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NUMBER 10

VOLUME LXXXI

Howard Stern arrives in Albany to campaign

Libertarians pledge support for radio star

By RICHARD SACKMANN

The ink had yet to dry on their
membership cards as the newest
members of the Libertarian Party
voted to put Howard Stern on the
ballot as their candidate in this
November’s gubernatorial elec-
tion.

381 delegates and over 100
members of the media packed
into the Italian-American
Community Center in Albany,
Saturday morning, for the
Libertarian Party’s annual nomi-
nating convention.

“As I look out on this shining
crowd and see all your beautiful
faces, I have only one thing to
say. It’s amazing they let you
people vote,” Stern said to his
supporters.

Stern fans wore t-shirts which
read “Howard Stern: small penis,
big ideas.” Others shouted
“Howard for Pope,” and heckled
other candidates.

“This is a travesty to the histo-
ry of the Libertarian Party,”
yelled one man, who wasf
quickly drowned out by
Stern supporters.

Stern announced his bid
for Governor of New
York on his highly rated
morning radio program in
March and was invited by
leaders of the state
Libertarian party to run
with them.

“T am offering you a
candidate who can truly
win,” Stern said, “I am the
most qualified, not only to
get on the ballot, but to
make the Libertarian Party a big
party. It’s time to bring the party
into the mainstream and actually
win an election, an important
election.”

Many Libertarians said they
believe Stern fits in well with
their political philosophies which

include the legalization of drugs,
less government interference,

Photo by Richard Sackmann
Howard Stern addresses his Libertarian supporters.

and less taxes.

Stern has been fined by the
Federal Communications Com
mission in excess of one million
dollars for violating industry
decency standards. Stern has
repeatedly said he will not pay
the fines and has vowed to take

the case to the U.S. Supreme
Court if needed.

If he is elected, Stern
said he will bring the death
penalty back to New York.
“A volt for every vote” is
his campaign slogan.
Passing legislation requir-
ing highway construction
crews to work only at night
and changing the way tolls
are collected, are also on
his agenda. After that, he
j said he will step down and
allow his Lieutenant
Governor take over.

The convention nominat-
ed his hand-picked running

mate, Stan Dworkin, business-
man from Rockland County,
after Stern overwhelmingly won
the nomination for governor with
287 votes.

While few believe Stern will
actually win the election, he has
given the Libertarians more pub-
licity than ever before in party
history. 50,000 votes for Stern in
November’s election will guar-
antee them a place on the ballot
for the next four years.

That fact alone is worth mak-
ing Stern their candidate, said
Peter Guida, a delegate from
Brooklyn, NY. “He gives us mil-
lions of dollars worth of publici-
ty every time he goes on the

See STERN on page 10

Administration proposes

new plan for Public Safety

peace officer, they are still lim-
ited by the state of peace offi-
cer.

By LypiA GIBSON
Staff Writer

Car rental companies under legal fire

By PAM RESNICK
News Editor

Attorney General G. Oliver Koppell Wednesday
said five car rental companies, who have been
accused of practicing illegal age discrimination,
gave him no choice but to file a lawsuit against
each.

Koppell said he decided to sue the companies
over their refusal to rent autos to licensed New
York drivers between the ages of 18 and 25.

The five companies are the Hertz Corporation,
National Car Rental System, Budget Rent A Car,
Alamo Rent-A-Car, and Ameri—Car.

“Two weeks ago, in letters to these companies
and four others,” Koppell said, “I warned that they
were violating New York law by refusing to rent
to young drivers. I demanded that they cease this
practice or face lawsuits brought by my office.”

Koppell said, of the nine companies, these five
were the ones that refused to change their policy.
The four others are still considering it.

The suits aim to permanently bar the companies

from refusing to rent to younger drivers when
insurance coverage is available for these drivers.

The companies maintain that no insurance is
available to them in the voluntary insurance mar-
ket if they rent to these drivers, and therefore
should not be required to do so.

Koppell said according to the State Insurance
Department insurance is available to the compa-
nies to cover rentals to young drivers under New
York’s Assigned Risk Plan.

Richard Barr, spokesman for the Attorney
General said, “If it costs them more for insurance,
we are not saying that they are not allowed to pass
on an extra surcharge.”

The four other companies that received the

Attorney General’s letter have asked for additional —

time to consider what positions they will take with
respect to compliance and have been given two
weeks to decide.

The four companies are Avis Rent A Car
System, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Thrifty Car
Rental and Dollar Systems.

Proposals have been made by
the administration to change the
title of Public Safety to
University Police, and to
expand their (UPD) responsibil-
ities to off-campus.

The administration wants to
change the name because public
safety is ambiguous, although
peace officer, 4s opposed to
police officer, status will
remain, said John Henighan,
assistant director of Public
Safety.

Police have more power. gen-
erally than a peace officer, but
SUNY Albany peace officers
are the only ones who have
general law enforcement
responsibilities in the state,
Henighan said. Peace officers
on campus can execute arrest
warrants and can arrest for any
law violation, he said.

Even though UPD has more
responsibilities than the average

Campus property can be
patrolled only while they are on
duty, compared with the police
who are technically on duty 24
hours a day, Henighan said.

Also, Henighan said UPD
needs a license to carry a gun
and they cannot execute bench
warrants.

There are also other limita-
tions for peace officers if a
crime is committed off—cam-
pus. If an officer takes action
off-campus then the university
risks liability, Henighan said.
For a peace officer to help
someone off —campus they have
to help as a private citizen, he
said.

Peace officers do not have
jurisdiction off-campus con-
cerning investigations either. If
a crime begins on campus and
the assailant lives off-campus,
then UPD has to turn it over to

See PuBLIc SAFETY on page 10

2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1994

Friday, 4/29

The Pre-Health Association and
the Biology Club will hold a stu-
dent, faculty barbecue at 3:30 p.m.
next to the greenhouse behind the
Biology building. Students and fac-
ulty are welcome. For more info.
call Peggy Friar at 383-5876 or
John Russo at 462-2892.

Delta Sigma Pi is holding a raffle,
the grand prize is a dinner for two
at Jacks and three hour limo ser-
vice. or more information contact
Alex at 442-6197.

Saturday 4/30

The Inter—Fraternity Council and
Pan Hellenic Association is host-
ing “Spring Spike 94” a benefit for
the Social Justice Center. It will be
held.from noon until dark at Indian
Lake with food and refreshment
avaiable. No sign up is neccessary,
just come out and play.

Sunday, 5/1

The Juggling Club will hold its
weekly meeting at 3 p.m. in Gym
room 335.

Monday, 5/2

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Alliance is holding its weekly

Campus Calendar

more info, come to the office in CC
333 or call 442-5672.

The Fantasy Club will hold its
weekly meeting for anyone inter-
ested in role-playing, war games,
or any other game at 8:30 p.m. in
LC 3.

Tuesday,5/3

Students for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals will hold its
weekly meeting at 6 p.m. in the
Fireside Lounge.

Wednesday, 5/4

The Peer Survivor’s Network will
hold its weekly meeting at 6:30
p.m. in the Commuter Cafe. For
more info, contact Robin Cocup at
442-7190.

ACT-UP will hold its weekly meet-
ing at 7:30 p.m. in HU B20.

The Albany State Outing Club
has its weekly meeting on
Wednesday at 8 p.m. in LC 20. All
new members welcome.

Thursday, 5/5

The Fantasy Club will hold its
weekly meeting for anyone inter-
ested in role-playing, war games,
or any other game at 7:15 p.m. in
LC 3.

|most important

Attention
Newswriters

There is no
newswriters
meeting this

week because
you are holding
the year’s last
issue of the ASP
in your hands.

So relax and
watch all of 60
Minutes this week.
And remember
today is the

holiday of the
year.

Arbor Day

meeting at 6 p.m. in ED 335. For

“Pregnancy is not a disease.”

—Lori Hougens
April 27, 1994

ePlease see story on page 5

Blast trom the dS

Trial of two Albany cops wears on

October 23, 1979-

By Sylvia Sanders

District Attorney Dennis Acton called
the last of the prosecution witnesses to
the stand Friday and Monday, as. the trial
of two Albany police officers continued
in the Albany Court.

Albany Police Department Narcotics
Enforcement Divisions Detective Francis
Dolan, Sergeant Warren Jones, Detective
Loren Grugan, and New York State
Police Laboratory’s Senior Chemist
Andre Lavigne testified against officers
Richard Vita and Michael Buchanan.

_ Acton stressed that the officers acted
without required departmental authoriza-
tion for any drug investigation.

Dolan said on Friday that “all depart-
mental investigations must be authorized.
Anyone working on an undercover
assignment must fill out a weekly report.”

He added that failure to obtain autho-
rization for any type of investigation
would result in departmental charges.

Dolan testified that Buchanan and Vita
made formal application to the Narcotics

Division only once while the defense
argued strongly that the officers “were
anxious to be narc officers just like
Starsky and Hutch.”

Dolan added, “Experience obtained
through unauthorized investigation:-w
have a very negative effe
tion process.”

Grugan and Jones we u jed
about a search of Vita’s car on March 28.
Grugan testified that he found “vegeta-
tion” in Vita’s unlocked glove compart-
ment.

Levigne described the procedure for
receipt and labeling of the evidence found
in the glove compartment. He said he
conducted three scientific tests and found
Marijuana present in all the evidence dis-
covered.

On Monday, Dolan was recalled to tes-
tify that police records state Buchanan
served on the Narcotics Division in 1976.
He said the defendant worked as an assis-
tant from August 3-7, but did no under-
cover work and received no training in
narcotics at this time. “He was just filling

Associate Ma

L, James Bond, Grinch, Sulu, Baby, the

rrel Stat Chauffeurs: Bust—up Buick,

luestick Mascots: Chief Little Big
hannon, Pukeboy

in,” he said.

Defense Attorneys Paul E. Cheeseman
and E. Stewart Jones requested a mistrial
because of the ““prosecution’s distortion
of the case and proof based only on
heresy,” said Cheeseman. He added that
he had been “unduly restricted in his
cross examination.”

Judge Harris ruled that there was “no
justification for a mistrial” and advised
attorneys to take their com-

epartment
of Safety Patrolman
John Canto to the
stand as the first char-
acter witness for the#
defense. Canto said]
Vita said he was in}
Waterbury because}
“he had heard off the
streets that Waterbury
Hall Students were
selling hallucinogens |
to young La Salleff
boys.” He added that
Vita said, “We were
set up by the stu-|
dents.” |

SUNYA Lieutenant Richard E. Pierce
and Albany Police Sergeant Thomas
Shields also testified about the alleged
“set up” by the students. Shields said he
knew the two defendants personally and
had “never heard anything derogatory
concerning their reputations for honesty.”

Defendants are expected to take the
stand in their own behalf and more char-
acter witnesses will be called by the
defense attorneys.

File photo

Waterbury Hall is the site of drug raids.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS

Elected leaders of Student Association take office

By BRIDGET BOSWORTH
Associate News Editor

The new leaders of the executive and
legislative branches of the Student
Association have now officially assumed
their positions and are ready to fulfill
their new responsibilities.

Cliff Lent and Brian Donovan, elected
as President and Vice-President of the
Student Association in the elections last
week, were sworn in by the Chief Justice
of the SA Supreme Court at the Central
Council meeting on Wednesday.

Staff photo by Glenn Teichman
Alexandra Blain and Moshe Maoz.

Alexandra Blain and Moshe Maoz,
elected as Chair and Vice-Chair of
Central Council by their fellow council
members, also took their oaths of office at
the meeting.

Lent, who achieved a clear majority in
the run—off election for SA president,
said, “I’1l make myself very accessible.”

Four of the areas Lent said he wants to

focus on include: accessibility in the aca-
demic sphere, protection of student

power, continuation of large-scale pro-
gramming events, and enhancement of
the image of the student body on campus
and in the community.

Lent’s past positions include SA
Programming Director, Freedom Quad
Housing Manager, Class Council ’96
member, Central Council.representative,
and UAS Board of Directors member. He
said his major goal is communication,
and he will “make an honest effort to do
that with the Administration and the stu-
dent body.”

Donovan also received the majority
vote in his bid for the vice—presidency in
the run-off elections. He said his main
goal “is to get the full staff working.” The
reviewing process of the applications for
the other executive positions has begun,
Donovan said, and he would like a staff
“that everybody gets along with.”

A former Central Council representa-

tive, Donovan has chaired the Finance
Committee and he has sat on the Student

Cliff Lent and Brian Donovan.
Action Committee, the Bus Committee,

and the State Quad Board. He is also an
ex-officio member of the Budget
Committee. Donovan said he is beginning
to work on programming ideas for next
year and he has spoken with “conserva-
tive republican groups and Forum for
Political Thought” for bringing speakers
to campus. Some ideas include Jack
Kemp, Dick Chaney and Jesse Jackson,
Donovan said.

Blain was elected to the position of
Central Council chair by acclamation,
and she said she decided to run for Chair
because she “felt that Central Council has
the power to make a difference.”

Currently a junior studying Public
Affairs at SUNYA, Blain is an elected
representative of State Quad. “I felt that I

Staff photo by Glenn Teichman

could lead them [Council] in a quest for
more student representation and less stu-
dent apathy,” Blain said.

Maoz, who was elected vice-chair by a
two-thirds majority, said he is a “produc-
tive person.” His major goal is “imple-
mentation” of policies “to make people
happier,” he said.

Currently a sophomore studying
Business and Political Science at
SUNYA, Maoz is an elected off-campus
representative. “I felt I could give alot.
more to the student body in this position.
I am a very open person, and I don’t bring
any biases to this office. I like to listen to
new ideas...If anyone wants to talk to me
or needs help, I will be there to help
them, or to direct them to someone who
can,” Maoz said.

Campus Center progressing

By GLENN TEICHMAN
Contributing Editor

Construction of the campus center con-
tinues to make progress as the fall open-
ing grows closer.

The two wing extension will offer a
new bookstore, a food court and a court-
yard while offering a “connecting link”
between the campus center and the aca-
demic podium, Dennis Stevens, assistant
vice president for Facilities, said. The
contractor will finish work in September
on the extension and then the bookstore
and stores will be able to move in.

“Students will be able to go directly
from the Physics building to this facility,”
Stevens said. The Education building will
also have a hallway connecting it to the
extension, Stevens said.

The new building will have an open air
central courtyard in between the two
wings. There will be seating in the court-
yard and a small fountain, Stevens said.

The extension will benefit the students
greatly according to Stevens. He said the
new bookstore, which will be in the east
wing, (the Indian side) will be “three
times the size of the existing facility,” and
will be a “premier bookstore.”

The east wing will also have a hub for

pedestrian traffic. The west wing will
have a common area and a food court
area with seating much like a regular food
court Stevens said. Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
and a sub shop will be in the food court.
A convenience store will also be located
in the west wing.

Another benefit of the extension is the
bookstore and food court will have the
option to be open when the rest of the
campus center is closed, Stevens said.

The extension will offer much to stu-
dents Stevens said. “It will ease some of
the overcrowding in the Rathskellar and
commuter cafeteria...and provide a wider
choice of food offerings,” he said.

“It’s a big plus...and the primary focus
is to enhance the student environment on
campus,” Stevens said. Stevens also said
the hallways, courtyard and extension
will be extremely well lit.

After the construction of the campus
center ends, construction on the new
library-will soon follow. The new library
will be behind the extension and be con-
nected by the ground level hallways or
from the podium. The new library is
scheduled to open in the summer of 1998
and will offer additional library space,
Stevens said.

Professor will be missed
Lab to be dedicated to Professor Corbett

By HERB TERNS
News Editor

Dr. James W. Corbett, a
SUNYA professor for
more than 25 years, died
Monday at St. Peters
Hospital in Albany from
brain injuries suffered dur-
ing a fall in his East Berne
home.

Corbett taught the study
of defects in solids and
was internationally recog-
nized for his research in
the field.

SUNYA President H.
Patrick Swygert said, “Jim
Corbett was, truly, a citi-
zen of the University at
Albany, and we all are
poorer for having lost
him.”

Corbett’s wife, M.E.
Grenander, is a professor
of English at SUNYA.
“Our deepest condolences
go to M.E., and to the

-many other people whose

lives he touched in such a
positive way,” Swygert
said.

The holder of a Ph.D
from Yale, Corbett was a
Senior Fulbright Fellow
and a Guggenheim fellow.
He received honorary
degrees from universities
world—wide and lectured at
a variety of respected
learning institutions.

Dr. James W. Corbett.
SUNYA Physics De-
partment Chair Dr. Walter
Gibson called Corbett “A
giant in physics, nationally
and internationally.” He
said Corbett’s “leadership
as Director of the Institute
for the Study of defects in
solids has shaped science

and technology in impor-.

tant ways for more than
two decades. During a
period of nearly two
decades he was either the
organizer, chair, or keynote
speaker at virtually every
national and international
conference concerned with

Photo courtesy of University Relations

defects in solids.”

Corbett was chair of the
New York State Section of
the Council of the
American Physical;
Society and founded and
directed the Joint
Laboratories for Advanced
Materials.

A dedication ceremony
will be held for Corbett on
May 15 at 2 p.m. in the
Physics Building where
the laboratory where he
did much of his work will
be renamed for him.

Camp Out for a Cure scheduled for Saturday

Staff photo by Mike Femenella

The Campus Center extension nears its completion.

The Albany Pediatric Aids Ward at
Albany Medical Center will be the bene-
ficiary of “Campout for a Cure” to be
held April 30 from 12-7:30 p.m. at the
State Quad field.

The cost is $3.00 per person which

includes free food and drink as well as
participation in the activities being held.
Prizes will be furnished and musical
groups will perform. Families are wel-
come.

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FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS

By ASHISH PRABHAKAR
Editorial Assistant

The Albany Students for Life, orga-
nized a seminar with an ex—abortionist
and a pro-life activist speaking on their
views concerning abortion.

Dr. Anthony Levatino, who claims to
have performed 1200 abortions from
1977 to 1985, said he is neither
pro-choice nor pro-life. He encouraged
the audience to make sure what both
choices meant, before they chose to back
either the pro-life movement or the
pro—choice movement.

Levatino said minority women in this
country are encouraged to have abor-
tions.

Lori Hougens, Director of Federal
Legislation for New York State Right to

Abortion talks at SUNYA

and daughters.”

Lori Hougens gave a feminist view-
point on abortion. Hougens claiming
early feminists, such as Susan B.
Anthony, were anti—abortionists, said
abortion is a way patriarchal society pre-
vents women from being empowered.

Speaking about pregnancy, Hougens
said, “how brainwashed have we become,
something special that we can do, has
become an encomberment. Pregnancy is
not a disease.” ““We don’t have to be men,
abortion is incompatible with feminism,”
she said. Today’s feminist movement,
which she described as _ being
schizophrenic, is insulting us, she said.

Commenting on women’s psychologi-
cal capabilities to handle abortions,
Hougens said, “sit down with a women
who had an abortion and you will see a

Evolution of SUNYA discussed

By JopI ACKERMAN
Staff Writer

The SUNYA Friends of the Library
group held a lecture Thursday to reminisce
about the atmosphere of SUNY Albany in
the 1960’s.

According to Alice Hastings Murphy,
director of the library in 1970, “It was a
gentle place to work” before the 60’s. The
State University College of New York, as it
was then called, had a sole purpose of
preparing students to teach in the liberal
arts, Murphy said.

However, Murphy said, through the 60’s,
“a great deal of change took place.”

Almer Mathews, a SUNY administrator
in the 60’s, said the “years between 59-69
were a turbulent decade.”

Externally, it was the time of the

pus. Classes were held in churches and
warehouses because of the lack of space in
the campus center, Mathews said.

Stewart Horn, a student who studied at
SUNY for 11 years, said the various build-
ings where classes were held were part of
the “schizophrenia” of the campus at the

time.

“Mrs. Egelson taught “War and Culture’
in the Albany synagogue and I took a biol-
ogy class in a building on Central Ave.” He
said this schizophrenia of the 60’s included
“the clashing of ideas. I found it very
exerting.”

In the late 50’s, the library was housed in
a much smaller building Murphy said. She
said there was inadequate lighting, a bro-
ken heating system, and books were literal-
ly being “baked” on the radiators from lack
of space.

The oe was determined to move the

: Life Committee Inc., said there are statis- very sad lady.” Hougens said, women are | Vietnam War. Internally, it was the time of
‘ tics proving minority women as having not psychologically or physiologically | 8'eat expansion for the university from See ae on page 19
1 higher proportions of abortions. suited to have, “children ripped out of 2,500 to 10, eee a
Levatino spoke about the different _ their bodies.” students, Mathews (—
EY methods of performing abortions, such as “I can’t let government tell me what to | Said. OD an renner
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Discrimination in hiring of
Asians discussed at APAC

By ASHISH PRABAKHAR
Editorial Assistant

SUNY Albany hosted the Asian
Pacific American Conference, earli-
er this month where Vicki Shu, the
project. coordinator of The
Organization of Chinese Americans,
spoke on issues concerning employ-
ment of Asian immigrants.

The Immigration Reform and
Control Act (IRCA), was passed to
prevent employment for illegal
immigrants, Shu said. “By punish-
ing undocumented workers, only
foreign looking and speaking people
will be discriminated against, even
if they have documentation,” she
said.

Victims of national origin dis-
crimination, Shu said, were protect-
ed under IRCA. Victims of national
origin discrimination, are people
who are not hired because of their
clothing, religion, or a foreign name.
“No one can discriminate on the
basis of national origin,” Shu said .

Shu encouraged the spectators
present to write letters to their sena-
tors and representatives on Wards
Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, a civil
rights case which has been pending
for 20 years.

Two thousand plaintiffs in the
case are excluded from being cov-
ered under the Civil Rights Act of
1991. The act is intended to provide
a recourse for victims of employ-
ment discrimination, stated a letter
distributed by Shu.

The 2000 plaintiffs, cannery
workers of Asian Pacific and Native
Alaskan descent filed a lawsuit, in
1974, against Wards Cove Co. for
having segregated facilities. “The
workers were housed in racially seg-
regated bunks, they had separate
washing and eating facilities,” Shu
said. The reason the workers are
being exempted from the Civil
Rights Act of 1991 is because of the
high paid Wards Cove lobbyists,
stated the OCA letter.

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students, also came under fire
for publishing a similar ad.

“The First: Amendment is
not questionable-the paper
has the right to run the ad.
Many people, however, have
questioned our decision to run
the ad,” said Lynette
Malinger, an editor of the
paper. |

That decision was made by
Julio Fernandez, the Hurri-
cane’s business manager.
Fernandez said it wouldn’t
have been responsible for the
newspaper to pretend that the
Holocaust revisionists didn’t
exist. The $288 charge for the
ad will be donated to the
Holocaust Museum = in
Washington, D.C., he said.

“We don’t want people to
think that we’re doing this just
for the money,” Fernandez
said. “We have a lot of stu-
dents, faculty and alumni that
are suffering right now. We’re

really sorry about that. The
reason we’re running this is to
educate people.”

UM President Edward T.
Foote condemned the ad, but
supported the newspaper’s
right to run it.

“Asa student editor, I
would not have run the adver-
tisement. As president of a
university, however, the stan-
dard for my decision must be
different...1 concede that the
question is close, and that oth-
ers will disagree with me, but
at a university, of all places,
we should err, if at all, on the
side of freedom of thought,”
Foote said.

UCF administrators, on the
other hand, were critical of the
Central Florida Future’s deci-
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Amendment does not confer a
requirement that any newspa-
per publish any ad that it
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Parkfest is a tremendous success for SUNYA

By PAM RESNICK
News Editor

With over 8,000 in attendance,
Sunday’s Parkfest in Lincoln
Park proved to be a tremendous
success for SUNYA’s Student
Association and the Albany
community.

Cliff Lent, SA programming
director said the event, which

students are beginning to feel
and express.”

Lent said there were “no prob-
lems to speak of” except for one
fight that ended in a peaceful
manner.

Lieutenant Robert Wolfgang
of the Albany Police Department
said, “The feedback that I
received from the officers who
were working at the event said it

Staff photo by Pam Resnick

SUNYA students enjoy the bands at Parkfest '94.

cost approximately $45,000, is
just one of the events that has
triggered the “pride in the
University of Albany that a lot of

went rather smoothly [they]
were very pleased with the end
result.

“We are waiting to hear final

and from the city,” Lent said,

“Tbut] the crowd was very well

behaved and good-natured.”
“There was a lot of apprehen-

sion but the organizers did a

good job. It worked out really
well,” Wolfgang said.

“We took a lot of responsibili-
ty in planning the event,” Lent
said, “we knew it was a make or
break situation.”

Students celebrate spring at Lincoin Park.
feedback from the community

Lent said he believes the rela-
tionship between SUNYA and
the Albany community was very
much enhanced by the event.
‘Aside from the students, people
brought their families down,”
Lent said, “I want to work in
enhancing communication and
awareness of each other.”

He said Mayor Jerry Jennings
attended the event and was very
pleased. The mayor was not

ee
Staff photo by Mike Femenella

available for comment.

Lent said he was somewhat
disappointed with the amount of
media coverage in the Albany
area. With that many local resi-
dents attending, he said, the local
media should have shown more
interest.

Lent said the most important
point to remember is the event
was “all student run, every ounce
of it was student organized.”

Students celebrate the beginning of the warm weather with Fountain Day 1994.

Thousands of students gathered for SUNYA’s annual Fountain Day celebration on Wednesday.
The festivities were sponsored by the Class of 1995 and included live music and food vendors.
Fountain Day was one of the many events held to commemorate Fountain Week 1994 at SUNYA.

Staff photo by Mike Femenella

8 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1994

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Students attending room draw on April 24-27

} will find a new living option available this fall.

Hendrix Hall will be a “Living Learning Center”

i for all interested students.

The Living—Learning Center will provide

| options for more interaction with faculty and staff
| as well as extended quiet hours. “In addition to
| regular hall activity, we want to put more empha-
| Sis on academics. There will be opportunities for
i clubs to meet and faculty to speak there,” said
i} Amy Murrock, assistant director of Housing and

chair of the Voluntary Planning Committee for

! Hendrix Hall.

Students who choose to live in Hendrix will
| have to sign an agreement form which states the

i following: “Quiet hours will be from 9 p.m. to 7
| a.m., and courtesy hours will be from 7 a.m. to 9
i p.m. The students agree if they violate the rules,
| they will be asked to leave the hall and relocate to
| another building.” [Hendrix Hall agreement form,
| spring 1994.]

“We will survey students in Hendrix Hall in the

i fall to see if the hours are too much or not

enough,” said Scott Cummings, resident director

| of Hendrix Hall.

The planning committee for Hendrix consists

l of resident assistants [RA’s], tutors, representa-
| tives from the office of Residence Life, Academic
| Affairs, and Student Affairs. At the beginning of
| this semester, Murrock distributed a survey to all
| freshman dorms which asked if any students
| would be interested in living in a dorm with
| extended quiet hours. She received about half of

the surveys back.
“Thirty percent of the people that responded

| said they would choose to live in the same build-
| ing as the Learning Center. Surprisingly, most

people (50-60%) wanted stricter quiet hours ]
whether they lived in Hendrix Hall or not,” |
Murrock said. According to Murrock, single }
rooms may be an option for juniors and seniors. |

Greg Pace, a junior Education major and RA in ]
Hendrix Hall, is also on the planning committee. |
“Tt will be a place for students who are active on |
campus who need a place to rest, but will still be
a very active place with things going on the main jf
floor,” he said. !

“We'd like to see a regular schedule of speak- |
ers every week or every other week,” Murrock |
said. A tentative schedule of faculty speakers jj
include Mike Bobseine, a Political Science lectur- }
er, speaking about garbage disposal, Constance |
Willeford, Music Pro professor, discussing relax- jf
ation and grief therapy, and George Sebouhian, |
English professor lecturing about his experience
of living, teaching, and studying in Japan. !

Harry Watters, director of Housing, said stu- |
dents must be involved in the creation of the
Living—Learning center in-Hendrix Hall. “It]
won’t work unless students have substantial inter-
est,” he said.

“T was thinking of living in Hendrix if they }
make it a quiet dorm. This semester is louder here }}
[Hendrix] than it was before,” said Ken Smith,
senior Computer Science major. |

In looking at the concept of the Living j
Learning Center, residence life referred to a study |
done in 1989 by Ben A. Goldman from the ]
University of North Carolina. The Living-|
Learning Center was successful because it
retained more students at the University.

The committee has looked at other schools who |
currently have Living—Learning Centers and is |
investigating some possibilities.

All students who want to live in Hendrix Hall
must secure a Living—Learning Center agreement |}
before the selection process.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS

Advice on test taking offered as the time for final exams approaches

Taking exams is a part of stu-
dent life and a skill that can be
developed and honed into an art.
Here are some guidelines for
studying and taking exams.
Attitude toward examinations

A study schedule, regular and
final reviews, and a nearly nor-
mal amount of food, recreation
and sleep prior to the exam will
reduce test anxiety. Also allow
yourself plenty of time to get
there ahead of time. Deliberately
relax just before the exam while
you are waiting for the paper.
Forget the last minute cramming
and disregard other people’s anx-
iety.

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Taking Objective
Examinations

When you receive
the test, familiarize
yourself with the
format and the weighing of each
part. Then plan your time accord-
ingly.
Know the ground rules

Read directions carefully and
make sure you understand them.
Find out if guessing will be
penalized (wrong items subtract-
ed from right). If not, then plan
to answer every question, guess-
ing when you have to. If there is
a penalty, then keep your guess-
ing to a minimum-only when
you can eliminate at least one
alternative.
Answer easy questions first

If the same number of points
are offered for both easy and
hard question, plan to spend
equal time on each. A question
that you cannot answer at once
should be marked then go on to
another one. You might get hints

from the other questions.
Analyze qualifiers _

A true—false statement is usu-
ally true some of the time and
false some of the time. The quali-
fier is usually the key to the truth
or falsity of the statement. Watch
carefully the meaning of double
negatives. Beware of systematic
errors. Do not assume that
because a proposition looks unfa-
miliar that it is probably false.
Remember that if any part of the
question is wrong the whole
statement is wrong.

Reading multiple—choice questions

Multiple choice questions are
basically true—false questions
rearranged in groups. Usually
only one alternative out of the
group is to be chosen. You must
pick the alternative that is more
nearly true. The question is
referred to as the stem, and the
answer choices are called options
or distracters because their pur-
pose is to distract you from iden-
tifying and choosing the correct

response.

1. Do not read extra meaning
into the question pay special
attention to modifying words,
such as always, never, except,
etc. It is essential to have the
central point clearly in your mind
before you go on to a considera-
tion of the options. Keep in mind
the context of the course or the
instructor’s point of reference.

2. Understand exactly what the
stem is asking before you consid-
er the options. Is it asking for the
right or the wrong response? Is it
requiring you to choose the best
possible answer from a series of
relatively correct answers?

3. Re—-phrase the question in
your own words so that it is clear
in your mind. If possible, think
of the correct answer before you
consider the distracters.

4. Analyze the options: isolate
the important from the unimpor-
tant alternatives relative to the
question.

5. After choosing the correct

answer alternative and separating
it from the distracters, go back to
the stem and make sure that your
choice actually does answer the
question.

6. Look for similarities in two
or three of the choices, remem-
bering that the purpose of dis-
tracters is to divert you from the
one correct answer.

7. Whenever a question con-
tains multiple variables as alter-
native choices use the elimina-
tion of the variable technique. X
out the variables that you know
are wrong. By doing this you will
probably have eliminated half of
the options.
Reading other types of questions

1. Matching questions: fill in
all the matches you are sure of,
then do the others. Consider
whether the terms are the best
match for each other.

2. Completion questions:
choose your word(s) carefully,
since the instructor has a special
word or phrase in mind. If you

cannot be exact, write your best
guess.

The course is the context.
Remember the context of the
question in the course you are ©
taking. Answer questions in light
of what has been said in class or
in the text.

Finishing up the examination

Answer easy questions first.
Go back and do the hard ones.
Budget your time so that you
leave some for a final re-reading
of your exam. If you feel strong-
ly that an answer should be
changed, change it; however be
sure that you have a very good
reason for doing so. Other wise
leave it. Trust your intuition.
When in doubt your first guess
usually will be your best one.
Taking essay examinations

Read the entjre set of questions
before starting to write. Before
you begin plan your time for
each question, and mark on your
exam paper when you should

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vention trying to negotiate an
appearance by Stern at Park Fest,
said he is a fan of the show, but
thinks it would be bad if Stern
became governor. _

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Libertarians are opposed to gov-
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The only remaining obstacle
Stern faces in his bid is an FCC
regulation which requires that all
candidates receive equal time on
the air. Governor Mario Cuomo
has waived his right, but Stern is
unsure how he will get around it.
‘This is a free Country. It’s
nonsense,” said his on—air side-
kick, Robin Quivers. “With all of
the Lawyers in this country,
you'd think we could find a loop-

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a police agency, and they might
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est, Henighan said.

It is in the interest of the uni-
versity to change peace officer
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policy, said Henighan. “UPD. is
not included under the umbrella
police, so our police officers can-
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not wise for older officers to be
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To change the status from
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and then it goes through legisla-
tion. “There has been a bill in the
N.Y. state legislature for two to
three years to try and change the
status,” Marv Miller, a union
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begin and finish each question.
For example if a question is
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Essay questions like objective
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. Make sure you understand exact-

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Outlining. When you are sure
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It can be detailed, of course,
but need not be anything more
complicated than jotting down
the main points in the order you
wish to present them.

Answering the questions. Be
explicit, then elaborate your
points, but avoid padding.
Typically the grader scan—reads
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Over the years the ASP and its staff have been
called many things; racist, slanted, a rag, an
example of bad journalism. It would be easy to sit
here and criticize other student publications in
retaliation for the cheap shots heaped upon us, but
this, as is the case with their cheap shots, would
not be professional or mature. Instead, it’s more
important to focus on the reasons this paper is a
benefit for the campus.

The ASP is first and foremost here to inform the
students of what is happening at the university.
We give students and faculty alike, information on
what events are happening, what controversial
views are being spoken, and how your money is
being spent. No, we don’t do it perfectly, no,
we’re not as thorough as we’d like or are able to
do sometimes, but the importance of the ASP’s
existence remains nonetheless.

Second, the ASP is a place for the expression of
views from students and faculty. At the times
when there was no calm or rational dialogue on
our campus, the ASP provided space for open
expression of opinion, unhindered by physical
confrontation. When students feel strongly about
an issue, where else do they have to turn to so that
their views can be heard.

When crimes occur on campus, not only does
the ASP run a story to inform the student body but
provides an opportunity for UPD to tell students
what they can do to prevent future incidents from
occuring. If these stories or announcements have
helped one student, then our sleepless nights have
served their purpose. How many students would
have known about the assaults on campus or the
injustices which sometimes occur?

Without someone to keep the students abreast of
what is going on, decisions would be made about
student’s fates without them ever having the
opportunity for any sort of open debate or
communication with the people who control our
futures.

Would students have known about the Rugby
team at the football game? Would they have
known about the changes to the bus system,
would they have known about the Excelsior
school program? The answer quite sadly is a
definite no. There is no other readily available
access to information on this campus without this
newspaper. Despite the complaints, there will
always be a need for students to have access to
information about the university. Information
which only the ASP has shown itself capable of
providing to the community.

You see, there is a group of students who spend
every night on the third floor of the campus center
so that students can be well informed. Most of
them are faceless to the readers, but they’re just
like the other students at the university. They
come from as far away as Buffalo or New
Hampshire. They represent a myriad of
nationalities, from Latino to Chinese, to Filipino.
They take full course loads and usually sacrifice
any real social life, so that they can produce the
Albany Student Press. It's the one place where
they are in complete control of something
exceptional. This group of students runs a
business completely on their own without any
funding from the administration or the Student
Association. The work is thankless, the
complaints are endless, but the passion and
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While I have been a student here at the University of
Albany, I have learned a great many things. I have
learned about Marx and Weber, about Shakespeare and
Dickens, about the Moon and the Sun. I have also learned
about people here on this campus through many activities
that my club has sponsored as well as events I have
participated in on my own.

As we enter into college, we are given new sets of
responsibilities, and we become independent of our
parents. One thing my parents have always taught me is
to have respect for others and listen to what they say
because you might learn something. What I have learned
from listening to students on this campus is that very few

Matthew C. Jagoda

like to listen. They know how to ask questions, but they
will often not let the person answer. How can you hear
what they are answering when you speak over them? A
perfect example of this was the Presidential and
Vice—Presidential debates on April 11 in the Patroon
Room. Many of the questioners asked questions of the
candidates, but started to interrupt when the candidate
began his/her response. Who do you people ( the
questioners) think you’re kidding? You’re not asking this
kind of question to find an answer!! You’re asking this

~ question to raise an issue. Granted this is a great way to

enlighten people where candidates stand on various
issues; however, other people cannot hear the answers
while you are shouting during a response. In addition,
many question are asked which deal with previously
asked questions. If another person has already asked a
question why do you have to bother? The shouting during
responses and the repetitiveness of the questions only
indicates to me that the questioner is selfishly looking for
a confrontation instead of seeking out crucial answers to
important questions that could be asked.

There could not have been more than ten to fifteen
people in the room who had not made up their mind on

who they were going to vote for. But, good questions did _

come from them. For example, there was a question
dealing with the budget; there was a question on Title IX
and gender equity in sports funding. If anyone in that
room did not know where each candidate stood on many
of the issues raised, I’d be surprised. Many of the
candidates have been vocal this semester, and we know
where they stand.

Even though repetitive, the debate did enlighten me. I
learned a very valuable lesson: SUNY students have a lot
a growing up to do. I am not singling out any one person,
and I am not making an indictment of the entire student
body, but can we find a sense of decency and common
courtesy when it comes to interacting with other students
on this campus. (I know someone is thinking, “who does
this guy think he is making judgments on us?” Well, I
have participated in and moderated many discussions,
debates, and forums in the past and none compare to the
ones at this school. I am sure that many would agree with
this.)

I would like to touch on some positive points from the
debates since they were not all that bad. Many candidates
suggested that student forums be utilized to ease tension
and discuss various issues. This is a great idea, but you
cannot have a student forum without students. There care
close to 12,000 undergraduate students here, and not

more than 5% are involved and not more than 1% were
there the night of the debates. Other students will come if
the tension is not as high and group leaders take the time
to explain themselves. I commend some groups who have
taken the time to discuss (and not shout) issues. Those
groups who cannot discuss will never achieve anything. I
am sure that many “revolutionaries” would agree that
with every revolution comes an intellectual one. Often it
is an intellectual leading the masses.

My purpose here is not to gripe about us as a school. I
think the University at Albany is great. But, more people
will read this article, probably, than are involved. Maybe
more people will read this than will vote. Let’s make
these probably’s and maybe’s disappear. And, let’s do it
as adults and as educated individuals.

I have presented many problems here, but what are the
solutions to these problems? First, we must
institutionalize a student forum which will exist whether
or not students show up. This way students will have a
place.to voice opinions and discuss issues. Wilkenobody
show up? Of course not! All we need to do is move the
small fountain indoors. As was suggested in Monday’s
debate, discussion could occur on a weekly or monthly
basis, and groups would have the chance to compare
ideas and programs. Second, the student body must be
reached out to. There are so many people who want to be
part of the organizational life, but get turned away by all
the yelling. The student body should come together for
discussion just as they would for a concert or a basketball
game. They should look forward to the opportunity. —

To achieve these goals, personal agendas must be set
aside. The debate did not indicate that personal agendas
were curbed. We must realize that to get what we want,
we need a collective support. We may not agree as
students on various issues, but there are issues where a
good organizational relationship will be needed (i.e. S/U
grading, moving to a higher division in sports, and safety
on campus, just to name a few.) Let us not forget that
once we leave here we all have the same thing in
common (a diploma which reads “University at Albany,
State University of New York.”) Let’s be proud to be a
graduate of this University.

The writer is the President of the SUNY Albany Forum
for Political Thought

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Well, kids, this is it. My final issue as Aspects editor
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SHERYL CROW| Honestly, not to get goopy, but this ASP place has
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To my professors: You probably don’t know who I
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To Pam: It’s like we’ve grown up together. Sweet
keep me at least mildly sane.
divination To Mike Femenella: Thanks for always informing me
DEAD SLOW — ' of my options. I heard you were talking to Kurt
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bad, you get to wear black alot.
much you’ve done for this paper. By the way, Ineed
to buy six pictures for this issue...
when I need to get away. And thank you for
providing a place for my mail to go when I need for it
And to everyone else who I will still’see next year:
thanks. It’s been neat, groovy, swell, and dreamy.
the rest of the paper. And especially thanks to Dan,
who sent me fan mail. Everyone else was really

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April 29, 1994

I’ve been assigned an article that is
pretty hard. How can I write an
article about all the great music that’s
come out this year, and still fit it in
one page? I could go on forever.
Where the hell do I start?

Brian Perlis

Well, as I sit down to write this, I’m
enjoying the brand new Johnny Cash
album on American Records. Christ,
this is amazing. With Frank Sinatra
and Tony Bennett making comebacks,
it’s a perfect time for Cash to come
out with a new album. Produced by
Ric Rubin, the same man who
brought Slayer and Danzig to new
heights, this album brings Johnny
Cash back to where he belongs. With
a guitar and a mic, this album is
enrapturing (nice SAT word, huh?).

The whole Brooklyn metal scene
has produced so many great bands
that I’m thinking of moving out of
Queens and going to Crooklyn.
Type-O-Negative came out with
Bloody Kisses, which proved that they
are great musicians and one of the top

BRIAN’S LAST STAND

ten bands out now. Life Of Agony’s
River Runs Red must be one of the
heaviest fucking albums ever made.
Live, this band is even heavier. All of
us are awaiting Biohazard’s new
album, and from what I’ve heard of it,
a major label signing hasn’t softened
these guys. God loves Brooklyn.

This year was also the year that our
Student Association brought concerts
back to Albany. There was Fallfest,
with They Might Be Giants, Mighty
Mighty Bosstones, Cracker, Pere Ubu,
and Black 47. Then, Tribe Called
Quest and De La Soul played the
RACC. Recently, the Smashing
Pumpkins were here to appease the
prepubescent females in Albany.
Alright, it doesn’t sound like alot, but
it is a start, and hopefully next year
there will be better and more frequent
shows.

Unfortunately, I won’t be here next
year, so in all honesty, I couldn’t care
less whether there are any good
shows on campus at that time. In fact,
this will be my last article ever for the
ASP. I can’t think of a better place or
time, as a graduating senior, to spread
some words of wisdom.

First, to President Swygert. I have
this to say: This is not your university,
to be run as you please. Lecture
center classes have 400 students and
regular classes have 50 kids in them.
The paint on this campus is chipping
off, and there are more potholes on

“University Drive than in Manuel

Noriega’s face. Somehow, the
administration thinks that the
Campus Center extension will make
everything better. I think not,
students will not spend $3.25 ona
chicken burrito.

To James Williams and Ronn
Torossian, c’mon guys, aren’t we all
students? While the two of you have
spent the whole scholastic year
screaming at each other, 90% of the
students on this campus have
intentionally chosen to ignore your
squabbles. They aren’t apathetic, they
just don’t care to waste their time
listening to two guys who will never
agree with each other, yet insist on
yelling at one another.

To all those students who went all
four years without ever getting
involved in campus organization and
complain about how much they hate

this place, I say “Life is what you
make of it!” You chose to complain,
and it’s your fault.

To every record company rep who
has either sent me a free disc or tape,
put my name on the comp list, or
hooked me up. with an interview, I
say: “Nuff’ respect!”

To every smoker on the thin floor
of the Campus Center, we have
shared many packs, matches, lighters,
papers, bowls, and laughs. I may
forget your name eventually, but I'll
never forget the times wasted away.

To all at WCDB and the ASP, I'll
really miss you. Sure, it’s corny, but
I’m that kind of guy. Swayze!!!
Editor’s note: Brian here, was supposed
to write an article on the past year in
music. This piece certainly starts that.
way, but as Brian is prone to do, it goes
off on tangents, albeit fascinating ones,
having nothing to do with the
aforementioned, original topic. However,
because he is cool, because the article was
touching, and because he might one day
be working at a record company where
I’ll want him to hook me up, I leave it as
is. Thanks for all your work, Brain, and
to you I wish a fond Swayze!!!

Mutha s Want To Bang Heads

better influences of the current big alternative

Imagine not being able to choose what music
you want to listen to or having the ability to sit
down, relax, and watch MTV. This is how the
members of Mutha’s Day Out were brought up.
MTV was banned by the religious town leaders
and there was no radio station that played rock,
only country and evangelical Christianity could

be found.

David Schein

Too bad, even if there were such rock
influences it would not have helped them. The
sound like they are trying too hard. When you

put the compact disc in

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metal bands instead of Def Leppard.”

That’s

when it happened, the song stopped suddenly

and an acapella version of “Amazing Grace”

chimed in. Expecting the song would go back
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- whole

riff and confused me a lot. I: scrambled

to retrieve the case to see if the song changed
or if they tried to be innovative and change it
around. It didn’t impress me.

The rest of the album was like a bad trip.
However, the last song stuck in my mind for a
couple of reasons. For one, I thought someone
changed the CD on me and put in Winger. The

other reason was it was the last song.
The average age of the members. of

every band that hit it big in the last couple years
especially Faith No More and ever popular rock-
rap core bands like Rage Against The Machine.
However, the beats are not the really bad part of
the album. If there was no singing or a better lead
singer than Michael Moore and rapper-vocalist
Bruce Stephens one could see that actually, the riffs
are pretty enjoyable.

The CD, My Soul Is Wet, starts off pretty good
with a good bass line, however, a minute into the

music it turns bad with the lead singer pening his
mouth, the good part of the first song “Locked”
was when he shut it and the bass line kicks in
again. I figured the album would stay as hard and
would be good enough to keep on file as a taped
copy but it was not so. The next two songs “My
Soul Is Wet” and “Green” let me down.

They were just not all that. The next song “What
You See/We All Bleed Red” went on and I thought
to my self “here we go, it’s getting back into the

Mutha’s Day Out is only 17. If they would have
done a couple of indies and gotten more experience
under their belt they could be much better, instead
of a major record company release, with all the
pressures of making a million selling, hit record.
Their second album, if their is one, could be better
just because they will stop trying to be every other
band and just be themselves, developing their own
style.

nansamjethstephmercathyva

Hardcore Is As Dead As Kurt

To truly review the first
full-length album from Dog Eat
Dog, entitled All Boro Kings, we
must make several assumptions.
First, hardcore is dead.

Brian Perlis

C’mon folks, it died way back
‘round ’89. There should be no need
for bands to be scraping up its
remains, in a feeble attempt to keep
it alive. I’m pretty sure that Gorilla
Biscuits never requested a life
support system. Perios, give it up.
Second assumption, white kids
from suburbia have no reason to be
angry. Sure, they’re bored, but that’s
no excuse for the aggressive
hardcore-like bands around now.
Third, a corollary of number one,
hardcore is really dead.

Now, let’s talk about Dog Eat
Dog. If the word “unoriginal” could

describe anything, it would surely
be this band. Despite the fact that
their bio denies that D.E.D. are
jumping on the whole rap/metal
thang, their music proves that
they’ve done just that. “Bandwagon
comin’ through town, where do we
jump on?” That should be the title
of this album.

Every single track on this album
sounds like a tossaway from
another band. “Funnel King”
sounds like Rage Against the
Machine. “In the Doghouse” must
have been stolen form the Mighty
Mighty Bosstones. These guys
certainly listen to the Murphy’s
Law/ska core sound.

I’m sure that the gentlemen from
Dog Eat Dog could have some truly
original songs to write. They just
chose not to. This band is currently
on tour with Biohazard in Europe,
and I find it hard to imagine
Biohazard fans enjoying Dog Eat

Dog Eat Dog

Dog.

But, don’t get me wrong. I can
listen to this album and enjoy it. I
must, however, keep in mind that
Dog Eat Dog is a wrap up of several
bands, and if you can accept that,
then you may enfoy it.

By the way, hardcore is dead.

Swayze!!!

Damn Today

yes, so isit here

sit, tick, wonder...

and my life goes on.
like a damn soap opera.

Today i asked,

“why do you stay?”
and with each pulsation
you explained.

yes, and i wait now

wait, beat, ponder...

and everything continues.
like a damn drama.

Today i asked,

“what is the positive?”
and with each large grin
you debated.

Roxanne dePrado —

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April 29, 1994

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adventurer. I've swam with killer
sharks, jumped out of airplanes at
10,000 feet, crossed the English
Channel without a boat, and

wrestled the most vicious
alligators of the Nile, all without
getting off my chair.

Russell E. Adler

If you're like me at all, you love to
watch these programs. All the
while talking your about how cool
it would be to BASE jump or
hanglide, but probably the most

Bell (come to think of it that’s
worse than the sharks).

This year a couple of friends and
I drove down to Florida for Spring
break. We stayed in Miami but
decided to spend a few days in
Key West. The place is beautiful,
crystal clear waters and a great
breeze, not to mention a beautiful
sunset. “SNORKELING!,” we
said, that was going to be our dose

harmless and easy enough. You
get wet, look at some pretty fish,

on you can say with pride, I did
that!

We went to some place that we
had seen from the road, they all
looked the same. For $24.95 you
got all the equipment and they
drove you out a few miles to the

oe Va

I watch the Discovery channel. I

consider myself an armchair

risky thing you’ve done is eat Taco.

of adventure for this trip, it seems

and the next time Discovery comes

reef for a while Well, as s you will
see I got more than my money’ s
worth,

The night before, we had gone
bar hopping (Key West is the place
to go), and since we were on
vacation we were all a bit more
than inebriated. We had an hour
and a half before the boat was
heading out, so we swung by
Burger King for a 99¢ Whopper,
full of nutrition. We were ready for
the excitement,

The boat was about 40 feet long
and seemed adequate enough for
the ride. About 20 people were all
going together; some snorkeling,
some scuba diving. We were given
a cursory explanation about safety,
etc. and we were on our way.
When trying to get a mental
picture of snorkeling, I'd imagine
most people see clear water,
beautiful coral, shining fish, and

calm seas. We got all of them but -

the last.

The boat felt like a ride at some
traveling carnival. You know, the
kind with the loose screws and the
drunk 17-year-old high school
drop-out. We felt every waves’

energy traveling through us. To
and fro, port and starboard, we

rocked for the entire half hour ride >

to the reef. When we finally
arrived at the dive site I know I
wasn't the only one thankful to get
off the boat and into the water. |

At the dive site, the boat was
lurching even more violently than
before. A frantic bikini clad girl

=NTUZE

asked Sea “What if the
boat tips over?” I replied that if it
did, at least we had on the right

equipment. I wasn’t really worried

about the boat tipping over, I was
more concerned with keeping my
rather large meal down where it
belonged.

On the trip out, our dive—-master
warned us what to do if we saw a
shark (nothing), how to avoid
sharp coral (don’t go near it), and
what to do if we get sea-sick on the
boat. This last part she seemed to
dwell on using all sorts of colorful
terms like “puke,” “lose your
lunch,” or “hurl.” She also
proceeded to tell us that they
judged it on three categories:
volume, color, and projection.
Well, all of these things rang out in
my head; I was definitely feeling
unsettled. I happen to live in a
town right on the water so being
on boats is nothing new to me. I'd
gone out to the ocean dozens of
times before and never did I feel
like I did then.

“Splash!” We dove into the water
and made our way to the reef. I

_ figured I would feel better once I

got off the boat-au contraire. When
I had snorkeled before it had
always been in pools where the
biggest hazard was chlorine. Here,
where there could be real sharks

(I’ve seen Jaws two dozen times

and sharks were the farthest thing
from my mind) I was desperately

- trying to keep my stomach from

engaging in reverse peristalsis. The

waves were aly rocking and
jerking me about and I was taking
in water with every breath of air.
No, sharks were not my worry, nor
was any other marine life. I was
about to feed them soon enough,
just not the way I'd always
pictured it in bad dreams.

I gave my dive buddy a look that
he would normally only see if |
was drunk. “What is it?” he said.
“I’m gonna puke!” I replied, and
he paddled away like I was a
bloodthirsty mako. — Heave! — The
fish rose to the surface and enjoyed
my Whopper, along with some
beer and a few gin and tonics.

The crew of the ship got a big
kick out of it. “Landlubber” they
thought and said somewhat under
their breath. If you’ve ever been
sea-sick, you know it comes in
waves. Well, wave after wave
struck me and I lost count of my
regurgitations. “Stare at the
horizon,” they say it’s supposed to
calm your stomach down. Trust
me, they’re wrong. Upon reaching
good old solid ground, I bid less
than a fond farewell to our craft,
and welcomed a vehicle with
wheels instead.

So what did I learn on my
adventure? One: your mother is
right when she says don’t swim
until an hour after you've eaten.
Two: the bars are better to visit in
Key West than the ocean. Three:
cable T.V can be better than real
life experiences. I’m sticking with
Discovery.

HING FEEDS THE FIRE
by Pam Resnick

The Magic Cloak
by Kelly Barclay

have this cloak I often

think it was as thick or as long when I

er eyes looked up to the sky- wondering

H if it would help to resolve anything. Just
as she had suspected - NOTHING.

All she found was a deafening silence, reminding her of the
loneliness surrounding her life. Solitude had always been one
aspect of her life she had wished away at every celebration of her
birth. She looked up again, giving him a second optimistic glare,
but still - NOTHING.

The feeling of silence had grow n stronger, surrounding her like
the deep fog she had seen on that cold, rainy day in November.
The fog seemed to roll in whenever she was alone, which
unfortunately became a daily event. Even in the physical presence
of others, the fog would roll in as a symbol of her uncircumstantial
loneliness.

Those thoughts — they were always running through her mind.

Those thoughts ~ something she had always feared but never
been able to avoid. They surround her, hand in hand, with the fog.
Sometimes she could not decipher exactly what they were trying to
tell her but, the flood always follows the rain, and of course, the
fog forever present.

She sat and watched as time fled — trying to rock herself to sleep.
But, the images of the raging fire inside and all who feed the fire
remained. Unfortunately, her subconscious refused to work with
the rules of physics.

Rain, flood, fire, kindling ~— all together as one — never
diminishing each other, just bonding in full force against her
inner—self,

She looked up one last time, displaying her undying hope that
someone would answer, but still - NOTHING.

As an island, she sat, with all the necessities for survival, but
none of her hopes and dreams for life. She would one day find
what she is searching for but, first the fog, then the rain, then the
flood and also the fire and all who feed it. They must come first
before true balance and stability become strong enough to take
over.

One day, she reminded herself, one day. But still —

first began wearing it, but now it’s big
and warm and comfortable.

It’s all weather—proof, too. It keeps out
wind and rain. And that’s only the
beginning. It keeps out everything that
would make me unhappy. Actually, I
think it just keeps out everything. And
that makes me happy. I think.

I almost always wear my cloak, now.
I’m sure I used to wear it less, but it’s
difficult now for me to live without it. I
feel naked, unprotected.

There’s only one problem. The cloak
never covers my eyes. And although I
can hide within my cloak, I can still see
all the world around me, even though I
cannot touch it. It cannot touch me.

Except every once in a while, I let
someone close enough to me for him to
suddenly turn and see my eyes. Then he
sees me through my cloak. He sees who
I am, what I feel, me in my nakedness,
exposed. He sees me, before I can turn
and run.

_ This scares me. It hurts.

But it rarely happens. Most people are
content to see just my cloak. And I am
content to let them.

So I continue to wear my magical,
beautiful, wonderful, safe cloak. And I
pray that one day, as I put it on, I will
suddenly discover that it covers my
eyes. I need to cover my eyes.

wear. It’s long and
black and heavy,
even covers my feet. It’s made
of this thick material designed
to protect me from every-
thing. You name it, my cloak
keeps it out, away from me»
inside.

It’s a magic cloak, you see. And it’s
perfect. It makes me feel safe.

I pull the hood over my head, and its
shadow covers nearly my entire face.
And then no one can tell it’s me inside.
All they see is a dark, cloaked figure, a
Ringwraith standing before them.

This is very convenient.

The person inside the cloak could be
anyone and they’d never know. It could
be a beautiful woman, confidant and
secure, with long raven hair and a
lovely smile and a perfect figure.

It could be someone who’s not me.

And sometimes if I want, the cloak can
make me invisible, blending me into my
surroundings (I said it was a magic
cloak!). People don’t see me. They pass
me by where I stand, without so much
as a glance or a second thought.

They only see me if I want them to.
And then they only see my cloak.

I don’t know where it was made, this
wonderful, magical cloak. It just
appeared one day in my closet. I don’t

NOTHING.

April 29, 1994

The first time I heard Black Train Jack was during
a late-night radio show of mine last summer on
WCDB. We had their debut Roadrunner Records
album No Reward in current rotation, and there were
two things that immediately attracted me to this
disc.

Seth Hochman

First, the name: BLACK TRAIN JACK. Pretty
cool!! The second thing that caught my eye was the
album cover. It was an old photo of the New York
Yankees slugger, George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth,
standing at home plate in Yankee Stadium in front
of a capacity crowd. It’s a pretty famous photo, and
being a native New Yorker who, like most native
New Yorkers, has had a love-hate relationship with
the Yanks, I recognized the picture. You know, I still
remember losing all respect for George Steinbrenner
and the team as a whole once they traded away my
favorite Bronx Bomber, #44, Reggie Jackson. I felt
utterly betrayed and realized that there was only
one thing to do...become a California Angels fan!!!
Take that Steinbrenner! .

Anyway, once I decided that I would play a track
from the album I opened up the case and was
greeted by a photo of the band standing on the
centerfield warning track at Yankee Stadium; home
plate and the wide sea of royal blue seats behind
them. At this point I figured that these guys might
be Yankee fans. So, I queued up the first song. I
heard Lou Gehrig’s words, “Today, I consider
myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth,”
echoing behind a wall of a sonically compressed
guitar intro. Now I knew they were Yankee fans.
This led me to believe that they were a New York
band.

The intro sounded cool, so I played the song.
Once [ heard the first song all the way through, and
eventually the rest of the album, I knew that they
were a New York band. They had that raw New
York underground hardcore sound, but it was
cleaner and much more precise than the Gorilla
Biscuits, the Raw Deals, and the Sick of It Alls of the
dying N.Y. Hardcore scene. The guitar flew its way

On The Train To Hardcore

through the songs, often stopping at times to chunk
its way along in rhythmic synchronicity with the
bass and drums, in that all too familiar “get ready to
slam” rhythm break. (You know what it sounds
like.) Other times it was down right melodic one
second, and edgy the very next.

Now that my attention was hooked visually and
aurally, I noticed another difference between Black
Train Jack and its cousin—core bands. The style of
singing was different. I was used to listening to
anger-filled, scream—projection vocals, and I was
getting tired of all the screaming, it became just a bit
too over-done and played out for my taste. Instead,
I was now listening to a frontman who was, well,
singing. Wow! This was great! A post-hardcore
band still kicking the old core style around, but
infusing it with shots of melodies and high-hoped,
positive spirits.

This was definitely a band to be dug by all. It had
that hardcore-punk kick, but with a special
ingredient that made the music seem a bit friendlier,

but in no way softer. Black Train Jack’s music just

has this really good feeling to it. It was also a bonus
to see that they re-vamped, and covered Bob
Marley’s “One Love” with a “We don’t need no
violence, we don’t need no wars”, Bad Brains “Rock
For Light” verse in a break during the song.

Now with the release of their second album,
You're Not Alone, Black Train Jack returns with its
intensity and positivity firmly in tact, along with its
sound. The first thing I noticed about the songs on
You're Not Alone is that they sound a lot like the
songs off No Reward. Bass/snare drum fills are
copied, guitar riffs and melodies are slightly
re-arranged, and song structures are borrowed. But
hey, I’m not complaining in the least bit. In fact, I
think this album is definitely better than the first.

Despite the borrowings from their older songs,
the new tracks on this album sound a lot more
mature. Rob, Ernie, Brian, and Nick, the four
friends who make up Black Train, and respectively
sing, play guitar and sing back-ups, play bass, and
drums, sound a lot more confident of themselves on
this album. They’ve brought a very tight and
incredibly live sound to this record, along with
some very positive straight—-edge lyrics. On the

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“No
Alone,’
Black
Train en-f
lighten
us to th
ways of
their drug
—free,
Straight
-edged
lives. “If
WO aes
hurt my-
self intern- Black Train Jack

ally/I’m

poison free intentionally/A choice I made a long
time ago/Because doing it up on Friday nights/
Going out and starting fights/These are the things I
don’t need to know.”

“Back Up,” written as a song in the first person by
Rob, talks about rebounding from negative
situations, and living life a day at a time. “Each
problem that comes my way I'll just take it day by
day/I’ve got to learn to get back up/When I fall flat
on my face.” Don’t we all ?!?

Despite the fact that Black Train Jack is a
straight-edge band, they make it a point not to go
out and preach this life style to their fans. They just
like to tell us that they can live large and have fun
without drugs. For an example of their fun, check
this out. This album’s cover song, and man do I
hope they continue to re—work and shred a lot more
of these, is The Steve Miller Band classic, “The
Joker.” Yup, that’s right. (You know, “I’m a joker,
I’m a smoker, I’m a midnight toker.”) They shred on
this song. It’s faster, heavier, and louder, and now I
can finally say that I like this song; just as long as
Black Train Jack does it !!

If you dug the first album, then you're sure to dig
this one. Like I said before, it sounds alot like the
first one, only much better, and I’m sure Black Train
Jack knew what they were doing when they loaded
the xerox machine into the studio with the rest of
their instruments.

Dead singer not so dead; Cobain conspiracy revealed

On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain was
found dead in his Seattle home. The
singer/songwriter had shot himself
with a shotgun on April 5..The youth
of a nation mourned. End of story.

Or so the public was led to believe.
In actuality, the life and supposed
death of Kurt Cobain is a story that is
far from over.

Mike Keaney and
Glenn Teichman

Long before April 8, 1994 ever came |

around, Cobain was already existing
in a second identity. An identity
created when the man _ was
disillusioned with his former band
mates in Nirvana, a persona where he
could continue to make music and
money in anonymity. Until the time
when the pretense of a dual identity
became too much. At that time the
man born .as Kurt Cobain decided he
must die that his other persona could
live.

And so Kurt Cobain was found
dead, while just days later Billy
Corgan, his alter ego, was playing
with the Smashing Pumpkins.

Of course, there has been a huge
cover up of the whole thing, but if
you look hard enough, if you dig
through the propaganda, you will see
the truth. Even the media is already
slipping up. But think: did you ever
see Cobain and Corgan together?

Now some people might point to

Lollapalooza to disprove this theory.
But Lollapalooza does not disprove, it
merely reinforces the truth. Cobain
and Corgan both agree to play
Lollapalooza and then Cobain goes
and kills himself. Well, that solves that
problem, doesn’t it?

In the May issue of Spin magazine
which came out after Cobain’s death,
the magazine featured an interview
with Courtney Love. Did Love
mention anything about Cobain’s
suicide in the article? No, she didn’t,
but then why should she if Cobain
really isn’t dead.

Let’s look at the

some of

coincidences involved here. Cobain
was married to Love; before Love met

if you look closely, you will see the signs have been here all along.

Cobain, she was going out with...Billy
Corgan.

Then, there’s the uncanny
resemblance between D’arcy, bassist
for Smashing Punpkins, and Love. A
little too uncanny to be dismissed as
mere coincidence. They both share the
same pale skin, both have the same
bleached blond hair, and both look
dowdy and strung out. All these traits
would seem to single them out, make
them more individual. Interestingly,
when brought into the right
perspective, it has the exact opposite
effect. Indeed, it brings them closer
than ever, when the realization that
they are one in the same sets in.

In the April 21, 1994 issue of Rolling
Stone, the group
amas hin g

Pumpkins are
featured on the
cover. All the

members dress like
Generation X’ers
except for Billy
Corgan. Corgan is
dressed like Mr.
_ Furley’s son, why
asuch a different
style? It’s obvious
the picture of
Corgan was lifted
from ‘some cheesy
’70’s catalog and
dropped into the
photo. Technology
is dangerous, boys
and girls. In the
article inside the

issue, they show a picture of young
Corgan at age 13, but the picture had
seemed very familiar. The next
morning, while eating my Rice
Krispies, I stared into that same face
on the back of a milk carton. The
name didn’t read Billy Corgan
though, it was Joseph Bradsher, a boy
who had disappeared from Seattle
almost three years ago.

Yet another “coincidence” is that
both Cobain and Corgan are Pisces.
Obviously Cobain wanted to get the
proper horoscope read to him even
after his “death.” ~

Another question that arises is the
height difference in the “two” men.
But this gets laid to rest when one
remembers Corgan’s retro-70’s fetish,
and the obvious platform shoe
connection. A perfect cover up; hiding
the lie in the style. Corgan’s swinging
seventies look versus the salvation
army’s own Cobain. Seemingly so .
different, and ultimately, one in the
same.

Our question is, how long will we
continue to be spoon fed the garbage
fed to us by the corporate rock
industry? “Cobain” got too popular to
be alternative, and that hurt record
sales, so he commits ‘suicide,’
boosting record sales for Nirvana, and
freeing up the market for Smashing
Pumpkins to move in, and take the
top spot.

And what of Corgan/Cobain? Well,
he’s floating comfortably in a pool of
money, while we drown in the lies.

RSE

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THE WORLD

OF €OAIE+

by Michael Failla

Seeing that this is the last issue for this academic
year and pretty soon you'll be stressed out with
finals with no hopes of release (besides drinkin’ in
the “student ghetto,” or that occasional “bed
buddy” one might be lucky to stumble upon) I
figured that I’d better give you a little “light”
reading to relax with. Who knows, maybe this
could actually help you through those long nights
ahead.

What’s going on in comics you ask? Well why
don’t we start with the X’s. This summer will
feature a story known as the “Phalanx Covenant”
which will bring on the Generation Next, possibly a
new breed of X-Men. Currently in Uncanny X-Men,
the Gold Team had a run in with this “Phalanx”
character (the art was lame). Doug Ramsey, (former
“New Mutant”) came back from the dead to make
an appearance in Excaliber (where the hell are they
going with this one?). Scott Summers and Jean Grey
are still in the future, trapped in alternate bodies,
bringing up young Nathan Christopher, in the
Adventures of Cyclops and The Phoenix. Wolverine is
in Japan this week, to deal with some villain the
writers must be having a hard time killing off. Oh
and for all you White Queen fans out there (she’s
hot), I think she’s back.

Image Comics began their series featuring Jim Lee
and Chris Claremont in a team up in WildC.A.T.S to
bring us “The Huntsman.” The art and story
promise to be very interesting (or as Mr Geagan
might say “kind of outstanding!”). Cyberforce #4
finally hit the stands, and we get to see ’Killjoy,” a
quite lethal female character with a nasty attitude.
Again the art here is “rather” outstanding, and is
enough to distract even the most serious student.

We all know that there is a new Green Lantern,
right? Well there is, ‘nuff said. BATMAN!? Yes he’s
on a comeback it seems. Bruce Wayne might

actually get back to fighting shape. I hope so,
because this other guy doesn’t quite have the aura
that Mr. Wayne emits.

There’s plenty of stuff coming out in the near
future, We'll all just hope they’re as good as all the
hype that usually surrounds them.

Psylocke TM and © 1994 Marvel Entertainment Group.
as drawn by Michael Failla

April 29, 1994

THE BUZZ

So i forget about it
and with a surprise
it aches.
I don’t want to forget,
i like to think...
the thought of my skin
how it buzzes with emotion.
The way of my mind
and how it calls you apart.
So i remember
each word...
that grin.
Then comes the flashback—
the mischance that i have remembered
my past.
You damn me with these thoughts.
How dare you enter me like this.
Who asked you to come
when i am content as i am.
I don’t need anymore.
These “fucking” thoughts are too
much to handle.
I want only to be safe
to forget about it.
You make me remember.
the thought of my skin...
your grin.

—Roxanne dePrado

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“That’s One To Grow On”

4/29 —- ACT-UP Youth will be having a benefit dance-a-thon, “In
Our House,” in the Brubacher Ballroom from 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

4/29 - Louis Lortie, an outstanding pianist awarded first prize at the
1984 Busoni International Competition, will perform an
all-Beethoven program at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall,
second and state streets, Troy at 8 p.m.

4/30 - Pianist Gerard Micera will present his senior recital with

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assisting artists Julie Landers, violinist, and Findlay Cockrell, ! e “ e se n
‘ pianist, in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center at 5 .

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4/30 - Saratoga Winners will play host to Angelfish, Chainsaw :
Kittens and Paw, beginning at 6:30 p.m. 4 f d h

4/30 —- Come Celebrate Smokey Bear's 50th Birthday, to be held at ave U Nn | Nn Og OY Cave n
the New York State Museum from 10 a.m. -— 5 p.m. you too can
meet the REAL Smokey Bear!

5/1, 6,7&8 — For all you Business Majors we have, “How To Succeed In
Business Without Really Trying,” an award winning
Broadway musical to be performed at the Opera House, 826
State Street Schenectady; 8 p.m. Fri & Sat, 2 p.m. Sun.

5/2 - The University -Community Symphonic Wind Ensemble and
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It is with great irony (and perhaps poetic justice) that
Richard M. Nixon died the same day Howard Stern won,
by overwhelming majority, the Libertarian ticket for
Governor of New York State. It’s a cruel joke, and
history is laughing.

There is no disputing that despite the positive
contributions of the Nixon Administration, the
Watergate scandal was the pivotal turning point that led
to America’s distrust toward its leaders. A

Kevin Sonsky

disenchantment that still exists today.

It is hard for me and my generation to ever imagine a
time when public office and politicians were never
suspect. But there was a time. A time when political
leaders were held in high regard, received due respect,
and were assumed to be serving the public’s wants and
needs every day.

Nixon and his coordinators in the Watergate scandal,
with the press serving as catalyst, changed all that. When
it was revealed that our leaders and representatives were

abusing the position we elected them to for their
personal motives, we lost faith. The medias more
detailed coverage of subsequent political illegalities has
only enhanced our negative views.

Now, we suspect before we know. We convict before
we investigate. And we lose faith in our representation to
make a difference...our vote.

It doesn’t matter very much whether politicians were
ever dishonest and selfish before Watergate. Of course
they were. But our perception of them as such is an
entirely new and influential issue. Some say it’s good
that we now know. But maybe because we know, the
system, in response, is failing. And because we know the
system, we are rallying behind anyone outside the
system. Such is the case of Howard Stern.

Whether you take Stern seriously or not, you’re asking
yourself “How is he getting so much support?” Sure he’s
got immature followers who have probably never seen a
voting booth before, but he’s also got something that
many people, intellectuals alike, find appealing.
Something that we’ve decided cannot be found in
politicians: Honesty. All his skeletons are out of the
closet...and it sure ain’t alot.

This is not a support for his campaign. This is a very
sad reflection on the beliefs of Americans as we near the
21st Century. We are convinced that all politicians are
double—talking, egotistical crooks and we actually feel
safer supporting a disc jockey who tells it like it is,
however repulsed we may be by his means of delivering
that message.

We know that there are to many inherent influences in
the political arena to keep anyone honest. Stern has no
party to impress. He has no future in politics to protect.
He has no special interest groups to influence him, He
has no experience...and we like that. Get him to serve us
before the system gets to him. I think it’s sad that I
would actually consider him. Are we so unhappy with
the inactivity, failures, and broken promises of our
present representatives that we are actually gravitating
towards change just for the sake of change?

I think Watergate closed the book on our pride to
choose. We’ ll never again believe in our leaders the way
we used to. As Americans, we’ll continue scouting for
the headlines that prove “we knew it all along.” And
we’ll walk to the booths disheartened, choosing the
lesser of two evils.

LETTERS TO TEs DITOR

Nixon Dies:
SUNYA Partys

To the Editor:

April 27, 1994 — Thousands mourn the
loss of former President Richard M.
Nixon. President Clinton is to deliver the
eulogy at Nixon’s funeral on what is
declared a “national day of mourning.”
The New York Stock Exchange is closed
as are all federal branches of government
including the postal service. And on this
day of respect and reverence how does
SUNY Albany respond? We have a
fucking party! The biggest bash of the
year. To hell with Nixon! Fountain Day
must go on as planned! God forbid the

administration make a dozen phone calls.

and postpone the celebration twenty-four
hours. At the very least a moment of
silence during the festivities, but there
was nothing. The nation is in mourning
and what do we do? We take off half our
clothes, get a tan, throw a frisbee and turn
on a giant sprinkler. Heli, I didn’t even
like Nixon but what occurred today on
this campus was borderline disgraceful. I
realize that postponement of festivities
wouid have been inconvenient. But the
fact remains that former presidents don’t
die every day and when this rare
happening occurs a certain amount of
class should be displayed. If the federal
government can shut down the stock
exchange then some _ insensitive,
disrespectful yutz over at administration
could have postponed our little shindig.
Not that I’ve been lighting candles, going
to seances and declaring the coming of
the apocalypse now that our beloved
“Tricky Dick” has checked out. The fact
that in the last five years a man run out of
the capital after attempting to rig a
national election has risen to the
preeminence of Yoda is frightening.
Nevertheless, the man did pay his dues
and was an important figure in this
nation’s history. He deserves a little more
respect than he received on this campus
today.

I’m curious as to what kind of message
was sent to the student body by the
administration today. What kind of signal
is being sent here? That playing in a giant
puddle is more important then showing
any semblance of respect for a fallen
leader? The administration is supposed to
set the tone, drum the beat, for the
students to march to. They are supposed
to be our educators. Part of education is
learning the difference between what is

important and what is bullshit. Fountain —

Day, fun as it may be, is bullshit. Respect,
honor, dignity. and class are things that

once learned last a lifetime. Today was an
opportunity for the administration of this
school to exhibit those things.
Unfortunately, it was more convenient to
let the student body go play in a puddle.

Gary Neigeborn

Students Trash
Fountain

To the Editor:

Fountain Day of ‘94 was a welcome
opportunity for many students to spend
time around the pool and in front of the
campus center. Drinks and food were
served, the band performed decently,
people splashed in the pool, etc...

But what I saw after the big shower was

Ignorant Irish

To the Editor:

Regarding a recent letter to the Editor
entitled “Irish Eyes Aren’t Smiling,” I
would have to say that the ignorance of
certain Irish-Americans still astounds me.
If Miss Privrat had approached me and
asked me questions about the
merchandise being sold or the purpose,
she would have discovered that the
proceeds went to the families of Irish
Political Prisoners. The insult is that she
attacked myself and the organization I
represent without getting her facts first.

As far as the struggle in Northeastern
Ireland, it is not a religious war, it is a war
of independence against a foreign
occupying military force.

The IRA. has offered numerous
opportunities for peace, which the British

“We have a fucking party! The biggest bash of
the year.To hell with Nixon! Fountain Day
must go on as planned!”

over and everybody was gone — I choose
the word carefully — was disgusting and a
devastating statement of the collegiate
society.

A flood of trash. You could find cups,
cans, bottles, paper trays, plates, plastic
silverware, empty cigarette boxes, used
napkins and all kinds of litter. Students of
SUNY have an attitude that should not
exist anymore in the minds of educated
adults.

The apathy towards nature leads the
important issues, recycling, conservation
of energy and resources, increasing of the
ozone hole, to absurdity. Unfortunately,
we are living in a world where
environmental pollution causes diseases.
A empty can will not hurt anybody, but
laziness and carelessness not to dispose
garbage properly imply irresponsibility.

Future engineers, sociologists, teachers,
scientists, business men and woman
should be aware of the responsibilities
they have to take in their lives.
Environment and nature are important
parts of them. All of us are proud of the
academic titles we will receive sooner or
later but none of us is willing or not able
to keep our school yard clean. It is a
shame and I am a part of it, but I try not to
be.

Peter T. Drechsler

- Gary Neigeborn

government have rejected time and time
again. Resorting to a “terrorist” campaign
is the only recourse that the IRA has left.
Would Miss Privrat also say that the
Polish and French resistance to Nazi
domination during World War II was
unjustified?

As for her statement that U.S. citizens
have not been victimized, she is wrong.
This past year, an American student was
in a vehicle that was fired upon by British
Paramilitaries.

Thankfully, she was unharmed.
Americans are constantly harassed by the
FBI in America and by the British
military in Ireland, as a result of their
peaceful and constitutional activities on
behalf of the Irish.

It is my belief that Miss Privrat should
truly learn all the facts of the situation in
Northeastern Ireland before she states her
case in the future.

Also, if she has such sympathy for the
Catholic minority in Northeastern Ireland,
maybe she should do something about it;
write a congressman and senator. I might
also suggest that on her next visit to our
ancestral homeland she pay a visit to
Belfast, Lower Falls road area.

Finally, the peace talks she is well
aware of going on, are off and were
broken off by the British government,
who refused to negotiate unless the IRA
(and only the IRA) surrender their arms

and allow the Unionists the full veto of
any agreement. Get the facts before you
set pen to paper.

Henry W. Reid, Chairperson
Friends of Irish Freedom

Safer To Walk
Alone

To the Editor:

We live in a country where crime rates
are soaring, and preventive measures have
become a necessity. As students, we must
be insured protection against violence,
especially on our campuses. The less
vulnerable we are, the better. Do you ever
feel safe walking across campus at night
under poorly lit conditions? Well, thanks
to many people who were involved in
increasing the lighting across campus,
you can feel a lot safer.

Since the Fall of 1993, there have been
lighting upgrades in fifteen different areas
across campus. President Swygert
arranged for a lighting survey which
resulted in the many improvements.

The surveyors included Carl Carlucci,
the VP for Finance and Business, women
from the President’s Task Force on
Women’s Safety, President Swygert, and
many others. Some upgrades included:
increased lighting in the fields between
Dutch and Humanities, and Indian and
Physics, Social Sciences bus stop, the bus
turnaround by the RACC, the Information
Booth by the circle, the stairwells leading
to the LC’s between Administration and
Fine Arts, and the list goes on and on. The
Physical Plant, directed by Dennis
Stevens, who is also Assistant VP for
Facilities, continues to monitor and
improve lighting wherever it is necessary.

Therefore, on behalf of the women on
campus, as well as the men, we would
like to thank all of you have participated
in making it safer for all of us. We
appreciate your sincere efforts and actions
in making all of us less vulnerable in the
night. Thanks again!

And for all who are interested, there
will be an open meeting at 2 p.m.,
Monday, May 2 in Campus Center 375
for any suggestions on improving safety
on our campuses.

Michelle T. Catucci
Women’s Issues Office

See YEAR END LETTERS on page 18

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Brian and Jeff-Tristan is gonna be
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be very afraid. Not even the RATT
can save you this time. Herb-|
believe the page count for news is
seven pages now. Ellen-Nice see-
ing you this whole week...didn’t
quite get that much studying done.
though. Jason-lf you’re exactly like
the last ASPects editor you'll be
grea...umm ...aweso...umm...okay.
Roxanne- Women who play rugby
are not brutes. Dan—You, me, Crow,
Pet Shop Boys, what a year.
Mondays were always a breath of
fresh air. Sam-you’re fingers
stroking the keyboard, utilizing the
mouse, you made playing SimCity
2000 easy. (You were a pretty good
typist too by the way). lan-! dunno,
that sports editor will have to work
really hard to reach our level of per-
formance. Aaron-Without your arti-
cles, sports would be...well only one
page. Aviva—Between your pages
and your resume it was a pretty
busy week. Mike D-The days of
Pat, you and me, and those slugs
are unfortunately over. Things will
never be the same. Hal-So how
about basketball for next year...it’s
still up for grabs. To everyone
else-Thanx for making this a great
year.
-Eric

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1994 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 15

PERSONALS

To Renee and just about everybody
else:
| love you, | love you, | love you.

The fact that you people at the ASP
have accepted me into your family
means the world to me. | don't know
what | would have done without
Tristan.

WCDB: You have been the
lifeblood coursing through my veins
that caused that debilitating illness.
Thanks a lot. | will miss you all.

To anyone | don't know or
haven't met: Nothing personal, but |
really don't like you.

Love,
Twitchboy

To Kelly-- You've taken alot of
insults from me, but you know that
I've never meant any of it. To Pam--
We didn't spend enough time
together this semester, and | aplo-
gize for that. You were always there
when | needed someone to talk to,
and that means the most to me.For
that, | will always love you. See ya
back in the big Q. To all at the
ASP-- Thanks for being friendly
when | got sick of the radio station.
Sure | only wrote record reviews, but
| honestly felt like | became a quasi-
ASPie. To anyone who I've ever
smoked a cigarette with-- Hey,
those were the best times of college.
To all at WCDB-- If it wasn't for you
guys, | would have been in Queens
three years ago. Thanx for saving
me from the horror. To Jeff-- I'm
sure there's some Station in lowa
that would take us. Let's make a
demo. To everyone that | never
spoke to on this campus-- | truly
hate all of you, and will look forward
to not ever seeing you again.
Let's hope | get outta here !!!
‘Nuff respect,
Brian the Hacker

word “gay” or talk to a girl, you're
still the man. Jeff-l'll have you listen-
ing to something other than Eddie,
Bruce, and the Who, yet. What a
good Jewish boy you are. Timmy-
You are a dumb goy,but it's okay.
‘cuz you put up with one of us.Jess-
boog-Fuck all of 'em who said
"SUNY?!" We ended up cooler.
Brent-Thanks for bringing us down-
town and understanding the commu-
nal properties of ganga. Val-How
ironic that fateful night in the village
was, we should talk again. Rich-lt’s
good to have someone around who
knows who Camus is but let yourself
enjoy this place. Steph-Thanks for
all the smokes; and you're weicome.
Kelly-Thanks for the reins. You are
good. Rox-Of course | enjoyed
being sucked; but only by you. Pam-
All your genius is thanks to Queens
and you know it, I'll tell C. Fox & P.
Lem you say "hi." Herb- Come down
to the big city, we call "pop"-"soda"-
but you still might like it.Glenn-
Thanks for non-stop packing. Mike-
Thanks for the pep talk at Dippikill,
maybe one day | can fill your big
shoes. To all ASPies-! never
would've known how talented, com-
mited, twisted, and alcholic you guys
were had | not seen it myself, thanks
for letting me in. To everyone else |
bonded with in class, over a bowl,
at The Post (oy), or both- You are
the proof that there is life in Albany,
at SUNY.

--Hope to hang with all of you in the
city this summer- Jason (J.B.)

Lawn Boy-For the common sense,
for the hardwork, for the friendship, |
thank you. | will never be able to
look at a chihuahua the same way
without laughing. So what if the
sense of humor is disturbing. You
are not the one who is mad, you are
the one who is crazy!Speed bump-
One month, 8,000 miles, anything |
have to say, | think we'll have time to
cover it then.Ellen-So much to say
and such little space. You've taken
the road and made it a place. where
I'd like to stop walking. Everything |
never thought existed, I've found in
you. If it were to all end today, my
only regret would be that we never
had enough time to get it all figured
out. I've walked many miles, worn
many masks. But my heart, my life,
my self are yours if you will just
reach out your hands. Now if we
could just work on that sense of
humor. To the next generation-
Look around you. Do you see the
passion and the hours which we
have spent here? We entrust to you
this place which has become our
lives. Never let the legacy die. What
a long strange trip it's been.-Mike

Mike-you’re the only guy | know
whose love life is more insane then
mine.That's why | relate to you so
well.| hope you graduate. Eric-you
impress me with your knack for
women. Glenn-thanks for all the car
rides.You’re the only omniscient
presence | know.Hope you don’t
have to move back home. Pam-
what is it with female news editors
and men?! wish you all the luck in
the future. Herb-l’m glad there’s
finally a man at the news desk.The
past women were so hard to work
with. Kelly-you’re one of the few |
wouldn’t charge for counseling ses-
sions.My psy paper wouldn’t be the
same without you. Dan-you’re cool.
Thanks for the computer games as
a parting gift to me. Rox-Pali could
never replace you.It’s nice to watch
my children succeed. Pali-! just said
that so she wouldn’t get mad at me.
lan-you are the man!Enough said!
Kevin-l’d wish you luck in the future
but your life is so good it doesn’t
need it. Betsy-you’re great but
knowing you,you don’t believe me.
Ellen-there could never be a better
replacement for Kevin.Just stop driv-
ing me out of the rooms. Brendan-
living with you is the best practical
joke | could’ve done.Having you live
with Dan is the second. Everyone
else-you know who you are.If | had
more room I'd tell you people how
much you meant to me.Id also say it
if it were true. WCDB/ASP-you guys
are here more than | am.Recruit me
for the station!
EDWIL

To all at the ASP: Thanks for a
wonderful experience as Features
Editor. | hope to see you all in the
real world after graduation. Eric-you
are truly the best, thanks for invest-
ing your time in teaching me how to
use Hal, James Bond, Grinch and
Marvin! You are also the greatest
resume fixer-uper and the most
patient guy on staff. Glenn-
although, towards the end, the
pages weren't timely, we put our all
into them, | hope they were up to
par. Kelly and lan- classmates and
Aspie mates- good thing | see you
guys on the 3rd floor so | can tell
you about the assignments.
Everyone else- Thanks again! Aviva

To my friends of AE®: I will miss

all of you, you guys have added a lot
of fun to my four years here -
Thanks. To Lil's Jami and Elissa:
keep the family as special as you
guys are. To my graduating senior
friends: you know who you are,
thanks for being the greatest
friends- here's to overthrowing the
real world with you! Love, Aviva

To all ASPies — It's been real! I've
loved every moment of my time
here. You guys are great! I'll miss
you all. To all ASPies who are
graduating — Congrats! Eric -
You've been a great ME. Thanks for
being a great friend. Renee — Thank
you for being the best classified typ-
ist there is! I'll miss ya! James -— |
love you so much. Thank you for
being there for me when | needed
you. You're my lifeline! | hope | see
you lots over the summer! Happy
Graduation! -Sam

Mike-[my favorite puke boy] It all
started that day | told you | thought |
was Crazy...well, I've come a long
way since then (Mass., Vermont,
etc.) I'd don't know what I'll do with-
out one of my best friends here next
year (who's that?) Thanks for being
my human punching bag--hope it'll
continue for years to come! Glenn-
Thanks for lending me so many
things...an ear, money, those dark
encounters! You've been so good (in
every way!) Eric- Is that you on the
phone? | love it when you teach me
about computers! Herb-l can't
believe you never used the fire truck
photo! We'll see who votes for you
babe! Kelly-i'd only wash my hair for
you. It's good to know that we are
both crazy (although god did tell
Mike | wasn't as crazy as you!) Jay-
Can | blow you again? You were
great every time! Ed-At least | didn't
crush under the preasure!
Bythereway--you have your own
desk now, why are you still sitting at
mine! lan- No one does it better
than you do. My love...you whench!
Brian- We've come a long way
since that blow to the gut, huh?!
Seth- Environmental waste handler?

Pam- I'm really sorry about the cof- -

fee and the tea! At least | don't want

to bite off Barney's head! Pali-.

Rolled down any hills lately? John-
My staff comedian...have you
stalked anyone lately? Scott- I'm
glad we got to talking...what went?
P, J, & S- You have all helped me
so much and all deserve to be
"titled" Did | tell you enough how
much | appeciate you guys! Katie-
It's been rough, but | still love ya! I'm
glad we can still laugh together.
Ken- You're a great friend. Hey...he
was looking at you! Dijon- | wouldn't
forget about you! You know | love
you...lets snugle real soon! Jeff- |
love you so much. Thanks for
always being more than just my
boyfriend. Wuppy! —Roxy

Dear All ASPIES:

Good Luck! | will miss all of you..
Especially those who understood...
Eric, Dave, Kelly, Glenn, Pat,
Brendan, Edwil, Pam, Herb, and
Kevin and Mike and Mike...Maria -
You are my whole life, | love you
with all my heart and...er..|
mean...Stacy, | love you with my
whole heart and soul and stuff...se
you in Buffalo, | mean Boston, |

‘mean Boca Raton...Pat, Dave, Sal,

It was great while it lasted...the keg-
gers, the hoes, the glory holes in
Troy...never forget cuz it’s in the
arms of America. Sal stop being
angry, Bono likes Italian boys from
New Hyde Park who play Bass.
Dave stay the fuck out that state of
mind....Pat, you are the heart and
soul of the Bayside Times. Eric -
New Order and Erasure rule for all
of our time. Good luck in Elmhurst!
(stay our of East Elmhurst, | once
got busted there for DWI). Kelly - |
will never forget. how you an Billy
Corgan changed my life and gave
me the strength to live. Brendan -
The Intel stock is falling as we
speak. Bert - Good luck in the com-
munications program. Let's go to
Arizona, it’s the right thing to do.
Gaspare - There may not bea
CBGB's in Boca, but | like the smell
of circuit boards too. See you in
Atlanta. To all who will inherit this
place...Good luck and find money.
—Dan C.

CARRIE-next year is going to be the
best year of my life.I love you.
EDWIL

Ed the Red Sox fan -you know who
is number one: the Yankees! Oh,
yeah, | think you should know that
not only am | better than Jim Rice
and Carl Yastrzemski, but | read
ASP sports! -Winfield

Ann-Call me at 3 in the morning,
anytime. Even if you're filthy and like
every guy | know, | still love
you.Nan-Sorry this is in The ASP
but it's the best | could do. Staying
up for the Angusia night sums up all
that is so “awesome (man)" about

_ you. Dijon-Even if you'll never drop

that L.|. accent or be able to say the

Eric-One long psychotic journey
filled with headaches? Why yes, |
think so. Thanks ME. Herb-No more
hallway sports, where will | play
now? | can't play on a real field there
are no lights to break. You were a
great N.E., you deserve a lot more
recognition than you'be gotten. How
did you stay so happy in the middle
of the night? See you in July. Are
you sure about that?Kelly-Prozac
and shock therapy, all the ingredi-
ents for a good evening at the
Barclay house. It's going to be
strange not to hear Tori or Billy any-
more. That's okay, | think I'll be able
to struggle through. Validate your-
self.ED-It's sad to realize that you
won't be there to share the bizarre
luck with me anymore. | think there's
a book for you to write somewhere
amongst my adventures. Good luck
in your final 6 months. Call we'll cel-
ebrate.Rox-Yes, my young pupil,
your master must move on now.
You must now take road trips to var-
ious states on your own. Maybe with
a little more planning though.
Remember, you're not insane, just
human.

Minati—Happy Birthday! Everybody
should have a friend as chill as you.
Thanks for everything.

love Ashish

Dear newspaper,

You can’t even comprehend what
you have done for my once empty
resume. Eric— thanks for bringing
me along and believing in my “tal-
ent”. Edwil— your the bestest asso-
ciate a guy can have. Herbie— great
name and good luck. Pam and
Kelly— being happy is a frame of
mind | know it’s in you guys. Rox—
thanks for always wearing hot per-
fume, Hi weasil! Dan, Kevin, Mike
Betsy, and Aviva— make me proud
in the business world, I'll need all of
the connections | can get! Last but
not least, Aaron- continue the tradi-
tion of shitty sports editors, make us
proud. Ladies beware of bikini wed-
gies. — Your Pal lan

To all those leaving, I’m sure you
will never forget me. To all those
coming back, I'll be back as wacky

as ever.
~ORENDAN (INE.)

Who's to thank first? Cindy,
Leanne, Jason, Mitch, and Tom. It
always starts at the beginning.
Mike-Thanks for behaving yourself
around my girlfriend. | know how
much of a vixen she can be. Next
stop? Grand Canyon! Eric-We
missed you at Dippikill. Thanks for
being so cooperative with the busi-
ness office. You are just a great per-
son. The ASP is lucky to have you.
Herb-Good luck next year and break
a leg (oooh sorry). Betsey-Thanks
for putting some spice into this
place. Kelly-Hey cutie! You'll always
remind me of that Python song
“Always Look on the Bright Side of
Life." Stay happy. Brendan-Stop it,
and take your medicine. Edwil-And
so will I! To the AICPA-I give you
$75, you give me 75, we'll call it
even.Dan-Too bad you’re graduat-
ing, you would’ve looked good on
ASPTV.Allison-Your devotion is
remembered. Sonsky-Hey buddy,
I'll tell you later! Glenn-Hey Roomie,
betcha | can split a log after 6 beers.
This place is really going to notice
when you're gone. By the way,
when will that be anyway? Good
luck in everything and keep the
jokes alive. All hail the King of all
faxes. Jill-Hope the ASP helped you
out. Good luck next year and enjoy
it! Ellen-All my worries about what
would happen when | leave are
gone. Make the ASP an important
part of college and you won’t go
wrong. And remember, I'll be there
always...kinda like The Force!
Andrea-One of the most unappreci-
ated. Thanks for all your patience. |
wish you all the best next year. To
my Office-Goodbye to the only cor-
ner office | ever had. Pam-Last
semester’s personals says it all.
Read ‘em again. Doesn't it feel like
your letting your child go? Watch
out, America! P.S. Waddya say we
go break into Montauk...for old times
sake? Shannon-This is just the
beginning. | love you. Caesar-You're
the sloppiest little bastard | ever
liked. Good luck, buddy. We’ll keep
in touch.Dan, Pete-Good luck next
year, guys. To all my friends at
SUNY-Thanks for being a part of the
greatest four years of my life! To
SUNY-I'm an adult now. I’ve paid
my admission fee. This is #081-50-
7xxx saying goodbye...you can take
me out of the computer now. To all
ASPies-When | pull out of the circle
and onto Washington Ave, | thought
I'd look back at all the concrete and
might be thinking of what I’m leaving
behind, but thanks to the ASP, all |
can think about is what I'll be taking

- with me. Thank you. You will all be

a part of my life...forever.
-SONSKY

Kelly-Depression isn't a bad thing-
it only means that you have a lot
more substance than those other
schmucks. Edwil-My body aches
for the feel of your strong hands.
Withdrawal has-set in. Mike-— Be
proud of the job you have done. We
may disagree about some things but
we both have our hearts in the right
place. Betsey—For all the long talks,
the hours of advice, the incredible
midnight missions and the nev-
erending excitement-— | thank you.
Don't worry, no matter where | end
up, this kind of friendship doesn't
just fad away. Andrew-lI've said it
once but I'll say it again— you are an
incredible person and you deserve
nothing but the best. By the way,
name the day- you can have the
dinner as a consolation prize.
Brian—Don't worry- our friendship
does not depend on the amount of
time we spend together— you are my
friend forever, even if we have to
suffer together in the big Q. Glenn—-
| have never seen anyone work so
hard for so little recognition. | have
more respect for you than | could
ever say to your face. Good luck.
Herb-—!| never know what you are
thinking and | never know what you
feel, but | know one thing-— | consid-
er you one friend that | cannot lose
and no matter what you do | am
going to be here for you- even if it is
just to carry a conversation. | love
you and | will miss you. To all— |
hope all of you know how much you
and this newspaper have meant to
me. When | look back in 20 years, |
won't remember the fights, the
crashes, or the bad music- | will
remember a group of people that
are the hardest working individuals |
have ever known. And | will remem-
ber a place that | can always call
home. | will miss you all.

— Pam “Speedbump” Resnick

Kevin— Well, we’ve got 8000 miles
to go and then we will have to go
our separate ways. I’ve grown up
with you and | have no idea how |
am going to leave you. | love you.

Well, this seems so final, will | ever
work on these pages again...who
knows? Herb—Thanks for volunteer-
ing your services in guding this ship
through the times ahead. You get to
do what | always wanted to. You did
a great job as NE this semester.
Now what about finding some
replacements. Betsey—Thank you
for stopping by and helping out.

~ Yeah, I’m irritable and a dork, but |

do appreciate it. Pam-—Our ASP
careers started around the same
time and are coming to a close at
the same time too. You saved us all
this semester. Thanks for being a
Senior Editor who really cared and
for being a friend who always under-
stood. One day, | will breath regular-
ly. Have fun in Tonawanda.
Kevin-To imagine, | never used to
go into the business office except to
fill out my time sheet, now | go in
there and don’t fill out my time
sheet. (Figure that one out.) Thank |
you for saving this place and for
being a fun guy to hang out with. No
hard feelings about those faxes.
Eric—Working with you was a blast.
I’m glad we strictly enforced our
commands, next semester, you will
be a tyrant without my gentlleness to
tone you down. In about 9 hours,
we'll get comics. Bridget—Well,
somehow | suckered you into that
EA position and then Herb and Bets
got you to do that Council beat.
What fun! Seriously, think about the
offer, the effort might seem incredi-
ble, but it is really worth it. Do you
read these things? Ashish—good
work this semester, you think about
it too. Kelly-Yet another ASP
woman to deal with my warped
sense of humor. ASPects was great
this semester. Like good wine, it
took time to get it done, but the time
and work showed. through.

‘Jason-I'm only writiing this personal

cause you wrote one to me, no real-
ly, good work hese last few issues.
Good luck next semester and try to
get some sleep. Allison-I’m sorry i
didn’t get to see you more this
semester, but | miss you. Dan-You
are definitely a little off center, but
Duran Duran are cool. You turned
Op/Ed into something besides three
columns. And remember BS is just
BS. Rox-—That lucky devil Wormser.
The dinners were cool as were the
talks. Don’t get stressed out, things
always work out. Pali-Mixing chemi-
cals, glad to see you are here to
stay. Don’t fear, my classifieds con-
tinue... -Gienn

16 Albany Student Press Friday, April 29, 1994

What's Next?

Grad School: Of Hemingway and Llamas

Graduation approaches,
are you ready? Among the
many options and contin-
gency plans, perhaps rated
somewhere below that
ambassadorship to Samoa
President Clinton promised

you last night at Sweet *

Dreams Bar and Grill, and
somewhere above going
home to Mom and Dad, is
graduate school. Although
frittering away more years of
your life taking classes may
seem noxious, grad school
may not be what you think.
The crux and point of
graduate school, is research.
-This could involve anything
from a new interpretation of

By Derek Bloomquist

Hemingway’s development
of the short story to catching
llamas in Patagonia. Some
spend the days with no
research tool other than a
computer, or a piece of
paper and a pencil, doodling
mathematical formulas and
new geometries. Others
spend countless hours in the
lab hovering over test tubes
and migrating DNA frag-
ments.

One can rarely drift into
graduate school just because
he can’t think of anything
better to do or can’t get a job.
Although it may be a great
place to wait out a recession,
you and everyone else have
the same idea. In 1991 the
applications for graduate
school went up 20% but the
acceptance only went up
only 2%. This allows colleges
to pick and choose, and
those without a clear view of
what they want to study will
be winnowed-out.

Researchers are passionate
about developing some new
area of knowledge and must
be self-motivated. Mike
Edwards is a Ph.D. student
in SUNY Albany’s geology
program who is packing his
bags to fly to Tibet in two
weeks. His research involves
exploring the incredible
thick layer of the earth’s
crust which forms the
Tibetan Plateau and the
Himalayas. This layer is sim-
ilar to an iceberg which is
floating in the ocean of the
earth’s mantle; what is seen
above as the Himalayas is
just as deep below, in fact
twice as thick as is usual for
the earth’s crust.

He will be analyzing shock

wave vibrations bounced off
formations deep in the
earth’s crust to determine its
structure. His work is possi-
ble because of the whims of
international politics. As the
political climate of a region
cools, scientists are often on
the first wave of outsiders to
penetrate it. The joint scien-
tific effort between the
Chinese govern-

research into forestry is
well-funded by the timber
industry, and anyone who
can make an indestructible
tomato is going to be rich.

A student considering
graduate school must choose
between a Master’s or a
Ph.D. program. The Master’s
is a two-year degree, has
lower entrance qualifications

at least four years and is con-
siderably more competitive.
(Ph.D. students always get
paid). The commitment to
academia is not one that all
people can make. “Aca-
demic” is defined as “theo-
retical” and “speculative”
and “without practical pur-
pose,” a world which can
seem far away from the one

Fund. Her path was to get
the degree and then do
something useful with it.
This requires focus and
determination.

The day-to-day life of a
graduate student is the life of
a free and happy though
overworked and under-paid
university employee. A grad
student teaches lab classes,
takes classes and conducts

ment and _ the “Although srad school can be a sreat his own research, while

United States looks
good for the politi-
cians, is unthreat-
ening to either

place to wait out a recession, you and

assisting his major profes-
sor in their research. A
fourth-year Ph.D. student
is most likely one of the

government and|/ everyone else have the same idea. In world’s experts in his nar-

Mike gets a free
plane ticket and a
Ph.D. dissertation.

Since research is|| acceptance rate only went up 2%.”

row field, yet he has no

1991, applications went up 20%, but the |f health benefits, works for

five dollars an hour and
has no prestige. Awaiting

about uncovering

the Ph.D. student is the

the unknown, it can take you
to places on (or off) the plan-
et which are interesting sim-
ply because they have not
been studied.

Although most research
falls under the heading of
academia, it is not necessari-
ly esoteric and cerebral. In
fact, often the more practical

the project, the more funding ~

that is available. Atmos-
pheric science is often well-
funded by the military,

and is often not funded. A
graduate with a Master’s
degree is ready to teach as
an adjunct professor or at a
community college and is
highly qualified to continue
on to a Ph.D. program. A
Master’s degree can be
thought of as a Bachelors on
“roids.”

If a Master’s is like a
souped-up Bachelor’s, a
Ph.D. is something altogeth-
er different. The degree takes

in which most people live.

A Ph.D. student must
believe in knowledge for its
own sake. But students
buried in espterica for years
do complain of wanting to
get out and do something.
“My real interest was how
we were going to use the
information to solve prob-
lems, rather than just doing
theoretical research,” says
Deborah Moore of the
Environmental Defense

grand goal of full professor-
ship at a university which
pays on average $61,000 per
year. Not bad, but not a field
one would go into for the
money. As Mike Edwards
wanders around the
Himalayas looking at rocks, I
doubt he is thinking about
all the money he could be
making. Graduate school is
for those who love their
work, which is, for me, the
point of a career in research.

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shannon-i guess | couldn't
have asked for a better per-
son to live with. Well | could
have asked but | guess |
wouldn’t have found some-
one. Okay, I’ll break down
and Say it, | like living with
you. | hope you’re satisfied
now. Inby-Two years and we
still don’t seem any closer to
having any idea of what it is
we’re supposed to be doing
with ourselves once we grad-
uate. | guess we'll just go to a
lot of concerts. Like July for
example. Erin-We are almost
done with the pointless pro-
jects. | don’t think I'll ever pick
up a brush again. Nor will |
take a photo class with a
balding guy who thinks they
know everything. Thanks for
all the supply loans, someday
maybe I'll be able to pay them
back to you. Stay in touch.
-Mike

Edwil-—So, SE, PE, sales,
what aren’t you willing to do?
| still remember those early
stat days, well, here’s to the
future and to the scanner.
Ellen—Well, you is the boss,
thanks for making sure | got
paid. You are going to run
things well. Remember Den-
ny’s. Shannon-l’m going
deep undercover again,
remember to keep things
quiet. lan—You did a great job,
sorry to see you go. Andrea-
Nice work this semester. Ads
looked sharp, good luck.
Mike- EIC in record time.
Excellent job, too bad it’s
over, no more lunches witlh

JB. Wood and rocks...
Tom-—Thanks for getting me
into this mess. Brian—You
radio stations guys are pretty
cool. You got to lay off those
games though. We will
embark upon a great trip
soon. Mike K.—We have
broke the biggest story ever,
where is Oliver Stone? Mike
D.—Didn’t see you much this
semester...but good luck and
much happiness to you and
Maria. Lloyd and Andi-
Apologies all around. | really
don’t want to leave Albany,

_my friends are here even if |

don’t visit them too much.
Sprout, Pugs, Waldo,
Banana, Steve, and other
AXP grads-The bond of
brotherhood is strong. Thanks
for everything. House-
mates-—| promise to visit
soon, really. To everyone
else—Sorry if | forgot, time
was short.

—Gienn

Jodi, Susan, Lydia, Kevin
D., Julie, Heidi, thanks for all
your help this semester. |
hope you will be back next
year. Ashish now that
you’veall the exciting stuff that
goes on here don’t you want
to be here all the time?
Bridget you used to be quiet,
dare | say “shy,” what hap-
pened? Has hanging out with
a bunch of wild animals left
it’s mark on you? | am talking,
of course, about central coun-
cil. Freddy you helped so
much with layout this
semester | don’t know what |

would have done w/o you.
Glenn please don’t leave this
place until | do. | need you
here. You are the most foul
mouth obnoxious person I’ve
ever liked (read warm, mushy
sentimental stuff that makes
your heart swell when you
think about me.) Eric stop
staring over my fucking shoul-
der. Is that what you get paid
for? (read more warm senti-
mental stuff) sorry I’m tired.
Pam what can | say in this
space? Only that I’m not sure
| would have started here or
stayed here without you.
Mikel’d love to be obnoxious
so | will. If your ever in the
Ratt give me a call. You have
all the qualities of a good EIC,
strength, courage, ability to
cut wood, and a loud voice.
Betsey It has been an adven-
ture even though you have
gone to the dark side. Next
year we can commiserate
(spelling?) about all our prob-
lems, real or imagine. Allison
| had planned on using my
tremendous vocubulary to
impress all but hence it is
late. Perhaps I'll be more
articulate next year. Kelly
senior editor? No matter what
your title you will never live in
your apartment (you'll live in
the ASP) and I’m glad. Cow
Lovers discretion discretion
discretion, eat a bovine pie.
ED Will | still see you when
your master arrive? But seri-
ously, | hope | do. To all note
that my personal is justified,
but mostly spelled incorrectly.

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day-to-day operation of the Albany Student
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associate editors, and associate managers. The
term runs until December of 1994. Interested
students should submit letters of
self-nomination to Managing Editor Eric
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29, 1994 at 5:00 pm.

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Republicans
Serve Purpose

To the Editor:

As the President of the SUNYA
College Republicans I would like to take
this opportunity to respond to statements
made by Daniel B. Minnock, President of
the University Democrats. Mr. Minnock
attacks. Republican positions on family
values, statements made by individual
members of the Party, abortion and most
laughably Governor Cuomo’s economic
record in New York State.

To begin with family values, Mr.
Minnock as with most liberals in the
media at the time, erroneously claims that
Dan Quayle’s “Murphy Brown” speech
was an attempt to “characterize single
mothers as irresponsible.” This totally
misses the argument that then
Vice—President Quayle was making about
the importance of a solid family structure
and the adverse effects that programs
such as Welfare have on society in
general. At the time, all Democrats
laughed at the notion that a lack of family
values was plaguing our country. This
was of course until President Clinton
jumped on the family values bandwagon
and reports of the negative effects that
broken families are having on society hit
the newsstand.

Mr. Minnock also tries to say that
statements made by Pat Buchanan and
Pat Robertson are indicative of the views
of all Republicans. I wonder then if U.S.
Senator Ernest Hollings statement that
Africans are cannibals or the views of
David Duke, a Democratic candidate for
President in 1988, are shared by all
Democrats. I would hope not.

Another misinformed statement he
makes is that all Republicans are
Pro-Life. While it is true that some
Republicans are Pro-Life, not all of us
feel this way. I am Pro-Choice, but I find
it a little ridiculous that a 16-year-old
can receive an abortion without parental
consent, but they cannot watch a rated
“R” movie without it or receive any other
type of medical treatment. The issue of
abortion is not an issue that defines the
Republican Party and there are many
different viewpoints on abortion within
the Party.

Finally, Mr. Minnock tries to defend
Governor Cuomo’s leadership during
“tough times.” He starts with saying that
the Governor has “kept tuition lower than
almost every other state university
system in the United States.”
Unfortunately for Daniel, he has his facts
wrong. According to a Senate Research
Service report, the average cost of a state
university is $8,100 a year. This includes:
tuition, room and board, books, $1800 in
spending money and travel expenses. I
know that I’m paying more than that to
attend beautiful SUNY Albany. To add to
this, SUNY tuition has gone up over
100% since 1989. Although the Governor
has not proposed any raises in tuition this
year, he did propose to cut TAP grants
completely for graduate students. Anyone
interested in graduate school may want to
keep this in mind during elections in the
fall. The most unbelievable aspect of Mr.
Minnock’s letter is his defense of the
Governor’s economic policies. He says
that the governor has given us “many
things to be proud of.” Is being the
highest taxed state in the nation what we
should be proud of or is it the fact that we
have lost over 600,000 jobs since 1989
that should make us so proud.

In conclusion, I would like to point out
that the Republican Party is all inclusive
so we all do not agree on every point. We
do share some basic ideals though, they
are: the need for lower taxes, less
government dependency, individual
responsibility and the equality of
opportunity. These ideals are held by all
Republicans and by mainstream America.

Brian Scully, President
SUNYA College Republicans

Ready, Steady,
Apathy...

To the Editor:

If I could wish for one thing, on this
late Monday evening, I think it would be
to shed this gray cloud which hangs over
my head...It seems to come with the
territory of being a “Generation X-er” (a
term which so many people have become
fond of using). Perhaps that title is more
suitable than we often care to think. What
does “X” say? Frequently, it’s a variable
which connotes some sort of anonymity:
Mr. X, for example. Or it may stand for a
value of sorts, often interchangeable:
X+X=2X.

For this reason, I have always found it
peculiar that so many Albany students
seem to take great pleasure at “joining
the masses.” Sometimes Albany feels like
the campus of carbon copies. I know that
many of my peers share the same
sentiment. This is something about which
I have thought long and hard and I have
never arrived at an answer. What is there
to fear? Why hide your voice by hiding in
a crowd?

This herd philosophy appears to extend
itself to nearly every corner of the
campus. Last week was Volunteer Week,
and so few individuals chose to display
their commitment to their community.
Students found it much more convenient
to deposit garbage in the Food Drive
receptacle (in the CC Lobby) than to take
time out to either donate a can or simply
pass the box by. The word which springs
to mind is callousness. Attempts were
also made to contact and recruit the
support of SA—sponsored groups prior to
Volunteer Week and few responses were
given. Again, it is an “all or nothing”
situation. Either an entire group will
involve themselves, or no one will.
Perhaps others simply didn’t see the food
drive. To them, all I might say is, “open
your eyes.”

It is this free-floating attitude of
students which is so dangerous. This
“me” generation which needs to be given
something in return before their
attentions or energies are piqued truly
scares me. I’ve always believed in
something like civil responsibility
towards one’s fellow man. I question
whether many others my age feel the
same way. If they do, they often don’t
show this commitment. Then again, it
could be that old herd “thing” kicking in.

Should it be left to groups like
fraternaties and sororities (who have a
community service requirement) to be the
only ones who get involved in the
community? I’ve been put on the stand
many a time for being a twenty-—
something. “How can your generation
incessantly gripe about the national debt
when they seem to take little

responsibility for their own lives?” or
“What worries me is to think that your
generation is going to grow up to be our
future leaders! Do I want leaders who
have no values at all?” I must confess,
sometimes I have no answer to this
barrage of insults and _ slanders

because...some of it is, indeed, very true.

So what is the point of this piece? I
guess as the summer swiftly approaches,
I am hoping that people will really take
the time to reflect. I’m certainly not
exempt from feelings of having to get a
decent summer job. We’re often given
mixed signals. “EARN! EARN!
EARN!”’ seems to be one of them. Civic
responsibility often seems to get lost
amidst the term papers, applications, and
internships.

As an individual who prides herself in
being active in the community, I’d like to
offer a word of hope and (if I’m lucky!)
inspiration. It’s not impossible to get by,
and to care about those around you. It’s
much easier than you might think. A lot
of students at Albany do it.
Unfortunately, they aren’t held up for
example quite as frequently as they
should be.

Don’t wait for those around you to do
something, to develop a reason to
become involved. Become a leader,
yourself. Step outside of the bubble
which so many of us have placed around
ourselves.

Ellen Kackmann

Down With
Depression

To the Editor:

Having been an on again, off again,
student at SUNY Albany since 1990, I’ve
never been motivated to speak out on any
of the important issues facing students at
this University. That is until now. I am
sure everyone is aware of the daily
bullshit that occurs on this campus. In the
midst of UAS horror, UPD’s courageous
battle against public enemy number one
(stationary cars), budget cuts, wonderful
racial harmony and an unsympathetic
administration, ‘Jeff Baker’ in his April
15 story about depression managed to
bring to light a genuinely serious problem
that not only affects our student
population but society at large. For this, I
commend the author for his frank
account. I sympathize with his dilemma
about wanting to speak out about
depression while simultaneously, for
practical reasons, wishing to remain
anonymous. I, too, have battled
depression and often experience the same
diJlemma described by ‘Jeff.’

Depression is both widespread and
very treatable. One out of every four
Americans will suffer from a major
depressive episode during their lifetimes.
Out of these people, over ninety percent
of those who receive help will be
successfully treated. With increasing
knowledge and more effective
medication on the way, even greater
recovery rates can be expected in the
future. Even though ‘Jeff’ had a negative
experience getting help through the
University, I argue that it can be a good
place to begin. I believe that intervention,
by concerned faculty on my behalf, saved
my life. The University Counseling
Center is a very valuable resource. Even
if you can’t get the help you need at
SUNYA, SUNYA helps people navigate
the necessary steps that allows treatment
elsewhere.

Today I am a better person than I was
several years ago. I attribute this to the
things I learned about myself and other
people while recovering. I urge people
who are sick to trust relatives and friends.
Even though my parents were unable to
understand what I was going through,
they were surprisingly supportive. I
quickly learned which friends of mine
were true and was able to forge much

stronger relationships with them. For my
troubles, I have gained a greater
appreciation of life. I now derive pleasure
and beauty from things that beforehand
went unnoticed. Most importantly, I
recognize that many of the ‘devastating’
things that happen during the day are not
disasters but are instead trivial little
mishaps. In the larger scheme of things,

these tiny events are virtually
unimportant.
Joe Chirco
s e
Zionism
To the Editor:

Zionism did not arise out of the desire
of Jews to return to their biblical land.
Such a desire was only part of the fueling
rationale. The Zionist attitude and
subsequent movement was initially
propelled by persecution of the Jews,
particularly the pogroms of the early 19th
century. I don’t think the desire to return
to Israel would have loomed as largely as
it did — from cultural yearning to active
movements — had it not been for the
brutal opposition which the Jews
encountered within the vast majority of
their Diaspora surroundings. With that
understanding, I suppose we could deem
the Pilgrims and Quakers alike as
“racists.” Any mentality or precept
lending impetus to Zionism — whether it’s
the desire to have a land affiliated with
your peoples (and in this case — not to be
confined to the Diaspora which has
plagued your people for centuries) — or
the desire for a refuge from atrocious,
typically violent, intolerance — or the
desire to have the opportunity to form an
allied defensive against oppressors
(instead of being an easy mark), and most
eloquently — the desire to return to the
ancient “home land” of your culture...is
clearly not in any way, shape, or form —
racist. Clearly it’s the juxtaposition of
cultural longing and survival instinct. Of-
course one can easily form a perverse
link between any left-wing radical
Jewish/pro—Israel ideology (or action)
and Zionism. It’s ironic — because
intrinsically prejudice involves an
irrational unsubstantiated or over
generalized liking between
characteristics/events and a group of
persons. To deem Zionism as racism — is
racist. Such an association is made only
to incite anti-Jewish sentiment beneath
the semantic veneer of ‘Zionism.’

Any racist Jew can be incorrectly
written off as a racist “Zionist,”
subjecting the word “Zionist” to
pejoration (which is exactly what the
Arabs want to do). The simple fact that
there are many self—proclaimed ‘Zionist’
Jewish leaders and persons who are not
racist refutes the grand link between
Zionism and racism. Intolerance is a
boomerang; it usually ends up being
returned. I always grade the Jews as fair,
equitable — the pre-1948 Jewish
leadership proposed a 50/50 partition
which the Arabs flat out rejected (to their
later disadvantage). Being Jewish, I’ve
always dismissed the Arabs as evil bigots
and the Jews as oppressed defenders. But
the Jews have become more - too much
more — than oppressed defender. With
such animosity interchanged — with such
bloodshed and pain transpiring, I find
myself wondering — does it really matter
who threw the first punch anymore?

Debbie J. Solomon

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The University at Albany’s softball team finally got the mix of pitching and hitting they
needed to sweep their first doubleheader of the year over Westfield State.

The Lady Danes (6-10) played a tough defensive game against Westfield in the first game.
After allowing Westfield a run in the first, Albany scored two in the home half of the first.
Holly Whipple drove in Braun and Gay with an RBI double. After Westfield tied the score,
Albany went ahead for good in the bottom of the third. Anatriello drove in Braun pulling
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Braun and Anatriello each added two hits, both driving in two runs.

Men’s tennis caps successful
season with victory over Vassar

By Eric DAGNALL
Managing Editor

savings based on a 3 min. AT&T operator-dialed interstate call

The University at Albany men’s
tennis team concluded an impres-
sive Spring season with a victory
over Vassar this past Wednesday in
a dual match. The Danes finished
with a 15-7 record.

Albany breezed through the mid-
dle seeds for a 7-2 match victory.
Albany’s number one player, junior
Matt Presser, was defeated by
Vassar’s Steve Neu, 6-4, 2-6, 64.

Playing number two for the
Danes was senior Steve Cohen.
Cohen beat Khoa Nguyen in
straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. Number
three senior Jon Rudnick dismantled
Hiro Shimizu, 6—1, 6-0. Sophomore
Ken Blume was equally as impres-
sive sweeping Sam Nu, 6-0, 6-1.

In a see-saw battle freshman
Mike Wexler defeated Ben
Escarcega, 6-1, 0-6, 6-1. Junior
Mike Schoenbrun playing in the
number six spot for Albany battled
past Dyebo Shabalala, 6—4, 7-5.

USE IT EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LONG DISTANCE COLLECT CALL.

In doubles play the only defeat
Albany took was when the number
one team of Presser and junior Paul
Garnock were defeated by Neu and
Nguyen 8-5. The teams of Cohen/
Rudnick and Blume/Brian Pfeiffer
both won their matches 8—5.

Over the weekend Albany split
two dual matches. On Friday,
Albany romped Union 8-1 but fell
to Skidmore 6—3 the following day.

Against Union, the Danes swept
all of the singles matches. Presser
set the tone with a decisive victory
over Union’s number one player
Jason Fishbein, 6-0, 6-1.

Cohen followed on the heels of
Presser’s victory with a 6-4, 6—0
win over Steve Klopfer. Rudnick
had a tougher time against Bret
Shapiro, but he still won in straight
sets, 7-5, 6-2.

Blume, continued his terrific sea-
son by defeating Ian Lev hands
down, 6-1, 6-1. Pfeiffer and Wexler
had tough matches in the five and
six slots for the Danes. However,
both prevailed with Pfeiffer winning

6-4, 2-6, 6-2 and Wexler coming

out on top, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Union’s only victory came in the
first double match. Presser/
Garnock lost a close one to
Fishbein/Klopfer, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6.
The other two doubles teams of
Cohen/Rudnick and Blume/
Pfeiffer had to come back from
one set deficits to win their matches.

On Saturday, Skidmore was able
to defeat Albany with four victo-
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Albany’s only two victories were
by Presser and Blume. Presser
won his match, 6-4, 6-4 over
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Albany takes the summer off
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Men’s lacrosse comes out on top
in see-saw battle against Union

By Eric DAGNALL
Managing Editor

It seemed like the scoring would
never end in Wednesday’s men’s
lacrosse game between Albany and
Union. Twenty goals were scored in
the first three quarters but only one

ing three straight to give the |

Dutchmen a 6—5 win. Randall scored
once again, this time with two seconds
remaining to bring the fast paced first
half to end.

The second half was just as thrilling
with the lead changing hands four
times. Union scored first five minutes

Albany goes on the attack.

was scored in the fourth as Albany
held on for a 11-10 win.

Senior co—captain Kurt Randall had
a huge game, notching five goals and
two assists.

Albany came out fast at the gate
scoring three goals in the span of one
and a half minutes. Randall was
instrumental in the spurt. He scored
two goals and one assist.

However Union’s defense held firm
allowing the Dutchmen to score three
straight to tie the game at three.
Randall again came through for the
Danes scoring two consecutive goals
to put Albany ahead by two.

Again Union came back again scor-

File Photo by Roxanne dePrado

into the half. Albany’s Mike Kittner
scored for Albany to tie the score at
seven. The score seesawed for the
next six minutes bringing the score to
9-9.

Albany pulled away from Union
with two straight goals. Sean
Naughton scored followed by Peter

White’s goal to put Albany ahead by

two, 11-9.

Union, however, wasn’t done. With
1:09 left in the game, Dutchman
David Parrott pulled Union within
one. In the tense moments of the last
minute Albany held off the Dutchmen
for the 11-10 win.

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A.L. Beat:Teams itching to deal

By IAN BIEGELSEN
Senior Editor

Doesn’t it seem like each year
Toronto produces another super-
star? LF Carlos Delgado has
eight 4—baggers for the Blue
Jays. Last year, Carlos had trou-
ble getting into bars as a
20-year-old youngster.

After last season, the Yankees
decided not to tender “over the
hill” relief pitcher Lee Smith, a
contract. Ouch! Smith has saved
10 of the Orioles’ 12 wins.

*Team by team Analysis*

A.L. East: Boston: They’re
yapping in beantown. Roger
“the Rocket” Clemens’ fastball
has climbed back to the high
90’s, while second year P Aaron
Sele continues to baffle the
league with the major’s nastiest
curveball.

Toronto: CF Devon White
sports the lowest batting average
for the team between the one
through six slots. White is aver-
aging .324.

Yankees: When will the
Yankees’ dedication to Don
Mattingly falter? Once tabbed a
sure Hall-of-Famer, now a
shakey, maybe. Smell the coffee,
Mattingly lovers, he’s batting
246.

Baltimore: Baltimore is win-

dow-shopping for a proven
left-handed starter. Already
rebuffed in an attempt for
Houston’s Greg Swindell, the
Orioles have their eye on
Pittsburgh’s Zane Smith.

Detroit: Leadoff batter Tony
Phillips has 15 RBI’s in 18
games. Cecil Fielder has been
plagued by sore knees. Could it
be his 300 Lb. body he’s lugging
around?

A.L Central: Cleveland:

Free—agent pickup Dennis.

Martinez has given the Indians
close to 8 innings per outing.
Negotiations for the Mets’ Bret
Saberhagen have cooled. When
Cleveland comes back down to
earth concerning their pitching,
the deal will be consummated.
Chicago: Why isn’t LF Tim
Raines playing regularly? In a
less than intimidating lineup (bar
Frank Thomas), pitchers hate
facing his package of power and
speed.

Milwaukee: With the pitching
staff throwing well, the Brewers’
offense, composed of no—names,
will eventually crumble. Thank
God Ricky Bones is leading the
league in ERA. The drunkards in
Brewhatown hated giving away
Gary Sheffield for Bones.
Kansas City: Vince Coleman
has found a new home. Luckily

for Coleman, K.C. doesn’t have

the same shops as the ones in

New York’s Chinatown.
Minnesota: P Rick Aguilera is
on block with a destination of
either Atlanta or Philadelphia.
It’s time to move towards the.
youth movement. Watch for a
big overhaul.

A.L. West: California: Talk
about dealing with adversity, P
Mark Leiter, whose son unfortu-
nately passed away during the
early season, has had his best
start of his career.

Oakland: Toronto has played
the fool when dealing sure-fire
prospect P Steve Karsay for
Ricky Henderson. Karsay has
established himself as ace of the
staff by compiling a 2.57 ERA.
Seattle: It goes to show that
Japan can’t buy everything! The
Japanese—owned Mariners have
struggled throughout the lineup.
Management will regret the loss
of 2B Bret Boone to the Reds.
Texas: The way the Rangers
have been pitching, the living
Legend Nolan Ryan would be
the hands-down number-one
starter had he not retired. Jose
Canseco is one of only 14 play-
ers ever to notch 250 hrs. by the
age of 30.

Lady Danes go on grand tour of Europe |

By AARON GREENBERG

International regulations are somewhat different

game sweep ‘ed 4 the hot c ealenthie 0 Mike Richter. That could
only mean one thing, hot goalie equals Stanley Cup. The Rangers |

will break the 1940 hex this Bene ang ayers hockey: s mc
ed trophy. . . -

in haseball The New York Yankees if they. stay consistent and
healthy, will grab a wild card spot | in the American League. The
Mets: meanwhile are no better than ; a. 500. team as ‘they look a
manofacture some role players and gain some respect back. :
‘The boxing world lost a great heavyweight fighter this past ex
one Evander Holyfield retired because of heart problems. New
champion Michael Moorer looks real good and is the kind of fight-
er who could stay consistent for i a few years. Mike Tyson update: |
he says he’ ll be back i in the ring after his spring of 1995 jail release.

_ The Olympics were a rewarding one this year as the Americans
surprised many in skiing. One good thing about the Olympics
being over: No more talk of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan
although Mattel is bringing out a oe SPEAR. doll. Look for a
on store shelves soon. :

_ The recent NFL draft really had no surprises as Dan. “Big
Daddy” Wilkinson was selected first by the Cincinnati Bangals.
The 300 pound plus defensive tackle from Ohio State i iS without
question, a franchise player. The Jets picked one of the premier
defensive backs in the draft, Aaron Glenn from Texas A&M and
should fit nicely back there with Ronnie Lott. The Giants mean-
while grabbed Thomas Lewis, a wide receiver from Indiana. This
is just what they needed, a quick receiver that will make himself
and Mike Sherrard a double threat. S

_ And what will become of the two-time defending Super Bowl
champion Dallas Cowboys now that head coach Jimmy Johnson
has left after his fallout with owner Jerry Jones. With so much tal-

Associate Sports Editor

This June, the University at Albany women’s
basketball team will take its first team trip abroad,
heading to Scandanavia for ten days.

Coach Mari Warner and assistant coach Yvonne
Hawkins have been raising funds much of the year
for the June 7-17 trip to Sweden and Denmark.
Nine players will be going on what will be a cultur-
al and social adventure as well as a basketball
experience. Three games are scheduled, one in each
of the cities on the tour as well as practices and
basketball clinics.

“The big thing is the cultural experience,”
Warner said. Each city has a different setting and
tour attractions. Warner said highlights include
“tours, castles and meeting members of the other
teams.”

Warner mentioned practice, comraderie and team
unity as three benefits of their European tour.

During their stay, the team will visit Gothenberg
and Helsingborg, in Sweden, and Copenhagen,
Denmark, where Albany may play against the
Danish national team.

than the National Collegiate Athletic Association
rules the Danes usually play by. Instead of playing
with the smaller ball used in the games, they will
be using the same size ball as the men, with inter-
national rules in effect.

To date, the Lady Danes have raised over
$11,000 by selling drinks on Fountain Day and
selling watches as well as activities such as the golf
marathon by Hawkins. Two other such programs
are the buck—or—bust campaign and a free-throw
shoot—a—thon.

Although citing a need to count on alumni sup-
port and money raised through corporate sponsors.
One way students can help is by buying a discount
consumer card which the Danes are selling.

The card features discounts at eighteen local
stores, largely food—oriented, which students often
visit. The discount are good until January 30, 1995.

The buck—or—bust campaign is an appeal to the
25,000 alumni in the Capital District. If each
donates one dollar, the Danes should have more
than enough money to cover expenses.

The numerous trips abroad by the men’s team
have proved very beneficial. This tour should be a
big boost for an already strong program.

Courtesy of UAlbany Sports Department

Athletic Department announc-
ed the new name for the new
Great Dane logo on Fountain
Day, April 27. Names were
submitted in a contest with a
$150 dollar prize going to the
winner. The name was chosen
by a round of applause as part
of the day’s festivities. From
here on the Albany Great Dane
is to be know as Damien.

The University at Albany

ent, but with the wrong guidance (Barry Switzer) look for the
Cowboys to gain a wild card spot and be happy.
Well I hope that my column has given you a better insight on
sports this year, and though you may not always agree with me,
remember, everyone has their opinions, even you. See you in
Serene and have a good summer, sports fans.

ASP Athlete of the Week

Voted by Lacrosse Coach Steven O’Shea as the most
improved player on the squad in ‘93, this week’s athlete Larry
Kauftheil, has progressed to the point of being Albany’s number
one face-off man as well as starring on the midfield’s first line.

This 6’0 190 lb. junior, credits the strong defense for Albany’s
success. “It all starts with the goalie and the defenders. From
their play, we can build and mount an offensive.” Kauftheil said.

Despite being a more defensive player, Kauftheil has put up
impressive offensive numbers (8 goals, five assists) leading
Albany to a respectable 5-5 record.

Kauftheil was a three sport specialist in High School where he
earned all—league awards in football and lacrosse but his
extracurricular activities overshadow those achievements.

He was the President of the Leadership club in Northport,
Long Island that attempts to dissuade students from dropping
out of school. Other organizations that Kauftheil works promi-
nently with is S.A.D.D.
— students against
drunk-driving and
V.A.A.S.A. — Varsity
Athletes Against Sub-
stance Abuse.

“Sports have always
been secondary, there
are more important
issues in life.” Kaufhteil
said.

A Communication
major with a g.p.a. hov-
ering around 3.0,
Kauftheil aspires to
become a Physical ther-
apist.

Staff Photo by Pali Basi

Larry Kauftheil. —By lan Biegelsen

APRIL 29, 1994

Covering University at Albany sports since 1916

ee ASP Sports

Baseball bats stay hot to keep win streak alive

By AARON GREENBERG
Associate Sports Editor

During the past week, the University at
Albany baseball team extended its win-
ning streak to eight games. Currently
sporting an 11-6 record, they are 11-3
against ECAC opponents. After taking
down Oneonta in two games, the Great
Danes battled Westfield State (12-10) on
Tuesday at home, where they are 8-0.

Sending William Jarvela (4—2) against
Westfield’s Scott Magill, Albany dropped
behind in the top of the second inning.
Jarvela fell victim to two hits, an error
and threw a wild pitch. Three runs scored,
but the Danes once again would not let
up.

“We feel like we’re unbeatable at
home,” outfielder Marty Geagan said.

In the bottom of the inning, shortstop
Josh Finn belted a double to drive in two
runs. Jarvela, supported by outstanding
fielding, ran through the next two innings
without allowing a hit. Albany racked up
seven more runs to make it 9-3. Keys to
this were awful pitching, catching and
defense for Westfield and well timed hits
by outfielders Leo Garcia and Todd
Wagner.

Westfield managed a run in the fifth,

Men’s track overpowers the competition

meters. Senior James Watson fin-
ished third in the 800 meters.

After two grueling days in the
decathalon, senior Scott Durivage
placed second, provisionally quali-
fying for the Nationals. Junior Sean
Condell and freshman Steve Bartlett
took fifth and sixth.

By AARON GREENBERG
Associate Sports Editor

The Men’s track and field team
won big in their own invitational,
defeating twenty three schools and
qualifying numerous athletes for the
National Championships.

With 177.5 points, Albany topped
Rensselaer (105), St. Lawrence
University (90) and Binghamton
University (88). Fourteen other
schools scored, mostly from New
York State.

The Danes’ 4x200 relay team,
with seniors Garry Murray and
Travis Miller and freshmen
Courtney Currie and Jomo Forrester,
won their event with a time of
1:28.26. Unfortunately, the other
Albany relay teams were disquali-
fied due to technicalities.

As two-sport athletes, Miller and
Murray have a unique perspective
on track and teamwork.

“Tt’s an individual oriented sport,”
Murray said. “Coming from a team
sport, we’re making it a team
focus,” particularly on relays.

In the shorter races, Albany pro-
duced a number of victories, such as
at the 100 meters. Miller won with
10.72 seconds while provisionally
qualifying for the Nationals, which
Murray missed by a hundreth of a
second. Sophomore Zamafa
Chickwendu took the 400 meters in
49.82 seconds and Forrester’s 22.59
seconds were enough to win the 200

Athlete of the Week

but Jarvela struck out a man with two
runners on base to get out of it. Before
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three runs off of Jarvela in the seventh to
close in at 17-7, but Albany continued to
pummel the Fighting Owls. The reserves
scored two runs driven in by first base-
man William Rosenzweig.

Overall, Albany totalled 19 runs on 18

Phillip Kurchack closed the game with a
scoreless ninth.

“T thought they played a complete
game,” coach Ed Zaloom said, his players
agreeing.

“An explosion of bats that we have

Albany sets its sights on the Nationals.

The big star was freshman Vince
Hodnett. Hodnett took first place in
the 110 meter hurdles, the 400 meter
hurdles and the high jump. His time
in the 110 hurdles provisionally
qualfied him, while his jump of 6’10
3/4” automatically qualifies him for
the Nationals.

Junior Oscar Almendarez provi- .
sionally qualified on his triple jump
with 14.67 meters, winning by a
large margin. Junior Brad Dean
threw the discus 152’2” to win by

been waiting for all year,” second base-
man Rich Apiscopa said.

The defense was also solid while the
pitching held off what could have been
dangerous rallies.

In a doubleheader Sunday at Oneonta,
the Great Danes limited their opponents
to only one run. In the first game, Leon
Feingold pitched a shutout, allowing just
three hits, striking out fourteen and walk-
ing seven. The Danes came out on top,
4-0.

In the second game, Keith Walsh sur-
rendered four hits in five and a third
innings. Albany scored early on and fin-
ished the onslaught with a 7-1 win.

Heslin is hitting .405, Wagner .306 and
catcher Greg Marro is at .295. Garcia
leads with 16 runs and 12 RBI’s As a
team, the Danes are batting .274 com-
pared to .234 for opponents. Three of the
four regular starters have earned run aver-
ages below 4.00. Feingold continues to
lead the team in both strikeouts and
walks, fanning 34 while giving out 24
free passes in his 21 innings. Jarvela has
allowed less than a walk every twelve
innings.

Saturday the Danes play a doublehead-

over ten feet.
The distance runners continued to

er at Rensselaer at 1 p.m.

dominate their competition, with
first place times from seniors
Howard Sellers in the 1500 meters
(4:04.27), Adam Tanners in the 3000
meter racewalk (16:03), Scott
Carroll in the 3000 meter
steeplechase (9:20) and William
Vanos in the 5000 meters (14:48.2).
Meanwhile, senior Todd Rogers
qualified in the 10,000 meters,
where he and junior Jason DeJoy
took fourth and fifth place.

On a rainy Saturday, April 16,
Albany competed against sixteen
other schools from upstate New
York and New England. Williams
and Albany dominated with
Williams defeating Albany by a
161-160 1/2 score.

“Tt wasn’t a meet for team points,”
Vives said of the Danes, while
Williams went all—out for the win.
“We put people in events that
weren’t their specialties.”

Hodnett was unquestionably the
star again. He came out and explod-
ed for three victories winning the
high jump and the 110 meter hur-
dies, blowing away the opposition in
both events. His 110 meter hurdles
time broke the record for the meet.
He also won the 400 meter hurdles.

“We’re a good team, and it
shows,” junior Keith Liburd said.
Albany appears set to take a high |P
finish at the Nationals.

File photo by Scott Binger

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