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V o l u m e 67, No. 3 A L F R E D , N E W YORK, M A R C H 13. 1978

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J e r r y H a b e g g e r , a c c o u n t i n g p r o f e s s o r , who p l a n s to l e a v e the University this J u n e to work with H a r r i s b u r g f i r m .

Prof Leaves for New Job

B y R . C . Hickman By Diana L. Tomb

" A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y is with- d r a w i n g f o r m a l recognition a n d t o t a l l y d i s a s s o c i a t i n g i t s e l f f r o m K l a n A l p i n e F r a t e r n i t y , " a n n o u n c e d Donald King, D e a n for Stu- d e n t A f f a i r s , on M a r c h 6.

His official s t a t e m e n t w e n t on to say, " T h e a c t i o n - w h i c h m a r k s the limits of t h e U n i v e r s i t y ' s a u t h o r i t y o v e r the f r a t e r n i t y - s t e m s f r o m the t r a g i c i n c i d e n t of F e b . 25 in which one s t u d e n t died a n d

^ two others b e c a m e seriously ill a s a r e s u l t of t h e o v e r - c o n s u m p t i o n of alcoho- lic b e v e r a g e s on Klan Alpine p r e m i s e s . "

C h a r l e s S t e n z e l , 20, a f r e s h m a n e c o n o m i c s m a j o r f r o m Sayville died f r o m a n over-consumption of alcohol e a r l y on F e b . 25 a f t e r a t a p p i n g p a r t y a t Klan Alpine.

Two other pledges w e r e hospitalized in serious condi- tion a t B e t h e s d a Hospital in

* Hornell for s e v e r a l d a y s .

K l a n Alpine h a s n ' t decided w h e t h e r to finish the pledging p r o c e s s this s e m e s t e r b u t pledges say t h e y will finish if allowed.

The b r o t h e r s of Klan Al- p i n e will v o t e soon on w h e t h e r to continue with pledging, said P r e s i d e n t s Scott Sullivan.

" W e ' r e still w a i t i n g to find out w h a t t h e y ' r e going to do with us; if t h e house still s t a n d s , we'll all f i n i s h , " said E d w a r d P a g n o t t a , a f r e s h - m a n Business m a j o r and one of t e n p l e d g e s a t Klan.

B o t h P h i l i p F e z z a a n d , W i l l i a m B u s h w h o w e r e hospitalized F e b r u a r y 25 plan to c o n t i n u e pledging if.

allowed. " W e ' r e all physical- ly f i n e , " said F e z z a , " I f e e l t h e s a m e w a y about school, the b r o t h e r s , a n d the h o u s e a s I did b e f o r e this h a p p . -

* p e n e d . " He said t h a t t h e r e h a v e n ' t been any p l e d g i n g a c t i v i t i e s e x c e p t f o r T a p p i n g Night, b u t h e is looking f o r w a r d to finishing. " W h y should I feel a n y d i f f e r e n t l y a b o u t the f r a t e r n i t y ? "

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" O . K . " and h a d no f u r t h e r com m e n t .

H o w e v e r , one pledge a t Zeta Beta T a u dropped out of his pledging c l a s s S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 26. R i c h a r d P h e l p s , a f r e s h m a n C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t f r o m P h i l a d e l p h i a , decided to q u i t

" . . . b e c a u s e I d i d n ' t h a v e t h e m o n e y , and t h a t p l e d g i n g stuff turned out to be a hassle...it w a s n ' t fun, it w a s h a r d w o r k . " He said t h a t h e w a s r e q u i r e d to " g o d o w n e v e r y day a n d m o p floors, do d i s h e s , w o r k a r o u n d t h e house, a n d do m y h o m e w o r k a n d s t u d y . . . I ' d r a t h e r s t u d y in m y r o o m . "

One s i s t e r a t Theta T h e t a Chi who a s k e d not to b e identified said they " d i d n ' t g e t the n o r m a l n u m b e r of

K i n g ' s s t a t e m e n t continued, " H e n c e f o r t h , Klan Al- pine m a y no longer partici- p a t e in U n i v e r s i t y a c t i v i t i e s and m a y no longer be listed a s a f r a t e r n i t y in U n i v e r s i t y publications. Klan Alpine is forbidden to identify itself with Alfred University in t h e f r a t e r n i t y ' s own l i t e r a t u r e , c o r r e s p o n d e n c e or e m b l e m s i g n s . "

" I h a v e d e t e r m i n e d f r o m m y i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e incident of F e b . 25," he s t a t e d , " t h a t the b r o t h e r s of Klan Alpine F r a t e r n i t y dis- played i r r e s p o n s i b l e a n d in- t o l e r a b l e b e h a v i o r in spon- soring an activity, in this c a s e a c e r e m o n i a l e v e n t involving t h e over-consumption of alcohol, which e n d a n - g e r e d the lives of individu- a l s . "

K i n g ' s s t a t e m e n t a d d e d t h a t the U n i v e r s i t y ' s decision to w i t h d r a w its recognition f r o m K l a n Alpine w a s b a s e d on a h i s t o r y of disrup- tive b e h a v i o r on the f r a t e r -

pledges this y e a r , " a n d t h a t t h e o t h e r s o r o r i t i e s a l s o e x p e r i e n c e d s m a l l p l e d g e classes. " T h e r e were only t h i r t y - t h r e e f r e s h m a n girls who pledged t h e d i f f e r e n t h o u s e s , " she said. Sororities

" t a p " their pledges one w e e k a f t e r f r a t e r n i t i e s do.

" I think p l e d g i n g a t f r a t e r - nities will be a lot easier this s e m e s t e r , " the Theta s i s t e r continued, " t h i s whole inci- d e n t was good because it will l e s s e n t h e e m p h a s i s on d r i n k i n g a t t h e f r a t s . T h e ( f r a t e r n i t y b r o t h e r s ) think t h a t drinking m a k e s you a m a n , and t h a t ' s not t r u e . "

A sister a t Sigma Chi N u , who also r e q u e s t e d anony- m i t y , said t h a t w h a t h a p - pened a t K l a n could h a v e h a p p e n e d at a n y f r a t e r n i t y , or a t any b e e r b l a s t on c a m p u s . M r . Donald K i n g , D e a n of S t u d e n t A f f a i r s , d i s a g r e e s : " . . . t h i s c o u l d n ' t h a v e h a p p e n e d in a d o r m b e c a u s e of t h e k i n d of supervision we h a v e t h e r e . We have a trained staff looking a t the s e q u e n c e of e v e n t s t h a t o c c u r e d a n d c a p a b l e of r e a c t i n g in a n e m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n . "

K i n g said " t h e r e i s a p r e t t y tenuous r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n the Greeks a n d the U n i v e r - s i t y . T h e r e a r e s t r o n g feelings t h a t t a k i n g s t r i n g e n t action a g a i n s t Klan d o e s n ' t solve the p r o b l e m -- on t h e other hand, t h e r e is s t r o n g b a c k l a s h t h a t this type of b e h a v i o r not be justified or t o l e r a t e d . . . t h i s is an emotion- al i s s u e . "

Steven Nicholson, P r e s i - d e n t of Delta Sigma P h i , said t h a t there h a s been no e f f e c t on the pledging process a t his f r a t e r n i t y . " W e r e a s s u r e d our pledges t h a t nothing like w h a t h a p p e n e d a t Klan would e v e r h a p p e n a t Delta S i g . "

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He l a t e r said t h a t complaints f r o m the f r a t e r n i t y ' s neighbors a n d its involve- m e n t in a f i g h t t h a t o c c u r e d in the Tech P u b one y e a r a g o c a u s e d him to p u t t h e f r a t e r n i t y on probation in M a r c h 1977. " A s of F e b . 1 their probation w a s l i f t e d , "

King said.

King is p r e p a r i n g a s t a t e - m e n t t h a t will be directed to the other f r a t e r n i t i e s a n d sororities which will d i s c u s s their responsibility for pledges and m e m b e r s . He said t h a t he will d i s c o u r a g e a n y kind of a c t i v i t y t h a t e n d a n - g e r s the life of a n individual or is in any way a b u s i v e or h a r m f u l to the person.

He said t h a t this kind of activity " i s c o n t r a r y to t h e a c a d e m i c c o m m u n i t y . "

As for t h e possibility of Klan being allowed to r e j o i n the University, King said, " I d o n ' t see them being r e i n s t a - ted in the i m m e d i a t e f u t u r e , if a t a l l . "

Food Service Change Kills Board Increase

By Linda A. Carl

E l i m i n a t i o n of t h e $25 b o a r d i n c r e a s e for the 1978-79 a c a d e m i c y e a r w a s m a d e possible t h r o u g h the decision to c o n t r a c t with a new food service, D . C . I . / H a l l m a r k , for next y e a r .

" A t f i r s t t h e U n i v e r s i t y anticipated a n i n c r e a s e in cost of food s e r v i c e , b e f o r e the bids w e r e m a d e , " said M a r k Brostoff, P r e s i d e n t of the Student G o v e r n m e n t

" N o w it will n o t be n e c e s s a r y to collect the additional $25 since D.C.I./ H a l l m a r c k will b e using a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h e s a m e a m o u n t of money a s S a g a , the p r e s e n t food s e r - vice, has b e e n using.

Brostoff w e n t on to explain the new m e a l plan option,

" O n e of t h e things s t u d e n t s h a v e always r e q u e s t e d f r o m the Student G o v e r n m e n t is a new meal plan which would allow students to pay only f o r

the m e a l s t h e y e a t . "

Along with t h e two p r e s e n t m e a l plan choices of s e v e n - d a y (21 m e a l s ) for $825 a n d five-day (15 m eals, M o n . - F r i . only) for $720 t h e r e will be a n addition of a new 15 m e a l plan ( a n y t i m e during t h e week) for $760.

The new 15 m e a l plan w a s a p a r t of the Brostoff - M a r k u - son c a m p a i g n and w a s p u s h e d f o r by B r o s t o f f t h r o u g h t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a t t h e s a m e t i m e a s t h e decision a b o u t food s e r v i c e s w a s being m a d e .

" I feel t h e U n i v e r s i t y a n d the Student G o v e r n m e n t h a v e developed a t r u s t a n d a working r e l a t i o n s h i p w h e r e we a r e now a b l e to i n i t i a t e

One of the i n s t r u c t o r s f r o m t h e School of Business a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , Mr. J e r r y H a b e g g e r , a c c o u n t i n g , will no longer be with us a s of t h e end of this s e m e s t e r .

H a b e g g e r , who h a s b e e n with the t e a c h i n g staff f o r t h r e e y e a r s , h a s t a k e n a position a s public a c c o u n t a n t for the firm P e a t , M a r w i c k , Mitchell a n d C o m p a n y , H a r - f i s b u r g , P a . This decision w a s m a d e a f t e r he had jufet r e c e n t l y p a s s e d t h e Certified P u b l i c A c c o u n t a n t ( C P A ) e x a m and his application w a s a c c e p t e d by t h e m .

" T h e r e a s o n I'm t a k i n g this job is to f u r t h e r m y

T h e two f o r m e r p r o f e s s o r s who filed civil suits a g a i n s t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y l a s t s u m - m e r a r e now waiting f o r f u r t h e r deposition p r o c e e d - ings and t h e date for t h e i r h e a r i n g is to be set.

D r . D y m t r o Sich and D r . P a u l Kohler c h a r g e d t h e University with b r e a c h of c o n t r a c t a n d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n b e c a u s e t h e U n i v e r s i t y t e r - m i n a t e d t h e i r tenured positions a t the end of the 1976-77 a c a d e m i c y e a r . The t w o w e r e r e l e a s e d in a f i n a n c i a l c u t b a c k m o v e t h a t e l i m i n a t - ed eight o t h e r faculty a n d 12 nonfaculty positions.

M r . J e r r y F o w l e r , l e g a l counselor for t h e f o r m e r p r o f e s s o r s , s a i d , " I would h o p e t h a t [ t h e h e a r i n g ] w o u l d be in t h e 1978-79

p r o f e s s i o n a l c a r e e r , not be- c a u s e I d o n ' t like A l f r e d , b e c a u s e I d o , " said H a b e g - g e r .

He said, " I ' m not closing the options of r e t u r n i n g to ed ucation. I m a y decide to go b a c k to t e a c h i n g or e v e n on to g r a d u a t e school."

" A l f r e d o f f e r s opportunities t h a t s t u d e n t s c a n ' t g e t a t l a r g e u n i v e r s i t i e s . The p a s t t h r e e y e a r s h a v e been a challenging e x p e r i e n c e , b u t i t ' s t i m e to look f o r w a r d to t h e f u t u r e , " H a b e g g e r s a i d .

H a b e g g e r is hopeful t h a t he w i l l s t a r t h i s n e w j o b s o m e t i m e in J u l y .

a c a d e m i c y e a r . "

" T h i s o n e ' s not a s i m p l e c a s e a t a l l , " he said. " I t ' s not u n c o m m o n for a s i m p l e c a s e in this country to t a k e two y e a r s to c o m e to t r i a l . "

As to the o u t c o m e of t h e c a s e , D r . ' S i c h said, " O n t h e b a s i s of t h e [ U n i v e r s i t y ] d o c u m e n t s a n d f r o m t a l k i n g to c e r t a i n people, I am m o r e o p t i m i s t i c . "

K o h l e r s a i d , " I think t h e success of t h e c a s e will depend on c u r r e n t p r e c e - d e n c e . H o w e v e r , no c a s e s h a v e been found so f a r t h a t c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e m a j o r a s p e c t s . T h e r e f o r e , t h e r e is good r e a s o n on m y p a r t to p u r s u e the m a t t e r even if t h e w a i t i n g period is profession-

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T h e v i l l a g e b o a r d held a public h e a r i n g on the m a t t e r F e b r u a r y 21 a n d h a s 59 d a y s f r o m the t i m e of the h e a r i n g t o a c t on t h e p r o p o s a l , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m a y o r , G a r y H o r o w i t z .

A vote on c h a n g e s in t h e v i l l a g e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e s w a s a l s o p o s t p o n e d a t t h e F e b r u a r y 21 m e e t i n g . M a y or H o r o w i t z s a i d t h a t t h e p o s t p o n e m e n t w a s called f o r b e c a u s e t h e v i l l a g e a t t o r n e y , w h o m u s t s e n d notice to A l b a n y within f i v e d a y s of p a s s i n g a p r o p o s a l , w a s o u t of t o w n .

In o t h e r a c t i o n , the v i l l a g e b o a r d h e a r d f r o m r e p r e s e n - t a t i v e s of t h e V a n B u s k i r k A s s o c i a t e s c o n s u l t i n g f i r m . T h e f i r m o f f e r e d t h e i r ser- v i c e s in a p p l y i n g f o r a

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H e s u g g e s t e d r e v i t a l i z a t i o n of t h e d o w n t o w n b u s i n e s s a r e a , s e n i o r citizen housing, i m p r o v e m e n t s on s e w a g e a n d p l u m b i n g f a c i l i t i e s , a n d h i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n a s pro- j e c t s t h a t t h e village m i g h t w a n t to u n d e r t a k e a n d t h a t stood a good c h a n c e of b e i n g a p p r o v e d f o r a g r a n t s .

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$3500 f o r p r e - a p p l i c a t i o n w o r k a n d $6500 f o r t h e c o m p l e t e d a p p l i c a t i o n . T h e

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M a y o r H o r o w i t z said t h a t the v i l l a g e would c o n s i d e r a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g of the v i l l a g e b o a r d a n d v i l l a g e p l a n n i n g b o a r d to c o n s i d e r the f i r m ' s o f f e r . He s u g g e s t e d a M a r c h 21 m e e t i n g to allow the f i r m t i m e , a f t e r a decision is m a d e , to s t a r t work on the g r a n t p r o p o s a l s , which a r e d u e on M a y 15.

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pidly b e c o m i n g a topic con- c e r n e d with the p o t t e r y f i r i n g k i l n « a t t h e C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s , h a s b e e n t h e tool u s e d to a d d t w o kilns to t h e college.

Tony H e p b u r n , h e a d of t h e A R t a n d D e s i g n p r o g r a m , a p p l i e d f o r a n e l e c t r i c a l l y r u n H a r r o p kiln which c o s t

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B u d d y F r a n c i s , a s e n i o r a r t a n d d e s i g n m a j o r , h a s a l s o r e d e s i g n e d a g a s f i r i n g kiln. By h i s a d d i t i n s of i n c r e a s e d f i b e r i n s t a l l a t i o n , s e a l e d b u r n e r s , a n d a h e a t

e x c h a n g e r he h a s r e d u c e d g a s c o n s u m p t i o n by a p p r o x i - m a t e l y 65 p e r c e n t . T h i s would s a v e $33 out of e v e r y

$53 for e a c h i n d i v i d u a l f i r i n g in g a s c o s t s .

" I t ' s a n e n e r g y s a v i n g t h i n g , you c a n r e d u c e g a s c o n s u m p t i o n up to 40 p e r - c e n t , j u s t by a d d i n g the h e a t e x c h a n g e , " F r a n c i s s a i d .

H i s r e c y c l i n g of w a s t e d kiln h e a t is a f i r s t in p o t t e r y k i l n s , a l t h o u g h i n d u s t r i a l k i l n s often c o n s e r v e h e a t e n e r g y . D u b i o n s a b o u t h i s idea c a t c h i n g on, F r a n c i s r e m a r k e d , " I t ' s j u s t not e a s y e n o u g h , t h e r e ' s too m u c h t e c h n i c a l w o r k f o r m o s t p o t t e r s .

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L a s t y e a r , Scholz s a v e d u p his f i v e m i n u t e b r e a k s a c c u - m u l a t e d h o u r l y , t o t a k e c a t n a p s f o r f i f t y or s i x t y m i n u t e s a t a t i m e . T h i s y e a r , he p l a n s to s a v e m o r e t i m e f o r a flop on t h e c o u c h .

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B y Brian Dierks T h e r e w i l l b e s o m e c h a n g e s m a d e in the C a m p u s C e n t e r .

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T h e p r o j e c t is b e i n g f u n d e d in p a r t t h r o u g h e x i s t i n g b u d g e t a r y l i n e s a n d t h r o u g h v a r i o u s f u n d - r a i s i n g e f f o r t s s u c h a s t h e D a n c e - a - t h o n w h i c h p r o v i d e d a p p r o x i - m a t e l y $2500 this y e a r . T h e t o t a l e s t i m a t e d cost of t h e f i v e y e a r p r o j e c t is a r o u n d

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One V i c e - P r e s i d e n t is in a n d a n o t h e r o u t a f t e r t h e l a s t two m e e t i n g s of the S e n a t e . J u d y M a r k u s o n , a f r e s h - m a n political s c i e n c e a n d p s y c h o l o g y m a j o r , w a s elect- ed l a t e l a s t m o n t h , r e p l a c i n g M i c h a e l C a u t h e n . C a u t h e n is a s e n i o r a n t h r o p o l o g y m a j o r . O t h e r p o s i t i o n s in t h e s t u d e n t a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e - m a i n the s a m e , i n c l u d i n g t h e p r e s i d e n t , M a r k B r o s t o f f , w h o r a n f o r r e - e l e c t i o n with M a r k u s o n a s h i s r u n n i n g m a t e .

M a r k u s o n w a s i n t r o d u c e d to t h e Senate a t the M a r c h 9 m e e t i n g . S h e i s s u e d a n i n t r o d u c t o r y l e t t e r to t h e s e n a t o r s a n d s a i d t h a t s h e is l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to w o r k i n g w i t h them d u r i n g h e r t e r m .

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T h e ISC is l o b b y i n g t h e N e w York S t a t e l e g i s l a t u r e f o r i n c r e a s e s in the T u i t i o n A s s i s t a n c e P r o g r a m f o r s t u d e n t s who a t t e n d p r i v a t e c o l l e g e s in N e w Y o r k .

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T h e f o l l o w i n g f i n a n c i a l p r o p o s a l s c a m e b e f o r e t h e S e n a t e in t h e l a s t t w o m e e t i n g s :

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At the M a r c h 9 m e e t i n g , E d M c G l o n e of the f i n a n c i a l c o m m i t t e e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t a n i n f r a c t i o n of t h e f i n a n c i a l p r o p o s a l r u l e s h a d b e e n c o m m i t t e e , n e c e s s i t a t i n g a n - o t h e r r e - v o t e . H e also m o v e d to r e s t r i c t t h e r e q u e s t to $275 s a y i n g : " I d o n ' t f e e l i t ' s u n r e a s o n a b l e to e x p e c t t h e p e o p l e who a r e going...to p a y f o r t h e i r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . "

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T h e S e n a t e d e c i d e d t h a t t h e s i t u a t i o n w a s a l l o w a b l e a c c o r d i n g to t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n .

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CORRECTION

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( F e b . 27, 1978) i n c l u d e d

" e s t a b l i s h m e n t of p e t d o r m s " a s one p r o j e c t p l a n - ned by t h e B r o s t o f f - M a r k u - son a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h i s w a s not a n a c t u a l s t a t e m e n t b y B r o s t o f f . . T h e F i a t L u x r e g r e t s t h i s e r r o r .

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$66.23, a n d s e i z i n g the m i n e s w o n ' t w o r k b e c a u s e it will u n d o u b t e d l y l e a d to v i o l e n c e . I t is also d o u b t f u l if n a t i o n a l t r o o p s w i l l b e a b l e t o p r o p e r l y r u n the m i n e s .

We a r e f a c e d with w h a t is r a p i d l y b e c o m i n g a n a t i o n a l e m e r g e n c y . E v e n if t h e m i n e r s go b a c k to w o r k , t h e coal r e s e r v e s in this c o u n t r y c a n n o t h o l d o u t m u c h l o n g e r . We a r e r a p i d l y d e p l e t i n g all r e s e r v e s of n a t u r a l a n d fossil f u e l s , and t h e p r o b l e m of the coal s t r i k e m a y in t h e n e a r f u t u r e b e c o m e a p r o b - lem of l a c k of r e s o u r c e s i n s t e a d of a l a c k of w o r k e r s . If w e a r e to avoid this possibility, w e m u s t a c t now to p r e p a r e v i a b l e a l t e r n a - t i v e s to fossil a n d n u c l e a r f u e l , we m u s t d e v e l o p n e w f o r m s of e n e r g y s u c h a s s o l a r , wind, a n d g e o t h e r m a l . We u r g e you to do y o u r p a r t to h e l p out. F i r s t use e n e r g y w i s e l y , r e m e m b e r to t u r n off the lights w h e n you l e a v e a r o o m , etc. Second, s e n d a l e t t e r to y o u r c o n g r e s s p e r s o n

a n d / o r P r e s i d e n t C a r t e r a s k i n g for a s p e e d y r e s o l u - tion of the c o a l s t r i k e by p u t t i n g p r e s s u r e on m a n a g e - m e n t to g i v e into t h e de- m a n d s of t h e U.M.W. e v e n a t a s l i g h t d r o p in profits, a n d d e m a n d i n g g r e a t e r s t u d y a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s in a l t e r - n a t i v e f o r m s of e n e r g y .

Daredevils Kick Off St. Pat's

By Sid Pec km a n As you a l r e a d y know, t h e O z a r d M o u n t a i n D a r e d e v i l s with their s p e c i a l g u e s t s , T h e S a n f o r d a n d T o w n s e n d B a n d will be in A l f r e d to help s t a r t t h e f e s t i v i t i e s f o r St. P a t ' s W e e k e n d .

T h e O z a r k M o u n t a i n D a r e - d e v i l s h a v e e i g h t band m e m - b e r s t h a t t r a v e l on t h e i r c o n c e r t t o u r s . Steve C a s h , J o h n Dillon, L a r r y L e e , M i k e ( S u p e d u j o u r ) G r a n d a , S t e v e C a n a d a y , R u n e Walle, J e r r y Mills, and R u e l l C a h p p e l l c o m p r i s e t h e O z a r d M o u n - t a i n D a r e d e v i l s . J o h n Dillon s a i d , " I t ' s one of the m o s t c o m m u n a l t h i n g s I ' v e e v e r b e e n with t h a t r e a l l y w o r k s . I l o v e e v e r b o d y in it; t h e y r e v e r y f o r g i v i n g , n e v e r a n y c o n d e s c e n s i o n , e v e r y b o d y ' s willing to g i v e . " And t h a t ' s j u s t the w a y t h e s e m u s i c i a n s p e r f o r m ; t h e y g i v e t h e i r a l l w h e r e e v e r t h e y go. I ' m s u r e y o u c a n r e c o g n i z e t h e i r c r e d i t s : " I f You W a n t to G e t to H e a v e n " , " J a c k i e B l u e " ,

" Y o u know like I K n o w " a n d m a n y m o r e . T h e i r disco- g r a p h y is e x t e n s i v e with t h e a l b u m s " D o n ' t look D o w n "

77-78, " M e n F r o m E a r t h "

1976, " T h e C a r o v e r the L a k e A l b u m " 1975, " I t ' l l S h i n e When it S h i n e s " 1974,"Ozark M o u n t a i n D a r e d e v i l s " 1973.

" T h e S a n f o r d and T o w n - s e n d Band is m a d e up of six b a n d m e m b e r s i n c l u d i n g E d S a n f o r d a n d J o h n T o w n s e n d . T h e y h a v e a new hit w h i c h h a s been on t h e c h a r t s f o r a long t i m e n a m e s , " S m o k e of a D i s t a n t F i r e . "

Calendar Hearing Held for Student Input

n a t i v e s to a b o l i s h i n g Allen- t e r m .

P r o v o s t Odle said d u r i n g t h e h e a r i n g t h a t a m a i n c o n c e r n of t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w a s to fulfill the 30-week r e q u i r e m e n t . He a l s o s a i d th a t " t h e r e h a s b e e n a l o t of c r i t i c i s m " of A l l e n t e r m , a n d t h a t " m a n y p e o p l e would b e g l a d to see it g o . "

S t e v e n s ' p r o p o s e s a f i r s t s e m e s t e r b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m - b e r 4 a n d e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 22, a n d a s e c o n d s e m e s t e r b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 15 a n d e n d i n g M a y 11, with n o A l l e n t e r m . A f a c u l t y v o t e on t h e p r o p o s a l h a s b e e n t a b l e d a n d will b e d e a l t with a t a l a t e r d a t e .

By R . E . Nordheim On F e b r u a r y 28, a p u b l i c h e a r i n g w a s c a l l e d by S t u d e n t S e n a t e P r e s i d e n t M a r k B r o s - t o f f , in o r d e r to o b t a i n

" d i r e c t s t u d e n t i n p u t " r e - g a r d i n g a c a d e m i c c a l e n d e r c h a n g e s .

A f t e r o p e n i n g c o m m e n t s f r o m B r o s t o f f , t h e m e t t i n g w a s t u r n e d o v e r to P r o f e s s o r H a r r i e S t e v e n s of the C o l l e g e v of C e r a m i c s , w h o e x p l a i n e d

his c a l e n d e r p r o p o s a l a n d e l a b o r a t e d on the r e a s o n i n g b e h i n d it.

N e w Y o r k S t a t e r e q u i r e s t h a t college h a v e two s e m e s - t e r s of 15 w e e k s e a c h . S t e v e n s s a i d t h a t in o r d e r to f u l f i l l this r e q u i r m e n t , t h e u n i v e r s i t y w o u l d b e b e s t s e r v e d b y d r o p p i n g t h e

A l l e n t e r m p r o g r a m . M i k e C a u t h e n , f o r m e r Vice- P r e s i d e n t of t h e S t u d e n t S e n a t e , s a i d t h a t it would b e possible to h a v e two 15-week s e m e s t e r s a n d still r e t a i n A l l e n t e r m .

W h e n the floor w a s o p e n e d f o r c o m m e n t , s t u d e n t s s p o k e both for a n d a g a i n s t Allen- t e r m .

W h e n the floor w a s o p e n e d for c o m m e n t , s t u d e n t s s p o k e f o r a n d a g a i n s t A l l e n t e r m .

T h o s e who s p o k e for it g a v e e x a m p l e s of p e r s o n a l e x p e r - i e n c e s w h i c h t h e y f o u n d

" r e w a r d i n g , " while o t h e r s s a i d t h a t A l l e n t e r m w a s " a w a s t e of t i m e , " a n d " p o o r l y o r g a n i z e d . " S o m e s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t e d g e n e r a l a l t e r -

Letters

c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 7 To t h e E d i t o r :

In M a y of 1977,1 a p p l i e d f o r a j o b a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y ' s a d m i s s i o n s o f f i c e , t h a t would allow m e to r e f l e c t m y f e e l i n g s to p e r s p e c t i v e AU s t u d e n t s . A t t h a t t i m e I h a d r a n a d m i r a b l e i m p r e s s i o n of

A l f r e d a s a l e a r n i n g institu- tion.

In S e p t e m b e r I w a s a c c e p - ted by the a d m i s s i o n s o f f i c e a n d w a s a p p o i n t e d to t h e h o n o r a b l e p o s i t i o n of S t u d e n t T o u r G u i d e . T h r o u g h t h e following s e m e s t e r I t r i e d to

give a p p l i c a n t s the h o n e s t a n d s i n c e r e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t A l f r e d h a s . I t r i e d to o r g a n i z e a t o u r t h a t would give a p p l i c a n t s a w a y of c o m p a r i n g A l f r e d to o t h e r s c h o o l s . I did t h i s b y e m p h a s i z i n g the i m p o r t a n c e of a l e a r n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n a s a w h o l e . I f o u n d the a c a d e m i c p r o f i l e e a s y to e x p r e s s but t h e s o c i a l p o r t i o n m o r e d i f f i c u l t . As I g a i n e d m o r e t o u r g u i d i n g e x p e r i e n c e m y view on the im p o r t a n c e of t h e c o m p l e t e l e a r n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n g r e w s t r o n g e r which allowed m e to e x p r e s s t h i s view m o r e f r e e l y .

D u r i n g t h e p a s t few w e e k s m y p e r c e p t i o n of the school

h a s a l t e r e d ; m y a d m i r a t i o n .for the a c a d e m i c q u a l i t y of this school h a s n o t c h a n g e d . A l t h o u g h , m y a t t e n t i o n h a s b e e n d i v e r t e d to the s o c i a l a s p e c t of t h e school. I t is a s e r i o u s c o n c e r n to m e how this social s t r u c t u r e a d d s to t h e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e .

I r e g r e t it is for t h i s r e a s o n I f e e l I m u s t r e s i g n f r o m m y position a s S t u d e n t Tour G u i d e .

Sincerely, K e n n e t h D. G r e e n

Art Student League Formed

By G r e g Smith T e n C e r a m i c A r t s t u d e n t s

ha v e f o r m e d a g r o u p to o p e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n l i n e s b e - t w e e n t h e m s e l v e s a n d t h e f a c u l t y . T h e y call t h e m s e l v e s t h e S t u d e n t L e a g u e of A r t P e r s o n s ( S L A P ) .

T h è s e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the f o u r g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s e s , p l u s 2 g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s , f e e l t h a t m a n y a r t s t u d e n t s w o n d e r a b o u t a n d d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d how c o u r s e o f f e r - i n g s a r e s e l e c t e d e a c h s e m - e s t e r , how c l a s s limits a n d s t u d i o f e e s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d , how s t u d e n t s h o w s a r e a r - r a n g e d , a n d how f u n d i n g is a p p o r t i o n e d to d i f f e r e n t a r e a s of t h e a r t school,

J e r r y W a g n e r and C l a r e T r a k i m a s a r e t h e two S L A P r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e s e n i o r a r t s t u d e n t s . They h a v e a good c o n c e p t i o n of w h a t t h e g o a l s of SLAP will be.

B o t h a g r e e d t h a t it w a s n ' t a g r i e v a n c e c o m m i t t e e . " T h e L e a g u e i s n ' t r a d i c a l . . . w e ' r e following t h e r u l e s , " s a i d J e r r y .

J e r r y a n d C l a r e hope t h a t it will help to i n f o r m s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y of a r t s c h o o l

p o l i c i e s and t h e a c t i o n s a n d v i e w s of both s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y .

To aid c o m m u n i c a t i o n be- t w e e n s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y , both M a r i o P r i s c o , a s s i s t a n t d e a n of t h e C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s , a n d F r e d T s c h i d a , g l a s s i n s t r u c t o r , h a v e a g r e e d to a c t a s f a c u l t y a d v i s e r s to t h e L e a g u e .

J e r r y h e l p e d to o r g a n i z e a g r o u p s i m i l a r to SLAP a t his f o r m e r school E d i n b u r o u g h S t a t e College.

H e o f f e r e d one e x a m p l e of how SLAP could be h e l p f u l . L a s t y e a r , t h e s t a t e o f f e r e d t h e a r t school a g r a n t to b u y e q u i p m e n t w h i c h would con- s e r v e e n e r g y . A $22,000 kiln, w h i c h is v e r y e n e r g y effi- c i e n t , w a s o r d e r e d .

W h e n the kiln a r r i v e d t h i s y e r a r , m a n y s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y w e r e s u r p r i s e d t h a t m o n e y had b e e n s p e n t to b u y a kiln i n s t e a d of s o m e o t h e r s u p p l i e s .

T h e y d i d n ' t k n o w t h e s p e c i f i c s of t h e s t a t e g r a n t . J e r r y said t h a t the only p r o b l e m w a s a l a c k of c o m m u n i c a t i o n .

c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 1 ally a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y un- c o m f o r t a b l e . "

T h e two a r e a s k i n g f o r r e i n s t a t e m e n t a n d f a i l i n g t h a t , f i n a n c i a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o t a l l i n g $450,000. H o w e v e r , K o h l e r s a i d t h a t the r e q u e s t f o r r e i n s t a t e m e n t w a s m e r e - ly a legal f o r m a l i t y a n d h e f e e l s t h a t " t h e j u d g e w o n ' t g o f o r r e i n s t a t e m e n t . "

Sich, who t a u g h t R u s s i a n a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y f o r 13 y e a r s , is . . c u r r e n t l y u n e m p - loyed. " I ' m on u n e m p l o y - m e n t , which will end by t h e end of M a y , " he said. H e a d d e d t h a t he is s e e k i n g a position a t o t h e r c o l l e g e s r i g h t now.

Ex-Profs Await Action

K o h l e r w o r k s a s a p a r t - t i m e l e c t u r e r in S p a n i s h , a position t h a t w a s o f f e r e d to h i m a f t e r h i s f u l l t i m e position of 11 y e a r s w a s t e r m i n a t e d . H e s a i d t h a t h e h a s s e a r c h e d the j o b o p p o r - t u n i t i e s in S p a i n a n d h o p e s t h a t the c a s e will be s e t t l e d b e f o r e n e x t f a l l , w h e n h e would t a k e a job in Colegio M a y o r , S p a i n .

A c c o r d i n g t o P r o v o s t S.

G e n e Odle, K o h l e r ' s c o n t r a c t a s a l e c t u r e r will p r o b a b l y c o m e up f o r r e v i e w in A p r i l or M a y a l t h o u g h the U n i v e r - sity is u n d e r no o b l i g a t i o n to m a k e a n y p a r t - t i m e o f f e r s until s u m m e r .

Introducing a distinguished Icelandic bird who

has the answer

to all those confusing air iares to Europe.

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first things young Puffins learn to do is fly Icelandic.

Beginning April I 1978.

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from Chicago. Return tickets are good a lull year. Fares

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EDITORIALS

Who is Really Responsible?

The tragic and pointless death of an Alfred University student has presented the university community with a ditressing dilemma... who is responsible?

It is most difficult to make judgments on a situation of such gravity, and with so many complex implications.

Something must be done to drive home the reality of what has happened. In this case, that something is the university's withdrawal of recognition from Klan Alpine fraternity. It is rather unfortunate that an entire fraternity must suffer as a consequence of this incident, but it is unrealistic and

somewhat immature to take the attitude that no one was responsible for Chuck Stenzel's death.

The real responsibility lies with the attitude that alcohol is essential for any social occasion's success... an attitude carefully cultivated by both the media and society for many years. It is therefore unfair to pin the guilt on one group... or is it?

Social organizations, specifically the Greeks, have long had the reputation of being rather alcohol oriented. Stenzel died as a result of organizational activities. It is logical that the organization bear the brunt of criticism and disciplinary actions.

The penalization of Klan, seen by some as unjust, is necessary in order to help everyone, organizations and independents as well, become more aware that the waste of human lives cannot be tolerated in any form.

Allenterm Should Be Retained

The validity of Allenterm is not a new question at Alfred University. Professor Harrie Stevens' proposal for an academic calendar which would abolish Allenterm has once again brought the issue to our attention.

Last time around-several years ago-Allenterm was

"saved" by a very vocal group of students who wanted to revamp the program. This time, some students seem to recognize the need for more revision of Allenterm guidelines.

Others appear quite decided against continuing it, stating that it is a waste of time.

Allenterm represents an opportunity for those students who are normally regimented into a tight and often restrictive academic schedule to break free of the limitations imposed on them by choice of major.

It is a very impressive program when viewed for potential- the resources open to students who take Allenterms which utilize the faculty and facilities of the university are awesome. The problem lies mostly with students. The chief complaints have been from those who view Allenterm as a time for students to "hang out" aimlessly, wasting time and accomplishing little. There are students who also do the same thing during the regular semesters, but the grade system makes it much more difficult to go unnoticed.

The suggestion that it is up to the students to responsibly construct useful, educational Allenterms, or to take full advantage of the opportunities offered, is almost laughable.

It is human nature to want to "rest" after a semester of

hard work. Therefore it becomes necessary to establish rules and guidelines. Changes should be made in the Allenterm program. Rules need tightening. Closer attention should be paid to what is offered and how much is expected of a student.

Removing Allenterm from the curriculum altogether would be a mistake. Presently, in the eyes of many, it is one of the characteristics which set Alfred apart from other universities. It is certainly one of the most visible features of this school's attitude towards education. It shows that Alfred allows students a certain independence in their studies, the freedom to break free of the "usual" and examine areas which would be impossible to touch outside of a university situation.

On University stationary, at least, Alfred University is a school "majoring in the human experience." At a time when many schools a r e gradually evolving into highly computerized businesses, it is important that we appreciate the potentialities of Allenterm and not sell out to the attitude that in order to be a quality school, we must conform. It is possible to follow state-imposed regulations while still holding on to a program which distinguishes Alfred as a school that cares about the individual as well as the business as a whole.

Within any program there will be failures, people who for want of direction or motivation will misuse time or goldbrick their way through, giving the program a bad name.

Abolishing Allenterm would certainly solve that problem, but would also deprive serious, conscientious students of the chance to realize a great creative potential.

Letters

Fiat Lux

A L F R E D , N E W Y O R K , M A R C H 13, 1978 E D I T O R IN C H I E F

P R O D U C T I O N M A N A G E R B U S I N E S S M A N A G E R

N e w s E d i t o r Copy E d i t o r a n d L a y o u t F e a t u r e s E d i t o r P h o t o g r a p h i c E d i t o r P u b l i c i t y D i r e c t o r A d v e r t i s i n g T y p e s e t t i n g E d i t o r i a l A d v i s o r

B u s i n e s s A d v i s o r

R O B E R T A E . N O R D H E I M R O B E R T C . H I C K M A N G R E G S M I T H

R o b e r t C. H i c k m a n R. Victor Bozzo Sheldon Stein D a v i d Van S c o t t D i a n a L. T o m b S t e v e A d l e r L y n n B u r g e t t L o u i s K. G r e i f f J o h n C. H o w a r d

To t h e E d i t o r :

I n o r d e r f o r Chuck Sten- zel's d e a t h to h a v e a n y m e a n i n g , t h e r e m u s t b e a r a d i c a l c h a n g e in a t t i t u d e c o n c e r n i n g t h e f u n c t i o n a n d p u r p o s e of f r a t e r n i t i e s .

T h e b a s i c i d e a b e h i n d f r a t e r n i t i e s is b r o t h e r h o o d , w h i c h is a positive a n d c o n s t r u c t i v e e t h i c . U n f o r - t u n a t e l y , t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e obviously lost s i g h t of t h e i r p r o f e s s e d goals. T h e r e m u s t be a c h a n g e in a t t i t u d e in w h i c h f r a t e r n i t i e s a r e f o u n d e d on a n e t h i c of t r u e b r o t h e r h o o d a n d m u t u a l res- p e c t for life i n s t e a d of its d e s e c r a t i o n .

K l a n Alpine m u s t b e dis- a s s o c i a t e d f r o m Alfred Uni- v e r s i t y .

T h e y w e r e a l r e a d y on p r o b a t i o n b e f o r e this t r a g e d y o c c u r e d . I t would b e a m o c k e r y of t h a t s t a t u s if t h e y w e r e a l l o w e d to c o n t i n u e . How f a r d o e s f r a t e r n i t y h a v e to go b e f o r e d e f i n i t i v e a c t i o n is w a r r a n t e d ?

B u t K l a n is not t h e r e a l p r o b l e m t h a t s h o u l d c o n c e r n us. T h e a b s u r d i n i t i a t i o n p r a c t i c e s t h a t f r a t e r n i t i e s p r o p o g a t e a r e t h e r e a l m e - n a c e . L a s t y e a r , when I w a s a n R.A. in T e f f t Hall, one of the f r e s h m a n p l e d g e s on m y f l o o r a l m o s t died of a c u t e alcohol i n t o x i c a t i o n r e s u l t i n g f r o m p a r t of his i n i t i a t i o n c e r e m o n y into a n o t h e r f r a - t e r n i t y ( n o t K l a n ) . H e lived only b e c a u s e we g a v e him m o u t h - t o - m o u t h r e s u s c i t a - tion in t i m e .

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K l a n w a s r i g h t w h e n t h e y s a i d it w a s a n a c c i d e n t t h a t could h a v e h a p p e n e d a t a n y one of t h e f r a t e r n i t i e s . T h a t is t h e r e a l d a n g e r ! W h e t h e r K l a n is d i s a s s o c i a t e d with t h e U n i v e r s i t y is u l t i m a t e l y i n s i g n i f i c a n t if t h e initiation p r a c t i c e s of t h e o t h e r f r a t e r - n i t i e s c o n t i n u e . We m u s t p r o t e c t the i m p r e s s i o n a b l e n e w c o m e r s to A l f r e d w h o so e a s i l y get c a u g h t u p in t h e f a l s e s e c u r i t y of t h e s e o r g a n - i z a t i o n s .

S i n c e r e l y , G r e g o r y B e l a n g e r To the E d i t o r :

As of M a r c h 9, 1978 a c e r t a i n g r o u p on C a m p u s is o f f i c a l l y u n r e c o g n i z e d b y A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . T h e following q u o t e f r o m a l e t t e r f r o m D e a n K i n g a n d a p - p r o v e d by P r e s i d e n t R o s e s h o u l d e x p l a i n t h e r e s u l t s of t h i s a c t i o n : " T h i s a c t i o n b y t h e U n i v e r s i t y s p e c i f i c a l l y e n t a i l s t o t a l d i s a s s o c i a t i o n f r o m (the g r o u p ' s n a m e ) with Alfred U n i v e r s i t y , ( t h e g r o u p ' s n a m e ) c a n no l o n g e r p a r t i c i p a t e in U n i v e r s i t y a c - t i v i t i e s a s a n o r g a n i z e d f r a t e r n i t y . T h e U n i v e r s i t y will t a k e s t e p s to i n s u r e t h a t ( t h e g r o u p ' s n a m e ) is no l o n g e r i d e n t i f i e d in a n y U n i v e r s i t y p u b l i c a t i o n s . I t is a l s o i m p e r a t i v e t h a t a s of M a r c h 9, 1978 ( t h e g r o u p ' s n a m e ) not d i s p l a y in i t s h o u s e a n y t h i n g t h a t i d e n t i - f i e s itself w i t h A l f r e d U n i v e r - s i t y . " T h i s action w a s a d i r e c t r e s u l t of the t r a g e d y w h i c h o c c u r r e d on F e b r u a r y 25, 1978 a n d n u m e r o u s o t h e r d i s r u p t i o n s .

Although I t o t a l l y d i s a g r e e with the a c t i o n , I ' m s u r e i t w a s well t h o u g h t o u t a n d c o n s i d e r e d by t h e a d m i n i s - t r a t i o n to b e t h e b e s t m o v e - m e n t f o r A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . I ' m e q u a l l y c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e school c a n l e g a l l y c a r r y o u t t h e s e a c t i o n s , a l t h o u g h b e i n g legal a n d b e i n g j u s t a r e not n e c e s s a r i l y s y n o n y m o u s ,

I think t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s e v e r y r i g h t to i g n o r e t h i s g r o u p in a d m i n i s t r a t i v e p u b - l i c a t i o n s a s t h e y s e e fit. I find i t q u e s t i o n a b l e to o r d e r

this school w i t h t h e i r tuition to s t o p a t t e n d i n g U n i v e r s i t y a c t i v i t i e s o r d i s p l a y i n g t h a t t h e y ' r e s t u d e n t of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y a n d a m e m b e r of a s p e c i f i c g r o u p . W h a t s h o u l d be ojur p r i m e c o n c e r n t h o u g h is t h e c e n s o r i n g of s t u d e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s , s p e c i f i - c a l l y t h e F i a t l u x a n d K a n a k a d e a .

I f o r o n e c a n n o t f i n d a n y t h i n g p o s i t i v e a b o u t c e n - s o r i n g n e w s o r h i s t o r y . I t h i n k it would b e a g r o s s i n j u s t i c e f o r t h e a d m i n i s t r a - t i o n t o o r d e r w h a t t h e s t u d e n t s m a y w r i t e o r r e a d . T h i s should, b e t h e s t u d e n t s ' d e c i s i o n . I d o n ' t t h i n k it w o u l d be f a i r to c o m p a r e t h e U n i v e r s i t y to o t h e r g r o u p s who h a v e u s e d c e n s o r s h i p a s a tool to r i d t h e m s e l v e s of s o m e t h i n g . Y e t it should b e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t his m e t h o d h a s p r o v e d i n e f f e c t i v e a n d o f t e n s e l f - d e f e a t i n g .

In s u m m a r y I a p p r e c i a t e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a - tion is a c t i n g in a m a n n e r in w h i c h they b e l i e v e i s m o s t b e n e f i c i a l f o r the U n i v e r s i t y . A l o n g the s a m e line p e r h a p s t h e y will r e - e v a l u a t e t h e i r d e c i s i o n f o r t h e s a k e of t h e U n i v e r s i t y .

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W h e n t r a g e d y s t r i k e s , t h o s e a f f e c t e d will u s u a l l y s e e k c o m f o r t a n d s h a r e t h e i r s o r r o w with one a n o t h e r . A t s u c h a t i m e , we feel m o r e t h o u g h t s h o u l d b e g i v e n to t h e s a d n e s s of t h e loss of a h u m a n life, r a t h e r t h a n t o ' w h a t e v e r o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t p e r s o n m a y h a v e b e e n a f f i l i - a t e d with. At t h e m e m o r i a l s e r v i c e f o r C h a r l e s S t e n z e l [ F e b r u a r y 26], two m a j o r A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y f r a t e r n i - * ties a s w e l l a s a m a j o r p e r c e n t a g e of t h e s t u d e n t b o d y a n d f a c u l t y w e r e n o t r e p r e s e n t e d . We a s s t u d e n t s s h o u l d b e a b l e to c o m e t o g e t h e r in m e m o r y of s o m e - one w e h a v e l o s t i n s t e a d of s t a y i n g a w a y d u e to our own p e r s o n a l p r e j u d i c e s . I t is s a d to t h i n k t h a t the c o h e s i v e n e s s f o r w h i c h A l f r e d is s u p p o s e d - ly k n o w n m a y b e m e r e l y a f a l l a c y a f t e r all.

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We, t h e L i t t l e S i s t e r s of Zeta B e t a T a u w a n t to go on r e c o r d a s b e i n g in s t r o n g s u p p o r t of the K l a n Alpine F r a t e r n i t y . We r e a l i z e t h e g r a v i t y of t h e s i t u a t i o n b u t s t r o n g l y f e e l now is t h e t i m e f o r o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s , f r a t - e r n i t i e s a n d s o r o r i t i e s on c a m p u s to pull t o g e t h e r a n d s u p p o r t K l a n Alpine. I t is o u r h o p e t h a t t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y s h a r e in o u r d e s i r e s to see s u c h a S t r o n g b r o t h e r h o o d r e m a i n a n a c t i v e s e g m e n t of o u r u n i v e r s i t y .

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s p e c i a l weekly editions, by s t u d e n t s a t A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . E d i t o r i a l and p r o d u c t i o n offices a r e l o c a t e d in the b a s e m e n t of the C a m p u s C e n t e r . M e e t i n g s a r e held e v e r y W e d n e s d a y a t 5:00 p . m .

T h e F i a t L u x encolurage^ l e t t e r s to the e d i t o r . T h e e d i t o r d o e s r e s e r v e the r i g h t , h o w e v e r , to edit all l e t t e r s to c o n f o r m to s p a c e l i m i t a t i o n s . , A d d r e s s a n y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e to: F i a t L u x , P . 0 . Box 767, A l f r e d , NY 14802.