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March 19th, 2013

A Week Packed Full of Extraordinary Social Justice

Volume LXXXI Issue 25

Taking a Swing at Cancer

By SUNSHINE OSELLA Executive Editor

Cancer affects individuals on a daily basis. According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million people in the United States get cancer each year. In 2006, Saint Rose lost an integral member of the school community, head baseball coach

Bob Bellizzi, to an almost decade long battle with leukemia. Now, almost seven years later, his son Michael Bellizzi has undergone and won his own battle with cancer and is continuing to fight back for other individuals struggling as well.

Michael Bellizzi ran in the Continued on Page A8

Mealeo Caters to the 21st Century as an ‘Online Food Court’

By LAUREN HALLIGAN Features Editor and CHRIS SURPRENANT Arts Editor

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Pottery bowls decorated by volunteers. They will be sold Tuesday, March 19 at the Fill Their Bowls Dinner to benefit the Homeless Action Commitee.

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKY News Editor Summer is a time of opportunity for many college students, whether working to help pay for tuition, traveling and exploring new parts of the world, or simply

recuperating from a difficult year.

Heading out of his junior year at Saint Rose, Jermaine Brookshire Jr. described himself at “the top of (his) game.” But a combination of personal mistakes and a faltering support system led to his living in a homeless shelter for a

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brief portion of the summer.

“A lot of things happened that I did not plan to happen,” said Brookshire.

It’s led to Brookshire hosting a homelessness dinner and converContinued on Page A9

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Do you find yourself hungry?

Dining hall already closed? Hate talking on the phone? Too lazy to go out?

Mealeo, an online food-ordering service caters to the 21st century college student. No longer do you have to pick up the phone and be put on hold by someone in a busy restaurant kitchen, risking order inaccuracy and probable dissatisfaction.

Chief Meal Giver and Founder of Mealeo, Blake Hanan, 30, found a solution to the 21st cen-

tury college student's meal-obtaining hardships.

A charitable business, company name comes from their “meal for meal” program in which they donate the cost of one meal to the Regional Food Bank for every meal ordered through their service. The “e-o” is short for the electronic/easy ordering aspect of the business.

Shunning corporate traditions, Mealeo has developed unique titles for its employees. Each title incorporates the word “meal,” such as Meal Marketeer, Dean Leber. These titles are meant to invite inquiries about the comContinued on Page A4

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Full time student works three jobs.

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Kickin’ it with KJ. See pages B12

Jackson Wang talks college basketball.

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Junior communications major wins journalism award.

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Making a difference in NOLA. See page C15

Cross country and track and field senior Macky Lloyd.

See page D20

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Artist on the Rise: Saint Rose Student Advances Between the Arctic Editing Career at The University at Albany

By KAITLYN JASNICA Contributing Writer

Before noon on Tuesday, March 12, music filled the hallways of Saint Rose’s Hearst Center of Communications. Two days later, the same song ricocheted off the walls in the building’s television studio.

Between the Arctic has completed two recording sessions for their first music video, “Hide and Seek.” The last recording will take place Tuesday, March 26 in the Communications Center in Studio A from 9:30 until 11 a.m.

Since the Albany-based indie rock won the third annual Garage to Glory contest, one of the prizes they received was a music video

“The album is definitely going to have some songs from Garage to Glory.”

Mike Hickey filmed and edited by Saint Rose.

After winning the contest, the band has performed around 10 shows. However, they are now taking a hiatus from performing to complete the music video. By the time of the music video’s release, they plan to have their first album completed.

“We’re doing the video and CD release on the same day,” lead singer Kyle Albano said. The band hopes both are released by the end of summer.

Between the Arctic has already recorded and mixed numerous songs. Currently, they are in the process of narrowing 18 songs from their repertoire to 10 that will appear on their album.

“The album is definitely going to have some songs from Garage to Glory,” drummer Mike Hickey said. “Then we tracked some other songs from before and after the competition. It’s a collective mix of what we’ve written over a

period of time.”

When the CD and music video are released, the band hopes to expand itself outside of Albany.

“We’re trying to attract as many people as we can, many different types of groups of people, maybe new fans from different colleges. It’d be awesome to play at different colleges,” guitarist Zack Ferrara said.

In the past six months, Between the Arctic has won Garage to Glory, recorded almost 20 songs, recorded part of their first music video, played at many different venues, and has done promotional photo shoots.

Despite being together for only three years, each member’s music experience has enabled them to be as successful as they are.

Some members have played the same instrument throughout their career.

“I started playing guitar at nine,” guitarist Brendon Lennon said. “I started playing and didn’t stop.”

Hickey started playing in sixth grade. “I fell in love and kept playing drums until I decided to go to school and play music,” Hickey said.

The others members--Ferrara, Albano, and guitarist Greg Austin--have played multiple instruments throughout their lives.

“I started playing bass around senior year of high school. I actually came to the music department playing the trumpet,” Austin said.

Today, the band that started their career by recorded music in basements and living rooms cannot wait to release their songs and start touring outside of the Albany area.

“Some of these songs are from three years ago. This has been a long time in the making,” Ferrara said.

To find out more information about the band or to download some of their music, visit their Facebook or Reverbnation accounts.

By JOHN JANITZ Layout Editor Mastering the skills of a craft doesn’t always happen in the classroom. Sometimes you must take the initiative, like John Lyden, who has already been employed as a video editor an entire year before graduation.

Lyden was born and raised in Rensselaer, NY. He is 21 years old and is a junior at The College of Saint Rose. He is majoring in Communications with a concentration in Film and New Media.

While enrolled in college, he lives and works from home as a video editor for The University at Albany.

The university hired Lyden in August 2012 to edit video footage from the college and work on any projects they have in progress. His most recent project was a half-hour documentary film about two mummies at the Albany Institute of History and Art. He started his work on this project in July 2012 and finished in January 2013.

Lyden said he feels the pressure of being both a full-time student and a video editor.

“It’s definitely a balancing act,” said Lyden. Typically, he puts around 10 hours a week into editing and usually has deadlines every two weeks.

Lyden has also done personal projects. One film he worked on was a half-hour documentary, entitled Stepping Toward the Lion.

The film, which took four years to make, depicts how a Muslim boy overcomes bullying. A successful Kickstarter campaign was created on Dec. 2, 2012 in the hopes of funding the post production and distribution of the film.

It will be released in April 2013.

“He works hard and perseveres at the things he wants to accomplish,” said Harry Collins, a fel-

John Lyden. low filmmaker and friend.

Khalafalla Osman, who helped Lyden with his documentary, said that he had a good experience.

Lyden “is a really sincere guy and you could tell that from the message he tries to portray with his film,” said Osman. “I can honestly say it was a real pleasure working with him.”

Lyden enjoys editing video and sees it as a possible career. He would also like to work on other parts of production, such as filming and script consulting. When he edits, he uses professional editing software called Final Cut Pro. After he graduates from Saint Rose, Lyden may head to Toronto, Canada for graduate school.

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“I visited there back in August and just loved it,” said Lyden.

“There’s a lot of film history up there.”

When he is not working on projects, Lyden enjoys playing basketball, running, and working on screenplays.

By working for the university, Lyden benefits both financially and with valuable experience.

“It is work, but I’m looking to build up my portfolio,” he said.

He hopes to be able to put a demo reel together before he applies to a graduate school.

“I love film work and editing because it is a terrific way to express yourself,” said Lyden. “You can forget about your troubles and become immersed in a story.”

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In Brief Search for the Next Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs is Down to Three

And then there were three.

The search for the next Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs at The College of Saint Rose continues as administraton narrows their choices down to three candidates to do on-campus interviews.

The three finalists are: Dr. Hadi Salavitabar, who serves as the Dean of the School of Business at SUNY New Paltz; Dr. Eileen Strempel, who serves as Assistant Vice President for Academic Advancement at Syracuse Univer-

sity; and Jeffrey Mello, Dean and professor of Business Law and Management at Siena College.

Dr. Salavitabar completed his on-campus interview last Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Strempel is scheduled to complete her interview next Monday and Tuesday. The College has not announced Dr. Mello’s on-campus interview.

“We encourage all members of the Saint Rose community to make every attempt to attend the open sessions with the finalists

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in mid-March,” said Dennis McDonald, Vice President for Student Affairs. “Your participation and feedback on the candidates is very important to President Szczerbacki and the members of the Provost/VPAA Search Committee.”

To get more information on the candidates, log onto Blackboard.

A box on the left side of the page will have the three finalist’s resumes.

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pany and shows their relaxed and innovative approach to business.

“We're all very important to the company, so our titles reflect that,” said Hanan. “We're real people.”

“It's very forward thinking,” said Leber. A 24-year-old Saint Rose business graduate, Leber creates unique promotions for Mealeo customers. He strives to appeal to the college-aged, tech-savvy demographic in his campaigns. “We want to appeal to people in front of a computer.”

Hanan, originally from Troy, worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative, a job at which he would constantly order food for business meetings. Spending 50 percent of his time amidst the stacks of paper menus floating around his car and work space ordering food, Hanan thought, “What if there was a way to go home at night, check my emails, and order food for the week?” It occurred to him that maybe there was an easier way to order food, and he started creating what he referred to as an “online food court.”

After 14 months of planning and consideration with Hanan's brother and business partner, Taylor Hanan, 32, Mealeo was launched in 2009. Both brothers were business graduates of Siena College.

In 2011, the brothers had the idea of incorporating charity into

their business after reading Start Something that Matters by Blake Mysockie, creator of TOMS shoe company. Like TOMS, Mealeo created the meal-for-meal program to support a worthy cause.

Depending on the restaurant, there is sometimes a $1 processing fee to offset the cost of the charitable donation.

One of the greatest obstacles Mealeo faced getting off the ground was restaurants resisting innovation. After Hanan signed his first business, Mr. Fuji, the website went live in July of 2009, a day Hanan clearly remembers.

As with any new innovation, Hanan said, “It’s just getting people to give it a shot and trust the system.”

Hanan said, “Ninety-five percent of our value is to help the mom-and-pops,” and help them compete with the chain restaurants who may already have similar online ordering services. “We like to help independents, and they do best with us,” he said.

In the area, Mealeo now has close to 300 participating restaurants. Nationally, that number totals to over 600. Although the company stretches the nation, one of Mealeo's greatest values is benefitting local business and charities, no matter what corner of the country.

“Our competition mostly focuses in bigger cities,” said Hanan, mentioning only one local competitor, which was recently

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Blake Hanan, Chief Meal Giver. bought out by national company GrubHub. Mealeo's “homegrown” aspect, as Leber referred to it, is what sets them apart from their competitors.

“All we do is help the community,” Hanan said, through supporting the local businesses, food banks, and hungry couch-ridden college students.

Mealeo’s point-and-click approach has made it easier and incredibly relevant to their target demographic. When a person orders through their site, they select the restaurant, the desired meal, specify any special instructions, then pay and tip online via credit or debit card. There is also no chance of getting put on hold.

Gone are the days when the customer must specify three times “half pepperoni, half-sausage.”

Once the order is completed, the restaurant receives a printout of the order, and a receipt is sent to the customer’s email for a record.

Mealeo’s service eliminates waiting time and miscommunication.

It is spelled out in black and white that accuracy and satisfaction are made possible.

Mealeo not only benefits the customer, but businesses as well.

At one point, restaurant owners had to fear prank orders, but Mealeo acts as a safety net. Or-

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ders will only be placed to the restaurant once the customer has paid online, eliminating the possibility of the “1,000 eggroll” phone call. Business owners then, in this sense, save time, money, and energy.

Mealeo never actually touches food orders. It is the restaurant that does the deliveries. Mealeo just makes the ordering process simpler. The site acts as the liaison between customers and businesses. Mealeo only asks that the customer set up an account with them that includes an email address and a phone number in case of an issue with the order. Within the user’s account, Mealeo saves every order the customer places, allowing for quick reordering of personal favorites.

“Everybody's on the Internet,” said Hanan. He also took into consideration the anxiety people have about talking on the phone when ordering food, language barriers, and the general lack of energy that plagues the current generation.

“Nobody wants to talk to anybody,” said Hanan, aware of the modern-day aversion to telephone conversations.

An ever-improving endeavor, an iPhone application will also be launched in upcoming weeks to make mobile food orders even

easier than the company already makes it. An Android application is also in the works, and should be launched this summer. Within the next few months, they will also be offering PayPal as another payment option.

With this mobile application, Hanan joked that students can order their food ahead of time during class and have it hot and ready by the time they get back to their dorm.

Many local restaurants such as Bomber’s Burrito Bar, Capital Q Smokehouse, and Shogun have the Mealeo order form right on their websites, with Shogun being one of the most popular.

Shogun owner Frank Lee said that their partnership with Mealeo is working well. “It’s bringing more business to our restaurant,” Lee said, noting that “their customer service is great.”

Familiar with the return rate of Mealeo customers, Hanan said, “90% try it out and they love it.”

Mealeo is offering a unique opportunity to Saint Rose Chronicle Readers. Ten people who enter the code STROSE when ordering through Mealeo will win a FREE LARGE PIZZA from a restaurant of their choice.

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By ARIANA WILSON Contributing Writer

While working one job seems like a burden to some college students, working at two retail stores and holding an on campus position is a necessity for one Saint Rose Communications major.

Ashlie Garcia, a sophomore, currently works at two stores in the Crossgates Mall; Lane Bryant, a plus-size women’s clothing store, and The Children’s Place, the first since mid-October and the latter since May. While working both of these jobs, taking anywhere from eight to 24 hours of her time weekly, she is also a full time Communications major at the college.

With a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising, she is thinking of adding a Marketing minor to her repertoire. Garcia

“Go through the tough times now so you don’t have to owe it later.”

Ashlie Garcia also holds a job on-campus in the Public Relations office, promoting events for the school on social networking sites like Twitter and Pinterest. She usually works five hours a week for the school.

Garcia hopes to one day apply her degree in Communications and love for make-up into her future profession, aspiring to one day work at MAC Cosmetics or Estee Lauder. However, her current jobs don’t focus on make-up prep, as much as prepping mannequins; a tedious job that customers usually find vulgar and unwieldy. Even with the awkward glares she gets, Garcia finds the job to be comical.

“Don’t look at me like that, I’m trying to dress the mannequin,” Garcia said while laughing, eyes searching for sympathy.

Despite Garcia’s ability to jest about awkward job responsibili-

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ties, she doesn’t joke about her work ethic.

“She is always willing to go above and beyond what is expected of her during the day,” said fellow employee Ashley Stoddard of The Children’s Place. “Garcia doesn’t need to be told what to do; she does what needs to be done.”

With three jobs and a full-time student schedule, Garcia still finds time to spend with friends.

She is an active member in Spectrum, a welcoming community for African, Latino, Asian, and Native American students. Garcia just recently completed the models’ make-up for the Spectrum Fashion Show in February.

Garcia’s busy schedule doesn’t go unnoticed, and she is acknowledged for her hard work by coworkers and upper management.

“She is so driven,” said Morgan Hirsch, manager at The Children’s Place. “She inspires others to be like her.”

With Garcia’s lack of scholarship money, she relies on her many jobs to pay for bills like off-campus rent, groceries, and student loans. She was forced to decline summer internships for Hearst Magazine, owner of “Seventeen” and “Cosmopolitan”, as well as New York Fashion Week, dream jobs for the aspiring public relations practitioner. She simply can’t afford not to have a paying job over the summer.

She plans to continue working at The Children’s Place over the summer months, whether here in Albany, or at home in the Bronx.

Regardless of what happens with The Children’s Place, Garcia doesn’t plan on continuing her career at Lane Bryant.

As many working college students know, it isn’t easy to maintain a job, nonetheless three, as well as keep an outstanding grade point average. Her grades suffered last semester due to her difficulty in balancing her schedule, but paying bills is a part of life.

For Garcia it’s simple: “Go through the tough times now so you don’t have to owe it later.”

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Ashlie Garcia at The Children’s Place.

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By LAUREN HALLIGAN Features Editor In the profession that she refers to as her calling in life, midwife Kelly McDermott has “caught” a total of more than 1,100 babies over the past 25 years.

McDermott owns Sage-Femme Midwifery, an independent midwifery practice at 706 Madison Ave., Albany, just east of South Lake Ave. She moved the practice two years ago from Stillwater to the Pine Hills neighborhood.

Sage-Femme offers homebirth and hospital midwifery care, as well as basic primary care for women. The independent firm focuses on compassionately individualized care, achieved by listening to and getting to know their patients.

McDermott is the only fulltime midwife at the practice, but she brings in other midwives to assist, including part time midwife partner Carrie Gordon-Stacey. She also has a nursing staff for deliveries.

One of McDermott’s first clients was Cheryl O’Donnell, who had two homebirths under the care of Sage-Femme Midwifery and their “phenomenal” midwives. Her first child, born in May of 2010, was one the first babies born under McDermott’s and Sage-Femme’s care.

“Both Kelly and Carrie’s professionalism and respect and down to earth caring is something I had never before experienced as a patient before,” said O’Donnell.

Sage-Femme, a French term, translates to “wise woman.” McDermott and her team seek to empower women through proper education, nourishment, encouragement, support, and thorough care during the child-bearing process.

“There is an aura about her,” O’Donnell said. “Kelly does not preach or judge, but rather shares her wisdom and leaves decisions up to you.”

McDermott, 50, has served as a midwife and provider of women’s

healthcare since 1987. McDermott said “I believe that birth can be life changing in a complexity of ways and that the opportunities for growth through this amazing life process are rich and infinite.”

“Kelly and Carrie are doing very powerful and important

they plan the birthing scene. For labor and all postpartum visits, McDermott travels to the homes of the new moms and babies.

Whether it lasts two hours or two days, when the labor process begins, there is always a team of two or three people present

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For O’Donnell, the choice to have a home birth was an easy one, knowing that “there is a large body of evidence indicating that, for low-risk pregnancies, fewer medical interventions leads to better health outcomes for mother and baby.”

Sage-Femme Midwifery is unique in that McDermott is respected by the local medical community and has experience assisting births in the hospital setting, said O’Donnell, impressed that McDermott “goes the extra mile,” even willing to personally meet with unsupportive or naïve family members and provide education on the home-birthing process. “This is a woman who believes in a woman’s right to birth. She stands for something; a rarity in our crazy world we live in today.”

McDermott loves what she does because it “empower[s] women to choreograph their own birthing experience” to create what is meant to be a happy occasion.

No stranger to the home-delivery process herself, McDermott has six kids who were all born in the comfort and convenience of her own home with a midwife present. Her interest in the profession was sparked precisely during the birth of her firstborn son in 1984. After having this experience, “I wanted every woman to have that option,” said McDermott.

The year-long service typically costs an insured, expectant mother about $8,000, whether at home or in the hospital. Uninsured families are offered other options, including cash discounts. “I never want anyone to be denied the home birth option or good midwifery care because they can’t afford it,” McDermott said.

A recent change in the New York State Higher Education law “opened the door for women to choose the midwifery option in a way that was never available before,” some two years ago, McDermott said. This law change made home birth insurance reimbursable. It also made it possible for midwives to be completely independent in their practice. Prior to this law, midwives could only legally practice with a written

McDermott assesing Perotto’s pregnant belly in her Madison Avenue office. work - mothering our mothers,” said O’Donnell. “Just like mothers, they ask for no fame or gratitude but instead receive great satisfaction in giving.” Sage-Femme gave her the most important thing in life, she said; the peaceful and natural birth of her babies.

These women strive to minimize technological interventions during the child-birthing process, while ensuring that any necessary emergency equipment and medication are present at the site of a birth.

The Sage-Femme treatment begins with initial prenatal care, sometimes before conception and includes nutrition counseling, emotional support, education, health and lifestyle counseling, and planning for birth. Patients come in to the Madison Avenue office for all prenatal visits, aside from one home visit, at which

throughout, including McDermott, an assistant, and a doula, or a professional labor support person, as well as anyone the family has invited.

Nine out of ten births that McDermott assists occur in the home setting, and about 40 percent of pregnant women choose waterbirth, which occurs in in-home pools that Sage-Femme rents out for hydrotherapy.

After the baby has arrived, McDermott continues to provide care for mother and baby through lactation support and home visits.

“Both Kelly and Carrie went out of their way in the level of care they provided;from the unhurried and thorough prenatal visits, to being on call 24/7 for questions, to being with the entire family for a pre-birth home visit and extensive much needed postpartum care,” O’Donnell said.

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McDermott recognizes that “Women labor best where they are relaxed and supported,” which is why she and her team use methods such as water therapy, aromatherapy, and acupressure to facilitate relaxation. She noted that these methods, as compared to those used in hospitals, have no side effects. This, along with the comfort of the home environment, minimizes the chances that either mom or baby will be in distress. “I see birth not as a sickness but a natural and spiritual part of life,” said O’Donnell.

“Birth isn’t a medical emergency. It’s not a disaster waiting to happen,” McDermott said, noting that the modern medical community is taught to treat it as such.

“It’s an extension of your family life,” said McDermott, who believes that it doesn’t often require surgical intervention.

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agreement affiliating them with a physician.

McDermott earned a master’s degree in nurse midwifery from Stony Brook University eight years ago, before opening her

touch with McDermott for decades since their deliveries.

“She sat many hours with me listening to my thoughts, feelings, stories, and ideas. Then she would thoughtfully respond,

McDermott performing an ultrasound on a client. own practice in 2010. Providing around-the-clock service to mothers and babies, McDermott said she feels she is chosen to do this work.

There is no such thing as a typical work day for McDermott.“Babies dictate my schedule,” she said, although her days often include up to seven prenatal visits, and a lot of driving. There is always the possibility a mother could go into labor, for which she must cancel all other appointments.

McDermott, an Albany resident, tries to keep her appointments within an hour driving radius of home, although she often finds herself stretching her limits for her patients. “[McDermott] is an amazing midwife. She has such spiritual intuition, incredible knowledge, and really, I feel she has been ‘called’ to her career,” said Kelly Sittner, who had the final four of her seven children with McDermott at her Galway home. She and her daughters have kept in

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sprinkling in all kinds of tidbits of wisdom and help,” said Sittner.

She said that McDermott helped her learn how to properly take care of herself, not just as a mother, but as a woman.

“She literally saved Molly’s life when she was born,” Sittner recalls of when McDermott helped bring her daughter into this world 20 years ago. “Molly had come out very quickly and looked at me, shut her eyes, and seemed to decide she didn’t like this world so much! Kelly was amazing. She took charge and brought Molly from a declining heart rate back to life. It was a beautiful thing.”

Mother of three, Rhema Etzel, a close friend of the Sittner clan, who has had McDermott assist the births of all of her children, describes her as “extremely friendly, and very calming to be around” throughout the entire process. Etzel’s mother had used McDermott as her midwife as well, and suggested that her daughter might prefer the expe-

News rience as well. McDermott estimates that she’s caught about 13 Etzels altogether.

It is extremely common for her to catch siblings, cousins, and friends. Her greatest form of advertisement is friends referring each other by word of mouth.

A patient in the midst of her first pregnancy, Emily Perrotto, said that Sage-Femme is “the most warm, yet professional place for midwifery” in the area, and that the staff have made her feel comfortable in this new experience. “They are so warm and reassuring about everything,” Perrotto said.

“I believe midwives are called into the profession and the women cared for [by] them are blessed to have their professional care, support, and wisdom. If every babe was brought into world in such loving and peaceful hands and support, what a great foundation to start their life journey,” said O’Donnell, forever-grateful for the care she received as a Sage-Femme client.

An overflowing office corkboard of children’s photos attests to the longterm relationships McDermott builds with families even after the final six week check-up is completed and her duties are technically done.

To maintain connections, Sage-Femme coordinates monthly “Moms and Littles” groups at Tumbling Tykes in Latham, to offer a safe and fun play-date opportunity for both mother and child.

After 25 years in the business of baby-catching, McDermott has acquired a great understanding of the process. A promoter of at home and midwife-assisted birthing, “The model of care in hospital settings is not very physiologic.” McDermott said that it doesn’t honor the natural process of birth “the way nature designed.”

“Our children and how they are brought into this world determines our world’s future. Every woman deserves a midwife, deserves Sage-Femme Midwifery’s level of care,” said O’Donnell, adding, “I wish everyone could have their care so that the world would be a better place.”

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Junior Communications Major Wins the Patricia Kane Journalism Award

By KELLY PFEISTER Head Photographer Victoria Walters-Lemenze, a junior graduating this year at The College of Saint Rose, has been awarded the Patricia Kane Journalism award for her article, “From French Major to Mayor of a Florida Town.”

The article profiled Carmen McGarry, who graduated from Saint Rose in 1962, and details the many aspects of her life. “I didn’t know how I was going to fit 70 years into one article,” Walters said. Walters talked about McGarry’s current term as the mayor of Hillsboro Beach, her position of town historian, the book she’s written about Hillsboro Beach, and her “greatest” accomplishment, her four children, who each hold quite different jobs, two of which include a former Green Bay Packer and the CEO of a hospital.

The award, created in 2008, is given to a Communications junior or senior who submits an ar-

Victoria Walters-Lemenze.

ticle produced for class. Walters is the sixth recipient of the award.

“Faculty members reviewed a number of strong entries this year. We are delighted that Tori Walters-Lemenze's thoughtful and compelling story about a Saint Rose graduate was voted the winner,” said Cailin Brown, associate professor of Communications at Saint Rose.

McGarry’s profile was Walters’ favorite story that she wrote for her Journalism class.

She worked for a few weeks to get the information that she needed in order to complete the article, between calling sources and compiling the information.

Getting to know McGarry was Walter’s favorite part, because she felt a connection to her – “She reminded me of my grandmother,” Walters said.

After sending her article to McGarry, and receiving positive feedback from it, Walters said, “It made my day and I realized that journalism done right can make someone feel special.”

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March 17, 2013 New York City Half Marathon. He trained with a small group of friends for about six months. “There were times where training was difficult physically, mentally and emotionally, but I reminded myself everyday of what we were accomplishing by doing this race,” said Michael Bellizzi. He said that his mindset and support from friends and family is what got him through.

“While a marathon is certainly difficult, it doesn’t come nearly as hard as those 28 million people who are living with cancer today.

I wanted to give back, and I feel through this I've done that,” said Bellizzi.

Bellizzi said that when he found out he had cancer, he had just accepted a job as a case manager with the City of Albany in December of 2011, heading into what was to be his final semester as an undergraduate student at Saint Rose. “During a physical in late January, following blood tests, doctors told me I had cancer and that I needed to have surgery the following week. The news came as a shock because everything was going so great in my life and I was so young,” said Bellizzi. He said that the hardest thing to do was tell his family and friends what had happened. He

also said that the support he received was absolutely incredible.

“I decided to run the marathon to celebrate my one year mark of being cancer free, but also in honor of my father's lasting legacy. Through the help of LIVESTRONG, my marathon team Project 14 raised over $4,000 for cancer treatment programs,” said Bellizzi.

According to Bellizzi, LIVESTRONG serves people affected by cancer and empowers them to take action against this disease that is now the world's leading cause of death. He said that when he was a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City, he met a representative from LIVESTRONG who really helped him with his most difficult times. “Their message and their cancer patient services, which are available to both survivors and those presently living with cancer 24/7, is absolutely amazing. To be able to give back to them, and say ‘thank you’ anyway I could was a tremendous feeling,” said he said.

Michael Bellizzi said that his father, Bob Bellizzi, taught others to live their lives by the motto that LIVESTRONG encourages people to do each and every day: unity being strength, knowledge being power, and attitude being everything. He said that the

Michael Bellizzi with friends and family after the half marathon.

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Saint Rose named their baseball field in honor of Bob Bellizzi, Saint Rose baseball coach for 28 years. way his father fought the disease and continued to live his life to the fullest certainly helped him and inspired him throughout the entire process. “He, along with Anthony Baijnauth, a fellow cancer patient and NYC paramedic whom I met at Memorial SloanKettering in March of 2012 during my cancer treatment, forever and always will be my driving force,” said Bellizzi.

Bob Bellizzi was the Saint Rose baseball coach for 28 years and coached 1,238 games in that period of time. According to David Alexander, assistant A.D. for communications, Bob Bellizzi founded the baseball program from a club team into a strong division two team. Alexander said that Bob Bellizzi’s determination and hard work were noteworthy.

“He didn’t want to skip a beat,” said Alexander.

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Alexander said that Bob Bellizzi had a way about him.

He said that Bob Bellizzi knew baseball and you would learn something about the game if you were around him, and that one of the reasons students came to the Saint Rose baseball program was because of him. “If you had a son, you would want him to play for Bob Bellizzi,” said Alexander.

Cathy Haker, director of Saint Rose Athletics and Recreation, said that Bob Bellizzi was one hundred percent invested in the program. “It was as much his program as ours,” said Haker.

Haker said that Bob Bellizzi dedicated himself to everything he did. She said he truly had a heart of gold and cared about his family, students, players, and everyone else he encountered throughout his life.

Haker also said that she was always struck by his positive attitude even in his darkest moments; that he was always asking how people were doing and caring for others. “He was never caught up on himself,” said Haker.

“My Dad certainly loved the time he spent at Saint Rose as baseball coach, but it was in large part because of those people he worked with, coached, and met in the Saint Rose community that made him a successful coach and even better person,” said Michael Bellizzi.

Alexander said that throughout his battle with cancer, Bob Bellizzi kept fighting through and his players worried about him.

They could tell that he was work-

ing hard through his difficulties.

“I think about him all the time.

I still miss him every day,” said Alexander.

Bob Bellizzi is not the only one who found a place as part of the Saint Rose community. All four of Bob Bellizzi’s children, including Michael, became students at Saint Rose. Haker described Kim Bellizzi, Bob Bellizzi’s wife, as a pillar of strength and endurance.

Haker said that the whole family became a part of the Saint Rose family and that they are a close knit family with an incredible amount of support for each other.

“Michael is a wonderful human being, much like his father.

I am so proud of him that he was able to face his battle head on,” Haker said.

Michael Bellizzi said, “Saint Rose is my home away from home. It's hard to really explain the experiences I've had at this school, and the loving support I've always felt from my peers, teachers and the college itself. I don't think any words could do it justice.”

Bellizzi works as a case manager for the City of Albany for at risk youth, and he also serves as the JV baseball coach at CBA in Albany and the Albany Senators of the Albany Twilight League. “I am passionate about making people happy, making a difference on those around me, and living each day to the fullest,” he said. He is also beginning the process of creating a 5K event in Albany within the next year.

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sation as part of the annual Social Justice and Heritage Week at The College of Saint Rose. Co-hosted by the Office of Spiritual Life and the Office of Community Service, the week of events seeks to raise awareness surrounding challenging societal issues like homelessness, human trafficking, and environmental pollution.

The idea for a week of events arose out of a march to end child poverty that occurred some seven years ago. Students would return from outreach trips with an interest in taking action. After enough interest was gathered, the week of events branched out from service trips into its own organization.

A number of events return from last year, like the Tunnel of Oppression and the Fill Their Bowls dinner, but new events include a program on children with incarcerated family members.

For Joan Horgan, director of the Campus Ministry and an organizer for the event, the biggest challenge for events this year was finding enough time to schedule a number of events.

“I wish I had four more evenings to fit different movies in and things that would have a better viewing time,” said Horgan. With St. Patrick’s Day and Advisement Day occurring in the same time frame, she found it more difficult to schedule events that students would be able to attend.

A number of the week’s events rely on support from outside the college. For the Fill Their Bowls Dinner, a local high school made 65 ceramic bowls to sell at the event, and another community group also donated items to help raise funds. Screenings of two films, The Throwaways and Taking a Chance on God, will feature their respective directors in attendance. Horgan expressed concern that, if too few students attend events, the guests who come as part of an event may be upset.

“I don’t want them as our guest to ever feel like the campus isn’t concerned about” the issues, said

Horgan. To get students involved, she visited classes to discuss the week’s events and encourage students to think about social injustice that they may feel strongly about. While she sees a strong reputation of volunteerism at the college, she finds it harder to encourage students to become involved with social justice because of how sensitive the issues can be.

When asked if students are aware enough of the challenges facing homeless people, Brookshire responded, “No, and I don’t think it’s any fault to us as students.” He said that, before entering the homeless shelter, he felt there weren’t any valuable individuals in the shelter. But after encountering individuals with a great deal of hope and a positive outlook on life, he felt “totally proud” to say he was wrong. He said that, between classes, extracurriculars, social life, and family, it can be hard for students to be “exposed” to issues of social justice.

“I think it’s something that would benefit the college campus if they were to get a sense of that,” said Brookshire, “and that’s why I wanted to have this event.”

With events designed to raise awareness about social issues, it can be difficult for organizers to

present some events. One film being screened, the natural gas drilling documentary, Gasland, has drawn ire from some over a perceived bias. By presenting the film, Horgan hopes the event creates common ground through “room for conversation,” even if it may be a difficult conversation to have.

Environmentalism is one issue where Horgan sees “a lot of traction” on college campuses. She doesn’t look at college students as being apathetic, but thinks activism is more “scattered” than in years past. Comparing modern activism to the American Civil Rights movement, she pointed out that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a “galvanizing” figure in the movement, whose stature is unseen in a present individual.

When discussing King, she also pointed out that he was 24 years old when first becoming involved in the Civil Rights movement, and that movements like the Woolworth’s sit-in strike were run by college students. With the knowledge that college students can spearhead social change, Horgan feels events like Social Justice Week can lead to real change for difficult issues.

“I hope that it provides inspiration as much as it provides challenge,” said Horgan.

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Tuesday, March 19 1 p.m.-3p.m. 100 Acts of Kindness Meet at Sanctuary 3:30 p.m Film: Gas Land Sanctuary 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Fill Their Bowls Dinner & Cook-Off EAC 8 p.m. Stretch for Social Justice Sanctuary 10 p.m. Prayers to Re-Make a New World Sanctuary Wednesday, March 20 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Turning Tables Touhey Forum 4:30 p.m. When Helping Hurts:The Social Injustice of Psychiatric Medications Touhey Forum 6 p.m. Human Trafficking: What does it mean? What Can We Do? Library 7:15 p.m. You Taught It, But Did They Learn It? Touhey Forum 8 p.m. Film: Waste Land Sanctuary Thursday, March 21 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Teaching Acceptance Through Awareness & Action Touhey Forum 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. – Visiting Day – Sanctuary 1 p.m. Adventure to the Radix Sanctuary 2 p.m. Taking A Chance On God Albertus Hall 305 6 p.m. Rhythms for RISSE: Silent Auction and World Music

Benefit Concert Picotte Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Frequency North Writers Series Featuring Kaya

Oakes and David Yezzi Sanctuary

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Friday, March 22 6 p.m. Poetry Slam Sanctuary 7 p.m. “Laramie Project” Sanctuary 9 p.m. Closing Event: SUPERMARKET SWEEP!! An SJW Game Show! Meet At Sanctuary All-Day WANTED: Jeans and flip flops!! Campus Center

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Romantic Dramedy Admission is Ivy-League Material

By CHRIS SURPRENANT Arts Editor

Sure, the college admission process is rough on high school students, but has anyone considered the toll it takes on the adults who control their fates? Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in their newest film Admission, directed by Paul Weitz, a story about two people who are still learning life’s little nuances, despite being out in the real world for some time.

While that may sound like the tagline from a John Hughes movie, I can assure you it’s not St. Elmo’s Fire. Fey stars as Portia Nathan, a complacent admissions officer at Princeton University whose life is upended when she reconnects with John Pressman (Rudd), a former classmate. John runs an alternative high school where one of his students, Jeremiah Balakian (Nat Wolff), is

seeking to attend Princeton. The relationships between the three ebb and flow through a series of misunderstandings and happenstance, and bring to light the complexities of every relationship.

Initially, Portia cons herself into believing that she’s living the perfect life with a job that includes an awful interpersonal relationship with her coworker and a boyfriend of ten years who pats her on the head as a sign of affection like she’s a golden retriever (and also leaves her for a Virginia Woolf scholar). Yes, Portia has forced herself to be comfortable in life, but it’s that very comfort that’s making her life hell.

To counteract her day-to-day routine, the film includes Lily Tomlin as her eccentric feminist mother, Susannah. Tomlin steals every scene she’s in with her very tough, take-no-prisoners take on the character. She says to Portia

at one point, “If I had to do what I was supposed to do every minute of my life…I’d probably kill myself.” To which Portia glumly replies, “Did you just say if you were me, you’d kill yourself?”

Talk about a dysfunctional relationship.

The film deals with many different types of relationships. The mother/daughter relationship between Susannah and Portia is played skillfully by both Tomlin and Fey. While Tomlin’s character is brassy and independent, she’s deeper and more emotional

“Viewers will be able to relate to their plights and appreciate the absurdity that follows them because the story and characters are so grounded in reality.”

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Paul Rudd stars as a quirky high school teacher in Admission.

than Portia could have ever imagined. Their relationship grows over the course of the film, in which they connect more than ever before.

Connection is another issue of Portia’s. In the workplace, she is vying for a promotion against her seemingly perfect nemesis, Corinne (an excellently evil Gloria Reuben). She’s built a bubble around herself that makes her world seem perfect. When John comes into her life as a do-gooder for all mankind (including third-world countries), Portia is initially repelled. She refuses his advances, saying to him, “I’m not some village in need of a water tower!”

John, though seeming to want his student Jeremiah to attend Princeton, has an alternative motive. He believes that Jeremiah is Portia’s son, and hopes to re-

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Tina Fey stars as Portia Nathan in her new comedy, Admission connect her with him. When this plan goes to pot, all three are hurt.

Rudd is never unlikable in the film, though he tampers with issues he really should never touch in the first place. An incredibly versatile actor, he is able to play even the most intense scenes with his usual charm. As John, he truly cares for Portia and only wants to do what he believes is right.

As the story continues, however, Portia begins falling for John.

Fey and Rudd have great chemistry, something which should not be a surprise to anyone given the innumerable talents of both comedians. Fey plays the independent, hapless heroine well, probably something she pulled in from her years on 30 Rock. Portia is no Liz Lemon, though. Instead, Fey’s performance shows a woman who is really unsure of where her life is heading, and has her plans changed by one significant discovery. The film shows how incredibly exasperated Portia has become with her situation when she must listen to Princeton hopefuls who say things like, “My father is Cuban and in a wheelchair.” Of course, the absurdity of the admissions process is highlighted as well, as we all know how tedious and frustrating that

can be.

Though the film deals with a more dramatic subject, comedy runs rampant throughout. There’s a scene at the alternative Quest High School with a cow that gives viewers another perspective on raising cattle (and not exactly in a good way, either). The script is strong, with sharp one-liners, as well as some sophisticated jokes for the college faculty crowd.

Anyone who appreciates a good literature reference will enjoy the running gag of the very pregnant “vile Virginia Woolf scholar.”

While Fey and Rudd have an undoubtedly serious edge in the film, the comedy comes from their examination of the everyday lives of these people. Viewers will be able to relate to their plights and appreciate the absurdity that follows them because the story and characters are so grounded in reality. Admission includes some comedy pros and a great story with some surprising twists. At its conclusion, the film’s ongoing mantra will ring true to any viewer: “Just be yourself.”

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Sam Raimi Draws Upon His Own Cult

Classic for Oz the Great and Powerful ror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman, Jack the Giant Slayer, Hansel and Gretel: Witch HuntI’ve been a fan of Sam Raimi ers, etc. It’s a trend that I hope ever since I was in elementary dies out soon, but we’ll probably school. I endlessly re-watched see at least a bit more of in the his Spider-Man films in my pre- future. My fear going in to Oz teen years (Spider-Man 2 still the Great and Powerful was that stands as one of the best super- Disney might hamper Raimi’s hero films of all time), distinctive style. I’m and I endlessly happy to say, re-watched his “The film does lose then, that this Evil Dead films is a Sam Raimi some steam by the as a teenager film from start (quite possi- time it reaches the end, to finish. It’s not bly the most giving the sense that just any Sam perfect trilogy Raimi film, eito ever exist losing ten minutes or so ther. It’s practiin cinema his- would have helped the cally a remake tory, or at least the third film pacing immeasurably, of in the top five). in his Evil Dead but it’s a minor flaw series, Army of I’ve seen Drag Me to Hell and in what is ultimately Darkness, with Darkman more the trappings of a fun, entertaining times than I can a Disney Wizard count, and so of Oz prequel. adventure.” on and so forth.

Maybe I’m The point is I’m reading too M. William Smith a big fan of the much into it, but guy. Raimi has I’m not the only a dynamic style, one one I’ve seen to make that works best when celebrat- the comparison. Both films feaing in the inherent silliness of ture a self-centered protagonist the subject at hand, whether it’s who gets transported to a fantasy about a teenager with spider- land where he is hailed as king of powers or a man with a chainsaw the people and must help them on his hand fighting evil demons. fight off the evil forces that are I’m less a fan of the recent about to attack. Basic plot sumtrend of fairy tales being re-imag- mary aside, both films share a ined to show off an epic adven- similar sense of humor, and even ture. Alice in Wonderland, Mir- the sets look sort of the same (the

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James Franco and Mila Kunis star in Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful. graveyards in both films look practically identical). This was enough to make Oz sort of a joy to watch, just to continue noticing the parallels between it and Army of Darkness.

By now, you’re saying, “Mike, that’s all fine and dandy, but that doesn’t tell me if Oz is any good or not! You call yourself a reviewer?” And you’re absolutely right, so I’ll get right into that.

It’s a tricky proposition making a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, one of the most beloved stories of the last century. Even though Raimi is crafting the film as a prequel to the novel by L. Frank Baum, there are several allusions to the classic 1939 film throughout (the opening prologue, done in sepia tone and a 4:3 Academy aspect ratio, is particularly clever).

The visual effects are often spectacular, creating a more interesting and vivid world than Disney’s previous attempt at something like this, Alice in Won-

derland (again, terrible). The cast, centered by James Franco, is also a lot of fun to be around. Franco plays Oz as narcissistic, selfish, and really kind of a jerk (just like Ash from Army of Darkness! Ok, I’m done). This could turn some people off, but I found it kind of refreshing, actually. We have so many heroes in our films who are so perfect and self-righteous, who will always do the right thing, that I actually gave a small cheer when Oz did a Scrooge McDuckstyle jump into a pile of money and used that as his motivation for most of the film.

The rest of the cast is mostly pretty strong. Zach Braff scores the biggest laughs as Oz’s partner, a talking monkey, and Joey King’s porcelain doll is surprisingly heartbreaking. Michelle Williams does fine in a role that doesn’t do anything particularly interesting, and Rachel Weisz plays an over-the-top villain very nicely. The only weak link in the

cast is Mila Kunis, who never really gets a grasp on her character.

She has a lot to live up to, considering the character’s role in the original film, but everything from her voice to her appearance just feels off.

The film does lose some steam by the time it reaches the end, giving the sense that losing ten minutes or so would have helped the pacing immeasurably, but it’s a minor flaw in what is ultimately a fun, entertaining adventure. It doesn’t stand in the upper echelons of Sam Raimi’s filmography, but he brings his own distinct touch to bring the project to life and lets it soar above the recent slate of fairy tale epics we’ve been subjected to. And hey, it’s also basically Army of Darkness, which I’m going to go to have to go re-watch right now. Because when it comes time to look at Raimi’s films, you always have to hail to the king, baby.

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a local Staples. We got screwed over because the last StubHub tickets were gone by the time we Welcome all to another amaz- got there, and so we tried another ing edition of Kickin’ It With KJ. site, “Stub.com.” Well, my advice I’ve been absent over the past to you all is: don’t use this site. It week or two, but fear not because scammed my friend and left him I’m back with a new edition. Now with no ticket for the time being.

I was going to originally do a muWe go back to the concert and sic review edition like usual but: try to explain to an event person 1) I wasn’t completely sure what our ordeal and she officially tells to write about lately and 2) STILL my friend he was scammed. Oh some things that were supposed joy. As we head back to his truck to come out didn’t (I’m looking to re-evaluate our plan it’s around at you Travis $cott. You’re a huge 8:30-9:00 when the first opener fluke with Owl Pharaoh).

Bodega Bamz came on. I found Anyway, this past weekend this odd because there were still a I saw A$AP Rocky in concert ton of people outside. But one of at the Upstate Conthe entrances was open cert Hall (forso I saw Bamz merly known “A$AP Rocky came do a song or as Northern two. He seemed Lights), up in out and killed the show to have done a Clifton Park. right from the start... good job but the The show was didn’t Not only was the crowd crowd wild. But beseem too into hyped up to the max, him. fore I got there I went through On the way but that bass was hitquite a bit. back, we saw ting so hard, nobody a group of kids You see, the A$AP concert who weren’t could stay still and fell on the Satin the greatest Rocky, at that point, of conditions. urday when we came back from had full control of the They seemed break. I was pretty ticked crowd.” planning on goand I noticed ing with a friend them go up to of mine and the the car next to Kevin Jacob plan was for us. Sure enough, him to get his they were trying ticket at the concert because he to sell tickets. The main guy said thought someone would be sell- the one girl’s was somehow fake ing them. Let me remind you the but that he had a couple real ones event has been sold out. Being with him that weren’t scanned. the smart guy that I am, I got my My friend bought one for the actual ticket as soon as I heard retail price. Now we are at the about it. Whether I’d be able to door. The guy looks at my friends go (I wouldn’t leave a bro hang- ticket, gives him the go ahead, ing) or not was to be determined and as soon as I get marked up, by fate. another gentleman brings him out So we venture off to Northern and says his ticket had already Lights at around 7-ish, which is been scanned. So close and the when the doors are supposed to cold just gets colder. So as soon open. We get there and decide to as we get rejected, we see two incheck StubHub, but we need to toxicated UAlbany students and actually print the tickets, so we try approach them about buying their

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During the night we ended up befriending a security guy who wanted to see us get in. He hated these other kids, so I knew they wouldn’t get in. My friend approaches the one and he said if he gets tossed out of line again, he would sell my friend his ticket at a great price. Before we gave him the money though, he would have to come with us to get it scanned so we didn’t get completely screwed again. He got kicked out.

My dude gets his ticket. We get to the line. It scans. Praise the Lord.

Still, when we went through the final phases, the girl said my friend’s ticket was already scanned, but our security guard compadre told her that an official at the other end scanned it and we were good. We get in just at about quarter to ten, and A$AP still hasn’t started yet. We settle into as good of a spot as we could get, chilled out to the Young Jeezy Inspiration album being played to

keep the crowd interested (great decision, by the way), and we waited a few minutes before the man himself came out.

A$AP Rocky came out and killed the show right from the start. He played better-known singles such as “Goldie” and “F***in Problems,” a couple of mixtape cuts such as “Trilla” and “Wassup,” and he even played some great cuts from his album such as “Jodye” and “Wild for the Night”. The best track that I thought done live was “Angels.”

Not only was the crowd hyped up to the max, but that bass was hitting so hard, nobody could stay still, and Rocky, at that point, had full control of the crowd.

Along with Rocky, A$AP Twelvy, and A$AP Ferg, who was supposed to be one of the openers, helped Rocky with his set and did a couple of their own personal joints from the A$AP Mob mixtape. Twelvy did “YNRE” which got a better re-

ception than I thought it would and the one song I wanted to see done by A$AP Ferg was “Work.”

They were good hypemen the entire show, and I thought each one served well to the overall tone of the concert.

Although it was one of the more lively concerts I’ve been to, I had one minor problem. For all of the bull***t that we went through, A$AP was only on for barely an hour. Although I may sound like I’m being selfish here, I wish the mob would’ve gone on a little bit longer.

In the end, the concert was great, and it was not only crazy, but weird how everything ended up turning out. The energy was great, the performance was good, and everyone seemed to go home happy.

That’s all for this week’s edition. Hopefully next week I get to some more music projects. But until then, peace.

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Sparks the Rescue and Rookie of the Year Play at Bogie’s

By ASIA EWART Staff Writer

COURTESY OF APRIL ZWACK Band members Alex Roy and Toby McAllister of Sparks the Rescue performing at Bogie’s

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3. “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men. "It's catchy and has a great meaning. Also, it has a lot of potential to be covered by bands or a capella groups and it will sound amazing!" said Regina Iannizzotto.

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The enthusiasm for Sparks the Rescue was undeniable when their time to perform came up.

Recently, Maine pop-rockers Fans were on their feet in seconds Sparks the Rescue made a pit and crowded around the stage, stop in Albany at seasoned rock making jokes and exchanging venue Bogie’s to headline their playful banter with the two. Roy Bedroom to Stage Acoustic Tour. and McAllister were happy to Current members Alex Roy and joke with the crowd, being silly Toby McAllister rounded out the while tuning up their guitars and night after a large slew of acous- making funny faces for pictures. tic acts, including fellow tour Their set had an explosive start mate Ryan Dunson, aka Rookie with “Autumn”, and only got betof the Year. ter from there. Roy’s very dynamWhat a show for my very first ic vocals, along with McAllister’s at Bogies! The entire atmosphere equally strong voice, fed the enwas calming, with red and white ergetic crowd, who sang along to spotlights illuminating the stage favorites such as “Skeleton,” “We and candles set neatly atop the Love Like Vampires,” “Disaster,” bar. Fans sat comfortably and “Phoenix.” Having on the provided only vaguely couch or stood “A fan can never go heard of this on looking to before, I wrong with a band that band the sides, bobwas wonderfulbing their heads enjoys taking pictures ly blown away; and swaying and talking with their this was such an slightly to openexciting show! fan base after each ing acts such Their covers of as soothing, Cee-Lo Green’s show. ” mellow voiced “Forget You” Tidewater and and Carly Rae Asia Ewart contemporary Jepsen’s “Call rock crooner Jimmie Me Maybe” were also Deeghan. The excitement really appreciated. I’m an occasional began to appear when one man sucker for mainstream Top 40s. band Rookie of the Year took to Sparks closed their set with “Helthe stage. lo Mexico,” which only further With a distinctive sound, in- fueled my desire to be their fan, cluding a breathy melodic voice so much so, I purchased their mixed with various yelps that Worst Thing I’ve Been Cursed emphasized each song’s emo- With album right after the set. tion, Dunson performed a slower, A fan can never go wrong with more passionate version of the a band that enjoys taking pictures usually thrashing “Poison Like and talking with their fan base afYour Own,” as well as his lat- ter each show. Sparks and Rookie est single, “Light Years Away,” a conversed with their fans as if lovely mix of whispers and excit- talking with close friends. ably stretched vocals. The highSaint Rose senior April Zwack light of his set included bringing can attest to the fan appreciation. up a younger disabled fan named “I love these dudes; they always Rachel, who was eagerly holding treat fans like gold.” Her love for her Rookie of The Year fan sign their music is also undeniable. the entire night, to accompany “Sparks are a highly underrated him on parts of “Slow Down.” band. Alex's voice is electrifying The audience also joined Ra- and it's fascinating to watch him chel, making for a very moving move on stage,” said Zwack. Afmoment, made only better with ter watching them perform live, I Rachel’s family cheering her on now agree. from their seats near the stage.

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Ben Condon of The Other Guys performing during Team Monkey Bear’s fundraising event.

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High school sophomore Jazmine Stewart smiles as she recites “The Paradox” by Paul Laurence Dunbar at the Poetry Out Loud New York State Finals on Saturday, March 16.

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Members of Team Monkey Bear at their Relay For Life fundraiser.

Last Thursday night, March 14, members of Team Monkey Bear of Relay for Life held an a cappella night to benefit the American Cancer Society. The event, coordinated by team leaders Mathew Vincent and Elisabeth Holbein, raised over $145 and included the College of Saint Rose’s three talented groups: The Golden Notes, The Other Guys, and The Girls Next Door.

“It’s just amazing, the support we get from our college. That’s why I love Saint Rose,” said Team Monkey Bear member Olivia Deck.

Vincent said of the event, “I put on tonight’s event because I refuse to live in a world where cancer exists.”

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Phil Giarrusso (left) and Brenna Buscher’s (right) book cover projects on display at the Undergraduate Art Show on Friday, March 15.

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Making A Difference in NOLA

By COURTNEY CARR Staff Writer Last week, 14 students and two Saint Rose faculty members boarded a plane for spring break.

What made this trip different from most other student’s vacation travel plans is the fact the group was boarding their plane to go to New Orleans, not to party, but to volunteer. I was one of those 14 students and briefly want to explain what the group did and why we did it.

When we arrived in New Orleans on March 3, we got right to work the next day in the Lower Ninth Ward. The Lower Ninth Ward was the area most affected

by Hurricane Katrina, and, although Katrina hit eight years ago, there is still so much to be done. Our group volunteered with an organization called lowernine. org, and under their guidance, our group began to rebuild what people lost so long ago.

Our group was split into two groups that each had a faculty member and were sent off to start making a difference. My group was sent to two locations over the course of the week, and we did everything from pulling out insulation to removing roofs. One of the most memorable interactions that our group had was with a long term volunteer at lowernine. org. Darren has been at lowernine.org since before Saint Rose started volunteering, and because of this, he has become an integral part of the experience. Stephanie Santiago, who has gone on this trip twice, has nothing but kind words to say about the man who lost everything in Katrina – including family members. “Darren McKinney is someone who has lost everything in one of the worst hurricanes to hit the U.S.; he wants nothing in return. All he wants is to help bring back his family and friends”. This sentiment by Santiago is the feeling held by nearly everyone that the man has come into contact with

in the past years.

Our groups also had the pleasure of working with the homeowner’s one-on-one during the week long break. Much like with Darren, the group had only the most positive interactions with these people that also lost so much. In total, the group worked on four houses. One of the most memorable homeowners was Mr. Cowboy Lewis. Cowboy, as we called him, (it was his nickname when he was young) has a smile that could brighten anyone’s day and the most used phrase in his vocabulary is “Yes-Indeedy”.

Cowboy’s infectiously optimistic personality showed that the people affected by the hurricane never lost their spirit and love life to the fullest even after all they have been through. It was gratifying to see the impact our group had on people’s lives even if we were only there for a week.

At night when the group was not working on houses and volunteering we were able to explore all that New Orleans has to offer.

The group ventured to places like Bourbon Street, Café Du Monde, and the French Quarter. We even got to taste alligator – a local favorite. A highlight of exploring was when we all got to go out dancing on Bourbon Street. This was because the band that was playing was everything that you would expect for such a music rich culture and environment.

Tara Parker, the student leader of the trip, summed up why our group went to serve by saying “To put a smile on the face of even one of the people that we encountered that week was worth it all”.

The take away of this trip was knowing that we helped change people’s lives for the better and the friendships that were forged through the hard work. Although there is still so much to be done in New Orleans, especially in the Lower Ninth Ward, the only bright side is that it leaves more work for the next group of Saint Rose students to tackle next year.

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Saint Rose students on an Alternative Spring Break trip to New Orleans have their picture taken with Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

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Cowboy Lewis (above) is one of the many homeowners Saint Rose students met while on their trip to New Orleans.

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The Luck of the Irish & Non-Irish

Everybody Loves UMO Answer to Last Week’s Question: Mathematical Awareness Month is in April!

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: How is the moon like a dollar?

By DANIELLE HEIDCAMP Unified Mathematics Organization First order of business: this week was changing the name UMO from Undergraduate Mathematics Organization to Unified Mathematics Organization. We wanted to make sure that everyone felt included and welcome to join our organization. Every person in The College of Saint Rose can join and be involved no matter if they are a graduate student, undergraduate student, professor, or a non-mathematics major. This club is designed for all mathematic enthusiasts. Our goal as an organization is to discuss possible careers in mathematics. We also want to bring awareness about mathematics and its importance to our campus.

This past week, UMO celebrated Pi Day (3/14) by hosting a bake sale in the Commuter Lounge near Starbucks. The bake sale was a huge success for SUMO (Students of Unified Mathematics Organization). The fundraiser brought in over $150 that will be used in future UMO events. The success of the sale is thanks to everyone on the Saint Rose campus who stopped by and purchased the baked goods from us. A big thanks to the professors who donated food for us to sell, as well as the students who donated food and gave up their time to collect money and discuss our club to people who stopped by.

On Pi Day, Chalk Maverick wrote out 2,013 digits of Pi. It spanned around the campus quad. This is a new world record that was recorded by Universal Record Data Base. Chalk Maverick was very excited about setting this world

record. They have big plans for next year to top this achievement.

Future meetings for UMO will be on March 22 and April 5 at 2:30 p.m. in Albertus Hall room 101. In these meetings, we are looking to discuss plans for Mathematical Awareness Month, the entire month of April. UMO will continue to promote and recognize accomplishments made in the field of mathematics.

Another event on our agenda is continuing to plan for our trip to the MoMath museum in New York City on April 6. This museum is geared towards younger kids, but gives great ideas to all education majors as to how to make mathematics come alive in the classroom. This is not just for education majors, but for every person who has an interest in this field. It is sure to be a great trip and a lot of fun for everyone involved.

UMO has been taking on a lot of events and doing great things for the first semester. We have had a lot of assistance from students, professors, and other clubs on campus to help promote our name as a newly developing organization.

Another event UMO has decided to participate in is Relay for Life on April 26. The club is looking forward to being involved in this fundraiser for such a good cause. In future meetings, we will be discussing activities we will be bringing to Relay for Life.

Please feel free to contact Danielle Heidcamp if you have any suggestions or questions for Unified Mathematics Organization at heidcampd075@ strose.edu.

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By LAUREN KLOSE Staff Writer In Albany, to most people, it does not really matter if you are Irish or not when it comes to Saint Patrick’s Day. People just want to have a good time celebrating and hanging out with friends.

This year, I attended Albany’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade with some of my friends. We spent the day running into and meeting up with other friends on the way to the parade and at the parade itself.

The atmosphere was very live-

ly and exciting. From the bag pipe music to the cheers from a green, orange, and white clad crowd, the scene was certainly a sight to see. A group of Irish step dancers complete with a full head of unbelievable curls danced down the street to the beat of the drums and bag pipes. Trolleys teetered down the street filled with children and parents smiling and waving as they passed by. The “Pope” also made an appearance on two separate floats, greeting the cheering crowds in full attire. Police were stationed along the crowd to make sure everyone stayed safely in their designated areas.

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I personally had a wonderful time laughing, goofing off, and taking a lot of pictures with my friends. Shamrocks seemed to be everywhere; vendors lined the street selling a variety of Irish themed attire and accessories.

There were parents with small children waving Irish flags and even a small Dachshund with a green polka dot bow tie. The bars were packed with the 21 & over crowd enjoying and celebrating.

So whether you are Irish or not, it does not really matter. All that matters is that you are with your close friends and having a good time.

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Business Cards Anybody?

By JAMES KENNEDY Staff Writer Chances are, unless you have lived under a rock for your whole life, many of you have probably seen some type of business card at some point in your life thus far (whether it be in the form of a card, or one of those old magnets that your parents used to stick on the fridge with your report card).

And believe it or not, it was at one point in time one of the dominant ways used for promoting personally (giving your employment information to a customer), or for advertising a business ( a wellknown mechanic from that fridge might come to mind). However, this now brings three important questions to mind (which I’m sure many of you have pondered nearly a dozen times into this reading thus far.) When was the last time I’ve seen one? Just how

important are they? And, most importantly, ARE THEY STILL USEFUL? As a business major who will probably come across these things more frequently upon graduation, I too was interested in the issue, and what I’ve found might surprise you.

Really?

In response to all questions above, the answer is yes! Of course business cards are still useful, just not in the traditional ways (which I’ll explain in a minute.) And to give an idea of their popularity, next time you pay a bill, go to a mechanic, or pay your insurance agent, take a card for yourself, because chances are they are right in plain sight!

The Comeback?

Although business cards have been around for quite some time, they are still very useful, but just not in a trational advertising way.

For example, it used to be that a

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typical business card would have a person’s (or a businesses) name, their address, and contact information. However, with the recent explosion of technology, there are now newer, more popular, and cheaper methods for advertising, such as a website, a social networking site, or even an email address. Take Facebook as an example. This social networking site can give you your own page that can serve a much more useful purpose than a business card, since there is much more room, and people are always on the internet, and it is free! As a result, instead of completely exterminating these cards, many people and businesses are linking them to these new methods. So, instead of having that tradtional name, address, and phone number scheme, chances are that you will now see a link to a Facebook page, a website, a LinkedIn Account, or

an email.

Business Cards Gone Digital!

It is true that smartphones have re-invented ways of doing thingsand one of them has enhanced an important aspect of business cards--linking. No longer do people have to type in a link--thanks to QR codes! That’s right, thanks to our new smartphones, anyone can download a free “QR Scanner”, and easily scan a bardcode, which can easily be printed on a business card, flyer, etc., and they will be linked within seconds to that Facebook page, for example.

Now, if you are still dreading the thought of a card-- make it completely digital! Again, thanks to smart phones, many of which can simply “Bump and Share”, people can now easily send their information to someone else by bumping their phones together.

And, because it is digital, anyone can save it and look at it later!

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(In addition, since your card is digital, you won’t have to incur the cost of actually making the cards!)

The End Result To make this article brief, I have only highlighted some new, popular methods that have once again given a revived purpose to the traditional, outdated business card. However, a simple google search will provide many other, indirect methods, many of which are still being created! However, the end result, and conclusion, is still the same---Business cards themselves are in no way useless! They just needed a simple upgrade, a newer useful purpose (because we all know that things without a purpose are useless!).

And next time your car breaks down, your house needs repair, or if you need tutoring-- check their cards out!

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NHL Does Itself No Favors with Realignment

By DREW VAN DER POEL Staff Writer

I would like to dive in to my opinion on the NHL’s new realignment: I think it is absurd.

I understand where travel, time zones and the like come in to play here, and some sort of realignment was no doubt a necessity.

With Atlanta relocating to Winnipeg a year ago, they no doubt should be moved to the Western Conference. To me the obvious geographic decision, while making the minimum amount of changes and thus preserving rivalries, would be adding Winnipeg to the Northwest Division, moving Minnesota to the Central, and swapping Nashville to the Eastern Conference into Atlanta’s old place in the Southeast. Now I don’t think any team would have a problem with this, except the pesky Detroit Red Wings who have been complaining for years about having to leave their time zone for every playoff away game

(and thus having a disadvantage).

Detroit is a historic franchise, so I have no problem with granting them their wish and they can take Winnipeg’s place in the Southeast instead of Nashville.

Obviously, this doesn’t make geographical sense as Detroit isn’t in the Southeast, but the Wings get their wish of being in the Eastern Conference, and they will log way less miles in travel.

So now the only team that could object to this is Columbus, who is further East than Detroit. Well to them I say tough luck, because when the Blue Jackets came into the league in 2000, they knew they were going in to the Western Conference.

Instead of going in either of the above mentioned directions, the league decided to put 16 teams (including Detroit and Columbus) in the East, and fourteen in the West. I wouldn’t have a problem with this, except both conferences qualify eight teams for the playoffs. Thus, teams in the

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The Detroit Red Wings have been a point of interest during the realignment due to time zone changes.

Western Conference have a mathematical advantage in getting to the playoffs, and therefore winning the Stanley Cup, over the teams in the East. It is an outrage that a professional sports league would switch to this unfair playoff breakdown in this day and age. Even the MLB has fifteen teams in both the American and National League now, and they only qualify 10 teams total for the playoffs, making it less of a disparity between leagues since fewer teams qualify for the playoffs.

As I see it the league could do four things to fix this problem, all while pleasing Detroit: 1. Contraction: The NHL could fold two of its Eastern Conference franchises. I would recommend Columbus, as they have the league’s worst attendance, and either Florida or the Islanders, two teams that have struggled on the ice and at the box office and are in markets that could easily be served by other teams.

I don’t really believe in forcing

teams out though, so needless to say I don’t find contraction to be ideal, and I think 30 teams is a perfect number.

2. Expansion: The obvious counterpart to contraction is expansion, and adding two teams to the West. While Seattle, Kansas City and a few other cities serve as possible markets, I don’t like this idea, either. The NHL is at a fragile time after the lockout, and adding two new teams would water down the quality of play across the board. Not to mention Phoenix has their own problems right now and it’s hard to see the Coyotes in Glendale for much longer. So that would require 3 new markets west of Appalachia, I don’t see it happening.

3. Columbus in the West: Self-explanatory, like I said earlier they’re one of the newest teams and they should get stuck with being in the Western Conference. I would choose this over contraction or expansion, but if the NHL was feeling real ambitious…

4. Reformat: No conferenc-

es, six divisions which could be whatever and is for another discussion. This is a detailed, abstract idea and like I said, it is ambitious. To see my complete idea check out my NHL Realignment post on my blog: http://thedrewthonsports.blogspot.com/ Even with all of these ideas, along with an infinite amount of possible others, none of them are going to happen. The next three NHL seasons will be hindered by this “test run” of realignment.

For me, a lifelong NHL fan, it will only leave a sour taste in my mouth if my team finishes just outside of the playoffs, but I don’t see the league losing its dedicated fans. It’s gaining new fans that could be the issue. Clearly trailing the NFL, MLB, and NBA in support, and after screwing their current fans for half of this season with the lockout, they decide to pull this. Would you put your faith into a league that decided to unbalance its conferences in the year 2013? I can’t say that I’m sure I would.

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tournament, like they were for the most part in the regular season.

4. Gonzaga Bulldogs The Bulldogs have once again Let me start off by saying there are risen to the top of the college no clear favorites to win the national basketball standings. They’ve championship in Atlanta this April. played nearly perfect throughout If this college basketball season the entire season besides a slip up has taught us anything, we know that at home against Illinois and a bad any team can be beaten on any given turnover at Butler, which lead day. It doesn’t matter if it’s a one seed to losing at the buzzer. Bulldogs against a 16 seed or a nine against an could easily have just one loss eight, every team in this year’s tourright now. But Gonzaga hasn’t nament is on upset alert. played an incredibly difficult We could see history happen this schedule, but they’ve gotten solid year, with either a number one going wins against Kansas State, Okladown, or a mid-major program homa State, and Saint Mary’s. I making a run to the final four. can see Gonzaga winning it all, Anything can happen, and this but they’ve have to sit at four in proves true after at least a half my rankings for now because of dozen number ones going down their conference. in the regular season, bringing 3. Michigan State Spartans madness earlier than expected.

It doesn’t matter what records With such a wide-open field, the Spartans show, as long as they make the tournament, they’ll be a danSummer classes at Hudson Valley make it easy. gerous team.

Michigan State looks like they’ll be a third seed in the tournament, but they will play like a one seed because of their coach Tom Izzo, who will push them to play that way.

Coach Izzo is the number one reason why they are number three on my list. He will make sure Be bold. Be a Viking. his team is prepared and ready, so they don’t get upset in the first two rounds and have a legit shot SUMMER CLASSES at playing in the Georgia Dome.

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there are at least 25 schools en route to winning the national title.

And like I said in the beginning, there is no favorite to win it all, but here are my top five programs with the best shot at bringing a title home: 5. Miami Hurricanes The boys from South Beach have proven to the country the U is more than just a football school. Miami has earned solid wins against Michigan State, North Caroline State, and Duke this season. Sophomore point guard Shane Larkin has led the way for the Canes, leading in points and assists per game. But the Hurricanes have cooled off a bit towards the end of the season, which is why they sit at number five on my list. Still, I see Miami as a very dangerous team in the

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Well, coach Tom Crean has not let the nation down. He’s pushed his team to the top of the college basketball standings multiple times and now a possible number one seed in the tournament.

Sophomore forward Cody Zellar has dominated in the paint for the Hoosiers, while junior guard Victor Oladipo has been a terrific scorer for Indiana. Even though the Hoosiers aren’t perfect and could be sent home early, I don’t see Crean letting that happen to his team this year.

1. Duke Blue Devils Duke has been very dominate on offense and defense all year long, beating conference op-

ponents by large margins. With great scorers like senior guard Seth Curry, senior forward Ryan Kelly, and senior forward Mason Plumlee, the Blue Devils are going very deep into the tournament this year. Plus, they have a great coach in Mike Krzyzewski.

But there are two reasons why I don’t see Duke getting knocked out early. One, they have senior leaders, which many teams lack.

Two, with Ryan Kelly, Duke has only lost one game. If Kelly stays healthy, the Blue Devils have a great chance of playing for the national title on April 8 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Let the madess begin.

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Running into Success: Macky Lloyd

By JOSHUA NATOLI Sports Editor

March 9 was not only a special day for Senior Track and Field standout Macky Lloyd, but the program as a whole. Lloyd took to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in the mile-run in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and came back with a seventh place finish and a new personal best time of 4:09.79. The finish also earned Lloyd, a Childhood Education major at Saint Rose, the title of All-American, the first the Golden Knights have had since the early 1990’s.

Such a feat would cause one to think that an athlete of Lloyd’s caliber has been focused on running his entire life. This is not the case. “Growing up, I was primarily a basketball player that would run for fun and to stay in shape,” said Lloyd. “I would pretty much play basketball for most of the

year. In the summer, it was basketball one-hundred percent. I would play AAU and in a few leagues, and when I wasn’t doing that I was playing pick-up with my friends at the town park. We’d play pretty much every night until the lights turned off at 11. During the school year I would run (cross-country) in the fall, play basketball in the winter, and run track in the spring.”

Lloyd did not just participate in all these high school sports, either; he dominated them at Voorheesville High School. As captain of the basketball team, Lloyd led the Blackbirds to the Section II title game twice. Both Lloyd’s cross-country and track teams qualified for the state finals all four years of his high school career. During his senior year, Lloyd’s 4x800 meter relay team, consisting of two future Golden Knights runners as well as future runners for Fordham and Spring-

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Macky Lloyd has had quite a successful career at Saint Rose.

field, placed second in the state final. Lloyd is also a Section II individual champion in crosscountry.

Although such accolades would garner the interests of many schools, Lloyd decided to stay local, only applying to The College of Saint Rose and the University of Albany. “I wanted a school that was close to home,” said Lloyd. “I liked how the campus was small and communitycentered and the education program here is highly regarded in (New York State). “In terms of athletics, I knew I would be valued more here and be able to really develop over time.”

As a freshman member of the Golden Knights, Lloyd was part of the distance medley relay team that set a school outdoor record with a time of 10:29.82 at one of the more notable track and field events, the Penn Relays. As a sophomore, Lloyd earned a spot on the second team Northeast-10 4x800 meter relay squad. He also earned two first place finishes in the 5,000 meter at the RPI Early Outdoor Invitational and the 1,500 meter at the Capital District Classic. In his junior year, Lloyd earned a USTFCCCA AllEast Region selection as well as qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time.

Lloyd was sidelined for the 2012 season after suffering a foot injury. “I sat out because I tore my plantar fascia at the NE10 meet in (cross-country), said Lloyd. “I couldn’t run for a few months so I redshirted. It turned out to be a blessing because it allowed me to focus on studentteaching that next fall and then gave me a fifth year of indoor and outdoor track,” he added.

That extra fifth season turned out to be Lloyd’s All-American year. The 4:09.79 time is even more impressive when you look at Lloyd’s past mile finishes.

Throughout his college track career, Lloyd had been stuck around the 4:23 mark in the mile run. To shave around fourteen seconds

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Lloyd is the first Saint Rose All-American since the early 1990’s. off of a longer distance run after suffering a foot injury really speaks volumes about Lloyd’s character.

The honor of being an AllAmerican has not sidetracked Lloyd though, nor affected his work ethic. “I don’t feel any different, that’s for sure,” said Lloyd. “It was a big step in my athletic career, but I know there is a lot of work to be done. It really just gave all the hard work a title.

It is also a big motivator for training harder. I got a taste of success and really want more. It sounds cheesy but I love running. I enjoy the primal aspect of running where it’s just you, your thoughts, and the trail/road. Running for me is very introspective. I also like how simple it is. If you are smart with your training and work hard, you’ll improve.”

Being a senior, Lloyd will be missed on the track this fall and next spring, but he feels that the team will do just fine without him.

“Hopefully they see me working hard, listening to the coaches, and believing in the system,” said Lloyd. “I know there are athletes on this team that can surpass what I’ve done. The team has really progressed since my freshman year and I can’t see it stopping.

I think every year the school records will keep dropping.”

Lloyd also hopes that his work ethic and love of running will continue to help him in the future.“I am going to continue my graduate program and hopefully find a job soon,” said Lloyd.

“I want to teach and keep running competitively for as long as possible. Hopefully I keep improving and can possibly join a post-collegiate team.”

Lloyd has little time left to bask in his indoor track success. The All-American award will have to take a backseat as the outdoor season is set to be underway later this month, which will be Lloyd’s last stand as a Golden Knight.