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ACTIVISM
RALLY FOR #MIZZOU
Madeline St. Amour / Albany Student Press
University at Albany students joined hands to form a prayer circle after the rally ended. About 130 students gathered around the Small Fountain in front of the Campus
Center on Thursday afternoon on Nov. 12.
“Nobody’s going to wait
for you to do stuff...you
gotta do it yourself.”
-Mandela Gadsen
By KASSIE PARISI AND MADELINE ST. AMOUR
U
Connor Murphy / Albany Student Press
UAlbany’s Chief of Police Frank Wiley attended the rally on
Thursday. He said he is proud of the renewed Concerned
Student 1950 movement.
Connor Murphy / Albany Student Press
Student Association Director of Intercultural Affairs Larry
Ginsburg was one of the students present at the Mizzou rally
on Thursday afternoon.
niversity at Albany students came together
on campus last Thursday in support of the
University of Missouri protests that have
been dominating the news cycle. The rally, which
was held by the small fountain on campus from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m., appeared to draw a crowd of about
130 people, according to the Student Association.
UAlbany Chief of Police Frank Wiley spoke at
the rally, and said he was proud of the Concerned
Student 1950 movement and the subsequent
UAlbany rally. Vice President for Student Affairs
Michael Christakis was present also, and said that
it’s important to him that students feel comfortable
on campus.
“I stand with you,” Christakis said.
UAlbany senior Mandela Gadsen organized the
event in conjunction with the Student Association,
and was pleased with the turnout. He said he hopes
to have other events that will spread awareness
of diversity issues around campus, but that in the
meantime, students have to educate themselves if
they want to see change.
“Information is key,” Mandela said.
Many students held handmade signs that said,
“Black lives matter,” “we can’t breathe.” One sign
that said, “young, black, safe” was formatted like
a checklist. The words “young” and “black” were
checked off…the word “safe” was not.
Students also gave speeches at the rally.
“We have the power to change the future if we
start now…we all want change but we only come out
for one day,” UAlbany student Kyle Chittum said.
UAlbany sophomore Judgette Moen said that
while she feels that campus is fairly diverse overall,
people still tend to stay in “cliques” within their
different races.
“We need to have allies,” senior Alaysia Martin
said. Martin added that UAlbany seems to be lacking
in faculty diversity. “I’ve had maybe two black
professors in my time here,” she said.
Mandela explained that he didn’t want the
University of Missouri movement to be ignored
or brushed under the rug here, which was why he
organized the rally. “I felt like it was needed and that
it was time,” Mandela said.
“Nobody’s going to wait for you to do stuff…you
gotta do it yourself,” he said.
Connor Murphy / Albany Student Press
Students brought handmade signs to the rally expressing
their how they feel as African-American students. One
student’s sign read “I might be next!”
Connor Murphy / Albany Student Press
Event organizer Mandela Gadsen stands at the podium in
front of the Small Fountain to introduce one of many student
participants who spoke at the rally last week.
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NEWS
EDITOR: KASSIE PARISI
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
LOCAL NEWS
More arrests coming from last year’s hazing tragedy
By RUSSELL J. OLIVER
Tuesday, Nov. 17 will mark the one-year anniversary
of the death of Trevor Duffy. Duffy, 19 at the time of his
death, was forced to drink an excessive amount of alcohol
during a hazing event at an unsanctioned University at
Albany fraternity party on Nov. 16. He was later found
unconscious in the bathroom and taken to the hospital,
where the Bronx-born sophomore died of alcohol poisoning
the following day.
Eight arrests have now been made regarding this hazing
event. Christopher Lyons, 22, was the most recent arrest.
He turned himself over to the Albany City Court on Nov. 6.
He was arrested for supplying alcohol at the underground
fraternity’s initiation party to people underage and charged
with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child in the First Degree,
according to Steve Smith, Albany Police Department’s
public information officer. Lyons faces up to a year in jail if
convicted.
The other seven suspects who have been arrested for
the incident are all UAlbany students. Austin Bacchus and
Joseph Angilletta, both 20, are the latest to turn themselves
over to Albany police. Keith Rosengarten, also 20, was
Duffy’s “big” brother at the fraternity.
They face one misdemeanor count of hazing, which
is illegal under New York penal law. They were charged
for participating and directing the hazing that caused this
incident to take place, according to Smith.
The fraternity in question is the unsanctioned Zeta Beta
Tau. The party took place at a frat house on Hamilton
Street. Lyons provided bottles of Bacardi, Jack Daniels,
Hennessey, vodka and whiskey to the party, according to
police.
Duffy was “required, ordered, and encouraged” to
consume a half-gallon handle of vodka at the hazing party,
according to the New York Daily News. He was then taken
to Albany Medical Center after he was found unconscious.
Duffy’s alcohol level was seven times over the legal limit.
The APD detectives have been working on this case
since the incident took place, according to Smith. The
investigation had to wait for lab results to be performed
accurately, which is why the arrest took place a year after
the hazing event occurred.
“We do anticipate more arrests as the investigation goes
forward,” Smith said.
The Albany Police Department takes hazing and
underground fraternities very seriously.
“Specifically, any time a college student becomes the
victim of a crime or a college student is arrested we make
sure that we correspond with the university to make sure
that action is taken,” he said.
Smith stressed the APD’s collaborative relationship with
UAlbany and other colleges in the region. He also said that
they still take off-campus parties seriously as well.
“A lot of these parties take place in homes in residential
neighborhoods,” he said. “It’s certainly a quality of life
issue for those who reside there.”
CRIME BLOTTER
HARASSMENT
PHYSICAL CONTACT
11/6/2015
Podium - PAC
Report of three unknown
male subjects being a
nuisance to a female
student.
MEDICAL INCIDENT
11/6/2015
Indian Quad - Montauk
Hall
Report of male student
with burning sensation
in face and arms.
Transported to hospital
by 5
Quad.
FIRE ALARM
11/6/2015
Podium - Campus
Center
Trash cart knocked into
pull box.
ASSISTING A PERSON
11/6/2015
Other - Off-Campus
Report of email chain
with threats.
ASSIST A PERSON
11/7/2015
Roadways - Collins
Circle
Report of taxi dispute.
ASSIST A PERSON
11/6/2015
Other - UPD
Report of a damaged to
dorm room door.
POSSESS FORGED
INSTRUMENT
11/7/2015
Indian Pond
Three male students
were found to be
smoking marijuana and
referred for the same.
One of the
students was found to
be in possession of
a forged license and
referred for same.
CHECK A SUBJECT
11/6/2015
Roadways - DQ Lot
Report of hazing.
ACCIDENT PROPERTY
DAMAGE
11/6/2015
Liberty Terrace - LT
Grounds
Assisted a male student
and female student
in report of property
damage in motor vehicle
accident.
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
11/8/2015
Dutch Quad - Stuyvesant
Tower
A male subject was
arrested for violating an
order of protection.
MEDICAL INCIDENT
11/8/2015 1
Roadways - Collins
Circle
Report of three male
students injured in
altercation. Transported
to hospital by 5 Quad.
FIRE ALARM
11/8/2015
Dutch Quad - Schuyler
Hall
Due to steam pipe.
MEDICAL INCIDENT
11/8/2015
State Quad - SQ
Office
Report of a male
student with an injured
finger. Transported to
hospital by 5 Quad.
CRIMINAL SALE OF
MARIJUANA
11/9/2015
Podium - Mail Center
Report of a UPS package
containing marijuana.
ASSIST A PERSON
11/9/2015
Colonial Quad Morris
Hall
Report of a female
subject verbally
threatening two female
students.
PERSONS ANNOYING
1/9/2015
Alumni Quad Pierce
Hall
Report of a male subject
being a nuisance to a
female student.
ASSIST A PERSON
11/10/2015
Alumni Quad AQ
Grounds
Assisted a female
student in blocking
unwanted texts.
CHECK A SUBJECT
11/10/2015
Roadways - Collins
Circle
Report of subjects flying
drones.
ASSIST OTHER PD
11/11/2015
Other - UPD
Assisted Albany Police
Department with victim
interviews.
FIRE
11/11/2015
Roadways - SQ Lot
Report of a car fire due
to buildup of leaves in
engine area.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED 1ST
OFFENSE
11/12/2015
Roadways - Western
Ave
A male subject was
found to be driving while
intoxicated. Vehicle was
towed and an arrest was
made.
CHECK A VEHICLE
11/12/2015
Podium - University
Hall
Report of unauthorized
food truck vendor.
ASSIST A PERSON
11/12/2015
Downtown Campus Draper Hall
Report of a male subject
being a nuisance.
DANES SAY WHAT?
This week, we asked students:
Do you think this university offers enough
extracurriculars to make everyone happy?
“I think UAlbany offers enough
extracurricular activities for everyone. This
is because they offer a variety of clubs that
everyone can fit into. There are some I
didn’t even know about until I researched
them... If UAlbany doesn’t have a club that
you’re interested in, the school can give you
funds to get it started.”
- Omar Arellano, Class of 2015
“UAlbany does offer extracurricular
activities to make everyone happy. If you
like music, there’s an ensemble you can join.
If you’re into sports, there’s many teams
you can join. Whatever you are into, there is
always something. If you find that there isn’t
anything you like, the best part is that you can
create a club! Coming to college isn’t an easy
transition and finding a collective group of
people who are interested in the same things
as you is an amazing way to make friends.
I know that if didn’t part in extracurricular
activities, my life at UAlbany wouldn’t be
as fun and I wouldn’t have all the amazing
friends that I know.”
- Stephani Lopez, Class of 2016
“Yes, I definitely think our school
offers enough extracurricular activities
for students. There are so many different
types of students from across the globe
and they all find happiness in this school.
There’s so much do on campus... [you can
get involved by] joining a culture club,
going to events hosted by student affairs,
playing intramurals. There are so many
opportunities for students to get together
and feel welcomed on this campus.”
- Lindsay Scott, Class of 2017
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OPINIONS
EDITOR: KEVIN MERCADO
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
DEBATE
Was the Plattsburgh cartoon racist?
YES: It’s offensive
NO: It’s taken out of context
By MEGHAN MAHAR
By KEVIN MERCADO
A cartoon drawing of an AfricanAmerican student at graduation or a
photograph of African-American students
ecently, controversy has surrounded
on campus would have been much more
SUNY Plattsburgh concerning the
image on the front page of its student appropriate.
The Daily Beast calls it the most racist
paper, Cardinal Points. The story,
with the headline “Minority Admission Rates front page in the United States. In the same
article, they said, “…there is a problem with
Examined,” was about the rise of admissions
racism at SUNY Plattsburgh.”
amongst African-American students. I
Marvin Francios, a junior biology major at
thought it sounded harmless at first, until I
Plattsburgh, told North Country Public Radio
saw the picture myself.
that his neighborhood in Brooklyn is nothing
The cartoon picture is of an Africansimilar to what is in the picture.
American boy dressed in a red cap and
“I don’t know why someone would think
gown holding a diploma in his hand. Just
of this… It showed me how uneducated they
looking at that part of the picture, it still
are… to still think of black people that way,”
seemed harmless. It is when I noticed the
Francios said. “We fought so hard for people
environment the cartoon boy is in that I
to see a different perception… but it’s not
realized its actual significance.
changing at all.”
In the cartoon, the boy is walking through
To make matters worse, the illustrator of
a run-down neighborhood with graffiti
the picture, Jonny Zajac, took to Instagram
on buildings, windows boarded up, and a
after and posted racial comments. He did not
broken-down car. I understand why so many
show guilt or remorse for the people he hurt.
students were offended.
This makes me think it was intentional.
The story is not about where students may
The school should investigate further into
or may not come from - it’s about how the
its paper and see if any of the members have
admission numbers for African-American
been involved in other racial incidents. I do
students have increased. Assuming that
not know how the picture made it through
because a person is African-American they
the whole editorial process without someone
must come from the “ghetto” is stereotypical
deciding that it wasn’t a good idea.
and racist.
It is the
responsibility of the
student-based staff that
is in charge of the paper
to check over every
aspect carefully before
sending it out to be
printed. The head of the
journalism department
at SUNY Plattsburgh
told The Huffington
Post that a faculty
adviser does not check
over the paper until
after it is published.
Maybe it is time they
change that.
Writing for the
school paper is a
privilege and anyone
who abuses that
should lose this
privilege. Students of
all backgrounds are
Source: Joe Mineau entitled to a higher
education and should
SUNY Plattsburgh’s student newspaper, Cardinal Points,
used the above cartoon on the front of their cover, attaching not feel like they are
under attack or being
it to a story about admission rates for minorities on the
victimized by racism.
campus.
R
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racist. The context that the picture was
displayed in is really what is racist.
Plattsburgh’s student newspaper Cardinal
Points said in a statement, “It has come to
our attention that the graphic in question
not only has a disconnect to the article
it was created to work with, but it also
unintentionally features offensive and
stereotypical elements that misrepresent
African-American students,” according to
The Huffington Post.
The accompanying article was about
diversity and admission rates for minority
students at Plattsburgh. The picture and the
story had no correlation.
It also did not help that the artist of the
picture, Jonny Zajac, wrote racial slurs in an
Instagram post that featured the cover of the
paper with his picture on it soon after it was
published.
Zajac’s post was captioned, “My favorite
person in Plattsburgh #niggers.”
So yes, in the context at which the picture
was published, it is racist, but the picture
itself is a reality for some African-American
students. Had the photo been attached to a
story about graduation rates for students in
urban schools, the photo wouldn’t be as big
of an issue.
Like the social construct of race, the
notion of racism surrounding this cartoon
is constructed due to the other elements
attached to it.
et’s talk about race. At face value, it’s
only a social construct. We created
it. Now in the case of the SUNY
Plattsburgh “racist” cartoon I ask, is
the cartoon itself really all that racist?
I’d like to think that the cartoon depicts an
actual visualization of successful inner-city
school kids.
The picture, featured alongside the article
“Minority Admission Rates Examined”
showcases an African-American male
graduate holding his diploma walking down
a tattered street covered with graffiti and a
beat up stop sign.
According to The Huffington Post,
SUNY Plattsburgh’s president, John Ettling,
issued a statement soon after the cover hit
the stands “calling the cartoon ‘personally
offensive.’”
Now, this picture in and of itself is not
offensive. I say this because of my own
experiences growing up in an inner-city
neighborhood and graduating from a school
in an area that looks very similar to the area
depicted in the picture.
I have seen first hand, at least from high
school, students who look just like this. The
essential message I get is that of hope for a
better future than the environment that the
student is in. It is the very same idea that I
had after my high school graduation.
The drawing itself shows a meaning
bigger than the stereotypical poor AfricanAmerican in the ghetto. And yes, while
it depicts an African-American male in
the run-down neighborhood, we cannot
dispel that there are in fact AfricanAmericans who live in impoverished city
neighborhoods. It’s just the truth, or at
least part of the truth. Of course, this isn’t
the case for all African-Americans, but it is
not just a mythical stereotype.
The picture was also questioned for is
portrayal of the African-American male.
Felice Leon from The Daily Beast
described the character “with bulging
eyes and an exaggerated white mouth.”
Apparently having big eyes and an
oversized mouth equals African-American,
which is ludicrous. It may just be the style
of the cartoonist to depict the human form
in this way. I’ve never really heard that big
eyes denote African-Americans. Big lips
are commonly referenced, but in this case
the subject does not have lips at all.
Source: pixabay.com
The question of racism does not lie
SUNY Plattsburgh campus.
in the picture alone, as the picture is not
FEMINISM
Why women fear the f-word
By ASHLEE MADURO
“
I myself have never been able to find out
precisely what feminism is: I only know
that people call me a feminist whenever I
express sentiments that differentiate me from a
doormat,” Rebecca West said.
The first day of my Magazine
and Feature Writing class,
Professor Holly McKenna handed
out an icebreaker in the form of
a few personal questions typed
onto a small piece of paper. I
have since forgotten all but one
question that read, “What is your
favorite ‘F’ word?”
In my heart, the answer held
both struggle and beauty. It
graced stages, screens, sat firmly
on buses and marched over
bridges. At work, at school and
at play everything it did was for
a purpose. A purpose that would
never come easy, but one that
could never rest until it did in
fact come. My answer was Maya
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Angelou, it was Lena Horne,
Angela Davis and many more.
My answer was beyond a doubt
“feminist,” but what I wrote
instead was “food.”
When another girl in class
proudly declared the answer my
heart so strongly believed, I felt
a surge of guilt, followed by
concern. I was concerned because
this was not the first time I had
avoided the title.
“Ashlee is the biggest feminist
I know.”
When I first read those words,
I winced. I am the biggest
feminist of all my friends, but
there was something about the
tweet that I almost took offense
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The next tweet read, “Any
well-spoken woman to me is a
feminist.”
Although I disagree with that
as being the definition of the
word feminist, I realized that I
was being complimented rather
than chastised.
These two incidents made
me question why it is that the
majority of women fear the
F-word.
By definition, a feminist is a
person (not limited to the female
sex) who supports political,
economic, and social equality
of the sexes. My beliefs align
perfectly with the feminist point
of view, so why did I dodge the
title rather than wear it as a badge
of honor?
In my younger days I feared
feminism because I didn’t
understand it. I regarded it in
the way that I learned to regard
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“communist” upon immigrating
to America. I feared it because
of stereotypes, because “all
feminists are lesbians.” Because
“feminists don’t shave.” Because
“feminists are bitchy, they’re
butch, they’re bossy.” But as a
young, black, immigrant woman
I have come to learn that another
stereotype cannot hurt me in
a country, in a world that will
always type, profile and judge
me.
I didn’t truly come to grips
with this until I watched Emma
Watson’s United Nations speech
for the “HeForShe” campaign.
Her speech touched upon every
reason why I knew both the world
and I needed feminism.
She spoke about how the word
has become synonymous with
man-hating and about her own
personal experiences with gender
inequality. Her speech propelled
me to join Building Ladies Up
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social media, in classrooms and
even at the dinner table about my
views (schooling others when
necessary).
I think it’s amazing that
Beyoncé made feminism popular
and I do love me some Queen B,
but it can’t just be a fad. It can’t
be fleeting. I need older women
to pass down their wisdom to
young women, and for young
women to set the example for
little girls. I need us to no longer
fear the f-word, but rather
embrace it like we have been with
natural hair and curves. I need
this to happen so that my future
daughter will aspire to “run like a
girl” and my future son will have
no problem asking for help or
expressing his feelings.
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because it destroys gender
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015
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HOLIDAY
THE ‘WAR ON CHRISTMAS’
Starbucks’ holiday cup controversy is the epitome of ridiculous
By CLARISSA SCHMIDT
T
he giant coffee chain known for
its “basic” pumpkin spice lattes
and its double-chocolatey-chip
Frappuccino has provoked a
huge controversy with its new holiday
cups.
In past years, the cups have been
decorated with traditional holiday
designs, such as ornaments, snowflakes
and pine trees. However, this October
Starbucks released its new design - clear
of any holiday images or messages. Just
a simple, two-toned red cup.
There was a sudden outcry claiming
that Starbucks was positioning itself as
“anti-Christmas.”
The backlash came from a number of
people, including Christians, who were
against the plain design of the holiday
cups. They believed that the design took
away “Christ and Christmas.”
The controversy began with Joshua
Feuerstein, a former broadcasting
evangelist in Arizona, who shared his
outrage with Starbucks in a Facebook
video. The video showed Feuerstein
“tricking” a barista into putting “Merry
Christmas” on his cup.
“Starbucks removed Christmas from
their cups because they hate Jesus…
so I pranked them… and they hate it,”
Feuerstein said on his Facebook page.
Since its upload last Thursday, the
video has reached 15 million views.
After watching, many people agreed
with Feuerstein, using the hashtag,
“#MerryChristmasStarbucks” in
efforts to get back at the company
for “intentionally” erasing Christmas
designs.
According to Starbucks, the minimalist
design is “another way Starbucks is
inviting customers to create their own
stories with a red cup that mimics a blank
canvas.”
“This year we wanted to usher in the
holidays with a purity of design that
welcomes all of our stories,” said Jeffrey
Fields, Starbucks vice president of design
& content.
The festive images in the past
have never directly correlated with
Christianity or Christmas to begin with.
Birds, scarves and trees are generally
liked by everyone. By creating this
simple design, it eliminates religious
discrimination altogether and makes
everyone feel comfortable holding a
slightly overpriced recycled coffee cup.
“We do not expect, nor is it the job of,
a company or cup to share the Christian
faith,” the president of BASIC College
Ministries at the University at Albany,
Kaitlyn Puukila, said. “As Christian
people, it is our job to share our Christian
faith with the world. We do not hold an
offended position against Starbucks, their
Christmas cup, or rules they may or may
not have about saying Merry Christmas
to customers…We do not believe that
it is at all important in comparison to
the works we are doing for the Glory of
God.”
Starbucks also happens to sell its own
“Christmas blend” of coffee. Where is
the anti-Christmas in that?
“It’s really respectable that such a
large corporation acknowledges and
understands the idea of being inclusive,”
UAlbany alum Emily Beyer said. “These
[people] are basically equating a lack of
representation as a war, get over yourself.
There are many other important things to
be focusing on than a damn cup.”
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The new Starbucks cup features a minimalist design. No snowflakes or words are
present.
If there are any realizations coming
out of this “war,” it’s that something as
little as a red cup has people more angry
and concerned than larger national issues,
such as homelessness and violence.
So, here’s a tip on fixing this “issue.”
If someone doesn’t like the cup, then
they shouldn’t go to Starbucks. I think
there are plenty of better things to do in
a day instead of bothering baristas. After
all, #ItsJustACup.
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national headlines recently
when a group called “Concerned
Student 1950” exercised their First
Amendment right by forming a public
protest on campus.
The protest was held to raise awareness
for racial issues on campus.
The campus has held protests several
times over the last few months. They
had every right to do so because, like all
Americans, the U.S. Constitution grants
them that right.
As reported by The New York Times,
President Timothy M. Wolfe and
Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resigned after
the racial controversies came to light.
In a video posted to The New York
Times website, Tim Tai, a photography
student at Missouri and a freelance
photographer for ESPN, attempted to
document one of the protests. Tai ran
into some trouble once he got close to the
protesters. The video shows the protesters
immediately putting their hands in the air
to block him from taking photographs and
demanding him to leave.
Melissa Click, an assistant professor
at the school could be heard in the video
yelling, “You need to back off.” When
Mark Schierbecker, the person shooting the
video, approached Click, she grabbed the
camera and then yelled to the crowd, “Who
wants to help me get this reporter out of
here? I need some muscle over here.”
The point of a protest is to be heard and
the best way to be heard is through the
media. Freedom of the press is another
right covered under the First Amendment.
Refusing Tai and the other reporters access
to document the activity is an infringement
of that right. Protestors can’t protest in
the public eye and then claim the right to
privacy. Once an event is made public, the
media can document it as they see fit.
Tai told The New York Times, “We’re
documenting historic events with our
photographs… when people are crying and
hugging, when Wolfe resigns, it becomes
a personal issue that people all over the
country can connect with… it’s my job to
help connect those people to what’s going
on.”
Throughout the video, Tai can be heard
arguing that he had the right to be there.
The protesters were acting hypocritical.
They wanted the media to respect their
rights but would not do the same in return.
This occurrence was a clear violation of the
First Amendment.
Schierbecker, filed a complaint against
Clik, who has since resigned her courtesy
appointment with the journalism school.
She does remain an assistant professor
at the university, however. She released
an apology statement to the journalism
students and all those affected.
Another faculty member, Janna Basler,
the school’s director of Greek life, has been
placed on administrative leave while her
actions in the incident are investigated.
Too often journalists are viewed as the
enemy, so much so that people overlook
just how helpful journalists and the media
can be. When a journalist reports on a story,
that information can end up on television, in
a newspaper or all over the internet where
people will see it and most likely pass it
along to people they know.
The word spreads. When journalists are
restricted and blocked from doing their job,
they can’t report and therefore others aren’t
informed of what’s going on, which makes
the idea of a protest pointless.
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(Left) A jet-assisted take off rocket, JATO, signifying the New York Air National Guard 109th airlift wing.
(Right) The first Tulip Ball during Tulip Festival was in 1949 where the Tulip Queen was awarded this crown.
THE CAPITAL REGION IN 50 OBJECTS
By RONISHA WILLIAMS
“Every object tells a story, if you know how to read it.”
This is the first thing one sees upon entering the third
floor of the Albany Institute of History and Art to visit
one of its current exhibitions, “The Capital Region in 50
Objects.” The Henry Ford quote is on a map highlighting
the four counties of Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer,
and Saratoga.
“The Capital Region in 50 Objects” was planned in
partnership with the Times Union more than three years
ago. Surveys were sent to nearly 60 museums, cultural
organizations and Times Union readers, asking questions
such as: How did the capital region get its identity? What
events, people, and things represent its character?
That time was also spent on outreach and collaborative
efforts with different historical societies and business
entities handpicking what would go in the exhibition.
“The exhibition represents the voice of our region –
how all of us who live and work here see our own history
and identity. And it’s a fantastic way to share that history
with others,” said Doug McCombs, Albany Institute’s
Chief Curator.
The idea for this exhibition was modeled after a feature
in The New York Times called “A History of New York
in 50 Objects.” According to the Albany Institute’s
Executive Director Tammis Groft, “we wanted to use
this very approachable format and organize an exhibition
where people could come and see selected objects in
person.”
Knowing the objects will be historically representative
of Albany, one would expect to see a plethora of timehonored documents and traditional, war-themed artifacts,
but there is a diverse range of objects and accompanied
images that tell the fascinating story of the Capital
Region. There are some significant war relics, like Col.
Elmer Ellsworth’s gray double-breasted frock coat from
the Civil War which has a wide bullet hole in the chest
from when he was shot through the heart while removing
a flying Confederate flag, becoming the first Union
officer killed in the war. However, there is also a huge
butterfly sculpture made of stainless steel by artists Matt
Hart and Chip Fasciana that represents the Albany Pine
Bush Preserve and its efforts to conserve the ecosystem.
In addition, there is a crown and cape from the first
winner of Tulip Queen from Albany’s annual Tulip
Festival, “The Adirondacks” painting by James M.
Hart from the Hudson River School, a General Electric
monitor-top refrigerator made in Schenectady, N.Y.
dated 1930, William Kennedy’s typewriter, and a statue
of Nipper, the dog, who has become a landmark as he
sits perched on a roof at 991 Broadway in Downtown
Albany. With every object there is also an image and
short description of how it depicts the four counties
allowing the audience to determine and eventually agree
on why it is important part of this region’s history.
Some people who view the entire exhibit may be more
critical and suggest that important events or objects failed
to be mentioned and should have, however the population
had plenty of time to fill out surveys and voice their
opinion on their experiences and what they value in the
Capital Region.
As a student that has been living in Albany for
almost five years, I learned more than anticipated after
visiting this exhibit. I’m not from here, but I’ve been to
Rensselaer and Schenectady a couple of times. Other than
that I have no idea what all the different regions have to
offer or what their history is. The “50 objects” allowed
me to be more appreciative of Albany and view it not just
as a college town but what many consider home.
The exhibit opened Sept. 19 and will run through April
3, 2016. Prices for admission are half off until Saturday,
Nov. 21, 2015 while the institute is under construction
preparing for new exhibitions. Student admission is
only $4 with valid student identification. On Thursdays,
admission is free for everyone during their extended
hours, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
THEATRE PRODUCTION
Learning how to spell with Musical Theatre Association
By JULIA DAY
“Caterjunes.” “Qaimaqam.” “Acouchi.” “Phylactery.”
Many college students, let alone graduates, would
find it difficult to spell these words without digging up
a dictionary. That’s not the case, however, for students
in the University at Albany Musical Theatre Association
(UAMTA) who have been spelling their hearts out all
semester in preparation for the fall musical production.
This year the group has decided to produce the Tony
Award-winning show “The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee.”
UAMTA is the only musical theatre performance
group on campus. From acting, costumes, set designs and
more, the group welcomes members of all interests in
performing arts. The productions are all acted, produced,
and directed by UAlbany students.
“Because this is student-run, everyone has their own
ideas and can bring them all to the table,” said Tracy
King, co-director of the production and treasurer of
UAMTA.
“Spelling Bee” originally debuted on Broadway in
2005, with music and lyrics written by composer William
Finn. Following wild success and positive reviews from
critics, the musical comedy has been produced in cities
across North America including San Francisco, St. Louis,
and Mexico City, as well as expanding to Canada. The
production has also been enjoyed overseas in the United
Kingdom and Australia. Now, the infectious “Spelling
Bee” has made its way onto the UAlbany campus.
So what is the play about, other than refining long
forgotten spelling skills?
“It’s about a group of unique kids, they all have their
own little quirks which makes them weird but lovable
characters,” said Jesus Vasquez, co-director of the
production and president of UAMTA. “They’re all just
at the spelling bee and trying to spell words to make their
parents proud and themselves proud.”
Co-directors King and Vasquez have both been active
members of UAMTA during their time at UAlbany.
“I’ve been involved with the show since freshman
year, so I finally wanted to direct,” said King. “Between
me and Jesus, it’s a good mix of strengths.”
Vasquez shared similar sentiments about his role as
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The cast of “Spelling Bee” practices a song at rehearsal.
co-director.
“This is my fourth year being part of UAMTA,” he
said. “Now, I’m running rehearsals with the co-director
and just trying to come up with a vision for the show, and
trying to put that vision onto the stage.”
The cast and crew have been running rehearsals since
the end of September, and as opening night approaches,
the pieces are all starting to fall into place. Compared to
last year’s “Legally Blonde” production which had a full
cast of 24 members, “Spelling Bee” is relatively smaller,
with a cast of only nine students. The musical has two
co-directors, an assistant director, a stage manager, a
choreographer, a vocal coach, and other crew members
helping with the set.
Sophomore Aubrey Salamone plays the role of Olive
Ovstrovsky, a newcomer to the spelling bee.
“She’s really just trying to find a companion during the
bee and form friendships while she’s on stage because
the only friend she’s ever really had is her dictionary,”
Salamone said while describing her character.
Salamone played the lead role of Elle Woods in last
year’s production of “Legally Blonde” and expressed
nothing but excitement at the opportunity of participating
again this year.
“When they came out with the idea of ‘Spelling Bee’
I had to do it,” she said. “I don’t get to sing a lot on
campus because I’m so busy taking other classes, so the
fact that I get to come here after class and sing for a few
hours is really relieving.”
Graduate student Timbray Shafer plays the role of
Vice Principal Douglas Panch, one of the spelling bee
judges.
“I love this musical, I’ve loved it since I saw it in
middle school,” said Shafer. “Being able to finally be in
it after adoring it for so long and being able to do it with
some of my best friends is great.”
The production is guaranteed to bring forth compelling
performances, strong direction, and entertaining music,
with a twist of added educational benefit.
“It’s absolutely hysterical and you’ll learn how to spell
some really funny words!” King said.
The production will premiere Friday, Nov. 20 at 7
p.m. in the Studio Theatre at the Performing Arts Center,
and continue on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.,
and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available in
advance for $3 at the Student Association window, and
$5 at the door.
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‘Good Kids’ hits the UAlbany Performing Arts Center
By TENDRINA ALEXANDRE
If you didn’t see “Good Kids,” you
missed out. The play, performed by the
University at Albany Theatre Program from
Nov. 5 through 14, was an experience every
student on campus should be a part of.
Written by Naomi Iizuka, the play
revolves around sexual assault on a college
campus. The audience quickly learns that
Chloe, a young college female, was raped.
We know she was drunk, and that she can’t
remember what happened. We also know
that everyone’s talking about it.
Narrated by a young woman who was
also a victim of sexual assault (an accident
that’s left her in a wheelchair), we go
through different versions of the story with
different witnesses, until we discover the
truth. The story is told, reversed, edited
and untold until the reality comes out. In
the end, we learn that Chloe was gang
raped, but we also learn a little more about
ourselves and about our world.
“Good Kids” is a genius reality of
modern mindsets. Each character in the
show is an honest version of the people
in our world. From the friend who wasn’t
paying attention, the jock witness who
was too scared to say something, to the
judgmental, overly-defensive parents
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whose children would “never” be involved in (Above) The full cast of “Good Kids” performs on stage. (Below) Students Ominayzha Alexander and Tyiesha DeJesus mid-scene.
such a situation, we come face to face with the
Another lesson and hit of reality: technology has taken
reality of the harsh society we live in and with
over our generation. The audience wasn’t sure what to be
ourselves.
Watching this play forces the audience to understand that more disgusted with: the rapists tweeting the pictures, or
the students retweeting those posts before reporting it to
these things happen. People really do believe things like,
“She was asking for it,” or, “My kid is a good kid, he or she any officials.
The show was followed by “talk back,” a discussion.
would never be friends with a girl like that.”
Viewers and the actors were encouraged to talk about their
What is a “good kid,” the play asks. As a viewer, you
reactions to the play in a conversation led by the director
can’t help but put yourself in the shoes of each character.
of the play, Kim Stauffer, and Carol Stenger, director of
You’re a “good kid” too, right? But would you have
UAlbany’s Advocacy Center for Sexual Violence. The
followed your friend to the bathroom? Would you have
audience all came to the conclusion that morality was one
stopped an intoxicated woman from leaving the party with
of the main themes of the show. What we think and believe
a man? Do you believe that the way a woman is treated
is right or wrong is all based on the ideals of society. We
depends on the way she dresses? Which character are you
talked about the importance of consent and the #JustAsk
most like and what does that say about you? By the end of
campaign. It was clear everyone was moved by the time in
the show, you come to terms with a shocking revelation:
the theater.
Anyone can be involved in a sexual assault case.
Overall the show was phenomenal and moving. The
Then there’s technology and social media. That’s how
actors
and actresses were fantastic, and all understood the
word of Chloe’s rape got out. Pictures and videos of her
importance of the topic of their show. Sexual assault is
were tweeted, retweeted, and posted. Once the athletes
controversial, but it’s something that needs to be discussed,
realized they could get into trouble for what they “hadn’t”
done, they thought deleting everything would make it okay. and “Good Kids” was a phenomenal way to raise the
awareness.
TELEVISION
Aziz Ansari’s new show
becomes ‘Master’ of Netflix
By RUSSELL J. OLIVER
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FILM
Agent 007 back in action:
‘Spectre’ versus ‘Skyfall’
By LEOBIANNY HILARIO
“Spectre” is a classic James Bond movie,
no doubt about it.
Directed by Sam Mendes, the movie’s
action-packed scenes are both amusing and
thrilling. The new adaptation of the classic
James Bond film was released on Nov. 6 in
theatres.
James Bond is played by Daniel Craig,
which was a great casting choice. The
movie revolves around the discovery of
a sinister organization that Bond tries to
uncover while simultaneously M, played by
Ralph Fiennes, battles political forces that
are trying to shut down the secret service
agency.
For such an ambitious film, the overall
experience was unoriginal in the best
way possible. It was typical Bond with a
modern-day twist, the movie started off
with a dazzle and ended with a fizzle.
Its opening scenes left the audience in
awe as we saw Bond in action both fighting
and flying in a helicopter over civilians
in Mexico, which had audiences thinking
“Wow!” But then, the film melts back into
what we have seen before.
He saves a woman named Madeleine
Swann (played by Léa Seydoux) whom he
falls in love with. Her character will charm
you with her sass and independence, but
even she is no match for the suave Mr. 007.
Swann turns into the weak female lead even
though she fights alongside Bond, who
himself follows the formula of bad boyturned-good.
The cinematography was amazing
and the movie was skillfully directed
by Mendes. However, the film followed
standard Bond protocol: fight the bad guys,
charm ladies and protect the secret agency.
A formula to which most would say, “Well,
that’s why we love James Bond,” but after
watching the same danger-loving hero
being forced to choose a path between his
mission or love so many times before, is it
actually worth the visit?
“Spectre” is a film for those die-hard
original Bond fans, because in the end it’s
everything you would expect from a Bond
movie. To those who admire a Bond film
with an original take on his story, well,
unfortunately you will just have to keep on
waiting.
Many critics would agree that the 2012
movie “Skyfall” is better and that “Spectre”
doesn’t make the cut.
“Skyfall” trumps its successor because it
humanizes Agent 007 by showing his past
and his feelings towards his life and career.
“Spectre” only delivers feelings when it’s
towards his love interest. The CGI is also
highly acclaimed in “Skyfall,” but this is
where I would argue that both movies are
equally great.
It’s rare nowadays to find a sitcom that’s
both funny and true. Many comedies trade
realistic circumstances for cheap humor and
forget to touch on relatable storylines. This
is not the case for Aziz Ansari’s newest
binge-worth Netflix comedy.
“Master of None” stars Ansari as Dev
Shah, a fictionalized version of himself.
Dev is a 30-something actor living in New
York City who deals with the problems
of everyday life. The show focuses on
many modern aspects such as dating in a
technological world, the pressure of having
kids, and racial stereotypes on television.
Ansari and “Parks and Rec” producer/
writer Alan Yang co-created the show.
Most of the episodes are directed and or
written by Ansari and Yang. The first
season consists of 10 episodes which were
all simultaneously released on Nov. 6.
Ansari shines in the starring role of Dev,
using his trademark humor on American
pop culture and everyday life to bring
realism to these comic situations. Dev is an
up-and-coming actor who’s more concerned
about who has the best taco in the city than
what his next acting gig will be.
Noël Wells co-stars as Rachel, Dev’s
love interest. This is Wells’ first prominent
role since being a featured player on
the 39th season of “Saturday Night
Live”. Rounding out the main cast is
Eric Wareheim, who also directs several
episodes, and Lena Waithe, who both
respectively play Dev’s friends, Arnold and
Denise. Ansari’s real-life parents, Shoukath
and Fatima, play Dev’s parents in the series
as well.
“Ansari is a smart and engaging presence
and his perspective on things lends itself
very well to this type of single-camera
comedy,” said Matt Fowler of IGN. “And
his supporting cast, particularly Wells, is on
point.”
Dev’s relationship with Rachel
showcases numerous aspects of modern
dating that many people encounter
nowadays. The pair drunkenly hook
up when they first meet in the opening
moments of the series. Things go south
when the pair has a condom mishap, which
leads them to get Plan B, an emergency
contraceptive, just to be safe. “Oh, no,
no. I’ve got it. My treat,” Dev said at the
pharmacy when he offers to buy the pill.
Dev has encounters with other women
in the series as well. Claire Danes guest
stars as Nina, a married food critic that Dev
sleeps with. Dev only agrees to sleep with
Nina after her husband (played by Noah
Emmerich) cuts him in line at an ice cream
shop and gets the last banana split sundae.
The show takes Dev and company
through a number of hilarious situations.
These include citizens arresting a
masturbator on the subway, springing
Rachel’s grandmother from a nursing home,
and going on a bad date with a thieving
Cartman-impersonator.
“How crazy would it be if I just started
sucking that guy’s dick over there?” Dev’s
date, Alex, awkwardly asks him while at a
club.
The show also tackles racial stereotypes
on television. One episode involves Dev
getting denied from being cast in a TV
show because the producer doesn’t want
to cast more than one Indian in the show.
During the episode, Dev (and Ansari)
refuse to use a stereotypical Indian accent
in an audition because of the number of
whitewashed characters that have used it in
the past.
“Master of None” joins Netflix’s already
large family of original programming. It
is Netflix’s second half-hour comedy hit
after “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
Other winners such as “Orange is the New
Black,” “House of Cards,” and “BoJack
Horseman” have new seasons coming out
in 2016.
The show has only been out for a
few weeks and already there’s buzz as
to whether it’s going to be renewed for
a second season. “Master of None” is
streaming on Netflix now.
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CIVIL RIGHTS
THE MILLION MAN MARCH
By LORENZO CRANDELL
Fifty-two years after Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. gave his prolific “I Have a Dream”
speech at the National Mall in Washington,
D.C., another historic event was held at the
same place.
Though times have changed drastically
since King’s speech, African-Americans are
still enduring various setbacks.
Police relations are at an all-time low
with an estimated 1.1 African-Americans
killed every day according to The
Washington Post. Mass incarceration has
become the new Jim Crow, with 5 percent
of the world prison population existing
within this nation’s borders. One million
prisoners in the United States are AfricanAmerican, according to the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
More than 45 million people in the
United States are living in poverty. AfricanAmericans have a poverty rate of 27
percent.
Insert the 20th anniversary of the Million
Man March. Minister Louis Farrakhan,
the profound leader of the Nation of
Islam, called the march “Justice or Else.”
Farrakhan was fundamental in the creation
of the first Million Man March which was
held at the National Mall in 1995.
Back then the call was made to all
African-American men across the nation.
An estimated 850,000 African-Americans
stood side-by-side in solidarity.
“The first march was special,” said
Mohammad Fard, a member of the Nation
of Islam. “It was like having your first child.
The excitement about it was unbelievable.”
Farrakhan urged march participants to
refrain from spending money on Oct. 16,
1995 in order to illustrate how important
African-American dollars are to the U.S.
economy.
March participants also vowed to support
their families, ignore the temptations
of drugs and alcohol, and refrain from
engaging in violence against their children
not go unnoticed and reiterated that people
must love and appreciate themselves more.
Farrakhan extended his sentiments
specifically to women. “You should never
call another woman a bitch. Get that word
out of your language,” he said.
The interests of Native Americans,
Latinos, and Palestinians were also
represented at the march.
Farrakhan had a powerful message for
the younger generation.
“You are the best generation we have
ever produced,” he said. “You are different
from your parents. You are stronger. You
are less fearful.”
The young came out in droves and many
participants at the march had advice on how
the youth can keep the momentum of the
event going, unlike the ’95 march.
“You have to start by communicating
with one another and getting together to
talk. Once you do that, everything else
Source: Yoke Mc & Joacim Osterstam via Flickr.com will fall into place,” Makeba Townsend, a
resident of Watervliet, N.Y., said. “It’s all
The Million Man March in 1995 (pictured) drew about 850,000 people to Washington, D.C.
about unity.”
Network (B.E.T.), among others, didn’t
and other men.
Despite the National Park Service’s
cover the event. Some Twitter users said the estimate of 850,000 participants during the
Although the march was fundamental in
media didn’t cover it because it didn’t fit
order to bring about change within Africanfirst Million Man March, it is unknown the
the message the media wants to send about
American households and communities
exact amount of people that attended the
throughout the nation, the momentum of the black people. Others were upset that they
20th anniversary. In fact, the National Park
only heard of the march after the fact, so
event was not sustained.
Service has refused to give any estimates
they couldn’t particpate.
“Unfortunately, the follow-up from
since the first march in ’95.
The lack of coverage exemplifies
Minister Farrakhan that many people were
Although the exact turnout may not be
the amount of subjectivity and
hoping for didn’t come,” University at
known, the message of the march did not go
misrepresentation of minorities throughout
Albany Police Chief Frank Wiley said. “He
unnoticed.
the media. B.E.T. showed extensive
wanted local folks to continue the effort
“The main thing I took from the march is
coverage of the hip hop awards and aired
and many local folks looked to him as the
that we need to unite. No matter what color
re-runs of the popular ‘90s show “Martin,”
charismatic leader. Over time the intense
you are, what religious background you
but didn’t acknowledge the march.
interest diminished.”
come from, we all need to get together so
Similar to the March in ’95, the
Notable keynote speakers included Rosa
we can stop what’s going on in America at
20th anniversary included noteworthy
Parks, Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and
this time,” Albany native Haseim Townsend
participants throughout the hip hop and
Maya Angelou.
said.
entertainment realm, like J.Cole, Common,
Despite the tremendous turnout and
Moving forward, Farrakhan is urging
Snoop Dogg, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and
success of the first Million Man March,
march participants and followers to boycott
Russell Simmons.
coverage of the 20th anniversary was
Black Friday. Every year millions of dollars
The 20th anniversary of the Million Man
few and far between. Many supporters
are spent on Black Friday, but records
March included both men and women of
and followers of the march took to social
indicate that none of that revenue trickles
all ages and races. Farrakhan made sure the
media to express their discontent and anger
down into the minority communities across
presence of the women within the crowd did the nation.
that the Black Entertainment Television
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Drones and targeted killings have
increasingly been at the forefront of United
States’ national and foreign policies.
Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas
Jefferson School of Law in San Diego and
a former president of the National Lawyers
Guild, tackled this issue head-on during her
lecture to students and faculty on Friday at
the University at Albany.
Cohn provided attendees a small glimpse
into her most recent publication, “Drones
and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and
Geopolitical Issues,” an interdisciplinary
examination of the United States’ policy on
targeted killings and the use of drones. The
lecture was co-sponsored by the Department
of Political Science, Albany’s United
University Professions chapter (Peace and
Justice Committee) and Women Against
War.
Cohn revealed the similarities and
differences in drone use in targeted killings
between former President George W. Bush
and current President Barack Obama to a
room of about 20 people.
“By the time he [Obama] accepted
the [Nobel Peace] Prize one year into his
presidency, he ordered more drone strikes
than President Bush did during his two
terms as president,” she said.
While the Bush administration was
known to detain and torture suspected
terrorists, the Obama administration has
chosen to illegally assassinate them.
Both Bush and Obama have used their
title as Commander-in-Chief to obviate
the due process clause of the constitution,
according to Cohn who said that, “like his
predecessor, Obama defines virtually the
entire world as a battlefield.”
The use of drones allows the Air Force
to assert its power and ensure that no U.S.
lives are lost - drones can be controlled
from 7,500 miles away. But the science
behind the killings is not exact, leading
to the question of whether these are just
killings or not.
According to the Council on Foreign
Relations, of the estimated 4,500 people
killed in drone attacks, the vast majority
were neither Al-Qaeda nor Taliban leaders.
Most are
civilians
who just
happen to
be in the
wrong place
at the wrong
time.
Referring
to Obama’s
approval
of targeted
killings,
Archbishop
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Desmond
Tutu wrote
to The New York Times in February 2013,
“Do the United States and its people really
want to tell those of us who live in the rest
of the world that our lives are not of the
same value as yours?” The archbishop later
went on to write the foreward for Cohn’s
book.
The use of drones not only has irreparable
physical damage on the towns it attacks and
the lives it takes, it also leaves survivors
with psychological devastation as well,
according to “Living Under Drones,” a
study Cohn cited by New York University’s
Law School and Stanford’s Law School.
The buzzing of the drones, which can last
for up to 22 hours, keeps children up at
night and out of school, and there has been a
higher rate of pharmaceuticals used to treat
depression and anxiety now compared to
before the drones attacks began.
Attendee Ronald Friedman, a UAlbany
associate professor of psychology and
Chair of the UUP-Albany Peace and Justice
Committee, questioned why the Obama
administration continues to carry out these
acts despite knowing how inaccurate the
drone killings are and the effects they have
on innocent civilians.
Simply put, Americans do not want to
see their soldiers returning in body bags,
according to Cohn. As long as there are no
“boots on the ground,” Americans are not
opposed to military force elsewhere.
“Until we stop invading countries with
Muslim populations, occupying their lands,
torturing their people, killing them with
drones,” concluded Cohn, “we will never be
safe from terrorists.”
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9
MEN’S BASKETBALL
UAlbany falls to Kentucky in first away game of season
Opening the season on the road
at Rupp Arena, the University at
Albany men’s basketball team
gave the No. 2/1 University of
Kentucky Wildcats a run, but
ultimately fell 78-65 Friday
night with a crowd of 22,080 in
attendance.
“You have to give a lot of credit
to Kentucky. They’re obviously
very talented and well coached
with terrific guards,” said head
coach Will Brown. “We knew
coming in here that this was going
to be a tremendous challenge for
us, but it was a challenge that we
were excited about.”
While UAlbany never trailed
by more than 21 points and got as
close as 12 in the final minutes,
the Great Danes struggled to sink
shots. Shooting 43.1 percent from
the field (25-58), UAlbany went
1-for-14 (7.1 percent) behind the
arc and 14-22 (63.6 percent) from
the free throw line.
“I wasn’t expecting us to shoot
1-for-14 from the 3-point line and
miss as many free throws as we
did in the first half,” said Brown.
“The one thing you can’t do when
preparing for Kentucky, or at least
we can’t, is simulate their length
and their athleticism. You can’t
do it.”
Redshirt senior Peter Hooley
led the Great Danes with 18
points going 7-for-16 from the
field, followed by senior Evan
Singletary’s 17-point effort (6-for15) and sophomore Greig Stire’s
nine points and team-high four
rebounds. With a career-high four
steals, junior Mike Rowley led
the UAlbany squad that turned
Kentucky over 20 times in the
contest.
“Albany, if they make any
shots, like any, they beat us,”
said Kentucky head coach John
Calipari. “They didn’t make any
shots. Now, and that’s a team
that’s a good shooting team.
They’re well coached. They had
less turnovers than us and we
pressed the whole game. And they
played zone and backed away and
played pack line.”
Kentucky shot 56 percent (28for-50) from the field and won
the battle of the boards 34-28 in
the win. After losing six players
to the NBA from last season’s
Final Four team, freshman Jamal
Murray scored a game-high 19
points in his collegiate debut, as
four Wildcats reached double
figures in scoring. Junior Derek
Willis followed with 14 points,
scored all in the first half, while
junior Marcus Lee and sophomore
Tyler Ulis each finished with 12.
In the first half, the Wildcats
scored the season’s first points,
taking a 4-0 lead before Stire got
the Danes on the board with a
jumper. UAlbany kept the margin
within six points through the first
nine minutes of the game and
within single digits until Willis hit
a jumper and followed it up with
a three to give Kentucky a 25-14
advantage at the eight-minute
media timeout.
Willis gave the ‘Cats its largest
lead of the half, 14 points, on
another three to make it 30-16
with 5:59 to go in the opening
stanza.
However, the gritty Great
Danes held Kentucky at bay,
cutting the margin to nine, 3021. Hooley recorded a steal in
transition and Richard Peters
finished the play with a lefty layup
before Hooley was fouled on a
runner which fell through the net,
and the Adelaide, Australia native
completed the three-point play at
the line at the 4:56 mark.
To the close the first half,
Kentucky went up by 13 on
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UAlbany forward Travis Charles makes a layup at the Rupp Arena in Kentucky.
Mychal Mulder’s jumper, but
junior Jamir Andrews, making
his debut for the Danes, hit two
free throws with 11 seconds left
to send UAlbany into the break
trailing 38-27.
To start the second half,
Stire slammed down a dunk
and Singletary knocked down a
jumper from the top of the key to
cut it to seven, 38-31.
However, that would be as
close as the Great Danes would
get the rest of the way. Kentucky
went on a 9-0 run to take a 45-31
lead on Murray’s dunk with 15:34
to go.
Picking up the offensive pace,
the Wildcats took their largest
lead of the game when Murray hit
a free throw as part of an and-one
play, giving the hosts a 64-43
advantage with 8:33 remaining.
UAlbany did not roll over,
however, picking up the pressure
in the backcourt. Hooley and
Singletary tripped up Murray in
transition, leading to Hooley’s
layup that cut the deficit to 15,
68-53, with just under six minutes
to play.
Off the bench, freshman Joe
Cremo layed one off the glass and
Singletary split the UK defenders
with a highlight reel behind-theback layup, making the score 7159 with four minutes to go.
Murray’s emphatic dunk on
the break erupted the Rupp Arena
crowd, but Hooley answered right
back with a pair of free throws to
keep the game within 12, 73-61,
with 2:26 left.
But, the Wildcats held off the
tenacious Danes, putting the game
away with Ulis’ three-pointer at
the one-minute mark. UAlbany
ended the contest wit a 4-0 run,
as Hooley hit a pair of foul shots
and Cremo scored his sixth point
of the game with a layup to close
the clash.
Up next, UAlbany (0-1) travels
to take on Boston University on
Monday at 7 p.m.
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Ogwumike with 6:25 until
the break to cut into the
margin.
“When you got a couple
freshmen and sophomores
starting, (we) came out
deer-in-the-headlights a
little bit,” Pepperdine Head
Coach Ryan Weisenberg
said. “Albany plays so
intense and so focused.
I know we were ready
mentally, but physically it
caught us off-guard a little
bit.
“We were able to get
to the ball inside in the
second quarter a lot more. It
opened up the outside shots.
We dribbled the leather off
the basketball in the first
quarter.”
Pepperdine opened the
second half on a 10-2 run to
get out to a 37-30 lead with
7:18 to play, the Waves
largest lead of the game.
From there, it was
all UAlbany. Tate hit a
jumper to spark a 9-0 run,
capped by Erin Coughlin’s
3-pointer to put the Great
Danes ahead 41-40
with 3:10 left in the third.
Coughlin, one of the Great
Danes’ biggest 3-point
threats, started the game
0-for-8 from behind the arc
before giving the Danes a
momentum boost.
“(Coughlin) is going
to make a lot more than
she’s going to miss,”
Abrahamson-Henderson
said. “I think it was just
the first game jitters. She’s
our coach on the floor, our
greatest motivator.”
Over the final 11
minutes, Richards scored
13 of Albany’s final 19
points, while the defense
held the Waves without a
point for 6:43 to race out
to a 63-49 lead with 1:00
to play.
“(Tate and Richards)
don’t let up,” Weisenberg
said.
“They are two dynamic
players that are difficult to
defend. We didn’t come out
here for cupcakes, we came
out here to be tested.”
UAlbany travels to
Boston University for a
7 p.m. game with Boston
University.
University at Albany
women’s basketball held
Pepperdine to four points
in the fourth quarter to
start the 2015-2016 season
off with a 64-49 win on
Sunday.
Junior guard Imani Tate
led the Great Danes (1-0)
with 24 points and nine
rebounds, while senior
forward Shereesha Richards
added 21 points with seven
rebounds.
“I think our first game
we had, clearly, some
jitters in the first half,”
UAlbany head coach Katie
Abrahamson-Henderson
said. “In the second half we
had a lot more poise. We
had a lot more patience.
“Obviously, we need
to find other people than
just (Tate and Richards) to
score more points.”
Tate provided the spark
for the Great Danes in
the first half as her 13
points helped to offset
Erica Ogwumike’s 13 and
Olivia Ogwumike’s 11 for
Pepperdine.
After Erica Ogwumike
erased a 17-6 deficit with a
3-pointer to put the Waves
up 27-26 with 34 seconds
before halftime, Tate
responded with a jumper
to get the Danes into the
half with a 28-27 lead.
Richards was held to
just eight points in the first
half. Despite shooting 13
percent (2-for-15) from the
field in the first quarter,
the Waves (0-2) flipped
the script by shooting
73 percent (8-11) in the
second quarter to get back
in the game. Led by the
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Ogwumikes, Pepperdine
UAlbany guard Imani Tate led the Danes to a 64-49 win
went on a 17-4 run sparked against Pepperdine on Sunday.
by a 3-pointer by Erica
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10
FOOTBALL
WILDCATS SPOIL SENIOR SENDOFF
By BRYAN SAUR
Saturday night was full of
emotion as the University at
Albany seniors took the field
at home for one final time. The
night was soon spoiled by the
University of New Hampshire
Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 CAA) when
they handed the Great Danes
(3-7, 2-5 CAA) a 24-14 loss at
Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.
The Wildcats started off
quickly going 67 yards in a
little over 4 minutes ending
with a Dalton Crossan
touchdown to open up the
scoring and gave the Wildcats
the early 7-0 lead.
The following kickoff, the
Great Danes started off with
great field position following
a 75-yard kick return by Dione
Alston, which set the Danes up
on the Wildcats’ 25 yard line.
However, the return would
go to waste when the drive
ended with kicker Patrick
Toole missing a 26-yard field
goal wide left.
Missed opportunities turned
out to be the theme of the
game for the Great Danes.
The Danes caused 3 turnovers
including interceptions from
Jamal Meritt and Mason Gray
and a forced fumble also
caused by Merritt. The Danes
could not capitalize on any
of these turnovers and got
no points off them including
another missed field goal.
“Missed field goals
were really a problem, said
UAlbany coach Greg Gattuso.
“It’s a different game if it’s
10-6 or 10-9 at half.”
Gattuso did not put all the
blame on his kicker.
“We had some snap issues,
Brittany Gregory / Albany Student Press
it wasn’t really Patrick,” said
Quarterback Neven Sussman runs past UNH players to score a touchdown. Despite the Dane’s efforts, they fell 24-14.
Gattuso. “We had some bad
snaps and holds and couldn’t
Sussman.
get it through the uprights.”
Following the
Despite these missed opportunities, the
Croskey touchdown,
Great Danes kept the game close with the
the Wildcats
Wildcats. Running back Elliot Croskey
responded quickly
provided a spark to the offense when he
with a 6 play 58
filled in for Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, who
yard drive ending
had to leave the game because of injury.
with another Dalton
Croskey ran for 58 yards on 10 carries and
Crossan touchdown.
scored the Great Danes’ first touchdown
The Danes could not
of the game with 4 minutes to go in the
answer and went 3
3rd quarter. Croskey rushed to the right
and out the following
and followed offensive linemen Nick
possession.
Nerolien who set a nice block on the edge
The Wildcats took
and allowed Croskey to run in the endzone
a 24-7 lead early in
for the 8-yard touchdown to cut the
the 4th quarter when
Wildcats lead to 3 points.
quarterback Sean
“I felt great,” said Elliot Croskey.
Goldrich hit Jordan
“Coach always says be ready if my
Powell for a 2-yard
number gets called and that’s exactly what
touchdown.
I did. I went in and I ran hard. I know
The Great Danes
my team needed something for us to get
continued to fight
going.”
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despite the 3 position
Gattuso was impressed with Croskey’s
UAlbany
linebacker
Colin
Cooper
holds
an
American
flag
to
honor
both
veterans and graduating seniors.
deficit. Croskey and
play.
Sussman led the Danes
“He came in and ran really well,” he
Accompanied by their loved ones, they
interception on the final drive of the game.
on a 58-yard drive
said. “He went in in a critical situation and
walked to midfield, and were greeted with
The Danes could not match the
that ended with Sussman making a 1 yard
got us first downs.”
hugs from coach Gattuso and UAlbany
Wildcats offense who out-gained them in
quarterback draw to make it a 24-14 game.
Quarterback Neven Sussman talked
athletic director Mark Benson.
yards 467 to 360.
Sussman finished the night with 136
about how helpful it is to have two
The Great Danes will now prepare to
Prior to the game the graduating seniors
passing yards with an interception and ran
running backs.
take on the Stony Brook Seawolves (4-5,
were honored in a pregame ceremony.
for 82 yards with a touchdown.
“It’s a comforting feeling knowing that
A video of each senior thanking their
2-5 CAA) on Long Island next weekend
The Great Danes offense remained
you have 2 backs that can get the job done
family and coaches was played on the
for their final game of the 2015 season.
stagnant for the rest of the game resulting
and it opens up the offense a lot,” said
scoreboard.
in a punt, a turnover on downs, and an
MEN’S SOCCER
Bearcats oust Danes from America East tournament
By CELIA BALF
The Great Danes men’s soccer team was knocked out
of the America East tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 11
following a 1-0 loss to the Binghamton Bearcats at Bob
Ford Field.
Despite the loss, this year’s group will go down in
history as the first team to ever win an America East
Regular season title for the men’s soccer program.
“Our team played very well, we dominated the game
and got several opportunities. Unfortunately sometimes
in soccer the better team doesn’t always win,” senior
midfielder Anthony Rozzano said.
Slippery conditions on the field made the pace of the
game exceptionally fast Wednesday night.
The Danes capitalized in the first five minutes off of a
service from Moosah Khanat to sophomore striker of the
year, Afonso Pinheiro. The shot was in the mix after a
bobble from Binghamton’s keeper, however sophomore
Jake Barros for UAlbany wasn’t able to complete the
shot.
The first half was scrappy and filled with lots of set
pieces and corner kicks for UAlbany, however that
usual flare in the final third that has traveled with them
all season wasn’t the case in their first game of the
tournament.
The Danes (10-8-1) and Bearcats (10-7-1) went into
halftime scoreless. The second half would determine who
would move onto the America East Finals.
The second half brought about a lot of excitement.
Freshman Carlos Clark almost scored off of a free kick
from Khanat in minute 19, however the ball was cleared
by a Bearcat defender.
The game was limited with possession, but counters
and free kicks for both teams seemed to be the deciding
factor on who would win. The Bearcats were able to
capitalize off of a free kick from 35 yards out putting
them up 1-0 with just over 10 minutes to play.
The Danes fought those final 10 minutes combining
for three corners that would have tied the game up.
Unfortunately for Coach Trevor Gorman’s team, they
couldn’t find the back of the net.
Binghamton stole this game, but the legacy the five
seniors and this team left on the UAlbany men’s soccer
program will live on.
Jordan DiLapo, Philip Persson, Martin Gorrie, Ivan
Martinez and Anthony Rozzano will hang up their cleats
as the senior class that won the UAlbany men’s soccer
program their first league title.
“I was really proud of the boys in their effort and
everything we’ve been doing all year,” senior captain
Martin Gorrie said. “We had a lot of chances to win the
game but some nights they go in and some nights they
don’t. I guess we can learn from it, but I’m personally
very proud of our team’s effort despite the result.”
Rozzano felt similarly - that this run has been a
commendable one and to be proud of.
“I feel that since the beginning of the season we were
still trying to define ourselves as a team. Every game
we got better and better and then we eventually started
winning consistently and competing with everyone,”
Rozzano said.
“We have set a pretty high standard for future years,
and I am proud of my efforts and my team’s efforts,”
Gorrie said.
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