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Trrr—r ■. ■ o* NICLE ☆ ☆ -i!t,,. NHBIBB 9,2019 ISS9E 9 :. V91.UIW at * * ’. W M e u i n i s [W E N T New SAID board members elected on campus Tasha Naatz s t a f f W r i te r On October 18, The College of Saint Rose Campus Action Chapter, Students Advocating Involvement in Democracy (SAID) elected two new board members. James Christensen, a junior Computer Information Systems major, and Courtney Clifford, a senior English major, are the two newsest members of the five-person board of the Student Association funded club. The organization is not run by a hierarchy; instead SAID is run by a board where each member is equal to the others. All decisions are made through a majority rule voting process that includes votes from undergraduate and graduate students. “Each o f the board members are on the same level and all of the same power,” board member James Christensen said. “We are there to generate ideas, get the ball rolling and to make sure that the organization gets things accomplished.” The goal of SAID is to bring awareness and encourage student participation in current political, social and economic issues. The organization does not have a set agenda, and their goals are outlined in a combined effort by the interests of both the community and the board members. “We really want to include Republican, Democratic and Independent representatives in the meetings to gain a variety of different viewpoints,” Clifford said. “We’re working towards that constantly.” The election process started when there were two vacant board member positions. The positions were open to all students. Each potential candidate was required to write a campaign speech expressing why they deserved the position and what they hoped to accomplish within the organization. Clifford has been actively involved with the organization as a member for two years. “I ran for the position because I have been a part of SAID for quite some time and I definitely believe strongly in the organization,” Clifford said. “They have accomplished some truly amazing things and they always want to find ways to educate the campus and get students involved in the political process. I really wanted to be a part of that.” Christensen first became involved with SAID at the beginning of this semester, acting as their Student Association representative and Blackboard programmer “I ran for the position in order to make the group less party-affiliated and to make it more equal in the footing,” Christensen said. One week later, the club had ballots with three candidates’ names and all of CONTINUED ON P. 3 > C A M P U S N E W S T rad ition p a s s e d d ow n On October 31 at 12 a.m. students from The College of Saint Rose decorated a tree in the middle of campus with ^ toilet paper. This act is p a rt of the "MedaiUe tree” tradition which takes place every year on Halloween. This is the third year that a tree in the campus quad has been used. C A M P U S N E W S Forum focuses on poverty Christina Valentin/7%e Chronicle The poverty forum was held at the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary. P a n d l d i s c u s s i o h i f c o n c e n t r a t e s o n t h e e f f e c t s p o v e r t y c a n h a v e o n a p e r s o n Christina Vaientin News E d i t o r Three women shared their experiences about living in poverty in a panel discussion that took place in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary at The College o f Saint Rose Wednesday, October 26. Director of Community Service, Ken Scott started off the discussion with a few open remarks and said that poverty has become a major issue that is being exposed in numerous places today. He also introduced the women and said that they were each doing good things for the community. “These are ordinary women doing extraordinary things,” Scott said. CONTINUED ON P. 4 > C I I M P g S H E M IS Former President of Ireland speaks at Saint Rose Dan PEDEvnxANO A s s t . Copy E d i to r On October 27, Mary Robinson, foimer President of Ireland and current advocate for human rights, gave a talk at The College of Saint Rose as a part o f The dldcastle. Inc. Lectureship on Irish American Affairs. Most o f Robinson’s speech was on the topic of the need for nations in the global economy to respect human rights. . “Human rights need to be taken seriously by non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations,” Robinson said. “All have a responsibility to respect himian rights.” Robinson was elected President of Ireland in 1990, the first woman .ever to hold that position. She was an incredibly popular president, at one point earning a 93 percent approval rating with the. Irish people. While she was still in office she was sought out to become the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. After stepping down from the presidency one year early in 1997, Robinson accqpt-ed that prestigious position, serving ^ e United Nations in that capacity until 2002. In 2003, she helped found Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, a group dedicated to making sure that the current phase o f globalization is fair, just and benefits all peopte. “I want to encourage a way of thinking about human rights which is not just global, but starts right here by all o f you becoming more socially conscious,” Robinson said. “Human rights must matter at home first; everyone has duties to the conmiunity.” Robinson’s speech mostly stuck to these themes, advocating a human r i^ ts ; based approach to globalization. She highlighted four key issues which she felt more advanced countries should adhere to when dealing with poorer nations: cancellation of unreasonable debt, fair trade, which in this context meant lowering agricultural subsidies which hurt poorer nations, including health care as a worldwide right and to adopt better policies in regards to migration, specifically from poorer African countries to Europe. Many in the audience seemed receptive to her ideas. “Overall, I thought it was a gre^t speech,” junior Jeffrey Viele said. “To actually hear someone that went th i^ g h all [her] experiences and actually has the time and means to go and help people, I think that’s something to strive for.” After her speech concluded, Robinson hosted a question and answer period with the audience, answering any questions from audience members for well ovct^ hour. She answered questions about vary topics such as internal Irish politics, her CONTINUED ON P. 3 > I n d e ^ NEWS 2-4 OPINION 6-7 SPORTS B1-B3 AfrK B4^B6 FEATURFSV B7 -B8 Men’s basketball goes up against Syracuse in exhibition game Please see page B1 See if “Ja rh e a d ” receives a good review Please see page B4 L earn some tips to beat the stress when registering for^ classes this semester Please see page
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Title | The Chronicle, Vol. LXXIV, Issue 9 |
Date, Original | 2005-11-09 |
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Title | The-Chronicle_2005-11-09_001 |
Transcript | Trrr—r ■. ■ o* NICLE ☆ ☆ -i!t,,. NHBIBB 9,2019 ISS9E 9 :. V91.UIW at * * ’. W M e u i n i s [W E N T New SAID board members elected on campus Tasha Naatz s t a f f W r i te r On October 18, The College of Saint Rose Campus Action Chapter, Students Advocating Involvement in Democracy (SAID) elected two new board members. James Christensen, a junior Computer Information Systems major, and Courtney Clifford, a senior English major, are the two newsest members of the five-person board of the Student Association funded club. The organization is not run by a hierarchy; instead SAID is run by a board where each member is equal to the others. All decisions are made through a majority rule voting process that includes votes from undergraduate and graduate students. “Each o f the board members are on the same level and all of the same power,” board member James Christensen said. “We are there to generate ideas, get the ball rolling and to make sure that the organization gets things accomplished.” The goal of SAID is to bring awareness and encourage student participation in current political, social and economic issues. The organization does not have a set agenda, and their goals are outlined in a combined effort by the interests of both the community and the board members. “We really want to include Republican, Democratic and Independent representatives in the meetings to gain a variety of different viewpoints,” Clifford said. “We’re working towards that constantly.” The election process started when there were two vacant board member positions. The positions were open to all students. Each potential candidate was required to write a campaign speech expressing why they deserved the position and what they hoped to accomplish within the organization. Clifford has been actively involved with the organization as a member for two years. “I ran for the position because I have been a part of SAID for quite some time and I definitely believe strongly in the organization,” Clifford said. “They have accomplished some truly amazing things and they always want to find ways to educate the campus and get students involved in the political process. I really wanted to be a part of that.” Christensen first became involved with SAID at the beginning of this semester, acting as their Student Association representative and Blackboard programmer “I ran for the position in order to make the group less party-affiliated and to make it more equal in the footing,” Christensen said. One week later, the club had ballots with three candidates’ names and all of CONTINUED ON P. 3 > C A M P U S N E W S T rad ition p a s s e d d ow n On October 31 at 12 a.m. students from The College of Saint Rose decorated a tree in the middle of campus with ^ toilet paper. This act is p a rt of the "MedaiUe tree” tradition which takes place every year on Halloween. This is the third year that a tree in the campus quad has been used. C A M P U S N E W S Forum focuses on poverty Christina Valentin/7%e Chronicle The poverty forum was held at the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary. P a n d l d i s c u s s i o h i f c o n c e n t r a t e s o n t h e e f f e c t s p o v e r t y c a n h a v e o n a p e r s o n Christina Vaientin News E d i t o r Three women shared their experiences about living in poverty in a panel discussion that took place in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary at The College o f Saint Rose Wednesday, October 26. Director of Community Service, Ken Scott started off the discussion with a few open remarks and said that poverty has become a major issue that is being exposed in numerous places today. He also introduced the women and said that they were each doing good things for the community. “These are ordinary women doing extraordinary things,” Scott said. CONTINUED ON P. 4 > C I I M P g S H E M IS Former President of Ireland speaks at Saint Rose Dan PEDEvnxANO A s s t . Copy E d i to r On October 27, Mary Robinson, foimer President of Ireland and current advocate for human rights, gave a talk at The College of Saint Rose as a part o f The dldcastle. Inc. Lectureship on Irish American Affairs. Most o f Robinson’s speech was on the topic of the need for nations in the global economy to respect human rights. . “Human rights need to be taken seriously by non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations,” Robinson said. “All have a responsibility to respect himian rights.” Robinson was elected President of Ireland in 1990, the first woman .ever to hold that position. She was an incredibly popular president, at one point earning a 93 percent approval rating with the. Irish people. While she was still in office she was sought out to become the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. After stepping down from the presidency one year early in 1997, Robinson accqpt-ed that prestigious position, serving ^ e United Nations in that capacity until 2002. In 2003, she helped found Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, a group dedicated to making sure that the current phase o f globalization is fair, just and benefits all peopte. “I want to encourage a way of thinking about human rights which is not just global, but starts right here by all o f you becoming more socially conscious,” Robinson said. “Human rights must matter at home first; everyone has duties to the conmiunity.” Robinson’s speech mostly stuck to these themes, advocating a human r i^ ts ; based approach to globalization. She highlighted four key issues which she felt more advanced countries should adhere to when dealing with poorer nations: cancellation of unreasonable debt, fair trade, which in this context meant lowering agricultural subsidies which hurt poorer nations, including health care as a worldwide right and to adopt better policies in regards to migration, specifically from poorer African countries to Europe. Many in the audience seemed receptive to her ideas. “Overall, I thought it was a gre^t speech,” junior Jeffrey Viele said. “To actually hear someone that went th i^ g h all [her] experiences and actually has the time and means to go and help people, I think that’s something to strive for.” After her speech concluded, Robinson hosted a question and answer period with the audience, answering any questions from audience members for well ovct^ hour. She answered questions about vary topics such as internal Irish politics, her CONTINUED ON P. 3 > I n d e ^ NEWS 2-4 OPINION 6-7 SPORTS B1-B3 AfrK B4^B6 FEATURFSV B7 -B8 Men’s basketball goes up against Syracuse in exhibition game Please see page B1 See if “Ja rh e a d ” receives a good review Please see page B4 L earn some tips to beat the stress when registering for^ classes this semester Please see page |