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C. 20007 Tel-Une: 202-333-0201 11 i Fiat Lux, Alfred, New York February 22,1973 FIAT LUX Letters to the Editors Alfred, New York D.J.'s Fired No Man Is An Island February 22, 1973 To the Editor Vol. 58, No. 11 The recent removals of Mark, Randy, Elliot, A1 and As I sit here, I see before me a faceless mass of disin- others from WALF has shown the young radio station's teresting people. The meal is familiar enough. On the inexperience and lack of maturity. back of the steak are the usual words: PIRELLI—MADE Editor-in-Chief (content) — Kathy Horner IN FRANCE FOR ALFRED UNIVERSITY. It seems to Editor-in-Chief (production)—Randy Brown Heavy-handed firings because of obvious personal conflicts and personal tastes should not be tolerated. The be the only familiar thing around me. There are the Executive Editor—Dave Gruder people again. But none of them are the ones I came here Art Editor—Joe Meigs station is for all the students; not just the managers and directors of WALF. to go to school with. It's too different from what is needed. Features Editor—Pam Borey A school is faces—Alfred has plenty of those, alright. But This is an educational radio station. It is not an "all News Editor—Gail Fesko a school is also a personality, and that is something which rock, all the time" station. The removal of these DJ's Photography Editor—Stan Bucklin is bland, even when compared with this imported steak. leaves a void. Mark, Randy, and Elliot have been there Sports Editor—Fred George Everyone is talking, but their words diffuse like the vile since the beginning. Randy's show was classical, the only Advertising Manager—Diane Reynolds puffs of gas that they are. What's the sense? The air is one; Mark's show was colorful and personal; Elliot Business Manager—Pam Borey bloated with superfluous attitudes, and anything that brought his WHHO experience and talent. Circulation Manager—Nikki Humphrey matters gets denied consideration. And still these Granted there are many people waiting in line to get chattering non-entities babble on about the persoilal these jobs; but anyone can speak into a microphone. Can WRITERS discomfort they may temporarily encounter in their little WALF afford to remove talent and replace it with second Kathy Arcano islands. And that's all we've seen, or heard, or felt about. rate bumblers and friends of the managers? We don't Lance Frank . just all these petty, selfish, unimportant islands. How think so. Chris Makin big an island seems when one stands on it and speaks This is your radio station. It is owned by you. Think Phyllis Monroe from it, but how insignificant it really is when you con- about it. Jon Scherer sider the weaknesses that define its boundaries. Perhaps, Friends of WALF Mike Schwartz .someday, in all of this grandiose living around us, these Bob Carlish sad little islands will realize that only a continent can be George Karras Registration Not So Bad built upon with any appreciable worth. And then, maybe if your hindsight permits it, will you realize that you've PRODUCTION Dear David, been doing it all wrong. Jaclin Gitter I question your editorial in the February 15th edition of Bob Carlish Barb Gregory thé FIAT. In this commentary you were taking "pot- Jay Whitter shots" at the University's registration procedures. I assure you I am not in league with the administration and have no love for the problems of registration but I feel I ACTION must respond. Represented by You say "I had to wait close to two hours ... freezing in National Educational Advertising Services, Inc. the cold ... just to pick up a lousy schedule." It is possible Every time I must drive somewhere I reluctantly pull my car out of its cozy parking spot with the knowledge Second Class Postage paid at Alfred, New York 14802. that you had to wait in the "freezing cold" (although I seem to remember it wasn't too cold that day) but to wait that upon my return a full % of an hour must be (spent Opinions expressed under bylines in this newspaper are trying to find a space to repark the car. I have asked not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Published outside for almost two hours? Registration was held in the McLane Cerfter to^prevent this from happening. There numerous people to guard a space for just a minute weekly during the school year (August-May) except ('cause all it takes is just a second for someone to slip in during vacation periods. is a good sized foyer and lots of corridors to form lines in so the wait outside would be shorter than last year. I have even before you're all the way out) but no one will come to yet to talk to anyone who had to wait outside for more my aid. than 45 minutes, let alone two hours. Why is it people who lay out their $10 fee for a parking You also inferred that 2300 schedules had to be looked sticker have to search for a place to park, while others through to find yours that day. I question this since many without stickers or with stickers, which do not belong in schedules were distributed on the previous Thursday to an area, are taking up spaces? the students who were here at the time. I am now writing from my car after circling around the You asked how the schedule pick up could be speeded block for the fifth time. A quick reply would be ap- up on the day of registration and answered: "Very preciated. Editorial Name Withheld simple—have one person take care of each letter of the alphabet." This is a "realistic suggestion" to make the Unfortunately, a response can't be specific because I registration procedure "run both more smoothly-and don't know which area of campus you are referring to. quickly"? Where would this take place? It would only However, I can give you some general rationales as to Decline in Concert Talent make picking up your schedule more confusing and add to why this situation exists. the crush of people that already exists. The Master Plan calls for a Pedestrian Campus. By If your editorial was written simply for tradition's sake Pedestrian Campus, i.e. it is meant that there shall What has happened to the caliber of Alfred's rock then it is surely time to give up this tradition. eventually be no cars permitted in the central portion of concerts during the past two years? It seems as though In Truth the Campus. Cars, instead, will be parked in peripheral we have seen a great decline in the talent and popularity The Basilisk parking lots such as the Ade Hall parking lot, the McLane of our visiting bands. Recent groups have included Crazy parking lot, and the parking lot behind Alumni Hall. This Horse with Five Dollar Shoes, (remember them?) The Poor Attendance is being worked toward through the gradual closing of the streets on campus to vehicular traffic. It is very possible Rascals and the Byrds who have done little since their By GEORGE KARRAS previous works years ago. McKendree Spring also has that next fall, all of Saxon Drive may be closed to cars. I Wednesday night, February 15, 1973, there were no changed since their last performance at Alfred, and as might also add that the Student Assembly, last year, went more than 40 students at the Campus Center listening to demonstrated by the students' general reaction to their on record as supporting the concept of the Pedestrian President Miles tell about the future of Alfred. It would recent concert, the change was not for the better. Campus. seem that only these few, about 1.5 percent of the total As far as people parking in places that they are not Two years ago Seatrain, Livingston Taylor, the James student body, are interested in what will happen to'the allowed to park in, the Alfred police and A.U. Security are Gang and Cactus "blew the doors off" of this campus. If institution at which they receive their college education. responsible tor issuing these cars tickets, we could afford this fine talent then, why not now? The I'm sure that most of you would agree that this is quite a students are not interested in hearing "has-beens" and sad commentary on the Alfred community. If you're annoyed that cars are parked in places they don't belong in, call up A.U. Security (Director of Safety "never-will-be's".