The Chronicle The weekly student newspaper of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York Visit us on the web at www.strosechronicle.com
March 12th, 2013
Volume LXXXI Issue 24
Metroland: Welcome American Red Cross to the Pine Hills Collects Blood at Saint Rose
KELLY PFEISTER
Cara Staib, a resident of Troy, traveled to The College of Saint Rose to give blood because she has type O-. People with O- blood can only recieve O-. “You gotta give it if you wanna get it,” Staib said.
By CAROLINE MURRAY Advertising Manager
During these tough economic times, both local and national newspapers are finding ways to save money in order to keep publishing. For the Capital Region’s alternative newsweekly, Metroland, this meant parting from their central city location last August and transferring to a new, but smaller office in the Pine Hills neighborhood. “I mean roughly, we are in half the space, so to say that we are paying half the rent and utilities is not too far from accurate,” said Stephen Leon, active owner and Publisher. The decision to move from the 5,700-square-foot building near
News & Features
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Communications Student Awarded Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
LEFT-Chuck Varin from the American Red Cross makes sure that student Jacob Barkman is set to go after donating blood.
By LAUREN SEARS Staff Writer Amal Tlaige, a junior communications major here at The College of Saint Rose, has won the WTEN Broadcast Journalism scholarship. On Dec. 14, Tlaige received a letter from WTEN Channel 10 stating that she had won the scholarship, which was worth
R I G H T- S t u dent Yvette Williams displays her arm after donating blood on Feb. 28th, 2013.
Lark Street to the 2,700-squarefoot office space on 523 Western Ave. was also a matter of practicality. The commercial property on Madison Avenue was meant for a much bigger staff than the 17 employees who currently work at the paper. “Well, like all print media, we are smaller,” said Shawn Stone, Arts Editor for Metroland. “There were seven people on the editorial staff and now there are three. We didn’t need as much space.” Prior to the move, Metroland leased the property in the city square neighborhood from Terra Stratton, owner of The Chocolate Gecko on Colvin Avenue. Leon recalled that the alterna-
Arts & Opinion
$2,000. The news is something that Tlaige has been passionate about for years. Her ultimate goal is to be a broadcast journalist. Tlaige stated that she has “always been passionate about the news,” and that she thinks “it is a person’s best source to educate themselves. As stated by McCombs and Shaw the Continued on Page A5
Sports
Saint Rose hosts Poetry Out Loud state finals. See page A2
CBS has another Golden Boy. See pages B9
NBA teams you don’t want to face in the playoffs part 2. See page D15
Student Profile: A self supporting art major. See page A6
Scholars inspire potential Saint Rose students. See page C13
Golden Knights athletics launch spring campaign. See page D16