-FEATURES- Bill O'Reilly is coming. See article this page, and a review of his bestselling book pg. 4 -SPORTS- After as slow start, Women's lacrosse wins three in a row. Story on pg. 10 THE CIRCLE the-~ tteW£PtqJer of Q~coUeg& Volume 54 Issue 16 APRIL 12, 2001 Bill O'Reilly to give 55th MarR commencement speech by LISA BURKE Co-Editor In Chief He tells it like it is, even when people don't want to hear it. While this may put some of the guests off, it sure doesn't deter the fans, as his news show, The O'Reilly Factor, has beaten Larry King in the ratings more than once. In addition to hosting duties, he has had a New York Times bestseller with The 0 'Reilly Factor: The Good, The Bad, and the Completely Ridicu- ·•'iJ~ in American Life, and has · also written a novel, Those who Trespass, about a bitter former newsman who goes on a killing spree. So what's next for Fox News' Bill O'Reilly? The 1971 Marist College graduate is returning to his alma mater to speak at the 55th commencement on May 19. But don't worry. He won't put anyone on the spot. Chief College Relations Of- ficer Tim Massie said that he thinks O'Reilly is one of the most qualified speakers we've had here in years, and that he will bring a lot to this year's ceremony. "He has something meaningful to say," he said. "I'm sure he will be entertaining, and have some very humorous stories to tell about when he was at Marist." When looking for a graduation speaker, Massie said Marist looks for someone who has an affinity to the school, so they will have a desire to do it. "We do not pay [our commence- ment speakers]," he said. "We do not believe it is a proper use of our money or students' activities fees." Massie said that O'Reilly has been back to campus many times and has stayed connected to Marist over the years. "He is high-profile, a leader in the communications field," Massie said, "and he will very easily be able to relate to Marist students." Senior Dave Casarella said that he is disappointed with the choice of this year's graduation speaker. "I believe we should have a speaker with qualifications equal to Bill O'Reilly, but find someone who better reflects the interests of the graduating class," he said. "I would just like to see somebody else." Another criterion the chosen speaker must fulfill is to be worthy of an honorary doctorate, which the board awards to the speaker at the ceremony. This year, O'Reilly will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters. "Bill was very grateful to be asked and we're thrilled to have him," said Massie. After graduating from Marist with a B.A. in history, O'Reilly went on to receive a Master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University, and in 1996, he received his master's degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. That same year, he joined the Fox News team as an anchor host. He has since moved to the more prestigious position of a self-titled news show host of The 0 'Reilly F ac- tor, a show whose fast-grow- ing popularity is remarkable, beating both Larry King and Geraldo Rivera in the ratings. According to the Fox News website, O'Reilly created his show "to fill a void he felt ex- isted in television news. 'Too many news programs have be- come public relations frieqdly,' O'Reilly said, 'and the viewer is left with many unanswered questions because the host or hostess does not want to of- Holy Week doesn't stop violence by ASHLEY THOMAS Staff Writer was less intense than seen re- cently during the six month-old Palestinian uprising. Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called Israeli Prime Minis- ter Ariel Sharon with Passover holiday greetings for the Jewish people on Saturday, according to Israeli Radio. Arafat arrived in Egypt late on Saturday for talks with ! Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa told reporters after the meeting 1 in Cairo that the presidents dis- cussed Israel's "provocative measures" toward Palestinians. ian gun- men and t I s ra e li soldiers traded fire overnight in Ramallah be- fore Israeli Photo CourtesyofToptown.com Palestinian President Vasser Arafat, smiling despite continued conflicts between the Palestines and Israelis. tanks launched shells. No inju- ries were reported. The Israeli army said it had also fired tank shells at the nearby village of Beitunia. Palestinian witnesses said gunfire resumed in Ramallah on Sunday morning. Israeli security forces are on high alert for the Jewish festi- val of the Passover in the middle of renewed violence and Islamic militant threats to carry out bombings. Thousands of soldiers, po- lice, and border police have been deployed throughout the country for the weeklong holi- day, which began on Saturday evening. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has urged Yasser Arafat to use his authority to end the current upsurge of violence in the West Bank and Gaza. He made the plea when Arafat telephoned him to offer Passover greetings. In a similar call to the opposi- tion leader, Yossi Sarid, Arafat called for a resumption of peace talks. Hours after the conver- sations, however, there were reports of fresh fighting in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In Gaza, three Palestinians were reportedly wounded in a . .. See VIOLENCE, 3 Photo courtesy of Fox.com Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, is scheduled to deliver the 55th commencement speech at Marist College on May 19. O'Reilly is a 1971 graduate of the History department. fend anyone. That will not hap- pen on the Factor." Some critics say that his style is too harsh. Many guests have been "unable" to appear, and may just be afraid to face O'Reilly. He's out to win view- ers, though, not friends. 'Tm willing to have Ameri- cans say: 'O'Reilly is an SOB and a mean bastard,'" O'Reilly said, according to the Daily News. "Many people think I'm rude, and I guess I could be con- sidered that if I were at a cock- tail party, but I'm not. I don't want people to like me, I want them to respect me and watch the program." Friend and gossip columnist Liz Smith has said that she finds it amusing when she reads about O'Reilly being described as "Mr. Intimidation." "When I first met him many years ago, he was as sweet as pie," she wrote in her column in the New York Post. JARED AVIGUANO I The Circle The Baltic National Debate Team (front row) squared off against the Marist Debate Team Tuesday in the Nelly Golletti Theater. MIKE'S TV PICKS OF THE WEEK "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Fri., Apr. 13, 9 p.m., USA "Smokey and the Bandit" Sat., Apr. 14, lOp.m., TBS "Robin Hood--Men in Tights" Sun., Apr. 8, 8 p.m., Comedy Central .. .for more, see On TV with !Mike Thompson,pg. 9 53 48 ' Community ..................... 2 Features ......................... 4 Opinion .......................... 6 A&E .......................... 8 Sports .......................... 10 ,_..__ ~--4 ,, <·--t~J~'u ............. -~ THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Community PAGE2 ' . ~} R f . / · · - .. . .... ! ./.~-.?~ What is the most important part of Easter? Chris Blasie Senior "Seeing my family. I go to my aunt's and eat a pile of food." Junelayne Dale Graduate Student 'Tune with my family, rejoicing that the Lord is risen and of course, the chocolate." Michael Craig Senior "I love getting to the food, eating flying fish." ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB?· The Marist College PoU is seeking college students to work as telephone interviewers. Positions are available now and for the summer The benefits of working with us include: 0 Good hourly rate~ $7 to $8 0 Work during evening hours 0 Gain excellent phone ski.lls 0 Looks great on your resume We are also looking for Spanish and Portuguese speaking students to work as biringuaJ interviewers. Call Kathleen today to set up an interview. 575-(FONE) 3663 A West Cedar resident alleg- edly took his Red Jeep Wran- gler mud-bogging on a newly- seeded section of Upper West Cedar's lawn Tuesday, April 3, at 3:45 a.m. The tire treads left deep ruts in the lawn and a trail of mud and straw from the scene of the crime to where the secu- rity patrol found the truck parked in West Cedar's overflow lot. The tire treads matched and the mud-covered tires, side panels and hood of the Jeep were enough evidence for the offic- ers to boot it. The Jeep's owner denied all knowledge of the in- cident, but was awarded three tickets and a landscaping bill anyways. A foglight was left hanging, a light cracked, and a molding tom from an Upper West Cedar ve- hicle some time before it was re- ported Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m. A security patrol found a car parked in a student lot with a Donnelly parking pass Tues- day, April 3, at 11:45 p.m. The officer thought it was suspi- cious enough to find the driver. After a short investigation, the owner was discovered to be a student who purchased the car from a Marist employee and left the precious parking sticker on ... that is, until the officer con- fiscated and destroyed it. A Gartland'F block rnsident hurt himself Wednesday, April 4, at 11 :25 p.m. He landed on his knees while playing basketball at the McCann Center and needed the ice and the support only the St. Francis medical staff could provide, so he went up there for treatment. A security officer spied a stu- dent burning two candles in his room while the officer patrolled the Champagnat hallways at 1 a.m. on Thursday, April 5. The RA was called, blew out the candles and confiscated five more before leaving the room. The student may have stood a better chance of being undetec- ted if he had closed his door before lighting his fire hazard stockpile. Town of Poughkeepsie Police officers called a Marist security patrol person Thursday, April 6, at 3 :40 a.m. to pick up a Townhouse's L block resident at the main entrance. The police picked her up when the driver of the car she was riding in was pulled over, arrested and charged for driving while under the influence. A Leo resident was taken to St. Francis after dislocating her shoulder during a dance re- hearsal in the Nelly Golletti The- ater Thursday, April 6, at 7 :20 p.m. A Ford Mustang's rear win- dow was smashed, the cloth roof slashed, and the seatbelts cut sometime before a security patrol discovered it at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, in the Lower Hoop Lot. The glove compartment had been ran- sacked, but nothing was re- ported missing. An overflowing toilet turned into a messy situation when the water seeped through the wall and into a fire alarm panel in Gartland's G block Saturday, April 7, at 11:20 p.m. The water damaged the equipment, setting off the alarms and causing Fairview firefighters to respond. All attempts to reset the panel failed, so a security officer was placed on the scene as a 'fire watch' while the alarm was taken out. The alarm was re- placed the following day, as housekeeping staff mopped up. The Leo Hall mentor found one of his residents outside the mentor's door at 3:05 a.m. Sun- day, April 8. Security officers and the Duty RD were called, as was the Fairview Ambulance crew for the intoxicated student. But, upon a closer examination, the student was found com- pletely sober and somehow con- vinced the group of authoritarians that he had been sleep-walking. The student was escorted back to his room and housekeepers were called to hose off the door. He was not given a glass of warm milk to soothe his nerves. Correction Last week's In Your Opinion photo- graphic participant known as "Yemmi" was really Jim Dabek (left). He did not offer an opinon to the question. This is Yemmi (right), who slept for 17 hours and ranks it the craziest thing he did on Spring Break. The Circle staff apologizes for any confusion this may have caused. The Habitat for Humanity article which appeared on the front page of The Circle's Mar. 29 issue was credited to news editor Brendan McGurk. However, most of the imformation, research and writing was done by one of the story's sources, Megan Thomp- son. The staff of The Circle apologizes to Ms. Th- ompson for this oversight and would like to give her the proper credit for her work. APRIL 12, 2001 IWOCJ{L(f) o/I<EWS Surgery to separate twins lasts five days SINGAPORE- After five days in the operating room. neurosurgeons finally completed surgery on the Napali twins joined at the head. The surgery, which entailed detaching the brains by separating the veins of the 11-month-old twins, was expected to last only 36 hours. However, due to the many unantici- pated veins, the surgery doubled in time, lasting 75 hours. A spokeswoman for the Singapore General Hospital said the twins are in stable condition. Tensions between U.S. and China con- tinue WAS~TON-Monday, Chine~~s demanded the Unitei:l States apologi~ for the collision of the US EP-3 and a Chinese fighter plane that occurred on Apr. 1. The co11ision resulted in the death of a Chinese pi- lot. The United States re- fused to apologize for the death saying they are not at fault. While the US and China continue to work on negotiations, it is feared the longer the negotiations take, the more positive re- lations between the US and China will dwindle. Strep bacteria mapped WASHINGTON- Re- searchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sci- ences Center said on Mon- day they have finished se- quencing the genome of streptococcus pyogenes. The bacterium is said to cause illnesses such as strep throat, acute rheu- matic fever, scarlet fever and a flesh-eating disease. Scientists are optimistic this blueprint will aid in the de- velopment of vaccines to prevent these illnesses. www.ebaby.com? LONDON- A British couple lost their bid to re- gain custody of the twins they adopted over the Internet. Judith and Alan Kilshaw of Wales bought the twin girls over the Internet three months ago. However, a couple in Cali- fornia purchased the twins as well. Justice Andrew Kirkwood ruled Monday that the girls should be re- turned to Missouri, where the biological parents are seeking custody. Car Break-ins Continue Recently there have been sev- eral car break-ins on campus. The cars being targeted are lo- cated in the Hoop lot near Gartland. The cars have been reportedly vandalized and items such as CD players and CDs have been stolen. Marist College Student Gov- ernment Association is writing this press release to inform the student body of these misfortunate occurrences. When parking your car at any lot, please remove any and all valuables. It is important to re- member this so that no property can be stolen if there is a break m. The Safety and Security Of- fice is working very hard to ap- prehend the person(s) respon- sible for these crimes. They are determined to keep Marist Col- lege a safe community. If anyone has any information about this topic please contact the Safety and Security Office at extension 2282. TH£ CIRCLE News PAGE3 Student Government Association Spotlight Melissa Katomski Executive Secretary Hometown: Oxford, CT Age:21 Major: Psychology, Special Education Campus Housing: Champagnat Year at Marist: Junior Melissa Katornski holds a position on Student Government that is often overlooked but never without importance. On a daily and weekly basis, Melissa takes minutes at both the Executive Board and the Senate Meetings. After she takes the minutes, she types them up and must present them at the next meeting to be approved. Aside from her usual work, Melissais involved in other aspects of Student Government. She was greatly involved in Unity Day 2001 and was even Master Of Ceremonies. She was involved when SGA went to Memory Walk 2000 to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association, and she also went to Vassar Brother's Hospital to share Christmas cheer in December 2000. Aside from all of this, Melissa has recently been voted in as Vice President of the Class of 2002 for the Hogan Administration for the 2001-2002 school year. She is also greatly involved in club activities on campus. She is in Campus Ministry, the Student Programming Council, and is an R.A. for both this year and next as well. Anyone who wishes to get involved in Student Government should come to the SGA office in the Student Center. -Michelle Slesinski, Director of Public Relations Violence continues in Mideast ... From 1 gun battle with Israeli tanks near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim. There were reports of similar clashes near the West Bank settlements of Psagot and Ofra. The fighting followed the violence between demonstra- tors and Israeli security forces on Friday. Approximately thirty Palestinians were reportedly wounded. had hoped the talks would offer a way out of the cycle of vio- lence that has claimed more than 450 lives in six months of the worst fighting in decades. Arafat has now appealed to the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, to intervene to protect his people. "There was a moment of opti- mism," Israeli peace activist Galia Golan said. "Now, even the doves think it's going to get worse before it gets better." More often, the collective shock that Palestinians and Is- raelis once felt at their daily bloodshed appears to be turn- ing into a hopeless acceptance SCOTT NEVILLE/The Circle Wiffle ball spring training was in full swing on Monday as residents of West Cedar took to the courtyard instead of the diamond to take advantage of the warm weather. In another event after a nego- tiating session earlier this week with the Israelis, Palestinian se- curity chiefs escorted to the border by American officials were shot at by Israeli troops as they tried to re-enter the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians called it an assassination attempt. Israe- lis said they were responding to fire from the vicinity. Many people on both sides Holocaust survivor to address Marist by JACLYN JACOBSEN Features Editor On Apr. 18, 2001, Marist Col- lege will be welcoming a very special guest. Marta Chernoff, a Holocaust survivor, will ad- dress students at Marist College's Annual Holocaust Memorial Program. Going into its eleventh year, the program aims to preserve the memory of all Holocaust victims, including Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and the handi- capped. "We remember in order to learn lessons for our own Ii ves," says Professor Milton Teischman, who also heads the committee that plans each year's program. This year's program is entitled "The Living Witnesses: Holo- caust Survivors." The event will include music, poetry, and stu- dent presentations, all of which revolve around the theme of survivors. It will take place at 8 p.m. in SC 349. Professor Teischman believes it is imperative to actively re- member the horrors of the Ho- locaust. He says all must "real- ize the terrible dangers of racial, ethnic, or religious hatred" are still prevalent today. He adds, "We must understand that si- lence or indifference to human suffering is itself a very great evil." Many people have wbrked to bring about this year's Holo- caust remembrance program. Faculty members such as Teischman, Richard Feldman, Mar Peter-Raoul, and Rita Alterman have contributed. Also, Brother Frank Kelly, Elaine Newman, Tim Massie, and Ivy Reeves have played a tremen- dous role in the development in the program. Also aiding in this project were students Sarah Hrynyk and Jaclyn Jacobsen. 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(. } () 0 6 4 THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Features PAGE4 SATs preparing for extinction in California? by JASON SHAW Staff Writer High school students may be putting their No. 2 pencils down for good. If Richard Atkinson, the Presi- dent of the University of Cali- fornia has his way, the SAT's will be as obsolete as the aba- cus. He's making bold moves to eliminate SAT scores from the requirements of the applicants to the nation's largest and most prestigious university system, moves that can affect schools nationwide. Atkinson's plan would involve ignoring an applicant's SAT I scores and concentrating on the student's activities, grades, and SAT II scores, which measure the mastery of particular sub- jects. It would also help the di- versity problem on college cam- puses, since wealthy students of only certain ethnic back- grounds seem inclined to score higher on the test. Jaime Corkedale, Psychology/ Special Education major at Marist College said the SATs are a false indicator of a student's ability. "They tell you nothing about how well the student will per- form in college," he said. This is a common gripe; edu- cators have been asking for years if standardized tests such as the SATs are really a reliable way to determine a student's aptitude. Like Jaime, sophomore Erik Long didn't pull any punches. "They're a joke," he said. "All the SATs do is determine how well a person did on that one particular test on that one par- ticular day." With anti-SAT sentiment ram- pant among the students who were, or will be, forced to take the tests, it might be safe to say that the SATs are going the way of the dinosaurs. Is it too good to be true? Maybe. There is still plenty of resistance to Atkinson's pro- posal. For starters, this would contradict President George W. Bush's education reform plan, a strategy that has a cornerstone in frequent standardized testing. And many highly influential East Coast schools have no plans to do away with using SAT scores as a method of ac- cepting students. Harvard has gone on the record to say that the SATs are here to stay because they want students to have as many chances as possible to demon- strate their skills. "If they're good enough for Harvard, then they're good enough for me," said Professor Joseph Zepetello. "The SATs shouldn't be an isolated method of determining a student's ability. And they're not; colleges look at other things besides the SATs. And as long as they're not, I don't see any problem with them," he said. Atkinson's motives behind his plan are also in question; this may have less to do with the weaknesses of standardized testing and more with the fall- out of affirmative action. California's public university system is struggling with the aftermath of Proposition 209, a law that banned the use of affir- mative action in all public uni- versities and government agen- cies in California. A result of Proposition 209 was that the enrollment of minorities deeply declined, drawing criti- cism to the school system. Since minorities have statistically scored low on the SATs, could eliminating the tests be part of an agenda that has nothing to do with their effectiveness? Or could the ethnicity problems of the test just be another reason to put them away for good? Since the California University system is the single biggest cli- ent of the SATs and also the larg- est state university system, their decision will definitely have an effect on schools na- tionwide. If the elimination of SATs cre- ates a chain reaction across the nation, even stolid advocators of the test such as Harvard may have to sway under the pres- sure. But high school students should not put down their prac- tice books yet. As with all de- bates, it will be some time until a certain conclusion is reached. Cancer Awareness Month: Education lessens risk by IA UREN PENNA Staff Writer The chances are that every Marist student's life has been affected by cancer, in some man- ner. If you have not known someone who has been struck with cancer, you are a lucky mi- nority. The month of April marks Cancer Awareness and Control month across the country. Even if the school has nothing formally planned, individuals can still make it their goal to use this month as a time to increase their awareness of the disease. Junior Christina Quinci said the more awareness Marist stu- dents have about cancer, the better for the future. "Awareness is good because it makes us better educated so we know about cancer for fu- ture generations and our- selves," said Quinci. The American Cancer Society has · predicted that this year 552,200 people will die of can- cer. This means that more than 1,500 people will die each day from this disease. The fatality of the disease may have de- creased over the years due to various treatments now avail- able. At the same time, the num- ber of those afflicted by cancer continues to rise. Aside from heart disease, cancer is the sec- ond most common killer. The older people become, the higher their chances are at de- veloping cancer. Cancer can occur in multiple areas in the body. It is an abnormal and un- controlled growth of cells. When the growth of the cells is not halted or treated, the cancer will spread to other areas in the body eventually resulting in death. Chemotherapy, surgery and radiation are the most common treatments for cancer. In some instances organs must be re- moved because the cancer has destroyed the organ and its abil- ity to function. Sophomore Amanda Jester said that she feels cancer aware- ness month is important be- cause it teaches people to be aware of the potential risk. "My grandmother died of ovarian cancer. I believe that being able to detect cancer early is key for surviving. If people are educated during cancer awareness month, they will be conscious of the symptoms and seek help before it is too late," said Jester. Jester's grandmother was a part of the age 55 and older population in which 80% of the cancer cases occur. For the av- erage college student, the chances of developing cancer are less likely. Cancer can sud- denly develop but is most times brought on by an individual engaging in one of the risk fac- tors. Smoking and overexpo- sure to the sun (that means tan- ning beds too!) increase one's chances of cancer 10-fold. The staff at the Health Center is taking steps to increase stu- dent awareness regarding these two risk factors. The staff is planning to make next month's bulletin board focus on skin cancer awareness. Director of Health Services Jane O'Brien said that students are welcome to stop by and see the information that will be posted before the college closes. "The bulletin board will have information about the risk of the sun, melanoma and other skin cancer information," said O'Brien. "For the most part stu- dents are not worrying about cancer and it is, for most, some- thing to worry about down the road. We feel that skin cancer is a topic students are affected by now." O'Brien said that she and a staff member from Counseling Services are currently being trained to be facilitators to lead a smoking cessation group for Marist students. The smoking cessation group will be similar to a support group that targets students who smoke. Smoking increases an individual's chances 50% of developing lung cancer. Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer among both men and women. Aside from lung cancer, men should be privy to prostate and colon cancer. Woman should be aware of breast cancer and have mammograms, as recommended by her physician. On May 5 Revlon will be sponsoring a walk in Times Square to support the fight against women's can- cers. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly physicals and self-examinations, in order to keep an eye on any changes in the body. Early detection is key in cancer survival. School of Communications Adjunct Jim Dworak said that certain preven- tion and pre-testing are essen- tial for men and women. "Colon cancer has the great- est potential for being cured if you have the test done, I have a yearly colonoscopy as a pre- ventive measure," said Dworak. The American Cancer Society also recommends that men and women should eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetable, cut down on high-fat foods, watch weight, exercise, always wear sunglasses and sunscreen that is SPF 15 or higher and should not use tobacco or alco- hol. Survival rates climb as more people take preventive mea- sures. The American Cancer Society reports that people who live five years after diagnosis have a 59% chance of survival. For those who do not develop cancer in their lifetime, they are blessed with good luck. For those who suffer from cancer or know someone who does- there is support. For more informa- tion, go to www.cancer.org or call 1-800-ACS-2345. Bill O'Reilly: the factors of life by NICKBONOPARTIS Staff Writer As the host and anchor of the most popular news show on cable TY, Bill O'Reilly dedicates his time, on-air and off, to in- vestigating the good, the bad, and the completely ridiculous in American life. So it's fitting that his book, The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life, reads as if it were his TV show. Brokenjnto 20 chapters - rang- ing from "The Money Factor" and "The Race Factor" to "The Sex Factor" and "The Drug and Alcohol Factor" - O'Reilly di- vides and subdivides facets of American life that affect nearly everyone and analyzes our ap- proach, as the American people, to how we approach these is- sues. Along the way, the results showcase O'Reilly's trademark sarcasm and loathing for stupid- ity. In "The Class Factor," the book's opening chapter, ... See O'REILLY, 5 Courtesy Photo Bill O'Reilly is the author of the new book, The O'Reilly Factor . APRIL 12, 2001 TH£ CIRCLE Features PAGE 5 Tax plan neglects lower class by ALEXISSCARPINATO Editorial Assistant Although President Bush in- tends to boost the receding economy with a $1.6 trillion tax cut, Americans may be uneasy about its effect on certain groups of taxpayers. The largest tax cut, of $4 mil- lion each, will be granted to the top 400 upper-income taxpayers. David Geffen, billionaire and music enthusiast, said that he does not need a tax cut. "It is a privilege to be an American citizen," he said. "It is appropriate to pay a greater share of taxes." Bush also called to end the "death tax", which is a tax on inherited estates. Joel Smith, publisher of the Alabama Tribune said that he is in favor of the elimination of tax on inherited estates. "I hope the president and Congress will repeal the death tax and help my family keep publishing our 72-year-old, twice-weekly newspaper," he said. According to the Federal Re- serve, along with the slump in the economy, comes a change in the stock market. "Falling stock prices have vaporized more than $4.5 trillion of that paper wealth, which should cut one percentage point Bush proposes tax plan off the economy's growth rate this year and next," they said. John B. Riggs, New Ventures Director in Connecticut, said that he favors the direction of the economy and Bush's tax .~ Spring is like a perhaps hand I :c."~ 7\· Spring is like a perhaps hand ' (which comes carefully out of Nowhere)arranging a window,into which people look(while people stare arranging and changing placing carefully there a strange thing and a known thing here)and changing everything carefully Spring is like a perhaps Hand in a window (carefully to and fro moving New and Old things,while people stare carefully moving a perhaps fraction of flower here placing an inch of air there)and without breaking anything. E. E. Cummings O'Reilly's Factors of life O'Reilly casts aside race as the major factor in determining qual- ity of life and says instead that Americans are for the majority born into a class they'll never move away from: " ... class is not just about money. It is about opportunity for your kids or dashed hopes ... about education ... about enduring val- ues or materialism that comes out as greed or self-indulgence or complete disregard for oth- ers. It is the bottom line, in a way, for every problem I talk about in this book." In "The Sex Factor," O'Reilly opens by tackling a lighter is- sue: "Note to Pamela Anderson: Fantasy Queen of working class guys: Sorry you got mobbed by those rude teenage boys down in South America because of your gigantic fake breasts, you made the right decision-to have them 'downsized.' And if you change your mind, a Florida sur- geon has just introduced sili- cone implants that can be en- larged or reduced at will." O'Reilly then goes on to de- tail how today's sexual culture originated in the 1960s, and cov- ers everything from America's constant obsession with sex to STDs and the episodes of Hugh Grant and Bill Clinton to the Internet becoming a haven for pornophiles. In "The Dating Factor," a self- reflective O'Reilly remembers his blunders, and subsequent successes, with the ladies, and even reveals that back in the day, he was a disco-dancing machine. O'Reilly, a veteran TV nental United States a few times at his various posts, also revis- its his early days and the les- sons he's learned along the way. O'Reilly is a Marist College graduate, and he dedicates a few scattered thoughts among the bigger issues within the book to remembering his college days here. O'Reilly reminisces cuts because they will fuel a turnaround in spending and help avoid a huge economic re- cession. "I think the economy is on the verge of a minor recession and I'm pretty excited about it be- cause it works to my favor from an investment perspective," he said. Joe Fantini, from the Eco- nomic Institute at Bard College, said that the tax cut is much too aggressive. "The economy is very vola- tile right now," he said. "I think the government should go to a flat tax." Robert S. Mcintyre, Director of Citizens of Tax Justice, said that higher taxes on average American families to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy is an unfair idea and bad economics. "Replacing the current, pro- gressive income tax with a flat- rate tax would dramatically shift the tax burden away from the wealthy, and onto the middle class and the poor," he said. Within Bush's tax plan, six mil- lion of the lowest income Ameri- can families are completely re- moved from the tax rolls, accord- ing to the House Committee. President Bush addressed the need for a tax cut for the middle and lower class. "It's important to remember there are people struggling to get ahead, particularly with en- ergy bills going up, and the economy slowing down," he said. Eva Clayton, Representative from North Carolina, said she has concern for groups such as farmers within the budget. "In my judgment, you can't have that big a tax cut and pay down the debt, and take care of farmers, and take care of Social Security," she said. ... From 4 about his football days and the state of race relations at the col- lege, citing lack of diversity, and even revisits a c'ontroversial column he printed in the cam- pus newspaper. In his informal "manual for dealing with the opposite sex," here provides phrases and appropriate reac- tions, such as "When I gradu- ated from Vassar ... ". In all, the book is entertaining. The style, which changes pace with news-like headlines such as "This Just In," and "Talking Point," makes for either good extended reading or prime bath- room material, because the book can be picked up and put down without any real interruption to its flow. And the issues O'ReilJy tackles are real - he doesn't make an effort to appease any- one when he addresses them, instead analyzing the oftentimes-idiotic things people do. This one is definitely worth picking up - before commence- ment. Your Dally Horoscope provided by excite.com 'Y 8 ARlF.S The trouble with turning fan- tasy into reality is that things don't always fit. In your head, it's all so perfect. In real life, problems arise. n GEMINI You could be the one with good judgment, objectivity and common sense. The others could get too .hot under the collar. Offer your skills as an arbitrator. ~ lID You're rarin' to go, but you're dragging an anchor. Distant horizons beckon, but there's work to be done at home. You think you're miserable now? Just imagine how you'll feel tflen~ Hustle! rL LIBRA Somebody who's been driving you nuts may be hard to shake. You want to get in the last word, but that's never going to happen. Did you ever think that if you lose, you might win? It's just a game. Kt SAGDTARIUS Your idea of a good time often involves gettingaway and ex- ploring new horizons. But now, you may be more interested in staying close to home. It looks as if somebody there has your full attention. AQUARIUS Somebody's Jjable to lead you into uncharted territory. You're usually the one who needs a map. Youmaybedrawing itas you go along. Cartography is one of your natural talents. TAURUS You may be feeling a little low. Spend the day going over the numbers: it'll be time well spent Cut down on distractions and minimize headaches. $ CANCER The pace is quick, but with any luck at all, you can get the job done by tomorrow. Plan to put most of the money you're mak- ing into savings. It'll buy you more that way. nu VIRGO If everybody would just leave you alone so that you could concentrate, you'd be fine. But, no, they have to bug you with their incessant questioning. Maybe you just need peace and quiet. 1J(, SCORPIO You may need every bit of power you can generate. The pace you've set is so intense, it would quickly weat out a les8er mortal. Even you may be pooped by the time this day is through. !6 CAPRICORN If you and your friends could hang out all day, doing what- ever you felt like, you would be a happy camper. Not today, anyway. Console yourselves with plans for the future. Wait awhile. * ~ Looks like fortUneis smiling on you. There's work to be done, but you don't know where to start. You don't get extra points for going Jaster - although it won't be long before you do. ..-3 THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Op-Ed PAGE 6 CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS - OIP~INJ~OINJJ or lirliIE WIEIEOC "P,aster is coming and tfie ~ya{s 6u[{pen is sti[[ faying eggs. Jfow many more years do I fiave to put up witfi tfiis gar6age?" -:Mi/?.f Perraro "r[ cannot 6e tfie su6ject [of mocl~py} tfiis wee~ 6ecause I did not write a co[umn tfiat everyone can mak.f fun of' - :Mi/?.f 'Tfiompson ''Sfiut up and maR.§ me a sandwicfi." -<Brendan :Mcqurk, "I tfiinft <Brendan :Mcqurk, sfiou[if eat fewer sandwicfies. " - Cfiris 'l(nudtsen TH£ CIRCLE the student newspaper of rnarist college Lisa Burke & Chris Knudtsen Co-Editors-in-Chief Scott Neville Brendan McGurk Mike Ferraro Melanie Rago Managing Editor News Editor Sports Editor Business Manager Matt Daigle Jimbo Maritato Mike Thompson Jaclyn Jacobsen Opinion Editor A & E Editor Head Copy Editor Features Editor Ben Brenkert Asst. Opinion Editor Ed Williams m Asst. Managing Editor Peter Palmieri Asst. Sports Editor Editorial Assistants- Lainey Nadeau, Alexis Scarpinato, Katherine Slauta, Jen Weintz Faculty Advisor- G.ModeleClarke The Circle is the student newspaper of Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Issues are published every Thursday. We welcome letters to the editor, club announcements and story ideas. We cannot publish unsigned letters to the editor . . The Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000 x2429 or by email at HZAL. ttention students ... The Op-Ed section is accepting articles. 1) Write one. 2)Print a hard copy and save the file as a .doc or .txt. 3) Email the article to ~@lmnlhun Biggedy BAM! You're a celebrity! THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Op-Ed PAGE7 CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS ::bread and repulion Chinese food for thought An American plane was on au- topilot when it collided with a Chinese F-8 fighter jet on April 1. The crew of the American plane has been held hostage while searches went on for the missing Chinese pilot, who has now been officially presumed dead. As George W. Bush trembles and tiptoes on the battlefield of international poli- tics, 24 American citizens won- der when they'll be able to come home. Bush et al. have issued a few mild-mannered threats to the Chinese, and expressed deep regret for the loss of the pilot; the crew has still not been released. A number of possible strong- arm tactics have been men- tioned to intimidate China into releasing the crew, tactics such as selling arms to Taiwan, es- tablishing trade restrictions, and even sabotaging Beijing's bid for the Olympics. Rather than rock the boat however, W. has decided that the concerns of big business are more important than the freedom of24 individu- als. After all, Congress has al- ready overlooked rampant hu- man rights violations in China in exchange for new markets and cheap labor, so it shouldn't re- ally come as a surprise that the corporate control of our politi- cal machine would rear its ugly head in this instance as well. The hesitance shown by the Bush administration initially came as a surprise, and even I thought that I may have mis- judged W. as a trigger happy redneck itching for an opportu- nity to flex the muscles of our all-mighty army. This is not the proper time, nor the proper sce- nario, for W. to prove that he is not his father's son by sitting back and playing the diplomatic game of niceties with a reserved patience. Human lives should not be depreciated for the sake of business ventures and cor- porate cost-benefit analysis. The body of the EP-3E Aries II plane is undoubtedly now a carcass, having been gutted by the Chinese government. What- ever was in that plane, whether it be sensitive spy equipment or a box of leftover ALF merchan- dise, was not meant for the Beijing government so they could have the common cour- tesy to put a big old stamp on the plane and spray paint "re- turn to sender" on the side. The cowardice of the Bush administration can either be considered as horrendous or as substantial proof of my original theory of George. The "lesser of the two evils" theories that Gore supporters often cited has finally been proven wrong with this China incident. Bush is obviously the lesser of evils due to his infinite idiocy and incompetence; in any hypo- thetical situation presented, Gore may have bungled and dropped the ball, whereas W. is too pathetic to act all. He truly is the man of the people because he is banking on humanity's survival skills to salvage any crisis while he chows a Porter- house steak at a fund-raising party and while a mentally re- tarded prisoner is executed in Texas. W's faith in the American power of perseverance is also being supported by his confi- dence that the conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians will also blow over. Clinton's ardu- ous but ineffective peace talks are nothing but a hazy memory as I watch daily reruns of sto- ries on the evening news about insults and mortar shells being lobbed between the two stub- born sides. Too bad neither of the camps has an excessive amount of oil for W. and Cheney to faun over because it wouldn't be long before American boys started dropping bombs and taking names. I'm done. If it were up to Chris, the Chi- nese would be the ones who would be done. Let our people go! Endowed Scholar·ships For 2001/2002 Sch<)·OI A r ·· u" · · d w · · · 1· pp1ca .. ons an..·.•···· , orma ·ton packets available in the Financial Aid Office, DN 200 A t• · ····· · -- 1 1 F• ·. · ... · .. · 1 A"d. t 9 111 ny ques 1ons, \.>IU ..... . · .... · 1.nancta .. > . . l ... a x.o . · .. ·. · · or on ihe web at www .. Marist.eduJDnancialaid ~~- .... ' THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 A\1rt§ <& E1n1t(e·1rt<'a11lin11nn1(e·1n1 tt PAGE 8 Bellevue drives fans ABSOLUTE MADNESS! Inental at Stevens U Rock 'em sock 'emtelevisionicons by ADAM KOWALSKI Staff Writer Last Friday morning I found myself at home getting ready to head on back to school when my phone rang. My friend asked me if I knew who was play- ing a free show up at Steven College in Hoboken that night. If I had known I wouldn't have been getting ready to come back. Bellvue, the latest incar- nation of Jesse Malin's (lead singer of D Generation) new band was supposed to be go- ing on around 12. The lineup was basically the same as the last time I saw them about a year and a half ago, the only changes were that they dropped the key- board player and acquired Johnny Pisano, formerly of Marky Ramone and the Intrud- ers, on bass. The show itself was one of the more .. .interesting shows I have been to of late. It seems that the promoters. a local magazine whose name doesn't even de- sec~rint in this rag, decided it"\vould' be a good idea to not tell anybody about it. So by the time Bellvue hit the stage there were about 16peoplethere. Now this is not to say that they didn't put on an incredible set, of course after having the lights turned off so they could "re- hearse" as Jesse put it. They tore through songs from their new release "To Be Somebody" with an incredible amount of energy for such a small show- ing. After the set Jesse seemed to be rather amused and said, "well they asked us to do it and we figured it would be a good place to do some of these in front of an audience before some of our bigger shows later this month." Some of those shows include Friday the 13th at Don Hills in NYC as well as a live performance at the Union Square Vrrgin Mega-Store on the 18th to celebrate the official re- lease of their album. Their album has been glued into my cd player for the last few days. Driving back to school I listened to it straight through twice including numerous lis- tens to a few of the songs. Most of the material is not that new because the cd was recorded over the last year or so and con- tains a few slower songs from when Jesse was a solo acoustic artist. Many of the songs have a very dark, sad and lonely feel to them that have managed to send me into a hypochondriac depression. The lyrics are very personal and introspective. They go from a quiet melody like the line from "Basement Home", "I'm sinking down on your love/ where is the god above?" which is sung over a beautiful piano riff, to a scream of"He tells her she's the next Madonna/She powders her face" in "Money Runner" to a haunting image of depression in "Brooklyn" with See BELLEVUE, 9 Almost Famous is alinost perfect byGREGGLANDRY Staff Writer Movies reflect society, and so motion pictures are also in a state of recession. Sure movies are being made, but the studios would be better off re-releasing their classics of yesteryear. There is clearly a lack of quality movies being made, just take a look at what's playing now. Who in their right minds is mak- ing movies like Tomcats, and Tom Green's upcoming movie? Hey Mr. Green how about giv- ing the act a rest already! Ask yourself- "What was the last great movie you saw in the the- ater?" As I decided whether or not to bother writing anything about some of the mediocre fare that is out now I saw a light. It being Marist TV, which was playing Almost Famous. Although this rock and roll tale didn't get much attention at the Oscars, it is a story not to be missed by fans of every mu- sic genre. It is a much-needed sign that Hollywood still has the ability to make movies that can move you. The story is based loosely on Writer/Director Cameron Crowe's (Jerry Maguire, Fast Times At Ridgemont High) own teen ad- ventures as a rock critic. William (Patrick Fugit), a teen- age boy, is given the opportu- nity of a lifetime to travel with a rock band and write about them for Rolling Stone magazine. After growing up in the 70's in a household where his mother abolished rock and roll, William is absorbed by the music when his older sister leaves home and gives him her albums. He goes on to write for Creem magazine and is mentored by the colorful Lester Bangs (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Soon thereafter Roll- ing Stone magazine hires him to accompany the fictitious band Stillwater (not the actual band of the same name which was around in the same time period) on their "Almost Famous" tour. William meets up with the "Band Aids", (groupies fixated on only one band) Jed by the loveable Penny Lane who is played excellently by the Oscar worthy Kate Hudson. Shortly after, he begins to fall for her. Once on the road, William learns the lessons of life, which he wouldn't have learned in his fi- nal days of high school. He is there for the bands highs and lows. He is accepted by Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup), who· is the band leader, as well as the rest of the band. But he is al- ways referred to as "the enemy" for he is a rock critic. In a scene where William is See ALMOST FAMOUS, 9 by JIMBOMARITA1'0 A&E Editor The wonders of television have brought us some amazing and ridiculous television shows. Cartoons are of as much importance to kids as the toy In- side the cereal box and videogames. If anything, I be- lieve the latter two rely on the former in order to succeed since it is usually the cartoon that is spawned first. So let me re- phrase my first statement. Car- toons are of as much importance to kids as life itself, followed by the subsequent marketing and merchandising the cartoon pro- duces. I think that makes sense. I digress. The cartoons and television programming of our youth pro- vided us with some epic battles: He-Man vs. Skeletor, Lion-0 vs. Mumra, the list goes on and on. My article two weeks ago re- garding the invincibility of Russell Crowe inspired many fictional battles in my head in order to prove that Crowe would indeed win. At some point I became even more insane and began to ponder who would be the victor in other battles. I present to you, the readers of Marist College, my take on the battles of epic television char- acters. ·He-Man vs. Lion-0: This is quite the battle. When you stack up the odds, both sides come out quite even. Both he- roes have a magic sword that allows them to utilize their pow- ers and have a group of warriors that blindly follow wherever they lead. More importantly, both individuals have never heard of pants. There are also some apparent differences be- tween these heroes. For one, Lion-0 is a walking-cat-man- thing. He-Man is a man of royal blood as his alter ego Adam is the prince of Etemia. In this battle, I believe He-Man would beourvictor. DespiteLion-O's infinitely cooler battle cry se- quence and the fact that his sword functions as a handheld bat-signal, He-Man's alter ego Adam has the ability to mobi- lize the Etemian royal guard as well as a butt-kicking twin sis- ter. In addition, he rides a big green cat. It's apparent that He- Man has had enough experi- ence with overgrown felines in order to keep them under con- trol. Winner: He-Man Krang vs. Shredder: I will never understand why the Teen- age. Mutant Ninja Turtles pre- sented us with these two villains as allies. You've got a team up between a highly skilled ninja who uses the entire ginsu knife collection as a wardrobe and a walking brain. Plus, let us not forget that Krang couldn't move without the help of his trusty fat, bald man shaped plastic body. This gives Krang a com- plete weakness. I will never un- derstand why Shredder put up with Krang's incessant whining and cackling when all he would need to do in order to win this battle would be to take away any and all methods of trans- portation for a brain to success- fully move around. Slice, dice, repeat. Winner: Shredder Mrs. Butterworth vs. The Trix Rabbit: OK, I know what you're thinking, that neither of these two characters are television icons. I'm sorry to be the one to inform you that you' re wrong. We all remember the talk- ing bottle of syrup. We all re- member the rabbit that could never seem to get any Trix. They were both on TV and we all re- member them, therefore they must be television icons. This is another pretty easy battle to sum up. Mrs. Butterworth defi- nitely has an advantage over our foolish rabbit in that he is obsessed with Trix. Despite being immobile with the excep- tion of her mouth, she often be- friends children at the breakfast table. The rabbit, also ever present at the breakfast table, is an enemy of Trix eaters every- where. So, all Mrs. B needs to do is convince the kids that Trix IS for rabbits as long as rat poi- son is part of a balanced break- fast. What kid in their right mind wouldn't trust a talking bottle of pancake syrup? "Silly rab- bit" downs the Trix, feels victo- rious for about ten minutes, then drops dead. Winner: Mrs. Butterworth Smurfette vs. Brainy Smurf: Classic Fatal Attraction story. Smurfette wins easy- she's the only female Smurf, so she's got no competition. Seduce him, lure him in, then kill him. 'Nuff said. And then in the main event- Fat Albert vs. Larry Appleton and Balki Bartokomous: In this handicap match, we pit the main characters of the late eighties TV show Perfect Strangers against the nefarious Fat Albert. The factor of size necessitates a handicap match since Larry Appleton is no match for the big man. Upon entering the ring to his entrance music ("Hey hey hey! It's Fat Albert!") Albert would pick up the meek Appleton and attempt to con- sume him. At this point, Balki would pull out a bowling ball from under the ring and do his classic dance and then roll the ball between his legs for a strike- taking out Albert and thus put- ting a hole in the ring. At this point, Appleton would jump on top of Albert and begin repeat- edly slapping him like a little girl. At this point, Larry and Balki would both attempt to execute elbow drops in classic Macho Man Randy Savage style. The dynamic duo successfully land their devastating elbow drops and would then proceed to gloat in the ring. Shortly after Larry tries to hog the spotlight however, Balki snaps from years of abuse and he grabs Larry from behind to perform the Mypos Goatherder, laying Larry out. Balki, finally redeerninghim- self, would then literally roll Fat Albert on top of Larry for the pin. Winner: Fat Albert Jimbo Maritato would like 10 give props to Chris Knudtsen for coming up with a better end- ing to the Perfect Strangers/Fat Albert match than his original The original ending can be seen in the upcoming director~ cut of this article THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Al1r/t§ (& JE1n1ttre)1rtt<aJ1l]n11nn re)1n1 It PAGE 9 On TV with Mike -Thompson ~o~.~~~,~.~~""'i' bumseemstobeabriefsum- Th J b 1. s telev1· s1· on at 1· t' s best sunrise/Wondering how we've mery of the last two years for From8 , e 0 . . . . . . . . become what we despise." The Jesse Malin and cohorts. "To 1 bv MIKE1HOMPSON thro h .11 f th Mi·ke album also includes a cover of Be Somebody" will be in stores J ug a o e messes th R 11. S "H art . . ·1 bl Head Copy Editor . fi hi .. 1f F 1 e o mg tones song e - on Apnl 18th but IS avm a e creates or mse · orexamp e, breaker" and a song called online through the bands A n.ew sh~w debuted recently in tha~ same episode, Mike ~nds "Sweet Talker" by a band called website www.bellvuemusic.com that lS a ntce cbru:ige of p~ce out h~s co~worker Jan (Diane Sister Double Happin~ss. and at upcoming live shows. from the standard sttcom we ve Farr) is seemg amannamedJeff Although the CD IS calmer SeeingBellvue live is an impres- all grown used to seeing. The Larsen. Mike has been attracted than what you might expect, the sive sight, I just look forward to fact that The Job is unusual to Jan, a single mom, since the live show, and what appears to seeing them in front of a thou- isn't all that surprising, given start of the series, so he . . . . be the future direction of the sand people where they belong. that the show is from the mind becomes jealous. Mike meets mvestigauon, th~ytal~toalocal band, is anything but. This al- ofDenisLeary(whostarsasthe Jeff, grows even more jealous, thugw~otheythinknugptkoow Almost Famous main character). However, what and starts doing some snooping somethm~ abou: the feet. . ~e is surprising is how good the on him. Just after his girlfriend conv~rsat1on Wtth the thug lS · · 11 ft · ·t · · 11 h . h · genuinely funny as he doesn't '.rom ~ . show ts. oo o en, new st corns calls him to te . im w · at .. •. . ' . . mterv1ewmg Russell, Russell To some it may be a little too joyful. If that is the case and you are looking for a depress- ing dark action piece, see Exit Wounds with the man of all genres, Steven Seagal. Almost Famous does what few movies are able to do; it gets its hooks into you, and brings you on a ride. When the band is doing well you are happy, and when they are encountering a pitfall you are sad. Nonetheless, Al- most Famous is a much-needed classic in a time when something great is needed. that try to break free of the happened on the subway, Mike want to relay any }nfo~ation remarks, "I'm telling secrets to standard sitcom mold Wind up . . . . . · .....•. ·. •.. that ~e may ~ 0 ';; I don t have the one guy you don't tell se- ' .... ' wb ' .w, --· . . " .. N w any mformatio~ the guy says. crets to." Throughout the jour- "About that thing in Queens? I ney he has phone conversa- don't know nothing." "What tions with his mother, which thing in Queens?" Pip asks. "I gives William's character a very Photo courtesy of www.allyourtv,com Denis Leary, Diane Farr, and Lenny Oari<e in the new shQw The Job. collapsing.under the weight of fmds out that Jeff is a lawyer, their overstated edginess. The was in rehab, and is married with results can sometimes be painful three kids. He tells Pip all of this, to see. I'm happy to report that saying, "Can you believe this watching The Job is anything guy?" Pip immediately comes but painful. It's a great show. back with a sarcastic reply: The Job is probably the best "Gee, my married partner just show to premiere in 2001. got off the phone with his Unfortunately, since its debut girlfriend, and now he's upset last month, it has not done very because she couldn't score the well in the ratings. This is Tylenol with the codeine. No, I understandable, given that it's just can't believe it." up against NBC's powerhouse Of course, Pip still helps Mike The West Wing, but it would be spy on Jan and Jeff outside of a shame if the show got herapartmentlaterthatevening. cancelled. It's a very well done Ofcourse,Mikewon'tadmitthat program. Leary stars as New that's whathe's doing. 'Tm not York City detective Mike spying," he says to Pip. 'Tm McNeil. Mike has problems in taking an interest." Just before his life. He is married, yet seeing Mike goes in to confront Jan in somebody on the side, and is front of her boyfriend, Pip tells addicted to prescription pills. In him that what he's doing is short, he is a flawed hero. This wrong. "Maybe you're right," is especially evident in a recent Mike says. "I am," Pip replies. episode. Mike's girlfriend calls There is then a pause, and the him at work and tells him camerazoomsinonMike.You're someone grabbed her on the tempted to think Mike is going subway. She became very toreconsider. "No,"Mikesays, distraught and went home. as he gets out of the car and Mike's immediate reaction: "So goes up to his apartment. this means you didn't go to the Of course, The Job isn't just dentist and pick up the Tylenol aboutMike'smixed-uplife.Mike with codeine?" When the is a detective, and there are conversation ends, his girlfriend police stories in the show. For tells Mike she loves him. His example, someone started reply to her: "Yeah, yeah." leaving human feet in a bag Still, you can't help but root outside the apartment of a for Mike, because, through it podiatrist. The trouble is that no all, he is ultimately a good guy. one knows who is doing it, so Mike's partner, Pip (Bill Nunn). Mike and Pip investigate. knows this, and sticks by Mike During the course of their don't know," the thug replies. personal feel. A memorable "lt might not have happened scene is after the band has a big yet." argument on their tour bus and It's not all comedy on The Job everyone breaks out singing andtbat'spartofwhatmakesi~ Elton John's "Tiny Dancer". od Th . . 1 That scene as well as pretty s~ go . . . .ere are some rea much every other flows as mce dtamatJ.c moments to the smooth as the songs which ac- show. For example, after Mike company the story. ' confronts Jan about Jeff, she grows very angry with him and speaks to him about it the next day at work. At the office, she tellsMike that she knew Jeff was married when she started going out with them, but she wasn't looking for marriage, or even a long~tenn relationship. "l was just looking for romance," she says, tears streaming down her face. "Jeff held me, and he touched me, and I need that right now." Mike apologizes for What he did, saying, "I just wanted to stop you from going down the same idiotic path I'm on. You're better than that." There are some interesting production values in The Job. Filmed with one camera, and entirely on location in New York and New Jersey, the show has the same visual grittiness as NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street. While the almost incessant use of a handheld camera can be a little off-putting at times, the filming techniques generally add to the appeal of The lob. Overall, The Job is an excellent show. It features some great writing and acting. The characters on the show have real personality. In short, this is the best comedy-drama since the short-lived Sports Night. Hopefully this show will enjoy a greater level of commercial success. The Job deserves to become a hit. The show airs Wednesday nights at 9:30 on ABC, which is located at Channel 7 here at Marist. Tune in; you'll be glad you did. The Circle is currently seeking someone to fill the position of Business Manager. Benefits include: *Partial commission* *Business experience Training will be provided. For more info, e-mail The Circle at HZAL@Maristb.marist.edu Xntensiveii<i'w~-~reo~-o1f~r;i ill .. twen!.f dlf•.c···lmpap. on ca.~~ at NewPaltz~ · J,•1'ri!~ wifipu~¢<>tr,tplitijrigto.a full . . . ... I .···· .. ~··· .... ,, •· ~estet:·v•Y .... atM.ll~ ~-- ~o week$ are avail6leia France, ,~ ,-_ :::,: ~io.I>>. ', -- -~ ::,,,. ~"> . :.-_·• ,, .- _· -__ -·: -, ,. _•- , $~, f~f~ ~·gica,& Menoo. "'···~'<>££.·ai:a .• ·._mdits,m·•o'week$ '{9t 'cteiit.s.• 4 wee~) an~ ~ddl~ rest of tfte surnmer,;o.evetj'oo like~ ' LA.NGOAGI IMMBR.SION INSTIXO SONY New Pait~ C'*A(~~ LlJ<-e ... (145) 257-3500 lii@newpaltz..edu www.newpaltz.edu/lil The Arts and Entertainment section is actively seeking writers to ~ report on events both on and off campus!Think you can hack it? Email Jimbo Maritato at Allroy421@Hotmail.com! .r-:. THE CIRCLE APRIL 12, 2001 Sports PAGElO Women's lacrosse wins three games in a row bySCOTIDFSIERE Staff Writer The Marist College women's lacrosse team was off to a slow start; emphasis on was. By winning three straight games, the last coming courtesy of a 13-3 thrashing of Howard University at home on Sunday, the Red Foxes tave made their slow start a thing of the past and vaulted their way into third place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) standings. Senior tri-captain Pam Brown scored four goals and sopho- more Dina Gregory recorded a hat trick on Sunday, as Marist made quick work of Howard. The Red Foxes wasted little time, jumping out to a 7-0 lead before seven minutes had elapsed, and the issue was never in doubt after that. Brown, who was named MAAC Player of the Week, scored three of her four goals as part of Marist's early out- burst. By the time the first half was fiAished, Mari st held a com- maQdmg-10-2 lead. Senior goalkeeper Christy Uellendahl made nine saves for the Red Foxes, and yielded only one goal in the second half of play. Gregory was on the mark all weekend long. The first year player was a force on Saturday as well, as the Red Foxes re- corded their first home victory of the season, defeating LeMoyne College by a 9-8 score at Leoni doff Field. It was Gregory's four-goal performance that led the way for Marist. Trailing 5-1 late in the first half, the Red Foxes mounted a furious comeback, scoring six unanswered goals, three by Gregory, to take a 7-5 lead midway through the sec- ond half. Lemoyne would get as close as one goal late in the contest, but Uellendahl and the Red Fox defense were able to hold off the late charge and secure the vic- tory. Uellendahl made eleven saves in the victory, and for her per- formance over the weekend, was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week. Marist got the winning streak started on April 4 when the team picked up an impressive road victory, topping the defending MAAC champion Manhattan Jaspers by a 9-7 score. Brown was superb, scoring six goals as Marist came from be- hind once again and erased an- other early 5-1 deficit. Brown scored twice in the final two minutes of the first half to cut the lead in half, and then tied the game early in the second. Molly Hanley also scored twice for Marist, and her sec- ond tally of the game late in the game gave the Red Foxes the lead for good. Marist traveled to Fairfield for a road contest against the Stags on Tuesday, April 11. Details were unavailable at press time. Following the game with Fairfield, Mari st returns home to close out the regular season with three MAAC home games against Siena, Canisius, and Niagara. The MAAC tournament will be held later this month and will be hosted by Fairfield Univer- sity. Men's lacrosse drops two weekend road contests by PETE MOYLAN Staff Writer What was an important week- end to say the least for the Marist lacrosse team turned into a nightmare. Facing back-to- back conference opponents in St. Joseph's and Mt. St. Mary's, the team knew that this past weekend would be essential to their standing in the Metro At- lantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Although the team had a respectable 2-3 record coming in, their 1-2 record in the MAAC was not reflective of the quality of the team. Unfortunately in the real world, the good guy doesn't al- ways win, and Marist fell victim to not only their opponents, but at times themselves. In the first game against St. Joe's, the game was tied at the end of the half. Marist had re- ceived solid play from freshman Sean McDonagh, who scored two early goals en route to a four-goal game, and the defense played exceptionally well, limit- ing the quality scoring oppor- tunities for the Hawks. The sec- ond half, however, would be where the fun would end, with St. Joe's finding the back of the net six times in the third quarter and five times in the fourth. Marist countered this offen- sive breakout with a four-goal fourth quarter driven by Paul Donohue, Jay Nahama, Mike Steeger, and McDonagh, but the lack of scoring in the third would be too much to overcome. "If it wasn' t for our offensive drought in the third quarter, we could have won the game," said Donohue. "We just couldn't get going." When all was said and done St. Joe's walked away with a 16- 10 victory in a game that really could have gone either way. "It was the same thing happening all over again. This whole weekend came down to poor play in the third quarters." Jim Mekovetz Senior midfielder Men's lacrosse The second game of the week- end was also a close affair, only this time the final score did not reflect the offensive tone of the game. Mt. St. Mary's came out on fire scoring five straight goals before Marist could an- swer with a goal from Brady Becklo. Neil Crescenti was also able to add a goal to the Marist cause, but the end of the first quarter already had the Red Foxes in a 7-2 hole. Donohue was able to score two in the sec- ond quarter to keep the score tight, but another third-quarter lapse had Marist in a 14-5 hole. "It was the same thing hap- pening all over again," said Jim Mekovetz. "This whole week- end came down to poor play in the third quarters." Much like the first game against St. Joe's, Marist was able to put together a rejuve- nated fourth quarter effort, reg- istering seven goals from Mekovetz, Donohue, Becklo, McDonagh, and J aak Leino, but the hole would once again be too big as Marist fell to the Mountaineers 17-12. If there is a silver lining to this whole situation, it's the four- game homestead coming up for the Foxes in which they will play Siena, Wagner, Sacred Heart, and Providence, all MAAC teams. Wins in these games are essential if Marist wants to make the MAAC tour- nament, which is made up of the top four teams in the confer- ence, and although their confer- ence record now stands at 1-4, not all hope is lost. "If we get ourselves together and play the way we know we can, then we'll be able to make the tournament," said Ryan Mccue. With time running out on the Marist season, the team will have to forget their past mis- takes and build on their numer- ous strengths if they want to reach their goal of the MAAC tournament. PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton Pam Brown scored 12 goals and had 1 O assits last week to earn MAAC Player of the Week honors. Teamate Christy Uellendahl earned MAAC Defender of the Week honors for her job in goal. SOFTBALL ... From 12 and 1-1 in MAAC play. Gosh led the Foxes at the plate, going a perfect 4-4 with two RBis. She also earned three assists in the field while playing shortstop. Koldjeski, Jessica Craver, Kathleen McEvily, and Jessica Shorley added two hits apiece to the route. In total, all but one Fox hitter reached base safely at least once in the contest. The second game would not go as smoothly for the Foxes. The Rider Broncs raced out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, as Kim Merkle hit her sixth homer of the season, a two-run blast. Rider added another run thanks to a fielding error by Marist. However, the Foxes would come storming back in the bot- tom of the inning, scoring two runs of their own. Gonnello sent a shot into the Hudson Valley clouds and over the fence for a two-run homer, her second in as many days, to make the score 3- 2. Marist would then tie the game in front of the strong gathering offamily and friends, in the bot- tom of the third as Gonnella again earned an RBI, this time with a single that brought home Koldjeski, who had reached on an error. But, the Broncs were not about to head back to New Jer- sey without a win. Rider broke the tie in the fifth on a RBI single by Kim Merkle, and then put the game away in the seventh with three runs to make the final score 7-3. The opening weekend splits in the MAAC gave the Foxes a 2-2 conference record heading in Tuesday's matchup with Siena. Following the weekend, Marist was tied with Niagara for the fourth and final playoff spot. The Foxes are in search of their first ever playoff appearance in the MAAC, after missing out by one game in each of the last two years. This past weekend provided more evidence that Marist is well on their way to rebounding from a start they would likely want to forget. The Foxes opened up this season with only a 3-10-1 record. While conference play is only in it's infancy, the Foxes appear to have put their early season troubles behind them. While a 2-2 record probably isn't making people start to plan championship parties in May, it is a good start in a conference where a .500 record might be good enough to steal a playoff spot. A key for the Foxes the rest of the way in the MAAC will be their play at home. The Foxes' matchup with Rider started a stretch of six straight home games, which ends with a con- test against Fairfield today. As Fredricks puts it, "(Home games) are pretty important." This statement, while simple, tells the story. The Foxes need to take care of business at home. After today, Marist will play eight straight games on the road, including four in the MAAC. Additionally, Marist will need continued contributions from Gosh, who leads the team in batting average, and Koldjeski, who is the team leader in RB I's. On the mound, Fox and Kasack have slowly turned their sea- sons around, as both now have ERAs under 4.00. Kasack is showing signs of returning to the form she had in 2000. APRIL 12, 2001 Samoan Speaks by MARK SMITH Staff Writer "Eenie, meenie, mynie, moe, catch a tiger by the toe ... " At least that's what it must have seemed like for the field at Au- gusta National on Sunday, as Tiger Woods held off charges made by David Duval and Phil Mickelson this past Sunday. For all the talk of Woods be- ing in a slump at the start of this golf season, Woods has now reeled off several victories, in- cluding his fourth consecutive Major victory. He did it in clas- sic style. As fans, we are used to see- ing Tiger win in a couple of dif- ferent ways. Either Tiger blows the field away for the duration of the tournament, as he did at the Masters three years ago and at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach last year, or he charges late in the tournament, holding off his competitors fiercely to the end. This past weekend was an instance of the latter. _..,.·,'{. Tiger emerged from $atih-day's third round with the lead, after firing a four-under-par 68. The competition was hot on his heels, as Mickelson, the sec- ond-ranked player in the world, was only one shot back. Mickelson seemed poised to play spoiler to Tiger's Superman act again. He had already stopped Tiger's streak of six consecutive PGA Tour victo- ries, and last November he stopped Tiger's streak of 19 consecutive victories after hav- ing the lead through 54 holes. If anyone was capable of stop- ping Tiger, it seemed that Mickelson could do the job. Mickelson wasn't the only golfer in contention on Sunday. Mark Calcavecchia and Chris DiMarco were only two shots back, and two-time U.S. Open Champ Ernie Els and Duval were both three shots back. Woods' iron will would make the rest of the field irrelevant. While Duval would make up a stroke to finish two strokes back, he wilted under the heat of Tiger's charge and missed op- portunities on the final two holes that would have forced a playoff with Woods. Mickelson, who is battling his reputation as the best golfer never to win a major, had his famed short game desert him and missed some important birdie opportunities on the back nine Sunday and faded to third place, three shots back of Tiger. Tiger has now won the last four Majors, and is staking his claim as the best golfer ever. Just the fact that he is on the leader board on Sunday sends chills down the opposition. His mere presence forces near perfection from the golfers in the lead grouping. In an interview with Bob Harig of ESPN.com, Duval and Mickelson expressed some THE CIRCLE S~orts of the frustration felt by those chasing Tiger. "It's very difficult to win these events, any of these major golf tournaments," Duval said. "To have your game peak at the right place, at the right time. There's an art to that. It's an accomplish- ment for him that I don't know what you would compare it to, because I don't know if there is anything you can compare it with." Mickelson was upset with his own mistakes. "If I'm going to win with Tiger in the field, I can- not make the mistakes that I have been making," he said. "I've got to eliminate those somehow. I may be able to make one or two, but I can't make as many as I've made all week. I just can't afford to keep throw- ing shot after shot away." Tiger's dominance has been similar to that of Michael Jordan's dominance of the NBA He is a one-man show who forces the fan to pay attention to only him for fear of missing something special. Tiger is the best, knows he is the best, car- ries himself well, and relentlessly works on his game. It is a for- mula for greatness that has worked for players like Jordan and DiMaggio. As long as Tiger's hunger and fire continue to bum, no golf record is safe from his claws. Men run well at Princeton by ROBMcGUJNNESS Staff Writer For the Marist men's track team, this year's Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton Univer- sity was the site of several per- sonal best performances and one more shattered school record. . Freshman Adam Waterbury had been chasing the outdoor shot put record for several weeks prior to the April 6-7 meet in Princeton, NJ, and on Satur- day, Waterbury broke the record- previously held by Jer- emy Smith- with a 45-foot 4- inch throw. Waterbury, who also holds the indoor shot put record, placed seventh overall. "Adam finally broke out of his shot put slump outdoors. He has really struggled, but he was able to put it all together on Satur- day," assistant track coach Chuck Williams said. "If he gets more height on his throws, he will be a big factor at the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer- ence) meet, where we hope he'll get a top-three medal. .This won't be easy, with the amount of throwing talent in the league, but we believe Adam is up to the challenge." In the jumping events, senior co-captain Denis McManus placed sixth (43' 3") in the triple jump despite an injured ankle, and Joe Parizo claimed the high- est Marist finish of the meet, placing third in the high jump withaleapof6'31/4''. Highlights from the Friday evening distance races in- cluded strong performances from freshman Kirk Dornton and sophomore Jamal Padgett in the 10,000 meter run. Padgett placed eighth (31:39.21) and Dornton placed eleventh (31 :57 .5), run- ning a 66-second closing 400m and a 4:52 final mile to break the 32:00 barrier. "The distance squad had a tremendous evening," men's coach Pete Colaizzo said. "Kirk and Jamal in the 1 Ok really shined and showed a lot of pa- tience. They are really made for that event, and it showed." In the 5,000 meter run, junior Mike Nehr ran a personal best time (14:45.61) and nearly broke the school record, currently held by Mike Melfi (14:42.36). Nehr would return on Saturday to run another personal best and nearly break the school record in the 1500m, finishing sixth with a time of 3 :58.57. "Mikey had two major per- sonal-bests in the same meet, which is not easy to do," Colaizzo said. "He ran tough and aggressively in the 5k and re- ally pushed the pace nicely. With a stronger finish, he has an excellent shot at the school record in that event. In the 1500, he ran very smoothly and fin- ished strongly. It was nice to see." Junior Chris McCloskey also "Adam finally broke out of his shotput slump outdoors. he has really struggled, but he was able to put it all together." Pete Colaizzo Men's track coach ran a personal-best time in the 1500m, placing eighth in 4:01.64. McCloskey would return to run 1 :59.14 in the 800m an hour later. "Chris is almost back to full strength after a rocky end to his indoor season," Colaizzo said. "The final piece to his puzzle is his finishing kick. We've got a few weeks to work on that and get it down to where it needs to be." The final event of the day, the 4x400 meter relay, featured some intra-relay team competition, as Chris McCloskey and Chris Salamone battled relay team- mates Pat Brodfuehrer and Pat Driscoll to see which group would have the faster combined time. Driscoll (54.7) and Brodfuehrer (56.0) edged out McCloskey (54.7) and Salamone (57.4) by 1.4 seconds as the relay finished with a time of3:42.7. This weekend, the men's team travels to New York, NY, for the Columbia Invitational. PAGE 11 2001 Baseball Statistics OFFENSIVE LEADERS Batting Average Steve O'Sullivan .440 Anthony Bocchino .421 Tim Bittner .396 Home Runs Anthony Bocchino 4 Jimmy Board 3 Time Allen 2 Ben Cueto 2 Pete Kruger 2 PITCHING LEADERS (minimum lO innings pitched) Earned Run Average Kevin Ool 2.23 Chri:, Tracz 2.57 Tim Bittner 3.03 Wins Chris Tracz 5 Ryan Kondratowicz 4 Tim Bittner 4 RBI Anthony Bocchino 35 Tim Allen 22 Ryan Brady 19 Hits Anthony Bocchino 48 Ryan Brady 39 Tim Bittner 38 Saves Brad Cook 4 Kevin Ool 1 Ryan Kondratowicz 1 Brad Reed 1 Strikeouts Kevin Ool 49 Chris Tracz 47 TimBittner 42 Upcoming Sports Schedule '12-vs. St. Francis(NY) 3:30 p.m. '14-@ lona(DH) NOON '16-@ Iona 3:30 p.m. 8-@ Lafayette 3:30 p.m. .1-vs. LeMoyne(DH) NOON .2-vs. LeMoyne NOON '14-President's Cup @West Point 8 a.m. 1-Murphy Cup@ Philadelphia TBA '14-vs. Wagner 1 p.m. '18-vs. Sacred Heart 1 p.m. .1-vs. Providence 2 p.m. 17-vs. Fordham 4 p.m. 14'2().4122.. MAAC Cbampiombips@ American TemmOub, TBA 4-@ Columbia Invitational, TBA OMEN'S LACROSSE '18-vs. Siena 3 p.m. '21-vs. Canisius 11 a.m. rn.vs. Niagara 1 p.m. 2-vs. Fairfield 3 p.m. 19-@ St. John's 3 p.m. '21-@ Niagara 11 a.m. '22-@Canisius 3p.m. 2-@Wagner 3p.m. 14-@ Rider NOON '20-4122- MAAC Championships t.t That's a Fact TH£ CIRCLE They Said It \Vomen'slacrosse play- ers Panl Brown and Christy Uellendahl were named MAAC Player and De- fender of the \\leek APRii 12, 2001 Soorts "If we get ourselves to- gether and play the way we know we can, then we'll be able to make the tournament." Ryan McCue. men's I.AX PAGE 12 Baseball continues dominance in MAAC play by PEIERPALMIERI Asst. Sports Editor It's been said that winning isn't everything, but it's been almost the only thing the Marist baseball team has been doing lately. After sweeping Canisius over the weekend and downing Monmouth University on Tues- day, the Red Foxes have accu- mulated four straight wins and seven wins in the team's last eight games. On April 7, the team traveled to Buffalo to take on Canisius. The Red Foxes swept the three- game series to take over first place in the Metro Atlantic Ath- letic Conference (MAAC). In the first game, Marist re- ceived home runs from juniors Anthony Bocchino and Ben Cueto. Senior Ryan Brady added two RBI to secure the 6-2 victory. Junior Tim Bittner al- lo,Wiji two runs in six and one third irtnings and struck out I 0 Canisius batters. The win im- proved Bittner to 4-1 on the sea- son. In the second game of the double header, Marist sent freshman Chris Tracz to the mound. He gave up three runs in seven innings to earn the complete game victory. The win moved him to 5-0 on the year. Brady, Bocchino, Bittner and sophomore Spike Ridgley each recorded RBI to provide the run support for Tracz. The Red Foxes downed the Griffs 6-3. Mari st jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead at the end of two in- nings in the rubber match of the three-ganle set. Sophomore Tim Allen drove in three runs, in- cluding a home run, his second of the season. Junior Steve O'Sullivan also hit a home run and crossed the plate three times in the 10-2 victory. Sopho- more Kevin Ool pitched a com- plete game, allowing two runs on four hits, while striking out eight batters. He improved to 2-3 on the year. Canisius received a home run from Kyle Domogala in the third inning, but could only manage two more hits for the rest of the game. The loss dropped the Griffs to 7-12 overal 1 and 5-7 in theMAAC. Following the sweep of Canisius, Marist traveled to Long Branch, NJ, to take on the Monmouth University Hawks. Marist trailed 7-5 heading into the eighth inning. After O'Sullivan drove in junior Jimmy \\Tillis with a sacrifice fly, Bittner poked a two-run double to put the Red Foxes up 8-7. Junior Mark Norton struck out three Hawks in the eighth and junior Brad Cook shut the door in the ninth. For Norton, it was his third win of the season, while Cook recorded his fifth save. Monmouth hit three home runs in the game, all from first baseman Jeff Toth. Toth totaled five RBI on the day, but the of- fensive spark was not enough for the Hawks. The loss dropped Monmouth to 11-17 overall. The win for Marist marked the team's fourth victory in a row, improving its overall record to 19-8-1. The team is also 9-3 in the MAAC, ahead of second- place LeMoyne. Marist has now won seven out of its last eight contests, falling to Army 6-0 on April 5. The Black Knights jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the sec- ond inning and never looked back. Five different batters re- corded RBI for Army, high- lighted by Josh Rizzo's RBI double in the third inning. Miguel Gastellum was 2-3 on the afternoon, with an RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore Tim Allen recorded two of Marist's seven hits in the ganle. Ool took the Joss for Marist, while Jacob Schneider lasted all eight in- nings for Army. Mari st hosts St. Francis today, before traveling to take on ninth place Iona over the weekend. The teams will play a double- header at noon on Saturday, and the series concludes Monday. ,~,"'- PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton Ben Cueto went 5-for-9 against Canisius over the weekend, while belting his second home run of the season on Saturday. Softball continues steady illlprovelllent in conf ere nee ~ PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton Michelle Gosh was named MAAG Player of the Week for last week. bySCOTIMONTESANO Red Foxes softball team a StaffWriter couple of weekends ago. A Rain, rain go away, come again string of rainouts gave Marist another day. an unscheduled eight-day Jay- This could have easily been off before Mother Nature al- the most repeated phrase on the lowed the Foxes to resume ac- Coach USA bus that carried the ti on last week. \Vhile an extended break might be a welcome sight for a hard- working student, it is usually not good for a softball team used to playing almost daily. Nevertheless, since returning to the field last \Vednesday, the Foxes have maintained their strong play that they started prior to the break. Marist has gone 4-2 since the layoff and has won seven of its last 10 games overall. More importantly, the Foxes jumped out to a decent start this past weekend in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play, opening up their 2001 con- ference season by splitting doubleheaders with Manhattan and Rider. On Saturday afternoon, MAAC play started for the Foxes with two one-run games at Manhattan. the Foxes fell in the MAAC opener 1-0, before rebounding in the nightcap for a6-5 win. In the first game, the Jaspers rode the shoulders of sopho- more pitcher Candice Aulogia on their way to the victory. Aulogia allowed only four hits, walked one, and struck out six batters. Not to be outdone, Foxes pitcher Melanie Kasack hurled six strong innings, strik- ing out three. However, while the Foxes could not muster up any of- fense, the Jaspers were able to squeeze across what proved to be the winning run in the bot- tom of the first. Senior Jessica Mack picked up her team-lead- ing 11th RBI, driving in Amanda Rodgers with a single for the ganle's lone run. Outside of that, the offense was scarce, as the teams com- bined for 10 hits, and only nine runners left on base. The Foxes had their chances to get on the scoreboard a couple of times. In the top of the first, senior Michelle Gosh was at third base with only one out. Nonetheless, the usually reliable Amanda Koldjeski and Bobbi Jo Gonnello struck out to end the threat. In the seventh, Marist had a chance to tie the ganle but pinch runner Amy Angus was thrown out at the plate. The second game provided much happier memories for Marist, as Nicole Fox improved to 5-3 on the mound for the Foxes. Marist built a picket fence on the scoreboard, scoring one run in each of the first four innings, and then added two runs in the fifth to jump out to a 6-2 Jead on the Jaspers. Gonnello homered for the first time this season, while Gosh went 3-4 with an RBI. However, the Jaspers refused to go down quietly, as the home squad mounted a rally in the bottom of the fifth. Manhattan led off the inning with back-to- back singles on their way to plat- ing three runs to make the score 6-5. The three runs would close out the scoring in the game though, as Kasack came on in relief to pitch the final two in- nings and pick up the save, and give Marist its first MAAC win of the year. Apr. 8 \Vhile these ganles were not as close, the Foxes again split a MAAC doubleheader on Sunday, this time to Rider on the North Field in front of 87 fans. The Foxes' bats came to life in game one as the team buried Rider 9-1. But Rider recovered in the second game to leave Poughkeepsie with a 7-3 tri- umph. The Foxes actually trailed in the first game 1-0 entering the bottom of the fourth. Then someone must have nudged the team on the shoulder and awak- ened them on this overcast Sun- day. Like one of the many speed- ing commuter trains that pass beyond the right field fence at the North Field, the Rider lead disappeared in the blink of an eye. Marist erupted for six runs in the fourth to take the lead for good. Then, one inning later, Marist put a premature ending to the contest by tacking on three more runs, extending the , lead to 9-1. The ganle was called at that point due to the univer- sal "eight run rule." Kasack picked up the victory to improve to 5-9 on the season, ... see SOFTBALL, 10