• lfC e The student newspaper of Marist College VOLUME 66, ISSUE 13 FOUNDED IN 1965 Thursday, March 29, 2012 Off-campus housing fair returns after seven-year hiatus By MICHAEL KURlZ Circle Contributor For non-freshmen at Marist, housing has always proved to be an issue. Collecting a group of friends that all get along and have high enough priority points to get into their housing complex of choice is no easy feat. Now, with the influx of students over the past few years consistently exceeding the capacity of current housing op- tions on campus, finding on-cam- pus housing is even more difficult. Off-campus housing seems to be the most reasonable alternative apart from, maybe, living at home and commuting to classes every day. The housing office helps stu- dents prepare to leave campus by posting off-campus listings both online and in the rotunda. But there is only so much a piece of paper or Word document can do for a group of students who are look- ing for a home. To aid with tnis, an off-campus housing fair was held on Wednes- day, March 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cabaret. It provided students with face-to-face interac- tions with landlords, storage and moving companies and the New safety procedures. The event was free with refreshments and raffle opportunities. Available to students were vari- PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL KURTZ Students and prospective landlords interact In the cabaret as students explore their off~mpus housing options. York State and local fire depart- ous informational packets about ments to get information on fraud, safety, transportation, en- rentals, discounted services arid tertainment and a roommate search sign-up. When students en- tered the fair, theyreceived a free raffie ticket to win a $50 Bed, Bath and Beyond gift card or a basket of assorted h<>me goods which in- cluded kitchenware and food items. Students in attendance generally gave the fair a good review, though some students noted the organiza- tion of the event as a bit. sloppy and confusing at times. Other stu- dents had major gripes about miss- ing and late vendors. ''You say you're coming at 11, you show up at 11," one senior said. Her friends agreed, saying they had classes and meetings to go to but could not wait for the landlords to arrive. Organizers of the fair were also disappointed in the lack of land- lords. Those who came, however, were prepared with fliers, discount cards, photographs, PowerPoint presentations and small novelty items like key-chains and candy. Senior Helen Ramirez had cer- tain things in mind for her new home during her time as a 'super SEE SENIOR, PAGE 3 A farewell letter from outgoing SGA President Paulsen By ANDREW PAUL.SEN Circle Contributor Last summer, I had the privilege of attending freshmen orientation and meeting the Marist Class of 2015 be- fore their first day of college. Every day began with an amazing video put together by the First Year Programs staff that helped give the newest members of the Marist community an idea of what college was all about. The video ended with a few lines that read, ''Life doesn't last forev.er. Nei- ther does college. Make the best of both. Make a difference at Marist." But what does "make a difference" exactly mean? For those who know me well, they would say I am a big believer in the "Starfish Poem." In short, the "Starfish Poem" talks about how everyone can make a dif- ference in the world, no matter how big or how small that difference may be. The idea is that, if everyone helps out a little, we can accomplish a lot as a whole. I think this poem relates perfectly back to our students and Student Government. You see, people often think that you need a big, fancy title or to win a major election to truly make a differ- ence. Don't get me wrong; Student Government, in my opinion, has done some amazing things this year. From Zip Cars to the emergency texting no- tifi.cation systems, new ATMs around campus to discounted taxi rides, I feel that we have done a lot to push Marist forward. Truthfully, though, these aren't the "differences" that make Marist the place it is. The things I am talking about - the dif- ferences I see on a daily basis - are from the people who go out of their way to help another out in any way possible. These people stay up late to help their friend with a difficult as- signment. These people pick up a friend who is having a bad day. These are the people who make a difference at Marist every single day, and al- though they seldom get any recogni- tion or credit for what they do, they are the people that make Marist a true community. In closing, I am extremely humbled and honored to have had the chance to serve as your student body presi- dent this past year. I want to thank all of the students, administrators, facul.ty and staff that have helped me out so much this past year; I cannot thank you enough for everything you do for this school. And to all of my amazing friends - you all know who you are-you personally have made a difference to me in more ways than you probably know. I am going to miss Marist College immensely when I graduate in a short eight weeks, but the memories and friendships I have made here·will last forever. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read this, God Bless and Go Red Foxes! PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREW PAULSEN Andrew Paulsen talks about making a ~ifference and gives his thanks to the Marist community as he ends term as Student Body President. Thursday, March 29, 2012 THIS WEEK Thursday, 3/29 Chinese Culture Night 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Student Center Friday, 3/30 SPC Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Student Center Saturday, 3/31 Shopping Shuttie 12:00 p.m. Student Center SPC Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. Student Center . Monday, 4/2 Dance Show Ticket Sales 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Champagnat Breezeway Tuesday, 4/3 Take Back the Night 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Champagnat Breezeway Take Back the Night 9:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Student Center Relay for Life Game Night 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Student Center Wednesday, 4/ 4 Dance Show Ticket Sales 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. Champagnat Breezeway Faculty Plenary 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nelly Galetti Theatre Josh Fox Screening and Discussion 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nelly Galetti Theatre campus www.maristcircle.com Letter from the Editor . s new Editor-in-Chief, i is my honor and pr1v-Ilegl' to pr s •nt to you thi:-; we k's edition of The Cir- cle. Thii. editiu i t e fir under the new staff and I would like to take thi opportunity to thank all )four outgoing. niors for your help and guidance. We hav $ome big, hoes to fill, but 'm e l'ited to be in this po if on o ·crve the Mari com- munity. In thi. week's i sue, ou can rc:ad about the return of the off-campus hou mg fai and MCCTA'. current production Thumbelina in ews. Do you ever get frustrated b ' a lack of space in the !vkCunn Cen- ter? Chee out Dan Scofield's opin- ion piece -on page fom. n .F~atures you can find a piece on the :larist Investment Cente1 as well as a con rov •r ·itd o 1Tubc s nsation and the difficulties ot changing maJo . Art and En ert inrn nt includes •veral reviews, including an en- tire page deticated to The Hung r Games sensa ion and the latc~t on Johnny G1-immer•s rapping ca er. Read about the lnle. t spr· ng fo b10n · · n Lifestyles as you start to out those winter clothes m the lo. e for the . t -of the year. As always, i was a bus. week in Security Briefs Page2 Marist thlet1c . Last week, the women' · basketball team lost in h •;utbreaking fashion iri second round of the ~ CAA tournament. The sporti:: iwetion includes Zach Dooley's and my own thoughts on the ea. on ' s conclusion. You can al · d abo t baseball, softball, lacrosse and more. Plea ·e do not ht•:-; tatc to contact -q.s with your feedback. fu I aid, it 1s my honor to be in this po ition t , !>etve you. Thanks for reading. and enjoy your Easter break. Er.i • Vandcr. Voo:rt Editor-in.-Ch,ef Football team gets some extra motivation By CHRIS RAIA Staff Writer The last time I wrote this article, it was still February. So much has happened since then. Like this: I managed to fall even more in love with Jennifer Lawrence/Katniss Everdeen. The Marist Weather- makers were nice enough to turn springtime on for about a week. Then, winter suddenly came back. Anyway, we have around 50 days left in the semester. Pray for more springtime, and let's try to sprint through the finish line. Wait, no, scratch that. Let's try to take as many interesting detours as hu- manly possible and slowly crawl past the finish line. That sounds much better. Oh! We still need a Se- curity Briefs writer for next year. If you're interested, send me an email -at chrisraia@gmail.com. It's a fun job, I promise. 3/20 Campus Green A student left his backpack, which contained - among other things - his laptop, on the green after pre- sumably spending the day frolicking in the glory of springtime. The Marist IT department managed to trace his computer back to a room in Marian, and the day was saved. When I first heard this, I was sur- prised to hear that a student forgot Editor-In-Chief: Eric Vander Voort · Erlc.VanderVoort1@marlst.edu something as big as a backpack somewhere. But then I remembered that I left my silver metal saxo- phone case on a Washington, DC Metro car one day in high school, and that act of forgetfulness almost caused a citywide bomb scare. So I understand. 3/22 Football Field During practice, a local Poughkeep- sie resident drunkenly wandered around the field, shouting at the players and coaches. According to my roommate, the man was smok- ing a Black and Mild and telling the players and coaches that he was putting all of his money on Marist this year. So now the football team has some extra motivation next Fall. 3/23 Foy A house in Foy had a birthday party for one of their friends. The morning . after, one of the Foy residents called security to report $250 missing from her top drawer. That's messed up. They were nice enough to invite you to a birthday party. You probably enjoyed complimentary ice cream cake. Don't steal the hostess's cash. To the victim of the theft, I'm sorry. I hope whoever stole your money goes crazy from guilt and eventually returns it. To the Birthday Girl, happy belated birthday! May the Sports Editors: Zach Dooley, Garrtn Marchetti circlesports@gmall.com Staff Writers: Ryan caM, Joe Fitzhenry, Managing Editor: Marygrace Navarra Ryan Rivard, Rachael Shockey, ~rlne Maryg,ace.Navarra10marlst.edu Wetzler N•• Editor: Jenna Grande clrclenews@gmall.com News Editor: Brenna McKinley clrclenews@gmall.com Opinion Editor. Casey Fisk clrcleoplnlon@g,nall.com A&E Editor: Matthew Castagna clrcleae@gmall.com .. Copy Chief: Marygr&ce Navarra Mal)ig,ace.Navarra1@marlstedu Copy Editors: Michelle Costelto, Christina D'Arco, Shawna GIiien, Taylor Mullaney, Bt1dget Rasmusson Llf8$t11es Editor: Ashley.Lampman circfelffntyles@g,nall.com Features Editor: Brittany.Oxley clrcJefeatures@gmatl.com rest of your birthdays at Marist in- volve less theft. 3/24 Leo An extremely intoxicated student was laying on the floor of his bed- room in Leo. His friends were wor- ried and called security, and he was escorted to St. Francis. You guys did the right thing. When it comes to unconscious drunk friends: When in doubt, call for help. 3/24 McCann Parking Lot A foul ball from the baseball game shattered a student sun roof. That's unfortunate. I remember playing baseball in middle school, whenever someone hit a foul ball, we would all get excited and hope for it to hit a car. I hate that the tables have turned now. Now that we have cars, there's no more joy in hearing the crash and shatter of a foul ball going through a windshield. We're all slowly becoming the pissed-off par- ents who think about how much that foul ball is going to cost us in insurance charges. I hate growing up. I really, truly do. Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in- tended as satire and fully protected free speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution. Photography Editor: Jon O'Sullivan circleshots@gmail.com Graphics Editor: Dayna Vaslllk Web: www.marlstclrcle.com www.twltter.com/marlstclrcle Web Editor: Brendan O'Shea brendan.oshea1@marlstedu Advertising Manager: Katie Berghorn clrclt1111dvertlsln~all.com Faculty Advisor: Gerry McNulty gerald.mcnult:y@marlstedu www.marlstclrcle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Page 3 From Page One Students take advantage of off - campus housing fair senior.' "Affordability, utilities, comfort, cleanliness ... Safety is really impor- tant," Ramirez said. 'The first thing my mom said was it needed to be good with fire safety, especially after what happened. You need to have an exit plan, too." Ramirez and her friends left the fair with some good leads on a new place. ff the fair is so ttseful, why haven't students heard of the off-campus housing fair in the past? ''It is new - because of the large amount of students that will have to move off campus next year," said Meaghan Neary, a resident assistant in Upper Fulton. Sarah English, Director of Housing and Residential Life, backs that state- ment up. English said that for the past five years, there was no need for the fair. Before the addition of the Fulton townhouses and Residence Inn part- nership, the establishment of the fair was an annual occurrence for twelve years. Will it be around next year? "Definitely," said Sharon Smith, fac- ulty assistant in the housing office. "It will happen for probably two, three or four years or more." English added that even if the hous- ing problem is solved relatively soon, it's ''probably not a bad idea to offer the fair anyway," because students move off camput;; not only because there isn't room, but because of per- sonal preference. Senior Benjamin Pozar discussed his motivation for moving off campus. PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNA GRANDE On-campus housing has becoming Increasingly competitive as there has been an increase in student enrollment, forcing many to look to live off campus. ''My housemates were going off cam- rooms to large homes. Apart from pri- pus whom fve lived with since sopho- vate properties, there were also a more year," he said. "It was supposed number of apartment complex man- to be a bit cheaper, and I could get agers sh9wing off their communities. away from the noisy neighbors." Lauren Constable from Hyde Park It seemed like a simple choice for Greens noted she rents apartments in Pozar at the time, but finding accom- her complex to many Marist and Culi- modations proved hard for a group of nary Institute of America students. five students. She finds the culture in the complex 'There weren't a lot of options for a to be fun. group that size or bigger," Pozar said. Senior Madelyn Muldoon, who lives At the fair, where roughly 10-15 off campus with other students, landlords were present, the sizes of thinks the fair is a great idea. rentable space ranged from single ''The fair is probably a great resource to meet your future landlords," she said. "You basically have to work to- gether for the next year living in their house." Muldoon said her housemates had to call the fire department twice in the fall, reporting ''weird smells." They found that their furnace had not been serviced since 2007. "I think it is super important that students know what they are jumping into," Muldoo~ said. The housing de- partment agrees. English can recall a number of stu- dents coming into her office across the years complaining about problems with their landlord or the conditions of the house. ''I want people to feel like they can come in for help if they need to," Eng- lish said. 'While we're the on campus housing department, student affairs is here for everyone." Overall, English said students and vendors attending the event reported they "appreciated" the session. ''They felt like it was a lot of good connecting," English said. She en- courages students to work with their landlords on pricing and other details. ''I tell the landlords, 'make these places affordable and reasonable. Some students have the money; some students don't.' The landlords want to work with the students." IT you're interested in off-campus housing but missed the fair, feel free to stop by the housing office in the ro- tunda, room 387, down the admis- sions hallway. Or, email at housing@marist.edu. MCCTA performance 'Thumbelina' under student dire c tion By ANNA DURKIN Circle Contributor Juniors Amanda Urban and Nick Homier, two active partici- pants in the theater community, are making their directing debut this week as Marist College Coun- cil on Theatre Arts introduces this year's Children's Theatre produc- tion, "Thumbelina." Urban is the MCCTA president and has been involved in almost every Marist production since her freshman year, including "Lysis- trata," "Oliver!," and "The Wed- ding Singer." Homier was also a part of the cast of "Oliver!" and has a large amount of experience as a set designer and technical di• rector in productions such as "Twelve Angry Jurors" and "Dog Sees God." Each year, MCCTA produces a spring Children's Theatre show, inviting hundreds of children from surrounding school districts to at- tend. The show is an interactive experience for the audience, com- plete with signs held by actors in- dicating when to cheer and boo. The show's cast is made up of 40 closely-knit students. These ac- tors and actresses rehearse two to three times a week in which they run lines, act out scenes and get feedback from their directors and other crewmembers. Character development is a crucial process that has proved to be a highlight of the directing experience. "It was amazing to see the show develop from start to finish,'' Urban said. "I liked giving actors directions and watching them take my ideas and change them into their own ideas. It was al- ways fun to see the gears churn- ing in the actors' heads.'' Homier, too, said he enjoys watching the students work hard to embrace their fairytale roles, while having fun with their fellow cast mates. "I have 40 young adults hopping around like frogs, swimming across stage like fish, et cetera," he said. "And the best part [is that] the fun has been more prominent than the stress." Homier em:phasized that the most important component of a great production is communica- tion between the cast and crew. He said that they have not run into many obstacles because of their solid communication skills. "The directors, stage managers, crew, actors and producers all re- ceive rehearsal reports _ and attend bi-weekly production meetings," he said. "Organization is key in theater and will develop into a life skill. Every job is a production of some sort and theater is a useful training medium." Urban said she is very pleased with how well the cast and crew ophy in the art of theater produc- interacts. Children's Theatre is tion. different than the other MCCTA "Nick and I lived through this productions in that it is com- production with the mindset of pletely student-run. Urban admit- 'Hakuna Matata,"' she said. "We ted her skepticism of this type of believed that it wasn't worth get- dynamic. ting overly stressed about every "In terms of obstacles, I was minute detail or every scheduling worried before I started that it bit that didn't work out as would be difficult to direct my smoothly as we wanted it to. I peers," she said. "I was also wor- think it's very important to main- ried that the actors may not take tain a low-stress environment for rehearsals as seriously because it both the actors and for your own was being student directed, but sanity.'' everyone took this show just as se- Both directors highly recom- riously as they would have had it mend directing a Children's The- been directed by a professional di- atre production to anyone rector.'' remotely interested. · Due to the large amount of ac- "Go for it!" Homier said. "Where tors in MCCTA, "Thumbelina" is else outside ofMarist are you ever double casted, allowing double the going to get this opportunity students and double the talent. again? It's now or never." Even though the show is split into Homier especially recommends two casts, the entire group is very having co-directors, which allows close and is described as "one big • for increased "moral support, ad- family," by freshman Kaitlyn Lo- vice, and assistance.'' He said that faro, who is playing the role of he could not have put on this pro- Brenda the Beetle. duction without his fellow co-di- "Everyone is really nice and gets along really well," she said. "There are a lot of friends and peo- ple that I hang out with outside of play practice which is really great.'' As a whole, the production has been said to be a rewarding expe- rience for both Urban and Homier. The duo enjoys working together and has adopted a similar philos- rector. "Thumbelina" premieres on Monday, March 26 and will run five shows from Monday through Friday for child audiences. The show is open to Marist students on Friday, March 30 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. and 8p.m. ■ ■ op1n1on Thursday, March 29, 2012 www.maristcircle.com PAGE4 Students McCann't work out By DANIEL SCOFIELD Circle Contributor It's no secret that Marist Col- lege is a campus full of students known for their health awareness and gym routines. No matter which day of the week it happens to be, you will see runners train- ing, sports teams practicing on their individual fields, and stu- dents flocking to the McCann Fit- ness Center for their daily workout routine. With the newly renovated and impressive James J. McCann Cen- ter to call home, students have ex- pressed great satisfaction with their recreation center. The re- cent McCann renovations, which include an overhaul of the main lobby and main gym, in addition to expansion for locker rooms and coach offices, have received ec- static feedback from sources both on-campus and off. Some disappointment, however, has been shown by the student body due to lack of availability of gym and fitness center space. With a high volume of attendance and a number of sports teams re- verting to the McCann Center to escape the mid-February temper- ature drops, students' workouts have become less routine and more erratic. "I've definitely heard a lot of students complaining about Mc- Cann, specifically the gym, being overcrowded lately. I constantly see students walk into the fitness center and walk back out five min- utes later complaining that there were no machines open," said Cristina Rodriguez, a front-desk attendant at the recreation cen- ter. "I also see many students come to play basketball and are often left with no space to do so because of practices or intramurals," Ro- driguez added. Sophomore Tom Russo is one of those students affected by the overcrowding. "It's pretty frustrating, getting to the McCann Center and not being able to do the activities I had planned on doing all week. Students need a designated auxil- iary gym and fitness area for their use only," said Russo, who makes the 15-minute walk from Gartland to the McCann Center almost every day. While students have received little personal gain, the newest renovations have impacted stu- dent-athletes greatly. Now sport- ing one of the nicest arenas in the MAAC , the atmosphere has been upgraded instantly thanks to these improvements. "The new McCann Center has brought a new feel and almost a start of a new era. People want to be in the gym and people want to come see the games. The basket- ball guys enjoy playing there be- cause of the atmosphere," said Greg Fahey, a student manage:r for the men's basketball team. However, Fahey agrees that students are just as entitled to using such a facility just athletes. As he noted, some major universi- ties prohibit students from even entering certain athletic facilities designated for team use only. "At bigger universities, the stu- dent body is never allowed where the team practices. At Marist, both available gyms are in one recreational center," Fahey pointed out. "If intramurals are going on or sports teams are in the building, students have nowhere else to go." Going to a college that competes at the highest level of play in Di- vision 1, athletes are more than qualified to their gym space, prac- tice facilities, and playing fields. To be the best, you must train like the best. Division-1 sports pro- grams should be able to weight train, practice, and play on their own schedule. On the Marist official website, Athletic Director Tim Murray noted that the complex "assists our student-athletes in achieving and maintaining a level of fitness necessary to be competitive at the highest level." The facility has more than accomplished that goal as evident by the many successful teams competing and wearing the Marist red and white. But what about the students themselves? Just as these student-athletes are able to, any student should be able to pick up a basketball and use a court if they desire to. Any- one should be able to hop on a treadmill without a wait and ac- complish his or her New Year's resolution of running every day. If a dance team needs to use their floor to get ready for an upcoming routine, they should be guaran- teed a practice spot. "I am a tap dancer by trade. The classes I teach must be in the dance studio because those are the best equipped floors for tap," said dancer and choreographer Alyssa Pallotti. "However, the dance stu- dio is often taken up the by vari- ous other activities, including sports teams stretching, classes for credit (such as Modern Dance and Yoga), kickboxing, intramural Zumba, and more." With an increase from 10 to 30 dancers this semester, Pallotti knows her classes need space in order to prepare and practice. "We have more members and more dances than ever. There is no room for us as it is, let alone all of the other clubs and students wanting time in McCann," said Pallotti. Much like the athletes that use the McCann Center to improve their skills and bodies for better game results, students are looking to make the same improvements on a more personal level. While being involved and participating in activities are promoted on cam- pus, students who are dedicated and committed to doing so should have no doubt that they will be able to do so on their own sched- ule. At Temple University, a private school in Philadelphia, gym space is not an issue even though their student body population is almost eight times larger than ours here at Marist. When students desire to be active, the question is not "if?" but rather "when and dollar renovation in order to make the facility what it stands as today. Although erecting a new recreation center would be costly, it would be a wise investment that would not only benefit the student body, but the athletic programs and department as well. A construction project for a brand new, student-designated recreation center would be the ideal answer to the current space limitations and availability. How- ever, with the recent investment in the McCann Center renova- tions, this resolution is one for the distant future. Further expanding the current gym to include more auxiliary gym space and fitness areas would PHOTO COURIESY OF DANIEL SCOFIELD As Marist beach approaches and the North Faces are swapped for string bikinis and lacrosse Jerseys, students become more frustrated with gym crowding. where?" "There are four large gyms, with everything you could want, scattered throughout our campus and in a few dorm buildings. The sport teams have their own spe- cially-designated gyms to use as well," said Ethan Botwick, a fre- quent user of Temple's various fit- ness centers. Plenty of students are still using the beautiful--yet densely populated--fitness center here on campus. However, some have found signing up for memberships at off-campus venues to be more convenient. Both Mike Arteaga's and Planet Fitness off er special student discounts for those seek- ing a gym other than Marist's own. "The majority of my household goes to Hudson Valley-associated facilities, not only for the more ac- cessible equipment, but for classes that are also provided," said Tyler Spence, a senior in his final se- mester at Marist. "You would think these are the places where you would have to wait on a ma- chine." In 1997, the original McCann Center underwent a $3 million be a less expensive and quicker solution to student frustrations. Rodriguez, a McCann Center employee, agreed this would be the more realistic option of the two. "Although I think building an- other gym might be a little ex- treme and unnecessary because of the size of this school, expanding the fitness center and auxiliary gym to allow more baskets and space would be useful." Until then, Marist students, keep competing for those ma- chines, basketball courts, and dance floors. www.marlstclrcle.com p 845• THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • PAGE 5 • za .:400 Home of the famous #ChickenBaconRanch Slice 1. Large Chicken, Bacon and Ranch Pie + Mozzarella Sticks + 2-Liter Soda = $19.95 2. Large One-Topping Pie + Buffalo Wings + 2-Liter Soda = $19.95 3. Any Two Pasta Dinners + Salad + Garlic Knots = $19.95 features Thursday, March 29, 2012 www.maristcircle.com Page 6 Marist provides new program for finance majors By KATHERINE WETZLER Circle Contributor You have not seen what mayhem looks like imtil you have seen the New York Stock Exchange trading floor during trading hours. The Marist Investment Center, located in the Hancock Center, serves a similar purpose but with a more re- laxed atmosphere. The Investment Center is home to the Greystone Fund, a portfolio of stocks and ETF securities that Marist students manage. Under the supervision of Brian Haughey, As- sistant Professor of Finance and Di- rector of the Investment Center, Marist students who are accepted into the fund invest real money that the college provides. The purpose is to put the students into real-life sce- narios, see how they react to market changes, and to make money. The Greystone Fund was created in Fall 2011 but has been in the works for years, according to Haughey. Marist provided the fund with $100,000 for the students to in- vest. Because of the high stakes, stu- dents must have a background in fi- nance, which is determined during the interview process. ''The interyiew is very similar to one you would have with a big fi- nancial firm. It is shorter than the interviews at big firms, but it gives you a feel for the questions asked,"said Jordan Sanchez, Presi- dent and Portfolio Manager of the Greystone Fund. "Professor Haughey asked some basic economic and finance ques- tions: 'What is the NASDAQ?' and 'Who is Warren Buffet?' were among some of them,"said senior, Michael Petta. Of roughly 20 that apply, only about a dozen students are accepted into the program. !fhey work in teams of two, doing research and ul- timately creating a report on their securities. Each member has an as- signed role; Petta took on the role of "economist" with one other student. ''We had to forecast future eco- nomic trends in order to properly al- locate the weights on each sector of the S&P 500," he said. Other duties include: portfolio manager, president, accountants, Bloomberg specialists and fact-find- ers. Last semester the fund invested a third of their money in stocks and the other two-thirds in Exchange Traded Fund securities (ETFs). This semester, the Fund focused more of their attention on the stock market, investing in stocks like Pepsi (PEP), Nike (NKE), Proctor and Gamble (PG), and Boeing (BA), to name a few. Currently, the fund has about 18 stocks; one of their most successful is Kraton Performance Polymers (KRA), a stock that was chosen by Dylan Murphy and Sam Miller, two of the fund's members. These investments are not chosen at random. Like financial profes- sio~als, the students must do exten- sive research on investments that they feel will provide a high rate of return. Each student is responsible for re- searching two sectors of their choice, choosing an investment within each sector and presenting their findings to the other members. The goal of the fund, says Haughey, is "to outperform the S&P 500 index." The fund's risk level is moderate, which is about the same risk level PHOTO COURTESY OF HTTP-/ /CUIBS.MARIST.EDU/BUSINESS/PIC1\JRES.HTML Marist's new program provides New York Stock Exchange experience for fi- nance majors. as the market itself. "We have an Investment Policy Statement that says we can't invest in any company too small and we can't put all our money in one sec- tor," said Haughey. ''The ultimate goal for any in- vestor is diversification which gets rid of unsystematic (company-spe- cific) risk," said Sanchez. .Both Petta and Sanchez look for companies that are undervalued in the market, and their job is to pro- vide evidence that these companies will eventually be worth something. "Fixed income securities do not attract me because although stocks have more risk, they also have a higher rate of return,"said Sanchez, who considers himself a risky in- vestor. When their research is complete, 'the teams put together a final re- search report on each of their com- panies and present it to the class. The class weighs the options and de- cides to buy or sell that security. Some of the students say that the research is the most challenging part of the selection process. Fortu- nately for the students, they have equipment that most financial ana- lysts use. The Bloomberg Profes- sional is a program that provides real-time financial market data. The programs are located on the Bloomberg terminals, a two-monitor computer with a specialized key- board in order to navigate around the site. These machines are the most ad- vanced and complex instruments when it comes to financial informa- tion.They are the most useful tools for financial professionals. SEESTUDENTS,PAGE7 Teen's online makeup tutorial causes controversy By BRITTANY OXLEY Features Editor With the popularity of YouTube, it has become extremely easy for a person to become famous. Venus Palermo ( or as she likes to be called, Venus Angelic) has recently created one of the YouTube viral videos that have made her a new Internet phe- nomenon. This fifteen-year-old girl is fa- mous for her amazing yet creepy make-up tutorials that she claims will make a person look like an anime doll. And yes, they certainly do. In her videos, Angelic demon- strates, and explains in a fake Japanese accent, how one can achieve doll-like features at home. She does this by putting on a thick white paste and extreme amounts of powdered makeup onto her skin while also applying fake eyelashes and putting in contacts that allow her eyes to appear as if they have larger pupils (like a doll's). Angelic is of European descent and currently resides in London, England. However, her previous residency in Japan for two years of her life has transformed her into a Japanese culture-obsesse teenager. In her videos, Angelic attempts to portray how "Japanese" she is by putting on a fake Japanese accent, playing Japanese - inspired music in the background of her videos and insisting that her make-up tutorials can make a person look like an anime doll. Although these videos are com- pletely innocent and portray only a very talented young girl, large ameunts of controversy about the video have sprung up regardless. According to the various amounts of comments on the video, people are saying that the video is "creepy" and a way to lure in pedophiles. Despite the negative comments about the video, Angelic stands strong. ''I don't think that I will ever stop. I think I will grow in my style and PHOTO COURTESY OF VENIJSANGELIC Japan-obsessed teenager creates controversial make-up tutorial video that teaches others to make themselves look like anime dolls. just keep doing what I love," Angelic ability to succeed in making herself said to the Huffington Post. look like an anime doll, they also Although Angelic's videos are portray Angelic's extreme amount of somewhat creepy because of her talent as a future makeup artist. www.maristclrcle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • PAGE 7 From Page 6 Students gain working experience at the Investment Center Bloomberg Professional was de- veloped by the current Mayor of New York City and famous billion- aire, Michael Bloomberg. Like many billionaires , Michael Bloomberg was fired from his first job in the finan- cial industry, but not without a heft y $10 million dollar severance package . After his termination , Bloomberg had the idea that people , especially financial analysts, would be willing to pay an above average amount for high-qualit y business information that was delivered fast and was simple to use. With his severance he created his own company, Bloomberg LP, in the hop es that his as s umption was cor- rect. Based on his net worth of $20 billion , it is safe to say it was. The Bloomberg t erminals are among the most widely used pro- grams to track economic data. "It takes the students only a few weeks to get used to the Bloomberg system/' Haughey said. "It is like the Internet. If you spend enough time on i t, you ' re bound to under- stand how it works . " Marist spends about $80,000 keep these machines running dur ing the school year, but it is an in- vestment that will pay off. In fact, Sanchez said that the most excitin part of managing the fund is wor ing on the Bloomberg terminals . Haughey believes that experi.enc is one of the best tools that a stu- dent can have coming out of college. "If I was hiring a student out of oo l - lege and I had a choice of a sh den with a GPA of 3.6 and 3.8 , I woul look to see who had the most expe- rience. " Haughey encourages his students to do well and is grateful that the college is providing them with this opportunity. He says that using rPal money instead of creating some hy- pothetical situation makes the stu- dents extremely motivated. PHOTO COURTESY OF HTTP-✓/CLUBS.MARIST.EDU/BUSINESS/PICI\JRES.HTML The time commitment that . Haughey enforces is a minimum 0 frofessor Haughey encourages students to Interview for a position in the Investment 15 to 20 hours a week. However, as Center program in the Hancock Center. many as 40 hours a week may be stock picks," said Petta. complete the amount of work neces- necessary. Regardless of the time commit- sary, it will definitely be a reward- "You constantly need to read daily ment, Petta and Sanchez recom- ing experience , " said Sanchez. economic briefs, track the funds cur- mend joining the Fund. rent positions, and screen for new "If you are eager and willing to Major changes in the lives of college students By BRITTANY OXLEY Features Editor Before a college student even en- ters their freshman year of co],l~g~, he or she is faced with the displeas- ure of answering the two most pres- sure-filled questions: ''What are you majoring in?" and ''What do you want to be?" As children, we are asked what we want to be when we grow up quite frequently. At that time, we usually answer the ques- tion with ease, naming some "out ther e " career that merely interests us for that day. However, at that time, it is easy to answer such a question with ease because we are not put under the same pressure to choose a lifetime path as we are now as college stu- dents . Now, we suffer immense amounts of pressure every day be- cause we are supp9sed to choose the "correct" career path for ourselves in a minimum of four short years. After those four years, we are ex- pected to go out and find a job that we are passionate about straight out of college. Due to all of this immense pres- sure on the shoulders of college stu- dents today, it is not at all surpris~g that about 80 percent of college freshmen come into college undeclared. 50 percent of college students eventually change their majors after initially choosing a major in the beginning of the school year, according to MSNBC. ''When I first came to Marist Col- lege, I had no idea what I wanted my major to be. I have an idea of what major I want now, but I still don't know if I want to choose it for sure. There's just not enough time. I can't choose what I want to be for the rest of my life in only four years," said Kerianne Caprara, a freshman at Marist College. Students are not wrong to feel this pressure because it is costly. At Marist College, the tuition costs about $42,000. If a student is not able to choose the "right" major in four years, it can be a huge expense . Changing majors can also result in a huge loss of credits. If a student changes his or her major midway through the school year, they will have to quickly make up the re- quired credits for their new major before the end of their four years. College is filled with many pres- sures, but choosing a major and the "right" career path are some of the most intimate pressures a college student face. In order to face one less stress, students should take the time to remain undeclared. This way, they can experiment with dif- ferent classes and see what they would want to major in. lifestyles Thursday, March 29, 2012 www.maristcircle.com PAGES Swap sweaters for fun and fresh fashions this sp,■ g By AMANDA IPPOLITO ion Magazine writes, '"20s-inspired plete transformation," Cristine Tran Circle Contributor frocks with waistlines that swing south said on http://citylist.com Pastels Louis Vuitton caught everyone's at- tention when they opened their show for spring 2012 with a carousel carry- ing girls in pale pastel dresses on cream-colored ponies. Fashion Magazine reports that this trend has been attracting all types of designers, from ''traditionalists such as Ralph Lauren [to] more experimental types such as Christopher Kane and Hussein Chalayan." The trend inspires dreamy images of ice cream, candy and marshmallows. It came just in time for spring and is a re- freshing change from last year's bright neon colors. To wear this trend, think cool mint greens and sherbet oranges, as seen on the runways of Marc Jacobs and 3.1 · Philip Lim. Pastels can be harsh, so keep the outfit simple by sticking to solids. InStyle suggests neutrals for shoes and other accessories while don- ning this trend. Cropped Tops Whether you choose to show off your abs or reveal only a flash of skin, bar- ing your midriff is "in" this season. This look has been spotted on the runways of Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Alexander Wang and many more. Blaming the trend on the upcoming remake of "The Great Gatsby," Fash- of the border are the rage again". To avoid looking like your mother, For a modest, classy look, try wearing stay on trend with this spring's pastel a high-waisted skirt or pair of pants and metallic colors. These are open- with a longer shirt. backed heels, so make sure they fit per- Style.com advises, 'The tip is to keep fectly. Not only will they be hard to the belly button under wraps, exposing walk in, but if the shoe is too small or just a tasteful flash of skin below the your foot is hanging off the back, they bandeau." won't look right. Pair them with rolled Printed Denim up or cropped jeans and a blouse or t- We've seen denim undergo· changes shirt for a casual and stylish weekend in past seasons, with bootcut, cropped, look. flared and colored styles. No trend, Aquatic however, has ever been as eye-cat.ch- Fashion week revealed shark-tooth ing as this spring's style: printed necklaces at Givenchy, pearl shell denim . Floral, striped, animal print clut.ches at Chanel and coral embell- and even art-patterned jeans have ishments at Alexander McQueen. been spotted across the runways and Wearcool-bluecoloredclothingwhile on celebrities. Spring is the time to incorporating ocean-themed acces- have fun with fashion, so think of this sories. Pile on coral necklaces, pearls, trend as an opportunity to get creative. and shimmery and metallic blues. Top For the conservative shopper, the off your look with see-througli heels, printed jean may seem like a little clut.ches and handbags. much. However, think of it as a chance Athletic to reinvent your wardrobe. Try a light Seen in the Spring collections of floral print paired with a classic white Alexander Wang, Stella McCartney shirt for a casual, yet elegant look. and Rag & Bone, this trend is comfort- Mules able and fun. It is also an easy look to Yes, this one is a little shocking. How- pull off. ever, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu have InStyle explains , "Perfect for casual proved in their Spring runway collec- dates and weekend get-togethers, this tions that this shoe can very stylish. stuff grazes -- not grabs -- your curves." ''In the past, this classic backless shoe Think rugby stripes, mesh shirts, silk has been likened to those our middle- track pants, elastic drawstring details aged-yet-still-beautiful and slightly and anoraks. However, InStyle warns, erotic-Peg Bundy-esque mothers might absolutely no sneakers! Instead, pair wear. Mules have undergone a com- these items with open-toed shoes. BREHANTODD/ FLICKR Pairing cropped tops with high-waisted pants creates a classy look for spring. Instead of a tight ponytail, Elle Mag- azine suggests a messy moisturized hairstyJe, inspired by the Proenza Schouler show. Stylist Paul Hanlon dried the models' hair with an ocean wave spray, ran wax through the hair, and then finished with a blow dryer. This wet-hair look is big this spring, which is good news for those of you running late to class after showering! Sexual Healing: Fearless, frugal sex toys for modest men ByRACHAELSHOCKEY Staff Writer Men's sex toys tend to have a bad rep- utation, which is not hard to gain when some of your most common cultural as- sociations include blow-up dolls and farm animals. Additionally, Tracy Clark-Flory from http://www.salon.com suggests that guys' toys may have come to be objects of ridicule because the ex- tent to which they often aim to imitate real anatomy may scream desperation. "Most are misproportioned and rub- bery- some even have synthetic pubic hair sewn into faux flesh (they aim for far greater anatomical literalness than most vibrators or dildos)," she said. "These types of toys range from a few bucks to a couple hundred, but are gen- BANNALJTIES/ FLICKR Brands like Tenga design penis sleeves with sleekness and discretion in mind. erally known for being pathetic imita- tions of the real thing." Clark-Flory was prompted to write the article because her friend brought te her attention the recent emergence of sleeker, more abstract sex 1:oys for men to use in solo ventures. Indeed, be- yond the realm of inflatable women and livestock and synthetic pubic hair, there awaits a broad selection of mas- turbation embellishments to be ex- plored. Not that there is anything wrong with enjoying a realistic toy (or even a blow-up sheep), but those who are skittish about them should know that there are options beyond costly im- itations of vaginas and anuses. The fol- lowing are some men's toy recommendations that are non-threat- ening, non-creepy and college budget- friendly, that serve as perfect introductions to the world of sex toys. Vibrators. There's nothing like a vi- brating toy to tickle your ... fancy. They can be used to stimulate the penis, tes- ticles, anus, nipples and various other sensitive spots. Most vibrators mar- keted to women would likely get the job done, but if you seek something a little less phallic, consider purchasing a bul- let vibrator. Usually two inches long, these mini-toys are perfect for external play. They're also affordable; http://vi- brators.com sells a Men's Turbo Bullet Vibrator for an appealing $9.99. To get even more mileage out of this little novelty, you can purchase a spe- cial penis ring for less than $20 that will hold your bullet vibe in place while you have sex with a partner, offering extra stimulation to the both of you. If you're skeptical about shelling out too much money for a masturbation-en- hancing experiment, this is a good route for you to take. Sleeves. A penis sleeve is a condom- shaped toy that can be stret.ched over Despite so often being associ- ated with desperation, men's sex toys are diverse and classy, and exploring them to enhance your sexual enjoyment can be sexy. the penis. With the accompaniment of lube, it can be moved up and down on the shaft to enhance masturbation. Sleeves may serve as a good alternative to the Fleshlight (a popular imitation vagina masquerading as a flashlight), if you find the Fleshlight to be too real- istic and/or expensive. The popular Blossom Sleeve, made of stretchy TPR plastic, is sold for $24 at http://www.ba- be1and.com, whereas the Fleshlight goes for $65. Another beloved, low-cost sleeve is the Tenga Egg, which comes complete with lubricant. For reasons unknown, its inconspicuous packaging resembles a chicken egg (hey, at least it's inconspicuous), and they are sold in- dividually online for about $6 to $8. The perks of investing in a penis sleeve continue when you factor in the fun you can have wearing it while pen- etrating your partner. Many sleeves have ribbed or soft, spiky textures on the inside, and can be turned inside out to give your partner a turn to enjoy · the extra stimulation during intereourse. It should be noted, though, that a penis sleeve should never be substituted for a condom. The material may be porous, and as such would not protec?t you or your partner from sperm and germs. Prostate massagers. As the old saying goes, the surest way to a man's prostate is through his anus. Anal plugs made for this mission tend to have relatively short shafts that are curved to best reach the prostate, and a long handle at the base to best control the penetra- tion. These toys often cost more than $50, but http://www.babeland.com is cur- rently selling one-aptly named Bootie-for $28.80. If interested, don't forget to buy a relatively thick lubri- cant with this purchase. And remem- ber, silicone-based lube, while normally a good choice for anal penetration, can't be used with silicone toys (it'll cause the toy to disintegrate!). To pair with the Bootie, Babeland recommends Sliquid brand, a water-based lubricant made specifically for anal sex. In using any of these toys, be sure to practice good hygiene. This means washing your toy after use, and espe- cially after penetration. Gentle, anti- bacterial t;oy cleaning solutions can be purchased from just about any adult toy store. Despite so often being asso- ciated with desperation, men's sex toys are diverse and classy and exploring them to enhance your sexual enjoy- ment can be sexy. Allow yourself to be the ultimate judge on whether or not they're right for you. www.marlstcircle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • PAGE 9 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MARIST ALUMNI - Follow us · on Twitter for news updates @maristcircle, and don't forget to check http://maristcircle.com . on non-print weeks for weekly news updates! a&e Thursday, March 29, 2012 www.maristcircle.com Page 10 Johnny Grimmer takes over Marist with mixtape, music videos and shows By MATTHEW CASTAGNA A&E Editor "Change the way you look at things/the things you look at change/such a simple idea but ye~ we can't explain/stop living in fear/ go jump out of a plane," jabs grow- ing rap sensation Johnny Grimmer in ''The Secret," the new single that spins clever personal commentary off The Throne's hit lead "Otis." A simple idea indeed, but as sug- gested, such a drastic change in per- ception requires an unprecedented amount of op _ timism, motivation, and, above all, personal dedication • the three key emotional building blocks that layer the foundation and pump the fuel into Grimmer's long- awaited inspirational mixtape, ''Regular Kids," set to drop Tuesday, April 3. Grimmer, a Marist senior who has been writing free-rap since middle school, first hit the local music scene with "I Love Marist," the now easily recognizable sing-along that created a mini-Marist phenomenon after it was posted on his YouTube channel back in February 2011. The witty local references and easily relatable subject matter earned the track a total of 14,039 views, turning this once just-for-fun mix into an unoffi- cial Marist anthem. But instead of simply coasting off former popular- ity, Grimmer intends to dig much deeper with ''Regular Kids," which as the title suggests, is a "message to all listeners that anyone can achieve their dreams." Originally penned for a Valen- tine's Day launch, Grimmer post- poned the release of his ever evolving mixtape to take a step back and re-examine the thematic at- mosphere of his collection. "When I first started 'Regular Kids,' I really wanted to focus on love ... but then I really took a step back and realized there's way more to my music than what's here," Grimmer said, who emphasized the emotional dynamic of his recent work. "It would have only repre- sented a single piece or a single tinge of the true feeling I am trying to express on a grander scale." ery that range from rapid-fire spits to slower, more heartfelt vocal melodies. Additionally, each back- ing instrumental was hand-selected to highlight the different shades of inspiration lining Grimmer's raps. "I want you to experience some kind of emotional experience with the beats that is independent from my lyrics , " said Grimmer, who fo. cuses on getting his fans ''hooked to the beat'' before dealing with verses. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOGAN KAPP Students James Boylan (left) and Johnny Grimmer (right center) In a promotional image for Grimmer's long awaited music video •1 Love Marist, • soon to be released. These constant shifts in direction aim to provide a collective that is thematically similar to past titles but function with a higher level of technical intricacy. "It's all upbeat and positive. I want the listener to feel good and inspired with what I have to say," said Grimmer on the main theme of ''Regular Kids." ''But I don't want to deliver 1t the same way. I like to mess with different styles so I can t~ll you different stories in different ways." These "different styles" are chan- neled via altering methods of deliv- One of these said emotional hooks includes the recently reworked track, ''The Kid in Poughkeepsie,'' which was inspired by the welcom- ing feelings exerted toward him by neighboring Poughkeepsie locals during a summer internship. Grim- mer claims the goal of this track is to recreate that embracement by ushering in the listener and ver- bally illustrating the joys of the sim- ple pleasures in life. To help promote ''Regular Kids," Grimmer will release two full- length music videos on Friday, March 30; one being an untitled track that was shot on Long Island by FroMan Productions, the other being the highly anticipated "I Love Marist" video shot locally on cam- pus. The "I Love Marist" music video will be premered live at the SPC open mic night on Thursday, March 29. The video will be presented fol- lowing a live performance from Grimmer himself - one of many scheduled shows that began with a thunderous mini-tour opener at the Riverside Station on Thursday, March 22 and will end with a· head- lining show at the SGA Sustainabil- ity Event on Saturday, March 31. To Grimmer, this block of upcom- ing performances acts as the perfect way of personally connecting with the Marist community. ''The biggest thing with my live shows is reaching out to the people that are there,'' Grimmer said. "I want to bring µiy songs and the crowd alive with my energetic show- manship. I want to show these peo- ple that I truly love what I do." However, not wanting this in- tense passion to go unnoticed, Grim- mer has begun fitting the pieces together for an eventful upcoming year that he hopes will result in se- curing a spot on MTV's hit reality program, ''Made." If selected, Grim- mer would choose to work in con- junction with the program to become the opener for New York City based unsigned hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen on his upco~ing American tour. A full list of Grimmer's upcoming performances as well as current up- dates on the release of ''Regular Kids" and the two music videos can be located on his personal webpage, http://johnnygrimmer.com/. "The Lorax": A comparison between the film and the childrens book By AMANDA IPPOLITO Circle Contributor Dr. Seuss wrote ''The Lorax" in 1971 to serve as a warning to con- serve the earth's natural resources. Over forty years later, with concern for the environment stronger than ever, Universal Pictures and Illu- mination Entertainment's produc- tion of"Dr. Seuss's The Lorax" came at the perfect time. The film opens in Thneedville - a futuristic neighborhood with fake trees. A boy named Ted wants to impress a girl by finding a real tree, so he sets out to talk to the Once-ler. The rest of the plot basically follows the book, with the Once - ler recount- ing his story of how he drove away the wildlife that once flourished in the area. Despite the lack of addi- tions to the story line, the film drives Dr. Seuss' point across in some ways the book could not. Dr. Seuss asserts that people harm the environment because they want things done too fast. FROM WWW.PREFIXMAG.COM Poster for Universal Picture's animated adaption of Dr. Seuss's ·rhe Lorax." The movie drives this point across more efficiently by physically illus- trating how fast-paced societies ac- tively destroy the envjronment, as represented by Ted. Ted wines and is barely able to sit through the Once-ler' s story. ''You've got a wonderful town here. Lots of stuff to occupy your short at- tention span," says the mayor of Thneedville. The audience sympathizes with the Once-ler instead of the Lorax, who is depicted as annoying and grumpy, waving his finger and taunting other characters. This was actually a very effective choice that fits more in key with the realism of the modern world. '1'm not bad. I'm the good guy·here. He just doesn't get it. I mean, some- thing good finally happens to me and he just had to come along and rain on my parade/' the Once-ler says. We relate to the Once-ler here be- cause most of us have good inten- tions but we harm the environment out oflaziness or selfishness. We see that it is natural to act like the Once-ler but instead of feeling guilty, as we might when we read the book, we are inspired to change. "Change the way things are. I know it may seem small and in- significant, but it's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. And it's not just a seed, anymore than you're just a boy,'' the Once-ler says to Ted. While the book serves as more of a warning, the movie inspires us to actively change our ways as the film's ending leaves us with hope. I found my old copy of the book when I learned it was being made into a new movie. More than any- thing, the release of this film served to remind me of Dr. Seuss' message, and I think this is something every- one should be reminded of. While there are plenty of reminders out there to "go green," the Lorax ' s mes - sage resonates with me in a differ- ent way. In the words of "The Lorax Proj- ect," an online environmental watch group that aims to protect Earth's natural beauties: '1n every corner of the world, we are at risk of losing real-life Brown Bar-Qa-loots, Hum- ming-Fish, Truffula Trees, and the forests they all inhabit." www.marlstclrcle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • PAGE U 'The Hunger Games': A joint review of the film and novel Film Review BY RYAN RIVARD Staff Writer As with most science fiction, ''The Hunger Games," tells a narrative that is meant to make us reflect on the state of our modern day world. The story takes place in the nation of Panem, which emerged from the ruins of North An,.erica after an un- known apocalyptic event, consisting of 13 districts and the wealthy, gov- erning Capitol. Over seventy years ago, the poverty-stricken districts rebelled against the Capitol. After squashing the uprising and de- stroying the thirteenth distinct, the Capitol created The Hunger Games, an annual event where one boy and one girl (aged 12 to · 18) is selected by lottery from each district in a reaping; these 24 "tributes" are forced to compete in an arena tele- vised battle in which they fight to death until one person remains alive. The story is told from the per- spective of sixteen-year old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who lives in the impoverished coal-min- ing region of District 12. She acts as the main provider and caregiver of her mother and sister Primrose or ''Prim" (Willow Shields) after her fa- ther died in a mining accident. Kat- niss, skilled with a bow and arrow, illegally hunts beyond the restricted fences of her district along with her best friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth), who openly speaks out against the Capitol. This all changes, though, when Prim's name is selected for the FRO¥ WWW.IMDB.COM The cover to both the novel and film adaption of Suzanne Collin's critically and com- merically acclaimed apocolpytic trilogy, "The Hunger Games." in decadent sci-fi costumes and bombastic hairstyles. Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane (Wes Bentley) sports lavish facial hair that would make Satan envious. Coached by Effie Trinket (Eliza- beth Banks) and their drunken mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrel- son), Katniss and Peeta act like "star-crossed lovers" in an effort to be well-liked by Capitol citizens. We discover it's not so much an act for Peeta, which creates unresolved tension in the film's third act. Director Gary Ross, more com- monly known for his drama work ("Seabiscuit" and "Pleasantville"), keeps the tone realistically gritty. Based on the source material, the violence could have easily been de- picted as hard-R, but due to mar- ketability, this obviously needed to be scaled back. However, Ross does so in a way that doesn't glorify the tion at the age of 20, for her per- formance in ''Winter's Bone." She is just as strong here as Katniss, com- manding, determined. Her un- matched emotional and physical elegance makes Katniss a revolu- tionary figure in pop culture - a heroine that isn't . defined by her male relationships or counter-parts, but her sole desire to survive and continue providing for her family. In this case, it's Peeta, the male, who depends on Katniss' strength and skills to survive the Games. As the baker's son, Peeta is more emo- tionally vulnerable, as he confesses his love for Katniss during a na- tionally televised interview. It's re- freshing to see this kind of gender reversal in mainstream cinema. At its ideological core, ''The Hunger Games" is about a battle of social classes, the rich and wealthy smothering the oppressed poor. As a standalone piece, the film doesn't attack the big political questions or themes at play. We see a small up- rising after Rue (Amandla Sten- berg), a tribute Katniss befriends in the Arena, is killed. Citizens of her district attack the Capitol's Big Brother-esque soldiers, but not much else beyond that. The film moves at a relentless pace, which makes the lengthy run- time feel shorter than it actually is. However,·at the same time, several of the film's key moments feel a bit rushed, thus sacrificing some emo- tional impact particularly in the final moments in the Arena. Less handheld camerawork in some scenes may also have been a wiser decision. FRO WIRE.KAPITALLCO Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence In character as Katniss Everdeen with her go-to-weapon in the film adaption of Suzanne Collin's "The Hunger Games." Despite its shortcomings, ''The Hunger Games" is an entertaining blockbuster that invokes a Hunger Games. In an effort to save her sister, Katniss volunteers her- self. The film unfolds into two distinct sections as we follow Katniss and Peeta Mellark, the male District 12 tribute throughout the story: the Games themselves and the events and preparation leading up to them. The initial hour is the latter, which prevails at being just as entertain- ing as the bulk of the arena action. We see the colorful, highly ad- vanced metropolis the Capitol. Its citizens look as though everyone raided Lady Gaga's closet, dressed violence whatsoever. At the start of the Games, we wit- ness a bloodbath in the Arena's cen- tral location, the Cornucopia, But we only see glimpses of the horror, with nearly no sound, and the cam- era shaking frantically in all direc- tions. The audience is not queasy because of the gore, but due to the meaningless killing. It's intended to upset audiences, and spark a strong emotional response. Lawrence though, is the founda- tion of the film. Last year, she be- came the second youngest actress to earn an Academy Award nomina Another shot of Jeniffer Lawrence In ac- tion with her choosen bow-and-arrow. strong emotional response from the audience and features a superb per- formance from a young rising star in Lawrence. Odds are usually not in Hollywood's favor that it gets so many things right. But this is the exception. Novel Review BY MARYGRACE NAVARRA Managing Editor Suzanne Collins's ''The Hunger Games" series is catching fire (pun intended). As excited fans got ready for the midnight premiere, the read- the-book-first fans debated their Gale v. Peeta feelings a la "Twi- light." And speaking of ''Twilight," as an English major, I was a bit hor- rified to read Stephanie Meyer's ap- praising review of "The Hunger Games." I read the novel, though, dying to understand the hype and dreading the thought of Stephanie Meyer and Suzanne Collins clicking glasses at the Authors of .Books with Crazy Fans club. We meet Katniss, a resident of District 12, who regularly hunts with her (hot) friend Gale to sustain their poor families in a futuristic North America. Collins has de- picted our continent as such: a place ravaged by natural disasters and war, left only with enough people for 13 districts and the Capitol, a dominating federal government. Katniss explains to the reader that the 13th district once revolted and was crushed and annihilated by the Capitol - which brings us to the Hunger Games. The Capitol decides it must remind the districts how weak they are to prevent future up- risings like that of District 13. In addition to exerting daily power over all districts, the Capitol de- signs the Hunger Games, a sadistic annual figbt to the death among two unwilling participants from each district, ages 12-18. Katniss volunteers to participate in place of her sister, and the story begins. Once Collins gets through the ex- planatory stages of "The Hunger Games," the actual Games hook the reader in undoubtedly (and we might all agree that we feel Kat- niss's thirst as she constantly searches for water). At this stage, the novel is fast-paced, addictive and definitely worth a read. We be- come invested in Katniss's survival and that of her allies and even some other characters along the way; we become wary of any surprises the Gamemakers have in their back pockets when things get boring; we wonder if and when generous spon- sors will drop gifts to desperate trib- utes. Collins's language is a bit over- the-top, although I've been re- . minded that the novel is intended for a juvenile audience. Still, it's dif- ficult to shelve among the greats. Without a doubt, though, you could pick up The Hunger Games on a slow night and read the entire thing through. Collins has indeed created a world enticing to the reader, who begins planning his or her own a revolution against the Capitol. www.marlstclrcle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • PAGE 12 www.marlstcircle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Page 13 The Fox Trot rtl:lfJEllBfF Quick hits of the week in Marist athletics Track and Field The Marist men and women's spring track and field teams opened their seasons on Saturday at the Monmouth Season Opener in West Long Branch, New Jersey. On the men's side, freshman Mark Valentino won the steeple- chase race with a time of 9:42.62, a personal- best. Valentino's time was four seconds off the USA Track and Field Junior National qualifying standard. Valentino also ran the 1500- meter race for Marist, finishing with a time of 4:17.13. The women's team was led by senior Briana Crowe, who set a per- sonal-best in the 1500-meter race (4:51.88) and placed fifth in the 800 meters (2:23.51). Kelley Gould ran the 5,000-meter race in 19:02.43, a personal best. Both teams will be back in ac- tion on Friday, when they will com- pete in the Fred Hardy Invitational. Water Polo Marist water polo had a success- ful weekend, winning two of three games. The Red Foxes had victories over Iona and the Virginia Military Institute . On Saturday, Marist beat con- ference foe Iona 13-12 in overtime in Poughkeepsie. The team was led by freshmen twin sisters Jessica and Alison Hamby, who scored a com- bined six goals. Following their victory on Satur- day, the Red Foxes earned a 19-7 win over VMI. Jessica Hamby scored 5 goals in the contest and on Tuesday was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for her efforts. Next up for the Red Foxes will be two games on Saturday in Brooklyn Heights. At 10 a.m., the team will take on St. Francis, and at 4 p.m. they will face Villanova. Tennis Both the men and women's ten- nis teams competed in dual matches over the weekend. The men's team lost 5-2 in a home match against Buffalo on Saturday. The team's wins came from Lorenzo Rossi and Joseph Dube, who won the first and sixth singles positions, respectively. Dalen Klassen and Billy Bishop won the third doubles match. The women's team split the week- end, losing to Rhode Island on Sat- urday, 6-1, but winning 4-3 at home against Albany on Sunday. Over the weekend, the Red Foxes were lead by Erin McCarthy and Kelsey Raynor, who went 2-0 in doubles action and 1-1 in singles ac- tion. The women's team retuQ1ed to action on Wednesday against Hart- ford, after The Circle went to the press. Check http://www.maristcir- cle.com for the match recap. The men's team will next square off against MAAC rival Niagara on Saturday at noon. Crew On Saturday, the Marist men and women's crew teams competed in the Murphy Cup in Philadelphia. Both teams saw their freshmen boats do well and on Tuesday, both boats earned the MAAC Men's and Women's Second Eights in the con- ference's weekly rowing awards. The men's boat, consisting of Cameron Schuh, Mike Florie, Con- nor Wiggins, Jacob Enright, Dan Nesfeder, Matt Klos, Rob Paquin, David Ozcos and Christina Pop- wytsch at coxswain, finished fifth overall in the final race with a time of 6:56.39. Annie Devorak, Stephanie Mori- arty, Kristin Wilson, Stacy LaRose, Megan Romer, Samantha Blau, Amanda Khoury, Elizabeth Hehir and Samantha Cilo of the women's team finished the final race in 8:16.02, good for fourth place. These awards are the first awards for the Marist crew program this season. It is also the first year that the MAAC has given out awards for crew. Both the men and women's teams will compete in Storrs, Conn. on Saturday. They will compete against boats from Connecticut, Trinity, and the United States Coast Guard Academy. PHOTO COURTESY MARIST ATHLETICS Captain Matt Himmelsbach (above) and men's tennis fell to Buffalo over the week- end. Baseball goes 2-2 on short homestand By ERIC VANDERVOORT Editor-in-Chief After a month of traveling and away games, the Marist baseball team returned to Poughkeepsie for its home and MAAC opener this past weekend. The Red Foxes, who spent the first month of the season on the road going 5-11 against teams like Virginia, Old Dominion and Rad- ford, started the conference season with a three-game series against de- fending champion Manhattan at McCann baseball field. "It's good to play at home, it's been a long road," Head Coach Chris Tracz said. "Early on in the year, we did a great job of playing hard and playing smart. We've been nicked up with some of our position players, we've had to play a lot of guys. We haven't had a consistent lineup. We're a work in progress, there's no doubt about it." The first two games of the series were part of a doubleheader on Sat- urday, of which Marist took both games. The first game was a pitcher's duel, with the Chad Gallagher-led Red Foxes winning 1-0. Gallagher, the senior southpaw, had a perfect game broken up with one out in the seventh inning by two consecutive singles. Aside from those two hits, Gallagher did not allow another base runner on the way to the sec- ond complete-game shutout of his career. The Red Foxes' lone run of the game came in the first inning, when freshman second baseman Alec Petrone scored on senior Eric Helm- rich's single. With the win, Gal- lagher moved to 3-2 on the season with a 4.91 ERA. He struck out two as lie needed just 92 pitches. His performance earned him the MAAC pitcher of the week award. "He did a great job," Tracz said. "He threw pitches for strikes and controlled the game from start to finish." Marist swept the doubleheader with a 4-2 win in the seven-inning second game. All four runs for the Red Foxes came in the fourth inning on a bases-loaded walk and hit by pitch along with a two-run single by senior first baseman Mike Orefice. Junior Chris Bielak picked up the win in five-plus innings on the mound, giving up two runs on three hits with four strikeouts. Senior Jake Rifkin earned the save allow- ing just one hit in the final two in- mngs. In the final game of the series on Sunday, the Red Foxes took a 3~1 lead into the seventh inning before the Jaspers closed out with six runs to win 7-3. Marist's runs came off of an Alec Petrone single and doubles by Jake Berry and Mike Orefice. Brett Houseal received the loss for the Foxes. Tracz said the loss was disap- pointing, but still picking up the se- ries win was big. of a letdown on Sunday where we had a lead late and let it get away, but we'll take any league series win, that's for sure." The biggest loss of the weekend occurred when a Manhattan player collided with Orefice at first base. The senior was on crutches on Tues- day, and Tracz said that there was an issue with his ankle and knee. ''We're trying to get to the bottom of it," Tracz said. "He's going to be out for a while." Orefice was the everyday first baseman hitting .329 through 18 games with a team-leading 23 hits and .434 on base percentage. On Tuesday, the Red Foxes col- lided with non-conference foe Hofs- tra. After Marist built up a 7-2 lead, the Pr:.de came back against the Red Fox bullpen to win 9-7. Up next for Marist is a three- game series at conference opponent Niagara on Saturday and Sunday. ''That was our goal going into the RYAN HUTTON/ THE CIRCLE weekend, and we were able to get Marlst baseball goes 2-2 on home soil on a recent homestand, including taking two of that done," Tracz said. "A little bit three from conference opponent Manhattan, who is the defending MMC Champions. www.marlstcircle.com THE CIRCLE • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Page 14 Men's Lacrosse falls to Detroit in MAAC showdown By RYAN CALVI Staff Writer The Marist men's lacrosse team lost 8-7 in overtime against confer- ence opponent, Detroit, this past Saturday afternoon in Detroit, Mich. The loss was the Foxes' third in their last four games. The Titans were a MAAC tournament finalist last season and knocked off the Marist in the semi-final round. ''There was absolutely a sense of revenge :glaying those guys on Sat- urday," said junior defender, Ethan Fox. "It also meant that much more [to us] because they were the last team Eddie played against." Fox was referring to the loss of for- mer teammate, Eddie Coombs, who passed away this last summer. Marist co-captain, Evan Guarini, led the Red Foxes in scoring with three goals. Connor Rice extended his consecutive scoring streak to 36 games by adding a goal and three assists. Rice now has a team-high 21 points on the year. Drew Ne- smith, Brendan Woods and Colin Joka all added a goal apiece to round out the Red Foxes' scoring. The ability of the Titan's defense to contain the threat of Marist at- tackman, Jack Doherty was a key part of their victory. Doherty is the Foxes' leading goal scorer this year (13) but was limited to seven shots and zero scores on Saturday after- noon. Craig Goodermotte recorded a sea- son-high 12 saves in goal for the Foxes. The contest was literally a back and forth affair for the majority of THIS PHOTO IS POWERED BY AURASMAOMARIST PHOTO COURTESY MARIST ATHLETICS Men's lacrosse sits at 1-1 in the conference and 3-3 overall after a nail-biting loss to Detroit The Red Foxes are next In action March 31st against VMI. the game. Marist would go ahead by a goal and then Detroit (5-4, 2-1 MAAC) would eventually tie the score. Guarini started it off by giving Marist (3-3, 1-1 MAAC) the opening lead at the 13:38 mark of the first period. A little over a minute later, Detroit tied the game at one. At the 11:21 mark, Joka tallied a score to regain the Foxes' lead but it was then quickly diminished follow- ing a Detroit goal at the 9:52 mark. With 8:12 remaining in the first pe- riod, Rice scored his lone goal of the afternoon to give the Foxes a 3-2 lead. Detroit once again answered the call with 11:51 to play in the second period to tie the game at three. Marist took a 4-3 lead into halftime thanks to Woods' third goal of the year with 3: 10 remaining in the half. The Titans tied the game at four coming out of the half with a goal at the 11:45 mark. Nesmith then gave the Red Foxes the lead once again with a little over five minutes to play in the third period. However for the fifth time of the game, De- troit scored with 3:57 remaining in the period, to tie the game at five. They then added two more goals before period's end giving them their first lead of the afternoon at 7- 5. The Red Foxes' defense prevailed in the fourth by not allowing a goal for the entire period. Guarini was able to connect for his second and third goals of the game to tie it at seven and send the game to Marist's first overt,ime period of the season. Following a Red Fox timeout with 1:30 remaining in the overtime, the Titans scored, to complete the 8-7 triumph. Marist's man-up opportunity per- centage on the season was over _ 50 percent heading into the game how- ever; they were only able to bury two goals on the seven chances De- troit gave them. "It was a tough game for us," Marist head coach, Keegan Wilkin- son, said of the loss. "We weren't able to execute properly on offense and that hurt us." Wilkinson did however give a ~ot of credit to his defense. "Our defense played great. They [Detroit] have a lot of good guys on offense and we did a nice job of shut- ting them down. It was just disap- pointing how our offense couldn't give the defense a lift," Wilkinson said. The Red Foxes will hit the road once again this weekend to take on Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their third straig~t conference game. The game will be played in Lexington, Va. starting at 1 p.m. Guarini was adamant about get- ting back to the things in practice this week that have given the Foxes success all season long. "We gave Detroit a lot of second chance opportunities with missed ground balls and turnovers, so this week we need to clean up the sticks and work on the little things to be ready for VMI, who has been play - ing good lacrosse of as of late," Guarini said. As far as a second consecutive loss to Detroit is concerned, ''We'll be see- ing them again at some point," Fox said, "except with a different out- come." Women's lacrosse defeated against Stony Brook By JOE FllZHENRY Staff Writer The Marist Red Foxes Women's lacrosse team headed to Long Island over the weekend to take on the Stony Brook Seawolves. Stony Brook, a team receiving votes . in multiple polls, defeated Marist by a score of 17-5. Despite the loss, Coach Jessica O'Brien remained upbeat about the loss. ''Playing a team like Stony Brook allows us to do really great things and we have a great ability to play higher level teams, we play with a nothing to lose attitude and try to focus on smaller goals," she said. The Seawolves grabbed control of the game early with four goals in just the first 12 minutes of play, in- cluding a pair from Amber Kupres in that stretch. The Red Foxes then mounted a slight comeback, with goals from Amanda Tuck and Shannon Haas to cut the deficit in half. Marist would get within two goals once more at 5-3, on a goal from Sabrina Mattera, the first of her ca- reer for the freshman from Wan- tagh, N.Y .. Stony Brook then regained full control with a 3-0 run to close the half, with another from Kupres to complete the hat ttjck. Claire Pe- terson assisted on half of the Sea- wolve goals in the opening stanza and totaled six helpers for the game. Marist would get closer than they ·would for the remainder of the game with 27:17 to play off a goal from Tuck, her second of the day. The Seawolves responded with four goals of their own, widening the lead to eight at 12-4. Emily Leonard, a freshman from Brookfield, Conn. netted the final tally of the day for the Red Foxes, her 12th of the season with 16:42 to play. The Seawolves would close the game on a 5-0 run to make it 17-5, overwhelming the Red Foxes over the final 15 minutes of play. Kupres and Demmianne Cook, her fellow midfielder each recorded four goals for Stony Brook who improves to 6- 3 overall on the season. Tuck led the offensive charge for the Red Foxes with a pair of goals on the day, numbers seven and eight on the season for the junior from Mamaroneck, N.Y .. Despite being constantly bom- barded with shots for a good portion of the game, Ashley Casiano recorded 16 saves for the Red Foxes, as she managed to keep them in the game. O'Brien remained upbeat about the game as a whole. "Stony Brook is a very aggressive team, I thought we played with a lot of emotion and aggression and we went in with a specific gameplan, to hold the ball and play smart. We proved that we could play a disci- plined game," she said Marist will open up MAAC play • this weekend, when they host the rival Siena Saints at Tenney Sta- dium, followed by a roadtrip where the Red Foxes will travel to both Manhattan and Iona for two crucial conference games. "Our emotions are high, we now get a chance to utilize what we've learned from the rough schedule so far," O'Brien said, speaking of the beginning of conference play. Before those contests, however, the Red Foxes will play one final non-conference tune-up when the Yale Bulldogs come to town on Wednesday, March 28. Faceoff is scheduled for 4 P.M. RV.AN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE Women's lacrosse now sits at 1-8 after a loss to Stony Brook, who is receiving votes In the national polls. The Red Foxes are hitting the bulk of their conference schedule upcoming, with several key MAAC matchups ahead. www.maristcircle.com The Circle • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Page 15 From Page 16 Red Foxes fall again ill the second round a one and one. Despite missing justed to it. They were onto Leanne proud because we're a young team only two of 67 free throws all sea- and she did the best that she could. and they stuck with it. They never son, Jenkins' attempt did not drop You really have to tip your cap to dropped their heads. At times they the magic of years past. "I couldn't be more proud to be the head coach at Marist and to and Marist got one last chance. Bonaventure." were encouraging me." have the fortune to coach these Yarde got the rebound and took For the game, senior forward With the loss, Marist finishes the kids," Giorgis said. "I am the lucki- est person in the world and I know this is tough and these kids will re- - member this and hopefully they will realize it is a hard word to use, the word overachieve, but they got the most out of everything they've had this year. I've had great, great teams that have won a lot of cham- pionships but I don't think any team did more wit4 their ability than this group." the ball down the court before dish- Brandy Gang led all Marist players year with 26 wins and eight losses ing off to Ockenden. Ockenden re- with 19 points in what will be her and 20 wins out of 21 games played peatedly looked to pass back to the final game with the program. Yarde in the conference. The first round Red Foxes' leading scorer, but tight had 13 points in what was also her victory over Georgia marked the defensive coverage forced her to last game in a Marist jersey, show- fifth NCAA Tournament victory in take a deep and contested three, ing that Marist's seniors stepped up program history, all of which have which missed to the right, ending on the brightest of stages, and led occurred in the last five years. · Marist's season. the team as they have all year. Marist will now move toward "I don't like to call timeouts in "I am really proud," Yarde said. next season, where they are seeking those situations because you want "We stuck with it. I mean we went to win their eighth straight confer- to get them in transition, like last down a couple of times but everyone ence championship and once again year, and get a great look out of it," had the refuse-to-lose attitude. We return to the NCAA Tournament, Giorgis said. "This year, they ad- ended up losing but I am really where they will look to recapture Commentary: Yarde cements her legacy By ERIC VANDERVOORT Just in the past month, the five-foot rim on a shot that would have tied Giorgis said that thanks to hard Editor-in-Chief eight-inch guard out of Reading, the game as time expired. work, ball handling became one of Any Marist women's basketball fan knows the names - Julianne Viani, Rachael Fitz, Erica Al- lenspach. Now, the list of former Marist women's basketball players to lead the Red Foxes into postsea- son success will include another Pennsylvania was named the 2011- Even in that pressure situation, Yarde's strengths by her senior 2012 MAAC player of the year, 2012 Yarde, the team's leader on and off year. Throughout her career, she be- MAAC Tournament Most Valuable the floor, did what was best for the came more confident and a natural player, and selected for the Eastern team. She has the ability to take leader for the Red Foxes. College Athletic Conference (ECAC) over a game, but she unselfishly ''This year she really carried us in Division I Women's Basketball All- handed the ball off and set a screen some big games," Giorgis said. Star First Team. This season, Yarde for Ockenden. ''Then all of a sudden as people re- led the Red Foxes in scoring (14.3 Unselfish: It might be the best ally focused on her, she had confi- name. per game), rebounding (6.5), assists word to describe Yarde as a player dence in everybody else and all of a Just don't tell Corielle Yarde that (4.2) and blocked shots (1.0). and a per . son. sudden you started seeing four or it's her. Yarde is also fourth in total scor- Every compliment and word of five players in double figures, con- The 2011-2012 Marist women's ing in program history with 1,470 praise that Yarde receives, she de- sistently." basketball season came to a heart- breaking end last week in Tallahas- see. Following a 76-70 triumph over fourth-seeded Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the 13-seed Red Foxes fell to five- seed St. Bonaventure 66-63 on Tuesday night in what proved to be the final game in a Marist uniform for Yarde and starting forward Brandy Gang. Despite the disap- pointing finish, Yarde cemented her place among the Marist greats with her NCAA performances, scoring a team-high 21 and bringing down seven rebounds against Georgia and scoring 13 with four assists against St. Bonaventure. points. She is in the top 10 of 10 cat- fleets it and turns it into praise of Yarde is the kind of player that egories, including seventh all-time the team. In response to being makes everyone around her better. in rebounds (689) and assists (321). called the go-to player after her "Corielle's always keeping me up· This makes Yarde the only player in team-leading performance against and making sure I have my head in Marist women's basketball history Georgia, Yarde just said that it was the game," sophomore point guard to be in the top 10 in points, re- a "canfidence booster'' and "the rest Casey Dulin said. "She's a great bounds and assists. of the team feeds off of it." leader . All of us look up to her, out- What matters more to Yarde "She's become the consummate side of basketball too. She definitely though is the four MAAC champi- team player," head coach Brian keeps the team up, and we know onships and NCAA appearances, in- Giorgis said of Yarde. how bad she wants it, so it makes us eluding a first-round victory each of It hasn't always been this easy, want it even more." the last two years. though. Every year, it seems hard to As the St. Bonaventure game "Corielle matured quite a bit imagine the next Marist women's ended, Yarde bent over in tears, fac- since her freshman year," Giorgis basketball star filling in the shoes of ing the realization that her Marist said. "We go back to the [2009 the one who just graduated. But career was over. The senior guard MAAC] semifinals against Iona Corielle Yarde fits right in with the had brought the ball down the court where we had had to take her out of names before her, and her gradua- for the final possession, and with the game because she was literally tion will leave a void that will be dif- For Yarde, the career accolades eight seconds left passed to Leanne crying on the floor. She had turned ficult to replace next year- both off and numbers speak for themselves. Ockenden, who hit the side of the the ball over three straight times." the court and on. Softball team continues to make big strides By GARRIN MARCHETTI Sports Editor After playing all of their games on the road to start the sea- son, the Marist softball team fi- nally returned home on Sunday to face St. John's in a double-header. The Red Foxes split the day, win- ning the first game 3-1, but falling to the Red Storm 9-7 in the second game. Currently, the team's record stands at 10-17. Marist had played in 25 consec- utive road games before stepping onto Gartland Field on Sunday. Head Coach Joe Ausanio wishes he could have given his team more home games early on, but he also understands the unpredictable na- ture of the Hudson Valley weather. "I would love to schedule more home games, but the problem is you can't foresee the weather," Au- sanio said. ''It can be anything in March, and the recent weather we have had has not been the norm in years past." The Red Foxes played games in Virginia, North Carolina, and even Hawaii during their season-open- ing road trip. In Hawaii, the team played in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament, where they faced California, Texas, Texas A&M, and Hawaii. All four teams are cur- rently ranked in the Top 15 in the Division I rankings. Marist went 1-5 in the tourna- ment, but despite the record, Au- sanio felt like it was a tournament his team needed to play in if they wanted to win the conference, as they are favored to do. "I wanted them to see those types of teams so that if they won the MAAC Championship this year, they wouldn't be intimidated when they draw teams like that in the NCAA Tournament," Ausanio said. Ausanio also believed that his team's performance in those games in Hawaii showed the competive- ness and desire that the Red Foxes have this season. "I think most of all is that we proved we could play with any- body," Ausanio said. ''To lose to Cal [ranked Number Two in the coun- try] 1-0 is an incredible accom- plishment for these kids. In terms of confidence, that was really im- portant." As far as the rest of the season has been, the emergence of fresh- man pitchers Melanie White and Janine Lalli has been huge for the Red Foxes. White currently has a 3.34 ERA, the lowest on the team, and Lalli leads the Red Foxes with five victories. Lalli was also named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday, after earning two wins and a 1.65 ERA in 17 innings of work in three games last week. ''We felt with Emily [Osterhaus] and Paige [Lewis] that we already had a solid staff, and we figured the freshmen would come in and help bolster the staff," Ausanio said. ''The fact that they have stepped up and been huge contrib- utors to our team has been a great thing." Despite having four capable pitchers, Ausanio knows this pres- ents a challenge on the team in terms of managing his staff. ''The trouble with having four pitchers is trying to keep four pitchers happy. But I think we ,have done a good job managing them, and we will continue to do so," Ausanio said. Ausanio expects his pitchers and the rest of the team to work on what he called the most important thing going into the season: consis- tency. "I think the big thing we took away from our games in Hawaii was knowing that we have to play more consistent every day. If we play every team like we played Cal, then that will definitely bode well for the rest of the season." s orts Thursday, March 29, 2012 www.maristcircle.com Inside: Corlelle Yarde Cements Legacy page14 Page 16 Women's basketball's upset bid comes up short By ZACH DOOLEY Sports Editor It was a situation all too familiar for the Marist women's basketball team. The Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, down three points to a team seeded much higher than they were, with the ball, and not much time on the clock. The Red Foxes were in the exact same setting just one year ago, when they were defeated by second seeded Duke as a three point at- tempt from then freshman Leanne Ockenden rimmed out. The ending this time around was eerily similar, as Ockenden missed a very difficult deep three and the clock finally ran out on the biggest Cinderella story in this year's tournament, by a score of 66-63. "This is about as tough as it gets," Marist head coach Brian Giorgis said after the loss. ''Talk about life's not fair for these kids two years in a row to experience the heartbreak that they have experienced with being so close and just not getting it done at the end." St. Bonaventure missed a free throw with 10.1 seconds to play, al- lowing Marist one last chance to tie the game. Marist seemed to be try- ing to get senior and MAAC Player lllE ABOVE PHOTO IS POWERED BY AURASMAOMARIST JON O'SUWVAN/THE CIRCLE Marist fell In the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament for the second season in a row. The Red Foxes lost to St Bonaventure 66-63 ending their season once again in the Round of 32. of the Year Corielle Yarde open for a three-point attempt but the Bonnies played very strongly defensively on the Red Foxes leading scorer. Ock- enden was forced to jack up a deep attempt that she could not get to fall and Marist was defeated. '1 thought it was a great shot," Yarde said. "(Ocken den) is our best three point shooter and I would want it in her hands at the end of the game. I wanted her to take it 10 times over again if we had the chance and advice I would give to the next class, I would say keep giv- ing her the ball at the end of the game like that because one of them will come through and they'll get what they deserve." · Marist rebounded in the second half from a difficult start against an on fire St. Bonaventure team where they shot just 38 percent , compared to the Bonnies' 54 percent, and the Red Foxes trailed 38-31 at the break. Yarde kept the team afloat with 11 points where no other player had more than six. Marist came out of the locker room on fire on a 12-4 run, which saw them claim a 43-42 lead. Gang had eight points on the run to spark the offensive assault. Both teams went back and forth throughout the remainder of the game, with neither team pulling ahead by more than seven and with 23 seconds to play, the Bonnies hit two free throws to pull ahead 66-63. On offense, Marist attempted a back door cut but Corielle Yarde's pass went out of play as its intended target appeared to get held up on the baseline and the Red Foxes turned the ball over. A quick foul from Ockenden sent St. Bonaven- SEE WOMEN'S, PAGE 15