McNutt v. Nasca and State University of New York at Albany. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd-1_10-cv-01301/pdf/USCOURTS-nynd-1_10-cv-01301-0.pdfLambdin, Bill. "UAlbany professor charging sex discrimination settles lawsuit." WNYT. July 29, 2013. http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3113158.shtml
"Karl Luntta, a spokesman for the university, declined to comment on the case.
"'We would not comment on litigation ongoing or otherwise or on personnel matters,' he said."
Mason, Justin. "UAlbany settles sex discrimination suit." Daily Gazette. http://www.dailygazette.net/standard/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=SCH/2013/08/03&ID=Ar01003&Section=Local_News
It's a pity it didn't go to trial. That might have cost UAlbany a lot, but UAlbany could perhaps save a lot of money by firing spokesman Luntta and replacing him with a coin that has "I dunno" on one side and "no comment" on the other side. By way of another example:
UAlbany believes it should know exactly who is and isn't supposed to be carrying a gun on campus (which is not unreasonable for them to want to know):
"Mull says the UAlbany police department would be against guns on campus’ because it would make their job harder in that they wouldn’t know exactly who is and isn’t suppose [sic] to be carrying a gun."http://www.albanystudentpress.net/firearms-unlikely-at-ualbany/
UAlbany doesn't know exactly who is and isn't supposed to be carrying a gun on campus despite policies being clear and despite their stated belief that they should know exactly who is and isn't supposed to be carrying a gun on campus (a bit of a problem that they're claiming not to know...):
"No official word on why the law enforcement officer felt it necessary to wear a weapon while moving his child out of the dorm. Although it's apparently legal for an off-duty officer to carry a weapon, Luntta said he was not sure if the man's possession of the gun on campus was a violation of school policy."Waldman, Scott. "Campus Notebook: Tense moments for UAlbany students." Albany Times Union. May 16, 2013. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Campus-Notebook-Tense-moments-for-UAlbany-4523960.php
"No official word" applies to a number of other things, seemingly including:
"ALBANY — University at Albany police were investigating a death at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering early Wednesday afternoon."Assistant Chief Paul Berger said only that officers are investigating an unattended death, though he did add it was not a student who died. Berger did not say if the person who died was a faculty member.
"No further information was available just before 2 p.m."
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Body-found-at-Nano-College-4714773.php
They still have nothing to say about a dog who'd been tortured and shot and left on the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering campus, other than somehow immediately ruling out UAlbany students without providing any reason for ruling out UAlbany students:
"Dog Found Shot Dead at University at Albany Nano College Campus - Albany Attorney Comments"
Still no autopsy results (?) on the other dead person found on campus back in May:
Odato, James M. "Man found dead in UAlbany lot." Albany Times Union. May 11, 2013. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Man-found-dead-in-UAlbany-lot-4507962.php
Dead dog, dead people... you'd think UAlbany would display more concern about such things. Well, one might perhaps think so if one didn't know anything about UAlbany and all the students who've died there and also if one didn't know how problematic SUNY "cops" are - UAlbany's in particular.
At signs changed to ampersands:
From: Christopher PhilippoSubject: official word on SUNY Police & firearms violations?
Date: May 17, 2013 5:24:06 PM EDT
To: John King, Nancy Zimpher, Bruce McBride, Rex Smith, Scott Waldman, Sarah Hinman, Kate Barry, Louis Corsi, Chief Steven Krokoff, Craig Apple, IAFFAIRS&troopers.ny.gov, PISTOLPT&troopers.ny.gov
Cc: ectv&etown.edu, news&fox43.com
"Sunday night's incident apparently induced panic as many students cowered in their dorm rooms in fear, while some crouched in corners and said prayers after reports about a gunman on campus began to circulate around 8:20 p.m. At 9:30 p.m. the school finally sent out an email notifying students that the gunman was actually an off-duty law enforcement officer who was there to move a family member out of the Livingston Tower dorm. […] No official word on why the law enforcement officer felt it necessary to wear a weapon while moving his child out of the dorm. Although it's apparently legal for an off-duty officer to carry a weapon, Luntta said he was not sure if the man's possession of the gun on campus was a violation of school policy" (bold emphasis added)
Waldman, Scott. "Campus Notebook: Tense moments for UAlbany students." Albany Times Union. May 16, 2013. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Campus-Notebook-Tense-moments-for-UAlbany-4523960.php
Tsk, tsk, Luntta…
"The rules of the State University Board of Trustees (8 NYCRR §535.3 (j)) prohibit the possession of air guns, firearms, rifles, shotguns or other weapons on a state-operated campus of the University without the written authorization of the campus president."
"No air gun, firearm, rifle, shotgun or weapon may be possessed, stored, discharged, loaded or used on property owned or leased by the University unless the person in possession of said device meets the requirements set forth in these administrative procedures. The president of each state-operated campus may, in accordance with the provisions of section 590.3 of the rules of the University Board of Trustees (8 NYCRR § 590.3), grant written authorization to students, faculty, staff or other persons to permit the possession and storage of air guns, firearms, rifles, shotguns and weapons on campus only where such possession is required or permitted for the purposes specified in said section. When authorized, they will be stored unloaded in an appropriately secured area within or under the control of the University police department of each state-operated campus."
"When authorization is given to University police officers to carry firearms on duty, the weapon to be carried shall be state-owned and approved by the campus president. Only an officially issued firearm will be carried at any time on duty."
"Firearms on State-operated Campuses" policy item http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=367
535.3 (j) "No person, either singly or in concert with others, shall: […] Knowingly have in his possession upon any premises to which these rules apply, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, or other firearm or weapon without the written authorization of the chief administrative officer; whether or not a license to possess the same has been issued to such person" http://www.albany.edu/studentconduct/assets/Community_Rights_FINAL_10-28-11.pdf
"Firearms, Rifles, Airguns and Shotguns." 8 NYCRR Part 590
http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=116
http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=96
See also sections of the SUNY Police Manual, e.g. 70.02, 70.03, 75.11, etc. http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=364
No doubt Lunta gets paid very well for what he does, and "Chief" J. "Frank" Wiley, et al.
Whistleblowing isn't enjoyable, but whistleblowers can't give up or else the problems tend to persist or worsen. Clean up the problems, please?
Christopher K. Philippo
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"Don't you see how late they're reactin' / They only come and they come when they wanna […] / So get up get, get get down / 911 is a joke in yo town"
Public Enemy. "911 Is a Joke." Fear of a Black Planet. Def Jam, 1990.
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"Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f) (17)
"Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit an institution, or an officer, employee, or agent of an institution, participating in any program under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42 to retaliate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to the implementation of any provision of this subsection."
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“Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.” - Edward W. Bok
No replies, naturally. Do New York and the media care one whit about student safety or campus security? It doesn't seem that they do, does it?
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