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A monologue presented from an actual
letter Eve Ensler wrote to Todd Akin

I am writing to you tonight about rape. It is 2 AM and I am unable to sleep here in the Democratic Republic of
Congo. I am in Bukavu at the City of Joy to serve and support and work with hundreds, thousands of women
who have been raped and violated and tortured from this ceaseless war for minerals fought on their bodies.

I am in Congo but I could be writing this from anywhere in the United States, South Africa, Britain, Egypt, India,
Philippines, most college campuses in America. I could be writing from any city or town or village where over half
a billion women on the planet are raped in their lifetime.

Mr. Akin, your words have kept me awake.

As a rape survivor, I am reeling from your recent statement where you said you misspoke when you said that
women do not get pregnant from legitimate rape, and that you were speaking “off the cuff.”

Clarification. You didn’t make some glib throw away remark. You made a very specific ignorant statement clearly
indicating you have no awareness of what it means to be raped. And not a casual statement, but one made with
the intention of legislating the experience of women who have been raped. Perhaps more terrifying: it was a
window into the psyche of the GOP.

You used the expression “legitimate” rape as if to imply there were such a thing as “illegitimate” rape. Let me try to
explain to you what that does to the minds, hearts and souls of the millions of women on this planet who experi-
ence rape. It is a form of re-rape. The underlying assumption of your statement is that women and their experi-
ences are not to be trusted. That their understanding of rape must be qualified by some higher, wiser authority. It
delegitimizes and undermines and belittles the horror, invasion, desecration they experienced. It makes them feel
as alone and powerless as they did at the moment of rape.

When you, Paul Ryan and 225 of your fellow co-sponsors play with words around rape suggesting only “forcible”
rape be treated seriously as if all rapes weren't forcible, it brings back a flood of memories of the way the rapists
played with us in the act of being raped -- intimidating us, threatening us,muting us. Your playing with words like
“forcible” and “legitimate” is playing with our souls which have been shattered by unwanted penises shoving into
us, ripping our flesh, our vaginas, our consciousness, our confidence, our pride, our futures.

Now you want to say that you misspoke when you said that a legitimate rape couldn't get us pregnant. Did you
honestly believe that rape sperm is different than love sperm, that some mysterious religious process occurs and
rape sperm self-destructs due to its evilcontent? Or, were you implying that women and their bodies are somehow
responsible for rejecting legitimate rape sperm, once again putting the onus on us? It would seem you were saying
that getting pregnant after a rape would indicate it was not a “legitimate” rape.

Here’s what I want you to do. I want you to close your eyes and imagine that you are on your bed or up against a
wall or locked in a small suffocating space. Imagine being tied up there and imagine some aggressive, indifferent,
insane stranger friend or relative ripping off your clothes and entering your body -- the most personal, sacred,
private part of your body -- and violently, hatefully forcing themself into you so that you are ripped apart. Then
imagine that stranger's sperm shooting into you and filling you and you can‘ get it out. It is growing something in
you. Imagine you have no idea what that life will even consist of, spiritually made in hate, not knowing the mental
or health background of the rapist.

Then imagine a person comes along, a person who has never had that experience of rape, and that person tells
you, you have no choice but to keep that product of rape growing in you against your will and when it is born it
has the face of your rapist, the face of the person who has essentially destroyed your being and you will have to
look at the face every day of your life and you will be judged harshly if you cannot love that face.

I don’t know if you can imagine any of this (leadership actually requires this kind of compassion), but if you
are willing to go to the depth of this darkness, you will quickly understand that there is NO ONE WHO CAN
MAKE THAT CHOICE to have or not have the baby, but the person carrying that baby herself.

I have spent much time with mothers who have given birth to children who are the product of rape. I have
watched how tortured they are wrestling with their hate and anger, trying not to project that onto their child.

I am asking you and the GOP to get out of my body, out of my vagina, my womb, to get out of all of our bodies.
These are not your decisions to make. These are not your words to define.

Why don’t you spend your time ending rape rather than redefining it? Spend your energy going after those
perpetrators who so easily destroy women rather than parsing out manipulative language that minimizes their
destruction.

And by the way you've just given millions of women a very good reason to make sure you never get elected again,

and an insanely good reason to rise.

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In daylights, in sunsets

In midnights, in cups of coffee

In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
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How do you measure, a year in the life?

How about love?

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“Oh, to think of never carrying a candle! Not to walk through a
hallway at night... afraid of tripping in the dark, starting a fire- it
makes one more solemn, do you not think? Or to blow out a
candle- how beautiful! With one’s own breath, to extinguish the
light! Do you think our children’s children will be less solemn?

A flick of the finger- and all is lit! A flick of the finger, and all is
dark! On, off, on, off! We could change our minds a dozen times a

second! On, off, on, off! We shall be like gods!”

I come from the “down there” generation. That is,
those were the words-spoken rarely and in a hushed
voice-that the women in my family used to refer to all
female genitalia, internal or external.

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that females possessed the only organ in the human
body with no function other than to feel pleasure. (If
such an organ were unique to the male body, can you
imagine how much we would hear about it-and what it
would be used to justify?) Thus, whether I was learn-
ing to talk, to spell, or to take care of my own body;
I was told the name of each of its amazing parts ex-
cept in one unmentionable area. This left me unpro-
tected against the shaming words and dirty jokes of
the school yard and, later, against the popular belief

that men, whether as lovers or physicians, knew more
about women’s bodies than women did.

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not about what’s lasting or permanent. It is about individual
voices coming together. For a moment. And that moment lasts
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What is your most memorable experience at UAlbany as a professor or graduate direc-
tor?

Interview with Danny Goodwin

I dont so much collect memories of experiences, but of people. I have the
good fortune to have seen several of my undergraduate students go on to graduate
school in extremely competitive programs (such as Yale, Hunter, Columbia, RISD) and
many of my graduate students segue into careers as distinguished artists and/or educa-
tors. So I dont have a singular most-memorable experience, but rather can conjure
names and faces and artwork of every student who has gone on to accomplish more than
I ever will and give myself a little pat on the back for having played some small part in
their early development.

What is the most important advice you learned from a student?

It is ok to cry in class. During a graduate critique, several years ago, I had a
student dealing with powerfully emotional subject matter in her work. She had trouble
getting through the critique with her peers without breaking down. I could see that
others in the class, like me, were also forcing back tears. When I finally suggested that
we all take a moment to let go and cry, the studio erupted in a cacophony of sobs.

What followed, when we composed ourselves again, was one of the most insightful and
penetrating discussions of life and death and the struggle to make art that I’ve ever had
the privilege of participating in. And still, when the former student and I see each other
at art openings, we hug and thank each other for that day. It was pretty intense.

Why do you believe the arts are important in education?

It seems that to be au courant with higher education fashion, we must demonstrate the pragmatism and vocational relevance of our disciplines. Indeed, our very
existential (financial) well-being often depends on it. That said, no student ever made the decision to become an Art History or Studio Art major because she was attracted
by the impressive average starting salary. But art matters to humans. A university—no matter how successful in other areas—is utterly bankrupt without the richness it pro-
vides. Artists are the producers of the culture the rest of society absorbs as if it just spontaneously generated and many students will choose to pursue it in spite of their par-
ents’ perception that it is not pragmatic. And many of them will thrive and go on to amaze not only their parents, but also the world. And although we happen currently to
be situated in a moment in higher education that favors the bottom line above all else, we know well that civilizations are remembered for much more than just the peoples
they conquer (yet most often fail to govern), or by the resources they consume, or even by the impressive average starting salaries they attain. They are also remembered for
the works they build, write, perform, create. And now we see institutions such as the National Science Foundation requiring artists to serve as consultants on large federal
grants and the U.S. Department of Labor suggesting that employment prospects for artists are “very favorable” in the coming decade. More favorable, in fact, than many of
those fields (that shall not be named here) we thought were practical, pragmatic, and predictable. It turns out art did not need academia’s approval to be important. It just
is.

How did you become interested in teaching art at a college level?

I honestly modeled my career after my closest mentors in undergrad and graduate school (at Hunter College, CUNY). I did spend some time working as a com-
mercial photographer in NYC to put myself through graduate school and that’s how I learned that I did not want to become that guy. In that gig I had to make excuses for
all the time I spent working on my own stuff. Asa faculty member at a research institution, it is expected and encouraged. How great is that? Honestly, the fact that I have

two jobs (artist and instructor) that are so closely related and that feed each other in such amazing ways makes me very, very lucky. If I have a particularly soul-crushing day

in the studio, wrestling with a piece that is not coming together, I know that I can step into the classroom and stand with students who are going through their version of
exactly the same thing. And we help each other.

At what point in your life did you find art as a passion?

That actually came quite late, compared to some. I had practically no formal training in K — 12, growing up in Texas. It was not until college, at the University
of North Texas in Denton, as an undecided major that I learned from some very talented people in what is now the School of Art and Design that the world of art and
artists was nothing like I had imagined and profoundly engaging. I was able to employ a diverse set of aptitudes and talents and realized that I really had no choice in the
matter. It sounds cliché, but it is utterly true in my case: I did not choose art as a career, it chose me.

What do you see in the future for the UAlbany Department of Art and Art History?

The Art and Art History programs at the University at Albany are obviously in pretty good shape. Even if left to our own devices—with no new investment—we
will not crumble. We will very likely continue to deliver a quality educational experience at an incredible value and our students will join the next generation of produc-
ers of culture. Luckily, we will see new investments in our programs in the coming years and those investments—both from within the institution and, especially, from
visionary individuals and organizations on the outside. And those investments will yield mind-blowing dividends. Not in conventional currency, but in measurable gains in
visibility, stature, distinctiveness, and quality. My colleagues often accuse me of a kind of optimism that borders on magical thinking. But I’m eventually always right. And
they know it.

If you could provide anything to the UAlbany Art department what would it be?

Graduate Assistantship funding. We are sorely under-funded in this area and, although we have a very competitive MFA program (ranked in the top-100 nation-
ally) that draws applicants from all over the world, we could do so much more if we were able to compete with the many peer programs (to whom we lose applicants every
year) who are able to ofter more robust assistantship funding. With less than $10K per student, annually, we could compete with institutions ranked in the top-ten.

What is the significance of studio art in your life as the Graduate Director in the Department of Art and Art History?

The time I spent as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History was incredibly rich and rewarding (if not the most challenging thing I've ever tried to do at
the most challenging time this university has experienced since I've been here). I have amazing and supportive colleagues and a nurturing environment in which to work.
And now that I've “stepped down” as Chair and can focus exclusively on the studio end of things, and in particular the graduate-level, I feel I can put some of the leadership
and organizational chops I acquired when I ran the whole show to more focused, strategic use in the studio art program.

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What was your favorite moment at UAlbany?

I would have to say my favorite moment was Fountain Day freshman year. The whole day was a complete blast
and in a way it is like a baptism into the University. It is the one day on campus where everyone comes together outdoors
and it is just crazy to see all these people together, for this one thing. It is weird to think how that was four years ago. The
first time I got in the fountain, I lost my SUNY card and had to jump back in to find it. I especially remember the long lines
to the portal-potties and all these people just peeing on the side. Honestly, I just want to graduate and leave and never talk

about it again.
What have you learned as a student leader?

You have to let the little things go...patience is truly necessary and not just as a student leader but just to be healthy
in general.
What is your advice to student leaders?

I would say always be open to new ideas and to approach everything with caution. Definitely dont be afraid to
be creative and try new things. Don’ forget about the Albany community because they're interested to meet with us and we
need to meet them half way at the table. Some of my best experiences have been working with the Albany high school.
Would you have done anything differently?

I wish I went to Tulip Fest all three years because one of the funniest experiences I had was at Tulip Fest two years
ago. The Mayor came on the stage and addressed the crowd as a girl was wooing to him on someones shoulders. He told her

to put her shirt back on because she was violating certain policies and that the breeze was abusing city ordinances so to be safe. I wish I explored Albany earlier because now
that I know what it has to offer, there is more than just the bar scene.
Where do you see yourself in five years?

I see myself just out of law school from St. John’s — yea I am very committed and excited for that. Hopefully I will be preparing for a job in Long Island
because that is where I am from. What I really hope is to be holding an elected office. Unlike the other kids who say they want to be President, I actually do so don’t
get scared if you see my face somewhere someday. - Student Association President, Arthur Rushforth

Saludos! My name is Loreily Escobar and I am a senior at the University at Albany majoring in
Latin American Caribbean Studies with a minor in Women Studies. Upon graduation I hope to attend the
Higher Education and Administration masters program at the University at Albany. My ultimate goal is to
work with ALANA students at the university level to serve as a support system and increase the graduation
rate for students of color. I am currently the president of Fuerza Latina and Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Senoritas
Latinas Unidas Sorority Inc. These two organizations have shaped some of my fondest memories at UA. Every
| year, Fuerza Latina hosts the National Latino Collegiate Conference. The conference addresses the needs and
B concerns of the Latino community; raising social, cultural, and political awareness of Latino students in college
and university organizations. It’s goals are to provide student forums for debating present day issues and sharing
information and educational training, while exposing Latino collegians to prominent Latino leaders and activ-
ists in the public and private sector. One particular year, we were able to bring a group of high school students
from NYC to attend the full weekend. The way their faces lit up at every workshop or event they attended that
- / weekend motivated me to continue to strive for the empowerment of the youth. It reminded me why I am
trying my best to ensure that those younger than me receive the best of the very best. In ten years, I hope to continue to host and promote conferences for the youth that
allows them to educate themselves on issues regarding their community. I have always believed that we must all become active agents in order to ensure the progression of
our people. I aim to be the director of Multicultural Student Affairs at a university. I admire the dedication and passion that Ekow King, University at Albany's director, has
for this position. He has been my role model and a mentor for these past four years. He has made it his mission to make sure that his students graduate with the essential
tools needed to succeed. My advice to all the future leaders, an advice that was given to me, get involved! You do not want four years to pass by you without having experi-
enced the various opportunities that UA has to offer. There is no better way to enhance your leadership, networking, communication, inter or intra personal skills than to
be involved. At UA I have learned that our diversity is an asset not a liability and that is a lesson I will forever treasure.

My fondest memory at UAlbany dates back to my sophomore year, my first year as a resident
assistant. During that year, an unexpected tragedy on Indian quad occurred and impacted the lives
of many students. In response, and in conjunction with the department of residential life, a charity
basketball game was coordinated to promote suicide deterrence. As a result, over $1000 was raised
for the American Association of Suicide Prevention. The experience taught me a special lesson—that
there remains a diamond in the rough, a reason to celebrate life even at our worst moments. My
post-graduation plan is to begin work at Jefferies & Company, a growing investment bank on Wall
Street. Additionally, I plan on taking a leading role in SEO Africa, an organization established to create
opportunities in major regions of the continent, including South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana. Ideally
speaking, my 10-year goal is to own several businesses across an array of industries. If this fails to be
the case, I would want to be a leader in my occupation, and of course, a great father. My exposure to
certain individuals, coupled with different life experiences, helped to mold me as a leader. After my first
year in college, I worked as a personal assistance for a well-known psychiatrist in New York City. My
time with Dr. Suite, an owner of a neighborhood clinic, taught me valuable lessons. What I took from
that experience was the value of being customer-focused, a lesson that relates to being a great observer
and listener. As a leader, it is important to lead from your heart. In other words, immerse yourself in
initiatives that are of interest to you. The more interested and devoted you are to a dream or cause, the
more likely the results of your leadership will be of good fruit. Personally, I am a huge sports fan, spe-
cifically basketball and football, and plan on venturing into these businesses in the future. UAlbany gave
me a second chance on every mistake I made. I think these countless second chances will be missed as
the next stage presents limits.

- National Association of Black Accountants President, and UA School of Business Investment Group

~ Public Relations Chair, Kelechi Bright Nwokocha

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My best memory at SUNY Albany was freshman year, a friend rented out ENVY, an old bar
on South Pearl street and pretty much all of Indian quad came. My suitemate at the time got so drunk,
when his pants fell down, he ate it and fell on his face, captured by the security camera. The party was
awesome and it was the most fun I've ever had. After graduation, I plan on attending law school in
either Ohio, South Carolina, or Florida, depending on my acceptance letters. I want to study intel-
lectual property law or business law, but I’m not ruling out criminal law. In ten years, I am hopefully
well established, not necessarily rich, just comfortable.... married or looking for a wife and preferably
somewhere in the South, like Miami or Charleston. Hopefully at least one Philadelphia sports team
wins a championship in the next ten years. My mom helped me become the person I am today, by
far. My mom is the 54 year old version of me. She cares a lot about people, same personality, but she’s
always given me advice and never steered me wrong. My moms interests are different than my interests,
CONFERENCE. f so my dad came in with the sports sense and gave me the work ethic. At the start, the reason I started
playing football is because my best friend’s dad in fifth grade pinned me down in the driveway and told
me I wasnt a man...so the next day I joined football. To me football is the ultimate expression of team
chemistry and passion. My advice for future leaders is to be aware that people are going to be sensitive
to topics that you dont think are important, be weary of the fact that people are diverse and come from

many different backgrounds.

-MenREACH (Men for Relationship Education and Change), Joseph Monserrat

I think my fondest memory was Gamma Rho Lambda’ first ever Love
is Love Demonstration on February 14, 2012. As a new organization on campus
that created a demonstration promoting love and acceptance for all relationships,
I never thought we would have received as much support as we did. During our
demonstration, I realized what it meant to be a part of a larger movement; of a
collective progressive conscious that wants to move toward a world where everyone
is considered a first class citizen. Seeing so many faces in the crowd, and so many
people willing to kiss a friend, lover, partner, stranger, for a cause that I hold near
and dear to my heart, moved me in a way that is indescribable. I'll miss all the
quirks of the UAlbany campus: the geometrics that make it nearly impossible to get
across campus in a straight line; the flock of students that podiate once the weather

gets the least bit warm; the constant construction; the way that there are always
students studying and always students having fun at the same time; the college experience, overall. These have been the best four years of my life thus far.
I couldnt have gotten through these four years without all of my mentors and positive role models helping me along the way. I have had so many amaz-
ing faculty and staff members support me, I could never fit them all here! Some of my biggest supporters have been Courtney D’Allaird, Carol Stenger,
John Foldy, Barbara Sutton, Brea Barthel, Janell Hobson, Livia DiSilva, Anita Hanson, Pamela Malatesta, Christina Crosley (actually, all of OSI), Maki-
sha Brown, Chris Fernando, Kristyn Muller...I've had a solid support system, as you can see! My four years wouldnt have been as productive as they were
if I didnt have all of these wonderful people behind me. After graduation I will be doing Teach For America Corps in New York City. I'll be teaching

inner-city youth while attaining my Masters in Education.

-Gamma Rho Lambda National Sorority, Student Association, Project SHAPE, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, Albany Student Television, Resi-
dential Life, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Presidential Honors Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Phi Beta
Kappa Honor Society, Samantha Arpino

My fondest memory at SUNY Albany is all of the performing. It has been an honor to have all of these
professional performing opportunities that have been so meaningful to me. In ten years I see myself as a physician
but still actively performing. Id like to get my PhD in musicology and teach it at a University one day. My advice
for future leaders on our campus is to take your work seriously, but dont take yourself too seriously. I will miss my
friends and professors, and the music department the most from this University. They have provided me a small,
family-like environment that is challenging, supportive, and welcoming.

- President/music director of the UA musical theater association; assistant conductor/pianist for the University
Chamber Singers; music theory TA; Collaborative pianist for the voice program; Collaborative pianist for profes-

sional area musicians, Joshua Tanis

146

Hurricane Irene and Sandy Clean Up

147

“IT don’t know
about you,
but I only
have one life, V
and I don’t

want to spend

it in a sewer of &
injustice.” |

-Wallace Shawn

In 2000, a protest at UAlbany led to the
(formerly named Sodexho-Marriott now called
Sodexo) contract being terminated because of “an
outbreak of E.Coli 0157 strain on Indian Quad
...which sent six students to the hospital...and
Sodexho-Marriott reportedly refusing to recognize
the dining hall workers union, including
documented violations of the National Labor
Relations Act (NLRA) which gives workers the right
to unionize and covers other workplace issues
(Albany Student Press).” In 2000, the students
won and Sodexho-Marriott’s contract with UAlbany
was terminated and Chartwells food service was
chosen. Now in 2013, Sodexo’s business has been
brought back to UAlbany against many student’s
demands.

The Slut Walk is a protest that occurs — |
globally with an objection to the idea of
justifying rape by pointing out a woman's
appearance.

Equality & Justice Day —

——

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so 4

APIRE STATE =

“For all the L,G, and B’s here it
is time we bring the T’s up here
too, it is time to recognize them as

much as we recognize ourselves....
What do we want?! GENDA! When

RANSGENDER

PANS | 7i@ ee = do we want it?! NOW!”

150 151

On February 26, 2012, Trayvon
Martin (a 17 year old African American
male) was shot and killed in Sanford,
Florida by George Zimmerman who was
the neighborhood watch coordinator for
the community where Martin was briefly
staying. Even though Zimmerman told
police he had shot Martin in self-defense,
there are accusations of racist motivation
for both the shooting and the police
conduct that followed the foremost
decision not to charge Zimmerman. On

February 26th, 2013, UAlbany held a vigil |

_ to remember Trayvon Martin and in the
_ hope that justice is served.

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“Only in college are you going to
get away playing flip cup with four
loko on a beer pong table made
out of paint cans for legs and an
old door for the table” said the
college student.

“Cause it’s a Wednesday night baby, and I’m alive.” -Lena Dunham

158 159

“I’m feeling 5
rough, I’m
feeling raw,
I’m in the
prime of,

‘-

“So scared of getting older, I’m
only good at being young”
-Mayer

SENIORS

Devyn Abbate
Andrew Abramowitz
Rebecca Adelphin
Michael Ainbinder
Michael Alberti III

Amira Alkhatib
Ashlei Allen
Zayda Alvarez
Veronica Ambrose
John Amodeo

Haochen An
Meisha-Gaye Anderson
Gianna Annunziata
Vanessa Anselmo
Eleanor Antonacci

Eric Aquino
Nicholas Aquino
Ashley Argentine
Amanda Arlotta
Andrew Artemou

162

Alicia Arundel
Charles Ash
Nusheg Babikian
Keenan Bailey
Lauren Bailey

Edward R. Bain
Haasan Banner
Quintel Barrett-Gates
Joseph Bassell

Ralph Basso Jr.

Cori Baumeister
Allison Belanger
Jacqueline Berman
Sage Bernstein
Alyssa Berusch

Theresa Bessler
Kayla Bettineschi
Shital Bhavsar
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Jaclyn Blumenthal
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Jessica Boland
Shreyaben
Brahmakshatriya
Joseph Brandt

Jeffrey Brauner
Satara Brown
Siobhan Buchta
Hannah Budin
Matthew Buechele

163

Richard Bukzin
Melissa Bunning
Thomas Buonincontri
Maxwell Burchman
Jonathan Burgos

Brendon Burke
Mariano Cabrera
Rakeem Callands

Christopher Capoccia
Kim Carolan

Corey Carpinelli
John Carroll
Nibal Carter

Valerie Casali
Yuriko Castillo

Timothy Caulfield
Brigette Chabert
James Charneco

John Chase
Sidrah Chaudry

David Chavez
Jessica Chinnici
Yasmeen Chisolm
Seunghee Cho
Kimberly Christopher

Danielle Chu
Samantha Chu
Diane Clark
Jennifer Colello
Monet Collins

164

Monique Collins
John Columbo II
Nicole Comer
Shannon Contento
Franklin Contreras

William Cooney
Matthew Cooper
Gina Correia
Jennifer Coye
Arielle Cumberbatch

Alexandra Cusano
Chu Dai

Kathyrine Danyluk
Da Vetta Darity
Andrew Dana Davis

Denzil Davis

Hilda Davis
Andrew De Luca
Krystalyn Dejesus
Melissa Del Rosario

Alison Delgardo
Patrice Delia
Kevin Dellner
Brian Depalma
Joseph Derubertis

Stephen Derubertis
Ashley Detroia
Erika Dimarco
William Dodge
Michael Dombek

165

Leanne Dombrowsky
Marla Donaldson
Martin Donnells
Meagan Dougan
Jonathan Doyle

Simona Drapkin-
Chuprun
Cassidy Drasser
Charles Durant
Esosa Ekhator
Arsenio Elliott

Tanisha Elvey
Raul Espinal
Joseph Esposito
Jessica Estrella
David Etringer

Nini Fan

Michelle Feifowicz
Gary Ferris Jr.
Craig Fichtenbaum
Nicholas Fiorillo

Leonid Fishman
Jenna Flynn
James Ford
Malcolm Forde
Craig Foxman

Garencha Francois
Ariel Frenchman
Sari Fried

Deanna Frugis
David Gabrielle

166

Ciara Galante
Christine Galletta
Alexander Gallina
Peilu Gao
Anastasia Garceau

Hannah Gardiner
Samantha Gelber
Ade Gibson-Eleshin
Sam Gissen

Paige Globerman

Wesley Glogg
Greg Golding
Samuel Goldman
Breanna Good
Toni Gordon

Samuel Gorenstein
Brian Gorevich
Matthew Goss
Reuben Gottlieb
Alex Graham

Sherhone Grant
Laura Greenberg
Zachary Grieb
Daniel Grimaudo
Laura Gulfo

Nelson Gutierrez
Melanie Haas
Ryan Hall

Mark Haskoor
Katie Heller

167

Vivian Heredia

Amy Hershkowitz
Dianna Higginbotham
Lily Honor

Scott Hosie

Lisa Howe

Yun Cheong Hur
Nicole Husbands
Peter Huynh
Ebunoluwa Iluyomade

Sapana Indurkhya
Hikaru Inuzuka
Candice Isme

Thesa Jean-Baptiste
Kimberly Jeangilles

Allyson Jenkins
Yoojeong Jeon
Kirstine Jessamy
Devin Johnson
Klonnette Johnson

Michael Johnson Jr.
Anthony Jones
Tyesha Jones
Telesha Joseph
Samantha Jurman

Sol Kang
Samantha Katz
Janel Kaufman
Jack Kaufmann
Katharine Kays

168

Breneesha Keene
Nicole Keene
Patricia Keller
Matthew Kelly
Kevin Kelter

Timothy Kennedy
Caitlin Kenny
Michael Keough
Delfine Kernizan
Kellie Kilcup

Changju Kim
Danbi Kim
Dowon Kim
Jihyun Iris Kim
Jisu Kim

Jiwon Kim
Min Jae Kim
Seunghee Kim
James Kivlen
David Klatz

Margo Kornspan
Danielle Krawec
Storm Kurkomelis
Carmen Lai

Dory Landa

Eric Laporta
Samantha Lauri
Melanie Lavides
Stacy Leandre
Anick Lebon

169

Brian Lee
Gee Hyun Lee
Hye Rin Lee
Jongeun Lee
Yoon A. Lee

Yu Kyung Lee
William Lentsch
Ian Lepkowsky
Julie Leventhal
Nikita Levin

Andrew Levine
Jessica Levine
Amanda Levit
Louis Levy
Huimin Li

Isabella Licata
Jordan Lipschik
Antonio Liranzo

Nicole Litras
Austin Litwhiler

Adam Lowenthal
Seema Luthra
Matthew Lynch
Kara Lyon
Caroline MaCeda

Jonathan MaChado
Vincent Madonia
Kevin Mah

Ashley Mahlmeister
Desiree Malhado

170

Erin Malloy
Nicholas Manfredo
Alexandra Martinez
John Masucci
Katherine Matousek

Joseph Mazzola
Danielle McCaffrey
William McCaffrey
Dwanique McCalla
Jennifer McCormick

Bailey McCurley
Kailey McGarvey
Matthew McKenna
Nicole Medaglia
Ashley Mehu

John Meleka
Gina Melendez
Krystine Melicio
Anthony Menna
Martin Mensah

Constance
Michaelides
Antoine Miles
John Mitts IV
Jaehyun Mo
Stanley Mocombe

Rukiya Mohamed
Anne Mooney
Brittany Mooney
Meghan Mooney
Robert Mooney

171

Elizabeth Moran
Jenny Moreno

Kevin Morrow
Christopher Mortimer
Gow Mosby Jr.

Kyle Mullane
Gregory Muller
Amaury Munoz
James Murphy

Matthew Murphy

Simone Muschett
Jeremy Nagler
Robert Najafabadi
Alexa Nardiello
Nico Nepola

Lori Neuburger
Adrian Newell
Jared Newman
Amanda Niglia
Ginny Nunez

Brett Nunziata
Steven Nuzzo
Kelechi Nwokocha
Meghan Nyman
Bridget O’Brien

Sean O’Connell
Inae Oh

Seun Omotosho
Oluwadamilola Oni
Edward Ortiz

172

Anthony Ostrander
Jasmine Pacheco
Adam Paloski
Rebecca Pannaman
Wonseok Park

Yu-Lee Park
Jamie Parnes
Brandon Partnow
Michael Pascale
Danika Passeggio

Kaylie Patrick
Amanda Paula
Samantha Pavarini
Alexa Pavesi

Frank Peluso

Brianna Pennicott
Alejandra Pereyra
Julian Perkins
Alex Petit-Frere
Megan Philip

Krystie Phillips
Annmarie Pichiarallo
Patrick Piedra
Jessica Pierorazio
Laura Pirrone

Yohamy Polanco
Brian Ponce
Victoria Poteralski
Veronica Predale
Alexa Previto

173

Kevin Pribil
Dennis Pruden
Beverly Pugh
Cesar Quijada
Andrea Quinlan

Jomar Quintana
Virginia Rabjohns
Richard Race
Orlando Ramos
Kathleen Ratajczak

Kelli Reilly
Christopher Reina
Adam Reiter
Jayvee Rhoda
Owen Rice

David Richards
Jabari Richards
Zachary Richards
Jennifer Richter
Alissa Rivera

Douglas Robertson
Wanetta Rodney
Melissa Romero-Nolli
Justin Rosales
Monique Rose

Michael Roselli
Julianne Ruff
Arthur Rushforth
Daniel Russo
Gregory Ryan

174

Lauren Ryder
Stephanie Rynne
Zenia Sabani
Shruti Sadhwani
Francesco Sainato

Kunal Sameer
Marc Sames
Joseph Sanders
Michael Sanders
Raynell Sangster

Victoria Sano

Jordan Schantz

Marie Schmuck
Stephanie Schultheiss
Amy Schwartz

Gregory Scott
Pertrice Sennon
Sinead Sewell
Lauren Sfakis
Ashley Sgrizzi

Samar Shahid

Christia Shelton
Justin Sheridan
Jared Sherman
William Shields

Moa Shon

Olateju Shoniregun
Jahmal Simms
Sangeeta Singh
Jeffrey Slabe

Jeff Smith
Jeremy Smith
Kimberley Smith
Robert Smith Jr.
Daniela Sorentino

Royston Soubenir
Jeffrey Spiletic
Kevin Spiletic
Rayneill St. Clair
Jessica Stapf

Ronald Stauffer Jr.
Georgia Stavrou
Ashley Steinberg
Mark Stenard
Lauren Stern

Briana Stevens
Elizabeth Steves
Lindsey Stout
Julian Stuart
Youngsun Suh

Stephen Sullivan
Andrew Sweeney
Jennifer Sylvester
Alexander Talamo
Aaron Tawil

George Taylor

April Teresi

Yuno Terui

Giselle Joy Teston
Ky Oeasha Thomas

176

Shawn Thomson
Joseph To

Alexander Traum
Derek Treonze
Dominick Tricozzi Jr.

Carolina Trigo
Joseph Tringali
Kristi Troch
Jessica Tsai
Steven Turrisi

Choudry Ullah
Tyree Vann
Jeffrey Vargas
Amina Vaughan
Beth Velez

David Villeroel
Anthony M. Visconti
Nicole Vouzianas
Martina Walczak
Abigail Walker

Sterling Walker
Savannah Wallace
Shane Walsh
Michelle Walton
Julie Wanamaker

Kaleel Watkins
Arianna Wedin
Beth Weine
Nicole Weir
Allison Weiser

177

Raymond Weiss
Stefon Wells
Gabrielle Whitworth
Thomas Wiebelt
Lindsay Wilbur

Kenneth Williams
Mathew Williams
Brandi Wilson
Romel Wilson
James Wisniewski

Steven Woodard
Molly Worden
Amber Wright

Tiron Xhuglini
Guofang Xie-Dalpe

Jonathan Yacker
Jane Yang
Katlin Young
Hong Seok Yun
Eric Zahn

Emily Zambito
Siyang Zhang
Zhenzhu Zhu

178

That feeling that rushes through your entire body when you hand in the LAST final assignment or filled
in the LAST bubble on the scantron sheet. It’s better than all the other times before. That euphoria is so
intense because it means one thing and so many at the same time. You’re done. You feel so good you want to
kiss the person who sat next to you in class all semester who is still a complete stranger. You’ve really just

submitted your FINAL exam so you can receive that very pricey receipt we call a diploma.

No more overdoses on coffee or 5 hour energy shots to meet deadlines. No more cramming outside your
classroom trying to absorb all the knowledge that’s been placed upon you for an entire semester to vomit on a
page and forget absolutely everything as soon as you hear the door close behind you as you exit the room. No
more running late to class or making up sorry excuses as to why you need an extension ...

Student:
My grandmother just died.
I’m feeling overwhelmed.
I work three jobs.
My apartment just got robbed; I gotta wait for the police to come so I can file a report.
My roommates are fighting and I had to break it up.

Professor:
“Oh my—of course. Can you hand it in next week?”

Then as you walk in confidence through the academic podium and actually take a moment to admire
the concrete jungle you walked on everyday it hits you. All the feelings of joy, the feelings of triumph, the
feelings of heart break, the anger, the drama...it all led up to this moment.
Some may go on to exceed a Bachelors’ degree, others will take a year off to recharge while others attempt to
take a year off and never go back to school. Whatever the case is—we ALL finished. Whether you transferred in,
lit a candle at the lighting ceremony freshman year, or came to study abroad... this chapter is done.

Congratulations You are officially a UAlbany Alum.

-Alejandra Pereyra

irk:

“Got all my plans ina
Zip-Lock bag”

-Jack Johnson

“When it is your turn to cross the stage: as soon as the reader begins to read your
name, begin walking to the center of the stage where the President is standing, shake
hands and take the scroll handed to you, and then proceed to the stairs on the
opposite side of the stage. Congratulations. You've graduated.”

180 181

“Oh, get a job? Just get a job?
Why don’t I strap on my job
.- helmet and squeeze down into

“™® a job cannon and fire off into
job land, where jobs grow on
little jobbies?!”

-It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I was here

I lived, I loved
I was here

‘ve done everything

that I wanted

I did, I

And it was more than I
thought it would be

I will leave my mark go
everyone will know

_.| was here

meal
~
~

-Beyonce

TT et eet |

Alejandra Pereyra “Yani”
President

8c, 15h, 18d, 56c, 68, 69ae,
93d, 94b, 121, 139d, 141b,
143e, 145bc, 146b

Joseph Albano “Baby Jay”
“Java” - President

10b, 13b, 18f, 90a, 91b, 93a,
97i, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111,
112aef, 129

Leon Fishman “Enforcer”
Treasurer (1st semester)

1, 2; 3; 6, 7,406; liad: 122,
17, 2Zad, 23a, SOc; 32a, Wea,
57c, 58, 59, 60, Glbc, 65ac,
82a, 86, 87, 124ac, 138b,
cover

Tracy Crandall

Mike Roselli

Equipment Manager

16D, 186, 19, 316,53, 356
143f, 146a

Dike Ukwuani

137b 25b, 61a, 65b, 66, 67, 88b,
102b, 104, 125a-d fg, 138c,
142c, 149, 15la-c

186

Emma Schwab
Vice President (2nd semester)

35b, 37c, 82c, 83d, 134i

Manny Falaise, PR 10a, 15c,
18b, 30d, 32ce, 34a, 36ad, 37ae,
38c, 55g, 69b, 76a, 102a, 105,
113, 114, 115, 124bd, 127a-c,
132cfh, 133bcdfg, 134e, 135eh,
138e, 147e, 153a, 159fh, 160be

Jezebel Santana

37d

Mary Gordon “Hermione”
Vice President (1st semester)

25ade, 52b, 89d, 186d

Jasmin Ramos
“Alejandra’s Little”
141c

Linda Castillo
64f

senate gf
Eric Krupke “Editor’s
Assistant” 24b, 25c, 27e, 28,
29, 31a, 33b, 39b, 48bc, 49bc,
83bc, 97cfg, 103b, 118, 148,
150h, 151d-i, 154ab, 155ab,
15G6bcd, 159d, 165e

Sam Chu Niasid Dahari
82b, 120de, 139b

» ) Jaquam Bodden Keith Greenbaum
ma “GOT IT” “Tittle Andy” 146c
44ce, 45e, 46ad, 47b, 85b, 107, 120a-c, 122, 123, 124ef,

134dk, 135gi, 152 153be

Daniel Levojinsky
“the Russian” |
Treasurer (2nd semester)

Chante Coppedge Aady Kainz Montee Bobbor Tareph

14b, 20, 21, 37b, 54b, 55b, Sifat Anwar Ian McCarthy
57b, 89ace, 103a, 127d, 128, 132eg 4,5 186g 13Ga, 137ch, 138d, 139a,

142e 186l-n, 187cg

sas ys Patrick Dodson - 135blm, 157c

= Alie Beauvais - 131 i-p

= Katie Anello - 140e, 141a

Shannon Straney 142a, 150a-g, 158, 159g, 160a-h,
16lce

Athletic Department 130, 131a-h, 134a-c h, 135¢

Smallbany Toons (Smallbanytoons.com) - 156a

Michael Hartman - 18c, 32a
Jason Yang - 30b
Bernie Reynoso - 30e, 36b
Will Sun - 32b

' Raquel Harris - 56d
Barrie Schneiderman - 133a
Elton Igunbor - 44a

Zuleyma Pena “Clumsy”
30a, 34cd, 35c

Marie Schmuck

“Freedom Fies”
27ab, 33a, 119acefgjkl, 125e,
167a

I waited a year to write this at the end of this book. So much has
led up to this point... Iam so relieved to be finished but scared

I wont have this book to rely on anymore. I have thought and
worked on this book for so long that I can’t imagine a day that I
wont have to be consumed by the responsibility of it and
everything that comes with it. My camera became my third arm

these last four years and I never want to give that up. I can’t stress
enough why a yearbook is so important to document each year’s
history at UAlbany. We've been around since before the uptown
campus was even built and our earliest book dates back to before
the 1900’s. I could go on forever about Torch’s history - but in the
end, this became the least of my worries as I realized loosing the
environment of CC 305 and the people I saw everyday there
would be what I would remember most. Working on such a huge
project has taught me so much about myself, life of a
photographer, UAlbany, and the importances of everyday. This
book has given me so many opportunities, I would not have gone
through college without it. I would have never thought freshman
year when I walked into the Torch/Photo Service office that I
would learn so much and eventually take on the task of creating
a yearbook. I hope this book truly gives you a feeling for what
2012-2013 was like at UAlbany. This is the only thing that I
wanted to come out of this book - to remember what it truly felt
like to be a student at this University. I genuinely hope you pick
this book up one day after you have long forgotten about it or the
feeling you had as a student here and get to relive it as you flip
through the pages. I have no idea where life will bring me after
this and I am sure many of you don’ know either. The most
important thing I learned through all of this, is that not

knowing is the best way to go through life .... the unknown is the
scariest most exciting feeling and its hits you all at once.

I wish for all of you an exciting and fulfilling journey.

Bridget O Bren

Bridget O’Brien

Editor-in-Chief

All design, layout, concept and photos unless otherwise noted
Torch 2013

188

Photo Service: CC305 is my home away from home. If it
werent for this club I probably would have transfered fresh-
man year. I cant count the amount of times I’ve heard that
from other members. It is the club that no one knows about
except for the few that get to experience the magic of it. |
have met some of the most amazing people that have walked
through our office door and somehow we became a
dysfunctional family. To share a love of photography with so
many people has been the best thing a photographer could
ask for. If it weren't for the knowledge from all the people
that share our office, I wouldn't know squat about photog-
raphy. Tuesdays at 8 PM... I won't forget that and I'll be
back to see all of you. Don’t forget how fragile this club is
and do all in your power to keep it alive. Don’t let the bu-
reaucracies of money get to you. You guys have seen me at
my worst but never failed to bring me to my best. I cant
imagine a better group of people to have my back. Thank
you for all you have done for me. I can’t say that enough.

Alejandra, YANI: You are the most loyal and dedicated
person I have ever met. You brought life back into UPS and
I could not have survived the last two years without you.
You always put your all into this club and always had a hug
waiting for me on the worst of my days and a laugh to shrug
it all off. You are the definition of Salanche. There is nothing
better than that.

Java, Baby Jay: First off, good luck next year on being
Editor... I can’t wait to see the 2014 book. The desk is now
yours! Shoot constantly and stay on deadline point. The
office has a way to suck you in and not let you get anything
done .... but hey thats what its there for.

Manny: Even though I gave you a lot for not doing anything
as PR I still love you! You always seemed to be in the office
when I was and I'll miss seeing you there and around campus
ALWAYS with your camera- how it should be. Keep shooting
even if that means in the hospital where you'll be working.
Leon: Oh man, if it weren't for your $$ brain, there wouldnt
be a yearbook this year. I am happy for the grueling hours we
spent on the budget and re-constituion work we had together
because it made me appreciate you that much more. We
definitely missed you in the Spring because you kept things
light-hearted and always made us laugh. I still have your mug
and that still means you need to visit me (wherever that may
be) to get it. The Jewish boy who could rap with a bit of JD

in a cup!

Mike: I’m glad you pulled it together second semester
because you made a good eq manager in the end. For such
a nice guy, we got to see a bit of your mean side getting eq
from members haha. I became interested in video making
after watching yours and one day I swear I'll learn it.
Marie, Freedom Fries: For any time an e-board member was |
slacking off you were there to make up for it. You were the
most dedicated member we had. You won everyone over with |¥
the best treats anyone has ever tasted. I so wish you could ,
stay in the states. I’m sure I'll see you someday soon since
now | have someone to visit in France.

‘Andy: Thank you for constantly answering my questions on
‘my camera and how to get to places like random abandoned
factories AND for giving insight on all UPS's past years. I am
glad our group has a super super super member like you!
Eric: Or should I say my assistant editor? Thank you for
always being someone I could count on to shoot with and for anu 8

pushing me to go shoot when I was too drained to. You are
ithe photo member I never had and someone I've shared some
of the best memories with in Albany. Your dinky holga lenses §
'got me far. Seriously though, thank you for being the best.
‘Kayla: Stinky goooseeee... am surprised you kept answering
my calls because you knew it would always be a favor I was
calling for or a question that would take an hour to answer.
We are the definition of a business friendship that worked.
Your critiques made me care about my photos and they still
do. I love you so much and I am so happy I approached you

even though I thought you were you know what. To me, ue
you ll always be Freshie and I guess I'll always be BOB.

| Gary Gold: | can not imagine a better representative. Is that, jy
what I am supposed to call you? When I felt completely lost Ay bye
you knew exactly what to say. I’ve learned so much from you
about photography, photo service's history, and everything in J
general. I can't imagine being as full of knowledge as you but

I hope to get to that point one day.

Mike Durinzi: Thank you so much for all your help through
out the year (working around the bumps in the beginning)
and encouragement for Torch’s success. Your tips on past
experiences sincerely helped us for each senior portrait week.
Arthur Rushforth, Beth Conrad, Mike Jaromin, and Julie
Glass: Thank you for your faith in Torch/Photo Service. “
Without your support we would not have made it this year.
Outside support is how our club keeps afloat and your pa-
tience with us is greatly appreciated.

675 Main Squeeze/Towelz:My Albany family; I love you

guys so much and cant believe I was as lucky to find people
Torch 2013 partially funded by

Student Association and printed by
Herff Jones Printing Co.

like you. We've been together since freshman year and I don’t
know what I'll do with out you everyday. I can't wait to see
where we all end up and how our lives will intertwine. One
last time: TOWELZ ASSEMBLE. *Shadow, Tuna, Christie*
Geets and Bean: Nothing more needs to be said other than

I am more than thankful you are apart of my life. Thank you

Senior Portraits taken by Carl Wolf
Studio

for being my sisters. without written consent of the Editor.

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For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too
early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit,
stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same;
there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the
worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see
things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt
before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you’re
not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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