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. The The various statistics were com- "It's great to be able to sit on Sciences, but across the found that of the students dis- program was recommended but piled from the Registrar's office, the toilet and talk on the tele- University. missed, 42.7 percent showed not required for students doing the individual colleges, and the phone." Last year it was reported that excessive computer use. poorly first semester. The program Fiat Lux. • Editorial - page 2 February 19, 1997 I Fiat Lux COLUMNIST Fiat Lux Dean's leaving is suspicious Grontkowski is resigning. Hmm... much power in the hands of a few the turn-over makes me wonder. I administrators. Grontkowski Lambda returns don't know why Grontkowski is made her opinion known and that leaving, but I am going to treat didn't make people happy. Lambda Chi Alpha's chapter was revoked by its national organization BY MICHELLE PANCOE the situation as William Safire, a Obviously, I can't be certain four and half years ago due to probation and alcohol and risk management columnist for the New York Times that administrators made things violations. This semester marks their return to campus. Students and their parents are did in his January 30 column. He difficult for Grontkowski because The fraternity has served its sentence and is now recolonizing its AU the clients of universities. said it is only the journalist's job she opposed them. And I can't chapter. Therefore administrators need to to "recount sequences that reek conclusively say that's why she's There is no particular reason why the fraternity should not be allowed be doing what is best for the stu- with fishiness," and ask pointed resigning. back, but there are questions about the process of their return. dents, since we are paying their questions. I agree. But Grontkowski has always The suspension was for four years. The length was set partly because salaries. Is it possible Grontkowski had the best interest of the stu- they were asked to leave until all brothers had graduated. Deans are the administrators stood up to the wrong people? In dents and faculty at heart, and This way, the fraternity could start anew without ties to the incarnation who have the most contact with the past, her opinions have often suddenly, she has also announced of the chapter that was banned. students, but they must also been at odds with those of upper her resignation. After eight and a But those ties exist. answer to upper-level administra- administrators. It seems half years, she has decided to take Two members of the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter that was banned are tors. When deans publicly dis- Grontkowski tends to think about a sabbatical for a year and then now playing an active role in the fraternity's recolonization efforts. agree with administrators, the consequences before she agrees to return to teach in the Human Dan Porter and Mitch Feldman, both members of the revoked Lambda administrators they have contra- decisions, and that may not be a Studies department. chapter, can now play a part in forming this chapter's personality and dicted have the power to make quality administrators would like I've seen a lot here in a year and character. their lives miserable. This to see in a dean. a half. I've seen deans and lower This is not to say that either will be detrimental or hurtful to the chap- University seems to have a diffi- In August, at a commission on administrators who have gained ter's development. In fact, their input as "those who have been there" cult time keeping deans. Am I the planning meeting, she suggested respect and power 'decide' to could prove valuable. only student wondering if there is deans be more involved in the leave, and I've seen a lot of power But their inclusion in this recolonization directly violates the spirit of a reason for that? new endowment campaign. Some migrate upward. It is not my the chapter revocation, if not the policy. Dennis Kulanda was only dean administrators weren't happy place to speculate on the cause, Paul Ainsworth, Lambda Chi Alpha national representative and educa- of the college of business for two with that suggestion. but it appears there is an ongoing tional leadership consultant, Brian Durand, Lambda's director of chapter years. Jim McCaulley was dean of The most recent plan to reorga- power struggle in the administra- services, and Paul Kingsbury, director of Greek affairs, should not allow the college of ceramics for four nize the administration was tion of this University. this to happen. years. In 1996, Kathleen Collins another controversial issue. This week the upper adminis- This fraternity needs to return with a clean slate—not a record with an and Alastair Cormack resigned Grontkowski was on the task trators have won. Last Friday, asterisk next to it. • from their positions as deans, and force that drew up the original Grontkowski announced her res- recently, William Stepp and Peter plan, supporting a vice president ignation and AU lost a wonderful Fackler have resigned from other for academic affairs. She opposed dean. But where the administra- Barenaked disgust administrative positions. the revised plan because, as one tion may have won, the students And now Dean Christine R. source said, it concentrated too are the ones who will lose. • On Saturday night, Barenaked Ladies and the Odds played before an enthusiastic crowd at the McLane center. LETTER TO THE EDITOR The bands were good and the crowd was excited. But the show ended on a sour note. Band members appeared to leave the stage in disgust after performing Professor defends 1st amendment fan-favorite "If I had $1,000,000." They were seemingly upset because they had been pelted with maca- DEAR EDITOR: amendment to the Constitution allows people to publi- roni and cheese. Not because it happened—it is a tradition at their cally proclaim their viewpoint, no matter how foolish. shows—but because: a) the crowd opened cheese packets and threw them Do the students who wrote letters protesting the pub- As far as I know, there are no exemptions provided after being asked by band member Ed Robertson not to, and b) because lication of an Alfred Assembly of Christians ad and the on the basis of the viewpoint being of a religious the crowd continued to throw the food after being asked not to after the people who agree with them (Advertisement was nature or of a philosophy with which others passion- initial assault. offensive and hurtful, Fiat Lux, February 5,1997) not ately disagree. But the band must take some responsibility. After being pelted at con- see the irony in asking for the removal of an ad that We used to be proud of the first amendment and had certs for years, it should be expected that the fans may go overboard in offends their sensibilities by stating that the ad is "...in a saying; "I may disagree with what you say but I will their pasta-throwing efforts. direct opposition to what we perceive to be one of the defend to the death your right to say it." If the band doesn't want to get mac-and-cheesed, they should stop play- primary goals of a University education-tolerance for I wonder whatever happened? ing the song, even if it is one of the songs responsible for much of their ideas and people different fromourselves" ? In making popularity. their request, are they not violating their own stan- Sincerely, The concert was great. But while students will remember the show in dards? David Kaplan that positive light, the band might just recall Alfred with animosity. Many people seem to have forgotten that the first Associate Professor of Education The students and staff who put on this show should be proud. The students who put off the band should be embarrassed. • LETTER TO THE EDITOR Student questions plan for castle

KUDOS Nu, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Chi DEAR EDITOR: ing overhead. It must have been incredible, and I will • To the Career Development Rho for assistance with their can always regret never having the opportunity to do that. Center for scheduling workshops drive to benefit the March of Personally I think putting the Career Development Maybe the Steinheim should have been made into galore, almost one every day this Dimes Foundation. Center in the Steinheim is a bad move. I love the luxury dorms, available only to super-seniors with low month. Editor's Note: Letters to the Steinheim, it is a beautiful building and a real symbol housing numbers, what a draw for AU that would THANKS Editor recognizing people for vol- of Alfred University, but putting a career develop- have been. Trustees are always willing to shell out • From Phi Beta Lambda to unteerism, community service ment center in there seems to me like a complete money to put their names on buildings—another Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa Psi and general assistance will be waste. Career development centers should really be building could have been made for the CDC. Upsilon, Delta Zeta, Sigma Chi printed in this feature. in office buildings (Carnegie Hall comes to mind) not in I know it is too late to change any of the plans, but it beautifiil old castles. Granted, career development would have been nice. centers should not be in dorms either, but there has got to be somewhere else it could go have gone. Sincerely, I envy the students who used to have their radio Mark Torrey Fiat Lux shows up in the castle, late at night, with the bats fly- Class of 1999

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Ad Deadline .February 25 ad, via letters to the editor. dents, has the right to demand Class of 1999 February 19, 1997 I Fiat LtlX page 3 - NeWS Reed chosen as new CES School dean enate SUPDATE BY KENNETH LEIDIG changing the school's title to The School of "I've always had the inclination to be a Ceramic Engineering and Material Sciences teacher," he said. BY MICHELLE PANCOE James Reed, new dean of the School of will be sent to the Board of Trustees, he said. Reed said his interest in ceramic engineer- Ceramic Engineering, says he is looking for- "We'll also be getting more modern equip- ing was sparked by his high school chemistry Two weeks before being ward to leading the school through many ment and a new laboratory," said Reed. This teacher. replaced, the Student Senate changes. comes in response to student requests for up- He received his bachelor's degree from executive board announced a . •. ? ¡gg "I'm very excited to-date equipment and computer facilities that Pennsylvania State University and earned his plan to reorganize the cabinet about the [ceramic will not crash so often. master's degree from AU. and finances of Senate. H^HHH^Hk ." engineering] pro- Reed said he is also looking forward to many Reed has written 100 books and journal arti- At the Feb. 5 meeting, Mike Mf 'at gram," he said. Reed other upcoming changes in the school. Classes cles. One textbook he wrote, "Principles of Christakis, vice president, pro- has been teaching in metallurgy and polymers will now be Ceramic Processing," is used around the posed a plan that would change | ceramic engineering offered, and a new laboratory in McMahon to world. representation in the cabinet at AU for 31 years. study metals and plastics will be built. Also, a Reed was ceramic engineering division and allocation of funds. One possible new professor of metallurgy will be hired, said chairperson from 1987 to 1990. At the Feb. 12 meeting, stu- HHHHHL change for the Reed. Students and faculty may see Reed on the dents heard from the candi- school is a new Reed is from Cochranton, Pa. He said educa- hiking trails, since hiking is one of his favorite dates for president and vice HMHk JHHh name, said Reed. A tion runs in his family, as both of his parents hobbies. He also enjoys reading, listening to president The winner of the JAMES REED proposal about were teachers. music and gardening. • election will be announced tonight at the Senate meeting. Lambda Chi Alpha has set high Alpha does differently than sever- fraternity must have BYOB func- The reorganization plan .,, Lambda goals for their AU colony. Their al fraternities on this campus. tions or a cash vendor, he said. would make the cabinet more CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE goal was to initiate 30 to 40 men by "We do not have a pledge pro- They are not allowed to distribute representative of students, said April, said Ainsworth. The initial gram," said Ainsworth. Lambda alcohol. Christakis. . "We are confident that we are group of seven was selected Chi Alpha abandoned the pledge Ainsworth and Durand said Currently, the cabinet is com- developing an organization that through an interview process program in 1972 and was the first they are optimistic about the new posed of eight cabinet organiza- will maintain [the national organi- designed to find men who shared national fraternity to do so. colony. Lambda Chi Alpha has a 92 tions and the Senate executive zation's] high standards," said "a desire to establish a different Once men are tapped, they percent success rate with recolo- board, and serves as a sounding Ainsworth. type of fraternity on campus," he become associate members and nizations, said Ainsworth. board for new ideas. He said that before beginning said. have the same rights to hold office Kingsbury said the new colony "We just sit around and don't the recolonization process," the The fraternity is targeting men and wear letters as brothers do, will go through the same process get much accomplished," said national fraternity had a meeting who have not found what they said Ainsworth. After several any new group would, and he Amy Ofmani, a member of the with alumni from AU's chapter. want in the Greek system, said weeks of education, they are initi- thinks it will add to Greek life at executive board, in support of The alumni were educated on Durand. ated and earn the right to wear the AU. the reorganization. national policies and agreed to sup- DiCarlo agreed that the frater- brother badge, he said. This is not In a prepared statement, John Under the new plan, all orga- port them here, he said. nity will draw from a different just a colony policy, but will remain Scialdo, president of nizations would be divided into He said alumni were also told group now, but said he thinks in in effect even after a chapter is InterFraternity Council and executive councils based on that if there were problems similar the future, the fraternity will begin established, he said. Kappa Sigma said, "IFC is in sup- areas of concern, such as acade- to those in the past, Lambda Chi to take away from other houses' The colony and newly formed port of Lambda Chi Alpha's mic affairs, religion or volun- Alpha would leave AU permanent- numbers. It will "make other fra- chapter will have to adhere to the return. They are going to have a teerism. ly. ternities work that much harder," alcohol policy of the national long road ahead of them, but we Organization presidents Alumni of the chapter, including said DiCarlo. organization, as well, said wish them the best and hope to see would be required to attend a Mitch Feldman, Dan Porter and Blair said Lambda will rush dif- Ainsworth. them as part of our Greek commu- monthly meeting of their execu- former advisor Licio Pennisi, will ferent men than other houses. "In "Lambda Chi Alpha supports nity sometime soon." tive council, said Christakis. be involved in the education of the the end, this will probably only local, state and federal laws, so DiCarlo agreed that the return The council would also elect a new brothers, said Ainsworth. take away one or two prospectives underage drinking is prohibited at of Lambda Chi Alpha will have a leader to attend a monthly cabi- Durand said new colonies "have from each current house," he said. our social events," said Ainsworth. positive effect on the Greek sys- net meeting, he said. to have alumni as part of the As a national fraternity, there Durand said the national alco- tem. The more Greeks, the The new plan would also process." are some things Lambda Chi hol policy is very detailed. The stronger the system, he said. • reorganize the finances of Senate. Currently the money is "If the administration and faculty work Christakis described Grontkowski, his phi- divided and allocated separate- ...GRONTKOWSKI together to ensure a smooth transition, losophy minor advisor, as not being a "run of ly to standing and cabinet orga- CONTINUED FROM FRONTPAGE [Grontkowski] will be missed, but it will not be the mill dean." nizations. tragic," Greil said. "The dean was really in touch with stu- Under the new plan, the Arts faculty and students." Grontkowski said the LAS faculty recom- dents," he said. "She had a certain style—gen- money would be combined and "Under her leadership, the College has mended to her that an interim dean be named uine." allocated to all organizations, strengthened its programs... and built the for the 1997-98 school year, and that a national "It will be difficult findingsomeon e to replace without distinction between the beautiful Miller Performing Arts building," search begin next year for a permanent her that can do the job like she did it, in a gen- two types. said Strong. "She has taught a variety of cours- replacement. uine and caring manner," Christakis said. The plan will be discussed at es that are very popular with students, and she Grontkowski said she would pass that on to Joe Gow, associate dean of the College and future Senate meetings if the has shared her love of languages, the sciences, Ott. communications studies division chairperson, new executive board chooses to the arts, good food and philosophy with stu- "I'm not sure how the Provost will handle it. praised Grontkowski's service to AU. pursue it. It would need to be dents." That's out of my hands," she said. "Chris Grontkowski is one in a million. It's passed as an amendment to the Michael Zarkin, AU class of 1996, implied Ott could not be reached for comment. been a pleasure to work with and for her and to Constitution before it could that there may have been uneasiness in the Strong said Ott will accept faculty input. learn from her," Gow said. "She's the best take effect. administration prior to Grontkowski's decision "The Provost will be discussing the search teacher I've ever had." Also at recent Senate meet- to resign. The split may not have been an ami- process as soon as possible with the faculty," Grontkowski said she accomplished some of ings, the spirit committee was cable one, he said. she said. what she wanted to at AU. She named the allocated $244 for their execu- "It was an open secret that there was tension Robert Pipal, professor and chair of the divi- rebuilding of the Performing Arts division with tive dessert, the Student within the senior administration" related to the sion of chemistry, said he was disappointed to the help of John Gilmour and current faculty. Health Advisory Committee role of Liberal Arts in a university, Zarkin said. learn of Grontkowski's resignation. She also named the construction of the Miller was allocated $60 for safe sex "I'm aware that there are rumors that people "I'm saddened that she feels this was time [to Performing Arts Center as her most visible kits to give away at Sex, and senior to Dean Grontkowski have made state- step down]," he said. "I wish she was willing to achievement. the Psych Club was allocated ments highly derogatory to Liberal Arts, show- stay on as dean." Grontkowski also mentioned strengthening $75 for a self-defense seminar. ing a basic misunderstanding about why a per- "She's done some very good things for this the communications studies and modern lan- The Alfred AIDS Walk will be son would want a Liberal Arts degree," he said. institution." guages divisions as accomplishments during May 3. A faculty member who did not want to be Pipal said he hopes Grontkowski's replace- her tenure. identified said Provost Ott and Grontkowski ment will be a scholar in his/her field, like She said she regretted "not being able to be did not have a good relationship. The faculty Grontkowski. more effective for the college in terms of find- member said it got to the point where one "I hope [the replacement] is a true academ- ing resources that would help the people who would disagree with the other on such a routine ic—a real scholar. If that's the case, there may are already working so very hard to have seen Join basis, that a faculty member would almost hope * not be much effect" of the resignation, Pipal some relief now and then," including faculty for Grontkowski to reject a proposal of some said. and support staff. sort to increase the possibility of Ott giving the Pipal said the replacement must understand Grontkowski also regretted not being able to »the go ahead. the entire broad spectrum of Liberal Arts—the bring a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national "Her power was diminishing, so she began "tenor and tone" of the college and its goals and honor society to AU. looking elsewhere," the faculty member said. objectives. Overall, Grontkowski seemed pleased with "Her star had faded." President Coll said Grontkowski's resigna- her time as dean. A former AU student who did not want to be tion would not have negative consequences for "It has been a joy to me to work with and for identified spoke of past problems between AU. the LAS faculty," she said. "I also want to Grontkowski and the upper administration. "I don't think it's going to have any long term express my appreciation to the physical plant "There have been previous attempts to pres- effects," said Coll. "She's made the contribu- and support staff for all the things they have sure Grontkowski into resigning," the source tions she wanted to." done for me and us over the past nine years." said. Michael Christakis, sophomore political sci- Grontkowski expressed special appreciation Regardless of reason, the resignation does ence major, said Grontkowski's resignation for LAS secretary Cheryl Monroe, with whom raise the question of a replacement. could have effects on the school. she's worked for seven-and-a-half years. Greil said the effects of Grontkowski's resig- "It's a definite loss to the University," he Grontkowski said she plans to use some of nation depend largely on who replaces her per- said. "She's an outstanding school administra- her time off to finish writing a book on math manently. tor." and myth in relation to Plato. • You know you like it! Editorial - page 4 February 19, 1997 I Fiat Lux Truths of Barenaked Ladies uncovered The following is an interview of songs. ES: It must also be fun to be chal- Barenaked Ladies' singer/guitarist Ed Jonathan Baum: I was going to ask, lenged like that, to come up with Robertson, conducted the day of the show how often do songs just evolve out something different. by Jonathan Baurn and E.C. Souza. of sound checks? ER: Yeah, we're not allowed to ER: A lot of times. Not necessar- repeat ourselves. Because we E.C. Souza: What are your impres- ily from what we're saying, just have people who come out to like sions of Alfred? the music that we're playing. 15 shows on a tour. It's interest- Ed Robertson: I had a great ing for us to know that that's swim in the pool today. We've [Ed and Kevin proceed to argue happening and it doesn't allow us had a really good time at these about where "Crepes" came to repeat ourselves. college shows. We've been treat- from. Kevin prevails... it was ed really well and they're excited Memphis.] ES: How's it feel to have a following to have us. I was reading one ES: All this confusion among south- like that? school paper and there were a ern states in all. ER: It's cool. It's great. whole bunch of congratulations ER: Yeah, well. ES: Do people come up to you at din- to the students that worked for ES: You know, you've only got 13 ner and say "Ed! ED! oh my god! It's getting the band, so it's cool—it provinces. incredible" makes you feel good. ER: How many states are there, ER: We're kind of used to that 30? happening because we saw quite ES: What's the most interesting ES: I think we're up to what, 55? a bit of success in Canada. thing anyone has ever thrown up on ER: That's including Canada. ES: Saw or See? stage? ER: Saw. It's cooled down a little ER: Once when we were in JB: What do you think of the typical bit, of course. Oshawa, which is about an hour quirkiness of the crowds and how ES: Was "Gordon" your high point? east of Toronto, we did a show much of that is reflected in the ER: Yeah, we sold almost a mil- somewhere and a sock came up band, and vice-versa? lion records of "Gordon" which in onstage—like a sweat sock. ER: Crowds are always really the U.S. is like selling 10 million Steve picked it up and said, "Oh different, and we could do a simi- records. So it was a big album up yeah, sure, Motley Crue get bras lar show and get a really differ- there. We were on every video and we get socks," and then iy ent reaction from the crowd, too. channel and every news station goes "Yeah, let's have all your In that respect, we kind of never for a year, so we were really visi- socks." get the same show twice. You ble. We're not as visible up there It was like one, two, then... notice differences from college now; other bands have stepped boom, boom, boom... they start- crowds to club crowds and the- into the forefront. ing raining down on the stage— ater crowds. And everything ES: Like Tragically Hip? everyone on the floor must have puts a different sort of vibe on ER: Yeah, Tragically Hip, thrown their socks. The crew the show; we react to that—we Moist... But yeah, it's really cool PHOTO BY DON HOWARD came out and pushed them all feed off that. We do things differ- to have people following us Smile. Barenaked Ladies' Ed Roberton enjoys the show. together with brooms-there was ently, and kind of according to around and requesting songs a pile four feet high in the center how it feels. that we made up, and it's like the road and playing your music, or friends but I wasn't like the big of the stage. It was insane. The "We don't know it! We made it up did you have a different idea in mind man on campus or anything, and crew was so mad at Ty for all ES: So you kind of cater your shows and L don't remember how to when you were 18 and tiying to then all of a sudden you're mak- those reeking socks they were to the crowd, depending... play it. If you tape it, we'll have a break into this? ing good money, girls are going to fill his bunk on the bus ER: We're going to play the listen..." ER: Yeah, I think when I wanted screaming at you every night with them; that was pretty songs we intend to play. It tends ES: How are you guys about that? I to be a musician I just wanted to and the red carpet is folded out funny. Then at one show we did to be the stuff we make up and know some bands like Phish and the be performing in front of people. everywhere. It can throw you for in Phoenix, they actually the way we approach the audi- Grateful Dead when they're playing You can't really be prepared for a loop; it was hard for a while. brought a real llama on stage. ence and the way we approach encourage taping of the shows. I all the travel and all the time it You just have to remember the show that completely understand on the Internet there's takes. I like it. I really like what what's important and try to stay ES: No emus? changes. kind of a networic with all the tapes. I'm doing, but it's nowhere near grounded. ER: Just a llama. There's a lot of improv when ER: I know it's going to exist. I what I thought it would be; it's ES: Did your perspective and goals we're on stage. just don't like when people make not glamorous at all. [looking change once "Gordon" hit and you ES: Where did "Crepes" come from? ES: Is that difficult? money off it. I like when it's a around] We're sitting here in a were at your peak, if you will—that's ER: You saw a retarded sound ER: It's just fun. It's what makes fan-driven thing and when it's a locker room. not to say that you've really hit your check today—we usually just the shows exciting for us. It trading thing, like a tape-trading ES: So did you have an image of peak, but up to this point, the peak hack around in sound check and keeps us on our toes. thing. But inevitably, somebody when you started off that to make it of popularity. Were you ready for it sometimes we get ideas for is making money off of it and big you guys would always have biki- all? that's a drag, because the only ni-clad women hanging off of you? ER: I think we were ready for it way we make money is by our ER: No, that was never an image in some ways. We were prepared music, and to let that get out of or a goal. for the work and time that it was our hands—people like the Dead JB: Did it ever happen anyway? going to take, but I don't think can do it because their we were prepared for the already millionaires. If I was impact that it really has on in that position, I probably our lives; wouldn't care either. ES: Were you still treated like ES: You guys areni to the point a person? yet of beingfinancially strong ? "oh yeah, sure, ER: Yeah, for the most ER: No, It's a very red-line part. Sometimes not, but budget all the time at the it's usually pretty easy to level we do. We try to make Motley Crue get get out of those situations. a really good show—a good I have no complaints. production, quality show. JB: How well do you think These shows, these college bras and we get success and popularity trav- shows, aren't as high pro- els south across the border? duction as the major tours. ER: It doesn't. It's sad, Generally, we're spending socks. because Canada has a lot $15,000 a day to do the show. to offer. The entire U.S. So money comes in and out —Steven Page entertainment industry is pretty quick. so incredibly infiltrated JB: If you had... with Canadians, from writ- ES: A million dollars? ER: (laughs) No. ers to directors to film stars to JB: Yeah, what would you do with it? ES: Life turns into a beer commer- musicians, to whatever. ES: Would It change you? cial here with Barenaked Ladies. Canadians are completely promi- ER: Yeah, it would be nice to be ER: We've kept things pretty nent in the U.S., particularly touring more comfortably. I've tame, even when success was within the entertainment indus- got a 15-month-old daughter and pretty huge in Canada, we still try, although within other indus- wife at home. It would be nice if kept our heads about us. tries as well. they could come on the road com- JB: The price of success hasn't been It's sad that after all this time, fortably with us, but there just too much? the Canadian industry still can't isn't the room and it would be a ER: You know, it's really hard at get on its feet enough to see that drag to do it. first just to deal with becoming the translation is direct, that if But a million dollars wouldn't successful. It was pretty much something is big in Canada, it doit. straight out of high school for gets big in the U.S. Things are me, although I did one year at huge in Canada and there's not PHOTO BY DON HOWARD ES: So is this the life you've always the University. I had a good time even a whisper of it outside. How Sing it! Barenaked Ladies' Steve Page performs in McLane Center last dreamed of, being out traveling on in school. I had a lots of good many people in the U.S. have Saturday. February 19, 1997 I Fiat LtlX page 5 - NeWS

never heard of the Tragically Hip? They're huge in ES: Considering you sold nearly a million copies of "Gordon," horrible quota they have to meet. "Oh god, we have to Canada—they're like the biggest rock band ever in that's pretty good. play 30 percent Canadian music." It's like, Canada. They're selling out arenas multiple nights across ER: Yeah. But, it's a small country and most of the popu- f—ing idiots—Play Neil Young, play Alanis, play Joni the country and they sell a lot of records. It's the same lation is in a couple of major centers. There's a lot of open Mitchell... with us. We've been doing a lot of work down here, so our space, and I just think it's not conducive to a healthy ES: Play Rush or whatever. visibility has increased, but still we're not... Four years music industry. In Canada, to go play another show you ER: Rush, play us, play Sarah McLaughlin. It's like how ago in Canada we were Pearl Jam, so it's kind of hard to have to drive 13 hours, while in the U.S. you can play many amazing Canadian artists are there, and people sit put that into perspective. At the Canadian music awards major centers and they're only two hours apart, even an there and go "Oh, okay... well we better play Loverboy at this year, there was all this talk in the media about what a hour apart. Hopefully, it will change and the industry will one in the morning a couple times to meet our CanCon banner year it's been for the Canadian Music Industry get on its feet; it's just nowhere near there yet. regulation." with Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain. But none of that success was Canadian, it was all American. It's an JB: Is the rule still in effect about Canadian air play, that you JB: I'm sure everyone asks how you named the band. Did you American label, it's an American co-writer, American pro- have to be a Canadian artist... have any names that didn't make it? duction, American record company. ER: Yeah, it's called the CanCon—Canadian Content ER: Let's see... They were all stupid names... "Here Regulations. To get a radio license, depending on the for- Comes Mr. Rockin" was one of them... "Your Dad's sand- ES: So why do you think there's that reluctance to have it hap- mat, the CanCon is different. For instance, if you're a pop wich..." A whole bunch of stuff about dads. Your Dad's pen—is it just a weak Canadian recording industry? station your radio station is 15 percent CanCon, which Pants, Your Dad's Laundry. We were obsessed with dads. ER: We don't really have the population to support it. means you have to play 15 percent Canadian artists every The population of Canada is probably about half the popu- day. For some stations it's as high as 30 percent CanCon. The interview wound, down with a discussion about the lation of California. I don't know the numbers exactly, but The problem is though—and it's part of the reason the new Star Wars flick (which Ed loved) and a couple games we've got about 27 million people. industry is not getting on its feet—is people see it as this of ping-pong. Ed won... big. • The Odds talk about music, love and Canadian invasions The following are successive interviews of the Odds' SD: We haven't found that out yet, because think it's a combination of those things; someone like the BNL. singer/guitarists Steven Drake and Craig Northey on the if we knew, we would have broken through sometimes you may not tune into all aspects JB: She's out of LA, really. day of the show, conducted by Jonathan Baum. already. of a song, but you might tune into a new part CN: Yeah, and she's different than us, too, I think that more than anything it's per- of the song the next day, and say "man, I because she appeals on a different level. All Steven Drake sistence. I think that in the music industry really had fun playing guitar on that song." those bands you mentioned do different there's talent, charisma and determina- Whatever it is, as long as you're not tread- things, but they're probably in Alfred Jonathan Baum: On your web page you describe tion— and of course, there's the business ing water, getting someplace and saying because of its proximity. As far as a yourselves as "four dysfunctional guys trying to side of it. But of those elements that make "gee, I don't remember getting here, but Canadian invasion, those headlines appear make an honest buck in a dishonest business." success, determination is the one that gets I'm here"—that is kind of dangerous. As every time a Canadian band sells a million What does that mean? you there. People who get to the top are the long as you're in the moment—that's impor- copies in America But I just think that Steven Drake: It's a catch phrase—you ones who are determined to get there, bad tant, but it's a tough thing to do after a while sometimes people get popular. It's a pretty have to try to think of something that has a or good. That's why there are so many peo- with the same songs. That's why we try to complex thing to analyze—it takes a whole ring to it. How dysfunctional are we? I don't ple out there that we often think "this artist push the envelope and write and record as Cultural Ministry up in Canada to figure know—we get along really well, we don't is sh-t. How did they make it?" They are so fast as we can. But in the music business those things out. But I don't think there is fight, so if that is dysfunctional, maybe we crappy compared to this band that plays in now as a general rule, you end up doing one an invasion. Nobody's told us "Hey, go on are... the garage down near my house. Any one of every year-and-a-half. Plus, you have to the right flank—come up behind them and us can name off our own personal list of tour. we'll go straight in. Now we'll get the gold JB: What inspires you to write? bands who we think—why?—this guy can't record but you guys... we'll give you some SD: Everybody runs into difficulties in sing, he can't play, but he's selling records— JB: If touring wasnt necessary to promote credit." life—and some individuals have the ability why? Determination. Determination to get albums as much as it is, would that affect enjoy- to capsulize and write their experience in a there against all obstacles. That is the thing ment levels? What do you think of touring now? JB: How seriously do you guys take yourselves? vague way so that everybody can relate- that separates certain bands—there has to CN: I love traveling, and I love being with CN: We take ourselves seriously, we work because we all jre land of dealing with the, be at least one individual that had the drive these guys. The best part about touring is hard. We have to talk seriously about a lot of same things to some degree or another. to get through all the bullsh-t of the music that you are seeing different things; you're things because our lives are increasingly Anywhere in the world, people share the industry. But determined individuals have not in the same environment all the time. more complicated all the time—we have same goals and desires. found ways to circumvent the industry's But you don't get a chance to really look families. We want our music to be good, but For instance, it's better when it's like A&R [Artists and Repertoire] by going around and do things in those environments, of course during the work we don't take "She done..." [singing] not like "...that directly to the people. Things are changing like you would if you were on a backpacking anything very seriously, because that allows woman who lives down below me..." in that way—I really think that above all it's vacation with your girlfriend. It becomes a us to survive. If it's too literal, people aren't interested. determination because in our case the set- routine. It's something that you do for a Our music is darker lyrically than most You have to let the listener finish the idea back to success ratio is about 1 to 5—for while like anything, and get tired of it and people think because of how melodic it is and with their own experience. We're known everything that goes forward you have to you want to go back and restoke your our general demeanor on stage. But that's for writing love songs. On the radio you hear wait, put out a record and maybe it doesn't engines with some new material. You have what it's supposed to be; it's supposed to be a only two kinds of love songs—there's the "I happen—if you were to give up then, it to balance it out—it's not all bad and it's not balance of those things, because that's sort of love you I love you it's great let's hop into would stop. all good. I think I would still do it though, no what life is like to us. It's a balance of those bed and f—k like crazy" or "she's gone"... What it takes to break through is the will matter what. elements. Humor also—people think it's There's not much in between—There's no to break through. kind of a cheap response to things and a cop "we've been living together for two years JB: How did you end up touring with BNL? out, but I think it's more complicated, and and I'm starting to wonder if this is it for Craig Northey CN: We're friends. We met through our one of the most underrated social traits is a me"— they don't have those songs on the music collectively and did a show together good sense of humor. It's very complicated radio—they don't have the songs of "I'm JB: I asked Steven this already—in your web once, then did a few more shows, then they and sophisticated how funny stuff is—to see really frustrated- I'm losing it for this rela- page you said "You can write about the demise invited us out to do this. things as funny. Especially cruel things and tionship but I can't imagine living without of a cockroach if you want as long as you supply pathetic things like ourselves. Not that her," emotions—all those other things that a good melody." Does this mean that lyrics JB: The last few acts to come to AU included we're cruel... we're pathetic. happen to everybody when they're in a rela- sometimes just need to be good enough not to be Alanis Morissette, Moxy Fruvous, Odds and tionship. So some of our songs maybe talk noticed? Barenaked Ladies—all Canadian. Is there a The Odds unll finish up a northeastern U.S. about what happens in between "I've found Craig Northey: No—I think each successive Canadian "invasion" to the U.S. happening? tour in the next few weeks before headlining you" and "I've lost you." listening peels back another level of notice- CN: Alanis Morissette is different than a Canadian tour. • ability. Over time, things wear thin if they JB: Craig Northey said in your press release: are crummy. Usually the thing that appeals "You can write about the demise of a cockroach to you the firsttim e around is pretty visceral. if you want as long as you supply a good You react physically to music first—that's melody." I've sometimes thought this might what it's designed to do—it goes into your imply that lyrics sometimes just need to be good body if it's good music. And that catches you: enough not to be noticed—what do you think of beats, rhythms, melodies—things like that. that? Sometimes with the way rock music is mixed, SD: Well, there is an aspect of that. We've all your sensitivity to what the actual words are, had the experience where we've heard a is due to some kind of dialect which is harder band—we've really liked it—and then we to figure out—so people generally get to the sat down and really listened to the words, words much later. But that's not to say that it and then we didnt like the band anymore. shouldn't be important to you. There's a sell- There are also bands who I didn't like so ing factor and in selling music I'm sure it's not much, but then they had great lyrics and the very important, but that's not what we're lyrics drew me into them. One artist that's doing. We're making music that we enjoy like that is Bob Dylan. I hated him as a kid; and that we have to play over and over again. in fact I hated him growing up. I thought he It's important to make sure that whatever it was the worst sound, of cats dying. Then is, you can connect with it evexy night and low and behold, I've started writing songs, get something out of it. I'm 25 and someone gives me "Highway 61," the very record I hated, and suddenly it's JB: How difficult is it, to play the same stuff over my favorite record because the lyrics are and over again? just amazing. It's just incredible; now I CN: It gets quite difficult after a while. understand why this guy is famous. People talk about having to reinvent the song or go back to the place it came from PHOTO BY DON HOWARD JB: What does it take to break through? each time, to try to get that same emotion. I Missing. "The Odds" bassist Doug Elliot wonders what's up with drummer Pat Steward. Editorial - page 6 February 19, 1997 I Fiat Lux "Waiting for Godot" smart, professional, fun BY JASON GRAY manage this difficult play, in which two becoming boring itself. using clothing of this decade, while still tramps, Vladimir (sophomore Luke Adams said he decided to take on the remaining in an almost apocalyptic This past weekend, AU was given a rare Jacobs) and Estragon (junior Tom Evans) project just for fun. When asked why he world. treat, a wonderful student production of are continually waiting for the mysteri- chose this particular play, he responded, Two more student-directed plays will Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." ous Godot to come. While waiting, they "It's a play I enjoy reading." He also open later this semester, "Speed the Performed in the Rod Brown Acting are visited twice by the shady character, remarked that it is a play many do not get Plow," directed by senior Jen Jones, and Studio in the Miller Performing Arts Pozzo (junior Erik Myers) and his man- an opportunity to see. "Agnes of God," by senior Jen DeCicco. Center, the play was smart and profes- slave, Lucky (junior Michael Link). Also Adams said he wanted to depart from The performing arts department will sional. It was successful not only because turning in a good performance was senior the standardized stage directions and also be presenting "American Doll," it was well done, but also because it was Jeremy Sedita, as Godot's messenger boy. accentuate the feeling of isolation with a starting Feb. 26. Coinciding with this entirely student-run. The play is a prime example of existen- sparse set (which contained only a coat play will be a reading by the poet Denise The play's director, Allen Adams, a tialist, or absurd, theater. It is tough to rack tree, and four blocks for a mound). Duhamel, whose work on which junior English/theater major, and his pull off because the production must show He also said he tried to update the play "American Doll" was based, at 7:30 p.m. troupe of five actors worked very hard to the characters' extreme boredom without somewhat to a contemporary setting, by on Feb. 23 in Howell Hall. • AU Professor researches sex offenders BY YANTEE SLOBERT al abuse ask, she said. her. For instance, why do people sexually abuse For instance, "What they are searching for, BY JASON GRAY Sixty percent of sex offenders repeat the crime children? "Once that is answered, we can try to in a crazy way, is love," she said. Many come without treatment, but only 15 percent repeat stop it," she said. from uncaring parents, which leaves them feel- I had a wonderful opportunity with treatment, said Pamela Schultz, assistant Schultz said the goal of her research is to ing alone and misunderstood, she added. last week to hear Andrea professor of communication studies. find related patterns from each inmate and Also, the inmates come from unfortunate Barret, 1996's National Book Schultz is conducting a research project on from this find a treatment to eliminate the backgrounds and lack values or ethics, said Award winner, read from her child molesters. She meets weekly in group problem. Schultz. Many of the sex offenders do regret work. Her winning collection, sessions with inmates at a local prison to dis- "My ultimate goal is... to protect children what they have done, however, she said. "Ship Fever," is an elegantly cuss their problems and feelings. from future attacks." Also, most of the offenders are people who written group of stories that "Longer prison sentences and sex offender Schultz said she has found some explana- know the children; these acts are rarely done all pertain to science and his- notification is not going to help," she said. tions for the acts and behaviors of child moles- by strangers, she said. tory. Each story resonates Instead, self-therapy sessions and prison ters. For instance, according to Schultz, 50 to Schultz said according to the N.Y. State quite vividly, and each time I terms seem to be the answer, she added. 60 percent of molesters were themselves Department of Corrections, the number of finish one, I am left with a Schultz has strong personal ties with her molested as children. Due to their misfortune, New York State inmates who have committed poignant sense of having been field of investigation, because as a child she they in turn hurt and molest other children, sex crimes is over 4,000, as of the January 1997 shown some secret thing. was sexually abused by a neighbor. Her past she said. census. In the prison where Schultz is per- I have a particular favorite, gives her the motivation to find answers to the Through her research, Schultz said she has forming her research, 225 of the 1500 inmates called "The Littoral Zone." questions that she and other survivors of sexu- also discovered many things which surprise are sex offenders. • The title refers to the area of land that is either covered by SURVEY RESULTS water or exposed, depending on the tide. The story's main Flat Lux Nevins Movies: characters, Jonathan and Best headline: Sorority arrests Best: "Romeo and Juliet" Ruby, are teachers who spend lead to Greek crisis meeting Worst: "Twister" a summer studying this intri- Worst headline: DiCarlo says he Movie you'd most like to see: cate biosphere at a small was aware of Fiat thefts "Deep Throat" island institute. The narra- Favorite feature: Police Blotter Most watched by one student in a tive unfolds in layers and tells Most times a friend's name semester: 6 the story of the way they fell appeared in Police Blotter 10 in love, their subsequent your professor's name: 2 University Classes divorces from each of their Best class: physical education spouses and their remarriage Campus groups courses to one another. But in the end, Best advisor Karen Porter, Worst class: Life in the Universe they are left thinking that Director of Women's Studies Class with the most textbooks: maybe they should not have Best organization: 10 way tie, African American Lit (13) gone forward with their affair didn't feel like choosing Class which needs to be offered and marriage. This realization Most boring: Sci-Fi Club more: Tai Chi occurs in their middle age and Most stressful: Pan-Hellenic Class most repeated by one Barret describes it like this: Council person: Western Civ Best Publicized: Alfred Review Class most slept through: They're sensible people, -Poesis Freshman Forum and very well-mannered; they Most in need of members: Best professors: Wesley Bentz remind themselves that they Lambda Chi Alpha and Gail Walker were young then and are mid- Most e-mail sent to campus: Funniest professors: Mike dle aged now, and that their Career Development Center McDonough and Gail Walker fierce attraction would natu- Most picked-on organization: Sexiest professors: Joe Gow and rally ebb with time. Neither Sci-Fi Club Johanna Crane of them likes to think about how much of the thrill of their Best actor bi: Administration early days together came "Buried Child": Scott MacMillan Best thing done: renovating the from the obstacles they had to "FNL": the stage crew Steinheim overcome. Some days, when "Pirate Theater": Micah Galland Worst thing done: Freshman Ruby pulls into the driveway Year Experience still thinking about her last Greek Life Least appreciated administrator: class and catches sight of Best campus event: Dance-A- President Coll Jonathan out in the garden, Thon Most likely to go insane: PHOTO BY JESSE JACK she can't believe the heavy Best charity event: Sledding with President Coll Joe Gow Voted one of Alfred's sexiest professors set figure pruning shrubs so the Campfire Girls meticulously is the man for Gloomiest house: Klan Alpine Residence halls Off Campus Favorite sport: lacrosse whom she fought so many Most cheerful house: Sigma Best Res. 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RESULTS Men's Basketball •Alfred 90, W & J 74 Ski teams on winning streaks Downing: 24 pts; Yeager: 26 pts; Alberto: 18 assists; Quinlan: 16 BY JASON AMORE pts The AU ski team is on a roll with •Alfred 75, Nazareth 71 several recent races ending suc- Amore: 11 pts; Downing: 31 pts, cessfully. Song Mountain was a 11 reb; Yeager: 13 pts; Quinlan: 10 highlight with men finishing first pts and women finishing second. "Both teams have worked •Alfred 74, Bethany 55 extremely hard and now it is pay- Yeager: 23 pts, 10 reb; Downing: ing off," said senior Devin •n 19 pts, 9 reb; Amore: 8 pts Dressman. "I am really excited about the rest of our meets." SPllï •Waynesburg 77, Alfred 53 Dressman had the best day at fijv Quinlan: 17 pts; Alberto: 15 pts, Song Mountain, grabbing a third a«s •• » • place finishoverall . The rest of the •B 10 assists; Yeager: 11 reb; Amore: 111 men also had solid performances. fftMpi 9 pts ¡¡¡•(I The women were powered bj .y

Women's Basketball junior Brooke White, who finished M• M •Alfred 114, Medialle 42 first in both the slalom and giam Hayes: 25 pts, 13 assists; Greeley: slalom. Her times in the slalon * r ~ sal HV P' 21 pts; Merle: 12 pts; Rife: 10 pts, were 43.25 in her first run and •Hi s Hi 11 reb 40.98 in her second, for a total of • 11 84.23. This total was over four sec • •Alfred 72, W & J 61 onds faster than her nearest com •wìMf ì Hayes: 10 assists; Rife: 22 pts, 10 petitor. reb; O'Connor: 21 pts The team also recently raced at Hi the Toggenburg Invitational. PHOTO BY DON HOWARD •Alfred 62, Thiel 51 Again White had a great day, cap- Dont fall: An AU skiier approaches a gate in a recent competition at Swain. Hayes: 11 pts; Rife: 16 pts, 11 reb; turing first place in the giant Artlip: 18 pts; O'Connor: 12 pts slalom. She also took the gold in the Saxons with a seventh place Sophomore James Knittle secured 12th place finish. the slalom with a staggering time finish. His time in the first run was the eighth spot with a time of The men had several top 10 fin- •Bethany 80, Alfred 61 of 104.6. Sophomore Alissa Dodds 42.46, which he cut to 40.45 in the 103.8. Tim Clary, another sopho- ishers. Dressman took a second O'Connor: 20 pts; Merle: 10 reb had a solid showing finishing sev- second run, for a total of 82.91. more, took 10th with a time of overall with a second place finish enth, while teammates freshman Senior Pat Oare contributed an 106.04, while Deane took 11th with in the slalom and a seventh place •Alfred 55, Waynesburg 41 Heather Kroitzsh and sophomore 11th place finish, while junior a time of 106.52. finish in the giant slalom. Deane O'Connor: 12 pts; Rife: 12 pts, 11 Mary Oakes chipped in, finishing Kenny Deane posted an 18th place The Saxon ski team was in had a strong day, finishing seventh reb; Artlip: 9 pts, 15 reb; Hayes: 6 in 12th and 16th place respective- finish. action this past weekend at Swain in the slalom and ninth in the giant pts, 6 assists ly. In the slalom, the men had a Ski Center. The women were once slalom. Knittle shined in the giant The men, although not as suc- great showing with four skiers fin- again led by White, as she took slalom by taking second place. Women's Swimming cessful as the women, had a ishing in the top 11. Dressman first place in the giant slalom. Dressman said, "With the way •Nazareth 121, Alfred 91 respectable showing in the giant took an impressive fifth place with Dodds had a good day finishing we are all skiing, there is no telling Youmell: 1st 200 free, 100 b'fly; slalom. Freshman Chris Oare led a time of 101.54 for two runs. seventh, while Oakes secured a how far we can go." • Ernst: 1st one meter dive, three meter dive; Ligerman: 1st 400 free; Zepp: 1st 100 brststroke Men's Swimming AU swimming team lacks depth •Nazareth 115, Alfred 53 Striker: 1st 100 free, 200 free; P. BY STEVE WAGNER for the two breaststroke events. Craver: 1st 50 free She swam 1:11.06 in the 100 meter, The AU swim teams have the and 2:39.32 in the 200 meter. •Hartwick 130, Alfred 40 desire to win, the determination to Senior Shannon Youmell put her Striker: 1st 100 free, 200 free win and the athletic ability to win. name in as the fastest in the 200 Unfortunately, they do not have meter butterfly, clocking in at Men's Nordick Ski the numbers to win. 2:25.70. Youmell also broke the old- •R.I.T. (at Prospect Mount.) Both the men's and women's est standing AU record in the 1st: Gorbold (AU), 2nd: Halasz teams have talented competitors, books. The 200 meter freestyle (Cornell), 3rd: Dyrenforth but in swimming, a few standouts mark stood for six years, but she (Army), Other AU finishers: cannot win the meet. In fact, it is knocked it down with a 2:02.01. Boone, 16; Adams, 25; Kessler, 27; possible for a team to lose, even if Additionally, Youmell won the Bulkley, 28 they win every single event. 100 freestyle and Ligerman placed The point breakdown is nine first in the 500 freestyle. f CHEDULE points for first place, but second On the diving side, freshman Men's and Women's Track & Field through fifth combine for a 10 point Katherine Ernst beat all the com- 2/21 NYSCTC Champ. total. petition in both the one meter and Canton, NY On Feb. 8, this was very appar- three meter events. 3/1 ECAC Champ. ent in the score. The AU men lost The final tally shows six first Boston, Mass. 130 to 51, and the women were place finishes out of the eleven indi- outswam 144 to 84. But the stat vidual events. Women's Basketball sheet shows a very different meet The relay teams' second and 2/19 6 p.m. *Waynesburg than the bare score. third place finishes add to the 2/22 1p.m. Wash. & Jeff. The men are so low on numbers depth argument. Relays offer big 2/27 6 p.m. *Cazenovia that in many races there was only points for first and comparatively one Saxon competing. However, less for second and third. The exact Men's Basketball that one Saxon usually placed. breakdown is 11 - 4 - 2. And the 2/19 8 p.m. *Waynesburg Senior Bobby Craver placed relays directly represent the depth 2/22 3 p.m. Wash. & Jeff. third in the 100 meter butterfly of the team. 2/25 7 p.m. Elmira event, but had no support from the Adding in all the little points 2/28 7 p.m. Hilbert other swimmers. Sophomore Brian from the numerous seconds, thirds, Striker won the 100 meter fourths and fifths,th e same conclu- Equestrian freestyle, but only one additional sion is reached. 3/1 Cazenovia College point could be added to his nine There is still a sixty point gap in 3/2 Morris ville from junior Philip Graver's fifth the scores. 3/9 Cornell University place finish. The women's team has the tal- 3/29 St. Lawrence University The women broke five school ent. It would not be a stretch to say records in the meet against the 1996-97 team contains some of Women's Swimming Hartwick. Sophomore Melanie the best swimmers in AU history. 2/19-22 NYS Championships Ligerman captured the 1000 meter In fact, it would be accurate and PHOTO BY DON HOWARD freestyle record with a time of the record book would agree. Men's Swimming There she goes: Freshman Katherine Ernst gracefully performs a dive in a 11:16.11. Freshman Amber Brooks But the team's record will never 2/26-3/1 NYS Championships recent meet. put her name in the record books show the same team. •