The Chronicle- October 25, 2011

The Chronicle

October 25, 2011

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

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Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Huether School of Business

By IAN BENJAMIN Executive Editor The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Huether School of Business was held this blustery but clear Thursday afternoon in front of the Administration Building. Speaking from the porch, President Sullivan welcomed a crowd of more than a 100 to the ceremony and stated that the new School of Business “will have a major impact on the entire Saint Rose community.”

To be finished by the fall of 2012, the Huether School of Business will be home to Saint Rose academic programs in finance, accounting and administration.

Sitting on Madison Avenue adjacent to the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media and the Administration Building, the new School will house spaces specially built for the business

programming, including rooms for seminars and internship coordination.

Richard J. Heuther, after whom the School and building are named, asked the audience to envisage how the new School will integrate building and coursework. He asked the audience to “imagine the impact on a student arriving at a building on campus and meeting an electronic wall that’s displaying information about stock market prices, international monetary rates and news from around the world just prior

to entering a classroom where these same subjects are what is studied.”

In 2011 Heuther gave the Col-

lege a gift to the Colleges campaign for a new business school which raised the amount to $2.8 million towards a $5 million goal.

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Occupy Albany Makes a Stand in Lafayette Park President R. Mark Sullivan and Trustee Richard J. Huether, among others, break ground in front of the new School of Business.

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Several hundred participated in a rally which began Friday afternoon and continued through the weekend. See Page A6 State police and and occupiers discuss rights and curfews in Lafayette Park Friday afternoon.

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Sports

Saint Rose Celebrates National Day on Writing. See Page A4

Pianist Yuja Wang’s performance at Saint Rose. See Page B12

Michael Smith thinks hockey’s not getting the attention it deservs. See Page D18

“World’s Largest Foam Party” held at Washington Avenue Armory. See Page A8

John Slagg’s opinion on the ROTC. See Page C15

Women’s Head Volleyball Coach Brian Goodale gets 200th win. See Page D20

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Huether Ground-Breaking Continued from Page A1 of the College since 1998 after teaching at the University of Notre Dame as a faculty lecturer in the University’s School of Business Administration. He taught courses in managements and marketing.

In between remarks, Sullivan gave a quip he was told by Mayor Gerald Jennings while seated.

“The Mayor turned to me and said “On that electronic media board, in addition to the stock quotes, will we have the value of the non-taxable property at Saint Rose?’” The quip is in reference to The College’s status as a nonprofit, which lends it the benefit of not paying property taxes.

There has been ongoing concern in the Albany community, as in the communities of many private colleges, regarding this non-taxable status. Nolan had previously given a reassurance to the Mayor, “We have invested in that last ten years in the city of Albany just over a hundred million dollars.”

Succeeding Huether at the lec-

Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings

tern, Severin Carlson, dean of the School of Business, cited planned and upcoming programs within the School of Business including an internship program in China, a joint partnership with the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and an eleven year old Business entrepreneurship planning program with the Community Loan Program of the Capital District, wghich is aimed at minorities and women. Many programs in the new School will be receiving additional funding; earlier, Nolan stated that there is “roughly $1.5 million dollars for new programming for our School of Business.”

Severin Carlson introduced Catherine Katagirl, associate professor of business administration, spoke on behalf of the faculty and who gave a view into the history of the business program at Saint Rose. “When I first started at Saint Rose we were under the division of Social Sciences which had History, Psychology, Sociology along with Business Admin,

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and Accounting was a service discipline. Now at the time […] all our faculty were scattered about the campus. When we decided to have a Baccalaureate, a major, in Accounting we then separated from Social Sciences and moved over to Delaney Hall.

Then we went from Delaney Hall to Moran Hall, from Moran Hall to Brubacher Hall, and then from Brubacher Hall to where we are now in […] Griffin Hall. So I’ve always considered us somewhat nomadic on this campus.” After taking a deep breath she concluded the focus of her speech by saying that, “I swear I wouldn’t say it, but finally—a home.”

Freshman Mike Pinto and Anthony Helmke were present at the ceremony and shared their thoughts on the new School “I think it should be pretty good. It should help us be more productive at this school,” said Pinto.

Helmke had similar thoughts, “It’s a nice building and the program here is becoming pretty good.”

The groundbreaking for the Huether School of Business comes hot on the heels of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media and the groundbreaking ceremony for Centennial Hall.

“Remember the movie Groundhog Day?” asked Daniel P. Nolan, chair of the Saint Rose board of trustees. “It seems like I wake up every day and I’m sitting here in the great city of Albany with a sunny blue sky and I’m sitting next to president Sullivan and Major Jennings […] and we’re dedicating another groundbreaking of another building. But unlike Groundhog Day, this never gets boring for us.”

The $3.5 million School of Business was designed by the architectural firm Sacco and McKinney of Latham and is being constructed by builder U.W. Marx Construction Co. of Troy.

The construction is expanding the current structure at 994 Madison south to achieve a total of 12,000 square feet. The historic building was previously a school and convent under the ownership of the Church of St. Vincent De

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Nolan had a remark which correlated with many of the sentiments of the speakers. “Here we have an asset, the School of the Business, which probably isn’t as well known as some of our other schools.” And what it really “needed was a home.”

The $3.5 million will provide the latest technology, additional classrooms and seminar rooms, and dedicated spaces for internship coordination, entrepreneurship and leadership programming.

Located on Madison Avenue adjacent to the College’s Administration Center, the Huether School will be housed in a historic 19thcentury building, with its Queen Anne style, large Palladian window on the façade’s gable and its circular towers, that once served as a technical school and convent owned by the Church of St. Vincent De Paul. The adaptive reuse ensures the building’s preservation as an Albany architectural landmark. An addition to be constructed at the south end of the existing structure will include offices, seminar rooms and classrooms and bring the total size to 12,000 square feet.

When it opens in fall 2012, the new business school will complete a planned “campus within a campus” on the south side of Madison Avenue, joining the Massry Center for the Arts, Administration Building and William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media. This will foster interdisciplinary course work and resource sharing across schools and academic programs and serve as a hub for management training courses at the College.

Saint Rose has named the school for Richard J. Huether of Schenectady, a long-time trustee who in May 2011 made a transformational gift toward the capital campaign for the school. Huether’s gift brought the total amount raised to $3 million toward the $5 million campaign goal, which includes funds for construction and academic programming.

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Mark Sullivan said: “The new Huether School of Business will lend additional prominence and distinction to the College’s identity and cement our academic reputation as an entrepreneurial and visionary institution. The facility will dramatically enhance the academic experience of students and faculty alike. We are so fortunate that Dick Huether shares our vision and is helping us realize our long-held dream of a dedicated home for our School of Business. Just as the Lally School of Education symbolizes our dedication to education and the Massry Center to the arts, the Huether School of Business will stand for the College’s reputation for developing leaders in the private sector, both close to home and around the world.”

In his remarks, board of trustees chair Daniel P. Nolan said: “Even in these challenging economic times, Saint Rose continues to embrace change and look for opportunities to create forward momentum. This business model has worked well for Saint Rose, something that Dick Huether, with his 34-year career at General Electric and keen understanding of business education, knows all about. On behalf of the board of trustees, I thank Dick for his tremendous investment in this project and in our students. The dividends it will pay are priceless.”

Huether responded: “My passion for Saint Rose comes from working closely with students, particularly the Student Association officers. I am inspired by them, watching them grow from young college students into leaders. My hope is that together we will create a highly innovative learning environment and that Saint Rose will become known for business graduates who know how to be entrepreneurial, work in teams and create new products to drive this economy forward.”

Huether retired as a General Electric executive after 34 years of service working in various areas of marketing. After retirement, he completed 25 years as a member of the University of Notre Dame faculty as a lecturer at the University’s School of

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Business Administration, teaching courses in marketing and management at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Schenectady native graduated from Christian Brothers Academy and then followed his father and uncles to Notre Dame, where he earned his bachelor of science degree.

Active in community service, Huether serves on the boards of several non-profits. He was appointed to the College’s board in 1998, currently serving as board secretary, a member of the executive committee and chair of the campus life committee. In 2008, he received the Board of Trustees Torch of Strength Award Enrollment in the School of Business over the last five years has grown steadily at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Between 2004 and 2009, undergraduate enrollment increased 36 percent while graduate enrollment increased 43 percent over the same period. The school’s 17 percent enrollment growth for 2010-11 represents the largest increase among the College’s

four schools. Within four years of completion, the new Huether School of Business is expected to contribute to a 35 percent rise of undergraduate enrollment and 25 percent increase in graduate enrollment.

The School of Business was the first in the area to develop the new 150-hour accounting program (required to sit for the CPA exam) that includes both bachelor’s and master’s degrees and also offers a combined master of business administration/ juris doctor program and a fiveyear bachelor of science/master of business administration. The recently introduced “MBA+” combines a master of business administration degree with graduate advanced certificates in notfor-profit management, financial planning, computer information systems, and organizational leadership and change management.

In addition, all business majors are now required to complete an internship or field experience.

Huether School of Business Facts and Figures: Size: 12,000 square

feet Cost: $3.5 million Architect: Sacco + McKinney Architects, PC, Latham Builder: U.W. Marx Construction Co., Troy Civil Engineer: Hershberg & Hershberg, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors, Albany Construction Start: Fall 2011 Planned Completion: Summer 2012

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Rendering of what the Huether School of Business may look like when completed.

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Calendar of Events Tuesday, October 25 7 p.m. Outside the [BOX] Meeting. St. Vincent’s Room 7 7 p.m. Adventure Club Meeting SA. Conference Room 8 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Yoga For Students. Hubbard Sanctuary 9 p.m. Resident Evil. Standish Rooms Wednesday, October 26 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. PB and Jams. Main Lounge 4:30 p.m. Student Association Meeting. Standish Rooms 4:30 p.m. Chronicle meeting. CCIM Viewing Room 117 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Weekly Evening Mass. Hubbard Sanctuary 6 p.m. Women’s Initiative Meeting. Avila Hall 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. BASIC Weekly Meeting. Hubbard Sanctuary 8:15 p.m. Spectrum Meeting. Standish Rooms 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Environmental Club Meeting. SA Conf Room Thursday, October 27 Purple Hair Extensions and “Cupcakes For a Cause”. EAC Sidewalk 7 p.m. “Pilgrims of Hope, Pilgrims of Peace.” Hubbard Sanctuary 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. MAPS Club Meeting. AH 113 7:30 p.m. Frequency North. Saint Joseph Hall 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Identity Club meeting. SA Conference Room Friday, October 28 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Fred Boehrer Presentation. SCR B 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness Shoe Collection.

EAC Atrium 7:00 p.m. MEISA show. Jack’s Place 7:30 p.m. Chamber Choir Concert. Massry 8 p.m. Haunted EAC. Main Lounge Saturday, October 29 7:00 p.m. - 11 p.m. Knights Club. Bru: St. Rose Room 7:30 p.m. The Saint Rose Camerata. Massry Sunday, October 30 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. CEC Trick or Treat Event. AH 216 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception for Sister Glynn. Touhey Forum 7:30 p.m. Soulive Presents The Beatles. Massry Monday, October 31 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. SEB Halloween Festivities. Main Lounge 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Karate Club Meeting. SA Conference Room 5:15 - 6:45 p.m. Monday Yoga for Students. Hubbard Sanctuary 7:15 p.m. SEB Meeting. Saint Joseph Hall 8:30 p.m. SADD Meeting. Main Lounge 12 a.m. Tee-Pee the Tree. Campus Green at Midnight Tuesday, November 1 1 p.m. CREST Colloquim. Standish Rooms 6 p.m. Chicago Style Workshop. Writing Center 7 p.m. Outside the [BOX] Meeting. St. Vincent’s Room 7 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Adventure Club Meeting. SA Conference Room 9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Guided Meditation. Hubbard Sanctuary

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Saint Rose Celebrates National Day on Writing The National Day on Writing held by the College brought many notable writers to speak to students about writing

By JOURNALISM 1 On any college campus, writing is accomplished daily, often in the form of academic papers.

But at the National Day on Writing Thursday at The College of Saint Rose, the campus community focused on writing in some of the more non-traditional forms and places.

Take James Horner for instance, a computer programming student who doesn’t view writing in the traditional sense.

“For me, writing a good computer program is a well-written piece of work, if I can say the program is simple and small, it is beautiful,” Horner told The Chronicle Thursday at the Events and Athletic Center, where scores of folks showed up to participate in an array of writing activities.

Horner, 22, embraced the Writing Day scavenger hunt activity and ended up at the college’s

Writing Center where he sang his favorite song, Ieh Leibe Dich, as part of a writing performance prompt.

In fact, students in Journalism I performed writing in a public space when they reported and wrote this story in the main lounge during class. The story developed on a computer there and was projected on a screen for passersby to see.

“When you write a lot it forces you to dredge stuff out of you [that] you didn’t even know was there,” said Ben Harris, who wrote “OccupyStRose” on the graffiti wall. His favorite poet is Alan Ginsburg, and Harris himself writes poetry and short stories. In fact, he often reads original poetry at Café Lena in Saratoga. “I enjoy the expression, I enjoy the catharsis.”

He wasn’t the only individual who mentioned the cathartic effects of writing.

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Anne Sheehan, who has since retired. “She really taught you how to read and write.”

Staff from donor relations to athletic training all described the different ways they implement writing in their daily lives. Colleen Geary said writing helps build business relationships and friendships.

Athletic trainer Lisa Geiger spends much of her time writing medical legal documents. Her office is in the training room, and she is writing surrounded by hot tubs, a cool tank, an ice machine and weights Starbucks employee Billie Joe Rooney writes songs and poetry.

She finds stress relief in writing.

Students use writing in more ways than ever before.

“In my profession, I have to write formally and informally to families and doctors,” said Kayleigh McGrouth, 22, a speech therapy student.

Brett Petersen, 23, an English major with writing minor, said it simply: “Writing is a way to express the things in my mind.”

Story reported and written by: Abbey Barker, Juliet Barney, Susannah Byers, Joanna Clark, Emily Clute, Jaired Crofut, Kelly Cunningham, Nicole Dama, Derek Kalish, Marissa Kilkenny, Saeda Thomas, Ashley Young, James Wilson and Rachel Zeh.

“Writing is a good way to vent. It’s therapeutic, but a very good means of communications,” said Maggie McCarthy, a senior studying Communications Sciences and Disorders. “My major involves a lot of writing, but I primarily use it to communicate to my friend overseas.” For that writing activity, she prefers sitting in bed to write, and in that instance, she is writing hard copy letters to mail.

Sophomore Shannen Moore chooses the ‘snail mail’ route too, when she writes to her friends in Florida.

The Writing Center is one sponsor of the college’s Day on Writing. The woman behind the center is Jackie Amoroso, director.

“We really want people to have fun with writing,” said Amoroso, who holds two degrees in CAILIN BROWN English. Her most memorable English teacher to this day is Banner from the National Day on Writing outside the EAC Lounge .

Alumna Author Janine De Tillio Cammarata Discusses Writing

By MIKE BELLIZZI, CHAD GAMBOA, SCOTT LAWSON, and KAYLA MATTEO Newsroom

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Janine De Tillio Cammarata speaking at the National Day on Writing in the EAC’s Commuter Lounge.

Expressing the importance of writing and its process, Janine De Tillio Cammarata was the featured author at the National Day on Writing’s Fun Fair in the Events and Athletics Center at The College of Saint Rose on Thursday.

After meeting with students at the Fun Fair, Cammarata spoke with the newsroom class in the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media to discuss what she feels are the most important aspects on writing.

Cammarata advised the students in the class to follow their

intuition; as well as stressing the importance of their connection with the audience, staying on track, and leaving room for spontaneity.

“As a journalist, you need to find some kind of connection with the audience,” said Cammarata. “You have to care...Find your voice, whether it is fiction writing or nonfiction writing.”

Cammarata is the author of the Fianna Cycle trilogy, a Celtic medieval fiction work. She is also the president and founder of the Nick’s Fight to be Healed Foundation. While fiction writing is what she started doing, she has shifted her time from mostly writing fiction to half of her time writing nonfiction for the foundation.

The foundation, created in

January of 2009 after Cammarata’s son Nick passed away from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, sets out to improve the quality of life for children with blood cancer. After staring the foundation, Cammarata was inspired to write a nonfiction book called What Makes Them Amazing, telling the stories of 9 children with leukemia.

Communications student Tom McDonald commented on Cammarata’s visit, saying her message was inspiring and motivational.

Cammarata strongly believes that writing can be used to heal and cope with everyday life.

“Fiction writing helps soften the harshness of reality; it’s a wonderful escape,” said Cammarata. “Writing for me has been life saving.”

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Students lend a shovel in Prattsville, New York

By GIOVANNA DIFFENBACK Contributing Writer A hurricane as defined by the United States Geological Survey is when “destructive winds, storm surge, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes can wreak havoc on coastal and inland communities and on natural areas over thousands of square miles”. What the definition does not mention is the heartbreaking aftermath and the overwhelming struggles that victims of a hurricane go through in order to rebuild their lives. A local example is the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which hit many nearby communities this past August.

On Saturday Oct 22, a group of 11 students went to Prattsville, New York to help with clean up after Hurricane Irene. Initially, during the drive to Prattsville, it didn’t look like there was that much damage done. The drive was beautiful, all the leaves were in the middle of changing and it was the perfect fall day. It wasn’t until reaching Windham; the

group began to see the remains of Irene more and more. In Prattsville, the group entered into a completely different world. Everything looked dirty and bare.

No one in the group could believe the damage that had been done.

The strip of Main Street that may have once looked like a quaint village scene was completely destroyed.

When the group first walked up to their assigned house, all they saw was mud, everywhere.

There were no walls, windows or floors in the front, just open panels and a muddy foundation.

They were handed shovels and started digging. A woman who owned the house, Christina Cerroni, was walking around helping everyone and giving tips on what to do. Cerroni hails from Brooklyn, New York and stays in Prattsville during the winter.

According to Cerroni, when she first heard about Hurricane Irene she “didn’t expect anything, but it was a mess.”

Cerroni has only owned her home for a little more than a year and never expected anything like

this to happen. An older couple that was present was her mother and father, and the other man helping the group was her brother. They have been driving up to Prattsville every weekend since the hurricane in order to work on the house. “People helped, that’s how it was able to be done,” said Cerroni.

The College of Saint Rose was not alone in helping the residents; students from both SUNY Brockport and SUNY Cortland were there as well.

Some of the group had the chance to walk up Main Street and see the damage. There was a washed up boat in Cerroni’s back yard. There were overturned 18 wheelers, and a car with the back window blown out that had so much mud inside of it, plants had begun to grow. A house had completely floated off of its foundation into a neighbor’s yard that was about 100 feet or so away.

“This is heartbreaking,” said Saint Rose senior Christina Zontini. “It’s hard to even fathom.”

“I left with a much more posi-

Damaged home displays American flag tive feeling than when I came in- the people who live there are committed to rebuilding, and what’s more important- they’re

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working together to get there,” said Saint Rose junior Olivia Forness.

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The Faces of Occupy Albany

By THERESA TAYLOR Staff Writer

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jority of cars—and city buses— which passed honked their horns.

At 3:16 p.m. a march was proSpread by a Facebook event posed and was soon underway, and word of mouth, the first Oc- pulling with it most of the rally cupy Albany protest began noon participants. Once gathered the Friday under a cool and overcast group headed across WashingOctober sky. By mid-afternoon ton Avenue and passed in front the rally was maintaining a steady of the Capitol. Amidst the revcrowd of over a hundred in the ving of bus engines and the clatstate-owned Lafayette Park, on tering of hammers from high on the north-western corner of the the scaffolding which surrounds Capitol. the Capitol, the marchers’ voices Composed of a varied crowd, could be heard yelling “We are in both age and status, the pro- the 99%! You are the 99%!” As testors who lined both sides of the line of 60 protestors wound Washington Avenue waved signs its way past the Justice building which read, “The banks got bailed and up onto the Plaza their chantout, we—the 99%—got sold ing turned to a call and response, out!” and “We are the 99%!” Both “Whose streets? Our streets!” statements allude to Occupy proSeveral stands lined the sidetestors’ self-reference as the “99 walks within the park: one offered percenters,” the lower 99 percent free food to the protestors—chili on the economic scale. and pasta salad among others— The rally is a local arm of while another was occupied by a THERESA TAYLOR the Occupy Wall Street protests woman representing the Occupy Occupy Albany protestor John Razzano’s cairn terrier, Ginger, carried this statement. which began on September 17 Albany legal team, in front of in Liberty Park, New York City, which was a can for donations. the night. A heavy contingent ber and Ginger, who also wore in farmer’s markets), as well as the so-called “Day of Rage.” The Planning for the event has been of officers in tan uniforms and signs that read, “Cairns who care encourage mass transit, denser protests focus on the particularly ongoing with meetings of the wide brimmed hats—State po- about the 99%. FAT CATS PULL development so as to avoid subunequal distribution of wealth, General Assembly of Occupy Al- lice—were at the rally, looking YOUR WEIGHT. TIRED OF urban sprawl, and renewable enunsound banking practices, and bany being held for several week- on. Their presence was cause for SCRAPS FROM THE TABLE ergy, with a look towards creating sustainable future. apprehension among some pro- OF THE 1%.” corporate influence in govern- ends preceding the event.

Celeste Autumn Rose was “I feel [that] our economy is ment among other such grievancBy late afternoon some of the testors due to the possibility of es related to the financial system. protestors were laying out sleep- eviction after the 11 p.m. curfew. heading in the wrong direction camped out at the park with her In a sign of solidarity the ma- ing bags or pitching tents for The western side of the green and has been for a long time. I friends, saying that she arrived area at the northwestern corner of feel there’s a definite fairness and at noon on Friday and planned the Capitol, where the protestors justice side to all this,” said Raz- to stay until Tuesday. “My main are located, is the state-controlled zano, referring to a major element goal is to raise awareness,” said Lafayette Park. The eastern side he feels helped to contribute to Rose. “I’m not really looking to is the city-owned Academy Park. the forming of the Occupy move- have any form of violent proBoth parks have an 11 p.m. cur- ment. “We only have the one test… I want keep the movement few. By sundown several dozen planet…the way things are going alive, keep the hope alive, help tents had been erected and ap- now, we’re going to use it up and however I can.”

Rose said they were told that proximately 80 occupiers were it will be trashed, and there won’t hunkered down to spend the be anything left for future genera- the police would kicking them out at 11 p.m. on Friday because night. tions.”

Yet, despite the apprehension, Razzano also spoke about the didn’t have a camping permit, the next morning found the pro- transition movement. He stated but were then told that the police testors who had chosen to stay that it is an organization of people weren’t going to do anything due the night still present, if bleary who are trying to come together to all of the media coverage. Rose eyed. locally to encourage more robust added that the police, who she beSaturday in Lafayette Park was local economies. Such an orga- lieves are part of the 99 percent, as cool as the day before, but by nization will inspire the kinds have been pretty neutral on the the afternoon the crowd from the of changes that will come about subject.

“We’ve had people be quite day before had swelled to more when we have to face energy than 200 protesters. Among those shortages and climate changes in rude to us and we’ve had people gathered along State was John the future. Razzano said that they truly show a lot of support,” said Razzano, who stood holding up are trying to organize people so Rose. “We’ve gotten a bunch of IAN BENJAMIN a protest sign, accompanied by that they can develop more food donations—food, money, blanSome protestors not only displayed the range of ages, they also dishis two Cairn terrier dogs, Tim- production (i.e., the explosion kets especially.” Rose noted that played placards which were more pointed than others.

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everyone wants to keep the protest peaceful.

Vegan Sheila Fitzgerald thinks that solving America’s problems is going to involve a lot of complicated changes. “One of the solutions I’m advocating, and the main reason I’m here, is promoting the vegan lifestyle as an empowering, very simple boycott,” said Fitzgerald. “[Being vegan is an] empowering choice that anyone can make. It’s a great way to rise up against the mechanisms of green oppression, slavery, and genocide and it’s great for our own health.”

Fitzgerald added that animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of environmental destruction, and that choosing veganism helps prevent it. It’s great for the non- human animals that we’re sparing and it’s great for the environment. “I’m just trying to be here as a resource,” said Fitzgerald. “Providing people with knowledge and tools they can use if they’re interested in making that transition and speaking on behalf of the voiceless, the 99 percent …the forgotten 99 percent.”

Lauren Ouellette-Bruchez sat on a blanket and reflected on what drew her to support the Occupy movement. “My husband

and I have been on a pretty constant struggle over the past eight years we’ve been together,” said Ouellette-Bruchez. “Having to move from Atlanta [to] back home where my family lives, here, because he couldn’t find work in a market that was oversaturated with people who do what he does… his job was outsourced to Indonesia.”

As for those who have criticized Occupy for being too unorganized in defining its goals and objectives, Ouellette-Bruchez said that, “Everything is a process that goes through its growing pains, but everybody is committed to change enough that people are willing to learn compromise...Occupy will grow because of peoples’ willingness to grow with it.”

Lesley Tabor came to Lafayette Park because she is “pretty unhappy the insanity that is going on politically in the country.

I didn’t feel like I had the energy to go to Wall Street, but since it’s [the Occupy movement] come to Albany, I am at least able to come and give some support.” Lynch would like to see “ the rich paying their share of the taxes,” as well as the development of green energy because she believes that the “dying of oil [reserves] is un-

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Nikolai Mishler (left, on guitar) and Dave Schachne (right, kneeling, on guitar), both of Albany, help bring music to the protest

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The Occupy Albany campsite in Lafayette Park derlying all the chaos were going through, and we need to make a change for the sake of the planet and the sake of the economy.”

Ballston Spa’s Ryan Rogers, a University at Albany student, said he was drawn to the movement because of the presence of youth. “I think we do need a larger student struggle, we need the student bodies of America, and of the world, really, to stand up for policies that put an end to the distribution of wealth where wars receive more focus (at home) than education.”

Nikolai Mishler of Albany came to Occupy with his parents.

He said that he saw what was happening in New York City and that he wanted to be there, but the closest thing to being there was being here in Lafayette Park.

When asked about what kind of America he’d like to envision for his future, Mishler said, “One where no one has to worry about their jobs…that they’re going to be lost, or their kids aren’t going to be able to eat, or that their sons and daughters are going to die in a war.”

In the center of the park, in a circle with Mishler and others, Andrew Kenefick strummed a guitar as he stood gathered with a group of fellow musicians playing protest songs. “I’m here today to be with the people and support the people,” said Kenefick. “I’m

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also here to help bring the music.

We need the music.”

3 p.m. on Saturday came, along with the call for another parade around the Capitol. Members of Occupy Albany crossed the street in peaceful protest, to the continued honking support of people running weekend errands, to taxi and CDTA bus drivers, and delivery trucks. While the many protesters gathered had different goals and objectives, their message was similar in that they all were fighting for financial reform. They were present to support the working people trying to make ends meet in a land where jobs have been outsourced, unemployment has brought the mid-

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dle class into poverty, and people continue to lose their homes.

For them, somehow the rich still manage to get richer, while the ninety nine percent become poorer and poorer. They come in peace, in solidarity, and while no one knows what their impact will ultimately be, they continue to remain in the city and Occupy Albany.

Story created with additional reporting by Ian Benjamin, Executive Editor.

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One of the many signs at the first Occupy Albany protest

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Electronic Subculture Sweeps Albany: Armory Hosts Foam Fest By KAYLA MATTEO, CHAD GAMBOA, KAITLYN JASNICA, SCOTT LAWSON, and MARY FRANCIS STOUTE Journalism II This Friday, the Washington Avenue Armory will host an event promoted as the “World’s Largest Foam Party,” an electronic music party that is the sixth of its kind for the venue. Foam Fest will feature both national and local DJs playing mostly electro-house music, a variant of house that is currently popular with students.

This is a change in pace from the type of events the Armory usually hosts, such as basketball games and roller derby, and follows a

et.

“It’s a unique experience because there’s nothing like it,” said William Rowe, a student at Bryant and Stratton and cofounder of Made in Truth and Truth T’s and Apparel, two local t-shirt companies. “The music scene is changing. Before it was people like *NSYNC and Britney Spears. Now it is just about the sound and energy.”

Rowe said that events like the ones hosted at the Armory are becoming so popular because there is nothing else exciting to do in the area. Even high school students are participating. It is a new trend that is affecting people of all ages.

The Armory hosted its first electronic music event almost a

Fans cheering at the Avicii concert. new trend in local entertainment.

Electronic dance parties have exploded on the Albany college party scene over the past year.

Thousands of students are in attendance at each of these parties thrown at the Armory, sometimes paying as much as $100 per tick-

long distances for the show.

It felt like the beginning of something exciting for 19-yearold Adirondack Community College student and attendee Leslie Boghosian.”Pretty Lights was a very eye-opening experience to Albany in regards to rave culture,” she said.

State University of New York at Albany senior Jared Goetz and his partner Dylan Ross (who form Highlife Entertainment) got involved in promotions not long after the success of Pretty Lights.

The head of a promotions company based out of Columbus, Ohio, Adam Lynn, invited the two to help his company, Prime Social Group, expand to the northeast.

The three saw the Armory as

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year ago, on Nov. 6, 2010. Guthrie/Bell Productions brought producer Derek Smith and his drummer Adam Deitch, also known as Pretty Lights, to the Washington Avenue Armory and were met with enthusiasm from both Albany locals and people traveling

the perfect spot to throw their first event, an electronic party with Steve Aoki, a national headlining disc jockey and producer.

The next day, they hosted rapper Lupe Fiasco, also at the Armory and under the direction of Prime Social Group. They prof-

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ited from Aoki, but only broke even after both shows because of the costs associated with Fiasco, who, according to Goetz, was paid approximately $120,000.

After hearing about Aoki’s visit, Saratoga local Kip Chapman, known better as DJ Prophet, contacted Prime Social Group and agreed to spin for free at the show. He knew that at that point they had rapper B. Martin as the only opener.

“You can’t just have a rapper open for Steve Aoki,” he said. Chapman, who had been spinning in the Capital DON STONE Region for five years, Tim Bergling, stage name Avicii, performs saw how the scene was to 2,000 at the Armory October 12. expanding with the successful, there were problems popularity of bass-driven music. “It evolved overnight kind with merchandise. Some people ordered VIP packages online of,” he said.

After Aoki, Chapman contin- when the Dayglow tickets first ued to open each of the follow- started selling. The package oning electronic music parties at the line cost $75 and included DayArmory, which has helped him to glow tickets, a t-shirt, CD, towel, gain a name for himself in scenes bag, bracelet, pair of sunglasses, other than Albany, like New York and a free bottle of paint. People who ordered these packages were City and Miami.

A few weeks later on April 23, told to pick them up at the door Guthrie/Bell Productions brought the night of the event. When DJ and producer Bassnectar to many of these people went to pick up their packages, they were the Armory, a sold out event.

After the success of Bassnec- told that they had run out.

“We could either write down tar, the people behind the counour name and address and it try-wide Dayglow Tour knew would get shipped to us, or write they didn’t need any help prodown our name and we could moting their Albany show at the pick it up the following day,” said Armory. By simply using the inAmanda Anzalone, a freshman ternet and social networking sites psychology major at The College like Facebook, Dayglow quickly of Saint Rose.

Weeks after the sold out without any local proevent, she said: “I still have not moters. Tickets were scalped on their Facebook event page for received my package.”

Many of the people who have $100 or more. not received their packages have The premise of the Dayglow tried contacting Dayglow but Tour was that it is the world’s have had no luck. Anzalone has largest paint party. Students in all emailed Dayglow’s main website white lined Washington Avenue explaining her situation.

She has at 7:30 p.m. for the Thursday also posted on many Dayglow night show, and waited for hours to get into the Armory. Once in- Facebook pages hoping to find doors, they could purchase bot- answers. Anzalone has yet to retles of paint with which they then ceive a response from anyone in splattered each other and threw charge at Dayglow.

Another person who has not them into the crowd. received the VIP package is Cory Even though Dayglow was

October 25, 2011 Rosen, a 22-year-old who attended Orange County Community College. Like Anzalone, Rosen was told to write his name down so he could be mailed the extra merchandise.

“I purchased a VIP ticket for a reason,” said Rosen. “It’s like stealing from customers not living up to what they said.”

“I paid $75 as opposed to $42 for the general admission ticket, and the only thing I got out of it was a bottle of paint and express entry,” said Anzalone. “I have not heard back from anyone that runs or is associated with Dayglow. I wouldn’t waste my money at another one of their events, which is upsetting because they have potential to be amazing shows.”

On Monday, October 12, Mass EDMC, a company specializing in online media and grassroots advertising, was involved in the promotion for Avicii, another big name disc jockey in electronic music that came to the Armory.

Avicii drew a crowd of approximately 2,000.

Mass EDMC was started by Adam Liderman in 2007, when he was a freshman at The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Growing up in Israel, Adam was exposed to the electronic music scene. When he began attending UMass, he noticed that while its music scene was big, it was lacking an electronic scene, so he became involved in promotions.

According to Liderman, in his senior year at UMass he met Tim Bonito, the owner of NV Concepts of Albany. NV Concepts brought Avicii to the Armory, with Mass EDMC promoting.

NV Concepts will also be bringing DeadMau5, one of the biggest names in progressive house, to take the stage with guests LA Riots and The Crystal Method on November 3 at the Armory. The DeadMau5 concert is not associated with Foam Fest.

While drugs still permeate the culture of electronic music, that isn’t what it’s all about, according to Liderman. “It’s more about music than drugs,” he said. “It’s not that there aren’t drugs being done, it’s quite the contrary actually. But that being said, it’s not drug driven.”

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He noted that drugs haven’t really been a problem, but having been in the scene for so long he knows that people are going to be doing things they shouldn’t.

In a recent Dayglow event held in Amherst several people were hospitalized.

When discussing Dayglow Liderman stated, “Dayglow is an oversized legal frat party.”

“I paid $75 as opposed to $42 for the general admission ticket, and the only thing I got out of it was a bottle of paint and express entry.”

Amanda Anzalone The Security Director of the Armory, William O’Brien, said that the amount of security at events depends on the number of tickets sold. Small events could have as few as two security guards while more crowded events could have as many as 20.

He and the security guards work on a volunteer basis.

The official maximum occupancy permitted at the Armory is 4,300, O’Brien said. However, based upon the nature of certain events and accompanying safety concerns this number is often lower. There are also two mini-

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theatres available with official maximum occupancy at 1,800 and 1,500. According to O’Brien, the three bars located at the Armory are considered separate establishments. The alcohol served is provided by Justin’s Restaurant on Lark Street. “They’re responsible for identifying people and handing out wristbands,” said O’Brien.

The Armory has not had issues with underage drinking at their events, O’Brien said. In the event that a person is endangering themselves or others, that person would be escorted out by Armory security and handed over to Albany police. According to Detective Jim Miller, spokesman for the Albany Police Department, there were no issues at the previous events.

“I checked the history on our computer for Washington Avenue Armory and there were no police calls there for service that night. So it appears there weren’t any arrests made associated with the event,” said Miller. “Anytime there are large crowds the department will monitor crowds and make sure there is no traffic congestion and that everything is peaceful. I don’t know how large a crowd they had there. The Armory has their own security so if the crowd was smaller they might have handled it themselves.”

The upcoming foam party is the collaboration of five State University of New York at Albany students. The 16+ event already has more than 1,100 people “attending” on Facebook. Tickets

The Chronicle are on sale for $22, the Armory keeps $2 of each ticket sale (in addition to a base fee, varying with the amount of people in attendance).The Armory will also run six bars at the event and keep all of the profit from drinks. Almost all of the rest of the ticket money goes to expenses like paying the DJs, security guards, police officers, on-site ambulance, glowsticks, a one day insurance policy, and $3,000 worth of carpeting which will all be thrown in the garbage after it becomes water damaged at the event. Expenses also include renting the largest foam machine in existence, which costs about $3,000 for the night.

Just west of the Armory, by about 250 feet away, the club Fuzebox is promoting a similar culture. DJ, Andrew Franciosa has been throwing his own parties at Fuzebox since last year.

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to find local artists and DJs in the area and promote the event through Facebook and by posting fliers.

Since Franciosa started OUTPOST 1, he has seen the popularity of these parties grow in the community. “People love it.

They’ve grown for sure but we’re still trying to figure out what makes the turnout fluctuate ever so slightly. Every event has hit the club’s capacity, even over the summer when school was out,” said Franciosa.

He will be DJing this Friday at Fuzebox for OUTPOST 1 Halloween edition and, will also be opening “Foam Fest.” His parties are usually free for the first hour and then cost $5 after. “It’s all about coming to OUTPOST 1 and staying to enjoy all the music that we’ve planned for everyone.

It’s truly about the music,” said Franciosa.

As for the scene sticking

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after growing tired of going to the same boring parties over and over again. Franciosa joined up with some friends to create their own parties called OUTPOST 1.

OUTPOST 1 takes place every third Friday at Fuzebox where they play different types of music. “We play everything. We try to always bring in headlining DJs that are a style of music people haven’t heard in their entire life” said Franciosa. OUTPOST 1 has had headliners such as Ballroom, Dubstep, and House.

A lot of planning goes into preparing for these parties. The group works with booking agents

around, Greg Bell of Guthrie/Bell Productions isn’t so sure that it will, citing frequently changing musical interests in young people as his main reason. “Kids that 10 years ago would have wanted jam bands want electronic music now,” he said, adding, “Right now electronic music is popular, but two years from now it might be something different.”

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Michael Brophy: A Dedicated Individual and Educator

By MATT HENDERSON Contributing Writer Filmmaker, teacher, father, husband, college president, and Saint Rose alumnus are just a few of the titles one could use to describe Michael Brophy.

The 6th president of Marymount College, located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Brophy was appointed to the position in 2006, a position that he says comes with an awesome responsibility. As Marymount’s president, Brophy is responsible for around 1,000 students and 200 faculty and staff. He spends a great deal of time working closely with students, donors, and alumni who “love the college and have the college’s best interests at heart,” said Brophy.

He works to maintain a high quality student experience academically, socially and financially. This is something that he feels gives him constant affirmation.

He is responsible for ensuring that the faculty and staff have adequate resources, so that they are better able to provide the students with the necessary tools for their

college experience.

His experience as a student at Saint Rose reminds him that as an administrator, faculty should be deeply committed to the continued success of their students — an ideal he learned while he was a student at Saint Rose.

“Under Dr. Brophy’s leadership, Marymount College has made the transformation from a two-year college with declining enrollments to a four-year college that has seen 70% enrollment growth in the past two years, along with a reinvigorated culture of innovation and outreach,” said Ariane Schauer, the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Marymount College.

Born in New York City, Brophy’s family moved to Greenville, NY when he was 10 years old. He attended Greenville High School, located just under 30 miles south of Albany.

Graduating from high school early, in 1980, Brophy came to the Saint Rose campus as an eager 16-year-old on a piano scholarship. Brophy said that being

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so young on a college campus, although his age wasn’t really a factor academically, socially it took a couple years to be truly comfortable.

“Saint Rose is a great school and it was a great experience,” he said. “It was great, that whole decade as a student at The College.”

Brophy’s undergraduate career was a busy time. He majored in English and music, was involved in student government as the treasurer, and played in a “ton” of piano concerts and as an accompanist in other performances. He was also an athlete, and played in both pick-up basketball and volleyball games. Despite his numerous activities and responsibilities, he also found time to work in the admissions office.

Earning his bachelor’s degree in music in 1984, Brophy stayed at Saint Rose to get his master’s degree in English, which he completed in 1990.

After completing his master’s degree, Brophy became an admissions counselor for Saint Rose. He stayed on for three years. “I loved every single moment of it,” said Brophy.

The next stop in his career was a five-year stint at the Sage Colleges. Brophy‘s rise was a fast one, becoming the Director of Admissions at Sage Junior College of Albany. “It was a really exciting time to mature, I was given a lot of responsibility,” he said. In 1990, Brophy met a woman named Tara, who would eventually become his wife. The pair met through mutual friends at Crossgates Mall, where she worked. They married in 1993.

The couple have three children now, Sullivan, 15, Myles, 13, and Ella, 7.

Brophy spent time in the ‘90s working at both SUNY Canton and Long Island University,

MICHAEL BROPHY Michael Brophy with some of his students from Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

where he received a “quick succession of promotions.” At Canton, he served as the Dean of Enrollment Management, and as the Dean of Students at Long Island University, where he would also earn his first terminal degree, a Master of Fine Arts in writing.

That degree allowed him to get into teaching.

After receiving his M.F.A., Brophy put music to the side for a time, making film a central part of his life. One film, a documentary called “Night for Day: The XP Story,” details the lives of families dealing with the effects of a devastating disease called Xeroderma Pigmentosum.

XP, as it’s more commonly known, is a disease that forces its victims to avoid the ultraviolet rays of sunlight because of a severe risk of patients developing cancer as young children.

The documentary follows families in Cuba, England, Peru, Israel, Australia, Pakistan, Dominican Republic, and the United States, in their struggle to deal

with the devastating effects of the disease. “My interest was more in familial dynamics and coping mechanisms,” said Brophy. “How do you raise a son or daughter who cannot be raised in sunlight?”

The film was rewarding to Brophy because he saw how the families of XP patients came together to support each other.

Both of his sons were born before the film was made, and in making the film, Brophy realized how diseases like XP are very much in God’s hands. “Like many men, I was blissfully unaware of what can go wrong with the health of my children,” he said in a moment of reflection.

While his films never went further than the festival circuit, they put him in a good place to teach film. Brophy eventually gained tenure as a film professor at the University of Wisconsin.

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In the Limelight: Michael Brophy Continued from Page A10 tended the University of Wisconsin at Madison as a doctoral candidate. By day, Brophy worked at a branch campus of the university, Baraboo/Sauk County, an hour north of Madison. Here, he served as Dean and Campus Executive Officer. By night, he drove to Madison to study leadership. He currently holds a doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis.

“It was a small enough program where the faculty taught you directly,” he said. “Whenever you needed to be in touch with them, they were in touch with you.”

In 2003, Brophy was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach and study in Bulgaria.

He described his experience as

“eye-opening,” because prior to moving there, it was difficult to understand the effect communism had on those countries. “It was very interesting to see, essentially, the very dark side of communism,” said Brophy.

Today, as President of Marymount College, Brophy still carries fond memories of Saint Rose.

Those of a faculty that was, and still is, deeply committed to supplying its students with a high quality education and an opportunity to grow. He believes students should study what they love, because that will take them the farthest. He also believes students should be open to exploration and change, because “passions can change or intensify based on new experiences or new learning.”

The College of Saint Rose will be going tobacco-free beginning on January 1, 2012. From that day on, no tobacco product of any kind will be allowed to be used on campus. Last week, a preview was printed of the signs that will be going up around campus, especially around the areas frequented most often by those using tobacco products. This is another version of a friendly reminder sign that will be posted around the campus within the next few weeks.

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Albany Common Council Bans Hydraulic Fracturing

By KAITLYN JASNICA Staff Writer The Albany Common Council, on Monday, October 17, banned hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, in the city limits by an 8 to 5 vote. The new ordinance goes to Mayor Gerald Jennings for his approval or veto.

Frack Action is one of the groups who protested fracking outside the meeting Monday night. This organization defines hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, as a method of gas extraction that involves injecting chemicals deep underground to fracture rock formations.

“The carcinogenic chemicals are vented into the air creating ground level ozone worse than downtown L.A.,” said Daniel Morrissey, of Water Equality, an organization which protests against fracking. “Lung cancer and asthma are rampant in these localities, so we need to assure public health integrity in Albany.”

Common Council Member Dominick Calsolaro was the lead sponsor of the Albany fracking ban. He said fracking would cause immediate health concerns for the people of the Albany area and would harm the environment.

Dissenters on the council said they are afraid gas companies

Many people attended the Monday, October 17 meeting on fracking might fight back with lawsuits.

Calsolaro said it was the obligation of the Common Council to intervene in regulating land use and matters involving the public’s health and welfare.

Many people came to the Common Council meeting to voice their concerns about the fracking issue. John Armstrong recently graduated from Cornell University in May of 2011. He is currently a statewide grassroots coordinator for Frack Action. Armstrong and other Frack Action associates travel around the state of New York in the hopes of eventually implementing a state-wide ban on fracking. Armstrong was one

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of many who told the council members during the public comment period why fracking should be banned.

“Fracking poses an inevitable, public health, environmental, and economic catastrophe for New York State,” said Armstrong.

Hours before the decision was finally made, dozens of people joined together to protest fracking in front of City Hall. Some stood with anti-fracking signs over their heads. Others took it to the extreme and started chanting “No fracking way!” while someone played drums for a beat.

After three hours of discussion, the council finally voted on two ordinances involving fracking.

The council unanimously voted to ban the dumping of radioactive water that comes from hydraulic fracturing into the Albany landfill. Shortly thereafter, the council voted to ban fracking within city limits. The crowd of dozens that showed up to support the ban was thrilled.

For more information about fracking, contact John Armstrong at john@frackaction.com or call him at (607) 220-4632.

“I feel great about it. Citizens have shown an overwhelming support for the ban against fracking and the Common Council acted on the public’s voice and has taken action to protect Albany citizen’s health, air, water, and local economy,” said Armstrong.

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By BRITTANY SCHLOSBERG Contributing Writer Twenty-four year old pianist Yuja Wang stunned and amazed a nearly full house at Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Performing in the Massry Center for the Arts, the Chinese-born pianist played a number of pieces on the D’Arcy-Brady stage, including works by Scriabin, Prokofiev and Liszt. Wang’s latest performance prior to this recital had been at Jesse H. Jones Hall for Performing Arts in Houston, Texas on October 12. Wang has been rated as a “distinctive artist with a comprehensive technique” by the New York Times, and has performed with prestigious names around the world such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the New World Symphony Orchestra, and the Filarmonica della Scalla. Not only does this make this artist distinctive, but world renowned.

Wang entered the hall to thunderous applause, not surprising considering her immense talent.

As soon as she sat and collected her thoughts (the music had been memorized), she took instant control over the piano. Wang’s fingers moved with ease over the keys. Her movement was effortless, as if she were playing on air. Not only was her technique amazing as she played through the list of Scriabin pieces, but the amount of contrast she exhibited was exhilarating. At one moment, she played a quiet, dainty and graceful phrase, fingers playfully tapping the keys. The next moment, she would play a furious and passionate section, with movement and grandiosity that showed spectacular versatility and accuracy. Wang ended her show of Scriabin with a curtain call, and moved on to the Prokofiev Sonata No. 6 in A Major, a piece that was more dissonant

in nature than the Scriabin. Dissonance did not matter, however.

Just as with Scriabin, the Prokofiev had led the audience on a captivating journey that seemed to burst from Wang’s fingers.

Wang’s movement visually portrayed the music, and as she led the audience on to the journey’s resolution, they waited for the concluding chord, and from this, Wang received a mid-show standing ovation.

From there, Wang played Franz Liszt’s only completed sonata for the piano, Sonata in B Minor.

The amount of versatility shown in this piece surpassed the previous two composers at her recital.

Her technique was incomparable to the previous two. Her fingers yet again picked up speed and her command of the piano increased tenfold for the following 35 minutes. The piece picked up from a Lento assai, a slow, lyrical section to a faster, more passionate, Allegro energico, to a bold Grandioso, with Wang’s movement and style corresponding to the music strum beneath her fingers.

From there, was a Recitativo, a section that perfectly complemented and tamed the previous Grandioso. The piece picked up in energy once more and receded, like a wave in the water. Wang’s playing in each of the eight sections of the Liszt was distinctive in style and musicality, exhibiting the proper emotions and movement, dynamics, and technique.

When Wang concluded, it was once again to a standing ovation.

The audience was treated to a double-encore that featured Prokofiev and Schubert.

Yuja Wang’s performance was beyond any level of classical piano seen on stage. As a student of The College of Saint Rose, it was a pleasure to have this opportunity to hear Ms. Wang’s recital.

Wang’s next performance will be on Oct. 29 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at Mount Royal University.

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Local Artists to Perform at Hudson River Coffee House

By JAIRED CROFUT Contributing Writer On Friday, October 28, the Hudson River Coffee House, located on the corner of Quail and Hudson in the Pine Hills district of Albany, will host local artist Olivia Quillio and California based singer-songwriter John Craigie for a free concert showcasing their work. The show begins at 8 pm and is expected to last until after 11.

The concert will be an end to a mini tour for the pair in a string of concerts they have performed together in the past couple of weeks around the Northeast. So far, they have been to Abelines Lounge in Rochester, and headed out to Potsdam for a gig scheduled at a place called Hurley’s.

This will be the second time in one year the pair has teamed up together for a concert at the coffee house. They performed together at the venue last April.

“It’s really exciting to be on the East Coast,” said Craigie, who is currently on a Northeast tour promoting his seventh studio album, a modern-day folk compilation titled October is the Kindest Month.

Although Craigie usually performs as a solo artist, he is expected to be teaming up with Quillio for at least a few tunes Friday night, performing at least a few songs together.

Quillio, a local artist from Troy, is the winner of the second annual Garage to Glory competition, an event co-produced the College of Saint Rose and the Times Union, and has built up a considerable fan base in Albany over the past few years. Her music is often remembered for her powerful emotion-filled voice onstage. Because of this, she is anticipated to draw in a considerable number of local fans.

The venue, which opened its doors for the first time last December, has come a long way

Musician John Craigie to perfrom at the Hudson River Coffee House on October 28 since its grand opening, recently winning the Best New Venue Award by Metroland, a local capital region newspaper. The cafés owner, Anton Pasquill, 24 of Scotia was shocked.

“It came as a surprise because I don’t advertise with Metroland, I think I have a strong enough presence just within the music scene that they felt like I really deserve the award” said Pasquill.

The award seems to be well deserved. Since its opening, Hudson River Coffee House has become a hot bed of underground music in the past year, hosting an extensive list of local artists that include Sunny Side of the Street Band, Meagan Duffy and the Big News, Summer People, Aficionado, the Lucky Droop Box Brigade, Secret Release, and After The fall, a band considered by many to be Albany’s premier punk band.

“It’s bridging a community between the music scene and the colleges, it’s important to have a venue uptown for music like this largely due to the location. I’m grateful to have a music venue located up-town” said Thomas Paul Lafond, of local band Dirty Paris.

When the Coffee House first started up a little less than one year ago, it used to be that Pasquill made all of the contacts for

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booking musicians. Things have now changed dramatically.

“It’s at the point now where a lot of people are like, you’ve got to talk to this venue. Which is why I am at the point now where I can’t even keep up with the bookings” said Pasquill.

The music scene at Hudson River Coffee House only seems to be growing. Their Starving Artist Thursday’s, an open-mic event every Thurdsay night at 8 hosted by Pasquill himself, seems to be quickly becoming a local favorite.

“The open mic at the Hudson River Coffee house is by far one of the outstanding open mics in the Capital districts” says Mike DeMarco, a local from Schenectady who frequents the music scene at the coffee house.

“It’s going to be a very good show, there’s going to be great music. Olivia has a great voice, one of the best in the Capital Region. And it’s going to be a hell of a show, hands down” Pasquill said.

The concert will be free and open to anyone. “A lot of people pay to see these same other people in other locations” Pasquill said.

More information on the show can be found at www.hudsonrivercoffee.com.

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Something Sour, Something Sweet The Room (2003)

By RACHEL BOLTON Staff Writer Rating - Revolting

Welcome to the ninth circle of movie hell. This is an Unholy Abomination of a film. The Room is the demented brainchild of Tommy Wiseau, who wrote, directed, produced, and starred in his movie. It is evident to any viewer that Wiseau was trying to create a realistic drama, but ended up with an eyeball-numbing, disastrous mess. Every aspect about this movie is horrible. Because it’s so awful, The Room is strangely interesting to watch The Room is about the down fall of a happy banker named Johnny, played by Wiseau. Mr. Wiseau has a “unique” appearance and voice. He has long, black, stringy hair and always looks like he is grimacing. He speaks in an indistinguishable accent that sounds like a weird combination of a drunk Frenchman and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Johnny lives in San Francisco.

The movie reminds us constantly of this fact. It’s constantly padded by stock footage of the city in between scenes. Johnny has a girlfriend named Lisa, who he gives gifts too. The movie tries to portray him as a nice guy, however, it never shows us. It only has other characters tell us about his apparent virtues.

The movie begins with Johnny coming home to Lisa, whose job has something to do with computers, but she never does anything.

Johnny brings her a red dress, then their friend Denny comes over. Denny is the Jar Jar Binks of this movie. He’s annoying, awkward and won’t ever leave but the director loves him. Denny is sort of Johnny’s adoptive son,

but the connection is never truly explained. Denny is a college student and loves Johnny and Lisa. When he comes over in the beginning, Johnny and Lisa suddenly decide to go upstairs and have sex. Wow, what a nice way to treat a guest. Denny doesn’t leave. He follows them and hops on their bed. When Johnny asks him why he is here he says that he likes to watch them. Creepy, and don’t worry it only gets worse from here.

Denny eventually leaves and Johnny and Lisa “make love” (If you can call it that). What follows is the world’s stupidest sex scene.

It’s uncomfortable to watch and lasts an unnecessarily long time.

A very long time. All the sex scenes in this movie are stupid and long, and there are three of them. And the “best” part is that they are all done set to bad 80’s synthesizer love songs.

The next part of the movie focuses on Lisa. Her mother comes over and Lisa, for no apparent reason, tells her mom that she doesn’t want to marry Johnny anymore, because he’s “boring.”

Her mom rebukes this idea and tells her daughter to stay with him. Lisa sounds like a whiney teenager and the disturbing fact is that the actress was 18 when this movie was filmed. After her mother leaves, Lisa calls up Johnny’s best friend Mark and asks him to come over.

Mark is a good looking idiot who has no idea that Lisa is trying to seduce him. He does not understand what lit candles, champagne, and a sexy black dress mean. I don’t think Mark knows what’s going on until he and Lisa are having spiral staircase sex— which is another endless scene set to bad 80’s music. Afterwards Mark says that Johnny is his best

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Greg Sestero (left) stars as Mark and Tommy Wiseau (right) stars as Johnny in 2003’s laughably bad pseudo-drama The Room. Its absurd nature has gained it a cult following over the years, and has many dedicated fans friend and that their tryst will be their little secret.

This has all happened within the first fifteen minutes of the movie.

Not much happens for a long time. We are introduced to some of Johnny and Lisa other friends including a couple who sneak into their house to have sex. Then we meet Peter the psychologist.

The actor apparently got so mad with this movie that he left halfway through filming and another character was created at the end and given his lines. We witness Tommy Wiseau’s version of male bonding, which is tossing a football around. It happens throughout the movie with no explanation. And talk about another random event: Denny gets attacked by a drug dealer. Johnny and Mark drag him away and they pull a gun off of Chris-R, the dealer. This gun is important later, but I think Wiseau could have come up with a better way to present it.

Lisa’s plot to make Johnny suffer continues when she gets him drunk later that night. (what follows is another stupid sex scene, but you already knew that didn’t you!) The next day Lisa tells her

mother again that she doesn’t love Johnny, and then lies to her and says that Johnny got drunk and hit her.

Johnny later finds out that she lied about this, and Wiseau gives the best line of the whole move.

(Written Phonetically) "I deed naght hit her! It's naght true! It's Bowlschit! I deed naght hit her!...

I deed NAAAGHT” and then a big mood whiplash “... Oh, hi Mark!" Just try saying that out loud.

When he confronts Lisa about it later, Wiseau gives the other greatest line of the movie, “You’re TEEEARING me apparrrt LEESAH!” Lisa invites Mark over again for another seduction. Mark is as clueless as before and repeats all the lines from the first scene.

The movie concludes at Johnny’s birthday party. Lisa and Mark cause a scene and Mark and Johnny have a fight. After the party is over, Johnny overhears a phone call between Mark and Lisa and realizes what has been going on. Lisa yells at Johnny and tells him she’s leaving him.

Johnny has one of the most spectacular hissy fits ever put to film. It’s almost hilarious to

watch. He says “I am fed up with these WURLD!” and shoots himself with the gun he pulled off the drug dealer. Mark and Lisa rush in and cry over his body and the annoying Denny shows up too.

The film ends Reservoir Dogsstyle with the cops arriving off camera to survey the damage.

I am ashamed that I wasted an hour and a half of my life to watch this movie. The acting is bad beyond belief. The plot is dumb and it is filled with plot holes so big you could fall into them. Surprisingly, the film has gained a cult status with midnight showings around the country. Tommy Wiseau is a good sport about his giant failure and has embraced his infamy. He claims that the movie was made to be a black comedy, although several cast members have countered saying that it was meant to be a drama.

The Room is like watching open heart surgery. It’s a bloody mess, and hard to watch, but you just can’t look away.

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Six Feet Under: Television at Its Finest

By ALISON LESTER Managing Editor Some of you reading this may be wondering why I am reviewing a television show that has been off the air since 2005. Some of you reading this may have never even heard of it. To both of those things I say, “Because it’s one of the greatest shows to ever grace television” and “Shame on you.”

Six Feet Under, which was created by Alan Ball of American Beauty and True Blood fame, is a drama/dark comedy series that ran on HBO from 2001 to 2005.

It follows the hilariously twisted lives of the Fisher family who live in and operate the Fisher and Sons Funeral Home in Pasadena, California. The show primarily explores the themes of how we deal with life and death in our culture, and how everything we know can change in an instant.

However, it is not all darkness and mortality. This series successfully examines controversial topics in our society, such as sexual orientation and religious views, while at the same time generating amusing scenarios that keep you coming back for more.

A death (or multiple deaths) occurs at the beginning of most of Six Feet Under’s episodes, usually followed by the show’s trademark white screen of doom, which gives you the newly deceased person’s name, year of birth, and year of death; it is reminiscent of a tombstone. This often sets the stage for how the death will impact the main characters of

the show during that episode.

There are several main characters in Six Feet Under, but all of them contribute to the show’s storyline in significant ways. The immediate Fisher family consists of five characters. Nathaniel Fisher, Sr., played by Richard Jenkins, appears on the show after his death at beginning of the pilot episode in his family’s imaginations and memories. The other characters are the mother Ruth Fisher, played by Frances Conroy; the oldest son Nathan-

It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will make you question your views on the world. iel (Nate) Fisher, Jr., played by Peter Krause; the middle child David Fisher, played by Michael C. Hall; and only daughter Claire Fisher, played by Lauren Ambrose. Other important main characters include Nate's significant other Brenda Chenowith, played by Rachel Griffiths; the skilled mortician Federico Diaz, played by Freddy Rodriguez; and David's significant other Keith Charles, played by Mathew St. Patrick.

I would love to talk in depth about each main character, as well as all of the important sup-

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porting characters.

However, I cannot fit a whole novel into The Chronicle, so I am forced to pick and choose a couple to focus on, which is very difficult considering how well-developed and fascinating each character on Six Feet Under is.

When you see Michael C. Hall, your first thought is probably "Dexter Morgan, the serial killer."

When I see Hall, my first thought is "David Fisher, the gay funeral director."

Hall's performance as David Fisher is, in a word, phenomenal.

While David sometimes acts uptight towards the other characters in the show, the audience can see REGINA IANNIZZOTTO right away that this is a front to hide his Managing Editor Alison Lester showing her undying love for HBO’s true self from every- series Six Feet Under one in his life. David’s She often struggles with trying to rable uses of music. I’m not even character frequently deals with find out who she is and what she a big Coldplay fan but whenever accepting his own sexual orienta- wants to become. Her romantic I hear this song I always think tion, as well as various anxiety is- life is full of ups and downs. As about the promo, which is a work sues that plague his life through- she points out, “Why is it I at- of art in itself, and everything big out the show’s five seasons. He tract every screwed up guy in the that happened in that middle seais easily relatable to anyone who state?” Before this show, I had son. has struggled with self-accep- only seen Lauren Ambrose act in In my unashamed public distance. the 90’s teen movie Can’t Hardly play of “fangirling,” I hope I Claire Fisher appeals best to Wait. Her acting in Six Feet Un- have convinced you to give Six adolescent/early twenties view- der surpasses that movie greatly, Feet Under a try. I have “forced” ers of the show. We watch her and effectively shows her abili- many friends to watch it over the character grow from a cynical ties as a more serious actress. years, and I have yet to have reteenager to a more hopeful artist.

Six Feet Under’s soundtrack ceive one complaint. It will make

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should be noted. It consists of songs from a wide variety of genres and artists, most of which I have added to my music collection, that always perfectly complement a scene. The use of Coldplay’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head” in the season 3 promo and the season’s first episode is one of Six Feet Under’s most memo-

you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will make you question your views on the world. I daresay it is the greatest television show I have ever had the pleasure of watching. My only complaint about Six Feet Under is that it had to end.

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ROTC: Learning the Ropes

By JOHN SLAGG Contributing Writer I have always had a profound respect and pride in the United States military and have often considered joining it. Although, besides stories from my grandfather, I have never really known what it took. It was not until I met one of our bravest, most selfsacrificing, and devoted students, Kristen Harrington, that I truly understood the honor, sacrifice and courage that comes with joining our military. She gave me insight into the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps), one of the most significant programs in the military.

The local ROTC recruiting station is based at Siena College.

There are three stages. Participating is like the trial period; you see if life in the ROTC is for you.

Being enrolled includes physical training and lab class; this is to see if you are good enough for ROTC. Then, there is the step of being "Contracted"; this is your commitment to the army. There are not many requirements, but according to Harrington, being physically fit would definitely help you.

You become close to your fellow recruits. You learn respect, discipline, and to help others.

You are also taught necessary military skills such as rappelling, navigation, and weapons training (to name a few). The difficulty of your physical training depends on your physical fitness. You need to learn fast because training comes at you with a lot of information all at once.

This is not something to be taken lightly. You are being trained as an officer, and you are responsible for the lives of which you lead. The ROTC requires a lot of commitment; you have to balance your personal, college, and military life. Benefits, such as scholarships, require certain amounts of years of military service. The ROTC looks for people who are well balanced. They want someone who is smart, strong, and a

good leader. Most importantly, you are being trained for potentially deadly situations. You are being trained to lead in battle, make sure you and the people you lead survive, and to defend your country.

It is because these cadets work so hard and sacrifice so much that they deserve respect. A little less than one percent of the population is active in the United States Military; the ROTC is part of that small percentage. Harrington has pride in that, as well as the feeling when people see her in her uniform. “You’re the defender of their country. People know that when you put on that uniform.”

Whatever your personal or political views are, as Americans, we must always have respect for the men and women serving in the

armed forces. We must always remember our soldiers in combat, those preparing to be deployed, and those who have not returned.

We must never forget them.

Thankfully, the end seems near for many soldiers as President Obama plans to withdraw all of the soldiers out of Iraq by the January of this year. However the battle continues in Afgahnistan.

Even though Osama bin Laden has payed the ultimate price for killing innocent Americans, he has left a scar in that region and it will be a while before our soldiers are relieved of cleaning up his mess and the mess of other madmen. Until then we must always remember that they are over there fighting for what so many of us take for granted here; our safety and freedom.

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The View from Venus Owning It

By ABBY FINKELMAN Women’s Initiative This is my final View from Venus column about rape culture. I know many of you have enjoyed this series (well, “enjoyed” might not be the right word--appreciated, perhaps). I have gotten some really wonderful feedback; people have said how much they agree, what a problem this is, and how nice it is to see it acknowledged.

Others have said different things. I have been called a liar, and told that when women wear shorts skirts and drink, they are basically asking to be raped.

Which is sort of...missing the whole point of the series, yeah?

You know, the part where I point out that victim-blaming is a massive problem and that women have every right to wear what they want without worrying about getting raped, just as men do?

What I find telling, and disturbing, is not that people missed the point--I cannot be responsible for everyone’s reading comprehension--but that people took it so personally. That people, both publicly and anonymously, were so upset, so offended by what I said that they felt the need to say really nasty things to and about me.

A lot of people do not think about rape culture. Even women do not always really solidify in their heads that this is what the world is like; we know things are uncomfortable, but it is not until someone says it that we go, “Oh. It isn’t just me.” There really is something going on. And it is wrong. And it is systemic.

And there are other people who want to fight it. But it is not just women who say this. I can find lots of men who have also, upon being confronted with their male privilege and the culture it perpetuates, been horrified, and wanted to stop it.

Then, of course, there are the men who feel very differently.

The men who feel attacked, who feel that they have to get defensive, and shift the blame. The men who feel that acknowledging that American culture is one in which (we are back to the beginning now, quoting Wikipedia!) “rape and sexual violence against women are common and in which prevalent attitudes, norms, practices, and media condone, normalize, excuse, or tolerate sexual violence against women” is the same as saying that they personally condone, normalize, excuse, tolerate, or commit sexual violence against women.

And these men lash out. It is the women’s fault, those trollops.

They should know better. I am generalizing (of course I am, I have 600 words!), and a bad person. The stats say rape is totally not a problem anymore. They would never do that. If there is a problem, it is somebody else’s.

And me? The one with the chutzpah to write about it? Well, I cannot tell you what I am, because I do not respond to anonymous slander. (Apparently “being an adult” does not include signing your name.)

This response disturbs me. Not the personal attacks. What disturbs me is the persistent refusal by some men (I emphasize here that many men have been wonderful about these columns) to just say, Yes, there is a problem.

The way that women are treated in this country is a problem, and I am part of the problem by association, and I am going to do everything I can to help stop it, because I care about my mother, my sister, my girlfriend, my girl friends, all women, none of whom deserve this treatment, and because I care about equality. Because I am a decent human being.

That’s all I am asking for here.

I am asking for the men of this campus to recognize the problem, recognize their privilege, and be decent human beings. And I have faith that they--that you--can do it.

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Student Association Director of Special Interest Groups Lori Blosser “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.”

– James Dean

Graduation Year: 2013 Major: English/Adolescent

Education

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTO Opinion Editor The location of Saint Rose was only one reason Student Association Director of Special Interests Groups Lori Blosser chose Saint Rose; it was the size as well. She said she liked the feel of a “little school in the bigger city of Albany…and not in the middle of nowhere.”

The reason Blosser chose SA was “It is more of a leadership club. I like more of the ‘inchargeness’.” This is not the only rea-

son, however. Meeting people is also a huge factor in choosing SA over other clubs. “I oversee fifteen clubs and have met a lot of people I didn’t know.”

If asked, Blosser would say her best memory is the whole of freshman year. She describes it as “crazy, bad, happy, [and] sad” when talking about going to a new place and meeting so many new people (the theme of her responses.)

Hoping to be a high school English teacher, Blosser’s major is English/Adolescent Education.

When describing how it feels to be on the SA board, her only word was “Super!” She is very

enthusiastic about it. “It might look intimidating from the outside, but it’s a lot of fun.”

When Blosser has five minutes of downtime, she likes to sing and get involved with whatever endeavor John MacDonald aiming for. Last year, it was a musical. This year, it is a web series titled “The Rules of Runford” and a musical.

Blosser succeeds with much support from her parents. “My mom gets nervous if she thinks I’m taking on too much.”

Her advice to students is: “Join clubs and get involved! Our campus has so much going on. If you are in your room, get up and meet new people!”

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Student Association Director of Social Activities Meagan Corbett “Tension is here between who you are and who you could be; between how it is and how it should be.”

-“Dare You to Move” by Switchfoot Graduation Year: 2013 Major: Psychology

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTO Opinion Editor

Student Association Director of Social Activities Meagan Corbett

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A special thank you towards the Saint Rose staff is needed because their positive attitudes brought us Student Association Director of Social Activities Meagan Corbett. Everyone she met on her tour was extremely nice. “I thought it was a job requirement,” she said. “Everyone was happy and willing to help.

Also, class size was a big factor.”

Being on the Student Coun-

cil for three years in high school really helped Corbett with her tasks as Director of Social Activities. Knowing she wanted to join SA freshman year, she said, “I like being behind the scenes. I like knowing everything.” Who doesn’t? “I planned a lot in high school. I like putting my name on events, especially if they’re successful!”

High school really helped in her abilities with time management and event planning. “Being busy in high school helped with the ‘busy-ness’ I deal with now.”

Corbett oversees the Student events Board and MEISA (Mu-

sic and Entertainment Industry Student Association). She attends their meetings and events, and tends to their financial needs.

She plans the Fall Activities fair, blood drives, Rose Rock, and Harvest Fest.

Outside of Sa, Corbett is involved with Dance Club, the Treasurer of Saint Rose Student Alumni Association, and is cowriting a musical and web series with John MacDonald.

Corbett’s advice is simple: “Get involved. Put yourself out there. If you don’t do that, you won’t get anywhere.”

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By ANA KNOBLOCK Identity This week at our good ol’ College of Saint Rose was Ally Week. An ally, as defined by the Gender Equity Resource Center, is someone who advocates for and supports members of a community other than their own.

They reach across differences to achieve mutual goals. Members from Identity tabled outside on Monday for the Ally Pledge, hosted a potluck on Tuesday for our Ally Appreciation Dinner, ran a workshop on Wednesday called Ally 10, as well as decorated the sidewalks with chalk on Thursday night portraying our feelings towards our allies. Each of these activities both educated and gave tribute to our allies, because after all, without our allies, the LGBTQIAP community would not be as strong and unified.

Identity thought that it would be very powerful to have our students and staff sign a pledge stating that they are an ally and that they support our community. Kate Catricala, Stephanie Santiago and Soozey Walensky, and myself drew up a poster the night before in the same manner last year’s ally pledge looked.

The poster included what an ally is and what you can do as an ally.

We had separate poster board for people to sign their names in different colored markers. Between the hours of 10am-3pm, we had filled two poster boards with signatures, a little over 100 names.

Personally, I was quite surprised at the number of people who signed our pledge. It is one thing to say that you are an ally, but it is another thing to be brave and publicly sign your name telling everyone that you do in fact support the LGBTQ community. Kudos to all of you who signed our pledge!

To further our feelings towards our allies, a dinner was held in

honor of them. Identity has an Ally Appreciation Dinner every year because we feel like it is important to acknowledge the support that we receive. People trickled in to the Standish Room, bringing many pasta dishes, Spanish rice, salads, and many delicious desserts. The dinner was a time for everyone to talk with each other, not necessarily about being an ally, but more to get to know each other.

At the end of the dinner, we had time set aside for our members to read letters they had written to their own ally. It took a lot of self-talk but I got up in front of twenty people or so people and read my letter dedicated to my best friend. I thanked her for being an ally, being there for me and seeing me for who I am. It was important to me to highlight how grateful I am that she is in my life and will always support me.

When we got home, she told me “I’m glad that you wrote that letter to me and said all that stuff, but to me, it is just things that a friend should do.” Now that I think about it, she is right. However, I feel like it can sometimes be easy to overlook or take for granted things that your friends/ allies do for you. Not to say that I need to thank her every day, but it might be a good idea if I stepped back once and a while to reflect on the little things my allies do for me.

Ally Week was meant to educate our campus, and help our members realize how important allies are to us. I hope that our members and our campus were able to see that like I was. If anyone did not sign the ally pledge and would like to, you may come into our office (located in Avila Hall, across from Albertus on Western Ave) and sign the pledge.

We will forever and always welcome allies.

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Hockey Not Getting the Attention It Deserves

Michael Smith discusses why people should begin to watch the NHL this year

By MICHAEL SMITH Staff Writer The NHL season has started.

And nobody knows it.

Baseball fans have a pass right now, the World Series is wrapping up what has been a very good post-season for the sport, but it will be over by Thursday.

The NFL is continuing its unprecedented growth this year, but it only takes up one day of the week, as does its college counterpart.

The NBA’s best players are closer to a courthouse than a basketball court because that sport is dealing with a lockout. However, this lockout does not appear to be heading to the happy ending that the NFL lockout had, two weeks worth of games having already been cancelled.

The NBA’s signature Christmas Day games are even starting to appear in serious jeopardy.

There is still going to be college basketball, but with 68 teams getting a chance in the NCAA tournament in March, finding consistent viewers in November, may prove to be tough.

It is time for American sports fans to forgive the NHL for the lockout of 2004-05. It is not just Canada’s sport and it is not a European sport, it belongs to us too.

Think back to the Winter Olympics in 2010, the excitement and pride as we Americans felt for our national hockey team going into that thrilling gold medal match that was won in overtime by Canada. That team showed that we belong on the national stage and that there is a place for the United States in hockey.

They stepped up and now it’s our turn, we can’t just turn it on every four years and blindly root

for the guys with the “USA” across their chest. Do yourself a favor and give hockey a chance.

Hockey has the speed of basketball, with the puck constantly on the move, up and down the ice.

It also has the physicality of football, at any moment you can see a bone crushing hit that you usually only see when a wide receiver tries to come across the middle of the field on a guy like Ray Lewis.

The three local teams, the Islanders, the Rangers and the Devils are a combined 8-4-2 on the young season and all three are looking poised to have big seasons, possibly adding fuel to the rivalries they all share with each other.

Stretching a little further out, the Sabres are 5-1, and, despite early exits, they have earned their way into the playoffs the past two years. Even to add in the Bruins, they are off to a rough 3-4 start, but they are coming off a Stanley Cup Championship last year.

The NHL has a lot of young standouts, Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh, Alexander Ovechkin in Washington, and Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay are three of the biggest in the game right now.

The Islanders have a rising star in John Tavares, the Devils have two proven young stars in Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk, and the Rangers have a star standout goalie in Henrik Lundqvist. Ryan Miller, the U.S. hero in goal, plays in Buffalo, and his U.S. back up plays in Boston, Tim Thomas.

The NHL has a very bright future in front of it and if you’re not watching right now, you’re missing out.

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Fall Classic Lacking Intrigue No exciting storyline leading up to this years Rangers, CardinalsWorld Series

By SAM MAXWELL Staff Writer The World Series is upon us.

Notice how I used a period, instead of an exclamation point.

This year, the World Series just doesn’t carry the same intrigue that it normally does.

Possibly, it could be because there are no storylines between the two teams. The two teams have not played since 2004, and there is no rivalry between the teams what so ever. Think about all the storylines there could be if the Yankees played the Phillies, for example. It would be a rematch of the 2009 World Series.

It would pin the two biggest payrolls in baseball against each other. It would be Cliff Lee versus the team he decided not to sign with. It would be the evil empire versus the fightin’ Phils--it would be great.

Another great matchup would have been the Rays versus the Diamondbacks. Both teams would be true underdogs making it to the World Series. Neither of those teams were projected to even make the playoffs at the beginning of the season, and now they are at baseball’s pinnacle. Another storyline would have been the Rays having the second lowest payroll in baseball, making it to the World Series.

Instead, we have the Cardinals against the Rangers. The two teams have middle of the pack salaries, and are solid franchises. America is not rooting for either of them to win. However, America is not rooting against the teams either. There is no common enemy or hero.

Neither team has any large personalities to add drama. There are no players similiar to Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, or even

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Nyjer Morgans in this series.

Instead you have Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, Chris Carpenter, and CJ Wilson who just know what they have to do to win, and go out and do it.

As strange as it may seem, the Rangers are the first team in the American League to reach the World Series in back-to-back seasons since the Yankees of the late 90’s (perhaps the greatest dynasty in baseball history). This could be the start of the next great baseball dynasty, and yet it is just not that exciting.

So, while the World Series always is exciting to watch, the time leading up to the Fall Classic is just not carrying the same intrigue and drama as it usually does. However, I’m sure once the games get underway, it will be as dramatic, and as fun to watch as ever.

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A Year of Surprises in the NFL

By JOSHUA NATOLI Staff Writer

be successful. It is very clear just how much Peyton ManIt goes without question that ning matters to this the key to many teams success team. is a great quarterback. Guys like The Oakland Aaron Rogers and Tom Brady are Raiders recently lost both very crucial cogs in the ma- their quarterback Jachines that are their powerhouse son Campbell to the Green Bay Packers and New broken collarbone in England Patriots, respectively. Week 6. In order to But what happens when a team fortify their roster, loses the man that they thought the Raiders traded a would be their quarterback and 2012 first round draft are forced into a very tough deci- pick and a conditionsion of who will fill the spot? al 2013 draft pick for JEFF SWINGER/ CINCINNATI ENQUIRER After a long lockout, the NFL Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has played beyond expectations season was underway with one Carson Palmer. missing component: Peyton ManCarson Palmer had requested a terson and he could not even get ning. The Indianapolis Colts lost trade after last season but did not that right. their superstar and playmaker due get his wish. After not reporting Another veteran quarterback to a lingering neck injury that has to training camp this season, he under scrutiny is Washington likely ended his season. was still left on the Bengals ros- Redskins quarterback Rex GrossIn a very desperate effort, the ter. Palmer led the Bengals to two man. After an outing against the Colts schmoozed old time quar- playoff appearances and has been Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6 in terback Kerry Collins out of selected to the Pro Bowl twice. which Grossman threw four inretirement to take over the job.

Some of the quarterback woes terceptions, Redskins coach Mike They were faced with yet another this season have not evolved Shanahan decided to put in backsetback when Collins suffered a from injury, but pure lack of per- up John Beck. concussion in a loss to the Cleve- formance. After a terrible Week Backups and desperate acquiland Browns and were forced to 6 showing, and rather horrible sitions have not been all the rare put in backup quarterback Curtis season overall, the Minnesota Vi- though. The NFL has been exPainter as a last resort. kings head coach Leslie Frazier posed to two rookie quarterbacks With Painter at the reigns, took the game away from their that show a lot of promise as the the Colts are 0-4 on the season. offseason acquisition Donovan season moves forward.

Without Manning at the helm, the McNabb and handed it to draft The Cincinnati Bengals rookie Colts are 0-6 this season and have pick Christian Ponder. Ponder is Andy Dalton out of TCU was yet to score more than 30 points now the Vikings’ starting quarter- taken in the second round of the in a game. Even with other solid back. McNabb was mainly there 2011 NFL draft and has shown veterans like Joseph Addai and for short passing and to be the more than most first round picks Reggie Wayne, the Colts cannot guy to give the ball to Adrian Pe- have. He has led the Bengals to a 4-2 record. He has thrown for over 1000 yards and has a quarterback rating of 84.3.

Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers has been the talk of the rookies this season though.

Newton had a more then impressive Week 1 in which he threw for 422 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That outing let the NFL know that Cam Newton is for real. Even though the Panthers are 1-5, their future is bright if they can surround Cam Newton with quality talent in the next couple of years.

Even though this might not be the year of the quarterback footANDRE J. JACKSON/DETROIT FREE PRESS ball fans expected, it sure is panMatt Stafford has lead his Lion’s team to a 5-1 record so far ning out to be one great season.

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Football’s Melting Pot: The NFC East

By DAVID LEBLANC Contributing Writer The NFC is filled with many competitors. Of these are household names such as the New Orleans Saints, The Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys. However, many of the divisions are broken into only two or three decent teams.

With the exception of one-year wonders, most divisions have the same few teams advancing to the playoffs each year. For instance the Packers, Saints and Patriots rarely ever miss playing in late January. Does this mean that these teams are just that good? Or do their divisions lack the talent that they posses? One thing is for sure, the NFC East is a division that is not short on talent.

Year after year, this powerhouse division is controlled by a different team. Take this year for instance; currently the Giants have sole possession of first place, while the Philadelphia Eagles are sitting in the “cellar”.

However, last year didn’t that very same team clinch a playoff berth? In fact, when people look back on the past few years, many of the wild cards that were given to the NFC went to teams in the East.

In fact, as we all remember the 2007-08 New England Patri-

ots’ near perfect season came to a close with a Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants. The very next year, the team to knock out the returning Super Bowl champions came from their own division. Events like these continue year after year.

If you spend the time to actually consider who makes the playoffs and where they come from, many years you will see multiple teams from the NFC East. With quarterbacks like Michael Vick, Tony Romo and Eli Manning, it is easy to see why this division is such a tossup.

Today’s average football team is made or broken by one player, the quarterback. When you look around the league there are mixtures of both good and bad quarterbacks with the few elite quarterbacks thrown in there. When an outsider looks at the NFC East they see one thing, strength at the QB position.

Almost halfway through the season now, fans are beginning to see what teams will make the play-offs. Only few divisions are still left for the taking. With both Dallas and the “Dream team” Philadelphia sitting low in the standings, many analysts still believe either of these teams could be strong contenders for a playoff spot.

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October 25, 2011

Volume 80 Issue 10

Women’s Head Volleyball Coach Reaches Milestone Brian Goodale gets his 200th win at Saint Rose

By JACKSON WANG Sports Editor When women’s head volleyball coach Brian Goodale took over the program 13 years ago, reaching 200 wins was the last thing on his mind.

On October 4, Goodale did just that--getting his 200th win here at Saint Rose. The Golden Knights beat out rival Le Moyne in a 3-0 win in front of 760 loud Le Moyne fans.

“When I started coaching at Saint Rose my only concern was with building a program and recruiting great student-athletes,” said Goodale. “A milestone like this makes me proud of the hard work put in by so many over the years.”

Going into the game against Le Moyne, it never crossed Goodale’s mind that it could be his 200th win.

“The win turned out to be extra exciting for me not so much because it was number 200 but because it was an important and memorable win for our current season,” said Goodale. “I was very proud of the team that night and being it was win number 200 made it extra special.”

Senior Sarah Kahrs was honored to be a part of Goodale’s 200th win. Goodale is also the

four 20-win seasons, reached the NCAA tournament twice, and winning NE-10 conference coach of the year in 2006.

Goodale has not only produced great athletes on the court, but also great students in the classrooms. In 2010, Goodale’s team received the Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, along with two student-athletes earning places on the NE-10 AllAcademic Team.

“What keeps bringing me back are the good people in the athletic department, the wonderful assisCOURTESY OF SAINT ROSE tant coaches I’ve had, and workSPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Goodale is in his 13th year as head ing with outstanding student-athletes who work hard just for the coach of women’s volleyball love of volleyball,” said Goodale. reason why Kahrs chose to come As for this season, Goodale play at Saint Rose. expects his much improved team “You know you would think to make the NE-10 tournament that there would be pressure but and make a run for the conferthe team was incredibly calm,” ence championship. The Golden said Kahrs. “We had this we Knights have not won the conferknow we are going to win type of ence championship since winning attitude.” the regular season title in 2006.

When Goodale took over the “A bigger goal is to win the head coach position 13 years eastern regional tournament of ago, the program was struggling the NCAA’s, placing us in the for wins. It took a few years, national Elite 8,” said Goodale. but Goodale was able to turn this “We’ve been two wins from this program around and put it on the goal twice since 2005.” right path.

“I think that we have taken During his tenure at Saint many teams by surprise. We have Rose, Goodale has produced so much talent, drive and desire

Athletic Events for the Week Friday: Men’s Soccer vs. Merrimack at 4 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. Saint Anselm at 7 p.m.

Men’s/ Women’s swimming vs.

Southern Connecticut State at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: Women’s Volleyball vs. Saint Michael’s at

1 p.m.

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Goodale has produced great players on and off the court on this team,” said Kahrs. “I truly believe we can take on anyone in our conference as long as we play with that drive and desire.”

The Golden Knights will take on Saint Anselm this Friday at 7:00 at the Nolan Gymnasium.

“I would like to thank all our loyal fans in the Saint Rose community,” said Goodale. “For those who have not come out to watch a volleyCOURTESY OF SAINT ROSE SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE ball match, I invite Goodale get his 200th win against you to do so.” rival Le Moyne

All shuttles to Plumeri Sports Complex leave 45 minutes before the start of the event. All shuttles are in front of the Events and Athletics Center.