<![CDATA[Albany Student Press RSS]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/se/albany-student-press-rss-1.708812 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:50 -0500 en <![CDATA[Dean of criminal justice school named]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/dean-of-criminal-justice-school-named-1.1263008

By: Adeyemi Ojudun



The appointment of Dr. Alan Lizotte as the new dean of the School of Criminal Justice was announced last week by University at Albany President George Philip.  ...

]]> 1.1263008 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:14:07 -0500 <![CDATA[Men’s lacrosse team starts season off on wrong foot]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/men-s-lacrosse-team-starts-season-off-on-wrong-foot-1.1262966

By: John Borgolini


Three losses to open season drop Danes out of national rankings

  The University at Albany men’s lacrosse team lost its third-straight game to start its season, dropping a 16-9 decision to Delaware on Saturday.  ...

]]> 1.1262966 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:17 -0500 <![CDATA[Schedule doesn’t get any easier for lax Danes]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/schedule-doesn-t-get-any-easier-for-lax-danes-1.1262962

By: John Borgolini


 Previously ranked No. 20 in the Inside Lacrosse Top 20, the University at Albany men’s lacrosse team has lost that ranking with a season-opening, three-game losing streak.  ...

]]> 1.1262962 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:47:15 -0500 <![CDATA[Women’s Lacrosse wins in blowout]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/women-s-lacrosse-wins-in-blowout-1.1262953

By: Aaron Scholder


Record rout of Niagara for first win of year

  There are just some games where you don’t need to play the second half. The University at Albany women’s lacrosse team is glad they were able to bring the idea to mind.  ...

]]> 1.1262953 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:39 -0500 <![CDATA[Track team comes up big; basketball teams don’t]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/track-team-comes-up-big-basketball-teams-don-t-1.1262935

By: Staff Reports


 The University at Albany men’s track team won the IC4A Championship, earning its second consecutive title and becoming the first program to win consecutive titles at the competition since Georgetown did it in 2000.  ...

]]> 1.1262935 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:37:15 -0500 <![CDATA[Softball team hopes to make good on lofty expectations]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/softball-team-hopes-to-make-good-on-lofty-expectations-1.1262930

By: Mike Nolan


 The University at Albany softball team has started its 2010 season with high expectations.  ...

]]> 1.1262930 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Tennis team plays through tough schedule, looks forward]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/tennis-team-plays-through-tough-schedule-looks-forward-1.1262925

By: Jason Sanin


Having won two out of its last three matches in a recent stretch and riding a wave of momentum, the University at Albany women’s tennis team will look to win in Worcester, Mass., where they will take on the Patriot League’s Holy Cross Crusader...

]]> 1.1262925 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Lucky Tortillas brings you south of the border]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/lucky-tortillas-brings-you-south-of-the-border-1.1262910

By: Fen-Yi Chen



During these times of fast food chains like Taco Bell, Moe’s Burritos and others, family restaurants seem to have bit the dust over the years. However, Lucky Tortillas Tex-Mex Restaurant, nestled on the corner of Washington Avenue and North Lake Str...

]]> 1.1262910 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:57 -0500 <![CDATA[Alkaline Trio still has enough energy for seventh album]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/alkaline-trio-still-has-enough-energy-for-seventh-album-1.1262902

By: Mark Smollins


Alkaline Trio released their seventh studio album “This Addiction” with one thing in mind: to go back to their old sound.  ...

]]> 1.1262902 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:13:20 -0500 <![CDATA[Burton remakes Wonderland]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/burton-remakes-wonderland-1.1262895

By: Bridget Streeter


Imagine falling down, down the rabbit hole, twisting and turning, shrinking and growing, to find yourself smack dab in the middle of Wonderland. Like Alice you may think you are dreaming, but pinching your arm won’t wake you up.   ...

]]> 1.1262895 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:09:23 -0500 <![CDATA[The anti-Oscars, ASP style]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/the-anti-oscars-asp-style-1.1262890

By: Heather Wheeler

Breaking down Hollywood’s biggest blunders

The Academy Award. Oscar. The golden statuette. Recognizing excellence in the film industry. ...

]]> 1.1262890 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:34 -0500 <![CDATA[Hometown heros steal mainstream thunder]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/hometown-heros-steal-mainstream-thunder-1.1262885

By: Melissa French



As The Ataris played last Wednesday, filling Bogies in downtown Albany, the crowd present was illustrative of the respect held for the band since 1997. Their devout following simultaneously held immense appreciation not only for themselves, but also for t...

]]> 1.1262885 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:30 -0500 <![CDATA[Albany’s Mirk and the New Familiars ready to reach next level]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/albany-s-mirk-and-the-new-familiars-ready-to-reach-next-level-1.1262878

By: Irving DeJohn



 Mirk and the New Familiars are quickly making a name for themselves in Albany. With an upcoming second album and an invitation to the SXSW music festival, they have achieved much since their early 2009 inception.  ...

]]> 1.1262878 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Texting, typing in class: both annoying]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/texting-typing-in-class-both-annoying-1.1262874

By: Dan DiGianni


At the start of every semester, professors provide their students with the course syllabi. They tell students what they expect of them academically as well as professionally. One rule that many professors include in their standards for class conduct is no...

]]> 1.1262874 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:36:49 -0500 <![CDATA[Did the tea tax help the British?]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/did-the-tea-tax-help-the-british-1.1262872

By: Eric Carcia

Fat tax won’t help curb obesity, opinions editor says

 Every once in a while I’ll see a commercial that’s so asinine that it makes me pull a Hank Hill and almost spit out my beer. It’s this new commercial from The Alliance for a Healthier New York that concerns bettering the livelihood...

]]> 1.1262872 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:34:42 -0500 <![CDATA[Surviving the Walk of Shame]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/surviving-the-walk-of-shame-1.1262866

By: Victoria Gehman

Victoria’s Secrets

   John and I were chatting on Facebook at 2 a.m. when I told him I was coming over. I drove to his house during a blizzard, just to get a little action. First, we watched TV and when he showed no signs of initiating things, I leaned over and do...

]]> 1.1262866 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:43 -0500 <![CDATA[Facebook addiction anyone?]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/facebook-addiction-anyone-1.1262864

By: Brian McCallum


I’ll be the first to admit, I scarcely go twenty-four hours without logging in to Facebook, whether it’s checking friends’ statuses, updating my own profile, or just to surfing the site to see where my fingers take me.    ...

]]> 1.1262864 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:54 -0500 <![CDATA[A ‘Bucket List’ for the UA senior]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/a-bucket-list-for-the-ua-senior-1.1262860

By: Danielle Kraese



In a desperate attempt to ease the focus off of our impending graduation, my roommates and I recently compiled a list of things we want to do before that fateful day in May — we fondly refer to it as our “Graduation Bucket List.”  ...

]]> 1.1262860 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:21:39 -0500 <![CDATA[Student seeks success on the Web]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/student-seeks-success-on-the-web-1.1262858

By: Kyle Morrison



For most of us, an adolescent sense of enterprise meant canvassing  neighborhoods after school with a bag of newspapers slung over one shoulder, or summers spent under the hot sun pushing a lawn mower from neighbor’s house to neighbor’s h...

]]> 1.1262858 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:09:51 -0500 <![CDATA[UAlbany aids disaster-ridden nations]]> http://www.albanystudentpress.org/ualbany-aids-disaster-ridden-nations-1.1262856

By: Kyle Morrison


Commentary

   It seems that 2010 is turning into the year of the earthquake. While the quakes in the Solomon Islands, California, Japan, Argentina and Taiwan have received scant media attention the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12 and the 8.1 m...

]]> 1.1262856 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:02:30 -0500