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INTERFAITH BUILDING
STILL SITS EMPTY
Year After University Moved Student Hackers
Target
Groups Out of Center, No Activity
Michael Apollo / Albany Student Press
The former Interfaith Center has been relabeled but the University has not yet utilized it for a new purpose .
By EMILY AUCOMPAUGH
Since the Interfaith Center’s
official relocation in Fall 2018
the former Interfaith Building
remains silent.
Now labeled “Building 511,”
the building has seen no student
or faculty activity since UAlbany
administration moved the three
religious groups from their loca-
tion on the 1.4 acre parcel to the
third floor of the Campus Center
last year.
The one-story wooden
building, tucked neatly into a
wooded section to the side of the
main campus, formerly housed
Catholic Newman Association,
Cornerstone Campus Ministries,
and the Jewish organization
Hillel. Now, the building stands
empty and unused.
Richard Thomas, A junior
participant of the Catholic New-
man Association expressed his
disappointment. “The fact that
there’s no plan for it makes me
upset because, what was the
point of shutting it down? I heard
multiple rumors, but nothing’s
being done,” he said.
UAlbany Spokesperson Jor-
dan Carleo-Evangelist
is because the university does
not yet own the building.
The University at Albany
Foundation is in the process
of gifting the property to the
school, and the New York State
Attorney General’s office must
approve the transaction.
“The transfer of Building 511
from UAF to the university is
ongoing, but it’s just a matter of
the typical paperwork
with property transfe
these,” said Carleo-Evangelist.
“UAlbany does not control this
process, but we expect that it
will be completed relatively
soon.”
James Hyde, member of UAI-
bany’s Facilities Strategic Plan-
ning Council, said there are no
updates regarding the building’s
future use and has not been a
topic of discussion at any of the
il’s meeting. The council is
le for the management
and allocation of the university
space.
However, Carleo-Evangelist
said that the university intends
to use the building as temporary
office space for employees dis-
placed by renovations occurring
around campus, in particular
those undergoing in the P.E
building.
‘A previous legal agreement
stipulated that the former Inter-
faith Building be used only by
the Albany Collegiate Interfaith
Building and its successors. Last
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Black
Board
By MICHAEL APOLLO
Taternet hackers continue to target
University at Albany information
technology systems with cyber-
attacks.
University systems recently experi-
enced a total of 17 distributed denial-
of-service, or DDoS, attacks in the
space of two weeks, including threats
as recent as Feb. 19.
DDoS attacks flood a network with
malicious requests, disrupting normal
data flow between servers and legiti-
mate users.
“Altogether, since February 5, there
have been 17 separate instances where
the volume of inbound internet traffic
has exceeded the carrying capacity of
our [internet service provider] for 5
minutes or longer,” said UAlbany’s
chief information security officer
Martin Manjak.
The DDoS attacks impact the avail-
ability of several campus information
technology systems, most notably
Blackboard. Neither the integrity nor
confidentiality of university informa-
tion was compromised, according to
Manjak.
Mark Berman serves as the chief
information officer at nearby Siena
College in Loudonville, New York.
“We have not experienced anything
like that,” said Berman. “If there
was any DDOS activity our firewall
dealt with it without any need for our
intervention.”
Manjak, who has served as UAI-
bany’s chief information security
officer since 2006, believes the string
of att may be related. No one has
claimed responsibility for the attacks
and a motive has not been identified.
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Students Petition University to Drop Plastic Straws
By ALAIN CLERINE and ADRIANA
CARRENO
Using plastic forks seems unavoid-
able when they are the only options. The
University at Albany’s Green Scene hopes
to change that in a meeting this Wednes-
day with VP of Student Affairs, Michael
Christakis.
Student and sustainability blogger Grace
McGrath has been leading the initiative to
set up the meeting.
“My initial plan was to get rid of plastic
entirely, but that’s a very hard thing to do,”
said McGrath. “I think the ea
start with is paper straws be
very good alternative, paper straws.
After McGrath showed up at Chi
office every Friday for several weeks, he
decided to set up a one-on-one discussion.
Both Mary Malia, UAlbany’s Director of
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Director of UAlbany’s Auxiliary Services
will be in attendance along with McGrath.
Pearse was hesitant to comment exten-
sively on the matter before the meeting.
“Lam not opposed to eliminating plastic
straws on our campus if that is the final de-
cision,” said Pearse. “There are many points
to consider, which is why we are meeting.”
Some of those considerations include:
How much is the school currently spending
on straws? How much would the paper al-
ternative cost? How long would an overhaul
of all plas' ws on campus take? The
latter two questions will be on the docket at
next week’s meeting, while the former will
have to be discussed with student dining
services.
An overhaul from plastic straws to paper
is not unheard of in recent years. Starbucks
announced
plans in
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INTERFAITH
Continued from Page 1
By EMILY AUCOMPAUGH
Last January, the Foundation signed a
deed in officially releasing them from this
condition.
Last year the Chaplains used the 1987
agreement between the Foundation and John
Holt-Harris, Jr. in an effort to remain on the
property. However, the new deed, signed by
the deceased Holt-Harris’ son and the Foun-
dation, frees both parties of this restriction
and allows UAlbany to use the building for
other purposes.
Until the property officially switches
hands, Carleo-Evangelist says the Founda-
tion has allowed the university in the mean
time to conduct some maintenance and
minor repairs on the inactive building.
FILE / ASP
The former interfaith center had a dedicated kitchen space, pictured in this fall 2017 image.
MICHAEL APOLLO / ASP
Long Island native Coach Will Brown has been coach of the Danes for 18 years.
ATTACKS
Continued from Page 1
By MICHAEL APOLLO
“All we know is that the resource being targeted is
Blackboard,” Manjak said.
Computers on the university’s network, such as those
in the library, were not affected by the attack. Students
and faculty using personal devices were unable to access
Blackboard.
“We’re able to maintain access to electronic resources
from on-campus through a combination of firewall and
filtering rules,” Manjak said, “but access from off-campus
was affected because the attacker(s) filled our internet
pipe.”
Students were unable to access course materials and
submit homework assignments on Blackboard during the
attacks,
“Thad problems getting on Blackboard when I was trying
to do some homework,” senior chemistry major Jennifer
Cabrera said. “It all made sense when they sent the email. I
didn’t know there was a cyber-attack until then.”
Members of the campus community received two infor-
mation security alerts by email from Manjak regarding the
attacks—one on February 5 and the other on February 18.
“Communication is sent to the University community
when we identify an active threat that has the potential to
impact the entire campus,” Manjak said.
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Senate Fails to Administer New
Treasurer’s Tests
By KELLEY FEI
Student Association’s senate
cancelled their weekly meeting
after a failure to implement a
new bylaw.
The Student Association
budgets hundreds of student
activities and clubs, and has its
own constitution. On February
7th, the SA Senate passed a new
bylaw that affected the appro-
priations committee
The law mandates commit-
tee members take a Treasures
Exam and pass with an 80
percent or higher.
The bill outlined the immedi-
ate implementation of the exam
upon passage; however, the
appropriations committee never
administered the exam.
Officials say this was due
to miscommunication. As a
result, other pieces of legisla-
tion passed before the exam law
were made null and void.
Samuel Salazar, Vice Chair
of SA Senate, says “Looking
back at it, cancelling Senate was
the right thing to do. If we had
Senate, we would have harmed
ourselves since we would pro-
ceed with breaking that bylaw.”
Now, Senate has to re-pass
the entire legislation again.
“Twas disappointed because
we missed an opportunity to
create change,” said Nick Chin,
Senator of Indian Quad. “Every
missed meeting is a missed op-
portunity.”
The pieces of legislation are
CHAD ARNOLD / ASP
A file photo from a senate meeting last year
expected to be on the agenda
for February 27th, and their
weekly meetings will proceed
as scheduled.
PLASTIC
Continued from Page 1
By ALAIN CLERINE and
ADRIANA CARRENO
in July to completely phase
out non-disposable straws by
2020. With 28,00 Starbucks
world-wide, UAlbany’s
Starbucks in Campus Center is
one of the establishments that
contributes to the 500 million
disposable plastic straws used
Though many of the stores
offer customers paper straws
as an alternative to plastic, the
Starbucks at UAlbany does
not.
A study done by For a
Strawless Ocean, found that
a single plastic straw can
decompose, most of them end
up in the ocean, and at some
magnitude animals like sea
birds and fish are constantly
eating plastic. For these rea-
sons, McGrath doesn’t seem
like she'll stop pushing for this,
paper straw initiative any time
“Tf they tell me this is not
possible and we cannot do
it, I’m going to have to stage
something, do something,”
said McGrath. “Because the
more students that get behind
it, the more pressure it would
put on the university to do
every day.
take up to 100-500 years to
soon. something about it.”
| CRIME BLOTTER
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2ND ENTER/REMAIN UN-
LAWFULLY IN
DWELLING
2/19/2019 6:03 PM
State Quad - Cooper Hall
Report of'a male subject trespassing on campus.
STALKING 4TH: CAUSE MATERIAL HARM TO
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH
2/19/2019 10:05 PM
Freedom Quad - FQ Office
Report ofa female student being stalked. An arrest was
made.
Assist a Person
2/19/2019 10:27 AM
Podium- Mail Center
UPD took report of possible banned items being shipped
toa student. UPD took possession of package and will fol-
low up with student to determine nature of the items.
Check a Subject
2/19/2019 4:21 PM
Freedom Quad FQ C-Northrup Hall
Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person do-
ing laundry. Confirmation of a mother helping her daughter
do laundry.
Persons Annoying
2/19/2019 8:00 PM
Roadways - Collins Circle
Report of kids throwing stink bombs and spitting on the
CDTA bus. Officers spoke with those on scene. Bus driver
allowed | person to take bus home. Scene cleared.
Assist a Person
2/19/2019 10:00 PM
Other - UPD
A female employee came to UPD informing officer of an
active order of protection. No cause for further action at this
time.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED- 1ST OFFENSE
2/15/2019 12:08 AM
Roadways - Univ Dr West
Report of a male student driving while intoxicated, An
arrest was made and vehicle was towed.
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT 1ST:VICTIM PHYSI-
CALLY HELPLESS
2/15/2019 2:19 PM
Other- UPD
Report of sexual misconduct from January. Investigation
ongoing.
CRIMINAL TAMPERING -3RD
2/16/2019 1:54 AM
Podium- Biology
Report of an unknown subject pulling fire alarm and dis-
charging a fire extinguisher.
CONFINEMENT OF COMPANION ANIMAL IN
VHEICLE: EXTREME TEMPS
2/17/2019 12:25 PM
Roadways- SEFCU Lot
Report of 2 dogs left in vehicle. Owner returned.
Cheek a Subject
2/15/2019 9:51 AM
Roadways - Hawley Lot
Report of a male subject yelling at cars passing by. Sub-
ject left area without further incident.
PETIT LARCENY
2/21/2019
State Quad-SQ Grounds
Report of stolen artwork.
CRIM POSS CONTRL SUBST
2/21/2019
Dutch Quad-Stuyvesant Tower
A male student found to be in possession of narcotics and
admitted to selling narcotics. Arrested for same.
CRIM MIS INTENT DAMAGE PROPRTY
2/20/2019-20:41:03
Podium-Campus Center
Officers responded to a report of a fight between a male
and female who were gone upon arrival. Female student lo-
cated with witnesses and were all questioned at UPD. A DIR
was filled out, the male student was located and taken into
custody, processed and held at ACJ pending arraignment.
Persons Annoying
2/15/2019 8:47 PM
Podium - Tunnels
Report of skateboarders in tunnels, Gone on arrival.
Assist a Person
2/15/2019 6:23 PM
Podium - Pod Other
Student wanted to report possible harrassment and desired
no further action.
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ISRAEL
Tweet Frenzy:
Israel Does not Equal Anti-Semitism
By TIM CHIZZIK
he internet frenzy over
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s
tweets is emblematic of a decades
long attempt to control the narrative
of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Last week, the internet went
into a frenzy over Congresswoman
Ilhan Omar’s tweet about the
American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC), a secular
Israel advocacy group. In these
tweets she quoted the 1997
Puff Daddy song “All About
the Benjamins” in reference to
politicians (both Democrat and
Republican) receiving monetary
support from various pro-I
lobby groups. Following tho
of anti
specifically accusations that
she was propping up age-old
conspiracies of Jewish money
secretly running the world’s
governments.
Ever since the Democrat was
elected as the U.S. representative
for Minnesota’s Sth District, she
has been a vocal supporter for the
Palestinian people, even initially
supporting their call for boycotts,
divestments and sanctions against
the state of Is in support of the
decolonization of Palestine and the
right to self determination for its
people.
These past few years, we have
Identity
The Daily Stormer and more. The
growth of the American far-right,
specifically online, has inspired
multiple heinous hate crimes such
recent burning of a Yeshiva in in
upstate New York. Furthermore,
‘0 see the rise of blatant anti-
semitic tropes by the American far-
right about George Soros “buying”
the American left.
Abroad we have seen blatant
mitism from leaders such as
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro
and Prime Minister of Hungary
Viktor Orban, both of whom
have been publicly supported by
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin
Netanyahu.
The rise in global anti-
semitism by these aforementioned
antisemitic groups and leaders
has horrified myself as well as the
larger Jewish community Iam a
part of. The focus on Ilhan Omar
demonstrates a grotesque attempt
at ignoring and reframing the iss
of antisemitism to manufacture
consent for Palestinian suffering as
well as silence those of Jewish faith
on the left who may not agree with
them.
In response to Than Omar's
tweets, there ha:
incr spi
blatantly islamophobic rumors
about her such as: having illegally
immigrated to the United States,
being married to her brother,
having sexual intercourse with
wild animals, and being a
recruiter” for a variety of jihadi
terrorist organizations. It is
evident and not surprising that the
American media at large holds
women of color and muslims to a
higher standard when it comes to
Israel. This is a shameful attempt to
continue the decades long framing
of the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict”
as a religious issue.
The claim that calls for justice in
Palestine are anti-semitic insinuates
that if given full self determination,
Palestinians will violently expel
li Jewish population from
outlets made
black south africans during their
own fight for freedom. As history
as shown, these claims hold no
validity.
It is an erron
to argue that it
oppose: segregated highways,
segregated courts (with an
almost 100% conviction rate for
palestinians), the nation-state
law (which was praised by noted
neo-nazi Richard Spencer), and a
plethora of other discriminatory
laws leveled against the Palestinian
ation
ou:
Why Criticizing
people both living within Israel as
well as the occupied territories.
We can no longer allow the
American Jewish community
to be regarded by the right as a
political monolith all supporting
Zionism and the ate. And
ades long suffering of
inian people as well as
Netanyahu’s recent endorsement
of the Kahanist and anti-arab party
Otzma Yehudit, we can no longer
stand for I: im to represent
us.
Ilhan Omar stood up to the
Israel lobby, and more importantly
despite her apologies, continues
to call for an end to ongoing
colonization and illegal West Bank
settlement expansion. Her ongoing
Support for the Palestinian people is
political iinale, ann attempts
to narrowly define the Jewish
community can change that.
BUSINESS
e e
Farew ell, Amazon. You will be missed.
By AARON GINSBURG about the exorbitant tax breaks that would the week before. by this decision, as there are countless other
On February 14th, Amazon cancelled their
plans of building a headquarters in Long
Island City, Queens due to intense protest
from residents, workers, and politicians.
Many were outraged over the deal struck
between Amazon and the City which would
grant Amazon $3 billion in tax breaks over a
10 year period, and allow them to
property laws in the area.
City council member Jimmy Van Bramer
and State Senator Michael Gianaris spoke
out against the deal, claiming that, “Offering
ive corporate welfare from scarce
public resources to one of the wealthi
corporations in the world at a time of great
have been given to Amazon, considering that
its CEO, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man in
modern history, with a net worth exceeding
$150 billion. However, despite the perceived
unfaimess, Amazon’s headquarters is a lo:
for the city and the for the future of New
York State.
Amazon promised to provide 25 thousand
new high paying jobs with the estab!
of the headquarters in return for thes
breaks. On top of the 25,000 tech jobs
construction would of provided 1,300
construction jobs and 107 thousand in direct
and indirect jobs. Before there was even an
official announcement from Amazon, realty
In Long Island City, housing prices have
increased by 5% over the course of the year,
even before Amazon’s announcement. For
those who don’t know, Long Island City i
neighborhood which has grown in popul:
over the past decade. It is a prime example
and progressive
in mind, the incre:
rate of rent prices is an issue regardless of
Amazon moving into
LIC or not, through these jobs, Amazon
would have generated $27.5 billion in
revenue over 25 years for the city and state.
Now, due to the social issues which pressured
Amazon to back out of the deal, the city will
ing
cities eager to accept a headquarters. Even
so, Amazon is not seeking to find a new
destination for a headquarters.
‘As someone from Queens, I supported
Amazon. While rent would have increas
throughout Queens, the revenue generated
from the headquarters would of benefited
the borough, and the entire city, as a whole. I
understand people taking issue with Amazon
c benefits would
sues. It would
have been exciting to have a corporation as
significant as Amazon to make NYC their
home. Oh well.
need in our state is just wrong.”
It’s not unreasonable for some to be upset
website Street!
increase in buyer
y reported a 295 percent
searches in the area from
lose this opportunity. On the other hand,
Amazon will not be affected economically
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Crying Wolf:
False claims can
hinder victims of
hate crimes
By JESSICA SHERMAN
There is much need for honest and progressive
conversations about anti-LGBT violence. Even though
it is 2019 there is still many reports daily about these
hate crimes still occurring and it cannot be so casually
swept under the rug. But one well known celebrity
might have just only added to the increasing difficulty
to have these conversations in the United States.
On January 29, actor Jussie Smollett, known for his
role on the television show Empire, reported to Chicago
Police that he was attacked for being black and gay.
According to the report, while walking home from a
Subway sandwich shop around 2 am, the actor was
beaten and had a rope hung around his neck by two
masked men. They also said homophobic and racist
remarks to Smollett before fleeing the scene.
Since this incident was reported to have taken place
it has been made known by the Chicago Police that
Smollett is now being charged with a felony disorderly
conduct for filing a false police report. This being a
Class 4, felony Smollett could face a little as probation
or up to 1-3 years in prison. Attorneys for Smollett
at this time maintain that the actor will mount a
st these charges.
While problems within the LGBT community have
always existed when it comes to the believability of the
hate crimes, this incident is just another example of the
challenges that can hinder real victims of hate crimes.
Many would like to sweep this type of violence under
the rug. After the incident initially happened there
had been social media posts that already was trying to
call it a hoax. People started off on the negative side.
If convicted this would just solidify what was already
assumed.
What does this mean for the real victims
Despair and shame. Victims of hate crimes already
have fear of coming forward for reasons such as not
being heard, being judged or even further consequences
for reporting in the first place. If the victims are not
reporting what is happening then they can’t receive the
help they need. Even if the report was to occur how
many times people can cry wolf before the public stops
believing in what is really happening? Leaving those
that are actually affected to find no path to take.
These hoaxes also discredit those that are
s of hate crime victims. They have to
ir support while not dismissing the real issue
of anti LGBT violence in communities
Our presidential administration has not been very
supportive of the LGBT community and after taking
office, the executive branch has actually taken several
strip the community of nondiscrimination
protections including in places like health care, social
services, employment etc.
With a lackluster of support from the president and
the still pressing need to give protection to the LGBT
community, we have a tough time ahead. That doesn’t
mean that we avoid the conversation in lieu for the
more popular course of just forgetting things don’t
exist. We have to have higher standards for how we
treat each other.
If you are a victim of, or witness to, a hate or bias-
related crime on campus, report it to the University
Police by calling 911 in an emergency, using a Blue
Light Phone, or campus telephone at (518) 442-3131.
You may also report to Community Standards at (518)
442-5501 or communitystandards@albany.edu.
ENVIRONMENT
Save the Planet: Support
AOC’s Green
By LIAM JEFFRIES
The issue of climate change is, without a doubt, the most
important issue of our time. The stakes are enormous: if.
we curtail our carbon emissions and convert the United
States and the world to green and sustainable practices, our
generation will get to live on the Earth the way we currently
know it. If we fail, we'd be veering into a future where more
severe storms, flooding, and heat waves would be common,
along with the destabilization of ecosystems.
In short, the livability of many parts of the world hangs
directly in the balance (including, lest we forget, many
coastal areas in New York City and parts of the Capital
Region). Thus, a solution to this climate emergency is
a must, especially in a country like ours, where coastal
populations vulnerable to storms and floods number in the
tens of millions, if not more.
Up until recently, however, the outlook of domestic
environmental plans seemed grim. With the election of
Donald Trump, now the world’s most powerful climate
denier, the United States became the only country in the
world to openly defy the Paris Climate Agreement, and
with attempts by the Trump White House to undermine
environmental efforts piling up (including, horrifyingly, the
appointment of noted climate-denier William Happer to a
White House climate panel), the US environmental situation
may get worse before it gets better.
Better it may get, though, especially if Congresswoman
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has her way.
On February 7, Cortez, along with Senator Ed Markey
Mass), proposed what environmentalists could
ider a dream come true: The Green New Deal. The
are vague, but the aspirations of the
proposal are anything but. If anything, the bill reads like an
environmental activist wish list.
It calls for “net-zero greenhouse gas emissions,” to be
New Deal
achieved through, among other measures, “upgrading all
existing buildings in the United States” to be more energy
efficient, “Overhauling transportation systems” with
investments in public transportation, electric car charging
stations, and high-speed rail, and making all energy
produced and in the US renewable.
To say this is ambitious and far-reaching would be an
understatement, but that’s the point. The climate crisis is an
extreme situation that demands a solution of thi bly
extreme magnitude, and the proposal put forward in The
Green New Deal, in its promises to completely reshape
American energy and transportation infrastructure, is exactly
that solution.
The environmental benefits of this, then, are obvious, but
the effects it would have on the ground can also be easily
imagined.
Take, for example, a student at the University at Albany.
If the student lived in New York City (as I and many other
students do), a high-speed rail investment would likely mean
faster and more convenient Amtrak trips, allowing students
to take the train over long car trips and packed buses. When
in Albany, if the student lived off-campus, an investment in
public transit would likely result in a more robust CDTA,
leading to more frequent buses and routes (and, who knows,
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A Cheap and
Creative Way to Organize
By FATIMA SYED
Coming home every day to. a messy
room with grocery lists, to-do lists, and
numerous Chinese fortunes scattered all
over made me re-think the method by
which I keep track of documents that are
important to me. In the past, my inability
to find certain papers has really hurt my
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grade in classes, and I wondered if there
was a better way to help me compile all
my personal items together. After doing
some research online, I found the perfect
way I could stay organized while having
some fun. Two words: bullet journaling.
The ‘bullet’ in bullet journalism
comes from bulleted lists, which typi-
cally include short, attention grabbing
phrases to help condense jumbled ideas
into a few simple words. It is a creative
way to keep track of notes, important
dates, finances, documents, and goals.
Bullet journalism helps make life easier
for many people, as it can serve as a
planner, to-do list, and diary all-in-one.
The functions that a bullet journal can
serve for people are flexible, it all de-
pends on what you need to keep track of.
Typically, bullet journal sheets have
a dotted grid pattern so that you can
make clean lines when you are creating
a spread. Notebooks specially made for
bullet journaling can be found online by
many craft retailers. However, normal
grid paper that students use for geometry
can work just as well! The UAlbany
bookstore sells these for less than $3.00.
Think about what tasks you have dif-
ficulty keeping track of. After mentally
compiling all the tasks you feel are
important, number all your pages and
create an index in the beginning of your
journal that will help you easily locate
your various spreads. Then, create a
symbol spread which will help you eas-
ily group and identify similar tasks.
For example, in my bullet journal, I
designed an X mark symbol that I use to
quickly identify whether I am finished
with an assignment or not, Instead of
jumbling all tasks that I need to com-
plete and hope I can find my homework
tasks within it, | created a homework
spread specifically for February. When
I flip through my homework spread for
February, I no longer waste any extra
time figuring out what I have completed
and what I still need to complete.
‘As you continue to bullet journal, you
may realize that there are multiple re-
minders that fall into the same category.
One example of this are birthdays for the
loved ones in your life. When I think of
birthdays, I think of birthday cakes! In
my birthday/special life event spread, I
designed a birthday cake symbol that I
use to quickly locate the birthdays of my
friends and family when I am flipping
through my bullet journal.
Your bullet journal can be minimal-
ist and to the point with simple titled
spreads consisting of one color through-
out the page and short bulleted lists
underneath them. Or, you may want to
use this as a creative outlet, too, and
incorporate color, stickers, and pho-
tos. For plain black ink, I recommend
good quality fountain pens that will not
bleed through the page. For incorporat-
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fine-liners for striking through words,
and then highlighters for coloring in and
underlining words.
If you choose to buy the supplies
through the UAlbany Bookstore, the cost
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THEATRE
An Actress of Uncommon Ability
By ELIZABETH MCCORMICK
Ata time when disability representation
is lacking in popular media, a UAlbany
actress with cerebral palsy takes the stage
in March.
GLAAD’s yearly Where We Are
On TV report found that only 2.1% of
characters on primetime television are
characters with disabilities, even though
people with disabilities make up 13.3% of
the population.
Only a fraction of characters with
disabilities on television were played
by disabled actors. In the theatre,
opportunities are starting to slowly open
up for actors with disabilities.
Ali Stroker made history as the first
actress in a wheelchair to appear on a
Broadway stage in 2015, four years ago.
Since then, there have only been two
notable productions on Broadway that
featured actors with disabilities -- The
Glass Menagerie with Madison Ferris, and
Cost of Living with two disabled actors,
Greg Mogzala and Katy Sullivan. Cost
of Living won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama.
Though representation is lacking, the
UAlbany Theatre Programs upcoming
play, Our Country’s Good, features an
actress with a disability: Teisha Riley.
She plays both L.T. Dawes and Claire, a
prisoner.
Teisha is a junior here at UAlbany,
who was born with cerebral palsy. After
majoring in Paralegal Studies at her local
community college, she realized that
wasn’t for her and transferred here to
pursue a degree in Theatre.
Teisha agrees that opportunities for
disabled actors in theatre are expanding,
and says “it really is a perfect time for
me to be learning and pursuing acting
professionally.”
However, she does believe that her
cerebral palsy can be a barrier when it
comes to getting roles in heavy dance
musicals.
“The theatre program here has been
really great about making sure I am
comfortable with what is being asked
of me and allowing accommodations to
be made if needed,” said Teisha.
Coming to UAlbany was the best
decision I have made in terms of my
training. All the faculty in the theatre
[department] have been nothing but,
encouraging and supportive. Having
my first show here be directed by
Chad [Larabee] is so fitting because
he’s really played a big part in me
becoming comfortable in my own skin
as an actor.”
When asked how her disability has
impacted her, she said “I’m now very
aware of how I move and have had
to accept the fact that it is different
from everyone else,” she adds, “Most
importantly to me, it has taught me
the true meaning of the phrase ‘where
there’s a will there’s a way.””
Director Chad Larabee welcomes
all actors with disabilities to UAlbany
productions. He believes they can
“weave new layers of understanding
into a character,” and that “part of the
UAlbany Theatre Program’s success
lies in our desire to be inclusive
of everyone who wishes to create
theatre.”
Director Larabee gave high praise
to Teisha, saying “I am grateful
that Teisha has been so fearless in
allowing her disability to play a
part in our telling of Our Country’s
Good. An actor’s job is to use every
aspect themselves in the creation of a
character, if anything Teisha is able to
bring added depth to the characters she
plays because of her disability.”
See Our Country’s Good, showing
from March 7 - 10th, 2019, on the
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Q&A
Jeff Kaier: Leading Danes Baseball to Champions
By ALEC AMBRUSO
je following is Gn excerpt
from an interview I conducted with
UAlbany Baseball's Associate
Head Coach, Jeff Kaier ahead of
the 2019 season, his eighth as an
assistant coach and second in his
current position. In this interview,
we discusse what motivates
him, how he treats his players
individually, how his 2007 NCAA
Tournament appearance as a
player made an everlasting impact
on him and more.
What is your first baseball
memory?
Probably when I was five or six
years old when I started playing
tee-ball. Before, it was organized
with my family, with my dad—
who would play catch with me,
and we would hit off the tee. And
throughout my whole life, my dad
and I would hit all the time.
What has your father taught
you? Anything specific to just get
you through life?
Yeah, absolutely. I think my first
memories of coaching were from
him. And I think just understanding
the game and understanding how
to deal with people—he’s a general
manager of a business and has to
deal with people all the time—he’s
really taught me a lot more than just
baseball. In this profession,
that’s big. When I was
playing, our better teams
were those that had good
team chemistry. I was able
to deal with a lot of different
people with different
personalities, and kind of
keep everybody together on
the same path.
And how do you
keep so many groups of
people together to win a
championship?
It’s a difficult thing to do
and we’re in the process of
doing it now. We have 11
new players on our roster,
and there’s 11 different
stories that go with each of
those players, We need 35
guys pulling the rope the
same way to accomplish our
goals—and if one guy’s not,
that’s hurting the rest of the
team.
What motivates you on a daily
basis?
Well, I’m lucky enough to be
ina profession that I really, really
love. Seeing [my players] succeed
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take with them and have with them
for the rest of their life. That'll keep
you motivated on a daily
basis.
in all areas—not just baseball—but
after college. That motivates me.
What was it like to
be a part of a team that
went so far in UAlbany
history?
When you see your
name pop up on ESPN2,
where you're going toa
regional, it’s something
you never forget. When
I look back at it now—
and that’s what I tell our
guys—I look back at it
now, it’s just something
T'll never forget and it’s
tough to understand when
you're that age, and that’s
what we try to get our
guys to understand, like
at the end of all of this,
this is what everybody
is working for. And if
we can get here, it’s
something that you can
take with you for the rest of your
life and you'll never forget.
And also the motivation from a
baseball standpoint is to get back
toa regional. I was lucky enough
to be in one in 2007. I think we've
been close the past couple years.
And we're hoping this is the year—
it’s something that the players can
Since baseball is such a big
part of your life, and you have a
[communication] degree, what
else would you picture yourself
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doing if it wasn’t in the sport of
baseball?
It’s funny you ask that. I’m
always listening to sports talk
radio, and that’s something with a
communication degree that I’d be
really interested in, Something in
that field is very interesting to me
just being able to talk sports.
If you had to tell yourself one
thing to your younger coach-
version of yourself, what would
you tell yourself to get you to the
point you are at now and to grow
further?
Maybe when I first started, | was
more like ‘This is more of the way
we need to do it,’ but over time, it’s
kind of evolved into understanding
everyone’s personality, and that’s
what I would say is just getting to
know each guy, staying in contact
with them once they’ve committed
to the school and learning their
background. There’s endless things,
and getting to know them really
makes them respond. That’s what I
think is important and what I would
say to myself back then to this point
now that I think has helped in the
evolution of my coaching career.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Danes Dog Out Maryland Retrievers 84-75
By SKYLER HELLER
‘On Throwback night, the University at Albany men’s
basketball team breezed through an 84-75 victory over the
University of Maryland- Baltimore County Retrievers (18-
11) (AE, 10-4).
Hot shooting and a balanced attack helped the Great
Danes open on an early first half lead, and strong defense
would help the Danes secure the victory.
The Danes dawned jerseys that read “NYSCT”, paying
homage to The New York State College for Teachers
Pedagogues, the former team name that was used until
1963.
Five Great Danes scored in double figures as freshman
guard Cameron Healy led the balanced charge with 21
points and a record-breaking performance.
With only two seconds to go in the first half, Healy sank
a 30-foot buzzer beater, bringing his season total for three
pointers made to 95, a new program record.
Healy would finish the night on 6-7 shooting including
5-6 shooting behind the are.
“Its very rare to see a fi
junior guard Ahmad Clark s
summer. I’m happy for him.
“Cameron is an absolute flamethrower” said Coach
Brown, “every time he shoots, I think its going in.”
Big contributions came off the bench, notably from
Ahmad Clark, who had a big game on both ends of the
court. Clark, who spent most of the season starting, put up
12 points, contributed eight assists as well as five steals in
25 minutes of play.
“What I’m trying to get him to understand is that there
are nights where he’s going to get 25, and we are going to
need that,” says Coach Brown on Clarks transition to the
And there are going to be nights where he might
or eight points but he gets other guys 20. He
off the bench”
Freshman forward Malachi De Sousa had a break out
performance, finishing with 15 points, six rebounds, three
man break a record like that,”
id. “He worked so hard in the
blocks, and an emphatic dunk late in the second half to
bring the lead to 20.
UMBC junior Arkel Lamar gave UMBC their only
lead of the game when he hit the first basket of the contest
to give the Retrievers a 2-0 lead. Once UAlbany built a
double-digit lead midway through the first, they kept the
pressure on and never let the lead fall below nine.
‘The Danes shot 56 percent from the field and made
13-of-27 three pointers. UMBC also had a hot shooting
night, making over 55 percent of their shots, but found
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themselves on the wrong end of 12 free throws made
difference.
UMBC’s leading scorer, Joe Sherburne finished the
night with 13 points, six rebounds and si: Junior
guard K.J. J provided on the few bright spots for
UMBC and led his team in scoring with 16.
improve to 11-17 (6-7 AE) and look to stay
son starts to wind down.
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UALBANY WINS THR
By WILL GAITINGS
Philadelphia, PA — High intensity,
momentum swings, and edge-of-your-
seat action. This one had it all.
‘The University at Albany men’s
lacrosse team (1-1) defeated the Drexel
Dragons (1-2) 13-12 at Vidas Field
Saturday in a wild game that featured
five ties and three lead changes.
Junior attackman Jakob Patterson led
all scorers with five goals and junior GALBATY
attacking midfielder David Diamond alia!
added four as UAlbany withstood
Dre: econd half push to win its first
game of the season.
Junior goalkeeper Nate Siekierski
made 14 saves including a key stop from
12-yards out in the final seconds of the
game to secure his first career win as a
collegiate starter.
“We had guys step up today.
UAlbany head coach Scott Marr said.
“We had good team chemistry. I thought
our goaltender played outstanding. He
made big saves at big times.”
Drexel started fast, amassing an early
4-1 lead midway through the first.
UAlbany’s offense came alive in the
second quarter, ripping off a four-goal
stretch that included a buzzer-beater
from Diamond to put the Great Danes
ahead 6-5 at halftime.
After Drexel tied the game at seven
carly in the third, the Danes responded.
Patterson scored two goals while Davis
and sophomore attackman Tehoka
Nanticoke tacked on two more to give
UAlbany an 11-7 advantage with 5:31
remaining in the frame.
Drexel answered with a five-goal run
that bridged the third and fourth quarters,
retaking the lead 12-11. victory.
As pace slowed, Patterson scored
his fifth to tie it with 8:02 to play while
Diamond provided what proved to be the
game-winner with 5:46 remaining. The
Dragons threatened in the final moments 14 shots.
but UAlbany’s defense stood tall to seal the
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scored three goals in defeat for Drexel.
Junior goalkeeper John Roulston stopped
The Great Danes, who scored their fewest
goals in a game since 2010 last week versus
Syracuse, ran well in transition and as
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on six of their scores.
“We moved the ball a lot better today,”
Patterson said. “I thought we got our motion
going, moved the ball, and we were glad to
get the ‘W.””
UAlbany looks to win its second game of
the season Saturday afternoon at Cornell.
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