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Index December 8, 1999 Inside Volume 93 Issue 7 Special A & E . 8,9, 10 90 s music: The sounds of Editorial. 2 a decade Features . 5,7,8 News. 3-6 See separate section Sports . 9 Fiat Lux The Student Newspaper of Alfred University New alcohol law impacts AU drinking habits 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.