Gretzky leaves the ice for one last
time and we look back on his out-
standing professional hockey
career. 2
Studies show a difference in brain
size between the sexes... but does
it actually work towards anything
but a stiff neck?
Bongos blare as scantily clad stu-
dents run across the fountain in
our picture profile of UAlbany’s
ushering in of spring.
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Administration................. 16%8
Nothing to care about.......22% @
Nature of our generation...38 % @
Don’t know don’t care......24%
Respondents:50
Issue 22 - Friday, April 23, 1999
1916. PUBLISHED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY BY THE ALBANY STUDENT PRESS CORPORATION
Israeli Celebration Marred
By Anti-Semitic Tirade
ESTABLISHED
SA ELECTION RESULTS
7999-2000 President, VP mamta
Christopher “Chuck” Snell, a 25-year-
old senior, won his run-off election
against JC Polanco. Snell received 1188
votes while Polanco, Student
Association Comptroller, had 1067. This
was Snell’s third run at the President’s
By IAN LESLIE
Staff Writer
On the day of Israel’s 51st. birthday, a
megaphone toting, cross bearing African-
American male made his way to the podi-
um to spread his anti-Semitic gospel. He
spoke in the name of hate and racism
towards the Jewish people. Those present
for the display, Jews and non-Jews alike,
did not warmly accept his message.
Beautiful weather, combined with the sec-
ond round of the Student Association (SA)
elections getting under way, made for a
large crowd on the podium Wednesday
afternoon. The usual sounds of laughter
and bongo drums appeared to be common-
place, but the presence of Albany area resi-
dent Eugene Burt shouting his hateful mes-
sage on the podium was not.
Burt’s message was clear. He spoke in
protest of what he felt to be Jewish control
of America. He-stated that the Jewish peo-
ple have 90% of the control over Wall
Street, in addition to control over all Ivy
League universities. The extremist called
for all religious and cultural groups to come
out against Jewish people.
The immediate response from the crowd
was to attempt to communicate with the
man, to discuss the issues that he protested...
At this time the protestor proceeded to state
photo by Avi Saks
Both races were closer than expected,
particularly because both Snell and Susser
came exceptionally close to winning in
the initial election without the need for a
run-off. Snell had received 47% of the
votes in the original election (needing
more than 50%), and Susser came up 23
votes shy.
Both Snell and Susser received endorse-
ment from the Albany Student Press for
their respective races.
The votes for Central Council will be
tallied on Friday, April 23, and the results
will be published in the April 30 edition
of the ASP.
Non-student confronted and escorted
off campus by UPD
“This is a monologue, not a dialogue.” “He
apparently was not interested in having a
dialogue with the people, but rather was
interested in being a demagogue and just
getting said what he wanted to be said,”
said Mr. John Murphy, Director of Judicial
Affairs at the University.
office. He served as the SA Programming
Director for the 1997-1998 academic
year.
In the race for SA Vice-President,
Matthew Susser defeated Miguel Molina
with 1211 votes to Molina’s 1015. Susser
serves as this year’s Programming
Director, and is responsible for the
planned return of Parkfest.
continued on page 5
Cigarette Prices Vary in
Albany and May Increase
At two local gas stations, the
Gingrich Speaks Out at LGBT Conference
Newt’ sister talks about coming out
bother him, but his
By ANNE LINDNER
Political Correspondent
Despite rumors circulating
around campus, the University
Bookstore denied any knowledge
of future increases in the price of
cigarettes.
When asked about the possible
price increase, Carol Van
Denburgh said “This is the first
time I’ve heard of it, and
I'm the Assistant
Manager,” Currently a
pack of cigarettes at the
University Bookstore
costs $3.66 plus tax,
$3.95 in total.
The only reason she
could give for any price
increase would be if
Tobacco companies were —
to raise the price. “When
the companies lose a
lawsuit, they make up for it by
increasing the prices,” Van
Denburgh said. The most recent
example of cigarette companies
raising costs was in
November/December, when Philip
Morris lost an $80 million lawsuit.
price of a pack of cigarettes was
cheaper: $2.79 before tax at the
Central and Fuller Mobil Mart, and
$3.75 (tax included) at the Butler
Menands Getty. At CVS, the price
was $3.29 without tax, and at
Eckerd, they were $3.66 with tax.
When asked. about the possibility
of cigarette price increases, Shelly
Nielsen, Manager of the Central
and Fuller Mobil Mart said “Not
until the state raises
them.” Wes Butler,
Manager of the Butler
Menands Getty, said if
the prices aren’t raised for
retailers, he won’t raise
them for consumers.
The University
Bookstore claims that
there is a_ difference
between their prices and
those of other local ciga-
rette retailers because
“we pay the University rent for
being here. We try to stay close to
[other retailers’] prices. Plus, we
only buy X amount. I don’t know
how much they buy per week.”
Van Denburgh claimed.
By LAUREN KRAUT
Staff Writer
“I was apathetic, complacent
and inactive for years,” Candace
Gingrich confessed at her lec-
ture during last weekend’s high-
ly successful Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender
Conference. The conference
was sponsored by the Student
Association’s Lesbian, Gay, and
Bisexual Issues Office and orga-
nized by LGBI Director Tommy
Sciacca. At the event, Gingrich
discussed her own coming-out
process, which took place
almost 20 years before she
became the gay-rights activist
that she is today.
Ms. Gingrich gave an eloquent
speech about the political
response to the L.G.B.T. com-
munity. When she first came
out, her mother asked her what
she and her father had done
wrong, to which she replied,
“Nothing.” She was “most
interested in her brother Newt’s
reaction.” He said that it didn’t
later decrees on how to
“handle” homosexuali-
ty proved otherwise.
While Speaker of the
House, he said “homo-
sexuals should be tol-
erated the same way
society tolerates alco-
holics.”
After the Matthew
Shepard incident, peo-
ple were curious as to
how Gingrich could
advocate coming-out
when people could get
killed as a result. She ana-
lyzed this dilemma, saying that
“Raising hell for the
good of the people
is always a fun
thing to do”
it’s better for people to know the
truth because it’s more valuable.
“Raising hell for the good of the
people is always a fun thing to
do,” Gingrich commented. Hate
photo by Shannon Mangan
crimes based on sexual orienta-
tion are the third most common
crime in the country right now.
Coming out is one way for peo-
ple to break out of oppression..
Usually when people do this,
there are serious consequences.
Gingrich said that in a way, what
happened to Shepard “was
bound to happen.”
“Coming-out is the most
important thing you can do to
get rid of lies,” she later added.
All the misinformation circulat ©
continued on page 3 |
2 Friday, April 23, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Letters
To The Editor,
The Muslim
Student Association
(MSA) has been try-
ing to obtain office space for several years now,
only to receive the bureaucratic run-around from
every direction. Over the decade, every residing
MSA E-board has been dealing with this issue by
talking to the appropriate people and sending the
appropriate letters. The MSA has been placed on
the waiting list for four years now. The MSA has
even approached President Hitchcock, who was
then the Vice-President. She lent a sympathetic
ear but no action was taken. Even the Student
Association, to which every student contributes
money, has only given empty promises. The
University has even gone as far to tell the MSA
that it must maintain a clean separation of state
and religion. This is a remarkable statement since
religious organizations do exist on the campus,
including the Chapel House and various
Christian fellowship groups.
The importance of this request lies in the fact
that the Muslim students need a place to pray in
between classes. In Islam, Muslims are required
to pray five times a day. Three out of the five
prayers occur during class hours. Now, without a
quiet and clean place to go and pray, Muslim stu-
dents are forced to either forego their prayers or
find a secluded hallway, stairwell or classroom in
which to pray. The MSA should be provided with
a room, which the students can comfortably and
consistently use for prayer in between classes.
Over three hundred Muslim students attend this
University, paying the tuition and student fees.
The growing number of Muslim students that
come into this University need an accessible and
clean place to pray in between classes, which is
why the MSA has so adamantly sought for room
accommodations. Other SUNY Universities such
as Binghamton and Stonybrook have accommo-
dated their MSA’s with a prayer room. The
University depends on the different organiza-
tions to attract new students. How can the MSA
honestly ask other Muslim students to apply
when they can not even get assistance in obtain-
ing a room? The University at Albany claims to
welcome and be respectful of all its students,
regardless of age, race and religious orientation.
It is time that their words be backed by action.
Sincerely,
Saba Ali
ROTC Goes To Work
To the Editor:
On May Ist, the SUNY
Albany Reserve Officer
Training Corps (ROTC) will be
organizing a volunteer project
at the Tyler Arms veterans
home, located at 688 Madison
Avenue. Under the leadership
of cadets enrolled in the ROTC
program at SUNY, numerous
student organizations will
assist in a day aimed at improv-
ing the facilities of Tyler Arms.
From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm,
student volunteers will be
working on a series of projects
including the construction of a
pond, renovation of a gazebo,
and general clean up of
grounds.
Under the direction of the
Albany Housing Coalition Inc.,
Tyler Arms’s goal is to provide
a positive and clean living
environment for homeless vet-
erans in the Albany communi-
ty. Currently, there are only 26
veterans occupying facilities,
which can accomodate many
more. Property manager
Buddie Tyler explains that he
needs the support of the SUNY
students, because he simply
does not have the ideal funds to
pay a staff for these tasks.
The SUNY-Albany ROTC
program, under the direction of
Major Brian Baker is kicking
off a series of volunteer pro-
jects aimed at improving the
capital region. He has chosen
Tyler Arms, because he feels
that it will offer his cadets with
the opportunity to give back to
their community.
Right now we are looking for
voulenteers to work with the
ROTC students on May Ist.
There will be a barbeque when
we finish up and transportation
can be provided for people that
can’t get there alone. Other
campus organizations, such as
the College Republicans and
various community service
groups, have already pledged
their support for next weekend
to help improve the quality of
life at Tyler Arms. If you or
your group is interested in
helping please call either Major
Baker.at 438-2010 or myself at .
442-2475 with the hours you
are willing to contribute.
Respectfully yours,
Lee Zeldin
Letters to the Editor
Room Service
UAS:
Friend or Foe?
To the Editor: |
What’s the deal with the showers?
That’s what many people were
thinking in my hall the other day.
Quite a few members of an
unnamed hall were upset with the
quality of the plumbing service
here at the University at Albany.
But who’s to blame? It’s a good
question.
UAS maintenance was called to
solve the problem, but yet it per-
sisted for quite some time. What
exactly is UAS? Think about what
UAS | stands ffor: University
Auxiliary Services. That means it
covers all that stuff that assists our
living here. Anything separate from
the academic administration falls
under the UAS category.
That’s got to be a tough job, if
you think about it. When your
faucet breaks, it’s UAS. That
“food” on your plate is UAS. The
guy that keeps the halls clean,
that’s UAS. It’s a lot of ground to
cover, considering there’s several
thousand students to satisfy on
campus. And if you think about it,
they do a pretty good job consider-
ing how trashed this place gets.
People coming home drunk off
their asses from the Post aren’t
scrupulous about preserving
University property.
This really isn’t breaking news to
anyone out there. But we com-
plain.. we resent UAS for not being
perfect. Every day there’s some
new crackhead’s complaint about
the food on the bulletin board in the
dining hall. One person writes the
pasta’s too cold, one says it’s too
hot, one says it’s too cooked.
Someone says they don’t like the
shapes.. I’m not even going to
comment on that one. Get a life
people! Suck it up! We all know
the food sucks, so stop bitching
about it!
OK, so UAS screws up every
now and-then, and I must admit
I’ve never had a four star meal
y jaa;
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down there. But considering how
many meals UAS serves, they do a
decent job. It’s a mathematical cer-
tainty that not everyone will be
happy. Hypothetically, assume
~1,000 (probably more like 5,000)
meals are served a day. That means
1,000 students. visit the SUNY din-
ing halls once during the day and
have a. meal. Now say there are 100
days when this happens.. (probably
twice that number). Now, assume
there’s no deviations from either
number. That means that UAS
serves 100,000 meals during the
year! What are the odds that UAS
will serve 100,000 perfect meals?
Meals that everyone loves, that are
perfect in every way?? It’s impos-
sible!!
Now, in reality, (according to my
guess) UAS serves closer to 1 mil-
lion meals over the course of an
academic year. Is it too much to
accept that the volume of service
they incur results in less than per-
fect service on average? Think
about it people! I’d like to see you
try to serve that many meals to
EVERYONE’S liking. So stop
complaining! You’re either doing it
because you lack intelligent con-
versation skills (nothing else to talk
about), or you just like to bitch!
And when you do, it seems like to
fall on deaf ears!
I’m not defending UAS service. I
admit it could be better. But ’'m
saying they’re doing a pretty good
job, considering what task they’re
taking on. But if you really want
the food to change, dine with the
directors, for goodness sake! Then
they’ll hear your complaints. But
stop your bitching! You’ll develop
an ulcer! That’s ironic.. most peo-
ple say they develop stomach prob-
lems from UAS food....
Comments? E-mail me at
JPGalvin @ hotmail.com
Sincerely,
James Galvin
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As our Stealth bombers drop their deadly
loads on warring armies in Kosovo, a man
waits quietly in a Pennsylvanian jail. Mumia
Abu-Jamal was a black journalist in
Philadelphia, and a member of the Black
Panther party in the 1960s and ‘70s. He
awaits execution for allegedly killing a cop
in 1979. Jamal has already been granted one
stay of execution, and there have been many
rallies across the country for his permanent
release.
I am not a forensics expert, nor do I know
the exact details of his case, but the evidence
against him was very thin. It is alleged that
the police coerced several people to step for-
ward as witnesses. What I do know is that
Jamal was politically active, and he was like-
ly framed because of his radical views.
Every time the U.S. embarks on some mil-
itary/political/humanitarian crusade in a
country halfway across the globe, I reflect on
Jamal and the plight of some 150 other polit-
ical prisoners supposedly being held in the
United States. The common argument
against U.S. intervention in places like
Kosovo is that we need to focus on our own
internal issues. We carry the torch as the
world’s protector of democracy, yet there are
some people who have been unfairly jailed
because of their political views.
By no means do I agree with the views of
some of our political prisoners. The 1960s
were a time of social revolution in this coun-
try, and any alternative to our political and
social behavior was openly explored. Some
of the people who did push the envelope in
their self-expression have been either chas-
tised socially or kept at bay- politically.
I am not a conspiracy theorist per se, but I
do believe that our government is more than
capable of forging cover-ups and creating
evidence to help “legally” prosecute people
who are truly looking to rock the status quo.
We’ve become so accustomed to the “alter-
native” in America that in many respects, the
alternative has become the status quo.
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Friday, April 23, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Car Owners Face Stolen Car Epidemic
Albany becomes a hotspot for auto thefts
By JAMES TSAKONASF
Patrick Beard had the fright of his life on
Thanksgiving night when his car was stolen in Troy
while his baby granddaughter was asleep inside.
Luckily, when the car was recovered hours later, the
baby was still in the backseat. However, this ordeal
raises serious questions about the growing problem of
car theft in this area.
Records show that in 1998 an average of 91 cars
were stolen each month from various locations around
the city. The late spring/early summer months seemed
to be the worst time of year, with stolen car tallies ris-
ing up to around 120 a month. The winter brought cold
weather and hindered would-be thieves from breaking
into cars. In the winter the number of automobile
thefts is halved, with tallies sometimes as low as 64
cars per month.
If a car is stolen it is advised the first step should
be to contact the police. In most car theft cases, the
local police handle investigation procedures. An offi-
cer will arrive at the scene of the crime and take down
a full report. Shortly afterwards a tele-type is generat-
ed and then sent to all the police agencies in the state.
This tele-type notifies all the agencies of the stolen
car, and includes important information about the car,
such as plate number, color, damage, etc.
At a more local level, information on the stolen
car is also added to a report sheet of all cars missing
from the area. The report ensures the officers have the
plate numbers in front of them when they pull over
questionable drivers. .
Once a car has been reported the owner can do
nothing more than just wait and hope for some good
news. The police are quick to say that many cars do
find their ways back to their owners.
' “Y would say a decent amount of cars are recov-
ered,” says Officer Parsons of the Albany Police
“Mall security called the cops and an officer came
to the scene and filled out a report with me. I have not
heard anything since,” says Mr. Sheptock. He called
multiple times to check on the investigation but was
told nothing had come up yet, but he would be con-
tacted if anything did.
“I know its tough to find stolen cars so I didn’t
expect much but I felt very mistreated by the police,
like they didn’t care. They didn’t even offer me a ride
home that day,” says Sheptock.
It is incidents like Sheptock’s that make preven-
tion of car theft a
major concern for
motorists. Car
security is a
booming industry
with people
spending millions
of dollars a year
for just a little piece of mind. Even small companies
can turn a substantial profit in this market. The
Glendale, New York based TKI Automotive Security
Inc., makers of the Tuff Kuff II anti-theft device,
report selling approximately 12,000 pieces in the past
year in the New York Metropolitan area alone.
The industry is full of different ways to prevent
automobile theft and better ensure the safety of your
car. Methods range from simple devices that attach to
a steering wheel to immobilize steering to lavish car
alarms that go off at the drop of a pin. However, even
the best security devices aren’t perfect.
“No anti-theft device is 100% effective,” says
Anthony LiCausi, president of TKI Automotive
Security Inc. “Having the correct tools, time, and
desire, a good thief can get into almost anything.”
Ironically, most car security guides insist that
sometimes the simplest techniques can decrease the
chances of losing your car. It is important to double-
check doors and windows. Many times people forget
Of 738 cars stolen
between January and
August in 1998, only
183 were recovered
Department when asked how many stolen cars are
found. However, records obtained from City Hall
show less optimistic results. Of 738 cars stolen
between the months of January and August in 1998,
only 183 were recovered. Of these cars,163 were
recovered within one week of the theft. However this
does not mean if your car has not been found in a week
it is gone forever. Sometimes there are exceptions.
One particular car, a gray 1988 Chevrolet, was stolen
from Morris Street in downtown Albany on January
3rd and was missing for 6 months before it was final-
ly recovered on July 17th. Unfortunately however the
majority of car theft cases go unsolved. Albany
Resident Sam Sheptock had his 1994 red Ford Escort
stolen in August from the Colonie Center Mall and it
was never recovered.
to roll up windows or lock doors when leaving their
cars. It is also a good idea to conceal any valuables left
in the car, and avoid leaving money or credit cards in
plain view. Parking in a well-lit area with pedestrians
and other vehicles passing by may also help to deter
thieves.
Unfortunately it sometimes seems that no matter
what people do their cars are still targets. It may sim-
ply be the color or make of a car that attracts thieves.
Records show that 20% of all cars stolen in Albany
this year were blue. It also seems that Fords are the car
of choice amongst thieves. In June of 1998, of 122
cars stolen from Albany, 1/6 of them were Fords.
Chevrolets and Hondas are also highly favored by
thieves and rank month after month among the top
three most-stolen cars.
G ingrich continued from front page
ing about non-heterosexuals is enough to give people
the wrong ideas. It’s also enough to make politicians
not want to pass hate-crime laws; they
might not think it’s a legitimate issue that needs their
attention. It’s a matter of not allowing people to
remain ignorant. Gingrich encourages people to ques-
tion their sexuality. “Please don’t think it’s a waste of
time to get involved politically,” she said.
There are very few gay-straight alliances at univer-
sities and other institutions. If there are none, there
“needs to be more of an understanding between the
two.” :
There are many people of public stature who speak
out against homosexuality. Jerry Falwell wants people
to believe Christians want non-heterosexuals to “stay
invisible.” Many Christians disagree with him and
have not succumbed to his influence.
The question of Tinky-Winky’s(of the Teletubbies)
homosexuality has made people examine the preva-
lence of gays. But Gingrich said that the issue goes
beyond Tinky-Winky; she suspects that Sesame
Street’s Burt and Ernie are gay as well.
January 1,1900?
Y2K in plain english
By KENNETH C. WANG
Staff Writer
As of late, the media has been flooded with news
about the Millennium Glitch. This error, known as
the Y2K bug (year 2000) in geekspeak, has been
topic of both thoughtful conversation and hysteri-
cal proclamations. Before our own little debate can
proceed, here’s a brief background on a highly
technical issue.
Computing began in earnest in the mid-50's, with
the advent of both affordable (to large corporations,
that is) computers and a plain English computer
language, COBOL. These hulking behemoths
accepted programming from underwhelming punch
cards, and as these cards were extremely limited in
space, the software programmers of the day made a
space-saving shortcut: they would abbreviate dates
For 40 some-odd years the
problem was ignored, even as
the reports of potential failure
grew more common and
distressed
from the typical MM/DD/YEAR to MM/DD/YR.
The only thing is, when the clock rolls over on
December 31, 1999, how will the computer inter-
pret 01/01/00? 2000? Or 1900? Usually it was
1900, and depending upon the system, it could have
disastrous implications. (What would it be like to
owe your credit card company 100 years worth of
interest? Hmm...)
Of course, this was not considered. Dropping the
century notation made sense at the time, as the
cumulative savings seemed to outweigh a distant,
future problem. There were a few protests at this
now-apparently shortsighted policy, but they were
largely ignored. Allowances for the 4-digit year
were made in the code, but it was too late; the
International Standards Organization made it so
that the "year shall be represented as four digits
with the option of omitting the two high order dig-
its." This, plus the wildly successful IBM
System/360 mainframe, which was shipped with
the Y2K bug preinstalled, made the erroneous for-
mat the de facto standard. For 40 some-odd years
the problem was ignored, even as the reports of
potential failure grew more common and dis-
tressed. :
Fast forward to 1995, when millennial panic was
fully realized. Corporations began experiencing
rashes of system errors, particularly when forecast-
ing business models into the next decade.
Congress, the White House, and the media get wind
of this, and the mad dash to fix nearly 1.2 trillion
lines of code began. ‘Why is there so much con-
cern? There is no magic bullet that can fix this
problem, as the original COBOL has been mutated
into an endless number of varieties.
Many companies still have ancient mainframes
that were cobbled together with newer equipment
to keep it running. COBOL passed out of everyday
use, and few of the original engineers who coded
for the language are still in the industry. A techni-
cian today would face a patchwork of old systems
juxtaposed on newer machines, each somehow
communicating with one another, and storing data
in some bizarre corrupted form of COBOL (or C+,
Pascal or just about anything else), and it is impos-
sible to fix everything all at once. Hence, the panic
that the "World as We Know It" will end because
everything cannot be fixed in time, systems will
fail, etc., etc. But will it? Unfortunately, all we can
do is wait and see.
4. Friday, April 23, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
News
FOUNTAIN Day 1999
Bongos players attract a crowd
By BENJAMIN POLEN
Associate News Editor
UAlbany welcomed another spring with
its annual Fountain Day celebration on April
22. In spite of the gray drizzle, more than
1,000 students jammed the podium to catch
a view and listen to the music and DJs from
WCDB. Many ignored the weather and
jumped in the fountain fully clothed.
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In an effort to gain insight into the elusive history of
one such peripheral population, the Department of History
sponsored a symposium on Tuesday entitled “Mna Sa
Bhaile Agus Thar Saile” - the detailed story of Irish
women both at home and abroad - on American shores.
The evening’s presenters, Mary
difficulty and relative hopelessness in terms of social
mobility. They were seen primarily as mothers, not as
wives, and entered into marriage only out of economic
necessity . Many young women became disillusioned
with the narrow opportunities laid out before them. These
were the women who sought refuge
Linnane, Margaret Lynch-Brennan,
and Bonita Weddle, collaborated to
produce a cohesive narrative of the
Irish female experience. They
described the Ireland of the 1800s
and early 1900s as a difficult place
for women, where the concept of
The women of antiquity
shook free from the
shackles imposed by
unjust social norms and
created change.
from their fate in a strange, distant,
and foreign land, the United States.
In America, Irish women had a
distinct advantage over other immi-
grant groups simply because they
spoke English. Even so, the Irish
were met with powerful opposition
femininity was dominated by pre-
suppositions of weakness, fragility, helplessness, and
maternity. At home, Irish women were excluded from
most cultural and political societies by their male coun-
terparts, forcing them to create their own female equiva-
lencies.
Charles Stewart Parnell, the ill-fated champion of the
common Irishman, forbade women from joining his
famed Land League, only to see his sister Anna form the
Ladies Land League in response. It was Anna who con-
tinued the cause of land reform after the men found them-
selves in British prisons. Much to the Ladies Land
League misfortune, Parnell moved quickly to disband and
discredit them following his release from prison, fearing a
fragmentation of his movement.
Despite the relative cultural hurdles women faced in
Ireland, they were by no means inactive politically. They
united to form organizations such as the Irish Women’s
Franchise League, the Daughters of Erin and the League
of Women. Even though they were excluded from the
male dominated political sphere, Irish women found other
ways to promote the nationalist sentiment that has _per-
meated Irish society for centuries.
However, the majority of Irish women during these
time periods were not part of the revolutionary movement,
for this was an endeavor only undertaken by the rich and
educated. The common Irish woman lived a life of severe
and bigotry by Anglo-Americans,
who saw them as ignorant, pagan, and alien. Despite
these hurdles, many Irish women found employment in
domestic service as maids, nannies, and hostesses for
wealthy Americans. The Irish, closely integrated with
American homes, gradually assimilated into American
culture. The Irish were quite literally living side by side
with wealthy Americans, adjusting to the role but never
abandoning their cultural identity. Catholicism served as
a unifying backdrop to provide comfort and support in
times of peril.
In 1949 the establishment of an independent Irish
state gave women new elements of freedom and privilege.
Women were given equal educational opportunities and
the stigma associated with a female employed outside of
the home slowly dissolved. Despite the fact that the very
nature of Irish culture and society was sexist prior to the
modern era, the women of antiquity shook free from the
shackles imposed by unjust social norms and created
change.
In Ireland today, new laws permitting divorce and
contraception attest to the continuing progress. Irish
women have always been strong and resilient in the face
of adversity. Whether or not history pays tribute to the
brave individuals who forged ahead is irrelevant; it is the
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Date Rape Debate
Film focuses on effects and what victims can do
By LAUREN KRAUT
Staff Writer
Date rape: “Is it a politically correct invention, or
a real problem?” This was the burning question that
the film “A Reason To Believe” focused on. The film
was shown Tuesday night in the Performing Arts
Center to raise awareness about the ongoing problem
of acquaintance rape on college campuses.
make her feel worse than she already does. However,
the incident starts to affect her schoolwork and social
life profoundly. Soon her name is known all over
campus, and the details of her rape are on the cover
of the school newspaper. Jim is expelled when he
accidentally admits that he took advantage of
Charlotte when she was drunk.
This situation is probably quite common for date
rape victims. However, most campuses strive to han-
dle cases like this in a more low-key fashion. At
The issue has become something of a taboo
since it’s a crime that’s quite common, but
goes virtually unreported by victims.
Experts on the subject suspect that vic-
tims are uncertain about what will happen
He proceeds to spread
the message that his
ex-girlfriend is a “slut”
most universities,
officials and peer
support groups do
what they can to
keep cases confi-
dential. UAlbany
if they report their particular incidents.
According to these experts, one in four women and
one in six men are victims of sexual assault on col-
lege campuses today. Unfortunately, less than ten
percent of these incidents are reported to officials.
“A Reason to Believe” explores what can happen if a
date rape victim should decide to report her case.
The movie has rather minor actors playing frater-
nity and sorority members who all know each other.
What makes it different from the typical after-school
special are the movie’s graphic rape scenes. The
director had no inhibitions when it came to showing
naked college students sexually victimizing each
other.
The main character is Charlotte, a popular sorori-
ty girl who is raped by a fraternity brother at a toga
party. Charlotte, who is highly intoxicated at the time,
tries to resist her friend Jim’s pressure to have sex in
her boyfriend’s room. But Jim wins, and afterwards
he tells people
has a strictly-upheld
policy of confidentiality in these situations.
Victims of date rape have a choice as to how to
accommodate their needs. They need not press
charges if they don’t want to. The University
Counseling Center, Middle Earth, and the Albany
County Rape Crisis Center all offer counseling so
that a victim can explore what steps she can take.
Victims are not even required to use their real names
when they go for help. In the movie, the women’s
group publicizes Charlotte’s rape to the fullest extent.
Their philosophy was that by publicizing all rapes,
they will eventually stop happening. This, however,
can interfere with the healing processes of victims.
Date rape is a crime that puts the victim at an obvi-
ous disadvantage. Being physically coerced into hav-
ing sex, or being too intoxicated to make a valid deci-
sion, both count as disadvantages according to state
law.
that he got lucky
and won’t admit
that he did in fact
take advantage of
her. Charlotte
65% of male college
students said they would
try rape if they could
One reason that a date rape is different
from a brutal rape is that the offender does-
n’t fit the “criminal” stereotype. The worst
aspect is that the offender is almost always a
friend of the victim. In the movie, Charlotte
and Jim were good friends before she
starts to tell peo-
ple she was
raped, but no one believes her, except her roommate
and the women’s group on campus. Meanwhile, her
boyfriend (who is also Jim’s frat brother) Wesley
finds that she cheated on him and dumps her. He
proceeds to spread the message that his ex-girlfriend
is a “slut.”
Charlotte is pressed by the women’s group to pro-
ceed with her case. She’s reluctant because she wants
to protect herself, thinking that pressing charges will
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accused him of raping her, which is why
people wouldn’t believe her.
At the beginning of the movie, a statistic on the
screen read “65% of male college
students said they would try rape
if they could.” A sobering statistic
crisis counselors hope will keep
women cautious and stress the
need for greater education.
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Burt proceeded, and the crowd on the podium became more and
more volatile, as a circle of students began closing around the
“bearer of truth.” It was at this point that Burt began to feel some-
what threatened by the crowd, and stated that if anyone was to lay
a hand on him he would have them charged with attempted mur-
der. Meanwhile, the size of the crowd grew, as did its rage.
The attention of all on the podium had been focused onto this man
and the crowd gathering around him. Campaigning for SA elec-
tions was not brought to a halt, but rather simply moved over to
where the crowd was. At this point, the gentleman was surround-
ed on all sides with individuals no more than 12 inches away from
him. An unidentified female student ran up to the protestor and
proceeded to spit in his face, while students could be heard voicing
their displeasure with the situation and the need for this man to be
taken away.
The first faculty member on the scene was John Murphy. Mr.
Murphy made an attempt to communicate with the gentleman,
expressing that his
presence
on the podium was
disruptive and did
not fall under the
rights of free
speech, in that it was disrupting classes and students studying in the
library. The demonstrator was not receptive to Mr. Murphy’s
attempt at an easy resolution, and further bombarded both Murphy
and the crowd with various anti-Semitic statements.
In an attempt to gain favor with some of the crowd, the demon-
strator asked where his “Black brothers were.” At this point, a
Black male in the crowd responded, stating that he was Black and
that he did not agree with the views of the speaker. The protestor
then said, “I mean real Black people, not you Uncle Toms.”
After the protest and resulting tension had gone on for about 10
minutes, two officers from the University Police Department
(UPD) arrived on the scene. The officers asked the man if he was
a student at the University and to present some identification.
According to University Police Chief Frank Wiley, Burt was
indeed not a student and was escorted off of campus without a
struggle; no force was used.
Students at the scene showed their ability to reason and not act
only on emotion. “I was impressed how the students were able to
compose themselves,” said Mr. Murphy. It was thought that a
charge of attempt to incite or promote eminent lawlessness may be
brought against Burt, but UPD and Mr. Murphy have decided
against it.
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Op-Ed
EDITORIALS
continued from page 2
The 1960s were beautiful
because people started to
question authority. Like
most concepts and ideas,
however, the questioning of
authority has become a sold-
out mantra. Because we’ve
become so accustomed to the
forging of new concepts, we
fail to realize who and what
is really being suppressed.
What our country needs is
some new alternatives, now
that the radical spirit of the
1960s is gone.
Bombing Milosevic out of
Yugoslavia does nothing
except highlight how hypo-
critical this country really is.
We will go to war for the
freedom of the refugees in
Kosovo, yet we fail to look at
people whose freedom has
been taken away in America.
Campus Goes Crazy
By Avi SAKS
Editor-In-Chief
Things happen every day
that seem crazy. Just this past
week, America was witness
to the horrors that can exist in
this world with the tragic
deaths of high school stu-
dents in Denver, Colorado.
These deaths were the results
of two fellow students who
wished to express _ their
racism and hatred for human-
ity in a horrific manner.
Time after time, these
events happen. People take
notice and reflect. What’s
really sad, though, is that this
racism continues. This week
we, the students of UAlbany,
were forced to bear witness
to an anti-semite standing by
the Podium with a mega-
phone and inciting the crowd
with his hateful speech. I had
to stand there, listen to his
words, let them boil my
blood, and take it while he
demeaned my religion and
proved to us all that racism
really does exist.
This hate-monger claimed
he was protected by the
ACLU and by the First
Amendment Right to free
speech. Luckily, University
Police persuaded the man to
leave. -All this talk of free
speech and protected rights
makes me think about what
was going through the man’s
head. He was not trying to
prove a point. He was not try-
ing to teach us a lesson. He
was trying to provoke us. But
he did prove a point and he
did teach us a lesson. Racism
does exist. Let us, the makers
of the future, the changers of
the world, learn this lesson
and try as hard as we possibly
can to stop the hate.
| By DorEE LEWAK
41 Columnist
Like most UAlbany students, I experi-
ence the normal trepidations of college
life: Have the folks at Uptown Amazing
Wok memorized my credit card number
and used it to their benefit? Is my
fake tan starting to turn orange?
Concrete Blond
The Registration Blues
gram, and you’re not even becoming a
doctor!”
No one can deny that attending a state
school, particularly a competitive one like
UAlbany, is an excellent value. Still, I
feel there are serious flaws in the SUNY
system when students, for reasons
beyond their control, cannot graduate on
time due to lack of space in required
“Concrete Blond” is a new regular column
in the ASP. The column will focus on differ-
entcampus related issues each week, and
comes with a healthy dose of sarcasm.
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cash when ordering Chinese. . . But I
digress. It’s vital that students be tena-
cious and fight for the limited spaces in
the classes they need in order to graduate.
I always observe as students, particularly
the ones with more seniority, saunter into
classes the first day of school and request
SKN’s from the professor. Because
Does my ID look chalked?
As if these situations weren’t grave
enough, last week students under-
went yet another hardship: the ardu-
ous process of registering for classes
next semester.
Much to my chagrin, by the time I
was able to register last Wednesday,
Do you realize that my chances
of getting accosted by an SA
Presidential candidate are
nearly 400 times greater than
those of getting into a class for
which I want to register?
they are not “go-getters” and didn’t
strive to get a spot in the classes
before the semester began, profes-
sors frequently deny them admis-
sion.
Since we are cognizant of these
problems in our school, it’s impera-
tive that we do anything in our
capacity to fight for the limited
a shockingly low two of my six pro-
posed classes were still open. Do
you realize that my chances of getting
accosted by an SA Presidential candidate
are nearly 400 times greater than those of
getting into a class for which I want to
register? A point to consider is that these
setbacks would seem typical of under-
classmen registration. They certainly do
not seem typical for someone with junior
standing who is attempting (emphasis on
the attempting part) to register for classes
within a limited major, and whose classes
are composed of students junior status or
higher.
As hard as it was for me to swallow this
bitter pill, even harder was breaking this
news to Mom. The poor woman went
into shock. All she could mutter was, “At
this rate, you'll be on the eight-year pro-
classes. With more and more students
entering the school each year, these prob-
lems are bound to worsen, and it’s the stu-
dents who are adversely affected the
most. Despite the fact that tuition rises
yearly, more and more freshmen enter the
University to occupy more dorm space,
fill up more classes, and spread thin many
other school services.
It is a well-known fact that UAlbany
students graduate later than they other-
wise would have, due to this dearth of
classes and sections offered. While it’s
easy for the rest of us to scoff at “super
seniors,” it’s important that we not scorn
these students for something that is very
likely beyond their control.
What can we do to alleviate this prob-
spaces and get into the classes we
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Science Answers the Question: “Does Size Matter?”
Albany Professor Studies Differences In Male and Female Brains
By BRIAN RATH
Do men have larger brains than women?
According to Dr. Dean Falk, a professor of
anthropology here at Albany, they do. She
attests that the average size of the male brain
is 1347 cubic centimeters (c.c.), while the
female brain is closer to 1223 c.c. Dr. Falk
said, “Until now, this question has been
extremely controversial.” But how did she
reach this conclusion? And more impor-
tantly, what gender differences do brain
sizes reflect? — .
It was in the spring issue of “Journal of
Human Evolution” that the debate over sex
differences in brain size was settled. A for-
mer graduate student re-analyzed data
already available and established that men
have larger brains than women.
But just what does all this new informa-
tion mean? How does it apply to our lives
regarding the way men and women interact?
Dr. Falk hypothesizes that the male’s larg-
er brain size
when they are mature. This tendency to
migrate is directly related to visual and spa-
tial abilities.
These abilities, in turn, could help to
explain differences between men and
women regarding sense of direction. We
can all recall those past family trips in which
Dad was driving and Mom was riding shot-
gun. Here’s the plot: Mom realizes we’re
lost and urges Dad to pull over and get
directions. Dad insists he knows where he’s
going and continues driving. These stories
all end the same, with everyone being upset
for having driven two hours out of the way.
Dr. Falk points out that men perform bet-
ter on tests focusing on the following skills:
map reading, mental rotations, memory, and
visual spatial abilities. This helps explain
why men never want to pull over and get
directions. Maybe it’s not just an issue of
ego. These skills, in a sense, may blind us
to the fact that we’re actually lost.
Dr.Falk has played an important role in
UAlbany’s
might reflect the ‘ anthropology
distinct ways in Dr. Falk points out that men department. Her
which men perform better on tests focusing 1992 book,
process visual “Braindance,”
stimuli and con-
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Crime Blotter
Crimes
3/17-4/17 Colonial Quad- Funds reported missing from fraternity.
3/22-4/19 Campus- Student reported another (known) student threatened her. Action pending.
4/11-4/20 Colonial Quad- One annoying call and one obscene call.
4/16 Colonial Quad- Report of improper business conduct by student employee. Action pending.
4/16-4/17 State Quad- License plate stolen from car.
4/16-4/17 State Lot- License plate stolen from car.
4/16-4/19 Indian Lot- License plate stolen from car.
4/17 Alden- Altered license and student with beer. Judicial referral.
4/17-4/18 Alden- Damage to juice machine.
4/17-4/18 Alden- Fire extinguisher broken.
4/17-4/18 Paine- Window broken.
4/17-4/18 State Quad- Stolen car.
4/18 Indian Lot- License plate stolen from car.
4/18 Mohawk- Non-student guest arrested for urinating on student's bed.
4/18-4/19 Seneca- Lounge curtain torn down, chair broken, wall damaged.
4/19 Indian Quad- Four students arrested: 2 for possession of marijuana, | for marijuana and
forged license, 1 for forged license.
4/19 Dutch Quad- Several annoying phone calls & harassment in cafeteria by unknown person.
4/20 State Quad- Water fire extinguishers discharged in two residence halls.
4/20 Campus Center- Student reported verbal harassment by another student acquaintance.
4/20 State Quad- Threatening phone call and food deliveries to student who did not order them.
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4/17 Campus Center- Intrusion alarm. Accidental by employee.
4/17 Freedom Quad- Noise complaint. Loud radio, no one in room.
4/17 Waterbury- Male in hallway passed out. Non-student, intoxicated,was
aroused, transported by 5-Quad.
4/17 PAC- Report of suspicious males. Gone on officer's arrival.
4/17 PE- Bike patrol coverage of AIDS walk.
4/18 Draper- Male urinating outside. Warned, told to leave.
4/18 Livingston- Dispute between female and ex-boyfriend. Settled. He returned
her property.
4/18 Draper area- Report of woman screaming. No one, nothing suspicious found.
4/18 Physical Education- Report of ill male. 5-Quad and Paramedics responded.
4/18 Alden- Report of loud, intoxicated male, pounding on door. Non-student
ID'd, intoxicated, had been visiting student. Escorted from building.
4/18 Fine Arts- Intrusion alarm. Cause unknown, all OK.
4/19 Montauk- Fire alarm. Several smoke detectors partially detached, which may
have caused alarm.
4/19 Commissary- Intrusion alarm. Accidental by employee.
4/20 Freedom Quad- Report of male entering through window. Had made arrange-
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Warned. 3
4/20 Indian Lot- Check on group of males who changed direction when they saw
patrol car. One judicial referral for marijuana.
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[Matthew Reif .. Alan Margolis
Junior, Political Science Junior, Philosophy
“I think Hillary Clinton should run for SA
{President because she rocks. If not, she should run
‘lfor senate.”
‘Elvis Presley. Never was there a man with more
class, more style, and who was inarguably so damn
Ficool. All the garbage that goes on now would fall
| |by the wayside because no one is going to say ‘no’
to The King.”
sBrent Yoshikawa
Graduate Student, Criminal Justice
aBen Kovach
nSophomore, Sociology
“King Kamehameha. He was a good leader and he
was able to unify the Hawaiian Islands.”
| “Jerry Garcia. He can get the votes. He’s very
M@accepting of everyone’s views. He’d hear the
‘individual students and put more emphasis on the
whole community and environment.”
Jason Perun
Junior, Theatre
Carlos Hansen
Junior, English
‘Professor Harry Staley because he was an activist
gon campus in the late ‘60s early 70s. He was almost
rought before McCarthy because he wasn’t afraid
{to stand up in front of his class and say he was a
socialist.”
Mi“Steve Forbes. I like a lot of his opinions on the
ssues that exist.”
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DOES THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION REPRESENT THE STUDENTS ?
_YHeE SAIS A CLIQUE OF POWER
By JOE MARKOWSKI
Guest Columnist and SA Representative
The Student Association (SA) was estab-
lished in 1921 due to a belief in a strong democ-
ratic student government. It has had a strong his-
tory of striving to represent its members through
a democratic student policy. It has shown itself to
be on the forefront of student
and crushed. The SA members only appoint peo-
ple who are associated with the clique on person-
al or political terms to legislative. positions in an
effort to fortify their position. They seek lackeys,
serving as members of legislature, to do their bid-
ding and preserve their hold on power.
SA’s cliques over the past years have always
claimed a “mandate” from the students, and_ this
mandate gives them the
representation. The first three
SA Presidents were women, it
popularly elected its first black
president in 1949, and it elect-
ed the first disabled student
body President in the nation in
Over the last decade, the
Student Association has
- mutated beyond any
form of democracy.
power to do what they
please in the “best” inter-
ests of the people. Josef
Stalin, Mao Tse-tung,
Francisco Franco, and
Benito Mussolini have
1983. It has fought for student
rights on campus and statewide. It has prevailed
through the unethical storms that have arisen over
its long history and remained steadfast in its
democratic convictions. Unfortunately that was
in the past. Over the last decade, the Student
Association has mutated beyond any form of
democracy and has undercut the American tradi-
tion of self-leadership.
Regrettably, throughout the 1990’s the
Student Association has been in decline, and the
current administration has only aggravated the
decay by rubbing salt into already pronounced
wounds. Without entering into a lengthy history
of the SA, UAIbany’s undergraduate student gov-
ernment has developed into a clique of power.
The expiring administration exemplifies this
development, which has tried to eliminate democ-
racy from student government.
As in any clique, the SA only serves person-
al interests and personal ideologies, ignoring the
views of students. Any attempt to disagree with |
the clique’s point of view is summarily attacked
also claimed the same
mandate. The similarity between the clique and
those individuals is this: both groups received
power from uninformed people who were
swayed by speeches of glory and prosperity, and,
once in power, they believe they are not at the
behest of the people. The Student Association has
not developed a social contract with the
THE SA PROVIDES Gerona
By ASHWANI PRABHAKA a
When our cadens ‘think of the
Student Association, they ‘think of
offices —
reality, though, the Student Association
is comprised of over 150 groups that
enrich the lives of all our students. ~The i
Student Association
such as Programming,
Comptroller, or Women’s Issues. In —
tunities to_ our students — that are
_ unmatched by any other university in the
state.
bout each c other and the world outside
8 Albany. The most important manner in
~ which: ‘students learn and avail them-
selves of the Student Association is by
actively participating in our groups and
government. The Student Association
provides learning and leadership oppor-
Nowhere outside the Student
protects the nghts of
students on and off
campus. This year,
we actively fought
illegal confiscation
public forums for stu-
: Association can a
It is the Sident 19- or 20-year-old
— manage __ thou-
Association that offers sands of dollars,
lead a group, and
plan events that
of student IDs, we dents to learn about hundreds or thou-
fought high cab each other and the © sands of people
fares, we improved 5 will attend.
UAS food and world outside Albany. The Student
worked to make the Association also
residential life system more fair in
implementing penalties on stu-
students.
The Student Association does not
represent its constituents, the students.
Many excellent student leaders have
dents. The Student Association
has always been an active and suc-
cessful advocate for our students.
Our student groups and inter-
entered the SA to work for the people,
but they were either forced out or left
out of exasperation. The students of this campus
are given the complete run-around. They are told
that the SA works for them, but the reality is that
individual student leaders, the Student Rights
Coalition, NYPRIG and even the University
Administration has done more for the students
than the SA ever will. The potential is there to
have a great student government, but first democ-
racy must be restored to the SA.
nal offices put on events that
enrich and entertain all of our stu-
dents. Iam sure we can all agree that our
campus would be much less exciting
without such events as Parkfest and
Asian Occasion. Our groups and internal
offices educate the student population.
We have all heard the phrase, “The most
important learning that happens during |
college occurs outside the classroom.”
‘Tt is the Student Association that
offers public forums for students to learn
gives students an opportunity to test
themselves in situations that expose their
individual strengths and weaknesses, so
they can become better people. Judging
by the staggering majority of students
who approved the mandatory student
activity fee in this election, the students
overwhelmingly support their Student
Association. From my years in the
Student Association and from speaking
to thousands of students during my cam-
paign, I have come to the following con-
clusion: People who dislike the Student
Association or think it to be a waste
either know nothing of the organization
or are involved for political gain and
have failed ee
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You’ll Go Goo-Goo For These Dolls
“Dizzy Up The Girl” doesnt lack balance
By SHARON DRUCK
A&E Editor
Way back in the olden days of 1993,
the world was full of angst-ridden power-
pop. Counting Crows, Better Than Ezra,
the Cranberries, Toad the Wet Sprocket,
and other such groups filled the airwaves
with their deeply felt lyrics and melodic
guitar hooks. Such music has not really
been at the fore-
have never turned on MTV or VH1 in your
life, you’ve heard at least one Goo Goo
Dolls song. That song was probably
“Tris,” the breakout hit single from last
year’s “City of Angels” soundtrack. The
Buffalo, NY based trio will be coming to
Albany May 11th to play a show at the
Palace Theater. Their latest album, “Dizzy
Up the Girl,’ does feature that now-
famous track, but it also showcases many
other strong tunes and pop
front of the pop
scene since the teen
idol explosion of
1997, leaving many
listeners lost and
abandoned,. won-
dering if anything
would ever come
Now, at last, your
saviors have arrived,
and they are the
Goo Goo Dolls
hooks.
The “three ~ tracks
reduced as singles, “Iris,”
“Dizzy,” and the positive-
ly. terrific “Slide,” are
more contemporary in
their arrangements, with
stronger chords, quicker
along to continue
the tradition of angst rock that had been so
strong and constant during the earlier part
of this decade. Now, at last, your saviors
have arrived, and they are the Goo Goo
Dolls, proving once and for all that the
music that provided the soundtrack to your
life your sophomore year of high school
has not gone the way of the dodo.
Unless you don’t own a radio, and
changes, and somewhat
more comparable to Third Eye Blind or
Matchbox 20. But once the album hits
track four, (the stellar “January Friend”),
the listener is taken on a voyage back to a
time before the Foo Fighters existed.
You’ll swear that either “Black Balloon”
or “Extra Pale” were things you had heard
on the radio yearsago. The rest of the
tracks are equally good, especially
“Amigone,” — which
could very easily be
the next hit single. It’s
fast and fun, but not
without the insecure
self-examination so
prominent in all
of ~ their ~- Tyres:
“Heavenly intoxica-
tion/Love’s been
marred by medica-
tion/ain’t it funny how
a life can take a
turn/when the end is
near.” Both this track
and “January Friend”
are NOT sung by
poster-boy frontman |
Johnny Rzeznick, but by bassist Robby
Takac. It’s rare to see more than one
vocalist in rock these days, which makes
his performance even more refreshing.
Although “Dizzy Up the Girl” is a great
album, very few tracks truly stand out
from the others. It’s not because they’re
bad, but because the Dolls have a more
homogeneous sound than popular music
has lately. The songs blend into one anoth-
er nicely, making this a good disc to play
in the background while you have other
things to do, as well as a good one to listen
to on the headphones.
“Dizzy Up the Girl” is among the bet-
ter discs to come out this year; not the best,
but an appealing listen. If you miss the
rock that used to be on the radio when “My
So-Called Life’ was on the TV, then be
sure to get yourself a copy of this CD. It'll
help you cope when Jordan Catalano or
Angela Chase won’t talk to you.
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Oe Terms of Endearment” still entertains
By SHARON DRUCK
A&E Editor
You probably have heard the name
more than once before. It’s often been
used as a sight gag, associated with
women crying in front of the television as
they watch the movie. Unfortunately this
has forced “Terms of
people.
One of the best (and most well-
known) elements of “Terms” is Jack
Nicholson. The Academy Award-winning
actor is marvelous as Garret Breedlove,
an alcoholic astronaut who lives next door
to, and grows to love Aurora. Nicholson
is hilarious in some scenes, and touching
in others, which
Endearment” into an . =
unfortunate and unde- Terms
served position. It
does have its share of
tears, but not because
it shovels the same
level of schmaltz as a
is a smart,
sometimes funny, yet
sometimes heart-
wrenching story
makes the viewer fall
in love with him as
Aurora falls in love
with him. He won a
well-deserved Oscar
for his performance
film like “City of
Angels.” It tugs at your emotions without —
being silly or sappy.
Based on the novel by Larry
McMurtry, “Terms” is a smart, sometimes
funny, yet sometimes heart-wrenching
story of a mother and her daughter.
Shirley MacLaine plays the overbearing
- Aurora Greenway, mother of Emma
(played by Debra Winger). The relation-
ship between the two women is the one
constant that runs throughout the film. As
their lives change, they count on each
other to give their lives a sense of balance.
Emma and Aurora fight constantly, but
can’t stay angry at each other for more
than a few days. The movie follows their
lives until a tragic event changes every-
thing forever. The depiction of the mother
and daughter in “Terms of Endearment” is
one of the truest ever captured on film,
and the characters almost become real
Shirley MacLaine also won for best
actress. If you have any doubt as to why,
pay special attention to the scene in which
Aurora demands that the nurses in the
hospital give her terminally ill daughter a
shot to take care of her pain. Her grief,
frustration, and anger are all apparent as
she breaks down in front of the camera
without crying once. Many of today’s
younger actors should refer to this scene
when they need to express difficult emo-
tions, for few have done it better than
Shirley MacLaine in “Terms. of
Endearment.”
This movie is a true gem. It’s never
boring nor silly, and it manages to make
you laugh and cry (sometimes because of
the very same line). It’s consistently off-
beat and amazingly creative, and a worthy
‘investment of your time on a boring
weekend night.
as a supporting actor.
Murphy Should Stick To The “Foamation”
“The PJs” soundtrack falls short
By Grec C. HEVIA
Staff Writer
“The PJs” is the brainchild of
comedian Eddie Murphy, and showcas-
es life in the projects. The program is
done in that creepy California Raisins
style of animation, called “foamation.”
The show is good, and even has some
moral value and lessons behind all of
the humor. The soundtrack, however,
is just another album full of rap postur-
ing and cheesy R+B making a feeble
attempt to imitate love songs.
The first track off of the album is
“It’s Nothing” from
in him. “Hat Low” from the Goodie
_ Mob has the rap flowing well with the
beat, but the words are more unintelli-
gible than a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
song.
“Way 2 Strong” from Bizzy
B.O.N.E., and “The Ghetto” from
Krayzie B.O.N.E., both by members of
the aforementioned group, are next.
That strange hip-hop, R+B, rap, funk
combo of Bone Thugs comes through
again for these two solid tracks. “Get
Involved” is done by Raphael Saadiq
and Q-Tip. If this sounds to you like
something by A Tribe Called Quest,
you are absolutely
Dupri and Da Brat.
The track has a good
beat and is reminis-
cent of the Wu-Tang
Clan. The rapping is
devoid of
The album is lyrically
is overstuffed with
rap posturing
right. “What Am
thought and I,” by Sy Smith, is
pure pop _ that
struggles to add
scratching in order
solid by both parties
but the lyrical depth is nil. What could
have been a quality song amounts to
nothing more than two people explain-
ing how they are better than everyone
else.
“Talking Trash” by Timbaland fol-
lows, and from the title you can tell it
follows the lead of the preceding song.
The most surprising thing about this
track is that in the title, talking is
spelled with the full “-ing” suffix. The
great bass and keyboard throughout
can’t save the song, and Timbaland
ends up just telling us how great he is.
Snoop Dogg is the next artist up
with “Life in the Projects.” Snoop
Dogg recently left Death Row Records
for the No Limit label, and No Limit’s
influence can be felt on this track, but
Snoop Dogg still has some Death Row
to call itself hip-
hop. “No More Rainy Days” is a flop
of a song from Destiny’s Child, whom
you might remember because of their
hit song, “No, No, No.” In all likeli-
hood, that is all you will remember
them for. This group of En Vogue
wanna-bes couldn’t create a hit if they
put their collective brain cells to work
for years.
Overall, the only truly strong parts
of this soundtrack are the beats in the
songs. The album is lyrically devoid of
thought and is overstuffed with rap
posturing, which is unfortunate. The
TV show it is based on actually has
some quality, but the soundtrack does-
n’t do it justice. If you like rap for the
beat, buy the album. If you like rap and
hip-hop for any other reason, leave this
on the shelf.
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Kid Rock - Devil Without a Cause
By GREG C. HEVIA
Staff Writer
“Devil Without a Cause” is the third
album from Kid Rock, but the first to
receive recognition outside of his home-
town, Detroit. Backed by the
Twisted Brown Trucker
Band, Rock sounds like
Rage Against the Machine
hyped up on Southern rock.
Rock is the front man, and
raps most of the songs on the
album. The songs are mostly
hard rock. A few elements of
hip-hop, such as scratching,
are thrown in for a refresh-
ing, but not new, sound.
The first song on the
album is the newly released
single “Bawitdaba.” The song has received
video play on MTV, and a fair amount of
radio play. It is a good opening track, full
of hard rock and energy. The next track is
“Cowboy,” a country song spiced up with
rock riffs, hip-hop vocals, and a piano solo.
One of the strongest songs on the album, it
has Rock calling out to his roots: “I ain’t
straight outta Compton/I’m straight out the
trailer.” .
The third track of the album was the
first single and is the title track. “Devil
Without a Cause” starts off with some
gospel vocals and Rock’s rapping. In
comes a funky bass line, and you can
almost see Rock strutting down the block
with a leather jacket and cane. The song
finishes up with one of the funniest raps in
years from midget rapper Joe C. “I’m
three-foot-nine with a ten-foot d***/high-
est voice like Aaron Neville and I’m down
with the devil.” .
“I Am the Bullgod” is another single
off the album, with a good blend of hard
rock and rap mixed together. It is by far,
the best song from this collection. “Roving
Gangster Rollin’” is the only pure hip-hop
track on the album,
full of scratching,
sampling, and solid
rapping. This song is
followed up by
another hip-hop fla-
vored song that has
an R&B edge to it.
“Welcome to the
Party” sounds like an
old-school rap song.
The influence of
groups like the Sugar
Hill Gang can be
heard in this song. The song is cheesy, but
reminiscent of early rap music.
Track 10, entitled “Fist of Rage,”
sounds like a Rage Against the Machine
song redone without the political lyrics.
It’s a good track, but sounds too much like
a copycat song. “F*** Off,” a metal song ~
full of anger, has the hardest guitars on the
album. It features fellow Detroit rapper
Eminem. The rap by Eminem at the end of
the song is out of place, but for some rea-
son it sounds pretty good. The album fin-
ishes with two mediocre but solid songs.
Overall, you’d be well advised to listen
to “Devil Without a Cause” before buying
it. It is not an album that everyone will
like. In fact, most people won’t like it. The
combination of hard rock and hip-hop is
abrasive at times, and at other times it
seems to flow well. Borrow it from a friend
before you make a purchase.
Sex Appeal Still Reigns
By JONATHAN FALTIN
Music Critic-at-Large
The question with which we are faced
these days is whether music is still about
the music, or whether it is now about the
money. This question is more relevant
today than in any other musical era. The
sixties were about rebellion and expres-
sion, and the seventies were a let- loose
period. Yet now, it seems it’s all about the
money. The groups that we see nowadays
all come out with the same sound, the
same look, and the same appeal.
Let’s take Britney Spears, for exam-
ple. She does have talent and she can sing,
but looking at an issue of “Rolling Stone”
with her on the cover, the reason she is so
famous is apparent: Sex appeal. This also
seems to be the
does not so much need creative input as it
needs a “look.” That is not necessarily say-
ing that this music is not good to listen and
dance to, but where are these groups going
to go after their short time in the spotlight?
Where will they be when this type of
music dies out? Probably singing “Do you
want fries with that?” off the hit album
“Working At McDonald’s.” These one-hit
wonder bands are what made the ‘80s,
well, the ‘80s. Yet, where are they now?
Nowhere.
There must be more depth to the
music than what you’re told to sing and
do. There must be emotion, not just
motions. A dance routine and some sun-
glasses do not make a group work. These
may help for the meantime, yet in the long
run the group dies out. If you look at his-
tory, the music
reason the Spice
Girls became so
famous so quickly.
The groups who
follow in _ this
track, such as the
Backstreet Boys,
98 Degrees, and
Five, all have sex
Where will they be when
this type of music dies out?
Probably singing “Do you
want fries with that?” off
the hit album “Working At
McDonald’s.”
that lasts is the
creative music,
the music that
defines a gen-
eration. If you
can listen to a
song and say,
“Y’ know, I can
really relate to
appeal, and thus
they will sell. These groups do not have
skill, per se, but they do have the appeal to
sell records.
The talent of these groups is certainly
questionable. They are given the lyrics to
their songs, then their voices are digitally
enhanced on the record so it all sounds
perfect. This type of commercial recording
seems so empty on the surface because it
these lyrics,”
or, “This song has some great guitar,” you
know that it took some time to write and
arrange. But you probably wouldn’t even
listen in its entirety to a song that sounds
like every other song you ever heard.
Music needs to be appreciated, not just
look good in the CD case or on a poster.
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Yes, Virginia, We Do Have a College Radio Station
By JEFFREY ATENCIO
Staff Writer
WCDDB is your college radio station. Never
heard of it before? Well, then you’re part of the
majority. of most UAlbany students who don’t
know our school has a station and have never
tuned in to 90.9 FM. Take a moment to listen. It’s
surprising how much variety in both music and
programming the station has to offer.
WCDB encompasses a spectrum of different
types of music. The shows are unique, and each DJ
hosts his or her show with a blend of personality
and music that steps away from the mainstream.
The range of music is quite remarkable. From
punk rock and rap, to jazz, blues, indie rock, emo-
core, R&B, hip-hop, and electronic dance, WCDB
tries to satisfy the large listenership of the Capital
Region. The station’s goal is to give an alternative
to commercial music and show listeners that the
music they like is available over the airwaves.
WCDB, which is sponsored by the Student
Association, is one of the few groups that can help
educate students about the music industry and
radio journalism. Kara Brodfeurer, General
Manager-elect for the station says it is an outlet for
students that other groups might not provide. “It’s
a good experience in college, especially when you
don’t know many people or if you have a lot to say
and want a radio show,” says Brodfeurer. “Tt can
also be a stepping stone for a job in the music
industry,” she adds.
Stu Smilowitz, Program Director, agrees. In
his opinion, working with WCDB can help stu-
dents gain experience unique to radio. “WCDB
gives the opportunity for people to learn things for
their possible career fields,” says Smilowitz.
The DJs all have extensive knowledge about
the genres of music they play and want to show lis-
teners new music they have never heard before.
“WCDB gave me a chance to spin whatever I
wanted and I think there are a lot of people inter-
ested in hearing stuff they don’t normally listen
too,” says Jim Tsakonas, a DJ at WCDB.
WCDB presents programs besides music.
These include talk shows like “Talk Show 91” and
“Saturday Sports Spotlight”’ The station broad-
casts all UAlbany sports games and has been used
as a forum for school issues. WCDB also pro-
motes concerts and events like the “Battle of the
DJs,” which will be held at Bogies on April 23rd.
The station creates an atmosphere in which
people of different musical tastes and styles can be
part of something fun, yet educational. WCDB is
definitely an alternative to the mainstream.
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Campus Events
Friday, April 23, 1999 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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CULTURE
4/23
New York State
Writers Institute
Classic Film Series:
“Robin Hood” (American, . 1922, b/w, silent
with piano accompaniment by Mike Schiffer).
Page Hall. 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the pub-
lic. For more information, call 442-5620. Web
site: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
4/23 & 4/25 & 4/28
Department of Theatre Event: “The Playboy
of the Western World.” Performing Arts Lab
Theatre. 8:00 p.m. $10 for the general public,
$7 for students. The play will also be shown on
April 25 at 3 p.m. and April 28-May 1 at 8 p.m.
An Irish Semester Event. For more informa-
tion, call 442-3997,
4/27
New York State Writers Institute Visiting
Writers Series: Frances FitzGerald, journalist
and Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction writer.
The author will also hold an informal seminar
at 4 p.m. in HU 290. Recital Hall, Performing
Arts Center. 8:00 p.m. Free and open to the
public. For more information, call
442-5620. Web site:
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/vws.html
4/27
Rockefeller College Public
Policy Lunch _ Series:
“Lessons to be Learned by
Troy’s Return from the
Financial Brink.” Mark
Pattison, Mayor of Troy. R
oudolf Room, Downtown
Campus. 12:15 p.m. - 1:30
p.m. Free.
4/28
Irish Semester Event: “Jewish and Irish
Migration to the United States in the Context of
National Struggle.” Mark Raider, Department
of Judaic Studies. Performing Arts Recital Hall.
4:00 p.m. Free. Sponsored by the Center for
Arts and Humanities. For more information,
call 442-4207.
Web site: http://www.albany.edu/cah
4/28
Topics in Language Minority Advocacy:
“Puerto Rican Transnational Migration and
Identity: Impact of English Language
Acquisition on Length of Stay in the United
States.” Carlos Santiago, Vice President for
Academic Affairs. HU 23. 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Free and open to everyone. Sponsored by the
Language Advocacy Project, Ed. Theory /and
Practice.
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4/26
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Presents IBM: Monday, April 26 in LC 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm. Learn about IBM and
8/390. Information about employment
opportunities & internships. Refreshments
will be served. abca@albany.edu
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4/27
School of Public Health Spring Seminar
Series: “The Politics and Science of
Alternative Medicine.” David Hess, Professor
of Science and Technology Studies, RPI. Room
110, East Campus, Rensselaer. 7:45 a.m. bagels
and coffee, 8 - 9 a.m. seminar. Free and open to
the public. For more information, call 402-0330
Web site: http://www.albany.edu/sph
4/27 .
School of Education Alumni Association and
the School of Education Present a Panel
Discussion: “Do We Still Need Special
Education?” Donald Hepp, Sean O’Neill,
Nancy Belowich-Negron. Moderator: Kevin
Quinn. Alumni House. 4:00 p.m. Free.
Reception to follow at 5 p.m. Parking is avail-
able at Dutch Quad lot for $3. Tickets available
at the Alumni House the day of the event. For
more information, call 442-4985.
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HEALTH
4/27
Atmospheric Sciences
Research Center Tuesday
Afternoon Seminar Series:
“Towards Better Rainfall
Forecasting Methods.” Chris
Walcek, ASRC. CESTM Auditorium. 3:30 p.m.
Free. Refreshments will be served.
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Series: “The Education
of Immigrants and the
Children of
Immigrants.” Charles
Hirschman, University
of Washington. Center
for Social &
Demographic Analysis.
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free. For more informa- -
tion, call Patricia De Forge at 442-4905.
4/26
Illustrated Lecture: “Trees: Living Links to
the Classical Past.” John McMahon,
Professor, _LeMoyne College.
Humanities B-39. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Sponsored by the Department of
Classics.
4/27
Political Rally: 11:30am at Capitol
Building. The Coalition for a
Sweatshop-Free SUNY is holding a
rally to impose a code of conduct on
the Collegiate Lisensing Corp. Free
buses leave Collins Circle at 11am
4/28
Earth Tones, First Annual Spring
‘Concert. UAlbany’s premier male A
cappella Group. When: Saturday
May Ist, 8:00 p.m. Where: PAC
Recital Hall. $2 student/$4 non stud.
The University Dance Council per-
forming “Footworks 99.” Friday
May 7 @8:00 p.m., Saturday May
8@ 3:00 p.m. Students $5, Adults $8,
Children and Senior Citizens $3
Holocaust Film Series: “The Long
Way Home” (1997, USA, English).
Lecture Center 19. 7:30 p.m. Free
and open to the public. For more
information, call the Department of
Judaic Studies at 442-4130.
Dance Party at Colonial Quad
Dining Hall. 9pm-2am. Five DJs:
Ezekiel, Double -O-Soul, Hands
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w/o. There will be a dress-up contest,
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Greek Week 1999 Schedule
Saturday, April 24
Opening Ceremonies 1] a.m.
- | p.m.
Location: Outdoor
Basketball Courts (Behind
Indian Quad)
-Banner Contest: Team
Banner
-Spirit Contest
-Canned Food Drive
Sunday April 25
SPORTS DAY (11:30 a.m. -
5 p.m.)
*Football@ACIA fields
behind Dutch Quad
-Game 1: 11:30 a.m - Gold
Team vs. Royal Team
-Game 2: 1:30 a.m. - Black
Team vs Red Team
Third Place 3:30 p.m.
Finals Wed 4/28
*Softball@ Fields behind
State Quad
-Game |: 12 p.m. - Black
Team vs Gold Team
-Game 2: 2 p.m. - Gold
Team vs Red Team
Third place 4/28
Finals Wed 4/28
*Soccer @ Field next to
Dutch Quad
-Game 1: 11:30 a.m. - Royal
Team vs Black Team
-Game 2: 1 p.m. - Red Team
vs Gold Team
Third Place 4/28
Finals 3 p.m.
*Basketball @ old Gym
Monday April 26
LGC-MGC-NPHC
Organized Event
Tuesday April 27
Community Service Day
-Fund raiser for Special
Olympics
-Teams must wear Greek
Unity T-Shirts to recieve
points
-Each team must collect
money to be donated to the
Special Olympics (point dis-
tribution will be doubled for
this event)
Locations to follow
Scavenger Hunt at 7:30 p.m.
-500 item list will be given
Wednesday April 28
Campus Clean-up Day/
Greek God and Goddess
-Community Service -
Teams will be provided with
marked garbage cans for
clean-up. Event will take
place on podium and all
quads. Points will be distrib-
uted according to participa-
tion and productivity.
(Points will be doubled for
this event.)
Teams must wear Unity T-
shirts for points.
- Greek Goddess and God
Talent show at 7 p.m. in
Page Hall (downtown cam-
pus)
7 p.m. Talent Show
8 p.m. Skits
Thursday April 29
Day Off
Friday April 30
Closing Ceremonies
-Wear Team T-Shirts for
points
-Banner Contest
-Spirit contest
Final Point Tally
Greek Winner will be
announced.
Panhellenic Sorority Honor Role
The Albany Student Press would like to congratulate the following female members of the
Panhellenic Association for their academic acheivements. Members in italics recieved the
highest GPA award in their respective sororities.
AE®: Maureen Lynch, Elizabeth Covitt, Stacey Waldner, Elizabeth Manse
AOJ]: Kristen Mortimer, Chrissy Alessio, Angela Veneziano
LAT: Lauren Schatz, Jamie Marcus, Marina Chervin
‘VT: Elana Hacken, Janice Steiner, Sara Beierholm
AEA: Theresa Boulanger, Stephanie Wolfson, Lauren Hudes
A®E: Andrea Lacey, Jennifer Kay, Amie Curran, Amy Adler, Darcey Long
AZ: Nicole Bertrand, Robyn Bodyszewick, Jennifer Dampf, Jacqueline Sanchez
A®: Danielle Wasserman, Amanda Brous
AAZ: Danielle Cavallero, Francesca Fosco, Jennifer Arena, Eva Young, Jesica
Misnik, Elizabeth Farrell
@22z: Patricia Tierney, Laura Hughey, Stephanie Summers, Lacy Flugman, Jocelyn
Rozzi, Jennifer Bosworth, Erin Finnegan
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Greek page by-line.
The article about
Alpha Chi Rho was
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Greek Correspondent
but by Stacey
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Breast Caneer:
By ANNE ROSIN
Middle Earth Outreach Coordinator
Middle Earth is a program which allows students to help other students. We operate a
Myths and Realities
Middle Earth Roots
Have you heard that a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in nine? Have you
heard that oral contraceptives increase your risk? Have you heard that oral contracep-
tives decrease your risk? Maybe you are left wondering what’s true. This article will
attempt to separate some common myths from the realities about breast cancer.
campus hotline and offer workshops and programs on a variety of topics important to
college students. Middle Earth Roots is a service of the Middle Earth program.
Breast Cancer:. Although you may have heard a lot about it, how much do you really
know? Do you know the risks? Do you know anything about prevention, breast self-
exams, or mammography? Should you?
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MYTH I: ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE A WOMAN’S
RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER.
Although this was once believed to be the case, a recent study consisting of data col-
lected from approximately 150,000 women indicated that oral contraceptives do not
increase a woman’s long-term risk of developing breast cancer.
MYTH IJ: BREAST CANCER OCCURS AS
FREQUENTLY IN YOUNG WOMEN AS IT
DOES IN OLDER WOMEN.
The fact is that by the age of 25, a woman
has a one in 20,000 chance of developing
breast cancer. A woman’s risk increases with
her age; two-thirds of women who develop
breast cancer will do so after age 50.
Have you heard that
a woman’s lifetime
risk of breast cancer
is one in nine?
MYTH III: ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE
A WOMAN’S RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER.
Recent studies have shown that consuming as little as one alcoholic beverage per day
heightens a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
Now that some of the myths have been dispelled, what are the facts?
FACT I: NUMEROUS RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE LINKED THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF BREAST CANCER TO HIGH-FAT, LOW-FIBER DIETS.
To decrease your risk, choose a diet that is low in fat (e.g. avoid fast foods and snack
foods like potato chips and pizza) and high in fiber (e.g. fruits, vegetables, and cereal),
Vitamin D, and Calcium.
FACT II: A HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER WITHIN A WOMAN’S IMMEDIATE
FAMILY (MOTHER, SISTER) INCREASES HER RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF BREAST CANCER.
This is especially true if an immediate family member developed breast cancer before
the age of fifty, or if more than one member of the immediate family has been diagnosed
with breast cancer.
FACT III: EARLY DETECTION LEADS TO EARLY CURE.
This is fairly obvious, but the question is, what does early detection mean? If you are
a woman under the age of 35, you should perform breast self-exams monthly. When per-
forming a self-exam, be aware of any lumps or tissue thickening, changes in the shape
of the breast or nipple, or dimpling of the skin on the breast or surrounding the nipple.
Monthly self-exams are most easily performed in the shower, because lumps are easier
to feel when skin is wet. In addition, be sure to visit your physician annually for a more
thorough examination. Beginning at age 35, and no later than age 40, have yearly mam-
mograms. This procedure is a relatively quick and painless way to detect tumors before
they are visible or obvious to the touch, when they are still 90% curable. Maintaining
proper screening habits may save your life!
If you would like a physical exam, please call the University’s Women’s Health Clinic
at 442-5470 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are also available at the Student
Health Center (442-5455).
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Knicks Facing Quick End To Abbreviated Season
By Russ BARRETT
Staff Writer
The story of the Knicks’ season has
been their inability to win close games.
Monday night was no different, as the
Knicks fell to the Philadelphia Seventy-
Sixers, who sent them home with four
consecutive losses.
According to Allan Houston, the
team has no identity. Head coach Jeff
VanGundy has insisted that the team
does not need to regroup, but rather, they
need to win the close games. On
Wednesday the Knicks fired General
Manager and President Ernie Grunfeld.
The loss to the Sixers put New York in
a three-way tie with Charlotte and
Toronto for ninth place in the East. They
have until Friday to gather themselves
and prepare for a crucial matchup with
Charlotte at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks had eighteen turnovers
against the Sixers, eight of which came
in the fourth quarter. In addition to the
mental lapses and fourth quarter implo-
sions, not one member of the Knicks has
established himself as the go-to guy.
Traditionally, Patrick Ewing assumed
this role, but Ewing has missed several
game-ending shots this season. Houston
is either dominant or absent as he strug-
gles to post consistent scoring, and
Sprewell is similar in that he either pours
on the points or commits absent-minded
turnovers in crunch time.
Patrick Ewing is growing
old and remains ringless
The team undoubtedly has the talent to
be a contender, but somebody needs to
simply step up and drive the players to
perform to their capability. Charles
Oakley used to be.that force behind the
Knicks’ emotions, but now he is instead
powering the Raptors in the playoff race.
The Knicks have eight games remain-
ing in the lockout shortened season.
They have several tough opponents
including Miami, Indiana, and
Charlotte. Patrick Ewing is growing old
and remains ringless. Will Houston,
Sprewell, and Johnson take their games
to the next level to help the Knicks sneak
into the playoffs? .
It’s now or never for the Knicks, and
should they finally
3000-meter runs.
DANE OF THE WEEK
Andrea Viger
Accomplishments: Viger helped lead the Great Danes
on Saturday, winning two events, the 1500-meter and
Viger, the NECC and ECAC
Individual Champion in cross country as well as a dou-
ble-winner at the NECC meet indoors, was timed at
4:49.24 in the 1500 and at 10:43.24 in the 3000.
find their identity and
slip into the playoffs,
they may be a force to
be reckoned with.
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RATS STUMBLE INTO AHL PLAYOFFS
By Dan WILSON
Staff Writer
Entering the last week of the regular
season, the Albany River Rats were win-
ners in nine of their last 11 games. With
season-high fourth consecutive
defeat.
In their final regular season game,
the Rats hosted the Adirondack Red
Wings on Sunday. The Rats scored
four goals in the first period to lead
hopes of entering the playoffs on a win-
ning streak, the Rats hosted the Rochester
Americans last Wednesday.
Rochester took an early lead, scoring six minutes
into the game. The Rats responded soon after,
when Pierre Dagenais scored his 15th goal of the
season.
The Americans answered by scoring two goals
to make the score 3-1. Jeff Williams of the Rats
scored his league-leading 45th goal halfway
through the second period to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Rochester added two unanswered goals to make
the final score 5-2. John Madden picked up an
assist to bring his consecutive point-scoring streak
to 14 games. Despite registering 41 shots on the
Americans’ goalie, Martin Biron, the Rats
dropped their second game in a row.
The team was on the road last Friday to again
play the Rochester Americans. For the second
time in three days, the Rats lost to the Americans,
this time by a score of 3-1.
Once again Rochester got a strong game from its
goalie, this time Tom Draper, who stopped
Adirondack 4-0. Scoring for the Rats
were Willie Mitchell with his first of the season,
Colin White, Eric Bertrand, and Jeff Williams.
Adirondack cut the lead to 4-1 but the scoring
ended there. The Rats’ goalie, Mike Buzak, was
solid, registering 25 saves.
The River Rats finished the regular season with
100 points, good enough for second in the Empire
Division of the Western Conference behind the
Rochester Americans. They also had the fourth
best overall point total in the American Hockey
League.
John Madden finished third in the AHL for scor-
ing with 98 points, while teammate Steve Brule
finished sixth with 84 points. Jeff Williams led the
AHL with 46 goals, and Madden finished fourth in
goal scoring with 38.
The Rats begin the first round of the playoffs on
Thursday. They will meet the Hamilton Bulldogs
at the Pepsi Arena. Game II of the series is also at
home on Saturday followed by Game II at
Hamilton on Wednesday the 28th.
43 shots. Madden scored the lone Rats’
goal to make his point scoring streak 15
games.
Returning home, the Rats faced the
Philadelphia Phantoms on Saturday. Colin
The Great Danes were 3-1 this past week, including
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White and Pierre Dagenais scored one goal
each to put the Rats up 2-0. After a
Philadelphia goal, Steve Brule scored his
32nd of the season to make the Rats’ lead
3-1.
The Rats were unable to hold onto the
lead, as Philadelphia scored three unan-
swered goals in the remaining 10 minutes
of the game. The 4-3 loss gave the Rats a
two wins in conference play. Albany came back from
two runs down in the fifth inning on Friday to defeat
Concordia, 18-16. The Great Danes then swept a cou-
ple of close contests with Southern Connecticut State
on Saturday. Albany won the first game 5-3, while
taking the second in extra innings 6-3. The team
ended the week with a 10-9 loss at the hands of New
Paltz. The Great Danes are 15-13 on the season
and11-3 in the NECC Conference.
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Is This the Last Straw?
Yankee Outfielder In Trouble
By ADAM DOLING
Staff Writer
Darryl Strawberry may
have permanently ended
his baseball future with his
arrest last week.
Strawberry was appre-
hended this past
Wednesday, and charged
with possession of cocaine
and solicitation of a prosti-
tute. He was found with .03
grams of the drug, and
allegedly propositioned an
undercover police officer
for sex.
Strawberry’s arrest sent
shockwaves throughout the
Yankee organization.
Baseball officials had test-
ed him for drugs just the
day before his arrest. There
has been no word so far
concerning the results of
the test. Strawberry did not
join the team at the begin-
ning of the season, but
rather spent an extra few
weeks in extended spring
training. He had planned to
join the team soon. The
arrest comes on the heels
of his well-publicized bat-
tle with colon cancer late
last year. Strawberry was
very popular with team-
mates and fans, who were
happy that he had seeming-
ly overcome his troubled
past.
Strawberry has
had a long history of trou-
bles, both on the field and
off. He has a well-docu-
mented substance abuse
problem, and has been
charged with domestic
abuse on more than one
occasion. However, since
joining the Yankees late in
1995, Strawberry has been
a model citizen on the team
and a role model to his
fans. He has also displayed
glimpses of his past great-
ness; last year he hit 24
home runs in limited time
at the plate.
After battling colon can-
cer and chemotherapy
treatment, Strawberry was
seen by many as a man tak-
ing advantage of his sec-
_ond chance on the baseball
field. People were begin-
ning to overlook his past
problems and embrace him
for his courage. However,
his latest act might have
ruined all the good he has
done lately.
Besides the stupidity that
he showed with his solici-
tation charge, the fact
remains that the man still is
battling a drug problem
and needs help. Early in his
career, Strawberry looked
like he had a legitimate
chance to reach 500
homers for his career and
maybe break some records
along the way. Now it
looks like he is going for a
record that nobody wants
to break: former Yankee
Steve Howe’s record for
second chances in _ the
majors (which currently
stands at three, four, five,
and counting).
ALBANY SCHEDULE
DATE TEAM OPPONENT TIME
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4/23 Baseball at New Hampshire College 1:00
Softball at New Hampshire College ~ 2:00
4/24 Baseball Stony Brook (DH) 12:00
Softball Stony Brook (DH) 12:00
Women’s Tennis at Pace — 12:00
Men’s Lacrosse Vermont 1:00
4/25 Women’s Tennis Union 10:30
Baseball Pace 1:00
4/26 Softball at New York Tech (DH) 3:00
Women’s Lacrosse at Siena 4:00
4/27 Softball at Dowling (DH) 2:30
4/28 Baseball at Niagara (DH) 12:00
Men’s Lacrosse Marist 3:30
Women’s Lacrosse at Holy Cross 4:00
4/29 Baseball Farleigh Dickinson 3:30
Women’s Lacrosse Drop Two In D1 Competition
By Dawn D1 Micco
Staff Writer
On Saturday, Albany traveled to face
Division I opponent
Colgate. In a disap-
pointing effort, the
Danes found them-
selves down 15-0 at
the half. Stacey Mayer
put Albany on the
board with 20:10
remaining in the con-
test and added the
only other goal of the game for the Great
Danes before they were defeated 22-2. In
addition to Mayer’s offense, Albany
recéived strong defensive play from fresh-
man Katie Wolf and sophomore Delia
Beplat. .
In the final home game of their careers
on Wednesday, seniors Anne Colonna,
Mayer, and Karen Karpus led
the Danes attack, scoring the
team’s first eight goals of the
contest. Colonna led the way
with five goals. Mayer con-
tributed with two. goals and
an assist, while Karpus
added a goal. Unfortunately,
their efforts were not enough.
Visiting Monmouth jumped
out on top early to lead 8-3 at the half. The
Great Danes made a mini-run in the sec-
ond half, but Monmouth withstood it and
held on to win 15-9.
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Thanks for the Memories Gretzky - The Great One Retires After 20 Seasons
By JUSTIN WALDEN
Associate Managing Editor
assist during a second period power-play
goal by Brian Leetch. Gretzky’s assists
This past Sunday the National Hockey
even outnumber his closest
competitor Gordie Howe’s
goals and assists combined.
League said good-bye to its most. estab-
lished _ goal-scorer, Wayne Gretzky. _
Gretzky retires, holding or sharing 61 dif-
ferent NHL records, after 20 seasons in the
Included in Gretzky’s record
book are awards for most
career goals (894), most career
league.
Gretzky achieved his 1,963 career
points (2977), most goals in a
single season (92), and most
career playoff goals (122).
Sunday was the last day of the regular
= season, and the playoffs start-
ed on Wednesday. Gretzky’s
New York Rangers missed the
post season for the second
consecutive year, this time by
13 points. Gretzky’s departure
will leave a huge hole on the
Rangers’ roster for next year.
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Islanders had the sec-
ond-worst record in the
league this season, as
they were down 32
points from the
Pittsburgh Penguins in
the Eastern Conference.
There were nights this
season when even
UAlbany’s ice hockey
team chould have skated
circles around _ the
Islanders. This is the sec-
ond: year in a row that
the Isles have been
knocked out of the play-
offs by Christmas. Look
for wholesale changes in
their line-up for next
year. General Manager
Mike Milbury will be
fired this summer.
Islander fans, don’t feel
too bad, though. Goalie
Felix Potivin showed
signs of life in a 55-save
' effort last week.
The Western confer-
ence is a three-team divi-
sion this year. The Dallas
Stars, winners of the
President’s Trophy, will
‘face the Edmonton
Oilers. Curtis Joseph has
been Edmonton’s saving
grace in the past couple
of years. Joseph single-
handedly beat the
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Colorado Avalanche
after his team was down
three games to one last
year. Look for the Stars
to breeze by Edmonton.
The Avalanche bolstered their roster
considerably before the March trading
deadline, stealing Theo Fleury away from
the Flames and acquiring veteran Dale
Hunter. from the Capitals. They face off
against the San Jose Sharks who have been
playing well in front of goalie Steve
’ Shields. It will be a tight battle, but expect
the older Avalanche to squeak past the
Sharks. Detroit was the busiest team at the
trading deadline this year, picking up a for-
mer-Conn Smythe-winning goalie (Bill
Ranford), a gritty sniper (Wendel Clark)
and two veteran defensemen (Chris
Chelios and Ulf Samuelsson). The Red
Wings should defeat the Mighty Ducks,
who are a one line team. It’s a toss-up
between the Phoenix Coyotes and St.
Louis Blues. Neither team will survive the
second round.
The Boston Bruins, the sixth seed in the
Eastern Conference, have the dream
match-up. The Bruins have just two losses
in their last nine games. On Thursday
Night Boston took the series lead with a 2-
0 victory in game one. This team may go
deep into the playoffs. Though not as her-
alded as such Eastern Conference goal-
tenders Mastin Brodeur and Dominik
Hasek, starting goalie Byron Dafoe is
playing the best hockey of his career. The
Carolina Hurricanes won the Southeast
division, and as a result have the third spot
in the East. They would be placed eighth
had they not won their division.
Look for the Devils to beat the Penguins
in perhaps the toughest first-round series.
The Buffalo Sabres may surprise the sec-
ond seeded Ottowa Senators. The battered
Flyers, without star Eric Lindros, may lose
to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are led by
the always-dramatic Curtis Joseph.
Teams who win in the playoffs have two
things: great goaltending and scoring
depth. Patrick Roy backstops what is per-
haps the deepest team in the playoffs this
year, the Colorado Avalanche. The
Western Conference winner will probably
also win the Stanley Cup, so look for either
Detroit or the Stars to win it all.
Baseball Sparkling in Conference Play
Danes Bounce Back
By JEREMY MORRISSEY
Sports Editor
After losing three out of their
last four games, the Danes’ baseball
team hosted Concordia College on
Friday. The Danes entered the
game with a 12-12 record.
Albany had an 11-2 lead
after three innings but
Concordia scored 6 runs in
the fourth inning. The Danes
scored 3 runs in the bottom
half of the inning. The
Clippers took the lead by
‘scoring 8 runs in the top of
the fifth inning. In the bottom
half of the inning, Albany
scored four runs including a
bases loaded double to take
the lead, 18-16. They man-
aged to hold the lead for the
next two innings until the
_Frank Cannistra.
Keubler was again the hero of
the day as he hit another three-run
homer following a leading double by
The extra runs
proved to be important for Albany as
the Owls sent another runner home
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Mike Keubler is greeted at the plate after
connecting on a _ three-run homer on
Reb ital
game was stopped because of
darkness. The next day, the Danes
headed. to Connecticut to take on
conference rival Southern
Connecticut State in a double head-
er, The Danes
before the end of the 6-3 game.
Tuesday’s game against
Quinnipiac was postponed because
of rain. The following day, the
Danes _ hosted
won both games
to improve their
record to 15-12
and improved
their conference
It took a late inning rally
for the Danes to get the
win in the second game.
New Paltz.
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jumped on top
early, scoring
five runs in the
record to 11-3.
In the opener,
third baseman, Mike Keubler hit a
three-run homer in the first inning.
Jason Trufant picked up the win to
improve his record to 3-1 for the
season. Michael Oliva singled and
doubled twice in the 5-3 victory.
It took a late inning rally for the
Danes to get the win in the second
game. Conference rules allow teams
to only play seven innings in the sec-
ond game of double headers. That
left the Danes in trouble as the
Southern Connecticut State Owls
had a 2-1 lead entering the seventh
‘inning. Albany tied the game in the
top of the inning and after keeping
the Owls scoreless in the bottom
half, the game went to extra innings.
bottom of the
first inning.
New Paltz scored two in the third
and three in the fifth to tie the game.
before the Great Danes regained the |
lead with two runs in the bottom of
the fifth. New Paltz took the lead for
good in the eighth, scoring five runs
to take a 10-7 lead. Albany mounted
a comeback in the ninth, led by
Steve Lizza’s two-run homer. But
the Danes came up short, losing the
game 10-9.
On Thursday, the Danes saw
another postponement as their dou-
bleheader against New Hampshire
College was suspended due to rain.
Albany’s record stands at 15-13 for
the year and 11-3 in conference play.
Lady Danes Battle Division I Opponent
By JOE ATTONITO
Staff Writer
On Tuesday afternoon the Lady Danes
Softball team got its first taste of Division
I competition, dropping both halves of a
doubleheader against the Vermont
Catamounts.
The losses came as results of ee
errors, which Coach Chris Cannata
The only thing resembling an offen-
sive threat was Debbie Hodge’s last-
inning walk. Deva Brandes came out to
run for Hodge, and stole second base on a
fumbled ball. The threat and the game both
ended there though, when the Catamounts
fielded Sophia Pasquis’ hard-hit ball.
The second game was more of a men-
tal deconstruction, with great playing
complimented by
described as the _ difference
between a good team and a great
team.
In the first game, a one-run
contest, walk-on freshman Lindsey
Wilson pitched a no-hitter into the
The only thing
resembling a threat
was Debbie Hodge’s
last-inning walk.
bad mistakes.
Pitcher Jessica
Hansen came out
hard, striking out
two batters in the
first inning, and
fifth inning. Throughout the first
four innings, the team had an outstanding
game on the field.
The shortstop/third base tandem of
Valerie Terry and Nancy Nicsevic had a
strong game. In the third inning an oppo-
nent hit a ball hard at Nicsevic, who was
able to slow it down. Terry backed her up
and proceeded to throw out the base run-
ner.
Also looking very sharp in the field
were outfielders Cari Crocket and Kara
Faraone. During the course of the entire
first game both players grabbed every-
thing near their gloves. These two, like
Terry and Nicsevic, play extremely well
together.
The problems start-
ed in the fifth inning,
when Wilson gave up
her no-hitter. Two
straight hits put runners
on first and second, and
a passed ball moved the
runners up to second
and third. Fortunately,
the Danes were able to
escape with only one
run scored against
them. In the sixth, it
looked like the
Jessica Hanson
strong on Tuesday, striking out
the first two batters she faced.
going strong
through the first two. Unfortunately the
entire team dissolved in the fifth inning.
The Catamounts came out with two
bunts to start the inning, and both which
were misplayed. The effect was a four-run
inning, partially due to mistakes by the
Danes, and mistakes by the umpires.
There were many of both in the innings to
follow. A series of bad throws and mis-
played balls led to some base runners,
which translated into runs against the
Danes.
The Danes did, however, have a better
game at the plate, going 7 for 24. Debbie
Hodge went three for three with an RBI
single. Nancy Nicsevic
and Valerie Terry both
scored in the third. Terry
also had a RBI double in-
the inning.
After
= Coach Cannata made a
iG few comments. Her main
2 thought was that her team,
“should have won the sec-
ond game.” She went on
to say, “In the first game
we didn’t hit, but in the
second game we made
mental mistakes.”
Their record is now 20-
the games
came out
Catamounts were threat-
ening again, but Wilson
forced a ground out to end the inning.
The Danes’ offense struggled during
the game. Overall, the Danes were held to
2 for 23 hitting, a .087 AVG, until
Michelle Mausteller’s fourth inning dou-
ble.
12 overall and 7-3 in the
conference. They have four more confer-
ence opponents, three of whom they will
have to beat on the road. It looks like they
have a shot at competing at the regionals
next month, and even in next year’s
Division I inaugural season.
Track 6 Field Teams Suffer Disappointing Losses
Men and Women Edged by Buffalo
By LEX KRAVITZ
Janna Johnston, Andrea Viger, Flavia
ished with 190 to Albany
LF,
In all four events in which they had
individual winners, Albany finished 1-2.
Ben Wright won the 1500m run in 3:59.55
with Rob Naughter close behind at
4:00.32. Brendan Howell had his break-
through race of the season en route to a
victory in the 3000m steeplechase in a
time of 9:32.24. He was followed by the
: second place finish
of Todd Weiss. The
men’s 5000m_ run
saw Andy Rickert set
a personal best time
of 15:26.24 while on
his way to victory.
Mike Kiernan was
second in 15:31. The
shot put was won by
Jason Jaconetti with
a throw of 42711”.
Mark Sutter finished second for the Great
Danes in the same event.
Binghamton was third with 137, while
Marisi finished with 76. Hobbled by
injuries, the Great Danes went into the
quad meet without three key components
to their success. Steve Kantrowitz, a dou-
ble-winner from last week’s meet, Ron
Edmundson, winner of the triple jump a
week ago, and John
Morris, who placed
third in the high
jump last week,
were all unable to
compete due to
injuries. These set-
backs were com-
bined with the dis-
qualification of
Ben Wright in the
800m run, an event
he had won, which cost the team an extra
seven points. It was obvious the Danes
had many obstacles to climb.
Cass, and Xiomara Davila Diaz led The
Great Danes with their performances.
Johnston won both the long jump and the
javelin throw, while placing third in the
high jump. Viger was victorious in the
1500m and 3000m runs. Cass placed first
in the shot-put and second in both the dis-
cus and hammer
throws. Davila Diaz
won the 200m dash,
placed second in the
100m _high-hurdles,
and finished third in
the triple jump. Other
Albany winners
included Tara Bialy in
the 100m dash and
Tammy Freeman in the 800m run.
In what was termed a “disappointing
result” by both athletes and coaches who
felt Albany was the better team, the men
fell to Buffalo by 13 points. Buffalo fin-
Staff Writer
Albany’s Men’s and Women’s Track
& Field teams both found themselves in a
very tight meet with the University of
Buffalo this past weekend. The women
trailed by one point to Buffalo, 196-195,
entering the final
event, the 1600-meter
relay. Whichever team
won the relay would
win the entire meet.
The two schools were
stride for stride until
the fourth leg, when a
bad handoff cost
Albany both the race
Hobbled by injuries, the
Great Danes went into
the quad meet without
three components to
their success.
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and the meet. Buffalo finished with 205
points to Albany’s 202. The Great Danes
defeated Binghamton who finished with
122.5 points, and Marist, with 64.5 points.
Albany had eight individual winners.
