Albany Student Press 1982-10-08
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PUBLISHED AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY BY THE ALBANY STUDENT PRESS CORPORATION STUDENT Sports OCTOBER 5, 1982 egEEgi Friday I^IPN^ PRESS1 October 8, 1982 Danes down Dutchmen to even rivalry, 17-7 VOLUME L X I X NUMBER 27 By Marc Haspel SPORTS EDITOR When the Albany Stale Great Danes mar ched onto University Field to tangle with Library special request unanswered by DOB their cross-town rivals, the Union College Dutchmen, there was a bit more at stake By Mark Hammond than just winning a football game. NEWS EDITOR First, the Danes were coming in The library last week filed a "special re undefeated with a 2-0 record and had just quest" with the State Division of Budget received national recognition by landing a (DOB) for permission and funds to fill four third place ranking in the Division III of the most critical full-lime positions, ac polls.The Danes did not want to spoil their cording to Assistant Vice-President for early season success. Graduate Studies, Paul Simon. They didn't. Simon said if the request was granted, Second, the Danes remembered last weekend hours might be expended. year's I0-7 loss at the hands of the Dut So far, the DOB has noi responded. chmen. It was a loss (hat at the time severe This semester, budget cutbacks have ly injured Albany's chances of participating forced the library to lock Its doors at 6 p.m. in post-season play . It was a loss that ig ..Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, and II p.m. nited the young fiery Albany-Union rivalry. wccknlghts. Albany certainly wanted to even the score. The library is operating on a full-time They did. staff of approximately 150 - about 22 Before a large crowd Saturday, the Danes employees less than lasl year. defeated the Dutchmen I7-7 evening Ihe Last Sunday night, a petition for exten local rivalry at l-l and lifting their own sion of weekend hours was posted in the record to 3-0 this season. periodical sect ion. Though it garnered over "It feels great," said halfback John I50 signatures, Nilecki said he never saw il. Dunham. "I think we needed to regain our "I fully agree with students: I think we respect back. We went to play the ball should have longer hours. As soon as we gel game as hard as we could. the resources needed we'll go lo old "We told the DOB our situation was cornets again. About 25 vacancies arise "The last thing we want lo do is cul In the opening minutes of the contest, it schedule," Nilecki said. "extra critical," said Nilecki. He said that each year, he said, and would remain va hours further," Nilecki maintained, lie ad- appeared that Albany would be snake- A statewide SUNY hiring freeze lasl last summer, a proposal package was sub- cant under the freeze. milled that additional hours cutbacks re bitten again by the Dutchmen. On a third February prevented the library from filling milted lo the DOB requesting the hiring Nilecki explained that the hours chosen main a "theoretical possibility." and eight situation during the Danes' first new vacancies. freeze be lifted, but il has not yet been ap lo be cul were the result of a study con possession of the game, quarterback Tom DAVE ASHER UPS Also, a 26 percent cut in the federally- proved . ducted by the library. The staff learned lasl "It's as serious a problem to us as il is to Albany State sophomore fullback Pat Harrison enjoyed his Pratt found himself under heavy Union against the Union Dutchmen In Saturday's 17-7 victory. funded work-study program has forced the Simon fears that more arising personnel semester that Friday and Saturday evenings students," Nilecki lamented. "Until we get (Inest game as a dane gaining 99 yards on 18 carries pressure. Pratt was jolted and fumbled the Union's pass delense kept Albany on the ground. library lo out its hours, said Library Direc vacancies such as maternity leaves or career were the least used hours, and Nilecki based a change in resources we cannot change the ball setting up Union's first serious threat of 49 attempts, went right to work. Three season, buckled down. Union went to the Huttner'c backfield companion, John tor Joseph Nilecki. advancement may force the library to cui his decision on this. policy." ,• of the game. passes and a Dane offsides penalty brought familiar wishbone offense but could not Johnson. He was thrown for a two yard The Dutchmen didn't waste any time get the Dutchmen to a first and goal on the bring the ball into the end zone. loss forcing Union back to the air on third ting started.Taking over the Albany 40-yard Albany three-yard line, Steward handed off to his halfback Bill down. Stewart did try to toss it in, but line, Union quarterback Dan Steward, who But at that point, the Albany defense, Hultner, who was racked up at the line of Dane defensive back Eric Newton made SASU conference promotes issue awareness threw for 234 passing yards,completing 23 which had only allowed seven points all scrimmage. Stewart then gave the ball to 16* Wexler will conduct a workshop on the By David Michaelson SASU's Executive Vice President Scotl can address and challenge any issue," Slur WRITER Wcxler, said thai 150 student leaders from Tierney said. Workshops leaching the im multi-phase Rolling Plan, the SUNY Cen SASU, the advocacy organization for all SUNY schools arc expected to attend. portance and methods of organization arc tral Administration's plan to deal wilh the SUNY students, will hold its Fifth Annual Wexler said a variety of workshops and included on lite conference agenda. increasing stale budget cuts. "They claim Women harriers taking strides into the future Ray Glass Student Action Conference, guest speakers will familiarize students with it's the same high quality program," he beginning here today and continuing all the major issues facing students and Other workshops include: "Financial said, "but it's just an excuse and ra through Sunday. make them more effective leaders in Aid," which will discuss the current stale of tionalization of program cuts and retren By Mike Carmen was given the opportunity by Athletic limes mi distances, and told me about an in SPORIS IDIIOR by individual performances in invitational SASU president, Jim Tierney, said the organizing amd motivating their consti federal and slate student aid programs; chments," Director Hob Ford to rebuild the track pro terest meeting," reported Dann. and post-season meets. "The Draft," a discussion of draft ex Registration for the conference will take When a team gels a new coach and then gram," adds the Coach on his newest posi conference is being held during a critical tuents. Dann would join the squad and later At their first invitational at the University periences and alternatives; and "Tuition place in the SA office from 4:30-7:30 p.m. has an 0-8 record you dismiss the year as a tion. time for SUNY students. Citing Reagan's become one of their key members, White- and Budget," a discussion of the politics of There is a five dollar registration fee. rebuilding year and look towards the of Vermont they finished fourth in n six student loan cuts and the State's SUNY Speakers scheduled include Peter Peyser, The fall season was put behind and the worked the squad hard, but no one seemed rising tuition and budget cuts. The Feeling indignant over the reverses taking future, say two or three year'- from now. team meet. When the team finished fourth budget cuts, Tierney said the conference is "one of the best Congressmen in terms of indoor season rapidly approached. How lo mind. He was dedicated and instilled workshops cover a broad spectrum of issues place in higher education and facing college When another team has a -5-I record, out of nine teams in the Cortland Invita "part of the process of working together to higher education," according to Wcxler. would the team perform. Would they final confidence in his team. "Coach While facing college students. "Most students students, Tierney said, "We have lo wake finishes highly at the Nationals, crowns two tional at least one member of the team felt stop the destruction of higher education." John Dow, a candidate for Congress ly achieve that first elusive win. The indoor doesn't come down hard. He doesn't bully, think their doing just fine," said Tierney. up, we are losing all Ihe things we have Ail-Americans and barely misses Ail- that they had turned the comer. "I felt at He said the conference will train students will speak on the nuclear issues, said Wcx team saw many of the same athletes from and is calm but firm," said Smyth, "But there is a crisis in American Society. foughl for and this conference is going to American status in another event you Cortland that we had a good team. Barb on how to organize and become active to ler. cross country and some older ones. One of After working harder than they had ever A lot of Reagan's policys are incredible." show someone to stop." • assume the team has been established for Hill.sSue Stern, and Kim Bloomer were "defend their education." "Teach someone to organize and they the new ones was Ronnie Dann. "Coach worked before the women were ready lo many years and has an experienced coach.