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Rensselaer in Brief
SUNY student killed
A SUNY Albany student from Wantagh, N.Y., died October 21 from a gunshot wound sustained to the head as he walked near his off-campus home, according to a a police spokesman.

Richard Bailey, 22, a University at Albany senior, was shot while walking alone around 11:20 pm on South Lake Avenue and Yates Street in Albany. A passing motorist heard the shooting.

“She heard the shot fired, she looked over, saw him on the ground, and she called 911,” a police spokesman said. “When officers got there, he was unresponsive.”

Bailey, who had lived at 560 Park Ave. in Albany, was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center shortly after 1 pm after being taken off life support, police said.

No arrests have yet been made in the case, though police are continuing to look for clues as to what happened. Police are seeking more information on two men seen near the shooting that night on bicycles, who may not be suspects.

Skidmore hosts talks
Skidmore College is offering a second discussion on Thursday ahead of the national election—to follow up on one held yesterday—which is open to the public.

A month after Congress passed a $700 billion financial rescue plan, the college hosted a panel talk about the economic crisis Tuesday evening.

The program, titled “Mysteries of the Meltdown,” featured Charles Wait, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of the Adirondack Trust Co.; Paul Calhoun, a Skidmore business professor and former employee for Mellon Financial Corp.; David McCarthy, chief investment officer at Martello Investment Management in Great Barrington, Mass.; and economics professor Roy Rotheim.

Professor Pushkala Prasad moderated the panel, which explored the financial crisis, the government’s response to it, and its implications.

This Thursday at 8 pm, University of Pennsylvania scholar Rogers Smith will give a lecture in the Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall—titled “Barack Obama and the Future of American Racial Politics.”