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The Marist Society of Professional
Journalists was recently awarded the
title "Campus Chapter of the Year" of
Region
1,
beating out Columbia Uni-
versity, Syracuse University, Boston
University. The group received this
honor from the Society of Profession-
al Journalists national organization.
SPJ is a club on campus that pro-
motes journalistic excellence and
integrity by having discussions fo-
cusing on media critique and put-
ting together special events with re-
nowned guest speakers to promote
tneir purpose. In just the second year
of beii}.g an approv¢ club on cam-
'
gp,-J
has
liecoine an extreme...
ly successful and popular group
last year featured respected war
journalists James Brabazon and Se-
bastian Junger. The Brabazon event
included a screening of
his
movie,
"Which Way is the Front Llne from
Here?" a tribute to the late Tim Het-
herington, who worked closely with
both men throughout bis career
civil war in
2011.
Junger's event in-
cluded a book signing for bis novel,
War, a
Q&A
session and a screening
of his latest film, "Korengal" which
showed the raw, complex emotion
of soldiers in the Korengal val-
ley during the war in Afghanistan.
On top of those two events, SP J
tendance at the Region
1
conference,
held at Hofstra University in April.
The conference included many use-
ful
workshops for journalists as
well as a keynote speech by Masb-
able's editor-at-large, Lance Ulanoff.
In the
fall,
the SPJ group took a
trip to New York City for tours of the
Wall Street Journal, New York Daily
News and Democracy
Now!.
These
two visits allowed the students to see
the difference between the produc-
tion of a news publication and a news
radio/television show first-hand.
All of these events, as well as the reg-
ular meetings and discussions, made
SPJ an outstanding group last year.
Current President Elena Eberwein
andformerVicePresidentJennaKun-
ze
will
accept the award at the SPJ Na-
tional Conference on September 26.
"SPJ
is
thrilled to have bad such
a capstone year after only our fourth
semester on campus. This award will
"[Marist SPJ] rose to the challenge
and produced a flurry of impressive
programs and events that promote
SPJ's mission," according to the
Region
1
Director Rebecca Baker.
Marist SPJ at the Region
1
Conference
aat
April
undoubtedly serve as momentum
New
student media
website
BY AMBER CASE
Editor-in-chief
What began as a quest to get a new
website for The Circle became a vi-
sion by The Dean of the Communica-
tion Department, Carolyn Lepre, for
a website that could bring all student
media organizations together in one
place. In the upcoming weeks, the de-
partment
will
receive a prototype of
a completely new website, MaristMe-
diaHub.com, which
will
house work
from student clubs like The Circle,
MCIV, SPJ and literacy
Arts
Society.
The website's designer, Moham-
med Moustafa, worked with The
Cir-
cle's faculty advisor Ryan Rogers and
students to come up with the name
for the website, invite other com-
munication clubs to take part and to
establish an overall purpose for the
site. Moustafa
has been working to
add sections for each club that wish-
es to be involved. Students
will
now
be able to browse The Circle's arti-
cles and video interviews, MCTVs
weekly newscasts and special shows,
articles written by Marist's Society of
Professional Journalists and more.
At the annual Circle Editors
Lun-
cheon with President Murray last fall,
the idea that Marist media could be
more integrated and more advanced
came up as a topic of conversation.
Student clubs seem to be separated
by concentration without much col-
laboration among them. Students
are unaware of what clubs and orga-
nizations are doing. Since then, The
Marist College Communication De-
partment has embarked on a proj-
ect with The Circle to truly embody
the meaning of convergent media.
Media convergence is the merging
of different media outlets together
in the face of advancing technology.
With this new website, students, fac-
ulty and community members
will
have the ability to get all kinds of in-
formatiQn in one place. While the
clubs will maintain their individual
Marist club directory websites, all of
the work that the members produce
will
be available on the new platform.
"Our
department has tons of things
going on every week, so having an on-
line platform is great to spread the
word about all the great stuff our de-
parbnent is doing," said Jen Eden,
an Assistant Professor of Commu-
nication. "With a centralized plat-
form like this one we can publicize
our clubs and organizations, the
research the facility is working on
and the fantastic guest speakers that
come in to share their knowledge."
"Student media at Marist can be a
real strength for the school," said
Tim
Mirabito, an Assistant Profes-
Photo Courtesy of marist.edu/socialmedia
to
launch
sor of Sports Communication. "To
have those different portals in a sin-
gle location
will
make it much eas-
ier to access and enhance the ex-
perience for media consumers."
Currently, SPJ does not have
an outlet for publication, so the
prospects
of what they
could
share on the website are exciting.
"From what I understand, SPJ wants
to use the site as a way to bring the
world to Marist students," said Kevin
Lemer,SPJ'sfacultyadvisor. "Theway
that The Circle can bring them Marist
news, SPJ hopes to use their experi-
ence in journalism to take national
and international news stories and
explain their relevance to their peers."
The faculty advisors of these clubs
hope that collaborative relation-
ships
will
develop between them,
resulting in shared
work
on Marist-
MediaHub. The Marist Circle has
already begun a relationship with
MCIV to pair writers with photog-
raphers and videographers to tell
the same story in multiple formats.
"Student media groups can pool re-
sources and bounce ideas off each oth-
er," Rogers said. "The different groups
will
strengthen one another and enrich












































Thursday, September 17, 2015
THIS WEEK
Friday 9/18
SPC Movie: Magic Mike XXL
6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
SC 3101
Saturday 9/19
Football Tailgate and Laser
Tag 2:30 p.m.
Marian Green
Saturday 9/ 19
SPC Movie: Magic Mike XXL
6:00 p.m: and 10:00 p.m.
SC 3101
Saturday 9/ 19
Marist Football vs. Sacred
Heart 6:00 p.m.
Tenney Stadium
Campus
www.maristcircle.com
Letter from the Editor
With a new
school year
just
underway,
it
seems that campus
is
filled
with
an undeniable energy
and
buzz
that
intrinsically
comes
with
new beginnings. The freshmen
are
just
three weeks into
college
life,
sophomores
are
rejoicing that
they are
no longer
the
freshmen,
juniors
have
moved across to "the
other
side,"
and
the
seniors,
well,
we are longing for a
chance
to
relive each
of
the three previous
years over again-or rather we are
in
denial that
our last first
day
has
passed
and
graduation is
less than
250
days
away.
To start
off, I would like to
introduce myself; my name
is
Melissa
Conlon
and
I
am
this
year's Managing Editor, as well as
a Senior Communications major. I
have been a
part
of the Circle since
my
days as a freshman and
it
is
amazing to see
ho~
many things
have
changed since
then.
I
am
very
excited
to-
be back on campus
after being abroad in Florence last
semester and
savor every moment
of my :final year at
Marist. I have
a feeling
it
is
going to be
a great
one.
However, if there is one piece
of advice
I can offer
to
all
the
underclassmen
it is this: don't wait
till
you
are
a
senior
to
have a bucket
list of things to do-go
do them
whenever,
no matter the
year!
Many things are already
happening on campus and the
Circle
is
excited to be back and
bringing
you
the
latest goings-on
and news
of
campus.
This
week's
highlights include:
the
-first
win
for
men's
soccer, North Road
Communication's
newest
client
acquisition, a
review of this season's
"Bachelor in Paradise" and a great
opinion piece on all of campus's
latest
construction.
However,
Page2
before you read along with us for
a
semester's
worth of
$tories,
be
sure to get to know the Circle's
all-
new
staff
this
week in our "Meet
the Editors"
section on page
2.
Can
you
guess which one of us thinks
our
spirit animal
is
Beyonce
or
who
out of us is on the ultimate Frisbee
team?
By
the
end
of the
issue
you'll probably know
us all pretty
well, so
be sure to say
"Hello!"
in
class or around campus. Don't get
to used
to
seeing
our
names in
print though, because the Circle
is
headed
exclusively
online
to
a
prototype website. We11 keep you
updated as the transition happens,
but
be
sure
to read all about
it in
this week's News section.
For now, we hope everyone enjoys
the cooling weather and the coming
weeks of the.
Fall
semester.
-Melissa
Conlon
Managing Editor
Sunday9/20
Broadway Trip: Wicked
8:45
a.m.
Donnelly Parking Lot
Welcome to college: Skinny ieans, fake I.D.s
&
shots
Sunday9/20
..
Marist Volleyball vs. Iona
1 :00 p.m.
McCann Center
Saturday 9/26
Marist Women's Soccer
vs. Rider
7:00
p.m.
Tenney Stadium
Saturday, 9/26
Marist Football vs. Jacksonville
12:00
p.m.
Tenney Stadium
The
Circle
The Stucknt Newspaper of
Mcirist
College
Editor-in-Chief:
Amber
Ql.se
Amber. Case1@marist.edu
BY MELISSA CONLON
&
EMILY BELFIORE
M_anaging Editor and A&E Editor
Welcome back Marist students!
School is in session but it seems
that this semester's motto is, "Play
hard before you work hard."
The first two weekends of the
semester brought with it plenty of
first time offenses and valuable
lessons learned that ranged
·
from
the art of sneaking in
beer
to keeping
all your "alter egos" in check.
9/6 1 :16 a.m. Midrise
One male student approaching
the Midrise security desk
thought
he had an innovative new way of
sneaking
in alcohol.
Security was
quick to notice and question his
bulging pockets because nobody
is that well-endowed. Skinny jeans
may make for great fashion, fellas,
but they are not necessarily the best
way for smuggling
in
two cans of
beer.
9
/12 6: 14 a.m. Donnelly
A wallet was found and returned
to the security office with some
cash, a couple of credit cards, and
enough forms of identification for a
set of triplets. It's too bad the owner
is an only
child
and does not live
in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. We
are sure that this student is having
_
al') identity crisis after this mishap.
9/12 11 :00 p.m. Donnelly
A security officer on duty knew
there was trouble when he looked
out the window and saw a student
lying face down in front of the atm
machine. When the student was
asked how she ended up there she
said she couldn't find her $20 bill
and took a cue from Jamie Foxx,
and blamed it on the a-0-0-0-0-
alcohol. Long story short, get your
taxi money before you pr91:Jame.
Features Editor:
Gabriella Gamba
Copy
Chief:
Natalie Zaleski
cirdefeatures@gmml com
Natalie.Zaleski1@marist.edu"
Lifestyles
Editor:
Elena Eberwein
drclelifestyles
11,gmail.com
Copy
Editors:
Amber
Case
Managing Editor:
Melissa Conlon
Melissa.Conlonl mari.!teJu
Opinion Editor:
John Mosho
circleop111wn@gmail.com
Stoff Writers: Mallika Rao
9/13 1: 15 p.m.
McCann Parking Lot
Security was called after a stu-
dent reported that their vehicle
had a broken window. There
were
no signs of foul play, so who is to
blame you ask? We'll just have to
say, the baseball team really hit this
one out of the park
...
and into the
parking lot.
9/13 1 :13 a.m. Leo Hall
An intoxicated student becam419
sick to his stomach
after
partaking
in some extra-curricular activities
earlier in the evening. He confessed
to security that it was four
beers
fol-
lowed by four shots that did him in.
Well, we have to
give
him credit for
being consistent, right?
Faculty Advisor:
Ryan
Rogers
Ryan.Rogers@mari.st.edu
Ad Manager:
Nicole Souza
c
irdeadvertising@gmail.com
Web:
www.maristctrde.com
www.twitter.com/maristcircle
News Editors:
Adriana Belmonte,
Shannon Donohue
Lirdenews@gmail.com
A
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Editor:
E.Imly Belfiore
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Sports
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Av
ry
Decker
cirdesports@gma;l.com
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Marist tennis looks to start fall season strong
BY NIKOLAS DOBIES
StaffWriter
Well it i~ that time of year again!
Summer
is
coming to a close, anoth-
er year of school has started up, and
sports are finally kicking into high
gear. So far the Marist men's tennis
team has already begun preparing for
the upcoming fall and spring seasons
by participating in tournaments that
will continue taking place through
the fall. The tournaments are very
helpful because it provides both the
players and coaches the opportunity
to see where everyone
is
as a team be-
fore the actual season begins.
It
also
helps that they get to play some teams
that they would not normally play in
the regular season, which
is
benefi-
cial to be exposed to different styles
of play, further preparing them for
their regular season. The Red Foxes
are led by head coach Tim Smith and
captains Julien Hochner and Rudolf
Kurz. This past weekend, the Red
Foxes wrapped up play at the Bow-
doin Classic that took place in Bruns-
wick, Maine, where the team com-
peted against Division III Bowdoin
College
and MAAC rival Quinnipiac
University throughout the weekend.
Amber Case
Editor-in-Chief
Photo Courtesy of Marist Athletics
"The reason I selected this
type
of es, with Chanthalangsy teaming up
schedule is that all of the tourna-
with Paulo Siracusa and Kurz pairing
ments will allow us to play a mini-
up with Dylan Fletcher. Jan Dernic,
mum of eight players and most of Timo Tanzer, senior captain
Ju-
them will allow us to bring our en-
lien Hochner and Joe Motta also
tire team. Because of the parity on picked up wins for the Red Foxes.
our team, we probably have seven
On the second day of the Bowdo-
or eight freshmen and sophomores in Classic, the team wrapped up
in our top eight," Smith said. "With a busy day of singles and doubles
four tournaments, I think it should winning nine more matches against
give us a pretty good idea of what Bowdoin and Quinnipiac. The day
our lineup should
be
going forward." was highlighted by all three fresh-
On Friday, September
11,
the first men for the Red Foxes picking up
day of the Classic, Ma!ist won eight wins. On the final day of the tour-
matches against Bowdoin and Quin-
nament Marist picked up five more
nipiac. Sophomore captain Rudolf singles wins indoors because of rain.
Kurz and Justin Chanthalangsy both
"It
was a great way to
start
our season
won in doubles and singles match-
with every player getting at least one
win,"
Smith said. "The team
is
gelling
and we are looking forward to the Yale
invitational starting next weekend."
The Red Foxes head back on the
road for the Yale invitational in New
Haven, Connecticut starting on Fri-
day, September 18. Another three day
tournament, the Red Foxes look to get
more tune ups for their entire roster.
"We have a very good and motivat-
ed freshman class on the team this
year and I believe they can reach their
full potential and compete with the
best teams in the league," Hochner
said. "I am very happy to see that ev-
eryone is getting along and our team
cohesion seems to be going well. I
expect to have another great season
and have as many players qualify for
the ITA regional tournament -at the
end of the fall season as possible."
The Red Foxes' upcoming schedule
includes the Yale invitational tourna-
ment the weekend of the 18th where
good teams such as Yale, Stony Brook,
Quinnipiac and others
will be compet-
ing. The team's goal for the spring is
to win the MAAC championship again
and compete in the NCAA tournament,
but with matches against Rider, Bry-
ant, and Princeton in the near future
the team
will
be
even more prepared
for whatever challenges are ahead.
Melissa Conlon
Managing Editor
Emily Belfiore
Major: Journalism
&
Sports Com-
mmunication
Major: Advertising
&
Studio Art
Fun fact: I dont have a middle
name.
Arts
&
Entertainment Editor
Major: Journalism
Fun fact: Beyonce is my spirit animal.
Fun fact: I'm graduating
a
semester
early.
Adriana Belmonte
Co-News Editor
Major: Journalism & Sports Com-
munication
Minor: English Literature
Fun fact:
I have size 4 feet!
Gabriella Gamba
Features Editor
Major: Public Relations
&
Journal-
ism
Fun fact: I used to be a rower.
Shannon Donohue
Co-News Editor
Major: Journalism
Minor: Public Praxis
Fun fact: I'm studying in
Manhatta:h next semester.
Avery Decker
Sports Editor
Major: Business
Minor: Sports Communication
Fun fact: I interned this past
summer in New York City.
Elena Eberwein
Lifestyles Editor
Major: Media Studies
&
Production
Fun fact:
I have been to 18 different
countries.
John Mosho
Opinion Editor
Major: Sports Communication
&
Journalism
Minor: Media Studies
Fun fact: I'm on the Ultimate Frisbee
team.



















Features
Thursday, September
17, 2015
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North Road Communications brings in two new clients
BY GABRIELLA GAMBA
Features Editor
Marist's student-run Public Relations
firm
North Road Communications is
always lookitlg to broaden its horizons
and help the community in new and
valuable ways by "building off our key
objectives of doing, helping and learn-
ing," according to assistant
firm
direc-
tor Molly Costello. In recent months,
NRC has expanded its library of clients
from a mere three to a solid five non-
profit organizations.
Senior Monica Couvillion, the
firm
director, explained that North Road
"works with local nonprofits who are in
need of real public relations assistance
but may not have the funds or the ex-
perience to hire an agency or a PR
employee." The
firm
practices various
aspects of public relations by writing
press releases, redesigning websites,
creating logos, crafting social media
and much more for its clients.
Before the addition of the new organi-
zations, NRC would have been working
with only three clients this semester -
the Beacon Independent Film Festival,
also known as BIFF, BeaconArts, and
the Joint Journalism Communication
Historian Conference, or JJCHC. After
the Marist Center for Civic Engage-
ment announced a search for new cli-
ents on behalf of NRC last spring, how-
ever, this changed.
Couvillion explained that the search
called for a relatively specific set of
potential clients, in that they should
have "genuine public relations needs
matched with a calendar of events that
would require promotion and atten-
tion." This would ensure that North
Road and the organizations alike
would get the most out of NRC's hard
work.
After doing much research on the or-
ganizations and carefully reviewing all
applications, North Road decided on
the addition of two new clients - Meals
on Wheels of Greater Hyde Park and
the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mid-Hudson affiliate, or NAMI-MH.
While NRC
is
elated to have the new
business, this means an increase in
work that needs to get done. Costel-
lo, a junior, said, "we are focusing on
strengthening a social media pres-
ence, being more strategic in our
planning and using our creativity to
produce quality campaigns, projects,
and events." With that being said, ju-
nior Katie Johnson and junior Jac-
quelyn Desjardins, respective account
directors for NAMI-MH and Meals on
Wheels, ·have a lot to do in the upcom-
ing months.
Johnson and her team of North Road
members are focusing on the promo-
tion of a major event for NAMI-MH.
The organization "has just introduced
·
an inmate medication form allowing
individuals to advocate for incarcer-
ated loved ones with mental illness to
insure that they are receiving proper
medical care," said Couvillion. NRC
will have to promote the event on a
few different platforms, including NA-
MI-MH's own website, as well as local
and potentially even national media
outlets.
The Meals on Wheels team, led by
Desjardins, has a lot to do as well. Some
of Desjardins' long-term goals for the
organization include "getting Meals on
Wheels on track with its social media
and sharing frequent updates across
the different channels so that the pub-
lic knows what they're up to," as well
as recruiting more volunteers for the
nonprofit's Hyde Park chapter. As for
the short term, she is excited to
begin
planning their 40th Anniversary event,
which
will
be held in October.
The entire North Road Communica-
tions team is looking forward to work-
ing with both NAMI-MH and Meals
on Wheels of Greater Hyde Park. Cou-
villion believes that with the help of
North Road, these nationally known
organizations will get the media atten-
tion they deserve. She said, "Devoting
your life, time and career to a specific
cause is at the heart of both of these
organizations and I look forward to
continuing the North Road standard of
doing great work for great causes and
great people."
Beacon Independent
-
Film Festival to take place this weekend
BY MOLLY COSTELLO
Circle Contributor
At the foot of Mount Beacon, less than
40 minutes from Marist, you will find
University Settlement, an old kid's
camp that is now home to the Beacon
Independent Film Festival, also known
as BIFF. This three-day event features
a variety of ~m screenings, a panel
discussion, local food vendors, music
and more. Looking for something to do
this weekend? Take a trip to Beacon!
You
will
not be disappointed.
For its third year in a row, the annual
in die festival
will
feature a variety of
independent
films
including screen
features, shorts, documentaries and
more. The festival showcases local,
national and international
films,
receiving over 2,000 submissions this
year. "Our programs always represent
a wide range of content," said BIFF
founder Terry Nelson. "Our goal is to
be as varied as our community and to
have something that speaks to each
person."
You can purchase a three-day pass
for $35, a single day pass for $20, an
opening night pass for $15 or catch a
single program for $12. Tickets for
all
films
are available online or onsite at
the festival.
The celebration kicks off on Friday,
September 18 with guests being
greeted by the sounds of Beacon-
based chillwave band Pontoon as they
venture deeper into the woods. The
Photo courtesy of Molly Costello
The festival showcases local, national and international
films,
receiving over
first screening, "I
Am
What I Play,"
out local food trucks and vendors on
is a documentary chronicling four
site including The Beacon Bite, Barb's
legendary radio disc jockeys and
Butchery, Homespun, Tas Kafe and
the changing nature of the radio.
The Beacon Pie Company. Those who
Director Roger King
will
be available
are
21
+
can sample craft beer and fine
for a
Q&A
session after the film.
wine from Dogwood and The Hop. New
Following the
films,
a gala will be held
this year, the festival
will
continue into
at the Dogwood Bar and Restaurant
the night at The CineHub for a Fright
in Beacon. Entertainment includes
Night horror movie event featuring five
DJs from the feature film as well as
additional screenings that are sure to
Beacon's hit internet radio station,
get your adrenaline pumping.
The
.
Ground.
The festival comes to a close on Sunday,
Saturday, September 19 features
September 20 with a special program
screenings of 20 films from categories
by and about youth, a panel discussion
including "Power;" "Conviction," and
about sustainability and screenings
"Identity." In between
films,
check of locally-made films. Aside from
putting on the festival, BIFF fosters
creativity and a love for filmmaking
through its Young Filmmakers
Program. This educational program
helps aspiring youth in Beacon learn
about the industry and filmmaking
process.
Stick
around and watch
some youth-themed films and
the presentation of the Youth in
Filmmaking Award.
There
is
something
for
everyone at the Beacon
Independent
Film
Festival.
Whether you have an interest in
film or just want to catch a few
documentaries, grab some friends
and indulge in a night of movies,
local food and entertainment. "The
woods,
structures and history of
this historic camp create a singular
experience," said BIFF member
J obn Froats, who perfectly sums
up the atmosphere. "We sit in
front of a quality image on a large
screen surrounded by rich sound.
Well-seen and well-told stories
develop. Shoulder to shoulder 150
neighbors, family, strangers young
and old are
still,
silhouetted against
the projection. Nothing beats it."
To find out what's going
on and when at this year's festival,
check out BIFF's lineup in the
A&E
section.























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The perks of joining a
CSA
through school
BY MARCELLA MICILLO
Circle Contributor
Marist College is located on the
breathtaking Hudson River, but the
Hudson Valley is known for more
than just exceptional education.
The Hudson Valley, and other parts
of New York State, are renowned
for farms. From organic farms to
apple orchards, you can find the
freshest and most beautiful pro-
duce sourced along the Hudson
Valley. With the abundance of pro-
duce available, why not join a CSA
farm share?
The CSA-short (Community
Supported Agriculture) is a smart
way to purchase fresh and in-sea-
son produce while supporting local
businesses. A CSA farm share de-
livers a portion of their harvest to
your door every week throughout
the farm's season.
During this time of year your
box might be filled with the last
summer of tomatoes, a variety of
squash and bell peppers. The CSA
share might also come with farm
products in addition to produce.
For example, a summertime deliv-
ery might come with a jar of fresh
honey or a dozen fresh eggs. A CSA
subscription is perfect for those
who love cooking and want to
broaden their culinary horizons.
Not only
will
your taste buds
thank you for your subscription,
but your local farmer
will
thank
_
you too. In the growing trend of
buying organic produce, oftentimes
the farmer is overlooked in the pro-
cess due to the prominence of su-
permarkets and their convenience.
The CSA farm share supports the
local farmers who grow the food
that is delivered to you. In addition,
the farm share operates locally so
you, the consumer, know exactly
where your food comes from.
While working on an organic
farm for two summers, I learned
how to utilize unique produce and
introduced different flavors to my
tastebuds. Unfortunately, we were
not a large enough farm to partici-
pate in a weekly CSA farm share.
However, as an employee I was
able to snag a sweet discount on
fresh organic produce. Crossroads
Farm, located in Malverne, Long
Island grew an eclectic variety of
produce including garlic scapes,
tomatillos and burgundy okra.
When it comes to unconventional
produce, the internet is your friend.
Often times preparing the vegetable
in a frying pan with olive oil and
garlic doesn't hurt, but I encourage
CSA participants to
try
the item
raw. You might be surprised by the
authentic tartness or sweetness of
an uncooked vegetable. The
gourd-like crookneck squash tastes
delicious raw in salads and roasted
Try a Farm share to taste the freshest vegetables the Hudson Valley has to
offer.
with other vegetables. The possibil-
ities are endless when you have a
well oiled pan and a spice rack.
My best advice to prospective
CSA subscribers: Be optimistic and
open minded with the share.
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Want to participate in a share on
campus? Check out the
J.
Glebocki
Farm truck outside of Hancock on
Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.
For
more
info
on
the
CSA
pro-
gram and
its
participants, visit
.localharvest.org/
csa
Ask Carol: How do
I make new friends?
BY COLUMNIST CAROL
Advice Columnist
Dear Carol,
It's my first year at Marist and I
feel like I haven't made any really
good friends yet. I know it's soon to
be categorizing people, but everyone
seems to have a group! How can I
make friends and feel like I will keep
them?
Sincerely,
No Clique Freshman
Dear Freshman,
The first weeks of college are defi-
nitely the hardest! Many people are
scrambling to make friends the first
couple days just so they have some-
one to eat with in the dining hall. In
some cases, many of these friends
will end up not being the closest
because they haven't met everyone
yet!
If
I were you, I would make sure
to always smile and say hi to people,
because you never know who will
end up being your best friend. Also,
try
popping into a neighbor's dorm
room and introduce yourself. Some-
times it is very hard to put yourself
out there, but in the end it
'Will
definitely be worth it. Many people
are feeling the same way as you, so
always keep saying hi!
Dear Carol,
Ever since going to college,
my hometown boyfriend and I have
been talking, but it doesn't feel quite
the same. I'm thinking I may want
to break up, but am not sure if I'm
one hundred percent positive. What
should I do?
Dear Lady,
Sincerely,
Lady in Love?
It
is sometimes hard to maintain a
long distance relationship, especially
if you are experiencing college for
Are you a.journalism major?
the first time. First, I would talk to
your boyfriend about how you are
feeling. Then, you can figure out if
the feelings are mutual or this is just
a phase.
If
you decide that a break
is right for you, no worries.
If
you
both come back from college and it's
meant to be, then you can rekindle
your love. Everything happens for a
reason, so no matter what happens,
know it is for the best.
Carol is the new advice columnist
for the
2015-2016
school year.
Please e-mail all questions to cir-
clelifestyles@gmail.com to get the
best advice around Marist campus.
You should be writing for the campus newspaper!
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Syllabus Week: A Freshman's Guide
BY GABRIELLA GAMBA
Features Editor
Here we are, almost three whole
weeks into the semester that we
swore during the long summer
would never come.
As
we really start
to get into the swing of things -
learning our schedules and spending
countless hours in the library - it's
safe to say that most of us are sorely
missing what is possibly the most
anticipated week of each semester -
syllabus week.
.
As
a junior who has just completed
her fifth syllabus week, I'm here to
give a little bit of insight to freshmen
(and anyone else who may still be
losing to syllabus week) into what to
do and what not to do in order to not
only survive, but to come out on top.
Do:
Start following a schedule:
Wake up early, go to the gym, go to
your classes and do whatever it is
that you do during a normal week.
Yes, it's syllabus week, but it's also
the first week of school, which you'll
need to get accustomed to quickly
after coming from your drastically
different summer schedule.
Don't:
Assume you'll "start next
week": Treat this week like any other
week.
Go
about it as if it's the same
as the rest because you'll need to
start sticking to a schedule as soon
as possible if you want to stay on top
of your work and be successful.
Do:
Go
to all of your classes. While
yes, it's true that you're probably
going to do close to nothing during
your first week of classes, it
still
pays
to go. You don't want your profes-
sors' first impressions of you to be
that you didn't show :up on the first
day. Chances are you're going to
get out early anyway, so why waste
an absence so early in the semes-
ter? There will definitely be a better
.
excuse to miss a class somewhere
down the road.
Don't:
Go
too hard at Darby's and
sleep the entire next day away - be
up and ready to get involved during
yourfirstweek!Syllabusweektends
to be filled with things to do to get
to know the campus and the school.
Make sure to attend eveµts like the
Activities Fair so that you can make
sure to be involved during those 14
crucial weeks after syllabus week.
But with that being said ...
Do:
Go
out! - It's totally doable to
go out and have
fun
most nights
during syllabus week. Since you
probably won't get too much work,
don't feel bad about staying out late
and waking up early this week.
As
long as you show up to class, your
professors can't really expect much
else of you, at least for the next few
days.
Don't:
Stay in because you don't
know where to go. For many fresh-
men, the first week of fall semester
can be difficult. They may not have
close friends yet and might not know
about the "hot" places to go.
If
this
sounds like you, just remember that
everyone is in the same boat. Don't
be afraid to knock on your neigh-
bors' door and see what they're do-
ing or where they're going that night.
Whether it's an on-campus event or
an
off-campus party, it's definitely
worth checking out.
Regardless of how your first sylla-
bus week went, you probably looked
forward to sleeping in and watching
Netflix on the weekend.
If
you follow
these do's and don't's, however, you
might just be able to defeat next
semester's syllabus week and not let
it defeat you.
Remember that the first week can
be
an
indication of how your semes-
ter will go, so stay organized and on
top of things, but have
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Opinion
Thursday, September 17, 2015
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New so-credit rule for on-campus cars is unjust
BY CRISTOPHER GLOGAN
Circle Contributor
N'O
PARKING
ANY
TIME
•
it," said Jenna Woulfe, a freshman.
When asked
if
she felt Marist has done
Marist College bas always been a pro-
ponent in giving students the best pos-
sible assets and opportunities to help
make their transition from high school
to college easier. They offer so many
available resources to new and return-
ing students to afford them the safest
and most pleasurable college experi-
ence. In the past few months, however,
Marist has decided to embellish their
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driving rules for the school, stating that and having them here would be a lot
The raising of credits to drive could
more or less to help students find ways
to leave campus, she replied, "I think
they could put more effort into that
aspect. Considering it's now hard-
er for underclassmen to have certain
freedom in having their own cars, it
would be better
if
Marist offered a lit-
tle more for them such as providing
more 'Zip cars' maybe." The new rule
has definitely made transportation
slightly more challenging than before.
In my own personal opinion, I do
think
that the rule change of 50 cred-
its is unfair to the underclassmen: Al-
though Marist bas provided alternative
means of transportation, it is still diffi-
cult for students to travel around, such
as buying necessary school supplies for
classes. I believe that Marist has done a
wonderful job at keeping students safe
and provided them with wonderful as-
sets, however, I think that
this
new rule
is hindering students from traveling off
campus and preventing them from do-
ing necessary tasks that need to get
done. The new rule provides more
of a negative setback than a posi-
tive outcome and hopefully can
be
somewhat revised in the near future.
it is now required to have so credits to
more convenient... But it is what it
provide a negative outcome to stu-
park on campus. For most juniors and is.... The shuttles are helpful though
dents who desire to come to the school,
seniors, they are not affected. Howev-
to get around," said Michaela Murray,
as they are looking for decent means of
er, the new sophomore and freshman
Marist sophomore offering her feel-
travel. For instance, the freshman class
class must follow new guidelines. In ings on the new credit amount rule.
was already aware of not obtaining
my opinion, this is an unfair ruling and She, as well as the rest of her class,
driving privileges, however, with the
that it should not have been changed.
must now wait anothE?r full year to
credit increase being pushed to junior
Marist does a fantastic job at keep-
ha,ve a car on campus since she does
year, it does feel slightly unfair that the
ing their students safe and offering
not reach the required amount of cred-
new students must wait longer. "Hon-
them precautions. Transportation,
its which is very counterproductive in
estly it's understandable
if
they don't
however, is vital for travel during the
aiding Marist students transportation.
have enough spots for students in
collegiate experience.
It
is unfair to
The new rule can also pose a danger-
which it forces them to set some
lim-
raise the credit amount resulting in ous threat that could possibly damage
its. However, it does hurt the incom-
more students struggling to find ways
the school's reputation. For the incom-
ing classes, for it makes it a lot harder
to travel both on and off campus. ing freshman, Class of 2020, college
for sophomores to have cars now on
"I
think
that it's unfair cause every-
accommodations and resources are
campus and being a sophomore next
one
was
wmting to have their cars up,
crucial in the college search process.
year I aeru:iiteTy don't look forward to
Bernie Sanders:
A
leader amo~ men
BY MIKE CONWAY
ThisisallgoodnewstotheUnited
programsthaninmassincarcerations
Staff Writer
Born to a paint salesman Eli and bis
wife Dorothy in 1941, Bernie Sanders
grew up in Midwood - a relatively de-
pressed area of Brooklyn, NY. He went
to school in nearby Madison, where
he served as class president at James
Madison High School. Unlike
bis
peers
who ran against
him,
though, one of
Sanders' main goals
if
elected was to
raise money for Koren War orphans.
This is where
bis
political philosophy
began to take shape.
After graduating from high school,
Sanders attended Brooklyn College for
his freshman year, mainly because of
his mother's diminishing health. She
passed away in 1960, and then Sand-
ers left for the University of Chicago
where he earned his BA in political
science
.
From there, he :rp.oved to
Vermont, where he was elected to his
first tenn as mayor of Burlington in
1981. He went on to have a long-stand-
ing political career, having won seats
on the U.S. House of Representatives
(1991-2007) and the U.S. Senate
(2007-present).
An Independent on the Senate,
Sanders was not very well-known be-
fore he decided to run for Democratic
presidential nomination. The self-pro-
claimed Socialist has drawn the ire of
a lot of American conservatives - but
he's attracted the youth.
Sanders knows what it's like to live
States' young adults and impover-
of Americans - regardless of gender,
ished citizens, but Sanders also has a
race, etc. He is also anti-war, unless
strong opinion on racial and gender
absolutely necessary for the safety and
inequality. He believes that the mass
livelihood of our people; he is strongly
incarceration and frequent killing of
opposed to the Iraq War and thinks
African-Americans is unjust, and he
that foreign US intervention should be
wants to 1:;lke action to change the way
a last resort.
law enforcement operates entirely.
Sanders was recently approached by
Sanders has taken a stance on demili-
a woman holding pictures of dead Pal-
tarizing the police force, making them
estinians, asking
him
what bis stance
look less like armies ready to attack;
was on America's policy toward Israel.
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he wants police forces that reflect the
Sanders, who would be the first Jewish
a less-fortunate lifestyle, and that's
where
bis
aggressive stance on op-
posing income and wealth inequality
stems from. According to Sanders,
58 percent of all new income since
the Wall Street crash has gone to the
top one percent. To effect change, he
wan~ to create an estate tax on the
top 0.3 percent of Americans who
inherit more than $3.5 million; 'he
plans to raise minimum wage to $15
an hour by 2020; he wants to make
all
public colleges and universities
free;
he wants to invest $5.5 million in
youth job programs for those who are
unemployed; he wants employers to
provide their employees with 12 weeks
of paid family and medical leave, two
weeks of paid vacation and
7
days
of paid sick days; and perhaps bis
boldest and most well-known financial
ideal - Sanders wants to break up big
institutions so they are no longer too
big to fail.
diversity of our communities; and he
president if he were to be elected into
believes that police need to be trained
office next year, said "Palestinians are
better to de-escalate situations, acting
entitled to a state of their own and the
in a much more humane manner with
United States should do what it can
civilians.
to make sure that state has a strong
Sanders is also a proponent for
economy. Israel is entitled to live in
women's rights, and his boldest stance
security, not be attacked."
there is that be believes a woman and
That kind of unbiased, diplomat-
her doctor - rather than the govern-
ic and rational thought is what the
ment - should be the ones to decide
United States needs in its next presi-
wbether she should have an abortion.
dent. Sanders,
if
elected, would be the
He also believes in more economic
equality for women, especially those
who are minorities (white women, for
example, make around 75% of white
men's earnings while Hispanic/Latina
women make around 50%).
Sanders has supported same-sex
marriage since the 197o's, and his
progressivism unnerves those who
want to preserve the U.S. the way
it is. For example, he opposes the
death penalty and privatized prisons,
and he'd rather invest money in job
oldest president to serve in office (he
just recently turned 74 years old) and
one of the poorest ever (bis net worth
is around $330,000). However, age
and money aren't everything - and
Sanders is proving that with his own
campaign. He's the oldest yet most
progressive candidate, and he seeks
to rebuild the middle-class and boost
the lower-class. Bernie Sanders
would be a vital leader in countering
the inequality that runs rampant
throughout our nation.













Opinion
Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Iran Nuclear Plan creates opportunity for peace
BY MICHAEL CONWAY
Staff Writer
In the arid and war tom Middle
East the world spotlight shifts from
a desolate and ISIS controlled Syria
to another powder keg of a country
known as Iran. Recently in the news
for their agreement between several
world powers to stop enriching ura-
nium and to halt nuclear produc-
tion, the people of Iran are on the
road to recovery. The deal known as
the Iran Nuclear Plan has created
an opportunity to help take steps in
the direction of world peace. Despite
the severe criticisms from the Ameri-
can people, politicians like President
Obama and Hillary Clinton have
openly backed the plan and tried to
further its efforts. The deal propos-
es a positive
concept►
yet it is not
fool proof and the risks it proposes
could possibly outweigh the
-
benefits.
In short the deal cuts back on Ira-
nian uranium enriching and nuclear
production. In return Iran's several
international assets are freed up al-
lowing its economy to regain a foot-
hold in the global market.
If
Iran
learns to cooperate with UN sanc-
tions then its reward
will
be access to
about
$100
billion in overseas assets,
not to mention the rapid increase in
oil exportation, the countries num-
ber one export. Almost as a reward
for playing nice with the rest of the
world, the United States and other
giving a loaded gun to a monkey, Iran
doesn't exactly have the best repu-
tation when it comes to not being
hostile and striving for world peace.
After all the papers are signed and
things are set in place the moral co-
nundrum is this: does America and
these other world powers truly have
the right to tell another country what
to do? Although America and other
world powers do certainly have world
peace on the agenda, we are the num-
ber one stockpiler of nuclear weapons
and are the only ones in human his-
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR
tory to use such a devastating weap-
Secretary of State John F. Kennedy talks about Iran Nuclear Deal before
on. Whi~e Iran is seen as a rickety
cart running down a road that seems
of their uranium enriching plants. to have no end, is it really America's
Iran must get their centrifuge num-
job to constantly police them and
hers down to
5,000
from a stagger-
make sure that the leash is so tight?
ing
20,000.
Iran must also begin
America in general seems to be
enriching their uranium down to the split on the issue. With the trend-
legal 3.7% as to prove that they aren't ing liashtag #NolranDealBecause
building a nuclear weapons stockpile. it seems that some people aren't so
Once international inspectors have keen on freeing up a country that
swept the facilities and given Iran shouts 'Death to America.' On the
the clearance it so desperately needs, other hand, maybe its time to let this
then the money
will
start rolling in. thing play out and let Iran prove that
world powers are dangling money
in front of Iran and making them
question how much nuclear weap-
ons are truly worth. Is being out of
the global economy
·
and having to
struggle on the home front worth the
risk of assembling a nuclear stock-
pile to threaten Israel with? Appar-
ently not as Iran has reluctantly put
aside its arms and agreed to bend
to the global nuclear sanctions and
scale back its nuclear production.
The true test of Iran's newfound re-
luctance to playing along with world
powers is what they
will
.
do with this
new money. Iran won't feel the full
effect of the sanctions until the be-
ginning of next year due to the strict
rules they now have to abide by. Iran,
in order to get access to their as-
sets, has to trim down some aspects
The only thing that America and it is mature enough to take steps to-
the rest of the world is worried about wards a more peaceful Middle East,
is what Iran will do when they look andeventuallyamorepeacefulworld.
into their pockets and find
$100
bil-
However controversial the issue is
lion dollars. The democrats seem to amongst the Ameriran people, I be-
trust Iran's intentions while many lievethatPresidentObamaisbringing
Republicans and American people America into a new era of less Amer-
would rather have their hand around ican policing, and more experim.en-
lran' s throat and control what they tal freedom with nations like Iran.
do to the smallest degree. Seen as
Campus construction constantly continues
BY CRISTINA LUPO
Meagan Carroll, a Lower Fulton res-
take up some space in what is a pret- Marist balance parking availability
Circle Contributor
ident. These comments are not un- · ty empy building. Or maybe the
cafe
for commuters, residents and facul-
Construction is a common sight on
many college campuses. It is under-
standable; students pay a significant
amount of tuition to attend school,
so the campus should be constantly
evolving to accommodate changing
interests and environments. That is
all well and good, but should con-
struction be completed over the sum-
mer, when most students are not on
campus? It is better not to mention
the Rotunda Saga circa
2014-2015.
Does construction do more harm
than good? Our Hogwarts-style din-
ing hall is architecturally impressive,
but the Class of
2017
had to eat out
of a tent on the Marist Beach for the
first month of freshman year. Now
this new construction, the Science
and Allied Health Building and the
North Campus Housing Project, has
caused serious debate regarding un-
dergraduate parking and is caus-
ing a distrubance across campus.
"Construction is great for bettering
the campus and providing new oppor-
tunities to students, but I would like it
better
if
it wasn't outside my window
at
7
a.m. every morning," said junior
usual for students to have regarding part of the Cabaret could have been ty? Taking some parking privileges
the noise pollution around campus. a little bigger." This begs the ques- away, that's how. Marist has insti-
As
a freshamn living in Champ tion, should administration consult tuted a new requirement of
50
or
during the Music Building/Student with students before undertaking more credits to be allowed to park on
Center Construction junior Abby Mi-
such dramatic construction efforts? campus. However, most sophomores
lone claims, "I am in orchestra and I Should millions of dollars have been have full kitchens and entire houses
love the new music facilities, but for put into the Rotunda when
Dys-
to clean. Now they have to rely on
waking me up every morning with on is in need of a serious update? the limited Shuttle Service to go to
jackhamers, I thought there would
Another dispute that construe- Stop and Shop or Target for grocer-
be a little more in the Student Cen-
tion has raised concerns parking. ies. Might that be just a little unfair?
ter. Maybe the Student Services like With the Gartland Parking Lot ouf
Well, Marist, it seems we are at
Security and the Help
'
Desk could of commission and the Beck Lot an impasse. How can we remedy
be moved to the Student Center to significantly downsized, how can this? We love these beautiful build-
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The Marist Rotunda, which was being reconstructed throughout the 2014-
2015 school year.
ings that you design for us, but
can't you build them a little faster?
Who put the new basketball court
up next to the tennis courts? Those
people work quickly! Are the risks
worth the rewards? We're not sure,
but check back next year to find out
if the new housing is completed.
















A&E
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Top
10
moments from the
2015
VMAs
BY MALLIKA RAO
Staff Writer
This year's M1V Video Music
Awards were certainly the most
controversial
of
the
summer.
Host Miley Cyrus, who is definite-
ly no stranger to the
VMA
stage,
brought to light the two causes clos-
est
to her heart, LGBT rights and le-
galization of marijuana, throughout
the show in a sea of performances
and moments that ranged from bi-
zarre to epic. Here ~e the top 10
moments from this year's
VMAs:
10. Miley's Close-Out perfor-
mance of "Dooo
It!":
Cyrus was
aplomb with drag queens and fre-
quent endorsements of pot smoking
during the final performance of the
night.
It
was also the debut of her new
single, which was made in collabora-
tion with the F1aming Lips and cast
members of "Ru Paul's Drag Race."
9. Nicki Minaj's Miley Diss:
Af-
ter Cyrus called out Minaj in an arti-
cle for the "New York Times" for her
Twitter rant against the
VMAs
for not
nominating her video for" Anaconda"
for Video of the Year, Minaj called
Cyrus out on stage while accepting
her award for Best Hip-Hop Video for
the same tune. Reportedly, Cyrus was
fuming backstage after the seeming-
ly random diss, but viewers are still
wondering if this was a publicity stunt.
8. Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift
Burn the "Bad Blood" Between
Them:
Minaj went through a med-
ley of her biggest hits
this year be-
fore T. Swift joined her for a duet
eo of the Year" for her girl-power
anthem "Bad Blood." She marveled
at how wonderful it is to live in a
world where "girls can be soldiers
and boys can
be
princesses," while
her squad looked on in awe.
If
this
doesn't bring a new meaning to
the term #squadgoals, what does?
3. Justin Bieber Strikes Back:
Even the biggest Bieber-haters
were converted to Beliebers after
his rousing perform
·
ance of cur-
rent hits "Where Are
U
Now" and
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR
"What Do You Mean." Bieber did
Taylor Swift was one of the show's biggest winners. The singer took home
the award for Video of the Year.
of "Bad Blood," putting an end to
their supposed feud. Once again,
viewers are
still not sure if this was
a publicity stunt, but at least there's
one pop
star
feud we don't have to
spend our nights losing sleep over.
7. Miley's Sketches:
Cyrus
in-
dulged in her love of bizarre come-
dy and ganja with special celebrity
guests like Snoop Dogg and Andy
Samberg during various sketch-
es that were shown through the
telecast. Many were left baffled by
Cyrus's attempts at sketch come-
dy, but lest they forget that she has
comic chops. Re-visit her two stints
hosting "SNL," and you'll see why.
6. The Weeknd's
VMAs
De-
but:
Breakout artist the Weeknd
(real name Abel Tesfaye) showed
his stuff on the
VMAs
stage during
a knockout performance of his #1
single "Can't Feel My Face." The
performance was very lo-fi at
first, with the R&B newbie's silky
vocals soaring along with his
sensual lyrics without a specta-
cle. Then, pyrotechnics came to
life to close out the performance,
and
a
new King of R&B was born.
5. Big Sean's Acceptance
Speech:
The rapper took home
his
first
VMA
for "Best Video
with a
Social
Message" for his up-
lifting ballad with John Legend
and Kanye West. He explained-
how the song was inspired by his
grandmother, one of the first
Afri-
can-American females to fight in
World War II.
It
was perhaps the
mostmovingmomentofthe night.
4. Taylor Swift Shows Us
Why She
Is
So Awesome:
Swift swept up most of this
year's awards and took home
the final prize of the night "Vid-
not miss a beat throughout, as he
did not lip
synch and went smooth-
ly through all his choreography.
His crying at the end was even giv-
en a pass. Welcome back, Bieber.
2.
Tori Kelly Shuts it Down:
Like
The Weeknd and Bieber, Kelly opted
to go mostly lo-fi with her perfor-
mance, using just her voice and gui-
tar to take command of the stage to
belt her song "Should've Been Us."
As
if that hadn't screamed "I have
arrived," Kelly mic dropped in the
most epic way after her performance.
1.
Kanye's Entire Video Van-
guard Acceptance Speech:
There
is nothing else, really, that will go
down in
VMA
history from this
year's telecast quite like this. From
admitting he was high through-
out the festivities, to sort of apol-
ogizing for his past dissing of art-
ists, to announcing his run for
President in 2020, Kanye hit every
pop culture watermark out there.
Beacon Independent Film Festival Lineup
BY MOLLY COSTELLO
Circle Contributer
The Lineup for this year's festival is AR1JFICIAL
5Ways2 Die
Giovanni and the Water Ballet
as follows:
Plastics
Election Night
My Pit is the Pits
Stink
Gone South
American Cheerleader
Friday, 9/18: (Opening Night)
TRACKS
CONVICTION
FRIGIIT NIGIIT at The CineHub
EDIBLES
2oi5 BIFF bumper
The Black Rose
Beacon Bigfoot
Howard's Farm
Jazzsoon: Portrait of a Brooklyn July
The Waiting Room
Food
Hustler
Whole
An Idea
Man in the Maze
I Am What I Play
Coming Home
Test
Food for Thought, Food for life
Q&A Session with "I Am What I Play"
Jack Is Pretty
Just Eat
It
Director Roger King
EXISTENCE
My Dearest F-ing Phone
Sunday, 9/20:
PANEL: Dishing on Dirt
Opening Night Gala at Dogwood fea-
Quinceanera
WEARE YOUNG
turing DJ's from The Ground
I Just Had A Dream
Stop Motion Films
THE845
A Goat for a Vote
Snap
Blue Suede Shoes
Saturday, 9/19:
Spark Media Picks
So Lass Uns Wandem
Filmmakers Breakfast at The Cine-
IDENTITY
Laura
Mr. Bluebird
Hub
Being
Pig's
Ear
Road
Remembering Pina
POWER
Fate of a Salesman
Ang Kapitbahay Ko Sa 2014
WasThatA Wanting
Life of Llghts
PTSD
Evergreen
Farewell to Factory Towns
Against the
Wmd
20 Years of Madness
Tashi and the Monk
Indian Point
ALLIN
RALLY



























Thursday, September 17, 2015
Bachelor
BY AMBER
CASE
Editor-in-Chief
Almost paradise -
'almost'
being
the
operative word.
As the theme
song of the six-week reality show
Bachelor in Paradise goes, the
contestants
were almost in paradise
until drama ensued (immediately).
A spinoff of the popular ABC
franchises
The Bachelor and The
Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise's
second
season premiered on August
2, one week after the eleventh seaso
_
n
of The Bachelorette ended. After that
drama-filled season, on which Kaitlyn
Bristowe allowed a
villain
from a past
season to join the other contestants
in pursuit of her heart and later slept
with him before the sacred "Fantasy
Suite" dates, fans of the competitive
dating show were hungry for more
bad television. The audience got
their wish with Bachelor in Paradise.
From the first episode in Mexico, the
twelve-night show did not disappoint.
The basic premise of the show
is that rejected contestants from
previous seasons of both franchises
get a second chance at love in a
romantic island setting. New people
arrive each week to shake up the
relationships that have started to
form and the power to eliminate
contestants shifts from men to
women each episode. The majority of
the contestants came from the most
recent bachelor Chris Soules' season
and Kaitlyn
Bristowe's season.
Kim Kardashian lookalike and
notoriously
known
27-year-old
virgin contestant Ashley laconetti
•
A
·
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Paradise season two review
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This season of Bachelor in Paradise took place in sunny Mexico and fea-
tured some familar faces from previous Bachelor and Bachelorette seasons
·
kicked off the drama by bringing her
younger sister Lauren along, who
she claimed always has better luck
with men. Great idea bringing her
onto a dating show with you, Ashley.
Speaking of Ashley, crazy Ashley
Salter, the assumed psycho from
Chris's season, also entered paradise
on the
first
day. To everyone's surprise
she hit it off with Hugh Jackman's
doppelganger Dan Cox. However,
their romance was short lived and
both left paradise without a partner.
Meanwhile, Ashley I. had trouble
asking her crush Jared Haibon on
a date. He begrudgingly accepted
her invitation when Ashley I. finally
summoned the courage to ask, but
the look on his face was one of pure
dread. Their relationship was up
and down for the entire season, with
Jared breaking things off twice, even
after they were awarded a fantasy
suite card by host Chris Harrison.
The drama that no one could stop
talking about on Twitter involved
Joe Bailey, who seemed like a
Southern sweetheart on Kaitlyn's
season, (before he went crazy on her
for eliminating
him)
and Samantha
Steffen, who never spoke one word
on Chris's season. They supposedly
masterminded a plan to
win
Bachelor in Paradise before arriving
in Mexico. Samantha told Joe to do
anything he could to get a rose, which
he did. He tricked fan favorite Juelia
Kinney into thinking he liked her and
was
successful, much to the other
contestants' dismay. He went on to
eliminate her for Samantha and they
were momentarily happy until Nick
Peterson showed up, claiming that
he had also started a relationship
with Samantha prior to the start
of the show ...
uh
oh. Strangely
enough, Samantha and Nick made
it to the final week together and are
supposedly still dating. Sorry, Joe.
There were many other contestants
who came and went with no luck
finding love, including a couple of
people who had been in paradise
before. First season contestants
Claire Crawley and Chris Bukowski
returned to the reality show for
a third and
fifth
chance at love,
respectively. Both were unsuccessful,
with Claire making her usual scene at
a rose ceremony about not feeling like
she could find love in this group. She
decided to stay, only to be eliminated
at
the
next
ceremonr.
Chris
Bukowski only lasted for one episode
after becoming too intoxicated
for anyone in their right mind to
want to accept a date from
him.
Luckily not everyone
was
unsuccessful
in
paradise.
Fan
favorites Carly Waddell and Jade
Roper hit it off with their love
interests right away and remained
together through almost the entire
show. Carly's love, Kirk DeWindt,
made it all the way to the final week
with her before dropping the bomb
that he felt he was way behind in their
relationship and did not share her
intense feelings. Carly freaked out at
him in the typica! Bachelor fashion
and abruptly left paradise. Jade on
the other hand, accepted a marriage
proposal from her love Tanner
Tolbert on the
final
day. Whether or
not their relationship can last outside
of para~ remains to be seen.
Four new albums to add to your autumn playlist
BY DANIEL GOLDSTEIN
Circle Contributor
What will be this season's
"1989"?
For real though could anyone really
top T-Swift? Maybe
...
1.
Honeymoon (Lana Del Rey)
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: Sept.18
The self-proclaimed 'Gangster Nancy
Sinatra' is at it again releasing a
fourth
album. Del Rey sticks to the
sultry
vocals and
vintage
vibe consistent
with previous work. However, the
14-song effort is a departure from the
darkness of Del Rey's last album,
"Ul-
traviolence
."
"Honeymoon" is
more
reminiscent of Del Rey's first two al-
bums "Born to Die" and
"Paradise'."
2.
Rodeo (Travis Scott)
Genre: Hip-hop/Rap
Release Date: Sept. 4
PHOTO
COUR ESY
Of
FLICKR
The
Weeknd
has
been
climbing the charts all summer long with his hit singles
and his new album
"Beauty
Behind the Madness" showcases his talent.
"'Rodeo"
is Scott
's
debut album.
The album features guest appear-
ances from Schoolboy
Q,
Future,
2 Chainz, Juicy J, The Week-
nd, Chief Keef, Kanye West, Jus-
tin
Bieber and Young
Thug.
3. Caracal
(Disclosure)
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: Sept. 25
Ever since the brothers behind Dis-
closure Howard and Guy Lawrence
hit the mainstream music scene in
2012, the duo's creations have been
everywhere. Their second album's
lead single, "Omen" features fellow
Brit Sam Smith. "Omen" is the sec-
ond collaboration between Smith
and Disclosure. FIFA fans might
be familiar with the song. "Omen"
is featured on the soundtrack for
the 2016 edition of the video game.
Along with Smith, Tiie Weeknd and
Lorde are also featured on "Caracal."
4. Beauty Behind the Madness
(The Weeknd)
Genre: R&B/Soul
Release Date: Aug. 28
Chart toppers "The Hills" and "Can't
Feel My Face" were the first two sin-
gles released from "Beauty Behind
the Madness'." Along with "The
Hills"' and "Can't Feel My Face," The
Weeknd's song
"Earned
It,"
which
is featured on the soundtrack of
the infamous movie
,
"Fifty
Shades
of Grey" is included on the artist's
second
album. Ed Sheeran, Kanye
West, and Lana Del Rey can also
be found signing with The Weeknd
on "Beauty Behind the Madness'."























Sports
Thursday, September
17, 2015
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11
Football drops week two matchup against Hoyas
BY JOHN
FORNARO
Sports Editor
A new season comes with new
beginnings and despite a 34-7 loss
to the Georgetown, Hoyas (1-1, o-o
Patriot League), the future of the Red
Foxes may have arrived.
Once head coach Jim Parady pulled
senior quarterback,
Ed
Achziger
from this past weekend's game in the
second quarter, the doors opened
for
sophomore
Michael White
from Woodbury, New York to take
command under center.
White came in the game and
threw an interception on his first
collegiate pass attempt but quickly
settled in on
his
next drive. The Red
Foxes marched down the field in
eight plays, going
87
yards, in their
only scoring drive of the game. The
Red Foxes first touchdown of the
season came on the eighth play with
a first-time connection from White
to running back Dylan Clay for seven
yards.
Marist linebacker Jesse Maineiro pressures the Georgetown quarterback
during Marist's w~ekend loss to the Hoyas.
Red Fox offense. White finished
the game 16/32 for 177 yards and a
touchdown.
White's favorite target of the
day came in the form of a 5'9" 157
pound speedster: fellow sophomore
Lawrence Dickens. The wide receiver
led the team with six catches for 90
yards in the best game of his college
career thus far. Last year, Dickens
led the team in kickoff returns (16)
but only managed to accumulate one
reception for 21 yards during the
On the defensive side of the ball,
junior Kwame Darko made his
presence
known✓
throughout the
game. The safety, who had appeared
in one game before this season,
finished with a team high eight
tackles and was flying all over the
field.
As
one of the hardest workers
on the team; Darko has hit the ground
running this year while making the
most of his time on the field.
Other than the scoring drive, White
was in cgm.mand for two
drives
of 15
and 12 plays during the game. These
drives did not
·
end with points but
resulted in :Confidence levels rising
season.
and ch~istry forming within the
From page
one
The second game of the season
resulted
m
sloppy play as the Red
Foxes were penalized
11
times for
105 yards, their highest total of
penalized yards in a game in the last
three seasons.
The Red Foxes got a jolt of energy
when a few former players came to
watch their team play. NFL player
and Marist alum Terrence Fede
was on the sidelines in Washington
D.C. to watch his former team
against the Hoyas. Fede, who now
plays for the Miami Dolphins, was
in the D.C. area preparing for the
Dolphins season opener against the
Washington Redskins. Marist will
honor Fede's accomplishments
.in
the form of a bobblehead, given to
the first 1,000 fans in attendance
at Tenney Stadium .when they host
conference
opponent,
Stetson,
November 7. Alumni running-back
Atiq Lucas also spoke to the team
before Saturday's game.
Marist will play its home opener
this Saturday, September 19th,
when they host Sacred Heart (2-0,
o-o NEC), who have combined for
a total of 99 points in their first two
games of the season. The game will
kickoff at 6 p.m. and is set to televise
thfouglioufNew-YofT(State on
Time·
Warner Cable's SportsChannel.
Keepers play key role in keeping scores at bay
came from the six corner kicks
assertiveness kept scorers at bay.
September
14.
The University of
Marist's steady string of defenders,
both teams relinquished. With the
With this loss, the Red Foxes move
Vermont Catamounts are also looking
including keeper Makala Foley and
overarching theme of attack for this
to
1-5-0
on the season. They face their to snap a multi-game losing streak.
Houghton.
game, the biggest defensive weapons
fourth and final consecutive America
However, they11 have to defeat team
were the keepers, whose agility and
East opponent out of state Tuesday,
shot leader Robinson, as well as
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Marist volleyball sweeps weekend series
BY JOSHUA DOW
Circle Contributor
The Marist Volleyball team won
all three of their games in the Volley
In The Valley Tournament and were
crowned tournament champions.
The team defeated Bryant on Friday
and both La Salle and Bucknell on
Saturday.
Marist senior Kelsey Lahey was
named the MVP of the tournament
notching 41 ~lls and 29 digs in the
three tournament matches. Juniors
Lexi
Millington and Amanda Schlegel
joined Lahey as selections to the All-
Tournament Team. Their selections
gave Marist the most players named
t9 the All-Tournament team of the
four schools that competed.
"Every match was competitive
which
was
fun to watch and fun to
be
a part
of,"
Marist head coach Lauren
Amundson said in an interview with
Marist Athletics. "'We trained and I
think a lot of the things we have been
trying to get better at we saw today
and yesterday."
Marist's opening game of the
tournament
_
against Bryant went
to five sets, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19,
23-25, and 15-8. Marist had fifteen
PHOTO COURTESY OF
MARIST
ATHLETICS
MARIST SOPHOMORE KELSEY EDIGER (PICTURED ABOVE) LED THE TEAM WITH 19
KILLS AGAINST BRYANT.
more kills than Bryant, 75 to 60,
and doubled Bryant's block total, 16
to 8. Sophomore Kelsey Ediger led
the Red Foxes in kills with 19, while
Lahey had 17.
Marist started off Saturday by
defeating La Salle in straight sets
25-22, 25-17, and 25-22. This was
Marist's first three set victory of the
season. Lahey and Ediger led the
game in
kills,
each slamming nine,
while Millington had 17 digs. In team
stats, Marist had 30 kills to
La
Salle's
24, and
11
blocks to La Salle's four.
Marist' s two longest consecutive
point
stretches
of the entire
tournament both came in the second
set of this match. They had 7 points
in a row, to take a 9-1 lead, and then
8 points in a row to give them a 19-8
lead.
Marist fought back at the end of the
third set of the match, overcoming a
stretch in which La Salle took 13 out of
14 points, giving them an 18-21 lead.
Marist took seven of the next eight
points, including a five-point stretch
to close out the set and the match.
Marist finished off Saturday and the
tournament by defeating Bucknell 3-1,
with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 17-25,
and 25-15. Lahey led the team in
kills
with 15 and Millington led again in
digs with 23. Marist
also
made it three
straight matches leading in
kills,
this
time 55 to 40, and in blocks nine to
four.
"I think we just have to play like we
did this weekend and we'll be pretty
good," Lahey said in an interview
with Marist Athletics. "As long as
we're aggressive and work hard we're
golden."
In all three games, Marist at least
doubled their opposition in blocks,
which
is
something Amundson
praised after the tournament in an
interview with Marist Athletics,.
"Our blocking has definitely
picked up from last week and that's
something we've been focusing on in
practice."
With their three Volley In The
Valley Tournament victories Marist
improved its record to 6-4. Including
their win before the tournament on
Wednesday against Army, the Red
Foxes have a four-match winning
streak.
Marist
will
begin conference play
next weekend with a game against
Manhattan on Saturday, September
19 at home starting at 1 p.m.
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to the home stand, the team turned
game. The great defensive effort
hamton this week. The Red Foxes
its attention to its next opponent:
allowed for Marist to have oppor-
needed
his
goal against Binghamton
The men's soccer team centered this
Binghamton.
tunities to break through on the
in order to not only
win:
a game, but
season with good talent on their ros-
Binghamton came into Poughkeep-
offensive end. One player that ended
gain some momentum and stop a
ter and high hopes for a successful
sie with a 3-1 record including wins
up standing out in this game and
three game losing streak that no one
season. As the schedule has gotten
against Ohio State and Manhattan.
ended up being the deciding factor
wanted to see continue.
underway, the team has experienced
Despite Binghamton's strong start to was Cameron Harr.
The Red Foxes now have a 2-3
both highs and lows. They started
their season, the Red Foxes looked
Freshman Cameron Harr scored
record on the season as they look to
off the season with a strong road win
confident as they took the field on
the game-winning goal for the Red
get a winning streak going. Looking
against Saint Joseph's that ended
Saturday night.
Foxes. He has played extremely well
ahead, the Red Foxes
will
start a
up being decided in overtime. After
Both teams had to deal with sloppy
for the team during the first five
three game road trip that
will
end
the road win, the team began a four
conditions, but Marist prevailed
games of his career. He leads the
their non-conference schedule and
game home-stand.
through the torrential rain. Marist
team with two goals, four points, and begin conference play. They
will
face
They ended up losing their
first
ended up winning the game by a
13 shots on goal through the first five
Stony Brook, Vermont and end the
three home games to New Hamp-
final score of 1-0 and played about as games. In addition to playing well
stretch with their first conference
shire, NJIT and Colombia. While the
good of a defensive game that a team throughout the first five games, Harr
game against Rider.
team showed plenty of fight in all
could play. The defense kept the ball
was
named MAAC rookie of the week
three of the losses, each game ended
,
out of harm's way and didn't allow
from September 7 to 13. He was able
up being a two goal deficit. Looking
the Binghamton forwards to develop
to put together great performances
Maine nets five in victory over Red
BY OLIVIA JAQUITH
Staff Writer
The Marist women's soccer team
relinquished its fourth consecutive
loss this season in Friday night's
5-0 contest against the Maine Black
Bears at Tenney Stadium.
Though both teams struggled to
string passes together in the first
half, Maine was able to take control
of the half by the 20-minute mark.
Maine junior Alex Abrahams won a
Foxes
turnover at midfield, leading to a 35-
skills to maintain possession and get
selves at halftime and came out
yard shot that went over sophomore
four shots off by the end of regula-
firing. They took control offensively
keeper Ashley Houghton and into
tion. Junior midfielder Juliette
Loe-
in the second half, scoring goal num-
the upper half of the net.
cisano also put Maine's keeper under her two in the first three minutes.
For the remainder of the half, it
quite a bit of pressure, with four
Maine would go on to score three
was either team's match. The Red
shots of her own. On the other hand, more times in the remainder of the
Foxes had numerous chances in the
the Black Bears fought an aggressive
competition.
first half to equalize including two
game. Led by the invaluable six-foot
Both teams demonstrated tremen-
flurries in the box that resulted in
keeper Claudia Dube-Trempe, Maine
dous offensive ability with a com-
four blocked shots in quick succes-
battled through a significant amount
bined total of 45 shots. Defending
sion. Sophomore forward Brianna
of airplay and kept the tackles clean
the.goal kept each keeper busy, with
Robinson was a force to be reckoned
through the first quarter.
11
saves apiece, a season high for
with, using her exceptional foot
The Black Bears gathered them-
Houghton. Many of those saves
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