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Easter is this Sunday page 4 There’s movies to see, CD’s to listen to, and concerts to go to-page 7 Saint Rose baseball and softball teams are in “full swing”- Sports page The Best Time for Your News. Good weather makes Rosestock 2000 a hit The Bi-Weekly Newspaper o f the College of Saint Rose Vol. XVII, Issue 6 - April 20, 2000 Saint Rose SA election restilts declared by Terry Towers S ta ff Writer With the area receiving 12 inches of snow in a freak storm last week, organizers of Saturday’s Rosestock 2000 were a little worried that the event would not go exactly as planned. “Snow a week ago scared the hell out of me”, said Christopher Bissonette, Vice President for Social Activities, who headed the organization of the event. But the seventy-degree day was exactly the kind of day Bissonette hoped for, because much planning had gone into the event. The planning stages o f the event began two montKs ago, though Bissonette agreed that “it should have been even earlier,” with organizers meeting every week to discuss plans. They began by reserving the lawn, planning the activities, and booking the bands. Bissonette said that Rosestock could not have been successful without the help of everyone involved, including the Student Events Board, the Student Association, and a host of volunteers. “Everyone deserves an applause,” Bissonette said. The great weather served as a good reason, and persuaded people to stay throughout all of the band performances. It also proved to be a determinate in the moods of those students attending. “This is the first Rosestock that I’ve wanted to stay for the whole thing,” one student said. Others present at the event agreed that the weather was one of the reasons that they decided to attend. Even the bands enjoyed the turnout. Mike, from the band Southdown, said he was impressed with how many women showed up, and asked if it was “true about the 10-1 ratio of girls to guys?” Other acts at Rosestock 2000 included Kate McKrell, who started the show with her solo performance of original songs. Lifted, Gohbi, Coli, The Orange, Nitric Blue. The Clay People played throughout the day and into the night, with the show being briefly interrupted by the Albany City Police while Nitric Blue’s set was in mid-stream. The police said that there were complaints o f increasing levels of noise and foul language. Zach, from the band Gohbi, hinted that even the bands could have some worries coming into a show like Rosestock 2000. “1 didn’t know what to expect, our drummer is new and he just learned all the songs last night,” said Zach. Ben, from The Orange, said they consider themselves a “local band” with frequent appearances at Valentines. He also added that the band was excited about an upcoming appearance at Edgefest at the Altamont Fairgrounds. Other activities at Rosestock included a short lived chocolate syrup slip and slide, a bread eating contest, sumo wrestling, sock-n-bop, a silly string “war”, a kid kicking a piOata, and a group completing the scavenger hunt. Also, students who brought a can of food were given a free Rosestock T-shirt. Overall, the day was a success. At one point, during the set played by The Clay People, organizers estimated the crowd to be over 200 people. Chris Bissonette probably put it the best when he said, “it’s the most beautiful day of the year so far...it just happened to turn out to be the day of Rosestock.” by Melanie Granger Special to The Chronicle The results o f the Student Association Elections are in and Stephanie Sherriian secured the position of SA President with 176 votes. Pete Gannon came in second with 95 votes and Andy Terry came in third with 69 votes for the presidency. Candidates who ran unopposed filled the positions of VP of Social Activities, VP of Communications, and VP of Special Interest Groups. Andy Kourt, who ran for VP of Social Activities, won with 285 votes. Kim Kruger received 269 votes for the position of VP of Communications. And Alison Greene won VP o f Special Interest Groups with 254 votes. Stephanie Sherman, a junior and a History/ Political Science major, has had three years of experience in SA as a member of several committees and is the current VP of Special Interest Groups. “I’m so excited right now,” said Sherman about her plans for the upcoming year. “I’ve got big things planned for next year. I want to focus on the issues.” For Sherman, the issues of diversity on campus and on the plagiarism policy are priorities. She would also like to hold more daytime events so that the commuter population on the campus could participate in events and feel more involved in campus activities. One of her main goals is to keep the board focused and on track when it comes to listening to students’ ideas and concerns. Pete Gannon, a sophomore and Public Communications major, came in second in the election. Having no prior leadership experience or club memberships on this campus (his experience all “I’m so excited right now. I’ve got big things planned for next year. I want to focus on the issues.” -Sherman about her plans for the upcoming year. came from high school) he was asked why he ran. “I just wanted to get students to come out and vote,” said Gannon. “ I think I raised a lot of important issues and 1 hope Ms. Sherman respects them.” Issues raised by Gannon pertain to the lack of involvement of a large portion of the student body on this campus. To solve this problem he suggesteid having more events that would appeal to a broad range of individuals, not just to a s e l e c t f e w . T h e o t h e r maj or issue he brought up was a con-c e r n o v e r w h e r e the money that SA is allotted to give to other clubs and to spend on their own programs goes. His recommendation was to have a copy of the audit that SA is required to have performed each year published in The Chronicle along with monthly expenditure statements. Andy Terry, a sophomore and History/Secondary Education major, was the third participant running for the SA president in the election. He is a member of both SA and SEB. The issues that he brought up included trying to increase enrollment in SA as well as passing an amendment in the SA Constitution that would mandate that all active clubs at Saint Rose have a representative in SA. Terry also wanted to hold open forums once or twice a semester so that students could come and voice their concerns as well as possibly trying to hold referen-dums to get the student body involved in the voting process. Furthermore, Terry thought that it would be a good idea for the members of the executive board to attend meetings of different clubs to give them a better idea of what the clubs were doing in terms of activities and programs. “This has been a learning experience,” said Terry. “The one major thing I’ve learned from this process is how to read the by-laws thoroughly.” He also has an appeal in progress and hopes to receive a response soon. A 1 I o f the c a n d id a t e s r u n n i n g u n o p p o s e d needed a mini-m u m o f ■ 1 7 2 .5 votes or 50 percent of the total voter turnout. They all received more than enough to qualify. Andy Kourt, a Freshman SEED major, was the winner for the position of VP of Social Activities and has many ideas for his term next year. He v/ould like to increase the communication between SA and SEB by having the two clubs offer support for one another. He would also encourages two-way participation between the two groups as well. Kourt also believes that cultural diversity is an important issue that should be addressed in the upcoming year. He will support more multi-cultural events on campus not only by attending them but also by trying to get funds from SEB set aside to put on more of them. “I’d like to thank the students that voted and I look forward to working with the student body,” said Kourt. “I’ll try not to let anyone down.” Kim Kruger was the winner of the VP of Communications position. She has written for The Chronicle for three semesters and is looking forward to getting more involved with and reviving The Sphere, the Saint Rose magazine, and Reflections, the college yearbook. “I wanted to thank all the students for their support and I look forward to working with the campus publications next said Kruger. Alison Greene, a junior and Elementary Education/Special Education major, won VP o f Special Interest Groups. Alison has been active in SA and was the ‘99-’00 president of Circle K. During her term she would like to meet one on one with club officers once a week. She also believes that SA needs stronj^r communication with its clubs and that the clubs want more r ^ - resentation. As an overalLgoal for her time at Saint Rose, Greene would like to turn Saint Rose into a “cashless” campus. This would allow students to use their ID cards to purchase items not only in the Camelot Room and the Brubacher Snack Bar but at vending machines, the Post Office and the Campus Store. However, Alison could not be reached for comment. The positions o f VP of Academic Activities and VP of Finance remain vacant. Individuals will be appointed into these positions next year. Out of the 4,000 students eligible to vote only 345 actually did so. This is less than 10 percent o f the voting population, a disappointing amount according to most of the candidates. This concern was expressed because SA members and officers were worried that most of the voices in the student body were not going to be heard due to the low voting percentage. Hollis Seamon reads from new book, first publication Seamon, a College of Saint Rose professor, published her first book “Body Work: Stories” and read it to the Saint Rose community. The book is about women in crisis. - Kim Kruger by Kimberly Kruger S taff Writer Hollis Seamon, an English professor at the College of Saint Rose, read a selection from her new book, “Body Work: Stories,” to a captivated audience last Tuesday at the Saint Rose Campus Activity Center. The reading and reception took place in Dining Rooms One and Two, to celebrate Seamon’s first publication. “Body Work: Stories” is a collection of stories about women in a moment of crisis who endure physical and emotional pain. Don’t be fooled though, the stories may be sad, but each is packed with comic relief Seamon read the title story of her book at the jam-packed signing event, leaving the audience literally speechless. “Who could say anything after that,” a woman in the crowd whispered. “All [the stories] are slightly different,” said Seamon. Although she remarked as it being one of the hardest ques- She describes the stories as being about women who endure physical and emotional pain, but their only way out of it is through the body. After speaking to The College, Hollis Seamon conducted a book-signing session. - Kim Kruger tions to answer, Seamon said she was inspired by a combination of life experiences and imagination. iiow? A io6^% Saint Rose Alum Sue Nigra. Story - pg. 5 Deborah Zlotsky. teacher at the Col Rose, did the artwo , who is an art lege of Saint rk on the book Features 4. 5. 9 Entertainment 7 He Said She Said 6 Horoscopes 6 Editorial 8 Beyond Traditional 8 cover. Individual paintings fr<^ her entire work entitled “Body Parts,” were selected and Dan Dyksen, who happens to be Seamon’s nephew, designed the layout for the cover. Seamon obtained her Bachelors Degree from Bard College and has been with the College of Saint Rose since 1986. Although this is her first, publication, it includes stories she has written over the past 15 years. Nine out o f the 15 stories have been previously pub-.- lished. “I’m delighted and totally pleased with the way it came out,”.said Seamon. The book was well received by the audience with almost everyone in the room holding a copy. While waiting in the signing line at the end of the reception, one man said, “I’ve been waiting for this book for months.” The Hav It Is 11 Sports 10. II. 12 The Chronicle Online... coming soon ------------------ ^
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Title | The Chronicle, Vol. LXVII, Issue 6 |
Date, Original | 2000-04-20 |
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Transcript | Easter is this Sunday page 4 There’s movies to see, CD’s to listen to, and concerts to go to-page 7 Saint Rose baseball and softball teams are in “full swing”- Sports page The Best Time for Your News. Good weather makes Rosestock 2000 a hit The Bi-Weekly Newspaper o f the College of Saint Rose Vol. XVII, Issue 6 - April 20, 2000 Saint Rose SA election restilts declared by Terry Towers S ta ff Writer With the area receiving 12 inches of snow in a freak storm last week, organizers of Saturday’s Rosestock 2000 were a little worried that the event would not go exactly as planned. “Snow a week ago scared the hell out of me”, said Christopher Bissonette, Vice President for Social Activities, who headed the organization of the event. But the seventy-degree day was exactly the kind of day Bissonette hoped for, because much planning had gone into the event. The planning stages o f the event began two montKs ago, though Bissonette agreed that “it should have been even earlier,” with organizers meeting every week to discuss plans. They began by reserving the lawn, planning the activities, and booking the bands. Bissonette said that Rosestock could not have been successful without the help of everyone involved, including the Student Events Board, the Student Association, and a host of volunteers. “Everyone deserves an applause,” Bissonette said. The great weather served as a good reason, and persuaded people to stay throughout all of the band performances. It also proved to be a determinate in the moods of those students attending. “This is the first Rosestock that I’ve wanted to stay for the whole thing,” one student said. Others present at the event agreed that the weather was one of the reasons that they decided to attend. Even the bands enjoyed the turnout. Mike, from the band Southdown, said he was impressed with how many women showed up, and asked if it was “true about the 10-1 ratio of girls to guys?” Other acts at Rosestock 2000 included Kate McKrell, who started the show with her solo performance of original songs. Lifted, Gohbi, Coli, The Orange, Nitric Blue. The Clay People played throughout the day and into the night, with the show being briefly interrupted by the Albany City Police while Nitric Blue’s set was in mid-stream. The police said that there were complaints o f increasing levels of noise and foul language. Zach, from the band Gohbi, hinted that even the bands could have some worries coming into a show like Rosestock 2000. “1 didn’t know what to expect, our drummer is new and he just learned all the songs last night,” said Zach. Ben, from The Orange, said they consider themselves a “local band” with frequent appearances at Valentines. He also added that the band was excited about an upcoming appearance at Edgefest at the Altamont Fairgrounds. Other activities at Rosestock included a short lived chocolate syrup slip and slide, a bread eating contest, sumo wrestling, sock-n-bop, a silly string “war”, a kid kicking a piOata, and a group completing the scavenger hunt. Also, students who brought a can of food were given a free Rosestock T-shirt. Overall, the day was a success. At one point, during the set played by The Clay People, organizers estimated the crowd to be over 200 people. Chris Bissonette probably put it the best when he said, “it’s the most beautiful day of the year so far...it just happened to turn out to be the day of Rosestock.” by Melanie Granger Special to The Chronicle The results o f the Student Association Elections are in and Stephanie Sherriian secured the position of SA President with 176 votes. Pete Gannon came in second with 95 votes and Andy Terry came in third with 69 votes for the presidency. Candidates who ran unopposed filled the positions of VP of Social Activities, VP of Communications, and VP of Special Interest Groups. Andy Kourt, who ran for VP of Social Activities, won with 285 votes. Kim Kruger received 269 votes for the position of VP of Communications. And Alison Greene won VP o f Special Interest Groups with 254 votes. Stephanie Sherman, a junior and a History/ Political Science major, has had three years of experience in SA as a member of several committees and is the current VP of Special Interest Groups. “I’m so excited right now,” said Sherman about her plans for the upcoming year. “I’ve got big things planned for next year. I want to focus on the issues.” For Sherman, the issues of diversity on campus and on the plagiarism policy are priorities. She would also like to hold more daytime events so that the commuter population on the campus could participate in events and feel more involved in campus activities. One of her main goals is to keep the board focused and on track when it comes to listening to students’ ideas and concerns. Pete Gannon, a sophomore and Public Communications major, came in second in the election. Having no prior leadership experience or club memberships on this campus (his experience all “I’m so excited right now. I’ve got big things planned for next year. I want to focus on the issues.” -Sherman about her plans for the upcoming year. came from high school) he was asked why he ran. “I just wanted to get students to come out and vote,” said Gannon. “ I think I raised a lot of important issues and 1 hope Ms. Sherman respects them.” Issues raised by Gannon pertain to the lack of involvement of a large portion of the student body on this campus. To solve this problem he suggesteid having more events that would appeal to a broad range of individuals, not just to a s e l e c t f e w . T h e o t h e r maj or issue he brought up was a con-c e r n o v e r w h e r e the money that SA is allotted to give to other clubs and to spend on their own programs goes. His recommendation was to have a copy of the audit that SA is required to have performed each year published in The Chronicle along with monthly expenditure statements. Andy Terry, a sophomore and History/Secondary Education major, was the third participant running for the SA president in the election. He is a member of both SA and SEB. The issues that he brought up included trying to increase enrollment in SA as well as passing an amendment in the SA Constitution that would mandate that all active clubs at Saint Rose have a representative in SA. Terry also wanted to hold open forums once or twice a semester so that students could come and voice their concerns as well as possibly trying to hold referen-dums to get the student body involved in the voting process. Furthermore, Terry thought that it would be a good idea for the members of the executive board to attend meetings of different clubs to give them a better idea of what the clubs were doing in terms of activities and programs. “This has been a learning experience,” said Terry. “The one major thing I’ve learned from this process is how to read the by-laws thoroughly.” He also has an appeal in progress and hopes to receive a response soon. A 1 I o f the c a n d id a t e s r u n n i n g u n o p p o s e d needed a mini-m u m o f ■ 1 7 2 .5 votes or 50 percent of the total voter turnout. They all received more than enough to qualify. Andy Kourt, a Freshman SEED major, was the winner for the position of VP of Social Activities and has many ideas for his term next year. He v/ould like to increase the communication between SA and SEB by having the two clubs offer support for one another. He would also encourages two-way participation between the two groups as well. Kourt also believes that cultural diversity is an important issue that should be addressed in the upcoming year. He will support more multi-cultural events on campus not only by attending them but also by trying to get funds from SEB set aside to put on more of them. “I’d like to thank the students that voted and I look forward to working with the student body,” said Kourt. “I’ll try not to let anyone down.” Kim Kruger was the winner of the VP of Communications position. She has written for The Chronicle for three semesters and is looking forward to getting more involved with and reviving The Sphere, the Saint Rose magazine, and Reflections, the college yearbook. “I wanted to thank all the students for their support and I look forward to working with the campus publications next said Kruger. Alison Greene, a junior and Elementary Education/Special Education major, won VP o f Special Interest Groups. Alison has been active in SA and was the ‘99-’00 president of Circle K. During her term she would like to meet one on one with club officers once a week. She also believes that SA needs stronj^r communication with its clubs and that the clubs want more r ^ - resentation. As an overalLgoal for her time at Saint Rose, Greene would like to turn Saint Rose into a “cashless” campus. This would allow students to use their ID cards to purchase items not only in the Camelot Room and the Brubacher Snack Bar but at vending machines, the Post Office and the Campus Store. However, Alison could not be reached for comment. The positions o f VP of Academic Activities and VP of Finance remain vacant. Individuals will be appointed into these positions next year. Out of the 4,000 students eligible to vote only 345 actually did so. This is less than 10 percent o f the voting population, a disappointing amount according to most of the candidates. This concern was expressed because SA members and officers were worried that most of the voices in the student body were not going to be heard due to the low voting percentage. Hollis Seamon reads from new book, first publication Seamon, a College of Saint Rose professor, published her first book “Body Work: Stories” and read it to the Saint Rose community. The book is about women in crisis. - Kim Kruger by Kimberly Kruger S taff Writer Hollis Seamon, an English professor at the College of Saint Rose, read a selection from her new book, “Body Work: Stories,” to a captivated audience last Tuesday at the Saint Rose Campus Activity Center. The reading and reception took place in Dining Rooms One and Two, to celebrate Seamon’s first publication. “Body Work: Stories” is a collection of stories about women in a moment of crisis who endure physical and emotional pain. Don’t be fooled though, the stories may be sad, but each is packed with comic relief Seamon read the title story of her book at the jam-packed signing event, leaving the audience literally speechless. “Who could say anything after that,” a woman in the crowd whispered. “All [the stories] are slightly different,” said Seamon. Although she remarked as it being one of the hardest ques- She describes the stories as being about women who endure physical and emotional pain, but their only way out of it is through the body. After speaking to The College, Hollis Seamon conducted a book-signing session. - Kim Kruger tions to answer, Seamon said she was inspired by a combination of life experiences and imagination. iiow? A io6^% Saint Rose Alum Sue Nigra. Story - pg. 5 Deborah Zlotsky. teacher at the Col Rose, did the artwo , who is an art lege of Saint rk on the book Features 4. 5. 9 Entertainment 7 He Said She Said 6 Horoscopes 6 Editorial 8 Beyond Traditional 8 cover. Individual paintings fr<^ her entire work entitled “Body Parts,” were selected and Dan Dyksen, who happens to be Seamon’s nephew, designed the layout for the cover. Seamon obtained her Bachelors Degree from Bard College and has been with the College of Saint Rose since 1986. Although this is her first, publication, it includes stories she has written over the past 15 years. Nine out o f the 15 stories have been previously pub-.- lished. “I’m delighted and totally pleased with the way it came out,”.said Seamon. The book was well received by the audience with almost everyone in the room holding a copy. While waiting in the signing line at the end of the reception, one man said, “I’ve been waiting for this book for months.” The Hav It Is 11 Sports 10. II. 12 The Chronicle Online... coming soon ------------------ ^ |