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COMMUNITY
Campus Rallies Around
7 Student Fire Victims
By
MICHELLE MULLEN
The University at
Albany community has
come together to aid
seven students who lost
their home in down-
town fire earlier this
month.
The flames started
as a small grease fire in
176 Quail St., but es-
calated after a woman
tried to put the fire out
with water, accord-
ing to the Albany Fire
Department.
Six of the nine
houses on the street
were affected by the
fire, which displaced
50 people, according to
the Times Union.
“All the residents
were sitting on the side
walk on the opposite
side of the fire after
Credit: Claire Bramley
A fire destroyed six houses on Quail Street earlier this month.
they were evacuated at
4:30 a.m. until about
30 in the morning,”
said Claire Bramley, a
ior at the university,
whose home was one
of the three on the strip
that was unaffected.
Many in the UAI-
bany community - from
individuals to school
organizations - have
rallied around the seven
students impacted by
the fire in their time of
need.
The university has
provided the students
with two weeks of
emergency on-cam-
pus housing, which
includes a meal plan
at no charge and has
assisted the students in
requesting academic
accommodations from
instructors.
In addition, the
university is exploring
ways to help the im-
pacted students using
the Student Emergency
Fund.
A GoFundMe
named, “170 Quail Fire
Relief Fundraiser,” was
started by Peter Valdez,
a student impacted by
the fire.
The description
reads that the funds
raised will help cover
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SEXUAL ASSAULT
Insta
Posts
Spark
Debate
By JOE HOFFMAN
A former University at Albany student posted
dozens of student stories describing rape and
sexual assault via Instagram last week, start-
ing a campus-wide discussion about victims,
fraternities, and what the best way to shed light
on the issue is.
Simultaneously, a university-wide email Fri-
day from Student Affairs announced discipline
against a fleet of Greek life organizations.
The university said in a statement that the
announcement had nothing to do with the posts,
but that the Office of Equity and Compliance
was currently reviewing the Instagram story.
h Dryden, a former EOP student, called
on his 1,802 followers on Wednesday to direct
message (DM) him their stories of rape or
sexual violence at UAlbany.
By Friday, Dryden had screenshotted dozens
of conversations and posted them to his Insta-
gram Story, blocking out the users’ names by
said in an email Friday that the
project started when a friend called him out for
being sexually immature.
Afterwards, the pair brainstormed how they
could use their platforms to do good in the
world.
“This conversation is not an easy one, if
anyone has been hurt in any way shape or form
I sincerely apologize,” Dryden said.
“However due to my own experiences, I felt
the need to expose these stories as the greater
good. You see these men make careers and
families and businesses meanwhile women are
left distraught.”
Soon students and student organizations
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ANNIVERSARY
EOP Carries on a 50 Year Legacy
Program pushes students towards high standards
By JOE HOFFMAN
Underneath the stairs from the Lecture
Center to the Library, a heavy door swings
open to let students enter a home they have
found away from where they were first
raised.
You can watch them buzzing like bees in
and out of the complex of halls, offices, and
rooms all day, from the early morning hours
before a stressful exam to the darkness that
falls as the dining halls close.
Some come from the inner city. Many are
first-generation college students. Several
grew up in rural America where this kind of
diversity could only be found on a TV screen.
For a half a century, students have been
entering the Educational Opportunity Pro-
gram offices. They come to eat lunch with
fellow EOP students, to visit EOP professors’
office hours, and sometimes, to cry on the
shoulders of the men and women who have
called themselves counselors there.
Conceived in the tumultuous Civi
era by a feisty young New York assembly-
man, EOP continues to give students who
would otherwise not be admitted to state
universities the opportunity to get a college
education,
Last weekend, hundreds of EOP graduates
came together to celebrate the University
at Albany EOP’s 50th anniversary and the
practices that make it stand out among the 48
SUNY campuses who participate in the state-
funded program.
Among the key features is a rite-of-pas-
sage five-week summer program for students
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accepted into EOP, with levels of discipline
some critics have likened to non-criminal
hazing. Then, EOP students’ first years of
college are defined by strict attendance to
special EOP-only courses meeting five days
a week, on top of taking typical university
classes.
But EOP’s graduates and directors say that
the program’s high graduation rates and suc-
cess stories speak for themselves.
Whatever one makes of the things EOP
officials expect of their students, walking
through those heavy doors under the library
reveals an energy far different from the aver-
age academic department.
sesesesee
At half past one o’clock on Monday, the
top button on Patrick Romain’s green dress
shirt is coming undone. The three students
in his small office rest on his couches, and
it would appear he is holding a conversation
with all three at once.
He bustles around, sticking his head out
the door and beckoning to one of the many
other students congregating in EOP’s well-lit
hallways. He enlists the tall boy’s assistance
in stringing an electrical cord over a cabinet.
“I don’t want anything to fall down,” he
says, eyeing a tented paper on top of his file
cabinet.
At first glance one assumes this is his
diploma. Actually, it’s a student’s certificate
for entering the Honors College.
The color photo displays a beaming young
Nasiratu Larry standing with those who have
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A student walks into the EOP complex.
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the cost of their books, clothes, essen-
tials, housing, cost of furnishing future
dwelling, food and other items they lost in
the fire.
The goal was originally to raise $7,000,
which would be evenly distributed among
the seven students. After a flood of dona-
tions, the goal was increased to $10,000 - an
amount that has already been surpassed.
The Educational Opportunities Program
Student Action Committee (ESAC) held a
care drive for the students this past week,
seeking everything from clothes, canned
goods, cash donations and toiletries.
“Donations most needed are cash dona-
tions considering they need new housing,
and several amenities that were taken away
and would help them most in getting on
their feet, however any donation helps,”
said Briana Parchment, ESAC’s co-pro-
gramming chair.
Those who were unable to attend the
drive can still contribute by emailing
esac] 968@gmail.com.
Home in a Package (HIP), a company
started by a former UAlbany student, has
unveiled a promotional event on its webs
to help the fire victims.
For an undetermined amount of time,
those who use the code “170 Quail” when
purchasing a HIP box receive 15 percent off
their purchase, which will be delivered and
donated directly to the hands of the seven
students.
The packages come in varying sizes, and
contain various goods such as beverages,
snacks, and toiletries
Moussa Paye, the CEO of HIP, has
already sponsored seven freshmen size care
packages. He hopes more students will con-
tribute in helping the victims obtain basic
essentials which will help them make a step
forward in the right direction.
UAlbany Neighborhood Life is co-
sponsoring a Community Benefit Dinner on
Oct. 11. The dinner will help raise dona-
tions for all survivors of the fire, not just the
UAlbany students.
The dinner will be held at the First
Lutheran Church at 646 State St. in Albany
from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There is a
suggested donation of $5 for students and
seniors; $10 for adults and $15 for families.
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began to take note of Dryden’s
posts.
On Thursday, anonymous al-
legations against fraternities began
to populate Dryden’s Instagram
story.
One fraternity that Dryden
shared followers’ messages about,
Lambda Upsilon Lambda (also
known as La Unidad Latina), was
among the groups that the Friday
Student Affairs email announced
were prohibited from taking new
members.
In fact, all five fraternities that
are under the Interfraternity Coun-
cil at UAlbany are barred from
pledging.
President T<
and a Half, a sexual
ness group, thought that Elijah’s
message could have gone out a
better way.
“I agree that many organiza-
tions on our campus have ignored
certain issues for far too long,”
Edwards said in an email.
“However, I do believe that
calling these organizations to
action should have occurred in a
more civil manner, and that actual
discussion, education, and preven-
tion is necessary in order to make
a change; this goes beyond social
media.”
In the campus-wide message
Friday, Michael Christakis, vice
president of Student Affairs, ac-
knowledged that hazing and other
criminal activity has gone on at
the university.
“I am writing you today to re-
state in the clearest and strongest
terms possible that this kind of
misconduct will not be tolerated
and will be met with the most seri-
ous disciplinary sanctions avail-
able to the University, up to and
including dismissal/expulsion,”
‘aid in the email.
University spokesperson Jordan
Carleo-Evangelist said Friday that
the message was only meant to
coincide with the end of fraternity
and sorority rush on campus.
“The health, safety and well-
being of our entire campus com-
munity is our foremost concern,”
Carleo-Evangelist said.
Student Association presi-
dent Langie Cadesca criticized
Dryden’s social media activity,
sending him a message that was
met with harsh pushback by
Dryden and some of his followers.
Cadesca and Dryden both
endured EOP’s five-week summer
program in 2015.
On Thursday, Cadesca reached
out to Dryden with the hope of
having a conversation over the
phone.
cautioning that these po:
do damage to the community.
“[ will say I let my emotion:
get the best of me,” Cades
in an interview Friday. “I should
have waited for the phone call, be-
cause now this is being portrayed
in a manner that I did not intend.”
Cadesca said swiping through
Dryden’s Instagram story brought
back a traumatic memory of when
she was sexually assaulted in high
school.
“When I saw it, I didn’t un-
derstand what was the positive
influence,” Cadesca said.
“Like are we doing this be-
cause we just want to rile up the
community, or are we doing this
because we really want to change
the status quo of sexual assault on
college campuses?”
The Multi-Cultural Resource
Center and Student Association
are working together to pi
host an open house sexual a
discussion forum, Cade:
Cadesca noted her position as
vice president of UAlbany’s Ep-
silon Nu chapter of Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority had nothing to do with
her actions.
The university urged anyone
with information about these posts
to contact the Office of Equity and
Compliance at (518) 442-3800 or
the University Police Department
at (518) 442-3131.
“Anyone in need of counsel-
ing or support services, for this
or any other reason, is urged to
contact University Counseling and
Psychological Services at (518)
442-5800, or the Advocacy Center
for Sexual Violence at (518) 442-
2273,” said Carleo-Evangelist.
EOP
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made an influence on her life. Smiling
next to Larry’s high school teacher, Patrick
Romain looks like a proud father.
Romain has many jobs. His official
title is Senior Academic Advisor and EOP
Counselor.
But like the other seven counselors in the
little complex, Romain is often just some-
one that the EOP students can trust. After
all, he survived the same high standards,
discipline and rigorous coursework of EOP
in the eighties.
That was soon after a strong-willed
director took the reigns and became an
EOP leader who students and staff would
come to fear, and who many would come to
respect.
sees
Dr. Carson Carr was six foot, seven
inches, with a stone-set face and a demand-
ing personality
‘Coming in as director and EOP math
teacher in 1985, students learned to never
be late to his classes. Tardiness earned them
harsh treatment from the former high school
the one who made the infamous
five weeks of summer orientation manda-
tory. He also worked with EOP’s faculty to
mandate that students take intensive math
and writing courses which each met five
days a week.
Current director Maritza Martinez was a
counselor in those days, and she remembers
the struggle for students to adjust to Carr’s
high expectations.
“Sometimes the tough love is not some-
thing that you necessarily understand when
But it was that tough love, that kind of
discipline and bluntness, that slowly saved
students lives, said Martinez.
“These kids that didn’t have dads, he was
their father,” she said. “They came to him,
and the lines would be long.”
More than a decade after Carr’s re-
tirement, Martinez is often hailed in the
hallways by a call of “Mama” from an EOP
student.
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The 875 undergraduate EOP students at
UAlbany right now face a high standard.
The university brags about EOP’s gradua-
tion rate of 72 to 75 percent, a number well
above the university average of 66 to 67
percent.
Only a small fraction of EOP freshman
(7 percent) don’t continue on to sophomore
year. But there are always a handful who
don’t survive the prelude to their time in the
program.
An article in the Albany Student Press in
2016 publicized the environment of di:
pline for the 17 and 18-year-olds who arrive
in Albany for EOP summer -- with rules
like no cell phones outside of your room,
no du-rags for men, no spaghetti straps for
women, and timeouts like “lockdown” or
“isolation” for rule-breakers.
While these rules are similar to those
at some high school summer camps, one
guideline is particularly controversial: No
socializing with people outside EOP.
Martinez said this is both for protecting
the students against potential predators, and
to remind the youth that they are there for a
reason.
hey don’t know who’s a friend and
who’s not. They just got here,” said Mar-
tinez. “We want them to kind of get their
head get wrapped around that this isn’t high
school.”
For Joshua Spaulding, EOP summer in
2016 was something to generate memories
and group unity. But at the time, the rules
— and the heat — could be frustratingly
intense.
Spaulding grew up in Margaretville, NY,
where the population is in the triple digits
and big news was when a B-rate vampire
movie director came to shoot background
footage. His mother and father never earned
college degrees, but they fought hard to
give their children a path to an education.
With solemn eyes peeking out from
beneath thick-rimmed glasses, Spauld-
ing remembers how that summer brought
him into contact with students of another
religion, students who had a different sexual
orientation, and students who didn’t listen
to heavy metal.
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he would enforce the same strict rules if he
were in charge of EOP summer.
Yes, he says. How else would you unite
kids from all walks of life?
Now as a junior, when Spaulding bumps
into another EOP student, he exchanges
knowing looks.
“I don’t know your name, I don’t know
anything about you; all I know is we both
went through that hellish summer.”
sooo
Director Maritza Martinez strives to lead
a family at EOP, but the family still must
exist inside the confines of the university
and the state as a whole.
Unlike every other EOP around New
York, UAlbany’s program still hires their
own faculty.
Professor Craig Hancock, hired by Dr.
Carr in 1987, said EOP fought hard to be
able to teach courses tailor-made to what
their students need.
Hancock and Carr developed what they
now call the “high-intensity” model for
EOP students’ first two years
That means a student like Josh Spaulding
will begin freshman year attending a writing
class that meets five days out of the week.
By definition, the hundreds of students
selected each year to enter EOP require
“special admissions consideration”; their
SAT scores are lower and their high school
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EOP Director Maritza Martinez speaks to hundreds of her students at their Mass Meeting on Sunday.
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POLICY
Middle Earth Urges Help with Tobacco Ban
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Guillermo Vega-Villegas, president of Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program, speaks during SA’s weekly senate meeting about the tobacco-free initiative.
By NICHOLAS SHERMAN
Middle Earth urged the Student Association Wednesday
to help students who smoke quit once the campus becomes
tobacco-free.
Come January, the University at Albany will join the
more than 1,700 colleges in banning tobacco products.
Items banned include: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing
tobacco, and vaporizers and other such electronic smoking
devices.
Guillermo Vega-Villegas, president of the Middle Earth
Peer Assistance Program talked about what SA could do to
help students who smoke after the change.
“It’s going to be a soft opening,” Vega-Villegas said.
“We really don’t believe that students should be punished.
What we are trying to do is really make them aware of the
benefits of not using tobacco products.”
Last semester, the university launched a website contain-
ing information about the tobacco-free initiative.
The site contains resources for students and faculty that
are trying to quit smoking, including phone numbers, live
chat rooms, addresses to medical service centers along with
a mobile app.
The program is chaired by Dr. Dolores Cimini, director
of the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied
Research.
Vega-Villegas wants to make the tobacco-free initiative
a community effort, rather than an initiative coming from
the top.
He wants SA to feel “empowered” once the initiative
takes place to remind students and to politely ask them
to put out their cigarettes or to refrain from smoking on
campus.
Brendon Holdridge, SA senate chair, said that since the
policy is already approved and planned, SA senators and
the Constituent Relations committee will talk to students to
“alleviate some of their concerns.”
Holdridge said he is aware that there are concerns over
the soon to be implemented policy, but plans to speak to
Sean Correia, chair of Constituent Relations, to see what
they can do going forward.
Some students are concerned about the enforcement of
this initiative.
“Unless they are going to station a cop on every corner,
it will not be enforced,” said Joseph Gilfeather, a student at
the university.
Gilfeather, who vapes, also expressed concerns over
vape and e-cigarettes being included in the initiative.
The decision to make UAlbany a tobacco-free campus
was announced last April by UAlbany President Havidén
Rodriguez.
For more information on the university’s tobacco-free
initiative, you can visit: albany.edu/tobaccofree.
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transcripts aren’t pitch-perfect.
That’s why EOP’s math and
English courses are specifically
geared towards correcting learning
habits and re-teaching English or
math that they failed to learn in
K-12 years.
“Historically, the programs
have kind of lost or ceded control
of the faculty. I think what makes
our program successful is that
it’s a fully integrated program,”
Hancock said.
“T can walk down to Patrick and
say, this student needs help with
so and so, and Patrick can come
down to me and say, ‘Hey what’s
going on with so and so.”
EOP has faced scrutiny state-
wide from the likes of governor
George Pataki in 1994, who cut
the program’s budget and made
them shift from a five-year model
to graduating students in four.
But the handiwork of Carson
Carr, who passed away in 2014,
is still visible in the intensive
requirements that students must
meet.
sooo
On Sunday, hundreds of EOP
students leaned forward in the
SEFCU Arena bleachers as they
listened to men and women who
graduated from the program 20,
30 or 50 years before them.
If the students hadn’t shown
up, they would have been in big
trouble: They had seen the papers
taped to the walls of the EOP
complex announcing Sunday was
a “Mandatory Mass Meeting.”
“Holds will be placed if you do
not attend, no excuses accepted,”
the sign read, referring to a freeze
on students’ academic accounts
and transcripts if they didn’t come
to the meeting.
Many of the young men and
women who have graduated from
UAlbany’s Educational Opportu-
nities Program have found places
in the world as lawyers, insur-
ance agents and union presidents;
several of them have come back to
EOP as counselors or teachers.
Joseph Edmondson, who gradu-
ated in 2002, told the students
gathered at the mass meeting that
being raised by a single mom in
the projects of the South Bronx
didn’t fill him with hope for a bet-
ter future.
But then, EOP summer hap-
pened.
“That ended up being one of
the best summers of my life,” said
Edmondson.
Edmondson used his what he
learned in his accounting classes
to help his mother struggling with
her finances when he went home
for the holidays. He’s now a certi-
fied financial planner with Capital
Management Group of New York.
EOP summer remains a lin-
gering memory in the minds of
students.
Wearing a custom basketball
jersey from the game alumni and
students played on Friday, Marti-
nez paused in the middle of urging
EOP students to register to vote.
“Put away those phones,” Mar-
tinez boomed over the loudspeak-
ers.
“T’'m not afraid to come up
afterwards and take them away. I
did during the summer, and staff
did too.”
For 10 seconds, the huge arena
was silent. Martinez’ eyes scanned
the room as she waited for stu-
dents to extinguish their glowing
screens.
Some of the oldest alumni at the
mass meeting did not go through
the same EOP summer program
that the students did. It used to be
optional.
But regardless of when they
graduated from UAlbany’s Edu-
cational Opportunities Program,
they all can remember a time
when they swung open the heavy
door beneath the library stairs and
were pushed to study, learn and
achieve more than they expected
of themselves.
CRIME BLOTTER
POSSESS FORGED
INSTRUMENT-3RD
10/4/2018
Podium-Fine Arts
Report of a female student in
possession of a forged ID.
STALKING 4TH: CAUSE
MATERIAL HARM TO
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
HEALTH
10/4/2018
Dutch Quad-Stuyvesant
Tower
Report of a female student
being stalked.
DISOBEY MANDATE
EXC JL 753A-2
10/4/2018
Roadways-Univ Dr West
Report of a male subject dis-
obeying an order of protec-
tion. An arrest was made.
Drug Complaint
10/3/2018
Fulton Hall
Report of odor of marihuana.
Nothing found.
CRIMINAL TAMPERING
-3RD
10/3/2018
Other-UPD
Report of damage done to a
vehicle.
Fire Alarm
10/3/2018
Alden Hall
Caused by smoke from a
hookah.
AGG HARASSMENT-
2:PHONE/TELEGRAPH/
WRITTEN COMMUN TO
ALARM
10/2/2018
Indian Quad-Cayuga Hall
Report of a male student be-
ing harassed.
Fire Alarm
10/2/2018
Tuscarora Hall
Caused by cologne.
TAKE INTO CUSTODY
MENTALLY ILL PER-
SON LIKELY TO HARM
SOMEONE
10/2/2018
State Quad-Tappan Hall
Report of a female student
transported to hospital for
evaluation.
UNLAWFUL POSSES-
SION OF MARIHUANA
10/1/2018
Alumni Quad-Waterbury
Hall
Report of a male student in
possession of marihuana. A
referral was made.
CRIM MIS INTENT
DAMAGE PROPRTY
10/1/2018
Roadways-IQ Lot
Report of Visitor Lot gate
damaged by an unknown
subject.
UNLAWFUL POSSES-
SION OF MARIHUANA
10/1/2018
Indian Quad-Onondaga Hall
Report of two male students
in possession of marihuana
and marihuana parapherna-
lia. Referrals were made for
both.
CRIM NUISANCE 2-
CREATE CONDITIONS
WHICH ENDANGER
OTHERS
9/30/2018
State Quad-Eastman Tower
Report of students in posses-
sion of marihuana and cov-
ering up a smoke detector.
Referrals were made for all.
Animal Report
9/30/2018
Milne Hall
No emergency found.
CRIM MIS INTENT
DAMAGE PROPRTY
9/30/2018
Roadways-Tricentennial
Drive
Assisted person in motor
vehicle accident property
damage.
Fire Alarm
9/29/2018
Whitman Hall
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Caused by perfume.
Assist a Person
9/29/2018
1Q Grounds
Assisted person in locating
her vehicle.
PETIT LARCENY
9/28/2018
Podium-Campus Center
Report of stolen headphones.
GRAND LARCENY 4
CREDIT CARD
9/28/2018
Other-UPD
Report of stolen wallet.
POSSESS FORGED
INSTRUMENT-3RD
9/28/2018
Colonial Quad-Zenger Hall
Report of two male students
in possession of forged IDs.
Referrals were made for
both.
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GEN EDS
General Education Classes:
Generally Pointless
By MATTHEW MIRRO
Have you ever tried to
explain calculus to an English
major? How about the underlying
themes of Macbeth to a math major?
It’s about as tough as grinding your
molars against shoe leather, and
only about half as successful.
Ten general education
courses (gen eds) are required
for graduation by the University
at Albany: Math and Statistics,
Writing and Critical Inquiry, Arts,
Humanities, Natural Sciences,
Social Sciences, U.S. History,
International Perspectives, Foreign
Language and Challenges of the
21st Century. While some courses
needed for some majors are able to
meet some of these requirements,
the bulk of students rely on electives
to reach the necessary 190 credits.
This, unfortunately, does little for
the students and a whole lot for the
school.
school. Anything [’ll ever know
about math, I’ve likely already
forgotten. And that should be
The American public
education system was founded
during the Industrial Revolution
with explicit purpose of creating
a quasi-educated work force that
could competently operate as
amember of the industrialized
society/economy. The idea around
our current curriculum was that it
was sufficient to supply the average
American the basic knowledge
necessary to enter the work force
and stimulate the economy. This
is why we're all taught the same
thing instead of a better method of
encouraging the particular talents
and skills of individual students.
Soon, I'll be 21 years
old, having not taken a math
class since my senior year of high
okay. I'ma journalism student.
I can’t imagine too many
stories will require me to solve
advanced calculus, and even
if one ever did, it would be
unrealistic for any employer
to expect an understanding of
advanced mathematics.
If it isn’t already obvious,
the main reason behind the
mandating of gen eds is
no longer the building of a
well-rounded workforce. The
modern world expects creativity,
adaptation and unique ideas.
Our current system is a holdover
from over 100 years ago, failing
to change when the internet
changed everything else. But
now, the main motivation behind
the mandating of general education
courses, is purely financial gain.
Here’s some math; 18 thousand
students paying to take 190 credits is
astronomically more profitable than
those same 18 thousand students
paying for the 30-60 necessary for a
major degree. Simple as that.
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fuel the growing, more than trillion
dollar student debt crisis set to
cripple this generation before it
ever has a chance to grow from
the shadow of its parents. It’s a
byproduct of the for-profit college
system that has undergone so much
questioning and scrutiny in recent
years. It’s an aspect of a drastically
outdated education system with
backwards, turn of the century
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long ago, it’s simply a matter of
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SA Should
Not Use
Activity Fee
for Their Own
T-Shirts
By RAYMOND E STRAWN Ill
The University at Albany’s website gives
usa description for the student activity fee: It
“funds the groups, programs, and activities of
the Student Association. This fee is mandatory
for undergraduate students taking six or more
credits except for those students in our Overseas
Academic Programs.”
This mandatory fee for undergraduate
students is supposed to fund clubs, events, and
activi for students, not purchasing T-shirts.
The description does not mention that the SA
senators have the power to be able to purchase
personalized T-shirts for their organization
using the fee.
The senators may say there is a policy or
legislation that grants them this power, but I
believe that is an abuse of power because it is
unfair to the other students who must pay this
mandatory fee and are denied personalized
shirts of their club or organization.
This is not the first time I have mentioned
this. I wrote an article last semester about the
student activity fee for full-time non-traditional
students and discussed briefly senators
purchasing T-shirts. Not only do I believe the
student activity fee’s purpose does not pertain
. but I also think
breach of equal and fair treatment among
students.
Clubs and organizations cannot use student
activity fees to purchase their T-shirts. To
maintain fair and equal treatment, senators
should not be allowed to buy T-:
the student activity fees. What mes
that send to students, clubs, and organizations
when senators spend money from a mandatory
fee to purchase shirts that no other students can
receive in their clubs or organizations?
I realize that the senators work hard on
the budget and other duties and may want
something to remember their time as a senator.
T understand that the senators may wish to
be recognized for their position and be able
to show other students by wearing a T-shirt.
However, what about E-board members among
clubs and organizations? They also work
hard and may want to be recognized or have a
keepsake. I also understand that allowing all
ind organizations to be able to receive
shirts from the student activity fee would be
detrimental to the SA budget.
The only real solution is for the senators to
no longer be allowed to purchase T-shirts with
student activity fees. These students decided
to take on a leadership role. They are aware
of the time commitment and hard work this
position entails. I believe the senators should be
focusing on the best interest of the student body
of UAlbany.
Now I do think most, if not all senators are
doing what is best for the student body. I want
to believe this. However, this one questionable
conduct the senators are doing is casting a small
doubt in my mind.
I hope they take the time to rea
ssess the
situation and make a change to this policy. It is
therefore, the senators should also not be
allowed to purchase T-shirts. This way the
Senators are demonstrating to the student body
that the entire funds gathered from the student
activity fees are allocated fairly for all students
to utilize and not just allocating a small portion
only for the senators.
STRAWN
WRITERS INSTITUTE
Writers Institute Events Deserve
More Recognition on Campus
By SHANNON M. PALMO
This semester is my first
here at the University at
Albany. When I came in
for transfer advisement the
week before the beginning
of this semester, | saw that
the New York State Writers
Institute was on campus in
the Science Library. Little
did I know they put on events
throughout each semester, by
having authors, actors and
Olympians come to talk to
the community and students.
It wasn’t until I was told I had
to attend an event for a class
assignment that I learned that
these events even take place.
So, what is and can be done
to get the word out about
these events to get more
student attendance?
There are several options
on how to get information
about the institute out to the
student body. It’s a question
of what is the most effective
way to get students attention.
Many of the organizations
Ny
<
on campus use social media
such as Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook. The NYS
Writers Institute has their
own Facebook page which, if
liked, allows you to see what
events they have coming up.
There is also their webpage,
which the link will be below.
I was able to get in touch
with Michael J. Huber
who works in the institute
and ask some questions
regarding getting students
attention and getting more
students to attend. He noted
there is really a “Three-part
challenge.”
He mentioned that getting
news of the events out was.
just one part of the problem.
The institute learned that
they needed to expand the
outreach. Doing more than
just sending emails out
needed to be done, and they
have also started pushing
more on social media. I asked
about tabling, something they
have already started doing.
Not only that the student
interns and new graduate
intern have been pushing into
the classrooms as well as
hanging flyers in the dorms.
Michael also noted that they
host a Cookie Day during
finals week.
The second part to the
challenge Mr. Huber said
was that once the information
is out about the events, its
getting students to actually
show up. Trying to get
students to understand
that the events are not just
some boring stuffy scene or
English class is just part of
the problem. The institute has
started trying to broaden who
they bring in. This semester
they have Olympians, actors,
authors and poets. All trying
to reach out demographic.
The last part of his three-
part challenge is the timing
of these events. A lot of the
speaking engagements and
events happen in the evening
time. And while the institute
is bringing in a diverse range
of speakers it’s hard to get
past the average student.
Most students who attend the
college has part-time or full-
time jobs depending on the
age, the course load is heavy
and for those like myself who
live off campus, it makes it
harder to attend events.
While I believe the NYS
Writers Institute is doing their
best to get the word out about
the events each semester,
there could be more done by
the college itself. Whether
it posting more information
on the colleges several social
media accounts or sending
out emails weekly from the
communications board to
students who know about
these events spreading the
word. The Writers Institute
also has programs in the third
floor of the Science Library
in which students can go and
get to know what is going on.
Members of the community visit one of the many tables at the Writer's Institute
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HEALTH
How to Eat Healthy in the Campus Center
By JACKIE LABOUNTY
When it comes to maintaining your health, having a
healthy diet seems almost impossible. Particularly when
you're eating food every day from the campus center.
Eating healthy on your campus can be difficult, but it can
be done. There are several ways for students to keep their
health and wellness up while attending school.
Simple changes in your diet that seem unimportant like
portion control, king, and varying me: ctu-
There are several tips that can
sue. To start off, learning portion control.
uuman beings, we indulge ourselves too
much and we just don’t know when we’ ve had enough.
Portioning your meals keeps your food intake at balance.
Varying your meals is also a healthy option. We get into
habits and routines, and we unconsciously develop patterns
of behavior. Changing up your diet is very important for
your nutrition by having several varieties to choose from.
We also can’t skip breakfast. Trust me, I know how hard
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518 Market has a selection of fruit students can buy as a healthy snack option.
it is trying to get up and make it to class on time, let alone
fitting breakfast in. T!
diet. If you want to be healthy you have to start your day
off right. When you skip breakfast, your body is being
deprived of what it needs. By the next meal you eat, you
forget our first tip and you over indulge. Eating healthy
snacks is also important. Buy some fruits and vegetables
for your dorm room or keep them in your backpack. This
helps you avoid the temptation of reaching for junk food.
It’s also much better when it comes down to money. Have
you ever noticed how cheap these items are? Stores basi:
cally give us fruits and vegetables for free. We would be
helping ourselves financially on top of keeping a healthy
diet.
UAlbany’s Campus Center has many restaurants to
choose from. Some are by far much healthier than others.
The healthiest options are Stocks and Stems, Star Ginger,
and the 518 Market. Each of these places have many veg-
etable sources involved with the food. Even though the 518
Market is a small store, you can easily grab fruits and other
healthy snacks there.
If you decide not to choose one of these places to eat,
you can still always find a healthy alternative wherever
you decide to go. Damien’s offers a lot of fried foods, but
if you look carefully, you can find that they offer salads as
well, which happen to be delicious. Quality of food is very
important to students as well. We want to enjoy what we
decide to eat, especially when it is healthy. Several of these
restaurants include building your own food which have
healthy Places like Nikos Café, Tres Habane-
ros, and Fountain Grill can be healthy. These pla ve
us the opportunity to make the smart choice on our own.
Your meal is automatically better for you once you throw
on some greer
So, start adding vegetables to what you normally get.
It’s just as good, it gives you the energy you need, and it’s a
whole lot healthier. It’s all about the choices we make and
what we decide to put into our bodies. Let’s take care of
ourselves and start choosing the right foods!
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HISTORY MONTH
UAlbany Celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month
By FATIMA SYED
The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center will be
providing University at Albany students with many
engaging events that will be coming up in the next few
veeks to honor LGBTQ+ History Month.
LGBTQ+ History Month gives recognition and education
on the development of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States
and celebrates their impact on the country’s history.
The month aims to remember those who have been
silenced or punished for expressing their sexuality.
The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center aims to get
know that they are not alone and that they should feel
welcome to come here, anytime of the y
Fortunato, a ior and administrative
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
One program Fortunato referenced is “Tuesday Talks.”
Ualbany student and GSRC member Fae Simpson will
i n for the weekly
an open ion group where
an come and share their experiences.
Each week will offer a different discussion topic.
including mental health, self-care, and gender expression.
The GSRC will also offer Thursday Art Therapy Painting
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UAlbany Graduate student Shaine Holloway also works
at the center as an assistant and is actively involved in it’s
activities
In an interview, she said the GSRC will have a table in
the Lecture Center, which will be promoting upcoming
GSRC programs
The table will act as a resource for any student who is
interested in getting involved on campus for LGBTQ+
History Month.
Fortunato emphasized the welcoming atmosphere of the
support and empowerment
that one can feel after visiting the GSRC, especially during
UAlbany students engaged and aware about the various
upcoming activities set up for the month.
“We just want people in the LGBTQ+ community to
pictures.
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and mingle with other colleagues while painting different
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FASHION
Vans: A Street Phenomenon That
Never Went Out Of Style
By ELLA COSTA
Everywhere I look on the University at Albany
campus there are Vans on people’s feet.
The freshman walking to English ith her
black and white Checkerboard slip-ons, the senior
grabbing lunch in the Campus Center with his Old
Skool all-whites and even a professor in his grey and
white Authent
Vans of all styles seem to be popular on UAlbany’s
campus this year and don’t discriminate. But why is
this shoe, first introduced in 1966, making such a come
back now in 2018?
“I think it’s representing a street culture. Str
culture is more popular,” said Xigian Zhang, a visiting
scholar from China. “More people play skateboard
and wear it and it means something else. It’s chic and
popular in movies and music.”
Zhang, who was wearing white and yellow striped
Vans, says she likes the color and design and thinks
that’s another reason people like the shoes so much.
Zhang might be onto something here, street culture
or streetwear is becoming popular culture among
today’s youth.
According to Urbandictionary, street culture
is culture that comes from the city streets and
communities around the world such as New York and
London.
“It [street culture] is modern, always pushing the
limits of any set idez hion, art, desi
music or sport. It is the creative forces in the city,”
Urbandictionary said.
“This year’s streetwear trends pull a lot from skating
culture, that’s part of it,” Jessica Ferrusi-Millett, a
former student at the New School Center for Media, for
radio said.
Vans aren’t just worn because of the rising street
they are a popular pick among young adults
because they’re comfortable and cute.
“[ think they’ they’re an easy
shoe, they’re a sneaker and comfortable to walk in
and they’re just really cute,” said sophomore Laurel
Glassier.
“They’re probably popular because they’re
comfortablew and last a long time,” said senior
Madison Belknap of her grey slip-ons. “I’ve had this
pair for over two years.”
Vans, which was started in SoCal skate culture, has
grown into a worldwide phenomenon. Partly because
they have a style for everyone and because they are
cross generational. From'1966 to 2018. There is
something to be said for a style that never went out of
style.
“[ just feel like they have so many different types
and it’s easy to express your personality through them.
My favorite flower i
customize them into sunflowe!
compliments on them,” Glass
t
and I get so many
ier said.
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FIELD HOCKEY
Playing for Cookies: Coach Phil Sykes
Field hockey coach speaks on upbringing and coaching style
By ROB LEPELSTAT
UA\lbany field hockey head coach
Phil Sykes, who has led the Great Danes
nine America East
championships, sat down with the ASP’s
Rob Lep to talk about his coaching
career, representing the U.S. in the
Olympics as a player, etc.
Editor’s Note - This conversation was
done before this past weekend, when
Sykes earned his 200th career victory
with UAlbany.
Rob Lepelstat: Take me back to your
childhood, Growing up in Livermore
round 30 miles away from
sco Bay Area. What was it
like as a kid?
Phil Sykes: So I was born in Tacoma
Washington and then around five
and a half six years old we moved to
California. Its'a mini Napa Valley, east
bay California they call it, and huge into
sports, Randomly a friend one day, I
lost a bet to him and he said, “You have
to come play field hockey.” I was like,
no, I don’t wanna play that. It looks like
someone’s gonna get hurt! It ended up
being my favorite sport. I just got a real
attachment to it and about a year after
that date our men’s national team coach,
a guy named Gavin Felishaw moved to
my town. He had just coached the ‘84
olympic team and started growing the
sport. I kinda narrowed my sports down
to tennis and field hockey and played
tennis in college. Played D-1 tennis at a
school in Texas, University of Texas Pan-
American and as soon as that was over
I got directed back into hockey and we
had just been granted the ‘96 olympics in
Atlanta. I was on the national team and I
had taken a little break from tennis and I
got back on it and was fortunate enough
to make the olympic team and play in
Atlanta and travel the world through
playing field hockey.
RL: You have a smile on your face.
Just what was that experience like? I
mean, representing your country in the
Olympics. I don’t think there’s anything
that can compare to something like that.
PS: It’s amazing, Just even going
through the Opening Ceremony, I don’t
think I could not smile. You know, look
who is in the crowd. We first started
walking, Carl Lewis pops out.
I get a photo with Carl Lewis who’s,
you know, way before you, but hopefully
you know who he is.
RL: Yes, of course I do!
PS: Good! Then you see the Dream
Team and then you see all these
celebrities and they’re just like, where
am I? This is crazy. And then we would
have between five and 10,000 people at
a game there too, which was unheard of
and a pretty amazing experience overall
for sure.
RL: You touched on it a little bit, but
as a teen/young adult, what did you learn
from playing in the Olympics on that
stage?
PS: I was 25 when I was there in the
Olympics and as I said I’m a lot older
than you haha. A lot older. I started
making our junior national team around
16 and traveling and playing and having
the flag on your shirt. It’s a pretty neat
experience. And then, you know, I think
that along with playing high level junior
tennis in California, which is a very
tennis rich community and dealing with
those different types of competitions, you
know, it just really kinda got me to where
Teventually wanted to be. And I think
coaching was a natural kind of path.
I was instructing and playing
tournaments and then I coached college
tennis for a little while, and I was like
wow, | like this a lot, Randomly I met
my wife at a mutual friend’s wedding.
My future wife, she was gonna move to
California after we had dated for awhile.
She lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. But
around the year 2000, the prices were
going through the roof, Silicon Valley
and all this stuff. So I said, maybe I'll
come out there and coach hockey. And
I hadn’t played, I hadn’t coached much
and I just sort of looked on a map and
said you know, Towson University looks
really close to you. It’s an inch away on
a map. I’m sure that’s really close. It was
an hour and a half drive (laughing). But
I got a job there. I made about $9,000 for
the year. But I discovered that I really
love it.
Lactually grew up ina very unique
sporting environments. My next door
neighbor was a guy named Jack Trudeau.
He played at Illinois football as a
Source: UAlbany Athletics
quarterback, ended up playing for the
‘olts, played in the Rose
stuff, And then the next
street over was a guy named Randy
Johnson, six-foot-eleven pitcher. He’s
won 300 games, two blocks over. Many
more too. I was just sort of in a sporting
hot-bed and I got to see it and witness
it and watch these guys and say, well, I
want to be like those guys.
RL: It’s funny because Randy Johnson
is one of my favorite pitchers of all time.
Is there a Randy Johnson story that you
could tell me right now?
PS: Ther Ironically he and Jack
Trudeau, there was like, you know, kind
of a few families in there. They were
ri ind I got to kind of see that. So
he ended up going to a crosstown high
school. But my brother, anytime we get
together with family reunion, my oldest
brother Marty, won as a pitcher against
him [Johnson] as a 12 year old. And
that’s his claim to fame is I beat Randy
Johnson! I’m not gonna say it was in the
majors, but as a 12 year old little leaguer
he did it! But I got to talk with those
guys when I was a kid watching play
and they’re always really nice gracious
people, but you could see there kind of
aspirations and their different levels of
intensity and just, we just want to mirror
that. I want to be like those guys.
RL: 14 years ago, you get the phone
call that you're going to be the head
coach at UAlbany, when you got that call,
what was going through your mind?
PS: Well, it was beyond shocking
because I had coached at Towson. I
thought I had a good resume. I applied
for over 60 jobs, DI, D-II, D-III, and I
got nothing. I was not getting interviews
or anything, And in the matter of
a two hour span, on one day I got
offered three jobs. Albany said, you
know, we want you to come in for
an interview. I saw, okay at the time
transitioning in D-I and they don’t
have a field. Not a lot of scholarships
at the time. Not very good. Maybe
one of the five worst teams with
rankings. But, one thing I really
saw was the level of all the teams
improving every year. And I kinda
historically went through all of them
and in meeting then athletic director,
Dr McElroy, he blew me away. I
said, this guy is impressive.
And the first thing he said wa
I know nothing about field hockey,
but he’s like, here’s three things I
want to happen. I want the kids to
have a great experience. I want them
to graduate and I want you to win.
And he said, are you okay with that?
I said. That’s great. And I’m the guy
for the job. I'll take it.
RL: I’m very fascinated by
the way you run practice —
“Competition days” — What are they?
PS: So basically there’s a bakery
across the way called Fiorello’s and the
fantastic Jen and Li who run it over there.
Isay bake me 12 chocolate chip cookies,
12 oatmeal raisin and we split them into
teams and we play different games for
points and the winners get the chocolate
chip and the losers get the oatmeal r: F
When they freshly bake them and they’re
bringing them over and the girls are a
little bit hungry, the daggers come out
and it’s fun competition. But they get into
it, they talk trash and it gets out the laughs
and I think it kind of relieves tension
instead of being like, okay, we’ve got
these tough games, we've got to do this,
and then there’s ju: you kno
But this way we have a light practice and
it’s worked over the years.
RL: How would you describe this
2018 team versus any other that you’ ve
had in terms of not just on the field,
but overall, the way they conduct
themselves?
PS: Overall, very different. I think
they’re all led by our captain Frederika
Helmka who is probably one of the most
relaxed Germans you'll ever meet. You
know, they’re typically a little intense
but she’s very relaxed, And then they
follow her lead. I think, you know,
practice and whatever we're doing,
there’s always good times and bad, but
they’re all genuinely supportive of each
other. I think in college sports with stats
everybody can get a little jealous here and
there, but our team and we try to present
it that way too, that, whoever scores the
goal, we've all scored a goal. Let’s have
that mentality and you know, I haven’t
had to deal with too many problems,
based on jealousy, envy and that sort of
thing, which is what you see often.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Danes Crush Catamounts
in 4-1 Revenge Match
By ROB LEPELSTAT
Almost a year after the
University of Vermont
Catamounts (3-7-3, 1-2-1 AE)
ended the University at Al-
bany women’s
(7-5-2, 1-1-1 AE) with a
loss in the 2017 America East
quarterfinals, head coach Nick
Bochette’s squad took the
field at Casey Stadium once
again to face UVM.
The stakes were differ-
ent. Thankfully for the Great
Danes, the results were too.
Behind two goals from
senior forward Mariah Wil-
liams, who last month became
the program’s all-time leader
in goz red, led UAlbany
toa 4-1 victory Thursday
night.
‘On top of knocking off
the team that had ended their
chances of an America East
championship three-peat after
titles in 2015-16, it sealed
their first conference win of
the season.
It also ended a four match
winless streak.
“It wasn’t just that we lost,
it was the manner in which we
lost that game,” Bochette said.
n. I think
our girls tonight. Three points
and it puts things right against
a very strong Vermont team.”
Sophomore defender Katie
Gowing got the scoring going
early with a header just 44
seconds into the match, taking
a free kick from teammate
Caroline Kopp and ripping
it past the UVM goalkeeper
Kacey Lambertson right into
the back right corner of the
net. It was her second goal of
the season.
Kopp joined her teammate
Williams in the record books,
becoming the program’s all-
time leader in assists in a 3-1
win vs Northeastern on Sept
13.
The scoring would remain
the same for the rest of the
half but the fireworks had just
begun.
With 1:33, things got testy
when Vermont senior mid-
fielder Brooke Jenkins shoved
UAlbany junior defender
Kimberly Dieroff, resulting in
a yellow card.
This was just the extra
motivation the Danes needed
as they came out in the second
half firing.
In the 49th minute,
sophomore midfielder Megan
Cavanaugh ripped a shot past
Lambertson to give the Danes
a 2-0 lead.
Vermont would respond
when freshman defender Alex
West scored her first goal of
the ‘on off an unassisted
corner kick to cut the lead to
2-1 in the 59th minute.
From there, it was all Wil-
liams, who found the back
of the net twice for UAlbany
in five minutes to extend her
team-leading goal tally to
eleven on the season.
In the 63rd minute, after
being fouled in the box, Wil-
liams scored a penalty-kick
goal to build the lead to 3-1.
Moments later, senior
defender Savanah Courtney
crossed the ball into the box
from the far sideline and Wil-
liams, being guarded by two
Catamounts, buried it once
again to seal the win.
In total, she now has 22
points in 2018.
“My job is to put the ball in
the back of the net,” Williams
said. “...[ just kept at it, If T
create enough chances, one of
them is bound to go in.”
The 4-1 victory is the
Danes first of six remaining
conference matchups in the
month of October.
After the match, Vermont
head coach Kristi Huizenga
declined to speak to the me-
dia. The players didn’t either.
The frustrations continue
for a Catamount team that
has not won a regular season
match in Albany since 2012.
Vermont came in with a
league best .815 save percent-
age. Lambertson was second
individually with 49 saves.
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On the other side, despite
their in-conference struggles,
UAlbany had the third highest
offensive
output with 68 total points
and second most assists (20)
in the conference.
The Danes improve to 10-
13-1 in the all-time series and
have now won six of the last
seven versus their America
East foe.
“Who Let the Dogs Out”
by Baha Men played in the
background after the clock hit
zero.
These dogs were ready for
arguably their biggest chal-
lenge of the season thus far.
Clearly, Vermont wasn’t.
“I’d be lying if I said it
didn’t feel great,” Bochette
said. “Winning is fun. It goes
a long way.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Coach Sykes Earns 200th Career Victory
By BRENDAN SMITH
A 2-1 overtime victory against a confer-
ence rival is enough cause for celebration
but add a coach’s 200th career win to the
equation and the celebration gets even
sweeter.
University at Albany field hockey head
coach Phil Sykes earned his 200th career
victory in his 15th season at the helm of
the Great Danes Sunday afternoon, defeat-
ing the University of New Hampshire in a
2-1 overtime victory.
The team was able to overcome a
controversial call late in the second half on
their way to the victory.
Freshman forward Elaina Burchell was
the hero, burying a close shot five minutes
into the first overtime period, her fourth of
the season.
“A lot of the credit goes to our defense,”
Burchell said. “They’re pretty insane...
They always push us to go forward and be
better.”
A scoreless first half was disappointing
for the Great Danes, as the team dominat-
ed from a possession standpoint. Despite
outshooting the Wildcats by a tally of 10-2
in that scoreless first half, the Great Danes
were kept off the scoreboard, as UNH se-
nior goalkeeper Kelsey Rudert made four
saves in the first half.
“We were missing by little bits here and
there.” Coach Sykes said of his team’s first
half.
UNH freshman forward Finn Caron
opened the scoring for both teams, getting
the Wildcats on the board with 30:35 left
in the second half. Caron’s goal was one
of just four shots on goal recorded by the
Wildcats.
UAlbany wasted no time responding,
as junior defender Viola Von der Miihlen
sent a penalty corner to senior Frederike
Helmke, which Helmke finished for her
fifth goal of the season. It less than four
minutes after UNH scored.
Both teams wasted strong chances for
most of the second half, before UAlbany
seemed to score the game-winner with
less than three minutes to go in the second
half.
Rather than a goal however, the score-
board remained unchanged as the referees
determined that the initial strike of the ball
was hit too high, negating Dana Bozek’s
goal, drawing the ire of the home crowd.
“I was happy with the pressure we put
on [Albany] in the second half...1 thought
it would have been a corner at the least.”
UNH head coach Robin Balducci said,
referring to that controversial call.
Much like the first half, UAlbany spent
the majority of the first overtime period in
attacking territory, and the relentless of-
fense prevented UNH from even register-
ing a shot in the extra period.
‘After UAlbany sophomore Ghislaine
shot of overtime, sophomore Katie Mac-
Callum and Helmke were able to combine
their efforts and find Burchell to end the
game.
“UNH, throughout my time here, has
always been our main rival, so coming in
today no matter how good or bad their sea-
son was going I knew it was going to be a
tough game. I think the way the game was
going...it was going to come down to this
type of moment. Any way to get the [win]
great, but for our kids to win in overtime,
that’s always a nice confidence booster so
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I was happy with that.” Sykes reflected.
For UAlbany, a win moves their record
to 9-3 on the season (3-1 in America East
play), while UNH drops to 3-9 overall (1-3
America East).
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Melissa
Nealon earned her ninth victory of the
season, registering three saves in a strong
defensive effort by the Great Danes.
UAlbany will be rewarded with some
rest before hosting Vermont in another
conference matchup Friday, Oct, 12 at 3
p.m.
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