The Chronicle - September 16, 2014

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September 16th, 2014

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Moving Message Walk See B10 For More Photos

Pearl Palooza 2014

By CONOR SHEA Executive Editor

Sue Scheerbarth starting the walk by saying, “Ready, Set, Go.”

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The Moving Message Walk Strides Through Weather

By CONOR SHEA Executive Editor On Saturday, Sept. 13 The College of Saint Rose hosted the fifth annual “Moving Message Walk”

to raise funds to help survivors of brain injury and stroke with their speech therapy needs.

The benefit walk lasted from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. around the Saint Rose campus quad, and per-

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sisted despite the rain and drop in temperature.

Along the periphery of the quad, tables and tents were set up to sell crafts, artwork, jewelry,

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baskets, movie passes, and products from local businesses. There were also vendors, face painters, Continued on Page A6

The weather on Saturday, Sept.

13 was not forgiving, with temperatures dipping into the 40’s, and rain coming frequently all day. Despite this fact, the attendees of this year’s annual Pearl Palooza music festival were out in force. The concert lasted from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and was sponsored by the 102.7 FM WEQX radio station.

In total 7 bands played, with the set list including The Weeks, Broods, and Wild Adriatic.

The Northern Faces, a local rock band, played at the event as well, and drew considerable cheers from the crowd, possibly because of its connection to the area.

Kellyrose Marry, a student at Siena College, was able to meet the band while at the festival and said she was pleased at how friendly the members were.

“They were really appreciative of people wanting to talk to them.

They even thanked me for coming out in the rain,” said Marry.

Owner of the Pearl Street Pub, Chris Pratt, said that for him it’s more about the concert than the foot traffic it brings.

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Sports

Meet the Director of Intercultural Leadership See page A4

Demi Lovato Rocks Albany See page B9

The 5 Sports Stories You Need to Know See page D19

Alternative Break Leaders Looking to Spread Word See page A7

Saying Goodbye to Father Chris See page C13

Early Heisman Trophy Candidates See page D20

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The Weekend Wrap-Up

Fun Fact:

NFL refs also receive Super Bowl rings.

Your Top 5 Stories from Friday to Sunday *Source: BBC News

Court Order for HIV A Seattle man has been given a court order to get treatment and to stop spreading the disease after he infected eight people in four years. If he does not follow, he will face fines or jail time.

The director of the county’s HIV program says they are not trying to criminalize sex, they are merely concerned for the public health.

North Korea Jails US Man Matthew Miller was arrested

by North Korean authorities after arriving in the country as a tourist in April.

The government accuses Miller and two other Americans as being part of a conspiracy. Miller has been sentenced to six years of hard labor for his perceived crimes.

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Teacher Wounded by Gun in Toilet

NFL Player Arrested for Child Abuse

A teacher in Utah was injured when her legally carried gun went off while she was in the bathroom. The unidentified woman was said to be in good condition by officials.

Utah is one of few states that allow elementary school teachers to carry concealed weapons.

Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson was arrested in Texas for allegedly hitting his son with a tree branch.

Peterson turned himself in, and says he regrets the incident. This was not the player’s first accusation of child abuse.

Pope

Married Co-habiting Couples Pope Francis has married 20 couples at the Vatican who represent modern couples, the event being the first papal marriage ceremony in fourteen years.

The ceremony comes three weeks before Pope Francis hosts an international meeting of the clergy on church teachings of family matters.

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Freshman number 13 Kledis Capollari had a stand-out game.

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In Brief

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Man Arrested in Quail Street Robbery Montasir Osman, 22, of Albany has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit in connection to a July 12, 2014 robbery.

At 12:20 in the morning, Osman and four other males attacked and stole the wallet of a

20-year-old Albany man, before fleeing.

The victim sustained injuries to the head and face during the attack.

Osman has been charged with

two counts of Robbery in the second degree. He was arraigned in the Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany City Jail.

The investigation into the robbery is still on-going.

Hudson Avenue Phone Robbery

An 18 year old female had her cell phone stolen by an unknown male on September 6. The victim was walking on Hudson Avenue when the suspect approached her and asked to use her cell phone.

When the victim refused, the suspect stole the phone and fled the scene.

The victim was unharmed during the robbery.

The incident is still under in-

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too closely.

Subsequent to the traffic stop, Troopers arrested Gardner for Driving While Intoxicated.

Gardner had a previous DWI conviction within 10 years which made this DWI arrest a felony. It

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Tuesday, September 16th 5 p.m. Yoga for Employees Hubbard Sanctuary 5:30 p.m. Fear’s Birthday Party Campus Green Rain Site: St Joseph’s 7:30 p.m. Spectrum General Board Meeting SCR A & B 7:30 p.m. Get to Know You Ice Cream Social Main Lounge 8:15 p.m. Golden Knights Dance Practice EAC Room 110

Wednesday, September 17th 3:30 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal Massry: PRH

7:30 p.m. CDAEYC General Meeting AH 301

was determined that Gardner had a blood alcohol content of .16%.

Gardner was processed without incident and is scheduled to appear in the City of Albany Court on September 22 at 8:30 a.m.

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6:30 p.m. BASIC Weekly Meeting Hubbard Sanctuary

vestigation. The suspect is described as being male, 18 years old, 5’7” tall, and 180 pounds.

Police ask that anyone with information call the Albany Police Division at (518) 426-8039.

Executive Editor Conor Shea ‘15 sheac613@strose.edu

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6:00 p.m. Student Association Meeting SCR A & B

Albany Man Arrested for DWI in Latham On Saturday Sept. 13, New York State Police in Latham arrested Robbie M. Gardner, 34, of Albany, NY for Felony Driving While Intoxicated. State Troopers stopped Gardner for violating the Move Over Law and following

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7:30 p.m. Colleges Against Cancer Meeting AH 210 8 p.m. Knights of Service Meeting AH 302 9 p.m. Karate Club Practice Lima Conference Room 9:30 p.m. ALANA Steppers Practice EAC Room 110

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Director of Intercultural Leadership Learning from Students

By ALEX WHEELER Features Editor Lai-Monte Hunter joined The College of Saint Rose’s campus in July 2014 as the new director of the Office of Intercultural Leadership– and he couldn’t be happier about his decision to come here.

The Chronicle got to sit down and catch up with Hunter, who has now been working at the college for going on two months. He is ecstatic about his office and the college in general, citing students’ attitudes as a huge factor.

Hunter originally started his own college career out in Missouri, where he studied criminal justice at Western Missouri State University and started his journey into educational administration.

Hunter was, and still is, invested in broadening students’ horizons from a cultural and leadership perspective. He wanted “to help people not be introduced into the correctional system.”

Hunter reflected on leadership, saying, “I always knew that I would be a leader in such shape or fashion, and saw myself in some sort of administrational role.” Some of his previous roles on other college campuses include organizing student activities and working with fraternities and sororities.

Hunter’s move to Saint Rose was described as a smooth one that felt natural. “Coming to Saint Rose was a perfect opportunity,” he rejoiced. “It feels like I’ve been here for many, many

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Lai-Monte Hunter, seen just outside Avila Hall.

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years already. The faculty and staff have been very welcoming and nurturing.” Hunter believes that his position here now at the College has offered him an opportunity to work with underrepresented groups within the community– and that is just what he aims to do.

“I believe in mentorship,” said Hunter. He has some personal mentors that he goes to with questions and whose advice he trusts. Mentorship is important to Hunter and he really stressed to The Chronicle that mentorship is a key thing that the Office of Intercultural Leadership has to offer.

Aside from mentorship, Hunter went on to list other services the Office of Intercultural Leadership offers. It assists students with becoming better acclimated with campus and it offers various types of programming, including cultural dialogues, study halls, mentorships, and most importantly, Safe Zone trainings.

Hunter informed The Chronicle that the College will be seeing a Safe Zone training from the office sometime in October– so keep your calendars open. Safe Zone trainings revolve around educating students about identity

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and related concepts.

Hunter’s favorite part about the Saint Rose community thus far is that the students expand their reach outside the campus community. Hunter’s favorite encounter with students was a time when he was sitting and talking with them in the dining hall.

“The students were telling me

“Coming to Saint Rose was a perfect opportunity,” he rejoiced. “It feels like I’ve been here for many, many years.”

Lai-Monte Hunter about how ALANA affected their initial Saint Rose relationships and that they are still connected to this office. For me, that told me that I would be in the right place that would allow me to do the thing that I love to do,” Hunter said. “They couldn’t have put me in a better spot here.”

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Hunter is eager is learn more about the College’s culture and how we integrate ourselves into the outside community– he is pleased to see that continual reach out. Hunter looks forward to more community service events, saying that it is a major part of his background. Compared to the previous universities that Hunter has worked and studied at, he believes that the Saint Rose culture “is different… students that I’ve encountered are more conscious of the walls outside the academy.

The culture at Saint Rose is one that embraces, that looks to reach out and seek out opportunities beyond themselves,” he says.

Hunter says that the thing he is looking forward to the most is “having an opportunity to see what students want, and how we [at the Office of Intercultural Leadership] can shape your experience at Saint Rose.” He also looks forward to students coming to him with programming ideas, cultural dialogues, mentorship opportunities, and input on what the Office can offer the student community and beyond. So, stop on in to the Office of Intercultural Leadership. Lai-Monte Hunter is here, and waiting for the conversation to get started.

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Concert plays through the rain to crowd’s delight Continued From Page A1 “It’s tremendous. What’s great about it is it’s centered around the music, as opposed to some of the other festivals. It’s probably one of the purest music festivals this city has.”

“What’s great about it is it’s centered around the music, as opposed to some of the other festivals.

It’s probably one of the purest music festivals this city has.”

Chris Pratt “It’s great for our business too, it brings the kind of crowd we’d love to have in here on a regular basis,” Pratt conceded on the bump in business Pearl Palooza provides.

A lighting designer for the

show, Chris Duffy, has worked at Pearl Palooza previously and said that they are known for their coordination and organization.

He also mentioned that the rain wasn’t too much of a hiccup, and the main challenge was just to keep the equipment dry and covered.

Shaun Evans, an attendee of Pearl Palooza, set up a booth in order to take advantage of the high foot traffic to spread the word about his mission. That mission is to complete an ultra-marathon across the United States with his 8-year-old son, Shamus, who is confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy.

“My wife and I are both WEQX fans, so we listen all the time, and we thought it would be the perfect event for us to come out and share our mission.”

Sean Creane, another attendee of the concert said he found it by accident.

“I was here for a different event over at the Hilton, and we snuck away to come over here,” said Creane, laughing.

Capital Q Smokehouse was

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Jeff Morad (left), the program director at EQX, speaking with a reporter.

just one of the many food trucks and vendors stationed along Pearl Street.

“We’re hoping that the crowd will be enthusiastic despite the rain,” said Sean Custer, the owner

“That’s why we throw this party, for us. It just so happens that other people come.”

Jeff Morad of the smoke house.

Jeff Morad, the program director at EQX, was busy throughout the event coordinating everything, but managed to spare a few seconds to comment on his experience.

When asked what the planning of such an expansive event was like he replied, “Stressful as all get-out. We start planning in January and wrap up about 8:30 tonight.”

“It’s very fluid. We just kind of go with the flow with this kind of thing,” he continued.

Even with all the stress of planning and coordinating the day of, Morad said he manages to find time to step back and appreciate the event.

“That’s why we throw this party, for us. It just so happens that other people come,” he said.

Shane Spillenge, the concept promoter for Pearl Palooza, mirrored Morad’s appreciation of the event and explained why he feels the stress is worth it.

“Every year when we’re getting going and we’re like ‘why are we doing this,’ but then the day of we’re like ‘this is why we do it.’”

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Shaun Evans, posing with his son Shamus on Pearl Street, and talking with attendees about their upcoming Ultra-Marathon.

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Frontman of The Weeks, making the most of the crowd’s energy.

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The Moving Message Walk took place Saturday, Sept. 13 on the Saint Rose Quad.

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Matthew Latiolais, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2009, donated proceeds from his woodworking booth.

free food, and music throughout the event.

The event was not limited to only Saint Rose students, and members of the surrounding community were encouraged to attend. The cost of admission was $15 for the general public, and $10 for Saint Rose students.

Once the precipitation began to fall, the vast majority of the vendors and patrons made their way under a large tent in the center of the quad.

Laura Flynn, a fifth-year student at Saint Rose, volunteered her time at the event in the hopes of raising money and awareness.

On the unfortunateness of the weather she said, “I think it made it better, because everyone ran under the tent so we all gathered closer together.”

“I was next to five people that I hadn’t met, and if we had the sun I probably would have been out and about,” she continued.

Flynn, a communications sci-

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ences and disorders major, said this was her second time attending the Moving Message Walk, and that given her intended field, the event really hit home for her.

“I’ve been raising money all year for it, so I was invited to have a table to sell jewelry and crocheted products that I made.

I was able to donate $200 to the cause.”

This walk was created by the Communication Support Groups at Saint Rose, with the purpose of addressing the needs of the survivors of brain injury and stroke.

As it stands, many of these individuals are not provided longterm assistance, as their medical insurance covers only short-term therapy.

Proceeds from the Moving Message are put into the Moving Message Fund, which is used to provide aid for individuals who may need, but are not covered for, long-term speech therapy.

In addition, the Moving Message Fund is available for supplemental resources for speech

therapy treatment. This would include, but is not limited to, communication devices, e-readers, and other technology to assist the process of recovery.

Keri Latiolais sat behind the table for Northend Woodworking, where she was selling various wood pieces of her husband’s design. Her husband, Matthew Latiolais, suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2009, and has since joined the communication support group that Saint Rose offers.

“It’s really amazing. My husband is in the group, and it was pretty life-changing to find it.

What he’s done since he’s been there is really impressive.”

Because of this, both he and his wife chose to give back to the Moving Message Fund by donating their earnings from the wood pieces they sold on Saturday.

For information on next year’s Moving Message Walk, contact Julie Hart in the Lally School of Education at 518-485-3944 or hartj@strose.edu.

Second-semester grad student Chelsea Destefano selling her handmade crafts at the Moving Message Walk.

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Alternative Break Leaders Looking to Spread the Word

By CONOR SHEA Executive Editor

The College of Saint Rose has earned a reputation for being an institution that gives back to the community. However, more than just the surrounding Albany area, Saint Rose has also ventured out across the country and even internationally with its service programs. Despite this fact, the leaders of the Washington, D.C. “alternative break” trip feel that a large part of the Saint Rose community does not know that this is an option.

The alternative break program at Saint Rose offers a number of trips to students who would be willing to sacrifice their breaks between semesters, be it winter or spring, in order to serve others. The locations of these trips include Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Florida, and even Guatemala. Attendees of the trip are sent to these communities, provided housing and food, and taken out to local organizations in need of volunteers.

This first trip of 2015 to Washington, D.C. will last from Jan. 3 to Jan. 8, and will cost attendees $200. This price includes transportation, housing, and food.

The leaders have been spreading the word about the alternative break experience primarily

through word of mouth.

“We are always exploring ways to make sure as many students as possible know about the trips, but that isn’t easy,” said Joan Horgan, the director of Campus Ministry, and a staff adviser for the alternative break program.

“If students have heard about them, they may not have a good understanding of why they might want to make sure they go on the trips,” she continued.

This first trip will have three pre-orientation sessions to train attendees, and one re-orientation session after the trip to discuss the experience. This first informational meeting for all alternative breaks will be held on Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary. Following that meeting, the enrollment period will open for applicants interested in the trip to Washington, D.C., and will remain open until Oct.10.

Twenty students will be allowed to attend the D.C. trip, and applicants will be screened by the leaders to learn more about exactly why he or she wants to attend.

“It’s all volunteering work, most of the time you’re not staying in a fancy hotel, its just living in the means that are necessary.

The main purpose of the trip is to have fun and build relationships as well as better the community

you choose to go to,” said Brittany Terry, a senior communications major and site leader for the D.C. trip.

“I went in not knowing what to expect, but when we finally got there after all of the training our group became like a family,” said Terry, on why she wanted to return as a leader for her third trip.

Victoria Ortiz, a junior communications major and D.C. trip site leader, said that the trip appealed to her because of its reach.

Ortiz said she was used to community service being limited to a directly adjacent community, whereas this trip provides a larger opportunity.

“It was interesting to go to a completely new community where you don’t understand the socioeconomics, what’s going on, or what their challenges are, and then to learn.”

“We learned not to say homeless people, we learned to say ‘those who are homeless,’” Ortiz continued, on the learning experience.

“It’s really informative and really educational, but you’re also having fun and you’re with a group of people that you feel close to,” said Ortiz.

For more information, contact Joan Horgan at horganj@strose. edu.

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Attendees of the 2014 alternative break trip to Washington D.C.

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Pine Hills Review Launch

By RACHEL BOLTON Managing Editor The College of Saint Rose’s MFA in creative writing program has launched its literary journal, the Pine Hills Review. Established in July 2014, the journal had its launch event at the Esther Massry Gallery on Sept. 5. Writers Elisa Albert and Greg Pardlo read from their recent work.

The Chronicle spoke to Jennifer Austin, a senior editor for the magazine. Austin, who is an adjunct professor at Saint Rose in the English department, is also a Master of Fine Art student.

“We are very serious about publishing artful work, works that move people,” said Austin.

The Chronicle also spoke to English professors Daniel Nester and Dr. Barbara Ungar about the Pine Hills Review, and how they hope it brings attention to the College’s MFA in creative writing program.

Regarding the goals of the journal, Professor Nester said it was “to be well known, to be part of the literary conversation.”

Dr. Ungar said that she hopes the Pine Hills Review will “bring more exposure to the writers in the Capital District.”

The reading took place inside the Esther Massry Gallery, where the faculty art show is on display.

Audience members sat on the floor to listen.

The Chronicle was able to speak to both Elisa Albert and

Greg Pardlo. Albert is a resident of Albany, and read from her forthcoming novel After Birth, published by Hougton Mifflin.

The novel is about postpartum depression.

Albert said she chose the topic because postpartum depression “doesn’t get talked about in an interesting way, and that fiction is the best way to get at issues.”

After the reading, Albert said that her book was about 35 percent based on real life.

Greg Pardlo was the second reader of the evening, and read from his book of poetry, Totem.

Pardlo was the visiting writer at The College of Saint Rose last semester. He read poems about life, parenting, and tattoos.

When The Chronicle asked why he picked those poems to read, he said, “In my experience they are crowd pleasers. I wanted to create a context for a poem I’m not sure about.”

The Chronicle talked to Dan Wilcox about the reading. Wilcox hosts the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center in downtown Albany.

He said, “I think it’s wonderful that Albany has [the Pine Hills Review], because there are plenty of spoken word venues and not as many print venues.” Besides the Third Thursday Poetry Night, Albany also has the Nitty Gritty Slam at The Low Beat.

The Pine Hills Review has a website at pinehillsreview.strose. edu.

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Top of the Week For Sept. 8 - 13 Movies at the Box Office

T.V. Shows

1. Guardians of the Galaxy (10.2M) 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (6.5M) 3. If I Stay (5.8M) 4. Let’s Be Cops (5.4M) 5. The November Man (4.2M) 6. As Above/So Below (3.7M) 7. When The Game Stands Tall (3.7M) 8. The Giver (3.6M) 9. The Hundred Foot Journey (3.2M) 10. Lucy (2.0M)

1. Emmy Awards 2. NCIS 3. Americas Got Talent (Wednesday) 4. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday) 5. 60 Minutes 6. NCIS: Los Angeles 7. Under The Dome 8. Big Brother 9. Saturday Night Football 10. Blue Bloods

*Source: RottenTomatoes.com

*Source: Nielsen.com

Books

Music

Fiction: 1. Personal (Lee Child) 2. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good (Jan Karon) 3. The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell) 4. The Secret Place (Tana French) 5. The Eye Of Heaven (Blake and Cussler) Non-Fiction: 1. What If? (Randall Munroe) 2. Unphiltered (Phil Robertson) 3. One Nation (Ben Carson) 4. Diary of a Mad Dive (Joan Rivers) 5. In the Kingdom of Ice (Hampton Sides)

Albums: 1. V (Maroon 5) 2. Seen It All: The Autobiography (Jeezy) 3. Legend... (Bob Marley and the Wailers) 4. GOTG: Awesome Mix Vol 1 (Various) 5. Somwhere Under Wonderland (Counting Crows) Songs: 1. All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) 2. Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) 3. Anaconda (Nicki Minaj) 4. Bang Bang (Jessie J,Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj) 5. Black Widow (Iggy Azalea w/Rita Ora)

*Source: New York Times Best Sellers

*Source: Billboard.com

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Demi Lovato Rocks Albany

By VANESSA LANGDON Staff Writer

Demi Lovato of Disney Channel fame is all grown up, out of rehab, stronger than ever and recently stopped at Albany’s Times Union Center on her Demi World Tour.

The 22-year-old singer/songwriter played at the Times Union Center on Sunday, Sept. 7. The Albany stop was only her second of the tour. Lovato sang a 17song set with one encore song.

The concert featured two opening musical acts: MKTO and Christina Perri. The Albany stop also had a surprise marriage proposal involving two audience members, which marked the first time such an event has happened at a Lovato concert.

This tour, unlike Lovato’s previous headlining tours, focused more on her humanitarian work and less on the struggles she’s overcome such as self-harm, eating disorders, depression, and a type-two bipolar disorder diagnosis.

Her goals were to highlight her humanitarian work and encourage her fans (or warriors as she fondly calls them), to follow suit in their own communities big or small. Lovato also brought Spencer West on tour to speak to the crowds between acts.

West met Lovato on her trip to Kenya with the organizations

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Demi Lovato at the Times Union Center concert on the Sept.

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“Me to We” and “Free the Children.” West calls himself a ‘warrior’ because of the battles he has overcome: West lost both of his legs from the pelvis down at the age of five and went on to accomplish amazing feats, which include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Saint Rose students Kassie Petrone, 19, and Shannon Patton, 18, attended the concert and were amazed and inspired by West.

“He was awesome, he rocks.

He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and he doesn’t have legs,” continued Petrone. “He’s good to be with Demi.” Patton agreed that West was empowering but was saddened that Lovato mentioned him climbing mountains before playing her song “Warrior,” a song that is an anthem about overcoming struggles and emerging stronger, and slamming people who can’t get out of bed in the morning for one reason or another when he was able to accomplish that with no legs.

The pair, Patton and Petrone, met last year as freshmen at Saint Rose because of Lovato.

“She just grabbed me and spun me around,” Petrone said of Patton when they met in the Saint Rose dining hall. Patton grabbed Petrone because of the sweatshirt she was wearing that featured a giant photo of Lavoto’s face. “We had met a couple times before that but not ever like that,” said Petrone.

The two friends attended the concert together and both met Lovato. This was the second time Petrone met the singer.

“It was definitely easier the second time than the first time,” Petrone said, “The first time [Petrone’s friends] were yelling at me to go… the second time was a lot easier because I knew what to expect.” Petrone met Lovato for the second time six months after she initially met her and said it “fell on an important time and it was something to be excited about.”

Both Patton and Petrone said it is typical for a Lovato meet

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and greet to end in tears, as they witnessed while waiting in line.

They did not shed the typical tears- it being Petrone’s second time meeting the singer she was used to it, while Patton did not have such an emotional connection. Instead Patton went for a lighthearted approach, deciding that she would ask Lovato how she got such a nice butt.

“Not a lot people can tell people they talked about [having an]

West lost both of his legs at the age of five and went on to accomplish amazing feats, which include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro ultimate booty with Demi Lovato,” Patton said.

Patton did say that she wishes she could have told Lovato how much she loves her.

“I feel like a serious thing, but I don’t regret what I said. I’m glad I kept it lighthearted,” said Patton.

The two were satisfied with the song choices Lovato included in the set list. Petrone was specifically enamored by Lovato’s cover of the Michael Jackson classic “Thriller” saying, “She made it her own, so it wasn’t the same as Michael Jackson.”

Lovato has released four albums so there is no way for her to perform all of her songs. Petrone did miss one song in particular from Lovato’s third album, “She didn’t sing ‘Lightweight’…with her dancers it would have been perfect.”

Petrone has always imagined the ballad as a ballet in her head.

Both Petrone and Patton had been looking forward to last Sunday night for months. Patton said

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Saint Rose student Shannon Patton with Demi Lovato. that she’s been excited about the concert since “three months ago when we got the tickets and two days before that when we found out about the Albany stop.”

Petrone said, “We were extremely lucky that she came to Albany.” The two friends were able to get to the concert with a 10-minute bus ride, unlike some people they talked to who had traveled hours to attend the con-

cert.

The concert, by the girls’ accounts, was a success. The proposal ended with a “Yes” and an “AWH” from the crowd as the groom-to-be shipped off to serve in the military the next morning. Patton described the concert in one word as “bitchin’,” while Petrone said she had no words to describe it, “There’s not just one word.”

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Moving Message Photos by Adriana Rosales

People of all ages came out to support the Moving Message Walk, including sisters Georgia, and May.

Dr. Eileen Lucey is a participant of the TBI Stroke Program at The College of Saint Rose.

22-year-old Laura Cassellini kept reminding the crowd to just push forward, not to let anything stop them.

Corrine Furjanic and Megan Wheatley at the facepainting booth.

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Pearl Palooza Photos by Chris Lovell

The Weeks kicked off the event and thanked the crowd for attending despite the rain.

Shaun Evans, standing on Pearl Street, enjoying the sounds and talking with attendees about his upcoming Ultra-Marathon.

The crowds grew around the stage to watch some of the rousing performances.

The Pearl Street Pub benefiting from the large crowds.

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Deathstroke Volume 2: Lobo Hunt

By ALEXANDER PECHA Arts Editor Last week I reviewed Deathstroke: Volume 1 and found it a ton of fun, though it was a bit lacking in the writing department.

Well, this week I’m back with the second volume of Deathstroke, called Lobo Hunt, which should raise the eyebrows of anyone remotely familiar with the DC Universe. The second volume of Deathstroke is actually the ending of Deathstroke’s New 52 run, a fact that deeply hurts me like I just lost a pet but also makes complete sense considering the downward spiral that the series quickly takes.

For those of you who aren’t aware, Deathstroke is the go-to assassin in the DC Universe. He’s taken on Batman, Nightwing and even the entire Justice League at one point. He’s also been making a ton of appearances in other DC franchises, like the hit TV show Arrow, the Batman Arkham Asylum games, and so on. Deathstroke does what he does out of a love for the job, though he’s not too callous, which makes him more relatable than your average murderer. The series I’m reviewing is part of the rebooted DC Universe (called the New 52), so it hopefully doesn’t require the amount of research that comic books normally do to understand what’s going on, though this proves to be false, as I will explain.

The new volume takes off with its title premise with Deathstroke trying to hunt down Lobo.

That plot, however, only takes up a small portion of the whole volume, which then turns its attention to Deathstroke trying to figure out the history of his armor. This is a plot line that was… suddenly dropped, actually. The plotline about Deathstroke’s armor is literally dropped from issue to issue in the volume. One issue has Deathstroke about to team up with Hawkman to beat

up some assassins, and then the next issue he’s in Eastern Europe, which leads to the final plotline of the volume.

I was terribly confused at first until I paid special attention to the people who wrote and drew each issue, and realized that there is a complete crew shift between issues. They did change writers between volumes, but this is different. This is a writer and artist change mid-plotline.

This results in the new writer dropping the armor plotline and introducing one about Deathstroke’s family, which he quickly does some exposition about and then just runs with it. This sudden shift is jarring at best, utterly horrendous at worst. The final plotline with Deathstroke’s family is hastily thrown together and has

Deathstroke does what he does out of a love for the job, though he’s not too callous, which makes him more relatable than your average murderer. little to no emotional weight.

This is really off-putting because the first 70 percent of the volume is the same brand of awesome that the first volume was, with Deathstroke kicking some serious butt and doing what he does best (i.e. killing things). But the family plotline is confusing, depends on the readers having read pre-New 52 comics, and is all-around not the ending that Deathstroke deserves. The pain is somewhat eased by the fact that there is apparently a new Deathstroke series in the works and coming out in a few months, but it still doesn’t help the fact that

this volume takes a huge nosedive in the last 30 percent of its pages.

The art also has a similar change as the plot does mid-volume, though not for the worst at least. The art style also changed slightly between volumes; however, like the switch between writers between volumes, this wasn’t mid-plotline and as such completely acceptable. I actually love the art in the first half of the volume. It’s very colorful while keeping the color palette in control to match the attitude of the subject (i.e. a murderous mercenary-assassin).

I like it more than the first volume for sure, which is saying something since the first volume’s art was also extremely good. The second half of the volume changes art again, though this time not for the better. While the art in the last part of the volume isn’t bad by any means, it’s more on par with the first volume’s art, and not nearly as great as the first half of the volume. Overall, the art stays great to good through the volume, even as the plot nosedives into overall meh-ness.

I really want to love this volume of Deathstroke, and I do love the first 3/4 of the volume.

But the last part of the volume is really, really bad. I’ve stated that Deathstroke never had an incredible plot; it instead got along with its awesome action and cool-asa-cup-of-glass characters; but the plot of the last 1/4 of the volume is just… that… bad. However, in the end, I reluctantly recommend this volume. The last part of the volume does suck but the first part helps outweigh that. We can only hope that the new Deathstroke series coming out this fall doesn’t make the same mistake as the last fourth of this volume does. If it does, maybe Deathstroke will actually come out of the comic itself and knock the DC executives around a bit until they make some good decisions.

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Farewell To a Friend Saying Goodbye to Father Chris

By JACOB BARKMAN Staff Writer For 25 years it has been his job to make The College of Saint Rose a home for all, and for 25 years it has been his home. Father Chris is an unmistakable Saint Rose icon. Sitting on the quad you can tell him apart from anyone else almost immediately from the skip in his step to the smile on his face.

There’s one poem by Edwin Markham that I look to when I think of how Fr. Chris has shaped campus life and it goes like this: “He drew a circle and shut me outHeretic, Rebel, a thing to flout.

But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him in.”

These four lines, 31 words, em-

body what Fr. Chris stands for on this campus. As all of you should already be aware, Fr. Chris leaves the position of dean of Spiritual Life in just under a week. But he

You can tell him apart from anyone else almost immediately from the skip in his step to the smile on his face. can never truly leave us. I know that sounds cliche, but he has truly left his mark on The College of Saint Rose. Look into your memories of your time here at Saint Rose. One of them invariably has Fr. Chris’s shining smile

attached to it. Even if all you’ve ever encountered with him was that smile, it’s the kind of smile that restores faith when you’re lost on your path.

Something that he has a gift for is helping you find your way, or find your way back, to the path that calls for you. He has this amazing way of seeing in others what no one else can see. It was once explained to me that Fr. Chris is like a match and he finds the right firewood to light within each of us.

He finds that talent, that interest, or that tiny desire for action in everyone and brings it out of all. But once he has helped foster that interest, he doesn’t stop. If you run into him on the quad, or in the EAC, he will almost always stop you and ask how that event went, or how organizing that new club is going, or even how that homework that was troubling you went.

This is what he did with me.

Father Chris seen here relaxing during the 2013 Fall Classic trip.

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There are no words to thank him enough for the push he has given me in the last two years. I brought to him a concern related to reli-

It’s that passion that I think I will miss the most. That undying passion for everything good is his gift to us. gious identity. He sat, listened and understood my concern.

And then, in that way that only Fr. Chris can, he turned it for the good. He sparked my understanding of the need for interfaith work on campus.

It can sometimes be hard to find allies in a fight that most see as futile. Fr. Chris was always a renewable source of energy, and a deep think tank full of new ways to do what had to be done, even if it meant stepping on some toes along the way. It is the love for interfaith dialogue and action that he sparked in me that helped bring to life a new set of religious/ spiritual/non-spiritual groups on campus. And this is just what his inspiration and guidance has led to in the last two years. To think that he has been doing this for students for 25 years and providing them the support to change the face of Saint Rose is just amazing.

Fr. Chris brings with him, in everything he does, a special kind of love. The love that emanates from him doesn’t discriminate. He truly loves everything and everyone.

His love of nature is something that continually amazes me. Fr. Chris sees beauty in everything in the world around him. Last year

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I had the pleasure of presenting with him at Fall C.L.A.S.S.I.C., an event that comes close to his heart. The day of the presentation he also lead a hike.

I decided I would join him on this hike, which was titled the “difficult” trail. Now I was raised in a family that camped and hiked a lot, but nothing prepared me for that hike with him. Fearlessly he led us into the woods, and blazed the trail far ahead everyone else as the rest of us struggled to keep up.

Up and down hills he lead us, until finally we came to a lake.

We all caught up to him. This lake was unbelievably beautiful. As we sat there he talked about the colors, and the smell, and the feel of being outside, and the coolness of the water as passionately as he talked faith and loving the other.

It’s that passion that I think I will miss the most. That undying passion for anything, and everything good in the world, is his gift to us. Even if you’ve only seen him from afar, that passion shows in every movement he makes, and every word he says.

Keep that in the back of your head, and don’t forget to pause, and take a moment to just enjoy life because he’d yell at you if you didn’t. Although he’s going away, he’s not gone.

His new home is only seven miles away, and if you know him at all, you’ll know he won’t be able to stay away for long. But just remember as the days pass without, all that he has done, without doing anything, to make Saint Rose a home for everyone.

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Apple’s New Lineup: Innovation or Par for the Course

By CONOR SHEA Executive Editor

One of my all-time favorite authors, Tim Ferris, once notoriously called out the difference between public facing messages from large corporations, and their internal goals.

“I think that as much as lip service is paid in most industries to wanting to innovate, no they don’t. They want to be second to market,” said Ferris.

Ferris went on to explain that companies like Apple don’t want to be the first to design a product, they want to come in and sweep the competition with a product that is an improvement in every way.

However, I’m not seeing that type of improvement from Apple’s newest product line for 2014-2015.

First off I would like to disclose that I don’t categorize myself as an “Apple hater.” I sit here writing this on my MacBook, listening to music on my iPod, and distracting myself with texts on my iPhone. I rather enjoy the products that Apple sells, despite the criticisms it is hit with frequently. It continues to make products that have both real value, and an even greater perceived value.

However, I’ve grown somewhat tired of Apple pretending that it is the first to bring a product or feature to market. The new Apple Pay feature utilizing near field communication (NFC) technology; that’s been around for years in the Samsung Galaxy line of smart phones. The force sensitive touch screen on the Apple Watch; similar technology was used in Blackberry’s “Storm”

smartphone back in 2008. That’s not to say that Apple won’t do it better, but it certainly shouldn’t dress it up as though it is the only company to be touting these amazing features.

I am further frustrated by the fact that the general public waits until Apple puts a feature into its products for it to become widely accepted. I know that a large majority of the market is held by Apple and that it is in that sense the major trend setter.

However, that doesn’t change the fact that tech bloggers who praised the NFC use in Samsung were criticized for promoting what the general public believed to be a gimmick.

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To give Apple credit where credit is due, it is starting to finally give its users what they have been asking for in terms of software updates. The customizable digital watch faces of the Apple Watch is a great step toward letting the consumers make the product their own. Furthermore, the introduction of widgets, and allowing users to install other keyboards in IOS 8 will definitely help the company poach some Android consumers.

Only time will tell if this pattern of racing to be second to market is something the consumer wants long-term.

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*Source The Armored Penguin

Across 3.

Funny accessory of the city 5.

Name of Alfaba's sister 6.

Song in which Alfaba flies 9.

Story based off of this story 11. Alfaba gets around on this 12. Name of the university 13. Flies in a bubble 15. Glinda's best song

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Original actress of Glinda 2.

Wicked Witch of the West's sister 4.

City where Alfaba and Glinda go 7.

Original actress of Alfaba 8.

Nessa is in this....

10. Song of friendship 14. Color of the city

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Capitalizing on a Tragedy

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9/11 Museum Taking Advantage?

By KATIE KLIMACEK Opinion Editor Thirteen years later, and the haunting memory of Sept. 11, 2001 still hangs over the heads of many Americans. The unforgettable picture of the towers crashing to the ground has been imprinted for a lifetime on those who witnessed the attack firsthand, and those who lost loved ones are left carrying the burden of knowing that they will never see them again.

On May 21, 2014, it was hoped that that burden would be lifted when the 9/11 Memorial Museum was finally opened after much anticipation. The 110,000-squarefoot space is located within the heart of the original 1 World Trade Center.

The museum houses many artifacts from the rubble, including clocks, watches and even a mangled fire truck. A multimedia production walks the visitors though the events of the day, minute by minute, telling stories of the heroes and extraordinary acts of kindness that came out of the day that changed America forever.

Despite the overall intentions

of the museum, was it necessary? Should ground zero have remained untouched, and stayed a natural memorial to that fateful day?

Just glancing at it, you would think that it is only a museum meant to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, but a closer look would tell you that it is much more than that.

The memorial is also, for lack of a better word, a graveyard,

What we have to keep in mind that is that this memorial is in rememberance of the thousands who tragically died. housing more than 8,000 unidentified human remains in a closed room away from visitors.

On the same ground stands a gift shop which sells commemorative memorabilia so you can buy a souvenir to help you remember your visit to the site.

This is what has so many people up in arms- in the same build-

ing as the unidentified remains of their loved ones, there are stuffed animals reminiscent of the rescue dogs of 9/11 being sold for $19.95.

There are also key chains, coffee mugs, magnets and there was even a cheese plate in the shape of the U.S. with hearts signifying the location of the three attacks that took place. Thankfully, after much outrage from the families and the public, the gift store finally removed the cheese plate due to the crassness of the item.

In an interview, Foundation President Joe Daniels told CNN that “People want to take a souvenir away” and remember what they saw. But when it comes to sensitivity of the items on sale, Daniels said the most insensitive of remarks: “This is America, if you don’t like it, don’t buy it,” a rather harsh statement from the man who is in charge of what goes on at the memorial.

Many feel as though the gift store is just an opportunity to capitalize on a horrific event and make a profit from those who lost their lives.

Regarding the reason behind the gift store, museum representatives told ABC News that

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The 9/11 museum does not receive any government funding, and relies on the ticket sales, donations, and gift store revenue in order to stay open.

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The museum has fallen under much criticism for the unnecessary sales of trinkets and commemorative memorabilia. neither the memorial nor the museum receive any kind of funding from the government and survive solely on the donations, ticket prices and sales through the gift store.

The museum costs almost $65 million a year to run and can only remain open if it continue sto charge a $24 entrance fee and sell trinkets. But does that allow the museum to keep the integrity of what it was meant for?

No. The 9/11 foundation did not have to spend millions of dollars to show respect for those who died. Did someone forget to tell the foundation that it is not a contest to see who can spend the most money on his or her memorial?

It is understandable that they would want to memorialize the victims in the best way possible, due to the significance of the attacks, but that doesn’t mean that millions of unnecessary dollars needed to be spent for us to have a constant reminder of what happened more than a decade ago.

I think that what we have to keep in mind is that this memorial is in remembrance of the thousands who tragically died.

And when you put a monetary value on those lost lives, it seems to take a disrespectful turn.

Fortunately, families of those who died don’t have to pay to get in, but if you were “only” friends of theirs, you have to open your wallet to pay your respects, which is incredibly frustrating.

And at what point is it no longer a monument but just another building with stuff in it to remind us of an awful day?

It has been 13 years now, and it feels as though it is time to start closing the book on that horrible day. We will always remember what happened and those who lost their lives. We don’t need to buy a $24 T-shirt or cell phone case to properly honor the victims, nor do millions of dollars have to be spent on a memorial that many feel is borderline disrespectful.

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By SOLEIL PAZ Contributing Writer As part of a college community, and as modern-day human beings in general, it goes without saying that the Internet is something that has dominated our lives for several years. So much so that we sometimes forget how much of the world is Web based. We use it so liberally, on those late nights in the library for hurried research papers or on lazy Sunday afternoons when Netflix is the only option. This open outlet for easy information sharing is absolutely essential to us, even for the smallest act of checking your Twitter feed a few minutes before class.

If you’ve been keeping up with your usual networking routines, you will know that last Wednesday, numerous major Web sites such as Foursquare, Tumblr, Etsy, and Netflix started superimposing what is affectionately known as the “spinning wheel of death” onto their Web pages--that iconic loading symbol that never actually seems to load anything--as a form of protest in this latest battle for the Internet.

The protest, which remained active for the entire day, was a response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its proposal to create regulations

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Life in the Slow Lane: A Battle for theNet

that would eliminate net neutrality, which is what makes the Internet today so incredibly useful.

Simply put, net neutrality allows the Internet to be used as a public resource. Internet providers cannot charge companies for the ability to display Web content at a faster rate, making our standard access consistently quick and easy.

People like us can share and download to our heart’s content.

But now, the FCC is proposing to abolish that rule, thereby creating an Internet fast lane for Web sites that have the extra money, but a very unfortunate situation for Web sites that don’t.

The recent Web page protest, now being referred to as “Internet Slowdown Day,” was especially powerful if, like me, you go mental when a video takes more than 12 seconds to load. It was meant to show users on an enormous scale what an Internet without net neutrality would look like.

Many participating Web sites invited visitors to contact the FCC or even Congress, carrying the simple popup message: “If there were Internet slow lanes, you’d still be waiting.” The action was so successful that the number of complaints sent to the FCC regarding net neutrality has surpassed one-and-a-half million, breaking an all-time record.

And ironically, the massive surge of complaints sent electronically proved to be overwhelming and a bit troublesome for the FCC’s online system of public comment. The Commission has been working frantically just to get back on track and catch up with all the content. It sucks to have a slow network, doesn’t it?

Internet: 1, FCC: 0.

As someone who uses the Internet religiously, losing it is a frightening prospect. It is how I get ahold of the news, stay on top of my classwork, discover new ideas, keep in touch with friends, and frankly, how I kill time when I can’t think of anything better to do.

The threat of it getting taken away was an eye-opener, making me aware of how dependent on it we have truly become and how much it is needed. Whether or not these net neutrality regulations are put in place, this is affecting all of us.

Our access to basic outlets of information is not something that can be so lightly questioned. The proposition to increase government control of the Internet has been likened to the idea of censorships; by definition, filtering out the information we are not allowed to see; and that idea scares us. The concept of someone else telling us what we can and can-

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Netfilix, along with other popular Web sites available, participacted in an online protest for net neutrality.

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The FCC has proposed to create regulations that would eliminate net neutrality. not think is terrifying. Proposing to control and regulate the media more than the government already does is a bold move and I daresay not very clever, given the backlash it has already received from basically everyone who currently benefits from the Internet.

There is also the fairly significant detail that under the FCC’s proposal, this new Internet connectivity would only be advantageous for people and companies that can afford to pay for it, almost like toll booths for the Web. Multiple public policies have been created similarly, with the belief that if the rich get richer, the wealth will ultimately spread to everyone else. But the only thing that seems to happen is, guess what? The rich get richer: with those Internet toll booths, lesser-known websites would take annoyingly long to load, which in turn would cause their users to gravitate toward the fast-

er Web pages. People will then be limited to a specific selection of sites, and before we know it, our free and open Internet full of art and writing and music will cease to exist.

We all have modes of expressing ourselves through the Internet, whether it be blogging, gaming, watching, posting your own creations and content, or simply sharing an opinion by updating your status. It is within our right to use this resource as a channel, the way we always have. All I am asking for, all anyone is asking for, is the right to continue.

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Track and Field Program Names New Head Coach

By VICTORIA ADDISON Sports Editor The College of Saint Rose men and women’s track and field program have named their new head coach, Michael McCadney, following the end of previous head coach Robert Dorn’s contract year. Dorn officially completed his coaching contract on June 30, 2014.

The search for Dorn’s replacement lasted the entire summer.

During the transition, the program’s assistant track and field coach, Andrew Rickert, was the main point of contact for the players. Rickert is also the head coach of the men and women’s cross-country teams.

Of the many applicants, to which Haker noted there was a “good applicant pool”, the College decided on Michael McCadney. The news of McCadney’s hiring was announced to the track and field team on Aug. 27 in wake of his acceptance of the newly developed full-time track and field head coach position.

“The full-time track and field position was developed through the reallocation of resources made available due to openings left by the departure of a parttime assistant track and field coach and a full-time equipment

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Robert Dorn began coaching at the College in 2006.

manager,” said Athletic Director Cathy Haker. McCadney will be the first track and field coach to be hired by the College to work full time.

Before accepting the position with St. Rose, McCadney ran a leadership academy at Charlotte High School, located in the Rochester City School District. He held the position since 2012. His coaching background includes serving as an assistant coach to the track and field program at St. John’s University from 20122013 and also directing the track and field and cross country operations at SUNY Albany from 2009-2012.

The position became available as Dorn felt he was unable to accept the newly developed full-time head coaching position at the College due to his job as a physical education teacher in the Albany school system.

“Coach Dorn is a full-time tenured educator in the Albany school system and could not consider leaving his career as a teacher for the newly developed full-time men and women’s track and field coaching position at St. Rose,” said Haker.

Dorn was named the head coach the same year that the College’s track and field program resumed its status as an intercollegiate sport. The College originally sponsored the track and field program beginning in 1993, but it was discontinued in 1998.

Under Dorn, the program started up again in the spring of 2006.

Before coaching at St. Rose, Dorn was the head coach of the girl’s track and field team as well as the cross country program at Albany High School. He also directed and coached the Capital District Rockets Track Club in which he trained athletes in both elementary and high school for competition with the club at the local, regional, and national levels. Dorn earned his first coaching job as an assistant to the track and field program at SUNY Cort-

land upon his graduation from the school. As an undergraduate student at Cortland, he competed on both the track and field and cross country teams.

The track and field program at St. Rose has greatly benefited under Coach Dorn during his time as head coach. Some of his notable accomplishments include leading the men’s outdoor track program to a fourth-place finish at the 2010 NE-10 Championships in which the team scored the program’s highest ever point total. He also helped guide the women’s team to finish fifth in 2009. Furthermore, many of his student-athletes excelled both in the classroom and on the field continuously each year.

One of Dorn’s former players, now St. Rose graduate student Bridget Buckley, spoke on Dorn’s coaching abilities. Buckley broke many records during her time at St. Rose under Dorn’s guidance.

“Coach Dorn was a coach that always wanted to see you succeed. All he wanted was to see his athletes put in the hard work and see them do well when it came to competition time,” said Buckley. She also mentioned that he helped her reach her goals during her track and field career at the College.

“When you finished a race and knew you just accomplished something great for yourself, he was the first one to say it to you,” Buckley said. “I remember my first time breaking the hurdle record; I crossed the line and looked over at him. He was standing there with a thumbs up and then ran right up to me to give me a hug.”

Dorn’s efforts as head coach will always be remembered by not only his players, but also the St. Rose community. Although the team may be under new leadership, the College has ensured that they will be in good hands with the newly hired Coach McCadney.

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St. Rose Volleyball Plays in Home Opener

By VICTORIA ADDISON Sports Editor The Saint Rose volleyball team competed in its home opener this season, hosting both the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Roberts Wesleyan College.

The Golden Knights were victorious in both matches.

Going into the game, Coach Brian Goodale said, “I definitely feel the team is prepared. It is still early in the season so we are a work in progress.” The team was chosen to finish fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference according to the coaches’ preseason poll. So far, it holds a record of 2-2 with losses from the New York Institute of Technology and Dowling College, both of which were neutral-site games.

Goodale also mentioned that at this point in the season, the team’s speed and offensive ability are amongst its strong points.

“We have a lot of good power, we can run a fast offense,” he said. On the defensive side of the ball, the team excels as a big blocking team who, as Goodell said it, “is relentless in terms of back row defense.”

The team’s senior leadership and experience as are also strong points thus far into the season.

Goodale said, “The team has been working extremely hard and is very hungry.” He feels that the team can face whatever adversity is thrown its way. Both he and the players were excited going into Saturday’s home opener.

The first match pitted St. Rose against Pitt-Johnstown. Despite finding themselves down in the first two sets, the Golden Knights propelled themselves forward to win the match 3-2. The win was sealed in the fifth set by sophomore outside hitter Maryellen

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Sophomore Mayellen Devic helped propel the team to a win.

Devic, who had 2 kills. Devic and freshman hitter Maddy Halverson also had a block assist each in the final set that contributed toward the win.

In the second match, St. Rose started off in the lead against Roberts Wesleyan. After 5 forced ties and 4 lead changes, St. Rose regained the lead to finish off the first set. The rest of the match proved to be a battle for both teams, but at the end, the Golden Knights stayed strong and ended with a 3-0 win.

The volleyball team plays again today at Mercy College.

Its next home game is on Tuesday, Sept.30 at 7:00 p.m. against Southern Connecticut State University. The team and Coach Goodell encourage everyone to attend home games and support the team. “Volleyball is exciting,” said Coach Goodell, “Come support the team.”

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By ALEX HORTON Staff Writer There are about three weeks left in the 2014 baseball season and some of the best baseball of the season is being played right now. The hunt for October is red hot and the American League wild card race is going to be a fun one to watch. I am going to start with the American League this week and for all you National League fans out there, I will be reviewing the National League’s playoff race next week.

Let’s jump right into this, I have a lot to say, being that this is one of my favorite times of the year.

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Baltimore Orioles. They have a ten-and-a-half game lead over the second place Toronto Blue Jays, which just about guarantees them a playoff spot. That wasn’t hard to see coming, even with Crush Davis having a disappointing season and Nelson Cruz deciding to prove to everyone he doesn’t need steroids to hit thirty-nine dingers.

Since the East has been just about decided, let’s talk about the interesting races in the A.L. Let’s head out to the West where we have the two best teams in baseball battling it out since the All Star break: The Anaheim Angels and The Oakland A’s. Both are probably the two best teams in baseball on paper as well.

I think the Angels are going to win the West, mainly because of the eight game lead they have

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over the A’s, as well as an 8-2 record over their last ten games, and they are doing it without their STUD Garrett Richards. I emphasize the word stud for a reason, and that’s because the kid was exactly that all season, before it came to a screeching halt when he tore the patellar tendon in his left knee. Before that though, he posted a 2.61 ERA with a 1.04 WHIP and a 13-4 record, which I

I think the Angels are going to win the West, mainly because of the eight game lead they have over the A’s... have to say I am pretty impressed by. Their lineup is stacked, even with Hamilton’s struggles hitting wise all season. They still have Mike Trout, who will probably be the MVP, and you just can’t count out Albert Pujols, who hasn’t been like the Pujols of old, but he’s still being productive.

Now we move to Central with the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals. They are tied and I do believe it will come down to the wire. I know everyone is high on the Tigers and their three Cy Young Award winners in Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and David Price, but Verlander has been a bum since winning his Award and that’s a HUGE problem. This is especially so since the ace of the Royals, James Shields, has been pitching lights out all season long.

So, I believe the Royals will take the Central. The Tigers have the better ball club and on paper are just dominant with Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Ian Kinsler, and Torii Hunter in the middle of that order. But, the Royals have a certain swagger and they just keep winning de-

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In short, the Wild Card game is going to be played between the Athletics and the Tigers. Sorry to all you Robinson Cano fans, but King Felix and Robbie just aren’t enough to convince me.

You have to remember the Tigers have Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez in the middle of a dangerous lineup, and even though Verlander hasn’t showed up all season, you still have to deal with Price and Scherzer.

That being said, I do think the Athletics will get over the hump this year and finally take down the Tigers, especially considering since Price joined the Tigers he’s 2-3 with a 4.09 ERA in seven

starts. That will pit them against the Angels in an AL West showdown that will go five games.

This will happen for the Orioles and Royals series as well, where the Royals’ swagger will carry them past the O’s. Unfortunately for the Royals’, they will take on the Athletics and that series will be well fought by both teams, but in the end the A's will take it.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester has the experience and the Athletics are just flat out a better team. That will make the Oakland Athletics the American League Champions. But that’s just my opinion.

After all, it is October baseball, and anything can happen.

September 16th, 2014

By MATTHEW WOODS Staff Writer 1. The Ray Rice Domestic Violence Situation We’ve known since April that now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was involved in a domestic violence incident with his then-girlfriend Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City hotel and casino. The story has recently picked up into perhaps one of the worst off-the-field weeks in NFL history.

The recent blow-up stems off of the suspension that was handed down from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, which suspended Rice for only 2 games, as well as a freshly released TMZ videotape from the elevator in the hotel.

The video shows Rice punching

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There is only one place to start with this incident, and that is bringing to light and raising awareness for domestic violence.

The NFL has clearly turned a blind eye towards domestic violence and women in general.

Although the NFL is denying reports that they saw the videotape from inside the elevator, the Associated Press is reporting that the videotape was indeed sent to the NFL and that there is a voicemail confirming it.

Rice’s disgusting acts have caused outrage around the country, especially with groups like the National Organization for Women (NOW), who are calling for the right thing to be done which in this case. This includes

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that those responsible should be held accountable, including Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, and other NFL executives.

There is currently an ongoing independent investigation looking into whether the NFL was indeed negligent in their punishment of Rice.

2. Buffalo Bills to Stay In Buffalo with New Owner There was more good news for the city of Buffalo this past week.

After learning that former Bills great Jim Kelly was cancer-free, then upsetting the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, the Bills were finally sold. The new owners, Terry and Kim Pegula, also own the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.

This only means one thing for the city of Buffalo: the Bills are here to stay. Over the course of the past few years, there were many rumors about how the NFL wanted to move a team to either Los Angeles or Canada. The Bills were always one of the teams mentioned in the conversation, mainly due to the team’s sub-par efforts the last decade or so.

Finally this team and organization can focus on football; and the way they’ve started so far this year, it looks like they’re doing just that.

3. NFL and NFLPA Agree on New Drug Policy Continuing with the NFL theme, over the course of this past offseason there were a few stories that dominated the conversation. One of these was the NFL’s handling of suspensions, while the other focused on the outdated NFL drug policies. The old drug policy was called outdated for a reason; there was no testing for HGH, no testing organization, and the threshold for positive drug tests was incredibly low. The NFL was basically that old man that yells at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn.

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The new policy is one that will definitely benefit the players.

There is a higher threshold for positive drug tests, more specifically marijuana, perhaps due to the Josh Gordon fallout. There is also testing for HGH which is undoubtedly the most important part in this agreement. The NFL will most likely hire an agency to take care of the tests, much like the Olympics. With this agreement going through, many suspended players can play right away while others will have a reduced suspension.

4. Penn State’s Football Program gets Reinstated A few years after the Jerry Sandusky incident that entailed major sanctions on the school’s football team, the NCAA has lifted those sanctions and made Penn State’s Nittany Lions eligible for postseason play once again.

It’s not very often that we hear of the NCAA reinstating programs with major suspensionsjust ask SMU and USC. However, this one seems well deserved.

There is no reason to punish the athletes and coaches on this team when they were not involved whatsoever in the incidents that have taken place. Many coaches within Penn State’s conference are applauding the move as well.

The sanctions that were in place had many restrictions on

what the team could do, one being recruiting, which is vital when playing in such a difficult conference like the Big 10.

Now, with the sanctions lifted, Penn State is allowed to resume normal recruitment practices and finally try to restore the football program back to the level they were once at.

5. Oscar Pistorius Guilty of Culpable Homicide Oscar Pistorius, double amputee and former South African Paralympian, was found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his then-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

After learning the news I was curious to understand what exactly “culpable homicide” was, since he was convicted in South Africa. Culpable homicide is roughly the equivalent to manslaughter in the US. Pistorius faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail; however, there is no minimum penalty for his crime. This result is a huge sigh of relief on the part of Pistorius after he was previously found not guilty of murder. The sentencing is still a ways away, but let’s say that his penalty is less than 2 years.

In that case, Pistorius would be allowed to compete in the 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Early Heisman Trophy Candidates

By JOSH HELLER Contributing Writer The 2014-2015 college football season is officially underway and there is some great talent out on the field this year. Since it's never too early to talk about the Heisman Trophy, let's take a look at my top 10 Heisman hopefuls for this season.

10. Jake Waters, QB, Kansas State Waters' stats may not jump off the page, but he is certainly leading this Kansas State team.

Through his first two games this season, Waters is 35-57 for 462 yards and has 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Not exactly the greatest stats, but the stats do not tell the whole tale. Waters has looked pretty sharp throwing the ball and he’s definitely trying his

best to lead his Wildcats towards the College Football Playoff.

9. Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor Petty has been very good for the top-10 ranked Baylor Bears and he is definitely leading them in the right direction. Through the 2 games he has played this year, (he missed 1 game due to a back injury), Petty is 36-57 for 577 yards and has 6 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. These are great numbers, and if he keeps it up, people may need to start looking at Baylor as a dark horse for this year's Playoff.

8. Taysom Hill, QB, BYU

Hill and his Cougars have been somewhat of a surprise this year. BYU actually has the best chance out of all the Football Bowl Subdivision teams to finish their season undefeated and with

the stats Hill has put up so far, that does not come as a surprise.

Through 3 games played Hill is 67-98 for 689 yards and has 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

He has the most interceptions out of the first 3 quarterbacks that I have mentioned, but he also has 1 extra game played. BYU isn't a school that is thought of as a top football school, but so far this year under the leadership of Hill, they have been great.

7. Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA Hundley and his top-15 ranked Bruins have looked pretty good so far this season. The one cause for concern has been their offensive line, but nonetheless, Hundley's stats have looked decent. Through 2 games, Hundley is 53-77 for 638 yards and has 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Hundley has thrown the most passes of any quarterback with 2 games played on this list so far.

Hopefully the amount of passing he needs to do will not affect him over the course of the season.

6. Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama It seems Alabama is always good no matter how many players they lose. Last year, the Crimson Tide lost quarterback AJ McCarron, who was a staple for Alabama the past 4 seasons. Even without McCarron as his quarter back , Cooper has been great for the Tide. Through 2 games, Cooper has 25 receptions for 319 yards, but only 1 touchdown. I am surprised the touchdown count is so low, but Cooper makes up for it in catches and yardage. We will see if Cooper can help lead Alabama to the promise land once again as the season progresses.

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5. Everett Golson, QB, Notre Dame Golson has looked amazing for the Fighting Irish this year.

After missing last season due to academic integrity issues, people were not sure if Golson would come back as the same player,

but so far he looks even better.

Through 2 games played, Golson is 37-56 for 521 yards and has 8 total touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Golson makes up for the lack of yardage with his low number of interceptions thrown.

Notre Dame has looked great this year, knocking out Rice Univeristy and shutting out a good Michigan team. We will see if Golson can keep it up the rest of the year for Notre Dame and work their way into the Playoff.

4. Kenny Hill, QB, Texas A&M The heir to Johnny Football's throne, Kenny “Trill”, has definitely helped the Aggies get off to a great start. Through 2 games played, Hill is 61-86 for 794 yards and has 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. If those stats don't jump out at you, then I don't know what will. Those numbers are just insane and the Aggies win over South Carolina on the road really stands out for me. I suggest you keep an eye on Hill and Texas A&M this season.

3. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State Last year's Heisman winner is off to another good start, no matter his off-the-field issues.

Through 2 games, Winston is 47-67 for 626 yards and has 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

The latter numbers aren't the greatest, but the numbers don't tell the whole story. Winston is an extremely explosive player on the field and whenever you have to go up against Winston and the Seminoles, you know they are going to give you a headache.

2. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia Gurley and the Bulldogs, even

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1. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Many people have to do a coinflip between numbers 1 and 2 on this list, and it was tough for me to decide, but watching many of Oregon's games the past 2 seasons, I feel that Mariota is the right choice early on. Through 2 games, Mariota is 31-48 for 585 yards and has 6 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Mariota has a high football IQ that can be seen as soon as he steps onto the field.

He gets it done in the air, and if need be, he can get it done on the ground also. Mariota is an all-around threat and any NFL team would be lucky to have him whenever that time comes.

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