The Chronicle
October 28th, 2014
The weekly student newspaper of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York www.strosechronicle.com - @strosechronicle
Volume lxxxiii issue 11
Saint Rose Aiding in Military to Civilian Transition By alexaNDer Wheeler Features Editor And ChriSTOPher alVaraDO Head Photographer The College of Saint Rose has had an established chapter of Student Veterans of America for the past year, and it now has a new place on campus to call home, 919 Madison. The Student Veterans of America is a national nonprofit that helps groups like this one get established on campuses. Mark Sollohub, who runs the Office of Veterans Affairs, was
able to sit down with The Chronicle to go further in depth about what exactly his office’s mission is and what they do. Sollohub served in the Navy as a surface warfare officer. “We try to get student veterans in a group for several reasons,” Sollohub started. “Veteran students come from a very non-traditional student background and their various pathways are diverse,” Sollohub said. The office services students and veterans from every branch of the armed forces, regardless of age, and helps them to find new career paths post armed service.
Sollohub went on to say that his office’s biggest concern is helping ease veterans and their transition to civilian life. All students that come from a military culture help relate to one another and are able to “bounce ideas off one another,” Sollohub said. “As cliché as it seems to say, folks from the military have given an oath to something bigger than themselves which I think fits in with Saint Rose in a huge way.” With Reach Out Saint Rose and other various acts of services that Saint Rose students participate Continued on Page A5
CHRIS ALVARADO
Members of the Saint Rose chapter of Student Veterans of America outside the Office of Veterans Affairs at 919 Madison.
Rocktoberfest 2014: An Alarmingly Good Time By CONOr Shea Executive Editor Attendees of this year’s Rocktoberfest, held in Jack’s Place, were treated to quite a show-- with performances being interrupted by two fire alarms throughout the evening. The small-scale music festival was held indoors this year in the Hearst Center, and went from 1:15 to 8:30 on Saturday, Oct. 25. Hosted and planned by the Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA),
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the event was free but served the dual purpose of a fundraiser via a bake sale and various other paid activities. A fog machine was used throughout the beginning of the event in small amounts to provide a “Halloween atmosphere,” according to those involved in the planning process. After approximately two hours of the performances the halls of the Hearst Center filled with the artificial smoke, reaching down to the TV studio and along the main lounge. At approximately
3:00 p.m. the fire alarm went off, and after a great deal of applause from the attendees, everyone exited the building. Saint Rose security arrived shortly after to further usher out stragglers, followed by the Albany Fire Department. Firefighters entered the building, checking to ensure that the fog machine was the cause of the alarm, and that it was safe to re-enter the building. After approximately 20 minutes Saint Rose security let students Continued on Page A8
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NINA BUONAROTA
The set list for Rocktoberfest, including the headliner NGHBRS, which played through a fire alarm for attendees.
Sports
Film Lovers Unite See page A5
Taylor Swift, I Love You See page B12
Kobe Bryant: Knocked Off His Pedestal See page D21
A Brian of All Trades See page A6
Writer’s Block: Ramblings of a Supposed Adult See page C16
The Most Overrated Quarterback in the NFL See page D22