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Danes to visit top-ranked Dutchmen tomorrow
By Mure Herman
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loinorrow night's hly showdown ugnlnM
undefeated local rival Union couldn't have
come at a belter time lot the Albany Stale
Great Dane football team.
riic Danes, down in the dumps alici droppiny their first two panics, now ha\e their
eon tide nee level boosted considerably
following their 2H-0 blowout over llroekpoil
Statu. Hut will confidence be enough for the
Danes to overcome the powei fill I lliioti
squad, who have oulseored their liisi two opponents 64-7?
"I think we can beat litem," said Albituj
Slate Head Coach Hob lord. "I've ne\et
gone into a game in 1-1 years that I didn't feel
we had a shot ai winning."
Ford is also realistic and understands that
his team can't afford the numerous m he lies
thai plagued them against llroekpoil.
"If we fumble like we did last week (live
times), you can kiss the game good-bye,"
said Ford. "We just can't give them good
field position. If we control the hall and give
them poor field position, like inside the .10
yard line, I feel our defense can hold out,"
To move (he football, the Danes must rely
on sophomore quarterback Mike Ml lit no,
who played impressively in his vuisiiv. debut
last Saturday.
Milano completed sl\ "l 1.1 j'ot 75 yards,
Including a nifty 25*ynrd touchdown pass to
Dob Brian.
"Overall, I was pleased with his performance," said Ford, "He made a lew bad
mistakes but thai probably had to do with
first-game jitters."
A couple of tilings the Danes' coaching
staff seem to be most impressed with in their
young quarterback is Ins throwing arm,
which should enhance the Albany wishbone
offense, and his leadership qualities.
"Milano can run <\IM\ pass equally well,"
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The Danes will battle the Union College Dutchmen at Union tomorrow night. The
Dutchmen are tied lor the top spot In the Division III New York State poll.
said Foul. "And when he docs thiow, he the ton and pass. They will go with two basiccomes over with authority."
sets: tile wishbone anil a zip set, a double slot
Said offensive hack field couch Eddie which, according to Ford, is just a "run and
Zitlooin; "lie's n go-gel-hlm type of guy with
shoot type of tiling."
lite type of confidence thai poms out to the
One of lite [Janes' nagging problems still is
whole team."
the Inexperience of the offensive line, which
Against Union, the Danes plan to mix tip
has been decimated by injuries. Four of I lie
live offensive linemen who will start against
Union tomorrow night will go into the game
with no more than three varsity games under
their bells,The end result could have Milano
becoming quite Intimate with Union's
aslroturf before the night is over.
Since the Danes are not expected lo be putling loo many points on the board against a
Union defense that's only allowed sc.cn so
far I Ills year, llicy will have to depend on
their reliable defense to stifle the Dutchman
attack.
The Danes' defense, rresh from shutting
out Uroekport, will have their work cut out
lor them against a very talented Union offense.
The Dutchmen use a multiple and
widespread system which utilizes Ihc strong
arm of their junior quarterback, Dan Stewart
In order lot the Danes to contain Ihc
Union offense, (hey will have lo put some
kind of pressure on Stewart.
"We've got 10 at least squeeze Stewart, not
necessarily sack liini, but just lo put on
enough pressure lo at least rush his throws a
bit," said Ford. "Give that guy time and
he'll tear you apart."
Senior defensive tackle Jim Oinficld, who
recorded one sack last week while dealing all
kinds of disturbances in the Brockporl
back field, will be looked upon tomorrow
night lo do the same.
Union's offense also features two fine
tailbacks, junior John Johnson and senior
Mill I turner.
"All in all, Union has a well-balanced offensive attack," said Ford. "They constantly
keep you off guard."
Tomorrow's odd 7:30 p.m. kickoff time
hopes to attract a capacity crowd bill Union's
coach AI Haguoli feels the rivalry will draw
fans by itself: "Of course the game has
special meaning for both sides because we're
so close lo each other geographically, and lite
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Netmen topple Engineers; host ECACs today
By Keith Murder
After lying RPt for second in ihc Great Danes Classic
last Saturday, the Albany State men's tennis team beat the
F.ngincers in a dual meet Tor the fifth year in a row on
Thursday by a score of 6-3.
They did so in a very commanding fashion; in fact, the
only singles match thai was not taken by Albany was
number six, where regular Mike Dermansky did not com-
pete due lo an injury. After winning the singles matches
5-1, the doubles mulches were all bin academic,
Coach Jim Serbalik attributes this dramatic turnabout to
two things: the bad draw they received in the Great Dane
Classic, and Ihc team's mental attitude. "They kept
everything in perspective, they were proud of what they
did, (in the Classic) but still came out to practice this week
and worked very hard." Capiuin Dave Ulrich echoed these
sentiments by saying, "We expected a light match and we
Rob Karen won his match as the men's tennis team beat FtPI. The netmen will host the ECACs today and tomorrow. Albany Is 2-1 this season with yesterday's vioctory.
were all psyched to play. Everyone came up with big points
when we needed them."
Coach Serbalik hopes that this victory that upped the
team's record to 2-1 will be one more step in the direction
of forgetting last year's team. "This team gels no respect,
und people arc always talking about last year's team. I
don't even know who was here last year. Bjom Borg could
have been here last year and I wouldn't have known it,"
commented the affable coach. Serbalik is serving as interim
coach while Bob Lewis is recovering from an injury.
This seems to be the feelings of this whole talented
squad, which is made apparent by sophmorc Jay Eisenbcrg,
who said, "I wish people would forget about'our losses
from last year, and worry about what we have this year. We
have a very strong team which finished second in the Great
Dane Classic, which is the best this team has ever done. Jim
(Serbalik) is doing a super job — lie came in without knowing us and turned us into a closely knit unit."
Only (wo of ihc six singles matches had lo go lo a
decesive third set. In a mutch thai look almost two hours,
Albany's Tom Schmllz defeated Rl'l's Rob Filly 2-6, 6-2,
7-6. I he oilier match that went the distance was taken by
Rl'l, where Murk Dull defeated Albany's Mark Sanders
7-6, 3-6, 6-3.
Tile other four singles matches were laken in straight sets
by the Great Danes. Number one Dave Ulrich defeated Lajos llorvath 6-2, 6-4. Number three Rob Karen won his
match over Rich Waters, 6-3, 7-5. Number four Dave
Grossman easily defeated John Volenti, 6-2, 6-2 und
number five Jay Eisenbcrg look Jeff Rcssini 6-2, 6-4.
The doubles teams didn't fare as well. One reason for thai
is because they had nothing at slake. Another is because
Albany wus not paired in its usual doubles sets, because ill
today's ECAC tournament a player cannot compete in
both singles and doubles und the couch wanted to give some
new people some practice together before the lournumenl.
Still, Albany's team of Ulrich und Dave Keiuerinan combined to bury Rl'l's Jeff Essln and Charlie Madden in
straight sets 6-2, 6-1.
NE'I NOTKS: ECACs begun this morning with un expected
turnout ui 25 learns,,.Serbalik Is imping to have Dermansky buck fur Tuesday's match with Oswego...Next week
Duties will host SUNYAC Championships and ore In quest
of their tilth straight conference title.
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BY THE ALBANY
STUDENT
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Tuesday
October 4,1983
LXX
NUMBER
30
Minorities question
enforcement of
equal access policy
By Alicia Cimbora
WARREN STOUT UPS
Posting areas on the Podium
"II is taken for granted that a poster is legitimate, " said Director of Student Programming Richie Golubow.
SA misses anti-semite poster
By Liz Reich
A number of anti-Semelic posters had to be taken down
Friday afternoon due to their offensive message, even
though they were approved by the Student Association, according to Student Activities Director James Doellefcld.
The posters announced a Druid Lodge "Getting Acquainted Ceremony" and advertised to "try the
alternative."
The poster also stutcd that after the ceremony there
would be a "human sacrifice followed by revelry." This
wus seen as a 'blatant assault aimed at Jewish students,"
said SA Director of Student Programming Richie
Golubow,
The handwritten black and white poster states that Druid
lodge would meet ut Chapel House, 9 p.m. Thursday,
September 29. "We are trying lo analyze the poster for
what it really says," said Golubow. The most prominent
lettering on the poster says "try the ulternative," and RZA
stands for "Revisionist Zionist Alternative," he explained.
"The Druid Lodges were a pagan cult and We think the
'human sacrifice followed by revelry' refers lo the death of
Christ and the celebration that followed. The 'Getting Acquainted Ceremony' listed on the poster was at the same
duy and time us a Simchat Torah parly sponsored at Chapel
House by the Jewish Student Coalition-llillel and RZA.
There was a concentration of these posters on Dutch Quad.
I believe the fact that there is a Koscher meal plan on
Dutch, which a lot of Jewish students use, litis a lot to do
with the posters being put up there."
No one seems to know the exact number of posters
printed. JSC-Hlllel President Cheryl Smith said "they were
visible on Dutch Quad, but not plastered till over."
Neither SA nor RZA knows who is responsible for the
poster. "We have notions of who did this, but can't sny,"
suid Golubow. RZA President Steve Hilzenrath said,
"Whoever put the posters up is sick. There arc a lot of
crazies out there. You can't point a finger unless you have
evidence, which we don't."
Golubow expressed concern that the poster was approved by SA for posting. "It is taken for grunted that a poster
is legitimate. No one is checking it," he said.
Posters are date-stumped at the Campus Center Information desk only If they "announce events sponsored by
recognized campus organizations," according to the SA
Exterior Poster Policy.
"This poster should not have been stumped because it
docs not reflect sponsorship of the activity," said
Doellefcld. "Somebody made a mistake and stamped it. I
don't know who it wus."
The poster approval policy wus explained by nn
anonymous Graduate Student Assistant who works at the
Campus Center Information Desk. "There are 40 student
ussistants who work at the desk and five graduate assistants
who are in charge of the desk. Approximatey 10 to 15
posters are submitted for approval every day. Most are
looked over carefully. Usually one or two a week arc considered offensive. Often it is sluff against women. When
someone submits an offensive poster we send (hem to see
Jim Doellefcld," he said.
Doellefcld attributes the poster's approval to the fact
that "there are many student assistants at the Campus
Center Information Desk. Because they arc new, they are
inexperienced. Whoever authorized this is a new employee.
This is the kind of mistake thai can occur early in (he fall
semester, but 1 would be surprised to see it later on in the
year."
"It is very subjective as to what is considered offensive.
For example, last year a sexual term was used in u funny
way to advertise n party on Indian. It was not meant lo be
offensive, bul some girls came in lo complain," Ihc
graduate student assistant added.
He also said that the poster policy is vague because noncampus organizuions can submit posters for approval, "but
they can only be hung on the two octagons in front of the
Campus Center. It could be anything from 'roommate
wanted' to an advertisement for a bar. But it could not be
nnything offensive."
Doellcfeld suid, "I sent n person out Tuesday and asked
them to remove all the posters they could locale on the
podium and they found one. The next day they found a
number located on Dutch Quad."
SA plans to make the poster approval policy more stringent by recognizing only those campus organizations for
which they have the name of a contact person. Golubow explained, "this is a grey area within SA. We have cards on
file for groups but no members listed as contact people for
the groups."
To remedy this, Golubow has "given Peg Aldrich of Student Activities a lis! of all the currently recognized groups
and she is upduting them on u word processor."
Golubow does not believe offensive posters will be SAapproved in Ihc future due to "the awareness of this poster.
People ui the Information Desk arc going to be watching
foi posters like this."
Hilzcnrutli stutcd, "us fur us future harassment goes, we
will have lo wait and sec, but chances are if the person does
it again they will be caught."
Doellefcld suid lie can't be sure how many offensive
posters are printed by students. "1 nsk the student
assistants at the Information Desk to send to me people
thut wunt posters to be printed thul arc sexist, racist, antiSemctic, or anti-handicapped. Most of the people never
come down the hall to see me. The just disappear,"
tic called this incident "an act of harassment which 1 will
not tolerate," and said, "The United Slates Constitutional
rights will be preserved on this cumpus."
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"The Stale University of New York at Albnny provides
equal access to all those qualified and prohibits denial of
access on the basis of any personal characteristic that is
not related to a person's ability to perform in a position,
to be successful academically or lo observe Ihc standards
and regulations governing the use of services and programs. This policy specifically includes mutters of sexual
preference but is not limited to them. . ."
This policy statement, issued May 7, 1980, is the official
standard of the University at Albany on equality of opportunity. The questions arc: how effective is it, und how
do university groups vulnerable to the types of discrimination described In the policy feel about its effectiveness?
Gloria DeSolc, the Director of Affirmative Action, said
she felt that the discrimination policy is a very relevant
issue and that its importance should not be
underestimated. She also said SUNYA is a forerunner in
this type of policy, and that in light of the delicate subject
matter, handles it very smoothly.
Presently being considered is Ihc possibility of a
statewide non-discrimination policy which would impose
a policy similar to SUNYA's on all state institutions,
DeSole said.
Some groups on campus feel the policy is ambiguously
enforced, and others question whether it is enforced at all.
Eddie Edwards, the president of Albany State University Black Alliance (ASUBA), said that one of the biggest
problems is lack of information among students and
subsequent lack of communication with the administration. "Policy is one thing," he said, "but enforcement is another."
This sentiment was evoked by the president of the
Albany chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Duncan Bailey.
"The policy in itself is a good one, but the problem lies In
the people it governs," he said.
One specific act of discrimination in apparent violation
of university policy is the exclusion of homosexuals from
upper level courses in the military Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Officials of the SUNYA Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) contend that by allowing an ROTC
office on campus, the university violates its own policy.
Mark Eagle, a member of GALA, said that although he
has no intention of joining ROTC, he is "annoyed and
frustrated" at not being able to participntc if he so chose.
According to Capt. David P. Conghran, un ROTC instructor ui Siena College, basic freshman and sophomore
courses are not restricted on the basis of sexual
preference, bul in the junior year, a contract is required
which specifically relates to sexual preference.
Conghran emphasized that the law prohibiting the induction of homosexuals into the military is a Congressional law — not u militury law.
ROTC representatives at the SUNYA gym were not
available for comment on the issue.
When asked whether having ROTC on cumpus is
violation of the anti-discrimination policy, SUNYA VicePresident for University Affairs Lewis P. Welch said dial
Lewis Welch
Groups on campus feel the policy 5 not being enforced
OCTOBER 4,1983 D ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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Volcano and quake hit
Tokyo
(AP) A volcano spewed lava, smoke and hot
cinders over the Pacific Island of Miyakejima
Monday, engulfing one village in las a and igniting fires thai destroyed another. Hours
later, a strong earthquake rocked the island.
One person was reported missing in the
eruption, bui there were no other immediate
reports of casualties. The eruption reportedly
cut off electric service on the Japanese island
and a three-inch ashfall forced the airport to
close.
The earthquake registered 6.1 on the
Richter scale of ground motion and was fell
as far away as Tokyo, 112 miles north of
Miyakejima.
Marines on alert
Beirut
(AP) Mortar and small arms fire struck
Lebanese army positions near Beirut airport
Monday sending U.S. Marines into bunkers
and foxholes for the first lime since a ceasefire halted Lebanon's civil war a week ago.
Warrant Officer Charles Rowe, a Marine
spokesman, said about 30 Marines of the
1,600-man U.S. contigent of the multinational force in Beirut went lo "condition
one" - the highest alert - for 30 minutes at
midmorning while Lebanese army positions
at the nearby Khaldc highway intersection
were under attack. It was not clear w-ho was
doing the shooting.
No shells or bullets strayed into the Marine
compound at the airport and the Marines
emerged from bunkers and foxholes when
the Tiring tapered off, Rowe said.
Despite the latest truce violation, the rival
factions of Lebanon's civil strife continued
their attempts to fortify the cease-fire which
went into effect Sept. 26.
U.N. weighs proposal
Beirut
(AP) The United Nations reportedly is considering a compromise proposal to let Syria
choose which countries would supply
observers to a U.N. force that would oversee
the cease-fire in Lebanon.
The independent Beirut newspaper AnNahar said Monday the formula is being
studied at the United Nations and that Syria
favored observers from Greece, India and
Yugoslavia to monitor the cease-fire, which
entered its second week today.
An-Nahar, whose publisher Ghassan
Tueni is a political adviser to president Amin
Gemayel, attributed its reports to unidentified Western diplomatic sources in Beirut
but did not say who proposed the compromise.
The Gemayel government and contributing
nations of the multinational peacekeeping
force - the United States, France, Italy and
Britain • have been pressing for a 600-man
observation force under direct U.N., contro
to police the cease-fire.
But Syria and its Lebanese leftist allies, including opposition Druse leader Walid
Jumblatl, have this far opposed stationing
U.N. observers in Lebanon's strife-torn central mountains.
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NATIONWIDE
B R I E F~S
Handgun law upheld
Washington, D.C.
(AP) The Supreme Court Monday left intact
rulings that there is no constitutional right to
keep a handgun in your home, pleasing gun
control advocates and possibly opening the
way for more local gun laws.
The justices, without comment, rejected
challenges to a Morton Grove, 111., ordinance
outlawing the possession of handguns.
The ban imposed by the small Chicago
suburb in 1981, and the enormous controversy it generated, has become a focal point in
the emotion-packed confrontation between
"gun control" and "right to bear arms"
forces.
A federal trial judge, later supported by
the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled
that the Morton Grove ban on "any handgun
unless the same has been rendered permanently inoperative" docs not violate the
Constitution.
Those rulings sparked similar gun-cofitrol
proposals across the nation - in cities such a>
San Francisco, Chicago and Miami and in
slate legislatures in Massachusetts and
Maryland.
Arizona flood recedes
Tuscon, Arizona
(AP) Floodwalers that left 10 people dead or
missing and forced thousands from their
homes began receding Monday after washing
away bridges, roads and buildings in a normally bone-dry area of the desert Southwest.
Rivers swollen to record levels burst from
their banks amid heavy rains Sunday, causing
millions of dollars in damage across a
200-mile swath of Arizona, officials said.
But by this morning it appeared "the flood
.stages are coming down," said Frank Barrios, Flood Control Director for the Slate
Department of Water Resources.
"We still have some very high discharges, but
generally all over the state the flood crests art
coming down and we're going to see less
flooding as lime passes unless there are
changes in the storm conditions, which we
are watching," Barrios said.
Glenn irks feminists
Washington, D.C.
(AP) John Glenn says he did not mean to
suggest feminists "loafed" instead of working hard for the Equal Rights Amendment,
but the Democratic presidential hopeful's
comments got him inlo hot water anyway at
the National Organization for Women convention.
Delegates to NOW's annual convention
booed and hissed the Ohio senator's comments Sunday, only minutes after they had
given him an ovation as he ended his speech
with a quote from 19th Century feminist
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Glenn and five of the other Democratic
presidential candidates who talked to the
convention Sunday said they would coasidci
picking a feminist woman as their runnini
mate in 1984. But none of them promised
flatly to do so,
Court refuses suit
; S&tvtea?, Omnsm 1 israsgM
! SUNV««tiMfents tMowd tto'fd
Washington, D.C.
(AP) The Supreme Court, faced with its firstever "wrongful birth" case, Monday rel'usec
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LISTINGS
Ihe American Red Crou Bloodmobile
will be on campus Friday, Oct. 7 in the
Campus Center Ballroom from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The bloodmobile visit is beinf
sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi.
Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogarl
and Ingrid Bergman will be shown on
Monday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the
Albany Public Library, 1000 Madison
Avenue.
:o let parents of a child born after an unsucrcssful sterilization recover the cost of rearing the child.
The court, without comment, turned away
the appeal of a couple who filed a negligence
lawsuit in Illinois.
State courts threw out the claim for rearing
costs, but said the couple is entitled lo be
paid medical and other expenses related to
childbirth and pregnancy if there was
negligence.
But the stale courts said that even if there
was negligence, the couple could not recover
rearing costs from a hospital accused of
malpractice.
King holiday debated
Washington, D.C.
(AP) A While House spokesman said Monday that President Reagan is prepared to sign
legislation making Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday, but Sen. Jesse
Helms, R-N.C, launched a last-ditch light
against Senate passage.
Helms said he opposed a 10th national
holiday because, "We need more productivity, not more leisure time."
While House spokesman Anson Franklin
told a reporter in a telephone interview: "If
the Martin Luther King bill comes lo the
president's desk, he will sign it."
STATEWIDE
BR IE F~s
Inmate lock-in ends
.1 tllCtl
(AP) A slate prison official said Mondaj that
about 1,500 to 1,700 protesting inmates will
be allowed out of their cells for recreation
over the next couple of days as a first step
toward returning the prison to normal,
Louis J. Ganim, director of public information for the slate Department of Correctional Services, said individual talks with individual protesters indicated that virtually nil
of them were ready to end the standoff.
He said the inmates, at first, will be allowed out of iheir cells in small groups for
recreation for an hour and a half at a time.
"We don't want to reopen everything all at
once," he said. "We want to do it gradually
and in an orderly manner."
The inmates began Iheir protest Sept. 19
when they refused to leave their cells. They
complained of poor food, poor health care,
unwarranted beatings by guards, and Inadequate access to the law library.
Toxic threat revealed
Blnghainton
(AP) A study of 800 field mice around (he
Love Canal outside Niagara Falls says those
living closest lo ihe toxic waste dump have
the shortest life spans.
"That animals were and are being contaminated there is unequivocal," said
Biology professor John J. Christian, who
conducted the research at the Stale University of New York at Binghamton,
Mice living near the fence around the
evacuated neighborhood have far higher
levels of chemicals in their bodies than
animals living just across the toad, Christian
said.
The two-year study was underwritten with
a $175,540 grant from the Environmental
Protection Agency In 1982
"I think thai it (the degree of animal contamination) is o useful Indicator of Itow
dangerous the area is. I don't think it alone
would form the basis for any final decision
because ihe animals go underground, which
people don't," he said.
The Nclghburhood Planning C'ualltlmi,
Inc. has announced a Winctasting Party
lo be held at the historic Schuyler Mansion at the corner of Clinton and
Catherine Sis. cm Sunday, Oct. 16 al
Ski Club will hold an inlcrest meeting 1:30 p.m. A donation of $5 is requested.
on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in LC 23. All proceeds will be used to renovate
For more information call Bruce abandoned buildings in the South end.
For more information call 436-8777.
489-0551 or Beth 4890890.
SUNYA Department of Music will be
sponsoring a Faculty Showcase Concert
entitled "Wind Serenades" on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Performing
Arts Ccnier. Nalhan Oolischalk will be
conducting. General admission will be
$2 and.JT for SUNYA students. For
more Information call 457 8608
Delta Sigma H will be sponsoring a
presentation entitled "Your Resume: Is
It Enough?" on Tuesday, Oct 4 al 7
p.m. in LC 19. John Alexander, Director of Career Planning and Placement
will be spoking.
A Woam'a Personal Safety Defense
Workshop will be offered by the Prcsldeni'i Task Force on Women's Safety
on 1 uesiiay. Oct. 4 at at 7 p.m. in the
C H| n Center Assembly Hall. The Instructor will be Maggie Boyi.
the Society (or Ibc Advancement of
Marketing, the newly founded collegiate
chapter of the American Marketing
Association, will hold a general inlcrest
meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in
LC 1.
Task force is tightBy Jim O'Suilivan
STAFF WRITER
At the university's newly-formed Alcohol
Task Force's first meeting, Student Association Vice President Jeff Schneider presented
a student petition with 2,134 signatures asking that the entire interim alcohol policy be
abandoned until the new policy Is In effect.
At the one-and-a-half-hour session, the
group decided that no public stalcmcnts
would be made until the new policy was submitted to Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Frank Poguc.
Karlccn Karlson, director of the OffCampus Housing Office and an administrator on the task force, said that the
committee "would not make any public
statements unlil a final policy is turned into
Dr. Poguc."
The interim policy raised an immediate
outcry of prolcsl when it was announced at
the beginning of i he semester, because it was
not specific, called for all parties serving
alcohol to have various licenses and permits
and forbade the drinking of alcoholic
beverages in most public areas on the quads.
The interim policy was issued by the Office
of Residential Life. Its primary purpose was
lo bring the SUNYA campus into line with
the new 19-year-old drinking age for the state
of New York.
Schneider complained that the policy
"makes RA's the bud guys" because it is "so
vague that Ihe RA's don't know exactly what
Ihe policy states." Schneider also said that he
and the lour other students on (he committee
"demanded thai the RA's be notified of what
Ihey have to enforce and what they don't
have to enforce,"
Steve Mnnley, an RA on Dutch Quad, said
he has not strenuously enforced the policy,
saying, "ns far as drinking in the
lounges. . .as long as it's jlist a few people, it
doesn't bother me." Another RA on Dutch,
who asked to remain unidentified, said she
"hadn't had any problems" but didn't like
lower lounge parties.
"They're less personal and you meet less
people," she said. According lo the interim
policy, "the consumption . . .of alcohol is
not permitted in. . .any areas adjacent to
suites and rooms." This forces all public parlies wiili drinking to be held in the basement
lounges of each quad.
SIMMONS UPS
An uptown campus quad party
Students petition with 2,134 signatures asking for the rejection of the alcohol interim policy.
The RA continued, "We're having parlies
in lower lounges. I had a liapy hour; it was
impersonal. It's nicer in your own lounge
because you're al home."
She finished by saying "We have lo follow
it (the policy); it's one of ihe things you hue
to do and I'm doing it."
An RA on Slate Quad who also asked not
lo be Identified said it was haul not lo have
lounge parties, lie said people want to have
parties and he has lo say n >, which makes
him look like the "bad guy."
An RA on Indian Quad, who also requested anonymity, said the policy was "not
strictly being enforced, It is being enforced lo
th: point of affecting parties, but two people
sitting in a lounge drinking — that's O.K."
She said there were "more parties in suites —
socially people are slaying in their suites and
not coming out and meeting people."
She questioned the effectiveness of any
policy, saying, "people are going lo drink no
mailer where they have lo go to do it."
Schneider said that "the only thing ihnl
was accomplished (at Ihe meeting) was that
we hope to have a permanent alcohol policy
acceptable lo the students and the administration in effect by January."
He said Ihe lask I'orce will meet once a
week.
Schneider continued that he "would like to
see un equal number of students and administrators" on the task foice. The task
force is comprised of eight faculty members
and five students. "To gel something not
detrimental to (he students, the students need
equal Influence," he added.
"The university is in need of an alcohol
policy, but not in need of a policy thai is going to prevent alcohol drinking."
Mike Castcllano, an RA on Dutch Quad
and a member of the lask force, said Ihe lask
force's decision not lo make statements was
based on the fact I hat "if people get the
wrong ideas, liillc pieces will gel blown out of
proportion." He was confident that a new
policy will be formed, saying that It is "very
feasible that we will work together lo come
up with a policy that is equitable lo nil."
Patty Salkin, Dutch Quad Board President
.mil a member of the tusk force, said
"everything looks positive and I don't have
any complaints."
Carl Mnrlin of Ihe Office of Student Affairs would not comment on the issue, since
Ihe group decided not lo make statements on
the policy.
Residential Life Director Paul Miirione
would not comment, he said, because he is
not a member of Ihe task force.
I
SA officials wait for judge's polling decision
By Heidi Grulln
ASSOCIATE NEWS lOUOR
Student Association (SA) officials filed a
reply affadavit yesterday in response to an
unexpected County Board ol" Elections affadavit submitted last Thursday approving
the City of Albany's redisricting plan.
SA officials say they are still wailing for
State Supreme Court Judge John II. Pennock's decision.
SA filed a lawsuit against ihe city on Monday, Sept. 26 demanding thai election
districts be redrawn to include an on-caiiipus
polling place for residents of Colonial and
half of Dutch Quad.
IICB and WCDH VUM will present an
evening with Eddy Grant in the Campus
Center Ballroom on Monday, Oct, 17 at
7:30 p.m. Tickels are $6 with a SUNYA
ID and $8 without, and can be purchased beginning Wednesday, Oct. 5, In Ihe
Campus Center lobby.
Telethon will hold a general interest
meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30
p.m. In LC 5.
SUE MINDICH UPS
The Outing Club welcomes new
members to lis weekly meetings every
Wednesday at 8 p.m. In LC 22.
about alcohol policy
SA van shuttles students to vote
County Board of Election ratifies city decision on ward changes.
The purpose of the reply affadavit, according to SA attorney Mark Mishler, is lo persuade the judge to disregard Ihe Board of
Elections' affadavit, submitted just prior lo
the hearing, which the city and the county
had argued was grounds for dismissal of Ihe
case.
The Board of Elections' affadavit slated
Ihnl ul 9 a.m. Thursday morning, the Board
of Elections had voted to ratify all election
district changes made by municipalities in the
county.
SA is arguing that, by law, the city has the
power lo re-draw election districts until
January 5, but after thai, district changes can
only be made by the Board of Elections. The
city did not re-draw the districts unlil August
15.
However, the Board of Elections' lastminute approval of the city's changes "put a
dent" in SA's case against Ihe city, according
to Mishler.
The reply affadavit, Mishler said, was also
submit led yestcrduy so I hat it could be used
as evidence in Ihe event that SA needs lo appeal Ihe slate Supreme Court decision.
Mishler said he filed the reply affadavit with
the court on Monday morning and mailed
copies of it to the city and county attorneys.
County attorney William J. Conboy said
Monday thai he had not heard about the reply affadavit. "That's a surprise to me," he
said. "It would hove been appropriate thai
everyone be delivered copies," lie added.
Conboy accused Mishler of making an application to the court "without even having
Ihe courtesy to inform me," He declined,
however, to comment specifically on the reply affadavit since he had not seen it yet.
In the reply affadavit, which Mishler said
he wrote during Ihe weekend on the suggestion of SA attorney Lewis Oliver, SA is
challenging several aspects of the Board ol
Elections' affadavit.
Mishlcr's first argument is that the Hoard
of Elections can draw up election districts,
bin ihey don't have the power lo ratify the
district changes made by the city.
Ihe reply affadavit also questions whether
or not the Board of Elections ever actually
held a meeting Thursday morning. As pari ol
the reply affadavit, SA Controller Adam
Barsky submitted a statement saying that
while he was seeking the minutes of the
meeting, Board of Elecliuons Administrator
Rosemary Conway slated thai no meeting
had occurred thai morning.
Mishler also maintained thai the city did
not produce several papers and documents
required by the court as evidence in the suit.
SA's final argument is that governmental
bodies are not permitted lo make
"arbitrary" decisions. Mishler contends ili.u
the Board of Elections ratified 131 new
districts without providing the court with any
written documentation for iheir action.
Mishler said he expects to have a decision
from the judge soon. However, SA President
Rich SchalTer said "there is a possibility ihat
they're (the court) trying to stall so thai we'll
be out of lime lo get a decision for the
November election."
Sclinffer said SA will appeal the decision il
they lose, even if an appeal would not be in
lime lor this election. He added thai he is optimistic thai if SA doesn't winthis lime, they
will win on appeal.
Currently, residents of Indian Quad and
half of Dutch Quad will vote in the gym;
residents of the other half of Dutch Quad will
vote at St. Margaret Mary's Church;
residents of Suite Quad will vole in the State
Quad Flngroom; and residents of Colonial
Quad will vole at the Thruway House.
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OCTOBER 4,1983 a ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 5
Nuclear freeze walk draws hundreds Saturday
long-term, detrimental effects
which the bomb had on those people, the people that didn't die were
hopelessly deformed for life." Beetle noted that people today tend to
forget that with Ihc weapons we
have today, the potential of disaster
in the United States is much worse
than ever before.
"It is a frightening but realistic
fact to contend with," she stressed.
Beetle continued, stating that
"together, Ihc United Stales and
(he Soviet Union have a millionand-a-half times the explosive
power of the Hiroshima bomb.
More Americans must concern
themselves with saving the world
from potcniial destruction. This is
the issue at hand."
By Kris lUlfcll
About 200 people gathered on
the steps of the Capital building in
Albany Saturday for the start ol
one of 250 nationwide nuclear
freeze walks.
Excited whispers filled the air in
anticipation as Albany Mayor
Thomas Whalcn III greeted the
walkers who had joined together to
call for a halt of the nuclear arms
race.
,
Whalcn said he fully endorsed the
freeze campaign, and thai he hoped
"great, glorious things" would occur as a result of the walk.
James Drlcoll, head of the Upper
Hudson Nuclear Freeze Campaign,
read a letter written by the late
Mayor Erastus Coming II, which in
effect, advocated all measures
taken by Americans to halt the production of nuclear weapons. Corning wrote that he saw the need to
"save the world from disaster" by
eventually eliminating nuclear
weapons altogether.
The group, consisting of citizens
of all ages, began the 6.2-mlle walk
through Albany promptly after
Whalcn finished speaking shortly
after 10.
The cloudy skies ovcrhcud didn't
put a damper on the inarch Itself,
but seemed instead to add to the air
of determination towards the
nuclear arms question. Jeanne
Casatclli, walk coordinator for the
Upper Hudson Nuclear Weapons
Freeze Campaign, noted that for
many people, the walk was the
"first chance to stand up and be
counted."
Patricia Beetle, head chairperson
for the Upper Hudson Campaign,
said she was extremely happy with
the turn-out and enthusiasm of the
Saturday's Freeze Walk participants
Citizens of all ages joined together at the capital to protest nuclear arms.
marchers, "It seems like a good,
Doug Manley, Freeze staff
positive thing to be involved In," member, explained thai the camshe said. "People are beginning to paign did not depend on trusting
realize that building weapons the Soviet Union. "We would not
should be halted altogether. There and will not halt nuclear production
are many more positive things to do until they do," he asserted. "Disarwith all the money spent rather than mament must be done in a unifiablc
the negative things which arc being manner, with bolh sides agreeing to
done now."
Ihc same rules." Beetle agreed, adWhen asked what the over-all ob- ding that although the goals arc difjective of the nuclear freeze cam- ficult, they arc not impossible to
paign is, Beetle immediately achieve. "First it is necessary to cut
replied, "to freeze nuclear weapons back. Then we will demand the
in a mutual unifiablc way, with the discontinuation of nuclear weapons
United States and Soviet Union." altogether. It is our eventual aim to
Beetle stressed that both sides must rid the world of nuclear weapons
halt production in order for the altogether," she said.
goal to be a reality.
One serious problem Beetle and
At litis time, there is an estimated
50,000 nuclear weapons in Ihc
United Slates alone, Beetle said,
rills number could rise by 17,(XX) in
he next 15 years, she added. Either
tide who tries lo get an advantage
LISA SIMMONS UPS just seems lo trigger more production, Beetle explained, noting that il
is a fact which nuclear freeze aclivisls
fear with grave intensity.
many other freeze activists sec is
that "not enough Americans art- "It's a no win, never ending situaaware of Ihc difference between the tion," Beetle explained, "This is
conventional weapon and nuclear why we warn citizens to repudiate
weapons." She added thai while Ihc weapons for ihc elimination of
conventional weapons (guns, hand them altogether. People must turn
grenades) arc of course dangerous, away from nuclear weapons and
nuclear weapons arc far more fight for their right to exist safely in
devastating. "People do not realize the world. This is what the walk
represents
to the
or just do not choose lo know the itself
seriousness of the mailer itself." participants."
She added, citing the historical
Beetle and other campaign
disaster of the nuclear attacks on members fully endorse any type of
the Japanese cities of Hiroshima involvement by any person Inand Nagasiki over 30 years ago, that terested in the freeze involvement.
"people lend to forget what hap- "The walk was just one step," Beepened to the citizens there. They do tle claimed, "We will not stop until
not take into consideration the we have achieved our goals."
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SUNYA professor studies
German sects' languages
of grants from the American Council of Philosophic Societies.
Moellcken maintains that there is
On C tober 6, 1683, thirteen
Mcnnoniic families established the "great urgency to record these
dialects
because there is danger that
first permanent German settlements
in the U.S. The settlements arc at they will die out." It took awhile
Germantown,
currently
a for him to gain the confidence of
Philadelphia suburb. Professor the families. "It helps if you know
Wolfgang Mocllckcn, Chairperson Pennsylvania German," says Proof the German department, has fessor Moellcken. "You have un
spent the last sixteen years recor- Immediate rapport. It also helps if
ding and studying this group, which you have contacts; otherwise they
is called the "Pennsylvania Ger- don't open up. You're dealing with
a society that doesn't believe in with
mans."
Moellcken has Intensified his ef- the worldly."
The Amish people are the most
forts to record and analyze the
variations of "Pennsylvania Ger- known of the groups, "The Amish
use
no electricity and drive no cars.
man" (often called Pennsylvania
Dutch) as the 300th anniversary of They use a horse and buggy for
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years living with and studying
groups like the Amish and Old
Order Mennonites.
Moellcken was born in Germany
and arrived in the United Slates in
1957. He has a Ph.D. in Philology
and Linguistics. In 1979, he came to
the University as the Chairman of
the German Languages and
Literature Department.
He is at the midway point of a
two-year, $167,000 project, which
was funded by Ihc National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support has come in the form
transportation. The women cover
their heads, and the men wear dark
clothes. They are baptized at
adulthood," Mucllckcn explained.
The Amish are the fastest-growing
of the sects with a birthrate of 6.5
children per family, and with a
population of over 100,000 that live
in 25 states, including New York,
according to Moellcken.
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4.1983
OCTOBER 4,1983 a ALBANY
Historian stresses importance
ception, Albany County was larger than the
By Robert Longobocco
other ten, combined, and it occupied much
For many, the celebration of Albany of what is now Vermont, Roscberry added.
Roscberry said that since that historical
County's triccntcnnial is either a reason to be
dazzled by fireworks or to be annoyed by document, Albany has had a rich and entertricentennial minutes on television; but, taining history. In the American revolution,
historian C.R. Roscberry believes that it few places can claim as important a role as
should mean a great deal more to Albany Albany County. "The Revolutionary War is
residents. "The triccntcnnial has real my favorite aspect of all of Albany history. It
significance. It is a reminder to the people ol was a dramatic and far reaching event.
the date of the county's finding and the im- Albany was so central to the climax of the
portance of Albany County. Also, the county war in the north. Everything revolved around
has never celebrated a centennial before,"
said Roscberry.
Roscberry spoke before 36 people at the
Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center
on Sunday afternoon. He was commissioned
by the county to write Albany, A County foi
300 Years, as part of the activities connected
with the tricentennial.
His lecture centered on events in New York
Slate and England 300 years ago. "The European background is very important. Becausi
of space limitations, my background research
on England could not fit in the book. I
believe a big frame of reference is missing
from the book. I did extra work and research
for the lecture that I didn't do for the boolc
so it (the lecture) had added significance,"
stressed Roscberry.
On the American side of the ocean, New
York governor Thomas Dognan oversaw the
important events, explained Roscberry.
Under his leadership, "The Charier ol
Priviledgcs" was formed in 1683, he noted.
Besides having a liberal religious tolerance
clause, the charter was the first lime in
history that the word "people" was mentioned in a govcrnmenl document as a recipient
of a fair government, according tc
Roseberry. He noted that "The convention
that convened to write the charter was the
first instance of freely elected representative
delegates gathering to make laws which affect
them." The charter created the eleven
original counties of New York who all share
their tricentennial this year, he said. At its in-
of
tricentennial
ment had finally settled In Aibany. But one
detail was left unfinished," he said. "In
1971, an assemblyman discovered that
Albany was never .officially named the
capital, so a bill to that effect was put
through. The establishment of the capital
was the biggest event changing Albany from
a Dutch community to an Important city in
the state," he stated.
Roscberry noted that the institution that
Albany has contributed to the nation is the
State capital across Irom the Empire Plaza
Covernor Thomas Dugan formulated a ' •Charter of Privaleges'' creating AIbany County
Albany, even more so than New York
political machine with its origins dating back
stated Roscberry
to the early nineteenth century. "Martin Van
The Revolutionary War in Albany was an Buren organized Albany's first machine
important development in American history, before he became Andrew Jackson's Vicebut, Roseberry noted, the establishment of President. Then Thurlow Tweed came to
Albany as the capital of New York was the town and started the Albany Journal and the
most Important development in County Whig party," he explained. "The final
history, and took over 150 years to happen. transformation of the machine began in the
"When New York State was first created, the 1890s with the Republican machine of
legislature met as it traveled between New Barnes. One of his henchmen, Daniel P.
York and Albany. Eventually they couldn't O'Connell, became the Democratic leader
carry all the documents, so in 1797 they voted but used the tricks and tactics of the
to store the documents in Albany," explain- Republicans to start the machine that (late
mayor) Erastus Corning inherited M„v
politics was born in Albany," R ^ J
While Albany style politics wasevo],in.„
too were the cultural patterns of thcmT
said Roseberry. With,he huildingoS
Canal,'the Irish settled In the | U S
district in North Albany, he noted The
diet between the Irish unci the "arisiocn*
is best examined In one of Roscbtm',
favorite anccdolcs; "One day, t«0 hfc,
the aristocracy were riding by |„We ,
through the lumberyard district nnilmali,
derogatory remarks about the Irish \,\,!
over the town. At I he nevi slop, asloul|ik|
woman who had been sining behind ihemta
up lo leave, then turned lo the two ladle)w
said, 'You should both go to hell. Ymu„;,
find any Irish there!'"
Roscberry stumbled upon his Interest local history. He began his iournallsilcciw
with the Knickerbocker Ncsss ns amuslcw
drama critic, Aflcr service in World Wall
and a slim with the Buffalo I vcnlng Nm
he returned lo Albany \siih I|K- rimcs-Unlm
"They already had a music and drama tn'ii
so I did Sunday features with a historic^
flavor. I'm very thorough in cverythlnt Idt
so I did In-depth research. Now I'm CM
sldcred an historian and I haled hisioi) j
college," Roseberry suid.
Now he hopes that people will iakt i';
triccntcnnial and area history in geacti
seriously. "To a large degree the people i
Albany don't lake their history serloml)
hope the triccntcnnial makes Ihcm reiliii
how important this locality has played sing
the 1500s," slate Roseberry. "Thcpcoplei
Albany should be Interested In fhchlslotye
the area they live in as any Inhabitant shoulJ
But possibly even more so, became hoi
many areas have such a long history and on
that is so important."
The lecture on Sunday afternoon »i
sponsored by the Friends of the l.ibtir)
Talks by SUNYA faculty members arc pllni
cd for the rest of the year cm the scion
Wednesday of every monih.
Battering
relationships
rising on
The next day Ed went to Lisa's room bear- two. It is often a renewal of the feeling that
ing flowers. He seemed genuinely upset by brought the two together in the first place.
what he had done and he promised Lisa it The battering person generally apoligizes and
Ed and Lisa have been going out for two would never happen again. Ed spent the next promises the battered that it will not occur
years. Saturday night they went to the Rot, few weeks being exceptionally kind and con- again."
and spent the evening with friends. A guy siderate. Their relationship seemed to be
Haltering within boyfriend-girlfriend relawho lives In Lisa's dorm sat down with her to stronger than ever...
tionships on college campuses is on the rise.
talk for a while. They laughed together about
Three months later Ed slapcd Lisa for smil- Libby Post, media director of the Student
something that happened in the dorm, and ing at a guy at a party.
Association and coordinator of Women's
while they spoke Ed gulped down a few
The fictional case study cited above is just Safety Awareness Days, said that people
beers. Lisa's friend left and Ed and Lisa hung one example of a pattern found to be com- often assume that relationship violence does
out with their friends a'
mon In most Incidents of relationship 'not go on at a University campus.Post stresswhile longer before going
violence according to Mary Beth Collier, ed, however, that this campus is a microcosm
home. On the way back to
Outreach Coordinator at Middle Earth of the rest of the world; what goes on out
the dorms, Ed became
there goes on here. "Men don't wait until
Counseling Center.
hostile. He accused Lisa of
Theresa Zubrctsky, a counselor at Families they're married to batter women," she said.
"coming on" to another man. Lisa calmly n Crisis outlines three phases which
Rcsidcncial Life, aware of the problems
tried to reassure him that she was just being characterize such relationships; "The first women faceon campus, is attempting to help
friendly. She realized Ed was drunk and that phase is a Tension Building phase in which women who face abuse problems. They said
there was no point in arguing with him. the frustration of the batterer manifests information Is difficult to obtain, however,
However, by the time they reached the itself. The second phase is the acute battering because incidents of physical abuse tend lo be
dorms, Ed's anger had intensified and he incident in which the actual physical and ver- hushed up. Assistant Director of Residence
called Lisa a "lying cheat." When she started bal abuse occur." According to Zubrctsky, Life John Murphy Indicates that roommates,
o walk out or the room Ed grabbed her and "Relationship violence is not limited to suitcmatcs and close friends arc reluctant to
shoved her backward, knocking her into a physical abuse. The third and final phase is report it or to intervene. "They lend to be
desk and sending her lo the floor. Lisa got up the Honeymoon period which serves to embarasscdand lohavcan 'I'll mind myown
and ran out of the room.
strengthen the emotional ties between the business' attitude."
By Steve Marks
and Dee Prentiss
Middle
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Alcohol plays a key role in physical abuse
on campus. According to Zubrctsky, 78 percent of reported fights and assaults in the
dorms involve alcohol, and In 80 percent of
all incidents of relationship violence, alcohol
is a factor.
Hank Yost, a mental health professional
volunteer for the Men's Coalition Against
Battering, said that the violence also occurs
when the couple is thrown together for a
number of hours, when studying, for example, or on weekends. The violence often occurs only in private and tends not to occur in
a public atmosphere. Yost goes on to say
abusive relationships characterize nine percent of all relationships.
"Batterers are not mentally unstable or
crazy," explained Yost, "Battering is a learned style of coping, usually observed since
childhood." A batterer's family history
follows a pattern of domestic violence, so he
has learned no other effective method of
dealing with his emotions, said Yost.
Violence becomes an outlet for his emotions,
he noted. It is also an effective way for the
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OCTOBER 4,1983 U ALBANY STUDENT PRESS Q
4,1983
Returning students on the increase at SUNY, Campus scientists have arctic weather in July
" O n e o f the most frequently mentioned
problems o f returning students, especially
women, is time management," says Karleen
Many
of SUNYA's
11,000-plus
Karlson, former returning student and coundergraduates do not fit into the typical
advisor to the Returning Women's group.
mold o f an 18-22-year-old straight out o f
"Besides school work, women are also
high school. There are hundreds o f male and
responsible for a home, spouse, part-time job
female undergraduates each year over
and children.
twenty-five years old who take credited
"There is a displacement problem," she
courses at SUNYA. They can be classified as
noted, with many returning women who
a unique group at this university that over the
"have never had to support themselves, and
years has been increasing.
now suddenly find themselves feeding
The number o f returning students has been
children, holding down a job and taking
increasing steadily, relative to the total
courses."
undergraduate population over the last seven
Another problem she explained is "learnyears, from 867 (8.5 percent) In 1976 to 1106
ing how to study again, since most returning
(9.7 percent) in 1981. " T h e percentage o f
students have been out o f an educational enwomen to men has grown even more
vironment for five to 15 years, and are comsignificantly over this same period from a
peting against younger undergraduates who
fifty-fifty split to 59 percent-41 percent In
are fresh out o f high school and geared
favor of women," according to Director o f
towards learning." Much ofthis unfamillarithe Office for Institutional Research Patrick
ty leads to a more severe case of the typical
Tercnzinl. '
undergraduate's lest anxiety, she said.
These students have many things in comReturning Women Students is the one
mon besides their older age. The reasons
group that has been formed to promote inmost often mentioned for returning to school
terests and give support to returning
years after first attending include: switching
students, including men. This student
to a more fulfilling field, dissatisfaction with
Association-funded organization has been in
being a housewife, and retraining. A transfer
existence for two and one-half years, enjoystudent from Schenectady Community Coling a slow but steady increase in membership.
lege said that she was tired o f her jobs.
Many prospective members arc reluctant
"Going back to college has helped me
to participate, notes vice-chairperson
develop a more positive self-image." ReturnDorothy Bellick. "They do not have time for
Karleen K a r l s o n , c o - a d v l s o r t o R e t u r n i n g W o m e n ' s G r o u p
ing student Linda Ayres said, " I was searthe meeting with their other responsibilities,"
The number of women siudenls has increased steadily since 1976
ching for a more challenging job than key
she said. However, she added, "this is the
are not interested in becoming organized,"
courses o f study.
punch operator. 1 am aiming for an English
one special interest group on campus where
said Karlson,
United Press Intcmotli
degree, which will allow me to work with
returning students can discuss problems and
Returning student Brian Feleskc spoke
the number o f returning s
people more."
get advice from their peer g r o u p . "
about many o f the same problems and
in the next decade, Indtca
Coming back to school can be an anxious
motivations that women encounter such as
students will evert ;i gro
lime for many, said Suzanne Pecore,
The group is taking suggestions for a new
"
t
h
e
difficulty
o
f
meeting
people
off-campus
campus
life.
Chairperson of Returning Women Students.
name and will officially represent all returnand the need for a more satisfying j o b . " He
The Returning Women'
"There is a lot of fear that adults don't exing students when it submits its new constitusaid that he nonetheless "enjoys the cultural
in the Campus Center, i " "
pect to have. You feci old being around
tion to SA for approval this month.
events and the exchange o f ideas between
lerested in more Infoi
younger students. The older we are, the more
Although they constitute about 40 percent
people with similar goals."
Chairperson Suzanne Peco
we are related negatively by students to (heir
of returning students, "there is only a token
Despite the numerous obstacles faced by
any o f the other officers I
parents. I felt that way when 1 was their age,
representation of men in Returning Women
returning students, an overwhelming majoriReturning Women's groi
but it's hard to deal with once you're on the
Students, though both sexes are welcome,"
ty of those interviewed have decided that it is
movie nights, information
receiving e n d . "
said Chairperson Pecore. " I t seems that men
worth their while to complete their various
sionsand study skills wot I
By M a d d l K u n
By Mike Tanbleb
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
STAFF WRITER
THE MOVIE
- OCT 4
While students and faculty
sweated it out litis summer in
Albany, two scientists from the
Slate University of New York at
Albany were contending with the
January-like weather in a remote
part of (he Arctic Circle.
Julie Samson and Stephen Barn a r d , o f the Univerity's A t m o s p h e r i c Sciences Research
Center, w i t h s t o o d 10 degree
Fahrenheit days while collecting ice,
air, and snow samples to bring back
lo Schenectady, New York.
" W c left on a 90 degree July
d a y , " Samson said " a n d arrived lo
below freezing temperatures in the
Arctic. The plane landed right on
the Arctic Circle. They don't have a
runway so they packed the snow to
make a 'skiwuy', she explained.
" I n Ihc Arctic Circle summer is
at ihc same time as our summer
here, but In the daytime the
temperature o n l y reaches 10
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or S U N Y A jurisdiction.
" A s far as I k n o w , " he said,
"any student can take any academic
course." Courses relating lo a
military commission arc out of
university control, he added.
Other members o f
GALA
described acts of discrimination
committed on campus. Incidents
such as the removal of flyers and
posters regarding gay and lesbian
events and seminars demonstrate
the discriminatory feelings o f some
S U N Y A students, they said.
The library can also be cited as an
example, G A L A member*, add, in
that Ihc periodical "Journal of
Homosexuality" is not lo be found
In the stacks with the other
periodicals, but under lock and key.
The explanation given for this,
liaglc said, is that i f it Is left on Ihc
slacks it gels cither removed or
destroyed. He said that this compels
the prospective user to ask for i t ,
which can prove to be inhibitory.
Welch said thai overall, the adm i n i s t r a t i o n feels t h e a n t i discrimination policy is a positive
element. But, he said, more than a
policy is needed since any policy is
limited in its effects. " T h e question
Is larger than jusl policy," he said,
" t h e problem is in the attitudes ol
the people."
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Three weeks in the Arctic was not
all snow and sub-zero temperatures.
" O n July fourth wc all look
snowmobiles and food and beer for
a barbequc and had a Fourth o f Ju-
ly barbequc on an ice cap. It was
about 10 degrees that d a y , " Samson recalled.
Samson and Barnard, now back
in warmer weather and analyzing
their findings, arc planning another
expedition, this lime to Antarctica,
which Samson described as "even
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couldn't manipulate things with
gloves on. Frostbite was always a
factor," said Barnard.
" I t was also very isolated in the
Arctic, wc lived In a five-story
building that stood on stilts three
stories o f f the snow. It had a bar,
basketball room, pool tables and
videotapes to keep us busy," Sumson said.
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degrees," Samson said. " T h e sun
was up for all but an hour. I
remember the temperature broke
freezing once."
Samson and Barnard, both
veteran polar expediiioncrs, spent
at least 10 to 12 hours ouiside collecting air and snow samples.
The researchers hope that their
analysis
of
samples
from
Greenland's 8,500-foot thick ice
cap will help them answer questions
about pollution of the earth's atmosphere. Samson added that
" A r c t i c air is the cleanest air on the
world."
"Deep Ice cores store at least
2,000 years o f information waiting
to be analyzed," Samson said.
Some of the obstacles that came
along with the territory included
sunburn, frostbite and isolation.
" I t was easy to gel sunburned
with the sun reflecting o f f the area,
everywhere you looked it was
w h i l e , " Samson said.
"Temperatures were below freezing and although wc were dressed
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The Coll ol the Wild.*
• OCTOBER 4, 1983
OCTOBER 4, 1983i
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H A S P E C T S O N TUESDAY
Views
Hilary's Obscene Pop Rock
ou may have heard her throaty,
breathless voice, singing and
speaking her songs from the radio
tuned to a local dial. You may have thought
to yourself that Marianne Faithful had collaborated with Prince to create another suggestively obscene, pop rock hit. Y o u may
even have thought, with a title like "Drop
Your Pants," that Prince had perfected his
falsetto. Wrong. And If you haven't heard
her yet, you will, because Hilary Is going to
be popular very, very quickly.
Y
Lisanne
Sokolowski
Hilary Is a Lds Angeles native, whi
migrated to study music In England, and has
returned to the States with a four-song debut
EP called Kinetic. Combining early pop Influences like The Beatles and Roiling Stones
with a pulsing, catchy synthesizer backup,
she Is a refreshing change In female vocalists
Hilary's approach to her songs Is never
heavy-handed. The vocals sweep from the
sung to the spoken, Interpreting moods and
lyrics with a finesse and humour that never
falls Into that dangerously feminine label of
"cute".
This Is no Claire from Altered Images,nor
an electro-rock Pattl Smith. "I'm approaching my career as an actress who writes
and performs music," says Hilary. She writes
her songs, plays her synthesizers and sounds
comfortably In control of her art. For the
recording of Kinetic, Hilary collaborated with
Steve Hague (former keyboardist from Rlc
Ocasek's Beatitude album). The two met In
mid-1982, and the Kinetic EP Is the end
result of a successful partnership. Except for
the self-written song "Goose Step," Hilary deliver," Hilary attacks the still prevalent
combined her efforts with Hague on both the puritanical attitudes In America of the '80's.
The blatant, clear vocals, combined with a
songs and the synthesized backups.
The four songs on Kinetic are all In- simple, pop-lsh melody, try to tear down the
dividually excellent. The first to receive local negallvistlc perspectives of sex and approach
airplay has been "Drop Your Pants." With a It with Irank honesty.
Earlier In the year the EP's title cut,
chorus like "Drop your pants/Around your
Kinetic" became a hit in NYC's dance clubs
ankles/You make me shiver/When you
Shriekback
Music
| handles It very, very well.
My favorite cut Is on the second side of
Kinetic, called " I Live." The message Is clear
that weBll create our own reality, no matte
how ordinary or standard It Is. Even the ordinary Is profound because It Is created aijaln
and again, day after day. Hague Joins Hilary
on backup vocals, a sweet, madrlcal blending that soft touches fhe message; "I live In
a house/Of my own making/Say whai you
will."
"Goose Step" Is the final cut on the EP.
Hilary slips Into the classic English mold ol
writing about social/class awareness — tills
| lime on the Inevitable creeping of faclsm Into
universal society. It Is graphic and attention
getting, but certainly not designed fot a
popular audience.
Still, three hot cuts out of four Isn't bad lot
a young woman's first EP release. And while
synthesized pop runs the risk of stifling Its
own creativity, 1 don't think Hilary has to
worry. From these rough cuts there may |ust
lurk a diamond In the future.
(Speaking of diamonds In the rough)
On the locally-released label Blotto
Records comes an entirely new sound (mm
ex-Drones and Outpatients lead slngcr.Bllly
Harrigan. Neui Shiny Things Is a group consisting of Harrigan, Sara Ayers on keyboards
and vocals, and additional keyboards by
Richard Fuller and Art Snay (of Arebellum
Studios In Albany).
The 45 release Is "Changing Colors" b/w
"Breadlines and Dlssldence." The sound is
electronic, and Harrigan, whose potentially
Incredible vocals have been too long abused
doing hard-core offensive music, comes Into
his own. There Is nothing on the vocal scene
and was named "Screamer of the Week" by loday to compare to "Changing Colorb"
the New York radio station WLIR. It shows The record Is a credit to locally-produced
best the full range of her talents. The music Is music, and carr be found at any record store
light, danceable, but never out of skilled con- In the downtown area. If you're curious to
trol. Sure, you can, after listening to It, ac- hear Harrigan's hypnotic vocals live. Ihen
cuse Hilary of being another dance-pop ar- also try to catch his newly-formed bar i
tist. But the fact remains that whatever her "Operation Pluto." You'll be boostlr i
musical style leans towards, Hilary still yourself as wall as local music.
OTIS BY R.A. HAYES
FT
^TWO OF OUR MENTAL
WHAT'S ALL THE
EXCITEMENT,NURSE WRENCH? PATIENTS HAVE ESCAPED.'
THIS IS DICK EASTY,THE
!he band Shrelkback Is the libera- realizes that freedom requires responsibility,
tion of several of New Wave's more and as the accumulated frustrations of earlier
well-known figures, and the album career years are worked off, an Increasing
Care Is their manifesto. Obscured for years maturity should discipline Shrlekback's
,
by dominant frontmen, Dave Allen, former choices of material.
As with anything experimental, the forms
bass man for the Gang of Four; Barry A n drews, that shadowy figure lurking around In utilized by the group are Imposing upon first •
Xlc; and Carl Marsh of Out on Blue Six listening, and It takes a while to get on friendly terms with the record, but It's worth it. First
fame, have united to purge themselves of
rages accumulated during their tenures as to calch on Is probably "Lined U p , " the
creatively repressed backups. The resulting single from the album. With time, however,
album Is gripping and Intense, at times the listener will become more and more Immersed. New textures continue to creep up;
moody and usually highly innovative,
insights Into the lyrics steadily emerge.
T
Ben
Gordon
Shrelkback music (there Is no better
nomenclature for this mix of styles and Influences) begins deep In the studio, where an
Insistent, unique percussion line Is laid
down. Here, the rhythm instruments transcend their traditional roles as anchors and
become the foundation of each song. From
there, the vocals play off the beat In a sort of
Yin and Yang relationship, each capable of
dominating or supplanting the other. As orn a m e n t s are to a t r e e , k e y b o a r d
embellishments are added, along with occasional guitar licks or special effects. But traditional stylistic musical arrangements remain
sparse, and the result is truly unique, albeit
somewhat limited.
For the record, nothing here is particularly
like anything that these artists have done
before. The closest reference point Is the
Gang of Four, but the sources of
Shrlekback's music are global and historical.
Perhaps the best thing about Shrelkback Is
their refusal to (all Into the now-tradlllonal
vices of synth-rock; cold, unfeeling textures,
mechanical hooks and passionless vocals.
Moments of lyrical pretentiousness pop up
occasionally, and are most unwelcome, but
the rest of the lyrics reveal people with
dlscernable personalities and tastes. A n d
where this does not occur, it seems as If to
prove a point; the theme of alienation is apparently another strong Influence on the
group members' personalities.
If It were only fascinating as a study of new
musical forms and techniques, then Care
would
be able to hold one's attention. But If
I But Is this an appropriate application o l
talent and Ideas? Certainly, style and form radio and the dance club circuit give It the atImitations have a habit of boxing their tention it deserves, Ihen the album could go
farther. The Insistent beat of songs like "Linoriginators Into Intellectual vaccuums when It
ed U p , " and bass notes that could flip a
comes time for a followup. With Shrelkback,
Volkeswagon, combine In what Is one of the
the members' newfound creative freedom
most powerful debut statements; of the year.
may have been slightly overwhelming, and
But with airplay coming only from Lin
they arguably went overboard with a desire
Brehmer and some of the college stations, II
to play around - witness the song "My
rests with you to search this one out.
D
Spine Is the Bassllne." But as the group
lb i
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BORN THAT CAN GET BY
GETTING AWAY,
DOCTOR F00N0,
ME. DON'T YOU WORRY,
m
FIND THEM f
ARE WE
The University production of The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams will be playing at the PAC
tonight through Saturday, October 8.
Also, The Woolgatherer, directed by Peter Bennett, will
be playing at the PAC from Tuesday October 11 until
Saturday October 15.
•Sound and
11
Vision-
A Woman's Primal Fear
R
ape Is one of the most difficult
words to define, for there exist so
many myths and lies about It.
Society perpetuates myths such as "all
women want to be raped," "rape Is enjoyable to a woman once she relaxes," etc.
These myths are heaved at the public
through such media as pornography and
literature, and legitimized by so-called experts such as Freud, who claimed that
women want to be raped, for that Is how
they become sexual beings.
The story line then follows the victim
Suzanne, a nurse, who left her shift one
night at the hospital and proceeded to walk
down the dark streets when she was grabbed
by her assailant, who placed a knife at her
throoat and proceeded to force her into the
back of his van a few yards away. What
follows next Is a most graphic scene of her
rape — one that was disturbing and
revolting, yet all the more Important to the
film.
Throughout the rape scene the audience
sees only the rapist; we are witnessing the
Ken Dornbautn
rape through Suzanne's eyes. When he
Strikes her, the screen Is blackened. We only
O n Wednesday night, September 27, a hear her cries of fright and pain, drowned
showing of the film Primal Fear (Mourlr a out by his Incessant mlsogynous comments,
Tue Tete) evoked shock, anger and terror like "You'll pay for the others, slut," " I
from a mostly female audience. Made by show you why you're here, fucking cunt"
Anne-Claire Polrler and produced by the and " Y o u and your dirty female body."
National Film Board of Canada, the film Is
The rapist, a young, average-looking
about the rape of a young Quebecolsc man, binds Suzanne with rope Into a spreadwoman named Suzanne and her emotional eagle position and then proceeds to rip off
numbness she experiences after the rape. her clothing with a knife. His sadistic actions
Yet the film was more than Just a story. It' continue when he urinates on his victim In
was an Indictment of the patriarchal society full view of th camera and then penetrates
which hates and controls women by her forcefully.
mutilating their bodies, by sexual and
This scene easily could have been porphysical assault, and by belittling such nographic, as rape scenes are prevalent In
prevalent pornography.
pornographic, as well as other films. The onPrima/ Fear Is an outstanding film shot In . ly difference Is that the reaction of the victim
three modes of realities; that of the victim | Is a He. As evidenced In this movie, no
Suzanne, that of the filmmaker, and that of woman would ever consent to such torture
another dimension; the history and subse- and degradation. No woman could receive
quent enforcement of violence against pleasure from rape.
women.
The film continues by giving various
All this means that there were three points background to this particular story (based on
' of view — the analytical, the emotional and truth), as the two filmmakers discuss the rape
the historical — which combined create a scene, commenting that men who had seen
persuasive argument that rape is not a "sex
II were sexually aroused.
crime." These aspects are Interwoven within
One of the most disturbing moments of
the texture of the film, so as to portray the the film was old footage of an African tribal
total destructive forces of rape.
ritual: a clltoreclomy where a young girl has
The film opens with women of all ages and her sex organs mutilated by a knife. Another
races Identifying their rapists, bringing Imwas an Imaginary confrontation with a male
mediately a polarized feelings of terror and i {judge, who represents I te patriarchal
solidarity.
establishment and hundreds of victims of
I
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rape. Despite their appeals, he quotes from
Quebec law defining rape, and we see how
unfeeling, unsympathetic and belittling the
law Is to victims of rape.
Between these flashes of different realities,
the audience witnesses the further degradation of Suzanne by various police and
hospital employees. One police officer asks
Suzanne why the rape lasted so long. Subsequently, she returns home to her somewhat
sympathetic but Impatient boyfriend Pierre,
who at first relays his sympathy, but In a
short span of time demands her body, which
he views as his possession. Without the proper support, and with the Isolation and
society-generated feelings of humiliation and
shame, Suzanne sinks into a valley of
depression, fear and self-hatred. As evidenced by the tone of the film and attitudes of
society, blame Is fixed upon the victim for
violent, aggressive acts over which she had
no control.
Feeling as she does, Suzanne commits
suicide, as the narration of the film points out
that she died during the rape and only her
vital organs kept her alive. Her will to live
was stolen by the rapist. There are just some
things you can never overcome.
One message conveyed In the film Is that a
rape Is the total destruction of the woman
and everything Inclusive. Like an antique
vase shattered Into millions of pieces which
can be glued together, there will always be
cracks, or profound wounds, which change
the structure of the woman.
In c o n c l u s i o n , this flawless f i l m
demonstrates that rape is a reality and a terrorizing of women. Although many rapes do
not encompass the Intense violence that
Suzanne's did, such acts of aggression and
brutality do Indeed exist, and are Ignored,
belittled, or, worst of all, looked upon as the
fault of the victim. Showing this makes this
film especially Important. Primal Fear should
be viewed by everyone. Maybe its Impact
would change society for the better.
D
A Lyrical Look At Gano's Music
H
ey Brian," Gordon yelled over the
blaring music, "Do you want to
play bass for me tomorrow at the
National Honor Society awards ceremony?"
"Sure, why not," answered Brian.
The crowd loved them — Gordon Gano
In his three-piece suit and Brian In ripped
denims. As the story goes, the audience
went absolutely berserk and Gordon, in
retribution, got thrown out of the Honor
Society. Later, Victor DeLorenzo joined the
band and they set out on their IntraMllwaukee tour of local streetcorners (they
have been known to play everywhere from
movie lines to drugstore fronts). While playing to the amusement of fans walling lor a
Pretenders concert, James Honeyman-Scott
(Pretenders' guitarist) enjoyed their act so
much, he invited them to open for them at
that evening's performance. A n d so goes
"the legend of the Violent Femmes."
Michael
||you stay with me/Just a little longer./It
always seems like you're leaving when l
need you here/Just a little longer. . . "
The music of the Violent Femmes Is an Ingenlus collaboration of sounds from the 60's,
70's and 80's. The Influences of such great
artists as Lou Reed and Jonathan Richmond
are evident, but not so overpowering as to
steal from the Femmes' originality. Basically,
their sound is a combination of the solid,
Iwangy bass from the fingers of Brian Ritchie, and the marching snare drum rythms
of Victor Delonenzo. The key to their success, though, has to go to the distinctively
harsh vocals of singer-songwriter Gordon
Gano.
Greenfield
The first lour songs are so strong that I
wondered If the flipslde could live up to It.
"Blister In the Sun" sets the pace and overall
theme of Violent Femmes — a satirical look
at male egocentrism.
"When I'm out walking, I strut my
stuff/Yeah, and I'm so strung out. . .let me
go on like I blister In the sun. . ."
"Kiss O f f Is a much more Impressive
song, with a hook that could snag even the
wariest of listeners. Gano begins the baiting
process during this cut. We Indulge In his
dramatic sejf-plty: " . . .I take one, one, one
'cause you Tidcft me/and two, two, two for my
family/and three, three, three for my heartaches/and four, four, four for my
headaches. , , , " We revel In his abrasive
reponse: " . . .you can all Just kiss off Into the
alr/behlnd my back I can see them,
stare/they'll hurt me bad but I don't
rnli id /they 'II hurt me bad, they do It all the
time. . . " From here o n , Gano can do no
wrong.
The lyrics are often harsh and unusually
blunt, giving the songs an uncommonly
poetic "stream of consciousness" that
separates the Violent Femmes from other ar-,
ilsts who conjure up feelings of lost loves and'
other frustrating life experiences.
Gano Is a genius of emotional expression.
He whimpers, he whispers, he yells, and he
cries. He leaves no vocal Inflection unexplored. The music becomes alive — each cut
seems like a one-act performance.
The Song " A d d It U p " Is an ardent dlplay
of male heterosexual behavior: "Why can't I
Just get one screw/why can't I Just get one
screw/believe me I'd know what to do/but
something won't let me make love to
you. . . " H a plays this primordial desire off
another, that of anger: " . . .day after d a y / I
get angry and I will say/that the day Is In my
sight/when I'll take a bow and say goodnight. . ."
And angry he Is. Gano has no qualms
about revealing his utter frustration with life
and the pain that accompanies it: "Just last
night I was reminded of Just how bad It had
.gotten/and Just how sick I had become. . ,"
Ihe croons In "Prove My Love". In the cut
i"Promlse," he asks, "Do you know what It's
like to hate/when It's way down deep'*!
Inside./Oh, God, I hate what's been done to
my life. . ."
"Gone Daddy Gone" and "Good Feeling"
make up the final leg of this musical
penance. The first is about the loss of — yes,
' you guesed It — a high school love. The latter speaks (or Itself: " G o o d feeling, won't
The Violent Femmes is one of Ihe hottest
records of 1983, no doubt. On Oclober 5,
(that's tomorrow) they will be at the Chateau
Lounge In downtown Albany Opening for
them will be Ihe Verge, who recently released an EP entitled "Habitual," which has fortunately received a good deal of attention at
major college stations In the northeast,
especially here at SUNYA's WCDB, The
most successful songs on the EP are
"Understand" and "Hypocrisy," Like the
Violent Femmes, they are a three-manband: T o m Rella, guitar and lead vocals,
Tom Murray, bass and vocals, and ????? on
drums. Their live performances are loud, fast .
and full of honest energy.
Back In the summer, I saw them at the
Rock Against Reaganomlcs benefit. Lying on
the stage before them was a wreath used to
commemorate the death of soldiers on
Memorial Day. During one of their songs,
Tom Murray stoppped playing, grabbed the
wreath and began to rip It to shreds. They
are an angry band with some really powerful
statements to get across to their listeners, It's
loo bad their lyrics are so hard to decipher
on the EP, and their vocals are usually
drowned out by the overwhelming bass during their shows. Nevertheless, If you " A d d It
Up," this is a show not to be missed.
"Understand!"
D
EDITORIAL
The answer still is no
T
he Albany Student Press Editorial Board decided
Sunday to continue our year-and half-old policy
that keeps military advertising out of this paper.
It was not an easy decision. Every editorial position
taken by this newspaper is subject to review by the nine
editors and managers that make up the Editorial Board.
And these nine people have values and beliefs as diverse
as any group of nine people. We don't follow any ideology
or dogma; we are an independent newspaper in politics and
finances.
Ever since the university administration decided to
welcome Army ROTC to this campus in 1981, it has been
opposed by student leaders — especially representatives of
gay and lesbian students.
Oays and lesbians are not wanted in the military. The
Marines feel that loving a member of your own sex is so
disabling that one official told us last year a homosexual
pilot is no better than a one-legged flyer,
Homosexuals discovered in the military are quickly
discharged with less-than-honorable status. Gays and lesbians are barred from ROTC commissions and scholarships
because their sexual orientation is a "medical disqualification." Because of this blatant discrimination, student
leaders opposed ROTC's presence on our campus.
In May 1980, this campus specifically barred discrimina-
tion against gays and lesbians. In a letter by President Vincent O'Leary, the university pledged its support for people
unfairly discriminated against on this basis.
Activists explained that this policy conflicted with an
agreement the administration signed with Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, extending their ROTC program to
this campus. This policy allows the military professor to
select students who take the classes, and an ROTC prof admitted that it could allow him to drop gay and lesbian
students.
We were drawn into this fracas when a gay leader explained to us that we were endorsing this discrimination by
running military ads. The ads describe substantial scholarships and valuable (raining, but don't mention that
homosexuals need not apply. There is the valid point,
however, that the ads never claim that ROTC is an equal
opportunity employer. Yelomitting their discriminatory
policies is so significant that it amounts to a lie.
Obviously, the very nature of advertising stretches the
truth to a certain extent, but we felt then and feel now that
fact Is not sufficient justification for giving tacit approval
to outright untruths.
We told the military that they had to say in their ads that
they don't accept gays or lesbians. They refused to do so,
and we refused to run the deceptive ads.
Because intelligence agencies like the Central Intelligence
Agency and National Security Agency also discriminate
against homosexuals, we applied the same rule to their ads
We estimate that our actions to prevent deceptive advertising has cost us $7,000 to $8,000 a year in advertising
That's about 8 percent of our annual budget — qUite j
significant amount, especially for a paper that gets all of its
revenue from ads.
We don't like to tell people they can't advertise with us
We like the money, and by denying advertising space
there's a potential for denying free speech.
But we will not run ads that lie, are obscene or sell illegal
products or services. The military and intelligence agencies
lie by nol informing readers that gays and lesbians arc not
accepted, and we don't let people lie on our pages.
We've always made it clear to the military that we'll run
their ads if they include in them a statement that they
discriminate against homosexuals, but no one's taken us up
on the offer.
But the removal of advertising revenue isn't enough to
force us to change our minds. The consensus of people at
this paper remains that so long as the military jnd intelligence agencies lie in their ads, they won't be read in this
paper.
COLUMN-
Need for a critical review
We, as students, arc all victims of "learned apathy". A
process started soon after birth in which we arc told by the
political structure, the education system, and Madison
Avenue what our priorities in life should be. We are not
taught how to defend against defective cars which endanger
our lives, or of chemical dumping which destroys our environment, of minority housing and employment inequalities, or of the depletion of social services as the
military builds for destruction.
Glen Freyer
Instead, we are trained to conform,to gauge our success
with number two pencils, to buy toothpaste with the most
sex appeal, and to have who shot J.R. as our primary concern. The hedonism of the 80's is not self-imposed, and it is
necessary to awaken to the relevant social issues of our day.
bn average, only one out of every five eligible college
students in this country votes, and the vast majority cannot
name their legislative representatives. This is no accident. It
is no accident that State Boards of Elections have made the
absentee ballot process so cumbersome as to disenfranchise
even the most conscientious voter. It is no accident that
students are still unable to vote in their college communities
in most parts of the stale. And, it is no accident that when it
comes to the time to make some budget cuts in the state
legislature,undergraduate education is among the first tu
go. Why should students be so blessed? Because, to cut
from the budget, some constituency must be affected,and
as long as legislators wish to be reelected, they will cut from
the group that doesn't vote.
It is necessary therefore,that students carefully
reevaluate their role as students,to decide what they do
because they wish to do it, and what they do because they
have been conditioned to do it. In the book, Action for a
Change-A Student's Manual for Public Interest Organizing, which In 1972 outlined the structure for the first
student-run, student-directed Public Interest Research
Group (PIRG), Ralph Nader wrote that,"Parallel with civil
rights, anti-war efforts, ecology, and other campus causes,
which have ebbed and flowed, the role of students within
universities has become a stressful controversy which has
matured many students and some faculty in a serious
assessment of their relation to these institutions and to
society at large." In our culture, students are encouraged
to stay young (rcad:ingnorant) as long as possible and are
denied the latter half of their rights in their dual role as student and citizen. Students have the resource facilities, imagination, time and pure numbers to effectively impact on
major public policy decisions, but lack an organized structure to focus their energies. PIRGs provide the kind of
training which the classroom does not offer. The fun-
damental skills of citizenship and organizing on a grassroots level are essential to the democratic process. By pooling student resources, raising grants, and doing door-lodoor outreach, PIRGs are able to hire professional researchers, lawyers, and organizers to train and work with
students, addressing the issues that students/citizens deem
to be of major importance. In addition, by being nonpartisan, students are not locked into a strict ideology
which may limit their potential courses of action liRGs
are by no means the cure-alls and the end-alls ol social
change, but they do provide the opportunity to play an active part in our participatory democracy.
Students must become an organized voting constituency.
They must say that the dumping of toxic chemicals into our
drinking water cannot continue, that factories must cut
their sulfur dioxide emissions which cause the deadly acid
rains, and that politicians address the issues of higher
education and financial aid. As Nader concluded ten years
ago,"The problems of the present and the risks of the
future are deep and plain. But let it not be said that this
generation refused to give up so little in order
to achieve so much."
The author is Vice-Chairperson of the NYP1RG State
Board of Directors.
OCTOBER
2 Sports October.
ALBANY
STUDENT
PRESS D OCTOBER
3 INTERVIEW: Pam Kruse
This is t h e first o f eight sports s u p p l e m e n t s that
w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d this year. A n e w a d d i t i o n to t h e
ASP, t h e sports s u p p l e m e n t w i l l e n a b l e us t o w r i t e
o n areas o f t h e sports w o r l d that w e are u n a b l e t o
c o v e r In t h e regular issues.
A m a j o r goal o f these issues is t o g o b e y o n d t h e
S U N Y A c a m p u s a n d l o o k at t h e rest o f t h e sports
w o r l d . In this issue t h e cover story focuses o n the
rise o f w o m e n in intercollegiate sports. In a d d i t i o n ,
this m o n t h ' s I n t e r v i e w Is w i t h Pam Kruse, an O l y m pic m e d a l w i n n e r for t h e U n i t e d States. She provides insight i n t o w h a t p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e O l y m pics is like a n d h o w it has affected t h e rest of her
life.
C o l u m n s a n d o p i n i o n s o n professional a n d major
c o l l e g e sports is a n o t h e r area that w i l l be c o v e r e d .
M a r k Levine a n d Rob Rafal p r o v i d e this m o n t h ' s
views o n m a j o r league baseball. In t h e future w e
h o p e t o r u n stories o n f o o t b a l l , p r o a n d college
basketball a n d h o c k e y .
A n o t h e r feature that w e h o p e t o r u n In every
s u p p l e m e n t is a n o u t d o o r ' s g u i d e . This m o n t h ,
T o m Kacandes describes A l b a n y f r o m a r u n n e r ' s
p o i n t of v i e w . In issues a h e a d , w e w i l l focus o n t h e
best spots t o ski in t h e area, w h e r e t o c a t c h t h e best
fish a n d h o w t o f i n d t h e best place t o g o c a m p i n g .
The goal o f this s u p p l e m e n t is to g o b e y o n d t h e
g a m e stories a n d p r o v i d e w h a t insight w e c a n i n t o
the w o r l d o f sports. Future c o v e r stories i n c l u d e a
l o o k at A l b a n y ' s t w o professional teams, t h e 1904
W i n t e r O l y m p i c s a n d a special basketball p r e v i e w
in N o v e m b e r .
W e h o p e y o u e n j o y t h e p r e m i e r e issue of t h e ASP
Sports Supplement
a n d please feel free t o tell us
a b o u t a n y ideas, criticisms o r c o m p l i m e n t s y o u
h a v e . O u r m a i l b o x is l o c a t e d in t h e ASP office in
CC329.
A former Olympic medal winner describes the Olympic
experience in her own words and how it has affected her
life.
4 COVER STORY:
WOMEN IN SPORTS
THE RISE OE
A look at the new SUNYAC conference and how
women's intercollegiate sports has grown In the past
decade. Marc Schwarz reports.
6 Pennant Fever: CATCH IT!
ASP columnist
Mark Levine looks at the
upcoming
baseball playoffs and gives his picks.
6 WHY THE METS ARE SO AMAZIN'
A humourous look at the reasons people stick with the
Mets. Rob Rafal fills us in from Agee and tones to Wilson
and Strawberry.
7 THE INTRAMURAL REPORT
Rich Udewitz
ment of a monthly
introduces AMIA-WIRA.
The first seg
feature.
8 A RUNNER'S GUIDE TO ALBANY
Tom Kacandes goes beyond Perimeter Road and into
Albany on a quest of places io run.
Staff
EDITOR: Marc: Schwarz
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Tom
Kacandes,
Mark
Levine
STAFF: Rob Rafal, Rich Udewitz
PRODUCTION: Patricia Mitchell
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Pam Kruse swam in the 1968 Summer
Olympic
Games in Mexico City for the
United States. A world record holder In three
events and an American record holder in four
events as well as a three time National Champion, Kruse won a silver medal in the 800
meter freestyle and linished fourth in the 400
meter freestyle In the Olympics. She also won
two gold medals and a silver In the 1967 Pan
American Games In Winnipeg, Canada. She
competed on the U.S. team that traveled to
the Soviet Union, Poland, West Germany,
South Africa and Rhodesia. Presently, Kruse is
a student at the University of Michigan Law
School in Ann Arbor which she expects to
graduate from in May 1985.
Prior to entering law school, Kruse worked
at Michigan State University first as an intramural administrator and then as assistant
director for labor relations.
Kruse entered the Olympics with high expectations. Along with Debbie Meyer and the
rest of the U.S. swim team, Kruse hoped Io
lead a sweep of her events. While Meyer won
two golds and the team .is a whole was very
successful, Kruse suffered through what she
terms a disappointing
performance. She
discusses the Olympic experience and life
after the Olympics in this interview.
Kruse worked as a summer associate at the
New York law firm of Wintlirop,
Stlmson,
Putnam & Roberts, where she was interviewed in Inly by ASP Sport', EdilOl Man Sc/>warz,
ASP: Participating and winning a medal in
the Olympics Is something vi'iy few people
can hope to achieve. Whal w.is tti.it experience like? H o w has ii affected your life
since then?
KI1IISI: Looking back, (he only tiling I line!
disappointing is that memories lend Io
bei ome more blurred .is to what it meant.
It's definitely a very significant part of my life.
I remember feeling, especially after whal was
expected of me In the 400, that I didn't meet
up to my best time and we were sort of planning that we would finish 1-2-3 in all the free
style events and I sort of blew it there
because fourth isn't third even though it was
just a few tenths of a second off. The 800
wasn't really my event. I'm really 200, 400,
and I didn't make the 200, which I should
have made but somehow I made the BOO. So
I was a little more uptight about it because I
wasn't as confident in that race coupled with
the fact that in the States we just don't swim
the 800 all thai much. W e either swim 400's
or 1500s, so il was sort of a wierd thing. I
remember feeling a greal deal of pressure
because I had done a lot of sacrificing but
more importantly my family had done an
awful lot. M y coach had given me all his time
and I kind of felt after the 400 thai I had failed, I felt like I had to come back with
something. And then of course there is that
whole national spirit, you want to d o it for
your country and that whole thing. That
comes in there too, at least I felt that strongly. I remember when it was over having this
great feeling; I would really like to . . . a test
tube came Io mind al that t i m e . . . just bottle
it up and bring il out when I wanted It
because it was such a great feeling. I found
that as the years have gone by that it has lost
some of that significance that it had at that
time and I find thai very disappointing. I wish
that wasn't the case, but I do find watching
sporting events and sometimes watching the
Olympics II does lend to draw that back and
make it a Utile closer bui at that lime it was
definitely the most significant thing in my life
and I feel that my life is totally different
because of it.
ASP: You speak of being disappointed only
finishing fourth, yet that still is fourth In the
w o r l d . Is there loo much pressure put on
winning and not enough emphasis on enjoying the sport!
KRUSE: I think at thai level there definitely
is. The big adjustment that I had Io deal with
is thai my coach and where I came from It
was much more your o w n individual times
and working on your splits and planning
your race strictly from the times and the
Olympic Trials was the first lime where all of
a sudden limes become really irrelevant. You
have to finish In the lop three. That was a real
adjustment for me and even in the Games
themselves il was sort of the same thing, the
limes don't carry the same significance thai
they used loo. I feel from at least my perspec-
tive the Olympics tend to put more pressure
on you because it Is concentrated more on
your finish. The whole thing Is how many
gold medals did the U.S. w i n . Bui I d o feel
there is a tremendous pressure there.
ASP: The way the Trials are run In our country the top three finishers at Ihe trials are on
the Olympic team whether or not they are
the best three swimmers or not. Is that a fair
means of determining an Olympic squad?
Should it be changed!
KRUSE: I would like It to. I could give you a
really vivid example In the 200 freestyle in
Ihe trials. Going into the trials, I held the
world record for It and In Ihe finals seven of
us, all but one, finished under the world
record and only three could make Ihe learn.
II seems when you gel lhal caliber of people
together and then you're telling four of these
people w h o broke the world record, "you're
not going to make the Olympic t e a m . " That
sort of speaks for Itself. But yet you have to
do the cutoff somewhere. It might be belter
10 have something relative Io a world record.
If you could be under thai then maybe you
could exlend II and be an extra.
ASP: H o w would you compare your youlh to
those of your classmates w h o didn't swim
everyday?
KRUSE: I feel as if I totally skipped Ihe high
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SportsOctober 3
Pam Kruse
Olympic Medalist
mental piece. I think Ihey kind of balance
out, I feel that Mike (Burton) is less talent
with a heavy piece of mental. Mark Spitz Is
sort of an Interesting example. He has a lot of
natural talent and in 1968 he jusl lost it mentally and then he got It together in 1972 and
look what he d i d .
ASP: Did you set goals for yourself? H o w Important was winning?
KRUSE: I set goals but they weren't winning.
My competition was with myself. Now if you
want to say winning against myself, then I
have to say yes. They were all short term
long term goals. Basically we focused on two
meets a year, the outdoor and Indoor nationals and everything else look second seal
to that.
ASP: You talk about " w e , " W h o was " w e , "
your coach, your family?
KRUSE: Both, M y family was very supportive. The other thing I give them credit for Is
lhal Ihey recognized Ihey weren't coaches.
They didn't try and bull in and tell me what
to do, which a lot of parents do. It was
whatever I wanted to do and whatever my
coach recommended.
ASP: Financially the training and practicing
was handled by your parents. Should there
be In the United Slates as there Is In Ihe
Eastern Bloc countries government support
of the reason and to me it's not a very
sociable activity either. However, I must say
I went swimming last weekend for the first
time in Ihree years and It wasn't as bad.
ASP: You traveled Io Russia and swam
against the Eastern Bloc athletes. Was there
any interaction between the t w o learns?
KRUSE: There wasn't that much. Once again
the language barrier was really there. They
did have a social event in Russia which we
didn't have. Normaly in the Slates after you
swim your event you get your medal. They
had an activity at the end of the meet and
everyone got together and Ihey had champagne and instead of a medal one of the
things I got Was a silver caviar bowl. I also got
a jewelry box. There you had a little opportunity to converse but It was one of those
things where w e were sort of Immature
about i l . Getting there it was like, "was our
hotel room bugged?" and things along thai
line. II was very different as far as you did feel
watched. They had an Interpreter that was
with y o u . As soon as you started going
someplace he didn't want you Io go you
were called back. Il was a lot more restrictive. As far as actually talking with Ihe
athletes, we never saw them. W e were at the
pool, practicing. The only lime we saw Ihem
was when we swam agalnsl them and Ihen
usually at Ihe meet Itself. Meeting ihem
wasn't your top piorily.
ASP: What about al the Olympic Village?
KRUSE:A little bit more so there. The big
thing Ihey had ,il (hose times which broke
down a lot of harriers was thai they had a lot
of trading. Sweets or little pins or those kind
of tilings. The U.S. sluff was in lop demand.
You could talk to anyone and say trade and
they knew exactly what you meant. It was a
universal word. I really wanted to gel a Russian sweat suit.
ASP: Did you make any friends at the Olympics with athletes from other countries?
KRUSE: They tried to make i l easy by putting
people together but unfortunately I did not
go out of my way. That would be something
if I were Io do it over again that I would try
not lo be so Into myself as I was and try to
meet other people. They did have social activities in the evening. They had bands. The
swimming was at the end of Ihe Games so
you were not as willing to d o that. It was probably more fun for Ihe track people w h o
finished their events halfway through the
Games and then had a good lime. I think
that's part ol Ihe reason I didn't do that.
ASP: Do you still keep in contact with any
teammates?
school experience. I jusl didn't do Ihe things
other kids did.
ASP: Do you regret that?
KRUSE: When I came to college I d i d . I fell
like I was plopped down into an environ-,
ment that I wasn't prepared for. I hadn't
done all the other stuff. It's like when you are
studying for a test and you skip over stuff
because you don't understand II and then on
the test It invariably shows up.
ASP: To w i n an Olympic medal, does it take
more than jusl physical talent? Whal
separates the winner from another athlete?
KRUSE: My o w n personal feeling is there is.
I'm sure a lot of other people might dispute
that. Especially in Ihe Olympics, you are
dealing with a real heavy mental component, because usually al that level people are
in top physical condition. As far as talent
goes, granted some people are more
talented than others but then I have a bit of
bias in thai you arc not going Io do il if you
have zero talent; but hard work can make up
for a lot of that. For instance Mike Burton; he
actually started swimming because he had
polio. He had Io do swimming for therapy;
he had difficulty walking, etc. He's one of
the gutsiest people I know and he ended up
winning one of the hardest events, Ihe 1500,
ASP: In your case, whal made you a lop
caliber athlete?
KRUSE: I guess I'm sort of a lot like the mold
lhal a lot of people are. I had a fair amount of
talent and then I was able to combine the
for athletics?
KRUSE: Thai's a tough question. First lei me
preface my answer by saying that swimming
is not financially as burdensome as some
sports are. I was a member of Ihe Florida
Gold Coast Association. Once you qualify for
the nationals, the Gold Coast group picked
up your plane ticket to Ihe nationals. If you
w o n a championship the AAU would pick up
your plane ticket Io come and defend your
championship. For several years ihey would
even pay for your hotel stay. For me, I would
like to see the other countries not subsidize
their athletes. It is amateur. Maybe I'm out of
touch with everything Ihey are doing right
now because if there Is a lot of weight work
and other special training, and if you need
lhal in order Io compete, then we should
subsidize. That may be an answer to why we
quit swimming so early.
ASP: W h y don't you swim anymore?
KRUSE: Basically what happens to me when
I step Into a pool Is I sort of get this mind set
of what I used Io d o . I didn't enjoy going Io
practice everyday. It was one of those things
you realized you had to do and you did i l .
You realized that Is the only way you were
going to Improve and I wanted Io improve.
Repeals are sort of a drag and when I step Into a pool I can't jusl splash around. It's like I
should be doing something lhal I know I
couldn't come close to. If I went in there and
did repeals I'd jusl be horrified. I couldn't
come close to what I used Io do. Thai's part
KRUSE: I kept in contact with a few people
for a while. But that kind of dwindled. It
seems like a lot of Ihe contacts are made
through the coaches. They are still doing a
lot of the sluff and they will maintain contact
with Ihe coach and you find out how people
are doing through the coach. I would also
see people in Florida.
ASP: Whal was Ihe atmosphere on the U.S.
learn like? Was it competitive or friendly?
KRUSE: I think you were always somewhat
an individual but you were also a learn. W e
had altitude training so we were together a
little longer than most learns. That was kind
of nice because we became more of a group
and got used lo going out with each other.
And definitely the United Slates brought you
logelher, you wanted to do your thing for the
country. You were much more part of a
learn, but I don't know anyone you could
ask w h o wouldn't want to w i n .
ASP: Did the Ihin air In Mexico City affect
yor swimming performance?
KRUSE: The research at that time was that
for sprints it wouldn't be that noticeable but
thai as the distance increased you would get
into Ihe oxygen debt more. The distance
limes were off. There weren't the records set
that there normally are. I didn't notice It at all
in Colorado; that was where we trained.
Then I did notice il for Ihe first lime in the
400. I lend to swim a paced race and then at
ihe point where I should have been putting it
on, I usually was a very strong finisher and
with a hundred to go, there was nothing
there and I went " h u h " and I know other
poeple felt that loo. In the BOO my lime was
off, but I didn't feel il as much as in the 400.
So maybe as soon as you realize It you ad8
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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OCTOBER
Women in
By MARC SCHWARZ
Sports Editor
Competition is well into its first month in the new
women's division of the State University of New
York Athletic Conference.
The SUNYAC, which catered only to men during
its first 25 years of existence, has been reorganized
and restructured to combine the men's and
women's athletic programs of the SUNY schools
under one administrative and competitive body.
This is just another step in the ever-growing world
of women's intercollegiate athletics. Participation in
intercollegiate sports has risen from 42,000 in
1973-74(0 over 125,000 in 1981-82. But the world of
the female student-athlete lias grown not just in
quantity, but In quality as well. The level of competition and the skills have increased dramatically over
the past decade.
One reason for this increase is Title IX of the
Educational Amendments, passed by Congress in
1972. The law, which affects all phases of education,
forbids educational institutions which receive
federal funds from discriminating because of sex.
Some of the areas covered by this bill provided that
men could no longer be paid more than women for
doing essentially the same job, nor could graduate
or professional schools set quotas on the amount of
women to be admitted or matriculated. The one element of the law which stirred the most controversy
is the area of funding for intercollegiate athletics.
Physical education and athletics falls under the
"Program and Activity Opportunities" section of the
law. Universities and colleges must provide equal
opportunity to women under Title IX. This means
the budgets for men's and women's sports must be
roughly "equivalent". In essence.the law states that
if the women's programs are one-third the size of the
men's, they must receive one-third of the budget. In
addition, the granting of athletic scholarships must
be proportional to the amount of men and women
involved in the program. Since its implementation,
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the average women's intercollegiate budget has
risen from two percent of the men's to somewhere
between 16 and 18 percent of the men's budget.
Title IX has caused changes other than budgetary
ones. Women's programs must now get equal treatment. In order to comply with sections 86.37c and
.86.41 of Title IX, schools must meet three basic requirements: financial assistance, must be
equivalent,men and women must have the same
level of athletic benefits and opportunities, and accomodation of student interests and abilities has to
be dealt with in an equal manner.
Specifically, equipment and supplies as well as
scheduling of games and practices needed to be
upgraded for the women. Previously, women were
forced to wear hand-me-down uniforms and had to
wash and clean them themseleves. Now if the men
have their equipment laundered and cleaned for
them, then the women are entitiled to the same
treatment. Women's teams can no longer be
scheduled for practice only in the early morning or
late at night while the men occupy the facilities during the " p r i m e " practice hours. In terms of competition, the seasons must be equivalent in length and in
the opportunity for pre- and post-season competition. Travel and meal allowances cannot differ
among the two sexes. Other areas that had to be improved are the assignment and compensation of
coaches and tutors, provision of locker rooms, practice and competitive facilities, provision of medical
and training facilities and services, publicity and
recruitment.
In basic terms what Title IX has done is given
women an greater opportunity to compete in intercollegiate sports. Through this opportunity, the level
of competition has rapidly increased and Is continually rising. Women are starting in athletics at a
younger age; participation at the interscholastic
level has increased 635 percent since 1971, according to the Sports Participation Surveys of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
There has also been an 86 percent increase in the
number of sports offered to women over that time
frame on the interscholastic level.The chance to
develop their skills at a younger age and the ability
to practice and play as a teenager has allowed
women to make tremendous strides in imer.
collegiate sports.
"The skill level has changed dramatically. Thai's
particularly true in soccer and Softball," said Pat
Rogers, Chairman of the women's division of
SUNYAC. Rogers, w h o is also an assot late athletic
director at Albany State, added thai "It Is getting to
the point where we have to cut people in,,,, ()l| ,
squads. While as a coach you don'l like to have lo
do that, that tells us there is some success out
there."
At Albany (here are 10 sports for women and ap,
proximately 250 participants, according lo Rogers
Eight of the sports- basketball, Softball, tennis, crosscountry, spring track, indoor track, swirhmlng and
gymnastics- have been at Albany foi many years.
There have been two recent additions to the athletic
program. Four years ago a soccei and illeyball
team were added to the intercollegiate slali here,
Albany features 11 different sports foi mei lo compete In. Ten of them arc SUNYAC sports with fool,
ball being the only non-conference team Uh.it the
SUNY Athletic Conference does for the teanv is sup,
ply them with league play and post-season i ompelltion as well as national exposure through ihe ((inference. On the Division III level, SUNYAI •• con,
sidered a national leader as far as (onfereni i go,
"lthinkwearealeadingconforeiHc.il
, irong
conference nationally. It's well regarded: Albany's
Director of Athletics Dr. Bill Moore said. Leader,
ship is its strength. It's well ahead ol the average
Division III conference."
The conference was formed in 1958 and presently
holds competition in 11 sports for men. A member
of the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ilion as
well as the Eastern Coast Athletic Conference,
SUNYAC's purpose according to the 1982 1983
SUNYAC Directory is to:
• Facilitate the organization and administration ol a program of intercollegiate sports among member i olleges
• To foster a closer and more wholesome athlelii relationship among the member colleges.
• To give college students laboratory experience In
working out the philosophy, organization and administration of a sports program.
• To serve the public schools as:
a. a model inter-school athletic organization,
b. a source of information and inspiration In regard to the
alms and values of physical education in the life of our
pupils and people.
c. a clearing house for athletic problems.
The Initial movement to combine the men and
women under one athletic conference came about
four years ago, according to Rogers. The timing at
that time was inappropriate for such a move, she added.
However, in March of 1982, the men's and
women's athletic directors • from the SUNYAC
schools, as well as Interested parties met in Syracuse
to discuss the possibility of a combination.The day
long seminar produced round table discussions
about the pluses and minuses of the proposal and
the financing of such a maneuver. A six person comniittee was appointed to examine the situation.
Those selected were Jessie Godfrey of Binghamton,
John Spring of Oswego, Charles Crawford former
athletic director of Brockport, Rob Riedel of
Geheseo, Gail Maloney of University of Buffalo, and
Rogers.
The committee met twice a month during the summer to formulate a constitution and the structure of
the new conference. In September of last year, the
proposed model was sent to the Campus Organization Executives for response. The COEs from the 12
conference schools sent back almost a unanimous
response.
The proposal called for the formation of a men's
and women's division to be under the conference
administration. It was a restructuring of the existing
men's conference. The plan called for each division
to have autonomy over their sports and to have a
balanced representation on the executive and conference boards. Each member would have two
votes, one men's and one women's on conference
issues and the executive board would consist of a
president, president elect, past president, conference commissioner and the chairs of the two divisions.
In the spring of 1983, the full proposal was
brought before the combined group, men's and
women's athletic directors, and was basically approved for adoption as of September 1, 1983. Cortland was the only SUNY school to hold out at the
beginning, according to Rogers. Cortland did approve the combination, but too late to have their
women's teams join the conference this year. The
Red Dragons will be members of the women's division in 1984-85, Rogers said.
Competition has been approved in seven sports
for the women's division.-Championships will be
held in cross-country, indoor and spring track,
basketball, swimming and diving, soccer and softball. Tennis will be added to the slate in the fall of
1984.
Albany State basketball Head Coach Mari Warner
is excited about having her team compete in the
conference. " I ' m very much excited about it, the
reason being it gives us a better opportunity for
post-season competition. It will help our program
and it gives women sports better coverage. When
you combine with the men you get better
notoriety," she said,
The women's basketball championships will be
combined with the men's championships and will
be held at the western site this year. For the first
year, the logistics of the women's division will not be
"he same as the mens's because Cortland is not participating, thus leaving an unbalanced amount of
teams. After this season, the men's and women's
division will be identical in set up and will hold their
tournaments together, according to Rogers.
Albany State head soccer coach Amy Kidder also
sees a bright future for the new conference. " I think
it is good. It's considered post-season competition,
which is good for our girls. The SUNYAC in the
future may give us more visibility. Establishing the
conference will help us in the long r u n , " she ex
plained.
However, Kidder is disappointed with the Initial
alignment of the division, "The way out stun ture is
set up, there are only six teams In the SUNYAC tins
How the SUNYAC is set up
CROSS COUNTRY: A combined championship to
be held with the men at the tame rite. Starting
times will alternate from year to year; women first
and men second and vice versa.
SOFTBALL: Eight teams split into east and west
divisions. The post-season will be the best two-of
three for the championship. League play w i l l consist of a doubleheader with each school.
SOCCER: The best teams from the East and the
West will meet on October 29 at the East site for
the championship game.
OUTDOOR TRACK: The men's and women's
championships will be held in the spring at different sites. The locations have yet to be determined.
BASKETBALL: When Cortland joins next year, the
alignment will be the same as the men's with the
championships held together at the same site.
This year each school will have to play a crossover game because there are only t l teams.
INDOOR TRACK: Championships will be combined with the men and be held on the same day
at the same site.
SWIMMING AND DIVING: A three-day championship from February 23-2S to be held at
Geneseo. These will be separate from the men's
SUNYAC Championships which are held on a different weekend.
year." The championship will be a one-game playoff
between the top learn from the east and the best
from the west. "As a matter of fact, I was not in favor
of the conference until there were eight teams," she
added.
One area in which most of the women coaches
and administrators are pleased with is the way the
conference was restructured to give the women
equal footing in the conference. "I like the way they
have it set up. They went back and started from
scratch," Albany State's Softball Head Coach Lee
Rhenish said. "They have women at the same level
as men. We feel comfortable knowing that we have
equal representation and equal vote."
Equal representation has been an important issue
for women athletic's over the past few years. In
1971, the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for
Women was formed with 280 charter members. The
organization was the governing and administrative
body for women's sports. In time and with the help
of Title IX, AIAW grew into the largest athletic
association in the country with over 900 member
universities and colleges.
According to Ann Uhlir, executive director of
AIAW from 1979-1982, the prupose of AIAW was
"the development of an athletic governance model
designed for female-student athletes that reflected in
every detail the notion that competitive sports experiences enhances the education of females".
AIAW and its regional organizations, such as the
Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for
Women enabled women to become athletic administrators and gain experience in running an
athletic association for women. Sponsoring championships in 41 sports, AIAW was an organization
run by women, for women.
However, the AlAW's life was short-lived. The
NCAA began in 1979 to look to combine women's
sports under their governance. In October of that
year, the NCAA appointed a special committee to
make recommendations regarding admitting
women into the NCAA. At the January 1980 convention, the NCAA concluded it was feasible to do so
beginning in 1981-82. This signaled the beginning of
the end for AIAW.
When the NCAA held 21 championships in 12
sports for the 1981-82 school year, membership In
AIAW dropped 20 percent. The prestige and
revenue the NCAA had was to much for AIAW to
combat, A lawsuit by AIAW against the NCAA,
charging the NCAA was violating anti-trust laws, was
denied by Federal District Judge Thomas P. lackson
In February of last year. AIAW was forced to close
its doors on lune 30, I982. "As of Wednesday we
are a dormant organization. We will retain our
members without further assessment ol dues,'' Uhlir
mm
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said at the time In a statement to the press.
Now under the auspices of the NCAA, women lost
the one thing that AIAW gave them, autonomy over
women's sports. Women's intercollegiate sports are
no longer run and operated by women alone, they
must now also answer to the NCAA, a male
organization until 1981.
" W e only have one vote with the NCAA. One
vote per institution," Rhenish commented. There is
no separate vote for the men and for the women
regarding NCAA policies, just the one institution
vote. That is one area that has female administrators
concerned. They are not long-standing members in
the NCAA heirarchy and some feel that the interests
of women sports are not being given enough
thought.
" I feel we (women) have been assimilated. Our
programs have different kinds of needs," Rhenish
said.
It is that specific point that has Rhenish disturbed
with the"NCAA, that has drawn praise from women
administrators in the SUNYAC. The conference has
taken into regard the differences between the men's
and women's programs.The set up of the two divisions each with control over their sports allows the
women to maintain leadership and govern
themselves. "It is a step in the right direction,"
Rogers said. " I I is an example for other people to
follow."
Rogers added that Binghamton's Women's
Athletic Director Godfrey has been approached by
other Division III conferences about the SUNYAC
combination of men's and women's sports.
"The primary purposes towards the combination
was to get the women and men together, not working at cross purposes. Secondly it makes for a
stronger conference, nationally and regionally.
Perhaps it is setting an example to combine the men
and women with mutual benefit," Rogers said,
"It strengthens the SUNYAC," Moore said. "It
gives us a chance to address matters as a whole, not
as two splinters. It also provides an assist to the
women's programs by having the SUNYAC people
help with organization.
"It's simply working together. I think it's another
step forward in having men and women together institutionally. It's a real plus for us at the administrative level, scheduling and financing " he added.
As the SUNYAC women's sports progit
in ilieir
first season, the future of the SUNYAC am
i mien's
intercollegiate sports as a whole seems I 'it. The
continually Increasing particiaptlon from
youth
level on up should help to smooth out and -iislacles
that lay on the road ahead.
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OCTOBER 4,1983 D ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Pennant Fever: Catch it!
By MARK LEVIN E
Associate Sports Editor
As the 1983 baseball season draws to a
close, terms such as magic number, spoiler
and must win become a part of every
baseball fan's vocabulary. For the noncontending teams, It's time to start polishing
up the set of Ben Hogans before making
reservations for tee off time. But for some
teams, this is the time when Pennant Fever
reaches its apex; the time when average
ballplayers can be elevated to heroes and
heroes can become legends. Ah, the
playoffs. For sheer excitement, day after day,
game after game, there's nothing like It.
There are three things that occur in the NL
East every year: Mike Schmidt Will hit 30
homers, the Mets will come In last, and the
race will be a dogfight that won't be decided
until the final week.
The Phillies sort of typified this division this
year: strange and Inconsistent. To begin
with, their manager gets fired while the team
Is In first place. They haven't played well for
long stretches all year-until their recent
11-game winning streak, they were having a
tough lime staying above the .500 mark. Funny thing is, except for Schmidt no regular is
having anything resembling a good year, Not
only that, I don't even know who the
regulars are anymore. Pete Rose and Tony
Perez have taken over the role as head
cheerleaders, while guys named Len
Matuszck and luan Samuel have seen lots of
playing time. John Denny has been the only
formidable pitcher, although Steve Carlton
still has an ERA near 3.20 and I'd hate to face
him In the playoffs. Even the crowds have
been disappointing. Did you see the crowd
at the Vet on TV two Saturdays ago? There
to go with the Dodgers and their pitching
were more people In attendance when I usstaff. They have a very young team that is
ed to play two-on-two whlffleball in my
somewhat lacking in playoff experience, but
friend's backyard. (That's understandable,
I thlnk,Tommy Lasorda has done a super job
though — we had some great games.) Still,
molding this team and I think you'll find
there Is something about this team that
them
in the Fall Classic.
makes them play better when things seem to
In the American League, it's the White Sox
be going a little crazy.
and the Orioles battling to represent the
I don't think anyone can figure out the
Expos. On paper the seem to be far and away junior circuit, which has not won a World
Series since the Yankees won it In 1978,
the class of the division, maybe even the
The White Sox- have made a shambles of
whole league. This year they could have gotthe west, which is a ridiculous excuse for a
ten by with just a month of great baseball
division excluding Chicago. The Seattle
and they could have taken the division
Mariners should contact Mike Brusco and try
Championship and stuffed it In their hip
and join the AMIA softball league. Sad thing
pocket a long time ago. But Inconsistency
Is they'd still finish last.
has plagued them all year long also. I read
that one of their executives said that signing
Gary Carter last year was a mistake. Well, If
As for the Chlsox, I think you'll be wathe still thinks so, I'm sure the Mets would be
ching a team with a lot of talent, but winning
willing to take their chances and see If it real- the AL West by that much is somewhat
ly was a mistake.
deceiving, what with every other team
finishing below .500.
In the West, the Dodgers have won their
For one thing, the pitching has been
fourth title In the last seven years, and the
phenomenal. LaMarr Hoyt has been the best
credit here must go to the LA pitching staff.
pitcher In the league for the last two years
Fernando Valcnzuela, who has had an off
and could win the Cy Young this year. Yeah, '
year, has become the fourth or fifth starter.
his ERA is somewhat high, but he never pitAlejandro Pena is a Cy Young candidate,
ches a bad game and always keeps his team
Jerry Reuss has found his form the last two
close. Rich Dotson has very quietly won 20
•months, and Bob Welch throws seven good
games, and I don't tWnk Floyd Bannister has
innings every time out. Then they pick up
lost since Reggie Jackson's last homerun,
Rick Honeycutt for the last two months.
which was sometime near the end of June.
That's like the Islanders getting Wayne Gretzky for the playoffs.
Offensively, Carlton Fisk has found his
The Braves looked like a lock for awhile,
stroke again, Greg Luzinskl has worn out the
hut their pitching has been horrendous the
roof at Comiskey Park, and Ron Kittle Is a
last six weeks or so. I've got to mention one
lock for Rookie of the Year. He could turn Inof my unsung MVPs, shortstop Rafael
to one of the dominant players of the eighties
Ramirez, who is hitting close to .300 and has
— keep in mind he's playing in a park that's
Improved dramatically in the field while
far from a hitter's paradise. I also have to
emerging into one of the best at his position
mention my final underrated star, outfielder
in the league, Ted Turner should never have
Hal Baines. Last year he hit .275 with 25
taken clown that teepee.
homers and 105 RBIs. This year he will hit
As far as the playoff matchups go, I've got
By RICH UDEWITZ
AMIA has raised the fee to $18.
Other AMIA sports Include basketball,
which tips off in late October and goes
through early April. The volleyball season
AMIA is set to kick off another year of in- coincides with basketball but is served up
tramural sports. Last week, the men's s6fiball
only on weekends. Bowling meets every
captain's meeting was held, and as usual It
Sunday throughout the year, and the popular
was full of surprises.
"Challenge Cup" floor hockey tournament
AMIA has decided to expand the men's faces off next semester.
softball from three to four leagues. The
The only sport scratched from AMIA's
previous 2A and 2B leagues are now
19B3 program is flag football. According to
1A and IB. League 1A Is still designed for
Brusco, flag football wasn't safe enough to be
highly competitive, fast-pitch teams; with 1B played under the existing conditions, and the
being a medium-pitch leajtue.
league is now experimenting in efforts to
make the sport safer.
AMIA's new league is league two,
WIRA's 1983 season is in the process of
specifically created for less competitive
getting off the ground. WIRA also begins its
squads. While the medium pitch rule still season with women's softball and soccer.
holds effect, a base runner In this league can
According to WIRA president, Cathy Russo,
only steal a base after the ball has crossed the three new sports will be added to WIRA's
plate, as opposed to leaving when the ball
program. There will be a new dance
leaves the pitcher's hand. The "high-arc workshop starting In November, along with a
pitch" league three and the co-ed league
racquetball league. Last year, WIRA sponfour remain the same as last year.
sored a racquetball tournament that was so
AMIA president Mike Brusco projects
successful they created a winter league. The
other possible addition Is field hockey, but
there will be 130 teams In the fall softball
the creation of a league depends on a
league. With the addition of the new softball
general interest In the sport.
league, there has been an increase in (he
bond money needed to create a softball
According to Russo, WIRA is taking suggesteam. Last year, the cost was $13 per team to
tions, and Is still looking for S.A.'s referees
gain entrance to the AMIA league. This year, and officials.
Sports Writer
In the East, It's the same old story with the
Orioles, even without Earl Weaver. They go
on and off for five months, then the calendar
changes to September and It's lights out. As
an avid Yankee fan, I can tell you that it's
very frustrating trying to catch a team that
wins 33 out of 42 down the stretch. How are
you supposed to gain ground on a team that
plays close to .800 ball for a month in the
middle of a pennant race? Mike Flanagan
and |lm Palmer miss much of the year, and
Denis Martinez Is 6-13. Enter Scott
McGregor, Storm Davis and Mike Boddlcker, and you have the makings of a pit-'
ching factory. Eddie Murray Is as true
superstar, Cal Ripken Is a budding superstar,
and their leftfielder, Garyjohn Roenlckesteln, Is awesome.
As far as the AL matchups go, I like the
Orioles. They've got the pitching, they know
how to win, and I think that they're the team
to beat in the playoffs this year. I like the
Orioles over the Dodgers In the World
Series.
Finally, I'd like to throw out a question for
discussion that I hope people will respond
to. If you were to start an expansion team
that would join the major leagues in 1984,
and you could choose one infielder (catchers
included), one outfielder and one pitcher
(starter or reliever) from among all 26 major
league teams, who would you take?
Remember, this is an expansion team, so age
counts. Drop me a note in the sports mailbox
in the ASP office, CC 329. Results and my
picks next month.
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By ROB RAFAL
Sports Writer
Are you an average, normal, red-blooded American? Of
course you are. Then it follows that you must also be an
avid sports fan. It also follows that you must be a baseball
fan. Being that you are a student at this great university,
and therefore, almost undoubtedly a New Yorker through
and through, then you must either be, a.) a Met fan, or
b.lperish the thought, a Yankee fan.
However, as I am sure you are all too aware, there are
those crazed anarchists, who can only be described as
lunatics, who insist on rooting for the Cincinnati Reds, the
Pittsburgh Pirates, or some other Siberian team like that.
These are also the same people who would root for Russia
in a war. Aside from these few maniacs, the only other
reason to be a non-New York baseball fan is if your father
was and still is either a die-hard Brooklyn Dodger or a New
York Giant fan who, for the past 25 years, has refused to
believe that the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the
Giants to San Francisco, and instead, Insists that the roar of
the crowd can still be heard eminating from Ebbets Field
and the Polo Grounds on any given summer day. If this is
the case, then it is understandable if you, being a direct
decendent of your father, are a Los Angeles Dodger or San
Francisco Giant fan. Oh yeah, there is one more category
that if you fall under, it is not only understandable but
laudable. This is, of course, being a Seattle Mariner (an just
for the sheer beauty of the fielding. Aside from being a
Dodger or Giant fan due to family heritage, or a Mariners
fan for sheer pleasure, then it is obvious that if you are a
native New Yorker you should root for a New York
baseball team no matter what.
Now that it is clear that you and all you neighbors should
be New York baseball fans, I am about to make it equally
clear that you should be a New York MET fan, and a
Yankee hater at all costs. I mean, let's just start with the
names of the players: Darryl Strawberry, Mookie Wilson
(in fact, just think about Mookie Wilson a moment-hls
face, his smile, his eloquence...), Ron Darling, Nelson
Doubleday, etc. Compare that with Willie Randolph, Graig
Nettles and Ron Guidry. There is no comparison. Now •
think of the abilities of the players like Tucker Ashford and
other such stalwarts. How can you not love them? Just
think about Diamond Vision, Frank Howard, Shea Stadium
hot dogs, Tim McCarver, Tankard Day, Denise and Chris
AMIA/WIRA
aorund .280, hit close to 20 homers and
drive In around 95 runs. Not too many people know about him, but how many guys In
the league can match those stats over the
past two yearsl
The reason the Mets are amazin'
Sports October 7
Beginning with the next ASP Sports Supplement, there will be a full page of intramural rankings, standings, stories and
pictures in every supplement. Besides
regular coverage in the ASP, we hope to
give the intramural scene a wide variety of
coverage through this page.
UNIVERSITY CONCERT BOARD
PROUDLY PRESENTS
AN EVENING WITH
THE B A N D
AT THE PALACE THEATRE
SUNDAY OCT23rd AT8p.m.
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serving beers to you for free, Ralph Kiner, the sign man,
George Theodore, Marv Throneberry, Tom Seaver, Nancy
Seaver, the Met Mutt, and the bullpen car (how many
miles does it get to the gallon anyway?). What more could
you ask for?
And what do New York's other baseball team have? A
bunch of high-salaried players who won't be on the team
in two years because Steinbrenner will have traded them,
or else they will have opted for free agency. That's a team?
And so what If they .may win more pennants) At least win
the Mets finally do win, I'll be ecstatic, but if the Yankee
fans were to win, you Yankee fans will be just midly amused because you're so used to winning.
I could go on for hours on wjiy you should be a Met fan,
even using some of the quotes from the banners on Banner
Day this year, such as "Rusty aids the Mets," and "I hate
broccoli," to name two, but I'm tired and my head hurts,
and besides this article is due uptown in seven minutes, so
I won't. But I will leave you with this one final thought that
anyone who grew up with the Mets and whose two biggest
idolj-are Cleon Jones and Tommie Agee will understand:
Let's go Metsl
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A runner's guide to Albany
Western, but once you've done that, you
can vary It and cut back and forth on any of
the cross streets in between. A jaunt down
Lark Is very much worthwhile.
Continue down what Is now Central
Avenue until you see your goal: the Capitol.
On the left will be the neo-classical and
overstated State Education Building, which
has a neat museum In the basement. The
Capitol houses the State Legislature and was
recently renovated for something less than
two million dollars. It Is definitely the coolest
building In Albany. Below the Capitol at the
end of Central Avenue is Albany's City Hall,
which was built In a Dutch-Influenced style.
Run around to the front of the Capitol and
look up: there are the stairs.
By TOM KACANDES
Associate Sports Editor
Why do people run around Perimeter
Road? New students who come to Albany
and like to bike or run usually start with
Perimeter Road because it's there and it's
convenient. The problem Is that If you exercise more than four times a week- as you
should If you want to get anything out of itthen Perimeter Road gets pretty damn boring. I imagine that some people like the feeling of accomplishment that comes with running three miles, but- BAD NEWS- one
perimeter is only 2.88 miles around unless
you toss in the circle, and even then...
If you've got any ambition to .see
something new while you're out on the
roads there are a number of great places to
check out and lots of nice routes seemingly
far away from the concrete, yet they're all
within easy reach for a mildly accomplished
runner, or anyone with a bike. The two
routes listed here I chose as representatives
of those I run on a regular basis, and each
can be varied to taste. Now that Fall is officially here, right now Is the best time to get
out and see the Albany area.
If you can run a perimeter every day, you'll
have
no
trouble
completing
a
"Schoolhouse" run, which Is about five
miles total. First, head across campus toward
Sutter's on Western Avenue, making a left at
the campus entrance.
Continue on
dowtown on Western until you see a
Stewart's Bread & Butter shop on the Sutter's
side. Right next to it Is Russel Road - a SUNY
bus stop - so cross at the light and go for it.
Russel Road is a residential street for about a
mile, but as you go along, the houses
become spaced farther and farther apart, and
by the time you hit the two mile mark there
are just fields.
Congratulations! You've escaped from the
city and you're now In Cuilderland County,
but don't stop there. At the end of Russel
Road you'll have to turn onto Krumkill Road
which runs perpendicular to Russel. Co
right and stay way over on the side of the
road - always facing traffic - because there
aren't any sidewalks'there. This is real Rural
America.
Continue along for about a quarter mile or
so and take the very first right. This Is
Schoolhouse Road and following it you are
now heading back toward campus. Just
follow along and enjoy the scenery. Listen to
the quiet. Note the conspicuous lack of concrete. Avoid cars.
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The Capitol Building staircase is a high
point of the Rocky Run.
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At its end, Schoolhouse Road comes out
onto Western Avenue just above Denny's
and opposite Stuyvesant Plaza. Run down
along the Denny's side of Western and cross
at the Fuller Road light. You are now close
enough to smell SUNYA -or at least UAS- so
you can run down Fuller Road and turn right
onto Campus whenever you please.
A longer route that is a favorite of the
women's crosscountry team is the Rocky
Run. About nine miles total, the Rocky run Is
not recommended to the beginning runner.
If you're In decent shape and you're looking
for something new, then go for It. Head out to Washington Ave. past the
Hellman Theater, with the State Office Campus on your right. (Notice how huge the
State Office Campus is. What do they do
there?) In any case, that's a good place to run
and bike around- lots of great access roads.
After crossing the bridge you'll pass Brevator
Road, which is the boarder with residential
Albany. Continue down Washington and
take In the different neighborhoods as they
pass. By the time you hit the Beverwyck
playing fields next to Alumni Quad, you've
gone 2.8 miles. This marks the beginning of
the student slums, where you see O'Heany's
Tavern on your right. Past Quail Street Is the
Long Branch and other sundry watering
holes. Two more blocks and SUNYA's
Downtown Campus including Draper Hall
and Hawley Library appear to your right.
Wave to the library science students. This is
where the Alumni buses turn around. If you
don't feel too good, you might want to
follow one back to campus. If you feel terrible and you've brought along your I.D. then
you can hang It up right there.
One block down from Draper you'll see
where Western splits off from Washington
Ave. Three blocks after that and you can see
where Washington splits off from Central
Ave. This is an Albany phenomenon: none
of the avenues dividing Albany are parallel,
rather, they all spread out like fingers from a
distorted hand. Be sure to stay to the right
hand side of the road because here, where
Washington and Central come together,
stands Sum Park. It's just a little triangular
spot of green with a few benches, some sickly trees, and a Spanish-American War monument, but there are always a couple of aggressive bums hanging out who'll yell at you,
"Hey, sirl Ya got a smoke?" I usually pick it
up until I get to Lark Street, two blocks
down;
Lark Street is often compared to Greenwich Village, but if that's what you.'/e expecting to see, you'll be disappointed. If you
think Albany is a totally boring place, then
you'll be surprised. In any case, by the time
you pass Lark Street you are in downtown
Albany, capital of our fair state, and there's
alot to see. On a Rocky run, you're basically
just heading down Washington and up
When Theodore Roosevelt was govenor,
he often called press conferences at the bottom of the staircase and then run up to the
top without warning. Those reporters who
reached the top first were allowed to ask
questions, and the slower ones had to pant
and listen. By the time I hit the Capitol I'm
usually feeling it a little, so I sprint up the 77
steps and dance around with my fists in the
air. You can shadowbox and sing out the
Rocky theme as loud as you want because
there's never anyone there. Below you lies
the cjty of Albany and the mighty Hudson
river • It's a great view, and the fun of running
up to the top is worth it.
Continue around the other side of the
Capitol and head up State Street. This is the
only uphill part of the Rocky run. The Empire
State Plaza- built by Nelson Rockefeller- appears on the left. State Street Is
host to many of the oldest and prettiest
houses in Albany, and the corner of Lark and
State Is definitely the center of the city.
Past Lark, State Street
borders
Washington Park, which is a great place to
hang out on nice days, and a bad choice
after dark. At the park's corner State and
Western meet and you're back on the bus
route. Famous sights abound: the Lampost
and Pop's Pizza, WT's, Alumni Quad, and.
the College of Saint Rose. Then there's more
quiet neighborhoods, Marine Midland, Shop
Rite, Sutter's, and home.
NOTE: It's not a good idea to do either of
these routes at night, and, of course, it's
always better to run with someone just in
case you run into trouble and you need a
hand. If you have to run alone, or at night,
then you should stick to Perimeter Road, but
if you can get organized enough to get out
during the day, then you should give the
streets of Albany a chance. I'll see you out
there.
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ASP interview with Olympic Medalist Pam Kruse
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just.
ASP: Have you found that your athletic training has helped you in other areas of your life?
For instance, do you feel you have more
mental discipline than other law students?
KRUSE: Yes and no. I think I can be more
disciplined at times to do things I don't want
to do. Mentally, I don't know if I have as
good a mental focus as other people. I think
that is one of the things I need to work on. I
find myself drifting off and maybe because in
swimming laps your mind drifts off. I don't
know as far as a mental focus but as far as
realizing what you have to do to reach a goal
that you want to reach, it certainly has
helped me there.
ASP: For several years after you stopped
swimming you remained active in athletics In
the administrative end. In the past several
years you have turned away from sports.
Why?
KRUSE: In high school my life was swimming. As far as a career goes, I never really
thought about a career. I guess I was brought
up rather traditionaly. I was going to go to
college, but then it was get married and that
kind of thing. But then even when I went to
college, I didn't know what I wanted to do
and everyone said what are you going to do,
what are you going to major in? And I said, I
don't know. Everyone said I'd be good in
Physical Education, so I began to believe it
and I majored in It. Then I realized I wanted
to do other things and part of it was that I
wanted to do something on my own and not
have it tie into sports. I have drifted away
from physical education into intramural administration and then I made the big switch
into labor relations. You are right that they
were conscious decisions. I realized I
wanted to do something other than sports
and I found as I moved in that direction that I
liked it better. I think I can see myself probably moving back and doing more for
sports. But it is kind of proving yourself in
other areas.
ASP: Some retired athletes, especially those
who were at the top of their sport, have trouble watching that sport. Is that the case with
you?
KRUSE: I don't think swimming is a real
spectator sport. If it's somebody you read a
lot about or if it's some record breaking performance, you can certainly feel a lot for
that. I don't know, but I remember watching
portions of the Olympics and I enjoyed gymnastics much more than swimming. I can
certainly feel for it but it is not one of those
things I go to. There are a lot of things I'd do
before I'd watch a swimming meet.
ASP: Where is your medal now?
KRUSE: My folks have it and it was silting on
top of the TV last time I was home. It is just
one of those things. I think that medal is
more meaningful to them, the actual medal
itself. I would feel sort of funny having that
medal hanging around.
ASP: Would you recommend what you went
through to other people?
KRUSE: I would be hesitant to recommend
to people what they should and shouldn't
do. I would certainly be very supportive if
they were interested in it. I would tell them
what I thought were the pluses and the
minuses and what I got out of it. I think It is a
real personal decision that the individual
should make themselves. Clearly, the more
information they have the better the decision
is made but again I feel that happens too
much and this Is carrying this to an extreme,
but that you get pressured into doing
something you don't want to do and it
becomes too much of a chore. I would never
push anyone in any direction, but I would
tell them what I got out of it, which Is
positive, and then let them make their own
decision.
ASP: What were your feelings about the
Olympic boycott in 1980?
KRUSE: I was really, really disappointed with
it. I guess it's because, and I don't have the
stats on It, there are not that many people
who repeat Olympics. There Is a whole lot of
sacrifice that goes Into it and for people to
put out that kind of time and that kind of
energy and then not be able to do it for some
political point.. . I'd rather see the political
points made In the political arena and not
moved Into the supposedly amateur athletic
field. I feel it was terribly unfair for those peo-
ple. I feel very sorry for those athletes. Most
of them will not have a second chance.
ASP: Was itawkward to be retired at age 17?
KRUSE: At the time it isn't because at the
time you are really old. You kind of feel
deserving of retiring. Reflecting back on it, it
does seem kind of amazing that at 17 or 18
you retired from something. I think it is just
the perspective you look at. It is-too bad ir
some senses that you have to do that.
Because I'm sure there are some people who
could turn in some very goodperformances if
that wasn't the case. Again, I think it is just a
balancing out of different things you want to
do. I think that swimming is crazy enough
that you have to be young to do it. Then you
become a little more sane and you realize,
"Hey, I might want to do something else."
ASP: It seems as if winning the silver medal
was more of a relief than a celebration.
Kruse: It's interesting that you get that feel
Ing, it's partially right. There was that excite
ment but it was also a relief. The relief came
from the fact of the parents, coach, country
triangle. At the time it was more Important
for me to win for them. In later years it has
become more meaningful to me. It Is also
much more meaningful to have just one
medal. It is not that easy to get one. You start
to take winning for granted. You do It so you
figure It is no big deal, but It Is. If I could do it
over again, I would do it the same way.
II
New club formed
§ To the Editor:
1 By an overwhelming 19-1 vote the Central Council, on
19-28, passed an $842 budget for the newly formed and
I highly potential Social Science Association.
The SSA was designed with the academic intention of
•generally encouraging Interaction and dialogue between
•students and faculty, as well as administration. The SSA
•feels its potential lies in the diversity of the social science
Iprograms offered on campus. Fighting its primary combatant student apathy, the association hopes to provide a
•structural network, including llaslon committies within the
[respective departments of Political Science, Public Affairs,
Social Welfare, Criminal JUstice, Sociology, Psychology,
TJistory, Marketing, Afro-American Studies and Latin
\merlcan Studies.
A general interest meeting will be held on October 5th at
I p.m. in B.A.130. The executive members, Vic Moudgil,
_vlatt Clune, Jim Youlio and Lori Lombardi, invite all inItercsted students who wish to promote a dynamic educational environment campus-wide, and those who arc Interested in enhancing their Individual development.
—James C. Youlio
Member.Soclul Science Association
Sour milk
[ To the Editor:
I am writing in reference to the quality of the milk being
I served on Colonial Quad this year. I can count the limes on
I (he fingers of my nose that the milk has been good. Now
since my nose doesn't have fingers you can imagine what 1
I mean.
When 1 usked the lady in charge of the cafeteria about il
I she seemed shocked. She went over, look one whiff of the
| milk and told me lo try the other side.
I don'l know uboul you but I like my two glasses of milk
I a day and its hard for me lo gel by on two glasses in Iwo
weeks. It kind of reminds me of the scene in the Little
Rascals when all the kids are passing around the message
not to drink the milk because it's spoiled, until it gels to the
headmaster.
Maybe 1 shouldn't be too harsh. Muybc there's a reason
for all of this, like the cow got sick or the truck brok: down
in New Jersey. 1 do think that since I'm paying all of this
money lo go to school here that I should be entitled lo nonsour milk.
— Stuart Hack
Clear up the facts
To the Editor:
Dear Comrade Betz,
It is frightening to realize that there are people in the
! world who think like you do. We agree with you. The
United States shduld be condemned for the blatantly
: hostile act, i.e. sending a "death machine" like a KAL 747
j to knock down a peaceful Soviet heat seeking air-to-air
j missile.
'You forgot to include a few facts in your letter. They inI elude: l.Why the Soviet Union consistently denied any
• complicity in the incident (but wouldn't you if you had kill
I cd 269 people?), 2.The plane used INS (Inertia! Naviga[ lional System),which pilots depend on heavily for correct
I navigational information. This system needs 3 people to
J properly program the coordinates. On the day in question
[only one person put in the coordinates. The checkpoint
!coordinates were 42"23'3"N by 147°28'8"E,which may
[have been mistakenly plugged in as 47"28'8"N by
| 142°23'3"E. Such a change puts the plane on a course over
1'thc Sakhalin Islands, which is where il was shot
[down, 3.The Soviet pilol could have mistaken the 747 for a
I much smaller RC 135, but that is similar to comparing a
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watermelon with an orange, 4.Spy planes fly at an altitude
of greater that 60,000 feet. The 747 was shot down at
33,000 feet; well below any reasonable height for a "spy
mission." It Is quite obvious that you have paranoid fantasies about the military/industrial complex of the United
States.
We should not, however, forgive the imperialistic, evil,
war-mongering U.S. for this audacious act, for they are like
the Soviet regime, which, In 24,041 days of existence has
murdered at least 20 million of its own citizens, an average
of more than 800 a day for 60 years. Unless the Red Armv
massacred another Afganistan village that day, the Soviets
had a below average day.
In summation, it is our opinion that thoughts like yours
make acts like KAL night 007 possible.
—Robert Sorgo
David Sickler
Parking problems
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in reference lo the parking problem on campus, specifically on Colonial Quad. As Colonial Quad residents know only too well, procuring a space
in the lot after 8 am during the week is next to impossible.
The options then open to Ihe driver arc twofold. One can
park in Ihe usually half empty Colonial pay lot until the
regular lot clears out, but in doing so you risk a ticket, The
other option is to park at Dutch or State quad, where there
are spaces available In Ihe rear, but this ensues a 15 minute
walk back to Ihe dorm. Thai wouldn't be a lotully
disagreeable option, except for the fact that after the commuters leave for the day, your cur is alone, surrounded only
by acres of asphalt. For those of us who are security conscious, that is inn Incredibly desirable.
All of this leads me lo the proposed solution, which cntalls reserving an appropriate amount of Colonial lol
specifically for the use of Colonial Quad residents. This
could be accomplished with a small amount of paint, a few
signs, and a special slicker or lag for quad residents, In this
way the Initial outlay and administrative costs involved
could be kept to a minimum.
It could he argued that this plan would take uway spaces
from commuters, but such is not the case. This plan simply
calls for a redistribution of where people park, and,
overall, would increase the total utility of the existing parking facilities.
It should be noted that the Quad lot was repainted this
summer, and it seems a few extra spaces were painted in.
But, at the same time, a few seemingly prime spaces were
not striped. The reason for that is presumably to enhance
the fundraising efforts of the university by enabling it to
write tickets to unsuspecting cars for parking in a "no parking area." This was the case with my roommate. Upon
completion of a detailed investigation by the author, it
became evident that certain unmarked spaces do get
ticketed, while others do not. What is the logic.bchind this?
1 expect to look out my window in the near future and see
Rich Schaffer holding a press conference in the quad lot on
this most important issue. Coverage on TV-10 Action News
with Dick Wood, (the Ted Baxter of Albany), and Marci
Elliot would be a nice touch.
— Dan Ryan
Bus policy fair
To the Editor:
I would like to address the concerns of several off campus students in regard to Student Association and the funding of ihe late night buses which run at 12:30, 1:30 and
2:30 on Friday and Saturday evenings. This letter is in
response to the one which appeared In Inst Fridays paper
tilled "Grossly Unfair."
These buses run from the uptown campus to the
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Mailing address:
Albany Student Prosa, CC 329
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
(516) •!'./ ami.'Mv.'n.mii
.downtown campus along Washington and Western Ave.
The service is free to all students and supplements the
University's bus system which does not run after 12:00 on
weekends.
Although, it is largely used by on-campus students who
wish to go to the bars to drink and responsibly chose not to
drive, it has many other purposes. Many off-campus
students utilize this service to travel uptown for weekend
parties, movies in the Lecture Centers, to attend
concerts, other events, or to just hang out with a friend in
the dorms.
Without this service, many students will be unable to
travel off campus for nighttime activities. SA provides an
alternative to students who wish to attend downtown parties and other events. Most on-campus students do not have
cars with which they can get downtown. We also realize
. that these late night buses will deter students from driving
while intoxicated. SA is dedicated to help in the fight
against drunk drivers.
The point here is not which students use these buses but
that It is available to everyone. The service is provided by
revenue collected from the manditory student (ax. What
the final breakdown comes down to is that through their
tax dollar each student pays approximately 12 cents a
semester. I believe it is a truly worthwhile service.
The original authors feet SA should also subsidize the
university buses. Yet how can we pay for a service that must
be provided by the university as part of our tuition? Should
we also subsidize the salaries of our professors?
Student Association has been spending the better pari of
4 months fighting attempts by university officials to implement a bus fee. This vital service is a necessary aspect of
campus life and as such should be covered by tuition, not a
supplementary fee. We are against any fees for such services that should be covered by our tuition. Will the university consider fees such as a library fee or a bathroom fee to
.tllow us to use these facilities too*. Now is the time for all
students to speak out against any fees which the unvcrsity
considers Implementing.
—JeHery Schneider
SA Vice President
Get involved
Tu Ihe Editor:
As students of this university we should all feel privileged
to study In an atmosphere made up of so many different
types of people with different backgrounds. The great
diversity on this campus is clearly shown through the
various student groups. Those who claim to be our so called
campus leaders tell us this diversity is the key to an education. They "enlighten" us with speeches exclaiming the
need for all groups to become involved and have a voice on
campus. These leaders explain the importance of the relationship between the various groups and the need for good
relations between the groups and the administration.
It Is these same leaders who on the one hand urge .ill
students to express themselves yet on the other hand were
too insensitive and out of touch with the student groups,
. when they made the decision to hold the Programs Fair on
September twcnty-lhird the second day of Sukkot. This
shows a lack of thought as lo Ihe rights of Jews attending
this university.
Jewish students should realize that this is not an isolated
incident and that we must stand up for our rights on campus. We have a responsibility not only to ourselves but to
the Jewish people as a whole. Jewish students must make it
a point to learn what it means lo be a Jew. This can only be
done by rejecting Ihe apathy that seems to embrace
Students today and getting involved.
— Cady Bulunisohn
President, Revisionist Zionist Alternative
Bookstore blues
l(i the Edllort
Last spring, well before the deadline for ordciing textbooks, 1 ordered my text for Phi I H P . One section was to
be In LC-3, which holds 21W sti'ilents; the other In HU-t 16,
which holds 40. Accordingly, I ordered 248 copies of the
1 do not know how many copies ihe bookstore ordered; 1
do know [hat a substantial number of my students (perhaps
50-75) are without hooks. This is the only book for the
course, and a paper is dvie on Oct, 14. Nearly a quarter
of my students are thus at a severe disadvantage. I think
this is unfair to Ihem and to me.
I have heard that the bookstore has a policy of ordering
fewer books than the professor requests. If there Is such a
policy, it Is objectionable qn two grounds: (1) it shows a
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he feels his control In the relationand needs to learn to direct her own
ship is slipping, violence helps him
anger appropriately.
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without guilt, however, the batterer curring o n this campus. There are
often feels quite badly about many places for people to turn who
himself and what he has done, he find themselves in this situation.
Men's Coalition Against Battering
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(CPS) If the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
decides t o run for president next
year, there may b e no better place
to announce it than any one o f the
nation's 114 historically black colleges.
At the nation's largest black campus, the University o f t h e District of
Columbia, for example, "I can
guarantee you that 90 to 99 percent
of the students would vote for
him,"
promises" Warren Orccn,
president o f U D C ' s student government.
A 15,000 U D C block vole would
be no small potatoes, especially In
view o f how a switch of a mere 150
votes In each voting district would
have reversed Ihc Rcagnrv landslide
of 1980.
But o f even more significance is
the extraordinary enthusiasm for a
black presidential candidacy o n
many campuses, where apathy and
student unwillingness t o v o t e
ultimately wrecked the ambitious
college registration drives o f
Eugene McCarthy, Bobby Kennedy
p.nd George McGovern in years
past. Nowhere, moreover, has student participation In presidential
politics been thinner than on black
campuses,
But things have changed. Just
last week for instance, al Southern
University in Baton Rouge, student
Vice President Myron Hubbard led
an effort that included an Islcy
Brothers concert, shuttle buses ami
candlelight parades. In the end, it
helped register some 5000 students
to vote, well over hall' the university's student body.
took three busloads — 200 students
— to be registered. When he spoke
at Jackson State, he took two
busloads d o w n . "
"There's power In knowing we
elected a black m a y o r just
recently," Southern's Hubbard explains. "It's happening all over,
and It's exciting."
Al Tuskcgcc
I n s t i t u t e in
Alabama, organizers last week held
volcr registration activities with its
traditional Mardi Gras festival,
which included (he time-honored
pep rally, masquerade ball and
fashion show. "We figure we'll get
people to sign up while everybody's
relaxed and having fun," reasons
student President Reginald Blount.
To build a fire under them,
Blount also brought in Dr. Arthur
Thomas of Central State in Wilberforcc, Ohio, to speak about "Why
a Black
Should
Run For
President." Thomas is also a
member o f Rev. Jackson's support
committee.
But much o f last week's fervor
and the events planned for coming
monthes are for the idea o f a black
candidacy, regardless o f who the
evetual c a n d i d a t e m i g h t b e .
Students also mentioned Georgia
state Sen. Julian Bond, Atlanta
Mayor Andrew Young and
Washington, D . C . House Delegate
Waller Fauntroy as candidates.
"Volcr registration is the only
thing Jesse Jackson is trying to promote," Hubbard contends. "Rev.
Jackson Is fully aware there arc
other blacks more competent and
qualified for a presidential race."
i)ul it is clearly Jackson who Is
leading the phenomenon, which
perhaps can be best compared to
last spring's Chicago mayoral campaign, in which a candidate — thenCongressman Harold Washington
— was picked by a grass roots black
political movement that began as a
voter registration drive tied l o n o
one politician. Last month, supporters did form a Jesse Jackson
said everything but..but he didn't,
Presidential Advisory Committee,
pnd 125 black clergymen recently say It," Shelton chuckles.
" A lot o f students here (at
organized a Draft Jackson commitSouthern) feel very good about a
tee.
And while Jackson himself Is cur- possible Jackson bid," adds student
rently in Europe registering U.S. President Cleo Fields. "They are
servicemen there, P U S H — People definitely ready for it."
Agrees Shelton, "Thetlmc is now
United to Serve Humanity, the
educational and motivational group for a black president. They said the
Jackson founded and still heads — time wasn't right for Frederick
is planning an "extensive" college Douglass in Ihc laic 1800s. They're
still saying now is not the lime. But
lour for later in the fall.
The 100 campus tour, says PUSH if not now, when? And if not Jesse,
spokesman Frank Walkins from w h o ? "
Shelton believes Jackson's appeal
l'USH's Chicago headquarters, will
try l o register a "rainbow" o f is broad. "He's talking In lerms o f
.black, Hispanic, and white students. oppressed people, who arc more
Jackson, who has coyly turned than just blacks. That includes
away questions about his can- women, people of color and poor
didacy, is bound to leave students while men. That could create quite
nanging during his tour. Xavicr's a coalition."
Shelton recalls Jackson at the na" N o question about it," observes
tional PUSH convention several .UDC's Green, "black folks will
months ago "saying everything a vote for blacks. We've been o p cadidalc would say. Wc were all on pressed for so long. T o have that
ihc edge o f our scats. The crowd hope — finally, a black president —
'.was chaining 'Run, Jesse, Run.' He it's very powerful."
D
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Al Xavicr University in New
Orleans, Ihc week included voter
registration block panics, lapel
slickers, a "second line parade" —
an old New Orleans custom in
which revelers march In a raucous
parade with a band — and a radio
disk jockey offering prizes to people who registered.
"We're really going to pump it,"
promises Craig Shelton, Xavicr smdent president and head of the
Nailonal Organization of Black
College and University Students.
"When Jesse Jackson spoke here
on August 29th," he recalls, " h e
Candidates
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polling place on campus for Ihc
district, said that " a lot of
redistribution would be necessary
for an on-enmpus polling place,"
and added dial "some students get
ihc idea thai the government is being unfair, That's not true,"
Coyne said he has " n o opinion"
on the mailer, as long as students
vole. "If having a polling place o\\
campus for jusi students was
established, I would agree, bill If
properly lax payers were 10 be Inconvenienced, 1 would have some
problems."
When asked about the future,
both Ring and Burgdorf were optimistic, Ring forsaw his role as
"watchdog for the city," and added
thai, if elected, his office would be
public " s o everyone would know
what's going o n . "
Uurgdorf fell thai although he
was In a very good position as
Dunne's chief o f staff, a victory
"would be great for me.
"I have the best qualifications,"
he said, adding thai his election
could " e n d Democratic domination."
"1 would like lo slay here as long
as 1 could," Coyne said. "I'm inIcresled in developing llie office. 1 Ie
said lhal if and When he leaves his
eurienl posl he will " g o into private
Industry,"
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Two SUNYA grads vie for city, county posts
By Jerry Campione
Two SUNYA graduates, both
Republicans, are hoping lo break
into the Albany Democratic tradition with their campaigns for city
comptroller and county executive.
In the race for Albany County
Executive, incumbent Jim Coyne is
opposed by 1978 SUNYA graduate
Paul Burgdorf. Coyne is seeking his
third term In the office. This is the
first political contest for Burgdorf,
the present chief of staff for Sen.
John Dunne (R-Gardcn City).
In the race for the job of chief
fiscal officer of the city, Charles
Hemingway, present city comptroller, is being challenged by
another SUNYA graduate, Hilary
D. Ring, who received his master's
degree In public administration
from SUNYA in 1982.
Burgdorf, running on both
republican and independent lines
for the county post explained that
he feels the county has been ruled
by Democrats for 52 years and,
"needs a system of checks and
balances" which it would get by
electing a Republican to the job.
Ring, the Republican and Liberal
candidate for city comptroller, is
also trying to break into a long
tradition of democratic power in
the comptroller's office and he
comments that a vote for him "Is a
vote against the Democratic
machine."
All SUNYA students, both onand off-campus, are leigiblc to vote
for county executive, as the area is
under the jurisdiction of the county. They would, however, have to
register in their own districts or
wards. For the election of city comptroller, only the uptown residents
in the Town of Gullderland district he will "work to Improve what we Hemingway Is "stonewalling" the
Issue of debating, according to
22 would be ineligible to vote. The have here."
Ring states that he agrees with Ring.
Gullderland district includes all of
Ring, who in August challenged
Indian Quad and approximately Burgdorf thai Albany government
"has been a closed system," and Hemingway to a series of six
half of Dutch Quad.
Burgdorf, who states his theme as thai he "would be a progressive debates, said that Ihe comptroller
"is trying to duck oul of his public
"open government and financial voice in the city administration."
"The city needs an advocate to promise to debate,
management," feels that these arc
"On June 17 Mr. Hemingway
"two things that you haven't had in look oul for the people," he said,
Albany,'.' where, according lo adding thai he "wouldn't be afraid said he would debate me under
Burgdorf, a Iwo-party government lo blow the whistle on Ihe govern- what he called "Ihe proper cirment." Ring speculated thai he cumstances," continued Ring. "On
would be the first In 52 years.
In Albany (stale government) we could save the city approximately August 30, he reiterated by saying,
have a Republican-controlled $10.7 million "by plugging holes 'I am more than willing to
debate. , .once the ground rules arc
Senate and a Democratic Assembly. and looking for money."
Ring also said he "would be an established.'" According to Ring,
Even the federal government has a
Hemingway has yet to respond.
advocate
for
the
students"
even
two-party system. Albany needs a
Hemingway countered Ring's
though thai isn't a specific job of cisecond party," he said.
statement, saying that he "just
Burgdorf said that he, "as an in- ty comptroller.
Hemingway, who has been with hasn't had Ihe lime." Due to Ihe
dependent Republican, would stand
up and give an opposing parly's the comptroler's office for 17 years lack of a budget director during the
viewpoint" when making decisions. and has been comptroller since the crucial months of planning, HemHe also said he feels he could be retirement of James Brunei in ingway said he has been "extremely
more sympathetic lo the sludeni January, feels that "right now, the busy." He said he felt "the budget
community, adding that SUNYA is office looks a lot better than it did a and the upcoming bond sale arc
more important lo the people of
year ago."
"pari of my roots."
Ring cited a December article in Albany." He added that he hopes
In an interview Coyne, the incumbent Democrat, said he has the Times-Union which charged the lo be "in touch with Mr. Ring this
done a good job in his eight years as comptroller's office wilh many week."
Ring said he is tired <>l excuses
county executive. He pointed out "abuses" of taxpayers' money.
that he "fought like crazy lo get a Hemingway said that "what has and feels that "it is important for
reimbursement rate" for nursing happened in the past is being chang- the people of Albany to have an opportunity lo make an informed
homes and succeeded in gelling Ihe ed."
According to Hemingway, the of- choice" before casting volOs for
slate and federal governments lo
reimburse 90 percent of the funds. fice now has a new budget director, complrolcr.
The candidates, when posed wllh
"I'm saving taxpayers 90 cents of Daniel Klepak, who has been able
to help out "in finalization of the, Ihe question of student voting, exevery dollar spent," he said
Coyne further commented that budget, thereby freeing other staff pressed Its Importanlancc. The
challengers, however, feel that
he has cleared up some of the con- member for their own duties."
Hemingway also said that the of- students should vole in their college
troversies surrounding the county
executive's office, such as unfair fice "has cut way back on spending districts, while the Incumbents feel
bidding practices and excessive over the last half" of the fiscal year the choice should be up to the inand, although "the city has run a dividual.
spending.
"I see no reason why students
He has, on occasion, opposed his deficit in the past, il looks like there
shouldn't vote," said Hemingway,
own political party "in an effort Iq will be a little surplus this year."
One of the more controversial a graduate of Albany High School
strengthen the office," Coyne said.
He added that if he slays in office aspects of this race is whether or not who has taken some credits toward
a college degree al the University of
Tokyo. "However, unless a student
is going to locate, here, they should
be more interested in their own
community."
County Executive Coyne, a
graduate of Siena and former
teacher and assistant principal in
Albany, said that he believes "It's
really up to the individual. 1 would
lend to vote in my home district,"
he said, "but If a student really has
an interest, he should be able to
vole."
Bolh Ring and Burgdorf feel that
voting in Albany is very important.
"It's very important to be an active
pari of the community," said
Burgdorf, who stayed in Albany
after finishing school here at
SUNYA.
"The student vole is especially
important to me," Ring said, explaining dial he has an "Identification with SUNY," and thai he
"understands the needs and problems of the student."
Both Ring and Burgdorf also
agree the Democrats in power are
afraid of the sludeni vole. According lo Burgdorf, this explains opposition lo an on-campus polling
place.
"The machine doesn't want the
students lo vole because they (the
parly) can'l control il," said
Burgdorf, "The-student vole is an
intellectual vote. They know Ihe
Issues."
Ring agreed, adding lhat it is his
feeling thai, "students in Albany
can win any election." Bolh Hemingway and Coyne denied this.
Hemingway, commenting on the
recent controversy over the new 6th
district and the students desire for a
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SASU takes SUNY commercial sale policy to court
By Tim Shell
STA TE PRESS SEP VICE
State University policies covering
private commercial sale on campus
have been taken to court and could
lead to major changes.
American Future Systems sales
representative Kathleen Rapp was
arrested by Cortland campus police
last year after a dorm director told
her she was not allowed to sell on
state university property, as outlined by SUNY guidelines. AFS sells
cookware.
Rapp was invited to Cortland student Melissa Ambos' dorm room to
present her product lo several
guests. She was arrested after the
dorm director told Ihcm Rapp was
violating SUNY policy prohibiting
commercial sales in dorms.
As a result of the arrest, SASU
attorney Ronald Zinzheimer filed
suit in federal district court lost
December, asking for a preliminary
injunction lo slop SUNY from enforcing the regulation. He argued
thai the student's right to free
speech and association were
violated by it and there was no overwhelming stale Interest in maintaining il.
Zinzheimer thai an order be
granted allowing AFS lo sell and
students to buy on campus, and
thai SUNY be enjoined from enforcing the regulation.
Northern Dislricl Court Judge
Neil McCurn granted an injunction
ordering SUNY lo allow AFS
representatives lo give information
about their products and students
to receive it. The final sale of any
product, though, is still prohibited,
according lo Assistant Attorney
General Larry Doolitlle, handling
Ihe case for the stale. "The judge
really stuck to his guns," Doolitlle
says, "no sales, no dollars."
Zinzheimer says "the issue is
much broader than the sale of products in dorms. Students should
have the right lo invite someone in
their room for commercial or other
reasons." The issue, he contends, is
one of sludeni rights. "The university's posilion is thai students do
not rent their dorm rooms, they are
jusl licensed lo use that space. It's a
nonexclusive policy, and as il stands
now, students have no right lo occupy thai space."
Because of this, Zinzheimer says,
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"We're looking for full tenants'
rights for students in their own
dorm rooms," Ticrney says, "It's
about lime."
Zinzheimer says thai AFS "is
perhaps not (he noblest of all plaintiffs because it's commercial," but
that it still underscores the restrictive policies bf the Stale University.
An affadavil filed by a former
assistant vice chancellor says one
reason for the sales prohibition is
protection of students from commercial exploitation.
Zinzheimer countered this, saying lhat "A university is not the appropriate governmental entity to
watch over and protect the consuming public — in this case, studcnls.
This, he says, is the duty of a
legislature or appropriate agencies.
"College students today arc no
longer minors, they arc regarded as
adults in almost every phase of
community life."
Gcrianne Dias, counsel for the
Stale University, would not comment on Ihe suit,
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ranging from "choice of visitors to
privacy to protection from illegal
search and seizure." As licensees,
he says, the university may illegally
search a room, or remove a student
from that space at will.
The challenge of the sales prohibition is but a first stab at knocking down archaic rules that stifle
students' rights as citizens, says Jim
Ticrney, SASU President and
SUNY Board of Trustees member.
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STUDENT
PRESS
D OCTOBER
4,1983
OCTOBER
Women netters aced at ECAC Tournament
After recording their fourth victory last Thursday in as many matches, coach Mari Warner and four
members df the Albany State
women's tennis team packed their
rackets and balls and headed for the
annual Eastern Collegiates Tournament at West Point on Saturday.
The weekend rain moved the
tournament inside and made for a
very long and difficult day in which
the Dane representatives didn't fare
too well. First singles Debbie Leffc,
second singles Joan Phillips, and
the doubles duo of Hclenc Tishlcr
and Lauren Isaacs all suffered
opening round losses to some very
stiff competition.
Leffe faced Tcri Gasklll of James
Madison in the opener. Gaskill,
In the consolation games, the netwomen played a little better but still
only managed to win one out of
four matches. Phillips, In one of her
best matches ever, volleyed past
Traci Zwicg of Pace 6-1, 6-3, to win
her first consolation match. In the
follow-up match, she fell quickly
6-1, 6-0. In a long match which
displayed the good endurance of
number one doubles Tishlcr and
Isaacs, the Dane duo fell 7-6,7-5, to
LcMoyne College.
"Although the scores don't show
Albany, N. Y.
(AP) Gov. Mario Cuomo says he
may be ready to offer stale help if
New York City officials want to put
a roof on Shea Stadium and add extra scats and parking at the facility.
"You must do something," the
governor told reporters on Monday.
"We have to Improve the
facility."
Cuomo said that while he'll "let
the city take the lead" on any new
Shea Stadium project, "I'm sure no
one would object if the stale took
an interest and sought to supplement their efforts."
The governor's comments came
less than a week after New York City Mayor Edward Koch said the Na-
The governor said that among the
things which should be considered
were putting a roof on Shea
Stadium, expanding the seating and
adding additional parking.
And Cuomo said thai perhaps the
facility should be expanded to per-
LISA SIMMONS UPS
Danes lose to Union, 24-7
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that seemed Insurmountable considering Ihc way Albany was moving the hall.
The Danes had a big opportunity
to gel back In the contest when Bob
Brlcn carried on a reverse
downfield. When he crossed the
Union 20 yard line and looked like
he might lake il in, he lost the handle on the slippery football and
Union recovered.
The Dutchmen added a meaningless TD midway through Ihc
fourth quarter on a 14 yard Slewarl
passlo Frank Kraft.
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The governor said that he was
"thinking" of several possibilities
lor Shea and might name a task
force later this month to Investigate
some of his proposals.
PAW PRINTS:
The 1-3 Danes will next face
Southern Connecticut on the roud,
Saturday afternoon..,QB Milano
suffered a slight sprained ankle in
the fourth quarter, but he will be lit
for action against S.C. Rick Jones
came in to relieve him...After a
rocky start, Stewarl went 11-25 for
167 yards...Milano looked good
when he threw the ball even though
his 5-14 for 4K yards statistics don'l
show It,..The Albany defense held 2
good Union tailbacks, Jon Johnson
and Dill Milliner, lo under 3.0 yards
per carry.
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Last year, the Danes played the highlyState women's soccer team, it Isn't hard to ranked Red Dpagons lo a 1-1 tic. This year,
notice the eight freshmen players they have. Cortland is even stronger and that made
Inexperience should therefore be the focal Albany's task even tougher. The fact that the
point of this extremely young squad. Danes only went to the game with 13 players
However, the Oreat Danes arc playing like a didn't help them at all either. But they played
team that has been around together for many one stupendous game in holding Cortland to
years.
just one goal.
This past Saturday, Albany traveled to
"The whole team played well," said KidCortland knowing very well this would be der. "It was the best total team performance
their toughest match of the season. The Red. we had this year. We weren't awed by them.
Dragons were undefeated and ranked third in We went out to win a game."
the nation. The Danes played a great game
The upcoming schedule can only help the
even though they came out on the short end Danes. Five of the next six matches arc at
of the stick, bowing 1-0.
home. Today, they host LeMoync beginning
"It doesn't feel quite like a loss, losing to a at 3:30 and Saturday St. Lawrence comes to
national power," remarked head coach Amy town. "Both games this week arc up for
Kidder.
grabs," noted Kidder. "We're playing good
Cortland scored the only goal of the game ball, bul we're extremely tired." She also adfifteen minuies into the second half. It came ded, "This is a pivotal week for us, we need
on a corner kick that went directly in the net. to win these two games. Our schedule gels a
Other than that score, goalkeeper Cathy lot tougher; wc still have to play Hartwlck,
Russo would not let anything get past her. I p l , and Springfield."
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She faced 32 shots, and had 17 saves. "Cathy
was phenomenal," praised Kidder. "She THROW-INS:
never played as well as she did on Saturday." Danes' record fell to 4-3 with the
The Danes had two aims they set before ldss...Goallcnding has been superb thus far:
Ihc game. Each player wanted lo prevent Russo lias three shutouts and 61 saves. She
Iheir man from scoring, and from getting a has only lei up nine goals in the six games
direct shot on goal. Albany themselves had she's been in. Tracy Knaul has had two
only one shot on goal the entire game, that shutouts in her Iwo games...Kerry Young
coming In the last few seconds. "It sounds leads the team In scoring with five goals und
like we dldn'l generutc any offense," Kidder two assists...Albany is 2-0 carccrwise against
said. "We got Ihc ball up to Ihc midficld, bul LeMoync.They beat them 2-1 last year.
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The women's soccer team played an outstanding game In a 10 loss to Cortland.
The Dragons were ranked third In the nation before the game.
Netmen place seventh in ECAC Tournament
By Keith Marder
STAFF IVHITEH
The Albany State men's tennis team came
In seventh place in the 25 team ECAC tournament which was held here last Friday and
Saturday. The contest was won by Division 1
Rhode Island University with 17 points.
The Danes tied their SUNY Conference
rivals, the University of Buffalo, with a total
of 10 points.
This Fine finish was paced by number two
singles Rob Karen and the number one
doubles team of David Grossman and Tom
Schmitz. Karen and Grossman similiarly led
the Danes to their impressive second place
finish in the Great Dane Classic.
Karen made II to the semi-finals with the
help of a good draw. He was rolling right
along until he an into a wall in Eric Llpton
of the University of Rochester. Karen had
previously beaten Kevin Flske of Salem Slate,
6-3, 6-1, Art Troisi of Siena, 6-2, 6-1 and
Alex Hlnton of Wesleyan, 6-2, 6-0, before
losing to number two seeded Liplon, 6-1, 6-2.
Meanwhile, the number one doubles team
of Grossman and Schmitz were enjoying
some success of iheir own by making il into
the quarter-finals before losing lo Galcgo and
Rinaldi from the University of Rhode Island.
Sports Briefs
1983's HOTTEST NEW BAND
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PRESS
STAFF WHITES
The women's tennis team laced some rugged competition at the
ECAC Tournament held at West Point this Saturday.
mit more than football and baseball
(the baseball Mets play at Shea) to
be played there.
"Maybe you could move them
(Ihc National Basketball Association's New York Knicks) into the
complex and keep that real estate
(Madison Square Garden), the
team's current home in the middle
of Manhattan which is a gold
mine," said Cuomo.
The National Hockey League's
New York Rangers also play at the
Garden.
tional Football League's New York
Jets would be moving to the
Mcadowlands sports complex in
neighboring New Jersey next year.
"We need lo gel a better facility
than Shea Stadium," insisted
Cuomo of efforts to find a new
football learn for the city which was
earlier deserted by the New York
Giants. The Giants left Yankee
S t a d i u m in favor of t h e
Mcadowlands complex.
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The tournament, which hosted
numerous colleges from the eastern
seaboard, is fairly new to SUNY
Albany. They've only participated
in it the last couple of years, and
have never finished higher than
tenth.
Hopefully the experience gained
by the girls will turn out a couple of
more Albany wins this week.
CJ
City looks to renovate Shea
STUDENT
Women hooters defeated by Cortland, 1-0
it, the girls played really well" com-'
mented coach Mari Warner. When
asked if she was dissappointed with
the outcome, Warner replied, "We
played against some real good
talent and the experience will make
ds a much better team. We have a
real tough week ahead of us with
V e r m o n t , Vassar, and St.
Lawrence, and we really need the
wins to stay on top."
who was ranked fourth out of sixtytwo, defeated Leffe 6-1, 6-2.
Phillips didn't fare much better
against Kalika Dalvie of Concordia
as she dropped her match 6-0, 6-4.
The tandem ofTishlcr-lsaacs lost to
Scton Hall 6-2, 6-2.
By Perry Tlschler
4,1983 D ALBANY
Harriers seventh
The Albany State women's cross-country
learn travelled to Syracuse last Saturday to
compete in the 34th LeMoync Invitational,
Il was an up and down day for the Danes
who finished seventh of the 12 women's
teams competing on the hilly, three-mile
course.
Sophomore Karen Kurthy finished first
Tor the Danes and sixth in Ihc overall placing, recording a time of 18:44 along the
,way. "It was a very, very strong lop-10
Held," remarked Head Coach Ron While,
"so for her lo break in there was really
something," Albany's number two runner,
Belle'Dzamba, was hampered by a bad
cold, but still finished in 20:10, while
freshman Mama Mahon finished third for
the Danes.
Sauers wins golf
Dick Sauers recently showed that Ins
talents go beyond basketball coaching. The
Albany State Head Coach won the Eastern
New York Golf Association Seniors Championship at Troy Country Club on Friday,
defeating former KIM basketball coach Bill
Kalbaugh on the second playoff hole.
Sauers shot a 3-ovcr-pai 75 for the regulation 18 holes.
Sauers scored a par on Ihc second playoff
hole lo defeat Kalbaugh. Sauers won the
age 50-59 category while Kalbaugh won for
ages 60-69.
Upcoming events
Looking lo continue their inspirational
play following a win over llroekport State
on Saturday, Ihc men's soccer team will
host the Union College Dutchmen on
Wednesday beginning at 3:30 p.m. The
hooters' record is now 3-3...Fresh from a
good performance agalnsi tough competition in the ECACs last weekend, the
women's tennis team hosts Vassar College
tomorrow at 3:30 p.m...The women's
volleyball team travels up to Pittsburgh
for a match with the Cardinals Thursday
night...Looking lo rebound following a
tough loss to top-ranked Cortland on
Saturday, the women's soccer team takes
The women's cross country team plac- on LcMoyne In u home game today at 3:30
ed seventh at the LeMoyne Invitational, | p.m.
They were beaten in a very tough match, 6-3,
2-6, 7-6. This was a very commendable performance considering that this is the first
lime since last season the combination of
Grossman and Schmitz have been paired up.
Another player who had a good showing
was number one singles, Dave Ulrich. Ulrlch
beat his counterparl Sieve Noble of Division
I New Hampshire, 6-1, 6-1 before being
ousted in the second round by John lllig of
Rochester, 6-1, 6-3.
This admirable seventh place finish prompled Coach Jim Serballk lo comment, "I'm
very pleased, considering the number of division one teams (four) and in the Division I
and II tournaments a seventh place finish is
very respectable."
This tournament against such tough opponents should be a fine tune-up for the upcoming SUNYAC tournament, "the biggest
tournament of our fall season," according lo
sophomore Grossman.
The aforementioned SUNYACs have been
won by Albany four yeais in a row. To
stretch that string out to five Albany will
have lo beat Blnghamton and the University
of Buffalo, who arc expected lo be the main
challengers in Iheir quest.
TENNIS RACKET: The Danes finished
ahead of both Division II schools, Niagara
University and Siena College In the ECAC
tournament...Today's dual meet at Oswego
will be a very Important Indicator of the
Danes' chances in Friday's SUNYACs. The
Lakers recently beat Blnghamton, who
possibly pose the biggest threat lo the Danes'
reign as SUNYAC champions...Serballk said
Mike Dermansky should play at least doubles
against Oswego. "I want to see him practice
today and have the trainer, Jack Koelmer,
check him out. Ills ankle was 75-80 percent
on Friday and II was Irculcd over the
weekend."...Before he regains his sixth
singles spot, Dermansky will have to beat
Dave I'Vliierniun and Mark Sanders In
challenge mulches. "All three arc very close
jin talent," commented the coach.
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Men harriers take easy win;
romp over Red Raiders, 22-37
By Tom Kucandes
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EOITOK
"Even belter than I expected" was Ihc way
Albany Head Coach Bob Munsey described
Hie Albany Slate men's cross-country team's
22-37 romp over the Division I Red Raiders
of Colgate. Munsey was also surprised by the
way his runners hung on lo Colgate's number
one man, Joe O'Connor, who covered
Albany's 5.05-mile course in a very fast time
of 26:36 to win Saturday's race. "Three of
our top five men smashed Iheir best limes,
iml we outplaced them up front and in back,
"in tickled," Munsey said.
Up front, the Danes took second, third,
fourth, and fifth behind O'Connor.
Colgate's second and third runners finished
about thirty seconds back with Albany's
fifth, sixth, and seventh men right behind
them and In front of Colgate's fourth man.
Leading the Danes across the line was
junior Ed McGill, who kicked too late to
catch O'Connor, but did improve on his best
time by 19 seconds, finishing in 26:38. Captain Jim Erwin recorded the day's biggest
personal Improvement, lowering his best time
by 33 seconds and finishing third In 26:41,
Sophomore talent Ian Clements ran tired and
'finished fourth In 26:58, while Captain Chris
c
Callacl ran his best race ever by 21 seconds,
finishing In 27:03,
The second pack of Albany runners was
led by junioi Tom Kucandes, who bounced
buck from a bad race Wednesday to finish
eighth overall. Sophomores Craig I'm Into
' and Chuck llronncr surged post Colgate's
fourth man in the last mile lo complete the
the Dune scoring, "Both Craig and Chuck
ran great against Hartwlck, so they were a Utile tired," explained Callacl.
The meet was significant for Albany In that
this year's young team is now running at the
level that last year's veteran team was at this
lime. "I think Iheir team was comparable lo
last year's, except that O'Connor bus improved, and we heal them by an almost identical score," Clements commented. "Normally people call il a 'building year' when
you don't have any seniors," said Erwin,
"bul we're just looking to sec how fur we can
Improve and who we can beat."
The Dunes now shift to a one-race-a-week
schedule which should allow the team to concentrate on strength training, according to
Munsey. "We've been undertralnlng so far,
and the guys have done great, but now we've
got to look toward being ready for the big Invltationals, and especially peaking for the
NCAA Qualifiers," Munsey explained.
Albany's record now 'standsat 5-1. Q
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Presbie scores twice as booters top Brockport
By Mark Levinc
ASSOCIA TE SIHIRTS EDITOR
If the Albany State men's soccer team wert
to prepare a highlight film at the end of this
year entitled "Goals of the Year: 1983," then
the three goals they scored in a 3-1 win over
Brockport Stale last Saturday would occupy
a large portion of it. Combining a solid team
effort with a spectacular variety of goals, the
Danes evened their record at 3-3 and improved their conference record to 2-1.
"It was a good team effort. I'm very pleased with the way the kids played," commented Albany Head Coach Bill Schicffclln
following the win. "We were getting tired of
losing close ball games."
The Danes had lost all three of their games
in the final minutes, most recently a 2-1 loss
to North Adams in which the game-winner
was scored with 1:01 remaining in regulation
time. Albany looked to be In the same
predicament against Brockport, as the game
was tied at one with about eight minutes remaining. This time, instead of letting up, the
Danes kept the pressure on and exploded for
two goals in just over two minutes to wrap ur.
their third win of the year.
With- the ball loose around midficld,
Albany fullback Dominique Cadet sent a
high, arching ball toward the Brockport net.
The Eagle goalkeeper misplayed the ball, and
it bounced free in the penalty area. Dane
midfielder Jeff Hackett chased the ball
down, and from a very tough angle fired the
ball Into the vacated net, giving Albany a 2-1
lead.
"I was anticipating from the time I saw the
ball," Hackett said after the game. "I shot it
from a tough angle, but I was In control all
the way."
Two minutes later Albany was given a 3-1
lead by a freshman forward who is beginning
to make a name for himseir in the SUNYAC
Conference.
Tihan Presbie stole the ball from
Brockport 20 yards away from the goal, raced in alone on goal and unloaded a shot that
nestled in the net just below the crossbar. It
was an insurance goal and a team-leading
fifth'of the year. Earlier, Presbie scored a
senasational goal that gave Albany a 1-0 lead.
With a little more than seven minutes gone
in the game, Presbie picked up a loose ball
about 35 yards away from the Eagle net.
Coming rrom out of nowhere, he took control of the ball, ran in between two Brockport
players on the left wing, came in on goal and
nicked the ball into the net while he was at a
seemingly impossible angle.
"I got the ball past those two guys, and
then I went as fast as I could. I thought the
ball was out of my reach, but I just tipped it
with my toe past the goalie," Presbie said.
It was a superb Individual effort, and the
freshman's name should soon be familiar to
every coach In the SUNY Conference.
"We could easily be 6-0 right now,"
Schieffclin said. "We got all three goals on
good hustle. Hopefully, this will get us going
again."
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CORNER KICKS: Brockport goal came on a
penalty kick as Albany got called for a hand
ball in their own box...Danes have butscorcd
opponents 9-3 in second half...Goaltendcr
Tom Merritt has a 1.00 goals-against
average...Albany's next game is Wednesday
at 3:30 against Union here on University
n
Field.
AMY COHEN UPS
Stopper Mike Miller and the'Albany State men's soccer team scored two late
goals and defeated Brockport State, 3-1
STAFF WHITEH
The Albany State football team knew they
would have a tough lime moving the football
going into the Saturday night showdown
against top-ranked local rival Union.
The Danes' expectations were met with full
force as the young Albany State offense was
swallowed up alive by a swarming Union
defense en route to dropping a 24-7 decision
in front of a capacity Dutchmen crowd of
5,147 wet fans, who braved a steady drizzle
that lasted throughout the game.
The defeat dropped the Dane record to
1-3, while the Dutchmen remained
undefeated at 3-0. The Dunes' offense failed
to get in the endzonc once again as their lone
touchdown was scored by the defense. The
offense was held to a paltry 98 yards compared to the Dutchmen's 256.
I knew Union was going to be a strong
defensive unit but I thought we'd do a little
better job of controlling the line of scrimmage," said a dejected coach Bob Ford in the
losers' lockerroom. "We just left people
unblocked."
The offensive line was so overpowered that
at halftimc the Danes had rushed for negativeone yards.
"The Union defense just oul-qulcked us,"
said Dane QB Mike Milano, who had a Dutchmen defender draped on his back for a
good part of the evening.
Meanwhile, the Albany defense did an
outstanding job of their own, containing the
high-powered Union offense, and keeping
the Danes in striking distance until halfway
through the fourth quarter. The defense
could have done an even better job If It
wasn't for one unfortunate play thai knocked the Danes premier puss rusher Jim Canfield out of ihe game.
With Ihe Danes leading 7-0 lhanks lo a sensational 47 yard Interception return by Dl)
Mark Galuski, Canfield was chop blocked
while lunging foward to try to get at Union
quarterback Dan Stewart, causing injury to
his much-maligned knees.
The loss of Canfield couldn't have come at
a worse time for the revved up Albany
defense, which had completely shut down the
Union offense, especially the' multi-talented
Stewart.
Led by pumped up senior linebacker Ed
Eastman, who shaved his head in honor of
the game, and Canfield, the Dane defense
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razzlcd a shaky Stewart causing 2 interceptions in the opening 8 minutes, the latter one'
resulting in an Albany touchdown, The
defensive unit also causes two fumbles while
holding Union without a first down until the
1:16 mark of the first quarter.
"I thought it was a factor losing Canfield
because it had a negative impact upon our
team emotionally," said Ford. "People depend on him; if Harry Carson goes down for
the Giants I'm sure that's a blow to them and
ED MARU88ICH UPS
Dane placoklcker Dave Lincoln kicks the extra point out ol the holding of Rick
Jones following the Danes' lone touchdown In their 24-7 loss to Union.
this was a blow to u s . "
Said Union coach Al Bagnoli, "I don't
know if it was Ihe turning point of the game
but he's as good a football player as we'll
ever face. When you lose a player of thai
caliber, it's going to hurt you physically and
psychologically."
Whether by coincidence or not, the Dutchmen put their first points on the board on
the same drive Canfield was carried off the
field. Union had to settle for a field goal after
an apparent Stewart one yard touchdown
pass was nullified by an illegal motion. The
penalty brought the ball back to the 6 yard
line where the stingy Dane defense stopped
Stewart on three consecutive pass attempts,
including a big sack by defensive end Tom
Fogarty and two pass deflections by corner
back Joe Campbell and Galuski, respectively.
Kicker Mark McKclvoy then came on lo cut
the Dane lead lo 7-3, connecting on a 28 yard
field goal with 8:28 left in the half.
On their very next possession, Union was
left with excellent field position on the
Albany 30 following a partially blocked punt
by defensive end Mark Tavilian.
Nine plays later, Stewart showed that he
doesn't just have a fine throwing arm, as lie
took the ball in himself from six yards out on
a quurterback option at the 3:36 mark of the
half. With McKelvoy's extra point hilling the
right crossbar, the Danes went into the
lockerroom still in the contest, down 9-7.
However, Ihe Albany offense came out in
Ihe third quarter just as impotent as they
were in the first half. Their Impolcncy led lo
a Union touchdown that broke the Danes'
back.
Starling off from their own 20, penalties
and sacks brought them inside the 5 yard lineon fourth down. Punting from deep in his
own endzonc, Galuski booted thu ball to
return man Alex kiln who ran It 39 yards for
a Union score at Ihe 6:38 mark. Following a
2-poiut conversion, Ihe Dutchmen led 17-7, a
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NUMBER
31
Vonnegut addresses the serious with humor
By Phyliss Lcfkowitz
Danes'offense halted in 24-7loss to Dutchmen
By Marc Berman
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BY THE ALBANY
Mixing serious topics wilh nonsensical
ones, wrller Kurt Vonnegut managed al once
to both amuse his audience and give them a
lesson in consciousness-raising, during his
speech Thursday night in the Campus Center
Ballroom.
To amuse his audience lie named his
speech: "How lo Gel a Job Like Mine."
Then, moving to more serious topics, he
discussed war and pacifism,
He criticized his own profession,
saying,"More major league baseball players
make a betler living than writers. My advice
IO you is IO go Into athletics."
For Ihose in the audience currently writing
slories, Vonnegut advised,"Throw out Ihe
firsl six pages; Ihis will leave you wilh a Ihrilling beginning."
Vonnegut answered what he described as
Ihe "burning question on every campus: 'Do
you use a word processor? I was going l o , "
he answered. "Apple offered one almost
free, bill it would ruin Ihe woman who lypes
my final manuscript I won't be responsible
for creating another hag lady," he explained.
Vonnegut commented on what he fell was
America's greatest contribution to Ihe world.
"Some would say jazz, bill I say Alcoholics
Anonymous. It's Ihe Firsl organization to
tackle problems of dangerous, pleasuregiving substances." Everything is brought
down to a human, person lo person level, he
asserted. It was proven so succesful, he said,
that there is now even a Gamblers
Anonymous.
"You are unlucky to be young,today," he
told students. "Progress seems to be making
you useless, unless you want to be working in
a fast food chain. It's imperative for your
generation to answer a nagging question:
What are people for? My generation has
done enough. I can't explain it," he main-
tained.
Vonnegut's basic premise throughout the
speech is thai technological progress requires
caution, There are good inventions and bad
inventions, he said.
A good invention is a paper clip, a bad invention is a rocket with a warhead or a
firearm. "If you want to see evil plain," he
noted, "look down on any missile silo. We
have a right lo fear evil technology."
Vonnegut showed how he brought malh lo
literature by drawing graphs based on the
plotllne of novels and plays, wilh rising and
dipping curves. The problem with people, he
said, is that they expeel their lives to run thai
way also. "All of these slories are supposed
lo he slories, not lives," he said. A greal deal
of unhappiness and doubling steins from thai
misunderstanding, said Vonnegut.
An outspoken critic of firearms and gun
laws, Vonncgul criticized (hose people who
admire and use guns. "There Is almosi as
much skill to use a clgarrcttc lighter as a
firearm. It's ridiculous to praise that skill.
You might as well praise using a Zlppo, a Hie,
or a pop-up toaster," he maintained,
Tying together his seemingly disconnected
tirade against technology, his admiration for
Alcoholics Anonymous and Its emphasis on
people, and his fear of Hie lack of usefulness
of man in the future, Vonnegut Identified
another type of addict.
"There are people who are dangerously
hooked on preparations for war. Lei us
realize how dangerous such people are and
slop encouraging litem,"he warned the audience.
"Compulsive preparers are as dangerous
and as tragic as a wino passed out in a toilet
stall al a bus station," he added.
Vonnegut ended his speech wilh a dramatic
story. "Suppose we had an alcoholic for a
President and all of his close friends are
alcoholics. Suppose he was told thai if lie
had one more drink tile whole world would
ERICA SPIEQEL UPS
Author Kurt Vonnegut
"My advice lo you is lo no into athletics, "
blow up. So he throws out all Ihe alcohol in
ihe While House, even Ihe aftershave cologne. Now, he's very proud of what he's
done, bin il's nighttime and he's feeling a Utile shakey and restless. He goes Into the
refrigerator looking for a Tab or a Diel Pepsi,
and I here, behind ihe Frenehs' mustard is a
.•an of Bndweiser. What do you think he
would do? That's the end of my speech."
Vonncgul has written many well-known
books, including Cat's Cradle, Slaughter
House live, and Player Piano. His speech
was sponsored by Speaker's Forum.
I 1
Upset Council member quits for new position
By Nicole Keys
STAFF WHITKK
Off-campus representative Hamilton South resigned
from Central Council Wednesday night. South said he
resigned partially because he hopes lo be appointed as a
justice in Ihe SA Supreme Court, but also because Council leaders "showed blatant disregard for several people
who have been involved in SA."
South added, however, "regardless of my Supreme
Court appointment, my resignation from Council would
have been imminent."
South criticized the committee chair appointments, saying they passed over several members, most notably, Nancy Killinn, Dave Silk and himself. He added that he had
applied for two committee chair positions and had not
been interviewed for either of them.
During the meeting, representative Dan Altman
discussed a proposal outlining a new escort service which
he and three other students have initialed.
The proposal is expected to be submitted Ihis week to
SUNYA President Vincent O'Leary for possible university funding approval.
The new escort service has been lenialivcly scheduled to
begin Nov. 1 as a test project. There will be iwo stations.
One will be located In the lobby of ihe library and the second at Dutch Quad. According to Allman, Ihe service
will run from 8:30 lo midnight and 'escort teams will consist of al least one woman.
Altman explained that the escort system is being
Council leaders "showed blatant disregard for several
people who have been involved in SA...Regardless of my
Supreme Court appointment, my resignation from Council
would have been imminent."
—Hamilton South
RACHEL LITWIN l i l t ;
redesigned because the current service "is not accessible
for women lo use. The women don't feel safe with the
current escort service."
Logs will be kept during the pilot program in order lo
evaluate where the service is being utilized most.
"The main idea behind the pilot program is providing
researeli as supplemental information for Ihe proposal
that is being handed in now lo President O'Leary's desk
for approval," according to SA President Rich Schaffer.
The pilot program will be evaluated next semester by
Ihe President's lask force, Allman said. Officials are also
examining a proposal for offering credit cither through
Independent study or community service as incentive for
volunteers,
Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Frank G. Poguc
spoke briefly at Ihe Council meeling. Poguc emphasized
the need for student leaders and administration lo "begin
in presenting a united from" in reference to the possible
upcoming budget cuts.
"We (SA and the administraiion) have lo develop a
working meaningful relationship wilh each other" said
Dr. Pogue. He later added, "Our position is characterized
by distrust. We need lo sit down al this university and put
our differences on the table...and iron them out."
Due to ihe controversy surrounding Ihe appointment of
the off-campus coordinator position this fall, the internal
affairs committee, a sub-committee of Centrul Council,
will be examining the interview process and appointment
guidelines for SA positions. According to Internal Affairs
Committee Chair Neil Shapiro, the appointment policy
needs to be revised because of "potential problems that
might arise due to a lack of guidelines."
The following students were appointed lo the SA
Supreme Court; Steve Perrin, Chief Justice; Owen Carraglicr; Craig Waltz; Michael Levinc; and Gina Raio.
Hamilton South was removed from the Supreme Court
appointment list jusl prior to council's approval. Internal
Affairs Committee Chair Neil Shapiro explained that
Soulh hadn't been properly Interviewed yet.
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