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Parking a costly pain
in the rear bumper

By Eric J. DEGRECHIE
Staff Writer

A common decoration
among cars parked at the
Alumni Quad in Downtown
Albany is a square piece of
paper on the windshield in
the morning. Tickets are
being issued by campus
security and City police at a
record pace.

Fines for common offens-
es, such as parking viola-
tions, range from $30 to as
much as $70 - money that
Albany students are not to
happy about paying.

Two major factors that

contribute to this problem are ©

the shortage of parking
spaces and the city’s alter-
nate side-of-the-street park-

ing rules.

The majority of the stu-
dents don’t drive, and yet
students grapple with the
problem of parking every
day.

Fueling the above prob-
lems is the fact that on cer-
tain days parking is restricted
in certain areas.

Student claim the lack of
signs to inform students adds
to the confusion. According
to them, cars parked in a line
with matching tickets is a
daily occurrence.

More and more students
are discouraged from having
their own vehicle while at
school and feel that this
problem should be addressed
in the coming debates about
new construction on campus.

A vehicular mishap on campus

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Student contracts salmonella poisoning
Alumni quad residents fear further infection

By JOSE ORTIZ
Staff Writer :

On September 16, 1997, a notice was issued from
Laurie M. Garafola, the Director of Residential Life, to
all Alumni Quad residents that a male resident was
“diagnosed as having had contracted salmonellosis, or
salmonella poisoning.” According to the notice the ill-
ness was contracted sometime between September Sth
and the 8th.

Salmonella, according to Dr. Norma Villanueva, a
pediatrician, is a bacteria that is transmitted primarily
through the fecal-oral route and can be transmitted
through infected foods. Within seventy-two hours of

“T say a little prayer before each meal
to hopefully ensure that I won't get
sick,”

Charmaine Grant

being transmitted the bacteria causes vomiting, abdom-
inal pains or cramps, and a fowl smelling pea-soup
diarrhea.

Most students 18 through 35 years are capable of
fighting off the bacteria with their own immune sys-
tems. Medicine is not prescribed because it may cause a
person’s carrier time to extend, which can be up to 5
years in certain cases.

Dr. Villanueva stated, “The spreading results from
fecal contamination of food, water and milk as well as
direct contact with someone who has already been con-
taminated. It is important for anyone who has sickle-
cell disease to stay away from that dining hall, because
the infection may spread outside of the intestines and
may cause Osteomyelitis which is an infection of the
bone.”

University Health Center Director, Ingrid Porter,
M.D, assured residents if a person has not experienced
the symptoms between September 5 and 8 there is no
reason for concern on their part. The notice that was
issued also urged individuals to exercise good personal
hygiene habits and to make sure that “any poultry
and/or eggs you might eat are fully cooked.”

Approximately 50,000 cases are proven to be posi-
tive each year. However, it is actually one to five mil-
lion per year because numerous cases are not reported.
According to Nelson’s Textbook Pediatrics, one half of
those are cases are individuals 20 years and younger. _

Kyleen Serrano, a resident of Alumni Quad, said,
“I’m nervous because food stays in my system and
sometimes I find myself having stomach aches after
meals.” Her roommate Charmaine Grant said, “I say a
little prayer before each meal to hopefully ensure that I
won’t get sick.” She added, “When you prepare a meal
yourself you know what’s going into the food, but.
when someone else prepares your food you have to put
faith in them to handle your food properly.”

Another resident, Cindy Rivera said, “After eating in
the dining hall last Wednesday, I got dizzy, became
nauseous and began vomiting. I’m especially con-
cerned because I only eat one meal a day. Since I live
in Alumni Quad I always eat here.”

Jack Gayton, who has a new job with the University
of Albany Food Services for the swiping meal cards
said, “All the students I spoke to were questioned to see
if they were sick.” He also stated that a girl he had met
said that she had salmonella. “She thinks that she got it
here,” said Gayton. He revealed that she had gone to
the University Heath Center and was placed on a spe-
cial diet.

Transfer student Rob Brenzo said, “I’ve been scared
since day one. Maybe this will wake some people up!
I’ve paid over $10,000 and I can’t even get a good
meal?!” The head cook was unable to comment on this
matter. .

Heart burn more expensive than ever

By Ep MUNGER

guarantees no price changes throughout the year, is a

News Editor

Students at SUNY Albany have an assortment of
choices when it comes time for food. The Campus
Center has a cafeteria, a small grocery store, a gourmet
coffee shop and more. To top off the selection there is a
Taco Bell, a Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.
These privileges, however, come at a price. 7

The ASP did a small survey comparing the prices at
Taco Bell “express” and KFC “express” in the Campus
Center, with those of the restaurants of the same name.

The prices in the Campus Center come out to be in
excess of 8.5% higher than those of the restaurants.
Why? 2

Almost everything that can be bought in the Campus
Center at SUNY Albany is controlled by the University
Auxiliary Services, which was created by SUNY in 1950
to provide students with food, a barber shop, a bookstore,
etc. -

The General Manager of the U.A.S., Mr. Norbert
Zahm, explained why prices are different.

“There are differences in how these places are struc-
tured, “ he said, “It’s like comparing apples to oranges.”

Zahm stated that the restaurants which are open year
round have greater volume, and that the university’s
“express” restaurants, open only 215 days per year, do
not do as much business, making it fiscally impossible to
compete in prices.

Mr. Zahm also suggested that the fact that the U.A.S.

“good selling point.” He added that students think
everything is expensive.

Students have the option to communicate with the
UAS Board of Directors.

“There are 15 people on it [the Board],” stated Steve
Schwab, last year’s Treasurer of the U.A.S. Board, “nine
administrators and six students, with a faculty member
and Alumnus on the administration side.” The students
on this Board are outnumbered.

Schwab said the Board met around nine times last
year. The closest board members get to making prices is
by voting on an “overall broad budget scheme.” They
also discuss raises and food improvement , but “..never
play a direct role in pricing.”

Mike Castrilli, last year’s S.A. President and U.A.S.
board member, said that, “They’re becoming more recep-
tive as the years go on. Board members are an outlet to
voice student concerns.”

“Students do feel it,” stated Rasheem-Ameid Rooke,
Student Association President, “but the U.A.S is a busi-
ness, with it’s own responsibilities.”

Rooke added that the selection process is under way
for this year’s board, and that he is intent on diversifying
the student membership in order to more accurately rep-
resent the student body.

The Campus Center via U.A.S provides many services
to students, but the convenience, and choices come at a
price. The tuition fees paid yearly by students do not

include the price of such convenience. The money,
however, remains at SUNY. Such proceeds provided the
new rotisseries in the Quads, remodeling, etc. Students
who can drive, however, have the prerogative of going to
Central Ave, and saving eight -cents on their dollar.


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“After eating in the dining hall last Wednesday, I

got dizzy, became nauseous and began vomiting.
Cindy Rivera

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ing, yet soon to be perspective rushers.

The InterFraternity Council made their official welcome back to the
new and returning students this week with the commencement of fraternity rush
tabling. Fraternities are given the opportunity to hock their wares to unsuspect-

Any students interested in rushing, or if they would like more informa-

tion, should contact the InterFraternity Council.

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FRIDAY, September 19, 1997 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3

ASP representative addresses council
regarding SUNY on-campus safety

By JOSE ORTIZ —
Staff Writer

The Student Association held its third meeting of the year on Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m., in the Assembly Hall, Campus Center. Dan Ruisi, an ASP
News Editor, addressed the Council concerning the Campus Security Act
which passed in 1990. According to Ruisi, the campus is breaking the law
“by not giving all freshmen a detailed annual crime report by the first of
September. “

In the committee reports it was stated that presently there are not enough
council members to hold meetings. According to Chairman Steinfeld, this
problem will not continue for long, due to the upcoming elections. The only
group which had an official report was the Internal Affairs Committee. This
report consisted of recommendations for the positions of Educational Affairs
and Women’s Issues directors.

Both of the positions had interim directors fulfilling the duties. Brigid M.
Bergin was appointed Educational Affairs Director, and Carrie L. Duggins
was appointed Women’s Issues Director. Council appointed them unani-
mously and both had been filling these positions during the interim.

During the Women’s Issues report, Carrie L. Duggins stated that she had
received statistics from the University Police Department stating that there
were no rapes reported last year. According to her, the incidents did take
place but female students withdrew their complaints because of “lack of evi-
dence. My concern is that the impression left with students is that rapes do
not happen here at SUNY Albany, which will leave them even more isolated
once the rapes are committed. This would result in “less incidents being
reported.” :

“What I think should be done to be more accurate would be replacing “0”
with “N/A,” with an explanation why the actual statistic is not available.”
According to other statistics she had, approximately 6% of the males on cam-

By Josk& OrTIz
Staff Writer

Albany State University Black Alliance
(ASUBA), held their first meeting this past
Wednesday, with approximately 250 students
in attendance. Several other groups such as
Fuerza Latina, H.S.A., NAACP, Latin Greek
Council, A.L.P.A., Delta Sigma Theta, and
WCDB were there in support of ASUBA.

The theme of the meeting was that of unity.
President Maxine N. Cenac stated, “I have to
give thanks. There is obviously a higher
power at work here. ASUBA has been in
existence for almost 30 years now and we will
continue to uphold the legacy of those who
have come before us. In unity there is
strength!”

Vice-President Kerry-Ann Elliott added,
“I’m very pleased about the turnout”. When

ASUBA’s first meeting a great success

asked what she thought about the amount of
different groups that attended the meeting she
said that she was happy. “because we all plan
on working together as one for the upliftment
of people of color both on and off campus.
Our commitment is to excellence.”

“T think ASUBA’s first meeting is an indica-
tor of how black relations will be this year and
possibly the next four years,” former President
of ASUBA and now President of the Student
Association, Rasheem-Ameid Rooke stated.
He also advocated for students from the black
community to get involved.

Andrea Dixon, a junior, said, “I thought it
was going to be a bigger turnout. Last year
there were more people at the first meeting.”
She also stated the she liked the meeting
“from the beginning libation ceremonies to
Rasheem’s speech.”

NYPIRG releases a guide to help students
manage their money and their accounts

By P. CASPIAN

In their continuing efforts to further con-
sumer protection, the New York Public Inter-
est Research Group (NYPIRG) released this
week a consumer report on banking in the cap-
ital district. Shopping Smart For Banks in the
Capital District is a guide to basic banking ser-
vices at 21 banks in the Capital District. It
offers important hints for smart shopping in
the increasingly costly and complicated world
of retail banking. The guide contains a com-
parison of fees charged for savings accounts,
checking accounts and requirements for open-
ing and maintaining these accounts.

Michael Davoli of NYPIRG, recommends
the guide to all students of the Capital District
as well as to members of the community.
Davoli stated “This guide will help area resi-
dents avoid the explosion of fees and hidden
costs that can quickly drive up the prices of
banking” a

The guide offers several tips to help rest-
dents protect themselves against the hidden
dangers of commercial banking. It recom-
mends when opening an account you should
always follow certain precautions: know thy-
self-always assess your banking habits and
needs, don’t bank ‘on ads and glossy
brochures-getting accurate, complete informa-
tion on fees, interest rates and account require-
ments from area banks takes some effort. Very
few banks provide complete fee schedules
unless you ask; check into basic banking-

checking these accounts typically charge a
flat-fee or no fee, offer no interest, require no
minimum balance and allow you a number of
free transactions each month, including checks
and ATM use. These tips along with several
others accompany an array of information on
how to shop smart in choosing a bank that is
right for you. Jocelyn McGuiness, co-author of
the report stated, “banking consumers are get-
ting hammered by bank fees. Our guide shows
that consumers can needlessly be paying
$100’s in bank fees every year.”

The guide concludes with a checklist for
smart shopping and a comparison of all local
commercial banks and credit unions. For ATM
use the guide shows the avera~e off site usage
fee as $1.00. Fleet has the highest “off-us”
charges in the region—$1.50. Albank and Key
Bank both charge $1.25 for ATM transactions
off site while Marine Midland and Onbank
both charge the Capital District Average of
$1.00. Although Marine Midland may charge
less in ATM fees, the minimum balance to
avoid fees on checking accounts and its
monthly fee is higher than average. This is just
an example of the helpful information provid-
ed in this guide. NYPIRG warns that although
fees may change at any time, federal law
demands that all banks must provide fee
schedules upon request. For more information
on or a copy of Shopping Smart For Banks in
the Capital District contact NYPIRG at
(518)442-5658 or you are urged stop by their
office in Campus Center 349 at any time.

pus will be raped by other males this year.

Chairman Ari Steinfeld announced that if an interested student wanted to
join a committee, all he or she need do is attend a committee meeting three
consecutive times. After the third meeting , they would be a voting member
of that committee and would not have to attend council meetings.

Staff Photo by Briana Wentworth

Chairman Ari Steinfeld, Chuck Snell, and Vice chair Omar Estrada-Torres.

By ABE SAKS

All Freshmen have a hard time
adjusting to their new environment,
and many of us feel as if we’re not
given a lot of privileges given to
other students. One of the biggest let
downs is the fact that Frosh aren’t
allowed to obtain parking permits to
park their vehicles. Page 8 of the
1997-98 Undergraduate Bulletin
states, “Students are classified by the
Registrar’s Office on the basis of
graduation credits .... Sophomores=
24-55...”

Sandy Tysz came to SUNY
Albany as a lst semester student
with 43 earned credits from her high
school, which gave her sophomore
status. Before the summer began,
she called the Registrar’s Office to
ask permission to obtain a parking
permit for her recently ;
purchased vehicle, unto which they
positively answered yes. The
response then changed; Her struggle
began at SPC (summer planning
conference) when she was informed
that she would not be able to obtain
a permit for her car.

As soon as she arrived in the Fall,
she complained to the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions

Student angered by denial of promised parking sticker

who told her to send an appeal to the
Parking Management Office. She
stated the reason for needing a car;
she was Pre-Med and needed a
means of transportation to and from
her volunteering service at local hos-
pitals. She also added that she was
“legally” a sophomore and therefore
deserved the same privileges as any
other sophomore. The Parking Man-
agement Office didn’t seem to care
whether or not she was a sophomore
in standing, and rejected her appeal.

‘Sandy has continued climbing the

hierarchy of the Administration, try-
ing to beat the system.

Speaking to other students about
the situation gave more depth to the
problem. Kirsten Andrews stated, “I
feel that her situation is horrible. It
sucks that they told her she can bring
a car and now they’re taking that
privilege away.” Gina, another
Freshman added that “she should be
allowed to get a car because if trans-
fers have that ability, so should
sophomore status freshmen.”

The Administration didn’t feel the
same way as many students. The
Secretary of Appeals

said that all freshmen students are

Please see PARKING on page 10


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Slobs must learn to clean up their mess

By FRED FLEMM

Slobs, slobs, slobs

You know who you are. The
fountain area is constantly cov-
ered with trash, bottles, and
garbage. Pick up your mess.

A walk from the Dutch Quad
parking lot up into the Campus
Center- another display of
SUNY students’ untidiness.

Use a trash can. There are

hundreds of them. I notice that ©

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one uses the cans that are full,
and overflowing. Use the less
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Cigarette butts, all over the
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ground? Slobs.

Copies of our cherished pub-
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floor. Take them home and
share them with your families.

Has anyone once bent over
and picked up rubbish and
tossed it in the can? No.
Slobs.

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Opinion

It truly is disgusting. We here
at the ASP are just as guilty as
anyone out there. While
Princess Diana graced the
cover of the ASP last week, I

thumbed through the rest of the ©

stories to find nothing about the
passing of Mother Theresa.

For those of you that don’t
know, Mother Theresa is dead.
I say you may not know,
because her death was hardly
mentioned in the news media.
However, Princess Diana’s
funeral was broadcast on every
television station, including E!.

The fact that these two
women can even be mentioned
in the same breathe makes me
sick. Mother Theresa dedicated
her life to helping others, and
doing good for other people,

without the need for rewards or
praise.

Princess Diana did good for
people while using the media,
and in many cases just to see
herself on television. Princess
Di used the press to gain popu-
larity, and then used that popu-
larity to help people.

Ironically, the same people
that Princess Di used to make
her what she was, ultimately
killed her. Lady Diana’s life
was cut short primarily by her
hunger to be popular. At first it
seemed like a good idea, but as
her popularity grew, it became
too much. The attention was
well beyond anything she could
imagine, and could no longer
help her, but that didn’t stop
the media from haunting her.

On the other hand, Mother
Theresa never called a press

conference to show people that
she was helping others. This
amazing woman went about her
life, sacrificing for everyone,
and taking nothing for herself.
She was a living miracle, and
all of us should be honored to
have memories of her, but
instead we want to talk about
Princess Di, and how much her
dresses will be worth now.

These two women aren’t
even in the same world, and the
fact the media continues to
document Lady Diana’s life,
and forget about Mother There-
sa is a disgrace.

Songs are now being made in
honor of Princess Di, and the
money will go to good use, but
it again returns to the money.
Why must everything around
Lady Di be about money. She
used her money for good, but

never really gave of herself.
She had an auction of her
dresses and then donated the
money to AIDS research. Sure
that’s a good deed, but does it
take any effort from her? No!
She has someone come to her
mansion, empty out her closet
that is filled with thousand dol-
lar dresses, and she donates the
money. Nothing comes out of
her pocket, and she doesn’t
even have to show up, but she
does show up to present the
check to a patient because she

knows that 100 camera’s will .

be there to capture every
moment on film.

I don’t understand why our
country is so fascinated with a
woman who married into fame,
and had no power to begin
with. She did a lot for people,
and that is to be commended,

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but for Lady Diana to receive
ten times the amount of press
coverage that Mother Theresa
gets is ridiculous.

Some people have told me
that it’s because of Princess
Di’s sudden passing, but I
didn’t even know Mother
Theresa died until three days
after the fact. The news spent
20 minutes detailing Princess
Diana’s funeral, and then basi-
cally said, “Oh yeah, Mother
Theresa died yesterday.”

We really must get a perspec-
tive. I feel that Mother Theresa
deserved at least the same
amount of coverage as Princess
Diana. This, of course, was not
her fault, it was ours. It was the
news media, and the American
public that would rather hear
about Princess Di, but not me!
I’d rather hear about a saint.

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Contributing Authors for this issue:

Vikram Rajan
On The Fountain Pen
M, T KETHAKY

Josh Rosenblum
Listen to the Cantaloupe People

Geoffrey Asofsky
Running Away

christopher chung
A poem
Artificial Light

Jennifer Quint
two untitled pieces
The Next Generation

Z.G.
deftone
Going wrong abode the dirt cloth
an untitled piece

Katie Garretson
Voodoo

David Moreau
The Witching Hour
The Handshake
II Gears (excerpt)
Any Building in Paris

Irene A. Gilbert
The Heavenly Pits of Hell

Meredith F. Kramer
an untitled piece

Daniel Guyton
Beauty
The Life That Was
I’m Not A Woman

Luis Servellon
Feelings On a Railway

Horizonte Prohibito

Joi h. Johnson
Self-Determination Timothy Heinz
Final Goodbye
Looking For God

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one), engrossed in my own writing, was lost. An accepting and
appreciative world of my most profane, silly, and dull tangents
was suddenly plunged into an utmost judgmental one. Worst of
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Listen to the Cantaloupe People

James Peach worked in the produce aisle five days a week for
five dollars an hour from nine to five at Samson’s Markets, a large
supermarket chain in the Midwest. James’ Samson’s was outside of
Lincoln, Nebraska. He knew his produce well, and did a wonderful
job with keeping the aisle as nice as it could possibly be. He always
won praise from his customers and fellow employees. James was a
quiet, good-looking fellow with no future ahead of him. The only
thing that old Jimmy may have had coming to him was his girlfriend’s
father’s potato farm. James’ girlfriend’s name was Louise Lemon,and
no one believed them the first three times they told anyone their
names. If James and Louise married, Louise wanted to hyphenate her
name to Louise Lemon-Peach.

But recently, the relationship between James and Louise had
taken a turn for the worse. Louise had gotten a job at a slaughterhouse
called Delilah’s Meats as a secretary. This job was outside of Omaha,
about forty-five minutes east down 1-80. This distance was making
James a bit edgy seeing as Louise wasn’t around for dinner after
James finished at Samson’s, and she tended to have the odor of death
on her no matter how much she scrubbed herself. Maybe he was
beginning to have problems with Louise because of her voice. It was a
bit winy, but at the same time she was the nicest girl that James ever
met. But that wasn’t really saying much, he guessed. The two of them
were certainly not the most attractive couple around. The hygiene of
the produce and slaughterhouse couple was not even as good as the
fruits and vegetables that James rinsed off in the back room of
Samson’s.

The week before Thanksgiving was quite obviously always one
of the busiest weeks of the year. Cantaloupes were the items that were
on sale in the front for Thanksgiving week. Whenever cantaloupes
were on sale, elderly women with thick glasses, wigs, and dresses that
didn’t seem to fit them right, would come up to James and ask him
whether or not the cantaloupes were ripe or not. Since he was so busy
during the week of general chaos, he would just give the melons a
brief sniff or two, and then proclaim its ripeness in a professional
manner. |

Usually, James got fairly sick of whatever the big sale item
was by the end of the second or third day. But this week, he was really
beginning to feel some sort of new and inexplicable love for the can-
taloupes. He didn’t know where it came from, but all of a sudden can-
taloupes were everywhere. They were in his dreams, and he was eat-
ing them at every meal. He even began to rub a cantaloupe all over his
body in the morning so that he would smell like he was a cantaloupe.
It was so bizarre that even he could not fathom this new infatuation
with what he now considered to be “his” cantaloupe.

When Louise asked about his new scent, he replied with an
answer that his simple mind had never been able to compose before:
“Louise,” said James in quite a serious manner, “The lines running
through the cantaloupe and crisscrossing every millimeter make this
beautiful object even more complex and wondeRul than it would be
without those lines. Louise. Do you understand that one must have the
most exquisite sensing of smell tool in order to know precisely when it
is ripe?”

“You mean a nose?” whined Louise Lemon.

“Yes!” proclaimed James in a manner implying that he had just
discovered the meaning of life.

To be continued in the next issue of The Fountain Pen

-- Josh Rosenblum

A poem

Rays of light penetrate the loneliness of night.

Waves of sound tear the wall of loneliness down.

The scent of fear makes our perception clear,

While the taste of pain strips us of our name.

Ah, but the touch of love

Is far above our senses and emotion.

For it rescues us from drowning in the greatest ocean,
The sea... of reality.

-- christopher chung

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Running Away

“Next stop, Jamaica! Jamaica next!” the PA speaker booms
on the 12:30 am LIRR to New York in a thick Long Island accent.
I’m startled to attention since the speaker is directly above me.

“Almost there,” I thought to myself, “I can’t wait to get off
this damn train and see what lies ahead of me.” The conductor takes
my ticket after our relatively short stopover at Jamaica and I confirm
with him that we are going directly to Penn Station. As we descend
into the East River tunnel, I grab my duffel bag and make my way up
to the doors. I couldn’t help but notice the irony considering I went
through these same motions time after time in search for a job, only
to end up going back East with nothing to show for my efforts.
Entrenched in thought, I get off the train when the doors swing open
and that all too familiar Penn Station smell slams me in the face like a
ton of bricks. From this point on, my life was going to reach new
heights never thought possible, or so it seemed.

I walk up the stairs to the main concourse.

“Eh, there he is!”, I hear even before I step off the top step.

“Eh, what’s goin’ on!”, I say, trying my best to look up-beat.
It wasn’t easy. Mike came to pick me up along with this kid James
who I vaguely recall meeting once before.

“You remember James, right Sammy?”

Sammy wasn’t my real first name. It was an old nickname that sends
a lot of old memories flooding into my brain, most of which aren’t
good.

“Yeah, I remember him.” I said in a somewhat distant voice.

I wanted to keep the chit-chat to a minimum, considering I had to
take the biggest piss of my life.

“Can we go?” I asked.

Without them answering, the three of us headed for the streets. As we
ascended the famous Penn Station escalators, my body was inundated
with emotions as the hustle and bustle of New York came into view.
Here I begin to walk on the streets that had betrayed me in so many
ways, in search of the key to turn it around and make these streets
work for me. Optimism and fear make a strange combination. I must
find a balance if this is to all work.

Finally we get to the old apartment. I relieve myself knowing
full well that I should not have had that third cup of coffee. A quick
survey of our old pad revealed that not much had changed. That isn’t
necessarily a good thing. Nobody else was in the apartment except
for Mike, James and I. However, the cavalry would come soon
enough. Twenty minutes after I got there, everybody, and I do mean
everybody, showed up. The showering of affection that was laid upon
me made me feel welcome and calmed my fears about whether I was
doing the right thing. I had almost completely forgotten the dark
undertones involved in the situation which had driven me from it not
too long ago. Did I make the right decision? Anxiety had set in and I
began to feel somewhat queezy. It could have been that bad burrito I
had eaten earlier or it could have been homesickness. I’m inclined to
believe it was the latter. Boy, were my parents going to be pissed!

To be continued in the next issue of The Fountain Pen

-- Geoffrey Asofsky

As cold as fire,
AS warm as ice,
Her gaze falls upon me.

As cold as fire,

As warm as ice,

Her piercing black eyes
Bludgeon my soul.

As cold as fire,
As warm as ice,
Her love for hate frightens me.

I look away,

But she is still there;
As cold as fire,

As warm as ice.

-- Jennifer Quint

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deftone

Deftone dog bone, redone.

psychotic neurotic, don’t know the meaning
River of blueness, water clear

lemonade wind, ice cube life.

Sand dune lonesome, lizard on a rock
cactus jack sombrero whip, dry canteen
dark wind warm sweater.

Oaisis Swimming eat fruit

Mind the girl walking, brain cells.
College a new car a fake time,
vacancy void, a noid.

Green tree blue sky white snow black rock,
Tired sore happy glad nostalgic.
compulsive redundant abundant fundament,
Cycle of reheating animal matter.

Bake a piece of lovin in the oven,

Warm house a cold outside displaced embraced.
Beautiful grass beautiful oceans beautiful world,
It is all in the mind.

-- ZG.

Self-Determination

A woman that’s me indeed
A Black woman that will succeed

Though obstacles may come in my way
I’ve set a goal not to stray

I’ve committed myself to be the best

I can be

with plans to let the whole world
see

I am strong and brown in color
Unique that’s me like no other

A woman that’s me indeed
A Black woman that will succeed

-- Joi h. Johnson

Feelings On a Railway

The shadow of your visage travels amid the trees

of the towns

as the train moves slowly under the splendid sun.

Life is crying of happiness

though I know not why.

Can it be this precious image that sits next to my soul?
I’m thinking,

wondering,

how can Dios create such beauty

_and indeed place it beside my weak heart

who cries your naiiié silently

-’ there deep inside oceans of quiet thoughts.

-- Luis Servellon

The Fountain Pea - page 3

Beauty

There once was a girl with a lovely perfume,
With a seent that reminds you of rss in bloor,
And the boys dropped like (lies,

When they looked in her eyes,

And eaught the secnt of her lovely perfume.

But, at the same time,

There was a horrible crime,

Caused by the man called “The Beholder!”
He shot five people dead smack in the head,
find the sixth, he shot in the shoulder

But, this girl, she was strolling along
As the boys passed out all around her.

They smelt her perfume,

And they started to swoon

From the “Beauty” that surrounds her.

“Beauty,” 1 assume, is the name of the perfume
That she used almost every day.

But as she walked down the street,

Che was headed to mect

The man with the purple beret.

The poliec, «¢ scems, had arrived at the seene
Where the five people had been shot in the head.
The one who survived,

Though barely alive,

Caid the killer had a hat on his head.

A purple berct, the woman came to say,
Was the hat that the Killer had wom.
The one who shot her in the shoulder
Mad said his name was “The Beholder!”

find she wished he had never been bom.

But the man with the purple berct

Deeided that he would Kill again that day.

So he attacked the girl with the lovely perfume,
But, luekily (or her, he attacked her too soon,
And she was alle to hit him away.

She reached in her purse (or something to use,

A ean of “Maec”, or something else to do the duty.
But all she eould (ind

tn her (pantie state of mind,

Was her ean of perfume ealled “Beauty”.

Che kicked him in the $20in, onec, mayle twiee,
Then she punched him in the shoulder.

Then she sprayed him in the (acc

With her substitute Maec, 7

find now “Beauty” is in the eye of “The Beholder!”

--Daniel Guyton


R-o-a-m-i-n-g-

danced

break beaten and weary

a coven of lesbians convenes

one-
dressed in butchered tradition
holds the smooth of a shaven head
her own

and her eyes gleam

oh-
the rituals she must know

_ she guards the secrets of Sylvan pleasures
Magicks to mankind

once-

the woods were filled like this nightclub
and the women bloomed

as any manner of dianthus will

when warm and watered

the old maids-

held so many incantations and still do
they grew prickled flesh in the Celtic night
and frightened men with knowledge

this one-

though a newer guard

casts just as well if not with more precision
but with the smile of androgyny

she conjures the scent of desire and startled dreams of revulsion and

guilt

the others-

two curvy arched and stretching girls
are different creatures

with more antiquated preference

like freemen-

who’ ve donned the chains of their fathers
to taunt their former masters

they are clothed in tight skins

skirts and heels

two-

dusted

lightly powdered and painted in violet
pleasure the world with their sinful looks
arousing male confusion

they know-

that men are skilled divining rods

as capable of finding hill capped wells,
yet like shoddy imitations

they are not guided by god’s hand

Night-

stands holding questions in the dark
and patrons pass by in puzzlement
the girls smile, sit and dance no more

“ music-

languid
purrs to silent beginnings
break beaten and sated

a coven of witches departs in the public eyes

r-O-a-m-i-n-g-

‘danced

break beaten and weary

a coven of lesbians convenes

-- David Moureau

The Witching Hour

Voodoo

Black green
thick bottom water
Cousinly children
wrapped in white as it rises swaddled to
the surface
Wet hair, divided in parts
by white magic voodoo
Candles burn in the palms of their hands,
under the water
and pine trees whisper their graces
“bow your head
bow your head”
Mother of god, asleep in the water,
facedown
Wind ripples her skin like cloth

And the magic
lives in the universes of a
young woman’s throat,
Stuffed in the recesses
of a pink hotel room.....
Birthing children in the
bathtub, bathed by
incessant flourescent
light.
Babies of never-never
oh, they will never

Bring them down to the lake
Leave them with the monsters
out of love
out of love
Medea!
they cry

She splashes them down
hands and feet
and wet washed eyes
flesh into flesh
and into the thick black green
The magic
streaming through the parts of their hair.

-- Katie Garretson

Artificial Light

Artificial light

Broke the artificial darkness,

And the songbird’s soft voice

Was replaced by the machine’s monotone hum.

The machine
Hum

Creates the artificial minds
Hum

Which create the artificial flowers
Hum

Scentless... Lifeless

I stand alone,

Drunk in life’s sweet wine.

The music of the universe

Curdles in my ears.

And I fear for the day

When the silence we will find ourselves in
Is artificial.

-- christopher chung

The Fountain Pen - page F


The Heavenly Pits of Hell

Once alone you see the stab of you pain

The ungraspable unknown is mystic

The silent strangle of living this life

A frightening cold grasp of the macabre
Friends are long gone, they’ ve left for the light
Silence broken by a wicked shrill scream

Listen to the fearless laughter, and scream
Let them relinquish the hideous pain

Your corrupt eyes are far from the pure light
The wickedly cruel smirks of the mystic

As the lonely enter the macabre

They recognize the dread of simple life

The dread of an insignificant life

In the dark, they can’t hear your wasted scream
Can we ever escape from the macabre

In the darkness we no longer fear pain

Turn your eyes to the silently mystic

In the darkness we learn to see the light

Turn you eyes, look at the bright silent light
Do not let it steal your quizzical life

Open your door to the known mystic

They will not listen to your sorry scream
Breathe it in, envelope yourself in pain
Your innocence is close to the macabre

The cold dark hand of the wicked macabre
Watch it as it goes, recedes from the light
Feel it melt away, the cold hands of pain
Comfort me, save me from this horrid life

I fear it, the silently deadly scream

Trust the knowledge of the speaking mystic

Learn to trust the cold hands of the mystic

It holds the dark secrets of the macabre

Listen to those who have lost their hope scream
Hope to leave the darkness and enter the light
End the misery, when you begin life
Concentrate on tormented others pain

The mystic show us how to save our life
As the screams subside, we turn to see the light
The lonely macabre is far from pain

-- Irene A. Gilbert

Two prefabricated smiles.

The formality before formality.

I had to shake her father’s hand.

To begin the polite and gentlemanly aggression,

we clenched palms and tightened hands against our fears-
His anger and cold detachment was my utmost terror,
and my amorous corruption of his daughter’s chastity was his.

The Handshake:

It was not an unpleasant grip as I had expected,
like the grip of a sea-sickened sailor

drunk with the freedom of dry land

or the local nightly refreshments

No.

one more

-- Vikram Rajan

“Care to dance, asshole?”

Care to dance with me, soldier?
(Read: do you want to fuck)
Care to dance with me, honey?
(Read: want to try your luck)

I love to dance

Pll dance through your dreams

Wriggle my way into your heart
mind
soul.

Pirouette, twirl and turn,

Play with fire and you wil burn.

But play near the fire

perhaps you will quench your desire.

If you take the time,
and learn the steps
You can be my partner.

Again I ask...
care to dance?

“Whose fault?”

It’s all your fault
the voice raged after bubbling over
It’s all your fault.

You gave too much,
let me in over my head
Now inside me
something’s dead.

Touching the body
stroking the soul
fingering the mind

It is all the fault of you

...Or 1S it mine?

-- Meredith F. Kramer

The Handshake

It was more and rather like the strong grip of a Roman statesman
or an actor playing the stoic for Shakespeare’s ghost,
it calmed me.

His eyes had caught my intentions

and somehow he knew

looking back at his road worn youth

he knew what had to be

he softened his grip

the large fatherly arms now falling to his side,

he had let go

and dismissing his daughter with a kiss on the cheek
he sighed and waved goodbye.

-- David Moureau

MI**T**y

dead.

“She “Pountatn Pen - page §


The Life That Was

Drunken, sloppy, can barely stand,
A flask of whiskey in his hand.

A scoop of Froot Loops in a bowl,
The milk is sour, much like his soul.

He cannot taste it, just slurps it down,
The whiskey numbs him, his feelings drown.

His life’s a waste, his life is hell,
Jack Daniel’s is his prison cell.

Eight a.m., the alarm has buzzed,
So has he, the life that was.

-- Daniel Guyton

Final Good-bye

I was not afraid by her return.
I had missed her....

There were so many questions I needed to know...

Does she know she’s missed?
Is she at peace?
Did she have any regrets?

The appearance of her ghostly figure worried me so...

....and then she smiled....
and I knew all the answers.

-- Timothy Heinz

Looking for God

What is this world coming to?
Rioting,
Beatings,
War...

Everywhere you look there’s
Violence, |
Anger,
Jealousy...

Every channel you watch...

Every paper you read...
Is this what God intended?
Is this God’s doing?

Where are you God?
We need your help.
Where do we look for you?
The birth of a new day,
The first spring shower,

The innocence of a child...

How can we make a difference?
Where do we start?
— [ll start with myself.

-- Timothy Heinz

Horizonte Prohibido

He left his dwelling under the darkness of the dawn.
Unwillingly, full of tears he said “Adios.”

On December 24.

He left behind the things he could not bring with him,
though he brought a lot.

The sickness of the bitter memories and his heart in his soul.
He brought millions of dreams.

By noon he was in Chiquimula

with emptiness in his pockets

but a flood of hope inside his blood.

Misery drove him forward to The North.

He slept nights on mud.

With a blanket of starvation he swathed himself.
Barefoot and without a shirt -

he continued the journey to that promised sky.
Fearless he fooled the sentry-boxes

and those bastards he defied.

He ran across the Rio Grande.

Naked.

Now on Yankee soil

he looked at the big city

and beaming gaily

he cried to the Lord.

-- Luis Servellon

Gong wrong abode the dirt cloth

so sO uncreative native, abative Grandcousin Buzzin
Sky of star thinkin of drinkin’

A lemon juice ice slurp-burp, not you alchoholics
You’ve got no concern you let it burn,

Churn yearn burn burn burn, no concern

Drove the house beater, we painted a livestock boy,

He cleaned the pasture with the positive breath of morning,
Never was a realizer compromiser sterilizer McGyver.

Boy that mind runs dry, behind with the fake and done.

Did that said this, so so boring hackneyed cliche passe, a trifle.

Sniffle, when it is logical then pragmatic not automatic
bone white bleach son, number one, you’ ve done,
So much brain so little rhyme time a sprtiz of rime

Japan in the can who’s the man that made the plan,

He say’s little woman think the way I make you.

Such a lark in the dark not to spark my chart,

Broken bones cacophonic tones speed zones horemones
Groans full blown the deadline a dead pan re-ran

Peter Pan the boy man fly his way to work, a jerk

knee spasm, organasm foozem flazzum,

What is the ultimate right, will I know the night
Condescend, pretend broken mend never end this bend
Pretentious delicious touch us the dirt devil believe, decieve.

A new weave in the sleave bereaved or de-beaved

I built a hut but she thought I was a slut a dirty mutt fat, but
Such a sly smile all the while my child, gone wild

All the time helped but the interest of those close to you,
was always on your mind as the most important,

The perifery is a melodious and undiscovered mother,
Want recognition of your condition well wishin’ mission,
Notice the I in me that said here I made this, :
incoherent jeer of fear cracks the judgement whip,

So kind but to what end, must guard the daughter,

All can be driven too far past the limit

admit it ribbit full blown fidget. °

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-- ZG.

The Fountain Pen - page 6


Any Building in Paris

Any vagrant
caugh tight eyed in waking -

(whose shy encounters with the sun have long convinced him of the day’s misrule)

would be unnerved

and in looking at the Gaulish urban golem
would utter “oy sont-ils aujourd’ hui?”
in confusion and uncertainty

but the answers are not drawn

from the beard on his face

and his hands are empty

save for the strands of time

grey and ragged

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importance

than this old stone edifice

for one feeds him and the other is frigid
like icy fangs drooping on

a wintertime cliff

-- David Moreau

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In a dark time
In a dark place
In another world
In another dimension
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You will live what I have lived

See through my eyes now
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I find myself where I left myself,
somewhere at the previous thought

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into cracks and into consternation
Obtuse and disloyal,
I suppose a heart can falter if left alone

Death brings life and life brings questions,
I’m out at the lake with the wind,

I saw you years ago and I see you now,
though somewhat clouded by blocked emotion

Space between the universe of ideas is one vivid,
Find you to remake me in our vivion of purity and humor

Now I laugh at what is to be,
One notion in a sea of billions.

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In the way an adopted child’s love
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the thought occurred to me
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1997 version of Larkfest.
Albany’s largest annual street
fair will be held on Saturday
with festivities beginning at
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By ROBERT ORTIZ, JR.

Much of our time is spent in
a hurry to get somewhere or do
something. It seems that there
is always some urgent task that
requires our attention. So there
is very little time to sit
andrelax, to think about what
we want, who we are, or how
we define ourselves. We sel-
dom take the time to ask our-
selves these important ques-
tions. This is reflected in some-
thing as common and seeming-
ly-insignificant as the way we
interact with people whom we
meet on a regular basis. Think
about this for a moment.

Normally, when we meet
someone the first thing we do
is exchange pleasantries. Then
we tell the person our name, if
it hasn’t already been told by a
mutual acquaintance. What
question do we ask next?

Nine times out of ten, the
next question is “So, what do
you do?” This seems common
enough and is nothing pro-
found. But the fact that we so
naturally ask this question, and
begin to form an opinion,
immediately after meeting

someone is telling. For exam-
ple, if the person we are meet-
ing tells us that he is a
employed as a teacher, doctor,
professor, writer, lawyer, etc.,
then our opinion of this person
is enhanced. Conversely, if
this

person tells us that he is a wait-
er, garbage collector, janitor,
factory worker, etc., then our
opinion of the person is dimin-
ished. It reveals a certain set of
values which are widely held,
but little questioned. In a soci-
ety which places a high premi-
um on “achievement” or “suc-
cess” (broadly defined, of
course), it only follows that as
members of this society we will
have a strong tendency to
define ourselves and others by
what we do, rather than on who
we are. Does ones’ occupation
tell you anything about that
person? Perhaps, but if one’s
occupation tells us anything at
all about that person, it doesn’t
tell us very much.

While discussing this subject
with a friend recently, she
made the poignant remark, “I
am not what I do.” Unfortu-
nately, many of us do exactly

Something to think about..:

—think of ourselves in terms of
what we do. She then asked,
“Is a garbage collector just a
garbage

collector?” Some of our par-
ents are employed as “menial-
workers”—office clerks, secre-
taries, janitors, maintenance-
workers, etc. Do we think any
less of them? Do we love them
any less? What if they were
someone else’s parent? (which
they most likely are) Very few
of us—myself included—are
immune from making judg-
ments and forming opinions of
others based on occupation and
accomplishments. But we
should not wholly defined our-
selves and others by what it is
we do. Many will scoff at such
a statement, and dismiss it as a
brand of idealism attributable
to youth. To my mind, this is a
terrifying thought -that some of
my ideals, which I believe most
fervently will one day dissipate

into nothing more than a symp-

tom of reactionary youth.

One day when I was on the
train in New York City, two
men, in their late-thirties to
early-forties, wearing suits and
carrying briefcases, boarded

the train. They stood right next
to me, so I overheard their con-
versation: “Yeah, I used to be a
hippy when I was in college.”
The first said with a smile.
“Yeah, me too. I had long hair,
and funky clothes. I thought I
was going to save the world.”
said the other nostalgically.
“But then you grew up, got
married, had children, and real-
ity set in,” retorted the first,
and both men burst out laugh-
ing. I didn’t hear the rest of
their conversation, as those
words hung ominously over my
head.

Many of us don’t realize
the luxury that we are afforded,
at this point in our lives. We
enjoy the luxury of contempla-
tion (the extent to which we
take advantage of it is another
question, altogether). For
when we are older, and enter
the “real world,” we will sel-
dom have the time that we do
now to sit and ponder endless-
ly. The demands of a career
and family will certainly
impinge upon this privilege.
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question our values and ideals.
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the demands of the real world
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have exhaustively questioned
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now—though, they will be sig-
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PARKING

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designated as “01” on the
computer system which was
the same status given to
Sandy. The Associate Regis-
trar Nancy Smith said,
“Whether or not it was a stu-
dent’s first semester in college
is the question.”
However, transfers who
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upon entrance are allowed to
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Many Freshmen students
here do receive parking per-
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Freshman obtained a parking
permit due to the fact that he
had an ill family member out
of town and needed a vehicle
in order to be there for his
family member in case of an
emergency. Also, Freshmen
who commute to campus from
home, are allowed to obtain
parking permits. The Director
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parking permits is that, “ it is
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added that the Appeal Board
is usually lenient in the fact in
that they hear out the stu-
dent’s side of the story. In
Sandy’s case, they didn’t.
Those who feel they have a
case against the appeal board,
can visit the Appeal Offices
located near the Health Center
and UPD Office near front
entrance of the University.
The Phone Number of the
Appeals Office is 442-3121.


FRIDAY, September 19, 1997 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS [|]

Albany women’s field hockey starts sea-
son 6-0 with big win over Quinnipiac

By GARETH SMITH
Sports Editor

After defeating Quinnipiac Col-
lege 3-0 on Wednesday, the
Albany Women’s Field Hockey
team improved their record to 6-
0.

The first game of the season on
August 30 saw Albany host C.W.
Post, the Lady Danes dominated
their opponent to the tune of 6-1.

Then, on September 5, Albany
posted its second win of the sea-
son against Bentley. Leia Shick
collected her first shutout of the
season. The Danes won that con-
test 3-0.

Their toughest challenge was to
come against Lock Haven two
days later. With the game score-
less after the second half, the
Danes pulled off a thrilling over-

: m

time victory, winning the game 1-
0.

The Lady Danes (3-0) then
traveled to Sacred Heart on Fri-
day, September 12, where Mid-
fielder Liz Peck was able to lead
the team to victory by scoring
both Albany’s goals, one in each
half. With the game even at one
goal apiece going into the second
half, Peck, a second team AIll-
America selection one year ago,
scored with 28 minutes and 56
seconds remaining. She dodged
four defenders before firing off
the game winning goal from nine
yards away.

The next day Albany found
themselves taking at Southern
Connecticut State on the road.
The Danes would not be rattled
though, as they shut out their
opponents 2-0. Sophomore Tovah

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Atwell was the star of this game
scoring two second half goals.
With the game scoreless early in
the second half, after a clear in
the Southern Connecticut defen-
sive zone, Albany’s Jen Cordes
drove up on the right sideline
from midfield and found Atwell
at the top of the circle. Atwell
added her 18th career goal with
9:14 remaining in the half to give
the Danes an insurance point.
Albany only needed to score one,
however, because Leia Shick
posted her third shutout of the
year with 11 saves in yet another
solid performance by her in the
cage for Albany.

With a 5-0 record in hand, the
Danes returned home for
Wednesdays thumping of the pre-
viously unbeaten Quinnipiac Col-
lege. Freshmen Katie Cunning-
ham drew first blood in the open-
ing half by scoring her first colle-
giate goal off a crossing pass by
Atwell early on in the opening
period. Then, with the score still
at 1-0 in the second half, Sopho-
more Chrissy Bradt exploded fir-
ing in two goals in a 43-second
span to cement Albany’s 3-0
shutout. Those two scores, the
last of which was an 18 yard
drive into the far corner, doubled
her season total bringing her to
four for the year. The Danes
solid defensive play throughout
the game allowed Shick and Cathi
Burek despite having only one
save between them, to combine
for yet another shutout .

Tomorrow the Lady Danes try
to keep their undefeated streak
alive as they take on Mansfield at
2:00pm at Varsity field. Tuesday
Albany hosts Rensselaer at

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September 179,

1997

Covering University at Albany sports since 1916

Albany crushes Sacred Heart in home opener

By RoBERT O’ DONNELL
Sports Editor

The Great Danes rebounded
from a disappointing season
opening loss to Central Con-
necticut State University by

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trouncing Sacred Heart last Sat-
urday. Albany won its home
opener for the second straight
year with a 42-0 victory over
their first Atlantic Division
opponent in the Eastern Confer-
ence, bringing their season

Quarterback Joe Savino was again the leader of UA’s offense.

NHL Faceoff returns to Albany for fifth straight season

By Rosin BENNETT
Staff Writer

Albany welcomed the return
of professional hockey this past
Sunday, as the fifth annual pre-
season NHL Faceoff brought the
New Jersey Devils and the
Washington Capitals (no, it’s not
a typo) to the Pepsi Arena.

The Devils’ lineup featured
star players like defenseman Ken

Daneyko, high scoring center.

Bobby Holik, and long time
right wing John MacLean. River
Rats including Ken Sutton, Pas-
cal Rheaume, Vadim Sharlfi-
janov, and Sheldon Souray
joined their New Jersey counter-
parts for a chance to show head
coach Jacques Lemaire their
skills.

Capitals fans were pleased to
see veterans Peter Bondra, Adam
Oates, Phil Housely, Todd Kry-
gier and Bill Ranford suited up
for the event.

After an expected sloppy first
period, from which the Capitals
never quite emerged, the Devils
went on to dominate the game.
They outshot the Caps 41-16,
and beat them handily 4-1.

The exhibition game seemed
to indicate the rebirth of the
Devils’ previously anemic power
play, as both the first and fourth
goals were scored with the
advantage. They abandoned last
year’s plan of relentless firing on

Overtime

goal in favor of a more con-
trolled and patient set up.

While the defense of neither
team was'‘spectacular, the Capi-
tals had a lot of trouble holding
on to the puck. A lot of this was
surely due to pre-season rust,
which should be gone before
opening day on October first.

The Devils took advantage of
the missed passes and formation
problems of the Caps, and man-
aged offensive domination with-
out depending on hockey’s

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record to 1-1. While their Divi-
sional record is a flawless 1-0.
For the ninth consecutive time,
the Danes were able to pull out a
victory after leading at the half
way point. They received a much
needed improvement from their
heavily relied upon quarterback,
and a solid overall effort from
the rest of the team. Joe Savino

} came back from what was one of

the worst weeks he has ever
endured with an all around solid
performance. His completion
percentage was much improved
from the previous game going 13
for 18 compiling 153 yards. He
managed to throw for two touch-
downs and run for another

1 before being pulled due to the

lopsided score.
Savino and senior split end

{| Dan Gmelin hooked up for the
| second straight game with a long
touchdown pass. This time it was

a 32-yard strike between the two
that brought the score to an early,

j but commanding 14-0 lead.
Gmelin caught four passes in

total for 65 yards moving him
into second place with 88 career
4 receptions. With six more recep-

tions, he will move past current
school leader Andy Shein.

Seth Thomas was a monster in
the Dane’s effort as he caught a

defensive weapons of checking
and fore-checking.

This was a relatively un-penal-
ized game. Despite the many
fights that occurred, the power
play was only given out four
times, twice for Washington, and
twice for New Jersey. While this
was by no means NHL caliber
hockey, both teams managed to
keep enough focus so as not to
draw penalties.

This was true even when New
Jersey’s newest goon, Sasha

career high six passes for 59
yards, one of which had him
dragging nine Sacred Heart play-
ers for several extra yards before
the play ended. He is now in a
tie for seventh in career recep-
tions here at Albany with 65.

Rounding out an offense that
has lived up to its preseason pre-
dictions of not having any trou-
ble moving the football, was the
steady performing backfield.
Tailback Greg Garrett ran for
two touchdowns and fullback
Ben Kelcey added one as he put
up 48 yards rushing on the
evening.

On the other side of the ball,
Albany recorded its first shutout
since November of 1995, and
allowed only 167 total yards.
Junior linebacker Shcree Lewis
who was playing in his first
game this season as a stand-in
for the injured Mike Grever
posted a team high eleven tack-
les anchoring a linebacking
corps that has been under ques-
tion due to the many changes
that have taken place there since
last season. In the secondary,
cornerback Andre Burton regis-
tered his first career interception
in the third quarter.

Adding a huge contribution to
the all around team effort were

Lakovic, was on the ice. He
spent no time in the penalty box,
which is quite a shift from his
former 416 penalty minutes in
only 49 games with the IHL’s
Las Vegas Thunder. After being
handed a healthy suspension
from that league, Lakovic was
picked up by the Devils over the
summer. His hockey skills were
what got him noticed on Sunday,
as he tallied one assist, and was
on the ice for half of New Jer-
sey’s goals. This showing of tal-

More professional hockey in the Pepsi Arena.

Most every good baseball player has a
nickname these days — see page 11

Field Hockey
The Lady Danes are quick out of the gate

again this season - see page 11

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the special teams. Place kicker
Jonathan Garrick converted all
six extra points, and had two
kickoffs result in touchbacks.
Andre Burton blocked a punt in
the second quarter adding to his
defensive efforts.

This week, the Danes will look

to follow up a good performance
with another. They face the St.
Lawrence Saints in a game that
should mark quarterback Joe
Savino’s entrance into the
Albany record book for all-time
leader in total yardage.
Albany has split their last 10
games with the Saints, but have
come away on top in the last
three. St. Lawrence is coming off
of a loss to Union and should be
another team that the Danes use
to build confidence on and work
out any problems still existing
before the rest of the Divisional
opponents close in on the sched-
ule.

The game will take place at
1:00 tomorrow on University
field and fans can get to campus
early to attend the induction cer-
emony into the Albany Hall of
Fame for three athletes from the
past. The enshrinement will be
held in the Recreation and Con-
vocation Center at 10:30.

ent was rewarded with the honor
of third star of the game. Mike
Dunham, who was fantastic in
the net was second, and John
MacLean with two goals was the
game’s first star.

Perl: NJ.0. Wash.0. Pen:
Souray (NJ) maj. fighting 2:36,
Theriault (Wash) maj. fight.
2:36, Witt (Wash) maj. fight.
2:53, Simpson (NJ) ma;. fight.
2:53, Zelepukin (NJ) min. board-
ing 11:08, Simpson (NJ) maj.
fight. 14:28, Theirault (Wash)
maj. fight. 14:28, Hay (Wash)
min. high stick 19:03. Per2: NJ.
MacLean (Niedermayer, Sutton)
p.p. 5:34, Wash. Zednik (Theri-
ault, Krygier) 7:36, NJ. HacLean
(Rheaume, Zelepukin) 11:37,
NJ. McKay (Lakovic, Holik)
17:35. Pen: Theriault (Wash)
min. int. 4:41, Housely (Wash)
min. hold. 8:40, Simpson (NJ)
maj. fight. 11:12, Witt (Wash)
maj. fight. 11:12, McKay (NJ)
min. rough. 14:40. Score: NJ. 3
Wash. 1.~ Per3: NJ. -Zezel
(Souray, Daneyko) p.p. 15:32.
Wash.0. Pen: Bondra (Wash)
min. rough. 4:35, Zelepukin (NJ)
min. rough. 4:35, Simon (Wash)

-min. rough. 13:48. Score: NJ. 4

Wash. 1. Goalies: NJ. Dunham.
Wash. Ranford, Brochu (per.3).
SOG: NJ. 8-15-18 (41), Wash. 5-
6-5 (16). PwrPly: NJ 2 of 4,
Wash. 0 of 2.