The Chronicle - October 7, 2014

The Chronicle

October 7th, 2014

The weekly student newspaper of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York www.strosechronicle.com - @strosechronicle

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Diversity in the Pine Hills Area

SPECTRUM’s Obstacle Course See A9 For More Photos

By VaNeSSa LaNGDON Staff Writer The Pine Hills neighborhood has many churches; one of these churches is the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany.

The church, while prominently located at 901 Madison Ave. at the corner of Madison Avenue and Partridge Street, may not be well known by the community at large. However, it does attract 90 to 100 parishioners to services every Sunday, according to Sophia Hsia, whose father, Joshua Hsia, serves as the church’s pastor.

The church offers services both in Mandarin and English to cater to the community. There is a Mandarin service at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday morning and then an English service at 11:15 a.m.

“When the Chinese service is going on, the English Sunday school is going on, and then they switch,” said Hsia.

The church’s outward appearance may be confusing to passersby. The building is owned by the former Madison Avenue Baptist Church, as the sign out front still reads. According to Albany Tax Rolls the building was built in 1950 and is currently owned by the Baptist Church. A 2014 assessment lists the property at $1,117,100.

Commissioner Keith McDonald said the property became a not-for-profit in 1993, “when the Continued on Page A5

15 Minutes Max By aLeXaNDer PecHa Arts Editor and racHeL BOLTON Managing Editor

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Vincent Soldani tackling various obstacles across the quad at the SPECTRUM obstacle course.

News & Features

With two years of history behind it the relatively new film festival “15 Minutes Max” defies the expectations of the very people who organize and run it. Elizabeth Richards, a teacher at Saint Rose and one of the organiz-

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ers for the festival, said she was “shocked” by how many people showed up to watch the hodge podge of independent and student films. According to Richards the festival had 40 people attend it last year while this year there were over 120. The festival also has a new sponsor in the form of the Albany Times Union. This new support also allowed the fesContinued on Page A7

Sports

Jeffrey Sullivan to Discuss the Future of College See page A4

Editors Review South Park See page B12

Missing: Tom Brady and the Patriots Offense See page D25

Bridget Buckley: Running Toward Success See page A6

Maroon 5’s Video: This Year’s 12 Years A Slave?

See page C21

How to Sport When You Don’t Sport See page D28

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The Weekly Wrap-Up

Fun Fact: An individual banana is called a “finger,” and a group of them is called a “hand.”

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

uS ebola case critical Thomas Duncan, the first known Ebola victim in the United States is now in critical condition, Texas officials say. Duncan contracted the virus while in Liberia and was coming to the US to visit family.

Fifty people that Duncan was in contact with are being watched for signs of the virus.

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Family of iSiS Hostage appeals in Video

A Swedish woman has successfully given birth to a son with a transplanted uterus. The woman was born without a uterus and the transplant was donated by a friend in her 60’s.

The baby was born prematurely, but mother and child are said to be doing fine.

The parents of captured American aid worker Peter Kassig have made a video in the hopes that the terrorist group will release him.

Kassig was captured a year ago in eastern Syria. A recent ISIS video showed the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning and ended with the threat to kill Kassing.

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unemployment Hits Low US unemployment is now at a low 5.9 percent, a point that has not been hit since July 2008. The rate had fallen from 6.1 percent in August.

The US Labor Department said that employers have added 248,000 jobs in the last month.

Bull Frog invasion Spreads Scientists in Montana are reporting an invasion of hungry American bullfrogs near the Yellowstone river. This species of frog will eat anything including other bullfrogs to survive. The population has quadrupled in recent years. Efforts to control the species have failed so far.

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In Brief

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Billboard Magazine: Saint Rose Music Industry Program One of the Best in North America Billboard Magazine has named the music industry program at Saint Rose one of the top music business programs in North America for the third consecutive time. In Billboard’s 2014 music business school guide, “Music Business 101: Top Schools Where You Can Learn About the Industry,” Saint Rose is one of just 11

institutions in the U.S. and Canada, and the only one in the Capital Region, to be included. The industry bible cites Saint Rose for its songwriting- and recordingbased program that combines development of students’ technical, artistic, business and promotional skills with hands-on production and artist management experi-

ence. “Besides having first-rate engineering, business and computer skills, our graduates also are excellent musicians. We are proud that Billboard continues to include us among North America’s top music industry programs,” said Stefanco according to the press release.

Homicide on First Street Albany Police is investigating a homicide on First Street.

On Oct. 2, around 1:50 p.m. officers responded to the area of

First Street and Judson Street for a report of a shooting. The victim, Jorge Falu-Garcia, 25, of Albany died as result of his injuries on

the same day. Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Albany Police Detective Division at 518-462-8039.

Inspector General from Office of the State Comptroller Coming to Saint Rose

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The Inspector General in the Office of the State Comptroller is coming to Saint Rose. On Thursday, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m. in Saint Joseph’s Auditorium, Ste-

phen Hamilton will discuss fraud awareness, detection, and prevention focus. The program is sponsored by the Albany chapter of the Institute of Internal Audi-

tors. Students who are interested in attending for free may send an email to Katherine Wall at wallk731@strose.edu

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Calendar of Events Tuesday, October 7th 5 p.m Dinner with Jeffrey Selingo Presidential Dinning Room 5 p.m Six Flags Trip Ticket Sales Main Lounge 7:30 p.m Spectrum General Board Meeting Standish A&B 7:30 p.m Jeffrey Selingo Lecture Touhey Forum 8 p.m Yoga for Students Hubbard Sanctuary 8:15 p.m Golden Knights Dance Practice EAC Rm 110 9:30 p.m Guided Meditation Hubbard Sanctuary 12:45 p.m Weight Watchers Meeting Moran Conf. Room Wednesday, October 8th 11:30 a.m “Hands Up” Rally Behind EAC 12:15 p.m “The Throwaways” Film Screening Touhey Forum 6p.m Student Association Meeting Standish A&B 7 p.m Board Games Club Meeting Albertus 103 7:30 p.m Saint Rose Knight Lounge Bru: Saint Rose Rm 7:30 p.m CDAEYC General Meeting Albertus 301 8 p.m SEB Comedian: Jessimae Peluso St Joseph Aud. Thursday, October 9th 5:30 p.m SEB General Meeting St Joseph Auditorium 6 p.m Crate of Apes Meeting Lima SA Conf Rm 7:30 p.m Frequency North Presents: Chloe Caldwell Standish 8 p.m Wind Ensemble Concert Massry 8:30 p.m Identity Meeting Lima SA Conf Rm 9:15 p.m Knightz in Motion Dance Practice EAC Rm 110 9:30 p.m ALANA Steppers Practice Lima SA Conf Rm Friday, October 10th 6 p.m GK Dance Club Annual Dance-a-Thon Standish A&B 8 p.m Knightz in Motion Dance Practice EAC Rm 110 Saturday, October 11th 3 p.m Knightz in Motion Dance Practice EAC Rm 110 9 p.m Late Knight Presents: Knight Fest St.Joseph Auditorium

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Jeffrey Sullivan to Discuss the Future of College Education

By Jessica LePore Staff Writer Jeffrey Sullivan, the author of the New York Times bestseller College (Un)Bound, will host a lecture on Tuesday night. He will talk about the “Future of College” at Saint Rose on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carl E. Touhey Forum. The free event, which is open to the public, is sponsored by the College’s Sullivan Institute for Higher Education.

In a phone interview, Selingo spoke about the lecture and what can be expected. “I am basically going to lay out a vision for the college of the future. You know, how students will learn and how students will prove their values in the marketplace,” Selingo told The Chronicle.

Selingo’s first book, College (Un)Bound, goes in depth on higher education and the value of

a college degree, including topics like school loans and college campuses, which he plans to discuss at the event.

Erica Georgeo, a student who is part of the education program at Saint Rose, knows how valuable her experience at the College is.

“Having a close relationship with the professors in the childhood education program and the special education program gives me comfort in knowing that I will be challenged but comfortably guided to success,” Georgeo said.

The campus store’s Textbook Manager, Katie Willey, said Selingo’s book is at the store and as the event gets closer, there will be more copies available. The book is available to purchase for $26.

In addition to writing College (Un)Bound, Selingo has also written MOOC U, along with be-

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Jeffrey Sullivan, the author of the New York Times bestseller College (Un)Bound, will be hosting a lecture on Tuesday night.

ing a contributing editor to The Chronicle of Higher Education, and a regular speaker on radio and television programs such as NPR, PBS, ABC, MSNBC and CBS. Selingo’s visit at Saint Rose will benefit not only faculty and students but the city of Albany.

He was invited by Dr. R. Mark Sullivan who is the current director for the Higher Education of Leadership at Saint Rose.

“Jeff is remarkably well attuned to current issues affecting higher education, and I thought he would be an excellent commentator for the college,” said Sullivan, who is also the former president of the College.

The book has been praised for being alarming, but written in a way that gets a detailed message out to society, and specifically, students.

Krysta Koerner, a senior at The College of Saint Rose, takes into account the subjects that Selingo specializes in because she knows she will be looking at her college debt in a matter of months.

“As a student receiving a higher education, I'm very interested in what Jeffery Selingo believes the new future of higher education is. This is something that will affect us, if not now, then in the future, if we decide to go back to school or have children,” Koerner said.

Selingo said the main part of the event will be a basis of the book and his experience of writing and editing the book, and will include a question and answer portion afterwards Regarding why he believed students should attend this event, Sullivan said, “Well, I think they will be interested in the future challenges that colleges and students will face.”

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Mary Lambert to Visit Saint Rose

By CONOR SHEA Executive Editor Mary Lambert will be coming to Saint Rose for a concert on Oct. 17. She will be headlining the event in the Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall, at 7:30 p.m. with artist Howie Day accompanying.

The Chronicle reached out to artist Howie Day’s management team for a comment, but it was unavailable.

This will be the fifth stop on Lambert’s tour, which is set to promote songs off her debut album Heart on My Sleeve. Included on the album is her hit single, “Secrets.”

Lambert first achieved recognition after her collaboration with artist Macklemore on his song “Same Love.”

“Before ‘Same Love’ I was playing shows to four people including my mom, and ‘Same Love’ put me on the map in a way that I could have never dreamed,” said Lambert on her rise to public eye.

More than just the popularity of the song, Lambert said she was glad that a song with such a positive message could be her first hit.

“It was my exact intention of what I thought my career would be but I never thought it would be possible,” she continued.

Prior to headlining her own tour Lambert was able to tour with Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw.

On having the opportunity to step into the limelight, Lambert was notably excited.

“I really love headlining.

It’s my show… There’s a lot of laughing, and a lot of crying, and it’s all really cathartic, and feels good,” she said.

“I think when I was touring with Matt and Gavin, there was a pressure to be a part of the cohesion of the show, and this way I get to say exactly what the show is going to be like, and perform all of my body of work,” she went on.

Lambert also stated that she enjoys playing for the demographic commonly found near college campuses like Saint Rose.

“A lot of my songwriting are songs I wish I heard when I was 19, and I try to be conscious of that because I think that’s when it’s a formative time.”

“There are a lot of things I wish someone would have told me in a song, then that’s what I’d like to do,” she explained.

Tickets are $30 but $20 for Saint Rose students, and are on sale now at www.massrycenter. org. For concert and ticket information, contact Sal Prizio at 518337-4871.

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Mary Lambert, of “Same Love” fame will perform at the Picotte Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17.

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Diversity in the Pine Hills Area Continued From Page A1 exemption says it came into being.”

Due to the tax exemption, McDonald does not know who the figurehead of the Baptist church is. “It’s exempt, so there’s no need for us to know anything because we don’t send them a tax bill, and all the mail goes right to that address.”

The Chinese Church began renting the property from the Baptist Church 25 years ago, according to former parishioner KehMinn Chang. He was one of the founding members of the church and has since moved on to open his own Chinese church in Niskayuna. “In 1989 we started to form the church over there, Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany. Primarily there were five families working together to start a church,” said Chang.

The congregation now uses the church rent-free. “The Baptist Church died down... most of them were elderly, and they started to move to be close to relatives and pass away. At some point they decided we didn’t need to pay rent anymore,” said Hsia.

The church uses the space to hold their Sunday school classes.

The class topics include classes

for non-Christians, getting people ready for baptism, marriage, and children. On average there are 10 to 12 people in a class, though some classes may have up to 20 attendees.

“In the Chinese classes we have a big group for the nonbelievers, because China does not really teach about religion. Usually they are brought up atheist,” said Hsia.

The church tries to provide community outreach and aid the congregation in other ways besides through Sunday services.

“As a church in general everyone tries to reach out to the community depending on the needs.

Some of the fellowship focuses on new students and helping them settle in, hosting them when they first come to America. There’s a big need for teaching students and families that comes to America. We sometimes help with that, but mostly with marriages,” said Hsia.

The parishioners also sing at nursing homes and help translate at hospitals if there are patients for whom there is a language barrier.

The church’s Youth Pastor, Phil Woodrow, was hired on part-

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The Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany, prominently located at 901 Madison Ave.

time in 2001. “That’s when they were seeking to develop a youth/ English program in order to minister to their youth, most of whom are going to American schools and back then many of them were fairly new over here, so they didn’t know the language quite so well. They wanted to have someone who spoke the English language to show the American view of Christianity.”

The church also caters to students of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and SUNY Albany, offering groups aimed at the college students. The first group started in 2003 and is now meeting again under the leadership of two young women.

The emphasis on the youth in community is an integral part of what the Chinese Church is aiming to do. “[The church] helps them understand the Chinese culture. Relationships between parents and their children are sometimes uncomfortable because the parents don’t understand the children and the children don’t understand where the parents are from. It’s the cultural issues that we need to pay attention to,” said Youth Pastor Woodrow.

One of the youths who attended services at the church, Ivan Yu, has now gone on to study to become a pastor himself at MidAmerica Baptist Theological Seminary in Schenectady.

“It’s kind of perfect that there’s a good school that’s local. They offered me an internship so I’m working with Phil Woodrow, and I have an experience to get a taste to see what its like to be in the pastoral ministry. I have opportunities to preach on Sundays and be involved on a deeper level,” Yu said.

Woodrow began a Praise Team at the church to bring music into the ministry. Woodrow and Hsia work together on this. The Praise Team meets on Saturday afternoons to practice, “with five or

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A list of the various classes available at the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany.

six young people there so it’s special, it’s a very precious time,” said Woodrow.

Hsia received a degree in music from SUNY Potsdam and currently works as a teacher at Tech Valley High School. She takes on many roles at the church and said that time is the biggest challenge in juggling both her commitment to God and her job. “Teaching does take up a lot of time, and to really focus on ministry takes a lot of time too,” said Hsia. The combination of the two roles al-

lows Hsia to have a different kind of outlet outside of teaching.

The Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany provides many people in the Pine Hills neighborhood and beyond with services and opportunities that enrich their lives. The church is not a physical entity, though. As Woodrow said, “I can sense the spirit of God moving within the people. The church of God is not the building but is Jesus Christ and those who belong to him who are the body of Christ, that’s the church.”

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By JONaS MiLLer Contributing Writer As a former record-setting athlete at Saint Rose, Bridget Buckley continues to work hard on and off the clock, both as a graduate student and a teacher here in Albany.

Having just graduated from The College of Saint Rose in 2014, Buckley dove right into her professional career as a teacher.

Over the summer she became fully certified to teach math in grades seven through 12, and was offered two full-time positions shortly after. Although she had to turn both of them down because she had already committed to graduate school, she has settled in as a substitute for the Albany school district as well as a sub for the La Salle School across the street from the College on Western Avenue. She has been there every day this year as a long-term sub for one of the schools computer teachers.

“I always enjoyed math as a kid, it just came easy to me,” explained Buckley. “I knew I never

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wanted to be stuck behind an office desk,” she went on to explain.

She elaborated by saying she is a very active person, and a desk job just wasn’t for her. Her love of kids was also a deciding factor.

She is very determined to become a coach someday, of either soccer or track, so becoming a teacher would be a good stepping stone for achieving that goal.

Buckley enjoys teaching. She likes to think of herself as an “expert helper,” as she put it.

She wants her students to feel comfortable around her, while simultaneously respecting her of course. Some of her students in the past have even given her nicknames, such as “Miss Buffy,” because of her athletic build, or “Miss Bucket,” stemming from a comical variation of her last name. As a new teacher, Buckley is working on her classroom management. She said every group of kids is different and that it takes a little while to figure them out.

Buckley, 22, is originally from East Lyme, Connecticut.

Although she was born in York, Pennsylvania, her family moved

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Bridget Buckley instructing her students during a geometry lesson

to Connecticut where she attended school until coming to Saint Rose. She chose to come here because she heard the school had a very good reputation when it came to its education program.

The track and field scholarship she received from the school helped a little too. Her older sister attended school here, played on the basketball team, and has since lived in the Albany area, which also influenced Buckley's decision to come to Albany.

Buckley is continuing her educational career here at The College of Saint Rose as a graduate student. She is taking nine credits this semester, although she could have taken 12, she did not want to overdo it her first semester with both a full-time job and school to worry about. She said she finds time management difficult, as both teaching full time and going to graduate school are new to her.

She said it gets hard sometimes juggling school and work.

She finds herself mixing the two, doing her homework during her free periods throughout the day. Buckley elaborated on her typical day as a teacher/student.

She works a normal school day, which varies depending on the school but generally ends around 3:30, and then she goes to class, before returning home to her sister’s house, where she resides during the school year.

Buckley works a second job at Mazzone Hospitality, a banquet -oriented business that has several locations around the capital area. Buckley has a similar job back home that she has held for the last two summers. Shortly after she moved back to Albany this year, one of her friends mentioned the job opportunity to her.

She said she loves the banquet business because there is a very wide skill set and she has gained a multitude of experience in a short amount of time. Bridget's boss from back home, Jennifer Shusterman, had nothing but good things to say about her employee.

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Bridget Buckley running for the Saint Rose Womens’ track team.

She was very candid in her answers when speaking about Buckley as an employee, referring to Buckley as an absolute pleasure to work with. “Buckley always steps up to the plate,” Shusterman said. “Bridget was an essential part of our summer staff,” said Shusterman, listing off the many jobs that Buckley preformed including waiting tables, setting up for events, and even bartending.

“We were all very sad to see her go back to school.”

When Buckley isn't working or in class, she enjoys working out and exercising. It helps her relieve some of the stress from her busy everyday life. Buckley takes a special interest in running, as she ran track and field at Saint Rose for all four years as an undergraduate student.

Her main events included hurdles and heptathlon, which is a compilation of seven events.

Buckley holds three individual school records at the College in the 60-meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdles, and heptathlon. She also holds five relay race records with the other girls that she ran the respective races with.

If Buckley prides herself the most on any one thing, it's her work ethic. She remains close with her track and field coach from high school, Carl Reichard.

“She always stepped up to whatever challenge presented itself, and she gave 110 percent every single time.” He told me that nobody on the team worked harder, no one was more enthusiastic, and her personality was simply infectious, spreading good vibes to all of her teammates.

As Buckley continues to grow both as a student and a teacher, she has a clear dream in her mind.

“When I get a permanent teaching job someday, I want it to be somewhere that I’m comfortable,” Buckley said. “My most ideal situation would be teaching at home in Connecticut.” Buckley said she wants to be somewhere familiar, because getting her first permanent teaching job will be a big transition. “I could talk about teaching forever,” Buckley said.

She hopes that her ambition and drive will help her eventually settle down as a full time teacher for years to come.

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Continued From Page A1 tival to expand its selection criteria and now accepts movies from a 50-mile radius of Saint Rose.

The festival was a brief twohour affair where the audience was treated to 10 short movies selected by the events committee. Each one, true to the event’s name, was under 15 minutes. The audience was treated to displays of humor, tragedy, and suspense and the movies ranged from “interesting” to “amazing.” The 10 movies were all very distinct and each held the audience’s attention in various ways.

The entries in the festival are as follows: 1. Forgiven A short character piece about a soldier fighting his past.

2. Silent Films A music video taken in a single shot.

3. A Van Dyck Ghost Story A brief telling of the moviemaker’s encounter with a ghost.

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4. Lucky An extremely brief but fascinating animated movie.

5. Cold Water A documentary about the coldwater surfing community.

6. Brother’s Keeper A spoof/intentionally bad horror movie about a camping trip.

7. Addicts A Photo Roman about the idea of addiction.

8. The Baby Monitor An extremely creepy horror movie with a unique twist.

9. Brave: A Documentary Kelly Pfeister’s personal story of tragedy and survival.

10. Desire A comedy movie about one socially awkward man and his nonplatonic interest in his…car?

While some movies were defi-

nitely better than others I can honestly say each movie was interesting for its own unique reasons.

The festival took the crowd’s opinion into account and allowed them to vote, via text, on their favorite films. This was to win the “coveted Audience Choice Award” as Richards put it. The Baby Monitor won this award hands down, winning by a margin of almost 30 votes. By no strange coincidence it also took the first place award from the judging committee, presented by Saint Rose Provost, Hadi Salavitabar.

The judges awarded second place to Kelly Pfeister’s Brave: A Documentary and third place to Lucky, the animated movie.

All three movies were extremely good and deserving of the awards they received.

The Chronicle spoke to Saint Rose student Alexander Dindy about the festival, who said, “It was nice to see so many styles represented.” And when asked

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The films entered in 15 Minutes Max were screened at The Madison Theater.

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From left to right- Shawn Dixon, Joshua Natoli, and Derick Noetzel, all participated in the festival. about his favorite film Dindy said “Baby Monitor, it was a surprise.”

Frank and Zach Appio, the creators of the winning movie The Baby Monitor said they were “super excited” about winning and that the festival was “definitely something they had been looking forward to.” They also had advice for upcoming filmmakers, saying “Just get out there and make the film. Be tenacious.”

Elizabeth Richards had good things to say about the Appio brothers’ movie, saying “It had great production values and looked amazing on the big screen.” Regarding how she personally thought the festival turned out she was “shocked” by how many people showed up, also saying, “It’s great, it’s great for the filmmakers to have their work seen by multiple people, many, many people and get feedback. And also to just have this showcase where they can show people what they’ve done.”

Saint Rose graduate Joshua Natoli both acted and wrote in two of the short films. About Desire, Natoli said, “The movie was great. I could develop characters

while being funny. It was great to hear other people in an uproar laughing, it was fantastic.”

Kelly Pfeister, the former lead photographer for The Chronicle was also available to talk about placing second overall. Kelly said she was “honored to have won second place.”

“I know many of the other finalists and they're all talented artists, and I feel quite undeserving to be among them.”

On how her movie, an emotional piece about a traumatic event in her life helped her heal, she said, “I'm not sure if there’s a way to explain how it helped me.

The healing process of any traumatic event certainly takes more than two semesters, but I think it helped validate what happened to me.”

All in all 15 Minutes Max was an incredible experience and certainly shows promise of expansion in the future. It’s hard to not be excited about what this up and coming film festival has in store for next year.

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Different Occupation, Same Smile

By Nina Buonarota Contributing Writer Cynthia Forte, known to Saint Rose students as Cindy, has recently changed her occupation from being a security guard here at Saint Rose to becoming Father Chris’s secretary (who was the dean of Spiritual Life until a few short weeks ago) along with being the administrative assistant to four different departments.

She also manages the budget for Spiritual Life and supervises work study for Spiritual Life as well. The four different departments she works for consist of: Campus Ministry, directed by Joan Horgan; Community Service, directed by Ken Scott; Mission Experience, directed by Sister Sean; and Academic Service Learning, coordinated by Fred Boehrer.

Forte may have a lot on her plate now especially adjusting to her new cozy office in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary but she

is willing to handle the work load with open arms. What made her switch, you might ask? Forte had always wanted to be a police officer so she did security work at first, then her husband became a police officer and decided that she wanted to be at home with her kids instead.

She decided to do office work and manage her own business from home (custom embroidery and silk screening). After a while she went back to security at Saint Rose after her kids grew older.

What she misses the most? The people on her shift, meeting the freshman, and gaining that connection with them by always working in Brubacher and Lima Hall security.

Forte said she truly enjoys going to the mail room every day and seeing everyone recognize her. Getting to say “Hi” to the students as she walks around is the highlight of her day. Erica Cawthon was a freshman when Forte was a security guard in the

residence halls. She explained how “Cindy is a very kind soul and was a very proactive security guard. Knowing she was always around reassured me I was safe.” She still is around! Helping students and families when they come to visit will forever be a part of her daily routine. She said she can’t help but to engage when seeing lost families or students and help point them in the right direction.

Although Forte will always have her security guard instincts within her, her fellow colleagues say she is doing a great job where she is now. One of the work study students in the Sanctuary, Maria Hartz, said, “Working with Cindy is awesome! She is a ray of sunshine in the Interfaith Sanctuary.

She is really fun to work with!

Cindy makes stressful situations interesting and fun. She is always there to help you when you need it.”

Joan Horgan, director of Campus Ministry, spoke highly of

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Forte seen here just outside her new place of work, the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary.

her new colleague as well. “One of the great things about Cindy's arrival has been the way students and staff from all over campus are so delighted to see her in our office. She has jumped in with both feet, handling our Pathways Programs and Reach Out Saint Rose like a pro.”

“We consider ourselves very lucky to have Cindy as part of our work team,” Horgan continued.

Not only is Forte an active member on campus but she helps run a program here called RAD, which stands for Rape-Aggression Defense. She would love for it to be a program at Saint Rose full time as a club or even for credit. Unfortunately there are two main issues with that.

One expenses, expenses, expenses and two she does not have any trained instructors to help her demonstrate on a regular basis.

“The RAD program has made changes in me and changes in the vast majority of women I have taught as well,” said Forte.

“They have fun and grow a great confidence within themselves. Women come out of it seeing a tremendous change and gaining attributes they never realized they had when they walked in. It is a little different than self defense, the fact that it is geared solely towards women.”

She smiles at every single student that walks in solely for the reason she knows how great he or she will feel when walking out. Cindy also makes it clear that even students who have a black belt or previous experience will walk out gaining something.

Her job is to guide them and help them transform into stronger individuals.

This program really teaches students how to be safe by using force in their words, to be confident when they say “Enough is enough,” or “Stop that.” She helps women gain the strength in their voice to get their point across.

Forte goes into detail of the mean-

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Forte, stationed at Picotte in 2013, where she previously worked as a security guard. ing of RAD and that rape aggression is a term in itself. It’s anything that is considered limiting your freedom of movement when tension is there or when someone blocks your freedom to get away from an uncomfortable situation.

Forte went on to explain that it does not mean the person necessarily will assault you or doesn’t mean you can’t get away but this is a primary point where confidence and believing in yourself without hesitation is key.

Forte can also teach seniors, advanced class, and she can train instructors. For anyone wondering there is a separate RAD program for men. This is RAD’s 25th anniversary! RAD is the only self -defense programed approved

by IACLEA (International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators). RAD is an international program from Australia to Paris to the US. There is a RAD program in each and every state.

If any women are interested, Forte will be hosting two RAD seminars here at Saint Rose. The fall seminar sold out in just 90 minutes. There will be other sessions on Jan. 20, 27, and Feb. 3, 2015.

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Wayde Dazelle and Shelby Allen taking part in the Interfaith Peace Vigil.

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Jacob Barkman preparing decorations for the Sukkah.

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Malik Harris participating in the SPECTRUM obstacle course.

Zach Noll participating in a kickball tournament on the campus lawn.

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Top of the Week For Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 Movies at the Box Office

T.V. Shows

1. The Equalizer (34.1M) 2. The Maze Runner (17.4M) 3. The Boxtolls (17.3M) 4. This Is Where I Leave You (6.9M) 5. Dolphin Tale 2 (4.8M) 6. No Good Deed (4.5M) 7. A Walk Among the Tombstones (4.2M) 8. Guardians of the Galaxy (3.8M) 9. Let’s Be Cops (1.5M) 10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1.5M)

1. NBC Sunday Night Football 2. NCIS 3. Big Bang Theory Special 4. Big Bang Theory 5. NCIS: New Orleans 6. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick 7. CBS Thursday Night Kick-Off 8. Hot to Get Away with Murder 9. Scorpion 10. Dancing With The Stars

*Source: RottenTomatoes.com

*Source: Nielsen.com

Books

Music

Fiction: 1. Edge of Eternity (Ken Follett) 2. Personal (Lee Child) 3. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good (Jan Karon) 4. Bones Never Lie (Kathy Reichs) 5. All the Light we Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) Non-Fiction: 1. Killing Patton (Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard) 2. 13 Hours (Mitchell Zuckoff) 3. What If? (Randall Munroe) 4. World Order (Henry Kissinger) 5. Jesus on Trial (David Limbaugh)

Albums: 1. The Big Revival (Kenny Chesney) 2. This is All Yours (alt-J) 3. PTX: Vol. III (Pentatonix) 4. Cheek to Cheek (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga) 5. Partners (Barbra Streisand) Songs: 1. All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) 2. Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) 3. Anaconda (Nicki Minaj) 4. Black Widow (Iggy Azalea W/Rita Ora) 5. Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj)

*Source: New York Times Best Sellers

*Source: Billboard.com

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By NICHOLAS NEGRON Staff Writer The autumn leaves are changing in different robust shades of yellow, orange, red and brown.

The air is getting cooler, picking up the leaves as they travel across campus. The smells of cinnamon and pumpkin become fixtures in mall outlets and dorm rooms alike. Football season is in full swing. People begin to brainstorm ideas for their original Halloween costume. An array of national pride festivities are held globally. This is October.

Coined the “yellow month” by the Slavic people, October is historically a month filled with international observances and monthlong cultural celebrations. China, Cyprus, Nigeria, Portugal, Croatia, Spain, Germany, Niue, Austria, St Vincent, Turkmenistan, Greece, Turkey and Slovenia all celebrate some sort of national pride or independence holiday in October.

Fiesta Nacional de España is a national day of celebration in Spain, held on Oct. 12. In Spain the festivities are celebrated with a parade of military in Madrid.

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special guests including the king of Spain and the prime minister, who have special presiding roles.

Patrulla Águila, or Eagle Patrol, is the name of the Spanish Air Force’s aerobatics team that puts on a mesmerizing display.

This honors the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in the Americas. Sound familiar? Columbus Day is celebrated in North and South America, some Caribbean countries, Italy, and Spain. One fun fact about Columbus Day is that not only is it celebrated in Italy, but in all of the “Little Italys” around the world.

October is also home to German American, Filipino American, Italian American and Polish American, Hispanic and LGBT History Month in the United States. Black History Month is celebrated this time of year in the United Kingdom. United Nations Day is held on the 24, which features an array of cultural exhibits, discussions and performances around the world.

Aside from Columbus Day, it would not be October without the powerful punch of pumpkin in the air. Within the past five years pumpkin sales have had a 34 per-

cent increase according to the U.S Department of Agriculture.

The USDA also reports that acreage (land) dedicated to farm-

Autumn approaches and people begin to feel nostalgic. The aroma of pumpkin and cinnamon can take us back to the brisk fall days of our childhood. ing pumpkins has increased by a third in the last decade. Nielsen, a global measuring company, reported that pumpkin-flavored foods and beverage increased by 14 percent between 2012 and 2013. The pumpkin spice pandemonium has invaded stores like Bath & Body Works, Hallmark, Williams-Sonoma, and definitely the beloved Starbucks. The company has reported to have sold over 200 million pumpkin spiced lattes. Why do Americans love this so much? We are not

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even consuming the actual nutrients from the vegetable. We are hooked on the chemically altered sweetness of the product.

“At the basic price of $4 and 300 calories for a 12-ounce tall size, that’s $800 million and 60 billion calories that we’ve spent and consumed on the stuff,” reports Neatorama.com.

Autumn approaches and people begin to feel nostalgic. The aroma of pumpkin and cinnamon can take us back to the brisk fall days of our childhood, going back to school and playing soccer and the cozy and warm hot drinks made by our parents. Memories are powerful.

The most subtle scent can trigger an array of emotions. For myself, the sight of fall leaves and the smell of cinnamon, reminds me of elementary school.

My friends and I would play in the courtyard with leaves, creating piles of mess that dirtied our uniforms. After recess we would return for quiet reading in our heavily spice-scented classroom.

Cinnamon is an aphrodisiac. Aphrodisiacs can rework our mood to the polar opposite of what it was before inhaling the aroma. Above all else, the boom of pumpkin and

cinnamon in the air is the signal of holiday season approaching, stretching until after New Year’s.

Halloween is just around the corner. The $8 billion industry, according to Investopedia, has grown considerably from more adults partaking in Halloween festivities. With the extravagance of costumes, the prices have done well for the booming industry.

Costumes now make up 36 percent of the revenue profited from this time of year.

Pet costumes have become extremely popular, with $310 million spent in 2011. Investopedia also reports that in 2011, $2.3 billion was spent on candy for the Halloween season, approximately 30 percent of revenue, while 27 percent came from decorations, and 6 percent came from greeting cards. Halloween allows for creativity, while fueling the economy.

This month, reflect on the goals you set for yourself at the start of 2014. Have you accomplished them? If no, there is still ample time. Remember this October to study hard and bask in the good vibes the month has to offer!

Five Animated Halloween Classics to Watch This October

By NICHOLAS NEGRON Staff Writer Mickey’s House of Villains (2002) This film, available on Netflix, focuses around the TV show House of Mouse. At ‘the House’ the usual gang, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and various other beloved heroes are in attendance for a special Halloween-themed night.

They are surprised to see an awful lot of villains including Jafar, Maleficent, Hades, Cruella de Vil and many more are in attendance.

Classic Disney spooky-themed animated shorts are shown for the audience. The night ends in a

Fantasia-style battle where Mickey, in his sorcerer hat, confronts Jafar in a magical duel.

Scooby Doo and the GhoulSchool (1988) While Scooby Doo has many different spooky and bone-chilling episodes for the average 8 year old (or 18 year old), none will give you the feeling of nostalgia as this special. Scooby and Shaggy have been hired as gym teachers at Miss Grimwood’s Finishing School for girls.

Once they arrive they discover this is a school for ghouls. The daughters of the wolfman, the mummy, Count Dracula, Frankenteen and the Phantom of the

Opera are among those residing at the school. One can only imagine the mishaps and mayhem Scooby and Shaggy are put through in this Hanna-Barbera Productions feature.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000) Out of the three chipmunk spooky-themed direct-to-video films, this is my all-time favorite. Alvin, Simon and Theodore along with The Chipettes take part to win their school’s production of Dr. Dee Dee and Dexter Hyde. A curious new neighbor moves in next to the chipmunks that have them, especially the horror-obsessed Alvin, suspi-

cious and scared. A dramatic turn of events, including catchy music and a full moon lead up to an epic conclusion in front of the audience at the school play.

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966) A list of Halloween specials would not be complete without the famous Charlie Brown. The Great Pumpkin is a mystery for the gang. Linus and eventually Sally wait on Halloween night in hopes of seeing the Pumpkin while Charlie, Lucy, Snoopy and friends go trick-or-treating. Linus is determined to prove to the gang that the Great Pumpkin does indeed exist.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) The Walt Disney Productions musical feature is based both on the stories of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.

The film was very fresh and inventive for its time, receiving a Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematography Color. Both stories are segmented into a cleverly drawn out work of art. Narrators Basil Rathbone and Bing Crosby contribute to the film’s authentic telling. The movie has gained a broad fan base and is rated with a 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

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that Butters went to town on the gym which is burnt out and has various things written on its walls like “I’m so f***ing out of here.”

There was also the scene where Randy pretends to be Lorde, which no one seems to notice as they just remark that “Lorde is uglier in person.” These two moments are perhaps the most understated and hilarious ones in the episodes.

While this isn’t a bad thing it definitely shows that the episode is not as strong as “Go Fund Yourself,” the season premiere episode. “Go Fund Yourself” had so many great moments and great pot-shots at various things in the media whereas “Gluten Free Ebola” is most memorable for its subtle almost easter-egg level jokes.

Overall I did enjoy the episode but it wasn’t anywhere as funny as “Go Fund Yourself.” Hopefully the rest of the season makes up for this, though.

Score: 3/5.

some notable moments. Perhaps the best being Randy dressing up as Lorde and parading across the stage muttering, “Yeah yeah yeah, I am Lorde” over and over again. Also, an appearance by Scott Malkinson and his diabetes is always hilarious, especially with Cartman sitting beside him ready to instantly mock his medical condition. Besides a few good laughs, I found the episode to be mediocre at best due to a weak plot line.

Apart from a few praise-worthy jokes, “Gluten Free Ebola” did something that is usually not done in South Park episodes. Instead of completely forgetting about everything that happened in the episode prior, details from “Go Fund Yourself” ran over into this week’s episode, such as the whole school being mad at Cartman and the boys for leaving to start a company. Maybe this is a new direction that creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are going in this season? Or perhaps it was just a one-time thing, which is what I would prefer.

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Editors Review Gluten Free Ebola

By VicTOria aDDiSON Sports Editor and aLeX PecHa Arts Editor Sit back and relax as The Chronicle’s arts editor and sports editor decide to do less work than usual and write a joint review about South Park episodes.

Summary Following off of the events of last week’s episode “Go Fund Yourself,” this week’s South Park follows the boys as they deal with the backlash of leaving the school in a blaze of glory when their “Kickstarter” kicked off last episode. Finding out that pretty much no one at South Park elementary likes them anymore the boys decide they have to throw the greatest party ever with tons of pizza, soda and even the singer Lorde, whom Stan’s dad, Randy, supposedly knows.

However this plan is quickly squashed when it turns out that gluten, one of the prime ingredients in pizza and most of the

boys’ planned food, is extremely dangerous. Pure concentrated gluten is capable of melting people and making their genitalia fly off like a rocket.

Things quickly get out of control as the gluten epidemic spreads and people are put into quarantine by the USDA for even touching gluten. This, of course, results in Randy Marsh getting put into the quarantine for not realizing that beer contains gluten, This quarantine is, of course, in a Papa John’s Pizzeria.

The USDA in the meantime works tirelessly to figure out how gluten is killing so many and figure out its dark secrets. The lack of gluten affects no one more than Eric Cartman, who has a dream/ vision from a racist caricature of Aunt Jemima telling Cartman to tell the USDA that they got it all wrong about gluten.

Eric runs to the USDA which tells them that the answer is in “the pyramid.” This is referring to the old food pyramid nutritional model that the USDA used before the current model. It turns out that people are meant to eat very little

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The gluten free diet has come under fire for being a fad. South Park pulled no punches in drawing comparisons to the Ebola crisis.

wheat (and gluten) and a lot of fat and oil.

The episode wraps up with the guys managing to pull off their party while serving ridiculously unhealthy foods while Randy Marsh fulfills his promise of getting the singer Lorde for the party by dressing up as Lorde and singing a song with the lyrics “I am Lorde, ya ya.”

This is a brief synopsis of the episode which is filled with a ton of jokes and a mocking undercurrent aimed at the people panicking about the Ebola crisis. You can watch the entire episode for free on SouthParkStudios.com. alex’s Opinion South Park loves to take swings at what people are being stupid about. This week it was the Ebola scare as well as the gluten diet fad. However the episode’s funniest moments weren’t in its satire, it was in its subtle details.

The two main things that come to mind were the school board debating whether to let fan-favorite character Butters come back to school after burning the gym. A few minutes later there’s a scene in the gym which shows

Victoria’s Opinion Although it did not live up to my standards after the season premiere, “Go Fund Yourself,” this week’s episode did have

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Hayley Williams Disses One Direction

By NINA BUONAROTA Contributing Writer

Teenyboppers across the globe most likely had a heart attack this past week when their fandom of One Direction was insulted by the lead singer of Paramore, Hayley Williams. Hayley accused One Direction of ripping off her boyfriend’s band, New Found Glory, specifically their song“It’s Not Your Fault,” which was released in 2006. Hayley started off the Twitter war by tweeting: “Beginning of that new 1D song couldn’t sound any more like the beginning of @newfoundglory’s ‘Its Not Your Fault’ but I realize that I’m gonna get hate from a very large fan base for that. But really, it has more to do w/ whoever pitched or co-wrote the song.”

Ironically, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, members of One Direction, co-wrote this song as well, so does she actually have something against One Direction? We may never know.

While it is obvious that the two songs sound freakishly similar, New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert spoke of the similarities on Twitter as well, writing: “Props to the @onedirection ‘Steal My Girl’ single for reworking the ‘It’s Not Your Fault’ piano part into a top 40 single. Let me get a cut.” The One Direction fandom got angry.

He later tweeted: “Wow did not realize this was gonna be a story.

It’s not a story. My original tweet was a joke anyway. Music influences music. No one cares.”

NFG’s Chad Gilbert does have a point, though. Music does influence other music. Musicians say they look up to other musicians, and have artists that influence them musically, all the time. So where do you draw the line for when your song starts to sound a little too similar to a fellow musician’s? I am personally a huge fan of all three groups involved, all four if you include Journey.

Yes, I said Journey. In 1985 Journey had a hit, “Faithfully,” which I am sorry to say had this piano melody first. I don’t think anyone or any particular group is in the wrong in this situation, and to be honest in NFG’s “It’s Not Your Fault” you barely hear the piano melody in the song after the opening 30 seconds.

How can NFG or Hayley Williams get upset if NFG actually took some inspiration from Journey? Even though One Direction, New Found Glory, and Journey are all from different musical genres, it is possible they look to each other as influences. It still remains unknown whether New Found Glory or One Direction are actually aware of the Journey song, but take a listen to “Steal My Girl” and “It’s Not Your Fault” and let us know what you think!

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Gracepoint: The Problem with Remakes

By RACHEL BOLTON Managing Editor Last year, British television station ITV premiered the crime drama Broadchurch to great acclaim. Of course an American remake was soon to follow. Renamed Gracepoint, FOX’s adaption brought back original star David Tennant to play a detective, here renamed Emmett Carver, this time with an American accent.

The plot is the same as the original. The small town of Gracepoint is shocked by the murder of 12-year-old Danny Solano.

Detectives Emmett Carver and Ellie Miller do their best to figure out who did it in a place where everyone is a suspect.

How does Gracepoint stand up as a remake? Well, Gracepoint is good, primarily because Broadchurch was good. It is my opinion that a remake should do something new with the source material and to be able to stand on its own. Compare Netflix’s version of House of Cards to its British counterpart-- similar style and plot, but each has its own unique spin.

Gracepoint, on the other hand, not so much. The first episode is nearly a shot-by-shot recreation of the original. Costumes and characters are so similar it is uncanny. Instead of having Danny’s mom discover his body

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Anna Gunn had moved on from Breaking Bad to Gracepoint. while wearing a ruby red dress, Gracepoint has her wearing a ruby red jacket. David Tennant says his lines the same way he did the first time around, just without his Scottish accent. It might just be me, but I miss the angry Scotsman of Broadchurch. The title font is still the same, and it’s overlaid over the same shot of Danny standing over the seaside cliff. Gracepoint is still as scenic as the original, California replacing the Dorest coast.

But I will give credit where it’s due, considering that Gracepoint is not as white bread as the original. The cast here represents the greater racial diversity of the United States. Danny here is mixed race, with a Hispanic father, and several other characters

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have been reimagined as people of color as well.

Out of all the new casting choices, Anna Gunn is fantastic as Ellie Miller and is on par with Olivia Coleman in the original.

Tennant as Carver comes off as more of a jerk here than he did in Broadchurch, whereas Alec Hardy is more obviously depressed.

Carver’s backstory appears to be the same as it was in the original, so let’s hope his characterization kicks in quickly.

FOX has created a website for Gracepoint called suspecteveryone.com, where viewers can vote on who they think the murderer is.

I have heard rumors that the show is going to change the ending in this adaption. I do think they will keep who the killer is the same, although I don’t know if they will keep how their identity is discovered. Personally, I think that the answers in Broadchurch were both brilliant and satisfactory. I don’t know how Gracepoint is going to be able to achieve the same effect differently.

Gracepoint is worth checking out if you are a fan of crime dramas. But it still stands much in the shadow of its predecessor.

I am interested to see how they expand the story from its original eight episodes to ten. If the show wants to be memorable, it needs to do its own thing on its own merit.

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It’s a Dog’s Life: Sylvia at Siena College

By CHRIS LOVELL Web Editor Upon arrival to the theatre, patrons are greeted by the usual Stage III setup while they wait for the house to open. Shortly before the house finally opens, the Sylvia director, Shayne Peris, makes his rounds through the lobby to greet a few folks. As the doors to the house open, a mix of stereotypical 90’s music and smooth jazz fills the performance space.

Despite the two music genres being very different, the sound designer does a fine job of meshing the two to create a modern soundscape that ties very well into the performance. The set design was fairly simple, but the layout of the few set pieces created a great spatial relationship that gave definite boundaries to the performance space.

A large desk situated perpendicular to the audience sat center stage and even prior to the performance beginning seemed to create the necessary blend, be it ever so slight, between the two major sides of the performance space.

Keeping with the simplistic idea

of the set, the backdrops gave each scene just enough definition without detracting from the show itself.

Sylvia’s cast was made up of Stage III regulars Kellyrose Marry, Matthew Tenorio, Brandon

Peris’s casting choices make for an incredibly dynamic cast that keeps the audience laughing and thinking.

Parrillo and Kristen Bossio. Marry was cast as the title character, Sylvia, a labradoodle that Greg, played by Tenorio, finds in the park. When Greg brings Sylvia home, they are met by his wife Kate, played by Bossio, who is quite displeased with Greg’s de-

cision to take in Sylvia. Brandon Parrillo plays the entire ensemble of the show including Tom, a dog lover, Phyllis, a questionably alcoholic friend of Kate, and Leslie, an androgynous marriage counselor. Peris’s casting choices make for an incredibly dynamic cast that keeps the audience laughing and thinking throughout the performance.

Marry fills the role of Sylvia with a very physical stage presence. Although Sylvia is a labradoodle mix, Marry brings out the poodle side of her just a little more. The physicality of the role brings out a side of Marry that has only briefly been seen in prior Siena performances. It is obvious that there were careful considerations made by both Marry and Peris on how the role should be portrayed as to not pull all attention strictly to Marry’s character.

Tenorio returns to the stage as Greg, an empty nester, who decides that the best way to fill the void in his life is by getting a dog. There is a dynamic between Tenorio and Marry that flourishes throughout the performance and it

The leads of Sylvia include Kristen Bossio (Kate), Kellyrose Marry (Sylvia) and Matthew Tenorio (Greg).

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plays very well with the relationship between Tenorio and Bossio.

Tenorio puts Greg to work in the middle ground between Kate and Sylvia, and sprinkles bits of confusion into his role as Greg tries to wrap his head around his relationship between Kate and Syliva.

Bossio returns to the Siena stage after a brief hiatus, and she brings a great sense of pride and strength into her role as Kate.

There is no question that Bossio really immersed herself in the role, as the audience can feel her true distaste for Saliva (her ‘loving’ name for Sylvia). The play calls for multiple Shakespearean asides, of which her delivery was flawless. Most of the asides come off as the inner workings of Kate’s mind until she references the origination of the quotes from Shakespeare’s work.

Parrillo does a fantastic job fulfilling all of the ensemble roles, and somehow keeps a straight face while changing between characters. While playing Tom, he seems like an average dog owner looking to make small talk. Only once he sits down to talk with Greg do things start to get a little strange. He seems to have read a book on almost every subject he brings up in conversation, and from this, Parrillo gives a sense of omniscience to his role.

Parrillo returns to the stage later on in Act I as Phyllis, and judging by the raucous laughter, it is obvious that the audience loves Parrillo in this role. He seems very

reserved when Phyllis first enters the scene, but it becomes obvious very quickly that Phyllis’s mental state is on the rocks, just like the scotch she quickly becomes reliant on for the rest of the scene.

When Parrillo’s final role comes around in Act II, he portrays an androgynous marriage counselor who lets Greg decide his gender.

It is obvious at this point that Parrillo might just be the audience favorite of the show. Overall, Parrillo’s talents as an actor really shine as he switches between three wildly different characters.

The costume design of the show was executed with great precision, especially when the costume changes of Kate and Syliva held balance with their contrast. The 90’s feel was very much alive throughout the show, especially with the introduction of Sylvia’s color block sweater.

Overall, Stage III does another great job with the production of Sylvia, despite a few minor setbacks that occur with almost every opening night performance in any theatre. The dedication of the entire cast and crew is obvious, from the moment you step into the lobby of the theatre to the moment you leave. Sylvia is a definite crowd-pleaser that keeps you laughing and thinking throughout the show. This lives up to the standard of thought-provoking performances that Siena College continues to produce every semester.

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By Vinnie Rullo Contributing Writer Forza Horizon 2 offers gamers an awesome racing experience like no other. This free-world driving-style game has a number of impressive features that you’ll enjoy, including phenomenal graphics and an impressive 200+ car list. Gamers who enjoy racing games will love this game.

Forza Horizon 2 is very different from any racing game I’ve played before. This game offers gamers a very fun experience. This game is a free-world racing-style game, which means you’re always driving your car all throughout the map on the game.

It also means you have the ability to pick and choose what you want to do next in the game. The features that are offered in this game are race championships, multiplayer, car shows, driving through speed traps at high speeds, and more.

The goal of the game is to win the racing championship and compete in multiple racing events. The best thing about this

game is you don’t have to follow a set path; you can drive around and do anything you like between races. This game offers you the ability to build up your in game credits to buy as many cars as you’d like and gives you perks to help you earn more credits.

During the free roam part of

The best thing about this game is you don’t have to follow a set path. the game I like to practice drifting on turns and love playing the game with manual gearing using the X and B for upshifting and downshifting. There’s even traffic throughout the map when you’re driving around, and you can earn bonuses by dodging traffic at high speeds. I think driving on the free

roam gives you great practice when you actually race in the game. The free roam is also perfect for getting a feel for your car that you’re driving when you do decide to eventually start racing.

The multiplayer part of the game is also enticing. You’re able to pair up with friends on Xbox Live and compete in races with one another, or just simply drive the map in free roam. There’s even a feature called car show, which is where you can show off your rides to other people in your lobby. If you happen to like their ride and paint job, you can buy it if you have enough in game credits at the current time.

One of my favorite things to do in the game is adding cars to your garage collection to drive in the game. Forza gives gamers the ability to live their own fantasy by driving these exotic cars in the game. I usually like driving Lamborghinis and Ferraris the most, but I almost always have a good variety in my garage. In the game you have the opportunity to find cool paint jobs that you can put on your cars.

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Forza has been known to promote their games at conventions using elaborate displays with real cars.

You have the ability to drive any car in your garage on the map, but for racing you need to follow certain restrictions, like car classes or models. I love driving reallife car paint jobs in the game.

One in particular that I really like is the 1998 Orange Toyota Supra featured in the movie Fast & Furious. You’ll be amazed how accurate the paint job is in the game from the movie.

I also like putting the New York Yankees “NY” logo on my cars in the game; you can find many logos by searching for vinyls. You can find multiple paint jobs that people have made to put on your cars in this game.

As you’re playing the game and driving in the open world, you’ll hear a voice navigation system telling you where to turn, and it will alway show you your path exactly of where you need to go with lines on the road. The map in the game is a very important feature. While you’re playing the game the map shows you exactly what you can do and where you can go. The map itself is the southern part of Europe, and has been estimated 82 miles long of driving distance in the game. I

know one of the biggest challenges of the game will be to drive around the whole map in one sitting, which will be a lot of fun towards the end of the game.

The other thing about this game that makes it unique from other racing games is how you’re able to not only drive on roads but you can race and drive in fields.

I think it’s sometimes a little difficult to turn when driving on the fields, because your car doesn’t have as much traction. I would suggest playing this game on a difficulty that you’ll enjoy.

The cliché with most racing games is they get boring quickly.

I wouldn’t say that about this game. The driving part of the game is so realistic, and it’s really fun getting a feel for all the unique vehicles. There are a number of different races to complete in this game and plenty of features so keep you from getting bored.

There’s even weather featured in this game, like rain, and you race in both the day and night. I would certainly recommend Forza Horizon 2 to someone who has an interest in cars or racing, because they will be blown away.

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Ground Troops an Option in the Middle East?

By KYLE PRATT Staff Writer Less than three years after the US withdrawal of troops from Iraq, chaos has spread once again.

A terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq Syria (ISIS), or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), if you ask the United States government, is taking land and committing genocide across the countries of Iraq and Syria. ISIS is also coming to the forefront on the world stage with their continued released of filmed beheadings of western hostages.

What’s particularly concerning about ISIS is their somewhat successful recruitment of extremists from the west, including Western Europe and the United States.

Western nations are worried that the recruitment opens the door for westerners to travel to the Middle East, fight and train with ISIS, and return home to commit

acts of terror. The increased possibility of attacks has prompted nations across the world to take action. The United States is leading the fight with airstrikes and bombings of important ISIS strongholds and resources in Iraq and Syria.

The United States has also been leading an effort to form an international coalition of nations to attack ISIS in both Iraq and Syria. Early last week, this goal was realized when numerous nations agreed at a United Nations meeting to join the United States in the fight against the terror group. The US, along with five Middle Eastern nations- Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, and Bahrainperformed airstrikes across both Iraq and Syria, striking command centers, training facilities, and oil refineries, among other targets.

The US government made it clear that the campaign against

ISIS will not be a quick and easy task. When asked how long the fight may last, Director of Operations of the Joint Staff Lieutenant General William Mayville said he thinks it will take years.

What’s particularly concerning about ISIS is their somewhat successful recruitment of extremists.

“Last night’s strikes,” said Mayville, “are the beginning of a credible and sustainable persistent campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL.” The important question now is whether or not ground troops will, or should be, used in the fight against ISIS. The President

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Military advisor to the President, General Martin Dempsey, said he would advise for the deployment of ground troops if he thought it was neccisary

has made it clear that the American people are sick of war, and that he will not put “boots on the ground” in Iraq or Syria. Is this a wise decision when the US faces a threat unlike any we’ve faced before? Many officials place ISIS in a more dangerous category than other groups, such as Al-Qaeda, and US ground troops fought against Al-Qaeda for over ten years, and still are in Afghanistan. There is no doubt that placing American soldiers in the Middle East to fight ISIS should be avoided, but to say it is not even an option is a dangerous statement on multiple levels.

The possibility of airstrikes not being sufficient to defeat ISIS is very real, and relying on local militaries may mean the job won’t get done as efficiently as it would with American troops.

The idea of sending troops to the Middle East again should be last on a list of numerous options, but it should remain on the list. Taking ground troops off the table in any situation does nothing but undermine our abilities and potentially put us in danger. Removing ground troops as an option for our military would be like removing water as an option for us to drink.

Sure, we could survive off soda and iced tea for a while, but what happens when we run out of sugar and tea leaves?

The reason the United States military is so effective is because all of its components come together to create a strong and useful fighting force. There’s nothing wrong with using some of these components alone, but it is unsafe and unwise to take any of them off the table completely. Predicting now whether or not ground troops will be needed farther down the road, maybe even years from now, is next to impossible.

Therefore, every option should remain open, even if some are very unpopular.

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General William Mayville said he believes destroying ISIL will take years.

Unfortunately, the President seems to be using public opinion to advance himself politically. He is saying what the citizens want instead of listening to the professionals around him. The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and important military advisor to the President, General Martin Dempsey, said in a press conference that if he felt ground troops were needed in Iraq and or Syria, he would advise it to the President.

But the President, due to the idea of boots on the ground not being popular with the American people, has basically already said he wouldn’t consider ground troops in the Middle East. He is already saying that he would not listen to General Dempsey and his other military advisors. These people are called advisors for a reason.

They know what is best in their respective fields, which is why they are in their positions. For the President to already discredit his leading military advisors and say that ground troops are not an option when they could become vital later in the conflict is simply unprofessional and dangerous, and has no place in politics today.

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Education Beyond the Textbook Studying for the RealWorld By aSHLeY SWeeT Business Manager

Last week a Chronicle staff writer, Nicole Baker, spoke out about how many communications students do not feel that we are truly getting what we pay for when we go to Communications classes here at Saint Rose. I’d like to contribute to that conversation.

I hold Saint Rose to a high standard, as we all should, because there are a lot of zeros on the check I write them each semester and my Accepted Student’s Day said this was going to be everything and a bag of chips. So, yes I want to leave college feeling like I am completely ready and that I got my money’s worth.

Today, you have to be prepared for anything when you walk into an interview. As someone who has gone to A LOT of interviews, they can go a number of ways.

Anything can occur, from friendly conversation to tearing apart your writing samples, or quizzing you on the political figures in your area. I have literally felt like I have taken a verbal SAT test while sitting in a conference room. But I wouldn’t trade those interviews or my two internships for anything. Interning in a public relations department and now in the area of corporate relations (two very different departments!), I can say that there are days when interning makes Professor Molgard’s law tests look like cake.

Yet, I am learning from something other than a textbook, I am learning about the gray areas that classrooms can’t depict. That’s why when I read Baker’s article, just after reading an article about Jerry Seinfeld in AdWeek, I was more inclined than ever to voice my opinion.

One of the first few lines of the AdWeek article was a Seinfeld quote that read, “I love advertising because I love lying.” He

spoke honestly about how advertising is about tricking people into spending their hard earned money, and you know, he’s right.

We have to start realizing that there is more to Communications than we are taught and it isn’t always pretty.

Seinfeld’s speech made me really admit that a textbook or powerpoint don’t warn you about the deals you will makes, the rules you will bend, and the times when your job is kind of ghastly.

That the classroom doesn’t give you the whole picture. It can be messy and confusing and every day is a chance to learn how far you cannot take something.

Upon entering my first internship I was taken aback by how much I truly didn’t know. Then, upon leaving after seven months and two days, I had a whole list of stuff to give the department on what could have been done to better prepare me. Like Baker, I don’t think the department sucks and I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat if they asked.

However, there is always time to evaluate and suggest improvements. (Isn’t that some important step we learn?)

A few professors received an earful, or eyeful since it was an email, about my thoughts and recommendations. Let me spell it out for you though, what I think it missing.

Things such as, where in the world is the “real world writing” in all of the classes? We stress InDesign and say if you can’t use it, you won’t make it. But I’ve been through the wringer on writing press releases, newsletters, blogs, emails, monthly reports, and so on and I can tell you that practice makes average when you enter the workforce. The intensive writing class should be taken ohso-seriously by public relations and advertising students. It’s more than two catchy lines for a

commercial, and I have written more as an intern than I ever have before.

We should learn how to make phone calls, because you do not text the person on the floor above you, you call them and have to know how to speak clearly and effectively. Go ahead, try to call someone you’ve never met, be friendly, get answers, and explain pertinent information to them in less than ten minutes. NOT a piece of cake, right?

Ever written short biographies or created a media kit? Maybe a press kit? It is about to be a huge part of your weekly to-do list, so look it up if you have to.

Do you have the skills to be successfully interviewed by a reporter as the face of your entire company? Do you know how to communicate effectively with the media in general? You are the face of a company and if you can’t control the conversation and safely answer tricky questions, you are not going to get a good review.

Did you know that taking a reporter to coffee and buying a broker concert tickets is not frowned up in the real world?

(It’s encouraged.) And when a reporter or broker goes along with it, they are not being “swayed” by a company. It literally happens all the time. You’d be shocked at the number of Justin Timberlake tickets purchased by businesses to give away to brokers and stockholders when he came to Albany in July. Shocked. Oh, and go down to the Starbuck’s on Western Avenue, it’s the default meeting center for local business leaders and journalists. Free coffees everywhere.

On that note, you will never be done networking. You will network to find an interview, network to find a job for yourself.

Then, you will be networking for a company, or another person in

your company, and you will have to do it every day. Do you know how? Have we even mentioned the word “networking” in class as it pertains to our field of study?

Whoops.

Did you know that you will write thousands of pieces, yes, as many pieces written as dollars spent on your education, that you will not receive credit for?

Your entry- and upper-level jobs partially entail having you write blogs, articles, newsletters, business letters, speeches, presentations, research reports, everything you can think of… for other people to slap their name on and go on their way with. It’s not stealing or plagiarism either, it’s just your job, and they receive credit. It’s commonplace.

I realize that I maybe just made the entire field of Communications sound awful, but that is also an excellent example of how we need to be more prepared. I described jobs that I was expected to do (and did) and it’s part of what my career choice entails, but are we prepared for it? Trust me, I have been having a blast in my “real world” jobs. I rush to the office every day to take part in the chaos. This is why when I sit in class and someone is stressing the importance of knowing every InDesign button, relabeling my strategies, and being able to recite the 5 or 6 or 8 step processes, I

just sigh. I don’t think that it’s useless information, but there is more pressing information that is not being taught.

I am saying that we no longer live in a time where students can receive the basics and then build on them in the workforce. No. When you graduate in May and walk in to an interview, reciting the eight step process won’t work. Walking into an interview and explaining your experience in working with journalists, writing press releases, and having adequate networking skills will get you at least a second look.

Side note: I didn’t know InDesign or the eight step process until this semester, which says a lot about my PR course experience, but I landed two internships without it, so yeah… food for thought on that one.

There are many things the Communications department should be proud of. Our lobby is lined with the successful faces that came before us and will have to be expanded for all of the faces yet to come. I am just a strong believer in progress, for myself and others, in every way. So, please, take the long winded thoughts I’ve presented as constructive criticism. I’m not making a complaint, but a very boldly worded request. Let us make it a goal, as students and educators, to get what we pay for.

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To escape the uncomfortable feeling that ensues, we automatically pull out our phones. Or when we’re walking down the

fore answering any phone calls.

Where did that world go?

What’s worse than the antisocial behavior of those who are completely consumed by their phones is the oblivion that these people often exhibit while they are on such devices…which is pretty much all the time. Ever see the people who walk down the sidewalk so intently looking at Facebook that they don’t see the telephone pole in front of them?

While this is pretty funny, I’ve actually seen it happen.

Or how about those who have to check their phones as they’re crossing the road? While their life might be in danger from the cars coming from both directions, apparently the status that their 22-year-old cousin posted about taking an afternoon nap in her pink Hello Kitty footie pajamas is more important.

All joking aside, the attention that we so often give to social media and the devices that help us access it not only jeopardize our physical safety, but also endanger the future of our face-to-face social interactions. While we may not think anything of checking our phones while talking to others, it’s important to keep in mind that by doing so, we are essentially telling these people that we are no longer interested in what they have to say, or that we have better things to be doing.

Whether we intend to send these messages or not, so many of us are accustomed to checking our phones constantly that we often don’t know what a real, uninterrupted conversation with another person is like. So next time you’re out with others, try delving into this archaic form of communication. It might just surprise you how refreshing it is.

It may even be more revitalizing than looking at your cellular telephone.

Cell Phones and Social Media: The Death of Social Skills

By Nicole Baker Staff Writer You ask your friend, “So, you want to go shopping with me on Friday?” She doesn’t answer. In fact, she’s completely silent, creating a somewhat awkward atmosphere. You see, you were just in the middle of a conversation with your best friend, when she received a text from her boyfriend.

Now she’s so consumed by texting him that she’s completely ignoring the fact that you’re right in front of her, and trying to make plans to hang out. I’m sure we’ve all experienced this situation—maybe we were even the ones creating it. Sadly, this seems to be the undeniable state of our world, as social media and innovative technology infiltrate our lives more each day.

Don’t get me wrong—I’m all

for smartphones, Twitter, Facebook, etc. After all, how else would I know what my best friend’s brother ate for breakfast yesterday morning? These innovations keep us connected with others, so we feel a sense of belonging and companionship, which generally makes us feel good about ourselves. Yet, these innovations just might come at the expense of face-to-face interactions with real people.

And by face-to-face, I don’t mean video chatting—I mean actually sitting down and talking with someone over lunch, or stopping to talk with someone you know as you pass them by on campus. So many of us are so accustomed to texting people or Facebook messaging them that we don’t know how to talk or act when we see these people in person. Many of us may resort

to texting, emailing, or messaging others just to avoid awkward silences that occur when talking face-to-face. Unfortunately, we’re all guilty.

This “de-socialization of society,” if you will, is directly caused by the advanced technology of our smartphones that allow us to multitask. In short, our phones are our lifelines. We use them to communicate, get our news, play games, go shopping, find dates, pay our bills, and do our math homework. Yet, we use all of these possibilities to allow us to escape the reality of our physical environment. After all, how many of us have used our phones as an excuse to get out of awkward situations with other people? When we’re forced to work in groups and don’t know what else to say to our group members, for example.

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Cell phones have become ubiquitous, but the price of convenient communication is a possible loss of verbal communication skills.

So many of us are so accustomed to texting people or Facebook messaging them that we don’t know how to talk or act when we see people in person. street and we see someone approaching that we don’t really want to talk to, we pull out our phones and act like we’re so consumed in a conversation that we didn’t even notice them. Quite simply, our smart phones are our “ticket” to escape the demands that reality would otherwise place on us.

There have been many instances in which I have been talking to someone, only to be interrupted by the other person answering a phone call, returning a text, or scrolling through Facebook posts.

While I know that every one of us is guilty of this simply because it’s the way our culture is structured, it still makes me angry.

I can’t help but feel as if I’m boring the other person to death.

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Riot Police, Beware the Umbrellas

By Soleil Paz Staff Writer

I have noticed there has not been very much media coverage given to the current circumstances in Hong Kong. Admittedly, the first I heard of it was from a small group of Chinese Americans holding up large cardboard signs on a street corner—I strained to read them as I drove through the intersection, which was probably not advisable, especially in one of the more shady neighborhoods of Albany. Thankfully, this article will be much easier to read and most likely will not put you at risk of a car accident.

This past week or so, thousands upon thousands of protesters in Hong Kong have been clogging the streets in a mass demonstration against China in order to retain their democracy. “But isn’t Hong Kong part of China?” you ask. In actuality, those two places are very ideologically separate.

Here’s your history lesson for the day: Hong Kong was originally colonized by the British and governed with basic democratic principles. When Britain returned Hong Kong to China, a communist state, the requirement was that Hong Kong would be able to maintain its government structure with “one country, two systems.”

But in recent years, China has attempted to regain its control and eliminate the democracy.

This latest protest was set off by Hong Kong being promised their first “fully democratic election” for Chief Executive, but only allowed to choose from candidates that were hand-picked from the Pro-Beijing legislation. This is more or less equivalent to having a presidential election in the United States and having every contender be someone chosen by the Republican Party.

With the memory of the events of Tiananmen Square still fresh, any move away from democracy is terrifying to the people of Hong Kong. Many protesters are students, joined recently by local residents and other civilians, all united by the fear of losing the freedom that they pride themselves on. The movement became formally known as Occupy Central, and like many such demonstrations, participants were peaceful.

However, unlike many such demonstrations, they began by cleaning the streets of litter, singing songs, and apologizing for the inconvenience their protest may be causing other citizens.

The police cracked down on the protests with unusual brutality and force, further angering the rest of the Hong Kong population. This was about the time that the Chinese government banned social media, such as Instagram, so that pictures would not leak, but that did little to stop protest-

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Thousands of protestors have turned out to join the “The Umbrella Revolution”

ers and news reporters from uploading anyway. Photos depicting masses of barricades, pepper spray, riot police, and teargas have made their way to the Internet.

The problem with the news coverage in China is that the only publications come from the Beijing side of things. In doing my research of Chinese opinion articles, they make it seem as though the scales are tipped overwhelmingly in favor of the communist state. But in many other Asian countries, and on humble street corners in Albany, people are showing tremendous support for the pro-democracy movement. It is too early to tell how this will end.

But you are probably still wondering about the seemingly random title of the article. Occupy Central has been nicknamed “The Umbrella Revolution” for some rather interesting reasons.

Demonstrators have developed rudimentary means of defending themselves from police advances and the copious amounts of teargas. Among these defenses are homemade goggles, simple face masks, cellophane armor… and umbrellas. Huge quantities of umbrellas have been amassed during this movement, and those on the front lines have been using them as very effective shields.

Stunning overhead images of the umbrella-filled streets have emerged, different dots of color crowding each other. The riot police have their barricades, and the protesters have their umbrellas.

At first, I found it hard to believe that the mascot for such a large movement was nothing more than an umbrella. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized how wrong I was. If ever there were a symbol to represent this movement, or any kind of unity, I cannot begin to express how pleased I am that it is an umbrella.

Let’s think about it: what does an umbrella do? It folds into something small, so you can take

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The umbrella has become the impromptu symbol of the mass protests in Hong Kong. it anywhere you like. When it opens, it is suddenly large, protecting you from the rain and the storm. You can even share it with someone so that they may be protected as well, which then requires you to walk closely together, under the same cover. The sturdy metal framework keeps everything composed and functioning. Even the shape of it is significant—it begins at a single anchoring point and radiates outwards to encompass all who need it. The umbrella is not only a symbol of the revolution, but a

symbol of solidarity.

That got really deep really fast.

I’m not normally this passionate about umbrellas, I swear.

Anyway, you get the point. The idea of the umbrella is a powerful thing. In situations like this, I can’t help but think of that quote from V for Vendetta: “People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

But just now, I think governments should be more afraid of umbrellas.

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Online Courses: Convenient, But Are They the Right Choice?

By aLeX DeMiNG Contributing Writer

Within the past decade, colleges and universities across the country have adopted a new educational avenue: online learning.

Each year, more students on brick and mortar campuses are enrolling in online courses, and often times the students don’t have a choice. There are more educators than I can count who believe that the same quality of education can be achieved over the Internet. However, being a student who has previously taken online courses, I would have to disagree.

Sure, there are the obvious benefits of not having to get dressed for class and having more time to do your work, but are those advantages really worth it? Being in a virtual classroom as opposed to a traditional one deprives students of the ability to connect with their classmates and form a relationship with the professor.

Yes, they are available to help students that have questions, but on a strictly email basis, and email (and Internet in general), isn’t always the most reliable method of communications.

Here at Saint Rose we’ve had several problems with our server and specifically Blackboard over the course of this past year. It is safe to say that almost everyone on campus has had trouble submitting an assignment online through Blackboard at least once.

In some cases a class will be offered online only, leaving students no choice.

How can a class be taught entirely online when at any time a technical issue could occur, preventing students from submitting their work or asking for help

from their professor? In the traditional classroom, these issues are much easier to prevent and work around, because the professor could simply address the problem with their students in person.

Online classes definitely aren’t for everyone, but in some cases a class will be offered online only, leaving students no choice. This does not bode well for those who have trouble with time management. I am the type of student, along with many others, who needs structure and reminders

Students are paying ridiculous amounts of money to take an online class where they have to teach themselves the material. of when assignments are due. In many online classes the student is given the syllabus and expected to complete everything by their given due dates. You are ultimately teaching yourself the material, with minimal assistance from the professor.

Essentially, students are paying ridiculous amounts of money to take an online class where they have to teach themselves the material through various online platforms. Doing so can also lead to academic dishonesty.

Since all of the work is done and submitted online, a student could easily have someone else do his or her work without the professor ever knowing. In a classroom the chances of that happening are much lower. When a professor never even meets their students, it makes it nearly impossible to distinguish who could be capable of cheating and not submitting their own original work.

The counterargument is that we rely on technology so much in a normal classroom, what’s the difference with an online class? It is estimated that as many as four million students are enrolled in online classes, and this number is expected to grow thanks to the way technology has influenced traditional classrooms. Leah Hyldelund, a senior here at Saint Rose, said, “We do so much online work in our normal classes anyways that I would rather take an online class. I do the work on my own time and I don’t have to sit in a classroom.”

She makes a fair point, and those students who take classes with online assignments are likely to agree with her. For example, almost all English classes offered at Saint Rose have an online portion that includes weekly blog posts or class activities. In fact, classes offered with an online component are four credits instead of three. So what is the difference between going to class, or doing the work at home and receiving the same amount of credit? This is the ultimate debate for the changing landscape of higher education.

Although nobody knows exactly how online courses will be used in the future, it is predicted that they will soon take over college and even high school curriculums. This puts traditional classrooms in danger of obsolescence.

With universities specifically advertising their online courses, many young students are opting to take that route, giving up on the traditional way of learning.

A true college experience does not come from sitting behind a laptop, but in a classroom full of peers. Forming relationships and making connections with both professors and classmates is essential to achieving a wellrounded educational experience, and online classes are detrimental to that process.

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Opinion Maroon 5’s “Animals” Video: This Year’s 12 Years A Slave?

By Alex Wheeler Features Editor One word typically says it all, but when it comes to controversy, everyone has something to say.

Maroon 5’s fifth album, aptly titled V hit shelves on September 2 and scored one of the top spots on the Billboard charts. Their lead single, Maps, has been intoxicating radio stations since June. So, of course, the begging question is – what’s next?

The second single off the album, Animals, a (surprisingly guitar and percussion driven piece) standout song on the album that almost recaptures some of the band’s grungier roots, just got its official music video and the whole internet has gone wild.

Before we jump into what people are reacting to, we’ll put everything in context. First off, the video is directed by Samuel Bayer who is known for directing the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, so if that isn’t an indicator as to what is going to happen in the video, I don’t know what is. The video itself has great cinematography, an edge to it and a ton of blood. The end scene is even reminiscent of the film Carrie.

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er’s film Se7en left off – Adam Levine sits in his dark room and edits photos of the woman portrayed by his now in real life wife, Behati Prinsloo.

Adam’s character is that of a butcher who sees this woman come into the shop and he then proceeds to follow her and have fantasies fulfilling sexual desires.

What ensues is what many have been slamming as essentially prorape culture.

A music video, like a film, television show, novel, or a newspaper article, is meant to tell a story.

Then, we as people eat it up and look into it and see what we can take away from it.

Last year, the Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards was Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and even that film had some bad press riding on it due to a lot of people expressing their opinions that the films excessive scenes of slave torture were exploitative.

The film itself, however, wasn’t making a statement in saying that slavery is good and the acts depicted in it are good and should be done, but it showed what actually happened in history in order to better convey its message that slavery is a horrific thing.

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A screenshot from the music video, which has drawn a great deal of criticisim.

take away from Maroon 5’s music video is that, despite how horrific and “exploitative” it can get, the message by the video’s end isn’t that stalking or rape is rewarding and that everyone should try it.

Adam’s character isn’t rewarded for his horrendous behavior, nor is even given any slight chance at redemption for his acts. There are even bits of the video that take a stab at dark humor that keep the video grounded and lets audiences know that maybe the filmmakers are in on it.

You could even say that video shoots for style over substance but even then it would be hard to explain how a band, record label, and filmmakers all got together and decided to go pro-stalking.

RAINN, the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network issues a statement a couple days following the release of the video deeming it “a dangerous depiction of a stalker’s fantasy.”

This stems from the lyrics of the song which are: “Baby I’m preying on you tonight / hunt you down / eat you alive / just like animals / animals / maybe you think that you can hide / I can smell your scent for miles / just like animals / animals,” which if we were to take just these lines from the chorus at face value, they could be seen as highly provocative lyrics, but I’m willing to argue that when Maroon 5 sat down to write this song, they didn’t intend on writing a pro stalking or pro rape anthem.

If we look at more of the lyrics, the actual aim of the song is revealed, especially when taken out of context from the chorus: “Yeah you can start over / you can run free / you can find other fish in the sea / you can pretend it’s meant to be / but you can’t stay away from me / I can still hear you making that sound / taking me down / rolling on the ground / you can pretend that it was me / but no.”

What Maroon 5 was really aim-

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Adam Levine, the front man for Maroon 5.

ing for was a metaphor for how animalistic physical attraction can be between two people – not stalking; not rape.

There is no denying that video is extremely racy and quite disturbing at points, but I’m willing to bet that if we intercut half of these scenes into Adam’s performance on the second season of American Horror Story no one would really have an issue with it.

What I see here is not a pro-rape / pro-stalking song/video, but a conversation starter and what it really boils down to, especially in the music industry, is what pushes sales?

I’ve been a huge Maroon 5 fan as long as I can remember and I’ve stood behind them even when it seems like Adam Levine can have a bit of an ego or when

they promise me another Songs About Jane and give me V, but I digress. Even if they seem to “sell out” when it comes to their sound, they are continually evolving it to the point where they have encapsulated the music market and are able to push a lot of records and ticket sales. It only makes sense for Maroon 5 to push the limits and see what happens and ultimately it appears that their latest endeavor seen in the Animals music video falls short of success – but it has a lot of people talking.

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Ne-10 Men’s Soccer GP So. New Hampshire 9 So. Connecticut 8 Merrimack 9 Franklin Pierce 9 Le Moyne 9 American Int’l 10 Stonehill 10 Adelphi 9 Bentley 10 Saint Michael’s 10 Saint Anselm 8 Assumption 8 New Haven 9 Saint rose 9

Ne-10 Women’s Tennis Record 9-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 7-1-1 0.833 5-3-1 0.611 6-3 0.667 6-4 0.600 5-4-1 0.550 5-4 0.556 3-6-1 0.350 6-4 0.600 3-5 0.375 1-6-1 0.188 2-7 0.222 1-7-1 0.167

Scores: L 0-2 at Merrimack

Ne-10 Women’s Soccer Assumption Saint rose So. Connecticut Stonehill Adelphi Franklin Pierce New Haven Pace

GP 8 10 9 8 9 9 10 10

Saint Anselm 8 Merrimack 9 Le Moyne 10 Saint Michael’s 10 American Int’l 9 So. New Hampshire9 Bentley 10

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Record 7-1 0.875 9-0-1 0.950 6-3 0.667 6-1-1 0.812 6-2-1 0.722 5-3-1 0.611 4-6 0.400 4-6 0.400 4-2-2 5-3-1 4-5-1 3-6-1 2-6-1 3-5-1 2-8

Scores: W 2-0 vs Saint Michael’s

0.625 0.611 0.450 0.350 0.278 0.389 0.200

GP Adelphi 14 So. New Hampshire 7 Stonehill 7 Merrimack 9 Saint Michael’s 9 Le Moyne 12 Assumption 11 Bentley 8 Saint Anselm 9 New Haven 11 Saint rose 12 Franklin Pierce 10 American Int’l 8

Record 12-2 0.857 6-1 0.857 6-1 0.857 7-2 0.778 6-3 0.667 6-6 0.500 5-6 0.455 4-4 0.500 4-5 0.444 3-8 0.273 2-10 0.167 1-9 0.100 0-8 0.000

Scores: L 2-7 vs Saint anselm

Ne-10 Women’s Volleyball Stonehill New Haven Adelphi Saint rose Merrimack So. New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Bentley Le Moyne Saint Anselm Assumption So. Connecticut Pace Saint Michael’s American Int’l

GP 16 14 15 14 11 15 15 14 11 14 11 15 14 11 17

Scores: W 3-1 vs assumption

Record 13-3 0.812 10-4 0.714 6-9 0.400 10-4 0.714 8-3 0.727 10-5 0.667 9-6 0.600 7-7 0.500 5-6 0.455 7-7 0.500 3-8 0.273 4-11 0.267 3-11 0.214 5-6 0.455 4-13 0.235

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Saint Rose Suffers Another Loss Against Merrimack

By VicTOria aDDiSON Sports Editor

On Saturday, October 4, The College of Saint Rose men’s soccer team played an away game against Northeast-10 Conference rival Merrimack College. As of September 30, Merrimack was ranked nineteenth overall in the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II National Poll.

The matchup resulted in a loss for the Golden Knights, dropping their record to 1-7-1. St. Rose is now ranked last in the NE-10 with a record of 1-5, leaving them with the lowest win percentage of any team in the conference.

At first, St. Rose was able to hold Merrimack from scoring through 63 minutes of play, but Merrimack would eventually score twice in the second half.

Goals were scored by two different Merrimack players, first by sophomore forward Jaime Cortes

Torres and then by freshman midfielder Michael Dushman.

The Warriors had a total of 16 shots, as compared to St. Rose whose single shot was taken by junior back Pablo Lajeunesse.

For the Golden Knights, junior goalkeeper Colan Balkwell recorded a total of four saves, making two per half. In defeating St. Rose, Merrimack improved their home record to 5-0, leaving them 7-1-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the NE-10.

The Golden Knights will play their next game on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. as they take on Roberts Wesleyan at home.

Although they are not in the NE10, Roberts Wesleyan holds a record of 6-2-2 and is coming off a two-game win streak.

Going into the match, St. Rose looks to break their five game losing streak, as they have not won a game since defeating New Haven by a score of 2-1 on September 16.

upcoming Games Men’s Soccer: Wed. vs. Roberts Wesleyan @ 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer: Sat. at Saint Anselm @ 2:00 p.m.

Tennis: Wed. vs American Int’l @ 4:30 p.m.

Ne-10 cross country Purple Valley classic Men 8th/14 teams Women 2nd/10 teams

Volleyball: Fri. vs Pace @ 7:00 p.m.

Men/Women’s cross country: Sat. vs Disney Classic @ 8:00 a.m.

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Sports D23 NHL 2014-2015 Season Preview

By JOSH HELLER Staff Writer Now that it’s October, the 2014-15 NHL season is officially underway. As a hockey fan, this is something that you wait all offseason for, especially when the offseason is as eventful as this one was.

In the Western conference, the two divisions are the Central and the Pacific. Let’s start with the Central division. I think that, as per usual, the Chicago Blackhawks will come out of this division. The Blackhawks have kept their core, while adding players, such as former Rangers and Lightning center Brad Richards.

Another team that could come out of the division is the St. Louis Blues. The Blues were great last year, and they even added a former first line center from the Colorado Avalanche, Paul Stastny.

The Blues signed Stastny for four years for $7 million a year, a big contract for last year’s Olympian.

However, there’s one team from the Central that is not getting a lot of attention, even after last year’s playoffs, which is the Dallas Stars. The Stars have a great

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top line with Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, and Valeri Nichushkin, an up-and-coming star in this league. Even with all of this talent, the Stars got even better, adding veteran forwards Jason Spezza through a trade and Ales Hemsky through free agency.

Keep an eye out on the Stars this year in the Central division.

As many hockey fans know, the Western conference is stacked, and the Pacific division helps to prove this point. The favorite to win the division, as always, is the Los Angeles Kings, last year’s Stanley Cup Champions. The Kings showed their depth during last year’s playoff run, with youngsters such as wings Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson shining on a line with veteran center Jeff Carter. As long as Jonathan Quick can maintain his Vezinalike goaltending, the Kings will be dangerous.

Ranking second on my list, a team who made it far in last year’s playoffs before falling to the Kings, the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks were a great team last year, with center Ryan Getzlaf and right wing Corey Perry leading the way, and younger players like right wing Davonte SmithPelly stepping up their game. Not

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only did they have depth last year, but the Ducks improved their second line center when they acquired Canucks’ 2-way Olympian Ryan Kesler, who was always in the rumors to leave Vancouver. I think Kesler is going to be a great fit in Anaheim, and keep an eye on young defenseman Hampus Lindholm this year, as he enters his sophomore year.

Ranking third in the Pacific division is last year’s crumbling playoff team, the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks held a 3-0 lead in the first round last year over the Kings, when all of a sudden veteran goalie Antti Niemi completely fell apart. The Sharks will have a healthy Tomas Hertl on the roster this year, along with veterans Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, both recently stripped of their captaincies. If Niemi can return to his Stanley Cup level goaltending, keep an eye on the Sharks.

We now move from a strong Western conference to a much weaker Eastern conference, and we will start with the Metropolitan division. Ranking first on this list is the New York Rangers. The Rangers came up short against the Los Angeles Kings last year.

However, over the offseason, the Rangers have changed, with the departures of center Brad Richards and defenseman Anton Stralman to name a few, and the team brought in defenseman Dan Boyle and right wing Lee Stempniak to replace them. If goaltender Henrik Lundqvist continues to be as stellar as he was last year, the rest of the league should watch out.

In second, we have the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have a great team, with two of the top ten players in the league in centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. However, the Penguins lost some key guys on defense this offseason, such as Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen to the Washington Capitals, and gritty player Deryk Engelland to the Calgary Flames. We will see

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Sidney Crosby who serves as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins if young players like defenseman Olli Maatta can step up and bring the Penguins past the second round.

In third in the division, we have the always-gritty Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers look a bit different than last year, trading away veteran left wing Scott Hartnell to Columbus for R.J. Umberger, and also signing young defenseman and former Ranger/Predator Michael Del Zotto. If Del Zotto can improve on how he’s done the past few years, there’s no doubt he’ll contribute to this team, and we’ll see how it plays out.

Lastly, we head to the Atlantic division, the strongest in the East. In first, we have the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens fell to the Rangers in last year’s conference finals, and they’ve added a lot of pieces since then.

Montreal brought in right wing Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau from the Colorado Avalanche in the free agency, and they named four

assistant captains instead of one captain. With a one-two punch in goalies Carey Price and Dustin Tokarski, watch out for the Canadiens this year.

In second, and this was a toss up with the third-ranked team, we have the tough Boston Bruins.

The Bruins were the favorites in the East last year, but they fell to the Canadiens in the second round. The Bruins always are tough, and if goalie Tuukka Rask can return to his form, they’ll be fine.

Coming in third is the Tampa Bay Lightning. With a healthy Steven Stamkos at center and goalie Ben Bishop, this team is one of the best in the league. With the additions of defenseman Anton Stralman and center Brian Boyle, keep an eye on this team if they get in the playoffs.

Tune back in later in the season for a playoff preview, and until then, enjoy the games.

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By MATTHEW WOODS Staff Writer 1. Struggling Raiders Fire Dennis Allen The dismal Oakland Raiders made the long-anticipated move of firing head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, September 29. The termination came after another huge loss, as the Raiders were run out of London by the Miami Dolphins 38-14.

Allen’s tenure as the Raiders head coach is one he would probably like to forget. Allen went 8-28 as the head coach, losing nine games by 20 points or more, and leaving the team with a 10game losing streak, the longest in the NFL. Taking Allen’s place as head coach on an interim basis is Tony Sparano. Sparano has been a head coach in the league before with the Dolphins and an offensive coordinator with the New York Jets, but Sparano is certainly not expected to be the solution for the miserable Raiders.

Rumors have been swirling since Allen’s firing as to who will be the permanent replacement at the end of the season. Many of the rumors lead to former Raiders head coach and ESPN Monday Night Football commentator John Gruden. Gruden has commented before about rumors of returning to coaching, and immediately shot them down.

Either way, Raider fans deserve something to root for. Ever since the “tuck rule” game and the beat down by Gruden’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII, Raiders fans haven’t had much to cheer about, so is it time for a Gruden reunion? We’ll have to wait and see, but this organization will have to endure a lot of changes this offseason in order to improve.

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Five for Five: The 5 Sports StoriesYou Need to Know 2. Royal Underdog The Kansas City Royals are in the process of doing something that perhaps no baseball expert or fan might have expected this year. Not only did the Royals make the playoffs, but they are 3-0 so far this year, and have won each game in extra innings. The Royals are redefining the term underdog the way they have performed thus far in the playoffs.

The streak started with a comeback win in the MLB’s American League wildcard game, in which they battled back from numerous deficits to beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8.

Are the Royals the team of destiny in the MLB playoffs?

So far, it’s quite believable. The Royals have the L.A. Angels, who carry the most wins in the MLB, in an 0-2 hole heading into the weekend where they return home, looking to close out the series.

Looking up and down the Royals roster, it is not made up of names we are used to associating with playoff teams. Without much of a superstar, the Royals play team baseball, where every player’s own contributions benefit the team goal of obtaining a World Series title.

3. Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI As if we had forgotten about Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ past incidents, he had to go and have another one. The most decorated Olympian of all time was in hot water again as he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol nearly a week ago, registering a .14 on a Breathalyzer test.

Phelps has come out and recognized the issue and stated that he will “attend a program that will provide the help [he] need(s).”

This is Phelps’ second DUI violation in the state of Maryland. This time, he was charged with driving

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under the influence, excessive speed, and crossing double lane lines in Baltimore. Phelps was also charged with DUI in 2004.

Phelps is no stranger to the spotlight. In fact, he’s been under one of the biggest athletic spotlights one could imagine.

Phelps retired following the summer Olympics in 2012, but has since returned to the competitive swimming world until this latest setback. This is beginning to leave us wondering, is Phelps’ historic career finally over? We’ll have to let proceedings play out, but it looks as though this might be the end of the road for the greatest Olympian of all time.

4. Chiefs Player Penalized for Religious Expression Monday night’s 41-14 beat down of the New England Patriots by the Kansas City Chiefs was overshadowed by a referee’s poor decision during the game.

Chiefs’ safety Husain Abdullah was at the center of the incident.

After an interception return for a touchdown, Abdullah rightfully celebrated by going to his knees and praying. A devout Muslim, Abdullah has the right for religious expression on the field. At the point where Abdullah was getting up to return to the sideline, he noticed the penalty flag laying on the ground near him in the end-zone. Abdullah was called for an excessive celebration penalty, which docked the team 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.

The fact of the matter is that Abdullah was wrongfully flagged and the NFL is lucky that the game was already out of hand and a silly penalty like this did not affect the outcome of the game.

Abdullah is no different from Tim Tebow and his religious antics that took over the NFL, spurring the term “Tebowing.” The NFL has since come out and said that the referee made the wrong

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Jay Bilas will replace Dick Vitale on ESPN prime-time games. decision in penalizing Abdullah.

However, the NFL Referee’s Association has fought back, criticizing the NFL for inconsistency in their rules.

5. ESPN Swaps Dickie V for Bilas One of ESPN’s most beloved analysts and commentators will not be at his normal position this upcoming year. Season after season, Dick Vitale has been the voice of ESPN’s primetime college basketball game on Saturday nights. Unfortunately, that run will come to an end this year, as ESPN has decided to make a swap, putting analyst Jay Bilas in Vitale’s spot alongside lead commentator Dan Shulman.

Bilas is sure to do a fantastic job in replacing Vitale. Of course we won’t have any of the shenanigans that Vitale brought us during his telecasts, but Bilas brings a high level of expertise and knowledge that will most

certainly carry the ESPN college basketball coverage to the next level.

Bilas is a former player, playing for Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, and when it comes to college basketball analysts he is defnitely among the best in the country. There is no doubt that the expectations on Bilas are very high and he will look to build off of what Vitale took to the next level.

Vitale did something that few can do. He became the voice of a sport. Many of the greatest games and plays in history were called

by Vitale and they would not be the same without the level of enthusiasm he delivered. Vitale will certainly be missed on the primetime stage. His voice, character, and antics are beloved by college basketball fans, and the game will not be the same without the excitement that he brings to every arena and gym that he steps in.

Sports D25 Missing: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Offense

October 7th, 2014

By JUSTIN PORRECA Contributing Writer Would the real Tom Brady and New England Patriots offense please stand up? New England’s offense has been M.I.A. through their first four games. A once high powered, juggernaut offense that ranked in the top-five in most offensive categories, it’s now just a shell of its former self.

The collective finger pointing has commenced in New England, regarding their woeful play on offense this season. It is Brady’s fault that he is playing badly, it is the offensive lines’ fault that they can’t protect Brady, it is the wide receivers’ fault that they can’t get separation in their routes, and lastly it is Bill Belichick’s fault that he’s drafted and brought in poor talent as general manager.

As a collective unit, they are all to blame. However, the wide receivers and Belichick’s draft history and free agency moves should be under the most scrutiny for the offensive failures throughout the first four weeks.

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It needs to be settled that Tom Brady is still Tom Brady, despite him playing worse than the likes of division foe Ryan Tannehill and his former understudy, Brian Hoyer. Brady’s completion percentage this season is 59.1 percent, notching him at twentyninth in the NFL. His completion percentage is worse than Ryan Tannehill’s, who almost didn’t have a starting job last week, Josh McCown, Brian Hoyer, and an undrafted back-up turned starter, Austin Davis.

Brady’s poor statistics aren’t due to his inability to read the field, but his receiver’s inability to play. New England has no playmaking receivers. The only credible and consistent wide receiver New England has is a former quarterback turned wideout Julian Edelman, who has no dropped passes this season. Of Brady’s completions this season, 33 percent have gone to Edelman.

It’s not that Brady can’t fight back against Father Time, but more that his wide receivers who, with the exception of Edelman, just flat-out stink.

The lack of talent and produc-

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Tom Brady and the rest of the New England Patriots offense had shown lackluster performances for the first four weeks.

tion is evident with the Patriots receiving core. The talent along with the production starts to decline the further you go down their receiving depth chart. The Josh Gordon-less Cleveland Browns have seen more production out of their misfit group of receivers than New England has this season.

This offseason, New England signed an unproven Brandon Lafell to a three year, $9 million deal. Lafell’s best season was his last season with the Carolina Panthers and it was just average at best. Lafell hasn’t produced this season until Week Four against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots had the opportunity to sign credible veterans such as Desean Jackson and Steve Smith, and instead opted for another unproven, unproductive wideout. The fingers are pointed in Belichick’s direction for poor wide receiver free agency signings, and for the lack of talent and development of the receivers he’s drafted.

That last time New England took a receiver in the first round was during the Parcells era. Bill Parcells took Terry Glenn seventh overall in the 1996 draft.

Since Belichick took over as head coach and de facto general manager in 2000, the Patriots haven’t taken a single receiver in the first round.

The average round in which New England takes a receiver is the fourth. Of the thirteen wide receivers taken by New England since Belichick has taken over, only two of them have turned out to be productive football players for the Patriots. The average length of time a wide receiver drafted by New England stays with the team is three seasons.

Belichick has a notorious history of drafting receivers and failing to develop them. Taylor Price, Brandon Tate, Chad Jackson, and Bethel Johnson were all drafted between rounds two and

three and became failed prospects. Each of these players was ousted in New England roughly after two seasons.

Not only does Belichick have a dismal history of developing drafted receivers, but he has a history of passing up receivers, trading back and letting other teams take the top receivers off the board, or just drafting the wrong receiver.

It’s known that Belichick and the Patriots organization like to trade back in the draft to stock pile picks, and well, history shows that those weren’t the smartest of draft decisions. In 2010, the Patriots had the twentysecond pick. Instead of picking the best available wide receiver, they traded back with Denver for the twenty-fourth pick. Denver would proceed to take All-Pro and Pro Bowl wide-out Demaryius Thomas. New England had another chance to take the best available wide receiver with the twenty-fourth pick. They would trade that pick to Dallas for the twenty-seventh pick in the first round. Dallas would go on to draft All-Pro and 2013 Pro Bowler Dez Bryant. Instead, New England would take Devin McCourty. A great pick, and no disrespect to McCourty and his importance to New England’s also putrid defense, but New England needed a wide receiver. They had two chances to draft star receivers and ultimately blew it. At the time, Randy Moss was past his prime at the age of 33 and Welker was nearing 30. It would eventually come back to bite them during the season. The Patriots would give Moss his walking papers after four games and after failing to attend a team meeting.

Since Moss’s departure in 2010, New England hasn’t found a receiver to fill the gaping hole he left in the offense. They’ve lacked the vertical threat that they desperately need to stretch

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Bill Belichick, the Patriot’s head coach and general manager. the field. Due to this lack, they have resorted to a “dink and dunk” offense. The offense consists of crossing patterns and a lot of short yardage passes. It’s not that Brady can’t push the ball down the field like he used too, he doesn’t have a deep threat to throw the ball downfield to, and so the offense relies on five to seven yard passes. Although it’s still very early in the college football and NFL seasons, Belichick needs to look to this year’s draft for the vertical threat that the Patriots are missing.

“We’re on to Cincinnati,” said Belichick this Wednesday at his weekly press conference. Belichick and the Pats may be onto Cincinnati, but their offense certainly still isn’t. Playing a stout Bengals defense this Sunday night, there could be a repeat of Monday’s offensive debacle.

Either way, this offseason, New England needs to bolster its wide receivers with actual talent.

If they fail to do so, Belichick will continue to be under tremendous scrutiny for his poor job as general manager, and may need to relieve himself of his duties.

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By ALEX HORTON Staff Writer At this year’s Ryder Cup, the United States team was just as disappointing, if not more, than it was two years ago. They fell flat on their faces, there was no leadership, and Captain Tom Watson seemed to have no clear game plan.

Don’t get me wrong, I do not want to take anything away from how well Europe played, they deserve credit for their win. Simply put, Europe outplayed the United States in every way, all weekend.

I will say that going into the Ryder Cup I had very low expectations for the US team, so the heartbreak would not be as bad as it was two years ago. I did not expect them to win.

They had a lot of young, inexperienced players facing off head-to-head against the best golfers Europe has to offer. When you look at the stars of the Euro-

pean lineup compared to that of the US, you can see where things went terribly wrong. Names like Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer, and probably one of the best Ryder Cup players of all time, Ian Poulter, headlined Europe’s roster, and that’s not including the best player in the world, Rory McIlroy, and his partner in crime for most of the weekend, Sergio Garcia.

With a team like that, it would be hard to lose to Ryder Cup rookies such as Keegan Bradley, Patrick Reed, and Jordan Speith.

Yes, the US had Phil Mickelson, Ricky Fowler and Bubba Watson, but Fowler did not score a single point all weekend in what I think is the second biggest disappointment, next to Mickelson being benched for all of Saturday’s matches.

That being said, Mickelson and Bradley won their Friday morning match against the dynamic duo of

McIlroy and Gracia. Watsons’ explanation for benching Mickelson on Saturday, besides playing horrendously, was due to his and Bradley’s loss to Europe’s Victor Dubuisson and McDowell, 3 & 2, which means Dubuisson and McDowell were up three holes with two left to play. Mickelson went 1-1 on the first day and was benched all day Saturday.

This move left me flabbergasted. Yes, I used the word flabbergasted, get over it. I use this word because what in the world was Tom Watson thinking, sitting out one of his best and most experienced golfers?

Mickelson has participated in ten Ryder Cups, but this was the first time he has played only three matches since his rookie campaign at Oak Hill in 1995 where he went 3-0.

To be honest, I would much rather see an experienced Ryder Cup veteran taking on Europe then Fowler, who didn’t score a single point for Team USA, or

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even Watson, who lost every single match he participated in.

Is Mickelson the only reason the USA lost? No, and the blame does not fall solely on Watson either. The golfers still needed to perform, which they did not.

Since Tiger Woods’ fall from grace, which was anything but graceful, the US just cannot keep up. Since 2010, a European golfer has won 13 out of 20 major tournaments.

Of the 7 the US has won, Watson and Mickelson have won 4 of them. Watson won twice at Augusta and Mickelson won The Open as well as a coveted green jacket at the 2010 Masters. That leaves three other Americans playing in the field who have won majors in the past 5 years.

As for the future of American golf, there are good players in the field. Jason Dufner was quiet this year, but he has shown he can stick around with the best.

Speith and Reed have also shown great talent and that they

can play good golf. The future seems bright for the US, but we will have to wait and see how these young American stars pan out in the next few years.

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Mickelson and Bradley won their Friday morning match against the dynamic duo McIlroy and Gracia.

Derek Jeter Launches Website to Connect Athletes to Fans

By NICHOLAS BUONANNO Staff Writer During Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame career, he always made sure to keep his life private from everyone. Since Jeter has now been retired from baseball for two weeks, after playing a great twenty years in New York, he has decided to act in a way that is not so private anymore.

On October 1, Jeter launched a new online media outlet called “The Players’ Tribune,” giving athletes an opportunity to share everything and anything that they would like to with their fans.

Jeter’s main goal with the media outlet is to give back to the fans by letting them really connect with many different sports players. The website will feature written stories, photographs, and podcasts of professional athletes sharing their stories and whatever else they choose to tell their fans.

Jeter was the first athlete to contribute to the website by writing a piece in which he talked about how he felt during his final season. In his nicely written letter, Jeter mentioned how New York fans have always been great to him, but the biggest difference for him during his final season was the way that fans treated him at visiting ballparks. Jeter attributed his success in New York to his ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.

Jeter went on to emphasize that the main point of creating the website was because “we want to have a way to connect directly with our fans with no filter.”

Before the launch of “The Players’ Tribune,” the main ways for athletes to connect with fans was either through interviews with the media or Twitter. Jeter wanted an outlet where athletes would be able to talk to fans without having to go through the

media, or without having a word limitation, like on Twitter.

The first professional athlete to contribute to this new media outlet was NFL Super Bowl Champion Russell Wilson. Wilson chose to contribute by writing a personal piece, as Jeter did. In the letter, published on theplayerstribune.com, Wilson chose to tell fans about a very personal story from his childhood and how he overcame hard times to become something better in life.

Wilson started by saying how at a young age he was actually a bully in school, to the point where he would push other kids up against walls during elementary school.

He then went on to talk about how he overcame being a bully at the age of 14 years old when he became closer with his faith.

Wilson then chose to connect his personal story of being a bully to Domestic Violence month,

which is held during the month of October. Wilson went on to say, “The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.”

Another way that Jeter made the post-retirement choice to become less private with fans was when he held a question and answer Twitter session in which he told fans to ask him questions by using the hashtag #AskJeter.

Before the Twitter session started, Jeter tweeted out a photo of himself sitting at a table logged onto his “The Player’s Tribune” Twitter account, ready to answer any questions that fans wanted to ask.

Jeter answered many questions from fans, ranging from those that were baseball related to some random ones. In one answer back to a fan, Jeter admitted that he is scared of cats, and after answering every tweet Jeter would sign the tweet with “-DJ”.

Whether you are a fan of Jeter or not, we all still have to thank Jeter once again, as now fans of any sport can connect with their favorite athletes on a totally new level and platform. Jeter has always appreciated the fans of baseball and by creating “The Players’ Tribune,” it shows even more how much Jeter wants to thank and give back to all his fans.

Jeter also appeared on Saint Rose graduate Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show this past week.

During his interview with Fallon, Jeter mentioned this new media outlet and they also talked about some more of Jeter’s post-retirement plans, which include many different books, to be published

by Jeter’s publishing company.

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By JOSH VESHIA Staff Writer Just when you thought the Ray Rice coverage had run dry, again there’s more. Since his assault on then-fiancé Janay Palmer in midFebruary, there have been waves of coverage, peaking with the release of the video from inside the elevator showing him delivering a punch and rendering Palmer unconscious.

William Simmons, who is an ESPN basketball analyst and editor-in-chief of the sports blog Grantland, caused another peak on Monday, September 22, when he made comments regarding NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference the previous Friday. Simmons ironically used his podcast, titled B.S. Report, to deliver the messag, which would end up costing him a three-week suspension by ESPN, who owns Grantland.

Simmons has always had a strong voice when it comes to big sports issues. The Massachusetts native and 2014 Emmy winner (Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program) is among the most well-known ESPN employees.

In his podcast, Simmons mentioned how he was “insulted” by

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Goodell’s conference, in which the commissioner stated he had not seen the tape when making the initial 2-game suspension of Rice. Goodell’s decision was widely criticized for being extremely insufficient. In addition to being insulted, Simmons called Goodell a liar several times and called his claim of not having seen the tape the other kind of B.S., adding another choice word in front of that. Both expletives were bleeped out during the airing of the content. He finished his thoughts with something of a challenge, in which he said that he hoped he would get in trouble for saying the things he did.

His wish was granted when ESPN suspended Simmons for three weeks last Wednesday, just two days after the podcast was released. In their statement justifying the suspension, ESPN stated that “every employee must be accountable” and that they should “operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards.” They ended by stating that “Bill Simmons did not meet those obligations.”

The suspension seems as though it might be suitable when thinking about the use of profanity, but at the same time because it was in podcast format, the profanity could be- and was- bleeped out. Suspension on those grounds would be an insult to the medium of podcasting, as certainly Simmons would not have used that choice of words without knowledge of this.

Perhaps the suspension was a result of the harsh stance taken against the commissioner and how strongly Simmons seemed to be addressing the issue, but how can that be certain when ESPN programs are in place that condone and possibly promote strong stances against such issues? For instance, what about ESPN’s extremely popular television program, First Take, in which hosts Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith have made a living off of that exact stance?

Smith was suspended in late

July for making comments about the Rice incident, mentioning how women can be a provoking factor in the cases of domestic violence between a man and a woman. His clearly offensive remarks resulted in a one week suspension, a third of what Simmons received.

With Smith’s comments seeming to be more offensive towards society as a whole as compared to Simmons’ comments directed towards one man, a very powerful one at that, the question of the reasoning behind such a lengthy suspension is again raised. With the brief and circuitous statement

by ESPN, the question is far from being answered and in fact raises more questions. One of these might be whether or not there is something else going on behind the scenes. If this is the case, barring any unlikely evidence, speculation would be your only source.

As pointed out by many, the irony here is the result of the suspension, besides the obvious of course. Because ESPN publicly suspended Simmons, much more light is given to the issue and what exactly he said. Speaking for myself, had the suspension never happened, I admittedly would not have any knowledge of what Bill Simmons said in his podcast. The things he said seem to be in line with some of the things said regularly, on various sports reporting programs.

ESPN’s choice of a three-week suspension appears unjust. On top of this, it also encourages those who wish to someday report on sports at a high level to steer away from holding strong stances on big issues, and to let their work reflect that. Simmons has been, and presumably always will be, someone who speaks his mind. It is part of what draws audiences to his work, on top of his being knowledgeable on issues.

The punishment does not fit the crime in this case and may have set poor precedent for future incidents similar to this one.

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Arizona Wildcats Take Down Oregon Ducks

By SHAWN BERMAN Staff Writer Last Thursday night, the Arizona Wildcats went marching into a sold-out Autzen Stadium and pulled off the most impressive win of the college football season so far, upsetting the No. 2 ranked Oregon Ducks 31-24.

Coming into the matchup, Oregon was a 21-point favorite.

However, Arizona was the same team that beat Oregon last year, when they blew them out 42-16 in Tucson.

The Arizona rushing attack played a huge part in their victory. Led by Terris Jones-Grigsby and Nick Wilson, the two backs combined for over 300 yards of total offense, to go along with their four touchdowns. Possibly the most impressive touchdown of the night came from the freshman Wilson, when he trucked AllAmerican cornerback Ifo EkpreOlomu on a 34-yard touchdown reception.

Anu Solomon also had a solid outing for Arizona, going 20/31 for 287 yards and a touchdown.

The Arizona Wildcats sealed their win when linebacker Scooby Wright stripped the ball from star quarterback Marcus Mariota and recovered it with a little over two minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

“We knew it was going to be a dogfight until the end,” Wright told ESPN. “We were just focused on playing sound defense and getting to Mariota. We refused to let him beat us with his feet.”

Part of the problem for the Ducks was their offensive line, which had only made a combined 78 starts. The lack of experience up front proved to be a huge blow for Oregon, as Marcus Mariota was sacked three times and was never able to extend plays or stretch the ball down the field.

Mariota finished the game going 20/32 with 276 yards and

two touchdowns. He also had a 26-yard touchdown catch. It will be interesting to see if this performance will hinder Mariota’s Heisman chances at all, and if a potential one-loss Pac-12 team can still make it into the College Playoffs.

Even though Arizona played a great game, the officiating was horrendous, and it’s something that the Pac-12 commissioner, Larry Scott, needs to address.

The two teams combined for a total of 19 penalties for 157 yards.

The most notable penalty came against Ducks defender Tony Washington, when he sacked Solomon on a third-and-goal, and then proceeded to run to the 50-yard line to take a Justin Tuck-esque bow. Washington was flagged for unsportsmanlike, keeping the drive alive, allowing Arizona to score the go-ahead touchdown.

Arizona is now 5-0 for the first time since 1998. During his postgame interview with the media, third-year head coach Rich Rodriguez said, “I’m proud of our players. We had a game plan and we stuck with it. It just goes to show that we’re capable of winning big games on the road. It’s time to start preparing for USC now.”

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evident my freshman year, when my beloved New England Patriots played the New York Giants in the 2012 Super Bowl. During that game I was talking so much smack and believed that my boys would take home the “W” that I did not care who I offended. Honestly, watching the Super Bowl that year in New York felt like I was watching it behind enemy lines. As the game progressed, it began to look rough for my team but I refused to stop defending them until the very last moment when they ultimately lost. When my social media feeds 73092 were flooding with celebratory tweets about the New York win, I in-

stead was sulking and retweeting things from my MA friends back home. I was content with letting the Giants fans have their time to celebrate, but when that celebration flooded over to chants in the streets I had had enough. I immediately closed my window and went to bed.

I do realize that there is a double standard here because when New England teams take to the streets in Boston I happily click through the photo galleries online. I mean really, who does not want to see Tom Brady riding in a duck boat? I begrudgingly admit that every team should be allowed their celebrations, as winning is a big deal- especially if it is something like a Super Bowl or World Series. But if it is not my team, I do not want to see it.

This fierce loyalty to a sports team that I’m attempting to explain, I’ll admit a little haphazardly, is also exhibited by one of Boston’s most prominent people, Ben Afleck. Afleck just recently refused to wear a Yankees hat while on the set for his new movie. As reported by New England Sports Network (NESN) he was on the set of “Gone Girl” and straight up refused to wear the enemy’s hat. Anyone who is even remotely aware of the celebrity world knows that Ben Afleck is Bostonian to the core. Not wearing a rival team’s hat is something that I think anyone who is fiercely loyal to a team can relate to. As Afleck explained, wearing a Yankees hat would open him up to a whole lot of criticism and would maybe even call his character into question by the entire Common Wealth of Massachusetts.

In short, this reflection on fierce allegiances to teams could have been summed up with: I don’t do sports but I do loyalties. These loyalties are inherited (sorry, Cubs fans), influenced by geography, and sometimes they are something that people take solace in when they move away from home.

How To Sport When You Don’t Sport Sports Loyalties

By Courtney Carr Staff Writer

In a sports world where I have no idea what is going on 90% of the time, one thing that I know for sure is that sports loyalties are serious business. Maybe I understand this because I grew up in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is the state that has hates anything non-Tom Brady, anything New York, and people that do not bleed black and yellow. Loyalties, as I will attempt to explain without digressing into New England propaganda, are influenced by three things. These three things are family, location, and nostalgia.

Sports is a tricky world, because most of it you have to learn, but thankfully for me, my loyalties were mostly inherited. For me, picking a sports team was never an option and more something I was born into. Kind of like how royalty is born to inherit the crown, I was born to wear anything and everything with a “B” on it and wear it proudly. Much like that toddler you see wearing a team logo, at a young age I had no idea what was happening or what was playing out on the field.

What I did know, however, was who to root for and who try to jinx when shooting a free-throw.

I picked up these loyalties in my most formative years, and instead of questioning why I like who I like, I am still happy to occasionally tweet angry things at Jacoby, the former Red Sox player who now plays for the Yankees, that traitor.

My loyalty to my sports teams never seemed that big of a deal until I moved to New York and realized that not everyone loved New England sport’s teams. To loyal New Yorkers, I was the Boston-clad enemy yelling things at the TV and the only one who wasn’t in love with Derek Jeter.

My loyalty struggle was most

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