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January 31, 2012
The weekly student newspaper at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York
Albany Times Union Invests in Print Despite New Media Pressures By T.G. BRANFALT, STEVE FELANO, KEIKO MIMURO, JESSICA NICOSIA, RUSUDAN PANOZISHVILI, and BRITTANY SCHWEIKER The Albany Times Union is preparing for a huge upgrade next March, as the Hearst-owned media company plans to install stateof-the-art printing presses at its Colonie plant. The presses were ordered January 13. Along with its $14 million investment in new presses, the paper is working in many arenas to stay competitive. Journalists at the newspaper are focused on developing online media skills, while the company identifies new revenue streams and differ-
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Celebration of a Legacy Fourth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Gala and Dinner Held Friday
ent methods of news delivery for readers. A journalism class from The College of Saint Rose visited the Times Union last week to learn about what goes into producing a daily regional newspaper. During the tour, Greg Stapleton told students the newspaper is aggressively adapting to changing technologies while maintaining its commitment to readers. Stapleton, a Saint Rose graduate and former editor of The Chronicle, is the education and community circulation manager at the paper. The new Commander CL presses, manufactured by Koenig & Bauer AG, a German company, are expected to be operational in Story continued on page A5
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Students danced to the uplifting music provided by cover band The Power House Friday night. By Ian Benjamin Executive Editor
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Education and community circulation manager Greg Stapleton explains the process used at the Times Union printing plant in Colonie.
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The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were echoed at a dinner and gala held in commemoration of King’s legacy of service Friday here at Saint Rose. Student leaders, faculty and staff
addressed the same issues which King addressed 50 years ago, such as racial and economic inequality. “Things need to change,” said freshman Colin Ruggiero, a student leader who participated in a service trip volunteering in one of the neediest communities in the
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country. The dinner and gala arrived on the tail end of events commemorating King’s legacy that have spanned the nation. On the national day, President Obama participated in a community service Story continued on page A4
Sports
Recruiter from Jesuit volunteer corps visits Saint Rose. See Page A2
Columnist Rachel Bolton raps on 2008 movie Keith. See Page B6
After 17 years of service Yankees’ catcher Jorge Posada calls it quits. See Page D11
Barely South Review searching for poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction. See Page A2
The View From Venus: In Defense of Self Defense. See Page C7
Track and field makes a strong showing at Boston Terrier Invitational. See Page D12
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Recruiter from the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Visits Saint Rose By SUNSHINE OSELLA Features Editor A recruiter from the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) came to talk to a group of students. Emma Fabian, the east coast recruiter, came to talk about post-graduate volunteer opportunities on Thursday, Jan. 26. JVC offers two programs: the International Program, which is a two year commitment, and the Domestic Program, which is a one year commitment. JVC is committed to opportunities in social justice. Volunteers work with those who are homeless, refugees, immigrants, and convicts along with many other groups. Fabian said it is about working with different people in need and working together. JVC has four core values: social jus-
tice, simple living, community, and spirituality. JVC has many locations around the U.S. including: Philadelphia, PA, Washington, D.C., and Syracuse, NY. They also have sights in six other countries including Belize, Chile, and Micronesia. In order to register, you must be at least 21 years of age and must be a college graduate. Most JVC volunteers are just graduated from college, but there is no age limit to this opportunity. Fabian said volunteers can come from any background and still have a good experience with JVC. For more information about this organization and the opportunities that is has to offer visit: http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org
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In Brief
Barely South Review Searching for Stories Looking to be published? Barely South Review is now searching for stories for their September 2012 issue. Featuring work from established writers as well as the novice, the publication welcomes all. Any previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or artwork is eligible. All entries must be submitted by March
31, 2012 in order to be considered for publication. Barely South Review is also accepting submissions for the Norton Girault Literary Prize. Writers of fiction may submit their stories for the chance to win $1000 and publication in the Barely South Review. This year, the guest judge will
be Cristina Garcia, a former researcher for Time Magazine. Garcia has received accolades for her 1992 debut novel Dreaming in Cuban, earning the National Book Award. In order to be considered, entries are due by February 29, 2012. General questions can be sent to odu.creative.writing@gmail.com.
Turning Tables Project Looks for Participants Students at the College will have the opportunity to lead discussion groups and “conduct creative research” on topics of difference throughout the upcoming semester. The discussion groups, known as “Conversation Circles,” are part of a the Turning Tables Project. The project is guided by Shai Butler, assistant to the president for diversity and professors from the Community Arts Advisory
Board. Participation is open to the entire Saint Rose community. Any students who would like to lead these “Conversation Circles” will be given a training. For more information contact Butler at (518) 337-2306 or by e-mail at butlers@strose.edu. All Turning Tables sessions will be held in the Touhey Forum from noon - 1:15 p.m. Sessions will be held on the following
dates: Wednesday February 15th Thursday March 15th Friday, April 20th RSVP’s are not required, however, those that are planning to bring a group are encouraged to do so such that enough refreshments can be provided.
11 Year Old Connected to Lark Street Burglary
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Emma Fabian, a recruiter for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, shows a brief video during an information meeting.
An 11 year old boy was arrested Saturday afternoon for breaking into cars on Willet Street. He was later connected to a commercial burglary on Lark St, according to the Albany PD. Following up on a burglary report last Thursday, officer Michael Geraci was interviewing the owner of Frame Workshop, located at 215 Lark St. The owner said that someone had stolen $240 from the cash register and that they had entered through an unlocked window sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The suspect also damaged several picture frames as they climbed in. The owner informed the officer that the young boy had been hanging around the business in the past couple days and had been inside several times. He then stated that he believed the suspect had unlocked the window while inside the shop so as to enter later. The owner gave Geraci the name of the boy and showed the officer
the boy’s Facebook page. Two days later, while Geraci was on his beat in the Center Square neighborhood, he noticed a young boy checking car doors on Willet St. Identifying the boy as the same from a picture on the Facebook page, he followed. Soon Geraci saw the boy climb inside an open car. The officer approached the car and, seeing that the boy was in the back seat stealing a camera, apprehended him. The boy was placed in custody, and was later brought to the Children and Family Services Unit.
With the boy’s mother present, a detective interviewed the boy. He admitted to having broken into two cars on Saturday. The boy also confessed to committing the burglary at the Frame Workshop. In addition, an Ipod and cellphone were confiscated, as well as a cash register key taken during the Frame Workshop burglary. The boy has been charged with burglary, two counts of petit larceny, criminal mischief, and criminal possession of stolen property.
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Attendees at the MLK Gala were treated to a scrumptious dinner.
Myles Clendenin reviews his speech before the gala.
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project at the Browne Education Center in Washington, D.C., while, closer to home, a community-wide video project recreating King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was filmed at Union College in Schenectady. Simultaneously, a Day of Service was held at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Center. All were part of the effort to commemorate King’s legacy through service and affecting non-violent change. Attendees at the Saint Rose celebration began filtering through the front door of Saint Joseph Hall slightly before five --many dressed to the nines-to be greeted by tables lined in white linen. Underneath the soft light cast by the overhead chandeliers, the modest crowd mingled sipping on mock-tails. After the crowd was seated comfortably eating a variety of Southern fare the program commenced. The first speaker to approach the lectern was Shai Butler, president for diversity at the college. “We packed this ballroom four years ago and celebrated the auspicious occasion [of Barack Obama’s election],” said Butler. “I’m so excited to see you all here tonight to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King,” she said, before inviting Ken Scott, director of community service, to give the invocation. Scott’s first act was to invite the audience into the “sacredness and quietness of this moment, whether that is prayer, reflection or meditation.” Scott gave thanks to the “community, planners, [and] musicians” and “those who have handled, cooked and are serving the food. Inside all this we ask for the inspiration to give honor to the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” With the event officially commenced, tables were asked to enjoy the well-appointed buffet table which was filled with Southern fare. Everything from fried chicken and spicy pulled pork to mac-and-cheese and sweet tea was offered.
Once everyone was again comfortably seated, Myles Clendenin, the 2011 recipient of the president’s leadership award, was introduced by Butler. He reflected upon the experiences which led to that award including the challenges he encountered as a Resident Assistant overseeing 25 male freshmen in Brubacher Hall, as well as the unexpected success of the PB & Jams last year. Clendenin helped organize the PB and Jams event, which had volunteers creating sandwiches for local shelters. The final sandwich count was more than 1,000, greatly exceeding goals. “To see a dream unfold you need to work hard at it. You might fail a couple of times,” said Clendenin, but “never give up.” Continuing the theme of service, sophomore Enedina Maya and freshman Colin Ruggiero took over the mic. Maya and Ruggiero were part of a service group which traveled to Washington, D.C. for five days over winter break. The group, composed of 19 students and six Saint Rose staff, served at an organization, So Others Might Eat, which works in one of the neediest parts of the city. According to the organization’s website, it’s mission is to “feed and clothe DC’s homeless and poor” as well as “train people for jobs and house homeless families and single adults.” “I’m here because I’m privileged,” said Ruggiero. “I’m privileged enough to come to this great college and I’m privileged enough to go down to D.C. to work and learn.” He drew a line between classroom and service learning. For Ruggiero, the former teaches one to “make a contribution to the world” through a job whereas the latter, service learning, teaches one about “where we are in the world today” and that “some people are locked into this system and some people are locked out of it.” After Ruggiero described the plight of poverty, Maya urged the audience to “go down there and serve and see it for yourself.”
The service trip to Washington was not Ruggiero’s first. He was also part of the Saint Rose group which spent their spring break in New Orleans. He took part in the continuing reconstruction efforts to repair the city after the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina. Ruggiero was inspired to attend the service trips by his sister, a Saint Rose graduate, who had told him about her experiences one when she attended herself. Barbara Ungar, associate professor of English and published poet, said that she had contemplated reading one of her published poems, but that “nothing is good enough for Dr. King.” Stating that “no one is as great a poet as the great doctor himself,” Ungar chose to create a found poem out of three of King’s speeches which exist in the public domain, including “I Have a Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Having bestowed her piece upon the audience, the podium was once more occupied by Scott, who gave the closing remarks. “In this season of Dr. King where is the College of Saint Rose? Where are their students?” asked Scott rhetorically. “Tonight, part of this celebration is a celebration of Saint Rose students who are in this room. They have gotten out of the classroom, gotten off of this campus, gotten into a city where there [are] still economic inequalities, racial injustices.” In an act recognizing students at Saint Rose that have manifested King’s legacy here at Saint Rose, Scott asked volunteers who were present to stand. They were applauded. The speech-giving was short, slightly more than 20 minutes and allowed for the participants to spend the majority of the time socializing and, later, moving on the dance floor. Music was provided by The Power House Band who performed a version of Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” and The Nasties’ “I Wanna Rock You All Night Long.” With full stomachs and good music, it wasn’t long before most of the audience was out on the dance floor.
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to appear throughout the newsMarch of next year. The new paper. The new press will also give presses will increase the numbers the Times Union the capability to of pixels printed per page, which print for larger newspapers with will result in readers seeing more circulation in upstate New York detailed pictures and clearer text. and the northeast. If an agreeColor photographs are expected ment is made, the Times Union headquarters on Albany Shaker Road could serve as a printer for The New York Times, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal. “The new press uses a technology that’s known as off-set printing,” said Stapleton. “It’s faster, it’s much higher quality, it’s cheaper to print this way. Off-set printing will allow the newspaper to basically look like it’s in HD.” The Times Union’s current printing technology uses steel and rubALEXANDRA EGOROVA ber plates, which, once One of the Times Union’s current newspaper inked, are pressed over presses that uses steel and rubber plates.
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News the broadsheet. The Commander CL uses a similar plate technology, however the plates are designed to use less ink and up to 50 percent less oil than the current technology. Printing time may be cut by as much as an hour, Stapleton said, “and there would be a huge reduction in plate costs.” The current cost per plate for the Times Union is $5. The new presses will cut that cost to $1 per plate. While the Times Union is placing special focus on its printed product, the paper is also assessing the news it puts online, and how it gets there. “We have changed from a newspaper to a news media company,” Stapleton said. “We are no longer just paper and ink. We can’t be – that’s not possible.” In the newsroom, employees are developing competencies with multiple new media tasks. Photojournalists and staff writers alike are required to know how to shoot video, write, and take still photos. They are also expected to maintain a social media presence through sites like Twitter and Facebook. Editors now post stories online at any time of day or night and include a variety of picture and video supplements. Smartphones allow photographers to send pictures quickly without coming back to the office. Stapleton sees picture-sharing websites like Tumblr and Pinterest as the new frontier of social media. “They seem to understand that in order to stay competitive, they need to progress and move with technology,” said Alexander Englander, a graduate student on the tour. “They know that they need to become a news media [company], not just a newspaper.” “The audience,” Stapleton said, “plays a central role in how the news is delivered. A newspaper can’t exist without its readers – it’s how we make our money, it’s who reads our paper.” Graduate student Kellie McGuire commutes to Albany from out of town. “Today’s tour of the Times Union made me want to learn about communities in Albany, and made me realize the
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Greg Stapleton talking to a journalism class from Saint Rose. importance of the Times Union in the nearby community.” Much of the publication’s transformation from a solely print medium to a combination print and online news outlet was spurred by the changing news consumption habits of its audience. The Times Union’s decision to offer a special Sunday print edition was also the product of audience demand. “We also realize that people have a lot of different options in the media field,” Stapleton said. “We need
“We have changed from a newspaper to a news media company,” Stapleton said. “We are no longer just paper and ink. We can’t be – that’s not possible.” Greg Stapleton to be the most cost-effective option in that market.” Now, about 60 to 65 percent of the newspaper’s total revenue comes from advertising in the hard copy of the newspaper, while another 15 to 20 percent comes from digital advertising, a newer revenue stream is derived from the digital services it offers customers. Now, the newspaper uses technology to help businesses appear higher in search engine result rankings, thus increasing their exposure to the public. “We need to change with the times,”
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said Stapleton. “Search engine optimization,” he said, is “one of those ways we can make money as a company without having to deal with the hardcopy paper, and still be very successful.” Twenty-nine year old Alexandra Egorova is an international student from Russia. “This was my first experience of seeing the newspaper working process from inside,” she said. “The entire tour was very impressive and helpful to me.” The tour at the Times Union usually begins with an introduction to two antique printing presses displayed in the lobby. One is a linotype machine from the late 1800s, which worked by dripping hot lead onto lettered blocks that were slid into place as an operator typed. The hot lead would cool on the blocks and harden, forming the plate that would be used to print the newspaper. Next to these bulky pioneering presses hang former regional papers from the turn of the century, such as the Albany Atlas, The Argus, and an edition in the Dutch language of Albany’s original settlers. Those presses are a long way from the newspapers’ current focus on developing new means of delivery. Now readers can view multiple web versions of the Times Union on its web site, or using applications on the iPhone, iPad and iPod. “We are led by people who understand that we need to look forward in order to be successful,” said Stapleton.
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Something Sour, Something Sweet Keith (2008)
By RACHEL BOLTON Staff Writer
in their relationship like in A Walk to Remember, it becomes an out of nowhere surprise. Keith looks Rating: Revolting healthy and not someone who has The immortal words of Lady gone through the rigors of chemo. Gaga, “Want your bad romance” When Natalie finds out that Keith tells the exact opposite of this has cancer she immediately stops awful love story, we do not want being mad at him for hurting her this bad romance. Keith is a pa- feelings constantly. thetic attempt to pull at our heart Now, this movie would not strings. It tries to be deep, but have been so bad if it was not for ends up being a torturous affair the way Keith slowly destroys for all involved. Natalie’s life. The writers were Keith is about a girl named aiming for a “nonsensical guy Natalie who has it all. She’s going that helps uptight girl loosen up.” to attend Duke University, she’s Instead, the audience is subjected in every club at school, she plays to watching Keith ruin her prostennis, has awesome friends, and pects. Because of his influence a hot Spanish boyfriend. Then on her, she nearly loses her best the school loser shows up. Keith, friend, her college scholarship, played by Jesse McCartney (you her family, and she loses her boyknow, that guy we friend. (Who was all liked back in the Keith is an annoying not a bad guy, I day?) ends up being guess he just wasn’t Natalie’s lab partner pain in the butt and interesting for the and for some reason he bugs and stalks plot). Natalie’s life he takes an interest Natalie until she was not bad; she in her. Keith is an was on the path to annoying pain in agrees to hang out a good adulthood with him. the butt and he bugs and did not need to and stalks Natalie be “loosened up.” I until she agrees to do not understand hang out with him. Remember la- why she goes back to Keith in the dies and gents, this is supposed to end. His entire life had been a lie be charming. to her. Natalie eventually gives in and Keith would have been a betshe goes on a series of non-dates ter movie if it were an intended with Keith. Because he is just so satire on this type of romance, but funny and strange, Keith takes no, this was all done on purpose. her to do constructive things like The movie makes better sense putting bowling balls on their if you view it as a cautionary teachers’ lawns and making her tale of an abusive relationship. think that he is about to drive his Keith abuses Natalie in numerous truck off a cliff. By using his de- ways: emotionally, verbally, and linquent emo-ness, Natalie falls sexually, and it makes me want in love with him, despite the fact to vomit. If you want to watch a that he is a jerk to her. sad romance, put on Titanic. SeriThe draw of this movie is what ously. is wrong with Keith. The big Next Week: As a palate cleanstwist of the movie is that Keith er I will be watching Harry is dying of cancer. This is how Brown AKA Michael Cain goes the writers want to justify Keith’s vigilante on a gang harassing his callous treatment of Natalie. In- neighborhood. stead of being a sad turn of events
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The Crime Corner
By CHRIS SURPRENANT Arts Editor
Murder on the Orient Express
This week, death is working on the railroad. Agatha Christie places her famous Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot, aboard the Orient Express, where, of course, a murder takes place. What better place to kill someone than aboard a train? With an impressive suspect pool, Christie creates a tense novel that allows the reader to think he has it all figured out. Surprise, surprise, that’s not the case at all. Poirot boards the train in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), where he is in the company of several interesting characters. During his first night on the train, Poirot is disturbed by a noise in the compartment of the sour-tempered Samuel Ratchett. Peeking out from his own berth, Poirot sees the conductor asking if Ratchett is all right. A voice replies in the affirmative, and Poirot returns to bed, still uneasy about the scene he witnessed. Still unable to sleep, Poirot later heard a thump on his door. When he answers, no one is there, only seeing a woman in a scarlet kimono escape down the corridor. The following day, Ratchett
is discovered, stabbed to death twelve times. Not only is there a murderer on the loose, but the train had stopped due to a snowstorm. Fun stuff. What would appear to be an average, tension-filled story turns into one heck of head-scratching problem. Christie drops several clues for Poirot to find, yet, none of them seem to point to one particular person, leading the reader to believe that the great Hercule
“What would appear to be an average, tensionfilled story turns into one heck of head-scratching problem.” Poirot has met his match. Several of the passengers are found to have a connection to Ratchett, everyone from his secretary Hector MacQueen to the dour princess Natalia Dragomiroff. To add an extra element of confusion, Christie throws in a pesky American back story that further complicates matters.
The cast of characters throughout Christie’s novel is extensive, and they are vividly portrayed. On occasion, Christie tends to create flat characters in favor a complex plot. Part of the fun of this novel is the outlandish titles of the suspects. In one novel, Christie is able to include a princess, a countess, and a woman named Hildegarde Schmidt. How much better could it get? Here, Christie gives each suspect a distinct personality. Characteristically, Poirot is able to tailor his charm to each of them, making for a lot of interesting dialogue. What makes this one of Christie’s best novels is the fact that the reader believes he has it all figured out. There is a point where the culprit seems so straightforward, that the reader will feel let down that Christie hasn’t crafted a better novel. One would be wrong to assume that of Dame Agatha. Christie is able to twist convention in such a way that the reader will feel so ashamed that the solution was staring him in the face the whole time. When it comes down to it, the key to the crime is so incredibly simple. The average reader is going to over-think this, and will be frustrated from cover to cover. That, my friends, is the best kind of mystery.
Murder on the Orient Express is one among many of Agatha Christie's captivating novels.
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Opinion
So About That Tobacco-Free Policy...Part Two By SCOTT LAWSON News Editor Last week, you may have read Regina Iannizzotto preach about how “great” the tobacco and smoke- free campus is. This is not one of those editorials. For the college to make a decision to limit what its students can do that is in compliance with state and federal law is completely absurd. I understand why the school is doing it; to make the school a healthier place to live, but that does not justify limiting the consenting adult who knows all the health risks involved. With smoking, I understand that some people do not want to smell the second-hand smoke which is fine and I understand that. But there is a solution to that without the complete ban of smoking on campus, and that would be creating designated smoking areas on the campus that people actually know about.
Apparently the gazebos were for that, but that is something that I did not find out until the tobacco embargo was placed on the Saint Rose campus. The college assumed that students would know that. If the smokers know where to go other than the sidewalk to smoke their cigarettes, then hypothetically there should not be a problem. Making students smoke on the sidewalks also raises another problem: the pollution from throwing their butts on the ground. Someone has to clean that up and if the City of Albany does, that is a complete waste of tax payer money, in my opinion. At a designated smoking area, there would be a place to dispose of butts appropriately. Making people walk to the sidewalks could also be dangerous at night. I know for a fact that a girl was abducted on Morris, and if you know your campus geography, that is where one of
our dorms is. There is no reason to have to walk to a sidewalk; policy should not outweigh an individual’s immediate safety. Now, you may think that this is a rule that is strictly for the smokers, but this also effects those that choose to chew or dip. Coming from someone that does it, it is pretty nasty. But I do not understand why this is something that we cannot do. Using chew or dip only affects the person that is doing it and no one else. There is nothing secondhand that comes with. You may feel a little grossed out when you see someone spit, but that really is the only side effect for other people. Did the school make the right move? I personally do not think so. We are adults now; we should be able to make our own decisions for ourselves without being limited. With this new rule, it feels like I never really left high school.
Girl in Dorm: “I’m still laughing about you guys binding your decision by high five.” Girl in Dorm: “He said, ‘Hey, what’s up?’ I said, ‘The sky.’ I’m so funny.” *Girl takes a handful of candy.* Friend: “What, are you going into hibernation?” Girl Walking: “G-T-G-V-I-M-B: Gym, Tanning, Get Vinny in my bed!” Girl in Dining Hall: “I even turned off ‘That 70s Show’ to finish it and I still didn’t get it done!”
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The View From Venus In the Defense of Self-Defense By TIFFANY KNAPP Women’s Initiative Rape Aggression Defense courses, or RAD classes, are women-only self-defense programs centered around realistic defense tactics. They teach awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and risk avoidance in addition to techniques women can use to defend themselves against any aggressor. At the end of the program, each individual has learned exceptional lessons not only about protecting themselves, but about how they behave in stressful, aggressive situations. It gives women the courage to defend themselves and the knowledge to do so. But individuals at Saint Rose have been preventing them from being offered on campus. The education that RAD courses provide is invaluable - the strategies taught are potentially lifesaving. Most importantly, these classes provide women with a course of action they normally do not have - the ability to rely on themselves. The reasons RAD is prevented are generic, ranging from there is no space to there is no funding, both of which are baseless claims. We have a gym, St. Joe’s, and Standish, which are all large enough to allow a decent amount of Saint Rose women to benefit from these courses. As for money, there are instructors willing to volunteer their time, Saint Rose does not charge to reserve rooms, and other costs are likely negligible compared to other oncampus events that do not come close to benefitting students as much as these courses would. Take for an example, Rose Rock. As much fun as students have at this event, the amount of money spent acquiring last year’s band was astronomical, and definitely not as important as women being able to protect themselves from sexual assault and other violent attacks. Sexual assault is a real threat - one in four college women are sexually assaulted in their
college career. One in four- that’s 25% of all the Saint Rose women you know. In addition to the importance of Rape Aggression Defense courses to individual women, it should be important to Saint Rose. As anyone who walks through our campus is acutely aware, our student body is mostly composed of women. Despite this, the college offers few women-centered resources. The health center is not allowed to provide women’s health care, and now the College is being prevented from hosting women-centered self-defense courses that could potentially stop a rape, thwart a beating, or even help a woman escape a deadly situation. This is illogical. The College was founded as a College for women, and continues to be predominately populated by women, but employees are blocking resources that are immensely beneficial to women. The College offers a variety of other resources - the Career Center, Academic Support Center, Academic Advising, Spiritual Life, Residence Life, Student Affairs, etc., but none of these provide a remedy to a very real problem - statistically, one quarter of Saint Rose women are going to be sexually assaulted in their four years here. Why not give us the means to defend ourselves from it? The Physical Education Department does offer self-defense courses, but as any underclassmen knows, they are difficult to get into. They also are not targeted - they are not centered around a woman defending herself against an aggressor who is usually male, an important distinction RAD programs make. RAD is an incredibly beneficial program to offer on college campuses. Why College employees would move to block hosting it here is beyond fathomable - they are taking away from Saint Rose women the opportunity to protect themselves, to get away, to not be victims. This is absolutely unacceptable - we need these resources.
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January 31, 2012
Volume 80 Issue 20
Building Relationships in Columbia of flying. We set out immediately to the Sincelejo Methodist church where we would meet the Pastor, his family, and see the work sight. Being the first mission team in that area, the Pastor and his congregation were excited to meet us as we were to meet the families of Sincelejo. At our introduction, the Bishop and the Pastor said a prayer of dedication over the land and the construction of what would be the new Methodist Church. So there it is: Our mission was to help build the foundation for a new Methodist church in Sincelejo and to also create loving and lasting relationships with the people there. Of course, creating lasting relation-
where more loving and lasting relationships will occur. Not only will there be church services on Sincelejo, Colombia is a beauSunday and throughout the week, tiful place full of wonderful but the building will be used as a people and I know this to be true community center, for educationbecause I was there. I went on al programs, community events, a mission trip January 3 - 13th, as well as a day care for the chil2012 to Sincelejo with members dren and a resource for outreach of my church in Cortland, NY for the homeless and displaced and in connection with UMVIM persons in the area. (United Methodist Volunteer in Our construction assignment Missions) of the Northeast Juriswas to dig six holes and each of diction. However, before I went the holes needed to be six feet on the mission I had to raise deep and five feet wide. The team funds for airfare and for any adworked along side both the Pasditional costs. My mother was a tor and the Colombian men of the great help to me when it came to church and we dug daily for five fundraising. She held a bake sale, to six hours for six days straight sent e-mails to family and friends, with shovels and pick axes. Perhelped me write my mission sonally, I can tell you that digletter and mail them, and ging holes is very hard work, she also constantly provided but working side by side with support through prayer and the Columbians and then latencouraging words. My er eating our meals together, mission letter was sent or we became fast friends. The hand delivered personally friendships went beyond the by me to friends, family, and work day. Some of the misto some of my professors, sion team members bonded a well as some businesses immediately with the chilin my hometown. The letdren so they taught the chilters explained the purpose dren English and a variety of of the trip and work that I, games. Others bonded with along with the other mission the adults. This was a happy team members, would be and exciting sight to see: doing in Sincelejo as well as children being taught English asked for monetary support. and games, and adults having I am extremely grateful for long conversations. the encouragement, shared Besides digging holes and excitement for the mission, working on the construction COURTESY OF AMELIA WADE and the financial donations. sight, there were evening Amelia Wade digging with a pick axe. Although, I found raising the walks around the city and finances to not be “fun” and ships with people was the most stops for ice-cream, an introstressful; the fact that the mon- important purpose of our mission. duction to the wild life – we met ies came in was an affirmation. I However, the new church build- a sloth in the town square; we ate was definitely intended to go on ing will be a saving grace for the the ‘native fair’ fast-food version the mission trip to Sincelejo, Co- Colombians because it will be at a little restaurant called ‘Taco lombia. more than a building for church Taco’; we spent an afternoon visWe arrived in Colombia on the services. The physical structure iting children on outskirts of the fourth of January after a full day of the church will also be a place city where we bonded by playing
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Amelia Wade holding a child from Sincelejo, Colombia. games and serving snacks; the team also attended the church in Sincelejo as well as visiting a church in another village where more indigenous Colombians attend. Our final day in Sincelejo was Tuesday and at first it seemed so far, but as the date approached
Our mission was to help build the foundation for a new Methodist church in Sincelejo and to also create loving and lasting relationships with the people there. many of us wished it would not. The people of Sincelejo are so kind and loving, everybody greets you with a hug and kiss on the cheek and says, “Good morning” or “How are you?” (However, they say it in Spanish). But alas, the date did arrive and we departed on the Pastor’s last words of, “We love you, we are all family and you are always in our hearts. Thank you!” I will never forget how it felt to know he truly meant those words. Wednesday was spent driving to an ocean village and up to a
mountain village to see a school in construction and to also see a completed clinic. The clinic was actually started by the same man who intended to start the Sincelejo church. However, Clinton Rabbs’ life was taken in Haiti’s’ 2010 earthquake and so the Sincelejo project was delayed. We stayed the night in the ocean village and the next day drove to Cartagena because our flight left in the wee hours of Friday morning. In Cartagena we were allowed to behave like tourists so, we visited the “Old City” and did some light shopping and fancy dinning. It was a very enjoyable last evening in Colombia. Overall, this mission trip, this experience, the people are something I will never forget. I feel truly blessed to have been able to go to Colombia, share my faith, work along side brothers and sisters, and to learn more about myself and another culture. I think everyone would benefit from a cross-cultural mission experience. I can talk about my experience --about the people I met and the things I did and show you pictures of Colombia, but that is only a glimpse. It is hard to put into words what the heart sees and knows. Like they say: “You had to be there!” And I am very glad that I was given the opportunity. God Bless.
January 31, 2012
Volume 80 Issue 20
In 2012, Know Your Politics By JOHN SLAGG Staff Writer Well it’s going to be that time of year in November: Election Day. People have been preparing for this since 2008. For many of us, this will be the first presidential election that we can vote in. It is very important that we know about the candidates running: Barrack Obama and so far either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney. Before we vote, we should know about their positions, their past successes and failures, what they promise, and what we can expect from them. When you want to learn about politicians you should try to find real facts instead of listening to one-sided propaganda like Fox News and MSNBC. What’s true and what’s false sometimes doesn’t matter to these “information” sources. Both of these media empires tend to bend stories to accommodate the political party they work for, and through this they are killing America. Many of the problems in this country arise from Congress’ inability to cooperate and solve our problems the way it was intended. This country was started when a group of men got together so they could cooperate to build the greatest country in the world. In his farewell address, George Washington (our only presi-
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dent who had no political affiliations) warned against political parties; also known as the reason why this country is struggling today. Fox News has conservatives convinced that only they are right and liberals will destroy this country, so politicians do what they say to make Fox viewers and their voters happy so they can get reelected. MSNBC does the same thing. These two media sources aren’t alone. They can’t be trusted as news sources, especially while covering a presidential election. So, who can you trust? FREECROSSWORDPUZZLES.COM.AU Politifact.com seems to be a reliable source of information because it does actual fact checking. Interest1: Creator of the universe 29: Hail ingly, I find BBC, a foreign 2: Original sinner 30: Pivotal periods news station, good at cov3: Lincoln loc. 31: Breaks a certain limit ering international news. 4: Removes, as a record 37: Use foul language Both of these seem unbi5: Sort of blue 38: Surgery sites, briefly ased. The truth is that you 6: Piercing tools 39: Furry friend can only rely on your own 7: 'I'm Sorry' singer Brenda 42: Private teacher's stujudgment. Don’t listen to 8: Fall bloomers dents some hack on TV or the ra9: Problem for Jonah 43: Slinky material dio just because they sound 10: Dillydallied 46: List of mistakes intelligent. It doesn’t make 11: Barely manages, with 47: Feels nostalgia for them right and you don’t 'out' 48: Doctors need their opinion. Think 12: Unused portion 50: Had a virus, say for yourself. Make your 13: They may be liberal 52: Behaves own political beliefs and 16: Facility for outpatients 53: Withered vote for whoever you think 20: Pic takers 54: Test choice will work best for you. Do 21: Kind of inspection 55: Piece of strategy anything, just vote. Make 22: Sailor's guide 56: Puzzle piece sure you take the initiative 23: Title holders 58: Star pitcher to make whatever decision 24: Arrive 59: Full circle, on the track you think is right, and don’t 26: Campaigned for office 60: Teamwork deterrent stay home and let someone 27: Unwrought iron 61: Go down else make that decision for You can find the solution to this week’s crossword online at www.strosechronicle.com. you.
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Volume 80 Issue 20
Super Bowl XLVI Stage Set for Rematch of Giants and Patriots
Tom Brady and Eli Manning will battle it out for the second time on NFL’s biggest stage By DAVID LEBLANC Staff Writer As we all remember, the 2007 Super Bowl came to a nail biting late drive by Eli Manning and company to eventually lift the New York Giants over the Patriots. Will history repeat itself? At least that is what everyone is asking themselves. Four years ago, Tynes kicked the winning field goal that won them the NFC. Last Sunday, the same thing happened. With that said, will the outcome remain the same? Although the Giants are the same talented team that they once were, is Tom Brady and Company better? Unfortunately, we will have to wait and see. Yet some things have changed since that cold winter night in 2008. For instance, the last drive. The two most influential players in that drive, David Tyree and Plaxico Burress, are no longer on the team. Will guys like Hakeem Nicks and new sensation Victor Cruz step up? Statistically, neither the Giants nor the Patriots have a great defense. So the real question comes down to who has the more high powered offense, Manning or Brady. Brady has proved himself time and time again in the post season, yet Eli has only once. However, as we have seen so far anything is possible in the 60 minutes.
Leading up to the Super Bowl, other questions are on the minds of sport fans. One of these questions may be the status of TE Rob Gronkowski. After the season that he has produced and the records that were broken by him and Brady this season, will the tight end be able to play? Up to this point, he has been unable to practice for two days. Furthermore, if Gronk will unfortunately have to miss out on the Super Bowl, will Brady be able to get it done still? With names like Welker, Hernandez and Brady, who wouldn’t think it’s possible? On the other side of the field sits Hakeem Nicks and Ahmad Bradshaw. Both very powerful weapons for the Giants and both unable to practice. After Bradshaw getting 27 carries in San Fransisco and Brandon Jacobs only getting seven, Giants fans hope that their young, up and coming running back is ready come February 5th in Indy. Many people question whether or not Brady has what it takes to produce another Super Bowl ring. Many people also question what “good” teams has he actually beaten to deserve his spot in the “big game.” With the exception of Baltimore, sports analysts say he hasn’t beaten any teams worth wild. And after barely skidding by Baltimore, do they stand a chance? Well first of all, this is Tom Brady, whether he won by three
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Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will be the site for Super Bowl XLVI. points or twenty points, a win is a win. Furthermore, the Patriots have now won ten straight games. As a professional football team in the NFL, if you win ten consecutive games, regardless of whom you beat, you deserve to be in the Super Bowl. People now ask themselves, is Eli Manning the best Manning to ever play the game? I think that is a matter of opinion. When answering that question it is important to remember who else is on their team. Yes, I do agree that over the past few years Eli has came out of his shell and made the big plays when they have counted the most. However, let’s not forget that when the Colts lost Peyton and they went from a 10-12 win season team down to a two win season. Do you believe that the same thing would happen to the Giants if they lost their Manning? It is also important to realize what receivers they are throwing to. Eli
has names like Nicks and Cruz, along with a three headed running game, which can take the pressure off Eli. Who does Peyton have? The Indianapolis Colts are now an old and dwindling team opposed to the young and aggressive Giants.
Many people question whether or not Brady has what it takes to produce another Super Bowl ring. By no means am I taking away from Eli’s precision as a quarterback, or his ability to win the big game. I am simply saying that it is important to take a step back and view the picture as a whole.
Whether Eli or Peyton is better, or if Brady deserves his soon to be Super Bowl appearance or not is completely beside the point. On February 5th in Indianapolis, both Brady and Manning will compete on the biggest stage for football’s biggest prize. This rematch is certainly one for the ages and the Patriots are undefeated since their loss in week nine. However, that loss was suffered at the hands of the Giants. Since 2001, the head to head matchup between the Patriots and the Giants is tied at two apiece. This game would not only be the tie breaker but also the last and final game of the season. Regardless of past events, this game is certainly one of the best scenarios that could have happened this post season. However, who will be victorious come Monday morning?
January 31, 2012
Volume 80 Issue 20
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A Farewell to Jorge
After 17 years of service,Yankees’ catcher Jorge Posada calls it quits By JOSHUA NATOLI Staff Writer I remember those days as a kid when my father and I would watch the Yankees in what seemed to be every World Series in the late 90’s. I can still name off nearly the entire roster. On that roster were four players that have stood out almost a decade later, known as the “Core Four”. Those players were Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, and Jorge Posada. In 2011, that number went down to three, and last Tuesday it has become two. Jorge Posada formally announced his retirement last week at Yankee Stadium, leaving his legacy with his team forever. Posada was drafted by the Yankees in 1990 and, after a stint in the minor leagues, became backup catcher to Joe Girardi, who later became his manager, in 1997. Since then, Posada won four World Series championships with the Yankees in 1998, 1999, 2000, and most recently in 2009. Posada had his best year in 2003 when he finished third in the American League MVP voting with a .281 batting average, 30 home runs, and 101 runs batted
in. He was also a five-time MLB All-Star. Posada did more in his 17 years than just fill up the stat sheet; he also was major piece that held the clubhouse together. Being a part of the “Core Four” meant Posada also played teacher for younger players and newcomers.
“I knew in my heart and I knew in my head I didn’t want to play anymore.” Jorge Posada With Posada aging, and the acquisition of Russell Martin in the offseason, the Yankees could only fit Posada in sparingly. After a very dissatisfying 2011 season occasionally showing up in the designated hitter slot, Posada felt it was ready to call it quits saying, “I knew in my heart and I knew in my head I didn’t want to play anymore.” Ending on such a sad and hurtful note has to be upsetting but looking back at what Posada has done is enough to make even
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Posada was a five-time MLB All-Star in his tenure with the Yankees.
the gloomiest man smile. Posada is a pretty solid choice to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The career numbers do not stand out but the rings and All-Star selections do. But Posada’s legacy will forever remain in the Bronx with the only team he has ever known and the fans who have adored him for almost two decades. The Yankees have a section of their stadium called Monument Park where players are immortalized forever in Yankee history with guys like Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. I have no doubt in my mind Posada will be enshrined there with his number, 20, retired. It is where he deserves to go, and I’m sure if he had to pick between Monument Park and the Hall of Fame he would pick Monument Park any day. With Pettitte and Posada both now in the Yankees past, the “Core Four” has come down to the “True Two” with Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter. But just how long can the Yankees keep relying on two of the greatest players in the history of baseball? Mariano Rivera turned 42 this November and his entering his final contract year. Rivera proved he still had his stuff last season topping that cutter fastball of his out at 91 miles per hour, but how much does he have left to give? Derek Jeter has still been a worthy shortstop for the Yankees but nowhere close to how he used to be. Unlike Rivera, Jeter still has time on his Yankee clock and will most likely play for five more years if the Yankees will be willing to bring him back. Posada’s time has come and gone, but his Yankee pride will live on in the locker room and the clubhouse for years and years to come. Maybe Yankee fans will have the pleasure to see him play in the Old Timer’s Game sometime soon at Yankee Stadium, and chant “hip-hip Jorge!” one more time.
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Future for Colts and Manning Uncertain By MICHAEL SMITH Staff Writer The Indianapolis Colts are at a crossroads in their team history. They finished the season with a 2-14 record, only one year after going to the playoffs on the strength of a 10-6 record. Three key guys who were free agents after that 10-6 season, Joseph Addai, Adam Vinatieri, and, of course, Peyton Manning all resigned with the team. There were no major losses that seemed to be a detriment to this team. However, after the lockout ended and teams started getting together, there were questions about Manning’s health. In September, he had his third surgery in 19 months, trying to overcome neck issues. It wasn’t until this surgery, just a week before Week 1 of the season, that the Colts became certain that Manning would miss any time. As the Colts now painfully know, Manning ended up missing the entire season. The whole world got a much better appreciation for Peyton Manning this year, because it became plainly clear that this is a team with more questions than answers, but they had the quarterback that had enough talent to mask all their problems. Now they are forced to answer the $28 million dollar question, keep Manning, or move on and rebuild the franchise? If Peyton Manning is on the Colts roster on March 8th, he receives a roster bonus of $28 million. Normally, there wouldn’t be much of a question as he is widely regarded as one of, if not, the greatest quarterback in NFL history. But there are
other details to consider. Manning’s health is still a question, 36 is definitely on the older side for an NFL player, and a neck injury is no joke. It is also very important to consider that if the team does decide to move on, they’re not stuck with just cutting him, they are allowed to trade him and get something in return. The biggest thing working against Manning staying with the Colts is Andrew Luck. Obviously, if the Colts were to get rid of Manning, they would need to replace him. After finishing the season with the worst record in the league, they received the first pick in the draft this year. Andrew Luck was one of the best players in college football last season, and he is regarded as the most-NFL-ready quarterback prospect since Peyton Manning. So the question remains for the Colts, Manning or Luck? Do you show loyalty to the guy who put your franchise in the upper echelon of the league? Or do you take the can’t-miss prospect, the guy who can keep your franchise at the top for the next 15 years. One thing is for sure, it seems like it may be financially impossible, to pay for Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, with their pay combining to be $50 million, for just this year. There has been a back and forth recently between Manning and Jim Irsay about the morale of the Colts facilities, and it is seemingly becoming more and more evident, that Manning will not suit up for the Colts in 2012.
Now they are forced to answer the $28 million dollar question, keep Manning, or move on and rebuild the franchise?
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Golden Knights Give Strong Performance at Boston Terrier Invitational By JACKSON WANG Sports Editor The men’s and women’s track and field team competed in the Boston Terrier Invitational at Boston University on Friday and Saturday. Both sides either broke or tied a new school record at the meet. The women’s squad was up first competing on Friday, while the men’s squad hit the track on Saturday. The women’s team had a strong performance at the meet. Sophomore Jessica Razy broke a 17 year old record set by Hall
of Famer Nora O’Heaney McGrath in the 400 meter dash. Razy crossed the finish line in 18th at 58.42 seconds, three seconds faster than McGrath’s time. Razy also competed in the 200 meter dash finishing 21st with a time of 25.94 seconds. Razy also contributed by anchoring the 4X400 relay team that included freshman Bianca Jordan, senior Ashley Jackman and sophomore Bridget Buckley. The 4X400 relay team finished 22nd in a time of 4:11.80. Sophomore Soroya Hudson had one of the top performances of the day for the Golden Knights
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Senior Ryan Saunders tied his own school record in the 200m dash.
finishing 6th in the triple jump with a leap of 11.30 meters. “I’m content with how I performed, I know I have a lot more in me,” said Hudson. “After this meet it just reassures I have a big performance waiting to be accomplished.” In the 1,000 meter dash, senior Dana Welch took 23rd overall with a time of 3:10.14. In throwing, junior Briana Del Bene had a toss of 13.00 meters in the weight throw, while also making contributions for the Golden Knights in the shot put with a throw of 9.16 meters. New records were nearly set as well on the men’s side. Senior Ryan Saunders tied his own school record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.03 seconds putting Saunders in 11th place. Saunders also competed in the 60 meter dash finishing 18th with a time of 7.05 seconds. Junior Umar Hasan nearly broke the school record in the 500 meter dash finishing 22nd with a time of 1:06.86, which is less than tenth of a second from tying the school record. In the 5,000 meter run, senior Dan Gargaro ran a personal best of 15:36.99, which is also the third fastest indoor time in school
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Sophomore Jessica Razy owns the new school record in the 400m dash. history. Off the track, freshman Robert Robinson finished 6th in the long jump with a leap of 6.67 meters. This Saturday, the men’s and women’s track and field team will compete at the Tufts Stampede at 11:00 am. This will be there last meet before the NE-10 championships, which is scheduled on February 18 in Boston, M.A. “As long as the team goal is to be focused, good results will come,” said Hudson.
Athletic Events for the Week Tuesday: Women’s Basketball at Le Moyne at 5:30
Men’s Basketball at Le Moyne at 7:30
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving NE-10 Championships at New Haven, CT at 10:00 a.m. February 2, 3 and 4
Saturday: Men’s Track and Field at Tufts Stampede at 11:00 a.m. Women’s Track and Field at Tufts Stampede at 11:00 a.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. Southern Connecticut State at 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Connecticut State at 3:30 p.m.