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VOLUME 68, ISSUE 8
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Women's Basketball team aims to 'Pack the Beach'
By
GARRIN MARCHETTI
Managing Editor
As the home of the Marist
women's basketball team, the Mc-
Cann Arena has been the scene of
many exciting and entertaining
games over the years. Some of
those games have
·
been sellouts,
making the arena a hostile envi-
ronment for opposing teams to
play in.
The Red Foxes are hoping for
another home sellout when they
take on rival Fairfield this Satur-
day, Feb. 8. The matchup will
serve as the annual "Pack the
House" game, and this year's
game will have a beach theme
that will allow fans to escape the
cold weather and enjoy some bas-
ketball in the tropical sun.
Past years themes have in-
cluded superheroes, a white-out,
and even "Pack the Prom." This
year, the Mc Cann Arena will
transform into
the McCann
Beach, as fans are being asked to
"Pack
the Beach" for the Red
Foxes' matchup with the Stags.
Fans are expected to wear their
best beach attire to the game.
Prizes will be given out to the best
dressed, and each student that ar-
rives prior to the tipoff will receive
a red or white Hawaiian-style lei.
There will also be events through-
out the week promoting the big
game, including a watch party in
the Cabaret today, where students
can receive free food, participate
in a limbo contest, and watch the
Red Foxes play Siena on a big
screen projector.
Players and coaches have en-
joyed playing in the "Pack the
House" game in
years past,
and
and playing for a packed house."
"Pack the
House"
started as an
initiative by the NCAA to increase
attendance and popularity of
women's basketball around the
country. Although the NCAA no
longer sponsors the event, Marist
has decided to continue with the
initiative. In the past, winners
COURTESY OF
JO O'SULLIVAN
'
THE CIRCLE
The Marlst women's
basketball
team's annual •Pack the House• game
will fea-
ture
a beach theme this
season,
giving
fans the
chance
to
·beat the
cold.·
this year should be no different.
"It's great because it gets the
student body involved," head
coach Brian Giorgis said in a
press release earlier this week. "I
love getting dressed up for it, and
I know my players love going out
from
·each
athletic conference
were chosen based on their game's
marketing theme and overall at-
tendance, and a "national cham-
pion" was named out of all the
conference winners.
Marist has enjoyed great sue-
cess in "Pack the House" games.
The team was named the MAAC
champion of the event in 2008,
and in 2011, won the national
championship.
The idea for this year's theme
came straight out of a Marist
classroom. The Sports Public Re-
lations class, taught by first-year
professor Tim Mirabito, has been
responsible for creating the theme
and spreading the word about
"Pack the House" since the initia-
tive started. When asked to create
a theme, the idea of beating the
cold seemed like a no-brainer.
"In February, it's nice think
about the beach, about spring
break, or anything that students
are going to be doing in the warm
weather," Mirabito said.
Students have been divided
into groups that each have a spe-
cific role in the planning and pub-
licizing of the event. For example,
one group has created a social
media presence for the event,
while another has taken on the
re-
sponsibility of game-day planning
to make sure the game itself goes
according to plan.
"Students have to utilize their
instincts on how to promote the
ev:ent," Mirabito said. "Everyone
has
gone
to
their
specific
strengths, and it has paid off so
far. Getting the word out is the
SEE
.,MOST",
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New campus building inagurated by music staff
By
SHAWNA Gill.EN
News Editor
After a nearly two-year con-
struction project, the renovations
to Marist's Student Center are
now complete, including a brand
new, refurbished multipurpose ac-
ademic building. The new facili-
ties
boast
spaces
for
new
classrooms, lounge areas and per-
formance centers for the various
music organizations present on
campus. After a tumultuous wait,
and delayed opening of the center,
Music Department staff and
young musicians are especially
enjoying the inaugural space. In
addition, the new building now
serves other important roles as a
multipurpose academic center,
with lecture halls and classrooms
for all majors. Various events can
take place in the new space.
Although students can now walk
by the building, admire its aes-
thetic appeal, and even attend
classes inside, the road to comple-
tion was not a smooth one. Ac-
cording to the official 2012 press
release, the contracting company
FROM SHAWNA GIUDVNEWS EDITOR
Pictured
above Is the practice room for the band
and other
instrumental en-
sembles. The venue
features
top-of-the-llne acoustics with
wood
panellng.
assigned to the project initially that the latest addition to the col-
broke ground in July 2012. Not lege is adding to the strong repu-
surprisingly, the architect chosen tation of Marist's highly regarded
was the same one who designed impressive grounds.
the Hancock Center. To tie in to
The new building was set to
the many buildings on campus, open its doors when students re-
the Music Center displays the turned to campus
·
for the 2013-
gothic and stone
·
elements that ap-
2014 academic year. However,
pear on the library and the Han-
after some unforeseen factors,
cock building. It is now apparent which have yet to be completely
confirmed, the project became de-
layed. When The Circle staff was
invited to have lunch with Marist
College
President Dennis
J. Mur-
ray, Murray shed light that the
priority during the Fall 2013 se-
mester was to have the Dining
Hall completed. In spite of the
delay, the drawn up plans for the
Music
Building
were completely
brought to fruition in time for the
beginning of the spring 2014 se-
mester.
The roughly 23,000 square-foot
space now houses classrooms and
venues
with
state-of-the-art
acoustics for the music organiza-
tions to utilize. In total, the reno-
vations to the Student Center,
including the refurbished Dining
Hall, improvements to the PAR,
the Nelly Goletti Theatre, student
activities offices, dance studios
and the Music Building itself cost
an estimated $30 million. Many
can argue that this is a sound in-
vestment, in that nearly 400 stu-
dent musicians participate in
music programs
on
campus. Also,
the new facilities may-leave ample
room
for the Music
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By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
Staff Writers
Welcome back from break.
Happy New Year? Anyway, we re-
ceived some positive feedback
after our Christmas Carols col-
umn ... so this week we decided to
do 90's BOY BAND PARODIES!
With such classics like, "Bye, Bye,
Bye ... Priority Points," and "Back-
street's
-
Back ... to Selling Under-
-age Kids Alcohol," it's sure to be
an exciting week for the briefs!
Nah, just kidding. We did this
other weird thing instead, See, we
feel like a lot of things have been
getting lost lately. For instance,
this Sunday Peyton Manning lost
any chance at being considered
unequivocally the greatest quar-
terback of all time. Also, we lost
all feeling in our extremities on
our way to class the other day.
Things like that. Hopefully we
haven't lost your attention yet.
Here are the very first briefs of
2014. Enjoy.
"The Burgundy Dress"
2/2/14. Donnelly. 5:14am.
Found: One Burgundy dress. Re-
turned by cab driver. Traces of
raccoon hair and partially di-
gested CBR recovered from gar-
ment.
If
yours, please contact
fashion department as it is cur-
rently on display in the fashion
lounge; raccoon hair has been
The
EdltOr-ln-chlef:
Jenna Grande
Jenna.Grande1@marlst.edu
Managing
Editor: Garrln
Marchetti
Garrin.Marchettl1@marist.edu
Newa Editor: Shawna Gillen
clrclenews@gmall.com
dubbed "the new black."
Lost: Dignity of one nude woman,
and the innocence of any onlook-
ing freshmen.
"Noise Complaint"
1/24/14. X Block, Upper West.
12:10am.
Found: One Party. Broken up by
security. Described as: Loud,
crowded, pregnant with alcohol.
In attendance: "a large group of
drinkers," and nine amnesiatic in-
dividuals who claimed to be un-
aware of any sort of high volume
festivities.
Lost: 18 priority points.
If
found,
contact: someone who cares.
"Doobie on a Sill"
1/26/14. Sheahan. 7:20am.
Found: One doobie. Perched atop
an open windowsill. First respon-
der: On duty RA with the nose of
bloodhound. Contents included:
one pipe, one bong, a dash of Mary
Jane, and 6 transfer applications
to schools in the greater Denver
area.
Lost: Short term memory and
four bags of Cheetos .... Also: one
doobie, one pipe, one bong, and
just a dash of Mary Jane.
"5-0 at Darbs"
1/31/14. Champagnat.
11:52pm.
Found: One intoxicated freshman
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Editor:
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Case
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Ryan
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Joe Fitzhenry
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Opinion
Editor: Christina D' Arco
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Copy
Chief:
Michelle Costello
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girl 8 minutes before Phatz's cab
turned back into a pumpkin and
he turned back into a city mouse.
Also found; one glass slipper at
Darby O'Gill's. Hyde Park Police
responded to take care of any
more underage step-sisters at the
ball.
Lost: One upperclassmen bar.
If
found: return to 21 year olds.
"Weed Bingo"
1/30/14. Champagnat. 4:00pm
Found: One hookah, one scale,
one grinder, one pipe, some weed
and some rolling papers.
Also
reg-
ular paper, for notes and stuff.
Lost: one game of confiscated
marijuana
paraphernalia.
BINGO.
"PSA"
Champagnat
Lost: One Macbook Pro.
Found: Locking your door greatly
decreases the chance of theft ....
Lock your doors, kids!
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Staff
Wrtters:
Ju tin O'Angelo,
Avery
Decker, Emily Houston, Nicole Knobel,
Geoff Magtlocchetti,
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'McCann
Beach' set
to
debut
this
weekend
most important thing."
With the game only a few days
away, the students are out all
around
campus spreading the
word. Mirabito said that a reason
that other students should attend
this game because of the impor-
tance of women's team in the
Marist community.
"Women's basketball is the mar-
quee event for [Marist] athletics.
It's an amazing program, and any-
time that you can rally around
something like that is great for
the school," Mirabito said.
"Pack the Beach" takes place on
Saturday starting at 7 p.m.
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Senior Leanne Ockenden and the rest of the Marist Red Foxes wlll play Fairfield In this year's •Pack the House· game.
Music building to becollle prellliere calllpus space
Department to expand.
that this is a multipurpose space. rooms and a rehearsal hall that caliber of student as well. Our stu-
There are roughly
·
1s different We are no longer in the bubble of doesn't reql,lire us to breakdown dents are incredible, and put on
vocal and instrumental music or-
the Student Center, we are in the and set up cafeteria tables and amazing performances with the
ganizations that are active on heart of campus, and this is a chairs, which has been quite lux-
facilities that were provided to
campus. With this in mind, a sig-
point of pride for us."
urious for those of us who have them before. The new space will
nificant portion of faculty and stu-
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dents will now benefit from the
cause we now have resources to
fl.-
new space. The Marist Band,
nesse more of what our students
Singers, Jazz Ensemble, men and
can-do."
women's a cappella choirs (Time
"Overall this new building has
Check & Sirens), Gospel and
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been a blessing for all of us here
Chapel Choirs are just some of
in the music department. We
several groups that now call the
couldn't be more grateful to those
new aesthetically pleasing center
who have helped us achieve Art's
home.
(Himmelberger's)dream!" Bonner
However, the Music Department
added.
did not always have the same cal-
When asked what goals he
iber of space and facilities at their
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hoped to see brought to fruition in
disposal. Until now, student mu-
the coming year, Napolitano was
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their tasks in the bottom floor of
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space before we can know what we
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can do. What we have here is
Hall. Michael Napolitano, the Op-
The multipurpose building
will
Invite
guest lecturers and host campus events.
unique, we have a campus that
erations Manager for the Music
Coral Bonner, a Marist senior been dealing with that for a few understands
and
appreciates
Department, shares his excite-
who is a member of the band and years now."
music and the arts, and integrates
ment on the new venue. Part of serves as its secretary, shares the
Napolitano has been present in it into the rest of campus strategic
his role requires overseeing that same sentiments as Napolitano. the Marist community for 14 planning. The space will also b.e
the choirs, band, and other groups When asked how she and her years, and is an alumnus as well. an achievement for other disci-
are receiving their respective pro-
peers have benefitted from the With that in mind, he marvels at plines through lectures
and
gram's needs. In addition, Napoli-
new space, Bonner shared her ex-
the progression of the Music De-
events.
It
will take us a while to
tano is an adjunct professor.
citement.
partment over the years. He re-
discover our full potential. Bottom
"We never expected we could get
"The transition has been quite marked on the various changes line, success of the music program
anything of this caliber," Napoli-
smooth since each rehearsal space and room for expansion.
equates success for Marist Col-
tano said. "To know that they has been crafted to fit our every
"The number of students that lege. I can see this becoming one
have given us the time and atten-
need," Bonner said. "These new can participate in our programs of the premier spaces in the Hud-
tion to fit our students' needs is facilities are incomparable to our can increase," Napolitano added. son Valley."
outstanding. We also understand old space. We have actual practice "We will be able to draw a higher
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Profile:
Meet Arien Rozelle, PR star
By SHANNON BALES
Circle Contributor
Arien Rozelle wakes up, checks
the calendar and mentally pre-
pares herself for the day's itiner-
ary. All the while she idly toys
with her phone, her thumbs trac-
ing the familiar outlines, attentive
to the sleek design. With a little
bit of self-loathing she realizes
that in her profession it is all too
easy for this device to become not
just a tool, but an extension of
her. She catches a glimpse of her
wedding ring in the phone's re-
flective face.
A few emails roll in as she reads
the morning news. With only a
few spare moments to skim
through a student's assignment
and a laundry list of phone calls to
make, she seems as if she has bit-
ten off more than anyone can
chew.
But, Arien Rozelle, the founder
of FeelingAnxious PR, is up for
the challenge. Not only has she
taken on roles as a publicist, a
writer, and a blissful newlywed,
she is also a professor at Marist
College. With years of past experi-
ence as a writer for an online
music magazine, Rozelle knows
what's newsworthy as a publicist
today. At Marist, she offers college
students the inside scoop on how
to stand out in the growing Public
Relations profession.
"She's got real world experi-
ence," said Kevin Lerner, one of
Rozelle's colleagues at Marist.
"She runs her own music public
relations firm and that's some-
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Arien Rozelle. a professor In the School of Communications and the Arts, but
also the founder of her own PR firm, FeellngAnxious, allowing her to combine
her passion for music and for teahclng.
thing she brings into the class-
room."
In addition to advising and
teaching at Marist, Lerner is a
journalist.
"Journalism is moving in a lot of
ways towards a sort of entrepre-
neurial business model," Lerner
said. "Students have to go out and
create their own brands, their own
way of selling themselves."
Lerner added that Rozelle is a
classic example of this sort of en-
trepreneurial spirit.
Rozelle did her undergraduate
studies at SUNY Fredonia, where
she earned a degree in human
communications and media man-
agement with a minor in English
in 2002. During this time Rozelle
climbed the ranks at her school's
paper, advancing from the posi-
tion of news writer to arts writer,
and on to news editor.
Ulti-
mately, serving as the assistant to
the editor in chief, she was able to
gain valuable interviewing skills
and writing experience.
With a position of prominence in
the Fredonia communication de-
partment, Rozelle landed an in-
ternship that allowed her to
revive a dying student alumni
newsletter alongside faculty mem-
bers.
In the following summer, Rozelle
partook in yet another internship;
this time for Seventeen Magazine.
During her time at Seventeen
Rozelle took over the duties of an
assistant to the managing editor,
earning a stay at the company
that outlasted that of most under-
graduate interns.
Despite her initiative, Rozelle
struggled to find her place after
graduation.
"I was thinking about being a
writer, but then I thought what
else would I really love to do,"
Rozelle said, "I was really pas-
sionate about music."
Yet, Rozelle stifled her budding
desire to try her hand as a music
writer straight out of school. In
the face of a dwindling economy,
the media industry that had taken
a turn for the worse.
"It wouldn't be a lucrative posi-
tion or the easiest job
to
get,"
Rozelle added.
Instead, fresh out of undergrad-
uate school, Rozelle found herself
eager to move without a job or a
definitive plan,
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New creative direction for Fashionology
By
JENNA GRANDE
Editor in Chief
A
symbol
for the growing promi-
nence of the fashion program, Fash-
ionology has become a staple of
Donnelly Hall, with many students
volunteering their time to sell care-
fully-selected boutique and designer
items to students and staff at a rea-
sonable price.
Retail Entrepreneurship, the class
directly involved in overseeing Fash-
ionology, is open to all students, with
the class divided into teams to main-
tain the different aspects of
running
the boutique, like the marketing, pub-
lic relations, buying the products, and
visual merchandising. With a class
full of diverse perspectives given the
class's ranging majors, it allows for
unique perspectives on how to ap-
proach certain tasks while
also
allow-
ing them to gain hands-on experience.
For seniors Kristen DiBelle, Jill
Griffin, Madeline Waxler, and Jen-
nifer Nelson, all of whom are finishing
their last semester in the fashion pro-
gram are working for Fashionology,
given all of its opportunities to learn
and grow, seemed like an obvious
choice for their capping project.
The team of four girls work along-
side Professor Jennifer Finn to help
manage some of the most central
changes made to the
-
kiosks in the
Donnelly Hall Fashion Plaza. New
fixtures, a better focus on high qual-
ity merchandise, and the addition of
clothing with an emphasis on the
Marist brand line all added up for a
hectic semester for the distinct bou-
tique and those heavily involved in its
operations.
''Fashionology underwent a lot of
changes last semester. Professor Finn
wanted the boutique to continue to
grow so she thought it would be great
for a capping group to have a strong
hand in the operations," DiBelle said.
'We were all assigned this project are
really excited about it; it's
fun to work
on something that we get to see hap-
pen in person throughout the semes-
ter. For me, the class solidified my
desire to want to be a buyer."
Essentially, the capping group mem-
bers are the '\lice presidents'' and the
senior buyers for the boutique. They
travel to New York to trade shows in
order to look for new merchandise to
sell for potentially interested Marist
students. While overseeing all the
buying done, the girls also oversee
marketing strategies and new ways to
expand.
PHOl'O COUR16Y OF KRISreN DIBEU.E.
Fashlonology presence has
grown
exponentially over the course
of a few years.
Pic-
tured above is the student-run boutique's kiosks selling their featured products.
One of these marketing strategies
includes appealing to the many
dif-
ferent styles commonly seen on
campus. One of the main goals for
Fashionology is to reach a broader
demographic, and encourage people
of all tastes
to
find something that
suits their personality. This means
also trying to expand previously un-
derdeveloped areas.
One of these marketing strategies
includes appealing to the many
dif-
ferent styles commonly seen on
campus.
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Frompage4
Rozelle brings real-world experience to classroom
''I moved t.o New York City and had
t.o take the first job that I got t.o pay
the rent," she admitted with a roll of
her eyes, reflecting on her less than
satisfactory run at an online ad
agency upon arrival. Rozelle worked
as a marketing coordinator at a jew-
elry manufacturer, where she learned
about the industry in depth for the
first time.
Yet, Rozelle felt a disconnect.
In
an effort to better incorporate her
passions int.o her career, Rozelle t.ook
an internship at a PR agency for
newswriting. The agency covered in-
fluential artists of the time such as
Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper,
Bonaroo, John Butler Trio, John
Mayer and The Strokes. The job bet-
ter matched Rozelle's skill set than
any of her previous gigs.
''It combined the skills that
I
had re-
ally honed in writing with a little
more long term strategy,
a
lot of face
t.o face interaction and commwrica-
tion," Rozelle said.
At this ti.me, Rozelle began t.o toy
with the idea of her own "FeelingAnx-
ious" music blog site.
''It was a blog before biogs were
biogs," she explained, ~e called it an
online music magazine."
Along with a small team, Rozelle
began interviewing up-and-coming
indie bands, posting their stories on
the FeelingAnxious site, which was
innovative in itself, as it predated
WordPress and other blog platforms
largely used today.
The development of the site's main
objective came to a pivotal point when
Rozelle hosted a sold out showcase at
the Knitting Factory, a popular
Brooklyn venue, originally estab-
Frompage4
lished in Manhattan's East Village in
1987. The event was initially intended
to generate online traffic with a show-
case that featured a list of largely un-
known artists covered previously on
FeelingAnxious.
Rapid face-to-face networking be-
came part of Rozelle's everyday rou-
tine as she took advantage of the
heightened interest in FeelingAnx-
ious. Soon, what began as a blog mor-
phed int.o a PR firm. During this time
of exploration, Rozelle tested the wa-
ters by offering a trial period of free
PR-service offerings to artists in her
network.
"I was
trying
to attract the attention
of the person that I once was," Rozelle
explained. Therefore, she found her-
self looking in on familiar territory
from an altered perspective. Rozelle
''knew what it was like to receive
media information on a very regular
basis" as she had received around 50
pitches per day from publicists at the
height of her music magazine's popu-
larity.
By 2007, Rozelle had transformed
FeelingAnxious, from its pioneering
beginnings as the music "blog before
biogs'" into a profitable future as
FeelingAnxious PR, an innovative
music firm.
'Tm working with people that are
still trying to decide what they stand
for," she said while glancing at her
phone; it had been softly buzzing and
glowing off to the side of her com-
puter. Unlike working for larger cor-
porations, Rozelle believes that her
job is often ''building something from
nothing" -a feat she has proved her-
self capable of accomplishing.
"Together we built a campaign that
was innovative, unique and a ton of
fun. She has that rare
gift
of bringing
out all the best and wrapping it up
into one potent package," a musician,
Joe Thompson stated for a testimonial
on Rozelle's site, http://feelinganx-
ious.com.
FeelingAnxious PR was named one
of "New York's Top PR Firms and
People: The Most Influential and Con-
nected," by a notable marketing firm,
Sparkah.com, in 2010. With just three
years under her belt, Rozelle had
scored clients space in popular papers
and magazines such
as
The Huffing-
ton Post and Performing Songwriter.
'There's a
lot
of little things that add
up to big things. It's really easy to lose
your work-life balance when you are
so accessible all of the time," she said.
While Rozelle stressed the impor-
tance of staying on top of things, she
warned that one of her greatest chal-
lenges
is
keeping from being over-
whelmed by her schedule.
With FeelingAnxious PR well un-
derway, Rozelle decided t.o cut back
her client base and return t.o graduate
school. She graduated from New York
University's School of Continuing and
Professional Studies with a master's
degree in public relations and corpo-
rate communications in 2012.
But why pull back the reigns on a
booming business? Rozelle says she
wants
to'
teach.
In
addition t.o her love for her job,
Rozelle's fervor for her new marriage
is a source of yet another list of
tasks.
With wedding bells still ringing in her
ears, and prospects of starting a frun-
ily on her mind, teaching has offered a
lower maintenance career option.
Rozelle offers students eager
to
pur-
sue a career in public relations an op-
portunity to learn through her work
by stressing the importance of honing
writing skills and reading reputable
news. Most importantly, she warns:
''News doesn't always beat you over
the head ... understanding what the
news is and where it fits, is a huge
skill to have."
In
entering her second year as a pro-
fessor at Marist College, Rozelle has
managed to make a name for herself
amongst students.
"Not only is she extremely knowl-
edgeable about the PR field, she also
makes class exciting and fun to par-
ticipate in." Colleen Lippert, a student
in Rozelle's fundamentals of public re-
lations course at Marist, "She incor-
porates a lot of her own experiences
into the course which makes the
major more relatable to her students."
A typical day of class for Rozelle's
students begins with a sampling of
music from a current client emanat-
ing throughout the classroom
as
stu-
dents walk inside. Soon after, Rozelle
prompts a public relations directed
discussion of the week's top news sto-
ries. These casual chats flow freely be-
tween topics and are generally
supplemented by Rozelle's continued
involvement in the public relations
field.
Rorelle's cutting edge perspective is
valued by the Communications De-
partment at Marist as well.
"She found out that she was going to
be
back for another year," Lerner re-
vealed regarding Rozelle's stay at
Marist, "which we are all very excited
about."
Fashionology forges ahead with new goals and ideas
One of the main goals for Fashionol-
ogy is to reach a broader demo-
grapp.ic, and encourage people of all
tastes to find something that suits
their personality. This means also
trying to expand previously under-
developed areas.
"We are working on expanding the
men's section and carrying more ap-
parel and items that appeal t.o men.
Also, last semester we introduced
the Marist brand clothing. This se-
mester we are bringing it back with
even more styles for both men and
women," Griffin said.
By broadening Fashionology's ap-
peal and assortment of products, the
student-run boutique hopes to cre-
ate a sense of loyalty amongst its
shoppers. This would encourage cus-
tomers to return and explore Fash-
ionology each week.
After all, there is a reason why
those who currently shop there do
return: students love the fun, color-
ful, on-trend jewelry and accessories
offered at reasonable prices. With a
convenient location in one of the
busiest academic buildings, students
are able to check out new merchan-
dise or casually browse before, after
or in between classes.
''We are constantly getting ship-
ments of new merchandise, so stu-
dents can expect
to
find something
new each visit," Waxler said. "Stu-
dents absolutely love our deep as-
sortment of both lightweight and
warm weather scarves, our colorful
assortment nail polishes, and our
fun and trendy jewelry."
These changes reflect an overall
growth in Fashionology's success
over the past few years. With each
passing year, new students enter
the fashion program and bring to
the table new ideas that contribute
to its success.
"Each group leaves the boutique a
little bigger and a little better. When
we came in as freshman; Fashionol-
ogy was still really just getting
started and consisted of a few fold-
ing tables with small bins and dis-
plays
to
showcase the merchandise,"
Nelson said.
With endless amounts of ideas,
suggestions, and improvements, the
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN DIBELLE
Fashionology offers
a wide
variety of products to appeal to their diverse cus-
tomers. Ranging from Jewerly and sunglasses to wallets and cologne.
boutique is never in standstill. It is opening: Fashionology will debut its
constantly changing its appearance spring styles on Feb. 20. For stu-
and products, but never its goal: to dents interested
in
learning more
bring great fashion
to
college stu-
about Fashionology, or simply inter-
dents.
ested in shopping, hours are Mon-
Unfortunately, students will have days from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and
some time to wait before its grand Thursdays 10:30-a.m. to 5:30 p.m.





















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Getting back on track after winter break
By
CLANCY
BURKE
Cirde Contributor
One thing that no one told me
upon my arrival at Marist College
was that I would have two summer
vacations. Of course I knew about
the three months I would spend re-
laxing after my last final exam in
May, but I did not know about the
five weeks of freedom I would be
given in December and January.
Five weeks of no homework. Five
weeks of no tests. Five weeks of
pure freedom.
What confirmed that this hiatus
from school was equivalent to sum-
mer, although slightly shorter and
much colder, was how I felt upon
my return: unmotivated and lazy.
My handwriting also resembled that
of a 6-year-old boy; a classic post-
summer tradition.
Now that we have established the
fact that these five weeks were in-
deed a sum~er vacation, here
comes the fun (or not so fun) part:
getting back into the swing of
things. While I spent the first few
days doing absolutely nothing, as I
was in what I like to call ''post-sum-
mer shock," I quickly realized that
was not going to work out. Instead, I
found a few key strategies that are
sure to help students get
back on
track and succeed in the spring se-
mester.
My very first plan of attack was
creating an organized schedule.
When you assign specific times to
complete certain tasks each day,
they eventually become habits. As
someone who has been a chronic
nail biter for several years now, I
would know that habits are very
clif-
ficult to break. They eventually be-
come the norm and we do these
things without even thinking. For
example, I assigned myself the task
of going to the
gym
at 5 p.m. every
single day. Ever since I incorporated
gym time into my schedule, I have
yet to skip a day.
I have done the same thing with
my homework schedule. After ex-
perimenting with various times dur-
ing the first semester, I have found
that my brain functions best after
breakfast but before hmch. With
that being said, I
try to go t.o the li-
brary every day during that time.
Unfortunately, there
is
always
something I can be doing. Long-
term assignments are very good at
sneaking up on us so getting a head
start can really help. By doing a lit-
tle bit each day, life becomes easier.
Keeping a well-balanced diet
is
also a crucial key t.o success in col-
lege.
If
you do not eat enough, you11
have no energy.
If
you eat
t.oo
much,
you11 be sluggish. It's all about find-
ing the right balance, which is espe-
cially hard
if
you're stuck with
dining hall food. However, fear not.
There are some excellent meal op-
tions amid all
of
the greasy,
carb-
filled pizzas, pastas and pastries.
For example, the salad bar is al-
ways available, which offers t.oma-
t.oes, cucumbers, carrots, peppers,
cheese and an assortment of dress-
ings. Although it's not always easy
t.o steer clear of cookies and cakes,
your body will thank you for it later.
Although I am going t.o sound like
your parents, sleep
is
probably the
It Is
Important
to
create a schedule
in order
to
keep yourself on track
this
semester.
most important element of success.
As college students who feel the
need to sacrifice sleep for more en-
thralling activities, this
is
the last
thing you want to hear. Before you
roll your eyes or st.op reading, let me
explain. Without sleep, you are
nothing. You're like a car that needs
t.o get from New York to San
Fran-
cisco with no gasoline in the
tank.
Although you really want t.o get
there and have every intention of
doing so, it
is
just not happening.
Sleep is essential.
Lastly, remember why you are
here
in
the first place. Sometimes
when I do not feel like completing
that hist.ory paper or studying for
that science test, I realize the true
reason I am here at Marist. While
going out and having fun
is
very im-
portant in any college experience,
that's not why I came. rm here to
get a good education in order to se-
cure a wonderful
future
for myself.
For every second that rm watching
a show on Netflix or scrolling
through my Twitter feed, some per-
son out there
is
working his or her
butt off to secure my dream job, and
I cannot let that happen! Neither
can you.
With a few of these tips now under
your belt, second semester can be
even more of a success than the first
one. It
is
definitely not easy to get
back into the swing of things but
with a specific routine, a
.
well-bal-
anced diet, plenty of sleep and a
great mindset, you can do it!
Make healthy meals, get healthy deals
By
EMILY HOUSlON
Staff Writer
When the organic and
junk
food
aisles are right next t.o each other at
the grocery st.ore, it
is
easy t.o guess
which one the
cart
begins to roll
down when on a college student's
budget.
When it comes t.o buying healthy
foods, it is usually a battle between
the wallet and the stomach. When
money is already being spent on
books for the new semester, week-
end activities, and late night P-
Ridge runs, it is easy to see how
spending money on groceries falls to
the bott.om oft.he expenses list.
One way to make the most out of
the grocery budget is to consolidate
and buy foods that can be used for
multiple different meals, recipes and
purposes.
One combination
is
fruit, yogurt
and granola.
This
is one of the most
versatile combinations because it
can be used for breakfast, lunch, or a
midday snack. Buying a tub of yo-
gurt t.o mix with your favorite fruit
.
makes this not only a cheap meal,
but one that can easily be recreated
each week.
Another way to combine these
in-
gredients is to buy juice to blend
with fruit and yogurt t.o make a nu-
tritious smoothie. These simple in-
gredients are a great combination,
whether it
is
for an after-gym re-
ward or breakfast before an 8 a.m.
class.
If
plain yogurt
is
t.oo
boring,
one
way to customize it
is
by adding a
scoop of peanut butter, a spoonful of
~yrup, and a dash of cinnamon to a
cup of yogurt to create a fruit dip
with the spirit of fall. By either mix-
ing in fruits such as blueberries or
strawberries or dipping
in
apples,
this dip
is
a guilt-free indulgence.
When it
is
cold and snowy, muster-
ing up the ability to crawl out from
underneath the piles of blankets to
walk to the dining hall can become a
stretch of the imagination. Instead
of settling for canned soup or a mi-
crowaveable meal, buying cheap and
simple ingredients such as chicken
and veggies can add some spice to a
Sunday night.
Pre-cooked chicken combined with
peppers, zucchini and broccoli (or
other veggies of your choice) with a
splash of soy sauce makes a quick
and simple stir-fry.
Buying vegetables such as zuc-
chini, kale, sweet potat.o or eggplant
can all easily be used for dinner or
for a snack. Thinly slice the veggies,
sprinkle them with oil and then
throw them in the oven for nutri-
tious chips that you can make with-
out spending extra money.
Another snack that
is
easy to buy
that will last is hummus or gua-
camole dip with pretzels, chips or
pita bread. While a container of
hummus or guacamole can be on the
pricier side, they will likely last
about a month. By dipping anything
from pita bread to pretzels to home-
made vegetable chips, hummus and
guacamole are an alternative t.o the
classic salsa and cheese
.
Even though grocery shopping can
slowly become a hassle as the se-
mester continues and it
is
easy to
gravitate towards the
junk
food
aisle, turning into the organic health
food aisle is simpler and cheaper
when you combine and consolidate
ingredients that are wallet- and
st.omach-friendly.
There
are many practical
ways to combine yogurt and fruit
to
create healthy
breakfasts
and snacks!
















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What it's like
to
be a Marist commuter
By
MICHAEL D'ADDARIO
Commuter Columnist
When I was approached with an
opportunity to write a column for
The Circle from the perspective of
a
commuter
student,
two
thoughts immediately came to
me. First, I realized that I could
finally satisfy my megalomania
by getting my name in a Marist
publication (take that Mosaic).
Second, I thought of how cool it
would be to give a voice to the sig-
nificant portion of the Marist
population that commutes, while
also providing some insight into
this realm of the college experi-
ence for the residents.
After thinking about all that I
could accomplish with such a col-
umn, I had another realization.
There seems to be a certain social
stigma regarding individuals who
commute to Marist. Every con-
versation that I have concerning
my living arrangements proceeds
in the same manner.
·
Class-
mate/potential new friend says
something like, "So, where's your
dorm?" Logically, I reply "Actu-
ally, I commute." Then, without
fail,
classmate/potential new
friend says, "Oh." It is not a
cheerful "Oh!" but more like the
trailing off "oh ... " that people say
after They compliment your sfg
-
nificant other and you inform
them that said boyfriend/girl-
friend broke up with you two
weeks ago.
With this in mind, before I can
go on a tirade regarding how con-
struction has affected the com-
muter population or let the
residents know
of some
hidden
gems that local commuters have
been frequenting for years, I be-
lieve that I need to try my best to
bridge these two different Marist
populations by showing that we
really are all the same.
While it may seem self-evident,
every person who commutes to
Marist has his or her
own
reasons
for doing so. Oftentimes, money
and the
burden
of student debt is
an issue. Other times, students
do not feel ready to live on their
own. Just because a person de-
cides to commute to school does
not necessarily mean that he or
she is a total recluse who detests
all social interaction. Yes, some
commuters drive to Marist, go to
class, and then head back home.
But really, is that much different
from the residents who retreat to
their dorms to spend the majority
of the day collecting all of those
letter scraps in GTA 5 or going on
BuzzFeed to find out which '90s
alt-rock "grrrl" you are based
upon the flannel pattern you pre-
fer? Apparently, I'm Kim Gordon
from Sonic Youth.
On the other side, there are also
commuters who want to be in-
volved with the Marist commu-
nity and make different kinds of
coliege memories. There are com-
muters who play intramural
sports, commuters who represent
Marist at national academic con-
ferences, commuters who forge
strong friendships with residents,
commuters who rode the giant
Slip 'N Slide last spring, com-
muters who will wear a North-
Face jacket, Uggs and yoga pants
while sipping an obscenely over-
priced
and hard to spell drink of
choice at the Starbucks across the
street, commuters who will stay
in the liprary until the wee hours
of the morning during finals week
cramming for the test in that
class that they probably should
have attended more, commuters
who performed at the Foxa-
palooza concert and commuters
who have spent their fair share of
.
Friday nights hanging out at
O'Malley's (I never said that they
were all good memories). At the
end of the day, people who com-
mute can have just as much or
just as little school pride, interac-
tion with campus activities and
sense of belonging to the greater
Marist community
as
residents.
Residents, give commuters a
chance. We are not all weird, in-
troverted loners who avoid eye
contact with everyone because we
fear being talked to. Commuters,
give residents a chance. They are
not all entitled brats from Jersey
or Long Island who drive BMWs
and live off of their parents'
money. We are all college stu-
dents trying to discover our true
selves in this next phase of life,
regardless of the place that we
call home for seven months out of
the year.
MANYHIGHWAYS/FUCKR
If
residents and commuter students give each other a chance, they may find that
they
have something
in
common and bring the Marlst community
closer
together.











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Do
student athletes deserve preferential treatment?
By
OLIVIA JACQUITH
Circle Contributor
The University of North Carolina
was exposed two years ago for com-
mitting academic fraud in a scandal
that involved 200 lectures that
never met from 1997 to 2011, as
well as hundreds of suspect inde-
pendent studies enrollments and
unauthorized grade changes for stu-
dent athletes.
It
was found that
more than half of those athletes
could not read beyond an eighth-
grade level, and some were even il-
literate.
According to CNN, so-called pref-
erential treatment came into play
when ''UNC students, many of them
athletes, were given grades for
classes they did not attend and for
which they did nothing beyond
turning in a single paper. One pro-
fessor has been indicted on fraud
charges for being paid for a class he
didn't teach." The university has al-
ways maintained it was an isolated
case, but Chancellor Carol Folt is
now acknowledging a broader prob-
lem.
Neither executive vice chancellor
and provost James Dean nor Chan-
cellor Folt were in their positions
when the fake classes-which origi-
nated in African and Afro-American
Studies-were run. The National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) investigated, but found
none of its rules were broken.
Alumnus Darrell Smith, Class of
1970, regards this scandal as "the
saddest, most maddening, most
humbling event to stain Carolina's
reputation in memory. Everyone in
the UNC family must accept some
responsibility for allowing our de-
sire to win in the Smith Center and
Kenan Stadium to exceed our desire
to prevail in the classroom."
Whilt}
UNC junior Gillian Lityn-
ski agrees that this has been a
shameful course of events, she
points out that all of the evidence
against the university has been
proven false or skewed. She be-
lieves the athletic department is
handling the situation well, making
sure
·
to provide extra support for
thos~ students athletes who may be
hurt by the bad press they are re-
ceiving as a group. For example,
Litynski is on the fencing team at
UNC, which has one of the highest
grade point averages of the school.
The university is making sure that
any senior or other athlete in search
of a job does not have trouble find-
ing employment as a result of the
media.
Litynski pointed out a problem
that seems to occur far too often: it
is easy for the media to make gen-
eralizations, regardless of the truth,
which can severely tarnish the rep-
utations of the masses. Not only is
UNC an athletic powerhouse, but it
is also an academically and other-
wise highly reputable university.
That is not to say that all of UN C's
athletes are geniuses-sometim~s
the only way students get in to col-
leges is with the help of athletics.
But is that so unfair?
Athletes who are accepted to uni-
versities such as UNC essentially
because of their athletic ability un-
doubtedly receive preferential treat-
ment when their academics are
subpar. But those athletes have
worked unimaginably hard and put
in inconceivable amounts of effort to
achieve the athletic success that of-
tentimes is their only way to receive
a higher education. Is American not
the "land of opportunity?" Everyone
has their gifts, and for some, that is
the gift of athletics, which can be
the hard-earned ticket to a better
NEWSOBSERVER.COM
The UNC scandal has
raised
questions about
college
athletics and whether student
athletes
eam
the right
to
be
excused
from their academic responslbllltles.
life with the opportunities provided
by collegiate athletics.
It
can be argued that the afore-
mentioned "preferential treatment"
is wildly unfair, especially among
athletes. But one must take into ac-
count the significance of student
athletes to the nation. Student ath-
letes put on a show every time they
step onto the field, court, track, div-
ing board, etc.-people see a suc-
cessful athletic program and they
want to attend that university. Stu-
dent athletes promote their colleges
and universities by wearing their
school's colors and logos on their
chest, and by displaying exemplary
behavior in and out of competition.
Further, students athletes put in
approximately 40 hours a week of
practice and competition in addition
to the hours they spend in class,
working on homework, doing com-
munity service, traveling, etc. You
might be thinking, "Student ath-
letes don't do all that," and that is
where you have let the media sway
you too much. I am a Division I stu-
dent athlete majoring in Communi-
cations with concentrations
in
Journalism and Sports Communi-
cation. Not only that, but I dance,
sing, participate in community serv-
ice, and various clubs on campus,
and I am in the Honors program.
You might be surprised by how
many student athletes there are
throughout the nation who are like
me. Studies show that students
participating in collegiate athletics
on average have higher grade point
averages than students who do not.
That being said, there have been
many cases where coaches, boost-
ers, athletes and universities as a
whole seem to have forgotten that
the "student" precedes "athlete" in
the word "student athlete." Ulti-
mately, student athletes are in col-
lege to receive an education. Some
argue that academic constraints on
student athletes are too harsh
·
and
that they do not receive enough
compensation for all that they do,
which is the reason an increasing
number of student athletes are
choosing to graduate early and head
to the pros. The debate over stu-
dent athletes is one that requires
balance, a happy medium, and that
is exactly where the NCAA is now.
Beyonce's em.powering m.essage to young worn.en
By
EMILY
BELFIORE
Circle Contributor
When one thinks of Beyonce, the
first thing that comes to mind are
her good looks, her unique sense of
style and, of course, her beautiful
voice. But what sets Beyonce apart
from the other divas in the music
industry is that she uses her talent
and fame as platforms to express
her feminist stance and empower
women.
Beyonce has made it vocal that
she is a feminist. She has said in
interviews that she is a modern-
day feminist and that she believes
in gender equality. She even
penned an essay on the subject to
shed light on the mistreatment of
women
in
the workforce. But her
most successful way of getting her
message across is through her
music. In the past, Beyonce has
recorded several songs, like "Single
Ladies" and "Run The World
(Girls)", which display strong
themes of feminist encouragement
that inspire women to embrace
their femininity and enjoy their in-
dependence. These songs not only
portray powerful messages, but
also give girls the confidence they
need to boost their self-esteem.
Beyonce' s feminist edge can be
heard again in her new self-titled
album, "Beyonce," especially in
tracks such as "***Flawless" and
''Pretty Hurts." Both songs praise
every woman's natural lieauty and
individuality by telling girls to love
themselves and forget what society
has told them to be.
Beyonce is a positive role model
for women. She teaches us to be
confident and
to
love the skin they
are in - something young girls
have a hard time accepting. Those
who look up to Beyonce are in-
spired by the confidence and poise
that she exhibits and try to encom-
pass that strength into their own
lives. Beyonce also teaches girls
that they can do anything that
they put their minds to no matter
how far-fetched their dreams may
seem. She has made it known that
her success has come from years of
hard work and determination, but
no matter how many failures she
has had, she always stayed true to
herself and her beliefs.
With all this said, you can prob-
ably guess what I thought of Bey-
once's Grammy performance - I
loved it! Beyonce performed her
new song "Drunk In Love" with
husband Jay-Z and gave it her all.
She looked good, sounded gr~at,
and gave us a performance to re-
member. Some have criticized her
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performance as being too ~sque for
primetime television. Viewers were
not impressed with Beyonce's
wardrobe choice - a sexy leotard
that left very little to the imagina-
tion - and her provocative chair
dancing, which, I will admit, were
inappropriate for the young audi-
ences that might have been watch-
ing, but not inappropriate for
primetime television.
Beyonce's reasoning for her
risque performance was to show
the world how confident she is
with herself. Anyone with eyes
could tell that Beyonce's was per-
fectly in shape and proud to flaunt
her post-baby body. This is the
kind of confidence and freedom she
encourages every woman to have.
Instead of criticizing Beyonce's
performance, we should be cele-
brating her courage and try to fol-
low in her footsteps. If more
women displayed this amount of
confidence and self-assurance, the
world would be a better place. To
quote Queen Bey herself, ''Ladies,
tell 'em, I woke up like this."
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Same sex marriage debate stronger than ever
By
TIM KIRTLAND
Political Columnist
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integrate African Americans or forced
states t:o voting rights for women.
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Despite the rapidly increasing mun-
t:o same-sex marriage, at least in the
her of states that are recognizing sense of permitting it t:o happen, is
same-sex marriage and the ever-ris-
now politically unsustainable. By
ing tide of support for marriage equal-
stubbornly refusing t:o part with their
ity, the official Republican Party "stand for traditional marriage,"
stance on the issue is that marriage right-wing politicians end up isolat\Ilg
ought t:o be between a man and a
themselves from popular opinion and
woman. Although more and more in-
risk being publicly shamed as "bigots"
dividual Republicans are voicing sup-
or "enemies of equality and freedom."
port for expanding the right t:o marry
.
Sooner or later, being opposed t:o mar-
or at least withdrawing their opposi-
riage equality
will
be almost compa-
tion, it seems that, for now, the party rable t:o being against women voting,
is maintaining their "stance for tradi-
blacks in public schools or Hispanics
Republicans need
to ditch their longstanding opposition to
gay
marriage soon
If they
tional marriage,"
entering the workforce.
I think that most people from both
Again, a substantial number of Re-
sides can agree that among the nu-
publicans across the country have al-
merous issues that the two political ready voiced their support, or have at
parties currently struggle over, same-
least realize how unpopular they are
sex marriage is the one where Repub-
if
they are vocally against it. Whether
licans are clearly losing. And they are they like or not, the time
will
come for
losing badly. The indisputable fact is the whole Republican
Party
for whole
that marriage equality is quickly be-
t:o throw up their arms and admit,
coming much less seen as "a bunch of
''OK,
we're sorry. We've realized that
liberals trying t:o change the definition it is unacceptable t:o deny homosexu-
of marriage and family," and instead als the same liberties as everyone
highly recognized as simply another else." Of course, I don't expect them t:o
human rights campaign that seeks t:o
do this immediately,, but they better
secure justice and freedom for all U.S.
get with the program very soon, oth-
citizens. At this point in time, there is erwise they might no longer be able t:o
no better way t:o describe the signifi-
feasibly contend against Democrats in
cance of this movement
than
compare elections.
t:o when the U.S. made public schools
In
fact, I can pretty much guaran-
want
more support for their
party.
tee
that within the next five years or
less, the Republican Party
will
no
longer be a vocal opponent of states
ending bans on same-sex marriages.
It shouldn't be long before hardly any
single Republican Senat:or, House
member or governor can get away
with opposing marriage equality
without being publicly humiliated and
hated by most of the country- liberals
and conservatives alike.
Conservatives may still insist t:oday
this is simply another ''liberal move-
ment t:o control popular political
thought and silence all who dare
question political correctness," but
they
will
have hard time refuting that
universal legalization of same-sex
maniage is inevitable. It may
also
be
argued that the federal government is
overstepping its boundaries
if
it forces
all states t:o recognize marriage equal-
ity sex marriage, but most of those
states
will
eventually figure out that
prohibiting same-sex matrimony is
just plain irrational. Many are even
considering the freedom t:o marry as a
basic human right that the state
should not be allowed t:o violate
So
here is my message t:o promi-
nent Republicans:
if
you honestly
want t:o expand your base, dramati-
cally improve your image and avoid
any further backlash, then the first
thing you need t:o do is ditch your op-
position t:o same sex marriage as soon
as possible!
Wendy Davis: the current face of political sexism.
By
ROSE SHANNON
attacked for having had her daughter, those who do, it says a tremendous
amount about their character and the
type of person they are.
Circle Contributor
Amber, at the age of 19. At that time,
Whether or not society wants t:o
admit it, politics and anything related
t:o sex go hand-in-hand. Sexism is no
expectation and
in
our current politi-
cal climate, political sexism t:oward
women is everywhere. How many
times last year was there an article
written on Michelle Obama's bangs,
or
Hillary
Clint:on's
pantsuit
wardrobe during the 2008 presiden-
tial campaign?
While these articles were written
for valid purposes, their content is not.
The articles featured those women's
appearances, not their current
achievements. All the emphasis was
put on a hairstyle and choice of cloth-
ing. I have never heard of a man in
politics receiving this treatment, not
even over their choice of tie.
It
is an
unfortunate and double standard that
within today's society women in the
political realm are subjected t:o sex-
ism. Wendy Davis is just another face
of political sexism.
Davis, a democratic state senat:or
from Texas who is currently running
for governoi:, gained national fame
and attention last summer after hold-
ing an 11-hour anti-abortion filibuster
in the Texas, protecting the reproduc-
tive rights of Texan women. Since the
moment she stepped ont:o the national
political scene, Davis has been
painted by her political opponents and
conservative media.
For what reasons, you may ask?
For being a single mother.
At the heart of it all, Davis is being
Davis was working two jobs as a wait-
ress four nights a week, and as a re-
ceptionist in a pediatrician's office
during the day, in order t:o create a
better life for her and her daughter.
That
bettet future went on t:o include
getting remarried, having another
daughter, attending Harvard Law
School and becoming a state senat:or
for Texas' District 10 in 2008. Yet, the
It was not easy, but Davis did the
best she could t:o support her child. Is
that not the type of person someone
would want as their government offi-
cial? A hardworking single mother? I
certainly would. It
is
the American
dream t:o work hard and provide for
one's children and give them a better
life than the previous generation, and
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Wendy Davis
Is a good example of political sexism at Its
worst,
and why
the media
needs
to stop Judging women on their personal lives and focus on their policies.
conservative media has continued t:o
attack Davis, claiming she was a bad
mother who neglected her children for
her own political career. This treat-
ment is just another example of polti-
cal sexism women have
.t;o
deal with.
In
my opinion, it is wrong t:o attack
a woman, who over 20 years ago, de-
cided t:o have a child on her own and
worked to support her. How many
women at 19 can say they would
be
able t:o raise a child and hold two jobs
all at the same time? Not many. For
this is what Wendy Davis did.
My question t:o conservatives is
then, would it have been better for
Davis t:o have had an abortion, or go
on welfare and food stamps instead of
having two jobs? To conservatives
and Republicans, the party of pro-life
and anti-welfare, the answer is no.
So
then why the unfair treatment and
sexism t:owards Davis? To me, it
seems that, within in the eyes of con-
servatives, Davis is damned
if
she
does, and damned
if
she does not.
When Joe Biden was running for a
presidential nomination, he was
praised for being a single father t:o his
two young sons after his first wife and
daughter had been killed in a car ac-
cident. The accident had occurred
right after Biden had been elected t:o
the senate, yet no one accused him of
putting his career before
his
sons.
In
fact, during the- 2008 presidential
campaign, the media loved t:o focus on
how Biden would ride Amtrak every
day from his home in the Delaware
suburbs t:o Washington D.C. t:o be
with them. The media applauded
Biden for being a
good
father and si-
multaneously a
good
statesman. Yet,
Wendy Davis gets none of that cover-
age because she is a woman in politics
I believe that society should judge
women in politics on their beliefs and
policies, and not their hair, wardrobe
or the decisions made in their per-
sonal lives. We should base our pre-
cious political vote on the decisions
our candidates have made within
their personal career, not personal
lives. Texas voters should vote for
Wendy Davis because of her plat-
forms, her ability t:o lead and
if
they
believe she is the best candidate for
them. Not because she was a single
mother or because she is pro-choice.
Women in politics are a powerful
minority. They hold a powerful posi-
tion in our society and we, as a com-
munity, should not belittle them for
how they choose t:o live their'lives.
As
NBC journalist Andrea Mitchell once
said, ''judge us [women] on our ability
t:o do our jobs, not our gender."



















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Expect the unexpected, but not the worst
By
MEGAN MCCORMACK
Circle Contributor
You know that pressure you feel
to
do well on the big exam so your par-
ents don't get mad, or to lead your
team to victory in the big game so you
don't disappoint them? Well, imagine
that pressure but instead of worrying
about a small group of people, your
pressure to succeed comes on a global
stage- make one mistake and nobody
watching
will
ever let you forget it.
Justin Bieber
is
just one of many re-
cent stars in America to succumb to
all this pressure and become the na-
tion's favorite topic for nasty remarks
and cruel jokes.
Last Wednesday, Justin Bieber was
brought into court in Miami on DUI
and drag racing charges, to which he
pleaded not guilty. Prior to that, his
house was searched and he was sus-
pected of vandalizing his neighbor's
home with eggs. The same day, au-
thorities found drugs in the posses-
sion of Bieber's friend, rapper Lil Za,
and his friend was arrested on felony
charges. Most recently, he is dealing
with assault charges that took place
with a limo driver back in December.
But what's even worse than all the
trouble he's been causing is the fact
that, in all honesty, no one really
seems that shocked.
Are
y~>U? Way back in 2009 when
his first song, "One Time," blew up
and girls everywhere began plaster-
ing his floppy-haired, pretty boy face
onto their walls and blasting his pre-
pubescent voice on their radios - do
you think this ever crossed their
mind? Maybe not at that early stage
in his career, but by the ti.me he was
selling out massive arenas like Madi-
son
Square Garden, it's
a sure
bet
that naysayers had already started
planting their seeds of doubt about his
long-term success into the minds of
the public.
You see, it is my belief that when
young people achieve such sky-high
levels of fame in such a short ti.me, as
was the case with Justin, that it is al-
most second nature for everyone
watching to expect the worst. We sit
here and remark about how no one
can undergo such a life-altering expe-
rience without coming out of it a little
worse for wear. We channel our nega-
tive energy into thinking that young
superstars
will
never last - the fame
will
get to their heads until they ex-
periment with every drug possible
and drive away anyone who ever
cared about them. It's the same rea-
son that tabloids and sites like TMZ
still exist - because we 1::at them up
and believe most,
if
not all, of the ru-
mors they spread at the expense of
people whose only goal is to satisfy
their audience and do their job well,
just like the rest of us.
In Bieber's case, the assumption
that he would ultimately fail is epito-
mized in the tweet of actor and come-
dian Trevor Moore from November
2012, when he stated that ''When
Justin Bieber gets pulled over for his
1st inevitable DUI, I'm going to
retweet this." Sure enough, la.$t week
he referenced his old tweet by posting
the link along with the message that
it had been "a little less than 1 year
and 2 months."
Did anyone ever stop to think what
could happen
if,
instead of pouncing
on every opportunity to tear down
these young hopefuls, we encouraged
them and offered them our support in
AP
Justin
Bieber's reoent
DUI
arrest
is
creating
a bad
image for
young
celebrites with
huge fan
bases,
but how harsh
should we judge them?
admiration of the dream that they're never see
him
as a well-meaning,
chasing? Tb.e dream that we're all humble person, that it wasn't even
chasing? Because,
if
we're being com-
worth trying anymore? Just imagine
pletely honest, all we want out of life
if
you were doing something you loved
is
happiness, whether it be our own or and you were so excited to share it
that of those we love.
If
we go away to with the rest of the world, but every-
war, we do it so that those who stay where you went people told you rea-
home can lead happy lives and
if
we sons it would never work. Year after
quit school to open a bakery, we do it year, success after success, the
because we think it
will
make us doubters remained and even got
happy.
louder - until you reached the point
So
why can't entertainers be happy where all you wanted was for them to
too? Sure, it may be too late for us to stop, even
if
it meant you would be
save Justin Bieber's reputation, but proving them right.
the least we can do is try to change
Justin Bieber is only human, and
our pessimistic view of
him
and other though it makes sense to expect that
young artists like
him -
before they he will make mistakes, as we all do,
even do anything wrong. Did anyone there
is
nothing that can justify root-
ever stop to think that maybe he ing for him to fail by encouraging the
turned out this way because after spread of vicious rumors. Because in
years
of fighting
the negative image the end, there's only so many ti.mes a
people associated with him, he caved person can prove themselves until
and decided that since people would they, too, start to believe the lies.
The new entry level job: the internship
By
AVERY DECKER
Sta/
f
Writer
There is a specific process that col-
lege students in the U.S. follow to
earn spots in companies and build
their resumes in order to have job
security after graduating. This
process has changed drastically in
recent years.
While students earn their degrees,
they are also responsible for partic-
ipating in extracurricular activities
,
doing volunteer work, jobs or in-
ternships to help their resumes and
increase their value as an employee
.
The art of sculpting resumes has be-
come just as important as earning a
degree. The competitiveness of the
job application process has been
compared to the college application
process.
Students are pushed to apply for
and participate in internships to
earn invaluable experience that pre-
pares them for their future in the
workforce. An internship is when a
student or recent graduate partici-
pates in supervised, on the job
training. Unfortunately for partici
-
pants the majority of these positions
are unpaid, or at most offer a
stipend to pay for travel expenses.
Students and graduates that partic-
ipate in unpaid internships often
times lose money because they
are
not offered an expense coverage.
include getting coffee for employees,
data entry, and doing personal work
for their boss.
Now, there
are
plenty of internships that off er
meaningful work experience that
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Internships are an Invaluable
part
of the college experience, but as much as they
help students, they can be harming them as well.
Internships have caused contro-
will positiyely affect students in
versy over the years as college stu-
their future work endeavors. They
dents' introductory work experience are filled with real, on the job, du-
has grown
.
Unpaid internships ties and responsibilities that give
have been accused of being a legal the student a taste of what it is like
form of slave labor that employers to be an employee in that company.
use to cut costs while maintaining
It is important to realize that un-
productivity. Interns will often have paid internships are not for every-
many responsibilities that include one.
They
offer
valuable
tasks that require minimum to no opportunities and many employers
training to complete. These tasks won't hire anyone without experi-
ence. However, not all students can
participate in these unpaid intern-
ships. Some students from lower in-
come homes, or even middle class
homes, do not have the monetary
security that could allow other stu-
dents to work for no pay.
Not all kids come from homes that
can support them for an entire se-
mester, or an entire summer while
they work without pay. This seems
to give an unfair advantage to those
who have financial security and can
be supported by their families dur-
ing this time. Some students are
only attending their universities be-
cause they earned scholarships to
attend. Money is extremely tight
with these students, and there isn't
any room for work without pay.
This continues to be at the fore-
front of the educational and em-
ployment debate among families,
students and employers alike.
Should there be laws that restrict
this "slave labor" from occurring,
which would even the playing field?
On the other hand, does this limit
the abilities of those who have
worked to earn money to support
themselves during internships?

































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Year in review: the best non-singles of 2013
By
MATTHEW CASTAGNA
A&E Editor
"Cocoa Butter Kisses" -
Chance the Rapper:
"I think we all addicted," 20-
year-old Chancelor Bennett muses
during the bridge of "Cocoa Butter
Kisses," the third track off last
year's critically acclaimed mix-
tape, "Acid Rap." Addicted indeed.
But not to drugs - but to the
stolen memories of comfort and
security whisked away by ap-
proaching adulthood. Like most of
"Acid," "Kisses," is an introspec-
tion into the joys of childhood sim-
plicity
juxtaposed
by
the
drug-laced disappointments of
present life - a testament to the
herds of twenty-somethings enter-
ing the workforce only to realize
their life shanked far too left from
expectancies. But as an enter-
tainer, first and foremost, Chance
never lets the narrative fall to
self-pity. Instead we get a ratatat
strike of movie references, snappy
world play, and clever sexual in-
nuendos, filtering the serious sub-
ject matter through a hilarious,
"screw-it'' overtone, ultimately
leaving us with a dark comedic
view of an uncertain future.
Musically, "Cocoa Butter" plays
as a colorful gospel/rap fusion that
meshes thick organ cords with
twinkling sampled blips and fil-
tered snare tracks. The most im-
pressive aspect, however, is the
slow addition of backing soul vo-
cals which slowly turn song into
an all-out gospel number lost in
time between decades. Being un-
certain and singing about burn
holes has never been this fun.
"Blood on the Leaves" -
Kanye West:
"Blood on the Leaves," the sev-
enth track off "Y eezus," initially
comes off as a misstep. A six-
minute "808's" style break-up con-
fessional
is
a
bold central
inclusion for what is essentially a
sex obsessed, minimalistic electro-
industrial hip-hop mural. Yet,
"Blood" couldn't be any more cru
cial, acting as the album's emo-
tional core sheltering the fragile
seeds of pain that simmer and
bubble to the surface as feral,
acid-doused monstrosities. This is
where Mr. West lets us know
where it all began: ground zero.
"Blood" opens softly with broad
piano noodles over a vocal sample
of Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit"
- an odd choice which throws off
the listener and continues the al-
bums theme of spiritual slavery.
"I just need to clear my mind now/
it's been racing since the summer
time," West bleeds, as he recol-
lects the faded memories of what
seemed to be an invulnerable love.
The narrative of disappointment
continuously builds until Ye opens
the flood gates and releases the
horns - "so let's get on with it."
The stabbing brass jabs, a sample
ofTNGHT's ~•RU Ready?," pounds
you into submission while Kanye
wails over the constant public
spotlight, the lo
.
neliness of fame,
and most importantly, the inabil-
ity for money to fix the fading
memories of all that could have
been. Greed, slavery (new and
old), isolation - it all shatters in
front of your eyes then demands
you pick up the pieces.
In the end, Kanye leaves us with
an autotune drenched send-off,
howling at the walls like a lost
child, giving us one of the
strangest, most heartbreaking
moments in music history. A liv-
ing eulogy for the man who has
everything.
"Porno" - Arcade Fire:
In 2010, Arcade Fire conquered
their artistic niche with their
Grammy award-winning, "The
Suburbs," a social commentary on
the restless drama hidden be-
neath the cookie-cutter fac;ade of
modern suburban life. In 2013,
the Montreal-based sextet re-
leased "Reflektor ," a dense double
album that depicts a band at the
forefront of their creative spec-
trum, restlessly genre splicing
into uncharted musical territory.
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is
undoubtedly one
of the most influential albums of the
past
year.
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on the Leaves" Is one exam-
ple of the sinister and creative seeds brewing at the core of Mr. West's latest album.
Un
.
doubtedly, an "Achtung Baby"
for a new generation. And while
the leads of the record all flaunt
these creative traits with an un-
canny pop efficiency, it is perhaps
the
overlooked,
slow-burners
which best exemplify the versicol-
ored extent of Arcade Fire's latest
work.
The finest example is "Porno," a
gorgeously atmospheric, harrow-
ing examination of the
·
male/fe-
male
sexual
dynamic
in
a
hyper-sexual
society.
Struc-
turally, the track unironically
mimics a mutated 80s style "porn
groove," spotting syrupy synth
forebeats over cloudy pools of elec-
trical ambience. Slowly, the song
begins to build in design, thread-
ing in sweeping orchestral blurbs
and studded guitar ascensions,
turning a once spaced-out sex jam
into an abbatial opera. Narra-
tively, lead singer Win Butler crit-
icizes the way in which women are
construed as sexual objects while
secretly caving to the very same
tendencies. A haunting and beau-
tifully innovative addition to an
already well-established discogra-
phy.
"Open Ended Life" - The
Avett Brothers:
"Life," the opening track to
"Magpie and the Dandelion," op-
erates on a continental scale, cov-
ering a couple's literal trek across
the nation and emotional journey
through one another. It's about
coming to terms with who you re-
ally are-, what you really want,
and watching the rest dissolve
away into nothingness. A thor-
oughly covered theme perhaps,
but what makes "Life" stand out is
the whimsical nature in which it
disposes of its loaded baggage. No
tears, no fear, just an open road
with all the possibilities in the
world. A hoedown about accepting
whatever may come.
And like most Avett songs,
"Life" incorporates a wide arsenal
of instruments to score the invig-
orating journey. From dueling
harmonica/banjo breakdowns to
foot-stomping fiddle sections, the
Brothers remind you just how fun
and motivating bluegrass and
neo-coun try can feel even in an
age where ''Timber" dominates the
radio waves. A perfect track for
top-down summer driving, letting
your ghosts slip away on the high-
way behind you.
"Confess to Me" - Disclosure:
If it weren't for the hailed re-
turn of Daft Punk, Disclosure
would have been the poster boys
for electronic music in 2013, re-
leasing what is undoubtedly one of
the most exciting debut dance
al-
bums in recent memory. Hell,
seven of the 14 tracks on "Settle"
have already been released as sin-
gles with commendably high radio
success outside the states. So
what's the secret? Well, while Dis-
closure succeeds on many levels,
their ability to play sizzling R&B
tracks into deep house, UK garage
hits is their most prominent
achievement.
"Confess to Me," the penultimate
track on the album, is a prime ex-
ample of said production. "Con-
fess" is built around an assertive
yet intimate demand for revela-
tion provided by English singer-
songwriter Jessie Ware who blurs
the boundaries between helping-
hand and late-night temptress.
Like most other Disclosure tracks,
"Confess," taunts and teases with
sultry, slow builds that release
into amorphous, pop breakdowns.
The verses are swelled with thick,
layered glitch melodies which ig-
nite and sizzle during the chorus.
Ware's vocals turn gender-bent
over shuffling hi-hat kicks and
chambered neon swells. While it
may not compare to the perfec-
tionist Daft Punk singles, it's a vi-
brant piece that dominates the
realms of tamed electronic pop.




















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13
The evolution of Matthew McConaughey
By
NICOLE KNOEBEL
Staff Writer
In 1996, Matthew McConaughey
made his leading man debut in Joel
Schumacher's, "A Time to Kill." He
played a young, idealistic white
lawyer trying to defend a black man
accused of killing his daughter's
rapists in the South. He was rivet-
ing, and gave such a winning turn
that The New York Times declared
him as "anchoring the film with a
performance worth taking seri-
ously" in a more experienced, all-
star cast. Despite this early success,
this was the first and last we saw of
a dramatic McCounaghey for years.
For over a decade, McConaughey
stuck to lighter roles as he wooed
the likes of Kate Hudson, Jennifer
Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker in
romantic comedies. His off-screen
personality became better known
than his acting skills, as he ex-
ploited his sometimes hard-to-toler-
ate oozing Southern charm and his
life motto, "just keep living." Never
to be found in a serious dramatic
role, McConaughey became synony-
mous with being "alright, alright,
alright" and living a laid-back life,
not with being an A-lister.
In 2012, the tide began to change.
He took small, under-the-radar
roles in independent films like
"Mud" and "The Paperboy." His in-
volvement in these films differed
tremendously than the mainstream,
big-budget Hollywood romantic
comedies audiences were used to
seeing him in. He was no longer just
the guy who decided right before the
credits started rolling that he
wanted the girl. Then, his attempt
matic to the point where you can't Scorcese's ''The Wolf of Wall Street"
help but be captivated.
It
was a side and his starring role alongside
of the actor that audiences hadn't Woody Harrelson in HBO's ''True
seen before.
Detective" have solidified his evolu-
He followed up ''Magic Mike" with tion into a serious, dramatic actor.
The show, only three epsiodes in,
has already generated rumors of
Emmy and Golden Globe nomina-
tions and even wins, as his role as
degenerate detective Rust Coble, a
nihlistic retired officer who's phi-
sophieal musings have helped give
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and a potential Oscar coming his
way, it's clear that McConaughey
has completely overhauled his once
diminishing career. He's still an
oddball and he may have grabbed
his Golden Globe with a requisite
"alright, alright, alright," but he's
changed his image. He goes
·
after
meatier and deeper roles than the
rom com leading man and he isn't
relying on just his good looks and
abundance of charisma to give a
performance. Much like
his
"A Time
to Kill" co-star and former girlfriend
Sandra Bullock, he has been able to
convince directors and fans alike
that he has talent beyond chick
flicks. It's safe to say that a lot of
people probably never guessed that
McConaughey would be up for an
Oscar. But chances are, on March 2,
he'll actually be an Oscar winner.
Matthew McConaughey lost 38 pounds for his role as AIDS victim Ron Woodrof.
The
role earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award In addition
to
a Golden Globe for Best
Actor In a Drama. This marks a turning point for a once 8-llst, eye-candy actor.
to transition into a serious actor
caught the eye of millions (of googly-
eyed women) in ''Magic Mike." In
the tale of male strippers based on
the early career of Channing
Tatum, McConaughey plays a
dramatized version of himself -
a string of roles that make you for-
get that Kate Hudson ever gifted
him with a ''love fern" in "How to
Lose a Guy in 10 Days." He lost 38
pounds for his role as an intolerant
homophobe turned champion of fel-
low AIDS sufferers in "Dallas Buy-
overdramatic, drawling and charis-
ers Club." His small part in Martin
Super Bowl ads: dogs, cameos,
and coke
By
KELLY SMITH
Circle Contributor
Super Bowl Sunday: a day known
by all. For some, it's a day where
people watch their favorite teams
battle it out for the championship.
For others, it's a bitter day because
their group didn't make the cut.
Many enjoy the day because it's an
excuse to eat nonstop wings, nachos
and pizza.
As for the rest of America, Super
Bowl Sunday is a day to watch tele-
vision for the highly anticipated
commercials. Corporations give it
everything they have to create the
ultimate and best advertisements.
The New York Post states that the
average Super Bowl commercial
costs four million dollars to produce.
However, Super Bowl fans every-
where should all agree that this
high cost is worth it. This year's
commercials certainly lived up to
expectations. Let's take a look at
some of this years best Super Bowl
commercials.
I first have to state the obvious:
the two Budweiser commercials
win.
This year, they went for the
tear-jerk approach. They first got us
with their soldier homecoming com-
mercial. The soldier and his signifi-
cant other were then seen sitting in
the stands at the big game- cue
more tears. Soon after, their #Best-
Buds commercial left everyone feel-
ing warm and teary. It was
designed to rip viewer's hearts out,
and I think that it worked perfectly.
Not only was the plotline perfect,
but also the music choice, Passen-
ger's "Let Her Go," tied the whole
scene together. Personally, I've been
watching it nonstop but that's just
me. So, go adopt a puppy or buy
some Budweiser. It's your choice.
While on the topic of puppies, a
few other commercials realized that
laugh when Sarah McLachlan was
featured sitting on the couch with
her guitar, only to be bullied by the
vicious dog. I'm still trying
to
figure
out how it related to the car, but I
liked it. Another winner was the
CarMax commercial. This ad was
literally_just puppies barking and it
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ments shown during Super Bowl 48.
It
depicts the adorable realtionship between a
young puppy and a horse who can't help but be near one another.
Americans really, really like pup-
pies. I think it is only right to dis-
cuss the disturbing, yet hilarious
Doberhuahua commercial that,
somehow, related to the new Audi
A3. Although this ad was a little bit
scary, viewers couldn't help but
was perfect. Not a word was spoken
but CarMax got their point across.
Many celebrities were featured in
the commercials this year. Everyone
chuckled during Ellen DeGeneres'.
Beats commercial, girls melted over
David Beckham's H
&
M commer-
cial, and football fans everywhere
laughed out loud at Tim Tebow's T-
Mobile ad where he made fun of
himself for not having a football
contract. I think Full House fans all
enjoyed the brief reunion during
John Stamos' Dannon Oikos Greek
Yogurt commercial. But, let's not
forget about Arnold Schwarzeneg-
ger playing Ping-Pong while pro-
moting Bud Light.
One commercial that must be
noted is Coca-Cola's multi-lingual
"It's Beautiful" commercial. This
commercial caused an outrage on
social media everywhere. The song
"America, the Beautiful" was sung
in many different languages, which
resulted i:r:1. a lot of angry English
,
speakers. ¥any say that English is
the only language Americans should
speak. Others say that America is a
melting pot and that the commer-
cial was beautiful. Either way, it is
very interesting to see this trailer
spark such a huge debate, especially
this day in age. The controversy
alone makes it more than notewor-
thy. In the end, it's up to the viewer.
Being a football fanatic, I person-
ally loved the ad for Cure auto in-
surance.
It
was simple: a cartoon
face asking the question we're all
wondering; what the heck does
"Omaha" actually mean?
By the end of the game, I think
that viewers were pleased at this
year's variety of commercials. Only
12 more months before we get to see
if next year's commercials can top
this years.




























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February 6, 2014 • Pa&e 14
Basketball alumni lace up one more time
By
GEOFF
MAGLIOCCHETTI
Staff Writer
Before they defeated the Niagara
Purple Eagles at McCann Arena,
Marist men's basketball took a blast
to the past as they celebrated their
annual alumni weekend. A total of
26 guests from Marist's storied bas-
ketball history returned to Pough-
keepise, including former NBA
All-Star Rik Smits and former head
coach Dave Magarity. Many later
stayed afterward to watch the cur-
rent edition of the Red Foxes topple
MAAC foe Niagara 78-64.
Earlier that afternoon, the alumni
met up to lace up their sneakers
once more and hit the McCann
Arena floor for a friendly game.
After a full five-on-five game be-
tween the alumni, featuring teams
coached by former Red Fox sidelines
patrollers Ron Petro (1977-84) and
Tom Wade (1962-64) and officiating
by current men's assistant coaches
Brian Adams and Eugene Bur-
roughs, a quick series of competi-
tions took place including a half
court shootout and a friendly game
of knockout.
While the latter concluded in a
down-to-the-wire finish that saw
Smits barely get by 2008 graduate
Wilfred Benjamin, the half court
shootout was a one-sided affair as
Class of '95 member GreggChod-
kowski was the only one who could
pull it off.
"That's probably the only thing
that didn't require any skill," Chod-
kowski said with a laugh_: "So I kind
of had an advantage there."
Benjamin was pleased to take on
one of the staples of the 90's NBA.
"It felt good," he said. "I definitely
thought I had a shot at winning, but
my shots didn't fall and his were."
On a more serious note, Chod-
kowski was very impressed by the
way the campus had changed since
he graduated in the spring of '95.
"To come back to see the school the
way it is, it's great [to be back]," he
said. "The infrastructure is great,
the gym is beautiful and the campus
looks great. It's just a great time to
be back."
Benjamin, impressed with changes
five years after he played his last
Marist game agreed.
"I think it's great for our pro-
gram," he said. "It really helps us
with recruiting and helps us build a
program. There's really no downside
to it whatsoever."
The Red Foxes have not reached
the NCAA Tournament since 1987,
with
a
team that was led by the 7'4"
Smits, who later went second over-
all to the Indiana
Pacers,
many of
the alumni were very positive about
the future of Marist, especially
under the watch of current head
coach Jeff Bower. Prior to his foray
into the NBA, Bower served as an
assistant at Marist for nine season,
a tenure that featured two trips to
the Big Dance.
"He's been a coach at every level,"
Smits said. "He's got a tremendous
attitude, he's organized, he's got the
motivation and he's very knowl-
edgeable. So, I think he has what it
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CIRCLE
Members
of
both Team
Petro and
Team
Wade prepare for
the
annual
Marist
men's
basketball
alumni
game on
Saturday
afternoon
prior
to
the
men's
game
vs. Niagara.
takes.''
"I was a lot slower than
(Chavaughn) Lewis, (Jay) Bowie,
(Adam) Kemp, all of them," Chod-
kowski said with a
laugh.
"But I
think this team has what it takes to
make
a
run in the MAAC Tourna-
ment."
Magarity, who spent 18 years at
Marist and had both Bower and
Burroughs as his assistants, con-
curred.
"I
had almost 20 years here and
had a lot of fond memories," he said.
"We ha~ some great success and
I
really think Coach
Bower
has this
thing going in the right direction."
·
The praises of the alumni rang
true in the main event later that
night.
Bowie tallied
a
career-high 31
points and 11 field goals while the
Foxes' defense held the Purple Ea-
gles' Antoine Mason, son of former
NBA star Anthony Mason and the
nation's leading scorer, to just 8-23
shooting.
The Foxes led by as much as 25
in the process, capping off a suc-
cessful day at the McCann Arena.
Bower stated in his postgame press
conference that the alumni's pres-
ence were important to the team
this weekend.
"We watched a lot of the alumni
activities," he said. We talked about
[the alumni] all weekend, they were
not a distraction at all. I wanted our
guys to understand who these men
are and what they've done to shape
this program."
Swimming towards greater goals
By JUSTIN D'ANGELO
Staff Writer
Although this past weekend did
not go as planned, the ultimate goal
for the Marist swimming and diving
program is well within reach.
Last Saturday, both the men's
and women's swimming and diving
team's fell to Binghamton Univer-
sity, 167-128 and 179-121 respec-
tively.
On the men's side, senior Nicholas
Spinella won the 200-yard back-
stroke, while junior Dylan Cum-
mings placed second. The 400-yard
freestyle relay team of John Spitzer,
Alex Lombardi, Caleb Camp and
Spinella also claimed first place.
Ryan Murphy, Jason Ruddy and
Alex Cassel also swam to second
place finishes in their events.
Junior diver Jacob Baker placed
second
in the one-meter dive.
For the Red Foxes, Bonnie Orr,
Maddie Arciello and Bethany
Powhida all finished first in their
respective
events. Orr swam a per-
sonal best time of 10:35.62 in the
1,000-yard freestyle.
Junior Kimberly Tobias led the
lady divers, placing first in the
three-meter (233.63). Sophomore
Renata Diotalevi placed second be-
hind Tobias with a score of 226.13.
Renata also placed second in the
one-meter dive (200.03).
Marist has not swum against a
conference foe since December 7. In-
stead,
they have gone up against
schools from the ACC, America East
and Big East.
"We know that a more competi-
tive program, one that is even bet-
ter than we are,
will
make us even
better," head coach Larry Van Wag-
ner said.
Next on the schedule for the Red
Foxes is MAAC Championships,
which
will
take place February 13-
15.
The MAAC Championship has
significant implications for Marist
member who we won against; the
only thing we are going
to
remem-
ber is how we did in the MAAC
Championships."
The women's side has won the
last four MAAC Titles, meaning the
senior class, along with having not
lost a MAAC meet in their careers,
has a chance to graduate having
won a championship every year.
The Rider Broncs return as two
time defending champions on the
men's side. Last year's meet came
COURTESY OF
MARIST ATHI.ETlCS
Senior Maddie Arciello, a native of Missoula, Mont. captured a win in the 200-yard
freestyle event for the Red Foxes
on
Saturday afternoon against Binghamton.
Athletics and the swimming Pro-
gram.
If
either the men or women
take home the MAAC Champi-
onship, it will mark Marist
Athletics' 100th MAAC Title in
school history and the swimming
program's 27th.
·
"We gear our whole season to-
wards MAAC Championships," Van
Wagner said. "No one is going to re-
down to the last event with four dif-
ferent schools vying for the champi-
onship.
With less than 10 days remain-
ing until the Red Foxes compete for
their conference championship,
there is still a lot left to accomplish.
''I
want these athletes to be able
to compete at the highest level that
they ever experienced in their ca-
reers" Van Wagner said.
For both the
men
and women
divers, they can contribute valuable
points towards the final results of
the meet. Some of those points could
rely on the health of senior diver
Sean Molloy.
Molloy is recovering from a sep-
arated shoulder and is hoping to
participate in the MAAC Champi-
onships.
"He is doing therapy in the train-
ing room and is very determined,"
diving coach Melanie Bolstad ex-
plained. "If there is any way possi-
ble, he is going to dive."
The Red Fox divers are all capa-
ble of placing in the top 8 in both the
one and three meter dives.
Next weekend has a chance to a
memorable one for Marist swim-
ming and the entire athletic com-
munity.
"You never know wbat is going
to
happen,"
Van Wagner said.
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Women's basketball .impresses again
By
JOE FllZHENRY
Sports Editor
It doesn't always have to be pretty.
What matters at the end of the day
is getting the win and improving
your team's record.
This held true last Wednesday for
the Marist worn-en's basketball team
as the Red Foxes shook off the
scrappy Rider Broncs to post a 66-
56 victory. Senior Emma O'Connor
led the way for Marist with 23
points and a career-high 15 re-
bounds, while Madeline Blais
chipped in with 13 points of her
own.
Kornelija Valiuskyte paced the
Broncs with 15 points to go along
with five assists. MyNeshia McKen-
zie, who ranks second in the MAAC
in scoring, was held to just 11
points, eight below her season aver-
age, on 5-11 shooting.
·
"I thought Sydney Coffey did a
great job on McKenzie, she had 11
points but for most part she did a
nice job on her," Head ~oach Brian
Giorgia said. ''Their guards did a
great job shooting the basketball."
''When we played Ohio State, I
played pretty well in the paint and
ever since then, I had kind of gone
COURTESY
OF MARIST ATHLETICS
Leanne Ockenden
Is
featured here defending a Manhattan opponent from last season. Ockenden recently scored her
1,000th
ca-
reer point for the Red
Foxes.
This puts her in an elite group
of
Marlst women alumni that have reached this milestone.
away from it. Coach Giorgis always
reminds me to keep coming back to
that and be more aggressive inside,"
O'Connor said.
On Saturday afternoon, Marist
headed south to face MAAC new-
comer Monmouth in the first meet-
ing between the teams since 1997,
as the Red Foxes came away with a
65-40 vietory to complete a perfect
week and improve to 17-5 overall
(11-1 MAAC) on the season.
In the Rider contest, the Red
Foxes held a one-point lead at the
half before opening the second half
with a 7-0 run to put the score at 33-
25 for the time being.
The lead would get as large as 11
with 13:50 to play, but the Broncs
never quite went away and had
things within four at 50-46 with
7:20 remaining in the game. Six of
O'Connor's 23 jumpstarted a 9-0
run that essentially put the game
out of reach.
''It was a very hard fought game,
the start to the second half really
helped us. They shot the three re-
with Monmouth was senior Leanne
Ockenden becoming the 20th player
in program history to score 1,000
points.
The Syracuse native tied for the
team lead with 14 points, while fel-
low senior Casey Dulin contributed
14 points, seven rebounds and four
assists for the Red Foxes. Blais also
added 12 pnints and eight rebounds.
Helena Kurt led the way for Mon-
mouth (6-17, 5-7 MAAC) with 12
points and a pair of steals.
Marist opened the game on a 10-0
run before Kurt sank a triple to get
the Hawks on the board at the 16:04
mark of the opening stanza.
Leading 23-13 just over 12 min-
utes into the game, the Red Foxes
headed into the locker room on the
heels of
a
13-4 run that provided a
36-1 7 advantage at the half.
Monmouth would close the gap to
13 at one point, but couldn't get
closer than that after another
Marist run, this one of 19-5, bal-
looned the lead to 24 with 3:55 to
play.
confines of McCann Arena on Sat-
urday when they host Fairfield in
the annual "Pack the House" game
at 7 p.m.
COUFMSY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
ally well," Giorgis said. "I think Uris
The Red Foxes made the trek
north to face rival Siena tonight at 7
p.m. Please check http://gored-
foxes.com for results of that game.
Marlst captain Emma O'Connor has had
a solid year
to
this point for the Red
Foxes. O'Connor Is averaging 13.8 PPG
is the best Rider team they've had
in years, at least since I've been
here."
The highlight of Saturday's tilt
Marist will return to the friendly
AMY MORSE;ITHE CIRCLE
Marlst huddles togeher
to
strategize
their next move during a timeout
In a
.
game earlier this season.
The
·
man behiild the action: Mickey Dennis
From page 16
depend on Dennis to attend all of
their practices and games and pro-
vide them with any other resources
they need.
"He's
so reliable," Bowie said.
''You can ask him for anything and
are guaranteed to have it within a
day or two."
Although he admits he loves al-
most every aspect of the job, doing
the team's laundry is one of the du-
ties that Dennis could do without.
''Laundry can be brutal some-
times," Dennis said. "Washing all of
those smelly practice uniforms and
game-worn jerseys has taken such a
toll on my sense of smell (laughs)."
Mickey underratedly has his own
fan club, whom have recognized his
hard work and dedication to the
team. Close friends Robert King and
Mike Charest go to essentially every
men's home game to not only sup-
port the team but also Mickey. The
pair of friends suprised Dennis this
year by purchasing a giant blowup
head with Mickey's face on it, which
they use to distract opponents at the
free throw line.
"The head is awesome," King
said. "Mick, is a great friend of ours
and he loved the idea of the head.
We know he ap,preciates the support
and recognition and he definietly
deserves every bit of it."
In the end it's still all worth it to
Dennis. He doesn't need any bells,
whistles or glory. All Mickey Dennis
needs is the game of basketball.
''This is what I've wanted to do
since day one," Dennis said. "All I
ever dream about is taking a team
to the top and winning a national
championship, I want that so
badly."
With the combination of his hard
work, determination, passion and
dedication to basketball certainly
sets Dennis up for plenty of future
success. Although many don't know
his name right now, imagine how
many will, should he become the
next Coach K?
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/THE
CIRCLE
Senior Mike Charest and good friend
Robert King purchased a giant head of
Dennis to distract opponents whlle tak-
ing free throws in the McCann arena.















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All for one manager's love of the game
By
RYAN CALVI
Sports Editor
His name never appears in the box
score. It never gets announced in
the starting lineup. Heck, most peo-
ple will pass him on campus and
won't have the slightest bit idea of
how important his job is to Marist
basketball.
His name is Mickey Dennis.
Dennis is currently a senior and
head manager to the men's basket-
ball team at Marist College. He's
been a team manager since his
freshman year and was recently
promoted to the head position at the
start of this season.
What many people don't realize is
the amount of time and effort Den-
nis devotes to making the program
as successful as it possibly can be.
Some of his duties include helping
out at team practices, doing the
team's laundry and providing the
players with water and towels dur-
ing timeouts of games.
Countless hours are spent and
most question the reasoning behind
it all.
"I love this game," Dennis admits.
"I've always loved basketball and I
always will,
I
don't see it as time
wasted but rather time to enjoy my-
self."
Dennis is enrolled
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in the math
program at Marist but would love
nothing more than to establish a ca-
reer in the coaching field, specifi-
cally college basketball.
''The day
I
realized I most likely
wouldn't become the next Michael
Jordan,
I
knew
I
wanted to become
a coach,"
Dennis
said. ''That's the
ultimate goal for me."
Aside from the
amount
of time
Dennis puts in with the Marist bas-
ketball team, he also does a lot out-
side of the campus to better prepare
himself for the challenges of becom-
ing a head coach
.
Last summer, Dennis had the op-
portunity to be a counselor at Duke
University's basketball camp. Duke
is one of the more successful pro-
grams in college basketball history,
much of that success coming at the
hands of their head coach Mike
Krzyzewski.
Krzyzewski, better known as
"Coach
K''
has totalled close to 1,000
wins in his 39 years of coaching and
is one of Dennis' idols.
"I've always admired Coach
K,"
Dennis said. "Having the opportu-
nity to work closely with him last
summer and learn from one of the
best was simply amazing."
At the camp, Dennis learned first-
hand some of the drills and tech-
niques that Coach K implements in
his practices and plans on utilizing
them when he coaches his recre-
ational league team in the local
community during the summer.
Because of his passion and love for
the game, Dennis has earned the re-
spect of both the players on the
team and his current head coach,
Jeff Bower.
''We're fortunate to have someone
who has his dedication to the sport,
his dedication to the team and obvi-
ously his dedication to Marist Col-
lege," Bower said.
After all, Dennis is certainly one of
the most dedicated members of the
team
as
he's usually the first person
to arrive at practices or games to
make sure everything is ready to go
and ultimately is one of the last to
leave after cleaning it all up.
"Everybody asks: why do you do
it? You're not a real college kid,"
Dennis said.
"I
still get to enjoy my
life outside of basketball every once
in a while and am totally okay with
the life I'm living."
Senior, starting forward and team
captain of the Red Foxes, Jay Bowie
has been with Dennis since his
freshman year, as well, and admits
he is determined to always be suc-
cessful for his manager.
"Sometimes when we're down and
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Men's
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head
manager Mickey
Dennis is
featured
here
sporting
his
team's official
apparel.
the team isn't playing so well,
[Mickey] is right there to pick us
up," Bowie said.
''I
admire his pas-
sion and love for this game so some-
times
I
tell myself if I'm not going to
play hard for me or my team,
I
need
to play hard for him."
Dependability
is
another trait that
Dennis possesses and is recognized
by the Marist players and coaching
staff. They can always pend on Den-
nis to attend all of their practices
and games and provide them with
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