News: pages 5 and 6
• Campus safety
• New AU orchestra director I • Alfred reacts to Rabin murder
Sports: page 7 and back page
• Can AU ever meet Title IX?
• Sports shorts—get briefed
• Fall season scoreboard
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local:
A musical called Bump the Dump premiered at ASC last weekend.
The play tells the story of local efforts to fight a proposed radioactive waste dump in Allegany County. • The permit AU has to demolish South Hall was deemed invalid at the Nov. 2 Village Planning Board meeting.
Unless miracles happen after press time, the federal govern- ment ran out of money on mid- night between Monday and Tuesday. Federal loan checks will not be coming in. • Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary will not be resigning after it was dis- closed that she spent $43,500 to compile a ranking of reporters who covered the Energy Department. The result looked like an "enemies list." • With Gen. Colin Powell out of the 1996 presidential race, most polls are showing that Pres. Clinton can beat Republican front-runner Sen. Bob Dole.
international:
Seven arrests have been made fol- lowing the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Yigal Amir, a 25-year-old Jewish law student, has confessed to the murder. • A partial peace agree- ment has come out of negotiations in Dayton, Ohio, where Croatia and Bosnia have signed an accord to swap refugees, allow free tran- sit over borders and reunite the divided city of Mostar. • Nigeria is facing universal condemnation after hanging nine minority-rights activists last week. The Central African country is run by a mili- tary dictatorship.
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RSONALITIES
Student Senate President Jake Cooper has been on an exhibition- istic streak for the past week,
Cooper wore a skirt to the AU Telethon last week in an attempt to get more senators to attend and stripped to his
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Pediatric AIDS F o u n d a t i o n Dance-A-Thon.
"I don't know what's come over me lately,"
Cooper said.
Cooper's stripping at the Dance-A'Thor\ began as a bet with SAB President Barrett DiSanto, Cooper said. DiSanto originally bet Cooper $10 to strip.
Cooper held out for $20, which DiSanto managed to scrape together, Cooper said.
Cooper donated the money he earned for his exhibition to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Cooper prides himself on the increased communication in Student Senate since he was elect- ed President last spring.
"People bitch to you a lot," he said, "but still the good out- weighs the bad."
November 15,1995
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Sexual misconduct incident renews concerns
BY JONATHAN SPRINGER
A recent incident on the AU campus has rekindled student awareness of the realities of sexual assault.
The incident, which occurred the morning of
See related story on page 5:
Alfred laces safety concerns
Oct. 28, was an alleged
sexual assault of a woman by five men, all AU students.
The victim of the assault has not filed charges with the Alfred Police
Department. The incident is being investigated under AU's sexual misconduct policy and complaint procedures.
Dean of Students Gerald Brody addressed student concerns about AU's handling of the incident at last Wednesday's Student Senate meet- ing.
"There has been no attempt to cover [the incident] up," Brody said, saying that he reported the incident to the Hornell newspaper
the day it occurred.
Brody's office also released a memorandum to students on Nov.
1. It said, "There have been allega- tions of an incident of sexual mis- conduct last weekend involving several students."
Brody said Wednesday that AU's legal counsel recommended using the phrase "sexual misconduct"
instead of "rape."
Brody urged students to take advantage of AU's escort service.
"This is by far the safest of all cam- puses I've been on," he said.
AU Security was not called to the incident in question, said Robert Urtz, a security co-chief. He also said that no additional incidents of sexual misconduct have been reported to AU since that incident.
In a similar incident at the University of Massachusetts last spring a woman was allegedly continued on page 5...
Phi Beta Sigma not authorized to rush at AU
BY MEGAN PARK
Art and design students confer with the art faculty Wednesday, Nov. 8. Each semester on the Wednesday morning before course registration ends, all art faculty gather in the lobby of Harder Hall to sign students' course selection sheets. Although students spend less than five minutes meeting with their advisors, the lines are often lengthy. Some professors use this time to promote courses not listed in the course selection book and can be seen handing out posters to students.
Health Center promotes self-care
Recently-posted flyers invited men to an infor- mal meeting about Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
These posters were posted on campus without the knowledge and permission of AU and Phi Beta Sigma's headquarters.
"I have not authorized anyone to do anything on that campus," said Marvin Cheatham, the fra- ternity' s eastern regional director.
Paul Kingsbury, director of Greek affairs, was unaware of the flyers. "They do not have approval from the University," he said.
The Inter-Fraternity Council was also unaware of the event. "Phi Beta Sigma is not recognized on campus as a fraternal organization to Alfred University," said Arthur Pluta, president of Inter- Fraternity Council. "[They] have not come before IFC."
The posters set up. a "smoker" (rush or intake activity) for interested men at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in the Kenyon-Allen Room of the campus center. The room was not reserved for the meet- ing.
The posters violate the rules and regulations of Phi Beta Sigma, said Cheatham. All intake activ- ities must be approved by the headquarters.
Chapters formed without approval will not be accepted. Any current brother who is involved and is caught faces expulsion from the fraternity.
There is a process for new fraternities and sororities to be recognized by AU. "For any new group wishing to colonize on campus, they must approach my office first," said Kingsbury.
The group then goes through an approval process that includes a recommendation by the
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BY STEPHANIE LAFEVER
Are you sick of waiting to see a doctor or nurse at the Crandall Health Center for medicine when you have a cold?
With Crandall's new Self-Care Cold Center, students may receive cold medicine and treat- ment much more conveniently, said Nancy Brinkwart, nurse practitioner and director of Crandall Health Center.
Students showing symptoms of the common cold such as scratchy or sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fatigue, clogged ears, fever up to 101 degrees or headache, may want to find relief right away, said Brinkwart.
According to a memorandum from Mark
Fulop, a Collegiate Health Care educator from San Diego State University, "There is no cure for the common cold." There are, however, over-the- counter medicines that can relieve some of the cold symptoms.
Students can obtain over-the-counter medi- cines free of charge at the Crandall Health Center.
Upon diagnosing one's self with the common cold and completing an evaluation form from the self-care cold center, students can receive a starter cold treatment package.
This free package includes two two-teaspoon packages of the cough syrup Gualicon-DM, two single-use thermometers, four packages of the continued on page 6...
Allegany artisans display work in eighth annual tour
BY HEATHER HARRINGTON
Nineteen area artists and crafts persons opened their studios to the public on Nov. 4 and 5, mark- ing the eighth annual studio tour of "The Allegany Artisans".
According to the group's "Annual Studio Tour Guide," the purpose of the tour is threefold. First, the artists want to share and educate the local communities about their work. Second, the arti- sans want to give friends, customers and collectors the chance to visit, learn and buy at their studios.
Last, they want to strengthen the community of artisans by working together towards a greater and more visible role in the cultural enrichment of the area.
Some of the studios are located in the immedi- ate Alfred area. Others are in Hornell, Andover, Wellsville, Whitesville, Belmont and Cuba.
Many of the Alfred artisans have a connection with Alfred University. Most graduated from AU and have decided to stay here in Alfred.
One such individual is Mary Lu Wells. A grad- uate of the School of Art and Design, she said, "I got into clay and I decided I wanted to work for
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Diane Martin displays her works at the Allegany Artisans studio tour. One of her terra cotta cre- ations is based on the principle of capillary action. The horseshoe-shaped "water wick" is placed in
a plant pot and a cup of water. Water seeps up through the clay into the pot. continued on page 6...
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F i a t L u x • N o v e m b e r 1 5 P a g e 2Fiat
Carvana, AU revitalize placement
There's a different attitude to finding a job after college this year. Under the direction of John Carvana, AU's Career Development Center has blossomed into a stu- dent resource.
Just what has Carvana done so far?
His office organized a graduate school fair where over 230 students spoke to representatives from 30 dif- ferent schools' graduate programs. (Carvana credits Christine Rosiczkowski, career counselor, with the suc- cess of the graduate school fair.)
Carvana's office brought representatives from com- panies like IBM and Bankers' Trust to Alfred to inter- view students for positions.
His office will take interested seniors to a job fair in New York City in January, and he plans to hold a career fair in Alfred next February.
AU is giving Carvana the support'he needs to do even better.
Last month's announcement that the Steinheim would be renovated into a new career development center sent ripples through the campus community.
Trustee Robert R McComsey's gift to the $1.5 million Steinheim renovation project assured that Carvana will have the facilities he needs to raise his office's perfor- mance from good to stellar.
A new office isn't the only support the University is giving Carvana. Over the summer, AU reorganized career services, placing the formerly independent pub- lic and private sector offices under Carvana's control.
The University also plans to hire a second career counselor for the Career Development Center, said Jerry Brody, dean of students.
Take advantage of the Career Development Center.
They can help not only with final career choices but also with applying to graduate schools, finding summer internships and simply cleaning up your resume. •
Administration must address safety concerns
DEAR EDrroR,
"So, you don't feel safe at Alfred?"
"Who doesn't feel safe in Alfred?"
Such were the variations on the theme of personal safety voiced as students walked by the Women's Issues Coalition (WIC) booth at the 1995 Health Fair.
The informational display fea- tured an array of brochures about town and campus safety organiza- tions, articles listing "commonly known" personal safety tips and results from an informal WIC poll identifying areas on campus where perceived levels of personal safety are compromised.
Given the tenor of many stu- dents' responses, as well as the low numbers of reported sexual and violent assaults on campus over the past few years, the WIC display may have appeared to many view- ers as much ado about nothing.
But the "allegation of an incident of sexual misconduct," reported campus-wide via Dean of Students Gerald Brody's Nov. 1 memo, stands as public acknowledgment of what many students have known all along: that individual's personal safety remains compro- mised, despite efforts of campus administrators and security per- sonnel to the contrary, that "inci- dents of sexual misconduct" are more frequent than anyone on campus would like to admit, that
women continue to walk fearfully or at least anxiously across areas of campus which are notoriously unsafe.
The fact that "an incident of sex- ual misconduct" occurred on our placid, pastoral campus, one allegedly "involving several stu- dents"—i.e., more than one perpe- trator—is both shocking and shameful.
Equally distressing are the once again undeniable contradictions in the "safety net" that Alfred seems to represent: our quintessential small town—a haven of generous, toler- ant, progressive-thinking people, a good place to raise children—may downplay but can no longer dis- count "incidents of sexual miscon- duct," whether reported through official channels or not.
We may no longer take for grant- ed our personal safety; we may no longer take refuge in the buzz- words of "personal responsibility"
and "good behavior;" we may no longer fool ourselves that sexual violence is a non-issue on this cam- pus, any more than it is a non-issue in any aspect of our society.
No number of blue lights or secu- rity patrols or "No means no" cam- paigns will stop the dynamics of violence and abuse.
A quiet but urgent query perco- lates among many women students in the wake of the alleged "incident of sexual misconduct" revealed by
the Nov. 1 memo: What can we do to help women be safe?
This issue indeed poses difficult problems for campus administra- tors who must define "incidents of sexual misconduct" and the legali- ties and rights of confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and the alleged perpetrators.
That problem, however, because it refuses easy answers and simple solutions, will not quietly go away.
Nor should we—women, men, stu- dents, staff, faculty, administrators, townspeople, trustees—allow it quietly to go away.
As long as one woman is unsafe in her residence, among her co-ed peers, along the streets of her town;
as long as any student walks anx- iously across that one patch of cam- pus not yet visited by adequate security patrols and lighting—no one person may rest easily in his or her presumptions of personal safe- ty.
Sincerely,
Sylvia Bryant, Amira Abdul-Rauf, Robin Arian, Jack-Lynn Corcoran, Renee DeSimone, Jaimie Hall, Lauren Hanke, Kelly Hochsprung, Nicole Lebo, Paul Leone, Rebecca Maley, Ann M. Mestrovich, Blithe Riley, Danielle Sagnella, Sandra Singer, DeAnne Smith, Evelyn Trzeciak, Stacey Vaeth, Kimberly M. Wallace, Karen Wyman—
Women's Issues Coalition (WIC)
Fiat needs to improve coverage of campus
DEAR EDITOR,
We are writing to express our con- cern about the Fiat Lux's lack of coverage of October as Gay History Month. The month had never before been presented on this campus. Spectrum put a great deal of effort into the month-long program, including several extremely successful events.
On Oct. 11 we celebrated National Coming Out Day.
Information was distributed in front of the Powell Campus Center. Students showed their support by buying pins and taking guesses at how many condoms were in a box, hoping to win a gift certificate. The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love had two showings in Nevins Theater. By far our most popular and successful event was Glam Slam, with a record-breaking
attendance of over 259 people—
more than 10% of the University student body. That ranks Glam Slam as one of the five most attended events in the Knight Club this semester.
Spectrum is helping to promote a campus-wide atmosphere where people, regardless of their sexual identity, can feel comfortable.
The Fiat Lux can be instrumental in helping students learn that cul- tural groups, including Spectrum, do exist.
We are sorry to see that Gay History Month was not covered.
We look forward to coverage of future events, such as Day Without Art, Dec. 1.
Sincerely,
Jim Schreib and Rebecca Weger, Spectrum co-presidents
Amy Gallagher, Spectrum secretary
DEAR EDrroR,
I am an alumnus of Alfred University and I happened to see the last issue of the Fiat Lux with the article about Dr. Carol Shilkett.
I was a little dismayed that the arti- cle did not seem to give much more information than had been sent around by intra-campus memo.
Dr. Carol Shilkett was a wonder- ful woman who enriched this cam- pus for a quarter of a century. She was not only a professor of mine, but also a mentor and a friend. I know she was very special to many students on campus. My own fra- ternity, Alpha Delta Omega, con- sidered her a warm friend.
God bless you Dr. Shilkett. You will be missed.
Sincerely,
Keith Andrew Bellomo Class of 1994
Powell and politics don't mix
BY DAVID FITZGERALD
Colin Powell doesn't want to be President. At least not now.
While that decision speaks vol- umes about Powell, it says almost as much about our politi- cal system.
One view of the system is that it employs Darwinian mecha- nisms that produce batches of adaptable, qualified and resilient candidates for political offices.
Another point of view, given support by Powell's decision, is that the system serves to frighten away outsiders considering run- ning.
Powell's strengths are his cen- trist views, strength of character and his reputation as something other than a politician.
Powell's critics point to his aversion to risk and the same broadly centrist views many vot- ers like.
Powell would have made a fine candidate for President.
This isn't to say candidacy wouldn't have evoked problems for Powell.
Powell" cited concern for his family as a large part of his deci- sion, His family's concern for him was probably equally as important in the wake of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.
Powell is a Republican, but he is constantly under attack from the right-wing of his party because of his views on abortion, welfare and gun control.
Campaign money doesn't come from the political middle.
Money for campaign coffers comes from the extremes. There just aren't many interest groups for middle-of-the-roaders.
I hope it was Powell who decided not to run, and not poli- tics as usual making the decision for him. There are few considered
"more American" than Powell.
It seems that voters don't want 1
a politician in office; they want a leader. It seems that politicians don't want an outsider in office, they want a fellow politician.
What message does this con- vey? That not even a patriot can run for President today? That the greatest of minority role-models can't survive in the harsh politi- cal climate dominated by white men? That character and family are less valuable than serpentine political manipulation and a good haircut?
Yes. This is why anyone out- side the political arena is happy to stay there,
The American voter is doomed to settle again in 1996 for the best of the worst.
The future is a different story.
Powell has not ruled out running in 2000. He has, however, said that now that he has made his decision, he will return for the;
moment to private life.
What is important is that Powell's future could be in office.
That would effect far-reaching change on the system for which Powell could not find the passion to embrace this year.
If Powell were to run, Democrats could not count on 85 percent of the black presidential vote. Republicans, who have never tried that hard to throw off their image as a white man's party would have to do more than accomodate an ethnically diverse electorate; they would have to incorporate it. Both par- ties would have to compete for all voters. Middle Americans might not feel so politically homeless.
This is what Powell has to offer the American voter. He could end sharply divided parties and party politics as usual. He could mark the beginning of a more open government, where poten- tial candidates don't run away, they run for office.
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I í l e f o r e Nov. 4 , 1 couldn't remember the last time I spent four I lUhours reflecting ceaselessly on the same subject. But I shall
always remember Nov. 4.
That day, six members of the Fiat Lux staff were guests at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
We left with a profound conclusion. As shameful as it is that humanity's most memorable events are the result of hatred and despair, the human race could at least be proud that its defining moments happen when we choose hope over anger and grief.
The motto for the museum reads:
"For the dead and the living we must bear witness."
The exhibit within the museum is so compelling that visitors have little choice but to bear witness.
Bearing witness is more than going to and exploring a museum.
Bearing witness is becoming an agent of the message the muse- um was created to convey. We at the Fiat Lux would like to share our experience, 5 0 years after the Holocaust took place, with you.
— D A V I D FITZGERALD
Windows inside the museum hold the first names of many who died. Sunlight illumi- nates some names and hides others in shadow.
Taken from a registry of Holocaust victims at the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, these names could be our own.
WITNESSING
THE HOLOCAUST
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he United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., was not simply educational. It was sobering.Some displays are still clear in my mind: the display of concentra- tion camp prisoners' uniforms, blue and gray, hanging in their metal case; the picture of a vast pile of human hair; and the room filled with shoes—shoes and a poem and that's all.
The clearest memory I have is of a single room whose walls were covered with photographs, all taken by a husband and wife in the small Lithuanian town of Eishishok. The pictures extended up to the ceiling from the ground floor, a distance of at least 4 0 feet, and covered every inch of all four walls.
The pictures show men, women and children smiling, posing and playing. They could be my neighbors and friends.
The man and woman who took those photographs, along with many of the people in those photographs, were killed in the Holocaust. Today, no Jews live in Eishishok.
Written high on the wall of the Donor's Lounge was a single word with what must have been the Hebrew translation below. That word was "Remember." I will.
— M E G A N PARK
T
he architecture of the museum was designed to make the visi- tor feel as if they are in a concentration camp. It worked. The gray walls, dark, echoing hallways, and high, beamed ceilings, give the museum a desolate, hollow feeling inside. The journey through hallways and gray elevators was not straight-forward; the odd angles gave us a confused feeling. The museum was crowded when we were there, heightening the feeling of being moved through the spaces like cattle, with no personal space or identity.The history of the Holocaust stretched on forever. The museum showed every unbelievable move the Nazi government made, and every time other countries refused to help. I swore angrily under my breath because no one stopped it from happening.
The saddest part of the museum was in one of the last rooms. In it was a photograph of a huge pile of hair. Human hair. Hair shaved off the heads of the people as they entered the camps was the most upsetting symbol of the inhuman-ness of the Holocaust. The image of the hair will stay with me for a long time.
I'm always amazed to hear of people who don't believe the Holocaust occurred. I wish they could be taken to the Holocaust museum, to see the faces in the old photographs, to see the pile of human hair. Then maybe they would believe.
— M E G A N ALLEN
A
trip to the Holocaust muse- um is like looking through my family photo album. It is a family reunion with the dead.When I cry my way through the Holocaust museum, it is not merely abstract names and faces. The victims of the Holocaust are my family: aunts, uncles and cousins I never knew.
My family is from Eastern Europe. My great-grandparents came to the States in the early part of this century. All of them left siblings behind.
Undoubtedly, some of my family was murdered in the Holocaust.
The piles of hair in the museum could easily have come from my head. I can read from the dese- crated Torah scrolls. The name of the village my greatgrandfa- ther came from is on the list of places whose Jewish population was destroyed.
What choice do I have but to cry? It could have been me.
My tears are all I can offer as I bear witness to man's inhuman- ity to man.
My tears are all I have—with one exception.
I can do as my murdered rela- tives did. I can live as a Jew in the hope that I might die as a Jew. I can do as my relatives did—I can pray.
They went to their deaths with one prayer on their lips, a state- ment from Maimonedes' Thirteen Articles of Faith. "I believe with a complete faith in the coming of the Messiah, and though he may tarry, I still know he will come."
They died saying the one prayer that all Jewish martyrs say.
"Hear, 0 Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one," they shouted in the gas chambers, hoping that with their last living breath, they might proclaim God's unity.
Despite my tears, I can pray, and hope, and live.
— M I C H A E L S . ZARKIN
"Send to death mercilessly and without compassion men, women, and children of Polish derivation."
— Adolf Hitler, 22 August 1939
30 Jan 1933 German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor
12 Feb 1933 9 1 Communists killed at Nazi rally
22 Mar 1933 SS chief Henrlch Himmler establishes Dachau concentration camp
23 Mar 1933 German Parliament passes Enabling Act granting Hitler and his cabinet legislative powers
0 1 Apr 1933 Hitler sponsors 1-day boycott of Jewish busi- nesses. Germans carry signs reading "The Jews are our misfortune"
10 May 1933 More than 5000 books burned to "purify" the German nation. Books burned include works by Freud, Hellen Keller and John Steinbeck. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels proclaims "The age of a hair- splitting Jewish intellectualism is dead"
14 Jul 1933 Less than six months after Hitler is made Chancellor, all parties except Nazi party are banned. Program of forced sterilization starts, resulting in systematic murder of physically and mentally handicapped 15 Sep 1935 The Reich Citizenship Law reduces German
Jews to "subjects of the state," stripping them of citizenship. The Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor makes marriage or sexual relations between Jews and German citizens a crime of racial defilement. Jews prohibited from
in 1936
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employing female German house servants under age 45
Summer Olympic Games: two American Jewish runners benched from track and field competition. One replaced by black Olympic legend Jesse Owens, winner of 4 gold medals
1000 synagogues and 7000 Jewish busi- ness vandalized or destroyed on Kristalinacht, The Night of Broken Glass Jewish students banned from public schools 400 laws pass to define, segregate and
impoverish German Jews
80 percent of Jewish businesses taken over by Aryan Germans
Germany invades Poland. World War II starts 33,000 Jews herded into Babi Yar ravine out-
side Kiev, Ukraine, and shot
Nazis hold Wanssee Conference in Berlin suburb. Determine program of mass mur- der as "final solution to the Jewish prob- lem"
27,000 Interred in concentration camps
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in 1961
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: On eve of Passover, 700 pathetically armed Jewish fighters stave off German armor and infantry in rebellion against continuing Nazi efforts to deport Jews to the Treblinka concentration camp. They hold out for one month before ghetto destroyed
As Soviet Army advances, Nazis unearth corpses buried at Babi Yar and burn them in attempt to destroy evidence of crimes against humanity
Twothirds of Jews living in Europe in 1933 are dead
Germany surrenders. Mass murders end Rudolf Hoess, ex-commandant of the
Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, admits murdering 2,500,000 people with Zyklon-B gas and other methods. Hoess over-esti- mated by approximately 1 million
Twenty-one Nazi leaders stand trial at International War Tribunal, the Nuremberg Trials. Ten are hanged, one commits sui- cide, ten receive lesser sentences or acquittals.
Israeli agents kidnap Adolf Eichmann, archi- tect of the "Rnal Solution," and bring him to Israel to stand trial. He is found guilty of crimes against humanity and hanged.
"God redeemed our fathers,
and he will redeem us and our children."
—Rabbi Leo Baeck, Yom Kippur 1938
P r e v i e w
Price changes 72 Angry Men to 12 Angry People
BY MEGAN ALLEN
He didn't choose this play to direct.
He would have preferred some- thing by a better playwright, such as Ibsen or Weller.
But with some adapting, John Price, performing arts department intern and director, has embraced Reginald Rose's play, 12 Angry Men, which he has renamed 12 Angry People.
Last spring, the Division of Performing Arts decided to pro- duce the play.
"There is no better play for this time," said Price, "because of O.J.
Simpson."
The judicial system's flaws are one of the major messages of the play, said Price. "Only on rare occa- sions does it work."
Price made some changes in lan- guage to keep the 1950's play from being outdated.
He added women to the cast and
changed the title, since "today a jury wouldn't be all men—it is completely unrealistic," Price said.
There are six women in the cast.
There also will be no intermis- sion in the play, which was origi- nally three acts.
The performances will be in the black box theater with seating in the round. The audience will be no more than ten feet from the actors, said Price.
Price tried to make the play real- istic, using a set which includes a working water cooler and a real wood floor.
Rehearsals began approximately five weeks ago, and have been "rel- atively smooth," said Price.
The two main jurors, numbers three and eight, are played by Michael Gladis, a freshman ceram- ic art major, and Susan Woods, a junior ceramic art major.
The play is set in July 1995, in a Chicago jury room.
Erik Myers, Susan Woods, Jennifer Corrado, Tom Evans and Michael Gladis (left to right) rehearse for Thursday's opening of 12 Angry People.
This play was chosen last spring to allow time to plan budgets and determine teaching loads, said Becky Prophet, chair of the Division of Performing Arts.
Plays are usually chosen early, up to a full year in advance, she
said.
12 Angry Men was chosen because it would allow the actors to build character relations and work in an ensemble, said Prophet. The connection to the O.J. Simpson trial was a minor factor. •
R e v i e w s
FNL earns laughter from audience
BY REBECCA A . POITRAS
Holmes Auditorium was splitting at the seams with laughter on Nov.
3 as the Friday Night Live crew pulled off its second show of the year.
A spoof of "Star Wars: Allegany County," highlighted a show that also featured "The Overfriendly Waiter," "Nose Pickers Anonymous" (a support group for you), "The Fiat Follies" and a pot- pourri of other random farce.
Becky Prophet hosted the show and played in several sketches.
Prophet handled the task well, particularly in her role as R2D2, supporting the handsome Luke Skywalker, trapped in Allegany County and seeking the Master.. .of Ceramic Design.
Adding another dimension to the show was guest band Thudge.
The band maintained a steady pop-rock beat throughout set changes and segues into upcom- ing skits.
The show was topped off with a special cameo by the wise and sought after Mr. Chicken.
In "The Fiat Follies," a sup- posed sports editor, upon realiz- ing that there is no news, offers to write ten pages of sports. He is then killed by a supposed manag- ing editor who wants to create news. After a miraculous resurrec- tion, the editorial board then decides to re-hash old stories from previous issues.
The FNL crew is preparing its next show for 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 in Holmes Auditorium. •
Festifall performance nearly flawless
BY MICHAEL S. ZARKIN
The AU Jazz Band and choruses delivered a nearly flawless per- formance last Friday at the annu-
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The audience packed Holmes Auditorium for the show, forcing some patrons to sit in the aisles.
Some technical problems were immediately obvious. The light- ing technician's timing was off in bringing up the house lights, and microphones were not properly mixed for some soloists.
Other than those minor flaws, the concert went off beautifully, marked by frequent loud applause and good-natured heckling. •
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BY MEGAN ALLEN
Originally for this issue's col- umn, I was going to review a restaurant in Andover. Yes, I love food so much, I take every opportunity to integrate it into my work load.
But unfortunately, I was not able to eat at the restaurant, Pat's Place, because it was closed, despite the fact that they "defi- nitely were open," at least according to the woman I talked to over the phone. Not that I'm bitter. Not at all.
My roommate and I ended up driving to Wellsville to try out another restaurant I had found in the phone book, The Dill Pickle. We decided not to go there however, because the out- side looked a little scary.
We drove on.
Scoping the Wellsville land- scape for signs of civilization, McDonald's, Burger King, Kmart, Fay's and Subway soon met our anxious eyes.
We didn't see a Mega- Wegmans, but there was a large Tops, also open 24 hours. That assuaged our fears.
Initially Wellsville reminded me of Hornell, though Hornell doesn't have a Fashion Bug, Fashion Bug Plus or Maurice's.
Hornell doesn't have Love of Pete, a cards and gift store.
Wellsville was looking pretty good.
Now I know there may be some of you yelling, "But what about Farm Country? What would we do without our Farm Country?" I can happily tell you that Wellsville has Farm Country for all your shopping needs.
Wellsville is easy to get to. Just turn left out of campus and keep going for about 15 or 20 minutes, following the signs. Once you get into the town of Wellsville, stay on route 417. You will pass a plaza of stores on your left. If you cross one road over to the right, you will be in the business district with lots of small, pre- dominantly non-franchise stores, as well as a Pizza Hut.
This didn't turn out being a restaurant review at all; my roommate and I ended up eating at McDonald's instead, not exactly a little-known eating establishment. But I figure that's all right, since I am able to spread the happy news that there is another piece of civiliza- tion just 15 minutes from Alfred.
And I'm able to enjoy eating the donuts my roommate and I bought at Tops
SUNY New Paltz professor speaks on bookmaking
BY REBECCA ROBERTS
"Art you can touch" is how Francois Deschamps described books in a lecture in the Olin build- ing last week given with his wife, Judith Mohns. As their son Adrian slept soundly in the back of the room, the two artists talked about their individual works and collabo- rations.
Deschamps, a professor at SUNY New Paltz, has a background of math and science which forms the grounding for much of his work.
Deschamps began the lecture by showing a book he made when he was ten. His interest in making books soon evolved into subject matter for photographic work.
Bookmaking brought Deschamps into collaboration with
Mohns, whose background
includes work as a graphic design- er and a printmaker.
Eventually the two merged their talents into several books including Life in a Book and The Return of the Slapstick Papyrus.
Artist's books are becoming more popular, partly due to their ability to reach the public.
Deschamps described books as something that can be picked up and handled—as "art off the wall"
and somehow less sacred, Mohns said the process of creat- ing a book usually starts with a grant or fellowship for funding.
Deschamps and Mohns said that part of their excitement about the books is the ability for anyone to own them.
Several of the pair's books can be found in the special collections of Scholes Library. •
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Orchestra conductor Lee traces her Odyssey
BY HEATHER HARRINGTON
Gail Lee, a Taiwan native, filled the vacancy of orchestra conductor left by Julie Evans this fall.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Lee came to the United States in 1982. She and her sister lived in New Jersey with an uncle. "Our parents sent us here for a better education," said Lee.
After graduating from high school, she studied music at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Lee then attended Northwestern University in Chicago, Dl., where she received a Master of Music in
Orchestral Conducting.
"I've always been fascinated with the sounds of an orchestra. I think my expertise is working with a group of people and getting that good sound to come through," Lee said.
In 1992, Lee returned to Taiwan and spent three years as the associ- ate conductor of the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.
Because Lee has spent most of her life in big cities such as Taipei, Taiwan; Chicago, 111.; and New Brunswick, N.J.; Alfred is quite a change for her.
"It's very different here, I don't mind it. What seemed strange to me is how far you have to go to reach a decent supermarket," said Lee, laughing.
Lee said she learned about the job opening at AU on a summer vaca- tion to the States. Lee and AU band conductor Mark Sackman went to school together and he contacted her about the orchestra position.
When Lee asked Sackman whom she needed to contact about the job, he said, "Luanne Clarke," the music professor in charge of filling the position. With a big smile on her
AU faces safety concerns
BY STEVE WAGNER
Some Alfred University students don't feel safe on campus.
The Women's' Issues Coalition conducted a small poll to find out what safety issues most concerned students. The most frequently men- tioned place was Steinheim Drive, also known as the high road or upper path.
The area has "very few lights and lots of places for someone to hide,"
said one person polled.
The Ford Street parking lot is also an area of concern. There are three low-wattage sodium lights on one side of the lot, leaving an entire side relatively unlit. The space between lights is large, leaving some places dark.
Patricia Schwartz, director of safety and security, said there was
only one incident in the parking lot last year.
A car was vandalized when one of the lights was out. The University tried to repair the light as soon as possible, but "students kept parking their cars in front of the light," said Schwartz.
However, cars are not the only obstacle to increasing the lighting of the Ford Street lot. The observatory is located near the parking lot and light pollution is a major concern for astronomers.
David Toot, director of the John L. Stull Observatory, said astronomers would rather there be less light. However, he said the type of light fixture in the parking lot is not a problem to astronomers.
Toot said a few more lights in the area would be all right, "as long as they are the low-wattage 'shoebox
C o u r t R e p o r t Speed in zone:
• FaithS. Vance, Hornell ($85)
• James M. Lukens, Rochester ($85)
• Brian Fredrick, West Springfield, Mass. ($85)
• Chad J. Howd, Moravia, N.Y.
($85)
• Scott D. Edward, Fairport, N.Y.
($85)
• Melissa J. Stidd, Center Moriches, N.Y. ($85)
• Victor Wu, Blifton, N.J. ($85)
• Reichard E. Eitel Jr., Brecksville, Ohio ($85)
• Sunkoo Yuh, Glendale, Calif.
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• Jason T. Weingarten, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. ($85)
Speed in zone, reduced to failure to obey traffic control device:
• John J. Stirpe, Rome, N.Y. ($125)
• William G. Carentz, Hartwick, N.Y. ($75)
Speed in excess of 55 mph:
• Deborah L. Fanton, Wellsville ($85)
• Leslie A. Schiff, Rochester ($85)
• Cesare Bocanelli, Farmington, N.Y. ($85)
• Heather E. Kelley, Wellsville ($85)
• Philip C. Washburn, Almond ($85)
• Sean P. Guthrie, Penfield, N.Y., reduced to driver not wearing a seatbelt ($75)
Speed in excess of 55 mph, reduced to failure to obey traffic control device:
• Rodney R. Silsby, Wellsville ($125)
• Loren M. Smith, Hornell ($100)
• Gregory P, Robinson, Lockport, N.Y. ($125)
Driving while intoxicated, reduced to driving while alcohol impaired:
• Brandon M, Gilkes, Canisteo ($325)
• Andrew D. Jacobs, Macedon, N.Y. ($375)
• David M. Maciuba, Lancaster, N.Y. ($325)
• Robert B. Perry, Cohocton, N.Y.
($325)
Possessionof alcohol by a minor:
• Hope M. Mansfield, Hornell ($50)
• Chad M. Seger, Wellsville ($50) Failure to obey a traffic control device:
• Jennifer J. Weddle, Homer, N.Y.
($125)
• Melonie L. Livergood, Belmont, N.Y. ($125)
• Catharine A. Racalto, Hornell
($100)
• Jennifer A. Reed, Scio, N.Y. ($125)
• Christi R. Givens, Andover ($100)
• Marty T. Kéndall, Logan, Utah ($125)
Open Container:
• Jason C, Green, Murrieta, Calif.
($25)
• David L. Zjaba, Rochester ($25) Unlawful possession of marijuana:
• Jonathan P. Lanse, Newark, N.Y., reduced to disturbing the peace ($75)
• Matthew J. Stephens, Rochester ($45)
Other:
• David M. Maciuba, Lancaster, N.Y., speed not reasonable ($75)
• Julian M. Wilson, Olean, wrong way on a one-way street ($75)
• Alison Mattice, Hornell, failure to yield right of way ($125)
• Lenard R, Smith, Hornell, expired inspection ($65)
• Michael W. Noga, Rochester, no seatbelt driver ($75)
• Michael R. Parmalee, Vorheesville, N.Y., passed stop sign ($75)
• Kristen Engstand, Cheshire, Conn., disorderly conduct, reduced to disturbing the peace ($50)
• John R. Jaramillo, Bronx, N.Y., criminal mischief 4th, reduced to disorderly conduct ($145)
• Mark A. Senature, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., disturbing the peace ($50)
• Christopher D. Martin, Hamlin, N.Y., false report of incident 3rd ($145)
fixture' lights."
However, Schwartz said that the Ford Street lot is "our best lit park- ing lot on campus."
Toot said he is not sure if more lights will accomplish anything. "If students feel safer, they're kidding themselves."
Sarah Rosniewski participated in the WIC survey. She said she would like to see other options considered.
On the opposite side, one-quarter of those who answered the poll said they feel very safe. Lynn Ansaldo said, "I feel very safe on this cam- pus and have never feared for my health or well-being." •
.. .Sexual misconduct
continued from page 1 sexually assaulted by four men.
Her friends urged her to report the incident to the University police.
Three of the men were charged with sexual assault. The fourth was charged with rape and sodomy.
There are precedents of lawsuits in cases dealing with sexual mis- conduct. In 1992 four women sued Carleton College when it failed to take action against a man who behaved inappropriately.
Conversely, a Valparaiso University student sued the University after being suspended as the result of a sexual misconduct hearing. He said his ex-girlfriend used the University's policies for revenge. •
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face, Lee said, "I knew her from somewhere. I used to have a friend named Luanne."
Lee and Clarke had in fact worked together in 1991 at the Aspen (Colo.) Musical Festival.
When Lee arrived in Alfred, Clarke helped show her around and found her a place to stay. "It is very reassuring to know I have a col- league so close. I can go to her any- time for help," said Lee.
Clarke said, "Gail is an incredible musician and Alfred University is very lucky to have her here."
Everyone seems to like Lee.
"Once you get to know Gail, she is a warm, endearing and even funny person in her own way," said Clarke.
Adrienne Metzinger, a sopho- more violinist, agrees with Clarke.
"Once you get to know her, she's a lot of fun." Metzinger also said Lee is a good conductor. "She's a strong leader, with a very strong character.
She's picked out some really great
pieces, and she's great at tying the whole program together."
Jeneen Lehocky, another sopho- more violinist, agrees with Metzinger. "She is a wonderful con- ductor and is very motivational. She gets you so excited about the music that we have a lot of fun in rehearsal."
Lee said she's enjoying the job so far, but notices some differences between AU students and Taiwanese students.
"Students in Taiwan seem to be more conservative and they seem to work very hard," said Lee. Unlike AU music students, her Taiwanese students were all music majors.
"Here, I don't think students take music seriously enough, because they have many other academic courses that are more important to them," she said.
After a long day, Lee said she likes to go home and relax. She enjoys listening to music and read- ing every now and then. •
SENATE UPDATE
BY MICHELLE PANCOE
At the last two Senate meetings, the renovation of the Steinheim has been the leading topic of dis- cussion.
Concerns have been raised about maintaining the building's integrity. As a result, a committee of students will be formed to observe the renovation. Junior Alexis Diamond will chair the committee.
Dean of Students Gerald Brody showed preliminary architect's renderings of the renovations. A terrace for entertainment purposes has been proposed. The existing annex will be torn down and replaced with one that bears more resemblance to the Steinheim's exterior.
The architects have not been chosen and the expected comple- tion date is still two to three years in the future, said Brody.
In response to student input regarding the need for a coffee- house on campus, Brody announced that he and Associate Provost Susan Strong are in the process of writing a formal pro- posal to put such a facility in the
basement of the Brick.
Brody said the Brick was chosen because the town zoning commis- sion allows food service there. The coffeehouse would be open longer than the Powell Campus Center and would serve food and pro- vide a gathering place for stu-
dents. ~ While the coffeehouse in the
Brick is being contemplated, Brody suggested an interim solution. He is considering using the Commons as a late-night facility starting next semester. Tables, chairs and sever- al vending machines would be added to create an atmosphere similar to the L'il Alf.
Brody also mentioned that there is a formal cost estimate being done on the possibility of putting a cafe on the first floor of Ade HaU.
Finally, Brody spoke about the recent incident of sexual miscon- duct. He reassured the students that the University is constantly reevaluating security concerns and urged the use of caution every- where.
Heather Byron, the Senate finance chair, announced that she will be auditing the SAM spon- sored Dance-a-Thon.
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