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VOLUME 55 ISSUE 1

4 Letter from the Campus Slate Team 10 Brooklyn Prison Humanitarian Disaster

5 The NYIT Music Association: An Insight 11 Blue Man Group: A Beginner’s Guide

6 The Blockchain Society 17 NYIT Adds CyBears eSports Team

6 Making an RA: a Sit Down with Andrew Crane 18 Men’s Tennis Gearing Up for Another ECC Title

Meet Dan Quigley, NYIT’s New Dean of the Bears Softball Looking for Fresh Start with New
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College of Arts and Sciences Head Coach Katie Lynch Apostolopoulos

Former Mets Captain David Wright Surprises NYIT’s

9 Technology Security Tips & Tricks 20
Baseball & Softball Teams

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 Letter from The Campus Slate Team
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 The NYIT Music
Association: An Insight
BY Jared Smith
Amongst the many clubs and groups that have been
established at NYIT over the years, one of the newest to be
launched is the Music Association.
This group provides students the opportunity to make
music with others, no matter your instrument, skill level or
musical preference. Students can discuss ideas as to what
songs they can play as a group, and then spend sessions
learning and rehearsing their material. Music selected by
group members can range their own material to covers of
their choosing. In short, if you think a song sounds good,
present it.
As of this Spring 2019 semester, meetings are held on
Tuesdays and Thursdays in Anna Rubin Hall, room 316 from
12:45 to 2:00 PM.
NYIT Alumni Alexis O’Rourke was the founder of the
Music Association, and naturally, she had passionate motives
for starting the group. Upon the realization that the Institute
had been lacking a music program, she expressed that as a
musician herself, music was simply not going to be cut off by
the time she got to college.
Alexis also stated that campus life has generally been
lackluster, at least at the Long Island campus. For that reason,
she wanted to bring students together through music, one of
life’s most essential art forms.
As a member of the association myself, I can confirm that
this is indeed the case. Through jamming with one another,
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as well as generally conversing about music, it is
apparent to me that connections have been made.
It is very likely that the Music Association will
eventually be holding a few different events for
the semester, one of which being a performance
that will not only showcase the group’s current
musicians but serve as an open mic for any other
student, staff or faculty member. The group
will also look into how they would be able to
provide musical supplements for various events
on campus, especially those run by other student
organizations.
Overall, the Music Association is an incredible
opportunity for students to effectively make
new connections, as well as bond over artistic
endeavors, be it their own or from those they
look up to. Anyone and everyone on campus
is encouraged to take part, even if you have
no musical knowledge. It serves potential as a
pressure-free insight to the world of music for
those who are interested. Students can walk into
meetings and sign up at any time. A general goal
of the Association is simply to expand. Professors
are also encouraged to get involved as well.
According to Alexis, “Their experience is key
to helping us grow and prosper as a group and as
a community. I think that by having that creative
atmosphere with professors only heightens the
environment here on campus.”
If anyone at NYIT is looking for a place to
make noise for an hour, the Music Association is
your best bet.
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The
Blockchain
Society
BY Francisco Caldas
The NYIT Blockchain Society at the NYIT
School of Management is one of the most
recent student clubs to be created on campus.
With the emergence of blockchain technology
and cryptocurrency investments, the School
of Management honored the creation of the
club that was founded by three of its students:
Francisco Caldas, Jean Kehyayan, and Maxton
Making an RA:
a Sit Down with
Andrew Crane
BY Erick Merz
“RA!” A common sound in the residence halls. Often
feared, often envied, but always turned to in a time of
crisis. Do you really know what the job entails? I asked
Andrew Crane, the Assistant Director of Residence Life
to find out more.
According to Andrew, the job description is as
follows. “RAs are the go to person on the floor in the
residence. They answer questions, act as mediators
and host events to help people get to know each other.”
Applicants must also be in good standing.
There are “tons” of benefits, Andrew said. The biggest
benefit is housing: having a single room in whatever
building or floor you are assigned to.
He also went on to state that RAs are issued a meal
plan that is worth $485 dining dollars at SUNY OW
dining locations and receive polo shirts alongside other
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Cook. These finance students proposed the creation of the
club to the Dean of the School of Management, Jess Boronico,
to which he gave his blessing and considered the idea a great
initiative.
The School of Management was planning the creation
of a blockchain credited course for students so they could
learn more about this extremely marketable and competitive
skill, and the Blockchain Society was of great help regarding
the setup of the course. The members of the society were
responsible for creating the syllabus for the blockchain credited
course that is now taught at the School of Management.
The society has also invited guest speakers to educate
students on the emerging technology and continues to work
towards the society’s goal of getting students to learn about
blockchain as it can be a great help when starting students’
careers.
The Blockchain Society is currently looking for members to
join the club, including board positions. If you’re a student that
would like to expand your current skill set and make yourself
more competitive in the job market, joining the club is a great
way to get started with blockchain technology.
forms of department issued clothing are given to all
RAs that are hired. There is a federal work study stipend
although Andrew couldn’t give an exact number.
“Applications are available now until February 8th.
The first step is to complete an application. You must
be a full time student with a 2.5 cumulative GPA. After
completing the online application, there is a group
process followed by individual interviews.” Regarding
those who pass the hiring process, Andrew said,
“Training happens at the start of each semester. Topics
include protocol, community building, and knowing
where to go in event a resident has a question.”
There are fliers posted around campus and in the
residence halls with more details. For more information,
visit nyitorl.com/staff-application.
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 Meet Dan Quigley,
NYIT’s New Dean
of the College of
Arts and Sciences
BY Mateo Alarcon
One would say dedication is an understatement when
talking about Dan Quigley and NYIT. For over three decades,
he’s been on the faculty team in Old Westbury. For the last
two years, Quigley served as the Interim Dean at the Institute.
He’s had other prior experience here serving as an associate
professor starting back in 1988, and has been helping with the
academic programs and development of the core curriculum.
The new Dean of College and Arts and Sciences just added
to many of his outstanding accolades throughout his career.
He coordinated courses at NYIT’s global campuses, worked
on faculty development, learning outcomes assessment
initiatives, technology implementation, teaching effectiveness
AGATA DOMANSKA
tools, helped to produce faculty lecture series,
summer institutes, and launched the annual
Symposium on University Research and Creative
Expression conference.
He has been involved with the initiatives and
contributed as chair of the Teaching Quality
through Technology sub-committee and
authored its final report, and performed duties in
the Academic Senate as Recording Secretary, as
a Vice President, and as President. His extensive
resume also includes a Ph.D. in Renaissance
Drama and an M.A. in Literature he received
from the University of Notre Dame.
As he takes control of his position and
responsibilities, he will transition his focus
on “research in teaching with technology and
online education, and he presents at national
conferences on these issues,” according to NYIT.
edu.
Some of his other responsibilities will be
with program development, strategic planning,
and administrative oversight of a college that
comprises more than 1,500 students and 73 full-
time faculty members, according to NYIT The
Box.
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8 DECEMBER 2018 | THE SLATE COURTESY NEWSDAY
Technology Security
Tips & Tricks
BY Nick Tedesco
There are many ways you can protect your social media
accounts, computers and other devices. Here is a step-by-step
process and suggestions on using strong passwords, two-step
verification and making sure your data is backed up are just a
few of the top ways to stay secure.
Passwords
A strong, unique password is the biggest key to overall
security. Your password should never be a single word or
number that is easy to guess, like Spring 2019, Happy123, and
of course… password.
Passwords should be at least 8 characters long. It should
contain at least one lower-case letter, one upper-case letter,
one number and one special character. To make passwords
even more secure, you should use a passphrase - which is a
password made up of multiple words. Using a passphrase
makes it easier to remember your password while making
it harder for a hacker to guess a single word. Remember,
the longer your password, the stronger it is. Some people
even spell words in their passphrase wrong on purpose to
make the password more secure. In addition, please keep in
mind that using unique passwords for each device or online
account is recommended so that if one of your passwords
are compromised, your other accounts are still
safe. You should also consider changing your
passwords frequently.
Two-step verification
(two-step authentication)
A more secure way to protect all of your
accounts is to include two-step verification.
Two-step verification is usually required by
your bank. Along with your strong password,
two-step verification requires a second piece of
information to be verified in order to provide
access to a user. So along with a password, you
may receive a code via email or text, making your
account more secure.
Backups
Backing up your data is extremely important.
Without a good backup, there is no restore
capability and data will be lost if something were
to happen to your device. Your computer or
phone should be backed up on a regular basis.
While you never think about your computer or
phone breaking, they can also be lost, stolen or
hacked. Without a backup of your data, there is
no recovery. In an effort to reduce the possibility
of losing your data, please make it a point to
frequently back up the information on your
computer or phone.
A good way to think of this is to ask yourself
this question – if my device were lost or stolen
today, would I be able to recover the data from
backups? If your answer is no, it is time to come
up with a backup plan that would protect your
data. Remember if there is no backup, there is no
recovery.
E-mail Safety
E-mail is the number one way to catch a
computer virus. You should use caution when
opening attachments or clicking on links
embedded within an email. Do not open any
suspicious emails. Even if the email is from
somebody you know, you should be careful
when you download a file or click on a link. Do
not open any email attachments unless you are
expecting them from someone you trust. If you
are not expecting an attachment, you should
reply back or call the sender to make sure it is
safe before opening it. In addition, to protect
you from opening a harmful email, you should
be running some kind of antivirus program
on your computer so that it can stop a virus or
ransomware attack from spreading.
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 Brooklyn Prison
Humanitarian Disaster
BY Philmore Parkes

Friends and families of inmates crowd The issues at the prison began after lack of staff due to the partial
in front of a Brooklyn prison to protest government shutdown. This lead to the canceling of family and lawyer
against inexcusable living conditions. visits. In addition, a power failure on January 27th put the jail on
Inmates have not been able to contact lockdown and confined inmates to their cells. Officials say the power
the outside for days and have been failure was the result of a fire that destroyed an electrical panel and
locked in freezing dark cells due to a switch for the emergency energy that put the jail into lockdown mode.
power failure in the prison. According
to Representative Nydia Velázquez,
temperatures in some cells were as low
as 49 degrees.
Inmates spent a total of eight days
in conditions without heat, light, hot
water, and hot food. They used pots,

On the same night of Feb 3. Wyn Hornbuckle, Deputy Director of

Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, released the statement:
“The electrical power at the Bureau of Prisons facility at MDC
Brooklyn was restored at approximately 6:30 p.m. (Sunday) evening.
With the heat and hot water operational, and the restoration of electrical
power, the facility can now begin to return to regular operations.“
“It’s a violation of their human Cuomo demands that the Department of Justice investigate the
circumstances at the detention center. “The allegations are a violation
rights to be kept in the cold and not
to be able to talk to anyone.”
- Nvidia Velásquez via Newsday

pans, and flashlights to bang on their

cell windows. They wrote messages on
the walls in protest.
“Disturbing reports have surfaced
that the federal government left more
than a thousand prisoners without
heat, hot water or electricity during sub
zero temperatures at the Metropolitan Inmates banged on the grated windows of the MDC in protest.
Detention Center in Brooklyn,”
Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a of human decency and dignity for the inmates, and may be illegal,” said
statement. Cuomo. Defense lawyers in New York have begun filing suit over what
they claim might be a humanitarian crisis.

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 :
A Beginner’s “Guide”

By Jared Smith

ERIC KLEIN
T
here is a chance that the
average musical listener has
at least “heard” of Blue Man
Group. Quite often, someone
either catches their cameo on a popular
TV show or their taxi cab advertisements
that fly by on the streets of American
metropolitan areas. But let’s say that the
group sparks so-and-so’s curiosity: he
or she would find that Blue Man has
been active since 1987 and that their
Rock ’n’ Roll performance art has been
successful enough to attract a worldwide
cult following. What initially started as
street performance in Manhattan has
since grown to five nationwide (and one
international) productions alongside a
touring version of the show. An important
common link between all of their
productions is that they often sell out
quickly.
Internally, the reader of this piece is
more than likely asking why their shows
sell out so fast. I would say the answer
is that this show offers something for
everyone. For concertgoers that would
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want excitingly unconventional Rock music, Blue Man
offers that to its fullest extent. For comedy enthusiasts,
ranging from those that can laugh at a good sketch to
fans of thought-out satire, this show presents them
with all that and more. For artistic types, various pieces
“
of the performance employ the Blue Men creating
artwork on stage using the most wildly unusual yet
I won’t get entertaining approaches. I won’t get into how they do
into how this, simply because you have to see it to believe it.
Some portions of the show could even be considered
they do
informative, so an audience member can walk out
this, simply having learnt a thing or two. The piece “Rods and
because you Cones” features a spoken word track explaining
have to see it how your eyes work, all the while the Group plays
to believe it. energetic, tribal Rock music to accompany it. For just a
few minutes, learning is fun. Perhaps you’re a senseless
teenager who decides not to wear the ponchos they
give out to those in the first few rows because you
actually want to get covered in slime, Blue Man’s
got you covered. Not to mention, I definitely wasn’t
referring to myself. No, not one bit.
The visual aspect of Blue Man Group is so
incredibly compelling that I find most newcomers in
the crowd seem to let the musicality of the show fly
by them. Sure you have three bald Blue Men that play
melodic, percussive PVC pipe instruments (and don’t
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get me wrong, that’s still incredible), but their backing band
could very well be the root of what makes the show great.
Since the Blue Men do not speak or portray emotion, the band
is in place to express the mental states of these otherworldly
humanoids. The music is atmospheric yet energetic, which
more than likely exemplifies the Blue Men’s morbid curiosity
about our planet. On top of all that, the band’s lineup
differentiates from that of a traditional Rock band. You have
not one but two drummers most of the time, alongside the
string instruments: a Chapman Stick and an Electric Zither.
Not to say that Guitar and Bass players are not present, but
you need the former to give the music that “extraterrestrial”
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sound.
I would say some of the many goals of starting
Blue Man Group were to differentiate from the
norm, have fun doing so, and find new ways to
entertain. I can say for certain that Chris Wink,
Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton succeeded
because their crazy ideas left people coming
back for more. I can also guarantee that as far
as “things you need to see before you die” are
concerned, Blue Man Group is probably more
worth your time than ancient ruins.
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 SLATE
SPORTS
NYIT Adds CyBears eSports Team - Page 17

Men’s Tennis Gearing Up for Another ECC Title - Page 18

Bears Softball Looking for Fresh Start with New Head Coach Katie Lynch Apostolopoulos - Page 19

Former Mets Captain David Wright Surprises NYIT’s Baseball & Softball Teams - Page 20
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 Program Director
Music Director
Show Producer
On-Air DJ and Talent
Talk Show Host
Coordinator
Sports Commentator
Remote Event Producer
Web and App Designer
Public Relations Specialist
Outreach Director
Station Manager
 NYIT Adds
CyBears
eSports Team
BY Robbie Callaghan
If you wander into Wisser Memorial Library and make
a left after the stairs, you may notice an addition to one
of the landmarks on the Long Island Campus. A brand
new arena, home to the NYIT eSports CyBears.
The CyBears participated in Nassau Coliseum’s
first-ever eSports competition, defeating Molloy, 3-0, in
Overwatch in front of more than 3,400 online viewers
on Twitch, according to NYITBears.com.
LEFT: NYIT ATHLETICS. RIGHT: NYIT THE BOX. BOTTOM: ADAM RUBIN/NYIT ATHLETICS
According to a report to CNN, the sky-rocketing
sport has over 380 million people worldwide watching
eSports this year, including 165 million eSports
enthusiasts.
The CyBears have participated in three
competitions: “Dropzone,” “Training Grounds:
Overwatch,” and “Heroes of the Dorm.” They also plan
to set up a “Madden” and “FIFA” tournaments this
spring semester.
“What we’ve been able to do at NYIT is nothing
short of extraordinary in the amount of time that we’ve
done it,” said CyBears coach Elieser Duran. “You can
get some matches in while you’re waiting for another
class to start. Or if you have some time, or a class gets
canceled, you can come and play.”
The facility is open to the general student population
as long as the CyBears aren’t competing or practicing.
Students interested in joining the eSports team
can contact Robert Isme at risme@nyit.edu or Elieser
Duran at eduran03@nyit.edu.
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 Men’s Tennis Gearing Up
for Another ECC Title
BY Jean Daniel Kehyayan

New players have

also joined the team
since the Fall Semester:
Diego Espiniella,
Yago Granda and
Raúl Guillén all
come from Spain,
Matthew Kolkhorst
from the U.S, and
Nicolas Castaldo from
France. Nicolas did
remarkably well in the
ITA Regionals that
took place at the USTA
The NYIT Men’s Tennis team, who was ranked as high Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, reaching the
as first in the East Coast Conference, is getting ready semifinals at the tournament.
for their next season. It is a new era for this team, as “As a player, I expect to win most of my matches,
coach Owen Kassimir brought with him a mentality helping the team in all the good and bad moments,”
of a lot of hard work and discipline. The addition of a Nicolas said when asked about what to expect for this
new Assistant Coach, season. “We have
Bruce Moodnik, and great potential for
Graduate Assistant this year and the guys
Alex Stanciu gives are putting a lot of
the Bears an extra effort. Therefore, we
advantage for the should do well during
upcoming season. the conference and
“Bruce has a lot of regionals.”
experience as a coach, The captain of the
bringing a different team, Kevin Huynh,
dynamic to the team.” has a lot of experience
Coach Kassimir said. and comes from three
“And Alex, being a years being a member
little older than the of this team. He
players and having believes that showing
experienced college a lot of enthusiasm
tennis already, brings is a key element to
Nicolas Castaldo in the ITA Regionals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
a different mentality be successful in the
to the team. Everyone matches together pretty well. We upcoming matches. “My first season for the NYIT
are working hard and hopefully it will pay off and we’ll Bears was a memorable experience, so I hope the new
have a great season. Our goal is going to nationals and guys feel the same being a member of this great team,”
winning the conference.” Huynh said.

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 Bears Softball Looking for Fresh Start with
New Head Coach Katie Lynch Apostolopoulos
BY Robbie
The NYIT Baseball team isn’t the only program with
a new leader at the throne. Katie Lynch Apostolopoulos
was selected to be the new head coach for the Bears
Softball team starting in the 2019 season.
“It’s an honor,” Apostolopoulos said. “I’m excited
about the success the program has had in the past and
where we can take it to.”
The former Cedar Crest Softball head coach had
spent the past two years there posting a 42-32 record at
the helm before accepting the position at NYIT.
Prior to that, Apostolopoulos spent a season as an
assistant coach at Kutztown - where she played college
softball for four years - before transitioning over to Iona
for two seasons, according to NYITBears.com.
It will be her collegiate experience that will help
guide the Bears to the ultimate goal of getting back to
the NCAA tournament. She played over 200 games
during her four-year stint at Kutztown, hitting .310
with 22 homers and 117 RBIs. The Golden Bears owned
a 173-63 record during that span as well.
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Former All-ECC selection, Junior first-baseman
Brooke Scherer is looking forward to getting a fresh
start this season with their new coach:
“Our practices are well structured and intense”,
Scherer said. “She brings out something in us all
that makes us focused and want to work harder in
everything we do. I’m most excited for our comeback
this year since we struggled with keeping our leads in
games. We’re coming back with a stronger pitching staff
and our defense and offense will be even greater than
last year.”
A stronger pitching staff is exactly right. NYIT is
“bringing in some highly regarded arms, including
All-Long Island first-team selections Jessica Budrewicz
from MacArthur High School and Emily Koerick from
Longwood High School” according to NYIT Assistant
Athletic Director Adam Rubin. The Bears owned the
highest ERA in the ECC last season at 5.86.
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Former Mets Captain
DAVID
WRIGHT
Surprises NYIT’s Baseball & Softball Teams
David Wright was drafted with the 38th overall pick in
the 2001 MLB Draft by the New York Mets, and well;
the rest is history.
Wright announced his retirement at the end of
last year, due to a career that was plagued by injuries.
Nonetheless, David cemented his legacy as a seven-time
All-Star during his tenure. The former captain leads the
franchise in numerous categories.
Adam Rubin, who is the the Assistant Athletic
Director for Strategic Communications, used to cover
the Mets for ESPN and Daily News and was very close
with Wright. He was able to convince Wright to come
down and surprise the NYIT Baseball and Softball
teams during their practice at the Long Island Sports
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BY Brandon Alberto & Nick Tedesco
Hub with a visit while he was in the area. The
former All-Star third baseman gave out pointers
and advice before taking questions and photos
with the NYIT student-athletes.
“When the cameras aren’t on you, when
nobody’s watching you… How good do you want
to be?! How great do you want to be?!” Wright
said to the teams about work ethic. “If what you
did yesterday still looks big today, you haven’t
done much today.”
Wright was a teammate of NYIT’s newly hired
Baseball head coach, Frank Catalanotto, during
the Mets’ 2010 season and both whom played
14 years in the major leagues. “His work ethic was
second to none and was always working
to get better” Catalanotto stated. “In my
opinion, he is the best Met ever. These
guys were excited, they were asking
questions, picking his brain. I heard
these guys talking about how cool of an
experience it is.”
“To see the love of the game and
the admiration that you guys have for
baseball and softball is refreshing to
me.” When asked about the event,
Wright stated, “I had a really good time
telling some stories, talking baseball, and
walking around and helping them out a
little bit with their game”.
The event was covered by ABC
Eyewitness News, News 12, Newsday,
and SNY.
ADAM RUBIN/NYIT ATHLETICS
 “
Wright and NYIT Baseball head coach Frank Catalanotto were teammates during the 2010 Mets Season.

Wright leads the Mets in numerous categories:

To see the love of
- At Bats: 5,996
- Runs scored: 946
- Hits: 1,777
the game and the
- Total Bases: 2,665
- Runs Batted In: 970 admiration that
- Bases on Balls: 761
- Singles: 1,119
- Runs Created: 929
you guys have for
- Extra Base Hits: 541
- Times on Base: 1,993
- Doubles: 390
baseball and softball
is refreshing to me.
- David Wright on NYIT’s Baseball & Softball Teams

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