1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE
SEN. RYAN WITTE
ALBANY, NY 12222
CAMPUS CENTER 116 (CC116)
CHAIR
SEN. MATT KRUSH
www.albany.edu/sasenate
rwitte@ualbanysa.org
RULES &
ADMINISTRATION
SEN. DAN MARKISELLO
VICE CHAIR
APPROPRIATIONS
SEN. ROGER ROOK
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
& OUTREACH
SEN. ROBERT FORMAN
GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS
SEN. CONNOR WILKINS
CONSTITUENT
RELATIONS
SEN. PAT CRONIN
S.1314-129R
DATE INTRODUCED: April 9, 2014
SPONSORED BY: Witte, Abraham, Alic, Alicea,
Augustin, Belkin, Carmello, Chowdhury, Cronin, Cuevas,
Dunleavy, De La Cruz, Efekoro, Faver, Flood, Forman,
Gray, Hershenson, King, Krush, Markisello, MartellCrawford, Murphy, Orlan, Ripka, Rood, Rook, Russell,
Salamuy, Schwab, Webb, Wilkins, Zieno
COMMITTEE: N/A
SUBJECT: Seawimps Resolution
COMMITTEE VOTE: N/A
SENATE VOTE: Voice Vote
LEGISLATIVE RESULT: Unanimously Passes
Be it hereby proposed that the following resolution be enacted:
WHEREAS during the NCAA America East Tournament Men’s Championship Basketball Game the Stony
Brook mascot Wolfie, did with great cowardice attack the University at Albany mascot Damien, and;
WHEREAS the decision to attack Damien earned Stony Brook an appearance on ESPN’s Not Top 10 plays,
and;
WHEREAS the game was held at Stony Brook, and;
WHEREAS despite the home court advantage, the University at Albany Great Danes upset Stony Brook by a
score of 69-60, and;
WHEREAS the Great Danes sent the sellout crowd of 1,630 Stony Brook fans home disappointed, and;
WHEREAS this is the second consecutive year that the Great Danes have crushed Stony Brook in the
Championship Game, and;
WHEREAS the Great Danes went on to win a game in the NCAA tournament, and;
WHEREAS the Seawolves have never even made it to the NCAA tournament, and;
WHEREAS the University at Albany women’s basketball team also beat Stony Brook in the America East
Championship Game, and;
WHEREAS this victory earned the University at Albany women’s basketball team their third consecutive
America East Title.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the University at Albany Student Association, as a representative
body of the students at this University, declares the Stony Brook University Basketball Program to be
inferior to the University at Albany Program in every way possible, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Stony Brook mascot Wolfie, be decried for lack of good moral character
and sportsmanship, and;
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the following individuals of the
University at Albany: President Robert J. Jones, Vice President of Student Success Christine A.
Bouchard, the University at Albany Faculty Senate, Director of Athletics Lee McElroy, Men’s
Basketball Head Coach Will Brown, Women’s Basketball Head Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson,
Damien, and the Albany Student Press; and that a copy of this resolution also be sent to the following
individuals of Stony Brook University: President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., the Stony Brook University
Senate, Interim Director of Athletics Donna Woodruff, the Undergraduate Student Government Senate,
Wolfie, and Undergraduate Student Government President Adil Hussain.
Francis Agyemang, President
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Passed by the Senate
I, Ryan Witte attest this is a true and valid record of
action taken by the Student Association Senate on the
date provided.
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Ryan Witte, Chairman