Stressed about finals? Check
out some cute animal friends
that will help alleviate your
suffering!
Lifestyles
Page 7
e Circe
The Student Newspaper of Marist College
Student Body President Chris-
tos Pietris addresses students
with a letter about future plans
News
Page3
-
-
\'OLUME 69, ISSUE
JO
FOUNDED
IN
1965
'
Jhursday,
Ma}'
7. 2015
~U second annual "Color Run" another success
BY AMBER CASE
Editor-in-Chief
ff
you saw anyone covered from
head to toe in blue this past Sat-
urday, chances are that they were
coming back from Autism Speaks
U's second annual Color Run.
AB
the 350 part1cipants from Marist
and the Poughkeepsie communi-
ty crossed the finish line in this
year's run, they were greeted with
a cloud of blue powder, the official
color of Autism Awareness Month.
Autism Speaks U is a program de-
signed by the Autism Speaks orga-
nization that allows students to get
involved in raising awareness for the
disorder. The first school to adopt
the program was Penn State in 2006.
The Marist chapter of ASU of-
ficially began holding meetings
in spring 2014. Their first Color
Run was held that same semester
and was a huge success, raising
$21,000.
The 2015 run was almost
equally successful in terms of fund-
raising, earning $18,200 for au-
tism. In regards to how smoothly
the event was executed, president
and founder of the Marist chap-
ter, Kaity Meagher, said the sec-
ond time around takes the cake.
''Tons of small things went wrong
last year which we learned from
and corrected this year," Meagh-
er explained. ''We also made sure
our event was bigger and better
by making changes such as add-
ing more powder stations during
the run, getting more powder and
including tee-shirts for all runners
paid within the registration fee."
The planning of such a huge
event takes a lot of time and effort.
The color run's route began at the
riverfront. Participants were coated
in blue powder at the starting line,
then ran up to Fontaine, past Lowell
Thomas, up to Jazzman's Cafe and
around the green area. Then the
runners retraced their steps back
down to the river for a total distance
of about three miles. About halfway
PHOTO COURTESY OF BERNADETTE HOGAN
Sophomores Bernadette Hogan, Rosemarie Vigneron, Kinlin O'Brien and Kelly
Bischoff support autism awareness by running in Marist's second annual run.
through the race, there were volun-
teers by Jazzman's throwing blue
powder at the runners passing by.
Four more people awaited at the fin-
ish line for one final burst of color.
''It was my first color run and I had
no idea what to expect," junior Kath-
leen O'Brien said. "It was a great ex-
perience and it was worth three days
of being blue to support the cause."
The ASU board did not record
a winner of the run or keep track
of the placement of any partic-
ipants. The purpose of the sec-
ond installment of this run on the
Marist campus was to promote
awareness of autism, a develop-
mental disorder that affects one
in every 68 individuals wo:rldwide
.
"This
is
the time to educate, ad-
voc"ate
r n
d
1
.
e
awareness for
these individuals around us,"
Meagher said. Especially at the
collegiate level,
we need to be in-
formed
.
We are the ones who are
going to go out into the world
and change it after we gradu-
ate, so to educate college students
now about this cause is crucial."
Marist Poll takes on Washin ton
D.C.
BY RYAN SLANEY
Staff Writer
On Saturday, April 25, the
D.C. political and media elite
rubbed elbows with sports and
entertainment celebrities at the
annual White House Correspon-
dent's Dinner, an event affection-
ately referred to as "nerd prom."
President Obama exercised
his self-effacing comedic chops
and brought out Key and Peele's
angry translator, Luther, in a
crowd-pleasing set that even
upstaged the night's actual co-
median, SNL's Cecily Strong.
The standard complaints from
commentators about the event
arose once again this year with
critics pointing to the dinner as
representative of Washington's
insular elitism. However, the din-
ner is generally more of a welcome
injection of good humor into a city
that is too often at odds with itself.
If
you watched the event on
televj.sion, you may have noted
some familiar faces from cam-
pus in the star-studded crowd.
Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of
the Marist College Institute for
Public Opinion, Dr. Barbara L.
Carvalho, Director of the Marist
College Poll and other important
Marist Poll professionals were in
attendance along with our Col-
lege President Dennis Murray.
Dr. Miringoff noted that, in ad-
dition to being a very
furl.
night,
the dinner was a great chance
to reconnect with the many peo-
ple who
·
have had ties to the
Marist Poll over the years. In
its 37th year of existence, the
Marist Poll has reached a level
of great prominence due, in part,
to its many fruitful partnerships
over the years, and Marist's
presence
at this prestigious
event underlines that progress.
Two nights earlier and just a
block from Mr. Obama's front
SEE
"lAWN,"
PAGE 4
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARISTPOLL.COM
With the 2016 election looming over our heads there are many issues and can-
didates to choose from. Who
will
be the next leader of the United States?

































































Thursday, May 7, 2015
THIS WEEK
Thursday,
5/7
Marist College Department of Art
&
Digital
Media Annual Student
Exhibition
5:00-7:00 p.m
Steel Plant Art Gallery
Friday 5/8
29th Sliver Needle Runway
&
Awards
2:00-9:00 p.m
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Saturday 5/9
Departing Senior Ceremony
12:00-4:00 p.m.
Symphonic Room
Kappa Kappa
Psi
5/11-5/15
Final Exam Week
Good Luck!
Campus
www.maristcircle.com
Page2
Letter from the Editor
The end
is
neai-. I sit
he ,
at the
LT 158
10
computer writing m
last
l
Rtt1
r from
th<· Editor.
AB
all of
you read this
final paper of the
year,
11lea
P
don't
cry
for
my
deparl.urc;
it's hard enough
without
your
t
ar .
These past three ·ears on The Circle
staff
have b en
gl'eat,
bu b
fore
digress
into my goodbyes,
T
will
give
·ou
Olli'
last run down
of The
Circle,
inal are upon
us,
but have
Ii
ar becsu e your weekly salva-
t'
on
is here. So, pick up Th Cir-
cle, sit do n and rela u little.
As
you
1
ok
at the
l
er of our
pape
.
News
will
have you moving
v.
ith
details of
this
past weekend's
ASU color run
and
the Marist
Poll1s
trip
to
Washington D.C.
For all of
you avid
palitioal fans,
our
former
Student
Body President
Christos
Pietris gives one final
SGA
update.
Hop over
to
Fea
ur
and learn
>out
Habitat
for:
Humanity'::i
spring
break
trip to Florida. Ye ,
thoy were enjoying
the wea her
ve
have
no '
b
ck in Mar h ... be
envious.
On
a
differen note, read
al o
t
two
girls
ho
interned at
a domestic
viol nc
help cent r.
In preparation for finals,
Life-
. yl
s di cu
h
enefit
o
d ,., as
a
source
of
therapy.
For
t
ose
of ou
ho
aie
alr ady
in
summer
mod
you
can
1 arn
about a summer
break
d
tint
tion.
Over
1
Opimon,
thil
gs
are heat~
ing up
1th
articles on gay mar-
r1
w·
,rnd
Marist's
: 1
rt
emails.
Should we be getting public ser-
regard-
ing national riots and unrest? ever m your
e
or
provi
g
If
Opinion gets
a
little
too hot,
us
1th
InDesign ...
I
shudder
at!
cool
down with A&E
(although
the
tho ght
of
Quark.
From Flor
~
you
might
melt
when you
see
ence to
now,
there hav~ been
sd
McDreamy's
picture).
P trick
many
fanta
1r.
memories.
Kee
Dempsey's
udden death o
1
"Grey's playing that jazz! Ti
piace?.
Anatomy"
I av
t.
fan
h
attbroken.
To 1ichellt!,
I hink wa bing
yori
but anoth r
·tudene
piece on
the
lay on th noor
when the network!
White Hou
Corrru.ipon
cnts' Din• died help d
keep me s~ne .•. we got
nermigb
alleviateso
ofthepaiu, through
1t.!
Yo
were a wonder
Also in
A& "•
dle<¼
out
the
fuJ editor-in-chief · ml it's
been so
:sp ad on MCTV fourth
nnu-
much fun and s essful
working
nl Foxapnlooza
£
turing
farist'
together
this
.
r I've le
ncd so
talente
aspiring
m
1C1ans.
many
things about you .and l
leav~
Fmally, v r in Sport , ead about you al
,
Ji
kets
and candle
holdert:1
the
caps
of ba eball
and
lacrosse.
a
know how
mu,ch
ou
love
them).
ow that the busines
i
Fmall
', for Amber;
we have been
o •er, let
me
a.y my goodbyes.
or ing
together
sl ce
our fresh
To Avery,
good
luck ne
t
man year and
it
i
so strange
semester
with
Capping!
think that
I will n
t
be
spend.in~
To Mike, good lu(?k
wit
Sports
'
houri; panicking
in
the Mac
LaH
~lttd
have
fun
in
Florence!
every
Tuesday night
ith you.
Y
.
oJ
To
Bernadette, good luck abroad
and I n
equally
horrible
at
writ
~
in
Spain! You
will
have
a wonder• ing
ptions and citl
(good
t ~
ful tiiile
and
J
axn
insanely
Jealous we
w
ren't
alone n our
struggles);
of the food you
will
b eating.
Also, From
late
night
breakdowns
td
you
have
an innate gift or
writing
aoothing
the
facs
a.rid
h
hard
headlint-- ... th
y're
just beautiful. drive
to
Leo
rivia, it's een a
woni
Life. tyl
hannon,
i
's
been
clerful
adventure.
You
will
be
ad
wonderful getting to know you
amazing
editor-in-chh:!f
next
yearJ
this
pas
semestcr1
Good luck bu
yonly
requ
t
1s
that
you
keep
ith everything
and we
will
n~ed
Leo'
pirit
alh:1~
·11
the
paper ...
al-
more
la
-night.
conversations.
hough we
are
parted.
our hearts
To
L · I
John, I
we
will
go
on!
Just
remember
to
liop
it!
will keep
Y()U
as
a»
itor
even
'I
11 my
oyal
Circle read.erst keeg
though
•ou
abandoned
us.
doing what you ar doing.
Read
an
'
Adnana,
ou
are
the
resident (po sibly} write
for
us,
but
always
feminist so
keep
1
tnmmg! 've
m mber
to
believe
in the greed
so
t>njoyed
our conversations and
light ..• that's what
Leo
would
want.
even
though
you
are
News
editor.
pl·
se
conhn ·
to
express your
opinion ...
w.e
all
love
hearing
it!
To
Shannon
Bales, we are for-
--
Katie
O'Bri
•n
Managing Editor.
The Circle
Features Editor:
Shannon Bales
circlefeatures@gmail.com
Copy
Chief:
Natalie Zaleski
Natalie.Zaleski1@marist.edu
Faculty Advisor:
Ryan Rogers
Ryan.Rogers@marlst.edu
The
Stuctent Newspaper
of
Martst College
Editor-in-Chief:
Amber
Case
Amber. Case1@marlst.edu
Managing Editors:
Kathleen O'Brien
Kathleen.Obrien2@marirt.edu
News
Editors;
Bernadette Hogan
c.irder1ews@gmn1l.com
Lifestyles
Editor:
Shannon Donohue
ir:clelifestyl
_
·@gmaiL
om
Copy
Editors;???????
Opinion
Editor:
Addana Belmonte
drcleopmicm@>!71taif
m
A
&
E Editor:
John Mosho
rir, lene@gmml.
LOtn
Sports
Editors:,
very
Dedcer, Mike
Wallace
ctrclesport
@gmaiJ.com
Staff
Writers:
Ben
Hayes,
Sophia
Brana, Mallika Rao,
Ryan
Slaney
Ad Manager:
Nicole Souza
err letidvertising@gmad.co
11
Social Media Manager:
Adriana
Belmonte
Adriana.Belmontel@marist.edu
Web:
www.maristcircle.com
www.twitter.com/maristcircle
General:
ntethecir
·le@ mail.com















www.maristcircle.com
The Circle
♦
Thursday, May 7, 2015
♦
Page 3
A letter the from Student Body Presid.ent
BY CHRISTOS PIETRIS
SGA Correspondent
Thank you again for this oppor-
tunity to update you on the re-
cent activities of the Marist Stu-
dent Government. I am grateful
for your support and interest in
this aspect of life at Marist College.
I want to address three areas:
first, the membership of our gov-
ernment; second, an update on the
nine key areas of concern that we
have identified and prioritized; and
third, our accomplishments and as-
pirations for the future government.
To begin with, we have recently
undergone a transition from the
past administration
.
to the new
one. The new Student Body Pres-
ident is a young man by the name
of Timos Pietris. I can't say I know
him very well, but I hear he is a
great guy. We had our transition
take place at Christos's where the
event was a huge success. This year
we returned to the initial goal of
the event and made it more about
clubs, I made my farewell address
and the transition ceremony fin-
ished everything off. We were
very pleased with the venue and
would be happy to go there again.
The
elections
went rather well and
were ver-y competitive. We filled
every class president position and
had many candidates run as sen-
ators. This coming year will be es-
pecially interesting since a number
of key roles in the Government
were filled by graduating seniors.
The new officers are young but
filled with passion and energy to
make a great difference on campus.
Second, as a government we have
identified nine key areas in the past
that we would like to address. The
nine areas ranked by priority are:
I.
Transportation:
Airport shut-
tles have gained significant interest
and we have determined that the
success of the Spring Break Shuttles
would be even better if in the fu-
ture there was a shuttle to JFK and
LaGuardia Airports-students have
expressed strong interest in this.
2. 21 and up programs:
Regular sit-
uations where students 21 and older
can consume alcohol on campus in
a safe and controlled environment.
Many students have expressed inter-
est in such an event and we are hold-
ing the event called, "The Last Hap-
py Hour" where seniors will casually
drink with their professors and en-
joy a sophisticated beer tasting.
3.
Sustainability:
Bike racks and
hydration stations encourage clubs
not to cater with bottled water.
More bike racks have been put in
and students were very pleased. We
also managed to have a Hydration
Station put in the
gym.
Student re-
.
ception is great and we hope to put
in a new one in Champ and the
library because students have de-
termined that it would be the best
venues with the most frequent us-
age. We have been told that more
of these· will be put in place during
the summer. We are still waiting on
additional bike racks to go in front
of the Student Center, Dyson, Don-
nelly and Lowell Thomas. Students
have also expressed interest in an
additional bike rack in Upper West.
4.
Athletics:
The sports court,
potential expansion of the
gym,
replacement of old and broken
equipment. We have received an
update from buildings and grounds
keeping that stated they have got-
ten approval of the sports court to
be built during the summer recess.
5.
Dining Hall:
Students have
been more pleased with the
quality of food they are re-
ceiving from the dining hall.
6.
Safety and security:
Blue lights,
lighting and traffic control. We have
raised the issue of blue lights to se-
curity especially for the Gartland
side of campus. Many students have
expressed concern for the intersec-
tion in front of Hancock. They find
it to be incredibly dangerous when
students are walking from their
classes and there are cars trying to
move through in between them.
Students have suggested we put
some sort of light system or cross-
walk light to indicate when stu-
dents should be walking and when
cars should have the right of way.
7.
Parking:
Will always be a prob-
lem at Marist. A solution would be
to establish a shuttle system to dif-
ferent sections of the campus for
students who may be injured or
have health issues that prevent them
from walking long distances. A sep-
arate shuttle can make up for the
lack of parking by removing the stu-
dents perceived necessity for having
a car on campus. This separate shut-
tle could frequent nearby locations
students may need to go to includ-
ing the train station, supermarket
and the mall. The cabs have been
incredibly unreliable and a number
of students have been left strand-
ed and forced to miss their trains.
8.
Librarf hours and policies:
Bet-
ter weekend hours and accessibility.
We have determined that the stu-
dents would like the library to open
at least an hour earlier on the week-
ends. They would also like clarifica-
tion as to why they do not just keep
one floor lighted and have all the
students who are there late at night
stay on that floor to conserve energy.
9.
Student culture:
Taking a look
at diversity in the broadest sense:
racial diversity, sexual diversity, in-
ternationality among the students.
After the diversity event that took
place, it has been a topic of discus-
sion. We have student government
representation on a committee or-
ganized by Freddy Garcia, as a step
in the right direction we can sug-
gest to put up more multicultural
artwork around the campus and
especially the blank walls of the stu-
dent center. Unique and interesting
artwork from different countries
can give students some exposure
to cultures of the rest of the world.
In
the next administration, we
hope to implement "Supper with
Student Government" where stu-
dents can ask questions during din-
ner hours in the cafeteria. There
are wider areas that have emerged
that merit attention. We have de-
termined that since many student
vocalized their concerns with facul-
ty and classes that we must take ac-
tion to better our education process.
Students are getting more and more
disgruntled with the huge variances
in their quality of professors. Stu-
dents also feel that the evaluations
need updating since they appear to
be outdated. We had a meeting with
Dr. Tom Wermuth and the Deans on
the 26th of March to discuss and
de-
velop ways to implement all of our
ideas and we have been informed
that they agree with a number of our
initiatives and that they would take
steps to implement online course
evaluations to replace the tedious
paper process we have currently.
Finally I would like to end with
some of our key accomplish-
ments
~
this past administration:
all schools are being discussed.
6.
In
February of 2015, the Class of
2018 hosted P.S. I Love You Day,
a day where everyone was asked
to wear purple to stand up against
bullying, depression and suicide.
7. Collected over 500 signatures in
conjunction with Marist Take Back
the Tap to have people pledge to low-
er the amount of plastic water bottles
they use. We also had clubs pledge
to use jugs of water at their events
instead of individual water bottles.
8. We advocated putting in a filtration
station in McCann and future ones
in both the library and Champagnat.
9. We advocated for a
.
mir-
ror to be put in behind Leo to
make that area safer for drivers.
10. We resurrected the 21 soci-
ety and contingent on its success
we would like to have month-
ly events take place through-
out the school year in the future.
11. We started organizing study ses-
sions forstudents per majorthrough-
out the week before finals week
where students can ask questions
andg._et,_help in J?rep.~a~on for :finals.
12. We advocated for the building of
the sports court on the upperclass-
men side of campus to facilitate com-
munitythatwill begin in the summer.
13. We produced two incredibly
successful public service announce-
ments with the help of Marist
College Television for Title Nine
awareness and Binge Drinking.
1. Had a proposal to transition 14. We have finally made it possi-
to Online Course Evaluations. hie to take on the role of Student
Body President as an RA with some
2. Helped revamp the Marist Col-
negotiation and accommodation.
lege Academic Integrity Policy.
3. We have also written and filmed
some PSA videos to inform stu-
dents of the changes being made.
They will be released to all First-
Year seminar students hopefully (it
the policy changes are finalized)
at the very start of next semester.
4. Also revamped the Facul-
ty of the Year awards ceremo-
ny-changing the place, food and
overall presentation of the event
to show the respect and admira-
tion that we have for professors.
5. We have just begun checking
into creating more universal pol-
icies
·
in the field of internships
and career opportunities, intern-
ship bulletin boards in all of the
academic buildings and intern-
ship
advisors/ coordinators
for
15. This past month, on April
30th, we hosted the second annual
"The Words
.They
Call Me Event"
which hopes to be a great success.
16. We fought to change the percep-
tion of student government amongst
the students and help them real-
ize that we advocate for them and
that they should get more involved.
17.
We
chartered
the
Golf
Club,
United
Nations
Club
and the Best Buddies Program.
18. We permanently established
the position of Director of Safe-
ty and Security on the Student
Goyernment
Executive
Board.
'f4ank you again for your at-
tention
and
your
support.






























www.maristcircle.com
The Circle
♦
Thursday, May 7, 2015
♦
Page4
Marist Poll views interworkings of D.C.
From page one
lawn, the Marist College Poll held
its own political event at the his-
toric Decatur House. Amidst the
buzzing Washington atmosphere,
Marist students and alumni gath-
ered together on Thursday evening
for an insightful and substantive
panel discussion titled "The Mes-
sage and the Messenger: The 2016
Race for the White House." Dr.
Miringoff and Dr. Carvalho pre-
sided over the panel, which was
comprised of some of the preemi-
nent names in beltway journalism.
The journalists on the panel were
Steve Thomma, Senior White House
Correspondent and Government
and Politics Editor for McClatchy
Newspapers, Amy Walter, Nation-
al Editor of The Cook Political Re-
port, USA
Today's
Washington Bu-
reau Chief Susan Page and Chuck
Todd, NBC News Political Direc-
tor,
Moderator and Managing Edi-
tor of the
venerable
Sunday morn-
ing institution
"Meet
the Press:•
Before the panel
started
their lively
discussion, Dennis Murray offered
a few words on the Marist Poll and
the important role Marist College
plays in the political process. Sit-
ting among scores of Marist alums
who have gone on to do important
work in our nation's capital, Presi-
dent Murray's words rang true and
there was a definite sense of pride in
the room over Marist's continuing
tradition of political engagement.
After Dr. Miringoff warmly in-
troduced the panel, Chuck Todd
took a moment to acknowledge
President Murray's legacy and won-
dered out loud who could possibly
succeed him, before playfully sug-
gesting Marist alum Bill O'Reilly.
The panel then got right into dis-
cussing some of the key issues and
storylines of the upcoming 2016
presidential race. Hillary Clinton,
of course, was a name that loomed
large in the panel discussion, es-
pecially since reports on the Clin-
ton Foundation's allegedly dubious
behavior dominated the headlines
earlier that day. Clinton's long his-
tory
in Washington, her relation-
ship with the president and how she
will
define herself as a candidate of
the future were some of the major
points of emphasis for the panel.
On the Republican side, a major
issue
the panelists delved into was
the sheer size of the playing field
for the Republican primary and
how that
will
be whittled down to
.
Explore Asia wU:h l\fl:aris1: College
one candidate. Remarking on the
logistical difficulties of holding
a debate for so many candidates,
Chuck Todd conjured a humor-
ous image of the debates set up like
game shows with rows of candidates
buzzing in with their response.
The demographic shift of the
country was another key issue
raised by the panel for the 2016
race. The increasing number of
Hispanic voters and non-white vot-
ers in general in the U.S. has major
electoral implications, especially for
a Republican party that has been
unpopular with Hispanics due to
a hard stance on immigration. An
important sentiment among the
panelists was that the Republicans
will
need to
change
their strategy
from 2012, in which they fared rath-
er
poorly
among minority voters.
The panel then opened up to
questions from the audience, who
were very engaged and asked ques-
tions that spurred even more spir-
ited discussion from the panel.
At the end of the discussion, each
panelist was asked which cam-
paign was their favorite to work on,
and what historical campaign they
would have most liked to work on.
Reagan as well as John and Bobby
Kennedy were among the historical
~ · h a t will set you apart as
y9u:
enter the workl'orcc looking ror
~
£ull-timc
job?
What
can you
do no~> as
an_
undergra.d~ate> to be
competitive
:For a
position that. has
an
1ntcrnatJonal focus 7
ASAP:
Asi.a
Study
Abroad
Program is
designe~
f"or
bus_in.ess
stu~cnts
seeking un
.
paralleled insight
into
the
world of" 1nternat1?nal b~s1ness
through site
visits,
exaJDination
o-£ rcal-._.orld
~us3ness _ •s_sues.
reflective
cultural
experiences.
and
contact
Vll'Ith
businesses.
cultures,. and peoples
of'
each country visited.
Past programs have
included Cambodia> China>
Hong
Kong, .la.pan,
Laos,
Myanmar.
Thailand. ·ribet,
and Vietnam.
For rnore
infortnat:ion, contact .Jam
.
es
Morrow
·
-Polio,.
Assistant
Coordinator at
james_morrowpolio 1@marist.edu_
I N
'
I
"
I
◄:
I~ N
A"l
"
I <JIN A I
,
1•
■~<><;;RA
JVI
S
candidates of choice, illustrating the
enduring presence of those names
in Washington. The common char-
acteristics among each journalist's
favorite candidate to work with
were accessibility and affability.
Amy Walter offered an anecdote
from her time covering Marco Ru-
bio's current campaign in which Ru-
bio shared with his staff his and his
daughter's fascination with the col-
or changing dress illusion that had
gone viral. This anecdote, among
others shared by the panel, show-
cased the importance of personal
relationships in the world of poli-
tics. Dr. Miringoff noted afterwards
that the event
"highlighted
what the
mission of the Marist Poll is about:'
The event brought together stu-
dents, alumni, and journalists under
the common goal of political en-
gagement and the sharing of ideas.
Underlying that crucial exchange
of ideas are the personal relation-
ships
that are formed by a shared
interest in the common good.
Washington may look hopelessly
insular and divided at times, but
events like this show the intellectual
passion and strong social bonds that
characterize
much of political life.




















Features
Thursday, May 7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page 5
Habitat for Humanity: A growing service presence on campus
BY ADRIANA BELMONTE
Opinion Editor
Since its inception in 2007,
Marist's chapter of Habitat for
Humanity has grown in numerous
ways. Over the course of two se-
mesters this year, the organization
has seen nearly 300 different mem-
bers attend meetings. The chapter's
newfound success can be attributed
to hardworking leaders including
a Campus Chapter advisor and six
dedicated officers. The President,
Vice President, Treasurer, Secre-
tary/Newburgh Liaison, Committee
Chair/Dutchess Liaison and Public
Relations Chair each handle specif-
ic responsibilities in order to ensure
that the chapter is running smooth-
ly.
The first meeting is usually when
the officers see the greatest amount
of people
.
For their Campus Chap-
ter advisor Timothy Ondrey, that is
usually his favorite memory each
year.
"I haven't told them this before
but there is us1:1ally a look of fear on
their faces as 300 of their peers get
seated and look to them as leaders,"
Ondrey said. "That fear soon dis-
appears though as excitement and
pride takes over while discussing
all of the good they
will be building
as part of our Habitat family."
Many officers agree that members
slowly become like a family towards
one another, especially after at-
tending builds and events together.
Katie Gillick, the Public Relations
Chair, said that the sense of fami-
ly that she found is something that
she hopes other members take out
of Habitat for Humanity.
"If
there is anything that I would
hope people take away from their
Members of Marist's Habitat for Humanity chapter pose for a photo in front of a
Habitat build at the Collegiate Challenge event in Ovedo, Florida.
experience as part of Marist's chap-
ter of Habitat for Humanity, it
would be the same sense of welcome
and friendship that I experienced,"
Gillick said. ''We are a community
and seek to
apread
that message to
others."
The Collegiate Challenge is the
big annual event where officers
and members witness the bonds
that are easily formed. Held each
year during spring break, the Col-
legiate Challenge is a service trip
where the club officers and a select
group of members travel to a loca-
tion picked out in advance that is in
need of service.
This
service entails
building a house, which can include
landscaping, painting, cleaning and
more. Club officers agree that this
is their favorite part of Habitat for
Humanity and that their best mem-
ories come from this trip. Current
president Christine Venuti hardly
knew anyone when she attended
her first Collegiate Challenge to
Ar-
kansas during her sophomore year.
"I
was nervous but I instantly be-
came friends
with everyone on the
trip," she said. ''We became
a
fam-
ily." She decided to run for presi-
dent after attending the trip to New
Mexico during her junior year. '1t
was just something that felt right,"
Venuti said.
For freshman Danny Chon, it
was a similar story. He attended
the most recent trip to Florida and
did not know anybody going into it.
After making many friends on the
trip, he realized how happy he was
to have the experience and went on
to be elected the Dutchess Liaison/
Committee Chair for the Fall 2015
semester.
"The Collegiate Challenge
will
always be something I can look
back on as one of the best trips of
my life," Chon said. ''This greatly
influenced my decision to run for
a board position-I wanted to give
others
a
chance to experience the
same amazing trip I had."
While current Dutchess Liaison
and future Vice President Chris-
tina O'Neil agrees that the Colle-
giate Challenge is one of her favor-
ite parts of Habitat, she also enjoys
another aspect: speaking with the
future homeowner that members
are working with.
'1 love hearing their stories
-
while
working them and learning more
about them," O'Neil said. "One
thing that Habitat does that I find
very unique is the concept of sweat
equity." Sweat equity means that
every homeowner who is eligible for
a Habitat home must put a certain
number of hours of physical labor
into building their home in return
for a lower mortgage. ''This allows
homeowners to
work
on their home
and build a respect and attachment
to it, as well as allow us to work
with them along the way," O'Neil
added.
The chapter's current goal is try-
ing to reach out to even more stu-
dents for next semester. They are
working towards having members
earn service points rather than
club points towards the priority
point system. While the chapter
does not know what the outcome
will
be, they are confident that hav-
ing the chapter recognized as a ser-
vice organization
will
lead to even
more involvement from the Marist
community. Until then, Habitat
for Humanity officers are perfectly
content with making a difference
around them with whatever help
they can get.
Interns
at Domestic Violence Services share experiences
BY MALLIKA RAO
Staff Writer
For their final semester at Marist,
Marianne Mazza and Ally Kontos
interned at Domestic Violence Ser-
vices of Dut.chess County-a local
support center for victims of domes-
tic violence-and decided to bring
their experiences to Marist by going
around different dorms to spread
the word about the facts and myths
behind domestic violence and sex-
ual assault on college campuses.
This has been a hot-button topic in
recent months, yet it is still an issue
that is vastly underreported and, in
some cases, highly exaggerated.
During a stop at an Upper Fulton
dorm, Mazza and Kontos brought
out "what would you do" scenarios
that included a professor trying to
come on to his student and a secret
admirer who frequently sends roses
and strange notes to a student that
he has only met once. The students
who attended the lecture were then
asked to provide their solutions to
this particular problem. The con-
versation was refreshingly candid
and lighthearted, but Mazza and
Kontos want to do more to spread
the word about domestic violence to
college students.
'1t's the elephant in the room," says
Mazza. "Some people don't want to
talk about it because they still feel
its taboo." Kontos adds, "[Crazy]
things happen around here and no
one seems to know about it. It's im-
portant to raise awareness because
it's happening all around us and if
we educate then it's one less person
who
will
experience abuse because
they
will
know what to look for."
Before her internship began, Kon-
tos admits that her knowledge of
the issue of domestic was limited to
the Chris Brown and Ray Rice inci-
dents that were widely publicized.
However, "since interning [she and
Marianne] have had the chance to
get real-life experience with vic-
tims and hear stories about things
they have lived through. After that
we realized that domestic violence
is prevalent in all walks of life no
matter what age, race, gender or
sexual preference."
Mazza and Kontos are not the
only people who are spreading the
word in the Marist community.
Roberta Staples, the Director of
Professional and Student Develop-
ment, has been a big advocate for
this issue, and she recently spoke
at the We (heart) Consent event on
April 20. She described a gang rape
that happened back in 1993, which
is testament to the fact this issue
has been going on for decades. It is
only now that people are starting
to shed light on it, and Kontos be-
lieves that it is all going to be for
the better. "Everyone would like to
think it doesn't happen on campus
but of course it does. I think the
way Marist handles it is done well,"
she says. ''We are clearing up what
is right and what is not [through
these programs and various clubs
at Marist] and that might make
people realize what they went
through was not love or welcomed."










Thursday, May
7 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page6
~Nlt--
~ G J B l d
I
I
I
I
















Lifestyles
Thursday, May 7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page7
The East Coast's overlooked summer spot
BY SOPHIA BRANA
Staff Writer
With finals week just around the
comer, students across campus are
looking forward to finishing that
last final, taking off and not look-
ing back until August.
AB
the school
year comes to a close, thoughts of
sitting on a beach without a care
in the world are what propel over-
worked and under-rested students
through the most stressful week
known to man. For obvious rea-
sons, the beach is a popular sum-
mer destination for students and
families alike; many of us even
call the famed Jersey Shore home.
It is impossible to go wrong with
spending a week, a day or even just
a few hours relaxing on the beach;
however, there are so many plac-
es that get overlooked by people
looking for a memorable vacation.
For most people, the state of
Maine conjures up thoughts of
snow and moose, not sun and re-
laxation. With average summer
temperatures of 70-80° F, the state
of
Maine
is not a typical summer
vacation hotspot, but it is a great
destination for people looking to
try new things and experience
some of the best nature has to offer.
From Marist, one can reach Maine
in approximately seven hours,
making it an ideal road trip desti-
nation. Whether someone is look-
ing for a relaxing vacation filled
with shopping and sunbathing, or
a more active adventure, there is
something in Maine for everyone.
Southern Maine is home to the
East Coast's very own Portland, a
town filled with shops, restaurants
and history. Here, one can visit an
array of art galleries, farmers mar-
kets, local restaurants and stores.
The one thing Maine is perhaps
most famous for (other than its
moose population) is its lobster.
The coastal towns of Maine have
been catching lobsters for centuries,
and it is evident by the fact that
nearly every restaurant in Maine
offers lobster rolls, delicious cre-
ations of lobster and drawn butter
on hot dog rolls. The trip to Maine
is worth it, if only to experience
the joy of eating lobster on the go.
Maine's beaches are the hidden
gems of the East Coast (though
they cannot compare to the Jer-
sey Shore). Places like Crescent
Beach and Wells offer a chance
to relax in the sand and enjoy the
Atlantic Ocean. The difference be-
tween the beaches of Maine and
the beaches along the rest of the
East Coast
is
that many of Maine's
Twin Lights State
Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
beaches are state parks. The coast
of Maine offers many opportuni-
ties for kayaking, canoeing, swim-
ming and an active lifestyle overall.
The largely untouched natural
landscape of Maine is stunning and
offers infinite opportunities for ad-
venture. Whether it's hiking, bik-
ing, camping or enjoying a picnic,
there
is
a park in Maine
tliat is
per-
fect for any occasion. Cape Eliza-
beth's Two Lights State Park is one
state park that has something for
everyone. This aptly named park
is home to two lighthouses and
Photo courtesy of Sophia Brana
the remains of a World War II-era
seacoast battery bunker. At Two
Lights, one can hike the multiple
trails, climb
·
down the cliffs to the
ocean, glimpse into the hundreds of
tide pools along Maine's rocky coast
and enjoy spectacular views of the
Atlantic Oeean and Casco Bay.
This summer, instead of im-
mediately migrating
south
af-
ter finals week, consider head-
ing north to experience some of
the best culture, nature and lob-
ster available on the East Coast.
Puppies: Adorable
&
effective stress relievers
BY SHANNON DONOHUE
Lifestyles Editor
One of the most common com-
plaints among students about
campus life is the constant longing
for a cuddle session with their pet
at home. During high school, you
could come home after a long day
and your pet would seem to instant-
ly make your stresses melt away.
With the high-stress environ-
ment of a college campus, it would
seem logical for schools to invest in
"puppy therapy," especially during
midterm and final exam periods.
Academic pressures run highest
at these times and these animals
off er a quick and effective escape
Therapy dogs are specially trained to help you through any stressful situation.
Photo courtesy of keystonehumanservices.org
from the never ending buildup of
homewo:r:k, presentations and tests.
A study mentioned in USA To-
day stated that interacting with
animals can significantly lower the
levels
of cortisol (a stress hormone)
in your brain. It also releases ''hap-
py hormones" called endorphins,
thus relieving stress and refresh-
ing your mood almost instantly.
In the last few years, many insti-
tutions all across the country have
brought stress-relieving animals
onto their campuses to help stu-
dents cope with the stress of balanc-
~g schoolwork, sports, a social life
and family matters. Harvard Med-
ical School and Yale Law School
both have puppy rental programs,
where students can borrow trained
therapy dogs for a certain amount
of time at no cost to the student.
Other campuses, such as the Uni-
versity of Rhode Island and the Uni-
versity of California, have similar
programs in which the schools rent
trained animals from local shelters
and let students play with them on
the campus green for free during
these
stressful exam
periods.
Indiana University recently enact-
ed their ''Rent-a-Puppy" program in
which the school partnered with a
local animal shelter and allowed
students to pay $5 to rent a puppy
for the day.
If
the students fell in love
with the dog, as many of them did,
they could then officially adopt the
puppy from the local shelter. This
benefited everyone involved with
the program by providing stress re-
lief for the students and providing
a good home for the shelter dogs.
These puppy therapy sessions
are extremely effective and Marist
students would be elated if they
were integrated into our school.
"I would be so thrilled, espe-
cially since a lot of people have
pets at home they really miss to-
wards the end of the semester. It
would be so great to get my mind
off of finals for a day or two," said
sophomore
Genevieve
Hauck.
Finals week can be a stressful
time, and Marist would greatly ben-
efit from bringing therapy animals
to campus. Either way, just keep
in mind that after finals, you're
one step closer to finally cuddling
up with your pet at home again
for the summer!














Opinion
Thursday, May 7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Pages
Voices unheard: How my school handles tragedy
BY BRYANNA RENEE
Circle Contributor
Every time there is a tragedy,
we get an email from our college's
president. They are much appreci-
ated because they bring attention
to horrific events happening glob-
ally that we may not be aware of.
On April 27, 2015, an email was
sent out about the tragic events
that happened in Nepal. Thou-
sands of peop!e died in the power-
ful earthquake and its aftershocks.
Many of the Nepalese people are
suffering due to the lack of re-
sources. Personally, my heart goes
out to the people that are suffer-
ing there and I pray for relief.
Also on April 27, 2015, Baltimore
was literally in flames. Freddie
Gray,
25, died after injuries sus-
tained while in police custody and
no member of law enforcement
was
accounting for what happened for
him. At the time, there had been
no charges against the officers in-
volved in his death. On the day
of his funeral, Baltimore explod-
ed in an uprising,
as
well as with
peaceful protests not captured by
the thrill-seeking media. Before
the protests, violent and peace-
ful, no one even knew his name.
We were able to express condo-
lences over the massacre in Paris
involving Charlie Hebdo and the
earthquake in Nepal. We were
even able
to
address the brutal as-
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF FLICKR
After Ferguson and the recent Baltimore riots, no email was sent out
by
Marist.
sassination of two police officers in
Brooklyn. So,
if
we can talk about
these disasters, natural and man-
made, why can't we talk about
race or police brutality? These in-
cidences are happening so close to
Poughkeepsie that we are almost
able to reach out and touch them.
Will it take a publicized act of po-
lice brutality or racism in Pough-
keepsie or in the Marist comm unity
for us, as an institution, to actu-
ally
address that it is happening?
We never talked about Fergu-
son. We never talked about Stat-
en Island. We never talked about
Baltimore -
because we never
talk about anything! Ever. Not
anything that happens here. I'm
not condoning violence or rioting.
I am in no way saying that the
aforementioned tragedies aren't
relevant or valid -
there are very
stark differences between natural
disasters and instances of police
brutality or gun violence. What I
am saying is that my hurt and con-
cern is valid too. The omission or
exclusion of the events that happen
on American soil, especially those
concerning the issues of racism
and police brutality, is offensive.
As
a student of color at this in-
stitution, there have been count-
less times where I felt invisible or
that I did not matter. When I see
events like this being excluded or
omitted from the "Marist conver-
sation," it reinforces the idea that
people like me do not matter here.
Let's clarify that this is not the ex-
perience for every student of color.
However, at a college that dictates
in its mission statement that it is
dedicated to providing "a sense
of community," there are many
students that feel as though they
have no place in the Marist family.
Students from Marist are going
home to upheaval that their school
will
not take the time to discuss or
recognize. Students from this in-
stitution live in or near Ferguson,
Baltimore and Staten Island and
do not know how to properly as-
sess their own feelings about the
different events that have hap-
pened this past school year. Stu-
dents, attending classes here just
like you and me, have a growing
disdain for law enforcement and
do not feel safe no matter how
they conduct themselves. Many
people, especially students of col-
or, feel like they are a part of a
system that is not built for them.
Address it. Let's talk about it.
Here, at this very college, I have met
some of the most brilliant minds on
the planet. I have met innovators,
deep thinkers and future activists.
With that in mind, let's not only
talk about it; let's start developing
solutions because we have the ca-
pacity to do so. We have the resourc-
es to start trying to create valuable
conversations and relationships
with one another, law enforcement
and civilians alike, so that this
stops happening. We can start in
our own communities and branch
outward to start moving forward.
The fight for equality rages
.
on to the Supreme Court
BY
MALLIKA
RAO
Staff Writer
Traditionally, marriage laws
have been said to be a law of the
state and not the land. There
has been the debate on whether
this fact applies to the issue of
same-sex marriage as well.
This
debate
is being held in the high-
est court in the land right now,
with the Supreme Court Justices
unsurprisingly divided on wheth-
er to make same-sex marriages
a federal right in this country.
36 states have already legalized
same-sex marriage, but the case
stems from same-sex marriage
bans that occurred in Kentucky,
Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee.
While the fight regarding homo-
sexuals and their right to marry
has been a persistent topic in con-
temporary America for several
years now, there are some states
that are more traditional in their
ways that have never seemed
likely to cooperate
in this fight.
That being said, millions of homo-
sexual couples across the country
are fighting for their right to mar-
ry in the other 14 states that do
not allow them to do so and now
the higher powers need to step in.
Still, it does not look like the states
that are typically viewed as "red"
will take any of the arguments
presented in the Court seriously.
During the trial, the stubbornly
traditional ways of the red states
came to light, as an outburst en-
sued courtesy of a man standing in
the back of the gallery of the Court
who touted his fait9- vociferously.
He proclaimed that supporters of
same-sex marriage will bum in
hell before being dragged out by
guards kicking and screaming.
Justice Antonin Scalia-a long-
time opponent of same-sex mar-
riage who was hired under Presi-
dent Reagan~alled the heckler's
remarks "refreshing." His fellow
right wing-oriented justices made
reference to everything from hunt-
er-gatherers to Ancient Greeks
to
describe the long held belief that
marriage is between a man and
a woman. ''This definition has
been with us for millennia," said
Justice Anthony Kennedy. "It's
very difficult for the court to say,
oh, well, we -
we know better."
Justice Kennedy was seen as the
most crucial vote in this case, as
his vote determined the outcome
of the 2013 Defense of Marriage
Act case. He has also been the de-
ciding vote in past cases surround-
ing same-sex couples, taking a
rather progressive stance on this
issue as a conservative. However,
his rambling during this partic-
ular trial is worrisome to those
who believed the Reagan appoin-
tee would step out of his party's
lines and side with those in favor
of same-sex marriage once more.
During the trial, a lawyer de-
fending the states that enacted
bans concurred
with the right
wings of the Supreme Court, say-
ing that the right to marry should
not be given to couples who can-
not procreate. The justices who
typically lean left countered, with
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
posing the question that
if
mar-
riage was designed for procre-
ation, then why can 70-year-olds
get married in this country when
homosexual
couples
cannot?
Ginsburg brought up an excel-
lent point, as did Justice Elena
Kagan, who called our country a
"constitutional democracy." Poli-
ticians on the right have held on
to every word of both the Bible and
the U.S. Constitution for too long
now, and a reevaluation of our re-
ligious and political foundation as
a nation is long overdue. Wheth-
er any one of the more conserva-
tive individuals in the Supreme
Court and elsewhere will finally
go along with this reevaluation
is anybody's guess. The issue of
same-sex marriage is our gener-
ation's Civil Rights struggle, and
this poses to be a contentious
fight. No matter what the verdict
is, it will be met with immense op-
position from either side. It could
even potentially be overturned
if
it falls in favor with same-sex
couples. What can be agreed upon
is that the verdict will probably
be the most historic Supreme
Court decision made this century.

























A&E
Thursday, May 7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page9
Stud Patrick Dempsey has left Grey's Anatomy
BY MALLIKA RAO
that for 11 years, that's challeng-
guest spots. The only bright spot in
Staff Writer
Loyal "Grey's Anatomy'' fans have
stuck with the show for ten years
now, and were witnesses to one of
television's most shocking deaths.
Dr. Derek Shepherd (aka Dr. Mc-
Dreamy) was tragically killed off
the show in a car accident, and fans
including myself have been incon-
solable ever since.
The character was the show's
resident sex symbol and actor Pat-
rick Dempsey experienced a career
revival as a result. Up until that
point, he was best known as a lov-
able nerd in the '80s teen classic
"Can't Buy Me Love." This gener-
ation was able to see him in a to-
tally different light as the surgeon
who definitely mastered his bedside
manner. Now sadly we are left with
reruns on Netflix to get our Mc-
Dreamy fix.
Reportedly, the actor voluntarily
left amidst a divorce from his wife
of almost twenty years. The long
hours on the set took a toll on his
marriage and he reportedly decided
to spend more time with his three
children. Still, he had signed
a
deal
to go to Season 12 with
ABC
and
creator Shonda Rhimes ("Grey'-s" is
ing."
this long-term slump seemed to be
Signs have been pointing to a pos-
a role as Reese Witherspoon's love
sible demise for the character for a
interest in "Sweet Home Alabama."
while. This year, Dr. Shepherd was
He was poised to become yet an-
a more infrequent presence on the other pop culture relic of the '80s
show, as his character left longtime when fellow former "Brat Pack-er''
wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) Rob Lowe turned down a role that
temporarily for a job in Washing-
could have potentially revived his
ton, D.C. He resurfaced after fac-
career as well, in favor of a sitcom
ing temptation to cheat on his wife that was soon cancelled. Dempsey
from an underling on the job in D.C. then became television's hottest
and trying to save his marriage. doctor since a certain Hollywood
Dempsey himself posted a photo on hunk by the name of George Cloo-
lnstagram on a Seattle ferry, where ney first donned scrubs back in
the show takes place (although it is 1994 for the long-running "ER."A
filmed in Los Angeles), which was film career soon followed with roles
possibly another red herring.
in Hollywood hits "Enchanted
,
"
Dempsey is also an avid race car "Freedom Writers," "Valentine's
PHOTO
COURTESY OF
FLICKR
driver, and during his hiatus from Day'' and ''Transformers: Dark of
currently in Season 11), and many
are saying that there was tension
between him and Rhimes who is
"Grey's" he was racing in Brazil. He the Moon."
even owns his own racing league,
So where does "Grey's Anatomy''
and told EW that even when racing go from here? The show still re-
around the world, people know
his
mains wildly popular, even in an
also behind hits "Scandal" and
name and the experience of being era of cable and Netflix. In fact,
"How to Get Away with Murder."
Dempsey confirmed t9 Enter-
tainment Weekly (EW) that long
hours took a toll on his relation-
~\ri.P.
with his ~ildr.~n, s ~ g ':X,9
_
1:1,
never know your schedule, so your
kid asks you what are you doing on
Monday, and you go, 'I don't know
.
I don't know my schedule.' So doing
on a hit
TV
show has been ''hum-
eight million viewers are tuning in
bling." Now Dempsey reportedly through Netflix reruns alone. Rat-
plans to commit to racing full-time,
ings for this past week's episode
and is even looking into producing.
(the funeral episode) were consider-
Sµll, for Dempsey,. "Grey's .Ni.at-
ably down from last week. Is it tllJle
omy''
wa,s a career godsend. The for the long-running primetime
washed-up '80s teen idol was drama to end for good? It would be
bouncing from audition to audition, difficult to say, since the show is
living on a steady diet of sitcom still incredibly relevant.
Cecily Strong shines at Correspondents' Dinner
BY
ADRIANA
BELMONTE
Strong seized her opportunity to people featured in the media. ''Fox is not journalism." She received a
Opinion Editor
·
The 2015 White House Correspon-
dents' Dinner was hosted
·
by Ceci-
ly Strong
,
a Saturday Night Live
alum. This was her first time ever
hosting the event and only the fifth
time that a woman has ever host-
ed the dinner. While there were
a few jokes that fell flat, Strong's
performance
overall
generated
many laughs and took many jabs
at several audience members. One
of her most raved about quips was
directed at the politicians in the au-
dience
,
specifically those who are
anti-abortion
.
"Since I'm only a comedian, I'm
not going to try and tell you poli-
ticians how to do politics," Strong
said. ''That would be like you guys
telling me what to do with my body.
I mean, can you even imagine? Cra-
zy."
Strong admitted to having to
change same of her approach after
hearing President Obama's open-
ing speech, which she said was
"great
"
in an interview with "Meet
the Press" host Chuck Todd.
In
fact,
many critics felt she was overshad
-
owed by the Commander-in-Chiefs
strong performance. Nonetheless,
take some shots at Obama. One News is losing some viewers, and roaring applause from the audience
of her best lines, which had him may they rest in peace," she said ac-
in response and rightfully so.
even laughing, was: ''Your hair is knowledging the notably older age
Strong also addressed the issue
so white now, it can talk back to group
of
Fox News viewers. ''That growing in the country between
the police." However, showing that channel is all hot blonde ladies and blacks and police officers. ''Let's give
she would not shy away from going old dudes. Every show on Fox News it up for the Secret Service ... " she
further, Strong added: "Many say looks like a party scene in Weekend said.
''I
don't want to be too hard on
she's [Elizabeth Warren] too ideal-
at Bernie's."
those guys, you know, cause they're
istic and her proposed policies are
Perhaps her best line of the night the only law enforcement agency
too liberal. But look at President called out journalists that focus an in the country that will get in trou-
Obama! People thought the same Hillary Clinton in a sexist manner. ble if a black man gets shot." While
thing about him and he didn't end "Alright guys, this next part is a re-
some in the audience thought she
up doing any of that stuff."
peat after me, so I need your help vy-ent too far, it was a great oppor-
Like a true comedian, though, here," she said, raising her hand. tunity
.
for Strong to take a stand on
most of her jokes were directed to-
''I
solemnly swear not to talk about a huge issue in the country and use
wards the conservative group of Hillary
'
s appearance because that a grand stage to do so. Even though
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK TIMES
T•\ l
f
IL'
'
t
I
she did use humor to mask the
gravity of the growing situation
,
her point was made and many peo-
ple noticed.
While those who are more sen-
sitive to jokes such as these might
have taken offense, Strong showed
that it is not only
.
male comedians
who can steal the spotlight. She
also proved that hosting the White
House Correspondents' Dinner is
not only a wonderful opportunity to
show off her comedic talent but also
a chance to use her status to bring
to light what is going on around our
country, whether it be in politics,
certain
cities
or
the media.

















A&E
Thursday, May 7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
MCTV's Foxapalooza rocks the campus green
BY KATIE O'BRIEN
Managing Editor
was interviewed. Participation on
the show also meant automatically
being entered into
·
the first annual
On Sunday, May 3, Marist Beach Foxapalooza.
was interrupted by the addition of
Held on the riverfront, the 2013
stage, and, instead of the sounds Foxapalooza had 25 applicants and
of Rotunda construction, music 15 were chosen to perform. Seniors
filled the air. Occupying that stage were given 45 minutes while under-
were the participants of the fourth classmen performed for about 15.
annual Foxapalooza sponsored by
"When we started, we wanted it
MCTV. The event, which began five to be a way for senior performers to
years ago, provides an opportunity say goodbye to Marist," said
Akin,
for Marist's aspiring musicians to who now works in the Media Cen-
showcase their- talent.
ter. "Zach and I wanted this as a
Back in 2012, juniors David Akin gift for the campus and I think it's
and Zach Dexter noticed an absence held that value every year."
of musical outlets on campus for
This year, MCTV seniors Kristen
students. In response, the two host- Faubion and Peter Romano orga-
ed a test run of Foxapalooza with nized the event. Starting in April,
about six to seven performances the two began spreading the word
held outside where the new music about the concert searching for
building now stands.
Marist talent. Through their shows
The next year, though, Akin and ''Mari.st Stripped" and ''Marist
Dexter adopted the concert as their Unplugged" as well as talking to
Communications Capping project. clubs and organizations on campus,
As
the heads of MCTV, the two Faubion and Romano found nine
started the show Artist Spotlight performers for the all-day event
which featured a different Marist lasting from noon until 5p.m.
musician each episode. Lasting for
Ranging across all grade levels,
about 35 to 40 minutes
,
the mu- performers took the stage for 30
sician performed a few songs and minute sets. Performers included
Maria Gironas ('15), Frank Talamo
('15), Ryan Clark ('17), Nate Brusa
('15), Katie Gillick ('16), Margaret
Bruetsch
('16),
Raquel Medina ('17),
Liana Babich ('l 7) and the band Last
Great Hero.
Clubs were also invited to partici-
pate in the festivities through activi-
ty booths. MCTV provided Rita's Ital-
ian Ice, Red Ink offered face painting
and The Circle quizzed people on pop
culture.
"It gives MCTV people a chance to
learn and gain experience in many
different areas of production," Faub-
ion said. "There is a lot of planning
that goes into it, but in the end, it's
MARIST
I
NTJ<: Rl'i ATIO~
,
\L
PRO<; R:\ lVI S
just a way a great way to hang out."
MCTV's president of next year An-
drew Auger is pleased with the re-
sults of this year's show but is look-
ing forward to next year as well.
''I'd like for us to diversify the acts
that we have at Foxapalooza," Auger
said.
"f feel like we have an abun-
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
dance of acoustic acts, which is great,
but I'd like to expand to acts that
may not even be specifically music!
The thirig I love about Foxapalooza
is just how much of an expression it
is of the talent in the Marist commu-
nity, whether it be the performers or
the people covering the event."


















A&E
Thursday. May 7. 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page
11
Foxapalooza puts the spotlight on Marist musicians
___
...,
BY Katie O'Brien
Managing Editor
Maria Gironas ('15)
Opening the show, Gironas entertained
the crowd with both originals and covers.
Her cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help
Falling in Love With You" was dedicated
to her time here at Marist.
As
for origi-
nals, Gironas' "So Long Gone From Now"
was written during her Taylor Swfit
phase about a boy whom she and her
best
friend both wanted, but whom the best
friend won.
Frank Talamo ('15)
Talamo began his musical career his
sophomore year of high school when he
and his friends started a band. Unfotu-
nately, as they each went to different
schools, the band disbanded, but Tala-
mo continued to sing and play
guitar.
His first solo performance was
.freshman
year at Marist's open mic night.
Talamo was first inspired to play after
watching an anothology on The Beat-
les in middle school and wanting to be
George Harrison.
The song "65 Roses"
is
about those with
PHOTO BY DAVID
AKIN
At Foxapalooza, Talamo played mainly
covers including a Bruce Springsteen
song in honor of their shared hometown.
cystic fibrosis. This past summer, I toured for seven
weeks in California with the Cystic Foundations's
Great Strides Walk benefifting disease research.
Ryan Clark ('17)
PHOTO BY NATE·BRUSA
Nate Brusa ('15)
Brusa picked up a guitar in
Clark has been singing and playing guitar for
igh th
grade and began singing in
igh
school as the lead in he and
·
friends' punk rock band. Their
st
performance was at a sweet
· e years. His first live performance was at a small
offee house in Albany, NY. Influenced by musicians
uch as John Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band,
16 party.
''We messed up our first song,
Clark has been writing songs since he started. He
'Sun.shine
of Your Love," so badly
hat
we stopped playing halfway
ugh,
Brusa admitted."
erformed one original at the event and the rest
ere covers.
"I chose "Slide" by The Goo Goo Dolls to kick
At
Foxapalooza,
though, Brusa
was
flawless
performing mainly
ff my set because they came to campus and per-
ormed,'' Clark said. "And I am a big fan."
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
orginals about past relationships.
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
Katie Gillick ('16)
Gillick began playing guitar when she was
7-year-old, but only within the past year has
she begun to perform.
Her original songs are born out of her poetr
which she has been writing for years. Her
first live performance was this past Decem-
ber with the band Emish at Marist where she
debuted
"Seeing
Inside A
Soul" witih a full
band backup.
At Foxapalooza, Gillick performed the song
again along with other originals including
''Mary's
Song'' dedicated to her aunt who
passed away.
''When I hit a lower point this semester, I
thought of her and all of the advice she would
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
have given me," Gillick said. "This song is for
her."
Raquel Medina
('17)
-
Medina began banging
n
the piano keys when she
•as
four years old, strum-
. g
the guitar when she
as
16 and took to the stage
or
the first time this past
'e
nd.
Medina played
multip
c
originals including
'--. .... ..:....::JL--....llllLlL_..:....;.;.;___,gll!li&lliButte
fly"
which she wrote
•
· n
eigth grade.
PHOTO BY DAVID
AKIN
Her original , "Simple Song," was written
afe
transferring to Marist last semester.
"Everyone
is very similar here at Marist," Medina said, "and this
song is about not caring what people think of you, but just being
yourself."
Margaret Bruetsch ('16)
At the age of 10, Bruetsch learned two songs on guitar:
'Magic Man" and parts of "Here Comes the Sun." At 15,
hough, she took to the stage for her high school's talent
how performing all oldies except for Taylor Swift's ''You
elog With Me."
"That's how I get
y
set list,"
Bruetsch
aid. "I do oldies
nd modem songs to
appeal to different
eople."
After performing
rain's
'Drops
of
Jupiter,' though, Bruetsch
played all original songs.
Her song ''Leave" is about
needing someone badly, but
the person not being there. In
contrast, 'The World" descirbes
her gradnparents' love story
which she descibes as greter
than "The Notebook."
Liana Babich ('17)
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
Babich took the Foxapalooza stage with her voice and her uku-
,-,.~l!'!"'""-~--------,..,._,.......Je]e.
She started taking voice
esson
in high school and
aught
herself the ukulele in
011.
At Foxapalooza, Babich
layed
a curated trilogy "One
ay"
of Train's ''Marry Me,"
olhie
Caillat's ''Yesterday''
nd
Sanctus Real's "Lead
e."
"Call me a hopeless roman-
·c,
but that is indeed what I
m,"
Babich said.
'1
call my
urated
trilogy "One Day''
ecause
the three songs that
re
mixed in it are songs that
feel all talk about love find-
. g
us in its own time. Love
·
not something that can be
PHOTO BY DAVID AKIN
rushed or forced."


























Sports
Thursday, May
7, 2015
www.maristcircle.com
Page 12
#19 Men's LAX wins MAAC title
o!;)Jdefe!t,~e~!!b~
Y.
BY J.T. MARRERO
Circle Contributor
The Marist Men's Lacrosse team
experienced quite a thrill this
past weekend. The team hosted
the MAAC (Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference) lacrosse tourna-
ment following a stellar regular
season. Although they were the
1-seed they still had a lot to prove.
On Thursday, April 30, Marist
blew past Monmouth Universi-
ty winning 11-6 and never real-
ly felt any kind of pressure from
the visiting Jersey team. Marist
top players, Joe Radin and JD Re-
cor, made sure to show up during
this big game. Between the two
prominent scores they netted four
and three goals respectively. They
single-handedly beat Monmouth.
However, it is a team game and
a stellar save by goalie Dave Scar-
cello swung the momentum com-
pletely in the Red Foxes favor.
An open shot from point blank
range was saved and then non-
chalantly
cleared by Scarcello.
Monmouth realized after this save
that it just would not be their day.
Yet Marist had another chal-
lenge to look forward to after the
final whistle on Thursday night.
Quinnipiac would be their oppo-
nent for the championship. Satur-
day, May
2
could have been quite
possibly the best sports day of the
year. There were enough distrac-
tions on the Marist campus alone
to have made the team unpre-
pared for the huge game against
the Bobcats from Hamden, C.T.
The weather was scorching. The
only breeze that could have been felt
throughout all of Tenney Stadium
was from the whip of the lacrosse
sticks as the two teams shot on net.
Marist has won only one champion-
ship prior to the 2015 campaign and
have never hosted a NCAA game,
but
if
they were to win a second and
get a chance to host a play-in game,
NCAA tournament loomed short-
ly after the game. Yet there was
one certainty: as the weather gets
hotter, so does Marist Lacrosse.
Men's Lacrosse
Notes
•
By the time The Circle went
tQ.
print, Marist
hosted
their first
NCAA
Tournament game at
Tenney Stadium again$t
the
it was not going to be easy at
all.
Marist dominated the first quar-
•
ter with the score being 8-1. Yet
Quinnipiac would claw their way
back ferociously and at halftime
the score read 11-8 in favor
'of
the •
Red Foxes. Every fan in attendance
was sweating, ironically not from
the heat. Marist would be out-
scored 6-4 by Quinnipiac, but that
would be no matter at all. The team •
in white and red jerseys would be
crowned champs when the last
whistle blew; the final score, 16-14.
As
the every player flung their
equipment into the
air
in cele-
bration and stormed the field, it
showed the beauty of the game.
The triumph of victory and the ag-
Bryant University Bulldogs.
This
marks the
first
time
Marist
has
ever held
aJlY
NCAA Tournament game in
any
sport.
The winner
of
the game goes
on
to
play top-ranked. but
second-seeded SYJ.'.aC'tlse
at
the
Carrier Dome Sunday May,
10
at 7:30PM.
The Game will
be
broadcast on
ESPNU.
!3B~
l!ti>xes d rth~
P
]nte!~fflf
~_n}~!~~o~~m.
P.!~~9lt~J2~I!!
Staff Writer
Reaching the fifth seed is still baseball looks to have a spark and at noon this Saturday against the
With just two series left in the
2015 regular season, the Ballfoxes
are turning their attention towards
the MAAC baseball tournament.
Currently, Marist sits at sixth
in the MAAC baseball standings,
which would be just good enough to
qualify for the playoffs as the last
seed. This weekend, Marist takes
on seventh-place Fairfield at Mc-
Cann Field. This matchup is all too
familiar for the Red Foxes, as the
Stags were the team that eliminat-
ed Marist from playoff contention
last season in a heartbreaking se-
ries in Poughkeepsie. This year,
Marist looks to return the favor.
After the series with Fairfield
is completed, the Red Foxes will
head south to New Jersey to fin-
ish off the regular season with
a three-game series against the
Peacocks of St. Peter's. Luckily for
Marist, St. Peter's is currently in
last place in the MAAC and should
provide Marist with an easy sweep.
A sweep might be necessary since
Fairfield, Iona and Niagara all
sit just one game back of the Red
Foxes. However, Marist's mag-
ic number is now down to five, so
if
the Ballfoxes are able to finish
the season
·with
a 5-1 record, then
possible for Marist, but it is very
unlikely that the Red Foxes will
receive anything better than the
sixth seed. If Marist is able to
hold on, then they will most like-
ly face off against Canisius in the
first round of the tournament.
This is not an ideal for Marist,
as the Golden Griffins swept the
Red Foxes this past weekend.
However, there were definitely
some positives to take away from
the series. In the first game, se-
nior right-handed pitcher, Chris
Napolitano continued his season of
dominance by stifling the dynam-
ic Canisius offense to just one run
throughout the first seven innings.
Marist led the Golden Griffins un-
til the bottom of the eighth, when
Canisius was able to tie the game
2-2 with a RBI single off of sopho-
more right-handed pitcher Tyler
Dearden. Dearden remained in the
game for the ninth inning and let
up a two-run walk-off home run.
Although certainly a disappoint-
ing ending for the Red Foxes, Marist
proved that they can compete with
Canisius. This would be a tremen-
dous
win
for the Red Foxes, as the
Ballfoxes have not claimed the
MAAC since 2009. Despite being
predicted to have a down year due
should be able to contend yet again.
Fairfield Stags at McCann Field.
MAAC Standings
1. Rider
2. Quinnipiac
3. Canisius
4.
Siena
5. Monmouth
6. Marist
rt.
Fairfield
8. Iona
9. Niaga:ra
10 .. Manhattan
11. Saint Peter's
MAAC
11-4
14-7
12,-6
9-6
10-8
8,-10
7-11
7-11
7-11
8+13
6-12
Stat Leaders
AVG:Laurino .367
RBI:
Laurino 33
HR:
Laurino 4
-OBS:Laurino
.457
ERA:
Napolitano
3.02
WINS:
Napolitano 4-2
Strike-outs:
Davis
56
OVERALL
23-18
24-21
24-25
16-24
18-20
14-23
14 .. 2s
15-31
11-26
15-30
9-30