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PARKING
SPOTS
BACK IN
STUDENT
HANDS
By TYLER A. MCNEIL
More than half of all parking
spaces on State Annex handed to
faculty over the summer will be
given back to students.
Parking & Mass Transit Ser-
vices last week announced the
reassignment. PMTS has started
altering signs on the lot. It’s
expected to be completed within
weeks.
The latest decision follows a
Tuesday meeting between Stu-
dent Association senate leaders,
University at Albany Controller
Kevin Wilcox, and PMTS Direc-
tor Jason Jones over parking is-
sues. Both Jones and senate chair
See PARKING page 2
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Card Attack: Senate Spars Over $100 Request
By CHAD ARNOLD
three abstentions, sought $100 of the $92,000
The Student Association debated a $100
appropriations bill for over 15 minutes on
Wednesday.
The bill, which previously passed the ap-
propriations committee by a margin of 5-1 with
appropriations budget for the group La Dolce
Vita, UAlbany’s Italian-American club, to pur-
chase gift cards as prize incentives for upcom-
ing bocce ball and scoop tournaments the group
seeks to hold.
Of the four appropriation bills up for debate
smallest.
last Wednesday, La Dolce Vita’s was the
Kehila’s request was for $200, Black
Theatre Productions request was for $800,
and Pan-Caribbean Association’s request was
See GIFTCARDS page 3
TYLER A. MCNEIL / ASP
Sen. Patrick Carroll (left) during debate claimed he had heard of giftcard misuse among student groups in the past.
FACILITIES
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Dutch Quad.
By TYLER A. MCNEIL
A former dining hall on Dutch
Quad will serve a new purpose:
health care and counseling.
Student Health Services is
expected to run on site of what
is now a closed cafeteria by
2019. The transition is part of a
greater $32 million renovation of
Schuyler and Beverwyck Hall.
Upon completion, it will
be the first time in years that
University medical and coun-
seling services are based on
campus grounds. Student Health
Services in the meantime oper-
ates out of the Patroon Creek
Corporate Center, a mile-plus
drive from Collins Circle.
In 2009, Health Services
moved after over 40 years on
campus. According to Facilities
Management, more up to date
resources were available among
private health care providers in
See HEALTH page 2
CRIME
14 Grand Larcen
Reports in 2 Wee
By JOE HOFFMAN
There have been 14 reports of grand
larceny in the past two weeks, as revealed
by the University Police Department’
daily crime reports.
The 14 reports dwarf the number of
grand larceny incidents reported since the
beginning of the semester. For each of the
three two-week periods prior to this one,
the average reported was less than four.
Over the same two-week period last fall
(Oct. 12 to 27), only two grand larceny
incidents are listed on daily crime reports.
See UPD page 2
Source: UAlbany Photos
The University Police Department near Indian Trail.
LOOKING INTO THE MIST
Souhimbou Doh Kone, also known as “Ebuprofen,” discusses his journey from West Africa to UAlbany.
See EBU page 3
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HEALTH
Continued from Page 1
the commercial office space, a
driving factor behind the last move.
Since moving, some concerns
have surfaced over the site’s proxim-
ity to non-commuter students. By
shuttle, it’s a 30-minute wait; by
foot, it’s about a 25-minute trip.
This commute may bar some non-
commuter students from accessing
medical and counseling services,
said Ed Engelbride, associate vice
president of Student Affairs.
“Depending on [if] you're a resi-
dential student, you have a 20-min-
ute appointment with student health
[services] -- now, possibly that could
certainly take two hours.”
Following plans to close Dutch
Quad dining hall over a year ago,
Student Affairs submitted a request
to fill the space with health and
year.
As of now, walk-in counseling
services are provided three days a
week on campus, each open two
hours. Other on-campus options in-
clude Middle Earth Peer Assistance
Program, a 24-hour hotline run out
of Indian Quad.
“It’s a more convenient location
so hopefully students will be able to
utilize the services better,” said Sep-
tember Johnson, a former member of
Middle Earth. “And I think the health
center belongs on campus.”
While plans for Dutch Quad
remain in the pipeline, the Graduate
Student Association has taken recent
action to expand accessibility at the
current site. After a year of talks with
GSA officials, Mass Transit added
Patroon Creek to the East Campus
shuttle route in August.
“Really, it was the missing link
between the East Campus, the
Downtown Campus, and the Health
Center,” said GSA President Dylan
counseling services. Renovation is Card.
expected to begin come May of next
ALEKSANDRA NEFEDOVA / ASP
The current site of Student Health Services at Patroon Creek.
UPD
Continued from Page 1
Fourth degree grand larceny is defined by New York
statute as stealing debit or credit cards, or anything worth
$1,000 or more. More than half of the incidents in the past
two weeks were listed as stolen debit, credit, SUNY cards,
or wallets. Others include keys, backpacks, and tables.
State Quad students reported to police that four men
talked their way into several dorm rooms and stole a wallet
over homecoming weekend.
Several students who witnessed the incident at State
Quad last Sunday said that four high-school to college-age
African-American men were talking loudly in a common
area in the dorms, asking residents to sell them an ounce of
weed.
“They invited themselves inside [the dorm rooms] and
made themselves at home,” said a witness, who wishes to
remain anonymous to respect the integrity of the ongoing
investigation. “They were trying to assimilate with us.”
The four men reportedly claimed they were from Brook-
lyn and that they weren’t UAlbany students. They took
Snapchats with dorm residents and claimed to have been on
stage with Famous Dex at homecoming, showing one wit
ness a video. After spending time in one dorm, they moved
on to the one next to it.
“When theft does occur in the residential halls, it is
typically due to unlocked doors,” said Keith Nunez, State
Quad’s Residential Director, in an email. “To help raise
awareness, we began a ‘Lock Your Door’ initiative in
August, placing door hangers on every suite/apartment door
throughout the five Quads and the Apartments.”
“Each evening we staff the living areas with at least one
professional staff member and a team of Resident Assis-
tants/Housing Managers on duty to assist with emergen-
cies.”
Empire Commons was later the site of another credit card
theft two hours later on Sunday. Resident Jacob Talarico,
who hadn’t heard about the thefts, said he understood how
they could occur.
“Kids are really trusting,” said Talarico, a junior psychol-
ogy student. “They'll hold the door open for people behind
them. I mean, if I’m walking into my building, I don’t
expect people to slam the door behind them.”
UPD Inspector Jennifer Baldwin said that she had not
heard about any increasing trends of grand larceny on cam-
pus, mostly because her main job is to oversee preventative
measures.
“We've increased patrols since the beginning of the se-
mester,” said Baldwin. “And increased cameras have been
instrumental to preventing crime.”
All other UPD officials contacted did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.
Grand larceny in New York is a Class E non-violent
felony which does not warrant jail time; convicted felons in
that classification face maximum fines of $5,000 and 1.3 to
4 years maximum probation.
In a “Halloween Safety” email to off-campus students on
Friday, Neighborhood Life included the direction, “Do not
let people into your home that you do not already know.”
Jason Seidman, a State Quad resident, had even simpler
directions: “Just don’t steal my stuff.”
PARKING
Government Association meeting was
not relayed to senate leaders.
“The results of that were not com-
TYLER A. MCNEIL / ASP
Signs on State Annex will be changed within weeks to reflect the student reallocation.
Continued from Page 1
Jarrett Altilio, an outspoken critic
of PMTS, described the meeting as
“productive.”
According to Jones, the recent
reallocation was partially the result of
student criticism along with underpre-
dicted faculty parking needs on the
uptown campus.
Beyond the latest reassignment,
administration during the meeting
approached senate leaders with the
establishment of a student parking
advisory board, an initiative to open up
communication between students and
PMTS.
“While this [flex parking] change
the last few months has provided chal-
lenges, it has led to good dialogue on
many items related to Parking Services
and how we can best communicate go-
ing forward,” said Jones in an email.
PMTS months back granted the
177-spot-lot to faculty for weekday
parking, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and to visi-
tors only for large campus events.
Subsequently, administration faced
headwinds. Critics, especially in
SA, have pointed at the lot’s faculty
capacity rate in September: 40 percent
during peak hours.
Alarmed by the change, Graduate
Student Association President Dylan
Card and SA President Jerlisa Fontaine
met with Jones. According to Altilio,
municated to me, so I was working
under the special need that I’ve been
in contact with Jason and Kevin,”
said Altilio. “Even though they might
have touched a lot of similar topics,
there were not surefire commitments
or concrete results that came out of it
because as we understood it [Tuesday],
this was the first time.”
Altilio over the last two months
has fired blistering remarks at PMTS,
including jabs at Jones’ preference to
speak among a small group of senators
instead of the SA senate. The chair
now believes it was more appropriate
to have met in a private setting.
Some students, including Altilio,
took to Twitter over the change. Emily
Mangus, a senior, tweeted two weeks
ago: “@UAlbany_PMTS i’m literally
just wondering HOW flex parking
seemed like a reasonable and smart
idea that would benefit the school.
Imk.”
Like Altilio, Anna Agnes, a senator-
at-large, has used social media to voice
concerns over parking. She has men-
tioned PMTS about a dozen times on
Twitter since early September, often
blasting parking services over changes
at State Annex and ticketing. With the
latest changes, some of her Twitter ac-
tivity over PMTS has become positive.
“T will continue with my persistent
tweets if things aren’t changing like
they said they would and that’s not just
information from the joint Student for that, that’s for anything I feel could
change over Twitter,” she said.
CRIME BLOTTER
GRAND LARCENY 4 PROPERTY FROM vehicle accident. One vehicle was towed. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
PERSON FIRE ALARM 10/25/17
10/20/2017 10/22/2017 GRAND LARCENY State Quad- Anthony Hall
Roadways- Univ Dr. East State Quad- SQ Cafeteria 10/24/17 Report of a male student in possession of
Assisted subjects in a domestic dispute. Caused by cleaning grill. Podium- Lecture Center marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.
Lost property. Referral was made.
MEDICAL INCIDENT TITLE IX REFERRAL
10/20/2017 10/22/2017 GRAND LARCENY GRAND LARCENY 4 CREDIT CARD
Roadways- SQ Lot Other- UPD 10/24/17 10/26/17
Report of a female student vomiting. Trans- Report of a male student violating an order of — Other- UPD Indian Quad- Mahican Hall
ported to hospital by 5 Quad. protection. Report of a stolen wallet. Report of a stolen wallet.
AGGRAVATED DWI:PER SE-BAC .18 OR GRAND LARCENY PETIT LARCENY FALSE REPORT FIRE EXPLOSION OR HAZ-
MORE-NO PRIORS 10/23/17 10/24/17 ARDOUS SUBSTANCE-2
10/21/2017 Colonial Quad- CQ Office Downtown Campus- Draper Hall 10/26/17
Roadways- Collins Circle
Report of an intoxicated male subject behind
Report of a stolen SUNY Card. Report of a male student stealing coffee from — Podium- Social Science
Zimes cafe. An arrest was made. Report of a pulled fire alarm by an unknown
the wheel of his car. An arrest was made and GRAND LARCENY subject.
vehicle was towed. 10/23/17 BURGLARY- 3RD DEGREE: ILLEGAL ENTRY
Podium- Campus Center WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME FIGHT
DIS/CON FIGHT/VIOLENT BEHAVIOR Report of a stolen debit card. 10/25/17 10/26/17
10/21/2017 Indian Quad- 1Q Grounds Roadways- Western Ave
Roadways- DQ Lot ACCIDENT- PROPERTY DAMAGE Report of activated smoke detectors and use _Report of an altercation between female
Report of an unruly intoxicated male student. 10/23/17 of a fire extinguisher by an unknown subject. _ subjects.
An arrest was made and he was transported + Roadways- University Drive West
to hospital by 5 Quad. Report of property damage from a motor
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for $2,500, all of which passed
the appropriations committee
unanimously and received the
necessary two-thirds majority
vote from the SA Senate without
debate.
The dispute over La Dolce
Vita’s request centered around
how the group would be spending
the money in question and how
the standard for using appropria-
tions money for gift cards could
be set moving forward.
“T think the whole thing with
gift cards is it puts the committee
in an uncomfortable position,”
said ranking Appropriations
Committee member Patrick
Carroll, the sole member who
voted against the bill in its initial
stages. “Groups can now come
and ask for $1,000 for gift cards
and for me that’s uncomfortable.”
Carroll wasn’t alone in voicing
his concerns. Mitchell Ryback,
chair of the board of finance.
explained there have been past
situations where SA has refused
to allot money for gift cards over
concerns of how executive board
members have distributed said
cards.
“The reason for [not allotting
money for gift cards] is because
when gift cards are given...there
have been concerns about who is
getting the gift cards,” said Ry-
back, who explained there have
been past complaints of student
group officers members distribut-
ing gift cards to personal friends
or maintaining possession of the
cards themselves.
Several SA senators voiced
concerns over complaints
involving gift cards in the past.
However, as of writing, the
Albany Student Press has been
unable to obtain any such record
of complaint.
“T’ve heard stories,” claimed
Carroll. “I can’t go into specifics
about them because I don’t know
them. It’s a realistic thing that
could happen.”
“Gift cards are a thing for
Student Association now,” said
Jeffrey Shapiro, who went on to
say any decision pertaining to ap-
propriations money and gift cards
should have been made during
the budget season. “I think it’s
more fair to make this decision
before we make budgets for our
students groups instead of just
focusing on this one situation.”
The bill, which ultimately
received the necessary two-thirds
majority needed to pass, brought
to light concerns regarding
the appropriations budget and
raised the question of whether
SA should allow appropriations
money to be spent on prizes such
as gift cards.
As of Oct. 25, there was a total
of $92,000 remaining in the ap-
propriations budget.
“If we come into the spring
[semester] with over $75,000,
there’s going to be a lot of money
to spend,” said Mark Anthony
Quinn, chairman of the Appropri-
ations Committee, who went on
to explain the current fall semes-
ter is nearly over and that groups
are typically less active during
the last month of the semester.
“We do need to make sure
we're looking at the budget long
term so that we’re not setting
dangerous precedents,” said
Jarrett Altilio, senate chair, of
the debate over La Dolce Vita’s
appropriation budget before go-
ing on to say he wouldn’t classify
this case as dangerous.
“Tt was more about the prin-
ciple and the standard being set
than the dollar amount,” said
Altilio.
There is nothing in the SA
bylaws that prohibits or limits
the use of appropriations for gift
cards.
“T don’t think there needs to
be [rules for gift cards]” said
Brandon Holdridge, chair of the
Rules Committee, who went on
to say that he will further discuss
that matter with his committee
as a way of responding to SA’s
concern:
“T have confidence in the
senate as a whole to either vote
down or pass a bill that is given
gift cards to people,” said Hold-
ridge.
PROFILE
Gunfire, Poetry, and Pharma: An
Ivory Coast Native’s Path to UAlbany
By TYLER A. MCNEIL
Bullets pierced an area Souhim-
bou Doh Kone’s father often went
to pray.
He remembers that experience
from over a decade ago in Ivory
Coast, his home nation.
Growing up in a West African
nation, Kone would witness armed
soldiers with machetes walking
down his street. He would hear
explosions rumble throughout his
neighborhood, bullets rip through
the sky, and missiles fly over his
roof.
During that time, the Ivory
Coast was in civil unrest between
the Christian-led government and
Muslim rebels. In the Second
Ivorian Civil War, Kone, his two
brothers, uncle, and niece sought
refuge in Ghana, Togo, Burkina
Faso, and Mali.
“There was a bullet on the floor
and I picked it up and show it to
my brother and we starting talking
about it,” Kone said. “It was so
casual that now when I think about
it, it’s kind of scary.”
During that time, Kone de-
scribed his experiences through
poetry. Now, living in the United
States for six years, he writes
about a different experience
through the same outlet: being
black.
have its own style
and purpose,”
Kone wrote in
“Pennmatic,”
a poem in
ARCH,
an online
creative writ-
ing journal
for Univer
sity at Albany
undergraduate
students.
Coming to Albany High School
in 2011, Kone considered himself
an outsider to American culture.
In the beginning, Kone claims
to have experienced discrimina-
tion from peers due to his cultural
background.
Despite feeling left out, Kone
pushed through high school.
While in high school, he won mul-
tiple academic honors and became
involved with varsity athletics,
acting, and hip-hop.
“| might be shunned upon
because of my nature, but I’m
a highly praised and admired
because of the work I can do at
the same time as an athlete, as
a writer, as somebody who is a
scholar,” he said.
At home, his parents struggled
to find employment. Their
degrees, both in education, were
obsolete in the United States.
Kone originally thought his first
degree would be from the Albany
College of Pharmacy & Health
Sciences. Had he finished
pharmacy school, Kone
by last year would’ve
been the only
member of his
immediate
family in the
country
with
valid a college degree.
But that didn’t happen. Dis-
interested from hi
flunking two cla
Kone didn’t know why he wanted
to work in the pharmaceutical
industry.
He went to Hudson Valley
Community College and then
UAlbany. Now in his senior year,
Kone, a public health major, wants
to go back to pharmacy school
for graduate studies. For him, this
time is different.
‘fier college, he wants to use
pharmaceutical epidemiology to
help treat others with inexpensive
medicine in underdeveloped coun-
tries across the globe.
“The fact that I’ve
been here and
learned about
public health
and epidemiol-
ogy, I have
a better
sense of
PHOTOS BY TYLER A. MCNEIL / ASP
why I want to do pharmacy,” he
said. “At first, I was just doing it
“because,” which is why I didn’t
have as much intrinsic motiva-
tion.”
While focusing on a future in
STEM, Kone saves time to trans-
fer his experiences through poetry.
Most recently, one of Kone’s
poems, “Pegasus Flies Away” was
selected to appear in “New York’s
Best Emerging Poets: An Anthol-
ogy,” coming out on Wednesday.
“’m a Renaissance man in a
lot of ways,” he said. “Art and
science to me are damn near the
same thing.”
EDITOR: DANIEL RUSSELL
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PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Cowboys Football Player Should
Apologize and Serve Suspension
By RAYMOND E. STRAWN III
Ezekiel Elliott, the starting running back
for the Dallas Cowboys, had been suspended
for six games after a yearlong investigation
into his role in domestic violence accusations.
He appealed the suspension and can play
in games while waiting for the court’s
decision on the appeal. This is morally and
contractually wrong. Elliott should not be
allowed to play.
violence ai
he is attacking the cred
instead of apologizing for h
According to a Sports Blog
Tiffany Thompson, provided
sistent and inaccurate information,
but the investigators believed she was telling
the truth about other domestic violence
attacks she endured from Elliot.
Instead of Elliot focusing on the parts
that are untrue, he should focus on the parts
that are true and apologize. The only apology
he made was for being a “distraction and
disruption” according to a Washington Post
article from August. Those are not actions
from a man who has i
mistakes and is sorry for his actions. The fact
that he isn’t showing remorse is evidence
of why he should not be playing, and it’s
morally wrong to allow Elliott to play during
the appeal process.
It’s also contractually wrong allowing
Elliott to play. The NFL and the NFL Player
Association agreed on a contract for the
conduct of the NFL players, also known as
the Collective Bargaining Agreement. In the
CBA, under the “Personal Conduct Policy,” it
states that if a player is involved in domestic
violence, the first-time offender would be
suspended for six gami
According to the Washington Post, the
domestic policy was ratified in December
2014 after the controversies surrounding Ray
Rice, Adrian Peterson, and Greg Hardy. The
article also stated that Elliott is not the first
player to receive this six-game suspension.
However, he is the highest-profile player to
receive one. High-profile players shouldn’t
receive special treatment, and the punishment
should be more severe for these types of
players.
There are other legal iss
received fair treatment. We all deserve due
process and a fair opportunity to advocate
for ourselves. Owning up to your mistakes
and taking responsibilities for your actions
is important, which it doesn’t seem like
Elliot is doing. Elliot’s appealing isn’t too
upsetting, but it’s more upsetting that the
court ignored their precedent and the already
established contract by the NFL and NFLPA.
Ignoring these facts and allowing Elliot to
play discredits the CBA and is contractually
wrong.
Ezekiel Elliott needs help, as his actions
show that he doesn’t respect women. The
Washington Post article said that Elliot
actions during a St. Pati Day parade also
played a part in him receiving this six-game
suspension. He pulled down on a young
woman’s shirt, exposing and touching her
breast. Instead of playing, maybe he should
seek counseling, anger management, and
become educated about respecting women.
Elliott’s actions are disturbing, disgusting,
and dangerous; the courts should be ashamed,
and the Dallas Cowbo:
But most importantly, Ezekiel Elliott himself
should be ashamed every time he plays a
down, when he should be improving and
bettering himself during his suspension.
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DEBATE
Should Students Shout Down Speakers
on State University Campuses?
YES
By OLIVIA S. MATA
It is far within their individual and
collective rights for socially conscious
students to intimidate a speaker whose views
they disagree with to cancel their speech. As
a group of individuals, students are as free to
say what they want to the speaker they would
like to shut down. The Fi
not offer protection for a speaker to heard by
their audience or to be free from heckling.
After all, the ability to challenge what we
deem inappropriate is one of the founding
principles of this country: ensuring that the
government cannot si the individual.
They should remain unafraid of the
Amendment does
However, students would be wise
to be prudent and show tact while protesting.
By becoming as disruptive as the students
in Florida, institutions become compelled,
either out of a sense of morality or security, to
eaker. Here the First Amendment
st the students and the school:
Maintaining awareness of the heckler’s veto
is a long-standing tradition of the Supreme
Court. First recognized in Feiner v. New
York (1951) against progressive speech and
then used in a footnote in the judgement of
Brown v. Louisiana (1966), the heckler’s
veto has become intertwined with the actions
taken by institutions when student protesters
demand that a speaker be silenced.
consequences of
prompting armed
police in riot gear
from flooding
campuses and proud
when a speaker
who has subversive,
controversial or
different views backs
down voluntarily
in response to mob
rule. Ann Coulter
cancelled her own
speech at Berkeley
after weighing her
physical security in
the aftermath of the
violent, expensive
protests over Milo
Yiannopoulos’s
speech in February,
and she could not
cite a violation of her constitutional rights
because of this personal decision.
Supreme Court cases that deal with
the First Amendment on state university
campuses will look at instances where a
speaker or a body representing the speaker
come into conflict with the institution or the
people who represent it. The Berkely College
Republicans, for example, are not suing the
student body but University of California,
Berkely itself. The University of Florida,
aware that rejecting Richard Spencer’s
speech would violate his First Amendment
rights and after the threat of a lawsuit against
the school, allowed it to continue as planned.
In turn, a state university cannot suppress
students protesting over a controversial
speaker. State schools, receiving money
from their state, are extensions of that stat
government, and unlike private unive:
come under tougher scrutiny when censoring
any type of speech.
Ss
Protests by
students who
demand their
universities
take actions
are more often
becoming sites
of “clear and
present danger,”
where speech
is not protected
by the First
Amendment
—seen when
Gov. Rick Scott
declared a state
of emergency
in preparation
for Spencer’s
attendance. As
reported by
Laurel Wamsley
st of burden is upwards of
$500,000 which will be paid for by students’
tuition and Florida taxpayer dollars.
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor of Berkely
spoke of the fine line that schools and
dents must reckon with whenever someone
disruptive comes to campus: “This University
has two non-negotiable commitments: one
to free speech, the other to the safety of the
campus community members, their gues
and the public.” Most students would be
hard pressed not concur with Dirks. But if
a state university successfully prevents a
controversial speaker from speaking, student
protesters and their First Amendment rights
are vulnerable to coming under scrutiny by
the Supreme Court, even if they feel they are
shouting down a speaker for a good reason.
MATA
NO
By RAYMOND WEISS
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will
defend to the death your right to say it,”
Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote in the 1907 book
“The Friends of Voltaire.”
This quote is often cited when referencing
the principle of free speech. The First
Amendment to the United States Constitution
guarantees an individual’s right to free
expression without fear of reprisal from
the government. With cases such as Ben
Shapiro, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Richard
Spencer, there is a growing desire to silence
those with views we disagree with or find
harmful. Protesters attempting to shut down
speech only serves to damage the protestors
intellectually. In addition, it can make
otherwise relatable
(1859). He believed that to be fully informed
one must listen to the opinions of their
adversaries.
In the United States, the law protects
speech even when it is outrageous and
offensive. Even if the law didn’t protect such
speech, people should still be encouraged
to occasionally and peacefully engage with
speech they find deeply offensive for the sake
of their own identity.
Engaging peacefilly is the key
point. When protesters descended on
Berkeley in February, Milo Yiannopoulos
appeared to be the victim in the situation. At
the recent Richard Spencer speech in Florida
it seemed that the added security was not to
protect students from Spencer but to protect
Spencer and supporters from possible violent
protesters.
causes appear violent
and intolerant.
University at
Albany, a state-funded
institution, cannot
censor speech without
trampling on the First
Amendment. There
are exceptions to
free speech, but hate
specch is not one
of them. In fact, the
Supreme Court has
found time and again
that hate speech is free
speech. In the case of
Brandenburg v. Ohio
(1969), the Supreme
Court protected the
speech of Clarence Brandenburg, a KKK
leader, and established the standard of
“imminent lawless action,” which holds that
speech cannot be censored unless it advocates
action that is both unlawful and likely to
occur.
The Supreme Court upheld this precedent
when it reversed the conviction of an antiwar
protester in Hess v. Indiana (1973), when
the Supreme Court struck down a “bias-
motivated crime ordinance” in R.A.V. v. St.
Paul (1992), and again when the Supreme
Court protected the speech of the Westboro
Baptist Church in Snyder v. Phelps (2011).
In the situation with Yiannopoulos last
February, crowds sought to silence Milo
through the use of force. Such an act is an
example of “the heckler’s veto,” a situation
where a person who disagrees with a speaker
is able to somehow silence them. John Stuart
Mill once said, “He who knows only his
own side of the case knows little of that”
Andrew Young,
a former civil
rights activist and
ambassador to the
United Nations, said
ina Washington
Post article, “White
supremacy is a
sickness. You don’t
get angry with sick
people; you work
to heal the system.”
Changing hearts and
minds does not begin
with attacking the
opposition physically,
nor does it begin
by silencing them.
Barbara Reynold:
ined mit r and former Civil Rights
, recalled the in the 1960s by
saying, “Activists confronted white mobs and
police with dignity and decorum, sometimes
dressing in church clothes and kneeling
in prayer during protests to make a clear
distinction between who was evil and who
was good.”
So before you seek to silence someone
weigh your options. Do you want to ignore
them and simply refuse to lend them the
spotlight? Do you want to engage critically
with someone diametrically opposed to
your own viewpoints? Do you seek to
change hearts and minds to make the world
a better place? Do you want to grow as an
individual? Or, do you want to transform men
like Richard Spencer into a martyr for free
speech, demonizing your own causes in the
process?
WEISS
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HOLIDAY
Stick with Friends on Halloween
By NICHOLAS SHERMAN
Staying home for Halloween is the best
option for people who are too old to trick-or-
treat and who are too old to go out to parties.
This is also the most viable option for people
like me who hate crowds, loud noises, and
stranger’s vomit on your shoes. This is the
best option if you want to cuddle up with a
special someone, or all by yourself, in a nice
warm blanket while watching some good
movies. And don’t be ashamed of how much
candy you can eat in one sitting.
For all that is great about the stay-at-
home option to Halloween, there are some
serious concerns that you should know about
before you decide what to do on the holiday.
The stay-at-home method is great if you
want to cuddle up to that someone special.
But that’s the thing: if you don’t have that
special someone to be comfortable with, you
might not have as much fun. Eating all the
candy you want is nice, but if you're all alone
watching a movie and stuffing your face with
candy, you might not have the fun night you
wanted. This method might not be right for
everyone, but for some, it is the best option.
The next method is not for the faint of
heart: the party method. Halloween is a time
for college students to recreate The Walking
Dead by stumbling around listlessly, except
these zombies aren’t looking for brains,
they’re looking for parties. The great thing
about the party method is that you can go out
and have an exciting night by meeting some
good people, drinking (if you're old enough),
and vomit on the shoe of a person who really
doesn’t want to be at the party. It’s just fun all
around.
But there are some downsides to the party
method. For one, you have to walk in the cold
for hours looking for a party. Your friend
group can be separated if'a cute boy steals
your friend for the night or if one of your
friends is denied entry at a party’s door. Or
maybe one of your friends collapses and can’t
continue for the rest of the night. You will be
tried, but if you decide to party, have fun and
be safe.
The secret to having fun on Halloween
is doing both. Who says that you have to
go out to party? Get a group of your best
friends and acquaintances together and
throw a small party at home. It’s the best
of both worlds: you get to drink (if you’re
old enough), you get to eat as much candy
as you want and not be judged because
these people are your friends, and you still
get to vomit on someone’s shoes. But it’s
okay because they’re your friends. Most
importantly, remember that the best way to
enjoy Halloween is whatever way you want:
it’s only fun if you have fun.
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HALLOWEEN
Top 4 Must-Listen Albums
for Halloween Playlists
By KITTY MODELL-ROSEN
With Halloween approaching, people
are preparing to host their annual parties
— stocking up on candy, setting up their
ghoulish decorations and planning elaborate
costumes that are destined to be better than
the year before
Whethei soned host or a newbie for
this Halloween season, all party-throwers
should be sure to add these top four creepy
albums to their party playlist, to guarantee
that extra “spook” factor that'll equally
scare and intrigue party gu
“Dead Man’s Bones”
titled release by the multi-instrumentalist
duo composed of Ryan Gosling (star of
2016’s “La La Land”) and Zach Shields.
Dead Man’s Bones was formed after
Gosling and Shields met and discovered
a mutual fascination with Disneyland’s
Haunted Mansion ride, as well as both
having had ghostly encounters as children.
The album is a series of love stories
about ghosts and monsters, and the track
“My Body’s a Zombie for You” perfectly
embodies that intention, sounding like
an old-school Doo-Wop track filled with
ghosts and draped in cobwebs.
The duo partnered with the Los Angeles-
based Silverlake Conservatory Children’s
Choir for the entire record, and the
children’s eerie, high-pitched and massive
sound add layers of depth and complexity
to each track. The choir are especially
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Ryan Gosling is part of
a rock duo, Dead Man's Bones.
certainly worth mentioning for those
who may have forgotten the hilarity
and exquisiteness of the movie and its
accompanying mi
This soundtrack from the 1993
Tim Burton film of the same name
was composed by Danny Elfman
(composer of “The Simpsons” theme,
among other notable works) and
nominated for the Golden Globe for
Best Original Score.
“This Is Halloween” ushers in the
film and introduces viewers to the
various monsters of Halloweentown,
and is the perfect way for party hosts
to introduce their guests to their
Halloween-themed homes.
Another beautifully compiled
track is “Oogie Boogie’s Song” — the
monster’s anthem of horrid, torturous
intentions to be taken out on Santa
Claus, who pleads for freedom during
the track. Elfman’s composition and
vocal abilities (Elfman voiced lead
character Jack Skellington) amaze
useful and powerful in contributing to the
repetitive, alternating verses of “Pa Pa
Power.”
It’s a creepy yet catchy song, and is just
one of the many fantastic tracks of this 2009
release.
The “Nightmare Before Christmas
Special Edition” seems like an obvious
addition to any Halloween playlist, but it’s
throughout the soundtrack alongside
many talented others, and the creepy-
crawly lyrics drawn from the film’s subject
matter are ideal for this holiday.
A more classic addition to this list
that older party hosts will recognize is
Don Hinson and the Rigamorticians
1964 release “Monster Dance Party” —a
hilarious collection of creatively composed
Halloween hits that appeals to young
The album contains the Halloween party
staple “Monster Mash,” as well as plenty of
other songs that cleverly instruct the listener
on how to do monster and death inspired
dances, such as “Do the Rigamortis” and
“Werewolf Watusi.”
Every song on the album is voiced by
monsters and creeps, but the comedic lyrics
are lighthearted enough not to frighten
young trick-or-treaters. The best example
of how nothing in this album is taken too
seriously is perfectly illustrated in the title
of the seventh track.
“Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated,
Polyunsaturated Blood” is truly as funny
and catchy as its title suggests along with
every other track on this holiday album.
The final addition to the top four
recent release that will give guests a fright
— King Krule’s “The OOZ” rele: just
two weeks ago on Oct. 13. Krule’s distinct,
deep and somewhat frightening vocals
and lyrics are well-known, but this release
brings with it some impeccable fits for the
Halloween season.
“Half Man Half Shark” opens with a
mass of people growing slowly louder,
screaming the track’s title, eventually
cutting to Krule singing on a bouncing,
bass-driven rhythm.
“Vidual” is an absolute stand-out track:
a distinct, repetitive beat created by Krule’s
lyrical rhythm and echoed by drums and
an electric guitar make this track shocking,
exciting, unexpected and best of all —
children and adults.
spooky.
POP CULTURE
Lovato’s Life Has Been
‘Simply Complicated’
By DIEGO CAGARA
Pressure.
The one word pop singer
Demi Lovato emphasized in her
emotionally-driven documentary,
“Demi Lovato: Simply
Complicated,” which was released
on YouTube on Oct. 17. This free
78-minute film ironically deals
with the many costs and turbulent
periods in Lovato’s personal and
professional life over the years —
dating to even before she became a
Disney star.
Lovato is known for her edgy
disposition and catchy hits like the
recent “Sorry Not Sorry” (currently
peaking at number seven on the
Billboard Hot 100, her highest
position on that chart), 2015’s “Cool
for the Summer” and 2013’s “Heart
Attack.” Her signature powerhouse
vocals offer the impression that
she maintains self-confidence and
positivity within.
But “Simply Complicated” reveals
quite the opposite.
Prior to becoming a household
name, Lovato spoke in the YouTube
film that she used to be bullied and
felt like an outsider, automatically
humanizing her image for the
viewer.
What was particularly disturbing
was when she recounted that several
students in her school once passed
around a petition with signatures
that campaigned for her to hopefully
commit suicide. This so-called
“suicide petition” factored into
Lovato’s mental and physical health.
She struggled with depression,
bipolar disorder, an eating disorder,
drugs and further bullying.
The documentary is interspersed
with archived footage of Lovato’s
past performances in TV shows
and films like her stint with Barney
(which included a cameo by a young
Selena Gomez), Disney’s “Camp
Rock” films and the short-lived
“Sonny with a Chance,” and even an
appearance on the medical drama,
“Grey’s Anatomy.” Members of
Lovato’s family and close friends
(including celebrities like the
Jonas Brothers) provide intriguing
commentary as well as anecdotes of
how they watched Lovato grow up
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Musicians Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.
and battle her inner demons.
All of them particularly noted
her deteriorating health when she
became addicted to drugs, which
culminated in a much reported-on
meltdown, which had deafening
consequences: pulling out of “Sonny
with a Chance” and the Jonas
Brothers tour, getting treatment
and facing an intervention with her
manager.
Lovato spoke about how she
even punched out one of her own
backup dancers on an airplane upon
finding out the dancer exposed her
wrongdoings.
On the flipside,
brightened up when she touched
on her love life with Wilmer
Valderrama (they are currently
broken up).
Under Hannah Lux Davis’
direction, the documentary
successfully portrays Lovato’s
conflicting emotions and inner
battles while she expresses her
genuine honesty and gratitude for
the many lessons she’s learned along
the way.
Throughout, several songs from
Lovato’s most recent album, “Tell
Me You Love Me,” play as she sings
to them during the recording proce:
The exclusive behind-the-scenes
look into her recording sessions
also shows how both concerned and
passionate Lovato was to ensure the
album successfully coneys her ideas.
Her micro-frustration with the
producers shows her perfectionism,
which unfortunately feeds into the
pressure she faces with fame and her
personal life.
While songs like “Games” and
“Tell Me You Love Me” provide
context to Lovato’s personal
experiences in the documentary, they
feel like a promotional commercial
for the album itself.
This yields opposing eff
it’s a smart move for business, yet
it somewhat takes away from the
emotional honesty of the film.
Overall, “Simply Complicated”
succinctly describes how Lovato’s
personal and professional life has
been for many years.
While she has won many
awards, multiple successful album
certifications and a horde of fans
called Lovatics, she is still a human
struggling with her own issues
and experiences. Yet she remains
humble and admits her faults while
maintaining that there is still much
to look forward to.
Being single and constantly
working out were shown in the
film to help Lovato keep pushing
forward. Perhaps this could inspire
more singer-centric documentaries
to come like Lady Gaga’s acclaimed
“Five Foot Two” Netflix earlier this
year.
THEATER
‘Fun Home’
Actress Identifies
with Character
By KATIE GIBSON
“Fun Home,” a musical based on the graphic
memoir by Alison Bechdel, is coming to Proctors
from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5. Following Bechdel through
her youth, the musical highlights her coming-out
experience and her complicated relationship with her
closeted queer father.
Alision’s first love, Joan, is played by Victoria
Janicki. This is Janicki’s first national Broadway
tour.
Janicki studied acting at Rutgers University’s
Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick,
N.J., the Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, and
MasterClass with veteran actor Kevin Spacey.
She has played both Cassius and Brutus in “Julius
Caesar” and has appeared on the TV shows,
” and “Elementary.”
Janicki has a deep connection with the character
Joan. Beyond being “the epitome of cool” as Janicki
said, Joan is the confident, honest, powerful person
we all strive to be.
Joan is witty, attractive, and secure in herself.
While Janicki has put parts of herself into her
portrayal of Joan, she ha channeled Joan
in her own life. Playing Joan has made her more
comfortable in her own skin. She has come to
recognize her own strength as an actress and a new
confidence in her sexuality.
Putting herself in Joan’s self-assured shoes has
allowed Janicki to be proud of her identity as a
bisexual woman.
Janicki said that the best possible praise is
whenever an audience member tells her how “Fun.
Home” has changed how he or she views oneself.
Janicki passionately believes that this
play inspires people to be comfortable with their
identities.
“Fun Home” is topical in its coverage of
LGBTQ+ youth, suicide, and family dynamics.
“This play is a movement,” Janicki said, showing
her care for the play’s message of acceptance.
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CAMPUS
EMPLOYEE
Cross-Country
By ALEC AMBRUSO
Matthew Jones is the head coach of the University
at Albany’s cross-country team for men and women,
and assistant track & field coach for middle-distance
runners. Jones attended Bishop Gibbons High School
in Schenectady, New York, where he was a middle-
distance runner in the 4 x 400 meter relay, 800 meter
run, and mile run.
For 41 years, he’s coached the three-season cycle
of cross-country along with indoor and outdoor track
and field.
This season, he aims to bring the Great Danes
back to winning the America East Conference —like in
2011—and beyond.
And the grind hasn't worn him down a bit.
When I coached at the high school level, I had
a hundred distance runners at one time, and I never
turned anybody away. Many times I would take kids
that were cuts from other programs—soccer for
instance or football—they become a track athlete or
a cross-country runner and I was happy to be there to
catch them and provide something that they could be
successful at. That’s the goal: to teach someone how
to do it, give them the tools they need to improve,
and watch them execute. Someone goes from [a] 10
minute mile to 9:30, we had a good time. That’s what
it was about. They made an improvement. Once they
figure out they’ve got some ability and this is what
they can be good at, and eventually they do the work,
[but] sometimes it never happens. I think the journey
is definitely different for a lot of different people.
My message to my staff and my coaches all the
time was, ‘Not what can [student-athletes] do for you,
what can you do for them? What opportunity can you
provide them?’ And probably the thing I’m best at is
being a cheerleader. “Hey, you’re doing a great job to-
day,’ you know? And *You’re working hard.” You can
tell kids are out there workin’, and so I was always
trying to be supportive, you know? I’ve done this
sport, I know it’s hard, I can appreciate the effort, but
that’s the message. Hey, we’re all about — we should
be all about helping kids — make them productive
members of society.
The guy who was my high school coach is an
alumnus at the University at Albany. And actually,
at one time, he was the president of Nike. His name
is Dr. Tom Clarke. He was the assistant coach when
I was in high school, but, he eventually became the
head coach. [He] was a teacher at my high school but
he graduated from UAlbany with a degree in both
math and science. I think he’s the one that got [my
Coach Pays Forth Experience
interest in cross-country and track] started.
T really respected coaches. I respected teachers. I
enjoy the environment of school. And, that led me to
the profession of teaching. I got [a master’s in exer-
cise science] in Castleton State, Vermont. And actu-
ally, I started my master’s degree in health after I got
my phys. ed. degree. I enjoy knowing about athletic
injuries. I took a couple courses in athletic training
and injury prevention. So, this master’s program was
sort of catered to what I was looking for. We learned
all the tapings for athletic injury, prevention, things
like that, and as well as letting the science, the ex-
ercise science, [to help] train more appropriately; to
train, you know, more effectively. And, just reading,
and going to clinics and doing clinics at the Olympic
Training Center in Lake Placid, we learned about
exercise science and using heart rate, using oxygen
uptake. The next thing is using blood lactates. So, I
like to incorporate all that I can to help our student-
athletes do it smarter. And it’s different for everyone
how they recover and what their fitness is.
I believe in this whole sport is stress, recovery
and adaptation. If we’re not over-stressing them, and
we’re giving them the appropriate recovery, not too
much recovery, the adaptation is better. And therefore
they run more efficiently. That’s just the piece that I
think we can always improve on.
I talk about using three things every day: the vol-
ume, the intensity, and the recovery. And that’s why I
ask student-athletes to send me their training log and
help me with that training log telling me what they
did, at what pace they did it at, and how they felt
doing it. I think all those variables help me adjust the
next time they have a quality day.
A lot of times—I think that, whether it’s high
school or even college, people have to figure out what
they wanna do. I can’t do it for them, I guess that’s
what I’ve learned. I can’t want it for them. I can show
them what to do. But, I can’t run the race for them.
Tm too old for that.
And, I think I’ve been at fault because I think I’ve
wanted it more than the student-athlete, you know?
My goal always is to have each individual student-
athlete meet their potential. That’s my goal. I think
Tcan identify that or recognize that, and my goal is
to have them achieve that. And, frustrating for me, is
that they don’t wanna do it, as much as I want them
to do it.
This sport keeps me young, being involved with
college kids, you know, yuckin’ around with them a
little bit every day is sort of what keeps me going.
And then their improvements keeps me motivated. I
actually use [coaching] to say [to student-athletes],
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Jones: “My message to my staff and my coaches all the time
was, ‘Not what can [studentathletes] do for you, what can you
do for them?”
“Hey, I made this mistake already, you don’t need
to make it again.’ I use my experience. I think when
you’re older, now they call it wisdom? I try and use
my wisdom to, you know, talk to someone and say,
“Hey look it, I tried that, you don’t need to try it again
and make a mistake. I’ve made that error, let’s move
forward from here.’ [I] try to advise as best I can,
from my experience.
Just yesterday, I’m out walking, one of my former
athletes runs by training for the New York City
marathon — a graduate of Cornell. One of our former
athletes who’s a school record-holder here, she texts
me that she ran a marathon yesterday, actually she ran
2:53, and so that’s awesome for her. She’s in med-
school, so I just think that [running as a sport] — it’s
alive and well, and everyone is pursuing it long after
they complete their college eligibility.
I think a lot of times, your relationships go much
further than the sport. I think the sport is the vehicle
to teach lessons maybe about life.
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SELF-CARE
How to Cope with Fall
and Winter Blues
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By AVA O’DEA
We have to take care of ourselves, We’re in the depths
of fall and winter is fast approaching, which means the
days are getting shorter, colder, and gloomier. Moods
tend to drop during these months, especially in college
students, who are often in the throes of midterms and
handle a lot of stress during these times. That’s why it’s
important to keep in mind a few things you can do for
yourself to make sure this time of year doesn’t stop you
from living your life to the fullest.
Consider tidying up your room, washing your sheets,
taking a long, hot shower, and climbing into bed as early
as possible. It’s always worth it to end the day in a nice,
clean bed.
Don’t have time for all that? Try a face mask. There
are all different kinds for all different skin types. Single-
use sheet ones are easy and pretty cheap depending on
where you get them; they leave your face feeling fresh
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and moisturized.
If you're the kind of person who gets a lot of energy
from hanging out with other people, text a few friends
and see if they’re free to do something, whether it’s
playing a fun board game or just grabbing some food.
If you're an introvert, find some time during the day
where you don’t need to do anything and spend some
time by yourself, It could be in your dorm, the library or
somewhere else you can decompress.
If you have the time in the morning, try dressing up.
Do your hair your favorite way, put on some makeup,
and wear your favorite outfit, Your day becomes 10 times
better once you feel confident about yourself.
While these are all good things to do, if you find
yourself struggling, UAlbany has counseling services that
can help you get through hard times. Try calling CAPS
at (518)-442-5800 and remember the only way you can
thrive is by taking care of yourself.
CAMPUS
EXERCISE
Workout
Solutions
on Campus
By KATIE GIBSON
Staying active is an important part of living a balanced
life as a college student. Staying in your dorm may be
tempting as the winter months approach, but the more
you neglect exercise the more lethargic you will become.
Something as simple as a stroll around Indian Pond can
energize you for the rest of the day. Find a workout that
works for you.
GYMS
SEFCU Fitness Center offers the longest hours out
of any fitness center on campus. An students can access
its facilities from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday. Indian and Colonial offer gym hours
between 11 a.m. and I p.m. Monday through Thursday,
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
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SWIMM!
The UAlbany Aquatic Center is located in the basement
of the Physical Education building. The pool is open
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 1 a.m. to I p.m.,
and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, the center is
open 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
CLASSES
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There are a variety of fun workout classes on campus
for people at all fitness levels. There’s Zumba and
yoga multiple times a week as well as kickboxing and
bootcamp-style classes. All teachers are UAlbany students
certified for group exercise. Get some friends together and
turn working out into a bonding activity.
If none of these appeal to you try the low ropes course
near Indian. It offers safe and fun team building activities.
To organize a ropes course group activity, download
the form on the campus recreation website. Walking
with friends and running around campus are also easily
accessible options. Enjoy your workout!
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An aerial view of Indian Pond.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017
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MEN’S SOCCER
Men’s Soccer Rolls
ast
Hartwick on Senior Night
By ELUAH CASPER
The University at Albany men’s soccer team closed out
their regular season home schedule with a 2-0 win over
non-conference opponent Hartwick Tuesday at Casey Sta-
dium on senior night.
After a quiet first half, the Great Danes finally broke
through the Hartwick defense in the 26th minute.
Carlos Clark’s through ball intended for Alfonso Pinhero
was deflected right into the path of Nico Solabarrito who
placed the ball right past the extended reach of the goalie
right into the bottom right side of the goal for his fifth goal
of the year.
At the end of the first half, the two teams only had five
shots total on goal, three from Hartwick and two from UAI-
bany, each team with only one shot on goal.
The Great Danes broke through the Hartwick defense
again in the 53rd minute as they started to take more control
of the game. This time is was Solabarrito again, setting up
the goal for freshman Tommy Quirk who went opposite the
goalie scoring his first goal of the year and his first career
goal.
“I think we didn’t start playing that well in the first
half, but then when we scored we got more confidence
and started playing the ball,” Solabarrito said, who almost
scored another goal as time expired and the Hartwick goalie
made an outstretched save.
UAlbany out shot Hartwick 5-3 in the second half.
“We’re very happy to get a win on our home finale and
on senior night. I thought we scored two good goals. We
took them well; we were opportunistic,” Coach Gorman
said after the win. “Happy with the result and we’re looking
forward to getting back on the road.”
UAlbany improved to 11-4 on the 2017 season and 7-1
at home. Five of those wins being shutouts and outscoring
their opponents 18-4 over the course of the year.
Hartwick fell to 7-7-1 on the year.
Before the game, five seniors from the UAlbany team
were honored on senior night. Kaz Boschen, Moosah
Khanat, Jeff Medina, Pinherio and Lucas Vallilo took part
in a short ceremony before the game to honor the seniors on
the field with their families.
“These seniors gave so much to our program. They were
here when the program first started, when we didn’t have
any titles and I think it’s really amazing to give them this
last win at home before the playoffs because they deserve
it,” Solabarrito said.
“The past three years I would look at the seniors in the
little hallway that we would make for them and I never
would have thought my time would come so fast,” senior
Afonso Pinherio said, the leading goal scorer on the team.
“Now you look back, some great memories with the guys, it
goes by so fast that you try to tell the younger guys so that
they won't take it for granted.”
The Great Danes travelled to Stony Brook on Saturday
where they were held to a scoreless 0-0 draw with their
conference rivals. This was the Great Danes’ first draw of
the year.
The Danes close out their America East regular season
conference schedule on Wednesday night in Binghamton
where they will take on the Binghamton Bearcats before the
playoffs start.
Continued from Page 10
Despite a rollercoaster season that included
three separate winless streaks of three or
more matches, UAlbany women’s soccer is
back in the tournament finishing the regular
season with a 4-3-1 record in America East
conference play and 6-10-1 overall.
“The character this team has shown in
the last few weeks, I’m not only proud, I’m
impressed,” head coach Nick Bochette said.
“I could not be happier for this group and we
are looking forward to what is next. We have
talked about building and progressi
year, and we want to keep progres
Playoff berths/seeding is determined solely
by conference record, meaning despite a be-
low .500 2017 campaign, the Danes currently
sit as the #4 seed before the final seeding is
determined Sunday afternoon with the con-
clusion of the regular season.
This is the first win for UAlbany women’s
soccer at Stony Brook since 2011. Stony
Brook falls to 8-9 on the season and will
close out their 2017 campaign Sunday.
‘The Great Danes (6-10-1) will find out
their seeding for the America East tourna-
ment after the league games conclude on
Sunday. They are set to play in the Quarterfi-
nals on Thursday, Oct. 26.
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FOOTBALL
DANES FALL FROM GRACE
WITH 4TH CONSECUTIVE LOSS
By JOHN C. LONGTON II
ALBANY, N.Y. — Just five weeks ago the UAlbany
football team had their biggest win in program history when
they knocked off #6 ranked Villanova 19-10 in overtime in
front of their home crowd at Casey Stadium.
In that game Eli Mencer took a fumble recovery 80 yards
for the game winning score. On Saturday Mencer took a
fumble 67 yards for a score on that same field, but for a
much different team.
“It’s just a matter of coming out and having heart to
play,” said Mencer. “At the end of the day we didn’t have it
like when we played Villanova.”
The Great Danes dropped their fourth game in a row
losing 31-14 to a Rhode Island team that had just win on the
season coming into Saturday’s matchup. The Danes could
only muster 125 total yards against a team that had the
worst defense in the league.
“We were not very good today. Rhode Island came out
and from the opening whistle and they just dominated the
game,” said UAlbany head coach Greg Gattuso. “I can’t re-
ally think of an excuse for it because there is none. We need
to be better than we are and we’re not playing very well.”
The loss all but puts a postseason out of reach for a team
that started red hot winning their first three out of four
games. Since then, they have cooled off losing four games
in a row and are in the bottom half of the league in offense.
“We’re spinning around and it’s on my shoulders,” said
Gattuso. “I need to do a better job to direct out team and our
offense to play better.”
The Great Dane offense had negative seven rushing
yards on the game on Saturday — something that this team
hasn’t done in recent memory. They also couldn’t move the
chains very well only having seven first downs in the whole
contest.
The Danes started the season with four new players on
the offensive line. It seemed as if the unit would be able
to hold their own through the first part of the season, but
it’s apparent that they have regressed. They gave up seven
sacks to a defense that was ranked at the bottom of the
CAA.
“The amount of sacks these kids are taking right now is
ridiculous and it’s just unacceptable,” said Gattuso.
Late in the second half Gattuso tried to change the
offense up and he pulled Will Brunson from the starting
lineup and replaced him with Neven Sussman, last year’s
opening day starter.
Sussman found a little success going 5-11 for 73-yards,
but he also threw a pick at a crucial time. Brunson was put
back in the game in the final two minutes.
“We threw Neven out there to try to change it,” said Gat-
tuso. “Neven throws a harder ball and you can see it. Will is
our starter and there is no controversy.”
Gattuso’s reasoning for putting Sussman in the game was
because they were driving into the wind and Sussman could
throw the ball more accurate into the 15 mph plus gusts of
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winds that were swirling at Casey Stadium.
‘The Danes’ postseason hope were crushed on Saturday,
but that give Gattuso and his staff the rest of the season to
evaluate the talent he has on their roster.
“Guys the normally don’t play are going to see some
time,” said Gattuso. “We lost our left tackle and guard in
the first half and the line played better with a couple new
guys in the second half.”
The Danes have three game remaining on the season and
it doesn’t look like it’s going to get much easier. This week
UAlbany will travel down to Stony Brook and face a Sea-
wolves team that received 39 votes in the national coaches
poll. Then the following week they are ate Delaware and
play a Blue Hen that has won four of five. And lastly the
Danes conclude their season on November 18th when they
play host to New Hampshire, a team that is ranked 18th in
the nation.
In the past few years the football program has made
strides to get to where they are. They have just taken a step
back, but coach Gattuso believes that they are still heading
in the right direction.
“We’re at a tipping point in the development of our pro-
gram. We know we're are going to get there, but it’s hard to
tell when.”
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Women’s Season Comes to an End
By ROBERT LEPELSTAT “It was a huge victory especially here on
the road vs. Stony Brook,” Kopp said. “It’s
always a great game here. Being conference
champions, we have a target on our back
and we want to repeat again.”
UAlbany women’s soccer secures berth
in the America East Conference tournament
with 1-0 shutout victory over rival Stony
Brook The lone goal in the match came with
With a 2-1 to UMass Lowell on Oct. 10 minutes remaining in the first half
8, the University at Albany women’s soccer _ when Kopp passed the ball off to freshman
team fell to 3-10-1 on the season while also
extending their losing streak to four straight
matches.
Two weeks later and three straight
victories for the Purple and Gold, the Great
Danes are back into the America East
tournament looking to repeat as conference
champions for the third consecutive year.
It’s something that just 13 days earlier
would’ve been hard for those not inside the
locker room at Casey Stadium to believe.
UAlbany women’s soccer defeated rival
Stony Brook 1-0 behind Caroline Kopp’s
first goal of the season in the 35th minute
and a shutout performance by goalkeeper
Andrea Leitner with nine saves in net for
their third straight win to close out the 2017
regular season.
midfielder Sophia Eiffer and then gave it
back to Kopp who ripped a long-range shot
over the arms of the outreached goalkeeper
Shannon Robinson.
Leitner saved three long-range shots in a
span of fifteen minutes to give the Danes a
1-0 lead heading into the locker room.
Stony Brook had their opportunities in
the second half, including in the opening
minutes off a cross over the head of Leit-
ner. But they failed to put the ball into the
back of the net, missing right on the shot.
The Seawolves outshot UAlbany 15-13
in the match and had five corner kick op-
portunities versus three for the Danes.
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