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September 23, 1994
VOLUME LXXxXil
Council meeting goes the distance and more
By JEN MILLER
News Editor
The first fall semester meeting
of Central Council was a tumul-
tuous affair lasting 11 hours. It
included assaults on the authority
of the presidents of both the leg-
islative and executive branches.
Cliff Lent, president of the
Executive Branch, and Brian
Donovan, Vice President of the
Executive Branch, were the
focus of a report issued by a
Provisional Internal Affairs
Committee stating “the Student
Association’s Affirmative Action
Policy was blatantly violated”.
And the status of Alexandra
Blain, president of the
Legislative Branch, was chal-
RFK holds
By DEREK BLOOMQUIST
Staff Writer
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke
Thursday as the third of the four part
Sesquicentennial Environmental
Sciences and Policy Lecture
lenged on the technical grounds
she no longer lives in the resi-
dential area from which she was
elected.
The report was the result of an
investigation by three members
of the Legislative branch, Blain,
Thomas E. Keller and Karen
Stein. The inquiry stemmed from
allegations made last spring the
hiring process of the then newly-
elected Lent, did not follow affir-
mative action policy.
During the year, such charges
would have been addressed by
Internal Affairs officers, but
these posts do not exist during
the summer. Therefore, the three
legislative representatives
formed the “Provisional” com-
mittee.
series being held at Page Hall.
Mr. Kennedy argued strongly for
the economic feasibility and
necessity of environmentally
sound business practices.
Mr. Kennedy is a senior attor-
ney for the Natural Resources
By JEN MILLER
News Editor
This week, University at
Albany officials learned from
the City of Albany Police
Department an 18 year-old
female University student
reported being raped on Sept.
10.
The student told the police
department that she attended a
party on Western Ave., and went
home with a man that she met at
the party to his apartment on
Washington Ave. She said she
was assaulted at his apartment
and reported the assault to the
Albany police the following day,
Sept. 11.
The student told APD she did
not want the University to be
told her name. The University
has found itself in the unusual
position of offering assistance to
a community that it is, in part at
least, being rejected by.
When representatives of the
President’s Task Force on
Women’s Safety and of Health
and Counseling Services sent
out a letter to the entire student
body on Sept. 21, informing
them an assault had taken place,
they were able to offer assis-
tance to everyone except the
SUNYA student victim
of off-campus rape
woman who has gone to the
police. “Let me make one thing
clear,” said Vice President for
Student Services James
Doellefeld. “Our sexual harass-
ment policy goes into effect
when an individual gives me
her name.... The police told us
that a student had been assault-
ed. But we can’t offer anything
until she comes to us.”
From the day students arrived
in Indian Quad, they have been
inundated with information
about workshops and training
sessions offered by the
University. Both male and
female students are approached
with information on practically
every aspect of women’s con-
cerns. “For many freshmen,”
Gloria DeSole, chair of the
President’s Task Force on
Women’s Safety said, “this is
the first time they’re living out-
side the jurisdiction of their par-
ents. The early fall is always an
especially dangerous time
because new students are often
unaware of the precautions they
need to take.... we do everything
we can to inform students of].
what we offer,” DeSole said ,
“but every fall there’s a whole
See ASSAULT on page 22
Photo by Sean Sime
SA President Cliff Lent
The report was unusual in it
recommended a specific individ-
ual, Jose Albino, the former
Student Association Affirmative
Defense Counsel and Chief pros-
ecuting attorney for the Hudson
River Keeper. He blended his
obvious love for the Hudson
River region where he lives and
grew up with the sharp edged
News Feature
practice of law. With his detailed
knowledge of the ecology and
geography of the Hudson River
region he managed to come
across as a local, defending his
homeland.
The basic theme of his lecture
was the value of citizen action.
Because the government does
not have the resources to police
all the corporations which affect
the environment, citizens have
the right to take legal action
against environmental offenders.
Due to legal precedents set in the
early seventies, we as citizens
have the right to sue in defense
of public property.
One of the seminal environ-
mental legal actions took place
here on the Hudson River. The
American environmental move-
ment was largely launched by
the Storm King case. Storm King
is a 1500 ft mountain which
comes directly out of the
Hudson River. A proposal was
made to blast a six {million gallon
reservoir in the top of Storm
King. The utility company could
then pump water from the
Hudson up into the reservoir at
night when electric rates were
cheap and then let the water drop:
through turbines during the day
which would generate energy
during peak rate periods creating
a profit. They claimed that drop-
ping fish 1500 ft through tur-
Action Officer, be appointed
temporary Affirmative Action
Officer, and in it recommended
“all hiring and/or appointments
cease until ,the Student
Association’s Affirmative Action
Grievance Board has been set
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up”.
While the Legislative Branch
_ of the Student Association does
have the authority to confirm or
reject appointments made by the
Executive Branch, they do not
have the constitutional authority
to make their own appointments.
Although the language of the
Teport was carefully couched as a
“recommendation”, the percep-
tion of many in both branches, as
well as of observers of the meet-
See SA on page 23
discussion on environmental policy
bines would cause no significant
harm. This case was successfully
fought by a grass roots environ-
mental group and set precedent
for future American environmen-
tal action.
Mr. Kennedy claims that the
reason we can and should take
action is that we are defending
our property being stolen by
businesses who “spend environ-
mental resources without pay-
ing.” He likened this action to a
business undergoing liquidation.
Large scale liquidation of our
nations resources is not the way
to have long term economic
prosperity.
Mr. Kennedy showed his love
and understanding of the Hudson
River region with an ecological
description of the estuary. He
described scuba diving in the
Hudson at the mixing zone of the
salt and freshwater. This zone is
diverse because it supports both
fresh and salt water species and
is an entrapment region for nutri-
ents washed down from the
13,000 square miles drained by
the river system. It was some-
what difficult to imagine the
smartly dressed lawyer speaking
before us decked out in scuba
gear, but his vivid descriptions
were convincing.
He went on to describe how
abundant the aquatic life was in
the past. In early settler times so
many lobsters washed up on
Long Island beaches that they
were used as fertilizer. More
recently, in the few decades
since his childhood he has seen
the decline and extinction of
local aquatic life. It is hard to
imagine how much we have lost
in since we live on a different
time scale than the river. We
NUMBER 2
-|a glass mustard jar that he threw
Student injures
bus driver
By STEWART ROBERTS
A SUNYA bus driver was
injured last Monday on the
Wellington line after he
wouldn’t let a student exit at an
undesignated stop.
Bill Myers was taken to
Albany Medical Center with
fragments of glass in his eye
after an unknown black male
threw a mustard jar at the win-
dow of the bus.
Arthur Burt, supervisor for
the SUNYA Vehicle
Operations Center, said the stu-
dent wanted to get off at
Lexington Avenue, which is not
a designated stop on the
Wellington line. When Myers
told him he couldn’t stop there
but would let him off at the
next block the student jumped
out of the emergency door
screaming profanities at
Myers. Myers then closed his
window and the student ran
over to a trashcan and picked up
at Myers’s window. Fragments
of the glass got in his eye and
Myers then dispatched for help.
Imran Khan, a worker for
Zarros Subs located across the
street from the incident said,
“The guy just flipped out. He
wanted to kill him.”
When the Albany Police got to
the scene, two friends of the stu-
dent had already taken him
away. He could not be found,
and no arrests were made.
Myers returned to work four
days later.
may see a small decline in the
wildlife in our life time, but it is
hard to see the long term, and
truly devastating picture.
After painting a picture of the
history and the ecology of the
region he addressed the issue of
the economic feasibility of envi-
ronmentally compatibly business
practice. His first straw man was
the claim of business that envi-
ronmental law violates property
rights. In actuality, the property
usually at issue is public proper-
ty. The old growth forests are on
public lands, the Hudson River is
public property, and the New
York City water supply is public,
not private property. And in the
James Bay battle in Canada, the
“property rights” of the native
peoples are not considered
important. So the proponents.
business interests which are
see RFK on page 22
2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
Campus Calenda
Saturday 9/24
Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring a
service project and BBQ at 10 a.m.
meeting at the administration circle.
Monday, 9/26
Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring
tea at Mother Earth’s at 7 p.m.
meeting at the administration circle.
The Pan—Caribbean Association
Luana at 436-7614.
The New York Public Interest
Research Group will hold it’s Fall
General Interest Meeting at 7 p.m.
in LC 25. The keynote speech will
‘be given by Martin Brennan,
NYPIRG’s Campaign Director.
Wednesday, 9/28
Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring
bowling an informational meeting at
r 8 p.m. in CC 361.For more info.
contact Jamey Kohn at 442-
2808.
The College Republicans will
hold their weekly meeting to allow
students to get involved in the 94
campaign cycle in LC 5 at 7 p.m.
For more info. cal Marc Connolly at
465-7882.
Thursday 9/29
Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring
an ice cream social at 8 p.m. meet-
ing at the small fountain.
will holding it's weekly meetings in
Humanities 137 at 7 p.m. For more
info. contact CC 349 at 442-3348.
The Pre—Law Fair will be held in
theCampus Center Ballroom
from 10 a.m.—3:30 p.m. For more
info. contact 442-3960.
The Student Association is
sponsoring Group fair day from
noon to 4 p.m. in front of the
Campus Center. For more info. see
pull-out section inside.
Tuesday,9/27
Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring
bowling at the campus lanes from
7-9 p.m.For more info. contact
Jamey Kohn at 442-2808
The Pre-Law Association will
hold it’s weekly meeting in LC 22 at
7:30 p.m. For more info. contact
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“When you build everything at once, it all
falls apart at once.”
HGlast from the dS
—Carl Carlucci
September 13, 1994
ePlease see story on page 9
Students voice complaints about
Indian Quad’s living conditions
October 6, 1970-
By Steve Salant
“Reduce our housing bills because we
as a quad do not receive the same services
as other quads,” this is the gist of a peti-
tion from the residents of Indian
Quadrangle. Central Council, on
Thursday, September 24, passed a bill
stating that they supported the quad’s
petition.
Indian Quad, the newest quadrangle on
the campus, is still under construction
thereby causing obvious problems for its
residents. Michael Frank, initiator of his
first experience in Indian Quad “was
being woken up at 6:30 in the morning by
a construction worker shouting at ‘the top
of his lungs, “We gotta be quiet not to
wake the college boys.” Besides the
noise due to the construction, there is the
inconvenience of no ventilation in the
bathrooms, periodic shutoffs of heat and
hot water, the heavy machinery in the
quad and a lack of landscaping, creating
what Steve Roizen, one of the R.A..s for
the quad, called “a veritable dust bowl.”
Residents also complained oe the
lack of curtains and scree:
dows. This combined wi
Residence Oireétor for cos sey ne tell
this reporter that anyone could enter the
building at any time. Recently, two vend-
ing machines were smashed in one of the
main halls and because of the lack of
security anyone at the university could
have committed the crime.
In addition to these grievances, there is
also the absence of dry-cleaning and eat-
ing facilities, and there is no close and
easily accessible parking lot. The most
important need is for more fire exits since
at the moment there are too few, creating
fire hazards, and in the lower level of the
forms there is much exposed electrical
equipment.
Michael Frank drew up a petition list-
Faughnan, Mike Femenelia, Mitch ‘Henn. Kriet
ison Krampf, Morgan Lyle, Tom Mumane, Jon Ost
few. Schiele Kevin mee : Glenn _Teichman
ene ‘Mike Gallo, Lydia Gibson, Michael Kea
Morganstein, iis: Noah H.W Chris” Radke sulle Risinit,
Delinquent Accounts.
Payroll, Classified Dir
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ing these complaints andf
brought it to the Student}
Association. Mike Lampert,
Vice President of the Central}
Council, sent the petition to}
Dave Peck of the Grievance}
Committee. Dave Peck and
Dick Wesley, member off
Central Council and an R.A.j
for Indian Quad, formulated the
bill.
sed the Housing aed
State Dormitory Authority tof
reconsider Indian Quad’s room
rates. Ralph Beisler, Assistant
Dean of Student Life is now§
preparing the background work,
to present the bill to the State
Dormitory Authority. . -
The passage of the bill has
Staff photo by Rosenburg
caused much conflict between Substandard living conditions of Indian Quad have led to stu-
student hopes
Administrative realities. Michael
Friedman feels that getting the needed
services are more important now than
obtaining the requested refunds. Due to
strikes and other industrial setbacks (i.e.
materials not meeting specifications) he
and dent pressure for a reduction in room rates.
said that the university has not been able
to control the causes of the existing situa-
tion. He would like to see the university
secure more funds and do some “first
aid.” The university has already moved
in this direction by obtaining special
funds to buy curtains for the quad.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
SUNY bus fares increase as routes decrease
Tickets rise to 40¢ and route is cut to : 2) runs
By DENISE OCASIO
This semester SUNYA stu-
dents riding the campus bus
faced their first substantial bus
fare increase since 1989. On
August 22, 1994, the bus fare
increased from 25 cents a ticket
to 40 cents a ticket or from $25
to $40 for a semester pass.
According to Carl Carlucci,
vice president of Finance and
Business, the costs of the ‘bus
system has increased and the
University can no longer afford
to subsidize the bus service.
Carlucci cited the increasing
usage of the bus by off-campus
students, and lean budgets as two
of the main reasons for the
increase in expense.
Julie Haywood, assistant to the
vice president of Finance and
Business, estimated the cost of
running the bus system to be at
$1 million. The average revenue
produced each year by the bus
system was estimated to be about
$140,000. Haywood said, “Even
with the price increase of tickets,
only an estimated $80,000 extra
profit will be made, in compari-
son with a million dollar
expense.”
Haywood said an estimated
half a million dollars is spent on
the salary of transportation
workers alone.This figure
includes supervisors, mechanics,
clerical support and of course
bus drivers.
Also the buses are older and in
poorer condition and replace-
ment of each bus averages about
$70,000 to $80,000.
With the passage of the
each new bus purchased must be
handicap accessible which
increases the expense dramati-
cally, Haywood said. So far only
the Freedom shuttle buses are
handicap accessible.
Many students were annoyed
with the fact that they had to pay
an extra $15 for a semester bus
pass. Students also complained
of the decrease in bus runs to and
from the uptown campus. This
year, the number of buses run-
ning between the uptown and
downtown campus was reduced
from 152 to 125 runs a day.
The cut in runs was made due
to a decrease in the number of
students living on Alumni Quad
this year, said Carlucci.. Carlucci
also said, “We have modified the
schedule to meet student
demands for peak scheduling.”
Many students, however, are still
Americans With Disability Act,
It now costs more to ride the SUNY bus.
dissatisfied with this decision.
One student, Amy Rezak,
works late hours at the Five
Quad public safety center and
complained, “I never know if the
last bus is going to run or not
and if I will be able to get back
downtown.”
Another student, Hope Weingard,
File photo
said, “The buses should run later
on the weekdays, because if I’m
studying at a friends place
uptown, I should be able to catch
a bus back home.” Weingard
suggested that weekend bus runs
should be cut and added to the
weekday schedule.
SUNYA professor wins
national fellows award
By SuSAN CRAINE
Staff Writer
Carol—Beth Stewart, a profes-
sor in the biological science
department recently recieved the
1994 National Science Foundation
Presidential Faculty Fellows .
award.
The $100,000 a year award, is
intended to allow winners to
undertake their own research,
will help support Stewart’s
research in molecular evolution,
and fund her undergraduate and
graduate assistants for the next
five years.
Stewart’s most recent research
is to gain further understanding
of the molecular basis fort adap-
tive evolution of complex organ-
isms.
“What I am trying to under-
standing is how changes in DNA
and protein structure are respon-
sible for differences between
species,” Stewart said.
The research will help with
the understanding of how
humans and other complex
organisms adapt to environmen-
tal change. This current line of
research is being supported by a
grant from the National
Institutes of Health.
“We consider Dr. Stewart an
outstanding scientist whose
interdisciplinary scientific
approach, with respect to both
teaching and research, can serve
as a model for out University
and for others throughout the
nation. She is also an exemplary
University citizen,” - said
University at Albany President
H. Patrick Swygert about Dr.
Stewart.
Since joining Albany’s faculty
in 1991, Stewart has created an
undergraduate course in
Biological Chemistry II, which
is now a required course in the
biochemistry and molecular
biology majors. She also created
a graduate course entitled
Molecular Evolution and
Phylogentic Methods, Ms.
Stewart’s specialty.
Stewart is also heavily
See AWARD on page 25
Carol-Beth Stewart..
Photo courtesy of University Relations
4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
Latino Heritage Month
Dancers at the small
fountain highlighted
the opening cere-
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Heritage Month on
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September 21, 1994.
Food, vendors and crafts added to
the festivities of the occasion.
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Student claims emergency loan policy is usury
By SUSAN CRAINE
Staff Writer
A graduate student has filed a
complaint with the state govern-
ment claiming the interest
charged on unsecured book loans
is illegal.
The student, Robert C. Black,
sent a letter on September 13,
1994 to the attorneys at the
James T. Foley Federal
Courthouse in downtown Albany
questioning the legality of the
$30 fee charged if the loan is not
paid back on time.
At the beginning of every
semester, an emergency loan
program, authorized by
President Swygert, is available
through the office of the
Vice-President of Student
Affairs. The loans are for stu-
dents, who at the beginning of
the semester, experience cash
flow problems.
Students who apply for the
loans are not reviewed for their
eligibility, or for their ability to
pay. Those students who are
waiting for financial aid have the
loan deducted from their aid
when it arrives.
According to Associate
Vice-President of Student
Affairs, Henry Kirchner, stu-
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payment procedure, and there is
no discussion about a specific
payment plan.
“Students do not ask about
payment procedures when apply-
ing for these loans,” he said.
“Those students who have done
this before generally do not ask
questions. New students tend to
ask more questions.”
Those students not waiting for
financial aid are sent a bill at the
end of the next billing cycle and
are given 30 days to pay back
the loan.
According to Black, who took
out such a loan last year, was
charged a $30 fee when he was
late with payment, and the uni-,
versity placed holds on him until
the loan was paid.
“T was denied library services,
the releasing my transcripts, and
the registration for subsequent
semesters.”
After repaying the loan, Mr.
Black decided to check the legal-
ity of charging 15% interest,
which the $30 equates into, on
the loan. He says according to
state laws, “the maximum allow-
able rate of interest upon a loan
of any money is 6% per annum.”
Although Black does not
expect the grievance to result in
a court battle, he feels the uni-
versity should be forced to play
by the rules.
Black said, “I want to reach
them they are not alone in the
universe, and we are not ee
they can step on.’
However, Black says he has
never formally complained to
the university about this and has
not intentions of doing so.
“T have no desire to deal with
the run around they would have
put me through,” Black said.
The federal courthouse stated
they were unable to discuss the
grievance with this newspaper
because of confidentiality.
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Groups work to get voters
With the November elections approaching, the
SUNYA Student Association and the New York
Public Interest Research Group are working to
make-sure more students are eligible to vote.
“Too often, when students speak, politicians
sleep. What else could explain the fact that
tuition at SUNY and CUNY schools has been
doubled since 1990, while financial aid has been
slashed?” said Anina Monte, one of NYPIRG’s
campus voter registration coordinators.
Students who are 18, or will be by election
day, can register at either the NYPIRG or SA
offices and at the NYPIRG table during group
fair day on Sept. 26.
To be eligible to vote in the upcoming elec-
tions you must register by the October 14 dead-
line as New York has a 25 day registration
“black out” period. NYPIRG believes the “black
out” period inhibits voter participation.
“Each year, just as interest in elections and
candidates begin to peak, many potential voters
find that the deadline for registering to vote has
already passed,” said NYPIRG Project
Coordinator Zina Carey. :
Christian evangelist discusses atheism
By H. RICHARD KOELLING JR.
A leading Christian evangelist spon-
sored by the Bible Awareness Group
explained his philosophies on Tuesday
night in Lecture Center 7.
In the course of his lecture, Dr. Ravi
Zacharias referred to the written work
of Nietzsche and Sartre along with
other philosophers and writers to sup-
port his claim that atheism is morally
wrong.
His one-hour lecture presented the
religious, mostly middle aged crowed
with questions and ideas like, “Where is
atheism when it hurts?” and, “Atheism
does not address certain metaphysical
questions.”
A step—by-step argument against
atheism was delineated using an over-
head projector and a few pre-printed
sheets of acetate. He said, “Four ques-
tions you must ask yourself about your
arrival at a coherent
that, “Arts are a powerful avenue,” and,
“(Our) lifestyles are engendered
through the arts,” said Zacharias.
Specifically pointing out the power of
television and the media. But this is not
necessarily bad, he went on to claim,
because we can use these mediums to
illustrate our theoretical philosophies
and logic and apply them to pragmatic
situations, such as the conversations we
have around our kitchen tables.
Zarcharias said, “The clue for a mean-
ing in life comes from our relation-
ships.”
Zacharias was born in India in 1946
and moved to Canada in 1966. He start-
ed his college studies in pursuit of a
business degree but later changed his
focus to theology. Now he is the presi-
dent and founder of Ravi Zacharias
International Ministries which has its
headquarters in Atlanta. He is a
self-proclaimed “former atheist” who
once tried to’;commit suicide. The orga-
nization he heads wishes to “Reach the
mind of man with the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
“Religion shouldn’t be something
which meets the needs of only the heart
and soul, but also of the mind”, stated a
free pamphlet on a table in the back of
the lecture hall next to various tapes,
books, and videos for sale.
In a skit put on before Dr. Zacharias
turned on his microphone, Susan, a col-
lege student speaking to her therapist,
was distraught by her own loss of faith
since going away to school. Her over-
bearing father had make religion feel
like little more than “personal hygiene”.
She “wanted to believe” but felt “brain
washed”.
She had her doubts about religion
once she was given the freedom to
think for herself; something she was not
allowed to do at home. “Think! What
do you want to do that for? You’ll get a
brain tumor if you think too much,” she
quoted her father as saying.
Thinking, claims Ravi Zacharias, is
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environment in the White House
Office of Science and
Technology, spoke in one of four
environmental lecture series held
in the downtown SUNYA cam-
pus entitled, “The Science,
Policy, and Economics of
Environment: Is there
Compatibility between
Economic and Environmental
Well-Being?” The sub-title of
this lecture was called, “Ozone:
Science & Policy Implications.”
Also part of the discussion panel
were James Anderson, Philip S.
Weld, Professor of Atmospheric
Chemistry at Harvard; and Allen
S. Miller, Executive Director,
Center for Global Change at the
University of Maryland.
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question suggested by the overall
title, Dr Watson brought in a
whole array of difficult ques-
tions, such as, “What do we do
in the face of uncertainty?” and
“Should scientists put in to prac-
tice public policy in light of what
they know, or don’t know?”
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to Watson: Melanoma skin can-
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and eye cataracts. He says ultra-
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Pipes fail and lea
By JEN MILLER AND
ASHISH PRABHAKAR
Indian Quad was left without hot water
for eighteen hours on Wednesday Sept.
14. A minor defect in the thickness of the
water pipe was the cause of the leak said
Dennis Stevens, assistant vice president
and director of Physical Plant. The water
pipe at one location was not as thick as the
rest of the pipe and was not able to stand
the water pressure, he said.
The Office General Services, a mainte-
nance service for administrative buildings
in the area, was called in to handle the
repair. They were called in because the
repair had to be taken care of quickly,
Stevens said.
“T was grateful it was done in 24 hours,
after that it wouldn’t have been fun,” said
Allan Richards, a resident assistant on
Indian Quad. Regarding the students’
response to the lack of hot water, Richards
said they were “very understanding.” —
The ruptured pipe, along with all the
the semester, on September 13, Carl
Indian Quad.
other ones on the SUNYA campus, was 30
years old, Stevens said. This particular
pipe, he said, did not run through a tunnel
like the rest of the pipes on campus.
At the first Central Council meeting of
ve residents of Indian Quad with cold showers
Carlucci, vice president for Finance, was
questioned about the rupture and said
most of the pipes on campus are likely in
the same vulnerable state.
“On most campuses,” he said, “they
build one building and then wait 5 or ten
years and build another one. But on this
campus, they built everything at once.
When you build everything at once, it all
falls apart at once. We just got a grant to
replace the electrical system and we spent
the summer digging up the campus to put
in new cables. Now the pipes are going.”
“We don’t have the money to replace
the entire hot water system”, he continues,
so repairs will most likely be piece-meal,
as they were on Indian Quad. The dorms,
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AIDS virus threatens college women
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
better known as AIDS, has been a fright-
ening epidemic that has overwhelmed our
society for the past decade.
Once labeled as the “Gay Cancer” and
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spread throughout the heterosexual com-
munity in alarming rates. Nationally, most
infected cases have reportedly been
women who have gone from 8% of those
infected by the AIDS virus to 22% in just
the past ten years.
Why have women been contracting this
disease at a faster rate then men? Ms.
Joyce Hughes Carr who is employed at
the New York State Department of
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with this subject of women and AIDS.
A lack of education seemed to be the
biggest explanation she had for the incline
of this disease within the female commu-.
of their partner” she explained.
She also spoke about new contraceptive
products that are available to women to
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the female condom and the dental dam,
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“Nothing is 100% safe”
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If dirt were dollars
Perhaps the most disturbing thing about
‘the cuts that occurred in the athletic
program is their reinstatement. Not that
anyone was happy to see those sports cut,
but all summer the University maintained
that it could not afford to keep the current
men’s sports and add women’s programs.
So the men’s programs and Women’s
swimming had to go.
After a great deal of publicity in the local |
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media and a lawsuit filed by students, the
sports were reinstated. Neither the Director Fe
of Athletics nor the University President
could say where the funds for these
programs are going to come from.
It seems the money can be found for these
programs when enough pressure is put on.
This is reason enough for SUNYA
students and faculty to question the
University’s reason for other cuts made in
the name of a budget limitations. It would
be counter-productive and absurd to accuse
the administration of any secret agenda
against the sports programs that were cut.
What this decision tells students is that
University decisions are not etched in stone.
If they protest enough, funds can come from
somewhere.
The “we can’t afford it” reason that has
| been used in the past was challenged, and it
was found we could afford it, somehow.
-Paving the way out
Those of you who have been here for a
while will not be surprised another bus
driver was injured by a student.
It was a year and a half ago when this
paper reported a driver was injured when
people rushed his already full bus. At the
time, the Director of the Physical Plant,
‘Dennis Stevens, said there had been
several similar incidents.
The latest incident comes on the heels of
raising prices for bus tickets and semester
passes. According to university figures,
even after the increases, money raised
from tickets cover only a quarter of the
million dollars a year necessary to keep
the line going.
The University finds itself in a situation
where it is expected to run an expensive
bus service that puts it’s employees at
risk. With students living on alumni Quad,
Professor who teach uptown but have
offices on the downtown campus, and the
numerous programs that go on at Page
Hall any attempt to eliminate the service
would meet with much student resistance.
Unfortunately, some of the same people
who need the bus service as an affordable
way to get to school are also the ones who
put the system in jeopardy. It seems a
matter of time before the University starts
to gently scale the service back until it is
phased out. With this prospect in mind,
it’s time students stop giving the
University reasons to cut this service.
Jesus Christ Superstar
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and
my burden is light” (Matt. 11:28-30).
Imagine being freed from the troubles of this world.
Free from regret over the past. Free from anxiety over the
future. Free from sadness and hatred and fear and
disappointment. All of us have experienced all of these
things, yet we are also offered relief from such pain.
Jesus has made the offer. Who does not yearn to be
comforted and protected by His loving arms? He longs
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for all people to forsake themselves, take up the easy
yoke of His cross and follow Him. Only in Him can our
souls find rest both on earth and in the glorious life to
come in heaven.
If you died tonight, would your soul dwell with God
for all eternity? Someday all of us will stand before God
and give Him an account of our lives. Each of our sins,
whether in thought or in deed, will be judged. Unless we
proclaim to Him that Jesus has paid for our sins, His
judgment will be hell for all eternity. “For the wages of
sin is death” (Romans 6:23). To die is not to cease to
exist. Indeed, we will all exist forever, either within the
torment of hell or the glory of heaven.
- Upon that day of judgment, there will be many who
offer other responses in hopes of gaining admittance.
People will claim that their good deeds have earned them
a place in heaven. Fortunately, we do not have an
ambiguous God. He has made it clear that no matter how
“good” we are, nothing we ever do can cancel the debt of
our sins. We’ll never be good enough to enter heaven.
“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all
our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6), “for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
(Romans 3:23). The use here of the word “all” is not
limited to a certain population. “All” is inclusive of
mankind. We are all sinners.
Humans cite the sinfulness of other men to justify their
own less sinful lives. God, however, does not condemn a
man based on the amount or type of sin committed. He
looks at all sin equally, and condemns every man who
sins. “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles
at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it” (James
2:10). We have all broken all of the commandments,
merely by breaking one of them. It is also true, however,
that we have broken each individual commandment. You
may not have killed your brother, but Jesus said, “anyone
who is angry with his brother will be subject to
judgment” (Matt. 5:22). You may not have committed
adultery, but Jesus said, “anyone who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his
heart” (Matt. 5:28). .
How would you feel about Jesus spending the day with
you? What would or wouldn’t you do? Would you get
angry? Gossip? Get drunk? Sleep with your fiancee?
Lose your patience? Hold a grudge? Or would you cry
out to Him for forgiveness and mercy? Jesus is present.
He is a living God with whom you might build a personal
relationship. He cares for you.
If you believe in God, but do not believe yourself to be
a sinner, examine whom God is calling to repentance. He
did not come to reward the righteous. He came to die for
sinners. People give their lives all the time for righteous
causes, but Christ lovingly gave His life for us— the
unrighteous. As He hung on the cross, He forgave His
crucifiers. “You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely
will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good
man someone might possibly dare to die. But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were
still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8).
God is just, therefore He could not allow our sins to go
unpaid. A sacrifice had to be made. The sacrifice had to
be perfect. It also had to be willing to die for a bunch of
sinners. The sacrifice had to be God. God appeared in the
form of Jesus Christ, who lived a sinless life on earth and
then died a death He did not deserve. While He hung on
the cross, the sin of the world was placed upon Him. God
then poured out upon: His precious Son all of the wrath
He had stored up for us. “For God so loved the world that
he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
No works of righteousness can be added to make
Christ’s sacrifice complete. It is impossible and
unnecessary for our good works to get us into heaven. We
can only accept the perfect act of Christ as full payment
for our sins. Jesus’ resurrection from the grave is proof
that our sins have been paid in full. He has triumphed
over our sins.
The forgiveness of sins Christ offers mankind is
contingent upon our acknowledgment of our sins and our
acceptance of His perfect sacrifice. There is nothing we
can do to please Him until we believe this. “He saved us,
not because of righteous things we had done, but because
of His mercy” (Titus 3:5). Church, prayer, baptism and
righteous living mean absolutely nothing to God, unless
we clothe ourselves with the righteousness of Christ.
Only then can we rightly attribute our goodness to Him,
and not to ourselves. Upon this acknowledgment, God
grants us a new nature born of His Spirit; hence we have
been born again. “T tell you the truth, no one can see the
kingdom of God unless he is born again” (John 3:3).
Coupled with reading the Bible, this nature gives us the
knowledge of right and wrong, as opposed to making
these standards relative to an individual, a society, or a
particular time in history. It also gives us the desire and
ability to live according to God’s Word.
I urge everyone reading this right now to search your
hearts. If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Lord
and Savior, do so! Do not take my word for it. Search the
Scriptures to see if what I write is true. I write this plea
out of my love of God, whom I long to see glorified
through the repentance of His creatures. I write also out
of my love for all people, that they too might be saved
from an eternity in hell and partake with me in God’s
love and glory.
For anyone interested in learning more about God,
contact Tom Finken, President of the Bible Awareness
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As the new ASPects editor I have the duty, oh, I mean
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this column. Traditionally the title has been something
clever, incorporating the word ASP (i.e. Another Kick
In The ASP, ASPerations, ASPhyxiation With The Tiger
(?), etc.). I, however have found myself in a rut, unable
to come up with a title I think anyone out there would
find either enticing or even vaguely interesting. Some
of my failed attempts at a title have been 9021-ASP,
Lollapalooz-ASP, and Nirvan—ASP. Now you see why it
has come to this.
I am begging, pleading, for all you ASP readers to
write or call in and suggest a title. It should be
something you yourself would want to read. A title that
if you were to casually pass this page by, would make
you stop and say to yourself, or others, "What an
insanely bizarre, yet accessible, title. This column must
contain prose so gloriously enriching, amusing, and
life-altering that I would be a fool, a self-destructive
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the recipient of the following fun and exciting prizes:
a) Your name, printed in boldface, in this very
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campus. Although if you ask any of the record company
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is actually above 12,000. Well, come on! I have to stretch
the facts a bit in order to be deemed worthy of receiving
all the fun CD's I make sure to print reviews of for your
reading pleasure.
Perk #2) As the winner, you may have your choice of
any of the aforementioned CD's I receive from the
aforementioned record company contacts. I must warn
you however, many of the CD's I receive are not what I
would assume to be the #1 choice of students. More often
than receiving Pearl Jam, Ace Of Base, Tribe Called
Quest, Phish, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, or Beastie Boys
(my point being these acts are at the height of their
respective genres, at least sales—wise) I receive CDs by
bands like Dimitri & the Supreme 5000, The Family Cat,
and even Jerry Jeff's Christmas Gonzo Style. This may
get some people's ya-ya's out, but not mine. I promise,
though, that there are some zingers coming. I'm
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soon. You'll find something you'll like.
next) Roxanne, the cute-as-a-button photo editor
here, will take your picture, to be featured prominently
on the cover of an upcoming issue of ASPects. If you can
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about the torture Lisa Loeb, Collective Soul, All-4-One,
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as I was forced to listen to top 40 radio at work.
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going to be indicative of the coming school year.
I had great stuff! Well, that's all relative, isn't it?
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Thanks for caring.
September 23, 1994
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What would happen if Bruce Lee
met the Time Machine, or Axel
Foley met Dr. Sam Beckett
(Quantum Leap)? The answer to
this puzzle is Max Walker (Jean-
Claude Van Damme), TimeCop.
Rafe Lieber
In Van Damme’s latest
achievement, directed by Peter
Hyams (2010), he plays a Time
Enforcement Agent for the T.E.C.
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which, in laymen’s terms, means a
police officer who patrols through
time, apprehending criminals
attempting to make money by
going into the past and doing
various illegal things such as
investing in stocks that they knew
were going to prosper.
The film spans ten years (1994-
2004), although there are a few
short scenes that take place earlier.
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Once Again, Hsai
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), wife of
Max Walker, is killed in an
explosion. Her part in the story
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Van Dammes’s character. Since
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Senator Aaron McComb (Ron
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money. Of course, the agents feel
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Diego's Drive Like Jehu, on. :
complete the foursome. :
The CD as a whole is not bad ae
simply unremarkable. ‘It starts. off
alterna—pop song, As the sound of the
next song, “Kill The Crow” kicks in.
This is a hard-hitting punk song with
a good, strong riff and interesting _
gimmicks that help you into the song,
making your mouth water for more.
The next two tracks are really one
because “Eat Some Ziti” is one of ©
that you just skip | over anyway. Then —
with “Eden,” an average sounding
riff and of Peter’s voice emerges, the
those annoying intermission songs
“good” or maybe “alright. " But be
before you say to yourself “Their first 4
_ the CD getstothatpoint
Thank God for the next two songs
*Conlinga! a4 “Speak” are two
slamfests. After that an okay cover of
Gregg Allman’s “God Rest His Soul”
and the 14 minute “Take A Look” end
‘the record.
As a whole, it is pretty good, not
fantastic. Don’t look for it on
-Billboard’s top 100. albums of the
century. If you only have money to
_ buy one album, don’t waste it on this.
It is worth having a copied version of,
but not necessanly the wee
Throughout their history, Public
Enemy (PE) has consistently
delivered a quality message
without sacrificing the
approachability of their music.
Roger Pink
This tradition of excellence has
been reinforced through PE’s
rejection of the flimsy trends in rap
music. PE more than any other rap
group has stayed true to their
| brashy East Coast style. Their
newest release, Muse Sick-N-Hour
Mess Age is a continuation of PE’s
| success.
The album opens with a
countdown, warning that time for
the Black people and humanity
: | itself is running out. The CD then
Box Set. It is a monotone ballad that
ould have been left as the last song
_ on the album so if you don’t want to
_ listen to it you could turn it off before
rips into the tract “Whole Lotta
Love Goin’ On In The Middle Of
Hell,” an intense opening, setting
the tone for the album well. Chuck
D, PE’s lead voice, delivers
thought out rhymes which sweep
background cuts and strong bass
gets adrenaline pumping. “Give It
Up” offers contrast in tone yet still
delivers Chuck D’s ever present
warning-things are not going well.
and sticks in the head long after
listening. The distinct Public
Enemy sound is apparent in the
background cuts. Flavor Flav
CAN'T SAY PLAYS BOGIE'S
What is music? What is local
music? One place to find out is
Bogie’s in downtown Albany, and
on Sundays they tend to have all
ages nights. In fact, this review is
of one of them (Sept. 11, ‘94.)
Look, listen, don’t panic....
Noah Wildman
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After a few months sleeping,
pondering, writing, practicing,
day-jobbing, reorganizing and
shuffling a few brass-players,
Albany’s ‘Buzz-ska’ proprietors
are with us again. It’s hard to
believe that Metroland voted
Perfect Thyroid as ‘Best Ska Band’
because:
a) they play ska-flavored
‘skunk’ music
b) they’re not from the Capitol
Region
& c) cringe at being labeled a ska
band.
On the other hand, Can’t Say
plays thrashy-hook metal
slamming up against traditional
2Tone flavored ska beats. It would
also be a crime to label Can’t Say a
ska band, but at least it’s one of
the most important parts of who
they are.
Can’t Say have gotten better.
The metal riffage is more metallic,
the ska jump is more skanky.
“America the Hateful,” “Holiday
In My Head,” and “Bull In a
China Shop” all have the song
writing finesse and delivery to
ta 4s tre
push Can’t Say into your long-
term memory. Big Al’s rude
retorts perhaps have made
enemies among some, but it’s our
entertainment in concert. Also, all
200+ lb. of Al jumping up and
gettin’ down, and the band’s
thwacking intensity show that the
- Bosstone’s original idea to merge
ska and thrash was not inherently
stupid.
Buffalo’s Tugboat Annie - gazer
college chimey jangle sonic yoof
nirvanna— bees. Right band,
wrong show. This was an all-ages
Sunday night with two heavy
bands that appeal to the skating 16
year old set, not the 18+
post-grunge college—angst set.
As much as Can’t Say makes me
think positive thoughts about the
Bosstones, Horsewater makes me
wish the ‘Tones were never
hatched. Basically a 3 piece hard-
core band with the addition of
three beginning saxes (with the
exception of the alto/soprano in
the ‘Trane shirt, who was
dominating.)
They experimented with ska
here and there, and the only time
they really hit something is when
the “singer” (screecher? howler?
squealer?) got off the stage and let
the bassist sing an old Men At
Work number in a semi-ska stylee,
which confirms my theory that
MAW ripped off ska dynamics to
sell to you a ‘weird new wave.’
Good hard-core? Mediocre. Good
ska? Pheh.
SLAMI!SLAM!
Grand Slam! Best Of The
National Poetry Slam is a well
done compilation of poetry by
the poets that appeared at the
1993 National Poetry Slam in
San Francisco.
Mike Keany
A Slam is a high energy,
visceral, poetic experience.
Listening to it, you notice it is
somewhat akin to street corner
preaching, where the poets
seem to rant, albeit in a focused
manner, but rant nonetheless.
I find it hard to stay focused
on spoken poetry but with the
pieces on Grand Slam! I found it
hard not to. There is an urgency
to it; the poets seem to be saying
“Listen or you're fucked!” -
I found little at fault with this
disc. Once or twice I felt like I
was watching a talk show, like
when some Geraldo audience
member jumps up and starts
yelling, saying nothing, but
doing it loudly and with
enough conviction that it
sounds like they must be right.
These moments, however, were
few. and far between.
Overall, I loved it. Especially
a poem by Marc Smith, the man
credited with starting Slam,
called “For The Little Guy,” Lisa
Buscani’s “A Prayer,” and Regie
Cabico’s “Game Boy.” This
trinity stood out for me as
testaments to poetry as a
vibrant, exciting, and “real life”
art.
over the listener in a wave as the
“Bedlam 13:13” catches the ear
PE'S NEW MESSAGE
offers a different flavor in “What
Kind Of Power We Got?” On this
track the chorus has a new age
church feel. Chuck D follows on
the next track “So Whatcha Gone
Do Now?” with a strong anti-gang
message. The next couple of tracks
are much of the same.
Flavor Flav once again steps in to
lighten the mood with “I Ain’t
Mad At All.” This track’s light feel
and catchy lyrics provide a break
before the album’s intensity level
reaches its frenzied peak with
“Hitler Day,” the culmination of
the album and its message. The
stunning background cuts, ever
present bass, and Chuck D’s
insistent rhyming are nothing
short of amazing.
By maintaining their originality
of sound and lyrics, PE has once
again set a standard for other
rappers to live up to.
Chuck D, Flavor Flav
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While supplies last.
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Aspects 6a
September 23, 1994
Having Fun While Coming Undone
Scene: you're at a party,
drinking beer. To add a little
more entertainment to the
process, as well as facilitate
intoxication, you decide to get
a group of people together
and play a drinking game.
Kelly Barclay
After a couple rounds of
quarters. and another few of
three-man, you realize amid
your stupor that you are tired
of the same old drinking
games you've played at every
party since you came to
college. You want something
new, something challenging,
something to stimulate your
intellect. Then you pass out.
If ever you come to this
conclusion in a somewhat less
inebriated state, try reading
The Complete Book of Beer
Drinking Games (Revised &
Expanded!) by Andy
Griscom, Ben Rand, and Scott
Johnston from Mustang
Publishing.
The games are divided into
five categories: Boot Factor
One to Boot Factor Five,
denoting the amount of
vomiting one will undergo
while participating in each
_ game. Boot Factor One games
are “for the beginner who
yearns for the excitement and
camaraderie of competition,
without the forced
consumption entire
pitchers at a me Many of
these games are just regular
games with penalty beer
consumption thrown in. For
example, Beer 99 is a take on
Uno 99. Indian Sweat is like
the same—named poker
game where players stick
cards on their heads, and bet
that their card is the highest,
but instead of using money,
people bet beers. Another
game in this category is the
typical camp game Killer, but
when you are killed, you
must drink as well as die.
Boot Factor Two games
“teach fundamental
principles of beer gaming
while still boasting a low
regurgitation potential.”
Famous Names is a Boot
Factor Two game where you
go around in the circle stating
the first and last names of a
famous person, living, dead
or fictitious, and the first
name of the person must start
with the same letter as the last
name of the person named
before you. For example, if I
said “William Blake,” the
person after me could say
“Barry Gibb” or “Bruce
Wayne” or “Billy Corgan” etc.
Also included in this section
is Beer Softball, Beer
Checkers, and Beergammon
(use your imagination).
In Boot Factor Three games,
“violent heaves are still
uncommon, although players
will sometimes opt for the
self-induced ralph (a.k.a.
‘bootlimia’) to mollify the
next morning’s hangover.”
Examples of these games
include quarters (if you need
an explanation, this book may
not be for you), Beer Golf and
I Never. Beer Golf is just like
golf, with mass consumptions
of beer thrown in. I Never is
kind of like Truth or Dare, but
with no dare. The game goes
around in a circle with each
player making an “I never...”
statement, be it true or false.
For example, someone could
say, “I never had sex with a
horse while listening to the
William Tell Overture.”
Whoever cannot truthfully
agree to this statement must
drink. Things can get pretty
crazy. Imagine the chagrin of
the person who has _had sex
with a horse while listening to
the William Tell Overture.
With Boot Factor Four
Games, “the best you can
hope for is to avoid being the
sap who passes out or tosses
cookies.” These games are
uncomplicated and involve
drinking a lot of beer. For
example, there’s
Shot-A-Minute, where each
player must drink a one
ounce shot of beer every
minute for an hour. For the
more adventurous, there’s the
Century Club, where players
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must drink a one ounce shot
of beer every minute for a
hundred minutes. Another
game is Bladder Bust, where
everyone sits in a room and
must drink one bottle of beer
every five minutes. Whoever
leaves the room for any
reason cannot come back in,
and the last person remaining
wins.
And, finally, Boot Factor
Five games are for the legally
insane, and perhaps soon to
be legally dead. The Boot
Factor Five player “accepts
the fact that the Big Ralph is
imminent. His only question
is when to apply the reverse
drink strategically in order to
outlast fellow Neanderthals.”
An example of these games is
Beer Hunter, where two
players are blindfolded and
led into a room. On a table are
six cans of beers. The referee
takes one of the beers and
shakes it vigorously, then
replaces it on the table,
shuffles them around, and
removes’ the _ player’s
blindfolds. Each player then
takes turns choosing a beer,
holding it under his nose, and
flipping the top open. If it is
not “loaded” and therefore
does not squirt all over the
player, he replaced it and it is
the other person’s turn.
Whoever opens the loaded
can must finish what is left in
his can, and drink all the
other open ones. Then the
winner (that’s the one who
didn’t drink-could be loser
depending on how you look
at it) is once again removed
from the room with another
contestant, and a new round
begins.
Along with the beer games,
the authors included such
novelty sections as Beer Game
Etiquitte; Twenty
Characteristics of a Truly
Classic Bar, many lists of
synonyms for “throwing up,”
Twenty-five Movies to Drink
To: A Few Mindless Classics,
and many more lists and
commentaries, as well as a
barf bag attached to the inside
back cover.
After receiving The
Complete Book of Beer
Drinking Games, we decided
there was no better way to
review it than to actually play.
We started off with a quick
game of I Never, and moved
to a variation of Chug Boat
(where you watch The Love
Boat and drink when specific
characters appeared on
screen, only we played with
Cheers). Then inspired by the
book, we began to play a
game we named Beer Trivial
Pursuit. I can’t remember
who won. But, it just goes to
show that not only does this
book include great games to
play, but it inspires outbursts
of extreme creativity.
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You’ve probably passed
by her on campus. You
might have said “Hi” to her
in the hall. Maybe you even
sat beside her in class and
talked with her about
problem #5B in the physics
assignment. You know, that
attractive, fashionably
dressed young woman with
the big beautiful smile. You
think she’s got it all
together; just another
stuck-up bitch that’s too
good to talk to anyone
unless she’s spoken to first.
Heidi Emo
But you don’t notice that
the smile is forced, strained,
and unrealistic. Only she
knows that the happy face
is painted on a worn mask
that covers her pain. You
can’t see the beads of sweat
that are forming under the
suffocating mask; she has it
tied on tight to keep her
true identity from
exploding it off into
thousands of sharp
splintering pieces.
She is one of the millions
of women in this nation,
world, and universe that
are suffering alone,
although she _ stands
amongst a crowd. It is time
for someone to listen and
give her a chance to be
heard; only at that moment
will the mask be peeled off
and the butterfly will be set
free from her prison...
called depression.
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I push the snooze button
for an hour every morning
trying to postpone the
thought of having to
endure another day. I am
safe in my dreams, so why
do I have to wake up and
live through the nightmare
of my life? The only
motivation that I have is
that I must not disappoint
my family; I have to make
them proud of me. If I don’t
I’ll become even more of a
failure than I already am. I
don’t feel like performing
today, but something
encourages me to throw the
security of my blankets
away from me.
It’s so cold!
I drag myself into the
bathroom and turn on the
water. I sit on the toilet and
hold my head in my hands.
Why, God, do I have to feel
so sad? I step into the
shower and feel the
warmth flow over my
naked body. My mind
wanders into the past, as it
does every morning at this
particular time, and I gently
sob. The salty tears mix
with the water and begin to
form the first layer of the
mask.
I can’t stand this pain!
Wrapped in a fluffy pink
towel, I scurry into my
bedroom. I stand in front of
the mirror and drop the
towel to the floor. My skin
tightens with the shock of
the sudden freezing
exposure. I take a long hard
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look at myself.
My hair is an ugly,
stringy, shade of brown...
my eyes are empty blocks
of crystal blue ice... my
cheeks too fat... my lips too
full... my neck too long...
my shoulders droopy... my
breasts too small... my
fingernails ragged and
sore... my hips too wide...
my thighs are sooo fat...
my feet are huge.
I hate this empty shell!
I don’t see what others
say they see in me. How.
can they say I’m a beautiful,
tall woman, with great hair,
gorgeous eyes, a pretty face,
sensual pouty lips, an
excellent figure, and a
slender body? What
bullshit! The proof is right
in front of me! I’ve got to
work out really hard at the
gym tonight! I better skip
lunch too.
It’s 7:30 a.m.!! Late again.
I’m so angry at myself-I
used to always be on time
for everything. I just can’t
do anything right. I’ll never
survive in the world if I’m
always rushing and
drawing attention to myself
for walking in late. I’ll
never hold a real job. I’m
just so desperately tired-I
want to go back to bed.
But I don’t.
Instead I read a daily
section of the book “A
Pocket Full Of Hope,”
written by Mary Crowley,
that my mother gave to me
the last time that I went
home. It helps a little, but it
makes me feel guilty for not
being perfect. Today it
talked about how if God
cares so much for the little
sparrow then how much
more He must care for me.
That’s pretty hard to
comprehend, since I feel so
alone. Maybe I’m just not
trying hard enough.
A sparrow has got it
made compared to me!
My spirits are lifted—but I
must complete my mask. ©
I’m too afraid to let anyone
see the real me-they
wouldn’t like her anyway. I
extinguish the smell of my
fear with expensive lotions
and perfumes. I smother
my screaming heart with
clothes that the popular and
happy wear. I want to at
least look like them. The
mask is complete with a
flourish of Maybeline and
Cover Girl. But everyone
will be staring at that
beginning of a pimple on
my chin! More make-up...
more frustration. I fight
with my hair for a half
an hour. I finally give up
and gather my books,
running out the door in a
frenzy. .
Getting into the car, I feel
a bit more relieved. I made
it out of my apartment!
Hooray! I turn on the radio
and join in with the
performers. The curtain is
about to rise as I enter the
parking lot at school and as
I step out of my car— it’s
showtime!!
I hurry through the halls
do.
to my classroom,
wondering why everyone is
looking at me like that!
They must have noticed the
birth of a pimple. I slide
into class just after the
teacher has taken
attendance-I'm going to fail
this class because the
professor hates me because
I was late. I fail to
remember that I made
Dean’s list last semester.
I hate drawing attention
to myself!
I manage to get through
the day without having to
speak to very many people.
I never speak the first word.
Why do they think that I
have so many friends?
Guess I’m doing a good job
behind this mask. Actually,
L~./ do... wnaye-~ seery
acquaintances, but no one
around here knows the real
me. They just see the
sociable, numb, drunk,
bimbo that will talk to
anyone on Saturday nights.
Anyway, the shallow
personal contact does make
me feel somewhat part of
society.
I make myself sick!
After school, I go to the
gym, occasionally with a
roommate or a classmate
who has nothing better to
Obviously, they
wouldn't go just to be with
me! Exercising is the one
thing that makes me
happy... I can push myself
until I drop with
exhaustion. i tell myself
that I’m going to run 5
times around the gym.
After that fifth lap, i make
myself do five more. then
Aspects 7a
one more-again and again
until my calves shrivel up
into tight little balls. That
was just a warm up. I next
go to the Nautilus room
where the goal of 2 sets of
12 on each machine easily
becomes 4 sets of 12 plus a
couple of more reps for
good measure. the 50
sit-ups in the free weight
room becomes 300 as I look
around at all the beautiful
bodies around me-I
definitely need more work!
I know I'll never look as
good as they do!
I often return to the
emptiness of my
apartment... alone. I used
to have a boyfriend like
they do, but not anymore. I
sulk into the kitchen and
stare into the refrigerator
for minutes. There is no
reason to cook for one. I’m
not worth it-all alone—no
one to share the account of
my day with. A tear trickles
down my mask until a
shower of sobs cascades
from the depths of my soul.
Sometimes somebody will
come home and find me on
the kitchen floor. They lay a
hand on my shoulder for
comfort, but I still feel
alone. i eat some wheat
thins and drink a glass of
skim milk.
I go to bed knowing that
in only a few short hours,
the entire existential prison
will begin the rerun again.
Maybe tomorrow will be
better. The voice in my
mind reassures me that it
will be... until they hear my
cries... and listen.
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SPECTRUM
Everything You'll Ever Need To Know In Your Whole Life
9/23 - John Huston’s film Wise Blood will be shown at
Page Hall at 7:30 p.m., admission is free.
9/24 - Smokehouse Prophets play Bogie’s at 11:30 p.m.
9/24 - David Greenberger will discuss and sign his book
Duplex Planet: Everybody’s Asking Who I Was, taken
from his underground newspaper Duplex Planet at
Borders, at 3 p.m.
9/24 - Pink Floyd tribute band, The Machine will play
Saratoga Winners.
9/25 - Bogie’s presents a 16 & over show at 7 p.m.
featuring Trauma School Drop-—Outs, Merauder, Uncle
Joe’s, Big ‘Ol Driver, and Stanford Prison Experiment.
9/28 - The Longfellows, a band who derives members
from this very school, play Mother Earth's.
9/29 - The New York State Flower Museum’ Flower Club
presents “Floral Fantasies,” featuring floral demosra-
tions by internationally recognized designers. A coffee
hour begins at 1 p.m. at the Museum, followed by the
demonstrations at 2 p.m. A $10 donation includes
admission and a complimentary raffle ticket for floral
arrangements.
9/29 - Beat poet/publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti will
read from his work in Page Hall at 8 p.m.
9/29 - Spanking The Monkey, the independent film that
has been called the best film of this summer, opens at the
Spectrum theater at 7 & 9:25 p.m.
Some Other Things You Should Know...
-The National Library of Poetry is sponsoring a contest,
open to published and unpublished poets. $12,000 is
available to 250 winners. To enter, send one original
poem, which should be no more than twenty lines, with
the poet’s name and address on top of the page, to The
National Library of Poetry, 11419 Cronridge Dr., P.O. Box
704-1981, Owing Mills, MD 21117. Entries must be
postmarked by 9/30. A new contest opens 10/1.
- Volunteers are needed to help children with homework
and/or special school projects in The Museum Club
program at The New York State Museum. The program is
weekdays from 3-5 p.m. for children 8-14. Interested
volunteers should call Dorothy Brown at 473-2936.
- Following an incident of violence in her own life, singer
Tori Amos has established R.A.I.N.N., the Rape, Abuse &
Incest National Network. Persons in need of assistance
can call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), 24 hours a day, 7 days a
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F in H20
To the Editor:
Although water fluoridation in the US
has become widespread since the 1940s,
the City of Albany has resisted efforts to
artificially fluoride the public water
supply. However, this may change soon.
After the NYS Dental Association moved
its office to Albany (from NYC), it was
“embarrassed” to find out that Albany
was unfluoridated, so it began a campaign
to fluoridate the largest city in NY still
unfluoridated. |
Water fluoridation is widely rejected in
many nations. The December 1993
Fluoride Report noted that in the
following nations, none of the water
supplies have been artificially fluoridated:
Japan, Italy, France, Netherlands,
Hungary, Romania, Portugal, Greece,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Sweden, Austria,
Denmark, Norway, and Albania. If water
fluoridation is safe, then why does much
of the industrialized world reject it?
Water fluoridation has been widely
studied and linked to many human
diseases and health problems including
bone cancers and fractures (especially hip
fractures in the elderly), other types of
cancer, genetic damage, and weakened
immune systems. Fluoride is so corrosive
that people who drink fluoridated water
may be at an increased risk of lead
contamination from damage done to pipes
in their homes.
Dr. John Yiamouyiannis, a biochemist,
and consultant on the biological effects of
fluoridation, wrote a pamphlet in 1991,
saying millions of Americans “suffer
allergic or allergic—like reactions from
fluoride.” He said people most at risk are
those “on poor diets and in poor health,
older people, people with or having a
predisposition toward kidney disease
(especially people on kidney machines),
diabetes (and hypoglycemia), and
hypothyroidism.”
The politics that surround water
fluoridation are highly contentious. In
1990, the American Dental Association
(ADA) was sued by some of its members
who charged ADA with repeatedly
presenting misinformation to its members
about the health hazards of water
fluoridation and with intimidating dentists
who oppose water fluoridation, The
federal government has been charged with
suppressing negative information about
fluoridation.
If fluoridation is so safe, why has the |
City of Albany refused to produce a
legally mandated environmental impact
statement (EIS) or even acknowledged
that an EIS is required?
Thomas Ellis
i EDITOR
Offensive SSS
To the Editor:
I understand, and agree with Albany
Student Press’s point that tying military
recruitment discrimination to federal
funding from the Department of Defense
(DOD) is an attempt to use federal
funding to “manipulate the actions of a
state.” However, if the ASP is truly
concerned with federal manipulation of
state action, then the ASP ought to
thoroughly investigate the strings that are
already attached to the “7 million dollars”
of military money paid out to SUNY. For
instance, because the Department of
Defense receives an exuberant amount of
taxpayer money (more than any other
single institution), they wield an
enormous amount of influence and power
over the control and direction of the
United States’ research and development
in general and over university research in
particular. Faculty who accept funding
from the DOD are often forced (or
“manipulated” to use your term) to do so
because the money doesn’t exist
elsewhere. Why doesn’t the money exist
elsewhere? Because the military
consistently uses it’s influence to
manipulate Congress into giving the
money to them. In addition, a federal
amendment called “Mansfield
Amendment” clearly states that all
research grants from the DOD must
produce some clear military application.
Thus, university faculty who would rather
conduct civilian—related research end up
being forced to conduct weapons’ related
research. Now if that doesn’t constitute
federal manipulation of the state, I don’t
know what does.
Furthermore, if the ASP is truly
concerned with discrimination as it relates
to federal funding, then it ought to
investigate the degree of discrimination
(with regard to women and homosexuals)
that goes on within the SUNY science
departments which receive the 7 million
dollars of military funding.
Finally, instead of being so concerned
with the potential loss of military funding
to the University, the ASP, as a voice for
SUNY students, might rather investigate
the possibility that SUNY students who
conduct research for faculty funded by
military grants, are actually conducting
free research for the Department of
Defense. Who is manipulating who?
Randy Visco
Grow Up!
To the Editor:
Being freed from the clutches of mom
and dad for four years, many of today’s
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college graduates are opting to return
back home. Financial realities and the
emotional rigors of being completely on
your own in this world are contributing
factors to this mass migration back to the
nest. What all too many people will
realize is that by returning home
following four years of something
resembling independence, old roles of
mommy, daddy and child will pick right
up where they left off, virtually
uninterrupted. Moving back home is
something akin to cutting a deal with the
devil. Looks great up front, but you’ve
got to read the fine print.
I’ve taken the time out to speak to a
good number of people about this issue
because my perspective is not the norm. I
have lived in Albany year round since the
conclusion of my sophomore year. My
longest visit home during that time has
been a two week stay over Christmas
vacation. My laundry is not done for me,
a curfew has never been set, meals are not
prepared and nobody wipes my nose
when I sneeze. This is not to say that I’m
totally independent from my family
financially. It is a reality of this day and
age that financial independence will most
likely occur after the emotional break
from home rather than vice-versa.
Nevertheless, I do contribute through
work and loans and all decisions about
my life, present and future, are made
solely by me.
Three weeks ago I had a discussion
with one of my oldest friends who opted
to return home following graduation from
a two year school. He got a full time job
making the same twenty grand that so
many of us will be making upon
graduation at the introductory level in a
variety of fields. Rather than moving out,
he opted to buy a new car.
He pays no rent, makes no
contributions to bills, does nothing around
the house and eats like a king. Yet he fails
to understand why mom and dad don’t
treat him like the twenty-two year old
grown man that he is. He does not
comprehend the trade off that he’s made.
This person has sacrificed his
independence for comfort and security
and then bitches about lack of freedom.
“Why do I have to call in during the
night? Why can’t my girlfriend stay in the
house until three in the morning with the
door closed and the lights out? What
makes my parents think they can tell me
what to do? After all, its my life.”
You see old friend, that’s where you’re
wrong. It is no longer your life. Someone
elsé has literally bought stock in it and
thinks that through their investment they
have a right to guide the company. The
only way to prevent this situation from
occurring is to minimize the parental
contribution. The less you take the better
off you are.
In order to achieve the adult status that
so many of us crave it is absolutely vital
not to live on the mom/dad welfare care
program. Otherwise you will always be
the child in their eyes and, believe it or
not, your own. If you must live home, pay
rent, buy your own food. Make a
contribution, if for no other reason than
your own sense of self worth. There is no
way that someone can be respected as an
individual when his/her life is run by
another. In returning to the nest one’s
strength as an individual is undermined,
compromised.
The trek back is just that, a regression.
It retards growth and emotional
development at a time in which many are
first starting to learn the true meaning of
the phrase “sink or swim”. The break is
not something easy or painless. It requires
significant courage and emotional
fortitude. And yet, it is not an option.
Eventually each of us must learn how to
survive on our own. Taking off the
training wheels may be scary as hell but
its the only way to learn how to ride. This
does not mean burn bridges or break all
ties. Simple distance will achieve a good
deal. The relationship between parent and
child is a dynamic one that goes through
many upheavals.
By returning to an environment in
which the parent is still in the role of care
giver prevents a person from reaching a
higher level of relationship between
themselves and their parents. In this
situation the parent/child relationship can
never climb to its highest level. Under the
circumstances the relationship will fall
short of its goal, true equality.
Gary Neigeborn
Sick of Cuomo
To the Editor:
There are very few truths to politics,
especially in New York State, but there is
one truth that is becoming clearer day by
day. That is that Governor Mario
Cuomo’s policies have FAILED the
people of New York.
The voters have given Cuomo 12 years
to run his experiment in liberalism on
them. His failure has led to New York
being the highest taxed state in the
country. We have a $4,361 tax burden per
capita, 61% higher in New York than the
national average. Taxes on business are
75% higher in New York than the
national average. It is half as expensive to
run a business in many of our neighboring
states as it is to run a business here. This
has caused New York to lose over 500,00
See CUOMO on page 23
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College study techniques and skills made easier
Did your grades start to slide last
semester? Are you taking “killer” courses
this year? Are you finding that study
habits learned in high school just don’t
cut it in college? This article will outline
some skills to help you make better use of
your valuable study time.
To develop the skills and habits sug-
gested in this article, consider studying as
a continual process, beginning with decid-
ing to take a course, looking at the syl-
labus. taking notes in class, doing home-
Middle work, reading, and ending
with memorizing.
Earth Many students tend to
Roots view reading as passive and
studying as active. Active
learning uses different techniques which
activate the brain, increasing memory.
Think about trying to store books in a
room with no shelves or system (i.e. call
numbers).
Some active learning skills are: 1) mak-
ing connections between. new material
and material is already known, 2) orga-
nizing information into meaningful
groups by outlining, making index cards,
etc., 3) using mnemonic devices, such as
acronyms (i.e., Roy G. Biv — color spec-
trum), 4) identifying what is important to
remember by skimming what is about to
be read, reading the syllabus, etc., 5) try-
ing to understand difficult material
(instead of giving up, ask a friend or a
tutor), and 6) elaborating on the material
by thinking of your own examples, how
_ the information relates or doesn’t relate to
you, if you agree or disagree, etc..
The above skills increase memory
before what is thought of as studying
begins. The following suggestions are
ways to keep your studying (and exam
preparation) active, efficient, and effec-
tive. ?
Read daily (really!). Students who read
the material before going to the class have
a clear edge on students who haven’t.
Students who read the text shortly after
class organize their thoughts better than
those who wait longer.
Organize study and review. Plan to
begin holding review sessions at least one
week before the exam. Organize what
needs to be studied and when the material
will be studied. The night before should
be reserved for a final review, going over
no new material.
Always attend class before the exam to
hear what the instructor may say about the
exam. Also, consider studying with other
students, but be careful to pick individuals
who will be serious and are about the
same level of learning.
Identify what to study. Through look-
ing at the syllabus, notes, assignments,
textbook chapters, handouts, and by talk-
ing with others, you should be able to
identify what is or is not important to
learn from the perspective of the particu-
lar instructor. Students who have taken
the course in the past will be particularly
helpful in this area.
Connect and Synthesize Information.
Within one class, it is possible to subsume
all information under one category and
then divide it into smaller subcategories.
Get perspective on the course. Take a
step back and try to get an overall idea of
the purpose of the course or of the instruc-
tor. Look for patterns and relationships
between topics, assignments, etc. Prepare
study sheets which draw connections
between concepts and information.
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reread underlining and marking, make up
questions based on headings and subhead-
ings in text, check your answer, and note
anything you didn’t mark before may be
important, 2) put recall clues in margins
of class notes and cover notes, then, look-
ing only at the clue words, test yourself,
3) use study aids such as study sheets,
outlines, and summaries, 4) use an index
card system, putting aside the cards
you’ve learned and mixing up the order,
and 5) test yourself again using the meth-
ods in #1.
Reviewing for essay exams requires
some different study strategies. Some
additional suggestions are 1) predict essay
questions by looking at the notes and
remembering during which lectures the
instructor was especially interested or
excited, 2) study topics selected, and 3)
prepare outlines for chosen topics, memo-
rize key words from the outline to aid in
recall.
Not all the above suggestions will work
every time. It’s necessary to judge what
strategies will be best for you and for
which class.
If you have questions about this article,
or have other concerns about your adjust-
ments to the University, call the
University Counseling Center, 442-5800
(M-F, 8:30 - 5:00) or Middle Earth Peer
Assistance Program, 442-5777 (Weekdays
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Safety Alert!
We are concerned about your safety. The well-being of all the University community, and women in their
first year of school, is too easily threatened by rape and sexual assault. We must acknowledge the existence
of sexual assault and do everything possible to prevent it. We have been recently informed of the sexual
assault of a female student at an off-campus location. We are doing everything we can to help this victim,
and we are encouraging her to assist the Albany Police and the University in identifying and prosecuting the
assailant.
Dear Students:
Most sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows -- an acquaintance, date, or friend. This
makes it more difficult to exercise caution in some situations, and also means that both women and men
need to take active roles in preventing sexual assault. Please remember:
e If you are going to drink alcohol, drink responsibly.
If you attend a party off campus, please travel with a
responsible friend.
¢ Communicate clearly. If there is any doubt in your
mind about whether your partner wishes to have sex,
stop and ask.
e Get involved in sexual assault prevention efforts. (To
find out what you can do, call Daria Papalia,
Coordinator for Sexual Assault Prevention and
Education, at 442-5800.)
e The University’s Sexual Assault protocol protects the
victim’s identity; please do not be afraid to come
forward with your complaint.
Here are some steps that you can take to prevent sexual assault both on and off campus:
¢ Do not walk alone in dark or deserted places.
¢ Do not leave doors propped open on the Quads, and be
aware of who you admit into the buildings.
¢ If you live off campus, keep your doors locked and
have your windows pinned for security.
¢ Report suspicious or threatening behavior to University
Police at 442-3131 or Albany Police at 436-4141 (on
campus dial 911 in emergencies).
¢ Utilize campus safety programs such as “Don’t Walk
Alone” escort services, self-defense classes, and
Whistle Watch.
The University is committed to providing support to the victims of assault, including medical, ;
psychological, and academic assistance. University Police and judicial systems are also available to aid
victims. Brochures are available at the office of the Vice-President for Student Affairs, the University
Counseling Center, Middle Earth, and the University Police Department.
Students, faculty, staff, and administrators must work together to make our environment both on and off
campus safe. Let's all come together to protect each other.
Gloria DeSole
Estelle Rivero
Assistant Vice President for Health and Counseling Services
Chair, President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994. ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 19
University at Albany Together Day
Thursday, September 29, 1994
Campus Together Day celebrates the core values which unite us as a University.
While we joyfully acknowledge that we are a community of unique and complex
individuals, representing diverse backgrounds, ethnic and racial origins, religious
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Carroll, a recent graduate of
Loyola University in Chicago, is
among the one in four “college-
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Because odds are slim that any
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ance.
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ance when I was working two
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ing, was the report constituted a bill
which must be adopted or rejected.
Therefore, the argument was made, the
provisional committee was attempting an
unconstitutional action.
After challenging the legality of the
report on the grounds it violated the aging
requirement, the first move of the
Executive Board was to raise the issue of
residence representation as it pertained to
the authority of Blain, who was the chair:
of the Provisional Internal Affairs
Committee, as well as being President of
the Legislative Branch.
As Blain no longer lives on the quad
from which she was elected, but has
instead moved off-campus, went the argu-
ment, she may no longer be considered a
representative of any university communi-
ty. Because this is an issue which has
arisen in the past, and indeed affects other
members of Council, (representatives
elected from Indian Quad, for example,
were forced to move because Indian Quad
is now an all-frosh quad), it was eventual-
ly decided the question would be decided
over the course of the next weeks, after
consideration of the constitutional history
by the executive board. Nonetheless,
broaching the issue at the meeting effec-
tively caused discussion of the
by the Council alone.
The ostensible chief purposes of the
meeting were to hear the summer reports
of Executive Branch members and to air
the concerns of the community. But they
were largely overshadowed by the dis-
putes over the residency requirement and
the Affirmative Action questions, neither
of which were issues could be decided
legally in the Council meeting. These two
issues so managed to dominate the busi-
ness of the meeting and was a disappoint-
ment to those on both sides of the issues.
“We had intended,” said Keller, “for the
report to be introduced briefly, just'to
inform the community and the Council of
what was happening, and then to pass it
on to the Grievance Board at large”.
Instead, he said, it became in large part the
subject of the meeting.
In discussing their findings, members of
the Provisional Committee referred to a
1988 University Supreme Court decision,
“Campbell v. S.A. Vice President”, where
the Court found even one violation of
Affirmative Action policy is “intolerable”.
Members of the Provisional Committee
said 15 violations of Affirmative Action
policy had been committed, but refused to
name them, saying the report was not yet
complete.
The Executive Board voiced confusion
over why an incomplete report would be
presented, and why violations would be
mentioned but not identified. After the serve diversity and protect the concerns of
meeting, Keller said he had never intend-
ed for the business of the report to be dealt
with at the Council meet-
ing.
Concern that the
Executive Board may not
be able to address the
priorities of people of
color and women pervad-
ed the statements of
many Legislative branch
members and Council
observers, before and
after the meeting.
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women?”, one
Legislative branch mem-
ber demanded of Brian
Michaels, Programming
Director, noting few if
any women are members
of bands he had sched-
uled for the upcoming
semester.
Jose Albino voiced
concern the Council is
now functioning without
an Affirmative Action
officer, although the
office is not a summer
post. “To me, the first
concern of a Just
Community is to pre-
underrepresented people. ‘s what the affir-
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“Students need to learn to rec-
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Doellefeld said, “and they need
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want to include men. There is no
way to prevent sexual harass-
ment unless men are also educat-
ed.”
Daria Papalia, Coordinator for
Sexual Assault Prevention and
Education, offers workshops
funded by the university to any
group of ten or more students,
training them to confront and
resist harassment and assaults
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make the area safer.
And yet students, when not
actually unaware of the services
offered by the Administration,
may deliberately choose not to
avail themselves of them. At the
first Central Council meeting of
the fall semester, on Sept. 13,
one member of the Legislative
Board said she knew “many
women” on campus who
“wouldn’t trust the University
Police Department enough to go
to them if they were raped.”
This is an aspect of the con-
cerns surrounding women’s safe-
ty that is more difficult to deal
with than practical considera-
tions, like distributing flyers or
replacing burned-out light bulbs.
Despite the considerable invest-
ment the University has made in
money and time in addressing
women’s issues, some women
still regard the Administration as
existing on the opposite side of
an invisible threshold of doubt
and suspicion.
. The programs mentioned
above all exist for students who
are trying to resist assault or
recover from one. They have no
purpose without the students
they are designed for. Yet in at
least one case, they are being
refused. “We have considerable
resources to offer survivors,”
Doellefeld said. “But I cannot
offer psychological counseling
or academic support or any of
our other support systems until I
am informed of her identity. It’s
a Catch-272..”
WATSON
Continued from page 7
enacting industrialized laws.
“Changing technology has
now become an open market,”
said Watson “The cost of new
fluorocarbons carbons is irrele-
vant to the cost of a new refrig-
erator.”
He fervently added, “If there
are economic costs to a society,
the cost is very very justifi-
able...People are dying. What’s
the cost of a human life?”
But the very issue of doubt
and skepticism brings up a very
important question: Who has
the power to change technology
in the face of uncertainty? ;
“Uncertainty is a two-edged
sword,” said Miller.. “ We often
don’t know when we will
know.” Watson added, “What we
do today affects the future.. It is
totally unfair for the future gen-
eration.”
According to Watson, “estab-
lishing cause and effect will
change policy.” If we do the
same method on climate change,
the side effects could be irre-
versible, and it could take
decades to cover the loss.” said
Watson. :
It takes approximately 50 years
to regain the ozone we’ ve lost,
according to Watson. If the cli-
mate change exceeds only a few
degrees (higher or lower), it
could take centuries for it to be
regained with adverse effects
such as lost biological diversity
and plant loss that is essential for
the balance of survival.
Watson said this is why we
need to act even in the face of
uncertainty. Prevention should
be preferable to clean-up.
Miller said, “We are being
challenged in finding people
who can deal with these difficult
problems. Where are the people
who not only understand science
but also have the diplomatic and
political skills to deal with the
public?”
Anderson who, in Watson’s
words, “finally warned the world
[in the 1980’s] that ozone deple-
tion is a serious problem that
needs to be addressed,” says that
“T think every one has a respon-
sibility. If you can help, you
must help.”
“Good science leads to good
policy,” said Watson. “We need
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one million such jobs. As many
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service pays 250 million dollars
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gers, while charging $1.75 for
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worth $10,000. By lowering the
value of our water the govern-
ment promotes waste of that
water. By lowering the value of
our trees, it makes it cheaper to
cut down old growth forests for
newspapers than to recycle. He
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would be much less pollution
since pollution is not economi-
cally feasible without subsidies.
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lagging behind other nations in
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patents for clean air technologies ten
years ago to use to enforce their tough
clean air laws, and then sold those patents
back when the US. finally began to have
tough environmental laws. It is much
more profitable to be a leader in environ-
mental regulation and the development of
technologies.
Mr. Kennedy held little back in his
view of abusers of America’s natural
resources. Besides a self-righteous indig-
nation at the destruction of his childhood
stomping grounds he portrayed polluters
as criminals who steal from the public,
and physically attack society when envi-
ronmental hazards are released. Polluting
water that a child drinks is child abuse
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mative action policy is for. Without an
Affirmative Action policy, how can a Just
Community be just?” During the Central
Council meeting he said if he was
appointed as temporary Affirmative
Action Officer, “in my first week in office, —
I will empower all the under-represented
students. I will rectify the grievances done
to all the under-represented students.”
Lent reacted to concern over his possi-
ble bias by saying, “instead of withdraw-
ing,” he viewed the circumstances as a
“challenge to make an even greater effort
to reach out and make people feel they’re
included in the process.” “We can’t possi-
bly represent every view on campus, ” he
said, “whether it’s mainstream or radical,
but our reputation is growing, people see
we’re all-inclusive and hard-working....I
think the majority of people want what
we want: a fun staff, an affirmative action
policy and a sense policy is being carried
out.”
Much of the meeting was spent
in debate, was without resolution,
and left the gathering in turmoil at
times. “This is our chance to share
our ideas and feelings with our
community, ” said one non-Council
member participant, when asked
why various concerns could not be
brought to the attention of Council
members privately during office
hours. Kelller agreed. “Policy is
established in crisis,” he said.
“Some people are interested in
controversy,” said Lent, when
asked what he thought about the
claims of bias have dogged him
since his election. “But they’re.a
minority- but a minority also plays
a real part. Some people view con-
troversy as a tool. I prefer to never
use it as a tool. But some people
Say it’s part of the job.”
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Football News and Notes: AFC
IAN BIEGELSEN
Senior Editor
Say goodbye to boring Sundays— and hello to buf-
falo wings, cold beer and gridiron football on your
favorite couch or pub.
After three weeks of exciting air—it—out football
and a miraculous upset of the Dallas Cowboys
staged by Barry Sanders’ Detroit Lions, it is safe to
say that nobody at this point cares about baseball.
***Team by team analysis***
Eastern Division: Miami: What’s going to happen
when Dan Marino fully recovers from his career
threatening injury? Is this the year the sure Hall of
Famer leads the Dolphins to the promised land?
Buffalo: Forget Reggie White. Bruce Smith is the
most dominating defensive linemen in the league,
bar none. I would like to see Smith in a 4-3 defen-
sive scheme that White has enjoyed his whole
career.
Jets: Is there a linebacker in the league that is more
underrated than Mo Lewis? If there is any justice,
this 250 Ib killer will make his first appearance in
the Pro—Bow/l.
Indianapolis: Move aside Thurman Thomas,
Marshall Faulk is the most complete running back
in the game. Two thousand total yards is easily
within reach for this multi-talented rookie.
New England: The days of Steve Grogan are long
gone. However, Drew Bledsoe’s rifle arm can carry
the team only so far. How ironic it is for Coach Bill
Parcells to have such a prolific offense and a swiss
cheese defense? Go figure.
Central Division: Pittsburgh: The Steelers are
headed for another 10-6 season. Great work ethic is
what keeps this moderately talented team from slip-
ping. You would think the Steelers would be in the
running for DE Tony Casillas. There defensive line
problems will continue to haunt them as Casillas
signed with the Jets.
Men’s cross country still looking
for chance to prove themselves
_ 500 season would be a significant improvement for |
Cleveland: Hats off to the “Dog pound’s” defense |
for shutting out Buddy Ryan’s Cardinals last week. |
Healthy Safety Eric Turner has once again made the |
middle of the field deadly to incoming receivers.
Cincinnati: What is with this defense? There is big }
time talent at every position. Quarterbacks will |
begin to fear defensive ends Wilkinson and |
Copeland. Both of whom are well over 300 lb each. |
Houston: Winless in three games, the Oilers have |
lost too many free agents to compete on a playoff |
level. The Oilers “House of Pain” is as tough as |
Michael Jackson’s Neverland. A word from the |
wise— Rebuild. :
Western Division: Kansas City: If there is one |
team that can beat the elite in the NFC it is the |
Chiefs. LB Derrick Thomas has reestablished him- }
self as the premier pass rusher in the game
Watchout-gimpy Joe Montana still has the sparkle |
of a champion.
San Diego: Stan Humphries, the NFL’s highest }
rated passer is a decent quarterback at best. When
the offense decides to play down to its potential the |
defense will once again be expected to win games |
for them.
Seattle: Can the Seahawks make the playoff’s for
the first time since the Largent/Warner years? A
the young team.
L.A. Raiders: Don’t count the silver and black out |
just yet. Once the Raiders settle into their running |
game led by Tyrone Montgomery, a disappointing |
beginning to the season will be erased.
Denver: With one of the worst defenses in the
league, Denver decided to bring in standou
receivers Miller and Pritchard during the off—sea
son. When TE Shannon Sharpe returns full-time
from injury, the offense will regain its powerhouse |
form.
Super Bowl Staff Picks
Since the ASP staff cannot make its annual
By AARON GREENBERG
Associate Sports Editor
It’s a whole new season
for the men’s cross country
team, with a great number
of questions that remain
unanswered. Last year, the |
Danes went undefeated
until taking third place in
the Nationals. But this year,
six of the top seven runners
are gone. In addition, the
coaching position has
changed hands and several
freshmen are x-factors.
With Roberto Vives mov-
ing to Track and Field,
Kevin Williams has become
the new coach. Williams
was the assistant to Vives
last year, providing some
continuity.
The returning athletes are
led by seniors Jason DeJoy
and James Watson. DeJoy
was one of the top seven on
the squad in the past few
years, with experience run-
ning in the Nationals. Also
returning are Nate Butryn,
who may have a breakout
year, Kevin Rahner and
Scott Crabbe.
Although officially two
weeks into the season, the
Danes have yet to run a
competitive race. At
Williams College on
September 10, Albany ran a
series of relays combined
with the women’s team. On
September 16, the Danes
won a dual meet with
Hartwick in a race where all
eight finishers belonged to
Albany. Butryn won with a
time of 27:59.1, just edging
out DeJoy.
For most of the race,
Albany kept its runners
together. The top five—
Butryn, DeJoy, Jeff
Messina, Doug Carl and
Rahner—came in within 44
seconds of each other.
It is very difficult to do
more than speculate on the
team’s expectations at this
point. However, it is realis-
tic to expect Albany to
compete for one of the top
Six positions in the state.
With a strong showing in
the next few weeks, there
may be a shot at making
§ the Nationals once again.
It will be some time
| before there is a set group
j of scorers. Coach Williams
expects a lot of movement
in the order of finishers.
The real test is coming
p at Cortland September
24 when the Danes face
] most of the state’s top ten,
including the University of
Rochester and Rochester
Institute of Technology.
Although their aim is
Juncertain now, “It all
comes down to proving
7 ourselves this weekend,”
1Butryn said. This may
already be their defining
Staff Photo by Roxanne DePrado moment.
Nate Butryn leads the Albany wolfpack.
World Series predictions, we decided to predict
who will be participating in the Super Bowl.
Edwil Fontanilla (Sports Editor)- NY Giants vs.
Miami Dolphins. Aaron Greenberg (Associate
Sports Editor)-San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami
Dolphins. Herb Terns (Editor-In-Chief)-Buffalo
Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers. Eric Dagnall
(Managing Editor)-San Francisco 49ers vs.
Kansas City Chiefs. Roxane DePrado
(Photography Editor)-Buffalo Bills vs. New York
Jets. Jenn Miller (News Editor)-Dallas Cowboys}.
vs. Buffalo Bills. Keum-Yun Rochelle Lee
(Editorial Pages)-Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami
Dolphins. Susan Craine (Staff Writer)-New York}
Giants vs. Miami Dolphins. Let's hope some-
one's going to be right.
Learn more about the
ASP Sports department
and the ASP in general
at the Group Fair Day in
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center on Monday. If
you're lucky enough
you may get to meet
Edwil and Aaron.
September 23,
Great Danes bounce
back from first loss
By SHAWN CONRAD
1994
Covering University at Albany sports since 1916
Albany tramples Hartwic!
Women's X—Country takes four of top five spots
The Albany Great Danes opened their 1994
football season with a disappointing defeat
against the Ithaca Bombers. Nearly five thou-
sand fans attended the home opener to watch
an exciting game which resulted in a 22-11
loss.
Freshman quarterback Joe Savino started his
first collegiate game throwing for 182 yards,
completing 14 of 27 passes. This performance
resulted in the fifth highest single~game pass-
ing total in Albany history.
Junior fullback Victor Freeman had a great
game for the Danes, rushing for a career high
of 87 yards on 12 carries. Freeman pumped
the Albany offense back to life late in the sec-
ond quarter with two 21 yard runs which set
up both scoring drives for the Danes.
The Albany defense, led by senior lineback-
er Chris Locci, played well throughout the
game. Locci had a game high of 11 tackles
and recovered one Ithaca fumble. This perfor-
mance was followed by junior tackle, Chad
Hotaling, who had six tackles.
However the game is to be taken, it was
only a warm-up for the Danes. Albany _trav-
eled to St. Lawrence University to do battle
with the 0-1 Saints last Saturday. The Danes
exploded for a total of 39 points, holding the
Saints to only 12. It was a demonstration of
good defense. ;
Savino led Albany’s offense, throwing for
272 yards, completing 10 of 17 attempts,
including two for touchdowns. Savino
became the second player at Albany to throw
for more than 200 yards in a single game.
Mike Milano still owns the single game pass-
ing yardage record with 290 yards against
Alfred on October 29, 1983.
Other stars of this impressive win were
junior tail back Otis Bellamy and senior
flanker Andy Shein. Bellamy rushed for 122
yards (a career high) on 14 carries and scored
twice in the third quarter. Shein had five
receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown.
His performance is now the second best
receiving game in Dane-history, narrowly
yards on six catches, set against Alfred Oct.
29, 1983.
Albany’s defense was led by Locci, who
had eight tackles becoming the fifth Albany
player to record 200 or more tackles in a
career. If he keeps on this pace, Locci will
become the Danes’ second best ever.
Following his performance were linebackers
John Moskov and Chris Robertsen who both
turned in five tackles.
This week the Danes travel to Brockport to
play the Golden Eagles. The Golden Eagles
are coming off of a 26-18 loss against the
U.S. Merchant Marine team after winning
their opening game at Jersey City State. This
is the 18th time these two teams will meet
and Albany leads the series 14-3.
Bob Ford, head coach for 22 years, won his
125th game with Albany. His record as Danes
Head Coach is 125-82 and his 134 career vic-
tories ranks 12th among active Division III
head coaches.
missing Bob Briens’ all time mark of 143]
By AARON GREENBERG
Associate Sports Editor
The first test came for the
women’s cross country
team—and they handled it
without a problem. For a very
young team, any sort of win
can be a boost, but Albany
dominated their dual meet
against Hartwick, taking it 19
to 40.
Albany hosted the race on
Friday, September 16. Four-of
the top five to finish were
Danes, including race winner
Tonya Dodge, a sophomore
who burst onto the scene last
year. Her time of 20:13.6 put
her twenty seconds ahead of
sophomore Tiffany Will.
Junior Cindy Many and fresh-
man Liza Setticase came in
two minutes later, fourth and
fifth.
Individually, the big story
was freshman April Curry,
whose seventh place finish at
22:38 gave Albany a fifth
scorer. Her surprisingly
strong performance was espe-
cially important because she
stepped up to fill in at a vital
position.
Despite the absence of a
senior on the squad, the
Danes may still have a chance
at being one of the better
teams in the state. They fin-
ished fifth in the states last
year, with Dodge leading the
way. Lisa Nesta, who was not
able to compete, will be
rejoining the squad soon.
“T’m really pleased with the
way the women did,” Head
Coach Kevin Williams said.
“Those are good times in the
heat for a first race.”
Dodge and Will lead the
whole way in a race marked
by the humidity. This week-
end the challenge will be
much greater, when Albany
faces a number of the top
teams in the state at Cortland.
The team remains low-key
about expectations, not cer-
tain where they will finish
this year. But with a solid
start, there is no need to
worry right now.
this Saturday at 2 pm.
The women’s soccer team narrowly defeated
New Paltz, 1-0, on Wednesday at Varsity Field.
Junior Amy Preece scored the only goal off a
pass from senior Debra Antonelli. Freshman
Michelle Lanoue kept New Paltz scoreless,
turning aside four shots. The team is now
2-2-1 for the season. Albany hosts Westfield
Staff Photo by Roxanne DePrado
Men’s Cross Country
Football
Staff Photo by Roxanne DePrado
Danes come on strong early in the meet.
Changes in Albany athletic
administrators introduced
COMPILED BY THE ASP
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
On September 1, the
University at Albany
announced Shana Williams as
the Academic Advisor for
Athletics. Also, Carole Selner
was elevated to Director of
Athletic Facilities.
Williams was recently an
academic counselor at her
alma mater Seton Hall, where
she worked with Educational
Opportunities Program (EOP)
students, the. Student
Athletics for Education pro-
gram and assisted inner-city
youths.
Williams was also an ath-
letic trainer for three years at
Seton Hall, where she earned
an undergraduate degree in
health and physical education.
As a track athlete, she was
a seven-time All-American in
the long jump, heptathlon,
and 1,600-meter relay:
Williams competed in the
heptathlon at the 1993 World
University Games, 1992
Olympic Trials, and at two
U.S. Olympic Festivals.
Selner was recently the
head softball coach and a
physical education instructor
at UAlbany. As Director of
Athletic Facilities, she will
schedule and coordinate all
activities held in the RACC,
Physical Education Building,
and outdoor athletic fields.
Prior to arriving at Albany
in 1993, Selner worked for
more than three years at
Hudson Valley Community
College where she was a head
coach in women’s soccer,
women’s tennis, and softball,
and served as a women’s bas-
ketball assistant.
Selner received a B.S. in
physical education from
SUNY Cortland and was a
letter winner on the Red
Dragons’ soccer and softball
teams. She went on to earn a
master’s degree in sport man-
agement from the University
of Richmond in 1990.
She was selected as the
1984 Female Athlete of the
Year at Hudson Valley
Community College. She
received as associate’s degree
from the College in physical
education.
New look Great Danes face no competi-
tion against Hartwick - see page 27
Who’s hot and who’s not in the
American Conference — see page 27
