ABC portrays different racial
families through new television
programs
A&E
BY AMBER CASE
Managing Editor
Page9
On Feb. 14, the Mari.st wom-
en's basketball team
will
square
off against Niagara at 7:00 p.m.
The game has been selected as
this year's Pack the House event,
which encourages all Marist stu-
dents to fill the McCann Center
Arena to support their Red Foxes.
This year, Mari.st will "Pink the
House" for breast cancer aware-
ness and to raise money for Miles
of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation.
The game
is
a combination of
two event~ that Marist Athlet-
ics has held in the past few years.
After six sellout Pack the House
games, they are combining this
year's Pink the House with the an-
nual Play4Kay game that raises
money for breast cancer research.
Andy Alongi, Assistant Athletic
Director for External Affairs, is op-
timistic that merging the two events
will make one very successful game.
"We're excited to see the sup-
port of community and the stu-
dent body and help them contrib-
BY MEGHAN JONES
Staff Writer
The Rev. Heather M. Finck has a
recurring stress dream that haunts
her about once a year. She doesn't
dream about being chased, or fall-
ing.
In the Rev. Finck's night-
mare, she looks down at the pul-
pit and there's no sermon there.
Finck used this anecdote to open
spring 2015's first Writing Salon.
The Writing Salon program was
started as a way to "connect writers
on campus ... with a variety of other
disciplines," as English department
chair Tommy Zurhellen put it.
The first salon, which took place
on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. in
Fontaine's Henry Hudson room,
was called "Writing and Religion."
Finck spoke for about an hour about
the process of writing a sermon. She
described the many different ways
to approach it, showing students
the dedication that goes into it.
Finck became a minister 19
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The Student Newspaper of Marist College
ute
to
a great cause," Alongi said.
The annual Pack the House
game, whether it features men
or women's basketball, is always
an exciting event that attracts a
lot of fans from Marist College,
as well as the surrounding com-
munity. It has become a game
that everyone wants to attend.
In the days leading up to the game,
Dr. Mirabito's Sports PR class has
planned events to increase stu-
dent excitement about the gam .
.
On the night of the game, the
first 1,000 attendees
will
receive
a free pink t-shirt, courtesy of a
sponsorship with Hudson Buick,
Cadillac and GMC. Students can
go to the Grey Gym at 6:00 p.m. to
take part in a three-point contest.
The first 16 pairs to register will
play bracket-style against the oth-
er pairs. The last two teams from
each bracket
will
face off in the
fi-
nal game for a prize. The team left
.s
tanding
will
receive two $20
gift
certificates to Giacomo's. Players
and spectators can enjoy free fin-
ger foods and cupcakes for wear-
ing any article of pink clothing
.
"Experiencing Pack the House
night is just as good as gradua-
tion," said Bob Lynch, Director
of Student Activities. "It's one of
those things that you really should
do here as a student. It's a cele-
bration of our Division I sports
and we've had a successful record
that our kids should recognize."
Aside from all of the great ac-
tivities planned leading up to the
game, attending
Pink
the House
is about more than receiving free
shirts and food. It is about showing
support for the school by having
pridlJ
in
the'" Red Foxes. Everyone
in Athletics, including the athletes
and students involved in the plan-
ning, have worked incredibly hard
to make Pack the House the suc-
cessful event it has been for years.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
Marist and Miles of Hope Breast cancer Foundation have worked together for eight
consistent seasons. Make sure
to
wear pink
to
spread breast cancer awareness.
''When we talk about the mis-
sion of the college and its values.
I think this helps with what I call
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3
years ago and has been a pastor
or co-pastor at multiple churches.
She
is
currently Associate Pastor
at Freedom Plains United Presby-
terian Church in LaGrangeville,
in Dutchess County. She told the
attendees that she has a "love-hate
relationship" with sermon writing.
''I
love being creative, weaving
ideas together, teaching," she said.
However, one thing she doesn't
like is the "pressure of the deadline."
"Sunday comes very quickly,"
she said. She added that nature of
the job can also be daunting: "the
preacher is presuming to speak
with ... authority about how God
wants us to treat one another."
Finck described the many ways
different people approach writing a
sermon. One aspect of sermon-writ-
ing that is the same for everyone
is the lectionary, which, as Finck
described it, is "a selection of scrip-
tures meant to cover some major
themes of the Bible" in a three-year-
cycle. Different people, however,
interpret the lectionary in dif-
r----
------,
~-
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-----
ferent ways. For instance, Finck
said,
''I
like to use the lectionary,
but I also take it very seriously
that sometimes you can't." She
said the lectionary enables her to
talk and think about stories that
she wouldn't choose otherwise, but
there are also many good stories
that are not in the lectionary; in
particular, stories about women.
The process of brainstorm-
ing and writing for sermons
is
different
for
everyone.
"Some set aside one day a week,
some work throughout the week,"
Finck said. "Some of the sermon
may get written while they're cook-
ing dinner or watching the eve-
ning news. Something just clicks."
As for Finck herself, "One of my
favorite rituals
is
to be in a pub-
lic place, like a diner," she said.
People-watclµng enables her to
think
about different people, such
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elderly woman,~ or "a woman in
The
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Rnck inspires students to write
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THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/12
Women'a Basketball vs.
Qulnniplac
5:00 p.m.
McCann Center Arena
Thursday, 2/ 12
Men's Basketball v.
Quinnlplac
8:00
p.m.
Mccann Center Arena
Friday, 2/ 13
SPC Movie: "Big Hero 6"
6:00
&
1.0:00
p.m.
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Friday, 2/ 13
SPC Social: Singles Bingo
9:30
p.m.
Cabaret
Saturday, 2/ 14
Women's Basketball vs.
Letter from the Editor
With
snow
covt>ri
g
the
hill
of campus
and the Hudson:
fro-
zen
sti , nothing
1
as
cold
as
the
he'/U'ts
of
single
people
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'alentine
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Day.
Fort.unately
for
all
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lont•
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p ople
we
have
the
perfec
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for
the smgle bluef-1 "'o.
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box
of
chocolat,
and
flivc
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Circle.
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News, ~ad:
about the
Pink
the
House gam,e
bn
F'eb.
14.
Come su~-
port
t.he
Red
F.-0:x:es
(especially
if
you're ingle,
who
know
who
'
you
m~
hnd)
as the
worn
n'
'Plik~t-
ball
team
takes
on
Niagara.
Al.so
learn
a.bout
the
writi'ng
salon
led
by
a
r
v
red
that was spt>nsQred
hy
the English
department.
Final·
lY,
catch
up on
hat
·ou
mi.
din
the past week in
the
Mari.st
com-
murut ·
hy
reading
the News
Briefs.
OvermFeatures,
brush
:U.P
on
'O
r
.
dance
moves
wi,t~.,MCDE
Intramu-
ral.8,
an
op110 .
mity
to
learn
differ-
ent
l.ytwi-;
of ance with fella
Mamt
~tud nt,.,;i.
Also read about how
you
can support
this.
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r'8
senior
class
gift'campaign.
and letm)
more
about
Mil.es
of
Hop~
Breast
Can.
cer
Found tion,
the
organization
!>pon. oring
Pink
the Hou e
2015.
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ti
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your
V
alentme? In
Lili,
styles,leam'how
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lh
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ofa long distance
rel.n1on.
hip. Al::io,
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in
shape for
that
hot
date
;
with
either-a real
person
or
Ben
&
Jer-
ry's
ith
intramural yoga cl8"e&
that-are
led hy
student
in
tru
t.cu·H.
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seems to
b
:th~
theme
once again
in
Opinion but
no
mention
of Tom
Bra~,
deflat-
ed balls this time, The focus this
,
week
in
sports ppinion.
is
a.bou.t
Pete
Carroll's
questionable
p}11y
call
in the final
mim.ites
of
the
Su-
per
Bowl.
Stud~nte
~o "'~igh
in
on
the Charlie
Hebdo
attack
in
Paris and
he
er
or
not parents
should be forced
to
have their chil-·
dren vaccinated.
Finally, an.0th~'
er :J(udent
compares the pros and
cons of free community
college.
A&E
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alao
packE3d
this week
:with
student thoughts on ABC's
·
n~w, ni9re dive~ nightly
lineup
of
shows as
well
as the decision
t.o·
cast
al;lfemales
in
the new Ghostbusters
movie
.
Read
a
review
of
"Young
S~tuesu
CQffeeliouse performance
and a
story
on H ~ Lee's "To
Kill
a lVjockingbird"
sequel
loo.
Fin,
lly,
Spor s
wraps
up thi
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•f>
'i,
is u
with
:m-en'e
and
woin~n•s :bas-
ketball
uJXlates,
a
baseball
preview
and get up
,to
date
on
men's
tennis.
So
to all single~
out
ther~, do
l
not
fret. Love is in your
future,
even
if
it
takes the
form
of the
alwa ·.
reliab'le
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Circle,.:·
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Ambei:Case
Man.aging Editor
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Katie O'Brien
Muru:tgi,tg Editor
Niagra
7:00
p.m.
Mccann Center Arena
Wednesday, 2/18
S'mores Indoors Social
8:00
p.m.
Security, special: Chicken, teeth and a hangover
SC Third Floor Main Hallway
Wednesday, 2/ l 8
Chinese New Year Celebration
9:30
p.m.
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SPC Movie: Dumb
&
Dumber To
6:00
&
10:00
p.m.
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By GILLIAN
FOSS
Staff Writer
The spring semester has brought
about quite a few changes for the
.
peo-
ple of Marist - both students and fac-
ulty are attempting to get used to the
fact that Monday classes are a thing of
the past, learning that any snowman
built on campus
will
be intention-
ally decapitated once darkness falls
by drunken students and that at this
point, Marist 'beach' activities will have
to
take place in student-made igloos.
John Gildard advises everyone, as al-
ways, to
take care to stay warm and safe
in inclement weather.
If
you see some-
thing, say something, and stay po~i-
tive - only
30
days
until spring break!
2/7, 2/8, 2/9
Lower New Townhouses
(x2)
and
Lower West
The Poughkeepsie Fire Department
was kept busy by Marist students this
weekend when on three separate oc-
casions - two in the Lower New and
one in Lower West - students burned
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chicken to the point of causing the fire
alarms to activate. The fire <lepartment
was able to ventilate all smoke and
ex-
tinguished flames with no damage to the
houses, but was at a loss for words when
trying to suggest something easier and
less ha7.ardous for the students to cook
due to the
fact
that it was ... chicken.
-Chicken:
3;
Marist
Students:
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2/8 2:09 a.m., Campus
Deli Parking
Lot
Security was called when a student
slipped and fell in the parking lot by
Campus Deli, breaking a tooth in
the process. Note to all Marist ladies
tromping around the snow in four-
inch heels this weekend: keeping your
pearly whites intact should be priori:-
tized over fashion when parking lots
in the area are essentially skating rinks
2/8 2:23 a.m., Champagnat Hall
A
student reported to security that while
COpy
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walking between Champ and Leo halls,
an unknown ~rpetrator ran out and
punched him square in the face. After
both security and the Poughkeepsie po-
lice department arrived to investigate,
it was discovered that the student had
actually been struck in the face while
at Union.
A
security guard reportedly
told the student that
lying
about where
he got punched in the face was
like
the
Seahawks choosing. to pass on the
fi-
nal play of the Super Bowl: pointless.
2/7 12:29
a.m., Gartland Commons
Security was flagged down by a
fe-
male student attempting to help a male
student in the area by Gartland The
male student was reportedly intoxicat-
ed to the point of getting physically ill,
as was escorted to the hospital. While
I'm sure that the inebriated student
felt horrible at
·the
time, the subse-
quent hospital bill
will
probably bring
more pain than the hangover
will.
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Celebrating Valentine's- Day the right way
From page one
tainly applies to all of our community events and
everything we do here as a college," Lynch said.
and celebrate those who have beaten breast cancer.
Students can expect to witness an exciting show-
down between Marist and Niagara that Coach Gi-
orgis promises will not be a disappointment. When
asked
if
the w'bmen' s team will win the game, he re-
sponded,
"Am
I allowed to say, 'is the Pope Catholic'?"
community mindfulness. Our stu-
dents recognize that what they're
learning in the classroom cer-
Whether you have a significant other or not, make a
date with the Red Foxes on Valentine's Day at 7:00 p.m.
Pink the House p-resents a great opportunity
to
raise
awareness about a disease that claims so many lives
People-watching
■
■
writing
1nsp1res sermon
From page one
m prison," and how they would
react to her sermon.
''Knowing
your audience is key," she said.
In
this respect, writing for a
congregation is the same as any
other kind of writing. Finck fur-
ing to other kinds of writing.
Senior Carolyn Bugbee, an English
major with a writing concentra-
tion, said,
''I
really liked that there
was even a narrative way to write
sermons ... because you don't real-
ly view scripture as storytelling.
You almost view it as ... a techni-
ther emphasized the similarities cal text." She found the event in-
by describing a "narrative" form
of preaching, "a form that works
when scripture reads like a sto-
ry." The purpose of it is to "tell a
story through the eyes of one of the
characters in the text," she said.
The writing students pres-
ent at the event liked the way
Finck
related
sermon
writ-
formative
too,
because she "didn't
really know anything about ..
-
.writ-
ing in religion" before attending.
John Knight, a professor in the
Department of Philosophy and Re-
ligious Studies and director of the
Catholic Studies program, was
also
at the event. Like Bugbee, he liked
the connection Finck made between
"sermon writing and story writing," much went in to planning a ser-
especially "the focus on audience... mon. "I always thought that it was
the readers of your stories, who will more extemporaneous," she said.
always... interpret stories or in-
About 30 students showed up to the
terpret sermons from the perspec-
salon, and non-writing majors, main-
tive of their own life experiences." ly as philosophy or religious studies
Knight brought his entire students, vastly outnumbered writing
Wednesday night class, Philoso-
majors.
In
this respect, the purpose of
phy of Religion, to the program. the writing salons-to unite students
One of the students in this class, of different disciplines, and to make
sophomore
Molly
Demitrack, writers think about writing in a new
enjoyed the program as well. way-has succeeded.
The English
"I thought it was interesting. It Department hopes this success
·
will
gave me a way new perspective continue with the next Writing Salon
on writing for clergy," she said. of the semester, when photographer
Demitrack,
a
Philosophy
and Chris Motta visits Marist in March to
Communications
double
major, discuss, ''Writing and Photography."
said she had never realized how
News Briefs: Everything you need to know
Sexual
assault
on
campus Patrick Maloney were present to
On Feb. 3, a Campus Crime Alert discuss what the changes in Con-
was sent out by John Gildard, Direc- gress will mean to the Hudson Val-
tor of Safety and Security, via email. ley. There were about 145 people
It stated that Marist received a sex- in attendance, including important
ual assault report in an on campus business-people in the Hudson Val-
residence. Anyone with information ley area and a handful of Marist
on this report is encouraged to call students. Gibson, a Republican and
845-4 71-1822. No other details were Maloney, a Democrat, discussed the
made available by the time of print. War Powers Reform Act that Gib-
son is trying to get passed in Con-
Two politicians cross the aisle gress which
will
clarify when the
On Feb. 6, Marist hosted Pattern President needs Congressional ap-
for Progress's Across the Aisle event proval before deploying our Armed
for the second time. New York Con- Forces. Perhaps most important
gressmen Chris Gibson and Sean to the Marist students present,
the men were asked about student 2016. After serving as President of
loan debt. Sean Maloney said on Marist College for 36 years, Mur-
the subject,
"If
a kid has to think ray has decided not to return to the
about having $100,000 in student position when his contract ends. He
loan debt, that doesn't make sense." thanked all members of the Marist
Both politicians want to see it de-
community who have contribut-
cline by opposing the typical nine ed to this institution's great lega-
or 10 percent interest rate in favor cy including the faculty, staff, stu-
of a lower, fixed rate and helping dents, alumni, the Board of Trustees
men and women who want to serve and the Marist Brothers. Murray
in the Army by forgiving their debt. will remain president for the next
18 months and hopes to accom-
President Murray gracefully plish more. At the conclusion of his
retiring as president
by
2016 presidency, Murray
will
remain
On Feb. 7, Dennis Murray an-
on the Board as President Emeri-
nounced his retirement for June tus and Professor of Public Policy.
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MCDE announces new intramural dance opportunities
BY SHANNON BALES
Features Editor
PHOTO COURTESY OF
MARIST DANCE
Marist College Dance Ensemble
is stretching and heel-turning its
way into Marist's intramural pro-
gram for the first time this Sunday.
MCDE is encouraging students to
ease into dance through weekly rec-
reational class offerings.
After planning for over a semester
the MCDE board is proud to offer a
chance to dance to students at any
level of experience. Board members
began to mull over the idea at the
end of the fall semester and pushed
for spring intramural approval un-
der the leisure activities and fitness
category. The Priority Point Re-
view Committee granted the club's
request, qualifying all student rec-
reational dance class attendees to
receive intramural priority points
starting this semester.
''We are so excited to have the
opportunity to open classes for
recreational
intramural
pnon-
ty points," said MCDE president,
Deanna Clark. "It gives members
extra opportunities
to
teach classes
and more Marist students get the
opportunity to join in on dances
without making a commitment
to
performing in the final show."
Students who may be otherwise
deterred from MCDE membership
by the pressure of performing on
stage or committing to weekly re-
hearsals can enjoy dancing recre-
ationally through this program.
''Rec classes are a great opportu-
nity for students who just want a
chance
to
stay in shape in an easy
and fun way," MCDE vice p:i;esident
Sam Soprano said.
In this relaxed atmosphere, par-
ticipants
are
free to choose from a
variety of styles of dance with lit-
tle
to
no experience at all. Students
need not sign-up for weekly classes
either. Those who wish to receive
intramural credit will be asked to
check-in with an attendance sheet
- it's necessary to attend seven
classes to earn a priority point.
MCDE member Katelyn Ollhoff
has choreographed for the dance
show in the past and looks forward
to teaching recreational classes this
semester.
''I'll be teaching a stretching, a
musical theater and a contempo-
rary class," she said.
Currently, students can pick from
jazz, hip-hop and contemporary
dance classes as well. The material
and style will vary between classes
as teachers put together their own
class activities and dance combina-
tions each week.
As
one of the largest student-run
clubs at Marist, the dance ensem-
ble actively caters to its growing
membership and the greater com-
munity each year through classes,
workshops and service. The addi-
tion of recreational class offerings
will
expand the club's positive in-
fluence to even more of the student
population.
''What I like about these classes is
that you don't need to be
a
part of
MCDE to come," said Ollhoff. "I'm
also looking forward to the fact that
I
will
be able to meet so many new
people."
The MCDE board hopes that rec-
reational dance
offers
will
attract a
wide range of students - whether
they're familiar with the club, en-
joy dance through outside organiza-
tions or want to try something new.
''It gives people who never had the
opportunity to take formal dance
class as a kid the chance to try out
a beginner class without paying top
dollar," said senior Max Jaques,
who is interested in trying a con-
temporary class.
Choreographers are looking for-
ward to a different teaching experi-
ence as well. "While I enjoy dancing
in the classes for the showcase, you
dance with the same group every
week. This will provide an oppor-
tunity to meet new people who are
passionate about dance," said Oll-
hoff.
Weekly classes run by choreogra-
phers Devan Tookmanian, Mariana
Vasquez, Lauren Hoffman, Trina
Cardamone, Diana Petrovski and
Sam Cillo will be held on Sundays
at 9 p.m. in the Student Center
dance studio.
Please visit the following link if
you would like more information
on
upcoming recreational classes:
http://clubs.marist.edu/dance/
danceclasses.html
Engineer-turned-restaurant owner cooks up community favorites
BY HARLEY CHASE
Circle Contributor
Just a
_mile
down the road from
the famed Eveready Diner is Cran-
berry's at Tilley Hall, ''Hyde Park's
Victoria Bistro and Bake Shoppe."
A homey cafe serving breakfast,
lunch and homemade baked goods
made right on-site, Cranberry's has
been a staple in the community for
over 12 years. Opened by retired
IBM engineer Roger Larson, Cran-
berry's is located in historic Hyde
Park in a building that is equally
historical, as it has serviced the
community since the 1880s when it
housed a general store.
Step into Cranberry's Cafe and
you are overcome with feelings of
familiarity and comfort. The atmo-
sphere is similar to that of a loved
one's home and that is intended.
''It's casual," Larson explains.
"You know when you are at a family
party for the holidays and everyone
is gathered in the kitchen? That's
the feeling we want to give."
With an open kitchen that allows
guests to gaze onto the behind the
scenes magic that goes into their
meals, they have achieved just
that. To add to this welcoming at-
mosphere, every employee of Cran-
berry's is delightful.
Some are
even
students and graduates of the Culi-
nary Institute of America. Wheth-
er it is giving recommendations or
chatting with regulars, the staff at
Cranberry's truly adds to the com-
munity experience. Cranberry's
casual allure
makes
it effortless to
spend an entire afternoon study-
ing, catching a meal with friends or
drinking a cup of coffee or two.
The atmosphere is not only the
reason why Cranberry's is such
a gem, as the quality of their food
and coffee is what keeps people to
continue to come back. From their
homemade scones, muffins and oth-
er baked goods to their signature
wraps and sandwicnes, it's almost
impossible to leave unsatisfied.
Some of their best sellers include
their Cranberry's grilled chicken
wrap with bacon, cheddar cheese,
lettuce and tomato, and their tur-
key sandwich with their homemade
cranberry chutney. Their menu is
simple, but satisfying going along
with their casual and comfortable
ambiance. Cranberry's is also af-
fordable, which is key when work-
ing with a college student bud-
get. All their baking is done from
scratch with the selection changing
PHOTO COURTESY OF HARLEY CHASE
based on season and what is avail-
able. They even do catering on and
off premise.
Love coffee? Cranberry's has the
ups of 10 different coffee varieties
a day, including cranberry brulee,
Hudson Valley blend and chocolate
covered cherry. Larson, an avid cof-
fee drinker, who claims to have four
20-ounce cups a day, allows Cran-
berry customers (or Cranberrians,
as they are called) to refill their
cups once for free. My Cranberry's
go-to is a cup of cranberry brulee
coffee paired with a scone (white
chocolate coconut is a personal
fa-
vorite).
Larson finds that approximate-
ly 50 percent of his customers are
tourists, which is no surprist=: with
the Vanderbilt Mansion and the his-
toric home of a FDR located down
the road. However, he welcomes the
Marist community to venture left
out of the campus gates heading a
few minutes north to come see what
Cranberry's is all about. With avail-
able Wi-Fi and an array of seating,
Cranberry's is the ideal place to es-
cape campus from an afternoon to
get some work done or meet up with
friends, and of course, grab a bite
to eat.
Looking for more information
about Cranberry's?
Visit their website: http://www.
cranberrysattilleyhall.com or
'Like' them on Facebook
@
Cran-
berry's at Tilley Hall























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Senior class gift campaign seeks support
BY JULIANNA SHERIDAN
Staff Writer
Calling all seniors! The Senior
Class Gift Campaign is
·
seeking
support from the Class of 2015 in
honor of their Marist experience.
The Senior Class Gift Campaign,
supported by the Office of College
Advancement and Alumni Rela-
tions, is a. long-time tradition at
Marist where graduating seniors
make a gift to the College's annual
giving campaign, the·Marist Fund.
According to its website, the Marist
Fund raises unrestricted gifts to
help offset the costs of tuition with
scholarships and financial aid, as
well as upgrades
in
technology and
library resources.
The Senior Class Gift Commit-
tee is comprised of five seniors who
have planned several events that
help raise awareness and money for
the campaign. Last semester these
included the Beer Tasting in Octo-
ber and the Thanksgiving Dinner
in November.
Jeanine Thompson, director of
annual giving at Marist is proud of
the commitment the committee has
put forth this year. "I'm really excit-
ed to see the class of 2015 continue
to participate in events that get the
campus involved while also thank-
ing alumni, parents and friends
who support the Marist Fund an-
nually and keep Marist such a re-
markable place to learn and live,"
Thompson said.
Participating in the campaign is a
great way for students to show pride
and appreciation for the school and
it supports many of the essentials
that make Marist so special. Just
as
gifts
from alumni have helped
advance Marist over the years, the
Senior Class Gift Campaign will
di-
rectly impact the experience of cur-
rent and future Red Foxes. Gifts of
any size make a difference, and the
more students who give, the great-
er the impact
will
be.
Corinne Bruckenthal, chair of the
committee and class of 2015 presi-
dent, is proud to see the work that
the committee has done and hopes
that all seniors will consider mak-
ing a gift.
"It gives us a great chance to give
back
to our soon to be alma Mater
and really is a fund that embraces
the caring nature of the Mai;ist stu-
dent body as a whole," Bruckenthal
said. "I know I would not have the
opportunities I have today with-
out the Marist fund supporting the
school."
Senior Melissa Andrews is the
education chair on the Senior Class
Gift Committee and believes that
the Senior Class Gift is a great
chance for seniors to pay their re-
spects
to the school.
''The Senior Class Gift Campaign
is so special and important because
it's how we, as a class, can say
'thank you' for the times Marist
went above and beyond," Andrews
said.
"We have all experienced
those moments when something
small makes all the difference ...
those moments are what make me
proud of my school."
To date, 179 seniors have support-
ed the Campaign and have raised
more than $1,180. There are 1,150
seniors in the class of 2015 and the
class hopes to raise $5,000 with at
least 60 percent participation from
the students. To compare with last
year's Senior Class Gift, the class
of 2014 raised $2,858 and 254 stu-
dents participated, which is a 23
percent participation rate.
The
Committee
has been hard
at work planning this semester's
events. Seniors can look for an
email this week about the Bounce!
Trampoline Sports event on Sun-
day, Feb. 22. Bounce! will be closing
its facilities for Marist seniors that
night. The Committee has planned
a black light theme and a dodge
ball tournament with contests and
prizes.
Additional events
will
take place
later in the semester. Seniors are
encouraged to stop by the Marist
Fund Office (FN 119) to pick up
their class of 2015 pint glass,
which is being sold for $5.
Andrews
will
look back at her
time at Marist and see the legacy
that the 2015 Senior Class Gift has
made.
"As
a senior, giving a small
gift back
will
make sure future
students have those same mo-
ments to be thankful for," Andrews
said.
Seniors are e~couraged to make
a donation of $20.15 in honor of
their graduation year and in-
vest in the future ofMarist Col-
lege. Students can give online at
maristconnect.marist.edu/giving
or participate in any of the events
this semester. The Class of 2016
can look out for more information
on ways to get involved later in the
semester.
Breast Cancer
-
Foundation to sponsor 'Pink the House'
BY
AMBER
CASE
Managi,ng Editor
Established in 2004, Miles of
Hope Breast Cancer Foundation
was founded by Dana Effron, a
breast cancer survivor and Cathr
Benecke Varunok, an advocate for
the disease that claimed the life of
her sister. The Foundation was cre-
ated to support those afflicted with
breast cancer
in
the eight regions
of the Hudson Valley.
Effron and Varunok decided to
start a public charity that has since
developed five major fundraising
events: Hoops for Hope Wom-
en's Basketball Tournament at
Marist College, the Miles of Hope
Spring Brunch at the Grandview
in Poughkeepsie, a 5K and Chil-
dren's Family Fun Run at Tymor
Park in Dutchess County, Goals for
Hope Women's Soccer Tournament
at the Lagrange Soccer Fields in
Lagrange, N.Y. and their signature
event in Pleasant Valley, N.Y.: the
Community Breast Cancer Walk at
James Baird State Park.
Funds raised at these events
·
are dispersed for scholarships as
well as four other programs in the
Hudson Valley: Complementary
Medicine, a program that offers
a variety of therapies to enhance
recovery, Medical Gap Care Fund,
which supports individuals who
cannot afford their breast cancer
care, Peer to Peer, a pr
_
ogram that
pairs individuals who have been
diagnosed with breast cancer with
trained survivors and
La
Boutique,
a medical center at Vassar College
where women can purchase items
needed during their breast cancer
treatment.
Pari Forood, the Executive Direc-
tor of Miles of Hope since its found-
ing, helps coordinate fundraising
events, handles the Foundation's
media and public relations and
helps review and conduct research
for grant applications. She has
been Marist's connection to Miles
of Hope and has helped organize
the annual Play4Kay game at the
McCann Center since its start.
Play4Kay is in honor of former
NC State basketball coach Kay
Yow, who passed away from breast
cancer. Her friends founded an
organization in her memory that
the NCAA encourages teams who
do not have a local breast cancer
organization to support.
This
year, the annual Play4Kay
game is being combined with the
yearly Pack the House basketball
game. The theme for the 2015
game is "Pink the House" and it
falls on Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day).
PHOTO COURTESY OF
MARIST ATHLETICS
Natalie Gomez-Martinez
of
Marist
Women's Basketball
''The
NCAA
encourages
colleges
to recognize breast cancer as an
issue that needs
to be out in the
public, especially to the college
community so they can know about
the issue of breast cancer, the
perspective of prevention but also
the perspective of public health,"
Forood says.
The players wear special pink
uniforms and play with a pink
ball. The game has a breast can-
cer survivor as an honorary guest
coach and there is a salute to all
the attending survivors during half
time.
In
the emotional ceremony,
the survivors announce how long
they have been cancer free.
"Oftentimes, quite honestly,
when you're dealing with a disease
like this you can think about or you
can focus on the people who haven't
been successful and it can be sad,
but this is the opposite of that. This
is a fun, wonderful event," Forood
says of Play4Kay.
Many people right here on the
Marist campus have a family mem-
ber or friend who has been affected
by breast cancer.
As
the most com-
mon form of cancer for women in
the U.S. to ~e diagnosed with and
the fact that 85 percent of women
who contract breast cancer have
no family history of the disease,
almost everyone will have a con-
nection to it in their lifetime.
·
Miles of Hope Breast Cancer
Foun dation has also sponsored
Marist women's soccer and lacrosse
games, teams on which players
know someone afflicted with the
disease.
"Someone on the team will have a
mom who is a breast cancer sur-
vivor ... so we salute those people
associated with the team," Forood
says.
All Marist students are encour-
aged to attend Pink the House on
Feb. 14. It is a great way
to show
support for breast cancer research.


















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Intramural yoga: Body and mind development
BY
CORINNA WONG
what we want to do in life. Gher-
Staff Writer
There is always some food, fash-
ion or exercise craze taking the
world by storm. One particular
health trend that has been around
for a while that looks like it's here to
stay, is yoga. Models, celebrities and
health experts swear by it, so some-
thing must be good about it, right?
Marist even has its own intramu-
ral yoga program that students can
participate in for priority points.
Shannon Lashlee started the
Marist yoga program, but be-
cause she has since graduated,
senior Alexa Gherlone and ju-
nior Charles Garrido now run
the yoga program here at Marist.
''I started practicing yoga my
freshman year with Shannon,"
Gherlone says. "She was my in-
spiration and sparked my interest
in yoga." Gherlone has been prac-
ticing yoga for four years now,
with specializations in hot yoga,
power yoga and vinyasa flows.
Garrido has also practiced yoga
since his freshman year, began
teaching that spring and was re-
cently certified at the
International
Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta Cen-
ter this past June. Garrido started
teaching yoga by chance. While on
a crew trip, the crew team had to
warm up with yoga and
Garrido
was
called upon to teach the team even
though he had never done it before.
''It actually went well," he says.
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF HUFFINGTON POST
Yoga is not only great physical exercise, it also conditions the mind to be more
peaceful and mindful.
''Word got out to Shannon and
she immediately helped me start
teaching my own classes at Marist,
and I haven't looked back since."
The intramural program at
Marist encourages anyone and
everyone
to
particip
te
in yoga,
even
if
students have never tak-
en a class before. Practicing yoga
has both immense
physical
and
emotional
benefits.
Physical-
ly, it will tone and strengthen
the body and increase flexibility.
However, Garrido and Gherlone
stress that the most important ben-
efit to yoga is the effect it has on the
mind and soul. Meditation is one of
the most important things yoga can
do for people. To demonstrate the
spiritual and emotional benefits,
Garrido compares the mind to a lake.
''When
our
mind
is
agitated, the
waves, or our thoughts, make it
hard to see the bottom of the lake,"
he said. "Through the practice of
physical postures we expend ener-
gy
so that we can meditate. Medi-
tation eventually calms the waves
in our mind so that we can begin
to
clearly see the bottom of the lake."
Garrido explains that once we
can see the bottom of the lake,
we gain insight as
to
what makes
us happy, who we really are and
lone also adds that meditation
enables us
to
sit with ourselves
after a long day and de-stress.
"Focusing on your breath for 60
minutes will expand your mind and
allow you
to
better self reflect," she
says. They argue that this is the
most beneficial advantage to yoga.
To Garrido, the best part of teach-
ing yoga at Marist is seeing stu-
dents come to that realization-
that external conditions are not
indicative of our internal happiness.
"Yoga is the idea that some-
how, we begin to liave insights
as
to
who we are and that
brings us peace," Garrido says.
Gherlone agrees,
''I
love be-
ing able to add value to people's
lives in a way that relaxes them
and forces them to self reflect."
Although both agree that there
aren't any downsides
to
teaching
yoga at Marist, Gherlone says that
it's sometimes difficult to manage a
class with students of varying levels.
The classes at Marist tend to be
on the popular side with a total of
7 5 students enrolled in the pro-
gram as oflast semester and an av-
erage of 30 students in each class.
Enrolled students range from ad-
vanced to beginner and everyone
is welcome. Interested students
should look online at the intramu-
rals website to register and also
join the Facebook group ''Marist
Yoga"
for
more
information.
Pros and cons of long distance valentines
BY GENEVIEVE HAUCK
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Circle Contributor
"Absence makes the heart grow
fonder" is the age-old saying that
friends and family say to those
in
long distance relationships. But
behind the scenes, they are like-
ly placing bets on how long the
relationship
will actually last.
Most people say that those who
would be willing to commit to a
relationship
in
which their sig-
nificant other is hours away are
nuts, hopeless romantics, or both.
Any relationship will have its
pros and cons, but being apart
tends to heighten the severity
of those positives and negatives.
What's nice about long distance
relationships is that they are, in
fact, simple enough to
be
thrown
into a pros and cons list. A con for
example, is that they are not sim-
ple. It's like taki.J?-g a class in which
your teacher gives you no warning
what time the class
will be each
In a long distance relationship, constant reminders of how much the strongest relationship you
moments of longing or yearning better the day-to-day routine would could ever imagine. The process of
can happen at any moment - many be with your significant other. dealing with that lack of simplic-
times without warning. Little
But the great part about being ity is through creative methods.
things like rolling over in bed, get-
in a long distance relationship
is
Communication is key in every re-
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR
Long
distance
relationships can
be
tough, especially if you can't
be
with your
significant other this Valentine's weekend.
lationship,
and distance forces you
to
have meaningful vocal or textual
conversations on a daily basis. Be-
ing punctual
will also come natural-
ly; when the window of opportunity
to finally reunite opens up, you learn
to nail dates and times to the min-
ute."
If
contact was maintained and
you've done your best to stay hap-
py, consider the storm weathered.
Good things come to those who
wait.
If
your Valentine this year
happens to be a few hundred
miles away, think of all the pos-
itives and don't give up. By the
time being in the same zip code
becomes a reality, you
will be
ready to fall in love all over again.























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Aftermath of Charlie Hebdo: Fine lines for freedom of the press
BY
DAN MCFADDEN
Staff Writer
On Jan. 9, 2015, two Islamic gun-
men entered the headquarter offices
of "Charlie Hebda," a satirical mag-
azine based in Paris, France
.
They
proceeded to open fire on the staff,
killing 12 and injuring 11, in vio-
lent backlash to the establishment
'
s
offensive
ongoing
publication.
The magazine, which is known
for its mocking portrayal of the
Islamic Prophet Muhammad, has
upset practitioners of the Mus-
lim faith in the past, particular-
ly those associated with Muslim
terrorist groups. Still, their por-
trayal is only a caricature of a ste-
reotype
,
meant to extenuate the
outlandish properties associated
with the beliefs of such extremists.
The devastating response taken
by these terrorists has left a nation
in mourning, and moreover, a world
divided on the subject of freedom of
expression. The tragedy raises the
issue of whether or not they went too
far in mocking other people's beliefs
of religion, and leaves us with the
question of whether there should
PHOTO COURTESY OF BBC NEWS
Millions of people marched the streets of Paris in support of Charlie Hebdo.
be certain fine lines not to cross in
protecting religion in the media?
While the publishers of "Char-
lie Hebdo" are no strangers to the
hot-temper and sensitivity of Mus-
lim extremists, the attacks in Jan-
uary were unprecedented and out-
right unacceptable, as voiced by
the reaction following the incident.
In wake of the nation's tragedy,
an estimated 3. 7 million people, in-
cluding 40 world leaders, descended
on the streets of Paris to mourn the
lives lost and
to
show their support
for freedom of expression. Chant-
ing their rally cry "Je suis Char-
lie"
(''I
am Charlie''), these dem-
onstrators told the world they're
fed up with acts of extremism and
they're not going to take it any-
more. Demonstrators held up pens
and pencils in protest to signify
their devotion for the written word.
The attacks fueled an ongoing de-
bate about censorship and freedom
of the press. We live in an online
global community without editors,
where anyone
can
publish anything
to the
Internet
to
be read by every-
one.
In consequence,
old
standards
of censorship are thrown
to
the
wind under the guise of free expres-
sion and "pushing the envelope" to
create more catching and attrac-
tive content. But in a world where
anything goes, without any guiding
boundaries, does that mean ethics
and morality a.re soon to be thrown
out the window as well? How far can
you push the envelope until you've
gone too far? When it comes to free-
dom of the press, in effort
to
main-
tain our civility, there has to be-cer-
tain restrictions determining what
can and cannot make the print.
Perhaps religion should remain
out of bounds. If it can prevent in-
nocent lives from being damaged
or lost, isn't that the right thing to
do? Time and again religious provo-
cations are the center and starting
point of much animosity around the
world. Having unwavering convic-
tions for your beliefs is
one
thing,
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get ex-
After a measles outbreak emerged
that was confirmed to have affect-
ed five employees in
Disneyland
last December, 14 states outside
of California reported further
cases of measles. The Center for
Disease Control uncovered 102
measles in the month of January
alone, and 2014 has proven to be
the worst year for measles since
its elimination in 2000, with 622
reported cases for the entire year.
Many a.re wondering if the infa-
mous anti-vaccine ampaign of the
late 2000s in response to rising
cases of autism and other mental
health-related disorders has any-
thing to do with this sudden out-
break. Of course, the theory that
routine vaccinations are linked to
rising cases of autism in children
has been proven false numerous
times. One particular alleger- a doc-
tor who conducted a study on the
subject back
in
~998- lost his medi-
cal license in 2010 after the journal
.
that published the study retracted it.
With the 2016 presidential cam-
paign on the horizon, potential
nominees from the Republican
party have weighed in on this sud-
den resurgence, and their com-
ments have not boded
well
for
their already contentious presi-
dential prospects. Their comments
for the effectiveness of vaccines.
New Jersey Governor Chris Chris-
tie was the first to weigh in, stating
that with something like a govern-
ment policy on vaccinations, a bal-
ance needs
to
be set between pub-
lic health and parental discretion.
Christie later retracted his com-
ments- which were made during
a trip
to
a science lab in England-
stating that children undoubtedly
need to be vaccinated but he was
trying
to
acknowledge the responsi-
bility of state governments in help-
ing parents through the process of
vaccination in his previous state-
ments on the issue of vaccination.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul fol-
lowed with comments on CNBC
about how he has "heard of many
vaccines," arguing that "most of
them [vaccines] ought
to
be volun-
tary." Paul was going on a similar
libertarian
viewpoint that Christie
was making, and he used an
even
poorer choice of words than Chris-
tie's.
As
a medical professional (the
congressman is also an opthalmol-
ogist), Paul ought
to
know better
than
to
try
to
prove science that
has already been debunked
to
be
true.
It
is also ironic how Paul's ad-
vocacy for individual rights is more
fear-mongering than commonsen-
sical and befitting of his typically
libertarian constituents.
It
is iron-
ic, yet not
uncommon
in America's
contempotrary political climate.
Religion also plays a significant
role in the anti-vaccination contro-
Many parents have refused to vaccinate their children, fearing long-term effects.
emptions on vaccination for reli-
gious reasons. However, a recent ar-
ticle in Slate pointed out that most
religious organizations do not have
any objections towards incoulation
for anything. The immense pow-
er that religion has on Americans
compels them to make misguided
decisions
in
a similar fashion to po-
litically motivated organizations.
In
addition to the politicized panic
over autism and religious concerns,
Americans have not been able
to
make sound judgments on vacci-
nating their child partially because
diseases like measles are rare in
the United States. Underprivileged
nations experience outbreaks year-
round that are similar to what the
U.S. experienced over 100 years ago.
The mortality rate for the disease re-
mains 10% for very young children.
The decisions that parents make
based on public health crises should
be autonomous in true American
fashion, and made on their child's
behalf, as children are- theoretical-
ly speaking-
too
young to make ma-
jor decisions on their own. With that
being said, one child's affliction with
measles affects the other children
that he or she attends school with,
and the parents must determine the
impact that their views will have
on
their children's fellow classmates.



















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Free community college: A step in the right direction
BY KATHERINE MARADIAGA
Circle Contributor
The promise of free community
college that President Obama made
during the State of the Union likely
won't amount
to
more than an ideal-
istic initiative,
if
a Republican Con-
gress has anything to say about it.
The prospect contributes to a long-
1
term education goal no one would
object to on its own terms: that "two
years of college becomes as free
and universal
.
in America as high
school
is
today." For the sake of this
goal, the economic cost of $60 bil-
lion over 10 years will be worth it.
Community college becoming
free would bolster the output of
U.S. employers and employees and
lead to a stronger economy. Stu-
dents paid $18.7 billion to cover
the cost of tuition, fees, books and
supplies at American community
colleges in 2012, but at the cost of
$78. 7 billion that they could have
made had they been employed in-
stead of enrolled. For every dollar
that taxpayers spent on commu-
nity colleges in 2012, society will
ecc1v
$25.90 in benefits for as
long
as 2012 graduates remain ac-
tive in the workforce. Freeing up
PHOTO COURTESY OF NBC NEWS
President Obama shares his plan at the State of the Union.
community college would gener-
ate an immense return on our in-
vestment, despite the initial costs.
An initiative like this doesn't con-
tribute to changing the logistical
flaws of the educational system,
but it would be too much
to
ask
if
we expected it to (and after Com-
mon Core, we probably won't trust
the federal government to try any-
thing as drastic for a while). How-
ever, it does something more basic
and, arguably, more essential at
this moment in our nation's histo-
ry
:
it increases general access to
education for people from all walks
of life, whether they are aspiring
trade workers, polymaths, veter
-
ans, minorities or single parents.
The president emphasized that the
free two years of education would
not be without its catches, as stu-
dents would have
to
maintain a
2.5 GPA and graduate with their
associate's degree on time in order
for the two years to remain free.
The details of the budget for this
plan entail that the federal gov-
ernment cover 75 percent of the
average cost of community college,
and that states be held responsi-
ble for the rest. Obama also hopes
to integrate reforms like the ad-
dition of more advising services
for students on community college
campuses and a more streamlined
high school and college curricu-
lum that would keep prospective
students out of remedial cours-
es when they first get to college.
The state of Tennessee and the
city of Chicago are already offering
free community college and making
it work for them; with careful plan-
ning the whole nation is capable of
offering the same without the huge,
exaggerated difficulties that
Re-
publicans anticipate.
H
anything,
it would be more ideal
if
states
did this on their own, starting free
community-college initiatives from
the ground up without relying on
the federal government to pass the
law. College has become an unaf-
fordable cost
to
our country's av-
erage middle-class citizen. making
major sacrifices to attain degrees.
With the student loan crisis hav-
ing an effect on a students's choice
to go to college at all, providing an
incentive like a free two years of
college is what may be necessary
to keep the American public edu-
cated and
employable. Widening
access to edu~ation
will help close
the skills gap that will continue
to drag on our economy long after
2016;
college, indeed, is no longer
a luxury, but a vital investment.
Super Bowl Xll}(: What
was
Pete Carroll thinking?
BY MIKE CONWAY
Wilson's pass intended for Ricardo run Marshawn Lynch. Despite the left,
if
the Seahawks had run the
Staff Writer
With the final seconds of Super
Bowl XLIX dwindling down, the Se-
attle Seahawks found themselves
lined up against the New England
Patriots at the one-yard line. At
the edge of destiny, and the op-
portunity to
be
the third team in
NFL history to win back-to-back
Super Bowls, the Seahawks left
their fate in the hands of quar-
terback, Russell Wilson, as head
coach Pete Carroll and staff made
the decision to pass the ball, score
a touchdown and win the game.
Setup in the shotgun formation
Wilson was accompanied by fa-
mously media silent running back,
Marshawn Lynch. Bestowed with
the nickname "Beastmode," Lynch
is known for long rushes and his
ability
to
break through defenses
and pick up large gains after mak-
ing contact. Despite having the
best running back in the league,
and having an elementary run-
ning situation at their feet the Se-
ahawks decided to pass, a decision
that will forever haunt the team
and their legendarily loud fan base.
Everyone who watched the Super
Bowl watched young Patriots cor-
nerback Malcolm Butler intercept
Lockette. Within seconds, the New anticipated outcome, Lynch was ball and failed they would have
England Patriots became four-
stuffed four out of the five times, had to burn the timeout and face a
time champions in the Super Bow
1. and the one time he did score was third and goal, making their call a
The Seahawks were deeply crit-
during week ten against the New predictable pass that Belichick's de-
icized for their choice to pass the York Giants. Despite his innate fense would most likely have been
ball with only one yard
to
the end ability to plug for extra yards after able to thwart with ease. Of course
zone
.
Maybe we are too quick to contact, Lynch seemingly did not the worst case scenario played out
judge the Seahawks; maybe the have what it takes
to
do the same before their eyes as a simple slant
right decision was made and the at the goal line during the regular route run by Ricardo ~ckette, was
Patriots defense simply outplayed season. Knowing those stats, it
is
stopped by Malcolm Butler with
the Seahawks. When taking a sec-
hard
to
criticize the Seahawks on an incredible break on the ball,
ond look at the statistical analy-
their decision
to
pass the ball at finalizing the play that neither
sis of the Seahawks' decision to the goal line. In fact, it would make team or their fans will ever forget.
pass versus run the ball, the per-
sense for the Seahawks to pass the
All in all, I believe that the Su-
spective of scrutiny on the Seattle ball considering the statistics, their per Bowl ended wrongly and the
coaching staff seems to be allevi-
confidence in their quarterback, better team failed to take what
ated, or at least slightly shifted. and his abilities at the position. was rightfully theirs. Despite this
Throughout the regular season
Another factor that played a big belief, there is no denying the up-
the Seahawks were lined up at the part in the historic pass was the standing athleticism and heart that
goal line five times,· and did what amount of timeouts that the Sea-
Malcolm Butler displayed on that
seemed to be the logical thing: hawks had left. With one timeout final play. His quick-thinking and
PHOTO COURTESY OF ESPN
Pete Carroll has come under fire for his final play call in the Super Bowl.
raw physicality flipped the script,
making Seattle look clueless. I
think this play will be wildly mis-
understood by the general public,
but I can only hope that people not
only focus on that but also the fact
that Lockette was physically best-
ed . My condolences go out to Pete
Carroll and the Seahawks coaching
staff, as they will undoubtedly fall
into the chapter of football history
that discuss one of the greatest mis-
takes ever made by a football coach.




















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ABC continues to break down stereotypes
BY: ADRIANA
BELMONTE
I
Opinion Editor
When you look at ABC's
lineup, what do you see?
Mayb
some Grey's Anatomy, The
Bach
elor and Dancing with the
Stars
Look at the new shows that
de
buted during the current
televi
sion season: Black-ish and
Fres
Off the Boat. What do you
se
now? Each of these shows is led
b
men and women of different
races
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they show that they are more than
just Asian-American parents; they
are funny, overall normal parents.
While the two of them want their
three sons to receive a good educa-
tion, they do not force their children
to make school the priority of their
lives. They do not yell or threaten
their children in any way. When
their son, Eddie, asked to have a
more American lunch for school
rather than noodles everyday,
they agreed to it and showed that
they are open to new things. They
are not closed off to "the American
Way,"
contrary to what many ste-
reotypes say for Asian-Americans.
To add
to
all of this
·
spotlight on the
show, here is another surprising
fact: This is the first Asian-Amer-
ican sitcom in over 20 years.
Black-ish has been lauded by fans
and critics alike for portraying an
African-American family in a light
hardly ever shown on television.
It
is a sitcom about an upper-mid-
dle-class family living, and that is
really all there is
to
it. No one is
tied to a street gang nor is one too
poor to attend college. The father,
Dre Anderson, has a steady job and
receives a promotion in the pilot ep-
isode. The mother is a mixed-race
woman, notably not an "angry black
woman." The four children are all
well-behaved, and the younger ones
attend a private school.
This is
what
an average African-American fami-
ly is like. So why does it seem like
such a groundbreaking television
series? Perhaps it is because the
show goes against the stereotype of
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR
The cast of Black-ish posing for the Red Carpet Repost at the Paleyfest Fall TV
Preview
African-Americans that Hollywood
often likes to portray.
In
the pilot
episode, Dre is concerned that he
received his promotion to Senior
Vice President of the Urban Divi-
sion because of his skin color. At
one point, one of his co-workers tells
him to turn his "swag" on at their
next meeting and offends Dre. This
is because Dre wants to be treated
like everyone else in the office. He
does not want people
to
turn to him
for the stereotypical African-Amer-
ican input. He wants to be respect-
ed for his talents as an advertis-
ing executive and nothing more.
Fresh Off the Boat portrays a Tai-
wanese-American family recently
moved to Orlando from Chinatown
in Washington, D.C. The father,
Louis Huang, has opened up a
restaurant there, but before you as-
sume it is a Taiwanese restaurant,
think again. Instead, it is a steak-
house, possibly to emphasize the
fact that yet again, this is going to
be another family to prove stereo-
types wrong. Louis's wife, Jessica's
portrayer Constance Wu, has been
considered by critics as the break-
out star of the show, and rightful-
ly so, as she accepts her role as an
Asian-American woman and shows
how she is more than just that. Her
one-liners are hilarious and when
Jessica is teamed up with Louis,
These are just two of the new
shows on television that highlight
how diverse our TV screens have
become. While some shows have
been accused of "whitewashing,''
these shows have shown that men
and women of all different kinds of
backgrounds have the capability
of leading a show and attracting
a wide audience. While Black-ish
is poised to be renewed for second
season, it is too soon
to
tell for
Fresh Off the Boat.
Young Statues rock the SPC Coffeehouse
BY
PAIGE
DIFIORE
Circle Contributor
Recently, Marist hosted the in-
die-rock band "Young Statues" as
part of the SPC Coffeehouse musi-
cian experience. Although most stu-
dents, admittedly, had never heard
of the band, after hearing (and see-
ing) them live it's clear
to
say many
became huge fans of the group.
Students in the Dining Hall and
the Champagnat breezeway were
puzzled when they heard drums
and guitar coming from somewhere
in the Student Center. Many fol-
lowed the sound and peered through
the doors to curiously watch Young
Statues perform their sound check.
Marist' s last Coffeehouse artist
to
perform was Nick Santino, pre-
vious lead singer of the rock band
"A
Rocket to the Moon." Santino
killed it with a solo acoustic set. He
was surely a tough act to follow, but
Young Statues followed with a hang.
Young Statues is an American
indie-rock band that began in
2010 in Philadelphia. The band
consists of four guys: Carmen Ci-
rignano on lead guitar and vo-
cals,
.
Matthew Weber on guitar
and backup vocals, Daniel Bogan
on drums and Tom Ryan on bass.
Although many were initially dis-
appointed when they decided to play
their set full band rather than the
classic acoustic; they really did rock
out the Student Center. Unfortu-
nately, the full band was extremely
loud, especially because the small
room was not built to accommodate
the loud music, but it did give off
a real concert vibe. After the show,
listeners' ears were ringing but ev-
eryone had a smile on their face.
The turnout was not very high,
but the few that attended the show
were extremely entertained. The
group's set list consisted of many
songs from their studio albums
Young Statues and "The Flatlands
Are Your Friend" and also a few
from th~ir EPs, "Covers" and "Age
Isn't Ours." Lead singer, Carmen
Cirignano, even gave the band a
break and did a few solo rendi-
tions halfway through the concert.
He performed stripped down ver-
sions of songs and even a cover.
Throughout the concert, the
timid and soft-spoken lead sing-
er interacted with the audience-
asking their oprmons on songs
or how they felt about the vol-
ume. In fact, Cirignano paused
the concert
to
adjust the micro-
phone volumes for audience mem-
bers that couldn't hear the vocals.
The highlights of the show were
likely the upbeat anthem ''Natives"
and the toned down solo perfor-
mance of "Ain't A Bad Thing To
Lose." "Strangers In A Dream" was
also a hit with many in the audience.
The band effortlessly played each
songs and their unique sound was
surely a hit with Marist students.
The band also stayed afterwards
to sell merchandise, chat with fans,
enjoy hot cocoa and cookies and even
pose for pictures. They were all ex-
tremely down to earth and the bass-
ist in charge of merchandise, Tom
Ryan, was even seen throwing in
free CDs or giving discounts to fans.
"They were really good! I didn't
know much about them before
going to see them, but I'm glad
I did," Kiera Fitzgibbon, a fresh-
man, gushes.
"I even bought a
sweatshirt and one of their CDs!"
Once again, SPC Coffeehouse
killed it with their choice of per-
formers. The next SPC Coffeehouse
performance is scheduled for lat-
er in the month. If free live music
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUNG STATUES FACEBOOK PAGE isn't enough
to
draw you in, SPC
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New Ghostbusters casted with all women
BY MALLIKA RAO
Staff Writer
There's
something
strange
m
the
neighborhood ... but
in
the
best
possible
way!
Sony Pictures has just announced
an all-female "Ghostbusters" re-
vamp featuring four of the hottest
female comedians as the main leads.
"Saturday Night Live" alum
Kris-
ten Wiig and current "SNL'' -ers Les-
lie Jones and Kate McKinnon have
signed on, with Wiig' s "Bridesmaids"
co-star Melissa McCarthy rounding
out the cast. ''Bridesmaids" director
Paul Feig is at the helm of the film,
which is not a third installment of
the franchise, but rather a reboot.
More groundbreaking than the
all-female cast is the fact that one
of the leads is black (Jones) and the
other is openly lesbian (McKinnon).
In an era of Hollywood where many
are decrying the lack of diversity
in the industry, this is a breath of
fresh air. Like the aforementioned
PHOTO COURTESY OF CNN
The cast for the upcoming Ghostbusters film, highlighted (from left to right)
Kristen Wiig, Melissa Mccarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.
progress for equality in the enter-
cent of females in the DGA (Di-
tainment industry, we still have a
rectors Guild of America) and 15
long way to go for equal opportuni-
percent of females in the WGA
ty in both comedy and Hollywood
(Writers
Guild
of
America).
at large. A recent study pointed
As the debate continues to sim-
out that in the films that were re-
mer throughout social media,
leased in 2013, 15 percent of the
many people (mostly women) were
protagonists, 29 percent of the ma-
pleased with the announcement of
jor characters and 30 percent of the
an all-female remake. Some of the
''Bridesmaids" before it, the female speaking cha~acters were female.
haters surprisingly
were wom-
"Ghostbusters" intends to be trans-
formative for women in comedy.
While many see the rise of fe-
males in comedy as tremendous
Additionally, only 13 percent of
en, who were generally displeased
these films featured an equal ratio
with the idea of a "Ghostbusters"
of males and females in the
cast.
remake regardless of who is star-
The odds are worse behind
ring in it. Memes of the secretary
the scenes, with only 13.
7
per-
from the original film Janine with
the caption "I liked Ghostbusters
when the women only answered
the phones" and of an attractive
woman in a skimpy Ghostbusters
uniform saying that the film should
have cast the woman and her
three hot friends instead. Ouch.
The problem here is not neces-
sarily sexism. Not appreciating
the idea of a "Ghostbusters" re-
make does not make you sexist. It
makes you quite normal, actual-
ly, considering the recent barrage
of Hollywood remakes that have
been met with much disapproval
("Godzilla," ''Teenage
.
Mutant Nin-
ja Turtles" and "Spiderman"). That
being said, it would be considered
sexist and generally prejudiced to
believe that a film starring four di-
verse and funny women would not
be funny, regardless of whether the
idea for the film is terribly origi-
nal or not. Hopefully Hollywood's
decision to remake a classic while
trying to appeal to underrepresent-
ed groups in the media will not be
met with the typical derision of a
Hollywood remake and
instead
inspire writers, directors and pro•
ducers to make more original films
featuring incredibly diverse casts.
Lee
to
relea;c
Mockingbird sequel amid
BY ROSE SHANNON
Staff Writer
Iconic author Harper Lee is
an
American literary treasure.
It will be published as original-
ly written, with no revisions. The
first printing
will
consist of two
million copies and be available
in both print and electronically.
Her novel, ''To Kill a Mock•
"Watchman" was written during
ingbird," is a literary classic, a
book that is considered one of the the 1950s and then put aside,
best American novels ever writ-
ten, one everyone should read
at least once in their lifetime.
The novel, published in 1960,
tells the story of racial inequali-
ty and life during the Great De-
pression in the southern town of
Maycomb, Alabama, as seen in the
eyes of six-year-old
·
Scout Finch.
The novel also introduces us
to one of literature's most be-
loved and admired characters,
Scout's
father,
Atticus
Finch.
''Mockingbird" went on to win
the Pulitzer Prize, was turned
into an Oscar-winning film in
1962, and more than 40 mil-
lion
copies
have
been
sold.
Despite the popularity and
praise
''Mockingbird"
received,
Lee never published anything af .
.
ter its publication and became
a recluse, rarely giving inter-
views or being seen in public.
However, we now know Lee will
not be a one book wonder. Last
week, Feb. 3, publish~r HarperCol-
lins announced, "Go Set a Watch-
until the manuscript was re-
cently found by Lee's lawyer,
Tonja Carter, along with the orig-
inal copy of "Mockingbird," the
Associated Press
(AP)
reported.
Although Lee wrote ''Watch-
man" first, it is perceived to be
a sequel to "Mockingbird," and
expected to be 304 pages long.
''Watchman" is set in Maycomb
in the 1950s, 20 years after the
events in "Mockingbird," and will
correspond with the time Lee was
in, as the- Civil R
i
ghts
Movement was becoming to take
shape throughout the country, es-
pecially in Lee's native Alabama.
According to
Lee, ''Watchman"
will
focus on Scout Finch as an
~dult, living in New York City, who
returns to Maycomb to visit Atticus.
HarperCollins's official statement
regarding the novel's synopses was,
"[Scout] is forced to grapple with is-
sues both personal and political as
she tries to understand her father's
.
attitude toward society, and her own
feelings about the place where she
was born and spent her childhood."
In the same statement, Lee said,
"I hadn't realized it (the original
book) had survived, so was sur-
prised and delighted when my dear
friend and lawyer Tonja Carter dis-
covered it. After much thou
ht and
man" will be released on July 14. At 88, Harper Lee is still as happy as ever as she continues to do what she loves.
hesitation, I shared it with a hand-
ful of people I trust and was pleased
to hear that they considered it wor-
thy of publication. I am humbled
and amazed that this will now be
published after all these years."
The 88-year-old Lee currently
lives in her hometown of Monro-
eville, Alabama, the inspiration for
Maycomb, and is in poor health.
As a result, Carter and liter-
ary agent Andrew Nurnbug are
in communications with Harp-
erCollins over "Watchman," al-
though a spokesman was quot-
ed saying he was "completely
confident" that Lee was involved
in the releasing of the book.
This
and the initial news of re-
leasing "Watchman" has led to
controversy, with many ques-
tioning Lee's sound mind, and
if Lee even wanted the novel to
be published in the first place.
In addition, many people are ques-
tioning how a novelist could possi-
bly forget about the existence of one
of their works and then remember
it 50 years later. There has also
been talk
if
HarperCollins is forc-
ing the publication of "Watchman."
Nevertheless, the news that one
of America's greatest novelists
is coming out with another nov-
el is pure book-loving happiness.









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Baseball picked eighth in
MAAC
preseason poll
BY
BEN I-IAYES
Circle Contributor
The MAAC Baseball Presea-
son Coaches' Poll has finally been
released, and it did not fare too
kindly for the Marist Red Foxes.
Marist finished eighth in the
rankings with 50 points, falling just
five points short of seventh-placed
Rider. Canisius took first place
with 115 points with Fairfield fol-
lowing closely in second with 107
points. Monmouth edged out Sie-
na for third place by receiving 89
points to Siena's 83. Quinnipiac
got placed in fifth place with 73
points. sixth-placed Manhattan re-
ceived 61 points. Falling short of
Rider and Marist, Niagara came
in ninth place with 38 points, just
beating out 10th-placed Iona who
received 35 points. Bringing up
the rear was Saint Peter's, who
came in last place with 20 points.
After finishing the 2014 season
in seventh place in the MAAC with
a 10-14 conference record, the Red
F..oxes expected to feel the hit of
having nine seniors graduate. Al-
though this should not prove to be
overly dramatic, Marist baseball is
still expected to win fewer games
than they did in 2014. Among the
ninegraduates were shortstop Nick
McQuail, catcher Zach Passerelle
and left-handed pitcher Jordan
Eich, three of the biggest contrib-
utors to Marist's success in 2014.
McQuail and Passerelle, who were
the Red fpxes' two heaviest hit-
ters, combined for six home runs
last season. Although this certainly
does not seem to be an astronomical
number, the deep fences of McCann
Field make it very difficult for any
four-baggers to occur. What makes
this even more impressive is that
while these two sluggers hit six
homeruns, the rest of the Red Fox
roster combined for a mere total of
four. Instant offense will be very
rare for Marist this season, as only
three players on th~ entire roster
.
have recorded a collegiate homerun.
The Red Foxes also lost their
most experienced starting pitch-
er
in
Jordan Eich.
As
the ace of
the staff, Eich was the starting
pitcher in all 13 games that he ap-
peared in and finished with a 3-6
record. Seniors Evan -Pavis and
Rich Vrana, along with sophomore
Scott ~hes and newly acqui.I:e~
freshman Tony Romanelli are ful-
ly expected to make fo:r a strong
Red Fox pitching rotation in 2015.
Along with the pre-season team
rankings, the conference has also
released the pre-season All-MAAC
team. To add to the disappointment
that came with finishing in eighth
place in the pre-season rankings,
no Red Foxes were named
to the
pre-season .All-MAAC team. Per-
haps the most deserving of that
honor was senior first baseman,
Steve Laurino. While having al-
ready been named Marist captain
for the 2015 season, the 6'3" cor-
ner infielder is expected to produce
the best offensive numbers for the
Red Foxes this season. Laurino led
the Red Foxes in batting average
(.299), RBI's (27), and hits (50),
while also finishing in second in
doubles with 10 and runs scored
with 29 in the 2014, and is expect-
ed
to imp-rove on those numbers
this season. Laurino, who was for-
merly named MAAC Player of the
Week, finished 2014 with a .413 on-
base percentage.
If
Laurino is able
to create a similar season, then his
teammates will have many oppor-
tunities to drive their captain in
and put some runs on the board.
Maris.t has plenty to prove this
season, and opening. day would be
the perfect time to do so. Marist
faces the,jlecond ranked team in the
entire c9un~ry at 4 p.m. on Friday,
Feb ..
io
when the Red Foxes travel
down south to -battle the Universi-
ty Qf
Virginia.
This will be a three-
game series, with one game each be-
ing played on Saturday and Sunday.
aseball
Preseason Coaches' Poll
1.
Canisius
115
2. Fairfield
107
3.Monmouth
89
. Siena
83
5.Quinnipiac
73
.Manhattan
61
55
50
. Niagara
38
10. Iona
35
11.
Saint Peter's
20
oftball
Preseason Coaches' Poll
1.Marist (5)
113
2.
Iona
(4)
108
3. Monmouth
86
. Manhattan
(1)
82
5.
Siena
(1)
80
. Fairfield
79
7.
Quinnipiac
49
8.
Canisius
48
. Niagara
34
10.
Rider
.28
11.
Saint Peter's
19
reseason
All-MAAC
Team
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Red
Fox tennis continues upward swing
BY NIKOLAS DOBIES
Staff Writer
This past weekend the Marist
men's tennis team played one
of its best and most exciting
matches so far this season. The
Red Foxes played their first
home match at the Sportsplex
tennis facility in Poughkeepsie
against Big East foe Georgetown.
The contest went back and forth
for a while but Marist ultimately
fell 4-3. Numerous games went to
tiebreak points including the final
one of the day, as the Red Foxes
continue to prepare for the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference play
by facing some tough opposition.
''This was one of the best col-
lege matches I have ever been in-
volved in," head coach Tim Smith
said. "It's matches like this that
want to keep me in coaching. Ev-
eryone battled and we came up
just short against a Big East foe."
The day started with three close
matches in doubles with two out
of Jordan Portner and Alex
Tro-
piano, falling 7-6, (8~). The Red
Foxes responded with the team of
freshman Justin Cµanthalang~y
and senior captain Matteo Giu-
dici, who collected a
win
agamst
the Hoyas team of John Brosens
and Marco
La-m,
7-5. In the de-
ciding doubles match the George-
town team of Andrew Dottino and
Daniel Khanin defeated Rudolf
Kurz .and Joseph Dube of the Red
Foxes, 7-6(5), to win the overall
doubles point and take a 1-0 lead.
In singles both Giudici and
Chanthalangsy led off with wins
to take a 2-1 lead over the Hoyas.
Bjerke and Kertz split their next
two matches and the overall match
score went to a 3-2 Red Foxes lead
over Georgetown. The Hoyas Lam
defeated Dube 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to tie
the overall match score at 3-3.
"Hopefully this match proved
to our team that we can compete
with anyone, almost as good or
better than the toughest teams
out there. If we won either the
of three going to tie breakers. Ju-
singles or doubles match points
niors Fredrik Bjerke and Joe Mot-
we could have beaten George-
ta faced off against the Hoyas team town 4-3. or 5-2," Smith said.
To illustrate just how close this
match was, in the showdown's de-
ciding match the Red Foxes Timo
Tanzer fae,?ed off Peter Beatty
from Georg~wn, who pulled out
the
:victory after three sets and
two tiebreakers 6-8, 7-6(7), 7-5.
''The match against George-
town was an e~citing match that
showed what we are capable of.
We can compete with anyone
throughout our. lineup of both sin-
gles and doubles. If we keep on
working hard and staying focused
I am confident that we can achieve
great results this season," se-
nior captain Matteo Giudici said.
The good thing for the Red Fox-
es is that they have a lot of depth,
and in case of any injuries, they
have players who are ready
to
contribute and make an imme-
diate impact on the team. All
the players who do not make the
starting lineup are eligible to be
selected by Coach Smith to serve
as his assistants during matches,
but there can only be two assis-
tants plus the head coach on the
court at a time. This is a big help
to the players in the match since
they are receiving the support of
their teammates and even some
advice throughout the match.
"In my three years on this team,
this is the most cohesion I have
seen on the team. Everyone is try-
ingreally hard to compete and they
are playing at a high level right
now," Julien Hochner said.
The next opponents up for the
Red Foxes are Army and St.
Bonaventure, who Marist will
play Feb. 20 and 21, both at West
Point, N.Y. These teams will also
be good challenges for the Red
Foxes, especially since Army is
always a contender in the Patri-
ot League, usually finishing first
or second in their conference. One
of Coach Smith's philosophies,
taken from the legendary Dean
Smith, is for the team to play hard,
play together, and play smart.
''I
think our team is playing hard,
trying to play together, now we
have to get smarter," Smith said.
If the Red Foxes can stick to this
philosophy, they will be just fine
come MAAC tournament time.











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Marist captain makes history against Iona
BY AVERY DECKER
Sports Editor
History was made this past
week in New Rochelle as Marist
(5-19, 4-10 MAAC) senior cap-
tain
Chavaughn Lewis passed
Rik Smitts on the Marist all-time
scoring list, to move into second
place in the program's history.
Lewis sunk a pair of free throws
that propelled him past Smits
with 6:46 left in the first half. At
the end of the loss to Iona (18-6,
11-2 MAAC), Lewis finished with
24 points, three rebounds, three
steals and two assists.
Lewis has
1,964 points for his career. Only
one player, Steve Smith, stands
in his way of becoming the Marist
all-time leading scorer. Smith tal-
lied 2,077 between 1979 and 1983.
Marist fell to Iona by a final score
of 89-67 snapping the Red Foxes
four-game winning streak. Reign-
ing Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
ence rookie of the year Khallid Hart
scored 19 points to go along with
four rebounds. He shot 6-for-11 from
the field. Starting center Eric Truog
led the team with eight rebounds
to go along with three assists.
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Marist senior captain Chavaughn Lewis rises for the slam this past Sunday against
Iona. Lewis moved into second place on Maristall-timescoringlistduringthecontest.
Iona's Schadrac Casimir led all
scorers with 33 points, netting
nine threes in 14 attempts. Seven
of those came in the second half.
The Red Foxes were as close as
they would in the second quarter
when they cut the lead to just five
with 13:05 left in regulation. Lewis
had a basket, steal and three-point-
er
in
a
seven-second
span.
Marist only turned the ball over
six times but allowed Iona to shoot
.556 from behind the arc in the loss.
Saturday night, Marist was vie-
torious at home when they squared
off with Niagara. Sophomore guard
Khallid Hart scored 11 points, in-
cluding a game-winning three-
point shot with 3.9 seconds left in
regulation to give the Red Foxes
the lead for a final score of 63-61.
Niagara and Marist were neck
and neck the entire game. Lewis
contributed a team-high 24 points
and tied for a team-high with nine
rebounds. Senior guard
T.J.
Curry
added 11 points to go along with
three steals. The first 13 minutes of
the second half found ~liagara and
Marist tied five times, neither team
leading more than four points.
In the second half, Phillip Law-
rence ignited McCann Arena with
an alley-oop slam from point guard
T.J. Curry. Lawrence found him-
self on Sportscenter that night as
the number three play of the night.
Finally, the Red Foxes drew some
well-deserved national coverage.
Come down to McCann Arena
tonight, Feb. 12, as the Red Foxes
square off with Siena for a rival-
ry match. The Saints are 9-14 on
the year, 6-8 in conference play.
The game
will tip off at 7 p.m.
Women's team preps for 'Pink the House'
BY JOHN FORNARO
Staff Writer
The Red Foxes have won five
straight games adding to the exc-
citement leading up to Saturday's
Pink the House game against Ni-
agara. They head closer to the
end of the regular season and
a trip to Albany for the MAAC
championships with each game.
This Valentines Day, Marist will
hold its annual Pink The House
contest scheduled for 7 p.m at Mc-
Cann Arena. The Marist Athletics
Department
will partner with Miles
of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation
for the eighth consecutive year in
support of breast cancer aware-
ness in the Hudson River Valley.
The first 1,000 fans
will receive a
free pink t-shirt for coming to the
game and all fans are
encouraged
to wear pink in honor of the event.
Before Saturday's game, the Red
Foxes (16-7, 12-2 MAAC) will be
riding their five-game win streak
into a highly anticipated, top tier,
MAAC showdown against
Quinnip-
iac (21-3, 13-0 MAAC). Marist lost
to the Bobcats earlier this season, in
arguably their worst showing of the
season. Something about the mid-
dle of the season loss has given the
Red Foxes, specifically senior cen-
ter Tori Jarosz, a sense of energy.
Jarosz has been named the Met-
ro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Player of the Week for the second
time this season along with Col-
lege Sports Madness MAAC Wom-
en's Basketball Player of the Week.
The senior center has been espe-
cially important to the Red Foxes
over the past week, after record-
ing a career high 23 points, 11 re-
bounds in a win over Niagara. She
then went on to record her eighth
double-double of the season
after
a
22 point, 12 rebound performance
in another win against Canisius.
"She gives us the inside pres-
ence we need to balance along
with our perimeter game," Coach
Giorgis said of his starting center.
''When you're scoring from inside
and outside it makes you a much
harder team to defend." The Red
Foxes shot an impressive 48% from
the field in their 75-66 victory.
Marist rounded out their Buffa-
lo road trip in another conference
matchup against Canisius. The
Red Foxes did what they expect-
ed to do when they tracked up to
Buffalo, beating Golden Griffins
63-49 to sweep the Buffalo trip for
a fifth consecutive year and 10th
time out of the last 13. Although
Jarosz was the only Red Fox to
score double digits, the bench re-
sponded with a combined 16 points.
Junior forward Madeline Blais
finished with nine points, while ju-
nior guard Sydney Coffey left the
game injured in the second half
after scoring eight points against
Canisius. Coffey's injury is be-
ing monitored and will be a game
time decision for Thursday night.
The home crowd at McCann
will
have three more opportunities
to
support the defending MAAC cham-
pions as the Red Foxes conclude
their home schedule Friday, Feb.
22 against Iona (12-11, 9-5 MAAC).
Thursday night, Marist will host
Quinnipiac at 5 p.m., then the
Pink the House game will be Sat-
urday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. against
Niagara. The Red Foxes will look
to continue their exciting play
against MAAC opponents in piv-
otal late season games, with the
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support from the home crowd.
The Red Foxes will square off against Niagara in this saturday's Pink the House
game. Junior forward Madeline Blais is pictured above in a game against Iona.