The Chronicle- November 6, 2012

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November 6, 2012

Voter Registration Efforts at Saint Rose Helps Prepare Students for Election Day

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CCIM in Compliance with Disability Regulations

By LAUREN SEARS Staff Writer The Chronicle has investigated further into the matter of the CCIM entrance being ADA compliant. The misconception by most of the campus community has been that since a motorized operator (handicap door button) is not connected to the interior door that connects the academic part to the lobby of the CCIM then, the entrance and door is not ADA compliant. However as our investigation continued, The Chronicle has learned that the indoor entrance of CCIM is in com-

pliance with regulations governing accessibility to the disabled.

In an interview with the Facilities Department at The College, The Chronicle learned that the building meets the regulations set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the American National Standards Institute.

In a story published on October 23, 2012, The Chronicle questioned whether or not the current entrance to the CCIM building adhered to regulations because The Chronicle had sent three emails to Facilities here at Continued on Page A5

Saint Rose Families Suffer From Hurricane Sandy

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Alexis Fischer and Kaylee Pagano (left) tabling in the EAC to encourage voter registration. Amie Walter and Cameron Schermerhorn (right) gathering information about voter registration.

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKY News Editor November 6th is an important day at The College of Saint Rose—with students and faculty conferring over academic progress reports and scheduling for the upcoming semester, planning for the future looks to be the theme of the day. It’s a theme being shared across the United States, with citizens heading to the polls

on Election Day to determine the future of the country. And much like planning the spring semester, the days and weeks preceding Election Day included significant, though not always visible, work from a number of outlets at The College to register students to vote and inform them about the elections.

In late September, The College’s Office of Student Life collaborated with student groups like

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the Social Work Club to host a weeklong voter registration drive.

According to Latisha Barnett, director the Office of Student Life, a “big push” was made to register students through advertising and digital signage to alert students to the drive, with an estimated 200 forms taken by students. The following week, Phi Alpha Theta hosted its own drive and regisContinued on Page A4

The College of Saint Rose campus may have been spared directly from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, but many students were still impacted on the home front.

A number of students didn’t hear from family and friends for some five days after water and wind wreaked havoc downstate.

The homes of some students, their families and friends were damaged from rushing water, heavy winds, and fallen trees.

“I feared for my family and friends’ safety back home. From what I could see on news channels and Facebook, my home-

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town is destroyed. Without these media outlets I would be totally clueless as to what is going on because of the damage to the phone lines,” said senior Martin Infante, who lives in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Junior Asia Ewart still hadn’t spoken to her family, who lives Queens, since last Thursday. Ewart, who is studying in London, depended on the BBC for information.

The father of Saint Rose junior Eddie Kadhim was displaced from his first floor Harlem apartment because of excessive water damage. He does not know when Continued on Page A7

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Romney supporters speak up at Saint Rose.

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Metal band fozzy blows the roof off at Bogie’s.

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Are the Minnesota Timberwolves too white?

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An international perspective on U.S. Presidental election.

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Politics get sandy.

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Women’s soccer out of NE-10 tournament.

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Romney Supporters: The Silent Minority Speaks Up

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKY News Editor Before entering the room for an interview, Tinamarie Stoltz glances over her shoulder to see who else is in the area. When she’s finished speaking, she explains that she’s nervous about her quotes being taken out of context. Speaking out about the election causes her “extreme anxiety,” largely because of how others perceive her based on her preferences.

“I feel like the middle voice gets silenced because of the completely polarized people, so I might not want to completely side with Romney because I don’t agree with the polarized people around him.”

Stoltz’ decision wouldn’t be out of the norm most places, but being a college student, her support for Mitt Romney in the presidential race puts her in a small minority—and attitudes from other students about that decision have led to Stoltz suppressing her willingness to talk about the election.

It’s no secret that colleges tend to be liberal, and research about the College of Saint Rose reinforces that norm. A poll of Saint Rose students taken by members of Dr. Paul Knudson’s political

sociology class found that 77.5% of respondents supported President Obama. The poll, which surveyed 182 students at the College, found support for Mitt Romney at 18.1%. A similarly large divide exists amongst party affiliation, with 51.6% of respondents identifying as strong or somewhat supportive of the Democratic Party and only 17.7% of respondents identifying as strong or somewhat supportive of the Republican Party.

Stoltz doesn’t identify herself along party lines—she finds that how she is viewed depends more on the beliefs of the person asking her. She spends a good deal of time thinking about the election because she votes based on candidates instead of along party lines. What drew her to Romney was the economy—as a junior, she considers economic factors to be vital, and she admires Romney for his work with the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although the unemployment rate is falling, she feels that people dropping out of the workforce contributes to that, which she considers “sad.” Stoltz is also frustrated with what she considers an “unfair” portrayal of Romney, characterized as too similar to President Obama during the Republican primaries and now characterized as “complete

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Out of the 182 students surveyed at Saint Rose, only 18.1% were in support Mitt Romney. opposites.”

A look at each candidate’s stances on higher education, however, suggests President Obama and Governor Romney do take substantially different approaches to lowering the cost of college. On the website for President Obama, highlights the sustenance of interest rates for federal student loans and a cap on annual payments for student loans while criticizing the governor for lowering funding for community colleges in Massachusetts. The president’s increase in funding for Pell Grants is criticized on Governor Romney’s website, where “federal dollars” are blamed for “driving up tuition” and “other models of advanced skills training” are touted as a source for reform.

That reduction in spending is what makes Romney appealing to Joe Natoli, a graduate student at the College. He believes that “basic supply-side economic

theory” can help the economy by generating more capital for businesses. Natoli supports the budget plan laid out by Congressman Paul Ryan, who is running as vice president on the Romney ticket, although he is dissatisfied that the plan wouldn’t balance the budget until 2040. He also finds it difficult to “trumpet” Romney when the candidate has been unspecific about cuts, giving him little faith in either Governor Romney or President Obama.

Stoltz, on the other hand, sees a number of positive traits in the president. She’s pleased that he is pro-choice and supports Planned Parenthood, and it wasn’t an easy choice for her to make.

“Don’t make it like it’s not a struggle for me” to vote either way, said Stoltz—“it’s hard to pick who I’m going to vote for.

Don’t think that because I voted one way or the other that I didn’t sit there and actually stress out about that, because I did.”

Because of her stances on social issues, Stoltz found it difficult to support Romney when he opposes something like gay marriage. But she believes that the office of the president doesn’t have much power over social issues—Stoltz pointed out that President Obama ran opposed to gay marriage during his first term and shifted his position as support grew during his term.

Even though Stoltz sees good traits in both candidates, she finds it hard to speak out on issues because of party extremes. She finds that many people are easily offended by opposing beliefs, and that people like her fall into a “spiral of silence” that harms debate and excludes participants.

Stoltz also finds that it hurts the remaining participants.

“If you think in terms of stereotyping… you’re going to get thrown off. Think in terms of candidate. Think in terms of actual people.”

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The NYC Marathon, Not a Race but Recovery

By KELLIE MCGUIRE Staff Writer

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Super Storm Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States with a vengeance earlier this week. Devastation is the word most frequently used and it is not hyperbole. Pictures and stories coming out of Staten Island, New Jersey, and Manhattan are testimony to the strength and destructive powers of Sandy.

In testimony to the strength and resilience of the people of the Northeast, the volunteer support has been stupendous. The American Red Cross website reports, as of Friday afternoon, that it needs blood and monetary donations but has enough volunteers.

The website lowereastside. recovers.org reports the same thing. They have volunteers for right now.

The New York Times website posted this list of recovery volunteer resources: cityroom.blogs. nytimes.com/hurricane-recovery-and-volunteer-resources/.

Many local organizations are working on putting together volunteer opportunities but efforts are hampered by logistical issues.

The College of Saint Rose office of Community Service and Vice President for Student Affairs Denis McDonald sent out an email explaining that there are many

logistical challenges to coordinating recovery efforts such as these.

The best way to help at this time is donations of money. The City of New York has suggested donations to the Red Cross, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army.

Anyone wanting to donate money can drop off at the Office of Student Affairs or at the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary. Checks can be made out to The College of Saint Rose with a note on the memo line: Sandy Relief Fund.

Monies collected by the Saint Rose will be divided between the three charities suggested by the City of New York.

In contrast to all the good that

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people can show at times like these there will also be those few who try to take advantage. Please be aware, don’t send money to any unknown organizations, and be alert when filling out on-line volunteer forms with your personal information.

Saint Rose President Szczerbacki stands by his commitment to community service.

“There is a passionate concern in our community about how best to respond.” Szczerbacki said.

Saint Rose will act in concert with its mission of service.

A meeting was held on Monday at the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary for students interested in assisting in recovery efforts.

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Apathetic Voters Share Voting Frustrations

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKY News Editor and LAUREN HALLIGAN Features Editor

With Election Day upon Saint Rose, many students are heading to the polls or waiting for their absentee ballots to be counted. But for a number of students, who are declining to exercise their right to vote, Election Day is met with a mix of apathy and frustration.

Courtney Becker, a sophomore at the College and a registered independent, said she is choosing not to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

“I don't believe that either candidate is fit for the position of the U.S. president,” said Becker. She also stated that she does not think that either President Obama or Governor Romney has “the correct mindset to run the country.”

“I feel like each candidate is running for president for selfish reasons, rather than wanting to lead the people to a better lifestyle and well-being.”

Some students who aren’t voting find it difficult to be educated about the candidates.

“I don't feel as if I know enough about the issues and where the candidates stand to make a decision about who would be the best choice for me," said Chelsea Fasolino, a junior at The College who is not registered to vote. Joe Natoli, a graduate student at The College who supports Governor Romney, doesn’t plan on heading to the polls because he doesn’t believe his vote has meaning.

“If my vote counted at all,” said Natoli, “they’d be spending millions of dollars putting political ads on here. I think we live in a society that loves to talk about your right to vote and how you should do it, but the reality is, look at how much money they’re spending on ads in New York— they aren’t spending any.”

That line of thought gives credence to the idea that the Electoral College discourages voting, a belief held by political science professor Scott Lemieux.

He said he “can hardly blame people” for not turning out when presidential candidates only compete for states like Ohio and Florida. Lemieux pointed out that New York State used to have competitive races for the U.S. senate, but the “nature of the national Republican Party” means competitive GOP candidates are few and far between. In terms of improving conditions for voting, Lemieux thinks that eliminating

“I don’t believe that either candidate is fit for the position of the U.S. president.”

Courtney Becker the Electoral College would be a strong first step—as he points out, Democrats would have to compete for voters in Texas, and Republicans would have to compete for votes in New York. Lemieux thinks new voter ID laws also cause a problem because of the “bureaucracy” involved, especially since voter fraud is an issue he describes as a “red herring.”

“You can’t rig an election by (vote fraud). It’s hard enough to get actual voters mobilized to the polls.”

Given the situation, Becker has considered her other options as a registered voter. “If I vote for anyone I'm voting for Gary Johnson (the Libertarian candidate). He may not have a chance at winning ... but at least my vote will count

somewhere that the political system can see that maybe adding a third party candidate in the future will be more beneficial.”

Natoli, who identifies as a libertarian, also sees the benefit of having third-party candidates.

But Lemieux thinks third-party candidates would further hurt partisanship in Washington.

“At least a partisan president has some allies in Congress who have strong incentives to ensure that he does well,” said Lemieux.

Although he would rather see voting for a third-party candidate than no voting at all, he pointed to John Quincy Adams as a thirdparty president who had no success because of a lack of congressional support.

Although Becker plans on not casting her vote this Election Day, she recognizes the importance of representing your demographic by voting.

“I think college voters can make a difference because we are the younger generation, we are the generation being raised to run our future businesses, teach the younger generations,” said Becker. “College voters have great potential in being strong leaders.”

College students also have a vested interest in voting, according to Lemieux. He pointed out a correlation between voters and issues—people over the age of 65 are far likelier to vote than people who are under 25, and Social Security is far tougher to cut than Pell Grants.

“Whether or not you’re interested in government,” said Lemieux, “it has a great deal of effect on your life—and that’s especially true for students today.

The fact that students don’t vote as much has predictable consequences. Politicians don’t pay attention to constituents who don’t vote. There’s good reason to care about that stuff.”

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Voter Registration Continued from page A1 tered some 70 people across five states. Kevin Towle, President of Phi Alpha Theta explained that students were registered in their home states because they would be more “in-tune” with local elections.

In addition to a voter registration drive, Phi Alpha Theta hosted viewing parties for all presidential and vice-presidential debates. Towle said the viewing parties were designed to educate students whose minds weren’t made up. Although Phi Alpha Theta is a history honors society, Towle sought to increase political “awareness and efficacy” as part of their work on campus. He felt it was important for the group to “take an active role in leading political events on campus.”

Student Life also helped to inform students about candidates, showing those who were uncertain about their political beliefs the nonpartisan website votesmart.org to help them see which candidate best fit their beliefs.

Barnett stressed that she wasn’t concerned with the candidates that students vote for, simply that they understood their right to vote and the importance of exercising their vote.

That type of educating is at “the sweet spot of what we do,” according to College president David Szczerbacki. He believes that a liberal education gives students a “depth and breadth of understanding the world, and that political interest comes out of interest in a specific issue. Szczerbacki is no stranger to politics—he developed an interest in politics and policy growing up, and he studied political science as an undergraduate and public policy for his doctorate. As an undergraduate in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Szczerbacki didn’t consider himself an activist out of the normal— “everyone was marching to one sort of demonstration or another” at the time, he said. Szczerbacki’s political activity took off once he graduated, working on congressional campaigns and serving on

a state party committee for almost a decade. He looks at political activity, like door-to-door canvassing and attending political rallies, as a “growth spurt activity… a living, learning, growing experience, if nothing else.”

In terms of political activity and activism at The College, Szczerbacki finds that interest “comes and goes in terms of intensity and the nature of interest,” making it hard to compare different groups.

Although his “personal wish” is that the campus was more activist, Szczerbacki doesn’t find the current generation of students to be apathetic—“some people care a hell of a lot,” he added. Szczerbacki sees a “short step” between service and activism, but he believes in a sort of “activist gene” that is the catalyst for that transition. Barnett noticed a similar trend, where students “are able to connect” service learning to political belief.

With Election Day approaching, Barnett described a new set of challenges facing the office.

Although a polling place is located at The College, it is not where students registered at a campus address will vote—their polling place is at the Pine Hills library on Western Avenue. Through her office, Barnett is helping to educate students on what kind of ballot they use, how to fill it out, and other issues facing students on Election Day. The office also is placing signage around campus to remind students of these issues. Phi Alpha Theta will host an election night party in the Events and Athletics Center commuter lounge where students can watch the election.

Barnett and Towle each expressed confidence that students would be prepared to vote with few difficulties on Tuesday.

Thinking about preparedness at a different stage, President Szczerbacki was more ambivalent.

“Do I think our students are prepared to be engaged politically? I think they should be if they take to heart the learning opportunities that they have available to them.”

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CCIM ADA Compliance Continued From Page A1 Saint Rose in pursuit of this investigation for the original story that was published on October 23rd, 2012 and had no response.

In a response to the article, Marcus Buckley, Vice President of Finance and Administration, and John Bryant, assistant vice president for facilities here at Saint Rose described how The College is in compliance with ADA Codes. Here is the interview that occurred via email between The Chronicle and Bryant.

The Chronicle: Explain how CCIM and in particular the entrance of the building is in compliance with ADA codes.

Bryant: The College is not in violation of an ADA code or requirements at the CCIM building in general or the main lobby doors specifically. Many factors including size (width), swing direction, clearance and configuration, approach, pounds of opening resistance, etc. determine whether or not a door is ADA compliant. But a requirement for a motorized operator is not one of them. There is no requirement for a motorized operator is not one of them.

There is no requirement in ADA or ANSI accessibility codes that require a power assisted door operator on accessible doors-section 404 of ANSI is devoted to manual doors, clearances etc. 404.2.8 requires a 5 pound continuous closing force (inertia of the door). We have run into this misconception before-the assumption that a door is not ADA compliant unless it has a motor operator.

The Chronicle: Do you believe students with a disability have a hard time getting into the CCIM building?

Bryant: I believe the College puts forth a great effort to ensure the campus is accessible to everyone. However, as someone who uses a cane/crutches to get around lately due to recent surgery, I am especially sensitive to those with

mobility impairments and imagine they face more challenges than the rest of us on a daily basis.

The Chronicle: Why do you believe The College is not in violation of the ADA Codes?

Bryant: However, although the code clearly allows manually operated doors, The College has installed power assisted operators on exterior doors in many locations across campus. Our policy (which is similar at many institutions) has been to provide motor operated assistance to main (high traffic) compliant entrances at major buildings. This is a policy decision, and not a code requirement. I should point out that new building or renovation project designs here at the College of Saint Rose are developed by Architects licensed in the State of New York. They are required to know all local, state and federal life safety, environmental, ADA, etc. Building Codes. Each project is designed by the Architects and Engineers to meet these rigorous Codes and is then reviewed by the local authorities having jurisdiction (Albany Building & Codes) before a building permit is issued. The entire campus is also inspected annually by state agencies who look for deficiencies in areas like this.

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An International Perspective on U.S. Presidential Election

By KELLY PFEISTER Head Photographer

The presidential election this November isn’t just making news in the United States; it’s being publicized across the globe. Much attention is given to the race between President Obama and Governor Romney, and American students who are spending the election abroad find the coverage useful.

Sophie Peyton, a student at Suffolk University in Boston who is spending a semester in London, is surprised at how much coverage there is in the papers about the election.

“It amazes me that everyone in pretty much the whole of Europe knows about the election,” said Peyton, “yet in America we know nothing about what is happening politically in Europe. Everyday when I read the Evening Standard, there is always an article, big or small, in it and it really just amazes me!”

Also, studying in London is Offir Estay, who lives in Switzerland and previously lived in the U.S. He is going to vote in the 2012 elections – but the way that the elections are shown in Europe

is different than in America.

“I think it's pretty interesting,” he said, “but the elections don't get that much media coverage here in Europe like it got in 2008.” Estay finds the present coverage less dramatic, with fewer “‘we can change the world’ speeches.” The elections are still very important to other countries, however, because of their relationships with the U.S. involving trade and other issues.

Estay tries to obtain his information from unbiased sources, but he finds it difficult at times to tell if there is bias. He finds that the candidates’ television commercials “pretty much just attack each other.”

“To be honest, they can get very convincing if you watch them over and over again, so you might change your mind whom to vote for.”

Many international students have the benefit of comparing U.S. elections and voting systems to those of other countries. Gilmar Queiros, who holds dual citizenship in the United States and Brazil, pointed out differences between the two countries during election season. Unlike the United States, where voting is option-

al, it is part of a citizen’s required duty to vote in Brazil. To educate citizens about the candidates, networks in Brazil broadcast a television program every week during election season that gives candidates time to talk about political issues. Citizens can chose to become informed voters from viewing these programs.

Queiros says he prefers citizens having the option to choose whether or not to vote, like in the U.S. He will “always admire” the U.S. election process, which he describes as “free will.” Queiros says that the simplest step to changing things is by choosing who they want as their leader.

In order to vote in the U.S. elections, citizens of the U.S. must fill out an absentee ballot. Fortunately at Regent’s College, where Estay and Peyton are studying, American students were able to pick up an absentee ballot request form that they could mail in.

With plenty of coverage on the presidential race available internationally, U.S. citizens who are abroad should have no trouble finding the facts they need to make an informed decision on whom to vote for.

In addition Marcus Buckley has this to say in his response, "I am not aware of any students who have disabilities that have difficulty getting into the Hearst building. The College’s Office of Services for Students with Disabilities is the primary resource for all students with needs. It is their role to work with both students and departments to insure that the best accommodations are made for students who need them. All other departments, including Facilities, work with the Disabilities Office to provide the services for which they are responsible.”

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By ALEXANDRA KORCZ Contributing Writer The Holiday Craft Show at the Woman’s Club of Albany brought together vendors and shoppers from the Capital District this past Friday and Saturday.

“Everything being sold here is handmade, handcrafted items,” said Maryanne Malecki, member of the Woman’s Club of Albany and coordinator of the Holiday Crafts Show.

She also said that they look for a certain quality, caliber, and variety in the vendors at the show.

The crafters come from all over the area and some of them have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. Malecki said that unfortunate-

ly, a milliner from Saratoga was unable to attend the show because she was stuck in Belgiumdue to the hurricane While many of the vendors had attended the crafts shows hosted by the Woman’s Club of Albany, there were a couple of new people. This was Brent Atkins first time at the Woman’s Club of Albany. Atkins is the owner of Just Bead It and his wife Lou Ann Atkins is the designer.

Another jewelry designer at the event was Loretta Fontaine.

Fontaine has a degree in architecture and is an avid photographer.

Her jewelry designs incorporated some of her photographs. She also had books where photos of her designs were published as

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well as a never before seen copy of a new book that she is working on. The new book includes photos that she’s taken throughout her life and words that she felt fit into each photograph.

Nancy Miller was another jewelry designer at the crafts show.

Miller is also the owner of Nancy Miller Jewelry Designs in Saratoga. Miller creates jewelry using sterling silver and as well as some gold.

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“Everything being sold here is handmade, handcrafted items.”

Maryanne Malecki Madison Avenue was jewelry designer Katie Nare, owner of Katie Nare Jewelry located in Troy. Nare’s pieces are African inspired and some pieces took her as long as a week to create.

The final jewelry designer at the Holiday Crafts Show was Carol A. McIntosh, the owner and designer of Leaning Tree Designs. McIntosh specializes in “handcrafted jewelry utilizing semi-precious stones and sterling silver.”

There was more than just jewelry at the crafts show. There was everything from aprons to mosaic statues available for purchase.

Mauri Davis Lewis is the owner and designer of Sistahs Vintage Aprons in Albany. Lewis takes old apron designs from as far back as the 1920s and uses the patterns to make fun, personality filled aprons. Lewis describes herself as a “product visionary” on her business cards and her

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A banner for the holiday crafts which was held November 2nd and 3rd. products matched her playful personality.

Barbara Jean Weingart was another vendor with handcrafted clothing. Weingart painted and dyed silks which she transformed into scarves, jackets, and bags.

In a 14-step process, Weingart would create an ordinary piece of white silk into a fashion statement.

At a table next to Weingart was Joyce Noerr, owner and designer of Sororia Organics from Scotia.

Noerr creates eco-friendly soaps, perfumes, and body butters. One of the soaps is wrapped in quilt fabric and the label, once composted, will grow into flowers indigenous to North America.

Another crafter who repur-

posed products into something new was Marilyn Desmond, owner and designer of “Just Smashing.” Desmond creates mosaics for the garden and inside the house. The mosaics are in the shape of animals and picture frames. Desmond uses broken china to create her designs.

This was Desmond’s first time at the Holiday Crafts Show at the Woman’s Club of Albany. She found out about the event at a fair when she was purchasing china for her designs.

In the upcoming weeks, the Albany Woman’s Club will also host Dining for Women on November 8th. They will also celebrate the Season Tea on November 30th and December 1st.

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his father can return.

In Staten Island, freshman Dan Stawarz’s family suffered from the storm as well.

“Usually, my neighbors and I are used to being evacuated when a storm is coming close to the coast, but this time we just knew something else was brewing. A storm like no other, we just felt it in inside ourselves that this was going to hit hard,” said Patricia Stawarz, whose house was lifted off of its foundation. “Although I’m mortified my house is ruined, I count my blessings it was not carried out to sea like the other four houses in the neighborhood.

At least I could gather some personal belongings and have somewhat of closure to what I’ve called home for more than half of my life.”

Student Alexandra Korcz’s Long Island home suffered damage as a result of the storm. At around 6:30 Monday evening, a tree fell on top of the roof of the Islandia house.

Junior Kayli Hurd went home to Brockport for the weekend, where two thousand homes along the shores of Lake Ontario were evacuated. She returned Tuesday evening to campus after an eighthour bus ride that usually takes four hours.

Emily Riordan’s family, who lives in Port Jervis lost power after the storm hit. She said that people in her town are expected to have no power for up to 10 days.

Another student, Kyra Meli, a sophomore from Rockaway Beach said her town was demolished by the storm.

“Rockaway was always paradise for me, and what I will always call home regardless of what the future holds. Going home and seeing the devastation will be heartbreaking but being there to rebuild with my neighbors and friends would mean the world to me. Hopefully enough aid and funds will replace what was once there. As a community we have been through a lot already: 9/11, and the Flight 587 plane crash so I know we will get through this together,” Meli said.

Junior Allison Schmidt also experienced heartbreak from the storm. Her hometown of Amityville on Long Island was one of many destroyed by Sandy.

“I’ve learned that no matter how horrifying and scary it is to see pictures and videos of my hometown, the beaches I go to, and most of Long Island in ruins, the most important thing is that my family, friends, and loved ones are all safe and nobody was harmed or injured. After not be-

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The flooded neighborhood of Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

News ing able to contact my family and seeing the horrible images of the aftermath, it was the most relieving thing to receive a phone call from my parents and hear their voices,” said Schmidt.

Born and raised in Seaford, Long Island, Samantha Kirincic, 20, had patiently waited to hear from her family earlier this week after her hometown was hit.

“Monday I was talking to them until 7 p.m. because then they lost power and cell service,” said Kirincic. She went without hearing from them on that Monday night and was finally able to get through Wednesday morning.

Kirincic also said that aside from trying to get in touch with her parents, she called aunts, uncles, and grandparents as well. The wind was so powerful, many trees were knocked down and they tore up concrete around her street.

“The basketball hoop in front of my house fell and fences were knocked down,” she said. “The streets around Seaford were flooded so it was impossible to drive. Thankfully my house did not get flooded. Nothing like this has ever happened to my town before, so it really opened up my eyes to what goes on in other states in the country.”

“I wish I could have helped somehow,” said student Kati Palumbo. After talking to her brother briefly through text messaging, she learned that the water pressure was so intense that it broke through the wall causing six feet of water to flood the basement of their house. “As the water rose, it popped each circuit on the breaker one by one,” said Palumbo.

Saint Rose junior Lauren Russo, 20, lives in Massapequa, and was having trouble getting in touch her parents.

“I would love to go home and help out,” said Russo.

The following students contributed to this story: Dan Stawarz, Blaise Bryant, Michael Smith, Tori Walters-Lemenze, Becky Wisniewski, Lauren Klose, Alex Korcz, Mike Grundig, Eddie Kadhim Alyssa De Gilio, Sam Maxwell, Sam Short, Jourdan Thompson; Kaylee Pagano, April Banach, and E.J. Carella.

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UAlbany Students Clean Pine Hills

By BECKY WISNIEWSKI Contributing Writer The State University at Albany gathered students to travel the short distance from campus into the heart of the Pine Hills neighborhood for the Pine Hills Fall 2012 Cleanup. Students met at the entrance of Ridgefield Park on Sunday morning to help out.

The cleanup was organized by university student association and was designed for university students to come work together to help clean up the garbage and glass in the Pine Hills neighborhood.

The association hopes this event will show people that they care about the neighborhood they live in or around. By doing this community service, the assumption will be revoked that college students living around the area only like to drink and party. Residents do want to keep their community clean.

This is the fifth Pine Hills cleanup that the university student association has hosted. In the fall, the event is always held the weekend after Halloween because of the vast amount of trash.

Helpers used shovels, brooms and rakes to pick up broken glass in the streets and sidewalks.

They also had large garbage bags to pick up garbage lying around the neighborhood.

About 150 volunteers turned out Sunday, according to Kimberly Smith, the director of community engagement and outreach

Students helping the clean up.

at university Student Association.

Smith wants as many different groups from university to help out as possible. She said that last semester people who were not from university came to help out, including a few Saint Rose students.

“It feels good. It feels even better when you see a lot of people come,” Smith said.

The cleanup was open to anyone who was willing to get their hands dirty.

Rob Forman, the community outreach chairman for the university Student Association, said that the cleanup serves as a way to get word out to take care of the neighborhood to more students.

People take more than they give back, said Forman.

The university gets a good image from the students coming out to help, Forman said. This is Forman’s third cleanup.

Naten Kesmen, a human biology major at university, worked in the cleanup to fulfill volunteer credit hours for being a part of the University of Albany Black Alliance. This was Kesmen’s first time participating in the event.

“I like helping the community,” Kesmen said. Both Forman and Kesmen claimed they will participate again in the spring 2013 semester.

Any Saint Rose student is welcome to join the cleanup next semester. It is a time to help out the community and meet new people.

“It has become a tradition now,” Smith said.

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Arts B8 Metal Band Fozzy Blows the Roof Off At Bogie’s The Chronicle

By ALISSA PETSCHE Contributing Writer

As the threat of Hurricane Sandy loomed over the Northeast, so did the potential cancellation of a concert by the metal band Fozzy. But after driving through 70 mph winds, the band arrived at Bogie’s on Ontario Street on last Tuesday, and later that night, were met with an enthusiastic and pumped-up crowd to make the journey worthwhile.

Having spent the summer playing a supporting spot at Rockstar Energy Drink’s Uproar Festival, which hit the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sept. 1 of this year, the band has since been headlining their own tour, doing a quick nine show stint in the U.S., including the show at Bogie’s, before spending almost three weeks overseas in Europe.

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slot on the touring circuit, the band welcomed a full 75 minute set showcasing the highlights of the band’s first three albums with a special emphasis on the newly released Sin and Bones (Aug. 14).

The album struck the top spot on the Billboard Heatseekers chart off the heels of lead single “Sandpaper,” which features guest vocals from Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows, and has propelled the band to perhaps their greatest heights yet.

As anticipation for the first glimpse of Fozzy grew nearer, the fans tightly packed into the small venue wasted little time in chanting the band’s name as the stage was being set. When the stage went black each band member took their spot up front, the eerie, music box-esque opening to their record “Sin and Bones” began to play. The enigmatic Chris Jericho, wrestler and rock star,

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Members of the metal band Fozzy put on an incredible show at Bogie’s. finally joined them for a rocking rendition of Sin and Bones opener, “Spider in My Mouth.”

Outfitted in sunglasses and a perfectly arranged blonde fauxhawk, the singer took the stage with a fury, his arms popping out from underneath a Marilyn Monroe Sugar Skull t-shirt beneath his sleeveless plaid button-down.

It was easy for fans to revel in Jericho’s excitement as he feverishly moved about the stage with almost too much energy for his own good.

While wrestling t-shirts could be spotted in the audience, Jericho the likely draw to the show, it was the backing band of Fozzy that deserves much of the praise.

Guitarist Rich Ward effortlessly amazed the exuberant crowd over and over with ear-splitting riffs on songs like “Eat the Rich” and “To Kill a Stranger,” while Paul Di Leo’s thumping bass proficiently backed each track of the set. Fozzy’s strongest suit is meshing some of hard rock music’s sweetest licks with catchy, melodic choruses, which the frontman has described as “Metallica meets Journey” collaboration.

Jericho meanwhile, capably kept up with the band as his vocals shined during the song “Inside My Head” as well as when getting backing help from his bandmates onstage. His charisma was on display throughout.

The awesome “She’s My Addiction” was prefaced by Jericho’s musings: “Who’s got ‘Sin and Bones?’ (about half the crowd cheers). Okay, let me try that again. If you don’t have it, lie and say you do. Now who’s got ‘Sin and Bones?’ (lively applause and cheering from all). Just what I thought- every one of you.”

The highlights of Fozzy’s performance revolved around cuts from the new album as the aforementioned “Sandpaper,” despite being performed second, awoke the crowd quickly and energetically, while the catchy title track off the new record “Sin and Bones” drew in the crowd near the end of the show. The band’s usual closer, a fan favorite from their previous record, entitled “Enemy,” was instead the prerequisite to the infectious song “Blood Happens” and ended the show with a stamp of approval as the crowd went wild.

Erasing the stigma of this being a “wrestler’s band” has been no easy task for this talented group of musicians. But Fozzy is a collection of talented players and performers that are still harnessing all of their skills show by show. While their singer’s propensity for performing live is no secret, his sole dedication to this band and away from the ring at this point in his career will only help them to jell together more cohesively.

Fozzy seemed to genuinely appreciate the turnout for the band’s headlining show as well as the audience's enthusiasm and made a point to thank everyone for attending as well as giving their thoughts and prayers to anyone who was affected or knew someone affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The gratitude was happily returned by cheering and chanting fans who got to experience an amazing show with a band that has the potential to soon be rocking more mainstream airwaves.

With the promise of a return to Albany, Fozzy and fans alike can only wait with high hopes of a bigger venue, larger crowd and another unforgettable night.

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Suspense Vacant in New Rowling Novel The CasualVacancy

By ZACHARY OLSAVICKY News Editor When a synopsis for J.K. Rowling’s latest novel, The Casual Vacancy, was released over the summer, my interest in the book increased greatly. The plot— death in an idyllic town, things not being as they appeared, and other clichés—came off as blasé, but the mention of an election suggested a scathing examination of British (and possibly American) society. With Rowling’s transformation from struggling writer to literary titan, she seemed as good as any author to examine the interplay of those classes. While those elements are present, the criticism that does succeed is damn near drowned in a cast of characters that’s too large and a writing style that undermines her goals.

“Much of the problem lies in the characters; so many are alike that Rowling could have merged roughly a third of the characters into others and little would change.”

Zachary Olsavicky The Casual Vacancy begins with the death of Barry Fairbrother, a councilman in a small English town with a tense class divide amongst its residents. Fairbrother’s death is not brief moment; the beginning 50 pages are devoted to characters’ reactions to his death. Were the reactions unique or important, it might be a worthwhile endeavor, but readers are instead left with a cacophony of reactions along the lines of ‘Oh

my god!’

Much of the problem lies in the characters; so many are alike that Rowling could have merged roughly a third of the characters into others and little would change. The few standout characters have flaws that, although redeemable, Rowling does not let them overcome. The character seemingly destined for redemption, Krystal Weedon, struggles mightily with the loss of Fairbrother, who served as a parental figure in absence of her drugaddicted mother. In the wake of a shocking personal tragedy late in the book, Weedon makes a disturbing decision that eliminates all hope for her and turns her from a strong character into a weak and dependent one. And Colin Wall, Fairbrother’s best friend and a candidate for his vacant council seat, is incapable of overcoming an anxiety disorder and rising to fill his friend’s shoes. For an author whose life is built upon redemption, her refusal to write inspiring characters is disheartening.

Perhaps this was a goal of Rowling—after all, marketing for The Casual Vacancy stressed the idea that it is Rowling’s first novel for adults. The idea that her previous works aren’t adultappropriate is bizarre; the Potter series grew in length and matured in tone as it (and its readers) grew older, and adults certainly count among fans of the series. To make a correction, this is not a novel for adults—it’s a novel not for children.

This mentality is certainly Vacancy’s biggest failing; instead of approaching plotlines with maturity and depth, characters act as if they’ve discovered Carlin’s seven dirty words. The most serious of plotlines, among them a character who cuts herself, not only involve teenagers but already exist in young adult literature. Instead of simply writing a good novel, Rowling writes as if she’s intent

on distancing herself as far from Potter as possible—and it shackles her ability to become a more complete writer.

One area where Rowling excels in Vacancy is social commentary. She presents a town divided, where one coalition of voters look to use Fairbrother’s death to eliminate a local rehabilitation clinic championed by the late councilman. The scheming invokes current UK Prime Minister David crusade against NHS and welfare programs in the name of austerity. It seems unlikely that Cameron is aware of Rowling; were he to learn Rowling wrote the bulk of her first Potter novel on welfare and credits the program with helping her, he may recognize his stupidity.

“Rowling concludes the novel with a bizarre sequence of events that leaves most characters in the same positions they began the novel at...”

It’s easy to see his and other Conservatives naïveté reflected in characters that seek to close the clinic, and their arguments are decimated as easily as their counterparts in real life. In a way, Rowling makes it too easy for supporters to succeed; the heroes are very smart and the villains are very dumb, although it doesn’t take away from the validity of her points.

In spite of those points, Row-

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The cover of J.K. Rowling’s newest novel, The Casual Vacancy. ling concludes the novel with a bizarre sequence of events that leaves most characters in the same positions they began the novel at; as a result, The Casual Vacancy feels completely pointless. One of my chief complaints with the latter books in the Potter series is that Rowling developed a habit of using a character’s death as the climactic event; it’s a weak storytelling element that doesn’t really say anything about the preceding

events. It happens twice at the end of The Casual Vacancy, and I closed the book with the sensation that something was missing.

Perhaps Rowling was simply trying to capture a more honest image of life, where most day-in and day-out activity offers no dramatic resolution. But for her expertise in class extremes, I put away The Casual Vacancy with a sense of disappointment and a longing for some kind of hope.

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Flight Is a Great Return to Form for Robert Zemeckis

By M. WILLIAM SMITH Staff Writer Over the course of his career, Robert Zemeckis has given the world a vast array of films like Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, and Cast Away. For a 20-year period from 1980 to 2000, his films were a great place to turn to for exciting plots, memorable characters, and well-implemented special effects. From that point forward, he has spent his time experimenting with motion-capture technology, with decidedly mixed results.

The three films he’s made in the interim (The Polar Express, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol) have all ranged from fair to middling. I wouldn’t call them outright bad, but they weren’t the filmmaker at his best. Zemeckis returns to the realm of live-action with his latest film, Flight, and I think I can speak for a lot of people when I say, “It’s good to have you back, sir.”

Flight stars Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker, a pilot who has to guide his plane as it crashes down and saves most of the passengers on board. In the

aftermath of the crash, it is discovered that he had alcohol in his system during the crash, and the film mostly conveys the battle of whether or not he was the cause, or if the airplane itself was poorly constructed. The film follows this ensuing legal battle, as well as Whitaker’s own personal battle with alcoholism. Both plots have enough substance to them to satisfy the needs of one movie on its own, but they serve each other well and coincide into a tense climax by the end. Washington gives one of his best performances as Whitaker, reacting to his situation with sadness, intensity, and surprising humor.

The film is mostly Washington’s show, but it is held together by a group of incredibly strong performances from Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, and John Goodman. Reilly plays a recovering drug addict that gets involved with Whitaker, and acts as something of the film’s moral center. Cheadle and Greenwood both give good performances, but Goodman is a blast in every scene he’s in, continuing his streak of appearing as supporting characters in films and steal-

ing the show every time he does it (like in Argo, Trouble With the Curve, ParaNorman, The Artist, Red State… and that’s just from the past two years).

Flight also represents some inspired direction from Zemeckis.

The opening sequence depicting the crash is one of the most intense of 2012, showing Zemeckis is still at the top of his game when showing off special effects.

The film can be heavy-handed at times, and feels more than a little preachy at others, but it always remains focused on the message at hand. Whitaker’s alcoholism isn’t exactly handled with subtlety, but it’s pretty clear that’s exactly what Zemeckis is going for.

Flight is a satisfying return to form for Robert Zemeckis, a strong character piece for Denzel Washington, and a harrowing look at alcoholism while also remaining an occasionally intense legal thriller. Though the message can sometimes be too obvious, it’s an exciting film that audiences should embrace.

Final Grade: A-

Flora the Red Menace to Be Performed Later This Month

By CHRIS SURPRENANT Arts Editor Saint Rose’s drama program will be presenting John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Flora the Red Menace. A legendary songwriting team, Kander and Ebbs had a hand in creating such classics as Kiss of the Spider Woman, Cabaret, and Chicago, among others.

Flora the Red Menace traces the journey of Flora Meszaros, a young art student who lands her first job in a department store in Greenwich Village during the Great Depression.

She falls in love with another artist, Harry Toukarian, who tries to sway her into embracing his leftist politics. Meeting a unique

Cast of Flora the Red Menace mix of people along the way, Flora is torn between different ideals, and must decide what will bring her true happiness.

Directed by Dr. Kenneth Krauss, Flora the Red Menace will be performed on Thursday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov.

18 in the campus theatre at 996A Madison Ave. Shows Thursday through Saturday will be at 7 pm, and the Sunday performance will be a matinee at 2 pm. $10 General Admission, $5 will a Saint Rose ID.

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I Can’t Believe You Watched That:

Wag the Dog (1997)

By RACHEL M. BOLTON Managing Editor

It’s been an interesting Election year. We have had Mitt Romney talking about his “binders full of women,” and Barack Obama firing zingers like he was Rodney Dangerfield. But my fellow Americans, we must remember that it could have been worse, a lot worse. In the film Wag the Dog, the president gets himself embroiled in a sex scandal days before Election Day. So what can his loyal team do to fix the problem? Start a war, of course!

In the film Wag the Dog, the president gets himself embroiled in a sex scandal days before Election Day. Rachel M. Bolton Not a real war, just one believable enough to get the country to think that the president is not a creepy pervert after he gives lusty attention to a Firefly girl, an equivalent to a Girl Scout. Professional White House spin doctor named Conrad Brean (Robert DeNiro) hires a Hollywood producer to create a fake war with Albania.

Why Albania? Because nobody knows anything about it.

Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman), the producer, creates war footage using a blue screen. To pull on America’s heart strings he gets an “Albanian”-looking girl to run through a war zone holding a kitten. But after the other candidate makes a statement that seemingly ends the fake war, Brean and his cohorts have to up the ante in their scheme.

They create a war hero who was left behind enemy lines named William Schumann. Motss gets Johnny Dean (Willie Nelson playing himself) to write a song called

“Old Shoe”, which becomes an anthem when America starts asking Albania for their “old shoe” back. However, the real William Schumann is a psychopath, making Brean and Motss take a few “creative measures” with him and things only get worse after that.

Despite what you may think, this film was not ripped from the headlines. The Monica Lewinsky scandal happened shortly after this film came out, making it more outrageous in hindsight.

However, this film focuses more on how the fake war is created, and how the American public reacts to it than the president’s scandal.

This film parodies the ridiculousness that a presidential campaign produces. The incumbent’s political adds consists of various scenarios were people end up saying, “You don’t change horses in midstream,” Which bugs Motss to no end. Plus, the other candidate complains about every little thing that the president says or does. Does this sound familiar to you?

Because of when it was made, this film has a few unintentionally depressing moments. We get to see people running through airports and making their leisurely way on the planes, and one scene were Brean gives a speech about how all future wars will be between insurgents who will likely be fighting their homelands as well as the US. Wag the Dog is an interesting film to watch. While it may sound similar to Mel Brooks’ The Producers, It’s a very different film.

It’s more dark and the characters less sympathetic. The film is thought provoking too; could something like this really happen?

Would people be able to get away with it, or would be just be another “Balloon Boy Hoax.” I recommend it for when you are feeling political, but don’t want to watch 24 or The West Wing.

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Affects of Superstorm Sandy Hits Home

By LAUREN SEARS Staff Writer During the night on October 29th Superstorm Sandy made herself known to the Tri-State region of the Northeast. Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore, New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and parts of Connecticut.

Millions were left without power, and thousands of homes were either damaged or destroyed.

Being someone that has lived in New York City, and friends living there and all throughout the Tri State area right now, my heart sank hearing the news that this storm was going to hit, and hit hard. At first I didn’t want to believe it, I had a glimmer of hope maybe it would swerve out to sea and avoid making landfall. That was just the optimism in me. As of Sunday night, when my best friends all texted me saying that evacuations occurred, and the MTA was shutting down, I knew this was serious.

The last time the MTA shut down was my first weekend in New York for Hurricane Irene.

Speaking of Hurricane Irene, let’s flashback to August 2011. It was my first week at St. John’s in Queens and all week we were being ordered to prepare for a hurricane that could destroy NYC. Honestly, Irene was just windy and only minimal rain occurred in Queens. Instead, it impacted Upstate New York, where people are still recovering today from the damaged Irene caused.

Knowing what a hurricane can do caused me to worry about what potentially could happen to the places where my friends live.

When I first saw images during and after the storm from CBS 2 NY, PIX 11, and the AP, I felt like someone punched me in the stomach. Seeing places where I used to go on a frequent basis turned into a deserted wasteland made

me realize that Sandy was the superstorm meteorologists had been talking about all week. Some of my friends lost power and as of Friday, five days after the story, some still didn’t have power. St. John’s experienced damage on all four of their New York campuses but still weren’t hit as bad as other parts of the city and the tri state area. Khadijah Donaldson, a close friend, a student, resident assistant at St. John’s, and a native of Long Island had this to say: “For me though, the hurricane was tough. I couldn’t be with my family and it hurt. But I played an important role with my residents here. I know the New York Community is strong and will bounce back.”

I wanted to know how Saint Rose students felt about Hurricane Sandy as well. Senior Lyssa Merle has this to say: “Hurricane Sandy is devastating. I

was so worried about my family and what could happen to them.

Luckily, my family is okay. My heart goes out to everyone whose family was impacted by the storm and I’m keeping those families in my thoughts.” Senior Antonio Caban said “I thought the damage was astounding. I think this storm was especially profound because it hit home for people like myself, who have friends in and around the city.” As one can imagine the impact of Hurricane Sandy could be felt right here at Saint Rose.

Dennis McDonald, Vice President of Student Affairs sent out an email on Friday to all students with information on how to help, what and where to donate it to.

For myself though the week of this storm was very tough emotionally but I know New Yorkers have a resilience about them to bounce back and recover from the storm.

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Girl 1 in the library: “She’s really pretty, you know.. when she isn’t ugly that is” Girl 2: “I agree” Girl in Dorm: “My dog has identity issues.”

Guy in Centennial: “I haven’t eaten yet today and I work in a grocery store. How ironic.”

Guy in Centennial: “Can I take him home as a furby?”

Guy in Lally: “We should just go to Mars. It’s fry there.

There’s no flooding on Mars.”

Guy in Dorm: “I don’t like Chiptole.”

Girl: “Do you like America?”

Girl in Centennial: “I would have been angrier than an angry raccoon.”

Guy in Centennial: “I need batteries.”

Girl: “I happen to have them. For emergencies only though.”

Guy: “This is an emergency. My remote isn’t working!”

Guy in Centennial: “She’s on the South Park diet.”

Girl: “South Park? South Beach.”

Girl in Centennial: “I just finished - what’s this thing called again? Oh, midterm.”

Girl in CCIM: “No two dollar burrito is worth going out in the rain for.”

Guy in CCIM: “It took me until my sophomore year of high school to learn the cotton eyed joe.”

Guy in CCIM: “He’s in a cowboy hat. He clearly knows how to wobble.”

Guy 1 in Centennial: “What is pictionary?”

Guy 2: “A really stupid idea.”

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Girl 1 in dorm: “You’re walking all the way to Uncommon Grounds in moccasins?”

Girl 2: “The Native Americans did it.”

Girl 1: “You’re not Native American.”

Girl 2: “Way to rub that in my face.”

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Politics Get Sandy

By KATHERINE BAKAITIS Staff Writer

The wrath of hurricane Sandy has left many people along the Eastern seaboard without power, and in some cases, without a home. Tragedy strikes at every corner you take, and there is no escaping mother nature. Natural disasters are supposed to bring people together in times of need and community, but as Election Day rolls around, politics has inevitably played around the suffering of others. Not all politicians are blood-sucking parasites who feed off the suffering of others for their own political gain, so thank you. Romney, on the other hand, has flopped his standing on the federal government’s role in disaster relief- showing that he doesn’t hold a very promisingly strong plan.

There’s no doubting that any natural disaster is a rotten kind of unwelcomed evil, but politically it can have some positive effects. I say this not in terms of personal political gain, but in spreading truths about current, pressing issues, such as in this case, climate change. Odd and worsening weather patterns have unveiled this expanding problem, but most people choose the cover their eyes and ears when such a topic is brought up, doubting its validity. The mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, is growing more concerned about the possibility of climate change.

He said that “while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it might be – given this week’s devastation – should compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.” Given this, mayor Bloomberg has now officially endorsed President Barack Obama for another term. Bloomberg has said that Obama “has taken major steps to reduce our carbon consumption, including setting higher fuel-efficiency standards

for cars and trucks. His administration also has adopted tighter controls on mercury emissions, which will help to close the dirtiest coal power plants (an effort I have supported through my philanthropy), which are estimated to kill 13,000 Americans a year.”

He also goes on to say how Mitt Romney, as Governor of Massachusetts, has pushed for climatefriendly changes, but since then, he has “reversed course” from everything he has done as Governor, even “running against the health-care model he signed into law in Massachusetts”.

President Obama has also teamed up with the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, who is, without a doubt, not Obama’s biggest fan. Despite choosing to support Romney in the election, Christie has casted aside any doubts of the president’s leadership (a quality of Obama he has called into question before) and went out of his way to praise the President’s response to the disaster. Christie said that “I have to give the President great credit.

He’s been on the phone with me three times in the last 4 hours.

He’s been very attentive, and anything I’ve asked for, he’s gotten to me. So I thank the president publicly for that. He’s done, as far as I’m concerned, a great job for New Jersey.” Christie continued, “He gave me his number at the White House, told me to call him if I needed anything, and he absolutely means it.” Perhaps Christie’s praise is genuine (and a slight over-kill), and that would be great: two opposites joining forces for the common good. If it isn’t, then I don’t know what kind of weird game Christie, a major conservative, is trying to play here (sucking up for federal funding?). Anyway, it’s probably nothing to read into; perhaps these are sincere comments about the president. When speaking of Romney and the hurricane, the candidate he is supposed to be supporting, Christie is a little less friendly. Romney had planned a

trip to New Jersey to survey the damage, and when this possibility was brought up, Governor Christie responded coldly, stating that “I have no idea, nor am I the least bit concerned or interested. I’ve got a job to do here in New Jersey that’s much bigger than presidential politics, and I could care less about any of that stuff.”

Being from opposite parties, Obama and Romney differ greatly when it comes to the role of the national and state government.

Romney, being Republican, supports more state governmental control over such issues because, as spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg puts it, “As the first responders, states are in the best position to aid affected individuals and communities,” and while this is true, slashing federal funding, like the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), is not a smart option. State governments have only so much money to go on, and while the federal government does too, its budget is more flexible (and not to mention bigger) than a state’s. New Jersey, as already mentioned, is a

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prime example of what help from the national government can do.

Democrats, such as Obama, are in favor of a more centralized federal government and therefore support the FEMA. In times like this, we shouldn’t be thinking about whom should control the disaster relief funding, we should be thinking about how it’s still there helping thousands of people who were effected. As the saying goes, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it!

Obama has taken his focus off of politics and campaigning for a bit while he and his administration can pay attention to their response to storm damage. He has cancelled campaigns in Colorado and Virginia so that he can stay home in Washington to oversee the clean-up through government agencies. Naturally somebody had to say something about that, and that somebody was Newt Gingrich. “He has cancelled his trips over the hurricane; he has not cancelled his trips over Benghazi” and that is because the hurricane presented itself to be a greater direct national threat than the attacks in Benghazi, which were still horrible, but not a disaster like the hurricane. People’s homes were left without power and some were even destroyed, that sounds like to me a more

valid reason to cancel trips.

This hurricane will, without a doubt, have some sort of impact on the election. Sandy will, and has, forced Obama to act more presidential and therefore more appealing to voters. Obama definitely does not want to repeat George W. Bush’s mistake when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, “which has become a symbol of incompetence” according to Julian Zelizer, a Princeton professor of history and public affairs. Mitt Romney, unlike Obama, can’t do much of anything since he doesn’t have incumbency power. All he can do is monitor people’s reactions to Obama’s response, make a move, and hope for the best.

Natural disasters have horrible impacts on the effected regions and the people that live in them. It should be enough that people receive the help they need from both the federal and state government, but some politicians choose to thwart people’s attentions to lesser issues of politics. Who should handle disaster relief funds? Who really cares? The system is working, so help the people who need it and quit with the whole politics thing for a while, even though it is nearing elections. Don’t forget to vote, your voice matters!

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Governor Chris Christie has praised President Obama’s response to the disaster.

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Election Storm Subsides For Sandy

By ANTONIO CABAN Staff Writer

Was Hurricane Sandy the last of the political “October Surprises”? Undoubtedly yes, but one I don’t think Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney liked this one very much. For all of October the attention has been Mr. Romney’s rise in popularity, strengthening poll numbers and unprecedented debate performance, however now the attention has shifted. All eyes have been on President Obama in the past week or so as voters gage his response to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. The “superstorm” forced Mr. Romney to take a back seat just a few days out from one of the most crucial elections from of our time. A complete flip from how he handled Hurricane Isaac in August. Why the change?

Just a few days before the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, meteorologist, pundits and political columnists were ranting about how Hurricane Isaac could have a major effect on the biggest GOP gathering this year. By the luck of the “political gods”, the storm barely missed Tampa, but instead inundated areas across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. Immediately following the storm Mr. Romney’s team announced the newly nominated GOP Presi-

dential candidate would make his first stop in Louisiana to meet with Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. Mr. Obama did not visit with Governor Jindal until the following week.

Both candidates offered support to the ailing state which just seven years ago was flooded out

by Hurricane Katrina. Despite his kind gesture, there’s no doubt in my mind the move to have Mr. Romney visit Louisiana was no doubt a politically motivated move to make the former Massachusetts Governor look more presidential. Especially since Mr. Romney’s camp made the announcement ahead of the White House. In all honesty though, despite Mr. Obama’s duties to manage the country, both candidates were looking for political points from this regional disaster. So what was so different about Hurricane Sandy? My answer: timing.

Hurricane Sandy battered the east coast over the course of three days last weekend and into Monday. That’s about a week out from Election Day. Immediately Mr. Obama headed back to Washington to deal with his presidential duties, while Mr. Romney held a last minute campaign-ish rally in Ohio. I use the slang “campaignish” because his tone was not about attacking the President and was more about his sympathies

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Mitt Romney held a last minute campaign rally in Ohio during Sandy.

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President Obama headed back to Washington to deal with his presidential duties during Hurricane Sandy. for those impacted by Sandy. Mr. Romney’s next move was to suspend his political ads currently showing in the affected by Sandy and also to cancel his campaign schedule for “sensitivity” reasons. All of these were politically smart moves not only out of respect for the victims, but it also avoided pre-election backlash from voters and Democrats. Being fair, Mr. Obama’s campaign took similar actions before Sandy hit the northeast. And this is where Mr. Romney, in my opinion, took the back seat.

Despite turning one of his rallies into a donation event for victims of Sandy, Mr. Romney didn’t do much to respond in the wake of the storm, which is complete change from how he responded to Isaac. Instead he sat back and allowed the President to be the President and deal with the crisis, essentially shifting the media attention, which he greatly benefited throughout the month of October. Some might argue he should have taken more of a leadership role, demonstrating to voters a week out from the election that if he was President he

could handle a crisis like this, but I think Mr. Romney did the right thing morally and politically.

Tragedies like Sandy should not have a political undertone to it. Although I believe it did frustrate him a bit, Mr. Romney’s choice to lay low and allow Mr. Obama to handle the tragedy without trying to steal the spotlight (like he did during Isaac) demonstrated good leadership.

I believe this is the behavior his camp wanted to emulate about their boss as well. Their choice not to visit New Jersey (home to

Governor Chris Christie who’s an outspoken Romney supporter), New York or Maryland demonstrated Mr. Romney wasn’t looking for political points, despite Election Day being so close. In that respect, both candidates acted like leaders in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and I commend them for that. But now that Sandy is long gone, both candidates can turn their attention back to the “political storm” that’s been brewing between them all along, the one expected to hit on Election Day.

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A MLB Season In Review

By MICHAEL SMITH Staff Writer

The 2012 MLB season has come to an end following another great post-season. It also brings the league to an interesting offseason.

Major League Baseball must now close the books on a season the same way for the second time in the last three years, with the Giants as World Series Champions.

This year saw many surprise teams, but also some disappointments. There were players who came out of nowhere to have great seasons, and there were guys who had history making moments.

It all started back in April, after a two-game opening series in Japan in late March, the season was off to a nice two week start, leading up to April 21st.

On that day, two incredible feats were performed. First, the Yankees, losing 9-0, going in to the sixth inning at Fenway, turned it around and scored 15 runs in the next three innings, ending up with a 15-9 victory over the rival Red Sox. That same day, in Seattle, White Sox starter Philip Humber pitched a perfect game against the Mariners. Humber, who was at the end of the White Sox rotation, has been on four Major League teams, including the White Sox. Humber was a very unlikely candidate to pitch a perfect game, combining this with the Yankees’ comeback, April 21st proved how truly unpredictable the sport of baseball can be.

Over the course of the regular season, 5 more pitchers would throw no-hitters, Jered Weaver, Johan Santana, Matt Cain, Felix Hernandez, and Homer Bailey, while Cain and Hernandez joined Humber with perfect games.

That’s not all, on June 6th, Kevin Millwood pitched six no-hit innings before exiting due to injury, five pitchers would come in from Seattle’s bullpen to complete the six-pitcher no-hitter. It is only

the ninth time it has happened in MLB history and six pitchers combining to throw a no-hitter is tied for the most ever, with the Houston Astros who used six pitchers to no-hit the Yankees on June 11th, 2003.

Even though pitchers have dominated the last few years, the hitters still know how to put on a show. On May 8th, Josh Hamilton unloaded on the Baltimore Orioles. That night Hamilton hit four two-run homers, contributing 8 RBI’s to a 10-3 Rangers victory. While that was an impressive performance, it took place on one night. What Miguel Cabrera did all year long, was absolutely

incredible.

Cabrera, with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs, and 139 RBI’s, became baseball’s first Triple Crown winner in 45 years.

The last player to win the Triple Crown was Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.

All that filled up the six-month regular season, leading us to the playoffs. For the first time in the 18-year history of baseball’s Divisional Series, all four Divisional Series’ went a full five games, including the Giants coming back from a 2-0 hole and winning three straight games in Cincinnati to move on over the Reds.

Then, the two League Champi-

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Buster Posey was a big part of the Giants’ World Series run.

onship Series’ could not have been more different. While Detroit swept the Yankees in four games, San Francisco found themselves down three games to one against the Cardinals, but Barry Zito gave them a great outing in game five and the Giants won the next two to move on to the World Series against the Tigers.

In that World Series, Pablo Sandoval made history, hitting home runs in each of his first three at-bats of the World Series, a feat that highly contributed to Sandoval winning World Series MVP. The Giants swept in four games and became champions again, after losing their closer on April 12th; the Giants did not let that get them down. It just leaves baseball fans wondering, what if

Buster Posey didn’t get hurt last year in May and miss the rest of the season? Would we be looking at a three-peat?

Looking forward to the awards that will be given out in the next few weeks; The NL MVP belongs to Posey, who hit .336, with 24 home runs, and 103 RBI’s, leading the Giants to the playoffs.

While in the AL, Cabrera will add the MVP to his Triple Crown.

The AL Cy Young belongs to David Price, who went 20-5 this year, with a 2.56 ERA. NL Cy Young has to go to R.A. Dickey.

Johnny Cueto had an outstanding year, 19-9 record, and a 2.78 ERA, but Dickey won 20 games on a team that only won 74, and had 2.73 ERA, including back-toback one-hitters.

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Such a Thing as Too White?

By JOSHUA NATOLI Sports Editor I wanted to take time away from my usual sports writing to discuss a particular issue that has been circulating the NBA this past week. Civil rights leaders have come out to say that the Minnesota Timberwolves are “too white” of a team to compete in the NBA. When I first heard this story being discussed on ESPN Tuesday afternoon on Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption I became disgusted not only with what was being said, but the lack of severity I sensed from those commenting on the situation. Why does a team that has a roster in which ten of its fifteen men are white get scrutinized by the same people who have fought for the equality among blacks and whites? It is like these civil rights leaders are looking to take a step back against their own beliefs.

I would like to know exactly what is wrong with a team being “too white.” What if the whole team was white? What if they were still very successful? It does not make sense to me. Just

because a team has a majority of white players does not make them any worse.

Another point, more of a conspiracy, those civil rights leaders were trying to prove were that the Timberwolves were actually obtaining loads of white players to boost ticket sales. It seems plausible considering that Minnesota is a predominately white state. But it also contradicts the fact that the Timberwolves sold 90 percent of their tickets last year with eight black players on their roster.

Have these leaders ever considered the Timberwolves are just trying to be a good team? Look at the Charlotte Bobcats, the worst team in the league last year, and possibly of all time. The Bobcats this season have only two white players on their fifteen-man roster and finished significantly lower in record than the Timberwolves, who had 19 more wins than Charlotte. The Sacramento Kings are also another team that the Timberwolves outperformed last year. The Kings’ overall record sat at 22-44 while the Timberwolves were 26-40. The Kings are a particular specimen to compare to the Timberwolves because

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the Kings’ only white player happens to be former college basketball star Jimmer Fredette.

Another aspect of the “too white” argument, and my personal favorite, has to be that most of these white players are very good, one of them being among the best. Kevin Love just so happens to be the best power forward in basketball, and arguably a topfive NBA player right now. The man was in the top-five in scoring with 26 points per game and top-five in rebounding with thirteen rebounds per game. Not to mention, he won the three-point contest and also claimed Olympic gold with the 2012 men’s basketball team. Another one of those white players is Ricky Rubio, the Spanish sensation who made the jump to the NBA after playing in Spain professionally since the age of thirteen. Rubio was a leading candidate for Rookie of the Year honors until he was sidelined due to a torn ACL. Another player, JJ Barea, was a key component in the 2011 Finals run the Dallas Mavericks made over the Miami Heat. Andrei Kirilenko, the former all-star, gives the Timberwolves a huge lift in on-ball

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The NBA has, for a long time, been seen as a black player’s league. So much, in fact, that it has spawned numerous stereotypes about white players, even movies such as White Men Can’t Jump. The NBA used to have a

majority of white players, as was most sports. Now when the tables have turned, it becomes blasphemous for a team to have a majority of white players. It is like we, as a civilization, have taken a major step back in terms of equality.

These same people who made the “too white” accusations are the ones who fight for the equality of everyone. Seems a little strange to you don’t you think?

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Golden Knights Stay Strong Through Weekend, Lose NE-10 Bid

By SHAWN BERMAN Staff Writer

Last Wednesday afternoon, The College of Saint Rose Women’s Soccer team hosted The Owls of Southern Connecticut in a Northeast-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, in hopes of making another run at the NCAA Division II title.

The Golden Knights generated a 12-6 shot advantage, and also produced six corner kicks while not yielding any.

The College of Saint Rose cruised to a 5-1 victory over The Owls by scoring four goals in the first half. With this win, Saint Rose extended their win streak to eight games, and had also collectively outscored their last eight opponents 18-2.

With only 10:59 elapsed in the first period, freshman midfielder Amanda Vasquez one-touched a cross from junior forward Carmelina Puopolo to give The Golden Knights an early 1-0 lead. This was Vasquez’s eighth goal of the season and Puopolo’s 14th assist on the year and 38th of her career.

With this assist, Puopolo passed former teammate, Christina Cuffari, for the school record.

Then, less than seven minutes later, junior midfielder Laura Taylor created space from her defender and fired a shot into the upper left corner. This was Taylor’s second goal of the season, and also her second straight game with a goal.

Puopolo then made it a 3-0 game when she converted on a through ball from Taylor at the 20:28 mark. This was Puopolo’s conference leading 17th goal of the season, and Taylor’s second assist on the year.

With only four minutes reaming, sophomore forward Meeghan Arno closed out the first half scoring, when she one-touched on a through ball from freshman midfielder Kelly Johnson. This was Arno’s third goal of the season, and Johnson’s second assist on the year as well.

The Golden Knights continued to push the pace in the second half and dominated the time of possession, despite an early Owls goal that came at the 31:46 mark to spoil the shutout for Saint Rose. Senior defender Brooke Madura created space from her defender with a crafty two-move juke then drove the ball home for her first goal of the season to make it a 4-1 game for The Owls.

Jennifer Busk rounded out the scoring for both teams at the 27:56 mark when she converted on a corner kick from the far right side for her first goal of the season, giving The Golden Knights a 5-1 victory.

Regarding this win, Puopolo had this to say about the game: “We came out firing today,” She said. “We were just looking to come out and handle our business. We knew that we had to make the most of our opportunities and we did.”

The Golden Knights had a quick turn around and had a semifinal game Friday afternoon against The Penmen of Southern New Hampshire.

Saint Rose controlled the tempo for a majority of the game while generating a 20-5 shot advantage, including a 7-2 shotson-goal differential. The Golden Knights also had a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.

The College of Saint Rose started the game off with a lot of intensity, and it looked like it would be a repeat of their quarterfinal game against Southern Connecticut. However, this game turned out to be a frustrating one for The Golden Knights as they had multiple scoring threats that just could not find the back of the net for them.

In the first half, freshman midfielder Amanda Vasquez sent a laser from 20-yards out that beat the keeper but sailed a little too high. Junior midfielder Sydney Bond then hit a volley that scraped the crossbar with 32:15 elapsed to keep the game scoreless going into the second half.

The Golden Knights manufactured several threats in the second half to keep the game interesting.

Two minutes into the half, sophomore forward Brittany Barry sent a strike that skidded by the left post. Saint Rose’s most dangerous potential threat came in the 75th minute when Vasquez put up a shot that looked like it

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was going to beat Southern New Hampshire’s keeper, but was redirected at the last second. Ten minutes after that, a header by freshman midfielder Gianna Smith sailed too high, capping off a frustrating scoring night for Saint Rose.

The Penmen were persistent throughout the whole game and wouldn’t give an inch. Under three minutes reaming in the game, senior midfielder Kaleigh Roberge converted on a cross from junior forward Ashley

Jaskula. Roberge one-touched the cross, and then the ball slid past junior keeper Jessica Gerski for a 1-0 Penmen lead. This was Roberge’s seventh goal of the season, and Jaskula’s fifth assist on the year.

The Penmen held off The Golden Knights to clinch the game, giving them a spot in the Northeast-10 Tournament final.

With this loss, The Golden Knights have lost their bid at a sixth straight Northeast-10 title.

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The Golden Knights suffered a loss to Southern New Hampshire after routing Southern Connecticut.