Albany Student Press, Volume 81 Issue 02, 1994 February 4

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February 4, 1994

NUMBER 2

VOLUME LXXXI

Allegations against Swygert arise

SUNYA President suggests ‘ smear pe

COMPILED BY ASP STAFF

SUNYA’s President, H. Patrick
Swygert, Thursday, denied the exis-
tence of allegations which recently
surfaced, concerning his past and pre-
sent relationship with the Jewish com-
munity.

The allegations surfaced in wake of
the unresolved charge of an alleged
“double standard” on campus.
Accusations have been made about
Swygert’s conduct as a faculty mem-
ber at Temple University Law School
in the mid—1970’s.

A controversy erupted last semester,
in early November, when the
Revisionist Zionist Alternative posted
a sign, featuring a quote by the late
Meir Kahane, which was denounced
by Swygert.

Following Swygert’s response to
the sign, off-campus Jewish organiza-
tions began responding to the issues
that arose. As the debate heightened,
individuals attempted to parallel the
recent events at SUNYA, with the
issues that plagued Temple Law in the
mid—1970’s. ;

Shannon Taylor, an attorney in New
York State, a 1979 graduate of
Temple Law, and the president of the
Jewish Law Students organization,
said, “There was a general atmosphere
of anti- Semitism...We could have
nipped it in the bud, now it is alleged
to be occurring again, with Patrick
Swygert in Albany.”

Taylor said there were complaints
by Jewish students and faculty mem-
bers against several Black faculty
members, which included President
Swygert.

“IT distinctly remember that
Professor Richard Arens, brother of
Defense Minister Moshe Arens, was
deeply concerned about what he per-
ceived to have been anti-Jewish atti-
tude and sentiment, which he felt and
experienced from his contact with
Patrick Swygert. It became the subject
of a request for an impartial investiga-
tion,” Taylor said.

President Swygert said, “I think it is
really sad and unfortunate that, appar-
ently, there is a person or persons
engaged in this kind of smear cam-
paign against me...It’s not that allega-
tions were made that were disproven,
or allegations were made against me
that had no foundation. I don’t have a
recollection of any allegations.”

Taylor said an investigation of the
allegations directed toward the faculty
members resulted in the compilation
of a twenty-five page report. At least
two pages of the report specifically
named Swygert as one of the people
for whom an investigation of anti-

Semitism was
requested, Taylor
said.

This was con-{)
firmed by a faculty }
member and a stu- | |
dent of Temple Law,
who were there at the
time, but wish tof?
remain anonymous.
The student said, “I
wish to remain
anonymous, but iff
this account is chal-
lenged, I will testify
in court to everything
I have said.”

The student, who is
now a tax attorney in
Latin America, also
said, “The black fac- }
ulty became very |
aggressive. President
Swygert was part of |
the harassment of
Professor
because he sympathized with the
plight of the Jewish students. I left
Temple because it became a very
uncomfortable place to be.”

Swygert said, “I have no recollec-
tion of a twenty-five page report. I
have no recollection of my being sub-
ject to an investigation.”

Taylor said, a committee of three
faculty members were appointed to
investigate the validity of the charges.
He said Joseph Passon, Howard
Rogovien, and Carl Singley were the
three faculty members appointed to
this “in-house” committee, who satis-
fied themselves“perfunctorily that
none of this was true.”

According to Taylor, the committee
began and concluded its investigation
around March 1979, at which time
Swygert was serving in Washington
D.C. as the General Counsel to the
United States Civil Service
Commission, under the Carter admin-
istration. Taylor said Swygert was
contacted by the committee concern-
ing these allegations.

Initially, Swygert said he did not
recall ever being contacted about any
allegations while he was in
Washington D.C.

In reference to his relationship with
the named committee members,
Swygert said, “Professor Passon, who
you referred to, was a member and a
guest of mine at my inauguration as
President of the University at Albany.
Joseph Passon was Jewish.”

In a later conversation, Swygert
said, “Somebody might have called

.me when I was in Washington. I

wasn’t clear on that at the time I was
asked.”
Dr. Richard Joslyn, vice—provost for

File photo by Mike Femenella

Arens President H. Patrick Swygert.

Academic Administration at Temple,
said, “This is the first I have heard
about any charges.”

supported Swygert’s statements.

“T find President Swygert to be an to :
- Joseph Kellner, also ‘representing ‘the Alvis’ s

stated in the Jan. 29th, 1993 issue of the ASP that
Allman’s illness “could have been handled and
cured.” Kellner said the facts Penne the  ROLOPSY.
“stand for themselves.”

honorable person. He is trying to cre-
ate a peaceful atmosphere on cam-
pus,” said Norman Schimelman, exec-
utive director of the United Jewish
Federation of Northeastern New York,

“The conflict between Blacks and }
death last ee the state Afealih Dee has

Jews needs to be resolved. It has
turned into a hateful atmosphere.
President Swygert is very, very con-
cerned about this.”

Professor Martin Edelman, of the |
‘the health center by the Health Department because

SUNYA Political Science Department
said, “The bottom line, that President
Swygert is anti-Semitic is absolute
nonsense. He has tried to build
bridges between the Jewish communi-
ty and the African-American commu-
nity here, and in other places.”

Ed Rosen, Temple University Board
member for the past ten years, said, “I
knew Patrick Swygert very well. I
chaired committees with him. I am a
Jew myself, and I would be astounded
about any charges of anti-Semitism
against him.”

The notion of a double standard on

the SUNYA campus is still being dis- |

cussed.

Ronn Torossian, president of RZA
said, “When I called Blumenthal
[Vice President for University
Relations] relayed to his secretary—I

could hear him in the background- e¢
‘the President, the University, andI no |
longer have the need to deal with you :
and your organization. There is noth- a
ing at this point that I can gain from | —

Continued on page 16 Se

‘Allman
to pro
ae was the negligience that resulted in his death.

Some local Jewish leaders have | feport fast January: citing the ete of

Student’ S death

prompts lawsuit |

By KAREN STEIN
Senior Editor

A lawsuit has been filed against the State of New
York by the parents of a SUNYA student who died
last year following a stay at the University Health
Center.

Robert Allman, 21, died Nov. 12, 1992 of com-
plications resulting from a ruptured spleen after he
was rushed to Albany Medical Center Hospital
from the Health Center by Five _ volunteer
‘Ambulance Squad.

Attorney Robert Kellner, repre eating ae
Allman’s, said they are currently awaiting ag
tions to see if the state will testify.

- Allman had originally gone to the health center
on Nov. 10 because he was “not feeling well, ” stat-
ed Dan Natt, a friend of Allman’ s but he was not
gamited until the nextday. __

Joseph Rosenthal, the student who shared the
Cniemeny room with Allman said Allman. repeated-
ly requested aid throughout the des oud was
ignored.
AS January, in 1 their notice to file the cain
S$ parents said the health center’ s staff failed
‘operly examine, diagnose and treat” their son

The Albany County Coroner’s office released a

p ured ‘spleen,

Since’ wrapping up an 1 investigation of Allman’ Ss

~ However, no bras report was ever + filed oe

their jurisdiction is limited to the professionals who

work there, Health Department spokesinan Peter
Slocum said.

The Health Department does not have the age

‘ity. to Tegulate the activities of health services on
college campuses, piccum said. “The same exemp-

tion applies to prisons.”
The DOH did investigate the ‘conan against

‘the health professionals at the infirmary but did not
‘find any reason to file any charges, Slocum said. __

- However, a letter was sent to University

President H. Patrick Swygert on April 26, 1993 by
the state Health Department citing many of the
shortcomings of the health center.

“In order to ensure that quality. care is povided to

students,” wrote Laura Leeds, area administrator for

the Northeastern Office of the Depa ment of
Health, there must be clinical and aulsing eo


2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994

Sunday, 2/6

The Juggling Club will hold its
weekly meeting at 3 p.m. in Gym
room 335.

The Newman Association is
holding a general interest meeting
about future activities in the CC
Assembly Hall at 7:15 p.m. All
Catholic students are welcome.
Fore more info call John at
442-6713 .

Monday, 2/7

ACT-UP will hold its weekly meet-
ing at 7:30 p.m. in HU 20.

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Alliance is holding its weekly
meeting at 6 p.m. in ED 335. For
more info, come to the office in CC
333 or call 442-5672.

The Fantasy Club will hold its
weekly meeting for anyone inter-
ested in role-playing, war games,
or any other game at 8:30 p.m. in
LC 3.

Delta Omega Chi the pre-law
honor fraternity holding an informa-
tional meeting to discuss some
events already scheduled and gen-
eral information in Humanities 111
at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

The Student Association, The
Revisionist Zionist Alternative,
The Jewish Student Coalition,
and SUNYA are distributing free
passes to a Tuesday evening

‘Campus Calendar

showing of Schindler‘s List at
Crossgates Cinema. Tickets will be
available in CC 116 at noon. For
more info. contact Cliff Lent at
442-5640.

Tuesday,2/8

The University Democrats will
hold its weekly meeting at 8 p.m. in
CC 361.

Students for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals will hold its
weekly meeting at 6 p.m. in the
Fireside Lounge.

The Pre—Health Association is

holding a blood drive in the CC.

ballroom from 10:30-4:30. 125
people are needed to donate.

AxTI is sponsoring a seminar enti-

tled “Financial Service Industry as

a Profession” given by Jerry
Schwartz of Group Nine Financial
Planning Services in BA 212 at
7:30.

Wednesday, 2/9

The Peer Survivor’s Network will
hold its weekly meeting at 6:30
p.m. in the Commuter Cafe. For
more info, contact Robin Cocup at
442-7190.

Forum for Political Thought is
holding a general mass meeting at
8:30 p.m. in SS 134 for those inter-
ested in discussing and debating
topical social issues. For more Info
call Matthew Jagoda at 442-6943.

- Lounge. For information, call

The National Women’s Rights
Organizing Coalition holds its
weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in SA
lounge

The Revolutionary Worker’s
League holds a weekly study on
the Communist Manifesto at 5:30
p.m. in the SA lounge.

The Albany State Outing Club
has its weekly meeting on
Wednesday at 8 p.m. in LC 20. All
new members welcome.

The Class of 97 is holding a public
meeting for class council at 9 p.m.
in CC.361 :

Thursday, 2/10

The Food Co-op holds its weekly
meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Fireside

438-3035.

The Fantasy Club will hold its
weekly meeting for anyone inter-
ested in role-playing, war games,
or any other game at 7:15 p.m. in
LC 3.

CORRECTION

In a story last week entitled “Top
administrators named in lawsuit”

John Murphy was misquoted. The
story stated “no judicial charges had
been filed against Jurek,” it should
have read, Murphy said he had not

filed judical charges against Jurek.

We apologize for the error.

“What is significant is what prompted
the use of Bob Marley’s picture.”

Blast trom the dS

—Jessica Casey

February 3, 1994

May 6, 1969

Afro-American Program approved

February 7, 1969-
by Betty Anderson

On January 20, 1969, the Faculty Senate
approved a Department of Afro-American
Studies. At the meeting of the Senate,
President Collins presented the history and
events of the Afro-American situation.

The new action is considered a further
development of the Afro-American pro-
gram. In the past, courses in African history
have been offered and a program for 200
disadvantaged students was begun. The
EOP programs were organized and financed
by last fall.

Two members of the faculty attended
summer institutes to prepare them to teach
in the Afro-American Program. The two
men along with Dr. Liedel and Dr. Price
have worked on developing the program in
Afro-American studies. It is expected that
the program will be offered as a second
field in the fall of 1969 and soon will be
developed into a major field.

A course in the history of the Negro in
America had been taught by Dr. Liedel.
This semester, a course in American Negro

Literature is taught by Dr. Reilly.

In November, a group of Black students
presented a course of Afro-American stud-
ies to be offered on the 200 level because
the other Afro-American courses are not
open to underclassmen. Unfortunately, the
course ran into some difficult due to the
lack of communication between the admin-
istration and the Black students.

In January, President Collins talked with
the Black students about the course. The
course had not been put through the proper
channels. To keep the commitment made to
the students, President Collins treed to alle-
viate the situation.

Dr. Wheeler met with the Executive
Council, and presented the program. The
program was approved. Some of the usual
channels were by passed because the situa-
tion called for some urgency.

In a meeting of Dean Wheeler, Dr. Peter
Krosby, and Mr. Lockhart as instructor, Dr.
Krosby stated he would recommend the
course and instructor to the history depart-
ment. The history department approved the

course.

Nathan Wright, Jr., organizer and plan-
ning committee chairman for the 1967
and 1968 National and International
Conferences on Black Power in Newark
and Philadelphia, has been appointed
chairman of the new department of
Afro-American studies at State

University of New York at Albany for a
three-year term by President Evan R.
Collins. Dr. Wright also has been appoint-
ed professor of urban affairs. The faculty
position is with tenure.

Seth W. Spellam, associate professor of
social welfare and interim chairman of the

Nathan Wright Jr.

Wright chosen for new department chair

department of Afro-American studies,
has high praise for the new appointee.
“Dr. Wright has had wide experience in
the problems of urban America and I feel
that such experience will be of fundamen-
tal importance to the department. He has
occupied leadership positions in the black
community and in efforts at resolving the
difficult situations that black Americans
find themselves in. He has occupied these
leadership positions at the local, state, and
national levels. We feel that this coupled
with his academic qualifications make
him uniquely prepared to lead a depart-
ment such as has been established by the
State University of New York at Albany.”

Currently the department chairman
serves as consultant to the superintendent,
Minneapolis Public Schools.

In a prepared press release, Dr Wright
said that an interdepartmental committee,
including William O. Perlmutter, dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences, and
Paul F. Wheeler, associate dean will work
with him to extend the program of urban
affairs and human development which
will have high priority in the university’s

curriculum development.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3

Three food franchises to accompany extension

Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut mentioned as possibilities

By HERB TERNS
News Editor

New food stores, a larger bookstore,
and a convience store will all be part of
the campus center extension scheduled to

be completed early next semester.
The project is on time despite a change

in architects, Norb Zahm, director of
University Auxiliary Service (UAS) said.
The original architect, Edward Durell
Stone, went out of business. The Eggars
group, a New York City architectural
firm, took over the project, a process
which Zahm called “a smooth transition.”

Zahm said he hopes the new bookstore,
which will measure over 15,000 square
feet, will be open by the beginning of the
fall semester.

The present bookstore is under 10,000
square feet.

The extension will also house a larger
amusement room, a hair styling salon,
and a new banking service and ATMs.

Zahm said he could not comment on
what food stores are going in as they are
in the process of licensing.

Karima Wilkins, Central Council chair
and member of the UAS board of direc-
tors announced to Central Council
Wednesday that Pizza Hut, Kentucky
Fried Chicken, and Taco Bell would be

Fraternity’s rush posters torn down

Picture of singer Bob Marley appears to be reason

going into the extension.

Zahm said two food franchises would
be going in the new extension with a third
going into the existing campus center.
One of the existing UAS food services
would go in the new food court.

The food franchises in the new building

would be roughly the size of those in
most malls. He said they probably would
offer a smaller menu than the regular size
franchise stores. He said the menu would
“zero in on the most popular items.”

Zahm said he hopes the food court will
ready to open in late September.

Staff Photo by Roxanne dePrado

Despite the snow, the Campus Center extention takes shape.

The decision concerning which fran-
chises would go in was based on a survey
given to students, faculty, and administra-
tors.

The surveys did not contain franchise
names but rather types of food students
prefer.

“Tt was a matter of recognizing where
the interest is and then trying to cut the
best deal.” Zahm said.

According to Zahm, the dining area
near the commuter cafe will remodeled
during the summer of 1995 after traffic
patterns are established.

James Dollefeld, assistant vice presi-
dent of Campus Life, said exterior exits
will be built in the television lounge and
the Record Co-op.

For fire reasons, there must be exits to
the outside of the building, and those
already existing in the bottom floor of the
Campus Center will lead to the exten-
sion.

Several rooms in the existing Campus
Center will be left vacant when UAS
moves some of its services to the exten-
sion, Zahm said.

Dennis Stevens, assistant vice president
and director of the Physical Plant, said
“plans are under consideration but are not
in place” for the vacant rooms.

By JULIE RISINIT
Staff Writer

Calling it a“ racist act of vandal-
ism,” Mike Kaplan, publicist for the
fraternity Zeta Beta Tau, said his fra-
ternity brothers witnessed a group of
African—Americans tearing down
ZBT rush posters on the academic
podium. The posters displayed the
likeness of musician Bob Marley,
and the slogan “Become a legend.
Rush ZBT.” The contents were
approved by SA _ and_ the
Inter—Fraternity Council.

“The posters were ripped down
right in front of my fraternity broth-
ers,” Kaplan said.

According to both Kaplan and
Jessica Casey of Campus Life, a
number of individuals exiting the

Campus Center after the lecture by
African—American poet Gwendolyn
Brooks on January 27 apparently
pulled down the posters immediately

after they were posted by members ~

of Zeta Beta Tau.

“The action was too fast to have
been orchestrated,” Casey said.

Kaplan said the vandals told his
fraternity brothers the motivation for
their actions was their belief that
Marley was the property of the
African-American community and
should not be exploited by a white
fraternity. Therefore, Kaplan said,
the African-American student group
ASUBA will be present at a meeting
on Friday to discuss what happened.

“ASUBA always claims to repre-
sent the African-American student
community,” Kaplan said. “They

denounce racism against their com-
munity. Are they willing to
denounce racism against another
community?”

The meeting will also include
Rosa Clemente, head of multicultur-
al affairs, Zeta Beta Tau President
Jay Sims, and possibly Casey.

According to Casey, the money
spent on the posters, the “damaged
property,” is not the significant issue.

“What is significant is what
prompted the use of Bob Marley’s
picture,” she said.

Casey said the scheduled meeting
on Friday is important for communi-
cation between “both sides”
involved in the issue.

“Student to student conversations
can be highly effective,” Casey said.

Staff photo by Edwil Fontanilla

Judy Amit from the Aliyah Center in
Israel spoke to students about obtain-
ing dual citizenship Monday night.

When discussing why students
should go to Israel, Amit said, “I believe
everyone can take something from
Israel and bring something back to

Israel.”
Amit’s visit was sponsored by the
Revisionist Zionist Alternative.

—By Kevin DeValk

Courtesy of Seth Hochman, University Photo Service

One of the torn down rush posters.


4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994

Consumer group comes to Albany to help utility customers

Group already exists in five states to protect consumers from unfair utility bills and high rates

By ALLISON KRAMPF
Senior Editor

The fight for lower utility bills and bet-
ter service reached Albany Thursday
with the start of the Citizens Utility
Board.

New York is now the fifth state in the
country with CUB. The campaign
includes mail inserts explaining how citi-
- zens can fight unfair utility bills. This
comes in a time when rates are too high
and need to come down, and the utility
companies are forcing citizens to deal
with another Niagara Mohawk and New
York Telephone increase, said Robert
Ceisler, CUB’s executive director.

“This membership campaign is a major
milestone in the long struggle of the citi-
zens of New York.to even the odds with
the utility monopolies we are all forced
to do business with. I think that in a short

time I will be able to point to the Citizens
Utility Board as one more proof that pri-
vate citizens working together can make
a difference,” Ceisler said.

“The development of CUB will be a
great help to New York’s utility cus-
tomers. CUB will add to the vigorous
efforts of the Consumer Protection Board
in the fight to hold down utility rates,”
Ceisler said.

“Even with CUB, all the consumer
forces together will still have only a
small fraction of the resources that the
utilities apply in rate cases,” Ceisler said.

Jay Halfon, executive director of the
New York Public Interest

CUB has come to fruition.”

New Yorkers will receive one of four
CUB inserts which the Department of
Motor Vehicles will randomly distribute
along with registration stickers.

CUB inserts are also scheduled to be
sent by the Department of Taxation and
Finance along with tax refund checks
beginning later this month.

CUB members will elect a new Board
of Directors once the organization has
20,000 members.

The elected Board will then establish
CUB policies and authorize interventions
in cases before the Public Service

Commission. CUB’s interventions will
add to the work of other consumer inter-
venors, including the State Consumer
Board and the Attorney General.

Although the state Assembly has pre-
viously passed legislation for CUB, the
bill could not get past the state Senate.
But, in 1991, Governor Cuomo signed an
executive order to allow for CUB’s
access to state mailings.

Interested students can join CUB by
calling 426-4CUB, or toll free 1-800-
747-4CUB statewide.

Research Group, said, “CUB
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 5

(CPS) Despite the criticism they get for
sometimes violent lyrics, rap musicians
see and describe their world in much the
same way as the scholar W.E.B. Du Bois
did at the turn of the century, a professor
says.

Like Du Bois, rap artists recognize that
they live in a society with clashing values,
contradictions and abuses, said Eric
Watts, an assistant professor of communi-
cation at the University of Dayton. The
violence they describe is partly a reflec-
tion of the violent nation they live in, he
argues. Rap provides both the content and
forum for debate on these issues and a
chance for artists to define themselves
within their community.

Watts presented his findings on
“Subversion and Selling Self: Double
Consciousness in Gangsta Rap” recently
at an academic gathering in Miami.

“Rap music provides artists with the
ability to express political ideas, to
express an ideology, to confront people
about their prejudices and to confront

Professor finds raps roots in the past

themselves about their own prejudices as
well as the rap music itself being the
forum for the debate,” he said. “They’re
trying to expose conditions that we need
to come to grips with.”

Watt traces the concept of double-con- :
sciousness to Du Bois, who wrote about.
former slaves stripped of their African
heritage by a Eurocentric society that then
imposed its own value system on them—a
value system that belittled them. Blacks
who accepted the dominant culture denied
their own selfhood. Those who, despite
social forces, managed to hold onto their
African identity had to straddle two
worlds, creating a double—consciousness
that let them scrutinize each environment.

“You can see beyond what other people
can see; it’s empowering because you can
make changes,” Watt said. “But it can
also be a curse because you can see things
that you don’t necessarily want to see.”

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Black History Month

The Black Student Union,
Student Association and
Student Affairs for the general
campus community are work-
ing on the campus calendar of
events for the upcoming Black
History Month.

New Directions,
Commitment” is the spirit of
Fredonia’s appreciation for the
annual nationwide celebration.
BSU is hosting a number of
speakers including Donald A.
Macphee, president, Ibotola
Pearce and Julius Adams, assis-
tant professor of education to
speak on Black History Month.

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GSEU members may get contract

By ASHISH PRABHAKAR
Staff Writer
The Graduate Student

Employees Union on December
29 reached a tentative agreement
with the state on a first contract
covering 400 teaching assistants
and Graduate Assistants at
SUNY, cited the GSEU bargain-
ing report.

“It’s taken over 20 years of
constant pressure and agitation
to get where we are,” said Tim
Dabnau, a SUNY GSEU repre-
sentative. He said he is quite
confident the contract will be rat-
ified by the members. The votes,
the majority of which Dabnau
said will be voted yes upon, will
be counted up on February 17.

The new contract will for the
first time ever give 90 percent of
health care benefits to 4000 TAs
and GAs. They will also get an
eight percent raise over the
course of two years.

The contract will also make a
proposal for a campus day care

center to serve GSEU families
and other SUNY employees.
GSEU is seeking representation
on the New York State
Labor/Management Child Care

or all of this sick leave can be
used for absences due to the ill-
ness or death of family members
and domestic partners,” cited the
bargaining report. Since the con-

ASP file photo

GSEU members marching before their contract negotiations,

Advisors Committee. The com-
mittee is responsible for allocat-
ing millions of dollars to child
care facilities operated within
SUNY and other State agencies.
The contract also proposed
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in general, it also includes same
sex partners Dabnau_ said.
“We’re very excited about this,”
he said, “no other union has
been able to achieve that.”
According to Dabnau the
improvements in health care

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to potential grad students.

Just as GSEU is making
advances in ratifying the new
contract, the state is proposing a
two year phase-out of graduate
TAP (Tuition Assistance
Program), said Robert Lowery,
the Governor’s assistant on edu-
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Sexuality Week highlighted by
Keynote speaker and workshops

Well, if you have not already seen the
fluorescent pink posters and pamphlets
advertising Sexuality Week that are plas-
tered all over the campus, this is your last
reminder! As you sit comfortably reading
Middle this take some time to check

out what will be happening.
Earth A lot of people have gotten
Roots _ together to make this a pro-
gram that has something for
everyone. There will be workshops,
exhibits, a Valentine’s day dance, a dating
game, and a special Keynote speaker (Dr.
Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, the advice
columnist for Essence Magazine!).

To give you a flavor for what you can
expect, here is a list of some of the pro-
gram titles: Growing Beyond the Pain:
Surviving the Aftermath of a Sexual
Assault, Debunking the Myths: Sexuality
and Disability, A Workshop for Women:
Self—respect, Empowerment, and

Annual Sexuality Week, February 6-15,
1994!

If you want to thank someone for
bringing this event to SUNYA once
again, it is sponsored and coordinated by
the following campus groups: Middle
Earth Peer Assistance Program,
Department of Residential Life and
Housing, Department of Campus Life,
Division of Student Affairs, Educational
Opportunities Program/Academic
Support Services, Office of Multicultural
Student Affairs, Coalition for a Just
Community, Disabled Student Services,
President’s Task Force on Women’s
Safety, Alpha Phi Alpha, and the follow-
ing Student Association Offic-
es—Women’s Issues Office, Affirmative
Action Office, Office of Multicultural
Affairs, LGBA, Peer Survivors Network,
and ASUBA. "

Dartmouth students research health-care.

(CPS) Emily Jones learned firsthand how
poverty often exacerbates disease when
the Dartmouth College premed student
discovered that a diabetic patient consis-
tently ignored his prescribed diet because
he didn’t know where his next meal was
coming from. |

Through a joint venture sponsored by
the Dartmouth Tucker Foundation and a
Vermont clinic, premed students like
Jones are researching how poverty makes
the nation’s health-care problems even
worse. For one academic year, four
premed students are gathering research in
the Good Neighbor Health Clinic in White
River Junction, Vt.

“Individual students have the opportuni-
ty to work in depth and see the issues in
providing low-cost medicine,” said Jan
Tarjan, associate dean of the Tucker
Foundation.

The students work five hours once a
week in the clinic, extracting medical and

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social data from the 1,000 patients’ files
and compiling a database on the clinic’s
computer system. Their work is overseen
by C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon
General and now a senior scholar with the
C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth, as
well as Dr. Vince Memoli at
Dartmouth—Hitchcock Medical Center and
Caroline Vaillant at the clinic.

The students’ research is expected to
show that early access to primary health
care, coupled with appropriate medication,
can significantly reduce the overall costs
of providing care.

Before her work at the clinic, Jones, a
sophomore from Knoxville, Tenn., said
she hadn’t considered primary care as a
future medical career. “I now have a much
more broad—based concern having seen
the importance of community service as
part of a physician’s career,” she said. “I
have seen the need for primary care and
have been very influenced by it.”

Safety, AIDS doesn’t Discriminate:
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Remaining Sex—Positive in the 90’s,
and Exploring Interracial Relation-
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is being offered.

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part of all our lives. You are wel-
come to share any of your concerns
J opinions, thoughts, and feelings
about these issues at all the work-
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that this week will give you the
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Student makes money earning toy instead of studying

(CPS) Mark Forti had no idea
two years ago that he was on the
brink of discovering a remark-
able new flying toy — he though
he was just goofing off by mak-
ing paper airplanes in his apart-
ment at Baylor Univesity.

“Basically I was avoiding
homework,” he said in explain-
ing how the X-zylo, a gyroscope
that can fly twice the length of a
football field when thrown, came
to be marketed across the nation
in toy stores for $6.95 to $8.95.

His situation may seem ironic,
considering that slacking off

never pays off quite so hand-.

somely for most people, but
development of the X—zylo was
more than just a fluke.

“I’ve always been interested
in air foils and other physical
phenomena,” said Forti who
graduated last year. He had been
studying various air foil designs
(part of an airplane, such as a
wing, that provides lift or stabili-
ty) for quite some time, and he
was intrigued by the idea of
coming up with a different tech-

nique.

The curve of airplane wings
fascinated him in particular, and
the X-zylo was born essentially
when Forti decided to take a
paper airplane wing and bend it
to form a circle that picks up lift
after it is thrown and flies in a

fied with. “Money is just a way
of keeping score,” Forti said.

In its current form, the X—zylo
is a thin plastic cylinder that
measure 3.75 inches in diameter,
weighs less than one ounce and
looks something like a short
soft—dring can with the top and

cylinder, he realized that the
device was aerodynamically
unique because it flew straight
across the room of his apartment
quite easily. “At that time, I
didn’t realize that I had anything
revolutionary; I just kenw it was
a very cool thing,” he said.

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level line.

At 23 years old, Forti now is
partner in a corporation with his
dad, owns patents on the X—zylo
and the national space industry is
knocking on his door to find
some scientific and technical
applications for the gadget’s
design. He has reason to believe
that life is good, very good.

But Forti is quick to downplay
the lucrative nature of his inven-
tion. He says the real challenge
of a company is providing a
product that customers are satis-

bottom cut out.

According to Forti, the X—zylo
has a heavy gyroscopic rim at the
leading edge of the cylinder’s
body. when propelled forward,
the heavy spinning rim allows
the body to maintain its project-
ed direction, and the rim’s angu-
lar momentum seems to prevent
the cylinder from nosing down in
response to the force of gravity.

That’s the general flight princi-
ple, although Forti admits no one
is certain precisely why the gad-
get flies. After he invented the

Forti tried other models with
the same design and different
materials, getting flying devices
that progressively improved with
each step. He was taking a mar-
keting class at the time and was
supposed to come up with a mar-
keting strategy for a new prod-
uct. He decided to design a mar-
keting strategy for the X—zylo.
His professor, Van Gray, gave
him an A on the project and
encouraged Forti to market the
product for real.

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showed the X—zylo to his dad,
Bill Forti, then an executive at
General Dynamics corp. in
Pomona, Calif.The X—zylo mys-
tified the experts at General
Dynamics as well.

So the Fortis took the device to
the nation’s top experts at
NASA’s Advanced Vehicle
Division at Langley Research
Center in Virginia. The X—zylo
stumped NASA experts, too, and
they’re still working to try to
explain it because they’d like to
use the concept in high-altitude
research aircraft or possibly in
ballistics.

As a toy, the manner in which
the X—zylo is thrown has a lot to
do with how far it goes. The fly-
ing gyroscope has the potential
of traveling as far as 200 yards
(600 feet), although 100 yards is
likely the best distance to be
gained on early tries.

Frisbee enthusiasts have
shown a lot of interest in the
X-zylo as the new toy of the
1990s, Forti says, although dogs
won't have as much success in
X-—zylo throwing as they do in
Frisbee—throwing.

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Monthly Labor Review, there were
974,000 new college graduates seeking
jobs. That same year, there were 964,000
job openings for college graduates. Add
to that more than 200,000 old graduates
seeking jobs, and you have a lot of men
and women with college degrees watch-
ing “Days of Our Lives” in 1990.

Yet, the prospect of a tight job market
has turned a growing number of recent
college graduates to volunteer work as a
way to get a foot in the door, delay career
decisions until they’ve had more time to
think and get some real satisfaction out of
a job well done.

Mark Gardner, a 25-year-old graduate
of George Mason University in Fairfax,
Va., had no idea what he wanted to do
after college, so he moved to California to
do some soul-searching.

“T just didn’t want to go back to
Fairfax,” he said. Gardner delivered piz-
zas to make ends meet and did volunteer
work at a sexual assault crisis center in
his spare time.

“That’s where I caught the bug for
social work and social services,” he said.
His soul-searching brought him back to
Fairfax, where after doing part-time work
in social services, he ended up working
for the Salvation Army as a full-time case
manager.

Gardner works with residents of a com-
munity shelter, refers them to services in
the area and helps to find them jobs and
treatment for addictions. He says his
“hibernation period” in California helped
solidify his career goals. Various
part-time jobs and volunteer opportuni-
ties in the social work field helped him
get a job.

“Tt all sort of came together,” he said.

Gardner’s choice to put off making a
final decision about his career plans
resulted in his having a better idea about

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Krista Francois, 23, said she felt lost
when she graduated from James Madison
University in Harrisonburg, Va. She stud-
ied education because she wanted to help
people, but the degree wasn’t enough, and
the job market wasn’t promising either.
She decided to volunteer for a year at a
home for abused women in Bethel,
Alaska.

“This is what I needed-to get away
from all that was familiar so that I could
figure out what I really wanted,” she said,
“There are so many people in this world
that haven’t been given what I have. This
was my opportunity to help them.”

By the time she got accustomed to the
20 hours of daylight in the summer, win-
ter arrived. “There were days when the
sun didn’t rise at all,” she said, “It is a
very sad way of life here.”

Francois said volunteering is becoming
increasingly popular among new gradu-

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The staff of the Albany Student Press has
uncovered allegations about President Swygert’s
background which to date have not become public
knowledge on our campus.

After a few weeks of research, discussion and
interviewing, the ASP staff has compiled the story
you will find printed in this issue. The content of
this story has been approved by the Editorial Board
of the ASP, which is comprised of all Editors and
Managers.

This is not a personal attack on President
Swygert. However, it is our obligation as journalists
to inform our readers of the actions of our leaders
as they relate to this campus. The prior actions of
the leader which shapes the future of this
University must be known in order for us all to
understand the future of our campus.

It cannot be stressed enough that this time these
are only allegations and are emphatically denied by
President Swygert. These charges relate to
President Swygert’s job as an administrator at
Temple Law School in the late 1970’s.

Due to the nature of his position and the
allegations which have been uncovered, the
Editorial Board has deemed it essential as
journalists and as students that this information
should become known to our community. We do
not condemn President Swygert in any way nor is
he being accused of anti-Semitism, or bigotry.

The intent of our research and resulting article is
for the University community to gain a better
understanding of President Swygert and his
Administration today, through an examination of
his past.

The prior events at Temple University seem to
bear a strong resemblance to many of the issues and
concerns raised by students on our campus in the
fall semester of 1993.

The university community, the students, and the
Board of Trustees must examine these allegations,
and events compiled in this article, to consider
them, and to draw their own conclusions.

It is not our intent, nor our responsibility to
engage in speculation or innuendo, but merely to
inform the reader. That is the purpose here: to
present new information to the reader, so that they
may draw more well informed conclusions about
the events on our campus.

The President of a large state run university
system has an obligation to establish and to
maintain a fair, honest, and open dialogue with all
students, faculty and administrators. Has this been
done? This is not a question which can be answered
at this time. Each and every individual reader must
come to that conclusion on his own.

The publication of this article and the information
uncovered lead us to many, more complex and
sensitive questions, most without any answers at
this time.

Many are unsettled by the implications which this
has not only for the University, but for the future of
SUNYA. At a time of instability and tension on our
campus, what we say and how we act are now more
important than ever.

It is essential for the students, and faculty to
examine our leadership in an open and analytical
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feelings to cloud the matter at hand.

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actions and in their words. In the end, you are
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very good friend of mine. As conversation wove its
intricate path of disconnected topics, we started
discussing the current state of SUNY Albany. The ‘state,’
my friend argued, was the tension level between all
factors of life here at the university. For those who read
the ASP and follow the events that occur around here, it’s
very difficult to escape from the tension.

At one end, the Administration doesn’t seem to care.
On the other end, the students don’t seem to care. We
agreed that if either administration or students start
ignoring or yelling at each other, a slide begins. Is there
precedent for what my friend and I called, “The Slide,’ or
is it something that is unique to SUNY Albany?

Scott Bogin

Actually, the situation here is not unique. SUNY Stony
Brook had similar problems. Problems started when that
university decided to become a major research center. As
time progressed, the obvious stratification between
administrators, research professors, and students rapidly
became apparent.

Although I’m not blaming the move to become a
research center as the root of administration—student
tension, it was an overlooked cause of problems at Stony
Brook.

When SUNY Stony Brook opted to become the
Berkeley of the East, it forced nearly all of its energy into
achieving this goal. For a brief period, the research move
brought plenty of top quality professors. For a few years,
the excitement of having a Berkeley so close to so many
New Yorkers was great.

At the same time, though, an excessive number of
classes were being cut to support the salaries of top
researchers. Yes, a recession was coming, but too many
classes had been cut and undergraduates rapidly became
frustrated.

By the time the late eighties arrived, undergraduates
were being ignored. Of course, if you ignored me, or if I
ignored you, one of us would after much shouting, simply
walk away. At Stony Brook, this happened very rapidly.
The slide at SUNY Stony Brook in the late eighties and
early nineties was a result of the perception that the
administration was taking students’ concerns seriously.

Another problem which arose at Stony Brook was
teacher availability. The professors at Stony Brook were
highly concerned with their research. That research was
pushed by their administration.

The more the administration called for publication, the
more time teachers needed to devote to their research. A
source of frustration among many Stony Brook
undergraduates was the lack of availability of their
professors.

Is this what Albany is becoming today?

The concept of becoming a major research center is a
good one but it is imperative not to forget who makes up
a serious part of this university—undergraduates. I believe
that this university is now just about at the point SUNY
Stony Brook was in 1990.

We are now, after a lot of shouting, about to walk away
from each other. More and more, I hear undergraduates
saying that they just don’t give a damn about what our
school does ANYMORE. This implies that at one point,
these people did care.

Administration

There has, however, been a definite positive turn
around at Stony Brook occurring. Their administration, I
believe, realized that although research gives a certain
prestige to a university, it can only go so far.

Token gifts to undergraduates do not replace genuine
concern. A headline in Stony Brook’s student newspaper
late last spring proclaimed, “This is the Year Stony Brook
Decided to Change.” Watch for Money Magazine’s Best
Buys this year-I predict Stony Brook will be ahead of

1
us.

Of course, as my friend argued, there are many other
problems, even problems that go beyond the scope of
SUNYA. However, the push to become a major research
center is, in many ways, forcing undergraduates to opt for
universities where they feel they won’t be ignored. The
result—a sliding SUNY Albany.

The need for research at any university is important.
Once a professor’s research becomes published, it is
argued in some of the highest academic circles in the
nation. A degree from an often published SUNY Albany
will assist in receiving employment. However, research
must be only one of many primary focuses of creating a
“big league” school.

This semester, in fact this year, will be a defining year
for SUNY. Being in our 150th year, we will be reflecting
on the past and opening the story of the future. Another
disastrous, tension filled year between undergraduates
and the administration may be irreparable. Therefore, by
looking at Stony Brook to see what their students,
administration, and professors have done to stop their
slide, we may be able to do the same.

I would like to mention a member of our administration
that has been incredibly helpful time after time. Faith
from the registrar’s office has done a phenomenal job
answering all of my questions efficiently, appropriately,
and politely.

I mention Faith because she works in an office with no
windows, fielding our problems time and time again with
an amazing temperament. She works for the
administration and treats students well. Faith understands
much of the operation of SUNYA and, like her name, she
gives faith that this school can be made to work for
everyone, and not the select few.

1, Stony Brook increased in best buys from about 30 to 20
last year, according to Money Magazine’s “Best Buys”
among American Universities. Albany is currently 18, up
from 23 last year.


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It’s really scary what lurks in the dark recesses of the
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extensions of what goes on in our heads. Did you ever
wonder if everything you see, everything you hear, |
everything you smell touch and taste is really real? Or is it
all in our heads?

Because, what is reality? Maybe behind every tree, I see an
angel. Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean that it isn’t
real. It’s very real to me. Perhaps more than the other
“normal” reality.

Of course, I don’t see things behind trees. I suppose that I
see exactly what everyone else sees. This is our common
reality.

But there is an uncommon reality inside every person. And
what is real to me is definitely not real to you. Not real to
anybody but me. It’s mine.

This makes us all individuals, this reality inside each one of
us. It is our own personal goals and dreams, fantasies and
stories. Because we all have stories to tell. You just have to
know how to find them and to tell them.

It is a beautiful thing.

But this personal reality also separates us from everyone
else. You can’t possibly know how I feel about anything.
Sure, you can guess. You can sympathize, even empathize,
but you can’t truly know, because you are not me.

This is where true loneliness stems from: the realization
that we are indeed all alone. No matter how close I am to
you, how much I trust you, how much I love you, you can’t
truly know me. I can try to explain to you, but you won’t
ever completely understand.

And yet we continually try to reach out to other people, to
make some sort of human contact. We take comfort in other
people, with the hope that maybe someone, somewhere,
eventually will ease the loneliness.

I think that this is why some of us feel compelled to create,
to be artistic. It is taking some raw emotion and making it
concrete, able to be recognized and shared in some way by
other people. In this way, we can be connected by this
feeling, without cheapening it through explanation.

Maybe it is this loneliness, expressed in art, such as music
or poetry, that can bring us together. Sure, it’s a paradox. But
the only thing that we can be sure we all feel is that
separation and loneliness. Anyone who claims to never have
felt all alone is a liar.

So we can share the art, the emotion, the loneliness. And
not only escape the mundane reality which surrounds us,
but escape the loneliness of our own inner reality and enter
someone else’s. We can open Tolkien, and let ourselves
drown in his other reality. In doing this, we reach out and
connect with it, we touch it, and we touch him, and we touch
everyone else who has also experienced it. For those few
moments, we are no longer alone.

And we can listen to music; to other people singing about
alienation, and know that they feel the same as we do. And
appreciate them expressing it in a way we cannot.

That fleeting connection we make with another individual,
whether or not we know him or her personally in this
common reality, makes it possible to cope, and maybe even
enjoy the rest of the time, when we are alone. Because then
we can rejoice in our own selves, in our individuality, in that
which makes us different from everyone else.

Cover art: View of Atlanta by Hale Aspacio Woodruff (woodblock,
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The University at Albany has compiled this list which presents students with descriptions of various community-based groups
enthusiastic to work with University students. This Clearinghouse provides students with the names, addresses, phone numbers,
contact people, and job descriptions of a variety of volunteer opportunities within the community.

By volunteering, you are given the chance to give something back to the Albany community. Many students have often
expressed an interest in devoting some of their spare time to charity, be it for personal reasons or a desire to accumulate skills and
experience. However, many students find themselves at a loss and do not know where to begin searching for such an opportunity.
The Student Volunteer Clearinghouse is designed to assist such students. By consulting this list or looking for hard copy at the
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Constantly check these areas for new information!

The convenience of the Clearinghouse is that these groups have already been contacted and have expressed a definite desire to
work with SUNYA students. Many of the groups have had SUNYA students work with them in the past, as well. There are a variety of
tasks which need to be filled, some more demanding than others. The up-to-date listing helps you find the volunteer position which
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February 4, 1994

Exhibit Celebrates Black History Month

NYS Museum Presents Alone in a Crowd

ospel music filled the reception area of the
(~ New York State Museum with a sense of

hope and pride this past Tuesday. The
museum, along with the Governor’s Office and the
American Federation of the Arts, kicked off
African-American month with remarks from the
governor, music performed by the TC Gospel
Ensemble, and a viewing of the museum’s exhibit,
Alone in a Crowd: Prints of the 1930s—40s by
African—American Artists.

Glenn Teichman

The choir performed several songs and ended the
official ceremony with a excellent rendition of “We
shall overcome someday.” :

After the ceremony, people made their way over
to the exhibit. The exhibit includes more than 150
works by 41 artists from the Collection of Reba and
Dave Williams. Etchings, screenprints, aquatints,
lithographs are some of the pieces to be viewed.

The collection also features the innovation of the
carborundum print as developed by Dox Thrash.
The carbonrundum prints show the ability of these
artists to move into new territory and create
moving pieces. One of the carbonrundum prints,

“Evening Tide,” shows the uniqueness of the g
form by showing the focus on the darkness and ae
the lack of light. ‘ :

Another amazing part of the exhibit is the®
woodblock with gold foil pieces by Alan Rohan &
Crite. Crite’s pieces, “The Holy Family” and =
“Adam and Eve” captivate viewers with their
beauty.

The emotion in the works is amazing. One of
the first pieces in the exhibit, John Biggers’|
“Cotton Pickers,” is an expressive work
showing the pain in the face of the oppressed
African-American worker.

Charles Moses, the executive director of the
Governor’s Office for Black Affairs, said “the§
Governor’s Office is very proud to play a role
in bringing the exhibit to Albany.” He said the
exhibit focused on “artists who haven’t gotten
broad commercial attention,” and that their}.
work was “very unique and very impressive.” [i

The varied range of work through the exhibit
was also impressive. Some prints showed hope, Fag
others were disturbing; some showed the value
of life, others showed the meaning-lessness of
hate. é

After going through the exhibit, one leaves
seeing what African—Americans had to
overcome, from the terrors
of “Lovers” to the societal
barriers and inequalities of “My

Suill tae ss Wilmer Jennings (wood carving, 1938), courtesy i the NY State Museum

“kept the faith and continued to prosper even
without recognition,” Moses said. “They didn’t get
recognition, but still continued to do quality work.”

Heaven on a Mule, by Raymond Steth (lithograph, 1944), courtesy of the NY State Museum

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‘| and our country.

fallen comrades.

can—Americans,”

Reward Has Been Bars Between
Me and the Rest of the Land.”
The lithograph “Deliver Us
4 From Evil” shows the hatred
| and bigotry wrong in the world

contributions African—Amer-
icans have made including their
influence on music and them
| fighting during World War II.

| Finally, the exhibit shows
hope, such as in the moving
“Hope for the Future” which
depicts an African-American
male holding a turret near his

Alone In A Crowd “recognizes
the contribution of Afri-
who have

State Museum.

recognized.

The art also shows the

The exhibit is open till March 13 at the New York

The Governor’s Office will be holding awards for
African—Americans of Distinction on Feb. 19 where
33 African—Americans from around the state will be

Illinois’ Poet Laureate Reads in Campus Center

“When Gwendolyn Brooks
first began writing poetry at
the age of seven her mother
predicted, ‘You are going to
be the lady Paul Laurence
Dunbar.’” These words, taken

from my Heath Anthology’s
biography on the now
legendary Poet Laureate of
Illinois, lends creedance to
the extent of her poetry’s
voice as a major force in
American poetry.

Frank Dentrone

Since those works entered
the young Brooks’ ears, she
has gone on to become one of
America’s most prolific poets.
Her work has always looked
deep into the subjects of
black-white confrontations,
the struggles of being black
in America, of being a
woman, and many of her
poems have painted harsh
portraits of the struggles of
being a young child in
today’s society.

With all of Gwendolyn
Brooks’ achievements, which
include winning the Pulitzer
Prize for Poetry in 1950 for
“Annie Allen” (the first
African/ American writer to
be so honored), winning two

Guggenheim fellowships,

election to membership in the
National Institute of Arts and
Letters, and selection as
Consultant in Poetry to the
Library of Congress (the First
African/ American woman to
hold either of the latter two
positions), it seems only
fitting that she receive an
Honorary Degree from the
University at
Sesquicentennial year.

When finally introduced
after several short speeches,
many African Americans
stood up to sing a song of
hope for Ms. Brooks to which
she responded with a tear in
her eye.

“Thank you, that certainly
adds a richness to the
evening,” she said. After a
short speech of her own in

Albany’s

whieh she called for students
to not “desire to fit in...desire
to lead,” she began to read
several of her wonderful
works of poetry. Beginning
with “Giants are Nothing At
All,” she reinforced the
messages laid out in her
speech with the line: “What is
the value of freedom if you
don’t use it?”

With Black History Month
only a few days away, Ms.
Brooks then read “Martin
Luther King,” calling the
inspirational African Amer-
ican leader “a prose poem”
and saying that “his dream
still wishes to anoint.”

The poet then discussed
poetry’s force on the life of its
reader. “A poem doesn’t do
everything for you. You are
to enrich the other person’s
poem with your own
extensions, your own
understanding.” This was no
more clear when, after
reading her classic “We Real
Cool,” she told the audience,
“I’m not going to interpret

that one for you.”

The writer went on to read
“Winnie,” about the leg-
endary African leader Winnie
Mandela; “To Black Women,”
which she dedicated to the
brilliant writer Vivian
Gordon; and “Lisa Steinberg”
a sad discussion about the
young girl beaten to death by
her father Joel Steinberg, and
how in just a matter of days
she had moved from page
one of the daily newspapers
to page eight.

The poet asked the
audience if there were any
homeless people in Albany,
and when told the city does
have its unfortunate share,
she stated that she was
thankful that “for at least the
few minutes that I was
outside in the bitter cold
today the homeless of the city
were inside.” Her poem
about a homeless woman she
had observed in_ her
hometown of Chicago was
insightful in its search for an
answer as to why some of

our country’s citizens end up
on the street and ended with
the line “Folks used to say
that child is going far.”

Her strong eye of
observance, and her pen of
awareness, cuts deep when
she explores the challenges of
being young in today’s mixed
up world. The poem “Uncle
Seagram” speaks of a young
girl’s view of an alcoholic
uncle and her fears that he
“likes me too much.”

Each poem on this evening
of literary joy brought a fresh
voice and character to the
campus center ballroom. At
one point during Ms. Brooks’
reading she gave forth this
analogy of her work, which
left the audience with a
strong sense of listening to a
literary giant: “My poem,
which is my life, is in your
hands...it shall never be
finished.”


February 4, 1994

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TELEVISION: We all watch it, but what is truly cool?

I don’t really love television. Many
shows are mildly entertaining, a
distraction while doing something
else. Of course, there are exceptions
to this, Seinfeld and The Simpsons, for
example. But I found the two most
humorous and enjoyable shows
rather by accident.

Kelly Barclay

One night, while at my friend’s
house, we were watching television,
and flipping through all the cable
channels, being that there was
nothing much on at one a.m. Finally,
we reached a show that had a cheesy
black and white poorly dubbed
Japanese monster movie on a large
screen, with the silhouette of a guy
and two non-human shapes sitting in
theater chairs at the bottom of the
screen.

“What the hell is this?” I asked.

“It’s Mystery Science Theater 3000,”
she answered. “It’s pretty funny.”

So we watched. And I fell in love. I
had finally found a television show
worth watching.

The premise is pretty simple. It’s
some time in the “not too distant
future.” This guy, Joel Robinson,
played by Joel Hodgson, is a
custodian in Gizmonic Institute,
where a couple of mad scientists
work, Dr. Forrestor and TV’s Frank.
They don’t like the amiable Joel, so
they send him up into a satellite in
space, The Satellite of Love, and
begin to perform experiments to test
the limits of his sanity. These
experiments entail him watching the
worst movies ever made. Seriously,
these movies are bad. For company,
Joel has built a few robots: Crow,

Tom Servo, Gypsy, and Cambot,
which films what goes on (get it?
camera/robot?).

During these awful movies, Joel,
Crow and Tom Servo sit and make
wisecracks back at the screen. The
remarks range from the amusing to
the hysterical. I remember sitting
around the television and watching
Baywatch and Beverly Hills 90210, and
everyone making fun of what was
happening on screen. Watching
MST3K is like doing that with people
who are constantly funny.

Recently, Hodgson decided he
wanted to stay behind the scenes,
and head writer Mike Nelson took
his place. At first, | was very app-
rehensive about this. I liked Joel. I felt
as if I knew him. We had become
close. But Nelson has taken over
admirably, and the show has not
suffered a bit. I even heard my
brother (yes, I’ve enlightened my
family) remark, “You know, I like the
ones with Mike better than the ones
with the other guy.” Whoa! “The
other guy?” That crazy younger
generation. |

After MST3K, which is on from 12
a.m. to two a.m. I often fell asleep,
since I usually had class the next day.
But once in a while I stayed awake to
watch the next show. For a while, I
watched it passively, and then I
began to realize what I was watching
was comic genius. It was, if possible,
maybe even funnier than MST3K. It
was The Kids in the Hall.

Being one of those people deprived
of HBO (where it originally aired), I
had never seen this before. I think the
first reaction while watching it for the
first time was, “Okay, pretty normal.
There’s a guy and there’s a woman.
Wait, hold the phone! That’s not a

It’s not your parents’ comedy

woman!”

The Kids in the Hall is produced by
Lorne Michaels, the same guy who
does Saturday Night Live. But this is a
little more, well, different.

It consists of five guys from
Toronto, Canada doing ensemble
skits. They are David Foley, Bruce
McCullough, Kevin McDonald, Mark
McKinney, and Scott Thompson. And
usually that’s it. Every part, be it
man, woman, child, or animal, is
played by one of them (although they
sometimes have extras).

On Thursday nights, down in and
around NYC, it plays on CBS after
Letterman. But up here the airwaves
are devoted at that time to the oh so
entertaining Rush Limbaugh. Other-
wise, you have to catch it on Comedy
Central.

Besides dressing in drag, the skits
can be pretty risque. Notably, there’s
the one that has McCullough dressed
as a female rock star, singing “I Ain’t
Gonna Spread for no Roses,” with
aging execs trying to woo her (him?)
with flowers. It has a shot of a rose
(and later on a banana), with white,
thick fluid squirting out of the
middle, and a big NO sign over it. I
found it more than hysterical, but it’s
not something I’d want to watch with
my father.

So I guess, in my opinion, Comedy
Central is the savior of television. Of
course, without it, I might study once
in a while, but this is so much more
interesting. And now _ they’re
showing old episodes of Soap. I may
never leave the house again.

The X-Files: Weird, Wacky Stuff

From its eerie beginning
to its paranoid ending, The
X-Files is a show worth
watching. It follows the
western/adventure/science
fiction/comedy The
Adven-tures of Brisco
County, Jr. (one of my
favorites) at 9 p.m. If you’re
home on a Friday night,
this com-bination beats
anything out there at Prime
Time.

Edwil Fontanilla

The X-Files follows the
unusual adventures of FBI
agents Fox Mulder (David
Duchouny) and Dana
Scully (Gillian Anderson).
When a crime appears
unsolvable by normal
methods, Mulder and
Scully come in stirring up
trouble with unbelievable
and impossible solutions.

Mulder is the
wry-humored and
intelligent agent who
gathered the X-files. His
interest in the paranormal

stems from his belief that
his sister was abducted by
a UFO. Duchouny plays
him very well and is
believable in the part.
When this guy says an
alien is a murderer, you can
believe him and you just
have to love that dry sense
of humor.

Scully is the capable,
intelligent, practical skeptic
of the duo. She also has just
the right touch of sexiness.
Scully is definitely a
woman of the nineties.
While Mulder creates the
theories of aliens,
shape-changers, clones, or
what—-have-you, Scully
keeps him a little more
grounded. Anderson is
definitely the right woman
for this part. The characters
play well together and play
well off each other.

You’re probably
won-dering why you
should watch a show that
has stories that sound like
the headlines of the
National Enquirer. The
characters are great. The

actors are amazing. The
stories are cool. They may
sound dumb in the TV
Guide, but they handle it
very well in the show. The
atmosphere of the show is
very eerie. Watch it alone
and in the dark, and you
may end up waking up in
the middle of the night in a
cold sweat or you may find
yourself looking at the kid
next to you and wondering
if he’s an alien.

The ideas are weird, but
are handled tastefully and
seem plausible and
realistic. I believe it because
I have encountered a UFO,
but that’s besides the point.
You don’t have to have
seen a UFO to watch this
show. Another reason to
watch is the Type C sexual
tension between Mulder
and Scully (See last week’s
Kick in the ASP if you don’t
know what I mean.).
Personally, I hope they
jump into bed with each
other. Oops... sorry, I mean
fall in love with each other
(ASPects editor does not

like sexist comments).
Everyone who follows

the show has a favorite]

episode. The best one is the
show with the psychic
serial killer. The story is
very creepy and some of
the images are haunting.
Also, seeing Scully as the
paranormal believer and
Mulder as the skeptic was
cool.

X-Files is an amazing
show. People who believe
in government cover-ups,
aliens, psychic phenomena,
and other paranormal
events, watch this show.
However, you don’t have
to be Dionne Warwick to
enjoy this. If you like solid
storylines and interesting
characters, you'll like
X-Files. If you like being
scared (not Texas Chainsaw
Massacre-scared, more like
ie “Suénce.». Of,.7:/ the
Lambs-scared), you'll like
this show. If you believe
that not everything can be
explained and maybe, just
maybe things are not
always what they seem...

Dumber than
Advertised

We are living in an age where
cartoons are killing the minds of our
children. Where cartoons are trying to
be realist, while trying to avoid
excessive sex. and violence. Even G.I.
Joe, where pilots eject after their
planes blow up, is rotting children’s
minds. What we need is the second
coming of Tom & Jerry, and I don’t
mean a movie where they are friends
and talk, or classic Warner Brothers.
Well, we got what we needed.

Jon Lazar

Everyday at 4:30 in Albany, you can
find Animaniacs on Fox 23. It is
almost a return to the classic Warner
Brothers. Hey, it even stars the
Warner Brothers, and Warner Sister.
Yakko, Wakko and Dot (she’s the cute
one) were supposedly. too insane for
the 1930s, so their cartoons were
locked away in the vault, and the
Warners were locked away in the
water tower. Now, they have escaped.

That’s the premise for this show,
which is great fun and enjoyable for
children of.all ages. There are jokes
for every level of viewer. Of course,
there is a supporting cast, who have
their own cartoons.

Pinky and the Brain are two
laboratory mice who try to take over
the world, usually with hilarious
results. Brain is a genius, while Pinky
is insane. No matter how close they

scome, they are always foiled last

minute by some insane error, and
then they return to their cage, so they
can “do what we.do every night
Pinky, try and take over the world!”

Goodfeathers are three pigeons
from Manhattan, who are obvious
take-offs on Goodfellas. They tend to
spoof movies. From Raging Bull to The
Birds to West Side Story, they take the
Goodfellas personas of Ray Liotta,
Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci to the
extreme.

Slappy Squirrel is an. old Warner
Brothers cartoon character. Her
nephew Skippy lives with her. Slappy
knows every single cartoon trick, and
when her old foes come knocking, she
flays them with the greatest of ease.

Buttons and Mindy is an annoying
version of Lassie. Mindy’s mother
should be brought up on child neglect.
charges, and be attacked by the
ASPCA for the way treats
Buttons. That way, we wouldn't need
to watch this annoying cartoon.

Chicken Boo is a giant chicken who
up like a. man. He is
continually mistaken for a human,
until his great unmasking, where he
evades capture, and goes on to be

she

dresses

someone else.
Rita and Runt are a cat and dog
team who do musicals. Rita is voiced
by Bernadette Peters, who sings
several times a cartoon. They have

done great spoofs of Les Miserables
and Of Mice and Men.
Overall, this is a great show, which

has something for everyone. It’s truly:
enjoyable and worth spending a
half-hour on, rather than those Power
“*smack* Good night,

Rangers.

folks!”


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February 4, 1994

he truly dead are not those
buried 12 feet under, covered by
shrub and dirt, but the
unfortunate who precede them

in their life of strife and commitment

them by pre-
ceding gen-
erations;
remember,
those who
embraced
slavery,
poverty, two
world wars, a
cold war, and
all those Po-
lice Academy
movies. Who
can hear Tho-
reau’s call to
“rout all that
was not life”
amidst the
clamor of tel-
evision, radio
and film? Not
a generation
who encases
itself with
images and
lyrics that
must always
be blaring
Pare o. fh
walkmans,
car radios,
televisions,
and such. I,
myself, am
guilty as everyone else, automatically
turning on a radio or television
whenever entering a room, not
necessarily to listen to or watch it, but
just to avoid the awful silence that

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The Graveyard

by Jonathon Ostroff

college. Too much time commuting
allows one to ponder such
philosophical issues at great length.
The Long Island Railroad has given
life to many such thoughts on life’s
meaning and how many bullets can I
roll off before they tackle me down.
Maybe I'll become a car mechanic
and have an affair with a psychotic
16-(I1 mean 17) year-old high-school
girl. I can always buy the latest
best-seller, usually just turned into a
movie and eat my bagel, drink my
coffee and keep quiet as the ticket
collectors flirt with all the pretty girls
on the 8:05 into Manhattan. More
ticket collectors are female, though,
keeping sexual harassment alive on
both sides. Although the women just
don’t look attractive in the same blue
trousers and jackets all the men wear.
Call me sexist, but couldn’t they wear
skirts or something? Show some leg
for God’s sake! I pay $142 a month
for. this ticket.

I started lying to strangers though,
pulled a real Holden Caufield. I
recently told a young lady I had just
graduated Yale Law and was
working at a very prestigious law
firm in Manhattan. If she only knew I
graduated Albany, but I’m not
looking for pity, just companionship.
Didn’t Holden end up in a mental
institution or something?

I’m one of the lucky ones too. I was
hired right after graduation, avoiding
becoming another statistic of the
newly-unemployed. I mean, all you

highest bidder. Get with it everyone.
Funny though, no one at my job has
asked my what I got in 17th Century
English Literature or what my grade
was in Sociology. I know there was a
point to all that studying I did
between my fifteen hours of sleep
and six hours of drinking.

By the way, see Short Cuts, by
Robert Altman. It’s three hours of
pure madness. Only Altman could
mix the story of a dying child and a
host of mysogonistic characters into
one of the year’s most hilarious,
intelligent films. It’s a lot better than
that dinosaur movie everybody and
their grandmother lined up to see this
past summer.

I recently read On The Road, by Jack
Kerouac and felt an impulse to pick
up and hitch-hike to California.
Everyone told me that it’s too
dangerous with all those serial killers
out there on Benzedrine. Maybe I'll
just explore Long Island on roller
blades. I still haven’t been to Cold
Spring Harbor, but I’m already sick of
Billy Joel.

Actually, life is rather good after
college. Forget all that crap I said
about it being worse than death. I still
haven't seen Free Willy. Maybe while
you're out getting Jeigermeister shots
at WT’s, you'll have a toast to all the
lost souls wandering around
America’s cities and suburbs trying
to catch the next train to make it to
work by nine. Such is life.

to years of work, as set up before

preceded it.

Ah, such is life after

have to do is sell your soul to the

This is a true story, and if any of this is made up,
may my brother’s coin collection suddenly melt
into a worthless slag of metal.

Chris Radtke

One night this past break, some friends and
myself went into the city. During the train ride in, a

ten minutes after he sat down, he introduced
himself to me as “One of the Last Great
Paramours.” What do you think when some guy
you don’t know taps you on the shoulder and
claims to be “One of the Last Great Paramours”... I
think the guy is either crack—piped or insane. I
nodded at him and turned nervously away.

A few minutes later, he tapped my shoulder
again and told me, “If I ever get cancer, I’m going
to marry a woman with AIDS, and we’re gonna
move to the desert and live our last days together
while eating red meat, because red meat is not too
good for you, but it is delicious, but if you’re dying
who gives a shit...it tastes good, so eat it. That’s
what they did in that movie. But I think my wife
and I will also eat a lot of candy because candy is
so good and tasty, but it’s like red meat, it’s not
very good for you, but if you’re dying it doesn’t
matter if you have nice teeth or not.”

“It’s true, dying people do have the crappiest
teeth,” I answered.

“You'te right,” he said with a lot of enthusiasm,
“my Granny was dying, and her teeth were all
ugly and rotty, but she is okay now and so are her
teeth. She always gets mad when I wear these jeans
instead of slacks, because another word for jeans

rather nondescript guy sat down next to me. About

WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN TALKING TO
ONE OF THE LAST GREAT PARAMOURS?

are “dungarees,” and an important part of the
word “dungarees” is the word “dung,” and
“dung” means “shit,” so my Granny thinks jeans
are shit, but even though these jeans are less
comfortable than my slacks and trousers, they look
much cooler.”

“Well it is better to look good than to feel good,
heh?” commented me.

The One of the Last Great Paramours looked
pretty stunned. “You’re absosmurfly right! My
friend John, he is white, but he goes to school,
where he is learning to speak Arabic, because
someday he wants to go to Persia, I guess because
they make the best rugs, I mean if you really need
a rug, why not Persia? A rug is important, cause
without a rug, you'll get cold feet, and Don Knotts
had cold feet in that movie “Hot Lead, Cold Feet,”
have you ever seen that movie?”

“Actually, yes I have...I didn’t like it much,
though.”

He was silent for a bit and when I thought he
wasn’t going to say another word, he blurted out,
“Well, at least it is good that you saw that movie,
because if you want to be a shaman these days you
have to know a lot of mathematics, biology,
theology, history, legends, some musical skills, and
to have seen a lot of movies. I wish you the best of
luck in becoming a shaman, because our society
needs a few more of them. I get off in Kew Gardens
so I am sure this is the last time I will see you, but I
can’t give you my phone number because people
always listen in on me.”

This guy shook my hand and left the train at the
next stop, which wasn’t Kew Gardens but
Mineola...as far as I knew, the train didn’t stop at
Kew Gardens.

Oh, by the way, if any of you are up on Tuesday
and Thursday mornings between 7 and 9, tune in
to our very own, WCDB 90.9 and listen to “THE
MOST NO JOKE MORNING SHOW IN THE
GALAXY” with your host, Radtke (that’s me). It is
good, you will like it. May the Force be with You
and live to skate, skate or die.

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February 4, 19942

Positive with Type—O Negative

Type-O-Negative is a band that is
misunderstood by nearly every
group in our society, from feminists,
minorities, homosexuals, handicaps,
and even liberals. All these have, in
one way or another, been offended by
the group’s lyrics and quotes to the
press. Rarely has a band received
such bad press, yet still write such
beautiful music.

Brian Perlis and
Seth Hochman

T.O.N. released their third album,
second studio effort, entitled Bloody
Kisses last summer. It clearly showed
the band’s transition from its
hardcore roots, toward Sisters of
Mercy-type gothic. While this album
has turned away some of Type-O’s
many metalhead fans, for those true
music lovers, Bloody Kisses has

brought this band to a higher level.
It’s all about love, man.

It was with much anticipation that I
entered through the doors of
Saratoga Winners last Friday, as
Type—O was to play their first area
appearance. Openers Point Blank and
Flat Broke truly represent all that is
wrong with the local metal scene. It’s
nondescript metal. These bands
should have opened up for
self-described metal gods, Fight, not
a moody, gothic Type-O-Negative.
Clearly, I didn’t consume enough
alcohol to pass the time until the
headliners took over.

Type-O-Negative derives its name

from the only blood that cannot be '

detected in a semen test, which may
be used in rape cases. Now can you
guess why some women may have a
problem with this band? This band
has certainly tuned into the
testosterone levels that have kept

most of these Capital District males
pent up.
Type-O-
Negative brings
to their brand of
metal something
that is missing
from almost every
/other metal band
Fout there, the
admittance that
they love women
and are hurt by
rocky breakups. I
can’t see Sep-
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electronic, have revolved around the new “Information
Superhighway,” formally known as the Internet. The
Federal Government, led by Vice—President Gore and his
policy advisors, corporate leaders from both the cable
and telephone industries, and other interested parties
mainly from academia, are interested in bringing ali of
America On-Line. Building on the existing worldwide
Internet, and utilizing high speed fiber optic cable, this
consortium is excitedly speaking of the day when

Daniel Collender

individuals will buy almost every service through their
teleputer, utilize real-time full motion video
conferencing to speak with Aunt Bee, and search for any
piece of trivial information needed to enrich their lives.
The leaders of this effort have anxiously engaged
millions with a utopian vision of our future consumer
society where we will jack into the net and never have to
leave our physical environment to live what we call our
lives.

information access through the Net. The unfortunate
question becomes, is this information citizens really
want or need? Currently, the Internet is an archaic world
of mostly free information that most Americans would
not want. For those strictly interested in buying and
accumulating more stuff, you can’t really utilize the
Internet. You must subscribe to an on-line service like
Prodigy (if you love ads this service is for you) or the
more accessible Compu$erve. Both services allow an
individual to purchase goods through their computer.
Soon these services, which exist to a certain degree on
QVC, will be available through interaction with your
color television set. Whether this is a positive step in
regards to the use and development of a nationwide
communications network is open to debate. With the
quick pace of technological advancement, and the
changing face of communications technology, there is a
positive change that I felt should be addressed by all
New Yorkers. As the debate of access to government
information and copyrighted texts increases, the
California State Legislature has acted and placed its
entire state constitution, state code and current

access). This is a positive step in the development of the
Information Highway. For those interested, you can
access this information in two ways: either using FTP
(file-transfer protocol) mail or directly interacting with
the California FTP site at: leginfo.public.ca.gov. :

It is now time for all states in coordination with the
new federal policy to place this information on-line for
individuals to access. There are those that will say that
this information is already available in a public library
(or the State Library), but this is simply not true. Most
New Yorkers do not have easy access to California State
Code or even New York State Code. The Internet can
also provide a system for searching that could never be
duplicated in a text form. Private companies like Mead
Data Corporation and West Publishing have developed
their own searching systems using this data, but for a
hefty price. It is time that all New Yorkers called on their
elected officials to implement a system that will provide
all non-secure government information free of charge.
Instead of pushing more goods and services on our
population at a hefty price, the Information
Superhighway can serve to enrich our citizens minds free

Article after article has spoken to the issue of

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Farrakhan’s Hate

To the Editor:

Last week, I saw first hand the
consequences of the fear Nation of Islam
leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has
instilled. Farrakhan’s message of hate
engendered fear which resulted in the
denial of our First Amendment right to
protest. That evening, my colleagues and
I peacefully picketed the appearance of
Minister Farrakhan at a National Guard
armory in Harlem. We purposefully came
into the area with only four people so that
it be clear that we were there in peace, not

to confront. With police permission we

stood behind a barricade with signs which
read, “Minister Farrakhan, Stop the

Hate.” We intended to remain outside

throughout the speech.

A short time later, a crowd of about
eighty people began to move menacingly
toward us. Sensing the potential for
violence, the police asked us to leave. I
replied that this would be a violation of
our First Amendment rights and our
deep-seated principle of confronting a
racist and anti-Semite like Farrakhan
wherever he is. As the crowd surged
forward a police inspector turned to me
and said, “I am not asking you to leave.
I’m ordering you to leave.” We were
hustled into an unmarked police car and
driven out of the area.

I have enormous respect for New York
City’s finest. There is little doubt that we
were ordered to leave out of concern for
our safety. But in the process, the fear that
Farrakhan’s bigotry engendered
superseded our citizen’s right to protest.

It is a sad day for America when bigots
can speak and the fear they inspire can
insure that even peaceful protesters are
prevented from raising a voice of moral
conscience. This is the first time such an
incident has occurred to us. When
following Patrick Buchanan around the
country, when pursuing Kurt Waldheim
throughout Europe, when demonstrating
for Russian Jews at the Soviet Mission to
the UN, and when marching in front of
Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk’s
home in Seven Hills, Ohio our right to
protest was always protected. It is nothing
less than preferential treatment for protest
against Minister Farrakhan to be denied
when it is allowed against everyone else.

Minister Farrakhan plans to speak again
in New York in a few weeks. Our policy
has always been to peacefully confront
the haters, whether a white David Duke or
a black Minister Farrakhan. What
happened at the armory last week dare not
set a precedent to deny us the right to
peacefully demonstrate against Minister

Farrakhan in the future.

To be sure, the fear that Minister
Farrakhan has caused is legitimate. His
lieutenants, rhetoric and message, that
Jews are plotting against blacks, all incite
vicious hatred which divides our
community and could lead to violence.

Fear is an emotion. It is neither right
nor wrong. It just is. One cannot control
an emotion but one can control action.
The real test: when confronted with the
fear that Minister Farrakhan precipitates
is one immobilized, or is one, despite the
fear, compelled to raise a voice of moral
concern? Refraining or being prevented
from peacefully protesting Minister
Farrakhan and those like him would be a
victory for the forces of hate. Caving in to
a racist and anti-Semite inspires greater
racism and anti-Semitism.

Rabbi Avi Weiss

Forum Poisons
Atmosphere

To the Editor:

On the first page of the ASP (December
10, 1993) there appeared a report on the
forum “Black and Jewish Relations: is
there a common ground?” sponsored by
the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs of
the Student Association (OMCASA).

In my opinion it is totally absurd to
speak of “Jews and blacks” as if Jews
were ipso facto white and “blacks” were
ipso facto non-Jews. “Jews” are
adherents of the Jewish faith which has
attracted over the last millennia a medley
of practically all races, tongues and
nationalities. Tens of thousands of
orthodox Jews throughout the world are
“blacks,” including many Afro-
Americans. Need I remind you of the
recent massive immigration of Ethiopian
Jews to Israel? Among “blacks” in New
York State there are Christians, Jews,
Moslems; native speakers of English,
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch;
Europeans, West Indians, North and
South Americans, Africans.

Would the OMCASA sponsor a forum
on “White and Christian Relations: is
there a common ground?” We never hear

“ ,.the fear that Minister Farrakhan has caused is
legitimate. His lieutenants, rhetoric and message, that
Jews are plotting against blacks, all incite vicious hatred
which divides our community and could lead to violence.”

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about “Whites versus Christians” (e.g.,
“Whites throw bottles at Christians”), but
the invidious verbal conjunction of
“blacks” and “Jews” to suggest an (in fact
non-existent) ethnic opposition is strewn
with seeming impunity. Was the
OMCASA’s forum trying to clarify issues
or to poison the atmosphere?

Herman Prins Salomon
French Studies

Lynwood X
Spews Racism

To the Editor:

Upon reading “Lynwood X speaks of
unity” (ASP 12/3/93), I was absolutely
appalled. Much of Lynwood X’s remarks

- Rabbi Avi Weiss

about Catholicism reveal his utmost
ignorance of the religion. Jews were also
a big target of Lynwood X’s insults.
Desperately trying to perpetuate his
authority as a representative from the
Nation of Islam, Minister Lynwood X
challenges his own credibility as a man of
God. Bigotry and ignorance do not come
from God. In his speech, Lynwood X
asked of Catholics, “If Jesus died on the
cross, why do you want to wear one
around your neck?” On behalf of
Catholics (and Protestant Christians for
that matter), Lynwood X should be made
aware that the cross represents the highest
form of unselfish love for Christians.
True love is more than emotion fueled by
passion. Love involves sacrifice. Jesus
Christ’s sacrifice of His very life
exemplifies His infinite love. Christians
believe that as suffering servants of Jesus
Christ, we must all bear our crosses in His
name.

Contrary to Lynwood X’s assertion, the
Holy Eucharist has nothing to do with
cannibalism. The Catholic Eucharist (and
similar Protestant traditions) comes from
the Last Supper in the Bible. Although
Christ referred to the bread as His body
and the wine as His blood, there was
much more a spiritual than a physical
connotation in His message.

It is a grave error to disgrace the
selfless love of Jesus Christ with
cannibalism. The Eucharist’s true

,

symbolism is best expressed by these
words of Christ: “I have eagerly desired
to eat this Passover with you before I
suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again
until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of
God.” (Lk. 22:15-16)

Most perverse was Lynwood X’s claim
that God “raped” Mary, the mother of
Jesus. Rape is a violent act! No violent
offense was committed against Mary, and
the conception of Jesus Christ involved
no sexual relations with her. Furthermore,
Mary clearly consented to bear Jesus, and
how blessed is she to be the mother of the
Messiah!

The Immaculate Conception, a term
used by Catholics, does not refer to the
conception of Jesus Christ. Lynwood X
misused the term, once again displaying
his colossal ignorance. To set things
straight, the Immaculate Conception is
Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. To call
Jesus “immaculate” would be redundant.
As the Son of God is indeed Lord, He
thus conquers sin by default. Mary,
conceived in the womb of her mother
Anne, is believed to be free from sin,
virtually or entirely, to “have found [such]
favor with God” (Lk. 1:31).

Reaching further heights of audacity,
Lynwood X referred to the Holy Bible as
“the poison book,” contending that it
contains both lies and truth. What is so
poisonous about faith, morality, sexual
dignity, charity, love, and reverence to
Jesus Christ? The Bible is a history of the
earth and mankind (contrary to the
ACLU, there is archaeological evidence
for this). From whose authority comes the
glorious truth in the Koran, written
hundreds of years after the Bible? By
what twisted concept of benevolence does
the violence that Islam advocates become
justified?

As if Jesus is more important to the
Koran than to the Bible, Lynwood X
asserts that in the Koran, “Jesus was a
black man.” The minister points out (for
whatever relevance it may have) that the
idea of a white Jesus came from
Michelangelo. Lynwood X continues to
provide us with ideal gods and goddesses
to satisfactorily placate, the politically
correct crowd.

Political correctness does not come
from God (nor from the Koran, to my
knowledge). It does not matter what color
Jesus is, unless you play the race and sex
game of Lynwood X. The minister also
claims that “God never made people, he
made gods and goddesses...when you
look at a brother and sister you should see
god.” Oh, wonderful. So every Tom,
Dick, and Harry is God. So, who sits on
the throne of Heaven? Jerry Lewis
perhaps? The delightful Lynwood X is

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not only anti-Christian but extremely
anti-Jew. The minister even promised
that he’d “kick their butts,” referring to
Jews. One can only wonder why not a
peep came from the mouths of NWROC,
our friendly bigotry police.

I want to make it clear that I do not
oppose the free speech of ASUBA,
NWROC or anyone else, but there are
many lessons to be learned from the mess
of Lynwood X’s speech at the ASUBA
sponsored Black Solidarity Day. For one,
NWROC might be a little more consis-
tent in opposing alleged bigotry. Second,
if ASUBA wishes to be a beacon of light
to black students, they might consider
showing a little respect for the black
Christian community. Finally, with

regards to Lynwood X, ASUBA could
show their own cultural worth to the
community by inviting speakers with
even minimal intellectual merit.

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Ecology and Excess

I have recently entered the expanding
world of recycling at SUNY Albany. Through
various sources, I have learned that the
process of recycling here in our hallowed
halls is a very complex one that relies on the
cooperation of all involved parties: adminis-

tration, students and campus services like
UAS.

By Heidi Sullivan-Liscomb

Because of the efforts of groups such as
NYPIRG and Earthbound, the recycling sys-
tem on campus is well under—way and func-
tioning efficiently, thank you very much.
Bins for glass, plastic, metal and office paper
are set up for student and faculty recycling;
composting of organic wastes being investi-
gated; the bookstore and UAS recycle every
single cardboard box they can get their
hands on; the kitchens in the residence halls
use glass, ceramic and stainless in place of
plastic, paper and styrofoam; and the use of
post-consumer waste—paper products are
used in every restroom facility on campus.
Okay, you say, that's great, so what's the
problem? Well...it seems that not everyone is
utilizing this well-run machine of good citi-
zenship.

Spokespersons for Physical Plant,.NYPIRG
and UAS agree that continu
the SUNY community is 4
that recycling not only

Friend or Foe?

You look both ways before crossing and before
making a right onto Central because it is in your
best interest, you do it involuntarily and it keeps
you safe.

But then again, in a consideration of double-
takes, you also look both ways before tossing your
Burger King bag, filled with emptied ketchups and
Chicken Tender boxes, after your parking lot meal.
So why is this time different than the others? Well,
you look both ways before littering because you
don't really care where your crap lands as long as

By Aviva S. Warter
Features Editor
no one is looking; and nevermind an after-thought
because you just assume that the establishment
employs an elderly grounds—keeper.

How quickly one forgets about those gum wrap-
pers, cigarette butts, and soda tabs when confront-
ed with the question, “Are you environmentally
correct?” Of course you are because sometimes
you wash out the tomato sauce jars and have on
occasion placed them in their proper bin.

Admittedly, however, there are many facts about
recycling and horticultural respect that not many
of us know about. How can we though? Reality
dictates that if the well-being of our environment
does not stimulate our interest, and if interest
instigates inquisition, then how can we expect
people to recognize environmental foes, and ask
before acting? Nonetheless, our behavior today
begets a healthy tomorrow.

The specific products which can be recycled are
stipulated in the details of the NYS mandatory
curbside recycling program: glass, aluminum,
paper, newspaper print and cardboard. Our
self-sufficient ecosystem is in the process of sign-
ing whose yearly contract with a human
hand-print; fertile nature may one day be steril-
ized by man - and no one want to be personally
responsible for this tragedy, and no one will want
to dedicate his/her life to refurbish it.
~ Days pass, we go food shopping, we rent videos,
we avoid weathered pot-holes and landfills.
Land-fills, however, are just as important to our
lives as Yogurt stores, gyms, and companionship.
Your lawn is not plagued with a putrid garbage
scent, and your walkway is clear because a landfill
is sheltering much of what you throw away.
Organic and inorganic materials fuse creating a
film of sludge, technically called leachate, which
begins to eat at the landfill lining. If this process
continues, the refuse will seep into the ground and
its ramifications will come full circle: oranges will
get picked, and we may find ourselves waking up
to a tall glass of junk juice.

Our society is not calling for enlistment in an
environmental army, but merely requesting a
slight change in lifestyle: cooperation and recy-
cling may not be instantly gratifying but just may
help preserve the secrets nestled deep within
earth’s bosom.

matically over tim
university comm

le and plastic container

are designed to last
and are of colors that nature never intended.
Safety orange indeed. It is fairly clear that
the category of organic excludes plastic, core
reactor by-products and bottle caps.

If you’re like me, you just assume that
once you dump your glass, plastic or metal
into the appropriate bins that are strategical-
ly placed around campus, it goes off into the
never-—never land of recycling and becomes a
couch, a rug, a flea collar. Not true.

According to Alan Wilson of the Physical
Plant, most of the one and a half to two tons
of plastic, glass and metal that is gathered
from the campus every three weeks is han-
dled by Waste Management of Eastern New

York, which does one of many things to it.
Among the options that our garbage is pre-
sented with are: going to Canada for pro-
cessing (hmm, is this NAFTA?) OR sitting in
storage somewhere OR getting incinerated
(ouch, can you say black dust on your lawn
and in your lungs?).

The painful truth is, New York is running
out of room for its own garbage and is ship-
ping it out. The lucky recipients of your used
crap are Virginia, Canada, Mars. Well, maybe
not Mars, but definitely Virginia and
Canada. Who knows what really happens to
it at that point; we can only hope that it is
being handled responsibly and not being
sunk into the bottom of some hapless body
of water.

This necessarily affects SUNY, since the
University must consider its effect on the
outside community. In addition to running
out of room, New Yorkers are realizing that
incineration of garbage may be dangerous,
not to mention that these incinerators are
strong examples of a well—hidden social
atrocity: environmental racism. On your next
state-wide tour, take a look at how New
York’s nine, (not 10, thanks to NYPIRG),
incinerators are often conveniently placed in
gions. But that’s another story.
tate runs out of solutions for
} aste, then SUNY will
go along with whatev-
mplements. That
we are fortunate to
ut for the interests of

me of our recycling
re-think packaging and
particularly

nasty waste produ
give away. Someor

ate its uni-
frenzy. The
the adminis-
ry has made for
w that is necessary
eryone needs to be espe-
on these issues. Pay attention
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don’t mix-it costs money to hire people to
separate the glass bottle that was thrown
into the metal bin (with the cap on).

Get involved with groups that promote
environmental awareness and pro—activism.
Watch for new policies being put into action
on campus and try to follow them. Yell at
people when they are careless with their
garbage, take off those bottle caps, be a good
citizen and don’t forget to brush your teeth.

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Albany Student Press Friday, FEBRUARY 4, 1994 TD

Avarice and Altruism in Albany

While living in the city of Albany, it is difficult
to comprehend the true extent to which we rely on
the natural world for our most basic needs. A city
seems a self-sufficient island, yet air, water, and
food must be brought in from the outside. This
outside world which supports us functions in a
state of relative equilibrium, with each physical
process and each organism forming a link in a
chain of events which allows us all to survive.

By Derek Bloomquist

Rain falls, is absorbed by plants, transpired to
the atmosphere, condensed into clouds and then
falls as rain again. We are all familiar with this
balance and the interconnectedness of our planet,
but we must remember that we too are part of the
cycle and cannot afford to disrupt our environ-
ment.

Every ecosystem on the planet functions on the
basis of competition and cooperation. Altruism is
not a successful strategy in the natural world, so it
is somehow fitting that, as members of the global
ecosystem, our acting to save the environment is
far from being altruistic. The recent increase in
concern has come from awareness that our activi-
ties are actually decreasing our quality of life. No
altruism here: as we begin to get asthma from
smog, poisoning from contaminated drinking
water, and cancer from reduced ozone, I hope we
will act to save our own skins.

In working to preserve our environment, it is
important to do so efficiently and effectively. In
the past, people have worked to save individual

species, but a more pragmatic trend saves entire .

ecosystems. This change in focus is especially
valuable when preserving a portion of the envi-
ronment comes in conflict with the well-being of
citizens. Altruistic rhetoric is not effective in these
situations, as loggers logically weighing their jobs
more heavily than the well-being of a spotted owl
can attest to. For this reason, the Endangered

Species Act should be renamed the Ecosystems Act,
since it is the ecosystem which is valuable to
everyone, not just nature lovers.

From a_ global point of view, we can preserve
the workings of our world ecosystem if each town
works to preserve a nearby intact ecosystem.

In the Albany area, arguably the most important
opportunity to preserve a functional ecosystem is
the Albany Pine Bush, which begins less than a
mile west of campus. This area has “Global Rank,”
analogous to “endangered” for species, due to its
rarity and the presence of endangered species. A
pine bush ecosystem is distinguished by its sandy,
dune-like soil and is most often found near the
ocean, making the Albany Pine Bush unusual. The
sand found in the pine bush was deposited by the
retreating Albany Glacier. The most prominent
endangered inhabitant, the Karner Blue Butterfly,
is also an excellent example of how intertwined
members of an ecosystem can be.

The Karner Blue Butterfly is entirely dependent
on the plant, Wild Blue Lupin. The larvae eat the
leaves of the plant and, after metamorphosing, the
butterfly then collects nectar from the flowers of
the same plant species. The story increases in com-
plexity, since the Lupin depends on the sandy soil
found only in the pine bush. Historically, periodic
fires would wipe out non-fire adapted species,
clean out the accumulated leaves and branches,
and stimulate the release of seed from the native
Pitch Pine. The Pitch Pine shades out exotic
species and releases needles which do not cover
the sandy soil like those of exotic deciduous trees.
People, of course, put out fires, and have allowed
the system to be invaded by exotic species.

People have further inhibited the functions of
this system by slicing it into many pieces and cov-
ering most of it with freeways, houses, and shop-
ping malls. At this time, every acre of the pine bush
which is not owned by the Nature Conservancy has
pending bids for development.

The non-profit Nature Conservancy and the

Save the Pine Bush citizens group, are the prima-
ry architects behind the move to preserve the
Albany Pine Bush. The Nature Conservancy takes
a unique, directed approach to conservation by
actually buying the land it wants preserved.
Working closely with scientists, they are attempt-
ing to buy up the most critical of our nations’
ecosystems. At this point, they have spent $15 mil-
lion on the Pine Bush, and have saved 2000 acres
out of the estimated 3000 that a self-sustaining
pine bush ecosystem needs.

The ecosystem management approach acknowl-
edges that it is an all or none venture. A collec-
tion of front-yard size preserves scattered around
the county will quickly be invaded by opportunis-
tic exotic species and become extirpated ecosys-
tems, along with the endangered species which
inhabit them. For this reason, it is important that
the last 1000 acres are paid for, or else the 15 mil-
lion already spent will not preserve the ecosystem.

You can help by calling the Albany Pine Bush
Commission, and writing to your legislators, urg-
ing them to allocate funds for purchase of land for
the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.


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Volunteers

Continued from page 9
McIntyre said.

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Volunteer work for resume

(CPS) Volunteer work and graduate
school are viable options for those
who, for whatever reason, want to put
off diving into the job market.
However, not everyone can get into
graduate school. And many volunteer
organizations can be as selective in
choosing candidates for positions as
corporate employers.

So, many are forced to dive right
into the job application pool fresh out
of college. But without a graduate
degree or a year of volunteer service
under their belts, how can these candi-
dates compete?

Beverly Stennett, a counselor at the
career development center at George
Mason University in Fairfax, Va., says
career development centers at most
schools offer free services such as
resume critiques, workshops on inter-
viewing skills, networking and more.

Knowing where to start looking for a
job is the first step. The employment
section of the newspaper seems like
the most logical place to start, howev-
er, Stennett said that most emphasis
should be placed on networking.

“Consider everyone a potential con-
tact for you,” she said. Friends who
have graduated, relatives, professors,
and your friends’ parents are all poten-
tial networking opportunities. Many
professional associations have college
chapters. These provide excellent net-
working opportunities as well.

However, Stennett said, do not
ignore published ads. “About 20 per-
cent of your emphasis should be on the
classifieds,” she said.

According to Stennett, both the
cover letter and the resume should

match what the employer wants. By
this point in the job search, everyone
should have a resume, which should
include:

* Education—List, in reverse chrono-
logical order, colleges attended and
their location, your major or degree,
and your GPA if it is above a 3.2.

¢ Work Experience—List, again in
reverse chronological order, any jobs
or internships, even if they were
unpaid. Explain your duties at these
jobs and accentuate the positive, but
don’t be too creative. Employers know
that “custodial engineers” are janitors.

° Activities—List extracurricular,
sports, and community activities,
which can be great places to develop
valuable leadership skills. Be sure your
prospective employer knows about
them.

¢ Don’t include personal information
such as height, weight, hair color or
other irrelevant facts. They’re likely to
get more laughs than telephone calls.
There are dozens of books on how to
write a good resume. Many are worth
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You can’t judge a book by its cover,
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A cover letter should tell the reader
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you heard about the job, and why he or
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Head coach Mari Warner hits 200 win milestone

By AARON GREENBERG
Staff writer

The University at Albany Lady Danes
(12-5) established themselves as basket-
ball playoff contenders with wins over
Plattsburgh State, Union College and the
University at Stony Brook.

Albany coach Mari Warner won her
200th game to highlight the recent
streak.

With a stretch of eight wins and only
one loss, Albany has momentum going
into its last six games.

On January 25, Albany faced an
injury— plagued Plattsburgh lineup.
Warner, however, would not allow
Albany to play at the level of the
Cardinals, who entered at 3-11.

The game’s scoring started slow, with
senior co-captain Lynda Nealis account-
ing for the first three points. After Nealis
hit a free throw, the full court press forced
a turnover which senior guard Noelle
DeLuca turned into three points. The
game’s pace was set, as Albany took off
on a 19-2 run, led by Nealis’ nine points.
With the offense consistently scoring and
the defense stifling Plattsburgh, the half-
time score of 44—13 understated the Lady
Danes’ dominance.

Plattsburgh started the second half on a
13-2 run, but Albany’s bench halted the
surging Cardinals, widening the lead to
eventually win 68-38.

The second half counterattack was led
by a trio of freshman, consisting of
fowards Joanna Kreps, Katie Zeglis and
guard Jennifer Ciavirella.

Sophomore Margaret Feerick credited
Ciavirella with sparking the second half
with her two points, two rebounds, a
block and four assists in fourteen min-
utes.

Nealis and sophomore forward Tara
Carr led the team with 16 and 13 points,
respectively.

“A lot of points came off our defense,”
according to Warner.

Although turnovers and defensive
rebounds continued to be a problem, the
big shooters, Nealis, Carr and freshman
guard Samantha Ginsberg, had solid
all—around games.

On Jan. 27, Albany traveled to Union
to play a game that ended in favor of the
Lady Danes, 77-69.

With a two point lead, Albany explod-
ed for a 17-4 run to take a 35-22 halftime
lead.

With 14:20 remaining in the game,
Union surprised the Lady Danes with a
streak of 12 points, putting Albany down
by one. However, two baskets apiece by
Carr and junior forward Christy Squires
solidified the lead.

The game ended in a free throw
demonstration, with both teams combin-
ing to hit their final twenty-two foul
shots.

Nealis led all scorers with 22 points.
She was supported by Squires (16) and
Carr (13).

On Jan. 29, the Stony Brook Lady
Patriots (11-3): were shocked by Albany,
who were undaunted by the Patriots’
sixth place ranking in the East Region.

Stony Brook’s tenacious defense
forced steals to take an early 13-8 lead.
Initially having trouble getting inside,
Albany began to break the press and drive
to the basket. Both teams battled under
the net trading layups ending with a
32-30 Stony Brook halftime lead.

Down four in the second half, Nealis
and Carr hit a series of jump shots that
put Albany ahead 44-36. Stony Brook
bounced back within two, but Feerick
picked up the slack for junior co—captain
Mickey Smith who was in foul trouble.

With 2:43 remaining and Albany up by
five, Carr (17 points, 11 rebounds and five
blocks) hit two layups twenty seconds
apart.

Stony Brook continued to foul Albany
hoping that the Danes’ free throw shoot-
ing would continue to falter. Albany,
however, hit nine of the last 14 to seal the
win, 74-64.

Nealis led the scoring with 19 points
and added 10 rebounds. Squires and
sophomore center Erica Witham contin-
ued to play strong and their steady
improvement promises to make the final
games interesting.

Staff photo by Roxanne dePrado
Lynda Nealis dishes out a pass.

“They did exactly what they were sup-

posed to do,” assistant coach Yvonne
Hawkins said.

“They learned that they can all focus
and get the job done,” Warner said.

Nealis averaged 19 points, 7.7
rebounds and 3 assists per game during
the week, good for selection to the
Eastern College Athletic Conference’s
Upstate Player of the Week Honor Roll.
For the season, she leads the team with
52% shooting, 16 points, 3 assists and 3

steals per game.

anchor Albany’s defense.

Webber said.

ASP Athlete of the Week

For a man that plays such a violent sport as hockey, Chuck Webber is a
soft-spoken unassuming person off the ice.

Webber, a 6’2” 200 Ib. junior defenseman has led Albany Club Hockey to
an impressive 8—1—1 record. He has accumulated 11 assists in 8 games,
despite being plagued by a sprained ankle.

“Chuck is a very level-headed hardworking player. I have complete confi-
dence when he’s out there,” coach Joey Roman said.

As a youth, Webber was selected to play in the prestigious Western N.Y.
All-Star game. Even then, Webber displayed the skills that would one day

““We’ve improved tremendously, and have a shot at the league title,”
department to submit and instate
| Club Hockey as a Division III

{ team,” he said.

beyond hockey. He is a three-year

“It’s about time for the Athletic

Webber’s athletic talents go

Varsity soccer player and was a
|member of the Olympic
| Development Squad.

: A solid student at Albany,
Webber applies his work ethic in
humanitarian ways. He is a member
of the D.A.R.E. program, which
preaches anti—-drugs to elementary

Come out and meet Chuck in
| person, Sunday, February 6th, as

Staff photo by Edwil Fontanilla Albany Academy 3:00 p.m.
Chuck Webber -By Ian Biegelsen

Are you Interested in Sports?
I sure as Hell am!

Sports interest meeting

February 8,1994

6:00 p.m.
Campus Center 323

as Albany has six national qualifiers for the.
| Championships this weekend at Madison
— Saws § Millrose Games.

“Tn the sade of the s season. - f worked.
em hard to get where they a are now, "coach

All of. ‘that work cone to es paid of

River Rats win in FP re ay
before sellout crowd at Knick

By IAN BIEGELSEN
Sports Editor

With time expiring, 5,500 fans were
delighted and dazzled by Jason Miller’s
game-winning goal, propelling the Albany
River Rats over the rough and tumble
Providence Bruins, 3-2.

It was SUNY Night at the Knick and
groups from the University at Albany were
ready and roaring. Fans did not go home
empty handed.

Miller, who leads the team in scoring,
weaved his way through defenders and
snapped a shot past veteren Bruin goalie,
John Blue.

The tension mounted when the River Rats
took two ill-advised penalties. On a five—on
three—power play, Bruin forward Mark Major
failed to convert from the slot.

On the break-out Albany center Jim Dowd,
appeared to put the Rats ahead with a slick
short-handed goal. The play, however, was
called back on a two-line pass. The contro-
versial call lifted the River Rat intensity level
to unseen proportions.

With tempers flaring and increased hitting,
Albany winger Jeff Christian found Jason
Miller, who hit the corner to ice the game.

River Rat goalie Corie Schwab continued
to push aside flurries of shots to earn the vic-
tory.

Albany’s win thrusted them six points
ahead of the Bruins for third place and seven
points out of first place in the Northern
Division.

If you miss the hard-nosed, bone-jarring,
Don Cherry style of hockey, join the River
Rats at their next home game against the
Cornwall Aces, February 11.


FEBRUARY 4, 1994

ef ASP Sports

Covering University at Albany sports since 1916

Great Danes 14 straight wins ties school record
Senior guard Garry Murray passes his way into Albany’s Top 10 in career assists.

Mount St. Mary’s.

The Danes (16-1) tied the
school record of 14 consecutive
wins from the 1991-92 and
1967-68 seasons. Albany is now
ranked number two in the ECAC
and number ten in the nation
3 (Division III).

Albany shot a siz-
zling 53.1% from the
field and 84.6% from
the foul line in routing
Mount St. Mary.

Senior captain Jason
Graber (15 pts, 7
rebounds, 7 steals),
senior Garry Murray
(11 pts, six steals), and
senior Paul Fitzpatrick
(8 pts, 12 rebounds,
six steals) led the
team.

Albany also connect-
ed on 5 for 13 from
three—point land and
outrebounded Mount
St. Mary 39 to 27. The
Danes held them to an
ice-cold 41.5% shoot-

By HAL Moss

staff writer

The Albany Great Danes won
their 14th consecutive game in a
row on Saturday, 79-55 at

On Thursday January 25,
Albany crushed the Plattsburgh
Cardinals (4-11) 86-62 at home.

Trailing 5—0, Albany went on
an 11-0 run by applying heavy
defensive pressure which forced
eight turnovers in the game’s
first five minutes.

Albany led 19-8 after
Fitzpatrick’s 15-foot jumper
completing a 19-3 Danes run.
The excitement ensued as
Murray’s assist on Hotaling’s
jumper put him in Albany’s All-
Time top ten list with 256 career
assists.

With 2:24 left in the first half,
following sophomore Chris
Barnes’ steal, Graber made a
thunderous dunk that dislodged
the basket support. As a result,
Albany led 38—22 and went on to
take a commanding 45-26 first
half lead.

Up 13 in the second half,
Dormer converted an incredible
four-point play, by nailing a
three plus the foul. Murray’s tap
in off the offensive glass put

Freshman Rich Dormer’s lay-
up and an 18-foot jumper by
Barnes concluded a 10-0 run to
put the game away 63-40
with 11:28 left in the game.

The Danes capitalized on
many offensive rebounds}
and dominated Plattsburgh 2
with high intensity defense |7
that forced numerous} |
turnovers.

“We put a lot of pressure |
on their guards and played —
great,” junior Ted Hotaling -  .
said. : _ —

Jason Graber stated, “The |f
turnovers set up easy layups |
and the defense played}
great.”

Albany shot 48.5% from
the field while limiting}
Plattsburgh to 38.3%. In|
addition, Albany outre
bounded the Cardinals}
43-31. ;

Murray led Albany with
17 points while Fitzpatrick
Graber, Barnes, and
Sophomore John Burks each

Albany hosts Old Westbury
this Saturday February 5, at

7:30 p.m.

ASP file photo ing from the floor .

Jason Ferrier goes for the block.

Danes grab fourth at Hamilton Invite
Tonya Dodge qualifies for the state championships

By EDWIL FONTANILLA
staff writer

Lack of numbers is the only thing
that is keeping the Albany women’s
indoor track team from reaching the
top.

This past weekend the team partici-
pated in the Hamilton Invitational.
They placed fourth out of 11 teams.

Coach RobertoVives commented that
he was personally impressed with the
team’s performance. Three meet
records and a field house record were
broken.

In a meet where they were outnum-
bered by as much as two-to-—one,
Albany still managed to distinguish
themselves from the rest of the compe-
tition.

Freshman Tonya Dodge ran a per-
sonal best of 11:04.1 minutes in the
3000 meter which earned her third
place and qualified her for the New
York State Championships.

Vives explained that there are three
levels of championships. The NYS
championship for the state, ECAC
championship for the region, and the
National Collegiate Athletic
Association championships for the
country.

In the 25 lb. weight throw, freshman
Mary Walminski finished second with a
throw of 41’ 1 1/4”.

Women’s Basketball

It was in the long jump that one of
the meet records was broken. Tonya
Dunkley, a junior, is the new record
holder with a jump of 16’7 3/4”.
Sophomore Ashley Durant came in
second with her jump of 158 1/2”.
Freshman Tracy Wienekowski’s jump
of 14’6” was good enough to win her
fifth place in the competition.

Dunkley broke another meet record,
this time in the 55 meter dash, with a
first place time of 7.66.

In the 400 meter event, freshman
Lorraine Halecky and junior newcomer
Kimberly Toone finished fifth and sixth
with times of 1:04.90 and 1:06.09 min-
utes respectively. :

Freshman Michelle Miller’s run of
2:36.92 won her sixth place in the 800
meter race.

Senior Bonnie Boyette broke two
records in the triple jump. She jumped
with a distance of 35’7 1/4” which took
first and broke the previous meet and
field house records.

Catherine Cruz, a sophomore, fin-
ished fourth in the event with an
impressive jump of 30’ 3”.

“They are a good team and they are
coming along. They have a future,”
Vives said.

Vives is attempting to bring in new
people to add needed bulk and depth.
Vives commented that they have the
quality but now they must work on

Albany on top 59-40.

Lady Danes improve their ranking by
defeating Stony Brook - see page 19

ASP file photo
Ted Hotaling puts up for a three.

had 10 points for the Danes.

quantity.

Two examples of quality recruiting
they got from other schools are
Dunkley and Durante.

It is obvious they have the quality
because nine of their athletes have
qualified for the NYS, ECAC, and or
NCAA championships.

Dunkley qualified for the States and
the ECAC’s in the 55 meter and the
long jump. She also qualified for the
States in the triple jump and the 200
meter. Boyette qualified for the States,
ECAC, and NCAA in the triple jump.
Dodge will be competing in the 1500
meter and 3000 meter state champi-
onships. Durant will be shooting for the
state championships in the long jump
and 55 meter hurdles. Helecky also
qualified for the States and ECAC in
the 55 meter hurdles. Toone is in the
States for the 200 meter. Walminski is
in the States and ECAC for the weight
throw. Wienekowski is a hopeful for
the long jump state championship.

Vives added, “This meet gave us a
good indication of where we stand
Geneseo and Ithaca [who came in first
and second] have been the powers in
this state.”

This Saturday the women’s track
team will be defending their Capital
District Championship at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute at 12:30 p.m.

Athlete of the Week
Co-captain Chuck Webber leads Albany
Club Hockey - see page 19