FiatThe Student Newspaper of LuxAlfred University What’s Fire in Knight Club wreaks watery havoc BY ABBY TRIPP light flashing in Powell, she said. She added that this would MANAGING EDITOR not have been an issue had the University not been closed Inside for Thanksgiving break, saying that students or staff would A fire in the Powell Campus Center Knight Club on Nov. 28 have been in the building and immediately been able to con- resulted in significant water damage to the Knight Club, Li’l tact emergency services. Alf Café and Nevins Theater. “Some of the buildings [on campus] are centrally moni- “There was a fire in the sound room,” said Patricia tored,” Schwartz said. If an alarm is activated in one of these Debertolis, director of Powell Campus Center. buildings, emergency services are immediately contacted. The fire activated the Knight Club’s sprinkler system; “It calls to a central monitoring station though a company water from the sprinklers extinguished the fire. we have hired,” Schwartz said. This company then calls 911, After the fire was extinguished, the sprinklers remained she continued. on and water dripped down into Li’l Alf Café and Nevins In buildings such as Powell Campus Center, where the Theater, said Debertolis. alarm only rings internally, it is up to an individual in the The fire was discovered by a Physical Plant employee building to contact Security; Security then immediately dis- between 12 and 1 a.m. said David Peckham, assistant direc- patches 911. ALFRED tor of Physical Plant. The University is slowly but surely phasing in central COMMUNITY RADIO Immediately after the situation was discovered, “the water monitoring for all buildings on campus, Schwartz said. was shut off and a small crew of Physical Plant people were The process is happening “a little bit at a time,” Schwartz called in to clean up the water,” said Peckham. said. “It’s a progression that’s been happening,” she added. LISTEN UP ALFRED! GET It is difficult to be sure of when the fire actually occurred, Because emergency services weren’t dispatched, an inves- IN TOUCH WITH THE said Pat Schwartz, AU director of safety, security and tigation of the fire could not begin immediately at the scene, COMMUNITY THROUGH telecommunications. The employee who discovered the fire PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN ACR. recognized that there was a problem when he saw a strobe SEE KNIGHT CLUB, PAGE 4 The ceiling in Nevins Theater sustained water dam- age following a Nov. 28 fire in the Knight Club. PAGE 5 MEDO’s Desert Rose Students take issue with work-study cap

BY MATTHEW BUTTS “No one ever told us that we could- MAKE-UP TIPS STAFF WRITER n’t work over our hours,” said Chantal Jackson, senior communications Alfred University students are con- major. WANT TO LEARN cerned about the manner in which Three notices about the changes in SOME NEW MAKE-UP their work-study awards are being dis- the work-study system were sent out TIPS? persed. Many students feel that there early this semester. Every year memos should not be a cap on the amount that are sent out to every employer on they can earn per semester, as long as campus, and it was made clear what PAGE 6 it is not over the total amount they are students could and could not do on the entitled to for the entire school year. green interview card that every work- “If it is your award, then you should study student receives, according to be able to receive it when you want Pierce. it,” said Shandel Carter, junior psy- Many students say that the way that chology major. the University communicates its The University has in place a com- work-study procedures are ineffec- pletely new information system called tive, especially through e-mail. BANNER, which disperses financial Jackson found out from her aid by term. When a student reaches employer through e-mail that her his or her semester limit for work- hours were limited. “They should do a PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN study, the system will automatically better job of making sure everyone cease payment to the individual, knows,” she said. WINTER SAFETY Members of the Middle Eastern Dance Organization entertain the audience as part of according to Director of Student Work-study is federal funding with Desert Rose, a Nov. 19 performance that brought together the talents of several cam- Financial Aid Earl Pierce. a University match. The federal fund- pus performing arts groups. Prior to BANNER, Legacy was the ing portion is 75 percent of the award BE SAFE DURING THE system in use; it was also automated and the University handles the WINTER. CHECK OUT in terms of financial aid, but some of remaining 25 percent. When a student WHAT KIND OF the intricacies were done by hand, earns over his or her given award, the FOOTWEAR WORKS AU researchers’ fuel cell technology gives according to Pierce, who said the Department of Financial Aid then has BEST FOR ALFRED. change was needed. to pay 100% of the wages, which the hope for environmentally friendly cars Students also say that Alfred university wants to avoid, said Pierce. PAGE 7 University had previously allowed Since work-study is a federal pro- BY SHAUN LATULIPPE travel. them to earn more than their allocated gram, the university has to be compli- DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Many problems with fuel cells need to be amount and is not allowing them to do ant with federal guidelines and regula- solved before we ever see a fuel cell car on the so this year. tions. AU has beefed up the Fuel cell technology may some day be a practi- road, said Hall. How can the massive amount The practice of not allowing stu- monitoring of financial aid awards cal alternative to gasoline with the help of of hydrogen necessary be stored in a car? dents to earn more the semester because the University would be held Alfred University glass science researchers. “I don’t know about you, but I would rather amount was always in effect, said liable if discovered by an auditor, Mathew Hall, professor of biomaterials and not have a cylinder of hydrogen strapped to the Pierce, “[We are] just monitoring according to Pierce. That is why over- glass science, delivered the last of this year’s back of my car,” said Hall. “It’s a bad thing.” what we’ve already had in place.” awards are not encouraged Ð especial- Environmental Studies Fall Speakers Series. Gasoline is just as dangerous as hydrogen Earning more than the semester ly earning a year’s award in one He talked about the latest developments he and gas; the risk of explosion is not any greater, award is prohibited because it semester, which many students say his colleagues are pursuing to make fuel cells said Hall. The trouble with hydrogen is having becomes an over-award, said Pierce. that they wish was possible. available to all. a safe place to store it. The solution Hall is Years ago, students hardly worked “I won’t be able to work a lot next Fuel cells are a way of making oxygen and hoping for is to store the gas in microscopic over their assigned amount, but within semester, so I will not be able to get MOVIE REVIEW hydrogen produce electricity. Its only byprod- spheres of glass. the last few years, the number of stu- my whole award,” said Carter. uct is water, making it a viable alternative to Hydrogen would be stored in the capsules dents working over their semester Students argue that often classes for gasoline for fueling cars. until the gas is needed in the fuel cell, where it award has increased. There were pro- the following semester clash with ALEXANDER THE Using fuel cells in cars can drastically limit is released, said Hall. visions that permitted for small other schedules, which would make it GREAT OR MAYBE NOT the amount chemicals in the air, like carbon “Traditionally getting hydrogen [to come amounts of over-awards, but with the too difficult to work. Participation in SO GREAT. FIND OUT IF dioxide among others, said Hall. The technolo- introduction of BANNER, this can no COLIN FARRELL’S NEW gy was first used during the 1950’s for space SEE ENS, PAGE 5 longer happen. SEE WORK STUDY, PAGE 5 MOVIE IS WORTH SEE- ING. Movie buff moves through Herrick films PAGE 9 BY ADRIENNE EGGLINGER three movies a day. But with this semes- Oppelaar. PRODUCTION MANAGER ter ending, he has been watching about Oppelaar’s favorite movie is Donnie four movies a week. Darko, a cult classic that came out about Do you know how many movies are in He is trying to focus on his double three years ago. He said the best movie Herrick Library? major, mathematics and physics, and he has watched so far from Herrick’s Richard Oppelaar does: 1088 videos maintain a 2.75 GPA in order to keep his collection is Dr. Strangelove. The one and 106 DVDs. scholarship. For him, watching a movie that made him think the most was 5 Easy Oppelaar, a freshman, knows because is used as both a method of procrastina- Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson. he is going to watch all of the movies in tion and a reward for doing his work. Throughout winter break, Oppelaar Herrick’s collection. He’s already “Rich is constantly watching movies. plans to view Herrick’s movie list watched 40 movies. Although he has slowed down a little, he online, rent them and continue watching “Rich is a guy really into movies, has been watching them almost reli- the movies at his home in New Jersey. open to all genres,” said Matthew Cohn, giously since school started. He still gets He hopes to watch a lot of movies from AU vs. ASC Oppelaar’s roommate. out, which is good; they just seem to be the Herrick collection during break Having always loved movies, more of a way for him to spend a little since he won’t have as much school- ALFRED’S SCHOOLS Oppelaar thought watching Herrick’s extra free time,” said Benjamin Duffy, work to do. FACE OFF DURING THE entire collection would be enjoyable. He Oppelaar’s friend. David Snyder, access services assis- started from the beginning of Herrick’s Oppelaar said he is a “huge movie tant in Herrick Library, found out that ANNUAL AIDS CHARITY collection, viewing movies from the buff.” He grew up watching old movies Oppelaar was viewing all the movies in BASKETBALL GAME. 1930s, such as The Thin Man and Mr. with his mother and grandmother. its collection. He plans to get Oppelaar PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN Hult’s Holiday. “I am interested in everything and Richard Oppelaar is working toward a goal of watch- PAGE 10 At first Oppelaar was watching two or want to be cultured in everything,” said SEE MOVIE GUY PAGE 5 ing every movie in the Herrick collection. Fiat Lux Page 2 Opinion December 7, 2004 Fiat Lux Roving Give to the Community The dreaded “L” word Reporter h, love … ain’t it grand? I guess it depends but I knew it would have no effect. I figured if they on who you ask. Whether it’s a daisy-and- wanted to choose weakness over strength, that’s Chest this holiday season Adew-drop love or a crying-into-your-soup their problem, not mine. Last spring’s decision to kind of love, we’ve all fallen into it at one point or Well, I’m here to admit that poetic justice has been eliminate December com- another. It’s that desire for another human being that served. It took me a while but it finally happened – mencement has affected and help locally drives you to do and say things you’ll the big “L” hit me with gale force this many juniors and seniors cringe about in the future. It makes you summer. Now, months later, I sit and for into a fool. It keeps you awake at night, it wonder how the hell I fell into that trap. numerous reasons. On Dec. 2, an e-mail was sent to all AU clubs and organizations by consumes your days and it all but drives This wasn’t supposed to happen to me! Patricia Debertolis, director of Powell Campus Center, and Wes you mad. It impassions you, enrages you I’m the level-headed one (with the slight As a junior or senior, Bentz, professor of chemistry. This memo asked for recipients’ help and excites you … good or bad, I suppose problem of occasionally being a know- what are your personal in raising funds for the Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest. the experience is quite grand. it-all). How could I let myself be duped? thoughts on this issue? The Community Chest is a key source of charitable funding in the As a senior at Alfred University, I have After many nights of mulling over the local community; funds from the Chest support 18 organizations that witnessed many relationships go from injustice of unrequited love, I’ve serve a variety of needs and concerns. sappy beginning to bitter end before my reached the only possible solution I can Quotes and photos by Melissa The Community Chest’s 2004 fundraising drive has fallen short of eyes. I’ve watched friends and class- come up with; love is completely illogi- Williams and Michelle Clark its goal of $34,350. In an open letter published in the Dec. 2 Alfred mates pass from infatuation into LILA BALLIETT cal – it’s not something that I can simply Sun, members of the Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest Board, romance, and then from love into heart- STAFF WRITER solve by using reason. Why can’t I just including Debertolis and Bentz, revealed that the drive had received break. I’ve listened to numerous stories “get over it” like I wanted my friends to pledges for 76 percent of the goal; that is, $26,168 have been com- about how great it once was and of how the current do? Well, it’s obvious isn’t it? Love is a grandiose mitted at press time. turmoil in the relationship is nothing compared to disaster. A huge need still needs to be met. That is why we are now appeal- how wonderful it was in the beginning (yadda, Now don’t get me wrong, I’m sure that mutual ing to members of the Alfred University community at large to sup- yadda, yadda). love is fantastic. To all of you people in happy rela- port this cause in any way possible. As a perpetually single woman, I tried my hardest tionships, congratu-freaking-lations. The Community Chest helps fund a plethora of local programs that to understand why my friends (and no, they are not For the rest of us, it’s only good as a catalyst for improve the quality of life and overall well-being of local citizens of all female) couldn’t just move on. If a relationship is writing really good songs that will hopefully some- all ages. obviously over, why grasp so desperately on to day make us famous (Oh, and it also justifies the Community Chest dollars go toward the maintenance of a local someone that doesn’t want you any more? I wanted embarrassing act of crying during Hallmark com- Lifeline service. This service allows the elderly a direct link to emer- to shake them and say “snap out of it … it’s over,” mercials). ❍ gency services through St. James Mercy Hospital. The Senior Nutrition Site is another Community Chest-supported program that works to the benefit of local senior citizens by provid- Celebrate diversity, not differences ing them with food and fellowship through a weekly luncheon. “It doesn’t affect me. Although I The local chapter of the SPCA receives funds from the Community went to a Spectrum meeting on Nov. 17 for its seen such hatred and animosity before because of one think it helps the situation that they Chest, providing support for the area’s four-legged citizens. “Religion and Sexuality” discussion. My roommate political outcome! I’m not a fan of politics myself, but it still have the option to walk across The Community Chest is a significant source of revenue for Iasked me to go and represent at least one voice from stupefies me to hear threats of relocating to Canada and the stage in May.” Literacy Volunteers of Allegany County. This organization helps the Christian community. I was a little apprehensive constant complaints about the administration. What in work toward, at the very least, functional literacy for program partic- because those who know me well know I’m generally the world is that going to solve? Not much, but it will Amy Tischler ipants. These literacy skills have the potential to open the doors to the non-confrontational, quiet type (though moments of create some more unnecessary divisions. Art and Design job opportunities. Additionally, with literacy, people can read and random quirkiness do peep out every so often as many So, I may be an idealist, and my ideas may be cliché, complete applications for public assistance programs that help subsi- also know!). But pushing my anxieties aside, but it’s about time that people start cele- dize a better life. I was honored that my roommate asked me to brating diversity, not differences. Quit Several of the organizations funded by the Alfred-Alfred Station help clear common misconceptions of spiri- complaining and make things better. Community Chest work directly to the benefit of AU and ASC stu- tuality and sexual orientation and to help dis- Recent visiting writer Peter Jenkins did just dents, including local emergency services that monitor and provide pel lines drawn between the two. that. He didn’t like how the government for the safety of college students, faculty and staff. At the meeting, people were so nice and was operating in 1973, so he explored Because of the tightly intertwined relationship between AU and the open to what everyone had to say, regardless America and found what it was all about surrounding community, it is imperative that students involve them- who believed what. So in my idealistic fash- (and found the common thread interwoven selves in charitable pursuits. The links between campus and commu- ion, I thought, “Why isn’t the rest of the cam- through the patches of the country he lived nity are strong; it must be shown that this relationship is valued. pus like this?” in!). Further, public safety organizations work to the direct benefit of To begin my train of discussion, I quote Don’t understand a thing about students. Scott Stapp, formerly of the band Creed, in a CHELEA FORBUS Christianity, Islam, or Buddhism, creeped The Alfred Station Fire Department, a volunteer organization, was magazine article I read: “I’m not a Christian GUEST COLUMNIST out around gays, think jocks are idiots, or listed in the Dec. 2 e-mail as a major beneficiary of Community musician, I’m a musician who just happens to art students have had a few too many “spe- Chest assets. Because of the small size of Alfred’s A.E. Crandall be Christian.” cial brownies”? Invest time in understand- Hook and Ladder Company and ASFD, the two departments have an Maybe because I’m a word nerd (a.k.a. English ing those cultures and people. automatic mutual aid agreement. Thus, if an alarm goes off anywhere major) I see the huge distinction between the two. It got Some may ask, “Aren’t you contradicting yourself? in Alfred, including on the AU and ASC campuses, Crandall and me thinking about the persecution one receives just for Isn’t closed-mindedness a part of diversity?” I say, “It sucks because I actually have to Alfred Station are dispatched to the scene simultaneously, ready to who they are. Let’s face it, persecution hurts, sucks and “Nope. Word nerd strikes again!” Accept the closed- stay another semester and I official- handle the situation at hand and ensure the safety of students, faculty is all around us. Each of us has undoubtedly fallen vic- minded, not the Ðness. A person’s a person; you don’t ly graduate next December but and staff. tim to it at one time or another in our lives. have to accept their actions Ð just try to understand who don’t get to walk until May. It The fundraising drive is $8,182 from the 2004 goal. This may seem How many times have you categorized someone just they are. would be nice if I could walk when like a scary number, but it is scarier still to those groups and individ- by their beliefs, culture, race or sexual orientation? “Oh, I encourage you to stand out amongst the ignorance I am actually graduating!” uals that will suffer because the money simply isn’t there to meet they’re trying to shove their beliefs down my throat,” and embrace the desire to change close-minded ways of their needs in the coming year. says the skeptic. “She’s so ignorant because she’s from thinking. Question your standpoint, discover why you Ben Wiley AU students need to embrace this challenge and begin working to insert- inner-city-here,” says the businessperson. “I can’t don’t agree. Find answers and common grounds. That’s Art Education meet it. believe they voted for a Republican!” exclaims the liber- why we’re here at college. Professors will even tell you Leaders of clubs and organizations can take action to begin al. “Ugh, he said hi to me again; I wish he would quit that we learn more outside of the classroom than in. fundraising campaigns, involving as many of their group’s members hitting on me,” says the straight male. Alfred is so open- So take advantage of your time here. Whatever you as possible. Interested groups are encouraged to contact Bentz or minded that we’re close-minded. We’re blinded by our do, please know that there will always be people who Debertolis to put a plan in place. own ideas without taking others into consideration. have different ideas from yours. Accept that fact, move Students not involved in clubs or organizations can and should Sure, we’re all not going to get along and agree on the on and take time to learn about who they are. We’re all support the fundraising efforts of their peers. In addition, they can same issues, but there are things called “agreeing to dis- in this Alfred bubble and have to live with each other for look into donating money to the Community Chest; donations can be agree” and “letting bygones be bygones.” Instead of x amount of semesters. Let’s all make it a bit more dropped off at the Alfred Pharmacy or the Canacadea Country Store. being a problem, help with the solution and dissolve the pleasant and let our words mean what we say, that this Alternately, they can be mailed to Alfred-Alfred Station Community lines we’ve created around heavy issues and stereo- really is a great campus to be on that welcomes all Chest, Box 603, Alfred, N.Y., 14802. types. Take the election for example. I have never people. ❍ These donations can be earmarked for the Community Chest bene- ficiaries of the donor’s choice, if so desired. Whether or not donating money is an option for you, it is worth Letter to the Editor considering a donation of time, energy and enthusiasm. Many of the organizations funded by the Community Chest are fueled by volun- Most skaters act safely, deserve courtesy and respect teer efforts Ð give of yourself by spending an afternoon at the SPCA, driving senior citizens to Nutrition Site luncheons at Union Dear Editor, mood strikes me. “I don’t like that students are University Church Center or tutoring an adult who is pursuing litera- In the Nov. 16 issue of the Fiat Lux, Darnell Thompson continues further, suggesting the possibili- unable to walk in December. I cy. There are dozens of other opportunities for AU students to inter- Thompson wrote a letter to the editor on the topic of ty of issuing University warnings to skateboarders, simi- think it is unfair. They either don’t act with those in the local community who may need a helping hand skateboarding. He raised some concerns he had about the lar to being written up for failing to comply with quiet get an actual ceremony or they and could certainly use the support of a caring heart. safety of skateboarders on campus and the safety of hours. have to come back. I think it is Before going home for a month, do something to better the next 12 pedestrians in an area where skaters are skating. He then suggests ticketing skateboarders if the sup- because the University is low on months for the community that opens its arms to you for so much of In his letter it was stated that helmets, knee and elbow posed warning policy doesn’t pan out. This is flat-out money but this isn’t the way to the year.❍ pads should always be worn when skateboarding. I really ridiculous. It would be like ticketing people for walking save money.” cannot refute his comment on helmets; head injuries are down the street on the basis that they might walk into almost always devastating in consequence. However, it another person and cause them harm. Jess Rabinowitz should be noted that most of modern skateboarding takes Either party in both situations is equally at fault, and Fine Arts place at relatively low speeds, and it’s fairly easy to run for the skateboarder to get out of the pedestrian’s way out of a trick when you can tell it’s not going to work; as would almost always ruin whatever trick or maneuver Fiat Lux such, head injuries really aren’t sustained with any great they were about to attempt before some buffoon stepped Production Manager Copy Editors Editor-in-Chief frequency in skateboarding. Knee and elbow pads, how- in front of them. Adrienne Egglinger ever, are actually quite detrimental to the sport of skate- In summation, skateboarding can be dangerous if you Aaron Margulis Tim Inthirakoth Photo Editor Beth Stone Managing Editor Melanie Braun boarding. They restrict movement and encourage riders are uneducated about it, as unfortunately many non- News Editor Abby Tripp Asst. Photo Editor to fall directly onto their knees and elbows, which is a skaters are. We skateboarders know the risks we are tak- Dave Fitzgerald Business Manager Monica Edmiston bad practice. Instead, it is far better to tuck and roll when ing by engaging in our beloved activity, and we whole- Features Editor Braelin Thornton Web Manager bailing. heartedly accept them in exchange for the enjoyment we Miranda Vagg Advertising Manager Garri Stratiev Another topic he addressed in his letter was imple- get out of it. Pedestrians need to apply common sense menting some kind of “crackdown on such dangerous when engaging skateboarders; just like you wouldn’t A&E Editor Valerie Kraft Subscriptions antics.” This comment personally offended me. walk through the middle of a football game if it was in Jen Unislawski Billing Manager Paul Gabriel Distribution Manager Skateboarding is inherently dangerous, but certainly it is your way, you shouldn’t walk in the path of skateboard- Sports Editor Michele Moskaluk Shaun Latulippe not what I think of when I hear the word “antics”. ers when they lie on your route. Alex Raskin Faculty Adviser Next issue: Feb. 1 Skateboarding is a sport like any other. Participants By doing so you are actively making the decision to Robyn Goodman Copy Deadline: Jan. 26 Ad Deadline: Jan. 25 invest time and energy into skating and receive enjoy- put yourself in a situation that could be potentially dan- ment and personal satisfaction from it. gerous to you, like choosing to drive drunk. It is my wish To me, it’s analogous to an art form; skateboarding is that this letter makes people think about skateboarding “That’s horrible! Why is this school Editorial Policy: The Fiat Lux welcomes tion of a broad and liberal education con- expressing yourself through movement and action. and their views on it, and realize that it is really only dan- always bulls**ting on money? feedback from its readers. Letters to the ducive to free speech. Only unsigned edi- He said also that action should be taken to ensure gerous to its participants and idiots who make an active Wow, that’s horrible, man. This editor will be subject to editing for space torials reflect the opinions of this newspa- everyone’s safety on and around campus. For pedestri- decision to make it dangerous for themselves. I also school is always like, “Oh, all this and content purposes. The Fiat Lux per. All other editorials reflect the reserves the right not to print any letter. author’s opinion. ans, this is quite simple; just give skateboarders enough encourage anyone with any interest in skateboarding, money.” Why they gotta do that?” Letters must be accompanied by name, The Fiat Lux is printed by the distance so that there is no danger of them or their skate- even if you just like to watch, to come and see the AU address and telephone number. E-mail: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and board running into you. It’s really common sense. Skate Division in Davis Gym from 9-11 p.m. Mondays, Anes Osmic fi[email protected] or mail letters to: Fiat is typeset by the production staff. It is As far as the safety of the skateboarders go, it’s just Wednesdays and Fridays. Business Lux, attn: Editor, Powell Campus Center, funded in part by Student Senate. The Alfred, N.Y. 14802. Fiat can be reached at (607) 871-2192. like skiing and snowboarding; skate within your abilities. The Fiat Lux supports the perpetua- If you don’t think you can take the hill next to Harder, Doug Ashworth don’t. I for one know I can and ride the hill when the Freshman, ceramic engineering December 7, 2004 Fiat Lux Page 3 From the Editorial Board Apology for printing offensive humor column on Nov. 2

In the Nov. 2 issue of the Fiat, we printed a humor column titled while many columns, including political, observational, and humor Recent changes in state law have made it so that fire fighters must “Yelling fire in a crowded residence hall,” which was written by staff columns, do not represent the opinion of the executive board, we respond to every single residence hall fire alarm and investigate each writer Eóin O’Neill. This column has caused quite an uproar, espe- generally do not print columns that are abhorrent to the community, thoroughly Ð AU employees can no longer call off false alarms. cially but not exclusively among volunteer fire fighters, and rightful- and we hold columnists to the rules of fair play. Nearly all of these volunteer fire fighters have other jobs Ð some ly so. The column was rude, disrespectful and in poor taste. As we apologize for our error in allowing this column to get on are even professors or students at Alfred University or Alfred State So how did it get into the paper? Oversight by editors. We talked page, we would also like to clarify how we feel about fire fighters, College. But they respond, and respond quickly, no matter how early with the writer and gave him guidelines for major revision. He added emergency medical technicians and other people who volunteer to or late the call. This dedication is typical of those in the A.E. two paragraphs and gave us the slightly revised column. Several edi- serve the community. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company and the Alfred Station tors missed this version during editing and page proofs. They look out for our safety, our well-being and our belongings. Volunteer Fire Company. Let us make this clear: We missed the second version of the col- Their professionalism and efficiency not only keep us safe, but also We often promote the ideals of community service and social umn in editing and page proofs, and that led to it being printed. For help keep our tuition affordable by keeping insurance rates for the responsibility. These people embody those ideals. And the discus- this we apologize, and we have since improved our production University low. sions that have come from this situation have helped to remind us of process so that such mistakes will at least be reduced Ð we hope to We appreciate the prompt responses to fire alarms, the thorough our responsibilities. eliminate this particular kind of mistake by making sure the appro- procedures and professional ethic, and we find all of this especially We hope to increase our coverage of those who serve our commu- priate editors see each and every story without fail. impressive considering that these people volunteer for work that nity, and we will make sure they are not shown disrespect by this It should be noted that columns do not reflect the opinion of the often requires that they leave home in the middle of the night to publication again. ❍ Fiat. That is reserved for unsigned editorials such as this one. But respond to emergency calls. Letter to the Editor Column was appalling; fire fighters deserve the respect of the community Dear Editor, our lives to go see if everyone is safe, We try to get there as quickly as possi- the community and our members that this fire hall and thanking us for all that we I am writing to tell you how appalled I even on false alarms. We do not have our ble, which is usually within 10 minutes. (I article cannot just be forgotten. It would have done sounds more like an Alfred am by the article titled “Yelling fire in a own fire trucks parked at our houses. We have timed many of our calls, this is an really clear up many people’s minds if a University thing to do. After all, we are all crowded residence hall”. come from all over the town of Alfred and overestimate.) It will never take us more retraction article were written (minus the part of this close-knit community. I just want to let you know that I am a neighboring towns. than three hours at one call, we can even lack of veraciousness) about the fire hall. Good luck with this and please expect member of the fire department and I have We drop everything to come to a resi- get fires out in under this time. I don’t An article also including the kindness of more letters to come. been for a year now. I have never heard of dence or a campus building to see if there know where these times (it was mentioned the people that volunteer (and fake up at such a monstrosity in my life. I don’t think is any type of problem with any of the in the article several hours and 45 minutes all hours of the night to check on people), Kaitlyn Morse that, after this article, the campus will people that live there or who happen to be to respond) came from when Eóin O’Neill and outlining operating procedures Junior, biology and chemistry understand how the fire department runs. in the building, and we also check to see if wrote this article. that the Fire hall follows would be good. We are volunteers who take time out of the building is safe. We at the fire hall care so much about An article showing appreciation for the Swastika found on Seidlin Annex/Engineering Laboratory - no leads on culprit

BY JERNEE JOHNSON pus property were reported, he said. judicial charges. If a student was responsible for the swastika. STAFF WRITER According to AU President Charles Edmondson, drawing the swastika, Student Affairs would try to “We cannot say that it was someone from the swastikas have been appearing more frequently talk to that student about the act of vandalism, said Alfred community that drew the swastika,” he said. The recent appearance of a swastika on AU’s cam- around the world in the last couple of years. It is not Woughter. The student would also face judicial “We have no evidence.” pus has received mixed reactions from the AU com- the first time a swastika has appeared on a college charges and go through a hearing in which he or she Some professors said they hope students under- munity. campus, he said. would be fined for the damages. stand just how dangerous this symbol is. Not only is The swastika was spray-painted in black on the “They have appeared three times at SUNY Alfred Village Police Chief Scott Cicirello docu- it used to incite hatred against Jews, it is used to side of the Seidlin Annex/Engineering Laboratory, Geneseo this year,” he said. mented the crime. Both he and Woughter said they incite “universal hatred” against blacks, Hispanics next to the little-used stairway that leads down to Although most students did not seem to realize a eventually hope to find the perpetrator. Although and anyone else who was thought to be impure, said the Physical Plant. It was in between what appeared swastika was drawn on campus, those who did they have no leads, security guards are patrolling Lou Greiff, professor and chair of the English to be a Star of David and another symbol that could failed to report it, said Woughter. more frequently in an attempt to catch the person in department. He said he is not sure if young people not be identified. Woughter said she wishes that the first person the act, said Schwartz. today know the significance of the Holocaust and “The painters who removed the swastika said who saw it would have called to report it so that “We have our eyes open,” she said. the swastika. Greiff also said he wonders if the per- that it looked like it had been there for a while,” something could have been done immediately. AU sophomore Robert Frankel, who is Jewish, son who drew the swastika knew its implications, said Kathy Woughter, acting vice president for stu- “People need to pick up the phone and call,” she said two thoughts came to mind when he saw the since it was drawn incorrectly. dent affairs. said. swastika. The first: the person who drew the swasti- Symbols of hate like the swastika make many This is not the first time that Alfred has encoun- Woughter said she called the Physical Plant to ka believed in what the symbol meant Ð that Jews students feel powerless, according to Dan tered symbols of hate. According to Larry Greil, have the symbol removed. But she said that by the are not welcomed at AU. The second: the person Napolitano, director of student activities and coor- professor of sociology, chair of social sciences and time she found out about it, it had already been did not want to get caught since the symbol was in dinator of ALANA affairs. This is why groups like AU’s Hillel advisor, about six or seven years ago removed. It was reported to the Physical Plant by such a “closed-off” space. Students Acting for Equality (S.A.F.E.) are helping someone knocked over the Hillel sign in front of Mary MacMichael, secretary to the president, said Overall, he said he was surprised by the swastika. students clear up ignorance about different ethnici- the organization’s house on Main Street. Woughter. “I didn’t expect something like that to be on such ties and lifestyles, he said. This is also why Hillel Hillel is a national student organization that pro- As with any type of graffiti, the swastika is being a liberal campus,” he said. sponsors programs every spring, such as a motes Jewish life. Its AU branch promotes Jewish treated as an act of vandalism, said Woughter. Jeffrey Spiro, AU’s Hillel student president, said Holocaust Awareness event, to educate the commu- culture and sponsors educational events on campus. According to Pat Schwartz, director of safety, secu- that although he was surprised by the swastika, he nity about Jewish culture, he said. Greil said this act of vandalism was never proven rity and telecommunications, if the person respon- does not believe it represents AU students’ view In addition, special AU class offerings can help, to be anti-Semitic. The same night of the Hillel sible for drawing the swastika turns out to be a stu- toward Jewish people. Spiro said he is not even said Frankel. ❍ House vandalism, other acts of vandalism on cam- dent, he or she could face campus and village convinced that someone in the AU community drew Matter in a material world discussed at Nov. 18 Bergren Forum BY GERALDINE GENZARDI valuable in early communities because of their ability to join certain materi- Seward. There are developments in fabrics that sense temperature and are STAFF WRITER als together. Different uses came from the various combinations of materi- capable of monitoring where people are, he said. als, and new materials were found and developed. From these new combi- Even uniforms that can be hindering and bulky are being improved upon. Materials play an important role is our past, present and future, said Thomas nations of materials, clay, glass, metal, fabric and much more were made. New uniforms are becoming lighter, have evaporated cooling, repel liquids Seward, director of the NSF Industry-University Center for Glass Research Industries like iron, steel, glass, and paper have grown from these discover- and do not allow gas to penetrate. They are also able to decompose chemi- and professor of glass science at the Nov. 18 Bergren Forum. ies and have had a tremendous effect on economic systems. cals to counteract the environment someone is working in, he said. “Our material world affects how we view life,” he said. “Much of modern economics relies on materials,” said Seward. Sports also play an important role in the development of materials, said Seward presented “Materials in Our Material Culture,” discussing the The future for new and better materials is a bright one, said Seward. Seward. For example, the pole-vaulting record in the Olympics has development of materials and progress of materials for the future. The term Material scientists hope to improve things like security, the air quality, trans- increased drastically, in part due to the evolution of the pole and its make- “material” refers to every solid object we encounter every day, he said. portation, health and defense. up. Tennis rackets, skis and mountain bikes also help in the advancement of Seward focused on how materials relate to our lives and why they are so When it comes to transportation, material scientists are looking into ways new materials. “Sports push the forefront of materials,” Seward said. important on a day-to-day basis. The physical universe is made of energy to store and transport hydrogen gas instead of using gasoline, said Seward. Nanotechnology, which refers to using devices on a very small scale and matter: gases, liquids and solids. The solids are the materials that inter- “We can think of many areas where materials can improve our quality of (nanometers) to develop new materials, has allowed for one of the most act with us, he said. life,” he said. interesting advancement in materials, he said. The bio-fluidic cell has the “Our realities are influenced by our physical bodies and the materials we Windows in buildings are being improved to control heat from escaping, ability to check the status of a person’s health after being inserted into their encounter,” said Seward. which saves energy. Coatings provide this function. “Smart windows” are body, according to Seward. In the past, earthen materials were found by shores of water, dug up from available to those who can afford them. They react with pollutants in the air There have been great strides in the development of materials, and there the ground or found in forests, he said. These materials were modified or that decompose them, which creates better air quality, according to Seward. will be more progress as technology becomes more advanced, Seward con- used in combination with other materials. For example, a piece of stone and There is a lot of time and money that goes into developing advanced fab- cluded. ❍ wood would be combined to make a tool or weapon. Skilled craftsmen were rics for the military, fire fighting and other jobs that pose dangers, said Student Senate Update

BY ASHLEY SWANSON resolved. The Special Allocations budget started with approved this proposal on Nov. 17. December 17. STAFF WRITER $10,544. $3000 that should have been included was Phillips was to meet with Joyce Rausch, Kathy Hot Dog Day Committee Chair applications are found in another account in Carnegie and will be Woughter and President Edmondson regarding stu- available. The chairs (usually two or three) are the The Middle States Accreditation team (MSA) came added. Another $2500 will also be added due to an dent fees. This meeting was pushed back due to chief coordinators of Hot Dog Day. to evaluate Alfred last April. The MSA can make increase in Senate’s funding, putting the original bud- schedule conflicts and once they get the numbers The Alfred-Alfred Station Community Chest is a “recommendations” that the school must follow. get at $16,044. Of this, $2000 went to the H/EOP hammered out there will be a campus-wide email. local charity that helps fund the fire departments, pro- Alfred passed the evaluation with four main sugges- conference, $700 to A2A, $250 to Middle Eastern Vice President Katie Kiely is loooking for workers grams for senior citizens, SPCA, and other programs. tions from the MSA. These suggestions were for AU Dance Organization, and $200 to College Bowl. With in the Ade recreation center. Find her during her Please consider it as the recipient for charitable to improve the school’s identity and mission, gover- the budgets for the executive board and Polygraphic office hours for more info. fundraisers. If you would like to help with raising nance, communication, and objectives. Productions, the special allocations account is at An election committee was appointed on Dec. 1 to money, contact Debertolis. Dan Napolitano, director of student activities, is approximately $11,000. control the presidential and vice presidential Senate Damage caused by the fire in the Knight Club heading the communication part of the Oversight A finance proposal was drafted to find ways to use elections. should be taken care of, before spring semester. Committee, which is seeking feedback from students money left unspent by organizations in the last few They are faced with the challenge of getting people Issues brought up are being passed on to the Food on how informed they feel. The committee plans on years that has accumulated in a rollover account. to vote, creating and distributing petition forms and Committee. People would like to know about having learning how students prefer to be communicated This money has added up to total over $20,000. generally overseeing the elections for Senate plastic cups for “juice on the go,” because people take with and is looking for feedback. This money is to go back to clubs and organizations. President and Vice President. The committee will cups anyway. The microwave in Li’l Alf is bad and Julie Tharrett, president of Middle Eastern Dance Any club eligible to apply for a budget was eligible to consist of Caretta Morris, Phil Feichtner, Emma getting worse, and a newer model is needed. Money Organization, made a Special Allocations request for apply for this money. Proposals were due Nov. 29, Buckthal and Rosie Garcia. “can’t be that tight.” $250. It was approved on Nov. 17. and the presentations for these requests were to be Debertolis has forms for renewing spring semester On Dec. 1, Morris won the title of “most open Zack Smith for College Bowl made a request of $200 made on Dec. 4 and decided by the finance commit- meeting room reservations. Reservations are not forum issues for one week.” for the competition next February. Smith did not hes- tee, President Ian Phillips and Student Senate Advisor automatically renewed and clubs must re-ask for Poder Latino is looking for people to be involved itate when asked the square root of 253 (approx. Patricia Debertolis. space. Get forms from her in the Student Activities in Raices Ð dancers, techies, and more. Signups are at 15.9). Senate approved his request unanimously. The committee will decide whether to approve the Office. Applications for using the Knight Club are the info desk, or go to a Poder meeting, next semester Confusion over monetary accounts has been proposals and, if so, how much to approve. Senate also available. Reservations must be made by on Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Multicultural Suite. ❍ Page 4 Fiat Lux December 7, 2004 National News “The Pros Speak,” first AU art

Report: 44% of Americans medicated career event, a success with students

WASHINGTON (AP) — More “The Pros Speak: Advice for Emerging their experience with current students. than 40 percent of Americans Artists and Arts Professionals,” a career The day-long event drew more than take at least one prescription development event for artists sponsored 350 students and faculty. A panel discus- drug and one-in-six takes at by the Robert R. McComsey Career sion and information table session in the least three, the government Development Center, was held Wed., Knight Club was standing-room only, reported Thursday. Nov. 17. with over 300 in attendance. “Americans are taking medi- The event was the first of its kind, cre- Forty students attended the College Art cines that lower cholesterol and ated specifically for Alfred’s visual and Association presentation, and 47 students reduce the threat of heart dis- performing arts students. took part in portfolio reviews during the ease, that help lift people out of Activities consisted of four sessions: a afternoon. debilitating depressions and presentation on preparation for graduate Response to the day’s activities was that keep diabetes in check,” school and university teaching careers by overwhelmingly positive from students, Secretary of Health and Human the College Art Association (the nation’s art faculty, administrators and guest arts Services Tommy G. Thompson major professional organization for professionals. said in a statement. artists, art historians, and other art-related There was a tremendous show of sup- The annual report on professionals and institutions), a panel port for the event from the beginning to Americans’ health found that discussion with a diverse group of arts end. Students, art faculty and art adminis- just over 44 percent of all professionals, an information and net- tration worked with the Career Americans take at least one pre- working session with over 20 artists; Development Center to plan and promote scription drug and 16.5 percent curators; museum professionals; art cen- the event, student volunteers served as take at least three. ters; graduate school art programs and hosts to each visiting art professional and other art organizations and student port- professors brought entire classes to the PHOTO BY NANCY WILLIAMS Waxman report: Abstinence folio reviews with 11 arts professionals. event. Art students review material provided by one of over 20 organizations repre- courses flawed Many Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master School of Art and Design Dean Joseph sented at “The Pros Speak: Advice for Emerging Artists and Art professionals.” of Fine Arts alumni returned to Alfred to Lewis, III provided opening remarks for WASHINGTON (AP) Ð represent their organizations and share the panel discussion. ❍ Federally-funded abstinence education programs that are used in 25 states contain false With Not Monsters, AU professor and misleading information World AIDS Day about contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted dis- explores why men molest children eases, said Rep. Henry Waxman. Areport Wednesday from the On the surface, they seem like ty of convicted child molesters are cies as men.” California democrat said 11 of everyday, ordinary men, people male. Although we do know there She said the “way in which the 13 most widely used pro- you’d know from work, or your are women who molest children society insists on painting all grams underestimate the effec- neighborhood. But the nine men (e.g, Mary Kay LeTourneau) Ð child molesters as ‘monsters’ is tiveness of condoms in prevent- profiled in Not Monsters: possibly up to 20 percent of all problematic. Because we consider ing pregnancy and the spread of Analyzing the Stories of Child offenders are female Ð they are them to be subhuman, we don’t disease, exaggerate the preva- Molesters, a new book by an harder to find for a variety of rea- care to know anything about what lence of emotional and physical Alfred University faculty mem- sons,” she said. might motivate their actions. distress following abortion, ber, are all convicted child moles- Fewer victims are likely to Thus, the assumption that all child blur science and religion or get ters who were serving time in come forward to accuse women molesters are completely irre- fundamental scientific facts prison for their crimes at the time of child molestation. If the victims deemable undermines our ability wrong. they were interviewed. are male, there’s that old stereo- to fight against the crime because The book by Pamela Schultz, type that says every boy fanta- we don’t understand the dynam- Bus driver fired for stem cell associate professor of communi- sizes about having sex with an ics. remark cation studies at Alfred older woman,” Schultz said. “Sooner or later, most of these GRAND ISLAND, New York University, will be released next Additionally, “Our society seems perpetrators will leave prison, and (AP) — An elementary school month by Rowman and to vilify men who molest kids, a great number of them will have bus driver was fired after shar- Littlefield. while obliquely excusing women received no in-prison counseling ing a statistic she had read In it, Schultz explores what for the same crime. It’s horrifying or therapy. Then, they are out on about embryonic stem cell motivated each of the nine. “Not when a 35-year-old man has sex the streets again, on their own, research with students, then Monsters documents the stories of with a 12-year-old girl, but some- isolated (which is often one of the encouraging them to tell their nine convicted child molesters how we don’t think that a 35-year- factors that lead to their impulse parents about it. through one-on-one interviews, old woman who has sex with a to molest in the first place), and – Julianne Thompson, 42, told listening to what offenders have 12-year-old boy is as bad.” subsequentlyÐ more kids are put students in November that actor to say about their crimes and The other reason Schultz focus- at risk.” Mel Gibson had said in an arti- exploring the roots of these es on men’s stories is personal. “I Robert E. Longo, an indepen- cle that embryonic stem cell behaviors from a social construc- was molested as a child by a man, dent consultant and trainer for research had not produced a tionist perspective,” according to so underlying my research was Sexual Abuse Prevention & single human cure in 23 years. the publisher. the desire to learn what motivated Education Resources Some parents complained “Their words paint a com- my own abuser,” she explained. International, wrote, “Not and school officials in the pelling and frightening portrait of Schultz chose the title Ð Not Monsters is a valuable book that Buffalo suburb fired the driver. how sexual abuse works in Monsters Ð because she believes is both well written and highly Western culture to perpetuate a empathy for offenders as well as informative. Pamela Schultz has political and social system of their victims is the key to combat- done an excellent job in providing World News dominance and control.” ing the crime. straightforward information about Schultz said the nine men vol- “There is no excuse for molest- the impact of sexual abuse on vic- unteered to be interviewed. All ing children, but there are reasons tims as well as on men who sexu- 65 missing after Chinese PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN were inmates in a correctional for it,” Schultz said. “After all, ally abuse children, looking criti- landslide Seniors Mary Karen Mwroka and Meira Gottleib participate in a Dec. 1 facility and members of a sex once upon a time, these perpetra- cally at the motivation behind candlelight vigil held on the AU campus as part of World AIDS Day activ- offender group. Schultz met them tors were children themselves, their behavior ... Not Monsters BEIJING, China (CNN) — At ities. The vigil, sponsored by Spectrum, was one of several campus when she co-facilitated some of often abused, neglected kids with provides a daring look into child least 65 people are missing events held to raise awareness of the disease and its impact, both in the group meetings with correc- no resources and no way to make sexual abuse and furthers our after a landslide hit China’s the U.S. and around the globe. The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day tions counselors. sense of their own victimization, understanding of this public southern Guizhou province, observance was “Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS.” There are no women profiled so they grew up to externalize health problem, lending support according to state-run media. for two reasons, Schultz their problems and use children as to the national efforts to prevent The landslide, which struck explained. “First, the vast majori- conduits for their own inadequa- child sexual abuse.”❍ the mountain village of Zuojiaying in Nayong County at 3 a.m. (2 p.m. EST) while residents were sleeping, dam- Brentwood Stables co-owner Richard Backer dead at 58 aged 25 homes and “affected” 108 people, according to Richard E. Backer III, co-owner of and Betty Morse Backer. He married the Volunteer Fire Department and a past Backer IV. Xinhua news agency. Brentwood Stables, home of the Alfred former Daphne R. “Becky” Hammond on member of the Farm Bureau. He was an Calling hours were held at the It said 31 people escaped and University equestrian program, died May 16, 1970, in Ithaca, NY. avid reader and loved to hunt and fish. Treusdell Funeral Home on Main Street the search for other villagers unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. A graduate of Ithaca High School, In addition to his parents and his wife, in Belfast from on Nov. 30. was under way. The county’s Dick and his wife, Becky, who is the Dick received his bachelor’s degree from Dick is survived by a son, Joseph D. Funeral services were held on officials have sent rescue work- AU equestrian team coach and an Ithaca College and for several years Backer, and a daughter, D. Gretchen Wednesday, December 1, 2004. Burial ers to the village, Xinhua said. instructor in physical education, have worked in the advertising department of Backer, both of Belfast; two brothers, was in Riverside Cemetery, Belfast. owned the Angelica, NY, stables since the American Agriculturalist magazine, Joseph William (Roxanna) Backer of Memorial gifts in Dick Backer’s name Villagers set pipeline ablaze 1990. and then as an equipment salesman for Castile, NY, and Jeffrey A. (Allison) may be made to the Belfast Rescue While Becky coached and taught rid- New Idea farm machinery in Central Backer of Atlanta, GA; two sisters, Karen Squad. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — ing, Dick helped to manage the farm and New York. Lynn (Edmund) Dellert of Ithaca and Condolences may be sent to Becky Angry villagers have barred stables. The family has resided at 2 South St. in Susan (Jeffrey) VanDeCar of Hinsdale, Backer, 2 South St., Belfast, NY 14711.❍ repair teams from a leaking oil Born January 19, 1946 in Dover, NJ, Belfast, NY, for a number of years. Dick NY; and several nieces and nephews. He pipeline run by a Royal Dick Backer was the son of Richard E. was a past member of the Belfast was predeceased by a son, Richard E. Dutch/Shell Group Cos. sub- sidiary in Nigeria’s southern oil Alf Café and the paint and wallpaper in Nevins Theater. ent location within the Knight Club, said Owen. The region and set it ablaze, the oil …Knight Club It is still unclear how much of the technical equipment change should only be temporary, however. giant said Thursday. stored in the Knight Club was damaged by fire, water or “My understanding is that it’s going to be ripped up The leak on the 18-inch CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE both. and replaced, most likely over winter break,” said Owen. pipeline transporting crude “It’s too early to tell what’s lost and what’s not,” said As of press time, the exact cause of the fire was yet to from onshore oil fields to the as would usually be the case, according to John Coburn, Jonathan Owen, senior engineering major and tech chair be determined. export terminal on Bonny chief of A.E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company. of Student Activities Board. “[It was] not classified as suspicious,” Debertolis said. Island, on Nigeria’s Atlantic “We were never notified,” Coburn said. He added that The fire will not have a significant effect on SAB pro- Joseph Szeliga, a volunteer for the Allegany County coast, was first reported he learned about the incident when contacted by a mem- gramming, Owen said. Fire Service, was put in charge of the investigation. November 27 at Egbeda village ber of the Alfred Village Police Department. “We’re still going to have events up there,” Owen said. When contacted for comment, he said that it was against in Rivers state, Shell said in a Schwartz clarified this, saying, “They did call and Until amplifiers and other equipment are examined more county regulations to discuss the progress of the investi- statement. notify the emergency dispatch that there had been a fire.” closely, he said, SAB will use its portable sound equip- gation. All efforts since then to send From there, she said, “[Dispatchers] notified the chief ment. Schwartz said that she was awaiting a full report on repair teams “have been frus- there had been a fire … I believe Alfred police also On Dec. 2, Owen gained access to the sound room to the investigation. trated by community militants,” called it in.” begin assessing the damage. Representatives of the University’s insurance carrier spokesman Don Boham said in “I asked the fire investigator to take a look at it,” said “Pretty much everything got soaked,” he said. Even also investigated the fire. the statement. Coburn of the Knight Club. plastic containers with closed lids had water in them, he “We’ve had the insurance company here,” Schwartz Coburn himself visited the scene of the fire a few days added. said. She explained that, although firefighters were not after it took place. “One container was sitting open, and it’s just com- called to the scene, the insurance company would pro- “There seemed to be quite a bit of water damage,” he pletely full of water,” he said. ceed as normal with the University’s claim. said. In the week following the fire, Debertolis allowed “We didn’t know immediately,” Schwartz said of the “Most all of the damage is water damage,” said groups back into the Knight Club “on a limited basis.” fire. “The insurance company understands.” ❍ Peckham. Affected spots included the carpet and dance The dance floor, however, was deemed unusable. floor in the Knight Club, the ceiling tiles and paint in Li’l Because of this, SAB concerts will be moved to a differ- December 7, 2004 Fiat Lux Page 5 Weird News Community Radio students produce ‘darn good listenin’ What size condom should you wear? BY AARON MARGULIS themselves in the community, Day Baptists. COPY EDITOR according to Davis. The third Hartzell and Kelly Donohoe, BERLIN (Reuters) - Most and only other major require- sophomore fine arts major, German men wear condoms of the In Community Radio, taught by ment of the course was that each teamed up to do a piece on wrong size, a condom distributor Assistant Professor of story be both informative and Pollywogg Holler, an off-grid said on Wednesday, after asking Communication Studies John entertaining. eco-lodge in Belmont that serves more than 2,500 men to measure Davis, students have learned “There are things happening as a bed-and-breakfast, winery their erect penis. how to create original radio pro- in our community that we don’t and restaurant, built and run by “People measure their feet gramming, focusing on matters hear about,” said Davis. “Almost AU alumnus Bill Castle and his when they buy shoes. Why concerning Alfred and Allegany every show, I’ve learned some- family. Socializing around a shouldn’t they measure their County. thing that I didn’t know about campfire, they had a conversa- penises? A man would not wear “Most radio is just a waste- the community beforehand.” tion with two students from children’s shoes,” said Jan land,” said Davis, citing syndi- The eight students in Alfred State College that they Vinzenz Krause of Vinico, which cated public radio programs Car Community Radio, a 400-level said affected their views on com- released the study’s findings on Talk and This American Life as communication studies class, munity relations. World AIDS Day. some exceptions. “I want the came into the fall semester with “I think there needs to be more Most condom boxes in students to learn how to use widely varying levels of experi- cross-campus relations,” said Germany indicated size but men, [radio production] equipment, ence in sound production, inter- Hartzell, who said she would due to embarrassment or vanity, but also how to make interesting viewing and writing. like to pursue a career in docu- rarely checked or just bought radio.” “It was a good thing having a mentary radio. “We all need a lit- those marked “extra large,” he The class has produced four mix, not only communication tle more understanding, and of said. half-hour programs, which air on studies majors, but people from town residents too,” she contin- PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN John Davis, assistant professor of communications, in the production Vinico’s survey recommended 89.7 WALF on Sundays at 8:30 the art school,” said Davis. “If ued. “I think it’s really important studio used by students from his Community Radio class. The half- various brands to be used Ð p.m. and are available online at you can mix liberal arts students, for college students to get in hour shodw produced by the class airs Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on 89.7 depending on the endowment of http://people.alfred.edu/~acr/. art students and engineering stu- touch with the community they WALF. the wearer. Production is done in a small dents, you get really interesting live in. I don’t think you get a The study found the average studio under stairs in Seidlin results.” full education if you isolate “I think it’s a challenge for “We’d like to do both radio erect penis size was 14.7 cm (5- Hall and sometimes in WALF’s Brian Goodsell, a senior yourself from everyone outside people to make it, but in the end and video production, and we 3/4 inches), with 40 percent of Studio B. The class is now work- graphic design and expanded your demographic of liberal arts it’s really rewarding for the peo- think that our niche is that we participants reporting lengths ing on a fifth and final show. media major, had some produc- college student.” ple who make it and the people already teach the theory and between 12 and 15 cm (4-3/4 and For each cycle, the class has tion experience prior to taking Davis echoed Hartzell’s senti- who listen,” said Donohoe. “It research related to broadcast- 5-7/8 inches). brainstormed story ideas, then the course. ments, saying, “The students challenges you to think. People ing,” he said. “It’s really the next When compared with the con- individuals or partners have “I have a radio show right who did stories that involved the aren’t used to sitting down in stop to teach production skills.” doms normally used by the partic- researched, interviewed for and now. I’ve done audio editing. most interaction with people off- front of a radio and hearing a The equipment has been more ipants, the results showed only 18 edited five-10 minute pieces. I’ve done the sound art thing for campus have … really learned story. It’s a forgotten form of than adequate for the eight-per- percent wore the right size, with Producers have been chosen to a semester. And I can definitely something about people in this communication.” son class, and it would probably nearly half squeezing into con- put the pieces together to make see where the art and informa- community, because it’s one Hartzell said she thinks satel- be adequate for as many as 15, doms that were too small and 34 each show. tion overlap,” said Goodsell. thing to live here on campus and lite radio will offer a place for said Davis. percent trying to use those that “It’s darn good listenin’,” said He credited the class with get- not have to have much interac- this type of programming. Davis would like to teach were too big. senior English major Kristina ting him out of the computer lab tion with people off-campus; it’s “With the emergence of satel- Community Radio or a different Hartzell. and into the community. another to have to speak with lite radio, there’s going to be a radio-related course once a year, Four-legged volunteer rings Funding for consumer-grade “I’ve learned a lot about how and interview them.” great need for content,” she said. but that it would likely be con- bell for charity minidisk recorders and audio to talk to people, how to pry Radio programs that require “There’s a place for it because tingent on the department getting editing software came from the their minds … discovering how brainstorming, research, inter- there will always be people who another faculty member. OLATHE, Kan. - The Salvation AU Office of Research and to find common ground with viewing, editing and production appreciate good, quality pro- “Broadcast is a dying medium. Army’s 20,000 shiny red kettles Sponsored Programs in the form these people who are supposed are generally considered to be gramming.” It’s dying because it’s boring. and trademark bell-ringers are of a service-learning grant. The to be your subjects. You learn more difficult and time-consum- Davis said he hopes that We need someone to shake easy to spot, but one helper stands grant required that the content of how to schmooze,” said ing to produce than most com- Community Radio will lead to things up,” said Davis. “If this out — on four legs. the shows be related to the Goodsell, who has done pieces mercial radio programming, but more production courses in the helps even one student to see Providence, a 6-year-old Alfred or Allegany County com- on the history of the Village of some class members see a place Department of Communication how radio could be different, German wire-haired pointer, is in munity and that students engage Alfred and on Alfred’s Seventh for it. Studies. then it’s met one of its goals.”❍ her third season as a Salvation Army volunteer. She’s able to do all the things her colleagues do. Providence …Movie Guy …ENS These microscopic glass spheres would mean rings a bell with her mouth and that fuel cells could be miniaturized, according to has also learned to take donations CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Hall. Fuel cells small enough to fit into cell and put them in the kettle. phones and laptop computers are now under “This is not a drooly-mouth to do a movie pick of the week for out of the glass spheres] is difficult,” Hall said. development. dog,” said her owner, Penny Herrick. So researchers have come up with a creative Some cars are now being built for consumers Shaffer. “This would be a great opportuni- way to extract the gas, said Hall. They would heat using fuel cells, but they are far from practical. For a while, however, it looked ty for our patrons to learn more the gas with light. When the spheres come in con- For example, Shelby makes a fuel cell version of as though the dog’s charity work about our growing recreational tact with the infrared light, said Hall, they release the Cobra sports car. While it has many of the would end. movie collection,” said Snyder. their gas at a much faster rate. same performances of the gas driven one, it can In April, a tumor was discov- When Oppelaar is not watching While some of this technology is being refined, only travel an estimated 80 miles before refuel- ered on the roof of her mouth. It movies, he is skateboarding or it shows promising results, according to Hall. The ing, and costs $149,000. was removed, but another one snowboarding. He is a member of capsules are extremely strong and capable of These glass spheres are being used for a variety appeared 12 days later. both the skateboarding club and the holding highly pressurized gasses. They are very of other applications that Hall is exploring. For “They gave her zip chances,” snowboarding club. Oppelaar him- cheap and can be made by the ton, said Hall. example, he said they can be used in solar cells, said Shaffer. self owns over 200 videos and 70 PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN When the capsules lose their gas, they can be pipelines and refining fuel, all having the ability Surgery removed Providence’s DVDs. ❍ Some movies Richard Oppelaar taken out of the vehicle and are refilled for later to make the air cleaner. ❍ second tumor, three teeth and part will be watching. use. of her upper jaw. Her jaw was reconstructed, and she had to be on a feeding tube for more than a month while she healed. over”; therefore, students who She went through 18 radiation True meaning of holidays …Work Study do not earn their full work- treatments, and there’s been no study amount simply do not recurrence of cancer. CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE receive the full award. And on Thursday, Providence “Students are pretty busy returns to her bell-ringing post. extra-curricular activities such people,” Pierce said, “Most of not found at the mall as clubs and student organiza- our students do not even earn Foreign-born exotic dancers tions, study abroad, off-campus the whole award because it does lose jobs in Canada practicums and independent not fit into their life.” The most he holidays are here with the packages that fight and mothers go crazy to get their children study may hinder the possibility important thing, said Pierce, is OTTAWA (Reuters) - The follow. When I say packages, I do not the “toy of the year.” Remember the year people for students to fully commit to that “college is about getting a Canadian government, under fire Tmean the nicely wrapped ones with big rib- were flipping out over Tickle Me Elmo? People work study. degree.” ❍ because one of its ministers has bons that sit under Christmas trees; I am referring paid a high dollar for that little stuffed animal Work-study does not “roll been accused of giving preferen- to the packages of stress and, of course, happi- that laughs Ð it is amazing what people do around tial treatment to a Romanian strip- ness, too. the holidays. per, said on Wednesday it was With the holidays, people experi- The day after Thanksgiving, as we all scrapping a program that handed ence everything from traveling to know, is the biggest shopping day of out temporary work permits to shopping to visiting with family, but the year. People go insane, and I some- foreign-born exotic dancers. still try to find the spirit and true times wonder if the holidays bring out Human Resources Minister Joe meaning of the season. abnormal human behavior. What hap- Volpe said it was clear that not all For most college students traveling pened to sitting by the fire and string- Canadians supported the program, is a must around the holidays, espe- ing popcorn? Those days seem to have which granted permits to around cially if you live four states away, as faded and gone. 660 foreign strippers to work in I do. That leads me to family. Our families Canada last year. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I are why most of us go home to spend “I didn’t feel in the slightest bit flew home, and I do not like to fly the holidays. However, getting home to comfortable with the program and around the holidays. But it is just one JESSICA family can be just as complicated as I didn’t think there was any justi- of those things I always end up HENDERSON finding a parking spot at the mall fication for it,” he told reporters. doing. STAFF WRITER around the holidays. Immigration Minister Judy While traveling home, I experi- Whether we park close to the mall or Sgro is facing daily calls to resign enced both stress and happiness. far, we always make it into the mall. over her decision to grant a tem- The stress came when my Thigh Master (which So, no matter if you are close to or far away from porary residency permit to Alina is a small exercise tool) was pulled out of my bag your loved ones, you will always make it one way Balaican, a Romanian stripper in the security line. The man scanning the bags or another. who had worked on Sgro’s elec- told me that he needed to look into my bag, so I Happiness can be found during the seasons that tion campaign earlier this year. said, “Help yourself.” are often stereotyped as stressful. It can be hectic, She also extended Balaican’s As he dug his hand through my bag, he pulled but that is life, with this holiday season we should expired work permit. out the thigh master, saying he thought it was a try finding the true meaning. Sgro denies she has done any- karate weapon or something. Surely the true meaning is not fighting over thing wrong, saying she acted on Everything was fine, until the guy checking my toys, getting upset in the security line at the air- humanitarian grounds. bag yelled “Ron, Ron…(laughing) it was just this port or arguing with family over pointless things. But opposition legislators com- exercise thing!” He was yelling to his co-worker. The true meaning is different to each and every plain that the speed with which As I stood there waiting for the people in the person, but it should all fall along the lines of Sgro helped Balaican contrasts line to glance my way, I could only laugh with the appreciating what we have and not wishing for with the long wait facing other slight embarrassment I was feeling as I gathered the things we can’t have or complaining about applicants for temporary residen- my bags and headed to catch my flight. My hap- what we do not have. cy. Canada’s ethics commissioner piness came when the plane landed in Charlotte. Enjoy the season, stand under mistletoe, make has already been asked to exam- Though traveling is stressful, or embarrassing, a snowman, tell friends and family how much ine the case. we still have the shopping and family. they mean to you and have a great holiday sea- Shopping around the holidays is hectic. People son! ❍ Page 6 Fiat Lux December 7, 2004 Men’s winter wardrobe guide: The dos and don’ts of winter fashion

Dos Keeping your feet warm may be the hardest part of dressing for winter’s Neglect Hygiene harsh conditions, so be sure to look out for socks with reinforced toes and With a short supply of flu shots and too-close-for-comfort living condi- Turtlenecks heels – they’re made for winter weather. tions, never leave your room without a stash of tissues. Not only are you They’re thick enough to keep you warm during the harsh Alfred winters going to be annoying your classmates with constant sniffling during class, and also offer a nice break from the standard scarf. Wearing a turtleneck Scarves but runny noses are a bit unbecoming. shows fashion sense and sophistication and offers a great compromise Winter’s bitter cold and the need for winter acces- during those business casual days. sories can be solved with any scarf. Scarves are Shorts seasonal fashion staples that finish off any winter Guys, even if you pull them down really low, it doesn’t make them pants. Winter Hats outfit with sophistication and purpose. If possible, If it’s snowing, temperatures are below freezing and you’ve got more Keep it simple. Try to stick to something that suits your style. More often get more than one scarf to accent colors and styles. snow on your leg than there is on the ground, it’s time to retire the summer than not, steer away from the multicolored, patterned hats that make you shorts. look more like a clown than someone trying to keep warm. Hats make the Don’ts wearer look confident and sporty while offering a great alternative to a Sandals jacket hood. Socks Shower sandals should stay in the shower. Snow and sandals don’t mix. Never wear two pairs of socks at once. You may There’s no traction, warmth or benefit to wearing sandals during the win- Polar Fleece think it’s a good idea until you sit down at the TIM ter months other than saving a few seconds of dressing when heading out It’s not a bad idea to throw on a polar fleece underneath a thinner winter beginning of class and realize that everyone is sit- INTHIRAKOTH the door. jacket. Make sure your fleece isn’t too big underneath your jacket or ting across the room because your feet stink. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF you’ll look lumpy with too many layers on. Finding the right fit is impor- When shopping for your winter wardrobe, make sure to take your time, tant. Earmuffs find the right fit and select items that suit your style. Despite what fashion Earmuffs are cute on little kids and babies, but not necessarily college stu- experts may say is in, you are the only one who can determine what fits dents. Unless you are really confident in your earmuff-wearing ability, I your style and personality best. Just be sure not to wear anything haz- Socks don’t recommend it. ardous to your health. Be comfortable and confident and remember to Thick wool socks are a plus when walking down Academic Alley to class. stay warm! ❍ The key to Make-up tips for the holiday passing finals: season ... and for the whole year JESSICA ECOCK Sleep and study STAFF WRITER Come on Baby, Light My Fire Don’t Give Me No Lip, I Got Enough of My Own an the amount of sleep as little as four hours of sleep on Fire is often viewed as a dangerous element, but when it comes to makeup, How to get the full lips you want without collagen. you get each night affect a single night can temporarily a little heat is a good thing. Cyour grades? impair the functioning of the An eyelash curler is a necessity in any makeup kit. Curling will instantly Want fuller lips? Line the very edge of your lips with a pencil that matches According to AU health center immune system of an average open your eyes and make your eyelashes your natural lip color. Don’t go overboard and medical personnel and psycholo- person, according to Lichtman. appear longer. line the skin. Ever see actress Debra Messings’ gy professor Lou Lichtman, it Symptoms of illnesses can be Quickly run a lighter along a metal eye- drawn-on lips in photos? If you can see it in pic- can and does. seen in people who have had too lash curler. Then open eyes wide, place curler tures, the person standing next to you will be “If you have studied, your little sleep. The Crandall Health to the top lash line and squeeze. The heat acts sure to see your fake lips, so keep it subtle. ability to recall what you’ve Center has a hard time diagnos- as a booster to the mechanical tool, curling Fill in lips with the color of your choice, just studied will be better if you get a ing problems such as upper res- lashes easily just like a heated curling iron for remember lighter shades and glossier shades full night sleep,” said Lichtman. piratory infection because some hair. will attract light and make your mouth appear How many hours of sleep do symptoms relate to sleep depri- Another good use for a lighter, or a match larger. Darker shades and matte lipsticks down- you need in order to maintain an vation. for the more skilled makeup artist, is to heat play large lips. optimal amount of memory? For Inadequate sleep will also eyeliner. Take regular kohl eyeliner and place Blot after applying, and add dabs of gloss in the typical college delay recovery from it above the flame for only two seconds. Two the center of the lips. Your mouth will appear student, it is about many similar ailments. seconds will soften the tip, any longer will voluptuous and scrumptious. Make sure you nine hours and 15 With finals on the melt it. have a reason to use these mistresses of power. minutes, said horizon, here are some Pull the outer corner of your eye taut and Lichtman. tips to stay healthy run the eyeliner close to the top lash line. Beauty Fact #3: Makeup remover is only baby Most Americans from Dr. Lichtman and Don’t worry if you are shaky. You can easily oil and water, so make your own and spend that get much less. The the staff at the health erase mistakes by wetting a cotton swab and money on a good friend… or more makeup. majority of center: gently rubbing away any unsmooth line. Americans get, on Don’t think that stay- Heating the liner gives it a wet look with- Been Around the Block A Few Times average, less than ing up all night study- out the worry of using liquid eyeliner. If you Can’t find the makeup you need? Where to look seven hours of sleep ing is all there is to are nervous about playing with fire, heat up and how to get help. each night; college GREGORY BOGLE learning; get R.E.M.s the eyeliner by rubbing it in the palm of your students get an aver- STAFF WRITER to help retain what you hand. Some girls may feel they cannot find the right age of 6.1 hours of studied. shade of foundation anywhere. sleep each night, according to However, don’t use this info to Beauty Fact #1: Most kohl eyeliners have The first step is to make sure you are shop- Lichtman. justify going to sleep instead of slight traces of arsenic in them. Cosmetic ping where many people with the same skin tone “Experts in the field feel that studying because you procrasti- companies say we won’t be hurt by this, but is PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN are shopping. Cosmetics companies, like any as a society, we do have a sleep nated until two in the morning. beauty worth the risk? Used correctly, make-up can enhance your holiday look. other company, sell their products demographi- debt,” said Lichtman. Sleep is very important, but There are a number of helpful tricks you can apply to cally. Just as Lord & Taylor and Bergdorf The most important part of the obviously studying is the first Shadow Boxing has Never Looked so make-up application. Goodman’s gives you the glorious gold plated sleep cycle for memory is the step to passing a final. If you Good makeup case and Macy’s gives you a handshake Rapid Eye Movement (R.E.M.) don’t study, don’t bother worry- Any woman could conquer the world with the right eye makeup. and a cloth case that fits one lipstick, everything is based on money and race. stage, which people miss when ing about how much sleep you So shop where you are the majority, it will only be easier for you to find the they undersleep. There are five get; you are probably better off An easy way to look glamorous, or more awake, whichever your goal is, is products you need. stages in the cycle. Stages one studying a little longer to pass a to shadow your eye makeup. If that doesn’t help, go to a makeup counter. Many companies have a wide and two are the light sleep final than getting nine hours and Take two eye shadows in different shades of the same color and apply the variety of shades ranging from very pale to very dark. Companies are starting stages, stages three and four are 15 minutes of sleep. light one from lash line to the crease of your eye. If the shade is light enough, to explore creating your shade specifically for you. the deep sleep stages and the Try to follow your “circadian like beige, color all the way to your eyebrow. Want cheaper makeup? Revlon now boasts they have over 150 shades of R.E.M stage is the dream phase rhythm.” Everyone’s is different, Take the deeper shade and apply to the crease and slightly higher. Blend for foundation. Also try a store where you can play with the makeup so you can of sleep. but essentially when you feel a look that adds depth to your eye. Then add a highlighter, which is either a experiment before you buy the product, such as Sephora; the FAO Schwartz Loss of R.E.M sleep can tired, go to sleep and when you white or light beige eye shadow or pencil under your brow bone. This catch- of makeup. impair memory. Experts say that wake up, get up, don’t use an es the light and enhances your brow bones. Brows frame the face so keep If you do find a shade you think is right for your foundation, test it out on our memories are stored and alarm clock. Obviously this is them groomed, especially before applying highlighter. your wrist. The color should match. Sound weird? Your wrist is they same consolidated during R.E.M sleep very difficult for college stu- Cheek bones aren’t the only bones that can change the look of your face, so shade as your face before any sun changes the color. Therefore this is only a and that extraneous things are dents, because our beds are far next time, remember to highlight your brows! starting point. Test on your jaw line for a make-up match during the warmer discarded as a form of mainte- more warm and comfortable than Want to look sexy? Who doesn’t? Take black eyeliner and apply within the or tanning bed seasons. nance. Seventy percent of R.E.M classrooms and the cold, windy, inner rim of your eye. Some say it will make your eye look slightly smaller, To find the right shade of blush pinch your cheeks a few times and match sleep takes place in the second horrible outdoors. but it will look instantly sexier. This method brings out the color in your iris- the color. Your blush should make you look slightly flushed which is what the half of the night. When we lose If you find yourself falling es. Feeling funky? Replace the black with a navy blue liner. Feeling frisky? pinches recreate. sleep, we lose this portion of our asleep when you don’t want to, Replace blue with an olive green or a dark metallic silver. sleep cycle, which impairs mem- or immediately upon hitting the Beauty Fact #4: Makeup can make you happier! Appreciate your own ory storage and consolidation. sack, then you have a sleep debt. Beauty Fact #2: Blue liner makes the whites of your eyes look whiter. They beauty and how makeup can enhance it. Don’t be afraid to experiment and The damage seems to be done If you find yourself making up also compliment every eye color, but a navy liner paired with a brown eye is a wear that sexy red lipstick if it makes you feel better about yourself, even if it’s to the most recently acquired for sleep on the weekend, you beautiful thing. only around the house. ❍ information. Research shows have a sleep debt. that memory impairment affects In a perfect world you get newly acquired memories with enough sleep every night and little to no effect on older memo- that same amount every night. Breakfast far too often overlooked ries. Consult the health center if you Too little sleep can also affect feel you have a serious problem. our cognitive ability the next More tips can be found in a Rise and shine. It’s breakfast time. Replies such as having early practice, staying up late studying, valuing day. booklet available at the health Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many people skip over the sleep more than a healthy diet, sleeping through the alarm clock, being too lazy Our ability to do “vigilance center. Here are a few: meal for numerous, reasons though. Whether or not they realize it, they are to wake up ten minutes earlier to prepare such a meal Ð all seemed to be com- tasks,” which relate to paying Sleep in a cool, dark, and quiet harming their bodies more than they are helping. mon remarks among the students. attention to things such as dri- place. Your body, as well as your brain, runs on glucose, a simple car- These students would rather deprive themselves of food for ving and equipment use can be Sleep only at night. bohydrate providing you with energy needed throughout the day. their brains than tap into their sleeping habits or extracurricular severely impaired by fatigue, Limit caffeine and sugar intake The brain needs a constant supply of glucose in order to func- activities. said Lichtman. before bed. tion. If your body does not receive adequate amounts of this essen- Perhaps there is a misunderstanding as far as what breakfast can Research has shown that being Try to avoid drinking a lot of tial nutrient, it begins to break down stored carbohydrates, working consist of. Some people are under the impression that breakfast awake for eighteen hours is com- anything so you don’t have to harder than your body should. implies a well-prepared entrée. Three eggs over easy, hash parable to having a blood alcohol pee. This makes concentrating in class more difficult because you are browns, side of bacon, sausage and ham with two pieces of content of .05 percent and that Avoid heavy meals near bedtime. focusing on your hunger instead of your studies. extremely buttered toast as well as a coffee and biscuit. after twenty-four hours around Exercise for at least twenty min- Say the last time you ate was 10 p.m. the night before. If you Breakfast can be much simpler. A low-fat cereal bar, fresh fruit, .10 percent. The legal limit for utes three or four times a week. wait until lunchtime to eat your next meal, you have gone at least MICHELLE CLARK yogurt or dry cereal can all provide your brain with an adequate driving is .08 percent in most Do something “pleasurable” for 13 hours without any form of energy nutrients. Your brain does not STAFF WRITER amount of glucose. These meals are quick, easy and require little states. thirty to sixty minutes before produce its own glucose, so it relies upon blood glucose. If your to no preparation. The Crandall Health Center going to sleep. blood glucose is low, which it will be in the morning, your brain A suggestion to all you breakfast skippers out there: try eating sees an increase in fatigue relat- Avoid alcohol before bedtime; it can not function properly. breakfast for a week and tally the differences in your daily activity. See if you ed injuries around finals, such as interferes with REM sleep. ❍ Breakfast seems to be an imperative ingredient in a healthy lifestyle. So notice any improvements in your classwork, athletic performance or work lacerations and burns in the art why are so many people skipping over the most essential meal of the day? ethic. Guaranteed some, if not all of your routine daily activities will become studios and kitchens. Many argue that they are just too busy to eat a meal. When random students easier because of a change in eating habits. Sleep also plays a role in phys- on campus were asked why they miss out on this important meal, a wide vari- If that’s not the case, at least your crush sitting next to you in poetry class ical health. Research shows that ety of responses were produced. will not be distracted by the loud rumbling in your tummy. Think about it. ❍ December 7, 2004 Fiat Lux Page 7 Footwear guidelines for staying safe in winter

BY JULIE THARRETT since then I have gotten used to it … I’ve taken to STAFF WRITER wearing other things besides Birkenstocks,” said Natalie Westerman, a junior electrical engineering The hills of Alfred University can be hazardous due major. to the accumulation of winter ice and snow. The grated stairs found throughout campus can be AU Grounds Supervisor Richard Walker advis- especially hazardous because they allow snow to es students to be prepared for the season by watch- become packed in-between the spikes, which cre- ing where they walk and wearing boots with good ates slippery stairs, said Westerman. treads. “Many people refer to the grated stairs as ‘death “These are the boots I wear,” Walker said, as he traps,’ ” she said. lifted a tan work boot with deep treads onto his Jeff Norton, a resident assistant in Bartlett Hall, desk. says that everyone falls approximately two times Alfred University has over 2000 stairs on campus, per winter due to the lack of proper footwear. and only eight staff who attend to snow removal, “Some people aren’t thinking and don’t want to according to Walker. put on boots,” Norton said. Although Physical Plant staff works hard to If people simply invested in a pair of supportive ensure the safety of the AU community, people still shoes with good tread, they would be much better need to be cautious of dangerous areas. off, he said. Winter lasts the majority of the academic year at PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN Warm clothes are important during the winter, but AU, and yet so many students fail to wear support- Wear supportive, tread-bearing boots for trekking on campus. Flat soled shoes, third from the left, are the most effective boots may be even more useful for AU stu- ive, tread-bearing boots for trekking on the campus effective footwear for Alfred’s harsh winters. dents. Although boots are helpful, students should paths, said Walker. Wearing the proper footwear for still be aware of slippery sidewalks and ice. inclement weather cannot only help students avoid parent. However, it can often be seen when close declines, such as the green monster, the long stair- If students are aware of their surroundings, avoid injuries, but cold feet. attention is paid because it tends to glisten. Also, way by the football field. dangerous pathways and wear effective footwear, Although sturdy, tread-bearing boots are impor- students can plan ahead to avoid injury by leaving “Flat ground is the only safe place really,” the winter months will be much safer and more tant, there are other precautions that students can for class earlier to allow for extra time to get there, Phillips said with a smile. enjoyable, Walker said. take, such as watching where they step in order to he said. Phillips added that AU is not alone. Complaints If there are places that need to be plowed or salt- avoid ice and packed down snow that can be slip- According to Student Senate President Ian about dangerous campus paths surface every year at ed, students should e-mail a work order to Physical pery, said Walker. Phillips, the most dangerous places on campus are many universities in the northern U.S. Plant at [email protected], said Walker. ❍ Black ice may be hard to spot because it is trans- located anywhere there are significant inclines or “Freshman year I fell on at least 10 occasions, but Double Dutch competition Hip Hop Troupe challenges students BY JESSICA ECOCK will and coordination to jump successfully. Now STAFF WRITER imagine how difficult it is to get inside of two ropes revolving at the same time. “Double the rope, double the fun,” said Isiah The competitors for the “Longest Jump” con- Burnett, junior. test had to force themselves to physically jump Friday, Nov. 19 turned over Shades’ second for as long as they could and also force them- annual Double Dutch Competition. selves mentally to not give up when their legs “We do this as a fun event to bring people out yelled at them to stop. to learn about Shades in an informal setting,” said This being the third event of the night after an Sherill Anderson, junior and vice president of hour of practice, the jumpers were even more Shades. “Hopefully this will bring people to our challenged to stay in the ropes. The competitors meetings, and if not, we’re happy to see people all struggled while sweat shone on their faces, come out just for this event.” determination set in their brows, all fighting the Close to 30 people came from both AU and urge to quit. Alfred State College, eager for either a trophy or When their second chance came up, only a few a chance to learn how to jump Double Dutch brave souls even attempted another round. The PHOTO BY MELANIE BRAUN style. victor was Stephanie Thompson, a sophomore Members of the Hip Hop Troupe perform as part of Middle Eastern Dance Organization’s Desert The group was allowed an hour to learn and who jumped for over a minute and a half. Rose. Proceeds from the evening benefited Planned Parenthood of the Southern Tier. train. Even spectators, intending only to watch, And you thought “Strawberry Shortcake” and were encouraged to test their coordination. “Fudge, Fudge” were hard. Those elementary “I used to do it at home in New York City, and jumping rhymes you had to bounce in a circle for that’s why I came out today,” said Annie Chih, are nothing compared to tricks such as sophomore and winner of the “Best Beginner” “Scissors,” “Typewriter,” “Pop up,” “Around the contest. World,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Criss Cross.” The “Best Beginner” contest started when And did I mention there are two ropes? close to ten brave jumpers, one by one, waited for In the fourth and final challenge, the jumper the right moment when the two ropes opened up had to be ready in the ropes while a mediator and they could leap in. shouted out the names of tricks. The jumper had Every person had three chances to stay untan- to promptly perform it, jumping at normal speed gled in the rope, and the person with the highest until the next trick was called. amount of steps was declared winner. Whether To accomplish these tricks, such as “Scissors,” they finished one step or ten, there was applause which entails jumping up with one leg out then and cheers from all. crossing your legs, one has to be talented and ath- The next contest was the “Advanced Jumper” letic. The most talented jumper of the contest was category. There were fewer contenders in this cat- also Thompson, the winner of “Longest Jumper.” egory. Jumpers of this caliber needed to be physi- “It’s kind of difficult, but once you get it, you cally fit and experienced. just learn how to jump with the rope,” said “I love jumping, but I forgot how tiring it is. Thompson. “It’s not only the jumpers. You need My legs are hurting,” said Nina Belfield, junior, a really good turners to aid you; you’re not by contestant in the competition. yourself. You have to listen to each other. Like Many competitors had done Double Dutch with everything, else you need to focus and con- since they were children, and the flow swiftly centrate.” came back. One rope may be fun, but two can be even bet- “Jumping keeps you fit and it brings out the lit- ter. Just ask any enthusiastic Double Dutch com- tle girl in you,” said junior Dejoron Campbell. petitor or spectator. Campbell triumphed as the most advanced “It’s fun and it takes a lot of work. You have to jumper, showing the little girl inside of her still like to do it; you have to love to do it,” Thompson remembered all of her jumping skills. said. ❍ Jumping rope is used as an exercise technique and with good reason; it takes energy, a strong

PHOTO BY GAIL RAMSUNDAR Annie Chih, left, won the ‘Best Beginner’ category at Shades’s Double Dutch Competition on Nov. 19. Dejoron Campbell, right, was the victor in the ‘Advanced Jumper’ category. Stephanie Thompson, mid- dle, won for the ‘Longest Jumper’ category. Shades sponsored the event to bring people out to learn more about their organization in an informal setting. Page 8 Fiat Lux December 7, 2004 Stone’s Alexander inaccurate, a waste of time Horoscope for the Week of BY JOHN TOMMASINO since 1993. I have a collection of over kingship relating tales of mythical heroes costumes, the sets look like sets. That STAFF WRITER fifty books chronicling the life of the con- like Oedipus, Achilles and Jason. But the lighthouse and harbor in Alexandria Ð Dec. 6 Ð Dec. 12 queror. I’ve played war games based on script is so simplistic and juvenile that it CGI! Every head of hair is perfected, Courtesy of www.astrology.com To say that Oliver Stone’s Alexander is Alexander’s battles. I have a tattoo of reads like an excerpt from Greek shampooed and coiffed. This is supposed bad is to understate the obvious. Alexander on my left shoulder. I even Mythology for Dummies or The Idiot’s to be 333 B.C.E.! Sagittarius Stone’s quasi-historical biography of run an Internet site devoted to the Guide to Classical Literature. The most convincing part of this film (Nov. 22 Ð Dec. 21) the ancient world’s greatest leader is not Macedonian King. Needless to say, I’ve Farrell portrays Alexander as a weak, is the recreation of the battle of just bad – it’s atrociously awful. been anticipating this new film for a long doe-eyed pretty boy whose only wish is Gaugemala, which occurred in the mod- Toward the middle of the week, you’re going to realize To call the pretentious, melodramatic time. This film isn’t just an insult to intel- to satisfy his domineering mother ern day nation of Iraq. But Stone overus- that you have a lot going on in your subconscious. Pay and inane Alexander merely bad is giving ligence Ð I felt like my intelligence and Olympias (Angelina Jolie). I wondered, es computer-generated effects so much attention to that. On Saturday or Sunday, share your cinematic turkeys like Battlefield Earth knowledge of Alexander were being was this some conspiracy theory by that one cannot truly suspend disbelief dreams with your friends. Sometimes they’re remark- and Plan Nine from Outer Space a bad raped. Stone like “Behind every dictator is a for a moment! You can tell that the thou- ably good at interpretation. name. Stone rewrites history unabashedly. smothering mom?” Maybe this is a thinly sands of soldiers lined up in formation I’ve been intrigued (some would say Philip of Macedon (Val Kilmer) gives his veiled swipe by Stone at Barbara Bush? were merely duplicated by somebody sit- Capricorn obsessed) with Alexander of Macedon son Alexander (Colin Farrell) a lecture on Jolie’s performance comes across as ting in front of a console. There’s no real (Dec. 22 Ð Jan. 19) sophomoric at best. I’m talking tension in this battle. It’s all style but no high school drama club sopho- substance. Tuesday and Wednesday are going to be all about work. mores. Stone also butchers history as he sets (A word to the wise: don’t ask for a raise this week.) Her phony Balkan accent is flat- up the battle. Alexander’s generals are Thursday and Friday will be all about your friends. out laughable, as are the confusing arguing that his strategy won’t work. But Keep in mind that your friends can help you in your cur- Scottish accents adopted by Farrell historically, Alexander and King Darius rent situation. and his army. This is supposed to of Persia fought two years before be a film about Macedonians, Gaugemala at a place called Issus. The Aquarius Persians and Greeks. But since Macedonians used relatively the same (Jan. 20 Ð Feb. 18) Stone threw out the history book strategy then: take out Darius Ð the before the cameras started rolling, ancient version of “Shock and Awe.” But On Wednesday, you’re going to connect with someone who’s keeping score? since Stone cut Issus from the script, he you thought you had nothing in common with, and Cameos by veteran British thes- needed to make the battle more dramatic that’s going to make you feel confident as well. Clearly, pians Christopher Plummer and somehow. you are coming into your own. The weekend will be Anthony Hopkins do nothing to Even if you’re not familiar with defined by a feeling of accomplishment and expansive- advance the plot. It just seems like Alexander’s story, you’ll be lulled to ness. any time a Hollywood director sleep at the snail’s pace of this movie. I wants something to be taken seri- got my money back. But don’t waste Pisces ously in a film, he hires a British your time when you could be reading a (Feb. 19 Ð March 20) actor to deliver the lines. good book about Alexander and actually There’s nothing convincing in learn something. I recommend Mary You are the friend that people call when they need Photo Provided this film. The costumes look like Renault’s Fire From Heaven. ❍ something, especially on Wednesday. It’s nice to feel useful and all, but there’s a chance that later in the week you’re going to start to feel a little, well, walked all over. You are a friend, not a doormat. Keep that in mind over From sentimental classics to off-the-wall favorites, the weekend. there’s a Christmas movie for everyone’s tastes Aries (March 21 Ð Apr. 19) BY SHADRA BRUCE beliefs. Christmas.” Carol. STAFF WRITER The technology used in the film The animated classics are the best Perhaps my favorite Christmas The next couple days will see you focused almost exclu- makes the animation more believable, treat. For our family, A Charlie Brown movies are the ones that are not actual- sively on getting things done. By Friday, all work and There are only 18 more days until but not necessarily better. In fact, it has Christmas is the favorite, but we’ve ly considered Christmas movies. They no play makes a person a bit dull-headed, but there will Christmas, but that is still plenty of a kind of Tim Burton quality to it; the worn out videos of Frosty the are the ones my husband and I watch be plenty of time for having fun this weekend. On time to fit in watching all of your characters seem surreal. While it will Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed with the older kids when the younger Saturday, you’re going to meet someone from some favorite holiday shows! be a fun one to watch, it certainly Reindeer, and Yes, Virginia, There Is A ones have gone to bed, and have exciting, far-off place, and Sunday will be full of adven- In addition to being a full-time stu- won’t be one our family adds to its Santa Claus, too. become favorite later-night enjoyment ture. dent at Alfred, I am also a mother of annual holiday must-watch list. You are never too old to enjoy these during the holiday season. five kids. Christmas takes on new In fact, I would suggest that if you shows, whether you catch them on TV My off-the-wall Christmas favorites Taurus meaning when trying to please a crowd are planning to hit the theater over or own the video. There’s just some- are Die Hard (the trilogy starring (Apr. 20 Ð May 20) consisting of a two-year-old, a four- break, skip the Christmas movies alto- thing about them that transports you Bruce Willis) and Lethal Weapon (1-4, year-old, two 14-year-olds, and an gether and put your hard-earned into the world of Christmas. starring Mel Gibson and Danny The excitement of that little dose of romance is going to almost-18-year-old. money on Finding Neverland (Johnny Of course, no Christmas would be Glover). They even have Christmas carry you into the middle of the week, and it will make Christmas is our favorite holiday, Depp is never a miss) and of course, complete without some good holiday music in them! the routine of your life seem a little less, well, routine. and one of our favorite traditions is The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. comedy. Topping my list are Home So while you’re busy trying to be On Sunday, if you get the feeling that something is too watching all of our favorite Christmas It is not the new movies that make Alone, Jingle All the Way and Scrooged nice, not naughty, and stay on Santa’s good to be true, it is. shows, from the newest releases to the the Christmas season, anyway. Each (starring Bill Murray). If you haven’t good list, pop some popcorn, grab best of the classics. year, our family digs out the box of seen Scrooged, it’s a great, up-to-date some of your favorite holiday movies Gemini Every December, a barrage of Christmas videos (some of which are version of Dickens’ A Christmas and let yourself get lost in the spirit. ❍ (May 21 Ð June 21) movies hit the theaters, including new finally being replaced by DVD) and Christmas movies hoping to become watches them while we bake cookies, By Wednesday, you’ll be having so much fun with a yearly favorites. The 2004 releases decorate trees or just sit and enjoy. good friend — or a possible love interest — that you’ll include Surviving Christmas, starring Miracle on 34th Street (the 1947 forget all else. You are going to be happiest this week Ben Affleck, Christmas with the version) does a much better job than when you’re doing things for this special person in your Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Polar Express of reminding us we’re life, and soon you’ll find that they’re bending over back- Lee Curtis, and Polar Express, featur- never too old to believe. Although wards to do favors for you, too. ing the likeness of Tom Hanks. there are many versions of A Polar Express is a fun movie with Christmas Carol, the 1951 version Cancer great visuals—almost like being in a starring Alistair Sim Ð not colorized Ð (June 22 Ð July 22) video game instead of a movie. Based is the best. on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, this And it just would not be Christmas Toward midweek, a minor crisis at home is going to dis- movie is about a boy who wonders without seeing James Stewart in It’s a tract you for a day or two, but it won’t be anything you whether or not to still believe in Santa Wonderful Life (1946). can’t fix. Where things get weird is on Thursday or Claus. As he is lying in bed wondering, Although I don’t make the kids suf- Friday, when a big decision is going to leave you com- the Polar Express zooms in and speeds fer through them, I also watch Holiday pletely at a loss. Take the whole weekend if you can. him off to the North Pole. Inn and White Christmas, my two It is a magical story about choosing favorite Bing Crosby movies, at least Leo to believe, about whether or not grow- once every Christmas. There is nothing (July 23 Ð Aug. 22) ing up has to mean growing out of your like Bing Crosby singing “White Photo Provided

On Wednesday, an evening out with friends is going to take a slightly romantic turn. On Friday, a conversation Peachtree Road infused with Southern flair with a close pal is going to have you seeing something in a whole new way. And on Sunday, there’s a chance someone’s going to fall for you at first sight. Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin go for more soulful style

Virgo BY ABBY TRIPP album, with Elton John’s life story in and it seems clear that a theatrical (Aug. 23 Ð Sept. 22) MANAGING EDITOR mind. The “weight” here came, of vibe is at work. While Elton John course, in the form of the singer’s himself performs this song beautiful- You are amazed at how much you’re getting done these Sir Elton John has gone country. once-wild ways, which he’s since let ly, it would be just as legitimate com- days. A couple weeks ago you had a to-do list several At least, that’s the impression a go of in favor of a ing from the lips of miles long. Now you’ve crossed almost everything off listener would get upon first hearing cleaner lifestyle. Adam Pascal. of it. You should be happy for yourself, of course, but his latest album, titled Peachtree And a mellow- Overall, the album is don’t go hog-wild with the celebrating. Tuesday or Road. er lifestyle, if very strong. Wednesday you’re going to have the urge to do some Elton has several houses through- “Porch Swing In At long last, Elton impulse shopping, but that’s not going to be the wisest out the world; in the last decade, Tupelo” is any John lets go of fevered move. most of his time has been spent at his indication. This and frenzied piano play- Atlanta, Ga., estate. This southern love song to the ing in favor of simpler, Libra influence comes through loud and Deep South has a more soulful tunes. (Sept. 23 Ð Oct. 22) clear in Peachtree Road. gospel-inspired Part of the change in As usual, the entire album contains backup track and his music can be attrib- Basically, you’re a natural leader. You know what else songs penned by the ever-prolific lyrics evocative uted to a surgical proce- you are? A love magnet. At least, that’s what you are this team of Sir Elton and lyricist Bernie of warm breezes dure performed in the week. Tuesday and Wednesday should be especially Taupin. and lazy small-town afternoons. late 1980s to remove two benign exciting and full of flirtation — with people you know This time around, however, they A few of the songs on Peachtree growths from his vocal cords. The and perfect strangers alike — and, even though opted for a mellow and soulful sound Road seem representative of slight side effect was a deepening of his Thursday is going to return you to more material con- evocative of multiple influences Ð hangovers from the late ’90s, when voice. This new sound allows him to cerns, the weekend is going to be all about expressing southern rock, country and gospel, Elton was working in earnest on perform gospel- and country-inspired yourself and exploring new terrain (emotional and oth- just to name a few. Aida, a Disney-produced Broadway pieces that would have likely eluded erwise). “Turn The Lights Out When You musical based on the Verdi opera of him thirty years ago. Leave” is the song on the album that the same title. Case in point: the final With a Vegas stage show in the immediately calls Nashville musi- song on the CD, titled, “I Can’t Keep works, Elton John won’t be “retir- Scorpio cians to mind with a slow and swingy This From You.” ing” anytime soon. Nonetheless, at (Oct. 23 Ð Nov. 21) rhythm and the slightest twang. The Again, the song makes use of 57, he has at last settled into a mature lyrics here are straight-up country: gospel choir backup vocals. Further, and relaxed sound. Peachtree Road You’ll emerge from your cave of quiet thoughts on “You can take the car/But you won’t a Hammond organ is thrown into the attests to this and offers up the per- Thursday. Later in the week, you’ll be somewhere — at break my heart.” They beg one ques- mix. The song misses the boat, how- fect soundtrack for an afternoon work, at a party — saying something when you’ll real- tion, though. Is Elton John in fact ever, if it’s attempting religious spent on the wraparound porch, mint ize that everyone in the room is hanging on your every gently mocking the country genre? inspiration Ð the organ sounds more julep in hand. ❍ word. You are the de facto leader in any situation. Taupin penned “Weight of the like a synth line in a modern musical. World,” the opening song on the Add to this the composition itself, December 7, 2004 Fiat Lux Page 9 Holiday Crossword BY JEN UNISLAWSKI A&E EDITOR Across

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By Beth Stone

Dear Santa,

I have been a good boy this year, spreading freedom and democracy

around the world. Below is a list of

what I want for Christmas:

1. A new Specter A-31 Gunship

2. The Draft

3. Nelly’s new album Sweat & Suit

4. And a pony

Sincerely, George W. Bush Sports Fiat LuxAU • Alfred University • December 7, 2004 Annual basketball game benefits AIDS Rochester

BY BETH STONE one who attended the game. This year, the COPY EDITOR two groups even provided shuttles from AU to ASC to try to get more people to come out During the first minute of the Ninth Annual AIDS Charity Basketball and support their cause. Game held in Alfred State College’s Orvis Gymnasium on Nov. 13, the Funding for the event came from both home team got the tip-off and started a scoring spree that would con- organizations’ budgets. However, this year tinue throughout the game. there was not enough money to cover all the The AIDS Charity Basketball Game is an annual event that started expenses. Instead of letting a lack of funds nine years ago. Each year the event raises money for AIDS Rochester, ruin the event, members of the executive Inc. AIDS Rochester, Inc., uses the money to provide prevention boards decided to give money out of their awareness to high-risk populations, free condoms and treatment for pockets. Devin White, the president of infected individuals. UMOJA, said that it was important to make The event runs very smoothly each year and may seem effortless. sure the charity game took place and didn’t But a large amount of effort goes into it, and before any of the players mind providing some of the money for the can even touch a basketball, a lot has to be accomplished to make this event. charity event a success. While the clubs attended to the details, the Planning for the event starts two months in advance of the game. student coaches recruited players to repre- Alfred University’s UMOJA and ASC’s Black Student Union (BSU) sent their respective colleges on the court. co-sponsor the event each year. Jessica Ecock, a senior and secretary To be eligible to play in the charity game, of the UMOJA executive board, explained that the event involves a lot players could not be on either of the schools’ of planning and requires that the two clubs meet once a week outside basketball teams and had to prove them- of their regular group meetings. selves at tryouts. “From the beginning of the year, we know that this is our biggest Alfred University held tryouts for two GRAPHIC BY MELANIE BRAUN event, so we plan early,” Ecock said. weeks, with practice every other day, cutting The first order of business was to get donations for the AIDS Charity people as they went. ASC took a different approach, holding only one uniforms with matching sneakers and hats. They even had their nick- Raffle. Early in the semester, UMOJA and the BSU went to local mer- day of tryouts. If a player made the cut, they continued with three names on their jerseys. After their performance, the raffle and the chants to secure donations. months of practice to prepare to take on slam-dunk contest were held, and donated prizes were given to the This year the donations, over 20 in all, came from Main Street mer- Alfred University. Steve Manuel, ASC’s student coach, explained the winners. chants and businesses in Hornell and Alfred Station. The donations demanding practice schedule. Although AU entered the second half of the game down 10 points, included items as varied as gift certificates, gift baskets and cham- “We come into this game wanting to win every year, so we aren’t Quentin Bryant, AU’s student coach, seemed confident of his team’s pagne. All of the proceeds from the raffle also go to AIDS Rochester. going to slack off,” Manuel said. ability to pull through and take the lead. The groups also needed to come up with a T-shirt design for the stu- About 15 students from each college made the cut and went on to “I’ve got a couple tricks up my sleeve. Right now we are just play- dent basketball players to wear in the game. This year the t-shirts, play in the big game. This year, ASC played a more aggressive game, ing weak but we can pull it off,” Bryant said. which were made by the Kampus Kave, featured each college’s colors, sending AU to the line to take back some much-needed points. At half Despite AU’s best efforts to overcome, Alfred State eventually won, the name and number of each player and a red ribbon on the front. time, ASC was up more than 10 points. with a 64-55 final score, continuing a three-year winning streak. The groups also worked on putting together the halftime show, pub- During halftime, the Alfred Steppas came out onto the court to per- This year’s game raised over $2,000 for AIDS Rochester, Inc. ❍ licity for the event and the after-party, which was free of charge to any- form. They were dressed for the occasion, wearing basketball-inspired Women’s hoops optimistic after quick start Christmas BY ALEX RASKIN prowess as Coddington, junior team by averaging a remarkable need to have all of their players, SPORTS EDITOR center Kylene Knoll, junior for- 37.2 minutes per game. Another veterans or rookies, playing ward Stacey Bradley and senior key backcourt development has great basketball when the team By the next time the Alfred forward Colleen Lyons com- been sophomore Denae Foster. finally gets back home in 2005. pink slips University women’s basketball bine for 20 points and 29 “Foster did not see a lot of That’s when the Saxons play team plays a home game, there rebounds with the junior, playing time as a freshman,” their toughest conference com- is a chance they will have sur- Coddington, grabbing 11 of explained Coach Finn. “Now petition, which includes Dear Santa, College football isn’t the only sport passed last year’s win total of those boards. she’s starting and giving us a Hartwick, Utica and last year’s I feel guilty for even writing this to that needs a house cleaning. The NHL five games. The Rochester Democrat and big spark with her intensity, ECAC Upstate champions as you because I have been so blessed this lockout could have been prevented ten While eclipsing last year’s Chronicle might have been mis- leadership and just being vocal well as the winningest program year. Between the Sox and Pats win- years ago by not over-expanding the win total does not sound overly taken when they claimed that on the court.” in Division III history, St. John ning championships, Jason Giambi’s league. Instead Commissioner Gary impressive, the Saxons are a “the frontcourt isn’t overly In addition to the intangibles Fisher. testimony and Desperate Housewives, “We need two teams each in Florida much a different team than a deep,” on Nov. 17. of the game, Foster is doing a “We have a really important there is nothing you can give and L.A.” Bettman year ago. Not too many schools can little bit of everything on the stretch of games when we get me that would make me any ruined the league by Coach Michele Finn has boast five players above 5-foot- court with 5.4 points per game, back [next semester],” said happier. Instead of presents adding teams to places many reasons to be confident 10 like Alfred can. 2.8 rebounds per game, and .8 Finn. this year, all I want you to do like Columbus and this year, one major reason What makes the frontcourt assists per game. “We should have beaten for me is to make sure the fol- Nashville, which have being the return of several key especially dangerous is Coach Finn did not go into Hartwick last year, and we lost lowing people do not have no hope of filling their starters. Coddington’s 51.2 percent that this season without adding to Utica,” he said, “But we’ll jobs when the new year rolls arenas. Without this “Our returning starters – she shoots from the field as some more firepower, though. need some fans against those around. mess, the league might Michelle Kelly, who has been a well as Knoll’s 88 percent free The Saxons have brought in two and St. John Fisher, of To begin with, I’d very still be making a profit, huge standout for us, as well as throw mark. some interesting freshmen. course.” much like to see Syracuse and the owners might be Meg Coddington Ð have What the Democrat and Amanda Williams is a 5-foot-8 So with last season’s disap- coach Paul Pasqualoni get able to pay the players stepped up their play and their Chronicle did manage to appre- guard from Cuba-Rushford who pointment behind them, and a canned. Admittedly, he ALEX RASKIN what they promised leadership,” explained Coach ciate in their women’s basket- averaged 17.7 points per game hot start under their belt, what brought the Orange to some SPORTS EDITOR them. So fire Bettman Finn. “They’re just very posi- ball preview was the Saxons’ and 8 rebounds as a senior. are the expectations for the impressive years, including a too, please. tive and very focused.” backcourt. Alfred also added a six-footer Saxons? 1992 campaign where they Also, maybe Kelly is already averaging “[Their] strength is in the in Catherine Hoffman from “We set our limits high,” said finished sixth in the country after upset- Jeremy Giambi and Randy Velarde over a point a game more than backcourt with four letter win- Genesee Valley High. Finn. “We want to be in the ting Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. should fire Victor Conte and BALCO. she did last season when she ners and two starters return- Hoffman dropped in 14.3 Empire 8 tournament and we Syracuse even earned a co-Big East For the most part the names that have was a junior. She also dropped ing.” Aside from Kelly, who points per game as a senior in want to be playing our best bas- championship this year by upsetting been linked to BALCO and their in 19 points while handing teams with Coddington and high school and has the ability ketball in January and February. heavily favored Boston College over steroids have been a star-studded list Hilbert its first loss of the sea- junior guard Patricia Affeldt as to play on the perimeter or That’s our goal.” Thanksgiving weekend. including Bonds and Sheffield. Finding son. That Nov. 23 game show- Alfred’s captains, there is down low. The Saxons next game is on Why didn’t Syracuse win an outright out Giambi and Velarde were on cased Alfred’s low-post Megan Sampsell, who leads the The Saxons will certainly Dec. 7 at Geneseo at 7 p.m. ❍ title? They lost to Temple. The Orange steroids is like finding out that Julia lost to a team that is so bad they were Roberts has been taking acting lessons. kicked out of the Big East, which is a No matter how much help they get, Softball team holds raffle to fund Florida training football conference that is struggling to they still stink like Sam Adams’s jock keep teams in the conference anyway. strap. While Pasqualoni has managed to Without going into reasons why, fire BY CRYSTAL CRAFT For some, this will be save his job the last few seasons with these people too: Michael Irvin, Rob STAFF WRITER the first time participating some big wins late in the year, not even Dibble, the entire cast of Blue Collar in the spring training. his victory against BC can overcome TV, Woody Paige, the producers of The Alfred University women’s Outfielder Catherine his loss to the Owls. ESPN’s Dream Job, Jon Miller, Joe softball team has the AU com- Rieck said she hoped to Speaking of college football, let’s Morgan, Bill O’Reilly, Tom Tolbert, munity pumped up about sup- gain more experience play- fire Alabama athletic director Mal everyone responsible for getting porting its spring training in ing softball. Moore for hiring Mike Shula instead of Howard Stern taken off the air and Jim Florida. “I hope to gain more Alabama alumnus Sylvester Croom. Rome. The softball team is excited experience with softball Rather than hire Croom, who had If you do not fire any of these people, about playing in the warm and team bonding and turned the Packers into the third best please fire Stuart Scott. Sportscenter weather, getting to know each gelling,” Curran said. running team in the NFL as the Green used to be a concise thirty-minute news other, playing competitive soft- One disadvantage that the Bay running backs’ coach before broadcast where the anchors never ball and becoming not only a women will face is playing becoming Mississippi State’s head overshadowed the story. I missed a team but a family, according to on the grass the first day coach this year, they hired Shula, who Celtics highlight last week because head coach Jaime McLaughlin. they arrive. had been the quarterbacks’ coach of Stuart Scott took too much time doing The 18-member softball team A lot of teams that they Dolphins. Yes, Moore chose the man Sportscenter Def Poetry Jam. Every sold raffle tickets, hoping to raise play are from the South, who turned Jay Fiedler into the unre- time he says “dirty, dirty” or “hater in enough money to go to Florida and they have had more markable quarterback he is today over the house,” a little part of me dies. for spring training March 5-12. outdoor training than the the man who turned Ahman Green Okay, Stuart, we get it: you’re an idiot. The winners of the raffles AU squad that is unable to from a backup in Seattle into one of the Now can we please listen to a highlight were Tammy Gelser of Scio, play in the snowy winter best backs in the league with Green without hearing made-up Bible verses Doug Kelp of Alfred, Gretchen weather. Bay. or quotes from a Fat Joe song? Weidner, an AU Student, Karl In past years, the softball Croom, the first black football coach Thanks for doing me a solid, Santa. Grantier of Almond, Kelsey team has been able to raise in the history of the SEC, will now have If you fire these people, you won’t hear Curran from Alfred Station and PHOTO BY CRYSTAL CRAFT the money to go to Florida. an enormous recruiting edge over the me complain when you parachute into Linda Sootheran. The women’s softball team is raising money to go to Florida over spring Although it is a large com- other SEC schools, including Alabama, the Fiesta Bowl. Each of the winners will break. The team members will play 10 games to prepare themselves for the mitment, the team is dedi- who refuse to integrate their head receive a $25 gas certificate in spring season. cated to raise as much coaching positions. As Croom picks up Your Fan, the mail from Short’s gas sta- money as possible to recruits from Mississippi, he will also Alex tions in Alfred or Wellsville. year, the team collects empty ink last year. improve its game during the sea- get kids from his home state of Selling raffle tickets was just cartridges from computer printers “It’s a lot of fun,” she said. “We son. Alabama, as well as the South’s best P.S. I’m graduating in May, and I could one way for the team to come up and recycles them for money. play 10 games down there, it’s The team would like to thank all black football players, who will no really use a job of my own, so please with the necessary money to make Brittany Curran, a junior pitch- good competition and it’s a great of the people who have supported doubt be eager to play for the man who fire somebody in a position I might like the trip a reality. Throughout the er, took part in the spring training bonding experience for the team.” them so far. ❍ broke the color line in the SEC. to fill. ❍