IX FI Al April 6,1981 Alfred University's Student Newspaper DELTA SIG FIRE 3 Firemen Injured Residents Escape lapsed ceilings, and water da- By Dave Diimnock fire is the balloon-wall structure of the building. In essence, this mage to the rest of the house. At about 5:15 AM last Alfred Firechief Doerschug Friday morning fire fighters kind of structure is similar to a flue in the outside walls and estimates that 75,000 gallons 01 from Alfred, Alfred Station, and water were used (sources: Tech Almond arrived at Delta between floors (should a fire occur in these spaces). This kind water-supply, town water-main, Sigma Phi at the report of a fire. and Kanakadea Creek). Prelim- When firemen arrived to extin- of structure is common in homes e as old as Delta Sig. inary investigations revealed S guish the blaze, which was on the that the most probable cause of o- third floor of the structure, they After about two hours, the fire fire was faulty electrical wiring ha were beaten back by the heat behind the walls. It is possible S- and smoke. was brought under control and B extinguished. the fire may have smouldered for pr» The first fireman to confront three firemen were injured, none as much as three hours before it 2 the blaze commented that they seriously. One was the result of could be detected. could not see out of their oxygen a mishap on the Wellsville Hook masks nor could they maneuver and ladder truck and the other At around 4:30 AM smoke in the maze of rooms on the attic two suffered smoke inhalation. began to fill the third floor. floor. The Wellsville Hook and All of the brothers of Delta were Unable to locate and put out the Ladder company was called in to evacuated with no injuries. source, the Alfred fire emergen- the fire and Andover was called The house itself stands amidst cy line was called and the house to come to the Alfred fire station the complete destruction of its evacuated. (See continuing for stand-by situations. third floor. Severe smoke, fire, articles below). A major problem that pre- and water damage, some col- vented immediate control of the By Larry Dilworth One brother looked for a drill had fallen, yet the danger of to make holes in the floors to let others doing the same did not A watered-down version of the water that had collected stop the house mother from Hell confronted me as I entered upstairs drain into the basement. salvaging what she could. "It Teta wins election; Delta Sigma Phi. "We don't I later saw a fireman with a drill was such a good kitchen", she know where to begin", said one enter a room for just that said. "Maybe it can be saved". brother. purpose. "It's totaled', said one brother. Indeed, the extent of the Most of the kitchen ceiling tiles tells Fiat plans damage is awesome. Pools of Continued on page 3 Teta: I think it was a lack of water cover the first floor. The By Larry Dilworth carpet is spongy and wet, communication. Maybe a lot By Larry Dilworth The February elections at more people on this side of springing bade at me as I walk charge, if the house is rebuilt and A.U. resulted in the victory of upon it The administration was right if they wish to return to it. campus knew about it than on on top of the situation and met on Larry Teta over Rich Wagner in the other. Water drips wildly from the 4. All are being placed on the the race for the office of Student ceiling, falling on my paper even friday with the members of Delta seven-day meal plan for the Fiat: That side meaning the Pine Sigma Phi whose possessions had Senate President. Teta tallied Hill area? as I write. The rooms on this remainder of the year at no floor have been emptied of been lost in the fire. Don King 223 votes to Wagner's 178. Edie Teta: Right. I think there is a charge. furniture. Only debris and a and Robbie McFarland outlined Unger, the sole candidate for the cut-off from the campus center 5. The Red Cross has donated office of Vice-President, won her ghostly impression of what once the projected program of re- «1 over. A lot of the freshman $100.00 to each brother affected was remains. covery: race quite easily in the absence of and sophomores don't know for the purchase of clothing at any effective competition. I descend into the basement. 1. Arrangements are being the K-Mart in Wellsville. what's going on. made for the storage of house The fact that only three Fiat:Rich Wagner concentrated There being no electricity in the 6. The Campus Cave is students attempted to claim the house, all is black. A Village belongings. donating a pair of jeans to each his efforts in the Pine Hill region. 2. All the dispossessed are offices is distressing, but the Did you campaign there? worker with a flashlight tells me brother, and will allow them a admirable nature of each candi- that the water in the basement being given lodging on campus at 2OV2 discount on all other items. Teta: We distributed some flyers the University's expense. date's quest cannot be empha- in all the freshman and sopho- had been four-feet deep earlier. 7. Efforts are underway to 3. All concerned who sign sized enough. That they devote more dorms. I really didn't go They have been pumping water replace all books lost in the fire. housing contracts for next year their time, and be willing to walking over to talk with too out since about 10:30 or so. 8. All other assistance is may break those contracts at no make à commitment, and under- many people. I did a lot of my There were one or two inches welcome. stand that all was not going to be talking to people around here, to remaining at 1:30. fun and games: these were the juniors and seniors whom I considerations to which each of realized would go out and vote. the candidates answered in the There is always going to be that affirmative. It can only be hoped problem with freshman and that many more will do likewise sophomores. in the years to come. We are going to have a A downward trend in Alfred membership drive (Block Party- voter participation is evident aprifl 11, Saturday) on the lawn when one compares the results of in front of the Science Center. last year's election with those of We are trying to get the this year. 22.2 V2, slightly less activities closer to those on Pine than one-quarter of the elector- Hill. A lot of (underclassmen) ate exercised their privilege to lack the push to get involved a vote this year, in stark contrast J3 because they are so involved O to last year when one-third of the with having a good time. >-» students chose to do so. Unger:People ask me if I've won •O What was considered abomin- and when do I take office. I think O able and disturbing then is it's the fault of the elections "8 certainly no less so now, and this committee and the Senate. Last writer is angered to think of the year there was publicity, but consequences if the present more people were running. I trend continues into the future. thought it was purely apathetic By Dave Diimnock and Larry that no one ran against me. Flat:There is a constitutional Dilworth proviso for a publicity director, Flat: To what do you attribute who in the past has played a the lack of voter participation in this past election? Continued on page 2 3 April 6,1981 Still, there was no word about quently, State Department press the massacre or of Senator releases are repeated verbatim Where's the Press? Kennedy's 'revelations.' At the as 'news' in the day's papers. time of the massacre, world Also, reporters in Washington attention had been focused on El are in fierce competition for Salvador because of the assasin- 'confidential sources.' These A Massacre Goes ation of Archbishop Romero, the sources are usually cited as a coup, the video tape of demon- Senior State Department official' strators being shot on the steps or some other trench-coat of the cathedral and the other envoking epitaph. Needless to Without Noticmuset use extreme methods of exciting copy that civil wars say, these sources become ways Two helicopters lead the by Tony Mastrogiorgio eroding opposition. The Sumpul provide. El Salvador seemed to of plantmg stones at the expense assault by the Salvadorian Army Massacre is a sterling example of One; suspects that the massa- be crawling with journalists. of investigation. and ORDEN, a right-wing such methods. The failure of the U.S. press corp cre of several hundred unarmed terrorist gang with army sup- The point is that much of the refugees, through the combined At first the body count was raises serious questions. port, on the encampment. estimatd at six hundred. A news reported by the press is efforts of two nation's military Across the river there appeared The facts suggest that the simply the viewpoint of one force, is news-worhty. Indeed if conservative revision put it at at least two dozen Honduran 320, with bodies possibly swept relationship between the press agency or another.