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2016
ISSUE 20
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ASSAULT REPORTS UP 200 PERCENT
By LINDSEY RIBACK
Reports of sexual assault on the University
at Albany campus hit 150 in 2015 - a 200
percent increase from the previous year,
according to Chantelle Cleary, UAlbany’s
Title IX Coordinator.
UA\lbany is taking a different approach
from other schools, embracing the rising
numbers.
“I know it sounds crazy to say, but
‘we want reports to go up,” said Cleary.
“We know it is happening and if it’s not
being reported to us, we are not getting
services to these people who have had these
experiences.”
The former prosecutor for the Assistant
District A ttomey in Albany said national
statistics indicate that one in four women
are sexually assaulted on college campuses.
UAlbany has an undergraduate student body
of roughly 17,000 with an almost even male
to female ratio. This means that there should
be roughly 2,100 reports of sexual assault
reported to the university each year.
Cleary attributes the 200 percent increase
in reports to the student body’s awareness
of the resources available to them and
recognizes that this is a great start. However,
she also acknowledges that the number is
much lower than expected so there is still
much to be done.
In 2014, President Robert J. Jones
opened up the A dvocacy Center for Sexual
Violence with Carol Stenger as the director.
Currently, UA lbany is the only school in the
SUNY system with its own sexual violence
resource center. The following year he hired
Cleary as the university’s full-time Title IX
Coordinator, and in March 2016 he added a
second full-time Title IX Coordinator, Tricia
George.
The main purpose behind the center, which
Stenger refers to as a “one-stop shop,” is to
give victims of sexual assault a chance to
be heard even if they choose not to press
charges, along with providing any resources
they may need.
“The very first thing we are going to
offer you is a good listening to,” Stenger
said. “Y ou just had someone take away
your decision making, they’ve decided what
you’ re going to do with your body and with
your space. We want to give you that control
back, we don’t want to take it away from you
and say this is what we're going to do.”
Unlike the Title IX office, the Advocacy
Center is completely confidential, so Stenger
is only required to report the date, time and
location of the attacks to the university unless
the victim chooses to pursue an investigation.
In the event that the student does come
forward, Stenger will inform Cleary, whose
job itis to then determine if the victim wants
the university to conduct an administrative
investigation, the police to conduct an
investigation, both or neither. The purpose of
the administrative investigation is to decide if
any UA lbany policies have been violated.
“When I reach out to a student after
receiving a report, my mission.
is to ensure that they are aware
of all of their options so that
they can make an informed
decision... and they’ re in the
driver's seat,” Cleary said.
For each incident, Cleary and
George meet with the Sexual
Misconduct and Response
Team, SMART, to determine
what is best for the campus
community as a whole, but they
also do their best to honor the
victim’ s request.
According to Cleary, the
main driving force behind the
university’s approach to report
sexual assaults has been Jones,
who “has been not only fully
committed, but a leader on this.”
Stenger also noted Jones’
and the university's collective
support, hoping this will make
students more likely to come
forward.
“The university would not
be funding a place like this if
they wanted to shove this stuff
What RESOURCES are
available to those affected
by sexual violence
albany.edu/iustask
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Chantelle Cleary at the East Campus’ #JustAsk
Rally for Change in October.
under the rug,” she said. “Having
a stand-alone agency says
something about the university’ s approach.
which I hope would also make people more
comfortable.”
To confidentially report an incident
of sexual violence or to seek support, the
Advocacy Center for Sexual Violence is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and can be found in Indian Quad’s
Seneca Hall basement. To file a report of
sexual conduct to the university, Chantelle
Cleary can be contacted at 518-956-8168.
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Albany to get more handicap- friendly
and automatic door
openers on campus,
the university website
is equipped with
-| button-press and mouse
navigation, making
the site accessible
to visually impaired
students. Videos on
the site are also fully
captioned for those who
are hearing impaired.
The DRC is responsible
for the upkeep of all of
these tools.
The partnership
between Albany and
the NE ADA will
mostly help Albany
businesses. The NE
ADA will help them
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Buttons for opening doors automatically are just one feature to help handicap
students around campus.
By MILO VOTAVA city more accessible to disabled
citizens.
Although the collaboration is
not geared towards the university,
many of the services that the
NE ADA provides are already
covered on the UAlbany campus
by the DRC.
In addition to the ramps
Changes may be coming
to the University at Albany’s
Disability Resource Center after
the city of Albany announced a
collaboration with the Northeast
Americans with Disabilities Act
(NE ADA) Center to make the
| RESEARCH
UA lbany looking at Alzheimer’s research
By CLARISSA SCHMIDT Cuomo’s $67.5 million grant program,
Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support
Over the course of the next six Initiative, which was announced earlier
years, the School of Public Health at
the University at Albany will receive
$700,000 to aid the Alzheimer’s
Disease Program, which is sponsored
by the New Y ork State Department of
Health.
This is part of Gov. Andrew
this year. It follows the $25 million
plan that was enacted by the NY SDOH
last year to support individuals
with Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias, as well as their caregivers.
UAlbany plans to work closely with
the NY SDOH in coordinati i
depth evaluation of the initiative. The
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make their websites and
physical stores more
accessible.
Places such as parks
and crosswalks are
also expected to receive some
changes. While the ADA is not
an enforcement or advocacy
group, it still has the ability
to help Albany residents and
students access their city better.
The main purpose of the NE
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evaluation, currently in its first year,
is expected to be complete in its sixth
year.
Alzheimer’s disease is a large public
health issue for the state. A pproximately
380,000 people in New Y ork are living
with Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias, according to the Alzheimer’s
Association. By the year 2025, that
Please see RESEARCH page 3
NEW YORK
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New Y ork readies for
opioid emergencies
By STEFAN LEMBO-
STOLBA
The life-saving overdose
antidote naloxone is
becoming more available
throughout New Y ork,
including on SUNY
campuses, through
programs that help safety
officials, students and
others combat and prevent
opioid-related emergencies.
Earlier this month, a
press release issued by
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
announced that independent
pharmacies throughout the
state can now sell naloxone,
also known by its brand
name Narcan, to customers
without a prescription.
Naloxone is a nasally
administered antidote that
blocks the effects of opioids
on the brain, reversing the
deadly consequences of an
overdose. The increased
availability of the antidote
comes amid the spike in
opioid related overdoses
throughout the nation.
In 2014, the governor
signed a package of
legislation aimed at
improving treatment of
opioid abuse, strengthening
illegal distribution
penalties, ensuring
proper naloxone use and
expanding public awareness
campaigns. The signing
of this legislation led
both SUNY and CUNY
campuses to “promote the
Combat Heroin campaign
on college campuses and
train campus police and
emergency personnel on the
use of naloxone,” according
to a press release from the
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Cuomo administration.
Despite the national
trend of opioid overdoses,
Five Quad, the volunteer
ambulance service that
serves the University at
Albany, has not seen any
increase in opioid related
emergencies or overdoses
on the UAlbany campus,
according to Director of
Operations Noah Pilnik.
Since 2014, UAlbany
police and Five Quad have
been trained and equipped
for the use of naloxone in
opioid related emergencies
and both support the use of
the drug.
“T think naloxone can
be a great tool for when
law enforcement responds
before EMS,” said UPD Lt.
Kevin Krosky.
UAlbany has adopted the
Good Samaritan 911 law, a
law that protects individuals
from prosecution for drug
possession if they contact
authorities in response to
a drug or alcohol related
overdose or emergency. It
was introduced by Cuomo
is September 2011.
Opiates include
hydrocodone, oxycodone,
morphine, heroin and
opium. In 2011, 4.2
million Americans above
the age of 12 admitted to
using heroin once in their
life, and over 2.5 million
Americans suffered from an
opioid addiction in 2012,
according to the National
Institute on Drug Abuse.
“The rates of
opioid use are low
but the consequences,
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non-driver ID only and he DRIVING WHILE FIRE ALARM She was transported to _ possession of fake IDs. __ elevator. Report of male student
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student found to be in was transported to the
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including potential death, are very
high,” said Dolores Cimini, the
assistant director of Counseling
Services at UA lbany. “That's why
we need Narcan, because it's life-
saving.”
In the spring of 2014, UPD
held a training session for
university professionals to
recognize the signs of opioid
abuse. By the fall of 2016,
both counseling staff and
members of Middle Earth
Peer Assistance Program, an
on-campus peer based support
program, will be trained on
how to administer naloxone,
Cimini said.
Although naloxone
receives widespread
support from legislators
and healthcare providers,
ithas been met with
opposition. Some feel that
this distribution may provide
individuals with a proverbial
“license to use,” according
to a journal published for the
American Nurses Association.
UAlbany however, has
not met any opposition, and
is working to make naloxone
and related opioid-use
prevention programs available
on campus. Health officials
‘urge students to familiarize
themselves with the Good
Samaritan 911 policies.
“The existence of Good.
Samaritan policies on college
campuses and in states offer
the opportunity for students
and ordinary citizens to
seek lifesaving assistance
for others,” Cimini said.
“Such policies allow us to
be empowered and active
bystanders.”
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number is projected to increase
to 460,000. The disease takes a
mental, physical, emotional and
economic toll on not only those
with Alzheimer’s, but on their
family members and caregivers as
well.
“Caregivers are poorly paid and
often feel restricted,” said Darla
Starson, a registered nurse and the
branch manager of Visiting Nurses
Home Care. “The initiative should
help caregivers feel respected
and serve as an incentive to make
others want to move into the
caregiver field.”
Some of the goals the initiative
aims to meet include providing
additional caregiver support
systems across the state and
expanding evidence-based
interventions offered by the
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
of Excellence and Alzheimer’s
Caregiver Assistance Programs.
According to Mary Gallant,
adean in the School of Public
Health, the school will be
collecting information from all
organizations that are funded by the
initiative to better understand who
is being reached by the evidence-
based services in place. The School
of Public Health will be reviewing
surveys and interviews to help the
state determine how to best support
organizations in the future.
This evaluation will also look
at the effects of support services
on caregivers. This includes stress
and health burdens, any potential
to reduce avoidable emergency
department visits, and whether
the initiative delays nursing
home placement. The provision
of recommended screenings to
determine an earlier diagnosis will
be one of the outcomes assessed.
“We're allowing New Y ork
State to work at a much greater
level than before,” Gallant said.
“We're hoping that New Y ork
can be a model to providing
comprehensive support and
demonstrate its experiences so the
results inform future practices and
policies.”
Along with Gallant, the students
and faculty at the School of Public
Health will analyze the data and
then publish their results. This will
allow students to gain real-world
experience in program-evaluation
by looking at various types of data
and the public health implications
of Alzheimer’s disease. Although
the school is now an independent
campus with full-time faculty, it
frequently collaborates with the
NYSDOH from an academic angle
to address various public health
problems in New Y ork.
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Some prisons overlook offenses including violence and assault between the prisoners, which sometimes lead to death or injury, calling into question the regulations set
forth by prisions to ensure the safety of those who are incarcerated.
REFORM
WHAT PRISON REGULATIONS?
By JONATHAN MILLER
violent offenders from the nonviolent
rison regulations have been a
controversial issue for years,
especially since the recent spike
in incarcerations. With Clinton
Correctional Facility’s prison escape
scandal last summer and recent events
involving prison violence, the quality of
prison regulations have been brought into
question.
This is an issue that continues to grab
headlines today. At a Georgia prison
there were claims of prison violence and
assaults taking place just a few weeks ago:
An 18-year-old inmate was assaulted and
humiliated by other inmates.
However, this systemic issue pervades
in more places than just America. A viral
video of a brutal attack on an inmate ina
Brixton prison in London recently made
the news.
According to Zeehhan Aleem of Policy
Mic, there has been more than a 400
percent increase in prisoner incarceration
from 1980 to the present day.
To put it more clearly, according
to Aleem, “the population of those in
prison would be the fourth largest city in
America.” There are almost three million
people incarcerated in the United States,
and more than 3,000 of those prisoners
have no chance of parole for nonviolent
crimes.
More than 75 percent of prisoners overall
are likely to be rearrested and brought
back into prisons. Much of Democratic
presidential candidate Bemie Sanders’
focus recently has been to reduce U.S.
prison incarcerations.
Sanders’ other main focus, regarding the
prison and justice system, is to end racial
segregation when incarcerating individuals.
“Today a male A frican-A merican baby
bom today stands a one-in-four chance of
ending up in jail... So what we have to do
is the radical reform of a broken criminal
justice system,” Sanders said.
The broken justice system is evident
since 40 of the 50 states spend more
money on prison systems than they do on
education systems. Even so, according to
Aleem, more than 17 states’ prisons are
filled beyond capacity.
The knowledge of ongoing prison
violence isn’t new. In fact, there have been
several movements and petitions in hopes
of obtaining “restorative justice,” as many
people believe it is a much better approach
in creating a better justice and incarceration
system.
Three issues must be dealt with to
correct the flawed incarceration system.
Considering that more than 60 percent
of inmates are in prison for drug related
crimes, it should, therefore, be changed to a
public health concern rather than a criminal
concem.
To avoid similar attacks in the prison,
such as the crimes in the Brixton and
Georgia prisons, it is important to separate
offenders. Mixing all kinds of inmates,
from violent and nonviolent crimes,
can cause an overwhelming amount of
emotions that result in further violence.
Comedian Jeff Ross visited Brazos
County Jail to talk with prisoners and
prison guards. From that visit, he realized
a lot of the things Brazos County Jail is
doing right. One of the aspects that the
jail must be commemorated for is their
system of rehabilitation. If a prisoner is
on his or her best behavior, then they are
given rewards such as more calls home,
allowance of personal property, more
leniency with guard supervision and more
access to rooms with televisions and
Intemet access. Such a system of inmate
privileges is preparation for good behavior
and has the potential to rehabilitate those
who are incarcerated for long periods of
time.
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The written letter: A slowly dying art form?
By SEAN KAWAKAMI
he power of social media has dwindled physical,
intimate communication and, more precisely, love.
It's convenient nowadays to contact someone
through Facebook Messenger or text messages, but
that limits seeing each other's presence.
With the rapid rise of technology, keyboard
shortcuts and abbreviations, handwritten letters and
postcards have become more of a foreign concept. The
generic Times New Roman or Cambria typeface has
replaced the distinct, nonchalant cursive letter people
once wrote. I often think about letters and how powerful
they are nowadays. The thought comes at spontaneous
moments.
Sometimes it’s nice to receive a handwritten letter from
your family, friend or loved one rather than a typed one.
It’s more personal.
It’s possible to see where the person messed up, the
occasional ink smudges throughout the paper from their
hands when writing the letter, the way the person wrote
certain letters and words, and it can be kept. The beauty
is captured in the written craft in a much more personable
way.
Just a few months ago when I was in Japan my
grandmother pulled out my grandfather’ s letter to his
parents from when he was around my age. There were
about five sheets of paper, neatly written in Japanese, each
character as graceful as ever. My grandmother read a few
sentences aloud for me, mainly about how he was doing
fine in college and how he aimed to study well.
Even though these letters weren't directed to me, I still
felt close to him. I imagined him at the time on his desk
under the dim light, writing each kanji character with
meticulous care.
Granted, it’s so much more convenient to use social
media to contact people, but I often wonder what it would
be like if we didn’t have social media. The millennial
generation lives in the era of online communication.
When I was younger, back when we had word count
limits for texts, I still remember that my mother's friend
had sent me handwritten fax messages with a small smiley
face at the bottom.
Without Facebook Messenger, unlimited text messaging
and Skype, among other communication methods, would
we treat each message more carefully? Would we think
about what to write a bit more? Would our handwriting get
better?
Love was probably more powerful in the old days.
There was neither Skype nor Snapchat so people couldn't
see each other’s faces, there was no text so people couldn't
communicate often, there was no Facebook so people
couldn’ t see each other’ s sweetheart’ s updates.
There was the phone, but sometimes it wasn’t enough.
When seeing each other for the first time in months or even
years, imagine how powerful and joyful a couple must be.
What comes to mind is Miss Breed. Clara Estelle Breed
was a librarian at the San Diego Public Library from 1929
to 1945, the era of the Japanese-A merican Internment. She
was a lovable mentor for all the children who came to the
library, including the Japanese-A mericans.
Y et when she found out that they were required to
be sent out to desolate concentration camps, she was
outraged, and gave many of them stamped and addressed
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Siitting down and writing a letter can take on more
meaning than sending out a text message or a tweet.
postcards on the day of their departure, encouraging them
to write their experiences. More than 250 vivid and clearly
written letters came. Today, most of them are preserved at
the Japanese A merican National Museum in Los Angeles.
Of course I will continue to use Messenger or text
messaging whenever contacting friends and family, but
at times, it’s ideal to send a few handwritten letters as it
allows us to see one another in a whole different, personal
perspective. No one person has the same handwriting as
anyone else.
Write on.
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SIMULATING NATURAL DISASTERS
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Emergency Preparedness gives
students the chance to work in “real” emergencies
By KEVIN MERCADO
new four-week “simulation” course was
introduced for University at Albany
students, taking the College of Emergency
Preparedness, Homeland Security and
Cybersecurity to the next level.
The college’s online homepage
explains that a “simulation is a widely
used teaching technique in which
students play specified roles in simulated
real world situations. For example, ina
simulation of a hurricane event, students
could play the role of emergency
managers and policy makers during
the preparation, response, and recovery
phases of the storm.”
In just about a year since its
introduction to the campus, the college
has been taking firm actions to teach
students how to act in cases like
Hurricane Sandy’s vicious attack on New
Jersey. I suppose with super storms like
that now making their way to the Upper
East Coast, it would be in students’ best
interests to be prepared for a natural
disaster of any kind.
This course is designed to, at first,
teach students about how to react in
natural disaster situations and then give
them hands-on training at a separate
location.
According to the SUNY blog, “[Gov.
Andrew Cuomo] has committed $15
million to establish this first-in-the-
nation security college.”
The money is now being used to
allow students to indulge in first-hand
knowledge and actual experiences with
natural disasters
as well as
cybersecurity
threats that
they would not
have ordinarily
had. It is fairly
interesting to
know that this
school is fostering such a program.
The only concer that I have is how
much money the university is investing
in this program. It teaches students how
to act in the case of a natural disaster,
yet in this region we don’t have to deal
with many hurricanes, or disasters like
tornadoes or earthquakes.
I realize that it shouldn’ t be the case
that someone would have to experience
a tragedy of that caliber in order to learn
how to respond in these cases. But, it
seems a bit much to choose UA lbany as
the “guinea pig” for this kind of program.
“T’m no expert, but it sounds like it
would be a good idea because if we have
programs built to teach students about
emergency preparedness, it only makes
sense to have a course that simulates
emergency situations where they can
make practical use of their knowledge,”
said UAlbany student Michaela Czerkies,
22.
Aside from my general concerns about
where finances are going, the program
does seem to be essential to the younger
generation. Especially in cases like
Hurricane Sandy, a storm that became
more daunting than anyone would have
assumed, through this program people
would know how to handle themselves.
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The College of Emergency Preparedness, which started last year, is teaching
students how to handle emergency situations, like natural disasters.
The SUNY blog also wrote, “This
is the first step in creating a more
knowledgeable society that is capable of
combating the growing threats that our
country faces.”
I question if $15 million is sufficient
for this program and how effective it
actually will be. I am not certain that
a simulation of natural disasters will
accurately portray what a student will
experience during a tomado situation.
I question whether these students are
actually learning quality information
from this program, especially
information that will teach them what
they need to know, and to be ready, when
the time calls for it.
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GIMMIE LOVE, CARLY RAE JEPSEN
By DIEGO CAGARA
Illuminated smartphones and cameras were
held up by frenzied tweens and teenagers who
were eagerly waiting for the Canadian singer and
songwriter to come onstage. It was evident that
these fans did not care how loud, boisterous or
excited they were.
When Carly Rae Jepsen walked onstage with
her bandmates to greet the audience, grinning
with gratitude from the uproarious applause,
cheers and the occasional “Slay me, Carly!”, she
did not need a pretentious or theatrical entrance,
humbly advancing to her microphone stand
with glee. Her appearance was further hyped by
opening acts Cardiknox and Fairground Saints.
Jepsen visited the Upstate Concert Hall on
March 22 in Clifton Park as part of her “Gimmie
Love Tour,” promoting her third studio album
“Emotion” which came out late last summer. She
sported a mustard yellow blazer, matching yellow
dress pants, a black shirt with faint white stripes,
a simple necklace and black-and-white thick
soled shoes.
With her rebellious black bob and post-
modern sense of style, this petite 30-year-old
displayed impressive vocals and frequently
interacted with her fans, dropping down to take
selfies, beckoning people to sing some lyrics by
presenting her mic to their enthusiastic faces, and
winking at others.
Opening her concert with “Run A way with
Me,” the album’s saxophone-infused power pop
second single, she invited her fans to forget about
their troubles and enjoy the night, a theme she
continued with “Making the Most of the Night”
and “Good Time,” her 2012 top 10 summer hit
with electronica group Owl City.
Her album-namesake song, “Emotion,” further
showcased Jepsen’s quirky disposition, while
her guitarists and drummers helped to elevate
the song's pop production. As she continued
performing other numbers like “I Didn't Just
Come Here to Dance,” “Boy Problems” and
“Love Again” which never ceased to get her fans
singing along, even if off-key, a highlight was
“This Kiss” which exuded the appropriate amount
of cheesiness and romance. As she stood to the
side, two of her male guitarists playfully shared
a quick and sweet kiss at center stage, eliciting
an instant plethora of sharp screams, squeals
supportive applause. The slower, sultry ballad,
“All That,” was acclaimed for its 1980s feel
aptly diverted from the largely upbeat set list.
Jepsen’ s personal side emerged as she told
an anecdote of a past relationship with “When I
Needed Y ou,” reminding her audience that they
should not change for anyone else. Her message
was clear with its lyrics “Sometimes I wish that
I could change/But not for me, for you/So we
could be together, forever/But I know, I know
that I won't change for you/’ Cause where were
you for me/When I needed someone?”
Despite some poignant and darker lyrics,
she bounced back with her signature optimis
and positive nature with “Gimmie Love,” its
pulsating bass and overall synth-pop melody
breathing new life to the night. Remarking to the
eager audience, she sang that “when I’m close
to you, we blend into my favourite colour,”
gesturing everyone to swing their arms up hi
and revel in how music united them all that one
night.
Her compact appearance and limited
dance moves were overlooked because of hei
remarkable voice, which told her fans that she
was confident she didn’t need to rely solely on
“Call Me Maybe” to sustain her musical career.
Speaking of which, “Call Me Maybe”
obviously garnered the loudest response of the
night as everyone knew the lyrics of the song
that invaded 2012.
Concluding the hour-and-a-half concert wi
the teasing and witty single, “I Really Like
You,” Jepsen placed a hand over her chest,
beaming as her fans cheered and iPhones thrust
up to film her simply exit the stage.
With no elaborate dance routines or Lady
Gaga-esque theatrics one would expect at a
pop concert, Jepsen’ s girl-next-door attitude,
relatively short build and only one wardrobe
change indeed fashioned a sense of intimacy
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Team “Madd Shott”
makes UA lbany debut
By KARISHMA PERSAUD
The University at Albany’s Jamaican
Student Association AMSA) hita
huge milestone on Friday, April 1 when
their first dancehall team, “Madd Shott,”
performed forJAMSA’s sixth annual
Dancehall show event.
More than 100 students filled up
Lecture Center 18 as DJ Vibez kept a
hair-raising atmosphere from the moment
students walked in and found their seats
to when the show ended.
The event kicked off with Jamaican
comedian, “Prince Mami,” who flew
in from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to host
the event. For those who are unaware
of “Prince Mami,” he’s widely known
throughout the Caribbean community for
his short-comedy videos on Instagram
that mostly pertain to the daily lives of
Caribbeans.
“T love it man, it’s my first time
hosting a college event and J had a great
experience tonight. The place full ah
talent, meh really wan come back again,”
Prince Mami said.
Dancehall is a style of dance music that
originated in Jamaica and derived from
reggae. Team “Madd Shott” made their
debut, opening the show in black T-shirts
with a Jamaican flag on each shoulder.
Following team “Madd Shott,” team
“Under Construction,” dressed in all
black, showed off their wicked dancehall
moves. Team “Onyx,” dressed in red
crop-tops and shorts, performed mostly
hip-hop songs with one dancehall song.
One fascinating thing about dancehall
is the ability to choreograph it into other
genres of music because of its flexibility
in its moves. The last team, “VXR,”
showed creativity in their dancing when
they dispersed into the audience as a part
of their routine and danced their way to
the stage.
According to the president of JAMSA,
Khadisha Smikle, the idea of creating
team “Madd Shott” happened in the fall
of 2015. Smikle was always inspired by
the A frican Student A ssociation’s dance
team, “Umoja,” and always had a big
vision for something “new and different”
inJAMSA.
During an E-board meeting, Secretary
Vanessa Jean suggested that JAMSA
should create their own dancehall team so
the board members made it happen. Once
JAMSA finished their original plans for
fall 2015, they began developing “Madd
Shott” during the following spring. With
the hard work of Romario McDowell,
“Madd Shott’s” instructor and founder, as
well as JAMSA’s board members, they
gathered their most talented dancers to
perform in this year’s Dancehall show.
“I wanted this year to be big and I feel
like me, along my e-hoard members have
accomplished that so I am very proud,”
Smikle said.
After the teams put on a thrilling show,
students in the audience were welcomed
on stage to show off their own unique
dancehall moves with Prince Mami. The
event ended with a short recognition for
each of the board members who were
commenwded with flowers for their hard
work in keeping JAMSA together and
successful.
JAMSA’s dancehall show created a
lively atmosphere and “Madd Shott”
proved itself to live up to Smikle’s vision.
Just when everyone thought the festivities
were over for the night, it continued in the
Campus Center Ballroom where everyone
had a chance to show off their own
dancehall moves.
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FILM REVIEWS
By LEE McPETERS
The highly anticipated film, “Batman v.
Superman: Dawn of Justice,” was released in
theaters on March 25 to harsh reviews by critics.
At the core, it was a very dark film — and that
darkness prevailed throughout. The characters were
shallow and confusion reigned at many points in the
film, as there was too much going on at once.
Ataruntime of two and a half hours, the film
was tiring and overwhelming. Fans were hoping for
a well-packed runtime, but there was little to the
overall depth of characters and content. There was
so much information that it was almost too much to
take in.
The movie starts at the end of “Man of Steel,”
which came out in 2013, in which they show the
final battle between Superman and General Zod
through Bruce Wayne's eyes. The Wayne Finance
building is destroyed amid the chaos and innocent
people are killed, setting Wayne on a path to find
and destroy Superman.
Batman is played by Ben Affleck, a new face
in the Batman world, while Superman is played
by returning actor Henry Cavill. “Man of Steel”
already established Superman’ s origins yet the
audience doesn’t get to see much of Batman’s
backstory except for the night his parents were
killed, which is a scene we have seen so many times
it comes across as redundant and unnecessary.
The audience is then brought into a world that
is dark and depressing. Located in what seems to
be an open cornfield, Wayne Manoris destroyed
so Wayne lives in a small, glass, apartment
like structure on the premises. This opens many
questions, as we never learn why the manor is
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destroyed or why it was not rebuilt.
Jesse Eisenberg plays Lex Luthor, a character
who was disappointing to watch. Eisenberg
portrayed a Luthor that was slightly deranged and
silly, sometimes to the point of breakdown. Viewers
never truly learn why he hates Superman and why
he puts Batman and Superman at odds with each
other. In the end Batman and Superman team up to
fight against him and that alliance is a sight 1 wish
more of the movie had been about.
A new character that we have never seen before
is Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot. While she
is instrumental in the final fight sequence, she too
does not have much of a backstory. The audience
encounters her through Wayne a few times in the
movie, but the only reason she is there is to recover
a secret photo, which doesn’t seem to matter in the
larger story.
Asa whole, the movie is very anti-Superman.
Batman, Lex Luthor and even the govemment
are against him. Although they all have different
intentions, the message is clear: Superman must go.
A question in my mind was “why?” This was
never fully answered throughout the movie. We
do get glimpses of future DC movies though, with
quick cameos of Aquaman, The Flash, and Cyborg,
which led to excitement and interest. There is hope
that those movies will be better.
Asawhole, the movie was entertaining to
watch, but it didn’t reach the level of past Batman
and Superman movies. If the time was filled with
deeper, richer content it would have been much
better. Viewers, though, can still have hope for the
future with the glimpses we received of characters
to come, as well as “Suicide Squad,” which is due
to be released later this year.
By NICOLE WALLACK
“Hello, My Name Is Doris”
is something of a coming-of-
age story for someone who
technically should have already
come of age. The indie film stars
Oscar-winner Sally Field as Doris
Miller, a woman in her 60s who
has never truly lived, until she
meets and falls for John Fremont
(played by “New Girl” actor Max
Greenfield), a man half her age.
Miller lived a rather singular
existence, caring for her elderly
mother on Staten Island, while
taking the ferry into Manhattan
each day to be a low-level data-
entry employee. Miller's life was
centered on caring for her ailing
mother, while hoarding discarded
household items found on the
street to populate the home that
she and her mother shared (the
claustrophobic house mimicked
the trapped feeling of her life).
When the death of her mother
coincides with the arrival of
Fremont as her company’s new
art director, Miller begins her real
arrival into the world.
When Miller mistakes
Fremont ’s kindness as flirting,
she begins to fall for him from
afar, even employing her friend's
13-year-old granddaughter
Vivian (played by “Better Off
Ted” actress Isabella Acres) to
create a fake Facebook profile to
figure out what Fremont likes.
The dynamic between Vivian
and Miller proves to be quite
comedic as the teenager shows
the woman, who is old enough
to be her grandmother, how to
navigate the Internet landscape
enough to flirt with Fremont in
person. When Vivian points out
an electro-pop band named Baby
Goya and the Nuclear Winters
(fronted by Jack Antonoff from
the band fun.) that Fremont liked
on Facebook, Miller begins
to listen to the band to have a
common interest with him. When
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Fremont notices that Miller
listened to the band, the two
begin a real friendship.
Miller is quite eccentric, yet
this makes her a favorite among
the hipster community that
Fremont himself is a part of. The
clothes that she has had since the
80s have come back into fashion
among the hipsters, to the point at
which Miller becomes something
of an icon to them as the highest
level of authentic.
When Miller attends a Baby
Goya and the Nuclear Winters
concert (which she knows
Fremont will be at) dressed in
the retro neon clothes that she
has owned for decades, she
attracts the attention of the band’s
frontman and is made into the
cover art for their next album.
Miller and Fremont have a
series of misunderstandings about
the nature of their relationship,
which really makes the audience
empathetic to the plight of Miller,
who’s lost in the world. Y et it is
through her experiences that she
emerges a more full person.
Field is, as always, an absolute
delight to see onscreen and really
embraces the erratic, yet well-
intentioned nature of Miller.
Greenfield, playing something
of a kinder and softer role than
audiences accustomed to seeing
him on “New Girl” may expect,
has a wonderful dynamic with
Field, one that keeps the more
plodding and unbelievable parts
of the plot still captivating.
The script is far from
perfect, but it is engaging and
heartwarming, made all the
better by the electric chemistry
of Greenfield and Field. There
is an almost nervous energy
surrounding the two when they
are together stemming from a
sometimes one-sided, seemingly
forbidden lust. It is this energy
and chemistry coupled with a
well-meaning and comedic plot
that makes this film a must see.
NETFLIX
No devil goes unpunished
By DIEGO CAGARA
Somewhere atop an apartment
building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan,
a mysterious vigilante, equipped with
a plethora of guns, grenades, hand-
to-hand combat and a foul mouth,
is independently killing rival gang
members, a risky endeavor even
Daredevil is hesitant towards. Known
as the Punisher, viewers would leam
about his backstory to help explain his
seemingly barbarous tactics which may
depict him as mentally disturbed.
Neftlix began streaming the second
season of “Marvel's Daredevil” on
March 18, welcoming fans back to
its uncompromising, bone-smashing
yet captivating environment where
Daredevil (Charlie Cox) struggles
to balance his life as Matt Murdock
while encountering iconic comic book
characters Elektra Natchios (Elodie
Yung) and the Punisher (Jon Bemthal).
Following in the footsteps of the
acclaimed singularly-shot hallway
fight scene from season 1 episode “Cut
Man,” the action and fight sequences
remain professionally filmed while still
capturing the gritty nature. The show
does not hold back when it comes to
showcasing graphic and violent content,
particularly when the unrelenting
Punisher stands his ground against a
dozen muscular, dagger-wielding men.
The Punisher, real name Frank Castle,
had witnessed his family die from a
savage gang-against-gang shootout
near a carousel at Central Park prior
to the second season, pushing him to
seek revenge on each gang member
with brutal force, epitomizing him as
an antihero. His belief in retribution
contrasts from Daredevil’s preference for
justice, this ideological battle enveloping
the first four episodes.
“Y ou hit ‘em and they get back up,
Thit ‘em and they stay down!” the
Punisher defiantly declared.
Bemthal’s no-nonsense portrayal is
one of the season's highlights, viewers
already confident in this casting decision
after his stellar performance as Shane
Walsh in AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”
Meanwhile, the close friendship,
akin to a bromance, between Murdock
and Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) is
one of the more outstanding elements,
helping to drive the human aspect
of the show. Nelson's concern for
Murdock’s well-being, now aware of
his dual identity, succeeds in emotively
challenging Daredevil as to whether
constantly getting beaten up or feeling
exhausted from his heroic duties is worth
it. Romance is explored when their
mutual colleague and friend, Karen Page
(Deborah Ann Woll) develops feelings
for Murdock, both sharing a passionate
kiss under the rain, similar to Mary Jane
Watson's famous liplock with Spider-
Man from 2002.
Murdock’ s closely-
knitted bonds with
those two are severed
when Elektra, a former
flame, shows up in his
apartment and Nelson
is reluctant to defend
the Punisher in court
after he was arrested by
police, believing that
losing the case would
end their already-
troubled firm. The show
manages to depict how
pressured Murdock feels
as Elektra asks for his
help with dealing with
the enigmatic Roxxon
Energy Corporation.
Flashbacks reveal that
Elektra and Murdock
once dated in college
but parted due to her
willing-to-murder
personality and her
signature sai debut in the
tenth episode.
To make room for
the new characters, (;
the season, however, .
suffers from the absence
of murdered journalist
Ben Urich (Vondie
Curtis-Hall), and how
nurse Claire Temple
(Rosario Dawson) and
incarcerated crime lord
Wilson Fisk (Vincent
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D'Onofrio) appear in fewer episodes
than in season 1. Temple and Page
become stronger female characters as
the former single-handedly fought off
ninjas while helping Daredevil with
her medical expertise while the latter’ s
curious disposition pushes her to pursue
more investigative work, somewhat
taking up the mantle from Urich.
To continue tying in with the larger
Marvel Cinematic Universe, references
to “The Avengers” (2012) and Netflix’s
other binge-worthy show “Marvel's
Jessica Jones” (2015) are intermittent,
hoping for viewers to still mainly focus
on Daredevil’ s narrative though.
Perhaps New Y orkers should vacate
the city as it’s become the epicenter of
superhero-inclusive battles, damaged
property and underground organized
crime. Nonetheless, season 2 of
“Daredevil” continues to thrill with
new characters, expanding on existing
relationships, fast-paced action and
providing social commentary on the
state’s justice system, all revolving
around the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen.
However, the season sometimes feels
uneven as the core cast are somewhat
pushed to the background due to the
influx of new characters. Thus, if the
show receives a third season, the writers
should not forget the great chemistry
among the remaining original cast.
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University at Albany Equestrian Club
By ERIN PFLAUMER how our body appears and if we can keep hours, and the entire team stays until the last (showing refers to competing.)
the horse moving using our legs. “Jumping” class to see everyone ride. Riding on the team has become one of
The University at Albany Equestrian Team lessons focus on our position over the jumps, Asamember of the team that’s my biggest passions in college not only
has 13 members, ranging from freshmen to checking for distances in between jumps, and competing at Regionals, I’m thankful for because I love horseback riding, but also
seniors, but for student athletes who don’t want __ thinking about the speed of our horse going my coach and my teammates, since they because the team and our coach provides a
to compete and would rather just ride for fun, over the jumps. made my experience being on the UAlbany —_ great support system. There will be times
there is a UAlbany Equestrian Club. Horse shows take place back-to-back for Equestrian Team an amazing one. when we have a bad lesson or don’t do
Lessons take place at Hunter Way Farm, several weekends, held at Skidmore College, I rode when I was younger, but well in our class at the show, but because
located in Delanson, New Y ork, 30 minutes Hartwick College and Monisville State stopped because I wanted to focus on of the team’s encouragement and support,
away from campus. Team members have one- _ College. During show days, the team wakes up my schoolwork. When I first came I brush it off and aim to do better next
hour lessons twice a week while club members by 5 a.m., eats breakfast, then drives between —_ to UA |bany last year as a freshman, time.
are only required to have one lesson a week. 45 minutes to two hours to get to the college I found out about the team through “It’s so exciting to watch everyone
“Flat” lessons focus on how we look during _ where the show will be taking place. MylInvolvement. During my first semester grow and become a better rider as the
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week for an opportunity to start showing
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I officially joined the team last spring
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
EDITOR: CELIA BALF
SPORTS. pees woe
SPORTS 10
Walk-off grand
slam helps the
Danes sweep
UMass Lowell
By EMILY WHITE
The University at Albany softball team finished the
weekend with three wins over UMass Lowell. The team
remains undefeated in conference play after the series
sweep and last week’s two wins over Hartford.
“We started off the weekend a little slow,” said head
coach Chris Cannata, “But after we came back and won that
first game 5-4, I think we were back to being the team I’m.
used to seeing out there.”
UMass Lowell started off Friday’s series scoring
quickly by taking a three-run lead over the Danes in the
top of the first inning. But it only took Albany until the
bottom of the third inning to cut the deficit to 3-2 with a
big homerun from senior Maggie Cocks.
Albany continued its strong hitting and came back to
win the game 5-4. Freshman McKenzie Bump, sophomore
Donna Conrad and Cocks all had multi-hit performances in
the win.
The Danes faced Lowell again Saturday afternoon ina
double-header, despite the gusty winds and hail. Albany
finished the first game of the day with a 5-1 win. Devin
Durando, the sophomore pitcher, earned the win for the
Great Danes. Durando allowed just one run, five hits and
tallied six strikeouts on the day.
But the real story came during the second game on
Saturday with freshman pitcher Celeste V erdolivo.
Verdolivo threw a perfect game and junior Mackenzie
Cleary closed out the game in the bottom of the sixth
inning with a walk-off grand slam.
The Danes got on the board scoring their first three runs
in the bottom of the second inning. Donna Conrad started
the inning with a double up the left field line, followed by
a walk from freshman Sarah Petzold that set up a double
steal allowing Conrad to score. Freshman McKenzie bump
and senior Kelly Costello both reached base on walks, and
Maggie Cocks’ fielder’s choice and Liz Snow's RBI walk
propelled the Danes to a 3-0 lead.
Bump added another run in the bottom of the fourth
inning with a single up the middle, a steal to second, and a
steal home off a wild pitch.
Mackenzie Cleary would put an early end to the game
in the bottom of the sixth inning with a mercy rule walk-
off grand slam. The early end to the game would secure
Celeste V erdolivo’s perfect game, the first of her career
and the first for the Danes since 2011.
“It feels really good,” said Verdolivo. “I couldn’t have
done it without my team. They made a lot of good plays
behind me.”
Verdolivo finished the win with an impressive five
strikeouts in just six innings.
The Danes are back on the field Tuesday at Bryant and
continue conference play next weekend at UMBC.
Jonathan Peters / Albany Student Press
The softball team had three wins over UMass Lowell after beating Hartford two weeks ago. The Danes play at
UMBC next weekend.
TENNIS
UA [bany to discontinue ‘Program after 2016 season
~~ Rebecca Levinstein / Albany Student Press
The University at Albany tennis team poses for a team picture. This season (spring 2016) will be their last.
By TROY FARKAS
The University at Albany Athletic
Department will not offer women’s tennis
beyond the 2016 spring season.
The announcement, made last week
by Athletic Director Mark Benson, came
after two America East programs, UMBC
and Hartford, discontinued their programs
within the last calendar year.
UAlbany has followed suit, determining
itis in the best interests of the university to
drop the program.
Benson and his staff have worked in the
past few months to find a new conference
for the UA lbany tennis team. They reached
out to other conferences to see if UAlbany
could join as an associate member, but no
suitable options were found. The possibility
of becoming an independent program also
was on the table, but because UAlbany
would be unable to win a conference
championship to qualify for the NCAA
Tournament, that option was nixed.
“We are here to graduate student-athletes
and win championships,” Benson said.
“It’s a big reason why athletes play college
sports.”
The team found out about the news
the day after Benson and his staff made
the decision to discontinue the program.
They first informed Head Coach Gordon.
Graham, and then at a routine team meeting
the next morning, Graham delivered the
news to his players.
“It totally came from nowhere,” said
Mirielle Hermans, the lone senior on the
team. “I was really surprised.”
The team will play out the rest of the
2016 season. But with nothing to play for
beyond this spring, the Great Danes will
look to go out with a bang.
“The team is more determined to win the
America East to show everyone they made
a mistake,” Hermans said.
As asenior, the decision does not
affect the immediate future of Hermans.
However, the other eight women— seven
of whom were born in other countries--
will have to decide if they want to stay at
UAlbany to ear a degree or seek tennis
opportunities at other schools.
Benson said the school will honor the
scholarship of any of the women if they
wish to remain at UAlbany. If a player
decides she will transfer to play tennis
at another school, UAlbany will provide
her with a “blanket release,” meaning the
school will willingly release the player
and allow her to look at other schools,
according to Benson.
In most transfer situations, a student-
athlete must sit out a year before playing in
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games for their team, while still attending
classes. But in this situation, any UAlbany
tennis player who transfers will be
immediately eligible to play.
Benson said it’s “too early to tell” if
some of the players will leave, despite
UAlbany already receiving inquiries about
several players. Hermans meanwhile said it
would be “logical” fora current freshman
or sophomore to seek tennis opportunities
elsewhere.
Graham declined to comment to the
Albany Student Press, but in an official
statement released to the school, he said:
“T appreciate that UAlbany administrators
had a tough decision to make and that
they did what they thought was in the best
interests of the university. Naturally I
am disappointed; sad for the players, my
assistant coach and our many loyal fans.
This program has made great strides in the
last five years. And before we sign off, we
are on a mission to win the last America
East tennis championships.”
“Coach has worked so hard and he’s
getting it taken away from him,” Hermans
said. Benson said the school will honor the
contract of the head coach as well as the
assistant, Petra Ferancova.
The Athletic Department will reallocate
existing funds into areas that will
strengthen their Title IX position, the 1972
provision prohibiting sexual discrimination
in education. Residual funds will also go
to other areas that will benefit all student-
athletes from a student welfare perspective,
according to the press release.
UAlbany (9-5) has four more regular
season matches, with the last one coming
on April 16. The first three will be at home.
The America East Conference Tournament
is scheduled for April 22-24 at UMBC. If
UAlbany wins the conference, they will
advance to the NCAA Championships,
which begin in early May.
