CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 1916—2016 Student’s Bill of Rights: Small steps A visit in the right from direction former PAGE 5 WNBA star PAGE 10 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 ISSUE 5 ALBANYSTUDENTPRESS.NET CAMPUS EVENTS #JUSTASK: HOW ELSE WILL YOU KNOW? By LINDSEY RIBACK schools involved too,” Parra said. A little rain could not keep By the entrance to University at Albany students the Campus Center, the from stopping by the #JustAsk programming board set Rally for Change on Wednesday up a television playing a to learn what they could do to video for the campaign end sexual violence on college posted on their Facebook campuses. page. Titled “Join Us: The The uptown campus #JustAsk JustAsk Rally for Change,” Rally for Change took place it reminds viewers how in front of the Campus Center common sexual violence Fountain and drew in over is on college campuses: 1,000 people, both students and 1 in 5 women and 1 in 33 faculty, according to the Campus men are victims of sexual Programming Board. assault, and 1 in 3 students Rallies were also held on the experience violence within Downtown Campus at Husted a relationship. The video Hall Café and in the George can be found on UAlbany’s Education Center Lobby on YouTube account as well as the East Campus. The Campus their Facebook and Twitter Programming Board hosted pages. #JustAsk as part of their Podium Project Shape volunteer Series, and tables featured campus Kristen Azzopardi told a organizations and services like student visiting her table Middle Earth, Project SHAPE, that “The only thing that the Advocacy Center for Sexual can count as a consenting Violence, and Mentors in encounter is two consenting Violence Prevention (MVP). adults.” She continued on “This is a way of getting to explain that under New people talking about the issue,” York state law, if a person is Carol Stenger, the director of intoxicated in any way, they the Advocacy Center for Sexual cannot legally consent to Violence and Project SHAPE, any sexual actions. said. “The amount of violence that “Just asking is something is occurring is appalling… the we should always do,” statistics are much too high.” Brian Busher / UAlbanyPhotos.com Edmund Timmons said. Senior Erin Hill, a Middle Earth Students at all campuses - downtown, uptown, and east - volunteered to help put on the rally. Free T-shirts, He is a graduate student and volunteer, explained that even pins, and other items were handed out while people signed a pledge to #JustAsk. brother of Alpha Phi Alpha. though rapes are under reported, As part of his fraternity, students who are or have been he participates in Project is the only SUNY campus with a sexual violence due to it being #JustAsk logo to raise awareness victims of any type of sexual Alpha which promotes sexual stand-alone advocacy center and uncomfortable to talk about. By for the cause. violence will still attend events health. Like Azzopardi, Timmons a full time Title IX coordinator, informing people about sexual Students were also invited to like #JustAsk. After seeing the explained that individuals may feel according to Stenger. violence, less people will get have their photos taken in front of support from both the university as though lines, regarding what By collaborating with the Office hurt on and off campus,” Joseph a #JustAsk background holding and their peers, the victims will constitutes as consent, become of the Title IX Coordinator as well Wozlonis, a sophomore, said. up their personal messages on a then seek help from the various blurred when alcohol becomes as the sexual violence prevention To raise awareness, each table whiteboard. They were encouraged university counseling and violence involved. organizations on campus, the was covered with flyers and to post their pictures on social prevention programs. To confidentially report an programming board is working to pamphlets providing visitors with media with the hashtag #JustAsk. “This event is important because incident of sexual violence or ensure a safe living and learning resources on how to recognize Sam Parra, a senior who works we should know how to protect to seek support, the Advocacy environment for its students, as sexual violence, how to prevent it for Student Affairs, supported the ourselves, how to report it and Center for Sexual Violence is open well as to educate students about and where to go if they become a campaign and the university’s how to react. Some people don’t from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday their rights on and off campus. victim of sexual assault. The tables incorporation of the hashtag. know what to do. I know I don’t,” through Friday and can be found “We live in a sheltered society also offered free temporary tattoos, “It’s good to use a hashtag sophomore Timothy Seguia said. in the Seneca Hall Basement on that refuses to inform people about buttons and a t-shirt with the because it gets people from other UAlbany is unique because it Indian Quad. Kaarlo Luntta / UAlbanyPhotos.com Brian Busher / UAlbanyPhotos.com RESEARCH OUTER SPACE UAlbany launches state’s most Water on mars doesn’t equal life, advanced mesonet system according to UAlbany professor By TIM RENAHAN chair of UAlbany’s Depart- will greatly improve the By JANIE FRANK Delano. shocking.” ment of Atmospheric and timeliness and quality of “NASA’s announcement Delano is an expert Production of the nation’s Environmental Studies, weather-related data in New The recent discovery of yesterday highlighted some on space exploration, the most advanced mesonet and Everette Joseph of York. Each of New York’s liquid water on Mars does excellent work,” Delano National Aeronautics and system has started in New UAlbany’s Atmospheric counties will hold at least not provide evidence that said, “but the announce- Space Administration York, and the University at Sciences Research Center, one of these roughly 33-foot there is life beyond earth, ment that tiny quantities of (NASA), astrobiology, and Albany is at the helm. along with project man- towers. according to University extremely salty liquid water environmental science, Christopher Thorncroft, ager Jerry Brotzge, lead the at Albany Distinguished exist from time-to-time Please see MARS page 8 125-station project which Please see MESONET page 8 Teaching Professor John on Mars’ surface was not PRINTED BY THE TIMES UNION, ALBANY, NEW YORK — A HEARST CORPORATION NEWSPAPER EDITOR: AARON CHERIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 10 [email protected] SPORTS ALBANY STUDENT PRESS WOMEN’S SOCCER Fitzpatrick sets new assist record during 2-1 victory By LAMYA ZIKRY “It’s exciting to set a new program re- found a way to win and get the result,” she able to pull out a win when we weren’t our cord. We were close all season so we were said. best is still a really positive thing,” she said. With Krista Fitzpatrick assisting goals for joking around on who’s going to beat it Out of 10 shots on goal for Binghamton She says they trained really hard on set the University at Albany Women’s Soccer first. And it’s our first conference win so it (1-9-1, 0-2-0 AE), Alana Brennan saved pieces and crosses. Both their goals came team, UAlbany defeated Binghamton 2-1 feels really good,” Fitzpatrick said. nine. UAlbany (6-5-1, 1-0-1 AE) didn’t off set pieces which she says shows what on Thursday night, Oct. 1 in the conference Head Coach Caitlin Cucchiella said she’s have as many shots, but were able to score they had done in practice worked. home opener at Bob Ford Field. happy to get the win. She thinks the weather two. Albany managed to pick up a few corner Fitzpatrick set a new assists record for played a a factor in how they came out but Schneider thinks it’s really positive that kicks in the sixth minute but the attempts the program. It was between Fitzpatrick, it’s a good learning experience for them. they were able to pull out the 2-1 win. “It Please see ASSIST page 9 Schneider, and Kiana Rugar. “It wasn’t our best performance but we definitely wasn’t our best game, but to be STUDENT ATHLETE A day in the life of Laini Leindecker By CELIA BALF What is a typical day like for a student-athlete at the University at Albany? It is very common to see, or even smell, a student-athlete from a mile away - they often travel in packs and drink out of bright, blue Powerade bottles. But behind the full sweatsuits and plates piled high with food is a student, too. Laini Leindecker is a junior from New Phila- delphia, Ohio. Leindecker is a biology major as well as an outside hitter for the UAlbany volley- ball team. A day with Leindecker starts well be- fore most students even cue their coffee maker. She wakes up before 8 a.m. every morning. “I don’t like to get used to sleeping in,” she said. Her typical morning begins with a hearty bowl of oatmeal or scrambled egg whites. Leindecker even admits to putting “eat” on her to-do-list Source: UAlbany Athletics because her day gets that busy. Leo Melgar was one of the first Brazilian players to come play soccer at the University at Albany. “I’m a list maker,” she said. Leindecker aspires to be an occupational therapist one day. She admits to being stressed out at times, especially during her first couple of MEN’S SOCCER years in college.