Financial A i d provides assistance as tuition goes up. pg.4 L Marist Football wins first game against Georgetown over Alumni Weekend, Pg.12 Volume 55 Issue 5 November 1, 2001 Helen Thomas recipient of Lowell Thomas Award by JACLYN JACOBSEN Editor-in-Chief White House reporter Helen Tho- mas, who has covered every presi- dent since Kennedy for the UPI wire service, became the newest recipi- ent ofMarist College's Lowell Tho- mas award on Oct. 25. Marist College honored Thomas for her 41 years of exceptional ser- vice to the American public. Known for her hardball questions and frequent grilling of presidents, Thomas soon became one of the most respected White House cor- respond~~· "No Pi:.esid'ent has ever liked the press, including George Washing- ton," she said. "I would like to talk to him." With the Lowell Thomas award, Thomas is now listed among other journalism giants such as Walter Cronkite, Charles Kurault, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, and Cokie Roberts, to name a few. Thomas was honored, emphasizing her gratitude for the award. The 81-year old reporter, barely five feet tall with her self-described "perpetual nasal drip," accepted the award with her trademark mix of biting political commentary and humor, peppering her speech with comical anecdotes from the many Presidents she covered. She spoke to a crowd of 200 at the Union League Club in New York City with a confident stature and her matter- of-fact tone that expounded her experience in Washington. "Journalism is the greatest pro- fession in the world," she said. "Without journalism, you cannot have democracy. You have to let them know they are being watched and are being held accountable." PHOTO CREDIT/ MAX SCHNURER Debate Team members Jimbo Maritato and Matt Hannon prepare materials and arguments at the University of Vermont October. Marist debate legions invade Vermont Editors Note: The following is a press release from the Marist De- bate Team On the weekend of October 19- 21 the Marist College Debate Team brought an unprecedented group of21 debaters to the University of Vermont debate tournament. High- lights included four novice debat- ers, Olivia Haley, SimisolaFowora, J.D. Morris and Lorraine Kelly ad- vancing to the top sixteen ( octofinals) elimination rounds and both teams finished up 9th and 10th in the tournament. A number of Red Foxes were recognized with speaking awards. In the novice division with more than 90 participants Olivia Haley was awarded the 12th place speaker, Kaitlin Rogan was recog- nized as the 13th speaker, and Brian Mangan was recognized as the 15th best speaker. In the open division Junior Kristin DeCrescenzi was rec- ognized as the 20th speaker. Marist debaters, with eight teams entered in the novice division and three teams in the open division, compiled a 31-3 5 record as a squad against debaters from New York University, the University ofRoch- ester, the University of Vermont, Cornell, Middlebury, SUNY- Binghamton, Columbia, and Will- iam Jewell College. The national debate topic is about Native Ameri- can policies. See ... DEBATE TEAM, 3 After earning a B.A. in English at Wayne State University in De- troit, Thomas headed to the Wash- ington D.C. area in 1942, where she landed a job as a "copy boy" for the Washington Daily News. She was then hired by her long-time employer, United Press Interna- tional, following a strike at the Daily News. Thomas was a trailblazer for women in the journalism field, be- coming the first woman president of the National Press Agency. She was the only woman reporter to travel with President Nixon during his famed 1972 trip to China, and the first woman officer of the White House Correspondents As- sociation, eventually becoming president in 1975. Thomas was also the first See ... HELEN THOMAS, 3 PHOTO CREDIT/ WWW.CNN.COM Helen Thomas recieved the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award on Oct. 25 for her 41 years of service in journalism. Thomas worked for United Press International Wire Service. Alumni Weekend sees big turnout - by JENNIFERC.HAGGERTY Photo Editor This past weekend, Oct. 26 to Oct. 28, was the annual Homecom- ing and Marist Alumni Weekend here on campus. The classes hon- ored were the Heritage Class ( 1949- 64 ), and the classes of'66, '71, '76, '81, '86, '91, '96and2001. Christina Muller, an alumni of the class of 200 I, said that the event was a way to reunite with friends. "I thought Marist would be the host location to meet up with friends and then later we would be able to do things in Poughkeepsie," she said. Homecoming weekend was a three-day event that began on Fri- day night, with the Marist Minor- ity Affairs Professional Organiza- tion (MMAPO) Diversity Recep- tion at 8:00 p.m. Sean Morrison, the Director of Alumni Affairs, explained that Marist celebrates in fives and tens. "Anyone who graduated in a one or six [year] had a reunion this year," he said. The festivities continued at 7:30 a.m. the next morning with the Crew Alumni Reception at the Marist Boathouse. According to the Alumni Office, later that afternoon, it is estimated that between 2,000 and 2,500 people attended the Homecoming Picnic, which took place on the Champagnat Green from noon to 4:30 p.m. At this picnic, everyone could gather at their classes' tent and reunite with past friends. Melanie Rago, alumni of2001, felt that Alumni Weekend lived up to her expectations. "I got to see most people I had gone to school with, including those who graduated before me," she said. The Marist Football team com- peted against Georgetown Univer- sity on Saturday, and won the homecoming game with a score of 38 to 35 in overtime. The All-Class Gala Reception took place later that night in the Rotunda. Sean Morrison said the event brought together all alumnis. "It was open to everyone and recognized people of all reunion classes," she said. There were also other reunions off campus that took place at local restaurants and bars according to Christina Muller. "5:45 pm at Noah's for Happy Hour - everyone was there!" she said. The weekend concluded on See... ALUMNI, 3 Forum continues spirit of teach-in by JORQANEIBLE gion as well as the reg10n 's history be given approximately 15 minutes StajfWriter and current status. to discuss their issues and Khan "The speakers were chosen for will speak intennittently as modera- their knowledge of the region, di- tor. As a follow up to the teach-in conducted last month, the Student Government Association is spon- soring a forum entitled "Islam, the region, and the Judeo-Christian Perspective," which will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Nelly Goletti Theater. · Kamran Khan, the program's co- ordinator and Vice President for Information Technology said that the speakers will address the curi- osity displayed by participants of the teach-in that seemed interested in learning about Islam as a reli~ verse religious beliefs, and awareness of U.S. foreign policy," Kahn said. "This intellectual discussion will show how these three topics are related." The event will feature 12 speak- ers from diverse backgrounds in- cluding religious leaders from the Islamic, Christian and Jewish faiths, Marist and Dutchess Com- munity College students, and pro- fessors with expertise in Middle Eastern affairs. The presenters will Naseer Alomari, assistant profes- sor of teacher education at Marist College, said he hopes the program will emphasize the importance of a redefined justice. "The U.S., as a superpower, needs to understand the standards that apply to us should be ex- panded to include other coun- tries," he said. Shahla Kia, adjunct professor of political science, will take a more See... FORUM, 3 --~-THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 COMMUNITY Page 2 Question of the Week Based on the recent acts of terrorism, -·- , 'OU think more attacks will occur on our soil? I W W -WWW .......... ,;t...Q , ,&lkl....... W , .. ·- \ _, J'i<..'.'.a "Yes, it's obvious that Osama will stop at nothing to break the pride of the U.S.'s power." Stacey Caswell Sophomore "Definitely not. The U.S. is too alert to let such things happen again." Anthony Azzaro Junior "Yes, I hate to say it, but I think there will be more acts of terrorism on the U.S." Lauren Russell Sophomore J$ Security Briefs - coniQ~EDWILLIAMSill · Managing Editor 10126 Friday A male student and a female as- sumed to be a student as well were in a taxi returning to campus from a night out on the town. On the trip back, the male suddenly became quite ill, and the cab driver made the male exit the vehicle. Once the male was suspected missing the police were called to try and find him. Poughkeepsie police called Marist Security at about 2:30 a.m. to assist in the search. The male was suspected to be in the area between Marshall St. and Wash- ington St., but he was nowhere to be found. At approximately 3:00 a.m. the Marist patrol was coming back from a routine check at the Beck parking lot and noticed a po- lice car. Upon further investiga- tion, it was learned by security that the male was found walking the double, yellow line in the middle of Fulton St. Before causing serious damage to himself, the police re- moved him from the m idle of the street and brought him to the side- walk. Although the male was of legal drinking age, his state of in- toxication was believed to be so bad that Fairview Ambulance was called onto the scene and trans- ported him to St. Francis Hospital for treatment. · 10126 Friday Security was greeted in the morn- ing around 9: 15 with a complaint from the manager of the post of- fice. One of the post office's vans was found that morning with many colored spots that were not there when the post office closed the pre- vious day. It was suspected that paintballs were the weapons of choice in this act of vandalism. It was later found that a male student in Champagnat was in possession of paintballs and a slingshot. He was questioned by security but denied any involvement in the attack on the mail distribution vehicle. Security felt there was a probable connection, though, and gave all information they collected to Student Affairs to fur- ther deal with the situation. 10126 Friday Female members of an E-block apart- ment were greeted with an unwanted lunchtime guest around noon. The unidentified male knocked on the door and when greeted entered the apartment. He proceeded to the fire extinguisher, picked up the safety device, and discharged its contents. The unknown male then put back the fire extinguisher and left. The female residents of the apartment have no idea who this male was, so the fire extinguisher hoodlum is still on the loose. 10126 Friday Female residents of a Lower West Cedar R block apartment were rudely awakened at about 4:00 a.m. Two unknown male visitors were persis- tent in their attempts to get the resi- dents' attention as they continu- ously rang the doorbell, persistently knocked on the door and threw pebbles at the windows. Some of the females finally woke up at yelled down to them from a win- dow asking them who they were looking for. The two males men- tioned on of the residents of the apartment, but the responding females said that who they were looking for was not around at the time. The males then left the apartment causing no further disturbance. The females re- ported the incident later that day at about 5:00 p.m., but since they had no idea who they were and didn't get a good description of them, the males were not identi- fied. 1012 7 Saturday A couple of cases of aggravated phone calls were reported in the early hours of Oct. 27. A com- plaint from Leo was recorded at about 4:30 a.m., and a complaint from Gartland Commons was re- corded at about 4:00 a.m. No identifications were known, so the information was given to the telecommunications department for further investigation. 10128 Sunday The all-too-familiar fire alarms of Gartland Commons E block were blaring once again at about 10:40 p.m. Making the Swedish Chef of the Muppets look like a culi- nary genius, the culprits were attempting to.make either a very early or very late breakfast of bacon and eggs. There will not be an issue of The Circle next week, but check out upcoming issues on Nov. 15, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13. ~ ~·[.. ~~·l- ~fcHOC>i:-( ~~c(· NEWS NEWS NEWS • NEWS ~=== :;g:::::=- ~:=:: ~~ ~:::::; ~::::::; ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ y....= Instead of publishing an issue next week, The Circle staff will be holding a !Workshop for anyone interested in helping with the newspaper. There will be a workshop this Monday at 9:30 p.m. on writing and layout. Anyone inter- ested can show up on Monday night in Lowell Thomas room 211. THE CIRCLE Jaclyn Jacobsen Chris Knudtsen Editor-in-;Chief IAyout Manager ~a:nn Cknudt$en@hotmail.com Ed Williams III Managing Editor Zo33Heatl@aol.com BrendanMcGurk News Editor Thmusby@yahoo.com Katherine Slauta Features Editor c~.com Benjainin Brenkert Opinion Editor Usdeutschl@aol.com Megan .Lizotte Peter Palmieri A&E Editor Sports Editor Meg071180@aol.com Kramer l 3@aol.com Jason Shaw Jen Haggerty Business Manager Photo Editor G. Modele Clarke, F acuity Advisor The Circle is the student newspaper of Marist College: Letters to the editors, announcements, and story ideas are always welcome but we cannot publish unsigned letters. T~Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000 .x2429 or letters to the editor can be sent to Circleletters@hotmail.com. ~ Campus Corner ~ Come broaden your horizons and attend the Ballet Gran Folklorico De Mexico on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bardavon on 35 Market St. Tickets are $22.50 for adults, $20.50 for students and seniors and $18.50 for members and groups. For more information you can call the box office at 473-2072, the group sales office at 4 73-5288 or you can check out the website at www.bardavon.org. The Marist College Computer So- ciety presents ... LAN Party Fall 2001 ! The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 4:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. in the PAR. All you need is your games, your computer ... and the guts to game for hours. For more information or to R.S.V.P. go to http:// mccs.stu.marist.edu. is an easy way to contribute. There will be a blood drive on campus on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 :30 a.m. until 5 :00 p.m. in the PAR. For more information call Eddie at extension 5714 or Maryanne at extension 4869. Walk-ins are also encour- aged. The Marist College Dance Club presents Fall Revue featuring hip- hop, funk, tap, lyrical, salsa, jazz and reggae. Come see the shows in the Nelly Goletti Theatre on Sat- urday, Nov. 3 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. or on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $2.00 for Marist students and $3.00 for non-stu- dents. Let the good times roll and come join the bowling trip on Friday, Nov. 9 from 9:30 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. Tickets are $3.00 and include shoe Check out the original Open Mic rental, transportation and two Night on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the games ofbowling. Fell free to form Cabaret. The event kicks off at 9:30 ,, your own teams for class/club chal- p.m. and will feature performances lenges. There will be another trip by Steve Black from The Money, onSaturday,Nov.17from2:00-4:00 Jeff Stent and Dustin Wallace from p.m. as well. The Projeckt and JeffBemer from Busticate. The event is open to all Marist students, there is no cover and there will be free food. To re- serve a stiot to play e-mail rockmarist@hotrnail.com. SPC presents a trip to see the RENT on Sunday, Nov. 4. The bus will leave the Midrise parking lot at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $25 for any student with a valid Marist ID. For more information call the of- fice of college activities at exten- sion 3279. Especially in this time of national tragedy, it is important to help out however we can, and giving blood Support the Marist College Radio Station and listen to WMCR 88.1 FM. Listen all day for a wide array of music shows, as well as news and sports shows. Call extension 2132 for requests or comments. Listen for the Ed and Malf Show on Saturdays from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Marist College Academic Learning Center will be optpn for proofreading every Mo.nday through Friday from 11 :30-1 :30 and Monday through Thursday from 7:00-9:00 p.m. You can also utilize their online proofreading at http:// www.academic.marist.edu/alcuin/ paprform.htrnl. ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 NEWS Page 3 PHOTO CREDIT/ WWW.LEARNER.ORG Helen Thomas was honored by Marist with the Lowell Thomas Award forservice to the American public Marist honors Helen Th0Inas_From1 member of the 90-year old Gridiron Club (of reporters and editors). Thomas currently works for Hearst publications writing two opinion columns a ~eek. "It's diffiCllit," she said. "I cen- sored mys.elf so much, it was hard to go back [to editorializing]. Now I wake up in the morning and say, 'Who do I hate today?"' "I'm learning .. .l'm being hate- ful," she said. Thomas said she was very pleased with the media coverage of the September 11th attacks. "They did a hell of a job," she said. Her appraisal of President Bush has been elevated as well. "I have never seen a president who was less prepared and who had less of a sense of history than George W. Bush." However, she added, Bush has done a remarkable job in surmount- ing these obstacles and leading the nation when it needs it most. In attendance were numerous well-wishers and journalists. Marist alumni Ed Lowe, a colum- nist for New York Newsday, and Gabe Pressman, senior political re- porter for WNBC, were present, as were news producers from CBS, NBC, and WB 11. Also attending the festivities were the President of United Press International. Director of College Advance- ment Tim Massie was pleased with Marist's decision to honor Helen Thomas with this award. "That's a woman who has seen major world events of the past fifty years up close and personal," he said. "It's testimony both to her and the college to attract such a person of stature." Upcoming forum on Islam, region ... Fram 1 historical approach during her ses- sion. She said she plans to explain Afghanistan and its neighboring countries Pakistan and Iran. Marist senior Chris Knudtsen will discuss why it is especially important to be aware of our inter- actions with each other now. The Nov. 7 assembly may not be the final one held at Marist on this subject. Vice President of Aca- demic Affairs Artin Arslanian said there is a possibility for future gath- erings because the topic is so mo- mentous. "Down the road, we must con- tinue to try to understand the dif- ferences that exist between our cultures," Arslanian said. "This should not be something that is soon forgotten or overlooked." Alumni Weekend attracts large crowd ... FromJ Sunday with a farewell breakfast and an Alumni Memorial Mass that remembered all alumni who had died within the past year. Muller felt that this year's turn- out for her class was impressive. "I think that as life goes on, and people's lives get busier, they go less and less each year," she said. "Like the first year, all alumni go, but each year after is less, except if it's your reunion year." While the weekend ran smoothly, some students felt Alumni Weekend should involve undergraduates also. Anthony Giuffra, a senior at Marist, feels that events such as competition games that involve the current year's seniors and recent alumni should be added to the pro- gram. He also suggested a career panel in which alumni would talk to seniors about life after college. "I think this would be good be- cause more alumni would be around to do something like that," he said. Muller was happy with her week- end experience. "I think they should have alumni weekend twice a year, instead of just once," she said. Debate Team competes in Vermont ... Froml ·This was the second debate tour- nament of the Marist season and a huge influx ofnew debaters has in- vigorated the team. Steve Nocera, Dennis Carroll, Kaitlin Rogan, Matt Gardner, Matt Hannon, Jimbo Maritato, J.D. Morris, Kate Delgado, Jude lhenfeldt all partici- pated in their first debate tourna- ment. They were joined by several novice debaters who were return- ing to their second tournament in- cluding Molly Bartlett, Katleen Coppersmith, Olivia Haley, Simisola Fowora, Lorraine Kelly, and Brian Mangan. The tourna- ment also marked the return of the veteran team of Senior Renee Boncella and Sophomore Scott Perrell who compiled a 3-3 record. Moving up to the open division for first time, sophomore novice champions Helaine Liwacz and Jacqueline Gamrat compiled a 2-4 record. Kristin DeCrescenzi and Yaritza Cedeno led the open teams with a highly ranked 3-3 record. In just two tournaments Marist students have participated in more than 100 debates, compiling a sea- son record of 4 7 wins and 60 losses. Head coach Maxwell Schnurer, assistant coach Gabrielle Prisco, alumnus Jessica Goldstein, Jason West, and Keith Strudler ably guided the debate team. The debate team heads to SUNY- Binghamton for their next debate competition. For more information about the Marist Debate team you can ex- plore our Web site at: http:// www.academic.marist.edu/debate/ debate.htm or you can call Coach Schnurer at x207 5. CIRCLELETTERS@JIOTMAIL. COM Students present papers at national conference by BRENDAN MCGURK News Editor Even though Lambda Pi Eta (LPH), the official undergraduate communication studies honor so- ciety of the National Communica- tion Association (NCA), is a fledg- ling institution at Marist College, student members have made a big splash. 23 Marist students are traveling to Atlanta this November to present research papers at the NCA's Annual Convention. The theme of this year's convention, held from November 1 to 4, is Radicalizing Roots, which will look at the opportunities and challenges that communication professionals and scholars face. According to Dr. Daniel Davis, assistant professor of Communica- tion at Marist, a student present- ing a paper at the NCA's Conven- tion is a high honor. "It's like the communication equivalent of winning the national championships," said Davis. Among the papers being pre- sented by Marist students is a pa- per written by J effKuznekoff, Brian Campe, Kristin Frye, Caitlin Hood, and Michael Parsons concerning communication about the club drug Ecstasy. The paper, titled The correlation between the communi- cation of the health risks of Ec- stasy [MDMA] and the drug's use among college students, deals with finding the most effective medium of communication for the hazardous effects of the use of the drug. The students are all juniors ex- cept for Frye, who is a senior. The paper was written last year for Davis' Communication Research Methods and Strategies class. Kuznekoff said that when the group got the idea to write the pa- per, they knew this was going to be a blossoming subject. "When we first heard about it, it was becoming bigger, but there was so little information. This was re- ally cutting edge," said Kuznekoff. LPH, first chartered at Marist in May of 2000, boasts 22 active members and 20 recent alumni. The first inductions for the honor soci- ety were held last spring. According to the NCA, LPH is an accredited member of the As- sociation of College Honor Societ- ies (ACHS), and has nearly 300 active chapters at colleges and universities worldwide. LPH was founded in 1985 at the University of Arkansas. It became a part of the NCA in 1988, and the official honor society of the NCA in July 1995. Lambda Pi Eta represents what Aristotle described ·il1 his book, Rhetoric, as the three ingredients of persuasion: Logos (Lambda) meaning logic, Pathos (Pi) relating to emotion, and Ethos (Eta) defined as character credibility and ethics. For more information about LPH, contact Daniel Davis at X2878 or the visit NCA Web site at www.natcom.org All press .releases can be left in The Circle's mailbox in the Council of Clubs room in the Student Center. PHOTO COURTESY/MAXWELL SCHNURER Olivia Haley (left) and Simi Fowaora (right) of the Marist Debate Team. ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 FEATURES Page 4 Decreasing the load of college tuition As tuition increases, scholarships, loans, grants, provide assistance by KATHERINE SLAUTA 17eatures Editor Obtaining an education is a worthwhile and beneficial experi- ence; however, it does not come without a price. The cost of a Marist education is continually on the rise. The in- creasing cost, as well as the drop in economic prosper, has left many students wondering what can be done to lighten the costs of tu- ition. While overwhelming bills may hang over some families like a dark cloud, help is available. The Marist Financial Aid Office works with both students and their families to ,provide financial assistance, whether it is through grants, schol- 'arships or loans. Money is available to students in need. Joe Weglarz, the director of financial aid at Marist, said that during the 2000-01 year, Marist awarded $11 million in need based aid and scholarships. He also said that $20 million dollars was dis- tributed in loans. Weglarz suggested that students in need of financial assistance be- gin their search by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Mary Lou Kutchma, the director of student employment, said that while the FAFSA application is re- ouired, other information varies de- pending on the type of aid requested. "We could request additional veri- fication," she said. Upon receiving an application, the Financial Aid office determines fi- nancial need. If a student can not afford to attend Marist without fi- nancial aid, he or she qualifies for need-based aid. If a student requires need-based aid and is in good academic stand- ing, he or she many qualify for a Marist Grant. The Marist grant-in- aid is awarded to full-time students for that specific academic year. Terms and qualifications vary each year depending on the funds avail- able. Grants-in-aid are awarded to students and do not have to be paid back. Scholarships are also available to Marist students. Many organiza- tions and alumni have donated money to Marist to set up a scholar- ship. Marist also donates various funds for scholarships. These are not dependent on financial need, rather, they are merit-based. Both the Financial Aid and Admissions Committees review students and present these merit-based awards to students with strong academic and leadership qualities. The scholarships are renewable. However, students must uphold at least a 2.850 grade point aver- age to keep their scholarship. Kutchma said that more stu- dents should take advantage of the scholarship opportunity. "Students should look into our private scholarships," she said. "This year more kids could have taken advantage." There are various obtainable loans available to students through Marist. These are ben- eficial because repayment begins six months after graduation or af- ter enrollment is considered less than half-time. Also, Weglarz said that Stafford loans are available to all students. These loans are the most common loans. "Every student can get a Stafford loan," he said. Since Marist can only distrib- ute so much financial aid, the See ... FINANCIALAID,5 PHOTO CREDIT/WWW.PHOTOSTOGO.COM High tuition costs create a need for more financial assistance. Marist offers scholarships, grants and loans to ease tuition costs. MOST MARIST STUDENTS DRINK MODERATELY OR ABSTAIN FROM USING ALCOHOL MOST MARIST STUDENTS HAVE 0-4 OR AT THE MOST 5 DRINKS WHEN THEY GO OUT " ' justthe :o::- FactS Based on 200 I survey data collected by ~ Division of Student Affairs in conjunction l"ilh Edualbon Dl:\-elopment Centtt fu>m randomly selected Mari~ students. One drink• 12oz. Beer ,.4 en. wiJw • 1 oz, liquor 12.2% of Maris! students abstain from using aloohol ' An evening view of the Rotunda at the Student DIFFERENT VIEW: Center; the building is considered the hub of campus. - - -·_THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 FEATURES Page 5 Finding the silver dollars behind the clouds Recent study projects decrease in college graduate hiring, Career Services can help byYALIXAGARCIA eraged over the Sept. 2000- May 235in2000-0l. As scary as some of these facts Staff Writer 2001 period. College hiring projections accord- may be, do not let it bring your It will soon be our turn to dis- Overal!, 30 percent of employers ing to region is the weakest in the hopes down. As senior year ap- miss the college life and introduce respondmg to the survey plan to west, where employers there antici- proaches, it may be best to take ourselves into the real world. cut back on their college hiring for pate downsizing college hiring by advantage of the services offered Ready or not, the time is approach- the_ 2001-02 college hiring year, an average of 44.8 percent. The by the Center for Career Services. ing. As we face a new beginning in wh~le 30.l pe~c~ntplan to increase weakest region is in the South, On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Cen- our lives, we wonder: Where will therr college hiring, and 39.9 expect where employers are projecting just ter for Career Services held a ca- we go after graduation? ·to maintain their college hiring at a 7.3 percent average cut for the reer expo for students searching for The current job mar"et had taken the sam~ l~vel as last ~ear. year. Cuts in the Northeast (18.5 employment after graduation. a downturn this year. Therefore, as The hmng outlook 1s worse ~or percent) and Midwest (17.6 per- The center can also provide ad- graduating seniors, we must be- manufacturers, who expect to hrre cent) are closer to the overall aver- ditional services. The Center for come aware of our economy's sta- 30. l percent fewer new college age decrease of 19.7 percent. Career Services offer classes each tus and where that can lead us. ~aduates_. L~st ye~r, manufactur- More than 44 percent of employ- semester which include topics The National Association of Col- mg orgamzahons hrred an average ers who responded to the survey such as resume writing, cover let- leges and Employers (NACE) con- of 156 new college graduates. This plan to scale back on the number ter writing, job search techniques, sists of human resources person- year, they expect to hire an aver- ofschoolstheywillrecruitfromthis salary negotiation and interview- nel and college career counselors. age of 109 · year. Overall, employers expect to ing skills. Email will be sent to stu- NACE conducted a Job Outlook Hiring plans among service em- visit 12.6 percent fewer college cam- dents with regards to the date, time, 2002 survey. NACE reported that ployers are not much better. They puses this year to recruit for their and location of the workshops to employers expect to hire 19. 7 per- expect college hirin¥ ~o be ~o:-vn w?rk forc~s. On the average, they students' Foxmail accounts. cent fewer new college graduates 24.2 percent and anticipate hmng will recruit students from 22 col- Students may also participate in in2001-02thanwerehiredin2000- an average of 96 new college legesduring2001-02;theyvisited internships. Juniors and seniors O 1. Among employers who hired a ~aduates this year. Last year, they an average of25 colleges in 2000- may apply now for a Spring 2002 large mwberofnew college gradu- htred an average of 126 new col- 01. internship. Obtaining an internship ates ,ui~tyoar (250+ ), that number lege graduates. In general, it is manufacturers and can allow you to get the experience is an even steeper drop of23.2 per- . Not all of the college hiring news service employers who expect to you may need. It is beneficial to cent. On average, respondents ex- is bad: G~vemme?t and nonprofit cut back on campus visits, while have an internship since many lead pect to hire an average of 118 new orgamzatlons project a 20.5 per- government and nonprofit employ- to full-time jobs. college graduates in Sept. 2001- cent increase. in coll~ge hiring. ers actually anticipate upping the There are two types of intern- May 2002 cycle. That is down from They are lookmg to hrre an aver- number of schools they visit by ships a in which a student can en- the 14 7 new college hires they av- ~ge of 283 new college graduates 12.6 percent. roll. There is an elective-credit in- 1 m 2001- 02, up from an average of ternship and a required-credit in- 1 ternship. The elective-credit in- ternship is recommended in order to gain valuable experience. Stu- dents in some majors at Marist are required to participate in intern- ships. The Center for Career Services offers internships for students in- terested in an elective-credit expe- rience in the following majors: Business, Biology, Computer Sci- ence, English, Fashion, Fine Arts, Information Systems, Information Technology, Math, Paralegal, Po- litical Science, Russian, and Span- ish. The following majors are re- quired to participate in internships: Athletic Training, Criminal Justice, Environmental Science, Medical Technology, Psychology, Public History, Social Work, and Teacher Education. Those students who need a re- quired-credit internship should fol- low up with their advisor. For more information please visit the Center for Career Services of- fice at the library in room 332, call extension 3547 or visit their web site at www.marist.edu/ careerservices. Financial Aid ... From 4 PHOTO CREDIT/WWW. WELDON BREWSTER.COM he Tower of London is one of many historic buildings that creates the beautiful scenery in the city. Exploring the city of London Marist abroad student discovers food, shopping, history by RAQUEL HERNANDEZ major, and even a business major. However, there is still plenty to do Staff Writer It has great ties to the United States, here. Shopping is very popular. Hi! My name is Raquef Hernandez making it a very ethnic and diverse Even though clothing is expensive, and I am a senior at Mari st. I am place like the US. you can find some great bargains currently attending the London London is also beautiful; even in some of the markets around the College of Fashion here in the though it is a city, there are almost city. United Kingdom. It is certainly fan- no skyscrapers here. Also most On a sadder note, the devastat- tastic here. buildings here are extremely old; ing incident in the US has left ev- London is a city full of people of most have Victorian architecture. eryone here a little scared, espe- different races. When I amved, I Food is not a problem here; many cially the abroad students. The did not really expect this. Being of American products are sold here. news is on everyday and we buy Hispanic heritage, I thought I was A great thing about the food is that newspapers everyday to have the going to feel awkward in an all- in the supermarkets they sell sushi. best information on our country. I white society. However, people One of the only major problems send my condolences to all who here are very friendly and there are with Marist students studying have lost someone in the Twin lots of places to shop, which I love! abroad is managing our budgets. Tower bombings. We will miss London is a great location for a Everything here seems very expen- these great landmarks, which char- fashion major, a communications sive because of the exchange rate. acterized the great city ofNew York. student employment is also an option for many students. There is a range of jobs available on cam- pus for students looking for finan- cial aid. Hours and rate of pay vary according to the job. Kutchma said that while on cam- pus jobs are first available to stu- dents who qualify for work-study. Work-study is determined on a need basis. After these students are provided for, all students can work on campus. "The first two weeks of school only students who qualify for work-study can get jobs," she said. "After, the jobs are opened to other students." Overall, students will receive aid for about the same amount throughout their college career at Marist. However, Weglarz said that the Financial Aid Office under- stands changes can occur and be- cause of this, the financial office is there to help students. "If there are extraordinary changes we try to work with the family and students," he said. Application for financial aid, mainly scholarships, begins in March of the academic year. Ap- plications are available in the Fi- nancial Aid Office as well as online. Students studying abroad who wish to apply for aid can apply online and contact the office via email with any questions. The Marist Financial Aid Office has also created an extremely in- formative web site dedicated to providing students with informa- tion about aid and the steps nec- essary to achieve it. For more in- formation visit the site at www.marist.edu/financialaid/ or call the office at extension 3230. For more information on pri- vate scholarships available outside of Marist, visit the web site http:/112.47.197. 1961 us news/. The Circle is currently.looking for an assistant Features editor. For more information please contact Katherine Slauta at: circlefeatures@yahoo.com I I ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ Novemberl,2001 OPINION Page6 Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. What's the point of terrorisID? by TONY HEYL Staff Writer A recent report by Bob Woodward, of the Washington Post, says that Osama bin Laden is likely not the source of the anthrax scare in America. The FBI has speculated that these letters could have come from some domestic extremist group or maybe an al Qaeda sympathizer. All of this guesswork has brought up a serious question. If the terror- ist does not own up to his actions and make demands, why commit the act? In the weeks after September 11th, everybody has been asking over and over again what bin Laden is hoping to accomplish. He has in- sisted that Americans leave Saudi Arabia because it contains the holy cities ofMecca and Medina, but re- cently he ~s made vague demands about a,.Pllrestinian state and Iraqi sanctions:· as if thinking that since we refuse to give into his previous request, now we will do whatever he wants. However, none of this really provides a logical reason to attack New York City. If bin Laden's true purpose was to force American forces to leave Saudi Arabia, then would it not make more sense to go after those Americans who are in Saudi Arabia? Why make people fearful of going to major American cities if your real goal is to make them fearful of go- ing to your cities? If his goal was to destroy Israel, then why did he not just join up with a Palestinian extremist group? Ifhe wanted to help the citizens of Iraq, why not use his millions of dollars to feed them? The point here is that, not only are the goals not well defined, the tactics used do not point to any specific demand. Terrorism, while truly a despicable act, should be a means to some sort of end, not the end itself. And you cannot achieve any end of terrorism un- less you claim responsibility and clearly outline what it is you want your target to do. And yet bin Laden still refuses to claim respon- sibility. Needless to say, I'm con- fused. If these anthrax letters are indeed from a domestic source, as the Washington Post has reported, that makes even less sense. As soon as the idea that anthrax could possibly be in an envelope some- where, seemingly every news re- porter in America believed it to be irrefutable fact that bin Laden was behind it. What does this mean for those domestic terrorists who think anthrax is a great tool for get- ting what they want? It means that they are going to be lost in the shuffle. It will be next to impos- sible for any old domestic "militia" to be noticed by the media or the typical American citizen. Even if one of these groups were to claim responsibility, nobody would care because their group has no ties to the greater threat of Osama bin Laden. We all know that what the terror- ists did to this country was wrong. My point is that not only was it wrong, it was stupid. The idea of these terrorists expecting Ameri- cans to give into invisible demands when they won't even say who they are or what they want is analo- gous to the idiot who calls the pizza place and asks for delivery but doesn't leave a name or number or say what he wants delivered. Then he gets mad when nothing hap- pens. Osama bin Laden may be a ge- nius when it comes to understand- ing combat. He may be brilliant at organizing troops. He might know how to scare people even better than Wes Craven. However, when it comes to ordering a pizza, he's an idiot. Setting Hollywood ablaze with patriotism byDAMIENM.BEDNARZ Staff Writer Wow - has it been four weeks al- ready? It felt just like yesterday when I woke up to a warm Sunday morning of foliage and Kabul on fire. Time and patience is a weary thing in this country. We can't even sit through an entire commercial cycle before we have to flip to another channel and find something else to watch. The American public needs to be entertained in order to stay focused on an issue. We watched O.J. on trial and the Monica Lewinsky drama like it was our job, because it quenched some sick thirst in our lives. Why is it that when it comes to military operations we tend not to stay as interested any more? During the Gulf War, we had incredible footage of smart bombs landing inside a living room window. Now we are forced to watch an explosion a day hitting a poorly lit valley. If the government wants the public to continue supporting this "long-haul" of a war it better make it worth watching. The military brass should spend more on media propaganda and other public relations scenarios. They need to really gear this country up and keep it an interesting topic during dinner, because waving Old Glory from your pick-up truck won't last forever. Bringing it to the point that you should have sports commentators like Bradshaw giving the play-by- play hit on Taliban troops, using the replay feature and those TV markers to give us the call. You can even put a small Special Forces raid on the enemy HQ on pay-per-view; I know I'd watch it and so would you Marist. Sponsored by Ford or Budweiser, it'll make boxing events lamer than they are now. Taking the money raised from that event to fund more bombs or "pamphlets", your choice. The real tragedy in all of this is the lack of an icon. Growing up you had Sgt. Slaughter, Chuck Norris, Rambo, and the A-team, true patri- otic fighters for the cause. Those figures are absent in our prime time. The society has chosen sitcoms and reality shows to replace the pro-USA programming of the 1980's. Our pop-culture feels such earlier shows have had negative effects on youth and promoted violence in our society. The blood and iron in our bellies during the 80's has been replaced with that white cream filling of a Twinkie in the past decade. Programs like GI Joe and pro-wrestling's "Hulkamania" served as a basis for kids growing up to look up to simi- lar individuals and admire their pa- triotic spirits. You can't find that in today's Saturday morning car- toons. Who knows, maybe some change will be made after the at- tacks to show more programs with an American flare to them, giving kids a new role model. I hope a new Delta Force movie comes out or better yet Rambo vs. Osama bin Laden. That gung-ho spirit in America helped us beat the Soviets in the Cold War and set us up as # 1. Throughout the past decade we were busier expanding the size of our wallets, when we should have been busy with foreign affairs. The public and the nation were ill pre- pared for the new millennium, its time to get back into shape. Our military needs to bulk up and our foreign policy needs to do some pushups. Don't get me started on the status of the media and its role in the new war! This new call to arms goes out to the entertainment leaders and brainchildren that work so dili- gently to keep our TVs full. Holly- wood needs to portray a strong and united America. It must also lead the way for a new spring of patriotism in our upcom- ing generations so we don't get soft again and have citizens realize what this country stands for. Its time to stop thinking Twinkie and start thinking Napalm! Our men and women of the armed services will do the hands on tasks ahead, but American culture must prep a nation for a long and covert war. They are fighting for you; don't ever forget that when you are at your "peace rally". Someone has to do the job and it's going to be your friend or sibling that makes that sacrifice. Oh where are you Captain America when your coun- try needs you most! The next time you feel like eating a twinkie think of America and the war on terrorism. ACTIVIST CORNER Students for Understanding: Weekly meetings inDN 240 at 9:30 pm Tuesday nights. Discussions about events leading to and since Sept. 11 Animal Rights Club: Newly forming club, meets Thursday nights in LT 209B at 6:30.pm. Teach-in ''The Hidden News: What We Aren't Being Told About the Current Crisis" at the Unitarian Congregation on Sawk.ill Road in Kingston at 7:00 pm on Nov. 6 • Forum: Islam, the Region, and Judeo Christian Perspective on Nov. 7, 7 :00 pm in the Nelly Goletti Theatre. more info email: cknudtsen@hotmail.com Bully pulpits and the corporate patriotic media war machines byCHRISKNUDTSEN Layout Manager The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: What the news media should be responsible for. Unfortunately we've been spoon-fed government propa- ganda through the mass media since Sept. 11 and not many people have bothered to care. Is it really the media's fault or are they giving people what they want, like a nice capitalistic company should? We obviously like to be lied to on a constant basis so why should major media corporations offend us with the truth when they could make a few more dollars. Adver- tisers would probably pull out of stations that held any type of jour- nalistic integrity, much like they did after Bill Maher commented that suicide bombers shouldn't be called cowards. "We have been the cowards, lob- bing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly," Maher said. "Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly." Maher made a forced apology to protect the financial interests of the station and to pull the advertise- ments back. Economic leverage such as this holds a shocking amount of power that we may not notice but consider how wide a variety of products exist within large conglomerations. Conglom- erate X could withdraw a plethora of ads from another company (Y) if they gave negative coverage of any aspect ofX. More of this crazy talk later, back to the war. Within the first few hours of the terrorist attack on the US the me- dia was giving intense analysis of HOW, not IF, we were going to go to war. Since then there has been story after story proclaiming that the public generally supports the idea of strong military action yet there is little or no mention of any organized peace movements. What little coverage they receive comes in the same fashion as the WTO/IMF protesters coverage that shows green-haired teenagers throwing bricks through windows. This is at least a partially deliber- ate attempt to reinforce the idea to every media consumer that good Americans should want us to go to war whereas peace-freaks are just a rabble-rousing gaggle of no good hoodlums. Before rolling your eyes and thinking that this is yet another conspiracy theory made out of thin air consider how executives from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox all agreed to condi- tions set by national security ad- viser Condoleeza Rice regarding whether to air future statements from Osama bin Laden. Arguments have been raised to support Rice's censorship policy, saying that the taped statements may contain coded statements to terrorists or that the tapes may in- cite violence within the nation. Unfortunately, this was not the ra- tionale used by many of these ex- ecutives such as Rupert Murdoch from News Corp. "We'll do what- ever is our patriotic duty," he said. The Associated Press reported on Oct. 10 that CNN officially stated, "in deciding what to air, CNN will consider guidance from appropriate authorities." CNN chief Walter Isaacson said, "after hearing Dr. Rice, we' re not going to step on the land mines she was talking about." The New York Times along with a number of other mass media or- ganizations declined to report the findings of their election recount, a project .that has been ongoing over the last several months. The project was aimed at recounting all eligible votes in Florida and the results were originally intended for release around Sept. 12. Citing in- appropriate circumstances, the NYT has yet to release their find- ings. This "no comment" is a com- ment in and of itself because it would be safe to assume that if the results had supported the legiti- macy of Bush's election they would be released. However, ac- knowledging that our appointed leader really didn't win might stir up some trouble among the peas- ants. See ... Media war, 7 ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 0 PIN I 0 N Page 7 The views presente~d are not necessarily those of The Circle Women in Afghanistan: Considering the innocent by JESSICA CANALE Staff Writer As a woman in the United States you are entitled to a great deal of freedom. You have a right to hold any job you choose, and wear any- thing you want, and you can be seen with anyone you choose as well. And if you've lived in this country your whole life then you probably cant imagine it any other way. However, if you're a woman in Af- ghanistan you can no longer keep any job outside of the home. In- stead of wearing a tee shirt and jeans you are mandated to wear a full body robe where no part of your body can be exposed except your eyes. For woman in America this is un\eliM ~but for women in Afghanistan this is the way in which they are forced to live their lives. Although freedoms granted to Af- ghan women were never as liberated as Americans, they still had more freedom before 1996 when the Taliban came to control Afghanistan. The·Taliban fundamentally believe that women are worth nothing and deserve nothing ,out of life, due to Islamic law; however nowhere in the Koran does it stipulate that there should be schools that forbid women to attend. Which is the situation now in Afghanistan. Girls are not allowed an education and according UNICEF only 15 percent of females in Af- ghanistan can read (as opposed to 4 7 percent males). Girls go to school fearing that the Taliban will come force them to leave or close the school down entirely. Organizations like Save the Children have helped some by setting up home-based schools in the camps. · The women of Afghanistan have no independence no rights and no opportunity to better their lives. Women are being told that they cannot leave their houses with- out a male relative, and many of them are made to paint their win- dows so that they cant be seen from the outside by anyone. These actions taken against women are causing them to be depressed and sick. Male doc- tors cannot see women and there are almost no women doctors al- lowed to practice medicine openly. Women are not getting the treatment they need and con- ditions are getting worse. We as Americans have been bombarded with news about the · Taliban in recent weeks. And we are concerned for our own safety, which is completely understand- able, but we also have to consider the innocent victims in their coun- try who have been maltreated for years. As a country that is afforded so many rights and privileges we should do what we can to try and help the victims who's civil rights aren't even considered. Forcing a different way oflife on another country might be consid- ered the wrong thing to do. Yet, when penalties such as beatings and death occur when a woman has exposed too much of her body, even if it only is her arm, then how can we allow that to go un- changed? If you feel that these atrocities against women are unfair and need to be changed you can help by The music industry and ''censorship'' by ZAKNALDRETT Columnist Movies have ratings. Kevin Smith's Mallrats received an R rat- ing for nudity and language. It doesn't hinder adults from going out and renting the movie at their local video store, but it does keep my thirteen year old cousin from renting it with permission from his parents. The music industry as little stickers that say either Paren- tal Advisory Explicit Lyrics, or in some cases Explicit Content. Unlike the movie industry which has a panel that gives out ratings to movies, it's up to the individual record label to decided what kind of warning, if any, goes onto records. The music.industry does nothing but slap a meaningless sticker onto CD's to keen m cousin from going out and purchas- ing music that someone his age re- ally shouldn't be listening to. "Is it really that detrimental to a young person's well-being that he hears the "F-word" in a song?" Per- haps. The "F-word" isn't the only thing that gives a CD a Parental Ad- visory sticker. Songs like Gwar's Slap You Around also come on CD's with Parental Advisory stickers. "Smash you right in the face now baby.Just to show you I care. Then I kick your pregnant ass Down the Stairs" Can anyone in their right mind tell me that it's appropriate for a thirteen year old to be exposed to that? There is nothing to keep my cousin from walking into a record store and buy- ing the CD that it is on. Is using Gwar for an example going to the ex- treme? Maybe. Gwar isn't a main- stream act and isn't likely to be heard by kids. How about this little example from Eminem? "Does this look like a big joke? There's a 4 year old boy !yin' dead with a slit throat" Do you think I want my cousin to listen to this? Hmm let me think NO. Did I hear my cousin reciting lyrics from the CD it was on? Yes. Parental Advisory stickers are almost useless. They prevent CD's from being sold in Wal- Mart and K-Mart. As everyone knows these are both places that middle school aged kids run to buy music when they get their allowance. The stickers don't keep the music out of kids hands. The threat of getting your CD slapped with a Parental Advisory Warn- ing doesn't cause an artist to change a single thing on their record. Parents are the only bar- rier between kids and CD's with Pa- rental Advisory labels. Movies, TV, and even video games have some protective mea- sures to keep kids from being ex- posed to things that they honestly shouldn't be exposed to. But in the music industry a little meaning- less sticker counts as censorship. Zak had originally intended for this article to be a letter to the editor. However, anyone who mentions the band Gwar de- serves space, not only here, but in the Hall of Fame in McCann. Next time you hear Gwar on the radio be sure to remember Zak! going to Youthnoise.com or rawa.com. Dread ... From, 6 To make matters worse the FCC capitalized on being taken out of the spotlight because of recent events and voted unanimously to review media regulations that pro- hibit companies from "cross-own- ing" a television station and news- paper in the same geographic re- gion. There are many problems with this, including the very real possibility that newspapers will be dumbed down in a fashion similar to television news. Corporate cen- sorship will dominate the news and the average citizen will never hear the dirty deeds of conglomerate owners from their own newspapers. Even more unsettling is one of the leaders of the de-regulation charge, the aforementioned Rupert Murdoch. The federal government may just scratch his back and al- low him to further expand his me- dia empire while he promises to ful- fill his "patriotic duty" and give tainted news coverage to a popu- lation unable to find news from anywhere else. Somehow, even when faced with these realities, conservatives hoot and holler about how the "damn liberals control the media" and "never show what's really going on." Well, at least they're partially right, we never see what's really going on. With all the footage of Desert Storm on CNN a few years back we never saw the graves of over 500,000 children that died in Iraq between 1991 and 1998 due to the sanctions we've placed on them according to a report released by UNICEF in August 1999 .. Maybe that wasn't patriotic enough to mention. Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? - ., - ,1 ... lk· J ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ Noyepiber 1. 2001 • . _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ . ARTS&EN'l'~:RTAINM~:N'I' Pa2e 8 Plaza Suite Treats Audience with First-Class Humor by CHRISTINA DIAS Staff Writer Director Nancy Chu and pro- ducer Laurie Benner, along with the rest of the cast and crew, pre- sented four sparkling perfor- mances Oct. 11-14, in the Nelly G9letti Theater here a t M a r i s t Set in the 1960s, Neil Simon's Plaza Suite is comprised of three separate plotlines, each taking place in Suite 719 of the Plaza Ho- tel in New York. With the cast's first rehearsal scheduled for Sep- tember 11th, the show began with a late start due to the unfortu- nate events in New York City. We first meet a married couple on their 23rd wedding anniversary. The wife is blatantly honest about her life, both to her- sel.f.~nd the public. She's come She has locked herself in the bath- room minutes before she's to walk down the aisle, while her parents are in room 719 trying everything imaginable to get her out. Between feigning heart attacks, at- tempting to break down the door, and walking along the ledge of the build- ing, there's room for quite a bit of comedy. Kate Morran who plays Norma Hubley, has a voice with an uncanny resemblance to that ofEdith Bunker from All in the Family which makes her character much more colorful. Paul Ryan plays the understandably angry father of the bride. After all this uproar, Mimsey, freshman Amanda Nietzel leaves the bath- room, followed by a 6 foot long dress train, after her fiance says but two words, "cool it". .. , .,.., t'tl -terms with growing old and PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB LYNCH I recommend catching MCCTA's next show, Cole Porter's comedy "Anything Goes" on Nov. 15-18. Not much of a theater fan? Then make this your first show, it's a riot. would like her husband to do the Actors of Plaza Suite entertain the audience with classic Neil Simon humor. same. Played by sophomore Kristin Amundson, the character of Karen Nash is easily brought to life by the remarkably talented actress who has a delightful stage presence. Coupled with senior Ben Hecht, who plays Sam Nash, the two create believable chem- istry that gives the play a strong start. As Hecht, put it, " ... ev- eryone struggles with getting o 1 d e r As the couple bickers and Karen longs for Sam to spend time with her, she pleads with him to ad- mit to the affair he's having. As much as Sam wants to romanticize his infidelity, Karen knows this is his only way of dealing with getting older. The dialogue is sprinkled with humor. "Everyone has an affair with their secretary, I expected more from my husband", Karen says, sarcastically. At the end of the scene, despite his wife's continually urging him to stay and work things out, Sam leaves, once again trying to escape the problem at hand. The second plot introduces us to Muriel Tate, played by Jenny Farnam, a married mother of three who is visiting her former high school boyfriend. Dan Buzi plays Jesse Kiplinger, now a three-time divorcee and famous Hollywood producer. He's tired of the uncar- ing crowd and has invited Muriel or a visit to be reminded that there Words that Hurt, Words that Heal Rabbi Telushkin Visits Marist by MEGANLIWITE A&E Editor Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, a noted scholar, author and teacher, spoke on "Words That Hurt, Words That Heal: The Ethics of Speech" on October 16 at 8 pm in the Nelly Golletti Theatre, here at Marist College. Telushkin is the author of sev- eral books on Judaism, including Jewish Literacy, Biblical Literacy, and The Book of Jewish Values, and Words That Hurt: Words that Heal. He has written episodes for the Emmy Award-winning drama The Practice, inspired by his novel, Eye for an Eye, and for Touched by an Angel. He is co- writer of the 1991 film The Quar- rel. This film dealt with the reli- gious implications of the Holo- caust. He made it evident that over the course ofhis speech, the insights from a Jewish perspective would be the main focus. Telushkin be- lieves these insights have put an unusual emphasis on Judaic laws. He said, "the two main problems facing speech today are: how we speak to people and how we speak about them." With this in mind, Telushkin went on about his book, Works that Hurt: Words that Heal. He said, "I read straight through the Hebrew bible looking for examples for this book." Apparently, he wanted to search out difficulties in today's speech as compared to speech in past histori- cal times. Telushkin mentioned three types of forbidden speech in Judaism. They are as follows: we must try to restrict trivial gossip, avoid mention- ing something that's a bad truth about another individual, and we must restrict ourselves from giving someone a bad name and passing rumors, all of which are usually nega- tive. He said, "People only gossip about people on their own social- class level or lower, so they can make themselves feel superior." The last major ideology Telushkin touched upon in his hour-long lec- ture were three thoughts/examples of why a person must control their temper. According to him, people have to restrict their anger against the incident that provoked it, mark down whatever causes you to lose your temper over and after three weeks, we must add up all of the incidents and give that amount of money to charity. Last, people have to learn how to apologize. He feels that not having the ability to apolo- gize makes a person seem very weak. Rabbi Telushkin's appearance at Marist College marks the college's 25th annual William and Sadie Effron Lecture in Jewish Studies. The Effrons are long-time civic and cultural leaders in the Poughkeepsie community. The lec- ture series was established in 1976 to raise awareness of Jewish his- tory, culture and current affairs at Marist and in the community. Rabbi Telushkin's talk was spon- sored by the William and Sadie Effron Lecture in Jewish Studies. Megan is a Communications major with a concentration in Advertising. are still honest, decent people in the world. So naturally they end up in bed, but not before we discover that the "happily married" Muriel is less than enthralled with her mun- dane life. Entranced by Jesse's Hollywood connections, she's eager to escape into his more intriguing world. Finally, the story that got the most laughs in the show is that ofMimsey Hubley's wedding. Christina is a "newcomer" to both Marist and The Circle. We thank her for her time and dedication to the paper each week. Attention All Writers!! The John P. Anderson Annual Playwriting Contest All Undergraduates are invited to take part in this One-Ac.t play competition. Guidelines and applications are available in Rotunda office 389. All student Playwrights are asked to obtain and read the guidelines before writing. The deadline for applications is the end of the fall semester. Selected submissions will be used to illustrate the developmental process of new plays in the Spring Theatre Workshop .:;- / .. ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ November 1, 2001 MARIST STUDENTS Need shirts with your dorm, team, club or organization s logo screen-printed on them? MILLMAN'S T-SHIRT ' FACTORY ·. 454-2255 Fax 454-5771 FREE SCREEN! t With Mention of this Ad \ 12 Foster Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY · Serving the Marist Community since 1978 p \~"'\~ St 11 « .~c,e e41 ""· • c.\ ~\' .UJs, ~~t~"' Coll ·~~ ~~ $et~" ~A IR C U_T T f; RS Tlil: CU I 11:~~ 264 North Rd., Pouehkeepsic, NY 12601 • Estab 1973 . . MANICURIST All Phases of Nail Care Call 845 454 9239 ;.;,.~. 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Junior Jamal Padgett (26:2S.79) finished 11th and senior captain Mike Nebr placed 14th (26:31.93) and both earned All-MAAC hon- ors for their efforts. Pat Driscoll (17th, 26:36.SS) and freshman Lou Albano (20th, 26:47.83) rounded out the scoring five. Colaizzo said that the runners were worthy of the recognition they received. "It's great to see Kirk, Jamal and Mike getting recognized for their achievement at the meet," Colaizzo said. "Also, packing the top five among the top 20 in the race was an excellent achievement." After spending much of the sea- son as the team's seventh or eighth man, Albano's performance in his first MAAC meet is a promising sign, according to Colaizzo. "Lou has had a remarkably con- sistent freshman year so far," Colaizzo said. "His time is very competitive. He definitely has a bright future here." The team's score of 69 points is the best MAAC score in school history. While the team was fo- cused on the possibility of placing second overall, Colaizzo said there is no shame in finishing behind Manhattan and Iona (3S points). "Manhattan ran a very impres- sive race and truly earned a share of the league title," Colaizzo said. "We are aiming to close the gap on Iona and Manhattan in our final two meets." In the women's race, the three- time defending MAAC champion Red Foxes made an attempt at cap- turing a fourth consecutive con- ference championship, but, lacking a perfect race rrom The scoring five:' finished third behind Iona and run- ner-up Manhattan. Liza Grudzinski was the top Marist finisher in the women's championship race, placing third with a time of 19:0 l .6S on the SK course. The Foxes' usual second runner, sophomore Jenn Rosenblatt, struggled with an ab- dominal spasm during the middle of the race and was unable to fin- ish. Leanne Bolingbroke was the second Marist finisher, with a time of19:40.09. "Only two of our women had a good experience last Friday. Liza Grudzinski and Leanne Bolingbroke placed as expected," women's coach Phil Kelly said. "Jenn Rosenblatt, a sure thing for a top-five finish, struggled coura- geously until she was pulled off the course, and Susan Golden and Cheryl Norris struggled on the back hill." Kelly predicted that the women's team will be ready to perform well in the next two meets, the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Nov. 10 and the ECAC Championships on Nov.17. During the post-race banquet, eight members of the men's team- the highest total of any MAAC men's team-were named to the MAAC All-Academic team. Eight members of the women's team also achieved academic honors. "To have the most runners on the MAAC All-Academic team is an accomplishment the guys should be most proud of," Colaizzo said. "It shows they know how to blend academics and athletics." Marist team sends four to Princeton for season-ending Omni TennisTournament Aldorrson, Hofer, Slater, Sowter get chance to show skills in elite competition by Paul Seach Staff Writer The Marist Red Foxes culminated the fall 2001 season at the Omni Eastern Regional in Princeton, New Jersey. For the first time in Marist history, the school had four play- ers represented in the tournament. Each entry is based on the team's level of competition, as well as in- dividual player's records. Playing for Marist in the tournament were singles players Pat Hofer, Mike So"-ter, Martin Aldorrson, and David Slater. Head coach Tim Smith felt that the team had "difficult singles draws" at the tournament because it is composed of S4 teams each allowed to bring their top singles and doubles players. Some of the Red Foxes opponents were fielded from sound teams such as West Virginia, the University of Pennsyl- vania, and Dartmouth. The Red Foxes were not successful in their first four matches however, drop- ping all four initial matches. In the back draw, the Red Foxes found some success. Slater de- feated Navy's number two player, David Lee 6-2, 6-4. Slater also beat Cornell's number five player Michael Schlappig 6-2, 6-2. Sowter handed St. Joseph's number one player Manuel Vasquez and Penn State's number four player David Stechko. Smith said these wins were, "four quality wins for Marist." The doubles matches proved to be Marist's best games defeating Columbia's number two doubles team 9-8 (8-6), and Virginia Tech's number two team 8-6 before losing to Princeton's number one doubles team. "The doubles wins were the two best wins in Marist history," Smith said. "Other than Pat Hofer's win these were the two best of the sea- son." The team held a meeting on Tues- day discussing what it must do to win its fourth consecutive MAAC title. Smith said his primary goal for the team is to prepare for the MAAC tournament and keep his players together as a team. "Very good things happen to people that work hard and are com- mitted to whatever they do," Smith said to his team. "The primary way to win the MAAC is for our guys to work together as a team and comeback in shape to be ready for a difficult tournament schedule in the spring." Important tournaments in the spring include the Harvard and Cornell invitationals. As for this season, Coach Smith was pleased. "With the win over Colgate (on October 7), our team had an excel- lent fall season." The Red Foxes are primed to com- pete in the MAAC tournament with their sights set on winning their fourth consecutive MAAC title. They also hope to compete in the NCAA tournament, which in- cludes the top players and schools across the nation. • UPCOMING GAMES Football l l/3@Canisius 11110 vs. Duquesne Men's Soccer 11/3@St. Peter's 11/9, 11111-MAACToumament Women's Soccer 10/30-I 1/3-MAAC Tournament Ice Hockey 1112 vs. Rutgers ll/3@Stonybrook ~ ___fL Marist College r .. D. mD Your Passport to Savings ....,......__.... Students & Facuhy receive a 10% Discomt• Right Across l:he Sl:rHt fro1nCa1npu1 with valid Morisl ID Cord. • Great Feod, r•xed atmosphere Open Late Everyday! • Good Vahle, generous portions • Join us for NR & NBA games 486-0052 • Toke out available ·&cWnoilaMl,tax&fllll!y. lloli.lil--... ... , • • • diwMI. Okc_wld,,,. .... tht 2001 · 1002 sdiool pa Musi pian1 IO at line ti,.._ Vaid olliy at H,. P«k locatfen. ~ Football wins first..Jrom 12 version, tying the score at 3S-3S. ankle sprain. He did not practice Georgetown had a chance to win on Tuesday and his status for the game with :02 remaining on the Saturday's game is unknown. clock, but kicker Marc Samuel Bielen completed seven passes mi~sed to the right on a 33-yard in 18 attempts for Marist, while field goal. Samuel failed on five Stellato led all Marist receivers field goal attempts. with three receptions. In the overtime, Ike Ibeh inter- Senior Tim Cullen recorded cepted a Peterson pass on the goal seven tackles, including one sack, line, giving Marist a chance to win while also recording an intercep- the game with a field goal. Biggs tion in the win. His efforts made got the call from 32-yards out and him this week's Metro Atlantic split the uprights, sending the Athletic Conference (MAAC) De- Marist sideline into a frenzy as the fensive Player of the Week. entire team and coaching staff Led by Cullen, the team allowed stormed the field and celebrated only IS yards on 27 carries. That the team's first victory of the sea- statistic is a credit to defensive son. coordinator Scott Rumsey as well Marist rushed for 389 yards, led as the entire defense, according to by Price who had 1S9 on 20 car- Parady. ries, followed by Riullano with 107- "Coach Rumsey and the defense yards on 19 carries before leaving did a great job executing," he said. the game with an injury. Senior Jeff "We put together some new fronts Conrow rushed IS times for 79 that seemed to confuse their yards. (Georgetown's) blocking schemes Splitting carries between the and we were able to execute very three backs was something not in welJ." the team's game plan, according to The Red Foxes, still looking for Parady. their first MAAC win of the sea- "We were not planning on split- son, will travel to Buffalo on Satur- ting carries like that at all," he said. day to face Canisius. "They showed us some defenses "The are a much improved team that gave us the chance to use the and a Jot tougher to play at home," fullback. Our halfbacks did a good he said. "We hope that we can use job of blocking for us on those this win (against Georgetown) as a plays." confidence boost going into Sat- Riullano left the game with a high urday." Women's soccer .. fram 12 rival Central Connecticut State on October 26 at LeonidoffField. Kelly Shimmin scored the contest's lone goal in the 62nd minute, as the Blue Devils handed Marist their second consecutive defeat. The loss gave Marist a paltry 0-8 non-league record for the season. Marist had a couple oflate scor- ing opportunities, including a cor- ner kick with under two minutes left, but came up empty. CCSU goalkeeper's Sabrina Mariani and Sarah Decormier only had to make three saves during the match. Melanni Nai continued to be her reliable self; making seven saves in the losing effort. For a few Red Foxes, the sound of the final horn not only signaled a defeat, but also was further evi- dence that their collegiate playing careers are nearing their conclu- sion. Seniors Courtney Gutt, Katie O'Connor, along with captains Erin Norton and Kasey Sibrinsz played their last regular season and home game for Megan McGonagle's squad. Two days earlier Marist had failed to complete a regular season sweep of the MAAC, as the Siena Saints won the annual Route 9 rivalry 2-0 on October 24 in Loudonville. The loss snapped a school-record six game-winning streak forthe Foxes. Siena tallied two goals in the fi- nal ten minutes to hand Marist its only conference loss of the sea- son. For the game, the two teams only recorded six shots each, in what was a tight defensive contest. Still, outside of pride, the loss amounted to nothing statistically, as the Foxes had already clinched the MAAC regular season crown with a 2-0 win over Canisius on October 21 at LeonidoffField ~ c- ~ ____ THE CIRCLE _ _ _ _ Stat of the Week They Said It In the last two weeks, Marist has had three athletes earn MAAC Player of the Week awards. Tim Cullen was named football Player of the Week, Carlos DeBrito earned Player of the Week for men's soccer and · Libby Ludwig was named Player of the Week last week for women's soccer November l; 2001 SPORTS "It was a long time coming. The worked hard in the off week and this was a great reward." Football head coach Jim Parady on his team's effort against Georgetown in its first win of the season Page 12 Field goal in OT gives Marist thrilling first victory Red Foxes defeat Georgetown for the first time in school history PHOTO CREDIT/MARIST ATHLETICS Chris Price rushed for 159 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown run in the Red Foxes 38-35 overtime victory. Marist gained 488 total yards, 389 of which came on the ground. by PE1ER PAIMIERI Sports Editor After failing in its first five at- tempts this season, the Marist College football team finally put a game in the winning column, defeating Georgetown Univer- sity for the first time in school history on Saturday. Junior Brett Biggs hit a 32- yard field goal in overtime to give the ~ed Foxes a 38-35 victory at Leonidoff Field in the team's annual homecoming game. Tlie win was the first for Marist, giv- ing them a 1-5 overall record. Marist head coach Jim Parady was proud ofhis team's perfor- mance and happy with the re- sult. "It was a long time coming," he said. "They (the players) worked hard in the off week and this was a great reward. I'm happy for them." Marist jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in the first half, lead by junior quarterback Kevin Bielen who completed three passes on the drive, including an eight yard touchdown strike to Sean Stellato, who made a great catch in the comer of the end zone. On the team's next posses- Men's soccer sweeps weekend in Buffalo by SCOTIDESIERE Staff Writer The Marist College men's soc- cer team swept a pair of road games this weekend in Buffalo to keep its postseason hopes alive, defi::ating Niagara 2-0 on Friday and rallying to top Canisivs on Sunday by a score of4-3. The Red Foxes can assure themselves a spot in the postseason and a chance to defend their 2000 Metro Atlan- tic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship with a win at St. Peters this Saturday. Trailing 3-1 early in the sec- ond half against Canisius, Marist roared back by scoring three unanswered goals to se- cure victory at the Demske Sports Complex. Senior forward Sean Murphy started the comeback, scoring on a header in the 66th minute of play to make it a 3-2 game, followed by the equalizer from senior forward Joseph Crespo. In the 80th minute of play, fresh- man midfielder David Musinski sent a cross, which Crespo sent into the back of the net. With Canisius playing a man down in the 86th minute due to an intentional handball, senior forward Patrick McCall scored the go-ahead goal to give Marist its first lead of the game. It was McCall's second goal of the game and it proved to be the game-winner as Marist held on for the 4-3 victory. • McCall also notched the Red Foxes' first goal of the· game at 24:59 mark after Canisius had opened up an early i-O lead. Senior Carlos DeBrito re- corded six saves in goal for Marist, while Dave Borchard came up with nine saves in a losing effort forthe Golden Grif- fins. Marist needed no such come- bacJ<: two days earlier as DeBrito and senior forward Brian Garafola led the Red Foxes to a convincing 2-0 win over Niagara. Battling frigid temperatures that hovered around six degrees all day long, Marist got on the board just 3 :36 into the contest when Garafola put a rebound shot past Niagara goaltender Dan O'Shea. Marist maintained its one goal lead until early in the second half when Garafola helped his team strike again. O'Shea was able to deny Garafola's initial shot attempt, but senior forward Steve Murk was there to convert the re- bound and give Marist a 2-0 lead they would hold onto the rest of the way. DeBrito was once again stel- lar in goal, denying all six shots he faced in recording the shut- out. It was the third straight shut- out for DeBrito, who earned MAAC player of the week hon- ors for his work. DeBrito's brilliance took cen- ter stage on Tuesday, Oct. 23 as the keeper racked up 14 saves in a scoreless double overtime affair against Siena under the lights ofLeonidofffield. Siena goalkeeper Jonathon Hicks came to play as well, as he made 11 saves to help his team earn the tie. The game featured a barrage of offensive chances, with Siena firing 24 shots on goals and Marist launching 21. Marist failed to capitalize on eight cor- ner kick opportunities while Canisius did not convert on any of its five comers. The match against St. Peter's on Saturday will wrap up the regular season for Marist. A win will move Marist ahead ofMan- hattan and into the MAAC Championships on November 9 and 11 at Rider University. sion, Bielen scored on a five- yard scramble to cap an 80-yard drive. Still in the first quarter, Alfredo Riullano broke free from the defense en route to a 21- yard touchdown run. Marist head coach Jim Parady said he was pleasantly surprised with the team's early offensive outburst. "We definitely did not expect to come out like that against a team of that caliber," he said. "The credit goes to the offen- sive line. They took control of the game early on and they are the reason why we ahead early." Georgetown finally got on the board on the last play of the first quarter, when quarterback Dave Paulus found John Sims wide open in the middle of the field for a 27-yard score. The Hoyas cut the lead to seven whs::n Paulus hit Luke McArdle for a 5-yard touch- down strike. But, Marist would answer, as Riullano scampered for a 14-yard score. A botched snap on the extra point attempt left the score at 2 7-14 going into the half. Georgetown came out firing in the second half, scoring on its first two possessions of the half. Sean Peterson, the team's sec- ond quarterback on the after- noon, leaped into the end zone from one yard out after a blocked punt was recovered on the goal- line. Georgetown running back Dawon Dicks scored on a six- yard touchdown run, after a turnover by Marist. The extra- point gave Georgetown its first lead of the afternoon. Peterson connected with Aaron Brown from two yards out to cap Georgetown's 21-0 run in the second half. Despite losing its three-touch- down lead, Parady said that the team stayed positive through- out the game. "Nobody on the sideline got down; they all stayed very posi- tive," he s11id. "We spoke at halftime about how this team is capable of coming back as they have done to us before. We knew that they would not quit." Trailing by eight in the fourth quarter, Marist stayed with its ground attack, as it had the en- tire game, this time giving Chris Price the call from their own 49- yard line. Price found a hole, cut outside, and sprinted to the end zone for a 51-yard touch- . down. He then scored from two yards out for the two-point con- See ... Football wins first, 11