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T h e 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

I s s u e 13

BY ALEXIS DIAMOND

On April 13, President Edward G. Coll, Jr., and William Stepp, vice-president for u n i v e r s i t y relations, p r e s e n t e d the n e w insignia for Alfred University -

— the head of King Alfred — at the student senate meeting.

After students questioned the l i n k p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s would recognize between the l o g o a n d A U , C o l l b e c a m e brusque, saying that he expect- e d h i g h s c h o o l s t u d e n t s to know who King Alfred was. "If t h e y d o n ' t , " h e s a i d , " i t ' s b e c a u s e of t h e s t a t e of American education."

Elizabeth Kuranze, a sophomore, said she felt King Alfred was an inappropriate logo for AU because "he was the head of a form of government which

was inherently repressive."

Coll r e s p o n d e d to K u r a n z e saying, "What makes you think that? A government isn't inherently repressive. We can talk a b o u t t h i s

a n o t h e r time. A f t e r y o u t a k e s o m e p h i - l o s o p h y courses/'

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Desiderio Rivera, senate president, said that " t h e image of King A l f r e d is p r o b a b l y n o t s o m e t h i n g t h a t relates to the university of the 90's."

Rivera pointed out that most people in America have never heard of King Alfred the Great.

"To p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s the picture of the King is just a pic-

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Kappa Sigma to move to Lambda house

BY JONATHAN BAUM

N e x t f a l l , m e m b e r s of t h e Kappa Sigma fraternity will be moving to the former Lambda Chi Alpha h o u s e b e h i n d the Ford Street apartments, accord- i n g to C h a d S a l i s b u r y , ex-president of Kappa Sigma.

"It is an opportunity for u s to experience the actual house- t y p e a t m o s p h e r e of a fraternity," Salisbury said.

Salisbury said h e w a s first contacted by the Lambda Chi A l p h a A l u m n i H o u s i n g C o r p o r a t i o n last July a b o u t Kappa Sigma filling the house.

According to Salisbury, Kappa Sigma h a s r e a c h e d a r e n t a l agreement with the corpora- tion, which owns the house, for a period of two years.

Lambda was forced to cease all operations due to "continu- al v i o l a t i o n s of n a t i o n a l policies," in October, 1992, said Paul Kingsbury, AU Greek life coordinator.

K a p p a Sigma b r o t h e r s are currently s p r e a d t h r o u g h o u t Alfred. "We have 55 and 5 5 1 / 2 South Main," said Cory Graves, new Kappa Sigma president, but "Bacchus A is our central location on campus."

A l t h o u g h K a p p a S i g m a w o u l d not o w n the L a m b d a house, it would become its cen- t e r of o p e r a t i o n s . T h e fraternity's letters w o u l d not be placed on the house, b u t a

sign would be placed in front.

"For all intents and purposes, it would be the Kappa Sigma house," said Kingsbury. "It will serve the same exact purposes as any other house, the only difference is they don't own it."

A c c o r d i n g t o K i n g s b u r y , Kappa Sigma has applied for 13 Greek releases, accounting for almost half of all release applications. Kingsbury said a limit of three releases was set for all fraternities and sorori- ties, b u t K a p p a S i g m a m a y obtain more if the on-campus h o u s i n g situation next fall is good.

" W e n e e d a l o t of G r e e k r e l e a s e s s o w e c a n fill t h e h o u s e , " said Salisbury. The house, which has 12 rooms and would house 24 brothers, must be filled to reduce the cost per person. Brothers will rent their rooms on an individual con- tract basis.

Salisbury said the long term goal of Kappa Sigma is to own a house on Greek Row, a project which Salisbury describes

as " a g o o d e n t i c e m e n t f o r Greeks to improve themselves."

"From our perspective, it's a great idea because we want a house," Salisbury said, adding that Greek Row would be a log- ical choice, especially if Lambda returns to campus.

The financial implications of G r e e k R o w a r e still b e i n g researched, Kingsbury said. •

ture of a king, and I doubt that anyone will identify h i m a n d make a connection."

Michael Mann, president of UMOJA, said that "the head of King A l f r e d is i n a p p r o p r i a t e and should not be used.

"King Alfred was not a king of diversity, a n d h e does n o t symbolize A l f r e d or the students." Mann said, "The school logo should be something that everyone can relate to."

According to the senate min- utes, Coll said he doesn't "care what the students think about the logo because on-campus students were not part of the focus groups AU wanted to reach."

Political Correctness Debate An advertisement published in the April 6 issue of the Fiat Lux — signed by 32 professors

— said in part: "We think it par- t i c u l a r l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e t o i d e n t i f y AU w i t h an English monarch rather than with the quietly w h o created this insti- tution and made it a pioneering academically excellent school with a dedication to co-education a n d racial a n d religious tolerance."

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Amnesty petitions for freedom

BY CATHERINE WILLIAMS

" D i s a p p e a r a n c e s " a n d d e a t h s q u a d s a r e f a m i l i a r t e r r o r s around the world, according to Amnesty International (AI).

Last week AI members paid h o m a g e to those i m p r i s o n e d because of their beliefs, race, sex or religion. "What we are trying to do is make people more aware of AI and the work that Amnesty does to free political prisoners and prisoners of con- science,"said senior Victoria Rentz.

"We also want to let everyone k n o w that people in other countries are impris- o n e d for the basic h u m a n r i g h t s t h a t we here in America take for granted,"

AI's objectives, as printed in its m a n - date, are to release all prisoners of con- s c i e n c e - p r o v i d e d t h e y h a v e n e i t h e r used nor advocated violence, to give the p r i s o n e r s fair a n d prompt trials and to put an end to torture and executions.

Sophomore Scott B o l d e n s a i d , " W e

show our support by writing u p petitions and sending letters to leaders of countries."

In commemoration of H u m a n Rights week each day a different professor was imprisoned in a cage to represent a political prisoner.

With the help of the AU stu- d e n t b o d y , t h r o u g h s i g n i n g petitions, that professor—and maybe the actual prisoner—was set free. The week was closed with a live concert at the band- stand. •

Michael McDonough serves time for Amnesty.

With the help of students who signed the petition, the professors — and maybe an actual prisoner — were set free.

NBC breaks pledge to inform

with Moment of Truth

BY CH A D BOWMAN

Eileen Stevens c o u r a g e o u s l y dealt with the loss of her son, c h a m p i o n e d anti-hazing laws and raised public awareness of t h e i s s u e . For t h i s r e a s o n , I e x p e c t e d N B C ' s Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges to be more than a self-conscious soap opera.

T h e m a d e - f o r - t e l e v i s i o n movie based on Broken Pledges, a book detailing Chuck Stenzel's death during pledging at Klan Alpine in 1978, avoids issues and paints a black and w h i t e portrait of Stenzel's death.

The b o o k insinuates h a z i n g took place; the film stretches the truth to avoid moral ambigui- ty. Instead of giving Stenzel a b o t t l e of l i q u o r , as t h e b o o k alleges, m o v i e Brothers h a n d Stenzel a bottle of liquor, a bottle of w i n e a n d a six-pack of beer, then order Stenzel to finish the alcohol in the trunk of a car.

A n d the m o v i e has Stenzel pass out in the trunk, instead of at the fraternity house, as the

book claims.

A mere 18 m i n u t e s into the film, Stenzel is dead, and viewers d o n o t u n d e r s t a n d w h y . Why does Stenzel pledge "Delta Lambda?" Writers include a bar s c e n e w h i c h e m p h a s i z e s Stenzel's h a b i t of t h o u g h t f u l d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g ; h e stalls a friend's efforts to recruit him to an environmental project.

But writers toss off Stenzel's decision to pledge as whim, and t h e r e f o r e a v o i d t h e n e e d to develop depth in either the fraternity or its members. Instead, t h e b r o t h e r s h a v e o n l y t w o traits—an affinity for alcohol and a neurotic need for secrecy: "I'd be breaking m y vow of silence to tell you that, m y code of secrecy."

This is the film's major failing. Without a credible look at Stenzel's d e a t h , n o t h i n g else s e e m s t o w o r k . L i n d a G r a y plays Eileen Stevens, Stenzel's mother, and spends most of the film in front of the camera.

Writers also m a k e the chal-

lenge facing Stevens simple. A doctor rambles to her, soon after her son dies, "What'll it take?

A n o t h e r i n n o c e n t b o y killed before the University will d o anything?"

T h e c h a l l e n g e is m a d e ; Stevens spends the film trying to pass a law through Albany which makes hazing illegal. She says about the other mothers:

"These women need me."

Again the film falls flat. By making the governor's signing the bill the film's t r i u m p h a n t close, writers imply: Before law, hazing. After law, no hazing.

It's all okay, now, folks. Turn off your sets and sleep well.

The film's simplistic portray- al of f r a t e r n i t i e s a n d h a z i n g g i v e s t h e v i e w e r n o u n d e r - standing of why people pledge and willingly become victims of hazing.

And after all of the real Eileen Steven's efforts to educate, it s e e m s h e r f i l m s h o u l d a l s o inform viewers, rather than just entertaining them. •

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Survivor shares memories of holocaust

BY VICTORIA RENTZ

Hillel, AU's Jewish student organiza- tion, brought Helen Levinson to speak on April 12 as p a r t of a week-long r e m e m b r a n c e of the Holocaust.

Levinson spoke of her experiences as a child in Poland and a teenager in Austria during World War Two.

Levinson explained that in the early 1940s her father was a first class brew- er in Lublin at the

only b r e w e r y still open. This saved their lives, because her family lived in the brewery.

By 1941, Jewish children were n o t allowed to go to school. "My father believed strongly in education, so he f o u n d a teacher in the Lublin ghetto for me," Levinson said.

One day, the G e r m a n s s u r r o u n d e d the streets.

Along with many other women and children, Levinson w a s sent to the Maijdanek concentration camp. H e r family did not know w h e r e she was

until their former mailman, w h o had become a Nazi, spotted her there and told her father. He told her father that if he paid him well, he might be able to get Levinson freed.

"We were not wealthy people. My father worked for a living," Levinson said. "But somehow he got ahold of the money." The Nazi waited until a g r o u p of Hitler Youth came to tour Maijdanek. After secretly giving her a Hitler Youth u n i f o r m to wear, he pushed her out into the group of children. She walked out with them, then crawled through pastures all day and night to get back to the brewery.

In October 1942, her father received orders for all of t h e m to go to Maijdanek. "My father promised to go so as n o t to arouse suspicion,"

Levinson said, "but he was convinced

"One day I overheard a worker say, 'If we give away a Jew, they'll pay us.' Another worker said,'They don't have to pay me. I'd give up a Jew

happily.'"

we would not go there of our own free will." .

For several weeks, they h i d in the b r e w e r y , w h e r e they h a d to be quiet d u r i n g the day so that the w o r k e r s w o u l d n o t h e a r them. Levinson a n d her family could hear everything the workers said. "One day I overheard a w o r k e r say, 'If w e give a w a y a Jew, they'll pay us.' Another worker said,

"They d o n ' t h a v e to pay me. I'd give u p a Jew h a p p i - ly.' A n d these were people m y father h a d worked with."

W h e n the n i g h t w a t c h m a n exposed them, Levinson a n d her family h a d to leave, splitting u p to avoid a r o u s i n g suspicion. Her mother and older sister went to stay with an acquaintance. Her brother and cousin joined the Partisans; another b r o t h e r was already fighting in the war for the Polish. Her father stayed with a person for w h o m he h a d done favors in the past.

"My father gave me a false birth cer- tificate and told me, 'You must remain alive... Fight to the end, despite Hitler,'" Levinson said. After hiding in the attic of a family f r i e n d for t w o weeks, she w e n t to her best f r i e n d ' s house across the street from-the brewery.

Levinson explained she w a s very close to this friend a n d her f r i e n d ' s mother, w h o were" Catholic. r jT h e m o t h e r t a u g h t m e Catholic prayers, a n d gave m e a p r a y e r b o o k and a rosary." Levinson s h o w e d that same small, w e l l - w o r n p r a y e r book to the audience.

After h i d i n g her overnight, her f r i e n d a n d h e r f r i e n d ' s m o t h e r took her to the train station and bought her a ticket so she could travel to a work- e r ' s conscription center in Krakow.

This all h a d to be done subtly so as not to arouse suspicion. "I never even got a chance to thank them," she said.

While Levinson waited to be exam- ined at the conscription center, she overheard a girl say, "They just took out a Jew a n d they're going to shoot her." But the doctors passed Levinson through and sent her to Vienna, where she w a s assigned to domestic w o r k . She was thirteen.

Her first employer was a Nazi with four children, and Levinson was terri- fied he would find out she was Jewish.

The w o r k included l u g g i n g coal u p four flights of stairs to their apartment.

"I didn't m i n d the h a r d work so much.

W h e n y o u r life is t h r e a t e n e d , y o u can do a lot of things you think y o u can't d o n o r m a l l y , " she explained.

But she h a d to sleep with h e r b e d r o o m door open. Fearing she'd speak Yiddish in h e r sleep one n i g h t and give herself away, she finally said the w o r k w a s too h a r d

and received another assignment.

In the next house, she h a d to work f r o m 4:30 a.m. until after m i d n i g h t , and her employer treated her "like a slave," she said. "But at least I h a d food and a roof over m y h e a d , and I w a s alive." She w e n t to church a n d took communion to keep u p her act of

"Please be aware of what others are doing, and don't let it take heat. It only took one Hitler to get

all those people around him."

being Christian.

Levinson survived the Allied bomb- ing of Vienna. She wrote to a friend in Lublin, w h o told her that her mother and sister h a d been sent to the Warsaw ghetto. Her father, w h o had been hiding in the brewery, was shot and killed jumping a fence. She never found her mother, sister or brothers.

In 1946, t h r o u g h the Red Cross, Levinson discovered where her aunts a n d uncles in America w e r e living.

A f t e r contacting t h e m a n d obtaining the proper paperwork, she immigrated to America by ship in 1947.

"I d i d n ' t talk about what h a p p e n e d for a long time," she said. "When m y son w a s very ill in the 1960s, I b e c a m e depressed. I w e n t to see m y rabbi, a n d h e said, 'You h a v e to get the past out of you. Talk.'" She still d i d n o t w a n t to until the rabbi s h o w e d her a b o o k

claiming t h e Holocaust w a s a fig-

m e n t of the Jewish imagination. " T h e n I k n e w I had to talk," she said.

In response to the current racially and culturally charged climate in the United States, Levinson w a r n e d ,

"Please be a w a r e of w h a t others are doing, and don't let it take heat. It only took one Hitler to get all those people around him." •

National charters AU's Delta Zeta

BY J O N A T H A N B A U M

The Omicron Phi chapter of the Delta Zeta n a t i o n a l sorority w a s officially chartered last S u n d a y in the Knight Club at the Powell C a m p u s Center.

DZ is the second national sorority on the AU campus, b u t AU's first mem- b e r of the N a t i o n a l Pan-Hellenic

Council.

"It's a v e r y b i g d a y for u s , " said Jodi Csaszar, c h a p t e r p r e s i d e n t , speaking of the 57 members dressed in white d u r i n g their individual initi- ations last Saturday night.

"The sisterhood isn't about material things," said Karen Lee J o h n s o n , chapter consultant. "We all come to Delta Zeta as equals."

"Delta Zeta b r i n g s to a r e p u t a t i o n of excellence and quality," said Paul K i n g s b u r y , A U Greek life coordinator. "The a d d i t i o n of Delta Zeta breathes life a n d energy into Alfred's strong, evolving Greek life communi-

ty."

A m o n g the n e w sisters is Lea Powell, namesake of the Arthur & Lea Powell C a m p u s Center. Mrs. Powell, w h o was sistered by Delta Zeta international p r e s i d e n t Sandra McAlister Nesbitt, b e c a m e one of f e w e r t h a n 200 w o m e n to be a Delta Zeta alumna initiate in the sorority's 92-year-history, according to Johnson.

"It is indeed an honor to be induct- ed as an a l u m n a initiate and charter m e m b e r of the Delta Zeta sorority,"

said Mrs. Powell. "I will be dedicated to upholding the sorority standards."

"We're excited to have someone as prominent as Mrs. Powell as an alumna initiate," said Johnson, adding that it w o u l d "give her a source of p r i d e "

w h e n she visits the campus.

Colonization of the chapter officially occurred on November 5, 1993, b u t a sorority interest g r o u p has existed since January, 1993, a c c o r d i n g to Csaszar. •

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Advertiser warns of

shrinking job market

BY RAFF N O T A R O

Nat Whitten, co-founder of N e w York advertising agency Weiss, Whitten, Stagliano Inc., told students at a com- m u n i c a t i o n s s t u d i e s lecture that advertising jobs are scarce.

Weiss, Whitten, Stagliano has done w o r k for Rossignol skis, M o o s e h e a d beer, A r m a n i Exchange clothing a n d Ferrari automobiles.

"I got in w h e n the getting was good, and I don't envy anybody today w h o h a s to try a n d come in a n d m a k e a n a m e for themselves," said Whitten, w h o broke into advertising during the mid-eighties boom.

"Realistically, the chances of getting a job in advertising are a lot better if you are willing to start at the bottom,"

he said. Whitten started out as a secretary/receptionist. "The way I learned h o w to write was from working at an ad agency."

Whitten said students can expect to get a job if they are willing to do what- ever it takes: relocating to other parts of the country, answering phones or typing memos.

His first job w a s in 1985 at Schiatt Dey, a prestigious advertising agency.

Four-and-a-half years later, he started his own company.

Whitten bpliev.es that his early experience influenced h i s success a n d advises any s t u d e n t looking for a career in advertising to aim high when deciding w h o m t o w o r k for; going with a mediocre agency m a y be a trap.

Once you enter that level, he said, you pick u p b a d habits a n d it is h a r d to move to higher caliber agencies.

H o w e v e r , W h i t t e n w a r n e d that advertising is " a real roller coaster ride."

A u d i e n c e m e m b e r s saw Whitten's

"agency reel," a v i d e o that agencies send to clients to introduce themselves and display their previous work.

Joe Gow, assistant professor of mass m e d i a , described t h e a d s as

"Lettermanesque," displaying t h e irreverent wit of David Letterman.

Whitten and Gow have been friends since h i g h school, a n d gained local notoriety together w h e n their band set u p across f r o m Three Mile Island shortly after its nuclear spill a n d p l a y e d a n original composition,

"Radiation Vacation."

This is the second time Whitten has spoken at AU. •

Fifteen learn the power of signing

BY VICTORIA R E N T Z

This semester, Denise P o w e r s , resi- d e n t director of K r u s o n Hall, i s continuing to teach an informal sign language class that she began last fall.

"I really w a n t t o e d u c a t e m o r e hearing folks as to w h a t deaf culture is," Powers said. "What I'm teaching can get you by if you meet a co-worker or n e w f r i e n d w h o is deaf, b u t I also like to talk a b o u t w h e r e signs c o m e f r o m a n d w h a t the c u l t u r e is like."

Because sign language is so visual, she feels e m o t i o n s can b e b e t t e r e x p r e s s e d in sign l a n g u a g e t h a n i n spoken English.

S o p h o m o r e A m a n d a Van Eck is interested in sign l a n g u a g e as a dif- f e r e n t m o d e of c o m m u n i c a t i o n . " I like t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h p e o p l e f r o m d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s , " she said,

" a n d it's interesting to see h o w hear- i n g i m p a i r e d p e o p l e d e a l w i t h l a n g u a g e t h r o u g h their h a n d s a n d facial expressions."

Fifteen p e o p l e are taking P o w e r s ' class this semester for a variety of reasons. "I've always w a n t e d to learn sign language," said junior Catherine Williams. " I ' v e tried w i t h b o o k s m a n y times, b u t I t h o u g h t this class w o u l d give m e a good chance to learn it and stick with it."

"I h a v e a three-year-old n e p h e w w h o ' s d e a f , " s o p h o m o r e David L e v e s q u e explains, " s o I g o t o Denise's class to keep in practice with m y sign l a n g u a g e a n d learn n e w signs-Plus it's furb"

P o w e r s s t a r t e d the sign l a n g u a g e class a f t e r r e s i d e n t a d v i s o r s expressed an interest in such a p r o - g r a m . S t u d e n t s w h o acted in senior Rachel H o d g e s ' p r o d u c t i o n of Children of a Lesser God m a d e u p m u c h of the class last fall.

Powers came to Alfred in fall 1992 to get her m a s t e r ' s degree in college s t u d e n t d e v e l o p m e n t . As p a r t of an

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office, she w o r k s w i t h s t u - d e n t s w i t h learning a n d other disabilities.

"I w a n t n o t only to h e l p s t u d e n t s w i t h disabilities i n t e g r a t e i n the u n i v e r s i t y setting, b u t e m p o w e r t h e m to succeed, a n d give t h e instructors the knowledge to w o r k with the students," she said.

As a child, Powers learned sign l a n g u a g e f r o m a deaf friend of her family. She con- s i d e r e d teaching, b u t decided to go into interpret- ing because "I w o u l d be able to w o r k in medical, legal and business settings, as well as educational ones."

After receiving her bache- l o r ' s d e g r e e in i n t e r p r e t i n g for t h e deaf f r o m B l o o m s b u r g University i n Pennsylvania, P o w e r s inter- p r e t e d for t w o years b e f o r e the excessive signing g a v e her tendonitis.

The sign l a n g u a g e class m e e t s e v e r y T h u r s d a y a t n o o n in the Powell C a m p u s Center. •

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Features

Robert Turner Student Gallery Schedule

April 20-24: April 24-27: April 27-30: April 24-30:

Jennifer Poueymirou, Marykate McGoldrick, "The C r o w d " Tile Show, outside wall of Kim Blanchard Adrianne Evans, Student Gallery

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Kyle Rippstein adjusts his work, "Funk Plant" during his show in the Robert-Turner Gallery. The show, which Rippstein shared with David Medina and Chris Gowey, ran April 11-13.

Student-run plans future

BY JENNIFER WARD

"Anyone interested just fills out paperwork," said Rebecca Tasker, Robert Turner Student Gallery director. "Freshmen, liberal arts students, anyone can get a show," she said.

The gallery is student-run, and only student work is displayed. In the past it was "badly run and went to hell," Tasker said.

In the fall there w a s a committee in charge, b u t Tasker is the only one left. She said, "There wasn't enough work for a whole committee." She is looking for two assistant directors for the upcoming year.

There are currently two shows a week, or over thir- ty shows a semester. There is an open video screening one night every other month for video students to display their work.

Students involved in "Stick in the M u d " gained experience through their six-man show. Wood shop can be neglected because of Alfred's strong ceramic

art gallery growth

program, hence the name "stick in the mud," said Bryan Thomas, one of the students whose work was displayed. It was a show of wood and steel, straight wood, sculptures and furniture.

Evelyn K u n k e l , co-chair of W o m e n ' s Issues Coalition, asked students to bring in work for the Women's Issues Show. Tasker said the show was packed and a great success.

Students can have either an opening or a closing, but must provide any refreshments or food out of their own expenses. Tasker said that "the budget is kind of laughable." A $500 yearly budget pays for the spackling and paint, she said.

Tasker has plans for the gallery. She hopes to get five to six spot track lighting . She is also looking for a wood student to permanently install a "weird funky bench that would run the length of the win- d o w a n d w o u l d be there forever." Tasker also hopes to have a juried show where respected artists come to serve on a panel for student art work. •

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Cobain's suicide reminds Generation X-ers of their own mortality

BY MICHAELA CAVALLARO

Generation X, a group supposedly uni- f i e d only b y S n a p p l e a n d MTV, lost another anti-hero two weeks ago when K u r t C o b a i n , N i r v a n a ' s l e a d s i n g e r , killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head.

Cobain joins late actor River Phoenix in our g e n e r a t i o n ' s version of genius nipped in the bud, claiming space along- side Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Jopiin in the tragic death hall of fame.

But Cobain's death signifies more than this cliche indicates. Especially w h e n c o m b i n e d w i t h P h o e n i x ' s o v e r d o s e , Cobain's suicide is a startling reminder of our own mortality. Just because we

are y o u n g and smart and cynical does not mean we will live forever.

Cobain and Phoenix come from two e n d s of the G e n e r a t i o n X s p e c t r u m . Phoenix was the child of idealistic hip- p i e s , w h i l e C o b a i n w a s an u n h a p p y child raised by a disadvantaged single mother."

O u r g e n e r a t i o n exists in the limbo between those two worlds, on the one hand encouraged to believe in a world of peace a n d h a r m o n y and on the other c o n f r o n t e d w i t h the reality of global recession, political instability and moral uncertainty.

It w a s t h a t s e c o n d w o r l d w h i c h Cobain reflected in his lyrics and his public statements. Never k n o w n as a particularly h a p p y individual, Cobain

wrote about rape, depression, apathy and failure.

The subsequent success of Nevermind and In Utero proves more than the implications of MTV exposure; it proves that Generation X found some sort of connection with Cobain's pain.

- T h i s eoirnefction w a s s e v e r e d last week. Cobain's suicide, an act just as unnecessary and wasteful as Phoenix's o v e r d o s e , p l a n t s G e n e r a t i o n X e v e n more firmly in limbo, swinging between two unacceptable visions of the future. •

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Editorial

F i a t Lux » A p r i i 20 • P a g e 6

Harassment: Silence is not the best policy

FIAT LUX: If you were sexually harassed for over a year by the same individual, w h y d i d n ' t you file a complaint with the University?

FEMALE SENIOR: I didn't see or hear any evidence that the University had the power to protect me.

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FIAT LUX: If administrators won't release any information about individual cases, h o w does the community learn that the new sexual harassment policy works and cases are sometimes decided in favor of the victim?

SUSAN SMITH, ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESIDENCE LIFE: We hope people will hear by w o r d of m o u t h that it works.

When administrators start relying on rumor to inform the AU community that the sexual harassment policy works, we wonder if the policy pro- tects us or keeps us dangerously

To the Editor:

The following is my response to the AU communication survey. I enclosed a personal letter addressing many concerns that I have as a non-traditional student, issues that are often overlooked or ignored.

My concerns need to be addressed through more than this survey.

(Response to communication survey:) I am eager to respond to your survey; it is good to see AU take an interest in its students. However, there are some areas that have been overlooked.

I am a non-traditional student; I returned to college because of a disability that left me unable to work in the field in which I am trained. I am 35 years old, a mother of two teenagers and work a part-time job. Because of these factors, I have often been frustrated by the lack of communication services for the non-traditional student.

There are hot enough phones available or accessible on campus. Secretaries have been very generous in this area, but this is a service AU should provide for its students. I use the phone on a daily basis and need access to privacy. It is also very difficult for my family to contact me at school.

Accessing and sending messages on campus is a problem for me a a non- traditional student. My disability and time restrictions on campus (because of family demands) limit computer and e-mail use.

I cannot speak for other non-traditional students students; however, I have heard the same frustrations voiced over and over.

Sincerely, Lynn Griffin

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unaware.

This year, whisperings have circulat- ed about students sexually harassing . other students and professors sexually harassing students. We've even heard that AU policy will allow professors to avoid investigation by resigning—a practice which may be legally as well as ethically questionable.

In one such case, a female student w h o alleges she was sexually harassed by a University of Pennsylvania professor, is not only suing the professor and UPenn, b u t Bates College where he previously taught.

According to the student's lawsuit, Bates was investigating sexual harassment charges against the professor b u t dropped the investigation w h e n he was hired for a tenure-track position at UPenn.

Even if there were n o legal problems, however, the university community should receive information that sexual harassment cases are aggressively and thoroughly investigated, and that those

L e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r Claus is the stereotypical housewife, caring for her man and having no outside life. This offends some of my female friends because she is not a positive role model.

I suggest that next Christmas we totally forget the fact that Santa Claus brings joy to children, and force everyone to wear black.

Sincerely,

Christopher Longo A

Dear Editor:

To the Editor:

Santa Claus offends me. It bothers me that one of the major symbols of Christmas is an overweight Caucasian. His image pokes fun at those of us who fit this description.

His beard obviously implies that everyone with a beard is a charitable person. This is unfair to people with beards.

The description of his rosy red cheeks is a blatant reference to communism and the values that it stands for.

If that is not enough, look at his wife. Mrs.

I received my copy of the '93 Kanakadea yearbook several months ago and since then - I have been wondering why they have decided to charge seniors, who used to get it free as a courtesy, for a product of declining quality.

The yearbook staff seems to lack talent and ability in several key areas. While glancing through my yearbook, many questions came to mind and I have decided to share some of them.

Couldn't the staff get a picture of King Alfred without duct tape in front of his private parts? (Pg 1,11 & 15) They managed to on page 206; here he is severely out of focus.

What happened to the trees and grass in pages four and six? Playdoh couldn't get greener greens...

Why do 30 of the introduction photographs have no people in them? If we want a record of appearances of buildings, we need only to turn to the Residence Halls section, which captures them in their full splendor without any residents in the way.

Which brings me to another question: How is it possible to take out-of-focus pictures of a building? It does not move! (Pgs 85,87,88, 137,220)

Is there an inherent difficulty in taking 'posed for' photographs that I am not aware of? On page 69 there is a photo of

Christopher Rando and a friend (By the way, who of the two people is Christopher?) that looks as if it was taken on the spur of the moment with a "point and shoot" camera.

There are only 11 out of 144 faculty shots that are of comparable or better quality than this snap shot.

Every section, from Organizations to Faculty and Staff (except Greeks) has a list of

"missing" members. Yet, the yearbook staff

found guilty are penalized.

Rumor is no way to allay people's fear or to assure those harassed that they may confidently file their complaints.

AU needs to find some way to inform people of the success of its policy.

Releasing a yearly report that gives only the number of cases filed is not enough.

Until this is done, people in the community will continue to feel that

"nothing has been done and nothing ever will be done."

Show that this issue is important to you—call or vax your student senate president, Desiderio Rivera. He will represent you. Or call the dean of your college:

Desi Rivera: x2474, x3496 Dean Collins: x2412 Dean Cormack: x2422 Dean Grontkowski: x2171 Dean Szczerbacki: x2124

It's u p to you to provide the impetus for change in AU policy.

has three full pages for it's 11 person staff.

Where are our priorities? The Photo Editor's Picture can easily compete in the "Most Grainy Photograph" category in a Worst Yearbook Picture competition.

Giving credit where credit is due, however, the faculty shots are superior (less inferior) in quality than most of the pictures of the Greeks, organizations, candids, sports, or events. Of the six photos of the May graduation (Pgs 204 and 205), none were in focus and only ONE of eight shots of the nurses pinning ceremony (Pgs 202 and 203), was in focus.

The School of Nursing had a long history with AU. To the best of my knowledge, 1993 was the last pinning ceremony.

The only record the yearbook leaves of the end of this part of the university is a collec- tion of mediocre photographs and the following caption: "Congratulations Jody, Jennifer, and Sandra."

Twenty years from now, the caption "Jody Jennifer and Sandra" will be a meaningless record of this event. We do not even know which people in the pictures are Jody, Jennifer, and Sandra.

The prevailing theme through the yearbook is one of carelessness. From using pictures more than once, (Pgs 4 & 214, South Hall; Pgs 167 & 192, a girl,) to haying a typo in the presidents address (line 3, toward is spelled TOWAED) and right on to numbering the pages inconsistently (when they are numbered at all), the sloppiness of a poorly done job shines through every out- of-focus, grainy picture and every missing caption.

This leads us to ask what the purpose of the yearbook is. While a student at AU, I attended a college media conference in New York city. I participated in seminars about college newspapers and yearbooks.

Yearbooks were refereed to as serious historical information sources for universi- ties.

The Kanakadea will be an obsolete source of information for researchers in the future.

The conference was for all media on campus. Looking at my yearbook, I think the yearbook staff should be required to attend.

Sincerely, Javier Morales, Senior Designer,

Challenge Magazine Class of '93

Four AU s t u d e n t s will b e run-

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I n i n g in the Buffalo Marathon on I May 1. Mike Willis, Jason Bagley, I Justin Williams and Mike Hall I will be representing AU in the I marathon.

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I Students not returning to AU for I the fall 1994 semester must I officially withdraw before leaving I campus. Students in their first I semester at AU should call x2792 I to schedule a withdrawal inter- I view. All others should call x2186 1 to schedule an interview.

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s 1 Sigma Alpha M u fraternity will I be participating in the American J Heart Association's "Bounce for I Beats" fundraiser on Hot Dog J Day weekend.

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I T h e M i d d l e States accreditation I team visited AU on April 11 and J 12, meeting with faculty, staff and 1 students.

I 1 AU is undergoing re-accredita-

| tion, a process which occurs every H

I 10 years.

I The Middle States Association J will announce its decision in June.

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I Fiat Lux general meetings are I held on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. in J the McNamara Room of the I Powell Campus Center.

History Notes

b y A N N - M A R I E BRAMER, features editor

25 years ago...

Sly and the Family Stone, a popular '60's band, played at Alfred. The con- c e r t w a s p a i d f o r b y t h e s t u d e n t activity fee, a n d each A U s t u d e n t received free admission for themselves and a guest with their student ID. This was the second of three such concerts.

50 years ago...

M a n y s t u d e n t s f e a r e d t h a t A U would not reopen for the fall '45 ses- sion because of the war. Enrollment was d o w n , the sports p r o g r a m was practically nonexistent, and most extra- c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s l a c k e d t h e membership they needed to survive.

75 years ago...

The Colleges in War Time, a book by Parke R. Colby, was published. This book discussed the w a r activities in m a n y colleges, including AU. Some of the activities included in this book were drills, maneuvers and the general re-adjustment of campuses to the war.

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South Africans can make democracy work

BY JONATHAN SPRINGER

Like a virulent form of flu, democracy is sweeping the world. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1988, democracy has b e e n p o p p i n g u p in the most unexpected of places.

W h e n popular elections were held in Russia, the United States held its breath. It t u r n s out that p o p u l a r elections were n o t the cure-all for Russia's maladies. Food shortages continue a n d threats of a regression to despotism remain.

N o w South Africa, the w o r l d ' s last bastion of apartheid, is planning free democratic elections. Whether South Africa will end u p any better off than the Soviet Union remains to be seen, b u t the signs are good.

Of course, the current state of South Africa leaves m u c h to be desired in the category of stability. Strife and conflict rage throughout South African villages. Is it really possible for a people with as m a n y internal problems as the South Africans to hold free elections?

Yes, it is. To calm unrest throughout the nation, the South African Defense Force, South Africa's primary military arm, has been mobilized to police areas of distur- bance. It has been

welcomed with open arms.

Less than a year ago, the defense force w a s an arm of the hated government of South Africa.

N o w , it is a savior, a relief f r o m the inept ministrations of local (white) riot police.

South Africa's government, u n d e r the scrutiny of the world, is d o i n g all that is within its p o w e r to ensure free elections. It is undertaking a massive advertising

campaign to educate its populace about the responsibilities a n d procedures of the ballot box.

W h y w o u l d South Africa will be any better off than Russia after the elections? Peasants still starve, queues are still endless, a n d conflict in government is still a w a y of life.

The South African citizen is a different case. South Africans h a v e b e e n fighting for liberty since their oppres- sion began. Unlike the Russians, South Africans are not sheep to be h e r d e d by the government in power. Their revolution against white rule demonstrates h o w m u c h they are concerned about w h o is in power.

Democracy is a great experiment in power, and except in rare cases its benefits more than outweigh its liabilities.

South Africa's elections have been carefully planned and will be successful in bringing peace to the southern tip of the Great Continent.

We in America have m a n a g e d to make democracy w o r k despite the racial strife w e still experience. South Africa can certainly d o the same. •

Violent S. African actions threaten democracy

BY MICHAEL S. ZARKIN

South Africa is scheduled to hold its first multi-racial elections in one week. For the first time in that nation's history, blacks and whites will be voting in a free, open election.

We Americans are h a p p y to see this happen. Many of us feel that elections are a good thing. We are rather fond of them—we hold them every year.

We like elections so much that w e urge other nations to hold them. We ask other nations to hold free elections, open to everyone.

Now, South Africa is doing what we've wanted them to do for a long time. Apartheid is history. Freedom for South Africa's black majority is about to become a reality.

But there is a problem. America is a democracy. We've been holding elections for over 200 years. We know how to make decisions in the voting booth. We have rules about acceptable behavior at election time.

South Africa has none of these traditions. The vast majority of South Africans have never been allowed to vote

before. Yet this is not a problem.

The problem is even worse than people not knowing what to do in an election. The problem is about people killing each other en masse.

In recent months, the death toll from fighting between the Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party and the African National Congress (ANC), led by Nelson Mandela, has reached several thousand.

The fighting stems from long-standing ethnic differences between members of different African tribes.

The fighting stems from severe political differences.

Many Zulus do not want to live in a nation dominated by the ANC: Mandela is, by all estimates, going to win the election.

A n d the fighting continues. The N e w York Times has reported that many Afrikaners, frightened by the black-on- black violence, are stocking u p on firearms. South African weapons- stores are running out of weapons and ammuni- tion; the violence will likely explode out of control.

The history of Latin America is punctuated by elections disrupted by civil unrest. These "democracies" are definite- ly not what we want to see in South Africa.

We cannot afford the risk of an undemocratic society in South Africa. The people of South Africa deserve the chance to hold their first multi-racial elections in peace, so that a truly democratic open society can be created.

Unless the violence ceases dramatically, the elections must be postponed. There is no other choice. •

Students discuss German-style strike

BY NELL WHITMAN

Students met at the foreign language house recently to discuss the possibility of a strike to make students' opinions heard at AU.

Students' complaints ranged from lack of influence over course offerings to the poor quality of food in the dining hall. Among other complaints were the perceived lack of student influence in hiring professors.

Amelia Gill, a senior German major w h o h a d experienced strikes as an exchange student in Germany, explained that a group of students would plan the strike, then h a n d out flyers detailing the reasons for and date of the strike.

The content of the flyers would be discussed among all students on campus.

During the strike itself, students would refuse to go to classes, block the doors of classrooms and persuade fellow students to support their goals.

Professors, w h e n they supported the strike, would often cancel class in support of the students. The students would then meet, discuss the problem and try to find a solution.

Others thought this model would be difficult to implement at Alfred. One student said that students wouldn't be interested enough to support a strike that had academic goals.

Several students voiced concern about failing a course with required

World Notes

BY DARCIA HARRIS, editor

I President Clinton announced on April 116 that Attorney General Janet Reno I and Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros I found a "constitutionally effective

| w a y " of allowing emergency searches

| of public housing, according to an article in The New York Times.

Clinton said tenants would be asked to give standing consent to have their apartments searched for drugs or weapons when they sign leases.

Officials would also be allowed to enter apartments in circumstances of emergency—which would be determined by the local authorities-when there is not time to obtain a judicial warrant.

Clinton and Cisneros hope to "spur (more action against crime by making clear what can be done and that they support such actions," according to The Times. None of the proposals would be binding on the local housing authorities that run federally financed housing projects.

The President's new proposal came in response to an outcry from public housing tenants who felt their civil rights were being violated by warrant- less police searches in their apartments.

[ With the rise of a new business district in Russia, sexual harassment in the office seems to a common, and often accepted, form of behavior and

"the sexism that thrived under the Communists is growing worse".

According to The New York Times,

"it is usually not frowned upon to J grope the secretary, to require that the

new office manager be single, long-

| legged and blond, or to offer to discuss

| a filing clerk's raise after work in a hotel room and dismiss her if she refuses."

"Women view their bodies as a way of furthering their careers-that's just the way it is," said Igor M. Bunin, the

| author of a study on. the "new Russian I businessmen" published this month.

"Sexual harassment is absolutely not a real problem in Russia."

Bunin assures that "there is no opposition on the part of women to this."

One woman, who did not want her name published in the article said she quit her job at a Moscow publishing house after her boss kept grabbing her I and pressuring her to sleep with him.

I "I can understand that men want to look," she said. "But they shouldn't be allowed to do something to me that I I don't want."

attendance if they skipped several days of classes for a strike.

Others pointed out that the administration often responds to student suggestions, preventing the level of frustration from becoming high enough to initiate a strike, even for issues about which the administration is less open.

Said sophomore Ann Whealan, "There are things I don't like, b u t nothing bothers me enough to have a strike."

However, several students thought that a strike is necessary at Alfred.

Kevin Hurysz, a sophomore ceramic engineer said, "It seems as if no organi- zation on campus can bring about change, so we have to demand it for ourselves. A strike would be a reason- able means to those ends." •

v Hearts & Darts X

V A heart to whoever is leaving chalk messages all over campus, if there is some meaning behind them.

Would you let u s know w h o you are?

*» A dart to whoever is leaving chalk messages all over campus, if there isn't any meaning behind them.

V A heart to the producers and actors of Auschwitz for a thought-provoking production.

A dart to whoever thought that it would be f u n n y to sign a dead m a n ' s n a m e to a letter submitted to the Fiat.

If there is something or someone you feel deserves a heart or a dart, please let the Fiat know. Call us at x2192 or e-mail u s at FIATLUX.

Proposed Alfred logo stirs campus debate - AURA

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