The Chronicle The weekly student newspaper of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York www.strosechronicle.com - @strosechronicle
November 4th, 2014
Volume lxxxiii issue 12
College Voters Impact Local Elections By JoUrNAliSM ii Some 28,000 students attend college in the city of Albany every year, but the effect, if any, on election results appears to be insignificant. Some 21,038 people between the age of 18 to 24 live in Albany county permanently, but that number doesn't include the non-resident student population who are old enough to vote. The transient student populations attend the state University at Albany, The College of Saint Rose, Sage College, Albany Law, Albany Medical, and Albany College of Pharmacy. While there are 97,856 permanent residents in the city of Al-
bany, that number swells substantially from August to May. Smack in the middle of the school year comes Election Day. But, data does not reflect that the student population translates into voters who are influencing the city's election results. Polling places are located on some local campuses and nearby others. Those voting locales draw not just from the student population, but from locally registered voters as well. Registered voters from three city wards and one Guilderland ward cast their ballots at the campus center at the state University. Last Election Day, only 75 voters from all four of those districts showed up to
vote. In the county of Albany, the 18 to 23 -year-old population --the traditional age of college students--accounts for 6 percent of the total voters in the county, said Jason Wright, a computer information specialist at the Albany County Board of Elections. The breakdown on those studentaged voters is: 9 percent are not affiliated with a party, 5 percent are Democrats and 3 percent are Republicans. It does appear that students at the University are politically active. Two groups with Web site presences, the University at AlContinued on Page A5
From Analog to Digital: The Modernization of Design By Soleil PAZ Staff Writer The time has come to cut the ribbon: the Picotte Center for Art and Design is opening the new digital color photography studios and fabrication lab on Friday, Nov. 7. This event marks the end of a three-year project to transform as well as renovate the art program
and photography facilities. Suffice to say, after the long wait, the photography faculty are very pleased that the time has finally come. Paul Mauren, the chair of the Art Department, was able to sit down with The Chronicle to share his take on upcoming events. Mauren explained, “We had this machine that suddenly became very old and antiquated, and it was like having an old fur-
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nace in your house that kept your house hot and warm, but was very inefficient.” Mauren went on to say that originally, photography students used an analog darkroom to develop their film-based pictures. The technology that furnished the old darkroom is something Continued on Page A5
Arts & Opinion
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Pine Hills branch, Albany Public Library, Western Avenue, one of the polling places located near college campuses.
The Search for Trapatsos Continues By VANeSSA lANgdoN Staff Writer Missing Saint Rose student Connor Trapatsos, 17, has still not returned two weeks after leaving his dorm room in Brubacher Hall at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. The student, originally from Fairport, N.Y., was last seen at
about 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 in the Selkirk area, said Aran Mull, deputy chief of the University at Albany Police Department. The police are hopeful that Trapatsos is safe but want him to contact his family. “He had money, appears to be in good health Continued on Page A5
Sports
Ernesto’s Temporarily Closed See page A4
Bayonetta 2 Review See page B10
Another Hyped NFL Trade Deadline Passes See page D17
Director of Student Life Seeks Doctorate See page A6
Basic: It’s a Way of Life See page C13
The Legacy of Brian Bosworth See page D18