The weekly student newspaper at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York Volume LXXX Issue 21February 7, 2012

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Did you know tuition was $175 for the nursing program at Saint Rose in 1952? Neither did we. Find out more on page C10

Joshua Natoli opines on the validity of the Pro Bowl. See page D13

In Brief: The presidential search committee will present their recommendation for president to the board of trustees Friday. See page A2

Rock the Build returns Friday, February 10, and this time its on campus! For more info. see page A6

An interview with sophomore and spoken word performer Daniella Watson. See page B7

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving team put on an impressive display at NE-10 championships in New Haven, Conn. See page D14

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Forecast Looking Sunny for Rose Rock

By LAUREN HALLIGANContributing Writer

As most students are just set-tling into the semester, the Stu-dent Association has been busy planning one of the major events of the year--Rose Rock, Saint Rose’s free, annual spring con-cert. The event is set to be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2012 on the Saint Rose campus. Decisions regarding ex-act location and entertainment for the occasion are currently being fi nalized; however, student lead-ers and faculty hope and expect that the event will take place out-

doors.“I've been working with Secu-

rity and Student Affairs to try and put it back outside,” said Meagan Corbett, director of social activi-ties for the Student Association. “If it’s inside, it will be a chal-lenge,” she added.

Vice President for Student Affairs Dennis McDonald was optimistic about the situation, reporting that “plans are moving forward to hold the event out-doors.”

Last year the annual concert was held in the Daniel P. Nolan

Communications Graduate Student Dies

By IAN BENJAMINExecutive Editor

Bakari Masso Lake-Sample, a graduate student in the depart-ment of communications, died Sunday, Jan. 29. He was con-centrating in media production and had been attending classes regularly until shortly before his death. Lake-Sample had worked on class projects with several cur-rent graduate students.

“He made me laugh. You had to get him talking, but once you did, he had an awesome sense of humor. Bakari, Steve Felano and I spent hours together for a group project, and I really got to see just

how funny he was,” said gradu-ate student Timothy Branfalt. “He made the frantic work more ten-able.”

Continued on page A6

Bakari M. Lake-Sample from the 2004 Bishop Maginn yearbook.

The Girls Next Door Win ICCA Northeast Quarterfi nal

The Girls Next Door performing at Boston University Saturday. Mackenzie Cohn, who won Outstanding Soloist, is foremost with the microphone.

Mackenzie Cohn named Outstanding Soloist for her performance during ‘Turning Tables’

Story and photos on page A5

Continued on page A4

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By IAN BENJAMINExecutive Editor

Due to an “incredible influx of pledges and gifts” during the holiday season and winter break, $13,246 was raised for the Stu-dent Emergency Fund, according to an e-mail sent to the campus community Tuesday, Jan. 31 by Chris DeGiovine, dean of spiri-tual life, and Dennis McDonald, vice-president for student affairs.

The initial goal of the most recent fundraising cycle was $10,000, a mark that was sub-stantially surpassed by the final contribution total.

The Emergency Fund is created from donations from Saint Rose

Over $13,000 Raised for Student Emergency Fund

In Brief

staff, faculty and administrators. Its purpose is to aid students who are undergoing “unforeseen or overwhelming personal circum-stances” that would prevent them from staying enrolled in the Col-lege. This includes sudden emer-gencies such as “medications, fire loss, emergency medical/dental cost, emergency travel and other unexpected, non-tuition-related costs,” DeGiovine said in the e-mail.

The fund takes the form of an interest-free loan. It is expected that the recipient attempt to repay the loan when able.

The committee which oversees the selection of eligible students is currently meeting regularly,

and in the process of “finalizing the claim submission process and developing ways to dissemi-nate the application forms,” said DeGiovine. Two administra-tors, McDonald and DeGiovine; two faculty, Pat Price and Debra Zlotsky; and two students, Enedi-na Maya and Hazell Imbert, com-prise the committee. Inquiries from faculty and staff regarding specific students in need of assis-tance have already been received by the committee.

If interested in donating to the fund, contact Jason Manning in the office of alumni relations or visit www.strose.edu/giveagift.

Presidential Search Update: Committee to Present RecommendationThe presidential search com-

mittee has gathered the evalua-tion forms which were filled out by the campus community during community receptions the week of Sunday, Feb. 22.

The evaluations for the final two candidates, Dr. Dan May and

David Szczerbacki, were then re-viewed. The committee will now present their recommendation to the board of trustees meeting Feb. 10, according to an e-mail from Dan Nolan and Judy Calogero, co-chairs of the committee. The e-mail was sent Feb. 1.

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Authorities are investigating an armed robbery at the Sunoco Gas Station located on Washing-ton Avenue across from the Uni-versity at Albany, according to a spokesperson for the Albany Po-lice.

A suspect wearing all black en-tered the convenience store and

Washington Avenue Sunoco Robbedapproached the two clerks pres-ent at 10:45 p.m. the evening of Monday, January 30. Pulling out a handgun, the suspect then pushed one of the clerks down on the floor. He then ordered the other clerk to remove money from the cash register and deposit it in a duffel bag which the suspect had

with him. With the money bag in hand, the suspect left through the front door. He was last seen on Washington Avenue heading east.

The Albany PD later per-formed a K-9 track which led to the area of Buell Street and Lin-coln Avenue. Neither clerk was injured.

A former employee of Campus Mobil, 1181 Western Ave., was arrested by authorities Feb. 1, ac-cording to an Albany Police De-partment spokesperson.

Raymond Stepp, 33, of 81 Robin St., is accused of stealing in excess of $6,000 from the com-pany by cooking the books and manipulating the cash register.

A crime report was taken in September 2011 after an internal audit was conducted by the gas station’s parent company. The audit found that, since September the previous year, Stepp had been stealing small amounts of cash each time he worked the register.

Stepp was arrested on the

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morning of Monday, Jan. 30 af-ter admitting to having stolen the money. He was charged with grand larceny and arraigned in Albany City Court the same day.

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By CHRIS SURPRENANTArts Editor

The Saint Rose Camerata will perform with the Hyperion String Quartet this Saturday, February 11 at the Picotte Recital Hall. Part of the Premiere Performances concert series, the group will per-form the works of Dvorak, Boc-cherini and Mozart.

Members of the Saint Rose Camerata include: pianist Young Kim, cellist David Bebe, and flautist Yvonne Chavez Hans-brough. They will perform along-side members of the Hyperion String Quartet, composed of ad-junct professors of The College of Saint Rose. The quartet includes: violinists Amanda Brin and Ja-mecyn Morey, violist William Hakim, and cellist Jonathan Brin.

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Upcoming Performance by the Saint Rose Camerata

Camerata and the Hyperion String Quartet have all performed together before, with the excep-tion of Hakim, and both groups have garnered critical acclaim since their inceptions.

“We have great performing faculty at the College and I have

enjoyed our collaboration [over] the past several years. Another important goal was to provide live chamber music of high qual-ity for our music students, the college community and Capital Region audiences,” said Hans-brough.

Yvonne Hansbrough and David Bebe during a 2010 American Composers concert.

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Tuesday, February 79 a.m. - 6 p.m. Resume Critique Week Career Center4:30 p.m. SA Meeting Lally Carondelet Symposium7 p.m. Knight Skills Moran Hall7 p.m. SEB Meeting St. Joseph Hall7 p.m. Adventure Club Lima Basement7:15 p.m. CDAEYC Meeting Lima Basement8 p.m. Date Your Classmate St. Joseph Hall8:30 p.m. Environmental Club Meeting Lima Basement

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Gymnasium to very poor recep-tion by the student body. Previ-ous years had seen Rose Rock take place on the campus quad, its customary location. A return to the quad would “ideally” be the case this year, Corbett said.

Although it is the Student As-sociation that plans the event, the deci-sion to have Rose Rock 2011 relocated indoors was an or-der from the college president Mark Sul-livan and his staff. This decision was in reaction to the lo-cal “Kegs n’ Eggs” fracas last spring, which was mostly attributed to the UAlbany student community.

Corbett speculated that the Saint Rose staff was “worried that UAlbany students might cause trouble here” during Saint Rose’s big event, since their simi-lar spring kick-off, “Fountain Day,” was canceled last year, in response to the chaos students had created.

Last year’s concert, headlined by Cute Is What We Aim For, generated less than a third of the previous year’s attendance of 800, when the event was held on the quad.

Entertainment-wise, things are looking promising this year. After an extensive student-ori-

ented nomination and voting process for potential Rose Rock artists, begin-ning last summer, the headliner is sure to be one one of the following acts: Plain White T's, Matt & Kim, Street-light Manifesto, Sam Adams, or Re-lient K.

The musical acts were attain-able for Rose Rock through a company that the Student As-sociation has been working with called The Concert Agency, that helps with booking large acts for college shows.

The final round of voting be-tween these five acts, conducted by a student poll on Blackboard

Rose Rock Likely to Move Outside

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Students frolic on the quad last year while Rose Rock takes place in the Nolan Gymnasium.

last semester, was unbelievably close, with the top three choices all within 15 votes of each other, out of a total 800 votes.

Corbett reported that the an-nouncement will occur at either the February 6 or February 13 Student Association meeting. The Student Association is pres-ently “waiting for the contract to be signed,” Corbett said, before they release the information. SA meetings are held on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. at various locations across campus.

Students are invited and urged

to attend these meetings to hear the announcement first, but for those who can’t attend these meetings The Chronicle will tweet the announcement from @StRoseChronicle.

Five or six more local bands of every genre will be on the bill as well, providing the daytime entertainment for the occasion, which gives Saint Rose bands a great opportunity to open for a national act.

The Student Association is taking demos up until March 19 for local bands. A demo listening party will be held on March 23

from 1 – 4 p.m. in Massry 306. Students will be able to vote for their favorite local act. The four to six most popular bands will be chosen to perform, with an ad-ditional performer recommended by MEISA.

A t-shirt pre-sale may also be arranged this year to drum up ex-citement in the weeks prior to the concert.

“[Rose Rock] is an event that, for the most part, students get [to play] a big part in, picking the en-tire lineup,” and that “it’s a good way to start finals and the end of the semester.”

Jeff Czum of Cute is What We Aim For performing in the Nolan Gymnasium during Rose Rock 2011.

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The fans meet in the lounge before departure.

Elizabeth Tryon sings out front.

The Girls Next Door at ICCA Northeast Competition

Members Elizabeth Corey, Sarah Bartlett and Joleen Loliscio (left-to-right) perform on stage in Boston.

Joleen Loliscio with the microphone.

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTO and IAN BENJAMIN

The Saint Rose all-female a cappella group The Girls Next Door won the International Championship of A Cappella Northeast Regional Saturday night. Member Mackenzie Cohn also won Outstanding Soloist at the competition held at Boston University.

“We’ve been working for months to prepare for the IC-CAs,” said member Katherine Butera. Other group members shared their enthusiasm about the achievement.

“I keep replaying the moment over and over in my mind trying to convince myself it really hap-pened,” said Mercedes Arrilaga.

Fellow member Danielle In-tschert shared similar feelings of amazement. “I’m still waiting to wake up and find out we haven't

competed yet.”They group sang a cappella

versions of “Carry on My Way-ward Son,” originally by Kan-sas, “City” by Sara Barielles and “Turning Tables” by Adele, dur-ing which Cohn sang her award-winning solo.

“When Mackenzie Cohn sang ‘Turning Tables’ the whole crowd was silent,” said Girls Next Door fan and freshman Corrie Aldrich. “I’m not going to lie—it gave me chills. I had a few tears.”

After the performances—of which there were eight, each of which was given 12 minutes per set—the participating groups gathered on stage. When the host made the announcement that The Girls Next Door had won, “I im-mediately jumped out of my seat, and began screaming,” said Ame-lia Renaud. “After their encore, the fans, all ten of us, ran up to their room to see them. There was

jumping, hugging, screaming, and a lot of happy tears.”

Aldrich and Renaud were part of a small contingent of fans that had the opportunity to accom-pany the a cappella troupe. The Girls Next Door commissioned a small bus for the Boston trip. When the seating was arranged it was found that ten extra seats were left. Looking to fill the space, the group asked their fans if any would like to accompany them to Boston.

The girls hope to commission a bigger bus to accommodate more fans for the upcoming ICCA semifinal performance. The next competition will take place at the Kresge Auditorium at the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. The troupe says they will be sticking to their tried-and-true songs, but are looking to pol-ish their set in the meantime.

“Since we are performing in front of different judges, [we will be] cleaning up our songs a bit and working in a little more cho-reography,” said Allison Bruso.

Local college a cappella group Serendipity, from the University at Albany, also performed in the competition. They won an award for choreography.

The members of The Girls Next Door are Mercedes Arrilla-

ga, Amelia Bach, Sarah Bartlett, Alli Bruso, Katherine Butera, Mackenzie Cohn, Liz Corey, Cynthia Crudale, Val Cusa, Dani Intschert, Amber Kida, Alex Kouloriotis, Joleen Loliscio, Ka-trina Pecorella, Stacy Spindler and Elizabeth Tryon.

Some of the fans are already

planning on accompanying the troupe on their trip to Cambridge. “These girls are very close to me, and I have been going to […] their gigs since freshmen year,” said Renaud. “You bet I'll be there in March when they com-pete at Semi-Finals!”

Volume 80 Issue 21The Chronicle February 7, 2012NewsA6Rock the Build 2: A Campus Build

By ASIA EWARTStaff Writer

The Saint Rose community is always ready to help those in need and Rock the Build 2 is providing another opportunity for people to do so. On Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., four performers will be taking the stage at Jack’s Place for Rock the Build 2 in support of the alternative Spring Break trip to New Orleans in March. After a large turnout last year, founder Gigi Diffenback decided to give the event another go this year.

“Rock the Build was an idea that came up last year in order to fundraise for the alternative Spring Break trip to New Or-leans,” said Diffenback, a junior leader on the trip. “It’s a benefit concert in which local talent is displayed and goods are raffled off to the audience in hopes of raising money for this trip. It’s a great time with really great tal-ent!”

A benefit concert in support of those who need relief in an-other area on the United States is reminiscent of the Live Aid concert series (which supported the famine in Ethiopia), and is sure to draw in a large number of supporters. The idea of actually holding a benefit concert came from Diffenback herself. “I kind of just said ‘Hey, we should do a benefit concert’ and it really took off from there… Music is such a big part of our school, [and] since New Orleans is the city of music, why not have a concert to raise money in support of it?”

This year, being in Jack’s Place is an upgrade for the event—it had its beginning at the Tierra Coffee Roasters (the for-mer Muddy Cup) down the street. “We were able to get items from stores around the Albany area do-nated to us for the raffle. All in all, we made around $275,” said Diffenback.

The success at Tierra Coffee Roasters made its way back to campus, and Rock the Build 2 was green lit for this year.“Since

RTB was so successful…this year we planned to make it big-ger and better! Not only is the concert at Jack’s Place but we have raffle prizes that are really, really awesome, a bake sale and a photo booth! It’s really a great time and I definitely recommend it as a fundraising tool,” said Dif-fenback.

The lineup for the event this year consists of Drew and the Grand Spectacular, Brian Willis, Secret Release, and Next Station. Willis, a freshman this year and up and coming singer/songwriter, is really getting the feel of what it means to be a part of something big at the College. “I am very for-tunate to be a part of such a good cause […] I think music is a very powerful tool, [and] with that being said, music would be the best idea for fundraising. Every-one loves music and it will give

people a reason to come out and support the cause,” said Willis.

Rock the Build is about music and there will be raffles and fun times to be had. However, the festivities are all for one purpose: the alternative spring break trip.

“We work to rebuild a com-munity. The work is mainly fo-cused in the Lower Ninth Ward. This area was damaged the most by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. We can do anything from inte-rior house construction, to build-ing a house completely from the ground up, to working with com-munity members directly. Really whatever is needed to be done in the Lower Ninth Ward is what we do,” said Diffenback.

Rock the Build is being put to-gether for a good cause. “They’re really doing an incredible thing,” said Kate Catricala, a sophomore student and Resident Assistant on campus. “This concert is a great way to support the trip. If ev-eryone had fun last year, they’ll have an awesome time again this year.”

A donation of $2 is suggested at the door, so come out and sup-port the Saint Rose trip to New Orleans. “Being on a trip like this gives you a new eye to view the world. You really can get out there and see what people are like. You experience some-thing so out of the norm, and that’s what I truly love about AB [Alternative Break] trips,” said Giffenback.

“We talked sports. We talked music. He made fun of my teams, and turned me onto some hip-hop he posted,” added Branfalt.

Lake-Sample was known for his love of music, especially hip-hop. Through his website, www.areyouinthatmoodyet.com, Lake-Sample hosted videos of various artists to help them gain exposure in the music world, according to his obituary. He also helped with music production of emerging artists.

“I remember chatting to him in our Interviewing class [with Mary Meyers] at the beginning of the semester,” said graduate stu-dent Aoife Herbert. “We talked about how his website was do-ing and the Stop Online Piracy

Graduate Student RememberedAct (SOPA). He had some pretty strong views on its inadequacies lets say!”

Bakari had attended St. Pius X Catholic School from the 3rd to the 8th grade before graduat-ing from Bishop Maginn High School in May 2004.

"I always admired Bakari be-cause, despite his handicap, he never seemed to let it bother him,” said Adam Rossi, a Mag-inn classmate. He lived several blocks from Lake-Sample and would sometimes give him rides home from school. “He was al-ways in a good mood whenever I saw him, and I don't think we ever had a conversation where we didn't make each other laugh.”

Lake-Sample has been interred at Graceland Cemetary in Albany.

Continued from page A1

The success at Tierra Coffee Roasters made its way back to

campus, and Rock the Build 2 was green lit for this

year.

KELLY PFEISTER

Rock the Build 2011 at Tierra Coffee Roasters

February 7, 2012 Volume 80 Issue 21 The ChronicleArts B7Student Works Towards Dream of Being a Spoken Word Performer

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTOOpinion Editor

Sophomore Daniella Watson, a student at The College of Saint Rose, is a wpoken word perform-er. Spoken word encompasses different rhythms and techniqus to make a well-rounded poem, story, and message. This way of storytelling is becoming very popular and Watson performs all over Albany to spread the mes-sage of spoken word. Watson is a student by day and a spoken word performer by night. Her love of language comes out in her writing and her performances.

What is your most memorable performance?

The first one-- my high school talent show when I was in 11th grade. Everyone kept coming up to me telling me to not be ner-vous, but I was fine! They were

just nervous for me. I knew I was supposed to be there, even if it was a high school talent show it really was a pivotal moment. When I got on stage it felt like home. I’ve never felt more com-fortable, such a release.

Who is your greatest influence when it comes to spoken word and why?

God spoke the earth into ex-istence. Jesus taught in para-bles; He was always figurative, it wasn’t until his last night on earth that he spoke plainly to His disciples. Just the same, as one speaks so one sees; we have the power to speak things into exis-tence as well. Jesus spoke to the crowds sort of like a poet would. So if I’m going to look up to any-one, why not He who gave me the ability to do so- and what an awe-some Poet!

How did you get started with Spoken Word? What made you realize this is something you loved to do?

After I saw a Saul Williams poem from Def Poetry on You-tube, “Coded Language,” I said “I’m going to do Spoken Word poetry.” I declared, “God, I know I don’t have the material right now, and I know I don’t have the stage right now, but I know that you are going to provide both of those for me.” And that was that.

What is your major? Does it reflect your feelings for Spoken Word?

My major is English and I’m minoring in writing. Studying lit-erature improves my writing and my minor gives me the oppor-tunity to produce new material. It also gives me the opportunity to get the work critiqued and re-vised. Every writing assignment, I write as if it is going to be pub-lished; I will probably use them in the future anyway.

Is there a certain group of peo-ple you write or perform with? Or do you just sort of do your own thing?

While I’m in Albany I perform with Phenomenal Voices at their shows. They are a very support-ive and gifted group of individu-als, I must say. Otherwise, I like doing my own thing.

What is the writing process like from beginning to end? How do you choose a topic to talk about all the way to a finished prod-uct?

I don’t think of a topic first, I find it to be limiting. I write, and

COURTESEY OF DANIELLA WATSON

COURTESEY OF DANIELLA WATSON

Watson performing at “Phenomenal Voices” in early November.

depending on what comes out de-termines where I decide to direct it. Afterwards I’ll refine it, but first I let it flow.

What type of family or friend support do you have? Does any-one else in your family perform Spoken Word?

Everyone is very support-ive and always asking when my next performance is going to be and asking to hear new material. Nope, no one else in my family does Spoken Word.

What is your next perfor-mance? Where? When? And

how did you get involved with it?

My friend’s clothing company, “Beyu”, is going to be hosting a performance show at the end of February for which he asked me to write a poem based on “Being Yourself”.

What are your hopes for the future when it comes to Spoken Word? Do you want to make a career out of it? Teach it?

I’m taking it a day at a time and cultivating NOW so that I’ll be fruitful wherever God leads me.

Daniella Watson, Spoken Word artist and Saint Rose Student.

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Volume 80 Issue 21The Chronicle February 7, 2012ArtsB8Something Sour, Something Sweet:

Plunkett and McCleane (1999)By RACHEL BOLTONStaff Writer

Note: In my review last week I said that I would be reviewing the film Harry Brown. However, on closer inspection I found that it would not be an entertaining re-view. It’s a good movie, but hard to turn into a humorous article.

Rating: SweetPlunkett and McCleane is a

marvelous penny dreadful of a movie. Set in England in 1748, it tells the (very fictionalized) tale of infamous highwaymen Wil-liam Plunkett (Robert Carlyle) and James McCleane (Jonny Lee Miller). The movie veers into the goofy and cliché at certain points, but it’s a fun adventure for a dull day.

Down on his luck, gentleman soldier McCleane gets tossed in jail with vengeful highwayman Plunkett. Despite their initial ha-tred of each other, the pair real-izes that they need what the other has got. McCleane needs money and Plunkett is willing to steal. Plunkett needs to know who to steal from and McCleane has connections as a gentleman.

The partnership works well for a while. McCleane spots out the wealthy at parties and then he and Plunkett rob them on their way back home. Things get com-plicated when McCleane falls in love with Lady Rebecca (Liv Ty-ler) a woman they rob. To make matters worse he has a gambling and drinking issue, which de-pletes their plunder. And, not to mention, their antics are catching the attention of the evil thief taker General Chance, the man Plun-kett wants revenge on.

The strength of the movie comes from its setting. The film shows how miserable the condi-tions were for the poor during the 1740s, making it easier to sympa-thize with our titular thieves. An-other bonus is the performance of Alan Cummings as an extremely foppish nobleman. He is hilari-

ous and steals every scene he is in. I was also happy with how they portrayed Lady Rebecca. She may have been the love in-terest, but she pulls out her pistol in climax and starts shooting bad guys.

Sadly, this movie has its issues too. It is supposed to be a bud-dy comedy with shades of black humor. Unfortunately, the buddy part needed some work. Plunkett and McCleane are supposed to be equals but with opposite skills, Plunkett as the “brains” and McCleane as the “brawn.” But Plunkett ends up being both. Mc-Cleane is a bit stupid and cares more about pleasures of life.

What goes wrong for them is mostly his fault and he takes advantage of his partner’s skills. Plunkett is a more rounded char-acter. He wants revenge for the death of his previous partner and ends up in duel because he stopped a man from beating up a prostitute. I will not give any-thing away; the entire ending is about how awesome Plunkett is.

The soundtrack is the film’s other weakness. I do not think that in the 1740’s people danced to disco music at balls. The tech-no music is most grating in the beginning but it gradually disap-pears by the end. I expect and en-joy anachronism when it’s done well, but the music is out of place. Alan Cumming’s Rochester has an eyebrow piercing. It’s a small detail, but irritating to notice.

All in all, the good outweighs the bad. I had fun watching this movie. The robberies and battles are action-filled and witty. Plun-kett and Rochester are the stron-gest points of the movie and it’s worth it to see them as action he-roes. The costumes and makeup make the world real to the audi-ence and the powdered wigs are hilarious. If you are in the mood for a black comedy with outra-geous characters and plot, try Plunkett and McCleane.

The Crime CornerBy CHRIS SURPRENANTArts Editor

The Moving Finger

One thing Agatha Christie is never afraid to do is incorporate all different sorts of people into her stories. The Moving Finger, though relatively short in com-parison to her other works, once again manages to fool the reader entirely with an expanse of char-acters.

Londoners Jerry and Joanna Burton decide to make a move to the small country town of Lym-stock in hopes of Jerry making a recovery from wartime injuries. Out of place among Lymstock’s modest citizens, the Burtons re-ceive an anonymously typewrit-ten letter accusing them of being lovers rather than brother and sis-ter. They soon discover that they are not the only ones to receive such lies.

In the wake of the anonymous accuser, Mrs. Symmington, wife of the local lawyer, commits sui-cide after being accused of bear-ing a child out of wedlock. This further complicates matters for her plain, awkward daughter Me-gan, who is not wanted by her stepfather. There aren’t any clues that seem to indicate anyone, un-til Mr. Symmington’s governess Elsie Holland too receives a letter typed on the same typewriter as all the others. The letter is traced back to the machine of the lively busybody Aimee Griffith. Was it the old biddy? Or someone else?

Death continues to permeate the quiet village, and no one is safe. The murder-in-a-small-town mentality is one of the novel’s strongest assets.

Christie, once again, creates wonderful characters equal to her complex plot. The reader is able to get a true sense of all the towns-people based on their interactions with the Burtons. Notably, Aimee Griffiths jumps right off the page. The Burtons run into her on vari-ous occasions, and she is always up to something. She’s the church lady we all know who helps out with each and every event, even if she’s not wanted—she’s too in-volved.

When I first read this novel, I was surprised to find that neither of Christie’s famous detectives were immediately involved. I kept waiting and waiting for ei-ther Poirot or Miss Marple to show up. Not until the end does Miss Jane Marple make an ap-pearance and helps save the day. Normally, I’d be a little miffed

that neither of my favorite sleuths decided to show up until the last few pages of the book, but in this case, Christie can be forgiven. Narrated by Jerry, he’s very effec-tive as a narrator; the reader will trust him.

Though it is a murder mystery at heart, Christie is somewhat of a romantic (she did write a few romance novels under Mary Westmacott). Megan, the lonely, misunderstood daughter of the Symmingtons, is met with kind-ness in her life from Jerry, which is really nice to observe. Joanna Burton, too, has a chance meet-ing with someone who gives her a glimpse of how the other half lives. She manages to pack a lot of sentiment into just a few pages of one great story.

A story of love, murder, black-mail, and heartbreak, The Moving Finger has something for every-one, from the morbid reader to the bright idealist. Who killed Mrs. Symmington? I bet you can’t quite put your finger on it.

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By ABBY FINKELMANWomen’s Initiative

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is the organization behind the Race for the Cure. They also partner with corporations to put their pink ribbon on everything from yogurt to handguns. Planned Parenthood is an organization which provides, among other things, free and low-cost breast cancer screenings, OB-GYN care, STI testing and treatment, counseling, vasectomies, and sexual education. Oh, and abor-tions. Abortions comprise ap-proximately 3% of what Planned Parenthood does.

Until January 31st, Komen gave grants to Planned Parent-hood. The money paid for breast exams and mammograms for woman who would otherwise not have been able to afford them. Planned Parenthood conducts over half a million breast exams each year. They catch breast can-cer. They enable (and help) wom-en to get treatment. They save lives.

The money that Planned Par-enthood was receiving from Ko-men was designated for breast health. It was not used for any other purpose. Don’t believe me? “Affi liate funding to Planned Par-enthood is reviewed twice-yearly to ensure that it is being used only for breast health services. If reviews showed the funds being used for any other purpose, the funds would be withdrawn. Ko-men does NOT fund abortions.”

That’s from a letter on the Su-san G. Komen website in June 2011. The letter is no longer there. Yes, as recently as June the Ko-men Foundation was defending its association with Planned Par-

enthood. So what changed? That depends on who you ask. If you ask Komen, they will tell you that it is because of a rule they have where they do not fund organiza-tions under Congressional inqui-ry. However, there are a couple of problems with that reasoning.

Planned Parenthood is already

subject to regular checks by the government to ensure that it is not misusing funds; this new in-quiry is being run by a hardcore Republican. Other members of the House have criticized him for wasting time and money because the investigation is pointless and politically-motivated.

The inquiry started several months before Komen issued the statement. This “rule” is new. And according to board mem-bers who have spoken out, it was enacted solely to target Planned Parenthood. Indeed, Komen is continuing to give money (to the tune of $7.5 million) to Penn State, which is, guess what, un-der Congressional investigation. And for reasons to which I do not think anybody objects.

Not convinced that this is po-litical? This all started not long after Karen Handel was ap-pointed senior vice president of

public policy at Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Karen Handel is a former Georgia Secretary of State. She also ran for governor in Georgia in 2010. Her campaign website included the following: “First, let me be clear, since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood...Since grants like these are from the state, I’ll eliminate them as your next Governor.” In other words, she ran on a promise of eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood. Sound familiar?

Recap! Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure, which had previ-ously been heavily criticized for trademarking “for the cure” and taking legal action to stop other nonprofi ts from using the phrase, as well as for “pinkwashing,” or partnering with, and “pinking” companies whose products may contribute to causing cancer (also, handguns, which defi nitely cause death), while not even raising money very effectively, pulled its funding for breast health care from Planned Parenthood, which spends 3% of its time provid-ing abortions and the other 97% providing health care for women who have nowhere else to go. Ko-men did this because of political pressure from the right and be-cause it hired a woman who hates Planned Parenthood.

But here is the bright side: in the 24 hours after the announce-ment was made, Planned Parent-hood raised $650,000. Then, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he will donate up to $250,000 more in match-ing funds. That is $900,000. I am willing to bet that by the time you read this, it will be over a million dollars. Most of that money will have no constraints, by the way.

Karen Handel pulled $680,000 for breast health and motivated people to raise $1,000,000 for any service Planned Parenthood needs to provide.

Additionally, at least two ex-ecutives at Komen have resigned. One says that due to confi denti-ality agreements, she cannot say why, but in her statement she says that she is an “advocate for public health” and “believe[s] it would be a mistake for any organization to bow to political pressure and compromise its mission.” An-other was their top public health offi cial. Also, Komen affi li-ates across the country have de-nounced the decision. Things are not looking so great over there.

I wrote all of that on February 2nd. I wrote more, too, but I am rewriting it now, because on Feb-

ruary 3 (while incidentally sitting at Planned Parenthood waiting for a friend to get her birth con-trol, which would have otherwise cost her $65 (money she does not have), I got a news alert from the New York Times: “Cancer Group, Reversing Course, Says It Will Maintain Planned Parenthood Funding”.

Actually, not quite. As it turns out, Komen has changed their “guidelines” to say that the in-vestigation “must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political.” All that means is that Planned Parenthood is again eli-gible to apply for funding, which is no guarantee that they will re-ceive it. The funding that it had already been granted for this year was not going to be revoked to begin with. Still, if nothing else, this has demonstrated the power of the internet to at the very least make huge organizations pay at-tention. It has also demonstrated

that when it comes to the peo-ple and not the politicians, the pro-woman’s health side is still strong.

The Komen Foundation also pulled its support late last year (previously around $12 million) for any research that uses stem cells, despite the promise that stem cells hold for treating can-cer. That money does not appear to have been restored. Said mon-ey was never for embryonic stem cell research. It was just going to institutions where other scientists were doing embryonic stem cell research.

So, am I glad that Planned Par-enthood is eligible to apply for funding again? Of course. Am I appalled that it took this sort of outcry to make that happen? Yes, but not surprised. Do I think Ko-men is not really reversing course but just pretending to in order to bow to different pressure? Pretty much. Am I proud of the pro-woman’s health community? Un-equivocally.

It is because we fought back. Pro-choice, anti-choice, men, women, black, white, young, old, liberal, conservative, poor, rich: we fought back. We raised a huge amount of money, and we forced them to listen. Personally, I (and many others) donated to Planned Parenthood in honor of Karen Handel, meaning she will get a nice card thanking her. Oth-ers called their Congress-people. Others told their stories on sites like plannedparenthoodsavedme.tumblr.com. We all worked to-gether, and it was amazing.

For more information on this, including ways to help, you can visit our website where there is a page with links to press releases, news sites, blogs, and more, at: bit.ly/strosewi.

The View From Venus: Politics For the Cure?

The money that Planned

Parenthood was receiving from

Komen was designated for breast health.

At least two executives at Komen have

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By REGINA IANNIZZOTTOOpinion Editor

Outside the [Box] is a club on campus which promotes positiv-ity and a sense of community on campus. You may have seen post-it notes around campus saying things such as “You’re beautiful” and “Don’t doubt yourself.” This would be the handiwork of this great club.

Every Monday, the club gets together to discuss what fun things they can put together to make sure people realize how great they are and how they can promote positivity. In the past, they have conducted an event called the “Get To Know You So-cial.” What is this you ask? It is basically speed dating. However, it is known in the club as speed-“friend-ing.” The meaning of this event is to introduce you to other students you may not have met before and to build relationships and friendships for a better and more enjoyable school environ-ment.

Who remembers Double Dare? Well, another event that Outside the [Box] put together last year was “Don’t Be SADD, Play Out-side the Box.” In collaboration

with Students Against Destruc-tive Decisions (SADD), the club put on an event in St. Joseph’s Auditorium that was basically Double Dare involving a bouncy house, pies to the face, and trivia questions, plus much more. It was a successful event, not to mention fun and extremely messy!

Other little things the club puts together are tabling hours out-side of Camelot. Candygrams are a staple for Outside the [Box]. Candy bags are made and for one dollar you can send anyone you want a Candygram. We put them in their mailboxes with a nice note from you, the sender. It is a nice surprise for the receiver and not to mention delicious! We even send to faculty and staff (for instance Annie in the Dining Hall with thanks for always being so positive and putting a smile on our faces).

These are just a few things the club has done in the past. In the future, look out for Life-Sized Candyland, a Pinkies-Up Tea Party, and much, MUCH more.

Our meetings are every Mon-day at 8pm in Albertus 211. Come join us to help spread posi-tivity and a sense of community on campus!

Outside the [Box] Provides Positivity on Campus

Guy in Dining Hall: “Bobbing for apples! Wait, no, that’s not sanitary.”

Girl Walking: “I think we should go to a rock concert and get mullets!”

Girl throws sweater: “For some reason, I really thought you were going to catch that in your mouth.”

Guy in Dining Hall: “You’re a riot.”Girl in Dining Hall: “No, I’m a hoot!”

Girl Walking: “Why is it so cold? I don’t like it. And the trees don’t like it either. Look how angry they are!”

A Look Back at St. Rose

This is a brochure about the Nursing Program at The College of Saint Rose for the 1952-1953 academic year. Tuition for one semester (minus the extra fees) totaled only $175.00! This picture was taken from from Capitol District Library Council’s Digital Library.

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1: Sharp tastes6: Galley propellers10: Eyes14: Old-womanish15: Harness race pace16: Archaeology venue, at times17: Something to

believe in18: Sled dogs, as a

group19: Knock preceder20: Darling22: Miffed, with 'off'23: Van Gogh's love

offering24: Sheriff's band25: Got some

reinforcements29: Tough nut to crack32: Allotment in some video games33: Petty annoyances

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animal45: Temple figure46: Caustic47: Disembodied spirit48: Head parts50: Game on horseback51: In the thick of52: Jambalaya grain53: Water color54: Young seals55: Rushes56: Nimble

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Twelve'58: Fail to include59: Provide with gear60: Remain61: Head hunters?62: Super conclusion?63: Roman date64: Tributes in verse65: Impudent

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By SAM MAXWELLStaff Writer

It has been widely accepted that Peyton Manning is better than his younger brother Eli at being a quarterback. Ever since Eli came into the league as the first overall pick by the San Di-ego Chargers (who then traded

him to the New York Giants), it was common knowledge that he would be nothing compared to his older brother.

By the time Eli had come into the league in 2004, Peyton had already been voted MVP of the league once, been to four pro bowls, voted first team all confer-ence twice, led the league in pass-

Peyton vs. Eli: Who Would You Rather Have?

ing yards twice, led the league in touchdown passes once, and brought a woeful Indianapolis Colts team to the playoffs in four seasons.

His continued success, coupled with Eli’s early struggles, made Peyton the class of the family. Now that Peyton has been cleared to resume playing, it poses the question of which Manning would you want to have, right now?

In my opinion, it is not even a question-- the answer is Eli. Pey-ton has been the class of not just the family, but also the NFL, for more than a decade. He will be a first ballot hall of famer, and any-body who does not think that is, frankly, just stupid. He made the Indianapolis Colts the franchise that they are, and this season we saw just how valuable he is based on the Colts 2-14 record.

With that being said, if Eli wins on Sunday, he will have one more Super Bowl victory that Peyton. I have always been skeptical of Eli. I did not think that he deserved all of the media attention he gets be-cause if he did not have the last name of Manning, he would be more of a Philip Rivers-- a good quarterback that we do not ana-lyze after every game.

However, this season he has proved me wrong, and has shown me that he can be an elite quar-terback in this league. This post-season, he beat Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, and played just about the best game a quarterback can play in the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers, in terrible conditions.

I think that Eli has a lot of Pey-ton in him, and he will only im-prove as he gets older. It was al-ways thought that Peyton would go down in history as the better of the two brothers. But Eli has already made it to as many Su-per Bowls as Peyton, has a better playoff record than Peyton, and has younger weapons around him

Sam Maxwell discusses which quarterback he would rather have on an NFL team

than Peyton (assuming Peyton stats in Indianapolis).

Peyton is coming off of neck surgery, and while he has been cleared to play, he is 35 years old. Even with the rules in the NFL fa-voring quarterback safety, he will not be able to play at a high level past 40.

If I am starting a NFL fran-chise, and I have to pick between the two brothers, I am picking Eli mainly because he is younger, and he is just coming into his own as an elite quarterback.

Think of it as a mountain-- Eli is three quarters of the way up the

ascent, while Peyton is sprinting down the other side. Eli is not too far behind where Peyton was at this stage of his career, and in the 4th quarter I would argue that Eli is a better quarterback.

I also think the most ironic part about all of this is if the Giants win the Super Bowl, both of Eli’s Super Bowl victories will have come against Tom Brady, Pey-ton’s biggest rival.

However, the bottom line is both brothers will one day be in the hall of fame, and no team would complain about having ei-ther of them.

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Peyton Manning competing in the Pro Bowl.

Eli Manning was a first round draft pick just like his older brother.

Peyton Manning accepting the MVP award.

February 7, 2012 Volume 80 Issue 21 The Chronicle D13Sports

By DAVID LEBLANCStaff Writer

As we all know, the L.A. An-gels are going to be the big fa-vorite going into the 2012 sea-son. People also will most likely know about the big signing of other players like Jose Reyes and Prince Fielder. However, what about the N.Y. Yankees?

Will they be issues as they al-ways are in more present years, or will they simply have a somewhat unproductive season much like they had last season?

This off season, the Yankees have accomplished something that they have not managed to do in the “Steinberg era,” trade. Instead of going out and acquir-ing the talent and superstars they needed to make up the typical “evil Empire” starting lineup, they managed to trade for the ne-cessities needed to become a high caliber team.

With the signing of Hiroki Kuroda from the L.A. Dodgers,

the Yankees lacked one more pitcher to solve their fatal down flaw from last season. With that, they traded away their biggest prospect, Jesus Montero to get the hard throwing righty, Michael Pineda from Seattle.

With these quiet acquisitions, the Yankees managed to jump from being a 12 overall projected team, all the way to the top five. As most fans thought, the Yan-kees would most likely go into the winter meetings and simply throw money around; however, this year that was just not the case.

They managed to not only keep their hitting core intact, but also add two huge pitchers that will

help their previously question-able rotation. Although the Yan-kees are not done, and are still morning the loss of their long time catcher, Jorge Posada, and the last position they need to fill is the designated hitter spot in the lineup.

Although reports show that they have their eye on Raul Ibanez, if they fail to sign any-one, they do have Andruw Jones who also just signed another one year deal with them.

Now, taking a step back and looking at the American League as a whole, which teams will have the greatest opportunity to be playing in late October of 2012? With the hard throwing reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, who could count the Detroit Tigers out.

Well for those who did, they went out and signed Prince Field-er to even strengthen their team even more. Obviously with the acquisition of C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols, the Angels must be in the mix. But who else?

Most analysts now say it is the N.Y. Yankees. After fixing their team flaws from last year, they have now risen as an elite high powered team that was once threatened before. Furthermore, some sports writers and analysts do believe they have what it takes to be playing in the biggest game, on the biggest stage.

With CC Sabathia, Pineda, Ku-roda, Nova, and Burnett rounding out their rotation, can anyone argue with them? Last year the Yankees fell short, losing to the Detroit Tigers in a divisional se-ries. Their final record laid a mea-sly 97 wins with 65 losses.

The question remains, will this year’s season go over differently for the once most powerful “dy-nasty” in all of sports, or has their reign as ruler come to an end? Only this season will tell, as we sit back, watch and wait eagerly for the 2012 baseball season to start.

Angels and Yankees Making Big Moves in Offseason

David LeBlanc discuss who we can expect to see contending for the title this year

TOM FOX/THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Albert Pujols will be debuting in an Angels uniform this season.

By JOSHUA NATOLIStaff Writer

There comes a time in the NFL when the week-long gap between the conference championships and Super Bowl is filled by the Pro Bowl, the NFL’s equivalent of an all-star game. The Pro Bowl takes the very best players from both conferences and throws them into Aloha Stadium in Ho-nolulu in an AFC-NFC matchup.

The Pro Bowl has never re-ally been taken seriously, and this year has been proof of that. After the AFC beat down the NFC 59-41, NFC quarter-back Aaron R o d g e r s called out his all-star team-mates saying, “I was just surprised that some of the guys either didn’t want to play or when they were in there didn’t put any effort into it.” This opened the floodgates of discus-sion to ideas to better the Pro Bowl, even remove it.

The players of the Pro Bowl actually receive money for the game. The members of the win-ning team receive $50,000, while the losers get half of that at $25,000, so there is a little incen-tive for these guys. Besides the money, there really is nothing to gain from this game.

It is not like the MLB All-Star Game where the winner decides which league will have home-field advantage in the World Se-ries, or the NBA All-Star Game that has its own weekend dedi-cated to it, a weekend that also includes the 3pt Shootout, and the Slam Dunk Contest, that all-star game winner also clinches home-field advantage for their confer-ence come Finals time.

This leads to the suggestion that the winner of the Pro Bowl

should determine what confer-ence obtains home-field advan-tage in the Super Bowl. This sug-gestion is a double-edged sword however. If that were to happen, the Pro Bowl would have to be moved to mid-season, between Week 8 and Week 9. Although it would determine home-field ad-vantage, it would also eliminate the neutrality between the two teams playing in the Super Bowl.

The NFL’s playoff scheme does not work like the MLB’s or NBA’s, there are no series, it is a win or go home situation, there-

fore the whole purpose of choosing a neu-tral location would be thrown out the window.

Having the Pro Bowl mid-season will also allow all the deserving play-ers to play in the game, and display full effort. Players that are in both the Super Bowl and the

Pro Bowl often do not even both-er playing in the Pro Bowl, and if they do, it is half-heartedly as to prevent injury.

The positives really out-weigh the negatives in moving the Pro Bowl to mid-season and actually making the game count for some-thing. The NFL remains as the United States’ only major sport without any significant all-star game.

Not only is a date change need-ed but also maybe a few event ad-ditions. The Pro Bowl remains a game for die-hards and stat track-ers. Throw in a few skill events to make it more of an all-around fan experience like a longest field goal challenge, longest throw contest, or best catch game.

An all-time greats game could even be something, get some of those guys like Troy Aikman out of the booth and on the field. At least it would finally give Terrell Owens something to do.

Pro Bowl Under Scrutiny

“Having the Pro Bowl mid-season

will also allow all the deserving

players to play in the game, and display

full effort.”

“They (Yankees) managed to trade for

the necessities needed to become a high

caliber team.”

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By JACKSON WANGSports Editor

This past week, the men’s and women’s swimming and div-ing team competed at the NE-10 championships in New Haven, Connecticut.

Both teams had stellar perfor-mances with 12 new Saint Rose records set and with 12 ath-letes earning 21 All-Conference awards.

The Golden Knights had a strong start at day 1 of actions.

On the men’s side, the 400 yard medley relay team with se-nior Vadim Yafayev, sophomores Stephen Delarede, Kyle Wilson and senior Bryan Shaver won the event with a time of 3:29.93. The relay squad also took home first team All-Conference honors as well as setting a new school re-cord.

In the 200 freestyle relay, fresh-man Alexander Sedik, Delarede, Yafayev and Shaver finished sec-ond with a time of 1:26.33. The relay team missed first place by less than half a second.

Yafayev also defended his 200 individual medley championship from last year’s NE-10 champi-onship while breaking his own conference record with a time of 1:52.86. This time earned him All-Conference honors and an NCAA Provisional Qualifying standard.

Wilson placed second in the

500 freestyle with a time of 4:39.82 earning him second team All-Conference honors and reg-istering an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time.

Junior Ryan Butler earned All-Conference honors for the first time in his career finishing sec-ond in the 3-meter diving compe-tition registering a personal best 298.65.

On the women’s side, the 200 free relay team consisting of freshman Kiersten Beckford, sophomore Erin Ludeke, junior Caitlin Brauer and senior Caitlin Peterson placed second with a time of 1:40.01.

Brauer also broke her own school record in the 200IM with a time of 2:05.47. Brauer took home second team honors and her time is an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark.

In her first NE-10 champion-ship, Beckford broke the oldest Golden Knights in the 50 free-style with a time of 25.02 in her preliminary heat.

In day 2 of actions, the success continues for the Golden Knights and old records continue to fall.

On the men’s side, Yafayev de-fended his title in the 400IM with a time of 4:00.48 earning him his third First Team recognition. Ya-fayev also broke his own NE-10 record set last season.

Wilson won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.88 earning him his third All-Conference rec-

ognition of the meet and being placed in the First Team in the 400 medley relay and the Second Team in the 500 freestyle.

In the 800 free relay, junior Joseph Krok, Shaver, Yafayev and Wilson clocked in at 7:04.99 placing them in second. Sopho-more Stephen Delarede placed second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.31.

On the diving board, Butler continues to succeed with a score of 338.95 in the 1-meter diving competition earning him a spot on an All-Conference team.

On the women’s side, Brauer continued her success as she placed first in the 400IM with a time of 4:25.78 earning her First Team honors and an NCAA pro-visional qualifying time.

In the women’s 800-yard free-style, the relay team of Brauer, junior Naomi Woodcock, Beck-ford and Peterson placed second with a time of 7:52.50, which was four seconds faster than the school record.

Woodcock set a new school re-cord with a time of 1:04.82 in the 100 breaststrokes placing second.

Beckford broke another school record finishing third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.39.

In the last day of actions, the Golden Knights continued with their astonishing performance.

On the men’s side, Wilson con-tinued his tremendous run placing

second in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:24.83 earning NE-10 Second Team recognition and an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

Yafayev finished the 200 back-strokes with a time of 1:52.77 earning Second Team honors and an NCAA provisional qualifying time. Shaver received Second Team recognition in the 100 free-style with a time of 47.48.

Golden Knights Put On Astonishing Performace at NE-10

In the men’s 400 freestyle re-lay, freshman Alexander Sedik, Shaver, Krok and Wilson finished with a time of 3:10.95 placing second and taking home All-Con-ference honors.

On the women’s side, the Gold-en Knights dominated the 200 breaststrokes with three swim-mers finishing in the top four. Brauer finished 1st with a time of 2:22.08, followed by Woodcoack with a time of 2:23.62, and senior Hilary Stanmeyer finishing 4th with a time of 2:24.36.

Peterson won the 1,650 free-style with a time of 17:42.69 earning her All-Conference First Team honors.

In the 400 freestyle, Beckford, sophomore Erin Ludeke, Peter-son and Brauer set a new school record finish 1st with a time of 3:36.44. Beckford also set a new school record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.45.

Next up for the Golden Knights will be the Metropolitan Confer-ence Championships to be held February 17-19 on the campus of Rutgers University.Twelve new Saint Rose records were set at the NE-10 Championships.

Twelve different Golden Knights earned 21 All-Conference awards at the NE-10 Championships.

KAYLA MATTEO

KAYLA MATTEO

The men’s team finished second out

of seven and the women finished third of the eight

teams.

February 7, 2012 Volume 80 Issue 21 The Chronicle D15SportsBy LAASIA BROWN Contributing Writer

On Saturday, the men’s and women’s basketball team took on Southern Connecticut State.

While the women’s team won a thriller 71-65, the men’s team fell short 71-80.

The Saint Rose Women’s Bas-ketball team, down two points at the end of the first half with a score of 37-39, pulled out a win over the Southern Connecticut St.

These two teams played hard throughout the entire game with the score staying within a close reach for both teams.

Saint Rose, down at the end of the first half, came back out hus-tling the Southern Connecticut St. with a critical steal by Ali John-son, helpful assist from Gabie

Polce, and mode changing three pointers from Ashley Rath.

With the home crowd staying involved, Saint Rose during the final two minutes took the lead by five with Ashley Rath hitting a critical three-pointer. Maria San-chez hit one of her two free-throws, and Emily Trapp hit both of her free-throws making the game 70 to 65.

With Sanchez hitting the final point for Saint Rose it made the score 71-65, boosting the Saint Rose Women’s Basketball team record to 17-4/14-3.

At the men’s basketball game, Brian Hanuschak started the game with the first rebound and

Basketball: Women Defeat Southern Connecticut, Men Fall Shorthelped Saint Rose lead by five within the first six minutes. At the end of the first half, Southern Connecticut lead by seven with a score of 32 to 39.

In the second half, Saint Rose tried to stay in the game with a thrill-

ing three pointer by Rob Gutierrez fol-lowed up by a free throw to cut the score to a ten point game.

In the last two minutes, Saint

Rose ended the game with a big steal causing a fast break by An-dre Pope, which lead to Anthony Robustiano getting a rebound and getting fouled to make both free-throws. Gutierrez followed by hitting one of his three pointers

of the game. Saint Rose was un-

able to turn the game around in their favor ending the game with a score of 71-80. Saint Rose men’s team falls to 4-17/4-13.

Saturday’s games was the sixth annual WBCA Pink Zone and the NABC Coaches vs. Cancer. The College of Saint Rose will match the amount collected and the President Dr. R. Mark Sullivan pre-sented the check along side with Coach Karen Hagg during the Men’s half time. They ended

up raising over $3,000 for the event. The College of Saint Rose presenting the check of $3,108.

Brian Hanuschak going up with the ball.

KELLY PFEISTER

KELLY PFEISTER

Athletic Events for the Week

Wednesday: Women’s Basketball vs Adelphi at 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs Adelphi at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: Women’s Basketball at Pace at 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball at Pace at 3:30 p.m.

In the second half, Saint Rose tried

staying in the game with a thrilling three pointer by Rob Gutierrez.

This Wednesday, the men’s and women’s basketball team will take on Adelphi at the home with the women’s game tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and the men’s game tip-ping off at 7:30 p.m.

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Saturday’s “Think Pink” Basketball Games

Brian Hanuschak going up for a dunk.

Brian Hanuschak taking on a defender. Ashley Rath putting up the shot.

Gabie Polce looking for the open player. Kareem Thomas going after the ball.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams took on Southern Connecticut State Saturday. The women came out victorious, pulling off a thrilling 71-65 win, while the men’s team fell short 71-80. For the full story see page D15