramics factory to have a major i m p a c t on Hornell only a f t e r a d e c a d e of growth.

According to Dunning, the plant will have ample gas and electricity, access roads, and a building to work in.

The HIDA ( H o r n e l l In- d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t

Agency) r e c i e v e d a $1.0 million grant to develop an industrial park where the pilot plant will be located.

The location of the park is such that the residents of Hornell will not be affected by industrial pollution, he said.

AURF no. 7. is the first line of pilot plant products to be a c c e p t e d f o r use by an industry. AURF no. 8, a line of dishware, is expected to follow no. 7 into production.

The idea for the cookware orginated with cook Linda Wasserstein. She discovered that bread baked in earth- enware pans could be used to reproduce the consistency of the b r e a d t h a t e a r l y American housewives were remembered for.

W a s s e r s t e i n ' s idea w a s then developed by the AURF.

Under Director William C r a n d a l l , A.U. a l u m n i Joseph B a i r d and Chris Hudson, and Associate- Professor of Art Wallace Higby developed the present bread pan. A quiche pan and similar crockery were later developed. A special coat- ing, terra sigillata, gives the

pans a non-stick surface, unique a m o n g c e r a m i c materials.

Over several years, the production of the pans was being "scaled up", and the processes involved refined.

AURF employees such as Karen Tufty, Jeff Brundage, and Jeff Morris perfected the processes. Ceramic tech- nician J o e D e P a s q u a l e estimates the present production capacity to be nearly five hundred units per day.

By R.E.Nordheim

The Senior Nurses a r e selling flowers and plants for

$2.00 a t the Campus Center, Ade and Brick Cafeterias and Door to Door. We will deliver them. Limited quantity so buy now. Rem ember the one you love on Valentine's Day!

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Letters

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By R.E.Nordheim

EDITORIAL

This is a week for thought. We have all been reminded of Chuck Stenzel's death, due to the recent publicity in

"People" magazine and the Phil Donahue Show. For those who missed the first showing of the Donahue show, it will be aired again on channel 13 this Wednesday.

For many students and members of the Alfred community the publicity was a shocking surprise. Absurdly, Alfred has been left more in the dark about the events and their consequences than the majority of the public.

The next issue of the Fiat will contain an exclusive feature on Chuck S :enzel's death. At present we are compiling a vast amount o. information, so that we will be able to comprehensively and thoroughly treat the subject matter.

Fiat Lux

ALFRED, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 12, 1979 CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

BUSI NE SS MA NAGER Copy Editor Photography Editor Sports Editor Typesetting Advertising Manager

Artist Layout Assistants

Business Advisor Editorial Advisor

NANCY K. CUSHING GREGORY BELANGER BRIAN J. MOLINARO Diana L. Tomb

Roberta E. Nordheim Bruce Barnes

Lynn E. Burgett Steve Adler Maria Scavullo Michaela Brennan Michael Schreiber Na ncy Sheehan Tilly Goossen Tony Hayes John C. Howard Louis K. Greiff

The F i a t Lux is published every Monday of the s e m e s t e r by students at Alfred University. Editorial and production offices a r e located in the b a s e m e n t of the Rogers Campus Center.

Meetings a r e held every Wednesday a t 5:00 p.m.

The F i a t Lux encourages letters to the editor. Although letters will not be published anonymously, n a m e s will be withheld upon request. Excessive contributions by individuals a r e discouraged. The editors reserve the right to edit all lettere to conform to space limitations. Address any correspondence to F i a t Lux, P . O . B o x 767, Alfred, NY, 14802. Editorial policy is determined by the editors.

To the Editor:

The presence of the movie

"Deep T h r o a t " on c a m p u s last week provides an opportunity for all of us to think about some of the issues important to our lives. I do not want to get involved in an a r g u m e n t over the merits of this particular movie nor the motives of those who attended it.

I do think t h a t in p a r t the movie was pushed as an exciting example of pornography, and I would like to use this as an opportunity to examine certain questions that this r a i s e s about the place of women and attitudes . towards sexuality in Amer- ica.

The fact of the m a t t e r is t h a t the $4 billion per y e a r pornography industry in this country exists for a largely male audience. It serves to reinforce certain degrading images of women as sexual objects who exist to fulfill the fantasies of males.

I t p o r t r a y s sex a s a commodity stripped of its human dimension, and thus it embodies the highest form of alienation from ourselves.

Now the spectrum of pornography is broad, extending from the m e r e l y titillating to the offensive a n d vicious, and as such it r a n g e s from being sad to being an affront to our common humanity.

It is hard not to see t h a t the underlying motives which support the industry spring from the preoccupations of our "over-sexed" society. As such, the expanding popular- ity of pornography stands as the clearest example of the failure of sexual liberation to lead to more h u m a n relation- ships and m o r e true enjoy- m e n t of our bodies.

In f a c t , t h e d e g r a d i n g exploitation of sexuality in virtually every aspect of our society seems an indication of our continuing dread and avoida nee of the true power and beauty of eros.

Randall McGowen /

To the Editor:

It is hard to express the concern, sorrow, and even anger that I felt when I found out Alfred University allowed the showing of the f i l m , " D e e p T h r o a t " on campus.

The concern was for the young people, who, out of curiosity, peer pressure, re- bellion a g a i n s t p a r e n t a l guidelines, or even lack of something else to do, decided to go to see the film. It is so sad t h a t they would allow such grotesque things to enter into their m i n d s - t o plague, twist, bombard the thoughts a t a n y time.

It is such a tragedy, for, though one can wash filth off o n e ' s h a n d s , one c a n n o t except by the grace of God and His mercy, wash filth out of one's mind.

I felt so sorry for the parents, who entrusted their children to the University for an education-trusting t h a t t h e y will be c h a l l e n g e d , guided, and motivated to something better. By allow- ing t h a t film on campus, I believe that trust was betrayed, terribly.

The University speaks of its r e l a t i o n s h i p with t h e s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t i e s , and they, too, were betrayed by having such filth in the locale. It seem s too bad t h a t those in authority in the school cannot stand up and say a firm, final, NO when such things a r e suggested, perhaps by various planning committees.

' Contrary to their fears, t h e y would b e r e s p e c t e d more for taking a stand, and having some standards (especially by p a r e n t s planning to send their children to college), than by permissive- ness.

I hope the students will

" r e f u s e the evil and choose the good," and not allojv such

a thing to reoccur, ever.

With a sincere concern for this part of the precious young people of America, and my w a r m e s t r e g a r d s to them, I r e m a i n .

Irene Burns Mother of nine

To the Editor:

WALF would like to thank all those who participated in the auditions this past week.

The turn-out w a s the largest t h a t we c a n r e m e m b e r , which pleases us greatly.

We hope this new injection of variety and talent will stimulate interest in WALF.

Congratulations to all those who were accepted. To the others we encourage continued interest in WALF and ask t h a t they t r y again. The large number of auditioners m a d e our choices very dif- ficult indeed.

I would also like to thank all the veteran m e m b e r s of WALF for their participation of publicizing the auditions, and for their cooperative effort to select new m e m - bers.

Thank you all again.

D e a n P . O'Grady Station Ma nager, WALF E d i t o r s n o t e : " D e e p Throat was presented by the films committee of CpnCEP a , ( C o n s o l i d a t e d C a m p u s E- v e n t s and P r o g r a m s ) , a s t u d e n t r u n and f u n d e d organization.

To the Editor:

In response to the l e t t e r in the Feb. 5 F i a t Lux about Phillips Creek, I would like to comment on the behalf of those who have lost their way, my m o t h e r and myself. >•

The trails a r e very well cut out and marked with red and yellow discs, which indicates that they a r e for skiing. A T h e r e a r e , h o w e v e r , no • markings as to difficulty, which trail you are on, or how to get back to the starting point.

We started out 2Vz hours before dark, J a n. 27 to take a quick run on an intermediate trail. There were no trail m a p s so we studied the large m a p and decidedto take a 2.9 mile trail. We estimated it to take approximately half an hour.

After taking a wrong turn and following an advanced trail through the woods we f o u n d o u r s e l v e s in w h a t seemed like a valley with hills to all sides of us. At this ^ point I fell, hurting my leg. It was quite dark so we m a d e our way to a shelter we had seen.

My mother and I a r e both competent skiers and enjoy and appreciate the beauty of Phillips Creek but feel that some precautions need to be taken to prevent others from taking our route.

I think the promptness and excellence in carrying oui

the rescue is to be commend- ed. The Alfred Volunteer F i r e " D e p a r t m e n t did an excellent job in organizing A and executing the search with the h e l p of A l f r e d S t a t i o n F i r e D e p a r t m e n t , Alfred Ambulance and the J e r i c h o Hill s n o w m o b i l e I club.

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Culture Corner

Seven Shades of Blue

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Time Packages

By Mitchell Kossak Ray B r y a n t ' s "All B l u e s , "

( P a b l o Records) is e x a c t l y w h a t you would expect. H e r e is the most basic of jazz f o r m s played in possibly a s m a n y v a r i a t i o n s a s a r e available.

Bryant, a l o n g with fellow j a z z m e n Sam J o n e s a n d G r a d y Tate, displays seven variations on the blues, all different, all freshly •revita- lized, forming never b e f o r e discovered s h a d e s of t h a t old s t a n d a r d blue.

Both B r y a n t and J o n e s h a v e w o r k e d with Dizzy G i l l e s p i e a n d o t h e r s u c h notable "bop-boys," as well as such jazz innovators as Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. Grady T a t e is a bit younger, but h a s worked with the man of the seventies, Quincy Jones, as well a s the Tonight Show O r c h e s t r a .

Now this m a t u r e trio has c o m e together to e x c h a n g e ideas and c o m m o n experi- ences: to l a y back and

" r a p . "

The album s t a r t s off with w h a t is probably the roots of blues-gospel. "Stick With I t "

is a ballad a b o u t as spiritual as they come. Bryant is the f i r s t to speak with a short introductory solo, but Tate and Jones feel compelled to join in the conversation.

The a t m o s p h e r e begins to

By Michael S. Schreiber

" L e M a r r i a g e de F i g a r o , "

an opera by t h e reknowned 18th century composer Wolf- g a n g A m a d e u s Mozart, w a s presented a t t h e Hornell High School T u e s d a y , Feb. 6 by the Canadian O p e r a Company.

" F i g a r o " - - w h i l e not a s enter- t a i n i n g a s " T h e M a g i c F l u t e , " M o z a r t ' s g r e a t fan- t a s y of good a n d evil—stands a s one of his g r e a t e s t o p e r a s . The story is based on the comic lay of the s a m e title by B e a u m a r c h i s . I t r e s t s on M o z a r t ' s r e c u r r i n g t h e m e of love and fidelity conquering over the f o r c e s of evil and deceit. Set in the 1700s, n e a r Seville, Spain, the opera begins with F i g a r o (played by Maurice Brown) ancT his bride-to-be Susanna (Elea- nor Calbes) w h o a r e discus- sing their m aster, Count Almoviva ( R a y m o n d Hick- m a n ) , who h a s been flirting with Susanna. F i g a r o vows to outwit the Count and gain vengeance.

The plot thickens. Marcel- lina, a prostitute, holds a note which c o m p e l s F i g a r o to r e p a y a sum of money he owes her, or to m a r r y h e r . She is compelled to file a b r e a c h of prom ise suit by one

bui]d in the next tune from which the title of this LP has been taken. " A l l Blues" is a hard driven 3A swing piece which opens with a three- note ostinato that is m a i n tained by J o n e s t h r o u g h o u t B r y a n t ' s h a r m o n i e s a r e in- tentionally h e a v y and direct b u t always varied, while T a t e ' s d r u m m i n g is s u p e r b . He b r i l l i a n t l y t h r o w s in occasional snare-rolls and c y m b a l c r a s h e s to keep the r h y t h m moving.

The trio d r i f t s into nostal- gia in the next number, r e h a s h i n g the ever f a m i l i a r Ellington, " C J a m Blues."

Jones starts this one off, w a l k i n g his b a s s , w h i l e B r y a n t quickly runs through the head. He h a s heard these lines many t i m e s and it is now time to change this shade of blue.

He lets loose with a furious t w o - m e a s u r e f l u r r y t h a t leads into an explosive solo.

J o n e s fills in the em ptv s p a c e s left by B r y a n t , almost like nods of a g r e e m e n t . T a t e j u s t decides to listen, laying down quiet simplicity in the background.

The second side begins soulfully once again, but this time the gospel is plain, dirty funk. " J u m p i n ' With Sym- phony Sid" is next, swinging all the way.

B r y a n t once again is on top, pulling lines out of his

" b a g of licks" that sound so

of the Count's lawyers.

With the aid of Susanna, and the Count's unhappy wife, F i g a r o plans to c a t c h the count in a c o m p r o m i s i n g situation and thereby resolve all difficulties. His plans a p p e a r to go a s t r a y a s Marcellina w i n s her lawsuit, but he is r e v e a l e d to be her son kidnapped a t birth, and she is enlisted in his plans.

At his point the Countess and Susanna take m a t t e r s into their own hands, and F i g a r o , h e a r i n g only a por- tion of their plan, a s s u m e s Susanna has consented to the Count's desires and b e m o a n s the fickleness of women.

As the final a c t d r a w s to a close it is revealed t h a t the Countess and Susanna h a v e switched p l a c e s . The Count, humiliated a t having been c a u g h t wooing his maidser- vant, apoligizes to everybody and they all live happily ever a f t e r .

This opera is r a t h e r hu- mourous, and musically one of the finest e x a m p l e s of t h a t period of m u s i c now known a s classical. There w e r e s o m e p r o b l e m s w i t h t h e production, however.

The poor acoustics of the auditorium allowed Susanna, whose projection did not c o m e up to that of her

c a s u a l and i n s t a n t a n e o u s . They j u m p o u t a t you and say, " M a n c a n ' t y o u h e a r this jive-man is t a l k i n ' " and T a t e replies with c y m b a l c r a s h e s :

" I h e a r y o u " - c r a s h , " I h e a r y o u " - c r a s h .

In " B l u e s C h a n g e s " Bry- a n t d e m o n s t r a t e s his virtuo- sity a s a p i a n i s t His soloing h e r e is beautifully lyrical.

This is soft, straight-ahead jazz t h a t combines elements of rhythm and blues, gospel, funk and swing.

But the swingingest tune of t h e m all is the C h a r l i e P a r k e r blues piece, written for the booking agent Billy Shaw. "Billie's Bounce" begins with B r y a n t duplicating the original Gillespie opening s t a t e m e n t (which incidently w a s p l a y e d by G i l l e s p i e himself back in 1945). The tune ends with a typically G i l l e s p i e " S a l t P e a n u t s "

tradem ark.

The jam builds to a head with all t h r e e m u s i c i a n s u n a b l e to c o n t a i n t h e i r thoughts any longer. They a r e all s c r e a m i n g out lines, structurally t r a d i n g fours in a s t a t e m e n t - r e t o r t f o r m a t .

O v e r a l l " A l l B l u e s " is another good product from N o r m a n G r a n t z a n d Co.

where Bryant gets to show off his adaptability to play all s h a d e s of the b l u e s - b e it funky, soulful, swinging, bop- ping, or just s t r a i g h t a h e a d blue.

fellows, to be drowned o u t by the o r c h e s t r a . This n e v e r should happen in a Mozart opera, where the m u s i c is supposed to be very subtle.

Another problem w a s t h a t the role of the young p a g e ,

Cherubino, w a s played by a w o m a n ( S u s a n Gudgeon), And though s h e had a fine v o i c e , w a s t o o o b v i o u s l y feminine (and possibly too soprano) to c a r r y the p a r t effectively.

By f a r the l a r g e s t m i s t a k e in this production w a s to t r a n s l a t e it f r o m the original I t a l i a n (although Mozart w a s G e r m a n , it w a s the style of the t i m e to compose m o r e opera in Italian) jnto E n g - lish.

Since an excellent printed s u m m a r y of t h e action w a s provided b e f o r e the begin- ning of the o p e r a , it w a s not n e c e s s a r y t o follow t h e dialogue. In t r a n s l a t i n g the o p e r a , the composition lost its m e t e r and r h y t h m . Since the words a r e written to fit the music a n d vice-versa, one can never wholly achieve a translation a s brilliant a s the original.' A c e r t a i n fluency is missing.

T h e b i g g e s t d i s a p p o i n t - m e n t of thf night w a s the l a r g e number of empty s e a t s in the a u d i t o r i u m .

A c o l l e c t i o n of c l o c k s produced by Wallace Hig- gins, associate professor of c e r a m i c design will be exhi- bited Feb. 17-March 2 in the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery.

An opening reception for

" T i m e P a c k a g e s " is scheduled for F r i d a y , Feb. 16 a t 8 p.m.

More than 15 clocks, cre- ated from wood, c e r a m i c s , m e t a l s or combinations of t h e s e m a t e r i a l s , will be displayed in t h e exhibition.

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The Alfred Film Society this week is " M y Uncle Antoine" by the C a n a d i a n director Claude J u t r a .

The film is a beautiful and lyrical tale of a young boy coming of a g e ; it h a s been c o m p a r e d to F r a n c o i s Truf- f a u t ' s "400 Blows" for its power and honesty. The boy lives with his uncle in r u r a l

The Albright-Knox Gallery has announced its 1979 series of lectures on the history of a r t with special emphasis on w o r k s in t h e p e r m a n e n t collection.

T h e s e l e c t u r e s a r e designed as a b a s i c introduc- tion to i m p o r t a n t periods in a r t , s t y l i s t i c t r e n d s a n d

individual artists.

Everyone should be prepared to open t h e i r eyes and minds, a s the lectures span 5,000 y e a r s . The lectures transport you f r o m the banks of the Nile to highrises along the Hudson; m e e t i n g kings with unpronounceable n a m e s like Akhenaten, and artists with familiarity-Andy War- hol, Jim Dine, Tim Wessel- m a n .

This series of 15 lectures, illustrated with slides, will

Higgins said h e began producing clocks in the late 1950's.

An Alfred faculty m e m b e r since 1962, Higgins holds a Bachelor of F i n e Arts d e g r e e from the College of Cera- m i c s .

The Fosdick-Nelson Gal- lery, located in H a r d e r Hall, o p e r a t e s weekdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and S a t u r d a y s , noon-5 p.m. The public is Invited to a t t e n d exhibitions without c h a r g e .

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Quebec a t the turn of the century, and t h e plot c e n t e r s on the activities associated w i t h t h e u n c l e ' s c o u n t r y store.

T h i s is a f u n n y , y e t ultimately poignant movie a b o u t the discovery of the joy and sorrow of adult life.

Visually the movie is stun- ning.

provide an appreciation and understanding of art, literal- ly and figuratively the high markings of h u m a n imagina- tion and visual discourse t h r o u g h t h e e y e s .

T h e s e r i e s of l e c t u r e s began in J a n . and m e e t on consecutive S a t u r d a y morn- i n g s ( e x c e p t April 14), through May 5. L e c t u r e s s t a r t a t 10a.m. in the Gallery auditorium. Notes and bibli- ographies will be provided.

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Hornell Sym phony: w o r k s of I v e s , C h a m e n a d e , Mozart, Strauss, and music f r o m

" S t a r W a r s . " 8:15 p . m . , Sunday, F e b . 18, Hornell High School, u n d e r the direc- tion of J a m e s W. C h a p m a n .

Classic Opera Comes to Hornell

Outside of Alfred

By M i c h a e l a B r e n n a n

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Tredennick Group : Final Report Roving Reporter

By Diana L. Tomb Thiaia the laat in a three part aeriea on the Tredenniek Group: atndents for Free En- terprise.

Since its inception m o r e than a y e a r and a half ago, the Tredennick Group: Stu- dents for F r e e Enterprise has been constantly chang- i n g .

The group w a s originated to compete in a national contest to educate consum ers on free enterprise. The Tredennick Group has com-

peted in one round of the contest last April, and will have another go at it this April.

" I t s true concern and interest was in competition," said a m e m b e r who wished to remain unidentified. " I t has taken off into the air now."

The business students who work with the enterprise

group can earn three credits a semester in an independent study course t h a t revolves around their work there.

According io the Treden- nick Group's ad visor, Profes- sor of Economics Savo Jev- removic, "If (the students) want to discuss these things they should read about them." To accomplish that end, he has assigned three books on e c o n o m i c s for homework in the course.

Two of the books-Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom"and F.A.Hayek's them."" To accomplish that

"Road to Serfdom"--are ad- Jevremovic said. The third book, J o h n K e n n e t h Gailbraith's " T h e New In- dustrial State," presents the opposite view, he s a i d .

Answering the charge that the members of the group have not been well-versed in the. topics they discuss before businessmen and high school students, Jevremovic said.

The students a r e prepared to

talk about issues in free-enterprise a t a basic level, such a s in " B u s i n e s s W e e k " ,

" F o r t u n e " , and "Wall Street Journal."

The high school contests t h a t the g r o u p h a s run

" w e r e n ' t really one-sided,"

Jevrem ovic sai d. " T h e high schools were the least ex- posed to what you might call propaganda."

He said that many of the programs run by the group w e r e b u s i n e s s decision g a m e s t h a t a r e " p r e t t y neutral."

Much of what Jevremovic said contradicts the impres- sion t h a t s o m e s t u d e n t s recieved, hearing the president of the Tredennick Group, R o b e r t K a m m , speak.

In a speech before students and the president and chief executive of General Motor?

Corp., T h o m a s M u r p h y , Kamm said t h a t the free enterprise system in Ameri- ca was in serious danger from government interven- tion.

" I didn't think it was a very good talk,"Jevremovic said, adding that he was con- cerned that Murphy was elated over the talk. He pointed out t h a t Kamm does not do all the work in the group and does not do all the talking before businessmen and o t h e r g r o u p s .

A c o n c e r n of the one member is that the group has become impersonal and motivated by self-interests.

"The students t h a t are working on these projects do not know what they a r e working f o r , " the m e m b e r s a i d .

"Many of them a r e con- cerned with t h e three credit hours. They want an easy 'A'."

The m e m b e r said that some of the students were hoping to get a job from their

work in the group, which

" i s n ' t s o b a d b u t i t ' s nojtwhat the group was set up for."

The T r e d e n n i c k Group purchased a used car from the University last semester because it w a s logging so many miles when it travelled to speak and m e e t with groups.

The $1200 purchase will hopefully be a good invest- ment, considering the total miles the group has put on other University-owned cars, all a t $.15 per mile, according to Jevremovic

The group has raised a budget of $26,000 to work with this year and plans to make as much money next year.

The m o n e t c o m e s from private and corporate donations.

The b i g m o n e y a s p e c t bothers the m e m b e r of the group, because it has helped to m a k e it m o r e impersonal.

" I don't think we need all that money,"the member said. " I t ' s going to a good cause, though."Much of the money spent by the group is put u p a s scholarship awards for the high school students who win the contests spon- sored by the Tredennick Group.

Plans a r e in the works now for four m e m b e r s of the groupto oversee it n e x t y e a r . They will share K a m m ' s position, all handling different a s p e c t s of the job.

While there seems to be disagreement a s to the align- ment of K a m m ' s personal thoughts on f r e e enterprise, s e v e r a l people a s s o c i a t e d with the group cited Kamm as being a sup erior organi- zer.

"No one else could have done it," said one member.

"He did everything that no one else would d o . "

What's Cookin'

By Tilly Goossen N u t r i t i o n a l l y , you c a n ' t lose with beans. Not only do they satisfy hunger because they a r e digested slowly, they also contain 118 calories or less per half cup serving.

They supply nutrients t h a t a r e essential in a balanced diet, such as protein, stardh, and dextrines which aid the body in producing heat and energy in the utilization of fat. Protein along with vitamin B and B1 promote digestion and the growth and repair of tissues and nerves.

More importantly, the high levels of iron present in beans give vitality to the body, endurance to the mind and s t r e n g t h e n the will.

Beans are not only economi- cal, but serve a s an excellent substitute for meat.

P r e p a r a t i o n of dried beans:

To soak dry beans, use two and one half cups of water for each cup of b e a n s . Tradition- ally beans have been soaked overnight. You can speed up the process by two methods:

Boil t h e b e a n s for two minutes, then soak for one hour before cooking. Second- ly, if you h a v e a p r e s s u r e cooker, you c a n bypass the soaking stage by placing

them^ in the cooker( unco- vered), covering them with water, and bringing them to a4>oil. Then place the cover on and cook the beans for 20-35 minutes at 15 lbs.

pressure. Caution: do not u s e b e a n s t h a t h a v e a tendency to foam, i.e., split peas. Do not fill cooker over one half full.

To cook dry beans, use the soaking water and boil the beans very gently. Rapid boiling and constant stirring cause the skin to break, and h u r t s not only the flavor, but also the nutritive value of the bean. Cooking time varies with the bean (anywhere from 1-4 hours).

Beans have an infinite v a r i e t y a n d , p r o p e r l y cooked, their appeal can be out of the ordinary. Here a r e two ideas to g e t you started:

BeanEnchiladas

% c. dry pinto beans Vz c. chopped onion V« of 4 oz. can chopped grean chilles

1 tsp. garlic salt tsp. salt

lVs cans (10 oz.) red chili sauce

Oil

10-12 corn tortillas

1 c. s h r e d d e d c h e d d a r cheese

H| c. chopped green onions Soak beans overnight.

Cook in soaking liquid until tender, 1-IVj hours. Add onions, chilles, garlic salt, and 2 Tblsp. red chili sauce to b e a n s - m i x well. Mash.

Spread *A c. red chili sauce over the bottom of a 12 x 8 in.

baking dish. One at a time, soften each tortilla in hot oil in a skillet. Drain on paper towels. Place a spoonful of bean mixture on tortilla, roll up and place seam side down in b a k i n g d i s h . Spook remaining s a u c e evenly over enchiladas. Sprinkle with green onions before serving.

Soy Burgers 2 c. cooked soy beans 1 small onion chopped 2 eggs, beaten

1 c. wheat germ

1 Tbsp. veg. broth sea- soning

1 Tbsp. T a m a r i sauce 1 t o m a t o , skinned a n d m a s h e d

Mash beans. Com bine ingredients. Form into patties. P u t on lightly oiled b a k i n g s h e e t . B a k e 25 minutes at350 degrees on one side. Turn over and cook for 15 minutes longer.

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J a m e s - I d o n ' t k n o w . . . I came here in'71. I t ' s so much a part of Alfred and I think

we should keep it.

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P h i l - t h e Steinheim should be renovated into something all students could use it for such as a lounge, and Alumni Hall could be used a s a dance hall, small theater, coffee house or for square dances.

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Claudia--I think they should be renovated. There's, no question about that. They should be used but I don't know what for...like places where people can go and study...but I think it's a real shame when the beautiful buildings on campus a r e torn down.

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By Michael S. Schreiber This week's question»What do you think should be done with the S t e i n h e i n and Alumni Hall?

Scott-I think the Steinheim should be renovated because it's a historical attribute of Alfred and I was just up there this weekend...It's disgrace- f u l I think they should be bringing in m o r e cultural a c t i v i t i e s like p l a y s and coffeehouses.

Jim--They should take it and substitute t h a t for movies!

squa,re dances, groups; just because they worry about the floor and clean up so much a t Davis gym

Joe—restoring it to its old state and m a k i n g a museum because it's pretty b a r r e n now. Alumni could be used for performing arts. I wonder if it's something the commu-

could use.

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F e b r u a r y 12, 1979 FIAT LUX. ALFRED, NEW YORK 7

Announcements Annual Alfred University Dance Marathon ;

Everybody sees posters or buttons around campus reading "SLAP," y e t many don't understand the function of this group.

SLAP (Student Learning Assistance P r o g r a m ) is com- posed of students who help other students with study skills, work with reading problems, assign tutors, or- ganize programs for fresh- m a n orientation, and direct many other p r o g r a m s during the year.

Presently, SLAP is working on a mock interview p r o g r a m . Positions in SLAP a r e paid and involve approximately 4-6 hours a week.

Many of the students for the new positions a r e refer- r e d to us through faculty m e m b e r s . However, the opportunity exists and is strongly encouraged for any- body to apply for a SLAP position.

Communication skills, a decent academ ic record, en-

Additions for Interview Sche- dule:

Feb.14- Kyo Cera Inc. Cer.

Eng. McMahon.

Feb. 15--McDannel Porcelain Cer. E n g . - M c M a h o n

Reminder from the people's campaign, " T h e World of Buckminster F u l l e r " , a free film showing tonight, Mon- day, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

at the Science Center lecture hall and also Tuesday a t noon in the parents' lounge, C.C.

All i n v i t e d .

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There will be a meeting for all (new and old) m e m b e r s of WALF a t 7:30 p.m., Sunday, F E b . 18 in the Campus Center. P l e a s e attend.

University News Bureau A course designed to aid professional nurses in devel- oping a s s e s s m e n t skills for the p e r f o r m a n c e of physical examinations will be offered this spring by the Alfred University College of Nur- sing and Health Care's de- p a r t m e n t of continuing education.

The course, Physical As- sessment: Concepts and Skills, begins Feb. 20 and extends through 10 Tuesday evenings in spring. E a c h s e s s i o n of t h e t w o - c r e d i t course will m e e t in Allen Hall, Room 1, from 7-10 p . m .

Faculty mem bers teaching the course a r e Mrs. Linda Doerschug, a family nurse practitioner and instructor in nursing at Alfred, and M a r y Giles, director of continuing e d u c a t i o n in n u r s i n g a t Alfred.

A p r e r e q u i s i t e f o r t h e course is a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

Because class enrollment is limited to 20 students,

•interested nurses a r e encouraged to register early for the course. F or additional information, contact Giles a t Allen Hall, Alfred Univer- sity, Alfred, NY 14802, or call 607-871-2181.

thusiasm to run programs, time and interest are the only requirements.

Applications are available in thte SLAP office, located in Cannon 101.

The s e l e c t i o n i s b a s e d partly on the application and is followed by an interview with current m e m b e r s . If you a r e interested in be- coming involved in such a program you should fill out an application and turn it in no later than March 2.

Training p r o g r a m s begin this semester and continue e a r l y in t h e fall, 1979, semester. If you w a n t to know more about w h a t a SLAP m e m b e r ' s specific activities are, call 2170 during office hours or contact a current m e m b e r .

Want to know die inside s t o r y of how you can win 50,000 dollars in cold cash?

Come find out at the next Senior Week C o m m i t t e e meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 13, a t the Campus Center P a r e n t s Lounge, 5p.m. Don't pass up this opportunity.

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A soprano from the East- m a n School of Music will appear at Howell Hall, 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 18

Deborah Plutznik, accom- panied by Beverly Ann Smith on piano, is appearing as part of the Chamber Music Series, s p o n s o r e d by t h e A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y m usic d e p a r t - ment. •

For sale: Harmon-Kardon reciever and amplifier, 22 w.p.ch., wood cabinet. Call Steve a t 587-5772. " G r e a t for the dorms."

the F i a t layout crew gives many fond thanks to our l a t e i - n i g h t m i n s t r e l .

Hillel Club To Benefit Campus Center

Not Just Books

When many people think of libraries, they think of a place where you never speak above a whisper and an old maid librarian spends all her time saying "SHHH."

But libraries a r e m o r e than study halls, and librarians a r e more than monitors of the silence. One of the i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n s of a librarian is to teach--teach you how to find the information you need in the compli- cated storehouse of knowledge that we call a library.

Some areas, such as the lobby, r e f e r e n c e rooms and periodical room, cannot al- w a y s be t o t a l l y s i l e n t . However, we do realize that

The Alfred Hillel Club, serving the Jewish students a t the University and Alfred State College, will sponsor three events in the next t h r e e months.

Associate Professor of His- t o r y G a r y O s t r o w e r will speak on I s r a e l and the Middle E a s t at 10 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 28 in the faculty dining room of the Campus Center, during a bagels and lox brunch. Ostrower visited I s r a e l in J a n u a r y . AU student meal tickets will be honored or donations accepted.

In honor of P u n m , the Book of Esther will be r e a d round-robin style, Monday, March 12 a t 7 p.m. Holiday refreshments will be served.

The meeting place in the Campus Center will be announced later.

The Passover Seder will be observed in Howell Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11.

Because this is a catered meal, reservations a r e necessary before April 1.

Notify the club's president, David Kasner, or advisor Melvin Bernstein; or mail in the reservation form.

All Hillel events a r e open to m e m b e r s and non-members, f a c u l t y , s t a f f , and c o m - munity residents. Non-Jews a r e welcom~e to participate in the Passover dinner.

"Women and Alcoholism"

is t h e topic of a t a l k s c h e d u l e d on W e d n e s d a y , Feb. 14, a t noon in the parents lounge of the cam pus center.

The talk, open to the a r e a public without c harge, is p a r t of the Bergren F o r u m , a U n i v e r s i t y - w i d e s e r i e s of special lectures by Alfred faculty and guests on topics of general interest.

By Lauren Stiefel

many students really need a quiet place to study, so we have designated the study space in the second floor stack area as a "sileni study a r e a . " Those who need absolute silence for studying should use this area.

We will not be able to police this area, but we will be very happy to take c a r e of a noise problem if we are notified of it. Those who wish to discuss things with others should go into one of the designated

"group study" rooms or the Bergren Room . The success of the "silent study a r e a "

depends upon your coopera- tion.

Twenty-four hours of " t h e b e a t " disco, 1930's music, rock and country rock will keep their bods-a-rockin' and t h e i r t o e s - a - h o p p i n ' a t Dance-a-thon '79, Feb. 16 and 17.

The dance m arathon, spon- sored by ConCEP (Consoli- dated Campus Events and P r o g r a m s ) is an a n n u a l e v e n t d e s i g n e d to r a i s e capital for AU's Campus Center Renovation Fund.

Renovation of what?

" A list of p r i o r i t i e s , "

according to Gary Muck, director of student activities.

At the top of t h a t list is new f u r n i t u r e for the Campus Center, specifically the parents lounge. More chairs a r e needed for the Bergren F o r u m , Muck said. All f u r n i t u r e t h a t is replaced will be delegated, b y a committee of students, to studeht or- ganizations. F o r these pur- poses, there is about $3,000 a l r e a d y p l e d g e d he estimated.

L a s t y e a r ' s D a n c e - Last year's Dance-a-thon collected $2,500. The new fireplace'and color television

in the parents' lounge repre- sent the 1978 effort. Overall, over 475 spectators attended last year's dance, at $.25 a head. The cost to spectators t h i s y e a r h a s not b e e n d e t e r m i n e d . H o w e v e r , r e f r e s h m e n t s will be provided for onlookers, just as nurses will be available to attend to w e a r y dancers.

The weekend's event will

employ " b e t t e r equipment, and special disco lighting effects," said Muck. F o u r m e a l s will be served, and s h o w e r s a r e a v a i l a b l e . Towards what other activity could one possibly devote his/ her reserved energies to for 20 minutes every six hours?

Winning is based, on the total number of hours con- s e c u t i v e l y d a n c e d , M u c k said. The couple with the most pledges and who a r e the last on the floor, will not have grooved out in vain. The grand prize is $150, tickets to a ConCEP concert, movie tickets, and a lpcal business gift certificate. A secon'd prize of $100, and a third prize of $75 will also be awarded.

But one does not h a v e to complete the marathon to be a w i n n e r . Mini d a n c e contests, f e a t u r i n g the jitter- bug and disco, will be held t h r o u g h o u t the D a n c e - bug and disco, will be held throughout the Dance-a-thon.

Senior D i a n a T o m b will emcee the first 12 hours, and junior Mark Brostoff will keep the disco ball rolling during the last dozen hours.

Among the judges for this event, those m e n and women of good and honest discre- tion, a r e Muck, P r o f e s s o r s L a r r y White ( a n d his wife, Missy), R i c h a r d Rulon, Wes- ley Bentz, a n d our own dancin' lady, Carla Murgia.

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Sports Updat Inside Briefs

By Bruce Barnes The ski t e a m , in its first m e e t of the year, did very well and then again not so very well. This confusion can be explained by the fact that the Cross Country team and the jumping team fared well.

The jumpers were first and t h e c r o s s c o u n t r y s k i e r s c a m e in fifth. These two contests combine to form the Nordic events.

However, the Alpine events which consist of slalom and giant slalom, did not go so well for Alfred. The team placed eighth overall, but only 30 points (a minimal a m o u n t in ski m e e t s - - a healthy a m o u n t in baseball games) separated the Saxons and fifth place.

By press time the skiers will have com peted in the qualifier meet for the E a s t - West championships. If the team places fifth in this m eet they will have earned a trip to this esteemed meet.

Coach Cliff Dubreuil and the diversified, but not so famous track team had a good day at the University of Rochester Relays.

Most of all, the coach did not get too upset a t anyone new and the team placed fourth out of a field of 13 teams. Dubreuil said t h a t a compiled reoord of nine wins and three losses in one afternoon w a s n ' t t o o shabby.

It was the depth and impec- cable good fortune of Fredo- nia State, University of Ro- chester and -Buffalo State which b e a t t h e t e a m .

Because of the small turnout, the coach h ad to resort to the t e a m ' s poet laureate, senior Doug DeCoursey, to run three r a c e s . The team c a m e to t h e c o n c l u s i o n , especially a f t e r DeCoursey's triple a t Rochester, t h a t he is the fastest poet laureate ever to live.

The team scored in every event except one. The 35 lb.

weight throw relay, consis- ting of junior Joe Benoit, sophomore J o h n Brown and s e n i o r Don G a l l u p , w a s outdone by only two centi- m e t e r s and a referee whose n a m e was Johnny Ethics, also known a s Coach Du- breuil.

At press time the track team as well a s the ski team

will have undergone a very important m e e t The Inde- pendent Collegiate Athletic Conference (I.C.A.C.) t r a c k m e e t is always one of the t e a m ' s best meets.

The men's basketball team has been struggling lately.

At press time its record was 5-10. Five of their ten losses were f r u s t r a t i n g deficits of 5 points or less.

" I t ' s been t h a t key basket a t the end of the game t h a t we've been lacking," said Coach Ron F r e d e r e s .

By now, the players should have three gam es left, two of which are a t home. The coach said t h a t he is proud of the turnout by the towns- p e o p l e but m o r e s t u d e n t support is needed.

I can't help but agree.

When the fraternity members come out to cheer tbeir brothers on, it makes the g a m e a lot of fun. Their a n a l y s i s of senior J o h n Russell's appearance, per- formance, and flamboyant style is not to be missed.

In any case, Russell aver- ages 16 points a game. With

»more critics, who knows what Russell and the r e s t of the team could do?

The swim t e a m ' s record of 2-3 is amazing accomplish- m e n t considering its numeri- cally booming squad of eight.

E a c h s w i m m e r competes in a t least two events.

Senior captains a r e J e r r y Fitzgibbons and Chris Roche.

Fitzgibbons swims the 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard freestyle and Roche swims the 500 yard freestyle and 1000 yard freestyle. Junior Bruce Aldridge swims the 200 yard breaststroke and the 200 Individual Medley (50 y a r d s of b u t t e r f l y , b a c k s t r o k e , breaststroke a n d freestyle).

Sophomore Dave Beck with swims the distance events:

along with Captain Roche.

F r e s h m a n Alan Heter does

• the sprint r a c e s : 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle. F r e s h m e n Robert B r y a n t and Dave Sloan a r e the divers.

F r e s h m a n Mark Henline deserves special attention because of his proximity to the school record. He is seven tenths of a second away from the 100 yard freestyle record. He also swims the 200 yard freestyle with Captain Fitzgibbons.

' p o e t l a u r e a t e " Doug DeCoursey

Splashing With Leaps and Bounds

By Chrissa Lefes The women's track team was outstanding this weekend a t the University of R o c h e s t e r R e l a y s . The women won two out of three relays and c a m e in second for the third relay.

The sprint medley relay consisted of Sue Boutillier, Kim Waite, Kathy Moleski and Chrissa Lefes. They won, missing t h e meet record by 2 seconds.

The distance medley relay of Tina Cantelmi, Gail Mor- itz, Chrissa Lefes and Cathy Tanchak ran to an easy victory and s e t a new m e e t record. The women shaved 12 seconds off the previous r e c o r d with a t i m e of 14:03.03. The women will be running tough this weekend in Rochester on Feb. 10.

Basketball: The women's b a s k e t b a l l t e a m d r i b b l e d

their way to a win a g a i n s t Binghamton State F e b . 2 with a score of 50-41. The women have w o n 4 g a m e s out of their last 5. Sue Wolter performed well scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Swimming: The women's swim team has been splishin' and splashin' providing some t o u g h c o m p e t i t i o n . The Alfred Saxons defeated Keu- ka College on Feb. 2 with a score of 80-31.

Mia Dempsey has been performing well and lies only seven tenths of a second away from qualifying for the j Nationals. Dempsey has / won her last 16 races. P a t Thorp has also been swim- m i n g well. The S a x o n swimmers s t a n d at 5 wins, 3 losses.

l ROSEN AND l HEINE WIN I SENATE j ELECTIONS

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