The Chronicle
March 13, 2012
The weekly student newspaper at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York
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Karene Marie Faul, a longtime faculty member in the art department, died Friday, March 2 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. Faul, along with Sr. Margaret O’Donnell and Patricia Clahassey, created the art department in 1970. After teaching screen printing, etching, two-dimensional design, relief printing and color theory for 15 years, she became the chairperson of the department in 1985, a position she would hold until her death. She was 77.
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Karene Faul (1935 – 2012)
Art Department Figure Karene Faul Dies By IAN BENJAMIN Executive Editor
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“She and a few of her stalwart colleagues built the art department into what it is today - one of the most outstanding art departments in higher education,” said President R. Mark Sullivan, in a letter of condolence. During her time as chairperson, Faul oversaw an increase in the art department’s enrollment and reputation. Faul’s colleagues attribute much of the recent success of the art department to her rigorous attention to detail. “Early on in my teaching at Saint Rose, I would hang freshContinued on page A4
Local Bar Cited for Overcrowding, Bartender Arrested By IAN BENJAMIN Executive Editor A local neighborhood bar was cited for overcrowding, while one of the bartenders was arrested for serving alcohol to underage patrons early Friday, March 2, according to Albany police department spokesperson James Miller. Located a block from campus, The Stone Crow Bar & Grill, at 492 Yates St., was found to be well over its 120 person capacity after officers were called to the premises on a report of assault. In the course of the inves-
News & Features
tigation, it was found that a bartender, Charles J. Dolnik, 27, of 1 Colatosti Place, had been serving alcohol to several underage patrons, Miller said. Albany police officers arrived at The Stone Crow at approximately 1:15 a.m. A man, standing before the bar, informed officers that, as he and his girlfriend entered the bar, he and the bouncer exchanged words. According to the man, the bouncer had proceeded to push the man to the ground and then hit him, before Continued on page A2
In Brief: A professor from Keene State College will be speaking about women in relation to the Fair Trade movement Tuesday. See page A2 Graduate Anne Hobday returns to Saint Rose to begin her career teaching graphic design. See page A5
NICOLE RAVETTO
Karene Faul leads a group of incoming freshmen through the 2011 Karene Faul Alumni Exhibition a few days before the beginning of the school year. The experience was part of the Arts Encounter segment of the Pathways program. The piece to which Faul points was created by Marilee Sousie in 2008.
Arts & Opinion
“There are evil villains, car chases, and wacky grandmothers!” Features Editor Sunshine Osella reviews The Lorax. See page B6 “With the rapid spread of information comes the equal opportunity for the spread of misinformation.” Zachary Olasvicky on Kony 2012. See page C13
Sports Men’s lacrosse inaugurates new program with a victory against Franklin Pierce. See page D15 Baseball: Golden Knights compete in Palm Beach Challenge, start off on rocky footing. See page D16