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#JUSTASK: HOW ELSE WILL YOU KNOW?
By LINDSEY RIBACK
A little rain could not keep
University at Albany students
from stopping by the #ustAsk
Rally for Change on Wednesday
to leam what they could do to
end sexual violence on college
campuses.
The uptown campus #ustAsk
Rally for Change took place
in front of the Campus Center
Fountain and drew in over
1,000 people, both students and
faculty, according to the Campus
Programming Board.
Rallies were also held on the
Downtown Campus at Husted
Hall Café and in the George
Education Center Lobby on
schools involved too,” Parra
said.
By the entrance to
the Campus Center, the
programming hoard set
up a television playing a
video for the campaign
posted on their Facebook
page. Titled “Join Us: The
JustA sk Rally for Change,”
it reminds viewers how
common sexual violence
is on college campuses:
1 in 5 women and 1 in 33
men are victims of sexual
assault, and 1 in 3 students
experience violence within
arelationship. The video
can be found on UAlbany’s
YouTube account as well as
the East Campus. The Campus their Facebook and Twitter
Programming Board hosted es.
#justA sk as part of their Podium Project Shape volunteer
Series, and tables featured campus Kristen Azzopardi tolda
organizations and services like student visiting her table
Middle Earth, Project SHAPE,
the Advocacy Center for Sexual
Violence, and Mentors in
Violence Prevention (MVP).
“This is a way of getting
people talking about the issue,”
Carol Stenger, the director of
the Advocacy Center for Sexual
Violence and Project SHAPE,
that “The only thing that
can count as a consenting
encounter is two consenting
adults.” She continued on
to explain that under New
Y ork state law, if a person is
intoxicated in any way, they
cannot legally consent to
any sexual actions.
said. “The amount of violence that “Just asking is something
is occurring is appalling... the i ay | | we should always do,”
statistics are much too high.” Brian Busher / U Anand m _ Edmund Timmons said.
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dite CoE Students at all campuses - downtown, uptown, and east - volunteered to help put on the rally. Free T-shirts, Hone TA Hae
though rapes are under reported, pins, and other items were handed out while people signed a pledge to #JustAsk. As part of his fratemity,
students who are or have been “ * eye he participates in Project
victims of any type of sexual is the only SUNY campus with a sexual violence due to it being #justA sk logo to raise awareness Alpha which promotes sexual
stand-alone advocacy center and
a full time Title IX coordinator, informing people about sexual
according to Stenger. violence, less people will get
By collaborating with the Office hurt on and off campus,” Joseph
of the Title IX Coordinator as well Wozlonis, asophomore, said.
uncomfortable to talk about. By for the cause.
Students were also invited to
have their photos taken in front of
a #ustA sk background holding
up their personal messages on a
violence will still attend events
like #JustAsk. A fter seeing the
support from both the university
and their peers, the victims will
health. Like Azzopardi, Timmons
explained that individuals may feel
as though lines, regarding what
constitutes as consent, become
tien nee help from the various ce | 8S the sexual violence prevention To raise awareness, each table whiteboard. They were encouraged i olv a when elcohol becomes
prev ee pro ane organizations on campus, the ‘was covered with flyers and : to post their pictures on social Toc oni dentially report an
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we should know how to protect ensure a safe living and leaming resources on how to recognize Sam Parra, a senior who works to seek support, the A dvocacy
environment for its students, as
well as to educate students about
their rights on and off campus.
sexual violence, how to preventit for Student A ffairs, supported the
and where to go if they become a campaign and the university’ s
victim of sexual assault. The tables incorporation of the hashtag.
ourselves, how to report it and
how to react. Some people don’t
Center for Sexual Violence is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
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| RESEARCH
UA lbany launches state’s most
advanced mesonet system
chair of UAlbany’s Depart-
ment of Atmospheric and
Production of the nation’s Environmental Studies,
most advanced mesonet and Everette Joseph of
| OUTER SPACE
Water on mars doesn’t equal life,
according to UAlbany professor
By JANIE FRANK Delano.
OT “NASA’s announcement
yesterday highlighted some
excellent work,” Delano
shocking.”
Delano is an expert
on space exploration, the
National A eronautics and
By TIM RENAHAN will greatly improve the
timeliness and quality of
weather-related data in New
York. Each of New Y ork’s
The recent discovery of
liquid water on Mars does
system has started in New UAlbany’s Atmospheric counties will hold at least not provide evidence that said, “but the announce- Space A dministration
Y ork, and the University at Sciences Research Center, one of these roughly 33-foot | there is life beyond earth, ment that tiny quantities of | (NASA), astrobiology, and
Albany is at the helm. along with project man- towers. according to University extremely salty liquid water _ environmental science,
Christopher Thorncroft, ager Jerry Brotzge, lead the at Albany Distinguished exist from time-to-time
125-station project which Please see MESONET page 8 | Teaching Professor John on Mars’ surface was not Please see MARS page 8
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
SPORTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS.
Fitzpatrick sets new assist record during 2-1 victory
By LAMYA ZIKRY
With Krista Fitzpatrick assisting goals for
the University at Albany Women’s Soccer
team, UAlbany defeated Binghamton 2-1
on Thursday night, Oct. 1 in the conference
home opener at Bob Ford Field.
Fitzpatrick set a new assists record for
the program. It was between Fitzpatrick,
Schneider, and Kiana Rugar.
“It’s exciting to set a new program re-
cord. We were close all season so we were
joking around on who’s going to beat it
first. And it’s our first conference win so it
feels really good,” Fitzpatrick said.
Head Coach Caitlin Cucchiella said she’s
happy to get the win. She thinks the weather
played aa factor in how they came out but
it’s a good learning experience for them.
“Tt wasn’t our best performance but we
said.
two.
found a way to win and get the result,” she
Out of 10 shots on goal for Binghamton
(1-9-1, 0-2-0 AE), Alana Brennan saved
nine. UAlbany (6-5-1, 1-0-1 AE) didn’t
have as many shots, but were able to score
Schneider thinks it’s really positive that
they were able to pull out the 2-1 win. “It
definitely wasn’t our best game, but to be
able to pull out a win when we weren't our
best is still a really positive thing,” she said.
She says they trained really hard on set
pieces and crosses. Both their goals came
off set pieces which she says shows what
they had done in practice worked.
Albany managed to pick up a few comer
kicks in the sixth minute but the attempts
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STUDENT ATHLETE
A day in
the life of
Laini
Leindecker
By CELIA BALF
What is a typical day like for a student-athlete
at the University at Albany? It is very common
to see, or even smell, a student-athlete from a
mile away - they often travel in packs and drink
out of bright, blue Powerade bottles. But behind
the full sweatsuits and plates piled high with
food is a student, too.
Laini Leindecker is a junior from New Phila-
delphia, Ohio. Leindecker is a biology major as
well as an outside hitter for the UA lbany volley-
ball team. A day with Leindecker starts well be-
fore most students even cue their coffee maker.
She wakes up before 8 a.m. every moming.
“I don’t like to get used to sleeping in,” she
said.
Her typical morning begins with a hearty bowl
of oatmeal or scrambled egg whites. Leindecker
even admits to putting “eat” on her to-do-list
because her day gets that busy.
“I'ma list maker,” she said.
Leindecker aspires to be an occupational
therapist one day. She admits to being stressed
out at times, especially during her first couple of
years in college.
“My first two years it was stressful to go
to practice, but this year I just focus all on
volleyball for those three hours, fourif it’s
weights. It’s draining, but I focus my energy,”
Leindecker said.
She discussed how being present at each task
and that task only is important. It is easy to be
scattered when you’ re trying to balance a sport,
school, being president of the Student-A thlete
Advisory Council (SAAC), and trying to have
individual time too. Leindecker said that despite
the stress of it all, being busy helps her.
“Being busy helps me stay on track. Y ou don’t
have time to mess around,” Leindecker said.
She even gives up Netflix during the school
year, a sacrifice not many of us could say we
would make.
Volleyball practice lasts around three hours
every day. This year practice is at night, and
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Leo Melgar was one of the first Brazilian players to come play soccer at the University at Albany.
MEN’S SOCCER
International sport
shines at UAlbany
By AARON CHERIS
Soccer is widely regarded as the
most popular sport in the world.
Here at the University at Albany,
student-athletes from all around the
world are coming to the Capital Region
to lead the Great Danes to victory in the
game.
“Soccer is a global language. Soc-
cer is something that brings everyone
together,” UAlbany Head Coach Trevor
Gorman said.
The UA lbany roster includes players
from five different countries, leading to
a melting pot on the field, which Gor-
man said is similar to New Y ork state
itself.
So far, the results for the Great
Danes have been good on the field. In
10 games, UA lbany has five wins to go
with four losses and a draw.
However, the results wouldn't be
possible without the foreign Danes,
who are led in scoring by a dynamic
Brazilian duo.
Junior midfielder Leo Melgar and
sophomore forward Afonso Pinheiro
have combined for 12 of the team’s 14
goals this season. Both started play-
ing at a young age in the country that
hosted the most recent FIFA World
Cup in 2014.
“In Brazil, we are practically born
with a soccer ball in our feet,” Melgar
said. “I had pictures playing with a soc-
cer ball at a young age.”
After years of playing in the streets
and with club teams, players had to
make tough decisions on how to con-
tinue their careers, and the path from
Brazil to UAlbany was waiting.
“There’s a good tradition of Bra-
zilians coming to the United States
now,” Gorman said. “It’s become more
popular in Brazil as they found out that
there were ways to continue soccer
development while also getting a high
level education.”
Melgar was one of the first Great
Danes to come from Brazil. In 2013,
he came to UAlbany with defender
Bemardo Mattos, as the two had known
each other back home.
The next year, Pinheiro and mid-
fielder Pedro Espindola joined the
UAlbany squad.
“Coach saw me playing ona DVD
and I started to talk to him through
Skype and he convinced me this would
be the best idea. I talked to my parents
and I decided it would be a great idea to
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SPEAKER
Former W NBA star shares mental
health message with UA lbany
By AARON CHERIS
On Tuesday night, the University at
Albany welcomed former WNBA star
Chamique Holdsclaw back to campus.
After speaking at the school last
year, Holdsclaw returned for a screen-
ing of her new documentary “Mind/
Game: The Unquiet Journey of
court.
Chamique Holdsclaw.”
Even though Holdsclaw has a Hall
of Fame-worthy resume as a basket-
ball player, the event focused on her
joumey and mental health struggles
throughout her career on and off the
Coming out of high school in
Queens, Holdsclaw was one of the
top recruits in the nation. In 1995, she
chose to attend the University of Ten-
nessee and play under legendary Head
Coach Pat Summit.
While at Tennessee, Holdsclaw led
the Lady Vols to three straight national
championships between 1996-98, the
first time a women’s team had ever
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Holdsclaw posed with students that attended a
screening of her documentary.
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| LOCAL EVENT
Albany defenders of free speech dare to read banned books
variety of challenged texts. James
Yeara, a longtime English and
By PATRICK DAY TINE lenged on the grounds that it en-
courages childhood disobedience,
bout 40 defenders of acting teacher at Bethlehem High _ and one hysterical school district
free speech turned out School, read a scene about sex be- _in Wisconsin accused Silverstein
on Wednesday night ing a “political act” from George __ of “glorifying Satan, suicide and
at the main branch of Orwell's “1984,” a volume that cannibalism.”
the Albany Public Library forthe has been a mainstay on banned Bob Resnick, an assistant
New Y ork Civil Liberties Union’s _ books lists for decades. Melanie librarian at the APL and a local
musician, read from the most chal-
lenged book of the year, a young
adult title called “The Absolutely
True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”
by Sherman Alexie. Though the
passage that Resnick picked was
(NY CLU) annual “Banned Books
Read Out.” The event featured
11 volunteers from around the
Capital District reading passages
from books frequently challenged
around the United States.
Young, a state employee and new
mother, read Shel Silverstein’ s po-
ems, “Blame” and “Little Abigail
and the Beautiful Pony” from his
collection, “A Light in The Attic.”
This might sound like tame
Nick Muscavage / Albany Student Press
The volunteers read from a fare, but the book has been chal- Please see BOOKS page 8 Locals read from banned books at the Albany Public Library during
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White House declares UAlbany
to be “engine of opportunity”
By MEGHAN MAHAR
This September, the University at Albany
was given the title “Engine of Opportunity”
by the White House in a new online college
scorecard.It was given this title due to its
accessibility and economical costs for low-
income students.
“Being recognized by the White House
as an Engine of Opportunity affirms the
University at Albany’s long history of
providing high quality, affordable higher
education to a diverse group of students,”
President Robert J. Jones stated in a press
release following the announcement.
“We're proud that at least 30 percent of our
student body will be the first in their fami-
lies to ear a four-year degree.”
The news release also stated that in order
for an institution to fall under the Engine of
Opportunity category, they must serve an
above-average share of Pell recipients. Pell
Grants are often given to students who can-
not afford to pay all or most of their college
expenses, one of the most common reasons
students are unable to attend college.
As the College Scorecard showed,
UAlbany makes it possible for low-income
students to still obtain a college education
while also lessening the loan money a stu-
dent would otherwise need to borrow from
the federal government. Because grants, un-
like loans, do not need to be repaid, this also
helps ease the amount of student loan debt,
thus allowing more students to maintain
financial security after graduation.
The Office of the Press at the White
House released a fact sheet encouraging
students to research colleges to find the one
that is right for them. This sheet included
information about the College Scorecard.
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to focus on affordability and supporting all
students who enroll, many existing college
rankings reward schools for spending more
money and rejecting more students,” the
report said.
This is what President Obama wishes to
change, according to the report. While some
students prepping for college might think
that the schools that are more selective or
cost more money each year are the ones that
will benefit them in the future but, with the
creation of that College Scorecard, students
can see that this is not necessarily true.
The scorecard offers grades for more than
3,500 colleges in the United States based
on average annual cost, graduation rate, and
salary after attending. UAlbany fared well.
The average annual cost is just under
$16,000, less than most private schools and
even other public schools in the country.
Even amongst SUNY schools, UAlbany has
acheaper average annual cost. For example,
SUNY Binghamton has an average cost of
almost $1,000 more per year, and SUNY
Cortland is $2,000 more. However, UAI-
bany is not the cheapest, as schools such as
SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Potsdam and SUNY
Delhi are thousands of dollar less per year.
The average annual salary of a student
who graduates from UA lbany accord-
ing to the online scorecard is $50,900 and
the graduation rate at the university is 65
percent. Both of these rates are above the
national average, but are not the highest in
the SUNY system. SUNY Binghamton has
the highest graduation rate among SUNY
schools at 80 percent and SUNY Downstate
Medical Center has the highest salary after
graduation at $121,500.
More information can be found on the
college scorecard website
www.collegescorecard.ed.gov.
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The College Scorecard said that UAlbany allows for low-income students to access
higher education.
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DANES SAY WHAT?
This week, we asked students:
The University at Buffalo recently banned smoking on
campus. How would you feel if UAlbany did the same?
“T would be shocked... Tobacco is legal. If you
are of age, you should be able to smoke it freely,
especially since we have an open campus. There
are a lot of places where you can smoke and it
won’ t affect people. If UAlbany does choose
to start enforcing tobacco rules, they should
be more strict when it comes to areas where
students are able to smoke. Otherwise, I think
tobacco on the campus is not a problem.”
- Clinton Olaniyi, Class of 2018
“T would be fine with UAIbany banning
tobacco on campus. It is the way of
the future. Y ou see, before I was born,
people were allowed to smoke indoors
and on planes, which now is not allowed.
Banning smoking in certain places is the
new wave. It keeps everybody healthy.
Today in society, everyone is more
conscious of health. I think it would be
great to have a smoke free campus.”
- David Darang, Class of 2015
“T would think it is too much of a drastic change.
Ido think that UAlbany should be more strict
when it comes to smoking near the academic
buildings. During classroom hours, it is a pain
to smell tobacco and other fumes when walking
on the podium or sitting in the classroom next
to a window. As long as students and faculty are
mindful of others, I don’t think having tobacco on
the UAlbany campus is a problem.”
- Raphael Henriquez, Class of 2015
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Networking 101: UCAN connect to alumni for help
By RUSSELL OLIVER
“No one gets ahead without
a mentor or guide,” said Phil
Rosenthal, professor of pediatrics
and surgery at the University of
California, and an alum of the
University at Albany. “This net-
work can help prepare students for
their future with knowledge from
someone in the know.”
This is exactly what the UA]-
bany Career Advisory Network
can do for this university. Also
known as UCAN for short, this
free online network can connect
students to thousands of alumni
to get guidance for their future
careers.
Rosenthal, like many other
alumni members of the network,
have been a part of UCAN for
years.
“T’ve been a part of the network
for about six years,” Martin
Bender, who works with U.S.
Border Protection, said.
Melissa Samuels, director of
Alumni Programs, said UCAN
is a great resource for students.
The network allows students to
connect with alumni from around
the world to ask about interviews,
advice, and networking. Students
can seek advice about everything
from career paths options to future
job insights. UAlbany also up-
dates the UCAN homepage with
upcoming alumni events and news
about the university’s alumni.
“Students are making key
connections and building that all-
important professional network,”
Samuels said about the network.
The UCAN network was started
back in 2012 and had around
700 alumni advisors. Now they
have more than 2,000 advisors
from countries across the world
in various industries. There have
been over 1,000 connections made
between students and alumni
through UCAN since the network
launched.
All of the alumni who are apart
of the network are volunteers.
“They realize they are in a unique
position to give back and make a
difference in the life of a student,”
Samuels said.
The UCAN was created when
the Alumni Association started
to receive requests from students
to connect with alumni in their
prospective career fields. Making
connection between the two was a
slow and difficult process, so the
Alumni Association decided to
create an online network for it.
“T think the network helps
students to see what the real world
looks like, both good points and
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bad,” Bender said. “It’s also help-
ful to remind them that nobody
starts at the top, and it’s important
to listen while leaming from the
ground up.”
Steve Rogan, a member of the
UCAN network and director of
research at NBC Universal, agrees
with Bender on the network’s
usefulness.
“The network gives students
access to people in the field they
are interested in and allows them
the opportunity to get informa-
tional interviews, ask questions,
ask for advice and gain a mentor,”
he said.
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Confederate flag remains on new Georgia license plates
By RUSSELL OLIVER
he state of Georgia has always offered an
alternative to their traditionally peachy
license plate. This alternative is particularly
used by members of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
The plates include multiple
representations of the highly
controversial Confederate flag.
While this flag has often been
considered symbolic of racism,
itis still represented on current
Georgia license plates today.
While this is not the required
license plate for the state, that
itis even an option fora license
plate shows the problems relating
to racism and intolerance that
continue to emerge
The atrocious tragedy of the
Charleston shootings sparked a
redesign in these license plates.
During the evening prayer service
of June 17, Dylan Roof opened
gunfire on the Emmanuel A frican
Methodist Episcopal Church.
During the attack, Roof killed
nine innocent A frican-A merican.
churchgoers who were at the
service. In the aftermath of his
horrendous hate crime, Roof was
arrested and pleaded not guilty to
the events.
Photos of Roof holding guns
with the Confederate flag in the
background began to surface on
the Internet after his arrest. Roof
also released his own manifesto,
which talks about his “white
supremacy leanings.” Roof
clearly believes in the racism
and intolerance that surrounds
the Confederate flag. On Sept.
3, 2015 Roof was sentenced to
the death penalty on federal hate
crime charges.
Soon after this tragedy, Georgia
officials decided it was time to
redesign the license plate and
cut down on the display of the
Confederate flag. They halted the
sale of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans plates in June after
the Charleston shooting. Gov.
Nathan Deal officially ordered
the redesign in June, however
representatives from multiple
states such as North Carolina,
Virginia, and Tennessee have
announced this summer that
their goal is to phase out the
confederate flag from their
license plates as well.
The symbol of the Confederate
flag has been a major issue in
the fight against racism in the
United States. The depiction of
the flag has been making history
in recent years as many states
and companies have limited its
presence. For example, Wal-Mart
has removed all merchandise
emblazoned with the Confederate
flag and A pple has eliminated
every app that has any sign of
Confederate imagery. This has
created a mixed reception from
the general public.
I, however, agree with these
decisions. The Confederate flag
is not something that needs to
be shown because it represents
a time of racism in our country.
Georgia should have followed in
the examples of its fellow states
and phased it out as well.
According to Time magazine,
3,500 drivers have already
ordered the redesigned plate that
still features the Confederate
flag. The Sons of Confederate
Veterans themselves have said
they've seen a spike in interest in
the plate.
The new plate is almost
identical. The only difference
is that the background has been
removed: it still features a
Confederate flag.
The fact that Georgia has
decided to continue to include
the Confederate flag on their
newly redesigned license plate is
ridiculous, offensive, distasteful
and flat-out racist, especially
after the events in Charleston
this past June. The redesign of
the plate was announced due to
this tragedy, and because of it,
the new plates shouldn’t have
the Confederate flag displayed,
period.
Georgian officials decided
to tone down the imagery on
the plate because of how the
Confederate flag was negatively
linked to the Charleston tragedy.
In that case, why even keep
any signs of the flag on the
redesigned license plate at all?
If you ask me, this is hypocrisy.
This license plate is another
ignorant reason of how some
states’ governments do not
account for racism’s prevalence
in this country. C’mon Georgia!
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A ‘major’ effect on one’s
career and future
By ELENA POLLACK
“So, which colleges did you get into?”
“Do you like it?”
“What are you studying?”
From high school until college
graduation, everyone and their mother
want to know the details of one’s academic
life. And sometimes one can answer these
questions, and sometimes one just doesn’t
want to. But of all the questions asked, one
of them is especially stressful.
“What am I going to major in? What do I
want to do with my life?”
Now we have to think.
We have to think about the now and the
future, and not just tomorrow or next week.
We have to think years down the road.
What job do I want? Which major is
going to get me there? What if I want to
change my mind? As a sophomore, I’ve
changed my mind several times within the
last two-and-a-half semesters, and I know
this is not an easy question to answer.
I came in as a freshman, undecided
and free to explore. But everyone I knew
had already picked their majors, and were
deep into their respective requirements.
The psychology students were taking their
prerequisites, and the anthropology and
English majors were deep into their classes.
I knew I wanted to interact with people.
I didn’t want to sit at a desk all day and
have more connection with my computer
screen than the people around me. I knew
I liked psychology, so I considered being a
therapist. But wait -- maybe I wanted to be
a teacher? I could also be a lawyer. A fter
all, my uncle once told me that I didn’t
need to major in anything special to go to
law school.
“Y ou could major in underwater basket
weaving,” he said. A nice thought, but I
had a feeling I didn’t want to spend my
hard earned tuition dollars on that.
My biggest concern was that I really
didn’t know what I wanted to be when I
grew up, and I didn’t want whatever major
I chose to hold me back once I graduated.
How could I choose just one thing when
there were so many things I wanted to do?
How could I major in math, if maybe I
wanted to be a doctor? How could I major
in anthropology if I wanted to go into
business?
Now, I realize that things aren't that
strict. Many jobs do require certain areas
of study, but many don’t. Many master’s
programs don’t require certain bachelor’s
degrees. If I want to get a master’s
in public policy, I can do that with a
bachelor’s in Spanish. It’s quite freeing to
think about it this way.
Atthe moment, I’m double majoring
in English and psychology. At one point,
anthropology, history, and political science
had made their ways onto my list, but I’ve
settled for these two, and I think I’m happy
with my choice. Enjoying a few classes
isn’t how you should choose your major.
I chose my majors because they made me
think, and read, and write. They make me
think about people, and who and what we
are.
I’m not majoring in English and
psychology to get certain jobs. I’m
majoring in them because they intrigue me
and because they are helping me grow as a
person. I'll find the right career when I’m
ready to take that next step. But for right
now, I need to figure out me.
So I would say not to stress too much
on picking the “right major.” Eventually a
career will make itself known.
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the now: Learning your nights
By KEVIN MERCADO
ery university has its own bill
of rights for its students. The
University at Albany has gone a step
‘urther, placing a large sign on the
podium detailing the rights that students
have on campus.
Some of these rights include: being able
to make a report to local law enforcement
or state police, protection from retaliation
by the institution, any student, the accused
or respondent and their friends, family
and acquaintances that are within the
jurisdiction of the institution, and the
exercise of civil rights and practice of
religion without interference.
These rights are generally in line with
the rights that we have as human beings in
the United States. Therefore I think that it is
important, if not crucial, that we know what
these rights are at all times.
“People don’t look this stuff up, and in
the case of an emergency it needs to be
accessible,” Kay Broughton, SUNY System
Communication intem and UA lbany
student, said.
She explained that the SUNY system
has just launched a database that helps to
prevent sexual assault and offers resources
on what to do in the aftermath.
Ido commend the university for
plastering these rights on a giant glass case
board on the podium. I commend them for
making it visible to the public and, more
specifically, the student body. I commend
them for understanding that as students and
as people, this is something that needs to be
broadcasted and made visible to us.
The only thing I question is... why now?
For years I have passed by this board
and have only seen UAlbany alum Carolee
Carmello, the Broadway star, as the image
off campus.
There have been some cases of theft and
assault in the downtown area according to
recent emails sent out by the university.
It seems as though the university wants to
maintain a solid image of itself as a campus
that cares about its students’ well being.
And while I do not think that the campus
does not care about its students, it just
seems as though the university is trying too
hard.
Students have several op
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Nevertheless, I fully support the
university promoting the awareness of
students’ rights on campus. I only hope that
students will read the podium board and
lear the rights that they have.
Itis now becoming more crucial for
people, especially students, to know that
they have specific rights that need to be
that UAIbany students should aspire to be, upheld by both the university and the city
along with other alum including human of Albany.
|_| POLL rights activist Harvey Milk and “Wicked” The university is allowing for easily
. author, Gregory Maguire. accessible rights for the students on campus
D id you choose your The university is shifting its focus less and it is now taking the necessary steps to
. on the success of the graduates of UAlbany —_ improve awareness and to prevent unlawful
major for love or and more on what the current students need —_ harassment and assault on campus.
money? to know. Perhaps the university is taking UA bany is taking a progressive step
/ a more proactive approach to handle any forward in a very subtle way.
sexual harassment or assault cases on and
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are nothing compared to what he
retweeted. Martin’s dead body
was retweeted with the caption
“Z-man is a one man army.”
I’m furious that there are people
applauding Zimmerman’s actions.
I'm furious because I know
Zimmerman could have tweeted
this himself, yet he settled fora
retweet. He obviously agreed with
what the person said by retweeting
So why didn’t he tweet it
himself? Maybe he thought it was
a way to seem less offensive, and
to portray that he has supporters.
Nevertheless, I’m furious because
to me, this confirms that Martin
was killed by and because of
an extremely biased man. This
retweet is saying “I’m finally
getting praise for my prejudiced
I don’t know what's worse:
Zimmerman being glorified with
the name “Z-man,” or that he was
compared to an army. Armies
fight intentionally, yet I thought
his act of self-defense was just a
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that he takes pride in killing an
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VIDEO GAMES TURNED ART
SHOWCASED IN CAPITAL REGION
‘From Concept to Console’ exhibited at Sage College
BY ANALUCIA ZEPEDA
For these video game artists, obsession and exhaustive
Gamers rejoice: your passions have been turned into art.
The video game realm lies in a peculiar limbo between
the tangible and the illusory. One cannot hold the end
product of a video game, such as graphics and characters,
in one’s hand because they are digital. If we reduce the
criteria of art down to one simple rule, it is not art if it
is tangibly conducive to another purpose, then we may
consider the video game to be art after all.
What a way it has come. Most may fondly remember
the archetypal Super Mario Bros. and Pac-Man games.
These modest beginnings were perhaps some of the first
video games to take aesthetic into account, as they began
including themes and “worlds.” The “worlds” of the video
games shown at the Opalka Gallery at Sage University
encompassed an obscenely new and beautiful standard of
video game design.
“From Concept to Console: Art and Aesthetics in
Video Game Design” began showing at the college
gallery on Sept. 4 and continued throughout the month.
The show displayed the art and origins of seven video
games and their artists. The design studios hailed from all
over the world including the United States, Sweden, the
Czech Republic, and the U.K. Aesthetic ranged from as
minimalist as a white screen can be to as cluttered as you
may imagine the brains of these artists may be.
The way the creators of “Machinarium,” a puzzle
point-and-click adventure game, drained their resources to
produce a simpler second game, “Botanicula,” insinuating
what must be the exhaustive nature of video game design.
design is the name of the game. A perfect and beautiful end
product for these artists can only be the product of tedious
work.
If we consider the end product to be the thing to
criticized, then we may say that of all the games shown in
the gallery, “Skylanders: Swap Force” was a belly flop.
The intentions implied by the concept drawings were some
of the most captivating. Soft-edged yet vibrant landscapes
full of contrast grabbed the attention of the gallery-goer
from the door, even at the back of the room. Y et, of all
the concepts, this game had the steepest degradation on
its way to execution. With all the promise it showed, and
the budget at its finger tips, “Skylander’s” end product -
demonstrated by the trailer provided - showed the roughest
edges and was a sore-eye for the lover of aesthetic and fun.
It seemed to have devolved a decade or two in the way of
artistry and design.
“Botanicula,” “Transistor,” and “Tengami” showed the
greatest elevation from intention and concept to execution.
Like the resources of the artist may run out from game
to game, perhaps the artists conceptual capabilities are
limited too and must be parceled out in order to leave the
more beautiful products for the end. Successfully executed,
these games rendered some of the cleanest lines, sharpest
images, and most charming story lines (if a charming story
line is important to your video game criteria).
“Botanicula” took the soft-edged yet vibrant concepts
of “Skylanders” and implemented them into the finished
product with the most integrity. Though simpler in their
approach compared to other examples, the artists at
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Amanita Design produced a stunning game.
The artists of “Transistor” claim the most overt artistic
inspiration, admitting their attachment to Gustav Klimt.
This gothic example of a heroin was advanced further by
the lack of her sexualization, a trend (only temporarily
paused by the “Metroid” series) which many know
has weighed down females in video games. The game
succeeded in producing a vibrant and even sexy landscape.
The most category-less game displayed at the show
was undoubtedly “The Dream Machine.” The brain child
of Anders Gustafsson and Erik Zaring, of the Swedish
studio Cockroach Inc., combined the tangibility of hand
crafted artworks with the intangibility of a virtual game.
Their characters and landscapes, hand made by the pair
using mostly clay and other house hold items, conveyed
the most meta message of the whole show. Dreams, which
seem so real to us in our sleep, are simply fabrications
of an overactive sleeping brain. The Dream Machine’ s
combination of materials and digital rendering supplied an
eerie echo for the gallery-goer to admire. Would this game
be performance art perhaps, since these tangible materials
did in fact serve a purpose? Or would our definition of
art require an expansion to accommodate this exceptional
example?
Definitions aside, an artist’s intent is always considered
first. For video games the end product should be judged
by the scale assumed in the concept model. The layout of
“From Concept to Console: Art and Aesthetics in Video
Game Design” was more reminiscent of a museum than
of an art show, and displayed that scale to the viewer with
both remarkable and devastating results.
Source: Sage College of Albany art website
The exhibit, which opened Sept. 4, contains art from seven different video games designed by studios all over the world.
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segments to one-on-one interviews is used as it gives the
verybody’s favorite talking anthropomorphic
puppets are back for the new half-hour ABC
comedy series, “The Muppets.”
The lovable group, first created by
puppeteer Jim Henson over 40 years ago, has become
an American icon. Since then, Kermit and the gang have
appeared in multiple television series and eight different
films. The recent reboot to the series, the successful 2011
film “The Muppets,” was the leading force that made
producers decide to bring “The Muppets” back to the
television.
The pilot episode of “The Muppets” aired Tuesday
Sept. 22 on ABC. The show follows the behind-the-scenes
of the fictional talk show “Up Late with Miss Piggy,”
with Kermit acting as producer. Many other popular
Muppet characters work on the show including the species
ambiguous Gonzo as head writer and Fozzie Bear as
Piggy’s sidekick and announcer, much like Steve Higgens
is to Jimmy Fallon.
“The Muppets” follows a mockumentary-style series
approach, heavily drawing from influences from the
popular NBC show “The Office.” The use of cutaway
Muppet characters a chance to give extra commentary.
“Y ou tell the camera how you really fell, and then it
cuts back to you saying something completely different.
| hate these interviews!” Fonzo declares, before the show
cuts back to him in the group with Fonzo promptly saying,
“T love these interviews!”
The show also draws influences from other shows such
as the show-within-the-show approach of “30 Rock.”
The syndicate late night talk show aspect is obviously
influenced from NBCs “The Tonight Show.”
Old-school Muppets fans may be shocked by some
of the adult-themed jokes never before seen with these
Muppets. The dramatic breakup between Kermit and Miss
Piggy was a big surprise. This acted as a nice narrative
push that made viewers think deeper into the Kermit and
Piggy romance than ever before.
Kermit maturely jokes about ‘cross-promoting’ with his
new girlfriend Denise, who is also a pig.
“What can I say?” Kermit admitted. “I’m attracted to
pigs.”
The show also does a great job of carrying over the
personalities of each Muppet to represent theirjob on the
show. Of course, Miss Piggy is the diva who is the host
of the show, Kermit is the man in charge who is doing
his best to keep the show from falling apart (a nod to Liz
Lemon from “30 Rock” is when Kermit mentions his
stress eating). However, one detract from the show is that
viewers who are unfamiliar with the characters may not
find them as humorous as most of the jokes are character
driven.
As usual fora Muppets production there are guest stars
galore. The pilot episode included guests Elizabeth Banks,
Imagine Dragons, fitness entrepreneur Tray Anderson, and
“Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron. More big
names are planning to drop by in upcoming episodes such
as Josh Groban, Jennifer Lawrence, Sofia Vergara, and
Liam Hemsworth.
The voiceover work and puppeterring is also top notch.
The series is shot in Burbank, CA at the Walt Disney
Studios. All of the sets are required to be raised four-and-
a-half feet so that the puppeteers can have enough space to
work. Multiple long-time Muppeteers work on the show,
including Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, and
Steve Whitmore who also voice the plethora of characters
on the show.
“The Muppets” airs every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on
ABC,
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WRITERS INSTITUTE
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
AND POET SPEAK AT UALBANY
BY ELENA POLLACK
Fiction writer A nn Beattie and “Salmagundi” editor and
poet Peg Boyers spoke about their respective works, their
shared passion for writing and also gave advice to hopeful
writers during a seminar on Sept. 29 in the Standish Room
at the Science Library, their visits being coordinated by the
New Y ork State Writers Institute.
Beattie has written several short stories including “Park
City” (1998) and “The New Y orker Stories” (2011) as well
as several novels like “Chilly Scenes of Winter (1976),
“Picturing Will” (1989), and “Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist
Imagines a Life” (2011). She has won the 2000 REN/
Malamud A ward for Excellence in the Short Story, as well
as the 2005 REA Award for the Short Story. She has been
featured in John Updike’s “The Best A merican Short Stories
of the Century” (2000), and “The Best American Short
Stories” (2014) by Jennifer Egan. She has even had an entire
generation named after her called “Beattieland” which is
notable for being a countercultural milieu.
Boyers is an editor for the “Salmagundi” magazine,
which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Bom
in Venezuela to Cuban and Irish parents, Boyers spent her
childhood traveling the world, living in places like Libya,
Indonesia, Cuba, and Italy. When she was an adolescent,
she fell in love with the Italian city of Venice. She was so
inspired by the city that three of her collections centered
around Italy, notably “Hard Bread” (2002), “Honey With
Tobacco” (2007), and “To Forget Venice” (2014). Boyers
currently teaches creative writing at Skidmore College.
Beattie encouraged writers to never give up despite not
always getting recognition right away, although she still
acknowledged that “we want to think that brilliance is
appreciated” at some point. She said that people don’t get
to see anything unless the work is published. She used the
example of fellow writer Edith Pearlman, who has been
writing for years and yet has only recently been recognized
by literary enthusiasts for her work.
Beattie said that a writer must first “approve of oneself”
and not elsewhere. Both writers believed that aspiring
writers should not care too much about the public’ s or
critics’ reactions to their works. One’s work should satisfy
oneself and not necessarily everyone else. Boyers added
that a good writer also “reads and rereads.”
Boyers then jumped in with a story of a group of women,
who were truly passionate about writing, continuously
attending a writers’ workshop even though were told by
the instructor that they should just give up. Boyers said the
women were furious, and rightly so, but they ignored the
instructor’ s words.
Beattie, who has written short stories, said that she was
always an avid reader and as she grew up. She said she
“loved books more and more.”
“The world you know is largely the world you think
about,” she said while discussing how she chooses her
subject matter. “[I] can’t have my attention directed [at just
one subject].”
She acknowledges that a writer could write whatever his
or her mind fixates up, and she personally uses real places
and information in her work so that she won't “have to
come up with names.”
Both Beattie and Boyers agreed that focusing on just one
subject for inspiration only limits one’s creativity and it
“makes you artive at a predetermined conclusion.”
Boyers also warned that just because one is familiar with
something, one shouldn't “assume you know everything
about it”.
Regarding word selection, Boyers said that it “varies
from poem to poem” and editing also affects the process.
Beattie then described that she tends to write late at
night and she has to have the “right things on the desk, and
in the right configuration”: a number of bird figurines, a
telephone, and a shoe filled with paper clips, all of which
are arranged to her personal liking on her desk.
Boyers talked about her multiple writings in Venice,
saying that it stemmed from “a lifetime obsession” with
the city. She’s been frequently visiting the Italian city for
50 years. Beattie also talked about why she chose to write
about Maine, saying that she wanted to “de-mystify” the
city, and all of the stereotypes of people eating lobster every
night and such.
For more information, visit the Writer’s Institute website.
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Ann Beattie, left, and Peg Boyers, right, talked about
their writing careers and encouraged young writers.
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Leindecker likes this timeslot
more because it gives her more
flexibility with classes. A vol-
leyball practice generally starts
out with a good portion dedicated
to film and scouting the team
they will be competing against, a
skill and tactic-oriented portion,
and then a competitive part that
prepares the team for situa-
tions that could happen in the
match. Leindecker adds an hour
to her practice before and after
to receive treatment on nagging
injuries.
“Do I want to pursue volleyball
past my four years? Y es. Can my
body handle it? No,” Leindecker
said.
This junior captain has been
nursing nagging injuries since
joining the team. The amount of
time she spends taking care of her
body in a week may exceed the
time college students study fora
final exam.
It is an easy assumption to
think athletes just practice and
then play games without consid-
ering how much off-the-court or
field time is put into their craft. It
is very common to see a student-
athlete in the training room
reading a textbook while getting
heated or treated by a trainer.
Multitasking is what they do, and
for Leindecker it’s just another
part of her day.
“I’m really independent,” she
said.
Her goal for the remainder of
her time at UA lbany includes
staying on top of her schoolwork
and putting herself in a good
position to pursue graduate school
for occupational therapy. She also
couldn’ t be happier about who
she has as her teammates. This
season, Leindecker said, is the
closest the team has heen.
Tatum Jungsten is the lone
senior on the volleyball team and
co-captain. Jungsten described
Leindecker as “ambitious and
dedicated.”
“When [Head Coach MJ
Engstrom] saw her, she was goofy
footed, she was right handed, but
she took a left handed approach,”
Jungsten said. “Which is bad.
So MJ told her that she wasn’t
going to offer her a scholarship
unless she changed her footwork.
Changing your footwork entirely
is something that you wouldn’t
think she would do. But she
walked around her house in high
school working on her footwork.
Leindecker was offered a
scholarship to come to UAlbany
under Engstrom because she
was willing to do the seemingly
impossible.
“T think that shows how
ambitious and dedicated Laini is,”
Jungston said.
“I was never the best. It
was always a maybe for me,”
Leindecker said.
Maybe she'll make it to a
Division I program, maybe she'll
be one of the best outside hitters
to play for UAlbany and maybe
she'll become an occupational
therapist. But all of these maybes
have given Laini that bite and
preparation for any challenge
thrown her way.
Source: UAlbany Athletics
Leindecker has a busy routine each day, but it helps her stay ready
to play.
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weren't enough fora
goal. Then Binghamton
had a few shots, all saved
by Brennan. Both teams
tried initiating play in the
midfield, but neither got a
strong offensive chance.
In minute 43, a free
kick by Fitzpatrick was
deflected by the keeper to
Schneider for a rebound
kick right into the net,
making the score 1-0 go-
ing into halftime.
“We weren't playing
that well and they had a
it’s good when you’ re not
getting a lot of opportuni-
ties, but then the momen-
tum automatically switches once
you get that first goal, so I think
that was huge before halftime,”
Schneider said.
Binghamton took advantage of
the wind in the second half but Al-
bany got the first chance at a goal.
Rugar aimed for the goal 25 yards
out, but goal-keeper Katie Hatziya-
nis caught the ball.
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study here and play soccer at a high
level,” Pinheiro said of his decision to
come to UAlbany. “Bemardo [Mat-
tos] started everything. I’ve known.
him since I was 9 years old and it all
worked out.”
“The soccer world is a very small
world,” Gorman said. “It’s amazing
who you know and how players all
know each other and they like the
idea of playing together.”
Gorman knows what to expect after
having seen many players make the
transition themselves, but that doesn’t
make it any easier for the players.
“It’s not easy for anybody, no
matter how good you are or how
talented you might be. It’s a difficult
transition,” Gorman said. “Y ou’ re
in acompletely new environment, a
completely different country, a new
language. Y ou have to get used to
those things.”
The transition to American life was
a tough one for the players, on and off
the field. Like many other students,
the Brazilian duo were surprised as
the calendar tumed into winter.
“I thought my English was better
than it actually was. When I got here,
I saw that it’s hard to communicate,”
Melgar said. “The cold weather, for
me, is the worst. In Brazil, it’s never
cold like that. My first winter was
homible for me. I missed home every
day.”
“For me, it was funny at the begin-
ning. We'd go to classes and have
no idea what's going on. Y ou think
you had good English,” Pinheiro
said. “The first month was the most
difficult but you get used to it. Then.
the winter comes and, oh my God,
In minute 68, Binghamton’s Aly
Falinski scored her first goal of the
season. A free kick by Katherine
Corcoran was blocked by Brennan,
which led to a comer kick by Falin-
ski that was deflected by UAlbany,
giving Falinski a second shot. The
ball went into the left post, tying the
game at 1-1.
Fitzpatrick got a free kick five
minutes later. It deflected off of
I’ve never
experienced
anything like
that before.”
Despite the
cold weather,
Pinheiro fin-
ished his year
ona hot streak
by winning the
America East
Rookie of the
Y ear Award by
scoring seven.
goals in his
first season.
Now, he al-
ready has eight
with at least
nine games to
play.
Even though
the individual
numbers were
good, the team
failed to reach
its goal as they
fell to Vermont
2-1 in the
America East
Quarterfinals
last November.
Now, the team
is focused as
they try to
write a better
finish to their script this year.
“This year, we set a goal to stay
first or second in the America East,”
Pinheiro said. “I want to host the final
here in our stadium so we can have
our fins in a good environment. We
all know we can do that. That's our
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lot of opportunities. I think | UAlbany forward Morgan Loder helped the team secure a victory
against Binghamton on Thursday.
Schneider to Vivian
Vega, who shot the
ball into the right
post, putting UAlbany
in the lead 2-1.
There were a few
more attempts by
Binghamton but none
held, leading to the
Great Danes’ victory.
Cucchiella thinks
Binghamton is a
good team and they
were definitely
challenging at times
so she’s happy to get
the result. “I think
Binghamton at times
put us under some
good pressure,” she
said.
Schneider couldn't
agree more. “They
pressured us a lot. It
was hard to get on the ball for three
or four touches which made us get
out of our game fora little bit,” she
said. Once they adjusted they were
able to play. “But props for them
for being able to get us out of our
game,” said Schneider.
UAlbany will be on the road
for the next two games. Their next
home game will be Thursday, Oct.
15 at Bob Ford Field.
Source: UAlbany Athletics
Pinheiro has already passed his goal total from last
season. He is UAlbany’s top goal scorer.
goal.”
“The goal is to get better every day
and every game,” Gorman said. “Ulti-
mately, the only game that matters is
the next one you play.”
For UA lbany, that next game will
be on Saturday, Oct. 10 at UMBC in
an America East conference match.
WNBA
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won three titles in a
row.
After graduating,
Holdsclaw was the
first overall pick by the
Washington Mystics
in the 1999 WNBA
Draft. During her
long WNBA career,
Holdsclaw eamed
many records and was
a six-time WNBA All-
Star.
“That was my dream
when I was a kid,”
Holdsclaw said of her
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top selection in the Chamique Holdsclaw
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She is so authentic “It’s really powerful.
in the way she speaks,
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react to her is great,”
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psychologist, said.
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her story in a differ-
ent way. We got to see
You're in school,
you're shy and you
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