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Gay people + miltary = AU ROTC credit?
By Kari Aldrich Copy Editor
Toward the end of his Jan. 27 State of the Union address, U.S.
President Barack Obama drew attention to the controversial
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that in the 1990s resulted in the loss of credit for ROTC students at AU.
"This year, I will work with Congress and our military to fi- nally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are," Obama said refer- ring to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
policy. "It's the right thing to do."
The Clinton administration of- ficially instated the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in 1993 as an attempt at a compromise that
would allow homosexual people to serve in the military, permit- ting that they did not openly admit their sexuality or engage in any behaviors of a sexual or intimate nature with another person of the same sex. It pro- hibited investigations of sexual orientation as well as harass- ment of homosexuals, but also permitted the discharge of any persons who were open with their sexual orientation.
In October 1992, AU's Board of Trustees decided to remove academic credit from the ROTC program, effective 1997, in pro- test of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Gene Bernstein, vice-chair- man of the Board of Trustees at the time, was quoted in the Nov.
4, 1992 issue of the Fiat Lux sup-
porting AU's decision.
"It was a unanimous recom- mendation of the [ad hoc] com- mittee to withhold credit from ROTC," Bernstein said. "We are not against the ROTC program.
Many people within the trust- ees accept the program. We just can't accept their discriminatory policies."
AU students can still enroll in ROTC, but they cannot receive recognized credit toward their degrees.
According to AU Admissions policies, "students are permitted to enroll in the ROTC program at St. Bonaventure University, in cooperation with the Sen- eca Battalion, and military sci- ence courses through this pro-
$5,000 raised for "Pour for Haiti"
By Jericho Shackelford Staff Writer
Approximately 250 members of AU's diverse community at- tended the Foundry Guild's
“Pour for Haiti” fundraiser at the National Casting Center at
Alfred University Feb. 6, raising over $5,000 for a student-run Haitian earthquake relief fund.
“I was really impressed with how many people showed up," student Chelsea
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Student Senate President Amos Mainville read President Charley Edmondson’s Feb. 5 program cut decisions at the Feb. 10 Student Senate meeting.
According to Edmondson's statement, these decisions are not all of the strategic cut deci- sions that are going to be made.
Some decisions have stricter deadlines than others.
The Fiat Lux will follow up with more extensive coverage on these decisions, along with any other announced decisions, in the next issue.
The decisions so far are based on a proposal released by the Strategic Planning Council in De- cember 2009, and are as follows:
• In the Division of Student Affairs, the accepted propos- als were to eliminate one day from first-year orientation, to make the varsity ski team into a club sport at the end of 2010- 2011, to combine to support staff positions into one and to
Program cut
decisions read at Feb. 10 Student Senate meeting
By Eric Hudack Staff Writer
A change is being asked for in upcoming Student Senate presi- dent and vice president elec- tions, according to current first- year students.
“I didn’t even know elections were happening,” first-year Josh Potter said.
Student Senate President Amos Mainville and Vice Presi- dent Kevin Kostyk have decided not to run for a second term in the 2010-2011 school year.
Last year, Mainville and Kostyk ran unopposed. This year, three candidates plan to duel it out for the president position, including co-President of Women’s Issues Coalition Ana Devlin-Gauthier, current Student Senate Treasur- er Nathan Martell and current Student Senate Secretary Peter Nyitrai. Current Student Senate Diversity Director Matt Brown, is running for vice president un- opposed.
Brown said he would like to improve the efficiency and at- mosphere surrounding Student Senate.
“I am running for vice presi- dent because I have a vision about Student Senate," Brown said. "The vision is that it could be run more efficiently. I would like to accomplish that vision. I feel like communication could be better between the executive board and students and the at- mosphere could be made more welcoming.”
Devlin-Gauthier says that she is running for president because she would like to see students be more involved with any changes that are made at the University, along with working to create new ways to distribute funds to clubs.
“I am running because I be- lieve that students can have a
much larger say than they cur- rently do," Devlin-Gauthier said.
"I think Senate can be a platform for students to voice thoughts. If they really care about this insti- tution they can have a say in how things happen.”
Martell expressed his desire to serve the student population.
"My basic platform is that I’ve been here a year, and last year I was honored enough to be Stu- dent Senate treasurer," Martell said. "I feel like I need to be in- volved at any school I’m at."
Martell added that he'd like to create events that would improve school spirit, such as class formals and homecoming events.
Nyitrai said that he would like to make constitution and finance policies friendlier to clubs. Ac- cording to Nyitrai, it currently takes about two years for a club to ask for a full budget.
"I chose to run for president because I don’t want to see the same old promises made to the student body," Nyitrai said. "I would like to see that change."
A group of first-year stu- dents expressed their desire for change in the upcoming elec- tion. They feel they should be more informed and hope future Student Senate leaders will do a better job reaching out to the first-year halls.
“They are our voice,” said Zach Howe, a first-year art major.
"How can we know what’s going on if they don’t reach out to us?
It’s like not giving the first-year class a voice.”
Student Senate did reach out to the first-year halls by asking that each hall be represented by a student and serve as that building’s senator. According to several students, the program has been a failure.
Student Senate candidates campaign on change
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We all chose Alfred Univer- sity for a reason. The beauti- ful campus (at least in the fall and spring), the academic programs, the reputations of professors, the friendly at- mosphere and even athletics may have contributed to your decision. Many students also pick AU because of its size. Go- ing to a smaller school gener- ally means that class sizes are smaller, you get more one-on- one time with your professors, you’re treated as a person rath- er than a number and the ex- perience isn’t as overwhelming compared to a larger school.
Despite these reasons to attend a small school, students soon encounter several pitfalls that go hand in hand with it.
If you live in an environment surrounded by the same people day in and day out, it will start to wear on you, no matter what the setting. I see the same peo- ple walking to classes, the same people in the classes, the same people at social gatherings and parties and the same people at GJ’s and Alex’s. They’re every- where and you can’t get away from them. The same can be said about relationships. You don’t really know somebody until you start living with them and, to me, it feels like we at Alfred are a big family living together. As happens with a significant other, subtle nu- ances become apparent once you spend serious time with people. These nuances can be good, but they can also be bad
and rub you the wrong way. It is the same for the social web of peers formed at small schools.
I’ve described Alfred to many people as very "high school,"
not in terms of education but in terms of maturity and, more specifically, gossip. The rate at which rumors spread around Alfred, you would think that everybody has Sprint Mobil 2-way radio features on their cell phones.
“Hey, did you hear Danny kissed Suzie? Did you hear Tommy slept with Marcia?
Ooooo, I heard Joanie loves Chachi!”
It’s childish, it’s stupid and I don’t like it. I was looking for- ward to life in college to es- cape my "nosey neighbor" high school environment, not go through four more years of the social buzz and tattle tales.
A very important person once said, “Your reputation is your most important feature,”
and I agree. It’s something that is so important yet so fragile.
In a place such as Alfred, it’s not hard to achieve a positive reputation, but it’s even easier to throw it all away and make yourself the campus asshole.
Bad reputations are hard to escape and if you’re at a small school, forget about it. To dig yourself out of a hole that deep will take more than time; it takes a change in scenery to somewhere no one knows you.
Unfortunately, if you reach that point, it’s time to start fresh and that’s not happening at a community such as this one.
Cell phones and social-net- working websites like Face-
book and MySpace don’t make this problem any better. They effectively take a school or so- cial environment and shrink it by informing more people of the personal business affairs of others. I like Facebook as a networking resource to con- tact friends and look at a few pictures, but I would rather not have the potential for so- cial stalking that comes with a username and password. I guess I shouldn’t expect any- thing more from Facebook, as it was invented as a way to find out who’s in your classes and who's dating who on college campuses. Enhanced commu- nication in general makes any environment smaller, but that’s the world we live in.
I didn’t want this to be a bash session about Alfred University because the University can't do anything about this. If you have friends, siblings or even kids of your own someday and they are in the process of picking a col- lege or University, make sure to mention this to them and have them consider the small size of a college for its negatives as well as its positives. The four years I have spent here have been the best of my life, but I would have rather have lived here without the presence of high school students who call themselves members of the Al- fred University community.
Small world, even smaller school
With Student Senate elections rapidly approaching, the editorial staff of the Fiat Lux found itself in a peculiar predicament. In some previous years, the staff not only covered all candidates, but also en- dorsed one in this section.
The current staff, however, has realized that there is something of greater importance regarding Student Senate nominations. That is, that we express to the community in general and the candidates spe- cifically what it is that we are looking for in a Student Senate president and vice president.
While we in no way pretend to speak on the behalf of the entire student body (as the Student Senate is intended to do) and mean no disrespect to current and past officers, we have agreed upon some characteristics that we view as ideal.
First and foremost, we are looking for a president and vice presi- dent who will interact regularly with the University administration.
The student body needs a liaison to those who run and regulate the campus.
Our college, like many others in the country, is in a difficult phase at this moment. Now more than ever, we require those who represent the student body to share our perspective with the administrators, and we're certain they wouldn't mind the opportunity to pass infor- mation back.
This point leads us to our second desire. There is no need for any student representative to put students and administration in binary opposition to each other. We have noticed the tendency of some mem- bers of the Student Senate to unnecessarily act as if this is the case. We should work together to move Alfred forward, not target one another and be divisive.
We also want a candidate who views Student Senate as a top pri- ority. Despite our frequent complaints of student apathy, we do have some very active students. It seems only natural to vote for a person that you have heard of, and of course you're more likely to have heard of someone who is active.
However, running for a position is not a satisfactory display of com- mitment; if you regularly miss the meetings you should be running, offer no constructive proposals or complain that Student Senate is lit- tle more than the "Club ATM," then you are not committed to Student Senate. Many students are busy, and involvement in multiple aspects of life is not a bad thing, but Student Senate should be especially im- portant to those who run it.
This desire leads us to point No. 4: have a platform. Take a position on something, and, even more importantly, do something.
Student Senate should not be a forum to complain about the bro- ken lights or numerous potholes on campus; it is meant to accomplish something on behalf of the student body. Create a platform, whether it be regarding residence halls, dining halls, parking permits or any other aspect of student life and actually attempt to make a difference.
We have a history of innovation on our campus, so why not carry on the tradition?
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Faculty Soapbox: The Gentleman Saxons?
By Robert Stein Contributing Writer
“Gentleman Saxons win thrill- er over Fisher.” That headline seems odd, doesn’t it? Not the beating of Fisher, of course, but the use of the phrase “Gentle- man Saxons.” Just “Saxons”
should suffice. If you are re-
ferring to one of our women’s teams, though, “Saxons” does not cut it. We call our female ath- letes “Lady Saxons,” apparently so no one will confuse them with the real “Saxons”—our male athletes. We are not alone in do- ing this, incidentally. Women’s teams at Winston Salem State are the Lady Rams. Johnson C.
Smith University fields the Lady Bull’s. The “Lady” seems an af- terthought in all of these nick- names. Our school, though, has a history of inclusiveness that argues against relegating wom- en’s teams to adjunct status.
“Adjunct” is a good college word meaning “something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it” (accord- ing to Merriam-Webster’s). Hav- ing the nickname “Saxons” but not bestowing that name on our women’s team without a quali-
fier indicates to me that we con- sider those teams “not essential- ly a part of” our sports program.
This despite the fact that we had women’s baseball in 1890.
Part of the problem is that sports continue to be a male bastion in our society. Associat- ing sports with men facilitates our associating many admirable characteristics with men, and makes it difficult to imagine those characteristics in wom- en. Some of the characteristics that we think sports foster in young people—courage, mental and physical toughness, integ- rity—are commonly referred to in gendered language. “Take it like a man.” “Man up.” “That takes balls.” These are expres- sions that have no equivalent for women. “I know you are disap- pointed, but take it like a wom- an.” “C’mon. You have to woman
up and tell the truth.”
The linguistic implication that these character attributes be- long to men, not to women, runs so deep in society that when we are confronted with counter- examples, we tend to dismiss the example rather than the as- sumption. When former Prime Minister of England Margaret Thatcher showed such tough- ness the Soviet Union dubbed her the “Iron Lady,” political car- toonists regularly portrayed her as a man. When Hillary Clinton proved to be a powerful woman, we re-described her as a man, saying that she “wears the pants in the family.” The same expres- sion is popping up again in de- scriptions of another powerful woman, Michele Obama. And the flip-side of that claim is that Barack Obama does not wear the pants—in other words, he
is weak. Since that weakness is a charge that many of the president’s political opponents want to level at him, expect to see more of this kind of gender imagery as the 2010 campaign heats up.
In the face of so much social pressure to associate courage, integrity and toughness with men, questioning those assump- tions is not always easy. Working on changing our way of describ- ing things can help us change our way of thinking of things, even if it “takes some ovaries” to do so. One place to start would be to drop “Lady” from the nick- name of our women’s teams.
That would also honor our his- tory of inclusiveness by sending the message that we value all of our student athletes at AU.
It begins with cards, cupcakes and quite possibly the most hol- low mirth to cascade through elementary school halls the nation over. Two adolescents entwined in puppy love walk- ing awkwardly in a daze – they shuffle, pull cards from their back pockets, out of their back- pack or somewhere more inno- vative, exchange, hug and live happily ever after as swooning astronauts and doctors.
We grow up counting our val- entines, hoarding our cookies and heart-shaped candies. We sit up pensively the night be- fore, cutting, crafting and won- dering, “What if they don’t like me? What if they don’t accept it?
What if I get embarrassed? It's got to be great!”
Love, however, isn’t always (nor is it ever) just truffles and Teddy bears, and in all honesty it aught to be beyond embarrass- ment. Every year approximately seven days before the illustri- ous Feb. 14, schools K-12, col- leges, shopping malls and office spaces rattle and hum with the sound of a lovebug. Humming in the air, this influenza-like ado- ration is the only ailment in the history of humanity to be rem- edied by a Hallmark card.
Thinking back, maybe those elementary days of boys flaunt- ing playground battle wounds, cootie-ridden-forearms and monkey bar finesse while the girls of the court administered K-5 cootie vaccinations and of- fered playground proclama- tions weren’t entirely sweet.
Then again, maybe it’s naïve to believe something so genuine as love could have been entirely benign.
Despite its renown, Hall-
mark’s soothing syntax doesn’t always cure the courier. So, all grown up, we’ve traded in the playground antics for fumbled lust and red roses. We dote and wait and wish to whisper
“shnookums” or “sugarpie.” Un- fortunately these words are of- ten received just as awkwardly as they’re fumbled from the tongues they leave.
We grow up to see that girl who sat across from us in chem- istry class or in English; she’s got a kid now, and a husband too. Her friend, that one who sat next to her, is engaged.
Many of us have spent sleep- less nights and multiple day- dreams reasoning out the workings of love. Most of us have been unsuccessful in this strangely mathematic endeavor.
But eventually we resolve that a card plus flowers and a fun night does not equate to some- thing substantial.
I’ve been asked many times about my dealings with love.
Awkward as these conversa- tions are, I generally entertain them in hopes of uncovering some truths about this quizzical thing. For it encompasses us all as a "we." We’ve all been hurt, dragged out and thumped to the beat of love.
Whether one is the single spectator sitting across the room from the happy duet danc- ing the night away, a heart burst- ing to see its long-distance other half - the mother, father, son or daughter - we are all humbled by love. When asked to define love, I earnestly say I cannot. I can quantify it, make guesses as to how it may cause the brain to transfer chemicals, hearts lub- dubbing and yes, eventually lips let slip sighs of “snugglebug”
and “sweet thang.” But this is what love does, not what it is.
Love can be traced down to a moment; an instance of insanity, a glimmer in an eye, a touch, a kiss, a laugh or a hug. Ultimately, I believe love is found in these moments when
one realizes that tomorrow becomes expo- nentially hard- er to imagine without that person.
My bum-
blings through love and its rhetoric have led me to rest on one thought.
Love won’t al- ways inspire butterflies or Eskimo kisses.
However, every night one can look one’s part- ner in the eye and earnestly say, “I need to be with you just one more day,” one suc- ceeds in love.
Valentine's Day isn’t about the cards, crafts or candies, or even the holi- day’s name- sake.
All those people who we cannot imag- ine our tomor- rows without are what Val- entine’s Day is about. Upon this realiza- tion, a single day for these people seems i n a d e q u a t e .
Therefore the feelings aught to transcend the red night of Valentine’s and swell into their successors. Though singular in its occurrence, Feb. 14 is a per-
sistent reminder that it is never too late to stare bashfully down just long enough to say, “I love you, I really do, for this and ev- ery imaginable day.”
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Features
Kristin Rubisch Managing Editor, Features In the last issue of the Fiat, I addressed my disappointment with Apple’s new iPad. This drew ire from folks online, but I stand firmly by my opinions.
Rather than continue down this path of negativity, I thought it might be a good idea to ex- pand on alternative products that might interest people look- ing for an iPad-like device, but without the limitations of a con- strained OS.
The market for touchscreen computers seems to be blow-
ing up right now. Movies such as
“Minority Report” and “Avatar”
make us yearn to move away from the traditional mouse-and- keyboard world of computers as we’ve known them for as long as we can remember.
Add to that the advances in multi-touch technology, the lowering costs of netbooks and newer operating systems that can do more on modest hard- ware and you have yourself a recipe for geek heaven. Because of this, PC manufacturers are coming out of the woodwork to either install touchscreen ca- pabilities in their existing line of products or develop entirely new products built around the touchscreen technology.
As an example, I wrote earlier that Dell now has their Latitude 2100 laptop feature a touch- screen customization option.
Base configuration for the 2100 is $389.00 and the touchscreen only adds $40.00 to the price.
Asus has also stepped up to the plate with the EEE T91 Net- book. One of the most respected netbook manufacturers on the market today, Asus has con- sistently provided solid qual- ity with reasonable prices and the T91 is no exception. With a swivel-screen, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB solid state hard drive, it can be found as low as $459.00.
Lastly, a company called ExoPC has come forward with a slate product (a tablet with no physical keyboard, much like the iPad) that is rumored to be hitting the market in March for
$599. According to their web- site, it will feature an 8.9-inch screen, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz proces- sor, SD card slot, 1.3 Megapixel webcam, 32GB solid state drive, Wifi, Bluetooth, 10/100 LAN port, Windows 7 Pro and a free kitchen sink (I can only assume, at least). Very impressive, if it actually turns out to be true.
Of course, this begs the ques- tion, “Why?” Touchscreen tech- nology seems like a really great idea at first thought – especially on a slate. But if you think about it, how often would this be a help rather than a hindrance?
Once you stopped moving the cursor around on a slate, you would have to get down to work and actually start typing, a task that I imagine would take a lot of getting used to - using full QWERTY home-row on a flat screen with no tactile feedback.
On a tablet with a physical keyboard, it makes more sense, but then you’ve lost that edge that makes the idea so intrigu- ing. Now, you’re hefting around what looks and feels no different than any other laptop other than the fact that your web browsing occurs behind a bevy of finger- print smears. Is the very no- tion of touchscreen technology as we know it flawed, or at the very least, a niche gizmo that
will lose its appeal after the first few hours of usage? Perhaps.
Technology like this represents a frightening “unknown” in the computer world. Manufacturers are investing heavily in touch- screen additions to their mobile lineups and they can only hope we respond in kind.
Is the laptop world ready for our greasy digits? Are mobile technology buyers ready for the line between computers and consumer electronics to blur even more? Only time will tell.
From my perspective, touch- screens represent a “cool factor”
that can’t be denied, but are ul- timately an answer in search of a question.
Do you have any questions you would like to ask? Send me an e-mail at: [email protected] with the subject “Alfred Com- puter Guy.” Mac, PC, Linux, OS/2 Warp, NeXT… hit me with your best shot!
Mike Stone Contributing Writer
The Alfred Computer Guy: Enter the touchscreens
The African country of Soma- lia, now known for its modern- day pirates, was pinpointed as one of several states that deeply affected modern US policy on intervention on the African con- tinent as a whole (notably reluc- tance in Rwanda and Darfur). It is one of several predominantly Muslim states in the region, and has been so for a considerable length of time. Remarkably, as the European powers began col- onizing the continent in the 19th century, Somalia’s Dervish State resisted the invading armies on several occasions. In 1920, how- ever, the Dervish State collapsed and became a British protec- torate, Somaliland. Throughout WWII, portions of present day Somalia were controlled by Italy and were used as a staging point to attack Ethiopia and British- controlled Somaliland. Most of the Somali citizens assisted the Allies, but the state remained a British protectorate after the war ended. Throughout the late
40’s and early 50’s, Britain made territorial exchanges between independent Ethiopia and pro- tectorate Somalia, a move which only served to increase angst to- ward the European rulers. This culminated in Somalia’s inde- pendence in 1960.
Despite decisive presidential elections in the years that fol- lowed, the various clans in the state were unable to interact peacefully. In 1969, the ruling President Abdirashid Ali Sher- marke was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. Imme- diately afterward, a coup d'état placed General Siad Barre in the presidency. Barre claimed that Somalia was a Socialist state, gaining support from the So- viet Union, but the country was effectively a dictatorship. The Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party, led by Barre, launched the Ogaden War of 1977-1978, which sought to reclaim Ethio- pian territory. With varied sup- port from global superpowers, the Somali army failed to defeat the Ethiopian army, and the war only created disdain towards the military government.
The increasingly belligerent and erratic behavior of Barre, combined with fuel short- ages and unbearable inflation, led to the still ongoing Somali Civil War in 1991. Barre was removed from power by Ethi- opian-backed clans, but he re-
mained in the southern region of the country until his death in 1995. Part of the country de- clared itself a separate entity, a move which has not been rec- ognized by any other country.
From 1992-1995, the United Nations sought to provide hu- manitarian aid and establish a lasting peace. Troops from Pakistan and the United States were directly involved in fight- ing in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, an event later known as the Black Hawk Down inci- dent. By 1995, the UN and the US both withdrew their troops despite increasing humanitar- ian crises.
The following years saw four separate declarations of auton- omy within the state itself (not counting the Somaliland region which still seeks complete inde- pendence), as well as some at- tempts at uniting the turbulent country. Most notable of the lat- ter was the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which was started in 2004 in Kenya. The TFG has fought several battles against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), who wished to establish Sharia law throughout Somalia.
Despite the collapse of the ICU in 2006 and Ethiopia’s inter- vention to maintain order, there is no stability in the country.
The presence of African Union troops is met with Islamist re- sistance (led by a group
called the PRM), and the infra- structure lies in ruins. While their economy has been noted amongst the strongest in Africa by the UN, former President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned in 2008 because he had failed to end the conflict. Though a co- alition government now exists under President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, guided by the watchful eye of the United Nations, small steps forward are rare. With- out a more country-specific ap- proach, with awareness of the various tribal factions and po-
litical beliefs, no
peace for tumultuous Somalia is attainable.
The purpose of this column is to inform people about global events. While one article is not enough to fully explain a con- flict, it is enough to provide the reader with the basics. It is my hope that when you are finished reading, you can readily answer the question, “What the (blank) is going on in (blank?)”
What the Mogadishu is going on in Somalia?
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By Nickelina Noel Contributing Writer
There is nothing more appealing, decep- tive and wondrous than falling in love.
Our little Alfred harbors unique lov- ers of every age. We may have an idea of what their love is like, but behind the well- dressed professors and the seemingly shy peers, there is much more than meets the eye.When asked what love is, Joseph Petril- lo, assistant professor of the math depart- ment said, “It is spiritual, sometimes phys- ical. It’s rare in its truest form.” According to his wife, Lynn Petrillo, senior lecturer of the English division, “Love is all there is.
In the end everything is love,” and “I love love,” she cheerfully admitted.
Lynn and Joseph first met at a graduate school orientation at Binghamton Univer- sity on a day they both memorized, Aug.
24, 1998. According to Lynn, everyone else seemed to be a bore except for Joseph, who stood out. "The sunlight was shining.
It was like he had this special aura. It was like he was illuminated just for me," Lynn said.
To get Joseph’s attention, Lynn decided to walk past him while his head was bent toward his class schedule. "I was trying to walk by normally as if I wanted to get a drink from the vending machine and not as if I was checking him out." Little did she know, he noticed more than she expected.
“I noticed her legs,” Joseph said since he reportedly had been aware of Lynn’s in- tentions.
Finally Lynn made an approach and in- vited herself to sit next to Joseph and the two hit it off from there. “He was humble, more sincere… more real,” Lynn said. Ac- cording to Lynn, she had found the two things which made the right life mate:
integrity and originality. “We are unique, unlike anyone who has ever come before,"
she said.
Joseph remembers meeting Lynn’s “gi- ant brown eyes” and her friendliness.
They found character traits in each other which enabled a deeper connection. That following Friday was their first date.
According to Lynn and Joseph, they are both romantics, but Lynn believes she is more of a romantic than Joseph: “Not as romantic as I am, but beneath his cyni- cal exterior he is a beautiful romantic at heart.” Joseph responds, “it’s true, I am a cynic but inside I am an idealist. I am ro- mantic at heart.”
It is hard to imagine anyone more ro- mantic than Lynn and Joseph. Like most couples, they have a neutral appreciation for Valentine’s Day: “I like Valentine’s Day because it is a warm holiday in the mid- dle of February… It’s not very real to me, it’s more superficial and commercial but sweet and fun!” said Lynn.
“It’s almost the same as I feel about Eas- ter or Christmas. It should not be reserved for one day. You should show your love more than one day,” said Joseph.
Like every couple, Lynn and Joseph have their own problems. They are not as per- fect as it may seem. “Nothing is perfect, but he is as close to perfect for me as anyone could be,” said Lynn.
When asked what annoys him about Lynn, Joseph replied, “Her singing. She’s not a good singer…She always reminds me to do things; ‘Don't forget to take out the garbage!’ And ‘don't forget to pick up Julian from school!’ It's not necessary…
There aren’t many things that irritate me
about her. We get along pretty well as far as I’ve seen from other people.”
Lynn and Joseph got married on Jan. 4, 2003 and both treasure their belief in an everlasting love. “I believe it lasts forever, just like energy lasts forever,” said Joseph.
Even if he and Lynn were both animals, Jo- seph believes their love will survive. “We are very different animals, Lynn and I…
[She] a frolicking gazelle and I would be a black panther,” Joseph admitted.
Though the love is beautiful, proof of it is much more absolute.
"We, my love, are infinite,” Lynn said after mentioning Joseph’s complex math- ematical proof of his infinite love. “It ends with equations that have really beautiful graphs and one has a graph which is the symbol for infinity. I wrote a proof that our love is infinite based on that formula and that picture,” Joseph explained.
Obviously love is not just for Alfredians who are young at heart.
“You can’t stop thinking about the per- son and you’ll know, no matter what, they’re still gonna be there,” said Jenni- fer Miranda, a first-year of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on what she thought of love. “I had the family love from my mom and my aunt and my sister but not like this love,” she continued.
Jennifer first met Roberto Hernandez, a first-year in the Inamori School of Engi- neering, in high school. “I didn’t really dis- like him. I first noticed him in math class.
He called me ‘jen-nerd’ because I’m really good at math,” Jennifer said.
Jennifer and Roberto decided to apply to Alfred University together to avoid the col- lege barrier that most high school sweet- hearts encounter. Some may call it luck and some may call it fate, but they both got accepted to Alfred.
When asked what he thought of love, Roberto replied, “It’s if you really care about somebody and would commit to the person…She’s my first love. I had crushes but I didn’t fall in love. I thought it was like marriage, something you would have when you were married…Something you would find on TV.”
“When I first saw her, I thought she was pretty…Her eyes are pretty and her lips,”
Roberto admits. He seemed to have had a treasured image of Jennifer in his head as he relived the past: “Her hair was curly with one of those things that push your hair back,” he said while laughing.
Jennifer knew she liked Roberto but was confused about his feelings for her.
“I thought he liked my friend,” she said. It wasn’t until Roberto walked her home af- ter a friend’s party that they both realized that they liked each other.
On Feb. 14, Jennifer and Roberto cel- ebrate their two-year anniversary, and al- though their peers may comment on how long their relationship will last, Jennifer strongly opposes their view on it. “They don’t know us that well,” she said defiantly.
Like Lynn and Joseph, Jennifer and Ro- berto are both strong believers in everlast- ing love. “I think it depends on the person.
If you’re not willing to work through the dumbest little fights and if you don’t put any effort into it then it wouldn’t last. If I think he’s not gonna be here, I would be really sad,” Jennifer said.
In agreement, Roberto admits, “Yes, I think it could last forever. I can’t do it by myself… Everything with her is unexpect- ed. The love I have for her is unexpected.
I didn’t think I would love her that much.”
When asked what animal he and Jenni-
fer would represent in a jungle, Roberto said, “I would be a tiger, or a lion or a jag- uar. I’d picture her as a dove, because it’s heavenly.” On the other hand, Jennifer saw herself differently. “I would be a jaguar be- cause my volleyball coach said I’m always hopping around and I’m fast. He would be, I guess, a lion because he knows what he wants, and he’s not afraid to go after it or say how he feels.”
With flushed cheeks and a confident smile, Jennifer said, “I wouldn’t change anything because love is all about the good and the bad. We have a good relationship;
everything is good as it is.”
Roberto managed to summarize his ad- oration for Jennifer into one word. “Much- antisimo!” He said, "a combination of
‘mucho’ and ‘tanto’ which both mean a lot.”
Love is all that matters
What is love?
“Love is complex: there is love for money, love for family, love for certain worldly possessions, past love and present love. Ev- eryone loves something, if not someone.”
- Mary Lam, Art and De- sign
“Love should not be illegal.”
- Radu Rotaru, Global Studies
“I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.”
- Zachary Smith, Busi- ness Administration
“Love is everything that I can’t live without.”
- Alexandra Helmer, Fine Arts
PHOTOS BY NICKELINA NOEL
PHOTO PROVIDED BY LYNN PETRILLO
(Above) Lynn and Joseph Petrollo spent their honeymoon in Florence, Italy.
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By Kristin Rubisch Managing Editor
The Division of Performing Arts is hold- ing its annual “An Evening of Dance” Feb.
18-20 in the CD Smith Theater.
The event will feature works choreo- graphed by Professor of Dance Robert Bingham, Marlin and Ginger Miller, guest artist Ishmael Houston-Jones and several students, including Amy Proscia, Krystal Redding, T.J. Samuels and Emily and Lau- ra Smith. The other Professor of Dance, Chance Angier, is on sabbatical this semes- ter and will not have works presented at the event.
Houston-Jones, renowned for his work in contact improvisation, also taught sev- eral dance classes and held a master class during the past week.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. all three nights, in addition to a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets are $1 for students and
$5 for general admission. They can be reserved by calling 607-871-2828 or by emailing [email protected].
‘An Evening of Dance’ opening this week
By Sonya Ellison Staff Writer
New York City and Boston-based come- dian Myq Kaplan will perform Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. in the Knight Club.
Kaplan has appeared on Comedy Central as well as The Tonight Show and is cur- rently nominated for the ECNY's emerging comic award. The Comedians Magazine has said that he "does comedy - relentless- ly, methodically, unblinkingly” and Punch- line Magazine hails him as “the comic to watch in 2010.”
Comedian Myq Kaplan
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Former Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay will be performing at the Knight Club on Feb. 19 at 10 p.m.
Nicolay has become a multi-instrumen- tal solo artist. His latest albums, “Major General” and “St. Sebastian and the Short Stage” were both released in 2009 and deliver a uniquely-flavored brand of in- die rock, using an array of musical instru- ments.
By Kristin Rubisch Managing Editor
The Random Room Gallery, which opened last September, has revealed its schedule of events for the semester.
It will feature a new event every first and third Friday of each month. The shows scheduled for this spring are as follows:
Feb. 19 - Benjamin and Delaney DeMott Mar. 5 - Chase Angier
Mar. 19 - Lee Somers Apr. 2 - Robert Bingham
Apr. 16 - Gerar Edizel and Will Contino.
The gallery is located at 26 South Main Street and is run by Senior Art and Design student Claire Bresette.
Random Room Gallery
By Kristin Rubisch Managing EditorSenior Theater major Ramona Kings- ley will be presenting two performanc- es of her adaptation of Heiner Müller's
"Hamletmachine" Feb. 26-27.
Kingsley, who is using this as her se- nior project, is titling it "The Hamlet- machine Project, adapted by Ramona Kingsley." She used a scene from the postmodernist play for her Directing II project and decided to use the entire show for this purpose.
The play was written in 1977 and is based on William Shakespeare's "Ham- let." The characters Ophelia and Hamlet
in particular are "trying to break away from their historical roles, as well as the social and psychological issues that each character has to deal with while trying to alter their fate," says Kingsley.
While the text itself is less than ten pages in length, each performance of it is completely unique. According to dramaturg Vanessa Ford from the Uni- versity of Georgia, the play touches on
"a multiplicity of themes from ques- tions of gender to concerns about the relationship of man and nature, to the destructive and redemptive powers of technology" and provides a "frame- work for the cast and crew to highlight what they feel are the most relevant of
those issues."
Kingsley's production will feature Nate Gibson, Javier Pritchard and Jus- tin Pietropaolo as the three Hamlets, Kate Truini, Keriann Bellamy and Anna Kowalczuk as the three Ophelias, John Hamolsky as Claudius and Specter, Rachel Rutledge as Gertrude and the Madonna and Ned Allen as Horatio.
Elin Dehuvyne created the costumes, Tyler Cummins created the sound and Rachel Rutledge created the programs and posters.
The performances are on Feb. 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. in C.D. Smith Theater at the Miller Performing Arts Center and are free of charge.
Ghost in the Hamletmachine
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Solo artist Franz Nicolay
Upcoming events
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(Right) The Division of Performing Arts will hold “An Evening of Dance”
Feb. 18-20 in the CD Smith theater.
(Left) Comedian Myq Kaplan, who has won numerous awards for his comedy rou- tines, will perform Feb. 27 at 10 p.m. in the Knight Club.
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Ithaca Wind Quintet
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50 years later... Maluca
Blue Sky Mission Club
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(Above) Blue Sky Mission Club performing at the WALF-sponsored concert on Feb. 12 in the Knight Club.
(Above) Jenny Hillenbrand and Ana Gauthier participate in the event Feb. 11
in Powell Dining Hall in honor of the Greenboro Tour. (Above) Maluca performing on Feb. 5 in Davis Gym.
(Above) Ithaca Wind Quintet performing Feb. 7 in Holmes Auditorium.
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By Eric Hudack Staff Writer
Student Senate President Amos Main- ville announced that he will not be run- ning for re-election.
“I have had my time in Senate and feel it is time to pass the torch,” Main- ville wrote to the Fiat Lux. Mainville, a junior engineering student, feels like he has a lot of work on his plate and thinks stepping down from his presidential du- ties will allow him more time to advance in his professional responsibilities. He thinks of his term as President as a suc- cessful one.
“In my opinion it was [a success]," he said. "While I did not move mountains within Senate, I did elsewhere. I was able to represent the student body through the first round of academic budget cuts and helped to prevent the complete elimination of programs important to students.”
Mainville also mentioned the large ac-
complishment of establishing the Stu- dent Lounge in Powell Campus Center as one of his major successes, but wished he could have done more to change the image of Senate itself. He did not want Senate to be viewed as “that weekly man- datory meeting people have to drag them- selves to,” but more of a meeting people want to attend, where they could “share their comments for the betterment of the Alfred community as a whole.”
When asked to give advice to the new presidential candidates, Mainville wrote,
“I have two pieces of advice. First, lis- ten to the students. They know what can make Alfred better. Next, make sure the student's voices are heard. Knock on doors, make phone calls and attend meetings with strong, clear arguments, and the administration will listen. We have been successful in saving our small programs thus far and need to continue keeping Alfred true to the students.”
Student Senate president refl ects on a challenging term
close one residence hall.
• In the Division of Enrollment Management, the accepted deci- sion was to end the scholarship program with the National Merit Corporation, and to use the funds to give more aid to quali- fied incoming students. The pro- posal to eliminate an admissions counselor position will not be formally addressed at this time.
• In the Division of University Relations, the accepted deci- sions were to eliminate the print edition of Alfred Magazine and to realign the organization of
University Relations.
• In the Division of Business and Finance, the accepted de- cisions were to eliminate all current programs intended to encourage early retirement, to introduce cost-sharing to the University’s health care insur- ance system for retired employ- ees and to condense the sched- ule for evening class meetings.
The decision to condense the evening schedule was accepted conditionally, in order to accom- modate for lab and studio ac- cess.
• In the Division of Academ- ic Affairs, the decisions were spread across the libraries, the
College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, the Hon- ors program and the Interna- tional Programs Office.
• In the University’s librar- ies, the accepted decisions were to remove vacant positions in Scholes Library and to cancel subscriptions to a number of print journals.
• In the College of Business, the accepted decisions were to reorganize the administration and other professional educa- tion programs.
• In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the accepted deci- sions were to eliminate the Ger-
man program with conditions and to reduce the French major to a minor with conditions.
• Under the conditions for German, introductory German classes will still be taught, stu- dents will be allowed enough time to complete their majors and, according to the decision,
"the professor [Sandra Singer, professor of German] will be re- assigned other instructional re- sponsibilities so that significant numbers of students have an opportunity to benefit from her talents."
• Under the conditions for French, students would be given enough time to complete their
majors, the curriculum will be revised and one faculty position will be eliminated.
• In the School of Engineering, electrical engineering will not be cut. A plan will be developed to consolidate electrical engineer- ing and mechanical engineering with the savings of two full fac- ulty positions.
• The proposal to revise the Honors program was deferred.
• A decision to redefine the Di- rector of International Programs and the Office of International Programs was also deferred.
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Bouffard said in response to the success of "Pour for Haiti." "It was really nice to see an idea turn into something so magnifi- cent!”
The magnitude 7 earthquake broke foundations and reduced Haiti’s capital city of Port-au- Prince to rubble. Over 200,000 people were reportedly killed, although that number is now in question, and some 300,000 were injured. Over a month lat- er, one-ninth of Haiti’s popula- tion of 9 million citizens remain
displaced, residing in makeshift tents roofed by anything from cloth sheets to corrugated zinc.
For bachelor of fine arts stu- dent Walner Edmond, the earth- quake in Haiti had personal re- percussions, as he only recently was notified of his father’s sur- vival through the quake. The 65- year old Thermolien Edmond, resident of Port-au-Prince, is amongst the many who have taken refuge in the city’s shat- tered streets.
Edmond also learned that a cousin, though injured, is still alive. Although Haiti has re-
ceived millions of donations from around the globe, condi- tions remain bleak as food is scarce and medical aid proves to be inadequate.
Immediately, faculty, staff and students at AU took initiative to aid Walner Edmond, any of his remaining family members and the survivors of Haiti’s quake.
The effort culminated in last Sat- urday's “Pour for Haiti.”
During the event, 100 scratch blocks were sold, scratched and poured with aluminum to cre- ate risen designs in squares of aluminum and were sold for $10
per mold. As molds were poured, a silent auction of over 100 do- nated art pieces, some of which Edmond contributed, took place.
The "Pour for Haiti" sold out of pulled pork and venison chili within the first hour. The event's affectionately dubbed “Guild Cheeses” were available for the entire duration, and 108 total were consumed.
A slide show completed the event, reeling images of the Jan.
12 earthquake and information about Haitian earthquake relief foundations. DJ Morehouse, who arrived with bubbles and a disco
ball, performed for the entire six hours of the event.
Of the $5,000 that were raised, half will be donated directly to Edmond and his effort to help his family. The remaining $2,500 will be donated to Doctors With- out Borders, the organization deemed most relevant to the project’s cause.
For more information on AU earthquake relief efforts, refer to
“Hearts out to Haiti” published in the Feb. 1 edition of the Fiat Lux.
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gram are entered on a student's transcript but do not count to- wards the completion of that student’s degree."
Obama addressed the is- sue only briefly, among other concerns about American civil liberties, but the comment has spurred a large response from
the press, interest groups and individual citizens.
AU Professor of History Dr.
Vicki Eaklor has written about the history of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," as well as the history of AU's response to the policy, in her book "Queer America."
Eaklor is a prominent voice for gay rights activism and edu- cation on the AU campus. Due to
her interest in gender and sexu- ality in the U.S. and her extensive study in this field, she reacted to Obama’s statement with a bit of skepticism.
"I'll believe it when I see it,"
Eaklor said.
The University policy exists as a result of the discrimination determined to be inherent in the military. If Obama's administra-
tion is successful in its efforts to repeal this legislation, AU would have the option to reconsider its policy and potentially honor credits earned through the ROTC program.
Whether or not this will oc- cur is uncertain, but a change in the national policy might allow the University to change its own without compromising the val-
ues it has historically supported.
The president's comments are available at http://www.white- house.gov/, along with a section explaining the positions and goals of the administration on several major issues.
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“If you don’t give the first-year halls a budget now, it won’t af- fect the current class,” Barresi
Hall senator Brian Thistle said.
“There is no incentive to attend,”
he added.
Candidates for the upcom- ing Senate elections have one
thing in common, and that is the promise for change. For those with questions as to what kind of change, Student Senate will be sponsoring a “Meet the Candi-
dates” night at 8 p.m. on Feb. 17 after the Student Senate meet- ing. The polls open Feb. 21.
Look for more election cover- age on http://www.thefiatlux.
com/ for any forthcoming in- terviews, coverage of "Meet the Candidates" night and more.
Thomas Fleming contributed to this article.
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Humor
About the astrologer:
Chester Lugash (born Chystraslav Lighsh) is a well- known astrologer whose career has spanned decades.
Beginning in Communist-controlled Romania during the 1970s, Chester published a series of horoscopes under the heading “Comrade Stalin’s Advice from Beyond the Grave.” These short bits of advice, based on the Soviet-style metric calendar, were immensely popular with readers in Romania and Moldova. After the fall of the Berlin Wall (which he accurately predicted in the March 1989 column:
“Na radnty po russkie: uu mena stoola guvna” or “When all else fails, take a sledgehammer or heavy equipment to your problems”) his columns were circulated beyond the Warsaw Pact countries and he achieved great notoriety in Lichtenstein, San Marco and the Vatican City (Pope John Paul II is said to have excommunicated him for his April 1998 column advising Taurus to “1: Find short pier. 2: Begin walking. 3: Don’t stop for anything.”)
With his publication in the Fiat Lux, Chester hopes to expand his readership beyond postage-stamp countries and, possibly, escape his home town of Skatikogorsk for the warm weather and economic plenty which, he believes, are synonymous with Alfred.
Horrorscopes Aries:
With hindsight being what it is, you now realize that you should have figured out that the cobra was venomous from all of the dead mongooses… your sorrow is moving; however, due to the neurotoxins you are not.Taurus:
A recent study suggests that as many as 1/3 of us begin life as twins which we later strangle from life in the womb. This will, however, be cold comfort when your podiatrist finds a full set of teeth in your hammer toe.Gemini:
Yes, you are a 12th level wizard and yes, you do have your cape of invisibility on, but the policeman has a +5 taser of shoplifter immobilizing and you should probably just put the Oreos down and do what he says.Cancer:
The carnival will be forever ruined for you when you find that the lions aren’t so much tame as clinically depressed.Leo:
Your popularity on right wing radio will plummet when it turns out that the‘good book’ you keep telling people to live their life by is actually a biography of Barry Manilow.
Virgo:
It’s over man, you can stop fighting for Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro–their war is over.
Libra:
The stars think you should know that the language you will hear soon on your voice mail is Russian and the oft repeated word ‘suka’ is not flattering.Scorpio:
For the last time: having an uncle who is a dentist DOES NOT give you the right to give medical advice to homeless people.Sagittarius:
Much to your chagrin, you will find that shooting fish in a barrel is not all it’s cracked up to be, especially when the fish are sharks who appear to feel no pain and you are in the barrel with them.Capricorn:
You will be making a lot of graphs in the near future, and charts, and long, lonesome poems. But at least you thought to grab a pen and some paper as you were falling down the mine shaft.Aquarius:
The stars want you to know:you are better off NOT knowing how many eggs it laid, just let the doctors do their jobs and try to enjoy the anesthesia!
Pisces:
Don’t listen to the naysayers, getting your Valentine’s picture taken while wearing your “I’m with stupid” T-shirt is classy all the way to the bank.This Week’s Birthday:
If you locked an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters, they would never produce anything half as dark and twisted as this coming year will be for you. The stars think you should eat lots of fruit and hope for the best. Not that any of that will help.RENTING 2010-2011 www.alfredrental.com
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