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BY CARMEN ANDREWS ed to stop binge drinking in bars, John Wisniewski, agreed. He said John Simons said he does not fore- of cigarettes, but people still buy PRODUCTION MANAGER which means practices such as that as a result of this new law, see an increase of drinking in the them. The same applies to beer Ladies Night, All-You-Can-Drink more people will be pushed into private sector. and liquor. People are going to buy Student drinking will increase at specials and ‘bar crawls’ are pro- drinking outside of the bar, in “I don’t believe the new law will the drinks, even if they are not at a house parties and pre-parties due hibited, said Gerald Greenan, places such as private apartments have an impact on Alfred,” he said discounted price, he said. to a new alcohol law, according to attorney for The State Liquor or parties. “[But] if there is a problem, we will Wisniewski said that he under- many Alfred University students. Authority. A ‘bar crawl’ is when “I think the authorities are address it immediately.” stands that the authorities want to “If students want to get drunk, many bars on one street have an squeezing the wrong place,” he Senior Aaron Miller, a fine arts limit binge drinking. But, “we they are going to,” said Marnie all-you-can-drink special to attract said. “I don’t think limiting a con- major, agreed with Wisniewski. don’t have funnels here at the bar,” Furniss, a senior comparative cul- customers. trolled environment, like the bar, is Miller does not believe a law to fur- he added. tures and theater major. “They will Student drinking in on-campus the way to go.” ther control legal drinking estab- Wisniewski said he is not com- just find different places to do it.” rooms or apartments will increase, Instead, the law will force stu- lishments will solve anything. pletely sure of the law’s guidelines. On Nov. 24, new alcohol legisla- predicted Matt Andrews, a senior dents to drink at unsupervised “The law would not affect me,” The State Liquor Authority has tion by State Liquor Authorities geology major. places, Wisniewski added. said Miller. “I don’t binge drink.” not sent out an official notice yet. went into effect. The law is intend- Alex’s College Spot’s co-owner, However, Alfred Police Chief Regulating bars is not the solu- The law is broad and unclear. It tion, Miller added; the key lies in covers more circumstances than our public education system. High the State Liquor Authority intend- schools should offer courses that ed, said Greenan. The legislatures alert students to social pressures need to meet and tweak the law, and media influences to drink and which is why an official notification why they encourage people to do has not been released. so, he said. He said this will help in According to the State Liquor developing independent thinking Authorities, bar owners need to and raise self-esteem. write them a letter if they are “People aren’t stupid,” said uncertain about whether their spe- Miller. “If they have the resources cials remain legal. and knowledge, then they will Wisniewski is not sure about make independent decisions.” their specials. “I can see us writing Tom Cosola, a senior athletic them a letter,” he said. training major, said that the law Since the owners of Alex’s have would stop him from frequently not received any notification, they going to bars. After all, he does not are making changes the best they want to pay full price for every can, said Stan Wisniewski, co- beer. owner of Alex’s College Spot. Matt Fleming, a junior fine arts “We have eliminated all of our major, said he will still go to Alex’s nightly specials except Mug College Spot. However, “it will Night,” said Stan Wisniewski. PHOTO BY JAY WEISBERGER affect my wallet,” he said. “Mug Night is now every night, so The sign outside of UniMart on Main Street has been damaged for several weeks. Vandalism seems rare in Compare alcohol to cigarettes, it isn’t special.” Alfred, but several cars were just damaged. said Fleming. The tobacco compa- Actually, the law may help busi- nies were forced to raise the price ness, said John Wisniewski. ■ Professors discuss Students charged with vandalism BY JULIE WOHLBERG unnamed. be headed toward McLane. The STAFF WRITER The nightclerk looked outside security patrol car found the initiation rites and saw two men smashing tail- men and followed them until In a town as small as Alfred, lights and kicking cars. Alfred Police arrived on the BY JASON PILARZ the team-building experience is vandalism is practically The nightclerk reported the scene and arrested them. BILLING MANAGER necessary in order to strengthen unheard of. incident to Cannon Residence Witnesses were asked to a group. However, it was then However, at approximately 1 Director Joshua Buland, who identify the suspects, and the While hazing can prove to be dan- stated that while “team-building a.m. on Nov. 14, two late-night told him to call AU Security. suspects were put in the Alfred gerous, some believe that safe can be fun, hazing should never guests entered Cannon Buland left his room to see if patrol car to wait for the vic- initiation rites can be positive. be.” Residence Hall and told the on- the two men were still involved tims of the vandalism to arrive. A number of members of the What the professors made duty night clerk that two men in the vandalism, but witnesses Freshman David Bernard, Alfred University faculty were clear is that initiation and team were vandalizing cars in the told him that they had run down who was asked by Buland to interviewed to give their profes- building can be enjoyable and parking lot. the hill toward the McLane gather the license plates and sional opinion on the subject of serve a legitimate purpose in any Two people have been arrest- Center. parking sticker numbers, said hazing and initiation, with the group, including sport teams. ed for allegedly vandalizing the Buland called AU Security a that he was surprised that the knowledge that their names All societies and groups have a cars. One has been identified as second time and gave them would not be published. “hierarchical system of behav- Gregory Weiss, an AU student descriptions of the two suspects SEE VANDALISM PAGE 3 When discussing hazing, it is iors,” said a professor, and initia- and the other remains and told them that they would helpful to look at the situation tion is merely an offshoot of this, from a scientific point of view. as it “gives the group a chance to The roots of hazing and its effects force the person to prove their Perlman to speak at December commencement can be better understood when worth” in that group. What must examined from sociological, be looked at, then, is how to avoid BY CHARLIE CASPARIUS will be speaking at this year’s helping to shape the companies anthropological and psychological dangerous hazing situations STAFF WRITER graduation. of the future.” perspectives. while promoting healthy team Perlman is the vice president Perlman has not always There was a consensus among building. The closing of the semester will of Intel, the largest computer worked at Intel. According to the members that there is a fine Where to draw the line on haz- bring some students to chip company in the world, and Goetschius’ report, Perlman is line between what is acceptable ing “depends on the situation,” McLane’s gymnasium one last a class of 1964 alumnus of also a “Certified Public team building and what is dan- stated a professor of psychology. time for commencement. Alfred University. Accountant and a member of gerous hazing. It was further explained that Universities traditionally According to Goetschius’ the New York State Bar One psychology professor forcing someone to do something have a speaker address the stu- press release, AU President Association and the American noted, “the word hazing tends to dangerous is always wrong, but dents about moving on to the Edward G. Coll Jr. said, “we’re Bar Association. Perlman has imply abuse.” Therefore, in dis- that different people react differ- next stage of their life and delighted that Mr. Perlman has been involved in numerous pro- cussions of hazing, it is important ently to different situations. For entering the real agreed to address our gradu- fessional organizations… He to clearly describe the behavior example, many initiation rites are world.Normally, speakers are ates… Mr. Perlman will be of was appointed by California being defined. There is certainly not dangerous, but may be humil- highly successful men or women interest to a wide spectrum of Governor Pete Wilson to serve a distinction between benign ini- iating. who have built a name for them- our graduates, from the ceramic on the executive committee of tiation rites and violent, danger- The professor explained that selves in the American or colle- engineers and materials scien- the California-Israel Exchange, ous hazing. “most people are pretty resilient” giate public. tists who will be making the and has also served on an advi- Rites of initiation are present and that “90 percent of the time it According to Director of computer chips of the future, to sory group to the Commissioner in many facets of all cultures, SEE HAZING, PAGE 5 Communications Sue the business students and liber- of Internal Revenue.” explained a professor, and thus Goetschius, Robert Perlman al arts graduates who will be December 8, 1999 Editorial — Page 2 Fiat Lux Fiat Lux COLUMN Clear the snow; keep us safe Our reliance on BY JAY WEISBERGER of ice. going to class should not feel they MANAGING EDITOR Now, what concerns me is that are taking their lives in their hands this wasn’t even a major snow fall. while getting to class. It does pro- I had no problem when I If we can’t keep the campus vide a nifty way to “excuse” your- technology is bad woke up last week and roads and paths clear of snow with self from class, I suppose. saw snow on the as little as we had, what’s going to However, this is college and that ground. happen when we get one of those means people are going to be out at We wake up to shut off our alarms, turn on the light and start the coffee I think many people big storms? night. machine. enjoy seeing the first I know that the snow started to Monday night last week, there Computers and various forms of technology are in high demand for stu- snowfall of the year. pile up after Physical Plant had were plenty of people out on Main dents who attend college. To communicate with others, it is imperative to Going into last week, one of the ended their day of work. Street. own a phone and/or a way to send and receive e-mail. busiest of the year, the piles of However, plenty of students still All of them were going to have Virtually every aspect of our lives involves electronics and technology. snow certainly put me in a good need to traverse this campus to get to go home at some point and, cer- It is near impossible to maneuver without consulting or including a tech- mood, despite the piles of work to libraries, friend’s rooms and to tainly, some of them had visited a nological advancement. needed to be done. get food. bar. An obvious example is evident in any operating business. Companies Nothing can spoil this good feel- Should I feel as though I need I’m not saying they shouldn’t be are highly dependent on computers, shared networks within the company ing more than almost killing myself snowshoes to do so? responsible, but even a prudent and the Internet. walking down one of the paths on Also, people fly down Academic drinker isn’t going to have the best Most recently hired employees probably cannot grasp the concept of campus last Monday night. Alley in their cars, often regard- time climbing ice-covered paths at handing hard copies of work to another in person. We didn’t even receive an inch of less of road conditions or the num- 11:30 at night. The functions of the computers and shared networks help to save so measurable snow on the pave- ber of pedestrians around. I know Heating Plant is only a much time and manual labor, employees would be lost without the simplic- ment. However, what was there Even if a car isn’t speeding, if phone call away should an area ity of it. managed to freeze up quite nicely. the road isn’t clear, are we really to need salted. We know the Fiat Lux would take hours to complete — at least more The paths from Reimer and expect a moving car to be able to However, when the snow starts than it already does. Tefft that go past Bartlett to stop to avoid a hazard — or a per- to fall, someone needs to get out However, there lies the problem: in seeking for simplicity, we have cre- Academic Alley were treacherous. son? and throw some salt down before ated more complications. If an emergency occurs, such as a computer The nice little brick plaza in It was nice to see that on everything freezes up. freezing up, many people would also freeze up. front of the campus center was a Tuesday morning, many were Before someone gets seriously With the upcoming start of a new millennium and rumored problems solid sheet of ice. working to clear off the snow that hurt. ■ with Y2K and other concerns associated with computers, will we know The road that goes past Miller had accumulated. what to do? and Ade was also a slippery sheet This is good because people More important to us, will Alfred University know what to do? Is the University prepared for any obstacles that may come about? AU got a taste of the Y2K bug three years ago when incoming fresh- COLUMN men received priority over seniors for classes. This was due to the fact that students are characterized under the year they graduate, thus putting the class of 2000, which the computer thought was 1900, over the Workers represent their companies class of 1997. Most companies have advertised the special precautions and steps they BY KRISTEN HOFFMAN I began to get the uncomfort- taken my order apologized pro- have planned or taken in preparation for the coming millennium. STAFF WRITER able feeling that someone was fusely, saying she had forgotten Why have we not heard of anything on this campus? staring at me and I looked up to write down that I had ordered We are fairly confident that computers on this campus will be fine. I’m sure many of you have gone directly into the eyes of the fries as well. She put in the fries Unless you can find a VAX terminal sitting around somewhere. to Li’l Alf or Ade Express on worker gathering the mozzarella right away. Obviously the University cannot control whether or not rural Western those days where you just could- sticks. Distinctly readable on his “These fries are free,” she stat- New York loses power on Jan. 1. n’t quite make it to the dining hall lips was a single word: bitch. ed, “no, wait, your whole meal is But, what about some of the rest of the University’s infrastructure? in time. I have gone there many He finished packaging the free,” she said thoughtfully as We don’t know how many students know how the University’s heating times myself to get food and left, Styrofoam container and care- she changed her mind. system works, but wouldn’t it be nice to know that Heating Plant isn’t not thinking twice about it. lessly handed it to me. After the fries were done, I going to blow up on New Year’s Day? But, very recently, I realized Shocked, I walked the short hesitated before leaving. The Y2K compliance notices have surrounded us from our banks, insurance that when someone is on the job, distance back to the residence cashier, however, waved me companies and energy providers. Has AU put one of these out? If so, can it is important to treat the hall. through, confirming the fact that we see it? patrons with respect, no matter Some time later, a very memo- my meal was free. Regardless of whether or not we are ready for whatever glitches there how stressed a worker on the job rable lunch occurred for me at Whatever employee is on duty are, we hope some common sense will prevail on campus and across the might be. Li’l Alf. Things were very quiet at the time represents the whole country. At Ade Express one Sunday inside the cafe, except for the low company. At Ade Express, one Very few industries lack some sort of “manual override” switch to allow night, it was busy with people undertones of two staff members individual made a bad impression humans to run what a computer does now. and there was music playing conversing next to the grill. and the whole restaurant looked Let’s get some people ready to do some overriding. loudly in the background. Two My order was a bit more com- bad. We have become so used to our technology that we seem lost without it. students were taking orders, and plicated this time because I At Li’l Alf, a mistake was made Years ago, the New York Daily News published during the New York I progressed through the line ordered two things: a tuna melt and one individual went above City blackout. Newspaper staff took the lights being used for a movie set until it was my turn to place an and fries. One of the workers and beyond in correcting it. I that was set in their building’s lobby (which were powered by a generator) order. The exchange was simple took my order, then passed it on really appreciate what was done and started work. enough; I asked for mozzarella to another young woman who and thank Li’l Alf and especially The key reason they could do this, though, was the fact that they were sticks and one of the students started to prepare the order. that individual. She definitely still using typewriters. went to prepare it. Handing me the tuna melt, she made a good impression for Li’l What would we do today if we couldn’t use all of our “toys?” “Can I help you?” a voice smiled and said cheerfully: “Have Alf, the company she represents. While certainly, technology has helped make our lives easier, and helped asked. After a few seconds I real- a good day.” When a person is an employee, to save us time, we need to remember that we cannot be totally dependent ized that the question was direct- I waited, though, because I fig- it is important that he or she on its availability. ■ ed at me. ured the fries would take a little show respect to all patrons. An “Oh, the other worker took my longer to cook. employee represents the compa- order already,” I explained. About five minutes later, how- ny and if there is no respect He stared at me, seemingly ever, the woman who made my shown, customers will not only be Fiat Lux annoyed, and walked towards the order asked me if there was any- lost, but people will lose respect oven to retrieve the mozzarella thing else she could help me with. for the company itself. This will EXECUTIVE STAFF sticks that had just dropped from I explained that I was just wait- be detrimental to the company in Editor ...... Stephanie Webster Webmaster ...... 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The Alfred University Chorus is scheduled to perform Handel’s Messiah Friday night at St. Jude’s Catholic Church on the Alfred State College Campus and Saturday night at the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church. Both performances are at 8 p.m. PHOTO BY JAY WEISBERGER • Residence Halls close for winter break Dec. 18. Halls do not The Village of Alfred has put up decorations to celebrate Christmas. Now only one question remains — will it reopen until Jan. 16. Classes resume on Jan. 18. snow again for a White Christmas? • The Village of Alfred’s sewer plant is getting some comprehen- sive renovations courtesy of New York State’s Clean Water and Clean Air Bond Act and the residents of the Village of Alfred, including students at AU and ASC. …Vandalism Chris Williams said. Their response time was great. The decision was made in response to the Department of Damage ranged from rela- Everybody handled themselves Environmental Conservation’s request in 1991 that the water com- CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE tively minor dents to smashed really, really well. Par for the ing out of the sewer plant be cleaner, said Gary Ostrower, professor taillights, dented car roofs and course for them,” said Buland. of history and mayor of the Village of Alfred. incident “happened here in dented side panels. Guilt has yet to be estab- Clark Patterson Association began planning for substantial reno- Alfred.” “My reaction was just real lished in this case. vation and broke ground on Nov. 11, Ostrower said. A total of five cars were van- surprise, even though this is a Victims are waiting for the The renovations, which will disinfect the water leaving the plant dalized. The victims were noti- fairly sizeable community. outcome. and make the plant safer and easier to run, will cost three million fied and asked to come inspect You’re always going to have They say they are upset, and dollars, Ostrower said. their cars. something,” Buland said. hope that if the two men are $1.485 million of the money comes in the form of a grant from Freshman Kelley Piccone was “I just never expected this to found guilty, that they are pun- New York State’s Clean Water and Clean Air Bond Act, and the the first to arrive. She gave the happen,” he added. “I hate to ished for their crimes. rest of the cost will be borne by the users of the plant, Ostrower police consent to press charges use the cliche, but in a way it’s Buland said, “I think that explained. against the suspects. Piccone, true; you don’t expect to see anybody who does something The plant was first built in 1927 and has been renovated in 1952 the owner of a 1996 Mitsubishi something like this so close to like this — does something and 1972. This last, most comprehensive renovation, is scheduled to Galant, said she was “very home. That’s the way I felt at destructive to any community... be complete in 2001. upset and disturbed” by the the time. That’s the way I still should pay for their crime. I incident. do feel.” don’t know if these two were NATIONAL “The incident was so random. Due to the pending investiga- guilty. That’s not up to me to I really don’t understand why tion, AU Security could not say, but if they are, they should The Mars Polar Lander, which was scheduled to touch down Friday, they did this to me; I didn’t comment on the incident. have known better.” ■ failed to communicate with flight controllers at NASA’s Jet propul- even know them,” freshman “Security did a good job. sion Laboratory in Pasadena. NASA said they are still confident that the probe’s mission can still be accomplished. • The World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle drew thou- Hall speaks on violence at home sands of protesters last week, as people picketed against poverty, sweatshops, genetic engineering and the use of the bovine growth BY EMILIE HARDMAN violence. account for a loss of her partner hormone, among others. STAFF WRITER Rural society as patriarchal and possibly, her children. The Religious groups also took the opportunity to express their view- society can be divided into two possibility of these losses, due to points, and at least one “protester” was actually advertising for his The Nov. 18 Bergren Forum was spheres: the private and the pub- public patriarchy, effectively coffee shop, according to the Associated Press. an opportunity for Alfred com- lic. Private patriarchy encom- traps the abused woman. The police attempted to keep protesters under control by using munity members to get perspec- passes “at home” activities that Women who have social and tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets when violence erupted. tive on domestic violence and limit women and place them in economic capital are not as apt to At first, they avoided arresting the protesters, but by Thursday, battered women in our own specific roles such as cook, care- become trapped in this situation, they had begun to make arrests. county. giver and cleaner. said Hall. Those who are depen- Protesters claimed that their freedom of speech was being denied “In rural areas like Allegany Public patriarchy includes dent are more likely to stay in a by the actions of the police and the arrests. County, women are more likely men as the major occupants of situation where domestic vio- • Singer Stevie Wonder may be the recipient of an experimental than in urban areas to be powerful positions in the commu- lence is occurring and more like- eye surgery to relieve blindness. slapped, badly beaten, raped and nity and men as the primary ly to take a partner back in after Wonder has retinitis pigmentosa and developed blindness soon even killed,” said Bill Hall, Dean “breadwinners” who thus control an incident of abuse. after he was born. of the College of Liberal Arts the family’s capital. As con- The systems in place to help Mark Humayun, a doctor at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns and Sciences. trollers of capital, men give women who are in abusive situa- Hopkins University Medical Center, has met with Wonder, accord- Hall’s presentation “Battered money as needed to women, who tions tend to be quite frustrated ing to the Associated Press. Women and Rural Justice: then assume a subservient and by this. Although, said Hall, it is The procedure Wonder is considering stimulates the retina to Problems and Perspectives” dependent role. exactly what we could expect help produce visual sensation, but cannot provide full restoration of drew from long term interest “I remember when my grand- would happen because of the sys- sight. and research on the topic. His mother wanted to give us money tem that, in effect, governs these experiences in the Wellsville for candy, she would have to ask women. INTERNATIONAL Police Department allowed him my grandfather for money. He Police officers who are to aid General Augusto Pinochet will wait until March 20 for Britain’s an intimate look at the women would then go get the money for battered women often feel that High Court to hear an appeal against extraditing him to Spain. who are victims of domestic vio- her so that she could give it to the woman who allows herself to Pinochet was dictator of Chile from 1973-90. He was arrested in lence, while his on-going us,” Hall offered as an example be in the abusive situation again October 1998 for alleged human rights abuses. research with AU sociologist, of public patriarchy. is “asking for it.” Also, they may According to a Chilean government report, 3,197 people were Karen Porter framed the subject Both systems of patriarchy are themselves hold patriarchal atti- killed or disappeared under Pinochet’s dictatorship. in an academic fashion. cause for concern as they both tudes, which are not helpful to It has previously been ruled that Pinochet could be extradited to Beginning by rejecting solu- have an effect on domestic vio- women who are already victims Spain to be tried. tions to domestic violence that lence. However, public patri- of patriarchy, said Hall. Britain’s High Court has ruled that human rights groups may not have been put forth by psycholo- archy is of utmost concern, said The judicial system has like- participate in the latest appeal, according to the Associated Press. gists and sociologists, Hall said Hall. Public patriarchy limits wise had, at times, unhelpful that the only perspective from women’s ability to get the train- responses to women who allow which the problems of domestic ing for full-time jobs, which lim- abusive partners back into their violence can really be under- its their economic resources, lives. Orders of protection, stood and dealt with is a feminist makes them dependent and ulti- issued when a victim files com- one. mately affects their self-esteem plaint of abuse, are void if the Fiat Lux: “The feminist perspective and development of identity. woman lets her abuser into a focuses on gender and examines “Because we are in this struc- home with her. the structure of patriarchal soci- ture, it means that when a man “The orders of protection ety,” said Hall. This is particular- hits a woman, she has to decide, empower women when she has Y2K ly important, said Hall, because if she makes the choice to leave nothing else to support her, tak- rural society is more patriarchal the abusive situation, ‘where will ing that tool, or weapon away than urban society, and patri- my next paycheck come from?’” from her denies her agency,” said ■ compliant archy has an impact on domestic said Hall. Additionally, she must Hall. December 8, 1999 News — Page 4 Fiat Lux Sterner exposes tragedy of drunk driving

BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER having fun.” “Old people die. You don’t die “I wasn’t going home; I was Sterner’s friends didn’t get a EDITOR He said it was a 45-minute when you’re 21,” Sterner said, going to jail for the rest of my “second chance to screw up.” drive from the hotel where they explaining his disbelief that the life,” Sterner said. Every year, on the anniver- Mark Sterner showed AU stu- were staying to the bars they tragedy could have happened to “I was going to be the first sary of the incident, Sterner said dents the dangerous conse- frequented. him and his friends. person in my family to graduate he writes letters to the families quences of drinking and driving Each night, somebody was the “You’re not supposed to die from college,” he added. of his friends, telling them how Nov. 17. designated driver, except for the when you’re having fun,” he “Instead, I was the first to go to sorry he is. He said at one of his Sterner told the large crowd last night of their vacation, added. jail.” presentations when he men- in Holmes Auditorium that he Sterner said. That night, they All the friends’ blood alcohol Sterner only went to jail for tioned this, a student told him, “didn’t come to preach” or to tell decided that the “least drunk” levels were measured, he said. two years, because, he “‘Don’t you know? Sorry doesn’t students what to do. In fact, person would drive, since Sterner’s BAC was .17, while the explained, his friends’ families cut it.”’ Sterner didn’t do much telling at nobody wanted to be the desig- others’ were .22 or higher. took pity on him. They realized Although Sterner has pre- all. He let the video he brought nated driver. They decided on “So we were right. I was the that any of their sons could have sented to over 400,000 people, he with him do the talking. Sterner. least drunk person,” Sterner been driving. said he doesn’t know if people The video, made on March 3, They also decided the last said ironically. Sterner got out of jail in 1996 listen to his message. He said he 1994 in Sannibal Island, Fla. night to cut their drive down to At first, Sterner did not real- and will be on probation until wonders if people think they’re while Sterner and his college 15 minutes by going to local ize that he was in any kind of 2008. The judge told him that if luckier or smarter than him. friends, Jim, Pete, Aaron and bars, Sterner said. trouble for the accident. But he he got in trouble again, he would “Maybe you’re cool; maybe Darren, were on spring break, “We were gonna’ show was charged with three counts send Sterner back to jail for 45 you’re lucky,” Sterner said. shows the young men doing Sannibal Island a night it would of DUI manslaughter. years. The judge said that “Maybe you’re not.” ■ shots of alcohol, drinking beer, never forget,” he added. At 12:l5 and having a good time. a.m., after turning off the video The men take turns talking to camera, they headed from the the camera, explaining that bar 15 minutes away to one clos- “tonight’s gonna’ be one of those er to the hotel; they were essen- nights,” and “tonight we’re tially heading back to the hotel, gonna’ get out of hand.” Sterner explained. “Let’s get ready to rage,” one At 3 a.m., Sterner’s mother of the men says before they received a phone call telling her leave to go to a bar. When they to get from Philadelphia, where get to the bar, Sterner forgets to she lived, to Fort Meyers as fast take the lens cap off the camera. as she could. Several students in the audience Sterner and his friends had laughed at this and other amus- been in an accident, and the hos- ing moments. pital officials did not know if he Their laughter is OK, Sterner would live. He suffered nine bro- said. The tape “was never made ken ribs, a broken pelvis and a to be serious,” he explained. head injury. However, when three of the Jim and Pete were killed young men were killed in a instantly and Aaron was crushed drunk driving incident coming by the car and died immediately back from the bar, it became all after the accident, Sterner too serious. The tape ends with explained. Their injuries were the men celebrating in the bar. exacerbated by the fact that Then silent photographs of a they were not wearing seatbelts. mangled car appear, followed by Darren escaped with only minor PHOTO BY JUDY TSANG senior pictures with birth and injuries. Nick Hexum, right, sings as S.A. Martinez and Tim Mahoney, on guitar, move about the stage at 311’s Nov. death dates. Sterner said he woke up with 20 show at Sideshow Music Hall in Lackawanna. Several AU students were spotted in the crowd at the Sterner explained, “as you can his family standing at the foot of show. The show is reviewed on page 10. see from the tape, we were just his bed.

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BY JENNIFER HAVEY turned in on time get priority. said Casey. courses. interdisciplinary program, so CONTRIBUTOR Then class year is taken into All faculty members are then “Things look very stable,” classes can be taken from other consideration, highest to lowest. informed of the results and said Gow. departments to fill its elective Despite larger freshman and Then GPA is considered. adjustments are made, such as As Associate Dean, Gow has requirements. sophomore classes, students will Finally, forms turned in late get adding another class section if heard that students want more Freshman Jessica Crast has not have much difficulty getting placed in the classes that are necessary. Finally, all the sched- variety, but not that they are had no problems getting into the into core curriculum courses, left. ules are sent out. unable to complete their courses that she needs. said Registrar Lawrence Casey. “I want to emphasize what In the future, the University requirements. With an 11:1 ratio “I got into all my classes this Even though freshman and happens after the forms are may be pushing toward a com- of students to faculty, there is semester,” said Crast. “I am a sophomore classes are unusually turned in,” said Casey. “We puterized pre-registration enough faculty to administer little worried about karate, large, rejection from mandatory don’t just hold onto the sched- process, said Casey. The stu- these core classes almost every though. I hear that it is mostly classes will not be a problem, ules for three or four weeks and dents could meet with their semester, said Gow. upperclassmen.” said Casey. The only area that then mail them.” advisors and they could register As the chair of the depart- Sophomore Chris Stawiarz may have a problem would be It is not as simple as just with the advisor right on the ment of communication studies, said that he also has not had a the English classes Writing I sending the sheets through a computer. there has been no problem in his problem getting into the courses and Writing II, and, if that hap- scanner, he said. The sheets that Associate Dean of the College department with students not that he needed. pens, another section can be are not completely filled out are of Liberal Arts and Sciences and graduating on time, Gow said. “If I don’t get into a class, I added, he said. found and corrected. Then, all Communication Studies Chair “I have been here 10 years just go talk to the professor, and Class placement depends on the results go through a com- Joe Gow also agreed that there and it has never happened, and I’m let in from there,” said four different factors. First, the puter program that tells how won’t be much of a problem get- it won’t as long as I’m here,” Stawiarz. ■ pre-registration forms that are many students each class has, ting into basic competency said Gow. Communications is an

working to move away from them Meditation relieves exam stress …Hazing and toward more positive activi- ties. BY JASMINE LELLOCK The objective of this meditation, She added, “It’s a time for me to CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE This professor believed that A& E EDITOR according to Howard, is to live relax, to breathe, to know I’m liv- our society is “missing imagina- “mindfully.” Howard has defined ing — and without any kind of works OK, but you have that 10 tive opportunities for team build- End-of-semester stress is a big mindfulness as a “translation of the stress.” percent.” What is important is to ing” and instead replacing them concern as students finish class- Pali word ‘sati,’ which means A particularly interesting medi- decide what is necessary and to with dangerous and violent acts. work, prepare for finals, take care ‘remember.’” He added, “To be tation involves the consumption of take steps to prevent individuals It is necessary that alcohol of extracurricular obligations and mindful is to remember the pre- a tangerine. Members of the group from being forced into problemat- abuse and violence must be clas- for some, make plans for gradua- sent moment.” slowly peel the tangerine, paying ic situations. sified as unacceptable. Once this tion. Conversations with Howard special attention to the senses Overall, however, this profes- has occurred, there will exist an Everyone has his or her own suggest that remembering the involved in perceiving the fruit. sor was of the opinion that initia- opportunity for groups and teams way of dealing with this stress and present moment is useful in stress Slowly, students eat the tangerines tion “can be perfectly healthy.” to use creativity to find more the overload of work and time management in that it allows the and focus on the feelings associat- A professor noted that in our meaningful team building exer- commitments. practitioner to focus on one thing ed with eating it. culture, initiation has become cises. For many students and profes- at a time. Meditation helps to In a recent article in the Hornell “fixated on violence and It was the opinion of many of sors, meditation is a key factor in remove the mental clutter of daily Evening Tribune, Howard com- extremes.” It was explained that these professors that our society stress management. Professor of living. mented, “Students have reported there has been a link between needs to stop “pushing the enve- English Ben Howard offers classes Senior comparative cultures and multiple benefits, including sharp- violence and fun, which may be lope with behavior” and move in Buddhist meditation. communication studies student er concentration, greater peace of responsible for some of the more away from dangerous hazing His courses include sitting medi- Charlene Khan agreed with these mind, and enhanced performance dangerous hazing situations. activities while continuing to pro- tation, walking meditation and ideas. in athletic competition.” The proposed solution to the mote positive team building conscious breathing. He also “I feel that meditation is a time Howard emphasized that medi- problem is to “re-think” the issue experiences. ■ includes discussions of Buddhist for me to forget about everything tation is not just a separate activi- of initiation, identifying poten- meditation, including the words of — that I even have muscles to ty, but “meditation is something to tially dangerous situations and Thich Nhat Hhan. move my hands and feet,” she said. be integrated into daily life.” ■ December 8, 1999 News — Page 6 Fiat Lux Speaker touches on causes of eating disorders BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER ed out that there is no fat in evi- dealing with independence, auton- experiment, Kriepe said. Anorexia Nervosa: Pursuit of thinness EDITOR dence in the meal she has just omy and identity, environmental Kriepe also discussed ways to • insufficient caloric intake eaten. factors, and social factors, such as help a sufferer of an eating disor- • wasting of the body • delusion of being fat Students and members of the com- The skeleton half of the girl’s school. der. • obsession to be thinner munity learned Nov. 30 that food face is opposite the skeleton half of “Schools are becoming hostile Members of the audience asked • does not diminish with weight isn’t always the pleasure it should the girl’s body. Kreipe said the girl environments,” Kriepe said. He the best ways to approach a loss be. For some people, food is an explained this was because she said the demeaning comments and woman in order to help her. • denial enemy, and their avoidance of it thought different things at differ- inappropriate touching that many “Do not send e-mail,” he can kill them. ent times. girls experience in school can often stressed, but he did say writing a Effects of anorexia nervosa: Richard E. Kreipe, director of Kreipe said that this mental cause them to develop an eating letter to tell the person you are • thinning and loss of hair the Strong Adolescent Eating confusion often occurs with suffer- disorder. worried about her and that you • unhealthy skin Disorders Program, discussed the ers of eating disorders. He said Perpetuating factors are biolog- would like to help her is a good • headaches causes and effects of eating disor- they often feel ambivalent about ical and psychological factors that idea. • fainting, dizziness • chest pain ders, and ways to help people issues in their lives. enable the sufferer to continue Kriepe stressed that family and • constipation affected by them, with a sparse He used slides to describe the eating in a disordered manner. A friends should support the suffer- •amenorrhea group in Holmes Auditorium. characteristics of both anorexia woman with an eating disorder er by listening to her, never • fatigue and weakness He began by stating that and bulimia [see related charts], often uses it to cope with other addressing the problem while they • cold intolerance “Nobody is to blame for having an explaining that anorexia is very issues she feels she cannot handle, are still angry, and even offering • irritability eating disorder.” often characterized by denial and Kriepe said. to go to counseling with her. • depression Kreipe said anorexia is defined obsessive, unwanted thoughts Kriepe discussed research “Your responsibility is not to • obsessive compulsive behavior as “loss of appetite.” about losing weight. about what happens to the human get them better... Don’t try to be a • social withdrawal “It’s not a very good name,” he “You can only be what you are,” body when it is starved. hero or a rescuer,” he said. • conflict admitted, since sufferers of stressed Kriepe, but anorexics try During World War II, 32 consci- From the medical standpoint, • food-related thoughts • body image distortion anorexia do not really lose their to be what they cannot. He also entious objectors were starved Kriepe stressed the importance of • loss of appetite appetite. explained that our society has a under scientific observation as an eating schedule and redevelop- He defined bulimia nervosa as tendency to “couch eating disor- part of their alternative service. ing healthy eating habits. Bulimia Nervosa: Avoidance of obesity avoidance of obesity. ders as something someone is Although such an experiment People working with sufferers • recurrent, secretive binge-eating Kreipe also defined binge eating doing voluntarily.” would not be permitted today, of eating disorders often use a • fear of being unable to stop eat- disorder as similar to bulimia, but He said that he has never had a Kriepe said the research was valu- process known as Cognitive ing said it may not have any associat- patient who “successfully” tried to able to scientists. They learned Behavioral Therapy. This process • awareness that the eating pat- ed compensatory behavior. have an eating disorder. Anorexics that many factors that might be is active and directive, Kriepe tern is abnormal Kreipe showed a slide of a and bulimics do not develop their considered the causes of eating said. • depressed moods, self-deprecat- woodcut from 1874, showing an disorders on purpose, he said. disorders can actually be the It uses questioning as a thera- ing thoughts • temporary relief through: emaciated woman. The first case Kriepe characterized sufferers result of them as the body adapts peutic device and is based on • fasting of anorexia nervosa was diagnosed as saying, “‘maybe I’ll feel better and tries to survive, Kriepe empirical findings. If one course of • purging (vomiting, laxatives, in 1874. when I get down to 100 [pounds].’” explained [see related charts]. counseling doesn’t work, the coun- diuretics) Then he showed a picture Kriepe discussed the factors These factors include depression, selor will try something else, • exercise drawn by an anorexic 12-year-old that may predispose someone to body image distortion and food Kriepe explained. girl in 1984. have an eating disorder. obsession. Kreipe also showed a portion of — Information provided by The picture shows a half-skele- Women are the majority of eat- The men experimented on the video Slim Hopes which illus- Richard Kreipe, M.D., Director of ton/half-girl with a Superwoman ing disorder sufferers, he said. became so obsessed with food that trates the unhealthy relationships the Strong Adolescent Eating shirt sitting at a table full of food. Those with eating disorders often three of them dropped out of with food that advertising can fos- Disorder Program. The clock behind her reads 6:00 - come from families that have a school to become chefs after the ter in women. ■ dinnertime. hard time resolving conflict, Kreipe said the girl explained Kriepe added, because the women that it “was always time for din- want to hide their internal con- ner;” food is always an issue. flicts and maintain control. Also behind the girl is a shelf Kriepe said there is not much piled with exercise videos and a we can do to change the predispos- jump rope — not for playing ing factors. games, Kreipe stressed, but for Kriepe also described the pre- working out. cipitating and perpetuating fac- The table is piled with pie, ice tors for those with eating disor- cream and cake, but it is just out of ders. the girl’s reach. Her meal, which Precipitating factors include she has just finished, consists of normal facts of development such vegetables and fruit. Kreipe point- as going through puberty and # 1 Spring Break Vacations! Cancun, Jamaica, Bahamas, Florida. 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Then come to 35 Sayles St. in Alfred, A with Vitamin 8 p.m. Friday nights for Bible study & discussion. Fiat Lux Features — Page 7 December 8, 1999 Students seek to AU prepares for holiday season BY BEN GOLDBERG community seem to share the Americans?” said Anya-Kae CONTRIBUTOR same basic plans for the holiday Robinson, a junior originally balance lives season. from Jamaica. As the holiday approaches, “You know, I do what every- Robinson’s family has a big BY LAURA ESPINOZA Students and faculty tend to everyone seems to be getting in one else does. I eat a big meal dinner for Thanksgiving, with STAFF WRITER agree that first-year students in the holiday spirit. But what is and catch up with the family,” cuisine native to her country. particular have trouble with the holiday season really about said Miguel Sturla, a senior They eat Ackee, salt fish and It’s 12:30 a.m. and you just time management. They feel for people in the Alfred commu- whose family comes from the bambee. remembered you have two obligated to go out and meet nity? Dominican Republic. Family According to Robinson, the papers due tomorrow, not to people or to just get away from Celebrating holidays has and eating are unifying features food “is so good. It’s nice to be mention you still haven’t their rooms. They have not got- become a pattern of life in of the holidays. able to eat food that is ‘real’ to cracked open your history book ten used to college life and are which people share their joys The holidays mean different me.” and your final is next week. often overwhelmed with a with the people around them. things for different people. For For many of us, the holidays Where did the weekend go? workload much bigger and more “The holidays should be about one student, the holidays signi- are a time of happiness and dis- Sound familiar? Almost difficult than what they were celebration and fun,” said Zakia fy a passage of time. covery of joy. In other countries everyone has trouble balancing used to in high school. Robana, an Alfred University “They offer a milestone in my it is a celebration of the tradi- between work and social life. “You don’t know anyone — professor originally from life, in which I can look back and tion of their ancestors and coun- College students, especially, you have to reinvent yourself,” Tunisia, Africa. “Most impor- see how far I have come in the try. feel the need to be social and to said Meghan Whalen, a junior tantly, though, it is about the past years,” said Todd Zeitler, a In Japan, for New Year’s, get out as much as possible. elementary education major. spirit of people communicating junior from Ohio. As Zeitler’s people dress up in old tradition- Often, students’ social lives Whalen is also a resident assis- with people.” parents are recently divorced, al costumes called kimonos. take precedence over their aca- tant. The consensus around cam- the holidays are not focused “My whole town goes in the demics and their grades suffer Many AU students agree pus is that everyone enjoys the around the family as they once streets and part[ies] together,” as a result. that by their sophomore year, time from Thanksgiving to New were. said Midori Sakurada, a sopho- At AU, approximately 15 people have learned how to Year’s day. As we are all differ- “I think about the good times, more originally from Japan. percent of students in recent manage at least some of their ent, everyone has a unique way more so than I party,” said “It’s important to share our freshmen classes have left free time. of celebrating the winter holi- Zeitler. differences with each other. We school during their first year, Although, Whalen added, days. For some, the holiday season should all embrace and cele- many because of time manage- “there are lots of upperclass- In the diversity of American is not a big deal and is celebrat- brate the different ways we ment problems, according to men who have no idea how to culture, there is no one set way ed in an unorthodox manner. share our joy with each other Barron’s Profiles of American budget their time.” to celebrate or relate to the hol- “Why should we celebrate this holiday season,” Robinson Colleges. Fortunately, AU faculty and iday season. Thanksgiving, when it is really said. ■ By the time students reach students have a lot of sugges- People around the Alfred about the slaughter of Native their senior year, an even tions for balancing time. greater number will have Whalen suggested keeping a dropped out. day planner and trying to get College Bowl tourney coming to AU Most students agree that work done during the day. they need to get out and enjoy Atlas suggested getting help BY MICHAEL PELLICCIOTTI come to help, our tournament is Unlike some schools in the themselves as often as possible. from counselors or tutors on STAFF WRITER mostly student run,” said region who recruit teams, the AU Academics play a major role in campus, or reading a book on Debertolis. squad is selected from the four top their college lives, but they feel time management. In 1996, it became the first The AU squad may be a strong individual scorers from intra-cam- that an active social life is also There are also a lot of web- eukaryotic organism to have its competitor this year, said Bryan pus contests, said Civalier. He said important. sites on time management, such enzymes completely sequenced. Civalier, last year’s regional team this causes the possibility for a “You don’t want to be an as www.mindtools.com. They He was the son-in-law of the great student coach. team’s knowledge to be weighted introvert and just sit in your have a great deal of advice from Pharaoh Akhenaten and had his “I hope this year’s team will in a particular academic discipline. room and work all the time,” making prioritized checklists tomb discovered in 1922 by have as much academic diversity Civalier said that he hopes the said Rebecca Chernow, a fresh- and reminder notes to setting Howard Carter. as last year’s team,” he said. Last teams visiting Alfred enjoy them- man fine arts major. deadlines for important tasks. If you are thinking of yeast and year’s team finished in forth place selves as much as AU’s team did Many professors will agree Other website suggestions King Tut right now, you are ready at the regional tournament held at last year at Cornell. ■ with this view. They also feel it include avoiding casual visitors for College Bowl. Cornell. is important for students to when working and taking care AU is beginning preparations to socialize in college. of short, easy tasks before tack- host the Region 2 College Bowl Yet, as Gordon Atlas, profes- ling more difficult assignments. Trivia Tournament Feb. 18-20, sor of psychology, pointed out, It is also beneficial to try to after being chosen by the many students today are party- study at the same time every Association of College Unions ing virtually every day of the day. This can help a student International this summer. This is week, leaving little time for avoid procrastination and the first time AU has hosted the their studies. He said that stu- develop good study habits, event. dents may be “operating according to a Virginia Tech Between 18 to 20 colleges from according to the pleasure prin- counseling website. eastern Ontario, New York State ciple rather than looking at It may take some time, but and Quebec will diverge on AU to their own ideals.” with a little effort, students can compete in the round robin con- He added that college stu- find ways to balance their time test. dents have a lot of freedom and effectively. “Hosting the tournament is a some may lack the maturity to As Atlas pointed out, it is pos- great opportunity not only for the find enough hours in the day to sible to work hard and party Alfred students participating, but work and socialize effectively. hard. ■ for the University as well,” said David Davis, vice president of Student Activities Board and one of the event’s organizers. He said that the challenge of putting together the meet is a good chance for the Student Activities Board to work collec- tively with the Office of Student Activities as they do during their sponsored large act concerts. The Office of Student Activities was able to secure AU as the site for the competition after being approached by the Association of College Unions International last summer. “We have a good facility, the Powell Campus Center, which makes it an ideal place to hold the tournament,” said Patricia Debertolis, director of the Powell Campus Center and Region 2 College Bowl Coordinator. It is unusual for a College Bowl tournament to be coordinated by students and an office of student activities, said Debertolis. She said that faculty usually organizes teams. “Even though faculty are wel- December 8, 1999 A& E / Features — Page 8 Fiat Lux

REVIEW REVIEW Smash Mouth hits Geneseo Boss plays Buffalo BY JASON PILARZ While many bands rely on Sunday night show keeps the crowd moving BILLING MANAGER their music alone when in con- cert, Springsteen and company BY JAY WEISBERGER covers. would have a short “discussion” BUFFALO — The Boss is back. added emotion, intensity, and MANAGING EDITOR Those who had seen the band with the audience. The crowd was That much was apparent follow- spontaneity to the mix creating a AND JUDY TSANG before were waiting to hear their very into the show, and you almost ing Bruce Springsteen and the E powerful experience in the COPY MANAGER rocked-up cover of House of Pain’s got the impression that the band Street Band’s recent show at the process. “Jump Around.” Indeed, everyone was trying to reward the audience Marine Midland Arena. During the show, the Boss GENESEO — There’s something jumped. for its enthusiasm. Although in recent years refused to let the audience sit by about Smash Mouth that appeals However, no one expected to The band ended the night with a Springsteen had mellowed and and passively watch. He remind- to the college crowd. hear the band break into Van four-song encore, capped with “All added an acoustic, folk touch to ed them that “it’s all right to Maybe it’s the cups of beer the Halen. Star” and anthem “Walkin’ on the his solo work, the show was a have a good time,” borrowing a band has strewn about the stage or The band had begun to play Sun.” testament to the power of the old line from Curtis Mayfield, as he thrown into the audience. “Stoned,” only to have Harwell call Even then, the band treated the Boss and his E Street Band. encouraged the audience to join Maybe it’s the party atmosphere it off, get a sneaky look in his eye audience to a long jam before they The group opened with the him on his rock-n-roll journey. they create as soon as they take and have the band charge into played “Walkin’ on the Sun.” classic song, “The Ties That Bringing the audience into the the stage. “Runnin’ with the Devil.” Teasing the crowd with hints of the Bind” and never looked back. show was not much of a problem Whatever it is, it managed to Oh, and, yes, their own songs songs made the audience dance The set list included such stan- for Springsteen, as fans seemed turn SUNY Geneseo’s Kuhl were excellent, too. with anticipation for the staple dards as “Bobby Jean,” “My ready to have a good time. Gymnasium into one heck of a The band played every song song to begin. Hometown,” and “Badlands.” Although classic rock acts often party Nov. 14. from Astro Lounge except for Regardless of the anticipation, it The E Street Band made each have a tough time drawing fans It was the best party on a “Fallen Horses.” All of this materi- was one last chance for the crowd song stand out. Many times, the in Buffalo, the Boss had no such Sunday night the estimated crowd al wasn’t around when the band hit to enjoy the show and for the band band would break into a jam trouble. The show sold out in less of 1,700 had seen for a while. AU two years ago. to feed off the audience. towards the end of the song, than an hour. The party planners made sure to Since then, the band has found Then, show over, the crowd filed helping to intensify the experi- The show started out as a decorate with fog from a smoke its niche. They seem much tighter out. After all, there were classes ence. high-octane rock-n-roll effort. machine, Hawaiian hula dancing on stage and have become even the next day. Perhaps the most emotional About halfway through, the pace dolls on the amplifiers and speak- better at getting the audience Citizen King, who opened the moment of the evening was the of the show slowed down as ers, and incense for the right party involved. show, also managed to do well, performance of “Born to Run,” Springsteen explored music aroma. Guitarist Greg Camp, who also despite having only one radio hit, one of Springsteen’s most popu- from his recent solo efforts, Oh yeah, and there was live does quite a bit of songwriting for “I’ve Seen Better Days.” lar tunes. The song was the next- including “The Ghost of Tom music, as well. the band, was tremendous all Regardless, the audience to-last song played, during the Joad.” The band wasted no time get- night. In between songs, he would danced and moved to the up-tempo second encore. The house lights Following his slower songs, ting things moving when, after start to mess around, at one point music. The band promised that were turned on for the duration Springsteen turned into a rock- opening with the instrumental propelling the band into an impro- everyone would be jumping and of the song as the audience n-roll minister, prowling the “Defector,” they rolled into radio vised swing number. although no one really knew the danced and joined in during the stage as if he was a preacher hit “Can’t Get Enough of You Camp drilled his guitar, literally, band’s music, arms waved in the fist-pumping chorus. from a religious revival, borrow- Baby.” using a hand power-tool to play at air as the crowd danced and One of the more memorable ing lines from gospel singers It was an intelligent tactic to get one point. jumped to the music. moments was the rendition of Curtis Mayfield and Al Green, the crowd pumped up. It was diffi- Plus, Harwell got the crowd Citizen King provided the crowd “Born in the U.S.A.” The rest of vocalizing about sex, music and cult to find someone not singing involved. with music resembling that of the band left the stage as the life. and dancing along. He ordered the security guards Sublime and 311, complete with Boss performed the number as a The band closed out the show Twenty-three songs and almost to allow two young girls on stage electronic sounds created through solo, acoustic ballad. While many in high gear, reverting to the two hours later the party was over, so they could dance. a phone. in the audience would have pre- powerful, time-honored classics but not without many memorable “These are, like, the cutest girls As the opening band, Citizen ferred to hear the song as the including “Thunder Road.” moments. I’ve ever seen,” Harwell said. “I King’s job was to gear the crowd hard rocker it was recorded as, The show ended with two The band mixed songs from this mean, if I were four [years-old], I’d up for the featured performers. the number seemed to be a per- encores, first a quick two-song summer’s Astro Lounge with date these girls.” The controlled commotion of the fect tie-in between the hard- performance followed by an selections from their debut Fush More than once, the band would gym proved that Citizen King rocking Boss and the modern, extended three song jam which Yu Mang, but also inserted some jam in between songs, or Harwell completed their duty just fine. ■ folk-oriented Springsteen. included “Born to Run.” ■ African dance to be performed Dinner/auction raises money for child BY JASMINE LELLOCK complicated. There were some steps that we BY LAURA HILFIKER These wishes are granted through the gen- A& E EDITOR had to take out because we couldn’t get CONTRIBUTOR erosity of private donors and more than them.” 18,000 volunteers nationwide. Freshman Rachel Bullard introduced dance The music for the piece is “upbeat” drum- A wish came true for a very deserving child The dinner began at 6 p.m. and was catered students to the art of African dance. Bullard ming. Bullard is considering using live on Thursday, Nov. 18 at a dinner and auction by Fine Host Foods. Those who attended choreographed an original piece for the drummers for the show in February. in Susan Howell Hall. enjoyed herb chicken, steamed vegetables, upcoming dance preview, “All About Love.” Bullard purchased fabric for costumes “I want to thank everyone who helped put ziti and cheesecake for dessert. Upon being approached by dance profes- when she went home to New York City for the evening together. Seeing the outcome Immediately following the meal, goods and sor Susan Roebuck to create this piece, break. was a very good feeling,” said Nora Bita, services donated from several local business- Bullard set up flyers in order to get dancers. “It’s not real traditional African fabric, Resident Hall Council president and coordi- es and University organizations were auc- Four students, Marissa Domanski, but it’s pretty. We’re just going to wrap it,” nator of the event. tioned off. Stefani Threet, Foresta Castaneda and she remarked. RHC and Poder Latino sponsored the Linda Herr, a representative for Make-a- Elizabeth Stephens, in addition to Bullard, “I was nervous when I showed Susan the event. The organizations worked in conjunc- Wish, was on-hand to discuss her experiences are dancing in the piece. piece for the first time,” Bullard said. “But tion with the Make-a-Wish Foundation of as a “wish mother.” “There are no counts or anything,” said she liked it and said it made her feel happy.” Western New York to grant a sick child his or Through the organization her three-year- Bullard of the piece. “We just go.” There will be a dress rehearsal on Dec. 9 her ultimate dream. old daughter was granted the special parade She explained that teaching the dancers at 8 p.m. that is open to the public, as well as The Make-a-Wish Foundation grants wish- she had always dreamed of. Information on the steps was very informal and fun. “At performances Dec. 10 and 11 in the dance es to children under the age of 18 with life- the “wish child” benefiting from Thursday’s first, they looked at me like I was crazy,” studio in Miller. Then, the actual concert will threatening illnesses. Since its foundeding in event was not available from the foundation. Bullard added. open in February. 1980 in Phoenix, Ariz., the foundation has Bita was informed by the Make-a-Wish “The steps that we used are fairly easy In regards to the entire concert, Bullard granted a wish to every child referred to it in Foundation that the child will be from the and fun,” she said. “But they can get really commented, “there’s something for every- the United States, more than 66,000 total. area. ■ Next semester, when you want to know the when the snow is going to stop, the Fiat Lux will be able to help you out.

The new Fiat Lux Online fiatlux.alfred.edu Coming February 2, 2000 Fiat Lux Sports / A & E — Page 9 December 8, 1999 Bridges honored by Empire 8

lied 19. He also contributed with BY GEOFF ROSE three assists. AU SPORTS INFORMATION Bridges was hot at the end of the year for AU (7-9-1), scoring Midfielder Jon Bridges of the two goals and adding an assist in Alfred University men’s soccer the team’s final two games. His team was named First Team last goal of the season gave the Empire Eight on Monday, con- cluding a solid sophomore sea- son. “We set a goal to play Senior forward Rob Hausrath exciting soccer this and sophomore midfielder Andy Heeks were also honored, being season, but always named Second Team Empire with class.” Eight. The men’s soccer team was also honored, receiving the Saxons a 1-0 overtime win over sportsmanship award. Brockport in the season finale. PHOTO BY KARIM BRATHWAITE “I am very happy for Jon, Rob Hausrath concluded the sea- Members of the AU Men’s basketball team huddle around coach Jay Murphy to discuss their strategy for the and Andy,” head coach Ken son tied for fifth all-time in goals next trip down the floor. Hassler said. with 20. “This was a well-deserved He tallied five goals and sively for the Saxons. for their sportsmanship on the Pre-season Division III College honor for all three players. They added four assists for the Heeks scored two goals out of field. Basketball Team Efficiency had great years and made an Saxons this season. his stopper position and was a “We set a goal to play exciting Ratings — impact on the team this year,” Three of his five goals came on major part of the Alfred transi- soccer this season, but always www.columbusmultimedia.com he said. Oct. 1 when the Saxons defeated tion game from offense to with class,” Hassler said. Team W-L TER Bridges finished the season as Cazenovia by an 11-0 score. defense. “Winning the Sportsmanship 1. Wis-Platteville 30-2 202.5 the team-leader in goals, with Heeks was a major contribu- Hassler was also proud that Award indicates that we have 2. Hmpdn-Sydney 29-3 196.5 eight, and points, which he tal- tor both offensively and defen- the team has been recognized met those goals,” he said. ■ 3. Ohio Northern 24-4 196.0 4. Frnkln&Mrshall 22-5 194.0 5. Rowan 25-2 185.8 6. Wilkes 25-4 185.4 Ski team hopes for another run to nationals 7. Wm. Patterson 19-12 182.2 8. Chris. Newport 22-5 181.1 BY JILLIAN KULE did not qualify for nationals for year,” Walsh said. “Last year year, the team is excited about 9. Wooster 25-4 180.1 CONTRIBUTER only the second time in the last was one of the best years we’ve the strong possibility of making 10. John Carroll 23-7 175.1 seven years. ever had here. If we just patch it there again. 11. Cortland St. 23-7 174.5 With snow on its way, skiing is With four out of five men up what we did wrong, there is “Nationals was such a great 12. Catholic 23-7 173.5 on the minds of many Alfred returning, and all five women no doubt about making it to experience,” Becky Van 13. Trinity, CT 22-4 172.7 students. skiers returning, assistant nationals again.” Overbake said. “To see all of the 14. Rich. Stockton 23-6 170.3 No one is more anxiously coach Chris Engle is quite opti- The women’s squad is coming other competitors was just 15. Wis.-Eau Claire 17-8 170.2 awaiting the winter than the mistic. off of an excellent season. After amazing, I hope this year we do 16. Conn. College 28-1 167.5 men’s and women’s Alpine “Both the men and the winning regionals last year, the just as well.” 17. Ill. Wesleyan 17-6 166.8 Skiing Teams. women’s teams look very team finished 11th in the slalom “I am very confident about 18. Johns Hopkins 21-6 164.8 Last season, the men’s squad promising again this season,” and 15th in the giant slalom at the teams this year,” Engle 19. Calvin 19-7 160.6 won all of their meets, but failed Engle said. “They both have nationals. said. 20. Manchester 24-5 165.0 to qualify for nationals when another great shot of making it They are also preparing for “I am sure that both teams 21. Defiance 17-11 164.1 only Conor Walsh and Tylan to the national championship.” the trip to New Hampshire will win at regionals and go on 22. Wheaton, IL 20-7 164.0 Calcagni completed the Giant On the men’s side, Walsh will where nationals are being held to the national championships,” 23. Augsburg 24-4 162.0 Slalom at regionals. lead the team on the slopes. this season. he said. ■ 24. Anderson 20-6 160.6 The team won the slalom, but “Our expectations are high this After being at nationals last 25. Miss. College 25-3 158.6

REVIEW New DMB disc captures concert feel BY JOE FRUHMAN groove without losing a crowd. “True Reflections.” Before join- STAFF WRITER “36” includes the backup singers ing DMB, Boyd had his own band from “Stay,” who add a soul feel in which he played violin and It’s that time of year when Dave to an already playful song about sang. Although his voice may not Matthews Band fans become a man named Chris Hani, who be as dynamic as Matthews’, anxious for some new material. was involved in anti-apartheid Boyd can wail. And Listener Supported is what movements in Matthews’ home- A four-song encore kicks off they get. land of South Africa. with yet another non-LP song This third installment of live Ending the first disc is the “40.” A sweet love song com- discs put out by DMB’s manage- fevered “Warehouse.” Fans will pared to that of “Lover Lay ment to combat bootlegging be happy to see that the stop Down,” Matthews’ soothing problems hit stores Nov. 23. time intro is played with much voice gets the mellow mood back The show was recorded in success before Matthews yells into the show. “40” is followed up September as a PBS special and the opening lyrics “Hey reckless by Johnny Cash’s “Long Black soon thereafter turned into a mind!” Looking at disc one of Veil.” Next to “Too Much,” this double disc. Overall, the album is Listener Supported, we see that cover song is one of the best a fair representation of what the band is constantly inventing songs the band does throughout DMB can do live, but with the new grooves, while still playing the show. help of some backup musicians, the hits like “Crash.” However, DMB switches Matthews and the boys give one Disc two opens with “Too gears for the last two numbers of their best shows in 1999. Much.” After the opening “Don’t Drink the Water” and Opening the disc is a beautiful “whoo!” by Matthews, bassist “Watchtower.” Both show the introductory jam for “Rapunzel.” Stefan Lessard busts out a funky band’s determination to rock a Keyboard player Butch Taylor bass line which makes this song crowd, and that they do to end shows his chops as he adds a prime for a Pure Funk CD. It is this fabulous show. melodic tone, which some will incredible how much energy Despite my praises, some crit- argue the band has lost over the flows from the band on this num- ics still continue to hound DMB years. Whatever your opinion ber about how humans love for various reasons. Early may be on that issue, the show excess. This is definitely the best reviews of Listener Supported in gets off to a very mellow mood. version of “Too Much” heard in a magazines such as Newsweek are PHOTO BY MARY BETH BRUDER As the first disc progresses, so long time. rather mediocre. But if you do The AU Women’s basketball team waits to see if their shot drops in their does the length of the songs. Continuing with the surpris- like the band and if you like good game against Cazenovia last week. The women are in action Friday at 6 Both “Jimi Thing” and “The ing set list, the band hops right music, pick up the album. p.m. vs. Clarkson in the first half of a double header with the men’s team. Stone” show that DMB can still into the Boyd Tinsely classic You will not be disappointed. ■ The Boss Smash Mouth

Springsteen hit Buffalo Played at Geneseo Jason Pilarz’s review, p.8 Fiat AE& Review, p.8 REVIEW & 311 packs in crowd for Buffalo performance BY JAY WEISBERGER Thinking” from that disc. the crowd going and had the same MANAGING EDITOR Not a problem, as the band energy as their debut, Music. focused on arguably better mate- There was, of course, the LACKAWANNA — If you don’t learn rial. mandatory drum solo by Chad from your mistakes, you are It was nice to hear the band Sexton and guitar jam by Tim bound to repeat them. play “Don’t Stay Home” and Mahoney. We learned this in elementary “Random,” two songs that rarely P-Nut was also a whole put on school, and, apparently, 311 did, make it to their live set. a whole show himself on bass — too. Also a nice addition was “1, 2, something fans are used to see- The last time the Omaha/Los 3” from Grassroots. ing. Angeles quintet hit the road after It was clear that the band One thing that was also famil- releasing Transistor, they played knew they were in front of a iar was Hexum’s introductions to large venues. They didn’t always crowd that would be able to go songs. If you’ve seen the band fill them. with them when they hit lesser- before, you know what he’s going Now, with their best album in known songs. to say to introduce a certain song. five years, Soundsystem, out on The band played the b-side It took away from the spontane- the market, the band turned back “Gap” and still had the people ity of the show. to its grassroots following for its with them. Hexum’s stage dive during the current tour. They did falter at one point, set-ending “Feels So Good” was By hitting smaller venues, such playing Soundsystem track not as expected, however. as the Sideshow Music Hall, just “Eons.” Only then did they seem The only other down moment south of Buffalo, Nov. 20, the to lose the crowd. They got them of the show was before the band was able to easily sell out right back with “Do You Right,” encore, when, the otherwise the venue and get much closer to the “happy slam dance song” as rowdy crowd became very quiet. its fans. front man Nick Hexum likes to When 311 hit the stage for an That’s just what happened dur- refer to the piece. encore, Hexum even made sure ing the 25-song set. Hexum was sharp all night and this was the right thing to do. The band got off to a roaring turntable man S.A. Martinez pro- “So, do you want us to play start — after taking the stage 30 vided very tight harmonies. some more?” he asked. “We minutes late — with the bouncy The two seemed to really couldn’t tell back there.” “Omaha Stylee.” emphasize this aspect of their The audience responded in the It was a situation where the music. Their harmonies are a affirmative. band could do little wrong. Most unique blend that set them apart This all occurred without an in attendance were able to sing from other rap/rock acts. opening act. It was nice to see a along to every word of every song Plus, they added in some reg- band just go up and play. all night. gae. Maybe now that 311 has The band mixed things up pret- Despite playing the old learned lessons about which ty well, playing roughly an equal favorites like “Freak Out,” venues to play, they will try to PHOTO BY JUDY TSANG number of songs from every “Hydroponic” and “Lucky,” the teach others some new lessons: 311 frontman Nick Hexum sings at the beginning of the band’s set at the album, except Transistor. In fact, real hits were new numbers like stay true to your fan base and Sideshow Music Hall on Nov. 20. Hexum bounced across the stage for the band played only “Beautiful “Large in the Margin” and don’t be afraid to take the stage most of the evening, combining on vocals with S.A. Martinez. 311 chose to Disaster” and “What Was I “Flowing.” These songs easily got without a warm-up band. ■ not have an opening act for this tour of smaller venues.

REVIEW Scapin a colorful, fun way to close out semester BY JUDY TSANG in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. kazoos, while the entire cast from last year’s Picasso at the belly lead him, while Gerritt Tall COPY MANAGER The transformation was skipped onto the set singing and Lapin Agile. hunched over, leaning into his cane extremely convincing, with sounds introducing their own characters. Nehi, son of Donald Darnold, for support. “You mustn’t behave like a boo- of “Earth Angel” and other songs Scapin is a story of a mischie- had just gotten married to Iris Son of Gerritt Tall is Cal, por- bie!” from the 1950s greeting the audi- vous rascal who attempts to unite when he discovered his father’s trayed by Pat Scahill. Though only That certainly did not stop the ence before the play began. two of his friends with their lovers, plan to set him in a planned mar- a freshman, Scahill shows lots of cast of Scapin from being silly, The Darnold’s Diner setting was without too much disruption from riage. Played by Harold Preston, talent. Cal is the mature and clean- dropping to the floor and having complete with a booth, checkered their parents. Nehi is portrayed as the dork in cut gentleman of the play, but just fun. red-and-white tablecloths, black- Joe Miller played Scapin’s title every high school. as uptight as his father. Director Becky Prophet’s adap- and-white checkered floorboards character. The playful and devilish Emily Tucker took on the role of Daffodil, played by Ashley tation of Scapin came from Les and even a jukebox. look of Elvis Presley and the Fonz the forever sobbing Iris. Iris Long, with a blond wig, made the Fourberies de Scapin by Moliere. Scapin opened with Juke- from Happy Days could be detect- proves to be the definite drama perfect replica of Betty Cooper C.D. Smith Theatre was trans- Boxers Maggie Fairman and ed in the look of Scapin. Many may queen in play with her whiny cries from the Archie comics, adding to formed Dec. 1-4 into a 1950s diner Jasmine Lellock playing their remember Miller’s role as Elvis of a young child. The expressions the comical theme of the play. on Tucker’s face were so extreme The audience was incredibly REVIEW and comical, you couldn’t help but responsive with chuckles, laughs laugh and cry at the same time and groans when the jokes got a with her. little shady. During a scene where Oakes stays laid back at coffeehouse The audience recognized Nehi’s Gerritt Tall’s pants drop to the brother, Vergil, as the one with floor, an audience member BY SARAH GUARIGLIA mance. Oakes played many orig- of response to the previous one, “the hair.” Andrew Shaw played screamed out, “Put it back on!” STAFF WRITER inal songs, as well as covers of saying, “I don’t really need a Vergil with a curl hanging onto his Helping out in the diner was artists such as Joni Mitchell, guy!” forehead. Kristin Grillo, as Skippy the wait- Local performers graced the Led Zeppelin, Blind Melon and Many of her songs dealt with Fathers that know best were ress, Jordan Armellin, Joshua stage at the SAB Coffeehouse Neil Young. emotion and introspection, with Donald Darnold and Gerritt Tall First and Cameron Mills as vari- on Saturday, Nov. 20. The second song in her set, lines like, “she gives her body to Overhill, played by Jason Shattuck ous helpers. One AU a cappella group, the Oakes’ “Under My Skin,” suf- three little words and gives her and Clinton Powell, respectively. Scapin went to extremes in Segues, started the night off fered a brief interruption as she mind to fly with the birds.” Donald Darnold is the confused every aspect to pull out laughs. with vocal arrangements of sev- replaced a broken guitar string. Another song, “Sweet Love,” and easily manipulated dad of Nehi The sound design included sirens eral songs. They performed, Oakes was back on her feet Oakes claimed to have thought and Vergil, and owner of Darnold’s of the police and the “ka-ching” of among other songs, George soon, though, and discussing the of while walking on West Diner. Gerritt Tall is the stingy money. Costumes were bold and Michael’s “Faith,” Stevie motives for her songs as she University St. father and silent partner of colorful in design. Wonder’s “Part-Time Lover,” played them. Other original songs Oakes Darnold’s Diner. No one left the theatre without and their traditional cover of She joked that she had writ- played included “Africa,” “Do The contrast of the two old men chuckling and laughing at how “Sweet Dreams.” ten one song because of her You Notice?” “Draft,” and “By when they stood beside each other insane the evening was. Though Ellen Oakes, a singer-song- “bad luck with guys — I like and By.” She finished her 20- was so excessive and comical, the some of the accents used by the writer attending Alfred State them and they don’t like me.” song set with the title track audience never failed to respond in actors were not as fitting and College, followed Segues with The following song, “Hold My from her CD, “Follow Me.” ■ chuckles. Darnold moved with a appropriate, Scapin still proved to her vocal and guitar perfor- Own,” was introduced as a kind “sit” in his walk, letting his big be a successful comedy. ■ Section B — 12/8/99 Fiat Lux ’90s music Special The sounds of a decade Women make major impact on decade’s rock Innovations, tours, controversy and good music bring women to the forefront of the industry BY STEPHANIE WEBSTER seemed to pop up right where you EDITOR least expected her. In the late ’90’s, Love abruptly The 1990’s saw a number of power- changed her image and became ful women step to the forefront to more glamorous and polished. add diversity and spirit to a chang- The new Love and Hole ing musical decade. released Celebrity Skin in ’98. However, with the success of Despite the heavy focus on musical acts such as the Spice grunge in the early ’90’s, some Girls, Britney Spears and women were quietly making their Christina Agawhatever, it is diffi- own music. cult to judge how successful Arguably one of the most influ- women really were in breaking ential women in rock is Tori Amos. rock’s glass ceiling. Piano guru Amos, who had When the ’90’s opened, main- already begun to create a cult fol- stream rock was very female- lowing, released Little unfriendly. Metal bands didn’t Earthquakes in 1992. exactly portray women in a posi- The album may not have been tive or liberating light. able to wrest the spotlight away Madonna had shifted her image from the grunge club, but nobody to a more risqué and threatening could dispute the power and beau- sexuality. Censors warned that ty of Amos’ voice. she was a bad influence on our “Me and a Gun,” a moving a cap- society. pella account of her rape, showed To hear some people speak, just what she could do. Madonna was the anti-Christ in a Amos followed up Little bustier, come to destroy civiliza- Earthquakes with Under the Pink PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE KANAKADEA YEARBOOK tion. in 1994. Although the album’s Alanis Morissette sings during her December 1995 performance at the McLane Center. Morissette was one of As male and female adolescents more experimental sound turned many women to take the spotlight in the music world this decade. The ‘90s saw the creation of an all-women donned their flannel, torn jeans some fans off, members of Amos’ music festival, Lilith Fair, as well as many great records from female artists. and Dr. Marten’s, mainstream rock devoted fan base continued to lis- was clearly about masculinity. ten. Chapman and McLachlan herself, with my friends, watching the ing. DiFranco never seems to sit But riding the waves of grunge Amos brought us Boys for Pele, is perhaps one of the most impor- stars while McLachlan’s music still. behind her suddenly famous hus- the best break-up album in years, tant events for women in rock. floated over us. It was an experi- Last, but certainly not least, is band was Courtney Love, wife of in ’96. The first Lilith Fair tour was a ence I never would have missed. Alanis Morissette. Who can forget Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. Continuing her trend of releas- media spectacle. Lilith Fair pil- Let’s return for a moment to a ’95’s angry rampage, “You Oughta’ In ’94’s Live Through This, Love ing an album every two years, grims piled into their cars to drive woman who has been making rock Know?” and her band, Hole, gave audi- Amos produced From the to the show, often causing massive music since most AU students On Supposed Former ences what they seemed to be Choirgirl Hotel in ’98. traffic jams. were in footie pajamas — Infatuated Junkie though, looking for: angry, raw music that Finally, in ’99 Amos released the Reporters harped on the enor- Madonna. Morissette toned down the anger just happened to be sung by a two-disc album To Venus and mous amount of estrogen present In the mid ’90’s, I never would and produced an album that even woman. Back with original songs “Bliss” in one place, and people made bad have predicted Madonna’s turn to the previously unimpressed could Love incited the same reaction and “Concertina” and live tracks jokes about any man being able to techno and Eastern influenced hum along to. She’s also amazingly in conservative critics as of previously recorded material. “score” at Lilith Fair. What they music. I also never would have energetic in concert. Madonna. They were shocked at During the early ’90’s, Sarah all missed was the purpose of predicted that I would like it. It is impossible to sum up com- her barely-there babydoll dresses, McLachlan began to come into her Lilith Fair. Whatever the case may be, pletely the vast influence that her truck-stop worthy vocabulary own. McLachlan released Solace It was a celebration of “girl Madonna launched herself back women in rock have had in the and her in-your-face attitude. in ’92. “Into the Fire” was one of power” — real girl power, not the onto the music scene with ’97’s 1990’s. Artists such as Shirley Hole’s bass guitarist, Kristen McLachlan’s first songs to receive Spice Girl kind. impressive Ray of Light. Manson of Garbage and Liz Phair Pfaff, would have been one to good airplay. Lilith Fair as conceived by Even if I didn’t hail from deserve recognition. watch. In ’94 McLachlan gave us McLachlan can be seen as parallel Buffalo, I would have to salute Ani The talented women of other She had been classically trained Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, an to the women’s movement as con- DiFranco. musical genres, trendsetters like in music, and her talent, though album of breathtaking beauty. ceived by its everyday supporters. DiFranco owns her own record Lauryn Hill, deserve another arti- buried in angsty grunge, had a lot Surfacing, released in 1997, was Neither is about degrading men company, Righteous Babe, and cle. of potential. But Pfaff fell victim to as beautiful a CD outside as it is or asserting women’s superiority seems to put out an album every Despite the off-setting influence heroin and died of an overdose. inside. Also in ’97, McLachlan’s over men. Both are solely about five minutes. of mouseketeer teenie-bopper After Cobain and Pfaff died, brainchild, Lilith Fair, was born. celebrating women. She combines folk and rock in “musicians,” the 1990’s proved to Hole slipped out of the spotlight Lilith Fair, which has featured And, Lilith Fair was a lot of fun. exciting new ways. She is con- be an era of exciting explorations for a time, though Love always talents Fiona Apple, Tracy I remember sitting on the lawn stantly experimenting and chang- by women artists. ■

A note from the Managing Editor: staffer’s experiences at some major musical events. Lots to hear with decade’s rock This section is devoted to look- In no way is this intended to ing back on the music world of be the absolute statement of BY JAY WEISBERGER However, can one band really thing fresh into the world of the past 10 years. “how it was.” MANAGING EDITOR change the entire face of music? rock. Somebody was going to We have tried to assemble a We have presented a set of Even the Beatles had some have to, but they were the ones glimpse of what the major our own memories and opin- It’s hard to look at the music of help. to hit it first. movements in music were ions. We hope that by reading the past decade and try to If Nirvana did anything, When the band’s second throughout the decade. what we have to say, you determine where it fits into the aside from putting out a bunch album, but the first for mass Of course, we cannot provide remember your own experi- grand scheme of the music of great albums, it was to open consumption, Nevermind, hit a definitive look at everything. ences. world. up the music industry to some stores, rock radio was in the To fully discuss what was We can only tell you what we Will people hold some of the overlooked independent acts doldrums. important in every genre would liked, but, undoubtedly, you will bands we heard these last 10 and labels. At the time, we had a number take thousands of pages and the have your own set of experi- years in the same regard as the Indeed, in the wake of of acts that weren’t really pro- opinions of many, many people. ences and songs that are mean- Beatles, the Rolling Stones or Nirvana’s explosion, indie labels viding anything new, except for, Instead, we have tried here ingful to you. Pink Floyd? Will they have any were given much more credibil- maybe, some of Guns ‘n’ Roses to hit some of the highlights of As you read, try to recall lasting influence? ity. Use Your Illusion material. several genres. your own memories from the My guess is probably, though Matador Records, home of What Nirvana showed was Also, we have provided some past ten years. The music we I’m not sure which bands. Liz Phair, got some press. At that one band might not be able of the Fiat staff’s opinions as to heard will follow us for the rest One thing we’ve already one point, the label was part of to change everything, but could what the ten best CDs of the of our lives. started to hear is about how a conglomeration with a larger get people to search for new decade were. Nirvana changed the face of the label, but it decided later to go sounds. There are lots of little Finally, we have a few —Jay Weisberger music world in the early ’90s. on its own again. bands out there; chances are accounts of some of the Fiat Nirvana was a great band. Nirvana also brought some- SEE ROCK, PAGE B2 December 8, 1999 Special — Page B2 Fiat Lux

going to keep touring forever. work would also be looked back …Rock And keep selling out. Stadiums. on with high regard. Big decade for rap For three nights in a row. In the As for Guns ’n’ Roses, they CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 same city. should get the award for doing BY CARMEN ANDREWS ism, and homophobia. It’s truly amazing. the least with the most. PRODUCTION MANAGER Other groups also spoke of con- some of them are probably mak- DMB, along with Blues At the start of the decade troversial issues and extensively ing good music. Traveler, Rusted Root and they had the wind at their Rap music began like many inno- used bawdy language such as So then, we found ourselves especially Phish, have solidified backs. Two years ago, after the vations: someone wanted to create Ghetto Boys, Too Short, 2 Live hearing the word “alternative” the presence of jam bands in band seemed to have fallen off something different than the Crew, and NWA which caused everywhere we went. the music world. the face of the earth, we heard norm. DJ Kool Herc began his many politicians to take action I think alternative music These bands tend to get very they were recording new work. search for change by shouting towards labeling albums as con- existed for about five days. At little credit from the critics, but Yet, here we are, with only a chants through his microphone to taining “explicit lyrics” as a first people were saying there their fans seem to know better. new song that has yet to pick up New York City partygoers in the parental warning. were alternatives to what was Some bands, which got good the steam any of their old work late ’70s. Eventually, his shouts Until the middle of the decade, on the radio. Five days later, all had. and phrases turned into rhymes. gangsta rappers and rap groups that was alternative was on the Of course, their fall from This did not immediately become even had their own marked terri- radio. At least someone “I think grace seems to coincide with known as rap, but as ‘emceeing.’ tory, which created a deadly music changed the name of the format the rise of Nirvana. Then in 1979, what is recog- war that bridged across America. to modern rock to at least sound alternative music Nirvana may not influence nized as the first rap album was Artists like Slick Rick, Puff a little more sensible. existed for about music in the future as much as released by The Sugarhill Gang, Daddy, and the late Notorious Of all the bands to get heavy other bands, but their effect on titled Rapper’s Delight. B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) were based airplay when this first hit, one five days. At first the industry in the ‘90s is with- Today, rap and hip-hop music in New York City or Philadelphia of the best was Pearl Jam. people were say- out doubt. has emerged as a mix of bass and represented the East Coast. This band, which was proba- We also saw a great number beats, samples and rhymes. Coolio, Warren G, NWA, ex- bly about to break regardless of ing there were of women get involved and Rappers also play with puns, NWA band member Ice Cube and Nirvana or not, is my guess for alternatives to make a huge impact on the metaphors and allusions that the deceased Tupac Shakur were one of the bands that has a music world. These women did- make their lyrics witty and located in California and they, heavy influence in the future. what was on the n’t just sing — they were out- unique. among others, were the West Just a guess. radio. Five days spoken. Performers, such as Wu-tang Coast rappers. Pearl Jam was the mega-hit Lilith Fair proved to the Clan, Outkast, Brand Nubian, Today, rappers are still catego- for quite a few years. They sold later, all that was world at long last that women Busta Rhymes and Common rized by their “East Coast” or almost a million copies of their have just as much clout in the Sense are well known for all of “West Coast” region, but it second album, Vs., the first alternative was music industry as men. these. During Outkast’s song appears that after the shootings of week it was out. on the radio.” Much of the best music of the “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” on Tupac and Biggie the rough Now, we all knew that they decade was from a band with at Aquemine they use allusion and waters have calmed. weren’t going to keep up such reviews from the critics, looked least one woman in the group. word play in the line, “as the plot We also saw the rise and fall of outrageous numbers, but they as though they were on the way The final addition we saw to thickens, it gives me the Dickens, Death Row Records, a label that are one of the few bands to out. rock was the blending of gen- reminiscin’ of Charles.” was instrumental in bringing the break with the “alternative” After Metallica released their res. Rap and hip-hop are not just genre to the forefront. Death movement that has stuck self-titled “black” album, and Ska music got it started, and rhythm and rhyme, but a culture. Row, and its head man, Suge around. toured heavily, not much was then swing picked up. Now, There is a style of dress or ‘gear’, a Knight, was often reported to be People say Pearl Jam isn’t as heard from them. They man- horns are everywhere and the mentality and a language sur- caught up in the East vs. West popular now, yet, two summers aged to reappear with Load and dance beat is back in rock. rounding the music. conflict. ago, they were one of only two have a great deal success. It makes sense then that In the ’90s, rap became a promi- Although the rap and hip-hop bands to sell virtually every Another band that got writ- techno and rap have also nent genre in the music industry. industry is dominated by black ticket they put on sale for their ten off seems to have gotten the rubbed off on rock music. It grew to have a following among males — Nas, Ghostface Killa, tour of arenas and amphithe- last laugh on everybody. In fact, the biggest change in people all over the world especial- Puff Daddy, Grand Puba, and aters. Admit it. When you first saw music this decade might be that ly in young, black, urban societies. DMX — others have managed to Who was the other? Need we the video for Radiohead’s at the beginning of the decade, Hip-hop musicians, rappers and hold their own, such as The ask? “Creep,” you were sure this at a rock show, you were mosh- rap groups are renowned because Beastie Boys, Salt-N-Pepa and Dave Matthews Band might was just another band playing ing up front. they address timely world issues Queen Latifah. be the biggest music phenome- the loud-soft game. Now, you’re just as likely to and promote positive social Recently, the world got a look at non of the decade, even as we Little did we know the band be dancing. Bringing in the activism in a raw, uncensored Eminem, a.k.a. Slim Shady, a speak. would go on to become one of beats only allows for more inno- manner. When they speak about white male, and females Lauryn They aren’t quite the the most innovative bands of vation. life, they tend to tell it like it is. Hill and Erykah Badu. Grateful Dead — yet. You the decade. The best part is, we get to see Most rappers expose the realities The most notable change in rap know, though, that barring a Their unique sound sets them where we go over the next few of urban life, which is why their music in the ‘90s compared to the break-up, this band is just apart. I would imagine their years. ■ music appeals to many young peo- ‘80s is the addition of more musi- ple who live in urban areas. cal instruments. However, all through the Rappers and musicians have decade, this genre also created incorporated samples of other controversy due to its blunt lan- artists’ rhythms, beats and lyrics. Thank you to Laura Hilfiker and the guage and revealing issues. This technique makes the genre When Public Enemy dominated appear circular in nature because Kanakadea Yearbook for their help in the charts in the late ’80s and it allows the audience to see early ’90s, they stirred up debate where the ideas for songs came due to their references to Black from and where the music is going providing pictures for this section. Nationalism, anti-Semitism, sex- in the future. ■ ’90s music timeline Nine Inch Nails release The Madonna stirs up controversy with the release of Downward Spiral, which After being exposed for lip-synching in late 1989, her album, Erotica. Some took offense at some of debuts at #1 on the Billboard the members of Milli Vanilli go from being hit pop the sexual imagery in the album’s lyrics. chart. For the tour to support stars to hit jokes on late-night talk shows. the album, NIN selects little- Meanwhile, Arista Records, the band’s label, is known Marilyn Manson to sued for fraud, settling out of court. Rob and Nirvana releases open. Within a year, Manson is Fab, the two members of Milli Vanilli, record an Nevermind — a household name. album of their own material, but it flops. 9/24/91

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Seattle becomes the nation’s Lollapalooza debuts with Jane’s new music hot spot, with labels 4/8/94 — Addiction headlining. Also on rushing to sign bands from the Kurt Cobain is Teenie-bopper stars New the bill are Nine Inch Nails. The Washington city. Meanwhile, Dr. found dead in Kids on the Block headline festival would continue in later Dre prepares his album, The his home. an arena tour. years featuring bands like Pearl Chronic, which brings gangsta Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rap to radio stations Pearl Jam sets a record by selling Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, nationwide. over 900,000 copies of its second Metallica and Korn. album, Vs. The record would later be broken by Garth Brooks. Fiat Lux Special — Page B3 December 8, 1999 Fiat staff members pick their top ten ’90s CDs Carmen Andrews Bad Voodoo Daddy Bliss 5. Rent — Original Broadway 3. Liz Phair — Exile in Guyville Production Manager K’s Choice — Cocoon Crash 6. Dave Matthews Band — Under Soundtrack 4. Pearl Jam — Vitalogy 1. Phish — Hoist Indigo Girls — Shaming of the the Table and Dreaming 6. Save Ferris — It Means 5. U2 — Achtung Baby 2. Soundtrack — Reservoir Dogs Sun 7. Moxy Fruvous — Live Noise Everything 6. Lauryn Hill — The 3. Beastie Boys — Ill Billy Joel — River of Dreams 8. Phish — Story of the Ghost 7. Sarah McLachlan — Surfacing Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Communication 9. Smashing Pumpkins — Mellon 8. Green Day — Dookie 7. Beck — Odelay 4. Rage Against the Machine — Emilie Hardman Collie and the Infinite Sadness 9. Nirvana — In Utero 8. Chemical Brothers — Rage Against the Machine Staff Writer 10. Lauryn Hill — The 10. Reel Big Fish — Turn the Surrender 5. Wu-Tang Clan — 36 Chambers 1. Coleman — Split with 3 Studies Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Radio Off 9. Nine Inch Nails — The Fragile 6. Morphine — Yes for a Crucifixion and s/t 7” 10. Dave Matthews Band — 7. Tori Amos — Boys for Pele 2. Nausea — Extinction Jason Pilarz Stephanie Webster Crash 8. Enya — Memory of Trees 3. Metro Stylee — Soul Garage Billing Manager Editor Honorable Mention: 9. Dave Matthews Band — Crash 4. Submission — Waiting for 1. Metallica — Metallica 1. Tori Amos — From the Garbage — Version 2.0 10. Cypress Hill — Black Sunday Another Monkey to Throw the 2. Phish — Billy Breathes Choirgirl Hotel REM — Monster First Brick 3. AC/DC — Live 2. U2 — Achtung Baby Beastie Boys — Hello Nasty Sarah Guariglia 5. Lost World — Capitalism is the 4. Tom Petty — Wildflowers 3. Chemical Brothers — Sebadoh — Bakesale Staff Writer Disease and Tot Aber Halterbar 5. The Tragically Hip — Day for Surrender 1. The Complete Beatles 6. Multi Facet — s/t 7” Night 4. Massive Attack — Mezzanine Paula Whittaker Anthology 7. Crisis — The Hollowing 6. The Goo Goo Dolls — Superstar 5. Wyclef Jean — The Carnival Business Manager 2. Sarah McLachlan — Fumbling 8. Calloused — The Masquerade Car Wash 6. REM — Up 1. Garth Brooks — Double Live Towards Ecstasy 9. Oi Polloi — Fuaim Catha! 7. Pearl Jam — Vitalogy 7. Smashing Pumpkins — Mellon 2. Will Smith — Big Willie Style 3. Ani DiFranco — Living in Clip 10. Anti Product — The Deafening 8. Ani DiFranco — Little Plastic Collie and the Infinite Sadness 3. Celine Dion — Let’s Talk About 4. Tori Amos — Little Silence of Grinding Gears Castle 8. Soul Coughing — Irresistible Love Earthquakes Honorable Mention: 9. Tori Amos — Little Bliss 4. Paula Cole — Harbinger 5. Dave Matthews Band — Under Romantic Gorilla — s/t Earthquakes 9. Rent — Original Broadway 5. Ben Folds Five — Whatever the Table and Dreaming A//Political — Propaganda by 10. Nirvana — Nevermind Soundtrack and Ever Amen 6. Elliot Smith — XO Dead 10. Sarah McLachlan — Fumbling 6. Savage Garden — Savage 7. Save Ferris — It Means Judy Tsang Towards Ecstasy Garden Everything Jasmine Lellock Copy Manager Honorable Mention: 7. Jewel — Pieces of You 8. REM — Automatic for the A & E Editor 1. Radiohead — OK Computer Soundtrack — Trainspotting 8. Cowboy Mouth — Are You With People 1. Barenaked Ladies — Gordon 2.The Smashing Pumpkins — Fiona Apple — Tidal Me? 9. Fiona Apple — Tidal 2. Sublime — Sublime Mellon Collie and the Infinite 9. Dave Matthews Band — Crash 10. Sister 7 — This the Trip 3. Beastie Boys — Hello Nasty Sadness Jay Weisberger 10. Extreme — Waiting for the Honorable Mention: 4. Sarah McLachlan — Fumbling 3. Alanis Morissette — Jagged Managing Editor Punchline Aerosmith — Nine Lives Towards Ecstasy Little Pill 1. Radiohead — OK Computer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — Big 5. Soul Coughing — Irresistible 4. Soundtrack — Empire Records 2. Nirvana — In Utero Classic acts prove ’90s are not just for newcomers

BY JASON PILARZ traditional costume and face buster albums live in concert. pumping rock songs that made shows. KISS even introduced a BILLING MANAGER makeup, the band began a much Meanwhile, Dave Gilmour and the the E Street Band famous. modern version of their once-pop- publicized concert tour featuring rest of Pink Floyd toured in 1994. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits ular action figures and comic Music fans who longed for the wild pyrotechnic displays and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, once noted that rock stars could books. classic rock music of years past released a new album, Psycho half of the legendary Led expect “money for nothing and Yet profit was certainly not the were not disappointed during the Circus, in the process. Zeppelin, got together again to re- chicks for free.” While romantic sole reason behind these recent ’90s. Releasing new music was in no interpret their old music with a possibilities may not have been tours. For many performers, it Bands that had achieved suc- way a prerequisite for a reunion Middle Eastern flavor on No much of a motivating factor presented an opportunity to work cess in the past, seeing the decade tour, as many bands chose to soar Quarter. Their live show did much behind these reunion tours, again with old bandmates and to as a land of opportunity, on the wings of past glories and to recapture the original power of money certainly was. experience again the thrill of per- embarked on new projects and perform their old hits live once the mighty Zep. Following their In order to maximize their prof- forming live in front of a large concert tours during the second again. first tour, they released an album it, bands engineered lucrative crowd. half of the decade, providing fans The Who dusted off of new music, Walking Into sponsorship deals with advertis- The phenomena of band with new music and a chance to Quadrophenia, one of their rock Clarksdale, and hit the road yet ers and raised ticket prices to reunions will surely not be con- see their favorite bands live in operas, and hit the road with again. astonishing levels. Tickets for fined to just this decade, but will concert once again. much success. Likewise, Ozzy The close of the decade saw one Bruce Springsteen and the E probably continue well into the Most significantly, groups that Osbourne reunited with Black of the most exciting reunions. Street Band, for example, reached next millennium. had gone their separate ways and Sabbath to play their long-stand- Bruce Springsteen, whose recent nearly $70 in a small market Many reunion possibilities had broken up in the past reunit- ing classics. Even the Sex Pistols solo work had more of a folk venue. remain, and many bands, like the ed and hit the road to tour yet reunited and toured for a brief touch, got back together to tour In addition, most bands fully Who, are currently working on or again. time. with the original E Street Band. explored merchandising possibili- are planning a new album that Perhaps the most high-profile Roger Waters, formerly of Pink The live shows combined ties in order to add to their funds. could spark a concert tour in the reunion was that of the original Floyd, remained solo but revisited Springsteen’s slower, more intro- High-priced T-shirts and other future. ■ members of KISS. Wearing the his songs from Floyd’s block- spective numbers with the fist memorabilia were available at all

Rapper Tupac Shakur is Music industry mergers gunned down in Las Vegas on force some labels to drop Jerry Garcia, one of the founders of September 13. Six months bands. This was bad for the Grateful Dead, dies in August. later, The Notorious B.I.G. is the dropped bands, but His passing marks the end of the shot in Los Angeles. The two some contended it would most successful touring band of the killings send shockwaves help independent labels Woodstock ’99 century. through the world of rap and The Chemical Brothers sign more talent and sell features over 40 hip-hop. release Dig Your Own more records. bands. Ends with Hole, helping to bring rioting. techno to the mainstream.

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Dave Matthews Band brings back The first Lilith Fair, led by Sarah the “stadium show” with two sold- Beck proves he’s not just McLachlan, becomes the highest out nights in East Rutherford, N.J. a one-hit-wonder with his grossing concert tour of the summer. The following summer, DMB hits Grammy-winning Odelay. Other featured artists were Jewel, several stadiums on the East Sheryl Crow, the Indigo Girls, Liz Phair Coast. Over 150,000 see the and Tracy Chapman. group perform over three nights in Philadelphia. December 8, 1999 Special — Page B4 Fiat Lux

FLASHBACK — WOODSTOCK ’99 Woodstock from the inside BY JUDY TSANG So, heavy-duty marketing was for stressed and tired out workers. COPY MANAGER needed to push the event on PPV, At a dollar a minute, many found fighting off wrestling and other that hard to resist. “Experience the music, the mood, PPV presentations. Workers at Woodstock ’99 were the mud.” Aside from the multi-million dol- not limited to just that of older cor- Woodstock ’99 certainly did not lar promotion support, large com- porate standing. There were many go overlooked. Advertisements, panies, such as Columbia House workers, just as young as most of publicity and coverage for the and MCA-Universal Music Group, the festival attendees, who volun- event spanned over five months. joined with Woodstock ’99 for sup- teered a week to set the stage, With the recent releases of the port. organize video equipment and just audio albums and the videotapes, MCA-Universal produced a to lend a helping hand to everyone. coverage and reviews will contin- Jimi Hendrix CD featuring his Most drove up from the New York ue to appear. rendition of the “Star Spangled City area, while some flew in from However, no one has really Banner” played at the original as far as California. attempted to describe Woodstock Woodstock in 1969. It was for pro- With over 30 cameras covering ’99 from the inside looking in. motional use only. the festival from every corner, If you thought the commotion When July finally came around, cameramen were abundant. between the East and West Stages preparation moved out of corpo- Aside from the set cameras on was chaotic, you should have fol- rate offices in New York City and each stage, there were running lowed a production assistant up to Rome, New York. While fes- camera crews. The crews braved around for a day. tival goers stayed in Rome for no the crowd in between the East and But not even the production more than five days, employees of West Stages. assistant or the Peace Patrol put Woodstock ’99’s TV Land stayed Another promotional tactic of the most work and effort into the no less than five days, some even PPV was to air a daily live preview festival. There were a great num- up to two weeks before the event show with ex-MTV VJ Kennedy ber of people muttering and a week afterwards. The pre- as the host. The show was taped “Woodstock ’99” every 10 minutes festival workforce claimed more every morning a half-hour before months before the event even than 500 people. the concert began. It was taped PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE KANAKADEA YEARBOOK occurred. TV Land was the lot of land right on the East Stage. Stephen Jenkins of Third Eye Blind performs in the band’s March Surely, people realize that the filled with trailer after trailer, The preview show included clips 1998 AU performance. The band shared a double-bill with Smash event needed to be advertised. But where the PPV event was direct- of interviews with bands, perfor- Mouth. Both bands hit it big in 1997 and both released new albums ticket sales were not the only con- ed, edited and, essentially, pro- mances from the previous day and this year. cern to the three producers of duced. It was behind the vendors night, and highlights of the day. Woodstock ’99, Ossie Kilkenny, near the right side of the East The preview show may have willing to participate and volun- the park. TV Land went into Michael Lang and John Scher. Stage. just been 30 minutes, but the panic teer information and autograph- panic. No one wanted to risk losing Pay-Per-View buy rates have It may have only been less than and tension for the 30 minutes was ing. Personal snapshots were not all the work they had done in the entered the picture. half a mile from the East Stage, immense. There were concerns really an issue to most bands. past week. Transportation vans Woodstock ’94 Pay-Per-View but TV Land was a different world over what was being aired or if Alanis Morissette, however, had were parked around the editing was a record-breaking event, on its own. TV Land had its own Kennedy would act up, as she is intense security precautions. The trailers to build a buffer zone. The pulling in over $9 million in PPV catering, its own transportation known for from the MTV Music tent had to be completely closed catering tent was completely revenue. It was “the biggest grow- system, and even its own porta- Video Awards in 1996. off and only crucial people were closed off at once. At once meant ing musical PPV event to date.” potties. The media backstage was no allowed inside during the inter- immediately, leaving some people Woodstock ’99 producers Walkie-talkie radios and/or cel- less chaotic. With reporters view. Every step she took was and luggage trapped inside the intended on topping that. lular phones were clipped onto swarming the area, bands and with a bodyguard. tent. No one was joking around. There’s a difference, though. In belts; backpacks stuffed with all musicians took extra caution in While most of the audience was Unfortunately, most of the 1994, most 18- to 24-year-olds did the information possible hung entering the area. still at Griffiss Air Force Base, the Peace Patrol had already left, leav- not have as many “play toys” as from employees’ backs. The PPV interview tent had venue, Sunday night, after the ing about 30 of them, one Peace they do today. With cable or satel- With all the technology and rights to be first to interview all Red Hot Chili Peppers set, the last Patroller said, to oversee the lite television, more video games, information allocated, it was sur- artists. DJs from Westwood One set of the festival on the East whole place. By that time, most of other PPVs and certainly the prising to still see people running Radio Affiliate stations, such as Stage, the PPV producers and the TV Land crew had left as well. Internet to dawdle with, it’s a mir- around looking for someone to Melissa Bizub from WBCN directors felt that Woodstock ’99 There was definite wear and acle that we even have time to answer a question. Finding an Boston, Cousin Ed from WYSP was over. tear of bodies at Woodstock ’99, read a book. answer was somewhat of a Board Philadelphia, and Julie Slater and Of course, we all know that Red but the wear and tear went to the Now, at the close of the millenni- of Education bureaucratic ordeal. Booker from WXRK in New York Hot Chili Peppers were far from mind, brain and soul of those in TV um, our attention span is so short With all the confusion, some did City, conducted interviews. the last red-hot event at Land. But ask anyone in TV Land and limited, the competition for find time to relax a bit. Masseuses For the most part, the bands Woodstock ’99. and they’ll tell you, Woodstock ’99 entertainment is enormous. were staking the area out, looking were very cooperative and even Concern for safety went beyond was well worth it. ■

FLASHBACK — LOLLAPALOOZA ’94 Lollapalooza brought out the best there was in ’94 BY JAY WEISBERGER train down, along with many other ested in. this band, The Verve, would go on wayside, the Breeders’ stage set MANAGING EDITOR music fans, to take in the music Sure, I had wanted to see the to break up, regroup, record a fan- done up in gold foil, the Flaming event of the summer. Breeders, but none of the other tastic album and then break up Lips’ bubble machine. I could go on It was a hot summer day. The We knew Woodstock ’94 was a bands really caught my interest. If again. for a while if I wanted. humid air stuck to my body, even big deal, but for a couple of 15 year- only I knew then what I know now. We didn’t know a lot of things. I doubt such a show will come after a heavy thunderstorm had olds who couldn’t drive, this was as I wish I could go back and relive We didn’t know that Courtney around for another few years, at moved through earlier in the day. big as it could get. this event, just so I could appreci- Love was going to pop up after the least. The field had become a muddy For someone who had only been ate the performances by bands Beastie Boys’ set to play two It was in an open field — most mess. In front of the stage, where a to two shows, this was the biggest that I had written off at the time. songs. It was her first appearance festivals hit the arenas now. The tarp kept the mud away, people spectacle. I went mainly to see the in front of an audience since biggest problem in the pit was heat were crowded together. It was hot The lineup was spectacular. Pumpkins — who were headlining Cobain had killed himself. exhaustion — not sexual assault. and it stank. Headlining the show were the in place of Nirvana. Kurt Cobain’s We didn’t know that the ener- It was a fantastic group of bands No one cared, though. The music Smashing Pumpkins and the suicide was very recent. getic Beastie Boys’ set was going that covered many genres that it was on our minds. Beastie Boys. However, I checked out the sec- to be the last time we heard some would be difficult to reassemble. It wasn’t Woodstock ’99. It was- The day began with a walk ond stage when A Tribe Called of the songs from License to Ill in Now, as all things go, n’t even New York. around the “midway,” which fea- Quest hit the main stage. concert again. Lollapalooza seems to have official- It was Philadelphia and it was tured amino acid drinks and other It wasn’t until three or four We didn’t know the Smashing ly died. Lollapalooza ’94. “cutting edge” items. years later that I realized the mis- Pumpkins would undergo lineup The whole music world has It was arguably the height of the Of course, no one questioned take I had made. changes and release a huge live changed a lot — Not in bad ways, “alternative” buzz. The jugger- whether or not the whole thing As far as rap acts go, Tribe was album when the band opened their either. naut of summer festival tours had was one big commercialized event. top-notch. I chose to see other acts explosive set with “Geek U.S.A.” However, when I read about rolled into South Philadelphia’s For us, it wasn’t. during their set. Mostly, I didn’t know what I was Woodstock ’99, and when I talked FDR Park. Whether or not it was one big Not that the second stage was a missing though. When George to my friends who were there, I The main stage, backed by money-maker trying to pass under slouch. Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars could only wonder if it would be Interstate 95, was the main area of the guise of “alternative,” one Everyone was into Luscious took the stage before the Beasties, possible to duplicate the focus for the 45,000+ fans who had thing is sure: this was quite possi- Jackson and the Flaming Lips — I was uninterested. Lollapalooza ’94 tour. taken the advice of the bly one of the greatest days of who were about to release “She There are other moments, too, It seems the attitude of music Lollapalooza ads to “Take the Day music in Philly since Live Aid. Don’t Use Jelly” to the radio. that I wish I could see again: the has changed so much that I doubt Off.” I suppose, being the teenie-bop- However, a little band from Britain cars stopping on I-95 to take in a it. I had called in sick from my job, per that I was, that those two played very well. few songs, the fan-friendly mosh I would love for someone to as had my best friend. We took the bands were all I was really inter- We didn’t know at the time that pits that seem to have gone by the prove me wrong, though. ■