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CREWS WALKS A ‘THOUSAND
MILES’ AT UALBANY EVENT
Student
Fees to Rise
$120 Next
Semester
By MICHAEL APOLLO
University at Albany students
will pay an additional $120 in
broad-based fees for the 2019-2020
academic year, the large increase
coming to the intercollegiate athletic
fee.
Broad-based fees fund university
functions and services for student
which are outside of the core instruc-
tional program.
Sophomore human biology major
Dominique Desroches is unhappy
with the 4.2% increase.
“School is expensive,” Desroches
said. “This school has been taking a
lot of money from us to begin with.”
UAlbany’s vice president for
finance and administration Todd
Foreman said the fee increases help
the institution respond to inflationary
increases it has no control over.
“The increases will generate an
additional $2 million in revenue for
the campus,” Foreman said in an
interview Wednesday.
UAlbany’s intercollegiate
ics fee will see the largest
— up $35 to $635. The
5.8% increase will make UAlbany’s
intercollegiate athletic fee the high-
est among the four SUNY univer-
sity centers — Binghamton, Stony
Brook, UAlbany, and the University
at Buffalo.
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ay, Terry
Crews danced, literally, into SEFCU arena,
to the tune of 1,000 students applauding.
The student association president, Langie
Cadesca, introduced Crews with a long list
of his accomplishments: NFL linebacker,
movie star (White Chicks, the Expend-
ables), and TV star (Brooklyn 99) to name
a few.
Crews strikes an imposing figure, 6” 2”
and 240 pounds. Which is why when he
started singing Vanessa Carlton’s song,
“Makin’ my way downtown, walking fast,
faces pass and I’m home-bound,” the audi-
ence exploded into applause, laughter, and
general screams of “Oh my God, YES!”
Crews proceeded to finish the song, in its
LYFT
entirety, with the help of the stadium sing-
ing along.
“Just wanted to break the tension there,”
the author of the new book,
Manhood: How to be a Better Man- Or Just
Live With One.
The concept of manhood is one around
which Crews’ entire speech focused.
“When I was a kid I didn’t know what
being a man was,” Crews said, “it’s all I
wanted to know and no one would tell me.”
Crews grew up in Flint Michigan.
“Walking Dead has nothing on Flint
Michigan in the 1980s,” said crews.
He described his father’
and domestic violence against his mother.
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Actor and NFL star Terry Crews sang and danced, but also shared intimate life experience at SEFCU
He recalls watching hi
his mother after having just knocked her
unconscious.
“Why you make me do this, Trish?
Crews echoed his father’s words across the
silent stadium. He let the words float there
for a while before reflecting.
“Here I am, five years old, and I’m goin’,
“Wow, I got a lesson,’ he says he loves her.
What will he do to me?” Crews said.
It was this moment, at five years old, that
Crews knew three things: his father was the
man of the house, the man makes the rules,
and he was afraid of him.
“Those knuckles, those calloused hands,
when he moved through the house, it just
rumbled,” Crews said.
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Driver Attempts to Drag Student Out of Car
By MICHELLE MULLEN
A University at Albany student has filed
complaint against a LYFT Driver with a
previous arrest record after he attempted to
forcibly remove her from a ride for cursing
in his vehicle.
On April Ist Pilar Carrera, 19, was at
Collins Circle when the LYFT she had
requested arrived. At 12:23 pm Carrera
entered the vehicle of 58-year-old LYFT
driver Todd M. Warnken.
Warnken was arrested in 2016 for ag-
gravated harassment es after being
thrown out of a grocery store for threatening
to beat up a black woman and calling her a
racial slur. Just ten months after that, he was
kicked out of a school board meeting for
physically confronting a black school board
member, according to the Times Union.
The car had not yet left UAlbany when
an altercation began which left Carrera
so shaken up she has decided to leave the
university.
Carrera said that she was mid-conversa-
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tion on the phone with a friend
when she climbed into the back-
seat of the vehicle. During the
conversation she let out a swear
word.
“He immediately turned
around and yelled, ‘There will
be no cursing in my car’ with no
warning at all he was just scream-
ing,” Carrera said.
Warnken could not be reached
for comment as of publication.
Carrera, who is 4 foot 11
s and weighs in at about 105
ays she was terrified
when he stopped the car and at-
tempted to drag her out.
Video Carrera took at the time
shows Warnken putting his hands
on her. He was able to pull her
purse and headphones out of her
grip, ripping both handles off the
bag and tearing the wires of her
headphones.
“There were at least three cars
Source: Twitter - The driver has a his-
tory of altercations with black women.
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Last year, Binghamton University had the highest inter-
collegiate athletics fee at $608. This year, it has increased
to $626 dollars per year.
The intercollegiate athletics fee is only one of several
sources of revenue for UAlbany Athletics. The program is
also financed by corporate sponsorships, private fundrais-
ing, ticket sales, and advertising, UAlbany’s director of
athletics Mark Benson said.
According to Benson, the fee increase will help the pro-
gram recruit and retain student athletes.
“The biggest area of expense is scholarships for student
athletes,” Benson said in a phone interview, citing tuition
increases for out of state and international students.
“Tt is in line with the campus strategic plan,” Benson
said.
The comprehensive service fee will cost students $1,393,
a $35 increase from the 2018-2019 academic year. The
comprehensive service fee is comprised of the health and
counseling fee, transportation fee, and technology fee.
The additional $10 going towards the health and coun-
seling fee will allow Student Health Services to hire four
additional staff members to meet the anticipated increase
in demand when the center moves from Patroon Creek to
Dutch Quad next year.
The transportation fee increase of $15 will fund the
replacement of university owned busses and will allow the
university to renegotiate a new contract with CDTA, as the
current contract ends in September.
The additional $10 going to the technology fee will fund
scheduled replacement of university information technol-
ogy equipment.
New for the 2019-2020 academic year is a $50 career
services fee. This fee will fund additional positions in the
Office of Career and Professional Development. All four
SUNY university centers will be introducing this fee.
Senior communication and business major Tyler Soto
is happy he will not be affected by the fees. “I’m glad I’m
graduating because I hear the fees keep going up and up,”
Soto said.
UAlbany’s Division of Finance and Administration
presented the fee increases to the Student Association Sen-
Photo: Michael Apollo / ASP
University officials said the increased fees, which are just under the maximum increase allowed by SUNY, are needed be-
ate on Feb. 27, 2019. However, the fees were not up for
vote.
Following the presentation and discussions with Fore-
man, Student Association Senate chairman Brandon Hold-
ridge is confident the fee increases will benefit UAlbany
students.
“The general consensus was that these increases are
reasonable and will have a positive impact for the students
of this university,” Holdridge said in an email response.
According to Foreman, the 2019-2020 fee increases
cause of inflation.
come in just under the maximum amount permitted by
SUNY. Foreman assures student input is considered in all
financial decision-making processes that impact students.
‘The recreation and campus life fee, university fee, and
academic excellence fee will not be increased.
Students will have the opportunity to voice their con-
cerns on the budget during an open forum conducted by the
UAlbany Office of Financial Management and Budget on
April 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center
West Auditorium.
University, Albany Med
packing comfort bags for
sexual assault victims
By KATY DARA
Shampoo. A change of clothing.
Toothbrushes and toothpaste. Deodorant.
A teddy bear. And a small note of
encouraging words. What do these things
have in common? They are all in care kits
for sexual assault victims assembled at
UAlbany’s “We Care” event, which will
celebrate its fifth-year anniversary on
campus on Thursday, April 11.
We Care” is an event in honor of Sexual
Assault Awareness month, where UAlbany
partners with Albany Medical Center (Al-
bany Med) to make comfort bags for sexual
violence victims.
People who go to Albany Medical Center
for treatment or investigation receive the
bags.
“What we’re doing is we're creating care
packages for individuals who are going for
forensic examinations because they’re vic-
tims of sexual assault,” said Amelia Barba-
doro, UAlbany’s interim Director of Equity
and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
who will be running the event for the first
time this year.
Each year, community volunteers gather
in assembly lines to put together these bags,
which are then loaded onto an ambulance
and sent to Albany Medical Center.
“We have men’s kits, women’s kits, kits
for pediatrics. Unfortunately, they always
produce 350, and they’ve run out each year
before the year is up. This year, we’re pro-
ducing 700 bags as compared to 350. We're
doubling the number of bags.”
Part of the high demand for comfort bags
is that they are not just given to victims, but
friends or family members who accompany
them to the hospital. Often, victims undergo
SANE, or the Sexual Assault Nurse’s Exam
to forensically test for evidence of rape and
sexual violence.
“They take your clothes a lot of times
when they’re doing these exams, so the
bags include clothing. Sometimes you're
there late at night, or overnight, you’re
waiting for long periods of time, so there’s
toiletries,” Barbadoro said as she looked in
a sample bag.
“There’s a teddy bear, which is for
support, There’s a gift card. Every single
person who’s there (at the event) writes out
a little note of encouragement and puts that
into the bag as well.”
The partnership between UAlbany and
Albany Med dates back before the We Care
events, according to Albany Med’s Sexual
Assault Nurse Coordinator Kaylin Dawson.
“We have an MOU with (UAlbany), it’s
a memorandum of understanding, meaning
that if any patient was to come to any of the
teachers or the counseling service and said
that they were sexually assaulted, UAI-
bany knows that they can send all of their
students to us,” Dawson said.
“So I approached them and asked if
they wanted to partner with this We Care
event, and they did. It’s kind of grown and
evolved, and here we are in our fifth year.”
In recent years, the raised awareness of
sexual assault and available resources has
led to greater numbers reporting to the hos-
pital for incidents. Although she couldn’t
speak to exact numbers, Dawson acknowl-
edges need for more bags is evident.
“[ don’t necessarily think (sexual assault)
is occurring more, just a greater awareness
of the availability of those resources. I think
just because it’s so much in the media, ev-
eryone’s talking about it. Everyone knows
after an assault that they can go to the hos-
pital. More people are aware of what can be
done for them after an assault.”
Due to the ambitious number of bags
being assembled, Barbadoro urges any stu-
dents who are available to volunteer.
“This provides people with the opportu-
nity to make a difference. Just by showing
up here and donating two hours of their
time they have been a part of an event that’s
supporting these victims,” she said.
“You're not just supporting one victim,
but hundreds of victims and their families...
And you’re standing side-by-side with other
community members. We have members of
management come, there’s outside commu-
nity members, there’s people from Albany
Med, the DA’s office, the Albany police,
UPD; you're joining forces with’so many
people and I think that it exposes students
to the community at-large.”
We Care will take place in SEFCU Arena
on Thursday, April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Any
and all students are welcome to volunteer
for comfort bag assembly.
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around us when we were stopped at the light, and he assaulted me,” Carrera sai
No one did anything, that’s the saddest part.”
Before she could get out of the vehicle on her own, Warnken got back into the car
and began to drive off of the campus, making a right onto Washington Avenue towards
Block 75.
She was able to convince him to let her off at the side of the road, still within walking
distance of where the original altercation had occurred.
“I didn’t start crying until I got out and processed the situation. No cab driver is
worth my life, I was scared he would knock me out and drive off campus,” Carrera said.
“At no point did I put my hands on him or purposely disrespect him, even after the
whole incident.”
Carrera later called 911 and two UPD officers came to question her in her dorm on
Dutch Quad. She said that they initially told her there is nothing that could be done, but
that she was welcome to file charges.
UPD confirmed in a statement that the officers advised Carrera of her rights to file a
complaint, and that on Thursday afternoon she filed one alleging hi ent.
“The complaint will be forwarded to Albany City Court for adjudication,” the state-
ment said.
SOCIAL MEDIA JUSTICE
Following the incident, Carrera decided to find justice through social media, sharing
the video evidence on Instagram to her 18,000 followers.
The posts quickly gained attention and were shared over 20,000 times. While thou-
sands of people stand by her, Carrera says many people are doubting the situation and
some are even accusing her of fabricating the incident for attention.
“People on Instagram don’t know me; they just know the person they see on social
media. They don’t know how small I am. I’m 4’11, people are underestimating the situ-
ation,” Carrera said.
Still, Carrera said that her supporters by far outweigh the number of haters on social
media. Since the original posts, three other females reached out to her saying they too
had driven with Warnken and had negative experiences with racist undertones.
After Carrera reached out to Lyft, they released a statement indicating that Warnk-
en’s account was deactivated and that he will no longer be driving with LYFT.
“That is not enough,” Carrera said. “It’s not only about getting him fired from Lyft.
What if he gets hired by Uber? He should not be working in a job where he has to inter-
act with people.”
Carrera says that Warken also decided to file a complaint to Lyft against her, caus-
ing her account to be deactivated as well. However, she says she is done with Lyft and
Uber after the incident.
Unfortunately, Carrera is also done with her time at UAlbany. She said she did not
feel like she received the support that she would have liked from the University Police
Department as well as the Albany Police Department. She is going back home to the
Bronx and looks forward to being with her family.
After the incident with Warnken she said she was unable to eat for a day and a half
and has lost the motivation for everyday activities such as cleaning her room and at-
tending class.
University at Albany communications specialist Mike Nolan said that the univer-
sity’s CARE services had attempted to contact and meet with Carrera.
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Bus Drivers, Students Struggle to Avoid
Accidents on Paths with no Sidewalks
By ADRIANA CARRENO
Some CDTA drivers and students at the
University at Albany are dissatisfied with the
lack of sidewalks on campus. With an existing
three mile long loop already built around the
campus’ perimeter, students question why the
University has not built sidewalks for com-
mon walking routes. .
“When it’s pouring out, we go very slow
because students will get splashed,” said
CDTA transporter Judith Falcon. “At night
time it’s hard to see so many of these students
because they’re dressed in dark clothing.
Sometimes the CDTA buses won’t see them
walking in the middle.”
For Falcon, this is major safety issue. Her
rout covers the Campus Center and all around
and within the campus. Students often walk
on the roads and Falcon said dodging students
has become a common occurence.
Sarah Carbon is one of the 7,700 students
living on campus.
“| feel it’s not safe to be walking the path
the buses come on especially at night when I
go to the gym, even though they have some
lights, they may not see you,” said Carbon.
One common walk for students is from
their dorm, such as at Dutch Quad, to SEFCU
Arena. This is roughtly three-minute walk that
requires standing in the roads or on the grass
and passing through a set of trees. Students
with headphones are less aware of the buses
passing, putting them at more risk of getting
hit.
John Giarrusso, Associate VP for Facilities
noted that although they haven’t received
any on-paper complaints, they are aware of
the concerns.
“The locations to which you specifically refer (Campus Center, Dutch and Indian Quad,
and PE building) are being incorporated into a major plan for upgrade within the next five
years as funding allows,” said Giarrusso.
Along with the sidewalks and pedestrian lanes, UAlbany Facilities will include lighting
with their improvements. The ASP reported last November that female students felt uneasy
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at night making the trip back to their dorms or cars.
Giarrusso said that putting in more sidewalks and lighting means making sure that the
construction won’t disrupt any critical electric heating and cooling systems — most of
which can be found on the south end of campus near Indian and Dutch Quad.
“We are working on coordinating excavation in that area for deferred maintenance
routes,” said Giarrusso.
on those core systems, with other planning we are going to improve bus and pedestrian
CRIME BLOTTER
PETIT LARCENY
4/4/2019 10:18 PM 11818-19
Podium- Lecture Centers
Report of vending machine open and contents being taken.
Officer arrived, checked machine and observed it to be open
with no signs of forced entry, took photos and logged ac-
cordingly.
Secured the door without incident, then contacted Vendor
to advise of the situation.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF EC C Cluster
MARIHUANA
4/4/2019 7:25 PM 11805-19
Empire Commons
Report of a female student smoking marihuana, upon
arrival Officer detected the strong odor of burnt marihuana,
was granted access to the room by the student, who admitted
smoking, turned over marihuana and marihuana parapher-
nalia and allowed search of room, which yielded negative
results. Items seized and student to be referred for same.
Drug Complaint
4/4/2019 12:25 PM 11762-19
PE Complex- SEFCU Arena
Officer responded to a drug complaint. Upon arrival he
was given a soda can found in the trash with a hidden com-
partment containing marijuana residue. No further action.
Assist a Person
4/3/2019 10:27 AM 11611-19
Podium- University Hall
Officer responded to report of a rude and demeaning
phone call received from a male student. Student to be re-
ferred for his behavior.
Persons Annoying
4/3/2019 1:00 PM 11626-19
Roadways- Univ Dr West
Report of a male operator of a motor vehicle stopping next
to a vehicle and shouting obscenities. No probable cause
for a vehicle stop. Identity of driver determined he is a male
student and will be referred for behavior.
Domestic Incident
4/3/2019 1:43 PM 11633-19
State Quad- SQ Office
Report taken by UPD of unwanted texts received by a
female student from ex-boyfriend, non-threatening texts
were shown, and student advised to communicate to him that
he can no longer text, email, or call her indefinitely. Nothing
further at this time.
POSSESSION OF BURGLAR TOOLS
4/2/2019 10:32 AM 11506-19
Roadways- Collins Circle
‘A male subject found to be in possession of burglar tools
and identified as trespassing due to a PNG on file. Arrested
for same.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 3RD:DAMAGE ANOTH-
ERS PROPERTY-AMOUNT>$250
4/2/2019 3:38 PM 11519-19
PE Complex-SEFCU Arena
UPD responded to a report of a fight. Female student
admitted to causing damage to the male students glasses and
clothing while trying to prevent him from leaving. Arrested
for same.
BURGLARY-3RD DEG:ILLEGAL ENTRY WITH
INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME
4/1/2019 8:21 AM 11366-19
Podium- Education
Took report of damaged property in a common office.
Investigation ongoing.
Assist a Person
4/1/2019 12:38 PM 11396-19
Colonial Quad- Livingston Tower
UPD took report about a ride-share dispute. Parties sepa-
rated. Subjects advised that anything further would be a civil
matter.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA
3/29/2019 12:46 AM 10897-19
Colonial Quad- Johnson Hall
Officers responded to report of odor of marihuana. Upon
arrival, Officers located room odor coming from, knocked
and were granted entry by occupants, allowed to search by
male student claiming ownership of the marihuana. Marihua-
na seized, male student and one female student to be referred
for same.
Programming Detail
3/29/2019 11:23 AM 10938-19
Other Off-Campus
Walk-through follow-up to a previous CRASE program
for members of UA Psyc Services.
Assist a Person
3/29/2019 2:16 PM 10957-19
Other- UPD
Officer took an information only report from a male
subject walk-in who claims to be receiving unwanted FB
messages from another male subject. Advised to notify UPD
immediately if he receives a threat.
Fire Alarm
3/29/2019 3:10 PM 10962-19
Podium- Lecture Centers
Officers responded to report of a fire alarm. Upon arrival,
there was no smoke or fire. AFD responded to the scene. The
alarm was reset.
Fire Alarm
3/29/2019 7:44 PM 10991-19
Podium- Lecture Centers
Officer responded to a fire alarm. No smoke, no fire and
AED determined faulty smokehead as cause. Alarm panel
reset.
Drug Complaint
3/29/2019 11:08 PM 11026-19
Liberty Terrace- LT South
Report of odor of marijuana setting off smoke alarm re-
ceived, upon arrival Officers determined room, were able to
interview both parties, the resident of the room and her male
guest then admitted to having just finished smoking mari-
juana. Student advised that she would be referred to Campus
Judicial
Check a Subject
3/29/2019 11:54 PM 11037-19
Podium Lecture Centers Students found to be setting
up computers equipment for an event without permission,
advised to take the items with them and if left, the University
would not be liable. Contact info for the faculty advisor were
obtained as well as items left in the room. Door was secured
after they left.
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The Case For Releasing Mueller’s
Full Investigative Trump Report
By LIAM JEFFRIES
The Mueller Report, the long-
awaited finale of Robert Mueller’s
investigation into the Trump
administration, is finally here.
After two long years of patience,
anticipation, and more Stephen
Colbert jokes than can be counted,
we finally know whether Donald
Trump colluded with the Russian
government (he didn’t) and whether
he openly obstructed justice (the
report doesn’t exonerate him on
this).
It all seems conclusive enough,
except for one critical aspect: we
don’t have the full report. All we
have right now is a summary of it
(one very biased in favor of Trump
at that), and, while the release of the
full report is promised by Attorney
General Bill Barr, it promises
to be very heavily redacted, far
from the complete picture of the
i gation that the American
public deserves to see.
For numerous reasons,
Americans deserve to see the
full report, redacted only where
extremely sensitive information
is included. For one, the finding
that Trump’s team didn’t
directly collude with the Ru
government will be a surpris
to many Americans, considering
news reports about meetings with
Kremlin-backed lawyers at Trump
Tower and, lest we forget, Trump
openly calling for the Ru:
hacking of Hillary Clinton’s emails
during the presidential campaign.
The no collusion finding, then, is
one that many Americans will want
to investigate more closely, and
only a release of the full report will
allow us to independently verify
for ourselves what Mueller’s team
found.
In addition, the fact that the
report, despite relentless spinning
by Attorney General Bill Barr,
doesn’t completely exonerate the
president of obstruction of justice
charges should give Americans
cause for concern. Not since
Richard Nixon have we had a
president who’s been accused of
is blatantly trying to obstruct
ations into him (suspici
only fueled by Trump’s firing of
James Comey and his beratement
of former Attorney General Jeff
ions for recusing himself from
the Mueller probe), and the fact
that a federal investigation of his
actions returned a verdict of “not
completely innocent” should give
observers and the public paus
Considering this and the national
importance it raises, the release
of the full report should not just,
be an effort by Trump’s critics in
Democratic ranks, but a bipartisan
effort, and indeed, with the seeming
exception of Senate Republicans,
it has been exactly that, with no
Republican dissenters to a house
bill calling for the full report’s
release, and really, why would they
vote no to that? The cases for the
full report’s release from the right
are just as obvious as those from the
left. After all, if the report is saying
that Trump, if not completely
innocent on obstructing justice,
innocent when it comes to Russia,
arguably the biggest talking point
among liberal commentators and
critics, why would Republicans
who still support Trump want these
specific findings kept hidden from
public view?
Indeed, the efforts so far by
Senate Republicans to keep
this thing completely hidden,
considering the House vote and the
fact that a majority of Republicans
want just as much to see the full
scrutiny, for again, if the report,
according to Bill Barr, completely
exonerates Trump, why not support
an effort to release it? What,
exactly, are Senate Republicans
afraid of the public seeing? Do they
know something about the findings
that the public doesn’t know yet?
It all looks overly cious, like
an attempt to cover something up,
and, contrary to their efforts, only
further drives home the case for
the full report’s specially
if the report contains something so
incriminating as to cause Senate
Republicans to rebel against their
own voters.
We, as Americans, have every
right to see every detail of what
Mueller found. We have waited 2
long years to see the results, in the
meantime witnessing case after
case and conviction after conviction
related to the investigation,
including key figures in Trump’s
orbit like Paul Manafort and
Michael Cohen. To not get to see
anything after all this buildup and
news would be a betrayal of the
government’s promise of complete
transparency to the American
people, and nothing short of the full
report’s release will be satisfactory
as a result.
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Bag Ban Will
Help End The
Plague of
Plastic
By FRANNY MORALES
The ban on plastic bags is crucial and paramount to
the sustainability of our environment.
While the usage of these bags is convenient, they
are systematically killing our planet. In a single year
approximately | trillion plastic bags are produced
worldwide and in order to manufacture them it takes
approximately 4.3 billion gallons of crude oil each
year. An estimated 3.5 million tons of plastic bags are
thrown away every year and each of these bags, instead
of biodegrading, photodegrade, meaning they break
down becoming what we know as microplastics, which
end up finding their way onto our beaches and our food
chain. Eventually, these bags do break down, but not
for 1000s of years.
We see only one percent of these bags being
recycled meaning the rest end up in garbage heaps.
Some 267 species are directly affected by this pollution
and for our marine animals some 100,000 are killed
annually.
The government body of New York State has
effectively enacted into law the demise of the single-
use plastic bag. The ban was a part of the $175
billion dollar budget presented at the Capital, with the
eradication of the plastic bag beginning on March 1,
2020, making New York the third state to enforce such
a ban and the second state to do it at the state level after
California.
New York’s ban is a step in the right direction, but
there are exceptions to what is being banned. The new
law without question is saying “no thank you” to the
single-use plastic bag, but the ban will not include a ban
on plastic used to wrap meat or goods bought at the deli
counter, bulk bags (i.e. trash bags), or restaurant take
out bags.
To make up for the loss of plastic bags, we will
begin to see more and more paper bags being used, as.
well as reusable bags. Within the confines of the new
law a 5-cent fee on paper bags will be enacted at the
county level, with proceeds going to the Environmental
Protection Fund and towards helping customers
purchase reusable bags.
Some people might feel that this ban is a nuisance
to their lives but the time for this is now; not later or
when it’s more convenient, but now, right now, in this
very moment. The plague of plastic must come to an
end. No longer can we deny scientific data or the clear
evidence of global warming. It is up to us to make these
changes and we must do all we can to make sure these
changes stay. We have a duty to ourselves but most
importantly we have a duty to the planet we live on and
the generations that will live long after we are gone.
CELEBRITIES
Cardi B’s past actions
a product of her own
exploitation,
not the
other way around
By XAVIER CRUZ
Rapper Cardi B finds herself on the defensive since an
old video of hers resurfaced causing heated backlash online
involving how to address her past actions. In an Instagram
live rant, Cardi mentioned multiple accounts from her past in
which she drugged and robbed men whose intention it was
to pay for sex.
Almost immediately after the video reappeared, the
#SuvivingCardiB hashtag began trending on twitter, in
reference to the recent R Kelly documentary, which detailed
a series of mental and sexual abuses R. Kelly carried out
on multiple women, including underaged girls. People also
compared Cardi to comedian Bill Cosby, who repeatedly
drugged and raped women for years before being caught
and convicted. Critics who resented the fall of formerly
renowned artists to the #metoo movement felt duped when
Cardi B admitted to what they considered the same crime
without consequence.
Ina recent VOX article, Constance Grady wrote that
although the issue certainly does not pose as much of a threat
to Cardi’s career compared to the revelations about R. Kelly
and Cosby did to theirs, it is still, “raising major questions
about our current era of celebrity cancel culture; Who do
we forgive, for what, and why? And are we going to forgive
Cardi B?”
This is lack of moral proportionality at its finest. People
admired Cardi B’s success story until her overcoming
narrative differed from what they viewed as an acceptable
way to escape poverty. Cardi later said, in response to public
criticism, “I made the choices that | did at the time because
Thad very limited options. I was blessed to have been able
to rise from that but so many women have not.” Cardi B
drugged men who wanted to pay her for sex, robbed them
and left. An illegal act, but not a dramatically different crime
from Tupac selling crack or Biggie Smalls dealing cocaine.
These are crimes generated by economic conditions and
however much you want to judge Cardi, put your feet in her
shoes and know the facts.
According to the Pennsylvania coalition against rape,
sex workers face much higher rates of sexual assault and
domestic violence. Among those surveyed, 75% reported
having been raped, 44% engaged in forced or coerced sex
with self-identified law enforcement, 56% said they had
been robbed or burglarized. 82% described some sort of
physical assault and 83% recounted threats with weapons.
Studies done by the university of Chicago and national
center for biotechnology found similar numbers when
analyzing nationwide data on violence against sex workers.
It is not unlikely the 26-year-old rapper experienced
the inhumanity that came with sex work. Her profuse
sobbing near the end of the short Instagram Live video of
her admitting to drugging her clients certainly indicates
something.
Cardi hails from one of the poorest area codes in New
York City (The Bronx, 10452), received little formal
education and stripped and pimped herself out to raise
money for her ambitions in music. When she drugged her
clients, she did not rape or sexually assault them. There is
no precedent to liken her actions to the obscenities of Bill
Cosby or R. Kelly. They committed acts of sexual violence
ions of power and wealth. They used their
influence and money to avoid prosecution and scrutiny. R.
Kelly evaded trial for years while the general public knew
about his underage sexual encounters.
It did not take nearly as long for the internet to respond
to Cardi B disclosing her past of drugging johns to make
a life for herself where her wellbeing was not financed by
exploitative men seeking sexual pleasure. People really liked
Cardi’s surface personality and story before they faced what
she went through to escape where she came from and that
shouldn’t change now that we may be uncomfortable with
the details.
Cardi B is no Tupac, but to say she is a criminal demands
an ignorance of the conditions that create drug dealers.
prostitutes and thieves out of poets, artists and musicians.
“Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.”
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PROFESSOR FEATURE
Professor Sheehan
My Hero,
By FATIMA SYED
Have you ever had a professor who made you feel, ab-
solutely, that you could do anything you put your mind
to? I have. Professor Joseph Sheehan.
Mr. Sheehan hes business law, and he always asks
me how I was feeling lately, if my family was
good, or when my next Albany Student Pre:
coming out because he couldn’t wait to read it.
Professor Sheehan is every students’ cheerleader and
watchful guardian, and the level of devotion he has to-
wards his students’ personal and professional suc:
is something that not all teachers exhibit.
Growing up in the local area of Stillwater-
Mechanicville, Professor Sheehan never fails to give his
tribute and respect to his father, the late Bill Sheehan Sr.
who famously taught Business Law classes at UAlbany.
He often tells his students that his father opened up
doors for him to land his teaching job, and that it is with
the support from him and his devoted mother who taught
Physical Education in Stillwater-Mechanicville, that he
is able to be here today.
Professor Sheehan Jr. reminds us all to be mindful of
those who helped us get to where we are today and thank
them when we get a chance.
Of his parents, Sheehan Jr, s “I never fail to under-
stand how fortunate I was to be at the right place at the
right time, through my mother’s constant support and
my father’s amazing connections.”
Sheehan attended Cornell University and
speaks fondly of his upbringings there with his best
friends, as well as the start of his career at UAlbany
being fresh out of law school. Back then, the Univer-
sity was expanding business law courses from business
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majors only to business-wide.
UAlbany needed a young and energetic mind to teach
the incoming large classes. That’s where Sheehan Jr.
came in January of 1980, and still stands today after 40
years,
Sheehan uses personal examples of law from
childhood memories throughout his lectures instead of
using textbook examples.
“Nothing teaches better than real life,” he said.
He feels that real examples create a “down-to-Earth
feel” for his largely freshman student body who are try-
ing to find their p:
“| make it a priority to get to know the kids well
enough so that they know that I am there for them and
that I support them,” Sheehan says, “It really means the
world to kids who need a friend to talk to.”
deeply for his students does pose its own
, though.
“Some kids deal with very unfortunate circumstances
that may be hard for me to help them with.”
Through the highs and lows, Sheehan gives it
his best. I always wondered how he manages
happy, healthy, and dedicated after all thes
He says the secret is gratitude.
“Knowing how lucky I am to know my beautiful wife
Laureen and my amazing kids Tim and Kelly. How
lucky I was when UAlbany needed someone to fill the
BLAW spot. Being eternally grateful for everything.”
Professor Joseph Sheehan recommends avoid-
ing making definite plans for the future but, instead,
feeling your way through as you go.
“Stay Flexible, Stay Humble, Stay Connected,” Shee-
han said.
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TERRY CREWS
Continued from page 1
Crews’ father was an alcoholic and his mother was
deeply religious.
“Just as my father was addicted to alcohol, my mother
was addicted to church,” Crews said.
Because of this, Crews grew up in an environment of
shame, guilt, and fear.
“We, literally, were in church every day. And twice on
Sunday,” said Crews.
Growing up, he was not allowed to listen to non-
religious music, to dance, to go to the movies, or to play
sports.
So, naturally, Crews now dances, stars in movies and
television, and was in the NFL.
Crews shared raw, intimate details with the stadium
full of students whom he had never met.
“Introspection is like kryptonite for a toxic man...
They don’t wanna be alone with their own thoughts,”
said Crews.
He explained how the constant fear and anxiety
he felt because of his parents manifested in a
pornography addiction. He cheated on his wife.
He felt entitled after the NFL and went into debt
borrowing too much money from friends. And,
finally, how he turned it all around.
“Thad a total entitlement attitude... Men star in
their own movie. But my wife turned the light on,” he
laughed.
He admitted to the stadium that he often ignored his
wife’s advice because he was the man of the house,
and that old model of the man being right was still
ingrained in him. He still saw himself as the infallible
NFL star.
“Success is the warmest place to hide. ‘Cus
everyone thinks you’re great. Nobody’s gonna call
you on your stuff,” said Crews.
Crews’ first step was to recognize that he had been
prideful and he needed to take some concrete steps to
improve his situation. His first job in Hollywood was
sweeping floors.
“Twas sweeping and I was like, ‘How did I fall this
low,’” Crews said, “And all of a sudden, I’m like, ‘I’m
doin something about my situation,’ and I got into it!”
After taxes, he made 48 dollars. And he never stopped
working after that.
But as things started to pick up and Crews landed some
small roles in Hollywood, he cheated on his wife at a
massage parlor. Though he swore to never tell her, the
guilt ate away at him.
“It’s hard being two people,” Crews sighed, “Very,
very hard.”
His wife left him and he went to rehab for his
pornography addiction.
“At first, when I arrived, I was like ‘This ain’t me,’ but
then, when they started talking, I was like, “This is me!””
‘After completing rehab, Crews’ wife eventually came
back, but with his family life stronger than ever he faced a
new challenge: sexual harassment in Hollywood.
“Do you want your dream, do you wanna keep
working? Or if you say something, it’s a wrap.”
Crews was groped at a film event by an agent, Adam
Venit.
“So many men are like ‘oh these women just talkin’
‘cus they want some money,’ First of all- if you say
something, you get no money. You only get paid for
silence,” said Crews. He was answered with applause.
Crews is a known friend of the #MeToo movement
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Crews opened up about his abusive childhood and how he
has learned what it means to be a man.
and he spoke openly about how it feels to be sexually
mistreated in Hollywood.
“won my case and I didn’t get a dime. I spent
$400,000 of my own money and I got my attorney fees
back and his resignation,” said Crews, “so please, please
never look at anybody that’s in this position and think
they’re just tryin’ to get paid. ‘Cus that don’t happen.”
Despite how difficult the process was, and how costly,
Crews told the audience that he knew it was worth it
when he started receiving letters from young women who
came forward because he inspired them.
“Courage inspires courage,” he said. The audience was
still and silent.
Looking back on his childhood, Crews wrote his
book, Manhood, so that young boys wouldn’t get their
information the way he did: on the streets.
“Keep her scared, keep her off-balance, call her and
then don’t call her for a week. See what happens. She’Il
be chasin’ you forever. A pimp knows that if he gives a
woman two good weeks, they’ll spend three years chasin’
those two good weeks. That’s pimp-ology. This is a class,
and they teach it on the street,” Crews said.
The audience laughed, so did he, but then he fell
serious once again.
“My father never stopped beating my mother. And my
mother moved into a shelter and then she moved back in
with him,” Crews said, quietly.
Crews offered his final advice for the men in the
audience. To fight the pride which is often instilled in
young men with a secret weapon: vulnerability.
“I decided to be vulnerable and share my heart,”
Crews said.
Crews then offered one final piece of advice for the
women in the audience.
“Be bold and courageous,” said Crews.
The audience responded with cheers.
Lasked Terry about his character, who is very kind and
sens so named Terry, on Brooklyn 99.
In every episode, that character redefines what it
means to be a man. Knowing Terry’s background in
real life, does he channel his idea of manhood into that
character to set an example for young men all over the
country?
“First of all, you gotta understand, that part is the only
part I ever had in my life that was literally based on me,”
Crews said, “I had a mini-van, they put a mini-van in the
show!”
‘The audience laughed.
“They saw me eat yogurt,” he said, “And they put
yogurt in the show! I mean, they watched me, they
studied me, it was wild.”
Terry had offers to do two other shows at the time, but
stayed with Brooklyn 99 because it was an opportunity
for him to be himself, on screen, and represent a new
model of manhood.
“It was so beautiful, and so special, and Dan and Mike
[the producers] are still the best people I’ve ever had a
chance to work with. It was the right choice,” he said,
smiling.
“Terry Crews is an inspiring role model for authoring
success,” said UAlbany president Havidan Rodriguez in
his opening remarks that evening.
Judging by the roar of applause and the masses that
rushed the stage as Crews exited, it is safe to say the
students of UAlbany agree.
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Delmar Native Debuts as Women’s Lacrosse Coach
as well. Rowan stated
“it was really cool to
see the growth of the
program and of the
players their.
More importantly
Rowan says she has
seen both individual
and team growth for
her Great Danes since
taking over the team
last June. “Skills, de-
velopment, awareness
“are the
ifically
mentioned the teams
growth. She is pleased
with the way the current sea-
son has gone so and is proud Source:
the way her team has played
through a tough schedule fac-
ing four teams ranked in the NCAA top 20 (#22 Stanford,
#19 Penn State, #1 Boston, and #3 Syracuse) two of them
being ranked in the top 4. “We stuck with them Penn State,
Stanford, and BC for a bit, I think that is a really promising
for the future and we're off to a really great start in the con-
ference.” Rowan feels these games have greatly prepared
the team for anything they may see for the remainder of the
season and still have a chance to accomplish their goal of
winning the American East conference.
Off the field Rowan is most proud of her team’s involve-
ment in the community, Specifically their involvement
with the organization CityLax Albany, which has recently
expanded their mission of expanding the sports reach
into urban areas that have not been exposed to the sport.
She mentioned how her players have loved working with
younger athletes and can see many of them having great
coaching careers though none have expressed interest in
such a career so far.
In terms of her own coaching career Rowan said she
takes influences from all of the coaches, players, and expe-
riences to create her own style. Of these experiences she
is most proud of the two World Cup gold medals she won
while playing for team USA. All of this factors into all of
schools first NCAA tourna- her decisions from on the field, to recruiting and choosing
ment berth in school history assistants, the most important part of this being the feeling
winning a first round game _her and her staff get from the player during campus visits.
went on star at Syracuse where she majored in education
and had an amazing career finishing as the schools all time
leader in points (396) and assist (164).
She also ranked 4th on the NCAA Division | career-
scoring list and third on the NCAA career assist list. She
credits the “the exact program, elementary and special
education that I wanted, it was a really great distance from
home, and I just felt really connected to the players when I
went on my visit and the coaches.”, as the most important
among many reasons she attended Syracuse.
She credits her part of her success to the “growing
lacrosse community,” in Albany and the “great coaching
and athletes” here for allowing her to play at high level in
High School and become the
player that she was.
When it came time to
begin her coaching career
Rowan decided to “give
it a shot,” after former
Albany coach John Batta-
glino offered her the job.
Coaching has allowed her
to combine her “passion for
both education and teaching
and for lacrosse”. It was
after spending five years of
being an assistant between
Albany and Syracuse that
she felt ready to accept the
task of being a head coach
and applied to the position
at Wagner when it became
open. Along with the coach-
ing experience Rowan was
particularly found of the lo-
cation of the school because
she “had family on Staten Is-
land and had always wanted
to live in or near New York
City. She cites the growth of
the program under her watch
as the team went on to win
two North East Conference
champion and went on to the
By TYRELL FEASTER
Katie Rowan is enjoying her Ist Season as the head coach
of the University at Albany’s women’s lacrosse team.
Rowan was an assistant coach for UAlbany before leaving
to take an assistant coaching position at her Alma mater
Syracuse University, and then moving onto become the
head coach at Wagner University. She is now excited to be
back home coaching in the Capital Region.
‘A native of nearby Delmar, New York, Rowan attended
Bethlehem Central High School where she was named a
two time All American while also playing basketball. She
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BASEBALL
Perfect Week for Danes Baseball
By CAMERON CUPP
University at Albany baseball had a picture
perfect week.
The Danes (12-13, 4-4 AE) knocked
the Marist College Red Foxes (12-16, 3-2
MAAC) 10-2 on Wednesday and swept a
double header at UMass Lowell (6-23, 3-5
AE) on Saturday, winning the first game 5-3
and the second 11-3.
In the first game, the Danes traveled to
Poughkeepsie, NY to take on the Red Foxes,
and were led by junior infielder Nick Kondo.
Kondo was two for three at the plate with two
RBIs, while freshman Jason Bottari knocked
in arun and scored two.
Marist was lead by freshman pitcher Zane
Kmietek, who tossed five shut-out innings
and fanned three UAlbany batters. At the
plate, senior Randy Taveras went two for four
with a double, a run scored, and a stolen base.
“Our pitchers today were steady
throughout the game, and the defense was
solid,” said UAlbany Coach Jon Muller.
“Offensively, we put together consecutive at
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bats which led to the two big innings at the
end.”
Marist scored first, crossing the plate twice
in the bottom of the second.
UAlbany was shut out through the first
five innings of the game. Kmietek proved
dominant, holding the Danes to only two hits
during his outing.
In the sixth with runners on first and
second, Bottari stepped up to the plate for the
Danes, and knocked in the runner on second
with a line-drive single, putting the Danes on
the board.
UA\lbany tied the game 2-2, scoring on a
Marist error.
The Danes took the lead on a Bottari
score, and extended their lead to two runs on
asacrifice fly.
With a six run ninth inning, UAlbany put
the finishing touches on the route, making the
final score 10-2.
The Danes would continue their winning
they traveled to Lowell, M.A. for an
ast double header on Saturday.
The double headers first pitch would be
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UAlbany senior pitcher Dominic Savino
thrown at noon.
On the mound for the Danes was senior
RHP Dominic Savino. Savino would last
six and two thirds innings, giving up only
two runs. At the plate the Danes were led
by junior outfielder Mare Wangenstein who
slapped a double, drove in a run, and scored
arun.
The UMass Lowell Riverhawks were
driven at the plate by junior catcher Ciaran
Devenney who had a perfect two for two
slash line and drove in a run.
Coach Muller said: “We put together a
full day of quality pitching and fundamental
defense. The offense stuck to the game plan
and we flourished because of our approach”
when asked about the success of the double
header.
“Obviously its tough when you get swept
at home” said UMass Lowell head coach Ken
Harring
The Riverhawks struck first in the bottom
of the third, making the score 1-0. In the fifth
inning, UMass Lowell would tack on another
mun.
The Danes wouldn’t touch home for the
first time until the seventh.
The game would open up in the eighth
inning for the Danes. Senior Travis Collins
got the rally started with a lead off base hit.
The flood gates would open as the Danes
would score four runs in the inning.
UAlbany would hold off UMass Lowell to
win the first game 5-2.
In the second game, Kondo would again
lead the Danes, going three for four with
three RBIs and senior Patrick Lagravinese
crushing a first inning homerun lead the
Danes offense.
The Riverhawks were lead by redshirt
junior infielder Oscar Marchena who went
two for three at the plate, and sophomore
infielder Joey Castellanos, who was also two
for three at the plate.
The Danes were propelled by the first
inning bomb from Lagravinese, putting the
Danes on top in the first.
The bases were loaded early in the third
inning when Lagravinese walked to force in
the first run of the inning. The last run of the
rally was capped by redshirt sophomore Josh
Loeffler’s bases clearing triple, putting the
Danes 5-0.
UMass Lowell would score two more runs
in a two-out rally in the third, and another in
the fourth, cutting the Danes’ lead was cut to
5-3.
In the top of the sixth, redshirt junior
Kevin Donati drew a bases loaded walk to
force in the first run of the inning. After,
the Danes would take advantage of poor
Riverhawks pitching, and would end the sixth
with a 9-3 lead.
The Danes would add on two more
insurance runs in the seventh. Freshman
Dolan Ocasal doubled to drive in Bottari.
Kondo would single to drive in Ocasal to put
the Danes up 11-3.
After their perfect week in which they
outscored their opponents 26-7, UAlbany will
finish up the series against UMass Lowell on
Sunday. Next week, the Danes will battle St.
Johns on Tuesday, and finish America Eas
weekend series against UMBC.
By ROB LEP
After three years on the University at Albany men’s
basketball team, guard Joe Cremo transferred to the
Villanova Wildcats. The hometown kid took his talents to
Jay Wright and the defending National Champions. But
unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year,
you already know this.
People in the Capital District got angry. Really angry.
They wanted to tell the Scotia, NY native and two-time
New York State Class A Player of the Year what he should
do with his life. Make his career decisions for him.
The word thrown around a lot was “loyalty” and finish-
ing what he started at UAlbany. The Danes didn’t win the
America East title in his three years there. Coming into
his freshman season, they were coming off a three-peat
from 2014-16. Translation: Cremo never got to play in the
NCAA Tournament.
When speaking to the local media on his decision, Cre-
mo explained wanting to eliminate the “what ifs” because
you “only get one chance at this”. He also wanted to prove
to himself he could “play at the highest level”.
His time at Villanova this season has been highly scruti-
nized. Cremo was ‘the man” for the Great Danes averaging
35 minutes per game during his sophomore and junior s
sons while averaging 15.8 and 17.8 points per game respec-
tively. The offense ran through him. He was the hometown
kid playing for the school he grew up watching.
With the Wildcats, it’s different. For better or worse
different. He’s a role player coming off the bench having to
earn his minutes. There are no plays designed for him. He’s
become a pull up shooter within Wright’s system. Four
points and two rebounds per game in around 17 minutes of
action.
But he’s playing for the defending National Champions.
The team that’s won two of the last three titles and four of
the last five Big East tournaments including three straight.
He’s played on national television at Madison Square
Garden, the world’s most famous arena, and flourished. 14
points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists vs St. Johns on a February
Sunday Big East Clash in New York City.
He also hoisted up the Big East Championship Trophy
with his brothers on the Garden floor. Cutting down the net.
Celebrating in the Knicks locker room.
Getting to play two games on the biggest stage: the
NCAA Tournament.
But he didn’t score a single point in the conference
tournament or the NCAA Tournament and only played 28
minutes in those five games.
There have been plenty of both ups and downs. Big fish
in a small pond versus small fish in a big one.
Cremo’s graduate transfer season ends with a 87-61
blowout loss to Purdue in the Round of 32 after knock-
ing off Saint Mary’s 61-57, his first NCAA Tournament
appearance and win.
It’s very possible it would’ve been a smoother ride
playing for the Danes this season. It’s also close to a
guarantee that UAlbany wouldn’t have had the fire
power even with Cremo to knock off the Vermont Cata-
mounts in the America East Tournament. 13-seed UVM
will face off against former Great Dane David Nichols
and Florida State.
He never would’ ve played in front of 20,000 fans at
MSG on national television. Jay Wright wouldn’t have
been his coach. Eric Paschall and Phil Booth not his
teammates.
In reality, this is actually really simple. This was
Cremo’s decision to make. Not mine, not yours, not
anyone else’s but his.
He didn’t want to live with the what ifs, the questions,
the regrets. Was it smooth sailing the entire way? No, but
nothing in life ever is.
Joe Cremo won a Big East title and got to play for the
defending National Champions in the NCAA Tourna-
ment. You can’t argue that. Everything else. Well it’s not
as simple...
Photos by David Lepelstat /
Zone 5 Photos
Above: Villanova guard Joe
Cremo celebrates with his father
Michael after the Wildcats 74-72
win versus Seton Hall in the
2019 Big East Championship
game at Madison Square Gar-
den.
Left: Joe Cremo takes on the Se-
ton Hall defense during the 2019
Big East Championship game at
Madison Square Garden.
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