Fiat LuxApril 1, 2003 The Student Newspaper of Alfred University AU proposes an update to fitness facilities BY ROBERT BAYNES tions.” puses in almost every state. ly completed a project at when the implementation of a STAFF WRITER Although no estimates of time or O’Brien stated, “Although right Allegheny College, and has com- design does take place, it will be cost have been finalized, the school now it is just a study, a project like pleted two projects for Duke privately funded by Alfred Health and fitness awareness has has selected Hastings & Chivetta this is always very exciting. We University. University. expanded rapidly in our society. Architects to create some physical are dealing with challenging ter- The design team has come up The names of the designs were As the innovations occur in designs. rain, and we would like to design with three building plans for developed in conversation from recreation centers throughout the Hastings & Chivetta has over 40 space in the facility for every- Alfred University, which were the Alfred community. United States, the Alfred commu- years of experience in designing body.” shown and reviewed by the One idea called “The Wrap nity is reminded of the conditions and implementing architectural Hastings & Chivetta has recent- Student Senate Feb. 26. If and SEE ATHLETICS, PAGE 4 in the McLane Center and Davis plans throughout the United Gym. States. A feasibility study has been ini- Alfred’s business contact from tiated to increase the quality of the firm is Jeff O’Brien, who has campus facilities in the future. already made three visits to the Charles Edmondson, president campus. O’Brien previously con- of Alfred University, said, “A sig- ducted business with Edmonson at nificant number of students, facul- Rollins College in Florida. ty and alumni have made it clear O’Brien has been with the firm that Alfred University needs to since 1989 and has completed over improve its recreational and ath- 110 sports, recreation and wellness letic facilities to the level of other centers in that time. He has con- highly regarded small institu- ducted business on college cam- Gay rights pioneer speaks at AU BY SEBASTIAN WHITE the modern gay movement. STAFF WRITER She began her life’s work at a time when it was still illegal for When Barbara Gittings first gay men and lesbians to work in began to fight for equal rights in any aspect of government. It was the 1950s, people stopped to listen. also a period marked by frequent The scene in the Knight Club police raids on gay bars and regu- was much the same as the promi- lar discrimination against gay men nent gay rights activist presented and lesbians. her recent lecture, titled “Gay and “I’ve seen all this change in my Smiling: Tales From Our Fifty- lifetime, thanks to Barbara PHOTO BY KEVIN BERWALD Five Years of Activism.” Gittings,” said Vicki Eaklor, pro- Sophomore Nathaniel True stars in AU’s production of Quilt, presented March 19-22 in the Knight Club. Gittings, who was an instru- fessor of history, who was instru- mental figure in the early years of mental in organizing Gittings’ visit the gay movement and continues to AU. to be in the vanguard of equal So Gittings was truly a pioneer Two plead guilty in Klein case rights issues, came to Alfred when, in 1958, she established the University to lecture for Women’s East Coast chapter of the BY ALISON SAVETT admitted he “hit Klein in the head school knew nothing about the History Month, awing many who Daughters of Bilitis, the first les- COPY MANAGER with a boot after tying his hands legal proceedings until this past met her and who heard her stories bian organization in the U.S. and feet with duct tape.” month’s e-mail was sent to the of activism. Many years later, she led the Two former AU students pleaded Lam admitted to encouraging campus. Gittings became active in gay American Library Association’s guilty to involvement in the beat- Calkins and two other fraternity “Grand jury proceedings are rights long before the Stonewall Gay Task Force, a leadership role ing of fellow student Benjamin P. members, J. Max Christiansen and not open to the public,” he stated. Riots in 1969, the event that is Klein, a junior business adminis- Adam “Jersey” Shane, to tie Klein “We have no say in this matter. We often hailed as the beginning of SEE GAY RIGHTS, PAGE 4 tration major whose body was up. He admitted that he did noth- simply didn’t know what the found in February of 2002 after he ing to stop them. grand jury was doing. As soon as has been missing for two days. The AP reported that Calkins we found out, we passed it on to Klein, who was 21 at the time of and Lam told the court that, while the student body.” death, was found in Kanakadea tied up, Klein was placed in a bath- Edmondson then explained that Creek behind his fraternity house, tub with the shower on, until he the University has absolutely no Zeta Beta Tau. The toxicology swore he would not leave the hotel standing in this matter or any report stated that Klein, of room. legal authority to see the reports Putney, Vt., died of a suicide over- “We were all afraid that if he dealing with the case. dose, believed to be migraine med- left, he would get our fraternity in “Just because they were ication. trouble because he was drinking enrolled in the University when The assault occurred over the and telling others about hazing they committed the acts doesn’t weekend of Feb. 8, 2002, when five practices in our fraternity,” said mean we [can] do anything,” he students, all part of ZBT, jour- Lam. said. “Once cases like this are neyed to Syracuse for a national According to a Fiat Lux article adjudicated, if we have discipli- conclave meeting of the fraternity. written in February of 2002, for- nary [reason] to take action The beating took place in the hotel mer ZBT president Christopher against a student, then we will.” room in DeWitt, and continued Cowen explained that Klein told a Carol Wood, associate dean of during the car ride back to Alfred, bunch of national representatives students and judicial coordinator, Lam said. some of the AU chapter’s house SEE KLEIN, PAGE 4 The students, Bradley Calkins, secrets. 22, of Stony Brook, and Thomas After the group realized that Lam, 23, of Hamburg, took plea Klein had spoken about these Index bargains offered by Assistant secret practices, they decided to Issue #11 Volume #96 District Attorney Beth Van Doren leave the meeting, for fear of los- A & E. 6, 7, 8, 9 during the second day of a grand ing their charter, said Cowen in Features . 4, 5 jury hearing in Onondaga County the 2002 interview. When the five News . 3, 4 Court. Calkins pleaded guilty to brothers got into the car to return Op/Ed . 2, 3 third degree assault while Lam, to Alfred, Christiansen and Shane Klein’s freshman year roommate, allegedly beat Klein for the dura- Sports . 11, 12 PHOTO BY HEATHER MUCKLEY pleaded guilty to second degree tion of the ride. A case against The Liat. 10 Danee Dietrich, daughter of Director of Powell Dining Hall John hazing. these two is still pending. Advanced Warning Tour hits Davis Dietrich, parties with junior Matthew Washington at Winter Gras, held According to the AP report AU President Charles Gym, while Sum 41 performs at March 4 in Ade Hall. See story page 4. released in Syracuse, Calkins Edmondson explained that the Alfred State.. p. 6-7. April 1, 2003 Editorial / Opinions — Page 2 Fiat Lux COLUMN Fiat Lux NCAA makes the right call New fitness facility BY BRYAN SICK not changed is the tradition of tive tournament pools. MANAGING EDITOR great sports events in March. If the NCAA had decided to Prior to March 19, the NCAA postpone its yearly event, would benefit campus “March Madness” is was considering postponing its everybody would be stuck with probably a favorite biggest event if and when the only war coverage to watch. Alfred University is looking into the prospect of upgrading its ath- time of year for most United States invaded Iraq. While I want to be informed of letic facilities, but the main beneficiaries will not be AU’s intercolle- sports fans. There was also the problem of what is going on, I would defi- giate athletes. Everybody looks tournament coverage if the nitely get sick of the coverage if Instead, the goal of a new structure will be to increase recre- forward to filling out their NCAA Tournament were that were my only option. ational opportunities for all. brackets, watching their base- played as scheduled. If the CBS also made a great judg- The University has hired Hastings & Chivetta Architects to ball teams start off another sea- United States goes to war, CBS, ment call in allowing ESPN to design several options for the addition. son and rooting for their profes- the network with exclusive air the first day of tournament The different designs vary in structure, with possibilities ranging sional basketball and hockey rights to the tournament, has to coverage while CBS covered from an addition wrapping around the current McLane Center, a teams to squeak into the play- air war coverage as part of its the war. separate building between the Miller Performing Arts Center and offs. network responsibilities. While this decision cost the the Olin Building connected to McLane by a bridge or a vertical March Madness of 2003, how- I, for one, am very pleased station a huge amount of ad rev- addition to McLane featuring a four-story climbing wall.