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UNIVERSITY HALL
PLANS TO DRIVE PLANS
Strategic Plan,
Contingency,
Textbook Prices,
Discussed at
President's
First Faculty
Address
By JOE HOFFMAN
University at Albany President
Havidan Rodriguez delivered his
first faculty address last Wednes-
day, detailing membership of the
Strategic Planning Committee and
answering questions about text-
book prices and contingent faculty,
among other concerns.
“Originally, the steering com-
mittee had about sixteen members,”
said Rodriguez about the strategic
TYLER A. MCNEIL / ASP .
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez takes questions from faculty in a town hall format Q&A after his first ever faculty address. See HAVIDAN page 2
SA SENATE FACILITIES
Gift Praise, Worry for E-TEC
REQUEST | a sce norrnn
offices, and research labs Qing Lin Li, a third-year phys- “From my understanding,
é has been an issue for years, with ics Ph.D student, described a we don’t have enough space for
Students, faculty, and staff are acknowledgment of the problem cramped environment for students _graduate students,” said Li.
Ol S voicing both hopeful anticipa- coming from administration in the and faculty in the physics building
tion and logistical concerns as 2012 Facilities Master Plan. on the podium. See E-TEC page 2
the construction of the Emerging
Senators ‘Technologies and Entrepreneur=
ship Complex nears its second
stage.
fi Governor Andrew Cuomo an-
or Paral nounced the project’s planned site
last February, describing it as the
° central location for University at
{ ralg t Albany’s new College of Emer-
gency Preparedness, Homeland
Security and Cybersecurity and
Wi k the headquarters of the Mesonet, a
ee. new weather analysis service.
Plans have been announced to
move both the College of Atmo-
By CHAD ARNOLD spheric and Environmental Sci-
. . ences and the ply department
Hor te second fines onto the 12-acre site being built on
weeks, Student Association’s 5 Hattiman State Office G4 ;
the Harriman State Office campus BRITTANY GREGORY / ASP
legislative agenda was bogged eas' a
aaa bya se bate siinauiding to the east of UAlbany. A construction vehicle situated within the future site of the Emerging Technologies and
u d Need for more space for ”
an appropriations bill, paving Entrepreneurship Complex
the way for a rule change in how
student group pend ap-
propriation dollars in the coming
weeks.
Wednes-
day’s de-
bate circled
around a
$427 ap-
propriation
request
from Doc-
tors IV
Hope, an
on-campus
organization ALTILIO
that aims to support academic,
service, and professional de-
velopment for pre-medical and
health students.
Divided into two lines, it was
‘ond line which sparked
This line sought $104 to
“thank you” gestures
for the event’s guest speakers,
once again raising concerns
about SA’s appropriation budget
and whether money given to
student groups should be used to
purchase gifts.
“Should we be giving gifts
out with appropriation money?
asked Mitchell Ryback, chair
of the Board of Finance, who
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women’s volleyball team
won the American East
conference.
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Continued from Page 1
planning committee. “As of today, we
have 98 member:
UAlbany has had strategic planning com-
mittees in the past, including one with 55
members formalized by George Phillip in
2011.
According to UAlbany’s website, the
planning committee will review documents,
provide input to planning events, and ensure
strategic goals line up with university cam-
paigns and initiatives
Rodriguez emphasized the varied com-
position of the committee, which includes
29 faculty members, 29 professional staff,
18 senior staff, and 11 undergraduate and
graduate students
Citing statistics that 16 percent of the
committee are students and 60 percent are
members of, Rodriguez said the makeup of
the committee should make everyone feel
represented.
In the town hall following the address,
Bret Benjamin, former president
of UUP at UAlbany, asked Ro-
driguez for his perspective on the
increasing trend of hiring ‘con-
tingent faculty’ to teach a small
number of courses on a temporary
contract.
“The University at Albany has begun to
take steps that have put it in the lead among
SUNY institutions,” said Benjamin. “But
a lot more work that needs to be
specially on job security, on path-
ways to permanency, on finding a way of
shifting composition of instructional faculty
away from heavy dependence on contingent
faculty and towards more permanent, full-
time tenure-line positions.
A 2015 university report which Benjamin
referenced found that contingent faculty
taught 56% of all lecture and seminar cours-
es in the preceding semester, and that the
minimum per-course salary of $2,800 had
not been increased in over ten years. The
report recommended raising the course rate
to $5,000 and working to ensure employee
benefits for non-tenure-track faculty.
James Stellar, provost and vice presi-
dent of Academic Affairs, responded to the
question, claiming that administration had
raised the average compensation per course
somewhere between $800 and $1000 since
the release of the report.
“It took us decades to get into this prob-
lem,” he said. “It’s gonna take us a long
time to get out of it.”
Maritza Martinez, director of the Edu
tional Opportunities Program, asked Pres
dent Rodriguez what he would do about
the rising costs of attendance, especially
concerning textbook pr
For many of them, that’s going to be
areal factor in their family dining tables
-- whether they send them back here to be
educated or whether they transfer to a more
affordable college back home,” she said.
Rodriguez asked faculty to be “mindful”
of the situation of high book costs, and that
he didn’t yet know whether new fees would
be added for students to pay out-of-pocket.
He pointed to creation of student scholar-
S s one of the reasons for current efforts
to raise funds from alumni and donors.
E-TEC
Continued from Page 1
Several graduate students had to give up
their second-floor offices when new physics
professors were hired. He described how
some offices have had to be housed in the
building’s mailroom, and how nearby na-
noscale offices are loud and crowded.
“P’ve grown to like the podium, so I’m
not looking forward to leaving this nice cen-
tral area that the campus has here,” said As-
¢ Professor of Physics Dan Robbins
“On the other hand, a brand new building
with an office has in appeal as well.”
id he has heard that some
may still be taught on the Podium.
In terms of how well that’s gonna work,
it’s too soon to say; that’s where I have a
little bit of concern as to how smoothly that
will go.”
E-TEC was originally planned to be con-
structed on UAlbany’s campus. The deci-
sion last year to build it on the State Office’s
land necessitated that some form of quick
transportation be available for students.
According to John Giarrusso, a crosswalk
and traffic light will be installed on the Har-
riman Campus’ “ring roads,” two three-lane
access roads which will be pared down to
two lanes each near the crosswalk for safety
and traffic reasons.
A bus stop will also be installed near the
E-TEC building.
“It'll be a really short ride, though,”
Giarrusso in an email.
Giarrusso said later in an interview that
since the Harriman ring roads are not usu-
ally crowded with traffic, the reduction in
lanes is not expected to affect State Office
commuters.
Robert Griffin, dean of CEHC, said
E-TEC will allow students to get hands.
experience, like training at an ‘emergency
operations center,’ a room where students
could practice responding to mock emergen-
The college also expects to partner with
private busine: long as administration
attracts them to the complex.
id
BRITTANY GREGORY / ASP
A rendering of the future home of E-TEC.
Title IX
Lawsuit
Continues
By JASMINE MILLNER
The University at Albany and the
university’s athletic director, Mark
Benson, are currently facing
a lawsuit over an alleged Title IX
violation after cutting the women’s
tennis team.
Former Women’s Tennis Coach
Gordon Graham, along with four for-
mer UAlbany women’s tennis players,
are hoping for the reinstatement of the
team on campus and the university’s
compliance with Title IX requiremen
While the lawsuit was what brought
the issue to the light, it’s not the extent
of the reaction to alleged discrimination
-- the Federal Department of Educa-
tion’s Office of Civil Rights investi-
gated UAlbany’s athletic division. The
University has since entered into an
agreement with the OCR stating that
they will comply with Title IX stan-
dards within the next three yea
In order to meet Title IX require-
ments, the school would have needed to
offer 97 more opportunities for female
athletes between 2016 and 2017. This
is an increase from the prior year, when
the gap was 55 spots.
Title IX is a law that prohibits
discrimination against anyone bi
sex in any educational
institution that receives federal fund-
ing.
This is not the first time the universi-
ty has been sued for athletic violations.
In 1994, the university eliminated the
men’s tennis team, wrestling team, and
both the women’s and men’s swim-
ming teams.
Todd Rutecki, coach of the Albany
women’s crew team, said that thi
sed on
The
crew team was cut by the
sity back in 2013. When the
originally cut, Rutecki recalls
his players saying that the adminis
tion had not provided a reason for the
removal.
Rutecki said that he believes that the
inequality between men’s and women’s
sports on campus could be solved with
the addition of the women’s crew team.
“Tt’s not uncommon for Division 1
women’s crew programs to have rosters
of 100-plus individuals with many
never having rowed before college,”
said Rutecki.
As of its first competition this year,
the team had a roster of 53 players.
This is a decrease from 2012, when
the team opened theii on with a
90-player roster, Rutecki said that his
crew team already competes against
Division | teams and that he believes
there is more than enough opportunity
for recruiting in the area.
Fiona Dutcher, a sophomore and
member of the Albany women’s crew
team, said that she is
atisfied with the current opportu-
nities for female athletes on campus.
“We can and need to do better for
the women of UAlbany,” said Dutcher.
Athletic Director Mark Benson
id that administration is working to
‘solve the Title IX complaints.
“The University does not comment
not a new problem by any mean:
women
“We are currently working with the
Office of Civil Rights to resolve any
compliance is we are committed
to complying fully with the require-
ments of Title IX.”
CRIME BLOTTER
HARASSMENT 2ND
10/27/17
Colonial Quad- Clinton Hall
Report of a female student being harassed by
a male student.
MEDICAL INCIDENT
10/27/17
Colonial Quad- Herkimer Hall
Report of a female student with a head injury.
Transported to hospital by 5 Quad.
CRIM TRESPASS - 3RD ENCLSD PROP
10/28/17
Podium- Campus Center
Report of a female student trespassing in the
Campus Center. A referral was made.
MEDICAL INCIDENT
10/28/17
State Quad- Eastman Tower
Report of a female student having difficulty
breathing. Refused medical attention.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
10/29/17
Roadways- Western Ave
Report of a male student in possession of
marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. A
referral was made.
DOMESTIC INCIDENT
10/29/17
Other- UPD
Report of a male student harassing a female
student.
CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND
DEGREE
10/30/17
Dutch Quad- Ten Eyck Hall
Report of an altercation between two stu-
dents.
DEFENDANT FAILS TO APPEAR IN COURT
AFTER SUMMONS SERVED
10/30/17
Other- Offcampus
A male subject was arrested for an Active
Bench Warrant with Albany Police Department.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
10/31/17
Other- Indian Pond
Report of a male student in possession
of marijuana paraphernalia. A referral was
made.
CRIM MIS INTENT DAMAGED PROPERTY
10/31/17
Other- UPD
Report of a damaged vehicle by an unknown
subject.
FIRE ALARM
10/31/17
Liberty Terrace- LT South
Caused by burnt food.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED - 1ST OF-
FENSE
11/1/17
Roadways- Tricentennial Drive
Report of a male student driving while intoxi-
cated. An arrest and a referral were made.
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GRAPH/WRITTEN COMMUN TO ALARM
11/1/17
Dutch Quad- Stuyvesant Tower
Report of a female student being harassed by
another female student. A referral was made.
TRESPASS
11/1/17
Podium- Humanities
Report of a male student trespassing on
campus.
INTIM 3-INSTILL FEAR INJURY
11/2/17
Podium- Chemistry
Report of a female student receiving a threat-
ening note.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
EX-SUNYSA CHIEF OF STAFF STARTS NYTHEA
By CHAD ARNOLD
With less than a year until graduation,
Rey Muniz left his role as chief of staff for
the SUNY Student Assembly for a new
project: the New York Institute for Higher
Education Advocacy.
“I would love to see this become sustain-
able and move far beyond me,” he said. “I
want this to be bigger and better than I will
ever be.”
NYIHEA is a month-old nonprofit group
established to bring about progressive
reforms in higher education throughout
the state. The group, which will officially
launch this coming week, currently houses a
staff of 15 and has policy advisors through-
out the state.
After many conversations with friends
over several months, Muniz decided to
leave his position as chief of staff for the
SUNY SA to establish NYIHEA -- an entity
he believes would better allow him to make
political endorsements and contributions
while lobbying for policy for the state’s two
million collegiate students.
Muniz, 23, said college institutions are
vital economic drivers, with many through-
out the state being the largest employers
in its respected communities. As a result,
Muniz found that state legislatures are
inclined to discuss issues important to these
campuses, which is where he sees NYIHEA
fitting in.
By partnering with individual student
governments throughout the state, Muniz
aims to assess the legislative needs of the
campus community, before streamlining the
legislative process by setting up the meet-
ings and drafting policy. Then, according
to Muniz, it’s a matter of stepping aside
and letting student leaders represent their
constituents.
“[ have a pretty aggressive travel sched-
ule,” said Muniz who would like to meet
with the student
governments on every SUNY and CUNY
campus by Feb. 1, to establish connections
and better
understand the legislative needs of these
communities.
Muniz hopes to have 15 legislatives
policies drafted by the start of the upcom-
ing legislative session, policies he says
are likely to include issues pertaining to
p
mM i
Source: Carolyn Sheridan
Rey Muniz, director of the New York Institute for Higher Education Advocacy.
campus safety and drug overdose, food
insecurity. inability initiatives, and
campus diversity.
Fascinated by government and policy
his entire life, Muniz, who grew up in the
Chautauqua County, has been a member
of the SUNY SA for nearly five years. He
served as SUNY SA’s director of Legisla-
tive Affairs, a role that allowed him to
begin to sce the impact his work could have
on students.
This past spring, Muniz, alongside men-
tal health professionals and members of the
state legislature, worked to create the Stu-
dent Telecounseling Network, a program
designed to alleviate pressures on counsel-
ing centers throughout the SUNY system.
The result: a $300,000 investment from
the state to establish a five-campus pilot
program to be rolled out in the coming
weeks.
“T realized then, without delay, that I
needed to focus on doing real things, on
making real things happen,” he said.
TITLE IX
Admin: Sexual Assault Measures to Remain
By DESIREE SHEPHERD
Title [X changes will not change how
University at Albany administration
conducts on-campus sexual assault probe
procedures.
The federal change made by the Depart-
ment of Education on Sept. 22 offers a
“new guidance,” a question and answer
form. Higher education can now address ad-
ministrative policies in conducting a sexual
assault investigation.
Chantelle Cleary, assistant vice president
for Equity and Compliance and Title IX co-
ordinator, said that the new standard gives
universities the choice in how to handle
sexual assault cases.
Cleary noted that the new guidance
does not lead to any distinctive changes
in the way UAlbany currently conducts
administrative investigations.
Paul Burlingame, deputy chief of the
University Police Department, agrees.
“T don’t see that as terribly different
from our old standard,” he said. “*Prepon-
derance’ is not that far off from ‘clear and
convincing’ and I don’t see it having that
big of an impact in the process.”
In early September, Betsy DeVos,
United States Secretary of Education,
made a speech at George Mason Univer-
sity in which she made a critique about
Title XI under the Obama Administration.
The main topic of discussion was if there
was a one-sided investigation process for
individuals accused of sexual violence
against another person due to a potential
lack of due process.
Burlingame pointed out that the two
processes that come about within a report-
ing is administrative versus criminal. The
criminal standard of UPD has not changed
since the federal change. All procedures are
exhausted within ongoing investigations
that are reported to the department.
He defines this as a “burden-of-proof
change.”
UA\bany already affords those involved
in an investigative report due process, an
administrative process where victims and
those accused are both provided an in-depth
investigation. This process gives both par-
ties the right to know the evidence that is
against them to make a statement, and to
respond to opposing statements.
Many colleges including The University
of Colorado Boulder, California State Uni-
versities, and Bentley University have made
statements announcing to maintain current
guidelines.
With this specific topic going viral, there
has been a new stage of awareness on how
sexual assault is defined.
Burlingame pointed out that there has
been an increase in the amount of sexual as-
saults being reported on campus this school
year. Although, this does not mean that the
rate at which sexual assaults are still occur-
ring has changed.
Once a report is sent to UPD, they either
send it to the Cleary or to the District At-
torney’s Office.
This emphasizes the role administrations
have in handling the resolutions of a case
and is why the Title XI changes do not af-
fect UPD.
GIFTCARDS
Continued from Page 1
voiced similar concerns the previous week when SA de-
bated whether to give La Dolce Vita, appropriation money
to purchase gift cards. “Money we take out of appropria-
tions [now] isn’t going to go to another group in the future.”
“We should give gifts,” said SA President Jerlisa Fon-
taine who explained the medical field can be overwhelm-
ing. The gesture expresses appreciation for those taking the
time out to speak to students on campus and allows students
to networking, she said.
According to Senate Chair Jarrett Altilio, a member
of SA for the last four years, there is no history for using
appropriation money to purchase gifts and doing so now
would not be in the interest of student groups on campus.
“This is not how we [SA] operate a budget,” said
Altilio before moving to strike the request from the bill
before it went up for final vote. “We are not here to provide
gifts for students nor are we here to provide gifts for adults
whether they’re doctors or not.”
The $104 was eventually struck from the bill giving Doc-
tors IV Hope only $322.50 of its original $427.79 request.
Sen. Lela Edwards, during the debate, brought atten-
tion to the fact there is no by-law pertaining to the use of
appropriations money for gifts, and suggested the issue be
addressed moving forward.
“’m going to sponsor a bill that would cut the possibility
of gifts being purchased with Student Association money,”
said Mark Anthony-Quinn, chairman of the Appropriations
committee in an interview following the meeting.
Quinn explained he does not want an internal debate
TYLER A. MCNEIL / ASP.
Senate chair Jarrett Alitilio speaks with Appropriations chair Mark Anthony-Quinn after Wednesdays’s meeting.
between SA members to hold any groups back in the future
and said a meeting between himself and other high-ranking
members of the senate would take place before the next SA
meeting to further dis solution.
“We as the senate had a good, healthy conversation”
said Quinn. “We're going to work with the entire executive
committee to come up with a solution to this problem.”
Further information regarding the proposed bill was not
available as of writing, however, a final draft is expected to
be presented to SA in the coming weeks.
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COUNTERTERRORISM
U.S. Should Intervene in Niger to Fight
Terrorism, Encourage Democracy
By NICHOLAS SHERMAN
The death of four United States soldiers
in Niger earlier last month has prompted
the questions: where’s Niger, why are we in
Niger, and should we be in Niger? First off,
Niger is a landlocked country in Africa. It is
bordered by Libya and Algeria in the North,
Mali and Burkina Faso to the West, Benin
and Nigeria to the South, and Chad to the
East. The United States involvement in Niger
has two explanations: countering terrorism
and helping the French.
The first explanations as to why we’re in
Niger is rather simple: to stop the spread of
terrorism. Since the events of Sept. 11, 2001
the United States has become preoccupied
with ensuring that radical foreign born
terrorism be stomped out to prevent another
9/11. This is an easy answer as the United
States has intervened in many countries in
the name of counterterrorism. Such countries
include Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. Part
of the United States’ mission in Niger was
to fight terrorism. These four troops were
ambushed and killed by soldiers fighting for
ISIS in the Greater Sahara, an offshoot of the
Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
The second explanation as to why we
are in Niger has to do with France. All of
the countries surrounding Niger, with the
exception of Libya, were all at one point part
of the French colonial territories. In 2012, the
neighboring country of Mali crupted into a
state of armed conflict.
The Tuareg, an ethnic group native to
Libya, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, and
Mali rebelled against the Mali government.
The Tuareg did not fight their rebellion
alone — they were aided by several outside
groups such as Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda
in the Islamic Maghreb. Since the Tuareg are
Muslim they banded together to fight their
common foe: Mali.
By April of 2012 the Tuareg had gained
control of Northern Mali and instituted their
own national state of Azawad. This, however,
was not to last. The Tuareg were then
betrayed by their Al-Qaeda comrades who
then seized the Tuareg and instituted their
own Islamic state with Sharia at its center.
The Mali government requested French
intervention. The French were joined by
several African states to retake Northern
Mali. It is here that the United States became
involved. To aid France, a United States ally,
Barack Obama sent in 150 troops to Niger to.
So, should the United States intervene in
Niger? The answer is yes. There are those
who believe that we are intervening in Niger
for oil, it is a conspiracy that follows United
States intervention wherever it goes and is
plainly not true. There are those still that
claim United States and French intervention
itself from would-be terror organizations who
wish to do us harm, and as a side-benefit, the
United States also helps and protects Niger
from people and organizations who would
wish to turn the country from a fledgling
democracy into a theocratic despot state.
With France, the French were called in to
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DINING
UAS Should Ditch Sodexo
By BAYLEE WEST
UAlbany made the switch from their then-
current dining service, Chartwells, to Sodexo,
another dining company in 2013. But this
isn’t the first time that UAlbany has dealt
with Sodexo. Prior to Chartwells, Sodexo
was the school’s food service provider,
and according to an ASP opinions artic
“Sodexo had a tenuous relationship with the
university including an E. coli outbreak and
labor issues.”
But these weren’t the only problems the
company had faced on campus either. Back
in 2000, 30 UAlbany students protested the
company’s removal, then called Sodexo-
Marriot. “The goal... was to bring attention
to the inj ing carried out by Sodexo-
Marriot,” stated another opinions article.
The protest was being held regarding a
lawsuit the company was facing, as there
were accusations of discrimination against
minority managers in the hotel contract.
Then, right after the lawsuit was taken care
of, the previously mentioned E. coli outbreak
sent at least six students to the hospital after
they ate at Indian Quad’s dining hall, both
articles mention.
Sodexo has also seen its fair share of
international outbreaks as well. There was
also an E. coli outbreak around the same time
as the Indian Quad outbreak in an elementary
school in Wis k and
four more ho:
Similarly, in 2012, Sodexo faced one
of its largest E. coli outbreaks to date in
Germany. The outb: left over 11,000
students infected across
asecond time, if they know how poorly
the first contract turned out? It seems like
the university will end up losing money by
continuing work with Sodexo.
The Agriculture Department of the federal
government tried to intervene in 2011 by
proposing new food rules. They “would set
maximum
500 schools. Thirty-
two of those children
were hospitalized due to
their illness. It would be
understandable to switch
back to a company that
only had one or two small
outbreaks like these, as
it is understandable in a
company that large dealing
with that much food. But
with as many outbreaks
and on this large of a
scale as Sodexo has had,
why would UAlbany take
Sodexo back?
When UAlbany first
made the switch to
from Sodexo,
¢ of poor
food quality and working conditions. If this
is so, why would the school entertain Sodexo
calories
for ool
meals; require
more fruits,
vegetables, and
whole grains;
and limit trans
fats,” according
to a New York
Times article.
But who was
opposed to
these new
rules? Sodexo,
and other
companies like
them.
Sodexo
claimed that
if they tried to
increase fruit and vegetable intake at schools
by offering more, it might result in “plate
WEST
waste.” They also, with other companies
like Aramark and Chartwells, claimed that
“children may not want to eat healthier food.”
It is from actions by companies like Sodexo
that schos sould pass tomato sauce on pizza
as a vegetable serving.
More recently, in October of 2017, Sodexo
cancelled plans for the construction of Tully’s
Good Times in the Campus Center, due to
“unknown” disagreements between the two
companies. According to a more recent ASP
article, Sodexo and Tully’s couldn’t come to
agreements about a partnership, even though
Sodexo and Tully’s successfully worked
together to bring the pul le restaurant
to Binghamton University, another SUNY
campus.
The article states that plans were sacked
in the “11th hour,” but things like this do
happen. It is unfortunate, however, that issues
with Sodexo seem to continuously pop up
over their long history. The Sodexo dining
company is not the best choice for UAlbany,
seems. With its numerous large-si
coli outbreaks, aversion to complying with
healthier food rules for students, and overall
disappointing record with their food, it’s hard
to understand why UAlbany continues this
partnership.
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Catalan Crisis
Shows Lack
of Democracy
By M. FRANCIS MIRRO
Edmund Burke said, “All that is
necessary for evil to triumph is for good
men to do nothing.” Time and time again
that statement has proven prophetic
and events in Catalonia, Spain, have
been no exception. Catalonia’s fight for
independence from Spain has been an on
again, off again struggle lasting the better
part of the last 500 years. Largely unknown
by many outside of the country in the
modern era, it has reemerged in full force
in the midst of this strange and tumultuous
global political climate.
On Oct. 1, Catalans went to the
ballot box to vote on an independence
referendum. Due to Spanish police
interference ordered by Prime Minister
Mariano Rajoy, only about 43 percent of
the region’s population came out to vote.
The New York Times called the scene “one
of the gravest tests of Spain’s democracy
since the end of the Franco dictatorship.”
But despite the Madrid sanctioned
violence, 90 percent of those voters
decided in favor of Catalonia’s separation
from Spain.
Though the vote, a just expression of
the vital democratic principle of national
self-determination, was denounced by the
conservative Rajoy Administration and
the Spanish courts, Catalonia’s separatist
leader, Carles Puigdemont, declared his
region’s independence from Spain on Oct.
27, following a vote from the Catalan
parliament. Puigdemont stated he wished
to discuss a peaceful separation with the
Spanish government to avoid violence.
Instead, the Rajoy Administration
the Catalan government. Rajoy exer
an executive power and dissolved the
region’s government, placing full control of
Catalonia in Ma Catalonia’s separatist
officials have either fled the country or
been jailed. Puigdemont himself has gone
to Brussels and Spanish high courts have
issued an arrest warrant for the president in
exile.
It is not only that the Catalonia’s
democratic decision to void their union
with the Republic of Spain has been
simply dismissed by Spanish hubris, it
is also that it has been handled using
violence and militant police. Rajoy ignored
Puigdemont’s expressed desire for a
peaceful discussion and, instead, chi
usurp the region’s autonomy. Duly e!
officials have been jailed, beaten or driven
into hiding by federal whim simply because
they sought to fulfill the wish of the large
percentage of their population. This is not
how democracy works a member
of NATO, the United
European Union, Rajoy’s Spain needs to be
ked
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held accountable for its egregious abuse of
power.
President Donald Trump has come out
in support of Rajoy and spoke out against
the possibility of Catalonia leaving Spain.
This came following a meeting between
Rajoy and Trump at the White House in
late September. That was before Rajoy
sicced armed police after people who
simply wished to cast a vote and before he
the provincial government and
If in charge of Catalonia.
Since the Oct. 1 debacle, the Oval Office
has been dead silent on Catalonia which
doesn’t surprise anyone. Frankly, it’s
surprising that Trump knows the difference
between Catalonia and Cambodia.
Many fear that Spain may be headed for
another civil war, its first since the 1930s
when the fascist Gen. Francisco Franco
took control of the country and ruled as
dictator until his death in 1978. During
his reign, Franco was especially harsh at
Catalonia, diminishing their autonomy
and forcing many to abandon their native
language, Catalan, in favor of Spanish.
History does indeed repeat itself, often with
dire consequences for those who fail to
learn their lesson the first time around.
The Catalonia Crisis has the potential
to be bring a type of conflict not seen in
Western Europe since the collapse of the
Soviet Union in 1991. Western democracy
is a breaking point with ultranationalist
ideology once again rearing its ugly
head in Germany, the United States and
England while the Russian autocracy of
Vladimir Putin looms large over the West.
For democracy to survive this current
challenge, the trials of Spain must be
handled in a purely democratic way, with
diplomacy ruling over violence and the
wishes of the people holding more weight
than the wishes of the Madrid government.
Viu Catalunya!
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TELEVISION
‘Stranger Things 2’ is Darker,
Dominates Halloween Weekend
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By KATHRYN DARA
On Friday Oct. 27, Netflix released the
long-anticipated second on of its most
Stranger
Many doubted that the series
[ment could live up to the
first. Recreating the s overy of
the fir Stranger
Things 2,” while not perfect, is an excellent
continuation of .
popular original drama ever,
Things.”
ed last
It garnered
rit ‘cal fame and dominated nearly every
television awards show of the 2016 season
with 78 total nominations.
st year, the series gained over 14
million viewers within the first month of its
release. Now, it has become an obsession
that left fans counting down the moments
until season two.
The nce-fiction series created by the
Duffer Brothers starring Winona Ryder and
David Harbour is filled with everything that
makes a show deliciously addictive: drama,
horror, mystery, and heart.
The characters are real and lovable, the
story is gripping, and the 1980s
gives it a nostalgic feel that pays homage to
Stephen King’s works. The October release
date of the second season came just in
time for Halloween and tempted fans to
stay in and binge-watch it all weekend.
Some of the series’ new characters
were introduced and a few unanswered
plot points were addressed. It w:
also much darker than the firs! son.
It generally was met by fans with a
positive ‘tion. While there is too
much to talk about with “Stranger
Things 2,” there are a few key elements
that should be addr
The story takes pla
a year after the
It addresses the effects reverberating
from le n’s events after Will
Byers (Noah Schnapp) returned from
the alternate dimension, “The Upside
Down.” He deals with the trauma he
experienced and struggles to adjust to
the normal world, all while his mother
Joyce (Winona Ryder) lives in fear of
losing him again.
It becomes evident that “The Upside
Down” is not gone forever. Instead, a
rger and more powerful force
ep into the world and
destroy it.
Audience
Bobbie Brown)
in the world after nearly dying at the end
“leven (Millie
he tries to find her place
of las' son. She seeks to discover her
origins and to figure out what to do
with her telekinetic powers.
trong with it
the story itself.
For example, while most fans were
rooting for Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)
and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) to
end up together, their relationship felt
more forced this season than the last one.
While the chemistry and shared history was
obvious, the writing did much more telling
instead of showing.
son featured an episode
where Eleven travels on her own to Chicago
to find another experiment like her, who
she referred to as her fer.” What was
the sole focus of that
aturing the stories of
ike it usually does.
While the episode was important for
Eleven’s character, it felt off-beat and
mewhat killed the momentum of the
‘on. It will be interesting to see if the
idea of other people with powers like
Eleven’s will be explored in late:
‘he major part of what made thi
ssful was the fan’s dev otion to the
ons.
compelling yet imperfect, which makes
view e them: on screen.
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n favorites. The most s
new standout of this
Harrington. He matured and became a
father-like figure for the show’s main
gang of kids, quickly becoming a season
highlight.
In addition, Noah Schnapp gave a
phenomenal performance as Will Byers.
Considering he was not in the last season
that often, he had a chance to shine as the
center of the new storyline. The kids in the
‘ast have all matured in the past year as
actors , which was made evident in their
performances as a whole.
Overall, ’Stranger Things 2” hit just
the right mark. Although there were weak
points in story development, the season was
fantastic as a whole. It was terrifying, dark,
mysterious, fun, and heartfelt.
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UAS
4.5k UAlbany IDs Replaced Within 8 Months
By TYLER A. MCNEIL
University at Albany ID cards were
replaced nearly 4,500 times within the first
eight months of this year.
Of over 11,000 cards printed within this
time, 44 percent were replacements, Uni-
versity Auxiliary Services reported.
It’s unclear how many IDs were replaced
over the last two months. UAS doesn’t
compile card data until semester’s end.
Should numbers mirror data from last fall,
over 80 percent of cards printed during Sep-
tember and October will be replacements.
‘The number of card replacements was
highest around the start of the spring and
fall semester: 753 in January and 980 in
August. Both levels are common when stu-
dents return to campus, according to UAS
officials.
“The reasons that people report for
having lost their card and the reasons that
people report as to how their card has been
damaged are — there’s a million of them,”
said Michelle Schifley, senior director of
Administration for UAS.
Most cards are replaced due to wear and
tear or loss. In rarer cases, cards have been
cut, damaged while used to scrape ice, and
in a recent case, Schifley said an ID ap-
peared to have been set ablaze.
“Some students simply don’t care well
for their card,” said Sharon Webster, direc-
tor of ID Card Services for UAS. “Whether
they keep it ina pocket or they keep it
somewhere where they’re sitting on it all
the time, there’s always that breakdown of
integrity of the card.”
Since the start of the Dane It! temporary
card program three years back, the num-
ber of replacements has decreased, UAS
reported. Over the last eight months, about
70 percent of cardholders with a temporary
ID had their cards restored.
Temporary IDs are active for three days.
Official ID replacements cost $20.
Sydney Wright, a junior communications
student, lost five IDs in two years, totaling
$100 in replacements. She often discovered
her card missing after riding taxis and buses
across Albany.
Wright secures her ID in a wallet, a
measure taken after her last card was lost
six months ago.
“T never lose my credit cards or any-
thing,” she said. “It’s because with SUNY-
Cards, you forget it’s there and if it’s not
connected to anything [sic].”
UAS stopped referencing the ID as a SU-
NYCard in effort to maintain consistency
with university branding. The name was
part of a failed initiative from SUNY Cen-
tral during the 1990s to put all 64 campuses
to be under a uniform ID.
Some SUNY Card signage was replaced
across campus over the summer. In some
areas, such as the UPD office, the old
branding still remains.
“Although it is the official name, it’s
not the commonly referred-to name,” said
Mikaela Norris, a junior political science
student.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
‘Longshot’ Amazon Bid Could Impact University if Approved, Officials Say
By TYLER A. MCNEIL
Andrew Kennedy, president for the
Center of Economic Growth, believes the
University at Albany would experience an
uptick in out-of-area students along with
greater alumni numbers in the region should
Amazon build a $5 billion site nearby.
The CEG last month made a $100,000
pitch for the online retail giant to build a
second headquarters in Downtown Albany
and Rensselaer, home of two UAlbany
campuses. The Capital Region pitch — con-
sidered a pipe dream from critics — is one
of 238 proposals across the country made to
Amazon.
If approved, Amazon would generate
50,000 jobs in the Capital Region through
tax incentives. Such employment opportu-
nities could attract more UAlbany students
to remain in the area after graduation, Ken-
nedy said.
“Having a big company like this gives
them that sort of stable environment which
could help retain our college educated stu-
dents that come here,” said Kennedy.
Robert Spahn, a Long Island native
and graduate student, would be interested
living almost anywhere in the region with
a second Amazon headquarters. Expect-
ing to take a master’s degree in math come
May, Spahn has been eager to apply for
employment at the online retailer’s Buffalo
sortation center.
“Tt would be easier in terms of travel and
opportunities,” he said. “I don’t want to
move to Seattle.”
Spahn is one of 3,253 in-state graduate
students this fall. Overall numbers indicate
that 816 international students and 166
out-of-state students are enrolled in a gradu-
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The CEG found 25 acres in downtown Albany and 75 acres in Rensselaer for development.
ate program at UAlbany. Out of 13,508
undergraduates, four percent of students
are from out-of-state and five percent are
international.
Should Amazon choose the Capital
Region to build a second headquarters, Matt
Grattan, UAlbany director of Community
& Economic Development, said out-of-
state and international numbers could be
impacted by such a project.
“T think a lot of it is a combination of ‘Do
you have the academic programs and do
you have the right mix of industry that can
employ the student after graduation in your
area?’” he said.
For STEM demands, emerging schools
like the College of Engineering and Applied
Sciences and the College of Emergency
Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cy-
bersecurity, he believes, make a difference
in CEG’s proposal.
While proposals are processed, some
have poked fun at Albany’s pitch. The
Onion, a satirical publication, recently pub-
lished an article titled “Jeff Bezos’ Heart
Breaks A Little Reading Albany’s Amazon
Headquarters Pitch.”
Byoung Park, a UAlbany assistant pro-
fessor in econometrics, considers the pos-
sibility of a second Amazon headquarters
in the Capital Region unlikely. The cold
climate and lack of an large urban center, he
explained, could risk high talent applicants
looking elsewhere.
“It’s much of a longshot,” said Park.
Other proposals in the state include a
joint Buffalo-Rochester bid, a Westchester
County bid, a Long Island bid, and a New
York City bid.
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LIFESTYLE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
DIY CLEANING
Supplies to
Clean Your
Dorm Room
By KATIE GIBSON
It is better for the earth to make your own cleaning
products and keep them in reusable containers. Not only
is this practice better for the earth and healthier for you,
it’s also fun. I’m here to show you some simple cleaning
supplies to tidy up your dorm.
ALL-PURPOSE
CLEANER
Find a used squirt bottle
and clean it thoroughly. Fill
it halfway up with vinegar,
then halfway with water.
Vinegar naturally
dissolves dirt and
deodorizes smells. Add
five drops of lemon
or any essential oil you
have lying around. This is more
for aesthetic value. If vinegar
isn’t your favorite smell you can
counteract it with the essential
oil. Close the bottle, shake up
the mixture, and you're ready
to go. You can use this to
remove stains, freshen a room,
wipe windows, or clean dishes.
For a stronger cleaning power use
only white vinegar and essential oil.
BATH CLEANER
Ina jar, mix baking soda, water, and essential oil until a
paste is created. Spread this paste around your bathtub or
sink to remove grime.
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Essential oils help create a bath-cleaning paste.
BODY WASH
Don’t forget that you have to stay clean as well. For
a no-frills body wash, mix coconut oil, raw honey, and
liquid castile soap in a jar. This will keep you clean and
moisturized.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Pixaboy, and Flickr.
SHAMPOO
Once again, coconut oil saves the day. Reuse one of
your old shampoo bottles for this recipe. Mix coconut oil
with castile soap, sea salt, and essential oils. The coconut
oil will make your hair soft, the soap will clean it, the sea
salt will add volume, and the essential oils will make it
smell nice. Shake the mixture and let it sit for 24 hours.
Because of the moisturizing coconut oil, some hair types
will be able to use this as an all-in-one shampoo and
conditioner.
LEISURE
Activities in Albany
for Chilly Weather
By KATIE GIBSON
You can have fun in Albany no matter the season. The
weather's getting chilly and it seems like Netflix is the
only option, but never fear! You can still spice up your
schedule. Whether you’re trying to organize a fun hang
out with friends or a cute date, Albany offers a variety of
options.
Busses can be a hassle. Sometimes it’s better just to stay
on campus. It’s not too cold to have a picnic next to Indian
Pond. Indian Pond is underutilized by our community. It’s
beautiful, full of wildlife, and quiet. Gather some friends
and some snacks and spread out on the grass or picnic
tables. Bring a frisbee or some cards and get a tournament
going. At night you can curl up with a picnic blanket and
a well-charged laptop and watch movies in Collins Circle.
Make sure to bundle up in a big sweater and some fuzzy
socks!
If you're looking for fun off campus try the New York
State Museum. It’s free and a route 12 bus away. The
museum is full of exhibits, but my personal favorite is
the carousel on the top floor. You can see all of Albany
as you ride around on a plastic horse. The Corning Tower
Observation Deck offers another great view. It is the
highest building outside of New York City. From the 42nd
floor you can see Albany, the Catskills and beyond.
Once winter picks up, Empire Skate Plaza offers a cheap
location to try out your ice skating moves. You can rent
skates or bring your own. This is a fun activity for couples
or friends. While you’re out you can build a snowman and
hunt for winter treats. Take a stroll through Washington
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The New York State Museum, located in Empire State Plaza.
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The CDTA bus offers free transportation with a UAlbany ID card.
park and see all the lights. A cup of hot chocolate and
some friendship will warm up your night.
This is the perfect season for spending time with friends
— indoors and outdoors. Don’t let the chilly weather stop
you from exploring Albany.
Se ee
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Collins Circle offers a space to unwind.
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Empire Skate Plaza is a place to skate with friends downtown.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
SPORTS
SPORTS EDITOR: JOHN C. LONGTON Ill
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Team Makes History with
10th America East Title
By JOHN C. LONGTON III
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Volleyball team won their 10th
America East title and secured the rights to host the 2017
conference tournament after knocking off the Hartford
Hawks in three straight sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-11) at home
on Sunday.
The Danes have now won nine matches in a row and
10 out of their last 11, securing their historic run in the
America East Conference. The regular ‘on title is com-
ing on the heels of the Danes losing their first 12 matches of
the season. During that run UAlbany lost a combined 45-3
sets. There was not much confidence in their locker room,
but it was a learning experience.
“Preseason was kinda tough because we were playing
really high ranked teams that have 6’5” girls hitting 10-foot
lines,” said redshirt sophomore Akuabata Okenwa.
The Danes started their season out on the west coast and
played schools like Michigan, Colorado and USC.
“We weren’t really in the mindset yet to play them, but
we ended up coming close with USC,” said Okenwa.
The fact that their out of conference schedule was so
strong prepared the Danes for a historic run in the America
East while capturing the title.
“It ended up being a little tougher than I thought it was
going to be, but I think it made us more mentally tough,”
said volleyball head coach MJ Engstrom, referring to the
Danes’ rocky start.
‘strom is in her 10th season with the team and be-
lieves that she has a special group of players in her locker
room.
“T think that in all the years I’ve been here at Albany this
team has made the greatest progress ever,” said Engstrom.
“Hats off to my nts and the kids that come to practice
and work hard every day.
The Danes’ slow start didn’t get in their head, but actual-
ly brought them closer together as a team and companions.
“T think it showed us that even though teams have big
people and people who hit the ball really hard that we can
come back and fight. And it also compared us to what we'd
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in conference because it’s two very big differences,”
said Okenwa.
The Danes rolled through the America East, but they still
have work to do if they want a chance of redemption to play
those teams they faced early in the season again in nation-
als.
“It’s still one game at a time. We have a lot to improve
upon and that’s what we’re going to focus on,” said Eng-
strom.
The team will wrap up their regular season conference
play this Friday when they make the trip to Long Island to
square off against Stony Brook. Then the following week
they will host the America East Tournament, which starts
on Friday Nov. 17th.
The ladies know they have to take it one game at a time,
but this bizarre season has given the team the confidence
they need to go out and make it to nationals.
“T think we’re going to come out and dominate,” said
Okenwa. “We're very close as a team. We know what we
have to do and we’re going to come out strong.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Women’s Season Ends in Defeat
Against New Hampshire Wildcats
By ROBERT LEPELSTAT
It was an opponent that the University at
Albany women’s field hockey team had de-
feated twice in the regular season, outscor-
ing them 8-2 in the two victories.
It was that same team that UAlbany had
dominated 4-2 on the road just eight days
before their semifinal matchup in the 2017
America East Tournament on Saturday.
But when New Hampshire’s Katie
Audino ripped a shot past Great Danes
the Wildcats who left Wicked Blue Field
with a 2-1 overtime victory and a trip to the
conference championship game.
It was the 21st-ranked team in the nation
who walked off the field hockey turf on a
November afternoon in Lowell, MA in utter
disbelief.
Just like that, UAlbany’s pursuit of a
second America East title in three years and
their season are both likely over.
Behind goals by freshman midfielder
Kayla Siz and freshman forward Audino
on top of a nine save performance by
junior goalkeeper Kelsey Rudert, UNH
knocked off UAlbany 2-1 in an overtime
thriller to advance to the title game versus
the #1 seed Stanford on Sunday.
“Today had very similar stats to our
two previous games with UNH, which we
won those comfortably,” head coach Phil
Sykes said. “With a little over a minute to
go we earned a penalty corner and it was all
looking good for the possible game winner
but we hit the post. It was j
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just one of those _ before the end of the first half.
wish them all the best in the final.”
After the Wildcats charged out to an
carly 1-0 lead off the Siz goal in the eighth
minute, freshman forward Katie MacCal-
lum tied the match with 15 minutes to go
spinned to create an
open shot for herself and
fired a shot into the back
left corner of the net to
even the score at one.
In the 72nd minute,
the Clifton Park na-
tive Nealon made two
incredible saves to keep
the game even at one
and give the Danes an
opportunity in extra
time.
Off a rebounded slap
shot, Audino sealed
the win for UNH eight
minutes into overtime
for their third straight
victory.
UAlbany outshot
UNH 17-6 in the match
as a whole and had nine
penalty corner opportu-
nities compared to just
J three for the Wildcats.
The Great Danes
will have to hope for an
at large berth to keep
their season alive. Coming into Saturday’s
contest, UAlbany (12-7, 6-2 AE) had won
eight of their last nine matches outscoring
opponents 33-12 over that stretch.
MacCallum dribbled into the circle,
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SOCCER
MEN ADVANCE TO SEMIS IN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
By OMAR NOUJOUM
You can stop biting your nails now.
Ina first round playoff match that was nip and tuck from
start to finish, the UAlbany Men’s Soccer team knocked
off University of Maryland, Baltimore County in a penalty
shootout Saturday, advancing to the America East Semifi-
nals.
“We're thrilled to advance and get a chance to move on
in the America East tournament,” said UAlbany head coach
Trevor Gorman. “I thought it was a hard-fought game
between two good teams.”
90 minutes of regulation time wasn’t enough to find a
victor in the match, and neither were the two overtime peri-
ods. After 120 minutes, with the teams knotted at one goal
apiece, the Danes outscored UMBC 4-2 in penalty kicks to
earn the win at Casey Stadium.
It didn’t take long for the Danes to jump out in front in
the match, as the familiar give-and-go play between Daniel
Krutzen and Carlos Clark worked to perfection. Krutzen
would polish the play off, firing his fourth goal of the year
into the UMBC net. He continues to be a key cog in the bal-
anced UAlbany attack.
Once UAlbany had the lead, it was time for Danny Viti-
ello, the dominant Dane goalkeeper, to go to work. Coming
into Saturday’s contest, Vitiello and the stout Dane defense
hadn’t conceded a goal in four consecutive matches.
UMBC tested Vitiello all day long, firing 14 shots in his
direction through regulation and overtime. Vitiello and the
Danes stood tall until Sammy Kahsai finally put one home
for UMBC, tying the score in the 83rd minute.
In the two overtime periods, neither team was able to
find the back of the net, but momentum quickly shifted.
After allowing the late goal, the Danes were visibly a step
slower in the first overtime, knowing that they had just let
their biggest win of the season slip through their fingers.
Clearly, after the first overtime, head coach Trevor
Gorman said something to his team that riled them up. The
Danes came out in the second overtime playing like their
pants were on fire, outshooting UMBC 5-1. Still, UAl-
bany’s suddenly rejuvenated attack wasn’t enough to score
a decisive second goal, and the game moved to a penalty
kick shootout.
It’s safe to say that the momentum UAlbany built in the
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second overtime carried over into the PK shootout, as they
slotted home four of their five attempts to advance to the
conference semifinals. Because regular season matches can
end in a tie, Saturday’s shootout was the first of the season
for the Danes.
UAlbany, the fourth seeded team in the conference play-
offs, is no stranger to winning with their season on the line.
However, after capturing the America East crown in 2016,
the team has quite a rocky path to repeating as champions
this season. The next stop on the Danes path is Burlington,
where they have a date with top-seeded Vermont in the
America East semifinals. The Danes will have a chance
to exact a little intersport revenge, as it was Vermont that
knocked UAlbany’s Men’s Basketball team out of the 2017
America East Tournament. UAlbany will be looking to do
the same to the Catamounts, this time on the soccer pitch.
UAlbany and Vermont with kick off their semifinal
match at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night, with the winner
advancing to the America East championship game on
Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Danes Rack up 5th Loss in a Row
By JOHN C. LONGTON Ill
Stony Brook, N.Y. — The UAlbany foot-
ball team lost to Stony Brook 28-21 in over-
time in the New York State “Empire Clash”
on the road in front of a crowd of 7,106 a
LaValle Stadium Saturday, relinquishing
the Golden Apple to the Seawolves.
The Great Danes’ season has taken a turn
for the worse as they have now lost five
games in a row since upsetting #6 Villanova
back on September 23rd. This year the team
has been plagued by inconsistent perfor-
mance on the offensive line, which has led
the Danes to fall from fifth in the Colonial
Athletic Association in rushing in 2016 all
the way to last in 2017.
Last year the team had four seniors on
the offensive line and led the league in rush-
ing behind Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, averag-
ing just over 177 yards per game. This year
the team had to fill that void left by the
departing players as their average dropped
“We gave them opportunities. It’s self-
inflicted,” said UAlbany head coach Greg
Gattuso. “We shouldn’t be in the position
that we're in. We need to play better. The
discipline, the penalties, the turnovers were
silly.”
In the second half the Danes played a
cleaner game and didn’t allow Stony Brook
to put points on the board. UAlbany tied
the game up on a 3-yard Karl Mofor run
with under two minutes to play in the game,
which put the clash into overtime.
In the extra frame the Danes elected to
start of defense and it only took a few plays
for the Seawolves to find the end zone. That
came on a 13-yard pass from Joe Carbone
to Harrison Jackson.
On UAlbany’s overtime chance they got
the ball all the way down inside the 10-yard
line, but that’s where the drive stalled out
and Will Brunson’s pass attempt on 4th
down sailed over his intended receiver,
ending the game. UAlbany has now lost by
a touchdown or less in four of their last five
off by more than 100 yards with the team
only being able to muster 70 yards on the
ground. Saturday’s game was no exception
as the Danes only manufactured 85 yards
from their run game.
The game didn’t start off to well as
Donovan McDonald fumbled the open-
ing kickoff inside the UAlbany 20-yard
line, which was recovered by a swarm of
Seawolve defenders. That set Stony Brook
up in the red zone on the 16-yard line with
only seconds taken off the clock. From
there the Seawolves ran a4 play 1:54 drive
capped off by a 6-yard touchdown run by
Donald Liotine, giving Stony Brook an
early 7-0 lead.
The Danes responded the way that coach
Gattuso would have liked them marching
down the field and tying the game ona
7-yard pass from Will Brunson to Brad Har-
tis. The drive went 12 plays and took 6:07
off the clock. If the Danes could have main-
tained that same efficiency for the duration
of the game, then this would be a different
story. That simply was not the case.
The Danes forced a 3 and out on the en-
suing Seawolve drive, but shot themselves
in the foot again when Karl Mofor was
stripped inside the UAlbany 10-yard line
as Stony Brook jumped on the ball at the 9.
Stacey Bedell ran in for a 4-yard touchdown
and the Danes found themselves in a 14-7
hole.
Mistakes were the difference in the game
for a UAlbany team that led the league in
turnover margin last year. This year that
has not been the story, as they have given
the ball away more than taken it from their
opponent.
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games.
Now it’s back to the drawing board for a
program that looked as if it turned the cor-
ner way back on September 23rd, but has
regressed since. Greg Gattuso and company
have two games left in the season where
they would like to go out with some pride
and end on a high note.
Saturday they travel to Delaware and
take on the Blue Hens and before they look
to play spoiler when they host #19 New
Hampshire at Casey Stadium next week.
