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Armed with suits and resumes,
SUNY students attend Career Day |
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Staff photo by Briana Wentworth
Businesses line up for the students.
By Ep MUNGER
News Editor
Hundreds of dressed-up SUNY students smiled and shook hands on Wednesday,
when representatives from over 70 companies set up tables for the 23rd Annual Career }
Day.
The Campus Center Ballroom was full of tables, decked out in futuristic colors dis- |
playing company logos and words like “Success” and “Open Markets.” Students]
‘rushed around in a business-like fashion talking to company representatives who]
accepted resumes and discussed opportunities within their company. Some students }
even got lucky. |
“I’m so excited,”
first company I talked to was IBM, I have an interview for tomorrow!
Some representatives said they were pleased with what they saw. “I’ve been to al
few,” stated Alice Connelly, a representative from Miller Freeman, “and Albany’ s the j
best so far.” |
Carrie Gottlieb from Merrill Lynch said the students she’d seen were ee
definitely quality applicants.”
exclaimed Kam Yip Lau, a Senior majoring in accounting, “The| |
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pens, cups and keychains plastered with company logos.
were disappointed. |
“It wasn’t for me.” Stated Lucien Macky, a grad student studying language. “It’s]
just business stuff.” |
“I would have liked to have seen different things,” explained Sal Cerniglia, a Senior
majoring in Psychology and Business. “It’s career day, not business day.”
Steve Yudenfreund, a grad student in the MBA program concurred, and added that if |
students were not interested in “computers, accounting or sales, there’s not much for
them.”
The event provided an ‘opportunity for the businesses:involved as well as for the stu- |
dents. A representative from AMS said it was, “A great way for us to see the pool of | |
candidates, all competing for jobs.” She added that such events gave companies the | |
chance to, “Find out what attracts students, and help promote our company.’
Not all of the tables were decorated with as much “stuff” in terms of key chains andj
free pens: in the corner in the back sat Patrick Connelly, a Graduate Assistant repre- |
senting the Career Development Center. The CDC is a little known and under-used}
service of the University at Albany. |
‘We have a data base of 300 Alumnus,” explained Connelly, speaking of the Career |
Advisory Network. These Alumnus work in various vocations and make themselves |
available to students to discuss the “nuts and bolts” of their work. Other services|
|
include Career Counseling, Resume Services and an on-campus interview program, |
among others.
For students who missed career day or perhaps made it and couldn’t find their apices | .
the CDC is downstairs by the library, and is a free service.
| lections of over twenty lenders.
} program includes interactive sites where students and visitors can remember and
| honor those whom they’ ve lost as well.
| museum, a viewer sees a
| group of silk shrouds sus-
| pended in the air, with
| the images of women
| from
| Connecticut.
| by Bradley McCallum is
| a contemporary view of
} death;
| mothers who have lost
i their children due to gun
| violence in the city.
| fro the way different cul-|
| tures have dealt with
| death.
| depicts these. differences
| as well as similarities of
j_ works from the Orient to
| the Caribbean. There are
bilia from local areas.
I exhibit considered it to be
| eye opening not only for
i theme of the exhibit
Death is subject of exhibit
By Ep MUNGER
News Editor
Death has always been a mystery. Throughout history people have used various
media to express their loss, their grief, and that of others. From burial rites to the
tombs where the dead lie, there are numerous expressions dealing with the subject.
Death is inevitable, but the majority of concern about it revolves inside a quiet corner
in the mind.
The SUNY Art Museum is exploring death in its exhibition entitled “Memory and
. Mourning, Shared Cultural Experience.” The exhibit displays works from thirty
artists, eleven of whom are SUNY graduates. Also displayed are items from the col-
As death is a part of everyone’s life, this eclectic
“The exhibition,” writes Marijo Dougherty, curator of the museum, “Affords the
viewer an opportunity to explore and perhaps seek comfort in the differing ways of
| processing the unavoidable facts of death and loss.”
Upon entering the
Haven,
This work
New
the women are
Much can be learned
The artwork
also photos and memora-
Students viewing the
its esthetics, but for the
itself. “TI think death is a
big part of life,“ said
Angela, SUNY freshman
majoring in Math and Theater, adding that “There’s so much hardship and bloodshed
i in the world.”
The works are varied in both culture and experience, making the exhibit a learning
experience. It can also be helpful. “I think art feeds the soul, “ said Joanne Lue, sec-
retary at the museum for over fifteen years, “The part of us we don’t realize is
there.” Lue added that the museum is there to serve the students and the community.
She said she had:seen elderly leave the museum with smiles on their faces, and said
that it is important to “Remember those who’ve gone before us.”
The SUNY Albany Art Museum is located on the Academic Podium in the Fine
Arts building, across from Administration.
Photos courtesy of museum
Two pieces from the new exhibit.
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Natalia Armoza, Managing Editor
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Comedy Night. RACC
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Dan Ruisi
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The Fountain Pen Editor. Vikram Rajan
Photography Editors Michael Reilly,
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Sports Editors
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Staff Photographers: Greg Campbell, Jan Daniels, Dan
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Tommy Davidson. $14.50 $7 after.
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Help Wanted
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- Assigning stories Monday night.
- Collecting and Editing stories on Wednesday.
- Either helping with layout or writing 3 stories per issue.
- Must have writing samples, clips a plus.
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‘po You THINK
SUNYA SUCKS?
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You HATE?”
Friday, October 17, 1997 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
By DAN RUISsI
News Editor
There exists, on ths campus, a group of
students who would rather be arrested
for protesting in a state senator’s office
than stand by while a tuition increase
happens. The group is called the Student
Association of the State University of
New York, or SASU.
SASU is perhaps best known on this
campus for the stunt it pulled at last
year’s graduation commencement. As
Joe Bruno, Majority Leader of the State
Senate, took the University Medallion,
something unexpected happened. A cho-
Access & advocacy
SASU celebrates its 25 years o
the Tuitio
York State.
s only The Student
Assembly, and
the Graduate
Students’
Emplo ‘
Educational Opportunities |
cuts to the Tuition Assistafi
The fight with Senato
one in SASU’s rich his
dence, activism and a
students of the SUNY sy
SASU’s origins began o
ago when. students from fi
schools met to discuss the issu
changing the voting age to 18, They
decided they had more power and
resources by mobilizing in concert,
rather than separate from each other. 25
years later SASU is financed exclusive-
ly by students, with students voting on
whether or not to keep SASU. every
three years. SASUis completely staffed
or public higher education
Program in New
jet and helicopter for transportation.
Political Activism
SASU recognizes that some groups on
ampus are traditionally underrepre-
nted, and that is why it has four cau-
cuses to represent some of these groups;
ithe People of Color, Differently Abled,
Womyn’s and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgendered caucuses.
Voter Registration
Last year’s massive Dorm Storm is
only one of SASU’s many voter regis-
tration drives.
By its self or often within a campus
coalition, SASU registers students in
the hope of changing the stereotype
that college students don’t vote.
; Independence
other states’ college grant pro-
New York shares the distinction
with California as being the only]
states with a Board of Regents
Coincidentally,
California have the best public uni-|
versity systems, with multiple entries in Money magazines “Best
Buys in College Education” including Albany, Binghampton andj
rus of boos began to ring out in the by students or SUNY graduates who and
Pepsi Arena. Next, several graduates have not been out of school for more con-
stood up and turned their backs on than two years. ation
Bruno, who was stumbling through his “Ags a result, we are only accountable imme-
speech. Some more militant graduates to students,” said SASU President Ann Ann
actually left the arena for the time that Thomas. spoke .
Bruno spoke. . orga-| | Seeger ie
TT a Education in NY State that] |
New York State’s Tuition OWSE,
Assistance Program gives an aver- power
age of 80% more money than te the
a stu-
Like the ASP, SASU is a completely
independent organization.
Completely student run, SASU is
responsible for the student position
on the Board of SUNY Trustees. Since
the students vote every three years
27 ion whether to keep SASU, it is
Z_Jaccountable only to the students.
New York andi
SASU points to Bruno’s career as
Senate Majority Leader for justification;
a $750 tuition hike, a 25% cut to the
In its advocacy fot
worked with the High
Services Committee (HESC) to found
“Education ok
| the Board of Trustees of the
system. The 40 member campus-
ASU were making strides that
e trustees nervous, according to
ministration responded by try-
jake a distinction between SASU
udent Assembly and by send-
ce Chancellor to member cam-
) “spread rumors” about SASU.
Jay, Thomas says, students on
nber campuses still believe that
SASU staff enjoys the use of a private
Efforts by SUNY Central to discredit
SASU plus bad leadership are the cause
for the decline of SASU on campuses in
recent years.
Either way, Ann Thomas hopes that
there will be a day when SASU won’t
need to be around - she would rather
have education receive ample funding
and the rich help the poor. She realizes
that the fight isn’t going to be over any
time soon, and SASU is working to
meet the challenge.
New chair persons
elected at the Central
Council meeting
By JOSE OrTIz
S.A. Correspondent
This week, the Student Association appointed two new
Directors. Terence Stone was appointed Media Director
and Rachel Himelstein, Transportation Director. A few of
Stone’s responsibilities will include creating flyers for the
S.A. groups as well as assisting with the production of the
Student Voice. Himelstein will be responsible for the
S.A. vans which includes issuing the vans, ensuring that
the vans are properly returned, and dealing with all van
requests. When asked what she would do if the parking
issue were one of responsibilities she stated, “Why do
Professors have so many parking spots?”.
During debate over stipends for the Student Voice’s
Editor-in-Chief position, Mike Carney, Internal Affairs
Committee Chair, accused J.C. Polanco, Finance
Committee Chair, of not fulfilling his obligation as Chair.
As Polanco attempted to react to Carney comment,
Chairman Ari Steinfeld quickly slammed his gavel and
tuled them both out of order. The bill would later fail,
leaving the stipend for Editor-in-Chief as it was.
A bill regarding safety concerns was introduced by Josef
Markowski. The bills which requested that the University
of Albany “take all necessary and proper actions to ensure
that this campus is a safe environment” was criticized by
Central Council members because it did not list any sug-
gestions to correct the crime problem. Polanco stated
“Considering resolutions are so valuable, I believe that
the bill should be sent to committee to improve its word-
ing and ensure it will have a larger impact”. At the end of
debate the bill was sent to the Student Action Committee
for corrections,
President Rasheem Ameid-Rooke announced that his
office is presently accepting applications for the Supreme
Court and is waiting for a sufficient applicant pool before ||
he makes any recommendations.
During closing announcements NYPIRG announced it
will be having its Fall Conference in Binghamton N.Y. on
November 7-9 and that all who are interested should call
them at 442-5658.
Students protest sweatshops
By Ep MuNGER-
News Editor
The podium was busy Wednesday afternoon, and the
outdoor tables selling clothing and jewelry were ped-
dling their wares. The clothing hanging on the laundry
line, however, was not for sale.
Members of the SUNY club P.O.W.E.R. (People
Organized for Womens Empowerment and Respect)
were holding a demonstration of sorts, bringing the
issue of sweatshop labor prevalent in the garment
industry, into view.
The clothing being hung out to dry was that of com-
panies notorious for sweatshop and labor abuses. One
item, a pair of Guess jeans was laid out-on a table for
students to add their name in protest of this and other
companies’ abuses. Nearly a hundred students signed
the jeans as well as a petition which were to be sent to
acompany C.E.O.
Group members also handed out brochures and pam-
phlets explaining the extent of the labor and human
rights abuses. There was also information showing
the work that such clubs are doing to end sweatshop
labor.
“Eighty percent of people in the garment industry are
Students protest in an innovative way.
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women, “ explained Helen Petrazolla, Co-chair of
POWER, “are women between the ages of 14 and 23.”
Petrazolla visited a sweatshop this summer in New
York City, and described it as a filthy building with no
fire escapes, with a “Decrepit workroom with no view
of the outside world..”
Workers (often children) work for more than 12
hours daily, and are poorly paid, when they are paid at
all. Cari Abatemarco, also Co-chair of POWER said
her goal was to “Hopefully increase awareness of this
problem in the U.S. and New York City.
As companies continue to search for greater prof-
its through cheap labor , humans continue to suffer.
Clubs such as POWER plan to continue to agitate
those who are involved and profit from such abuse.
Issues of labor abuses are causing increasing con-
cern as companies search for increased profits and
cheap labor. Incidences of underpayment and outright
inhumane treatment of workers have come to public
attention in places such as Indonesia and New York.
One may not have to look too far for products made
under big name logos fabricated in a sweatshop.
Petrazolla asks,"SUNYA, who makes our University
sweatshirts?”
Staff Photo by Brian Wentworth
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“DRINKING TILL IT HURTS: STRAIGHT TALK
ABOUT ALCOHOL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT”
BALLROOM
SUNY
CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY
THE FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL
© Itis illegal to buy, possess, or consume alcohol if you
are under the age of 21.
@ One 12-ounce beer has the same amount of alcohoi
as a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey or a S-ounce glass of
wine, *
© Wine coolers have as much alcoho! as a 12-ounce
beer.
© Drinking increases the risk of injury and death. Car
crashes, falis,. burns, drowning, and suicide are ail
linked to alcohol and other drug use.
@ Alcohol can ruin your looks, give you bad breath, and
make you gain weight.
SOME SIGNS OF
DRINKING TOO MUCH ‘
© Loess of control. If you find that you often drink more
than you plan to, plan on only one or two drinks and
end up intoxicated, find yourself drunk in a situation
where you do. have a safe way to get home, or
carinot conduct self normally with others then you
may have a drinking, problem.
© Rehavior Change. If you act differently when drinking
alcohol than you el do, you may have a drinking
». For i ly quiet person may
become argumentative whaey drinking.
© Blackouts, Also known as “‘aicoholic amnesia”, a
blackout occurs when you've temporarily fost your
memory while agra During that time you may
continue to function and may even appear sober to
others. if you ever awakened one morning and not
remembered the events of the previous drinking
episode, you may have had a blackout.
© Ereauent intoxication. Although you can have an
eon tears Cae ee ee
drunk”, frequent ir ke it more tikety
that you will experience pr
© Brinking to feel “normal”. Alcohol is a drug, and
wenn Le ahi neyo: aes tpn Aad Using
na from other drugs is
if any of these signs describe you or someone you know,
WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS
x
TOBER 20. 1997
MONDAY, OC
© 1:15PM-2:30PM
Campus Center 375
LOOKING PAST THE PREJUDICE:
ALCOHOL AND NATIVE AMERICANS
This workshop will discuss the role of alcoho! in
the Native American culture from a historical and
social perspective. The development of unfair
stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes. toward
Native Americans by society will be explored, and
these myths will be challenged.
Presenter:
Carn Walker, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
University Counseling Center
© 7:00PM-9:00PM
Skin Room, Indian Quad
BEATING COLLEGE STRESS
College life can be stressful due to its many
academic, social, and emotional demands. This
workshop will give you'an opportunity to explore
positive and healthy ways to meet the challenges
that colfege life has to offer.
Presenters:
Middie Earth Peer Educators
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1997
e 1:15PM-2:30PM
Campus Center 375
HOW THE FAMILY THAT YOU GREW
UP IN AFFECTS YOUR CURRENT
RELATIONSHIPS
We can see how the family is a very important
influence during the early years of our lives.
However, the ways in which such early
relationships affect us today are often less
obvious. This workshop will expiore these issues
in light of their influence on our choice of friends
and invoivement in intimate relationships.
Presenter.
Norreida Mumane
Legislative Analyst for Education
University at Albany alumna
8:00 PM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
FORMER NFL ALL-STAR
QUARTERBACK FOR THE
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND HOUSTON OILERS
WILL TALK ABOUT
AT
TEN THINGS STUDENTS CAN DO
TO PREVENT ALCOHOL ABUSE”
© Approach alcohol abuse as a student issue involving
people of ali socioeconomic and racial backgrounds.
Recognize that students not only can be potential
drinkers, but can be bystanders who can confront
aicohoi abuse in other students.
@ If you have a sibling, friend, classmate, or tearmmate
who is abusing alcohol, do not look the other way.
Urge him or her to seek help, or, if you do not know
what to do, consult a friend, parent, professor, or
counselor. DO NOT REMAIN SILENT.
@ Have the courage to look inward. Understand how
your own attitudes and actions perpetuate possible
drinking to excess, and work toward changing this.
© If you suspect that a person close to you Is abusing
alcohol, gently ask if you can heip.
© if you are emotionally, psychologically, or physically
affected by aicohol, or have been in the past, seek
professional help NOW.
® Be an ally to other students who are working to end ail
forms of alcohol abuse. Support campus activities
such as Students Against Destructive Decisions
(SADD), and raise money for alcoho! ede Pat
Programs. If you belong to a team, fraternity o
sorority, or other student group, organize a Saxoatien.
@ Recognize and speak out against alcoho! abuse.
e@ Attend programs, take courses, and read articles and
books about self-esteem and the root causes of
alcohol abuse. Educate yourself and others about the
conr ions bet 1 larger jal forces and alcoho! —
use.
@ Do not fund alcohol abuse. Refuse to purchase any
magazine, rent any video, or buy any music that
portrays college students who are intoxicated. Protest
aicoho!l's being portrayed p ly in the medi.
@ Mentor and teach young people about how to be
mature in ways that do not involve abusing alcohol.
Lead by example.
© 2:45PM-4:00PM
Campus Center 375
WOMEN AND ALCOHOL: ARE WE
REALLY THAT DIFFERENT. FROM
MEN?
In this workshop, you will learn about the unique
and important ways that alcohol affects women
differently than men. The discussion will focus
on the physical, psychological, and emotional
roles that alcohol can play in women's lives.
Healthy alternatives to alcohol use as well as the
need for alternative sources of support for
women will be outlined.
M. Dolores Cimini, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Alcohol and Drug Prevention
University Counseling Center
¢ 8:00PM-9:30PM
Campus Center Baliroom
DRINKING TILL IT HURTS: STRAIGHT
TALK ABOUT ALCOHOL AND SEXUAL
_ASSAULT
Come and share the compelling story of a
promising professional football player's career
and influences during his college years.
Presenter:
Don McPherson
Director, Mentors Against Violence Program
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1997
¢ 1:15PM-2:30PM
Campus Center 375
REALITY CHECK: ALCOHOL AND
OTHER DRUG ABUSE ON TODAY’S
COLLEGE CAMPUSES
This workshop will serve as an open dialogue
with students on current substance abuse
issues. The group will address the many myths
associated with this issue, and engage students
to talk openly about alcohol and other drugs on
the college campus.
Richard Lucey, Jr.
New York State Office of Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse Services
and Erin Loffredo, M.Ed.
DE Associates
CENTER
ALBANY
SPECIAL EVENT!
DON McPHERSON
FORMER ALL-STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER
FOR SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
AND THE NFL
presents
“DRINKING TILL IT HURTS:
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT
ALCOHOL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT"
Tuesday, October 21, 1997
8:00 PM
Campus Center Ballroom
A native of West Hempstead, New York, Don McPherson was a
two sport college All athlete (football and track). He
attended Syracuse University from 1983-85. While at > aa
he played quarterback and 22 fe
1987, to latin nation in passing and Syracuse Nios iaians
undefeated record. McPherson is a consensus All-American
collegiate player), the Dave O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas
Award (nation’s outstanding quarterback), and was runner-up to
Tim Brown of Notre Dame in the Heisman Trophy voting.
McPherson spent two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of
the NFL. In 1990, he playing with the Houston Oilers. He
also played in Canada for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1991-93)
and Ottawa Rough-Riders (1904).
1 Ur 's Center for the
in Nevember of %908 ae Co-Director
McPherson has been a for a variety of
both in Canada and the U.S. Recently, he has appeared on the
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He also
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e 7:30PM-9:00PM
Flag Room, State Quad
LIVE PERFORMANCE:
PLAYERS
The Hooray Players is a group of undergraduate
students which uses theater techniques to act out
situations related to alcohol, such as conflicts
with friends and DWI.
THE HOORAY
Presenters:
The Hooray Piayers
Middie Earth Outreach Education Program
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1997
¢ 1:15PM-2:30PM
Campus Center 375
AIDS AND ALCOHOL: A DEADLY MIX?
This workshop will explore the relationship
between alcohol use and the potential risk of
contracting HIV/AIDS. The ways in which
drinking may make us more vulnerable to AIDS
and other sexually transmitted diseases will be
discussed.
Presenter:
Carol Stenger, M.Ed.
Health Educator
+ University bse pei Center
erahen a SHAPE
e 7:00PM-9:00PM
Campus Center Assembly Hall
FOR THOSE WHO COULD HAVE
LIVED: THE EXPERIENCES OF
SURVIVORS
In this workshop, you will meet the surviving
relatives of college-age students who were killed
by drunk drivers. These relatives, one of whom is
the mother of a former University at Albany
student, will present powerful personal stories of
the ways in which fatal drunk driving accidents
have changed their lives.
Presenters:
Mary Buscillion
and
RID Victim impact Panel
STRAIGHT TALK
ABOUT ALCOHOL
AND RELATIONSHIPS
SEVENTH ANNUAL
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
OCTOBER 19-25, 1997
AT BY:
UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER,
DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
B .
e Academic Support Services
© Department of Residential Life
© Department of Athletics
e Department of Student Life
e Division of Student Affairs
© Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program
e President's Advisory Council on Alcohol
and
Other Drug Prevention
e President's Task Force on Women's
Safety
e Project SHAPE
e Student Association
© St Peter's Addiction Recovery Center
° Students Against Destructive Decisions
(SADD)
e R e@ Intoxicated
e University Auxiliary Services
e University Police Department
ALL THROUGH THE WEEK
Look for INFORMATION TABLES in the
residence halis and in the Campus Center lobby
with free information and giveaways! Participants
will include the University Police Department and
other campus offices.
Visit the scene of a DWI CAR CRASH on
campus. This exhibit will be an actual replica of a
situation in which people were killed by a drunk
driver.
Meet VINCE AND LARRY, the crash dummies,
who will be walking around the podium and in the
residence halis giving away information on safe
driving and biking.
Try out the DRIVING CONVINCER and
experience firsthand the effects of a car ona ae:
in which drunk driving is involved.
ALL EVENTS DURING NATIONAL
COLLEGIATE ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK
ARE ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES. [IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS IN ORDER TO ATTEND
ANY PROGRAM OR EVENT, PLEASE
CONTACT M. DOLORES CIMINI AT 442-5800.
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FRIDAY, October 17, 1997 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 5
Questions about ParkFest finally being answered
By ABE SAKs
Staff Writer
Last week, the ASP published
an opinion article by Tom Parker
concerning Parkfest: To clarify
more issues concerning ParkFest
‘98 which takes place at the end
of April, more research was done
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safe for the community. All this
is in relation to SUNY Albany’s
ranking as third Best Party
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past year. :
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increase in security and BYOB
will be prohibited,” Kraut said.
Instead, a Beer Garden will be
set up. It will prevent bottles and
kegs from being brought in.
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come, vital steps must be taken.
Starting with alcohol miscon-
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Labor Speaks Out
To the Editor:
Students and other members of the
campus community will find a forth-
coming event on this campus of consid-
erable interest.
As a continuation of the recent wave
of gatherings across the nation that
have forged closer ties between univer-
sities and labor unions, the Solidarity
Committee of the Capital District is
sponsoring “The Struggle for Our Future:
A Teach-in with the Labor Movement”
on the SUNY/Albany uptown campus on
October 16 and 17.
The teach-in will begin on Thursday,
October 16 at 7:00 PM, with speeches by
Elaine Bernard (Director, Harvard
University Trade Union Program),
William Scheuerman (President, United
Trade Union Programs), and Ann
Thomas (President, Student Association
of the State University of New York). A
reception will follow in the Futterer
Lounge.
It will continue on Friday, October 17,
at 9:00 AM, with a gathering in the
Campus Center Assembly Hall, followed
by panels at assorted rooms in the
Campus Center on a range of topics,
including “Sweatshops and the Global
Economy,” “Unions and Racial Justice,”
“The Campus as a Work Place,” and
“Unions and Sexual Politics.” Starting at
1:15, there will be a performance of
labor songs and stories, in the Campus
Center Ballroom, by Joe Uehlein.
Thereafter, a demonstration will be held
at a local outlet for sweatshop goods.
This teach-in is endorsed by more than
fifty labor, community, educational and
community organizations, among them
the Student Association and the
Graduate Student Association of SUNY-
Albany. United University Professions,
Editoria
Where has all the entertainment on this campus
gone. Three years ago this university had headlining
bands nearly every month. Now, we get stuck with come-
dians who aren’t funny, and bands that no one has heard
of. That’s if we even get a band.
Three years ago, hot bands like Candlebox and
the Flaming Lips played here at the Recreation and
Convocation Center. Two years ago, Greenday and Blues
Traveler also performed on campus. This university has
also seen the likes of the Dave Mathews Band, Smashing
Pumpkins, and the Cranberries. All these bands were hot
_ at the time of their performance in the RACC, and some
have continued making excellent records.
This all brings me back to the original question,
‘What the hell happened?” We have not had one band this
year, not even a crappy one. We get stuck with Tommy
Davidson on parent’s weekend, when in previous years
we’ve seen the likes of Chris Rock, George Carlin and
Stephen Wright. Obviously, the money we pay as students
is going nowhere. Each and every student on this campus
pays an activity fee that goes to the Student Association
for them to provide us with entertainment in the RACC. I
am beginning to wonder whose pocket my and many other
students money has found its way into.
Last year SA tried to get students to come and
see Run-DMC. That turned into a $10,000 bust, as no one
sional
lic.
Sincerely,
the union of faculty and. other profes-
Staff,
Admission is free and open to the pub-
Larry Wittner
Professor of History
timorhy MEE
Mutidé NUT
is hosting the event.
AM the next day.
went, and tickets were virtually given away. Perhaps, (I’m
just guessing) the student government is taking this years
activity fee and using to compensate last years ‘osses.
Maybe they are not, but where is our money going?
Rumor also has it that Adam Sandler was going
to be booked for this weekend, but rejected the offer when
he found out the Davidson was already scheduled. I’m not
sure, but I think Sandler would attract more interest than
Davidson will. I am beginning to worry about the direc-
tion and decisions that SA is making with our money.
The man in charge of all the entertainment choic-
es on this campus is Christopher “Chuck” Snell. He is the
Student Association’s Programming Director, and is in
charge of booking all acts to perform in the RACC.
Our good boy “Chuck” receives a salary for his
title, and it seems to me that he has
Jp mion By Dan Ruisi
| guess the ASP is a serious threat to some people. Maybe threat is not the best
word, still | have yet to understand why people get so pissed at some of the things
we write. For instance, the series | did on Campus Crime Coverup. It is a fact that
other schools around the country hide rapes from students and parents. So am |
so wrong for investigating at my school to see if the same things happen here?
The first person | encountered in investigating this issué. was the Freedom of
Information Officer, Stephen J. Beditz. In addition to being the rudest administra-
tor | have ever met, Beditz led me on such a complex paper trail | was sure that
this school did something wrong.
Actually, this school should serve as a model for other schools in terms of report-
ing rapes and other violent crimes. You would never know it from Beditz’s office,
but the documents | was requesting were free and open to the public in other
offices, although not from the Freedom of Information Office.
The next high-level administrator | heard from was Gloria DeSole, Affirmative
Action Director for the University and member of the President's Task Force on
Women’s Safety. Well, Ms. DeSole didn’t like some of the things | said in my arti-
cle and left a message for me to make an appointment to see her before 11:30
I’m sorry, | should have told Ms. DeSole that | don’t get out of bed before 12
noon, even if it was Bill Clinton calling me. Did she seriously think that she could
dictate orders of what | must do?
| think she did because then | received a letter from her. She was miffed
because | got some information out of a letter sent to Tom McMahon, our EIC,
without printing the entire letter. Once again, Ms. DeSole, you are not my boss and
you certainly have absolutely nothing to do with Editorial Board decisions at the
ASP. And, though people like her like to send in corrected articles to illustrate how
stupid we-are, DeSole forgot that she sent the letter to Tom, not to me. It is not
my right to reprint a letter Tom received from someone else, in fact it would tech-
nically be theft if | did it without Tom’s permission.
These incidents center around one point - that certain people at this school
think they are in fact the Editor of the Albany Student Press. Well, they’re not. And
by them trying to attack our grammar (News style is its own thing in the first
place) or attempting to dictate to us what we will do and what we will print,
they’re only showing the world how ignorant they are. My dad may know enough
to be on Jeopardy, but he doesn’t sit there and tell people at their jobs how to do
them. In fact, he taught me that people like that are jerks.
Albany get nothing. Well, I’m tired of it all. I’m tired of
paying SA money that they put in their pockets, and for-
get about. I’m tired of not having one thing to look for-
ward to entertainment wise on this campus. We rally
against tuition hike, yet readily give up $75 every semes-
ter for nothing.
I’m sorry, but some video imaging machine is
cute, but how many students have the opportunity to use
it, and how many would rather see a band in the RACC?
I think a lot would. This activity fee is an absolute joke,
and it ends up being quite a lot of money. I guess the other
rumors are true as well, that working for SA is a very prof-
itable experience.
Maybe I could find a job there next semester, and
try and get my money back.
not been too busy with his job thus
far. Snell did have some events
planned for this week such as the
Ultimate Fun Flicks Video and Photo
Fantasy in the Campus Center, Lazer
Tag on Thursday night, and
Davidson’s appearance this weekend.
This is all well and good, but
it’s not, “Music to my ears”. What .
I’m trying to say is that Snell seems
to be lacking in one very important
part of the entertainment industry.
Other local colleges such as
Siena have already had such acts as
Jewel, Bill Cosby, and the Mighty
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The SRC feels that there are many prob-
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When students get tickets, it is because
they don’t know where or where not to
park their vehicles.
SRC wants to improve problems caused
by nature. During winter, Indian Quad
specifically, is icy. The direct path from
Indian to the Campus Center is on a non-
paved area, and during winter, it gets
muddy, freezes, and it’s a potential danger.
Shor says, “Some sort of gravel should be
laid down and salted to prevent accidents.”
The SRC also has issues concerning
room damage and cleanliness of common
bathrooms. Already, SRC was able to get
the University to place dispensable soap
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bathrooms.
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2a Aspects
Edwin McCain -
Misguided Roses
dwin McCain is a good conglomerate o
instruments blended into a pleasant feel.
The lead singer, Edwin McCain, sounds like a
softer Eddie Vedder. Larry Chaney, the lead
guitarist, plays simple cord progressions which fit
in with the style.
Overall, the group of five sounds like they could
some day make it big. However, they could still use
some work. 3
Edwin McCain - 3 & a half Great Danes
Born Jamericans - Yardcore
Edley Shine and Mr. Notch provide a smooth, relaxing
sound throughout their Caribbean style album. You may
have also heard of “Kids From Foreign,” Born Jamericans first
album.
Yardcore is the first album that I have been given to
review that I plan on listening to in the future.
Born Jamericans - 4 Great Danes.
The Refreshments - The Bottle & Fresh Horses
I really didn’t enjoy this album. They're just another
mainstream group that thinks that they are cool because
they have an album. The Refreshments have a weak
effort to try to have a cool looking album cover.
The songs get annoying quickly because they all
sound very similar to one another. Maybe if this
band got all new members and changed the style,
they'd be good.
3 The Refreshments - Half a Great
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3 was extremely grateful that someone finally said something about the bitchiest bartender in town. A similar story
happened to me. | went to the Oasis one night and waited at the bar forever for a beer, The same bartender wouldn't i
help me. {literally waited forever. Finally | got her attention to give me a pitcher, and I turned my back to the bar to :
complain to the person standing behind me about her rudeness to put it mildly. While | was talking, with my hand stil ia
on the bar, she gave my pitcher away fo someone else. Who cares if my back was partially turned. She should have at a
least tapped me or something, | asked her if she could get me another pitcher about as rudely as | could, mimicking her
attitude, She starts screaming at me when she gave me the pitcher as if she were a high school teacher. Well, things
got a little usly, my pride made me call her a “bitch”, which she rightfully deserved. | jetted as soon as | got the pitcher.
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tedious job, but it must be done.
October 17, 1997 Ce 3A Aspects
The World’s Finest team of Superman and Batman had a 90-minute “ovie on October 4th and can be
Summed up in one word, awesome. Other news and notes out of tk ~ world include the release of
© their TANGENT COMICS. I’m a huge elseworlds fan, so ’'ve been: __.ed on this idea ever since it was
mentioned in Wizard. Personal favorites included METAL MEN and 4REEN LANTERN; hopefully this
altered world can be revisited some time soon. | |
Marvel's icons are finally returning from the wretched hands of WILDSTORM. The four part HEROES
t RETURN saga by Peter David and Salvador LaRocca are going to reintroduce CAPTAIN AMERICA, the
Fas AVENGERS, the FANTASTIC FOUR and IRON MAN into the Marvel universe with new creative teams
taking over these books later on this year. The big letdown from the Marvel bullpen is the delay of there
4 first STRANGE TALES title, MAN-THING; this new genre was Marvel's attempt to battle DC’s VERTIGO
by offering new horror books. Seems that the powers-that-be didn’t like the idea of having ‘no-code’
&. books, and are going to ruin these potential works of art. Fanboys want gore, but the Marvel head
honchos are too stupid to realize this.
- BY SCOTT KELSON
Udany Chieks: The Girls We Hate to Love
. | often find myself wishing | had
~~ an extra set of eyes with which to leer at girls
hile “podiating”. Many questions cross my mind duri
_ the many hours of “female observations? Where are they when
you need them? And, of course, where do they go in the winter? | hope
to shed some light on a few of these imponderables and perhaps to give way
to new thoughts on the subject matter.
Perhaps one of the most important burning questions is, “What makes our girls look
so much better than Binghamton chicks, for example? Aside from the obvious (good looks and
ewer nerd qualities) there is a simple, yet often overlooked explanation. It all comes down to
effort. Let us assume that every school is guaranteed to have roughly 10% of its female population to
be anvauiably attractive. This upper crust can roll cut of bed and still manage to turn heads on campus.
7 At the other end of the spectrum, there is a 10% faction of females who fall beyond the boundaries of
|» cesentable” regardless of how much make-up they wear or how much beer has clouded the vision of “the
beholder”. This should be a roughly accurate statistic with very slight variance between schools. The important
segment is the 80% that fall in the “decent zone”. It is in this area that the Lady Danes show what they are truly made
of. :
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Our hypothetical average Albany girl, who will be referred to as Alice, takes control of her destiny and becomes an |
“Albany Chick”. Our middle of the line female at Binghamton, Betty, plays with the hand that she has been dealt, no
matter how unfortunate. Within a few months of enrolling at SUNY Albany, Alice will dye her hair blonde, start a workout
regiment, eat only salad, and begin the process of “sororitizing”. She will spend at least an hour every morning applying |
makeup to a face that is tan in the winter and coordinating an outtit that consists of a tight shirt and the classic “Albany
Pants” (tight black pants that every girl on this campus seems to own). Betty, however, will take to studying more and will
remain a pasty -faced brunette that could stand to lose a few pounds.
lt may seem to the untrained eye that the advantages our girls have over theirs begin and end in the physical realm.
This, however, is a half-truth. Their girls may perhaps be smarter, but our girls can party the pants off of them. While
Betty spends her time wondering how she will explain a 3.7 to her parents, Alice is concerned that she might run into the
guy she got too drunk with the previous weekend. While the likelihood of meeting a future wife at the Post is about the
same as getting an economics professor that speaks English, you can be assured of having a good time.
College is about having fun and meeting people. If you happen to get an education along the way you are |
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elax now. Girls who go to Albany are generally the ones that were smart in High School, but did not
onsider getting into Binghamton a priority. The girls that did make it into Binghamton are ones that
stayed in on weekends and studied vocabulary flashcards for the S.A.T.’s.
lt is for these reasons that | feel we have a sizable advantage over most other colleges in
regard to the women enrolled here. They may not win any Nobel Prizes, or get 4.0's, but
hey certainly improve the overall aesthetics of this campus, and for that we all owe
hem a debt of gratitude.
By David Benson
October 17, 1997,
4a Aspects
PEFL TALK
Agent Fox Mulder sheds his X-Files persona
to take a shot in his 1st leading role ina
Mr.
by Scott Kelson
Morgan Freeman is back; a gruff and
tough policeman on another mission to stop a
movie. ‘PLAYING GOD’ stars David Duchovny looney tune in ‘KISS THE GIRLS’. Freeman
as a Surgeon who loses his |
doctor license after he performs
surgery, while whacked out on
some amphetamines. Then,
through unforseen circum-
stances, he gets mixed up with
the mafia and becomes the per-
sonal healer for those bad guys |
who get shot, stabbed, yada,
yada, yada. The moive had its
ups and downs; Timothy Hutton
(BEAUTIFUL GIRLS) plays a
great villain opposite Duchovny and this
(SEVEN) is on the trail of Cas-
sanova, a love-hungry kidnap-
per of beautiful women. Ashley
Judd (HEAT) plays Cassano-
va’s only escapee and wants
revenge. So, this dynamic duo
then go on a romp around the
country in search of clues on
fq Our psycho’s where-a-bouts
Wand identity. The movie gives
wa You goosebumps, but if you lis-
wiien carefully, you’ll be able to
Sak who the villain is. Freeman and Judd
movie will probably spark the career of Angeli- are excellent together and the movie definate-
na Jolie (HACKERS). Overall, a good matinee ly will lige you out.
flick, or wait for it to arrive at Blockbuster.
By Amy Heir
“Days of Our Lives” is by far the best soap opera on all of television. Whereas to most
this may be a bold statement, allow me to back it up. | have been an avid watcher, and |
am not ashamed to admit since the fourth grade when | incurred a childhood sickness.
| have sat and watched through the glory of Jack and Jennifer, the trauma of Carly
being buried alive, and yes, even throughout Marlena’s possession.
Late breaking news... everyone in the town of Salem is stupid. But come on
isn’t that why we watch it? People who watch soap opera’s do so to escape the dol-
drums of their own boredom. Now, yes Cindy, the characters on “All my Children” may
be what you call "classy”, but they are equally as dumb. Erica, who now is paying her
dues to society, kidnapped a baby. Yes this was “Days”, but Erica tried to cover this up
with makeup! We have real villains, not girls pretending to be bad (Erica). Days invent-
ed the meaning of bad... We have Sami, Vivan, Kristan, and lets not forget Stefano. Per-
haps it takes awhile to draw out a plot but when it happens, it is nothing but satisfying.
Come o how many people cheered when Carrie finally punched out Sami!
_ $0, for all you “Day’s” fans who have class at 1:00, and for some reason
haven’t figured out how to work your VCR, here we go, a complete — of pre-
sent plotlines. |
Carrie and Austin, are on their honeymoon in Italy. Sami is back in te mop-
ing about. She sends Mike on a trip with hopes he will break up the happy love birds.
Mis is about to tell Carrie his true feelings (by the way he is much better for Carrie then
Austin, and | still have his fantasy sequence on video) but stops when he realizes she
doesn’t know that it’s her he loves. She thinks it’s that chick Debra, who wants Mike.
Mike lets Carrie believe that he is interested in Debra, but contemplates telling her the
truth later. End story. Give it five years, maybe then they will get together.
Bo is taking care of Billie in Italy on their “honeymoon”. Kate tells Bo that
Hope is on vacation with Franco, (the guy with no ability to act). Kate lied. Bo is upset,
and tells Billie that perhaps they can make their marriage work. (Who) Billie is still
trying to fight the heroin withdrawal. She needs to see a doctor but is afraid to go
because of some silly rule in Italy. Apparently if you go to a doctor and he thinks your
an addict, you are arrested, blah, blah, blah. | fast forwarded that part.
Somewhere in South America, Hope and John are in the Jungle looking for a
cure for Roman. Kristen is whining to Stefano about John loving Marlena, and Stefeno
is worried about two things. Hope is finding some secret about Maison Blanche in his
compound, and John not finding a cure in time to save Roman. Stefan needs the cure to
get a pardon. John needs the cure to save Roman so that he can get Marlena back in
bed, and stop pretending he’s married to kristen. As of late, John fell after getting the
much needed flower, fell into a waterfall, and is presumed dead.
And last, but certainly not least, Jack and Jennifer. The new Jack is ugly, and
can’t act. Jenn is undercover, trying to free Jack, and be with him. They almost made
love today in his jail cell, but T.C. was trying to get his groove on Jennifer. Imagine a
guy really believing,” But | can make you feel good, real good, just let me how you”, that
it would really work. Only on a soap.
My predictions and hopes. First of all is that we see more of Susan, Sister
Moriah, and the new fourth character soon to be seen. susan and baby Elvis crack me
up. Secondly, | want Lucus to sue Sami for custody for Will. And of course, last but not
least, the big prediction...baby Elvis is not Stefano’s son, but really his clone, and he
will take over the evil empire. So that’s it for now, and Cindy, i can only hope and pray
: \ for you that you will come back to the fold. Once a “Day’s” fan, always a “Day's” fan.
By Cindy Stoller
a
As a former “Days of our Lives” devotee, | cannot even express
the more intelligent and realistic story lines that satisfy my cravings
more than “All my Children”. A long time ago | did not understand the
“Days” obsession. | was once one of those idiots that followed the ever-
lasting, completely exhausting story lines. Now | go way back. I’m talk-
ing Frankie and Jennifer, Patch and Kayla, Shane and Kimberly and the
beginning of Bo and Hope. | actually sat through years and years of frus-
tration, simply because | was a very loyal viewer. But once Marlena start-
ed to rise from bed, literally, | actually shut off the television in disgust.
Now at first | was upset because | actually considered sopt watching
soap opera’s at 1:00, but then | saw the light, “All my Children”.
Late breaking news...everyone in Pine Valley is simply classy and
knows how to dress well. This is a very quaint town in Pennsylvania and
the residents don’t solve all their problema at some disgusting, low class
dock (no offense salem residents). We have our very prestigious resi-
dents like the beautiful, sophisticated Erica Kane, the Chandler, the San-
tos’, the Grey’s, the Martin’s, and the singles Brooke, Tad, Jantet, etc.
Now for all of you who understand my exchange and are unable
to watch, here’s a little synopsis of what’s going on. (“Days” fans, if you
have a little self respect, try to catch on!),
Poor confused, college freshman, Kevin was devastated to learn
that even hisbrother won’t accetp that he is a homosexual. His best
friend, Kelsey (who tried to make him straigh with a little lovin’) learned
that he was packing to leave town. After finally tracking him down,
Kelsey begs him to stay and promises they could be just friends.
After months apart, pregnant Liza and millionaire Adam Chandler
are happily together. But everything goes bust when Liza gets into a
plane accident (on her way to a shopping spree in New York City) and
loses her little heir. Adam is distraught and confesses he still loves her,
but is it just guilt? We all know he caused the accident, but when will
liza find out?!?
Janet (a reformed murderer) is upset when Tim warns her to stay
away from Trevor. Now Janet wa in jail for years and paid her debts, so
why can’t she get it on with Trevor? She is the mother of Trevor's daugh-
er Amanda. I’m on Janet's side in this situation. She’s been through so
much and she’s a pretty good dresser for someone who lived in a log
cabin for a year.
The classiest lady in town, Erica, is in jail. She’s so classy that
she is paying for her own crimes! She’s my idol. Her daughter, Bianca,
was diagnosed with anorexia and Erica cannot help her. her ex, Travis
and his twiggy wife Barbara, forbids Erica to have any contact. Erica will
get even, without a doubt. Finally, Dimitri, the very sexy rich man o town
has custody of baby Maddie. His brother, Edmund is the real father, But
doesn’t know it. Only witchy Skye knows.Will poor Edmund ever learn the
truth? (Rumor has it that Skye’s leaving Pine Valley so we'll see!!).
Well, that’s it for this week. My predictions, and hopes... Edmund
will get Maddie soon, Janet and Trevor have sex, and Erica breaks out of
jail to save Bianca. | hope some of you convert from “Days” to where it’s
\ all about class at “All my Children”. eee
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organs can now be put on tainted water. with several partners. The contaminated
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other states and Canada as well over the found. The findings are preliminary and
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Location:
Quadrangle
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10 am - 12 noon
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Pick up your program of sched-
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informational materials.
Complimentary refreshments
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Location: Campus Center
Ballroom
10 am - 2 pm
CESTM Open House
Location: Atrium
CESTM
10 am - 4 pm
“Friends of the Library” Book
Sale
Offering a variety of books for
Lobby,
sale at bargain prices.
In front of the
University Library
10 am - 4 pm
Homecoming Fair
Hosted by Phi Delta Epsilon
Come and enjoy facepainting,
clowns, and several vendors
Location:
selling
different crafts, books, and a
variety of other items.
Location: Lecture Center
Concourse (Under the
University Library)
11 am
Potter Club Room Dedication
Location: Potter Club Room,
Alumni House
11:30 am - 2 pm
Alumni Association and Parents’
Club Tailgate Party
University at Albany Alumni,
Parents, Family members,
Students, Faculty, and Staff are
cordially
invited to enjoy free refresh-
ments, and good company
before the big game!
Location: Under the big tent in
the Recreation and Convocation
Center parking lot.
12 noon - 2 pm
Sigma Lambda Sigma 60th
Anniversary Tailgate Party
Location: RACC Parking Lot
Cost: $10 for alumni and stu-
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NHL has a good mix of rookies and vets
By ROBIN BENNETT
Staff Writer
The 1997-98 hockey season has
just barely gotten its toe wet, with
only 14 days of hockey played
thus far. But, with many promis-
ing rookies scattered throughout
the league, and big time veterans
still at the no show point, it is
already an interesting season.
Beginning in July, with Mark
Messier’s resignation from the
Rangers, this looked not to be the
typical hockey season. So far it
has been holding up to these pre-
season expectations.
The Stanley Cup winning
Detroit Red Wings have had to
make some serious adjustments,
but have still come out smelling
like a rose. Vladimir Konstsnti-
nov, one of Detroit’s top defense-
men from last year, suffered
severe brain damage in a car acci-
dent this summer, and is a tragic
loss to his team. The Russian five
was further diminished down to
three, when center Sergei Federov
held out for more money, and
remains a no show. In addition,
the Wing’s gave top netman Mike
Vernon his walking papers, leav-
ing the talented Chris Osgood as
the number one man.
Apparently someone forgot to
tell Detroit that all of this should
have placed a negative impact on
their ability. The Wing’s were
undefeated until Wednesday’s 4-3
loss to Toronto, and post a 4-1-2
record.
The young- Toronto Maple
Leafs are definitely going to be a
team to watch throughout the sea-
son. The Leaf’s top rookie from
last year, Steve Sullivan, was
originally placed in St. John’s, of
the American Hockey League,
after an unimpressive camp.
However, after the team with-
stood much media heat for giving
up Doug Gilmour so cheaply,
Sullivan was quickly returned to
National Hockey League ice. He
scored one of Toronto’s two goals
in a 4-2 loss to Detroit on Tues-
day.
The other facets of last year’s
mega trade with New Jersey are
also shaping up nicely. Jason
Smith saved the Leaf’s Detroit
victory on Wednesday, by stop-
ping the game tying goal. He
cleared the puck from behind
Potvin, (who made the initial
save) before it drifted to the back
of the net. The third leg of the
trade, 20 year old rookie, Alyn
McCauley also scored his first
NHL goal for Toronto in that
game.
Speaking of young teams, the
Boston Bruins are also looking to
be contenders for the Cup this
year, and should at the bare mini-
mum, make the playoffs. They’ ve
been on a long West coast road
trip since October 7, and will be
there until they return home on
October 23.
Perhaps the most watched man
on that team is rookie Joe Thorn-
ton. He was the number one draft
pick last year, coming from the
esteemed Sault Ste. Marie Grey-
hounds (Junior Hockey home of
Wayne Gretzky and Steve Sulli-
van to name a few). Thornton just
turned 18, and is already proving
himself on the ice as a tough guy.
He took on San Jose’s 6-5 230
pound right wing Andrei
Nazarov, after a cross check, and
impressed his teammates.
Also new to Bean Town are
veterans Ken Baumgartner from
Anaheim, and Dave Ellett from
New Jersey.
During the playoffs last year,
and the healthy beating Montreal _
took from those Devilish New
Jersians, the Montreal headlines
screamed in frustration, “Rien A
Faire, Thibault Flanche.” Transla-
tion: Nothing to do, Thibault
sucks. The papers absolutely cru-
cified him, and it seemed evident
that the Canadians need to do
something about their goal tend-
ing problem. Enter Andy Moog,
top goaltender from the Dallas
Stars, who is a member of the
goal tending elite with more than
25 shutouts. With Thibault
bumped out of the number one
slot, he has less pressure. In fact,
he earned a 1-1 tie against
Philadelphia Wednesday night.
With the resolution of their goal
tending problem, and the talent of
their forwards, Montreal should
once again be hockey masters.
But, the same cannot be said
about the Rangers. In addition to
Messier, the Rangers also lost
Russ Courtnall, Esa Tikkanen,
Dallas Eakins, Glenn Healy,
Patrick Flately, Doug Lidster, and
the Ferraro brothers. They picked
up Mike Keane, and Brian Skrud-
land; but the Rangers are not |
making New Yorkers happy. |
They’ve won only one game; a 6- | |
3 moral victory over Messier and | average
the Canucks. They have an unim-
pressive 1-2-4 record, and posted
an embarrassing 5-1 loss to
Ottowa. They’re an older team in
need of buying some younger tal- | face t
ent.
Finally, Colorado, with Jarri |
Kurri making up for the loss of |
Keane, is as strong as ever. They |:
are undefeated, and most recently |
pounded Edmonton 6-2 on | Star quarterback
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Wednesday. Though Joe Sakic
remains unsigned, he is playing
(unlike Bill Guerin and Paul
Kariya). The Avs certainly appear
to be a mighty colossus again this
year; the stability in a league
filled with transition.
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First half efficiency has the Great Danes at 5-1
ROBERT O’ DONNELL
Sports Editor
The Danes were quick out of the gate
again last saturday in their 48-14 victory.
as they brought their win streak to five
games. Since the season opener, Albany
has been putting up more than 32 points
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Photo courtesy of SID
Split End Dan Gmelin.
on average in the first halves, scoring on
21 of 30 first half possessions. The equal-
ly efficient defense has forced eleven
turnovers and converted three opponent
miscues into touchdowns. Together, both
sides of the ball have combined to shut
out teams in the first quarters of their last
five games an outstanding 99-0.
Not much new was seen this past week
against Pace, as the regular stars continue
to stand out in repeated blowouts of over-
matched opponents. Record holding quar-
terback Joe Savino was again strong,
throwing for two touchdowns bringing his
season total over ten for the fourth con-
secutive year. Although it seems as
though he’s set all of the school records
that he possibly could, he appears to have
the single season record of fifteen touch-
downs well within range thanks to such
an explosive beginning to the season. A
four touchdown performance like the one
he put up two weeks ago against Merri-
mack would allow him to tie the record in
front of a home crowd this homecoming
weekend. The more likely scenario, how-
ever, is that he will surpass the fifteen
touchdown mark sometime soon down the
road on enemy turf.
Senior split end, Dan Gmelin, managed
to reach another couple of milestones as
he moved to tenth in career all-purpose
yards (2,218) and eleventh in career scor-
ing with 84 points. Tight end Seth
Thomas also made a few strides in some .
offensive categories as he is now at sixth
in career receptions (70) and ninth in
receiving yards (802).
The Great Danes put up 40+ points for
the fifth straight game with a well bal-
anced offense. Against a team, in Pace,
that was supposed to present a strong
defense, Albany again ran and passed at
will. Tailback Greg Garrett ran for a
career-high 109 yards and one score, post-
ing his third career 100-yard game, and -
fullback James Minor did all of his work
in the first stanza, rushing for a career-
high 61 yards and a score of his own.
The Albany defense decided for the
third game in a row that stopping the
opposing team was not enough. They put
up another score of their own as rover
back Greg Green returned an interception
48 yards to paydirt. This was the tenth
longest interception return in school histo-
ry.
Linebacker A’Rehema Leach snatched
another interception for the Danes, and
stands at second on the UA active list
with 111 tackles. Another defensive
standout was defensive tackle Peter Lon-
don. He has stepped up the last two weeks
making seventeen tackles including five
for losses. He now has 147 career tackles
and seven sacks.
Rounding out the great play by the
defense were free safety Fred Daughtry
and linebacker Mike Grever. Daughtry
had a career-best ten hits versus Pace and
broke up two passes. The sophomore,
Grever, had eight tackles and leads the
Great Danes with 48 (24 solo) on the sea-
son. :
Although it may be a little disappoint-
ing for the team and the fans that postsea-
son hopes have been dashed by the
announcement of a move to Division I
football in 1999, there is much to be
proud of already this season. The team
obviously contains several individual
record setters, but also has, and will con-
tinue to achieve some extraordinary group
goals. Questions on the defensive side of
the ball have pretty much been answered,
and the confidence that existed in the
offense at the beginning of the season has
been more than justified. Although, as
coach Bob Ford said, “...we have been
kind of lucky in that the schedule has
played a bit of a role,” the team has done
some things that have not been seen
around here in quite a while, if at all, and
will surely enjoy looking back on this sea-
son no matter how it ends. Worries
become scarce when success like the
Danes have enjoyed continues, and those
who watch can’t help but be impressed by
the solid play these well coached athletes
display.
Albany takes on another Atlantic Divi-
sion opponent tomorrow as they go head
to head with the Seawolves from Stony
Brook. There is sure to be a good crowd
for the homecoming game, and it is even
more sure that the fans will see some
great football. See you there.
October classic? Underdog Marlins and Indians collide
KESSLER GREY
Sports Columnist
Tommorow night the Florida
Marlins will take the first step in
accomplishing a mind boggling
feat, winning the world sereies
in just their fifth major league
season. Livan Hernandez will
take the mound for the Marlins
bringing in a 2-0 record in the
playoffs, complimented by a
1.23 earned run average (ERA) .
Hernandez signed with Florida
last year after he defected from
Cuba. Even though he was per-
sued with great interest by the
Atlanta Braves and the New
York Yankees, he opted to play
in Miami, due in part to the large
Cuban population in the area.
Hernandez signed what was at
the time a huge deal for an
unproven player, 7 million dol-
lars for 3 years, 4.5 million of it
up front. Of course that was big
before the Travis Knight and
Hideki Irabu signings. Now the
signing has payed off for both
teams. Had Livan signed with
the Yanks or the Braves, he
might not be headed to the
World Series. In reality though,
had Florida not been lucky
enough to aquire Hernandez,
‘they would probably not be there
either.
Jim Leyland leads the favored
Marlins onto the field making his
first World Series appearance.
Overtime
Leyland has always been an
emotional manager, and his
expression from the Dugout said
it all when Florida won the pen-
nant last Tuesday...this team has
_done something special. Leyland
has managed to make a team gel
that was thrown together in one
of the biggest spending sprees in
baseball history. Moises Alou,
Bobby Bonilla, and Alex Fer-
nandez were the most expensive,
all will be playing in their first
World Series championship. This
was not as much of a storybook
season as it may seem though.
Gary Shefield, one of the most
feared batters in the National
League endured one of his worst
seasons in recent years. He hit
only 18 homeruns, despite play-
ing for most of the season. That
is quite a dropoff from the 40+
homerun power that was antici-
pated. Jeff Conine also slumped
so miserably for most of the sea-
son that the panicked Marlins
made a late season trade for
vetran player Mike Mussina.
Still, with all this trouble, Flori-
da was able to post the second
best record in the NL, and
become the first “wild card”
team to make it to the World
Series.
The Cleveland Indians will
represent the American League.
They return to the World Series
after missing out last year due to
an early exit at the hands of the
Baltimore Orioles. After extract-
ing a measure of revenge, the
Indians are a much different
looking team than the ‘95 and
‘96 incarnations. Kenny Lofton
and Albert Belle are gone, but
Dave Justsice, Matt Williams,
and Marquis Grissom have more
than picked up the slack. Despite
not being able to amass as many
wins as last season, the Indians
of 1997 have shown something
that they were not able to do in ©
the past, despite posting 100 win
seasons; they no longer choke in
the big ones. After a spectacular
five game series against the Yan-
kees, that resulted in a stunning
upset, Cleveland continued to
defie the odds by taking down
the heavily favored Baltimore
Orioles who were hot off their
merciless beating of the Seattle
Mariners. Jason Wright, the
rookie flamethrower, was the
biggest surprise of the post sea-
son. Wright showed poise
beyond his 21 years as he faced
two of the most solid lineups in
baseball. Dave Justice and Matt
‘Williams are real leaders in the
clubhouse, and their influence
was evident in the final stretch of
the regular season. The Indians
endured horrible pitching prob-—
lems during the entire year, los-
ing Jack McDowell, Jose Mesa,
losing time to legal complica-
tions, not to mention the trades
for John Smiley and Jeff Juden
Hockey
turning out to be complete busts.
Surprisingly though, out of all of
this the Tribe was the hottest
team in baseball at the end of the
year (with the possible exception
of the Yankees, but I won’t quib-
ble). The Indians will start game
one with World Series vetran
Orel Hershiser. Hershiser has yet
to win a game this post season,
but has posted a 2.45 and his
October resume puts him among
the all time elite.
With Jim Leyland at the helm,
look for the Florida Marlins to
take the series from the Indians.
Despite the loss of Alex Fernan-
dez (whose career may indeed be
over), Kevin Brown, Al Lieter,
Saunders, and Hernandez should
give Leyland more than enough
pitching. This series will go at
least six games, and should be
well worth watching, although it
will be hard pressed to repeat the
drama that the Yankees and the
Braves provided for us last year.
A final thought...Sources close
to the Cleveland Indians organi-
zation have revealed that the
Tribe will offer Dwight Gooden
a 2 year deal in the neighboor-
hood of 6 million dollars if the
Bronx Bombers don’t sign him.
New York already has David
Cone, David Wells, Kenny
Rogers, Andy Pettitte, and Hide-
ki Irabu under contract though.
Too bad this isn’t a battle of the mascots.
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