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FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, February 26, 2015
SGA preps for town hall meeting and elections
BY MICHELLE COSTELLO
Editor-in-Chief
Even though the election period
for the next SGA board is about to
begin, the current Pietris/Pietris
administration
is
still working to
make changes before the end of
their term. The administration is
looking to receive student feed-
back at this semester's town hall
meeting, which will be held on
March 11 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
in Student Center rooms 3102 and
3103. SGA's town hall meeting
will
give students the opportunity to
voice questions, concerns or feed-
back to the student government.
At the town hall meetings, stu.
dents will have the opportunity to
hear an update from SGA about
what they have been working on
and what they hope to accomplish
by the end of their term, which will
be in mid-April. The largest part
of the meeting, however, will be
hearing from the students about
what they want to see changed.
Executive Vice President of
the Student Body Ti.mos Pie-
tris said that SGA is hoping for a
good turnout from students, as
it is the optimal time for SGA to
get feedback about what
is
work-
ing and not working on campus.
''We can't operate as an orga-
nization without student feed-
back," Pietris said.
"If
you're
dissatisfied about something at
Marist, the only way it could be
changed is
if
you tell somebody."
"All
of us are here because we
want to help you," he added.
While the current administration
remains in office until mid-April,
SGA is simultaneously looking
ahead
to
next semester. The election
process for SGA positions is start-
ing up next week with information
sessions about running for election.
The information sessions
will be
held on March 3, 4 and 5 at 9:30
p.m. in SC 3105, and those inter-
ested in running for a position are
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTOS PIETRIS
SGA members, including Student Body President Christos Pietris and Vice Presi-
dent Timos Pietris, enjoy the outdoors with President Murray last fall.
required
to attend at least one
session. Materials and exact in-
formation on the election process
will be given out at the meetings.
The votirig period for student body
president/vice-president, resident
and commuter senators, as well
as class board positions, will begin
right after spring
•
break. The on-
line voting system opens March 23,
the Monday after spring break, and
will conclude on Wednesday, March
25. The election results for each
position
will be announced that
night at 9:15 p.m. in the Cabaret.
Pietris offered advice to stu-
dents who might be consider-
ing running for an SGA position.
"Even
if
you don't think you can
get elected and pull it off, definite-
ly go and try it out, because you
never know
if
your ideas will be
able to change something," he said.
For those who do get elected,
he said an advantage of work-
ing with SGA is the accessibili-
ty of the Marist administration.
''The administration is the
bomb," Pietris said.
"It makes
it a lot easier to get things done."
The ins and outs of new priorit points
BY KATIE O'BRIEN AND
ority point system, freshmen are
no longer fighting to get all 36
MARGARET BRUETSCH
points in one semester and are in-
Co-Managing Editor; Circle Con-
tributor
What's
Changed:
Compar-
ing the Old vs.
New System
"This original priority point sys-
tem at Marist remained practically
unchanged since its start in the mid-
1980s," Steve Sansola, Associate
Dean of Student Affairs, explained.
'Tve been here for 30 years and
for 29 of those years the system was
pretty much intact," Sansola said,
"We made some minor tweakings
on that. But the new system I really
think was a step to really elevate it
in such a way that it would be more
reflective of students' achievements
both in the classroom academi-
cally and out of the classroom."
Herein lies the reason that the
priority points system has left
many
uppercl~ssmen
unaware
or confused. Under the new pri-
stead only aiming to get a certain
number out of 30 points. Upper-
classmen priority point total has
dropped from 36 to 34 points due
to minor changes in the system.
"Originally, the housing room
and damage were zero to four per
semester," said Michele Williams,
Assistant Director of Student
Activities. "Then they r~viewed
that and thought they don't need
that many so they cut off one
from each semester. Now it's six
total for room condition and dam-
age instead of eight. So again, it
wasn't something you were look-
ing to gain points for, but could be
taken away. So, they just dropped
the points. So, discipline and his-
tory is six, condition/damage
is
eight.
It
used to be five per se-
mester and now it's four so eight
total for condition and damage."
SEE "THE OTHER," PAGE 3
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST HOUSING
The priority point system has been adjusted from 36 to 34 maximum priority
points, which upperclassmen aim for to Jive in areas like Lower Fulton.











































Thursday, February 26, 2015
HIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/26
MCCTA presents "Godspell"
8:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Friday, 2/27
PRSSA Reglonal Conference
4:30 p.m.
Friday, 2/27
SPC Movie: Horrible Bosses
2
6:00
&
10:00 p.m.
SC3101
Friday, 2/27
Men's Basketball vs. St. Peter's
7:oo
·
p.m.
Mccann Center Arena
Campus
www.maristcircle.com
Letter from
the
Editor
Believe
1t
or not,
spring is less
than
a
month away which means
so
is spring break!
As
work
begins
to pile up before mid erms we k
,
r
elax with
a
copy
of The Circle.
February brought the long await-
ed
relea
of Priorit Points
,
so
c
heck out
ws
for a
fu
11
eport
of what the scores mean for
your
',
future houi~ing. In other political
new , the SGA beat
iH back deliv-
<
.
ring
all
of th
juicy
happenings on
c
ampus (minus the gavel). Further,
the campu, was abuzz with spe
-
·rnl
visitors these past
f •w
•eeks
.
Features goes beyond the ,cam.-
•ra to spotlight student. st
t-
ing their own production com-
pany. In addition
,
learn about
Beacon Arts and Mat'ist's new
Center for Civic Engagement.
Looking
for a good time? Look
no farther than the Lifestyles
sec-
tion for a detailed repart
of
how
to
be
"fashionable"
yet
warm
while
braving
the cold .for · night ut.
Wanna win
that beau? Tlte cooking
column can. supply
y
u the, perii ct
recipe
to
hi
~
or h~r
hPart,
or
jusl
go on
a
last
minute
spring
break
to the
Gr
a Smoky Mountai:ns
.
Once again, Opinion is delivering
the goods. Priority
Points
take cet1•
ter tage again alongside sad Marist
stude
1l.
who were
w·
i
tli.sted f<>r
Florence, Outside the Marist bub-
ble. learn about Obama's immigra
•
tion plau. and the ne
·t•!il.
on ISIS.
It's been a busy week
in
the
en-
t.e.rtainment
world both nt farist
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and in the country.
This
weekend,
students take the
stage in a pro-
duction of
1
'Godspell."
It
follows
an exciting
Oscars show (high
-
light~
how
adorable Eddie
Red-
mayne
was
after b.e won best actor).
Over in
Sports
get.
the updates
on men's and women' basketball,
tennis,
ba.~eball. track and softball.
Lastl
·,
we
want to e
prt•
s our
·
ncerest
wi
hes
that you r~
main
warm.
If
you start feeling
the winter blues, just remember
Leo still doesn't have an Oscar
ev n though he's won our hearts!
-Amber Caso
Co-Managing
E$iitor
-Katie O'Brien
Co-Managing Editor
Friday, 2/27
MCCTA presents "Godspell"
8:00 p.m.
Security Briefs: Natty Light, cricket
&
a missing gavel
Nelly Golettl Theatre
Saturday, 2/28
Student World Affairs Confer-
ence
8:00 a.m.
MU 3201
Saturday, 2/28
SPC Movie: Horrible Bosses
2
6:00
&
10:00 p.m.
SC3101
Thursday, 3/5
Career
&
Internship Fair
3:00 p.m.
McCann Center Grey Gym
Friday, 3/6
SPC Movie: MockingJay Part
1
6:00
&
10:00 p.m.
SC3101
The
Circle
Th
e
ent Nf!W!ip;iper
of
,1st Coltege
BY GILLIAN FOSS
Staff Writer
There's nothing like Valentine's
Day to leave students emotion-
ally-charged and prone to get-
ting themselves into trouble -
if
you need further proof than the
following
security briefs,
just
go check out Hancock's door.
That being said, John Gildard wish-
es to thank the Marist community
for all of the support that Marist Se-
curity received in the investigation
of that particular incident. Oh, and
wash your hands, everybody - the
only thing spreading faster than al-
cohol and drug violations this past
week is the stomach flu. Make it a
priority to stay happy and healthy!
2/14
1:36 a.m., Marian Hall
Both the RD and Security inves-
tigator were called to Marian Hall
Saturday when a student and two
guests were found in possession of
marijuana and Natty Light. The
two guests were escorted off cam-
pus, the paraphernalia confiscat-
ed and the student spent the rest
of Valentine's Day
.
alone - which
was probably why they were choos-
ing to drown their sorrows with
Features Ed tor:
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annon
Bak"S
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Natty Light in the fir~t place.
2/15 12:29 a.m., Student Center
Security found a highly intoxi-
cated male in the Student Center,
who, after a night out, was causing
a ruckus while watching a cricket
match on TV. Security was so con-
fused at the
fact that the student
was willingly watching the sport of
cricket that they let
him return back
to his room with no consequences.
2/17 2:07 p.m., Student Center
The SGA President reported to
security Tuesday that the ceremo-
nial gavel was missing from the
association's headquarters. The
gavel is actually still missing, so ...
be
on the lookout for a three foot-
long piece of wood that is worth
nothing but
will make all
fur.
ther SGA meetings a lot less sim-
ilar to an episode of Judge Judy.
2/23 3:10 p.m., Lower Town-
houses
We've finally done it - a student
managed to set fire to the stove and
activate the alarm system without
even using any food. How, you ask?
The student over-sprayed cook-
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ing spray with such force onto the
heating element that it resulted in
flames. Though there was no dam-
age to the stove, the student has
been banned from even entering the
kitchenforthe remainder of the year.
Cab drivers are your friends
on
the
weekends,
until ..
.
They find the wallet that fell out of
your pocket and return it to Securi-
ty, who then finds and confiscates
your fake ID's. This happened twice
on the night of Feb. 20 and then
again on Feb. 22. Condolences to
you three Marist students who are
not actually of legal drinking age
and from the states of Rhode Island,
New Jersey or Pennsylvania-tough
loss. You won't be riding out to the
bars in a single cab filled with twen-
ty of your closest friends for a while.
2/15
1:14 a.m. Champ Hall
An
extremely intoxicated female
student was found on the eighth
floor of Champ early Sunday morn-
ing and was escorted to the hos-
pital by ambulance. I don't know
what sounds worse - going to the
hospital or spending any more time
in a Champagnat bathroom than is
absolutely necessary. We all know
which place
is
cleaner, for sure.
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The Circle
♦
Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Page3
New priority point system: What's the deal?
From page one
of housing. After freshman year, rate has been in the range of 30
students aren't guaranteed hous- percent for the past four to five
The
o
th
er
major changes made ing on campus, making the avail- years, compared to 2006 when
to the new system have been a able housing a commodity over the rate was at 50 percent. This
slight readjustment to the GPA which students fight. Current- past year was 38 percent and the
and the campus involvement cat- ly, Marist houses approximate- lowest was in 2012 at 31 percent.
egories. The GPA category now ly 72 percent of the student body, The acceptance rates are based
only covers the average of the while the rest either choose to upon a target number of 1100 stu-
most recent fall and spring semes- move off campus or are forced. dents for the freshman class. Based
ter instead of cumulative GPA,
According to Vice President of on data and trends, Marist accepts
and has been adjusted to give stu- Student Affairs Deb DiCaprio, about 3,500 out of the 10,000 stu-
dents a better chance of receiving housing selection isn't final at the dents who apply. Of that number
points even with a very low GPA. conclusion of the day. Oftentimes, accepted, many will choose anoth-
After three recent priority point students who don't receive hous- er college. After May 1, the goal
committee meetings due to inquiries ing go through an appeals process is to be at 1,175 students because
made about campus involvement, and have to be given housing on during the summer about 50 stu-
Sansola was able to clarify some campus due to extenuating cir- dents will drop out for various
confusion surrounding the campus cumstances. This can result in reasons. The final number
also
involvement category: While there tripling up and overcrowding of includes students participating
were some misconceptions that all the
upperclassmen
residences. in the Freshman Florence Experi-
eight points for this section could be
"The issue is that when you look ence as well as commuter students.
earned by club involvement alone, at those 200 students (students
The trouble arises when more
Sansola revealed that eight points who aren't choosing to live off cam- students decide to attend Marist
can only be accomplished by earn- pus)," DiCaprio said, "there are than originally expected, which
ing points from any of the three some that you really have to re- happened
a
few
years
ago.
categories: community service; lei- lent and let back in for a variety of
''The problem is that once you ac-
sure sports and fitness including reasons - some are medical, some cept students and they deposit by
intramurals and Red Fox Enrich- might be mental health, some of it May 1, you can't unaccept them,"
ment programs; and clubs, organi- is they don't have cars, only apart- DiCaprio explained. "If you end up
zations and intercollegiate sports. ment they can find is three miles being 150 over after May 1 instead
Each of these sections has a
lim- away and there isn't a lot of trans- of 50 over, you're stuck with that.
it, however: students can only earn portation. There are a variety of That happened to us a few years
up to two points per semester (for factors where you end up bringing where we had big numbers that
a max of four per year) from Com- people back on campus anyway." were over, sonowyouhavethisclass
munity Service, up to one point per
While the Marist administra- and it will stay with you as a bubble
semester for leisure sports and fit- tion isn't in favor of the arrange- class as it goes through four years."
ness (for a max of two per year), and ment, they feel it's the only avail- The Solution ... so far:
a maximum total of five points per able option. Due to the existence
In order to combat these prob-
year for all clubs.
This
new break- of the priority point system, lems, Marist has a potential solu-
down does not mandate that stu- transfer students aren't privy to tion in the works: the creation
dents participate in all three types the same benefits as existing stu- of two sets of dorms in the area
of campus involvement but instead dents because they haven't had where Gartland and the Fontaine
offers a wider variety of ways to the opportunity to earn any points. Annex currently stand. Hopefully
earn points
i,o •
etudent
can deter-
Over-acceptance and a Rise
starting in the next year, Marist
mine what works best for them. If
in the Ranks:
will
begin construction of the first
a student wants to gain all eight
Marist's housing problem only phase of the two-part project.
points, they have to participate in surfaced in recent years due to the Phase one involves building dorms
other forms of campus involvement college's rise in national rankings. on the area suqounding Gartland
outside of just being active in clubs. Over the past 10 years, Marist where the parking lot and the Fon-
The Housing Issue:
has risen significantly in the rank- taine Annex currently are located.
Students' stress concerning pri- ings, which has also increased Completion of those dorms is sched-
ority points relates to the issue enrollment. Marist's acceptance uled for fall 2016, at which point
phase two
will
be scheduled to be
completed in fall 2017. Phase two in-
cludes knocking down Gartland and
building new dorms in that space.
In total, the new dorms will add
about 500 beds to the campus, en-
abling the college to bring the trans-
fer students from the Residence Inn
to campus as well as decrease over-
crowding and the amount of students
who are sent off-campus. All of the
dorms will be suite-style with four
single rooms. The new housing will
increase the percentage of on-cam-
pus students from 72 to 79 percent.
The reasons why Marist isn't at-
tempting to create housing for 100
percent of its student body are sim-
ple: not every student wants to live
on-campus and, with Marist's bur-
geoning study abroad program,
about a quarter of the student
body isn't on campus on each year.
Currently, about 50 percent ofMarist
students study abroad, resulting in
about a quarter of the student pop-
ulation each year, not counting those
doing other programs such as Marist
in Manhattan, not being on campus.
According to Vice President Geoff
Brackett, the percentage of students
able to be housed on campus matches
the amount of students who need
to
be on campus. Anything more would
just be excess and cost the college
and students unnecessary money.
"You don't want tuition dollars
and maintenance dollars dedicat-
ed to a structure that is underuti-
lized. You want to be very effi.
cient with the revenue the college
brings
in,"
Brackett explained.
As
with admissions, priority
points and housing is a balancing
act that requires careful maneu-
vering. Most importantly, though,
clear communication among admin-
istration and between administra-
tion and students would facilitate
efficiency and reduce the miscom-
munication and unneeded anxiety.
Plagens offers insight into contemporary art
BY MEGHAN JONES
Staff Writer
Ever walked into a modern art
exhibit and found yourself mar-
veling at the simplicity of some
of the works-or even daring to
ask yourself, "Is this even art?"
On Monday, Feb. 23, Peter Pla-
gens
addressed
reactions
like
these while discussing the variety
and history of contemporary art.
Plagens is a painter, art critic, and
novelist who spent 10 years as the
senior writer and critic for News-
week. Now, he writes for the Wall
Street Journal and ArtForum mag-
azine. He visited Marist on Feb.
23 to give a talk entitled "A Brief,
Opinionated Primer on Contem-
porary Art" in Hancock 2023. be noble .. .it's at least nice;' he said.
The talk was sponsored by the En- And finally, the art must be repre-
glish, Art, and Art History depart- sentational; that is, the subject mat-
ments, as well as by the Honors ter must be clear, obvious and real.
Program.
It
started at 6:30 p.m.,
After describing this art checklist,
and Plagens spoke for about an he dove into a historical discussion
hour before turning the floor over of the way "people [started] to fool
to student and faculty questions. around with it." He began in the
Plagens opened the talk by list- early 19th century with artists like
ing five qualities that many people Manet, Cezanne, andJ. M.
W.
Turn-
believe art should have. Accord- er, whose styles were more abstract
ing to the average person, he said, and symbolic than had been seen
art "looks like it took a long time before. Plagens took attendees on
to make" and like it required "spe- a vivid artistic trip through time,
cial talent" to create. The materials aided by a slideshow of various
must "b~, if not precious, at least paintings, sculptures, combinations
honorable;' meaning everyday ob- thereof, and other pieces of art.
jects are unacceptable.
As
for the
Plagens discussed the "big rev-
subject matter,
"if
it's not going to olution in art" that began in the
1920s with the start of the cubist
movement.
"If
you can get cubism ...
you can ... get modern art," he said,
and admitted, "It's hard, because a
lot of the time, it's not attractive:•
After cubism, he showed examples of
many different types of modem art,
from abstract expressionism and pop
art to performance art. The examples
dated from the 1940s to today, and
ranged from a simple yellow paint-
ing with two white lines to Joseph
Kosuth's conceptual piece "One and
Three Chairs." 1his piece featured
a real chair, a photo of a chair and a
piece of paper displaying the dictio-
nary definition of the word "chair."
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The Circle
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Page4
Suzanne Caporael: An artist with a
.
view
BY BERNADETTE HOGAN
Co-News Editor
On the afternoon of Saturday, Feb.
I, a group of ten honors students
had the pleasure of accompanying
Dr. James Snyder to the studio of
contemporary artist Suzanne Capo-
rael-a visit I am truly grateful to
have attended. Caporael's talent is
astounding, her work breathtaking.
The vision and scope behind her
paintings delve d~eper than what
meets the eye, for her well-war-
·
ranted eminence travels beyond the
bounds of her art. It is her intelli
-
gence, streamlined ambition and
self
-
poise that makes her a delightful
treasure-a resurgence of positivity.
Caporael invjted our group into her
studio to peruse her sketchbooks,
tools and materials, works and the
like. Admitting that no non-art stu-
dents had ever entered her sanctu-
ary before, it was a treat for both
parties. She had several large can-
vases on display, all of variant colors
and images, and without Caporael's
guidance I would have been stuck
wondering: What is this vision of
the artist? What does she see? Here-
in lies the advantage ofbeing present
in the heart of a personal workshop.
Suzanne Caporael has been a
prominent contemporary artist for
the past 30 years, with works pub-
licized in establishments such as
the Whitney Museum of American
Art in New York; The Museum of
Contemporary Art in Los Angeles;
and the Art Institute of Chicago, to
name a few. However, the average
person may inquire, what exactly
is her style? To confine Caporael to
the realm of abstraction would be
naive; to name her a realist would
be hopeless. But I ,wonder, perhaps
she fits someplace in the middle, in
a self-created, self-contained oasis.
Upon viewing an oil on linen
painting depicting finite lines of soft
blue amidst an enormous expanse
of blank, white space, viewers may
wonder what the artist is attempting
to convey. But herein lies Capora-
el's brilliance: perception
.
A view.
"A barn may look new and beautiful
from your car window as you travel
at 50 mph, but
if
you slowed down or
stopped, say you discovered it to be
disheveled and ugly? But your per-
ception prior during your drive told
you something different. And you
ask: does everyone see it this way?"
Caporael told us that art possess-
A group of Honors students congregate outside Caporael's studio.
es dual responsibilities: that of the
observer and that of the artist. She
clarified, "As an observer, it is your
responsibility to look in terms of
yourself, and this perception calls
one to ask: what do we look at?"
But how can we not ask what ex-
actly the artist sees? The viewer
may inquire: why do they choose
to make things the way they do?
And what did they not see that we
do? Caporael provides, "You can-
not tell what a person is going to do
with wh~t they've got when paint-
ing. One may only look and see:'
Above all, Caporael entreated us
to understand that an artist works
out of love. But what is this love?
The pure hunger to paint, the need
to quench an insatiable, desper-
ate thirst to breathe life into pas-
sion and mold shape from desire.
"I have a hunger to get deep-
ly involved, to achieve the feel-
ing
of
deep
concentration,
Caporael said. "Ignorance moti-
vates me. The surprise of thinking,
'Oh, I didn't know that!' inspires me."
Despite her popularity, Caporael
is not victim to false success and
confidence. She admitted, "Every
painting is a failure, the color is a
failure, something must be a failure
about it. Otherwise, why make an-
other?" She is her own worst critic,
acknowledging a tenden,cy to be
extremely judgmental, but always
learning. Caporael relayed a sto-
ry about her first critiques. Deter-
mined to be unaffected by the opin-
ions of others, she hoarded away
reviews in an envelope in a locked
cabinet. Years later, upon open-
ing the envelope, she was shocked.
"Criticism is very personal. Any-
one can write a critique and rip
you to shreds, or say a painting is
pretty, but constructive criticism
is the hardest to write:• One of the
best pieces of advice she every re-
ceived rested in those snippets. A
reviewer commented, "although
Caporael can paint, she lacks fo-
"But herein lies Caporael's brilliance:
perception. A view
.
w
cus:•
This realization spurred the
artist in an entirely new direction
and from then on, although she
already possessed a large body of
work, she initiated a new beginning.
"The ideas are the thing, not the
art." When asked to provide some
insight for aspiring artists Capora-
el replied, "Do not be content. Get
past the thought that you are good,
or else you'll never progress:' She re-
counted how her lucky break came
when an art dealer passed through
her studio-on the way to the bath-
room. "I thought I would paint so
good someone would find me. It was
my youthful ego. Use it, before it gets
trampled on. And when it comes to
breaks, be ready for your luck. Mine
came on the way to the ladies room."
Her raw ambition and brash re-
fusal to accept defeat rests in her
certainty, "I've come to the con-
clusion: you do your best work,
and then you die. I'm still working
so I know the best is yet to
come:'
Caporael's constant contribu-
tion to what she loves is excellence
in itself, for what force matches
the love of a dedicated creator?
Critiquing modern art with Peter Plagens
From page three
Attendees of the talk were able to
see just how much variety there
is in the modern art world. Pla-
gens
concluded this montage
with a picture of one of his own
paintings, completed in 2014.
Plagens has mixed feelings about
today's art environment. While he
can appreciate the eclectic art styles
of today, he believes that painting
possesses an inherent classiness that
today's art lacks. He insisted that
painting is not dead: "Painting has
been declared dead so many times
since 1960,anditkeepscoming back."
He also disapproves of today
'
s
"great big moneyed art world:'
where some see art as "a form of
show business:' He lamented the
way some collectors buy up entire
art galleries, as well as the selfish-
ness he sees
in
some art forms.
"Theres a tyranny about time-based
art;' he said, referring to artists who
make long videos requiring audi-
ences to watch the entire thing. "My
reasons for not liking [modern art]
are more emotional than rational,"
he said, he still respects it as art.
About 50 students attended the
talk, as well as several faculty mem-
bers. Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap, a
professor of art history, thought "it
was a very good presentation to see
the evolution of modern into con-
temporary art." One aspect of the
talk in particular stood out to her:
·
"It
was so nice that he tried to in-
tegrate woman
artists:•
she said.
She disapproves of how art crit-
ics focus primarily on male artists,
even today. Plagens' presentation
included "more [female artists]
than I expected;' she said.
"It
mat-
tered more to me because of that:'
Nicole Souza, a sophomore
studying sports communication
and advertising, said the talk defi-
nitely exceeded her expectations.
"It ...
really intrigued
me:•
she said.
"I didn't know that he was going
to ... go through different works
and ..
.
actually critique them in
front of us:• She was also impressed
by the variety of the modem art that
Plagens presented.
"It
gave me a
new perspective, because I never re-
ally looked at art that way," she said.
"I kind of just saw it as ... paintings:•
As
for the simplicity of mod-
ern art, Plagens acknowledged,
"you're always going to take
the chance of being the fool."
"You can ... say.
'I really like
that,' and find out that some-
body's kid did it; he joked.






















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Old friends become new partners in production
BY KATIE O'BRIEN
Co-Managing Editor
"You want to write an article
about us?" she asked me. "No one
wants to write about us."
Perpetually behind the camera
lens, Peter Malavenda
('15)
and
Marissa Aiuto
('15)
are the ones
fielding the questions, setting the
stage and making everyone else
look good. Used to being the ones
asking the questions and running
the show, Malavenda and Aiuto are
a little taken aback when asked to
talk about themselves and their
work. I asked about themselves and
their answer was news, Ryan and
food.
As
·
the co-directors of the MCTV
news show and the masterminds
behind sophomore musician. Ryan
Clark's music video, Malavenda
and Aiuto are a dynamic duo who
recently launched their own free-
lance video production group: Sem-
pre Productions.
Radio, TV and Film majors, Mala-
ven.da's and Aiuto's love of the cam-
era and media world can be traced
back to high school. For Malaven.da,
the choice came to
him at the end
of high school when he decided he
wanted to do something fun that
would make him and other people
happy, and that answer was televi-
sion.
Aiuto wasn't even aware that the
major was an available option un-
til she took a TV j
•
ournalism class
in high school. The class consisted
of making multiple short videos,
and Aiuto soon found all of her free
time consumed with the projects at
which point her teacher encouraged
her to major in it.
Once at Marist, Malavenda and
Aiuto quickly made their presence
known on MCTV News.
A
year old-
er than Malavenda, Aiuto was the
assistant news director when the
two first met .
.
Malavenda was soon
taken under the wing of Director
of News
Ali Read
('14)
who began
training Malavenda as her replace-
ment. During that time, Aiuto and
Malavenda first began to
work
on
projects together.
This past year, when Aiuto re-
turned from studying abroad in
Florence, the two took their posts
as co-directors of news.
"While
[Marissa] was abroad, I
was transitioning to be news direc-
tor, but I hadn't really worked with
Marissa much before then," Mala-
venda said. "She had done great
work for news and I felt that she
deserved the same opportunity to
come back and direct it that I did ...
As
co-dii'ectors we worked to
pro-
duce the news and everything went
from there."
Spending around 30 hours a
week together with
10
hours alone
on Tuesdays preparing the show,
News is no small commitment. The
two worked on every aspect of the
production of the show from writ-
ing the script to lighting to filming.
However, since both have intern-
ships on Tuesdays this semester
(Malaven.da at Fox with Stoss-
el and Aiuto with the Rachel Ray
show), they have relied upon their
staff
to cover much of the prepara-
tion work, particularly Dylan Gor-
don.
1
,
,
Erin Murtha
{"1
'7);
Briana
Flynn
('15)
and Lindsey Mulcahy
('16).
Gordon is currently an assistant
news director, but is training to re-
place Malavenda and Aiuto when
they graduate this semester.
Af-
ter two years of working alongside
them, Gordon is grateful for the
time and all he has learned from
them.
''They are the mom and dad of the
show," he said, "they take charge
and run the show. They are some of
the nicest people I've ever met and
the best mentors. They've taught
me so much."
With graduation looming before
them, Malavenda and Aiuto have
expanded their combined experi-
ence to a new project: Sempre Pro-
ductions. Since the two of them
work so well together, they thought
a business partnership was the
next step.
"We are both people you can rely
on in a group project," Malavenda
said, "we both get things done. We
have a very similar creative and
also a very similar practical mind.
It works when you are able to do
work effectively because you don't
have anything else butting in the
way."
So far, Sempre Productions only
has one client, Ryan Clark. Clark
needed someone to shoot his mu-
sic videos for him and Malavenda
offered his services. After the first
video of Clark's cover of "You and
Me," the two entered a business
deal where Malaven.da would shoot
a series of music videos for Clark
and, naturally, Malavenda asked
Aiuto to assist
him.
Sempre Productions is a full-ser-
vice, freelance production company.
Every aspect of production includ-
ing storyline, venue booking, set-
up, lights, filming and editing is
done by Malavenda and Aiuto. Once
Clark informs them of
his
next song
choice, the two get to work.
Malavenda and Aiuto hold a br~-
storming session for a storyline and
theme. For "Wonderwall," they
chose a studio shoot because they
wanted to capture a live feel. How-
ever, for "Daughters," which will be
released on Feb. 28, they chose a
different approach.
"I think I was just like, let's have
one girl sitting in the audience and
we branched from there," Aiuto
said.
"The idea we came up with is
that we have this girl who is com-
ing home from a night of going out,"
Malavenda added. '1t's cold and
miserable .. .it's morning and she is
on her way back home to her dorm.
The premise is that as she walks
past the Nelly [where Clark is play-
ing] she hears him playing and she
comes in to see what's going on.
So
this tied the story to the studio part
of it.
It
bridges the story and the
studio which is something you don't
see often. [Bridget Lyons
('18)]
made the video, in my opinion."
After that, Sempre met
with its
client to convey its vision and begin
the production process.
Between the one to two hours
of prep and around three hours
of :filming, a typical shoot day can
last up to six hours. Malavenda
and Aiuto set up all of the lighting
and props themselves, while Clark
and his musicians position the in-
struments. Once those are in place,
Malavenda and Aiuto then have
to readjust the lighting on all of
the instruments to create the most
compelling story,
convey
emotion
and make the performers look good.
Usually, the duo
will
film every-
thing six or seven times, and all of
the footage is shot on DSLR camer-
as. Each take
is
from a different an-
gle, so that when editing later, they
can combine the best shots. They'll
start focusing on different angles of
Clark and then branch off to film
the other musicians.
Right after filming ends, Malav-
enda and Aiuto drop all of the foot-
age onto their computers and do
an initial run through of all of it,
which can take about three hours.
Combining the different shoots, a
rough draft of the video is assem-
bled with the prerecorded audio.
From there, they take it to Clark
who then makes his suggestions
and Sempre goes back to
work.
The final video of "Wonderwall"
was the most successful of all of
Clark's videos to date. Not only did
it have the most views, but it also
experienced the fastest growth and
had the greatest viewer retention
rate (the viewer watched the entire
video).
Clark's videos are also doubling
as Malavenda's capping project
with the goal of four videos for the
semester (two in the studio and two
on location).
While Clark is Sempre's only cli-
ent at the moment, they are looking
to expand to other projects. They
will take all forms of video projects
and are open to multiple possibili-
ties."
'1f people want professional pro-
duction, talk to us," Malaven.da
said. ''We love doing it and we are
very, very reasonable. Sempre Pro-
ductions: real freelance video pro-
duction."
For both of them, though, the best
part is the interaction with each
other and their clients.
"The best part of working togeth-
er is that I feel that we learn from
each other every day," Aiuto add-
ed. ''We know so much, but we still
somehow learn together."
PHOTO COURTESY
OF
KATHLEEN O"BRIEN
Aiuto (left) and Malavenda (right)
shoot in the Nelly Goletti.























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Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership begins to take root
BY SHAN
N
ON
BALES
Features Editor
Passersby can catch a glimpse
of two sizable pieces of lined paper
with color-coded notes hanging on
the wall opposite of the doorway
to Fontaine 201. This small corner
office is home to Marist's develop-
ing Center for Civic Engagement
and Leadership - a grassroots ser-
vice-learning organization head-
ed by director Melissa Gaeke. The
hanging pag~s are the remnants of
a recent brainstorm.
As
an institution that places com-
mitment to service among its three
ideals -
alongside developing a
sense of community and achieving
excellence in education - Marist
College is a seemingly natural fit for
a center founded on the concept of
civic engagement. Therefore, Dean
of the School of Liberal
Arts
Mar-
tin Shaffer and Dean of the School
of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Margaret Calista brought togeth-
er an ad-hoc committee of faculty
members to determine whether
or
not the center was something that
would work at Marist. About a year
and a half later, Gaeke arrived at
Marist College to bring the pro-
posed Center for Civic Engagement
and Leadership into fruition.
''For me, civic engagement is
much broader notion of involve
-
ment in communities or places that
matter," said Gaeke. She eneourag-
es students to get involved in the
decisions in the community that
matter to them and believes that
the civic engagement should be
seen as a "broad array of activities."
For instance, while some students
may feel strongly inclined to advo-
cate for a position on an issue that
matters to them by working with
government to make changes that
benefit a community, others may
find that volunteer activities are
their preferred avenue for service.
''I
see it as the spectrum of involve-
ment that an individual members
can make ... volunteerism is a form
of civic engagement but it can also
be political activity - things like
lobbying, advocacy and voting are
at the other end of the spectrum,''
Gaeke said
In just under six months of plan-
ning and networking at Mari.st,
Gaeke has taken part in the de-
velopment of an immersive Tarver
summer scholarship program and
Faculty Fellows program, as well
as
an
informative speaker series of-
fered to students last fall "My hope
is that [the center] really sparks a
conversation not only between stu-
dents, but also between students
and faculty," she said.
Gaeke believes that the
·
center was
able to achieve so much momentum
in so little time as a result of the re-
sources that were already in place
upon her arrival and the success of
the center's initial programming.
Thanks to continued funding, a
group of 12 faculty fellows from a
variety
of
schools of study were able
to develop community-based learn-
ing courses to be offered in the fol-
lowing academic year. These cours-
es will give students and faculty a
chance to work together in expand-
ing learning beyond the traditional
classroom walls.
"I'm thrilled that we
will
have this
group of faculty and their students
out in the community next year. We
expect that there will be about 300
students doing these projects," said
Gaeke. By identifying places in fac-
ulty curriculum or a specific field of
study that have a natural connec-
tion to civic engagement, Gaeke
aims to provide examples for other
schools of study to get involved. The
center places emphasis on helping
students and faculty understand
how their particular field of study
can enable them to serve the issues
and problems of communities.
"Perhaps, it's knowing that you can
make a difference with non-profit
organizations or government orga-
nizations. It's understan~ing that
your skill set has ~enefit to a
dif-
ferent sector," she said. Communi-
ty-based learning courses address
how students learn and open the
experience up to different environ-
ments that can contribute to their
learning all while they make a
dif-
ference in the community.
As
the center develops, Gaeke
hopes to streamline the processes
behind creating community-based
learning courses with faculty fel-
lows at Marist, and develop lasting
relationships with on-campus part-
ners and quality non-profit com-
munity partners. She is committed
to working with organizations and
individuals that "really bring some-
thing to the student experience
through innovation and commit-
ment." Although other organiza-
tions on the Mari.st campus already
provide opportqnities for &tudents
to do community service, the center
offers new possibilities for in-depth
learning through the community.
In working together with real-V'!'orld
clients and partners, students gain
skills that better prepare them for
a future as an involved community
member.
"Being able to think about ad-
vocating a particular position and
taking action on that position at
·
a fundamental level is a civic skill
that relates," said Gaeke. ''When
you leave Marist and you go on to
great, great futures, you're going to
have something that you can draw
on when you are trying to make an
impact on something that matters."
Gaeke believes that the center is
off to a successful start but she also
acknowledges that there is much
more to learn as it gets its roots into
Marist College and its surrounding
communities. Currently, Gaeke
takes on the bulk of the responsi-
bilities of running the center with
the help of several student interns.
As
the center's efforts expand and
more faculty begin to add their
classes to the roster of communi-
ty-based learning courses, she sees
more opportunities for interns and
staff to take on leadership roles to
meet the needs of community part-
ners and maintain ac~ive projects.
Gaeke added one last long-term
goi:µ with a chuckle, ''We may need
a bigger space ... "
Nevertheless, big things are hap-
pening in this small center. Gaeke's
optimism is a driving force behind
a movement towards increasing
student and faculty enthusiasm to-
wards taking civic engagement and
leadership roles.
"At the end of the day, it's
a
ll
about connecting what you're
really
passionate about with things that
are happening around you," said
Gaeke.
Students
can like the Marist Col-
lege Center for Civic Engagement
and
Leadership Facebook page
or visit the developing website
at
https://www.marist.edu/liberalarts/
civic-engagement/
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON BALES
Director
of
the Center for Civic
Engagement
and
Leadership,
Melissa
Gaeke
PR Students gain experience and keep arts alive in Beacon
BY KELSEY R. BRADLEY
Circle Contributor
Just 30 minutes south of Mari.st
College is the small city of Beacon,
N. Y. where the North Road Com-
munications firm is working with
the Beacon Arts Community Asso-
ciation to develop the artistic com-
munity there
.
North Road Communications is
Marist's student-run PR firm. To-
gether, the firm represents local,
non-profit clients who do not neces-
sarily have the funds or the time to
do their own PR. Currently, NRC is
working with Beacon Arts Commu-
nity Association (Beacon:Arts), the
Beacon Independent Film Festival,
Family Services Inc. and the Joint
Journalism and Communication
Historian Conference.
Monica Couvillion, a junior, has
been a firm member since 2014 and
is the transitioning Firm Director
who
will
be active next fall semes-
ter. She finds her work with NRC
extremely rewarding.
"Because NRC works for non-prof-
it clients, it is very rewarding to
be doing real work for real people
who strive to help others. Most stu-
dents have internship experience
in for-profit firms or working for
a for-profit client. With NRC, we
[firm members] get to see a whole
new side of the public relations
industry while gaining real expe-
rience," said Couvillion, who now
imagines herself in a career work-
ing for a non-profit or an arts-based
organization.
Art can he found all throughout
the Hudson Valley, but Beacon
is currently evolving with a new,
thriving culture of food, shopping
and entertainment with spectacu-
lar historical destinations rich with
Hudson Valley history. The New
York Times deemed the tity "the
Hudson Valley's most promising
hot spot for contemporary art." NRC
has teamed up with BeaconArts, a
non-profit organization committed
to expanding the knowledge and
appreciation of the arts community
in Beacon to promote students- and
locals to engage in the artistry the
city has to offer.
The appropriately named ''Sec-
ond Saturday" celebration is held
in Beacon on the second Saturday
of every month. Restaurants, shops
and galleries stay open late to en-
courage people to come together
and celebrate the arts. The festiv-
ities range from open galleries to
live music, with artistic opportu-
nities that appeal to a
_
ll ages. Stu-
dents are encouraged to check out
the next Second Saturday held on
March 14.
SEE
"NRC"
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Lifestyles
Thursday, February 26, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
The road less traveled: Spring break hot spots
BYTIM MCGRATH
Circle Contributor
When you hear friends talking
about where they want to go over
spring
break, they're usually going
one of two places: somewhere warm
or home. While the second option
isn't actually a bad idea, there are
many more options when traveling
for spring break.
If
you really want
an adventure during your week off,
there are so many places that are
just a road trip away from Marist
The first place I would recom-
mend
is
a place called Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. This
park features some of the niost
breathtaking landscapes on this
side of the Mississippi. No matter
how outdoor-savvy you are,
there's
always something for you to do.
Simply driving through the park
provides
amazing
views and op-
portunities to look out across the
oldest
mountain
range in the US.
If
the
weather is
nice
enough
(in
the
spring, the
average tempera-
ture
is
around 61 degrees
in
lower
altitudes) you
can get
out of
the
car
and go hiking, fishing,
climbing
or
camping. There are regular Park
Ranger led programs for you
to learn
and experience the most you can in
the park, and, in the spring or fall,
Staff Writer
There are times when our scien-
tific advancements present us with
something out of the ordinary, as
if
from the pages of a science fiction
novel. In more recent decades than
ever, it seems like the fantasies
once associated with the far off fu-
ture are gradually becoming a reali-
ty. In this case, it comes in the form
of genetically modified organisms,
or GMOs, a concept that is exactly
what it sounds like: scientifically
manipulated plants and animals.
While these GMOs have plenty
of real world applications, the prod-
ucts of these genetic modifications
have come under public scrutiny
because of their inauthenticity and
potential health risks. After close
analysis, certain pros and cons can
be found, with each side bearing
strong arguments for the debate.
Genetic engineering began in
the 1970's and the technology has
since advanced to allow scientists
to either manipulate, remove or
add genes to a variety of different
plants and animals. This practice
produces an array of different bio-
logical traits, such as thicker mus-
cle protein and reduced fat in some
animals,
increased
nutritional val-
ue and taste in some crops, as well
as creating some entirely new plant
strains. These include the previ-
the park won't be nearly as crowd-
ed as it would be in the summer.
It's a 10 hour road trip from
Poughkeepsie to Tennessee, where
the main entrance to the park
is
located.
It
might sound daunting
to some, but with a few friends
the drive won't be painful at all.
If
you don't want to drive 10 hours
straight, there are also plenty of
things to do along the way.
If
you
like history, your route will take
you past Gettysburg, Penn., one
·
of the most famous historical sites
from the Civil War.
As
you get far-
ther south, you'll be going through
Virginia and North Carolina, where
plenty of cities and attractions are
only an hours' detour away. When
you get close to the park, make sure
to stop by Dollywood and Pigeon
Forge, Tenn., where you can spend
a day having fun with go-karts, mini
golf and plenty of barbecue food.
There are also many student dis-
counts along the way that can soften
the blow of your road trip. There are
plenty of reasonably priced hotels in
Gatlinburg and you can even stay
inside the park itself.
If
you want to
go camping or hiking, you can get
student discounts on all of the gear
you'll
need from companies like
Columbia, Foot Locker and EMS.
With
gas prices as low as they
are, it's probably the perfect time to
take a road trip. Skip the crowded
beach, and find your own adventure!
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR
Above is the view from Mount Sterling, Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CNN
The GMO debate is ongoing and complex. The effects
of
GMO studies are shown
in animals like this cat with varying skin tones.
ously non-existent blue roses or a
new "golden'' rice, which has been
observed to cure vitamin A defi-
ciencies in those who have them.
Over the years these scientists
have turned the genetic land-
scape into a playground, distort-
ing anything from crop yields to
the skin tone of some animals,
giving them an uncharacteris-
tic florescent glow (pictured).
It
is
certainly a strange look, but it
has applications in deep science.
Biochemists have observed that
by introducing the same gene
in jellyfish responsible for their
biolulninescent glow into other
animals such as mice and cats,
they can track the progression
of certain diseases, such as HIV,
and understand how they work.
These are advancements in sci-
ence that have many people hail-
ing the achievements of genetic
modification. From its early stag-
es, the technology has advanced
and
become
commercialized,
making GMOs not only a tool,
but also a billion dollar industry.
The agrochemical corporation
Monsanto, in cooperation with
biochemical engineers at Genen-
tech, has grown to be leaders in
crop seed modification, manufac-
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table crops. They boast that these
seeds produce greater and stronger
yields of certain crops and could
potentially end world hunger.
Still, there is backlash against
Monsanto, and GMOs in general,
coming from natural and organ-
ic food activists and traditional
farmers who don't trust GMOs
for their lack of federal testing,
and questionable long-term con-
sequences. Many of these people
have rallied together to encour-
age policy-makers to create laws
which would enforce food sellers
to identify whether their products
contain GMOs, making them la-
bel their products as GMO-free:
·
Some counties and districts have
even gone so far as to advocate for
the ban of GMOs completely from
their local markets and schools, cit-
ing that they cause strange diseas-
es and allergens where otherwise,
with their organically grown coun-
terpart, there would have been none.
After close review, the argument
surrounding GMOs is strong for
both sides. While the potential
benefits of genetically modified
organisms are plenty and undeni-
able, there are still many lingering
questions, especially in the case of
diract consumption. With GMOs
appearing to be the thing of sci-
ence fiction novels, perhaps that's
exactly where some of them belong.






































Lifestyles
Thursday, February 26, 2015
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How to go out without getting frostbite
BY GABRIELLA GAMBA
to
an outside section of the bar.
Staff Writer
During the winter season, we
Mari.st students find it increas•
ingly more difficult to leave our
warm dorms or townhouses
to
brave the cold outdoors. As soon
as we step outside, we have to
fight the urge to turn right back
around and bundle up in our beds.
We think it's hard just
to
get
ourselves to go
to
class wearing
our huge coats and boots, but
what really proves to be diffi.
cult is the weekly ritual of get•
ting ready to go out to the bars.
Many students - girls in par-
ticular
- are too focused on show-
ing off their awesome outfits to
bother putting on jackets before
they go out. Not only is it ex-
tremely uncomfortable to bear the
cold when the weather is in the
negatives, but we are also basi-
cally asking to get sick.
For the sake of our comfort
and well-being, here are some
things you can do to ensure
that you stay as warm as pos-
sible when
you're
going out.
1. Use a coat check, if possible.
One of the biggest reasons why stu-
dents don't wear coats when they
go out is that they have nowhere
to put them. While most bars
don't offer any kind of coat check,
it doesn't hurt
to
ask. Mahoney's,
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If
you're going there, you
shouldn't even hesitate to wear
one. While Union doesn't exactly
have a coat check, most nights they
do have a coat rack, where you can
hang your coat up, free of charge.
2. Find a spot to tie you and your
friends' coats together. Wheth-
er it's the Union coat rack, or a
hidden spot that you've found by
the pool table at Darby's, tie your
coats together as soon as you ar-
rive. Designate a spot for you
and your friends
to
leave your
jackets and tie the sleeves to a
railing or some other accessible
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Priority Points bring unhappiness to students_
BY JANIE PIERSON
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~tu~ent~ 1s playmg a sport, ~art1:-
Circle Contributor
·
1patmg m a club, and working m
service groups every single semes-
·
February: A month at Marist
ter. Students should be rewarded
that has been filled with excessive
amounts of snow, multiple days of
subzero wind chills and the release
~:'.';~;::'"'·
of Priority Point reports, that has
generated a whirlwind of confusion
and anger throughout the student
body. We are reminded incessantly
freshman year that priority points
are a critical part of any Marist stu-
dent's life who wants to live on cam-
pus. Our RAs and RDs never give
up a chance to stress to us the im-
portance of priority points because
they are the biggest determining
factor for on-campus living arrange-
ments. Everyone understands the
importance of priority points but
barely anyone fully understands
the process of gaining and losing
points throughout the semester.
Before I continue explaining the
obvious issues in the priority point
.
system, here's a quick summary of
the current system that is in use.
Students can receive priority
points in six separate categories:
GPA, Room Condition,
·
Discipline,
Miscellaneous and Activity. Fresh-
good grades, refrains from punching
holes in his or her walls and does
not get in trouble. Simply study
hard, don't damage school property,
don't get written up and you are well
on your way to an awesome Priori-
ty Point report. Not too hard, right?
But it is the other two categories -
Miscellaneous and Activity- where
students are confused, and very un-
happy about their points. First of all,
Miscellaneous is a category that ap-
pears on each student's Priority Point
report, but has no real explanation.
Nowhere on Marist's website does
it mention or explain what ''Miscel-
laneous" consists of or how you can
be awarded points in this category.
It
doesn't make much sense that al-
most no one on Marist's campus un-
derstands a category that consists
of 25% of the Priority Point report.
In addition to the Miscellaneous
category, by far the most hotly
contested category that is causing
Marist students to complain is Ac-
tivities. First off, I wholeheartedly
believe that students should be re-
ing their time at functions on cam-
pus. But the priority point system
has become a nuisance rather than
an encouragement for students on
campus at Marist. Within the Activi-
ty section, a student can earn points
by participating in Clubs, Intramu-
rals or Service. Priority points only
allow a student to gain a certain
amount of points in each section
under the Activity category. A stu-
dent cannot have maximum priority
points if he or she is not involved in all
three types of Activities on campus.
For example, a student who loves
playing intramurals and is on five
intramural sports teams but does
not participate in any other clubs
can only receive one point for intra-
mural participation in Activities.
Similarly, a person who is only in-
volved in clubs on campus cannot
obtain full priority points
if
he or
she does not play an intramural or
for whatever time they spend on
Marist extracurricular activities
and doing the things they love.
Priority points should account
all Activities as the same and re-
ward students for what they do on
campus, no matter
if
its through
Clubs, Intramurals or Service.
The final flaw in the priority point
system is the recording process.
College Activities records the prior-
ity points and submits the PrJority
Point reports to students each year.
This year, several clubs' points
were inaccurately recorded or not
recorded at all. College Activities
needs to focus on a better system
to work together with clubs and
other groups on
·
campus so that
students are accurately rewarded
for their participation on campus.
Priority points are overall a great
idea for Marist because they en-
courage students to earn good
grades, stay out of trouble and get
involved on our wonderful campus.
In order for the system to
func-
tion perfectly, more tools should
be available for students online
and on campus to learn how to
exactly understand the point
system. In addition, the few
flaws in the system can easily
be avoided with a few changes.
It
is time for Mari.st and Col-
lege Activities to step up and
is involved in service on campus. make changes to the system so
man can earn a maximum of 30
points in their first semester at
Marist. Sophomores are credited
for their activity in the spring of
freshman year and fall of sopho-
more year. Similarly, junior points
are totaled from the spring of soph-
omore year and fall junior year.
Sophomores and juniors can earn
a maximum of 34 points. It should
be noted that it is pretty easy to
achieve a decent number of points
if
a student works hard and earns
Stude_nt~ are 1:1-egatively impacted that students are encouraged by
by domg the things on campus that the priority point system rather
they want to do.
It
should not ~e than discouraged during their
warded for joining clubs and spend-
expected that every single Manst
·
four years on Marist's campus.
U.S. continues to fight ISIS's terrorism
BY MARIE ATILEH
Circle Contributor
.
The news of 26-year-old Kayla
Jean Mueller's death on Feb. 10
serves as a painful reminder of the
many who have fallen at the hands
of Islamist rebel group ISIS, and
revives a heated debate amongst
many Americans as to what the
United States should do in re-
sponse to a tragedy that has sadly
become an all too familiar reality.
Renowned photojournalist and
war correspondent James Foley
was killed last year by ISIS as he
was covering the unraveling polit-
ical turbulence and upheaval that
had taken to the streets of Syria
in response to President Bashar
al-Assad's authoritarian regime
_
and the commencement of the
Young Arab Spring back in 2011.
Foley's brother Michael argued to
Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie
Courie that more could have been
done to save his brother, stating, "I
don't believe ISIS can be contained
-
containment is not a strategy."
He further stated, ''We need to
recognize that they are a threat
and we need to deal with them."
President Barack Obama has
come under heavy fire for his lack
of involve~ent in foreign affairs,
with many Americans preferring
a minimalist foreign policy in re-
sponse to the civil wars erupting
in Ukraine and Syria as opposed to
deploying troops and sending mili-
tary aid, arguing the opposition is
too fragmented and plays a host
to multiple agendas and interests.
Despite the president's relative
compliance with the mood of the
nation, a CBS news poll taken back
in 2014 (just shortly after Foley's
death) held Barack Obama's ap-
proval rating on foreign policy at a
meager 34%, with 58% of Americans
disapproving of his diplomacy over-
seas and seeing his inexperience
with foreign entities as a weakness.
Affairs columnist Robert Kagan
of The Washington Post best cap-
tured this paradox, arguing that
although Americans do not wish
to intervene in the carnages occur-
ring overseas, they are displeased
with the president's incapacitation
in handling these devastations.
Many people, when coming across
a tragedy, oftentimes put them-
selves in the person's shoes and try
to internalize what it must have
been like to be that person, espe-
cially in their last hours on earth.
I find that the reason behind this
paradox and the general discontent
many Americans have with Pres-
ident Obama's foreign policies is a
result of American exceptionalism,
the idea that we as a nation have
stood above the rest and showed
the world that in spite of fear and
the threat of attack the right thing
can still be done in the name of lib-
erty and equality amongst all. This
theory has remained the touch-
ing stone for American diplomacy
since
its
perseverance and pop-
ularization in the wake of true
evil under Hitler in World War II.
We cannot allow war-torn nations
such as Ukraine and Syria to go
in the dark because of a pervading
fear that journalists and humani-
tarians alike will find themselves
executed in a horrible fashion. We
must implore our president to pro-
tect our citizens even in areas of
conflict, or else we will not be able
to monitor our enemies where-
abouts when no one is willing to go.
















Opinion
Thursday, February 26, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
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10
Fall 2015 Florence applicants encounter obstacles
BY ALEXANDRA AYERS
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but the application should also be
Circle Contributor
This is the second year in a row
that Marist College was included
in Princeton Review's Top 20 ''Most
Popular Study Abroad Program,"
ranking seventh. Nearly half of
Marist students study abroad in
the various 30 countries where
Marist has programs, including
the ever-popular branch campus
in Florence. However, this yea.r's
students applying to Florence have
been coming across several issues
due to the program's popularity.
This is not the first year
students applying to Florence have
come across problems in the study
abroad application process. Last
year, the application for the F1or-
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Many students eager to study abroad in Florence have been waitlisted.
This year students are demic experience. There is much
facing a similar issue applying more that goes into the application
to the study abroad program in process for studying abroad oth-
F1orence. Many students were er than GP A. Students must have
not aware of the deadline and by a g<?Od conduct standing with the
the time they applied, they were school and explain any write-ups.
ence program was capped long be-
automatically placed on the wait-
Students must further explain
fore the deadline due to the over-
list due to the rolling admissions what has inspired them to want
whelming number of applicants.
process. The question arises, is to study abroad and what they
The remainder students who still it fair to have rolling admissions hope to get out of the experience
.
desired to study abroad in Florence where students with GP A's lower
International
Programs
were asked to apply to their second than other applicants get in 6e-
should utilize the other criteria of
choice program and were put on a
cause they simply applied first?
the applicants to determine whom
waitlist based on a first come, first
Firstly, students must have to accept to study abroad. The roll-
serve basis. Further, Internation-
a 2.7 minimum GPA in order to ing admissions process is arbitrary
al Progra~ moved up the origi-
st
,
ud_y abroad
,
which doea set a
and unfair not
j~st
only to thQse
nal application deadline also due GPA standard. Secondly, study who may have higher GPA's. There
to the high volume of applications.
abroad isn't solely about the aca-
needs to be an emphasis on GPA,
viewed more as a whole, similar
to a college application. The short
essays about the applicants' de-
sires to study abroad should be
emphasized as well, to at least
allow those on the waitlist some
comfort that it is not based on who
applied first, rather credibility.
If
there was more scrutiny on who
gets accepted to study abroad, there
may not be such a large volume of
applicants. International Programs
should perhaps also consider ma.k-
ing the criteria to study abroad
more exclusive.
As
the
·
statistics
of those who study abroad grows,
so will the application issues. T~e
GPA requirement could be raised,
which would eliminate a number of
applicants. Also, those with a cer-
tain amount of write-ups may not be
·
allowed to apply for study abroad.
It's hard to say who should be allowed
to study abroad and who shouldn't
based on things such as GPA and
conduct standing, but there has
to be some dividing factor that al-
lows the process to be more fair and
organized. Hopefully in years to
come, these issues will be resolved.
Three Yankee legends get Hall
of
Fame honors
BY DANIEL ABRAMSON
was versatile in a lot of different ar-
in
his
career. Several seasons Posa-
also gave up more hits than innings
Staff Writer
eas. Good glove, good bat and could da was injured, which impacted the pitched. He was an all star just
This coming baseball season,
take a walk.
As
a Yankee great, he amount of opportunities he got. He three seasons, while simultaneous-
there will be another three numbers
easily deserves to be on a plaque.
also
was not the strongest defend-
ly having many sub par seasons.
forever retired in Monument Park.
Some people consider Jorge Posa-
er, and his postseason numbers He may have won several games,
As
always, there is some criticism
da
to
not just be one of the best certainly do not jump out at you.
but he also played for a powerhouse
retiring the numbers of these Yan-
catchers the Yankees have ever
All in all though, Posada is one Yankee team filled with perennial
kees Legends. CF Bernie Williams,
had, but also one of the best of-
of the
all
time greats that certainly
all
stars and future hall of famers.
C Jorge Posada and SP Andy Pet-
fensive catchers in the history of had the potential to be an even bet-
Pettitte was not a strikeout pitcher
titte are the three being enshrined
baseball. Posada was a part of four ter player. Posada was clutch and and he had a career WHIP of 1.35.
with a plaque in center field.
world championship teams and was was an instrumental piece to the
Secondly and more importantly,
Bernie Williams seems like an
a consistent offensive threat for Yankees winning as much as they Pettitte has been caught and ad-
easy choice, even long overdue. He
the Yankees. A five time all star did. For me, no other person should mitted to using. This has been an
stopped playing after the Yankees
and silver slugger winner, Posada wear number 20 for the Yankees.
issue for several years, with many
refused to give
him
a guaranteed
had a .374 career OBP,
to
go along
Pettitte spent 18 years in base-
fans and baseball writers. He may
contract back in 2007. Williams
with 275 HR. He had over 1600 ball, 15 of which with the Yan-
have apologized, but I am sure
was considered one of the best out-
hits in his career while playing a kees.
As
a Yankee, he won some people have not forgiven him.
fielders of
his
generation, especially
physically
demanding
position. five World Championships and
Pettitte may have admitted it,
commanding the middle. Over a
What keeps Posada down is the won an impressive 219 games. but many people may perceive him
16-year career in pinstripes, he won
amount of times he got hurt. While
The criticism can be seen in two as breaking the rules and cheat-
four championships and seemed
Catcher is arguably the hardest facets. One is his overall work as a
ing. For me personally, it is on the
like an unspoken leader of the ball
position to play every day, he only pitcher. Pettitte's ERA as a Yankee fence. He did a lot for these Yan-
club. He had more RBIs then any
played at least 140 games six times was pretty high at 3.94, while he kee teams, but he has PEDs to help.
player in postseason history. Wil-
While we already know of some
Iiams hit over .300 eight times, ap-
players to be retired
in
the future,
peared in five all star games, won
the ultimate question
will
be how
four gold gloves and was one of the
many numbers. The Yankees are
top players on those winning teams.
criticized for retiring more numbers
Williams
in
a lot of ways was very
then any other team
in
baseball.
underrated. He was off the Hall of
Soon, there will be less and less
Fame Ballot in just his second try,
garnering under four percent of the
vote. He may not be one of the best
players of all time, he was one of the
better players of his generation. He
Former pitcher Pettitte is one of three Yankees inducted into the Hall of Fame.
was a consistently good player and
numbers that players can wear.
Will this become a problem later on
when some of the future greats for
the Yankees retire? For now, the
Yankees want to celebrate the ca-
reers of three of their good players.






























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Thursday,
February 26, 2015
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Obama's immigration plan causes stability, headaches
BY RYAN SLANEY
Circle Contributor
As
with most partisan debates in
Washington these days, the stand-
off between Congressional Repub-
licans and the President over im-
migration has been something of
a national embarrassment. In an
attempt to
"win"
on the issue, both
sides have done quite a bit of polit-
ical grandstanding and legal fina-
gling. The drama in D.C. diverts
the public attention
~way
from the
fact that 600,000 undocumented
immigrants are living in this coun-
try in uncertainty. They live day-
to-day not knowing
if
and when
they may be deported and possi-
bly separated from their family,
while politicians 1,000 miles away
are deciding their fates based on
partisan ideology and electoral
prospects.
However,
President
Obama is on the correct side of
this debate both legally and mor-
ally. This action is a sign of em-
brace towards undocumented im-
migrants from a government that
can often seem insular and callous.
Although President Obama may
have started this standoff in Wash-
ington, the Republicans have been
at fault for escalating it beyond
reason. Throughout the Obama
administration, the Republicans
have been resistant to Obama's
attempts at immigration reform.
His proposals apparently have not
met their draconian border secu-
rity standards, despite his contin-
ued vocal commitment to securing
PHOTO COURTESY OF BBC NEWS
Republicans are not happy about Obama's immigration plan.
the border. Obama's executive ac-
tion is not without its flaws, but
it is a helpful short-term measure
designed to protect undocument-
ed immigrants from deportation,
while allowing them to work and be
subjected to background checks. It
has met a legal roadblock in Tex-
as, where Judge Andrew Hanen, a
Bush appointee, has blocked it on
some rather flimsy legal grounds.
As
Max Ehrenfreund of the Wash-
ington Post points out, the deci-
sion contains a number of state-
ments about illegal immigration
that have little factual support
such as the assertion that illegal
immigration is increasing or that
illegal immigrants are more like-
ly to commit crimes. These state-
me!lts seem more rooted in centu-
ries-old nativist sentiments than
objective fact, illustrating the po-
litical rather than legal goals of
Hanen's decision. The Obama ad-
ministration is preparing to fight
the decision and experts say they
are likely to succeed given the
weak foundation of Judge Hanen's
argument and the ideological
makeup of the higher courts.
While the Republicans' stance on
Obama's executive order is consis-
tent with their ideological views
on immigration, it seems there is
another, more potent factor driv-
ing their indignation. Republican
politicians are well aware of the
shifting demographics of voters in
the United States. Hispanic Amer-
icans now make up around 17
percent of the US population and
that number is rising. Obama won
th~ Hispanic vote by more than
35 points in both 2008 and 2012,
and the Republicans know that
they cannot expect
to
win
nation-
al elections
if
those numbers don't
change. When the Republicans
won control of both chambers of
Congress this past November, the
sentiment coming from the GOP
establishment was that it was
their
.
tum on immigration. They
felt that Obama should hold off
on any executive orders and give
the new Republican Congress an
opportunity to put forth their own
comprehensive plan on immigra-
tion. The Republicans wanted a
chance to open a dialogue with His-
panic voters and bridge their elec-
toral divide. While the President's
choice
to
go against these wishes
could also be interpreted as politi-
cal maneuvering, at least he is try-
ing to get results. Obama believes
that decisive action is necessary in
order to give stability
to the lives of
600,000 immigrants, while some-
thing more comprehensive works
its way through the molasses of
Capitol Hill. Whatever political
benefits it brings to the Democrats
is secondary to the practical and
moral results this action achieves.
The decision by the President
to go forward with an executive
order on immigration is the right
decision because it is a tangible
step in the right direction on an
issue that has been fraught with
polarized stagnation. Despite the
political sideshow that seems
to
accompany every debate in Wash-
ington nowadays,
if
all goes well,
the
main
takeaway from this is
some peace of mind for many un-
documented immigrants as well
as a path towards citizenship.
Until the legislature can pro-
vide a credible and comprehen-
sive immigration bill, it seems as
though we
will
have to settle for
these bits of incremental progress.
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NRC Account Executive and
Marist College senior Mary 'Kate
Mulhauser
is
not only a huge fan
of Second Saturday, but also a
big supporter of BeaconArts and
their mission
to
build communi-
ty through support of the arts.
"Everyone who is involved with
BeaconArts are not only a creative
bunch but also down to Earth and sphere during Second Saturday
welcoming people who just want celebrations. Local towns often
to have fun and have others expe- bypass the importance of art, in
rience the city of Beacon the way its many forms, in the community
they do ev~ryday," Mulhauser said - but BeaconArts will not let that
of her experience. "Beacon
is
truly happen to this culturally rich city.
an amazing city with a lot of heart."
Not only has the
work
of Bea-
The passion and creativity of conArts and NRC helped de-
those involved with BeaconArts velop the community in Bea-
and NRC shines through the up- con, but also it has provided the
beat and community-rich atmo- hard working firm members of
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like BeaconArts and how reward-
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to help them with its pro-
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'~odspell' cast ready to take the stage
BY Nicole Souza
duction unique from other shows.
Circle Contributor
''There is so much room to
Typically, performing and putting
edit
and
cater to the loca-
on a show that does not contain a
tion,"
Christensen
commented.
storyline is extremely difficult, but
According to
Lee, "Godspell"
is
this is not the case with Marist Col-
great because "there is flexibility
lege Club of Theatre Arts' upcoming
to do whatever you want with it"
production of "Godspell," with it's
and "there is leeway for changes."
opening show on Thursday, Feb. 26.
In the week leading up to open-
While most of the small cast
ing night, the play's cast prepared
1s
playing
representations
of
for hours every day, ranging from
themselves,
sophomore
Eddy
five-to-10-hour-long rehearsals, but
Lee takes on the role of power-
the cast is not worried. Buscetto
ful re~gi~ms figure, Jesus Christ.
-.-:a..
knows that the whole cast has been
"It's a little intimidating because
working very hard on the show,
1
really want to do the role
justice,"
Marist puts on
a
unique rendition of "Godspell", starring sophomore Eddy Lee
especially with the long hours of
(center) who plays the powerful role of Jesus.
·
Lee commented. He said he is trying
rehearsal. Lee explained that the
to find a balance between the
.
char-
symbols on each other's cheeks. hers were more knowledgable cast has "all sort of become these
acter he is playing and himself, and
The play's unique thread of about the play before auditioning. roles," and they "carry the message
given the feedback he has gotten, it scenes is composed of various par-
According to various cast mem-
of "Godspell" outside of rehearsal."
has been going progressively well.
ables. Rather than focusing on a hers, although this version of "God-
When asked to give an incentive
The cast members only had pos-
more religious aspect, the show spell" does not veer off from the to come see the play, Lee said the
itive things to say about the prog-
has a lot of stories that will be original production, it is a flexible
musical
is "gonna make you cry,
ress of rehearsals. Many have said fun to hear about while also in-
play that can be interpreted differ-
it's gonna make you think, make
that they have been able to bond corporating many life lessons. ently and is therefore produced in you feel, and at the end of it,
no
well with each other because they
Many of the cast members ex-
various ways. Rather than having matter what you believe or don't
spend so much time together. Mena plained they were not famµ-
a narrative story, "Godspell'' is a
believe, I think you
will
learn
Buscetto, a sophomore cast member iar with the musical prior to series of parables with
16
songs in-
something new about yourself."
who plays a representation of her-
their auditions for the s~ow.
corporated, all constituted into two
The show will
be
held in the
self, explained that at the start of
"Before auditions, I wasn't familiar acts. There
will be pop culture refer-
Nelly Goletti Theatre February
each rehearsal, the cast gathers to-
with the play at all," confessed
Lee. en~es, as well as
a
few trademarks 26, 27 and 28 at 8 PM as well as
g~ther to do icebreakers and paint
Some of the other cast mem-
that will make the Marist pro-
February
28 and
March
1
at 2 PM.
'Better Call Saul': Vince Gilligan and Co. triumph again
BY RYAN SLANEY
earlyon, bywayofachanceencoun-
ly when faced with a moral dilem-
compelling mix of comedy and pa-
Circle Contributor
ter with one of the city's resident ma in "Nacho." When one of Tuco's thos as it is a chance to revisit
"Better Call Saul" arrived last bloodthirsty psychopaths,
meth partners plans to rob one of Saul's Vince Gilligan's vision of Albuquer-
month on AMC carrying the weight kingpin Tuco Salamanca (Ray-
potential clients, Saul can either que,
N.M.
·Gilligan's
Albuquerque
of mammoth expectations.
As
the mond Cruz). Tuco's
_
mix. of childlike risk the wrath of a cold-blooded is a bizarro Wild West where hus-
spinoff/prequel to "Breaking Bad", a
naivete and unbridled rage made killer
or
risk the safety of a fami-
tlers, hucksters, outlaw and law-
cultural phenomenon that has been him one of "Breaking Bad's" most ly with two young children. His men collide amidst a backdrop of
widely hailed as one of television's memorable characters and his ap-
frenzied attempts to clear his con-
strip malls, cul-de-sacs and miles of
finest achievements, this new se-
pearance on the
new
series does science and simultaneously save his ~esert. Saul couldn't have picked a
ries seemed destined to disappoint. not disappoint. Cruz and
Odenkirk own
behind throughout the episode better place for
his
identity crisis:
However, it has become evident play off each other brilliantly in a
make for enthralling television. a land where everyone
is
trying to
after the first four episodes that perversely hilarious scene in which
"Better Call Saul"
is
very clearly capture some funhouse reflection
Vince Gilligan and Co. have plenty Saul negotiates with Tuco over his the work of seasoned and talented of the American Dream. James Mc-
more quality television to create. associates' punishment, bargaining hands. From the tremendous open-
Gill, Saul Goodman and Slippin'
"Better Call Saul" delicately bal-
him down to one broken leg each, ing scene, a melancholic coda to Jimmy are all different personas
quoting the Code of Hammurabi Saul's "Breaking Bad" arc, it's ap-
that this character has inhabited
in the process. Saul's introduction parent that the creators are aiming and all involve a good deal of cal-
into the criminal realm provides for for excellence
.
The series is just as culated illusion.
In
a delightful bit
ample dramatic tension, especial-
much a showcase for Odenkirk's of irony, Saul's latest public image
ances fan expectations with the
need to be unpredictable and so
far seems to be developing its own
unique vision, distinct from that of
its predecessor. While "Breaking
Bad" was tenacious in its depiction
of Walter White's tragic rise and
fall, giving the show an almost re-
lentless forward momentum, "Bet-
ter Call Saul" is more about reveling
in James McGill's murky history as
he becomes Saul Goodman. The de-
cision to center on Saul, "Breaking
Bad's" most inspired comic creation,
the wisecracking, sleazy
.
defense
attorney, played perfectly by Bob
Odenkirk, also ensured it would be a
lighter affair than Mr. White's tale.
However, the show is certainly not
PHOTO COURTESY
OF FLICKR
without thrills. Saul is thrust into Brian 0denkirk reprises his
earlier
preformance
as Saul
Goodman on "Breaking
Albuquerque's criminal underworld Bad" for
AMC's
new hit series "Better Call Saul."
renovation comes not from calcu-
lation, but from dumb luck. While
filming a video to defame his rival,
Saul stumbles upon an opportu-
nity to save a life and is dubbed a
hero by the media. This scenario
and its benefit to Saul's career are
a great example of the show's sar-
donic view of American
society.
With just four episodes,
"Better
Call Saul" is already must-watch
television. Very few shows right
now can match its technical bril-
liance, comedic and dramatic en-
ergy, and thematic complexity.
I expect they
will
not disappoint.




















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Four takeaways from the 2015 Oscars ceremony
BY DAN GIROLAMO
Circle Contributor
This
past Sunday, the biggest movie
stars made their way to the red car-
pet for the 87th annual Oscars. Neil
Patrick Harris hosted the festivities
as the nominated films of 2014 took
center stage. In case you missed
the show, here are the four big-
gest takeaways from the ceremony.
1.
Technical genius beats the 12
year production as "Birdman or (The
Unexpected Virtue
·of
Ignorance)"
soars to victory over "Boyhood":
Despite a rocky start to awards
season, "Birdman" won the acad-
emy over as the film won the top
prize of the night, Best Picture. In
total, the film walked away with
four Oscars, including Best Direc-
tor for Alejandto Gonzalez liiarritu.
"Birdman" beat out one of the top
contenders that was on the "Best
of 2014" lists this past year, "Boy-
hood." Peter Bradshaw of ''The
Guardian" described Richard Lin-
klater's 12 year story as "one of the
greatest films of the decade." De-
spite heavy acclaim for ''Boyhood",
the technical showcase by Iiiarritu
and strong performances from Mi-
chael Keaton and Edward Norton
outshined the coming-of-age film.
2. Political statements dom-
inate the acceptance speeches:
Many winners decided that ac-
·
Gaga' s medley from ''The Sound of
Neil Patrick Harris dressed nicely in a tuxedo and
bow
tie as the Oscars host.
ceptance speeches are the perfect
time to share their political beliefs
with the world. Patirica Arquette,
winner of Best Supporting Actress
for
''Boyhood,"
shared her thoughts
about wage equality for women.
''It's our time to have wage equal-
ity once and for
all
and women's
right for everyone in America,"
said Arquette. Graham Moore,
winner of Best Adapted Screen-
play for 'The Imitation Game,"
stressed the importance of suicide
awareness as well as LGBT rights.
"Stay weird. Stay different,"
said Moore. Other topics brought
up throughout the night were vet-
eran suicide as well immigration
rights, which sparked controver-
sy when Sean Penn made a green
card joke in reference to his friend,
Alejandro
Gonzalez
Iiiarritu.
3. Musical numbers steal
the show as "Selma" and Lady
Gaga bring the crowd to its feet:
The stro11gest moments of the night
occurred in the form of two musical
numbers by the team of John Leg-
end and Common as well as a solo
performance by Lady Gaga. John
Legend and Common performed
their Oscar winning song "Glory,"
from the powerful film "Selma."
The
inspirational
performance
was given a standing ovation and
left some members of the crowd in
tears. The other performance that
had the Internet buzzing was Lady
Music" to celebrate the film's 50
year anniversary. The original star
of the film, Julie Andrews, came
on stage afterwards and thanked
Lady Gaga for the performance.
4.
Neil Patrick Harris
starts off strong,
but fizzles
out by the end of the show:
Neil Patrick Harris has been
called "the awards show guy" after
having previously hosted the Tony
Awards and the Primetime Em-
mys. That being said, Harris finally
found something that might not be
his
cup of tea: hosting the Oscars.
The opening number ''Moving Pic-
tures," was a strong start for Har-
ris as it included cameos from Anna
Kendrick and Jack Black. Howev-
er, the momentum did not last long
as Harris began to make lame jokes
and puns about various stars, like
when he said, "this next present-
er is so lovely you could eat her up
with a spoon." The gag with Octavia
Spencer started off well, but the gag
felt dragged out by the time Har-
ris
unveiled his Oscar predictions.
Harris definitely had some bright
spots. His ode to "Birdman" by
wearing white underwear onstage
was comical, but the rest of the
show seemed to lack that creative
edge. Harris did not do a bad job,
but he did not do a good one either.
The Last Five Years Soundtrack: Then and Now
BY SKYLER
VAN
VALKENBURGH
Circle Contributor
Musical theatre fans rejoiced as
the movie-musical ''The Last Five
Years" was released in theatres
on Valentine's Day, starring-Anna
Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
The show tells the story of Cathy
and Jamie as they go through their
five-year relationship. Cathy tells it
from the end to the beginning, and
Jamie goes from beginning to end.
The characters never
.
really inter-
act in the stage version of the show,
with the exception of their wedding.
In any good musical, what real-
ly counts is a good soundtrack.
As
there have been two previous re-
cordings of this show, it can be easy
to say that the newest one is just
a repeat. However, there are dis-
tinct differences between
all three.
The original recording of ''The
Last Five Years" was done in 2002,
starring Norbert
Leo
Butz and She-
rie Rene Scott as the leading char-
acters.
As
the originators of their
roles, both Butz and Scott had a lot
of vocal freedom, but also a good
deal of expectation from Jason Rob-
ert Brown, the show's creator. The
show was revived
in
2013 off-Broad-
way with Adam Kantor and Betsy
Wolfe. The production was direct-
ed by Brown. In the movie version,
Kendrick and Jordan are able to
have their own type of freedom with
the score as well, seeing as the mov-
ie setting allows for different takes.
It
is easiest to compare the actors
by one particular song. For Jamie's
character, that song would be ''Mov-
ing Too Fast," in which he i8 moving
in with Cathy and starting to real-
ize how quickly his life is progress-
ing. In Butz's version of the song,
it is very soulful and earnest. You
can hear the joy in his voice as he
sings about the success of his book
and of his new found love. Kantor,
although an obviously good artist,
doesn't seem to focus so much on
his character and instead seems to
be trying to differentiate himself
from Butz's original version. Jor-
dan seems to find a happy medium
between the two. He finds ways to
make his version different from
the original while still maintain-
ing the earnest nature of the piece.
In Cathy's case, it is easiest to com-
pare the three actresses by the song
"Summer in Ohio," where Cathy is
writing a letter to (or in the movie
version, video chatting with) Jamie
and explaining to him how much
she hates her "summer stock" job
and is excited for him to come visit.
These three actresses all have fan-
tastic voices that fit the part, but
the differences between them come
in their character interpretation.
Scott chooses to give a lot of power
to the song with her sweeping vo-
cals and well-placed vibrato. Wolfe
decides to take the song in a more
comedic direction by over pronounc-
ing her lyrics and giving lots of vo-
cal variety, screaming or whisper-
ing when needed. Kendrick seems
to take cues from both Scott and
Wolfe, as she shows off her surpris-
ing vocal prowess while still main-
taining the humor of the scene.
The newest adaptation of
"The Last Five Years" is a fresh
take on the cult classic and its
soundtrack does not disappoint.
Be sure to check it out in theatres!
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF
COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA
Anna Kendrick's singing voice is featured
on the soundtrack.


















Thursday, February 26,
2015
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14
Women's basketball picks u weekend win
BY
JOHN
FORNARO
Staff Writer
ESPNU reporters filled the
Poughkeepsie campus on Friday,
Fed. 20 as the Marist Red Foxes
(18-9, 14-4 MMC) faced off against
conference foe Iona (14-13, 11-7
MAAC) in a top level Metro At-
lantic Athletic Conference contest.
Media personnel from the MMC
conference
.
and ESPNU visited
Poughkeepsie as Iona guard Dami-
ka Martinez chased history. After
Martinez converted her first three
-point attempt in the opening min-
utes of the game, she became the
MMC women's basketball all-time
career points leader. Martinez beat
the record in the midst of her se-
nior season with 2,468 points. The
Gaels' starting forward
finished
BAKER
Along with Blais, Tori Jarosz
was one
of
the top scorers for Marist in their game
against Fairfield.
with 13 points on 4-21 shooting in
the 59-54 loss to the Red Foxes.
Marist trailed the majority of
the game until three minutes re-
mained and the Red Foxes excited
the packed home crowd with a 10-0
run that eventually finished the
game. Seniors Natalie Gomez-Mar-
tinez and Tori Jarosz impressed the
McCann arena for the last time in
their careers with 18 points from
Jarosz and a nine rebound, 11 assist
effort from Gomez-Martinez spark-
ing multiple fast break and shoot-
ing opportunities for players like
Sydney Coffey and Madeline Blais.
"It meant a lot. I knew com-
ing in it was a big game against
Iona," Gomez-Marinez said af~
ter the game to the Red Fox Net-
work. "Coming
from
a
rough
weekend, we needed this win."
Blais finished with 16 points
while Coffey and freshman Pay-
ton
Birchmeier
both
finished
with 10. Birchmieier logged un-
der 20 minutes, but shot 4-8
from the field with a few
import-
ant three-pointers off the bench.
The five point win over the
Gaels stopped the
bleeding
for
the Red Foxes as they snapped
their worst
conference
losing
streak in over ten years after loss-
es to Quinnipiac and Niagara.
"A much needed win for us,"
head coach Brian Giorgis de-
scribed in a post game inter-
view with the Red Fox Network.
The McCann arena attendance of
1,277 helped the Marist women's
basketball team averaged 1,692 fans
per game this season, which ranks
4th best among all MMC basket-
PHOTO COURTESY OF HARRISON BAKER
Junior Madeline Blais took the court
by
storm posting 16 points against Iona
and 24 points in the first half alone against
Fairfield.
ball teams, btoh men and women's.
The 10 points in the first half was
After the win the Red Foxes trav-
the Red Foxes lowest scoring half
eledtoFairfield(12-15, 11-7MMC) since the 1999-2000 season when
for the second time this seasons. they scored only nine points against
Marist's first conference loss of the Manhattan. In this present day/
season came at the hands of the sub-15 point scoring half, the Red
Stags in the beginning of January. Foxes shot 4-23 from the field and
The Red Foxes would get their turned the ball over seven times.
revenge on Monday night, defeat-
The nightmare of the first half
ing Fairfield 56-50. After
·
a forget-
turned into
a
dream second half
table first half, being held to just for Girogis, Madeline Blais and
10 points, the Red Foxes scored 46 Tori Jarosz as the two leading
points in the second half behind scorers for Marist combined for
junior forward Madeline Blais. 38
.of
the Red Foxes' 46 points in
Blais did her best Michael Jordan the last 20 minutes. Jarosz fin-
impersonation after only missing
one shot in the second half, 9-10
from the field and 5-6 from three
point range, scoring 24 points in
the half alone. After being down
from a high of 17 points in the first
half, the relentless scoring from
Blais and another big game from
her Red Fox sidekick, Tori Jarosz,
the Red Foxes outscored the Stags
in the second half on their way
to their second victory in a row.
ished with another double-double
after scoring 17 points and haul-
ing in a career high 15 rebounds.
The Red Foxes will travel to
New Jersey to play against Saint
Peter's on the 26th and then
against Rider to round up their
regular season
on
the 28th. The
MMC basketball championships
will begin on March 5 as the Red
Foxes have now clinched a num-
ber two seed in the tournament.
Men's basketball's Lewis breaks 2000 points
BY JOHN MOSHO
A&EEditor
Although the men's basketball team
lost both games in this weeks home
stand against Iona and Manhat-
tan, Red Fox Nation was able to see
senior guard/forward Chavaughn
Lewis surpass the 2,000-point
mark for his collegiate career.
Lewis was able to break the
2,000-point mark on Friday against
Iona, where the captain led the
team with 25 points in the 72-68
loss to Iona. Senior guard T .J. Cur-
ry also did his part, scoring a ca-
reer-high 17 points while also nab-
bing a team-high seven rebounds.
Even though Marist went into
halftime with a 35-34 lead, Iona was
too overbearing for the red-foxes,
as Iona senior David Laury had a
huge game, scoring a team-high 21
points and hauling in 18 rebounds.
"All a coach can ask for is that
the team leaves their heart on the
floor and we did that tonight," said
Marist Coach Mike Maker. "Give
Iona a lot of credit. They are clear-
ly the best team in our conference,
but I thought in the first half we
controlled the tempo and the game.
I told the guys that if we give this
kind of effort down the stretch,
we're going to be the team that no-
body wants to face in the Albany
tournament. I see a team that has
made a tremendous amount of prog-
ress and has a lot of fight left in it."
The :fighting foxes went back out on
the court Monday night where they
lost to Manhattan 67-54. Lewis led
the team with 16 points, while get-
ting contributions from sophomore
Khallid Hart who scored 12 points
and junior Philip Lawrence who
finished the night with 11 points
and eight rebounds. Freshman
center Connor McClenaghan also
tied a career high with six points.
However, Manhattan's big men
proved to be too strong for the
Red Foxes to keep up with, as
sophomore
forward
Jermaine
Lawrence
finished
with
19
points alongside six rebounds.
Although Marist was able to take
a 31-27 lead to half, they struggled
to find their shot throughout most
of the game, finishing just .345
(19-f.or-55) from the field, and .190
(4-for-21) from three-point range.
Marist also had to play a majority
of the game without their junior
center Eric Truog, who was strug-
gling to stay on the court for a long
period of time due to foul trouble.
There is still time left for Lew-
is to break Marist all-time scoring
record set by Steve Smith back in
1983, as he would need to get 49
points to pass Smith. However, ac-
cording to Lewis, breaking the re-
cord is not
·
his priority right now.
"Honestly, one thing I tell myself
everyday is to not pay attention to
that sort thing," said Lewis when
asked about if he thinks he will be
able to beat Smith's record. "That
can bring a lot of negativity and
right now I'm just focusing on hitting
my shots and putting forth the best
effort to help out my teammates."
Against Loyola, both Lewis
and senior guard/forward Man-
ny Thomas also broke the pro-
gram's all.time record for games
played in a Marist College uniform.
Marist will be holding Senior
Night Friday, Feb. 27 at 7p.m.
against St. Peter's University.
Come out and show your gratitude
towards LeWis, Curry and the rest
of the senior class as they play their
last regular season home game.
•





















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Track team breaks records a_nd qualifies
BY OLIVIA JACQUITH
and senior Mark Valentino. John-
records m Manst track history.
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USATF Juniors at 10,000 meters in of her 5,000-meter run, Gaye set a field for theu- subse.quent events.
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blistering pace, running each 200
What makes this feat all the
. e ow sop omore aa
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more remarkable is the fact that
was the lone individual scorer, plac-
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Gaye was only able to get in two
ing eighth in the 3,000-meter run in na 1me o
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was no o y
in New York City at the famed 8:38_78 toearnonepointforMarist. a notable personal record, but quality workouts leading up to
New Balance Track & Field Cen-
Onthewomen'sside,seniorcaptain also an impressive improvement MAACs, as she slipped on ice and
ter at The Armory. The Red Fox-
Danielle Asaro ended her phenom-
upon the old record of l 7:24.l4, locked up her sacroiliac joint, forc-
es led all schools academically, enal indoor track career at Marist set by Liza Grudzinski in 2oo3. ing her to cross-train for two weeks.
though with 28 women and 18 by tying her school record in the
Gaye's race earned her a third-
''I
felt that my aerobic fitness
men named to the MAAC Indoor GO-meter dash with a time of 7_95_ place finish, her second ECAC was as strong as ever because I
Track
& Field All-Academic Team. Asaro went on to run the team's qualifier of the season-she also did a couple of bike sessions that
Sophomore Spencer Johnson be-
lifi d · th 3 000
te
lasted over two hours," Gaye com-
fastest time of the night in the qua e m
e ,
-me r
run-
came the 22nd runner in school 200-meter dash and then filled in at and six points for the Red Foxes. ments on her fitness level going
history to overcome the 15-minute the last minute in the l,G00-meter
"Going into the race, I knew it into Saturday's competition. ''My
barrier for 5,000 meters. In the relay, helping the team score seven was my last chance to qualify for speed was a bit rusty, but iny de-
first event of the night, Johnson's
h 1
ECACs m· the 5K and that sev-
sire to compete again helped
points-three for her sixt -p ace
14:59. 73 finish earned him 10th finish in the 200, and four for her re-
eral girls in the 5K would be run-
me perform well in my races."
overall and a spot among the fast-
lay's fifth-place finish in the
4
x
400_
ning other events later," Gaye
0-ayewill travel to Boston Universi-
est distance runners in Marist his-
Senior captain Michelle Gaye recalled.
''I
took the race out at a ty, alongside teammates junior cap-
tory, including current teammates obliterated one of the oldest and hard pace to maximize my chance tain Kristen Traub for ECAC/IC4A
fifth-year student Ken Walshak most prestigious distance running of qualifying, and to help the Championships on Friday, March 6.
Men's tennis loses, but receives honors
BY NIKOLAS DOBIES
singles throughout the whole line thalangsy and Matteo Giudici ence Player of the Week, which
Staff Writer
up," head coach Tim Smith said. also picked up an 8-5 win of their is his first honor of the season.
"Our doubles is still a work in own to earn the doubles point. Coming off a win against Bry-
The Marist men's tennis
progress, except at three where
Joe Motta and Dylan Fletch-
ant, 5-2, with a doubles win and
team is continuing to show
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Giudici
and
Chanthalangsy er picked up a 7-5 doubles win a smg)es
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pulled out another good win. We against the Bonnies team of Trev-
tinue
to Pay we
Y
e eat-
es of the spring 2015 season.
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Played well against a solid team." or Haskell and TJ DeSanto. The mg
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oe
eorgetown,
This past weekend the team played
Ar
d
s
In singles, Joseph Dube picked great play by the Red Foxes car-
my
an
t:
Bonaventure.
at West Point against Army and
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up a win against Army's Caison ried over into singles as Kurz,
n smg es,
iu ci e
t e
St. Bonaventure, both impressive
Best 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 and Chantha-
Timo Tanzer, Chanthalangsy, Gi-
team with wins in straight sets
teams with Army always being a
G
langsy defeated Michael Nguy-
udici
and Jan Dernic all picked up 6-4, 6-2.
iudici has earned All
contender in the Patriot league,
h
en 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Army picked sing
·
les wins of their own.
MAAC Second Team in sixt sin-
where they usually finish second
d
1 MAA
up the other three points in sin-
"Our doubles are still a work gles an Al
C Second Team
if not winning the league title.
·
The Red Foxes fell 4-2 in a close
match, where Justin Chantha-
langsy and Matteo Giudici led
the team and ended up winning
a doubles point for Marist by de-
feating Army's Sam Lampman
and Michael Nguyen, 8-4.
"I
loved the way we battled in
gles to win the overall match. in
progress,"
Giudici
said, in third doubles during
his
ju-
In
the second non conference "but as for singles we are very nior season, along with MAAC
matchup of the weekend, the Red competitive throughout the line-
All Academic
Team
·
honors.
Foxes took down St. Bonaven-
up and everyone is fighting hard
Next up for the Red Fox-
ture, 6-1. The team of Rudolph for every point in every sin-
es are matches against Yale,
Kurz and Joseph Dube led off gle match we have had so far." FDU
and
Stony
Brook
in
with an 8-2 doubles
win for the
Last week Giudici was named New Haven, CT on Saturday
Red Foxes, while Justin Chan-
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
March 7 and Sunday March 8.
Softball splits opening weekend games
BY DANIEL ABRAMSON
Lalli and pitcher Melanie White.
The third game was a close 2-1
Staff Writer
Marist softball started on a vit:tory by Marist, highlighted by
decent note this year. Starting masterful pitching performances
Last season, the Marist soft- this past Friday, Marist played by both Jayne Oberdorf, as well as
ball team had a modest year, at the Citrus Classic tourna-
Campbell pitcher Julia Callicutt.
winning 27 games and losing ment in Orlando Fla., which Oberdorf ended up with the
win,
24. Marist was a strong 16-4 in consisted of two doublehead-
after seven strong innings, allow-
the conference, with a 13-1 home ers on Friday and Saturday. ing just 9 base runners
in
total.
the tournament, and had a 1.56
ERA. Maureen Duddy won the
MAAC Player of the Week, after
having an impressive .533 OBP,
aswellasfivehitsanda.417 AVG.
Coming up this Friday, Marist
will play a doubleheader against
Delaware and Western Caroli-
record and
9-18 away record.
They played opp
_
onents Vir-
Th_e fourth game was a 9-5 loss. na, respectively, at the Seahawk
This season, Marist has five ginia,
George
Washington, Firstbaseman Maureen Duddy Softball Spring Classic.
All
new freshmen to the team, all of Campbell and Arkansas. Over-
ended with three hits and a run games will be played in Wilm-
whom are hitters. Three are out- all, they went a modest 2-2. scored. C Samantha Reilly drove ington, NC. They will finish out
fielders: Kourtney Paul, Gabri- Marist won the first game 6-4, in two of the runs for Marist, while that tournament with two more
elle Kelliher and Miranda Perez. led by a 3 RBI performance by also picking up two hits. Mela-
games the next day, on Feb. 28,
Brittany Colombo is the new in- 2B Janine Lalli and a complete nie White was the pitcher, allow-
against UNCW and North Caro-
field recruit and Samantha Reil- game thrown by Melanie White. ing 7 earned runs in 5 innings. lina AT&T. Their final game of
ly is a catcher, to complement The second game was a 8-0 loss,
While this was already a decent the tournament will be against
sophomore Rebecca
Freeman. whereMaristcombinedforjustfive start for the team, two players on UNCW again on March 1.
This is also potentially the last hits all game. They left nine run-
the team ended up winning MAAC
Marist's first home game
season for three seniors, includ- ners on base. Janine Lalli pitched Awards for the first week
.
Jayne
will
be
March
29
against
ing outfielder/infielder
Taylor this game, but gave up 7 earned Oberdorf won MAAC Pitcher of the Rider
in
Poughkeepsie.
Kuzma, pitcher/infielder Janine runs over 3.1 innings of work. Weel. Shepitchednineinningsover
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Baseball puts up fight in 18 inning game
BY BEN
HAYES
ing a solo shot by Virginia's ~st putupfiverunsmthebo~tomofthe . The game was then tled_ag~m
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baseman, freshman Pavin Snnth.
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Priolo struck out two batters, while ed pitcher, Tyler Dearden. Marist with a Virginia bloop single off
Marist took on the top-ranked allowing four hits and no walks.
would add one more run to the of freshman left-handed pitcher,
University of Virginia this week-
Not much was produced on the score, but that would not be enough Charlie Jerla. These would be the
end and though the first two games offensive end for the Red Foxes, as
to spark a comeback, as the Red last runs that would be scored for
were was not pretty, the final game the Cavaliers' starting pitcher, Na-
Foxes fell to the Cavaliers 7-2. the next eleven innings, due in
of the series injected life into a team than Kirby, pitched a gem. Toeing
The Red Foxes showed just how part to senior right-handed pitch-
picked to finish eighth in theMAAC. the rubber for 5.1 innings, Kirby competitive they can be this sea-
er Chris Napolitano's heroic effort
The undefeated Cavaliers oust-
struck out nine Red Foxes and al-
son in the third game of the se-
of 8.1 scoreless innings, while only
ed the Red Foxes in all three lowed only three hits. Marist's only ries, taking the top-ranked Cav-
giving up five hits and three walks.
games of last weekend's series, mark on the scoreboard came from
aliers to 18 innings, which is not
Marist threatened to score in the
giving Marist a 0-3 to start the a solo homerun by senior catcher only the equivalent to two com-
top of the 18th inning, but their
2015
season.
Marist
dropped Mark Brennan in the sixth inning.
plete games, but was also the chance was cut short due to an
the first game of the series, 9-1.
Red Fox Captain, senior Steve Lau-
longest game in UVA's history. incredible diving catch to end the
After going down 5-0 in the sec-
rino, singled twice in his three at
Dearden got the nod after hav-
inning, preventing the go-ahead
ond inning, the Red Foxes were un-
bats, while also receiving a walk.
ing pitched in relief just the day be-
run from scoring. The game was
able to mount a comeback. Senior
Game two was a very different sto-
fore, and bounced back remarkably, then ended in the bottom of the
right-handed pitcher, Evan Davis tyasseniorleft-handedpitcherRich pitching 5.1 innings and allowing 18th as freshman right-handed
took the mound for the Red Foxes Vrana held the Cavaliers scoreless only two runs on three hits. This pitcher Spencer Bunting allowed
and battled a strong five innings for the first three innings of play.
was Dearden's first start of his col-
an outfield single that drove in
against the dynamic Cavaliers of-
After loading the bases in the bot-
legiate career, and he proved that the winning run for Virginia.
fense. Three errors by infielder tom of the fourth, a wild pitch by he could be a tremendous attribute
Marist lost to the Cavaliers
Joey Aiola (in hid first career start Vrana and an error by shortstop
to the Marist starting rotation. by the score of 5-4, but definite-
at third base) and one by Davis John Brucker allowed the Cavaliers
After the Cavaliers tied the game ly showed the potential to prove
proved to be costly for Marist, as to take a 2-0 lead. Marist bounced 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth in-
their doubters wrong this season.
Davis allowed seven total runs with back in the seventh inning with a
ning, junior Graham McIntire
Marist will travel south of the
only three of them being earned. leadoff triple by sophomore Tyler stepped up to the plate in the top Mason-Dixon line again this up-
Righty sophomore pitcher Steve Kirkpatrick, who then scored on a
of the seventh and launched a two-
coming weekend as they face Char-
Priolo came ih to relieve Davis and groundoutbyfreshmanRyanLynch.
run homerun, putting the Red Fox-
lotte in another three-game series.
pitched the last three innings. Prio-
However, the close 2-1 game was es up 4-2. McIntire would end the
lo allowed two eanied runs, includ-
very short-lived, as the Cavaliers day 5 for 8 a the plate with 2 RBI's.
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