February 19,1997 Vol 90 Issue 9 A&E Index Inside Aits • 4,5 Comics . Editorial. Features News... interview Sports.. Fiat Lux The Student Newspaper of Alfred University wm Dean Grontkowski to step down Stanlee Hardware changed its BY JONATHAN BÄUM Coll said Grontkowski had made name to Tinkertown Hardware, the decision to resign as dean and but Friday is still Pie Day. »The When Christine R. Grontkowski remain at AU to teach around speed limit in Hornell's Wal- announced her intention to resign mid-semester last fall and had Mart/Wegman's plaza parking as dean of the College of Liberal been discussing the timing with lot is now 17 mph. Arts and Sciences last Friday at Provost W. Richard Ott. the school's faculty meeting, she "She's done a great job for our NATIONAL received a standing ovation from university over the years," he Several major airlines cut tick- those attending. said. Coll added that nine years is et prices Sunday to keep up "I was deeply moved by [the a long time to be a dean. with American Airlines. faculty's] response and their "She wanted to do something American had cut rates up to 50 expression of appreciation," said different—this is a good time for percent to keep customers after Grontkowski. her to do that," Coll said. a threatened pilot strike. Grontkowski, who has held her Arthur L. Greil, professor of •Discovery astronauts were position since 1988, announced at professor of sociology and former ordered Sunday to make a fifth the meeting her resignation would associate dean of LAS, authored a spacewalk to repair exterior take effect June 30, after which resolution which passed unani- damage to the Hubble Space she will take a one-year sabbatical mously at Friday's faculty meet- Telescope. »Researchers before returning to AU to teach in ing. released a study Sunday saying the human studies department Greil, who made up the resolu- that certain people may be until her retirement in 2001. tion on the spot, described it as genetically predisposed to dis- "Nine years is a long time to be essentially saying, "Resolved the like broccoli. doing the kind of work deans do," faculty of LAS expresses its said Grontkowski. "I need some regrets at Dean Grontkowski's INTERNATIONAL refreshment." resignation and thanks her for her A group of more than 8,000 "It was not something that was years of dedication and service." Turkish women marched unexpected," said President "She was a strong leader and Saturday in protest of the Edward G. Coll Jr. Coll said shall be missed," said Greil. Turkish ruling party's Islamic- Grontkowski had been thinking Associate Provost Susan Strong centered policies. *A British about leaving her position of dean described Grontkowski as being health advisory board suggest- FILE PHOTO for several years, at times to possi- "very committed to the Liberal ed Saturday that children as Resigning: Christine R. Grontkowski will resign from her post as dean this bly become chief academic officer young as age 11 should be summer. of another institution. SEE GRONTKOWSKI, FAGE 3 allowed free condoms and sex education to cut the teen-age pregnancy rate, currently Europe's highest. »The Lambda Chi Alpha returning to Alfred Fortrean Times index announced last Thursday that BY MICHELLE PANCOE chapter services for the fraternity. He said said he couldn't comment about the policy 1996 was 2.9 percent weirder waiting is a good idea so there are not a lot of because he was not aware that it was Lambda's than 1995, possibly due to "Pre- Lambda Chi Alpha is beginning to recolonize members left, and so the reputation and bad plan. But he said it is done in several national Millenial Tension." this semester, despite some concerns on cam- feelings about the group can subside. fraternities, and it is only tradition and prece- pus. And it appears most bad feelings have sub- dent that regulate tapping at AU. "We're very excited to be returning to the sided, but students still have concerns. One Lambda Chi Alpha will comply with all AU Greek system at AU," said Paul Ainsworth, issue which may cause some strain is the tap- regulations, said Ainsworth. ERSONALITIES educational leadership consultant for Lambda ping policy Lambda Chi Alpha would like to Another issue which concerns students is Chi Alpha. implement. Lambda Chi Alpha's house. Kappa Sigma P Ainsworth is part of a three-man expansion The policy of the national fraternity is year- moved into Lambda's house on Fraternity Row team that came to Alfred to help with the recol- round recruitment, including tapping men all while Lambda was gone, and there was a rumor * onization process. They are building a colony, a year, except for first-semester freshmen, said that Kappa Sigma would be kicked out this ALEXIS probationary group which exists prior to a chap- Ainsworth. semester. DIAMOND • 'II ter, he said. "That wouldn't be cool," said Joe DiCarlo, Ainsworth said this is not true. Kappa Sigma Lambda left AU four and a half years ago president of Sigma Alpha Mu, because tapping signed a lease which allows the group to remain "I want to break into new areas," when their charter was revoked by the national more often would allow Lambda to recruit more in the house until the end of the spring semes- said Alexis Diamond, a senior organization for violating probation and for members. Other fraternities at AU only tap ter, 1998, he said. math and economics major from other alcohol and risk-management problems. twice a year, on specific dates. Another concern is that the new colony will New Jersey. Their chapter was pulled by the national frater- Chris Blair, president of Zeta Beta Tau, repeat the mistakes the chapter made in its last He was referring to the ceram- nity, and they were asked to leave campus until agreed. "If that means they can tap whenever few years, since alumni are involved in the ics courses he has chosen to take at all the current brothers had graduated. they want to, then that's definitely detrimental. recolonization process. Ainsworth and Durand AU, but he could easily have been It is healthy to wait a few years after a char- I think they should have to play by the same both said they are not concerned. referring to his plans for the future ter is revoked before beginning the recoloniza- rules as everyone else," he said. as well. tion process, said Brian Durand, director of Paul Kingsbury, director of Greek Affairs, SEE LAMBDA, FAGE 3 He has recently earned prelimi- nary acceptance in the Fulbright Scholarship, an award given by the United Nations to students going Academic dismissal, probation numbers down to graduate school for internation- al relations. Diamond plans to BY MEGAN ALLEN 19 percent of the freshman class It is difficult to judge what is required for freshmen who were attend Carleton University in was on probation after the fall caused the better performance by put on probation after first semes- Ottawa, Canada for graduate stud- Poor academic performance by semester. The number of freshmen students, said David Szczerbacki, ter. ies when he leaves Alfred. many freshmen during fall semes- on probation after first semester dean of the College of Business and It is veiy hard to generalize why Before that, though, he said he ter 1995, which puzzled faculty and this year dropped in all colleges, acting dean of the College of students are doing better this year, would like to get a summer job ,in raised questions of computer except the College of Engineering Engineering and Professional said Gow. He said to help the issue Argentina. "I'm going to fly into addiction, appears to have been a and Professional Studies, in which Studies. "Maybe it's the academic in the future, class attendance Buenos Aires and see what my temporary condition. the number remained the same. intervention in the dorms, or acad- needs to be stressed. "The people options are," he said. "Last year was not the begin- The largest drop was reported emic intervention in the colleges, who are dismissed don't go to class Diamond now resides in the ning of a trend," said Joe Gow, in the College of Liberal Arts and better advising... or maybe we and don't communicate with their Hillel House and said he is very associate dean of the College of Sciences, with 40 freshmen on pro- just have better students," he said. professors," he said. proud of the fact that his room is Liberal Arts and Sciences. "Our bation last spring and approxi- Mario Pris co, interim dean of "The last thing a professor the only student room with a pri- experiences at the end of this fall mately 18 on probation this spring. the School of Art and Design, said wants to see is a student fail their vate bath. semester indicate we are back to a The total number of students dis- the school's new mentoring system course—if a student is coming to The bathroom is partially car- normal pattern." missed from the University has for freshmen has helped cause class, involved and trying, a pro- peted and fully equipped with a Academic performance appears also dropped, from 47 last year to lower probation numbers. "My fessor will work with them," he telephone. Diamond said he is to have improved not only in the 35 this year. guess is that it will be more effec- said. proud of his bathroom. College of Liberal Arts and A University study last year tive this semester," he said.