FIAT LUX Alfred, New York The Official Newspaper of Alfred University | April 3, 2019 Volume 113, Issue 5 Alumna Fights Trauma with Glass WHAT’S Matthew Hill, Managing Editor INSIDE? Glassblowing can help heal trauma in Chicago’s inner city youth, AU alumna Pearl How to pack for Dick told a crowd of nearly your summer 200 on March 27 in Holmes Auditorium. hiking trip “The focus that glassblowing requires can help shut out the drama of everyday life,” she said. Dick gave this year’s Women and Gender Studies Riley Lecture, “Glassblowing and Healing Trauma: a Queer Woman of Color’s Feminist Approach.” The 1998 AU Pearl Dick in the AU hot shop after giving a glassblowing demo. Photo Credit: Matthew Hill What is Going on graduate, who now lives in Chicago, runs her own public FIRE in 2015 to help experienced early in their America? glass studio. She began by traumatized youth in the lives. Each of the students is a telling the audience about city. FIRE stands for Fearless gunshot victim. Project FIRE her background as a queer Initiative for Recovery and is designed to help them Chinese-American woman Empowerment. She has build skills, develop a more and how that influenced her expanded the program positive future outlook and art. She says that her identity since then, and now has 21 heal. has shaped how she views young men enrolled. The She does all of this through the larger art community. program helps participants teaching them to blow glass. She co-founded Project recover from traumas they see Glassblowing on page 3 The Headliner of the Week Clothing Has No Lily Smith, Staff Writer Gender In the upcoming weeks, the Headliner will submerge Alfred in good tunes and excellent performers. The concert, featuring lovelytheband and , will be playing loud and proud Saturday, April 13,. Lovelytheband is an American indie pop group from . The band is comprised of three musicians: vocalist Mitchy Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald and A slight misunder- drummer Sam Price. Their hit single, broken, Photo From: majesticdetroit.com standing about is being played all over the radio. Broken Easter has charted on numerous Billboard music charts. Together they create an eclectic, pop- Black Power inspired sound with nice beats and smooth lyrics. Speaker at AU The Wrecks are an band Matthew Hill, Managing Editor from Thousand Oaks, . The rock group has a couple members, including The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s Nick Anderson, Aaron Kelley, Billy Nally, Nick was messier than we remember it, Aram Schmidt and Westen Weiss. Their top song, Goudsouzian told a packed crowd on March Favorite Liar, shows off the band’s solid beats, 18 in Nevins Theater. nice electric guitar riffs and hard-hitting The Civil Rights Movement was not just drums. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, he told Men’s Lacrosse The concert will either be in the parking lot a packed audience. It was a lot more chaotic of Carnegie Hall or inside the McLane Center. Uses Fourth than we are taught. There will be food trucks before the event, Goudsouzian is a University of Memphis Quarter to Pull and the show starts at 8 p.m. professor of history specializing in African- Away From Utica Tickets are $5 for AU and Alfred State American history. He gave this year’s Russell students and $10 for faculty, staff and for E8 Win Lecture about the Meredith March, a march community members. They are on sale now from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, in the AU Bookstore, CSI and online through Mississippi in June 1965. While the march’s My Alfred and AU Connect. goal was to increase black voter registration, see Speaker on page 3 Page 2 ALFRED UNIVERSITY April 3, 2019 How to pack for your summer hiking trip Glassblowing from page 1 Caleb Scott, Editor-in-Chief

Growing up, my family and I would sneak away from our lives each summer to spend a week or two backpacking in northern New Hampshire. Planning hikes to remote areas became second nature to my family. We are all familiar with the mountains and are comfortable surrounded by wilderness. As summer approaches, you might consider doing some hiking. If you are new to backpacking, getting started can be daunting. Bring too much and your pack will be too heavy. Bring too little and you will be hungry, wet and Thru hiking gear for the Vermont Long Trail posted by u/ireland1988 - Photo from reddit.com in bad spirits. To get ahead of the learning curve, let me look for places to camp with from a jar, take it out and put Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew share with you the basics of about that much distance it in a ziplock bag. Getting when I was a member in packing for a backpacking between them. If your caught up in the “dehydrated California: they recommend trip, as I learned them. route has shelters along food” trap is a quick way a minimum 2L of water each it that are close enough to make an inexpensive day.” Step #1: Do your research together, take advantage of vacation cost more. Find a destination and them. Camping at shelters Step #5: Prepare for get a good quality map makes setting up faster Step #4: Have a water plan weather of your route. Joyce Scott, than tenting or hammock Be sure to have a filtration Bad weather and poor did most of the research camping and provide basic system or water treatment preparation are among for our trips. She worked at accommodations such as method with you. My the leading causes of the Appalachian Mountain easy access to water and family uses bleach or iodine death for hikers. Packing Club site in Pinkham Notch, privies. My family spent a treatments as it is reliable proper weather gear is New Hampshire as the trail lot of time tenting. If you art and fast but there plenty of essential. Never embark on info desk for four years and tenting, figure out where other options. Always check a backpacking trip without has hiked more than 70 to stay by looking for places to see what you treatment researching what kinds of percent of all the trails in the on your map where you can method or system can weather to expect. For most White Mountains. She even probably find water but have handle. A big mistake people temperate climate hikes, hiked all 48 of the 4,000- dry, flat, ground. Count up make is getting a fancy pack a fleece jacket, a rain foot mountains in New the number of days on your filtration system that takes jacket, polypropylene long Hampshire by the age of 16. route and use this number to 20 minutes to fill a single- underwear, heavy wool She recommends checking pack food and water. quart bottle of water. We use hiking socks (Darn Tough is National Geographic or the bleach because it is light and a good brand), a winter hat United States Geological Step #3: Keep food cheap effective against bacteria and and winter gloves. Survey online to find a and simple parasites. For bleach, the EPA “This list is not optional,” my generic map. These are fairly Packing food is obviously recommends two drops of mother says. reliable and easy to get. If crucial. Many people make bleach per quart/liter. Shake It is probably best to you want to take it to the the mistake of going to it well, and then let it sit for purchase these items from next level, find a guiding or hiking stores and buying half an hour before drinking. reputable hiking stores, as wilderness company based dehydrated meals. According For this method, get a small quality weather gear is worth out of the area of you trip. to my mother, these meals two or three ounce dropper the money. LL Bean is a great Many of these companies are lightweight and provide bottle and fill it with clear place to start. They offer will have or can recommend excellent nutrition but unscented bleach. Make sure ridiculous warranties on all Aram Goudsouzian - Photo from memphis.edu more accurate and detailed are often unnecessarily it is either 6% or 8.25% bleach. their products. maps. Also, ask the company expensive. It is better to go For carrying water, a two-liter Speaker from page 1 if there is a guide book that to the supermarket and soda bottles can be excellent it was also the origin of the details the route you plan purchase high carb food and affordable ways to carry With any luck, you are Black Power movement. to hike. These books can that can be made in a single water. They can be modified now ahead of the packing He told the story of this summarize the ruggedness cooking pot. If you want to to mimic a CamelBak by learning curve and can get journey as a narrative, of the terrain and tell you get serious, do the math drilling a quarter inch hole started on planning that starting with a man named where to find water, shelter and find foods with high in their caps and feeding a summer hike you have been James Meredith on a and hidden secrets of the calories per ounce. Don’t get length of quarter-inch clear anticipating. This is by no one-man march. On the area. fancy, focus on variety. Knorr plastic hose through it. Trust means a complete guide, second day, Meredith was rice dishes and mac and me, we have been doing this so to get more in depth shot by a white sniper and Step #2: Find out how long cheese are good options. My for years. My father claims information, research all of hospitalized. After that, Civil you are packing for mother hiked most of the that he invented it long the points that I talked about Rights groups nationwide Once you have a map, you Appalachian trail carrying before CamelBak existed. on youtube and on more poured in to finish the can plan your route. Knowing similar meals. Butter (for Seth Steele, equipment reliable hiking websites. Also, march. how many days you plan to cooking) and peanut butter manager of The Forest look for columns in future The many groups that hike is crucial to knowing are two staples that will be People here at AU said, issues of the Fiat Lux that will came to Memphis made the how much you need to pack. some of the heaviest foods “What I would recommend explore other elements of march messy, reflective of Decide approximately how you will want to bring. Avoid as a good minimum hiking such as hiking ethics the movement as a whole, many miles a day you or food in cans or heavy jars. If for water is what was and in depth looks into the Goudsouzian said. your group can hike. Then, you have to bring something recommended by the High art of tent camping. The Civil Rights Movement’s messiness Page 3 ALFRED UNIVERSITY April 3, 2019

Glassblowing from page 1 had a vase shatter, but Glassblowing builds trust, Dick says. turned it into a new piece. “Blowing glass is hot, it’s dangerous, and He built a wooden coffin, we have to work together to keep each and put the broken shards other safe,” she added. in it. The other students This segues into participants trusting joined in, adding their one other outside of glasswork. Each broken pieces to the coffin. Project FIRE session combines three This opens the door hours of glasswork and one hour of to talking about other group therapy. After working with hot kinds of loss they have glass, the participants feel comfortable experienced, Dick says. In enough to open up about the traumas addition to being gunshot from their childhood. She says talking victims, some have lost helps them heal. family members or are in Along the way, the program gives the wheelchairs. One member participants a more positive outlook, she that Dick talked about adds. was in a coma for eight Project FIRE Chicago - Photo from projectfirechicago.org At first, most can only imagine dying months when he was 13. or going to jail. “After just one session The members of Project their answers expand,” Dick says. FIRE are able to discuss their traumas and they helped build the studio from The skills Dick’s students develop through the program. scratch. Dick says that taking an active can help them outside of Project FIRE. Project FIRE helps participants take role in the program helps them take Their work is shown in galleries and ownership of their lives and experiences. ownership over it and makes them more they attend conferences nationwide. “These programs help shift the committed. They also sell the art they make in her narrative from victim to advocate,” Dick The best thing Project FIRE does, Dick studio. They keep most of the money, said. added, is build relationships. but some goes to Project FIRE. She says They are able to use the skills they “What’s most important is the idea of that giving money to the program helps learn to teach one another both about people’s connection bringing us closer them feel a stronger connection to it.. glass and about overcoming trauma, she together,” she concluded. Project FIRE also helps teach the said. They work with one another both Dick is working hard to continue students how to deal with loss, she in and outside the studio. Through their growing her program. Since 2015, Project added. work in Project FIRE, the students make FIRE has expanded from five to 21 young “Every artist has experienced loss in new paths for themselves and avoid the men. She is also working on starting a the form of a failed piece,” Dick said. violence they experienced before. Project FIRE for women, and says she “Broken vases can be a starting point to The students are big contributors to would like to continue growing both discuss death.” the program in other ways as well. The programs. For more information, visit She told the story of one student who art they sell helps fund the program, https://www.projectfirechicago.org/.

march and wanted to stay have their march.” Meredith, nonviolent and open to of course, had his march. whites that wanted to join. King had his march, working The Student Nonviolent for nonviolence and unity. Coordinating Committee’s Carmichael had his as well, leader, Stokely Carmichael, with his call for Black Power favored self defense rather making him an “heir” to than strict pacifism and Malcolm X. thought the march should Yet the marches were not only be for blacks. The limited to the experiences of Deacons for Defense and such icons, Goudsouzian said. Justice wanted to protect All the marchers, and even marchers through force. the opposition like the police Black Power meant had their own marches different things for different as well. For example, one people Goudsouzian said. woman said that, for her, For some, it was a way to the march was a “spiritual Aram Goudsouzian - Photo from memphis.edu voice their frustrations about awakening.” Even today she their treatment. For others, can hear the songs and cries Speaker from page 1 was one of Goudsouzian’s it was a way to take pride from the marchers as if she it was also the origin of the major themes. While Martin in black culture, beauty was still there. Black Power movement. Luther King Jr. was a major and history. It was a way Goudsouzian concluded He told the story of this civil rights figurehead, to establish a community that the Meredith March, journey as a narrative, Goudsouzian said he was and an identity as a black which ended at the Jackson, starting with a man named definitely not the only person in the U.S. It was Mississippi town hall, was James Meredith on a leader. This is important to also a rallying call for black the last great march of the one-man march. On the remember today because Americans use their political Civil Rights era. In all, over second day, Meredith was some people dismiss current power. 4,000 black voters were shot by a white sniper and movements, such as Black Black Power meant registered during this three hospitalized. After that, Civil Lives Matter, because they something to whites too. week march. The marchers Rights groups nationwide are not as neatly organized For conservative whites, it held a rally and voter drive at poured in to finish the as the Civil Rights Movement, was vindication that they the town hall, and Meredith march. he said. were right that the Civil was there to finish the march The many groups that Many civil rights groups Rights Movement was with the others. came to Memphis made the on the march had some dangerous all along. For To learn more, check out march messy, reflective of opposition to one another, liberal whites, it was a reason Goudouzian’s book, Down the movement as a whole, despite having the same to stop supporting the cause to the Crossroads, available Goudsouzian said. goal. King’s Southern because it was too radical. online. The Civil Rights Christian Leadership Goudsouzian’s final theme Movement’s messiness Conference came to the was that “Everybody should Page 4 OPINION April 3, 2019 Page 5 What is Clothing Has No Gender Going on Jaron Cheatham, Staff Writer I am part of the vibrant America? LGBTQIA+ community here at AU, which includes people Lily Smith, Staff Writer of all races and ethnicities, ages, faiths, religions and Marvin Gaye’s infamous What’s Going socioeconomic statuses from On album draws parallels between life all parts of the world. Being during the Vietnam War and the later gay in today’s society, I have Iraq and Afghanistan wars. When the to deal with a lot of prejudice album was originally released in 1971, the and discrimination nearly calm lyrics and danceable beats raised everywhere. a single question: what is going on with One thing that frustrates America, the country who starts wars me is being told I dress too with no end in sight? feminine. Assigning gender The Vietnam War lasted almost 20 to clothing is ridiculous years, from November 1955 until April because people have a 1975, resulting in some 3.4 million gender and what they wear casualties: Vietnamese civilians, North does not tell you what their and South Vietnamese troops and U.S. gender is. For instance, troops. The draft gave Gaye a personal when I wear a pair of jeans, connection with the war. His brother I am wearing men’s jeans. was drafted and, in response,he wrote Not because the jeans the album What’s Going On about indicate that I am a man, but the perspective of a Vietnam veteran because they are my jeans, returning home and looking at the and I am a man. If I decide dismal reality surrounding him. that I do not want the jeans anymore, and I give them to “Brother, brother, brother / There’s Photo from Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going on” Album a woman, the jeans become far too many of you dying / You women’s jeans. Clothing He states in his article, “since 2001, has no gender. Despite how know we’ve got to find a way / To we’ve got to find a way / To bring 2.77 million service members have masculine or feminine a bring some lovin’ here today.” some lovin’ here today.” served on 5.4 million deployments piece of clothing may appear, across the world with soldiers from the Gaye’s use of anti-war lyrics were After watching a tv show on Netflix Army accounting for the bulk of them. important in such a political time and that talked about Gaye’s music, Deployed personnel were under 30 years helped those who needed it most. His specifically the song What’s Going On, old on average, over half were married A slight misunderstanding about Easter calming voice made listeners feel like and understanding that the song was and about half had children.” Melina Sanchez, Guest Writer they were not alone. But today, the in protest to the Vietnam war, it made The wars themselves, and the feeling of security is lost because the understanding that war a little bit easier. aftermath, makes opposing them easy. It is that time of the year US is still at war – just with different I have been listening to this song on It also allows people to question why where we start catching countries. repeat since then, and recently I realized we are still at war and what we’re trying glimpses of Easter eggs, In 2001, President George W. Bush that this song remains remains relevant to accomplish. But nonetheless, Gaye’s chocolate bunnies, colorful invaded Afghanistan hoping to dismantle today. What Gaye was saying seemed What’s Going On allows listeners to baskets and tons of jelly al-Qaeda and the Taliban, who were so relevant to the current state of the question. beans in retail stores. Many in power. Shortly after the invasion, U.S. and how we are still at war with The idea that many young people are families religiously come the US declared war on Afghanistan, Afghanistan. I became obsessed with choosing to allow themselves into a war together to celebrate Easter calling it: “Operation Enduring Freedom wanting to figure out why we are there. I that seems to never end and have no by going to a Sunday service – Afghanistan” (now called Operation began questioning our country’s choice overall positive impacts to the U.S. This and then spending time Freedom’s Sentinel). This is currently the in allowing the war to continue Mainly I has me question the appeal to join the with one another. While the longest war in US history. asked, what is going on America? military. Of course, the act of patriotism majority of society faithfully Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 to overthrow The resistance to wars that don’t seem and representing the U.S. entices people celebrates this holiday, not the government, run by Saddam Hussein necessary, cause far too many casualties to join, but is that it? everyone knows the real who, they thought, had a supply of and have terrible aftermaths, is quite When thinking about the wars the U.S. meaning behind Easter. Weapons of Mass Destruction. After 9/11, common. From all of these wars and has helped start, it’s nice to know that What is Easter, and why does the invasion turned into a war against invasions, many veterans may develop there are artists that have questioned it matter? international terrorism and its sponsors, PTSD, depression, anxiety and traumatic those decisions. What’s Going On is not As a child, my starting Operation Iraqi Freedom. This injuries that affect more than just only a classic, but is also an album that understanding of Easter was war officially ended in December 2011, themselves. transcends throughout time and while skewed by the marketing making the war more than eight years Niall McCarthy, a data journalist attempting to answer the question, and misconceptions I was long. covering technology, society and media what’s going on? fed. In my naïve eyes, Easter topics for Forbes, recently discussed the was all about wearing pretty, “We don’t need to escalate / You stats about the Iraq and Afghanistan pastel colored, dresses, see, war is not the answer / For only wars. He focused on the effects that war filling plastic Easter eggs has on soldiers, their families and the with chocolates, going to love can conquer hate / You know rapid deployments. church with my mom and my younger sister, getting together with my family afterward and eating a traditional Dominican Easter dessert called “sweet WANT TO WRITE FOR THE FIAT? cream of beans” (It’s like hot chocolate but more dense, EMAIL: [email protected] with sweet potatoes, raisins and cookies). Page 5 OPINION April 3, 2019

stereotypes will enable everyone to be their best Clothing Has No Gender selves. I will never accept Jaron Cheatham, Staff Writer no matter the color, the size hate and I cannot speak for or how the sale associates attached to clothing everyone, but I know they will I am part of the vibrant refer to them , what because it’s just fabric.” not either. LGBTQIA+ community here someone decides to put on I am embracing who I am at AU, which includes people their body does not change Why should fabric be more and more. Despite the of all races and ethnicities, their gender and does not gendered? Clothing cruel people, I am also more ages, faiths, religions and make them any less of the should be practical and a aware of, just of how much socioeconomic statuses from gender they identify with. comfortable way to express support my family, friends all parts of the world. Being oneself. Clothing companies and university have given gay in today’s society, I have Giovanni Pesce, should not change the me. I am gay, but this article to deal with a lot of prejudice another LGBTQIA+ styles of their clothing, but is not entirely about that, it is and discrimination nearly they should enhance them. about clothing. I mentioned everywhere. member at AU said, Children and teenagers my sexual orientation One thing that frustrates “Everyone should express in our society already because the people in my me is being told I dress too face enough pressure to community are at higher feminine. Assigning gender themselves as they conform, whether that be to risk of experiencing what I to clothing is ridiculous desire and disregard a particular body size, hobby do. But this is for everyone, because people have a choice or gender expression. not just members of the gender and what they wear societal norms.” There is no need to add to LGBTQIA+ community. If does not tell you what their that pressure by dictating you ever feel unhappy and gender is. For instance, Clothing companies what styles of clothing they alone because of how people when I wear a pair of jeans, should remove all gender can wear. Everyone should treat you, it is okay. It is not I am wearing men’s jeans. labels on their clothing. It is be able to feel comfortable you, it is them, and that is Not because the jeans a step in the right direction and confident in the clothes out of your control. You are indicate that I am a man, but of supporting one another they wear. never alone. Whatever the because they are my jeans, and their abilities to express Masculinity and femininity situation, there is always and I am a man. If I decide themselves as they choose. are not genders: they are going to be someone out that I do not want the jeans behaviors and presentations. there who is going through it anymore, and I give them to Cyan Lee, an art and They are rooted in with you. Photo from Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going on” Album a woman, the jeans become design major at AU stereotypically gendered women’s jeans. Clothing experiences that do not allow He states in his article, “since 2001, has no gender. Despite how said, “I don’t think there people to express themselves 2.77 million service members have masculine or feminine a should be genders and their emotions fully. served on 5.4 million deployments piece of clothing may appear, Breaking down gender across the world with soldiers from the Army accounting for the bulk of them. Deployed personnel were under 30 years old on average, over half were married A slight misunderstanding about Easter and about half had children.” Melina Sanchez, Guest Writer The wars themselves, and the In of the Catholic Church at aftermath, makes opposing them easy. It is that time of the year the time, ironically, I cannot It also allows people to question why where we start catching remember any one giving we are still at war and what we’re trying glimpses of Easter eggs, me a clear explanation of to accomplish. But nonetheless, Gaye’s chocolate bunnies, colorful who the man on the cross What’s Going On allows listeners to baskets and tons of jelly was. In our sanctuary there question. beans in retail stores. Many was a mesmerizing painting The idea that many young people are families religiously come of Jesus Christ on the cross choosing to allow themselves into a war together to celebrate Easter and his angels/apostles that seems to never end and have no by going to a Sunday service above the altar. I struggled overall positive impacts to the U.S. This and then spending time connecting myself with has me question the appeal to join the with one another. While the the weary man nailed to military. Of course, the act of patriotism majority of society faithfully the cross that had stripes and representing the U.S. entices people celebrates this holiday, not across his body, a crown of to join, but is that it? everyone knows the real thorns, blood coming from When thinking about the wars the U.S. meaning behind Easter. his hands and feet, head has helped start, it’s nice to know that What is Easter, and why does hang low and only a piece there are artists that have questioned it matter? of white cloth around his those decisions. What’s Going On is not As a child, my torso. I remained puzzled, over to look for him. An angel the same way or has the only a classic, but is also an album that understanding of Easter was hurt seeing this man in told Mary the good news that same interpretation of what transcends throughout time and while skewed by the marketing this condition. Curiosity Jesus Christ has risen. Along Easter is. But I encourage attempting to answer the question, and misconceptions I was eventually won out: Why was the way, Mary, along with everyone who celebrates what’s going on? fed. In my naïve eyes, Easter this man nailed on a cross? others, became witnesses of Easter to think about the was all about wearing pretty, Why didn’t anyone help him Christ’s resurrection. real reason why they do pastel colored, dresses, and who did it? Until, I finally Present day, I celebrate so. Are you celebrating filling plastic Easter eggs found someone to break Easter with a great joy and in a respectful or healthy with chocolates, going to down the story for me. confidence knowing that manner? If not, I challenge church with my mom and Nowadays, many people Christ conquered death you to spend time with other my younger sister, getting celebrate this hvoliday and resurrected on the members of the church together with my family without knowing the real third day. If it weren’t for and see how they celebrate afterward and eating a meaning of it. Easter Sunday his resurrection, none of us Easter, you’ll be happy you traditional Dominican is the day that Jesus Christ would not be here. Christ did. Easter dessert called “sweet resurrected from the dead borne our sins upon that WANT TO WRITE FOR THE FIAT? cream of beans” (It’s like hot on the third day. According cross so we could live in chocolate but more dense, to the book of Matthew it freedom. EMAIL: [email protected] with sweet potatoes, raisins says, his tomb was empty Now, I am aware that not and cookies). when his mother Mary went everyone celebrates Easter Page 6 SPORTS April 3, 2019 Spicer Wins 200-Meter Dash at Large SUNY Softball Splits Empire 8 Doubleheader with Utica Geneseo Invite Men’s Track and Field, March 30 From gosaxons.com GENESEO, NY – The Alfred University men’s track & field team competed at the SUNY Geneseo Invitational on Saturday and totaled five Top-10 finishes on the day. “I am so excited about the performances today from the men’s and women’s track & field teams,” Head Coach Dr. Angie Taylor said. “There were a lot of Top-10 places and the athletes are progressing nicely.” The Saxons were led by first-year Alex Spicer (Corning, NY/Corning- Painted Post) as he won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.24, defeating 68 other competitors including Photo Credit: Peter Mangels Division II runners from Daemen College and a Shaker) and Papa Dioum with a time of 36:39.96 to (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing) Division I runner from St. (Harlem, NY) to take third in be the next top finisher for and Zac Mapes (Queensbury, Bonaventure University. the 4x100-meter relay with a Alfred University. Daniel NY/Queensbury) both earned He also took seventh in the time of 44.77 on Saturday. Wiener (Cortlandt Manor, NY/ 10th place finishes. Schools 400-meter dash with a time Gavin Wilbert (Webster, NY/ Hendrick Hudson) earned hit a mark of 11.99m in the of 51.80. Spicer teamed with Webster Thomas) finished an eighth place finish in the triple jump while Mapes Jackson Trimboli (Arkport, sixth overall and fourth 400-meter hurdles with a went 1.74m in the high jump NY/Arkport Central), Rashid between college competitors time of 1:03.83. to close out the top finishes Abuelmaali (Latham, NY/ in the 10,000-meter run In the field, Jordan Schools of the day. Men’s Lacrosse Uses Fourth Quarter to Pull Away From Utica for E8 Win Men’s Lacrosse, March 30 From gosaxons.com ALFRED, NY – The Alfred on two others. University men’s lacrosse Anthony Ricottilli (Cortland, team hosted Utica College NY/Cortland) scored one goal on Saturday in its first home and had one assist while Photo Credit: Peter Mangels Saxons Fall on Road to Stevens Empire 8 game of the Frank Gavigan (Yorktown, season. After a tight first NY/Yorktown) and Peyton fed Chapman for the early The momentum shifted three quarters, the Saxons (6- VanBibber (Canton, NY/H.C. lead just a minute and 28 the Saxons way in the fourth 2, 2-0 Empire 8) were able to Williams) each scored a goal. seconds into the game. quarter, as AU outscored pull away in the final quarter Ian Chedzoy (Watkins Glen, Utica returned fire just the Pioneers 10-1 in the final to pick up the 16-5 victory. NY/Watkins Glen), Shane before the five minute mark period to run away with its Cale Donegan (Corning, Weber (Hull, MA/Hull) and to tie the game at one all second Empire 8 victory of NY/Corning-Painted Post) Noah Soriano (Valley Cottage, before taking a 2-1 lead the season. was on fire once again as he NY/Nyack) all assisted on minutes later. “We had guys step up today totaled six points on the day goals. Weber caused a team A late goal in the first from and lead this team which to lead AU, including five high five turnovers. Fornataro ended the first was great to see,” Head goals and an assist. Garrette Briggs period with the teams tied Coach Jason Lockner said. Jack Chapman (Elmira, (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) 2-2. “Kimiecik was great in goal NY/Notre Dame) and Joe was 17-22 on face-offs and The second quarter was and Donegan, Riccottili, and Fornataro(Rochester, NY/ picked up a team high 16 all Alfred as the Saxons Gavigan took over when we Greece Athena) each ground balls. scored the only three goals needed them to. I’ve never recorded hat-tricks on the Scott Kimiecik (Randolph, of the period to send AU into seen a team hit so many day for Alfred. Fornataro also NJ/Randolph) was impressive halftime leading 5-2. pipes when shooting as we assisted on two goals. in the net to pick up his Alfred scored early in did today. Happy for the Kyle Landrigan second win of the season. the third quarter to take a guys to not get frustrated (Canandaigua, NY/ Kimiecik played all 60 four goal lead before Utica and stay focused to win Canandaigua) and Jake minutes and finished with 13 stormed back with two the game. Shows a lot of McNaney (Corning, NY/ saves on the afternoon. straight to make the score character which is a mark of Corning-Painted Post) both The Saxons were first on 6-4 at the end of the third good team.” Photo Credit: Peter Mangels scored one goal and assisted the board when McNaney quarter. April 3, 2019 Page 7 SPORTS April 3, 2019 Softball Splits Empire 8 Doubleheader with Utica Softball, March 30 over with a sacrifice bunt From gosaxons.com before first-year Ashley Lugo ALFRED, NY – The Alfred (Hesperia, CA/Oak Hills) University softball team (8- earned an RBI with a single 10, Empire 8 3-1) split with to right field, giving AU the Utica College on Saturday lead, 1-0. afternoon at Harrington The Saxons lit up the Field. Junior Jessica Wilcox scoreboard in the bottom of (Forestville, NY/Pine Valley) the third when sophomore tied Nicole Hedrick’s ‘12 Sydney Saucedo (Whittier, career strikeout mark, CA/La Serna) walked to open ranking fourth all-time in AU the inning and stole second. history with 239 strikeouts. Guitron earned her first RBI The Saxons jumped on the of the day when she doubled Pioneers early, taking game to left center, scoring Photo Credit: Peter Mangels one of the day in a run-rule Saucedo. First-year Tati game, 8-0 before dropping Mejia(North Hills, CA/John seven RBIs and four walks Jess Wilcox pitched 5.0 the second game 8-3. First- F. Kennedy) joined the party compared to the Pioneers’ innings, striking out five year Alyssa Guitron (San with an RBI of her own one four hits and only one walk. batters and allowing three Bernardino, CA/Cajon) led at-bat later, scoring Guitron earned runs. Sophomore AU on the day with three on a successful squeeze Game Two Moreta Dyke (Milesburg, PA/ doubles, two RBIs and one play. Junior Jillian Murray The Saxons continued their Bald Eagle Area) and Murray run scored. Wilcox pitched (Eden, NY/Eden) stepped momentum into game two, came in as relief. Dyke a total of 10 innings, striking in next, doubling over the scoring two runs in the first. allowed three earned runs out 11 batters and allowing center fielder’s head, scoring Junior Elena Ceja (Redondo while striking out one batter. only three earned runs. senior Lu Krawczyk (West Beach, CA/Redondo Beach) Murray pitched 1.2 innings, Following her performance, Seneca, NY/West Seneca knocked a two-run double allowing only one hit. Wilcox sits atop the Empire West). Alexander pushed in over the left fielder’s head, Overall, AU had 14 hits 8 in strikeouts on the season Mejia with a ground out to scoring Murray and Krawczyk on the day including five (53) and is tied for most wins short before Lugo singled up to give AU the lead. The doubles while stealing five (5). the middle to score Murray, Pioneers answered back in total bases. bringing AU’s tally up to the top of the fourth with “I was very pleased with the Game One 6-0 heading into the fourth one run to bring the game to way we played softball for all The first game was all inning. 2-1. but one inning today,” Head Saxons, who earned their AU closed the game in the AU added another run Coach Luke Wesneski said. first shutout of the 2019 bottom of the fifth, taking in the fourth inning when “We took one inning off and season over the Pioneers. advantage of back-to-back Guitron smashed her gave up seven runs and that Wilcox threw 76 pitches in walks with one out. Lugo third double of the day, can’t happen when you are 5.0 innings with six strikeouts stepped up with runners scoring junior Jamie Wilcox playing a tough conference and only four hits allowed. on first and second and (Forestville, NY/Pine Valley) opponent. We got everyone’s The AU offense came to life singled down the right field who had previously singled best effort, but we have to early in the bottom of the line, scoring Ceja. Lugo then down the right field line and work on staying mentally second inning when first- stole second on the next stole second base. However, tough for 14 innings. We will year Allison O’Toole (Simi pitch, drawing the throw and the Pioneers scored six runs get better, and I like where Valley, CA/Simi Valley) walked allowing Alexander to score, in the top of the sixth and we are at right now. We’ll with one out. Senior Becca giving AU the 8-0 victory. added an insurance run in enjoy a much needed day off Alexander (Middletown, DE/ The Saxons finished the top of the seventh, taking tomorrow before a very busy Middletown) moved O’Toole the game with eight hits, the game 8-3. week.” Saxons Fall on Road to Stevens Women’s Lacrosse, March 30 game in goal and ended From gosaxons.com with five saves. HOBOKEN, NJ – The “We had difficulty staying Alfred University women’s organized in the first half, lacrosse team was on the but I am pleased with the road at Stevens Institute of adjustments we were able Technology on Saturday. The implement in the second Saxons (1-6, 0-2 Empire 8) fell half,” Head Coach Erin to a tough Ducks team by a McGaffigan said. “We always score of 20-1. see great lacrosse from AU went down 17-0 by the Stevens, and we’re heading end of the first half before into a small break with buckling down in the second some solid notes. Overall, half and allowing just 3 goals this trip has been a great in the final 30 minutes. success, with a large focus The Saxons broke through on team time and I am very in the scoring column with happy with the progress and around nine minutes to play growth we have achieved so in the second half when far.” Taylor Miller (Medina, NY/ Medina) scored her eighth goal of the season. Photo Credit: Peter Mangels Paige Rowlee (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley) played the entire Page 8 ADVERTISEMENT April 3, 2019 FIAT LUX Our Staff Editor-in-Chief: Caleb Scott Managing Editor: Matthew Hill Ads Manager Katie Alley

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