The Chronicle- September 27, 2011

The Chronicle

September 27, 2011

The weekly student newspaper at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York

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Center for Communications and Interactive Media Christened with Hearst Name Trustee and longtime member of the “Saint Rose family,” George R. Hearst III glad to see great-grandfather’s legacy kept alive at Saint Rose

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Hearst name installed on the Center for Communications and Interactive Media by employees of Saxton Sign of Castleton, NY on Saturday, September 24, 2011

By SUNSHINE OSELLA Features Editor The College of Saint Rose announced the naming of the Center for Communications and Interactive Media (CCIM) to the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media at a special ceremony on Monday. The ceremony was, in part, to recognize the generosity of the Hearst Foundation and to announce the new name of one of the newest hubs on campus. It is the technologically advanced home of the College’s distin-

guished communications and music industry programs.

President Dr. R. Mark Sullivan went to George R. Hearst III, trustee of the College of Saint Rose and great-grandson of William Randolph Hearst, and asked if he thought Hearst Foundations would be interested in supporting this initiative. Hearst said it would be a worthy discussion.

“Saint Rose is very fortunate to have Mr. Hearst’s involvement and support,” said Karin Carr, vice president for institutional advancement. “He is an engaged trustee, and has helped the Col-

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lege in many ways. He’s been our liaison to the Hearst Foundations, and thanks to his interest and involvement, the Foundation continues to invest in Saint Rose.”

Carr said Hearst played a major role in developing this building. She said he challenged Saint Rose to think about communications and interactive media in a visionary way.

"To earn the attention and a grant from the Hearst Foundations speaks volumes to the quality of the appeal because we have to say no more than we can say yes,” said Hearst. At a recent

meeting, the College’s board of trustees approved the new name in recognition of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s recent $300,000 grant to Saint Rose.

Carr said the Hearst Foundation started supporting Saint Rose in 1966. “We've been very fortunate to have a wonderful partnership and relationship with the Hearst Foundation. They continue to want to invest in us,” said Carr.

Hearst said that applying the Hearst name to the building can give the College a standing not

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only in the local market, the state, or the nation, but also in the world. "Our foundations don't give for name recognition, but institutions realize the value of the association of a name, a family, a business, a foundation; because what it does,” said Hearst. “It brings a certain certification or legitimacy to an initiative that will inspire others to be interested in supporting it, to want to attend as a student."

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Dr. Kari Murad: avid volunteer, researcher, teacher. See Page A2

Rachel Bolton takes a look back at The Prestige and The Illusionist. See Page B6

Former NBA player Chris Herren speaks to students about drugs. See Page D11

Saint Rose community continues to aid victims of Irene. See Page A4 – A5

Carly Sim’s Freshman Perspective finds Dining Hall’s hours troubling. See Page C10

Should the NCAA pay its student athletes?

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By TG BRANDFALT JR. Contributing Writer Dr. Kari Murad’s office is decorated with photos: Photos of her cocker-doodle, Hunter; a photo of a Buddhist monk, draped in orange, playing with a black and white cat; and a photo of Murad wearing a white facemask in New Orleans with director of community service, Ken Scott.

On her bookshelf is a framed photo accompanied by a handwritten letter. The letter is written by the father of the girl in the photo, thanking Murad for her work providing a cure for Cooley’s Anemia, which afflicts his daughter. A hand-made collage, given to her by a former student, hangs on the wall adjacent to the newest addition to her collection of memories and accomplishments: the Community Service Award given to her by the College of Saint Rose.

Murad was hired by Saint Rose 12 years ago. She currently teaches microbiology and immunology. Murad is a gem. Rated 4.9 out of a possible five, and given a chili pepper, on Ratemyprofessors.com. She has made a positive impact on her students, who have, in return, kept in touch and given Murad tokens of their appreciation. On her desk lay two stuffed animals—rather microbes—complete with wide cartoon eyes, given to her by a former student. So far, in this young semester, four former students have come to visit her and two have e-mailed.

Before Murad arrived at Saint Rose she briefly worked at the University of Colorado in their transplant division, working closely with their bone marrow unit transplanting stem cells.

Some might say Murad’s career started long before she started studying biology and medical anthropology at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Growing up she worked as a candy striper (hospital volun-

teer) at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

She worked in the pathology lab prepping slides and delivering samples. Murad continued her higher education at Albany Medical Center, receiving her PhD in experimental pathology.

“I don’t know how microbiology can’t be fun,” Murad said.

“You put your finger on a plate and see what grows.”

Her PhD research, camouflaging red blood cells, is still patented and ongoing.

“Camouflaging cells involves taking human red blood cells and coating them with chemicals in order to allow them to become a universal red blood cell,” Murad said. “The hope is the ability to do a blood transfusion without blood typing.”

“They [The College of Saint Rose] took a chance on me,” she said.

If it was a chance, it paid off ten-fold. During her tenure at the college, Murad has immersed herself into helping both the college and city community. She has partnered with the Damien Center for 10 years, sending her students to them for internships and independent studies. The Damien

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TG Branfalt Jr. Dr. Murad was awarded the Community Service Award people with HIV.” Murad also volunteers with Heifer International whose mission is to “Work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth by empow-

“She is an example to everyone to show what we can do to live out the mission of the college. Whether we are talking about local, national, or global she is involved on so many levels. She is a role model for what an engaged college campus should be.”

Richard Thompson Center is a drop-in location for people who are infected, and affected, by HIV. “What we do depends on the student, and project. We do everything from basic volunteering for Reach Out Saint Rose Day to household chores,” she said, “We also participate in the PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) program taking care of pets that belong to

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ering them to turn their lives of hunger and poverty into self reliance and hope,” according to their website, www.heifer.org.

With some of her students, Murad went to Heifer Farm in Perryville, Arkansas. They participated in leadership training, using a grassroots approach. She is the former Area Regional Coordinator of Heifer.

This upcoming year she is looking to send students for leadership training with Heifer, plan an alternative spring break to Honduras and complete a grant application on behalf of the Damien Center for health assessment programs.

She also coordinated, as a Team Leader for the college, an alternative spring break to Honduras, a location she has also gone to independently. Murad has also volunteered with Saint Rose students at an orphanage and school for the disabled in Honduras.

“We build better stoves in order to decrease respiratory issues.

We take areas of land and work the soil, put microbes they need back in the soil,” Murad said, “We use organic fertilizers and composting methods so we’re not paying big companies for seeds and fertilizer,” she said.

“She is an example to everyone to show what we can do to live out the mission of the college,”

said Richard Thompson, Dean of Mathematics and Sciences.

“Whether we are talking about local, national, or global she is involved on so many levels. She is a role model for what an engaged college campus should be.”

Not everybody gets such a glowing recommendation from his or her boss.

“She also does a great job teaching, mentoring students and research. She’s good,” Thompson said, “She’s really good.”

Above all, Murad is humble.

“It’s quite an honor,” Murad said, when asked the Community Service Award, “So many of my colleagues deserve this award.”

She speaks with a quiet confidence.

“It was overwhelming to be nominated, and actually chosen because of all of the people that are certainly deserving. It feels pretty cool, like a rock star,” she said.

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growing majors, currently serving about 160 undergraduate and 30 graduate students. “It [Saint Rose] is a wonderful resource for providing work force ready talent; that sets you apart from some of the other higher education members in the community,” said Hearst.

“Given how fast communications and the music industry are changing, there will always be a need for students who can envision and create new technologies, fresh content and innovative business practices to meet the demand for new ways of delivering public information. The William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media will prepare students to meet these challenges by developing their skills and professional competencies to excel in all areas of the communications industry. We are honored that the Hearst Foundations have chosen this facility at Saint Rose to bear the family name,” said President Dr. R. Mark Sullivan.

Hearst’s ancestors, William Randolph Hearst and his mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, were strong education advocates. "I take a great deal of personal satisfaction to see that the legacy intent continues. It gives me satisfaction to believe that my ancestors would approve of what I am doing today," said Hearst.

Hearst said that graduating a student with the skills necessary to keep up with the rate of change that is taking place in the media business is important. “We are in the business of truth telling, in the pure sense of journalism,” said Hearst. “It's the first draft on history. Because it’s story telling, it’s carried out by people and

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scribes. Those individuals have human frailties and we recognize we are all prone to error and if we err we find a way to improve it in the next write.”

“As William Randolph Hearst’s great-grandson, I cannot be more proud to see his name on the Center for Communications and Interactive Media. It is highly appropriate given William Randolph Hearst’s lifelong dedication to news reporting that his legacy is kept alive in the minds of future journalists, editors and music industry leaders. I am thrilled every year when I meet the students who are achieving their dreams through a Hearst scholarship, and now some of those same students will be walking through these doors,” said Hearst.

“George is very involved in the community and plays a major role in helping transform the capital region. We are so fortunate that he is a member of the Saint Rose family,” said Carr.

“The William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media is a testament

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The new sign plate was installed early in the morning of Saturday, September 24 to the Foundation’s belief in the College and an endorsement of the excellent work taking place in the Communications and Music Industry Programs at Saint Rose.”

Corrections The picture of Jaime Pressly which accompanied the story entitled “Fall TV Preview: Hits and Misses” which was published in the September 13 issue was misattributed. The picture is property of Fox 2011.

Although some of the pictures which were part of the Jack’s Place spread in the

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Faculty Adviser Cailin Brown Photographer Kelly Pfeister

September 13 issue are not attributed to Kelly Pfeister, all pictures published in that issue of the show were taken by her.

The Sports teaser on the front page of the September 20 issue had a mispelling.

The correct spelling of the name of the goalkeeper who is referred to for Michael Smith’s profile is Patrik Ohlsson.

Staff Writers Scott Ramundo Sam Maxwell TG Branfalt Jr. Michael Smith

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The Saint Rose Community Continues to Aid Local Hurricane Irene Victims

By ALISON LESTER Managing Editor In the weeks following Hurricane Irene’s impact with the Capital Region, many members of the Saint Rose community have been involved with providing aid to local victims through donations and community service. But while events such as Reach Out Saint Rose have ended, where approximately 30 of the approximate 600 students who participated that day went to Middleburgh to help clean up the remaining debris from the hurricane, the efforts being made by Saint Rose students and faculty members to help those in need are still in progress. The following are some of the ways in which the Saint Rose community is aiding those affected by Hurricane Irene.

The Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary Still Offering Aid As reported in the Sept. 7 article, “Hurricane Irene Causes

Damage, Inspires Aid for Local Victims,” Father Chris DeGiovine, the Dean of Spiritual Life at Saint Rose, created a response committee. Those who were able to donate any of the numerous needed supplies were asked to bring them to the library in the basement of the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary.

Since the Sanctuary’s aid effort began, an overwhelming number of donations have been received, which have been brought to hurricane victims in Cobleskill (specifically the Schoharie and Middleburgh areas), Windham, and Berne by various members of the Saint Rose community. “There was much more than they could even use,” said Joan Horgan, the Director of Campus Ministry at Saint Rose, about the large number of supplies that have been donated.

While people from these areas no longer need items such as clothing or food, they are still in need of gift cards, shovels, hammers, and crowbars. DeGiovine

Alison Lester Members of the Saint Rose Band, Save the Year, performing at MEISA’s “A Hurricane Irene Benefit Show” said that the Sanctuary will continue collecting donations for local victims of Hurricane Irene

“for as long as there is a need for them in the towns and as long as we have people willing to get the donations to the people in need.”

Ken Scott, the Director of Community Service at Saint Rose, said that the impacted areas are in need of workers. Horgan agreed with this sentiment, adding that there are “messy, big jobs that need people.”

MEISA Benefit Show Raises Money for Hurricane Irene Victims

Kelly Pfeister Vocalist/guitarist Matt Lisk (left) and bassist Bubba Mann (right) of the Saint Rose band Route 263

The Saint Rose chapter of MEISA (Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association) presented “A Hurricane Irene Benefit Show” in Jack’s Place in the Center for Communications and Interactive Media.

The show, which took place on Thursday, Sept. 22, featured three Saint Rose bands. Route 263 kicked off the show, Between the Arctic played second, and Save the Year played third.

A decent sized crowd came out to watch the three bands who each played several songs while encouraging the audience to participate in donating. A table was set up in front of the entrance of Jack’s Place where donations were accepted.

Krista Harbacz, the Secretary for the Saint Rose chapter of MEISA, came up with the idea to hold the benefit show. She credits her friend Ben Sponable, a resident of Schenectady, for giving her the idea. Sponable knows people whose town was destroyed by the hurricane. “I thought it would be nice to help out,” said Harbacz.

“It’s a good cause.”

The doors opened at 6:30 p.m., with the benefit show starting at 7:30 p.m. The event cost three dollars with a Saint Rose ID and seven dollars without to attend.

All proceeds from the benefit show went to help out the Rotterdam Junction Volunteer Fire Department.

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Hurricane Aid Continued The Council for Exceptional Children: Community Involvement Committee Collects Needed Items In response to the Hurricane Irene victims who are still in need, the Community Involvement Committee of Saint Rose’s chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children collected items in the Events & Athletics Center on Monday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They were helped by fifth graders from A.W. Becker Elementary School in the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District.

Emily Thomas, a Co-Chair of the Community Involvement Committee for Saint Rose’s chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children, came up with the idea to collect items for local victims of Hurricane Irene. “We want to expand our community committee to really be true to its name and involve our entire community,” said Thomas. “So many people, not even just here but in our nearby communities, were af-

fected by this storm. We just want to help out as much as we can.”

It’s the hope of the Community Involvement Committee to make 25 complete health kits from the items they collect. The donations they were seeking included cleaning products, gloves, hair combs, nail clippers, soap, toothbrushes, trash bags, dust masks, clothes pins, clothes lines, and cash donations for more supplies. “The items are going to be collected and given to the First United Methodist Church of Delmar, and from there the kits will be dispersed to local victims,” said Thomas.

While the table collection was on Sept. 26, anyone who would still like to donate items to the Community Involvement Committee to give to the First United Methodist Church of Delmar can contact Thomas by email at thomase801@strose.edu. Donations will be accepted until Oct. 14, when the complete health kits will be brought to the church.

Kelly Pfeister Kyle Albano, vocalist of the Saint Rose band Between the Arctic, singing at the benefit show

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Nothing Broken About 2 Broke Girls

By CHRIS SURPRENANT Arts Editor

Touchstone Pictures 2011 David Bowie as Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006)

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I’ve been waiting for a new buddy-sitcom for a long time, and finally CBS has delivered.

2 Broke Girls, starring Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, is the story of, well, two broke girls. Dennings stars as Max, the tough, street-smart waitress of a greasyspoon Brooklyn diner. Behrs stars as Caroline, a (used to be) wealthy socialite who hires others to clean greasy spoons. Car-

oline “discovers” Max’s talent for baking, and they decide that someday, they’ll open a bakery.

Together, Dennings and Behrs make a great odd-couple.

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Something Sour, Something Sweet The Prestige/The Illusionist

By RACHEL BOLTON Contributing Writer Ratings-Sweet. On this week’s edition of Lemon Movies, we will be talking about an example of an event called “Dueling Movies.” Dueling Movies is when two films with a similar plot come out around the same time. What usually happens is that this helps one film and hurts the other, because of the comparisons. Today, I will be discussing the battle for supremacy between the 2006 movies The Prestige and The Illusionist.

Both The Prestige and The Illusionist are set in the Victorian age and are about stage magicians.

They also both score a lot of pop culture points because of who is in them. The casting of The Prestige is every Fan Boy and Girls dream. The two magicians in it are played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Enjoy it Ladies and Gentleman, this is the closest we will get to seeing Wolverine and The Batman duke it out.

The magician from The Illusionist is played by Edward Norton of Fight Club notoriety, who is barely recognizable behind a goatee (I am Jack’s bad facial hair).

The plot of both movies can be boiled down to magicians and their desires. The Prestige deals

with this theme more deeply than its counterpart. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) become rival magicians after an accident.

Angier becomes determined to find the secret of Borden’s trick “The Transported Man” and out do him. This leads him down the slippery slope of obsession. However, Borden has dark secrets of his own. In The Illusionist Eisenhiem is a brilliant magician who sees his childhood friend again and the pair realize they still love one another. The only problem is that she is a Duchess who is engaged to a prince. The Illusionist is at heart a love story, but it does explore how far Eisenhiem is willing to go to make sure he and Sophie (Jessica Biel) can be together.

The films differ in how they present the magic. The Prestige shows that magic comes from the use of science. It features DAVID BOWIE as Nikola Tesla. The magic in The Illusionist is less defined and it is implied that Edward Norton’s Eisenhiem can do real magic. This works when it comes to the plots. The science in The Prestige helps reveal the dark underbelly of stage magic. While in The Illusionist the focus is the love story, and as things get more complicated, the line of what is a

trick and what is real magic becomes increasingly blurred.

The endings are another reason why these movies are famous.

I will not give away any details, but both movies have twist endings. It is worth it to watch them again, because the endings change the way you view the movies. You will notice plenty of hints and have “why didn’t I see that before” moments.

It’s hard to choose which movie is the better one. They are both fun to watch for their perspective plots. I say it comes down to what you want to see at the moment. If you want to watch a date movie that you can snuggle too, I would recommend The Illusionist. If you are in a mood to watch a mindbender that will make you think, watch The Prestige. I personally love both movies, but if I had to choose I would pick The Prestige. It is a good examination of obsession, and it is by Christopher Nolan. The twist is more shocking than The Illusionist.

In my opinion, this instance of “Dueling Movies” did not hurt the other one. Both were received well by critics and audiences. The Prestige and The Illusionist are fun movies to watch, so go rent them soon.

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out evoking pity in the viewers.

In one scene, Caroline ends up sleeping in the subway because none of her friends would take her in because she’s penniless.

Normally, that’s really sad and would make any average human feel sorry for her. That is, you’ll feel sorry for her until she snaps into consciousness and stuns Max with her pink stun gun. Bye-bye sympathy, hello funny.

Dennings’ Max is very authentic. Her character is in complete contrast to Behrs’ shallow, clumsy Caroline. Max is down to earth, and connects with other people who treat her the same way. She is a hard worker, and has no patience for rudeness or stupidity. At one point, the diner is flooded with knit hat-wearing hipsters, two of which snap their fingers for attention. Max, having none of that, smartly replies, “I wear knit caps because it’s cold.

You wear them because of Coldplay.” Snappy dialogue like that is definitely one of the show’s selling points.

Though the two stars play well off each other, the Broke Girls is not without a few minor flaws.

The supporting cast is essentially made up of clichéd stereotypes.

Though not bad enough to be labeled offensive, they are a bit worn. Particularly, the waitress who is replaced by Caroline was also a Russian hooker. Oleg, the short-order cook, is also Russian, and a piggish one at that. Earl, the cashier, is wise-cracking African American. The girls’ boss is an Asian-American named Han Lee,

who has recently changed his name to Brice. Yup, Brice Lee. Though they are characters we’ve seen before, it doesn’t necessarily make them any less funny, but rather less memorable. Hopefully they’ll become a little more threedimensional as the series unfolds.

Broke Girls has lots of material to draw from. There is a subplot that involves Max’s second job as a nanny to a rich, inadequate new mother, who hasn’t the first clue about being a mother. The people that walk in off the street on a day to day basis allow for anything to happen. Caroline’s fading wealth is also ripe for comedy. Caroline’s pet horse currently resides in Max’s apartment. Animal humor is always a plus.

2 Broke Girls may seem familiar here and there, but there’s something unique about them.

The characters of Max and Caroline could have easily been laughably bad, but the actresses who portray them give more heft and feeling. The humor, at times, is juvenile, but who doesn’t like a low-ball joke once in a while?

Some plot lines are far-fetched (i.e. the pet horse), but that’s what makes TV fun. Ultimately, 2 Broke Girls succeeds in entertaining the masses because it puts its realistic characters in absurd, unrealistic situations. That’s a chance not many sitcoms are willing to take anymore. If you’re looking for a few servings of laughs, have a seat at the counter and watch 2 Broke Girls work.

CBS 2011 Kat Dennings (left) and Beth Behrs (right) star as Max and Caroline in CBS’s new comedy 2 Broke Girls

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Screen Gems James Marsden and Kate Bosworth star in a remake of the 1971 psychological thriller

Straw Dogs Full of Troubles

By MEGHAN O’CONNOR Contributing Writer Straw Dogs, starring James Marsden and Kate Bosworth as David and Amy Sumner, catches your attention right away. David and Amy move from L.A back to Amy’s hometown Blackwater, Mississippi. When David meets Amy’s ex boyfriend Charlie, played by new comer to movies and co-star on True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard, things get tense but calm down once Charlie agrees to be a friendly neighbor and help the Sumner’s fix the roof of their new home. Throughout, little things continue to happen over the course of the movie-tension, anger, and frustration-start to boil under the surface.

When a character in the movie, Jeremy Niles, is targeted for a crime, David and Amy come to his rescue and bring him into their home. When this incident in the town occurs, it’s just enough ammunition that both parties need to express their anger and resentment towards each other.

I was very impressed with the acting in this movie. Marsden, as David, played a down-to-earth L.A. and an all-around good guy.

However, when this incident oc-

curs with the character Jeremy, he becomes a monster, whose main goal is to protect his wife and his house. Going from one extreme to the next always impresses me, and seeing that this was an extremely different role for Marsden, whose passed credits include 27 Dresses and Enchanted.

Another excellent actor to watch out for is Alexander Skarsgard. Playing Amy’s ex-boyfriend, Charlie from high school, he is very charming. However, everyone in this movie is twofaced, and when you see his other side, it is absolutely terrifying.

Playing both parts extremely well, he keeps you guessing throughout the whole film. Is he the good guy just trying to help out his ex-girlfriend with her roof? Or, is he the bad guy who would love nothing more then to rip apart her marriage so he could once again be with her?

Another great aspect of this movie was the scenery. Taking place in a little quiet country town helped to show you that this town protects it’s own people.

The clothing and mentality of the town were dead-on. Having the countrymen wearing plaid shirts and jeans, and David wearing more of a nerdy look with glasses

and button down shirts makes you realize how different he is from everyone in this town. The film displayed southern stereotypes in a realistic and accurate way, almost making it seem like it was not even a stereotype, but a way of life. I thought it made the events that take place seem more real. Everything, down to their hobbies of drinking beer and hunting was authentic and Southern. I also appreciated Alexander Skarsgard giving his character Charlie a southern drawl; at some points in the movie it made him all the more terrifying.

This movie at times was a bit gruesome and hard to sit through, if you have a weak stomach I do not suggest going to see it. This movie earned its R rating, with sexual violence, graphic images, and bloody death scenes. However, the authentic and realistic ideas that the movie portrays makes it down right creepy. If you’re looking for a movie to make you shutter and get up twice in the middle of the night to make sure you locked your doors, then this is the movie for you.

After all, this movie has a great lesson: you might not really know the people in your town as well as you think you do.

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Second Annual PearlPalooza Held

The second annual PearlPalooza was held on Saturday, Sept. 24 on Pearl Street in downtown Albany.

The music and arts festival has many sponsors, such as 102.7 WEQX and Pearl Street Entertainment.

Student Giovanna Diffenback attended the event. The following are some photos she took of the many performances that occurred that day:

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Giovanna Diffenback Two members of the band Locksley performing at PearlPalooza

Vocalist of Company of Theives, Genevieve Schatz, performing at PearlPalooza

Giovanna Diffenback Vocalist of Mutemath, Paul Meany, performing at PearlPalooza

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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law Repealed after Eighteen Years

By ASIA EWART Identity The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law was officially repealed from the United States Armed Forces this past Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Now only a memory, homosexual service members no longer have to fear rejection for recruitment or being discharged on those grounds.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” first took effect in 1993; the subject of homosexuality was not even discussed in the service. Officials did not question their officers’ sexuality, but gays were not allowed to enlist, and those already in the service had to be discharged.

According to a recent online article for the Cronkite News in Arizona, “more than 14,500 military personnel have been discharged since the law took effect.” In 2010, Congress agreed to appeal the law, and the action finally went through on Tuesday.

After eighteen years of pressed lips and withheld secrets, servicemen can now state their sexuality without fear of being relieved of their positions. While public displays of affection still are prohibited, being able to show who they truly are is a step in the right direction for our officers.

So where do we all go from here? Navy Lieutenant Gary Ross and his partner Dan Swezy decided to get married, making them the first Armed Forces couple to be married since the repeal. Servicemen can now serve the country they are proud of, while being proud of whom they are at the same time. This is only another step in the continuing journey for widespread acceptance of the gay community.

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Facebook Is Not Your Enemy

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTO Opinion Editor Facebook. We spend hours and hours on the computer pretending to do homework when really we are watching people upload new pictures, post new statuses and like ridiculous fan pages. It is a way to waste time and procrastinate. It helps people “creep” on their friends’ lives and connect with family members and old friends.

Due to this reason, we all notice when Facebook has done something different, such as when Facebook changes fonts, reorganizes the picture viewer, and how extremely easy it is now to watch a person’s every move. What I do not understand, however, is why everyone is upset. There is a reason for Facebook’s changes. I, personally, do not know what that reason would be. I do know that it is not because Mark Zuckerberg hates you. “You” being those who make statuses saying how upset you are at him because he made a change to his website. If it was not for him, you may not have connected with old friends and family members, found out that your archenemy has the same shirt as you, and that your favorite celebrity is dating someone.

If it was not for him, you would not be able to “creep” on your ex, post the kissy-face-peace-sign default picture, or make a fan page for surviving the crazy bus ride you and your friends took.

Some statuses that just happen to dislike Facebook include: “STOP CHANGING THINGS FACEBOOK. You've never made

it better only worse!”, “Not going to even try to get used to this Facebook layout”, and “Really Zuckerberg? Haven't you got anything else better to do?”

In my opinion, the chat set up is awkward. I liked how my chat was set up into groups. If I needed to search someone from Saint Rose, I would just look at my Saint Rose group to see who was online. Now, everyone is back to just being alphabetized. However, you do not see me making statuses about it and complaining about it because they are not going to do anything. Just get over it or get off of Facebook.

The changes are actually not that bad. There is a timeline on the right side of the screen to help any “creeper” out. It is a newsfeed within a newsfeed; Facebook inception? If that is not the most helpful thing, I do not know what else Zuckerberg could do for you.

If you want to look at someone’s posts specifically, just go to their page; or, get off Facebook and do the homework you are procrastinating and most likely will stress over later on.

Some people have decided to not take it and move on. The new rage, Tumblr, has gotten a lot of new members, many of whom have outright said they deleted their Facebook. “Deleted Facebook…Life just got better” is one of the more recent posts that came up in a search. Another? “Tumblr has made me realize how stupid Facebook really is.” Since Tumblr is taking over Facebook like Facebook took over Myspace, just get a Tumblr and move on with your life.

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What’s UpWithWomen’s Initiative?

Time Is As Good As a Calendar

By HEATHER THIBDEAU Women’s Initiative While everyone transitions into Fall and the unexpected things it can bring - like the hot and humid weather more reminiscent of late April - we thought it was high time that we inform you of what Women’s Initiative has in the works for the rest of the semester. Is this everything we have planned? Certainly not!

First, this Friday (September 30th) we are heading over to Saint Anne’s Institute for a girl’s movie night. As many of you may know, Saint Anne’s is a place for female teenagers who have encountered rough patches in their life and have nowhere else to turn. Although Saint Anne’s provides academic and extracurricular enrichment, aside from visitors like the Saint Rose/Saint Anne’s mentors, the girls do not get a lot of outside interaction with positive female role models. As a result, Women’s Initiative teamed up with Vista AmeriCorps to provide a night of relaxed fun for all involved!

Next, we hope to continue our tradition of our third annual Love Your Body Late Knight event!

In honor of National Love Your Body Month in October, we will be promoting the necessity for positive body images for men and women through a variety of fun activities in the main lounge! As always, nothing is set in stone just yet, but things are coming along for this event. The one thing we need to make it work is YOU! Just stop by on Thursday, October 13th from 7-11 in the main lounge to fish for compliments, listen to positive music, do yoga and more! Henna may also be involved!

Concurrently, throughout October fellow e-board member, Abby, will present a four-part series addressing rape culture. How does society view and respond to incidents of rape? Is it really the

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girl’s fault for dressing “inappropriately?” Do the prevention programs actually do what they intend to, or do they actually prevent society from properly educating today’s youth on how to thwart rape before it happens?

These are but a few of the questions and concerns Abby will address, and rest assured, she will discuss much, much more.

Then, in November, the Women’s Initiative is really excited to re-introduce Grace, our founder, for a guest editorial! At this point, the content of her article has not been determined yet, but please look forward to it! Knowing Grace, it will most likely be an upbeat reflection on the founding, vision and progress of the group, but again, knowing Grace, it truly could be about anything!

Finally, another future project is a cyber safety event geared towards practical and realistic tips for cyber safety. In a world with popular dating and social media sites, it is impossible to remain completely anonymous on the internet like it was ten years ago.

Thus, how can women protect themselves when they are the demographic most (violently) targeted online? Stay tuned for more concrete information!

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The fact that the dining hall closes at 7 p.m. during the week poses an inconvenience to my day. Since I have been in college, my eating schedule changes from day to day. However, most days I have a later lunch, and therefore, I am not hungry before 7.

If I get there close to 7, the food is still being served, but by then, the pizza is soggy and the selection has decreased. This is just the weekdays.

On weekends, I find myself in an even worse situation. Regardless of what time I wake up, I can start my meals for the day at 10:30 am in the dining hall. What I did not understand was why I am forced to eat breakfast later, only to eat dinner earlier that same day?

I decided to investigate. Desperate to understand this mindboggling situation, I marched myself up the stairs and ap-

proached the desk where I get my meal card swiped. and welcomed by workers who always seem like they want to be there. So many times I have Caitlyn Fuelleman received a greeting smile, a friendly Shaina Carrigan filling her plate at the hot food welcome, and wishes station. to have a good meal.

I asked to speak with someone in hungry for lunch until 3 p.m., and the dining gall closes by 6:30 charge.

I was led into the back to speak p.m.. So I am at a slight dilemma with the Director of Dining, Rich here.

This also causes me to eat Meigel. He explained to me that the reason the dining hall has more snacks if I miss a meal, parsmaller hours on weekends is ticularly dinner. I do not want the partially due to the late risers and “Freshman 15,” but I also need the fact that a lot of college stu- to have food available for situadents go away for the weekends. tions and days like this. I suppose “Twelve people might be up be- I will have to live with this for a year. Meigel said, “Tell the kids fore noon,” he said.

Unfortunately, I am one of that to get up earlier.” It would probdozen. I am also one of those ably take a revolution of early students that does not leave the risers to adjust dining hall times, campus on weekends. If I eat so I am not getting my hopes up breakfast at 10:30 a.m., I am not this generation.

Thanks for reading about a few of our upcoming events! Hope to see you there!

Caitlyn Fuelleman Lunchtime at the dining hall.

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Chris Herren talks to students about drugs and alcohol from personal experiences

By JACKSON WANG Sports Editor Former NBA player and college basketball standout Chris Herren came and spoke to student here at Saint Rose about drugs and alcohol on September 18.

Herren spoke to students about his drug addition and what lead to the pitfall in his basketball career.

Herren shared his story to help students avoid the mistakes that he made during his life.

“I was really impressed by the speaker,” said Elizabeth Corey, a residential assistant. “I was required to go as an RA. I was glad to see all the student-athletes there to see it and the whole residential staff.”

About 15 years ago, Herren was sitting in a gymnasium listening to a former NFL player talk about drugs and alcohol, a very similar situation to what most student athletes were experiencing listening to Herren instead.

Herren didn’t care about what that man had to say and didn’t pay attention. Today, Herren

wished he had listen to what that man had to say because it could have prevented the downfall that Herren went through.

He told students this story because he believes it’s important for students to listen to what he had to say, so other students can avoid making the same mistakes as Herren made in his life.

“I think that Chris’ speech really hit home with our student-athletes about the dangers of drugs and alcohol,” said Mike Perno, assistant men’s basketball coach.

“It was very important that we get someone who our students could relate to.”

Herren was a basketball legend from Fall River, Massachusetts that played at Boston College before transferring to at Fresno State. His first experience with drugs was when he was at Boston College.

One night after a photo shoot, Herren went back to his dorm to find a line of cocaine on his desk.

His roommate was doing cocaine and eventually was talked into doing a line of cocaine by a

friend.

“I didn’t know it was going to take 14 years to stop,” said Herren. “That one line lasted 14 years.”

Herren failed his first drug test at age eighteen and then failed it two more times. Soon after failing the drug test for the third time, he was dismissed from the team.

Herren then transferred to Fresno State to play basketball.

In his junior year, the athletic director at Fresno State told him if he stayed drug free, he would be a first round NBA draft pick, make millions of dollars and be living his dream.

At that time, drugs were more influential than his dream. Fresno State tried to help by sending Herren to a rehab center in Salt Lake City, but Herren was naïve about the help at the time.

Herren would soon get drafted by the Denver Nuggets and play a season for them before getting traded to the Boston Celtics. At this point, Herren was living his dream, playing for the Celtics and playing in front of his hometown.

Kelly Pfeister Chris Herren taking a picture with the Saint Rose softball team

Kelly Pfeister Chris Herren has a book out called Basketball Junkies Still, drugs would be such a big part of his life and it was costing him $25,000 to $30,000 a month.

This also cost him an opportunity to be the starter for the Celtics as well.

Soon after, Herren would play basketball for multiple teams overseas. While overseas, Herren began to use heroin and that affected his decisions to play basketball for certain teams. Again, opportunities were blown due to his use of drugs.

In 2004, Herren was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and driving under the influence in Portsmouth, RI. It wasn’t until 2008 when Herren finally decided to go to rehab for help with his drug addition.

He made this decision after he crashed his car and died for 30 seconds. The doctors kept working on him and eventually he came back to life.

Herren went to rehab in New York City. He did eleven months of treatment before coming completely sober. Since he completed his drug rehabilitation in 2008, Herren has been sober and drugfree.

“Who I was at 18, 19 and 20, I look at with disgust today,” said Herren. “I never thought I would turn out a heroin addict.”

After his speech, Herren was willing to talk to any student that

wanted to talk to him about related problems and other issues as well. Herren also told the crowd to speak up to people that have a drug problem because it can save their lives.

“I believe seniors and juniors are set up to help the freshmen and sophomores,” said Herren. “I believe you are who you hang out with.”

Herren has spoken his story hundreds of times and is always willing to help people if they have an addiction problem. Today, Herren runs a nonprofit organization that helps people who need to go to rehabilitation but can’t afford it.

“I think this was an opportunity tonight to hear about blown opportunities,” said Herren. “From this day forward it’s about making better decisions.”

Herren also has a book out called Basketball Junkies, and ESPN’s 30 For 30 filmed a documentary about Herren’s career that will air this fall. “[It’s] a story that our studentathletes will never forget and also refer back to when put into uncomfortable situations pertaining to drugs and alcohol,” said Perno.

“Chris is someone that everyone can learn from and we were very appreciative of having the opportunity to bring him on campus for our drug and alcohol program.”

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at least. Turn the channel; NFL lockout. Turn to another channel; NFL lockout. Go online; NFL lockout. It would be nice to see the NBA getting this kind of attention, though we have been left with some action to help us cope with the dilemma.

Kevin Durant, who would be my pick for MVP if the season were to come out of this unscathed, lit up the streetball circuit over the summer. That can only hold fans over for so long.

The latest news fans received was that Los Angeles Lakers forward, Ron Artest, changed his name to Metta World Peace. After the name change, World Peace decided to take his talents to Dancing With the Stars where he met an early exit.

Another bad part of this whole situation would be the demise of the 2011 Draft class. So much talent would go to waste. Players such a Kyrie Irving, Derrick Williams, and Jimmer Fredette would have to put their game on

hold and not get that crucial NBA rookie year that often makes or breaks players.

Also, second year stars, such as John Wall, will not be able to shine after gathering some experience from their first year.

Wall has a great chance to lead his Wizards to the playoffs after a dismal season and also a good shot at becoming an All-Star and fulfilling his superstar prophecy that was given to him ever since he stood out at the University of Kentucky.

Hopefully the players and owners will reach an agreement before players report to training camp in October, but unfortunately, the future looks dim. It’s likely that ESPN will broadcast some overseas games on television here in the States, but I’m not waking up at 4 a.m. to see Blake Griffin posterize some guy whose last name I have no shot at pronouncing. It looks like it’s going to be a very lonely winter in the sports world of 2012.

The Looming Nightmare of the NBA Lockout

By JOSHUA NATOLI Contributing Writer I hope everyone has their preorders in for NBA 2K12 because that looks to be the closest any basketball fan will get to a full NBA season this year. The NBA lockout, which started July 1st of this year, has caused quite a buzz in the sports world.

The biggest of which being when New Jersey Nets guard, Deron Williams, agreed to a deal with Turkish basketball club, Besiktas, in case the lockout terminated the NBA season. This triggered a thought-provoking stir around the sports world with fans worrying if the NBA season is doomed, and players wondering if they should jump on the Williams’ bandwagon and strike a deal with an overseas team.

Perhaps the worst part of this is the lack of interest sports networks have shown in the topic.

The NBA is one of the four core professional sports in the U.S.

along with the NFL, MLB and NHL. One would think lockout news and updates would pull up premium in the sports world.

Think again.

Take a trip to ESPN.com and check out the NBA section. Sure you will find some news on the lockout, but not much. The die-

fullcourtpumps.com hard fan is left with one or two articles a week updating the situation between owners and the player’s union.

Go back a couple of months, the only thing you saw on sports television was the NFL lockout.

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Should the NCAA Pay Its Student Athletes?

By MICHAEL SMITH Staff Writer One major topic in sports today that is being debated is whether or not college athletes should be paid.

There are many people arguing for both sides in this debate.

There are some people who believe college athletes, especially those in basketball and football, provide the same service as their pro counterparts. But it is not that cut and dry.

There are many things to be taken into consideration. Who is going to pay them? Right now, agents are paying athletes illegally and under the table so they can ensure that they will be their agents when the athletes turn professional. But those agents can’t pay everyone, there are way too many players in college football to be paid by agents, and there

are way too many sports beyond football.

There are two targets here: the universities and the boosters of each program. There may be money to be found to pay the student-athletes in each sport but even if that money is there now, it may not be sustainable over a long period of time.

A program could end because it wastes money on paying players instead of covering other essentials. Not every program at every school across the country is capable of paying its players and it’s not fair to pay one athlete and not another.

What is the pay scale? How do you decide the amounts you will pay the starting quarterback and the back-up running back. Some teams play a predominant running game, so the starting quarterback sees the field more but the back-up running back has more

value.

Plus, what is the pay of a football player, as opposed to that of an athlete that plays another sport. Football accounts for most of the athletic revenue of most schools across the country. Does that make it fair to pay the football players better than the other athletes?

Let’s combine the two problems: if the NCAA mandates collegiate salaries, they will be creating unfair circumstances.

Whereas certain football teams at select universities may be capable of affording salaried players, other schools may not. It is impossible to make it fair for everyone; paying athletes is going to step on somebody’s toes. Not everybody is going to be able to handle this new expense.

How fair is a new regulation that shuts down a program? Even if it’s just one program, that’s one

sportsclb.com During the 2010 college football season, there were many allegations claiming Cam Newton was paid to come play at Auburn University too many.

We live in a world where the only thing you can do to stop the under-the-table payments to college athletes is to make it legal to do so. However, it’s just not that simple. The NCAA is going to have to make the perfect rule so

that no team or athlete feels like they were slighted. You can’t make everybody happy, but with a rule that has the potential to be as sensitive an issue as this one, you just may have to.