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Tunnel of Oppression 2013

Media Portrayal of Gay Characters

Nigel K. Phillipsa.k.a. “Mac P”

From the hours of seven to ten pm on April 2-4, 2013 in Main Gate B, students here at Alfred State gained the pleasure of attending Kaleidoscope Coalition’s Tunnel of Oppression. This interactive event highlights contemporary issues of oppression. It is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege, and power. Before the tour started throughout the building, we were all treated with a nice hearty meal. Participants were then guided through a series of scenes that aimed to educate and challenge them to think more deeply about issues of oppression. Liz Raterman, Hannah Conrad, Jeremy Mieczkowski, and Lizzie Yetter all coordinated this event. This definitely is an event worth checking out next year. I commend

them, as well as Kaleidoscope Coalition’s philanthropic spirit.

Throughout the tour, there were

slides on homelessness, presentations on bullying, domestic violence, transgender issues, anorexia nervosa,

bulimia, and women’s discrimination in the workplace. At the end of the tour, participants were provided with the opportunity to discuss their experiences with each other. Facilitators helped participants reflect on their experiences and put their new-found knowledge to use in their everyday lives. Tunnel of Oppression caused many to reflect upon how closely these topics and society are related. Before leaving, participants attended a fair where opportunities for involvement in addressing some of the issues presented at the Tunnel were provided. This was a successful event; look out for more activities coordinated by Liz Raterman (RatermEP@alfredstate.edu) who is Alfred State’s Director of Multicultural Affairs and chair of Kaleidoscope Coalition.

Sebastian FergusonNormally I go and write a

funny or insightful review about a B-list animated movie, but I just got back from an LGBT Conference at Rochester and I feel that I need to talk about it. In all forms of media, people with a sexuality are always forced to use their sexuality as a major form of their identity. And while yes, being gay is probably a big identity for most gay people, I seriously doubt that being gay is the only interesting thing about them.

This is why I was really glad that Glee introduced Sebastian during the third season. Not only was there now another badass character in fiction with my name, but this character was one of the most complex characters in Glee. He was first introduced as a Potential Love rival for Blaine’s affections, but when they dropped that plot, they didn’t just ditch Sebastian and leave Sue to be the main antagonist again, or leave it to a new love rival, they kept him and made him even more of a villain.

The point I make about Sebastian is that even though he started off with gay being his central character trait,

he didn’t stay that way. In fact, by the end of the show, his gayness was an afterthought. He was no longer a gay character. He was a character who happened to be gay. And that was what I loved about his character.

Now, I am not gay, I have my own sexuality that is not important here, but I do understand that whenever writers in fiction feel that

they want to be “politically correct” by allowing gay characters into their story, they often use the fact that they are gay as their ONLY trait. Either they are promiscuous or they are persecuted, but it all revolves around their sexuality.

I heard reviews on the internet that ParaNorman was one of the few movies to depict a gay character accurately. And while I can’t actually call him gay, Neil certain could pass for one in the real world. He talks like he thinks he likes Norman, but his character isn’t a romantically focused character. He’s more of a friend, a guy who likes another guy, who probably wouldn’t mind the idea of dating him, but he’s respectful of boundaries. Frankly, he’s better than most female characters who are made to fall in love with the main character.

All I’m saying is that, I’m sick and tired of gay characters being presented in films and on TV in such a stereotypical way.

Next time, I’m going to write a review on what I was planning to before I went to the conference: Cool World, and why it sucks.

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A Look At The Cultural Showcase

Greek Senate Newsletter

Nigel K. Phillipsa.k.a. “Mac P”

The Cultural Showcase was an awesome success; it was fun and full of energy. With people from Al-fred University and Alfred State, the show proved to be a very fun expe-rience. Many cultures from around the world were presented and ev-eryone had lots of fun. The Kore-an dance club, representing Alfred University, preformed two k-pop dances. K-pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop or Korean popular mu-

sic. For all who are unaware, K-pop is a musical genre that consists of South Korean dance and music which is usually pop, hip hop and R & B. It is one of the three forms of media that defines Hallyu, or The Korean Wave, which refers to the rising international popularity and visibility of Korean entertainment, and of the increase of interest in Ko-rean culture. K-pop became acces-sible to the international audience when Korean entertainment compa-nies spread K-pop music videos via

Facebook fan pages and YouTube.The Korean dance club wore

a traditional dress for the first song, and took a more hip-hop ap-proach for the second dance. Alfred state’s Japanese dance club sport-ed hip-hop attire, and a Japanese robe called happi for their dance. Happi coats originated as Japa-nese over coats traditionally worn by shop keepers. The family crest, shop name or emblem was print-ed on the back of the coat. Today, happi coats are still used by some

shop keepers, however happi coats are widely used for Japanese festi-vals, parties and sushi restaurants. The kendo club and the martial arts girls used their traditional clothes for their respective groups. Ronny Burgos, one of the performers at the showcase, sends his condolences to the International club. After speak-ing with Ronny, I learned about the great love the performers had for the program. He hopes this tradition continues for many years to come.

Alpha Beta Chi (ABX)

Alpha Beta Chi was Alfred State College’s first sorority and was founded in 1952 by a group of very smart and talented young women. Within its first year the sorority’s numbers grew with promise and to this day the sorority remains strong. We are a group of strong and motivated women who strive to reach both our personal and house goals. We are dedicated to our house as well as our school and our grades. We have fun and work hard which makes us the elite group of girls that we are today. Our House Passion this year was Children’s Cancer. We work with the Humane Society and St. Jude Hospital. Community Service is important to us because it not only gives back to the community but it also puts into perspective just how lucky we have it.

When we rush girls, we look for strong individual girls who are not afraid to stand up for something bigger than themselves. Girls that show potential leadership skills, strong minded, and hardworking individuals. Someone who is goal oriented and has a personality to light up the room are something extra we look for. Even is someone is really shy, we like to look for that little spark in them that is dying to break out.

We have been rebuilding our house the past year and a half, and all the hard work paid off this semester. We have put through four amazingly strong girls to continue on with the traditions of Alpha Beta Chi. We are looking forward to future events especially the Tunnel of Oppression and Relay for Life in April.

 

Gamma Theta Gamma (GQG)

Gamma Theta Gamma’s passion is to maintain the level of excellence that our fraternity has been held to since 1920. We believe in excellence in service to the community, in the classroom, and in extracurricular activities.

TG is very active in involvement with charitable organizations. We have raised money for Jill Andolina (a cancer victim from Hornell). We’re very active in Relay for Life, we have donated money to Saint Jude’s Children Hospital with our brothers from Plattsburg (Nu Theta Gamma), and we have donated money to the United Way while helping set up for their annual Duck Race in Wellsville.

We were founded in 1920 and are Alfred State College’s first fraternity. The Theta Gamma house on campus was our first house and is currently used as the University

Police Station. Many campus buildings are named after our brothers. For example, Paul B Orvis of the Orvis Gymnasium, and George S Robinson of Robinson-Champlin Hall, both of who were founding fathers of Gamma Theta Gamma.

Our fraternity is interested in hard workers, scholars, and Respectful Gentlemen. The type of men Theta Gamma brothers rush are men who are interested in developing themselves into gentlemen and helping with the continuing development of our fraternity as a whole.

Future events that we will be participating in are kickball in Hornell for the Concern for youth, this years Relay for life, kappa foot ball game, Spring Formal, and Clambake. In the future we plan to raise money with Psi Sigma Psi for wounded warriors and USO

 

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Even small companies are outsourcing

10 Tech Trends Defining the Future of Small Business

Why hire American if oth-ers can do it for less? Corpo-rate giants have been asking that question for years, but now many small businesses are too.

Outsourcing abroad has already saved Mike Scan-lin half a million dollars.

In 2009, the software en-gineer-turned-venture capital-ist started building Born to Sell, an online investment tool. Hir-ing programmers in nearby Sili-con Valley would have cost him $600,000 over the course of a year.

Instead, Scanlin hired pro-grammers in Eastern Europe for only $37,000. Although a local would have charged him $150 an hour, programmers in Romania and Russia offered to do it for $15.

Scanlin is quick to note he didn’t sacrifice quality. The Roma-nians and Russians were seasoned software developers with Mas-ter’s degrees in computer science.

“I loved it,” Scanlin said. “It was the first time I’ve ever used outsourcing for any project,

and the results were incredible.”There were a few snags,

though. The language barrier meant that Scanlin always had to speak in “simple, declarative sentences,” avoiding flowery words, analogies and figures of speech. Sometimes, when asking for changes to his web-site, he was forced to draw them on paper, then send a picture their way. In the end, the project took six months longer than he’d hoped.

Still, the benefits far out-weighed the drawbacks.

That’s why small business-es are increasingly turning to sites like Elance, Freelancer and Peo-plePerHour. They provide an eas-ier way to get work done, usually free of government paperwork.

In a recent Elance survey of 837 U.S. small businesses, 78% said freelancers give them an ad-vantage over competitors. The top three benefits cited were cost sav-ings, access to talent not available locally and faster hiring time. The majority of those surveyed report-ed that hiring freelancers cut costs

by at least half. Farming out work doesn’t necessarily entail exporting jobs, though. On Elance, the United States remains the No. 1 provider of freelancers to U.S. businesses.

But that’s likely to change as small businesses discover the global labor pool. Workers bid for jobs online. The lower living stan-dards of some countries means that workers there can almost al-ways bid lower than Americans.

“That’s where you get the big cost savings,” said Elance chief marketing officer Rich Pearson.

That’s why India, Pakistan and Ukraine are next in line in provid-ing freelancers to U.S. companies.

There is, however, a stigma that foreign labor begets cheap and shod-dy work. It’s what keeps Shilonda Downing from hiring freelancers abroad for her small human re-sources operation outside Chicago.

“I market my company as one that doesn’t outsource, and it’s great for us,” Downing said, not-ing that Virtual Work Team only hires U.S. freelancers. On the oth-

er hand, exporting jobs also makes it possible for small businesses to run a worldwide firm with round-the-clock production. The sun nev-er sets on FlattenMe, even though the children’s book publishing company’s only full-time employ-ee is its founder, Margo Redfern.

Her company makes person-alized books, and Redfern spreads out the work of cropping photos, retouching pictures and draw-ing to freelancers in Bangladesh, Canada, Poland and elsewhere.

“We can time it so that somebody is always awake to be working on it. We get 24/7 production,” Redfern said.

Redfern didn’t always think the work was perfect. But the gains have outnumbered the setbacks.

“It’s allowed us to stay incred-ibly flexible and way more com-petitive than a traditional office with rent and employees,” Redfern said. “We’re all over the world.

A version of this article ap-peared was first published on March 27, 2013 on http://money.cnn.com/

A world in which cars listen, TV screens bend and machines write (no humans necessary). No, it’s not a teaser for a new sci-fi series. These are some of the most intriguing tech-nology trends happening right now.

Another trend we’re keen on: Though pricing on first-genera-tion products used to make it dif-ficult (if not impossible) for small businesses to take a chance on an untested product, many tech ven-dors, driven by a post-recession need for cash and lots of com-petition, are pushing products to market at lower-than-ever prices.

Are you ready for more future in your now?

In the MixThe idea of having a “person-

al cloud” for storage is so 2011. Now you can combine office, mo-bile, web-based and even home-based storage options to achieve near-automatic caching of data on everything from your smart-phone to your TV set-top box. What’s more, the line has become blurred in terms of personal and business use of such technologies.

“Many [people] today not only use the cloud to automatically back up their photos from their smart-phone to their computer and share those photos with friends, but they also use the cloud to share critical files with their co-workers, collabo-rate on those files and have access to them from any device they happen to have with them,” says Laura Ye-cies, CEO of SugarSync, a San Ma-teo, Calif.-based integrated storage provider. “One could argue that the

‘personal cloud’ is dissipating as the lines between business and person-al lives are shifting, and that now it is just the ‘all-purpose cloud.’”

Hand PrintHewlett-Packard, Lexmark and

Canon have touted their web-en-abled printers for years--but the hardware wasn’t all that useful or necessary. That has changed. Now, thanks to the current crop of mobile devices, you can send doc-uments to printers directly from your smartphone or tablet. Instead of lugging along a load of collater-al materials on your next business trip or stuffing a lot of just-in-case papers into your briefcase, you can store the documents on your device and print them as needed.

“Whether it’s a real estate agent on the move who needs printed cop-ies of contracts or an insurance agent who needs to print several forms quickly, printing without a PC has become more of a must-have than simply a premium,” says Tuan Tran, vice president of Hewlett-Pack-ard’s imaging and printing group.

Touch MeThe trend that started with

smartphones and tablets has leapt off the small screens: Now desk-top computers, printers and more can be managed by a touch of the finger. And innovations in the technology have helped bring the price way down. Formerly enter-prise-only solutions like touch-con-trolled office kiosks, interactive point-of-sale terminals and even sophisticated employee invento-ry systems are now within reach

of the smallest small businesses. One worth a look? The ViewSon-ic VX2258 touch-controlled mon-itor (about $340) can be installed in a store or medical waiting room as a low-cost interactive kiosk.

The UncomputerTech-savvy companies that

need more desktop computers but don’t want to spend big for the fire-power should consider a different breed of machine: zero-client PCs. These cheap, small units are, quite frankly, weaklings on the process-ing front--until you network them to a full-power computer nearby. Zero-clients have been big-compa-ny tools for some time, but recent price drops mean that a shop with just a few seats can zero out its PCs.

“Sectors where data security, IT productivity and endpoint reli-ability are critical are a very good fit for zero-client computing--spe-cifically, health care, financial ser-vices, hospitality and retail, along with local government and edu-cation,” says James Buzzard, vice president for marketing at Pano Logic, a zero-client PC manu-facturer in Redwood City, Calif.

Speed UpInnovations in wireless com-

munications come and go, but with service providers investing heavily in blazingly fast Long Term Evolu-tion (LTE) networks, it looks like the technology will be around for some time. Though Verizon Wire-less was once the sole LTE pro-vider, now players from AT&T to Google-backed startup Clearwire are stepping into the arena--which

means several choices will soon ex-ist for accessing the web while on the go as quickly as you can in the office.

“The emergence of LTE speeds has revolutionized the mobile expe-rience for small businesses,” says Walt Rivenbark, area vice president for mobility applications consulting at AT&T Mobility. “Salespeople will benefit by being able to col-laborate remotely with their peers, easily review and share large files and help prevent service techni-cians from making a second trip.”

But you may not want to sign up for LTE immediately. The ser-vice has its problems: Coverage is still spotty, and there can be brutally expensive usage caps. But, sooner rather than later, the technology may be so robust that a single mobile data connection will work in the of-fice and on the road, allowing busi-nesses to drop their pricey internet service for a single cheap LTE deal.

Auto ZoomThanks to the likes of Ford,

GM and Toyota, even small-busi-ness owners can stop thinking company cars and start thinking company fleet. Auto manufacturers have started offering low-cost busi-ness-oriented tracking tools and productivity features that mirror the logistics packages of big-time fleets.

“Factory-embedded produc-tivity tools help fleet owners pres-ent data like where vehicles are, driver behavior and dispatch op-tions. And they make that infor-mation accessible from any com-puter,” says Ed Pleet, product and

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Making energy efficiency big businessRising energy costs are

prompting European companies to see the business side of being green

Every year, Holcim, a Swiss-based global building materials company, sets aside CHF100m to improve the group’s energy ef-ficiency. The company allocates funds from the sale of excess CO2 emissions certificates, although this is not about boosting its green credentials. Cutting electricity con-sumption can have a big impact on the bottom line for heavy industries.

Energy has long been a large part of cost structures for miner-als, metals, mining or processing companies. “They’ve focused on it for many years,” says Stefan Heck, a McKinsey director who leads the consultancy’s work in clean technology. “The standards are tightening from a regulatory point of view but also the cost pres-sures are increasing. So it’s direct-ly translatable to the bottom line.”

Yet heavy industry is no lon-ger alone in focusing on energy efficiency. In fact, the range of in-dustries doing so has been increas-ing in recent years, particularly as energy prices in Europe contin-ue to rise and companies look to strip costs from their operations. Whereas at one time it was large-ly a matter of establishing “green” credentials, reducing energy costs is now becoming a business priority.

“The most important driver for our business to pursue energy efficiency is cost management,” explains Peter Jonkers, who man-ages the Global Green Brewery Pro-gramme at Heineken, a Dutch brew-er for whom brewing and production processes account for roughly 90% of direct energy consumption.

In many industries, the biggest source of energy use is in buildings, thought to represent about 40%

of the European Union’s energy consumption. As a result, there is a strong profit motive in the con-struction industry to turn out highly energy efficient commercial build-ings: corporate tenants want to save money on operating their offices while landlords are keen to make their buildings more competitive by lowering energy bills for ten-ants and offering healthier “green” office and residential spaces.

It is also shaping EU poli-cy, too. A directive on the ener-gy performance of buildings has, for example, prompted rules such as UK requirements that call for public buildings to display effi-ciency-rated energy certificates.

Alternative energy efficiencyWith energy consumption

concentrated in different areas for different types of businesses, the way each company approach-es energy efficiency also varies.

For companies with large property portfolios, a range of technologies is available, from low-energy lighting to upgrades in air-conditioning and heating sys-tems. Even “virtual” businesses such as online retailers or social media websites have significant property and energy footprints, be-cause their server farms generate heat and require energy for cooling.

Among the measures taken by TelecityGroup, Europe’s largest da-ta-centre operator, is the separation of hot from cold air in data centre aisles, making cooling more energy efficient. The company also uses technology to measure air and heat streams, allowing it to advise cus-tomers on the most energy-efficient configurations for their equipment.

Others industries are turning to alternative energies, particularly heavy industries, where the diffi-culty of making incremental ener-

gy cuts means renewables are by necessity part of the picture. Take cement production. Converting limestone to clinker – cement’s main component – requires raising kiln temperatures to almost 1,500 degrees centigrade. “That’s where a mix of energy efficiency and renew-ables make sense,” says Mr Heck.

However, renewable energy is also part of some retailers’ strate-gy. IKEA, a Swedish furniture re-tailer, aims to generate 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. In the UK, supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s is using re-newable technologies in its stores, including solar power, biomass boilers and biofuel generators. At the end of last year, it opened an energy efficient store in Kings Lynn to promote these technologies.

Paul Crewe, Sainsbury’s head of engineering, sustainability, en-ergy and environment, stresses the importance of finding a strong business driver for each technolo-gy. “They need to be commercial-ly viable in the long-term and have pay-back rates that fit within our financial business case,” he says.

At Heineken, the approach is to set individual targets – mon-itored and tightened each year – for its operating companies and sites. “We have very few offices that are not linked to a production site, so while these offices clear-ly have their own KPIs [key per-formance indicators], they are not where we focus our attention at this stage,” explains Mr Jonkers.

People powerTechnology, targets and alter-

native energy is only part of the en-ergy efficiency equation, of course. At many companies, responsibil-ity for powering down equipment often remains in the hands of in-dividuals. Upgraded heating and

cooling systems, for instance, are only as efficient as the facilities managers operating them. Pull-ing down the blinds on fridges ev-ery night can help a store to save thousands of pounds a year in en-ergy consumption, says Mr Crewe.

To promote such activities, Sainsbury’s offers staff tips on re-ducing energy and provides end-of-day energy checklists. Through its Carbon Academy, it offers train-ing on climate change and how to make energy savings in stores and at home. Meanwhile at Heineken, energy efficiency targets and key performance indicators are even integrated into employee bonus structures and incentives schemes.

Still, changing internal compa-ny practises is only the first stage. Right across Europe, companies like Sainsbury’s and Heineken are look-ing at energy efficiency beyond their own operations. For the more than 2,500 farmers from whom it sourc-es, Sainsbury’s has developed a car-bon footprinting tool that can cut a farm’s annual energy costs by 10%.

Heineken takes into account its power suppliers’ consumption when measuring its own ener-gy footprint. “If we want to make serious headway in reducing our footprint, it is crucial that we have constructive conversations with our suppliers,” says Mr Jonkers.

The next challenge, in Mr Heck’s view, is for companies to tackle the third stage of energy ef-ficiency – the energy used by a product once in the hands of con-sumers (such as cars, LED light-ing, computers and IT devices) and what is required to dispose of it at the end of its life. “That’s relatively nascent,” he says.

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The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying

and harassment in schools.

Rainbow Union will be handing out red bandannas to those who pledge to be silent on Fri., April 19, 2013 to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and

harassment in schools.

Stop by CDH on Thurs., April 18 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. or Fri., April 19

from 12 - 5 p.m.

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10 Tech Trends Defining the Future of Small Business

Some Senators Think Big U.S. Banks Could Use An Extra Trillion Dollars Or So Of Capital

--- continued from page 4business development manager for connected services at the Ford Motor Company. Ford’s Crew Chief vehicle management app starts at $425, plus $32 a month.

Just be careful: Though fleet management tools are helpful in figuring out which delivery guy can handle that last-minute pickup, im-proper utilization could make your staff feel like you’re spying on them.

Talking Point No, don’t toss your keyboard

quite yet. But do think of voice-con-trol technology as an always-at-the-ready assistant that can help out when you’re driving, caring for patients or knee-deep in hands-on work. “Voice-recognition tools also can be effective in workplaces with document-intensive work flows,” says Vlad Sejnoha, chief technology officer at Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance Communications, which offers the Dragon Go! voice-recog-nition search app. “For example, the federal government has mandated the use of electronic medical record systems to capture and share patient

information. But they tend to be hard to use, template-oriented and a good option for voice recognition.”

But be prepared to put some time into practicing with the tech-nology before you unleash it on your business. Those misdials that get served up by your car’s Bluetooth? You don’t want the same thing happening with sensitive business docs or in client communications.

Author, AuthorPlenty of people will feel itchy

at the thought (the editors at Entre-preneur among them), but there are machines out there that can write. Not just type or print, but actually turn bits of data into full sentences.

Durham, N.C.’s Automated In-sights has put its writing program to work to create more than 400 web-sites, 700 Twitter feeds and 400 mo-bile apps. The 13-person firm creates every single grammatically correct word of this network by machine, and founder and CEO Robbie Allen believes automated authoring has a home in almost any business. “We originally started out focused on da-ta-intensive content like sports,” he

says. “But now we realize we can use the technology in anything from financial services to health care.”

Gumby Screens Imagine a PC screen that can

bend around a column or along the curves of a car’s interior. Consum-er-targeted tools like bendable iP-ads are still years away, but moder-ately flexible screens, such as those from Norcross, Ga.-based NanoL-umens, are already available. The company’s NanoFlex products can conform to curved surfaces in retail spaces, lobbies, transporta-tion hubs or hospitality venues.

“It’s all about more screens,” says Nick Colaneri, director of Arizona State University’s Flex-ible Display Center in Tem-pe. “Everywhere you look: at work, sides of cars--anywhere.”

Join the ClubShopping clubs aren’t just for

buying vats of ketchup anymore. These days they’re targeting busi-nesses by pushing essential tech products. Need a multiline phone setup, a high-speed network printer or even a sophisticated networking

system? Now you can load up your cart during a trip to Sam’s Club, Cost-co or BJ’s Wholesale Club--and you may never have to rely on a pricey business technology reseller again.

“As the consumer mar-ket slows, tech vendors look for ways to reconnect with custom-ers, and the small-business-orient-ed shopping club is a natural fit,” says Stephen Baker, vice presi-dent of industry analysis for Port Washington, N.Y.-based market research firm the NPD Group.

There are drawbacks to using a club as your go-to tech vendor: Items come and go, so you may not find what you need, and most don’t offer much on-the-floor customer service. (Luckily, you can put your smartphone to work midaisle to search out product reviews.) And, as it was with that backyard shed you bought at the club the week before, you’ll need to know how to install and service your tech purchases--or be ready to hire someone who does.

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There’s a surprisingly large and vocal group of people who think that capital ratio requirements for large banks should be much higher than they are now (like, 15+%), and that those ratios should be based on total assets rather than any sort of regulatory risk-weighting. It’s surprising not because those are especially bad or counterintuitive ideas, but because who would have guessed a year ago that that would be a thing that people talked about? Good work, Admati & Hellwig.

Anyway the latest is a bill that Senators Sherrod Brown and David Vitter are planning to in-troduce, which you can read about at Bloomberg, and read the draft of on Quartz. The gist is:

Every U.S. bank would have to have a minimum 10% capital ratio,

The biggest banks – those with over $400 billion in assets – would have to have up to 15%,

The ratio is just (Tangible Common Equity) ÷ (Total Assets plus some off-balance-sheet things including lending commitments); i.e. it’s not risk-weighted at all, and

“the [Federal Deposit Insur-ance] Corporation, the [Federal Reserve] Board, and the Comp-

troller [of the Currency] shall be prohibited from any further implementation of [Basel III].”

This feels like it may not be intended all that seriously, but whatever, let’s do the math and see what it gets us. Roughly speaking, it gets us the following:

That totals to about $1.2 tril-lion in additional capital. If you make the magical assumption that equity costs banks 10% a year – and, I mean, that’s on you – then this proposal would cost the six biggest banks $120 billion a year.

You’ll notice that that’s bigger than even some quite extravagant claims about the size of the too-big-to-fail subsidy given to those banks.

Anyway, we’ll see! I’m not hold-ing my breath for this to become law as is. You can tell it’s a little bit of a joke from that last bullet point up

above. It’s actually easy to both (1) do what this bill wants (10%/15% total capital requirements, not risk-weighted) and (2) comply with Basel III and keep getting invited to cool-banking-regulator parties. Just say banks need to meet both Basel

III and these rules. Since these rules will pretty much always be higher, that doesn’t really add much bur-den, compared to these rules alone.

If it did become law … I mean, good times for capital markets bankers? Or something? Lotta eq-uity to raise. I for one will not be subscribing to take my share of that $1.2 trillion but I suppose there are other patriots who might.

It would, though, be sort of in-teresting to live in a world where a lot of big banks (in Europe) have a very risk-weighted-assets focus, where the goal is to squeeze the most return out of regulatorily blessed “safe” as-sets, and where other big banks (in the U.S.) have a purely total-assets focus, where the goal is to buy the highest-yielding stuff you can get away with using 15% equity. There’s a lot of evidence that dumb leverage ratios are better predictors of risk than smart risk-weighted-asset ra-tios, though that evidence doesn’t really come from a world where the two systems are in competition. I’d be interested in what that world looks like, though I don’t think we’ll be seeing it any time all that soon.

Gospel Choir Interest MeetingApril 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. EJ Brown 119

Alfred State and Alfred University are merging together a gospel choir. Musicians as well as singers are more than welcome to come and find out more about our upcoming club!

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Northeast LGBT Conference At RIT

Josh Altemoos for Student Senate PresidentHello! My name is Joshua Al-

temoos. I’m a junior at Alfred State, majoring in Network Administra-tion in the Information Technolo-gy department. I’m running for the President of the Student Senate of Alfred State for the 2013–2014 ac-ademic year. I have served Alfred State and New York, and I believe I can better serve the students of this college as Student Senate President.

As Technology Chair of Stu-dent Senate, I have served the stu-dents of Alfred State over the past year – advocating for you on tech-nological needs on campus. During this semester’s campus-wide com-puter network outage I exercised my leverage as Technology Chair, being directly involved so I could relay information from IT staff to students and push repairs along. I also meet with Technology Ser-vices bi-weekly, and continue to work hard on improving technolo-gy on campus. Being Technology Chair also means that I serve on the Student Senate Executive Board. I was one of two students who re-wrote and updated the Student Sen-ate’s Constitution and for bring-ing the SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee to campus. I have also helped write the Sen-ate’s policies and documents, and

provide assistance to the Board, President, employees, and students.

As a 1 ½ year Student Sena-tor, I provided reports on behalf of the organizations I belonged to, including my residence hall coun-cil, in addition to being part of the Student Senate’s official decision making process. I work with the Finance Committee to give fair and unbiased opinions on spring semester budget submissions, and helped give a fair, unbiased opin-ion to the group to ensure that ev-eryone received what they desired and deserved. I also started a spe-cial committee in regards to Hall Councils, which resulted in the improvements that we see today.

I also serve in other capacities around campus, including as Stu-dent Chair and Vice Chair of the ACES Board of Directors, which ensures students’ voices are heard inside our Auxiliary. I serve as Alfred State’s voting delegate to the SUNY Student Assembly–the voice of Alfred State. I also have the privilege of serving as President of the Alfred Programming Board, Treasurer of the Kaleidoscope Co-alition, President of the Alfred Roleplaying Guild, and IT Director of the SUNY Student Assembly.

As President there are many

things I would do to continue the legacy that has been started to cre-ate a more transparent and stream-lined Student Government, to ensure that an open means of com-munication is maintained between our clubs and organizations and the Student Government. I would also continue putting the power of the government back into the hands of the students and ensure that the Students or their elected student leaders are the ones making the ma-jority of the major decisions within our student government. As Student Senate President, I would be serv-ing as the student body leader, as such I would be the Chief Advocate for every single one of you, using my experiences to ensure that stu-dent’s questions and concerns are properly fielded and taken care of.

The election is scheduled for the 23rd of April alongside the college-wide meeting in the Alle-gany Room. I would very much appreciate your support, the sup-port of your club, and the support of your organization’s senator in this election. I would be proud to lead the students of Alfred into the 2013-2014 academic year.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Lila CampizEditor-In-Chief

It is not often that I go on con-ferences. So when the opportunity came up to attend the Northeast LGBT Conference at Rochester Institute of Technology I knew I should take the chance. It was the 18th Annual Northeast LGBT Con-ference. The conference brought over 500 students and advisors from across the Northeast to cel-ebrate, educate, and empower LGBT and Ally student leaders to become agents of change. This year’s theme was “The Ally is YOU”. The term “Ally” refers not only to supportive people outside the LGBT community, but also to those within who make an effort to include and support identities and cultures other than their own.

I attended this conference with Rainbow Union, the LGBT organization on campus. Includ-ing advisors and myself there were 14 of us. It was a wonderful ex-perience over all. There was a lot to do and a bunch of workshops we could choose from to attend.

I must admit it was great getting out of Alfred for the weekend, and being able to attend the conference but also see another college. Granted

RIT is a private school unlike Alfred State but it was a different change.

One thing that really stuck out to me and surprisingly has nothing to do with LGBT issues or anything of that sort was that just like Alfred State, RIT is going green. When we first registered at the event, aside from being giving an agen-da and map of the building and the campus we also received a water bottle. From what we heard at the campus is that they are enforcing the use of reusable water bottles instead of always buying plastic. It’s part of RIT’s overall sustain-ability efforts to reduce the amount of bottled water use on campus. I think it is a wonderful idea. This semester I started using a Brita wa-ter bottle instead of always buy-ing cases of water from Walmart and I must say it is much better.

I plan on speaking to Julian Dautremont-Smith on what Al-fred State is currently doing as far as Sustainability. Last semes-ter I sat down with him and dis-cussed Pioneering Sustainability: Alfred State’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. Look out for my next editorial. As always we accept articles at any point in time from any one around campus.

MajorIT – Network AdministrationStudent Gov’t Experience• Technology Chair, Alfred State Student Senate• Senator, Alfred State Student Senate• Student Chair & Vice Chairman, ACES Board of Directors• Voting Delegate, SUNY Student Assembly• IT Director, SUNY Student AssemblyStudent Organization Experience• President, Alfred Programming Board• President, Alfred Roleplaying Guild• Treasurer, Kaleidoscope Coalition• Secretary & Public Relations, Rainbow Union• Founding Member & Treasurer, ASIST• Treasurer, ACM

8 Tor Echo MondAy, AprIl 15, 2013

Alfred State to Celebrate “Earth Week”

Jazz Band and “Voices” to Perform Spring Concert

Summer Camp Employment Opportunities

Sorrento Spring 2014

Sun., April 21· Pollywogg Holler Clean Up10 a.m.-1 p.m., Pollywogg Holler (6240 South Rd. Belmont, NY)Help with spring cleaning around the Pollywogg Holler property. Tasks will include cleaning up downed trees and branches, trail maintenance, debris removal, freshening up gardens & more. Wear weather-appropriate clothes, boots, and work gloves. All volunteers will receive a free pizza. Please RSPV at goo.gl/MX4D7· Hike and Picnic under Wind Turbines11 a.m.-2 p.m.Join a hike on the Finger Lakes Trail to see the Howard wind turbines up close! Hikers will bring their own food and picnic under the turbines. Meet at Alfred State’s Huntington Administration Building parking lot OR AU’s Ade Hall at 10:30 a.m. to offer or find a ride. RSVP to stantoca@alfredstate.edu or adm2@alfred.edu. · Showing of the film My Name is Allegany County7-8:30 p.m., Cappadocia Auditorium in Alfred State’s Orvis Activities CenterAlfred State’s Sustainability Club will show My Name is Allegany County, the inspiring story of how county residents successfully stopped the construction of a nuclear waste facility in Allegany County.

Mon., April 22 (Earth Day)· ACES Celebrates Earth DayAlfred State’s Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services, Inc. (ACES) is celebrating Earth Day all day. It will be serving up a variety of meatless treats at their Grill Station and will introduce a new locally produced pizza crust. ACES will help minimize waste by distributing reusable water bottles at lunch and providing plastic to-go bags only upon request at Friendly’s, Taco Bell, 10 Elm, and Exit West.

· Showing of the film Living Downstream7 p.m., Alfred Village HallThis event is a screening of the film “Living Downstream”. This poetic documentary follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber as she travels and tries to bring attention to the environmental links of cancer.

Tues., April 23· Water Taste Test11 a.m.-2 p.m., outside Alfred State’s Central Dining HallAlfred State’s Sustainability Club will be promoting tap water with a fun challenge that asks students to see if they can tell the difference between bottled water and tap water.

· Stuff Swap3-6 p.m., Alfred University’s Davis GymCome and trade items you no longer need for items owned by your peers! Excess stuff will be donated to Opp Shop (located in Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Parish House) afterward. · Showing of the film Thin Ice: the Inside Story of Climate Science7-8:30 p.m., Cappadonia Auditorium in Alfred State’s Orvis Activities CenterAlfred State’s Sustainability Club will show Thin Ice: the Inside Story of Climate Science, a new movie that introduces the global community of climate scientists and examines popular critiques of their work.

Wed., April 24Creek Clean-up4-5:30 p.m., footbridge behind Community Bank on Main StreetJoin Alfred State’s Outdoor Recreation Club to clean up the small creek that goes through Alfred. Wear waterproof boots and clothes that are okay to get dirty. Club will provide gloves and garbage bags.

· Alfred State Sustainability Club Meeting5-6 p.m., Physical & Health Sciences Building conference room (Rm 102)Get involved in sustainability on campus by attending this regularly scheduled meeting of Alfred State’s student Sustainability Club.

· Allegany Sustainability Networking6:30 p.m., Pollywogg Holler (6240 South Rd. Belmont, NY)Join other sustainability-minded people in and around Allegany County for live music and delicious pizza from a wood-fired oven. The goal of this event is to strengthen the sustainability community in Allegany County and create opportunities for area sustainability advocates to collaborate. Bring a friend! Carpools from Alfred will leave at 6 p.m. from Alfred State’s Huntington Administration Building. There is a $5 entrance fee.

Thurs., April 25· Mountain Biking4-7 p.m., meet at the gazebo in front of Alfred State’s Orvis Activities CenterJoin Alfred State’s Outdoor Recreation Club on a mountain biking trip on the Finger Lakes Trails. Participants must bring their own bike, helmet, and safety equipment. Contact (607) 587-4329 with questions. · The Green Party: Time for Something Entirely Different5-5:50 p.m., Alfred Village HallVirginia Rasmussen will introduce the Green Party and lead a discussion.

Fri., April 26 Tour of Sustainability Innovations at Alfred State’s Wellsville Campus11 a.m., Zero Energy Home (2530 River Road, Wellsville)Take a guided tour of the sustainability projects at Alfred State’s School of Applied Technology, including a Zero

Energy Home, multiple renewable energy installations, and a constructed wetland that filters contaminants out of water.

Sat., April 27· Tree Planting in Andover8:45 a.m., meet at Andover Central SchoolJoin the Upper Genesee chapter of Trout Unlimited to plant trees around Dyke Creek in Andover. Bring gloves and boots.

· Hot Dog Day FairNoon-5 p.m., Main Street in AlfredSeveral Earth Week activities are happening in conjunction with Hot Dog Day. Alfred Community Garden will host a table to recruit new gardeners and provide some hands-on seed planting activities for the kids. In addition, tofu dogs will be sold at the Hillel Club stand by the bus stop. Volunteers are also needed to help collect recyclables generated by Hot Dog Day. Please sign-up to help with recycling collection at goo.gl/u2tWv.

Sun., April 28· Hot Dog Day Clean-up, Shift 18 a.m., meet in the parking lot of Community Bank on Main StreetHelp clean up any litter left over from Hot Dog Day. Alfred State will provide materials. Wear clothing that can get dirty. Please sign-up in advance at goo.gl/U415C

· Hot Dog Day Clean-up, Shift 212:30 p.m., meet in front of Alfred University’s Kanakadea HallGarbage bags and plastic gloves will be provided. Wear clothing that can get dirty.

For more information, contact Julian Dautremont-Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer at Alfred Stateat (607) 587-4011 or dautrej@alfredstate.edu.

The Alfred State Jazz Band and Alfred State “Voices” will present a shared spring concert on Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. in the Cappadonia Auditorium, Orvis Activities Center, on the Alfred State campus. Admis-sion is free and open to the public.

Music will include a tribute to Dave Brubeck by the Jazz Band,

directed by Jerry Ives, as well as several other pieces. Alfred State “Voices” will offer up “Baba Yetu”, the theme music of the Civilization IV computer game. Several “Voic-es” students will offer solos as well. “Voices” is directed by Linda Staiger and accompanied by Bo Pang.

To: Alfred State Students and SUNY students return-ing to the area for the summer

The annual Alfred State Sum-mer Sports Festival (SSF) camp will run from July 1st to July 26th of this year. There will be no camp on July 4th. A typical camp day runs from roughly 8:45 AM until 2:30 Monday through Fri-day. There are also opportunites to work in the learn to swim program.

If you are interested in a staff position that includes the op-portunity to work with campers ages 6-17 then then please ap-

ply to: https://jobs.alfredstate.edu/ . A background check will be conducted for these positions.

Please be sure to submit a cov-er letter with your resume/applica-tion. Also, check with the financial aid office to see if you qualify for summer the summer work-study program. This is very important.

Once you have applied the human resources depart-ment will forward your informa-tion onto the search committee.

Thank you again for the interest in supporting such a great program.

Are you interested in going to Sorrento Spring 2014? Thurs-day April 18 4 p.m. at Friendly’s we will meet to share what

steps you need to plan your adventure to study abroad.

MondAy, AprIl 15, 2013 9 Tor Echo

“New Voices: A Showcase of One Acts”

Project Prom Dress

Children’s Literature Exhibit at Hinkle Memorial Library

62nd Annual Alumni Choral Spring Concert Scheduled

“New Voices: A Showcase of One Acts” is a collaboration be-tween Hornell Community The-atre and Alfred State Drama Club to encourage people interested in theater to try new roles. Five short one-acts are being produced as a show to allow individuals from the greater Hornell community and Alfred State to try their hand at directing, acting, script writing, or other creative aspects of theater.

“New Voices: A Showcase of One Acts” will be featured two

nights only, Friday, April 19 at Al-fred State in the Pioneer Lounge, Pioneer Center, and Saturday, April 20 at the new Hornell Communi-ty Arts Center. Both shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 general ad-mission and $2 for students, at the door. A question and answer ses-sion with directors and actors will be held following the second show.

Questions regarding this event may be directed to Barb Pierce at (607) 587-4075 or Janna Buckwal-ter at buckwajb@alfredstate.edu.

Alfred State will be hosting “Project Prom Dress” on Saturday, April 20 in the Pioneer Lounge, Pi-oneer Center, on the Alfred State campus from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event is for high school girls in the area who need a formal dress for prom season. Guests are welcome to come and ‘shop’ for a donated dress and leave with one of their choice at no cost to them.

Project Prom Dress is being coordinated by Alfred State senior

Kayla Franchina of Gerry. Franchi-na, a human services student, hosted a similar event last year in Chautauqua County. The event collected more than 500 gowns, all of which were given to area girls and others throughout West-ern New York during prom season.

Anyone who would like to do-nate a gown should email project-promdress2013@gmail.com. The event is free and open to the public.

A Children’s Literature exhibit is currently on display at the Hinkle Memorial Library Gallery on the Alfred State campus through May 5.

Hinkle Librarian Barbara Greil and Instructional Support Assistant Jenny Hillenbrand orga-nized this exhibit in celebration of National Library Week, April 14 - 20. Contacting local and region-al artists, authors and illustrators, as well as faculty and staff from both Alfred State and Alfred Uni-versity, they have brought together

a wide variety of work, highlight-ing the importance of libraries, reading, literature, and learning.

The exhibit includes cus-tom-made American Library As-sociation READ Posters featuring Alfred State “celebrities” posing with their favorite books, designed and created by Jenny Hillenbrand. Also featured are an extensive col-lection of ingenious children’s pop-up books on loan from Alfred Uni-versity professor and artist Anne Currier. Alfred State faculty mem-

ber Janice Stafford, who teaches a popular course in children’s litera-ture, has lent an original numbered print from the first Harry Potter book, a signed and numbered print by author/illustrator Mo Willem’s Caldecott Honor book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, as well as an original collage by Bryan Collier, an award-winning author and illustra-tor. Susan Beckhorn, Suzanne Val-entine, and Marsha Hayles, mem-bers of RACWI (Rochester Area Children’s Writers and Illustrators),

have contributed original Illustra-tions, poetry, books, inspirational objects, and educational materials.

Help us celebrate National Li-brary Week as well as the art and influence of children’s literature!

For information on visitor parking and library hours, consult the Hinkle Library Web page. If you would like to inquire about use of the gallery, please email Jenny Hillen-brand at HillenJB@alfredstate.edu.

Alfred State is pleased to pres-ent the 62nd Annual Alumni Cho-ral Spring Concert, directed by Anthony Cappadonia, professor emeritus of music at Alfred State. The concert will be held on Sun-day, April 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Anthony C. Cappadonia Au-ditorium, Orvis Activities Center, on the Alfred campus, and is free of charge and open to the public.

Performers for the concert include the Alfred State Voices, Alumni Jazz Singers, ’87 Collegiate Quartet, ’57 Varieties – Instrumen-tal Jazz Combo, Alfred State Alum-ni Choir, and a finale by the com-bined alumni and College choirs.

A sampling of musical selec-tions planned for the concert are “Do Not Fear”, “Come on and

Dance with Me”, String of Pearls”, and “Shenandoah”. The finale song, “The Blessing of Aaron,” will be ded-icated to the memory of loved ones.

Each spring, alumni from across the United States return to Alfred to attend the Annual Choir Alumni Weekend for rehearsals, a dinner/dance, and this concert. The Alfred State Concert Choir Alumni Organization was formed in 1957 and maintains an active membership of over 400. This or-ganization has supported the col-lege concert choir with donations and fundraising efforts over the years to provide scholarships for college choir members, and estab-lished the Anthony C. Cappadonia Scholarship Fund to be used by the college to assist future students.

Hog Wild Day 2013

Commencement Ceremony

Tues., April 30 - Wellsville Activities Center - 2:30 p.m.BBQ pulled pork meal includes sandwich, sides, dessert, root beer, and

a 2013 Hog Wild Day T-shirt! Cost is one meal swipe or $8.05 CSASign up by Wed., April 24 in the Wellsville Student Activities Center orby e-mailing your 800# to Mallory Norton at nortonml@alfredstate.edu

All meals must be purchased by April 24th! You will not be able topurchase a meal on Hog Wild Day!

Commencement exercises will be held at noon on Sunday, May 19, 2013, outdoors at Pioneer Stadium on the Alfred State campus.Graduation PacketsPackets must be picked up from the Campus Bookstore after April 8 during regular business hours. Anyone who cannot pick up their packet in person must call the Campus Bookstore at (607) 587-4020 to make other arrangements. Packets contain a graduation gown, cap and tassel; a photo card, notic-es about the ceremony, and guest admittance tickets which are for guests to use in the event that the ceremony is moved inside due to inclement weather. (See ‘Inclement Weather’ below.)Inclement WeatherShould inclement weather or some other safety concern arise, the outdoor Commencement ceremony at Pioneer Stadium will be moved inside to the McLane Center on the Alfred University campus. If such a move becomes necessary, a determination will be made by Tuesday, May 14 and communicat-ed to students and the local media. The website (http://www.alfred-state.edu/commencement/instruc-tions-for-graduating-students) will contain the latest information so return here for complete details.If the ceremony is moved to the McLane Center, the number of guests per graduate will be limited to four. These guests will need a ticket to be admitted. No one will be admitted to the indoor ceremony without a guest ticket. ‘Inclement Weather’ guest tickets are con-tained in the graduation packet. Please have them with you the day of the event.

Parking at the McLane Center is prohibited, except for handicapped parking. Overflow handicapped parking is available on the Alfred State campus. If the event is moved to the McLane Center, parking information will be posted on this website.About the CeremonyPioneer Stadium is our outdoor venue for Commencement exercis-es. This stadium provides a won-derful view of the ceremony for all attending and is large enough to comfortably accommodate several guests per graduate. Guests will not need tickets to be admitted. Stadium seating is available on a ‘first come, first seated’ basis and guests are permitted to bring lawn chairs into the stadium if they desire. Commencement exercises begin promptly at 12 noon and will last approximately two-and-a-half hours.A reception will take place im-mediately afterwards at the Orvis Activities Center gymnasium. Light refreshments will be served and attendees will have a relaxed and comfortable place to gather, congratulate graduates, and take photos. The day of Commence-ment exercises, Alfred State will provide live streaming broadcast of the ceremony at web.alfredstate.edu/video.GuestsGuest admission begins at 11:30 a.m. Parking and seating for guests with disabilities (including wheel-chairs) is available (see ‘Traffic Procedures’ on website).

Any guests who require special seating accommodations should contact Melanie Ryan at (607) 587-4122 by May 17.

9 Tor Echo MondAy, AprIl 15, 2013

Pioneers Fall to Hornets

Pioneers Swept at Niagara

The Alfred State lacrosse team traveled to Broome CC to complete their contest that was suspended last Wednesday due to lightning. Alfred trailed 6-1 at half and was never able to fully recover and fell 11-5.

The game resumed today with the Pioneers (3-7, 2-3 Region III West) trailing 6-1 at the start of the 3rd quarter. The blue & gold scored the first three goals of the quarter and cut the lead to 6-4 but never could get any closer. Broome led 8-4 at the end of three and never looked back.

Five different players found the back of the net for Alfred.

Brandon Griffin (Corning East) fin-ished with a goal and an assist while Keegan Phalen (East Aurora), Nate Spoor (Penn Yan), Bradley Mur-doch (Auburn), and Dave Ford (Elmont/Sewanhaka) all scored once. Frank Martin (Whitney Point) and Jonathan Prendergast (Freeport) each picked up an assist.

Mike Alessi (Liverpool) made 13 saves in net for the blue & gold.

Alfred plays their final home game of the season on Wednes-day when they host Niagara CCC. Opening faceoff is slat-ed for 4 p.m. at Pioneer Stadium.

The Alfred State baseball team got back on the field after a pair of rainouts and fell in both halves of a Region III Division III doublehead-er at defending Region III champion Niagara CCC. Walks proved costly in a 10-2 loss in the opener and the Pioneers were held to just three hits in a 2-0 pitching dual in game two.

In the opener, NCCC took ad-vantage of seven walks and three hit battersby the Pioneer start-er to ease to the victory. Colton Caldwell (Dublin, OH) was 1 for 3 with both of the team’s RBI while Tom Banicky (Orson, PA/Hancock) was 1 for 1 while Jor-dyn Confer (Tioga, PA/William-son) was 1 for 3 with a double.

In the nightcap, the Thunder-wolves scored both of their runs in the 5th after a controversial call at first base that would have ended the inning. Jordan Wheaton (Wayland Cohocton) collected the Pioneers only hits of the day finishing 3 for 3 with a stolen base. Stephen Sol-omon (Harrisburg, PA) allowed six hits and the two runs in six inning of work but was the hard luck loser.

The Pioneers (6-21, 4-6 Re-gion III Division III) begin a four game series with Onondaga CC on Tuesday. First pitch in Syra-cuse is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday with a doubleheader at Alfred scheduled on Thursday.

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Alessi named Athlete of the Week

Lady Pioneers Move Up in Track Poll, Men Remain #4

Mike Alessi (Liverpool) has been named the Alfred State athlete of the week by the Sports Infor-mation office after a solid perfor-mance in goal for the lacrosse team.

Alessi made 17 saves vs. Mer-cyhurst North East to lead the Pio-neers to a 7-6 victory on Saturday in the lone contest for the team.

Alessi made key saves down the stretch to perserve the victory.On the season, Alessi has played nearly 500 minutes and has made 123 saves on the year.

The Pioneers finish off the regular season this week with contests vs. Broome CC, Ni-agara CCC, and Monroe CC.

The Alfred State women’s outdoor track and field team has moved up four spots to the #6 rank-ing in the latest NJCAA Division III poll. The men’s team remained at #4 for the second straight week.

Gloucester (NJ) CC heads the women’s poll followed by Prince George’s (MD) CC, Mohawk Valley CC, and Suffolk CC. Bergen (NJ) sits in the 5th position followed by Alfred State, Harper (IL) College, Middlesex (NJ) CC, SUNY Delhi, and Union (NJ) County College

Harper (IL) is on top of the men’s

poll followed by Howard (MD) CC, Gloucester, and Alfred State. Kingsborough CC, Prince George’s, Delhi, Herkimer, Suffolk, and Mo-hawk Valley round out the top ten.

The Pioneers are coming off an impressive showing at the Roc City Classic hosted by Nazareth College. The team had seven event winning performances on the day.

The blue & gold contin-ue their schedule on Satur-day when they take part in the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational.