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DARK PATHS LEAVE
STUDENTS FEARFUL
Lighting upgrade to come next year, says university
By FATIMA SYED
oorly lighted walk-
ways around cam-
pus have left some
students feeling unsafe
when walking back to
their dorms or cars at night.
Of the 10 students interviewed
for this article, all shared expe-
riences of glancing over their
shoulders when walking from
the Podium to their residence or
parked vehi
cilities Management has
plans to update lighting around
campus, according to Jordan
Carleo-E)
angelist, university
‘ety and well-being of
our campus community is para-
mount,” said Carleo-Evangelist in
a statement Friday.
Carleo-Evangelist explained
that next year, UAlbany will
begin a lighting systems upgrade
across the entire campus.
The upgrade will increase the
lighting outside the campus and
inside the buildings as well as
decreasing the amount of energy
consumed by implementing LED
ems.
ly, the project will
that are currently
the darkest. Th areas include
parking lots and walkways and the
entire project will cost about $7
million.
The parking lot for Dutch Quad
is not included in this upgrade.
Carleo-Evangelist explained,
“The Dutch Quad parking lot is
not included in this project --- But
only because a comprehensive
parking lot upgrade (not just light-
ing) is planned for that lot in the
near future.”
Students should expect the
project to be completed by the end
of next year.
Gabrielle Santo, a freshman liv-
ing on State Quad, resorts to using
the small flashlight on her phone
when making the trip back from
the podium along an unlighted
path behind University Hall.
“Overall, I think that if the
school could have more light such
as street lamps outside the State
tackle areas
A pathway from State Quad to the Podium remains unlit and unwelcoming for some students.
Quad structure, that State Quad
couldbe even safer,” said Santo.
Staying on the podium past 8
p.m. can mean walking through a
quiet and dark campus with few
other students around to deter pos-
sible threats.
This can be true beyond State
Quad, like when off-campus
nior Marina Sawiris has to decide
when to quit work.
“Sometimes I have to cut my
studying short because I know if I
stay any longer, I’ll be too scared
to walk back to my car alone,”
Sawiris said.
An important system available
to students who would like to
walk with someone to their resi-
dene the “Don’t Walk Alone”
Safety Escort System. The system
is in effect from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m
on Sunday to Thursday nights.
A male or female escort will
meet up with the individual
needing assistance in the uptown
campus library lobby and walk
them to their rooms or cars. in
the later months
of the year, the
sun begins to set
closer to 6 p.m.,
several hours
before escorts are
available in the
program.
In addition,
the program isn’t
in effect during
college recess, on
Fridays, or dur-
ing the summer.
Students, during
these times, need
to find alternative
methods to get
back to their resi-
dences if they do
not prefer to walk
by themselves.
Students are
encouraged to report a
ie with a facility, ace
Carleo-Evangelist.
“Facilities and UPD review
suggestions and are open to
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Lamps illuminate walkways on other parts of
campus, like here outside the Campus Center.
making improvements when those
improvements are ne
appropriate,” he said.
To report an issue, students can
visit: albany.edu/facilities/feed-
back.html.
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
STUDENT ASSO-
New SA
Justice
Reform
Plans
By NICHOLAS SHERMAN
The Student Association
Supreme Court attempts to in-
crease transparency, effective-
ness, and fairness by creating
anew sample constitution for
student groups to follow.
Anahi Tapia, Chief Justice
to the SA Supreme court an-
nounced during Wednesday’s
SA meeting that the Supreme
Court had met with seven stu-
dent groups that day as well as
denied thirteen student group
constitutions
“There was no standard
that was being followed from
person who came before me.
I don’t know how the other
chief justices have been doing
There’s no handbook for me
to really follow so I just went
in and I just went straight off
of the byelaws.”
Not every constitution had
broken the bylaws severely,
Tapia said. Some of them were
minor: having four officers
when the bylaws require five:
voting restrictions; and e-board
eligibility.
While some student groups
can make more serious mis-
takes such as holding inter-
views for e-board positions
rather than holding elections.
On these more serious mis
restrictive and super prohib-
ited and unfair—frankly. And,
it doesn’t matter necessarily
whether I think it’s unfair
what matters ultimately is it’s
against the bylaws.”
To fix this, Tapia drafted
a new constitution that—:
cording to her—is compliant
with the bylaws and will serve
as the base for student groups
moving forward.
st the bylaws,” Tapia
said, “That’s what I was going
off of, making sure everyone is
held to the same standard.”
According to Tapia, clubs
before were basing their
constitutions off of previous
itutions, such as clubs
similar like a women’s
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Dane’s Dynasty: Third AE Title in Three Years
By ROB LEP
Danes Dynasty. It has a nice
ring to it.
For the third time in four years.
the University at Albany women’s
soccer team is America East con-
ference champions.
Behind two goals from fresh-
man Jasmine Colbert, UAlbany
knocked off UMass Lowell 5-1 at
Casey Stadium Sunday afternoon,
sending their senior class out with
a title.
“At this point you’re so happy
for the players,” head coach Nick
Bochette said. “It’s their hard
work, their effort, their mental-
ity, positivity, and diligence that
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is down to them.
“We have a senior class right
now who have won three out of
four America East titles. I think
that speaks pretty loudly to who
they are and what they’re all about
and how they compete.”
44 seconds into the match, Jada
Colbert, the 2018 America East
Rookie of the Year, took a long
through ball from senior Mariah
Williams and ripped a shot past
UMass Lowell goalkeeper Julia
Schneider for a 1-0 lead.
It was the first goal allowed by
Schneider all postseason long.
In their quarterfinals/ semifinals
matchups, Williams scored the
lone goals in two 1-0 wins over
UNH and Hartford.
In the 20th minute, Jasmine
Colbert joined her sister on the
score sheet, evading the defense
and burying a shot off the cros
inside the box to make it 2-0. The
score would remain for the rest of
the first half.
To begin the second, the Danes
would come out firing. Colbert
added another goal in the 61st
minute to build the lead to three,
off an from AE Defender of
the Year Caroline Kopp.
UAlbany goalkeeper Andrea
Lightner’s lone blemish of the
po: son came in the 76th min-
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ute when midfielder Lily Fabian
ripped a shot into the top left
corner of the net. It was the only
goal she allowed all playoffs. That
goal cut the deficit to 3-1.
UAlbany didn’t waver. They re-
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C-SPAN BUS MAKES FINAL
STOP AT UALBANY
Rep. Paul Tonko discusses with students his plans for
Congress and hopes to flip the House’s political landscape
a
By LEAH DUELL
As the C-SPAN bus appeared before
UAlbany’s journalism students this
past Monday, people were gleaming
with excitement.
After a yearlong trip, C-SPAN
completed their 50 States tour with the
University. The tour was designed to
reach middle and high schoolers, as
well as college students in hopes that
they would become informed as to
what their news outlet is really about.
C-SPAN’s marketing director, Janae
Green appeared in front of Thomas
Palmer’s Digital Media class and gave
a short presentation on how C-SPAN
functions.
University Professor Thomas
Palmer stood proudly as he watched
his students enter his class before Ms.
Green’s presentation started. Every-
one arrived “dressed for success” and
gave their full attention to the presenter
ahead.
After the PowerPoint, Ms. Green
led the class to the C-SPAN bus wait-
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ing patiently in Collins Circle. As the
students stepped through the doors of
the high-tech bus, they were greeted by
Democrat Representative Paul Tonko.
“This is crazy. We were noticed by a
major network...” said Liam Jefferies,
a freshman at the university.
After being asked to do an interview
for the C-SPAN website, Mr. Jeffer-
i ed who he wanted to see in
After some consideration he said,
“Democrats, definitely. More specifi-
cally progressive democrats.”
As the class listened in on Tonko’s
speech about how he represents his
district, he spoke about what he be-
lieved to be major issues that need to
be addressed in New York. These ideas
ranged from opioid addiction, mental
health, net neutrality, refinancing on
schools, and climate change.
“When there is a wrong that needs to
be right, bring it to our attention. The
structure of the house is by committee.
I serve on energy and commerce. It is
both national and international which
includes healthcare.”
He stated how he thought it was
important that people vote so the demo-
crats can take the seats that now holds
republicans. To make his bill on opioid
addiction aid pass, he needs the full
support of the house.
Janae Green had time to speak after
Tonko’s speech and she was happy to
talk about how the tour was going on
overall. “We wanted to take the bus to
each community, talk to their elected
officials, and get the voices of the com-
munities heard,” said Green.
We decided what better time than
now to engage with leaders, students
and teachers about politics in this day
in age. We started in D.C. and then
after that there wasn’t a specific order.
Were imbedding ourselves in the his-
tory of each city and talking about it.”
Rep. Paul Tonko meeting UAlbany students on the
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By ROB LEP
responded with goals by Cavanaugh
and Cristina Cernuto in the 79th and 88th
minutes.
“That was the dagger I think,” Bochette
said reflecting back on the Cavanaugh
goal. “And credit to UMass Lowell for
coming out and putting us under pressure
in the second half. They played like the
championship-caliber team that they are.
But that was it for us. We just needed to
get a foothold back on the game.
The Great Danes outshot the River
Hawks 23-8 for the match.
Williams was named the most out-
standing player for the tournament. She
finished with two ts in the game and
six total points for the tournament. Wil-
liams, Megan Cavanaugh and the Colbert
sisters were all selected as part of the All-
Tournament team.
The five goals scored by the Great
Danes were the most by a single team in
an America East title game since Hartford
defeated Towson 8-0 in 1997. It’s also the
most goals a conference team has scored
in a single game this season.
Bochette, who was an assistant under
Caitlin Cucchiella during their back to
back titles in 2015-16, wins his first title
as head coach.
UAlbany’s backline did a brilliant job
of neutralizing Rachel Morrier, the 2018
America East Midfielder of the Year, who
had 10 goals and 26 points coming in.
The 2018 team finishes 8-1-1 at home
this season. They also came in as the sec-
ond best scoring team in the conference
averaging just over two goals per game.
They finish the season on a six-game
winning streak, outscoring their oppo-
nents 15-1 in that span.
UAlbany’s championship season will
continue with an automatic berth in the
NCAA Tournament.
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Rainy Day Protest Draws a Small Crowd
By PHILLIP DOWNES
A small group of students organized a
social protest outside the campus center
Friday, covering a wide range of issues
and attracting few students.
The event was put on by an “anti-hate
coalition” on the rainy Friday afternoon,
calling for action and justice over recent
events including the mass murder of
prayer-goers at a synagogue in Pitts-
burgh.
The protest was small, gathering no
more than 15 people at a time outside of
the three to four leaders behind the bar-
ricades on the podium.
The group, which calls themselves the
Consciousness Raising Group, received
permission to hold the gathering the
night before at around 6:30 p.m., ac-
cording to member and UAlbany student
Timothy Chizzik.
While Chizzik outlined the agenda of
the protest as anti-hate, the other protest-
ers all seemed to approach the protest in
eae
a more general manner.
“Yea, we're out here to rise up against
the hate that was displayed in the tragedy
in Pittsburgh,” said Chizzik. “But, it’s
also to show up against capitalism and
the system.”
“We're anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, and
anti-Republican,” said Ashley Jones, a
student and protester.
“But the Democrats are just as bad too,
though!” a student chimed in from the
background.
Jones, joined by Chizzik and fellow
UAlbany students Raven Evans and
Di-Anna Disarro seemed to be directing
the small crowd, but they indicated there
was no formal leadership structure to the
group.
The Consciousness Raising Group at
UAlbany is relatively new, according to
Chizzik, and they have advertised social
justice events and discussions on and
around campus via their Instagram page,
@crg.albany.
Some students showed up, interested
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The event Friday was possible because of UAlbany’s public forum policy.
in the chants and noise, and participated
in the discussion briefly before carrying
on with their daily activities.
Sophia Nehama, a UAlbany student,
voiced her own opinions during the
protest, but did not affiliate herself with
the group.
“T support the group and their mes-
sages but I don’t know if my statements
reflect their positions.”
Nehama also argued that, despite the
scattered nature of the protest calls, there
was an overall theme to this gathering.
“Racism, facism, xenophobia, they’re
all linked together, and this is standing
against that.”
The University at Albany has a public
forum policy adhering with SUNY
guidelines to allow students and groups
to use the small space outside of the
Campus Center to gather and exercise
their First Amendment rights.
The university placed a sign near the
protest site outlining this policy, which
states, “As an institution of higher educa-
tion, the University respects and fully
supports the rights granted to individu-
als under the First Amendment to the
United States Constitution regarding free
speech.”
This policy came into the campus eye
last fall when the group Cross-Country
Evangelism’s public forum event was
met with student backlash as certain
points of the group’s messages criticized
homosexuality and the LGBTQ+ com-
munity, as National Coming Out Day
had passed just days earlier
The protest last fall gathered far more
attention among students and campus in-
dividuals than the one on Friday, and the
protesters were met with little opposition
in their speeches and chants.
Nehama commented on the attendance
of the event, stating, “As long as there
is a mutual respect and conversation, we
want to make progress with this protest.”
city and talking about it.”
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empowerment club looking to another
women’s empowerment clubs constitu-
tion; to previous iterations of the same
club.
Tapia wants this new sample constitu-
tion to be an authority so that student
groups all adhere to the same rules.
The new constitution is online and
student groups can find it on the SA
Supreme Court website.
To make the process of creating a
student constitution, Tapia wants to
make a checklist that is non-negotiable,
so students know what exactly the Su-
preme Court wants in each student group
constitution.
“Tf they [student groups] have any
questions my office hours are always
open and I’m more than happy to meet
with people, because at the end of the
day, once those constitutions leave my
hands I really don’t know if those boards
are following their own constitutions. So
it’s good to meet with these people face
to face.”
Each student group must have a
constitution. The constitution ensures
all student groups adhere to the same
tules—the SA byelaws.
The Supreme Court gives each student
group a sample constitution, from there
the group writes their own.
Miguelina Pierre-louis, The Direc-
tor for Student Group Affairs for SA.
explained that SA gives student groups
as a guideline. Student groups give
Pierre-Louis their constitution where she
then gives it to the Supreme Court for
approval.
Pierre-Louis stressed the importance
of having a coherent constitution, “if
they didn’t have one, it would be chaos,
and so then everybody would make their
own decisions when it came to dues,
when it came to elections, when it came
to their purpose, their mission.”
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Newly-appointed Justice Anahi Tapia criticized the way the Supreme Court
was run before she took the position.
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SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING
DEBATE: WHO IS TO BLAME FOR
PENN. SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING?
Sayoc was a product of
dangerous right-wing
politics
By MATT MIRRO
This is how low we’ve sunk.
In 2018, we have a president so
thoroughly unconcerned with
the ramifications of his actions it
borderlines on sociopathic. President
Donald Trump’s rhetoric has always
been dangerous on a number of levels
but what came out of Florida in the
final weeks of October is something
else entirely.
Cesar Sayoc, the suspected Right-
Wing Terrorist spent the runup to All
Hallows Eve and Turkey Month, doing
his best Unabomber impression by
sending pipe bombs through the mail to
prominent leftist Trump critics. Among
those to receive a package were former
President Barack Obama, former
Vice President Joe Biden, former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
California Representative Maxine
Waters and actor Robert DeNiro.
CNN headquarters was evacuated after
receiving a Sayoc bomb as well. All of
his targets, and the potential hundred
more, have one thing in common:
they have all, at one time or another
criticized or been criticized by Trump.
This was homegrown, domestic
right-wing terrorism with a twist: it was
inspired by the President of the United
States.
Sayoc was a deranged, conspiracy
peddling failed stripper who was
working with a few jacks short of a
deck, that’s not being disputed. He was
not forced to do what he did. However,
believing this incident to exist within as
vacuum is both foolish and dangerous.
This man was inspired by something
mething is big, dumb and
orange.
the Oval Office.
Look no further than the MAGA
Bomber’s van which doubled as hi
home. Every single inch of space
covered with Alt-Right stickers railing
against the Democratic Party, the
Clintons, the Obama Administration
and, of course, the same CNN that both
Sayoc and the President have a hobby
of ranting about on Twitter.
It is obvious that Sayoc was mentally
sa case of damaged brain
essentially being hijacked by the
rhetoric of Trump who made him feel
like he wasn’t crazy. How can someone
be crazy if the president is right there
uring you you’re right and have been
right all along? No, Donald Trump
didn’t tell Sayoc to bomb anyone.
But he is responsible for creating
encourages the actions of extremists.
just so long as they are extreme for the
same crap Trump is. Trump created the
conditions for this, thus Trump created,
at least in part, the MAGA Bomber.
Despite it all, Sayoc, was not
charged with terrorism. It is rare for
domestic terrorists to be charged as
such in the United States, probably
because we want to continue this
naive tale of the foreign boogeyman
coming to your borders to blow stuff
up and take your freedoms. Early in the
investigation, right-wing pundits like
the headcases at Fox wanted to paint it
as a conspiracy, calling it a false flag
on the part of the Democrats before the
Midterm Elections. That is terrifying.
That is a unabashed party propaganda
wing telling you to ignore your eyes
and ears in favor of their version of
reality, just like Trump has repeatedly
urged his cult to do. It was an attempted
to divert attention away from the idea
of a man committing attempted murder
in the name of the Annoying Orange
and place blame onto the victims who,
in this case, just so happen to also be
their political opponents. That is spi
doctoring on a abhorrent level.
Ina world wrought with questions
here are some facts without the
alternative option. Right-wing violence
IS terrorism. Domestic terrorism IS
terrorism even if the perpetrators are
white, Republican Christians.
Cesar Sayoe did not become
the MAGA Bomber on a whim one
day. What he did was the product of
dangerous and often violent right-wing
political venom that swells up in the
White House, engulfs Capitol Hill and
infes artling part of this country. It
was terrorism created by a president’s
reckless disregard for decency,
humanity, common sense or facts.
It was just another example of why
everyone so desperately needs to vote.
Stop these people from dictating
what America is or isn’t. VOTE!
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Blaming Politics
Ignores True Criminal
By AARON GINSBURG
On October 27, 2018, the worst Anti-
Semitic shooting in American history
rocked our country. A lone gunman
entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wielding an AR-
15 rifle and three Glock handguns, killed
down eleven and injured six more before
surrendering to police. Our nation is now
left reeling, picking up the pieces in an
attempt to find who or what is to blame for
such a display of unbridled hatred.
I'll tell you who is to blame: Robert
Browers, the white supremacist responsible
for the shooting. It shouldn’t be difficult to
pinpoint, yet I question if people recognize
that when articles like the Washi
Pos
Trump Bear for the Synagogue Shooting
in Pittsburgh?” tastelessly claim mere days
after the shooting that Trump’s rhetoric
helped to cause the tragedy. I say it every
time the left blames the right or the right
blames the left for the acts of a terrorist: it
is absurd to suggest that a politici
an act of violence unless
ght inciting that act of
T understand the idea of terrorists acting on
their own accord is an unpopular one. For
many, there needs to be someone to blame.
And because it’s convenient, political
enemies will do.
Imagine if Bernie Sanders’ rhetoric
was held to account, even partially, for
the actions of the 2017 Congressional
Baseball shooter who nearly shot to
death Republican House Majority Whip
Steve Scalise. No one save for the most
fringe right-wing demagogues blamed
Sanders for the acts of that lunatic — even
after they tried to pin him by citing the
shooter’s social media account, fraught
with pro-Sanders slogans, and the fact that
n incited
em redundant to say, but
the shooter shouted popular democratic-
soci gans while shooting
Republicans.
Even further, I hear the blame of this
shooting shifted to the AR-15, or to a lack
of gun control in the United States. In fact,
Barack Obama tweeted only six hot fter
the shooting “We grieve for the Americans
murdered in Pittsburgh... And we have to
stop making it so easy for those who want
to harm the innocent to get their hands on a
gun.” This tweet sent a clear messagi
cause of this attack was a gun. The cause
of this attack was not a gun. It was a white
supremacist who hates Jewish people
carrying out his hatred in violence against
them. Anti-Semitism is as old as the Jewish
people. Just as any other discrimination
targeting any other people, it far predates
anything modern. I would not blame a
weapon ~ an inanimate object — for the acts
of an evil man driven by hatred. Weapons
cannot do evil, nor can they fuel hatred.
I blame the terrorist for killing these
people, and I grit my teeth at our society
for failing to educate him of the inherent
equality of every person; the belief for
which this country was founded. And,
while I don’t side with the president on
many things, I think he chose the right
thing to say in his Tweet on that fateful
day: “This evil Anti-Semitic attack is an
assault on humanity. It will take all of us
working together to extract the poison of
Anti-Semitism from our world. We must
unite to conquer hate.” Notice the lack of
policy prescription or blame-shifting. It’s
just a statement on what we, as a society,
can and cannot accept. It’s my belief that
once enough people choose the evil to
blame, and not the tools with which it was
enacted, it will be rejected wholly, and
tragedy like this will seldom befall our
society.
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Customized 9 designs bring profit for junior
By ALEAH ADAMS
Palesa Graham Sat at her desk in Dutch Quad Sophomore year filing and
shaping plastic nails to her own design. Six months later she turned her
fun into funds, generating $25,000 in profit after launching her website in
May 2018.
LéluxxBeauty, her press on nail company, formed out of a hobby and
began with watching YouTube videos. Graham grew fascinated with how
easy and convenient the idea of press on nails were and decided “I could
probably do this myself.”
She wore her nails around campus and posted them avidly on social
media, leading to other people’s interest in the press on nail phenomenon.
Afier getting requests for customized nails, Graham chose to curate her
own brand and website.
“Thad only planned for 50 orders so that’s all I made. I launched on
May 20th and ended up having triple the orders. made $2,000 on launch
day and was sold out in minutes,” said Graham.
Her unexpected website launch success was a turning point for
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YouTube makeup enthusiast Aaliyah Jay, Good Morning America,
Essence and YouTube makeup enthusiast Arnell Armon. These features
under her old name BeautybyWOC) catapulted her following on social
S.imedia and made her orders and customized requests skyrocket
All customized sets are handmade by Graham at her desk at home, and
re made to the customer's requests. The nail sizes come in small, medium
land large, with attached measurements, but the company also offers an
ption where customers can give exact nail measurements. The nail lengths
range from short, medium and long and the shapes include the traditional
"coffin, stiletto, round, square and almond.
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company. “As a college student I’m always finding ways to save money.
IInstead of going to a nail salon and spending $40 on nails that will fall off
lin two weeks, I buy from her. Almost all of her sets are under $25 and I
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From Goalposts to Gyros: A Hungry Captain
student, Schultz wanted to build the team
attitude into the restaurant workplace.
“T wanted to be a teacher and football coach,
but, I had the attitude of building a team and
coaching in the restaurant, where I hold people
accountable and rely on people getting the job
done.”
After graduating from college in 2008, he
decided to own a food trailer that served Greek
food because of his taste for Greek food, as
well as a niche for a Greek eatery in the Capital
Region.
“[ was in business and opened up the Greek
food trailer in 2012,” said Schultz. “It was
opened during the summer in downtown
Albany, near the Dutch Apple and the U.S.S.
Slater. It was called Aegean, based on the name
of the Aegean Sea.”
In 2014, he bought and opened up a place
called Anton’s, which is located on New
Scotland Ave. in Albany, N.Y.
“I realize that there were not as many places
that served Greek food in the area that time,”
said Schultz. “It is easy to make the food and
we make things fresh and flavorful.”
Schultz’s decision to market his restaurant
at an athletics golf outing at UAlbany grabbed
attention to representatives of Sodexo and to
representatives of the University Auxiliary
Service:
“I basically said jokingly that there is a spot
in the Campus Center for a football alumnus
to make them food,” said Schultz. “This was
Niko’s owner Nik Schultz in a 2008 photo as the Dane’s foot- during the construction phase in Aug. of 2017.”
ball captain.
Source: UAlbany Sports
By CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
Meet Nik Schultz, a former UAlbany student who
graduated in 2008 and is currently the owner of Nikos
Café in the newly renovated Campus Center.
His senior year, he led the football team through an
undefeated season as their team captain.
Originally a history major and an education minor
During the time, Sodexo and UAS
representatives tried Anton’s food two to three
times a week during the summer of 2017. They
sent Schultz an email about an opportunity to open his
eatery in the Campus Center.
“UAS and Sodexo representatives wanted to
talk to me about this new opportunity when a vegetarian
café backed out last minute.”
Nikos Café opened in Aug. 2017, serving
Greek favorites like gyros, wraps, and Greek nachos.
Nikos also serves freshly squeezed blueberry lemonade
and regular lemonade. Prices range from $5 to $10 for
entrees at Nikos Café. Any student that has a UAlbany
meal plan and an ID card can use their Discount Dollars
to save 30 percent off their meal.
“There is a huge divide, between people who embrace
it in New York City and those that are scared of Greek
food because it is different,” said Schultz. “But, people
will eventually enjoy it.”
Schultz wants to hire students who are motivated to
work and motivated to committing to the team in the
work setting.
“You need a good work environment,” said Schultz.
“You need to be the best teammates.”
John Lacy, a human bio major and employee at Nikos
Café, enjoys working at the establishment.
“Thad no idea what Nikos was until my roommate
told me about this place,” said Lacy. “Nik is a great boss
who is very good at listening and with schedules. He is
easy to get along with.”
Schultz also has plans to rebrand Anton’s as Nikos
Café on New Scotland Ave. in Albany, N.Y. and
eventually to become a fast food chain located in the
Northeast.
“T would like to see Nikos Café become a fast,
casual, and healthy location in the Northeast,” Schultz
id. “I want fresh, tasty Greek food on the run and
sandwiches made in front of you. I want to expand into
SUNY Universities and the Northeast. Then, | want
to eventually become a Northeastern chain and then,
eventually nationwide.”
Schultz’s sister owns Humoli, which is a company
that sells ravioli with hummus.
“I want to help my sister grow her business, push the
product, find a niche in terms of being healthy, and have
a good meal for athletes and students on campus,” said
Schultz.
Schultz wants to also take opportunities when they are
available to him, whether it is to motivate his employees
or open new a new location.
“Don’t underestimate your dream,” said Schultz.
“Take the opportunity and you are going to succeed.”
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FOOTBALL
Danes Fall to The Blue Hens
Loss Extends Danes’ Streak to Five Games in a Row
By ROB LEP Behind two I know we're going to from the UAlbany passes to UAlbany left in the third quarter.
TT touchdowns from come back next week 1-yard line, Kane took WR Jerah Reeves and Mofor got in on the
je University at Kane to go along with and play a great one.” the handoff up the RB Karl Mofor, kicker scoring with a 4-yard
Albany football team 94 total rushing yards Jeff Undercuffler, middle and was stuffed Ethan Stark buried a run with just under 12
rallied from down 12 for the Blue Hens on making his first career up at the goal line by kick from 21 yards to minutes to go in the
points to take a 16-15 the ground, Delaware start in place of injured defenders Josh Wynn give UAlbany their fourth. They would be
fourth quarter lead extended their winning quarterbacks Vincent and Mazon Walker. first points of the half shut out for the rest of
vs No. 13 Delaware streak to five ina Testaverde and Will After a Great Danes as time expired, giving the game.
Saturday aftemoon. thrilling win versus the Brunson, finished 15- safety, Delaware the Danes a 12-3 deficit The Great Danes
UA\lbany was 18 Great Danes at Casey for-28 for 171 yards quarterback Kehoe into the locker room. lose a game they finish
seconds away from Stadium. and two interceptions. completed a 42-yard The drive covered 70 with more total yards of
snapping a four-game “I thought we played His worst mistake came pass to Walker to set yards of offense in just offense, rushing yards
losing streak. y, really hard in the first quarter when up the Blue Hens inside 48 seconds. and time of possession.
Then senior RB against a good football he was intercepted the 10. Four plays later, UAlbany is on the
Kani Kane had other team,” head coach at the I-yard line by Kane scored a I-yard Ibitokun-Hanks and road next week to take
plans, scoring a 14-yard Greg Gattuso said. linebacker Charles TD to extend the lead Karl Mofor had rushing on New Hampshire
touchdown to give the “It’s just disappointing Bell. to 9-0. touchdowns in the Saturday at | p.m. The
Blue Hens a 21-16 to lose a heartbreaker. The Danes held the Delaware would second half. They Wildcats are coming
lead. This is the third one Blue Hens to 268 total follow that up with a combined for 128 total off'a 35-24 win over
The rally was over. we've lost with less yards. Danny Damico 50-yard FG by redshirt yards on the day. No. 3 James Madison.
Their chances of than 30 seconds on the ied UAlbany with 10 senior kicker Frank Ibitokun Hanks gave
ending their losing skid clock. It takes a toll, but total tackles (five solo). Raggo. UAlbany their first TD
was too. our kids keep fighting. On fourth-and-goal ‘After 32 and 22 yard of the game with 11:36
Source: Bill Ziskin, UAlbany Sports
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Gaps in Binghamton defense;
Danes score 3 goals
Riccardo
lafrate, a defend-
er from Avezzano,
Italy, sets up a
pass
Goalkeeper
Danny Vitiello
punts the ball
in the second
half of the game
Wednesday.
ANES DEFEAT "CATS
SENIOR NIGHT
Clockwise from bottom right:
Adam Malekos and Danny Vitiello
celebrate their win, freshman Hugo Guerra
hugs his teammate, Nico Solabarrieta
celebrates his goal by addressing fans in the
stands, senior Riccardo Lafrate setting up a
pass, Vitiello punts the ball.
Photos by DALIA YAN / ASP
Nico Solabarrieta celebrates his last win as a Great Dane with his family in the stands. He scored one goal and had an assist.
Goalkeepr
Danny Vitiello
and defender
Adam Malekos.
Teammates embrace forward Hugo Guerra,a freshman forwardfor the Danes.
