The weekly student newspaper at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York Volume LXXX Issue 33May 12, 2012

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A member of the Environmental Club refl ects on the rise and fall of the Sustainability House. See page C15

Writer Joshua Natoli looks back over the major pro sports moments of the past academic year.See page D21Profi les of some of the graduating seniors, including

one of the co-founders of the the Saint Rose student magazine, and a recent hire at YNN. See pages A6 - A9

A portrait of this year’s graduating class. See pages A4 and A5

Arts Editor Chris Surprenant takes a peek at former communications professor Gary McLouth’s new story collection. See page B12

A profi le of graduating athlete Joe Pompo covering his thoughts on and experiences in the Saint Rose lacrosse program. See page D23

Graduation IssueCLASS OF 2012

The Chronicle

KELLY PFEISTER

Volume 80 Issue 33Chronicle May 12, 2012NewsA2What you have in your hands

is the Graduation Issue of The Chronicle, the student newspa-per at The College of Saint Rose. This newspaper is published each week during the academic year and once during the summer months. On average, the news-paper has 16 pages of content in-cluding, but by no means limited to: news, profiles, events listings, advances, reviews, recaps, and game coverage. This issue is a little different in that it also has content specific to the graduating The Editorial Staff

class, most notably the inclusion of senior profiles. Although only a handful of students have been profiled here, we know that there are many, many others who are just as worthy of a few words. We wish we could include them as well but, as is ever our limiting factor, we are only so many.

We hope you enjoy this issue, the graduation ceremony, and wish you success wherever your endeavors may take you.

About the Graduation Issue

Dear Graduating Students:

I want to be the first to congrat-ulate you on your tremendous ac-complishments over the past four years. You have worked hard to earn your degree and should be proud of yourself. Everyone at the College is very proud of you and we welcome you to the ranks of the Alumni Association of The College of Saint Rose. You will always be a valued member of the Saint Rose community and I hope you will continue your relation-ship with the College.

The College’s Mission State-ment states that “The College delivers distinctive and compre-hensive liberal arts and profes-sional programs that inspire our graduates to be productive adults, critical thinkers, and motivated, caring citizens.” As you embark on your new journey, whether you enter your chosen profes-sion or pursue graduate studies, we hope you will understand the importance of lifelong learning. We also hope you will strive to improve the world around you and make positive contributions to your community.

Your years at Saint Rose have been transformational ones. You have grown both personally and academically and are now ready to go out and change the world. I wish you all the best in the fu-ture and ask that you remember all those people at The College of Saint Rose who have helped you

along the way. Despite the fact that we did not

enter Saint Rose at the same time, I am delighted to be a member of the Class of 2012. My wife Kathy, and I, are privileged to have received honorary degrees at Commencement today. We will forever be linked with you as members of the Class of 2012.

My years as President of The College of Saint Rose have been extremely enjoyable and reward-ing. It has been an honor to serve as the leader of this fine institution. Even when the days and weeks were long, I always remembered why it was we do what we do. It is for you, the stu-dents of Saint Rose. I have been amazed and inspired by your pas-sion for learning and your com-mitment to serving others. It has been a privilege to serve you and I wish you all the best in the days and years to come.

Sincerely,Dr. R. Mark SullivanPresident

A Letter from the President

Service and Appreciation Awards

STUDENT ASSOCIATION SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Recognition for Outstanding Service

Dr. R. Mark Sullivan

CO-CURRICULAR AWARD

The President’s Leadership and Inclusive Excellence Awards

Ashley YoungSpecial Recognition

John MacDonald

President’s Award for Inclusive Excellence

Ann Leghorn-McCrackenSpecial Recognition

Tiffany Knapp

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Art Department Service AwardsLindsay Reynolds and

Rebecca Maile

Philosophy and Religious Studies Service Awards

Adam Mish and Jermaine Brookshire

Dedicated Service to Communications

Ian Benjamin, Dana Lenseth, and Marissa Salzone

Burton-Biagiotti Service AwardChelsea Evanyke

Department of History and Political Science Junior

Service AwardBrian Goepfrich

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Communications Sciences and Disorders Service and

Appreciation AwardRebecca Sklepowicz, Alexis

Haluska, Amber Dowen, and Christine Casey

Service and Appreciation Award Educational Psychology/School

PsychologyCalyn Wissick and Melissa

Zaveta

Special Education Distinguished Service Award (for “dedication

to the needs of individuals with disabilities in the larger

community”)Alexis Doin

Special Education Distinguished Service Award

Kelly Cotter and Taylor Brown

Friday Knights Special Education Award

Samantha Brewer, Nicole Fleitz, and Jessica Young

Teacher Education Service and Appreciation Award

Holly Kingstrom, Sophia Paljevic,

and Parwaiz Faizy

SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE

Mathematics Service AwardAmelia Bromirski, Sarah Kahrs,

Andrew VanDerpoel, Jonathon Nauert, Tiffany Knapp,

and Rachel Knight

Social Work Service to the Community Award

Kellie Maisenbacher, Jasmine Raidoo, and Theresa Taylor

Science Service AwardElsie Phillips, Jaclyn Sayre,

Amanda Oligny, Rachael McCormack, and

Sandra Patrucco Reyes

Peer Leader Appreciation AwardSandra Patrucco Reyes

CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS

Sister Elizabeth Varley AwardMichael Bellizzi,

Christina Johnson, and Justin Thompson

Learning Center Outstanding Peer Tutor Award

Hayley Affronti, Allysa Atkinson, Tiffany Knapp, Elizabeth Mullin,

and Jonathon Nauert

The Sister Catherine Francis Soulier Junior Appreciation Award

Rebecca Maile

The Chronicle AwardIan Benjamin

Office of Intercultural Leadership Peer

Leader of the YearMichelle Flores

Mentee of the YearAndrea Dassie

Professional Mentor of the YearAja LaDuke

The President’s Volunteer Service Award

Cara McGovern and Elizabeth Stampfel

STUDENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Faculty Member of the Year Award

Dr. Terri Ward, Ed.D.

Administrator of the Year AwardJoan Horgan

Staff Member of the Year AwardAnnie Sheeley

Club Advisor of the Year AwardWendy Neifield Wheeler

for her work with S.A.D.D.

Student Association Representative of the Year

Tara Parker

Student Association Club of the Year

Girls Next Door

Outstanding Dedication AwardEmily Wright

The Service and Appreciation Award Ceremony was held on Friday, April 20 in Saint Joseph Hall Auditorium. A listing of all the awards

and their recipients can be found below.

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In Brief

Teens Arrested for Attempted TheftsBy ZACHARY OLSAVICKYNews Editor

Four Albany teens were ar-rested Thursday night after being caught stealing BB guns from a Wal-Mart, according to Albany Police spokesperson Steven A. Smith.

Police responded to a call from the Wal-Mart at 141 Washington Avenue Extension just after 7:00

p.m. Loss prevention officers at the store claimed to have caught four juveniles trying to leave the store with four BB guns in their wastebands. The teens, 11, 12, and 13 years of age, are alleged to have opened the packaging to four handgun style BB guns, and placed them in their waistbands before trying to walk out of the store. The teens are also alleged to have stolen CO2 devices and

BBs.The teens were taken to the

Albany Police South Station and charged with Petit Larceny and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by Persons Under Sixteen. They were turned over to their parents and are scheduled to appear in Albany County Family Court at a later date.

Underage Drinking Leads to ArrestsBy ZACHARY OLSAVICKYNews Editor

A house party led to arrests early last Saturday morning on allegations of serving alcohol to minors, according to Albany Police spokesperson Steven A. Smith.

Police responded to a report of a large house party at around

2:00 a.m. at 22 West Street. Upon arrival, officers estimated over 200 people were inside the house, where people were danc-ing to loud music, with another large group in the rear yard of the house breaking beer bottles.

While investigating, officers noticed several individuals drink-ing beer that they suspected of being underage. Officers deter-

mined the individuals to be un-derage following interviews.

The party’s host, Chanil Her-nandez, was arrested and charged with two counts of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child in the first degree. She was arraigned Mon-day morning in Albany City Criminal Court.

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKYNews Editor

An 18-year-old was arrested by Albany Police on Wednes-day night on allegations that he robbed a man on Ontario Street.

According to Steven A. Smith of the APD, police responded to a report of a robbery at the Playdi-um Bowling Alley just before 11 p.m. When officers reached the scene, the victim alleged that the suspect approached him in the bowling alley parking lot and de-

Teen Arrested for Assault

Information Regarding E-mail Accounts

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKYNews Editor

One of the burning questions on the minds of graduating stu-dents is the fate of their Saint Rose e-mail accounts. Although school-pertinent emails will no longer be of need for graduat-ing students, many use those ac-counts for important messages. In order to resolve these questions, ITS executive director John R. Ellis provided this information about what happens to student e-mail accounts upon graduation.

I get a lot of requests from for-mer students to be removed from the Student e-mail list after they graduate. A high percentage of former students end up return-ing to Saint Rose to resume their studies, take additional courses or

to pursue graduate degrees and certificates. It is very labor inten-sive to deactivate and reactivate students e-mail accounts upon request or upon resumptions of study. Also, because we out-source student e-mail to Google, we have limited abilities to man-age student e-mail accounts.

So, if you continue to use your Saint Rose e-mail account after graduation, you will continue to receive student oriented e-mail from the College. If you find this unacceptable, you can always sign up for a different e-mail ac-count through Google or another e-mail service provider. If you have set up e-mail forwarding to or from your Saint Rose e-mail account, you will have to changes these settings if you do not wish to receive student oriented e-mail from the College.

manded his cell phone. The vic-tim told police that he refused to surrender his phone, and that the suspect hit him in the face and struck his head with a piece of concrete before fleeing south on Ontario Street.

Following the call, officers in the neighborhood stopped Ray-meir Worthen of 30 Pinewood Avenue, who matched the de-scription given by the alleged victim, while walking near Quail and Warren streets. Police identi-fied him as the suspect and placed

him into custody without inci-dent.

The victim sustained a small laceration to the head and was treated at the scene by firefight-ers before being taken to Albany Medical Center.

Worthen was charged with At-tempted Robbery in the second degree, Assault in the second de-gree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the fourth degree. He was arraigned Thursday morning in Albany City Criminal Court.

Crime Blotter (4/6 – 5/1)

Burglary: “A person is guilty of bur-glary if he enters a building or occu-pied structure, or separately secured or occupied section thereof, with purpose to commit a crime therein.” (Penal Code: Title LXII, Chap. 365:1)

Theft from Motor VehiclesVehicle near intersection of S. Pine

Ave and Mercer St. Vehicle along Partridge Ave between

Hamilton St and Madison Ave. Vehicle near intersection of Ontario

St and Myrtle AveVehicle on Ontario St between War-

ren St and Mercer St. Vehicle parked off of Madison Ave

in lot located near S. Lake Ave.

BurglaryOccurred along Hamilton Street

between intersections with Quail and Ontario streets

Aggravated AssaultAlong Western Ave between

Quail St and S. Lake Ave.

Note: This crime blotter is compiled using the City of Albany Police Department’s crime map. This map shows the incidents that happened in the past week, Monday through Sunday, within the boundaries of the Pine Hills Neighborhood limits as established by the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association. The map can be found at:

http://www.albanyny.org/Government/Depart-ments/Police/cmapping/maps.aspx

Theft from BuildingsBuilding located on Western Ave

near the LaSalle SchoolBuilding located on Myrtle Ave

along Ridgefield ParkBuilding located on Ontario St near

intersection with State St

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By IAN BENJAMINExecutive Editor

It’s a truism to say the students that will be walking across the stage during Commencement, myself included, are a diverse bunch. Among our number are those who came to Saint Rose right out of high school, or after years of work and raising a fam-ily; those for which Saint Rose was their first choice, and those for which it was their last; those that came knowing their aims, and those that changed from major to major until they found a fit; those who used their college years to host an extended party, those that sacrificed a strong social life for strong grades, and those that fall in the broad spectrum between; but, for all, our time at Saint Rose has been one of change, and of growth. It has been shaped by the events, whether on the national, local, and campus levels, that we have lived through, the activi-ties we have engaged in, and the friends and professors we have come to know.

For many graduates the 2008 presidential election was the first in which we could cast a vote. And many of us did (often by absentee ballot). If the numbers are any indication, we took ad-vantage of this opportunity not only to cast a vote, but also to participate in the elections on a personal level. The campaigns of both Barack Obama and Ron Paul were substantially bolstered by the grassroots efforts of young college students who touted can-didates via social networks, plas-tered their towns in stickers, and held aloft placards at campaign rallies. Involved on the national level, this graduating class has also been exceptionally involved on campus.

Whether it was as part of Stu-dent Association, in sports teams, as a Resident Assistant, in intra-murals, working as a tutor, play-ing in the pep band, participating in the Student Events Board, or as part of one of the numerous other clubs on campus have enlivened

A Portrait of the Graduating Classour on-campus experience for the past four years. We have been a part of the establishment of the Sustainability House, a dorm with the aim of being completely carbon-neutral; helped host many memorable Drag Shows with the college LGBTQ group IDENTI-TY; put on free movie screenings of popular films as part of Student Association; and planned numer-

reach efforts all year long through the close relationship that this class has grown with the nearby Emmaus Refugee and Immigrant Support Services.

There have been certain events and issues that have shaped this class’s experience at Saint Rose. One of the most publicized was the administration’s choice to move Rose Rock, the annual

Held by the Saint Rose chapter of Colleges Against Cancer, in affili-ation with the American Cancer Society, Relay has aimed to raise funds in the effort to combat can-cer. Each year, hundreds of Saint Rose students have camped out in teams on the quad and spent the night taking turns walking laps to ward off sleep in representation of the “never-sleeping” nature of cancer. Earlier this year, due to administrative shifts, the event was left without an administrative core. Formerly coordinated by the College, organization of the event returned to the groups from whence it arose originally—the student clubs. This year, with the support of the College, and de-spite freezing rain the morning of kick-off, Relay returned to Saint Rose. As both Relay and Rose Rock have undergone changes over the past four years, so too has the very brick-and-mortar campus on which they occur.

The sights and sounds of con-struction sites have been common around the campus in the past few years, and especially these past two semesters. When the fresh-men of the class of 2008 entered Saint Rose, they were able to take music and art history classes in the newly constructed Massry Center for the Arts. In May of 2009, the College began construction of the Center for Communications and Interactive Media, which opened for the Spring 2010 semester to music and communications stu-dents. This building put a greater

variety of technology at the hands of music and communications majors, including a radio studio, a TV studio, several computer labs, a recording booth, and mu-sic performance suites. And just this past fall semester, the Col-lege broke ground for the Huether School of Business, which is set to be finished in early summer. Unfortunately, while this class has had the opportunity to watch the Centennial Hall slowly climb to four stories, we have not been able to find out what it is like to live inside. That opportunity is reserved for lucky current and rising upperclassmen. While all of these buildings have been new additions to the campus grounds, there have been other buildings that have only changed on the in-terior.

Since the fall of 2008, the din-ing experience at Saint Rose has changed dramatically. This class has had the opportunity to eat in a completely renovated dining hall, completed for fall of 2009, which has allowed the College to offer a greater variety of cuisine than was previously available. But, while the variety of food has increased, the variety of meals plans offered has decreased. At the beginning of this academic year, the com-muter meal plan was discontin-ued. This plan formerly served students who did not want to eat the three meals a day plan offered under the residential meal plans.

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ous shows of local and national musical talent in Jack’s Place. Of special note are the exceptional community outreach efforts that many of this class have made dur-ing their time at Saint Rose.

Reach Out Saint Rose Day is an annual Saint Rose tradition occurring in September. During Reach Out students, staff, and faculty come together to partici-pate in service projects across the Capital Region. Over the past four years, Reach Out Saint Rose has grown tremendously, in large part due to the outreach efforts of this class. This past semes-ter found over 600 participants amassed at 8 a.m. in the Nolan Gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 17. They spent the next five and a half hours working at service projects that ranged from helping clean up debris in Middleburgh after Hurricane Irene, to helping at local food pantries, to provid-ing volunteer maintenance work to local churches. But while this single day of service is notable, this class has shown their out-

Saint Rose music festival, in-doors due to security concern, among others, that arose after the Kegs n’ Eggs fracas. After a highly successful 2010 Rose Rock featuring We The Kings the decision to move Rose Rock in-doors was met with stiff opposi-tion from the student body. This opposition manifested itself with a boycott of the 2011 Rose Rock, which featured punk band Cute Is What We Aim For and was held in the Nolan Gymnasium. With the student body’s opinion clear about their music festival being held indoors, this year’s Rose Rock, featuring punk-ska band Streetlight Manifesto, was moved outside to widespread fan-fare. This year’s festival went off without a hitch on a gorgeous late April day. Shortly before Rose Rock took off this year, another major campus event occurred that recently came out of its own dire straits.

For many years, Relay for Life has marked an April apogee of Saint Rose fundraising efforts.

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Dean DiMarzo playing in a show at the Jack’s Place venue in the CCIM.

Students gathered on the quad in the sunshine during Rose Rock last month.

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away from the Pine Hills campus. About 60 percent of those cross-ing the stage began as freshmen at Saint Rose in the fall of 2008. After the first year at Saint Rose, 20 percent of the 2008 freshman class decided not to continue to fall of 2009, and by fall of 2010 73 percent of the 2008 freshman class was still attending Saint Rose. While some students chose to attend other col-leges, other students chose to stay at Saint Rose, but changed majors. According to Keating, about 65 percent of this year’s graduates kept the major they began with, about 25 percent of the graduating class switched their major once, while 10 percent switched their major twice (I’ve switched mine three times—no numbers on that). Within all these shifts, the majors that have ended as the most popular are Business

years. In an effort to accommo-date and continue the growth in the college’s education pro-gram, the school invested in the construction of the Lally School of Education in 2003. Similarly, while the business majors in this year’s class have not had a build-ing devoted to their field of study, as education majors have, future business majors can look forward

to learning in the new Huether School of Business. Although graduating business majors were not able to use the new facili-ties at Huether, they, along with the rest of the campus, were

able to study in the newly reno-vated library, which has become far more airy, spacious, and use-ful with the removal of walls, and the addition of new furniture and more computers. However, while these graduates may have spent much of their time at col-

Business Administration

Spec. Ed/Child Ed

Childhood Education

Crim Justice Behav & Law

Communicat Sciences & Disorders

Biology

Psychology

Graphic Design (BFA)

English

Early Child Educ/Special Educ

Music K-12 Education

Public Communications

Communications

Early Childhood Education

English Adoles Education

History

Music Industry Program

Social Work

Studio Art (BFA)

Biochemistry

Mathematics: Adolesc Education

Art Education

History/Political Science

Acc’t BS/MS (150 cr hr)

Computer Information Systems

Social Studies Adoles Education

Interdepartmental Studies

Bus Adm (Accel):BS/MBA

Forensic Psychology

Sociology

Mathematics

Studio Art (BS)

Accounting

Computer Science

Comp Info Syst:(Accel:BS/MS)

Earth Science Adoles Education

Chemistry

Geology

Spanish Adoles Education

Spanish

Music

Forensic Science

Cert: Internat’l Spanish

Political Science

Law/Philosophy

Cert: Bi-Lingual Education

Cert:Internet Programming

Cert:Game Design

English (Accel) BA/MA

Law/History

Appl Technology Education

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MAJORS STUDENTS*

*This data is preliminary and has not been finalized by the Saint Rose Office of Institutional Research and Data. This is only for reference.

It was also substantially less ex-pensive than buying meal points. With the plan discontinued, off-campus residents, many of whom were seniors and commuters, had to choose between cooking their own food and signing up for a residential meal plan. Negotia-tions surrounding a new commut-er meal plan have been ongoing throughout the year, but the aca-demic year has come to a close without a new plan having been formulated. The renovation of the dining hall, Rose Rock, Relay for Life, and the new construction are but some of the issues, events, and projects that have influenced this class, but this only gives a glimpse into who composes this class. What might serve to de-fine this class’s composition are where they are from, and where they have been.

This class is from New York, not exclusively of course, but a vast majority—over 90 per-cent*—hail from this state. This is a highly regional class, and a highly regional college. Of the rest, around 5 percent hail from New England, and approximately 2 percent are from countries other than the US. It is this regional feel that concerns the incoming president, Szczerbacki, who is aiming for future student bodies to be composed of a greater num-ber of students from abroad in an effort to internationalize the Col-lege. Saint Rose has a reputation for being a regional college, but it also has a reputation for being a college with a student body that is majority female. This graduating class is no different.

According to Lisa Keating, at the Office of Institutional Re-search and Data, approximately 70 percent of this class is female and 30 percent is male—not far off the numbers for the overall student body, which is 68 per-cent female and 32 percent male. What may be more surprising is that, of the approximate 500 un-dergraduates that will be walking across stage, nearly 10 percent of those receiving a diploma or certificate today began as a fresh-man at Saint Rose in a semester other than Fall 2008, and ap-

proximately 30 percent of this class transferred into Saint Rose from another institution. Accord-ing to the National Association for College Admission Counsel-ing, about 1 in 3 students that begin at a postsecondary institu-tion transfer from that institution, which puts the number of stu-dents that transferred into Saint Rose for this class in line with the national trend. While a large por-tion of this class’s college trajec-tories have landed them at Saint Rose, some trajectories have led

Continued from page A4 Administration and Special Ed/Childhood, both of which com-prise 10 percent of the graduating class, followed by Childhood Ed-ucation at seven percent, Crimi-nal Justice Behavior and Law at six percent, and Communications Sciences and Disorders at five percent (for a preliminary tally of the number of students gradu-ating in each major, see the ac-companying breakdown). These numbers are, in part, a reflection of programs that have seen some of the strongest growth in recent

lege engulfed in the requirements of their major, not all of their time has been spent on campus.

For many, the Saint Rose ex-perience has been flavored by the many businesses that surround the college, and others further away. The Asian cuisine of Xing Long or Ruby Asian Bistro, or the pizza choices of Madison’s and I Love’s, have fueled many late nights working on projects, or papers, or socializing with friends. A short walk from cam-pus, the old standbys of Junior’s and Washington Tavern have drawn parties for weekend ca-rousing. Further from campus, Lark Street has provided students with Bomber’s monstrous bur-ritos, a selection of bars, and ro-mantic winter walks. Not too far from Lark, the Washington Ave bar and dance clubs Rocks, the Fuzebox, and Waterworks have provided many with hilarity and excitement on the weekend (and for some, all week long). All of these businesses are open for the majority of the year, if not all year round, but what only comes once a year are the popular annual Al-bany festivals. Ever a hit with college students, many in this class have looked forward to the food, crafters, and musical acts that come to LarkFest or Tulip Fest. Talking about Tulip Fest...while the tulips may no longer be in full bloom, the festival is still in full swing! If you can escape the traffic after the ceremony, stop up to Washington Park for some fun times!

In conclusion, regardless of how each of us has chosen to spend our free time, where we hail from, to what institutions our path has led us, or in what field we have spent innumerable hours learning, we have all come out with an achievement to our names —we have graduated! And that is an achievement of which we can all be proud. Congratulations!

*All statistics are approximate as the Office of Institutional Re-search and Data has yet to final-ize the graduating class numbers. The offering of these numbers is a courtesy to the student newspa-per.

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Our time at Saint Rose has

been one of change, and of

growth.

Students working on the weekend shortly after the library renovations were completed.

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said chair of philosophy and reli-gious studies Laura Weed.

After graduation, Mish will be working for the summer as a counselor at French Woods per-forming arts camp, located in Hancock, NY.

Beyond that Mish said, “I plan on traveling for a while” and “going everywhere.” He is also considering attending graduate school for philosophy.

Professor Bruce Johnston said that as a student, Mish makes the most of every class. Impressed with Adam’s intrigue with the subject, Johnston said, “Seldom do you find an undergrad reading European contemporary philoso-phy on their own. He is extreme-ly thoughtful and intellectually mature.” Johnston also noted that Mish is one of the best saxophone players that he has ever heard.

One thing Mish is certain of is that music will be a part of his fu-ture. As a saxophonist, vocalist, guitarist, flautist, and clarinetist, he said that he plans on pursuing music and performing on as large a scale as possible.

In April, Mish performed at his senior saxophone recital in the Picotte Recital Hall at Massry in which he played solo and with others, a requirement in fulfill-ment of his music degree.

A musician and music-lover alike, Mish said that his favorite artists to listen to as of late have been CocoRosie, Aaron Parks, and Foxy Shazam.

Fellow-musician Michael De-Marco said, “He always gener-ates thought provoking conversa-tion.”

Mish plays for a Saint Rose based band called Duck Basket, of which he is the frontman and saxophone player. The group,

By CHRIS SURPRENANTArts Editor

Ian Benjamin, Executive Edi-tor of the school newspaper, The Chronicle, will be graduating this year from The College of Saint Rose with a Bachelors of Arts in English with a concentration in Literature. All of his hard work has finally paid off, but Benjamin has travelled a long way to get where he is today.

Originally from the Slinger-lands, Benjamin began his col-lege career as a ceramics major at Hofstra University in 2008 to further his “artsy” inclinations that had previously been fostered at the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore as a high school stu-dent. However, Hofstra was not all what Benjamin had expected, having been met with, “a rather large school (10,000+) where, at the time, underpaid professors (were) teaching classes of apa-thetic students.”

For both personal and finan-cial reasons, Benjamin decided to leave Hofstra and transferred mid-semester to North Carolina State University in 2009, decid-ing to change his major to that of an Industrial Designer. This recent change was something Benjamin was excited to pursue because of the plethora of possi-bilities that are associated with it.

“Industrial Designers are the people that design the Apple lap-tops, the most recent Lamborghi-ni, and the look and feel of just about every appliance you have in your apartment (the cellphone in your pocket is the darling baby of a team of industrial design-ers). They also do the design for objects in videogames, among a variety of other applications,” he said.

However, Benjamin’s future was yet again up in the air, as his artistic talents were not totally compatible with North Carolina State, and he decided to move once again, this time back to his hometown. Taking a bit of a break

from his studies, Benjamin found work delivering meals to medical offices where they would serve as incentives to prescribe certain drugs from the large pharma-ceutical companies. Such under-handed practices were not for Benjamin.

“My disgust must have shown through, because I was eventually fired from that job, ostensibly be-cause I had forgotten to top one too many salads with carrots,” he said.

Finally, after a labored search, Benjamin found his way to The College of Saint Rose. He re-turned to be closer to his family that he had been away from for quite some time, as well as the at-tractive financial aid the College offered. Benjamin found himself in a different position than other students around the college, in that he never lived on campus. “Any sort of transition is tough though,” he said, “because it still takes a good deal of time to estab-lish a group of friends.” However, he used that time wisely to focus on school, as well as developing other interests.

Benjamin said, “I spent most of my first six months immersing myself in my literature classes (my grades prior to attending Saint Rose had been rather lack-luster), and writing movie re-views for the school newspaper. My roommate came to expect to find me either writing or reading,

By LAUREN HALLIGANFeatures Editor

“I like digging a little deeper into everything,” said Adam Mish, graduating senior and mu-sic and philosophy double major who will soon be digging into life beyond Saint Rose.

Mish, 21, originally from Lau-rens, NY, said that he initially came to Saint Rose because of the music program. Primarily a sax-ophone player, he began his jour-ney at the college as a music in-dustry major, but quickly realized that the business side “wasn’t for [him],” and decided to focus on music as his major.

Regarding Saint Rose, “It was a good place for me to grow up,” said Mish. He described the insti-tution as a “safe haven” that he’s enjoyed maturing in over the past four years.

After taking his first ethics course at the College, Mish dis-covered he was drawn to the field of philosophy. “It worked with the way my head works,” said Mish.

Once discovering the philoso-phy program, Mish found it to be his niche at Saint Rose. He found the professors in the program to be supportive, knowledgeable, and “the kind of people that [he wants] to be like.”

In his senior year, Mish was president of the philosophy club, and recently received an award for being an Outstanding Senior in Philosophy. He also received a Philosophy and Religious Studies Service Award for his work with the Philosophy Club and Honor Society.

As president, Mish helped set up and chaired the Student Ethics Panel, “Seeking Higher Learning, The What, Whether, and Why of our Classroom Experience.”

“Adam is one of the deepest and most creative thinkers I’ve had in class in a long time. He has also been very generous with his time to the department, as presi-dent of the Philosophy Club and the Philosophy honors society,”

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Adam Mish on the quad during Rose Rock.

comprised entirely of Saint Rose students, was formed on a mu-sic industry field trip in 2011, and today they are a “jam … ex-perimental, pop-that-won’t-rot-your-teeth, funk band,” in Mish’s words.

Duck Basket has played plenty of local shows in their year of ex-istence including Albany’s Red Square and Saint Roses’s own Jack’s Place in the CCIM. The band was also featured on the Fall 2011 Rocktober Fest bill.

With graduation upon them, Mish assumes that the band may drift apart and start new projects, but he is confident that it will one day reunite, and fulfill their one and only goal as a band which is to “live the dream.”

“His enthusiasm and talent will allow him to make music with just about anyone. He is a fantastic singer and frontman and I always say that he really sings with his saxophone as well. I am so lucky to know him, and just as fortunate to be able to make mu-sic with him,” said Adam’s band-mate and friend Jared Dirolf.

Of all that he has learned in his four years of college, Mish feels that his greatest accomplishment at Saint Rose is “[learning] how to actually live.”

Pleased with where his jour-ney has taken him so far, Mish said, “The people I was fortu-nate enough to meet here have changed my life completely.” Continued on page A7

Changes and Choices Shape Ian Benjamin

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have carried him through his higher

education.“[Saint Rose] was a good place for me

to grow up.”Adam Mish

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Though having spent some time getting used to his new sur-roundings, Benjamin found him-self being very satisfied with his new school.

“Of all the col-lege environments I had been a part of, Saint Rose has been, by far, the most welcoming. Because of the size of the campus, one can become easily acquainted with ev-eryone.”

The size of the school is not the only factor contributing to the sense of familiarity Benja-min developed. Working on the school newspaper for several years, Benjamin has covered ev-erything from movie reviews to huge local events. All that hard work led him from his position as a staff writer, to Arts Editor, all the way to Executive Editor in his

senior year. Dedication is a word to best describe Benjamin, as he has spent numerous late nights in The Chronicle office perfecting each and every edition of the pa-per. “If I don’t put my all into that to which I devote myself, I feel like I am short-changing myself,” said Benjamin.

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“While my college experience has been a saga, it has been one that has left me as a transformed person, one who is more aware of myself, my surroundings, and the impact I can have on the world,” said Benjamin.

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Volume 80 Issue 33Chronicle May 12, 2012ProfilesA8Dana Lenseth: Finding Her True Passion

By KELLY PFEISTERHead Photographer

Dana Lenseth has certainly had experience in the different majors Saint Rose has to offer. When Lenseth, 22, entered the college as a freshman, she was originally an Adolescent English Education major, then switched to Adoles-cent Education in History/Po-litical Science, then changed her mind again to Psychology with a Communications minor, and finally at the end of her sopho-more year, she ended up as a Pub-lic Communications major, with concentrations in Media Produc-tion, Media Writing and Media Arts.

“I try to stress to the new fresh-men my experience, and the rea-son that I bounced around so many majors was because I wasn’t truly passionate about education and I found my real passion in the Com department,” she says.

Lenseth has since flourished there. She has held the position of president in Upsilon Iota, the Communications honor society at

Saint Rose, for two years. During this time, she has helped coordi-nate events along with the other officers, such as Speed Mentor-ing, a Career Symposium, and the Holiday Mail for Heroes event, which mailed out cards to mem-bers of the military.

She has also participated in student John MacDonald’s musi-cals, Sustainability and Industry Pink, in her sophomore and ju-nior year. Lenseth has also spo-ken at Accepted Student days. These are particularly special to her, because she’s able to tell pro-spective incoming students about how important it is for them to follow their passions.

One of her projects that stays with her the most is the pub-lic service announcements she headed as the executive producer. Kids from local schools presented artwork, a story, or a poem about an important African-American figure, and talked about the per-son they chose. These aired on local television stations, radio, and online via newspaper sites. Lenseth had to juggle a bevy of

tasks – from dealing with crying children and pushy moms, edit-ing the scripts and then editing the videos. The entire experience was “an eye-opening experience, and the best possible way a per-son could learn to do something like that. It was amazing, I had so much fun.”

The challenges she has faced at college have been few. However, making friends was a little bit dif-ficult since she was a commuter student. Lenseth joined clubs and started to get to know students and staff. She says, “It was the best thing I could have done. I’m so glad I did.”

As far as the Communications department, what has benefitted her the most at the College is the “nurturing nature” of the faculty. She says, “The professors in the Com department really, truly want you to succeed, and they make it their mission to help you if they know that you’re willing to work hard for it.”

Among these professors, she notes Paul Conti first, who she says, “has just been the best…

Dana can often be found in the CCIM TV Studio.

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He’s the reason I’m working news, and a big part of the rea-son I got my job so quickly. He’s the best mentor anyone could ask for and I’m going to miss not be-ing able to bug him next year.” Besides Professor Conti, Cailin Brown, Mary Alice Molgard, and Karen McGrath are also profes-

sors Lenseth would like to give credit to. She says, “I just can’t say thank you enough to them. It’s their guidance and direction that puts us on a path toward suc-cess.”

Lenseth has accomplished what most college graduates as-pire to right now—getting a job. She has secured a job at YNN, the local cable channel that serves Al-bany, Troy and Schenectady. She was an intern there last year and she was hired, beginning April 27 of this year.

“When you make the most of your time here at school that’s when you get the most out of your experience,” Lenseth says to stu-dents still in college. This piece of advice can be attributed to how Lenseth was able to be successful at Saint Rose. As for her fellow graduating classmates, she says, “I wish them all the luck and suc-cess in the world as we all jump into the next phases of our lives!”

Sherrie Walensky: A Natural LeaderBy SUNSHINE OSELLAManaging Editor

Leadership skills are a good as-set to have in today’s professional world. The ability to be a leader is not a skill that everyone pos-sesses, let alone embraces head on in the way that Saint Rose undergraduate student Sherrie Walensky has during her time at Saint Rose. Being a leader takes gumption, hard work, and dedi-cation; all qualities that Walensky possesses.

Walensky grew up in Glovers-ville, NY and went to Glovers-ville High School. She found out about Saint Rose when a friend from high school decided to come here. “Once I got in, I came to Accepted Students Day and was sold! The campus had a very wel-coming atmosphere about it that no other campus I visited had. It was the perfect size, and had a

lot of opportunities to offer,” said Walensky.

Walensky is a Business Ad-ministration major. Walensky said that she picked her major because she truly enjoys being a leader and helping people out. “The closest thing to finding a job where you can lead people is

management, so I went with busi-ness and concentrated in manage-ment—it was a great program,” said Walensky.

During her time as a student at Saint Rose, Walensky was exten-sively involved on campus. Some of her roles included President of SEB, Trips Chairperson of SEB, Late Knight Leader, a Resident Assistant, President and Vice President of SADD, Orientation Leader, Student Association Rep-resentative, and Tour Guide.

Walensky received multiple awards for her accomplishments including Student Association Representative of the Year and SEB Chairperson of the Year. She was also named MVP Resident Assistant both years she served.

Olivia Forness, a junior Edu-cation major, said, “Sherrie was my R.A. freshman year and I could not have asked for a better R.A. All her floor programs were

COURTESY OF SHERRIE WALENSKY

Sherrie Walensky, a Business Administration major.

great, and she was always willing and available to help with any-thing you might need from look-ing up bus routes to just being a listening ear.”

Joe Pryba, assistant director of residence life, said, “Sher-rie was a phenomenal member of the R.A. [Resident Assistant] staff.” Pryba said that Walensky’s programming was focused on bettering students’ involvement on campus. “She was always encouraging students to become more involved in the Saint Rose community,” said Pryba.

When Walensky is not busy making Saint Rose a better place, she enjoys softball, baking, ten-nis, and shopping. As some of her R.A. programming and SEB responsibilities have involved her hobbies, she has been able to incorporate the things she enjoys into the work she does.

Latisha Barnett, director of

student life, said that the campus will not be the same next year without Walensky. After gradu-ation, Walensky plans to begin working full time to save up for graduate school. “I’d like to get my MBA (Masters of Business Administration) and find a job as a manager/administrator,” said Walensky. As soon as she gradu-ates, Walensky will be working full time for a medical practice in the Capital Region as a Medical Assistant/Receptionist.

Walensky believes that it is im-portant to never forget the times you’ve had and the people you’ve met along the way. “If you are unsure of what you want to be, then for now, just be you,” said Walensky.

“She was a very positive in-fluence on her residents and all other students. I am sure she is on to better and bigger things,” said Pryba.

May 12, 2012 Volume 80 Issue 33 ChronicleProfiles A9ChronicleProfiles A9Magazine Club Co-founder to Graduate

COURTESY SHENA LOUISSAINT

Louissaint, co-founder of the Magazine Club.

By ALISON LESTERAdvertising Manager

With graduation rapidly ap-proaching, senior Shena Louis-saint, a public communications major with a concentration in public relations and advertising, is optimistic about her future. Having been active both on and off-campus during her time at The College of Saint Rose, Louissaint plans to “conquer the world.”

Born in Nyack, New York in 1988, Louissaint decided to at-tend Saint Rose because she liked the sense of community, and how you could “branch out” into Al-bany. Louissaint has branched out by volunteering with local organizations such as the Albany Damien Center and Saint Anne’s Institute. “Volunteering is impor-tant,” she said.

At the College, Louissaint has participated in several adminis-trative committees, such as the Affi rmative Action Committee. “In addition, I served on a com-mittee board with [Saint Rose president] R. Mark Sullivan to help raise funds for Haiti’s earth-quake victims in 2010,” said Lou-issaint. “[It was] a fulfi lling mo-ment in my life.”

When it comes to Saint Rose clubs, Louissaint has been a member of the Student Associa-tion, the Environmental Club, and the PR Club. In the fall of 2010, she was inspired to co-found the Magazine Club.

Sphere Magazine, whose pre-decessor was called The Sphere, received its start as a project in

a fall 2010 Magazine Practicum class which was taught by Dr. Gary McLouth, a now retired associate professor of commu-nications. Louissaint, who was enrolled in the class that semes-ter, was a creative director for the magazine.

The magazine that resulted from the fall 2010 class project, which came out in December 2010, is considered the fi rst issue of Sphere Magazine. “It was the offi cial fi rst issue under a strong creative direction, outside of the communications department,” said Louissaint. “It is called ‘Sphere,’ instead of ‘The Sphere,’ to start a new beginning.” Lou-issaint explained that the title of the magazine also carries on the legacy of McLouth, whom she considered to be “an inspiring professor in the communications department.”

When Louissaint decided that she wanted to turn the class proj-ect into a magazine club, she said that McLouth was supportive of the idea. “I wanted Sphere to be innovative,” said Louissaint, who spoke about the lack of literary arts publications being produced for Saint Rose students, by Saint Rose students. She and graphic design student Jeremy Chapline, whom was hired to be a senior designer for the December 2010 issue, offi cially co-founded the Magazine Club during the spring 2011 semester. Louissaint desired

communications students and graphic design students to work together on the magazine since these professions often work to-gether in the real world.

“The Magazine Club is a spe-cial interest group that has been funded by the School of Arts and Humanities for two semes-ters now, with help from the Of-fi ce of PR and Student Affairs,” said Louissaint. She believes that Dennis McDonald, the vice president for Student Affairs, and

“When people go right, go left.”

Louissaint

will for students to set a mark on campus that joins all majors, creatively.”

While at Saint Rose, Louissaint has been able to complete three internships: her fi rst internship in Manhattan in-volved doing freelance public re-lations and social media for jew-elry designer Alicia Shulman; her second internship in Manhattan at BR Public Relations involved writing pitch letters and press releases for publications such as Elle Magazine; and her most re-cent internship in downtown Al-bany was at Zone 5 Marketing Communications, a creative ad agency. “It was the perfect match because they believe in innova-tion and taking risks,” said Lou-issaint about Zone 5 Marketing Communications. “It felt good to work with a talented staff, espe-cially my mentor, Alyssa Gosnell Read, a Saint Rose alumni and a

senior ac-count execu-

tive. It’s a small world, the need

to network is vital.” Louissaint also worked

temporarily for a small in-house public relations agency

in New York City during the summer of 2011.

Post-graduation plans for Lou-issaint include applying to anoth-er internship in New York City. “I want to be well-known in my industry,” said Louissaint, who named Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, and Oprah as women she looks up to. She also plans to ap-ply to grad school in 2013.

Louissaint’s advice to current and incoming college students is to network with adjunct profes-sors, because they’re working in the fi eld while teaching; to clean up your social media sites; and to get a LinkedIn account. “Do your own thing,” said Louissaint. “When people go right, go left.”

Pages from the2012 Sphere

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Dr. Lorna Shaw, the dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, “understood the vision.”

The club needed a faculty ad-visor and Louissaint wanted to work with the Offi ce of Public Relations be-cause they cre-ate Saint Rose Mag-az ine . L i s a H a l e y -Thomson, the assistant vice president for public rela-tions and mar-keting, and Sue Conroy, the public relations coordinator, both became the faculty advisors for the second issue which came out in spring 2011. Lou-issaint remained the creative director and Chapline worked as the senior graphic designer and a photogra-pher.

For the third issue, which re-cently came out on April 30, the faculty advisor was assistant pro-fessor of graphic design Anne Hobday. “She is so admired by students,” said Louissaint. “It was actually Jeremy Chapline that reached out to her.” Louis-saint became a student advisor in order to be a guide to the new student members. Student John Fisher was in charge of creative direction/design and fellow stu-dent Chris Van Kleeck was chief editor/writer. Louissaint con-fi rmed that Hobday, Fisher, and Van Kleeck will remain in their current positions for next year. “I’m passing the torch, and the legacy will go on,” she said.

Louissaint hopes that the Mag-azine Club will continue to gain more members and will be pub-lished once a semester instead of once a year. “Magazines are unit-ed by diverse artistries that are not limited to writing but require art, graphic design, photography, promotion, and advertisement,” said Louissaint. “There is a strong

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Residents of the Pine Hills neighborhood often encounter drivers running red lights while walking to and from home and to nearby schools and businesses.

In fact, red light running ac-counted for about five percent of the total number of traffic tickets issued last year in Albany. That’s down from the almost eight per-cent the year before, Patrick Jor-dan, assistant district attorney told The Chronicle and The Pine Hills blog.

When these traffic violations are prosecuted, Jordan said his of-fice takes into account a driver’s record with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Repeat offend-ers for the same offense are low, Jordan said, but those who do get caught running a red light more than once face stiffer penalties.

The Police Department de-ploys more manpower to particu-lar intersections when it learns that certain intersections are a problem, he said. "Enforcement could be through undercover vehicles, saturation patrols, or checkpoints in addition to normal patrols,” Jordan said.

Increasingly, more measures have been put in place to protect pedestrians, including crossing buttons at intersections citywide, according to William Trudeau Jr., the city’s coordinator of traf-fic and engineering. Now, about half of the traffic lights at inter-sections are equipped with pedes-trian buttons.

The lights are timed so that they sync with the width of the particular crosswalk, Trudeau said.

During the last few months, reporters from The Chronicle and The Pine Hills blog monitored traffic patterns on several days in the neighborhood and recorded motorists running red lights each time.

“Traffic is always a big issue,” said Bill Reeds, safety coordina-tor at the Pine Hills Elementary School.

Students at the South Allen Street school receive daily warn-ings on the public address system about street safety. Pedestrian safety letters are sent home to parents regularly and parents are informed about drop off locations for their children. The school is located near perhaps the busiest intersection in the neighborhood: the intersections of Madison and Western avenues at Allen Street.

The job of educating drivers on proper procedures often begins in driver education or at a driving school. At Adirondack Advantage Driving in Loudonville, owner Ron DeLap said he has witnessed a spike in the disregard for traffic signals in Albany.

“Running red lights has be-come a common problem in the city. I’ve seen cars, trucks, CDTA buses, and school buses do it. It’s just the way the public drives nowadays,” said DeLap, who is a certified driving instruc-tor with 28 years of experience. “It’s a combination of a few things—one-third of it is not car-ing; one-third is being in a hurry; and one-third is just aggressive driving. There are plenty of de-fensive driving courses available; however they’re not mandatory, so generally people do not take advantage of them.”

Instructors at Adirondack Ad-vantage Driving are certified to teach their patrons a number of safe driving skills, including the correct way to anticipate a yellow or red light.

“If you see a light that has been green for a while, it is called a stale green light. You should put your foot by the brake to antici-pate the light turning so that you can react quickly. Even if it is just a yellow light and you pass through it, an examiner could fail you on your road test or if you have a license, you could get a ticket,” said DeLap.

If a CDTA bus driver is in-volved in an incident, they must report it, but they have no obli-gation to report any lawbreakers who might cross their paths.

“I would like to think our bus operators are perfect,” said Carm

Basile, the chief executive officer of the Capital District Transpor-tation Authority. “It would be a stretch for me to say that our vehicles never violate red light laws.”

Peak morning commute hours and in the late afternoon are the times most unsafe for pedestrians, said Dave Bovia, who drives a number 10 bus for CDTA along the Western Avenue route.

“There are signs posted all around the buses to let people

know the procedure for being let off the bus,” said Bovia, who has been driving for CDTA for five years. “They are not supposed to cross in front of the bus. They should wait for the bus to pull away, so the street and oncoming cars are more visible.

“People do not always follow the rules, but there is not much I can do about it once they are al-ready crossing the street. They are putting themselves in danger by crossing the street while there

are cars passing by,” Bovia said. Anastasia Cass, 24, walks to

work from her apartment on State Street. “I always wait at least six seconds after a light turns red be-fore I cross the street. I've learned that drivers will drive through the red light the first five seconds it turns on," Cass said. "Pedestrians are very unsafe in Albany. I walk to work everyday and I come across at least two drivers a day who pass red lights.”

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The Albany Police Department installed two temporary radar signs on Madison Avenue in March at the request of Pine Hills residents and businesses. Complaints about speeding motorists spike when the weather improves, according to the police.

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Former Saint Rose professor Gary McLouth’s latest literary endeavor Do No Harm is a lot like shooting the breeze with a wise old friend. The stories found in the pages of this collection pack the perfect doses of heart and hu-mor, rewarding the reader with a little nugget of truth they might not have recognized before. A natural-born storyteller, McLouth drew from a lot of personal expe-riences over the years to create several interesting characters and fascinating experiences.

Do No Harm’s people and places will come across as very authentic and lifelike to the read-er. It would not be a coincidence. Basing many characters off of people and places he knew as a child, giving McLouth’s work has a very comfortable, easy-going tone. It is almost as if the reader is speaking with a person who has learned many of life’s greatest lessons from a lifetime of experi-ences. For McLouth, a lot of this comes from his family.

“I guess my inspiration comes from a variety of places. The sto-ryteller in me comes from fam-ily, my maternal grandmother (was) a powerful influence,” said McLouth. “I spent a lot of time riding in the car with my father while he made house calls…I guess you could say I was soak-ing up material all the time.”

McLouth, with so many influ-ences, does something unique with this book, incorporating his own voice as well as his father’s into his pieces. Several stories are based on people he met on rounds with his father Sydney, a doctor, to whom the book is dedicated. In the title story “Do No Harm,” McLouth’s narrator is a doctor who describes several interesting patients he comes across, each with endearing quirks. McLouth is able to convey these little ec-centricities without making fun of them, instead manages to pay them tribute by recounting how special these people were to the

narrator.“The people in the stories are

either based on people I knew, heard about, or [have] created in composites. Since Dad rarely re-vealed confidential information about his patients by name, I got to know people by their diagno-ses and ailments. I could figure out who was who and what was what, but not always. As a good son and responsible ‘doctor's son’, I kept most salient details to myself,” said McLouth of his inspirations.

One of the many interesting characters in “Do No Harm” is Ned, a small-town farmer. He gets sick, but will not take his pills; instead he collects them as if a hoard of prescriptions will cure his ailments. The way the doctor goes about treating Ned makes him incredibly likable, as he uses a bit of reverse psychol-ogy that does not dupe Ned, but rather helps him see his mistake.

McLouth said of this narra-tor, “He's a good and useful and productive man of his times, and those are very inspiring and re-warding characteristics to write about. Finding the voice of that man (narrator) has taken a longer time than I care to figure, maybe a lifetime, but the trick was finally to let him talk. Thankfully, the voice came with lots of material.”

As McLouth has credited his grandmother as an influence, he includes the story “Cousin Hen-ry” that details a very interesting relationship his teenage narrator has with his grandmother Mary. McLouth sets a very real scene of Mary reading letters aloud from her famous cousin, Henry, who has been everywhere and done

most everything. After years of separation, they finally have the chance to be reunited, only to find out that they have both changed.

“Cousin Henry” is particu-larly engaging because McLouth creates such a contrast between Mary and Henry. She seems to live vicariously through him, dra-matizing every interesting piece of information and relaying it to her grandchildren. The point that is made about recapturing the past will resonate with the reader. The narrator’s grandmother finds herself a bit saddened when she realizes she and Cousin Henry can only talk about what hap-pened in their youth. However, McLouth ends the story on a high

note, as the now college-aged narrator receives news from his grandmother that is just as inter-esting as ever. In a nutshell, life is what is made of it.

For McLouth’s own grand-mother, the fictional Mary bears a similar resemblance. “Life was a drama for Gram. Murders, train wrecks, unsavory characters, and victims of high jinks, as well as tragedy were standard fair in her stories,” said McLouth, “She brought the past alive for me, and I wanted to keep this part of her past alive while I revisited the scene to see what I could do with it.”

In each of McLouth’s nine sto-ries in Do No Harm, he presents

Wise Words from an Old Friend in Do No Harmhis readers with characters they will feel like they have known for their whole lives. The sense of fa-miliarity he creates through these personalities invites the reader to sit down and talk about the les-sons life has to teach us.

McLouth points out one fact that seems to run throughout his book, “I guess it’s good not to know everything.” There is a cer-tain ambiguity towards the end of each story that lets his readers take from them however much they please. Whatever experienc-es come their way, Do No Harm asks that they learn and cherish it, because those moments are the ones that will always be remem-bered.

COURTESY OF SAINT ROSE

GARY MCLOUTH

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Display of pieces in the gallery. KELLY PFEISTER

Gidget, created by Joseph R. Allad, Jr. is made out of wood, brass, and steel.

KELLY PFEISTER

Testa’s sculptures were made out of various materials, such as yarn, expandng insulation foam, and aluminum wire.

KELLY PFEISTER

2012 Graduate Show

KELLY PFEISTERDrew Testa’s work spanned a variety of sizes.

The Graduate Show ran in the Esther Massry Gallery

from May 6 to May 11. Exhibited works were

created by Kathryn Adams, Joseph R. Allard Jr., Sarah

Hubel, Drew Testa, and Jonathan Villegas.

Volume 80 Issue 33Chronicle May 12, 2012ArtsB14Kickin’ It with KJ:

A Final Wrap-Up Before Summer Starts

Something Sour, Something Sweet:

The Graduate (1967)By RACHEL BOLTONStaff Writer

Rating- Sweet

As this is my last column for this year, I offer my congratula-tions to all the graduating seniors here at Saint Rose. So, it’s fitting that I review a film that’s about what happens after you graduate college: 1967’s The Graduate. It asks the question, “What do you do with yourself after you have achieved the goal that every-one has been preparing you for years?” Well, if you are reading this review for answers, I suggest you look elsewhere. But I can say, don’t be Ben Braddock and have an affair with the manipula-tive Mrs. Robinson.

Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson, or maybe not. That is what is interesting about The Graduate. Who are you supposed to sym-pathize with? Everyone in the movie is a miserable person who is looking for some way to find excitement in their dreary lives. Should we cheer on Mrs. Rob-inson for trying to spice up her life by showing her legs off to the impressionable Ben, or should we be horrified by her actions? Is Ben Braddock using Mrs. Robin-son as much as she is using him? Or is he really that naïve?

Personally, I think Mrs. Rob-inson is quite awful. I find little redeeming about her. Sure, she gets a sad moment with Ben to tell him about how she lost her

artistic dreams when she became pregnant. But, she ended up as a bitter harpy who wants to ruin other people’s lives, including her own daughter’s. Now, Mrs. Robinson’s actions are slightly more forgivable because there is a double standard. Imagine the movie if the genders of the two participants were reversed. “Mr. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me, aren’t you?” Talk about un-fortunate implications, have fun trying to sleep tonight guys.

Ben is not innocent either. Go-ing off with Mrs. Robinson was his answer to being bored after graduating. Couldn’t he have picked a woman who would at least try to have a decent conver-sation with him before they start-ed cannoodling? But I digress. Ben was a bit creepy when he “basically” started stalking poor Elaine. Yeah, I would be freaked out too if the guy who was sleep-ing with my mother started fol-lowing me around at school, too.

In the end, The Graduate is another tragicomedy that occurs when people do rather stupid things. But that doesn’t make the film a bad story; plots will be bor-ing if the characters always do the right thing. Perhaps it is my masochistic movie watching ten-dencies, because I have fun yell-ing at the screen when the action gets messy.

The other thing that I loved about this movie was its soundtrack. The sounds of Simon and Garfunkel create the end of the 60’s atmosphere that makes this film so memorable. Despite my issues with Mrs. Robinson, I do love her titular song.

Graduates of Saint Rose, if you want a reminder of what not to do when you leave school, watch this movie. I wish you the best of luck in the coming days, and I sincerely hope that you are not leaving this school as disaffected as Ben Braddock.

Thank you all for reading my articles this year, and don’t wor-ry: I’ll be back.

“Who are you supposed to

sympathize with? Everyone in the movie is a miserable person

who is looking for some way to find

excitement in their dreary lives.”

By KEVIN JACOBStaff Writer

Well it’s that time of the year where I submit my final articles and begin the awesome start of summer. Now, you’re probably thinking, “Where can I get all of the latest news about ‘Kickin’ It With KJ’ during the summer?” Well, I’ll be on summer break as you readers probably will be, but I promise that the first issue back, I’ll talk about some of the great music that we should be blessed with this summer. My column will also be making more appear-ances next year. But enough of that, let’s begin with some releas-es that I’m going to review today.

AlbumsDeath Grips: The Money Store

Now, what should I say about Death Grips? Well they hail from Sacramento, California and they are a punk/rock/hip-hop collec-tive that has just put out a new album The Money Store, and I’m really feeling it. It’s got just very raw beats, and a front man who raps/yells at you as you listen. It’s probably the most rebellious piece of work that I’ve heard this year.

The Money Store has some cra-zy beats on here, especially with the albums opener “Get Got.” Some other heavy hitters on this album include “Hustle Bones,” “I’ve Seen Footage,” and, “The Cage.” I don’t really have any songs that I didn’t enjoy on this one. But let me say, these guys

are weird and very experimental. But if you’re into that kind of mu-sic then this album is definitely for you.

Rating: 8.5/10

Yuna: Yuna Malaysian star Yuna has just

released her self-titled first album in the United States, and I’m go-ing to call it right now: Yuna is the next big thing. To me, she could be compared to a female John Legend. She’s got a unique voice, but what a voice it is. With her album, Yuna has blown me away with some great tracks such as “Stay,” “Bad Idea,” “See You Go,” and “Live Your Life.” My personal favorite track on this one is the album’s opener “Lulla-bies,” which contains a very slow piano beat that gradual builds as the song goes along. It’s an amaz-ing song.

Now, a good portion of the pro-duction comes from Pharrell con-tributing about four or five tracks. You know that the production is obviously going to be solid com-ing from the N.E.R.D. front man. A lot of acoustic guitars/ukulele playing within the album makes it sound fresh and enlightening. It’s definitely my favorite album that isn’t a rap album that’s come out this year.

Rating: 9.5/10

Singles“I Don’t Like (Remix)” by Chief Keef, Kanye West, Big Sean, and Jadakiss:

I don’t know if I’ve made men-

tion of him before, but this kid Chief Keef is currently in the pro-cess of blowing up. From Chica-go, he’s a 17 year-old who has a couple videos with each one hav-ing at least over a million views on YouTube. His most success-ful track so far is the grimy hood record “I Don’t Like,” which is very catchy and very Waka Floc-ka-esque.

Kanye West has really taken an interest in this kid, so he and some of the G.O.O.D. music fam-ily decided to re-do young Keef’s track. To me, it’s a banger. Every-one’s verse is solid, but Kanye easily has the best verse on here. The beat is a little bit different from the originalm which kind of disappoints me. Overall, I’m re-ally feeling it.

Rating: 8/10

“No Lie” by 2 Chainz ft. Drake:2 Chainz has himself a new

single with YMCMB’s own Drizzy Drake Rogers. 2 Chainz also has a new album, Based on a T.R.U. Story, due out in August. This is the first offering from it, and for the most part, I’m feeling it. 2 Chainz has two solid verses, but Drake steals the show here with handling the hook and hav-ing a verse of his own.

I think that this is a smart move for the man formerly known as Tity Boi. Mainly because he isn’t fully known, having Drake all over your Mike Will-produced single will definitely get you some recognition. All hail the 2 Chainz.

Rating 7.5/10

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By HEATHER THIBDEAU Class of 2012

Traditionally, commence-ment provides an opportunity for everyone—graduates, faculty, friends, and family—to reflect on the memories the last four years have provided. The tendency is to focus on achievements and posi-tive outcomes, despite the dif-ficulties and arduous efforts put in to make those achievements possible. In time, the all-nighters, disagreements, and stressful peri-ods will morph into one negative frame of film, while the vibrant memories of laughter, newfound and lifelong friendships, and con-nections, passions, knowledge,

and self-actualization of our future careers will dock firmly around our minds.

However, what of short-lived achievements? Those moments when hard work is not acknowl-edged and treated as if it never existed? One of my biggest pet peeves is squandered or unful-filled potential, which for some translates to failure. We all know that failure happens, even after a period of significant growth. That is what recently happened with an ambitious project unique to this graduating class because it has existed as long as we have attended this college: the Saint Rose Sustainability House.

The Sustainability House be-

gan in the spring of 2009 as an idea proposed by the Environ-mental Club. The vision was to create an on-campus house that lived a sustainable lifestyle and inspired other students to lead a similar lifestyle based on vari-ous service projects and informa-tional programs. Furthermore, it seemed to be the next logical step in the College’s commitment to preserving and protecting the en-vironment, as the then newly con-structed Massry Center for the Arts became a permanent fixture in the College’s environmental awareness (due to its Gold certifi-cation by the Leadership in Ener-gy and Environmental Design); in addition, President Sullivan had recently signed the President’s Climate Control commitment to eliminate Saint Rose’s carbon footprint. Therefore, the Environ-mental Club’s idea—in which I and several other graduating se-niors were involved in—was to create a house that inspired others to make small, personal changes that created a big community im-pact. Fourteen students lived in an on campus Victorian-era home that was given a green makeover, and members agreed to be more cognizant of their energy use. Known around campus as the “dark” house because we always kept the lights off whenever pos-sible, residents also decided to forgo the use of their personal refrigerators in favor of utilizing the standard kitchen refrigerator. Furthermore, we also did simple things, such as unplug unused ap-pliances, composted, used hand towels in the bathrooms (yes, they were washed regularly) and dried our clothes on drying racks.

Did all of these efforts have a noticeable impact on our energy usage? Yes. Admittedly, research suggests that unplugging an ap-pliance, such as a toaster, while not in use saves roughly $1.96 a day, or $50 a year—which natu-rally varies according to the type and age of the toaster, etc. Thus, the fact that our toaster was rarely

plugged in had a minimal overall impact. However, the habit of rec-ognizing and reducing wasteful habits was the true lesson learned. It was that drive, along with our united commitment to improving the campus by conducting com-munity service projects to clean up and restore Albany that made our house successful. In the three years the Sustainability House existed, our highest energy us-age was in December of 2009 when the entire house used 1,400 kilowatts per hour. For compari-son, another campus dorm (with fifteen residents compared to our fourteen) used over 3,000 kilowatts of electricity in one month during April-May of 2010. Hence, it was the accumulation of these simple changes that made a big difference.

However, even though the Sustainability House was fully backed and encouraged by the College’s faculty and staff, the critical piece missing was the support of the Saint Rose student body. Despite frequent efforts to educate and enlighten the student body about the existence of our house, there were only a handful of applications this year. In other words, next year our house will return to being a regular energy-sucking campus dorm. Moreover, it is highly likely that the new res-idents will have had no idea what the house used to be or the efforts we made to help the campus re-

Sustaining Memories: Reflections on a Successful Failure

The Sustainability House, also known as McCormick, is located at 380 Western Avenue.

IAN BENJAMIN

duce its energy consumption. While I cannot speak for every-one, several of the current resi-dents have expressed frustration and sadness. However, we are not surprised that this occurred, as all Saint Rose clubs and organiza-tions have experienced a signifi-cant decline in participation from students; it is not unreasonable then, that this apathy became a cause of the house’s dissolution. What’s more is that living in the Sustainability House was not a difficult or time consuming task: everyone was fairly open and ac-cepting of each other, no one was secretly taking notes on who left their lights on each night, and we were the only house that was al-lowed to exist without a Resident Assistant—and had no major disciplinary or personal issues or violations. We held ourselves as student leaders with a mis-sion to prove, and given many freedoms and opportunities to let our experiment succeed, but now that the results are in and the in-dependent student variable has vanished, those privileges and opportunities will likely not be seen again. As a house, we had hoped to spread sustainability to all campus dorms, but in three years, it seems we were unable to keep even one fourteen-occupant house alive.

Was the Sustainability House a failure? Or was it a flower that had only just begun to bloom be-fore being shredded by a lawn mower? Clearly, since the house no longer exists in the same ca-pacity, it is a failure, but at the very least I maintain the hope that one day the project will be revived and the student body will realize the tremendous impact it had—as well as what it could have become.

Farewell Saint Rose, and fare-well Sustainability House. Both will be fondly remembered, yet the reality will remain that due to the loss of the Sustainability House, neither achieved their true potential.

Even though the Sustainability House

was fully backed and encouraged by

the College’s faculty and staff, the critical

piece missing was the support of the student

body.

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have consistently created a qual-ity product when compared with previous years—and when com-pared with other student newspa-pers across the state. This qual-ity has recently been recognized by awards from the American Scholastic Press Association and the New York Press Association. They deserve every one.

When I depart this week, I know that this publication will be left in skilled hands. If I were to recount how thankful I am to this group of students for pushing me, and all the ways and times I have been thankful for their hard work I would fill several Chronicle pages. Suffice it to say that they have pushed me to be my very

covered a great diversity of top-ics relating to journalism. She has guided me about how to tactfully write an article on the death of a member of the campus body, to the use of anonymous sources, to what should be included in es-tablishing a long term Letters to the Editor policy. She has advised me about how to keep the student newspaper from being used as a medium for free advertising by local law firms, to how to effec-tively deal with pushy PR agents at local booking agencies, to how to put enraging spelling and de-sign errors that went to print be-hind myself (very important!).

In every instance she has led me, and the student newspaper, unerr-ingly. I cannot thank her enough.

To everyone that I have men-tioned here, and to my friends, my family, and to many more who go unmentioned, but who have sculpted me into the person I am today, thank you. It has been a wonderful ride, and one I hope to continue on out into the world beyond Saint Rose’s ever grow-ing footprint.

Sincerely,

The Outgoing Editor

L-R (clockwise): Advertising Manager Alison Lester, Arts Editor Chris Surprenant, Managing Editor Sunshine Osella, Sports Editor Jackson Wang, Editor Ian Benjamin, and Business Manager Emily Robertson.

A Fine Farewell fromThe Chronicle Editor Ian Benjamin

This wonderful organization that is The Chronicle has factored into my growth in ways I can only glimpse, even now, in peripheral hindsight. When I came to my first Chronicle meeting (a few months after entering Saint Rose) looking to find an organization on campus, I did not know what to expect. What I found was a jovial group of students who were inter-ested in putting out content pro-duced by the campus body each week. I wanted to be part of that group.

At first, I did not know what to write, so I latched to what seemed to come most easily: film reviews. My first review was, as far as I remember, a pan of Clash of the Titans, which I still believe is a miserable excuse for a movie. The next week I was surprised to see that my words, which I had so doubted would go to print, were published! Over the following weeks leading up to the end of that semester, I set myself a goal to, at the very least, submit a re-view every week. When my re-views of the American remake of black comedy film Death at a Fu-neral, the quiet spy-thriller The American, The Social Network, and sci-fi failure Skyline were all printed, I was simply overjoyed. Despite these publications, I was still surprised when I was ap-proached to be Arts Editor. It was in those early writings—which, looking back, are by no means my most polished—that I learned the importance of consistency and timeliness.

This was over two years ago.Since then, I have held the po-

sitions of Layout Editor and Ex-ecutive Editor, and have had the opportunity to extend my writing challenges beyond film reviews (though they still hold a special place in my heart) to coverage of poetry readings, protests at the Capitol, the annual Relay for Life, numerous ground-break-ings, editorials, and even a lucky interview with incoming college president David Szczerbacki the

day he was selected by the Board of Trustees—all thanks to being a part of The Chronicle. But these personal opportunities pale in comparison to the opportunity to work with the wonderful group of people that comprises The Chron-icle now, and all those who I have come to know during my tenure on the student newspaper.

The students I have worked in close company with at The Chronicle over the past year are, across the board, of stellar quality. They are hardworking, eloquent, and passionate about their prod-uct. These students were willing, even eager, to put out issues after December Break and Mid-Winter Break. So when the meeting be-fore Easter Break rolled around, I urged them to actually take a break. They told me in no un-certain terms that we would not be doing our duty to the campus if we did not have an issue after break, and that yes, they would be coming back early from break to write and lay out.

It is this passion and dedication that have led this group of stu-dents to put out 33 issues this aca-demic year, an issue every single week classes are in session, and a feat that has never before been accomplished by any student newspaper, as far as I know, at The College of Saint Rose.

While quantity by no means denotes quality, these students have also consistently put out a product adhering to a high stan-dard of quality. Although every issue is different, and some have much more compelling articles than others, this group of students

IAN BENJAMIN

KAYLA GERMAIN

The editors and staff of The Chronicle provided Saint Rose and its surrounding neighbor-hood with valuable stories about the news and events that help shape our lives here in the Pine Hills.

Each week, student journal-ists researched, reported, wrote, edited, and photographed sto-ries about the people and events that enrich our community here at the College. With profession-alism and grace, our student newspaper staff has also shared sensitive stories that in some in-stances were painful to tell.

Publishing a weekly print and online paper helps build the community we value here

at Saint Rose. The Chronicle staff is grateful for the support it receives from the College's administration and the Student Association.

This year, we say goodbye to graduating seniors Ian Ben-jamin and Alison Lester, both of whom have sacrificed their time and energy to produce this award-winning newspaper. The Communications Department is grateful for their service, and we wish Ian, Alison, and all of our graduating seniors the very best in the coming years.

Cailin BrownAdviser, The Chronicle

A Letter from The Chronicle Faculty Adviser

best, and for that I am enormous-ly thankful.

I would be remiss if I did not, of course, give a very spe-cial thanks to Cailin Brown, the Adviser (with an “er”), without whom The Chronicle would not be what it is today, and without whom I would not be the person I am today. Cailin is filled with seemingly boundless energy, an energy she uses to give back double every ounce of effort stu-dents give to her. She and I have, over the year, held many, many conversations, both in person and electronically, some of which stretched far after work hours and

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livan used to work for). The other school’s mascot was a “Fox” and I thought being a “Golden Knight” would be just a little bit classier. There was something different here and it has been hard to ex-plain. I think that after four years I know what it is—Saint Rose is home. Saint Rose has truly pro-vided me with a community I can be proud to call my family.

We come into this community

with our lanyard keys hanging around our necks confused as to where things are and what our place is. When we leave here, we know that the familiar face we have seen for the past few years will always be a resource and a friend. There have multiple times throughout my past four years when times have been tough and this community has comforted me, and helped me through it. I have been extremely lucky to

Writing this goodbye letter is a very surreal experience for me, especially since it is the last thing I ever have to write in college. Graduation is merely a week away, and if you are reading this, you are probably at it right now, and I am probably fidgeting in my seat. I hate to start off the corni-ness with a cliché, but I honestly have no idea where the last four years went. It turns out that peo-ple really are not kidding when they say college flies by. Wasn’t I just moving into Lima Hall, anx-ious to meet my roommate?

I came to Saint Rose in Fall 2008 and decided to major in pub-lic communications. I would like to credit my high school journal-ism teacher, Mrs. Kurtz, for help-ing me make that decision. Now, I have admittedly always been a shy person, but it was even worse in high school. When I told people that I was going to major in com-munications, I got responses like “You know you’ll actually have to talk if you do that, right?” I rolled my eyes at their insults and went confidently into my major, only to find that it did in fact test a lot of my social anxieties, such as public speaking, calling strangers on the phone, and writing content that would be read and judged by many. I am glad these anxieties were tested, though, because I learned how to become more con-fident in my work and in myself; I consider this one of the greatest lessons I received in college.

I originally had my heart set on being a journalist, so I decided to take Journalism and join The Chronicle in Fall 2010. I have always enjoyed writing, so it was exciting to learn how to write news stories, and rewarding to see them in print. I was a staff writer for The Chronicle for the 2010-2011 school year, and ap-plied to become Managing Editor for the 2011-2012 school year. I was elated that I got the position, but ended up having a change of heart halfway through the Fall 2011 semester to public relations.

I had already taken some inter-

A Note of Farewell from Advertising Manager Alison Lester

est in public relations courses that had tempted me, but my incredi-ble internship at the Albany Med-ical Center Foundation cemented the transition. I chose to resign as Managing Editor, and instead became advertising manager for the Spring 2012 semester. I have enjoyed working with real life clients in this role, and am now considering working in ad sales in the future.

Goodbye Saint Rose, My HomeBy NICOLE DAMAClass of 2012

First off, I would like to say thank you to every person I have ever met at The College of Saint Rose. Not every moment that has been the best, but it has balanced itself out to be the most incred-ible experience. Saint Rose has made me want to always to con-tinue to better myself and always learn about the world around me. Thank you for the best four years yet!

Like all good things, our time at Saint Rose must come to an end. Whether you have been here two years, four years or even five—it has been a life changing journey from beginning to end. Personally, I came here because when I came for my overnight visit, something was different about this campus compared to the others I had visited. It was not just a place where people came to study or work. It was a commu-nity where people took the time to speak with you and look you in the eye as they passed. Actually, they smiled as they passed you in order to say, “Welcome.”

I made a last minute choice between Saint Rose and another private institution (one that actu-ally our own President Mark Sul-

have made friends who have changed my life and how I see the world.

In addition, the administra-tors, faculty, and staff here are truly one of a kind. The people who have been here the past four years are not here just for a job; they are here for us. I would not be the woman I am today if it was not for all of the lessons I learned from this college. The opportuni-ties here are endless if you seek them out. Thank you for every-thing you have done for me Saint Rose.

I have been given the oppor-tunity to be an orientation leader for incoming freshmen, and be part of Habitat for Humanity, just to name a few of the opportuni-ties here on campus. Saint Rose has given me the chance to over-come obstacles and fears I never thought I could. I overcame my fear of flying when I boarded a plane to go to Florida for Habitat. This was one of my life changing moments here at the college.

I am honored to have been part of this community for the past four years. At first, it was a little uncomfortable being away from home, so I will admit I talked with my mom multiple times a day. As I put myself out there and jumped right in, I have had the time of my life. The people I have met, the experiences I have had, and long nights in Lima Lab have made me the woman I am today and I like this woman. You really do not think that the time will go by this fast—but it does. I feel like just yesterday I was in Bru-bacher Hall moving in with my family, and now I will be moving into a new apartment.

I have had a very fun and en-riching education here, and will always remember the things I have learned. I hope everyone else can appreciate the things Saint Rose can give us. Congrat-ulations to the Class of 2012! I hope everyone has a bright future and takes the experiences at Saint Rose with them forever. I know I will!

Nicole Dama is a graduating public communications major.

Alison Lester

COURTECY OF NICOLE DAMA

I have had a very fun and enriching education here, and will always remember the things I have

learned.

The Chronicle, along with other clubs I have been involved with, such as Sphere Magazine and Upsilon Iota, have helped prepare me for my future by giv-ing me experience and knowledge in my field. Getting involved in college is one of the best ways to help you succeed, and I recom-mend it to everyone.

I will always be especially grateful to the professors in the Communications Department for continuously inspiring me and for giving me the tools to be successful at the internship I was fortunate enough to have, and in the career I hope to receive. I am also grateful to the friends I have made who have helped make these last four years memorable.

I have had a lot of great times at Saint Rose, from Rose Rock to the hilarious moments at week-end Chronicle layouts. While I will miss Saint Rose, it is fortu-nately always just a drive down the Northway.

Good luck and congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2012!

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Regina Iannizzotto, Opinion Editor

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This word search is in honor of the Class of 2012. We have compiled words that refer to the college. The Chronicle wishes the graduates the best of luck in the future and in everything they do. We thank you for your support and hope each graduate keeps a little bit of The Chronicle and Saint Rose with them always.

Congratulations Class of 2012! You will be missed.

Sincerely, The Opinions Editor

By ASIA EWARTContributing Writer

The 2011-2012 year is almost over, but our finals are not. End-less nights in the library and in Lima Lab, having to miss dinner to write a paper, zero to two hours of sleep every night; it’s enough to build up overwhelming stress! On Thursday, May 3rd, students had the opportunity to put all of their problems behind them and unwind them at the Stress-Free Zone.

Each semester, the Counsel-ing Center here on campus gets together to set up a relaxing en-vironment in the Main Lounge for all students. During finals time, especially at the end of the academic year, many students feel the pressure of assignments and presentations; it is important

to always make time to rest and refresh yourself. Amongst the calming, but also cheerful music (Selena Gomez and Colbie Cail-lat, anyone?), the room was filled with different activities that could easily take a student’s mind off of work. Dogs were brought in for pet therapy; balls and small toys were provided for a friendly game of fetch. Tables were covered with a variety of coloring sheets, color pencils, and crayons, and multiple tubs of Play Doh were provided for some fun sculpt-ing. Outside the [Box] provided a table of bubbles, crossword puz-zles, and word games. Three mas-sage specialists were brought in for anyone who wanted to relax and let the tension in their mus-cles go. Balloons were provided for balloon animal making, and on the next table were stress man-

Students Unwind at Stress-Free Zoneagement tips, along with a raffle to win a Saint Rose hoodie. The shredding machine made anoth-er famous appearance; students could write down their worries and whatever else was getting to them, and then toss them right in the shredder to “get rid” of them. And, to top this whole event off, of course there was food! The Counseling Center staff served up Stewart’s ice cream throughout the event, from vanilla to straw-berry, to “Death by Chocolate” and “Birthday Cake”; banana smoothies and chocolate brown-ies were also served.

In this hectic time of rushing to finish final projects, we all need a little time to breathe. The Coun-seling Center holds this event as a treat to the entire Saint Rose fam-ily, and each turnout is bigger and livelier than the last.

See page A10 for pictures from the Stress-Free Zone

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTOOpinion Editor

As the year comes to a close, Outside the [Box] would like to thank everyone who came out to our events and supported us this year. We have put on some inter-esting events that we would like to pass on to next year’s board. We have put on a Pinkie’s Up Tea Party, a Carnival, and the Positiv-ity Workshop to name a few. For those who came to these events, we thank you kindly and ener-getically. For those who did not, we encourage you to try again next year.

One trend that many clubs have been seeing on campus this year is a decrease in student participa-tion. Being involved on campus is a great way to meet new people and be involved in things that

you never thought were possible. A lot of thought and preparation goes into creating events for you, the students (as well as the en-tire Saint Rose community). It is a chance to break away from all of your stressful studies, crazy drama and the ever dreaded laun-dry, and do something for you to just relax and have fun. Plus, fun fact, part of your Saint Rose tu-ition goes to all the activities on campus, so you might as well get your money’s worth!

At the positivity Workshop, Tinamarie Stolz did a wonder-ful presentation on self-worth and knowing that you should not be defined by others, but by your own standards. At the Get to Know You Social, new friend-ships were formed after stu-dents completed some rounds of “speed-friended.” At the Carni-

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val, Chris Lovell showed off his magic skills.

Next year, Outside the [Box] has plans to wow the student body with events. For a sneak peek, we have a game of Life-Sized Candyland in the making that was not able to be put on this year due to the weather. We have others as well, but we do not want to give everything away. So, get your positive pants on and get ready.

We would like to thank you again for a wonderful year. Next year, our meetings will be Mon-days at 7 p.m. in Lima Basement. If you are returning, we hope you will join us. If you are not return-ing, we wish you the best. We can only hope next year is even better than this year; help us help you; and all of those other sappy, corny sayings relating to the future.

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Girl in EAC: “This is like Ireland...when it hails all of a sudden!”

Elderly couple to student about the play “Naked”: “Excuse me, is there any nudity in this play?”Student: “No, it's more of a metaphorical thing.”Elderly couple: “Really? Never mind then.”

Girl in Library: “I only have two people on my team and one of them is me. I can’t walk for twelve hours. I’ll die!”

Guy in Dining Hall: “This is an A and B conversation, so C your way out of it.”Girl (“C”): “I was never a fan of the alphabet.”

Girl 1 in Dorm: “April showers bring May flowers.”Girl 2: “Or the apocalypse.”

Girl 1 in Library: “My fish killed itself.”Girl 2: “Did it drown itself?”

Girl 1 in Dorm: “I thought you fell off the face of the earth.”Girl 2: “Well, I was in Morris.”

Girl in Library; “The odds are never in my favor.”

Girl in Albertus: “I’m just stressed. Whatever. Just keep swimming.”

Girl in Camelot: “I like my hair the way I like my fries: straight.”

Girl in Dining Hall: “I love how you reblog things on Tumblr about being fit while I read them eating a cheeseburger.”

Girl 1 Talking on Phone with Mom: “Can I get a tattoo?”Mom: “You don’t put a bumper sticker on a Bentley. You don’t want to be a Kia.”Girl 2: “I see it is as freshening up the paint job.”

Girl in Dorm: “He has a kindergarten crush on me.”

A Look Back at St. Rose:Back to the Beginning

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTOOpinion Editor

The College of Saint Rose began as just a thought in 1916. Monsignor Joseph Delaney asked the founding sisters to help make his dream a reality. According to Sister Rose Regina Smith, at the time “no catholic women’s college existed in New York State…”

She went on to describe the process in which the sisters be-gan their collegiate journey, which began with purchasing 979 Madison Avenue – now Mo-ran Hall. “Eventually, the house [Moran Hall] would provide for a dormitory, dining area, audi-torium, library, and classrooms

This is the first class of students to enroll in the College. From left to right: (seated on ground) Margaret Ray, Marion Dee, Marion Carey; (seated) [Gertrude Rogers?], [Anne Carey?], Winifred McGowan, [Marion Kiehm?], Margaret McNamara, Augusta Wolohan; (standing) Catherine Ryan, Sara Fahey, Margaret Disney, Margaret Keane, Katherine Grewen, Ursula Casey, Maryrose Gilroy.

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for the incoming young women. It also had living quarters, a cha-pel, a sisters’ dining room, and a social room for those sisters who would eventually reside on the third floor of the building. The garage on the property be-came the science lab.” Volunteer plumbers and other professionals came from as far away as Syra-cuse in Binghamton the summer before classes were to begin to prepare what would become the Saint Rose property to receive its first class.

When the house was fully pre-pared, the school was ready to be opened. According to Smith, “On August 30, 1920, Bishop Gib-bons blessed The College of Saint Rose naming it in honor of the

first American canonized saint, Saint Rose of Lima.” There were only 19 freshman women enrolled in the college in 1920. Shown in the picture above, they were the “pioneers” of the col-lege, according to the caption under the original picture in the Saint Rose Archives. The stu-dents spent a lot of their time at Graves Drugstore (now Madi-son’s Pizza) and an ice cream parlor next to Madison Theater.

Gibbons Hall was the sec-ond building purchased for the college as a dormitory. After borrowing money for the pur-chasing of more buildings, “the message was clear: The College of Saint Rose was here to stay.”

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By MATTHEW WOODSStaff Writer

In sports today, it’s hard to come across a player without a great nickname. Every sport has players that people know by a certain nickname they have ob-tained.

In the NBA for instance, you can roll off nicknames like “The Truth” (Celtics forward Paul Peirce), “The Chosen One” or “King James” (Heat forward Lebron James), “Melo” (Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony), “Black Mamba” (Lakers guard

Kobe Bryant), “Superman” (Magic center Dwight Howard), The Durantula” (Thunder for-ward Kevin Durant), “The Fun-damental” (Spurs center Tim Duncan), “Flash” (Heat guard Dwayne Wade), and people will sometimes be able to recognize the player you’re talking about.

But what many people don’t ask is what is behind the nick-name; why are the players called that?

Nicknames, not only in the NBA, date back to many decades ago. In the NBA, nicknames were being put on players around the

late years of the ABA (American Basketball Association).

Players like Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving really took the art of creative nicknames to the next level.

Wilt Chamberlain was called many nicknames including “Wilt The Stilt,” due to his height of 7’ 1’’, and “The Big Dipper” because when he was younger he used to have to dip his head whenever entering a room to pre-vent hitting his head on the door frame.

Chamberlain’s nicknames stuck with him throughout his entire hall-of-fame career and af-ter his retirement. Chamberlain is the only player to ever score 100 points in an ABA-NBA game when he did so on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks; a record that is basically untouch-able.

Julius Erving on the other hand was given his nickname a little differently. Erving was given the nickname “Dr. J” by a high school teammate for always “finding a cure” for a comeback when his team was trailing.

Erving embraced the nick-name, and eventually gained sponsors like Dr. Pepper late in his career. Erving was named on the NBA’s All-Time First Team along with Chamberlain for the ways they changed the game. Erving is best known for his “Rock-a-bye Baby” dunk over Lakers forward Michael Cooper, and his baseline layup under the backboard around Lakers Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

However, there are some nick-names that are just unfortunate for the recipients. NBA players such as Charles Barkley, John Brockman, and Darko Milicic re-ceived nicknames that they may not be in favor of.

Barkley may have the most nicknames in NBA history. Bar-

kley’s nicknames include “The Pillsbury Dough Boy,” “The Hu-man Refrigerator,” “The Flying Coke Machine,” “Leaning Tower of Pizza,” “Chuck,” “Sir Charles”, and last but not least “The Round Mound of Rebound.”

Today Barkley is known for his funny commentary as part of the NBA on TNT team which in-cludes other nickname recipients, such as Shaquille O’Neil a.k.a the “Big Diesel,” and former Hous-ton Rockets guard Kenny “The Jet” Smith.

John Brockman, on the oth-er hand, was given the name “Brockness Monster” due to the fact he was rarely seen in games.

Meanwhile, Darko Milicic, the second overall selection by the Detroit Pistons in the 2003 NBA draft, which included players such as Lebron James (1st over-all), Carmelo Anthony (3rd over-

all), Chris Bosh (4th overall), and Dwayne Wade (5th overall), has been described as one of the big-gest busts in NBA history.

Milicic never really developed into the player everyone thought he would become; actually they were really far off on this guy. Milicic was given the name “The Human Victory Cigar” because the only time he entered the game was when his team was already in route for a double-digit blow-out victory.

Nicknames these days are tran-scending sports. Players are be-ing given nicknames due to their name, the way they play, plays they’ve made, their persona, etc. However, its things like this that makes the NBA and other sports around the globe more popular, and players more recognizable.

It’s All in the NameProfessional athletes and the nicknames

they’ve aquired along the way

Former NBA center Shaquille O’Neal is also known as “Big Diesel.”

Charles Barkley holds many nicknames including “Sir Charles.”

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May 12, 2012 Volume 80 Issue 33 Chronicle D21SportsBy JOSHUA NATOLIStaff Writer

Our time here at Saint Rose for the 2011-2012 academic year is coming to an end. Even if you have been buried under your books for the past nine months, you can still recall some of the best pieces of news the sports world had to offer.

Perhaps the biggest story in sports has been the rise of Tim Tebow in the NFL. What a feel-good story of a quarterback who was told he would never be able to handle the pro game. Tebow began to silence his critics when he brought the dismal Broncos to the playoffs with comeback wins against the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vi-kings, Chicago Bears, and New York Jets.

The only issue with these wins was that nobody knew how he did it. Was it his leadership skills? Running game? His often dreadful passing game? Maybe it was that Tebow played like his career depended on it, which it often did. Tebow’s numbers and performance were the targets of much scrutiny and threatened his job as Broncos starting quarter-

back. That scrutiny shortly dissi-pated as the wins piled up, which seemed to be often. Soon, every-one watching a Broncos game knew that once the fourth quarter rolled around and the Broncos were within striking distance, “Tebow Time” was among them, and a comeback would more than likely ensue.

Highlights could be seen ev-erywhere on television of Tebow kneeling in prayer before game winning-drives and fi eld goals, which then exploded into the new fad called Tebowing. Tebow’s jersey soon became the highest selling in America, ahead of none other than Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. He seemed to have everyone, includ-ing hard-to-please Broncos ex-ecutive John Elway, on his side.

In another big story, those same Denver Broncos found themselves picking up quarter-back Peyton Manning out of free agency after the Indianapolis Colts released him. The Bron-cos saw this as a sign to put their unorthodox quarterback on the trading block. The New York Jets saw this opportunity and traded a fourth round pick for Tebow. The move was both highly criticized

and highly applauded as the Jets gained a new offensive weapon at the cost of possibly offending current quarterback Mark San-chez.

The NBA lockout was one of the biggest and lowest points this year in sports. The season had to be postponed until Christmas Day due to players and owners unable to come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. The delay resulted in a 66-game season in which teams would sometimes play three games on three consecutive nights. It is widely speculated that the great amount of injuries players have been facing this season is due to the shortened season.

We also got to see a big time trade in the preseason involving the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Clippers. The league-owned Hornets traded their centerpiece star Chris Paul in exchange for various Clippers players such as Eric Gordon and Chris Kaman. The trade shook the NBA after the league com-missioner David Stern had vetoed a trade prior that would have put Chris Paul on the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers have made off well in the trade, earning a high seed in the playoffs.

The NBA also experienced an incredible underdog story when Jeremy Lin burst onto the scene this year. We have all heard the success story of the Harvard graduate who went undrafted into the NBA and hung around some teams before being picked up by the New York Knicks. Lin had to make due sleeping on his brother’s couch while trying to fi nd playing time. The Knicks were hit with an injury bug, and Lin got his chance and really stepped into the limelight, win-

ning games for his team with-out stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire. Jeremy Lin became the most popular player in the NBA due to his unexpected success. His jersey even became a best seller. All of his hype has fi zzled though since a knee injury has sidelined him for months.

This past year, we had also seen the passing of two sports greats in Junior Seau and Joe Paterno. Seau was found dead in his home last week of an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Seau had be-come an NFL Pro-Bowl lineback-er in his 20 seasons in the league

and is the eighth member of the San Diego Chargers to pass away in 18 years. Joe Paterno left us earlier this year after he was fi red from his football head coaching position at Penn State following the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. Paterno passed away due to lung cancer complications.

After being graced with this many sports news stories in just nine months, it will be very inter-esting to see what pops up next year. Have a good summer every-one, and my best wishes go out

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Tebow lead the Broncos to the playoffs with great fourth quarters plays.

The unexpected rise of Jeremy Lin stole the media headlines this year.

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By JACKSON WANGSports Editor

This past weekend, the Saint Rose men’s and women’s track and field team competed at the annual Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Championship meet. The competition took place at Jess Dow Field on the campus of Southern Connecticut State Uni-versity.

Both the men’s and women’s team finished sixth in the meet, while setting three new school re-cords in the process.

On day one of competition, two Golden Knights athletes qualified to compete in the finals by nearly setting new school standards.

On the men’s side, senior Ryan Saunders competed in the 100

meter dash time trials. Saunders was one of the top sprinters by clocking in at 10.99 seconds, just three one-hundredths of a second off the school record that he also holds. Saunders qualified for the finals with his time.

In the 110 meter hurdles, junior Umar Hasan ran the fourth fastest time of the day by clocking in at 15.44 seconds. Hasan also quali-fied for the finals in the event.

On the women’s side, junior Katie DiBello and sophomore Megan Fuchs helped get the Golden Knights their first points of the day.

DiBello competed in the 10,000 meter run and picked up a point for the Golden Knights with her eighth place finish.

Off the track, Fuchs finished

third with a launch of 33.41 meters in the javelin to tack on another six points. Fuchs also competed in the hammer throw in which she finish eighth with a throw of 36.50 meters. In the long jump, sophomore Soroya Hudson finished 11th with a jump of 5.13 meters.

On day two of competition, Saunders had impressive perfor-mances for the Golden Knights. Saunders crossed the finish line in the 100 meter dash in 10.82 seconds, taking first place and setting a new school record. In the 200 meter dash, Saunders fin-ished third with a time of 21.89 seconds.

In the 400 meter hurdles, Hasan crossed the finish line in third with a time of 54.62 sec-onds. Hasan also finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15:15 seconds.

In the 3000 meter steeplechase, senior Samson Dikeman finished the event in fifth place with a time of 9:49.44.

On the women’s side, sopho-more Jessica Razy finished sec-ond in the 400 meter dash with a time of 56.84 seconds, breaking her own school standard. Hudson also finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 11.53 meters.

Razy and Hudson were both part of the 4x100 meter relay team, which also included fresh-man Bianca Jordan and sopho-more Bridget Buckley. The relay team crossed the finish line in 50.56 seconds for a fifth place finish.

In the 3000 meter steeplechase, junior Patty Massa took third with a time of 11:44.36.

In all, six Golden Knights ath-

Golden Knights Finish Sixth at NE-10 Championships

letes earned medals at this year’s NE-10 Championships.

The Southern Connecticut Owls ended up taking the title

for the second straight year on the men’s side, while the UMass Lowell took the women’s cham-pionship home this year.

Sophomore Soroya Hudson finished second in the triple jump.

Senior Ryan Saunders finished first in the 100 meter dash.

Junior Umar Hasan took third in the 110 meter hurdles.

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Congratulations to the Golden Knights on winning this year’s Upstate Challenge

against conference rival Le Moyne!

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When someone grows up in a town that breathes, eat, and sleep lacrosse, it’s hard for someone not to get involved in it.

“I think my mom put a stick in my hands when I was seven or eight, and have been involved with the sport ever since,” said senior Joe Pompo.

The senior midfielder and cap-tain for the Golden Knights is from the west side of Syracuse in the town of Geddes. Pompo attended West Genesee High School, which is well known for their boys and girls lacrosse pro-grams.

“In my town, lacrosse is treated the same way as football and bas-ketball is treated elsewhere,” said Pompo. “My high school coach is the winningest lacrosse coach in United States history.”

Pompo has been playing la-crosse competitively for about ten years now and it has played a huge role in his life.

“Lacrosse has allowed me to meet a lot of great people,” said Pompo. “It also played a huge role in coming to the Capital Re-gion to attend college.”

Before playing his senior year of lacrosse at Saint Rose, Pompo played his first three seasons of collegiate lacrosse at UAlbany.

In his first season with the Great Dane, Pompo played in 11 games with five starts and was named to the America East Conference All-Rookie Team. He scored 13 goals that season with four of them coming in the America East Conference Cham-pionship game against UMBC for a career-high.

During his sophomore year, Pompo scored another 13 goals with six assists. In his last year

at UAlbany, Pompo netted in five goals and four assists in only six games.

“The bond I have with many of the players on the UAlbany team is what I will remember most about my experience there,” said Pompo. “During the season, when you combine morning lifts, practice, film sessions, and travel it becomes to look a lot like a full-time job so there were a lot of tight friendships formed dur-ing that time.”

After graduating from UAl-bany with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Pompo decided to pursue a master’s degree. Pompo knew Saint Rose would be a great fit after meeting with the lacrosse coaching staff and Dr. Matthews, coordinator of the MBA program, about the opportunities Saint Rose offers.

As for the experience playing with the first ever lacrosse team here at Saint Rose, Pompo de-scribes it as a very positive expe-rience.

“The 25 freshmen on my team grew up fast, and by the time we actually started playing games, we knew we had the ability to play with anyone and we com-pletely forgot that we were a first year program,” said Pompo.

Going into this season, the captain was looking to finish the season with a winning record. Pompo describes getting a win over a top-ten team as the icing on the cake, an accomplishment he was really proud of.

As the only senior on the men’s

lacrosse team, Pompo scored 13 goals and dished 10 assists, while playing in all 13 games.

Outside of school and lacrosse, Pompo enjoys doing anything outdoors.

“This summer I’ve decided to give golf a shot but I’m not sure how that will turn out,” said Pom-po.

After finishing up his MBA and completing the CPA exam, Pompo will be working at PwC to be an audit associate in Roches-ter, New York.

“I’m really looking forward to starting the next chapter of my life,” said Pompo.

Lacrosse as a Way of Life

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Joe Pompo has been playing lacrosse competitively for ten years now.

Pompo scored 13 goals this season for the Golden Knights

Pompo delivered 10 assists this season for the Golden Knights.

“Lacrosse has allowed me to meet a lot of

great people.”Joe Pompo

“Karene Faul was the foundation of the Saint Rose Art Department. She and a few of her

stalwart colleagues built the department into what it is today—one of the most outstanding

art departments in higher education. She loved art and she loved inspiring her students

to create, admire and treasure all forms of art. An accomplished artist in her own right,

Karene was most at peace when encouraging her students to work beyond their capabilities

and produce beautiful works of art. Beyond the art department, Karene did enormous

work to shape our college into what it is today. When the history of the College’s first

100 years is written, Karene will be noted as one of the pioneering change agents for our

college, dedicated to advancing our stature and reputation every step of the way.”

—Dr. R. Mark Sullivan, President The College of Saint Rose

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