Fiat the Lstudentu newspaperx of Alfred University November 15, 2010 FREE (additional copies $.50) www.thefiatlux.com Art school’s wood shop controversy escalates Vreni Gust Opinions Editor Senior art and design students George Vidas and Stephen Denman cre- ated their own wood shop in the hallway of Binns- Merrill Hall in protest of its temporary closing, at noon Nov. 11. Art students from all di- visions use the wood shop for various purposes. From painters making frames and stretcher bars, to ce- ramicists making brackets George Vidas stands outside the Dean’s Photo Provided by Vreni Gust to hang their tiles, to stu- office with his tools. dents making pedestals for their senior shows, the wood shop. This provided rules. These rules included wood shop is an extremely flexible hours including the decree that the wood important facility for art hours in the evening and shop could only be open majors. weekends. when Ewald was present, In previous years, ad- However, with the ar- which, according to Dean ministration allowed un- rival of the new dean of Bellavance, was based on dergraduate work-study the School of Art and liability issues. Because students who worked with Design, Leslie Bellavance, the weight of monitoring George Vidas prepares for a canvas pulling demonstration behind Photo Provided by Vreni Gust the wood shop technician came the arrival of a much caution tape outside School of Art and Design Dean Leslie Bellavance’s Eric Ewald to monitor the more strict set of safety Continued on page 4 office. Violent crimes rise substantially in Alfred village Eric Hudack while downtown. The office “Security isn’t convenient maximum safety. Students on to explain how theft or people who just need Managing Editor of student affairs held a and it is not inexpensive,” at the meeting agreed that goes through “peaks and money find themselves Alleged incidents in the focus group on the issue of Pollard said. However, at a “security fee” could be valleys” where there will be stealing at this time,” Village of Alfred, most “feeling safe on campus,” what point does security useful in adding a feeling waves of reported theft for Dougherty said. recently the assault and demonstrating the admin- become an issue worth the of safety on campus. a period of time, then no While the AU campus robbery of an AU first year istration’s commitment cost? Over the last three theft at all. Unfortunately, has not been immune to student on Nov. 7, sparked to security on campus. According to Pollard, weeks, Public Safety of- we are currently in a peak, the assault epidemic that growing concern amongst University officials are cost for cameras is going ficers responded to four Dougherty added. Yet, of- is seemingly running faculty, staff and students. taking the occurrence of down and proposals are domestic disturbances or ficers see trends and are through the community, “There has been a series recent events happening in the works. At the focus alleged assaults involving able to make arrests. Pollard and Dougherty of disturbing incidents over off-campus and using it group, Pollard asked stu- AU students. With the trend When it comes to theft, believe it is not a problem the past couple years and as an opportunity to ex- dents for their reaction to of violence in the Alfred Dougherty maintained that plaguing AU, but more we have had students vic- amine security measures a possible “security fee” community, the issue of there is “no trend, but this of a threat to the Village, timized, which is very trou- on-campus. added to their student theft on campus has also is the time crime of oppor- considering the majority bling,” Alfred University One solution to crime, accounts, much like how been in the conversation. tunity does go up.” Before of the incidents have been Dean of Students Norm or a hopeful deterrent, airline tickets added an Accordi ng to Joh n holiday breaks, crime on occurring downtown. Pollard stated. would be additional cam- additional security fee to Dougherty, Chief of Public campus has a tendency to Pollard hopes that recent eras and security on and ticket prices in a post-9-11 Safety on the AU campus, rise. events will create raised off campus. Unfortunately, world in order to provide theft on campus is “not an “People need Christmas awareness in students cost becomes an issue. the necessary service for epidemic.” Dougherty went money, money to go home, Alfred StUn slam dunks their way to success Proposed dining changes Gillian Lichter Copy Editor spark debate Alfred University and Alfred State College stu- Adtian To a new hood system and dents joined forces this Advertisement Manager drainage systems. The year for the AIDS Charity Stephine Hunt, sopho- rest of the money would basketball game, hosted by more English and history be upgrades to equipment, Alfred University’s UMOJA major and head of student for instance, a brick oven and Alfred State’s Black representatives of the AU for the pizza station. Student Union. Food Committee, presented Hunt added, “Equipment The Alfred StUn took on updates from the com- changes in Ade are criti- the Harlem Wizards on Nov. mittee to the Senate Floor cal, especially a new hood 6 at McLane Center. The during the late October system, for better food Harlem Wizards are a less- Student Senate meeting, quality.” She also men- renowned version of the stirring a heated debate. tioned there will be chang- Harlem Globetrotters, their The Food Committee es in the salad bar for Ade shows being spectator- meets with John Dietrich, Dining Hall, which might interactive, part comedy Harlem Wizards Photo Provided Director of the Dining turn into an “order-salad and part basketball stunts Hall Services, every other bar,” like the sandwich — impressive to say the their own. Everyone in at- had the opportunity to Troop, Left Lane and the Monday. Recently, Dietrich station. least. tendance, players included, participate on the team. Alfred Dance Team. proposed two development The possible brick oven For the past 14 years, AU seemed to be enjoying She also mentioned that BSU and UMOJA were projects to the committee, for pizza will be placed and ASC have participated themselves. “seeing four or five of my proud of their event’s suc- including the enhancement near the large windows in friendly competition to “Our mission this year residents out there was cess, and everything went of Ade Dining Hall and facing Miller; a new oven raise money for AIDS re- was all about change and really cool.” according to plan -- minus changing Powell Dining would allow the pizza to search. This year, however, unity. I think this year The final score was 110 the fire alarm that went Hall into a retail operation, be less greasy. The current the tradition was broken for the 15th annual AIDS StUn to 118 Wizards. Not off just as the game was described as a larger ver- pizza station in Ade would in an attempt to bring stu- Charity event, we showed bad, although the Wizards getting started due to some sion of Li’l Alf. turn into a vegetarian sec- dents closer, so the schools how much A-State and AU were kind enough to throw burnt concessions being Enhancing Ade Dining tion, allowing more choices united as one team. Their have changed from our us an extra 40 points at the sold upstairs. Hall will be phase one of for vegetarians on campus. efforts were successful, past, from competitive- start of the second half. “It was almost just the the proposed development, The second phase of the not only bringing students ness to unity,” stated BSU Before the game started, way I expected it. It was and is scheduled to happen project will be converting together for a good cause, President, Julian Fox. as well as during the half fun, a lot of families came during the summer of Powell to a retail opera- but the community as a Audience member and time show, the crowd was out to see the show, and 2011. Half of the money tion, scheduled to happen whole. They played a strong RD of Openhym, Carla entertained by dance teams they got involved. As for invested in Ade would go during the summer of 2013. game against the Wizards, Pennello, thought it was including the Alfred Step into facility-type issues, throwing in a few tricks of great that all students Team, the African Dance Continued on page 4 including electrical issues, Continued on page 5 Faculty Soapbox: AU Graduate Four Loko Dr. Gary Ostrower Student Senate to Page 4 Page 4 fund Movember Page 6 2 Fiat Lux l TheFiatLux.com November 15, 2010 Editorial group on academic ally Editorial and then Olin way off in Letter to the Editor: the boonies. Seems like prerogative Who’s “Right” and who’s “rabies” and “republican” have far more in common Much has grown over the least just enough so as to wrong? than their first letter. The course of today’s preceding understand the following entire campus seems to be eight weeks. Subsequently as words (perhaps jumbled) I was raised in a rather to be a place of education, it’s everyone’s right to part of the mentality that if leaves have fallen, perhaps of wisdom. conservative family my not brainwashing, and I choose what they believe you isolate us long enough grades have risen, memo- Growth isn’t always mea- entire life, and when I got recall a specific incident in. Freedom of speech is an we will just shrivel up and ries lost, friends gained sured in size, but no one to Alfred it didn’t occur to where my Spanish teacher amazing thing… if you’re fade away.