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Marriot rejects modern medicine
BETH MELLOW
Staff Writer
Despite Five Quad’s continuing effort to serve UAS in addition to the rest of the university commu-]
nity, UAS has recently rescinded the privileges previously granted to the volunteer ambulence. The
changes took place under the direction of the Marriot corporation, now supervising UAS.
Prior to this semester, UAS permitted Five Quad to park their vehicles in locations considered off lim-
ts to others. “This summer when Marriot took over we were told we could not park in back of the cafe-
teria, which is closest to us when we are in the dining halls. By having us park further out, it adds to
our response time, which can be dangerous in the case of an emergency,” said senior David Brinkerhoff,
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a spokesman for Five Quad.
they no longer do that,” commented Brinkerhoff.
living on campus still get nothing.”
as CPR],” Brinerhoff added.
_faway from a heart attack. He was pronounced dead at the hospital,” said Brinkerhoff.
CPR, is free upon acceptance. For more information call 442-5555
In addition to special parking, UAS also allowed Five Quad members a set amount of free meals.
“Byer since we’ve been here, UAS has provided us with 20 free meals a week. Now, under Marriot,
Brinkerhoff continued, “ We negotiated a 10 percent discount for off campus students, but students
“I think it’s a bad PR move. We provide a free service. We train UAS workers for free [in skills such
Although the cut in these services has impeded Five Quad both financially and logistically, they
recently came to the aid of a UAS worker. “At six in the morning, we were called for a patient with
convulsions. We worked on him with no avail. Albany paramedics came three minutes later. He passed
Five Quad was established 20 years. ago and is run by student volunteers. Those interested in joining
must attend a membership meeting and go through an interview. Training, including EMT classes and
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Ernesto Cardenal
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Tony FRANZESE
Staff Writer
The University at
Albany is currently
working in accordance
with Coca-Cola
Enterprises in effort to
provide more opportuni-
ties and benefits to
UAlbany students.
Coca-Cola, the largest
soft drink distributor in
the world, recently estab-
lished offices and a bot-
tling plant in Albany last
January and has joined a
ten-year partnership with
the University, which
will include new joint
marketing initiatives and
strong financial support
for University at Albany
programs. It is expected
that the partnership will
generate somewhere
around $6 million in rev-
enue for the University.
The University’s
alliance with Coca-Cola
means that Coke is now
serving as the exclusive
vendor of soft drinks at
the University for the
next decade. These
changes have been seen
around campus and in
the dining halls, amongst
other changes that have
taken place. The soft
drink machines are now
oke Squashes Pepsi
‘exclusively Coca-Cola based. These changes were implemented this past summer and
were in place for this academic school year. At the beginning of the new semester, ven-
dors appeared around the quads giving away free Surge to students moving back in from
the summer. They have also appeared on the Academic Podium distributing free bottles
of Yoo-hoo to people around campus.
Since implementing these changes, vending machine sales have been so high that
around six delivery trucks a day have been needed to keep up the increased demand at
vending machines in the Campus Center, according to Julia Fillipponi, General Manager
of UAS. The new vending machines also now carry the 200z bottles of Coke and Surge,
among others.
According to University at Albany Vice President Carl Carlucci, “The new partnership
will improve campus services and provide more scholarships to UAlbany students. The
funds generated from the partnership will be used towards new student scholarships and
internships with Coca-Cola Enterprises, as well as support toward the University’s move
to Division I Athletics, as well as student-centered activities.”
These include a drawing that will take place later this year, during which Coca-
Cola will be giving away five round trip tickets to anywhere in the U.S. The tickets will
likely be distributed at each of the five dining halls, with one ticket being given away at
each quad. In addition, Coke sponsored “movie nights”, which are planned later this
year in the Campus Center. Coca-Cola also will be working with the Career
Development Center where they plan on recruiting students for a myriad of jobs and
opportunities with the Corporation.
2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, September 25, 1998
This week, cable’s A&E net-
work aired the Sundance Film
Festival Best Documentary
winner, “The Farm.”
The Farm is a Louisiana
state penitentiary, in fact, it’s
Louisiana’s largest high-secu-
rity prison. In addition to a
jdeath row, the farm houses
50,000 prisoners, mostly lif-
ers. It’s in Angola, Louisiana
on hundreds of acres of farm
land which is worked by the
prisoners for $0.04 per hour.
The Farm’s warden says that
Angola, Louisiana was named
after Angola, Africa, where
most of the slaves in that area
came from. Watching the pris-
oners work in the field left me
wondering how far we’ve
really come since the end of
the Civil War.
Even more disturbing is the
tendency for states to execute
African Americans in an over-
whelmingly lop-sided ratio
compared to whites. In Texas,
the death penalty is used not
only on the most heinous
criminals or terrorists; but
anyone convicted of first-
degree murder gets executed.
In Texas, they kill about one
person every month.
Just because New York is
five-thousand miles away
from Texas, we shouldn’t be
lulled into believing the same
sort of racism can’t thrive in
New York. I’m relieved that
Eugene Nicholas Pryor did
not receive the death penalty
for the murder of Jenna
Grieshaber.
Once we start killing people
for things other than acts of
terrorism or serial killers,
we’re inviting the same. mis-
takes as Texas. Imagine the
injustice the New York Police
Department could inflict upon
us if we started killing people
for manslaughter or other
crimes for which blacks have
historically been blamed by
the NYPD. Don’t forget, the
NYPD is listed by Amnesty
International as one of the
most oppressive police forces
in the world. Figures released
Thursday reported that the
NYPD spent over $200 mil-
lion in lawsuits against them
The goal of the University at Albany is to
provide a safe and secure campus environment,
in which students, faculty and professional
staff can pursue their educational and career
goals with no distraction or disruption from
crime. The University Police Department, the
Residential Life Safety Committee and_the
Office of Personal Safety & Off-Campus
Affairs, among other university offices and
committees, have many programs in place
seeking to achieve this goal for all members of
the university community; however, in any
community of this size, crimes occasionally do
occur and these incidents are responded to ina
timely fashion and monitored to modify exist-
ing safety programs as well as to create new
ones.
The university provides an extensive array of
campus security programs, services and proce-
dures. Our continuing efforts to improve safe-
ty has led to several initiatives including the
creation of the Committee on University
Relations, an uptown bicycle patrol (weather
permitting), a Ride Along Program, regular
foot patrols on the academic podium as well as
the residence quadrangles, a “card access”
building entrance system, an uptown campus
shuttle beginning in the late afternoon and con-
tinuing until midnight, a comprehensive
Emergency and Blue Light Telephone System,
the Don’t Walk Alone Safety Escort Service
and-the Student Safety Patrol.
While we have developed numerous pro-
grams, procedures and policies to ensure that
members of the univeristy community and
their possessions are protected to the greatest
extent possible, It is primarily YOUR responsi-
bility to provide for your own safety and secu-
rity by taking simple and common sense pre-}
cautions.
Specifically we strongly recommend the fol-
lowing:
*If at all possible, do not walk alone at night.
*If you do walk alone, stay in well lit areas and
paths or utilize Don’t Walk Alone.
*Know the locations of the Emergency and
Blue Light Phones where you walk.
*Always lock your dorm room, suite and/or
apartment doors.
*Do not prop open exterior doors.
*Lock your vehicle and don’t leave valuables
out in the open.
*Park in well lit areas.
*Report suspicions persons or behavior imme-
diatly.
*Report all crimes to UPD
Safety...your safety and that of every member
of the University community is a priority at the
‘University at Albany. We urge you to make it
yours also.
~ Sincerely,
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visits Writer’s
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By BENJAMIN POLEN
Ernesto Cardenal, as a guest
of the New York State Writers
Institute and part of their
Visiting Writers Series, read
from his work and answered
questions at the PAC on
Wednesday, September 16. He
read from his epic poem,
“Cosmic Canticle,” which
retells the story of the universe
and is worded beautifully. A
question and answer session
followed.
Cardenal is an ordained
priest who began his studies by
visiting the United States and
studying with Trappist theolo-
gian Thomas Merton at the
Gethsemane Monastery in
Kentucky. He returned to
Nicaragua and was declared an
outlaw by Somoza in 1957.
During the revolution, he
served as a field chaplain in the
rebel army, and after the
Sandinistan victory, as
Minister of Culture from 1979
to 1988. He has authored more
than thirty-five books in
Spanish. He is a Christian, a
priest, a Marxist, poet, rebel,
statesman, and author.
Cardenal “tries to unite sci-
ence and poets.” In “Cosmic
Canticle” his writing is
descriptive of the universe, the
big bang, and the beauty of our
world. He writes of love “cre-
ator of the stars,” and of man
“born from the sea like
Venus...Galactic dust we once
were and again we will be.”
Cardenal’s poetry, focusing on
life and love as the moving
force in it, was beautiful and
inspiring. The audience was
enamored and delighted. His
poem was, to a degree, a
retelling of creation and the
Book of Genesis. It began
with the creation of the uni-
verse and worked towards the
creation of humans and life.
The audience was friendly,
receptive, and asked thoughtful
questions. “What was his rela-
tion with Merton?’, asked one
student. Cardenal answered
that Merton was his mentor
and that Cardenal founded his
own commune in Nicaragua on
Merton’s advice. When asked
how Cuba influenced him,
Cardenal said to read his book.
This generated a laugh from
the audience, perhaps with
some irony at seeing a Marxist
enjoy the benefits of capital-
ism. He then went on and
spoke positively of the early
days of Castro’s government.
He said that everyone had jobs,
good nutrition, education, and
was healthy. He saw no beg-
gars and no prostitutes. There
was no unemployment and
there was a sense of fraternity.
He blamed the perils of the
Cuban state on the policies of
the U.S. government and their
economic isolation of the
country.
Finally, when asked about
today’s disillusionment with
liberal theology, Cardenal
responded simply, “It’s all in
the bible.” He said that Moses
and Jesus both wandered and
likened the Hebrew wandering
from Babylonia (sic) to the
current state of liberal thought.
He believes that one day the
liberals will find their
promised land.
85 units of blood on
thewall
By LEONARD HEARD
Staff Writer
~The American Red Cross held a blood drive on Friday,
September 18, in the Campus Center Ballroom, as students
were heading home for the Jewish holiday from 11:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. ‘Donors were urgently wedded! described a sign
in front of the upper fountain. Some85 units of blood was
the goal of Alison Brown; a registered nurse and supervisor
of the operation, to be collected and distributed to hospitals
throughout the capital region, and as far away as
Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County and Lake Placid in the
Adirondack region. The hospitals that will receive blood will
depend on the blood type in highest need at each particular
hospital. ) ! |
“SUNY has always been a big donor, and has helped
saved thousands of lives”, said Nurse Brown. Many students
are first timers to donating blood and the Red Cross has
always been pleased by the response. “Many have donated
in high school who donate here”, said Nurse Brown.
“They need blood”, was the reason given by Erik Claudio
for donating his blood to the Red Cross. Mike Waters says
he’s got “Plenty of it”, which made him decide to give
blood on Friday.
The Red Cross plans on collecting more blood from
UAlbany on the 6th and 15th of October.
How would you like to be Bill Clinton's friend?
Warning
This information
comes from the inter-
net. Its truth has not
been verified.
The following is
a list of dead
| people connect-
ed with Bill
Clinton:
James McDougal - Clinton's convicted
Whitewater partner died of an apparent
heart attack, while in solitary confinement.
Ed Willey - Clinton fund-raiser, found
dead in November 1993 deep in the woods
in Virginia of a gunshot wound to the
head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on
the same day his wife Kathleen Willey
Office. Ed Willey was involved in several
Clinton fund-raising events.
Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a
check made out to Clinton in the trunk of a
car left in his repair shop. Died when his
car hit a utility pole.
Vince Foster - Former Whitehouse coun-
selor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at
Little Rock's Rose Law Firm. Died of a
gunshot wound to the head, ruled a sui-
cide.
claimed Clinton groped her in the Oval -
Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and
former DNC Chairman. Reported to have
died by impact in a plane crash. A patholo-
gist reported that there was a hole in the
top of Brown's skull resembling a gun-shot
wound. At the time of his death, Brown
was being investigated and spoke publicly
of his willingness to cut a deal with prose-
cutors.
Mary Mahoney - A former Whitehouse
intern was murdered in July 1997 at a
Starbuck's Coffee shop in Georgetown,
DC. The murder happened just after she
was to go public with her story of sexual
harassment in the Whitehouse. |
James Bunch - Died of a gun-shot suicide.
It was reported that he had a "black book" .
of people containing names of influential
people who visited prostitutes in Arkansas
and Texas.
James Wilson - found dead in May 1993
from an apparent hanging suicide. He was
reported to have ties to Whitewater.
Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter
- for the deaf from 1978 until her death
December 9. 1992. She died in a one-car
accident.
Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The
boys on the track" case. Reports. say the
boys may have stumbled upon the Mena,
drug operation.
Arkansas _ airport
‘death was due to falling asleep on railroad
aa
Controversial case where initial report of
tracks. Later reports claim the two boys
had been slain before being placed on the
tracks. Many linked to the case died before
their testimony could come before a grand
jury.
Barbara Wise - Commerce Department
staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown
and Jon Huang. Cause of death unknown.
Died November 29, 1996. Her bruised
nude body was found locked in. her office
at the Department of Commerce.
Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and
fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the
suicide-ruling of his fiancee, he was found
dead in June, 1994. He died of a gun-shot
wound while he was standing over the
grave of his fiancee.
Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an
affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas}
Attorney General. Died of a gun-shot
wound to the back of the head, ruled a sui-
cide. She was pregnant at the time of her] -
death.
James Milan - Found decapitated. Coroner
ruled death due to natural causes.
Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle
slammed into the back of a truck in July,
1998.
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By JARED HALPERN
Comic Books in their present day form
can be viewed as humorous doodlings by
talented artists, artistic expressions of
ideal heroic figures and fictitious story-
telling, or as a tool with which the artist
may express his or her own philosophical
beliefs, outtakes, and observations.
The comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes”,
written and illustrated by Bill Watterson
ran in thousands of newspapers for close
to 11 years. Watterson’s popular comic
appeals to many age groups because read-
ers can identify with Calvin’s frustrations
and struggles with humanity. Calvin is the
six-year old son, an only child, of two
average, middle-class white parents. His
nationality is never mentioned and his reli-
gious beliefs are only touched upon by the
occasional onset of Christmas.
Calvin’s world, like many of our own ,
revolves around his parents, the babysitter
Rosalyn, the schoolyard bully Moe, the
teacher, the girl next door: Susie and most
of all, his faithful life-long companion
Hobbes. It is never actually revealed
whether or not Hobbes is simply a stuffed
animal whom Calvin’s extraordinary
imagination animates, or if Hobbes is a
real walking talking tiger that looks like a
‘stuffed animal when seen by anyone
expect Calvin. It is not really important for
the readership to know the truth about
Hobbes; Calvin believes he is real, there-
fore he is as real to Calvin as you or I.
Perhaps Hobbes is an expression of the
post-modernistic view on the relative
nature of reality and knowledge; perhaps it
is the childhood fantasy that your stuffed
animals come alive when grown-ups
aren’t around.
Calvin and Hobbes have adventures that
make playing “house” look _ like,
well,...playing “house”. Their expeditions
include a trip to Mars in red wagon (which
ended in the decision that man must take
care of his own planet before he colonizes
others), a human cloning device with
which he duplicates himself: a clone for
homework, a clone for chores etc...(Note:
This was before the whole buzz about
human cloning. How interesting, that
Watterson put a human cloning device in
the hands of a six-year old. Is he trying to
say something...?), a transmogrification
device that can change the subject into any
animal (have you ever wanted to be a 500-
story gastropod or a bowl of clam chow-
der?) Needless to say, Calvin and Hobbes
can be taken at surface value and enjoyed
for it’s eccentricity and imaginative value.
(Note: Thomas “Hobbes” was an English
philosopher born 1588, whose philosophi-
cal works are mostly political in nature)
“Conan Saga” and its sister illustrated
fantasy magazine, “The Savage Sword of
Conan”, combine the master-draftsman-
ship of John Buscema with the brainchild
of Texan Robert E. Howard and the
tremendous adaptation talents of Roy
Thomas. Howard was a pulp fiction writer
of the 1920’s and 30’s whose essential
focus was to use characters to tell stories,
as opposed to telling stories about charac-
ters.
To call Conan The Barbarian the quin-
tessential anti-hero would be a gross gen-
eralization, ignorant of the time period in
which Conan fictitiously lived in, approx-
imately 12,000 years ago and 8,000 after
the sinking of the fantastic city of Atlantis,
when the world was in chaos and lacking
in observation the stereotypical heroic
qualities that he possessed. He is
immensely powerful, above average
height and fights well with and without a
weapon, however, he also drinks, steals,
lies, gambles, gets intimately involved
with many women and kills men when he
deems it necessary for his survival. It is
important to realize that he is a mortal, a
man, who lives by his own code of honor,
much like many men in today’s day and
age. It would be tremendously improper to
praise the artistic talents of Conan without
including at least Barry Windsor Smith,
Alfredo Alcala, Tony De Zuniga, whose
expertise combined with John Tartaglione
(Spider Man, Conan and a Pete. Rose
Biography are among the long list of titles
that he has worked on) , produced the best
selling comic of all time based on the life
of Pope John Paul, Ernie Chan and many
other fine fantasy illustrators.
By TONY FRANZESE
Staff Writer
This Saturday, SUNY’s
Electronic Dance Music Society
_jwill be having Funktion 7: Digital
_ Analysis, their first big dance
_|party of the season. The event will
begin at 10pm Saturday night and
James Christian of Strictly Rhythm, Nervous Records, and 8ball
Records, who will be featured in the house/techno room along with
Ariel(Primitive Beats, Studio K7), and Dames from Audio
Underground. Also featured are Double O Soul and Ezekiel from
Primitive Beats, along with Billy Bob and a slew of others spinning
different varieties of techno and drum-n-bass music.
Buses will be running Saturday night to and from event from 10pm
EDM
Skatepark located in Downtown Albany.
last until 6am Sunday morning, and will take place at the Axis
The event will feature several DJs spinning house,techno music and
drum ‘n’ bass, in two separate rooms and over 11,000 square feet of
dance floor. Among those being featured at the event are House DJ
till 3am from Indian Quad, free of charge. Tickets for Funktion 7
have been on sale at Copies Plus in the Campus Center for $10, and
will be available at the event for $12 before midnight, and $14 after.
The Axis SkatePark is located at 164 Montgomery Street in
Downtown Albany. More information on the event is available by
calling the EDMS hotline at 442-5992.
By Cat LAFUENTE
Entertainment Editor
The sun was bright and high in the sky, the clouds were
Fish Fry
Scallops
Clams
Friday’s 10 a.m. til 9 p.m.
Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry
1007 Central Ave., Albany, NY
Shrimp
French Fries
Onion Rings
Fried Seafood Is Our Specialty
Mon. — Thurs. 10 a.m. til 8 p.m.
Seating for over 100. Fast, friendly service.
All items available for take out.
sparse and fluffy, and the music was groovin’ at the
Hudson Valley Arts Festival in Poughkeepsie, NY, on
Saturday, September 19th. I was fortunate enough to catch
the world famous ska band The Toasters, along with local
favorite Perfect Thyroid for an all-out skankin’ good time.
Everything that a great show needs
could be found. The weather was per-
fect—not too hot and not too humid.
Which, is essential for outdoor concert
enjoyment on a Saturday afternoon.
Another treat was the ability the audience
had to interact with the performers. Being
that the Hudson Valley Ampitheatre isn’t
too huge and has the perfect size stage, I
could see Sledge and his fellow Toasters
about 2 feet in front of me. I was also able
to hop up onto the stage (as I seem to be
able to do at every Toasters concert) and
skank with fellow ska fans. There is noth-
ing like the feeling of Sledge trumpeting
away six inches to your left in a full dress
suit. To top it all off (aside from the
| Toaster’s stunning musical ability and per-
forming calibre, which is a given), between
songs, they would stop and talk to the audi-
ence.
The highlight of the show had to be
“One Track Mind”. The entire audience
was gleefully singing along to the chorus,
which consists of “IIMIII’ve got a one
track mind!!” Not to mention, we were
egged on by Sledge and the crew to shout
it as loud as we could. The best part, how-
ever,a silly member of the audience was
called up on stage to sing the song for us.
He had a giant hat on, which Sledge com-
mented on by saying “How the HELL do
you expect to hide with that thing on?”
The man laughed and continued to sing in
a raspy voice, doing the funniest dance I think I have ever
seen. The crowd ate him up with delight, laughing at the
display the man gave. .
Not only were the Toasters steller, but Thyroid gave a
knock-down skunk of a performance. I’ve been following
PT around for about four years now, and I must say they
have drastically improved. I have gotten to know Skunk
(AKA Chris, the lead singer) here and there, and I also
once ran into Chris (the drummer) in a shop where my
family has a summer home. Thyroid has a very healthy
approach to things that is prevalent in their music and
lyrics, as well as the benevolent speeches Skunk makes at
every show. The sober, peace-loving, “have-a-good-time”
vibe was everywhere as Perfect Thyroid jammed, making
a very amiable atmosphere for their performance. Also,
Bassist John Stern, who I attended high school with, was
the victim of a personal cheering section on the left side of
the stage (no, not led by me or anything!). The best part of
Thyroid’s show was, again, the audience-band interaction;
Skunk and his fellow comrades would often jaunt into the
crowd with their microphones. They even had groupies on
stage right! My little solo consisted of “You gotta put
down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone!!” about
three times into the mike. Let me tell you, I was having a
blast!
To sum it all up, the show was one of the most fun ska
gigs I have been to in a long time. It was my fourth or fifth
time catching the Toasters, and I have now lost count of
my treks with Perfect Thyroid. Mind you, all you
Albanians can catch Thyroid at Valentine’s in downtown
Albany on September twenty-sixth, as long as you are
eighteen or older. You can guarantee that I will be found
there, being annoying fan in the front row. As for The
Toasters, I will try and keep you posted on when to catch
them again. Finally, for those of you who haven’t seen The
Toasters Of PT, I suggest you get on out there while you
can. It’s one of the best times you can have...after all, what
could be better then positive messages, lunatic fans, and
good music? Not much!
5 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, September 25, 1998
By RUSSEL DICKSON
Shortage of spaces, Excess of fines.
The University at Albany is over 4000
parking spaces short, and it collected
over $300,000.00 in parking tickets in
one year.
Some students want to know why the
University at Albany is so relentless in
their enforcement of parking violations.
It brings to question many issues. The
state of New York does not offer funding
to cover the expenses associated with
parking lot operations.
number of years ago, SUNY schools
were instructed that all parking opera-
tions should be self-supporting. How
does the school meet this official man-
date? How does the school generate the
funds needed to maintain our lots?
The money has to come from some-
where. Some critics of Parking manage-
ment say that this is one reason why the
school tickets so relentlessly. Could the
school make the money elsewhere?
Some might suggest taking it from
tuition dollars.
“The University at Albany made a
decision to use state appropriated tuition
dollars for instructional purposes only,”
said Jennifer Watson, Director of
Parking Management. This still does
not answer the question that Parking
Management critics pose.
Critics say that it is the tremendous
maintenance costs which motivates the
enforcement of parking violations.
Mrs. Watson says, “For the 1994-95
Fiscal Year, the last year for which com-
plete data is available, total parking
costs were well over a million
dollars. Total parking violations paid
that. same year were approximately
$370,080.00”. |
Parking Management maintains that
the money generated through ticketing
covers only a fraction of the costs asso-
ciated with campus parking. Critics say
that this creates a desperate environ-
ment, one inhospitable to students com-
muting to campus. It creates a frenzy in
which every dollar is desperately need-
ed.
Given the enormous costs associated
with lot maintenance, it only makes
sense that the school would enforce
parking regulations with an iron fist.
The Office of Parking Management
employs varying numbers of students to
enforce parking violations. The number
is generally between 10-12 students;
UPD also enforces parking violations.
Critics wonder if the school had been
able to generate the needed funds else-
where, would there still be as great an
emphasis put on parking enforcement?
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TAKING THE FIRST STEP
TO MEET PEOPLE
Melissa is a first-year student who is worried.
Although she has been at the University at
Albany for a few weeks now, she still does not.
have a group of friends she feels she can call her
own. Melissa gets along with her suitemates,
but they just don’t seem to be the kind of people
she could become close to, and their interests are
very different from her own. She has talked
briefly with a few other people on her hall, and
wants to get to know them better; she is not sure
if the feeling is mutual, however, so she holds
back from approaching them and making con-
versation. She is beginning to wonder if the iso-
lation she is feeling is just a part of adjusting to
college, or if this is what college will be like for
her. | 3
Melissa is by no means alone. It is not unusu-
al for people to feel anxious or embarrassed
when approaching or getting acquainted with
others they know little about. There are plenty
of opportunities for meeting people in classes, at -
parties, in the residence hall, or at work; and
even though these are relatively informal and
relaxed settings, it can still be awkward to try to
come up with something to say if you do not
know someone.
A good way to break the ice is to direct the con-
versation toward a topic you share a common
interest in. If you have met someone in a class,
you might want to discuss something mentioned
during the lecture. If you are talking to someone
who lives in your residence hall, mention a com-
mon friend.. Discussing something you have in
common gives you the leeway to branch off into
other areas of interest and other topics of con-
versation allowing you to learn about the other
person and vice versa. Casually mentioning the
weather or asking for the time does not enable
you or the person to whom you are speaking to
disclose any personal information and 1s, there-
fore, considered a closed-ended question.
Another example of a closed-ended question is
“Do you like psychology?” This question only
requires a yes or no answer, and could lead to a
dead end in conversation. On the other hand,
questions like “What is it about psychology that
you like?” or “What do you plan to do with a
psych major?” are open-ended questions requir-
ing more in-depth answers that help keep the
conversation alive and interesting.
It is also useful to be aware of nonverbal cues
in the situation. Is the person avoiding eye con-
tact, leaning away, or rushing his or her speech?
These may indicate that the person is uninterest-
ed or hesitant about continuing the conversation.
It is important not to force a conversation with
someone; by recognizing and acknowledging the
nonverbal signals people send, you become
aware of their needs and can generate a feeling
of understanding which sets the stage for future
conversations. Of course, someone who is atten-
tive, maintaining eye contact, and speaking
directly or joking is probably interested in con-
tinuing the conversation. Remember to ask
open-ended questions and try to ask about more
than just vital statistics (such as age, major, and
hometown).
In a situation in which the signals you are
being sent are unclear, assume the other person
is interested in getting to know you. There is a
- tionships.
level of risk involved as well as the possibility of
rejection. However, rejection is often not due to
dislike of you as a person, but for a multitude of
other reasons. Perhaps the other person already
has an established group of friends and does not
have the time for new friendships, or maybe you
have little in common. Try not to assume it was
something about you if a new relationship does
not go far! The environment has to be right in
order for new friendships to form. For instance,
many people have difficulty in bar situations
because there is loud music and a lot of talking
going on, both of which interfere with conversa-
tion. Many people believe that alcohol makes it
easier to meet people. In fact, alcohol impairs
your judgment and can cause damage to rela-
This is not to say that you cannot
form friendships with people you meet in a bar
or at a party, but people generally have better
luck in quieter, less crowded atmospheres.
Another great way to meet people is to identi-
fy and seek out a group of people who are simi-
lar to you. You might want to consider joining
one of the more than 150 clubs on campus; these
student organizations are devoted to an amazing
variety of interests, activities, and issues.
Chances are high that there will be much to talk
about and to build upon.
Because the University at Albany is so big, it
is not uncommon for students to have difficulties
meeting new people. Fortunately, it is possible
to begin to make new friends by taking a small
risk and creating favorable conditions in which
to get to know people is easier.
Do you have questions? The Middle Earth
Peer Assistance Program is an agency in which
students help other students meet their personal
and educational goals. Our hotline (442-5777)
is open Monday-Thursday from noon to mid-
night and 24 hours on Friday and Saturday while
the university is in session.
Middle Earth is now accepting applications for
its spring 1999 training class. We are seeking
student volunteers to work on our crisis hotline
and in our outreach program. Gaining experi-
ence at Middle Earth is excellent preparation for
a variety of fields, including psychology, psychi-
atry, social work, education, and other related
fields. Applications may be picked up at Middle
Earth, which is located in Room 204 of the
Health and Counseling Building. The deadline
for applications is November 15.
Middle Earth welcomes applications from all
segments of our diverse student community,
including students of color, students with dis-
abilities, women, men, international students,
and students from the gay, lesbian, and bisexual
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September 25, 1998
Wild situation down the stretch late i in Basebalk: season oe everil teams
By MIKE KIERNAN
Sports Editor
The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs have
been in the midst of the wild card race since
the season began. Both teams have either led
or been tied for the lead since the beginning of
August. In fact, the two teams haven't been
separated by more than a game and a half
since August 7th.
Both squads have overcome tough end of the
season schedules and continue to push for-
ward, keeping the San Francisco Giants in the
background. Many thought that the Giants had
an advantage back in August because of their
favorable schedule down the stretch, but they
haven't taken advantage of it and both New
York and Chicago have made them pay. It will
take an awful lot for San Francisco to qualify
right now, needing many things to fall into
place.
The Mets and Cubs, on the other hand, basi-
cally control their own and each other's des-
tinies. Both teams finish on the road against
their division leaders; New York will be in
Atlanta to take on the Braves while the Cubs
are in Houston to battle the Astros. And don't
think their opponents are taking these games
lightly. Neither the Braves nor the Astros want.
someone from their division to qualify for the
playoffs because that means they would have
to play the San Diego Padres in the first round,
something neither team wants to do.
Both New York and Chicago have looked as
good as anybody in the majors on days and
looked like expansion teams on others. The
past two weeks are good examples. The Mets
go down to Houston and take three of four,
come back to Shea and lose important games
to the Marlins and Expos. The same goes for
the Cubs as they went to San Diego and took
three of four, came back to Wrigley and got
swept by the Reds and then split with the
Brewers. Inconsistency has hurt both squads
over the course of the year and is continuing
into the final weekend of the season. Which
team shows up, the one that beats good teams
or the one that loses to bad ones, may deter-
mine who takes that final playoff spot.
In the American League, the Boston Red
Sox have had a firm grip on the wild card lead
since early on in the season and have held it
despite a surge by Baltimore right after the
break and by Toronto right now. It looks as if
Boston will make the playoffs unless a sudden
collapse proves otherwise.
The Sox are looking for their first World
Championship since 1918. They've had the
second best record in the entire league for
most of the year, but have never even been in
the race because of the Yankees unbelievable
season. There are four teams alive in the
American League. They are Boston, Toronto,
Texas, and Anaheim. The Rangers lead the AL
West by a slim margin over the Angels as both
teams are looking for the division crown. Both
have only a mathematical shot at the wild card
and are focused on each other.
It's been a memorable season that is coming
down to the wire. The wild card has put a lit-
tle more interest into baseball down the stretch
because teams that wouldn't be alive now are.
This year is a perfect example of that.
Danes extend winning streak against Monmouth
By GREGG RAGONE
The Great Danes won their school record 14th
pass while running twice for 13 yards.
RB Greg Garrett rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries,
moving up to eighth place on the school's career
rushing list with 1,740 yards.
Men's Football (3-0)
. ALBANY SCOREBOARD
straight game on Saturday night at University Field,
defeating. Division I-AA Monmouth 31-28. The
streak is the longest for a Division II school in the
nation and broke the previous Albany record of 13
set in the mid-70's.
Eric Williams led a strong offensive attack, passing
for two touchdowns and running another one in as
the Danes rolled off 17 straight points, turning a 21-
14 deficit late in the third into a 31-21 lead with eight
minutes left in the game. Williams completed 13 of
20 passes for a career-high 199 — He is only the
fifth
Albany quarterback ever to throw for 190 or more
yards in a game. Michael Oliva was also used at the
quarterback position, tossing an 11-yard touchdown
Checksfield had four receptions for 96 yards and two
TD's while split end Dimy Cedor had four catches for
65 yards and a touchdown as he accounted for I11
all-purpose yards in the victory.
Deron Regev kicked a 32-yard field goal to give
Albany the lead for good at 24-21..CB Troy Rhett
sealed the win with his third pick of the year with less
than two minutes remaining in the contest.
With the victory, Coach Bob Ford won his 160th
career game, while the Danes are off to a 3-0 start for
the sixth time in school history and only the second
time since 1982. More good news for the team shows
that they are ranked fifth in this week's Lambert-
Meadowlands Division II football poll which ranks
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Men's Soccer (3-4)
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Men's Cross Country
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7th place/12 teams
Women's Soccer (0-6)
the top teams in the Northeast.
Remembering Ripken’s streak
By JEREMY MOrRRISSEY
Sports Editor
"So that's what it feels like to take a day
off." These were the words of Cal Ripken
Jr. after he decided to end his streak of
2,632 consecutive games played, the
longest in major league history.
It wasn't an injury or sickness or even a
suspension that stopped Ripken ‘from
playing, it was his own decision not to
play. Hardly anyone even had a clue that
Ripken would sit out the game against the
Yankees, until Ripken didn't go out for
fielding practice before the game. Shortly
after he told Orioles' manager, Ray Miller,
to scratch his name off the lineup card.
One out into the game, the players
from the New York Yankees left their
bench and came to the top step of the
dugout to give a standing ovation. It was
nearly three years ago that Ripken passed
Yankee Lou Gehrig for consecutive
games played; which much like the home-
run record, was once considered unbreak-
able.
Including Ripken, only 17 players are
still playing from the day that Ripken
started the streak on May 30, 1982. None
have come close to playing all of their
games. In fact the longest active streak
now is Albert Belle's 327 games played,
just over two seasons. To match Ripken's
record, he would have to play well into his
forties without injury or suspension,
which is unlikely.
' What makes the streak more impressive
is that during the 16-year stretch, Ripken
started every game. He could have kept
the streak going by pinch-hitting in the
ninth inning but it wasn't about numbers
to him it was about playing every day to
help his team, not himself. He never cared
about the streak as much as anyone else
did. He played every day because he
knew his team was better with him in the
lineup than without him.
Unfortunately it was the way everyone
else looked at the streak that made him
end it. He was tired of being portrayed as
just an Iron man and not as a ballplayer.
His team couldn't concentrate on their
season because the streak was all that peo-
ple noticed sometimes. So he wanted to
end the streak and let his team concentrate
120 hits short of 3,000, which is
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9/23 St. Michael's 3 ALBANY 0
Women's Field Hockey (3-4)
9/19 Vermont et ALBANY 2
Women's Volleyball (2-3)
9/16 ALBANY 3 St. Rose 0
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not have to worry
about any records.
That is the reason
that Ripken]9/19 —_at Spiked Shoe Classic
deserves the .
respect that he gets,);Women's Tennis (5-1)
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some streak but
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Cortland 355, Albany 448, Brockport 467
_records or by end-
ing them. He has long been considered a
role model for both ball players and peo-
ple alike. Many of the younger superstars
now credit watching Ripken as a kid for
the way they act now.
The thirty-eight year old is com-
After enduring several position changes,
a strike that almost cost him his streak,
and minor injuries and sicknesses too
numerous to count, Ripken finally got
what he deserved, some rest.
ing to the end of an admirable
career that may, in all likelihood
span three decades. Ripken is only
another rare occurrence for a play-
er. He has received numerous hon-
ors as a player and is nearly a shoe-
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Dane of the Week
Brendan Howell
Hometown:
Accomplishments:
collegiate runners and 11th overall att the Spiked
Shoe Invitational at Penn State University.
Howell was the top Albany finisher with a time of
27:08.74 on the 5.2 mile course. Howell finished
strongly iin the race moving from 25th to ith
place in the last mile.
Cross Country
Senior
Sloatsburg, NY
History
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