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By Jessica LAFEX
Staff Writer
UAlbany cafeteria workers
are gaining momentum in their
unionzation drive. This past
month, Sodexho-Marriott Ser-
vices (SMS), which runs UAI-
bany’s cafeterias, prohibited
' workers from wearing pro-union
buttons while on the job. UAI-
bany’s Student Association
recently passed a resolution stat-
ing, “If anything, it is the policy .
of suppressing workers’ free
speech that damages the Univer-
sity’s mission.”
The bill, passed on February
23, resolved that Central Council
protests the prohibition of the
SMS workers to wear the but-
tons, and it does not oppose
workers wearing pins to support
the union. It also stated that the
University be a “marketplace of
ideas” where “students, faculty
and staff must have the right to
express their ideas.” A bill states
that wearing buttons is a peaceful
and dignified way of expression
that does not interfere with cam-
pus activities. The “Union
YES!” buttons were handed out
to students, faculty, and SMS
workers by NYPIRG.
Sodexho-Marriott’s labor
relations problems are not isolat-
ed to this campus. At American
University, a “No More Prisons”
show was scheduled to be held at
the Mary Graydon Center. The
show was to feature performers
on the forthcoming “No More
Prisons Hip-Hop Compilation”
CD. Two hundred students gath-
ered at the center, only to be
informed that SMS had cancelled
the show. Sodexho-Marriott was
opposed to the show, being one
of the nation’s largest private
prison administration companies.
David Epstein, a senior at
AU, said that the students had
received adequate authorization |
from AU’s Office of Student
Activities to hold the show. He
said, “Three hours before the
event, the SMS manager told us
that the University didn’t give
them time to prepare. They could
have worked with us to make the
show happen. They refused to do
that.”
Sodexho-Marriot may have a
poor reputation even before these
incidents. Marty Leary, a
researcher for the Hotel Employ-
ees and Restaurant Employees
International Union (HERE), said
that SMS has had free-speech
issues in the past. She said, “It’s
unfortunate, but I can’t say that
I’m surprised. This company had
a rule preventing its own employ-
ees from talking to outsiders
Students efforts for Red
Cross continue
By Simmy JOSE
Staff Writer
Laurabeth Kaponer is taking
her campaign to get a Red Cross
group at the University in front of
four student groups in the hopes
of gaining support.
The last time we heard from
her, Kaponer was still trying to
get recognition from the Student
Association to start up the Red
Cross group. Due to miscommu-
nications and delays in the Stu-
dent Association’s response, she
initiated action herself.
Kaponer began speaking to
different organizations at their
board meetings hoping to receive
support. Kaponer met with the
Alumni Quad Board on February
24 in the hopes of making other
groups aware of her upcoming
group and she has contacted three
other organizations.
When asked
about the
effects Kaponer’s presentations
will have on everyone, the trea-
surer of the Alumni Quad Board,
Eric Breuning, said, “With the
correct support, the Red Cross
group will be very effective, and
with Kaponer being motivated
and persistent she will get'the job
done.”
Breuning said he was very
impressed with Kaponer and her
presentation on how important it
is to have a Red Cross group on
campus. Breuning and his com-
mittee also gave Kaponer their
full support and wished her luck.
With the closing of the meeting,
Breuning stated that Alumni’s
first blood drive of the semester
would be held in Alden Hall on
April 14 from 11:30am _ to
5:30pm.
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Photo by Beth Conrad/ASP Photo Staff
about their working conditions.”
Back on the UAlbany cam-
pus, SMS representatives
removed approved, student-post-
ed posters in early February. The
posters advertised a NYPIRG
meeting to inform students of the
unionization attempts made by
the cafeteria workers. One stu-
dent, Amber Martin, was even
bullied by an SMS employee and
was told that she wasn’t allowed
to post the advertisement.
“T found this to be complete-
ly inappropriate considering the
fact that I had gone through the
necessary channels provided by
the University for getting posters
advertising student-run and spon-
sored activites approved.”
On February 23, the Albany
Chapter of United University
Professions (UUP), representing
the faculty of the UAlbany cam-
pus, also passed a resolution.
The resolution protests SMS
actions prohibiting the workers
from wearing the buttons and
supports the promotion of union-
ization,
On a national level, SMS
recently entered into a settlement
with the National Labor Rela-
tions Board and agreed to drop -
illegal work rules, according to
Leary.
When contacted, Sodexho-
Marriott declined to comment on
this article.
Defying president, Central
Council gives Greeks 5 G’s
By ANNE LINDNER
Associate News Editor
UAlbany’s Central Council
overrode Student Association
President Christopher “Chuck”
Snell’s veto of a $5,000 supple-
mental allocation to help fund
Greek Week. The March | vote
was an overwhelming victory for
the Greeks, as it was only two
votes shy of being unanimous.
Central Council Chair “New
York” Nick DeCicco explained
the council’s decision -when he
said, “Greek Week was a well
thought out, fair, reasonable pro-
posal. They went in front of
FICOM [central _council’s
finance committee] and we felt as’
though they were deserving of
what they asked for.”
The $5,000, which will go to
purchase T-shirts for the events,
did not come without argument.
Issues raised included
decreasing the size of the alloca-
tion; the lack of representation of
certain groups in the Inter Frater-
nity Council (IFC); and the fact
that the IFC is not an SA funded
group, only SA recognized. Most
of the frustration surrounding this
allocation has been generated
because of the large Greek mem-
bership on the Central Council,
but last year Greek Week was
given $5,500 by a mostly non-
Greek Central Council.
DeCicco also explained that
this year’s contribution to Greek
Week was not much larger than
other Central Council alloca-
tions. He pointed out that within
the past weeks Central Council
has given $1,500 to the Multi-
cultural Affairs office, $2,000 to
the Dance Council and $3,500 to
the Asian American Alliance.
DeCicco: went on to stress that
the Asian American Alliance
allocation was additional funding
for them to secure a keynote
speaker for a two day conference
they are sponsoring.
The Greek population,
which is roughly 10-12% of the
student body and the largest
group on campus, Stresses its
diversity and has decided for the
first time to open most of the
week long event to non-Greeks.
Aaron Weisbrod, Treasurer
of the IFC, emphasized the
importance of the Central Coun-
cil’s allocation of the money for
Greek Week when he said, “It’s a
good move to assist in the unity
of the Greeks and non-Greeks on
campus and it is good for the
Central Council to make the allo-
cation. [The money] is well
deserved due to the large amount
of Greeks on campus.”
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News
From NY gangbanger
to gardener
NEW YORK (ANS) — With
the closure of New York City’s
last active landfill — a huge
mountain of trash on Staten
Island: called Fresh Kills —
scheduled for next year, the
search is on for alternative and
creative means of garbage dis-
posal.
One experiment in public
waste disposal has pulled a tough
community together, and even
reformed a few gang members,
as it teaches people new ways to
get rid of their rubbish.
In the Bronx, the 3,000 resi-
dents of the Forest Houses hous-
ing project are learning about
vegetable gardening with com-
posted kitchen scraps, where and
how to trade in clothing and
household goods and how to
recycle bottles and cans.
The Three R’s Center for
Waste Prevention, initiated by
the Cornell Cooperative Exten-
sion of New York City and the
Cornell Waste Management
Institute, is the first program of
its kind in New York City at a
housing authority site.
‘Tt’s a small step, but an
important step,” said Caroline
Tse, program associate for envi-
ronmental issues at Cornell’s
Cooperative Extension Office in
New York City.
To evaluate the success of
the program, the researchers
weigh everything — including
the compost heap, the bottles and
cans and the household appli-
ances, clothes and books —- com-
ing into the program’s swap
shop, where residents get credit
for items of similar value.
“We're weighing it to show
how much materials have avoid-
ed the waste stream,” said Ains-
ley Caldwell, coordinator for the
Three R’s Center, who said about
one-third to one-half of the 3,000
residents participate in the pro-
gram.
But residents say the Three
R’s. Center yields benefits
beyond reducing waste.
“Our neighborhood is main-
ly black and Hispanic,” said For-
est Houses resident Alvin Lofton,
38, who helps with the housing
project’s five gardens and volun-
teers at the Three R’s swap shop.
“The social structure here is gang
oriented. Before the Three R’s,
people used to be so closed-
mouthed. Now we have a sense
of community and hope. We have
a common purpose and some-
thing in common with our neigh-
bors.”
Lofton said that even gang
members have participated in the
program and that five have even
left the gangs to spend more time
volunteering in the swap shop.
“What we have is a godsend,” he
said.
The ultimate goal of the
research project is to make it self-
sustaining, with community
members responsible for over-
seeing the entire recycling effort.
Lofton believes residents
have already achieved that goal:
“The volunteers want to see this
continue and grow,” he said.
After next year, the pilot pro-
gram, if deemed successful, may
be replicated at other housing
authority sites around New York
City, Caldwell said.
By AINSLEY CALDWELL,
ALVIN LOFTON, AND
CAROLINE TSE
American News Service
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News Briefs —
NY State
A proposed budget for the
2000-2001 fiscal year offers
more than 50 million dollars in
state aid for upstate cities. The
bill is supported by Albany’s
mayor Jerry Jennings and the
other leaders of the upstate “Big
“Four.” The aid would be addi-
tional funding for urban revital-
ization in Albany, Syracuse,
Rochester and Buffalo. State aid
is needed because property val-
ues are declining and tax-exempt
real-estate is on the rise.
_ NEW YORK
New gun control reforms
were drawn up by New York law-
makers this week. Legislation
supported by Governor George
Pataki seeks to increase gun con-
trol laws by raising the purchas-
ing age for guns to 21, mandato-
ry trigger locks on handguns
sold in New York, and a ban on
assualt weapons, among other
measures. The move is seen by
many as an attempt to make Pata-
ki a possible running mate for
GOP presidental candidate
George W. Bush. Denying any
claims of a political motive, Pata-
ki’s comments on the matter were
that the reforms were common -
sense solutions, aimed at keeping
people safe.
National
The shooting that shocked the
nation in which a 6-year-old girl
was allegedly killed by a class-
mate has led to the arrest of three
men this week. Sir Marcus Win-
frey, the uncle of ‘the alleged
shooter was among the. three
charged with possession of stolen
firearms and marijuana. The boy,
who authorities say is too young
to understand the charges against
him, will not be charged in the
case. One of the men, Jamelle
Andre James, was charged earlier
with involuntary manslaughter. It
is alleged that James allowed the
boy access to the weapon.
After a meeting with energy
secretary Bill Richardson, Presi-
dent Clinton hinted that steps
may be taken to ease the burden
of rising gasoline and oil prices.
The announcement comes after
predictions of even higher fuel
prices this summer and a trucker
protest in Washington which
involved 150 rigs gathered near
the capital. President Clinton
expressed hope that an increase
in oil production after an OPEC
meeting on March 27th would
relieve the situation. Many pro-
posals were suggested in Con-
‘gress, such as repealing the feder-
al gasoline tax, allowing more
off-shore drilling, and tapping the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the
600-million barrel oil field set
aside for emergencies.
International
Renewed fighting by Albanian
guerillas in Kosovo spurred the
American raids on their strong-
holds that captured bombs and
other weapons. The guerillas are
threatening the NATO peace-
keeping mission by attacking
Serbs still in Kosovo and along
the border. The raids come after a
senior Pentagon official reported
that the situation in Kosovo was
rapidly deteriorating. Other dis-
- turbances in the war-torn country
occured in the French controlled
sector where peacekeepers
_ Clashed with Serb protesters.
1,100 additional NATO troops
are being sent to Kosovo to
strengthen the peacekeeping
force.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders
agreed on the next transfer of ter-
ritory in the West Bank. The
agreement was approved by the
Israeli security cabinet, and has
removed an issue stalling negoti-
ations on a permanent peace
agreement. Withdrawal of Israeli
troops may commence as early as
Sunday, and the peace talks are
scheduled to resume on Monday
with the intention of a final peace
accord by September. The latest
land transfer will give Palestini-
ans control of nearly 50 percent
of the West Bank.
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Grad Students
Honored
Four international graduate
students at UAlbany have been
chosen as Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholars. They are Jorge Guiller-
mo Ferrer of Argentina, Wen-
chih Huang of Taiwan, Eun-
young Lee of Korea, and Kimie
Terazawa of Japan. The scholar-
ship program was established by
the Rotary Foundation to pro-
mote international understanding
and friendly relations among
people of many nations>
Ferrer, Huang, and Lee are
set to graduate in May with Mas-
ter’s, degrees in Curriculum
Development and Educational
Administration, Public Adminis-
tration and Education, respec-
tively. Terazawa is expected to
graduate next December with a
Master’s in Educational Admin-
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UAlbany
Professor and
Others to
Recieve Award
istration.
UAlbany Social Welfare
professor Shirley Jones and New
York State Commissioner of Tax-
ation and Finance Arthur J. Roth
‘have been named the recipients
of the 2000 University at Albany
Foundation Citizen Laureate
Awards. Former Vice President
Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908-
1979) will be posthumously
given a special Millenium Award.
Jones will be recieving the
Academic Laureate Award for
her contributions to the academic
world and Roth will be recieving
the Community Laureate Award
for his contributions to the com-
munity. All three will be honored
at a black-tie dinner on April 13.
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UAlbany cafeterias fail health inspections
By Davin ISRAEL
Staff Writer
UAlbany students were feel-
ing a little queasy two weeks ago
when three out of six of the Uni-
versity’s cafeterias failed Albany
County health inspections.
The State Quad cafeteria on
the uptown campus and _ the
Alden-Waterbury cafeteria on the
downtown campus both failed
inspections for violations that
included under-cooked meat,
salad bar items served at temper-
atures that were not cool enough,
peeling paint, and dirty equip-
ment. The Alden cafeteria was
also cited for rodent droppings
found in the kitchen.
The Campus Center cafete-
ria failed inspection for viola-
tions concerning improper tem-
peratures relating to food storage
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and equipment problems.
In July, the University
brought in Sodexho-Marriot
management to run the cafeterias
because students were dissatis-
~ fied with the service of the Uni-
versity’s food service provider,
United Auxiliary Services.
Despite the change in manage-
ment, the food service is still not
acceptable.
“We have added regional and
corporate researchers, added one
or two more managers, and
brought in trainers to the Univer-
sity to solve the problem,” Said
Kathy Boyle, a spokesperson for
Sodexho-Marriot. She explained
that the trainers will re-train food
service workers on the proper
procedures regarding food safety.
“We will also do random re-
inspections the cafeterias our-
selves to make sure they are up to
standards,” said Boyle. She dso
explained that even though
Sodexho-Marriot is new on cam-
pus, they are fully responsible for
inadequate equipment, not the
University. Furthermore,
although the University is
responsible for rodent problems
in the dorms, Sodexho-Marriot is
responsible for pest problems in
the cafeteria kitchens. A pest-
control company was sent in
immediately to handle the rodent
problem.
The University cafeterias
that failed the inspections have
since made improvements and
passed a re-inspection by the
Albany County Department of
Environmental Health.
“T truly believe this will not
happen again,” said Boyle, who
is confident that Sodexho Mar-
riot’s plans to improve the quali-
ty of the food service will uphold
their high standards.
However, this problem is not
new. ‘Last semester U.A.S. held
a food service forum in which
health infractions and student
dissatisfaction with food service
was addressed. Rodent drop-
pings and improper food temper-
atures were discussed. The prob-
lems were not corrected then,
leading to failure during the
annual health inspections in Feb-
ruary.
A student and former Cam-
pus Center employee who chose
to remain anonymous is well
aware of the rodent problem in
the cafeterias. “When I worked
there, there were squirrels who
lived in the ceiling. At night they
would get into snacks such as
chocolates and nuts. In the morn-
ing we would have to clean up
after them.”
Rob Inferri, a senior Eco-
nomics major, was not surprised
about the failed health inspec-
tions. “You see the workers
wearing gloves to prevent the
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spread of germs, but often they
handle money with the gloves,
which has more germs than any-
thing,” he said. ‘You can tell
some of the people working in
the Campus Center couldn’t care
less if the food is handled proper-
ly or not.”
Chanan Rozenbaum, a.
senior Psychology major was
also upset. “It annoys me that I
have to wait on line for 10 min-
utes for overpriced food that is
bad. Now I find out that it’s not
just bad, it doesn’t meet the safe-
ty requirements.”
For students who live on
campus and rely on campus food,
the health inspection failures can
be disconcerting.
at other cafeterias, and I’m sure
the conditions [at UAlbany] are
just as bad here as they are any-
where else,” said Kevin Stevens,
a junior Computer Science major.
“Unless you cook your food
yourself, you’re never sure.”
Student action for
Red Cross
Continued from page 1
Kaponer is unsatisfied with
UAlbany’s contributions to the -
blood drive’s efforts, which were
small considering the 23,000 bod-
ies at the University, of which 80%-
85% are actually eligible to donate
blood. The other 15%-20% that
cannot donate are affected by an
age limit of between 17 and 65
and/or health problems such as ane-
mia.
A 1995 blood drive held by a
student organization, while per-
forming its community service
through the Student Association,
collected 888 pints of donated
blood. This sum would equate to
less then 10% of the 80%-85% of
people who would be eligible to
donate blood. This remains the
campus’ most successful blood
drive to date.
Kaponer stressed that people
should be aware that every time
__they donate a pint of blood, they are
saving five lives, and if they donate
blood every 56 days, they can save
thirty lives. Donating blood takes
about an hour, In this hour you fill
out paper work, donate blood, and
then take time out to recover from
the process.
For Alumni Quad, the drives
would be located on the downtown
campus for students’ convenience.
Kaponer would also like to have
familiar staff members running
these drives so that the volunteers
donating blood can develop a rela-
tionship with the medical crew.
Kaponer believes that all of
this would achieve a regular roster
of doners, more representatives and
even more publicity. This would
lead to an increase in the number of
pints collected per drive.
Kaponer continues her pursuit
with her group and hopes it will
become a big success, She also
said, “People have often referred to
me as a dreamer but a dreamer just
sits by and wishes for things to hap-
pen. I consider myself a doer
because I myself go out and make
things happen. Establishing a Red
Cross group was my dream but
now I am making it a-reality.”
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Friday, March 17, 2000 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
News
ITHACA, N.Y. (ANS) —
It’s the dead of winter, tem-
peratures are below freezing, the
snow is a foot deep, and in
upstate New York a group of
researchers is harvesting 1,000
heads of lettuce a day and selling
it to local supermarkets.
The lettuce is the product of
a new hydroponic greenhouse
pilot project that could change
the face of farming and allow
Northeast farmers to compete
with lettuce growers in Califor-
nia, according to Louis Albright,
Cornell University professor of
agriculture and biological engi-
neering and co-director of the
controlled environment agricul-
ture project.
“Agriculture in the Northeast
is not very healthy,” said
Albright. “Farmers are looking
for alternatives to dairy. This is a
way for a two-person family farm
to make a decent living.”
What makes the pilot green-
house so productive — with let-
tuce harvesting going on seven
days a week, year round — is a
computerized lighting system
that provides consistent light and
warmth to the plants in winter
and offers shade in the summer.
The program monitors the
amount of sunlight during the
day, activating greenhouse lights
as much as possible during off-
peak periods, thus reducing elec-
tricity costs and reducing the load
on utilities. The 9,000-square-
foot greenhouse covers a ground-
level pond filled with nutrient-
rich water for hydroponic grow-
ing and devoid of pesticides or
herbicides. The controlled envi-
ronment system can grow on one
acre what it takes six or seven
acres of soil in California to pro-
duce, said Robert Langhans, Cor-
nell professor of floriculture and
ornamental horticulture and
director of Cornell’s controlled-
environment program.
“There are few things in
agriculture that have the potential
of this,” Langhans said. “If this
project works, it’s going to be
spectacular.”
More News,
By ELIZABETH BROWN
Contributing Writer
Serious issues along with
humor? A spark of conversation
and debate for UAlbany stu-
dents? Seemingly impossible
tasks, but one that Sophomore
Jared Halpern believes he’s up to.
Halpern, a sophomore
majoring in Computer Science, is
producing a new newspaper on
campus, “The Jareeedo Times,”
which will combine a passion for
journalism with his sense of.
humor. The paper will contain
straight news, sports, arts and
entertainment, and articles with a
comical twist. One example of
the zany humor is embodied in a
coming article entitled, “Squirrel
Humps Leg of Student: Acorns to
Blame.” Halpern attributed this
to “a vicious rumor.”
About twenty — students
showed up for a general interest
meeting on February 15th. The
meeting and call for writers was
advertised in a very off-beat
manner. Posters were hung on
campus with the words “Free
Beer” in large type and smaller
type advertised the publication.
The posters caught many eyes
and a certain type of personality.
Halpern described his staff
as, “ambitious, creative, open-
Photo by Ben Fractenberg/ ASP
Photo Staff
Jareeedo Times founder
Jared Halpern
More Jokes
minded, talented and diverse.”
He wants “The Jareeedo
Times” to have writers with dif-
ferent styles and various types of
humor.
Temporary recognition to
“The Jareeedo Times” has been
granted by the Student Associa-
tion, and it has a mailbox in the
SA office. It has not, however,
received any funding from the
SA.
The first print run will be
5000 or 3000, depending on
advertising revenue. “It’s a catch-
22, starting up the paper,”
Halpern explained, “We can’t get
advertisers until we have some-
thing to show them, but we can’t
make a paper till we have adver-
tisers.” “The Jareeedo Times”
receives all its funding from
advertisers and is currently look-
ing for sponsors.
Halpern said the first issue
of the newspaper will come out,
“As soon as we gather our adver-
tising and finalize a few issues
with the printer.” When pressed
for a specific date Halpern
demurred and said, “We had pre-
viously set a deadline, which has
since passed, and I decided not to
set impossibly ambitious dead-
lines anymore.” He hopes to
eventually post the paper and
archived issues on the world
wide web.
The paper originated in
Huntington, New York,
Halpern’s home town. Halpern
produced “The Jareeedo Times”
throughout high school, and now
plans to re-release the paper at
UAlbany. Halpern believes there
are many resources in the college
community that will enhance his
creation.
Students who are interested
in contributing to “The Jareeedo
Times” should email jareee-
do@ hotmail.com or leave a mes-
sage in its SA mailbox.
The lettuce takes 35 days to
grow on plastic foam growing
flats in the greenhouse pond.
Every day, 1,000 heads of the
Boston bib lettuce are harvested
and trucked to Wegman’s grocery
chain in Rochester, N.Y., and to
other outlets in the Northeast,
which in turn sell the lettuce for
about $1.29 to $1.69 per head.
That’s a little more expensive
than most lettuce, Albright said,
but it offers a big improvement
over lettuce shipped from Cali-
fornia or Florida. “People in the
Northeast get produce that’s at
the end of the line,” he said.
“Often, it’s not very good.”
The Cornell researchers are
also experimenting with market-
ing live lettuce, sold with its roots
in a box with an inch of water to
nourish the plant while it sits on
the produce shelf. “This is the
first time this has ever been done
as far as I know,” Albright said.
“This is the freshest a consumer
can get lettuce without growing it
themselves.”
Researchers said the con-
Something’s afoot in the lettuce patch
trolled-environment hydroponic
greenhouse lends itself well to
growing other produce as well,
such as spinach, Swiss chard, bok
choy, tomatoes and peppers. The
greenhouse, which cost $500,000
to build, was funded by the New
York State Energy Research and
Development Authority, New
York State Electric and Gas, Nia-
gara Mohawk power company
and Agway Country Products
Group. Agway hopes to market
the concept commercially and
help farmers with training, mar-
keting and financing for con-
struction costs. “We’ ve seen a lot
of interest from farmers so far,”
Albright said. “These are farmers
who want to diversify as well as
people who want to get into farm-
ing for the first time. When this
takes off, there will be people
who are there to do this kind of
farming.”
While the controlled-envi-
ronment farming won’t replace
traditional farming anytime in the
near future, it is a niche that
could give California lettuce
farmers stiff competition. “New
York’s shorter growing season
places our agricultural industry at
a disadvantage with many other
states. We import about $1 billion
of fresh vegetables every year,”
said F. William Valentino, presi-
dent of the New York State Ener-
gy Research and Development
Authority. “Controlled-environ-
ment agriculture offers the poten-
tial to create a new type of farm-
ing industry that keeps New
York’s farms producing year
round.”
The pilot program has anoth-
er goal as well: to provide ways
for the Northeast to grow its own
food in the future when fuel
costs, projected to rise substan-
tially over the next 10 years, may
make the cost of imported fresh
vegetables exorbitant. “If we can
promote this kind of industry, the
Northeast won’t be hurt by this,”
Albright said.
Courtesy of the American
News Service
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UAlbany’s Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Snakes, Green Beer, and Leprechauns...
What More Could You Ask For?
By KELLY M. BECKER
Features Editor
Unlike many other holidays
celebrated throughout America,
St. Patrick’s Day is one of the
of the ice age.
Though St. Patrick’s Day is
not a national holiday here in the
United States, it truly reflects the
influence Ireland has _ had
throughout the world. Between
parades where the Irish of the
Irish dancers, and many floats
that displayed the Capital Dis-
trict’s Irish heritage, the parade
was again a great success.
For the of-age crowd, one
can usually find any open bar
decked out in green for the occa-
only holidays that has
become more Americanized
compared to the original tra-
ditions. The actual history of
St. Patrick is pretty vague,
because history and legend
have become very hard to
separate. As a boy, St.
Patrick was kidnapped and fF
sold as a slave in Ireland.
While in captivity, he began
praying and looking toward
his faith for an answer to the
predicament he was in.
When he was finally able to
escape, he choose to devote
sion, serving some kind of
green beer. Also many restau-
rants offer a meal of corn-beef
and cabbage, a traditional
Irish dish. This year though,
there is a little controversy
with the traditionally served
meal,
Day falls on a Friday, which is
during the Catholic Church’s
Lenten season (in which the
abstinence of meat is required
in certain dioceses).
“T never really did much
for St. Patrick’s Day until I
went away to school. It’s
the rest of his life to religion.
He then resided at a mission in
Ireland and was first ordained as
a deacon, then a priest, and final-
ly a bishop.
St. Patrick is mostly known
throughout Ireland for driving
snakes out of the country. While
using a wooden staff and some
harsh words, he banished the
snakes into the sea. One legend
reads that there was one old stub-
born snake that refused to leave,
and St. Patrick tricked the snake
into a box and cast it into the sea.
While it is true though that there
aren’t any snakes in Ireland, the
chances are pretty’ good that there
never were any there in ‘the first”
place. The island separated from
the rest of the continent at the end
community will proudly march,
to the “wearing of the green”,
and to even serving green beer in
bars, there’s always a little some-
thing for everyone, young and
old on St. Patrick’s Day. Some
cities in the United States have
even gone as far as dying rivers
green to mark the holiday of Ire-
land’s patron saint.
The Capital District’s
parade, which took place this
past weekend, has been a tradi-
tion for fifty years now. This
year though, was a little more
special because the man that was”:
the Grand Marshall for the first
parade fifty years’ago was back
again to head up the parade.
Between bagpipes, traditional
more fun because you’re with
friends, and for past few years
we’ve made a tradition to go
from bar to bar. I’m nowhere
close to even being Irish, but I
guess it’s alright to pretend on St.
Patty’s Day,” said senior and
Business major, Stacey Glowiki.
Quite a few UAlbany students
seem to spend this holiday at the
numerous bars downtown, enjoy-
ing the one day that everyone has
a smidge of Irish inside them-
selves. Jesse Fisher, a freshman
and Business major said, “I plan
on going out to drink, and party-
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African-American
culture: Brought to
you by ASUBA
By Tim KELLY
Contributing Writer
because St. Patrick’s
For. over 30 years, the
Albany State University Black
Alliance (ASUBA) has improved
UAlbany with its cultural pro-
gramming and active participa-
tion in educational and commu-
nity services.
In. 1968, 100° Black and Lati-
no students formed an alliance in
order to create a more diverse
community on campus. The stu-
dents took over the Administra-
tion building in demand of the
establishment of Black and Puer-
to Rican academic ‘programs.
This initiated the development of
the African American and Latin
Caribbean departments at UAI-
bany.
By 1972, the Baudet had
formed the Educational Opportu-
nity Program Student Associa-
tion (EOP-SA), named after the
EOP. The EOP provides finan-
cial assistance to poor families to
pursue higher education. EOP-
SA spawned many groups such
as Fuerza Latina, the Charles
Drew Science Club, and the
Haitian Association. In the late
1970s, EOP-SA changed its
name to ASUBA.
The main goal of ASUBA is
to represent African culture
through programs, community
service,' and political activism.
The president of ASUBA, Gian
Simmons said, “We live in a
society of white supremacy. We
need ASUBA to represent our
culture.” Simmons describes the
organization’s events as being
“geared toward the African dias-
pora but open to all.” ASUBA’s
membership now totals about
450. |
In addition to the activities
listed above, ASUBA also spon-
sors and co-sponsors guest
speakers such as Chuck D and
Saul Sanchez. Both spoke early
last month at the First Annual
Hip Hop and Black Arts Confer-
ence. The Conference was a suc-
cess. ASUBA was able to selk all
400 tickets. Tapes of the Hip
The main goal of
ASUBA is to represent
African culture —
through programs,
‘community service,
and political activism.
Hop Conference will be available
before the end of the school year.
Other annual events hosted
by ASUBA include the’ Kwanzaa
Fashion Show in December and
the Black Ball. The Black Ball
will either be held at the end of
March or in early April at
Michael’s in Latham. It will be
ASUBA’s final event of the year.
There will be a DJ, catered food,
and a bar, as well as a limo ser-
vice to get transport students.
Ticket prices have not yet been
set for the event.
ASUBA held an open panel
Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
to discuss the verdict of the -Dial-
lo trial.. The panel consisted of
City: Council mémbers; Universi-
ty and City Police, and represen-
tatives from other justice and leg-
islative organizations in Albany.
Students were able to make com-
ments and ask questions during
the discussion.
For more information you
can visit the ASUBA office in
room 367 in the Campus Center
or call the office at 442-5678.
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Arts & Entertainment
By TimoTuy BLUM
Contributing Writer
American Beauty, a comedy
starring Kevin Spacey and
Annette Bening, earned the most
nominations, including Best Pic-
ture, for the 72nd Annual Acade-
my Awards, to take place on
March 26. The nominations, pre-
sented by Dustin Hoffman, were
revealed on February 15. Amert-
can Beauty also received nomi-
nations for Spacey and Bening as
well as director Sam Mendes,
giving it a total of eight. Two
films with seven nominations,
The Cider House Rules and The
Insider, were also nominated for
Best Picture along with Tom
Hanks’ drama The Green Mile
and the summer smash The Sixth
Sense.
Joining Spacey in the Best
Actor category are Russell
Crowe for his role in The Insider,
Sean Penn in Woody Allen’s
Sweet and Lowdown, Denzel
Washington in The Hurricane,
and Richard Farnsworth, who
becomes the oldest nominee ever
at age 79, in The Straight Story.
Golden Globe winner Tom
Cruise leads the most interesting
Academy Awards warm up
acting race of the awards this
year for his role in Magnolia.
Other notable nominees for Best
Supporting Actor include Haley
Joel Osment from The Sixth
Sense, and Michael Clarke Dun-
can starring opposite of Hanks in
The Green Mile.
Best Actress bids went to
Bening as well as Janet McTeer
for Tumbleweeds, Julianne
Moore for The End of the Affair,
and Golden Globe winner Hillary
Swank for her gender-bending
portrayal of Brandon Teena in
Boys Don't Cry. Meryl Streep
received her 12th Oscar nomina-
tion for her performance in Music
of the Heart. Best Supporting
Actress nominees include
Angelina Jolie for Girl, Inter-
rupted, Toni Collette in The Sixth
Sense, and Katherine Keener in
the comedy Being John
Malkovich.
For the second year in a row,
the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, which selects
the Oscars each year, neglected
Man on the Moon star, Jim Car-
rey, for his portrayal of the late |
Andy Kaufman. Actors such as
Hanks and John Malkovich were
also left off the Oscar ballot.
Other notable omissions include
Magnolia, Being John
Malkovich, and The Talented Mr.
Ripley, all of which were critical-
ly acclaimed but received little
box office support.
Like every year, a few sur-
prises make their way into the
running and the 2000 award
show will be no different. Atop
of the list stands The Sixth Sense,
the paranormal thriller starring
' Bruce Willis. Aside from Best
Picture, it racked up ’an impres-
sive six nominations, making it
third overall. South Park fans
have an award to follow, as Trey
Parker’s “Blame Canada” was
nominated .for Best Original
Song. Other nominees of interest
include three audio and/or visual
nods for The Matrix and Star
Wars Episode I: The Phantom
Menace.
The list compiled this year is
an eclectic one, with something
for every film taste. Traditionally,
the Oscars have been regarded as
the pillar of fine film-making,
awarding originality, quality, and
excellence. With that in mind,
look for American Beauty to
walk away this year as the “win-
ner,” and to a slew of talented
others sharing the remains of
what is left behind.
..
“ak On Sunday, March 26th, the 72nd Annual Academy Awards \
will be presented on ABC-TV. Here are some of the nominees.
BEST PICTURE
American Beauty
The Cider House Rules
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Russell Crowe, The Insider
Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story
Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
Denzel Washington, The Hurricane
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules
Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile
Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Haley Joel Gosment, The Sixth Sense
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening, American Beauty
Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds
Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair
Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart
Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense
Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted
Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich
Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown
Chloé Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry
DIRECTING
Sam Mendes, American Beauty
Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich
Lasse Hallstrom, The Cider House Rules
Michael Mahnn, The Insider
M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense
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By KENNY HERZOG
Staff Writer
What is it about uninterest-
ing, narrowly gifted rock bands
that drives people batty these
days? This is a question that has
plagued me for some time, but
rose to a boil upon viewing a
video from a band called Vertical
Horizon. Lead by a bald guy
with a goatee who looks like the
kind of pseudo rock star the Kids
in the Hall would have invented
for a skit, these guys somehow
pushed their formulaic, lifeless,
mid-tempo “modern rock”
schtick onto my television set.
Meanwhile, hundreds of
undoubtedly more talented acts
still sit in their garages waiting
for a record deal.
It’s not that it comes as a sur-
prise, it’s just starting to get a lit-
tle old and I’m waiting for record
companies and Top 40 program-
mers to let up the joke. I’m being
forced to witness a parade of imi-
tators whose originators I never
admired either (take your pick
from the Goo Goo Dolls, Match-
box 20 or Third Eye Bolind). It’s
like being forced to talk to that
same annoying guy at work every
single day when you never liked
him to begin with, and it seems
like you’re the only one who
finds him irritating. Just as you
know, whether everyone else
However, it’s not as if all music
outside of MTV has to be some
abrasive punk or hardcore band
too high on its f*** the system
ideals horse to enter the main-
heaven, let Modest Mouse’s
impending major label debut turn
them into the next Nirvana.
These bands are just as easy on
the ears, but actually challenge
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how the trend started. People
wanted a break from the angst
and general loudness of the early
to mid 90’s “grunge” phenome-
non. That’s why I’m not trying to
argue that people should turn
from the new Santana album and
go buy the latest Snapcase or
Rocket From the Crypt releases.
urgency, if the dignity of rock
and roll in general is to be pre-
served, that someone take action
and divert mass attention away
from soft centered, carbon copied
bands like Train or Tonic and
direct it towards groups such as
Wilco, Pavement, and Built to
Spill. Or if there is a god in rock
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flamboyance or flash. One jour-
ney through Modest Mouse’s
bizarre cocaine wilderness, lost
somewhere between Johnny
Cash and the Velvet Under-
ground, will make you inevitably
wonder what was so great about
that Creed CD, a group that
might be the greatest offender of
all.
So, the question is then, why
is it that there’s no chance in hell
of this ever happening and that
it’s more than likely that this
obnoxious fad will continue to
seep through our culture? It’s too
easy to say people are lazy, or
blame it on MTV’s ingenious 20-
year project of brainwashing and
attention span shortening. The
real answer is that most people
don’t care that much either way.
Or at least that’s what I’ve been
told. [just can’t help but wonder
though, if people are willing to
spend 20 dollars on a CD, would-
n’t they be interested in getting
something of higher quality, even
if it meant going a little out of
their way to find out about it and
acquire it? The same rule tends
to apply when purchasing every-
thing from groceries to the very
equipment with which we listen
to our albums, but not the actual
music itself. Whatever the rea-
soning, it’s more than likely that
Vertical Horizon moved 100
more units of their record
between when you started read-
ing this and now. As the great,
now defunct, Lifetime once said,
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The Porn Kings:
Up To No Good
By MICHAEL DILLON
Staff Writer
In the world of house music,
making a name for yourself in
_ the mainstream isn’t very easy.
Fortunately for the Porn Kings,
they already have a name that
attracts attention. More impor-
Underground groups, like
the Porn Kings, may never
- be fully appreciated.
tantly, what makes them stand
out in a crowd of virtually end-
less competitors is their endless
catching hooks.
Most house music today
falls into a very common formu-
la. Ascending or descending
keyboard riffs drift in and out to
the sounds of a solid thumbing
bass. For about a month some
new dance hall melody is played
at every club, but the artists
rarely make a name for them-
selves outside of the clubs and
are often never heard from again.
If you arenit willing to sell all
your riffs to TV commercials like
some artists, then getting noticed
can be pretty tough.
So your
This is exactly the reason
why an underground group like
the Porn Kings may never be
fully appreciated. Their latest
album, Up To No Good is a house
masterpiece. Some of it is hard,
and some is soft, but excellent
cuts are mixed throughout.
Guests on the album are included
via cut and paste DJ work, except
for Josh Wink and DJ Quicksil-
ver who helped out on a few
tracks. The artists that were past-
ed in are DJ supreme, Young
MC, and Pamela Fernandez.
The standout tracks on this
album are Up To Tha Wildstyle,
Up To No Good, We’re Watching
You, and Get Down. The first
two feature hard house beats with
extremely bouncy synth to really
make you want to move. The
other two tracks are a new kind
of popular techno that is emerg-
ing which is characterized by
sped up hip-hop lyrics cut over a
house/rock beat. It’s impossible
not to bop your head to. For any
house music enthusiast this
album is an absolute must to
own, and is an enjoyable devia-
tion from much of the music we
hear today.
parents Sdy...
By Cassi& LEE
Staff Writer
Do “you: ever ~ feel tie
need...the need for speed? Do
you ever feel like taking off and
having lots of fun in the sky? Do
you ever want to just go wild and
not care what the consequences
are? Maverick and Goose did in
the 1980s classic Top Gun.
Maverick (played by the
young and gorgeous Tom Cruise)
has just one goal in life, and its to
be the best of the best when it
comes to flying. He thinks he is
invincible (which gets him into
trouble sometimes) as does his
partner Goose (played by an
equally young © Anthony
Edwards). The two piloted jets
together in the Navy for years,
and Maverick becomes a very
determined and daring pilot in
the meantime. Goose is his side-
kick and best friend, the con-
science of the pair.
One day their. lives are for-
ever changed when they are
accepted into the most presti-
gious air force academy, Top
Gun. Only the best gets into this
section, and not every good pilot
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is anice one. Iceman, (played by
Val Kilmer) is the only one that
gives Maverick any trouble, and
the two compete with one anoth-
er to prove that they are the best
of the best.
At Top Gun the best pilots
still have to take classes to
improve their already superior
skills. One of the instructors,
Charlotte, or “Charlie,” intrigues
Maverick. They launch a
romance, but it is not without a
little turbulence. In the classroom
Charlie bashes Maverick’s fly-
ing, pointing out his careléssness
and bad decisions. He begins to
resent her, but they work out, and
life is close to perfect.
However, all good things
must come to an end for a short
time in every story. Maverick
takes blows which are hard to
recover from. So what is the hard
fall and how does he recover?
Who turns out to be the best of
the best? Go out and rent Top
Gun. It may be an old movie
(filmed in 1986), but it is one of
the best. It is well worth the
$3.50 to rent at your nearest
movie rental store. So what are
you waiting for?
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By NEIL BAREISH
Staff Writer
Brian DePalma has made his
first attempt at Sci-Fi in his twen-
ty-year directing career. Better
luck next time, buddy. Mission to
Mars \acks what any successful
Science Fiction movie needs -
imagination. The movie ends up
being a rip off of some other
recent Sci-Fi hits that were able
to do more on the screen with
half as many computer effects.
The movie is filled with so
many shameless plugs for vari-
ous companies that I left wonder-
ing who made the movie, Disney
or Compaq. The buggy was a
Kawasaki and used Pennzoil.
With the logos, it resembled a
NASCAR race car. Compaq
made the computers on their
spacesuits and they drank Dr.
Pepper during the mission.
Before leaving, a new Isuzu elec-
tric car is shown off and there is
even a close up of the company’s
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In the Short Time
By Grec C. HEVIA
Staff Writer
In the Short Time is an
appropriate album title for the
first album from the Jim Walsh
Band. It’s appropriate because a
short time is all they have before
they blend back into obscurity
washing cars and waiting tables.
The whole album sounds like bad
outtakes from Bon Jovi and The
Dave Matthews Band, and
should be avoided like an infec-
tion.
The first track on this album
that is stuck in the limbo of tal-
entlessville is Forever, which is
exactly how long it sounds like
the song is dragging on for. This
Bon Jovi outtake sounds like a
paltry attempt at a power ballad
and does nothing more than reaf-
firm the fact that The Jim Walsh
Band should be disbanded. Gin
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Joint is an admirable attempt at a
Dave Matthews style song that
falls short. ¥ This is mostly due to
the fact that the Jim Walsh Band
doesn’t have half as many mem-
bers or half as much talent as the
Dave Matthews band.
Some of the songs on the
album such as Ivan and Little
Pieces of Her sound like they
could be found on the WB, ona
show such as Dawson’s Creek,
during a _ heart wrenching
moment when one character
breaks up or hooks up with
another. At best,this album could
be described as a handy drink
coaster, but -what it really is is
simply a waste of good plastic.
This album spends so much time
trying to sound like heartfelt
radio ready pop rock that it
destroys all musical quality it had
in the meantime, making it an
album not worth buying at all.
The songs are repetitive and bor-
ing and make the listener want
nothing more than to be blessed
with deafness. The people in this
band should not even be tipped
when they wait tables or deliver
pizzas. Do not buy this album
under any circumstances unless
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Pow to the People: 23 gospel
pop tracks form The Make-up
By KATHRYN MCCARTHY
Associate A&E Editor
Cheers to the Make-up, DC
Gospel Yeh-Yeh darlings, for the
release of their 1999 I Want
Some, a collection of the group’s
best singles. Since their forma-
tion in 1995, the band has
released six full-length records of
freaked-out soul music in the tra-
dition of French Yeh-Yeh pop
from the 1960’s. The charisma
of the band is jarring and infec-
tive, driving people out of their
heads with call and response
songs like Pow to the People and
R UA Believer.
Bringing down the house
with sermons of a different kind
is Jan Svenonius, the band’s
vocalist and soul man. Michelle
Mae is on bass and backing
vocals while James Canty and
Steve Gamboa are on guitars and
drums respectively. The group is
infectious as they make their
manic Gospel clamor, and I Want
Some is a perfect offering of just
that. The Make-Up are rumored
to be some of the best performers
on the music scene today, which
is understandable when you con-
sider that they are able to trans-
form a crowd of indie-rock kids
into. soul-inspired maniacs.
While communicating through
the Gospel Yeh-Yeh genre, its
important for potential listeners
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to understand that the group is
just having fun with the outlet
they've found in spontaneous
freaked out spirituality.
With regards to popularity,
the band has recently become
better known through word of
mouth and through association
with other bands. The Make-Up
has often performed with
Blonde-Redhead, a well-known
contemporary of the band’s from
the indie-rock scene.
The energy radiated by the
group induces a frenzy in their
audiences and listeners, generat-
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simple guitar work, and remark-
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Eat your Pi and
have it, too
BENJAMIN POLEN
News Editor
3.14.00 — Today is Pi Day. Or
rather, today was Pi Day, because
by the time you read this it will
be St. Patrick’s Day, or maybe
even later. The Ides of March
will have passed, because that
comes tomorrow. After I have
had my Pi Day. So have you, and
everyone else who uses the Gre-
gorian Calendar.
Pi is one of the few numbers
to have a movie made solely
about it. Ok, so Fellini had 8 1/2,
but that dealt more with his own
social misgivings than the num-
ber: itself... Yot. the anovie..7%
examined all these wild ideas
about how much power a number
has! Pi doesn’t need us humans
to work its magic, it is inherent in
everything ever created. That’s a
big statement, but hey, I’m not
really the one you should be
arguing with. If you’ve got a
problem with the universe then
take a number and wait in line.
To tell you the truth, Pi and I
have a lot in common. Pi’s an
irrational number; I’m an. irra-
tional mammal. Pi was discov-
ered by the Ancient Greeks; I
once found $5 outside a Greek
diner. Finally, both Pi and I are
constantly being misunderstood
by perplexed Mathematics grad-
uate students.
Now, its your turn to get to
know Pi! Enjoy these helpful
hints!
The ABCs of Pi:
Apple Pie: Traditionally used as a
cultural icon by advertisements
representing America. Note slo-
gan: “As American as Mom, hot
dogs, and apple pie.”
Blueberry Pie: Ordered by yours
truly with a vanilla milkshake
after a long, hard day of research-
ing unruly numbers.
Cherry Pie: Warrant’s one-hit
wonder.
Dee Dees Meal-in-a-Pie: Meals
on the run, making all your
favorites, including Curried
Lamb & Couscous and Spinach
& Feta Cheese.
E Pie: It tastes soooo amazing!
Fungi Pie: Needs ‘Shrooms.
Ginger Pie: Probably very sweet
and tangy, but doesn’t return
phone calls.
Hair Pie: For a limited time only.
Varies by region. May not be
available at all locations.
Idiot Pi: This article.
Joe Six-Pie: The working stiff’s
dessert.
K Pie: Indie flavor.
Wear a
Lemon Pie: Merengue!
Mud Pie: Bovine byproduct.
Not Pi: 442-5666
O’Pie: St. Patrick’s Day Special.
Pecan Pie: My personal favorite.
Queen of Pi’s: Definitely Jodie
Foster in Contact!
Refried Pie
Seven Seas Pie: Tastiest on the
island! Pepino’s pride!
Tony wants pie
Undercover P.I.
Very tasty pie
Wet Pie: With Milk
Xeno Pie: Fears cakes, cookies,
and all other baked goods.
Y Pi?
Zenon’s Pi: 3.14070350175
Concrete Blonde
Internal Problems
By DorEE LEWAK
Staff Columnist
To finish, here are the first 1000
digits of Pi!
3.1415926535
8979323846
5028841971
5820974944
0628620899
3421170679
3282306647
5058223172
4811174502
8521105559
5493038196
6659334461
3786783165
4564856692
4543266482
0249141273
0631558817
9628292540
7892590360
4882046652
9415116094
5759591953
8193261179
0744623799
1885752724
8301194912
4406566430
6395224737
6094370277
2931767523
7669405132
4526356082
7577896091
1468440901
4654958537
6892589235
2129021960
5981362977
5187072113
2978049951
1609631859
3469083026
3344685035
7101000313
5875332083
7669147303
2875546873
8823537875
1857780532
1300192787
2164201989
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8628034825
8214808651
0938446095
5359408128
8410270193
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2847564823
2712019091
3460348610
1339360726
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9833673362
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0005681271
7785771342
7363717872
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4201995611
8640344181
4771309960
4999999837
0597317328
5024459455
4252230825
2619311881
7838752886
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As it turns out, I have some
regulars on this campus. What
fun the devious minds will have
with that double entendre.
Lately, it seems that my quasi-
celebrity status on this campus 1s
more prominent than ever.
Lately I’ve been getting more
catcalls out of windows, more
“hey, concrete blonde!” on the
podium, and possibly more hang-
ups on my voice mail (but who’s
to make a correlation?). In any
event, this recognizability is
something new to me, at least a
location other than the Post.
While I usually shred the
hate mail and xerox the positive
feedback we get at the ASP, one
particular letter to the editor
agreed with me as well the food
on Alumni does. In this letter,
Sarah Goldman started out pleas-
antly, praising what she used to
like about my column. Since
she didn’t rip me apart too much,
I figured I would head over to
Kinko’s with it.
After the first few sen-
tences, though, I put down my
keys; I found myself reading a
letter I felt lacked merit, back-
bone, or accuracy. In it, she cited
and criticized an incongruence
between my dress and my
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Sarah decided to disregard
everything I wrote in my column
— sentiments to which I attach
my name — and decide to judge
and label me based on my
wardrobe. Sarah decided to let
my lapel do the talking instead of
my words.
She moralized when she had
no right; she judged the surface
instead of the sentiments.
Instead of processing all the
facts, she was selective in her
choice and judged me by what
she saw, not what she read.
Writers usually have this
buffer zone between themselves
and their audience. Journalism,
by definition, is inherently
removed from every other aspect
but the craft. That’s why we
don’t meet authors face-to-face,
and judge whether or not they
live with transvestite Madonna
impersonators or seven cats.
That’s the crux of journalism -
the separation.
I think it’s a pity that Sarah
gets so distracted and swayed by
my surface. College students,
not unlike Sarah, are supposed to
be the best and brightest; all I saw
in that letter, though, was superfi-
ciality and vapidness.
Thank you, Sarah. Thank
you for demonstrating my point
and wearing such a thin veil.
You, like the MTV generation I
was disparaging, don’t stop to
question things beyond their sur-
face value. You don’t take the
time to do so. If you had, you
would know that my “blinding
brand-name clothes” and intern-
ship at VH1I don’t define me, and
Pll be damned if they’ II limit me,
either. (In fact, who else but
an insider, can legitimately assess
the quality of the network? I
agree it would be presumptuous
to criticize it without having that
bird’s eye view of the process).
I can buy designer knock-
offs at T.J. Maxx and work dili-
gently all summer at VH1, and
still come home every day to
relax in my non-designer sweats
and watch PBS and be quite con-
tent.
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16 Friday, March 17, 2000 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Editorials
Leaving academic standards
by the wayside
By JUSTIN WALDEN
Editor in Chief
A professor of mine in the Political
Science department once suggested that
students at UAlbany should stage a walk-
out and protest the low academic standards
at this University. We all laughed, but it’s a
solid idea. Without a doubt, passing
through UAlbany in 2000 is easier than it
has been in years past.
Is it because we are a state school?
There’s the argument that by making every
student in New York graduate from high
school with a regents diploma the curricu-
lum will have to be dulled down to meet
the needs of the apathetic high school kid
who finds it a chore (and not a privilege) to
do homework. A similar phenomenon is
occurring at UAlbany.
I think it’s safe to say that the current
goal of the administration here at UAlbany
is to bring in revenue. I don’t disagree
with this completely. We have a brand new
electronic library to show for it, and the
quality of athletes that we attract with
increased scholarships is getting better
each year.
Look at all of the super-seniors on the
seven year plan. Come on, don’t fool your-
selves. We all know at least one 25-year-
old who has been here since 1993. That
super-senior is paying for his missed class-
es; paying for each semester that he drank
away. It’s called dead weight and academ-
ically, we are overburdened with it. Look
at freshman overcrowding, a problem
which has plagued this college for two
consecutive years. We are overbooked in
our classrooms and in our dorms and the
administration wants to bring in more stu-
dents and tuition invoices.
I took an upper-level writing intensive
course last semester, and received a
respectable A-minus. I was shocked. I
bombed all four quizzes and wrote the 16
page research paper in a single weekend.
My prof said that it was my class partici-
pation that saved me. That is a scary
thought. The only way that professors can
engage students in intellectual conversa-
tion in the classroom is by making our
grades revolve around how many times we
raise our hands. That sounds like high
school to me.
As we sit there and wait for the class
know-it-all to bail the class out by asking
the 15 minute question, we lose out on our
education. People sit there and wait for
someone who did last night’s reading to
ask questions in class. By simply asking a
plethora of questions in class, I managed to
pull an A-minus in a class in which I
deserved a C.
My higher learning experience at this
major university has been enjoyable but
not challenging. I always imagined hours
and hours of studying in the library every
night. This is not so.
There are several possible solutions to
the problem of lowered academic stan-
dards here at UAlbany. First off, we should
start accepting less freshman every year
and make acceptance more competitive.
This would give students an opportunity to
take a wider array of classes if they had 6
credits paired from the requisite for our
majors. This would encourage diversity in
course selection and make the general edu-
cation curriculum bigger by 6 credits.
This University should put a cap on
the weight of class participation at 10% of
the final grade. Another idea to coincide
with this would be to get rid of mandatory
class attendance policies. If students want
to bail out of class, have it hurt on the final
exam, not the final grade for the class.
It’s a real shame. When I got here in
1997, I thought I’d find a different per-
spective on life that would seperate me
from those who did not attend college.
What separates us at UAlbany from the
people who do not attend college is that
there are more jobs available to students
with a degree. It’s not higher learning. It’s
resume building. That’s not why I wanted
to attend college.
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With the arrival of the new Millennium
(if you discount the fact that there was no
year zero), it has come to the attention of
the federal government that we need a
census. Yup, now is when we get inundat-
ed with those somewhat privacy-invasive
questionnaires that promise they will take
only “10 minutes” of your time.
Do not throw out the envelope when
you receive it in the mail. There’s a lot
more at stake in completing the census
forms correctly than fulfilling the need for
some useless demographic data. This is
probably the closest you will get to affect-
ing the balance of influence in Congress.
How? Your House of Representatives
vote comes directly from the state popula-
tion. Where does this population data
comes from? Duh, the Census.
By now you are all thinking, “So what,
I don’t even know the name of my
Representative” (the Hon. Michael R.
McNulty, Dem., in case you did not
know). That sort of argument is pointless.
You may not care for him, but he and his
30 associates make sure your views get
voiced. A little selfish to be sure, but why
under-represent ourselves?
I would like to mention that most of the
federal grants given to the states are in
some way derived from the Census infor-
mation. Whether that data is population or
mean income, you, as a citizen, will be
more likely to be discounted if you do not
show up in the statistics. For those won-
dering, those rather slick ads put out by
the Bureau of the Census are absolutely
correct; you will NOT get that new school
building, that pothole fixed or other such
basic services because, well, we don’t
exist.
The reasons to fill out the Census are
very good. What are the arguments
against? None seem rational to me. You
probably would agree that it would be
foolhardy to not to spend an hour of your
time if it would get you millions of dol-
lars. That,in essence, is what we do as a
county if we do not fill out the question-
naire. Yes, it’s nosy, and yes, it can be
time-consuming. However, if the
prospect of spending the next decade won-
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37
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
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“Concrete Blonde”
To the Editor:
There are certain things I
could count on here at Albany;
underage drinking at the Post,
UAS food sending me to the
bathroom, and the Concrete
Blonde making me laugh. How-
ever, much to my surprise and
dismay, Concrete Blonde has
traded in her insightful, witty,
and sarcastic platform for a soap-
box that would put a Sunday
morning televangelist to shame. I
don’t turn to her column first
anymore, instead I wonder when
she will fall off her moral high
horse and return to her old ways.
After all, a lesson taught with
humor is a lesson retained. I do
understand that our society is
filled with hypocrisy, consump-
tion, and yes... MTV. In order to
send out a message that your
audience can believe in, should-
n’t you “practice what you
preach?” Anyone who has seen
Ms. Lewak on campus can get a
glimpse of what is known as a
walking advertisement. Her
brand names are almost blinding.
I am not suggesting that this is
wrong. It is her choice. On the
same token, don’t preach about
the immorality and the superfi-
cial nature of pop culture if you
are a product and a participant of
it. In her most recent column,
Ms. Lewak says “I alone can’t
stop this force that’s moving full
steam ahead, what I can do is try
to fight the desensitization of our
youth.” Does she do this while
she is interning at VH1? I found
it interesting to learn that Con-
crete Blonde did intern at VH1
which I am quite sure takes part
in this “desensitization of our
youth.” I know I am not alone in
my thinking. I hope Concrete
Blonde will consider what her
readers want. Thank you.
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To the Editor:
Recently I met with a group
of University at Albany students
committed to the important cause
of eliminating sweatshops. The
University supports these stu-
dents — Jessica Oppenheimer,
Ben Fractenberg, Amber Martin,
Sebastian Brooks, and Dana
Bertisch — as they speak out for
fair and humane labor practices.
The students condemn the atroci-
ties of exploitation which include
child labor, worker abuse and
harassment, discrimination, and
lack of a living wage. In keeping
with the University at Albany’s
commitment to social justice, we
support basic human rights for all
people and willingly express our
position against sweatshop labor.
Further, we will continue to work
to see that products bearing Uni-
versity indicia are manufactured
in an ethical manner under
healthy, safe, and fair working
conditions.
I commend the UAlbany stu-
dents affiliated with Sweat-Free
SUNY and United Students
Against Sweatshops (USAS)
for their dedicated and tenacious
work on this most important
issue. I especially wish to com-
mend them for the professional
manner in which they have
brought this matter before the
University Community. I consid-
er such responsible student
activism to be an important part
of the educational, intellectual
and civic development of Uni-
versity students.
This open dialogue with
concerned UAlbany students will
continue to move forward as the
University explores ways to
ensure that products bearing Uni-
versity indicia and all University —
apparel are manufactured in an
ethical manner.
Karen R. Hitchcock, Ph.D.
Presidentt
The census is coming!
Dear Editor:
The United States Census
2000 is coming! Census 2000
will be the largest peacetime
effort made by the government in
the history of the United States.
In Albany, the “Complete Count
Committee,” with representation
by the University, has been meet-
ing since last March to ensure
that everyone in Albany gets
counted. The information gath-
ered will benefit all members of
the community - including col-
lege students.
As a college student, do you
get counted here in the census or
do your parents/family count you
at their home? Students living
away from home while attending
college are counted where they
are living at college. People liv-
ing in off-campus apartments
where mail is delivered by street
name and house number will
receive a census questionnaire in
the mail in mid-March. If NOT
completed and returned, census
employees will go door-to-door
to these addresses beginning
May Ist.
Residence Hall students will
have census questionnaires deliv-
ered by census employees to their
room/suite for completion begin-
ning towards the end of March.
If NOT completed and returned,
census employees will go door-
to-door to these suites/rooms.
Students living at their parents’
home while attending college are
counted at their parent’s home.
As an international student,
do you complete the census?
YES - Students who are citizens
of foreign countries but who are
attending college in the United
States, should complete the cen-
sus.
Are your answers kept confi-
dential? YES - Your answers will
NOT be used to enforce the
“grouper law” or any other local
laws. The Census Bureau is for-
bidden by law to share your per-
sonal information with anyone.
Census takers have sworn to pro-
tect the confidentiality of your
answers.
Ten reasons for you, as a col-
lege student, to complete
the census:
1. The U.S. Congress uses the
census to determine how many
seats New York state will have
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the numbers to allocate seats in
the legislature.
2. Firms in the private sector of
Albany use the data to consider
expansion or relocation in the
region. Start up firms are on the
rise in the area due to the large
student population.
3. If Albany falls below
100,000 in population, it will be
removed from the lists of a num-
ber of firms involved in national
marketing efforts. This could
impact the amount of research
dollars and students in the area.
4. Companies are attracted to
areas that have a large popula-
tion of students who serve as
potential employees upon gradu-
ation.
5. College students, as residents
of the community, have a civic
responsibility to fill out the cen-
sus,
6. An accurate count of college
students would help to supply of
decent and affordable housing to
the community.
7. Census data is utilized to
design and develop neighbor-
hood based community services.
8. Public transportation (new
bus routes and additional ser-
vices) is impacted by the needs
of the region’s population,
which includes students,
9. When working on a research
project, the collection of accu-
rate information about the com-
munity is import.
10. Each year, the federal gov-
ernment uses the numeric data
collected by the census to allo-
cate money to programs.
When you receive your cen-
sus questionnaire, please fill it
out as soon as possible and return
it. It’s important (it helps you
and the community in which you
live). It’s easy (it doesn’t take a
lot of time). It’s safe (technology
protects your answers).
Make your voice heard! Fill
out the census.
Sincerely,
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Letters to the Editor
April 16:
Tying it all together
Dear Editor,
In the past couple of months,
people have been rising up all
over the country: from sit-ins at
universities to end sweatshop
labor, to massive uprisings
against NYC Mayor Guiliani’s
army of thugs who are trained to
kill men of color, to locked out
steelworkers on the West coast,
to the World Trade Organization
protests in Seattle, to the mass
demonstration to free Mumia
Abu- Jamal and to end the death
penalty. Something is happening
in America. You can feel it in the
air. People are pissed off and the
seeds of revolution are being
planted right now.
Many people, , including
myself, work on all of these
seemingly unrelated issues, not
just one specific issue. The rea-
son for that is that all of the
issues are connected. Yet for
some reason, many of these cam-
paigns and causes lack diversity.
For example, the movement to
end police brutality is often dom-
inated by people of color. The
anti-globalization movement for
economic justice, within the
United States in any case, is often
dominated by white people. I
want to make two things very
clear right now, without going
into all the possible reasons that
this is so: 1)ALL OF OUR CAM-
PAIGNS FOR SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE ARE
DOOMED IF WE DO NOT GET
TOGETHER AND ADDRESS
THIS DIVERSITY — ISSUE
NOW, and 2)WE ARE FIGHT-
ING A COMMON ENEMY. And
what is this enemy, and how are
the issues connected?
Let me break this all down
for you: it is no coincidence that
under capitalism there exists a
police state. Institutional racism
is a phenomenon of capitalism.
Many times we hear of U.S. mil-
itarization abroad, and how our
government uses its military
power to support authoritarian
regimes, thus protecting our
global economic interests. Our
government has been using and
continues to use the same struc-
tural violence against people of
color in this country. Global cap-
italism allows multi-national cor-
porations to exploit people here
and abroad, and here’s how that’s
being accomplished: The World
Bank and the International Mon-
etary Fund, which represent the
consolidation of corporate: greed.
These institutions ensure that the -
United States maintains its glob-
al dominance. Governments in so |
called Third World countries are
forced to set up free trade zones
because of conditions placed on
desperately needed loans by the
money lenders, the IMF and
World Bank. This gives corpora-
tions such as Nike and Wal-Mart
free access to the labor markets
and natural resources of develop-
ing countries all throughout Latin
America. The gross ‘exploitation
propagated by these corporations
leads to the disempowerment of
generations of young people,
denial of women’s reproductive
rights, denial of the right of
workers to collectively bargain
for better wages and working
conditions, and massive environ-
mental destruction. The
IMF/World Bank, along with the
World Trade Organization,
ensure that the governments of
these countries comply with this
exploitation of their people and
resources by threatening to take
away their loans and/or forcing
them to pay massive reparations
for the crime of keeping transna-
tional corporations out (or even
making protective laws that may
cut into their profit). Corpora-
tions in the US, such as Sodexho-
Marriott (which provides the
food service right here on our
own campus), are massively
exploiting people of color and
working class folk in this coun-
try. Let me tell you a little about
this evil corporation. This corpo-
ration is actually a perfect exam-
ple of how people of color are
being exploited in this country,
but let me back up a bit for a sec-
ond.
I’ve recently learned that the
first police were brought to this
country during colonialism to
keep slaves in check. It was also
to keep lower class white males
complacent, because policing
gave them power and authority
over someone else. Nothing
much has changed! It used to be
black people got lynched. Now
we’ve moved on to the electric
chair, or the police, or prison
guards. And if the police are not
killing them, they re being incar-
cerated. The prison industry, in
which Sodexho Marriott is heav-
ily invested, is making millions
off of the incarceration of young
people of color. There is an enor-
mous amount of slave labor that
goes on inside prisons. Yes, I say
slave labor, because the inmates
get credit, not money. Sodexho
Marriott invests a lot of money
into building private prisons, and
somehow those prisons need to
be filled up. The larger structural
picture goes like this: people
come out of prison more angry,
more violent, more frustrated,
more stressed out. All this gets
manifested in violence within the
family and within the race and
the community, but then-oh man,
we goita reduce the crime, that’s
what the police are there for, and
if they kill someone they were
only protecting the community.
But these cops are not part of the
community. They are outsiders,
who are disempoweréd and
stressed out by the capitalist sys-
tem, and get off on the power that
they have over people of color.
Basically, the killing of
young men of color by the pigs
and the high incarceration rates
lead to a breakdown in the fami-
ly. The men are gone either for
long periods of time or forever,
so the women are forced to work
two, sometimes three, part-time
jobs, mainly in food service
(thank god for Sodexho Mar-
riott), domestic service, janitorial
staff, and secretarial work. The
women are the ones who are bur-
dened and stressed out the most
because not only do they have to
deal with the emotional and
physical wear and tear, but they
and their children are many times
the targets of violence within the
family. This whole complex
To sign up to be part
of the caravan to D.C.,
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array of factors weighs down
communities of color, keeps
them subservient and in their
place in the class-based Ameri-
can capitalist society. Institution-
al racism is a phenomenon of
capitalism — spread the word.
The same government (ours) and
corporations that have no prob-
lems placing an incinerator in
black or low-income communi-
-ties are the same corporations
and government that are allowed
to dump dirty, polluting power
plants in India through the poli-
cies of the World Bank and IMF.
Only when we realize that
the root of all these problems is
capitalism will we be able to live
in a world without prisons or
police or free trade zones or cor-
porations or environmental
racism. The problem is actually
even deeper than capitalism. It’s
so deep that I can’t even name it,
however I feel that for now it’s a
big enough goal to overthrow
capitalism. We know that capital-
ism gives us heightened forms of
sexism, racism, homophobia,
anti-Semitism, and every other
inequality, so we must work out
our own internal struggles with
these inequalities that we have
been brainwashed into accepting.
Therefore, we all need to be
representing against the ongoing
patterns of capitalism and colo-
nialism that we see before our
eyes today. Here’s my analogy:
wherever there has been oppres-
sion and exploitation there has
always been resistance and there
has always been struggle. This
struggle comes in cycles. Colo-
nialism may not be here in name,
but we still see the effects of it,
and we are still fighting against
those effects. And one day we
will all break free from these
cycles and these patterns of
hatred, and we will emerge into a
new beautiful consciousness. I
think we are in an extraordinary
time right now because I see us
coming together to root out the
hatred, greed, and disgust that
capitalism is, and we can only do
it with global solidarity among
race, gender, sexual orientation,
age, disability, religious and class
lines.
On April 16, we will all be
coming together in Washington
D.C. to protest the gross inequal-
ities and exploitation caused by
the policies of the World Bank
and IMF during their spring
meeting. I would love to see
these domestic and global issues
represented there. To sign up to
be part of the caravan to D.C.,
call 472-9030.
In solidarity,
{lless gppenheimer
Erin McCampbell:
Next SA president?
Dear Students,
I am writing to let all of you
know about an important deci-
sion that I have made regarding
the remainder of my college
career, Over the last two weeks I
have given much thought to run-
ning for office, and have decided
to run for President of the Stu-
dent Association. Several factors
led me to this decision, and I
would like all of you to know
why I am running and what I will
do for you next year.
Throughout my time at
Albany, I have had the pleasure
to be involved with many cam-
pus-wide organizations and
activities on campus. Last fall, I
ran as a write-in candidate for
one of Colonial Quad’s Central
Council seats. I ran because I felt
I had both the ideas and ability to
make a difference. I ran because
after speaking with the residents
of’ Colonial Tower, I knew they
needed someone in student gov-
ernment who would work and
fight for them and all other stu-
dents. I ran because I knew I
could make a positive change at
this institution. Five months
later, I can honestly say that I
have done just that. As the Chair-
person of the Student Action
Committee of Central Council I
was faced with the task of decid-
ing which issues my committee
would pursue for the year. As I
was thinking about possible
issues, an idea came to me: rather
than personally deciding on our
issues for the year, why not go to
the students themselves and find
out exactly what they want. I
spoke with hundreds of students
in suites on all quads and also in
the Campus Center. While doing
this I learned an important les-
son: the greatest, untapped
resource by student leaders is the
students themselves. The ideas
and the enthusiasm in which they
were displayed truly inspired me
and they continue to do so today.
Two issues were on the minds of
many—-parking and campus
safety. Right away my committee
and I went to work on these
issues. I am happy to say that by
January, between 120-150 24hr.
parking spaces were gained for
students. As for safety, I conduct-
ed a campus-wide safety survey,
which reached 807 students and
was publicly released last month.
Through this survey I discovered
the safety needs and recommend-
ed solutions of students. I have
since met with Chief Wiley, of
the University Police Depart-
ment and together we created a
list of recommendations for the
administration. With this list, I
created a petition and gathered
approximately 2000 student sig-
natures in support of the: safety
recommendations. This week I
will be meeting with administra-
tors and I promise you, I will not
stop until I have achieved our
goal. I have met, and spoken at
length with many of you,
whether it be about parking, safe-
ty, or any other concerns or ideas
that you have. It was during this
year, that many of you
approached me with kind words
of encouragement for the work
that I was doing. Every one of
your kind gestures has given me
the strength and motivation to
continue our fight. It was during
this year, that all of you taught
me and enabled me to dream as I
do now. I will run for you, and I
will give you a year unlike any
other we have experienced at this
campus. Together, your sugges-
tions will create our ideas, which
will then become my goals. Our
year will be incredible, and we
will do it together. At this time I
cannot anounce my platform due
to the campaign rules. However,
I will comment in saying that all
of your concerns and ideas are
important to me and will have a
place in my platform.
In closing, I would like to
thank all the generous people that
have let me into their suites and
have spoken to me about their
ideas, all the students who took
time to fill out one of my sur-
veys, whether it be on parking or
safety, and all the administrators
and faculty who have met with
me to help the students. I look
forward to speaking with all of
you during this campaign, and to
meeting those of you with whom
I have not yet had the pleasure to
speak.
Sincerely,
Erin McCampbell
2000 - 2001
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Moderation and balance key to
healthy weight loss
Dear Middle Earth,
I need some serious help. I
tried on one of my swimsuits
today and I could barely fit onto
it. I was disgusted by what I saw
in the mirror. FAT! Summer is
going to be here fast and I'd
rather die than go to the beach
looking like this. How can I lose
25 pounds before graduation?
Feeling Fat on Freedom Quad
Dear Feeling,
What concerns me most is
that you seem to be feeling very
negative about yourself and your
body. Extreme fear of becoming
fat and an intense drive for thin-
ness may be signs an eating dis-
order, which can lead to other
serious health consequences. If
you are really beginning to feel
awful about yourself, or if you
suspect that you may have an eat-
ing disorder, I urge you speak
with someone right away. You
might consider making an
appointment at the University
Counseling Center (442-5800) or
calling Middle Earth (442-5777).
Unfortunately, your feelings
are not uncommon. Weight loss
and body image are major influ-
ences in many peoples’ lives. We
are deluged with images of pen-
cil-thin models and celebrities.
We also are confronted almost
daily with a myriad of wonder
pills, miracle diets, books, and
eating plans that claim to have
the secret to weight-loss success.
The message of easy, overnight
solutions to weight loss is tempt-
ing but misguided, and tends to
be ultimately disappointing.
However, there are effective and
reasonable methods you can use
to achieve your weight loss goals.
These include changing eating
and exercise habits.
I urge you to be sure that
both your weight loss goals and
time frame are realistic. Are you
actually 25 pounds overweight,
or are you trying to fit some ide-
alized image? If you are focused
on losing a good deal of weight
quickly, you might be setting
yourself up for disappointment.
Remember, weight lost rapidly is
usually regained rapidly. Con-
sulting a health care professional
is important to help make sure
that you are being safe and
healthy while trying to lose
weight.
A visit to your physician or a
nutritionist will help you to find
healthy weight range for you
given your basic body shape,
height, genetics, etc. (The Uni-
versity Health Center number is
442-5454, or call 442-5229 for
the Health Center’s appointment
desk.) A doctor or nutritionist
will probably tell you that dieting
alone is not an effective method
for losing weight and keeping it
off. Sometimes dieting can be
unhealthy or even unsafe.
Extreme calorie restriction can
lead to health problems, such as
malnutrition and eating disorders.
Even if dieting is not so extreme,
feelings of deprivation often lead
to binge eating in the long run.
The body needs a variety of
foods for growth, tissue repair,
energy, and true fitness. Any diet
which advocates eating poorly or
too little should be avoided.
Most nutrition experts today
agree that consuming a variety of
foods is the cornerstone of
healthy eating, whether the goal
is to achieve or maintain a
desired weight.
The best program for weight
loss is one that combines a sensi-
ble reduction in calories and fats
with some form of regular exer-
cise. A sensible diet involves eat-
ing less of some foods (i.e., high
fat and sugary foods), and
increasing the intake of other
foods (such as vegetables, whole
grains and fruits). The formula is
simple: burn more calories than
you take in so they are not stored
as fat.
Exercise is the key to help-
ing the body burn fat and build
muscle. Dieting alone promotes
the loss of muscle tissue (protein)
and temporary loss of water-
weight, but the long-term effects
will be minimal without exercise.
Once you have been eating better
and exercising regularly, your
body weight is not as important
as the way you feel and how your
clothes fit, because muscle
weights more than fat!
The exercise you choose
should be based on the activities
you would most enjoy doing
about three times a week. You
can certainly vary the type of
exercises you do so that you do
not become bored and give up.
The exercises you do to lose fat
should be aerobic, meaning that
the activity raises your heart rate
enough so that you are breathing
heavy and cannot sing, but can
still speak. To increase cardiovas-
cular fitness and promote fat loss,
you should engage in this activity
for about 30 minutes three times
a week-this could be walking,
swimming, jogging, riding a
bike, etc.
Strength-training exercises
like weightlifting or sit-ups build
and tone muscle. These are also
important components of an
exercise program because the
more muscle you have, the more
fat your body burns at rest.
Strength-training all muscle
groups twice a week will improve
overall condition. And don’t for-
get to stretch your muscles after
any form of exercise to increase
flexibility and prevent injury. |
Changing your eating and
exercise habits can be difficult.
You should begin slowly, set rea-
sonable goals for yourself, and
see your doctor for a full physical
examination before you begin. If
you deny yourself too many of
the foods you like or set out to
exercise too rigorously, it will be
much more difficult to stick with
the program and may result in
you feeling discouraged or
depressed. Moderation and bal-
ance are important concepts to
remember when making these
kinds of lifestyle and behavioral
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changes.
A healthy body image, how-
ever, does not necessarily involve
how much you weigh, but how
you feel about yourself. No one
has a perfect body! Many of us
can be overly critical when it
comes to our bodies and how we
believe others perceive us. If you
feel that your self-esteem may be
more of a problem than your
body image, it might be helpful
for you to talk about it with a
counselor (please see the phone
numbers for Middle Earth and the
University Counseling Center
given earlier in this article).
NOTE: If you have a question
or concern that you would like
answered in the Middle Earth
Roots column, please write to
Middle Earth Roots, University
Counseling Center, Health and
Counseling Services Building,
Second Floor, University at
Albany, Albany, NY 12222 or
drop it off at room 202 (our
business office). While we
won't be able to answer all
questions submitted, you can
always call our hotline at
442-5777.
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Sports
American league preview
“By JEREMY MorRISSEY
Staff Writer
New York Yankees: There are
some very important questions that
need to be answered for this team but
they’re still the ones to beat. They
have to decide to give the left field and
Designated hitter positions to a pair of
youngins like Ricky Ledee and Shane
Spencer or to a fossil like Tim Raines.
Why they moved Chad Curtis and
Chili Davis to not do anything is a
mystery but expect them to once again
make the playoffs and are favorites to
go and win the World Series.
Boston Red Sox: Having one of
the game’s best pitchers in Pedro Mar-
tinez and one of the best batters in
Nomar Garciaparra puts the Red Sox
in second place and possibly the wild
card in 2000. They also got young
outfielder Carl Everett who will be a
nice compliment to right field Troy
O’Leary and Garicaparra.
Baltimore Orioles: Mike Har-
grove takes over one of baseball’s
recent enigmas. Five years ago this
team was a player or two from the
World Series. They have been
through a great many player or two
and haven’t been contenders. Their
core of mostly old veterans is not like-
ly to get them any higher than third
place this year.
Toronto Blue Jays: Though this
team was involved in the wild card
race up to the final two weeks of the
season, they took no steps to make
themselves a better team. They trade
Shawn Green for talented but
headache inducing Raul Mondesi. If
this team decides to hold onto David
Wells for the season and the cool
weather calms Mondesi than this team
will be okay but don’t expect much.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays: This is
an interesting team. They likely won’t
win a lot of games but they’re gonna
hit the heck out of the ball. They have
four players that have hit over forty
homeruns ia least_ one Predicted American League 2000 standings
point in their career: Fred
McGriff, Jose Canseco, | Fast Central West
Vinny Castilla, and Greg | Yanks: 96-66 Indians: 99-73 _A’s: 92-70
Vaughn. The signing of | Red Sox: Royals: 80-82. Mariners:
Juan Guzman should | 92-70 White Sox: 90-72
help the pitching staff a | Orioles: 86-76 70-92 Rangers: 85-77
bit but not much. Blue Jays: Tigers: 65-97 Angels: 74-88
Cleveland Indians: | 80-82 Twins: 58-104
Cleveland needs pitch- | Devil Ravs:
ing. They have always | 72-90
_j Lakers charging into
NBA postseason
By Russ BARRETT
Staff Writer
needed pitching. They
fired a very good manager because
they lost in the first round of last
year’s playoffs because they lacked
quality pitching. Chuck Finley, their
only important off-season acquisition
is 38 years old and may have his best
years behind him. Expect another
division title but even Yankee killer
Finley isn’t going to be enough for the
World Series.
Kansas City Royals: Here’s
where I get risky. Yes, the Royals
were a mere game away from being
the worst record in baseball but with
good reason. They had 30 blown
saves last year compared to 29 con-
verted ones. If they could turn half of
those blown saves into wins, they’ll
be right around 80 wins. Unfortunate-
ly this team has not done anything to
add pitching onto one of baseball’s
most underrated offenses.
Chicago White Sox; Detroit
Tigers; Minnesota Twins: One good
player each (Magglio Ordonez, Juan
Gonzalez, and Brad Radke respective-
ly) gives them an All-Star representa-
tive apiece but there isn’t much more
to these teams.
Oakland Athletics: So, call me
an optimist. Its not that I’m expecting
the A’s to win many more games than
they did in 1999, I just expect the divi-
sion standards to lower. Ben Grieve,
Matt Stairs, John Jaha, and the
Giambi brothers lead a high powered
offense. If the pitching staff can hold
up, this team should squeak into the
playoffs.
Seattle Mariners: Pat Gillick is
the best GM in baseball or so I
thought until he got robbed for Ken
Griffey Junior. This team doesn’t have
many weaknesses but Griffey leaves
behind awful big shoes to fill. Will
likely contend for the division title and
the wild card.
Texas Rangers: In the long run,
getting rid of perennial MVP candi-
date Juan Gonzalez will be the right
move; losing Aaron Sele and Todd
Zeile will not be. Young outfielders
Ruben Mateo and Gabe Kapler
should ease the pain of losing Gonza-
lez but the great seasons of Rafael
Palmeiro and last year’s MVP Ivan
Rodriguez need to be duplicated if
they want another Western title.
Anaheim Angels: They won
only 70 games last year and that was
with Chuck Finley. Without him
expectations aren’t too high. They
have some good bats but this team
wasn’t good last year and they haven’t
done anything to be any better.
MVP: Alex Rodriguez, Mariners -
Griffey is gone but A-Rod is still pro-
tected in the lineup, expect him to
shine. Runner-up: Derek Jeter, Yan-
kees.
Cy Young: Pedro Martinez, Red
Sox - Had one of the best seasons for
a pitcher in recent history last year,
should be interesting to see what he
does for an encore. Runner-up: Mike
Mussina, Orioles.
Manager of the Year: Art Howe,
Athletics.
Rookie of the Year: Ruben Mateo,
Rangers
Shaquille O’Neal and the
rest of the Los Angeles Lakers
are dominating the NBA. They
have posted 19 straight wins
and have reclaimed the
league’s best record.
They maintain a four-and-
a-half game lead over the Port-
land Trailblazers and have
already clinched a playoff spot.
Shaq IS averaging 28.5 points
and 14 rebounds per game. He
was named player of the week
after he notched a career-high
61 points to lead the Lakers in
a romp over the Clippers. The
win streak is the longest since
the Chicago Bulls won 18 in a
row and went on to win the
Championship in 1996. The
trio of Shaq, Kobe Bryant, and
Glenn Rice is mastering the tri-
angle offense implemented by
Coach Phil Jackson. The Lak-
ers hope to carry this energy
into the playoffs in their quest
for an NBA Championship.
Meanwhile, the New York
Knicks have crept back to trail
the Miami Heat by one game in
the East. Marcus Camby has
been reactivated after missing
17 games due to a knee injury.
Patrick Ewing has continued to
play well, accepting his role,
and allowing Latrell Sprewell
and Allan Houston to provide
much of the offense. The
Knicks haye consistently
played well against the top
teams in the league but fail to
maintain such energy against
weaker teams. On Sunday
night, the Spurs came to the
garden and were beaten 93-80
as Ewing contained Tim Dun-
can and moved into fourteenth
place on the all-time scoring
list with his 21 point,15
rebound performance.
Despite losing to the
Miami Heat on their own home
court, the Indiana Pacers pos-
sess the’best record in the East-
ern Conference. Although the
Pacers were eliminated the last
two years in the conference
championship, the team
remained together and hopes to
take the next step and reach the
finals. Reggie Miller has con-
tinued to torch the competition
with his shooting and Dale
Davis has provided the dirty
work, grabbing rebounds and
playing tough defense. Similar-
ly, the Heat have been knocked
off in the early rounds of the
playoffs but have kept the same
lineup led by Alonzo Mourning
and Tim Hardaway.
As long as Shaq stays
healthy and continues to post
MVP numbers they should
coast through the remainder of
the regular season and be pre-
pared to battle the Blazers,
Jazz, and Spurs in the playoffs.
The east will be a fierce battle
between the Knicks, Heat and
Pacers. For the Jazz, Heat,
Knicks, and Pacers, this may be
the last chance for a ring
among the veteran players on
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Softball opens season with successful trip to Florida
By MIKE KIERNAN
Sports Editor
The Albany softball team
closed out a 13-game road trip to
Florida with a 2-1 victory over
St. Louis on Friday. The UAI-
bany Great Danes won 10 out of
13 games to start the season.
Sarah Maida struck out four
and allowed six hits to lead
Albany to its tenth win of the sea-
son. The Great Danes got on the
scoreboard when Kara Faraone
stole home in the bottom of the
first inning. It was one of two
steals on the day for Faraone.
Stephanie Strauss scored on a
wild pitch in the bottom of the
second inning to give Maida all
the run support she needed.
The Great Danes opened the
trip with six straight wins, includ-
ing a 4-0 victory over Capital in
their first game. Jessica Hanson
scattered four hits and struck out
four for a complete game victory.
Audrey White drove in the
winning run to score Faraone
with the game’s lone run in the
bottom of the sixth inning to give
Albany a 1-0 victory over Find-
lay. Faraone reached on an error
and moved to third on a Valerie
Terry double. Maida struck out
three to earn the win.
The Great Danes used six
walks to take a 5-0 lead after
three innings on Notre Dame,
Ohio. Albany scored the five runs
despite being one-hit by the
Notre Dame pitching. White
scored twice and added a stolen
base in the contest. Amy Hawk
pitched a two-hit shutout striking
out five for the 5-0 victory.
Maida pitched a_ no-hit
shutout and struck out nine to
lead Albany to its fourth victory
of the season, a 1-0 win over
Dowling. April Kuryluk scored
the game’s lone run in the fifth
inning on a triple by Stacy
Kowal.
Hanson pitched four shutout
innings and the Great Danes
scored seven runs in the second
inning en route to a 9-1 victory
over Mount St. Clare. White and
Strauss each had RBI singles.
Strauss had a two-run single
in a five-run fourth inning to help
lead Albany to a 6-1 win over
Saint Anselm, Maida struck out
five and scattered five hits for the
complete game win. Strauss fin- .
ished with two hits and three
RBI.
The Great Danes suffered
their first setback of the year in a
3-1 loss to Monmouth. Terry
tripled and scored on a sacrifice
fly by White in the top of the
third to give Albany a 1-0 lead.
Monmouth struck back in the
bottom of the inning with two
runs and added another in the
fifth. Monmouth pitcher Scarlett
Reuter gave up just two hits and
struck out six.
Albany rebounded with a 6-1
victory over Salem-Teikyo. Han-
son pitched a one-hitter and
struck out six, while Erika Gee
and White each went 2-for-3. Gee
had a double, two RBI, and two
runs scored in the game.
St. Joseph’s, Pa. scored five
runs in the bottom of the sixth
inning to break a 5-5 tie en route
to a 10-5 victory. Terry went 3-
for-4 with a triple and RBI, and
Strauss added two hits and two
RBI for the Danes.
The Great Danes swept a
doubleheader with Holy Cross
the next day to improve to 9-2 on
the season. In the first game,
turally, the country’s premiere leadership school
offers a renowned staff of courteous instructors.
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Pitcher Jessica Hanson won four games during the Great Danes successful
trip to Florida.
Albany trailed 1-0 heading into
the seventh inning before the
Danes exploded for six runs and a
6-1 victory. Kuryluk tied the
game with a RBI single and
Kowal scored the go-ahead run
on a fielder’s choice by Debbie
Hodge. The Danes had to come
from behind in the second contest
as well after falling behind 2-0 in
the bottom of the fourth inning.
In the sixth inning, Terry had a
two-run single to tie the game
and scored on a sacrifice fly by
White for the game-winner. Terry
went 3-for-3 on the day with a
triple, two RBI, two stolen bases,
and a run scored.
The final day of the trip saw
the Danes fall to St. Joseph’s, Pa.
again, 8-7. Albany took a 7-5 lead
on a two-run single by Kowal in
the top of the fifth but gave up
three runs in the bottom of the
inning. The~Great Danes, whose
next game is home against Buck-
nell on March 26, went on to
defeat St. Louis later that day to
close out the trip.
Sports
Joanna Tomasino named
women’s soccer coach
Interim Director of Athletics
Gail Cummings-Danson recently
announced the hiring of Joanna
Tomasino as head women’s soccer
coach. Tomasino is the eighth coach
in the program’s history and will
take over the job just elevated to
full-time status.
Soto, Edmundson break
records at IC4A Champi-
onships
Luis Soto and Ron Edmundson
broke school records, in the long
jump and triple jump, respectively,
at the 79th annual IC4A Indoor
Track & Field Championships. Soto
placed third in the long jump with a
leap of 23-feet, 11.75-inches, break-
ing the five-year-old school record
by almost three inches. Edmundson
finished eighth in the triple jump
with a jump of 49-4.50, breaking his
own record for the third time this
season, this time by seven and a half
inches.
Women’s _ lacrosse
trounced in opener
Kat Brady scored six goals and
added three assists to lead Towson
to a 21-3 victory over Albany in the
Great Danes Division I debut on
Saturday afternoon.
Albany fell behind 3-0 early
before Alexis Esposito pulled the
Danes within two with just over 20
minutes remaining in the first half.
The Tigers scored the game’s next
four goals and took a 12-2 lead into
halftime. Towson scored the last
seven goals of the contest. Dawn
DiMicco and Maria Ferrucci each
scored a goal and Kim Martini
made 14 saves for the Danes.
Cetnar, Haggarty and
Buchannan, Tucker named to
All-Independent Team
Todd Cetnar and Matt Haggar-
Update
ty were named to the Division I All-
Independent Team in men’s basket-
ball. Cetnar was named to the first
team, while Haggarty was a second
team selection. This season, Cetnar
led the Great Danes in scoring (16.1
ppg), assists (4.2 pg), steals (2.1 pg),
and free throw percentage (82 per-
cent).
Haggarty averaged 13.7 points
and 3.1 rebounds this season’ and
was among the top-10 Division I
leaders in three-point field goals
made (3.36 pg). The senior also
established a new school record for
three-point field goals made in a
season (94), and over a career (256).
The two also scored over 1000
points in their careers here. Cetnar
finishes ninth on the all-time list
while Haggarty is 16th.
Megan Buchanan and Liz
Tucker were named to the Division
I All-Independent Team in women’s
basketball. Buchanan was named to
the first team and received the sec-
ond most votes while Tucker made
the second team. Buchanan aver-
aged15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and
1.4 steals per game this season
while becoming the school’s all-
time three-point leader with 124.
Buchanan finished her career third
on the school’s all-time list with
1,093 points scored.
Tucker averaged 12.7 points,
7.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2.3
steals over the course of the season.
She led the team in rebounds,
assists, and steals.
Maida named _ Softball
Independent Pitcher of the
Week
Albany’s Sarah Maida was
selected as the pitcher of the week
in women’s softball for the week
ending March 5. Maida, a sopho-
more, threw two shutouts in her first
starts including a no-hitter in a nine
strikeout, 1-0 win over Dowling.
That performance followed a three-
hit shutout in another 1-0 victory
against Findlay.
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By DAN SAWTELLE
Associate Sports Editor
The UAlbany men’s baseball
team traveled to North Carolina
over spring break to open their
inaugural Division I season. The
UAlbany Great Danes finished
their week with a 1-6 record,
their only win coming against
UNC-Charlotte.
The Danes first game came
against the UNC-Wilmington
Seahawks and ended in a one-run
loss. UNC-Wilmington sopho-
more third baseman David
McPherson singled in the win-
ning run with the bases loaded in
the ninth inning to win 4-3.
Albany catcher Rob Ryan went
3-for-3 at the plate, while starting
pitcher Scott Tower recorded six
strikeouts and allowed five hits in
seven innings.
The Danes faced UNC-
Wilmington (10-3) again on
Sunday for a double-header at
Brooks Field. The Seahawks
swept Albany, winning the first
game, 9-5, and the second, 7-1.
first
In the game, UNC-
Wilmington pitcher Jack Temple
recorded 10 strikeouts while
allowing only two runs on six
hits over seven innings. Senior
center fielder Michael Oliva had
a three-run double for the Danes.
In the second game, UNC-
Wilmington scored seven times
in the second inning to put the
game quickly out of reach. The
only run scored by Albany came
in the fourth inning courtesy of-a
Steve Checksfield home run.
On Tuesday, the Danes trav-
eled to take on UNC-Greensboro
at UNCG Stadium. Albany’s
Oliva had two hits, including a
home run, while also scoring two
runs. Checksfield singled three
times and added an RBI, but
UNC-Greensboro hit four home
runs on the day, two in the eighth
inning alone, sending the Danes
to an 0-4 record.
Albany next traveled to play
Davidson (12-8) Wednesday
afternoon at Wildcat Park.
Albany quickly jumped out to a
2-0 lead in the first inning on a
Mike Kuebler RBI double and a
Steve Lizza sacrifice fly. The
Danes couldn’t hold the lead, as
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Danes end off week with big win
Davidson poured in 14 runs over
the next three innings. Albany did
manage to post a five-run seventh
inning highlighted by Oliva’s
two-run double. Oliva finished
with three hits on the day.
On Thursday the Danes trav-
eled again to UNCG Stadium to
take on UNC-Greensboro. The
Danes lost 22-11 as Greensboro
(11-5) jumped out to an 11-1 lead
in the bottom of the fourth inning
highlighted by Chris
Mittendorf’s three-run home run.
The Danes fought back by scor-
ing eight runs over the next two
innings to cut the lead to 12-9.
Checksfield had five RBI’s and a
three-run home run in a five-run
sixth inning, but the Spartans
pulled away with an eight-run
seventh inning to put the game
away. Mike Kuebler had two
RBI’s, while Jim Lovett and
Mike Grasson added doubles for
Albany.
On Friday Albany defeated
UNC-Charlotte (12-4) 7-6 for
their first win of the season. Mike
Kuebler had an RBI sacrifice fly
with two outs which scored the
go-ahead run in the final inning
that saw the Danes cross the plate
five times. Charlotte jumped out
to an early 6-1 lead in the third
inning, but Albany pitcher Mark
Zacharczyk held the UNCC
Forty-Niners to 4 2/3 hitless
innings, earning the comeback
win. Reliever Jason Trufant came
in and retired two batters to earn
the save. Checksfield led Albany
with three hits, including a two-
run double that tied the game.
UNC-Charlotte is ranked among
the top 50 NCAA Division 1
schools.
River Rats look to get
back on right track at home
By SHAWN FIELD
Staff Writer
The Albany River Rats are
trying to hold on to the fourth and
final playoff spot in the Empire
Division. With 13 games remain-
ing the Rats lead the Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton Penguins by 13
points in the standings. The Rats
look like they will make the play-
offs, which they haven’t missed
in their entire team history which
spans back to their inaugural
1993-1994 season, but the ques-
tion is where will they finish in
the standings?
They trail the Hamilton
Bulldogs by five points for third
place in the Empire Division and
have only one game remaining
against their division rivals from
North of the border, who also
happened to knock the Rats out
of the Calder Cup Playoffs last
season. The Rats have three
games remaining against the
Syracuse Crunch whom they trail
by only seven points for second
place and home-ice advantage in
the first round of the 2000 Calder
Cup playoffs.
The Rats have three games
remaining against Wilkes-Barre
as well as one game remaining
against the division leading
Rochester Americans who went
to the Calder Cup Finals last sea-
son. These games will have a
great impact on where the Rats
finish in the standings.
The Rats will play eight of
their final 13 games at the Pepsi
Arena where they are 11-17-4
this season. This certainly is not
encouraging, considering the
Rats have not won at home in
over a month, with their last
home win coming on February
12 against Hamilton. Rookie
goaltender J.F. Damphousse has
been the man between the pipes
for the Rats in their last two
games.
In their last game, the
Albany River Rats defeated the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins,
5-2 to improve their record to 14-
20-2 on the road. Pierre
Dagenais continues to lead the
Rats in goals, adding two against
the Penguins while Damphousse
turned aside 40 shots. Jeff
Williams also added a goal and
an assist for the River Rats in the
win.
Team captain Steve Brule
leads the Rats with 64 points
(27G, 37A) while Dagenais leads
the team with 32 goals and is sec-
ond on the team in points with
57. These two players will need
to step up their play if the Rats
wish to move up in the standings
as they fight for better playoff
positioning.
The Rats have no time to
waste as they have four games in
five days, which _ started
Wednesday with a loss to the
Hartford Wolfpack. The Rats will
play back-to-back home games
this weekend as they take on the
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
this Saturday at 7:30 PM and the
Providence Bruins this Sunday at
4 PM.
Attack roll past Rock, win
By SHAWN FIELD AND
JAMIE BLOCHER
Staff Writers
A win against the defending
National Lacrosse League cham-
pions, the Toronto Rock, moved
the Albany Attack into fourth
place. The Attack remain only
one game out of first place in the
standings following their third
straight win this past weekend.
The win was the Attack’s
fourth one goal game of the sea-
son, this time winning by a score
of 8-7. The surge by the Attack in
their last three games coupled
with Toronto’s 2-3 record in their
last five games has created a traf-
fic jam atop the NLL standings as
five out of the eight teams in the
league are within one game of
each other.
The game was filled with
jarring hits; both teams combined
for 15 roughing minors and four
fighting major penalties. There
were a total of 108 penalty min-
utes handed out in the game.
Albany’s Darris Kilgour the
MILL/NLL career leader in
penalty minutes and Toronto’s
Glenn Clark accumulated 20
penalty minutes each and were
both thrown out of the game early
in the second half. This game was
a slower, grinding game, more
typical of the Canadian style of
play than the adapted “run and
gun” American style. The teams
were tied at four at the half and
then tied again at six entering the
fourth quarter. With less than a
minute on the clock, Ted
“Dasher” Dowling, the NLL goal
scoring leader, sent the crowd
into a frenzy when he scored,
giving the Attack the victory.
This game was especially
meaningful to Albany goalie Rob
Blasdell, whom Albany acquired
in the expansion draft from
Toronto. Blasdell’s 42 saves on
Saturday ties a season high for
the goalie, who was also named
game MVP, holding Toronto to
their lowest goal total this season.
Albany fans were not the only
ones impressed with Blasdell’s
level of play, as he was named
NLL Player of the Week for week
10. Josh Sanderson led all scorers
with a point on each of Albany’s
goals but one, scoring two him-
self and assisting on five others.
The Attack has climbed
above the .500 mark for the first
time in franchise history. Albany
looks to extend its unbeaten
home record and its three-game
winning streak against the New
York Saints (3-6), this Friday at 7
pm. In their previous meeting this
season, the Saints defeated the
Attack 17-16 in overtime at the
Nassau Coliseum. The Saints will
be without the services of Chris
Panos who was traded to the
Philadelphia Wings. Panos had
_ $ix points (4G, 2A) in the Saints
win over the Attack. In his place
the Saints have activated eight-
year veteran Steve Sombrotto,
who scored seven points in his
first game of the season last week
against the Buffalo Bandits.
Three of the Attack’s final
five games this season are against
teams that are currently ahead of
them in the standings and are cru-
cial in determining the Attack’s
playoff positioning. A win this
week against the sub - .500 Saints
is necessary to solidify Albany’s
playoff hunt.
third in a row
Crosse Talk:
Josh Sanderson remains in
third place in the NLL with 49
total points....Including
Saturday’s game winner, Ted
his physical play.
Dowling’s 30 goals leads the
NLL....With his seventh consecu-
tive multiple point game, Attack
rookie Gary Rosyski begins his
push for Rookie of the Month
honors for the month of March.
