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Saint Rose Prepares for Social Justice Week

By ALISON LESTER

Keeping with an annual tra-dition that began about a few years ago, The College of Saint Rose will dedicating a week to social justice. The week, which will take place from March 28 to April 1 this year, consists of a variety of events, speakers, and activities being held to promote awareness and making a differ-ence. Just a few examples of the many events that will take place during this week are a showing of the film “Waiting for Superman,” a speech by Sister Tesa Fitzger-ald about her organization that deals with incarcerated women

and their children, and the oppor-tunity to become involved with community service for organiza-tions such as Rescue Mission, Regional Food Bank, and Habitat for Humanity.

Joan Horgan, the director of campus ministry at Saint Rose, emphasized how social justice and the week in its honor are about becoming aware of the larger issues affecting others, and the importance of helping those who need it. “It’s about think-ing bigger than individual prob-lems,” said Horgan, who works with those wanting to organize

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Rose Rock RelocationAdministration cites “noise spillage” and the

need for “greater control over attendance” as the causes for the move.

By IAN BENJAMIN and EMILY ROBERTSON

On Friday, March 25 at 4:25 p.m. a mass e-mail was sent to the campus body informing them that, due to a decision made by the campus administration, the annu-al campus musical festival Rose Rock will be moving from its traditional venue on the campus quad to the Nolan Gymnasium. In the notification the administration claimed that the relocation was due to the college’s need to have “greater control over attendance” and to limit “noise spillage.”

There has been a substantial student response to the adminis-tration’s decision. Lloyd Smith, a sophomore music industry major, has been collecting signatures on a petition calling for the restora-

tion of Rose Rock to its previous location on the campus quad.

According to the Student As-sociation more than 800 people attended last year’s Rose Rock on the quad, at which there was a strong security presence. When used as an auditorium the Nolan Gymnasium has the legal capac-ity to hold 1,481 people. Thus, there is legal capacity to hold as many people as have attended Rose Rock in the past. However, in the petition Smith cites not only the need for “space for stu-dents,” but also space for “ven-dors and community members” as a reason the event should not be relocated.

Gregory Keefe, a neighbor to Saint Rose at 215 Partridge for


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the Week’s events, and tries to encourage student and faculty in-terest.

Horgan pointed out how while it can be easy to become apathetic to issues when we’re constantly flooded with negative informa-tion, becoming passionate about a cause can add meaning to our lives. “I think it’s important to have something you really care about,” said Horgan.

Many of the students involved with Social Justice Week are in-spired by outreach trips they went on in January or during spring break, such as this year’s out-reach trip to Washington D.C. that focused on education. Other students may be inspired by what they learn in the classroom.

Nicole Dama, a Saint Rose junior, spoke with Horgan about having a showing and discussion of the film “Skin Deep,” which she viewed in her Communi-cation Culture class. The film, which brings together many col-lege students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, focuses on the racist viewpoints and pre-conceived judgments they may have on each other. However, as Dama noticed, no Muslim or openly gay or lesbian student was represented in the film, which are

groups commonly discussed to-day.

“We’re trying to explore out-side the classroom,” said Dama. “People shouldn’t be afraid to come and discuss because we’re all the same, we’re all part of a community.” The Beyond Skin Deep event will be occurring on Wednesday, March 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Lauren Kalbfell, a Saint Rose junior, is one of the many people involved with organizing the event Sleep-Out for the Home-less. This event, which will take place on Thursday, March 31 from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., will include the film “The Pursuit of Happyness”, hot chocolate, sleeping outside on the campus lawn (or inside the Sanctuary in the event of bad weather), and the opportunity to donate money, socks, or toiletries to benefit the Homeless Action Committee and the Capital City Rescue Mission. Students will also have the chance to attend an earlier event at 6 p.m. on Thurs-day in the main lounge called Voices of Homelessness, where rescue mission guests will share their personal stories about home-lessness, along with the stories of those who are involved with local organizations. There will be an opportunity to share dinner with them in the Sanctuary. The event

will end the following morning with a breakfast in the dining hall, hosted by Father Chris.

“The Sleep Out,” said Kalb-fell. “Is going to include the op-portunity to know what it's like to sleep outside for a night, learn about homelessness and how it is portrayed in media through the film, and donate to something successfully fighting the issue of homelessness.”

In preparation for Social Jus-tice Week, Saint Rose’s PR Club has worked on a campaign to get the word out, which they’re cur-rently creating brochures for. Dama, who is Community Rela-tions Director of the Club, men-tioned how they’ve worked to advertise and spread awareness about the Week. “It’s an opportu-nity for us to get out there,” Dama said of the Club.

For more information on So-cial Justice Week and the events occurring during it, check out the “Social Justice Week 2011” Face-book page, and be on the lookout for brochures.

“I think the whole week is go-ing to be an opportunity to learn,” said Kalbfell. “Sometimes, rather than direct action, education is one of the most powerful things that one can do to make a differ-ence in the world.”

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17 years, has seen, and more of-ten heard, many Rose Rocks. Ac-cording to him while “Traffic in the neighborhood increases” past Rose Rocks have been “relative-ly sedate.” And that “[They are] well contained.”

Next door to Keefe, at 217 Par-tridge, are Saint Rose students Scott Henderson, Dan Hale and Kyle Bender. When questioned about the event Saint Rose stu-dent Scott Henderson, speaking for himself and his two flatmates said, “We don’t support it going into the gym.”

Mr. Smith’s petition, in find-ing the need to specify that Saint Rose students were “in no way shape or form involved” in the “Kegs n’ Eggs” event which took place over Spring break infers a belief that a motivating factor behind the administration’s deci-sion to relocate Rose Rock is due to a wish to prevent association between the riotous and criminal behavior which took place during “Kegs n’ Eggs.” As of Saturday night, Smith had upwards of 90 signatures affirming agreement with the petition.

Additionally, student Michael Neidl IV created a Facebook group entitled “Boycott Rose Rock.” As of Saturday the group had garnered 203 members whom

ostensibly plan to protest the change in venue by not attending Rose Rock.

In a post on the “Boycott Rose Rock” group Lloyd Smith wrote, “If Rose Rock is held in the gym we will hold our own concert on the green.”

In the mass notification the ad-ministration cited “noise spillage” into neighboring private prop-erty. This weekend The Chronicle went door to door around the Saint Rose campus posing ques-tions to private residents regard-ing noise disturbances due to Rose Rock. The vast majority of the residences were home to col-lege students, almost all of which were attending Saint Rose.

Of the closest private residence neighbors to the campus quad—the venue for previous Rose Rocks—only two homes could be identified as composing a family of at least a husband and wife, or parent and children. These first of these two homes, at 215 Partridge was home to Gregory Keefe and his family.

Mr. Keefe said that though he can hear Rose Rock from his house, “it doesn’t go late into the night” and so is not much trouble to him or his family. The other family residence, at 1008 Madi-son, could not be contacted.

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Nearest Private Residences to the Campus Quad of the College of Saint Rose

Map courtesy of Google Inc.Map markings by Ian Benjamin

Map displaying the College of Saint Rose and the surrounding Pine Hills neighborhood.

1.) 197 Patridge St. (2 apts.)2.) 199 Partidge St. (2 apts.)3.) 201 Partridge St. (2 apts.)4.) 203 Partridge St. (2 apts.)5.) 207 Partridge

(2 apts) 6.) 209 Partridge7.) 547 Hamilton8.) 215 Partridge

(family home)9.) 217 Partridge (2 apts.)Composed of Saint Rose students:

Karia, Rishiraj McCool, Katy Bender, ColeBender, Kyle* Hale, Dan*Henderson, Scott** indicates who was questioned by The Chronicle

10.) 219 Partridge St. (2 apts.)

The Chronicle talked to Mr. Chadwick, a UAlbany student, who didn’t live in the area last spring. He said he would not be bothered by the festival. 11.) 221 Partridge St.

For Sale, No residents12.) Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany

Not active on Saturday. 13.) 200/202 Partridge St.

(apts.)14.) 194 Partridge St.

(2 apts.)15.) 192 Partridge St.

(2 apts.) 16.) DeLaSalle Institute

Not active on weekends. 17.) 421 Western Ave.

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Of the neighbors who were college students all claimed that they could not hear Rose Rock from their homes. Bethany Plum-mer, a Saint Rose student at 421 Western, said that, “I’ve never heard anything from the college.” Likewise, Saint Rose students at 217 Partridge, when posed the question “Can you hear [Rose Rock]?” claimed that they could not.

From the student body there have also arisen claims that the Nolan Gymnasium is acoustically inferior to the quad and that the gym simply is not as nice as be-ing out on in the sunshine. On the Facebook group page member Scott Watson wrote “As a Saint Rose Alumni and musician I have played two Rose Rock festivals.

They were two of the most beau-tiful days for weather I had ever witnessed on campus. The sound was excellent as well—because it was outdoors. The sound qual-ity will suffer greatly, and […] so will the attendance.” In a simi-lar vein, Saint Rose student Dan Hale said, “I’ll boycott it by sit-ting out on the lawn.”

The planned performance for the upcoming Rose Rock is “Cute Is What We Aimed For”, a pop rock band from Buffalo, NY. The band has, to date, released two albums: The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch and Ro-tation. In past years Rose Rock has hosted such well-known acts as We The Kings (2010) and Say Anything (2009).

(2 apts.) Composed of Saint Rose students. 18.) 433 Western Ave.

(2 apts.)All Saint Rose studentsL. FarkasD. MathenaM. WardC. Weber

19.) St. Andrew’s Parish Not active on Saturday.

20.) 1008 Madison Ave. (family home)

21.) 962 Madison Ave. (2 apts.)

Composed of students. 22.) 960 Madison Ave.

(3 apts.)Composed mostly of Saint Rose students.


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By JOSHUA NATOLI

Pine Hills barber Samuel Es-trella is more than just your aver-age barber. He is all about making his customers feel confident and completely comfortable. With 19 years of experience, the 33-year-old owner of Sammy Styles Barbershop brings more to his customers than a simple trim, he brings a great deal of experience, passion for cutting hair, and an extraordinary life story.

Estrella grew up on the mean streets of Yonkers, about 144 miles south of Albany, where he lived for 20 years. “It was a pretty bad area,” said Estrella. “People would steal your car even though they had the same one, but yours had a nicer interior.” Estrella would often go to the barbershop with his stepfather Lou. Estrella always looked at cutting hair to be a rather simple task. “I always felt I could do it,” said Estrella. One day in the barbershop Estrella had

an idea. “I said ‘Lou how about you buy me some clippers and I’ll cut your hair at home?’ He said yes, so we bought the clip-pers and I cut his hair.” That one haircut was enough for Estrella to start cutting hair out of his home when he was just 14 years old.

Hair cutting started out as just a hobby. “Barbershops in the city, especially in the Bronx would always have a lot of people and waiting could take an hour so I thought I could make some money doing haircuts out of my place,” said Estrella. After six years of cutting hair out of his house, his brother offered him a job at the old Razor Ron’s Bar-bershop in Albany back in 1998. Estrella took the offer and built a reputation around the area, espe-cially for fixing botched haircuts by other barbers. This is how Estrella met his now apprentice barber Ramiro “Renny Blades” Cortes.

“I got a bad cut,” said Cortes.

“I was new to the area and asked a friend if he knew anyone that could fix a bad cut and he told me about Sammy over at Razor Ron’s.” Estrella fixed Cortes’ hair 11 years ago and made a loyal customer. Cortes followed Es-

Estrella cutting customer Jason Martin's hair.

Local Barber Does More than Just Haircuts

trella when Sammy Styles was founded and now has been ap-prenticing under Estrella for near-ly two years. By 1999, Estrella’s reputation and talents earned him co-ownership of Razor Ron’s and a loyal client base.

In 2009 Estrella opened up his own shop on Madison Avenue, Sammy Styles Barbershop, which shares half of the building with a beauty spa owned by his mother. Estrella said he brought with him a client base of about 400 people.

One of his clients is Jason Mar-tin, a 2010 graduate of The Col-lege of Saint Rose who has been coming to Estrella for haircuts for eight years. “Sammy doesn’t just give a good haircut,” said Martin.

“He makes you feel completely comfortable and not like he’s just trying to do a job, never once have I been nervous about him taking a blade to my head.” It’s that same mentality that has made Estrella so many loyal clients. “He is just an overall great guy,” said Cortes. Estrella has big ideas for the future. He plans to convert the whole building into a barber-shop to expand his business.

“A barber is like a boyfriend or girlfriend,” said Estrella. “Once the relationship starts to go wrong you’ll stay with them for a while until you find someone else and that’s how I look at how I cut hair, I’m trying to do more than just cut hair, I’m trying to make someone feel good.”

Joshua Natoli

Joshua Natoli

Estrella in front of his Sammy Styles Barbershop.

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Calendar of Events

If you have an upcoming event you would like to see in our weekly Calendar of Events, please e-mail Ian Benjamin at

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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK : MARCH 28 – APRIL 1For more Social justice Week events see page

Tuesday, March 2912 - 1 p.m. “Uzbekistan: A Presentation by Diana Akhmedjanova.” Sponsored by the Communications Dept. CCIM 1194:30 – 5:30 p.m. Adventure Club Meeting. SA Conf. Rm.7 p.m. Dr. Horace Campbell will give a talk on African politics entitled “Revolutions Without Self-Proclaimed Revolutionaries: Lessons from North Africa”. Touhey Forum, Lally School of Education 7 – 9:30 p.m. English Club Welcomes: Spring Poetry Reading. Main Lounge8 – 9 p.m. Yoga for Students. Hubbard Sanctuary

Wednesday, March 304:30 p.m. St. Rose Chronicle Meeting. CCIM 1197 – 8 p.m. SADD club meeting. SA Conf. Rooms7:30 p.m. “Premiere Performances III : Tim Reynolds.” Tim Reynolds is Dave Matthews’ lead guitarist and will be giving at solo acoustic concert at Saint Rose. Tickets are $25. For more info. contact Sal Prizio at (518) 337-4871 or [email protected]. PRH in Massry7 – 10 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Benefit Show sponsored by the Adventure Club. St. Joseph’s Hall Auditorium8 – 10 p.m. Karate Club meeting. Lima Basement

Thursday, March 314:00 p.m. Environmental Club Meeting. 950 Madison 7:45 – 9:00 p.m. Identity Weekly Meeting, Standish Rooms8:30 p.m. Philosophy Club. Main Lounge

Friday, April 1APRIL FOOL’S DAY

Saturday, April 29 a.m. Check-in for St. Rose 5K. $10 early registration/$15 on-site.10 a.m. Saint Rose 5K begins on campus Lawn. E-mail [email protected] for more info.

Sunday, April 36:30 – 8 p.m. Monday Yoga for Students. Hubbard Interfiath Sanctuary7 – 8 p.m. Zumba Class. Standish Rooms

Monday, April 4 7:30 p.m. “Islamaphobia and the Challenge of Pluralism in teh 21st Century,” by John l. Esposito. Free and open to the public. St. Joseph’s Auditorium6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Yoga for Students. Hubbard Sanctuary

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Saint Rose Connects with the Community

By KATELYN BONK

Men and women ranging in age and ethnicity gather in one place to socialize, study and help their surrounding community. Starting out as just a mere white house on Madison Avenue the College of Saint Rose has grown not only in size, but in gender, race and the amount of activities a student can participate in.

Saint Rose has a number of volunteer opportunities students can take part of; some are for a short time period while others last year long. Project Learning Tree and Reach out Saint Rose Day are two short term volunteer pro-grams students are happy to be a part of.

Mary Cosgrove, a science pro-fessor at the college, takes stu-dents from her science classes to elementary schools in Albany to teach children the value of trees. Project Learning Tree involves training college students, have the students teach the children and then help children plant trees on their elementary school ground.

“This has been a terrific experi-ence. Planting trees is important. Children can watch the changes it goes through (from season to sea-son),” said Cosgrove. As of this semester Cosgrove has taken 50 students to two different schools and planted close to fifty trees with five elementary classes.

Another program offered at the college is the Help Yourself Academy, which is a yearlong volunteer opportunity. HYA is a featured program where col-lege students are asked to men-tor one student in grades three through six for one hour twice a week Monday through Thursday. The students are bused to the col-lege after school from the Pine Hills elementary School which is right around the corner. What

makes this program special is that the students are brought in to the college so that they get an oppor-tunity to see what college is like and to get excited about learning and their future.Katie Dobbins, a Childhood Education major, has participated in the program for a year now and her experience with the program has been nothing but rewarding for her. “My ex-perience with the Help Yourself Academy has been a wonderful one. The children are excited to learn, and to be with their men-tor. In a lot of ways I found, Help Yourself Academy, helped me as well as my mentee. I took a lot with me from working with my mentor, and I know that I had an impact on her as well. It feels great to know that by a simple after school program can create such difference on these chil-dren’s lives,” said Dobbins.

Founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, the College of Saint Rose has grown into a wonderful place where hundreds of students work to-gether to better their community.

The Rosavarian, the Saint Rose paper in production in the 1950s, published a story titled Former Albany Mayor Lauds Saint Rose,

by Pat Kenneally, which gave credit to Saint Rose for the won-derful work they are doing in the community back in 1957.

“The College has more than proved its benefit to the commu-nity and won its medals of hon-ors. The teachers who go out to all sections of New York State and educate our young, those who work in the laboratories are fine examples of modern, edu-cated, Christian women,” said John Boyd Thatcher Jr., a former Mayor of Albany.

If Thatcher were still around today I’m sure he would be ec-static at the wonderful work Saint Rose is doing today with all the great programs that it has to offer not only to students and faculty, but to the surrounding commu-nity, known as Pine Hills.

Tiffany Mack, a senior and Childhood Education major, is one student out of hundreds who enjoys giving back to the com-munity through the different programs offered at Saint Rose. “Saint Rose, in my opinion, does an excellent job giving back to the community with all the pro-grams they sponsor and charity events held. Usually these places are charity or non-profit places themselves, which makes the whole event even sweeter. Stuff the Van, which allows students to donate food for people who won’t have it on Thanksgiving, the coat drive happening with the Educa-tion department right now, and HYA are also examples of what Saint Rose does to give back to the community,” said Mack.

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Capital Region Salsa Reaches Pine Hills

and Beyondby Derek Gibbons

Dana Henson, a 27-year-old resident of the Pine Hills neigh-borhood and mentor at Empire State College, has been helping out with the Capital Region Sal-sa Social in Troy, New York for

three years now and is one of 11 committee members for the so-cial.

“Salsa is a positive way for people to get to know each other and become comfortable with one another,” Henson said Satur-day night.

Henson grew up in a com-munity in Boston and connected with the Latin infl uence there. When she moved to Albany, and the Pine Hills neighborhood, she wanted that same connection and she used salsa to make it.

With the help of Henson and her committee, the Sal-sa Social drew 150 people to its last so-cial, a big leap since it fi rst started in Au-gust 2007 with only 15 or 20 people.

More than 50 people attended Saturday night’s one hour work-shop of New York style salsa taught by Junior Ryes of Mas Salsa Que Tu of Middletown be-fore the main event. What followed was four full hours of salsa, bachata and other Latin dances.

The group also likes to celebrate its loyal dancers by an-nouncing birthdays and encouraging participants to have a birthday dance. Everyone takes part

in celebrating the salsa social tradition by circling the birthday celebrant and taking turns danc-ing with the honoree.

Lana Ortiz, now the head or-ganizer for group and owner and dance instructor at the Albany Salsa Dance Studio believes salsa is for everyone and is not limited to only people of a Latin back-ground.

“Salsa has become a great common thing among people of all nationalities, countries, back-grounds, something that unites people and eases them to any so-ciety they may fi nd themselves,” said Ortiz.”It is something that you can learn to do from the time you are a child to the time you are a senior citizen.”

Ortiz also said the international dance doesn’t require any equip-ment, just the desire to dance.

Attending the salsa socials and taking lessons has helped one lo-cal software development man-ager to meet new people.

“I am an immigrant to the United States myself and mak-ing friends has been tough,” said Gary Jones, who moved to the region from Solihull, England. ” This is the most wonderful bunch of people and they are my new family and that is why I keep

Much like the Salsa Social, many other types of dance were offered in the past history of Albany like this advertisement for dance on March 4, 1936 in the Times Union.

coming back.”The local Salsa Social was not

always a success and struggled to gain popularity in its early stag-es. Anwar Dunbar, who was the original creator of the group, re-ceived help from Ortiz in recruit-ing people. Ortiz emailed, spread the word through the community, and also announced events at her classes at Albany Salsa. After ad-vertising, the group grew to 50 people.

Ortiz is now the primary orga-nizer and gets assistance from the volunteer social committee, all of whom have varied backgrounds in salsa and dance. Money raised at the socials goes back into the social to bring in guest instruc-tors, DJ’s, pay for fees at the Troy Masonic Hall, and other expenses that come along with each social.

Saturday night’s perks also included a free massage, pizza,

raffl es, and a cash bar. Experi-ence levels range from begin-ners to advanced and all ages are welcome from children to senior citizens.

All types of dance, like the salsa social, have always been offered in the Albany area. In an advertisement from the Times Union from Wednesday March 4, 1936, the De Witt Clinton offered new dancing with New York en-tertainment every afternoon from 4-7 where you could dance, drink, and have a good time.

The next social will be held Saturday, April 23 at the Troy Masonic Hall in Troy, NY. There is a $10 entrance fee. For more information on the event, visit ei-ther their Facebook page or web-site at www.salsasocialny.com.


One Woman, Two Grandchildren: Making a Life CountBy ANNIE DELANO

It can be said that many wom-en are dedicated to their family, but what sets Ann D’Attilio, a resident of Pine Hills, apart from your average woman is her com-mitment to improving the lives of everyone around her, including members of her church and the neighborhood in which she lives. Each week, she dedicates over 45 hours to taking care of her grand-children, and she is happy to do so.

Grann, as she is called by grandson Connor, spends her days taking care of the children, and planning special activities to do with two year old Connor. They frequently attend story hour the Pine Hills library, and once a week, D’Attilio takes Connor to Music Together, a group that ex-poses toddlers to music.

“I feel so blessed to have my mom help out with the kids,” said Mary Cady, D’Attilio’s daughter. “My son’s vocabulary has al-ways been great and I feel I owe a lot of that to my mother as she was always talking to him about anything and everything and she loves to read stories to the kids.”

D’Attilio, who lives in Pine Hills, plays a huge role in the life of Connor and Mackenzie. For

granddaughter Mackenzie, who was born in July, D’Attilio is a vital life line. Hypotonia, a con-dition Mackenzie has, causes the muscles in the body to be weak, and leaves her unable to suck from a bottle or breast. D’Attilio provides special care every three hours when she hooks up Mack-enzie’s feeding tube which pro-vides her daily nutrition.

Mackenzie also receives in home occupational therapy five days a week that D’Attilio plays a vital role in. She learns from doctors and her daughter what kinds of in home therapy exer-cise Mackenzie needs to improve her condition, and works with her during the time she watches her, continuing the exercises once the therapy session is over. Cady, Mackenzie’s mother, gives credit to her mom for the time she spends helping Mackenzie gain muscle strength.

“My daughter has some feed-ing and eating issues so having someone I trust watch her is a ne-cessity,” said Cady. “Because my daughter gets therapy, my mom’s able to spend the time working with her, while in a daycare set-ting they wouldn’t have the time to do so.”

D’Attilio has been a resident of Pine Hills since 1974. She and

her husband of 44 years, Mike, bought their first home on Man-ning Boulevard. Today, she lives in a different home just down the street from her original house on the Boulevard where she is an ac-tive community member.

What drew D’Attilio to the Pine Hills neighborhood was its strong sense of community. While people have come and gone over the near 40 years D’Attilio has lived there, the community still remains strong. After moving to Pine Hills, D’Attilio joined the Manning Boulevard Neighbor-hood Association and has held different leadership positions, in-cluding, Secretary and Treasurer the position she still holds. Being part of the association improved her connection to the community and allowed her to influence the area in which she lived. On the neighborhood association, she helped in the legal battle to keep the Boulevard residential, when business owners tried to buy property. The Association won, and brought a sense of unity to the residents of Manning, which D’Attilio feels has helped the neighborhood remain a tight knit.

D’Attilio was also a major con-tributor to the community, and still is. When her children were young, she helped organize a

neighborhood babysitting Co-Op, which allowed parents to share babysitting services amongst each other, creating affordable and trustworthy care within the convenience of their own neigh-borhood. Currently, she helps plan neighborhood holiday par-ties and in the spring plants flow-ers on the corners of the street to improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood.

Outside of the neighborhood, but not far from home, D’Attilio is an active member of the Uni-tarian Universalist Society in Albany. She retired as the Di-rector of Religious Education in 2007. As the Director, D’Attilio worked with current friend Mer-edith Mercer, the Chair of the Religious Education Committee, who admired D’Attilio’s work. When not doing their daily jobs at the church, D’Attilio and Mer-cer were on the churches’ social committee and responsible for

planning fun filled events once a month.

“I was so impressed with how organized Ann was and how de-voted she was to her job and wanted the program to be suc-cessful,” said Mercer.

So many people around the community have benefited from being in the presence of Ann D’Attilio even if they didn’t know it. Whether their child went to Sunday school, and was influenced by their desire to im-prove religious education or you were pleasantly influenced by the flowers she planted on Manning Boulevard. The community is a brighter, happier place because she lives here.

Mary Cady, D’Attilio’s eldest child puts her life into perspec-tive best as only a daughter can, saying of her mom, “My mom is super reliable and very thought-ful. She’ll always do whatever she can to try to help out.”

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oAnn D’Attilio in her Pine Hills home with her dog. D’Attilio has lived in the Pine Hills for over 40 years and plans on staying put.


By VALERIYA PONOMAROVA

Eric Renaud has been practic-ing acupuncture in the Pine Hills neighborhood for about 10 years now, providing help to those seeking pain relief.

Renaud, 44, has been a li-censed New York state acupunc-turist since 2000. His office is at 485 Western Ave. inside the Acu-puncture Balancing building, pre-viously called Albany Classical Acupuncture.

His search for office space to practice acupuncture brought him to the Pine Hills. He chose this neighborhood for his practice be-

Acupuncture: An Alternative Approach to Pain Relief

cause it is convenient for people who seek his help to get here. His clients can walk or take a bus; or, they can drive and use the park-ing lot behind the building.

Acupuncture is an alterna-tive medicine that can be used to treat various conditions includ-ing stress, anxiety, depression, migraines, the common cold, asthma, and many others. This is done by the insertion and guid-ance of sterile needles in specific points of the human body. Ren-aud also uses a technique called “cupping” which could provide effective relief for muscle pain, spasms, and more.

“Acupuncture could treat pret-ty much anything that exists,” said Renaud. For example, a pa-tient who came in with a severe headache from sinus pain was healed after only two treatments. This miraculous treatment could also provide relief in certain parts of the body, such as knee pain, back pain, hip pain, and neck pain.

Renaud finds happiness in dealing with people who are in pain because they are often open to being helped. Through this connection, he establishes rela-tionships with his patients, which allow him to better understand how to help them and treat simi-lar conditions in the future. He treats his patients independently in a secluded room inside the building in which he rents space. There, the patients are able to feel a sense of privacy and relaxation.

“I think that he is extremely well trained; he’s very interested in acupuncture as a whole,” said Carole Griner, who has been Re-naud’s patient since August 2010. Griner found Renaud through her insurance provider and chose him

because his office was nearest to her home. Griner was in need of pain management and found the relief she sought from acupunc-ture that she had not found from over-the-counter medicine. Her pain relief lasted for several days after each treatment, which she was grateful for. “I found the re-lief was immediate,” she said.

Renaud’s interest in acupunc-ture grew out of his past experi-ences. Born in Brockton, Mas-sachusetts, he spent much of his childhood outdoors because nature was important to him. In-spired by the actor Bruce Lee and a TV show called “Kung Fu” from the 1950s, Renaud be-came interested in martial arts. He took up classes such as Tai Chi and Kung Fu, which taught him something that his previous experience in sports such as base-ball and football had not; it was the connection between the body, mind, and spirit that allowed him to find balance within the self. This unification is important in acupuncture to reconnect with the self and enable the body to feel and accept the treatments being

provided.“I like his approach to acu-

puncture very much,” said Dagny T. Alexander, a licensed massage therapist and certified Shiatsu practitioner, who said that her practice is also based in the same traditional Chinese medicine as Renaud’s. She works in the same building with him and has known him for about nine years. She said that the two of them talk a lot about ideas concerning their work. “I think he’s very kind to his patients and…he is a good practitioner,” Alexander said.

The first to do so in his family, Renaud graduated from the Uni-versity of Massachusetts in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in soci-ology. Attending UMass, he took several different classes, such as Philosophy and Comparative Religion, which provided him with a new way of looking at the world and how different philoso-phy was in the east. He majored in sociology because he had the most credits in that field and he liked the professors that taught

The front of the Albany Classical Acupuncture building in which Eric Renaud's office is located.

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Eric Renaud, M.Ac., standing next to Shiatsu Meridian Charts at Acupuncture Balancing.

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it; however, he had “no idea,” he said, about what he really wanted to do.

Renaud did Aikido between 1990 and 1997. He also taught Aikido classes for a few years. However, he injured his knee while he was teaching and his meniscus was torn. It had to be operated on and taken out. The surgery, while minor, was still costly but because of that, he was able to try physical therapy which inspired him to try acupuncture. ”In a way, it was a blessing. You don’t know it at the time, but if you have a big perspective, some-times it turns out to be a positive thing,” Renaud said, referring to how his incident led him to his current passion: acupuncture.

In 2000, he received his mas-ter’s degree in acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture In-stitute, now called Tai Sophia Institute, in Columbia, Maryland, where he learned how to be a practitioner and relate to patients. He also completed a two-year clinical integration internship, where he learned about the in-tegration of pulse diagnosis and herbs. He learned about how to make healthy choices, along with the belief that emotional prob-lems shouldn’t be suppressed, but instead reconciled to prevent the occurrence of physical illnesses. One of the differences between eastern and western medicine, Renaud said, is that in the west, those seeking treatment may only receive physical help; however, in the east, physical pain is often tied to the emotional state and the treatment there seeks to provide help to both states, because the body and the mind are connected. In addition, Renaud also complet-ed progressive studies in Master Tung’s Acupuncture, from which he learned ways he could offer re-lief from hard-to-treat conditions.

Aside from spending most of his time providing relief and healing to his patients, Renaud is currently assisting in the publica-tions of a few books. His collabo-ration includes helping with orga-nizing some medical terminology from Chinese Medical Texts in an

easy-to-understand way. “I think the books that we do will last for a long time,” he said.

Renaud currently lives in Aver-ill Park, with his wife, three chil-dren, and two dogs. He has an offi ce inside his home where he practices acupuncture on the days he is not in his Pine Hills offi ce. He plans to move his practice across the river when he fi nds professional space for it, so that he can progress in his business and be able to survive practicing acupuncture full-time, while at

the same time being closer to his home. Renaud hopes to build his practice so that he can charge his patients lower fees. He also hopes to be able to charge students and seniors less. Currently, one treat-ment session costs $60.

“He’s just a kind person and I would recommend him to any-body who’s in a situation who would benefi t from it,” said Gri-ner, who received more relief from Renaud’s acupuncture than she ever found in over-the-coun-ter medicine.


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The Adjustment Bureau Needs A Few Adjustments

By CHRIS SURPRENANT

At first glance, The Adjust-ment Bureau seems to have the makings of a pretty good movie. There’s action and suspense, all framed around what could have been a nice little love story. How-ever, the genuinely interesting plot doesn’t last, and the film verges on silly.

The film revolves around am-bitious, would-be Senator of New York, David Norris (Matt Damon). Though immensely popular among the people, he lost his campaign when a minor scandal broke. While rehearsing his concession speech in a men’s bathroom, he meets Elise (Emily Blunt) hiding in the stalls. Elise, a lover of honesty, convinces Da-vid to be the same when address-ing the people. His speech goes over incredibly well, and puts him upfront to run again in four years. He never gets to see Elise again to thank her.

Later, David again runs into

Elise on the bus, and this time he gets her phone number, and a romance begins to emerge. How-ever, their love is not meant to be. An outside force, The Adjustment Bureau, has a master plan, and the two are not meant to be a cou-ple. Those at the bureau set out to make sure they never see each other again. David is threatened by “caseworker” Richardson (an implied angel) to forget Elise, or else he will be “reset” and lose all his memories. This order is apparently the will of “the Chair-man” (implied to be God).

David agrees, however he cheats the system and begins to ride the same bus every day for years, until he runs into her again. The caseworkers (whose pow-ers are the result of donned hats) don’t like this one bit, and they try to intervene in every way pos-sible so that the two cannot be together.

Damon and Blunt have fantas-tic chemistry onscreen. Their re-lationship is not a forced, hokey type that is often seen today. The

pair is incredibly natural, from the way they converse to their first kiss; they are very, very ef-fective. They will each go to the ends of the Earth for each other, and the audience believes it.

Damon’s David Norris is meant to be a very likable char-acter, and he plays the part to a tee. The audience is always on his side and never once questions his actions when he tries to get Elise back in his life. His resourceful-ness and cunning add to his char-acter, as he oftentimes outwits the caseworkers.

Blunt as the mysterious Elise does well in her role. She plays a woman who wants to move on with her life, but something is holding her back. That some-thing would be David. Though he has not been a constant presence throughout her life, she cannot re-linquish her love for him. Blunt delivers a great performance, as the viewer can see she is visibly tortured by her wait for David. When she does try to move on and get married to another, her apprehension is made very evi-dent not only with her lines, but also with her eyes.

Though the actors give great performances, the seemingly great plot falls apart at the hands

of the love story. When the film becomes solely about David and Elise being together, the film shifts its focus to the couple con-stantly running from the case-workers all over New York City. The last half of the film becomes on giant game of hide-and-go-seek, and is not entertaining for anyone but the characters.

The film does end nicely though. Harry Mitchell, a case-worker who has been following the pair, realizes that in an earlier version of the “master plan,” both David and Elise were meant to be together at one point in time. Af-ter having gone through so much, Mitchell decides to change the plan, and allows the two to live their lives together forever and always.

Aside from a great storyline, the film also asks the viewer to consider the idea of pre-destina-tion. It is widely thought that as human beings, we also have free will and control our own destiny. However, the film presents the

notion that every little thing we do is because of some outside force, that we each have a plan designed specifically for our own lives. In the film, David is meant to spill coffee on his shirt so that he would have to take the time to change, and miss his encounter with Elise. However, the case-worker fell asleep and this did not happen, therefore altering the pre-determined plan of events.

Though initially promising based on the performances of the leads, The Adjustment Bu-reau falls apart at the hands of its own plot. The extended chases between the caseworkers and the couple ultimately make the film boring and forgettable. Though it may not make cinematic history, it does, if anything, cause the viewer to question one’s place in the world. The questions the film poses are never really answered, but left up to the viewer to decide. The film asks us to reexamine our lives, and see if they too need a little adjustment.

Promotional poster for The Adjustment Bureau.

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau. Universal Pictures 2011

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Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet

Visit The College of Saint RoseOn Sunday, March 20, Jeff Cof-

fin and the Mu’tet visited The Col-lege of Saint Rose. The Chronicle’s own Leigh Ward was in attendance, and snapped some photos of the band. Band members include: Bill Fanning on trumpet, Felix Pas-torious on bass, Kofi Burbridge on keyboard, Jeff Sipe on drums, and Jeff Coffin on sax. Coffin also plays saxophone for Dave Mat-thews Band.

Jeff Coffin on saxophone. Leigh Ward Jeff Coffin on saxophone. Leigh Ward

Leigh WardFelix Pastorious on bass.Bill Fanning on trumpet. Leigh Ward

Kofi Burbridge on keyboard Leigh Ward

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Tuna Rice

By ALLISON LESTERStaff Writer

When I was a kid, my family lived on a very tight budget so we had to be creative when it came to making meals that were both inexpensive and filling. One meal my sister and I especially enjoyed was dubbed "Tuna Rice" by my mom. It's fairly simple to make, relatively cheap, and can work for lunch and/or dinner. It may appear kind of gross, but it actually tastes really good. And as many college students on a tight budget know, you can't always afford to be picky. Ingredients:

1 to 2 bags of instant white rice (brown rice also works for those who prefer it).1 can of cream of mushroom soup.1 to 2 cans of tuna in water.1 1/2 cups of water.1 tsp of salt.

Directions: 1. Put the instant bag of rice and water in a microwave safe bowl, and heat in micro-wave for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, or until water has evaporated and rice is fully cooked.2. Empty all contents of cream of mushroom soup can on top of rice and stir until evenly mixed.3. Empty all contents of tuna can(s) on top of rice and cream of mushroom soup and stir until evenly mixed.4. Add salt for flavoring; stir untl evenly mixed. This meal is more filling than it looks, so be prepared to save any leftovers.

“Golden” Grub

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

By IAN BENJAMINLayout Editor

My suitemate has a problem: she's addicted to Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats. It's understandable, Rice Krispie Treats are good; Rice Krispie Treats with peanut butter are better; but Rice Krispie Treats with peanut butter and topped with choco-late are best. When she thinks of this delicacy her eyes' glaze over worse than James Franco's were at the Oscars. Want to get addicted too? Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup brown sugar2/3 cup honey1 cup peanut butter 5 and 1/2 cups Rice Krispies1/2 cup milk chocolate OR semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Put brown sugar, honey and peanut butter in a large pot. Melt over medium heat, stir-ring occasionally to ensure the mixture doesn't burn on the bottom. Once thoroughly mixed pour in Rice Krispies. Mix to ensure that every single Rice Krispie is thor-oughly coated in sin (a.k.a. peanut butter). Pour into 9" x 13" pan and spread evenly. Let sit for a half hour. Devour

Optional Chocolate Topping:Melt chocolate of your choice in ceramic or glass bowl in microwave for 1:30 min. Stir to make sure the mixture is fully melted. Drizzle over Rice Krispies with a spoon.

Note: If your pot can't fit the Rice Krispies pour the Rice Krispies into the 9" by 13" pan and THEN pour the peanut butter mixture over them. Also, wax paper works well for pressing the mixture into the pan.

You had better add "Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats" to your iPhone Confession App, cause this is a saccharine sin.

Some tried and true recipes from the kitchens of our very own Chronicle staff members guaranteed to make a memorable meal or a delightful dessert. Enjoy!

--The Chronicle Staff

Rice, a primary ingredient in Tuna Rice.

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Snickerdoodles

By SUNSHINE OSELLAStaff Writer

There are a lot of bake sales that go on at college. So when deciding on a recipe to use for all of them, it was a no brainier. I have been making Snickerdooles since I was about 9 years old because they are one of the easiest kind of cookies to make. It only takes a couple of minutes to whip up a batch on a weeknight for a bake sale in the morning. They are also some of the most delicious cookies you will ever taste. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 2/3 cup flour1/2 ts. baking powderpinch of salt1/2 ts. nutmeg1/2 cup butter3/4 cup sugar2 eggs1 ts. vanilla1 tb. cinnamon1/4 cup sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside. In a bowl, mash butter and sugar together until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture, and stir until well combined. Mix cinnamon and sugar on plate. Roll pieces of dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar mixture, place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-2 minutes. Makes about 30 cookies.

Easy Mac

By THE CHRONICLE STAFF

It ain't easy being cheesy. Do you live in Bru? Do you need to eat? If you don’t already know this recipe you’re probably already dead or transferred. But in case you have been living on Paesan's and free food at meetings, this is for you:

Directions:

- Take a trip to the Brubacher basement “convenience” spot or open that long awaited package from the ‘rents. - Purchase that overpriced cup o’ easy Mac with your warped Knights card- Head back to your room past the hot and dirty laundry facilities- Now close your door and pop that baby into your roommate’s microwave that never gets cleaned because they’re too busy watching Sammi punch Ronnie in his smush face- Watch out, 3 ½ minutes later that hot steamy pot o’ gold is ready for consumption- To avoid potential mouth burns, allow cooling time while trying to sign on to the Strose network.*

*(wait time is approx. 72 minutes)

Nutella Mug Cake

By REGINA IANNIZZOTTOStaff Writer

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons self rising flour4 tablespoons sugar1 egg3 tablespoons cocoa powder3 tablespoons Nutella3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons olive or

vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a large coffee mug.2. Whisk well with a fork until smooth.3. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 – 3 minutes. (Time depends on microwave wattage.)4. Top with whipped cream and a little chocolate sauce if desired.

..Now I've never actually tried it but my friend did and loooooves it.

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Kelly Pfeister

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Kelly Pfeister

The Meishlunday, Adam Day and Erin Harkes Play Jack’s Place

On Saturday, March 26 MEISA hosted three performances at the Saint Rose venue Jack’s Place. The Chronicle’s Kelly

Pfeister was there to record Adam Day, the Meishlunday and the Erin Harkes Band as they played for the crowd.

Paul Jenkins on saxophone,

Adam Day

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By CHRIS SURPRENANT

As we all know, possibly too well, college changes our eating habits. No matter how healthy we may have been prior to freshman year, it is no doubt a daily strug-gle to eat well. Healthy eating habits are incredibly important, but sometimes it’s not always possible, much to our discontent.

It used to be in my house, you generally didn’t eat anything af-ter nine o’clock at night. There was just no reason to. Dinner was over, and dessert followed soon after, and then you just watched TV. Plus, no one wants late-night indigestion, especially if Tums

The Freshman PerspectiveI’m A Late-Night Foodie

aren’t on hand. Well, college, as it of-

ten does, turned my world up-side-down. Late-night eating, I learned, is just a part of life here. If anything, it becomes a social activity. It’s very seldom I don’t hear, “Anyone want to order Chi-nese with me?” The answer is often yes, for the sole purpose of fitting in with a group of people. There’s nothing like bonding over some moo goo gai pan.

What is it that is so appealing about eating at 11:00 at night? Is it just because we’re out of the house and we can do what we want? Perhaps. My reasoning is that I don’t eat as consistently as I

once did. Now, I eat when I have the time. Sometimes, the time be-tween meals is so far apart that I need a midnight Easy Mac every once in a while.

Aside from the fine dining of the midnight hours, I find myself craving snack foods at night. Be it chips or crackers, Polly-O string cheese or peanut butter, I’ll eat it because it’s there. Unhealthy? Of course it is. Am I ashamed of it? Usually. However, I try to limit myself. The moral of the story is that everything must be done in moderation. Anyone else hear their mothers?

So, with this newfound eat-ing freedom, we need to use this

power for good, not evil. Let’s face it, we’re not Superman, or super anything for that matter, so we have to take care of our-selves. But sometimes, it’s just not possible. We all know that there are times when it’s hard to get a healthy meal in the dining hall, and our patience is tested, so then we go find “old reliable”- pizza. Usually there’s no line, no waiting, and it tastes good. So in-stead of that nice salad or healthy wrap, the greasy, cheesy alterna-tive looks very appetizing when pressed for time.

What are we to do? Well, we can either take a shot of patience, and wait for the salads and wraps, or we can grab a few slices of pizza and exercise to no end. For me, I try to find a happy medium. What works for me? I try to eat as healthy as I can, walk every-

where I can, and exercise when I get the chance. No, it’s not what I’m used to, but it’s all I’ve got and I try to make it work.

The joys of college often lie in the large amount of freedom we have. Under that heading, we have full control over how we take care of ourselves. Sure, the food at midnight is a good thing every once in a while, but it shouldn’t be a habit. If it does be-come a habit, then either it needs to be broken, or something needs to be done to counter it. All in all, exercise and healthy eating hab-its are important. Just remember, that late night Chinese can do a world of good under stress, just as long you don’t stress too much. If you’re stressing, well, that’s an-other story for another time.

Awful Is What We’re Aiming For

And Going to GetBy LEIGH WARD

With the end of the semester creeping upon us, and the nice weather slowly coming around, moods are improving around the Saint Rose campus... or are they?

After hearing that Rose Rock would be held in the gymnasium this year, I was a little taken back. However, after hearing the “rea-soning” behind why Rose Rock would be in doors, I was angered to say the least.

Though I haven’t experienced any other Rose Rock festivities aside from last year’s event, I can attest to it being a great way to wind down the end of the semes-ter. This year’s event, however, will not be held out on the beauti-ful campus green.

Upon further investigation, the e-mail sent out by student affairs, which said that the decision to move the campus-wide tradition inside was in light of the recent “Kegs and Eggs” Saint Patrick’s

Day fracas. “This will help the College to

monitor and have much greater control over attendance and limit noise spillage to our residential neighbors,” the e-mail stated.

If I’m correct, the College of Saint Rose and its student body had no part in any of the events that took place Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, so why are our student festivities being infringed upon?

Rose Rock is usually held on one of the nicest days of the year, allowing students to get out of their cooped up dorms and spend time outside with friends and family that travel to come to the event.

It makes no sense to me, as well as many of you, I’m sure, to be hoarded into the gym for the last big event of the semester (be-sides graduation for you seniors) when we should be celebrating the fact that we’re lucky enough to have an event such as this

one outside like no other college would be able to.

Though there have been prob-lems in the past regarding voting for the headlining band and mat-ters along that line (this year’s headliner is Cute Is What We Aim For), where the event should be held shouldn’t be a concern.

I take pride in knowing our stu-dent body is passionate enough to keep the Rose Rock tradition of

Students Garrett Bell and Daniel Donovan enjoying the nice weather on the campus green.

enjoying a nice day and good mu-sic outside alive, as it is a memo-rable event especially for fresh-men students.

I’m not saying we won’t be able to have a good time inside, but I do think we’re being wrong-fully punished for actions that we did not partake in which now limit what we’re able to do. It’s a privilege to have this event in the first place, and to be moved in-

side to get a better grip on “crowd control” is a sad excuse for mak-ing this event safer.

I don’t foresee this event yield-ing a large turn-out due to these restrictions, but I can only hope that the administration will seri-ously reconsider their choice not to hold Rose Rock out on the green and realize that the student body doesn’t deserve to have that taken away from them.

Kelly Pfeister

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Baseball Begins Minus Composite BatsBy T.J. BRANFALT JR.

In an effort to protect players this baseball season Albany High School, Central Babe Ruth and National Little League will be subject to a new nationwide ban on many popular composite bats.

Following an in-house equip-ment certification test the NCAA banned the use of composite bats in August 2009. The test had determined that composite bats gave an advantage to the batter. The NCAA test followed a 2008 study by the Baseball Research Center at the University of Mas-sachusetts at Lowell.

Both studies found that balls hit with the lighter, stronger, composite bats, made from either graphite-fibers or an aluminum core with graphite lining, in-creased the velocity of the ball off of the bat. Harder hit balls lead to more runs scored. The National Federation of High Schools is-sued a moratorium on composite bats, in August of 2010, but not only because of the advantage. The Federation claimed that the increased speed of the ball off the bat could lead to an increase in traumatic head injuries.

The Babe Ruth League follows the equipment rules of the Fed-

eration, and Little League Inter-national issued its ban in January of this year.

National Little League and Babe Ruth each play their first games this season on April 25. Practice for the Albany High Fal-cons began last Monday.

During his 20-year career as a player, Falcons Head Coach David Preston has seen only two injuries related to a baseball com-ing off of a bat. He was involved in both incidents.

The first happened while play-ing Little League; a line drive off of his bat struck a shortstop. The fielder walked it off. The second occurred when a foul tip rico-cheted off the home plate, hit him in the face, and bruised his orbital bone. Now, the high school coach has reservations about increasing injuries.

“It’s harder to square up in a game than it is in those studies,” he said, referring to a human’s ability to line up the sweet spot of a bat with a ball compared to two adjusted machines used in the Baseball Institute study.

“It’s a way for parents to feel like their kids are safer,” he said, “but the use of composite bats does not increase injury risk.”

Not all composite bats are af-

fected by the ban, but the popu-lar Stealth Speed by Easton has been taken out of sporting goods stores, including Dick’s Sporting Goods in Crossgates Mall. Com-posite bats retail between $250-$600. Stealth Speed bats are listed in the clearance section of the Easton Baseball website, east-onbaseball.com. The bats can still be used in ‘beer-leagues,’ which are not subject to Federation or NCAA rules.

“We no longer carry any banned composite bats,” said Jus-tin Pilcher, an associate at Dick’s at Crossgates Mall. “The Stealth

Speed was our best selling bat. Pretty sure it prompted the ban. [All of] our composite bats have warning labels now… It’s a cor-porate policy.”

The orange warning label fixed to the bats warns, ‘this high per-formance bat is capable of pro-ducing batted ball speeds that present a risk of serious injury or death to players, coaches and spectators.’

Not everyone agrees that com-posite bats will increase injury risk.

Dr. Hamish Kerr, a Pediatric and Adult Sports Medicine Phy-sician at Albany Medical Center, and the team doctor for Siena baseball, does not agree that us-ing composite bats is a health risk and thinks the Baseball Research Center study “doesn’t prove any-thing.”

“The injuries are caused by the ball, not the bat,” Dr. Kerr said, “Traumatic injures in baseball are rare.” He said that the idea that composite bats leads to more in-juries is a “stretch.”

Preston also mentioned an incident in May 2010 at St. Re-gis Falls High School, reported by the Watertown Daily Times, where Brady Lee Frazier, 13, died while pitching, after being struck by a line drive hit with a compos-

ite bat. Coach Preston described the incident as “negligence.”

Preston realizes the risk in the pitcher position; it was his prima-ry position in high school and col-lege. He doesn’t blame the death on the use of composite bats.

“An eighth grade kid should not be pitching against the twelfth grade varsity team,” Preston said. “It was preventable and negligent on the part of the coaches.”

He said it would be up to ath-letic directors, league officials and coaches to enforce the ban.

Dr. Kerr believes these new policies are based on “opinion,” and said the lighter bats could possibly decrease the number of traumatic injuries from “rogue equipment,” referring to thrown bats, balls and helmets.

Preston agreed in this possibil-ity, albeit for different reasons, “I’ve seen more injuries from kids hitting things with bats, throwing equipment. A compos-ite bat can cost $550. You think twice about hitting something with a $550 bat.”

As young boys and girls gear up for the upcoming baseball sea-son at Albany High, at Sid Bloom field, and at National, they may be doing so without the $550 bat they used last season.

Top: 2 piece composite bat, Bottom: Solid aluminum bat

Warning label on composite bats

T.J. Branfalt Jr.

T.J. Branfalt Jr.

E18 sports March 29, 2011 Volume 79 Issue 21The Saint Rose Chronicle

Kickoff Rule Change Hurts NFL

By SAM MAXWELL

Even though currently there is no NFL season scheduled for next season, that is not stopping league owners from making rule changes. The owners voted on a rule change to kickoffs from the 30-yard line, up to the 35-yard line. On top of that, coverage teams on kickoffs will only get a fi ve-yard running start, instead of a 10 to 15 yard start.

The league made the change to further protect players from seri-ous injury. With kickoffs moving up fi ve yards, it will cause more touchbacks and less kick returns.

I have a serious problem with this rule change. Don’t get me wrong; I am all for player safety, but the league is taking away the most exciting play of the game. Fans around the country go to games to see the likes of Josh Cribbs, and Devin Hester return

kickoffs and punts. Kickoffs have always been

a part of the game, and mov-ing them up fi ve yards will not protect the players any further, in my opinion. I think it would have been perfectly acceptable for the league to limit how much of a running start the coverage teams could get, but moving the kickoffs up is just going to cause more touchbacks. There will still be kickoff returns, so players will still be injured during them.

In my opinion, if the players do not have a problem with kickoffs at the 30-yard line-specifi cally the return men-then why should the owners?

So instead of Devin Hester re-ceiving a kickoff from his own goal line, and taking it 100-yards for a touchdown, he will now be receiving it from fi ve yards deep in his own end zone, and taking a knee.

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publication.

E19The Saint Rose ChroniclesportsMarch 29, 2011 Volume 79 Issue 21

2011 NBA Playoffs on the HorizonThe top NBA teams get set for chase to the finals

By THOMAS STAMAS

The end of the NBA regular season is quickly approaching as the top eight teams in each conference are getting set for the playoffs.

The top storyline is most ob-viously the potential three-peat for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are currently positioned as the second seed in the Western Conference only behind the San Antonio Spurs.

While the Lakers haven’t earned the top seed, they still have to be considered as a likely favorite to once again reach and win the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.

The Miami Heat are also look-ing to end the season strong as they are headed to the playoffs in the inaugural season of their newly formed “big three.” LeB-ron James is looking to silence at least some of his critics by trying to quickly bring a title to South Beach in his fi rst season with the Heat.

Limping into the playoffs out of the Eastern Conference are the New York Knicks. While they have strengthened their team with the additions of Amar’e Stou-demire, Carmelo Anthony, and Chauncy Billups, they have still yet to come together as a com-plete team as they have struggled since the trade for Carmelo.

As of right now, the Knicks

are in position to play their divi-sion rival Boston Celtics in the fi rst round of the playoffs. This could potentially spur an East-ern Conference rivalry between a very talented veteran Celtics team, and a young but promis-ing Knicks squad.

But, potential rivalries aside, the top teams in each confer-ence seem to be clear. Out of the Eastern Conference we have the Chicago Bulls currently hang-ing on to the number one seed as they look to bring glory back to Chicago for the fi rst time since the days of the great Michael Jordan.

Out of the Western Confer-ence, the San Antonio Spurs have emerged as the top seed as they have held that spot for much of the season. This Spurs team may contain many older players, but they can still com-pete with the best in the NBA as they have posted stats worthy of champions.

But this again brings us back to the reoccurring question, can anyone potentially take down the defending champion Lak-ers? The playoffs are clearly a whole different game as that has been proven time and time again in every sport. So while the Lak-ers have had their regular season struggles, you can guarantee that Kobe Bryant and company will most certainly come to play once the playoffs begin.

As hard as professional sports are to predict during the postsea-son, here is my attempt to provide some insight into what could un-fold in this year’s NBA playoffs.

Personally, I see the Los An-geles Lakers coming out of the Western Conference again for the third consecutive year. I don’t think that they will easily run through the playoffs, they will be tested, possibly in every series they play. But their experience will prove vital as I see them making it back to the Finals.

The Eastern Conference seems to be a lot more wide open as to who could emerge out of the pack. While the Bulls currently post the best record in the East, will they be able to handle the pressure that comes with it? They would most certainly come out of the fi rst round with a victory (they are currently matched up against the Indiana Pacers) but just how far can they go?

With teams such as the Orlan-do Magic, Miami Heat, and the Boston Celtics inevitably stand-ing in the Bulls path, it’s hard to imagine Chicago running the table against the best teams that the East has to offer.

Sadly for myself and the New York faithful, I don’t see the Knicks coming out of the fi rst round if they remain matched against the Celtics as I see Bos-ton coming out of the Eastern Conference to take on the Lakers

in the Finals.The Celtics have all the expe-

rience and talent that any team could want. With much of their starting fi ve not getting any younger, they will surely be hun-gry for another title run before their age catches up with them. Therefore I believe the veteran Boston Celtics will start another chapter in their famous rivalry with the Lakers as I see another Celtics-Lakers Finals match-up.

Now to the big decision, do the mighty Lakers win their third straight title, or do the Celt-

ics achieve redemption? While both teams are battle-tested and stacked with veterans, the Lakers are slightly younger and have had the Celtics number in the postsea-son as of late.

So, without further ado, I per-sonally pick the Los Angeles Lakers to once again stand alone atop the basketball world with Kobe Bryant further solidifying his legacy as one of the best play-ers of all time. Lakers over the Celtics in six games.

E20 sports March 29, 2011 Volume 79 Issue 21The Saint Rose Chronicle

Record-Breaking Season for Golden KnightsBy JACKSON WANG

As the outdoor track and field season begins for the Golden Knights, there is a lot to build off of after a successful indoor cam-paign.

The Golden Knights finished their indoor season at the NE-10 conference meet with the men’s finishing fifth and the women’s finishing eighth. Yet again, it was another record-breaking year for the Golden Knights with eighteen school records going down.

“The coaching staff was very pleased with our indoor season,” said Andrew Rickert, assistant coach for the Golden Knights. “11 Women's and 7 Men's school records were set and you know you're making strides when that sort of re-writing takes place.”

Both Jessica Razy and Ryan Saunders sprinted there way into

the school record books by claim-ing every school record from the 55-meter to 300-meter races. Razy was also a part of the wom-en’s 4x200m relay that set the

fastest time in sixteen years.“We definitely came in with

high hopes”, said Rickert. “Un-fortunately, we suffered a few ear-ly season injuries, and some other

key losses, but overall, we knew we wanted to send representa-tives to the national meet and we achieved that with Macky!”

Junior Macky Lloyd started his season dealing with a hamstring injury but ended his season run-ning in the NCAA Champion-ships. “Before the season had started my main goal for the past 2 years has been to get the NCAA champs and also run 407,” said Macky Lloyd. “Even though I had a nagging injury, I was very pleased with how I dealt with it.”

Lloyd was the only runner from Saint Rose to run in the NCAA championships. Lloyd ran a time of 4:10.95 which was good enough to be selected to run in the men’s one mile at the Division II NCAA Championships in Albu-querque, New Mexico.

“NCAA's have been in the back of my mind since last indoor

season when I started to really run fast,” said Lloyd. “I had the best training of my life this past summer and came into the XC season with that as my goal.”

With the outdoor track and field season underway, there is a lot to look forward too. Rickert said he would like to see more record fall and score more overall points at conference meets this season.

Rickert would also like to send more athletes and/or relay teams to the NCAA championships in California this May. One athlete to keep an eye this outdoor sea-son is freshmen Soroya Hudson. Hudson just missed on qualifying for nationals during the indoor season for triple jump.

“The word about our program is getting out and resulting in a new influx of prospects,” said Rickert. “The future continues to look bright.”

Golden Knights Suffer a Pair of Setbacks at #14 Franklin PierceBy DAVID ALEXANDER

RINDGE, NH – The College of Saint Rose was victimized by a pair of outstanding pitching performances throughout today’s doubleheader at Northeast-10 Conference rival and 14th ranked Franklin Pierce. The Golden Knights subsequently dropped the opener 5-3 and fell 6-1 in the finale.

Saint Rose (5-9/0-3 NE-10) fell behind 5-0 in the first game, before senior center fielder Gar-ret Keenan stroked a three-run double in the eighth. However, the Golden Knights were retired in order in the ninth.

Freshman southpaw Steven Hathaway surrendered only a pair of hits and fanned 12 to run his record to 2-0 on the year for the Ravens (18-4/4-0 NE-10). Senior designated hitter Derek Ingui went 2-for-4 with a solo home run

in the seventh to lead the Franklin Pierce offense.

The Ravens (18-4/4-0 NE-10) then pushed across a run in the third, fourth and fifth innings, and added two more in the seventh and another in the eighth of the nightcap.

Junior shortstop Jesse Burba led off the sixth with a base hit up the middle and later scored on an RBI groundout by senior center fielder Ryan Price to account for the Saint Rose run.

Price wound up 2-for-4 and senior first baseman Grant Smith tripled to lead the Golden Knights attack.

Meanwhile, junior left-hander Gregg Downing allowed just a run on six hits and recorded 12 strikeouts for Franklin Pierce, which has now won seven straight. Freshman first baseman Zach Mathieu finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI to provide all

the support Dowling needed for his second victory of the season.

Looking ahead, Saint Rose is scheduled to play its 2011 home

Senior right-fielder Garret Keenan had a three-run triple in the opener.

Macky Lloyd in the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships

Richard Orr

Tom Killips

opener Monday when league ri-val and fifth-ranked Southern Connecticut State visits Bellizzi Field at the Plumeri Sports Com-

plex. First pitch is set for 3:30 pm. Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce has a 1:00 pm home conference date versus Bentley tomorrow.

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