Albany Student Press, Volume 83 Issue 13, 1998 December 4

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Students Grill Hitchcock

Student Parking Proves to be Hot Topic

By BENJAMIN POLEN
Staff Writer

The Terrace Lounge was charged with
the atmosphere of an 18th century town
hall meeting on Tuesday, December Ist.
Dozens of students turned out in their
pursuit of justice to question President
Karen Hitchcock on a variety of issues.
President Hitchcock was accompanied
by James Doellefeld, Vice President for
the Office of Student Affairs; Associate
Vice President Henry Kirchner; and Carl
Martin, Assistant Vice President for the
Department of Student Life.

One student reported that three of his
friends’ cars had been broken into while
parked downtown on _ O’Leary
Boulevard. He asked that more lights be
put up and security patrols increased.
Hitchcock and her staff pledged that
they would contact the Albany Police
Department and discuss improving secu-
rity. An increase in patrols would pro-
vide a short term solution. The area will
be toured and assessed to see what other
improvements can be made.

The same student also reported that

university buses running from the down-
town to the uptown campus were leaving
before schedule or sometimes not pick-
ing up students at all. Doellefeld agreed
to investigate the matter.

The closing of the on-campus Post
Office annoyed many students. The

Hitchcock
acknowledge a
changed generation,
one that might need
different methods to

be reached

decision to close the satellite office was
not a university decision, but a choice

made by the United States Postal
Service. Much of their business has
shifted to the office located in

Stuyvesant Plaza and they were not get-
ting enough business to justify keeping
the campus office open. The. closing
does blemish the students’ image of the

university though, as many are unaware
of the details.

The cosmetic addition in front of the’

Administration Building was cited as a
perhaps unnecessary expenditure.
Hitchcock demurred, claiming that it
was needed as a welcome area to appli-
cants and potential students and that the
university currently lacks a “front door.”
Such a “front door” is included in the
Master Plan she added.

Another concern voiced by a few stu-
dents were exorbitant rates charged by
taxis on rides to the train or bus stations.
Rather than divvying up the fare, as
usual, the drivers charge each student
full fare. Doellefeld replied that medal-
lion taxis have to follow fixed rate
schedules. He will look into the matter
and discuss it with the City of Albany.

A freshman in Project Renaissance
reported the immature response of his
class to a recent video presentation on
human identity and the issue of. homo-
sexuality. Apparently, the class was not
emotionally ready to deal with such
issues and the video was thereby ineffec-
tive. This was viewed as a very serious

matter by Hitchcock, as administrators
are always trying to enlighten students
of the diverse world around them.

Many SUNY students come from less
cosmopolitan areas and have never had
to encounter minority groups or homo-
sexuals first hand. Thus there are many
ignorances and prejudices that must be
dealt with, according to some. In addi-
tion, Hitchcock acknowledge a changed
generation, one that might need different
methods to be reached.

file photo

New Exhibit
20 Years of Student Prints

NYPIRG Warning:
Certain Toys Pose Hazard

By SHARON DRUCK
Staff Writer

Currently on display at the
University Art Museum is Student
Prints: 1970-1990, a collection of
student works compiled by recently
retired University at Albany Art

created. Among those on display
are prize-winning prints from the
United States, Europe, and Japan
and two students from 1998 etching
classes. All on display are: eye-
catching works that utilize color,
texture, and process to put forth an
individualistic statement.

“Most of all, [the exhibit] demon-

Professor Robert strates that with
Cartmell. Professor The exhibit hard work, even the
Cartmell began the col- student who

lection since he started as
a new _ printmaking
instructor in the 1970s.
The collection on display

itself is a les-

son in print-

believes that he or
she has the least tal-
ent can often pro-

consists of approximately

200 works from this collection,
which initially consisted of over
1000 pieces.

“The collection was an ideal way
to explain printmaking to my stu-
dents,” Professor Cartmell said.
“Now that I’ve retired from the
University it seems only proper that
the collection continues to be avail-
able as a teaching tool to the facul-
ty and students.”

The exhibit itself is a lesson in
print-making. The pieces are divid-
ed into sections by category, such as
aquatint, drypoint, embossment,
multiple engraving, digital prints,
and relief, among others. Each sec-
tion not only displays works in the
identified style, but explains the
process by which the works were

making duce some of
America’s finest

prints.” Professor. Cartmell
explained. Student Prints: 1970-

1990 will be on display from Dec 5
- Dec 18th in the University Art
Museum’s Mezzanine Gallery. A
reception will be held in the muse-
um on Monday, December 7th from
5-7 PM in honor of Professor
Cartmell.

Also on display at the Museum
this month is the Master of Fine
Arts/Master of Arts Thesis
Exhibition, featuring the works of
UA students in those programs. A
reception for that will be held on
Thursday, December 10th from 5-7
PM.

By JUSTIN WALDEN
News Editor

Several big name toys,
including the “Go! Go!
Dino” Pull Toy, are poten-
tially dangerous to young
children according to a
statewide field study per-
formed by the New York
Public Interest Group.
NYPIRG has released a list
of 20 toys that should be
checked and_ possibly
avoided by parents as they
purchase gifts for young
children this holiday sea-
son.

“Just because a toy does
not appear on the list does
not necessarily mean that it
is safer,” warned NYFIRG
member Stacey Lonergan.

At a press conference to
unveil a 41-page safety
report held recently at a
children’s center in down-

_ town Albany, members of

NYPIRG discussed and

demonstrated the potential
dangers of certain toys.
Similar press conferences
were held by NYPIRG
affiliates across New York
on Tuesday November
24th.

“The basic purpose of the
report was to find toys with
small parts in them, to find
toys that will pose a hazard
for small children”,
explained Sean Carroll, a
sophomore and member of
NYPIRG.

In 1996 a two-year-old

Sean Carroll, of NYPIRG

girl in Albany choked to
death on a piece of balloon.
Safety hazards for toys
include a potential for
choking, strangulation, and
sickness due to the toxicity
of a product. Several stores,
inlcuding Kay-Bee, in the
Albany area have the toys
in stock,

NYPIRG used clear plas-
tic tubes measuring just one
and quarter inches to repre-
sent a child’s trachea, if a
toy can fit in the tube then
the chances that a child

would choke on it are high.
Federal legislation was
passed to limit the length of
cords on pull toys to 12
inches to guard against
strangulation, Playskool’s
“Dino Pull” has a cord that
is almost three times that
number. In tests commis-
sioned by Greenpeace cer-
tain articles, including
teethers for example, were
found to have toxic chemi-
cals that counted for almost
40% volume.

“The thing that is unique
about our report is that we
go to local toy stores,” said
Jocelyn McGuinness, field
directorof NYPIRG.

The Consumer Product
Safety Commission is a
federal department that
oversees toy safety.
NYPIRG’s report is warn-
ing parents that CPSC does
not test every toy and that
not every toy on the shelves
meets CPSC’s regulations.

Lonergan, Carroll, and
Kara Mitchell were the
University at Albany stu-
dents who participated in
the Albany field study for
NYPIRG.


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,

Staff Writer Ben Polen’s article alleging that ResNet stu-
dents are vulnerable to packet sniffing (ButtSniffer Threatens
Resnet, 11 /20) was both inaccurate and irresponsible.

ResNet Participants’ network traffic is no more likely to be
sniffed now than prior to the advent of ButtSniffer, a plug-in
to the Back Orifice trojan horse exploit. While ButtSniffer
may make packet sniffing more accessible as an activity, the
security features enabled on the ResNet hubs prevent systems
that are not the designated recipients of data traffic from view-
ing the data portion of any packet, regardless of whether or
not the Ethernet card is in promiscuous mode.

The threat represented by Back Orifice (and NetBus) to stu-
dents’ systems and privacy is real, but it is not due to any
packet sniffing capabilities. Neither is it limited to ResNet
users. Any computer connected to the Internet via Ethernet or
a ISP dial-up service is subject to attack. The privacy threat
occurs when a malicious user can read the contents of your
hard drive through the Back Orif ice or NetBus servers run-
ning unbeknownst to you on your computer.

As was pointed out to Mr. Polen in his interview with
ResNet staff, the best protection students can practice to pre-
vent attacks from trojan horses or viruses is to have good
antivirus software running on their computers and perform
regularly scheduled scans. Nowhere in his article did Mr.

Marty Manjak

Polen point this out.

For more useful and reliable information concerning Back
Orifice, NetBus, and other threats to students’ privacy, please
see our web pages at http://resnet.albany.edu. If you have spe-
cific questions concerning security, please contact ResNet via
email at resnet@albany.edu, or leave a message at 2-4920.

Director, Residential Network
University at Albany

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As the Semester Ends, the ASP Remembers...

It’s that time of year again. It’s a time of
anxiety. Nervousness, filled with fear. A
need for knowledge, accompanied by long
hours studying. Welcome to Final Season.
‘Many students will start studying now.
Everything they have missed so far will be
made up in two weeks. Thousands of
pages of information will be crammed into
a week’s worth of memory slots in stu-
dents’ brains. Alot of students are pre-
pared, having kept up with their work all
semester, and are ready to face the battle
with their weapons in hand.

Here at the ASP, the staff feels the same
tension. Having spent 8 hours a week for
13 issues at Production and Layout, we are
tired. Though we have finals to look “for-
ward” to, we can’t help but reminisce
about the exciting events that have
occurred here at Production. We’ ve decid-
ed on sharing our fun with you.

We’re not going to pretend we’re a bunch
of angst-ridden pretentious types who
have nothing but complaints. On the con-
trary, the weekly late-night production ses-
sions are nothing but fun.

Remember: Our printer not working at
3:00am, forcing Ben Boylan and Abe Saks
to meet Justin O’ Malley at Kinkos for pro-

duction. Ben went back to the office to get _

the wax machine, and came back with wax
on his new Italian leather shoes.

We’re not going to
pretend we’re a
bunch of angst-ridden
pretentious types

Remember: Abe Saks and his lovable
devotion to his female friends. He’s been a
workhorse that’ll inspire even the laziest
of bastards. Get some sleep this December,

Ace.

Remember: Greg SanGermano’s late-
night calls to Chicago. Greg has been a
vital asset to us this semester and a great
addition to staff. He has also provided
music for our enjoyment.

Remember: Robert Nissim Rakowitz’s
great innuendos and famous articles cover-
ing Middle Eastern events. Rob is espe-
cially famous for having things thrown at
him during Production, as well having
been subject to excruciating pain from
Robyn Mutnick.

Remember: Ben Boylan’s rules. No
smoking, no extra people in the room, no
typing stories, no yelling. Ben’s great
expertise on the “special” stories provided
our readers with much to read. Ben, along
with Abe, is also famous for having been
the victim of bashing by the Student Voice.

Concerning our falling out with the
Student Voice, we all regret it. However,

sense of fashion and unique laugh, has

been a great new addition. As Ben puts it,

“She’s a keeper.”
Remember: Tim Shabarekh’s quiet

Justin O’Malley has
increased readership
as well as provided

Production with pizza

behavior led us to believe he was a spy.
However, as time passed, Tim’s skills at
editing have increased seriousness at the
paper.
Remember: Shannon Mangan’s new
advice column gives readers a chance to
interact with the ASP. Shannon will con-
tinue to Say It All again next semester.
Shannon’s photo skills have also provided

we are pleased that we did not contribute the ASP with great features and sharp

to it. We have no personal or professional
problems with the SA, and previous to cer-
tain aggravations, we had no problems
with the Student Voice. We are always
willing to reconcile any differences, but
once again we recognize the breaches
made by the Student Voice, and because of
that we are wary of future dealings with
the Student Voice.

Remember: Justin Walden with his
investigative reporting, providing readers
with SA politics and campus events. Justin
has extensively covered issues on campus
important to the students at UAlbany.

Remember: Mike Kiernan and
Jeremy Morrissey and their amazing turn-
ing around the Sports Department. Quality
stories, photos, and stats are their thing. -

‘Remember: Robyn Mutnick’s suite
problems have always given us something
to worry about. Robyn, famous for her

graphics.

Remember: Briana and her brush. Briana
and her bag. Briana Wentworth, our pho-
tographer, has brought light to faces since
last year. She’ll continue to bring smiles
into the upcoming semester. Yo, Bree!

Remember: Michael Reilly, the Where’s
Waldo of the ASP, is always doing some-
thing funky in the Photo Room. Don’t
worry about it Reilly, we got your back.

Remember: John Gilbreth, our gift child
and prodigy. Computers always on his
mind, John has been there every time
something has gone wrong. His stories
from boot camp still excite us and we’re
glad John will be here next semester.

Remember: Justin O’Malley, whose
assertiveness and attentiveness towards
the ASP has increased readership as well
as provided Production with pizza.

Remember: Keri Quinn, whose name we

could not spell until November has worked
hard and been there to handle the everyday
business of our paper. This bright mind
will continue to take us out of debt next
semester.

To our readers, we are here to serve your
interests. We are not yet at a level where
we want to be, but are very proud of our
improvements so far. Next semester will
be even better. Thank you for reading.

We would like to wish Robert Nissim
Rakowitz, Associate Managing Editor of
the ASP, the best of luck and success in his
future endeavors. Rob has been our
Middle Eastern Consultant and has provid-
ed our paper with laughs and fun. His
intelligence has been an inspiration to
many. You will be missed, but most of all
you will be remembered. Rob,
Congratulations, Mazal Tov, and
Mabrook!

Signed letters to the Editor
can be sent to:

Albany Student Press
Letters to the Editor
University at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
or
Drop them off in Campus Center 329

Political Science major and friend to the
entire staff, Rob Rakowitz, is leaving us
now to begin the rest of his life. Rob
impacted the whole staff in a way not
soon forgotten.

Very few people like Rob exist out there
and we wish him luck. He will be a
great success & we hope his experience
in Albany has served him well. Don't
neglect your past and it will be there
always to serve your future. Good Luck!


News/Exclusive

ALBANY STUDENT PRESS, FRIDAY, December 4, 1998 3

ge op Girls Blows Away Albany

Gritty Realism and Lady Dames Get the Job Done

By BENJAMIN POLEN
Staff Writer

' The usual hellos and exchange of pleasantries transpired
as the audience filtered into the Lab Theatre on the open-
ing night of the play, “New Girls.” Music played at a
moderate level to allow chat, but could easily be heard. I

recognized ““Take Me to the River” but could not discern ©

the others. When “River” stopped the noise level dropped
noticeably, prompting the crowd to befall an eerie silence
upon the place. Many had not even been conscious of the
music. They were not aware that the show had already
begun. Other pop songs in the show included “I’m Every
Woman” and “It’s Raining Men.”

“Top Girls” begins with a surrealistic dinner party. In
attendance are strong-willed women culled from history,
folklore, and literature. The hostess is an original fiction-
al creation of Caryl Churchill, Marlene. Marlene is a
strong woman who fights to succeed in the male-domi-
nated corporate world of then Prime-Minister, Margaret
Thatcher’s Britain. A commanding and impressive per-
formance was given by Dana Elisabeth Kirton in this key
role.

The play is both comic and tragic. Pope Joan (Shannyn

M. Burch), a true figure who disguised herself as a man in
ninth century Europe, cracks up the audience as she tells
of delivering a baby in the middle of a papal procession.

. Moments later there is a sad silence as she tells of imme-

diately being chased and stoned to death. Of course, her
child is also dead.

Infanticide, particularly with female victims, is a topic
examined and discussed in the play. The dark side of

Infanticide, particularly
with female victims, is
a topic examined and

discussed in the play

human behavior, by both men and women, also quickly
comes to light. Patient Griselda (Heather J. Freer), a char-
acter from Chaucer’s “The Clerk’s Story”. of The
Canterbury Tales, is another dinner guest. She is the
model of the loyal and subservient wife subjected to her
husband’s depraved trials of her virtue. We see the
strength that women possess to endure such suffering.
Amanda M. Stankavich takes on the daunting task of
playing three roles: a waitress, Jeanine, and- Mrs. Kidd.

These women are all pathetic sufferers of the worst of
luck. As a waitress she answers to Marlene’s snapping
fingers or brusque orders. Even as she observes, she waits
on the characters from the back of the stage, and manages
to stay well in character. As Jeanine, a housewife going
for an interview with the Top Girls Employment Agency,
she puts on a fair cockney accent. Her rough manners
however, fail to impress Marlene into hiring her.

Angie is Marlene’s niece, a young woman coming of
age, searching for her own identity and origins. She is in
pain and needs love, love that her mother and aunt are
unwilling to give. We do see a particularly close love
scene with her friend, a younger girl named Kit (Cathleen
Salvodon). Kit seems to be the only one that Angie truly
can love, other than her Aunt Marlene, whom she idolizes.
Angie’s dark side is her self-doubt. No one could possi-
bly love her, and she tries her mother by hiding from her.
Exasperated, her mother curses her. She then realizes she
has gone too far and finds solace in Kit’s arms.

This play deals with gender and class roles in the mod-
ern world, and forces women to choose between a family
life and professional success. It leaves the viewer with no
concrete answer.. We are forced to reconsider our own cir-
cumstances and it is left to us to come up with our own
imperfect solution.

Recent Court Act Denies Appeal For “Political Prisoner”

Protests

held for Mumia

Abu-Jamal

By JUSTIN WALDEN
News Editor

Famed journalist and former Black |

Panther, Mumia Abu-Jamal is again
engaged in a fight for his life. On October

spoken leader in his community. Jamal
was found guilty of murder of a police
officer in 1981 amidst a huge current of
controversy that surrounded his trial.

The recent developments in Mumia’s
case have sparked a wave of political ral-
lies across the country, several have taken

place in San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Taylor Price, a student at the University
of Albany, was among the many activists
who marched on Philadelphia on
November 7th. Close to 2000 people par-
ticipated in the march that spanned 12
blocks leading = to Philadelphia’s city

later.
Last spring 35 Albany students marched
on Washington D.C to protest the US’s

“We can be a really

29th the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

hall. «

refused Jamal’s appeal for a new trial, this
after new evidence was discovered that
would prove Jamal innocent.

Jamal supporters across the world are
convinced that he was the victim of a
police frame-up and are alleging that his

Over 150 people are
allegedly being held
without a fair trail by

the federal government.

change.”

“Whether its going to rallies, writing let-
ters to your representatives; whatever you

sole crime was the fact that he is an out-

. Price stressed the importance ‘of student
activism at the University of Albany. “We
can be a really powerful source for social

can do, please do something,” Price added

powerful source for
“social change.”

continued detainment of political prisoners
like Jamal. Over 150 people are allegedly
being held without a fair trail by the feder-
al government.

Microsoft’ S Monopoly

By KENNETH C. WANG
Staff Columnist

In the hubbub of the recent elections and other acts of
malfeasance in Washington, a most significant event has
gone by relatively unnoticed:Microsoft was dragged to
court to answer for its crimes in the marketplace. Unless
you are a tech head or one of any other assorted geeks and
nerds you did not know that the future of all the comput-
ing industry essentially hinges upon this case.
shrug this off; the verdict may very well change forever
how the typical user views his or her PC (or Mac).

So what has the Justice Department so riled up? To wit,
Justice. is very concerned that the bundling of Internet
Explorer with its latest upgrade to its

Don’t -

Who Wins?

Apples have their own operating system, and thus
Microsoft cannot automatically bundle their software into
every new Mac. The latest news is that Java, a platform
that is supposedly compatible with every computer on
Earth, was tampered with by

high. Certainly, if there were freer competition, Microsoft
would slash its prices, or even give it away for free.
Evidence of this is the “browser war” that ignited this
whole lawsuit, for when rival Netscape

made a fortune selling its browser,

Microsoft, and was made to run
only on Microsoft computers. Sun,
the corporation that introduced
Java, sued to have the “dirty” soft-
ware repaired or removed from the
market. A judge agreed, and
Microsoft may no longer ship its
version of Java as it exists now.
And this just the short list of what

IBM accuses Microsoft of
pressuring third-party
software developers to not
write applications for
Windows rival OS/2

Microsoft made that niche uninhab-
itable by flooding the market with
free versions of its browser.
Remember Netscape selling
Communicator for $49.99? Now
- it’s free, just so that they can stay in
business: If Microsoft can hand
software away, gratis, then the
prices they charge for their other

the Justice department views as
unfair _ busi-

operating system, Windows 98, is an
abuse of monopoly power. Microsoft,
of course, hotly contests that, and so the
(melo) drama begins. What is surpris-
ing is the broadening of the case. to
include all sorts of dirty business prac-
tices. A small taste: IBM accuses
Microsoft of pressuring third-party soft-
ware developers to not write applica-

Windows.has an
unfortunate tendency
to implode at the
worst possible

moments

ness practices.

But all this seems relatively dis-
tant from the typical consumer. Why
should we care that Java was pollut-
ed? How many people even knew
that Java existed until I mentioned it?
Is a blissfully ignorant public a
public that is harmed by all these
shenanigans? Not so. Arecent study

tions for Windows rival OS/2. This

essentially killed the market for the operating system, as
who would: buy a platform that has no programs written
for it? Apple executives took the stand and testified that
Bill Gates attempted to strong-arm the company into only
using the Explorer browser.

The reason was obvious:

put out by the Consumer Federation
of America aid the Media Access Project states that the
Microsoft monopoly artificially inflates the prices of its
software by as much as 100%. While the exact figures
may be in dispute, it is almost universally agreed that pay-

‘ing $89.99 for an upgrade to Windows 98 is absurdly

products are exorbitant in the
extreme.

So Microsoft tends to play rough. So they take advan-
tage of the factthat their software is run on 85% of the
world’s computers. What’s the commotion? In the eyes
of many, it is simply that such power smothers innovation
in the industry. Why bother writing a better, slimmer,
more stable word processor when nasty Microsoft will
either buy out the company or simply squish the project
by withholding vital programmer’s tools? Microsoft’s
software is seen as being bloated and not user-friendly. So
user-unfriendly that most people become terrified of com-
puters. Windows has

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unfortunate tendency toimplode at the worst possible
moments. Internet Explorer is sluggish.

Did I mention that Excel, the spreadsheet program,
returns the wrong answer if you divide large numbers?
Years of dominance has made what was probably supe-
rior software when they were first introduced into afea-
ture-laden,bug-ridden, overblown lump of what
amounts to computercode lard. The software is not the
best in the business; it is merely what will cause the
least number of crashes on your computer (you hope).

What, then, is to be done? If Justice wins, which is
unlikely due to the anti-

Microsoft v. US

entities, one that manufactures the operating system,
and one that writes applications for it. The possibilities
could go on and on. What is important is that Justice
finds a solution amenable for all the parties involved,
and not just to completely crush Microsoft in the
process, one that will set a precedent for the new age of
business.

This case is important for another reason, related
to a very technical detail that has come up: how is the
software industry to be regulated? What laws apply, or
not? When the businesses move literally at lightspeed,

how is the bureaucracy to react or respond

quated laws that they deal
with, then there are several
possibilities. One is to
travel the path that AT&T

is that the Internet is

to every new twist or practice? As men-

A main Microsoft defense tioned above, many laws that

medium between the poles. A very important case
indeed, the prosecutors should tread lightly, billions of
dollars and incredible corporate power is at stake.

; All said and done, we must now meekly wait out
the final conclusion of the trial, including any number
of appeals, before the outcome is clear. Seen on a more
global scale, this is not a fight between just Microsoft
and the Justice Department, it is fight of how laws
forged in the age of coal and:steel are relevant to busi-
nesses formed in the age of data and information. The
winner gets to write the new laws, and proclaim a sov-
ereign of the industry. Whether it is Bill Gates or
Attorney General Janet Reno that remains to be seen.
Right now, all I
want is a word

were passed to regulate com-
merce are outmoded and anti-

The winner gets to write the

processor that

did in the early ‘80s, break SUCH a part of computing quated. There really is no true’ pew laws, and proclaim a sov- does not

up Microsoft into smaller,
competing “Baby Bills”.
They would all have access

to the core computer code the user.

that to not include it

would be to short-change Internet is such a part of comput-

precedent in this case. A main
Microsoft defense is that the

ereign of the industry

require me to
save every 10
seconds for

ing that to not include it would

that drives Windows, and
there would be much inno-
vation. But that would be extreme, even the Justice
Department admits that. An alternate version would
leave the company intact, but force Microsoft to make
the aforementioned code available. to everyone for
licensing. That way Microsoft cannot bully everyone,
and many companies would make competing, yet com-
patible, versions of Windows, keeping costs down and
new ideas high.

Yet another would be to split Microsoft into two

be to short-change the user. I will concede
that they are for the most part correct on
that point, as most new computers sold are brought so
that the consumer may access the Internet. The gov-
ernment is in a conundrum- what may a company bun-
dle, and what it may not, and who is going to decide?
The stance of the Government, state and Federal, will
decide between a computer industry unfettered (and
untamed) by regulation, an industry heavily regulated,
burdened (orcontrolled, depends upon one opinion) by
copious red tape much like power utilities, or a happy

FALL 1998

fear of losing
my work. Who knows? Maybe that upstart Linux may
win the operating system war, and we may be freed
from the “Blue Screen of Death” when our computers
takes a terminal nose-dive, when, of course, we were
just about to save our file. Oh, well, maybe Windows
2000 will crash less, but I’m not about to bet $89.99
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Vietnam Veteran John Mulligan

BY ANNE LINDNER

Recently, the New York State Writer’s Institute
and the State University of New York at Albany, fea-
tured readings from the novel and play by Vietnam
Veteran and author, John Mulligan.

One of Mulligan’s motivations for writing his
novel Shopping Cart Soldiers was to try and help other
Vets. The largely autobiographical novel traces the
experiences of many Vietnam Veterans after returning
home from the war.

After returning to San Francisco. himself,
Mulligan was in and out of homelessness for about ten
years, he found himself with two failed post-war mar-
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and an addiction to alcohol. “That’s how a lot of Vets
live now.” Mulligan claimed. There are currently
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women, out on the streets.

Mulligan has spoken to the House Elect

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federal government aware of the “saddening” treatment
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urged everyone to write to their Congressman and
express that the constituents want better treatment for
the veterans. “I want to make it easier for Vets to get
benefits. It’s what they deserve and what they’ve
earned” said Mulligan.

The narrative of Shopping Cart Soldiers follows a
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through the damaged psyche and spiritual void of the
main character, Finn MacDonald. According to
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There are currently
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He claims that there were many conflicts that made
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Mulligan closed the discussion part of the
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MIDDLE EARTH ROOTS COLUMN
GOING HOME TO FAMILY CONFLICT: SURVIVAL TIPS

By ANNE ROSIN
Middle Earth Outreach Coordinator

Middle Earth is a program in which students help other students. We operate a cam-
pus hotline and offer workshops and programs on a variety of topics that are important
to college students. Middle Earth Roots is a service of the Middle Earth program.

As if final exam stress wasn’t enough, your now facing the stress of going home. Let
me assure you that you are not alone. Though our families can be a source of com-
fort, love and understanding, family members and family problems can also make us
angry, sad, guilty, and confused. Being aware as you are, that your “break” may not be
very relaxing at times, is the first step in helping you deal with any conflict that may
arise.

Keeping in mind that all families are different, it is generally believed that families
serve the purpose of socializing their youngest members. Socialization is the process
by which values are passed on to children. Through discipline, love, and example, the
older members of a family teach the children about their views of right and wrong.
These values are taught so that children can safely and easily function in society.

This all sounds great,...but what happens when the children grow up and start forming
their own ideas about the way things are and should be? Well, change often means
some level of conflict. First, it is important to know that adolescents and early adults
will naturally begin to establish an identity that is separate from their parental figures.
As young adults, especially as members of a college environment,
engage in more activities outside of the home, some of which parental figures may not
agree with. Also, they will begin to form close bonds with people outside of the fami-
ly, as well as their own set of values about education, occupations, and relationships.
Again, although these changes are natural and part of human growth, they may cause
some turmoil in the family.

“children” begin to -

Remembering that your family may also be struggling to deal with the ideas, behav-
iors, and attitudes that you are bringing home to them is very important to reducing
possible conflict. Try to be understanding of your family’s feelings and needs. They
may feel hurt, abandoned, or confused by the changes they see in you. Always try to
discuss or explain your views, rather than arguing or yelling.

It is possible that spending time with your family may bring up old issues or problems
for both you and the other members. Also, going home may make you feel like people
are “treating you like a kid” and not respecting the ways you have changed. Both of
these situations will be better for all, if you do not have unrealistic expectations about
this extended time with your family. Try to anticipate possible conflict, and be as pre-
pared as you can to calmly avoid adding fuel to the fire. You should not completely
ignore your needs or avoid conflict,just keep your cool and don’t expect to have your
views totally accepted and understood by ail.

Additionally, it may help to realize that your new values may not be that different
from those of your family. Your values are actually a combination of those of your
family, your peers, and other influences.

Finally, and most important, be aware that finding a comfortable balance between
being separated and attached to your family is a complex, and lengthy process. Your
family’s acceptance of the “adult you” will take some time. There may be several tran-
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If you are concerned about the prospect of going home, help is available. The Middle
Earth hotline is staffed from noon to midnight Monday through Thursday and 24 hours
from noon Friday to midnight Sunday. Call 442-5777 or contact the University
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Campus Events at the University

*December 4, 1998

New York State Writers Institute Classic
Film Series. “Underground” [“Tl Etait
Une Fois Un Pays”] (French, German,
Hungarian, 1995,color). 7:30 PM, Page
Hall, 135 Western Avenue, Downtown
Campus. Free and open to the public. For
more information, call 442-5620. In
Serbian and German with English subti-
tles.

Earth Sciences Joint Colloquium Series.
“Late-Quaternary Paleoclimates of the
Tropical Andes.” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Earth
Science 232. Speaker: Geoffrey Seltzer.
Refreshments served immediately follow-
ing the lecture.

CSDA (Center for Social & Demographic
Analysis) Colloquia. “Premature Heart
Disease Mortality and Inequalities in
Community Resources.” 3:15 - 5:00 PM,
CSDA Library BA-B29. Speaker: Donna
Armstrong. Informal discussion of .work

in progress. For more pformation, call
442-4905,

The Annual Renaissance Madrigal
Dinners, December 4 and 5, 7:00 PM,
HVCC Cultural Center. The University
Chamber Singers, David Griggs-Janower,
conductor. For more information, call
442-3997. Presented by the Department
of Music.

The Annual Renaissance Madrigal
Dinners, December 4 and 5, 7:00 PM,
HVCC Cultural Center. The University
Chamber Singers, David Griggs-Janower,
conductor. A unique evening filled with
festive food and song. Reservations are

Hiousnoionan (Ce

required and will be taken by mail only.

For a reservation brochure, call the

Department of Music at 442-4187.
Tickets are $35 ($12 of which is a tax-
deductible donation to the University
Chamber Singers)

*December 5, 1998

The Annual Renaissance Madrigal
Dinners, December 4 and 5, 7:00 PM,
HVCC Cultural Center. The University

Chamber Singers, David Griggs-Janower,

conductor. For more information, call
442-3997. Presented by the Department
of Music.

Healthy Kids Health Fair Information
regarding low and no cost health pro-
grams that benefit children in the Albany

area.. Draper Lobby (downtown campus).

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.. free, open to the
public. Healthy Kids Project, School of
Social Welfare.

*December 6, 1998

The University-Community Orchestra.
7:00 PM, Main Theatre, PAC. Findlay
Cockrell conducts a program including
“Rhapsody in Blue.” Jeffrey Stein,
soloist. For more information, call 442-
3997. Presented by the Department of
Music.

Albany State Ice Hockey vs. CW Post.
2:30 PM, Dawg Pound (ice rink, Albany
Academy, Hackett Blvd)

December Graduates Assembly. 1:00 PM,

Recreation and Convocation Center.

Kwanzaa Affair A.S.U.B.A. 2nd Annual

Kwanzaa Affair. Campus Center
Ballroom. 5:00 p.m. . $5.50 at Copies
Plus, $8.00 at the door. Albany State
University Black Alliance.

December Graduates Assembly. 1:00 PM,
Recreation and Convocation Center.
Tickets are not required for admission.

*December 7, 1998

University Senate Meeting. 3:30 PM, CC
Assembly Hall. For more information,
call Madelyn Cicero at 442-5406.

The University-Community Symphonic
Band (Henry M. Carr, conductor) and The
University Percussion Ensemble (Richard
Albagli, conductor). 8:00 PM, Main
Theatre, PAC. Please call 442-3997 for
more information. Presented by the
Department of Music.

University Art Museum Reception i in
Honor of Professor Robert Cartmell. Art
Museum, Mezzanine Gallery. 5:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.. free. For information, call ees
4035.

Web site: ies /Iwww. albany. edu/museum

*December 8, 1998

President’s Task Force on Women’s
Safety Meeting. 2:30 - 4:00 PM, CC

375. Meeting is open to all interested
University community members, espe-
cially students and faculty. Meetings pro-
vide a forum for discussion and an initiat-
ing point for action on issues of women’s
safety.

President’s Task Force on Women’s
Safety Meeting. 2:30 - 4:00 PM, CC 375.
Meeting is open to all interested
University community members,
especially students and faculty.
Meetings provide a forum for dis-
cussion and an initiating point for
action on issues of women’s safe-

i ty.
§ School of Public Health Seminar

_ Series. “Urban Youth
Leadership.” 8:00 - 9:00 AM,

Rensselaer. Speaker: Donald Biggs. Free
and open to the public. For more informa-
tion, see website www.albany.edu/sph.

New York State Writers Institute Visiting
Writers Series. Novelist Kaye Gibbons .
8:00 PM, Recital Hall, PAC. The novelist
will read from her new book, “ On the
Occasion of My Last Afternoon.” At 4:00
PM, the author will hold an informal
seminar in HU 354. Free and open to the
public. For more information, call 442-
5620. .

*December 9, 1998
Last Day of Classes.

*December 10, 1998

\University Council Meeting. 4:00 PM,
University Council Room,-AD 253.
Questions may be directed to Sorrell
Chesin at 442-5300, or in writing to him
at AD 231.

New York State Writers Institute Visiting
Writers Series. 8:00 PM, Assembly Hall,
Campus Center. Local journalist Scott
Christianson will read from his investiga-
tive history, “With Liberty for Some: 500°
Years of Imprisonment in America.” Free
and open to the public. For more informa-
tion, call 442-5620.

University Holiday Gala Hot/Cold
Buffet, DJ Music, Door Prizes, Cash Bar.
Campus Center Ballroom. 12:30 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.. $11.00, CSEA and UUP
Members Pay

$6.00.See ticket sale dates in event infor-
mation. No tickets will be sold after 12/4.

Film Showing and Discussion by Adeline
Apena Flame. Discussion by Adeline
Apena, Professor of History, Russell Sage
College. Business Administration 219.
4:15 p.m. . free, open to the public. Dept.
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Mr. Fay

As he walked, he expanded his senses outward, taking in the
world around him. Searching for prey.

The life energy that he had taken the night before had begun
o wear off, and he’d need more soon. It took him a short
ime, but he found that the perfect donor was only a couple

of blocks away.

His mental abilities had been greatly enhanced after he had
eturned. This was normal, she had told him. The others
who returned had experienced the same expansion of their

iminds. She, of course, had taught herself to see and do what
hey had to go through the darkness in order to acquire.

As he got closer, he sensed his prey’s thoughts more acutely.
{His prey was stalking someone, a woman. :

{His prey thought that it was a predator. The idea almost

Jamused him. His sense of humor was somewhat lacking, but
the still had a sense of irony about him. He had used to
speculate on this, and finally decided that a sense of irony
was more of an intellectual sense than an emotional one.

He hurried his pace, wanting to arrive before his prey could
harm the woman. It was force of habit, really. He had no
compassion for her. In truth, he couldn’t have cared less if
she lived or died that night. Still, old habits died hard, and
he wasn’t sure if this was one that he wanted to break. His
Code was one of the few links that he had left to his
humanity.

He arrived a little later than he would have liked, and he saw
that his prey had already raised his hand to the woman.
There was a cut on her face that would leave a permanent
scar. It was done deliberately, Fay realized.

Theft and rape, he thought to himself. Either one
probably would have gotten his prey hung during Fay’s
youth. Now, neither.one was a capital offense. Not
according to law, anyway.

They were in an alley ahead of him. He slowed from his
running pace to a walk, and casually stepped around the cor-
ner, taking in the scene as he did so.

His prey hadn’t begun the actual rape, although his inten-
tions were obvious at that point. The woman wasn’t strug-
gling with a knife at her throat, but her terror was as obvious
as the man’s intentions. Her eyes focused on Fay, but she
didn’t say anything. Fay continued to walk until he was
standing just behind his prey.

“Excuse me, young man,” Fay said quietly. His voice was
barely above a whisper, but he projected it so that every
word was clear. He waited until his prey’s head snapped
around before continuing “The young lady desires to retain
both her belongings and her honor. You would be well
advised to accede to her wishes.”

— Gare Reeve

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT EDITION OF
THE FOUNTAIN PEN

momentarily
passive
past ifs
on the shaf

the revenge of the fireflies

future maybes in the drawer

candles extinguished, otherwise besides myself
lis darkness, a single window, multiple views of four
__ [dead lightning bugs and

_ |the sun rising

four sets of careful feet

slaughtered by careless children,

[pointing deadly at the first rays of sunlight
through the glass accusing

for given

[the sun's reign of day

over moonlight and theirs

inow it returns

while they cannot see

the children come to remove the

limited threshold for Mason jars
just as we in our slighty larger prison
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not to fear for

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Out of touch

_|Out of time

| write a song
of non-sensical rhyme

Keep friends in mind
enemies kept close
double-cross in time

When will | surprise?
and rise to a temporary status
to bring my all-time low

Integrity there is no trace
and a smile to my face

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Dear Shannon,

I have a very big problem. My room-
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posters all the time. If I say anything he
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sleeping my roommate plants things in
my bed. Once a cup of urine, and last
week it was a squirrel trapped in a
garbage bag. He says I need help
because I am a “raging nazi” as he puts
it. I can’t change the way my sisters
brought me up in this world. I just have
to look out after myself. I tried talking
to my RA about it but it didn’t work.
My suitemates constantly make fun of
me because of all the times I was
almost arrested last semester. Why can’t
I have two girlfriends at once? Or at
least one?

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Dear Shannon,

I have a problem with my roommate.
He has late classes and stays up late
every night. I have early classes and
need to go to sleep early, but I can’t
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ALBUM REVIEW

WILD PRARIE TRIBUTE TO EX-BEATLE’S WIFE

By Nathaniel Berman
Staff Writer

Over my Thanksgiving break, I was
determined to pick up anew CD to add to
my collection. Amidst the new Alanis
Morrisette, U2, N Sync and Celine Dion
albums, I was able to find this hidden
gem, which had been sitting on the
shelves for over a month now. It was
Wild Prairie, a posthumous tribute to the
music of Linda McCartney, put out and
promoted by her husband Paul
McCartney of Beatles fame.

While I had always been a big fan of
Paul’s music, I never really knew all that
much about Linda’s, outside of the jokes
made about her voice lacking any true tal-
ent. My earliest memory of Linda was in
the “Say, Say, Say” video that Paul made
with Michael Jackson, which also fea-
tured LaToya Jackson playing a prosti-
tute.

Linda’s primary well-known musical
ventures came with Paul’s band Wings in
the mid-70’s and she became increasingly
prolific in recent years with her strong
animal rights stance and vegetarian
beliefs, which produced a number of
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again made news when she succumbed to
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The music available on this album
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mentalist, a gusty broad, and a fighter.
From this we get a variety of music styles
and influences. From the fun-loving, care-
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and its follow-up “B-Side to Seaside,”
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Days” are very earnest
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embarrassment to even listen. However,
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mankind’s gain through vivisection, while
“Cow” tells of the last days of a cow’s
life “before the slatted truck”. With her

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songs helped to bring the cruel treatments

of animals to the forefront of society.

With the 90’s, and Linda’s increased
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Despite the critics’ tendencies to be
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ther explored in “The Light Comes from
Within,” taking the idea a few steps fur-
ther by ansv. ering those who had criti-
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last song she ever recorded, a month
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an energetic and moving melody.

Overall, Wild Prairie manages to cap-
ture the essence of Linda McCartney and,
amidst the holiday music and the latest
pop tunes, it makes a wonderful change
of pace from the norm, something Linda
always prided herself on. Though she is
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Theater Council’s Experimental:
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BY SHARON DRUCK
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On November 23rd.and 24th, the Experimental Theater presented “The
Unseen Hand,” a play by Sam Shepard. “The Unseen Hand” is a one-act play that
takes place on the outskirts of the small desert town of Azusa, USA. Blue Morphan
(played by Bill Rickett), an old wino that lives in a Chévy Truck, is visited by a
young stranger named Willie, a space alien who claims to be the prisoner of a force
known as the Unseen Hand, which controls his mind and keeps it from stretching too
far. Willie (played with amazing acrobatics by Daniel Koenig) is seeking help for
his people, who are also trapped underneath this force. He has come to seek the help
of Blue and Blue’s two dead brothers Cisco (Danielle L. Giovinazzi) and Sycamore
(Kevin Berger), who were once made up the greatest gang in the Old West. Things
are further complicated by the arrival of a Kid (BJ Serviss) who has been beaten and
humiliated and left by the side of the deserted highway with his pants around his
ankles. The viewer is misled to believe that he simply plays the role of comic relief,
but he, like all of the characters, has an important role in the story.

This production was expertly handled. The viewer got the full scope of
Shepard’s play, and the inexplicable (but well done) combination of cowboys and
aliens. The entire cast did a marvelous job keeping the audience involved in the
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Student Association

BY: Chr MCCORMICK
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While most students lay blame on the the Student
Association (SA) concerning the recent funding controver-
sies, some students and student government officials seem to
believe that the SA doesn’t deserve the bad reputation certain
controversies have fueled. “Unfortunately the most controver-
sial events receive the most coverage” explains SA Vice
President Brigid Bergin. Despite the more visible conflicts,
Bergin claims, “We work as a team and support each other,”
in one case she described driving down to New York to pick
up a stranded performer who was slated to appear at an SA
event...

SA is a large organization with varied opportunities for stu-
dent involvement. In addition to supporting and organizing
campus events, SA works to resolve student concerns through
the SA Central Council. Improved lighting on campus, fund-
ing for new student groups and “position papers” outlining
student positions on national and local issues are samples of
the problems that SA resolves. Current issues before SA
include increasing the number of recycling bins on campus
and increasing lighting in unsafe areas.

Other branches of SA include the various “special interest”
groups including the Media Office and the Women’s Issues
Office. “Central Council” deals with funding for new projects
and student groups as well as Athletics and Academic Affairs,
as well as “student action” on campus while the executive _
and judical branches lead SA and resolve its disputes. “SA is
a wonderful opportunity, you can’t get comprable leadership
expericne anywhere else,” claims Central Council Chair,
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participate in one of its many committees.

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events that led to her current position; the Albany Crew Team
needed a representative for SA and she volunteered. The next
year she ran for a Central Council position and lost, and the
following year she ran again and won the position of Central
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Big Unit Gets Big Bucks

Pitching great signs with Diamondbacks

By Adam Doling
Staff Writer

Randy Johnson, one of baseball's most dominating
pitchers, agreed to a four-year, $53 million contract
with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. The
deal makes Johnson the game's highest-paid pitcher
and the second-highest paid player behind Mo
Vaughn. Johnson will receive an average salary of

$13.1 million per season, just below Vaughn's aver-.

age salary of $13.33 million.

The addition of Johnson caps off an amazing
spending spree for the Diamondbacks, after last
week's signings of Todd Stottlemyre and Armando
Reynoso. The three free agents give the second-year
expansion club one of the most impressive rotations
in the majors.

Johnson, who lives in the Phoenix area, chose
Arizona over Texas, Anaheim, and Los Angeles so
that his family could stay home. The three other

In the past six seasons
Johnson is 94-31 with
an ERA around 3.00
and has struck out
ico ii batters

teams had each offered contracts for four years and
$50 million. Johnson decided that Arizona has a solid
chance to be a quick contender, and felt that he
would be most comfortable closest to home. Though

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original speculation was that Johnson would return
to the American League, he stayed in the National

-League.

The left-handed power pitcher started out just 9-10
for the Seattle Mariners this season, with a 4.33
. | ERA. After being
traded to the Houston
Astros however, he
showed the power and
ability that have made
him one of the most
feared and impressive
players in baseball;
2 Johnson went 10-1

with a 1.28 ERA and
fanned 116 in 84
innings. Houston
managed ‘to win their
division largely in part to Johnson’s success.

Despite his horrendous start with the Mariners this
season, he still managed to strike out a combined 329
batters in only 244.1 innings with both clubs,

Johnson has totaled an-amazing win-loss record
since the beginning of the 1993 season. In the past
six seasons, he is 94-31 with an ERA around 3.00
and has struck out 1,511 batters in 1,159.4 innings. It
is this kind of dominance that landed Johnson such a
huge contract. He will be 40 years old when the con-
tract expires, but the Diamondbacks had no problem
agreeing to four years to land Johnson.

"The marketplace dictates what you need to do, and
the fact is that was what the market was for Randy,"
said Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo. "This is
not a blind risk. He (Johnson) is that dominant to
where you would be prepared to take that risk with
him more than with someone else."

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Great Danes
Win It All
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fourth quarter. Oliva, who connected on 5-of-8 attempts for 101
yards and rushed for 22 more, flipped a two-yard TD pass to
tight end Steve Checksfield to complete the six minute, 15 sec-
_ ond drive. Running back Ben Kelcey’s first-down run on

fourth-and-two at the AIC 45 kept the scoring sequence alive.

The Great Danes were on the move again the next time they
touched the ball, and used eight straight running plays to reach
the AIC 22. Oliva, a 5-foot-10 signal caller, used a play-action
fake to throw a strike to Checksfield, who outleaped an AIC
defender in the endzone for the

go-ahead touchdown with 5:50
left. A two-point conversion .
attempt failed, and Albany had
a 25-24 lead.

The Yellow Jackets, who
amassed 527 total yards on the

A two-point

had a 25-24 lead

conversion attempt
failed, and Albany

day, rode Gailliard’s back
down the field on its next possession, before Albany’s.defense
stiffened at its own 26. With the championship on the line and
exactly one minute remaining, Moses attempted a 42-yard field
goal, but his kick sailed wide left.

“When you dig a hole, there’s usually a shovel nearby,” said
Albany coach Bob Ford, whose 1985 team came back from a
21-point deficit to beat Plymouth State for the ECAC-North
Division III crown. “I told the kids you just have to gradually
work yourself out. We made some big plays, and our offensive
line took over the line of scrimmage in the final quarter. This
was gratifying because we were truly a team this season. You
would be hard pressed to find any stars.”

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Heads or Tails?
Thanksgiving games provide entertainment and controversy

By Russ BARRETT
Staff Writer

The coin toss is undoubtedly the easiest call for an
NFL official to make. However, referee Phil Luckett
appears to have botched the coin toss before overtime
during the Thanksgiving matchup between the Steelers
and Lions. Steeler captain, Jerome Bettis vehemently
claims to have called tails as Luckett tossed the coin
that did land tails.

Luckett proceeded to ask the Lions captain whether
they could receive or kick as Bettis pleaded to Luckett
that he did‘in fact call tails. Radio analysts have ampli-
fied the replay and have stated that somebody mut-

tered heads before Bettis called tails. The call stood, °

for the NFL no longer utilizes instant replay, and the
Lions drove the ball downfield — up a game-win-
ning field goal.

The NFL has quickly changed the coin toss proce-
dure to avoid such controversy. The captain will now
choose head or tail before the coin is flipped, and there
will be additional officials behind the players to con-
firm their call. The rest of the NFL mocked the inci-
dent during the coin toss of week 13 match-ups by
shouting their decision and even holding a sign indi-
cating heads or tails.

The other Thanksgiving game was between the
Cowboys and Vikings. Randy Moss personally tore

apart the Cowboys secondary as the injured Deion
Sanders watched Moss race for three touchdowns. The
Vikings won 46-36 to remain on top of the NFC cen-
tral division.

The AFC East features a tie between the Jets and
Dolphins. The Jets responded to criticism of their abil-
ity to beat weaker teams by thrashing the Panthers 48-
21. The Dolphins topped the Saints and the Patriots
knocked the Bills out of the tie for first with a thrilling
last second touchdown. The Broncos cruised by the
Chargers to remain undefeated, and the Jaguars pulled
further ahead of the Steelers by beating the Bengals.

Week 13 ended with the 49ers embarrassing the
Giants on Monday Night Football. The Giants have
established themselves as one of the worst offensive
teams in the league and the defense allowed the Niners
and Terrell Owens to run all over them, for a 31-7 win.
Unfortunately, the 49ers lost Pro Bowl defensive tack-
le, Bryant Young, to a broken leg, but they will be right
behind Atlanta in the chase for the NFC West title.

There are three weeks remaining and many decisive
games left to play. With so many teams playing solid
football it is tough to pick who will emerge as Super
Bowl Champion. Will the Broncos win.a second cham-
pionship and possibly go undefeated along the way or
will Randy Moss and the Vikings spoil John Elway's
parade? It is undoubtedly a tough call, almost as tough

as the coin toss.

New York Teams Solidify Lineups During Off-Season

By JEREMY MorRISSEY
Sports Editor

Within a week, both of New York's baseball teams
have showed that strong seasons in 1998 are intended
to be repeated i in years to come.

Last week the Yankees managed to resign ‘center’

fielder Bernie Williams to a seven-year deal. It was
speculated that Williams would leave the Yankees for
Arizona, but Williams remained with the World
Champs for less money than he could have gotten
elsewhere. The Yankees have resigned David Cone,
Scott Brosius, and Bernie Williams who were all key

players .in. their incredible season. They have not :

signed anyone from another team yet this off-season
but management doesn't really see the need to change
a team that won 114 games last season.

The Mets season was not nearly as impressive as the
Yankees, but still had a solid season with a record of
88-74. Because of a five-game losing streak to end the

season, they missed out onthe playoffs. Mets’ man-_

agement has decided to improve areas that have trou-
bled them for some time now. Going into the offsea-
son, several important issues had to be addressed.
First, Mike Piazza and-Al Leiter, the club's most
important hitter and pitcher respectively, were both
free agents and needed to be resigned. Piazza signed
for what was at the time the richest deal in baseball

Management doesn't really
see the need to change a
team that won 114 games

last season

history, and the Mets followed that up by resigning Al
Leiter to a four-year deal. The only other free agent the

Mets were looking to keep was Dennis Cook who also
resigned. All that did for the Mets was to stabilize last
year's lineup, which fell just short. The Mets then trad-
ed struggling reliever Mel Rojas for outfielder Bobby
Bonilla.

New York baseball's little sister still had to find a
suitable hitter to bat behind Piazza and a natural lead-
off hitter. The Mets found the fifth hitter they so des-
perately needed by signing Robin Ventura who consis-

tently hits more than twenty home runs and 80 RBI's
along with being a gold glove third baseman. The
signing moves Edgardo Alfonzo back to second base
but ultimately makes the infield defense more solid.

They are still looking for a solid leadoff hitter and
many rumors are swirling that they are trying to sign

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Rickey Henderson. And finally the Mets moved catch-
er Todd Hundley, who could start on most teams but
became expendable after they aquired Piazza, in a
three way deal. Hundley was shipped to the Dodgers
for catcher Charles Johnson and outfielder Robert
Cedeno. Johnson was then shipped to the Orioles for
highly regarded, but troubled reliever Armando
Bénitez. |

The Mets went into the offseason knowing they had
to improve their offense. The

season wins and a _ World
Championship need not be
changed but be maintained. Both
teams did that. Anything can hap-
pen but in all likelihood, New
York will see both of its teams put
up solid years in 1999.

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Rats Spend Holiday On
Road

By DAN WILSON
Staff Writer

After a 2-1 victory. at the Pepsi Arena against the Hershey
Bears on November 20, the Rats hit the road. Their first game
was against Adirondack, which they won in an impressive fash-
ion, 3-0 with rookie goaltender Frederic Henry making 42 saves
and Steve Brule scored two goals. Then on the day before
Thanksgiving the Rats were in Worcester looking to extend their
unbeaten streak to seven, in a game against the IceCats.

The IceCats were not accommodating to this plan, so the Rats
had their unbeaten streak snapped after six games, as they were
shut out 4-0. There was no scoring in the game until 14 minutes .
in and the second period provided another goal for Worcester.
Albany was still in the game until two goals late in the third peri-
od put the game out of reach. This was the first time the Rats
were shut out this season.

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the Rats si off day, The Rats were in

Worecester looking to
recover after a tough
loss. The Rats battled
Syracuse to a 4-4 tie
in a game _ which

seven of the eight goals where on the power play. The first peri-

extend their unbeaten

streak to seven

od saw five goals in the first period, all of them on the power

play. After a goal a piece in the second period, the Rats were on
the losing end of a 4-3 deficit. Albany managed to score a goal
four minutes in the third period to tie the game up at four goals
apiece. The game ended in a 4-4 tie, as the Syracuse crowd saw

seventeen power plays and 93 penalty minutes.

The next night Albany picked up a win against the same
Syracuse team. This game saw thirteen power plays but this time

' the penalty killing.stood up. The three goals of the game were all

scored on even strength. Henry put up another strong game in
the 2-1, victory.

The Rats remain second place in their division but are within
striking distance of first. They have three road games coming up

‘ this week before returning home on the ninth of Decmber to take

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SPORTS 19

December 4, 1998 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS

Under the Rim:

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Albany Basketball Week in Review

By Kevin Grossman
Staff writer

Albany men's basketball has experi enced
the best of both world's so far this season.
On one hand, they have seen vast improve-
ment in their five freshmen players. On the
other hand, they have started the season
with a 2-5 record.

The Great Danes posted a record of 2-1
this week, as they earned their first win of
the season against Molloy in overtime by a
score of 87-78. Freshman Will Brand
scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Petr Burda and Dave Schloss sank four
clutch free throws earlier in the overtime
period to give Albany the lead for good.

Albany won their second game of the
year on Monday night when they defeated

The Lady Danes have
played four brutal
games against
Division I opponents
and elite Division II

teams

Green Mountain College 92-65. Freshman
Mike Everett led the way with 17 points
off the bench and Will Brand came up big
again with 16 points. The Danes were up
by eleven points midway through the sec-
ond half when they went on a 13-4 run to
seal the victory.

The Danes two-game win streak came to
an end Wednesday night in their first con-
ference game with a loss to defending
champion Franklin Pierce (4-2, 1-1

NECC) by a score of 68-55. Todd Cetnar
and Will Brand each contributed 14 points
each. Albany shot a measly 5 of 33 from
behind the 3-point arc.
The Lady Danes lost their only game of
the week, a 66-48 defeat at the hands of
Franklin Pierce (4-1, 1-0 NECC). The
Lady Danes were held under 20 points in

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the first half for the third time this
season. Megan Buchanan had a
strong game for the Lady Danes (1--
5, 0-1 NECC) with 11 points. Kelly
Paolino contributed with 8 points.

The Danes were up by
eleven points midway
through the second
half when they went
on a 13-4 run to seal

the victory

Both teams play again in an NECC
contest on Saturday afternoon at
Southern Connecticut State. Clearly
both teams have their work cut out
for them. The Great Danes biggest
problem so far is that they can't get
all the aspects of their game working
at once. At the beginning of the sea-
son, the guards played excellent,
while the frontcourt was a little timid
and not scoring enough. In their
game against Franklin Pierce, the
frontcourt played tough, but the team
only shot 5 of 33 (15 percent) from
beyond the arc. They had been
shooting at about a 40 percent clip
entering the game. Albany will be a
much better team once they are able
to get all the facets of their game
working together.

The Lady Danes have played four brutal
games against Division I opponents and
elite Division I teams, and have seen their
confidence falter a little but: They need to
focus on the things that make them suc-
cessful: quick hands’ and fast feet. They

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have to make up for a lack of size by run-
ning the ball more and tiring teams out.
Both teams hope to make adjustments and
learn from their mistakes as they begin to
play the brunt of their conference games.

DATE TEAM OPPONENT TIME
12/6 Men’s Cross Country at USAT&F Championships
(Orlando, Florida) 9:45
12/5 Men’s Basketball at S. Connecticut St. 4:00
Women’s Basketball at S. Connecticut St. 2:00
Men’s Track & Field at Colgate
w/Buffalo and Canisius 11:00
Women’s Track & Field at Colgate
- w/Buffalo and Canisius 11:00
12/9 Men’s Basketball at Mass-Lowell 7:30
Women’s Basketball at Mass-Lowell 5:30
12/12 Men’s Basketball New Haven 7:30
Women’s Basketball New Haven 5:30
12/29 Women’s Basketball Capital Key Classic
vs. Assumption or Edinboro 2:00
12/30 Women’s Basketball Capital Key Classic .
vs. St. Rose, St. Anselm, 10:00AM
or Millersville or 6:00
1/6 Men’s Basketball at Sacred Heart 7:30
Women’s Basketball at Sacred Heart 5:30
1/9 Men’s Basketball New Hampshire College 7:30
Women’s Basketball New Hampshire College 5:30
1/11 Men’s Basketball Bridgeport 7:30
Women’s Basketball Bridgeport 5:30
1/13 Men’s Basketball at Green Mountain 7:30
1/16 Men’s Basketball Mass-Lowell 7:30
Women’s Basketball Mass-Lowell 5:30
Men’s Track & Field at Army
w/Duke and Syracuse 3:30
Women’s Track & Field at Army
w/Duke and Syracuse 3:30
1/18 Men’s Basketball at Bridgeport 7:30
Women’s Basketball at Bridgeport 5:30
1/20 Men’s Basketball Southern Vermont 7:30
1/23 Men’s Basketball S. Connecticut St. 7:30
Women’s Basketball S. Connecticut St. 5:30
Men’s Track & Field at Colgate
w/Buffalo and Vermont 11:00
Women’s Track & Field at Colgate
: w/Buffalo and Vermont 11:00
1/27 Men’s Basketball Binghamton 7:30
Women’s Basketball Binghamton ee

FALL
Men's Football (10-1)
11/21 ALBANY Fe American International 24
WINTER
Men's Basketball (2-5)
11/21 Toledo 79 ALBANY 42
11/23 Arkansas-Little Rock 74 ALBANY 72
11/28 ALBANY 87 Molloy 78 (OT)
11/30 ALBANY 92 Green Mountain 65
12/2 Franklin Pierce 68 ALBANY aS
Women's Basketball (1-5)
11/20 at St. John's Classic
St. John's 70 ALBANY 53
11/21 at St. John's Classic (Consolation Round)
Houston 71 ALBANY 47
11/27 at UNK Regency Inn Thanksgiving Classic (First Round)
Metro State 62 ALBANY 54
11/28 at UNK Regency Inn Thanksgiving Classic (Second Round)
Nebraska-Kearney 80 ALBANY 52
12/2 Franklin Pierce 66 ALBANY 48


Remarkable Comeback Helps Danes Defend EFC Championship

Junior quarterback Michael Oliva came
off the bench to pass for three touchdowns
and run for another score, as Albany ral-
lied from a huge first-half deficit for a 25-
24 victory over American International in
the Eastern Football Conference champi-
onship game on Saturday, November 21st
at University Field. The Great Danes, who
move to Division I-AA in 1999, captured
their second straight EFC title, and fin-
ished the Division II eraa by winning 21 of
their last 22 contests.

American International (7-4), the EFC’s
Bay State Division champion, looked like
it would easily avenge a seven-point loss
to Albany in last year’s championship by
sprinting to a 24-0 lead early in the second
quarter.

Tailback Kevin Gailliard, who rushed 38
times for 234 yards, broke two tackles
around right end, and headed up the side-
line on a 47-yard scoring run with 10:18
left in the second stanza to give the Yellow
Jackets a commanding lead.

AIC, the nation’s top-ranked offense,

scored on its opening four drives.
Quarterback Rick Hebert, who completed
15-of-22 passes for 246 yards, hit fullback
Shawn Feeney with a seven-yard TD toss
for a 7-0 lead. Galliard, who set school
records with 1,971 rushing yards and 23
touchdowns this season, reached paydirt
on a 32-yard scamper, before Larry Moses
kicked a 33-yard field goal for a 17-0
advantage.

Oliva, the championship MVP, was
inserted in the second quarter, and imme-
diately directed his club to the end zone.
His one-yard sneak finished off a 66-yard
drive, before a two-point pass failed. He
then fired a 41-yard scoring bomb to
flanker Greg Butryn, who made a diving
grab just across the goal line with 2:25 left
in the stanza. Deron Regev’s PAT pulled
the Great Danes within 24-13 at halftime.

Albany (10-1), the EFC’s Atlantic
Division champion, used a 14-play, 87-
yard march to get even closer early in the

continued on page 17

Male Dane of the Season

Eric Williams

Sport: Football

Year: Junior

Hometown: Penfield, NY _

Major: Criminal Justice ‘ A
Accomplishments: Williams took over the quarterback position for the Danes

this season with huge shoes to fill. He answered all doubts as he threw for a total of
1,339 yards this season, the fifth best single-season mark in school history. He also
threw for 14 touchdowns against just 4 interceptions. The touchdown total is the third
highest in the school’s history. Williams led the team in total offense, averaging 126
yards per game. He also rushed for four touchdowns and was named to the ECAC

Honor Roll three times.

Female Dane of the Season

Tovah Atwell

Sport:
Year:
Hometown:
Major:

Accomplishments:
Atwell was the teams’
leading scorer with 17
goals and 16 assists for a
total of 50 points.
Selected First Team All-
American by the National
Field Hockey Coaches
Association, Atwell holds
the school record for scor-
ing with 49 goals and 26
assists for a total of 124
points in just her third
season. On October 24
against American
International, Atwell set a
single-game record with
six assists in a 10-0 victo- ©,
ry. Also a captain, she has
been invited to A-Camp,
which is the tryout for the
national team. It takes |
place from December 26-
30 at Rutgers University. Pi

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