FIAT LUX
V o l u m e No. 1 A L F R E D . N E W Y O R K , S E P T E M B E R 18, 1978 P h o n e 871-2192
New Requirements for New
Students—Objective : "Competency
University N e w s Bureau T h e College of L i b e r a l A r t s a t Alfred U n i v e r s i t y h a s t i g h t e n e d u p i t s g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m , r e f l e c - ting t h e n a t i o n w i d e c o n c e r n of colleges with p r o v i d i n g a b r o a d a c a d e m i c e d u c a t i o n for u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s .
By r e s t r u c t u r i n g " c o r e "
c u r r i c u l u m r e q u i r e m e n t s , A l f r e d h a s followed t h e lead of H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y a n d the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e l e y . " C o r e c u r r i c u - lum s give a b i g g e r r o l e to b a s i c e d u c a t i o n a l skills and k n o w l e d g e , while de-em pha- sizing n a r r o w l y - f o c u s e d pre- p r o f e s s i o n a l t r a i n i n g .
A c c o r d i n g to the C h r i s t i a n Science Monitor, t h e t r e n d to s t r e n g t h e n college g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s is an a t t e m p t to b a l a n c e the ex- t r e m e s of the p a s t : " d e f i n i n g c u r r i c u l u m s t h a t p r e s c r i b e a b a s i c c o r e of k n o w l e d g e to be e x p e c t e d of a n y c o l l e g e g r a d u a t e , b u t t h a t also en- c o u r a g e new m e t h o d s of i n q u i r y a n d t h i n k i n g . "
A l f r e d ' s g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m is still b e i n g stu- died, b u t it is c e r t a i n t h a t
f r e s h m e n e n t e r i n g t h e Uni- v e r s i t y in 1979 will h a v e new c o u r s e r e q u i r e m e n t s to satis- fy b e f o r e g r a d u a t i o n . Com- p e t e n c y in writing, s p e a k i n g , m a t h e m a t i c s a n d p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n will be r e q u i r e d of l i b e r a l a r t s s t u d e n t s , to be s a t i s f i e d by c o m p l e t i n g s p e c i f i e d c o u r s e s or p a s s i n g p r o f i c i e n c y e x a m i n a t i o n s .
" T o d a y s t u d e n t s c a n e a r n a d e g r e e a t s o m e colleges w i t h o u t h a v i n g l e a r n e d to w r i t e , " F o x e n said. " A t A l f r e d , we w a n t to b e t t e r equip s t u d e n t s , h e n c e , t h e c o m p e t e n c y r e q u i r e m e n t .
" W h a t is c o m p e t e n c y ? I d e f i n e it a s t h e ability to p e r f o r m a t a s k . A c o m p e t e n t s t u d e n t is p r o f i c i e n t enough to m o v e r e a s o n a b l y easily t h r o u g h a l i b e r a l a r t s curri- c u l u m . "
U n d e r the new guidelines, A l f r e d ' s l i b e r a l a r t s s t u d e n t s will also be r e q u i r e d to t a k e a t l e a s t one s e m e s t e r - l o n g c o u r s e in six a r e a s : litera- t u r e , philosophy or religion, the a r t s , h i s t o r i c a l s t u d i e s , social s t u d i e s , n a t u r a l sci- e n c e s .
" T h e e x a c t c o u r s e s o f f e r e d in t h e s e a r e a s a n d the m e a n s of i m p l e m e n t a t i o n for t h e
r e v i s e d g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m h a v e not y e t b e e n d e t e r m i n e d by the f a c u l t y , "
F o x e n s a i d . " I s u s p e c t t h e s e d e t a i l s will be d i s c u s s e d a t the O c t o b e r f a c u l t y m e e t i n g .
" T h e b a s i c s , h o w e v e r , h a v e b e e n a p p r o v e d , " he c o n t i n u e d . " W e a r e e l i m i n a - ting t h e s m o r g a s b o a r d pick- w h a t - y o u - w a n t g e n e r a l edu- cation c o n c e p t m a d e p o p u l a r in t h e l a t e 1960's." R e f e r r i n g to the e r a when s t u d e n t s , d e m a n d i n g " r e l e v a n t "
c o u r s e s , h a d been given t h e f r e e d o m to c h a r t t h e i r own c o u r s e of u n d e r g r a d u a t e edu- cation, F o x e n said, A l f r e d ' s t i g h t e n e d a c a d e m i c r e q u i r e - m e n t s would show a c o n c e r n for c u r r e n t s t u d e n t n e e d s .
" W e a r e t r y i n g , " he said,
" t o r e t a i n w h a t is b e s t in l i b e r a l a r t s e d u c a t i o n . We a r e c o n c e r n e d with develop- ing s t u d e n t s in our c o u r s e s , e n r i c h i n g t h e individual r a - t h e r t h a n t e a c h i n g him only how to p e r f o r m a specific t a s k . We believe t h e s t u d e n t who looks into d i f f e r e n t a r e a s of m a n ' s e n d e a v o r s a n d d e v e l o p s basic skills will be h a p p i e r in the long r u n . "
WALF Will Return
Despite FCC Difficulties
W A L F , A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y ' s r a d i o s t a t i o n is not on the air due to s o m e p r o b l e m s with their license r e n e w a l f o r m s . T h e s e f o r m s a r e c u r r e n t l y b e i n g p r o c e s s e d a n d a c c o r - ding to s t a t i o n m a n a g e r G a r y E s t e r o w , " T h e F e d e r a l Com- m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n said t h a t we should be a b l e to begin b r o a d c a s t i n g in a few w e e k s . "
Although the station is off the a i r now, E s t e r o w s a i d ,
" W e a r e using this t i m e to p u t t o g e t h e r a p r o g r a m s c h e d u l e which we hope our listening a u d i e n c e will find both i n f o r m a t i v e a n d e n t e r - t a i n i n g . "
The s t u d e n t o p e r a t e d sta- tion is a 10 w a t t e d u c a t i o n a l F M s t a t i o n , located a t 89.7 on t h e dial. WALF o f f e r s a v a r i e t y of m u s i c including rock, soul, jazz, c l a s i c a l , b l u e g r a s s , a n d r e g g a e .
New p r o g r a m s to be a i r e d a r e The Wednesday Night Special, which will f e a t u r e s o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t e a c h week; Jazz P r i m e Cuts - a new jazz a l b u m p l a y e d in its e n t i r e t y ; Theme, a show built a r o u n d a p a r t i c u l a r topic, a s r e q u e s t e d by t h e listening a u d i e n c e ; Halftime - one side of a new a l b u m . The s t a t i o n is still w o r k i n g on s e v e r a l n e w p r o g r a m s , which they hope will b e c o m e
c o n t i n u e d on p a g e 3
Fund Raisers Undergo Staff Changes
University R o b e r t A. Clinger, vice p r e s i d e n t for u n i v e r s i t y re- lations a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y , a n n o u n c e d J u n e 29 the job a n d p e r s o n n e l c h a n g e s with- in his a r e a of m a j o r r e s p o n s i - bility, f u n d r a i s i n g .
M r s . Sue B e r g r e n of A l f r e d h a s been n a m e d d i r e c t o r of the i n s t i t u t i o n ' s c o n t i n u i n g s u p p o r t p r o g r a m , s u c c e e d i n g J e a n M c C o r d , who h a s ser- ved for t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s in a s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y .
Ms. McCord in turn will b e c o m e d i r e c t o r of founda- tion s u p p o r t a n d s p e c i a l
N e w s Bureau
p r o j e c t s , an e x p a n d e d ver- sion of t h e post held until J u n e 23 by Carl B u r d i c k , who r e s i g n e d .
M r s . B e r g r e n ' s d u t i e s will i n c l u d e s u p e r v i s i o n of a c o n t i n u i n g f u n d - r a i s i n g c a m - paign a i m e d a t m o s t A l f r e d a l u m n i a n d p a r e n t s of stu- d e n t s . Money r a i s e d in this solicitation e f f o r t is used for u n r e s t r i c t e d s u p p o r t of the U n i v e r s i t y ' s a n n u a l opera- ting b u d g e t .
M s . M c C o r d will h a v e p r i m a r y responsibility for
continued on p a g e 4
Chamber Music in Alfred
The A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y m u - sic d e p a r t m e n t is p r e s e n t i n g a C h a m b e r Music S e r i e s of five p e r f o r m a n c e s this y e a r , s t a r t i n g with a R e n a i s s a n c e m u s i c e n s e m b l e f r o m t h e E a s t m a n School of Music, S u n d a y , Sept. 24.
T h e S y n t a g m a M u s i c u m , led by M a r k C a n t r e l l , fea- t u r e s f o u r m u s i c i a n s who play i n s t r u m e n t s f r o m t h e E u r o p e a n R e n a i s s a n c e , such a s n a t u r a l t r u m p e t , c o r n e t t o , r e c o r d e r , s a c k b u t , h a r p s i - chord and k r u m h o r n . T h e M u s i c u m will p e r f o r m a t 3 p . m . in Howell Hall.
O t h e r p r o g r a m s in t h e s e r i e s will f e a t u r e :
• E i n o r H o l m , with t h e I t h a c a Violincello E n s e m b l e , Oct. 15.
• T h e Wells College C h a m - b e r S i n g e r s , c o n d u c t e d by C r a w f o r d R. T h o r b u r n , Nov.
12.
• D e b o r a h P l u t z n i k , sop- r a n o f r o m t h e E a s t m a n School of Music, F e b . 18.
• S a n d r a G e r s t e r a n d a woodwind e n s e m b l e , also of E a s t m a n , M a r c h 18. .
M o s t p e r f o r m a n c e s will t a k e p l a c e in Howell Hall, S u n d a y s a t 3 p . m . T h e r e will b e a r e c e p t i o n f o r t h e a u d i e n c e and p e r f o r m e r ( s ) following e a c h p e r f o r m a n c e . The p r o g r a m is f r e e to the public.
Football, Capping Highlight Upcoming
Parents' Weekend
Tim Settimi, the m i m e a r t i s t , t h e Saxon W a r r i o r s football g a m e a g a i n s t Cani- sius, a n d t h e N u r s e s ' Cap- ping C e r e m o n y will all high- light this y e a r ' s fall P a r e n t s ' W e e k e n d b e i n g held F r i d a y
Sept. 22 t h r o u g h S u n d a y Sept.
24. The w e e k e n d will also include c h a n c e s for a d m i s - sions i n t e r v i e w s for b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s , to m e e t f a c u l t y , a n d to see t h e new-wing of t h e H e r r i c k M e m o r i a l L i b r a r y . On S a t u r d a y , P r e s i d e n t R o s e h a s invited all p a r e n t s to a luncheon a t Ade Hall, a n d on S u n d a y t h e r e w i l l b e a B r e a k f a s t B u f f e t s e r v e d in t h e C a m p u s C e n t e r b y C.A.S.T. (Coalition of A l u m n i a n d S t u d e n t T o g e t h e r n e s s ) . R e s e r v a t i o n s f o r b o t h of t h e s e m e a l s c a n be m a d e by c o n t a c t i n g the P a r e n t s ' Of- fice in C r a n d a l l Hall.
Friday, September 22 9 : 0 0 a . m . - 9 : 0 0 p . m . R e g i s t r a t i o n - Lobby, R o g e r s C a m p u s C e n t e r .
9:00 a . m . - 4:00 p . m . Class Visitation a n d F a c u l t y Con- s u l t a t i o n s - M a k e appoint- m e n t s t h r o u g h son or d a u g h - t e r .
9:00 - 10:00 p . m . H e r r i c k M e m o r i a l L i b r a r y N e w Wing - Open all w e e k e n d , r e g u l a r h o u r s .
8 : 0 0 p . m . Tim Settimi, M i m e A r t i s t - PASS. H a r d e r Hall A u d i t o r i u m , Admission $1.
Saturday, September 23 9:00- 10:00 a . m . R e g i s t r a t i o n Lobby, R o g e r s C a m p u s Cen- t e r .
9: 00 - 11: 30 a . m . A d m i s s i o n s I n t e r v i e w s - By a p p o i n t m e n t only, call 871-2115.
10:00 a . m . N u r s e s ' C a p p i n g C e r e m o n y - M c L a n e C e n t e r . 11:30 a . m . P a r e n t s L u n c h e o n Ade Hall. $4 p e r p e r s o n . 1: 45 - 3: 00 p . m . Coffee H o u r s : B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n - P a r e n t s L o u n g e , C a m p u s C e n t e r . E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Science - D o w n s t a i r s , Howell Hall. A r t a n d Design - Lobby, H a r d e r Hall. N u r s i n g - F a c u l t y D i n i n g R o o m , C a m p u s C e n t e r .
L i b e r a l A r t s
1:45 D e a n ' s A d d r e s s , Sci- e n c e C e n t e r , Room 247.
2:15 p . m . F a c u l t y F o r u m s 7:30 p . m . F o o t b a l l G a m e - v.
Canisius. M e r r i l l F i e l d . Sunday, September 24 9:00 - 10:30 a . m . B r e a k f a s t B u f f e t - s e r v i c e d by C.A.S.T.
in t h e C a m p u s C e n t e r . $2 p e r p e r s o n .
Amin Minister, Ex-Editor, Mime Here this Week
University N e w s Bureau T h r e e g u e s t s will a p p e a r a t
A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y t h e w e e k of Sept. 17 a s p a r t of t h e 1978-79 P e r f o r m i n g A r t i s t s a n d S p e a k e r s Series.
H e n r y K y e m b a , f o r m e r h e a l t h m i n i s t e r in U g a n d a u n d e r Idi A m i n , will s p e a k T u e s d a y , Sept. 19. D o n a l d Woods, f o r m e r editor of t h e E a s t London Daily D i s p a t c h 'in South A f r i c a , will a p p e a r T h u r s d a y , Sept. 21. M i m e a r t i s t Tim S e t t i m i will per- form F r i d a y , Sept. 22.
The a r e a public is invited to each of the p r e s e n t a t i o n s , which begin a t 8 p . m . in H a r d e r Hall. T i c k e t s will be a v a i l a b l e a t t h e door.
O p e n i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y s e r i e s is H e n r y K y e m b a , a g r a d u a t e of M a k e r e r e Uni- v e r s i t y , who e n t e r e d govern- m e n t s e r v i c e in 1962 when U g a n d a r e c e i v e d its inde- p e n d e n c e . As U g a n d a ' s mini-
s t e r of h e a l t h , he w a s in c h a r g e of t h e c o u n t r y ' s hospitals and m o r g u e s . He w i t n e s s e d t h e b o d i e s of A m i n ' s o p p o n e n t s killed in
" a u t o m o b i l e a c c i d e n t s . "
In M a y , 1977, K y e m b a w e n t into exile in London, w h e r e
he w r o t e the book, " A S t a t e of Blood: The I n s i d e Story of Idi A m i n . " N e w Y o r k ' s Daily N e w s called t h e book " A chilling a c c o u n t of A m i n ' s r u l e by a t r o c i t y . "
Donald Woods, a f o r m e r n e w s p a p e r e d i t o r , w a s b a r r e d f r o m j o u r n a l i s m a n d p l a c e d u n d e r v i r t u a l h o u s e a r r s t by t h e South A f r i c a n g o v e r n m e n t for his c r i t i c i s m of r a c i a l s e g r e g a t i o n policies a n d t h e killing of Steve Biko.
Biko, a B l a c k South A f r i c a n l e a d e r , w a s b e a t e n to d e a t h while in d e t e n t i o n .
Woods fled to London on New Y e a r ' s E v e , 1977, w h e r e he w r o t e the book, " B i k o . "
He is p r e s e n t l y a N e i m a n fellow a t H a r v a r d U n i v e r - sity.
M i m e a r t i s t Tim S e t t i m i will be in r e s i d e n c e a t A l f r e d Sept. 20-22. In the t h e a t r i c a l a r t of m i m e , the p e r f o r m e r uses g e s t u r e s , r a t h e r t h a n words, to p o r t r a y c h a r a c t e r s or e v e n t s .
D u r i n g his t h r e e - d a y visit a t A l f r e d , S e t t i m i w i l l c o n d u c t m a s t e r c l a s s e s a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n s in m i m e for U n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s .
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F I A T LUX, A L F R E D , N E W YORK S e p t e m b e r 18, 1978
EDITORIALS
The Crisis in
Higher Education
The following g u e s t editorial is the first in a series which will hopefully allow individuals an opportunity to com m ent on item s of local or national significance. Guest editorials m a y be submitted at the C.C. desk and will be selected for publication by the editor.
By Paul Warren
Alfred, like most colleges across the country has begun a new academic year. While the students were away on summer vacation, however, it is sad to comment Alfred, like many schools was undergoing drastic reforms. Perhaps most significant to the reforms is not that they occurred while the financiers (students) were away, but that in content they are devastating to all principles of education. What I am addressing myself to is the national shift in higher education-away from the development and enhancement of minds, to a rigid and precast process whose aim is not the questioning of value, but the implementation of efficiency and specialization. The question we are confronted with is:
What is the future of the university?
Alfred provides us with a perfect example for analyzing the direction that education is going. A small, private, liberal arts college, founded over a century ago in upstate New York, Alfred has undergone a steady erosion of its liberal arts posture and dedication to the "human experience." it must be emphasized the reasons are not unique to Alfred, they represent a national trend; the popular expression of contemporary educational priorities has been defined in terms of economic necessity.
Although Alfred is still relatively small it is no longer exclusively private and more significantly, no longer focuses on liberal arts; the institution has dramatically changed. It has expanded from its original focus on the humanities to a multifaceted university offering technical degrees. That nursing, ceramic engineering, and business administration have become integral parts of the university is not what must be reproached; it is the narrowness, rigidity, and emphasis on specialization that these disciplines have brought to liberal arts that demands explanation.
Alfred's language department in recent years has been literally dismembered; French, Italian, and Russian have all been discarded gratuitously. All that remains is a solitary -professor in each German and Spanish. By its actions Alfred has stated in no uncertain terms it feels language does not play an essential role in liberal arts education. With such an attitude being expressed by our leading educators can we really be surprised at the youth of America's inability to read and write. In wake of this action Alfred has the audacity to call for a "raising of standards" in its admissions policy. The irony of such behavior need not be elaborated.
The importance of language in communication must not be undermined-least of all to computer programs (in which Alfred has heavily invested). It could be argued the computers were purchased by the state school or with money from the state university system. But if the state is going to funnel money into small private schools, ostensibly to ensure their longevity, why must it be under the auspices of technocratic development? Furthermore, over the summer Alfred made the decision not to hire an anthropologist to replace the departed one. Instead it ¡j would have anthropology taught by a sociologist.
It is important to note that these revisions are most recent, lust the past three years bear witness to a strong shift toward scholastic expediency. Beyond the cjjrricular changes Alfred like most schools is succumbing to homogenization. In recent months Alfred's calendar has been changed to a standardized format. To facilitate such a change, its innovative Allenterm is a thing of the past.
Fiat Lux
A L F R E D , N E W YORK, S E P T E M B E R 18, 1978 E D I T O R IN C H I E F
B U S I N E S S M A N A G E R
R O B E R T A E . N O R D H E I M B R I A N J . M O L I N A R O T y p e s e t t i n g L y n n B u r g e t t
B u s i n e s s Advisor J o h n C. H o w a r d
T h e F i a t Lux is published e v e r y M o n d a y by s t u d e n t s a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . E d i t o r i a l and p r o d u c t i o n o f f i c e s a r e located in t h e office of R o g e r s C a m p u s C e n t e r . M e e t i n g s a r e held e v e r y T u e s d a y a t 5:00 p . m .
T h e F i a t L u x' e n c o u r a g e s l e t t e r s to the editor. T h e editor does r e s e r v e the r i g h t , h o w e v e r , to e d i t all l e t t e r s to c o n f o r m to s p a c e l i m i t a t i o n s . A d d r e s s a n y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e to: F i a t Lux, P . O . Box 767, A l f r e d , NY 14802.
E d i t o r i a l policy is d e t e r m i n e d by t h e e d i t o r .
Allenterm was a four-week period designed to allow creative concentrated study in a field of the students' choice, which is usually not available under a normal calendar.
It is important to note the reforms Alfred has instituted are representitive of national trends. My objective is not to discredit Alfred University, but to bring to light the crisis in higher education. Alfred, paradoxically has withstood the pressures of specialization better than most schools, the individuality and uniqueness of the educational experience has not been totally vanquished. However, if Alfred proceeds on its present course this won't be the case much longer. Are the humanities to be relegated to the Ivy League schools who can afford such luxuries? What will be the ramifications of such an elitism? What is needed is a dedication to a holistic search for value, not more specialization and vocation. The danger of the blind march of technology, totally divorced from ethical questions is clearly evident and need not be repeated here. The president of the United States speaks of the "moral equivalent of war;" political rhetoric is at times palatable, but such a statement reeks of pretension. Let us be honest about the situation; the government is not concerned with waging "moral wars" and Alfred is not concerned with higher quality students-both are concerned with economic survival and nothing more. If our administrators would admit to that then we would at least have common ground on which to work. As dim as the light of education is there are still those of us who believe that asking questions is important and maybe even practical. What is needed is not only honesty on the part of administrators but also a real concern for what education is about; an emphasis on questioning in its own right and not myopic obsessions with "how much"
and "how fast." Administrators, faculty, and students must ask themselves a question: In what direction is higher education to go?
Paul Warren is a senior philosophy major.
Letters
To the E d i t o r :
This is an open l e t t e r a p p e a l i n g to s t u d e n t s . On F e b r u a r y 24, 1978 A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t C h u c k S t e n z e l b e c a m e a n o t h e r d o c u m e n t e d c a s e of a d e a t h by f r a t e r n i t y h a z i n g s .
The t i m e is now to work t o w a r d s the a s s u r a n c e t h a t all s t u d e n t s will finish their e d u c a t i o n a n d h a v e a f u t u r e . T h e r e is nothing illegal about f r a t e r n i t y i n i t i a t i o n s , n o r obviously the d e a t h s t h a t r e s u l t f r o m t h e m , in a s ni uch a s they a r e c a r e f u l l y c a r r i e d on off c a m p u s . Consequently, no one a s s u m e s any responsi- bility for their a c t i o n s . Un- f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e has not been enough publicity in this r e g a r d to e d u c a t e i h e public of the d a n g e r a s s o c i a t e d with t h e s e s o - c a l l e d " B r o t h e r h o o d " f r a t e r n i t y h a z i n g s . T h e r e m u s t be a c h a n g e in a t t i t u d e in which f r a t e r n i t i e s a r e founded on an ethic of t r u e b r o t h e r h o o d and m u t u a l r e s p e c t for' life instead of its d e s e c r a t i o n .
We h a v e joined t o g e t h e r and need y o u r s u p p o r t . Our g r o u p is called " C H U C K "
C o m m i t t e e H a l t i n g U s e l e s s College Killings. Our p u r p o s e is to publicize our i n f o r m a - tion a n d inform the con- c e r n e d ..parent a n d u n s u s p e c t - ing %tudent of o t h e r docu- m e n t e d d e a t h s t h a t h a v e r e s u l t e d f r o m f r a t e r n i t y h a z i n g s . Our hope is to i n t r o d u c e legislation t h a t will outlaw f r a t e r n i t y h a z i n g s .
Your voices a r e n e e d e d now! If you will join in this p r o t e s t to end the p a s s e a n d potentially m u r d e r o u s a c t s , p l e a s e w r i t e to " C H U C K " , P . O . Box 188, Sayville, New York 11782. If one m o r e life can be s a v e d , Chuck will not h a v e died in vain. You will
h a v e the k n o w l e d g e t h a t you m a y h a v e been the one voice i n s t r u m e n t a l in this b e h a l f .
M a r y P a g o n i s To the E d i t o r :
The s h o c k i n g news of the a c c i d e n t a l d e a t h of C h a r l e s Stenzel b r o u g h t s a d n e s s , to be s u r e , to e v e r y o n e associ- ated with A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . But the r e a c t i o n of the school a d m i n i s t r a t i o n in s e v e r i n g its r e l a t i o n s with the f r a t e r - nity involved, a n d of D a v i d
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is u n f o r t u n a t e a n d wrong; . their a p p r o a c h w a s to re- spond out of a n g e r r a t h e r than c o m m o n s e n s e .
H a v i n g e x p e r i e n c e d t h e
" r i t u a l " of K l a n ' s " t a p p i n g n i g h t , " I would s a y it is m o r e a c e l e b r a t i o n t h a n it is a f o r m of hazing. B u t even h a z i n g a t its w o r s t involves indigna- tions b u t not p h y s i c a l h a r m , i n t e n t i o n a l l y c a u s e d .
C e r t a i n l y i t is n o t s u g g e s t e d t h a t a n y o n e pur- posely c a u s e d the incident; it w a s a h o r r e n d o u s lesson of the toxicity of alcohol a n d g r o s s i n g n o r a n c e of s o m e Klan B r o t h e r s who w e r e involved. C a m p u s life, with its alcohol, d r u g s , a n d o t h e r e x c e s s e s i n e v i t a b l y p r o d u c e s s o m e t r a g i c m i s f o r t u n e s . <
W h a t end is s e r v e d by t h e U n i v e r s i t y c u t t i n g ties with the f r a t e r n i t y ? C e r t a i n l y it is no p u n i s h m e n t t o t h o s e involved a s c o m p a r e d with the m o r a l c u l p a b i l i t y t h e y a l r e a d y feel. And of c o u r s e t h e s a d e p i s o d e is t h e d e t e r r e n t a g a i n s t f u r t h e r m i s c o n d u c t ; n o t s h u t t i n g down K l a n Alpine. A l f r e d , with its t y p i c a l l y d e m a g o g i c r e s p o n s e , c u t ties with an institution which • helped to build the c h a r a c t e r of m a n y , a n d I a m p r o u d t o b e a s s o c i a t e d with it. I got a s m u c h an e d u c a t i o n out of t h e e x p e r i e n c e of K l a n , a s with the U n i v e r s i t y .
The u n f o r t u n a t e d e a t h of C h a r l e s Stenzel a n d its lesson will not soon be f o r g o t t e n . B u t its r a m i f i c a t i o n s h a v e b e e n d i s t o r t e d o u t of a r e v e n g e a g a i n s t an institu- tion which m e a n s a g r e a t deal to m a n y people. E v e n worse, it i m p l i e s t h a t t h e e x p e r i e n c e w a s not s o b e r i n g enough w i t h o u t m a n d a t i n g a p u n i s h m e n t . If they w e r e s m a r t , the U n i v e r s i t y could h a v e begun a r i g o r o u s en- f o r c e m e n t of t h e r u l e s a g a i n s t hazing; i n s t e a d they took a sad e x p e r i e n c e a n d m a d e it s a d d e r .
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T h e g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n m o v e m e n t t h a t is s w e e p i n g the n a t i o n ' s u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d colleges h a s hit A l f r e d Uni- v e r s i t y f u l l f o r c e . T h e m o v e m e n t s e e k s to r e v e r s e a r e l a x a t i o n of r e q u i r e m e n t s m o s t schools u n d e r w e n t in t h e l a t e 1960's.
The L i b e r a l A r t s f a c u l t y a p p r o v e d the basic s t r u c t u r e of a two-fold g e n e r a l e d u c a - tion p r o g r a m A u g u s t 29. I t w a s originally s u b m i t t e d by the L.A. C u r r i c u l u m Com- m i t t e e l a s t M a y .
A c c o r d i n g to t h e p l a n , L i b e r a l A r t s s t u d e n t s e n t e r - ing A l f r e d in S e p t e m b e r 1979 and l a t e r m u s t fulfill b a s i c c o m p e t e n c y r e q u i r e m e n t s in four a r e a s a n d t a k e c o u r s e s in six a r e a s of k n o w l e d g e .
At p r e s e n t , s t u d e n t s a r e r e q u i r e d to t a k e eight c r e d i t s in e a c h of five a r e a s of k n o w l e d g e . In addition, they m u s t t a k e four c r e d i t s in p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n a n d t a k e E n g l i s h composition or p r o v e their p r o f i c i e n c y in those a r e a s . The five distribution a r e a s a r e : l i t e r a t u r e and philosophy, t h e a r t s , com- m u n i c a t i o n s , social sciences, and n a t u r a l s c i e n c e s .
F o r the l a s t y e a r , m e m b e r s of the C u r r i c u l u m C o m m i t - tee, a l o n g with 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 , h a v e been w r i t i n g a defini- tion of " t h e e d u c a t e d per- s o n . " A s s u m i n g a n A l f r e d
g r a d u a t e should m e e t this definition, they then w e n t a b o u t s t r u c t u r i n g a p r o g r a m to i n s u r e e a c h g r a d u a t e would leave Alfred a s an e d u c a t e d p e r s o n .
The b a s i c outline of those a r e a s of k n o w l e d g e a n d levels of c o m p e t e n c y d e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e to t h i s g o a l c o n s t i t u t e s the new g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m , a s ap- p r o v e d by the e n t i r e L.A.
f a c u l t y .
• the new program*
A s u m m a r y of the new r e q u i r e m e n t s follows:
C o m p e t e n c y m u s t be a- chieved in w r i t t e n c o m m u n i - cation, o r a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n , m a t h e m a t i c s , a n d p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n . S t u d e n t s m a y e i t h e r " t e s t o u t " of t h e s e r e q u i r e m e n t s - t h a t is, t a k e a t e s t w h i c h p r o v e s t h e m p r o f i c i e n t in the a r e a - - o r be r e q u i r e d to t a k e up to 20 c r e d i t s in the whole c o m p e - tency p r o g r a m .
The level of p r o f i c i e n c y t h a t a s t u d e n t m u s t t a k e to b y p a s s a basic c o m p e t e n c y c o u r s e h a s not been d e t e r - m i n e d yet. N e i t h e r h a s the type of c o u r s e he or she m i g h t be r e q u i r e d to t a k e .
The p u r p o s e of the c o m p e - tency p a r t of the p r o g r a m , a s D e a n F o x e n e x p l a i n e d , is to
" m e a s u r e a c c u r a t e l y w h e r e ( s t u d e n t s ) a r e when they c o m e in and b r i n g them up to a h i g h e r l e v e l . "
Not Just Books
M a n y things a r e h a p p e n i n g in H e r r i c k L i b r a r y t h e s e d a y s and we plan to use this c o l u m n to keep you i n f o r m e d a b o u t t h e m .
R e t u r n i n g s t u d e n t s will find t h a t t h e r e h a v e been m a n y c h a n g e s o v e r t h e s u m m e r . T h e f i r s t t h i n g you'll notice a s you e n t e r t h e l i b r a r y is the new c o n t r a p - tion in t h e lobby. In r e s p o n s e to n u m e r o u s and p e r s i s t e n t s t u d e n t and f a c u l t y r e q u e s t s , we h a v e i n s t a l l e d a 3M T a t t l e - T a p e s e c u r i t y s y s t e m . D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r a l l b o o k s , p e r i o d i c a l s , r e f e r - e n c e , r e s e r v e a n d o t h e r l i b r a r y m a t e r i a l s w e r e sensi- tized. Now t h e c i r c u l a t i o n staff m u s t d e s e n s i t i z e all l i b r a r y i t e m s b e f o r e they a r e t a k e n f r o m t h e l i b r a r y ; o t h e r w i s e , the e x i t g a t e will lock a n d an a l a r m will sound.
The new addition is v e r y n e a r l y c o m p l e t e . U n b o u n d p e r i o d i c a l s a r e k e p t behind the p e r i o d i c a l s desk a n d bound p e r i o d i c a l s a r e now on t h e open s h e l v e s . I n d e x e s a n d a b s t r a c t s , p e r i o d i c a l titles b e g i n n i n g with A, a s well a s m o s t of t h e o t h e r m a t e r i a l f r o m t h e old period- ical room h a v e been m o v e d to t h e m a i n floor of t h e addition. T h e r e m a i n d e r of the bound p e r i o d i c a l s (B-Z) is located on t h e second floor 1
a l o n g with a d d i t i o n a l p r i v a t e study s p a c e a n d four g r o u p study room s. One of the s t u d y r o o m s c o n t a i n s two c o m p u - ter t e r m i n a l s which a c c e s s the A.U. c o m p u t e r .
N e w s p a p e r s a n d c u r r e n t i s s u e s of p e r i o d i c a l s a r e still down in the b r o w s i n g room along with the p a p e r b a c k collection and college c a t a - logs. In a b o u t six w e e k s this a r e a will be k e p t open a f t e r r e g u l a r l i b r a r y h o u r s a s an all-night study r o o m .
The book collection is not y e t in its final a r r a n g e m e n t ; p l e a s e , b e a r with us a s we s h i f t things a r o u n d . R i g h t now, books with call n u m b e r s A-D a r e in closed a r e a s a n d m u s t be r e q u e s t e d a t the c i r c u l a t i o n d e s k . Once the books a r e s h i f t e d , all of t h e r e g u l a r s t a c k a r e a s will be open to the public a g a i n .
Be s u r e to look a t the s p e c i a l collections room on t h e s e c o n d f l o o r of t h e l i b r a r y ; t h e 17th c e n t u r y E n g l i s h oak p a n e l l i n g h a s been installed and is m a g n i f i - c e n t . This room and the addition will be d e d i c a t e d on October 27, 1978.
W h e n e v e r you h a v e com- m e n t s or s u g g e s t i o n s r e g a r d - ing the l i b r a r y , its s e r v i c e s a n d f u n c t i o n s , let us know so t h a t we c a n be r e s p o n s i v e to your n e e d s . Questions a n d s u g g e s t i o n s will be a n s w e r e d on the " T a l k - b a c k " b o a r d .
" M a n y s t u d e n t s a r e lack- i n g in t h e m a t h e m a t i c a l s k i l l s a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n skills needed to succeed in their m a j o r a r e a s , " he feels.
" W e a r e g e t t i n g good stu- d e n t s but t h a t d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t they a r e a d e q u a t e l y p r e p a r e d in all a r e a s of s t u d y . "
The second p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m is a d i s t r i b u t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t in six a r e a s of k n o w l e d g e . F o u r c r e d i t s in l i t e r a t u r e , four in philosophy or religion, four in t h e a r t s , four in h i s t o r i c a l s t u d i e s , eight in social s c i e n c e s a n d e i g h t in n a t u r a l s c i e n c e s - with one c o u r s e involving a l a b o r a t o r y - w i l l fulfill this r e q u i r e m e n t with a total of 32 c r e d i t s .
• no agreem ent yet*
Y e t to c o m e is a g r e e m e n t on how the p r o g r a m should be i m p l e m e n t e d . The pur- pose of A l f r e d ' s p r o g r a m , the e x a c t levels of c o m p e t e n c y , a n d a g e n e r a l t a i l o r i n g of e x i s t i n g c u r r i c u l u m to the new r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e all c o n t a i n e d in a p r o p o s a l b e f o r e the f a c u l t y now. I t will c o m e up for a vote O c t o b e r 20.
T h e c o m m i t t e e would like to see the g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s c o m p l e t e d in the f i r s t two y e a r s . This too h a s y e t to be a p p r o v e d by the f a c u l t y . T h e c o m m i t t e e p r o p o s e s " s t u d e n t s who fail to m e e t the basic c o m p e t e n - cy r e q u i r e m e n t s d u r i n g the f i r s t two y e a r s will a u t o m a t i - cally be placed on condi- t i o n . "
Over the n e x t y e a r , F o x e n r e p o r t s , t h e c o m m i t t e e , or possible a s u b - c o m m i t t e e , will be r e v i e w i n g the c o u r s e s t h a t A l f r e d o f f e r s now in o r d e r to d e c i d e which cour- ses will fulfill e a c h r e a u i r e -
m e n t .
As it s t a n d s now, he s a i d , a l m o s t a n y c o u r s e could be
* used to fulfill one of the p r e s e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s .
T h e question of w h a t goes i n t o t h e m a k i n g of t h e e p h e m e r a l " e d u c a t e d per- s o n " is one t h a t all colleges c o n s t a n t l y a t t e m p t to ans- will r e q u i r e its s t u d e n t s to t a k e " s u b s t a n t i v e " c o u r s e a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e a s col- leges t r y i n g to c r e a t e new g e n e r a l education r e q u i r e - m e n t s a r e f i n d i n g out.
By e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e s e new r e q u i r e m e n t s , H a r v a r d s e e m s to be l e a d i n g this r a t h e r difficult m o v e m e n t . While h u n d r e d s of e d u c a t i o n - al institutions a r e following suit in e s t a b l i s h i n g g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s , e a c h s e e m s to p l a c e e m p h a s i s on d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s of their new p r o g r a m s .
One i m p o r t a n t distinction in H a r v a r d ' s new c u r r i c u l u m is the e m p h a s i s on f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s and c u l t u r e s . This a r e a of k n o w l e d g e is one of five the Ivy L e a g u e school will r e q u i r e its s t u d e n t s to t a k e " s u b s t a n t i v e " c o u r s e work in s t a r t i n g n e x t y e a r . I t is also an a r e a in which levels of p r o f i c i e n c y m u s t be de- m o n s t r a t e d .
• limited world view*
With its limited l a n g u a g e p r o g r a m , A l f r e d could not a t t e m p t to i m p o s e this re- q u i r e m e n t on its s t u d e n t s , a s F o x e n c o n c e e d s . While the c u r r i c u l u m c o m m i t t e e ' s in- t e n t i o n s a r e to " p r o v i d e d i f f e r e n t w a y s of looking a t m a n a n d the w o r l d , " t h e p r e s e n t c u r r i c u l u m is ob- viously limited in a t r u e world view; one t h a t would deal with l a n g u a g e s a n d c u l t u r e s other t h a n A m e r i - c a n .
P e r h a p s the c o u r s e s in h i s t o r y , l i t e r a t u r e , p h i l o - sophy a n d social s c i e n c e s s t u d e n t s will be r e q u i r e d to t a k e will be a i m e d s p e c i f i c a l - ly a t o b t a i n i n g t h a t view.
Unless the c o m m i t t e e de- ciding on which c o u r s e s will be a l l o w a b l e u n d e r those r e q u i r e m e n t s k e e p s this in m i n d , a s t u d e n t j u s t m i g h t be a b l e to skim t h r o u g h g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n without being edu- c a t e d in o t h e r , n o n - A m e r i c a n w a y s of t h o u g h t . The f u t u r e oral c o m m u n i c a t i o n r e q u i r e - m e n t c e r t a i n l y p r o v i d e s no s t r o n g e n c o u r a g e m e n t for t a k i n g a l a n g u a g e c o u r s e .
A n o t h e r o b s t a c l e A l f r e d , a s all c o l l e g e s m u s t begin to f a c e , is w h a t to do with t r a n s f e r s t u d e n t s . The gen- e r a l e d u c a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e r e a l l y focused on cohe- sive, p a t t e r e d p r o g r a m s . T r a n s f e r s t u d e n t s will un- d o u b t a b l y p r e s e n t a p r o b l e m w h e n it c o m e s to d e t e r m i n i n g which r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e ful- filled by c o u r s e s t h e y took a t their p r e v i o u s schools, etc.
T h e m a j o r d i f f e r e n c e s in g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n philosophy f r o m school to school will m a k e t r a n s f e r r i n g m o r e dif- ficult. T h e f i v e - y e a r u n d e r - g r a d u a t e d e g r e e m i g h t be- c o m e an institution for t h e m a n y s t u d e n t s w h o a r e f o l l o w i n g t h e i n c r e a s i n g t r e n d to t r a n s f e r .
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c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 p o p u l a r with their l i s t e n e r s .
R e t u r n i n g to WALF this y e a r will be Sports Wrap Up, h i g h l i g h t i n g the w e e k ' s spor- ting e v e n t s ; No Topic Con- versation - g r o u p discussion^
on a n i m p r o m p t u t o p i c ; Classic Album - p l a y i n g a f a v o r i t e old a l b u m in its e n t i r e t y , a n d t h e Old Time Radio Series f e a t u r i n g t h e a d v e n t u r e s of S u p e r m a n , T a r z a n , Sam S p a d e , T h e Shadow, a n d m o r e . O t h e r r e t u r n i n g f a v o r i t e s include Oasis, Off the Beaten Track, Inquiry, The Comedy Show, a n d P r i m e Cuts.
FIRST S E M E S T E R INTERVIEW SCHEDULE 1978
Company Date Major
The P e n n s y l v a n i a Univ. Col- lege of B u s . A d m i n .
Mon. Oct. 9 All (MBA)
Corning G l a s s W o r k s Mon. Oct. 16 Cer. E n g r s .
H a s k i n & Sells T u e s . Oct. 17 A c c o u n t i n g
R a u l a n d , D i v . of Z e n i t h R a d i o Corp.
Tues, Oct. 17 C e r . E n g r s .
R e p u b l i c Steel Corp. Wed. Oct. 18 Cer. E n g r s .
P a c e U n i v e r s i t y Wed. Oct. 18 Ail
O w e n s - C o r n i n g F i b e r g l a s T h ü r s . Oct. 26 1 b u s i n e s s s c h e d u l e
Corp. 1 Cer. E n g . s c h e d u l e
S y r a c u s e U n i v e r s i t y T h ü r s . Oct. 26 All (MBA)
A r m y N u r s e Corps T h ü r s . Oct. 26 Senior N u r s e s
K o h l e r C o m p a n y F ri. Oct. 27 Cer. E n g r s .
U.S. M a r i n e C o r p s Oct. 30 & 31
D e c . 4 & 5 Ail
E r n s t & E r n s t Wed. Nov. 1 A c c o u n t i n g
B a b c o c k & Wilcox T h ü r s Nov. 9
F r i . N o v . 10
Cer. E n g r s .
M o n s a n t o R e s e a r c h Corp. T u e s . Nov. 14
Wed. Nov. 15 Cer. E n g r s .
Univ. of R o c h e s t e r T h ü r s . Nov. 16 Ail (MBA)
C h u b b G r o u p of I n s . Cos. T h ü r s . Nov. 30 B u s . A d m i n .
U.S. M a r i n e C o r p s Mon. D e c . 4 Ail
T u e s . D e c . 5 Ail
F I A T LUX, A L F R E D . N E W YORK
On September 17, Cheryl B r a n d t and B u r t P h i l l i p s a n d f r i e n d s will p r e s e n t to A l f r e d an a r r a y of m u s i c p e r f o r m e d by 9 b a n d s a t The First Annual Harvest Moon Music Bandoree. This e v e n t will be held a t the Ag. Tech L a k e Lodge f r o m 12 noon to 11 pm and will offer its a u d i e n c e a v a r i e t y of m u s i c ; n a m e l y folk, b l u e g r a s s , c o u n t r y - r o c k blues and h a r d rock and a light show. An hour of open s t a g e t i m e will a l s o b e provided to give local musi- c i a n s a c h a n c e to p e r f o r m a s well.
The c o n c e r t will also o f f e r a v a r i e t y of food, s o f t d r i n k s and b e e r . T i c k e t s a r e avail- a b l e in a d v a n c e for $2.00 from Alfred m e r c h a n t s dis- p l a y i n g signs, or they c a n be bought on the g r o u n d s t h e day of the e v e n t for $3.00 and a t t h e S t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s C e n t e r .
i l M l ! • • • • Poet Thomas Kramph, so- cial w o r k e r and newly t u r n e d f a r m e r , will r e a d f r o m his book. Subway Prayer and Other P o e m s from the Inner City, a s well a s other w o r k s
<>n M o n d a y , 18 S e p t e m b e r , 7:30 p . m . , C e n t r a l Dining Hall Lounge, A l f r e d S t a t e College C a m p u s . We cordial- ly invite e v e r y o n e in the a r e a to c o m e a n d h e a r t h i s u n u s u a l poet, a d m i s s i o n f r e e . K r a m p f will also be conduct- ing w o r k s h o p s on c a m p u s the f o l l o w i n g d a y - - p l a c e s a n d hours to be a n n o u n c e d a t the r e a d i n g .
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New York City residents m a y be eligible for a s c h o l a r s h i p u n d e r t h e M a y o r ' s S c h o l a r s h i p P r o g r a m . Full- t i m e s t u d e n t s who a r e p e r m - a n e n t r e s i d e n t s o f N . Y . C . and a r e eligible for the Basic E d u c a t i o n a l O p p o r t u n i t y G r a n t p r o g r a m m a y a p p l y . A w a r d s will r a n g e f r o m
$100-700 a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s m u s t be r e c e i v e d by October 16, 1978. Applications a n d f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n m a y be obtained f r o m the S t u d e n t F i n a n c i a l Aid Office, B a r t l e t t Hall.
Will the person who found a light green sweater near the c r e e k b e h i n d K a n a k a d e a p l e a s e r e t u r n it to D r . Shilkett in Seidlin Hall.
p o i n t m e n t t a k e s e f f e c t Sept.
1, will c a r r y the a d d i t i o n a l title of a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of d e v e l o p m e n t .
Ms. McCord r e t a i n s t h e title of a s s o c i a t e d i r e c t o r of d e v e l o p m e n t . She a s s u m e s her new d u t i e s J u l y 1.
M r s . B e r g r e n is a g r a d u a t e of W e s t Virginia U n i v e r s i t y , M o r g a n t o w n , a n d h a s done g r a d u a t e work in theology a t the C o l g a t e - R o c h e s t e r Divin- ity School a n d in e d u c a t i o n a t Alfred U n i v e r s i t y .
S e p t e m b e r 18, 1978 E a r l i e r this y e a r she w a s e m p l o y e d a s an a i d e to Ms.
M c C o r d . M r s . B e r g r e n ' s h u s b a n d , D r . R i c h a r d V.
B e r g r e n , t a u g h t philosophy a n d religion a t A l f r e d until his d e a t h in 1975.
Ms. McCord holds a b a c h e - l o r ' s d e g r e e f r o m MacAles- ter College, St. P a u l , Minn., a n d a m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e in E n g l i s h f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y of New H a m p s h i r e . She w a s a f u n d - r a i s i n g official a t t h e l a t t e r school b e f o r e joining t h e A l f r e d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e staff in 1974.
Announcements
The New York State As- s e m b l y o f f e r s inter ships for college j u n i o r s and s e n i o r s . The s e m e s t e r - l o n g p r o g r a m s begin in J a n u a r y and include a week-long o r i e n t a t i o n to s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t a n d the legislative p r o c e s s . To com-
p l e m e n t the i n t e r n s h i p as- s i g n m e n t s in A s s e m b l y of- fices a t the Capitol in Albany, s e m i n a r s a n d d i s c u s s i o n g r o u p s a r e held t h r o u g h o u t the session u n d e r the direc- tion of a r e s i d e n t f a c u l t y m e m b e r . I n t e r n s w o r k with l e g i s l a t o r s and their s t a f f s , e x p e r i e n c i n g s t a t e govern- m e n t o p e r a t i o n s f i r s t h a n d a n d b e c o m i n g d i r e c t l y in- v o l v e d in t h e l e g i s l a t i v e p r o c e s s . A l f r e d n o r m a l l y a w a r d s 12 h o u r s c r e d i t for p a r t i c i p a t i o n in the Assem- bly I n t e r n p r o g r a m . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , see Tom R a s m u s s e n , SC 423G, b e f o r e October 31.
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T h e F i a t h a s r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l r e q u e s t s for c o r r e s - p o n d e n t s from p e r s o n s cur- rently i n c a r c e r t a t e d a t cor- r e c t i o n a l institutions.
Following a r e the n a m e s and d a t a of these individuals.
All s i n c e r e l y w a n t to com- m unica te.
• W m . Victor H a r r i s , # 78- A-831, Box 149, Attica, NY 14011. I n t e r e s t e d in " y o u n g ladies who a r e i n t e r e s t e d in a person who is s i n c e r e . R a c e , color or ethnic b a c k g r o u n d m a k e s no d i f f e r e n c e . "
• M a s t e r E d w a r d Meek- ing, U 78-A-223, P . O . Box 149, A t t i c a , NY 14011. No p r e f e r e n c e of pen-pal. 24 y e a r s old, in jail 8 y e a r s , w a n t s to e x c h a n g e experi- ence.
• K e n n y J o h n s o n , No.
76-A-4624, Box R, N a p a n o c h , NY 12458. 6'1V2", 180 lbs., d a r k b r o w n c o m p l e x i o n , brown eyes, ' f r o , Age 23, sign P i s c e s . I n t e r e s t e d in f e m a l e types.
Fund Raisers
c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 s e e k i n g g i f t s f r o m philan- thropic f o u n d a t i o n s . Money r e c e i v e d from t h e s e organi- zations is g e n e r a l l y r e s t r i c - ted to specific c a m p u s u s e s s u c h a s e n d o w m e n t f o r a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m s , scho- l a r s h i p s or new buildings.
M r s . B e r g r e n , whose ap-
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