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season is over but now they must
wait to see if they have more games
The famed American Cult Classic
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Parents of Missing UAlbany Student Call
for Legislature to Enact Stricter Laws
As the 20-month anniversary
of the disappearance of UAlbany
student Suzanne Lyall approach-
es, her whereabouts are still
unknown. But the search efforts
of her parents, Doug and Mary
Lyall, are as strong today as they
were On March 2, 1998, the day
their daughter vanished.
Currently the Lyalls are
attempting to amass 100,000 sig-
natures, hoping to pressure the
State Assembly into passing
“Suzanne’s Law,” also called the
Assault and Abduction Free
School Zone Bill. The bill would
impose stiffer penalties on indi-.
viduals convicted of felonies and
assaults within 1,000 feet of
school grounds, ranging from
day care facilities through col-
lege campuses. “We hope this
law. will punish. the perpetrator
with increased jail time and
harsher penalties,” said Doug
Lyall.
Suzanne Lyall was a 19-
year-old sophomore at UAlbany
when she was last seen getting
off a CDTA bus at Collins Circle
on March 2, 1998. She was
Photo by Julia Xanthos /UPS
Mary and Doug Lyall with a picture of their daughter Suzanne
returning to campus after work at
Crossgates Mall at approximately
9:45 p.m. Her ATM card was
used at the Stewart’s Shop on
South Manning Boulevard the
morning of March 3. Police are
still searching for the only
unidentified man in the conve-
nience store during the time of
the transaction, and are circulat-
ing a sketch of a dark-skinned
male wearing a black Nike base-
ball hat.
The Lyalls have also been
instrumental in getting legislation
passed which will help make col-
lege campuses safer for students.
The law, which is called the
Campus Safety Act, was passed
on April 6th 1999, Suzanne’s 21st
birthday. With the passing of the
Campus Safety Act the Lyall
family hopes that future college
students and their families
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Internet 101
By ‘KATHRYN PHILLIPS
Staff Writer
The State University of New
York’s (SUNY) Distance Learn-
ing. Network has experienced
exponential growth over the last
year. Enrollment in on-line
courses has risen 237% from the
1998-99 academic year with
more than 5,600 students partici-
pating in the Distance Learning
Network during the 1999-00 aca-
-demic year.
The Distance Learning Net-
work began enrolling students in
the fall of 1995, attracting a mere
56 people. Today students from
around the world take advantage
of on-line classes offered by the
SUNY system. The Network’s
course offerings have doubled to
include 1,000 different courses
from general business to web
design, making the Network the
largest system in the country.
Students have the opportunity to
earn a degree or simply improve
their skills for advancement or a
career change.
All on-line classes are taught
by SUNY faculty from 42 of the
64 campuses comprising the
SUNY system. Currently there
are about 390 professors teaching
on-line classes for the Distance
Learning Network. In a faculty
survey taken last spring, 97.1%
of the 105 professors surveyed
reported they were satisfied with
teaching on-line. All but one
reported they would like to teach
another on-line class.
Taking a class on-line is sim-
ilar to a traditional class taught
on campus. Students are
required to submit papers, read
required texts, research, com-
plete projects, and keep in touch
with other students. Professors
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tional resources, monitor stu-
dents’ progress, and hold on-line
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used to ask and answer questions
as well as monitor progress. The . ~
Network offers those with hectic
schedules or those living far from
SUNY campuses the opportunity
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home when it is convenient for
them. For more details on class-
es offered, the web site for the
Distance Learning Network is
http:/sIn.suny.edu. It contains a
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tions on how to register.
Graduate Students Rally
for Better Wages
Coordinated Protest at
SUNY University Cen-
ters
By DANA BERTISCH
Contributing Writer
On Thursday, October 28,
graduate students employed by
SUNY rallied outside the Albany
Administration building, protest-
ing against the failure of the State
to negotiate a contract with the
Graduate Student Employee
Union (GSEU). Demonstrations
were held simultaneously on all
four university centers through-
out the state. The graduate stu- -
dents have been working without -
a contract since their contract ran
out on July Ist, over 110 days.
The state has-cut off all negotia-
tions with the union, forcing the
students to begin demonstrating
in order to put pressure on the
state.
“One of the pressing needs.
for us as members and employees
is to get a wage that is sufficient
for us to live on, and what we get
right now is not only below the
poverty line for the majority of
TA’s and GA’s, but also forces
many members into spiraling
educational debt,” said Monazir
Khan, President of GSEU.
According to Albany Area
Vice President Kathleen Sims,
“The new 1999-2000 statistics
are clear. The University at
Albany financial aid office on
campus estimates the cost of liv-
ing for conducting one year of
graduate’ work costs approxi-
mately $17,000, but the average
graduate student income is
$7,820.” The GSEU is calling for
a contract with the State that
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UAlbany Senior Creating Bronze Dane
Sculpture Will Welcome
Visitors to RACC
By. Davin ISRAEL
Staff Writer .
UAlbany will soon have an
imposing guard dog. Senior
Brian Caverly is currently work-
ing on a larger-than-life bronze
Great Dane that will soon sit
behind the front doors of the
RACC. Thanks to a $10,000
commission by the class of 1999,
UAlbany will have its first-per-
manent mascot to greet all those
who enter the RACC, and repre-
sent our Division I athletics pro-
gram. The sculpture should be
completed by February and will
be unveiled at the Big Purple
Growl. .
_. Caverly began the project
last January in the University’s
off-campus sculpture building,
the Art Annex, located on Rail-
road Avenue. His first step was
making small, scaled down ver-
sions of Great Danes out of clay.
By doing this he experimented
with different body positions of
the dog, and became accustomed
to sculpting the characteristics
specific to Great Danes.
After choosing the body
position of the dog, Caverly
sculpted a full-size Dane out of
clay. This clay dog is actually
larger than the already massive
size that full-grown Great Danes
achieve. The size of this clay
dog, along with its musculature
and incredible detail make it an
impressive object to look at. It is
this clay version which will even-
tually be transformed into the
final bronze piece.
To ensure that the sculpture
matched Great Dane breed stan-
dards, Caverly used a real-life
Great Dane named Bucca as a
model. “I used Bucca as a refer-
ence for scale, proportions, and
characteristics,” said Caverly.
He also used various photographs
of other Great Dane show dogs as
references.
Caverly’s next step was to
place a rubber mold over the clay.
This created a negative mold.
The wax was then divided into
smaller pieces and invested into a
plaster mixture. Then the wax
was melted out, leaving the shape
of the original clay dog in the
plaster..
The next step will be to pour
bronze into the investment plas-
-used to cast bronze,”
ter mold. After the bronze is
cooled and hardened, the sections
will be welded together. The
final step is to clean and patina
the bronze, which will give it the:
proper color. The entire process ~
is called “the lost wax,” because
the wax is melted out of the plas-
ter mixture. “This process: is
thousands of years old, and is the
method that has always been
said Ed
Mayer, chairperson of the Sculp-
ture department at UAlbany.
Mayer, along with Roger
Bisbing, technical assistant on
sculpture, have assisted Caverly
in his work. Their experience
and skill has made the difficult
process run smoothly.
Fund raising for the project
is still in progress, headed by
Mike Boots, Director of Annual
Giving.
rican, November 5, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
News
“Ca Mpus Events
Friday, November 5
Concert, Finger Lakes Guitar
Quartet 8 p.m., PAC Recital
Hall. Tickets $5 general admis-
sion, $2 student admission. For
further information, call the PAC
box office at 442-3997.
”’Gunga Din” (American, 1939,
117 minutes, b/w). Based loosely
on the poem by Rudyard Kipling,
“Gunga Din” takes place -in
British India during the Thuggee
uprising. Three British Soldiers, -
with the aid of and Indian water-
boy, fight the rebel forces in this
comic adventure. 7:30 p.m., Page
Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and
open to the public. For further
informaion, call 442-5620 or visit
website: www.albany.edu/writ-
ers-inst
Aids Quilt Display: Running
through Sunday, various times.
Campus Center Assembly Hall.
Sunday, November 7
Twenty Poets and a Mic, Fea-
turing Sister Song 7 p.m., PAC
Recital Hall. Tickets $3, avail-
able at Copies Plus. For further
information, email:
twenty_poets @ yahoo.com
The McKrells perform Celtic
Folk and Newgrass Bluegrass
at the Sunday Jazz Brunch at The
Inn at Saratoga. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
The Inn at Saratoga, 231 Broad-
way, Saratoga Springs.
Tuesday, November 9
University Women’s Lun-
cheon: Millennium Series:
“Women in Prison: Crack Moms,
Death Row Grannies, and Other
Notorious 20th Century Women.”
Frankie Bailey. 12 p.m:, Campus
Center Terrace Lounge. Free. For
further information, contact
Nancy Belowich-Negron at 442-
5491 or
nbelowich@ uamail.albany.edu
Learning Disability Film Series
“Interviewing Skills for Job Can-
didates with Learning or Other
Hidden Disabilities.” 4 p.m.,
Campus Center Terrace Lounge.
Free. For further information,
contact Nancy Belowich-Negron
at 442-5490.
School of Public Health Fall
-Seminar Series 1999 “Health
Situation in the Americas: Mea-
suring Inequity in Health.” Car-
los Castillo-Salgado, MD, JD,
MPH, DrPH, Pan American
Health Org./World Health Org.
7:45 a.m., East Campus (Ster-
ling). Free. For further informa-
tion, call 402-0330, email
cyoung @csc.albany.edu, or visit
website:
http://www.albany.edu/sph
American Red Cross Blood
Drive 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Cam-
pus Center Ballroom.
Wednesday, November 10
Lecture: “History and the Art
of Documentary Production: A
Workshop.” Dan Collison, Doc-
umentary Producer. 3 p.m., loca-
tion to be announced. For further
information, contact Susan
McCormick(518)442-4488 email
sm0712@cnsvax.albany.edu, © or
visit website:http://www.albany.e
du/history/collison.html
UA/RPI Fall 1999 Earth Sci-
ences Joint Colloquium Series:
“Origin of Magnetite Lavas at El
Laco, Chile.” Dr. Richard
Naslund, SUNY Binghamton. 4
p.m., Earth Science 232. Free.
For further information, contact:
dpaton@ cas.csbs.albany.edu
Concert: Twice Wednesday
Concert Series Prof. Findlay
Cockrell, Dept. of Music. 12:15
p.m., and 4:15 p.m., PAC Recital
Hall. Free. For further informa-
tion, ‘visit website:
http://www.albany.edu/pac
Concert, Woodstock Chamber
Orchestra Luis Garcia-Renart,
Conductor. 8 p.m. Olin Hall,
Bard College. Tickets $12.
(914)758-6822.
National expert on land use
law, Dwight Merriam, to pre-
sent Crawford Memorial Lecture
Will focus on the issue of regula-
tory takings at Albany Law
School. The Memorial Lecture
will be held from 4:00 p.m-5:00
p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot
Courtroom at Albany Law
School. Must register with the
GLC by calling (518)445-2329.
Thursday, November 11
Author Ann Beattie, one of the
nation’s most important fiction
writers, reads from her work.
Seminar, 4 p.m., HU 354. Read-
ing, 8 p.m., Page Hall. Free and
open to the public. For further
information, call 442-5620 or
visit website:www.albany.edu/wr
iters-inst
off-
campus group would
like to publicize in
the ASP for
leave a message, care
if your on ofr
free,
of. Andrea Saxe in
Campus Center 326.
News Briefs
NY State &
Region
Results. from the local coun-
GOP Senate bid in 2000.
NEW YORK
cials say a “modest”
‘eral government.
National
EgyptAir Fight 990 plum-
ty and town elections held last : meted into the Atlantic Ocean off | 5G
Tuesday show Republican victo- ; the cost of Long Island early
ries in Erie County, with Democ- : Sunday morning. All 217 passen- {
rats victorious in Nassau County, : ®°TS Were eile ican Seve
New ‘York Gil. and sonte dis: : al Americans. The location of the :
tricts in the capital region. This flight data recorder has been
election begins the first Democ- : determined, but until its recovery :
setie atari ae ee Mites cban | little is known about the accident. :
ty legislature in history, which | Soe ad 0 ae Se. Is :
could forecast trouble for the | D°leved tat the aircraft broke up :
: in mid-air as pilots tried one last :
' time to save the malfunctioning |
: plane. Unfortunately storms have :
: hindered recovery operations, but ‘
: efforts will continue throughout :
: the week.
Tragedy struck the nation :
: this week as two shootings took :
: place, one in Hawaii, the other :
: occurring one day later in Seattle. :
: Ata Xerox Corp. office in Hon- :
: olulu, gunman Bryan. Uyesugi, : °
Plans to improve mass trans- | whose motive is as yet unknown,
portation in New York City and — we a. ee :
the surrounding suburbs could : Seee Le see SE PME ae WES:
require a hike fare. M.T.A. offi- ; apprehended by police several |
5 later. is ex
increase of | hours later. He pected to :
30 cents for subway fares by : receive life in prison without pos- |
2004 may be necessary to pay for : sibility of parole.
the planned expansion of trans- ;
portation services. Chairman E.
Virgil Conway said the increase :
depends on how much funding is :
granted by the city, state and fed-
International
New events regarding the
Chinese government crackdown
on the banned Falun Gong spiri-
tual movement took place this
week, as prosecutors have filed
criminal charges against six
group. members. The indictments
are a result of a revised criminal
law passed by the legislature to
allow harsher punishments for
: members of the group. The orga-
: nization consisting of an estimat-
ed 70 million members has been _
seen as a threat to the Communist
government ever since the July
22 ban.
‘Eastern India has been rav-
: aged by cyclones and flooding
this week, causing thousands of
fatalities. A wave of lawlessness
and vandalism has _ spread
throughout the region in the wake |
of the destruction. Relief workers
: have been attacked by starving
: mobs,
: The storms have cut off virtually
: all power and mass transportation
: out of the region as railroads and
: substations remain submerged.
: Although officials have only con-
: firmed 250 deaths, reports sug-
: gest that the cyclone could be
: India’s deadliest storm in history.
requiring army escorts.
: COMPILED BY TIM SHABAREKH
Tuition Increase On the Horizon?
By ANNE LINDNER
Associate News Editor
A $110 million budget gap is
largely due to the decrease in the
revenue of the SUNY hospitals
and the non-financing of a con-
tract with United University Pro-
fessions (UUP).
The Pataki administration
deferred comment to John Soren-
son, Associate Vice. Chancellor
for Public Relations at SUNY
headquarters, who said, “It ain’t
going to happen.” He then went
on to explain that the possible
tuition increase was a big misun-
derstanding between the SUNY
system, the Pataki sage copes
and the press.
According to Sorenson, the
original SUNY budget, submit-
ted in September did not deal
with the salary increases. The
_misunderstanding began when
New York State Comptroller,
Carl McCall, based his report of.
the budget’s gap on the unac-.
counted salary increases. Soren-
son explained that the Albany
Times Union had written about
his findings before the SUNY
administration had a chance to
correct the matter.
He guaranteed that there is
currently a plan to take money
internally from SUNY adminis-
tration to cover the $32 million
salary increases that were previ-
ously unaccounted for. He
denied all possibilities of a
tuition increase or a cut in pro-
grams to cover the shortfalls of
the budget.
President of UAlbany,
Karen R. Hitchcock, verified this
statement when she _ noted,
“There is absolutely no indica-
tion that .a mid-year tuition
increase is being considered.”
James P. Doellefeld, Vice Presi-
dent for Student Affairs, com-
_mented on the irregularity of
tuition increases in the SUNY
system when he said, “It is essen-
tial for the good management of
the State University for the
tuition increase to become pre-
dictable and regularized.”
The Student Association of
the State University of New York
(SASU) claims a tuition increase
is still a possibility, based on the
Pataki administration’s decision
in 1995 to raise SUNY tuition
$750. Kirstin Swanson, Presi-
dent of SASU, said, “SUNY stu-
dents are not cash cows for poor
SUNY management processes at
any level. The state must take
responsibility for the SUNY sys-
tem, and stop pushing the prob-
lem onto students’ backs.”
Possible threats to the
SUNY system might result in
loss of academic programs, a
decrease in the amount of ser-
vices provided by the hospitals, a
loss of access to the SUNY sys-
tem and a loss of students.
SASU argues that the Pataki
administration has opposed any
measure that would require state
funding for new SUNY initia-
tives, including the UUP con-
tract, which would force the
financing for the salary increases
for professors and administrators —
to come from the already exist-
ing, short-falling budget. Sari
Krosinsky, SASU Vice President
said, “We strongly oppose this
idea, as it shifts responsibility for
SUNY away from the state, and
forces SUNY professionals to
choose between quality of life
and SUNY quality. We believe
that the state should fulfill its
responsibilities to the people and
programs of SUNY.”
News
Friday, November 5, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
UAlbany Make it Easy to Transfer
Credits and Classes
By BENJAMIN POLEN
News Editor
UAlbany and Hudson Valley
Community College updated
their joint admissions agreement
last week, allowing students to
easily transfer from the area col-
lege to UAlbany.
The accord, signed by UAI-
bany President Dr. Karen Hitch-
cock and Hudson Valley Presi-
dent John Buono, lets students
simultaneously apply to both
schools. After the first two years
are spent at Hudson Valley a stu-
dent can conveniently transfer to
UAlbany.
President Buono, an alum-
nus of both institutions, said,
“Each year, approximately 150
students graduate from Hudson
Valley Community College and
continue their education at the
University at Albany. This agree-
ment solidifies the relationship
between the two schools and
makes the transistion easier.”
As always, President Hitch-
cock’s main concerns lay with
the well being of UAlbany stu-
dents, she said, “By developing
clear educational plans and
-establishing the comparability of
foundation courses offered by
Hudson Valley to those at the
University at Albany, we ensure
that transfer students are able to
move into the upper division
course work of the University
fully prepared to participate and
be successful. This partnership
between two of the Capital
Region’s higher educational
institutions demonstrates the
power of collaboration to benefit
our students.”
The schools have agreed
upon specific course prerequi-
sites for 19 degree programs
offered at UAlbany. Hudson Val-
ley students are given a semester
breakdown of what courses will
transfer. If a student follows the
program, he or she can transfer to
UAlbany with junior standing
after their graduation from Hud-
son Valley.
Lyall’s Parents Want New Laws
Continued From Page 1
will not have to experience
the tragedy that they have suf-
fered. ‘“You’re our future, you
should feel safe on campus,
something like this is a step in
[the] right direction,” Lyall said.
When the law is enacted on Janu-
ary Ist, New York state’s colleges
and universities must have in
place security plans that require
police to quickly investigate vio-
lent felonies and reports of miss-
ing students.
The Lyalls do not want peo-
ple to forget what happened to
their daughter and hope that they
learn from their experience. With
this goal in mind Doug and Mary
Lyall came to the UAlbany cam-
pus on Tuesday to speak with a
journalism class. They discussed
the actions they have taken to
find their daughter and the steps
they are currently taking to pro-
tect all college students in New
York.
With the help of Governor
Pataki and Assemblyman James
Tedisco “Suzanne’s Law” has
been unanimously passed by the
Senate, and is presently stalled in
the Assembly until they recon-
vene in December. The Lyalls
already have more than one-thou-
sand signatures but have not yet
Mid-Year Tuition Hike Proposed
SUNY Trustees admit financial mistakes caused budget shortfall
By KATHRYN PHILLIPS
Staff Writer
At a public hearing of the
SUNY Board of Trustees, Patri-
cia Bentley, a representative of
the United University Profes-
sions (UUP), brought the $77
million dollar budget shortfall to
the attention of the trustees.
Bentley pointed out the schools’
inability to hire new professors,
the lack of new programs at tech-
nology schools, and the limited
access to new resources caused
by the decrease in financial sup-
port from the state.
Showing how “the budget
shortfall takes away from the
high quality of a SUNY educa-
tion,” Bentley further explained
the trustees’ role in creating the
current problem. The trustees
were late in providing informa-
tion to the state financial planners
on SUNY budgetary needs, lead-
ing to decisions based on old
information. Bentley called for
“more open financial planning at
SUNY and not formula driven
needs.”
Several students expressed
concern over the proposed mid-
year tuition hike. Students wor-
ried about the extra hours they
would have to work, the increase
in personal debt, and how they
would be able to afford books if
tuition was raised.
A student of Hudson Valley
Community College (HVCC)
brought up the possibility of stu-
dents being forced to drop out
because they would not be able to
afford the increase. Monazir
Khan, President of the Graduate
Student Employees Union
(GSEU), discussed the difference
in tuition hikes between SUNY
centers like UAlbany and the
smaller SUNY schools. Under
the proposed hike, the larger
SUNY schools would be forced
to bear the most financial burden
while the smaller schools will see
only minimal increases.
Khan spoke about Erland
Kailbourne, CEO of Fleet Bank,
being allowed to sit on the SUNY
Board of Trustees. Kailbourne
serves as Vice-Chair of the
Board, overseeing the “Board’s
authorization of enormous tuition
[and fee] increases over the past
six years.” Fleet Bank has a spe-
cial interest in the tuition rate,
considering they are the nation’s
ninth largest lender of student
loans in the country.
The elimination of 1,600
professorships over the last four
years was also of concern to
GSEU. Graduate Assistants are
being forced to take on more
tasks while their wages remain
unchanged.
At SUNY Buffalo, profes-
sors are being offered a $1000
raise to teach a class of 100 or
more students without a Graduate
Assistant. Khan stated the
decrease in the number of profes-
sors and Graduate Assistants is
“compatible neither with the
ambitious research agenda nor
the emphasis on undergraduate
education that SUNY has come
to emphasize in its public rela-
tions materials.”
reached their goal of the 100,000
signatures that they need. They
are handing out petitions to
Suzanne’s classmates hoping that
they will collect signatures on
their behalf. Many college stu-
dents don’t think abduction; rape
or assault is real enough for them
If you have any information con-
cerning the disappearance of
Suzanne Lyall contact 1-800-
920-4150 or visit www.glob-
al2000.net/suzy
to worry about. “Too many
women feel secure on this cam-
pus. They have the attitude that
nothing could happen to them,”
said Stacy Wolinetz, the Director
of Womens’ Issues for the Stu-
dent Association. “The responsi-
How would someone
know if you were
missing ?
bility has to come from the stu-
dents, people need to be educated
and active in their own lives.”
The Lyalls live daily with the
pain of not knowing what hap-
pened to their daughter. They are
using their anguish to create
change for student safety. The
Lyall’s are doing what they can to
find their own daughter, but they
can also put their energy into pro-
tecting others.. While they work
to change crime legislation the
Lyalls advise that students should
be responsible and pro-active in
regard to their own. safety.
Specifically, Lyall said roomates
should check on each other, resi-
dent assitants shouid keep track
of people on a regular basis, and
parents should not assume the
college will take care of and pro-
tect their children. Acknowledg-
ing that college is the first time of
real independence for many stu-
dents, Lyall asked the group,
“How would someone know if
you were missing?”
By C. Brown's
Journalism 365Z
Interviewing Class
Slizy Lyall from Albany HY 3/2/98
Help Us Find Suzy!
1-800-920-4150
Wwiww.global2000.net/suzy
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includes a living wage, improved
health care, and other necessities.
The gross salaries earned by
UAlbany teaching assistants is
approximately $5,000 below the
calculated cost of living. This
salary is so low it would enable
teaching assistants to collect food
stamps if they were not enrolled
as students.
Several students passing by
the demonstration were shocked
to learn how much teaching
assistants actually make, for they
assumed that because of their
teaching status, they must get
paid an adequate amount. One
anonymous student wondered,
“How much money does the
Governor plan to cut before the
education of the entire SUNY
system goes down? If he wants
students to stay at SUNY, he bet-
ter provide enough money for
them to receive an adequate edu-
cation. If not, well... there are a
lot of other colleges out there.”
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Homecoming Weekend
Homecoming Weekend
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They keep coming back. Alumni dating back to
1937 came for the weekend.
Homecoming/Family Weekend was held last
weekend, October 29-31.
opportunity for the entire UAlbany community,
It was a tremendous
both past and present, to show their school
spirit.
Events, such as: the Sinbad Comedy Show,
held Friday night, and the President’s Annual
Luncheon held Sunday afternoon, show what a
remarkable school UAlbany can be. Students,
faculty, and parents joined together in a har-
monious celebration of school pride.
Nooney’s theme? The Earthtones gave a Stirring rendition
John Hansen’s “At Least I Got Laid Last Night.”
Sorority sisters (and Eddie) of Delta
Delta Sigma gather before the football
game on Saturday.
Three not-quite Danes go at it.
tion pose for the camera.
Some excited fans wait for the Great Danes’ foot-
ball team.
Members of the Pan-Caribbean Associa-
See? Everyone can get high Homecoming
Weekend!
Representing alumni during the Home-
coming Parade.
“En guarde!” A mother and child poking fun
another.
at one UAlbany ROTC soldiers standing at
attention showing their colors
before the game on Saturday.
The Great Danes take the field for their clash with Robert Morris.
A future student gets a head start on
Fundraising for the Alumni Associaion.
spreading school spirit.
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Answers on page 16
Language Partners Program
Provides a Unique Opportunity
Students find new languages, new cultures,
and new friends
By SAPNA JAIN
Staff Writer
Interested in learning a foreign lan-
guage? Interested in learning about other
cultures? The Language Partners Program
is the answer. This program actually began
in 1993 as a project by the Graduate
Assistants.and . was coordinated by the
Office of International Students Services
(OISS). It is open to all students interested
in helping international students learn
English. In exchange, American students
have the opportunity to learn the lan-
guages of the international students with
whom they work. The Language Partners
Program is a great way to “build friend-
ships through activities,” says Chisato
Tada, the coordinator of the program.
Participation in this program tends to
be greatest throughout the fall semester,
due to the higher proportion of interna-
tional students attending the University at
this time. Many of these students are from
China, Korea, India, Taiwan, and Japan,
and the majority of them are graduate stu-
dents. The result of having so many inter-
national students studying at UAlbany is
that there are many foreign students inter-
ested in learning the English language and
becoming more assimilated. However,
there are not enough resident students to
assist in the process. As of now, there are
30-40 pairs of students currently involved
in the Language Partners Program, which
is continually promoted in foreign lan-
guage classes. Students from all majors
can benefit from this program, especially
those who plan on going into International
Business.
For both resident and international
students the biggest challenge is overcom-
ing a large cultural gap. This is especially
true for a student brought up in the United
States who is paired with someone from
his or her country of origin. “International
students want to meet what they call the
typical American as depicted in television
and movies,” says Tada. Students coming
from abroad have a certain conception of
what American culture is like and are
rather shocked when they don’t see what
they expect. Resident American students
feel similarly: Those who are not exposed
to foreign cultures or languages some-
times feel shy or unwilling to participate in
the program because they are not sure how
to relate to the foreign students. “Foreign
students are interested in learning English,
but at the same time they may feel helpless
and might like to contribute something to
those who can help them learn to commu-
nicate,” says Tada. International students
often feel eager to share their culture and
knowledge, and programs like this one can
provide an opportunity for them to do this.
For resident students, the Language
Learners Program can provide an opportu-
nity to become re-acquainted with one’s
culture and heritage. “It can serve as a way
to get back one’s culture” says Tada.
Additionally, it gives American students
the chance to learn what a foreign lan-
guage is really like. Unlike what they learn
in their classes, students are able to learn
the colloquial and everyday expressions.
Students get firsthand experience interact-
ing with foreign students.
Language partners choose a conve-
nient time to meet with each other and
learn. The layout of the program is up to
the individual students participating. All
the activities are scheduled by the students
themselves and may include watching
movies, television, cooking, learning
crafts of the culture, or playing a sport.
Partners are matched based on interests, or
students may make specific requests. The
program also provides programming for
certain languages. For example, there may
be a Japanese Day or English Day where
resident students are encouraged to speak
Japanese for a day or foreign students are
encouraged to speak English for a day.
Tada hopes that such programs will open
the gates for international students.
The Office of International Students
Services is especially looking for students
interested in learning Korean, Japanese,
and Chinese. Fore more information on
the program, obtain a form from the Office
of International Student Services or con-
tact Chisato Tada at 442-5495.
Friday, November 5, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
_ Features
6
The Career Development Center
Helping Students
By MARC TARANTELLI
Staff Writer
The UAlbany Career Devel-
opment Center (CDC), is an
office ready to help students
develop an awareness of their
interests, career related issues
and job search strategies. “I want
to find out about internships,
where is the CDC?” asked UAI-
bany student Dominick Grosso.
The CDC now has informa-
tion on internships. “We’ve just
entered into a deal with JOB-
TRAK to use a database for
entering internships that are
availble,” said Shirley Downey,
Director of the CDC at UAlbany.
“Don’t squander the four years
you have here at the University,
there are so many opportunities
for students to gain a vast amount
of experiences.” According to
Downey, two of the most fre-
quently heard sentences at the
CDC are: “What can I do with
my major in ...?” And, “I don’t
know how to begin a job search.”
“The first time I went to the
CDC was my junior year,” said
Jac Cha, a senior graduating in
May 2000 with a BS in Manage-
ment Information Systems
(MIS), and a BA in Communica-
tions. “I just went to see where it
was and what it was about.” The
CDC was a great help in the
resume writing process and help-
ing Cha get interviews set up for
a job after graduation. “It’s
never too early to start,” said
Cha.
Marissa Tuchband, a senior
English major hoping to find a
full-time job in advertising or
marketing said, “Even though I
was late in signing up, the CDC
was helpful. They’re good at cri-
liquing resumes and getting you
involved with JOBTRAK and
on-campus recruiting. People
should apply earlier, it makes it
easier to find out what companies
are out there.”
“Ideally students should use
the CDC as a freshmen, but with
everything to get used to at col-
lege, the next best thing 1s sopho-
more year,” said Downey.
“Since students must choose a
major by the end of their sopho-
more year, we can talk about
what they can do with certain
majors after graduation.” If a
student has no idea of what major
they want to choose, Downey
recommends = scheduling — an
appointment with a counselor.
“Our goal is to help all students
succeed.”
Sophomores and juniors
should be looking for ways to
enhance their education through
experiential learning. “It’s a
process that should start early
while they’re here at the Univer-
sity,” said Downey. “The earlier
they start, the more successful
they’ll be. A student that waits
until second semester senior year
is starting way too late.”
“Students need to take
advantage of research and on-
campus recruiting, and in the
world of work to build up the
resume,” said Downey. “On-
campus recruiting is one of the
best tools students should be
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using to find a job, but it should-
n’t be the only way to pursue
employment. You have to be
talking to people in your career
field, getting information from
the experts.”
Cha did his own research
and discovered that UAlbany has
more recruiters on-line through
JOBTRAK than most other insti-
tutions. UAlbany is also one of
over 60 prestigious institutions to
benefit from interviewTRAK.
“There has been a tremen-
dous improvement in the Career
Development Center here,” said
UAlbany graduate Fayth Litke, a
Human Resources’ Regional
Recruiting Manager for Enter-
prise Car Rental (one of many
companies that recruit on-cam-
pus), “You can see it from the
knowledge of the students. It’s
good to see.”
‘We’ ve had a lot of success
with Albany alumni in the past,
its a great motivation for the
recruitment of Albany students
now,” said Keri Kennedy,
Recruiting Supervisor for Enter-
prise. “The diversity at Albany is
special, and a great advantage in
the job market. We are looking
for entrepreneurial-spirited peo-
ple, that want to run a business.”
Downey said, “Employers
are looking for highly motivated
students with some relevant part-
time job or internship experi-
ence. All majors allow students
the opportunity to develop the
basics: communication skills,
analytical skills, and research
skills. Basically, employers are
looking for students who have
shown they have the ability to
learn new things.”
“So many students think
major equals career field, but
that’s so untrue,” said Downey.
“Don’t choose a major thinking
it’s going to make a lot of money
when you get out; unless it’s
going to make you happy. [You]
are going to spend over 80,000
hours of your life working, hope-
fully spending that time doing
something [you'll] enjoy.”
“Actively searching for a job
could mean four to six months of
aggressively searching, which if
you're doing it right, it can be a
forty-hour-a-week commitment,”
said Downey.
The center is open Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Drop-in hours for quick ques-
tions and resume critiques are on
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
9-11 a.m. and Tuesday and
Thursday 1-3 p.m. The CDC is
located directly behind the stair-
well between the north side of
the main library and the Admin-
istration building. Students can
also get information and register
on-line at http://www.
albany.edu/cdc/
Harmony from Hitchcock and the
University Chamber Singers
Students and parents learn what UAlbany has to offer
By HEATHER VALENTINE
Staff Writer
A successful Homecoming
weekend was concluded on Sun-
day, October 31, with the 21st
Annual President’s Brunch. Stu-
dents and their families joined
faculty members and administra-
tors in the Campus Center Ball-
room to enjoy brunch and hear
President Hitchcock’s keynote
address. The brunch was accom-
panied by the University Cham-
ber Singers, who provided a sam-
ple of the music they will per-
form during their Ireland Tour.
President Hitchcock spoke
about the University’s priorities
of providing for the education
and well-being of the student
population. The University, she
explained, is continuously trying
to find new ways to foster the
learning process and enhance the
quality of education available to
its students. She encouraged stu-
dents to become enrolled in the
General Education Honors Pro-
gram, and described the efforts
being made to further develop
this program as the demand
increases. Emphasis was also
placed on close student-faculty
interaction. “Close bonds help in
career choices and professional
networking,” said President
Hitchcock. “The interaction is at
the heart of success.” The Uni-
versity’s faculty-mentor program
is available to foster this environ-
ment. She mentioned the intern-
ship programs available, such as
those available through the State
Legislature and the Washington,
D.C. program. As we are entering
an “interconnected, global
world,” said Hitchcock, these
experiences as well as knowl-
edge of another language and
culture are vital for success. A
wide range of study abroad
options are accessible, and she
remarked that last year there was
a “44 percent increase of students
studying abroad.” Efforts are
constantly being made to pro-
mote and improve quality of life
for students.
Currently, the University has
projects planned to meet the
growing needs of a growing stu-
dent population. At the recent
ribbon-cutting ceremony to open
the new _ library, Governor
George Pataki was astounded to
learn that this was the first new
academic building built in thirty-
two years, and he remarked that
“it was a harbinger of things to
come.” Further expansion plans
include a new Life Science build-
ing equipped with state-of-the art
technology, a new University
Police Structure, and a Fine Arts
Sculpture Studio. These plans
reflect efforts of student-faculty
interaction, a point President
Hitchcock referred to several
times as significant to the whole
collegiate experience. The Uni-
versity’s continued growth is also
being addressed through an
increase in faculty. The Universi-
ty is involved in a faculty recruit-
ment process to keep the faculty-
student ratio down. As of last
year, forty-nine new faculty
members have been hired. How-
ever, this was only a net increase
of twenty members.
President Hitchcock urged
students to become active partic-
ipants in the diverse activities
offered on campus. She spent
time explaining to parents the
programs that are available at the
University and gave assurance
that students are receiving a qual-
ity education in a safe environ-
ment. Her main message was to
encourage the students to take
advantage of all of the opportuni-
ties available to them and extend
learning beyond the classroom.
Her address reflected the Univer-
sity’s responsiveness to the
changing needs of the student
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7
Sterner Stuns Students
UA learns about DUI devastation
By KELLY M. BECKER
Staff Writer
“I didn’t come here tonight
to preach to you or to tell you
what to do. I simply came here
tonight to tell you what happened
to me and my friends. You’re old
enough to make your own deci-
- sions,” said a solemn Mark
Sterner, as he began to tell the
story of what happened when he
and four of his friends made
some very bad choices. Three
wound up dead from a fatal car
wreck.
Sterner, a Tau Kappa Epsilon
brother and former student at
Johnson and Whales University
in Rhode Island, started his pre-
sentation with a home movie
taken the night of March 4, 1994,
the last day of his spring break
adventure with his four friends.
The tape begins with Pete, Jim,
Aaron, and Darren drinking shots
in their hotel room, before hitting
the bars. The refrigerator in the
room was well-stocked with a
variety of alcoholic beverages,
and as the night progressed, so
did the amount of shots each guy
drank.
Further along in the tape,
Sterner is shown driving their
rented Lincoln Towncar at speeds
between 70 and 100 miles per
hour, on an extremely windy
road. As Sterner and his friends
finally reached the bar, it was
clear the alcohol was definitely
starting to alter their personalities
and judgement. Throughout the
last portion of the film, all five
are having a good time, laughing,
dancing, and drinking. Ironically,
one of the last scenes is the group
singing Bob Marley’s “Every-
thing is Going to be Alright.”
The film stopped, and then pic-
tures of Jim, Pete, and Aaron
appeared with their dates of birth
and death. Next, Darren’s face
appeared with a caption explain-
ing how he escaped the accident
with only a few minor injuries.
Sterner had eight broken ribs, a
punctured lung, a broken pelvis,
and head injuries, as well as
charges for three Driving Under
the Influence (DUI) counts of
manslaughter.
“We spent six nights in Santa
Belle for spring break. Since
there were five of us, we each
took turns one night as the desig-
nated driver. And with the sixth
night upon us, no one wanted to
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Don't make this mock accident scene a real one, drive sober.
be the designated driver, because
we all wanted to drink, and it was
our last night there. So as we
were about to leave the bar, we
all agreed that I was the least
drunk person, so I took the keys
to drive,” said Sterner.
The police estimated that the
car was traveling between 55 and
60 miles per hour when the car
went off the road, hit a tree, and
flipped over. All five boys were
ejected from the car. The police
said that if they had been wearing
seatbelts, Jim, Pete, and Aaron
would have survived. When the
paramedics first arrived at the
scene, they thought there had
been only 2 people in the car.
Pieces of the vehicle were scat-
tered throughout a 200-yard
radius around the accident scene.
The paramedics prounounced
Jim, Pete, and Aaron all dead at
the scene, and were not even sure
Sterner would make it to the hos-
pital.
Sterner was later read his
rights, questioned, and then
arrested at the hospital by Santa
Belle police officers. He was fin-
gerprinted, photographed, and
then formally charged. “I was
going to be the first in my family
to graduate from college.
Instead, I ended up being the first
in my family to go to jail,” said
Sterner. “Luckily my friends’
parents didn’t want to see me
waste my life away in jail, so the
judge granted me to serve two
years in jail, along with 12 years
of probation.” Sterner reflected
about being scared he would
never get to go back home.
However, on November 16th,
1996, he was released. He now
faces monthly drug and alcohol
testing and must seek permission
for everything he does from his
parole officer. Sterner said, “The
judge told me if I screw up once,
I will end up going back to jail
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for 45 years. My probation will
be up on November 16th, 2008.
When you're little, they say that
time heals all wounds. That’s not
true. This never gets easier to
deal with.”
Sterner thinks about the
accident every day, and wonders
about the lives his friends would
have had ahead of them. The
judge can’t sentence him to any-
thing close to the pain he feels
inside, which is something he
says he will live with for the rest
of his life. “Sorry will not bring
back these people’s sons. I write
letters to my friends’ families on
the anniversary of the accident
every year, telling them how
sorry I am. Talking about this is
the only thing I can do, so your
parents won’t have to get phone
calls or visits early in the morn-
ing from the police,” said Sterner.
Over 400,000 students have
listened to his story, and with
every speech he gives, Sterner
only hopes people will listen and
remember to get a cab, walk, or
call a sober friend. Jason, a
freshman Business major, said, “TI
think that people don’t realize
that it could happen to them. By
someone like Mark Sterner com-
ing here, telling us his real life
story, and how it did happen to
him, it makes you realize that this
does happen.”
As Sterner concluded his
presentation, it was very easy to
see on students’ faces the emo-
tions his presentation had
evoked. Whether students will
leave his presentation with a dif-
ferent perspective about the
responsibility of alcohol is some-
thing Sterner will never know.
“People feel immune to this, that
it won’t happen to them. Life is
about choices, and my friends
and I made a bad choice, and
now my friends are dead.”
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Out of the Frying Pan and
Into the Fire
Transferring into UAlbany isn't as
easy as it seems
By KELLY M. BECKER
Staff Writer
There has been a heated
debate for a few weeks in the din-
ing hall between some of my
hall-mates... ““Were we ripped off
transferring into UAlbany, verses
starting out here as freshmen?”
Transfer students initially form a
bond, primarily because they all
feel lost, uninformed, and out-of-
place during their first weeks at
UAlbany.
Students started off by com-
paring stories, from whose tour
guide at their summer planning
conference was worse, to whose
parents ended up coming out of
the conference knowing more
than the student did. All in all,
most of the stories shared seemed
similar in many respects. “There
were so many things that I
expected the staff to tell me at
orientation, and when I arrived at
school, I had no idea where
things were or what I was sup-
pose to do about certain issues. I
ended up having to ask my neigh-
bors across the hall,” said Jessica
Wisneski, a sophomore and Polit-
ical Science major.
A few transfer students start-
ed to wonder what it was like
coming in as a freshman here,
and if freshmen felt this “lost in
space” feeling as well. “I had no
idea what was happening when I
moved on last year to Indian
Quad. Our room was disgusting
and I didn’t remember it looking
anything close to this when we
looked at rooms for orientation. I
felt like I was at a completely dif-
ferent university,” said Sopho-
more Javier DeJesus. So maybe
transfers were in the same boat as
these freshmen. As the transfer
students are pleced on Alumni
Quad, freshmen are together on
Indian. At least we had each
other right? Wrong!
Jeff Mutis, a sophomore
said, “Everything looked the
same to me here. And my suitem-
ates couldn’t help, because they
didn’t know where they were
going either. So we were all stuck
not knowing what to do, or where
to go. Instead of listening to
someone lecture us about drink-
ing during the programs they pro-
vided for us, I’d rather hear about
where different offices could be
found, or different aspects about
the campus in general.” Many
students felt very uninformed
and still to this day are unaware
of where the departmental office
for their major is, where the
Career Development Center is
located, and even where the
Computer Help Desk is.
“When I transferred into
Albany last year, I was told there
was not any housing left for me.
So I had to get an apartment off
campus. It was a nightmare, and
what a complete difference it is
this year actually living in a dorm
with other people,” said junior
Christopher Cappello, an
Accounting major. Many trans-
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The Health Cen-
ter can be found on Perimeter
Road, adjacent to Colonial and
Dutch Quads.
Editor’s Note:
fers expressed concern over
being placed on Alumni, rather
than uptown where their classes
were. Some transfers stated that
they felt left out of many activi-
ties that were held uptown, and
having to take the bus up there at
night was a nuisance. Others
thought it was great being down-
town. Scott Turncliff, a senior
and Criminal Justice major said,
“T liked being able to actually
come ‘home’ from school each
day. ve lived down on Alumni
since I’ve transferred in and
being up on that campus all the
time would have driven me
crazy.”
So it seems when it came
down to it, freshmen were just as -
left-out at times as _ transfers
were, but is the adjustment peri-
od longer for transfers? “I would
definitely say that every day I am
learning where new things are on
campus. It’s pretty sad, because
I’m still not sure what’s available
in the Health Center for me,” said
Junior and Economics major,
Eric Vollmer. Now, as we are at
the mid-term point in the semes-
ter, there are signs posted for a
meeting for transfer students, “to
see how much you know about
campus and to get informed
where things are.” Why wait
until mid-term point? Either stu-
dents have already found it on
their own or have simply given
up hope. Why not have these
meeting at the beginning of
semester instead? As for some
suggestions for the University in
preparing students for transfer
here, an informational meeting
would be nice for starters, and
possibly a better informed sum-
mer planning staff “Plain and
simple, I just wish that I was bet-
ter informed at my orientation. I
know we are at a point in our
lives where we are suppose to be
adults and do things on cur own,
but I guess when it comes to my
education, I will take all the help
and advice I can get,” said fresh-
man Gregg Porter.
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By GreG C. HEVIA
Staff Writer
This past Halloween, in LC
18, a mystical and magical thing
happened. The Rocky Horror
Picture Show was shown and per-
formed by the club of the same
name. Organized solely by the
students, this presentation and
performance was the first of
many to come this year at UAI-
bany.
For the uninformed, The
Rocky Horror Picture Show was
the 1976 film adapted from the
stage play of the same name
about a young, typically all-
American couple, Brad and
Janet, who get stuck outside of a
large mansion on a rainy night.
The mansion turns out to be the
laboratory of Dr. Frank N. Furter
(played by Tim Curry), originally
from the planet Transsexual in
the galaxy of Transylvania. The
film tells the story of their unbe-
lievable night, and at the same
time is symbolic of the sexual
mores of the time. The film has a
large cult following that often
gather together for midnight
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showings all over the world.
These followers often dress up
like characters from the film and
perform along with it as it plays.
The film is also notorious with
theater owners, as it is also com-
monplace to throw things at the
screen while viewing “Rocky
Horror” (as its devotees refer to
it.)
To see this show is not just to
see a show - it Is to interact and to
be part of a show. The audience
came dressed and ready to per-
form as if they were part of the
cast. One looking on from the
seats probably would not even be
able to tell the difference between
the two. When the performance
began, the audience was ready,
willing and able to contribute -
shouting insults at the performers
playing Brad (Stuart Reff), and
Janet (the adorable Rachel
Shevlin, who looked so close to
the part that one would swear that
a young Susan Sarandon was on
stage.) The audience went on to
throw rice and scream out lines of
the movie, making the experience
seem all to real, yet still a hyster-
ically good time.
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with a pre-show performance.
The first skit of the pre-show was
a well-done spoof of “Star Wars
Episode One: The Phantom Men-
ace.” The next two skits were
mediocre performances of “Its
Raining Men” and “Just the Two
of Us”. The next skit was a male
striptease number that traveled
up the aisles of the Lecture Cen-
ter. This seemed to amuse the
female members of the audience,
along with a few of the male
members. There was also a cos-
tume contest, and then the cast
sang “I Touch Myself’ quite
provocatively, with one female
member of the cast almost bear-
ing it all for the audience to see.
The main event began with
the film being shown on the left
side of the venue while the actors
and actresses performed the show
in the center and in the aisles.
Aside from Reff and Shevlin,
Adam Tapper played the part of
Dr. Frank-n-Furter, James Smith
played the part of Rocky and
Derick Borst doubled up on roles,
playing both Eddie and Dr. Von
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ly. But it was the audience that
made the whole show.
The Rocky Horror Picture
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dependent on audience participa-
tion for a successful show, and
for this performance the audience
came through big time, picking
up the slack when the actors were
a bit too slow, and making the
overall performance quite enter-
taining. At one point a member
of the audience shouted, “What
do you think of Suny Albany?” to
have the big screen Dr. Frank-n-
Furter chime in seconds later
“Oh, c’mon, you can do better
than that.” The timing of the
audience was impeccable as they
gleefully chimed in with
“A**Hole” or “Slut” every time
Brad and Janet’s names were
said.
The only problem with the
show was the dim and erratic
lighting which made it hard to see
the actors on stage. Hopefully
this problem wiil be remedied by
the next show, which should be in
about a month. Look for the next
show and go to it if you would
like to have an entertaining night.
Kudos to director Ben Kallos and
the cast and crew which made a
great performance possible.
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An Interview with Findlay Cockrell
By CARLA GABRIS
Staff Writer
Findlay Cockrell, a classical pianist,
has been a professor here at UAlbany
since 1966. In addition to teaching sever- .
al music courses at UAlbany, Cockrell
gives formal and informal concerts here
on campus. In a recent interview,
Cockrell revealed a lot about his back-
ground and his personal philosophies on
music.
Cockrell
grew up in Berkeley,
Findlay’s favorite kind
of music is classical, he
mentioned that he does
enjoy playing pop
tunes at parties
California, and was exposed to a lot of
classical music during his youth, as his
mother was a classical pianist. In fact, he
started playing piano at the age of two,
and as a child the instrument was so much
a part of his life that he never considered
choosing a career outside of the musical
realm. Cockrell was not encouraged to
pursue music as a profession because his
parents felt it was not a secure enough
occupation, but Cockrell’s passion for
music and natural musical ability landed
him in Julliard. From there, he became a
professional pianist and a professor here
at UAlbany.
Although he has been greatly
inspired by classical composers, such as
Beethoven, more influence has come
from his teachers. Cockrell mentioned
one teacher in particular who had a great
impact on him. When he was at Julliard,
Cockrell had a teacher who was a refugee
from Poland. According to Cockrell, his
teacher “had a knack of knowing what the
composer meant when he wrote the
score.” When asked what the greatest gift
music can bring people is, Findlay
responded by saying that the gift is dif-
ferent for each individual. He does feel
that there are special receptors inside
everyone that allows them to receive
music. He feels that music makes sense
to people because of its rhythm, it is
something that people just go along with.
He also explained an interesting philoso-
phy of his: Music is a combination of
singing and dancing. Singing, he feels
and represents pitch, while dancing repre-
sents rhythm.
According to Findlay, the personal
gift that he gives to people through his
music is that, he can bring people into his
world, let them “ride in his car,” or “go on
his trip.” He feels that the listener vicar-
iously picks up the music of the per-
former.
Although Findlay’s favorite kind of
music is classical, he mentioned that he
does enjoy playing pop tunes at parties,
he likes to listen to a lot of music that was
popular when he was in high school.
However, Findlay feels that a lot of con-
temporary music is “dribble,” and he just
tunes it out. When asked what Findlay
thought was the greatest musical era, he
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responded 19th Century classical, or “art”
music, especially piano music, was the
absolute greatest. In fact, next semester,
Findlay is teaching a course on this time
period of musical history, entitled
“Golden Age of Piano Music 102.”
Findlay has been greatly influenced
by many famous classical composers
(like Beethoven), but he feels life’s great-
est influences are teachers. Findlay men-
tioned one of his teachers at Julliard who-
had a particular significance.on him. This
teacher was a talented musician and won-
derful teache.
Anyone who wants to see him in con-
cert should attend his next Wednesday
show on November 10, or next months
shows on Dec. 3 and 4. He will be play-
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the sequence he’s been playing through-
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Webcasting seems to be the latest
thing as we enter into the next millennium,
just about everything (including going out
into public to see a band perform live)
becomes more and more obsolete.
Webcasting is providing live perfor-
mances shown over the web for free, that’s
right -- I said free. All you need is a com-
puter and you can see these fine concerts.
Here’s a short list of what your com-
puter needs to have in order for you to
attend. You can check to see if your com-
puter has these specifications by looking
under the Control Panel function on your
desktop.
1) 486 PC with running Windows 95 or
better (or the MacIntosh equivalent,
for the 3 or 4 of you out there that
actually have MacIntosh computers)
2) 16 MB of RAM
3) 640 x 480 setup on your monitor
4) Sound/video card and speakers
(obviously)
5) 28.8 kb/sec modem or better
6) Real Player xdownload (available
for FREE at www.realplayer.com)
Your computer probably has all that
stuff on it already, unless you’re using a
Commodore 64. Anyway, all the tools
you need in order to see these concerts is
on www.RollingStone.com They even
offer a service that will remind you when
a concert is on that you want to see.
So they’ve (by “they,” I mean the
wonderful people who make things that
are wonderful, such as the Internet and
sliced bread) already made having a stereo
(you can just get any Mp3 you want and
listen to it straight from your PC), going to
live shows (they broadcast them over the
Internet) and basically leaving your house
obsolete. Now you can do just about
everything (minus certain activities) from
your computer. How about that? Then
they tell us we don’t get enough exercise.
Will someone make up their mind please?
Getting back to the subject, I haven’t
personally viewed any of these concerts-
myself, but video quality probably isn’t
that great. It might be if you ran them off
the central computer at the Pentagon, but
you can’t do that unless you’re the
President. Then again, if you were you
wouldn’t have time to watch the concerts.
It’s a vicious cycle. I would say to give
them a shot, you have nothing to lose. I
probably will check one out when I get a
chance and maybe give some feedback, if
it’s worth feedback.
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Pushing Forward
The Push Stars’ Poppy Debut
By KATHRYN MCCARTHY
Staff Writer
You may remember them
from the “There’s Something
About Mary” soundtrack, but if
not, The Push Stars are Capital
Record’s new pop rock act out of
Boston. Their new record After
The Party gives listeners the kind
of music that is ready for the tak-
ing, prepared to invade your
mind and willing to stick around
long after they have been turned
off.
Kicking off with the pop
track “Any Little Town”, this
album will definitely be in one of
those “I unfortunately can’t get
that damn song out of my head”
collections. Don’t be fooled by
the dreary look of the sleeve,
these guys are oozingly upbeat
and aim to please. They can
even talk you out of suicide by
offering you a drink or two in
“Drunk is better than Dead.”
Singer/songwriter Chris Trapper
unfortunately seems to be carry-
ing the alternative rock torch in
that the lyrics and guitar parts are
commonplace and a bit trite. In
his repeated use of lines like
“strange the pain is so sweet”,
and “its crazy how I love you,”
his songs tend to lack freshness,
and could have been singles in
1995 just as well as they are now.
However, you’ve got to grant
them credit in that they know
how to write a catchy song, and
audiences like something they
can sing along to.
Tracks like “Any Little
Town”, “Everything Shines”
(featured in “There’s Something
about Mary’) and “Back to the
Party” are the pop songs you’re
likely to hear on your local mod-
ern rock station. Other tracks
like “Moving Target”, “Meet me
on Main Street”, and “Sofkuri’s
Room” are the kind of songs
you’ ll listen to in your car when
you’re in a bad mood and they’ll
probably make you feel even
worse. “Cinderella” is about as
melancholy as it gets, a family
portrait that has nothing to do
with Cinderella. This song was
featured on ER.
The band throws in an occa-
sional banjo, horn or accordion
solo, but unfortunately never
really deviates from the ‘third-
eye-blind syndrome’ present in
much of the modern rock we hear
today. Imagine an Adam Duritz
(of the Counting Crows) vulnera-
bility in the vocals on top of the
homogeneous music of bands
like Matchbox-20. The album is
well made in the sense that its
sounds blend well, even if
they’re not very innovative, and
the lyrics are very made-for-
radio.
The Push Stars have been
previously reviewed as being
great live if you can catch them,
and you can at Valentine’s on
November 7. The album should
definitely be given a chance, it
may strike your fancy. If you’re
looking for a theme song to that
sitcom you’ve thought up, After
the Party is full of potential. Oth-
erwise, pick it up if you need
some background music for that
party you’re throwing in notice
of American Pop music’s down-
fall.
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New Theater Production a Triumph
By CASSIE LEE
Staff Writer
On October 22-24, and
October 27-30, The UAlbany
Theater Department presented
the play, “How I Learned to
Drive” by Paula Vogel. Directed
by Marna Lawrence the play
starred Courtney Cook as a girl
The audience
laughed, cried, and
applauded her brav-
ery and confidence.
nicknamed Li’! Bit by her family.
The play was her life story which
focused on her relationship with
her Uncle Peck. The play starts
with the main character at the age
of 35 years old, giving her intro-
duction to the story and telling
how her dearly loved uncle had
betrayed her.
The play then flashes back to
when Li’! Bit is seventeen years
old, in a car with her Uncle Peck
on a moonlit night. She wants to
end what was going on between
them, but she didn’t exactly
know how. She loved her uncle,
more than she wanted to let on,
but she didn’t feel right about the
way their relationship was. It
wasn’t the kind of relationship
that should exist between an
uncle and niece because of its
sexual nature. The different sex-
ual mores and influences aside
from Peck in Li’! Bit’s life are
represented .by three “Greek
Choruses,” each portrayed by a
separate actor.
As the play unfolds, Li’! Bit
and her uncle seem to get closer
and closer, until Li’l] Bit can’t
stand it anymore. When she goes
away to college, he sends her
candy and flowers, and counts
down the days until she turns 18.
Uncle Peck comes up to visit her
on her 18th birthday, and she
can’t deal with him. Li’! Bit acts
like she has had enough of him,
but she can’t leave him. She
loves him, and doesn’t want to
hurt him, but she doesn’t think
she has any other choice.
Aside from Cook, the play
contained a wonderful. cast,
including Bill Rickett as Uncle
Peck, Rachel Germaine as Aunt
Rachel, and Anja Nowak, Gina
Riano, and Jason Perun as the
Female, Male and Teenage Greek
Choruses.
This play was exceptional. It
made the audience laugh, cry,
and applaud Li’! Bit’s bravery
and confidence. There is no way
to do anything except sympathize
with everything that she had been
through. This play is emotional
and enthralling. If you missed
your chance to see it on the stage,
stop by the nearest book store
and pick up a copy How I
Learned to Drive, a play by Paula
Vogel. You won’t regret it!
By KENNY HERZOG
Contributing Writer
The Get Up Kids have
always been kind of an enigma.
They’re from a scene in Kansas
City where their closest allies are
brutal grind-core heroes Coa-
lesce. Yet, they are anything but
brutal, and to some extent echo a
sound more akin to California.
_There’s always been an over-
flowing, gooey kind of sentimen-
tality to their lyrics and their
ultra-emo/indie appearance. This
was contrasted though, with
brash, loud, driving music that
put a much needed spark in the
bland genre of hardcore and all
it’s further sub genres. Ryan
Pope’s sometimes sweet, other
times harsh, desperate vocals
‘always matched the constant and
perfectly timed tempo changes.
Somehow the balance worked.
No punk or hardcore band out
there was really matching the
way these guys fused the two
styles into the adrenaline fueled,
pogo-inducing sound on Four
Minute Mile and their earlier
seven-inch recordings.
Most of that spark, refresh-
ing energy, and originality is lost
on the new effort Something to
Write Home About. An EP that
came out this year entitled Red
Letter Day indicated their sound
might be getting a little too pol-
ished.
indeed the case. Four Minute
Mile was horribly produced, but
there was still a welcomed raw
element to it. This album is a les-
son in what too much production
can do to. mutilate a band’s
sound.
Pope’s vocals no longer
scream with sincere emotion.
They primarily lay flat (though
Unfortunately, this is’
KIDS LITE
it’s clear someone had vocal
lessons), making lines like
“Every mistake that I make, I
couldn’t have made without you”
seem somehow a little more
cheesy than they might have two
years ago. Add to that the fact
that the music lies equally flat
and this is a big problem. There’s
no drive, energy or quiet inter-
lude leading to slow, churning
breakdown. They might as well
move out to California, because
their sound is nearly reduced to
that of any modern-day pop-punk
band. This is fine, but we liked
these guys because they were dif-
ferent.
A few tracks do rekindle the
old spirit, at least in terms of
song-structure and tempo
change. The opening track,
“Holiday”, is a definite must for
any car mix. “Action and
Action” has a slow, pounding
ending that almost makes you
wish you were in a pit picking up
some change. Both these tracks
though, and the other couple of
standouts, like the impending
ote
“I’m a Loner Dottie, a
classic
Rebel” can be mainly accredited
to the addition of James Dewees
of Coalesce on keyboards, giving
some songs an almost joyous,
Rentals kind of feel.
The few good tracks howev-
er just don’t hold up against the
majority of the songs that start
nowhere, go nowhere in between,
and end up where they started.
The acoustic number “Out of
Reach” is entirely unnecessary.
Even more grotesque is how it
leads into the opening chords of
“Ten Minutes,” which are more
reminiscent of “Born to Run’-era
Bruce Springsteen than anything
resembling an “indie-pop” band,
-which is how they refer to them-
selves on their web site.
With what is inevitably the
most disappointing new arrival of
the year, it seems once again time
to say goodbye to yet another
promising band and the hope that
‘a dying brand of music can sur-
pass its conventions and kick you
in places where the sun doesn’t
shine.
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“Light it Up,” Watch it Burn
By NEIL BAREISH
Contributing Writer
Just when you thought that
movies and television promoted
violence in the youth of America,
“Light It Up” comes along and
affirm this notion. What better
way to deter violence than to
make a movie about a group of
high school students that take
over a school and keep a police
officer hostage? Violence in the
cinema is not totally related to
violent events in real life, but it is
certainly no way to discourage
such acts.
The story takes place in a
fictional, dilapidated public high
school in Queens. The condition
of the school is so horrible that it
becomes hard to believe, espe-
cially to someone who has actu-
ally attended school in New York
City. The lack of care taken of the
school and its students becomes
the catalyst in this thought-pro-
voking movie.
Although rather abstract,
comparisons to the members of
the famous “Breakfast Club” can
be made to those in the “Lincoln
6” as they are nicknamed. There
is Lester (Usher Raymond), the
star basketball player with a 3.5
GPA, Stephanie (Rosario Daw- |
son), the stuck-up intellectual,
Lynn (Sara Gilbert), the class
reject that just found out she is
pregnant, Ziggy (Robert
Ri’chard), the artist that mainly
keeps to himself and Rodney
(Starr) the thug. Also, Judd Nel-
son, (a member of the “Breakfast
Club”) stars as their favorite
teacher, Mr. Knowles, whose
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unjustified suspension is another
reason for the course of action
taken by the students.
Underneath all the violence,
the story of this movie has some-
thing important to say: The stu-
dents should come first. A princi-
pal too scared to lose his pension
will not stand up and demand the
condition of the school be
improved, and because of this,
the students suffer. Although the
ends do not justify the means,
basic rights are definitely a cause
worth fighting for.
The web site for the movie
encourages action of a more
peaceful sort. The site provides a
way to contact local legislators to
petition for more school funding,
a worthy cause. This could be
seen as a way to insure that simi-
lar hostage situations do not
occur as a result of viewing this
movie.
Don’t see “Light It Up” for
the actors in it, but rather for the
message it promotes. Hollywood
filmmakers tend to take situa-
tions to an extreme, and that is
certainly the case with _ this
movie. This is the type of movie
that will gain more success from
the soundtrack than from the box
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A Few Ashes Are Worth Saving in “Light It Up”
By AuDRA LEVITT
Staff Writer
In an age where youth is
power, the movie industry has
decided to jump on the bandwag-
on and create a whole new genre
of film centered around this con-
cept. The films can be applauded
for their attempts to send positive
messages to today’s youth. Need-
less to say, the movies seem to be
missing a piece of the cinematic
puzzle. Keeping that in mind, this
week’s review takes a look at the
new film “Light It Up” starring
such well-known names as Usher
Raymond (that singer who did it
his way), Vanessa Williams, Judd
Nelson and Forest Whittaker.
_ Though the actors are well
known, their eagerness and over-
played lines really send the mes-
_sage that this film belongs on the
“B” shelf at your local video
store. It seems ironic that in a
movie that sends the message
“make a difference,” there is a
story line which focuses on a
decrepit high school in the New
York Educatrion System. The
maintenance of this high school
is at such a low that it causes six
kids, otherwise known as the
“Lincoln 6,” to take over the
school and hold a police officer
hostage. The movie industry
wants the youth of America to
seize the moment and make
changes peacefully, yet makes a
film which displays. young peo-
ple using violence in order to
affect change.
It’s understandable that the
movie industry is far from per-
fect, but should be applauded for
its attempt to send a message on
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the importance of education to its
audience. Nevertheless, next
time Hollywood tries to make a
film that falls in the shadow of
the Michelle Pfeiffer classic
“Dangerous Minds,” maybe it’s
time to leave violence out of the
script.
Along with the lack of care
for this high school, the suspen-
sion of the sage-like teacher Mr.
Knowles (played by Judd Nel-
son) is another motivation for a
hostile takeover by the “Lincoln
6.” Nelson plays the kind of
teacher who is a true symbol for
students to stand up and take con-
. trol of their future. A modern film
wouldn’t be complete without an
overabundance of foreshadow-
ing, clearly seen when Nelson
teaches the class about mass
media and civil disobedience.
Only ten minutes into the film,
any semi-intelligent person can
foresee how the rest of the film
will proceed. In. the end, the
“Lincoln 6” follow in the foot-
steps of their great teacher, and
decide to do things their way --
just like the song sung by the
actor who plays one of the central
characters.
There is an odd similarity to
the “Breakfast Club”, but by
comparing that 1980’s light-
hearted teenage classic to this
film belittles it. Though both
have the same rebel-without-a-
cause feeling, in the end “Light it
up” stands on the other side of
the tracks because of its mission
and the times we live in.
Go and see this film not
‘because it could be compared to
“Breakfast Club” or because the _
soundtrack is full of songs that
you like. Go and see this film for
its underlying message about
standing up for what you believe
in and taking hold of what’s
important. In the end if it pro-
vokes thoughts the way it’s
intended to do, spending the
eight-fifty might not be so bad
after all.
Sc
By SHARON DRUCK
_ A&E Editor
On Monday, October 25,
1999 at approximately 8 p.m., the
lights in the UAlbany Performing
Arts Center’s (PAC) Main The-
ater were dimmed, as the Univer-
sity Jazz Ensemble took the
stage. They were a fairly small
group, but size wasn’t an issue
for the performers -- they more
than made up for it with sheer
musical presence, as did the The
University-Community Concert
band, who followed their set.
Both groups performed with
great skill and ability, filling the
hall with a truly marvelous,
almost magical sound. It’s
tempting to continue describing
the wonderful sound of music
that filled the auditorium -- espe-
cially since so few were around
to hear it.
It's commonplace (and
somewhat easy) to simply blame
the small crowd on the apathy of
the students and University Com-
munity, but this time, they’re not
the ones at fault. The concert was
form on a week night.
held on a week night, smack in
the middle of midterms. I’m not
completely sure who’s in charge
of planning the musical events at
the PAC, but this poor choice of
scheduling was completely unfair
to those performing. Monday at
8 p.m. may not seem late or
unreasonable when you’re mark-
ing it on a calendar, but it’s quite
possibly one of the worst nights
and times to hold a concert, for
many reasons.
The first, and most obvious
reason is that this is a school
made up of students from all over ~
the state. These dedicated per-
formers have probably been
working on their craft for years,
and have parents that. would
come out and support them if
they could. Unfortunately, these
parents are also unable to take
time from work to drive up (or
down) to see their children per-
There
were a few family members in
attendance, (probably from the
surrounding area) but there could
have been many more if the con-
cert was held on a weekend. The
best example of this was last
hedule Fails Them
year’s Winter Choral Concert,
which featured the University
Chamber Singers and the Univer-
sity-Community Chorale. This
concert was held on a Saturday ~
Evening at 7 p.m. It doesn’t take
a Math major to realize that this
is the ideal time to hold a concert.
It was on a weekend, and parents
and family from all points on the
map were in attendance, simply
because they could be. They did-
n’t have to get to work by 9 a.m.
the next day. ©
This time also left little
excuse for friends not to attend.
It’s hard to consider going to a
concert when you have a midterm
at 8 the next morning. Plus, this
is the time of the semester for
papers and other such work that
- would keep a dedicated student at
home in front of their books out
of sheer necessity. A Saturday
night show could alleviate that --
after all, it’s not as though most
people will be studying anyway.
Any overlap with a theater
department production could be
alleviated by a 6 p.m. start time.
The October 25 performance. was
a little under two hours. Perhaps
Photo By Sharon Druck .
if such a great length of time did
not occur between the Jazz
Ensemble’s and Concert Band’s
performances (there has to be
someone out there who can move
a few chairs around quickly so.
the audience doesn’t become
restless), the show could end
before the members of theater
production set foot on stage. If
the actors are allowed to have
their families see them perform,
there is no reason why that same
courtesy should not be extended
to the musicians.
Taking these things into
account it appears hard to under-
stand how such a grand oversight
was made. These gifted perform-
ers could have been treated to a
full audience, treating them in
return with their marvelous per-
- formances of tunes such as Duke
Ellington’s “Satin Doll” and
Percy Grainger’s “Ye Banks and
Braes O’Bonnie Doon.” They
could have heard University-
Community Concert band direc-
tor Kirk Smith’s interesting intro-
ductions to each piece, and all of
the Jazz Ensemble’s marvelous
soloists. There has got to be
some way that this could happen,
and I’m sure that if the Music and
Theater departments put their
heads together they could come
up with a way to fill the auditori-
um on future occasions. The only
problems that these wonderful
ensembles should have are stand-
ing-room-only crowds, an exten-
sive wait for applause to stop,
and dissuading overeager fami- —
lies from taking too many pic-
tures while the performance is
going on.
12 Friday, November 5, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Editorials
Carcinogens in My Shampoo:
Red Taped Up the Bio Department
By KENNETH C. WANG
Staff Columnist
I was recently in my biochem-
istry lab, finishing up the day’s
work. Working with mutated E.
Coli (very non-pathogenic to those
concerned), strict procedures were
followed. Wear gloves. to avoid
contamination, use clean contain-
ers. Keep the samples chilled,
always have your goggles and lab
coats on. Finally, we came to part of
the experiment where a solution
had to be carefully mixed dripped
into a chromatography column, for
purification of a specific protein. I
was much surprised when the
sophisticated apparatus used was
two beakers held together with
masking tape, metal spatulas and a
prayer. Looking to my instructor,
she shrugged and said that was the
best we could do. Perhaps this was
a departmental thing; there isn’t
enough of the appropriate glass-
ware to go around, so the professors
get first dibs. Wrong again. Nah,
this goes on at all levels, my teacher
confessed.
Excuse my ignorance, but isn’t
this supposed to be a world-class
research University? All the
brochures tout some vague and
obscure statistic that ranks Albany
up with the best of them. What
does it say of our capabilities if we
cannot even procure suitable glass-
ware for a lab? It cannot be so pre-
posterous that students should
expect more than substandard, ad
hoc equipment. This is not limited
to just lab classes -- entire courses
cannot be taught for lack of time or
available faculty. For the Biology
major, a class such as Genetics 2 is
not exactly expendable.
Do not mistake my anger as
being directed towards the Biology
Department; far from sitting idly,
the various professors seem frantic
to try to accommodate as many stu-
dents as possible. The problem is,
the administration does not seem to
support their enthusiasm. It is not
as if the administrators are out to
“get” anyone, rather it is the unset-
tling silence that is the response to
major requests for aid. I cannot
vouch for the other departments,
but I suspect that more than one has
encountered the same.
Perhaps I am only fed one side
of the story, that I am biased (heav-
en forbid a biased columnist!) The
lack of any major announcements,
of any sort of plans for the academ-
ic health of my major speaks rather
eloquently. If someone were to
define the aim- of an organization
by its announcements, they would
believe us to be either an athletics
club or a landscaping contractor.
These are not appropriate goals.
There are times and places for such
pursuits, but when students lack
credits or when professors spend
more time grading tests than per-
forming experiments there are seri-
ous flaws that need to be dealt with.
This is not to say that the
recent achievements are worthless,
in fact they are accomplishments
worth bragging about. But this is
balanced by the greater embarrass-
ment that we do not even pretend to
_ publicly work for the more imme-
diate needs of the colleges that are
the core of the University. I wonder
what kind of learning environment
we would have if peripherals were
instead invested in the heart of what
it means to be school. If the SUNY
system was more educational
“bang for the buck,” then it will be
money well spent. Until then, if
anyone needs me, you can find me
hoarding rolls of duct tape. They
are indeed very useful in lab.
Rose Belongs in Hall
By MIKE KIERNAN
Sports Editor
The 18 living members of
baseball’s All-Century Team were
introduced before a sellout crowd at
Atlanta’s Turner Field before Game
2 of the World Series two weeks
ago. ;
Hometown hero and all-time
home run leader Hank Aaron was
one of the 18 present, but he did not
receive the loudest ovation. That
ovation, 55 seconds in length, went
to baseball’s. all-time hits leader,
who is not in the Hall of Fame and
has been banned from baseball for
10 years. .
‘Pete Rose received the ovation
that was 15 seconds longer than
anybody else’s, including Aaron’s.
He was banned from baseball on
August 23, 1989 by then Commis-
sioner A. Bartlett Giamatti for
allegedly gambling on the game.
Rose signed the ban, which con-
tained a clause that he could apply
for reinstatement after one year.
Rose didn’t apply for reinstate-
ment until September of 1997. He
_believed that the next commission-
er after Giamatti, Fry Vincent,
wouldn’t give him a fair shot. at
reinstatement.
missioner, Bud Selig, has yet to for-
mally rule on Rose’s request. How-
ever, he has stated that he doesn’t
intend to grant Rose his request.
“That certainly can’t influence
your decision,” Selig said of the
fans response to Rose. “In life, you
have to do what you think is.right,
-as Bart did, as other commissioners
did... You can’t be governed by
what ‘X’ number of people feel.”
- Selig has not hidden his feel-
~ -ings-or the matter and continues-to-
The present com- -
stand firm, as others have in the
past, continually stating that he sees
no new evidence that would allow
for reinstatement.
With the lifetime ban comes
the consequence of not being instat-
ed into Baseball’s Hall of Fame, no
matter what his accomplishments
were on the field. Baseball is
known as a game of second
chances, sometimes even seven
chances as in the case of former
Yankees pitcher Steve Howe who
was suspended seven times for
drug abuse, but each time was
allowed to return to the game.
Dwight Gooden and Darryl Straw-
berry are two more examples of
second chances in baseball. Straw-
berry was charged just this past
year with possession of cocaine and
soliciting a female officer. He was
suspended until August, but was
allowed to return, just in time to
contribute for and celebrate a World
Series Championship.
Other sports have overlooked
off the field behavior. Lawrence
Taylor was as a player, and still is in
constant trouble with the law. This
past year, he was instated into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame. You
don’t have to be a model citizen to
be in the Hall of Fame. Your on
field accomplishments are what get
you there. The nicest guys ever to
play the game are not in the Hall.
They weren’t good enough. Rose
is. He’s not the nicest person, or the
easiest to get along with, but- his
accomplishments speak for them-
selves.
“The man should be in the
Hall of Fame,” UAlbany junior
Matt McGeady said. “He should be
banned from baseball from this
point forward for what he did; but
he shouldn’t be punished for some-
thing that happened after his play-
ing career.”
Rose, despite all the allega-
tions and overwhelming evidence,
continues to deny that he ever bet
on the sport. He told a national tele-
vision audience last week that he
would never admit to something
that didn’t happen.
There are many different sides
to the issue. Some players believe
that he has been cheated, others
believe that the ruling is fair.
“T have no problem with Pete
being on the [All-Century] Team,”
Brooks Robinson said. “I have a
problem with the gambling part and
putting him in the Hall of Fame.
That’s the worst thing you can do.
It undermines the whole integrity of
the game.”
Rose is truly sorry for what has
happened and the controversy he
has been a part of. As the all-time
hits leader, “Charlie Hustle”
brought a hard-nosed attitude to the
. game of baseball that is rarely seen.
A 16-time All-Star and three time
batting champion, Rose’s creden-
tials speak for themselves. People -
have been begging baseball to give
him a second chance for years.
Selig has continually denied that he
will grant that chance, but it has
taken him over two years to for-
mally rule on Rose’s request. The
case is back open now and ready
for debate.
“T would do anything in my
power to change what has hap-
pened to me in the last 10 years,”
Rose said. “But I can’t change
what has happened. You know.
how I feel. You know I’m sorry.”
But does Selig? It’s up to the
~commissioner to make that judg-
ment.
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One Solution, Don’t Look
For Solutions
By JUSTIN WALDEN
Editor in Chief
One of the more enjoyable
things that I can remember from
last weekend, well about the only
thing that I remember, was the three
hours on Saturday night spent fin-
ishing a text for a journalism class.
This weekend was quite a blur for —
most of us, as it should have been.
Halloween weekend at UAlbany is
probably my favorite party week-
end.
Let me warn you all now:
This editorial is devoted to the con-
tent of the book The Shipping
News and should not be considered
a shameless plug on behalf of
author Annie Proulx. Anyone who
knows me understands my abhor-
rence of shameless plugging, it’s
one of the many reasons why I
stopped watching MTV. Also this
editorial is not intended to butter up
Professor William Rainbolt. I have
no reason to kiss ass.
Getting back to the text, it fol-
lows the adult life of the utterly
incompetent Quoyle. He is a loser
who gets abused by his cheating
wife, gets canned from his job as a
reporter to make way for college
interns, and who endures his miser-
able fortunes.
Quoyle relocates to New-
foundland, where his family origi-
nated, after his wife is killed in a car
accident. Quoyle again returns to
the marvelous field of journalism,
reporting on car accidents. To make
this 337-page story short, Quoyle
eventually finds his way as a com-_
petent editor of his paper and a lov-
ing husband to a wife who also
begins to accept the simple joys in
her life.
What captivated me was how
Quoyle grows, not through “peer
support groups”, not with the help
of an expensive shrink, not through
any religious or drug induced reve-
lation. The loser supreme, Quoyle
finds life’s true joys on his own. It
may have taken him 40 or so years,
but in the end he proves it possible
to grow without the help of an out-
side intervention.
It’s a lesson that many people
should follow. Life learning is not a
cataclysmic experience, it comes
with taking one’s lumps and
accepting one’s true being. Quoyle,
perhaps an extreme case, had little
going for him by age 30, yet he per-
severed and did not complain.
Things come to him gradually,
and year by year he comes into his
own. In our hyper-active society
we expect super prompt solutions.
We want to find the bug, we want
to kill it and be done with it in an
instant. Call me lazy, call me a tra-
ditionalist but change does not hap-
pen overnight. When I say change,
I mean permanent disciplined
change. I think a great many of my
peers have grown frustrated simply
because they can not easily elimi-
nate a problem.
Though he may have suffered
too many self induced tragedies for
too long, eventually Quoyle came
to, without even trying. I speak also
from my perspective as Editor in
Chief of the ASP. My nerves are
frayed at the simplest things (Oh, if
they could just hire a few people
with at least GEDs in the Wal-Mart
photo center...)
Quoyle, the epitome of agony,
finds happiness. in simplicity. He
finds himself by overcoming a
tragedy, by confronting his pain
(something that happens by acci-
dent at his paper), and by not trying
hard to deal with life.
I’m impressed.
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13
Concrete Blonde
By DOREE LEWAK
Staff Columnist
Besides retreating into a four-
year catatonic state, furthering our
sexual prowess, and devouring
more vodka than would put Yeltsin
to shame, what is it that we students
hope to get out of college?
During these tumultuous times
of registration, students naturally
question their purpose for being
here. The arbitrary rules of regis-
tration are designed in a way that
makes something as theoretically
simple as registering for classes
somewhat of a juggling act. Before
we have the privilege of registering
SUNY Disobedience
for the classes students don’t want
to take in the first place, we must
make sure our affairs are in order.
Typical registration includes
students “saving classes” for their
alphabetically-deficient friends,
scurrying to the bursar’s office to
settle that $80 parking ticket so
there’s no hold on registration, and
securing SKNs from professors
during their obnoxiously-early
morning office hours only after
going to their advisors for those
indispensable AVNs at an even ear-
lier hour. These measures can send
any SUNY student to commit
SUNY Rage. (Cases have been
reported in which students have
prank called Don’t Walk Alone and
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haphazardly shelved library books.)
Doing everything in its power to
make registration difficult for stu-
dents, we begin to resent the admin-
istration, its rigid policies, and ulti-
mately, our classes.
The academic component of
college, which is all too often amiss
on this campus, is diminished much
more when registration is organized
so dangerously similar to a rat race.
When students can’t study the
subjects in which they’re sincerely
interested, they become indifferent
to the ones in which they’re forced
to study. Classes become chores
and obligations rather than learning
opportunities to expand our minds,
further our knowledge, and broaden
our scopes of interest.
It seems the school and the stu-
dents have formed two distinctive
sides and neither one can break
down this impasse. It’s the school’s
contention that the required classes
best prepare students for their
respective fields.
Having completed an intern-
ship this summer, however, I
wholeheartedly contend the experi-
ence and knowledge of an intern-
ship can never be matched by
something I would have read in a
textbook or learned within the con-
fines of a classroom. What prepares
us for our careers is hands-on expe-
rience, not ISP261.
Classes should be taken to sat-
isfy students’ curiosity and satiate
their hunger for knowledge, not to
satisfy arbitrary requirements that
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the school imposes.
We should be able to take the
classes we want. There are a
plethora of disciplines at our dis-
posable, yet we can never take
advantage of them due to these
rigid requirements for graduation.
The current system, among
other flaws, prevents students from
taking advantage of the basic prin-
ciple of education: exploration. By
the time students finally decide on a
major, (which is usually around the
same time their parents threaten to
cut off their money supply,) they
load up on the required classes,
leaving no room for electives.
Four years come and go in a
heartbeat and the only thing we
have to show for our time spent -
here is a bunch of dry classes over
which we never become enthused.
Some Rules You Don’t Know
By DoREE LEWAK
Staff Columnist
It’s pretty safe to say that just
about every UAlbany student con-
siders the student handbook to. be
his or her Bible. In it are the rules
and regulations to which we duti-
fully adhere. The handbook is the
very foundation upon which this
institution was founded and, on
behalf of the entire UAlbany under-
graduate class, I assure the admin-
istration we do not take it lightly. In
an effort to inform first-semester
freshmen about the school’s codes
of conduct, I’ ve assembled some of
my personal favorites...
* Absolutely no academic dishon-
esty...even in DNA.
* No hazing.
*No blindly filling out student eval-
uations without even reading the
questions.
* No capitalizing on a student’s lost
SUNY card for one’s own twisted
campus center pleasures.
* Students must graduate in four
years.
* No dating between students and
librarians. (Legislation is currently
being proposed to reverse this
archaic and, might I add _ unfair,
rule).
* No defecating in the fountain.
(Hey, some rules are made to be
broken).
* No more love letters to Ashwani;
it’s time to move on, people.
* Post frequenting is limited to
freshman year.
* Absolutely no contraband in the
dorms.
* No obnoxious bongo playing at
the fountain.
* Hunger strikes are strictly forbid-
den even when you’ ve been acade-
mically dismissed from school.
* There must be a minimum of 12
fans at the track and field meets.
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Keep the Criminals In Jail
To the Editor
I am writing in response to
Justin Walden’s article “1984...
Not Quite Yet,” in Friday, Octo-
ber 22, 1999’s issue of the ASP.
In the article Mr. Walden totes
convicted murderer Mumia Abu-
Jamal as a political prisoner who,
because of his affiliation with the
Black Panthers and his standing
as a journalist, became a scape-
goat for the murder of a police
officer.
Mumia is not “a symbol for
the oppressed in today’s society,”
as the article states, but rather a
symbol for trendy activists more
concerned with having someone
to fight for, and something to put
on their resume than with social
health. Numerous credible wit-
nesses saw Abu-Jamal shoot offi-
cer Faulkner in the back, who
returned fire and shot Jamal in
the abdomen (the bullet was
removed and while in the hospi-
tal a security guard and several
nurses heard Jamal confess to the
shooting).
“Solid testimony” against
Mumia comes in the form of a
witness who was across the street
from the incident and testified
that Jamal fired several shots at
the fallen officer as he lay in the
street bleeding. After missing
with the first shots he knelt over
the dying Faulkner, put the gun
within inches of his face and
fired the last, fatal shot to the
head of the still conscious officer
(the entry wound was above the
eye, indicating that officer
Faulkner could see the gun as it
was put to his head, and could see
Jamal’s face as he pulled the trig-
ger).
The gun found next to offi-
cer Faulkner was a .38 cal., the
same caliber as the bullet
removed from his brain, and the
same model and caliber as
Mumia’s gun. Mumia’s finger-
prints were found on the gun,
which, no doubt combined with
the eyewitness testimony was the
deciding factor in the jury’s three
hour deliberation and guilty ver-
dict that has been upheld in the
Supreme Court.
In the second part of the arti-
cle Mr. Walden addresses Presi-
dent Clinton’s grant of clemency
to several “Puerto Rican freedom
fighters,” who belonged to the
Armed Forces of National Liber-
ation (FALN). He states, “their
only crime was that they actively
protested aggressive American
tendencies in their own country.”
Their form of active protest how-
ever left eight people dead and
more than 50 injured in 130
bombings between 1970 and
early 1980 in Chicago and New
York City.
While the I! people granted
clemency did not plant the
bombs, they were found guilty of
weapons possession, conspiracy,
armed robbery, and two of those
released (Alejandrina Torres and
Edwin Cortes) were videotaped
constructing several of the bombs
that were later used against civil-
ian and military targets.
When Mr. Walden compares
FALN members to those “in jail
for their radical political beliefs”
he fails to take in to account the
fact that their organization was
responsible for the deaths of
innocent people, and diminishes
those who are true freedom fight-
ers without resorting to violence.
I might give the examples of
Tiananmen Square protesters,
Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dali
Lama. These are the real freedom
fighters, those who do not kill
innocent people to further their
own cause.
Mr. Walden’s comparing of
Mumia Abu-Jamal and the FALN
to George Orwell’s book 1984
does a great disservice to the
spirit in which the book was writ-
ten. Orwell’s hero, Winston
Smith, fought an ultra conformist
society under the constant threat
of reprisal from “Big Brother.”
Putting cop killers and cowardly
terrorists in prison raises no
“specter of Big Brother” in my
mind, nor does it make me forget
that “oppression still happens,”
and I refuse to believe that Amer-
icans are so naive that they think
oppression ended with their high
school history books.
Sincerely,
Vincent Lynch
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Mistakes are
‘Hard to Swallow’”’
To the editor
As Executive Director of
UAS, I am compelled to clarify
and respond to the inaccuracies
and misstatements in the article
“Hard to Swallow’ written by
staff writer Kathryn Phillips and
published in your October 8,
1999 edition.
1. The Union did not begin
its organizing into a voluntary
agreement facilitating the
Union’s access to the campus. At
that time, Campus Center work-
ers were no longer UAS employ-
ees (having transitioned to
Sodexho-Marriot in March), and
the Union’s organizational cam-
paign was limited to the few
remaining employees working in
the quads. After the Union
obtained an expression of interest
from a majority of those quad
employees, UAS agreed to rec-
ognize the Union as the represen-
tative for those employees only.
It is my understanding that
Sodexho-Marriot has taken the
position that the number of quad
employees who expressed inter-
est in May might not be sufficient
to bind all of the food service
workers it now employs (the res-
idence and Campus Center din-
ing employees), and that the
results of an election conducted
by the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) would be more
accurate than the intense face-to-
face organizing of the quad
employees. The NLRB is consid-
ering this issue and will make a
determination soon.
2. Ms. Phillips states that “a
contract was signed in late June...
[which] guarantees all UAS
workers a job under Sodexho-
Marriot.” That statement is com-
pletely false. Following UAS’
voluntary recognition of the
Union as the representative of
food service employees in the
residence hall cafeterias on June
1, the Union demanded that we
agree to make it a condition of
Sodexho-Marriot’s subcontract
with UAS that it hire those
employees on the payroll as of
June 30. In fact, Sodexho-Mar-
riott had already agreed that all
UAS emplyoees would be
offered employment with Sodex-
ho-Marriot at a comparable level
of compensation, and I so
advised the Union. I refused
however to sign any agreement
which would add any additional
conditions to UAS’ subcontract
with Sodexho-Marriott.
3. To my knowledge, all the
employees who were employed
by UAS have been offered
employment by Sodexho-Mar-
riott. All received the same or
better wages. Although the bene-
fit packages are not identical,
they are comparable; where
employees suffered loss of bene-
fits, they have received increases
in other compensation. Vague
allegations such as those includ-
ed in Ms. Phillips’ article have
been made by the Union to the
National Labor Relations Board
and in a federal lawsuit, but no
government investigator, no
union representative, no former
UAS employee, nor anyone else
has provided me any information
whatsoever that any former UAS
employee has suffered a loss of
employment or compensation as
a result of Sodexho-Marriott’s
assumption of food service oper-
ations at the University. Should I
receive such specific informa-
tion, I will immediately investi-
gate.
It is my belief that UAS has
gone far beyond its legal obliga-
tions in accommodating the
Union in its organizational and
bargaining efforts. UAS is not
anti-union, nor does it have any
reason to believe that Sodexho-
Marriot employees in other facil-
ities and that their labor relations
have been harmonious.
Thank you for this opportu-
nity to clarify the situation. If you
have any questions, I would be
happy to respond. In order to
assure accuracy and fairness in
reporting, I would also welcome
the opportunity to contribute
information to any future articles
you may publish regarding issues
associated with UAS, prior to the
publication of the article.
Very truly yours,
Dr. Julia M. Filippone
Executive Director
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QUESTION: Where do you live this year, and why did
you choose to live there? .
Theresa Murcott
Sophomore, English
“T live off-campus. I was-
n’t happy with the dorm
Mike Costa
Sophomore, Chemistry
“Indian. My friend’s an
R.A. and I’d rather live
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A '@,|Freshman, Accounting
“Indian Quad. I’m part of;
@Project Rennaissance, so
‘Tm living downtown
because you get a lot
more freedom than living
on campus and cost of liv-
ing is cheaper.”
rooms so I transferred off swith him than on Alumni. mithat’s where I was
campus. I lived on State JThose were my _ two ° placed.”
originally.” m choices.”
Jared Mancinelli Jen Schinmann : Dave Shor
Junior, Economics Freshman, Accounting Senior, Business and
Psychology
“Indian, because I’m a
Freshman.”
“T live downtown because
it gives me the opportuni-
ty to be responsible for
running my own life. It’s
ja lot more fun.”
Kalman Pivovoz
Junior, Accounting
“T’m living on State Quad
because I figured I’d have
fun there.”
Nick Witkowski
Senior, Political Science
aI was abroad for a year
and I’m living downtown.
I’m basically living there
because it’s easier to
study downtown.”
- Laurel Guard
ue Junior, Sociology
“T live in Saratoga Springs
and I commute here
because I live with my
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Crime Blotter
Crimes
10/29 Campus Center — Bag of mail stolen 10/28 2 p.m. — 10/29 2:15 a.m., at which
time it was turned into UPD by person who said they found it on Washington Ave.
10/29 Eastman — Textbooks stolen from unlocked suite between | and 7 a.m..
10/29 Eastman — Computer games and jewelry stolen from suite between 3 a.m. and
12 p.m.
10/30 State Lot — Turn signal assembly stolen off car 10/25-10/30
10/31 Livingston Hall, Colonial Quad — Two non-students arrested for fighting dur-
ing party; minor injuries.
10/31 Indian Quad — Non-student arrested for grafitti.
10/31 Alumni Quad — Two students arrested during traffic stop for possession mari-
juana. All three in car also had other’s drivers licenses.
10/31 Alumni Quad — Knife jammed into room door lock between 5 p.m. and 11 Bs m.
11/01 Pierce Hall — Grafitti in mens room, suspects interviewed
11/01 Campus Center — Bookbag stolen from unlocked locker outside bookstore
11/01 Dutch Lot — Student reported unkown male approached her with knife and asked
for money. Fled when student didn’t respond. No injury, no theft.
11/01 Mohawk Tower — Pry marks found on bedroom door when occupants returned
from dinner; suite door had been left unlocked. Entry not gained, nothing stolen.
11/02 Biology Road — Car scratched.
11/02 Alumni Cafeteria — Female received minor injuries during arguement with ex-
boyfriend. Action pending — suspect not located.
11/02 Pierce — Report of two males entering rooms.
11/02 Colonial Quad — Ongoing dispute involving verbal harassment and threats. TOT
Res. Life
11/02 Melville — Student with another’s license that he used to make computer gener-
ated copy. Action pending investigation.
11/02 Melville — Student arrested for marijuana and hashish.
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10/29 Eastman Tower — Two ill, intoxicated students — transported by 5-Quad. Judi-
cial referrals for under-age drinking.
10/29 Onadaga — Report of unresponsive student — intoxicated, conscious, checked
by 5-Quad and refused transport.
10/30 Freedom Quad — Group apparently gathering for party, Res. Life staff advised
to handle.
10/30 Phys. Ed. — Ill intoxicated studen -- transported by 5-Quad-
10/31 Stuyvesant Tower — Roomate dispute, assisted Res. Life.
10/31Colonial Quad — Student reported “sex survey” phone call, unkown if legitimate
or not.
11/01 Alumni Quad — Student reported as possibly having anxiety attack — had also
been drinking off campus — 5-Quad checked him and he declined transport.
11/01 RACC — III student — 5-Quad responded and transported her.
11/01 Alden — Two males fighting — no injuries, one student intoxicated — transport-
ed by 5-Quad for detox, also had altered license. Action pending,
11/01 Commissary Lot — Check of parked-truck evidence of unkown person possibly
staying in box part.
11/01 State Quad — Report of student possibly on drugs — had been drinking off
campus, checked by 5-Quad, not transported. No evidence of drug ingestion.
11/02 Livingston Tower — Pumpkin thrown out window.
11/02 State Quad — Emotionally upset, possibly suicidal student — CDPC Mobile
Unit called, suspect was not transported. Res. Life to follow up.
11/03 Pierce — Power-Plant and UPD stood buy.
11/03 Social Science — II] student, 5-Quad and paramedics.
11/03 Mohican — Two highly intoxicated males-one transported by 5-Quad. AFD
Paramedics and Empire Ambulance responded for transport of second. Judicial refs. for
underage drinking.
Traffic and Parking Violations
10/29 Washington & Brevator — UPD assisted AFD and APD at personal injury
auto accident.
10/30 O’ Leary Blvd. — Vandals had tipped over a student’s car — AFD and APD on
scene for clean-up and tow. Student owner not located.
11/01 Washington & Main — Assisted APD & AFD at scene of personal injury at
auto accident.
11/01 Colonial Lot — Parked car hit. —
11/02 Physics-Indian Road — Car on tow list for excessive fines towed.
11/02 Center Dr. West — Student reported witness told her a car had hit hers and dri-
ver of hitting car was verbally aggressive. No apparent damage.
11/02 Dutch HU Road — Car on tow list for excessive fines towed.
11/03 State Lot — Car windshield cracked 11/2-11/3 cause unkown.
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Middle Earth Roots: Eating Disorders
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Dear Middle Earth,
I think one of my suitemates has an
eating disorder, probably bulimia. My
other suitemates and I are almost 100%
sure that she is making herself throw up
after she eats, and she eats a LOT. I am
confused because even though she is
always saying she is so fat, she has a pret-
ty average weight, and I thought people
with eating disorders are usually really
thin. What are the signs of an eating disor-
der? Should we be worried?
Concerned on Colonial
Dear Concerned,
Thanks so much for your question.
Eating disorders affect many people on
this campus, and from what you have said,
it seems as if your concerns about your
suitemate are probably justified. Anorex-
ia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder are
diseases that affect the mind and body
simultaneously. They not only have the
potential to result in serious health prob-
lems, but they can also have a profound
disturbance on someone’s everyday func-
tioning.
One of the main features of bulimia ts
binge-eating, which involves eating an
unusually large amount of food within a
certain period of time, while feeling out of
control. In bulimia, binge-eating is
accompanied by a purging behavior, which
includes vomiting, laxative use, or diuret-
ric use to try to prevent weight gain.
Someone with bulimia may also fast or
exercise excessively. She or he will tend
to be overly concerned with body weight
and shape.
Some signs that a person may have
bulimia include a preoccupation with food,
binge eating (sometimes in secret), and
vomiting after binging. Purging may also
take the form of compulsive exercising
and the abuse of laxatives, diuretics, or
diet pills. A person with bulimia may have
swollen salivary glands and/or broken
blood vessels in their eyes. He or she may
have red, chapped, or raw-looking knuck-
les from self-induced vomiting. Someone
with bulimia may have a marked increase
or decrease in weight, or no weight change
at all; many persons with bulimia have a
normal or slightly above normal weight.
Physical dangers of bulimia can
include permanent tooth damage as stom-
ach acid from frequent vomiting will dete-
riorate tooth enamel. A person’s throat and
esophagus can also be damaged in a simi-
lar way. Kidney problems and seizures are
also possible, as well as an electrolyte
imbalance with consequent risk of serious
cardiac problems. In addition to physical
damage all eating disorders, including
bulimia, have psychological repercus-
sions.
Compulsive overeating seems to be
the least recognized eating disorder. Like
bulimia, it involves episodes of binge eat-
ing. Unlike someone with bulimia, how-
ever, someone who overeats compulsively
will not follow his or her bingeing with
purging behaviors such as vomiting,
diuretic or laxative use, fasting, or exces-
sive: exercise. It often has emotional
effects that are similar to those of other
eating disorders, including depression and
low self esteem. Physical risks of compul-
Sive overeating include obesity and many
of the health risks associated with it.
An important first step in overcoming
an eating disorder is for the person to
acknowledge that the eating disorder is a
problem, both to herself or himself and to
helping professionals. If you are reading
this article and believe you have an eating
disorder, you will need to seek both med-
ical and psychological help. Treatment
can help you overcome your disorder. It is
extremely difficult to overcome an eating
disorder on your own. The sooner you
seek treatment, the better; the longer the
disorder remains unchecked, the harder it
may be to get well. It can be frightening to
admit that your eating habits are out of
control, but psychotherapy and medical
help can help you defeat your eating disor-
der.
If you believe eating disorder affects
someone you care about, you may want to
offer her or him your support. Talking to
the person about your concerns before
deciding he or she has an eating disorder
and discussing examples of specific
behaviors may be more productive than
simply labeling someone. If you believe
that an eating disorder is present, encour-
age that person to get professional help.
Nagging the person about food may only
serve to make her or him more self-con-
scious and secretive. Reaching out to
someone as a friend and listening instead
of focusing on eating behavior may be
helpful to her or him. If your concern is
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often frightening for people to admit they
have a problem. Instead, you may want to
let the person know that you think the sit-
uation is serious and you’d like to speak to
her or him about it again.
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Friday, November 5, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Walter Payton Dead at 45
By Russ BARRETT
Staff Writer
The world of professional
sports has lost another hero. Wal-
ter Payton, the NFL’s career rush-
ing leader, diagnosed with bile
duct cancer in February, died
Monday. :
The cancer was discovered
during treatment for a rare liver
disease.
Payton was not considered
the strongest or fastest running
back, but he had the heart and
desire of a champion. Payton
rushed for 16,726 yards over a
thirteen-year career in which he
missed just one game. Barry
-Sanders was the closest to break-
ing the record before retiring just
1,458 yards short of the record.
Payton had once said that he
“wanted to set the record so high
that the next person who tries for
it, it’s going to bust his heart.”
Former Chicago Bears _line-
backer Mike Singletary said “I
wish there was another word I
could think of other than great-
ness. That’s what comes to mind.
Greatness.”
Payton was considered an
icon of Chicago who retired just
before Michael Jordan came to
town. At just 5’10” and 202
pounds, he was not the typical
power running back. His heart
and desire lifted his game to phe-
nomenal levels. He did not avoid
defenders with quick moves, he
simply ran right through them.
In just his third season in the
NFL, Payton won his first of two
MVP awards, as he rushed for
1,852 yards and had 14 touch-
downs. He also holds the record
for most yards in a single game
when he ran for 275 yards against
Minnesota. The Bears were con-
sidered a mediocre team during
the early ‘80s but finally reached
the Super Bowl in 1985 where
they crushed the New England
Patriots 46-10.
Payton retired in 1987 and
_ was elected to the Hall of Fame
in 1993. The NFL referred to
Payton as “Sweetness” which is a
tribute to his personality on and
off the field. He was considered
the prankster of the team because
he would set off firecrackers in
the rookie locker room and
answer the phone at the reception.
desk of the Bears.
According to Singletary, it
was Payton who made everyone
feel good about playing football
for the Bears even through the
toughest of times. “As a person,
he was a bright spot for any dark-
ness that appeared,” Singletary
said.
Payton became the third
_ great athlete to.die within the past
month. Last week Payne Stewart
was killed in a jet crash and prior
to that Wilt Chamberlain died of
a heart attack.
Walter Payton leaves behind
his son Jarrett, who plays for the
University of Miami, daughter
Brittney, and wife Connie.
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Within Week of World Series,
‘Trade Winds Start Blowing
By JEREMY MORRISSEY
Staff Writer
With the ticker tape still
fresh on New York City streets
trades have started to happen.
And there are more expected to
come.
The Reds and Rockies made
the first move of the season when
they traded outfielder Jeffrey
Hammonds and pitcher »Stan
Belinda to the Colorado Rockies
for Dante Bichette. Bichette has
been one of the many Rockies
who has been on the trading
block for some time. With the
Rockies looking to trade power
for speed, Larry Walker and
Vinny Castilla may be moved as
well.
Only a few days later, the
Rangers traded superstar out-
fielder Juan Gonzalez to the
Tigers in a nine player deal. Gon-
zalez has been one of the most
solid run producers in the Ameri-
can League over the past several
years, but was considered to have
overstayed his welcome after
some bad publicity. In particular
his refusal to appear as a reserve
in the All-Star game and his lack
of desire to learn the English lan-
guage.
In return for Gonzalez, the
Rangers got a group of players,
most notably: lefthanded pitcher
Justin Thompson, and outfielder
Gabe Kapler. The Tigers picked
up Gonzalez in hopes of possibly
making some competition for the
Indians in the American League
Central this year.
Two of the best
outfielders in the
American League
are apparently being
shopped.
Gonzalez’s_ trade didn’t
make the big headlines because
of one player’s demands. Ken
Griffey Jr., who many consider to
be the best player in baseball and
the best threat at Hank Aaron’s
career home run record, demand-
ed to be traded from Seattle.
Griffey, bothered by the
recent deaths of Payne Stewart
and Walter Payton decided he
wanted to be closer to his home
in Orlando, Florida. He specified
his future team to be within a two
hour flight of Orlando. Both
Atlanta and Cincinnati have pub-
licly acknowledged their desire
to acquire the slugger. Griffey’s
trade will make it more likely
that Seattle will try to move
shortstop Alex Rodriguez.
Besides Seattle’s pair of
sports.
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stars, many other top tier players
are being shopped around. The
disappointing seasons by the
Dodgers, Orioles, and Angels
prompted the teams to be willing
to deal large portions of their ros-
ters. This puts superstars like
Mike Mussina, Eric Karros, Raul.
Mondesi, and Mo Vaughn are just
some of the players on the block.
Its not only the bad teams
that are making. moves. The
Astros are willing to deal any of
their outfielders in hope of cut-
ting salary and the Braves are
willing to sacrifice pitching for
hitting. '
In the most shocking rumors,
two of the best outfielders in the
American League are apparently
being shopped. Manny Ramirez
of the Indians may be dealt
because of his high potential
salary after next season. Even the
World Champion Yankees may
be looking for a new home for
Bernie Williams. Though he just
signed a new contract, the Yan-
kees are looking for extra money
to sign Derek Jeter and Mariano
Rivera to long term deals.
With this year’s free agent
pool low, teams in need of short-
term improvement will be look-
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Sports Update
Men’s Soccer
(4-11-1)
Stony Brook 2
ALBANY 1
The Great Danes took an
early lead five minutes into the
game on a Jarvin Skeete goal,
but couldn’t hold on. The Sea-
wolves answered 12 minutes
later and scored the game winner
at the 63:03 mark in the second
half.
Women’s Volleyball
(8-16)
At the Seahawk Classic in
Staten Island, the Great Danes
lost their first two matches 3-0 to
Farleigh Dickinson and Wagner
before rebounding to defeat Ver-
mont by the same score. The
Danes took the contest 15-10,
15-3, 15-11. Julie Arbitman was
named to the all-tournament
team and had 16 kills in the vic-
tory over Vermont. Freshman
Alissa Gibbs added 15 kills in
the contest.
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Fall Out of First
By MIKE KIERNAN
Sports Editor
The Robert Morris Colonials
withstood a late charge from
Albany and held on for a 30-20
victory on Saturday at University
Field before a crowd of 4,824 to
take sole possession of first place
in the Northeast Conference.
Robert Morris‘ Jeff Carlo
kicked a 30-yard field goal to
give the Colonials their largest
lead, 30-7 with just 6:39 remain-
ing in the fourth quarter. Albany
made a late. charge, scoring
quickly on a 69-yard touchdown -
pass from Mike Oliva to Steve
Checksfield. The Danes recov-
ered the ensuing onsides kick and
scored again on a four-yard run
by Greg Garrett, cutting the
deficit to 10.
Albany _ threatened
more in the final minutes, driving
once
Photo by Andreea Constantinescu/UPS
to the Robert Morris nine-yard
line, but an illegal blocking
penalty and a sack ended the
threat.
_Danes all day. Albany threw three
interceptions, two of which led to
Colonial touchdowns, and made
numerous mistakes throughout
the contest.
“Everybody just had a bad
day. We’re a team that normally
takes the ball away rather than
giving it up. It wasn’t able to
work out for us,” said UAlbany’s
Ryan Tumbry.
- Tailback Donald Dorsey,
who carried the ball 28 times for
199 yards, scored on a 67-yard
touchdown run early in the sec-
ond quarter to give the Colonials
a 10-0 lead. Quarterback Tim
Levcik, who threw for 214 yards,
connected on a 15-yard scoring
pass to Sam Dorsett to extend the
lead to 17 midway through the
second-quarter. Eric Williams hit
Chris Phillis with a 9-yard touch-
down pass to cut the lead to 17-7
at the half.
-Robert Morris took control
in the third quarter. After an
Oliva interception on Albany’s
first possession of the half,
Dorsey scored on a 13-yard run
Mistakes haunted the |
wee Af
Photo By Sports Department
Dane of the Week
Tovah Atwell
rn Sport: Field Hockey
Year: Senior
Major: Communications
Accomplishments:
Atwell scored four goals in two
games this week, helping the
Danes to victories over Siena
and C.W. Post. She scored one
goal in the 3-0 victory over Siena
and three goals in the 5-0 Win
over C.W. Post. For her efforts,
Atwell was named the Eastern
Collegiate Athletic Conference,
ECAC, Player of the Week.
4
Photo by Andreea Constantinescu/UPS
to make 24-7. A couple of field
goals later, it was 30-7 before
Albany’s late run.
The Colonials (6-2, 5-0
NEC) are now on the inside track
_to the conference title. Albany (6-
2, 5-1 NEC) can win the title
ouright with a win Saturday and
Robert Morris losses in its final
two games. They. can earn a share
of the title with a win and one
loss by the Colonials. -
The Great Danes take on
Sacred Heart in their season
finale at University Field at 1:00.
Notes
Garrett’s touchdown run
made him the school’s all-time
leader in touchdowns (31) and
points (192), breaking marks set
by Pat Ryder in the late
*80s....Albany dropped to fifth in
the Football Gazette Division I-
AA non-scholarship Top 20 Poll
this week after holding the num-
ber two spot the previous two
weeks; Robert Morris jumped to
the number one spot in the rank-
ings.... The Great Danes are 11th
in scoring offense at 36.5: points
per game and tied for sixth in
turnover margin (+10) among
Division I-AA leaders.
Team of the
Week
Women’s
Cross Country
Albany placed second in
their own invitational with a
strong showing, losing only to
nationally ranked Cortland.
Albany has never beaten Cort-
land, but came within four points
of defeating them on Saturday.
Albany was led by Nicole Her-
ring who finished second overall
in the race. She was followed
closely by Andrea Viger and Zer-
linda Martinez, who finished 6th
and 12th overall, respectively. “I
was very pleased with the perfor-
mance on Saturday,” said Albany
Coach Kevin Williams. “It is a
little bittersweet because if we
were at full strength, we proba-
bly win. Injuries have hurt us a
little bit, but people stepped up
and did the job.”
Field Hockey Finishes
Season Strongly
By BLAISE TROIANO
Contributing Writer
The UAlbany Great Danes
field hockey team finished their
regular season 11-4, after defeat-
ing CW Post on Saturday, Octo-
ber 30. The Danes ended the reg-
ular season with a six-game win-
ning streak, and remained unde-
feated at home.
In their last away game this
year, the Danes defeated Siena 3-
0. Angie Stegel put the first goal
in from a pass by Tovah Atwell.
The Danes were only able to
score that one goal in the first
half, making the score 1-0. Going
into the second half the Danes
were still unable to pick up the
intensity, but were able to put
two more in the cage to make the
score 3-0. Atwell put the second
goal in, and Stegel put the third
one in off of a pass from Amy Di
Micco.
On Saturday, seniors Atwell
and Chrissy Bradt led the Danes
in their last collegiate game to a
shutout, 5-0. Atwell scored two
' of her three goals within a three-
minute span to give Albany a
two-goal advantage with 22-min-
utes, 45-seconds remaining in the
first half. Eight minutes later,
Stegel put one in to extend
Albany’s lead to 3-0 after the first
half.
In the second half the
Danes were not letting up. With
24:54 remaining in the game,
Albany was awarded a penalty
stroke. Bradt placed a-low flick
to the left side of the cage to put
the Danes up by four. Atwell
scored the 63rd goal of her career
to clinch the Danes win.
The Danes finished their
season strong with hopes of
going to the Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference (ECAC)
tournament. After their last
game, the Danes ranked 13th in
the nation for Division I field
hockey for winning percentage.
Albany was also ranked ninth for
scoring offense, and Atwell was
ranked 17th for scoring offense.
Goalkeeper Cathi Burek was
ranked 11th in the nation for save
percentage. The ECAC commit-
tee voted Atwell as player of the
week. The Danes will continue to
practice as they wait to find out if
they will continue into postsea-
son.
oto by Julie Aanthos
_ Cross Country Teams Place
- Second at Own Invite
By BRIAN KIERNAN
Staff Writer —
The UAlbany Great Danes
men’s and women’s cross coun-
try teams both took home second
place finishes at the Albany Invi-
tational this past Saturday. The
women were edged out by Cort-
land 69 to 73. The Danes placed
three runners in front of Cort-
land’s second. It was the Red
Dragons’ depth that came out to
be the difference as they placed
their top seven runners before the
Danes fourth harrier (cross coun-
try runner).
Junior Nicole Herring placed
second overall for the Danes out
of the 88 total runners in a time
of 18-minutes and 11-seconds.
Senior Andrea Viger was sixth
overall in 18:38 and freshman
Zerlinda Martinez placed 12th in
18:49. Albany’s next four run-
ners came in together as Abi
Olson, Erica Viger, Megan Roed-
-er, and Charlene Williamston
placed 26th, 27th, 29th, and 30th,
respectively.
The men were defeated 48 to
77 by Plattsburgh State Universi-
ty. Sophomore Jamie Rodriguez
claimed the individual title in a
time of 25:31, leaving the next
finisher eight seconds behind.
Juniors Mike Kiernan and Andy
Rickert were close behind, plac-
ing 4th and 6th respectively.
Kiernan finished the 8,000 meter
course in 25:57 while Rickert
crossed the line in 26:03.
The Danes were hurt by a
_ large gap between their 3rd and
4th runners as junior Jeff Brooks
placed 26th in 27:18. Sopho-
mores Dan Sawtelle and Adam
Rice finished together placing
40th and 41st respectively.
‘The two teams are idle this
week and travel to the Northeast
Division I Regionals at Franklin
Park in Boston next Saturday.
