February 22,1995
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Alfred University announced a budget deficit of $568,000 for the 1994-95 year. • The Board of Trustees met with AU adminis- trators last week at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City.
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Arch-conservative political com- mentator Pat Buchanan joined the ranks of Republicans seeking their party's nomination for the 1996 presidential race. • The Congress moved toward giving the President a line-item veto. • A proposed balanced-budget amendment faces difficulty in the Senate. • Long Island Railroad gunner Colin Ferguson was found guilty of six charges of murder in a 1993 shooting spree. • Sen. J.
William Fulbright, D-Ark., died two weeks ago; President Clinton eulogized the Vietnam War oppo- nent. • A noted computer hacker who broke into seemingly secure networks across the nation was found last week after a manhunt in cyberspace.
Fighting continues in Chechnya and Bosnia. • Questions surround Russian President Boris Yeltsin's ability to rule after he appeared drunk in public. • The Mexican army advanced on rebel positions in the state of Chiapas. • South African President Nelson Mandela warned militants that lawlessness will not be tolerated.
• The search for Middle East peace remains murky after attempted good-will offers by both sides tried to ease tensions caused by recent terror bombings.
• Cuban refugees tried a new route to reach the United States last week.
fiBe RSONALITIES
She loves snow. She was sur- prised at how large our peppers are. She wants to stay in the United States.
Yoko Hinoue, of Nara, Japan, will be attending AU until the end of this semester before returning to Japan. Although she has been in the United States since August, she says she is not ready to go back.
"I want to stay longer, to study more women's studies," said Hinoue.
Hinoue came to
the United States Y o k o H i n o u e
to study women's studies because
"it is not popular, not accepted in Japanese universities."
She said Japanese women are very traditional, and change is coming slowly.
"If I said something was dis- crimination, I was called too strong, goofy or different."
Hinoue wants either to work for eradicating female mutilation or become a teacher of women's studies at a Japanese university.
Hinoue has one more year of study to earn an English degree at Kansai Gaidai University.
Sports: pape 3
Basketball player Kari Sergent profiled
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Basketball player Kari Sergent profiled
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• Remembering Dr. Berns!
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The S t u d e n t N e w s p a p e r of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y
New schedule system for next year
Proposal baffles some students, may reduce course conflicts
BY ALEXIS J. DIAMOND
A new time grid unveiled at the Feb.
10 faculty meeting will radically change student schedules next semester.
The new grid standardizes the scheduling structure for Alfred
University's colleges and reduces inefficiency created by 75-minute long classes that currently use two consecutive one-hour slots, said Wesley Bentz, professor of chem- istry.
Consider two hypothetical stu- dents, student A arid student B.
Student A's 50-minute class stretches from 8:20 a.m. to 9:10.
Student B is in class for 75 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15. Under the new system, both students will be available at 9:20 to start the next round of classes.
"The moral of the story, of course,
is that student A gets more sleep,"
said Andrew Fisk, a junior ceramic engineering major. "If I were stu- dent B, I might be annoyed at all the extra hassle."
"Either way," Fisk added, "I'd be continued on page 7
WALF votes against
democratic elections
BY MEGAN PARK AND DARCIA HARRIS
In an effort to professionalize WALF, members of the organiza- tion voted 54-5 on Feb. 12 to change its method of selecting executive board members.
In an amendment to its constitu- tion, the campus radio station replaced election by popular vote of disk jockeys with an application and selection process.
Brian Fitz, station manager, said,
"Old elections were complete pop- ularity contests. That's not what the radio station needs. It needs dependable people in executive board positions."
Raffaele A. Notaro, WALF pro- gram director, said the existing executive staff will review applica- tions for executive positions. The station manager and the assistant station manager make a decision based on the executive staffs rec- ommendation.
"Students who have shown - themselves to be dedicated to the organization and competent in their performance will be put into man- agement positions," said Notaro.
"In this way the most qualified people will run the station as opposed to the most popular."
Laura Kaplan, a freshman DJ and WALF senator, said, "Initially my reaction was, 'Hey, this is an oli- garchy!' Very concentrated power—not a good idea.'"
continued on page 7
Alfred remembers life-long educator Bernstein
BY DARCIA HARRIS
Louis K. Greiff, professor of English, never doubted that he would have the chance to return two books his friend and colleague Melvin Bernstein had lent him.
But on the morning after being informed of Bernstein's death, Greiff looked at the books, awash in sunlight, still sitting on his window sill.
"The last time I saw him I was looking out of this window," Greiff said. "He was walking down aca- demic alley with someone, off to do something, someplace."
Melvin Herbert Bernstein, pro- fessor of English emeritus, died Feb.
16. He was 80 years old.
Bernstein taught at Alfred University for 30 years, from 1949 until his retirement in 1979. He also
advised Hillel, served as AU's first ombudsman, taught for Elderhostel and authored numerous books and articles.
Bernstein's friends, students and fellow educators.describe him as a man who spent a lifetime gather- ing, loving and sharing knowledge.
"The guy was a real human being and a real humanist," Greiff said.
"The elements of life were not com- partmentalized for him. I always had the feeling he viewed every- thing in life as one."
John Ninos, owner of the Collegiate Restaurant, knew Bernstein as a resident of Alfred and as a friend.
"I remember his warmth, his kindness and gentleness. He is among the people I have always admired," Ninos said. "I will miss him."
Melvin H. Bernstein, professor of English emeritus, teaches students on the lawn in front of the campus center. Bernstein, who taught at AU for 30 years, died Feb. 17.
David M. Ohara, adjunct profes- sor of English emeritus, recalled Bernstein's love for literature, for history and for words.
Ohara began a speech for Bernstein's 1979 retirement by say-
continued on page 6 Bryan Valladeres, Chad DeFina and John Diegnan (standing) study materials as Uz Weich adjusts her nametag.
The four students were in Albany last Tuesday to lobby to prevent cuts in New York State's higher education budget.
AU students lobby for education aid
ews Feature
BY JONATHAN SPRINGER
Albany was cold last Tuesday. A frigid wind raced through the streets.
The weather outside mirrored the mood of the town's politics. Harsh words marked a small victory, for the Republican minority in the assembly.
Republicans knew they would pay for their victory. "None of our bills are going to make it out of
committee now,"
Assemblywoman Patricia K.
McGee, R-Olean, said.
McGee talked to representatives from several independent colleges and universities Tuesday, includ- ing a group of four from AU.
Student lobbyists hoped to rein-
Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) Grants given to New York resi- dents attending New York schools. Under Pataki's proposed budget, the maximum amount of a TAP grant would be reduced from $4,{®0 to $3,575.
Education Opportunity Program (EOP)
A New York State program giving funds to students from disadvan- taged backgrounds to receive an education at public institutions.
Pataki's budget calls for the elim- ination of EOP.
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Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
A New York State program pro- viding funds for the education of students from financially disad- vantaged backgrounds at private institutions. Pataki's budget elim- inates HEOP.
Bundy aid
State money granted to indepen- dent colleges and universities.
Bundy aid is usually used to spon- sor institutional financial aid.
Pataki's budget calls for the elim- ination of Bundy aid.
state money Pataki cut from his pro- posed budget, including funds for TAP grants, EOP, HEOP and Bundy aid.
John Diegnan, Chad DeFina,
Bryan Valladares and Liz Welch made up Alfred's delegation, a much smaller group than the thirty continued on page 7
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F i a t Lux » F e b r u a r y 22 « P a g e 2My time as a Jew
BY MICHAEL ZARKIN
O n Sept. 9, 1974, 1 was born. I was born in Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., the son of Jeffrey and Joyce Zarkin of Waterford, Conn. At 3:37 in the afternoon, I came into the world.
Since then, I have experienced time.
E
arly on the morning of Sept. 17, 1974, (the day before Rosh Hashana) I entered into the Covenant of Abraham. Seated on the knees of my uncle Samuel Gurian—soon to become by godfa- ther—I waited for the mohel, the ritual circumciser.While my father vomited in the hall, I was circumcised and entered into the covenant as Yehoshua Zvi ben Yosef Avram.
Since then, I have experienced time as a Jew.
T
he concept of time is very important to me as a Jew. I am incapable of separating my experi- ences of time from my Jewishness as the two are tied to each other.The passing of time is marked by various religious observances. A number of rituals are linked to time, be it the time of year or the time of day.
For all ritual actions, there is a correct time. There is also an incorrect time.
Besides the link between obser- vance and time, there is also a timelessness to being a Jew.
Although I could, if I wanted, deter- mine the exact time that I entered into the covenant and became a Jew, there is a stronger timeless quality to being a Jew. I never cease being a Jew; my Judaism is quite literally sealed in the flesh.
I therefore have an interesting relationship with time. I can see time changing things, but I am also connected to the timeless and the eternal.
After that preface, let m e intro- duce you to some of my experiences of time as a Jew.
P
erhaps the best place to start is with the item of time that we experience most often: the day.The day is one of the patterns of time that greatly influence me. I measure the passage of time by days. Days are one of a number of eternal patterns, repeated endlessly.
While no day is ever exactly repeat-
ed, the cycle of sunset, night, dawn, sunrise, day and twilight is repeated eternally.
The day, to a Jew, begins at sunset, as does the first day in the Bible.
When God began to create heaven and earth—the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water- God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morn- ing, a first day. (Gen. 1:1-5)
The Bible is explicit. "There was evening and there was morning, a first day." The first day in the Bible began at evening; in commemoration of this, Jews start the day at evening as the sun sinks below the horizon.
T
he week is a very odd creation. It is seven days long, about one-fourth of a lunar month. But there is no way to measure the week by naked eye astronomy. Nothing revolves in a one-week cycle.To the Jew, the week is a commemoration of God's creation of the world. As the Bible says, "in six days God created the heavens and the earth, and on the sev- enth day He rested." Consequently, the week is seven
days long.
The crowning jewel in the week is the Sabbath, the day of rest, which lasts from sundown on Friday evening to sundown on Saturday.
Shabbat is a day without time. Work is prohibited on the Sabbath. It is a day set aside for prayer, family and rest. Normal concepts of time do not apply on Shabbat.
There are no deadlines, no places to be, nowhere to rush to. It is a day, like any other, marked by the set- ting of the sun and three prayer services, but that is it for a sensation of time on Shabbat.
On Shabbat, the flow of time continues, though it does not affect me. For that one blessed day, I am out- side of time. I can wall myself off from the hecticness of the profane week. I create a sacred island on Shabbat, as do most Jews. And we do so because of a divine command, not because of any natural event that we can see. Of course, it is in commemoration of God's day of rest.
The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array. On the seventh day God finished the work that He had been doing, and He ceased on the seventh day from all the work that He had done. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because God ceased from all the work of creation that He had done. (Gen. 2:1-3)
As God set Himself apart from His work, so do we.
Of course, we are temporal beings, affected by the flow of time, needing to eat and fulfill other bodily demands, and we do so on Shabbat, but not like we do on other days.
There is a tranquillity, a serenity, a sanctity about the seventh day. And for that, I am eternally thankful.
I
n July 1989, my family traveled to Israel. This had been a long-standing goal of ours, and we finally made it. The very first day we were in Jerusalem, after getting unpacked, my father and I went out to look for a place to have dinner.At least, that's what we said w e were doing. We knew better, and didn't have to say a word to each other to make the real objective of our outing known.
We were going to the Western Wall, the one remnant of the Holy Temple.
After about 20 minutes of walking and getting lost
in the Old City of Jerusalem, we found it. Or, more properly, it found us. There was an almost unreal magnetism of some kind coming from the Western Wall. It would have pulled us there, even if we weren't walking. But, we were there.
And we walked u p to the Wall. And both proceeded to break down in tears. Tears of joy, that a longing of many years had finally been fulfilled. Tears of sadness, for all the generations of our family that couldn't have been there to see that day.
As we stood there, there was an odd feeling of peo- ple standing behind us. I know, and would swear an oath, that my grandfathers were standing there with me, watching as I made my first pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
After my father and I regained our composure, we spoke and he said that he had felt the same, knowing that his grandfathers were there also. And I am quite certain that more generations of my family than I ever knew were there also.
O
n Friday night, when I'm in Alfred, I go to ser- vices at the Hillel House.But where I am doesn't matter, because time travel happens on Friday night.
As I say the prayers, I hear my family saying them. My mother praying as she lights the candles. My father saying the blessing over the wine. My sis- ters joining in.
Though my family may be far away from me, on Friday nights they are with me. I am now a full-grown man. But on Friday nights, time instantly reverses itself. I am five years old, once again, standing at my father's side as he says the bless- ings.
In this strange time-warp, I return to a house that I have not lived in for years. I can see my long-dead pet cat as she tries to steal the chicken from the carv- ing board. The sights, smells, tastes and sounds of my childhood return to me.
Perhaps it should be no surprise that when I pray, I do so in the same melodies, the same incantations, the same inflections, the same in every imaginable way, as my father.
A
nd that almost does it for my experiences in time. I, like most observant Jews, believe in the coming of the Messiah. I hope, and fervently pray, that he will come speedily, and may it please God, in my lifetime.But I am secure m my faith that at some point the Messiah will come, and that there will then be a resus- citation of the dead. That will be the ultimate experience in time travel.
At that time, or lack of time, I hope to stand in the courtyard of the rebuilt Temple with all of my ances- tors whom I have never known. I will see Aaron, Moses's brother, conduct the holy services in the Temple. I will hear Moses read from the Torah. I will hear Rabbis Hillel and Yochanan ben Zakkai give lessons in the Talmud. I will see the great chassidic Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov sing and dance in praise of God.
And I will have no more experiences of time.
June 1992: My father, sister Susan, mother, sister Elizabeth and I stopped for a picture before going to the synagogue for Susan's Bat Mitzvah.
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Op-Ed
Miller Performing Arts Building gains soul
Students and faculty look forward to opening for classes in spring '96
BY S A R A H G O O D R E A U
The Miller Performing Arts Building should b e dedicated in October 1995 and opened for classes and rehearsals in the spring 1996 semester, said Becky Prophet, chair of the division of performing arts.
"A soul is being built into the build- ing. We're seeing the power of h u m a n effort," she said.
Bill Dillon, director of physical plant, said construction fell b e h i n d schedule this summer.
H e said the Christa Construction C o m p a n y , the contractor, is working
t o w a r d s the original schedule and they are optimistic. "It's going to be a close finish."
The building is being built with f u n d s donated by Trustee Marlin Miller, an AU alumnus.
All performing arts faculty and their respective p r o g r a m s will be h o u s e d u n d e r one roof. The building will include offices, classrooms, rehearsal spaces and a studio theater.
Holmes Auditorium, will still be used for mainstage productions until
"Phase Two" of the building is com- pleted. Some storage space will also be located elsewhere.
"Phase Two" involves a d d i n g a larger theater w h e n the f u n d s are available. Prophet said a full-sized theater would double the cost of the building.
Erik Myers, a sophomore theater major, said that he was happy about the new building, b u t wishes there was a mainstage.
Prophet says that there is no time set for phase two. "If we continue to develop quality programs, the need will be fulfilled. We have to be opti- mistic. The ball is rolling."
"Ed Coll and Marlin Miller are both visionaries about what the institution
can be and performing arts are a large part of that," Prophet said.
Prophet said the building will be conducive to the spirit of creativity and that "understanding and collabo- ration of all the fields will be realized."
Shelley Back, a senior theater major, said, "I wish I was going to be here.
They are really letting students and professors decide w h a t they need.
They let Susan Caligaris try out differ- ent dance floors to see what worked best."
"I love it. I think we're all going to be stunned," Prophet said. •
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set the play in the present, however, allowing for "critical distance. I wanted to let what Schnitzler was saying about that time period speak for itself."
Prophet said the play p r oj
vided a good training ground for the actors. "All of the char- acters behave in a gracious fashion, but they're animalistic underneath. The actors had to learn the ritual of manners and find the inner drive to shatter them. These are challenges that don't seem to be there at first."
"The actors are doing really well," Prophet said. "There's a lot of psychological and physi- cal intimacy that's difficult to learn."
La Ronde will run Feb. 23, 24, and 25 at 8 p.m. and Feb.
26 at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Annex. •
Play about society's doom to open
BY SARAH GOODREAU
"La Ronde examines the social rituals of our culture—how we make contact and h o w we mortgage ourselves or some- one else," said Becky Prophet, chair of the division of per- forming arts and director of La Ronde, which opens Feb. 23.
La Ronde w a s written one h u n d r e d years ago by Austrian physician and writer Arthur Schnitzler.
Prophet said the p l a y was written during a time when Austrians believed they were coming to the end of an era.
Gonorrhea and syphilis were widespread, marking a societal decay masked by material wealth and a false gaiety.
Prophet said she saw paral- lels between that society and our society today. She did not
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Editorial
F i a t L u x « F e b r u a r y 2 2 « Pa g e 4Keep New York State from mortgaging our future
AU president E d w a r d G. Coll Jr. has it right- at least, his ghostwriters do.
Coll, in an opinion piece published in the Feb.
10 Democrat and Chronicle, a r g u e s t h a t Gov.
George Pataki's proposed 1995-96 budget, with its hack-and-slash t r e a t m e n t of educational pro- grams, signifies a real crisis for higher education in this state.
H e couldn't be more right.
The proposed state budget pares $290 million of tax support from the SUNY system, a significant decrease f r o m its current $919 million grant.
At this point, n o one really knows what the cuts w o u l d m e a n to SUNY students, including m o r e t h a n 700 s t u d e n t s a t t h e C o l l e g e of Ceramics, b u t without question, w e will suffer.
In a s t a t e m e n t e a r l i e r t h i s m o n t h , SUNY Chancellor Thomas Bartlett said the budget could
prompt "unprecedented" downsizing: decreasing enrollment, raising tuition rates, cutting cam- puses, trimming faculty and reducing the range of programs and the delivery of services.
And, of course, Gov. Pataki has called for the e n d of the Educational O p p o r t u n i t y P r o g r a m and a decrease in Tuition Assistance Program aid.
It m a y be true that the state budget needs to be trimmed. However, we feel that higher education, a l o n g - t e r m i n v e s t m e n t in the state's f u t u r e , should not be looted for short-term political gain.
And if you agree, there's something you can do about it.
Gov. P a t a k i claims a m a n d a t e for change.
Observers expect his fiscal proposal to carry more weight than any of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's initial budgets.
But nothing is set in stone. The legislature still m u s t ratify the budget plan.
A n d legislators are usually more willing to lis- ten to angry voters than governors.
Assemblywoman Patricia McGee and Sen. Jess Present represent this area in Albany. AU stu- dents come from all over N e w York—and have n u m e r o u s h o m e legislators.
Let them know what you think.
Write a letter, send e-mail, start a petition, call an office. Phone numbers and addresses are avail- able at the library.
State politicians are going to p u t a brake on spending. But, to refuel an economy, leaders must invest in a community's future—through education. •
Professor prefers engineers to princes
Dear Editor,
The "Daydreams" cartoon by Maria Cordaro in the Jan. 25 Fiat offended m e on two levels.
First, it portrayed w o m e n as mindless bim- bos w h o are only concerned about w h a t will h a p p e n w h e n they kiss frogs.
Second, it implies that an engineer would be a considerably less desirable result of said kiss than a prince.
That is hogwash. Very few people, male or female, can claim to be engineers.
Our culture doesn't encourage the persistence that it takes to survive the educational process nor does it value the technology that engineers
Goodbye, Dr. Bernstein
BY M I C H A E L S . Z A R K I N
Dr. Melvin H . Bernstein, pro- fessor of English emeritus, died Thursday evening.
This quiet man, with his sim- ple love of teaching, probably touched the lives of m o r e stu- d e n t s t h a n a n y o t h e r faculty member, past or present.
A n d w e h a v e lost a g r e a t man, a teacher w h o truly loved his life's work.
Dr. Bernstein taught for h i s 30 y e a r s of
active service to Alfred Univers- ity. This year, he was again teach- i n g A l f r e d students. At the r e q u e s t of s t u - dents, he started an informal dis- c u s s i o n g r o u p that m e t in the Hillel House on Thursday even- ings.
D r . B e r n - stein's love was t e a c h i n g . H i s e y e s w o u l d
light u p w h e n asked a ques- tion.
His face w o u l d brighten, his hands w o u l d start moving. His voice would become animated, h e would lean forward.
All to answer a question, to explain an issue, to d o the work h e loved, to teach.
And h e would teach. Not just facts and information, b u t what was needed to make a person whole.
H e w a s n e v e r s a t i s f i e d t o
provide only simple answers;
the whole answer was what Dr.
Bernstein w o u l d provide, the answer that w o u l d allow gen- erations of s t u d e n t s to g r o w and become adults.
D r . B e r n s t e i n d i e d a t h i s desk, doing the work h e loved, working on a lesson that will never be taught.
So please allow m e to teach a l e s s o n , a l e s s o n of D r . Bernstein.
Jewish tradition—one of Dr.
B e r n s t e i n ' s f a v o r i t e s o u r c e s of l e s s o n s - — teaches that there are 36 h i d d e n s a i n t s o n E a r t h , k n o w n b y t h e H e b r e w term "lamed' vavniks."
There are 36 people o n E a r t h w h o by their quiet acts of i m p r o v i n g the lives of others prove that G o d d i d n o t m a k e a mistake w h e n He created mankind.
These 36 righteous people are G o d ' s a n s w e r w h e n H e is a s k e d if t h e r e are a n y g o o d people in the universe.
A n d D r . B e r n s t e i n w a s a lamed-vaxmik. His quiet acts of h e l p i n g y o u n g p e o p l e p r o v e that God did not err in creating the world.
Even in death, Dr. Bernstein still h a d something to teach.
"Dr.
Bernstein's quiet acts of helping young people prove that God did not err in creating the world."
Corrections:
The Fiat Lux sincerely apologizes for an error on page 3 of the Feb. 8 issue. The headline for an article about a faculty music recital described sev- eral professors as having "musical hobbies." This was a mistake. Julie Evans, Luanne Clark, Mark Sackman, Laurel Buckwalter and Peter O'Connor are all professional musicians who choose to teach.
We sincerely regret the error.
Glenn Clinton was misidenhfied as the first male athlete at AU to win a national championship. Clinton won the first men's track event champion forAU.
produce by figuring out h o w to apply science.
E n g i n e e r s m o s t l y s u r v i v e , like t e a c h e r s , because of the personal satisfaction they get from making the world tick. (Money helps.)
Get rid of your microwave, telephone, TV, s m o k e d e t e c t o r , c r u i s e c o n t r o l , w a l k m a n , hairdryer, car, computer, and the like and then tell m e you would rather have a prince than an engineer, were you in the business of frog kiss- ing.
Sincerely, Jenifer Taylor
Associate Professor of Ceramic and Electrical Engineering
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Op-Ed
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Dear College Guy,
My question is, "Why can't we all just get along?"
-Racially Oppressed in Cleveland Dear R. O.:
This may surprise you, but you are not the first person to ask this question. It seems to have cropped u p several times throughout history.
For instance, in ancient Israel's history, we read of the Israelites being led to the promised land of Caanan. The Israelites thought,
"Hey, we can all get along, right? We'll take our promised land, and we'll give the Caananites unlimited access to vast tracts of Egyptian desert." The Caananite response was something like, "Promised Land? Promise this!"
The result was this first in a long series of conflicts which mainly involved powerful nations oppressing and generally being nasty to the Jewish people, and then completely disappearing from the face of the Earth.
The quest for a way we can all get along did not stop in ancient Israel, however. It continued into the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church and the followers of Mohammed attempted to reconcile the differences in their world views.
This was to be accomplished be means of slicing those with oppos- ing viewpoints into tiny bits with large scimitars and swords. This strategy did not prove effective, but this does not prevent its con- tinuing popularity.
And so, the Muslims and the Christians beat on each other, and then both beat on the Jews, who later came to understand that it was the will of God that they beat on the Palestinians.
The Europeans, meanwhile, were beating on the Native Americans, who, u p until this point were unaware of anything other than buffalo upon which to beat. The Europeans, in their efforts to become one with the Native Americans, took up the practice of beating on the buf- falo, to the extent that there are now more buffalo on experimental farms in southern Pennsylvania than in the Wild West.
The Europeans then declared themselves Americans and pro- ceeded to beat on the Mexicans and the English. The English were not expecting this, being too preoccupied beating on the Irish, who were too preoccupied beating on each other to notice.
The Mexicans also beat on the Native Americans, who beat on the native Peruvians, who beat on Lake Titicaca in a primitive attempt at fishing.
Up until this point, it seems like all the beating going on was by the heavy-handed white people. This is hardly the case.
The Africans, before being enslaved by the Europeans, did their share of beating on other Africans, and occasionally on a few Muslims. These were not, of course, the same Muslims who were beating on the Hindus in India, who were in turn beating on the Buddhists in China. China was, for about 400 years, a group of sev- eral million people whose historical purpose seems to have been to give the Mongols someone to practice beating on before trying to con- quer the world.
And so, history went on, with everyone beating on each other, until 1941. This was the time of equalization.
Everyone who hadn't gotten a chance to beat on each other final- ly had it. The Japanese and Italians attacked the Americans and English, who attacked the Germans, who crushed the Poles.
The only people who have never been mashed into the ground and not gotten the last laugh are the Russians. This is because if you attack Russia in winter, it will be roughly 137 degrees below zero, and you will die. The catch is, it's always winter in Russia.
So, R.O., it seems there is only one solution to this problem. Follow the precedent of history, and find the descendant of someone who oppressed your great-grandfather, and go beat him up. •
Village remembers Dorothy Odie
BY CAROL BURDICK
Dorothy Cudd Odle died Feb. 12,1995. Born July 12,1929, in Walla Walla, Wash., she had been an Alfred resident since 1970.
Survivors include her daughter, Andrea (Mrs.
Joseph McConnell); her son, Shawn; three grand- children, Andrew, Patrick and Ryan McConnell; a brother, William D. Cudd; and several nieces and nephews. Her elder son, Scott, died in 1970.
Before graduating from Napa High School in 1946, Odle played in the jazz band and became a stellar member of the debate team. She earned her bachelor's degree f r o m The College of Idaho (today, Albertson College) in 1950. Extracurricular activities included the Ring sorority presidency and membership on a debate team that won in national competitions four years in a row.
After marrying S. Gene Odle in 1950, she taught high school English and coached debate in New Meadows, Idaho, until 1952. She was also assistant director for the Boise YWCA during the early 1950s.
Since coming east, Odle's contributions to both village and county have been many and varied. She served as president of the recreational Foster's Lake Club, as president and board member of the Allegany County Mental Health Association, as co-chair of the Alfred Democratic Club, and as member of the Allegany County Democratic com- mittee. She was the first woman chosen to belong to Citizen's National Bank's local advisory board.
During her affiliation with the Alfred Union University Church for more than two decades,
she served on the Board of Elders and shared many of the lay responsibilities.
Both her formal and informal contributions to AU were lauded when she was awarded an hon- orary alumna "diploma" in 1990. From 1984 to 1990 she was employed as assistant director of the Alumni/Parent Office where alumni, parents, stu- dents and colleagues welcomed her exuberant and intelligent planning of projects and programming.
Odle's warmth and wit became available to a Hornell-area audience when she hosted a morning talk show in 1982 and 1983. According to those who worked with her at station WLEA, she added an "unpredictable, exciting and charming" ele- ment to their programming.
A well-trained and ardent artist whose studio was filled with jewelry designs, small sculptures and works-in-progress, she was a founding mem- ber of the Allegany Artisans group. For many years she carried off first prize at the juried art show in Hammondsport for her outstanding jew- elry.
Throughout her long battle with cancer she kept close and cheerful contact with her family, her church, her political party and her friends. Many people will remember Odle as a remarkable woman who had an indelible influence on their lives.
A memorial service, led by the Rev. Laurie DeMott, was held on Feb. 18 at the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist church.
Carol Burdick is assistant professor of English at Alfred University. •
Conference to promote knowledge of an increasingly diverse community
BY DWIGHT L . V A R N U M
The first Annual Multicultural E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e on Teaching a n d C o u n s e l i n g at Alfred University will be held during spring break, Mar. 6 to 10.
The conference, held during Multicultural Education Month at AU, aims at promoting an awareness and understanding of multicultural issues in the class- r o o m a n d related areas. The conference's themes is "a cele- b r a t i o n of o u r d i f f e r e n c e s through education."
M u l t i c u l t u r a l e d u c a t i o n attempts to increase educational equality for people of all back- grounds while training people f o r the skills n e e d e d in a n America in which one out of every three people will be a per-
son of color.
Diversity, a related concept, recognizes not onlyrace as a crit- ical issue but gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, geographic back- ground, physical abilities and professions as qualities that must be learned about and accepted.
There is considerable concern a b o u t A m e r i c a ' s c o n t i n u e d growth in the future. Our sur- vival as a strong and democratic nation will be imperiled if we do n o t help s t u d e n t s attain the knowledge and skills they will need to function in a culturally diverse future.
In the first half of the twentieth century, schools tried to assimi- late all c h i l d r e n i n t o the A m e r i c a n m a i n s t r e a m , the
"melting pot," as quickly as pos- sible. That idea is n o w gone, replaced by an awareness that a
kaleidoscope of color, customs and languages has added new energy and new concerns to our countiy.
The 1990 census showed that one-fourth of all Americans con- sider themselves non-white.
Schools have a major role to play in a multicultural n a t i o n b y teaching acceptance, tolerance and respect for cultural diversity.
The conference will try to help foster an environment where dif- ferences between people will be seen as strengths, not as weak- nesses.
The conference will present a variety of workshops, panel dis- cussions, guest speakers, exhibits and activities.
Dwight L. Varnum is assistant pro- fessor of education at Alfred
University. •
L e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r
Democrat Dean commiserates with Republican Zarkin
Dear Editor,
Mike Zarkin has written several times n o w a b o u t h i s e m b a r - rassment at being a Republican, given the mindless rapidity with which that party is dismantling our social programs.
I have been a card-carrying Democrat since 1960.1 voted in m y first national election for J o h n F. K e n n e d y . I a m t h e daughter of a 1927 immigrant, a roofer w h o belonged to a labor union in Butler, Pa.
I p r o b a b l y c o u l d n ' t p u l l a Republican lever at election time if my life depended on it. (More stories there b u t n o t for this time.)
But, and here's the point: I'm
as anguished as Mike is, b u t only the other way 'round. We Democrats have had the major- ity in Congress for so long; we have screwed u p so profoundly;
we have accepted the status quo and with it the pork barrels and the fat in the social programs and we have been so disorga- n i z e d a n d so inbred that w e have lost anything like vision, let alone simple cohesion or (God help us!) coalition.
The analysis is long; the con- clusion is short. After the vision of the Kennedy/ Johnson years (and there's lots to argue about t h e r e ) , w e D e m o c r a t s h a v e come u p threadbare and com- placent at the same time.
The b u r s t w i t h i n t h e elec-
torate w h i c h gave u s Jimmy Carter (a deeply moral, politi- cally naive, human being) is the same as that which gave us Bill Clinton: change, change for its own sake.
Americans have short political memories, a danger to us all.
Hence the mindless attack of the n e w majority on those social programs which have allowed us to keep a human face toward some human suffering.
You're not alone, Mike. I'm a miserable Democrat.
Misery loves company.
Sincerely,
Christine R. Grontkowski Dean of the College cf Liberal Arts and Sciences
Native American Organization:
education, not recruitment, is goal
Dear Editor,
I would like to address an article in the Feb. 8 issue of the Fiat Lux.
I feel the article, written about the Native American Student Organization, provided misin- formation to the student body and community with respect to our goals.
Our mission is to serve as a s u p p o r t n e t w o r k for N a t i v e American students attending AU and ASC. The organization was also formed to provide educa- tion of Native American culture and current issues to those on campus and the surrounding community.
The Fiat article only focused
on our organization's efforts to recruit more Native Americans.
This is an objective but not our main purpose.
Also, the reporter had asked several of the members questions that were not used, and I feel that the responses regarding our mis- sion statement were taken out of context.
I would like to add that our meetings are open to all people /interested in Native American
culture.
Sincerely, Shawn Wyatt
President, Native American Student Organization
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F i a t L u x « F e b r u a r y 2 2 • P a g e 6R.A. responsibilities change
More programming and longer on-call hours
BY MEGAN ALLEN
Resident assistants will be respon- sible for increased programming and longer hours on call next year.
"We need to give students what they're paying for. If I were pay- ing $23,000 year, I would want service," said Gonzalez.
Carlyle Hicks, a senior history major and Openhym R.A., said the changes are good overall.
The earlier on-call hours "may seem harsh, but they are easy to understand, since at 8 p.m. so many things are going on," Hicks said.
Hicks also said the increased programming will be tough on R.A.'s because they will have to think of more ideas, but it should be helpful in getting students involved.
Sheilla Kincaid, a junior busi- ness administration major and R.A. at Norwood Suites, agreed
that the changes are good, and
"will make the R.A. system stronger."
Hicks said a raise is necessary.
"If it is going to be a more profes- sional position, we need more professional pay."
R.A.'s will receive compensa- tion for the added work, said Gonzalez, although he said he couldn't give details until the University finalizes its budget. He mentioned a pay raise, improved bookstore credit and free HBO as possible benefits.
Several current R.A.'s declined to comment on the new require- ments.
The application process also changed for next year's R.A.'s.
Once-required recommendations have now been eliminated and individual interviews replaced the prior panel interviews.
Currently, 40 positions are open next semester, and 77 applicants
Changes in RJl/s responsibilities:
• O n - c a l l h o u r s b e g i n at 8 p.m., rather than at 10 p.m.
•Three programs per month related to a m o n t h ' s theme, s u c h as Black H i s t o r y or W o m e n ' s History m o n t h .
•Five p r o g r a m s p e r m o n t h to develop the residence hall c o m m u n i t y .
•Each R.A. m u s t present six i n d i v i d u a l p r o g r a m s p e r semester, d o w n f r o m eight last y e a r , e a c h c o v e r i n g a d i f f e r e n t a r e of d e v e l o p - ment.
have applied for the positions. In addition, 22 present R.A.'s may be rehired, said Gonzalez. Q
M e Ivin Bernstein
ing, "In the beginning there was the word. Then there was Mel Bernstein."
Ohara also remembered Bernstein's "sweet and gentle nature.
"He really cared about students, not only for their education but for their personal development as well," he said.
Bernstein's students matched his love with equal devotion and admiration.
Stefan D. Reich, a senior inter- national student whom Bernstein tutored in English, called Bernstein
"a person in love with humanness.
"He was a very deep person, passionate, sensitive, open-mind- ed, always here to learn," Reich said. "He was a mentor."
Rachel Goldenberg, president of the Alfred chapter of Hillel, said Bernstein told students to always be curious.
"He was sincere and he had so much knowledge," she said.
This year, Bernstein devoted each Thursday to meeting with Jewish students at the Hillel House to discuss topics related to Jewish
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Goldenberg said students will continue the weekly discussions in Bernstein's memory but, "It's going to be strange not having him walk through that door to join us."
Bernstein was born April 21, 1914, the son of Harry M. and Esther Goodman Bernstein. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughter, Harriet Spleth, step-children Erion Clark and Kier Dirlam, and three step- grandchildren, Erica Smith, Barbara Smith and Robert Clark. •
P o l i c e B l o t t e r The Alfred Police Department would not release its arrests and incident reports for the past two weeks without Police Chief R.J.
Belmont present.
Belmont could not be reached at either the station or his home.
C o u r t R e p o r t Michael M. Zander of Grand Island, N.Y., was charged with driving while intoxicated. The charge was reduced to driving while alcohol impaired ($525 fine) James B. Witmer of Buffalo was charged with driving while intox- icated. The charge was reduced to driving while alcohol impaired ($325 fine) He was also charged with failing to keep right ($75 fine) Judith A. Nasca of Hornell was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument. The charge was reduced to disturbing the peace ($200 fine)
Robert J. Schmitt of Rochester was charged with assault in the third degree. The charge was reduced to harassment ($145 fine) Ryan P. Hooley of Buffalo was charged with disorderly conduct.
The charge was reduced to dis- turbing the peace ($25 fine) Zachary L. Keeting of Bedford, Mass., was charged with violating a noise ordinance ($50 fine) Tobias P. Ross of White Plains, N.Y., was charged with criminal possession of marijuana ($50 fine) George H. Bilkey of Tonawanda, N.Y., was charged with disorderly conduct. The charge was reduced to disturbing the peace ($25 fine) Robert D. Lorenz of Depew, N.Y.
was charged with disturbing the peace ($50 fine)
Edward B. McNeil of North Collins, N.Y. was charged with an open container violation ($25 fine) Andrea M. Gentile of Alfred Station was charged with having an unregistered vehicle ($45 fine) Karen K. Vignare of Almond was charged with passing a stop sign.
The charge was reduced to driving without a seat belt ($50 fine) Amie M. Piatt of Elbridge, N.Y.
was charged with speeding ($85 fine)
Mary K. Donoughe of Niagara Falls, N.Y. was charged with speeding. The charge was reduced to a failure to obey a vehicle and traffic control law ($120 fine)
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Albany lobbying
or more students some colleges sent.
Alfred's delegates first met with Christine Quinn, the legislative assis- tant f o r Republican Assemblywoman Frances Sullivan.
Quinn said Sullivan "has been an advocate of funding of education."
Alfred's delegates then met with Assemblyman Thomas Reynolds, deputy minority leader.
"Will there be pain in this bud- get?" Reynolds asked. "Yes, there will. You don't cut $5 billion of a deficit without feeling pain."
"My hope is that HEOP can be negotiated. I think if s a part of the haggling of the budget," he said.
McGee sounded less optimistic.
"I don't want to give you false hopes that the money's out there, because
.. .continued from page 1 it isn't," she said.
McGee, who represents the Alfred area in the assembly, was the AU delegation's last appointment. She spent forty minutes talking to stu- dents.
McGee said she did foresee HEOP being replaced in the budget to gain Democratic support.
Student lobbyists weren't alone in Albany last Tuesday. Lobbyists from many other groups roamed the cold streets of Albany, all looking for a piece of the rapidly shrinking budgetary pie.
The Council of Independent Colleges and Universities sponsored Tuesday's Student Lobbying Day.
Over 900 students from indepen- dent institutions across New York
Chad DeFina and John Diegnan talk to Christine Quinn, a legislative aide for Assemblywoman Frances Sullivan.
State came to Albany to lobby for money for higher education.
Raymond Loh, acting director of EOP/HEOP, plans to gather another
group of students to attend a stu- dent rally in Albany on March 14.
For more information, contact Loh in Myers Hall 115G or at x2283.Q
WALF amendment
But Kaplan said she supports the amendment now. "It makes more sense that the staff knows which candidate is more qualified and has the responsibility to commit to the position."
DJ Lynn M. Ansaldo also sup- ported the amendment.
"As the last person to be popu- larly rejected in an election, I have to say I think it's a good change,"
she said. "The executive staff knows who's qualified for these positions. DJs don't."
Notaro said the general staff retains the power to reject any staff selections made by the station man-
...continued from page 1 agers. A motion to reject a candi- date must be passed by a majority of the members present at a meet- ing.
Sarah Goodreau, a senior DJ who did not vote for the amend- ment, said, "I do think it is a good amendment, but a change this important deserves more discus- sion."
Fitz agreed. "Only two out of.
the 59 people present said anything at all, positive or negative, about the amendment. This wasn't a minor change we were proposing.
It will affect approximately 120 DJs." •
Scheduling changes
confused as hell."
Bentz, a chief designer of the new scheduling grid, predicted the sys- tem would reduce scheduling conflicts by at least 10 percent.
Standard 50-minute long cours- es will begin 20 minutes after the hour throughout the day. In the morning, afternoon and during lunch hour, long periods will be available for 75-minute classes.
The changes extend beyond class timetables, however.
Thomas V. Peterson, professor of religion and chair of the division of human studies, said the Bergren Forum might also have to be moved to lunchtime Thursday, from its cur- rent time on Wednesday.
Peterson, who called the new grid
"a complex, non-intuitive, logical masterpiece," said other events tra- ditionally held during the lunch hour might also be shifted to differ- ent times.
.. .continued from page 1 Gordon McCluskie, director of food service, said cafeteria hours would probably not have to change. •
Erik Myers and Jennifer Corrado perform original and cover songs at the 1995 Showcase, Feb. 16. The Showcase, organized by Todd Menhinick, was designed to exhibit student musical talent.
SENATE UPDATE
BY JONATHAN SPRINGER
Student Senate's constitution committee met twice last week to continue revising the senate's constitution.
The committee spent three and one-half hours at its two meet- ings clarifying proposed revisions to the constitution.
Senate's classification of stu- dent organizations drew heavy discussion. Under current rules, organizations which have been in senate for three consecutive years may vote or receive funds.
The committee considered allowing organizations which had just joined Senate to vote, but did not reach a final decision.
The committee also proposed that Senate and its committees should close meetings to the pub- lic and the press after a two-thirds majority vote. The old constitu- tion required a simple majority.
Once the committee finishes its proposals, the revised constitu- tion will be sent to the Senate for approval by a thfee-quarters majority. If, however, a senator feels that significant changes have been made, it will be sent to the student body for approval.
At its meeting on Feb. 8, Senate approved $5061.63 in allocations to student organizations and an additional $1385 grant to UMOJA from its special allocations fund.
The grant to UMOJA covered its expenses in sponsoring Black History Month.
Organizations receiving funds for the spring semester were Alfred Earth Watch ($263), Amnesty International ($762), AWARE ($350), IASU ($567.94), Spectrum ($300.40) and UMOJA ($538.29). Senate's Hot Dog Day committee received $2235.
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F i a t Lux • F e b r u a r y 22 • P a g e 8B-ball player looks forward to next season
BY C H A R L I E V A Z Q U E Z
"I was nine years old and one d a y m y d a d j u s t t o o k m e d o w n and signed m e u p for b a s k e t b a l l , a n d I ' v e b e e n playing ever since."
This is Kari Sergent, a 20-
y e a r - o l d j u n i o r communications m a j o r f r o m
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b a s k e t b a l l t e a m , e x p r e s s e d high hopes for next season.
N u m b e r 42 remembers her s e n i o r y e a r at h i g h school, w h e n s h e w a s d e c i d i n g b e t w e e n g o i n g to A l f r e d or I t h a c a . "I w a l k e d i n t o t h e g y m , " S e r g e n t s a i d , " a n d w h e n I saw the scoreboard, I knew I was going here."
S e r g e n t s a i d s h e e n j o y s w a t c h i n g p l a y e r s s u c h as
Alonzo Mourning and Cheryl Miller; she follows the Penn State w o m e n ' s team because she p l a y e d a g a i n s t a girl in h i g h school w h o is a senior on Penn State's team. Sergent w a n t e d to w e a r n u m b e r 33 b e c a u s e t h a t is t h e n u m b e r M o u r n i n g , w h o c u r r e n t l y p l a y s f o r t h e C h a r l o t t e Hornets, wore at Georgetown and wears today.
As president of Sigma Chi N u sorority, Sergent said the sisters and the positions she h e l d h a v e h e l p e d h e r to grow.
She eventually hopes to go on to graduate school and get out of N e w York. "I don't like Pataki," Sergent said, "I don't like the way he's cutting stu- dent aid." •
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BY CHARLIE VAZQUEZ
The Saxons' record stands at 3- 21 on the season after losing to William Smith, 86-64.
William Smith (22-2) defeated a resilient AU team in a game w h i c h s a w j u n i o r D e n i s e LaForce score a career-high 31 points, the second most points ever scored by a Saxon and the highest since 1980.
"I thought the girls played really well," said head coach Jeanette Y e o m a n , " t h e y [Williams Smith] just had too much talent on their team."
Susan Boyle h a d 14 points and 8 rebounds for the Saxons and Terra Johnson contributed 8 pointed and four assists.
The team closes the season h o s t i n g R o b e r t s W e s l e y a n tomorrow night at 6 p.m.Q
Saxon seniors stepping up
BY CHARLIE V A Z Q U E Z
H o b a r t C o l l e g e (14-11) c a m e i n t o M c L a n e Saturday evening with the intention of crushing a Saxon team (11-12) that lost a tough game the previous night to R.I.T.
The Saxons turned their game u p a notch and performed well against a Hobart team that has great chances of m a k i n g the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament, winning the game, 92-73.
Head coach Tom Spanbauer said, "The bottom line is our seniors responded well to the chal- lenge of coming back after a tough loss to R.I.T."
Senior Frankie Harris put on a superb display.
Not only has he been consistent this year, second on the team with 13.2 points per game, but he scored a career-high 24 p o i n t s on Saturday putting his total at 303 career points. He's second only to Cyrus Nesbit's 373.
Speaking of co-captain Nesbit, he along with the other co-captain, Jerrold Skillon, had "dou- ble-doubles." Nesbit had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks while Skillon had a season-high 17 points and 12 rebounds while adding two blocks and steals.
T o m o r r o w n i g h t the Saxons host Roberts Wesleyan at 8 p.m. •
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BY J O N B A U M Bob Dole? As long as they are two of age five. Why not bring the sport back and hold
the major players in the game, the on- And this especially applies to AU. the matches directly b e f o r e or a f t e r H a v e y o u seen t h a t n e w Baby Ruth the-fence fans will stay away. More than 2000 students attend this swim meets?
candy bar commercial? It shows clips The NBA u s e d to h a v e s o m e g u y university. And with the exceptions of O r m a y b e s o m e sort of w a c k y of Babe R u t h d o i n g w h a t h e d i d so named Jordan doing for his sport what the sports listed above, not nearly that Olympic g a m e t h a t h a s its c h a m p i - well—crushing a baseball. Ruth did for baseball. But Jordan is off many have probably attended a game onship at the half-time of a basketball
Babe Ruth may not the court and on the field, leaving the of any kind at AU. game.
• P I 11 i 111L JI B h a v e b e e n the abso- league with such winning personalities So w h a t c a n m a k e t h e m come? I Or maybe some competition at half- lute best to ever play the game, but he as Reggie Miller and Dennis Rodman. don't really know (that's why I'm just a time where three r a n d o m l y selected probably was the most popular. And it There is a point to all of this. student and not an athletic director). s t u d e n t s s h o o t f r e e t h r o w s for a w a s p o p u l a r i t y of p l a y e r s like Ruth It has always been the superstars of The intramural program here at AU Manhattan West gift certificate,
which made sports, particularly base- the leagues which have brought in fans, is popular, but mostly among people I'm not saying that AU sports are so b a l l , p a r t of t h e n a t i o n a l h e r i t a g e , T h e s a m e sort of a p p l i e s to AU who are already sports fans. b o r i n g that s o m e t h i n g else m u s t b e m a k i n g f a n s of folks w h o n o r m a l l y sports. So let's add a "sport" that just about going on in order for people to watch, cared little about sports. The two most attended sports here everyone on campus has tried at one The Saxons are f u n to watch, but not So where is he now? are probably football and lacrosse. One time or another. enough people know that. There must Well, obviously, Babe Ruth has been is a s p o r t that traditionally, a n y o n e T r a y i n g . A n d n o t j u s t d o w n h i l l , be ways to put fans in the seats—poten- d e a d for quite some time (he w o u l d could watch and try to understand. The either. Give m e slaloms and moguls tial fans that don't know how exciting h a v e t u r n e d 100 a c o u p l e of w e e k s other is one in which AU has one of the and hot dogs and long-distance tray it is to watch Sarah Lindley win the 100 ago). top division in teams in the country. jumping. freestyle or Cyrus Nesbit get a double-
However, baseball did had a handful But what about the other AU sports (I hope the dining hall people don't double,
of y o u n g ' u n s w h o were p u t t i n g the that have exceptional athletes (maybe read this). Maybe students just have to see it to sport back on the map, but it also has even a national champion) and compet- It's a sport that anyone can do—it believe it, a n d w e h a v e to give the its s h a r e of personalities constantly itive records that don't draw? only requires balance and a little coor- teams the opportunities to excel in front threatening the game's integrity—that Is it that they aren't worth watching? dination. Heck, the 1993 Philadelphia of their fellow s t u d e n t s b y p u t t i n g is, if there is any left. What could be Absolutely not. Well, at least that's Phillies probably d i d n ' t have either, more of them in the crowd,
w o r s e t h a n h a v i n g to p u t u p w i t h h o w a sports f a n feels. But athletics and they almost won the World Series. Babe Ruth isn't on his way. But with George Steinbrenner and Bud Selig? needs to start appealing well beyond I've heard stories about the immense s o m e c r e a t i v i t y f r o m t h e a t h l e t i c
Well, how about Newt Gingrich and those w h o have followed sports since popularity of inner-tube water polo, department, more fans will be. • Jason Amore (33) watches as Dan Yeager (40) looks to net two points