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PURPLE THREADS:
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Students take home professional clothing
through University donation program
By PHILLIP DOWNES
An exciting and impactful opportunity
for students through the University At
Albany was inaugurated on February Ist as
the new “clothing closet” Purple Threads
opened in the Campus Center, garnering
support and service from students, faculty,
alumni, and the entire campus community.
Purple Threads, a clothing closet of
iness apparel, is a new
program offered through the Division of
Student Affairs, allows all enrolled students
at UAlbany to select arti
clothes for no cost to a
workplace, internships, and at intervie
according to Director of Career and Profes-
sional Development Noah Simon.
“We understood there was a need for
many of our students to provide them with
professional clothing,” said Simon shortly
before the grand opening. “Professional
clothing can be expensive and we saw an
opportunity where we
could provide this cloth-
ing to students for no
cost.” ule an interview for
The closet con: int hip but I
of donated profes an internship bu
sional clothing, rang-
ing anywhere from ties
to blouses to full suits
and even shoes. After
speaking to many faculty out.”
members and volunteers,
it was very clear that
people wanted to support this program and
its value to the campus.
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to sched-
didn’t have anything
to wear, so this
definitely helped me
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Students can take up to three articles of clothing or one full suit.
“We've really had a great response from
our campus community, especially our
alumni and staff, to help get this program
going,” Simon said. “Purple Threads has
represented the best of our UAI-
bany community.”
After Vice President of Stu-
dent Affairs Michael Christakis
spoke to the crowd gathered in
the hallways of the third floor of
the Campus Center and thanked
the many people involved with
the program, students gathered
into the office space-turned-walk
in closet to browse through the
expansive collection of clothing
and accessories, while faculty
and volunteer: ted them with style,
fitting, and fashion tips.
Browsing an expansive display of busi-
ness suits was Pranav Doshi, a UAlbany
graduate student, who commented on how
the program might help him out at an up-
coming career fair.
“There aren’t a lot of opportunities like
this for us near or on campus, so having this
kind of store is something great.”
Another student, sophomore business
major Lauren Rothburd, was checking out
some shirts and tops with her friend after
hearing about the event in her Career and
Life Planning c It was good because |
wanted to schedule an interview for an in-
ternship but I didn’t have anything to wear,
so this definitely helped me out.
Throughout the afternoon until 4 p.m.,
students were able to check out the closet,
try on some of the clothing in fitting rooms,
Please see CLOTHING page 2
RESEARCH
Minority Research Center Hopeful Through Struggle
By FATIMA SYED
A research group
dedicated to the health
of minorities is gradually
running out of funds, but
remains hopeful that they
can continue their work.
University at Albany’s
Center for the Elimina-
tion of Minority Health
Disparities was born in
2016, after UAlbany
received a federal grant of
$10 million dollars from
the National Institutes of
Health.
The money has gone
into graduate students, hir-
ing faculty throughout the
university, and to bridge
gaps between student
clubs, faculty, and health
programs in the capital
region area.
The Center also created
two minority health task
forces that are oriented and
designed to research health
disparities. Popular events
such as the President’s Fo-
rum on Health Disparities,
Clinica de Migrantes, and
the Epigenetics Workshop
also have benefited from
the federal grant.
Dr. Lawrence M. Schell
has been teaching in the
Anthropology department
for more than 20 years and
serves as the director for
the Center for Elimina-
tion of Minority Health
Disparities.
Schell has found health
disparities in varied places
around the Capital Region.
He conducted research
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Schell is not a stranger
to the National Institute of
Health, as he has received
other grants from them
in the past, including a
building grant in 2004 and
funding for three research
projects in 2009.
The $10 million dollars
that UAlbany received
in 2016 is split up into a
planned $2 million dollars
per year for 5 years.
However, the grant
money goes to the Uni-
versity endowment to
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be invested, and the
Center operates off of
investment revenue.
This year, that’
only $120,000 in us-
able funds. With that
money, Schell said
they could support five juss
graduate fellows.
As of 2019, the
National Institutes of
Health has not offered
the opportunity to
renew the grant.
Dr. Schell still
remains hopeful that
one year, UAlbany
will come back into the
limelight and receive
an addition $10 million
to benefit minorities on
campus, i
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— sisters.
and take home some of
their picks without any
costs or obligations
to return them. The
policy permits students
to take up to 3 articles
of clothing or one full
suit, and UAlbany
website advertises a
potential chance to
take home more if
they bring in other
professional clothes to
donate.
across the university
came out to assis
with the program
launch, including
junior Teresa Chan,
who was proud that she
could take part in the
these intervie
as well.”
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event with her sorority
“It’s an amazing
opportunity for them
to find clothes for
internships, because
dress and attire is re-
ally important in those
environments. I’m glad
to see everyone smiling
and having a good time
Donations to Purple
Threads can be made
at Campus Center
Connections or at
the Community and
Public Service Office
in the Social Sciences
building in room 112,
and can be reached at
purplethreads@albany.
RELIGION
Puerto Rico Panel, President Rodriguez
Host Reflection on Hurricane Maria
By JACKIE ORCHARD
Roughly 3,000 Puerto Ricans, American
citizens, died due to the category four terror
of Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.
Since that day, the event has spurred much
speculation, economic analysis, and hotly
debated opinions on the social and econom-
ic state of Puerto Rico.
On January 28, in an old auditorium in
downtown Albany, President of the Univer-
sity at Albany, Dr. Havidén Rodriguez took
the stage to introduce a discussion on the
aftermath of Maria.
“As you know, the impact and outcomes
of hurricane Maria are de iting for
the population of 3.3 million American
citizens,” Rodriguez said. “Disas are
socially constructed events. A number of
factors... exacerbated the ster situation
in Puerto Rico.”
President Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican
native, explained that Puerto Rico was in
turmoil long before the hurricane hit.
“Prior to Hurricane Maria, the island was
already characterized by a severe economic
crisis with major structural problems, in-
cluding a massive debt- the result of a series
of events that began escalating in 2006.”
“Unemployment, poverty, government
JACKIE ORCHARD / Albany Student Press
debt defaults, a deteriorating health care
infrastructure, and a massive migration
from the island to the mainland: La C1
Boric
Or, the Puerto Rican Crisis. Many U.S.
citizens were not aware of the declining
state of Puerto Rico, and it was not until
recently that the spotlight has shown on the
Puerto Rican government, in light of this
natural disaster.
With Dr. Havidan Rodriguez’ opening
remarks in mind, the panel took some ques-
tions.
I asked the panel how they felt about
President Trump’s remarks concerning
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
George Washington University’s Milken
Institute School of Public Health has cited
the total death toll around 2,975 deaths,
and yet the President of the United States
has insisted repeatedly that the deaths were
between 8 and 16 people. My question was:
Why do you think the President has insisted
on such low numbers?”
Robert Griffin, dean of the College
of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland
Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the
University at Albany, answers:
“It’s a political reason. If you minimize
the consequences and particularly the fatali-
ties, which is a very dramatic number, that
minimizes the whole sense of the spirit and
severity of what happened, and takes the
pressure off... it’s a combination of igno-
rance and political motivation.”
The media, must also take some blame,
said Irwin Redlener, who established the
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
at Mailman School of Public Health.
“Journalists do not know how to cover
recovery. Once the cameras go away,
you're left to an occasional feature about
families not doing well,” said Redlener.
“One of the things I hope for is that Ameri-
can journalists get a lot more comfortable
covering recovery... It’s difficult. You have
to follow the money.”
In 1917, Congress
which granted Puerto Ricans born after
April 25, 1898, U.S. citizenship. The Puerto
Rican House of Delegates voted unani-
mously against it. Puerto Rico has had a
long history of colonization under which
they have been exploited and forced to
comply with larger governments. Now, 122
years later, students at the panel expressed
discontent with the federal government’s
relationship with Puerto Rico.
Xavier Cruz, an 18 year old student
at UAlbany, took to the microphone to
ed the Jones Act
JACKIE ORCHARD / Albany Student Press
University President Havidan Rodriguez
address the panel: “I have family on the
island, I have family on the mainland. I vol-
unteer at the Puerto Ric:
Leadership Institute,”
relatives who have cancer and serious ill-
nesses who went months without treatment
in hospitals that don’t have electricity.”
“There is very little historical precedent
to suggest that Puerto Rico will receive
more aid from the federal government, or
that the U.S. has any interest in the welfare
of Puerto Ricans on the mainland and on
the island. I want to ask you... When did the
word liberation leave our vocabulary when
talking about this discussion?” That final
question was met with applause from the
audience gathered in the auditorium.
With so much dissent among the United
States government and so much speculation
about where the relief funds are actually
going, with photos of abandoned pallets
of water on runways and tweets from the
U.S. President that are often colored with
disdain, how can we truly know what the
real situation is in Puerto Rico?
The panel on Monday was titled, “Les-
sons Learned from Hurricane Maria.” That
night, the audience learned that the relation-
ship with and the situation in Puerto Rico is
incredibly complex.
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UAlbany ‘Unleashes Greatness’
Surveys Identified ‘Inferiority Complex, ’ Student Complaints
By PHILLIP DOWNES
The University at Albany is kicking off a
new rebranding initiative this spring, focus-
ing on the new tagline “Unleash Greatness,”
which the administration says aims to
promote the greatness that exists within the
university and its community.
The plans for the new brand, which
initiated about two and a half years ago,
have gone through rounds of professional
consulting and advertising research, while
also incorporating student, faculty, and
alumni input.
The initiative, led by UAlbany’s Direc-
tor of Marketing and Content Strategy Paul
Miller, was strategically planned to enhance
the university’s internal identity and
increase satisfaction and recommendation
levels among students and faculty.
These goals were based off the results
and findings of McGuire Consulting LLC,
which incorporated surveys and focus
groups of about 250 campus community
members.
These results indicated that the university
had significant issues regarding student
experience satisfaction, an inferiority com-
plex within the school and the region, and
overall campus pride.
“We wanted to find out what resonated
with the students, because they are a prima-
ry audience for the campaign,” said Miller,
addressing how students’ input was factored
into rebranding choices. “It was invaluable
to get their feedback.”
Miller continued, saying, “Our number
one goal was to build pride on this campus,
because we have a lot to be proud of at this
university. Our message is that we have
been great from the start.”
Zak Constantine, freshman Student Asso-
ciation senator from State Quad, recognized
the University’s efforts to boost campus
pride and satisfaction, but also expressed
clear concerns with the University’s recent
decisions.
“But I find it ironic how in encouraging
students to unleash their greatness, they
are suppressing a long standing student
group’s ability to work in the way they have
for decades,” referring to the University’s
recent decision to evict the University Pho-
tography Service from their Campus Center
office by the end of the semester.
The unveiling of the new brand was
timed carefully, and the university felt that
it was time to put the plan into action this
spring after months of planning, accord-
ing to Miller. “It’s been ten years since the
university embarked on any sort of brand
advertising.”
Miller also added that this initiative goes
hand-in-hand with University President
Havidan Rodriguez’s strategic plan for the
university, which developed around the
same time as the re-branding campaign.
“We’ve had a number of Presidents in the
last five years, so we wanted to make sure
that we understood the priorities of the
President.”
The university utilized two contracts
to fund these campaigns, including one
contract with McGuire Consulting LLC
that provided $105,210.39 in funds through
the University at Albany Foundation, and
another with the Rochester-based market-
ing agency Dixon Schwabl that provided
$47,800 in state funds for the campaign, as
per UAlbany Senior Communications Mike
Nolan.
According to Nolan, the University’s
Office of Communications and Marketing
handled other creative elements, includ-
ing graphics and messaging, outside of the
work done by these two agencies, although
all parties’ work was integrated in the final
result.
The re-branding campaign was launched
publicly on January 22nd in the Campus
Center, where students and faculty gathered
for free t-shirts and hats, along with the
reveal of the Great Dane bust that now sits
in the center of the Campus Center lobby.
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez,
along with Vice President of Student Af-
fairs Michael Christakis, spoke to the crowd
to connect the celebration of the universi-
ty’s 175th anniversary with the new brand,
while also welcoming students to the start
of the Spring 2019 semester.
“We’re not suggesting that you came
here and that we made you great,” said
Christakis. “We are acknowledging that you
are already coming to the university great,
and we are just helping you to unleash that
tine agrees to disagree with
Christakis and the University in regards to
this narrative. “I agree that the student body
arrives here great, but in order for students
to leave here greater they need access to
resources that will allow them to succeed.”
CRIME BLOTTER
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA
State Quad- Melville Hall
1/30/2019
Report of odor marihuana. Referrals were made.
CRIM POSS CONTRL SUBST
Dutch Quad- Grounds
1/30/2019
Report of a male subject in possession of a controlled
substance. An arrest was made.
Fire Alarm
State Quad- Eastman Tower
1/31/2019
Caused by burnt popcorn.
Crisis Intervention
Indian Quad- 1Q Other
1/30/2019
Mobile Crisis assisted a female student.
AGGRAV HARRAS-2-COMMUNICATE IN MAN-
NER LIKELY TO CAUSE ALARM
State Quad- Tappan Hall
1/29/2019
Report of a male subject being harassed.
Drug Complaint
Indian Quad- Mohawk Tower
1/29/2019
UPD took a third party complaint about possible drug us-
age. UPD to follow up with involved parties.
TAKE INTO CUSTODY MENTALLY ILL PERSON
LIKELY TO HARM SOMEONE
Podium- PAC
1/28/2019
5 Quad transported a female student to hospital for evalu-
ation.
Fight
Podium- Main Library
1/28/2019
Report of a verbal altercation in the library. Officers
confirmed non-physical in nature. Parties separated prior to
arrival.
Assist a Person
Indian Quad- 1Q Grounds
1/28/2019
Took report of a slip and fall accident that occurred sev-
eral days before reported.
POSSESS FORGED INSTRUMENT-2ND
Indian Quad- Oneida Hall
1/25/2019
Report of a male student in possession of a forged ID.
POSSESS FORGED INSTRUMENT-3RD
Dutch Quad- DQ Grounds
1/25/2019
Report of'a male student in possession of a forged ID.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED- 1ST OFFENSE
Roadways- Washington Avenue
1/25/2019
Report of'a male student driving while intoxicated. An
arrest was made and vehicle was towed.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED- 1ST OFFENSE
Roadways- CQ Lot
1/25/2019
Report of a male student driving while intoxicated. An
arrest was made and vehicle was towed.
GRAND LARCENY 4 CREDIT CARD
Alumni Quad- Waterbury Hall
1/25/2019
Report of stolen SUNY Card.
PETIT LARCENY
State Quad- SQ Office
1/26/2019
Report of stolen laundry.
Animal Report
Roadways- DQ Lot
1/25/2019
Report of a dog in a car.
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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
35 Days of Shutdown: Frustrating
the Nation for No Purpose
By FRANNIE MORALES
Thirty-five days; 840 hours;
50,400 minutes; 3,024,000 seconds.
These numbers all represent the
duration of the longest government
shutdown in American history. On
Dec 22, 2018 the US government
gna
short-term spending bill, which
would have funded the government
until Feb 8, 2019.
His decision affected some
800 thousand federal works. This
number, while vast, doesn’t account
for the countless family members
(children, wives, husbands, elderly
relatives) that count on these federal
salaries for support, many of whom
live paycheck to paycheck; which,
according to CNBC is a reality for
“seventy-eight percent of full-time
workers...”
His refusal comes down to one
reason and one reason only: the
border wall.
At the start of Trump’s
campaign he made a pledge to his
supporters that he would build a
“beautiful” border wall between
Mexico and the United States.
Of course, in the early days
conception, by Trump, he sta
that “the wall will be paid for,
directly or indirectly, or through
longer term reimbursement, by
Mexico...”, but as of today this
hasn’t come to fruition nor is it
ever likely to. The belief that one
government can force another
government to pony up money
for an odious endeavor is fooling
themselves. Trump must realize
this. Otherwise, why would he
have taken thi
Why would he ha
under his admiration, one of the
most impactful and significant
derelictions of duty towards those
who depend on our government?
Regardless of your politics
there is no way of denying that
the shutdown has accomplished
nothing positive or anything of
significance, to move our country
forward. It has only created
headaches in all forms possible.
It has caused negative impacts at
the federal and local levels, as well
as economically. According to
nal Budget Office
fhe shutdown dampened
se
of the loss of furloughed federal
workers’ contribution to GDP
(Gross Domestic Product), the
delay in federal spending on goods
and services, and the reduction in
aggregate demand (which thereby
dampened private-sector activity.”
The CBO a stimates that
economic activity was reduced by
$3 billion and will decrease the real
GDP by 0.02 percent for the full
year of 2019.
On January 25, Trump signed
abill to reopen the government,
but only for three weeks. This will
allow for normal operations of
federal agencies to continue until
February 15. The reopening of
the government has allowed for
federal works to receive back pay
they have missed throughout this
ordeal; what it has not allowed for
is funding for the wall. During the
three-week time frame negotiations
are expected to continue in relation
to security and funding of the
Souther border.
During Trump’s speech in the
White House Rose Garden, after
the announcement of the agreement
to reopen the government, he
stated if no agreement for funding
of the wall can be reached he
would be “...ready to renew the
confrontation or declare a national
emergency to bypass Congre:
altogether.” The truth is there is
a strong pi ility that this will
happen again and lives will be
ide down, once again.
folly and
le.
During the first two
years of the Trump administration
Republicans controlled both the
House and Senate and even then
Trump failed to obtain the funding
he wanted. It is inconceivable
for Trump and his admiration to
believe that they will be able to get
any form of funding for the wall
that will be able to get through the
Democrat-controlled House.
According to Politico, the
“senate Republicans can’t
MORALES
stomach another shutdown” and
nor can our federal workers or
the American people. At all cost
another shutdown must be avoided;
but in the end we are the ones on
the outside looking in and must
hope that those we have elected
to serve us do what is right both
domestically and internationally.
For now, as a people, we can only
sit and watch the timer tick down to
uncertainty.
VENEZUALA
The United States is Involved in
Venezuala for the Wrong Reasons
By M. FRANCIS MIRRO
id that the definition of
me thing over and
Albert Einstein s
insanity is doing the
over again and exp
We're supposed to learn from our mistakes,
but for evidence of how rarely our leaders
actually do so, look no further than the
current debacle in Venezuela.
Venezuela is in collapse. Their
kleptocratic government led by dictator and
Saddam Hussein impersonator, Nicolas
Maduro, has stolen from the people, failed
to provide them with jobs and food and
seized a second term by rigging the election
in his favor. In January, it all came to a head
when the National Assembly met and its
elected leader, the relatively unknown Juan
Guaido, citing a clause in their constitution,
proclaimed himself to be Venezuela’s
legitimate president.
Shortly after, the Administration of
President Donald Trump announced that
it would recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s
“Interim President”. Other nations, including
Canada and Venezuela’s South American
neighbors, followed Trump’s lead. At the
time of this publication, Venezuela is being
led by two competing presidents.
But that isn’t the issue. While I support
Guaido and his challenge to Maduro, it is
clear that the United States should stay out
ing a different outcome.
of it, not out of a Trumpian “America First”
idea, but because American involvement will
not bring Venezuela the freedom and self-
government they are trying to win back now.
America has a checkered history in
Latin America, dating back to the Monroe
Doctrine and
Chavez’s undemocratically chosen successor,
has continued this hostile American policy.
‘That brings us to the main reason for the
United States wanting to cozy up to a Maduro
opponent in case he ends up taking power:
money, mainly oil money.
countl ‘onceivable
interventions in
between. The U.S. has
toppled democratic
regimes in favor of
American corporate
interests (United Fruit
and Guatemala, 1954),
lied about wars of
independence (Cuba
and the Spanish-
American War,
1895) and produced
a revolution, creating
an entirely new state
in order to open
up Western trade
routes (Panama.
Canal and Colombia 1903). America has
used and abused Latin America for their own
personal gain, and this is no different.
The United States has had negative
relations with the Venezuelan government
since the anti-American regime of Hugo
Chavez took power in 1999. Maduro,
Venezuela, a member
of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC),
has the world’s largest
reserves of oil. And in
¢ you’re unaware, oil
has pretty much bee!
the driving factor behind
our involvement in the
Middle East dating back
to the end of World War
IL. In the name of black
gold we’ve worked with
tyrants like the House of
Saud in Arabia, turned a
blind eye to issues within
allied Turkey and installed
dictators of our own like the
Shah of Iran. And for what? Did we benefit
the people there? Did we “make the world
safe for democracy”? Did we purge it of
evil? Or did we just create a countless stream
of enemies, as generation after generation
have grown up in both South America and
the Middle East wary and fearful of Yankee
imperialism.
And like a moth to a flame, Goldman
Sachs has been profiting off of the misery of
the Venezuelan people by buying and selling
oil reserves, capitalizing on, nay, exploiting
a failed state and its people for the personal
gain of those who already have too much.
We cannot pretend to heroes of democracy
here. We jump into action in the name of
freedom and democracy, but only when
it benefits us in the end, Why not help the
brutalized Rohingya as they face genocide
in Myanmar? Where is the support for the
Uyghurs being held in concentration camps
within Chinese East Turkestan? What of our
consummate allies in the Kurds, perpetually
stateless and without major backing? How
about Catalonia? National self-determination
and making the world safe for democracy are
supposed to go hand in hand. Or are we just
playing the same old games we have since
the dawn of civilization? That’s fine with me,
but just don’t pretend to be doing it for the
greater good.
If we want what's best for Venezuela,
we will allow their people to dictate their
future, both in the fight against Maduro and
in whatever may proceed that fight. The time
has come for us to stop trying to police the
rest of the world or, at the very least, to do so
for the right reasons.
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ELECTION REFORM
New NY Voting
Legislation was
Long Overdue
By LIAM JEFFRIES
For decades, New York had an archaic and
embarrassing burden: it’s voting laws were some of
the oldest and most restrictive in the United States.
Options to vote were limited. If you wanted to
vote in person, if you didn’t send an application by a
certain date, you would have been locked out of the
process, New York being a state that didn’t allow
same-day voter registration. In addition, while 37
states and Washington D.C. would’ve allowed you
to cast your ballot early, as a New York resident, you
lived in one of just 13 states to not allow early voting,
meaning brutally long lines at polling places as all
eligible voters in the state who went out to vote tried
to get into voting booths on the same day.
If you wanted to vote with an absentee ballot, you
would have still faced issues. I can personally speak
on this, being one of the dozens of students caught
up in the great University at Albany Absentee Ballot
Fiasco of 2018, when a number of absentee ballots
failed to show up before election day (and in my
case arrived the day AFTER the election was over)
e being applied for months before. This wasn’t
st instance of an absentee mishap either, with
another infamous mishap in New York City’s 2017
mayoral elections resulting in 533 absentee votes not
being counted due to a mail processing error.
With discouraging options and incidents like
these, it shouldn’t be a surprise that New York, the
fourth largest state in the U.S. by population, and
arguably one the country’s most liberal, had some
of the worst voter turnout numbers in the nation.
During the 2016 elections, just 57% of New York
voters cast a ballot, a number that, while depressing,
was actually an improvement over 2012, when just
54% of voters participated. In comparison, New
setts, and Vermont,
neighboring states where voting information is
available, all broke the 65% mark in 2016.
Because of these numbers, voting law reform had
long been a priority for both activists and Democratic
politicians alike, with various versions of voting
reform routinely passing the Democratic State
Assembly, but failing to advance past the Republican
State Senate. This all changed with last year’
midterm elections. The Democratic blue wave
hit Washington and countless state ho
Albany, creating, for the first time in many years, a
unified government as Democrats, long the controller
of the Assembly and the Governor’s Mansion, took
control of the Senate. With this unified government,
a package of voting reform bills quickly made its
way to Andrew Cuomo’s desk, and on January 24th,
Cuomo signed the bills into law.
It cannot be overstated just how much of a seismic
shift the passage of these bills represents. Almost
overnight, New York’s voting laws were catapulted
from being the some of the worst in the country to
some of the best. Sixteen and 17-year olds can now
pre-register so that they can vote immediately once
they turn 18.
New York’s system of separate primary dates
state and federal races, long a source of confus
voters and commonly seen as a vote suppression has
been combined into a single day.
Same-day voter registration, long a reality in a
number of states, is now present in New York as
well.
And, perhaps most excitingly of all, early voting
and vote by mail in New York is now a reality,
making situations like the absentee ballot incidents
mentioned before less likely to happen as voters take
advantage of these new options.
If you have ever had a negative experience at a
New York polling place, then, these changes are
welcome news. For the first time in modern memory,
it won’t be a chore to vote in New York elections,
state or federal, and, with more voting reforms like
automatic registration and an Election Day holiday
potentially on the horizon, there’s a good chance that
our voting numbers will no longer be a source of
embarrassment, but a source of pride.
After all, it’s sort of a blow to our ego to be behind
New Jersey in anything.
UALBANY RESPONSE
University Should
Speak up for Detained
Student Omar Helalat
By TIM CHIZZIK
After dropped charges in a domestic abuse case during the
Spring 2018 school semester, University at Albany student
Omar Helalat had his immigration status revoked and was
detained by United States Immigration authorities before
being subsequently ordered to be deported.
After a romantic relationship turned sour, he was
of domestic abuse by his partner at the time and arr
March 2018. According to Times Union, when his father got
to Albany County Jail, he was informed that the government
had revoked his Deferred Action for Childhood Arri
(DACA) status and that they would begin the deportation
process.
After his ex sent a letter into the court in Helalat’s
defense, they were not able to proceed with the case without
victim cooperation. But due to an executive order in January
2017, he remains in federal detention by Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Helalat moved from Jordan to the United States when he
just 4 years old. Although his family overstayed their
travel visas, Helalat was granted temporary r under
DACA allowing him to remain in the U.S. and receive a
formal education.
His family originally moved to the United States two
months before 9/11 and, due to the widespread islamophobic
sentiment in the general population at that time, his family
told Times Union they were afraid to seek legal immigration
status.
Helalat was by all measures an exemplary student. At the
time of his arrest, he had a 3.8 GPA, made the President’s
Honor List, and was a member of Tau Sigma Honors
Society.
This past December, Helalat and his lawyer believed they
would be able to reach an agreement to release him on bond.
However, due to the recent government shutdown fueled by
xenophobic rhetoric, he remains in federal detention.
In the face of such an event, the school’s silence is
deafening; and furthermore, sadly not surprising.
UAlbany ha + of its kind” College of Emergency
Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyber Security. Upon
its opening, with Govemor Andrew Cuomo’s legislative
and financial blessing, the school is now training the next
generation of ICE agents, while simultaneously claiming to
be committed to diversity and creating a more just society.
Ironically, the mainstream narrative about Cuomo is
that he is a bastion of immigrant rights, with some on the
far-right even claiming that he supports the dissolution
of ICE and bord s a whole. His actions and inactions
regarding this case and his support for the School of
Homeland Security fly in the face of these claims and
further demonstrate his and establishment liberals at large’s
dedication to upholding norms and “coming to a reasonable
middle ground” over ideologically consistent legislation.
The egregiousness of thi has little to do with
the nature of Helalat’s charges and all to do with legal
precedent. Deporting a student for criminal charges prior
to a verdict sets that precedent for all immigrants both
documented and undocumented.
It is also important to note in brief the horrific nature of
the detention centers Helalat and other immigrants are held
in. These civil detention facilities are intended to be non-
punitive, but the well-documented dehumanizing treatment
of detainees by (often private) guards and the frequency
of both deaths and suicide attempts proves this to be fal:
Furthermore, many of the people held in these centers have
entered through legal ports of entry or, much like Helalat,
were documented immigrants prior to their detainment.
It is time for the school administration to live up to its
To say no to xenophobia, and give more than
service and cosmetic commitments to diversity and
inclusion. To understand that it can not support immigrant
students while simultaneously raising their future detainers.
And most importantly, to make a public stand against the
deportation of Omar Helalat.
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Hollywood Finally Learns
Diversity Leads to Profits
By ANTHONY GREEN
On February 24th, 2019, the 91st Acad-
emy Awards ceremony will be held in Los
Angel . California. It time when mov-
ate celebrated and given a chance to
win a coveted Oscar. Movies tend to be a
microcosm of society as a whole. At times
as if the industry distills down the ide-
als, ind foundation of all
the focal points of what permeates culture
and displays them for all to see.
When you look up at the screen, you’re
seeing a snapshot of where society was
at the time of the film’s creation and the
beliefs and challenges that the filmmakers
saw around them.
The year of 2018 was filled with issues
surrounding diversity, inclusion, and
politi rife throughout the country. The
year also set a box office record in the US
as revenue hit $11.9 billion, beating the
previous set in 2016 by 4 percent, accord-
ing to analysts at BoxOfficeMojo.com and
their domestic earnings chart.
On top of these impressive box office
earnings, four of the eight movies nomi-
nated for 2018's Best Picture, as well as the
frontrunner for Best Animated Film, had a
non-white lead performance.
The movie Blackkklansman tells the
true story of an African-American police
officer infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan. The
movie Black Panther centers around a
super-powered African king who must
balance the responsibilities of maintaining
his country while doing what’s right for the
world. Roma is a film that depicts a family
drama set in 1970s Mexico City in which
the personal life of a Mexican housekeeper
, in parallel to the woman for
s. The movie Green Book
pianist Don Shirley and how he deals with
racism in the 1960s during a concert tour
in the south. The animated feature Into the
Spiderverse brings to life Miles Morales, a
half Hispanic, half African-American youth
tale of responsibility
to be a hero.
Like never before, historically underrep-
resented groups are being portrayed on the
big screen; not just as supporting characters
's. And the
and what it take
being rewarded for it.
films either did very well
at the box office, are in contention for
major awards, or both. Hollywood took its
time getting to this place but finally seems
to be coming around to the evident truth
that inclusion matters to large segments
of filmgoers. Even diverse movies that
weren’t up for Oscars such as Crazy Rich
's, Blindspotting, Sorry to Bother You,
touched on modem issues faced by indi-
viduals in different walks of life- and they
were well-received.
What conclusions can we draw from this
upswing in diversity as portrayed by film?
Film studios are a business.
When this business creates products that
are shown to produce s
and award recognition, it wants to see those
source: Marvel Entertainment
returns again. This means that, going for-
¢ more films
with racially
diverse leads.
‘Ata time in society when we’re hearing
people chant “All Lives Matter,” movies
like these can be the exclamation point to
that statement. Not only can people from
different races and walks of life come
together to share in the experience of the
protagoni journey, but for the first time
in cinema history, underrepresented demo-
graphics are getting to see themselves on
screen like never before: As multifaceted,
layered, nuanced characters with depth.
An individual can go to these films and
see that others understand their lives, their
struggles, and are using the medium of film
to make their voices heard. Kids around the
world are shown that you don’t have to look
acertain way to be ahero. Through these
modern films, people can see themselves.
where they've come from, and who they.
aspire to be. And it turns out, when you
make good movies that represent a third of
the population, fortune and prestige aren’t
far behind.
In a piece titled “Adulting,” on Bill
Maher’s blog, Maher says, “The guy who
created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died,
and America is in mourning. Deep, deep
mourning for a man who inspired millions
to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess.
Implying that superhero movies are a waste
of time.
However, I asked a group of UAlbany
students: “What does it mean to you that
a movi r is the high-
est grossing domestic film of the year as
well as the first superhero movie ever to
be nominated for Best Picture?” A young
man in the crowd, Xavier, simply responds:
“Wakanda Forever.”
A movie may just be a movie, and the
characters in them might be fictional cre-
ations, but what they inspire in people is as
real as those who create them.
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| BOOK REVIEW
Alexandra Robbins’ Fraternity
explores Greek life culture,
parties, brotherhood, and the
realities of frats
FRATERNITY
AN INSIDE LOOK AT A YEAR
OF COLLEGE BOYS BECOMING MEN
When most Americans think
of male college students, they’Il
often think of one huge part that
in almost all 4 year colleges
the United States: frater-
What most people aren’t
aware of is what goes on inside
these spectacle organizations: the
culture, the parties, the servi
brotherhood.
Fortunately, five-time New
York Times best-selling author
Alexandra Robbins was able to
follow the riveting stories of two
young men journeying into their
own Greek life experiences in her
new book Fraternity: An Inside
Look at a Year of College Boys
Becoming Men. I got the chance
to read an advanced copy of the
book and talk with Robbins about
college life, and what the realities
of a fraternity are.
The book itself is written with
s ective that fol-
f two seperate
freshman
college bo}
looking to find comr
a new social identity away from
the awkwardness of high school,
and Oliver, the current president
of his own fraternity chapter,
who is conquering the challe
of keeping the good intentions of
the young mer
‘oung and lively frat brothers
reflected in their actions at the
young age of nineteen.
The book was constructed in
an intriguing style that allows the
readers to immerse themselves
into the environment and culture
nted in these two
stories. Moreover,
which can dispel some of the gen-
eralizations that all fraternities and
brothers are adoptive of the same
lifestyle and the same attitudes,
but also show a level of connect-
thought-provoking, and gives a
level of humanity and poignancy
to the struggles of leadership,
friendship and growth that so
many young men experienc:
they go through their experiences
with fraternities, from rushing
and pledging all the way through
graduation and beyond. Rob-
bins’ writing delivers a powerful
depiction of what it’s like to grow
up through a fraternity, from
the young pledger to the chapter
president, and how that proces
develops young men across the
nation.
As an investigative reporter
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who has focused on the under or
misrepresented groups of young
adults in our society before in her
book Pledged: The Secret Life
of Sororities from 2004, Robbins
showed clear interest and under-
standing of the dynamics and
experiences of fraternities, while
also maintaining the obj
and fairness that’s n
cover a topic like thi
Referencing Pledged, Robbins
distinguished what her latest work
might reveal to audienci While
I think the realization to people
with Pledged back then was that
not all sororities are good, I think
the surprise for people now is that
not all fraternities are bad.”
“More than that, I think this one
isn’t just about fraternities. I think
it’s more of a book about college
and what students are thinking
about.”
But what really stands out about
Fraternity is that it doesn’t just
cover what students are thinking
about, as Robbins expresses, but
that it also can give a clear look as
to why they are feeling that way.
And even more importantly, it
gives an opposition to many of the
misconceptions that the public has
of fraternities
“Greek life can have a lot of
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value for
students
that people
who aren’t
in Greek
“The reality is that
when they are done
right, can be a healthy space for
guys to feel comfortable commu-
nicating with other guys. A lot of
other university spaces don’t have
that.”
Robbins, a graduate of Yale
University and a member of one
of Yale’s oldest societies Scroll
and Key, elaborated on the theme
present throughout Fraternity in
our interview that fraternities pro-
vide a lot of really great things to
college guys, and even dedicates
a section of the book to some
simple, straightforward solutions
that frats can adopt to strengthen
gains
that throughout the book in its
content and in its context. This
ALEXANDRA ROBBINS
book serves as an eye-opening
exploration into the mysteries that
are fraternities for most people in
America, and I haven’t yet seen a
more impactful and resonating ac-
count of the fraternity experience
than what Alexandra Robbins
was able to provide in Fraternity,
which releases to the public on
February Sth. In my opinion, this
book is
what a fraternity is today,
depth of the culture that exists in
Greek life and all of college.
Special thanks to Alexandra
Robbins and Emily Canders of
Penguin Random House for allow-
ing this interview to happen
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“Simpson’s” Writer to Speak at UAlbany
By CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
“Doh” not miss this opportunity to hear “The
Simpsons” writer Mike Reiss speak at UAlbany!
Reiss, the longest-serving writer and producer of
“The Simpsons,” the longest running primetime series in
TV history, will be a guest speaker at the NYS Writers
Institute event at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Page Hall
on the downtown campus.
Reiss will discuss his new book, Springfield
Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a
Lifetime Writing for the Simpsons, an inside look at the
show and the creative proc Fans will learn where
Springfield, U.S.A. is located; how events like the
election of Donald Trump was predicted; what Reiss and
the creators of the show feel about “Family Guy;” and
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why the characters are yellow.
The book also features interviews with fellow
s well as animators, actors and celebrity
Entertainment Weekly described Springfield
Confidential as a “funny and factoid-filled glimpse
behind the curtain — or, brown couch — of the beloved
sitcom...a surprising view of Springfield you’ve never
heard before.”
“TL invited Mike Rei:
said Mark Koplik, A: nt Director at the New York
State Writers Institute. “I’ve been watching it since the
1980s and my children are watching it three decades
later.”
At the Friday Feb. 8 event, Koplik will interview
Reiss and also take questions from the audience.
because | love ‘The Simpsons,”
“The fact that ‘The Simpsons’ continues to be relevant
and funny to multiple generations makes it a creative
project of enormous significance,” said Koplik.
Throughout the show’s history, “The Simpsons” have
parodied many TV shows, movies, politics, current
events, celebrities, musicians, and bands. Guests who
have been Simpson-ized include three of four Beatl
as well as a wide array of celebrities including: Stephen
Hawking, Lady Gaga, Alec Baldwin, Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, Meryl Streep, Weird Al Yankovic, and New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
“I love the way that “The Simpsons” pokes fun at
family dynamics, pop culture and current events,” said
Koplik. “I discovered Mike’s book at Book Expo in
NYC in June 201 ‘aid Koplik. “The book emphasizes
creativity and team-based collaboration. I believe that
all UAlbany students can benefit from a conversation
about those subjec
“The Simpsons” also included a famous reference to
the Writer’s Institute founder, William Kennedy, when
Moe the Bartender makes a comment about Kennedy’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Ironweed.
Reiss began working on the longest running animated
show in 1989, starting with the first episode, “Si
Roasting on an Open Fire.” The episode’s ti
on words of the famous Nat King Cole Christmas song,
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open
Fire).”
As a writer for “The Simpsons,” Reiss produced 560
episodes, according to IMDB. Also, he produced for
shows like “The Critic,” which is about a New York
City movie critic voiced by Jon Lovitz; “The PJ’s,” a
stop-motion animated sitcom featuring the voice talent
of Eddie Murphy; and “Queer Duck,” which is about a
duck who is homosexual. Aside from animated shows
dults and teenagers, he produced the
s the role of Santa
s injured working on toys in his workshop.
“Mike loves speaking to student audiences and readily
agreed to come to Albany,” said Koplik.
Students bundled up for their walks across campus last week during the “polar vortex.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
SPORTS
SPORTS EDITOR: ROB LEP
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Great Danes Win Second Straight Game
UAlbany Moves into Third Place in Win against Binghamton
By WILL GAITINGS
Binghamton, N.Y. — The University
at Albany Women’s Basketball (6-3 in
conference play) has struggled on the
road this season, but not against its rival
Saturday.
Sophomore Kyara Frames led the
scoring attack for the Great Danes,
tallying 15 points and hitting two
three-pointers as UAlbany defeated
Binghamton 71-62, moving into sole
possession of third place in the America
East Conference.
SUPER BOWL
Seniors Chyanna Canada and Heather
Forster added 12 points cach and
combined for 13 rebounds, while juniors
Alexi Schecter and Khepera Stokes both
scored 10 points to round out an even
scoring distribution for the Great Danes.
It was a season-high points total for
UAlbany and the most its scored since
December.
Kai Moon scored 20 points and
grabbed five rebounds for the Bearcats
(4-5 in conference play), as Binghamton
dropped its fifth game at home this
season,
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Rebecca Carmody, the fifth leading
scorer in the conference, scored 17 points.
Binghamton took an early 16-11 lead
after the first quarter, holding the Great
Danes to 31 percent from the field.
The UAlbany offensive attack found
its groove in the second, outscoring the
Bearcats 18-10 in the frame to take a
three-point lead into halftime.
Their momentum carried into the third
as the Great Danes stretched the lead to
40-30 with 5:42 remaining in the quarter.
Later in the fourth, Binghamton
cut the deficit to as little as two until
Junior guard Khepara Stokes
UAlbany ripped off a 10-0 run to take a
commanding 12-point lead with just 3:23
remaining.
The Great Danes shot an impressive
64 percent in the second half, propelling
them to victory.
UAlbany has dominated Binghamton
in conference play over the years,
sweeping the season matchups eight of
the last nine seasons.
Next up is a rematch at home versus
fifth place Vermont on National Girls and
‘Women in Sport Day Feb. 9.
Check out the ASP’s Super Bow] Picks
By ROB LEP
The morning of the big game, Tasked
the other editors and sports staff
their picks for the Super Bowl. By
the time the print edition comes out
on Tuesday, we'll know the actual
results. Feel free to let us know how
we did on Twitter @ASP_ Sports,
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Press. Send me your complaints @
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long time ago that you never bet against
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New
England Patriots. It is amazing to me
how somehow the “Brady Bunch” has
changed the narrative to make us all
believe that the PATRIOTS, the team
that come Super Sunday will have
played in four of the last five SBs and
eight straight AFC Championships, is
somehow the underdogs in this game.
Yes Tom, at 41 years old you're “NOT
DONE!” and neither are your Patriots,
arguably the greatest dynasty in sports
history. The all-time GOAT Brady
captures ring No. 6. He invites me over to
his house for avocado ice cream. Gronk
goes out into the sunset on top. Belichick
might actually smile in the post-game
press conference.
THE PICK: Patriots 34-27
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The Staff
- EIC Joe Hoffman:
Rams 46-17
- L&E Editor Jackie Orchard:
Patriots 31-7
- News Editor Phillip Downes:
Rams 28-27
- Opinions Editor Matt Miro:
Patriots 46-17
Sports Staff:
- Alec Ambruso: Patriots 29-24
- Skylar Blankenship: Patriots 34-27
- Cameron Cupp: Rams 33-30
- Gabe Flaten: Patriots 34-24
- Will Gaitin; atriots 34-27
- Roman Hula: Rams 24-20
- Omar Noujoum: Patriots 27-24
- Jeremy Rabbani: Patriots 27-17
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