Tor Echo Newspaper of the Pioneers

By Daniel David

Due to new zoning laws,

the citizens of the town

of Alfred, restricted Hot

Dog Day activities being

taken place on Main

Street. The reasons be-

hind this decision making

is because Alfred resi-

dents felt as though Hot

Dog Day is too chaotic

and too big of a liability

for all students that at-tend both Alfred State &

Alfred University. Anoth-

er aftermath issue that

occurs the following day of Hot Dog Day is the trash

and litter across the town. So the town’s decision

and alternative option was to have Hot Dog Day on

Alfred university campus. As soon as this option was

finalized and announced to the public, all students

and business owners were completely against it. The

first issue was that without the college students and

families shopping and spend money at local stores on

Main Street it would be economically disadvanta-

geous for business owners. Hot Dog Day is the big-

gest day for business owners of the entire year. Dur-

ing the summer, the majority of Alfred College stu-

dents are not in town. This means that business are

not making not enough big profit during the regular

school session. Without college students, this town

known as Alfred would not last or even exist.

From a college student’s perspective who is from

New York City

there is a yearly ma-

jor parade called the

“Labor Day Parade”.

This is located on

Eastern Parkway at a

neighborhood locat-

ed in Brooklyn called

“Crown Heights”. It

is very similar to

Hot Dog Day be-

cause there are hun-

dreds of people

dancing, drinking,

eating and being ex-cessively loud across

35 street blocks.

However, during

this parade from beginning to end there are police

officers and ambulances around every street corner.

This shows that the people who organize the parade,

heavily into keeping the people safe. The parade has

been taken place on Eastern Parkway since 1969, and

there has never been any plans or suggestions to

move the location of the parade ever since. And of

course, the very next day there is trash and filth eve-

rywhere throughout the streets and sidewalks. Yet,

people volunteer to help clean up the entire day.

The change that many college students feel as though

that the Alfred residents who live here need to do, is

to stop being so closed minded and come to a rea-

sonable and sensible plan or agreement, to keep Hot

Dog Day on Main Street and stop hurting their own

businesses profits to limit the freedom of college

students.

Hot Dog Day Changes

Tor Echo

Report, Encourage, Engage

Issue 78 Spring 2015

Editor-in-Chief: Lynnette Lockwood/ Associate Editor: Jordyn Riethmiller/ Sports Editor: Morgan Franchina /

Photographer: Kevin Shrestha/ Treasurer/Student Senate Representative: Daniel David

Advisor: Dr. Brian Quinn

Reporters: Karla Chun, Christy Dodd, Katie Dussing, Sally Fox, Grace Franklin, Brianna Freeman, Anthony Grande, Adrian Perry,

Shania Ruszlhowski, Don Schrader, Breanna Smith, Madison Szpaicher, Angel Torres, Joshua Williams

© Tor Echo, 2015

Farwell, Alfred

I am feeling very sad while writing this editorial because I

do not want to say goodbye to Alfred State College. The

experiences and opportunities I have had in my three

years here have shaped who I am. The maturity, personal

growth, and intelligence I have gained has been fantastic to

experience. My first time coming here I was not sure what

my goals were, but I now know what I want in my life. I

have achieved being a leader, being comfortable in my own

skin, confidence in myself, gained many close friends I can

rely on, learned how to find resources to be “in the

know,” feel connected with the college and community

members, found my inner passions, gained confidence talk-

ing to people without pressure or fear, finding out who I

really am, and what makes me truly happy. Becoming edi-

tor of the Tor Echo has improved my writing skills, fulfilled

a bucket list moment, and I cannot thank Dr. Quinn

enough for this amazing opportunity. Every time I put on

my Alfred State apparel I think about how much I love Al-

fred State. I will be graduating from Alfred State College

knowing that it is a place that I consider my home away

from home.

Farwell,

-Lynnette Lockwood Editor in Chief

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By Lynnette Lockwood

When living in the United States citizens experience

multiple cultures and belief systems. Heightening

awareness of the acceptance of others is important.

Since the events of 9/11, a Gallup Poll found that

Middle Eastern people had more racial profiling than

any other group and tighter security checks at air-

ports. The theory of Shooter Bias Paradigm is when

people respond to a threatening situation quickly;

people will be more likely to be aggressive toward

minorities. In addition, Section 44902 of the Federal

Aviation Act states that flight attendants have the

right to refuse the transport of a passenger due to a

threat to safety. A 2007 Zogby Poll of Arab Mus-lims, ages 18-29, found that 31% reported discrimi-

nation based on ethnicity and 76% reported dis-

crimination based on ethnic background (Tehranian,

2009).

So what are some of the characteristics of Is-

lamic culture? Islam is derived from the Arabic root

"Salema" meaning peace, purity, submission and

obedience. A Muslim is someone who follows Islam.

In a religious way Islam means submission to the

will of God and obedience to His law. Islam has

many of the same principles of Christianity such as:

one God, prophets, angels, holy books, God’s will

and the afterlife. Muslims strive to live righteously

and follow the Golden Rule (Rippin 2012).

There are 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide and

only 20% of Muslims are Arab. More than ¾ of

American Muslims are U.S. citizens and stereotypi-

cal behavior fails to recognize diversity. Islamopho-

bia is the dread and dislike of Muslim people, dis-

crimination, social exclusion, verbal/physical harass-

ment, and hate crimes (Bryfonski 2013 and Rippin,

2012). Some Americans think that Muslims are ter-

rorists, religious fanatics, irreligious, unenlightened

and hijackers. Many believe that Islam is threatening,

aggressive, and supportive of terrorism. Some have

their beliefs because of experiencing feelings of fear,

insecurity and suspicion in reference to foreign peo-

ple. Other factors include ignorance, media portray-

al of Muslim’s religion, and that Muslims are inher-

ently violent and historically have participated in

never ending conflicts (Bryfonski, 2013). 9/11 en-

hanced preconceived stereotypes and stimulated

increased levels of para-

noia towards Muslim peo-

ple. Statistics indicate that

following the event of

9/11, hate crimes against

Muslims increased and

thousands of American

Muslims were arrested

(Marvasti, 2004). Contrary

to the perception that

Muslims support acts of

terrorism, most do not

participate. In conclusion,

taking time to understand others before judging

could decrease the barri-

ers to acceptance.

Heightening Awareness of Multiculturalism

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By Deb Mayes

Mu Theta brothers

partnered with the

Alfred Community

Garden during our

annual Day of Ser-

vice sponsored by

Alfred State Center

for Civic Engage-

ment celebrating

National Volunteer

Week (April 13-

18).

This week is

about taking action and encouraging

individuals and their respective

communities to be at the center of

social change – discovering and ac-

tively demonstrating their collective

power to make a difference.

Mu Theta Brothers Volunteer with the

Community Garden

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Day of Service

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See the first Mini Series Shot in Alfred!

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Graduate of the 2014 Digital Media & Animation

Program at Alfred State, Anthony J. Grande Direc-

tor, Producer, Writer, and Actor has continued his

thesis project and plans to continue the mini series

titled "CRUX". His thesis project, a video short titled

"CRUX Luna" premiered 1 year ago at the DMA

Senior Showcase and is set to premiere the next in-

stallment titled "CRUX Neil" this coming Sunday,

May 10th at 8:00pm in the Cappadonia Auditorium

in the Orvis Activities Center on Alfred State cam-

pus.

The purpose of this project is to combine talents

from both Alfred University and Alfred State in or-

der to produce Alfred's first official movie shot with-

in the area. Anthony has combined his knowledge of

video production from Alfred State and acting from

several acting classes taken at Alfred University in

order to work with people from both schools.

The premiere will be screening both his original

thesis (CRUX Luna) as well as the next chapter

(CRUX Neil). After both screenings, there will be a

Q&A / Comic Con Panel where people can meet the

cast and crew and talk about their experiences. It is

recommended but not necessary to dress classy cas-

ual and it is open to everyone. Doors will open at

7:30pm.

The Spring 2015

Is Now Available!

Pick up a copy

in SDC on the

third floor or

SLC on the

second floor.

Baby Games Hosted By Hope for Honduras Club

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Kappa Lungevity Basketball Game

The Brothers of Kappa Sigma Epsilon

raised $660 for lung cancer research

at their 5th annual Lungevity

Basketball Game.

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