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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Women's basketball undergoes a facelift
BY JOHN
FORNARO
Staff Writer
The biggest news of the 2014-2015
Marist women's basketball season
has
surprisingly
come a month
af.
ter the season's end when four play-
ers did something that the Marist
community hasn't seen since 2011.
Freshman Payton Birchmeier,
sophomores
Brittni Lai and Kath-
erine Fogarty and junior Madeline
Blais have decided they will be
transferring before the beginning
of next season. The now former Red
Foxes have not announced where or
why they will be transferring but
before the 2015-2016 season begins,
they will not be around to compete
for the Red Foxes 11th Metro Atlan-
tic Athletic Conference champion-
ship. The
news
broke suddenly and
shocked most of the community.
''I
am disappointed that
Payton,
Maddie, Kat and
Britni
have decid-
ed to leave our women's basketball
program," Head Coach Brian Giorgis
said in an official statement. "They
are all great students who
worked
very hard
to represent Marist well
on and off the court. I wish them
well as they begin a new chapter."
Since the news became public,
everyone in the Red Fox commu-
nity has been attempting to figure
out the reasoning for the sudden
decisions. Sources have blamed
Giorgis and his coaching style.
But after 12 consecutive 20-win
sea~ons, Coach Giorgis is tough
to blame. Rumors have also al-
luded to the fact that Birchmeier
has been home sick all year and
Lai, who is very good friends with
Fogarty, didn't feel comfortable in
the system. Throughout the year,
the thought of Lai and Birchmei-
er leaving wasn'.t out of this world.
Unfortunately, this has become a
habit for Lai who transferred from
teams in the past because of certain
coaches and her discomfort in her
role on the team. Lai has switched
ting to Marist, Lai received offers
from Boston University, Drexel,
Robert Morris, St. Joseph's and
even MAAC rival Quinnipiac ac-
cording to Yahoo! Sports Rivals.
On the other hand, Madeline
Blais has been on track to becoming
one
of the Marist greats of the de-
cade. In her junior year, Blais was
named to the First Team All-MAAC
high schools and AAU teams prior and to the MAAC All-Tournament
to coming to Marist and will now team this past season while scor-
switch colleges. Before commit-
ing her l,000th career point during
PHOTO COURTESY OF FULLCOURT.COM
the MAAC tournament. Her soph-
omore year ended with a selection
to the Second Team
l\11-MAAC.
The
2014-2015 season arrived with a
new leadership role for Blais, which
she took on with a sense of pride.
Blais aweared and started in all 32
games over the season, averaging
33.7 minutes, 16.3 points per game,
which
was
third
overall
in the
con-
ference.
Throughout
her three years,
she ranks 18th in
program
history
in career scoring and first all-time
in three point percentage (.454).
Even after a
21-win season, the
The
women's basketball
team is up for
a year of rebuilding
with
the loss
of
sever-
al
major
players. However,
coaches
and players are optimistic.
SEE
"WOMEN'S",
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National volunteer month: Red Fox reach
·
BY CATHRYN VACCARO
Staff Writer
The month of April is National
Volunteering Month.
According
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
more than 64 million people volun-
teered at least once between Sep-
tember 2010 and September 2011.
It is so important
to take time to
recognize those who give back
to
their community and neighbors.
Take time this month to give back
and do something for someone else.
Getting involved with your fami-
·
ly, friends, peers or coworkers will
bring you closer together by unit-
ing to accomplish the same goal.
Being a volunteer means a va-
riety of things to different people
and the reasons behind starting
to volunteer are just as unique.
Volunteering has many benefits,
such as reducing stress, improv-
ing your overall mood and feeling
a deeper connection to your com -
munity. Not only can volunteer-
ing help you feel better emotion-
ally,
mentally
and
physically,
you
feel the joy
and rewards of
know-
ing that you made someone else's
day that
much better.
Even
if
it is
the smallest thing to you, it could
mean the world to someone else.
Campus Ministry is one of the
largest clubs here at Marist. Hun-
dreds of students participate in the
Hunger Walk and The Giving Tree
each year. One program that has
been losing members rece.ntly is
Campus Ministry's Community Ser-
vice Program. Campus Ministry's
main mission is doing good things
in the name of God. The Commu-
nity Service Program is the perfect
example of this mission at work.
For my senior capping project,
I created The Red Fox Reach mag-
azine to promote all of the great
opportunities students have to vol-
unteer right here in Poughkeepsie
by participating in the Communi-
ty Service Program. The Red Fox
Reach highliRhts certain sites and
SEE "STUDENTS," PAGE 3
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF CAT
VACCARO
The Marist community is a fantastic asset to the community, especially during
National Volunteering Month.














































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Moving forward for women's basketb
.
all
From page one
women's basketball program went
through what some may view as a
rebuild season after losing three
1
,
000-point scorers to graduation.
The winning tradition took a hit
af-
ter the Red Foxes failed to win the
MAAC champion
.
ship for the first
time since 2006. The Red Foxes won
the MAAC tournament nine con-
secutive times but failed to live up
to expectations when they ran into
a familiar roadblock in the
Quin-
nipiac Bobcats. Sources say that
Blais was not prepared for a losing
senior season and with three play-
ers graduating, including fellow
First Team All-MAAC teammate
Tori Jarosz, Marist was not the
right place to for her last season.
The current Red Fox team has a
total of six players on the roster. At
the moment, the women's basket-
ball team doesn't have enough play-
ers to take the court in a game. The
program has gone as far as posting
signs in the Mccann Center asking
for practice players to help prep the
team moving forward. At this point
who knows; maybe someone can im-
press Coach Giorgis on the practice
floor and earn a spot on the roster.
Players that are returning next
season include Third Team All-
MAAC selection, Sydney Coffey
and All-MAAC Rookie Team se-
lection, Allie Clement. Coffey, for-
mer MAAC tournament MVP
will
be handed the keys to the team, as
she's the only player on the team
with at least 1,000 minutes played.
This is no reason to panic as Coach
Giorgis has worked on embedding
this program with what he calls, "a
great academic profile, a supportive
fan base and a winning tradition that
will
be attractive to many prospects~
The Red Foxes already have com-
mitments from three players com-
ing out of high school that have
already been compared to past
players who have starred in the red
and white uniform. With the open
roster spots, players who have yet
to commit to schools may think
longer about joining the winning
tradition of Marist so the possibil-
ity of this recruiting class growing
is strong. That point can go both
ways as the four players transfer-
ring may scare off recruits to a
dif-
ferent program that doesn't have
to advertise for practice players.
Capping project promotes giving back
From page one
students that have participated in
the program. These students
'
jour
-
neys show how volunteering
iri
the
Poughkeepsie area has changed their
lives and made their college experi-
ence that much more rewarding.
You spend four amazing years
here at Marist. Marist becomes
your second home and you find
friends that become your Marist
family
.
Sometimes
it
is hard to see
all the troubles and hardships peo-
ple face when we are so fortunate
to attend Marist Colfege. It is
easy
to forget how lucky we are
if we
never step out of the "Marist bub-
ble:• There are families and people
struggling to find hot meals each
day right next door. The Commu-
nity Service Program gives students
the opportunity to step out of their
comfort zone in order to make a dif-
ference
.
The best way to truly find
yourself is by giving back to some-
one else who can never repay you.
For more information on how
to sign up to volunteer, visit http://
www.marist.edu/ studentlife/min-
is try/ communityservice.html
Keep your eyes peeled this May
for a copy of The Red Fox Reach!
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There is nothing more touching and
self fullfilling than giving back to the
community one loves and cherishes.
Marist students advocate service and
commitment, always producing good
humor and smiles. Marist students are
pictured volunteering and spending
time providing hot meals and fami-
lies at a local Poughkeepsie shelter.
Campus Ministry provides a fantastic
opportunity for students to expand
horizons and help the less forunate.
Kaye motivates to recall greatest generation
BY KELSEY BRADLEY
Circle Contributor
On Thursday, April 9, Marist
students and faculty explored
the
history of our country's greatest
presidents and
the
impact they
had on democracy with Harvey
J. Kaye, a professor of democra-
cy and justice studies at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Kaye's talk, entitled "Great Pres-
idents Need Great Citizens" was
sponsored by the Marist Lecture
Series, School of Liberal Arts and
the Departments of Political Sci-
ence and History
.
Students, facul-
ty and some members of the FDR
Presidential Library administration
gathered to hear the distinguished
writer
,
professor and historian bring
forth his knowledge of American
democracy
,
specifically regarding
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and how
he led the 'Greatest Generation:
Kaye did not talk much about
himself
.
Instead, he dove into his
passion and praise of the past pres-
ident and American icon, FDR.
You could see the excitement on FDR and helped fulfill his demo-
his face and hear it in his voice. cratic vision. Kaye emphasized that
"There is no greater place to "FDRinstilledAmericanswitharare
be discussing the legacy of FDR form of confidence" and the presi-
than right here in the heart of dent learned from them in that way.
the Hudson Valley; he enthused.
Kaye then referenced American
First, Kaye addressed the ex-
journalist Max Lerner, who has not-
pectations that came with the idea ed the many creative and frustrating
of American Exceptionalism. He elements of a democracy. Kaye reit-
declared that whatever America erated some of Lerner's ideas, stat-
is meant to be must be made so ing that the 30's and 40's, the battle
by its citizens. For example, Kaye against the war and the Great De-
spoke of the founding principles pression, were a time of both crisis
exposed by the men and
·
worn-
and hope. Eventually, the citizens
en of the Greatest Generation - under the profound leadership of
that eventually relieved Ameri-
FDR - worked to find the greatness
cans from the Great Depression. in America once again. This success
"These are the four freedoms: the is what Kaye believes we, those who
freedom from want and fear and the may not have been around during
freedom of speech and religion:' he this time period, must remember.
stated. They were instilled in cit-
"People's memory sets the measure
izens because of FDR's push and of political freedom;• he stated.
commitment to making America
.
Kaye's bubbly and charismatic
"more free, more equal, and more talk included a question and an-
democratic in the face of mortal cri-
swer period, where he addressed
sis': The circumstances called for a the difference in civil service then,
change in the generation, and it was compared to now. An audience
them - the citizens - who pushed member suggested the idea of a
"public service draft" and Kaye "did
a good job arching the past to the
present, showing how it is import-
ant to remember how civil society
was; commented Dr. JoAnne My-
ers, chair of the political science
department. Dr. Myers feels as
though the most valuable message
Kaye professed to the students was
the importance of civil engagement.
Kaye addressed the audience, filled
mostly with young students, and re-
quested they push this current gen-
eration to remember the motivation
and drive of the Greatest Genera-
tion. This call to action was a chal-
lenge to rise up and mirror the great
American changes that were made
under FDR. He closed with the final
question
:
"If
your grandparents and
parents can do it, why can't you?"
The Fight for the Four Free-
doms: What Made FDR and
the Greatest Generation Truly
Great, Kaye's newest book,
will
be released on April 28, 2015.





















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Murray to retire with Marist at a historical high point
BY SH
A
NNON B
A
LES
Features Editor
Marist College President Dennis
J. Murray watched unobtrusively
as accepted students and t~eir fam-
ilies filed into the gym, filled their
plates with Sodexo's finest and sat
at round tables among other Open
House guests
.
School administra-
tors took their seats at the far end
of the room while the potential
class of 2019
-
chanted the fight song
along with the music department.
Murray's lips curled into a small
smile as he savored the moment
before his welcome address for the
36th and second to last time.
With his contract expiring in June
2016, Murray announced his deci-
sion to step down in a statement
·
released in the beginning of the
Spring 2015 semester.
''I really "."anted to go out at what
I felt was a high point in my career
and, literally, a high point in the
history of Marist College," Mur-
ray said. "By most measures we're
clearly at the most prestigious level
that
the
college has ever been at in
virtually every category."
Since Murray began his presiden-
cy over 3 decades ago, the college
has transformed as an institution.
Marist has grown exponentially
from its beginnings as a small local
college stricken with financial con-
cerns, to the healthy national insti-
tution is today. Despite it's growing
global reach, Marist maintains a
student-centered approach to high-
er education that sets the college
apart as a unique American insti-
tution.
Throughout Murray's presidency,
Marist has experienced a 245 per-
cent increase in enrollment and ad-
missions have become increasingly
selective - from a 78 percent accep-
tance rate in 1980 to
·
a 38.5 percent
acceptance rate in 2014. Notable
changes
to
the physical campus
under Murray include the building
or renovation of every major build-
ing on campus and 141 percent in-
crease m campus acreage
.
''It is just such a dramatically
different place
,
today
,
it's hard to
think back and even imagine what
.
the college was," Murray said.
Murray has personally presented
diplomas to over 90 percent of all of
the graduates ofMarist College, in-
cluding his own son. "He graduated
from Marist and that was a pretty
neat occasion, not too many fathers
get
to
do that," he said.
Throughout the years, Murray
has met presidents, spoke privately
with the Pope, and gotten to know
the Dali Llama. The walls of his
den are lined with pictures of Mur-
ray shaking hands with national
intellectual leaders from virtually
every field. Murray believes that
Marist's national presence - which
he attributes greatly to the work of
the Marist Institute of Public Opin-
ion and the proximity of the college
to
New York City - has afforded
him opportunities that presidents
of similarly renowned institutions
haven't had.
However, Murray's greatest pride
in being president rests in the suc-
cesses of Marist alumni.
''There's nothing I enjoy more
than seeing someone succeed in
their professional careers that
have graduated from Marist, that
I remember as students... to see
those results is probably the most
rewarding aspect of being a college
president," he said.
"I've got Marist in my blood, so I
want to make sure they get a very
strong successor in here, someone
who is going
to
be able to lead the
college for at least the next de-
cade ... you have a better chance of
g~tting a strong leader to come in
if
they know the institution is in good
shape,
in a strong position," Mur-
ray explained.
The college will be completing a
phase of its current strategic plan
when Murray's contract expires
next June.
''I thought, 'well
if
I stayed an-
other year or so or even two, then
I'd be putting the new strategic
plan together for the next five or
six year~···"' said Murray. The new
_
plan would then be passed on to
and implemented by Marist's new
preside1_1t .
.Ai3
an experienced leader
Murray felt that doing so wouldn't
be beneficial to the college in its
search for a new presidential can-
didate.
''Leaders," Murray said, "want to
be able to frame their own strategic
plan."
The Board of Trustees Chair
Ellen Hancock will communicate
with the community as the search
for Murray's successor progresses.
President Murray himself will not
be participating in the search.
''I believe that it is important for
the Board to independently choose
the next president with input from
representatives of the college com-
munity," Murray said.
However, the Board has asked
Murray to serve as President
Emeritus and Professor of Public
Policy after the conclusion of his
term.
In
taking on this traditional
post-presidential role, Murray will
continue to use the relationships
that he developed over the past 36
years
t.o
benefit the institution and
continue to give advice to the Chair
of the Board of trustees and the
new president when asked. Murray
will also teach leadership and pub-
lic administration courses
when
the need arises.
"One of the things that is very
important is that there can only
be one president, so I don't want
people coming to me for help with
.
things they should be going
to
the
president for ... I just won't do that,"
said Murray. "Everyone has to have
their commitment and loyalty to
the new president."
Murray
·
is willing to help col-
leagues and community organiza-
tions that he has worked with in
the past, however his involvement
will be focused in a more ''behind-
the-scenes" way.
"As you know, I'm a big promot-
er of all the great service projects
and service our students do here at
the college - that's just the Marist
way, it's the Marist tradition and I
intend to continue tQ be involved,"
Murray
said.
Murray
also emphasizes his plans
to continue to work hard in the
months before his last day in office
at Marist.
''There will be plenty of time to
celebrate
our accomplishments
of the past 36 years when I com-
plete my term in office, but for now
I want to focus on the future and
particularly note and thank these-
nior faculty members for the crit-
ical role they've played in helping
Marist become a unique American
College," said Murray.
''It's been an honor and a privilege
to
serve here. No doubt the first day
I wake up and I'm not president
and I don't have to worry about
everything going on here and the
people that make up this communi-
ty is going to be difficult," Murray
admitted, ''but you'll have to wait
about a year and a half until I can
really tell you how that is."
"When I walked in the office was arranged very much the
same as it is now," Murray said. His desk was
nestled in the far corner of the room by a window. "I thought 'well why did they put the desk over in that
corner?' It just didn't make
a lot of sense, but if you sit at that desk and you look out and see the river, you
know the answer. It'
's
just a great view and that's a scene that changes every day."
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON BALES
Murray spoke of one of his first memories of his office in Greystone.

























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Arthur 0. Eve Higher Education
.
Opportunity Program at Marist
BYMALLIKA RAO
Staff Writer
Many students are aware of the
presence of HEOP on campus, but
don't have much of an idea of what
it is. Known as the Arthur
0. Eve
Higher Education Opportunity Pro-
gram (HEOP), it was established in
N.Y.
over 40 years ago to provide
academic opportunities to economi-
cally challenged, yet high-achieving
high school students throughout the
state. Today, the program is avail-
able at 57 colleges that are based in
various regions across New York,
including Marist College.
The criteria for the program vary
for between institutions, as it is
usually subjective to the academic
standards of the college. Most of the
colleges that participate in the pro-
gram are four-year private institu-
ti9ns, which tend to be highly com-
petitive. The HEOP offers grants
ranging from $41,000 to $60,000
for
economically disadvantaged
students who demonstrate excel-
lence in academics in their respec-
tive high school. Most of the stu-
dents that are a part of the HEOP
statewide are of a racial or ethnic
minority.
So what makes Marist's HEOP
different from the other colleges?
Iris Ruiz-Grech, Director of the
Center for Multicultural Affairs at
Marist, believes that Marist's rela_-
tively small size is an attraction for
many HEOP students.
"[Marist] is a smaller institution
that thrives on working with stu-
dents one-to-one," she explained.
Ruiz-Grech estimates that there
are 60 students that experience
plenty of advantages and special
opportunities as a result of their
enrollment in the Marist HEOP.
"On average, students take six
years to graduate in this country,"
explains Ruiz-Grech. With that in
mind, students who are eligible for
the program can receive funding
for up to 10 semesters or five years.
Additionally, Marist allows stu-
dents who did not attend schools
that offer Honors/AP classes to par-
ticipate in the program.
Most significant, however, is the
P
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re-Freshman Summer Program
for incoming freshmen that are
enrolled in the program at Marist.
The experience is a six-week long
orientation of sorts that allows
HEOP freshmen to get integrated
into the Marist scene both academ-
ically and socially. Marist sets up
mock classes and arranges each of
the incoming freshmen to live on
campus in a typical dorm situation.
Upperclassmen HEOP students are
available to provide support as both
tutors and peer counselors.
Sophomore Darriel McBride, an
English major, served as a writing
tutor/counselor for this past year's
summer program, and she said that
it has thus far been the highlight of
her time on campus.
"You know, I made friends and
connections, but things weren't re-
ally quite all there for me yet," Mc-
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N.Y.
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where admissions counselors from
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could speak with students about
their academic and social opportu-
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phone. For example, 15 minutes
Lifestyles Editor
How much water do you use per
day? Probably more than you realize.
Besides
the water we drink, we use
gallons
every day for cooking, show-
ering and
cleaning. We don't usual-
ly think
of clean water as a luxury
because
it is such an essential and
readily
available aspect of our lives.
However,
considering about one in
every
nine people are forced live
translates to a full day of clean wa-
ter.
This
can easily be done when
you're studying and do not want
to
be distracted by your phone, or even
all night while you're sleeping and
won't be using your phone anyway.
Of course, donations to organiza-
tions such as UNICEF and the other
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deadliest
threat to humanity in of the water crisis. The most sue-
on the women's aspect of the issue. lege students. These opportunities
terms of
devastation. About one bil-
cessful of these include Char-
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lion people
are currently living with-
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to diseases that cause
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of meditation has
profound
benefits on one's health.
The 2
,
500-year-old
activity, which
originated
with the eastern religious
traditions
of Buddhism, has grown in
popularity
over the few past decades,
spurred
by a transcendental medi-
tation movement
in the seventies.
These
practices, which are sim-
ple and can
be picked up by any-
one, reportedly
offer a wealth
of benefits
to their practitioner,
something
that modern science
has
only recently began to back.
Reduced
stress, heightened toler-
of life and allows for a clearer per-
tional, and even spiritual, health. reduce
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ception of the way things really are.
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A recent study conducted at weight loss. Dr. Varambally quoted
"When we practice mindfulness (the Harvard followed people who par-
these findings as, "proof that medita-
cultivation of a focused, non-judg-
ticipated in an eight-week mind-
tionhelpsinourquestforhappiness."
mental awareness on the present fulness meditation course.
As
re-
Other studies claim that medita-
m'oment), we're more able to open our ported by The India Express, "The tion has an impact on our spiritual
mind and make sense of new experi-
results showed measurable chang-
wellbeing as well. An article re-
ences." University of Groninge,n psy-
es in brain regions associated with cently published in the Huffington
chologist Dr. Brian Ostafi.n, recently learning and memory processes, Post claims that meditation primes
told one reporter of Huffington Post. emotion regulation, self-referential the mind for spiritual experiences.
Today, meditation is usually cou-
processing, and perspective talcing."
For those interested in learning
pled with yoga, the Buddhist art of
Dr.
Shivarama Varambally, the more about meditation, countless
physical discipline and stretching. researcher in charge of the study, books and articles can be found out-
The stretching used in yoga helps commented on the results saying, lining the subject
(This
staff writer
to relax the
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and prepare ''The benefits of yoga and meditation personally recommends
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the body for lengthy periods of sit-
derive from a combination of chemi-
ness in Plain English" by Bhante
ting, an essential part of meditation. cal changes, such as reduction in the Gunaratana, a best seller since
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stress hormone (cortisol), changes 1991.) Otherwise, anything by Jon
like, and some more seasoned medi-
in brain physiology, and the psy-
Kabat-Zinn or Thich Nhat Hanh,
tators report seeing colors or peace-
chological effects of mindfulness." who are authorities on the subject,
ful images manifest as they practice.
Other scientific reports have ob-
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can help
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you get started on devel-
But its not all about,getting "Zen'd served similar results, noting that a oping your own meditative skills.
tice of meditation
can experience out." Recent reports have observed combined yoga and meditation prac-
Marist also offers an array of events
as a result
of extended practice. that regular practice of meditation tice can help individuals affected and workshops that introduce yoga
Even
after one session, begin-
and meditation to its' students. The
ance of pain,
increased awareness
and empathy,
boosted creativity,
and an overall
greater sense of well-
being, are
all some of the numerous
health benefits
that a regular prac-
ners often
experience a great
sense of
calm, as the methods
used help
to lower blood pres-
sure and
declutter the mind.
Despite
its popularity, few know
what meditation
truly is. Some con-
sider it the
act of mental concentra-
tion
,
others
believe it's when we drift
off and imagine
scenes of peace and
satisfaction.
In actuality, meditation
is a state
of thoughtless awareness.
Also referred
to as mindfulness,
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sessions,
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Textual healing: Fifty shades of BDSM
BY SHANNON BALES
Features Editor
The
eage
rl
y
anticipated film ad-
aptation
of
author E. L. James'
best-selling erotic romance nov-
el Fifty Shades of Grey was an
immediate success in the box of-
fice
-
but what about in the bed-
room? The film's dark depiction of
a dominant-submissive relation-
ship has
nai:ve audiences ques-
tioning,
"are
people who partake
in BDSM practices really 'fifty
shades of f"*ked up'?''(in the words
of
.
character
Christian
Grey).
The answer is a resounding no.
The acronym "BDSM" represents
of a variety of acts including bond-
age and discipline; dominance and
submission; and sadism and mas-
ochism. Partners can partake in
a broad range of sexual activities
that fall within the BDSM umbrel-
la, however, they often develop a
contract that clearly outlines a list
of accepted behaviors and limits.
These agreed upon limits are then
reinforced by safe words that sig-
nal a partner's desire to opt-out of
an act at any point. Although some
partners choose to incorporate si-
multaneous pleasure and pain into
their sexual diets, it's important to
realize that there
is
a variety of oth-
er options on the menu.
In healthy
BDSM relationships, a boyfriend
is
only whipped if he chooses to be.
It isn't often that topics such
as unabashed sexual fetishism
break into mainstream pop cul-
ture, let alone the big screen on
an international scale. Therefore,
sex experts, such as Russell Stam-
baugh, chair of the AltSex Special
Interests Group of the American
Association of Sexuality Educa-
tors, Counselors and Therapists,
worry that Fifty Shades audienc-
es' are only getting a glimpse into
the realm of BDSM relationships.
James'
.
book and Sam Tay-
lor-Johnson's film adaption depict
a very different sort of relationship
between dominant and submissive
partners. In the film, Jamie Dor-
nan plays Christian Grey, an over-
bearing dominant who convinces a
reluctant Anastasia Steele, played
hr Dakota Johnson, to leave behind
her virginal status to become his
young submissive. Although, Steele
seems to enjoy some forms of sexual
exploration as the relationship pro-
gresses, Grey tends to coerce her
into sexual acts without her con-
tractual consent and continuously
shuts her out when she attempts
to connect with him romantically.
A study published in the Journal of
Women's Health found that the re-
lationship portrayed in Fifty Shades
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is marked by
"intimate
partner vi-
olence" instead of trust and securi-
ty. Steele's sense of self-confidence
ebbs and flows as Grey establishes
dominance through intimidation,
ultimately leaving his submissive
distraught and broken. Grey's only
excuse for his inability to remove
himself from a constant dominant
demeanor is a history of abuse.
"He
suffers from what I call
'Doniitis, "' Mistress Mona Rog-
ers, a professional dominatrix in
New York City, told Huff Post. "He
walks around acting dominant all
the time and that's not realistic."
These alarmingly unhealthy in-
teractions between two mal-devel-
oped characters only bolster pop-
ular misconceptions about BDSM.
It's okay to indulge in our fanta-
sies through healthy relationships.
A study conducted by the Journal
of Sexual Medicine in 2013 found
that those participants who were
involved in BDSM scored better
on certain indicators of mental
health
than
their counterparts.
The desire to engage in BDSM prac-
tices should never
be
linked to some
sort of neuroses resulting from trou-
blesome pasts. A global survey con-
ducted by Durex in 2005 revealed
that 20 percent of participants had
used masks, blindfolds and other
forms of bondage during sex. Today,
Philade
l
phia
-
base
d sexologist Jus-
tine Shuey
believ
es that
"
people are
exploring their
:inky side a little
more than they
us
ed to because Fif-
ty Shades really
o
pened the door to
get people
talkin
g about [BDSM] .
"
It's
importan
t for those who
choose to
explore
sexual boundar-
ies
with
partn r
s through BDSM
to understand
t
he line between
consensual
power
play and abuse.
While the
confidE
mt submissive of-
ten enjoys
relinq
uishing power and
submitting to
ple
asure, the domi-
nant is charged
with the responsi-
bility of
fulfilling
the suhmissive's
needs; open
com
munication is es-
sential in
fo. te i n
g the type of bond
between
partner
s that promotes
such a deep level
of understanding.
"BDSM is
abo
ut creating vul-
nerability,
open
ing yourself up
to your partner
in a way you can
trust them to
tak
e you to some of
these dark
place
s that are consid-
ere4 taboo
overa
ll
,
but in a lov-
ing way,"
· tr
ess Couple, the
head mistress
of
one of the oldest
BDSM training
chateaus in the
world,
said in
a
n interview with
HuffPost
En ert
ainment.
"
That's
what's missing
from the
'
Fifty
Shades of Grey.'
Christian contin-
uously violates
[
Ana
'
s] trust and
her ability to
C
el
safe,
"
she added.
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NFL's first fem~le referee quietly ready to make history
BYJANIE PIERSON
Circle Contributor
The 2014-15 NFL season was
defined
py
seemingly endless
controversies surrounding the is-
sue of domestic violence against
women following the arrests of
numerous high profile players in
the league. The NFL was widely
scrutinized for its discipline pol-
icy regarding domestic violence.
This was especially heightened
after running back Ray Rice was
originally only given a two-game
suspension following the inci-
dent when Rice punched, knocked
out and dragged his then-fian-
cee, Jana, out of a casino eleva-
tor. We all know now that the
security footage of the assault
was later released and the pub-
lic was enraged. The NFL even-
tually created a new policy that
automatically awards any player
a six-game suspension on their
first domestic assault charge,
and expulsion from the league
if a second charge is committed.
With the enactment and en-
forcement of the new domestic
Yi-
olence policies, the NFL is hoping
to rebound this coming 2015-16
season with more positive news
about women in the world of foot-
ball. Coming into the spotlight of
women in football this offseason
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Sarah Thomas is set to make a groundbreaking move for women in the NFL.
is a woman named Sarah Thom-
as. Thomas, a Mississippi native,
is a pioneer in the world of refer-
ees and made history earlier this
month by becoming the first fe-
male referee to be hired full-time
by the NFL for the 2015-16 season.
In her nearly 20 years officiating
football, Thomas has made histo-
ry multiple times and has built an
incredibly impressive resume. She
is widely praised for her knowl-
edge of the game and complete
composure on the field, despite
usually being the only woman.
Thomas became the first woman
referee to officiate a major college
game in 2006, the first woman
referee to officiate a college bowl
game in 2009, and the first wom-
an referee to officiate in a Big Ten
·
stadium in 2011. In 2013, she was
selected as one of the 21 finalists
to be considered for a full-time
NFL officiating position. Finally
in 20~5, at 41 years old, Thomas
will finally step onto NFL fields,
more than ready to officiate
.
her
first professional football game.
Thomas' s hiring was noticed
and discussed by parts of the
NFL fan community on social me-
dia this week, but will likely be a
much hotter topic once fans actu-
ally see her blonde ponytail stick-
ing out from under her hat during
an NFL game this coming season.
Without a doubt, countless
social media accounts will rip
Thomas apart when she steps
on the field this season, wonder-
ing why she doesn't just "stay in
the kitchen and make the players
sandwiches" rather than trying to
do a "man's job." After all, since
Thomas never played football col-
legiately or professionally, she
obviously must be. unqualified
for her officiating position, de-
spite her 20 years of experience
and expertise knowledge of the
game. Maybe some of Thomas's
biggest critics should reevaluate
themselves and realize that their
years of "football" skills in Mad-
den video games do not qualify
them to judge who should offici-
ate a professional football game.
The hiring of Sarah Thomas
is a huge step for the world of
football and for aspiring female
officials - in all sports. Congrat-
ulations to Sarah Thomas for
her h1Storical achievement, and
.
I look forward to seeing her and
her blonde ponytail making calls
in the NFL this coming season.
Th e w o rs t to f i
_
rs t f I aw s of th e N BA d raft
BY JOHN MOSHO
·.
A&EEditor
AB
the NBA season comes to
a close, fans are finally going
to be able to see who wins tlie
sweepstakes for the most covet-
ed prize a franchise can obtain.
And no, it is not for the chance
to win the NBA title; it is for
the chance to obtain the number
one pick for the upcoming draft.
While this may not sound nearly
as important as winning a cham-
pionship for your fans, the draft
is immensely important in the
NBA in order for your team
to
thrive in the future. For
~
sport
that depends so heavily on hav-
ing a superstar within the line-
up, teams must be able
to
obtain
franchise players through the
draft; However, with the current
draft system in place, the only
way obtain the caliber of' player
a
franchise wants is by having
your team lose, and lose a lot.
The way the NBA draft works
is with a weighted lottery
,
the
teams with the worst records hav-
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Is having the worst record worth it if it means eventually having a star season?
ing more of a chance to obtain
the number one draft pick than
a team with a better record. Al-
though this sounds fair on paper,
teams have found a way to exploit
this rule in order to obtain a stron-
ger franchise in the future. Plain
and simple, they tank the season.
While no fan wants to see a fran-
chise throw their season away, can
you really blam~ an organization
for attempting to destroy their
team in order to obtain a fran-
chise player for the future? May
-
be watching teams such as the
Knicks shoot consistent air balls
or the Lakers rely on a man called
"Swaggy
P' to
take them to the
promise land
will
make the aver-
age fan want to rip out their hair
and cry themselves to sleep. But if
you really want your team to suc-
ceed, you put up with it, because
you know ·a year of stupidity will
lead your team towards a poten-
tial high draft pick and a chance
to rise back up to the top. This is
why this system needs to change.
The way the draft currently works
prevents teams from playing
their best basketball night in and
night out and ultimately destroys
the integrity of the game. For the
amount of money fanbases shovel
out to their teams yearly, there is
no excuse for them to be
·
watch
-
ing B-team players on the court.
While there are a plethora of dif-
ferent ideas as to how to fix the
situation, none of which are per-
fect by any stretch of the imagi-
nation, there is one system to me
that sticks out above the rest.
If
the NBA does end up switching
their draft system to the proposed
''Wheel System," where each of the
30 NBA teams would receive the
first round draft pick once every 30
years, in a predetermined position
designed so that teams pick in dif-
ferent areas of the draft each year.
If
the NBA truly decides that
enough is enough with losing
games on purpose, the best way
they can fix the issue would be
to make it known who has the
first draft pick each year, there-
fore teams have no incentive to
lose on a regular basis. In do-
ing this, fans
will
never have
to bare through watching their
teams lose on purpose ever again.

















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Bleachers
comes
to
cam
ring concert
BY JOHN MOSHO
A&EEditor
The Student Programming Council
announced last week that Bleach-
ers, the musical project of Jack
An-
tonoff, will be coming to Marist for
this year's spring concert.
·
While Antonoff himself might not
be well known to many Marist stu-
dents, his musical genius has cer-
tainly been heard from being a key
contributor in bands such as Steel
Train and more recently with FUN.
''While a lot of people may not
know Jack Antonoff, he certainly
has had a lot of main stream atten-
he had an entire album in place.
tion being a part of musical groups
''I
didn't plan to start a new proj-
like FUN," said SPC Vice President ect," said Antonoff. ''Many times
Mike Bueti. "I want to invite every-
when I should have been asleep or
one to give them a listen if you're resting or eating, I would go to the
not sure. At the end of the day, the studio. In Stockholm, Malaysia, in
spring concert is a great experience my room recording all day in Aus-
for everybody. Whether you're there tralia, literally all over the place.
to listen to the music or just to hang When I'd have two weeks off, I'd
out with friends, getting the chance
.
head into the studio in New York
to spend the day down by the river or L.A. and sift through everything
is a whole lot of fun a nd I implore I had
·
done overseas and figure out
people to go."
what was interesting and what was
For those of you who do not know
garbage."
much about Antonoff, the premise
The goal of the Bleachers project
of Bleachers came about while An-
for Antonoff was to push the enve-
tonoff was on tour with FUN. An-
,...
lope with modern day alt;efnative
tonoff would spend the entirety of music while still paying homage to
his free time picking up the guitar what made 90's music so great.
It
and recording bits and pieces of is this combination that you see at
new songs until before he knew it, work in some of his more popular
songs, such_ as
"I
wanna get better,"
and "Rollercoaster."
"I wanted Bleachers to have a
nostalgic element, so some of the
emotions almost do feel a little
John Hughes-y [Director of The
Breakfast Club and Ferris Buller's
Day Off, known for his musical
scores in movies]. But I didn't want
it to be a retro album. It had to be
fully pushed into the future while
grounded in that moment that
means so much to me."
Lyrically, this album goes through
the inner turmoil that Antonoff has
faced in his life. When Antonoff was
only 18, he lost his 13-year-ofd sis-
ter to brain cancer shortly before
9/11. Then shortly after that, he
lost his cousin as well in the Iraq
War. All of these traumatic experi-
ences combined caused
Antono
.ff to
experience a lot of anxiety
and
in
-
ner turmoil in his life.
"All this at once was a real end
of innocence time period," said An-
tonoff.
''I
went through so
muc
h in
the aftermath of all that and
de
vel-
oped a very intense panic
disor
der.
I had a really hard time for
m
any
years before I started to find my
way a bit more. But obviously, it is
a huge part of who I am. As
a
re-
sult, I feel like the songs are
g
en-
erally about loss and finding a way
to pick up the pieces and
move
on
without carrying too many of
th
em
with you. But even though
hey can
be really dark, they always· come
around to something positive."
.
''I
think the message Anto~off
shares in his music about taking
the negative we have in our lives
and channeling it into something
positive is something we can all
benefit from," said Bueti. ''I hope
the student body listens to what
Antonoff has to say and are able to
take his words to heart in order to
figure out how to get past their own
obstacles in life."
Tickets for the Spring Concert
will go on sale Thursday, April 16
at 4pm at the Office of Student
Activities
·
in room 3115. Tickets
are only $15, so buy them fast.
Dance ensemble to perform spring showcase
BY MEGHAN JONES
Staff Writer
The days are getting longer, the
weather is getting warmer and
nearl
y
every night this week, the
McCann Center Arena is packed
with hundreds of students. That
~an only mean one thing: it's time
for the Marist College Dance
·
En-
semble spring showcase.
This semester, the Dance Ensem-
ble includes an impressive 350 stu-
dents who participate in anywhere
from one to seven dances.
The
show, titled "Serendipity," features
29 different dances in styles rang-
ing from hip hop to
b
a
llet
to salsa.
The final number will be a dance
dedicated to the graduating se-
niors, featuring the songs ''Ways to
Go
"
and "Colors
"
by Grouplove and
choreographed by senior Sam Cil-
lo
.
There will also be a raffle ben-
efitting Youth Mission Outreach
,
a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
supporting Poughkeepsie children
and families
. "
Every semester, we
pick a
dif'f
erent organization to do-
nate to
,"
said senior Deanna Clark,
the president of MCDE.
Every dance in the show is stu-
dent-choreographed.
Freshman
Gabriela Morris is thrilled to be
choreographing her first MCDE
dance with junior Harley Chase.
''I've always wanted to be a choreog-
rapher," Morris said. ''My really big
goal is to be a Broadway choreogra-
pher." She admits that being a cho-
reographer can be "a lot of work,"
and though it ''had its challenges,"
she said that "it was amazing, re-
ally an overall good experience."
Morris is in four dances including
her own, a contemporary number to
''Unsteady" by X Ambassadors.
Sophomore Amanda Whorlow,
who has been an active member of
MCDE since fall of her freshman
year, choreographed a dance with
sophomore Kate Boylan for the sec-
ond semester in
.
a row
.
Including
hers and Boylan's dance
,
an upbeat
tap number
to
Christina Aguilera's
"Candyman," Whorlow is in seven
different dances. For her
,
however,
it's not too many.
''I
love every sin-
gle dance I'm in," she said. ''I made
sure to spread out my dance sched-
ule so that ... I only had either one or
two each night.
"
Making her MCDE debut in Whor-
low and Boylan's dance is sopho-
more Nicole Souza. ''When I went
to the dance show last semester, I
was ... so amazed by ..
.
all the danc-
es," she said. '1've always wanted
to learn how to dance .
.
. so I decided,
'Why not?"' Souza said that while
she "wasn't sure what to expect"
from her first semester of MCDE,
she "couldn't be happier about the
way it turned out." Souza definitely
plans to do dance again next semes-
ter. "Now that I've done one, I'm
already in love with it," she said.
During the week before the per-
formance, dancers run the entire
show almost every night so they get
to see all of the completed dances.
Sophomore Priya Samanta, who is
in three hip hop numbers as well
as a salsa numbe
r,-
really enjoyed
seeing the hip hop dance choreo-
graphed by freshman Alex Polzun.
Polzun's dance, to ''Watch Out for
This" (Remix) by Major Laser, re-
hearsed right before one of Saman-
ta
'
s own dances.
"
Everyone is out of breath by
the time I go into the room," she
laughed
.
"I hadn't seen the whole
thing put together, so when I saw
it for the first time on Sunday, it
was ... awesome." Whorlow agrees
that Polzun's dance is not to be
missed. "It looks so good," she said
.
''I give him and his dancers a lot of
props, because that dance .. .is real-
ly so intense."
Souza is most looking forward to
senior George Delgrosso's dance,
which mixes two Meghan Trainor
songs and "Freak" by Diplo with
music and themes from "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs."
"
It's
a combination I wouldn't expect,
but I think it's going to be great,"
she said.
As
for the title of the show, "Ser-
endipity
,
" Clark and the rest of
the MCDE board worked together
to come up with it
.
Cl
ark believes
that the word
,
meaning
"something
[unexpected] you weren
't planning
on finding
,"
really descr
ibes Dance
Ensemble. ''We weren
't really ex-
pecting to get this great
experience
out of it, making the fr
i
e
nds that we
did, and having it p
l
a
y such a big
role in our lives," she sa
id. "I know
if I wasn't
.
. .in Dance E
nsemble, my
college experience woul
d definitely
not be the same
."
MCDE will perform
"
S
erendipity"
on Saturday, April 18 a
nd Sunday,
April 19, in the McCa
nn Arena.
Both shows are at 3 pm
.
























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Thursday, April I 6, 20 I 5
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Some dreams never die:
Why
I love Marist is here to
stay
BY ALEX SPIESS
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a party in New Paltz, and has an-
Staff Writer
What does
the
phrase "I Love
Marist", mean to you? For me, it
'
s
a nostalgic trip to my
.
freshman
year
2012,
when Marist rap sensa-
tion Johnny Grimmer-now simply
'Grimer', released his ever popu-
lar song and music video "I Love
Marist". Partly homage to Asher
Roth's "I Love College", Grimer's
version was the Marist anthem for
much of my underclass charade
mencement ceremony, so after that
I kind of embraced that Grimer atti-
tude in dealing with the struggles of
here
.
However, it seems contempo- • d
d tl
t·
m epen en y crea mg my own mu-
rary sensations have a short shelf
•
d b
d " G ·
sic an
ran .
nmer says.
life
,
and by now Grimer
'
s notori-
C
·
t
't · ·t·all
ommencemen wasn rm 1 y
ety around campus is left to dwell
•
t
· t
It
ls
full
JUS
a mIX ape.
was a o a
y
on the minds of anxious seniors d
1
d bl
d
rt£ li
b ·t
eve ope
og an po o o we s1 e
franticly wandering their last walk d
1
d b G ·
£
d
d
eve ope
y nmer or un ergra s
along the Hudson before it all gets
d
t
·
d t
t
h
th ·
an recen gra ua es o s are
err
too real.
·
d t·
d
·
expenences gra ua mg an movmg
Luckily the artist who has opened
fr
11
on om co ege.
for performers like Mac Miller,
Mike Posner and Hoodie Allen has
a plan. Grimer's new mixtape Com-
mencement-set to drop on gradu-
ation May
23, 2015,
is a project he
has kept close to his heart since he
graduated in
2012.
"When I graduated, I really fo.
cused on getting something prof es-
sional done. The Butterfly Effect
idea was like the caterpillar turn-
ing into a butterfly, coupled with
the idea that one small change can
have a big impact. They messed up
my name from Johnny Grimmer to
Johnny Grimer, during the com-
Grimer explains, " I wanted to give
seniors and undergrads a tool to help
deal with the transition from college
to real life. I also wanted to have
the blog connect with the mixtape,
because a lot of the songs are about
dealing with the same issues we're
all going through."
Grimer received a lot of positive
feedback from the original blog, with
many of the people who shared their
stories describing the platform as
therapeutic in getting their emotions
down in one shared space.
The Blog was released in Novem-
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX SPIESS
her of
2014,
however the mixtape
was never leaked. Unforeseen costs
of production and other life circum-
stances left the mixtape
_
release up
to a matter of timing and opportu-
nity to dive back in and create the
project he always dreamed of.
Now Commencement looks like
a_ combination of original content,
and songs from his previous four
projects: A Heart That Knew No
Bounds, The Butterfly Effect, Reg-
ular Kids and Split Personalities.
Commencement is set to have a
two-part release with an A and B
side. The A side, will be released
on May
23,
with
11
traditional full
tracks to listen to in continuation.
The B-side will release in June
with more free-verse style poetry
and lyricism
.
Grimer now works in the Marist
Admissions office, and has stayed
active in the local entertainment
scene, frequenting local clubs and
college parties around the area.
Two weeks
'
ago he played a show for
other show lined up this Saturday
at
9:00
p.m. at Mount St. Mary's
University in Newburgh.
Grimer has slowly been releas-
.
ing content from Commencement
through the album's website -
www
.commencement.xyz, as well
as his personal facebook page John-
ny Grimmer. Additionally, Grimer
is generating buzz with his throw-
back jam, at www.ilovemarist.com.
Share the original music video, or
give a #TBT shout-out
to
Grimer
for a chance to win a
$25 gift
card.
''I'm planning on re-launching the
blog with the mixtape and gradua-
tion, to give people the opportuni-
ty to listen to the album and get
inspired to write about their own
feelings on graduating and mov-
ing through life. It really doesn't
matter what stage of life you are
in. I know kids who graduated two
years ago that are living at home,
who have the same feelings of un-
certainty as undergrads." Grimer
says.
Grimer is set to begin working on
a completely new project this July
with brand new content for an al-
bum release next spring
2016.
Grimer adds,
''I
just want every-
one to know that they're not alone
in this journey. For everyone that
has graduated, or is about to, we're
all in the same boat, just different
places,"
A speedy sucess story: Furious 7 Review
BY ANDREW AUGER
Circle Contributor
There's a point early on in "Fu-
rious 7" where Brian O'Connor
(played by the late Paul Walker)
and his son Jack are getting in a
car. Jack is playing with a toy car,
and as he plays, he throws the car
out of his seat and onto the front
lawn. Brian responds with "Cars
don't fly, buddy". This is the mak-
ers of Furious 7 trying to explain to
us how. cars work, but by watching
the rest of the film, it's clear they
have no regard for the basic laws
of physics. Cars do fly in the Fast
and Furious series, and fans of the
recent installments in the franchise
wouldn't have it any other way.
"Furious 7" is certainly the most
a
mbit
i
ous and overstuffed install-
me
n
t
of th
e
franchise, finding the
series a
t a crossroads. The untime-
ly dea
th of Walker back in Novem-
ber
2
0
13
made this a particularly
tricky
film to make, so it's a testa-
ment that
"Furious
7"
never feels
distracte
d or hindered. Director
James
Wan and the impeccably
game
c
as
t rallied around the trag-
e
d
y t
o deli
v
er yet another blow-
by-blow master class in machismo
and ridiculousness, delivering to
record-breaking audiences what
may be their finest and most emo-
tionally satisfying installment yet.
"Furious
7"
picks up where the
sixth installment left off, with Dom-
inic Torretto (Vin Diesel) and his
misfit crew of former international
outlaws trying to assimilate back
into stateside life. The gang must
reunite for one last ride in order to
get their own revenge, to become the
hunters as opposed to the hunted.
That's really only the driving force
of the story, as there's much more.
We of course have the whole busi-
ness with shady CIA operative Mr.
Nobody
(Kurt
Russell, having a ball
here), who recruits Dom and his
team to locate and extract a device
known as "god's eye," which is basi-
cally everything Edward Snowden
has nightmares about. There's the
secondary villain J akande (Djimon
Hounsou), who wants the god's eye
for himself and has kidnapped the
creator of the device, a mysterious
figure only known as Ramsey, in or-
der to locate it.
It
may be the most
ridiculous story in a "Fast and Fu-
rious" installment yet, which con-
sidering this is the series that has
a landmark sequence where a giant
bank safe is dragged throughout Rio
di Janeiro, that's saying something.
The story is irrelevant, the dialogue
is cringe worthy, the runtime ex-
cessive and the cameos and lack of
.
continuity distracting throughout.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST CIRCLE
But the action after about
25
minutes, "Furious 7'' stops walk-
ing and begins to sprint. The film
struts from one country to the
next, leaving explosions; amazing
hand-to-hand fights, and insane
stunts (some practical, some using
heavy CGI) in its swaggering path.
Once "Furious 7'' has blown it's
metaphorical wad with action, it
settles itself for a touching finale.
I've never found Paul Walker the
best actor in the world, but his cru-
cial role in the success of this fran-
chise cannot be understated. The
.
clear bond that this cast shares
clearly sells the themes of family
and love that the series prides itself
upon. This makes the final good-
bye all the more poignant; it feels
less like a film and more like a eu-
logy. The film does an excellent job
of never becoming distracted with
the needed alterations because
of Walker's death, except when it
becomes appropriate pay tribute.
Paul Walker, we will see you again.
As for the Furious franchise,
if
they
can continue to live up to the high
note this one leaves on, then strap
me in for many more "last rides."























Sports
Thursday, April 16, 2015
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Men's tennis tearing through MAAC opponents
BY NIKOLAS DOBIES
Staff Writer
So far the Marist men's tennis
team has started the MAAC sea-
son on a tear by earning victo:nes
against Rider, Fairfield, Saint
Peter's, Siena and even against
non-conference opponents Radford
and Hofstra. In the first MAAC
match of the season the Red Foxes
cruised to a 7-0 victory over Rider,
starting
another unbeaten season
in the MAAC with a 1-0 record.
Senior captain Matteo Giudici
and junior Julien Hochner team~d
up to win the Red Foxes first dou-
bles match of the day defeating
Rider's Chris Poposo and Adam
Levi, 6-2. Joe Motta and Jan
Dernic
clinched the
.
doubles point as they
took down the Broncs team of Mat-
thew Begley and Agazi Berhane
6-2. Rudolf Kurz and
Dylan
Fletch-
er won the third and final doubles
match. Hochner won the Red Foxes
first singles match of the day de-
feating Rider's Ahmed Al-Shawafi
6-0, 6-1. Kurz followed up with a
straight set 6-3, ~-2, victory and-
Dernic clinched the match for the
Red Foxes with a 6-0, 6-0, straight
set victory over
Rider's
Levi.
''It was great being outside
and the weather got better as
we played," said head coach Tim
Smith. ''This is a tune up for an
important match against Fair-
field and I was extremely pleased
with the
1ay
of
Dylan
Fletch-
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
es with only one singles match not
reaching a finish. Joseph Dube led
off the day with a straight set victo-
ry with over Hofstra's Ricky Hend-
ler, 6-2,6-0, and Giudici followed up
with his career mark as he defeat-
ed Leonardo Pires, 6-0,6-2, to cap
off a tremendous accomplishment.
Jan Dernic also earned a
straight set singles victory and
freshman Rudolf Kurz clinched
the win for the Red Foxes as he
defeated
Ari Richman, 7-6,6-0.
''It's very exciting, my 100th
win at Marist.
It
has been four
amazing years and I am look -
ing forward to another great sea-
son and we are all pumped up
and ready to go and we are ready
to
win another MAAC title," se-
Marist tennis captain Matteo Giudici is
pictured
above in a match earlier this
nior captain Matteo Giudici said.
year. He
picked up
his
100th
career
win
against Hofstra.
"He has the
largest
progression of
er in both singles and
doubles." Dube, Bjerke, Fletcher
and Giudici almost any athlete I have seen here,
In the next match, the Red Fox-
all winning their singles matches.
at least with me," Smith said of Gi-
es defeated Fairfield 6-1, and im-
"I was very pleased with how udici. "After his first semester I did
proved their record to 2-0 in Metro hard the entire team fought on a
not want to keep him but he total-
Atlantic Athletic Conference play. brisk day in Connecticut," Smith ly made a 180 change and is prob-
The Red Foxes team of Joe Motta said. "The score was not indica-
ably the best team captain I have
and Fredrik Bjerke picked
·up
the tive of the match and I was very had and I've had some good ones."
team's first
wiri
of the day, defeat-
pleased with the overall doubles
The Red Foxes will have some
ing the Stags Cameron Amyot and play because this is the first time challenging matches ahead as they
Ofir Solomon 8-5. The Red Fox-
in a few years that we have won the are set to face Monmouth, Niag-
es went on to sweep doubles and doubles point again~t Fairfield." ara and Quinnipiac in the span of·
earn the point induding an 8-2 win
In the next match senior Matteo less than a week, with all three
from the team of Justin Chantha-
Giudici picked up his 100th career of those teams being serious con-
langsy and Matteo Giudici against win in a 5-0 victory against Hofstra.
tenders for the MAAC title. If the
Fairfield's Brad Orban and George Thetwoteamswereonlyabletoplay
•
Red Foxes can continue their great
Tioutine. The team would contin-
singles before rain suspended play start in the MAAC there is little
ue their strong play
but the Red Foxes took down Hofs-
doubt they will be able to compete
as well with Rudolf
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
BY AVERY DECKER
Sports Editor
Chava ughn Lewis received the call
at l0a.m. Wednesday afternoon. He
managed to catch a flight later that
day and was suited up for his team's
:first game that night at 9 p.m.
The Marist College men's basket-
ball
captain
was invited to compete
at the Portsmouth Invitational Tour-
Sports
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ational scale
ing 16. 7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3
steals, 1. 7 assists and 1.3 assists
per-game. He carried his success
over to a national scale with this
performance that was watched
by scouts from all 30 NBA teams.
Lewis' performance earned him
a spot on the 2015 Adidas P.I.T
All-Tournament Team. He was the
only player on the Mike Duman
Auto roster to earn this honor. Fel-
nament, an annual event that show-
low MAAC senior David Laury, who
cases 64 college Division-I seniors
led Iona College to a MAAC Cham-
in a four-day, -12-game tournament.
pionship appearance, also made the
Lewis, who competed on the
-.--::..,__.:........
All-Tournament Team while play-
Mike Duman Auto
.
team, picked
ing for the Cherry Belrnert team.
up right where he left off with
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
The Red Foxes senior captain
his senior campaign. The differ-
Chavaughn Lewis holds the Marist program record in scoring with 2,119 career
was used to carrying a heavy work-
ence this time was that Lewis was points. He is pictured above in game from this past season.
·
load during his college career.
competing against some of the has put up for four years at Marist
Lewis was the standout player in He was Marist's leading scorer
best seniors in the country, many under less-then-ideal conditions.
his team's final game of the tour-
every year since his sophomore
of who have futures in the NBA
It was a tough journey for Lewis, as name~t on Saturday. While play-
year and also was one of the top
and other professional leagues. he endured little success in the wins
ing only 25 minutes, he was able re bounders. He was among the
Lewis seemed to get better as the column with Marist. The program to tally 29 points while filling up steals leaders in the Metro At-
tournament went" on. Fresh off his was in a bit of a funk as they went the stat sheet with five steals, four lantic Athletic Conference during
flight earlier that afternoon, Lew-
through three head coaches in three rebounds, three blocks and two as-
both his junior and senior years.
is played 13 minutes in his first years. The only constant was Lewis.
sists. His efficiency was even more
During this year's MAAC Tour-
game, netting eight points while
''I
give the credit to my parents," impressive, shooting 9/15 from the nament,
Lewis
passed
Steve
grabbing two rebounds. The senior Lewis noted after his final game field and 2/4 from behind the arc.
Smith and became the Marist
improved in his next game which of his collegiate career. "The way He also netted 9/12 from the stripe. program's all-time leading scor-
came Friday where he scored 13
.
they brought me up is to always
This i~pressive feat came against er with 2,119 points. He is also
points while recording four re-
fight and telling me that life is
a team of professional-bound talent 6th on the all-time MAAC scoring
bounds, two blocks, two steals and going to have a lot of obstacles."
including St. Johns standout D'An-
list. He ranked 10th in the nation
an assist in 28 minutes. He shot 4/7
from the field and 2/3 from behind
the arc. Lewis caught stride as he
started to mimic the stat lines he
He continued, saying, ''To see
that I actually gave everything I
can and I left it all on the court, I'm
actually proud of myself for that."
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JayVaughn Pinkston and Oklaho-
ma State's Le'Bryan Nash. Lewis
finished the tournament averag-
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