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‘Hans Toch, a distinguished professor of criminal justice at the University at Albany and a
leading authority on criminal behavior, has recently had his book, "Violent Men: An
Inquiry Into the Psychology of Violence," published by the American Psychological
Association (APA). The book uses detailed, first-person accounts of violent incidents in
the words of the men who committed them.
A professor at the University since 1969, Toch has written or co-written dozens
of books and over 100 articles in professional journals about this subject. Trained as a
social psychologist, he is frequently consulted as an expert on many topics such as
personal violence, organizational reform, social movements, and social perception.
In this unique book, Toch has developed specific types of violent personalities,
with either self-preserving strategies or strategies that dehumanize others. He then broke
them down into sub-categories such as self-image compensating and exploitation. Every
violent man, Toch believes, falls into one of these types, each one with its own reasons
and motivations for violence. The book also discusses some programs that have worked
within prisons and police departments to reduce violence.
The APA in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional
organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest
association of psychologists. Its membership includes more than 114,000 researchers,
educators, clinicians, consultants and students. APA works to advance psychology as a
science, a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare.
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President Swygert Delighted
By Money Magazine "Best Buy" Rating for University at Albany
ALBANY, NY (September 2) -- University at Albany President H. Patrick Swygert
says he is "delighted" that for the third consecutive year, Money Magazine has rated the
University at Albany among the nation’s 25 "Best Buys" in higher education.
"We are especialy gratified," Swygert said, "that after two years in which in-state
tuition doubled and out-of-state tuition increased by more than 40 percent, the University at
Albany still ranks among the top one percent of the nation’s more than 3,000 colleges and
universities in what has become an anxiously-awaited annual survey." Albany ranked 23d in
this year’s survey; last year it ranked 11th. Money editors attributed the drop strictly to tuition
increases implemented throughout the State University of New York system.
"New York citizens can indeed be proud that five State University of New York
campuses (Albany, Binghamton, Stony Brook, Geneseo and Buffalo) were included in the
Top 50 Best Buys," Swygert said. "We agree with the raters that New York continues to
provide its citizens with outstanding opportunities to quality public higher education. The
number of State University of New York schools on the list of Best Buys is testimony to the
quality of the system. The challenge we face at the University at Albany is to maintain, and
build on, this quality."
(Editor’s Note: Reporters seeking further comment from the University at Albany
on the Money ranking may contact Professor of English Lilian Brannon, Chair of the
University Senate, at 518-442-4061 until 4:15 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 2.)
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University at Albany Going Door-to-Door
With Safety:Advice for Off-Campus Students
ALBANY, Sept. 5 -- Representatives of the University at Albany’s Off-Campus
Housing Office will again be going door-to-door in student-populated Albany neighborhoods
this week to distribute more than 5,000 fliers encouraging students to schedule a free "security
survey" with the Crime Prevention Unit of the Albany Police Department.
The door-to-door leafletting will begin after the Labor Day holiday, in the area of
the city bounded by Manning Boulevard on the north, Lark Street on the south, Park Street
and Myrtle Avenue to the west and Central Avenue, Spring and Benson streets to the east.
"This is just one of the numerous and diverse steps the University at Albany and the
Off-Campus Housing Office are taking to both educate and empower our students regarding
their own personal safety, both on and off campus," said Joel Blumenthal, Associate Vice
President for University Relations. "We want to make sure we are doing everything we
possibly can to help our students keep themselves safe, and to help the Albany Police
Department apprehend the person or persons who have been breaking into apartments and
physically and sexually assaulting students and other individuals in the City of Albany."
Similar literature drops were implemented during the summer, and just before the
fall semester began last week, Blumenthal said. Already this fall, the University has
sponsored a freshman orientation program with speakers from the Albany Police, Fire and
Building departments and the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association; an Off-Campus Safety
Awareness Day featuring representatives from the Albany Police and Fire departments, the
Albany County Rape Crisis Center, United Tenants, Inc., the Student Association, the
Off-Campus Association and the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety; has circulated
"window-pinning" information in cooperation with Albany Police and Fire officials; has
provided off-campus students with opportunities to register complaints about health and
safety conditions of their apartments and has sent the Director of Off-Campus Housing into
student neighborhoods distributing information about standards of behavior off-campus as
well as personal and property safety.
On campus, Blumenthal said, the University has initiated a free new uptown campus
shuttle bus service beginning at dusk and continuing until after midnight, instituted campus
police bicycle patrols to supplement cruiser and foot patrols, and has continued with police
academic podium foot patrols initiated last spring.
(Editor’s note: Principals involved in the leafletting effort will be available to the media. To arrange
interviews, contact Mary Fiess, University Relations, on Tuesday, September 8 at 518-442-3091.)
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University Offers Emergency Loans to Students
The University at Albany is making available to students emergency loans of up to
$200 for such necessities as rent, food and books.
University President H. Patrick Swygert authorized the loans in the wake of an
increased number of students reporting financial difficulties due to such factors as the
shortage of summer jobs.
"We're seeing the effects of the recession," said Don Whitlock, the University’s
director of.financialaidys
No interest is being charged on the loans, and students have up to 60 days to repay
them. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the first day the loans were offered, about 80 applications were
approved.
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University at Albany Professor to Forecast New York State’s
Economic Future at ASPA Conference Today
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Walter Goldstein, a professor of Public Policy and International Relations at the University
at Albany’s Rockefeller College, will forecast New York State’s economic future in a
program sponsored by the Empire State Capital Area Chapter (ESCAC) of the American
Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The event will take place on Tuesday, September
8, at 7 p.m., in the Town Hall Meeting Room of the Desmond on Wolf Road in Albany. His
lecture is part of ASPA’s seven-month conference series of public forums about information
affecting ditiveng in the Capital District.
"Given the depressing national scene and the delayed recovery from the recession,
most forecasts indicate New York state will remain depressed," Goldstein says. In his
lecture, he will address some factors that may prompt growth such as increasing productivity
in New York’s work force. In anticipation of the series kickoff, ESCAC’s president James F.
McGuirk stated, "This program is designed for all citizens who make the electoral decisions
that affect the way their governments -- at the local, state and federal level -- will position
themselves for the future."
Goldstein, who has been on the faculty at the University since 1968, is the author of
six books and over 50 journal articles on many subjects including international affairs, and
environmental policy. He has made frequent appearances on radio and television in the U.S.,
Europe, India and Japan.
ASPA, a national organization with more than 16,000 members in 125 chapters, is
dedicated to advancing excellence in public service. It also promotes recognition of public
service achievements, develops dialogue on relevant issues, and enhances the professional
development of its membership.
For this event, seating is limited to 150. Reservations can be made by calling Bill
Arendt, ESCAC program chair, at 474-8922. A $5 donation is requested for those not
affiliated with ESCAC/ASPA.
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Election Advisory
University at Albany Provides Campus Experts on
Presidential Campaign ,
As the presidential campaign enters its final stage, the University at Albany has compiled
a list of some political experts at the University along with a brief statement describing
their views and specialties. These professors can be used for quotes and as authorities in
areas relating to this year’s race. Their office phone numbers have been provided for
easier access.
The University has researchers available from many academic disciplines including
political science and French to speak on a variety of topics such as family values,
education and military policy. The experts who have agreed to speak, and their specialty
area, are:
Deborah Avant (Military Policy), Michael Malbin (Elections), Bruce Miroff (The
Presidency), Todd Swanstrom (Urban Policy), Frank Thompson (Health Policy), and
Joseph Zimmerman (Issues and Focus), all from the Department of Political Science;
Arlene Istar (Gay and Lesbian Issues), School of Social Welfare; Kathleen Kendall
(Campaigning), Communication; Richard Lachmann (Political Sociology), Sociology;
Linda Nicholson (Family Values) and Paul Vogt (Education), Department of Educational
Administration and Policy Studies; Jack Richtman (Gay and Lesbian Issues), French; and
Judith Saidel (Women and Politics), Center for Women in Government.
On the following pages, more details are available about each professor and their
speciality area. If you have any trouble contacting these professors, or would like to
speak to one of our many other campus experts about the elections, please call Lisa James
at (518) 442-3093.
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Deborah Avant -- Military Policy: An assistant professor in the Department of Political
Science, Avant’s expertise lies in America’s foreign policy. She can speak about new
articulations of America’s role in the world after the cold war and how military
organizations respond to new demands. She also has insights concerning the military and
foreign policies of the presidential candidates. Her office number is 442-5261.
Arlene Istar -- Gay and Lesbian Issues: "For the first time both parties are taking gay
and lesbian issues seriously. The candidates have finally figured out that this group is a
substantial voting block," Istar said. She added that the fact that there is a gay and lesbian
contingent within the Republican Party is amazing. Istar said that this kind of awareness
is enabling homosexuals to believe their issues are important and is affecting a lot of gays
and lesbians who might not otherwise have been involved politically. Istar is an adjunct
professor in the School of Social Welfare. Her office number is 442-5348.
Kathleen Kendall -- Campaigning: As someone who has spent time on the campaign
trail travelling with the media for eight days during the New Hampshire primary, Kendall
is more than able to speak about political campaign communication. She can also discuss
the candidates’ speeches, debates, and campaign strategies and advertising. Kendall is an
associate professor of Communication. Her office number is 442-4870.
Richard Lachmann -- Political Sociology: Lachmann’s area of expertise covers ways in
which the presidential candidates discuss domestic policy as well as economic, social and
cultural issues. He can help in debates about the various policies and whether or not they
make sense. He is also concerned about what the candidates say and whether the policies
they propose are supported by social science research, Lachmann is an associate
professor of Sociology. His office number is 442-4682.
Michael Malbin -- Elections: For questions concerning any type of elections, both
presidential and congressional, Malbin is the one to talk to. He can discuss a variety of
related topics such as campaign financing and legislative term limits, about which he has
written books. A professor of political science, Malbin is knowledgeable in what the
clariciee of elections will do for the government next year. His office number is
-3940.
Bruce Miroff -- The Presidency: As an associate professor of political science, Miroff
has commented on this subject for both the local and national media. He is an excellent
source for discussing what makes a good president. His office number is 442-5273.
Linda Nicholson -- Family Values: "I am probably most competent in talking about
issues connected with family values. I have done historical work on the family and have
also done research and thought about issues concerning contemporary family forms. In
general, my research focuses on ‘women’s issues’ with a particular emphasis on issues of
philosophical interest and those concerning ‘values.’" Nicholson is a professor of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies. Her office number is 442-5081.
Jack Richtman -- Gay and Lesbian Issues: Richtman says that most gays and lesbians
who are politically inclined and understand the issues will probably vote for Bill Clinton
because he is the only one who has addressed their issues. He says President Bush has
not. Richtman added that if Ross Perot becomes a factor in this election, he doubts that
gays and lesbians will vote for him because Perot has said some insensitive things and
lacks knowledge about homosexual issues. Richtman is an associate professor of French.
His office number is 442-4107.
Judith Saidel -- Women and politics: According to Saidel, the combination of numerous
and well-qualified women candidates, an experienced network of women’s campaign
organizations, and public impatience with "things as usual," points to the strong
likelihood that 1992 will indeed be the "Year of the Woman" in elective politics. She
added that what is less clear is whether the presence of additional federal and state
women lawmakers will significantly change the way legislative business is conducted.
Saidel is executive director of the University’s Center for Women in Government. Her
office number is 442-3900.
Todd Swanstrom -- Urban Policy: According to Swanstrom, one of the big questions in
the upcoming election is what kind of policy will be created under Bill Clinton. In his
view, it was almost eliminated under George Bush. Swanstrom feels that something
needs to be done to improve our cities in particular. He is a professor of Political Science.
His office number is 442-5276.
Frank Thompson -- Health Policy: In order to strike a better balance between cost and
equity, Thompson says, vigorous federal leadership is needed. He added that Clinton’s
health policy plan leans more toward this while Bush’s plan seems to rely more on
private sector market-based incentives. Thompson believes one of the major questions
this year is how much money can be saved by doing things more efficiently. Thompson is
a professor of Political Science. His office number is 442-5244.
Paul Vogt -- Education: One of Vogt’s areas of specialization is the effects of education
on individuals’ social and political attitudes. "Given the relationship between individuals’
education levels and their beliefs about likely campaign issues, and given the candidates’
positions on the issues, Clinton will find it easier to attract voters with high levels of
education (college graduation or more). On the other hand, Bush will more easily get the
support of voters with lower levels of education (high school graduation or less). Vogt
also teaches in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies. His
office number is 442-5095.
Joseph Zimmerman -- Issues and focus: Joseph Zimmerman, a former Chair of
Representation and Electoral Systems for the American Political Science Association,
looks at issues of fair representation for all groups in society, particularly women and
minorities. Zimmerman is a professor of political science. His office number is 442-5378.
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University Students to Distribute Safety/Advice on Thursday, Sept. 10
A group of University at Albany students will deliver safety advice door-to-door in
student-populated Albany neighborhoods on Thursday, Sept. 10. The students will meet at
5 p.m. in front of the Western Ave. entrance to Waterbury Hall on Alumni Quad, the
downtown residence hall for University students, and then fan out through nearby
neighborhoods to distribute more than 5,000 fliers that encourage students to schedule a
free "security survey" with the Crime Prevention Unit of the Albany Police Department.
The Intrafraternity Council (IFC), the largest governing council for Greek
organizations on campus, issued a call for volunteers to distribute the fliers, and Scott
Hansen, IFC president, said he expected representatives of each of the 20 IFC fraternities at
Albany to assist in the effort Thursday evening.
The fliers inform students of the phone number to call to schedule a free "security
survey" by Albany police, and remind students of the phone number of the University’s
Off-Campus Housing Office. During the security survey, police officers will identify steps,
such as window pinning, that would improve the security of a student’s apartment.
The safety fliers will be distributed in the area of the city bounded by Manning
Boulevard on the north, Lark Street on the south, Park Street and Myrtle Avenue to the
west and Central Avenue, Spring and Benson streets to the east.
The effort Thursday night is just one of the many steps the University is taking
enhance the safety of students both on and off-campus. The University has initiated a free
new uptown campus shuttle bus service beginning at dusk and continuing until after
midnight, instituted campus police bicycle patrols to supplement cruiser and foot patrols,
and has continued with police academic podium foot patrols initiated last spring.
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Videoconference to Enlighten Environmental Firms on Exporting
New York State environmental firms that want to begin or expand their export
business will receive vital information from a statewide videoconference seminar scheduled
for Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the International Division of the New York State Department of
Economic Development, under an Export Trade Development Projects grant, the
videoconference, Global Partners for New York State’s Environmental Industry, will
instruct about specific global markets, partnering arrangements, and other legal and
financial aspects of exporting.
The seminar has broadcast-receive sites in Manhattan, Albany, Syracuse and
Farmingdale and is offered in cooperation with the State Department of Environmental
Conservation and the New York State International Partnership Program. It is produced by
the Professional Development Program of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and
Policy at the University at Albany.
It will detail how to access markets such as the United Kingdom, which will be
spending approximately $6 billion for water and air pollution control in the next few years,
or Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands, which have targeted a 30 percent reduction in
carbon dioxide emissions by 2005.
Companies that could benefit from these new markets included those providing
environmental technology, products and services in such areas as air and water quality;
waste disposal, reduction and remediation; energy conservation; recycling and industrial
site-analysis.
R. Barry Spaulding, deputy commissioner of the International Division of the
Department of Economic Development, heads a panel of trade specialists. Edgar Berkey,
president and co-founder of the Center for Hazardous Materials research and the National
Environmental Technology Applications Corporation at the University of Pittsburgh, will
provide an overview of the global markets. More detailed information on the European
market will be presented by Florence Fisher, international consultant.
Participants will be able to ask specific questions of the presenters and receive
practical information from companies successfully doing business in some key
marketplaces. The broadcast segment will be followed by a live program at each of the
receive sites showcasing a successful environmental export venture and providing specific
information on help available to companies wishing to export.
Further information is available from regional offices of the Department of
Economic Development. Registration for the televised seminar may be made by contacting
Mary Campney, Professional Development Program, University at Albany, 518-442-5791.
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University Archaeologist Digs for Insights into Aztec Society
Conferences, full-scale replicas of Columbus’ ships, and museum exhibitions all
have their place. But for University at Albany archaeologist Mi¢hael/Smith; the best way to
mark the Columbus quincentennial is to dig.
Smith, a specialist on Aztec society around the time of the Spanish conquest, spent
part of the past summer surveying the Aztec site of Yautepec in the Mexican state of
Morelos. And this January, supported by a $151,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation, he’ll return for six months of excavations aimed at learning more about the
Aztec empire in the time before the arrival of Europeans and about the changes that
followed.
For many years, much of what was known about that era was drawn from written
records left behind by the Spanish, records that reflected Spanish perspectives. Other clues
to what went on were hard to come by.
The Spanish built their towns right on top of existing Aztec cities, Smith notes, and
most Aztec cities are now well-buried -- and inaccessible -- under Mexican cities. Mexico
City, for example, sits on top of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. Beyond that, the Aztecs
had only a limited system of hieroglyphics and, thus, only limited information could be
gleaned from those records.
Despite those obstacles, anthropologists and archaeologists in recent years have
made new strides in understanding Aztec society -- particularly from the Aztec perspective
-- through the discovery of new sites that could be excavated, combined with new
technological capabilities that allow advanced analysis of excavated materials.
Between 1985 and 1990, Smith directed the most extensive archeological fieldwork
project ever carried out at rural Aztec sites, namely, the sites of Cuexcomate and Capilco in
Morelos. The results, says Smith, yielded many new insights into "the way of life of Aztec
peasants and elites at the time of the Spanish conquest." The official surrender of the Aztec
empire came in 1521, two years after the arrival of Cortez.
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University Sponsors Speakers on Sexual Violence Issues
October 12-18 has been designated Sexual Violence Awareness Week to draw attention to the national
problem of violence against women.
"The world is, indeed, an increasingly dangerous place. But we can do things to make it safer," noted
Gloria DeSole, chairwoman of the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety. "The University is
committed to taking those steps, and to creating the safest possible environment for all members of the
campus community."
President H. Patrick Swygert has made it clear that the safety of female students is of critical
importance to the University and that violence against women will not be tolerated.
Several authorities on rape have been invited to speak at the uptown campus, 1400 Washington Ave.
Primary sponsors include the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety, Student Association’s
Women’s Issues Office, and the Institute for Research on Women.
Peggy Reeves Sanday, author of Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood and Privilege on Campus,
will speak at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center during
Campus Forum. Sanday is an anthropology professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ron Campbell, known for his workshops on men and their attitudes towards women and sexual
violence, will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 in the Campus Center Ballroom. Campbell is also
director of housing at George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Sanday and Campbell are the two main speakers during a week of activities that will include a
candlelight vigil on the uptown campus at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, and self-defense workshops
for women.
Self-defense workshops for women, run by the Empowerment Project, will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15 at the YMCA on Washington Avenue, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 17 and 18, at the YWCA on Colvin Avenue.
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"Provincial areas like Morelos were previously thought to be depressed backwaters
with people forced into paying a heavy load of tribute to the Aztec empire. But the results
of our fieldwork painted a contrasting picture: there were dense rural populations, a
thriving economy with numerous craft industries, advanced agricultural methods, and a
great deal of local political and social autonomy," said Smith.
Recent findings by other archaeologists indicate that the daily lives of people living
there didn’t seem to change much in response to the Spanish conquest, said Smith.
His current project, at Yautepec, offers the opportunity to examine a major
city-state in the Aztec empire. The site is situated at the edge of the modern town of
Yautepec, an area not yet developed much and thus available for excavation.
“This is the first time that a residential neighborhood of an Aztec city is being
intensively excavated and studied," said Smith. Adjacent to the site where he’s working is
an Aztec palace structure that is being excavated by Mexican government archaeologists.
"It’s the first large Aztec palace to be investigated, and the architecture, artifacts, burials
and murals are providing important new information on the rulers or nobility of a major
Aztec city-state," he said.
"This town (Yautepec) had both nobles and commoners and we expect to find
houses belonging to members of each group. We want to investigate the differences in the
lives of nobles and commoners. *
“We also plan to examine how goods were produced, whether by fulltime specialists
or as a sideline, so to speak, of farmers. And through our study of artifacts we excavate, we
expect to learn more about trade in the Aztec empire. We’ve found, for example, obsidian
at Yautepec, which must have been imported since there are no sources of obsidian within
100 miles."
“When the results of our project are integrated with the results of the Mexican
project, we will have one of the most comprehensive studies of an Aztec city yet
undertaken," said Smith.
For more information, Smith may be contacted at (518)442-4709.
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From: Mary Fiess, University Relations, (518) 442-3091
Date: Sept. 25, 1992
Re: University archaeologist Dean Snow, consulting architect for Iroquois
longhouse at New York State Museum, (518) 442-4700
The official unveiling next week of the life-size Iroquois longhouse at the New York
State Museum will focus the spotlight on a fascinating part of New York’s history --
the famed League of the Iroquois, a confederacy of five Indian nations.
This event, combined with the approaching Columbus quincentenary, is sure to spawn
more stories about the lives and culture of Native Americans and the impact of the
Europeans’ arrival. And we’d like to remind you that we have scholars who can be
helpful sources of expertise on these issues,
University at Albany archaeologist Dean Snow; who served as consulting architect for
the longhouse at the New York State Museum, is one of the nation’s leading experts
on Mohawk Indians, one of the five Iroquois nations. He has spent almost a decade
excavating sites that were occupied by Mohawk Indians in the 15th through 18th
centuries. His archaeological teams found thousands of artifacts and the locations of
dozens of longhouses, the famous dwellings of Mohawk Indians that were such an
important feature of their society. The evidence they unearthed provided new clues to
the periodic movements of entire villages, as well as the Indians’ agricultural practices
and daily lives. It also provided new information about the impact on Indian
populations of diseases brought by Europeans.
If you’re interested in interviewing Snow, he can be reached at (518) 442-4700.
Snow and other Iroquois scholars from arou
York State Museum on Friday, Oct. 2, from 3 to
kick off their annual Iroquois Research Conference.
conference, please contact Snow.
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Following this cover sheet is a story about Snow’s research which ran in the
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