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Arts & Opinion SportsNews & Features

Finally a deal from Capital Hill. See page C12

Golden Knights athletics looks for more success in 2013 . See page D16

Young Saint Rose alumna plans financial futures. See pages A5

Albany Police makes arrests for chain of robberies.See pages A3

Staff writer Sam Maxwell talks about the rookie seasons of Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck. See page D15

Django Unchained is bloody, brutal, brilliant. See pages B7

By LAUREN KLOSEContributing Writer

Twenty-six years ago, The College of Saint Rose had its first student enroll in a new joint de-gree program with Albany Law. Despite that the path had yet to be traveled, one student knew this was exactly the path she wanted to take.

This month Kelly Curro, née Kelly Evans, will celebrate 20 years as a practicing lawyer in New York state. Curro focuses

on matrimonial and family law, working with divorce, custody, separation, as well as child and spousal support. Though her par-ents got divorced while she was still in college, Curro never ex-pected to find herself practicing matrimonial and family law. Over the years spent working in a gen-eral practice, Curro found herself gravitating towards the family law cases finding herself enjoy-ing working with her clients.

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Alumna CelebratesTwo Decades of Practicing Law

By JACKSON WANGExecutive Editor

While many students caught up on some extra sleep and spent time with old friends during win-ter break, a group of Saint Rose students and faculty members sacrificed a week of their rest pe-riod to volunteer in the nation’s capital.

Eighteen students and five faculty members went down to Washington D.C. earlier this

month to get a first hand experi-ence of the thousands of home-less, working poor or seriously ill men and women in the city by helping out in meal programs and social service agencies.

Ten volunteers gave a hand at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that provides meals, housing, medical care and other services to those who live in shel-ters and on the streets. SOME

Students Spend Winter Break Volunteering in

Washington D.C.

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Tomas Kalnoky, lead singer of the band Streetlight Manifesto, jams out on his guitar at Rose Rock 2012.KELLY PFEISTER

Plans in the Works For Rose Rock 2013

By LAUREN HALLIGANFeatures Editor

Although the semester is just beginning, waiting at the other end of the spring is the biggest annual Saint Rose festival, cre-

ated specifically for the students. Rose Rock 2013, hosted by the College of Saint Rose Student Association, will be held on Sat-urday, April 27th on the Campus Quad.

The event is scheduled to oc-

cur outdoors if weather permits. However, if weather does not cooperate, the festival will be moved to the gym.

“This Rose Rock will be differ-

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serves over 1,000 meals a day. Senior Kellie Maisenbacher

was one of those altruists at SOME. She said the most sur-prising thing she saw down there were people who were her age and had a college degree living homeless. Maisenbacher said she was also moved by the passion some of the students showed.

“What was most touching to me during this trip was watching the change and the passion within all the students,” said Maisen-bacher, who helped organize the trip. “We became a team and we worked through the issues.”

Another group of Saint Rose members worked at Charlie’s Place, a breakfast and social ser-vice program sponsored by St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C., and at Food and Friends, an organization that prepares and delivers meals to people who are homebound due to HIV/AIDS, cancer or other life-threatening illnesses.

The rest traveled over to DC Central Kitchen to turn leftover food into meals for thousands of at-risk individuals.

Junior Enedina Maya was one of those helping out at a soup kitchen, where individuals came from Central and South America.

“I had the opportunity to talk to them about their lives and give them an opportunity to have a

voice,” said Maya. “One must remember they are human just like us, they just don’t have a roof over their head, and it could be any of us at some point in life.”

This was her third trip down to the nation’s capital.

“I got involved my freshman year by taking a chance and then

Service Trip in Nation’s Capitalfate decided I would go on this trip that would change my life forever from that point,” said Maya.

This is the 18th time this ser-vice trip has occurred, according to The College, which is spon-sored by the Office of Spiritual Life. The students, which includ-ed three freshmen, three sopho-mores, eight juniors and four seniors, were all required to step out of their comfort zone for no class credit, but instead received the satisfaction of knowing that they will have helped make a small difference in the lives of human beings, said The College.

Students ended their trip by making a visit to the offices of Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirst-en Gillibrand, Rep. Paul Tonko and Rep. Chris Gibson on Capital Hill, where they had a chance to voice their concerns on afford-able housing and homelessness.

This helped many students un-derstand affordable housing and homelessness better.

“I think that it is important, as a leader, to get the students of Saint Rose to understand the complexities of the issues behind homelessness,” said Maisenbach-

er, who’s a social work major. “There is a huge stigma on the

homeless population and I knew this trip would equip me with

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“What was most touching to me

during this trip was watching the change

and the passion within all the

students.”Kellie

Maisenbacher the essential tools to stand up by learning the ways I can edu-cate others on the deep issues of homelessness.”

This was one of the goals of the trip for Joan Horgan, director of campus ministry and program coordinator. To make students see the reality of homelessness and to have them ask questions about social justice and what can be done to improve life for those with the greatest economic chal-lenges, said Horgan.

“The experience overall is hard to put into words but it is edu-cational and eye opening and as college students this is an oppor-tunity of a lifetime,” said Maya.

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“I got involved my freshman year by

taking a chance and then fate decided I

would go on this trip that would change

my life forever from that point.”

Enedina Maya

The group of 18 students and five faculty that traveled down to Washington D.C. during winter break.

Students spent the week volunteering at multiple food organizations.

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In Brief

New Parking Regulations in Downtown AlbanyThe Albany Police Department

announced that beginning Tues-day January 15th, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. the City of Albany’s Resi-dential Parking Permit System will go into full effect. The per-mit system has three designated residential Parking Zones within a three-quarter mile radius of the

Empire State Plaza. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m.

and 6:00 p.m., motorists without a permit who choose to park on the designated streets may do so for only two hours. After this amount of time has passed, in-dividuals without a permit must move their vehicle.

Violators of these new park-ing zones are subject to a parking ticket with a fine of $50.00 and a $15.00 surcharge.

For more information and maps on the Residential Park-ing Permit System go to www.albanyny.org

Arrests Made for a Chain of Robberies in the City of Albany

Albany police arrested two men Thursday morning for com-mitting several armed robberies in the City of Albany.

According to the Albany Po-lice Department, on November 12th at approximately 11:20 p.m., officers responded to Sham Candy and Grocery, located 123 Central Avenue for a reported robbery. When officers arrived, the clerk stated that two men had entered the store with what ap-peared to be a rifle or a shotgun and demanded money.

The Albany Police also report-ed that on December 28th at ap-proximately 10:30 p.m., officers responded to Stewarts, located at 542 Central Avenue for a re-port of a robbery. When officers arrived, the clerk stated that two men walked into the store armed with what appeared to be a rifle or a shotgun and demanded money

from the register. Then on January 9th at ap-

proximately 11:30 p.m., officers responded to Stewarts, located at 204 Henry Johnson Boulevard for a report of a robbery. When the officers arrived, the clerk told them that two men had entered the store and demanded money. They stated that one of the men was armed with what appeared to be a shotgun or rifle. The clerk states that he was able to notify the police and that the suspects fled the store before getting any money.

The Albany police reported that, as a result of the continuing investigation and information ob-tained from the Stewarts robbery on January 9th, an officer con-ducted a traffic stop in the area of Central Avenue and Henry John-son Boulevard at approximately 1:00 a.m.

Jahaad Heath, 22, of 11A Early Drive Watervliet and Aaron Jeffrey, 21, of 73 Linden Avenue of Schenectady were taken into custody as a result of the inves-tigation.

Heath was charged with two counts of Robbery 1st, two counts of Robbery 2nd, and two counts of Conspiracy 4th for his role in the robberies at 123 Central Avenue and 204 Henry Johnson Boulevard.

Jeffrey was charged with three counts of Robbery 1st, three counts of Robbery 2nd, three counts of Conspiracy 4th, and three counts of Criminal Use of a Firearm 1st for his role in all three robberies.

Both men were arraigned in the Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.

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If you have an upcoming event you would like to see in our weekly Calendar of Events please e-mail chronicle@strose.edu.

Tuesday, January 13

4 p.m. MAPS ALB 1096:30 p.m. Student Association Standish7 p.m. G4G (Girls For God) Sanctuary7 p.m. Theatre Guild Lima Basement7 p.m. Outside the [BOX] Lima Basement8 p.m. Yoga Sanctuary

Wednesday, January 14

3:45 p.m. Environmental Club Community Service Office4 p.m. SEB Standish5 p.m. Mid-Week Mass Sanctuary7 p.m. Spectrum Standish7:30 p.m. BASIC Sanctuary

Thursday, January 15

3:30 p.m. Mind, Body, and Spirit The Counseling Center6 p.m. Women’s Initiative Main Lounge

Friday, January 16

Saturday, January 17

Sunday, January 18

10:30 a.m. Revisions Workshop Writing Center11 a.m. APA Workshop Writing Center6:30 p.m. College Mass St. Vincent de Paul Church6:30 p.m. Math the Band, Kid is Qual (ex-Jack’s Mannequin mem-ber), Drew and the Grand Spectacular, Party Boat Jack’s Place

Monday, January 19

5:15 p.m. Yoga Sanctuary

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For the past three years, Curro has been part of a local associa-tion called The Collaborative Di-vorce Association of the Capital District. The association offers a new approach to divorces, trying to keep them out of the court sys-tems and conduct them in a more civil way in order to give spouses the chance to have a more posi-tive outcome through different techniques and tactics. The goal is to solve problems constructive-ly instead of destructively. Curro uses this method in order to make her cases tailored or more person-al for her clients both in court and out of court, rather than a typical “cookie cutter” approach some attorneys take to divorce cases. She said divorce cases are an emotional process and she wants to make her clients comfortable.

Her most difficult cases are the ones where it is obvious that the case will never end for par-ticipants, particularly when they have children together. A case is never truly done when children are involved, so it is important for there to be good communication between parents for the children’s sake.

Curro is an associate attorney at Ianiello, Anderson & Scioc-chetti, P.C. where she has been since September 2011. Before this, she practiced at Caplan & Caplan, P.C. from December 2007 until coming to her current position. She first began prac-ticing law at the Law Office of Stephen A. Pechenik, when she graduated in August of 1992. In 1998 Curro became a partner of Pechenik’s firm along with two other attorneys, making it Pech-enik, Walsh, Maier & Curro, P.C. From 1999 until December 2007 the firm was Pechenik & Curro, P.C.

In the time before she became a partner at her first firm, Peche-nik said Curro, “demonstrated her already proficient legal skills that developed to a point where she had gained an expertise, not only that but she had a good business

mind and was developing her own cliental.” He continued with how compassionate of a person Curro is and how pleasant and worthwhile it was when working with her.

Labeling herself as something other than a lawyer, Curro chose “advocate.” Something that she is extremely passionate about is autism awareness because of her son, who was diagnosed with dis-order as a toddler. She is part of the local chapter of the Autism Society as well as the national chapter. President of the Special Education PTA for North Colonie School District, Curro helps other parents, and has received help from fellow parents herself when her son was first diagnosed. She believes it is important that par-ents understand and learn how to handle a child with autism.

Apart from the law firm and PTA, Curro finds most of her free time to be taken up by her son

Anthony Curro, taking him to the variety of sports he takes part of in the local community. Her greatest accomplishment in life has less to do with her job and more to do with her family, which is most important to her.

“At the end of the day I don’t think anyone would say, gee, I wish I had one more case in my office, they’d say, gee I wish I had more time with my family.”

Curro and her husband of 17

years, Anthony Curro, originally met through one of Curro’s best friends at college, who is An-thony’s cousin. The Reverend Christopher DeGiovine, who per-formed the wedding ceremony, said, “I saw how happy they were together and I was extremely happy that Kelly had found love.” Anthony, a physical education teacher, works for the Watervliet Elementary School District and attended graduate school at The College of Saint Rose to earn his administrator certificate.

Their son, 11, was diagnosed at age 2 with a form of autism called Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Not Otherwise Special-ized or PDD/NOS. He attends the Friday Knights program at Saint Rose run by Dr. Susan DeLuke. DeLuke said Curro’s son, Antho-ny, always manages to make her smile.

Curro’s son has been involved with the Friday Knights program since he was in second grade, his favorite activity being yoga. Curro’s favorite part about the Friday Knights program is the parents group that is offered. She finds the support group a chance to not only help other parents but a chance to connect with them to open up social opportunities for the children. During the Friday Knights Parent group, Curro is often called on to share informa-tion and experiences with other parents, being called a “strong mentor” by DeLuke.

“Kelly is a very important member of the autism community who has helped to educate both family members and profession-al. As professional there is much that we can learn from parents. We are lucky to have her in the Capital Region,” said DeLuke

Besides the Friday Knights program, Curro has attended her 20 year reunion at Saint Rose and been invited to attend Returning Officers of Student Association or ROSA events.

Back when Curro attended Saint Rose, she was involved in a number of clubs and organiza-tions on campus. Residence As-

Two Decades of Law

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Kelly Curro and her son, Anthony.

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sistant her junior year and Vice President of the Student Associa-tion her senior year. One of her most memorable experiences at Saint Rose were the trips to Sil-ver Bay where they had Student Association Officer Training. She was also active in campus minis-try.

DeGiovine described Curro as “bright, intelligent, inquisitive, engaging, and fun,” someone who “was always treasured as a leader in the group.”

Curro always knew that she wanted to pursue a career in law. “I choose Saint Rose because I knew I was planning to go to law school,” said Curro. Saint Rose with Albany Law created a pro-gram where students attended Saint Rose for three years before starting law school their senior year. She said that being the first to participate in the new program was a challenge because she only had three years to complete all

“At the end of the day I don’t think anyone

would say, gee, I wish I had one more case in my

office, they’d say, gee I wish I had

more time with my family.”

Kelly Curro

of her liberal arts and major re-quirements, not allowing her the opportunity to take some of the more entertaining classes.

Though often busy with school work, Curro did have time for other activities at Saint Rose, in-cluding wiffle ball and kickball in the parking lot behind Lally and eating meals with her friends in the dining hall. Saint Rose played a big impact on who she is today and has her former academic ad-visor Sister Agnes Rose Burton to thank for keeping her on track. Having grown close with more people in college then she did in high school, the friends she made at Saint Rose are the friends she looks forward to seeing and the ones that she will keep for life.

“I could have commuted but that was never really an option because I felt that I would miss out on an opportunity that makes the college experience totally unique.” said Curro.

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Plans Financial FuturesBy BECKY WISNIEWSKIContributing Writer

Not everyone is capable of suc-cessfully planning their financial futures. However, one alumna from The College of Saint Rose is well prepared to tackle this re-markable line of work.

Katelyn Mockry, 26, com-pleted her Saint Rose academic career in 2010 with a Master’s in Business Administration. Mock-ry is currently a senior financial planner for The Ayco Company in Albany. She provides financial

planning to employees of Fortune 500 or very large companies. The names of these companies must be kept confidential for privacy reasons.

Mockry devotes her life to plan and educate her clients about re-tirement planning, cash-flow and life insurance.

Mockry’s most honorable ac-complishment at work thus far at Ayco is her two promotions since she started two and half years ago. Mockry is very happy and proud of how far she has come in such a short period of time.

While Mockry is required to be an expert for her clients, she claims that she is her own expert when it comes to her life.

“I’ve learned a lot,” said Mock-ry. As a financial planner for oth-ers, she has come to terms with her own financial status. Mockry gives an example of retirement planning. She says that saving and planning for retirement will benefit everyone in the long run – the earlier the better.

As with most careers, there are challenges. Mockry says that the most challenging part of her line of work is dealing with tough cli-ent situations such as debt issues.

“It can be challenging to help people get through,” she said. “It is a great feeling when you help someone change their situation for the better.” Mockry says that making a difference in her client’s lives is her daily accom-plishment.

Mockry is well qualified for planning financial futures.

“I have received my Series 7 and Series 66 professional li-censes by taking intensive exams for both. The Series 7 makes me a General Securities Representa-tive, and the Series 66 makes me a Registered Investor Adviser Representative,” she said.

These professional licenses al-low Mockry to sell and trade in-vestments. They are essential for her job as a financial planner.

To help her prepare for the job, Mockry held an internship in 2009 with The Dormitory Au-thority. Mockry’s two supervi-sors during this internship, Trac-ey Raleigh and Todd Meyer, said Mockry was an extremely moti-vated, positive and hard worker.

“Katelyn is a breath of fresh air. She brought a lot of positive energy to our Unit,” Raleigh said in an e-mail. Mockry completed her work with limited direction from her supervisors.

“Katelyn was quite honestly the best intern I can remember us having here in the 13 years I have worked for DASNY,” Meyer said in an e-mail.

Mockry’s positive energy and

“Katelyn was quite honestly

the best intern I can remember us having here

in the 13 years I have worked for

DASNY.”Todd Meyer

hardworking personality not only enabled her to do her job well, but also to learn what it is like work-ing in a financial career.

While a student at Saint Rose, Mockry was very involved. Originally from Plattsburgh, NY, Saint Rose was a perfect fit for her because of the small, close-knit environment and friendliness of the people.

As an undergrad, Mockry was president of Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society, vice president and president of the Student Events Board, a tutor in the business program, a R.A and also played tennis for the Golden Knights.

Her favorite accomplishment from her busy undergrad lifestyle was her involvement with the Student Events Board. Mockry learned to plan and organize events and manage budgets. It gave her real-life skills and expe-rience in planning and manage-ment, outside of the classroom. Not only did Mockry have a pas-

sion for leadership, she was also able to apply her work to her ca-reer in the future.

As a graduate student, Mock-ry worked very closely with Dr. Severin Carlson, the dean of busi-ness in a grad assistantship. In 2009, she worked for the business department in helping with the brand new developmental pro-gram that requires students to do

BECKY WISNIEWSKI

Saint Rose Alumna, Katelyn Mockry.

internships for the business pro-grams. During this time, Mockry made the internship manual for this program.

Even after graduation, Mockry has not completed her time and service for Saint Rose. In Sep-tember, she was appointed as part of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

“I’m brand new, but I’m ex-cited.” Mockry said. The board helps plan Alumni weekend in June and fundraise money for freshmen scholarships. It allows her to be a part of Saint Rose, without being an actual student.

When Mockry has time in her every-day life for hobbies, she

“It is a great feeling when you

help someone change their

situation for the better.”

Katelyn Mockry

likes to stay fit and healthy. She plays indoor soccer in

a women’s league once a week at Afrims Sports in Colonie and Latham. Mockry also enjoys participating in 5Ks and benefit walks. She ran the Color Me Rad 5K this year on Sept 22nd. Mock-ry also did the Making Strides for breast cancer walk on Oct. 21st.

Mockry advises students to get involved on campus. She em-phasizes to focus in: “whatever you have a passion for.” Mockry leaves current college students with this piece of advice: “If you don’t know what you’re going to do, it’s okay. You will change your mind.”

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ent,” said Myles Clendenin, Di-rector of Social Activities of The Student Association and the man in charge of planning this year’s Rose Rock in its entirety. For this year’s music festival, Clendenin is seeking out “a range of differ-ent types of music so that every-one has a chance to have fun.” The original list of 28 potential artists included genres such as pop, rock, punk, country, rap, hip-hop, and reggae.

For Clendenin, the planning process for this event began dur-ing the summer of 2012. Interest-ed in hearing from his audience, Clendenin created a Rose Rock 2013 Facebook page, where stu-dents would have the opportunity to post the genres of music or cer-tain artists they wanted to bring to campus. Students could also post activity ideas in this space.

From these suggestions, two rounds of voting have already been conducted for potential tal-ent at Rose Rock. From the initial top 28 potentials, the list was nar-rowed down to a top ten. The top ten artists were then voted upon

on Blackboard in an online sur-vey in December. These student-suggested artists were Vanessa Carlton, Secondhand Serenade, Hellogoodbye, New Found Glo-ry, Augustana, New Boyz, Asher Roth, Jeremih, Kevin Rudolf, and Mayday Parade, one of whom

will be the Rose Rock 2013 head-lining act.

With the voting results, Clen-denin is currently trying to find a headlining artist that is appropri-ate to perform on campus. That official announcement will be made later in the semester.

“I appreciated the coverage of all the genres in the potentials …

as well as from today and from the past,” said Erica Cotten, a junior and art major. However, Cotten also noted that “For ev-ery potential list of Rose Rock … I think that they put names out there that will win in votes, but will never actually come to Saint Rose because we’re such a small school.” While much of the cur-rent potential list fits her musical interests, “I think our size kind of limits the amount of great experi-ences that can happen here,” she said. Cotten added that “It kind of puts false hope on Rose Rock.”

Unimpressed with past per-formances, she said “Rose Rock hasn’t blown my mind yet, and though I hope it does this year, I won’t be holding my breath.”

Sophomore and MEISA mem-ber Courtney Becker said “I think it’s cool they are trying to open it up to different genres so ev-eryone can find something they like,” adding “but I feel that add-ing other genres takes away from the ‘rock’ of Rose Rock.”

For the musically talented on campus, the beauty of Rose Rock is that it provides an extraordi-nary opportunity to play along-

side some nationally-acclaimed artists. Demo hearings are also being planned, for which artists

interested in a supporting act po-sition can submit samples of their music, and other students will vote on which music they’d like to see perform at their campus

Rose Rock 2013

“This Rose Rock will be different.”

Myles Clendenin

“I appreciated the coverage of all the genres in the potentials … as well as from today and from

the past.”Erica Cotten

festival.While much of the planning

for Rose Rock 2013 is still in the works, many announcements from The Student Association will follow as the semester un-folds. For detailed updates on Rose Rock throughout the semes-ter, please check facebook.com/RoseRock2013.

Here’s the list of potential per-formers at Rose Rock 2013:

-Vanessa Carlton-Secondhand Serenade-Hellogoodbye-New Found Glory-Augustana-New Boyz-Asher Roth-Jeremih-Kevin Rudolf-Mayday Parade

Reach Lauren Halligan at Halliganl567@strose.edu

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The energy from the bands was contagious, as students danced to music by Uncle Joel’s Comb during Rose Rock 2012.

Crowd surfing became a popular activity during Streetlight Manifesto’s time on stage at Rose Rock 2012.

Several activities were set up for Rose Rock 2012, like a photobooth, funnel cake and a bouncy slide.

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By ANDY GILCHRISTContributing Writer

“I like the way you die, boy.”This line, spoken by slave-

turned-bounty-hunter Django in writer/director Quentin Tar-antino’s Django Unchained, de-scribes not just Django’s hate for the man who beat his wife, but all African Americans’ fury over slavery, one of the darkest chapters in American history, and contemporary audiences’ love of violence. In his newest film, Tar-antino attempts to confront the issue of slavery through a bizarre western-meets-exploitation style that, like most of his work, defies any genre and comes up with a film that is hilarious, disgusting, and extremely important.

The film opens with Django (Jamie Foxx) being rescued from slavery by German bounty hunt-er Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz and Django come to an understanding: Django will help Schultz capture three broth-ers with bounties on their heads and in return, Schultz will help

Django find and free his wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington). After collecting several boun-ties, they discover that Broom-hilda was sold to the plantation of charming, yet sadistic, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), who enjoys watching slaves fight to the death. They devise a plan to enter Candie’s ranch, the com-ically-named Candyland, and run off with Broomhilda, but Can-die’s head slave Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson) suspects that “sump-thin’ up with these two,” putting the plan, and all of their lives, in jeopardy.

All films dealing with a national tragedy, such as the Holocaust or slavery, are guaranteed to be pow-erful and moving, and Tarantino’s is no exception. He holds noth-ing back, showing slaves being whipped, branded, and attacked by dogs. While some might find it odd, even offensive, that a white man tells a story about slavery, especially an exploitation-style one where a former slave seeks bloody vengeance on his former masters, Django Unchained treats

the painful subject with respect to those who suffered. It is Django’s revenge against the white man, while serving as an avatar for all current and former slaves and their descendants up to the pres-ent and beyond, that makes the film so affecting.

Yet, despite showing reverence for such a tender issue, Tarantino instantly makes the film his own. First off, despite taking place in the Deep South, he mixes genres and presents it in the form of a 1960s Italian Spaghetti western, evident in the opening credits and music played over the first scene. Even Django’s name comes from the protagonist of such a movie. Secondly, like using a David Bowie song in his previous film, 2009s World War II epic Inglouri-ous Basterds, he uses music from a different era and not only does it make the film more entertain-ing, but it accentuates the scenes they’re in as well.

Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name” from 1973 shows Django becom-ing more than just a slave and later, a unique mash-up of James Brown’s 1973 hit “The Payback” is spliced together with Tupac’s posthumous 2006 single “Un-touchable” during the climactic shootout, elevating Django to near superhuman levels.

Third, the film showcases some of the best villains in recent memory. DiCaprio’s Calvin Can-die is a charismatic Southern gen-tleman who enjoys violence; his reaction to discovering Django and Schultz’s plan, its rise from soft conversation to uncontrol-lable rage, is genuinely terrifying.

Jackson’s head slave Stephen, meanwhile, is Uncle Tom in the flesh. Having totally betrayed his people to the white authority, Ste-phen proves to be an even more twisted bad guy than Candie. Both characters hold their own against previous sadistic Taranti-no antagonists such as Vic Vega, Bill, and Hans Landa.

But it is the profanity and the violence within the film that will certainly be most talked about. Since the film takes place in the

Django Unchained is Bloody, Brutal, Brilliant

Deep South, the N-word is used as often as a person blinks. While such language may be off-putting to many viewers, it is only done in the spirit of historical accuracy. Such lines have gotten Tarantino into hot water before, but here he has nothing to worry about as it fits in with the historical context of the story.

The violence meanwhile, is overt and frequent, or, business as usual for Tarantino. Django Un-chained is especially bloody when compared to his earlier works, with the climactic shootout fea-turing geysers of blood exploding out of bodies already filled with bullet holes. It is so over the top it becomes comical, much like the climax of his earlier Kill Bill Vol. 1, and takes away a bit from

the seriousness of the story. Yet, Tarantino may be making a state-ment about modern audiences. Will they allow such ultra-vio-lence if it is from a former slave onto a slave owner? One cannot walk out of the theater without being in awe of the violence on screen, but also be amazed at the crowd’s cheers every time blood is spilled.

Tarantino’s Django Unchained confronts important issues with the respect they deserve. While it falls just short of his previous masterpieces, such as Pulp Fic-tion and Inglourious Basterds, it is still one of the most entertain-ing films of the year and an excel-lent addition to Tarantino’s film-ography.

Quentin Tarantino was at the film’s French premiere in Paris. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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The cast of Diango Unchained, Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.

Volume 81 Issue 17The Chronicle January 15, 2013ArtsB8Kickin’ It With KJ: The Best Music of 2012

By KEVIN JACOBStaff Writer

Welcome everyone, to another glorious edition of Kickin’ It With KJ. I know that we’ve all just come back to school and are getting situated so, I’m going to give you a glimpse of the old with my Best of 2012 list. Last year was a time for quality time for music, and it looks as if 2013 could be even better with some heavy hitters such as Kid Cudi, J. Cole, and possibly Eminem dropping new albums. Let’s start off the list.

Best Albums of 2012

1. Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.a.a.D. City:

It came close between Good Kid and Frank Ocean’s Channel Or-ange for the best album of 2012. Kendrick just edged out Mr. Ocean in the end. Songs like “Money Trees” and “Sing About Me, I’m Dying For Thirst” shaped this album to end up being a potential CLASSIC. We’ll see if it holds up to that same status in a few years.

2. Frank Ocean Channel Orange:This album was, point-blank, the soundtrack to my summer. It’s just

so damn catchy and good spirited. It’s an album you can kick back with. Songs such as “Sweet Life,” “Super Rich Kids,” and, “Crack Rock” are not only strong instrumentally, but vocally as well. With this album, Frank Ocean proves he’s the best R&B singer in the game right now.

3. Nas Life Is Good:This is also an album I bumped quite a bit this summer. Nas is one of

the best rappers today and a long standing vet in the rap game. But one thing about Nas is that his albums always lack solid production to go with his rhymes. Fear not, because besides Illmatic, this is Nas’ best-produced album. Nas rips the mic without missing a beat and proves that he still has it with tracks such as “Bye Baby,” “Queens Story,” and, “Black Bond”. “Stay” was one of the best songs I’ve heard all year.

4. Game Jesus Piece:The Game dropped his fifth solo LP towards the end of the year

and proves that he’s saved the best for last. With a slew of high profile guest appearances and climatic-sized bangers, Game showed a lot of growth. And if you’re weary about this album, let me tell you, it’s way better then R.E.D.

5. Roc Marciano Reloaded:Flat out, Roc to me wins the Best Lyricist of the Year award. The

man is the definition of what New York hip-hop is supposed to be: raw lyrics that seem almost cinematic at times with grimy beats and punch-lines that’ll make you rewind the track on your iPod. Reloaded had it all, and that’s why it made my top five.

6. Tame Impala Lonerism:Out of all of the albums on this list, this is really the only rock al-

bum, and for good reason. It’s a really trippy, psychedelic rock album that kind of reminds me of The Beatles’ Revolver in a way. Very thor-ough album and a good listen all the way through.

7. Ab-Soul Control System:From tracks concerning social

commentary to songs about get-ting ratchet, Soulo has it all and executes it almost perfectly. It’s another solid release from the TDE camp.

8. T.I. Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head:

No Mercy was a step down for T.I., but he’s rebounded back to being the dope man that every-body loves. A mix of trap heavy tracks with laid back cruise jams make for a solid listen. Add in some great features from Andre 3000, ASAP Rocky, and Meek Mill, and the argument can come into the play that the king has re-claimed his throne once again.

9. Yuna Yuna:I don’t quite know how to sum

up Yuna’s self-titled debut album. It’s tender, sweet, and light heart-ed and with a couple of Pharell beats you could sum it up to be a fun pop record, which it is. But with the somber “Lullabies,” Yuna shows you her true diver-sity, and whether the song turns out to be happy or sad, it comes out to be gold regardless.

10. Beach House Bloom:Bloom just may be the best al-

bum that the duo has put out. The album is very dreamy, but in a good way. With lead singer Vic-toria Legrand’s airy vocals, you feel like you’re up in the clouds and the sun is beaming right on you with a slight wind. This al-bum was great.

Honorable Mentions:

• Schoolboy Q Habits and Contradictions

• Odd Future Odd Future Vol. 2

• Big K.R.I.T. Live from the Underground

• 2 Chainz Based on a TRU Story

• Oddissee People Hear What They See

Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.a.aD. City tops the KJ’s list of best albums of 2012.

DUSTIN C. SMITH/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange was a close second for the best album of the year.

CHRIS/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

January 15, 2013 Volume 81 Issue 17 The ChronicleArts B9Best Music

of 2012 (Cont.)

1. Wiz Khalifa Taylor Allderdice:This mixtape to me was what a Wiz album should sound like. The

Taylor Gang general spits some of his best bars and had some of the best beats of his career on this tape. Songs such as “MIA Wallace,” “Amber Ice,” and “Nameless” are just laidback bangers. For a mix-tape, this killed.

Best Mixtapes of 2012

2. Two-9 Two-9 Forever:This mixtape from the new-

comers of Two-9 could be de-scribed as the word that summed up 2012…“Ratchet”. In all of its ratchet-ness, Two-9 shows not only a bit of lyrical ability, but their emotional songs are just as good as their more ratchet tracks. This mixtape had something for everybody to enjoy.

3. Rick Ross Rich Forever:This was better than God For-

gives, I Don’t, and it’s not even close. This should’ve been his al-bum. Plus, it gave us one of hip-hop’s most memorable lines of the year: “B---- you wasn’t with me shooting in the gyyyyym!”

4. Pro Era Peep the aPROcalypse:Yes, it’s spelled correctly. Before I get into why this mixtape was so

dope, I wanted to say R.I.P. to Pro Era member Capital Steez who died on Christmas Eve. Gonna have a moment of silence for him……Now the tape. Joey Bada$$ shows off his crew Pro Era, and let me tell you, even though Joey (and at the time Steez) were the best of the pack, the rest of the crew actually has talent. Similar to Joey’s 1999 tape, this tape makes you feel like it’s the 90’s again where rapping actually took skill. Very impressive mixtape. (Full review soon to come).

5. Chief Keef Back from the Dead:To be straight up, 2012 was the

year of Chief Keef. With heavy singles such as “I Don’t Like” and “Love Sosa,” the kid was ablaze upon the music scene this year. As a Keef fan myself, I thought that his debut album Finally Rich was good. But, Back from the Dead is the best thing Keef has put out to date. Check it out.

6. Domo Genesis and The Alchemist No Idols:This project was hard. Domo’s

lyrical ability has increased great-ly and The Alchemist is always a sure thing on the boards. Add in some nice features by Earl Sweat-shirt, Freddie Gibbs, and Prodigy, and you’ve got yourself a winner with No Idols.

7. A$AP Mob Lords Never Worry:A$AP Rocky showcased the rest of the gang on this mixtape and it

was one that I really enjoyed. Although you probably won’t enjoy the whole group, you’ll definitely come away with having a better sense of what A$AP is really about. Side note: Ferg’s got next.

8. Action Bronson and Party Supplies Blue Chips:Action definitely had a breakout year with this project and his Rare

Chandeliers mixtape with The Alchemist. Blue Chips was slightly bet-ter in my eyes, but both are definitely worth checking out.

9. Big K.R.I.T. 4eva N a Day:This mixtape by K.R.I.T. was

in some ways better than his de-but album Live from the Under-ground. It had better beats, more heartfelt lyrics, and was just overall a better giving effort out of one of the best from the south.

10. Dom Kennedy The Yellow Album:

Another mixtape that got some serious burn from me in this past year was Dom’s Yellow Album. “My Type of Party,” “We Ball,” and, “Been Thuggin” made for some great jams to just kick back and party to.

Honorable Mentions:

• Freddie Gibbs BFK• Flatbush Zombies

D.R.U.G.S.• Mac and Cheese 3

French Montana• GrandeMarshall 800• Joey Badass 1999

1. Wiz Khalifa “MIA Wallace”: Easily one of the best songs of Taylor Allderdice, This was my fa-

vorite and most played song of the year. Just so mellow.

2. Chief Keef “I Don’t Like”:Flat out this song is amazing. “Turning Up” to the max.

3. G.O.O.D. Music “Mercy”:I’m gonna bet that at least once in 2012 you bumped this. In most

cases, you probably bumped it way more then once. It also had a break-out verse of a favorite artist of mine that goes by 2 CHAAAINNNZZZ.

4. Frank Ocean “Sweet Life”:Even though I can’t sing (at all) this is one that I just can’t help but

singing when it comes on.

5. Rick Ross “Stay Schemin”:One of Ross’s biggest hits to date, and also brought us a better-

than-usual Drake verse. Add the coming out party of French Montana *Haaaaan* and you’ve got one of the best songs of the year.

6. Odd Future “Oldie”:Almost ten minutes long and everyone that performs on here kills it.

7. Nas “Stay”:One of the best tracks of the year comes from Life is Good. The

jazzy soul sample caught me hard on this one. Nas is also spitting some real game on here. Very worthy of making this list.

8. Flatbush Zombies “Thug Waffle”:

A little dark. A little funny. An infectious hook. And it’s just something different.

9. Kirko Bangz ft. Paul Wall “Lettin’ Them Know”:This is my dark horse. For a

while, there was a period where I couldn’t go a day without listen-ing to this. Very smooth and just makes for a great tune to bang out of your car. It’s also Trill as hell.

10. Kendrick Lamar ft. Gun play “Cartoons and Cereal”:

Kendrick brings dope bars as always. Gunplay’s the most emo-tional and vulnerable we’ve ever seen him. And that beat is SLAP-PING. Hardest bass I’ve heard all year.

Best Songs of 2012

Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Allerdice was one of 2012’s best mixtapes.MY CANON/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Reach Kevin Jacob at jacobk622@strose.edu • Twitter:@KJTheKing30

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By ALISSA PETSCHEStaff Writer

Action, mystery, fantasy and history all rolled into one make Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunt-er a must-see for those who en-joy something a little out of the ordinary. Despite the immediate laughter and dismissal of most moviegoers when they first saw the preview for Abraham Lin-coln: Vampire Hunter, those will-ing to suspend a certain amount of disbelief can appreciate this film. The truth is the film is based on a very smart book by Seth Grahame-Smith (Also the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zom-bies).

The story centers on a secret diary kept by President Lincoln throughout his entire life starting with when a vampire killed his mother when he was a boy and following his subsequent deci-sion to dedicate his life to aveng-ing her death. It takes history and fills in the gaps with fiction.

A common criticism of books adapted for the screen is always, “The book was better,” but in this case Seth Grahame-Smith, the author, also wrote the screen-

play so it’s his vision of what the book should look like on screen. While there are a few stark dif-ferences, they are necessary to fit the timeframe of a movie. In a book an author has pages upon pages to weave his tale with as much depth and explanation as he deems necessary where as on screen certain things are needed to move the plot along.

One of the biggest differences between the book and the movie was that in the book there was no main antagonist. In the movie the character Adam, “from whom all others are made,” was added as the antagonist and Lincoln’s greatest threat. The ending of the book and the movie differ greatly but are both excellent (I won’t share them simply to keep from spoiling it for anyone!). Aside from those two things most of the differences are fairly subtle and aren’t significant enough to really change the base of the story.

The movie was directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Direc-tor of Wanted and the vampire franchise Night Watch and Day Watch) so it goes without saying the fight scenes were extremely well-done and entertaining. They

were fluid and believable with just the right amount of gore. In one scene, Lincoln even chops down an entire tree in one axe swipe after prodding by his friend Henry Sturges (Dominic Coo-per). That is followed by what I believe to be one of the greatest lines in the entire film delivered by Cooper’s with chill-inducing perfection. “Power, Lincoln, real power, comes not from hate, but from truth.”

With a cast of fairly unknown actors, Abraham Lincoln: Vam-pire Hunter may not be grand enough to launch any careers, but it has certainly put a few more people on my list of actors to keep an eye on, mainly Benjamin Walker who plays Abraham Lin-coln (an looks eerily like the for-mer president), and Rufus Sewell who plays Adam and definitely has a future as a true Hollywood villain.

All in all, the movie is a fun flick that delivers on exactly what it promises: Abraham Lincoln kicking vampire butt. As long as you don’t go in holding the film’s premise against it and are willing to suspend belief for around two hours, you’ll have a blast with it.

By RACHEL M. BOLTONManaging Editor

Over the past decade, Super-hero movies have become a sum-mer staple. They usually tend to be good fun or if we are lucky, thought-provoking. So here is a list of my seven favorite super-hero movies.

7. The Amazing Spiderman (2012)I don’t know why this mov-

ie got as much hate as it did. I thought that it was better than the three previous ones combined. It portrayed Peter Parker’s origin story in a more realistic manner, showing the problems that come with being a superhero. Sure it had its plot holes, but hopefully the sequel will clear that up. Plus, this film has the best Stan Lee cameo of all time.

6. Iron Man 2 (2010)Robert Downey Jr. chews the

scenery here as Tony Stark. The villains are rather okay, but his antics make up for that fact. My favorite moment is watching him fight Rhodie while Queen’s “An-other One Bites the Dust” plays in the background. Pepper Pots is at her best here, showing that you don’t need to be a superhero to be awesome.

5. Thor (2011)Thor is my favorite hero from

the marvel cinematic universe. He is not as bright as the rest of them, but ultimately well-meaning. It’s great fun watching him try to in-teract in our world with our pop tarts and horses. This film also introduces the villain Loki to the female population’s joy.

4. Mega Mind (2010)Super hero movies can get

rather predictable after a while. Mega Mind is a familiar tale with a perspective flip. Instead

Abraham Lincoln: Husband, Father, President, and Vampire Hunter

of following the hero, we meet the hapless villain and his fish minion. It lovingly parodies the genre, while doing something new with it. Who doesn’t want to see the villain win every once and a while?

3. The Avengers (2012) This film was able to juggle

all of its cast members without giving any one more attention than the others. The best part was watching all the characters that you have followed for several films interact with each other. Director Joss Whedon was able to have conflict within the team without it becoming nothing but whining. The Avengers also made all of us look at shawarma in a new way.

2. The Dark Knight (2008)What else can be said about

this film? The Dark Knight was brutal and you forgot you were watching a superhero movie. I love the fact that it was brave enough to do things that a regular superhero movie would avoid—a thing that its sequel would forget with its own ending.

1. X-2 (2003) The second X-Men movie

handled its ensemble cast better than it predecessor (and far better than its sequel would too). X-2 was darker with higher stakes, and shows what the characters can and can’t handle. I love this movie because it maintains the humor of the story, while having some very tense moments. It’s my favorite film, because it does not follow the traditional formula of a superhero film, and because it is not Wolverine who saves the day in the end.

Reach Rachel M. Bolton atboltonr413@strose.edu

I Can’t Believe You Watched That:

My Top Seven Favorite Superhero Movies

MY CANON/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Benjamin Walker being prepped to play an alternate vampire-hunting version of President Lincoln.

January 15, 2013 Volume 81 Issue 17 The ChronicleArts B11

By CHRIS SURPRENANTArts Editor

Yes, you killed Vivian Bow-ers. Or your roommate did it. Or maybe it was your colleague. It might as well have been any of you. That’s the sort of web NBC’s newest mystery spins. Deception lets us into the world of the rich and lets us in on a little secret: they’ve got problems, and a lot of them. Murder, corporate corrup-tion, love-triangles, and mistaken identities—no one is who they say they are.

When wealthy socialite Vivian is found dead in her hotel room, her death is initially attributed to a drug overdose. After all, isn’t that what we’ve come to expect from the exceedingly well-off? FBI agent Will Moreno (Laz Alonso) thinks otherwise. Enlisting the help of Detective Joanna Locosto (Meagan Good), a former friend of Vivian’s, the pair sets out to prove that Vivian’s death was a homicide connected to a secret about her father’s pharmaceutical company. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Joanna must go undercover at the Bowers estate to investigate potential leads.

However, she is not immedi-ately welcomed back with open arms. Vivian’s father, Robert, seems likable enough, except that he’s cheating on his second wife, Sophia. Seemingly unaffected, even relieved that Vivian is dead, Sophia sips her wine all day and lives to act the part of mother without much success. The Bow-ers children include Edward, a snake of a man who doesn’t trust Joanna one bit, bad-boy Julian, Joanna’s former love-interest, and Mia, the youngest girl with questionable maternity.

If this sounds like it bears any resemblance to ABC’s Revenge, you wouldn’t be far off. Deception can easily fall into the reemerging nighttime-soap genre a la Dal-las. Yes, it deals with rich people doing very, very bad things, but that’s where the similarity ends. Where Revenge seems to delight itself with campy villains and in-your-face decadence, Deception treats the wealthy Bowers like real people who just happen to have a lot of money. Beneath the veneers of designer clothing and imported furniture, the characters have more depth.

For the most part, each char-acter is well-cast. Good’s Joanna is a heroine audiences will want to root for. Her connection and concern for Vivian is genuine, making her more character more than just someone plunked in the middle of things.

Robert (Victor Garber of Alias and Titanic) plays, as usual, a generally likable character who is flawed beneath his welcoming exterior. Garber seamlessly slips into the character’s skin, allow-ing audiences to see two sides of a vulnerable man.

Boozy Sophia Bowers is played with ease by Katherine LaNasa. Here, she plays the expected role of evil stepmother, a role that can quickly fall into absurdity. Yes, she’s never seen without her wine glass, but her comments about Vivian are always serious with perfect hints of scorn. Anything more would make her a Real Housewife, which isn’t what this show needs.

Ella Rae Peck as Mia Bowers also stands out. Mia could have easily been another angst-ridden, unlikable, rich-kid brat. Peck handles the role with just the right

amount of teenage brooding and sarcasm, and adds a layer of sym-pathy on top to balance it out.

With solid acting comes a need for solid storytelling. While the premise of a cop undercover at the home of the social elite sounds great, it’s obvious it can only go so far. Joanna can’t re-main a guest there forever. The trick is going to be carrying on the ruse past a few episodes and move the story into new territory, otherwise, no one is going to care who killed Vivian Bowers. Sus-taining the intrigue while moving the plot along is going to be es-sential.

Fans of action-packed, fast-paced entertainment aren’t go-ing to find it here. Deception is old-fashioned in the sense that it’s not rushing to tell the story to instantly gratify viewers, nor does it make its characters public displays of immorality. Rather, it drops small bits of information an episode at a time, making view-ers beg for more. We want to see what lies beneath the Bowers’ fa-cades, not relish in campy fluff. While a bit of melodrama exists, it’s just enough to connect us with the characters instead of alienat-ing us.

Deception might not be a tele-vision classic, but the potential exists. Surprise plot twists and unexpected discoveries are ram-pant, and that’s only in the first episode. With great acting and a complex, but not overly confus-ing storyline, it’s the kind of show you’ll want to see through to the end. Then again, things are never as they seem.

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You Killed Vivian Bowers! NBC’s Deception Full of Mystery and Intrigue

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Mid-Season Premieres for the Week of January 15th-21st

January 15 9:00 Face Off SyFy

January 16 8:00 American Idol FOX

January 17 9:00 Anger Management FX 10:00 King of the Nerds TBS 10:30 Legit FX

January 18 8:00 Fringe (series finale) FOX

January 21 9:00 The Following (series premiere) FOX

Volume 81 Issue 17The Chronicle January 15, 2013OpinionC12

By KATHERINE BAKAITISStaff Writer

Headlining news pierced its way through media as we all tried to relax and enjoy our in-tersession break. Some of it was good (the world did not end on December 21), while other news was more tragic (the Sandy Hook massacre). Then, we had the “meh” moments breaking head-lines, such as the fiscal cliff deal, or at least it seemed unimport-ant to some. Though the fiscal cliff talks may have seemed bor-ing (and ridiculous) at times, the inevitability of falling over the cliff approached closer with each passing day. Naturally, Congress moved with their typical lethargic pace they are known for, despite the crippling aftermath it could have had on the lower and middle classes (and the economy itself). A deal was eventually reached on the last day of December when a deal was due before January 1 – nothing like waiting until the last minute to do their job. When an employee in other jobs put off their work, they are put on a kind of probation period, or fired. Weeding out the officials who do not do their job is not in the gov-ernment’s fashion – it is up to us, the people, to fire them!

First things first; what is the fiscal cliff? I bet you all remem-ber the installation of the Bush tax cuts during W’s terms in of-fice. Well, they were due to expire January 1, 2013, and that meant taxes would be on the rise if Con-gress did not act on it. President

Obama’s plan is to alleviate the tax burden on the middle class by taxing the rich, people who make over $400,000 per year, even more so that lower income families do not lose much needed money. When people have more money, they spend more of it, and when that happens, the gears in the economy turn a little fast-er. Obama also proposed to cut 930 billion dollars in spending. Speaker of the House, Repub-lican John Boehner and the rest of his conservative minions had a different plan in mind. They proposed to raise taxes on people earning one million dollars over per year and have the tax rate lower than President Obama’s proposal. They also would plan to instill more spending cuts. So who’s plan is more correct? Nei-ther proposal was going to com-pletely work, so that is why they needed to comprise for a better strategy.

Actually, neither side re-ally won. Republicans accepted higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans and Democrats ac-cepted a higher threshold for how much income will face a higher tax rate. President Obama had to break his promise to raise tax rates on annual household in-comes above $250,000 and in-dividuals who earn $200,000. Those incomes were the top 2% of earners in America, but the deal has left the U.S. with a new definition “wealthy”. Now, indi-viduals who make $400,000 an-nually and families who take in $450,000 per year are considered

the top 2%. Unfortunately, the deal does not address an increase in payroll taxes. No legislation to address the fiscal cliff is expected to. Now, the cut on those taxes has expired. Americans earning $30,000 a year will take home $50 less per month. Those earn-ing $113,700 will lose $189.50 a month. Although House Speaker John Boehner supported the bill, the No. 2 Republican in the cham-ber, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, opposed it, as did most Republi-cans in the House. So while the Senate vote was an overwhelm-ing 89 to 8, the House vote was 257 to 167. The vast majority of House Democrats supported the bill.

So that is what the entire hub-bub was about. Despite all the fighting and media attention, and sighs of relief when a deal was reached, we may still face more fiscal cliffs in the possible near future. The deal delays a se-ries of automatic cuts in federal spending, for two months. In the meantime, the Senate plan calls for $12 billion in new revenue and another $12 billion in spend-ing cuts. These spending cuts are to be split between defense and nondefense spending. Just when you probably thought we were finished, Congress still needs to reach an agreement on how to handle the debt ceiling, and the continuing budget resolution. Yes people, there is more fun just around the corner.

Reach Katherine Bakaitis at bakaitisk161@strose.edu

Finally a Deal From Capitol Hill

Guy in Centennial: “Wait, there’s a Today Show and a Tonight Show? Where’s the Afternoon Show?”

Guy in Centennial: “A hobbit is not radiant.”

Girl in Dorm: “Nascar is painful. I can’t stand watching things go around in circles.”

Girl in Lally: “I haven’t broken the law in a while. I should do that sometime. It feels good every once in a while.”

Girl on Quad: “What’s going on with that stool? It’s fluffy. It looks like he’s sitting on a cloud.”

Girl in St. Joe’s: “Did you ever see a haunting in Connecticut? I didn’t shower for a week. Well, I did shower, but i made my sister come in the bathroom with me because I thought the shower cur-tain would suffocate me.”

Guy at St. Joe’s: “I kind of want to sit towards the back of the bus like in middle school. It’s where the cool kids sit, except I didn’t. I sat towards the middle.”

Girl Walking: “I can’t believe her car came with an iPad. I wish my car would just come with an eyepatch.”

Girl in Dining Hall: “I also would have had an automatic starter if my sister wouldn’t have been so paranoid and ripped the wires out with her bare hands.”

These are the Overheards that may not have made the deadlines for last semester. Don’t forget to keep an ear

out and send those Overheards our way!

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By LAUREN SEARSStaff Writer

The New Year of 2013 is un-derway, or in other words, Christ-mas Break is over and the Spring Semester has commenced. Many people make New Year’s reso-lutions in hopes of obtaining a clean slate and a fresh start. Not only do I make New Year’s reso-lutions, but I take the time a week before the start of the new semes-ter to write down semester resolu-tions, goals, and expectations for myself.

The first semester resolution/goal/expectation is to stay orga-nized. Academically I use a plan-ner to write down assignments, important dates, etc. Since trans-ferring to Saint Rose in the fall, I have become involved with five different organizations on cam-pus. With that being said, my cal-endar filled up quickly and I often mixed up different events dates and times. In order to achieve this resolution, I went ahead and

bought a calendar for 2013 and put it in my organizations binder; that way I can write down events for every organization and see vi-sually if a commitment overlaps.

My second resolution/goal/expectation on the list is to ex-plore more opportunities that are available on and off campus. Such opportunities include com-munity service, internships for the summer, volunteering in the Pine Hills Community, and help-ing students here at Saint Rose in the Writing Center. Learning what I have since I started col-lege three semesters ago, there is nothing more valuable than using every resource and opportunity that comes your way through the college you attend.

My third resolution/goal/ex-pectation is to put my new cam-era to good use. Taking pictures is something I love to do, espe-cially when traveling back and forth to Albany every day. There is always an intriguing or beauti-ful image to capture; a picture is

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worth a thousand words. I would also love to take glamour/fashion shots of my friends to start out with, and then start a photogra-phy business. Submitting pic-tures to The Chronicle will be a great start to fulfill this goal.

Finally, my last semester reso-lution/goal/expectation is to bring new and fresh ideas to all of the organizations I am involved in. Now knowing how all of the or-ganizations work, I think it is time for me to become more of a voice in each of them by express-ing my ideas to my fellow peers.

A fresh start is something I look forward to every semester, and I cannot wait to start work-ing on my resolutions and goals. Happy New Year everyone, and best of luck with accomplishing your semester resolutions and goals!

Reach Lauren Sears at searsl534@strose.edu

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As the semester begins, take a moment to breathe deep and prepare yourself for the workload ahead.

Volume 81 Issue 17The Chronicle January 15, 2013OpinionC14A Lookback at Strose

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In 1955, four students were captured on camera at Triboro Hospital in Jamaica, NY (Long Island). From left to right, the nurses are Norma Szlias, Ann Roxbury, Dorothy Schlump, and Annmarie McKean. When there was a nursing program at The College of Saint Rose, students received clinical experience during their junior and senior years. They interned at numerous hospitals from around Syracuse to Long Island. These included Saint Mary’s Hospital in Troy, Syracuse Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, Triboro Hospital in Jamaica (Long Island, NY), Trudeau Sanitorium (Saranac Lake, NY), and Central Islip State Hospital on Long Island. They also interned through the Visiting Nurse Association of Albany and the Albany County Health Department. The nursing program began in 1932. In 1942, it was altered to accomodate the need for nurses during World War II. This excelled the learning process and allowed the students to take their exams in their junior year instead of their senior year. The program ended in 1960.

(Courtesy of strose.edu and Reference Librarian Maria Kessler McShane)

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By ZACHARY OLSAVICKYNews Editor

Although media coverage of the mass murder in Newtown has died down, rhetoric in the political system surrounding the incident remains strong. Of the two topics that arose from the incident, gun access and men-tal health care, only gun control seems to remain a feature in the media narrative. While each has individual merit for action, a chilling combination of the two shows the need for action in both areas – and for constituents to de-mand that action.

Gun violence, particularly in-cidents involving semi-automatic weapons and other high-powered munitions, is clearly a problem in America. The rhetoric is also frightening at times, with a par-ticular subset of gun owners wor-ried that their weapons are at risk of being taken away by the fed-eral government. The CEO of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, claims President Obama is trying to “de-stroy the second amendment.” What’s particularly chilling about the rhetoric is that it shares the same theme with Richard Poplawski, who in 2009 killed three officers of the Pittsburgh Police. Poplawski felt the Obama administration was infringing upon his right to own arms when, in fact, the President (margin-ally) expanded gun access rights. It is worth noting that LaPierre made his statement years after the Poplawski shooting, and I do not mention it to draw personal ties between the two. But, for the CEO of the NRA (the National Rifle Association), an organiza-tion whose principles once fo-cused primarily on gun safety, to say those things demonstrates an inability to grasp reality.

Mental health in America brings its own problems to the ta-ble. It is a field that is still a work in progress, although the trend seems to be moving in a positive direction. Institutionalization is on the decline and a new Diag-nostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders (DSM) comes out this spring. Things are far from rosy, though; per the Wash-ington Post, almost a third of the country lives in areas where there are shortages of mental health ex-perts, and many individuals who would otherwise be institutional-ized have ended up in jail. The latter is less the problem of de-institutionalization, however, as it is a problem of a failure of un-derstanding mental health in the American legal system. I know from personal experience that mental health care helps, but of-ten does not fulfill people’s needs as well as a physician can sub-scribe medicine to cure an illness.

Where the two collide is the darkest mark on both: firearm-related suicides. Among all coun-tries with data, the U.S. trails only Montenegro in per capita suicides by firearm. It is not difficult to understand why someone would shoot themselves in the head over any other suicide method: death by firearm involves aiming and firing at point-blank range, an act as physically simple as using a remote control. The sad truth is that each problem feeds off the other and both are problems that require strong action.

This is where I take issue with the sudden coverage of both top-ics: this is not news to those who were paying attention. These kids will die in vain if action is not tak-en, but that is the same result for all of the people who have died in past mass murders and gun-induced suicides. Strong action could have and should have been taken to restrict firearm access in the past, but the political will was not there. With new legislative bodies meeting in Congress and statehouses across America, con-stituents will need to remain ada-mant about enacting real change for gun safety and mental health care. Otherwise, America will be resigned to the status quo in vio-lence and illness

Reach Zachary Olsavicky at olsavickyz977@strose.edu • Twitter: @zolsavicky

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January 15, 2013 Volume 81 Issue 17 The Chronicle D15Sports

By SAM MAXWELLStaff Writer

However fair or unfair it is, Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck will always be mentioned in the same breath. Both play the quarterback position, and are seen as faces of their respective franchises even though they are just rookies, and are believed by fans as saviors. Many believe it was a toss up as to which of the two the Indianapolis Colts should have taken with the first overall pick in last year’s NFL draft. But now that both have completed their rookie campaign, it is clear as to who should have been se-lected first.

If you look at the statistics alone, you may think I was allud-ing to RGIII. He recorded 3200 passing yards, rushed for 815 yards (an obscene amount for a QB), and accounted for 27 touch-downs (passing and rushing) to just seven turnovers (fumbles lost and interceptions). On top of that, he had a passer rating of 102.4 which was good for third highest amongst quarterbacks who start-ed 14 or more games.

When you compare those gau-dy numbers to those of his coun-terpart Andrew Luck, the conver-sation should be over. While Luck did break the record of most pass-ing yards by a rookie in a season with 4,374 yards, he accounted for 28 touchdowns (passing and rushing) to 23 turnovers (fumbles lost and interceptions). Also, his passer rating was a measly 76.5.

However, this is why statistics alone do not tell the full story. While Luck did turn the ball over 16 more times that RGIII, he was also being asked to take more command of his offense than RGIII. Luck attempted 627 passes in his rookie season, fifth most amongst all quarterbacks. RGIII 393 had pass attempts, 25th amongst quarterbacks. Luck almost completed as many pass-es, 339, as RGIII attempted.

Another aspect that should not be overlooked is the environment

both quarterbacks transitioned into. Griffin III went to a Wash-ington Redskins team with a Su-per Bowl winning coach in Mike Shanahan, whose offensive strat-egy is run first, pass second. It is not coincidental that Washington had the number one rushing at-tack in the league this season averaging 169.3 yards per game. Yes, RGIII was a large part of the rushing game, but by running the read-option offense, Griffin was put in more favorable pass-ing situations because the defense did not know whether to play the pass or run. This opened pass-ing lanes, and led to much easier completions.

Luck, on the other hand, had to replace one of the best quar-terbacks in NFL history with a brand new offensive coordinator and head coach. If that wasn’t enough, then take into account the well-documented battle with leukemia that head coach Chuck

RGIII vs. Luck: First EditionPagano endured which forced him to miss most of the season. Luck also did not have the luxury of having an elite rushing attack like RGIII. The Colts ranked 22nd in the league with 104.4 yards per game, which is the rea-son Luck had to attempt the fifth most passes in the league. Luck was the man on every play for the Colts, while RGIII could pick and choose his spots.

Finally, we come to the main reason why the Colts made the right choice between the two- durability. Andrew Luck is 6’4”, 234 lbs. If he were not a quarter-back in the NFL I would guess he would be some sort of lum-berjack. His body is built for the hits that quarterbacks take in the NFL. RGIII had surgery on his torn ACL and LCL last Wednes-day. He initially suffered an in-jury to his knee on December 9th against the Baltimore Ravens, and then aggravated the injury

Robert Griffin III has ressurected the Redskins to playoff form, but injuries may harm his career in the future.

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into a complete tear of the ACL and LCL last Sunday in the Red-skins playoff game. This injury is now his second ACL tear, the first coming during his time at Baylor University in 2009. An ACL in-jury is a devastating injury to any NFL quarterback. However, it is especially devastating to RGIII because his game is predicated on his ability to run as well as pass. Without the run game he is aver-age at best. RGIII is now an in-jury liability, which is something you do not want the “future” of your franchise to be.

This season showed why the Indianapolis Colts made the right decision in last year’s NFL draft. The Colts did the right thing in drafting the sure thing in Luck over the upside in RGIII. In gen-

eral, upside is a phenomenon that gets blown way out of proportion in sports. Give me a player that I know will be at least an eight every season for ten years over a player that may be a ten for two or three years but hasn’t proven anything.

That is why in sports, baseball especially, you can give away all the prospects you want, as long as I get a proven star in return. I’ll take something I know over something I don’t.

What I do know is that in eight years Andrew Luck will still be playing at a high level barring any freak injury. What I don’t know is if RGIII will even be healthy for next year. Round one goes to Luck.

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Volume 81 Issue 17The Chronicle January 15, 2013SportsD16Golden Knights Look for More Successful 2013

By JOSHUA NATOLISports Editor

As we all get settled back into our same old, but slightly differ-ent, routines on campus in 2013, Golden Knights athletic teams are looking to take advantage of the new beginning and turn in more successful seasons.

One team who seemed to be having no trouble at all on the court was the men’s basketball squad. After starting the season off hot with five wins without a loss, the Golden Knights have since fallen to 7-5 and 4-4 in the Northeast-10 conference drop-ping their last three contests.

What could be the cause of the recent decline?

A major reason is opponent’s points per game. During the five-win stretch, opponents were av-eraging around 58 points against the Golden Knights. Since then, opponents are now averaging nearly 65 points per game.

Offense has never been an issue for the Golden Knights with three players; Andre Pope, Dominykas Milka, and Tyler Sayre.

All three are averaging double digits in scoring with Dan Mund-weiler nearly matching them. The issue now is the ever-shrinking scoring margin between Saint Rose and their opponents. The

scoring margin, which was once hovering around fifteen points per game, is now 3.6. The rebounding margin is also an area of concern. The Golden Knights are only av-eraging one and a half rebounds more than opponents. An increase in the margin will undoubtedly help the Golden Knights in the games to come by increasing their transition game, as well as leading to second-chance buck-ets. Their next game is Wednes-day at 7:30 p.m. against Southern New Hampshire.

The women’s basketball team got off to a much different start than their male counterparts. Af-ter winning their first two con-tests, the Golden Knights lost their next six games, which now warrants them a 5-8 record and a 2-7 record in the Northeast-10 conference. The Golden Knights have however started their new year off favorably winning their first two games of 2013. In order for things to turn around into a successful season, the Golden Knights need to work on limiting opponents scoring while increas-ing their offensive efficiency. Currently, the Golden Knights are giving up nearly four points in the scoring margin, while av-eraging .406 and .323 in field goal and three-point percentage respectively. Two of the biggest

Both men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have gotten off to great starts.

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The men’s basketball team looks to get back to their early-season form.

changes that need to be made are free-throw percentage and turn-overs. The Golden Knights are averaging just above fifty per-cent from the charity stripe and nearly 22 turnovers per game, while their opponents are only conjuring close to fifteen. The turnover issue is not only lead-ing to buckets for opponents, but limiting scoring off turnovers for the Golden Knights. Their next contest precedes the men’s game on Wednesday at Southern New Hampshire at 5:30 p.m.

Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been very successful this season and look to continue their domi-nance going into 2013. In the first action, the Golden Knights competed at the Hartwick Re-lays, where they placed second out of four competing teams. They proceeded to win four more meets while only losing twice to both Hartwick and Southern Con-necticut. A big contributor on the women’s side has been Caitlin Brauer. She has yet to finish any place lower than third this season, finishing in first place eight times. For the men Joseph Krok has been very solid as well, only fall-ing below third place three times. Kyle Wilson has also paced the Golden Knights, placing first in five events and only dropping out of the top three twice. On the diving side, Ryan Butler, Dave Genender, and Matt Lisk have combined for four first place fin-ishes and one finish outside of the top three. Next stop for them is the Northeast-10 Championships in New Haven, Connecticut start-ing on January 31st.

With a new year come new be-ginnings. These Golden Knights teams are all looking to rebound as the new semester gets going and take care of business on the court and in the water. Let’s see if they can all make some noise in the NE-10.

Reach Josh Natoli at Natolij477@strose.edu • Twitter: @JustJoshinYa845

The women’s basketball team is looking to improve on a sub-par record.

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