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NUMBER 14
Depression is often
not taken seriously,
experts say
Famed NFL quarterback talks about violence
By Tony FRANZESE
Staff Writer
- By ABE SAKS
News Editor
A mental illness expert stated this past
Sunday, that contrary to popular myth, people
who talk about committing suicide often go
through with their plans.
“The bottom line is do something. If some-
one is thinking about suicide, they’re not
going to get better by themselves,’’ Dr
Douglas Jacobs told the American Medical
Association’s Annual Science Reporters’
Conference.
Jacobs is the executive director of the
National Mental Illness Screening Project and
said that most suicides in the United States
could have been avoided if people had sought
help for an underlying psychiatric illness.
“Suicide is not a diagnosis, but rather, a
most unfortunate outcome of treatable psy-
chiatric illness, usually depression, schizo-
phrenia or alcohol or substance abuse,” stat-
ed Jacobs.
17 to 20 million Americans suffer from
depression each year, and between 31,000
and 32,000 people commit suicide every
year, according to figures from the National
Center for Health Statistics.
Jacobs, who also said that the general pub-
lic needed to understand that thinking or talk-
ing about suicide is not normal, but is rather
an indication that the person needs to be eval-
uated by a psychiatric or other health care
professional.
Jacobs urged family, friends, schools,
churches and primary care physicians to rec-
ognize symptoms of mental disorder when
someone talked about suicide and “aggres-
sively intervene’’ by helping that person seek
professional help.
“One of the myths of suicide is that people
who talk about it won’t do it. That’s not true.
People who talk about it do do it.”’
- Courtesy of Reuters
Former NFL football player Don McPherson appeared as
the keynote speaker Tuesday as part of National Collegiate
Alcohol Awareness Week. The presentation took place in
SUNY’s Campus Center Ballroom. The title of
McPherson’s presentation was “Drinking Till It Hurts:
Straight Talk About Alcohol And Sexual Assault.”
The event was co-sponsored by the University
Counseling Center, the Division of Student Affairs and St.
Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center.
McPherson was a two sport college All-American athlete
(football and track) originally from West Hempstead, NY.
He played quarterback for Syracuse University and com-
piled 22 school records, as well as lead Syracuse to an unde-
feated season in 1987.
He is a winner of over 18 national Player of the Year hon-
ors, including the McLovell Award(as the nation’s top colle-
giate player) as well as others. He played two seasons with
the Philadelphia Eagles and also played for-the Houston
Oilers in the NFL. In addition he played football in Canada
for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Since then he has joined Northeastern University’s
Center for the Study of Sport in Society and is co-director of
the Center’s “Athletes in Service to America.” He is also the
Director of Sport Society’s “Mentors in Violence Prevention
Program” (MVP). He has appeared on the Phil- Donahue
Show and ABC’s Nightlline amongst others in raising
‘bounded to “traditional roles” in society and are forced to
assault happens not because someone is drunk but because
men in society are conditioned to believed that they are bet-
ter than women, and that this falsehood is perpetuated espe-
cially in athletics and sports. In addition, he mentioned that
for every dollar a male earns in salary in the United States, a
woman earns .75 to that dollar. Women, he said, have been
conform to such roles.
He asked males in the audience, “What do you do in your
daily lives to prevent being sexually assaulted?” None of the
men replied. But when he asked the same question to
women in the audience, many responded with answers ee
as they traveled in groups, took De
self-defense classes, etc.
The reality of dealing with vio-
lence against women is a cycle o
violence that begins with attitudes,
McPherson said. He explained
these attitudes are reinforced every-
day through the mass media.
People are desensitized to problems] Don McPherson this cov
that exist. This creates a sexist attitude toward women, and
they are, therefore, deprived of equal opportunites. This
often leads to emotional and physical abuse in relationships,
and, ultimately...to rape or murder.
“Why do/we tolerate this?” he asked. He asked men in
the audience to think about women in their lives; mothers,
daughters, girlfriends; and think about how they would feel
if their loved ones were abused. Only if men confront each
other about this issue will these attitudes change, and men
claimed, was a “men’s issue.”
awareness of racism and domestic violence.
McPherson centered his presentation on men’s violence
against women. The issue of domestic violence, he pro-
He explained that sexual
will be less likely to tolerate violence against women.
By JUSTIN WALDEN
Staff Writer
College is a time of enlightenment for
most students, leaning how to live on
their own, new methods in time man-
agement for studying, and an introduc-
ing themselves to people of all charac-
teristics presents a great change in life.
SUNYA hotbed of diversity
Diversity comes in the form of race,
religion, and ways of life.
Of the 10,947 undergraduates
enrolled for the 1996-97 school year
eight percent were Asian, nine percent
were African American, and seven per-
cent were Hispanic. Though some feel
the school is becoming more diverse,
the numbers from 1995-96 don’t show
any change in percentages of the
have the right to give birth i om
uterus,” said Aurora Cole-Reimer, a juni
Midwives are just a few of the groups present at the event.
“I spoke to the Committee for the Lepelication of Lay iwiey — omen n should
| 1 wanted to diversify my friendships.
[My friends were all Polish. Time to —
=imove on.”
Day of Action.
got together
Thursday to pro-
mote women’s
feminism,
: and all
women today.
Yesterday was the
5th annual National
Young Women’s
|ferred as a sophomore and I think there
Several of the
campus’ most social-
ly conscious groups
reproductive rights
jjand safety issues,
racism
of the
other “-isms” facing
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[political science. They have the six
11,246 undergraduate population.
Evelyn Padilla sees a diversity that
resembles home and said, “I trans-
is a large percentage of minorities at
SUNY Albany. I come from New York
City and I see a lot of home in the dif-
ferent types of people here.”
The majority of international stu-
dents come from China. This year the
university has 745 international stu-
dents(Students with non resident
visa’s) from 71 countries ranging from
Venezuela to Bangladesh; SUNY
Binghamton’s student body is com-
aliens. Zyta Staroy, a freshman from
Poland who came to America when
she was eleven said she chose SUNY
Albany because “I am majoring in
year law program, and it is the capital.
‘interact with one another. Alpha Phi
The Student Association has over
150 clubs, .close to forty are ethnically
orientated. Organizations like the
Korean Student Association meet so
that people of similar cultures can
Alpha(The first African American frat)
held a meeting for students Wednesday
September 17 to help any of those who
may have had a difficult time in adjust-
ing to university life.
Rasheem Ameid Rooke, president of
the of the Albany’s Student Association
said, “This semester there has been an
increase in diversity. The directors say
that you have a very diverse student
body.”
President Rooke spoke about where
SUNY A could be in the year 2000 and
how we can improve our campus say-
ing, “ One good way would be to sin-
cerely and honestly address the issues
of racism and discrimination. The uni-
versity is becoming a more technologi-
cal campus. Everything is becoming
high-tech. Technology is proven to dis-
regard culture. If it is going to be tech
infused with culture in 2000 it is going
to be a hot university”
2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS Friday, October 24, 1997
Homecoming ends in Dane victory.
By Ep MUNGER
News Editor
Candy was everywhere Saturday afternoon as students
and their families enjoyed the SUNYr¢
Albany Honmecoming festivities. A tra-}
ditional parade circled the campus, with a}
marching band, police and ambulance}
vehicles, antique cars and yes, even U-}
Haul trucks. The one thing that at first]
seemed to be missing, was a clown.
One student in State Quad was so excit
ed that the parade was going by that he}
dropped his pants and mooned the pass
ing caravan. 3
Some float-floaters were dressed up in}
halloween-like costumes, while others
were dressed for hot summer. The girls
on the SUNY Dance Club float had their}
canes
“TI wish more people would have come to enjoy the fun,”
said Isis Delgado, a sophomore psychology major. Isis
and other members of the Albany Girls Volleyball Team
were celebrating their victory, which was their coach
Patrick Dwyer’s 500th win.
Members of the Alumni and Under grad Lacrosse teams
were still pumped up from their game, but certainly not
winded. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” said Greg
Giuliani, “I’m without speech.” Another
player, Brian Wolfout said he thought it
was great and added, “I don’t
think I wanna leave.”
The President of the Inter
Fraternity Council, Chris
Miranda was dismayed at the
turnout but wasn’t surprised con-
sidering the circumstances.
Apparently the administration
notified the ILR.C. at short notice
that they would no longer be
organizing the tailgate party as
they had for years. They also
banned the bring your own beer
own music to dance to, and dance they}
did. *
All of the floats capable of transporting}
it, threw candy at the crowd, much to the}
pleasure of the children and the large pop-
ulation of squirrels on the campus.
The kids chased the lolly pops and toot-| _
sie rolls like Hansel and Gretyl, andevery} _
so often one could hear parents say “there]
is no more candy dear.” _
Some students missed the parade]
{because they thought that the tailgate}
party started at eight o’clock inthe morn-|
ing. “I woke up at seven forty five tof ©
come here exclaimed: Jill Freifeld, aj
senior communications major. Freifeld
was thrilled with the beach balls she andf
her friends had collected but not very bem
pleased with the turnout. “There’s not enough peo-
ple here,” she said, “I wish the parking lot was full.”
- ‘The sights and sounds of Homecoming, 1997.
—
Staff Photos by Ed Munger
policy, which may have scared
some students away.
Noting that the tailgate party did
get a little out of hand last year,
Miranda said he understood what
they were doing, but the last
minute notification by the admin-
istration was a “lack of profes-
sional courtesy.”
The Football game, however,
enjoyed a better turnout. The
stands were full and the crowed
roared in support of the Great
Danes, who beat the undefeated
Stonybrook.
Flintstones visit dutch
By ABE SAKS
News Editor
Last week, the cafeteria dinner crowd at Dutch Quad
received a welcome from Fred Flinstone and Bam Bam.
The two cartoon characters came in, carrying baskets full
of Fruity Pebbles and distributing boxes of Fruity Pebbles
to all students. This seemed very surprising and strange to
all of the students, except for one.
At the beginning of the Fall Semester, one Freshman,
William Novack noticed that the cafeteria carried many
different types of cereals. He was upset that there was no
Fruity Pebbles, and decided to do something about it. He
began to make requests on the UAS suggestion pads for
Fruity Pebbles. After weeks of him and his friends con-
tinuously suggesting Fruity Pebbles, Will's dreams final-
ly came true.
As he walked down to eat dinner, he was amazed to see
that the UAS listened to his suggestions. “All I did was
keep writing on the comment sheets that I wanted Fruity
Pebbles added to the choices of cereals,” said Will.
According to Will, “Any student can suggest their opin-
ion, and if they keep persisting, they will eventually get
what they want.” This story goes to show that
sometimes, with a little extra effort, students can get what
they want.
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4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _ Friday, October 24, 1997
To the Editor:
Re: “Albany Chicks: The Girls We Hate To Love”
| want desperately to believe that David Benson’s arti-
cle was intended as a joke. | cannot believe that any-
body writing for a university newspaper in 1997 could
genuinely be that misogynist. So | will give Benson a
slight benefit of the doubt and assume that he just has
a really horrible sense of humor. This article was one
of the most insulting, unfunny, and Lyles ek of
garbage | have ever_read.
First of all, | do not enjoy being thought of as one of
“our girls.” | do not belong to anybody on this campus,
and especially not to David Benson. | also do not take
kindly to being categorized as some vapid, Barbie-doll
party chick. Benson is doing his female peers a great
disservice. His division of women into “smart but ugly”
or “stupid but pretty” is incredibly offensive and set us
back about thirty years. He seems to be making fun of
this stereotypical “Albany Chick” even as he praises her
appearance and the effort that goes into it. However,
he also looks down upon the girls who do not fit this
label. What exactly does he want from us? Maybe if he
saw uS aS more than just pretty extensions of the
podium, he would realize that many of the women on
this campus are both beautiful and intelligent.
But the part of Benson’s article that made me most
nauseous was: “They [Albany women] may not win,
the Nobel Prizes or get 4.0’s, but they certainly improve
the overall aesthetics of this campus...” As if we were
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wrote this on a slow
news day, hoping to stir
up controversy—a sequel
to last year’s anti-
Semitism fiasco. So, |
suppose by writing this
letter I’m giving the ASP
nonsense was too ridicu-
lous to ignore. Benson's
article has made me
even more ashamed of
the ASP and convinced
| suspect that Benson’
what it wants. But this*:
me of what a truly-terri- -
to a school that prints such trash—
maybe I'll transfer to Binghamton.
Sarah Black
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read the “if you can call it” article, byf >
David Benson. First of all, | had a little} ==
trouble understanding the point hej
was trying to: make in this-article. | was a
of SUNY Albany was having a beauty},
contest against Binghamton. What's
the matter David, did you just get}
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dumped by a “Binghamton chic?”‘---_.--_-_1
Where is this built up hostility coming from? Secondly,
it is 1997, we females no longer classify ourselves ‘as
“chics.” His article pretty much made me angry that
this type of garbage couid be printed up. Yeah, I’m not
stupid, and this article was probably printed to see
how students would respond but it’s sad. It’s sad that
people think that way, it’s sad that this doesn’t phase
people as degrading to women, and it’s sad that other
people can accept this for comic relief. | feel sorry for
you David Benson. | feel sorry for you because not only
are you stereotyping the female population of Albany,
you are also misrepresenting a large portion of the
male population. | happen to know plenty of guys who
can look at girls not just for their face, or body, but as
intelligent people who have a personality that can
stand alone and mean more than any pretty face can.
So maybe you got what you wanted David Benson.
You caused your stir, you got your commotion, and
you're probably laughing to yourself about it. But I’m
writing this letter to let you know that myself and
many other people will not stand around and let it
slide. | won't let you get off that easy. You’re not worth
It.
To sum it up by quoting Ani DiFranco, “I am not a pret-
ty girl. | don’t really want to be a pretty girl. | want to
be more than a pretty girl,”
-Beth Frey
To the Editor:
| am writing this in response to “Albany Chicks: The
Girls we Hate to Love” by David Benson. In this piece,
Benson shares his views on why the women of Albany
-are’so attractive. Benson implies that in order to be.
attractive, a woman must dye her hair blonde, eat only
salad, be in a sorority, spend an hour a day putting on
make up and wear a tight shirt. If this wasn’t bad
enough, Benson goes so far as to say that being stu-
dious and intelligent are undesirable characteristics. He
says
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University) spends her time wondering how she will
explain a 3.7 to her parents, Alice (A fictional Albany
woman) is concerned she might run into the guy she
“sot too drunk with the previous weekend.” He also
says “Their girls are smarter” (Binghampton University
Students) but ours “can party the pants off them.” and
“They may not win Nobel Prizes (the women of SUNY
Albany), or get 4.0’s, but they certainly improve the
overall aesthetics of the campus and for that we owe
them a debt of gratitude.” | am not here to improve the
aesthetics of the campus and | don’t believe any other
woman is either. The women of this University should
be recognized for their minds and thoughts, and at the
very least should ay least be respected as members of
the University community. This piece is an embarass-
ment. It not only degrades the women of this school,
but is an injustice to the men of SUNY Albany who =
appreciate women for more than their physical
appearance. The women of SUNY Albany are diverse,
intelligent, and refuse to allow the views of David
Benson.to represent this school. We should be respect-
ed and be able to be part of this academic communi-
ty without being subjected to blatantly sexist litera-
ture in the school paper. David Benson has succeeded
in writing an editorial which advicated just about all of
the negative and stereotypical images of young
women, trivialized the problems and challenges we
face, and placed shame upon our success. This is unac-
ceptable. We are a community, and David Benson is a
member, but just as anti-Semetic and “hateful” senti-
ments do not have a place in our student paper or
academia, neither should exist editorials that have no
other op than to stereotype and degrade women.
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By José ORTIz
SA Correspondent
At this week’s meeting of the Student Associa-
tion’s Central Council, the Internal Affairs Com-
mittee, lead by Mike Carney, introduced legisla-
tion that would appoint Peter London as the Ath-
letic Director. After a long debate, the Council
learned that the committee had given him the
position without having a job description. Council
would later amend the bill to a temporary appoint-
ment to allow the Executive Branch to develop a
job description to define the position.
Another piece of legislation that would pass was
one that replenished the $600 stipend for second
assistant to the Director of Multicultural Affairs.
Presently, the SA Policy states that the Education-
al Affairs Director has two assistants, however,
during budget cuts last year the stipend was cut
Berea ae
Photo by José Ortiz
New central council members pose for a quick photo.
for one of the assistants.
One of the responsibilities for this assistant
will be to create an unbiased Course and Profes-
sor Evaluation, which according to Mimi
Nguyen, SA Vice President, is “a crucial part of
SA because we have always advocated for higher
academic standards for the student body.” She
went on to say that it will “provide resources for
the students to have knowledge about the courses
they are interested in as well as the professors
who instruct courses. This is done by students for
the students.”
Central Council member Josef Markowski
introduced the Constitutional Revision Act of
1997. This act mandates the formation of a com-
mittee that would “research and recommend any
action or non-action the Student Association
needs to take in regards to the Constitution of the
Student Association.” After a short debate the
_] bill passed.
A bill that sparked controversy and would not
pass was introduced by Ashwani Prabhakar. This
bill was to create an adhoc committee within
Central Council that would, according to Prab-
hakar, review policy with student groups. One of
the reasons why council members voted against
|| the bill was because “he would be appointing
: himself Chair” and it would “increase his
|| chances of winning the presidency next year,”
m according to an anonymous council member.
Other legislation that passed with little opposi-
tion was the funding of the Alumni Quad Board
(its purposes will be to put on events for Alumni
Quad) and a bill which contained all of the com-
mittee appointments for the new council mem-
bers of Central Council.
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This past Monday, the SRC
held its weekly meeting at 7:45,
in the Earth Sciences Building
Room 241. The agenda fea-
tured nominations for this
year’s SRC Board Positions.
Positions nominated for includ-
ed President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, and 3
Council Members.
The floor was opened up for
actions currently being worked
on by the SRC. Among new
activity that the SRC is plan-
ning, is handing out a poll con-
cerning the UAS food. The poll
is intended to ask students what
they like and don’t like about
the food.
After discussion on the poll
ended, one SRC member added
a comment about the ACC, and
questioned the monopoly that
the ACC holds on University
Dormitory phones. Other mem-
bers were quick to add that the
ACC is unreliable when it
comes to service. Students
complained about the problems
voice mail featured, and also
the fact that ACC unexpected-
ly shuts down long distance
service too often, without pre-
warning, sometimes for hours
at a time. The SRC then voted
and formed a Phone committee,
headed by Liz Kroegen.
Discussion continued and
David Shor, current President
of SRC brought up the issue of
housing. Questions were raised
as to why SUNY made it
mandatory for students to live
on campus for two years. Shor
added the issue of possibly
changing the current Room-
mate Questionnaire that stu-
dents receive before matriculat-
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SRC questions ACC and UAS
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student is Male or Female, and
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or smoker. Members felt that,
in order to help roommate
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disappear, the University
should try matching students
with roommates who have
interests similar to theirs. A
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voted into existence, headed by
Sarah Hawkens.
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will be an SRC web page up
and running in the near future,
and will have its URL on the
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News Editor
Teachers and students filled the
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A long time social activist and
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what he called the “Corporate
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Once a school teacher himself,
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Those in the business world are
having an increasing role in what
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their potential utility,” he said.
Kozol spoke of the money
problems of the school systems in
the South Bronx where he has
visited over 200 times, and the
disparities in education received
by children of different classes.
He said that public schools in
the South Bronx spend around
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third grade. Out in Great
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country Kozol has had the
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many business leaders and dis-
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schools which can cost $28,000
per year. Upon hearing their
complaining of the “mediocrity”
of the public school teachers he
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schools. They would ask him if
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know, it seems to work for your
kids.”
Kozol received two standing
ovations, and warned teachers of
those in power who are pushing
for the voucher movement.
Putting public money into public
schools, he said, would “resem-
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triage, where those who were in
the best shape would be able to -
basically isolate themselves from
the common destiny of every-
body else.” «
He spoke of the right wing ide-
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against the voucher movement
get motivated and mobilized, so
that everyone can be assured an
equal education. “Dewey was
most eloquent when he said
‘what the best and wisest parent
wants for a child, that must soci-
ety want for every child,” said
Kozol, and added, “ and every bit
of that heritage would be wiped
away by the institutionalized
selfishness...that would be fos-
tered by the voucher system.”
“Tt was moving to tears,” said
Jordanna King, a freshman com- .
puter science and music major.
King said he spoke eloquently in
simple terms and sent a powerful
message to those in attendance.
“He talks about a lot of issues
others won’t address,” said
Becky Rogers a Doctoral student
from the reading department.
Kozol ended by wishing well
those who would join the fight
against vouchers suggesting
“we’re gonna have to start a farm
team of our own, because we’ve
got tough adversaries, and ..to
those of you who join the battle I
wish strength, love, energy, pas-
sion, a terrific sense of humor,
impatience persistence and sur-
vival..”
What was that wooden booth doing
on the podium earlier this week?
By ABE SAKS
News Editor
This past week, the Campus
Center main entrance was
flooded with activity, as volun-
teers from Maimonides High
School and alumni brought
along a Sukkah, built on the
podium. This activity was
arranged for by shabbos House
Jewish Student Center (at 316
Fuller Road), with the help of
student liaison groups.
Jewish students at SUNY
were given an opportunity to,
“awaken Jewish identity,” said
Mendel Rubin, Coordinator of
the Shabbos House. Jewish ‘stu-
dents-were able to perform the
customary Sukkoth ritual of
shaking the four spices in the
Sukkah, while saying a bless-
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branch, myrtle, willow, and the
citron.
Sukkoth is known as the festival
of harvest, hence the focus on
nature. According to Jewish tra-
dition, it is customary to eat in
the Sukkah, the wooden hut. Mr.
Rubin stated the reason being as
eating meals outdoors for one
week of the year in a structure
with no real roof is to teach the
lesson ,”that real sensitivity
comes from G-D.” The four
spices put together and shaken,
symbolize people from all walks
of life, and how we all need each
other to survive in this world.
Though the Sukkah is small
compared to any other living
arrangement, according to highly
reliable sources, the Sukkah tow-
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historic landmark that goes back
thousands of years, all the way
back to the Exodus. It keeps peo-
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Although seemingly fragile and
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Without them, Skyscrapers are
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wealth and power; the higher
they rise- the lower they fall. The
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glass construction. As a final
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Dear Middle Earth,
My boyfriend says that I cant drink as
much as he can because I’m a “light-
weight.” I keep trying to tell him that
drinking has different affects on
women than it does on men because of
sex differences. He said women and
men are the same and that I just need
to drink more to be able to handle
more. Who’s right?
Light-Weight Off-Campus
Dear Light-Weight:
While Middle Earth doesn’t usually
use the Roots column to prove who is
right, you raised a very interesting and
important point: when it comes to alco-
hol, women and men are not created
equal. Alcohol impacts women differ-
ently, especially on the physical level.
But before we go any further, I must
express my concern ‘over what appears
to be your boyfriend’s encouragement
for you to drink more. He is right that
the more one drinks, the more one is
able to “handle” their alcohol. This is
called tolerance. When one begins to
develop tolerance to alcohol, one must
drink more alcohol to fee the same
effects as they did when they first start-
ed drinking. Tolerance can be a sign of
a drinking problem. I hope that you will
use alcohol in a way that is responsible
and right for you rather than be pres-
sured to drink more than you know you
should.
Back to your question. Body-weight
does play a role in the difference
between men and women. In general,
women tend to weigh less than men,
Because muscle tissue holds more water
than fat, the average man has more
water in his system to dilute the alcohol.
Women also have less of a protective
enzyme that breaks alcohol down in the
stomach, resulting in 30 per-cent more
alcohol entering the bloodstream of a
woman who drinks the same amount as
a man of equal weight. When all these
physical factors are considered together,
one drink for a woman of average size
will have the same effect as two drinks
for a man of average size.
Women also face greater physical risks
from alcohol intoxication than do men.
Because of these biological differences
between women and men, women who
are alcoholics tend to suffer more heav-
ily from liver damage and at a faster rate
than do male alcoholics. And because
women can become pregnant, alcohol
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childbearing age. We know that alcohol
can have devastating and lasting effects
on the developing fetus.
Physical safety is also an issue for
women who drink alcohol. Because
alcohol inhibits judgment, women under
the influence might not take the same
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For instance, a woman who consistently
and correctly uses contraception and
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which evoked sickening gurgling noises deep within my abdomen
as my teeth
struggled to pierce the surface
of the so-called food.
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in my stomach
began to churn VIOLENTLY
as clumps
of the former bovine, intermingled with its own fermented lactates,
down my esophagus
with a dull THUD.
Beads of sweat
Caressed my brow
as the sweeping sensation of nausea
trampled across my body,
Abusing it like O.J. Simpson’s former wife.
Unable to eat
another bite,
I attempt to appease my illness with a sip
of seltzer-flavored 7-Up.
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I run upstairs to vomit.
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And familial devotion
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And the relatives weren’t looking
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Because they just went home
To put their babies to sleep
And pry the thumbs from their mouths.
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The Fountain Pen
Listen to the Cantaloupe People
(continued from the last issue of The Fountain Pen)
James drove and drove. He would drive until he found a place where he
deemed fit for both he and the cantaloupe people to reside. Eventually the
cantaloupes would go bad. The back of a U-haul truck was not the ideal place
for cantaloupes to stay fresh. Soon the cantaloupes would become rotten, and
James knew it. It was difficult if not nearly impossible for him to face the
facts though.
James realized he would have to put the cantaloupe people out of their misery
or let them die a long and agonizing death. James cried as he ate the
cantaloupes. There was nothing else that he could do, he said in his head, as
he tried to comfort himself. And then he began to savor the flavor of the
cantaloupe again. :
The cantaloupes became the symphony of James’ taste buds as he chomped
viciously, then swallowed his friends, the cantaloupe people. They were
incredibly tasty. Then it was all clear. James realized that the cantaloupe
people may be his friends, but they will always, always, always, taste
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for awhile, they would still, at one point or another, like all people, go bad.
And since these fruits weren’t even considered humanity by humanity, he
could just eat them, rather than let them get crude and disgusting.
Cantaloupes were quite easy to get along with in this respect. And until the
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however, married James’ arresting officer in the incident, Robert Romaine
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-- Josh Rosenblum
October 24. 1997
“princess (deformed)” :
A response to “the Heavenly Pits of Hell”
In this tale it is not important I
reveal who I am
just so the tale be told of the
long ago far away princess
tired of luxury who
in beginning her journey left
luxury its own lap and left
behind a note that said “TI
who was the princess, who
was given everything am
no longer your princess.
and I hereby return the
gifts so I may enjoy the
rest of what I have left
in peace.” and then our princess
(as it has been told to I,
who, sadly, I am
sorry to say was not there) who |
had not the wits to know who,
(it being only the
early hours of the am.)
would be left
awake to care for her, sighed. ‘I
will go with you, princess.’
said a young man and the princess,
not one who
looks in gift horses’ mouths, said ‘I
will gladly accept this gift’ and the
boy was so delighted he left
behind his horse (a gift) and said I am
such an idiot! not only am
I horseless but the princess
as well my mother said I was left
last in line for brains who )
would want me for anything now? but the
princess (not listening) said I
do.
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October 24, 1997 . The Fountain Pen
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The old man lay still between the frost bitten hills, and he dreams of a world without
SOITOW
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and money he would give for some time to borrow
For his knees have buckled and gave way in pain |
and his blood has frozen and curdled with fright
This was the end, he was no longer sane
If there was a God he was showing his might
His shriveled hands trembled with his unsteady breath
and he tried to sleep to-postpone his death
He had too many questions, he could not die now
This couldn’t be it, he hadn’t taken his bow
So he fought for his life he dealt with the pain
and he shook and cried in the midnight rain
He clenched his teeth and waved his fist
and from his head rose a steady mist
For the devil was upon him body and soul
Maybe God didn’t play the leading role
His breath quickened and his vision blurred
and his stomach twisted, groaned and purred
But the more he fought the worse it got
Would this place be the place he lay and rot?
Just then something came down from the sky
He questioned the spirit he asked it why?
And from the mouth came the angels reply
All she knew was he deserved to die
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Except for what you make it
So there’s no need to worry
As long as there are crazy therapies
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It’s here, made of rubber
Song of the Wanderer
And pretty soon it will be forged of steel
—Shannon Grant
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Pll leave at dawn
For the Road’s really long.
I'll slow down ‘round noon
And reach my Destination Under the light of the full moon.
Oh... excuse me.
I almost forgot.
I’ve got a date with fate
And I’m running late.
That’s because I procrastinate.
-- christopher chung
October 24. 1997
Running Away Part II
(Continued from the last issue of The Fountain Pen)
I get off at the Wall Street stop and head for the street. The sky had turned gray and it began to drizzle. I was afraid that my hair was
going to get messed up, but I realized that I had more important things to worry about. The office that was going to provide me with a ticket -
to a normal life was just in the distance. I finally get there and ascend to the 13th floor. The entire way I was thinking about how proud my
parents were going to be of me if I could pull this off and stay clean and sober. I just hoped that I would be able to see them again. It was
make or break from here on in.
“Good morning, sir.” I say to the interviewer.
“Have a seat.” he says in a monotone voice.
He then begins to grill me on questions that I haven’t thought about in years and I break out into a sweat. I managed to keep my
composure though and I thought that the interview went rather well. I thanked him and he said that he would get back to me later that
afternoon. :
I was ecstatic and rather confident that I pulled this off. Maybe not going back to drugs would become a viable option. It is amazing how
one single day can have a drastic affect on how the rest of your life will be played out. Yesterday I was preparing myself for the possibility
that I would be a “bum” for the rest of my life, but today I believe that a semi-descent life is now obtainable.
| Before I head back I stop for lunch. A little word of advice: Never eat Taco Bell on a day that you’re ail nervous. This should have been
obvious to me, but that’s why they invented Tums. To calm down I decided to catch an afternoon matinee of the newest comedy. It worked to
some extent. For the first time in years I actually felt content. Little did I know that it wouldn’t last long.
When the movie was over, I headed back to the apartment. I get to the door and see that it’s slightly ajar. I slowly open it and peer my
head in. I see a man standing there holding a gun to Jill’s head. I froze, but he had already seen me.
““Where’s’ my fuckn’ money, asshole?” he screams at the top of his lungs. I didn’t answer, all I could focus on was the terrifed look on
Jill’s face. |
“T said, where’s the fuckn’ money?” he yelled even louder.
“Look, [ll get you the money as soon as possible.” I pleaded.
“How ‘bout now?” he responded as he proceeded to turn the gun towards me. He cocked the gun and I tried to speak, but my mouth
wouldn’t form words. Then all I remember hearing were inaudible words and a loud bang.
The next thing I know I’m lying in a hospital bed with a doctor leaning over me explaning that III never walk again. There were police in
the room, along with Jill and my parents. Jill leaned over the bed and told me that I had gotten the job. Kind of ironic, huh? Just when I |
thought things were starting to turn around, something like this has to happen. I sometimes wish that the drugs had killed me. However, most
times I just wished that I had not run away.
— Geoffrey Asofsky
Times of Loss, and of Comfort, and of Return
Wickedness we betray on this Sunday morning.
A connection between reality and illusion.
But lost on us.
Effervescent confusion
feelings to account for
which may be
or may not be
our own.
We are not afraid of what we may find beyond the high Sun.
_ What we are afraid of is what we have left behind.
I began to understand
the meaning of Sunday morning
calm and quiet,
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Since the decision was announced, students have been
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Yankees cap. And they all seem to be saying the same
thing.
“Sorry man. This is bullshit.”
Last Wednesday, the Sociology Department voted
against recommending tenure to Nelson Pichardo by a
vote of 13 to 10, with one abstention. The vote has many
students wondering about the priorities of the University.
The decision to grant tenure, a job protection offered to
professors, is based on three criteria, according to Pichar-
do: teaching, research, and publication; and service to the
University community. After weighing these issues, a
committee of department members votes on whether or
not they will endorse the candidate. Next, a College Com-
mittee, made up of five faculty members from outside the
department, also review the material and write their rec-
ommendation to the president. Finally, the president of
the University makes a final decision.
When evaluating the teaching ability of a candidate, the
committees review teacher evaluations, filled out by stu-
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ulation of courses taught by the candidate.
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candidate. These are evaluated based on the quantity of
works and the respectability of the journal they’re pub-
lished in.
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has served on in his time with the University.
So how does Pichardo measure up?
He’s published a total of five articles, but concedes that
they were not in the top three most respected publica-
tions.
In service to the University, he’s served on the Under-
graduate Committee, the Graduate Committee, the Soci-
ology Executive Committee, and the SUNYcard Commit-
tee amongst others. He’s also mentored sociology gradu-
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“Whatever I’ve been asked, I’ve done,” he said.
His teaching record, however, shows him as a standout.
Since 1989 Pichardo has been recommended by the Soci-
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Kurt Stegemann, 21, a Sociology major has taken two
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Pichardo still has the opportunity to review the notes of
the closed-door sociology department meeting and write
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SHAPE up your sex knowledge
By JAN DANIELS
Staff Writer
Safe sex involves smart choices.
Project SHAPE
(Sexual Health and Peer Education) group advises stu-
dents on how to make those choices.
Led by Carol Stenger, Health and Sexuality Educator
of the University Health Center, Project SHAPE mem-
bers are students who educate their peers on such
issues as AIDS awareness and sexual health.
Stenger was joined by two of her Project SHAPE
members, Lisa Raphael and Maxine Oland, in an inter-
active educational workshop on sex and AIDS aware-
ness in Seneca Hall on Indian Quad Monday night.
“Right now, the leading cause of death in the 25-44
year old age group is AIDS,” said Stenger. “HIV is a
major issue that faces college students today,” she
said.
As part of the workshop, the group of freshmen were
instructed to put a list of sexual activities in order,
from least risk of spreading AIDS to most risky.
“The four body fluids through which HIV can be
transmitted are: blood,
breast milk,”
semen, vaginal fluids and
said Stenger.
The low-risk category included masturbation, hug-
ging/massage, (dry) kissing, and (deep) kissing. One
of the students asked if someone could get AIDS from
kissing an HIV infected person. “You would need to
consume two to three gallons of saliva in one sitting
from someone who is HIV positive, for it to be trans-
mitted through kissing,” Stenger replied.
Other low-risk activities include masturbation with a
partner and oral sex with a condom (on men) or with a
dental dam (on women). Both condoms and dental
dams are available in the University Health Center.
More risky behaviors, as far as contracting HIV, are
vaginal sex with a condom (which is 90 per-cent effec-
tive at preventing pregnancy), and anal sex with a con-
dom. Blood vessels are very close to the skin in the
anal cavity which makes it even more risky, according.
to Stenger.
The high-risk category includes oral sex without a
condom, vaginal sex without a condom, anal sex with-
out a condom and sharing needles.
As part of the workshop, a volunteer from the audi-
ence showed how to put a condom on a plastic model
penis.
Stenger warned that lambskin condoms are not effec-
tive in blocking the HIV virus from being transmitted
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between partners. But water-based latex condoms are
effective, when used with nonoxynol-9 spermicide.
“This spermicide is especially important because it
has been shown to kill the HIV virus in the laborato-
ries,” said Raphael.
This type of condom is also 99 per-cent effective, as
is the birth control pill, in preventing pregnancy,
according to Stenger. While a condom without sper-
micide decreases in effectiveness to 90 per-cent.
Spermicide also prevents gonorrhea and chlamydia
bacterium from being transmitted through sexual
activity. Chlamydia is currently the number-one sexu-
ally transmitted disease in the United States, according
to Stenger.
“Project SHAPE is important because it enables us
to present issues that are not normally discussed in a
relaxed setting,” said Raphael.
“Project Shape will be bringing the AIDS quilt to
Albany during AIDS awareness week the first week in
December, along with speakers and other events.
Stenger is available for presenting health and sexu-
ality workshops with groups or answering individual
questions at the University Health Center.
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Staff Writer
new members of the junior class to join their council.
SUNY’s Class of 1999 is currently looking for
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National Collegiate Alcohol Awar-
ness Week comes to SUNY Albany
By BETH MELLOW
Staff Writer
As part of National Collegiate Alcohol
Awareness Week, Norreida Murnane, an
alumni of SUNY Albany lead a discussion
on “How the family that you grew up in
affects your current relationships.”
The program, which touched upon
issues concerning the children of alco-
holics, took place in Campus Center 375
on Tuesday.
Murnane explained the implications of
growing up in an alcoholic home. “It is
very likely a child of an alcoholic will
manifest dry alcoholic behaviors,” she
said.
Dry alcoholism is a skewed sense of
normalcy, according to Murnane. Exam-
ples of such behavior include bulimia and
workaholism.
Additionally, children of alcoholics gen-
erally act out of one of four roles: “The
responsible one picks up after everybody.
The adjuster denies trouble at the house.
The rebellious one is always getting into
trouble, and the placater covers up for the
rebellious one,” said Murnane.
Murnane identifies herself as the
adjuster. In this role she would work at
hiding her problems from school friends
often lying to them. She was raised with
her three sisters by an alcoholic mother
who kidnapped her from her father at age
three. Murnane endured physical and
emotional abuse until she ran away from
home at age 17.
Although she ran away from home, she
finished high school in. the top eight per-
cent of her class. Following graduation,
she was hired to sell magazines on the
road. She married a co-worker at age 18
and a year later gave birth to her daughter.
Eventually her husband had become
physically abusive towards her. She
divorced him and moved to Albany to live
with her father who had located her after
twenty years. Here she began the healing
process, with the help of her father, who
happened to be a counselor. Murnane also
attended SUNY Albany and graduated
cum laude in three years.
Presently, she is remarried and works as
a legislative analyst for educational issues.
“By naming it, accepting it, who you are
growing up, you can heal. No matter how
tough life gets, you aren’t trapped,” she
said.
Murnane participates in National Colle-
giate Alcohol Awareness Week annually.
She has also worked on campus as direc-
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Never assume, because this is what you get
By GARETH SMITH
Sports Editor
As of this writing, the World
Series is tied at two games a
piece, but fans don’t seem to have
much interest in this years contest
at all. News columnists have been
listing every possible reason
under the sun as to why fans just
aren’t paying attention. Most cite
that without a true Marquee team
in the match-up, you will never
achieve national interest. Other
thoughts range from the lack of a
“compelling storyline” to go
along with the game. In my opin-
ion these are small factors, but for
the most part I think that the pub-
lic has simply. been handed a con-
test they were not expecting. Had
Florida: ad the Indians had mon- “
ster seasoris (which Flogidg prob-
ably would have had if not’ for thé
slumps of Bobby Bonilla and
Gary Sheffield) then the public
would have been geared up for
this contest. They would have
been waiting for these two teams
to go head to head. Most people--
were anticipating Atlanta and
New York to lock up again.
In August, USA Today pub-
lished the result of a poll they had
taken. They had asked fans which
two teams they were most inter-
ested in seeing make it to the
World Series. The New York
Yankees and the Atlanta Braves
were the hands down favorites.
Now instead of a rematch of one
of the most memorable and excit-
ing World Series matchups of all
time, fans-get to watch a Wild
Card team play an opponent that
won their division with just over a
.500 record and that near the end
of the regular season was still in
danger of being caught by a team
that traded away two of their best
players months beforehand.
Don’t get me wrong though, I
personally have enjoyed the series
myself. It’s not often that you see
post season slugfests like game 3
_(along with more errors than the
Carter Presidency). I like Jim
Leyland, the way he was able to
pull together a team that had been
thrown together as recklessly as
..the 1992 New York Mets (known
s “The Worst Team Money
Could Buy”, which was also the
tittle of a book written about the
team that I highly recommend),
and take them all the way to the
World Series. Leyland has a way
with ball players, his guys would
do anything for him because they
know that the respect is mutual.
“When Leyland was asked in an
interview if he thought bringing
Bobby Bonilla in was a bad idea
because of his “attitude problem”,
Leyland responded by telling the
reporter that “Bobby Bonilla deal-
ing with you and Bobby Bonilla
dealing with me are two different
people, and I’ve only met one.”
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compelling a figure as Joe Torre | jn
in the World Series, who had to :
manage through the contest while |
his brother Frank was in the hos- |
pital, but he is a story. He spent wee
years with the Pittsburgh Pirates,
shaping a team and then had his | i.
players traded away before he
could make a pennant run. Now
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what he can do if he manages a
team that has money to spend.
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October 24,
Albany stands alone atop the Atlantic Division
ROBERT O’ DONNELL
Sports Editor
It appeared that it was going to
be another one of those games
Saturday. It seemed that the
Danes were going to display
their dominance and prove that
their opponents were not strong
enough, talented enough, or pre-
pared enough to be on the field
with them. It was not that way,
however.
In front of a homecoming
crowd that was the second
largest in over a decade, the
Danes came out and scored with-
in the first three minutes. The
kickoff that followed showed us
that it was not going to be so
easy for Albany to put away the
Seawolves from Stony Brook.
The kick was returned 90+ yards
for an apparent touchdown
silencing the large crowd that
was awaiting another near flaw-
less effort from their team. The
Danes got lucky that a penalty
nullified the play and stripped
the Seawolves of the touchdown
and the confidence that was to
come with it. The message was
sent, however, that Albany was
going to have to refocus and step
up to the first real challenge they
would see since week one.
A hard fought first half had
1997
UA up 16-6 at the half way point
and looking prepared for the
challenge. The second half
opened with a couple of impres-
sive Albany drives, and the
Danes captured a 30-6 lead
through three quarters.
Then, the team focus was lost
and things nearly fell apart. The
Seawolves made their way down
the field and scored a touchdown
with plenty of time left to mount
a comeback. A two point try fol-
lowing the touchdown was a
must to put Stony Brook within
two scores of a tie and to make a
comeback believable. The two
point conversion was missed
leaving the score at 30-12 and
leading many to believe the
’ $Care was Over.
However, the kickoff that fol-
lowed was muffed as the bail
bounced off of the receiver’s arm
and into the endzone. The con-
fused Albany kick returner
picked up the ball and, although
the option of downing the ball
for a touchback was still there,
attempted to bring it out. He was -
tackled for a safety, and the
much needed two points were
put up for the Seawolves.
On top of the fact that Stony
Brook was then only two touch-
downs with two point conver-
sions behind, they were to get
Covering University at Albany sports since 1916
the ball back immediately. After
regaining possession on the free
kick, Stony Brook worked
quickly and put another six
points on the board with a long
touchdown pass. The two point
try to follow was missed leaving
the Seawolves down ten, 30-20,
but still leaving plenty of time on
the game clock.
Fortunately the Dane’s defense
stood strong as the time ran
down. and only allowed another
field goal to bring the score to
the eventual final, 30-23. The
offense contributed to the impor-
tant ball control in the end as the
strong running of tailback Greg
Garrett led to first downs and
chewed up time. Garrett was the
consistent aspect to the offense
for the day as he rushed for a
season-high 112 yards, his sec-
ond straight 100-yard game.
Although the game resulted in
Albany’s sixth consecutive vic-
tory, they will likely use it as a
lesson in how not to finish a
football game. They’ll have to
get back into the habit of playing
all four quarters if they are to
defeat their next opponent, the
River Hawks from Mas-
sachusetts Lowell. They will
also have to make many
improvements if they are to
remain at the top of the Atlantic
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Albany gained the top spot last
week as they brought their East-
ern Conference record to a per-
fect 5-0, and Southern Connecti-
cut State fell to 4-1 in the confer-
ence with their loss to American
International.
The Danes continue their sea-
son tomorrow, on the road. They
will face Massachusetts Lowell,
and follow that with another two
weeks away from the comforts
of University Field. Albany can
easily be seen on the road at
Union on November 8 for those
who cannot wait for their even-
tual return home. The final home
game of the season will likely be
a very big one as the Danes face
their chief competitor in the
Atlantic Division, Southern Con-
necticut State. With a return to
their good play, we may be given
the excitement of watching our
Danes fight for the Atlantic Divi-
sion Championship on their
home field.
Photo by Ed Munger Jr.
The cheerleaders were able to support the Danes to victory.
Albany River Rats off to poor start with trouble defensively
By ROBIN BENNETT
Staff Writer
The River Rats returned home this past
weekend, with a 1-3-1 record, and two
tough teams to face: the Adirondack Red
Wings on Friday, and the undefeated
Philadelphia Phantoms on Saturday.
The Rats have ten new promising
skaters on their roster, including Peter
Zezel, and many are flustered as to why
they post such a dismal record.
“We’re a really good team, this year,
only we have no defense,” a veteran wing
said in explanation. With an aging goal-
tender in the net, a poor defense is nearly
a crucifixion. On top of that, they have
shown an offensive lack of cohesion,
focus and puck control, with undisci-
plined lines, and timing problems.
All of these things combine to spell dis-
aster for a hockey team. As the Rats faced
The River Rats are struggling in the early going.
Overtime
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season — page 19
A look at the surprises thus far in the NFL
off against the arch rival Red Wings, the
chances of victory seemed minimal.
The Wings also had the same sort of
pregame problems, bringing ten rookies,
and a 2-4-0 record. When the puck was
_ dropped, however, the Rats showed the
familiar problems, while the Wings illus-
trated a great amount of patience and dis-
cipline.
The first period was clearly dominated
by the Wings. They skated circles around
the defense, and managed two easy goals.
Patrik Elias deflected the puck from
Bryan Helmer at the point to score the
Rats’ only goal halfway through the peri-
od, on a power play. When the Wings
scored a power play goal at 1:13 of the
second, it seemed evident that the Rats
had no chance.
Well, we all know what happens when
you assume. Perhaps it was Jay Pandol-
fo’s break away goal at 10:56 of the sec-
ond, which gave them confidence, or per-
haps the first period and a half were
strategically played to make the Rats look
weak; but they transformed themselves
from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde for the
remainder of the game.
The forwards began to really play
together, with impressive puck control,
and expert goal setups. Steve Brule
scored two goals, and assisted Patrik Elias
as he wrapped up a hat trick with a
short-handed, empty net goal at 17:53 of
the third. Bryan Helmer also tallied two
points with assists on the Rats’ first and
third goals.
The Wings seemed dumfounded as the
Rats turned the game on its head, and
emerged with a 6-3 victory. The only
Baseball
question left to be asked was, “Was this
game a fluke?”
The answer lay with the Philadelphia
Phantoms, who are surely not a team to
be toyed with. If a weak first period is a
new strategy, perhaps the Rats should
think about abandoning it against
formidable opponents, like the Phantoms.
With a weak defense, it doesn’t matter
how good the offense is. The Rats gave
up two easy power play goals in the first
period, and were only 50% at penalty
killing against the Phantoms throughout
the night. While Albany’s power play
seemed fairly efficient, yielding two
goals, the ever present defensive prob-
lems gave rookie Andre Payette a short
_ handed goal at 2:45 of the third.
The Rats did outshoot the Phantoms
47-25, but the quality of the shots was
not as great as their number. The fact that
the Rats played well in the second period,
and even better in the third could not
make up for the fact that they made lethal
mistakes in the first period. The rats
seemed lucky to end the game with a 5-5
tie.
On the positive side, rookie Brendan
Morrison is becoming a little bit more
comfortable on the ice, and scored the
Rats first two goals, both in the second
period. Sergei Vyshedkevich scored the
third goal, while Peter Zezel had a pair in
the third, twice tying the game. Eric
Bertand and Steve Brule each had two
assists.
Veterans Peter White, and Bruce Coles
each had two goals for Philadelphia,
while Jamie Heward netted two assists.
For sure, the World Series will see a sixth
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