Hauntings in Alfred University

Halloween Halloween Edition Edition 2019FIAT LUX 2019 Alfred, New York The Official Newspaper of Alfred University | October 30, 2019 Volume 114, Issue 4 Hauntings in Alfred University WHAT’S A Timeline INSIDE? Larissa Hageman, Staff Writer Alfred University, home to around 2,300 students, has a rich CNN Journalist history from being one of the Anderson Cooper oldest universities in New York. Founded in 1836, the University’s Speech progressive ideology was well before it’s time. Something less talked about however, is how Alfred’s history impacts it’s present. page 2 For decades, students and faculty have reported strange happenings in and around campus that seemingly had no Halloween group shot Jackolanterns Oct 30, 1910 explanation. Could these strange phenomenons lie in Alfred’s got hit with what was called war. The Spanish flu hit campus past? ‘the spanish influenza’ and we and the army had an infirmary University Archivist Laurie didn’t have a campus infirmary,” set up in The Brick which the “ Thirst Meehan has been working at said Meehan. “During WW1, the University used as well. As a Alfred for over 30 years and army had contracted with the result, students, some faculty, Traps “ believes the ghost stories she University and they used The and towns people died from hears are not contemporary but Brick as their barracks in both the flu and that’s the basis for stem from the 19th century. WW1 and WW2 to train soldiers hauntings,” page 3 “In 1918 during WW1, the world on campus before going off to see Hauntings on page 3 Leftkowitz Lecture Hits Daylight Close to Home Savings Reminder page 4 Sunday, Halloween Movie November 3 Recommendations 2:00a.m. Photo Credit: Jodi Shephard page 5 that proudly took part in the FestiFall Great Success event was the Society of Women Engineers. Amber Smith, who Talulla Torthe, Managing Editor The events ranged from is part of the Society of Women Football bounces pumpkin carving and horse Engineers, proudly represented back with victory The Student Activities Board drawn carriage rides to games, the club and helped with their held a fall-themed event called tarot card readings, food trucks, events, which included fresh over Hartwick FestiFall, which took place on cider pressing and more. Live apple pressing, pumpkin carving Oct. 26 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. music by Matt Burns created and handing out donuts. FestFall took place on the King a warm and lively atmosphere Smith spoke of the success of Alfred Lawn and consisted of a that students seemed to enjoy. the event and said, “I would say number of events organized by A bouncing house stood tall. The that it is a really good turnout, AU’s clubs and organizations. The purple Fiat Lux sign was adorned and everyone looks like they’re page 6 event was a combination of last in spiderwebs and carved having a good time.” year’s Oktoberfest and Halloween pumpkins festively littered the Festival and, despite the rain, was grounds. a great success. One of the on-campus clubs Page 2 ALFRED UNIVERSITY October 30, 2019 Page 3 CNN Journalist Anderson Cooper Speech AU faculty and students at RIT’s Anderson Cooper Event. From left to right: Dr. Robyn Goodman, that said she could not do the task she was Keshell Scipio, Taylar Banks, Talulla Torthe, Riley Strayer, Balynda Ali and Carl Brown. asked to do because it did not align with her brand. “What brand?...I just thought it was the weirdest thing,” said Cooper. Today’s college students think of themselves as entrepreneurs. They believe that their ideas, work, and name is a product they must perfect in order to set themselves up for particular jobs, or positions they want in their future careers. However, Anderson Cooper believes there is a lot more work that must be done to truly get where you want to be. There are some jobs that are going to be tedious and at times annoying, but you will have to do it because it is a competition. “The only reason I have the show on CNN is because the person who had the show before me kept taking vacations and liked to go and play golf and, so I would fill in,” Cooper said. Big name companies like CNN, ABC, or FOX have several interns that are competing for the same positions that communication majors here at AU desire. It will not be easy, Balynda Ali, Guest Writer which means I had no skills,” said Cooper. and you will not have perfected your “brand” After getting his undergraduate degree by graduation. But that does not mean that CNN journalist Anderson Cooper got real with in political science at Trumbull College, he hope is lost. The purpose of college is to make upstate NY students at RIT, last Saturday. traveled and then came back to the United you more curious about the world, so once The conversation with Cooper was filled States to be a correspondent at ABC. Using you graduate, you will have more questions with students, their families, faculty and knowledge of the world and media, he slowly than before. I think most students think staff celebrating RIT’s homecoming. His made his way up the corporate ladder and liberal arts college is supposed to make you quirky sense of humor was highly relatable became lead anchor on his CNN show called the smartest in the room, when in fact its to the audience and the entire arena was American Morning. purpose is to create critical people. Our job full of laughter when he spoke about his When asked about the current generation is to analyze, question and make the world experiences. of interns he has seen come into his offices, better. “I graduated with a liberal arts degree... he shared a story about a 19-year-old intern Art in a Different Perspective Kailey Reyes, Guest Writer Before deciding to attend Alfred University, Amanda Brosgole stayed active on art pieces that she could summit for her college portfolio. Arriving as a freshman, she didn’t know what to expect or how she would feel majoring in such a field full of creativity with a big workload, so she then further prepared herself by staying busy with her art during her summer break. Amanda worked on a self-portrait that took her about 5 hours to finish. She used colored pencils and sketched herself out from simply looking in a mirror. This piece was inspired because other people would constantly ask her to draw portraits of them, so she was interested in creating a portrait of herself as well. “I never really did work for myself. I wanted to do a piece simply for me and my pleasure, especially a portrait that could represent me and the person I saw myself as.” Art by Amanda Brosgole She specifically drew herself with blue hair because she has “always wanted blue hair, get upset over it, so then decided to create as the others attached in this article that ever since [she] was little.” Even though it is a portrait with the same face so I would get represent ADHD and the urge to grow up a photo realistic piece, she wanted to add an comfortable with the way others viewed me.” as a kid. She likes to give others the chance indifferent quality that represented a part of Amanda’s purpose of creating a self- to interpret her art rather than give up the her that she has always wanted. portrait was initially to find enjoyment in meaning to further expand people’s horizons In high school, Amanda was shy and not a piece specifically for herself, but later and mind. very outgoing. She always had a “blank realized she learned a lot from it that better Not only does Amanda like to create art for expression” on her face, therefore she drew embraced herself and the way she looked. herself, but for other people and commission. herself the way other people perceived She creates many other art pieces that If you are interested in getting drawn or her. “I would always get asked why my include imagination and messages that can have a certain request for art pieces, you expression looked the way it did and would be perceived from different viewpoints, such can contact Amanda at: [email protected]. Page 3 ALFRED UNIVERSITY October 30, 2019 CNN Journalist Anderson Cooper Speech “ Thirst Traps “ Hauntings from page 1 About 25 years ago, Meehan vividly that said she could not do the task she was Keshell Scipio, Guest Writer both negative and positive views on the remembers three female students who asked to do because it did not align with her world can spread to millions at once. Thus, resided in The Brick, come into her office brand. Peaked lips, curved back, round hips, perked showing how easy it can be for one negative claiming that they had communicated with “What brand?...I just thought it was the butt, sexy clothes and a snap with these are thought can spark a fire. Based on Teens, a spirit identifying as a nurse. weirdest thing,” said Cooper. all the qualities you need to become the most Social Media & Technology 2018 statistics on “They had been playing the ouija board Today’s college students think of famous social media icon. And ohh, how “Teens have mixed views on social media’s and had told me that they made contact themselves as entrepreneurs. They believe so many wish that were true. But in many effect on people their age: 24% claimed social with a nurse who was supposedly in the that their ideas, work, and name is a product cases, these steps have been used to help media has mostly a negative effect.

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