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Protesting Prop 8, I made my sign and headed out to Albany’s City Hall today. I stood, listened, marched and chanted in support of those whose rights are being infringed upon. The Troy Record covered the story, labeling all protestors in attendance either gay or lesbian. This certainly did not account for the many straight people rallying in support of our gay friends.

It seems, according to The Record, this is not our fight – even if it means we support equality for all - regardless of whether or not we are directly affected. I swear, I’m not bitter because they posted the worst picture of me in existence. I just find it poor reporting to misrepresent a group with generalizations when heterosexual support adds an important component in this fight for rights denied to a select portion of the population. Gay or straight, segregation simply isn’t legal.

Meg Polson at The College of Saint Rose Chronicle did a very nice senior profile on me called “Graduate’s life anything but ordinary.” It was distributed in print at graduation on May 10th, 2008.

Graduate Kim Clune is looking foward to the future, and soon will be heading of to volunteer in Ghana. (Photo: Tim Clune)

Clune and DeCicco Share Swaminithan Award
The Vernacular (Spring ‘08 PDF)

Kim Clune and Amber DeCicco, both of whom achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in English, will share the Swaminathan Award this year. The Swaminathan Award is named for Dr. Swaminathan, who taught English for many years at Saint Rose. His family funded the award in his memory to help an outstanding English student start graduate study. Kim and Amber received this award at the Honors Convocation on March 30.

English Honors: Kim Clune is the top graduating English major. Reflecting on her English study, Kim finds that it has been “an invaluable exercise in identifying, articulating, and debating the historical events and viewpoints that have culminated in the socio-political condition that humanity faces today.”

Kim, who is originally from Angola, N.Y, transferred to Saint Rose after studying at SUNY Fredonia and working for several years. She now lives in East Nassau. Kim plans to study Environmental Studies on the graduate level and seek employment in that field. Before that, however, she will be volunteering in Ghana in July 2008, recording the lives of parents dying of HIV/AIDS for their children and teaching women’s empowerment. She will also partake in sustainable, organic farming.

Kim is happy that she pursued her deferred dream of completing an English degree. At Saint Rose, she has “learned a great deal about where my passions lie for social, economic and environmental justice.”