Saint Rose,
I’ve reached the end. The end of my college career, that is.
At this transitional point in my life, I will do what I best know how and write about it.
Somehow I’ve been lucky enough to have the big things in life quite naturally fall into place for me. I consider myself especially lucky that this wonderful fate brought me to The College of Saint Rose.
I came be a part of this institution as a transfer student in January 2012. I had finished my associate degree program at Schenectady County Community College and I was ready for the next step. Within the Capital City I found my new home at Saint Rose, and have never looked back since. Coming from a small farm town up north, Albany was a big change for me. Nonetheless I embraced it fully and came to enjoy the city life.
As a communications major concentrating in journalism, my next natural step was to write for The Chronicle. Newspapers have always been my preferred writing medium, and his new, exciting campus and city offered an endless bounty of stories to write. I started off on the staff in a natural role as features editor, before moving to a more challenging position this semester as news editor.
Each of my four semesters spent at the College I’ve been fortunate enough to be a pupil of journalism professor Cailin Brown. Aside from burning into my brain all of the journalistic rules I shall never forget, she has opened my eyes to the reality that stories are everywhere. From the milkman to the midwife to the new bar on the corner, I had the opportunity to cover some truly amazing stories for The Chronicle and The Pine Hills Blog.
My journey as a Saint Rose student has also brought trials and tribulations more difficult than I’d ever experienced before, but I am emerging a smarter and more sensible person.
To my fellow editors and writers at The Chronicle, I wish you the best of luck as you finish out the year. I know the paper will continue to thrive under your direction. The friends I’ve made as a part of this hardworking club have proved to be the truest I’ve met at Saint Rose. We’re an eclectic bunch, but it works. The Chronicle is somewhat of its own little Breakfast Club, locked up in the office together on the weekends laying out the newspaper, and I’m so happy to have been a part of it.
All my best,
Lauren Halligan
Outgoing News Editor
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Lauren Halligan’s favorite stories (as chosen by the author)
The Milkman – My first story I ever wrote at Saint Rose was about milk delivery in The Pine Hills. I rode along on the 5 a.m. delivery and got motion sickness. Nonetheless, the story was great.
The Midwife – In doing a profile story on Kelly McDermott of Sage-femme Midwifery, I learned about something I had never been exposed to before. I heard the heartbeat of a baby through an ultrasound for the first time, and the mom even let me photograph her belly!
The Homicide – In my next to last week at The Chronicle I dabbled in some serious crime coverage. Editor Jackson Wang and I did some hardcore digging to get the scoop on a homicide just outside the campus boundaries.
B.B. King – This was my first gala, and it was a blast. I even had the opportunity to conduct a one question industry with the blues legend himself. I will never forget this story, and what it meant to me as an aspiring music journalist.
