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Year 82,
ing for Suzanne Lyall
AURORA COLE-REIMER
The disappearance of Suzanne Lyall
still remains a mystery, and there
have been no significant develop-
ments leading to her whereabouts as
the month of March draws to a close.
Ms. Lyall was last seen on March 2,
1998 at 9:45 PM getting off a CDTA
bus at the Collins Circle. The UPD is
investigating the missing person case,
headed by Chief Frank Wiley, with
assistance from the Albany Police,
Guilderland Police, New York State
Police, and the FBI Behavioral
Science Unit.
No suspects have been found yet,
but there are 400 leads being investi-
gated. In fact, there is no evidence
pointing in the direction of foul play.
Chief Wiley said, in a telephone
interview of March 24, “Evidence
doesn’t point in any direction. We
are not ruling out a criminal act but
there’s no specific information to
point to it.”
Ms. Lyall’ s family, however,
believes that she was abducted. In a
press conference on March 10,
Douglas J. Lyall, her father said, “She
has never done anything like this in
the past. She would never consider
dropping out without communicat-
ing.” Ms. Lyall’s older sister, Sandy
Morton of Huntington, Massachusetts
said, “We do not believe Suzy would
leave on her own will.”
The investigation began immedi-
ately after Ms. Lyall’s disappearance
was realized. Wiley said, “{There
was} no specific evidence of ominous
influence or developments of foul
play that led us to a quick and aggres-
sive response. Rather it was analysis.
of information that was known to us
at this time, and instinct.” Usually
there is a 24 to 48 hour period before
an investigation can begin, depending
on the circumstances. In situations
where searches are begun earlier than
that, there are usually ominous influ-
ences. Though in this case there was
no evidence of ominous influence,
unusual~factors played a role in the
immediate aftention given to it.
An ATM withdrawal from Ms.
Lyall’s account on March 3, the day
after she was last seen, in Stewart’s
on Céntral Avenue is an important
factor since it yielded a possible wit-
ness. A composite drawing of a man
in a Nike hat seen inside the store, at
the same time as the ATM transaction
took place, is now a significant lead.
The investigators are encouraging
people to come forth with more infor-
mation about the man in the Nike hat.
He is not considered a suspect, but a
lead or a possible witness. A Post
Office Box is being set up for anyone
who wishes to send written, anony-
mous correspondences about this
lead.
The FBI Behavioral Science Unit
was called in to assist the investiga-
tion in an attempt to develop a greater
pool of evidence pertaining to Ms.
Lyall and those who may be connect-
ed to her disappearance. However, a
profile will be difficult to do since
there is no crime scene with which to
work. No further comment of that
aspect of the investigation is being
offered at this time.
An award is being offered to any-
one with information regarding her
possible whereabouts. Originally,
family, friends and SUNY were offer-
ing $15,000 but as of March 25, the
sum increased to $25,000. New fiyers
will be circulated updating the infor-
mation about the award.
SA wasting money, but on what? Not bands!!!
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STUDENT
Issue 26
Student Comments on
Suzanne Lyall’s
Disappearance
By JUSTIN WALDEN
Associate News Editor
The Charles L. Marvin and Company firm of certified
public accountants was on hand at this week’s Central
Council meeting to report on their audit performed in
September. They reviewed the SA budgets from 1996 and
97:
Last year SUNY A’s Student Association had total lia-
bilities and net assets amounting to $764,943, this figure
down $191,363 from the previous year. Also revealed in
the report was the $130,000 being spent for an additional
building being built at Dippikill. Some notable budget fig-
ures from the year ending in June of 1997: Copies Plus
was $69,000 over their budget; the Great Dane Wrestling
Club was $4,000 under budget; Dippikill’s expenses
required an excess of $243,000. These budgets were from
former SA President Mike Castrilli’s administration. SA is
responsibility,” said former council member Ted Tsakonas
“Groups that had been overspending chronically, some
their budgets were slashed considerably or eliminated.”
Also on Wednesday Ashwani Prabhakar revealed that
there will be a 7% increase in board expenses for the
1997-98 school year. Prabhakar met with UAS to discuss
UAS’ meetings with the Marriott Consulting Group.
Marriott conducted a survey and left several recommenda-
tions for UAS. Improvements are also planned for
Waterbury dining hall. These changes however have not
been formally adopted, despite the increase in fees for
next year. “Now that our attempt to fight the board
increase has failed we must unite our efforts to ensure that
our demands for improved food service are met by UAS”,
said Prabhakar.
A bill that could help open the campus center’s doors an
extra three hours during exam time was passed. Chuck
currently $217,143 over budget.
Snell sponsored the legislation.
“We tried to implement some steps to maintain some
At least rodents enjoy UAS food at SUNY Albany
By Ep MUNGER
News Editor
The University at Albany has many
things to be proud of: National recogni-
tion for Political Science programs and
state of the art technology research, to
name acouple. The food, however, is not
one of them.
According to a study performed by the
Student Rights Coalition, in which over
1000 students were surveyed, the food is
undercooked and ill prepared, and there
are rodents in the cafeterial.
The study covered aspects such as food
quality, sanitation, service, selection , and
meal plan. The winners for any kind of
acceptability at all are ice-cream and the
Kosher Cafeteria.
Sanitation was of major concern to the
students surveyed. Overall, 48 percent
felt that the cafeteria conditions were
unsanitary . Colonial Quad came in last
place with 51 percent of students saying
“yuck.”
The most shocking revelation of the sur-
vey is that there are rodents in the cafete-
ria area. “We ate with a mouse who I
believe lives under the salad bar,” stated
one student.
Student comments ranged from com-
plaints about dirty utensils to hairy food.
One student noted that, “A man serving
the deli counter scratched his behind,
basically with my turkey.”
The study also noted that an “over-
whelming amount of stomach aches and
gastrointestinal problems” were reported
on all quads. “I have stopped eating meat
due to the food here, and have stomach
problems that I have never had before,”
said one student.
The most popular item, according to the
study, is the ice cream, which got 3.92
approval points out of a possible 5. The
fish, on the other hand, rated at 1.42, with
“wok this way” and steak’ems not far
behind at 1.73 and 1.75, respectively. .
One segment of the food service, the
Kosher cafeteria, recieved positive com-
ments from students and some thought the
food there was excellent. “I am beginning
to see positive changes on the Kosher din-
ing line,” said one student.
Many students thought the food was
lacking in flavor. One student comment-
ed, “Most of the food has absolutely no
taste to it, and I find myself using the
whole container of salt. oe Sieg flavor the
food!”
The goal of the SRC in seriesiade the
study is to “help in bettering the food on
the campus of SUNY Albany.” Another
organization, Marriott, is presently con-
ducting another survey, the results of
which will be out soon.
2, Albany Student Press
Torture Draped in Stars and Stripes
By HELEN PETROZZOLA
Human Rights Editor
Retired Syracuse University
professor Dan Sage and retired
special education teacher Doris
Sage left their suburban home
last Saturday to serve six months
in a Federal prison for taking part
in a peaceful protest of the United
States School of the Americas
last November.
-The School of the Americas
(SOA), once a quietly run U.S.
Army academy for Latin
American military officers, has
been put on the defensive by a
recent wave of revelations,
including those of its shameful
gallery of graduates. For years,
human rights activists have
blamed the SOA for training
some of the most abusive soldiers
in the hemisphere, and the 1995
release of SOA manuals contain-
ing what the Pentagon calls
“improper” instructions has
intensified the debate over the
institution some call the “School
of Assassins.”
It has been called the “School
of Dictators.” Since 1946 the
School of the Americas has
trained more than 56,000 Latin
American soldiers in combat and
counterinsurgency skills. Its
goal: to professionalize Latin
American armies and strengthen
democracies. But its graduates
include some of the region’s most
despicable military strongmen,
dictators such as Manual Noreiga
of Panama (Class of ‘65 and ‘67)
and Hugo Banzer of Bolivia
(Class of ‘61) who incoinciden-
tally sheltered Nazi war criminal
Klaus Barbie. Washington
closed their eyes to the unsavory
behavior of the alumni when the
world’enemy was communism.
But with no cold war, many con-
gressmen question the need for
such an institution, especially at
significant cost. (According to
the Pentagon, the School of the
Americas’ operating expenses are
$18.4 million a year.) But
defenders of the institution argue
that the bad apples of the gradu-
ates haven’t spoiled the whole
barrel. After all, does the
University at Albany take the
blame for Tom Clark, president
of Nike, a company notorious for
its stark human rights abuses?
In 1992, a Defense Department
review of SOA teaching materi-
als uncovered several manuals
that advised repressive tactics.
The following are exerpts from
School of the Americas manuals
that were deemed “incorrect” and
subsequently shelved. The
Defense Department has since
ordered that this and several other
SOA manuals be retrieved and
destroyed. In the text, “CI” refers
to counterintelligence and
“employee” refers to informant.
“The CI agent must offer pre-
sents and compensation for infor-
mation leading to the arrest, cap-
Friday, March 27,1988
ture or death of guerrillas.” (p.
35)
“The CI agent could cause the
arrest of the employee’s parents,
imprison the employee or give
him a beating as part of the place-
ment plan of said employee in the
guerrilla organization.” (p. 79)
“If the employee does not
believe this story, other measure
could be taken to convince him
placing anonymous telegrams or
sending anonymous letters. Many
other techniques could be used
which are only limited by the
agent’s imagination.” (p. 147)
The disclosure of the manuals
energized the Congressional
opposition to the SOA, which is
led by Massachusetts
Representative Joe Kennedy.
Kennedy has is in recent years
introduced legislation to de-fund
the SOA, and this year his bill
may pose a serious threat to the
school’s continued operation.
The group SOA Watch, which
spearheads the effort to close the
school, points out that hundreds
of past SOA students have been
implicated with gross miscon-
duct, and some are tied to the
most notorious abuses in recent
Latin American history. Most
notably, a 1993 UN _ Truth
Commissions Report on El
Salvador cited Salvadoran offi-
cers for the worst atrocities dur-
ing El Salvador’s brutal civil war.
Over two-thirds cited are SOA
graduates including the murder-
ers of Archbishop Romero. And
during the past five decades,
dozens of SOA alumni have par-
ticipated in military coups
against civilian governments.
U.S. military officials insist the
SOA plays an important role in
democratizing the armed forces
of neighboring countries.
However, Joseph Blair, a retired
US army major at SOA stated , “I
never heard of such lofty goals as
promoting freedom, democracy
or human rights.”
Nonetheless, a 1995 Defense
Department study concluded that
the SOA remains “strategically
important” to the United States.
Besides banning the manuals that
taught police state methods, the
SOA may undergo further
changes to address its image
problems. At present, a new
name for the School is being con-
sidered as an “an appropriate way
to break with the past.”
The Sages are scheduled to be
released on September 23, two
months before the next anniver-
sary protest at Fort Benning.
“Oh,” Mrs. Sage said, “we’ll be
there.” The contradiction
between US ideals and US for-
eign policy continues. For the
Sages, the struggle goes on...
Bosnia Il? Not yet -
By HELEN PETROZZOLA
Human Rights Editor
The prospect for peace remains ominous
in the Balkans as Serbian police renewed
counterinsurgency action Tuesday against
villages near the Albanian border, thereby
snubbing calls by Washington to end a
crackdown against Albanian separatists in
Kosovo province that has left more than 80
dead. The 11 hour clash occurred on the
eve of a six-country meeting in Germany
called to find ways to force Yugoslavia -
which consists of Serbia and Montenegro -
to stop the repression in independence-
minded Kosovo.
Earlier this month, about 80 ethnic
Albanians were killed when Serb police
retaliated. against armed Albanian sepa-
ratists hiding in the villages for an alleged
ambushed police patrol. At least half of the
victims were women and children, many.
of whom bore signs of torture and mutila-
tion. The armed Albanian separatists,
members of a clandestine militant group
known as the Kosovo Liberation Army
have claimed several attacks over the past
20 months in which some 50 people died.
The meeting resulted in an agreement for
the “Contact Group”, the six nations that
oversee the fragile peace in the former
Yugoslavia including the US, to ban
weapons shipments to Yugoslavia begin-
ning next week. The United States failed,
however, to win support from Russia,
Italy, France and Germany for more harsh
sanctions against Yugoslavia. Yugoslav
President Milosevic was given four weeks
to start talking to the province’s Albanians
while the Kosovo Albanians were prodded
to publicly renounce terrorism and vio-
lence.
The Albanians want outright indepen-
dence, but they announced Tuesday they
had created a team drawn from their polit-
ical factions.to create a platform and even-
tually negotiate with Milosevic who
reservedly offers hope for a restoration of
the broad autonomy he stripped in 1989.
The Albanians insist on outside mediation,
a move that has been rejected by
Milosevic, who instead invited the ultra-
nationalist Vojislav Seslj to join a coalition
government on Tuesday. Seslj, who ran
some of the most notorious paramilitary
units in Bosnia and Croatia during the war,
has issued warlike statements that call for
the deportation of all ethnic Albanians not
loyal to the Serbian state, while Prime
Minister Mirko Mirjanovic told parliament
Tuesday, “The government will suppress
with all legitimate means any attempts at
separatism, secession and_ terrorism.”
These threats preempted Albanian leader
Ibrahim Rugova to write to US Secretary
of State Madeleine Albright and others on
struggle for independence from
-Albanians.
Wednesday to ask them to mediate
between the factions.
Kosovo, long seen as a tinderbox for eth-
nic violence, has a population that is 90
percent Albanian. The province is the
heartland of Albanian nationalism and the
Jerusalem for nationalist Serbs. It was in
Kosovo that the Serbs greatest hero, Prince
Lazar, was defeated by the Ottoman Turks
in 1389, beginning their nearly 500 year
the
Ottomans. Serbia recaptured Kosovo in
1912 and was later given a degree of inde-
pendence by Tito after World War II. After
the province’s autonomy was revoked in
1989 by Milosevic, police rule was
installed, a move that deeply alienated the
Now, the Serbs live here in
small ghettos and towns where they have
little contact with the Albanians. The
Albanians, most of them Muslims, boycott
all state institutions, often do not speak
Serbo-Croatian and view the Serbian
police and army as an army of occupation.
The Albanians, have their own parallel
government, which levies taxes, and shad-
ow institutions, including their own school
system.
The US fears the Kosovo conflict could
draw in neighboring Albania and
Macedonia, which have a large ethnic
Albanian population, and threaten the
Balkans with -another full-scale war.
- Voicing frustration with big power talks in |
Bonn that postponed further measures
against Milosevic over his crackdown on
ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, US officials
warned that the United States might take
action of its own. We are determined not
to repeat the mistakes of the past,”
Albright said.
fvidau: March 27, 1998 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
UAlbany French Professor Defames ASP
By Ep MUNGER
News Editor
The Albany Student
Press Corporation is con-
Sidering legal action
against a UAlbany French
Professor who carried out
a campaign of defamation
against the student news-
paper.
During the months of
December, January, and
February, Herman P.
Salomon, of the Humani-
ties Department secretly
hung signs in many areas
of the University Campus.
The papers hung were
photo copies of various
newspaper articles show-
ing the faces of Universi-
ty at Albany Administra-
tors who earn high
salaries for their work.
The letterhead boldfaced
the title “Task Force to
Raise John Ryan’s
Salary,” and then fraudu-
lently identified the
Albany Student Press
Corporation as the orga-
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nizer of the movement.
The text reads -*..send
your tax-deductible con-
tribution” to the ASP,
During the
months of
December, Jan-
uary, and Febru-
ary Salomon
secretly hung
signs in many
areas of the Uni-
versity Campus.
including address, phone
number, and fax number.
A mystery for weeks,
the identity of the perpe-
trator was discovered
through investigation by
staff members and the
Advertizing Manager of
the ASP, Erik Morton.
“T was shocked that an
employee of this Univer-
sity would misrepresent
himself and defame a stu-
dent group over his own
personal vendetta,” stated
Morton.
Morton recieved a call
from the SUNY Chancel-
lor John Ryan’s office
inquiring as to the nature
Of. tne; “fasx. Perce,
Morton was then told that
the flyer was faxed to
Ryan’s office. He was
given the number from
which the fax originated,
and it belonged to the fax
machine in the French
Department.
Morton discussed the
situation with the ASP
staff and came to the real-
ization that Herman P.
Salomon, who was caught
red-handed taping his
fraudulent letters to the
doors of the Albany Stu-
dent Press offices, was the
person attempting to
embarrass the student
paper.
The issue was brought
to the attention of the
Chair of the French
Department, Jean-Fran-
cois Briere, who said he
would get to the bottom
later, however, an ASP
representative approached
Salomon and attempted to
discuss the matter with
him. Salomon replied, “I
don’t know what you’re
talking about.”
Being a self-sustained
business, the Albany Stu-
dent Press relies on adver-
tizing funds to pay for
printing and overhead
costs. Embarassing the
paper throught fraudulent
misrepresentation may
dissuade businesses from
inserting advertisements,
thus risking the financial
stability of the student
paper.
The matter was dis-
cussed with a legal coun-
cil, who suggested that
the matter be resolved
without a legal contest
which would be costly.
Student Press Representa-
tives desire a public apol-
ogy from all parties
involved, and a list of all
of the locations where the |
messages were sent.
: ASP serves
many pu rposes.
“We inform the
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Recounting the travels of St. Paul
By RosBertT Nissim RAKOWITZ
Staff Writer
On Tuesday March 3rd, Profes-
sor Hans A. Pohlsander of the |
Classics Department delivered a
special lecture on “the Travels of
the Apostle Paul,” as part of a
joint Department of Classics and
Religious Studies program in HU
039. The purpose of Professor
Pohlsander’s lecture was to illus-
trate Paul as a traveler, and as a
man, rather than detail his reli-
gio-spiritual import to Christiani-
ty.
The man, born as a Jewish Saul
in Tarsus, Turkey (then part of
the Roman Empire) traveled
throughout the Near East and
Greece, and was privy to make a
journey throughout an area
which one is no longer permitted
to replicate, due to current politi-
cal situations. Paul’s travels
took him from contemporary
Turkey to Israel, Syria, then later
on to both Cyprus and Greece.
His three journeys spanned the
years 46-64 CE, and were chron-
icled by later artists due to their
religious significance. Most
documented is perhaps Saul’s
conversion to Christianity out-
side Damascus, and his assump-
tion of the name “Paul,” as por-
trayed by the likes of Michelan-
gelo. Professor Pohlsander’s
presentation included a useful
slide collection that showed such
influences, as well as document-
ing the actual geography and
illustrating St. Paul’s travels.
While Professor Pohlsander
successfully created a historical
narrative of St. Paul’s journeys,
the lecture’s only point of con-
troversy laid in a discussion over
idols of Artemis from the city of
Eupheseus, and whether or not
the multiple oval shapes on her
stomach were either eggs or
bulls’ testicles, both symbols of
fertility. However lacking in
controversy, the lecture was
information-laden and was very
informative on one of the first
great travelers of the Near East.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS, MARCH 27, 1998
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An
BY JANE JEDZINAK
What is the relationship
between brother and sister?
Close attachment? Is it just
maybe a whole lot more...??
On Friday February 27,
The Department Of Theater
and The NYS. Writers
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Offer She Couldn’t
Refuse.”
The show-opens with the
main character, Joe in the
spot light standing in what
seems to be a park with
graffiti and spray painted
walls. The audience is
drawn to the words “Dick
Loves Hazel” and “Frank
Sucks Mint.” Joe,
although attractive, holds
his head low and seems
very timid. Seconds later,
Nell, Joe’s sister, appears.
She is dressed in black
overalls; her curly brown
hair is in pigtails with little
white ribbons tied into neat
pretty bows. Nell is cute
and smiling at Joe. So what
is the story of Joe and Nell?
Well, they were born into a
lot of money. Their father
owned a candy business
and was a_ millionaire.
Yeah, to Nell and Joe, their
dad was the candy man.
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Nell, dressed in a peasant
maid’s costume and can
often be found tap dancing
across the stage. Her exag-
gerated facial expressions
and smiles add to the mys-
tery surrounding _ this
woman. Who is she? I
mean who is she really?
Anyway, sweet Nell was
tired of living off daddy’s
millions. She wanted
something for herself, but
most of all, she wanted to
feel alive. Daddy sent boys
over to “swoon” over Nell,
but she wasn’t interested.
She was looking for an hon-
est, caring sort of guy. She
longed for someone who
understood her.
All of a sudden, Bert
appears on stage wearing
his familiar ‘guilty’ smile.
He’s got a secret! Bert con-
fesses that he’s been in love
with sister Nell ever since
they were kids and_ he
would peep through the
door crack to watch her
undress. How bizarre! Bert
pleads to the audience for
some way to tell Nell about
his feelings. Nell walks
onto the stage just then and
they sing a cute song
together called “Sister.” In
this song, Bert confesses his
love for Nell. She is sur-
prised at first, but then
begins to wonder if her
‘affection’ towards Bert
could really be love? Nell
decides that she may be in
love with Bert too. With
this, they plan to get mar-
ried!
Meanwhile, we are intro-
duced to yet another char-
acter. His name is Cody
and he is as feminine as a
woman. He talks in a high
pitched voice with a deli-
He speaks in
nothing but rhymes and his
black hair slicks straight up
on top of his head. Cody
runs into a_ voluptuous
speaking woman named
Hazel Valentine. Hazel
dresses in furs and tells
Cody the tragic story of her
husband, Dick Valentine.
who was ‘killed’ years ago
by big, bad Don Frank. She
remembers her hubby and
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By ABRAHAM SAKS
Associate Managing Editor
The UAS Survey con-
ducted by SRC has finally
been published and its
results do not seem to be
surprising to many stu-
dents. Students have
always felt a lack of qual-
ity in the VAS food. How-
ever, not all students
experienced the same
thing that Greg Rivers and
his friend Ryan Clout
experienced the week
before Spring Break.
Greg and Ryan, two
freshmen living on Dutch
Quad, went to eat at din-
ner and came back with a
story. At dinner, Greg
ordered chicken fingers.
When he sat down he
noticed something
strange. “I looked at it and
it was completely pink,”
stated Greg. He was quick
to add that it looked
without
“nasty”. Ryan then took
the initiative to bring the
chicken fingers to UAS
management at Dutch
Cafeteria. He brought it to
a UAS employee who
Greg referred to as Fanny.
According to Greg, she
then took the chicken fin-
gers from Ryan, which
were in acup and said she
was going to look for the
manager. She came back
without the chicken and
the. manager.
When Ryan and Greg
found the manager they
told him what had hap-
pened. Greg also stated
that Fanny had said that
she put the cup on a desk
in an office behind the
counter.
When they got to the
manager’s office, the cup
was not to be seen. The
manager then went on to
listen to the students’
complaints, and said that
Ryan could sign their
names on a Sheet stating
their problem and some-
thing would be done.
According to Greg, noth-
ing was ever done. “We’re
sure when we left, he just
threw it out,” concluded
Greg.
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EDITORIAL
In recent publications of the ASP, it
has been told that crime on and off
campus has gone down this year.
That’s funny! I guess I’m one of the
only people to have gotten robbed this
year.
No, that’s not true. I know of at least
three other houses that were also bur-
glarized. Yet, the school tells us we
should feel safer because crime is
down.
I now have an alarm in my house
because the school’s assurance no
longer satisfies me. The students who
live below me also have an alarm
because they were removed of some
items in a separate incident.
Luckily, I only lost items that were
easy to grab for the low-life that broke
into my house. A laptop computer and
radio were easy to replace, but it’s the
socks and gym bag that I’m really
going to miss.
This scum breaks into my house and
probably doesn’t even realize what he
got away with until he brings the com-
puter to the local pawn shop or drug
dealer. Then when he gets heroin
instead of the usual cocaine, he under-
stands he’s hit the jackpot. Sorry
guys, but I’m assuming it was a male
that robbed my apartment.
I guess I should have known such a
thing could happen when I decided to
move into the middle of the, “student
ghetto”. That’s not a phrase that UPD
or the administration often use, but
it’s well. known amongst the students.
I even have an Albany police officer
as a landlord, at least the losers don’t
discriminate. How could someone
break into a persons place of living
and take their things? My parents
worked hard to pay for those items,
and this asshole thinks it’s his right to
come to my apartment and take them.
Get a job you lazy f***!
At least most homeless people try to
collect cans or beg for money. Those
people have character, and some sense
of moral, unlike the dirtbags that have
been robbing the students of SUNY
Albany.
Perhaps the Albany Police. should
start to care a little more about the stu-
dents living in the community. I’m
sure he and the detectives were out
looking for my stuff the very next day.
I understand that the Albany cops
have more important things to do such
as stand outside “Bogey’s”, and do
nothing or watch drunk iis school
students stumble out of the “Oasis” on
a Saturday night. A police officer even
declined to speak on camera after an
intoxicated girl leaving the “Oasis”
admitted being in high school.
I have a dream...Someday the
Albany police, UPD and the adminsi-
tration will get together and give a
damn about us students, I’m accustom
to getting ignored by the administra-
tion on this campus, but please don’t
patronize me and tell me that crime is
down. I don’t feel safe, and with.the
recent occurances on and around this
campus maybe somebody important
will open their eyes.
I will commend the school and
police in their efforts to find Suzanne
Lyall. It’s a shame though that such an
incident must occur for something to
finally be done.
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Syria’s connection to Israel
By BETH MELLOW
Staff Writer
As part of the Zionism and
Israel Lecture series, Dr. Walter
Zenner, Professor of Anthropolo-
gy, presented “Syrian Jewery and
Zionism, Changing Political Ori-
>
entations.” The lecture, spon-
sored by the Judaic Studies
Department, was held in the
Humanities Building on March
24.
“The relationship of Syria to
Israel has always been a complex
one,” Said Zenner.
The connection between Israel
and Syria was established during
the Biblical period. “King
David’s Empire included what is
today Northern Syria,” said Zen-
ner.
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the 1880’s immigration between
Syria and Palestine was com-
monplace. Rabbinic dynasties
moved from Syria to what is now
Israel since both geographic
areas were under the Ottoman
Empire. :
Then, during World War I,
many Jews fled from Palestine to
Damascus and Syria. “They
were exiled by the Turks. In
Syria, the Jews established orga-
nizations to teach Hebrew.
Many from the next generation
returned to Israel,” said Zenner.
Jews formed communities in
Syria, like Aleppo. In Aleppo,
Jews were strongly divided on
the issue of Zionism. (Certain
sects of Judaism believe Jews
should not establish a state until
the Messiah comes). “Rabbi’s in
Aleppo opposed Zionism, or the
establishment of an Israeli State.
Nevertheless, religious Zionist
Organizations tried to set up
branches in Aleppo,” said Zen-
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During the 1950’s, many
young people in Syrian commu-
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Nevertheless, Syrians limited
Palestine.
“When Israel was first estab-
lished, 5000 Jews emigrated
from Syria to Palestine. After
that, few Syrian Tews were
immigration to
allowed to leave,” said Zenner.
Additionally, Jews residing in
Syria often felt ostracized. ‘“Syr-
ian nationalists considered Pales-
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support of Arabs in Palestine.
Political orientation of Jews was
mixed. The fact that Israel exist-
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restrictive laws and unfair treat-
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until 1992.
outside pressure, as well as the
“As a reaction to
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Campus Safety rally success with large turnout
By LAUREN KRAUT
Staff Writer
In the tradition of Take Back the Night,
approximately 100 people gathered to
protest current standards: of safety on
behalf of Suzanne Lyall on Wednesday.
Students and Res. life staff from the four
quads met at Collins Circle to offer sug-
gestions on how to improve campus life at
night. President Karen Hitchcock was
impressed by the amount of students that
gathered at the Circle. :
Since Suzanne’s disappearance, there
has been a rise in the sensitivity on the
matter of feeling safe at night. In
response, more U.P.D. officers have been
walking around on the podium. More
police cars have been driving around the
quads and parking lots to assure students
that security is nearby. U.P.D. chief Frank
Wiley said that “people have a right to feel
safe at night, so we’re showing them that
we care.”
The rally was organized by senior Amy
Greenberg and junior Nora Yates. “I’ve
been here for four years now and it would
be nice to see some changes. And I’m
worried about this girl,” stated Greenberg
as her reason for co-organizing the event.
Though it’s frustrating that no one knows
what has happened to Suzanne, there’s
hope for campus safety. The humility of
all the students who rallied in the cold
showed this. One student suggested that
directions to blue-light phones be put up in
case of an emergency. President
Hitchcock commended everyone for being
there. She also encouraged students to
give suggestions on improving campus
safety.
The Committee for Women’s Issues
along with P.O.W.E.R. have come up with
three goals for safety: 1- to have student
parking lots patrolled by police every half
hour at night. 2- To have two people in
every quad office to work as escorts for
students who wish to leave their quads. 3-
To have a police officer stationed at
Collins Circle until the last CDTA bus
comes around midnight. Another sugges-
tion was to have members of Don’t Walk
Alone get paid for their escorting in order
. to keep people on the committee. The ser-
vice would become a part of the work-
study program. The aforementioned
escorts in quad offices would be paid.
Administrators think that these are good
causes for digging into the University’s
treasury. University Relations director
Joel Blumenthal said that all the students’
suggestions are being taken into consider-
ation.
Another concern is the location of emer-
gency blue-light phones. There are cur-
rently 238 phones on the campus. While
that is not a small number, the placement
of the phones can present problems. There
aren’t any phones near Collins Circle or
the student parking lot near Colonial
Quad. Some phones, such as those in
building on the podium, are behind locked
doors at night. It would be beneficial to
have more lights in dark areas of campus
as well. The area between Indian and
Dutch Quads has been known to not have
enough light. The Dutch Quad parking lot
gets very dark, and so are walkways
around the perimeter. Police Chief Wiley
said that blue-light phones are federally
funded and the decision to install them
doesn’t belong directly to the University.
The President said that the administration
is totally open to student’s requests for a
safer campus and they will do what they
can.
More steps have been taken to help
Suzanne Lyall be found. A one-eight-hun- -
dred number as well as a post-office box
has been set up so people can anonymous-
ly give police any information they may
have. Police have received 600 leads now
and have conducted 200 interviews. There
have been aerial searches over the region
and 300 acres of land
have been scouted out.
The Lyall family has
raised the reward for
information from $15,000
to’ $25,000. ‘Police are
now exploring the possi-
bility that Suzanne Lyall
never even got off of the
CDTA bus at Collins
SPRIN
Circle. They are investigating Crossgates
Mall. According to Chief Wiley, the rea-
son they are altering the investigation is
that there is no “corroborative evidence”
that to show that she got off the bus. Even
though an acquaintance said she saw
Suzanne at the Circle, that isn’t as concrete
as her coworkers knowing for a fact that
she was at work.
The case is considered an “open case”
by police because the investigation is still
in progress. Authorities aren’t allowed to
release information that cannot be con-
firmed. An officer said, “the more people
who know about her, the better.” Posters
with Suzanne’s picture must be up in vir-
tually every commercial building in the
capital region. According to the Times
Union, Suzanne’s parents think that she
was abducted because they see no reason
for her to run away. At the rally, Vice-
President of Student Affairs James
Doellefeld began to discuss safety solu-
tions with the President and other mem-
bers of the administration.
Co-organizer Nora Yates gave the same
sentiment as President Hitchcock, which
was: ““We just hope for her safe return.”
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Nearly every team in the NHL had to make a deci-
sion earlier this week. Some teams contemplated if
they had a good enough team to win a Stanley Cup
and whether or not they should trade young prospects
for proven veterans. Meanwhile other teams that are
on the bubble of making the playoffs had to decide
whether to unload their veterans to make room for the
future or to try to strive for one of the last spots.
Of the 26 teams in the NHL, 18 of them were
involved in some kind of deal, most of which
involved a contender giving up draft picks or a young
player for a more experienced veteran from a team
that is not likely to make the playoffs. In the Eastern
Conference the New Jersey Devils seemed to believe
that what was good enough to make them first place
in the conference will be good enough to try to win a
Stanley Cup. The likely second'seed from the East,
the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t make any kind of sen-
sational deal either. They traded their young, disgrun-
tled goaltender, Patrick Lalime, for an unproven play-
er in Sean Pronger.
The only team from the east that tried to pull off a
deal to make an impact on their playoff performance
was Philadelphia. The Flyers picked up defensemen
in two deals trading a draft pick for 36 year old Dave
Babych and swapping young defenders with Edmon-
ton getting rid of Janne Niiniamaa and picking up
Dan McGillis. At only 22, Niinimaa is already devel-
oping into one of the best defensemen in the league,
but the Flyers felt that they were better off with the
more physical McGillis.
On the other end of the spectrum some struggling
teams unloaded their players. The New York Rangers
didn’t have the fire sale many were expecting but still
unloaded several players. They sent forwards Mike
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Keane and Brian Skrudland to Dallas for a young for-
ward and an old one in Todd Harvey and Bob Errey.
They also unloaded some less important older players
who were considered expendable by contenders.
The Western Conference was a lot busier than the
East with nearly all of the top teams making some
important-deals. The Conference leading Dallas Stars
picked up Keane and Skrudland in their deal with the
Rangers, but the teams behind them were active
before the trade deadline as well. The Colorado
Avalanche made several deals picking up veteran
wings Tom Fitzgerald from Florida and Warren
Rychel from Anaheim. Right behind Colorado the
Detroit Red Wings picked up two consistent defense-
men in Jamie Macoun from Troronto and Dimitri
Mironov from Anaheim.
The Ducks were a very busy team at the deadline
because of their amount of veterans and the fact that
they aren’t competing for anything. The Canucks,
Sharks, Maple Leafs and Oilers were like Anaheim at
the deadline, moving their older players and picking
up draft picks and prospects.
This year’s trading deadline didn’t have the flair of
some of the others and we didn’t see teams move
some of the big names that were expected, but it may
still be important. If the Stars’ Mike Keane scores a
game-winning goal in overtime or the Flyers’ Dan
McGillis poke checks the puck away to win the Stan-
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Expectations and predictions are wrong year in and year out; and esp-
cially this year when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. People have
already started talking about the North Carolina-Kentucky final we are
going to see. People still haven’t learned about what happens when you
assume, especially during March Madness.
How can you be so sure that North Carolina will be in the final? Utah
just defeated the defending national champions, Arizona, by twenty-five
points, and it wasn’t even that close. Utah may not have the big team
name that generates automatic national attention, but they are worthy of
recognition this year, and they have a coach that can come up with a
great game plan.
Kentucky gets to play Stanford. The Cardinals don’t have a big name
on their roster, but they are in the Final Four, and that’s worthy of recog-
nition. Kentucky is the hottest team in the tournament. But, then again,
so was Arizona.
Maybe the favorites will make it to the final: maybe neither will. That
is the beauty of the tournament. How many people picked Florida State,
Valparaiso, Western Michigan, West Virginia, Richmond, or Washing-
ton?
The second round was supposed to feature a matchup between South
Carolina and Xavier. We ended up seeing Washington play Richmond in
their places. Then Florida State advanced to play against Valparaiso,
instead of TCU and Mississippi.
In the Sweet Sixteen, such matchups such as Kansas versus either
TCU or Mississippi were supposed to take place. Instead, we had Rhode
Island against Valaparaiso. Connecticut played a number eleven seed
instead of the expecetd three seed. How many people had West Virginia
beating Temple, nevermind Cinncinnatti. And, they gave Utah a run for
their money as well.
By far, Valparaiso is the story of the tournament. The national atten-
tion they recieved will not only help their school, but also helps all
small schools in recruiting players by showing people that they can be
just as competitive as the big schools.
This has been the craziest tournament in years, maybe ever. 17 games
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