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VOLUME 68, ISSUE 9
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Fashion Department honors Betsey Johnson in NYC
By
MELISSA CONLON
·
the "Fashion Online Learning Do-
dustry VIPs that attended, current of the biggest events in the fashion
Staff Writer
main," ("The FOLD") an online com-
Marist stude~ts, faculty and staff, industry, in order to further benefit
munity for anyone interested in as well as students from FIT and
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and enrich their fashion educations
Imagine someone who is colorful,
passionate about what she does, has
45 years of success, and you'll have
Betsey Johnson.
As
of Wednesday,
Feb. 12, she has now been honored
by Marist College for these iconic
characteristics that have inspired
fashion students and enthusiasts.
In
partnership with Mercedes Benz
Fashion Week and it's sponsor,
ING's Fashion Week educational
initiative, the Marist Fashion De-
partment collaborated with John-
son to hold an encore presentation
of her latest show, as well as honor
her with an award for all her energy
and passion for the industry.
''The st8.l'S were properly aligned
for this event. Along with help from
alumni and the work of Marist stu-
dents, faculty and staf, the event
was a huge
success,"
Fashion Pro-
gram Director, Radley Cramer said.
The
entire
event came together in
a matter of five short weeks through
the collaboration of the Fashion De-
partment, Admissions, and the Of-
fice for College Advancement, as
well as promotion through public re-
lations for the event. Students were
fully involved with the production of
the encore show backstage, promot-
ing the event via social media, and
helped to prepare and then launch
fashion news, updates, classes, and Parsons, prospective Marist fashion
"Being at New York's Mercedes
other information.
students and alumni have been Benz Fashion Week was absolutely
The encore presentation of John-
nothing but positive, something amazing," said senior fashion mer-
soil's show occurrded at 4:00 p.m. that Cramer, the fashion depart-
chandising major Jessica Enrico.
following her original show for the ment and all those that worked on ''There was so much high energy
industry professionals, which began the event could not be happier and excitement, from the bloggets
FROM"JESSICA
ENRICO/FASHION DEPARTMENT
Marlst
President
Dennis
Murray
(right)
and
Fashion
Director Radley
Cramer
(left)
present the Sliver Needle Achievement Award to Betsey
Johnson.
at 3:00 p.m.
about.
"There is always pressure in plan-
Yet the show was not solely about
ning to see to it that no major issues the glamour of attending a f~shion
occur,"Cramer said, "but everything show at New York's Mercedes Benz
ran flawlessly and we were able to Fashion Week; it was about giving
handle small bumps that did arise." students the ability to have a New
snapping pictures, to the people
putting on the shows.
It
was defi-
nitely one of the greatest experi-
ences I have had while a part of the
fashion program here at Marist."
But students were not only there
to watch the encore presentation;
their roles included the experience
of seeing the production come to life
at 4:00 p.m., taking part in all
preparations backstage, and sitting
at a professional runway show. This
event offered students to develop a
personal connection with Fashion
Week and the great environment it
offers.
An
added bonus was the net-
working opportunity at the celebra-
tory
reception at the grand,
Avery
Fisher Hall, following the show.
There curre~t students were able to
meet, mix and speak with industry
professionals, VIP's and alumni.
Meanwhile, prospective students
who were invited and in attendance
were able to network with current
students as well as those previously
The reception from the fashion in-
York presence and be a part of one
SEE
"STUDENTS", PAGE 3
SGA set to launch weekly student taught seminars
By
SHAWNA GILLEN
''I
believe it to be a program that can grow exponentially here at Mari.st."
from the World" course
will
be held on
News Editor
expand and really take flight in up-
Given that two students have been Tuesdays, starting Feb. 18 at 6:30
With the Spring 2014 semester now
underway, the Student Government
Association looks ahead to the many
initiatives and projects they plan to
see through.
This
week, members
will
hold election information sessions and
meet-and-greets for prospective
can-
didates. For now, the Akinwunmi-
Tracy ~dministration
will
debut the
student taught seminars this week.
SGA members
as
well as the student
instruct.ors are confident that the
courses
will
be an instant success.
The SGA administration discussed
the possibility of launching such a pro-
gram in the Fall semester. Their goal
was to provide a new platform for stu-
dents to showcase their interests, and
to educate their peers as well. They
are also hopeful that this
will
give in-
structors valuable communication
and presentation skills.
For
those
wanting to enter the teaching profes-
sions, instructing these courses can
provide experience as well. Student
Body President Deborah Akinwunmi
shares her excitement on the program
becoming a reality.
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"The
Oscars-Cinema
2013'"
course will provide
students the forum to discuss
Oscar-nominated films and the history of the
awards
show.
coming years," Akinwunmi
said.
"Our
selected to teach topics of their ex-
goal for this administration was to in-
pertise, and with spots filling up
troduce it to Marist. I love the whole quickly, the seminars are set in mo-
idea behind students teaching stu-
tion. Students
will
be able to sign up
dents and fostering an academic at-
via
the SGA website for either two
mosphere
outside
the classroom. It courses, ''Lessons from the
World''
and
was an idea we adopted from Vassar, "The Oscars-Cinema 2013."
and we
are
really
hoping
that it
will
The first session for the "Lessons
p.m. Courses
will
be held each week
until
Tuesday, March
26.
As for the
"Oscars" course, sessions
will
be held
each Thursday, starting Feb. 20 at
6:30
p.m. and
will
conclude, March 27.
Junior Joe Theall
will
take on the
''Oscars"
seminar and senior Kerianne
Baylor
will
lead the ''Lessons from the
World" course. Both look forward to
sharing their passions and educating
their peers about their
personal
inter-
ests.
"I
really loved the idea when I first
heard Deb and Jane talk about it last
year when they were running for elec-
tion," Theall
said. ''I
thought this was
an idea that had great potential, and
would be a great way to bring stu-
dents together to share their passions
and interests. I really believe in this
concept, so I figured the best way to
support it would be t.o lead a seminar."
After much consideration, Theall
narrowed down a t.opic he was inter-
ested in, and he looked forward to
planning his course outline.
"For this session, I'll be leading a
class titled "Oscars
SEE
"2014,"
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/20
Relay for
Life
Kickoff Event
6:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cabaret
Guest Lecture: Ken Segall
6:30 p.m.
Lowell Thomas Screening Room
Race, Racism,
&
Race Relations
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Friday, 2/21
SPC Movie: "'Thor: The
Dark
World"
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
Saturday, 2/22
Shopping Shuttle
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
SPC Hunter
Mountain Ski/Snow-
boarding Trip
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Marist Singers Presents: "Love
In the
Aftemoon
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
SPC Coffeehouse: Nelly's
Echo
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
SPC Movie: "'Thor: The
Dark
World
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
Sunday, 2/23
Marist Singers Presents:
•Love
In the
Afternoon"
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Monday, 2/24
Marlst Sustalnablltty
Day
Movie
Night
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
Tuesday, 2/25
NSLS Telecast: Blake Mycoskle- "'The
New Social Entrepreneurlsm"
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
campus
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The Marist Winter Olympic Games
By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
.
Staff Writers
Look, we're being topical! [cue
NBC Olympic theme]
Cross-Country Backpacking
2/8 2:04 p.m. Foy Townhouses
Danny: We're here live in Pough-
keepsie with cross-country back-
packing action. Medal hopeful from
Foy has just entered Campus Deli.
Dave: The first leg is a doozy.
This
is
where people get tripped up the
most. Once the beer is in the back-
pack, it should be smooth sailing.
Danny: And here he comes now,
backpack in tow. There is a signifi-
cant bulge. Dave: That was flawless.
It looks like he has this race locked
up. Danny: He's pulled ahead by al-
most eight tenths of a second! Dave:
But wait, here comes the Pough-
keepsie police. Danny: Look at the
intensity in officer McNulty's eyes!
Dave: It looks like it'll be a photo
finish! Danny: And, it's the Pough-
keepsie Police taking home gold!
Dave: Boy, it's going to be awkward
up on that podium, Dan.
Speed Escaping
2/9 2:11 a.m. Midrise Hall
Midrise blew their last shot at a
medal when their speedster from
the fifth floor didn't quite have it
come game time. Not only did he
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miss the medal opportunity, he also
missed the chance to live on campus
next year. He left the gate with a
considerable lead, and put some dis-
tance between himself and security.
However, he was eventually caught
before getting the chance to finish
the race. There's no doubt he is a
young talent, but that is no match
for experience and sobriety ...
Alpine Chair Diving
2/14 1:11 a.m. Marian Hall
After failing to medal in ice dancing
at The Darby's Sports Complex, a
young competitor
attempted to purchase a night in
the Marian B&B, when he swiped
his debit card instead of his student
ID. While being questioned by secu-
rity and staff, the athlete was visi•
bly shaken. He then proceeded to
blow chunks and fall out of his own
chair ... This would have been em-
barrassing had he not stuck the dis-
mount, and walked away with
bronze for an event he didn't even
~ow he was competing in.
Men's-Mixed Pregaming
2/15 10:19 p.m. Champagnat
Hall
Breaking a· record set by a plucky
duo from the 1978 Winter Games,
an eighth floor room in Champ
stuffed a staggering 17 students
into their tiny dorm, during men's•
mixed pregaming. However, the
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judges determined that they would
be disqualified when it was discov•
ered that they had eight guests in
the room. The guests were deemed
to be ineligible due to a citizenship
controversy. This crushed Champ's
dreams of possibly repeating as gold
medalists.
Singles Carsledding
2/12 4:17a.m. Tenney Stadium,
South Gate
With a healthy lead coming around
turn four, the favorite in Singles
Carsledding crashed into the South
Gate at Tenney Stadium. This inci-
dent was nearly missed by the
judges, until a slightly incriminat-
ing license plate was found at the
site of the wreck. This mistake
knocked our competitor all the way
down to 13th place, just behind
crowd favorite: Jamaica.
Speaking of Jamaica! You guys
need to stop smokinfl in your rooms.
We suggest you kick the habit until
spring. But, for real, it is dangerous.
They don't give out gold medals to
potheads (this message brought to
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From page one
Fashion students take in Betsey Johnson show
students as well as those previ-
ously mentioned to get a feel for
the great presence the Marist
fashion program has in New York
and the program itself.
''The reception was really nice
and the show itself was so much
fun," Enrico said. "Betsey really
brings a lot of light and humor to
fashion week and the industry it-
self."
For some, there was even a per-
sonal moment to meet and speak
with the icon herself.
At the forefront of the event,
however, was the presenting of
Johnson with the second Silver
Needle Icon Award (the first was
given to Pauline Trigere in 2000).
This award is given to an individ-
ual with a specific style, a success-
ful career, a commitment to
students, and a social presence in
giving back to others.
Immediately following the en-
core presentation, Johnson was
presented with the award by
Instructors
2014," Theall said. "Each week we'll
be watching and discussing one of the
Best Picture nominees. My goal is to
provide some insight into the history
of the Best Picture Award, and some
of the major discussions of what
makes a film Oscar worthy. But
mainly, I want this to be a discussion-
based environment where the group
can analyze
the
movie and also com-
pare it against the other nominees."
When asked about the future of the
program, Theall shared his excite-
ment and praised those responsible
for advocating the project.
'Tm very excited about the future for
Student Taught Seminars. I think if
all goes well these seminars could be a
great way for students to learn things
they've always wanted to, hut never
had the opportunity," Theall said. ''We
all bring a completely unique back-
ground of tastes and experiences to
this campus, and by growing this pro-
gram, an outlet is given for students
Marist College president Dennis
Murray and Fashion Program Di-
rector Radley Cramer. When
community and fashion education.
"She is often one of the first de-
signers students mention in my
FROM JESSICA ENRICO/FASHION DEPARTMENT
Fashion students are all smiles In front of the Mercedes--Benz fashion venue.
asked,"Why Betsey Johnson?" Intro to Fashion class, which says
Cramer noted her great following a lot about how influential she is
in the fashion industry, her en-
to fashion students and enthusi-
ergy, her passion for what she asts," Cramer said
·
does, and her commitment to the
After being awarded the Silver
•
•
Needle Icon Award, President
Murray and Radley Cramer, gave
into the true Betsey spiri
_
t as she
had them join her in her signature
end of show split.
"I had no idea that was coming!"
Cramer said. "It was true to Bet-
sey and her style, and so I couldn't
bear to say no."
Not before long, the photo of the
splits went viral and was Insta-
grammed by not only students hut
the Council of Fashion Designers
of America and the Wall Street
Journal.
"That's Betsey for you," Cramer
said. "Start with fashion. Add a
chorus line, a firecracker and
Dorothy's red heels and you start
to envision Betsey Johnson!"
As of right now the department
has yet to regroup and start plan-
ning for the next honoree, but in
the future, they hope to continue
to be a part of Fashion Week and
be inspired by other icons in the
industry.
aim
high
for new seminar program
to share some of these things and re-
ally tap into student experts. I have to
ing this idea a reality."
Kerianne Baylor was inspired to
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say a lot of credit goes Shalyn Baum,
whose done an excellent job coordi-
nating the program and really mak-
teach her course on ''Lessons from the
World" after studying abroad in
Madrid, Spain. She aims to share her
experience immersing herself in an-
other culture.
''I came back wanting to incorporate
my international experience and in-
terest in cultures into my senior year,"
Baylor said. ''I'll be dividing my
classes into regions of the world and
basically be giving a snap shot of each
region. I
will
have a panel of students
with experience in different places
around the world so that they can
share their stories and the cultures
they are familiar with."
Baylor shares the same sentiments
as Theall and is confident that the
new seminars will receive positive
feedback from the student body.
''I think the student taught seminars
are a fabulous idea," Baylor said. "Giv-
ing students the power of being a
teacher can inspire new ideas and cul-
.
tivate a new sense of creativity - I'm
excited about the launch of this pro-
gram because I think it
will
inspire
people."
MIPO
poll r~veals public distrust in congress
BY JENNA GRANDE
Editor-in-Chief
The Marist-McClatchy Poll recently
released on Feb. 13 broke through the
fa~ade of American optimism with
polling results revealing a more
cyni-
cal
outlook. The poll, conducted from
Feb. 4-9 with 1,197 participants,
casted negative reviews of current
members of Congress and the Presi-
dency as well as gloomy attitudes to-
wards future economic prosperity.
With Americans wary of govern-
ment intervention, nearly two-thirds
of adults claimed they do not have
confidence in President Barack
Obama's abilities to make progress on
pressing issues facing the country. Of
the Democrats interviewed, 62 per-
cent expressed confidence in the pres-
ident's vision for the country. This is
hardly the same for the Republican
respondents: 91 percent, with 74 per-
cent of Independents' agreeing, do not
have faith in President Obama and do
not believe President Obama
will
be
able to advance the important issues
facing the country.
This view is not limited to the Dem-
ocratic presidency-seven in 10 hold
this same view of the Republicans in
Congress. Overall, however, nearly
six
in 10 residents say elected officials
deserve below average marks if they
were to he graded. The numbers
hardly come as a surprise, as it was
recently reported by one Gallup Poll
that only 13 percent of Americans ap-
prove of the job Congress is doing.
With political gridlock dolllll1ating
much of the political action in Wash-
ington DC, the American public feels
a strong sense of frustration.
''People just feel that those in Wash-
ington are not loolri.ng out for them.
They really feel a disconnect," Dr.
Lee
Mi.ringoff, director of the Marist
Poll, said.
With such a strong disconnect,
many Americans have acknowledged
their struggle in hoping their hard
work
will
pay off in times in which
economic prosperity do not look prom-
ising. In fact, 55 percent think the
middle class would be hurt by gov-
ernment policies, while another 40
percent said the lower class and the
poor would be hurt the most. With
such numbers, it is no surprise that
two-thirds
(68 percent) of respondents
who work very hard said they have a
difficult time maintaining their stan-
dards of living.
''The poll really explains why people
are feeling so despondent and on the
sidelines," Miringoff said.
This
translated into dim views of the
future and getting ahead for many
Americans. In comparison to previous
generations, 80 percent said that it
requires more effort to get ahead,
with 78 percent also saying it
will
take more effort for the next genera-
tion to get ahead.
''These attitudes have been building
for years," Miringoff said. ''The gloom
is fueled by a political system that
people think isn't responsive to their
needs."
This constant struggle for economic
prosperity has led to resentment and
distrust of the upper class and em-
ployers among the middle and lower
classes. According to the poll, 75 per-
cent of respondents think that U.S.
corporations put the interests of their
stockholders above those of their em-
ployees. The Marist Poll's official
press release on the poll read:
''The distrust of the wealthy ... was
evident as 85 percent said there were
different rules for the well-connected
and people with money. Only 14 per-
cent said everyone more or less
played by the same rules to get
ahead."
This notion of upper class superior-
ity is not an uncommon idea amongst
a majority of Americans, as exhibited
with Occupy Wall Street and multiple
variations of the protest. With such a
bleak outlook amongst a majority of
distrusting Americans, it leaves many
wondering what possible solutions to
these troubling times may be, and
whether they be able to prove their
strengths in times of desperation.

















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Twins connect with Korean heritage
By
ROSE SHANNON
Circle Contributor
Studying abroad is considered to.be
one of the most fulfi11ing and excit-
ing aspects of college and something
all
students should try to do within
their college career.
For twin sisters Allison and .Kris-
ten O'Brien, studying abroad was
not simply
all
about academics, but
an unforgeable and emotional expe-
rience.
The twins, who studied aboard
Seoul, South Korea, last spring, were
going back home, 21 years later, but
in the opposite direction most would
not expect.
Allison and Kristen had been
adopted from Seoul when they were
four months old, shortly after their
widowed birth mother realized she
could not support the twins and their
older sister.
Growing up on Long Island, the
twins had little connection with their
Korean background, and struggled
with self-discovery.
Kristen's interest and curiosity in
her Korean culture grew after meet-
ing a few international students here
at Marist. She also watches Korean
television shows called "dramas" and
listens to K-Pop, Korean pop music.
''My interest grew as I gained lit-
tle bits and pieces into my own Ko-
rean
culture,''
Kristen
said.
''.Although I have yet to meet any Ko-
reans at Marist, these shows con-
nected me to a culture I knew almost
nothing about."
Marist does not offer a program to
Korea. However, the school does
offer a program in Japan. Kristen
figured that she could study in
Japan and visit Korea simultane-
ously.
·
After doing some research, Kristen
discovered that one ofMarist's study
abroad affiliates, the Council on In-
ternational Educational Exchange
(CIEE) had a program in South
Korea. She also discovered a schol-
arship program called Freeman Asia
after attending a scholarship lecture.
Both twins applied and received
scholarships from Freeman, as well
scholarships from CIEE.
The highlight for both twins in
Seoul was the opportunity to meet
their birth mother and older sister
after searching a year for them, a
rare event, as many adoptees neither
have the chance to actually go to
Korea or meet their families.
Despite the language barrier, the
more time the twins and their sister
spent together, the more they
learned they were more similar than
they thought. For example, Allison
and her older sister are both graphic
design majors and love music.
"I realized that our natural ability
to create things with both our hands
and our words was a mutual gift,"
said Allison.
Another result of spending more
time with their sister was that the
twins' Korean was improving.
"I
still can't say my Korean is sat-
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISfEN AND ALUSON O'BRIEN
While abroad In South Korea, Allison and Kristen O'Brien hired a professional
photographer
to
help capture some of the more memorable moments of their
time there. Here, they are observing the scenic city below them.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISfEN AND ALUSON O'BRIEN
"Going
to
Korea has been an emotional and life changing Journey. I now feel com-
plete, learning about the
parts
I never knew, gaining back a
part
that has been
missing." Kristen said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISfEN AND ALUSON O'BRIEN
Now I can't Imagine a day where I'm not thinking about Korean music, reading
about what's going on In Korea, or even wondering what the other
part
of
my family
Is
doing
right
now,"
Allison
said.
isfactory," Kristen said. "However,
we both want to become fluent in Ko-
rean one day. My dream is to be able
to communicate comfortably with my
mother and my older sister."
While in Seoul, Allison also tutored
English to a young Korean girl
named Daisy; learning she could use
a.rt
and music to help Daisy under-
stand English. Tutoring Daisy would
lead to a life-changing moment for
Allison.
"After falling in love with South
Korea and realizing my love for
teaching English, I knew I had to go
back. With the hope of being close to
my birth family again, and thinking
that
in some small way I could re-
turn some amount of kindness in ex-
change for the hospitality I received
from Koreans, I knew what I had to
do," Allison said.
Thus, Allison's Fulbright applica-
tion process began.
After tutoring international stu-
dents at Marist in English, Kristen
realized that teaching was some-
thing she wanted to do.
"I
would be able to return to Korea,
experience the culture, while teach-
ing others English," Kristen said. "I
hope that while there I could also im-
prove my Korean. I am excited at the
prospect of living with a host family,
and learning more Korean while
learning more about a Korean fam-
ily."
While Kristen had passed the
ini-
tial stages of the Fulbright process,
Allison had not.
She is currently in the application
process of applying to the EPIK pro-
gram, the Korean government-spon-
sored English teaching program.
Both are in the waiting stages for
their individual programs. Kristen
will not
if
she has been accepted
until April at the earliest.
As a result of their travels, both
girls now have a greater connection
to their Korean heritage and culture.
''Now
I can't imagine a day where
I'm not thinking about Korean
music, reading about what's going on
in Korea, or even wondering what
the other part of my family is doing
right now," Allison said.
Her twin agrees.
"Going to Korea has been an emo-
tional and life changing journey,"
said Kristen. "I now feel complete,
learning about the parts I never
knew, gaining back a part that has
been missing. I am both Korean and
American and I have come to realize
that I cannot be one without the
other."
Although the twins' future is cur-
rently unknown, the bond they share
is unbreakable.
''We're not sure what's going to
happen yet. Maybe 111 be in the
states and Kristen will be teaching
in Korea," Allison said. "Either way;
we're always there for each other.
We're both chasing our dreams and
I think that in the end we'll both end
up where we belong."











































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New York Fashion Week sets the trends for fall
By JILLIAN MOFFA
Circle Contributor
A round of applause, a high
five, hip bump and the tightest
hug I can ever give goes to the
Olympians of New York Fashion
Week. A standing ovation to the
bare-legged, high-heeled shuf-
fling show-goers who were
.
deter-
mined to view the creations of the
Fall 2014 spectacular collections
during the Polar Vortex we re-
ceived. Cheers to the fashion
fearless, the rule breakers, trend
makers and style shakers, the
creators: the ones who conqu~red
the fear of what others think and
allowed them to express them-
selves through fashion.
Marc Jacobs made a very
dreamlike appearance with his
fall collection inspired by the '70s
and quiet feminine strength. His
pieces used soft pastel colors. He
had sheath dresses, fur trimmed
bomber jackets, tissue-weight
turtlenecks and below-the-knee
shorts. His pieces included a lot
of chiffon ruffles, ombre, crystals,
sequins and color blocking. Fur
was shown in an array of colors
at Marc Jacobs and it is a major
trend for the fall!
Calvin Klein rocked the
show
with its gypsy-like, youthful col-
lection. Textured knits, oversized
sweaters and long tunic dresses
were key items in Calvin Klein's
collection. His entire collection
encompassed a lot of knitwear de-
veloped in new ways along with
elongated silhouettes. Long lay-
ers were very prevalent silhou-
ettes for Fall 2014 with oversized
sweaters, floor sweeping pants
and ankle grazing coats that cre-
ate movement.
Tommy Hilfiger was on an ex-
ploration this season. Tommy
Hilfiger used utility wear, plaids,
shearling, Western influences
and snowboarder-inspiration for
his collection.
There were
parkas, shirtdresses, oversized
blanket sweaters, knit
dresses
and bomber jackets. Hilfiger ac-
cessorized with a lot of knit bean-
ies and work boots
·
for style and
warmth. Hilfiger's mixtures of
plaids unveil this big print trend
of the season. Plaid was a runway
favorite this season!
The Row collection shows how
mad
we
are
for
oversized
sweaters and skirts. Head to toe
sweater attire was very common
on the runway and what could we
wish for more to keep us cozy and
warm. Mary-Kate and Ashley
Olsen nailed it with this big
trend.
The Proenza Schouler collection
was energetic and lively with ab-
stract patter11s and bright colors
against black and jacquards cre-
ating sculpted looking shapes.
Prabal Gurung's collection
brought us all back to his home in
Nepal.
It
included prints that
PHOTO COURT£SY
OF JIWAN MOFFA
Fur was
a big
trend on the runway for
many of the designe(s collections.
represented the historic moun-
tains and the fabrics showed the
spiced colors of the Himalayan re-
gion. The collection was filled
with twisted, wrapped and ma-
nipulated fabric that created
movement around the female fig-
ure.
Voluminous robes conquered
the runway this season. They cre-
ated an elegant look or exagger-
ated proportions and brought
romantic, drama to the runway.
The last huge fall trend on the
list for today is defining the fem-
inine form with waist defining
pieces that accentuate the body
with fabric
piecing,
gatherings
and sculptured sharp cutouts.
As we all know, Marist pre-
sented Betsey
Johnson
with a Sil-
ver Needle Icon award, as well as
producing
an
encore fashion show
of Betsey Johnson's latest show.
As an attendee of the· show, Bet-
sey brought life to Lincoln Center
with her
over
the top and unique
designs. Her
passion
to stand out
showed us how fun fashion can
really be.
She
painted the stage
with her bright colors, bold prints
and sequin pie~es. She brings
such enthusiasm for life and end-
less creativity to the stage. Come
on, what other college president
would be photographed doing a
split with Betsey Johnson her-
self? None other than our very
own!
Break the rules. Shake up your
fall style. Spread the creativHy.
Follow Betsey Johnson in the
journey to remain true to who you
are and what you envision.
How Google Glass can be used during sex
By
ALYSSA
ROSSI
Sex Columnist
"We are trying to change the
way you experience something
personal. It's about seeing two
perspectives, at the same time.
Seamlessly," said Sherif Maktabi,
one of the "Sex with Google Glass"
app's developers.
"Sex with Google Glass" is an
app that is due to be released by
the end of the month, which al-
lows users to see their partner's
point of view during sex. A Daily
News article further explains how
this app works. Both people wear
the Google Glasses and they have
the option of connecting their
iPhone to get another incredibly
awkward
and
uncomfortable
angle.
Something that almost slipped
my mind: apparently the app only
retains the mediocre and oh-so-
flattering film for five hours.
Where have I heard that before?
Oh right - Snapchat. Seems like
this soon-to-be Google Glass app
and soon-to-be iPhone app called
"Glance" are setting themselves
up for the same scandals and mal-
functions as Snapchat, but, then
again, who am I to judge?
This cheap porno-creating app
works via voice commands. When
the primary user wishes to start
recording their soon-to-be dra-
matic comedy they just have to
say, "Ok Glass, it's time," and
when they want the recording to
finally stop, they just have to
mumble the romantic phrase, "Ok
Glass, pull out."
Another riveting feature this in-
novative app has is if the primary
user, or spotiight trollop as I like
to call them, thinks the moment is
missing something (which odds
are it is if you are so desperate to
know how horrible you look while
doing the dirty), they can call out,
"Ok Glass, give me ideas." This
life-changing feature allows users
to spice up the
lackluster
moment
by linking this app to a smart
lamp (because I know everyone
has
at least
six
in their
homes ... what even is this?), so
one can dim the lighting, or turn
it off, to a more flattering scene.
This special feature can also con-
trol the music, which could really
be a lifesaver if you have your
iTunes on shuffle nothing says ro-
mance qqite like the Mary Pop-
pins soundtrack.
I think the best and most hu-
LAWRENCEGS/FUCKR
The
new Google Glass app allows the user
to
see
from
his or her partner's
view
during sex In a recording that remains for five hours after.
mo-
rous part of the "Ok Glass, give
me ideas" portion is that your
Google Glasses can give you les-
sons from the Karma Sutra. Hon-
estly, if you have enough time
during an "intimate session" to be
able to ask for ideas and ulti-
mately help enhance your sex life,
then you should probably should-
n't
be recording yourself since
you'll
just be embarrassed by yourself
when you rewafoh it before the
five hours are up.
































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Commuters struggle
to
find parking
in
the Snow
By
MICHAEL D'ADDARIO
Commuter Columnist
If
you read my last article and had
the fortitude to see past the lame
jokes about BuzzFeed, Starbucks
and O'Malley's, you may recall that
my goal was to show how com-
muters and residents are essen-
tially the same deep down. While
that message still holds true, there
are some obvious things that com-
muters have to deal with that resi-
dents do not and vice versa. I know
that the struggle for priority points
is real, but my area of expertise is
with #Commuter Problems. No, I
did not coin that phrase. No, com-
muters do not go around saying it.
Yes, part of me died as I typed it.
Anyway, it has snowed quite a lot
over the past few weeks. I know
this bec
-
ause I have seen at least
100 Facebook statuses about it.
If
you are ever locked in a window less
room, have access to the Internet,
and are simply dying to know if
snow is cunently falling, check
Facebook. One out of every six sta-
tus updates will be about it. While
this snow looks pretty and causes
those ever-so-wonderful class can-
cellations, it is not alI fun and
games for your fellow Red Foxes
who have to drive to campus.
When class is not cancelled, stu-
dents who commute face a whole
host of issues. First, you have to dig
out your car.
As
evidenced by the
amount of cars that are still covered
in snow throughout the various
Marist parking lots, people prefer to
procrastinate when it comes to
snow removal. To the two girls who
spent
,
their Valentine's Day at-
tempting to clear over a foot of snow
off of a Jeep with only a broom, I
saw you, felt a little empathy and
then laughed to myself.
If
you com-
mute, you plan on waking up early
to clear the igloo off of your roof.
After you evict Nanook, you get
the privilege of travelling across the
frozen tundra. Basically, this
means that your drive is extra long
and the roads make you feel like
you're Michelle Kwan pulling off a
triple axel. At this point you may be
thinking, "Yeah dude, driving in the
snow is buns. Get over it." Yes, but
it is even more "buns" when you
have to go through all of this hassle
to drive to school. We're not talking
about the mall or your buddy's
place; we're talking about classes.
While the preceding difficulties
can definitely fall under the cate-
gory of #CommuterProblems
(I
can't believe I keep typing it), the
biggest struggle comes after you
traverse the winter wonderland
and arrive at Marist. While the
parking situation for commuter stu-
dents is pretty a.by~mal year-round,
snow only makes it worse. Yes,
commuters can park in the McCann
or Beck lots, as well as the Fontaine
Annex lot due to the disproportional
space to car ratio. However, there
are still more cars than spaces and
residents park in these areas as
well. Parking issues are magnified
when there is snow. Plows cannot
sufficiently clear the lots due to the
cars that are permanently parked
in them, resulting in even fewer us-
able spaces. After you get soaked
clearing off your car and almost
crash several times because you are
sliding across Rt. 9, the last thing
you want to do is spend ten minutes
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looking for a place to park because
so many spaces are still full of
snow. Trust me on that one.
While this may seem like a whole
lot of commotion over nothing, es-
pecially for resident students, it is
quite relevant to a commuter's day-
to-day experience at Marist
.
Imag-
ine trying to leave your building but
havin__g to walk in a circle for five to
10 minutes until someone opens the
door for you. al)d that is after some-
one splashed you with water a few
times and you almost fell down the
stairs. Annoying, right?
By this point, any commuter who
is reading this column is probably
thinking something along the lines
of, "Right on, brother." But in all
seriousness, maybe we deserve
some consideration when it comes
to Marist's renovation plans. It is
great that the dining hall serves
gelato and the bathroom by the
SGA office has four urinals, but
what about a parking lot that is
strictly for commuters? A parking
lot that must be empty by 10:30 at
night during winter months so that
plows can clear all of the snow out?
It
takes a lot of effort to come to
school in the middle of a snow-
storm. We just want a place to park.
While residents may procrastinate when
It
comes
to
cleaning off their cars, com-
muters have no choice but
to
get up early
to
dig out their cars and drive
to
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America is beautiful, but only to some?
By JENNA GRANDE
Editor-in-Chief
Super Bowl Sunday is perhaps
the only day in which people look
forward to the commercials just as
much as they do the main event
(in this case, a blowout football
game). With advertisement space
running at $4 million per 30 sec-
onds of TV time, companies feel
the pressure to produce a memo-
rable ad that not only promotes
their product, but also induces a
response from its intended recipi-
ents.
It was no surprise, then, that
the Coca Cola Corporation had the
funds to dole out a mi:nute-long
commercial. Their ad was simple
in content, and visionary in mean-
ing. The ad had people of different
nationalities
and
ethnicities
singing "America, the Beautiful,"
with portions of the song sung in
different languages. The commer-
cial displayed an array of diverse
people, all drinking the product
that often comes to mind when we
think of "soda": Coca Cola.
As
I watched the commercial, I
found it to be a beautiful testa-
ment to America's diverse popula-
tion,
and
an
accurate
representation of America: we are
a land of dreamers and oppor-
tunists, coming from different
ways of life, and all sharing the
dream of a better and brighter
fu-
ture. "How could anyone not like
that commercial?" I thought to
myself.
"It
was tastefully done
and on-point to what America is:
a melting pot."
Then my friend Taylor (a clear-
headed thinker) said to me: "This
commercial is accurate and posi-
tive because America is a melting
pot, but there is definitely going to
be some backlash." Puzzled, I
checked my phone and logged onto
Twitter. The commercial became a
viral hit in more ways than one,
when viewers began tweeting
about the commercial with the
hashtag
#AmericalsBeautiful.
Across my Twitter feed; dozens
upon dozens of tweets read things
like "Not to be an asshole, but it is
pretty offensive to sing 'America,
the Beautiful' in another lan-
guage." This was a real tweet, by
the way, from a
girl
I went to high
school with. I immediately unfol-
lowed her after reading this.
The tweets did not stop there.
People I considered to be intelli-
gent and aware of racial issues in
this country (because, yes, they do
exist, and contrary to popular be-
lief, "by not talking about race it
goes away" does not work), were
tweeting about how insensitive
this commercial was, or how the
commercial should have been
sung in English because "this is
America and we are Americans,
and this commercial is definitely
not American." I clicked on the
trend #AmericalsBeautiful, and
thousands of tweets followed suit
to what I was reading on my Twit-
ter feed.
I had been enjoying my night so
far: great friends, delicious buffalo
chicken dip and colorful commen-
tary from the sports experts in the
room. But reading all of this hate
and blatant racism popping up
over and over again shook me to
displeasure since it was sung in
other languages and featured
other ethnicities besides Cau-
casians. Does this mean that the
upset viewer is regarding other
languages and races as inferior to
English-speaking
Caucasians?
Just because you do not speak
Spanish, French, Arabic or Chi-
nese does not mean it should be
by
·one,
each Senator took to their
desk. Vice President Joe Biden
even showed up to the proce-
dure-something he does only for
important bills. As I eagerly lis-
tened to Senator Harry Reid
speak, I noticed next to me was a
mother and her son. The boy could
not have been older than four or
five. He was cute, but talkative.
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Coca
Cola received either national criticism or applause for their Super Bowl commercial depicting multi-ethnic families and
children singing •America, the Beautiful"
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several languages other than English.
my core with anger. I silently
fumed about this (with the occa-
sional grumble to Taylor) the rest
of the game. Besides the blatant
intolerance for other ethnicities,
there was something else bother-
ing me, but I could not put my fin-
ger on what it was.
I have been trying to use moral
reasoning lately, seeing as I spend
three hours a week for my capping
class discussing ethical theories.
So, when I got home, I sat down
and tried to figure it out using
what I have learned in class and
from my readings. What I have
come up with is this:
1.
To claim that this commercial
is
"un-American"
means that it
does not meet the criteria of what
it means to be "American." I at-
tempted to define this term, and I
honestly can say that I have made
no progress on this one. There is
no universal definition of it.
Therefore, I do not think it can be
generalized as to what is Ameri-
can and what is not.
2. English is not the national
language in the United States.
It
is the official language in some
states, but this is mostly for legal
reasons
(court
documents,
treaties, legislation, etc.). Telling
someone to "speak English be-
cause they are in America" is not
the appropriate way to deal with
someone different than you.
Nowhere does it say that speaking
English is a requirement for en-
tering the United States.
3. To be upset at this commer-
cial, it must come from a place of
discredited or viewed negatively.
This land of opportunity is not
meant to discriminate. It is a
country meant for all.
4. According to the natural
rights ethical theory, all people
are born with certain inalienable
rights. Our founding fathers said
this was the right to "life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness" and
that "all men were created equal."
They never mentioned language
or being American as a require-
ment to receive such treatment.
To insult other people's races and
ethnicities means to objectify
them and remove any sort of
value, and to view their rights as
less important than yours.
I think I took this issue so per-
sonally because of an experience I
had over the summer ...
I interned in Washington D.C.
One of the perks of being a hill in-
tern was the access to sit in the
gallery and watch the Senate or
House vote on upcoming bills. One
of the most talked about bills this
summer was the immigration bill
(S. 7 44) going through the Senate.
It appeared to have enough sup-
port to pass. My boss told each of
us interns to watch the proceed-
ings-it would be filled with peo-
ple anxious about the outcome.
So, on we went
to
the gallery, an-
ticipating the vote we had all been
doing research on all summer long
and taking phone calls about at
the· front desk.
My boss was right: the place was
packed! We were lucky to squeeze
into the gallery, and watch as one
His mother kept shushing him so
she could listen.
It
was clear this
vote was important to her. Her
son had so many questions about
what was going on and what this
meant. The mother could not
focus on her son's questions, only
the vote.
After some time and speeches,
we finally watched as each Sena-
tor cast his/her vote. The bill
passed 68-32. Though it is sup-
posed to be quiet in the gallery, it
erupted with cheers from specta-
tors. The little boy next to me
looked up at his mom and said,
"Mom, does this mean you do not
need to leave me and the coun-
try?"
My heart broke. In this mo-
ment, I realized, "Who am I to say
that I am more American than
this little boy? Because I am a
white, privileged female? Because
I speak better English than his
mom does? (Her son spoke great
English and Spanish, by the way).
America is the only place this boy
knows as home.
It
is where he
lives, goes to school, has friends-
this is his America, just as much
it is mine.
In that gallery, we were all
Americans. We all had different
stories and names, but we were all
Americans. And I think that is
what this Coca Cola commercial is
about: no matter the language,
ethnicity or gender, we are what
makes America great. We are,
"America, the Beautiful."

























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Without net neutrality, the Internet is no longer free
By
BERNADETTE HOGAN
Circle Contributor
Never give up freedom for promised
"safety" and ''protection" because once
you do that you've just compromised
your rights as an individual. The In-
ternet is like an individual. Designed
intelligently and uniquely, it houses
mass com_merce and mass potential,
but it's
also
supposed to
be
''free"
and
supposedly
"open."
So why has the
government-run Federal Communi-
cations Commission (FCC) just been
given plenary power to regulate the
activities and economic boundaries of
private broadband companies, essen-
tially imposing on the professionals?
.
On Jan.
14,
the Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia found the
concept of ''net neutrality," or Internet
providers and users treating data and
the distribution of data equally sans
discrimination, unconstitutional due
to a contradiction in definition. The
case screamed praise and outrage on
both sides, but the victors of the case,
namely broadband servers such as
Verizon and Comcast, shouldn't be
the ones cheering. The FCC, whose
panel of five commissioners appointed
by President Obama and the U.S.
Senate, botched the basic grounds of
its case and have now been yielded de-
finitive power over the Internet. The
trumpeters of an "Open Internet"
have just been given the keys to its
cage. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is
quick to utilize his newfound, nearly
covetous power.
The whole concept of net neutrality
is a government
guise
to hide its thirst
for more power and more control.
Meant to deter large corporations
from monopolizing Internet compa-
nies and discriminating against com-
petition, supporters of net neutrality
fear large providers creating a choke-
hold on the little guys and intention-
ally
slowing
down
opposing
companies from swift deliveries
via
its
network. What ever happened to a
free market economy where competi-
tion is supposed to take place? Isn't
this precisely why America has some
of the best companies in the world; be-
cause we demand better? Netflix com-
petes
with
Comcast's
own
On-Demand Service, so does that
mean Comcast would take advantage
by purposely slowing down Netflix
services, making consumers abandon
the Internet streamed movies in favor
of Comcast's own service? It's a possi-
bility, but at least we know it's a pos-
sibility, and therefore can
fortify
ourselves legally to destroy the root of
.the
problem.
The scary part about the ruling
against net neutrality is that now we
don't know this enemy of Internet
freedom, but we have a good idea and
so does FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.
When net neutrality was struck
down, its supporters whined and
wailed over its demise, almost mak-
ing a bigger deal than necessary and
drawing some susp1c1on.
They
moaned that big wig broadband
providers now held the keys to power.
They could now charge companies like
Amazon or eBay exorbitant amounts
in exchange for increased clarity and
speed, so these companies would have
an edge over the little guys. The FCC
made these private companies out to
be
the bad guys, but again, it's called
a
free
market society. After the prin-
ciple was struck down, Wheeler made
a blog post on the FCC's homepage ex-
plaining the newfound implications of
the action, and what I read was
shocking.
The Court of Appeals sided with the
FCC, defining their formerly unde-
fined purpose as an authoritative
power to regulate the Internet having
"the right to regulate broadband
providers' economic relationships
with edge providers,
if,
in fact the na-
ture of those relationships influences
the rate and extent to which broad-
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calls Into question Internet censorship
and freedom of speech.
services for end users."
This
is
outra-
geous! These so-called "supporters'' of
an open Internet
are
binding the very
thing they proclaimed would stay un-
restricted, and they
will
be imple-
menting
penalties!
Chairman
Wheeler
hlogged..-''the
key
message
is
that the FCC has the authority-and
the responsibility to regulate the ac-
tivities of broadband networks."
Fur-
ther commenting, "the FCC
will
intrude on the activities of network
operators in ways that
will
damage
them economically with injury to
them and to their ability to offer more
and improved service to the public."
Wheeler was CEO of several private
investment and technology compa-
nies, and do you think he had anyone
telling him what to do? Perhaps he's
just used to Orwellian, Big Brother-
esque surveillance. Mind you, the
FCC was also gifted omnipotent au-
thority over interstate and foreign
wire
and radio communications in the
Communications
Act
of
1934.
Surveil-
lance and power is seemingly ex-
pected by these fabulous five
commissioners.
But my question is,
if
service is im-
proved by network operators,
will
the
FCC step away from their intrusive
efforts and
lift
penalties
inflicted?
Or
does the commission plan on hanging
out and infiltrating the interworkings
of these privately operated companies
all in the name of public interest?
Why do professionals need to be mon-
itored
if
they are already doing a good
job? What
if
one company is guilty of
illegal discriminatory action,? Why
should one bad apple spoil the barrel?
The FCC's fallacious logic based on an
atypical situation should incriminate
all broadband companies.
I am an avid supporter of an Open
Internet, but not a commission that
attempts to regulate and punish its
users. It seems to me that with the
newlydefinedpurposeofthe FCC, the
Internet policies may start to look like
that of China, where antigove:,;nment
and certain religious searches are
fil-
tered and banned, and freedom of
speech does not exist. The FCC is a
wolf in sheep's clothing, for it has just
usurped a space so essential to our
everyday lives, and most of us don't
even know it. But now you do.
Russia's anti-gay laws stir up Winter Olympic controversy
By
EMILY HOUSTON
Staff Writer
The Olympics are a celebration of
countries coming together on an in-
ternational stage, but attention shifts
when human rights issues gamer as
much attention as the quest for gold.
It is undeniable that much of the
.
press coverage before the Olympics
was focused on Russia's staunch anti-
gay laws and President Putin's auto-
cratic ruling. While each country
has
its points of contention, the United
States' view of Russia greatly im-
pacted Americans' opinions of the
games and Russia before the
Olympics. Political topics such as gay
rights, outbreaks of violence and
Putin's leadership, filled the pages of
U.S. newspapers and online websites.
It seemed as though the American
athletes who qualified to compete on
the grandest of scales fell below the
fold in comparison to these headlin~s.
While on the surface the Olympics
are supposed to be about putting
away international differences to
come together over sports, it
is
ruuve
to believe that politics
do
not
affect
the
games. In one sense, seeing the Russ-
ian government suppress the rights of
its citizens can make Americans ap-
preciate their constitutional rights.
The Olympic spotlight has given
light to Russia's intolerance, specifi-
cally in lieu of its anti-gay laws.
If
it
had not been for the months of prior
press coverage, it is hard to say that
the world would have known as much
about these issues as we now do. In
today's world, information is power,
and possessing the knowledge about
how seriously the anti-gay laws have
affected the citizens of Russia gives
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Gay
rights
supporters have gathered in
Russia and around the world to
protest
the Olympic Winter Games In Soehl.
those around the world the ability and
platform to react to these actions.
Now that these issues
are
at the
forefront on the world scale, believing
that they
will
disappear once the
teleprompters
are
turned off and the
newscasters leave after the closing
ceremonies,
is
ignorant. Finding the
balance between the coverage of ath-
letes and politics is something that
other news organizations are skepti-
cal that NBC
will
able to accomplish.
The Washington Post wrote that
NBC would be wary of turning an
event that is supposed to be a high-
spirited sports competition, into a po-
litical debate. "Framing those issues
is part of the backdrop. It's like de-
scribing what the weather is at a ball-
game or what the crowd is like
....
If
something [unexpected] should occur,
it
will
be
part of our coverage," said
broadcaster
Bob
Costas.
Thr~ughout the first week, NBC
highlighted the people and the
culture
of Russia during the primetime cover-
age, but has yet to discuss the hard-
hitting topics. While the Olympics are
airing for another week, what NBC
chooses to cover should be the more
political issues at hand, even
if
it
means putting a more serious tone to
the overall competition. The politics
are a key part of these games and the
~ntroversy surrounding them and
should
be
given fair coverage and
recognition. However, it should
be
bal-
anced by sports reporting.
The two sides of the Olympics, the
athletes and the issues, come together
through the gay athletes competing at
the Sochi games. Whether they are
from the United States or abroad,
many have chosen to continue to com-
pete in the games becuase their sport
and passion
are
bigger than any law.
Admirably, they have been proactive
and instrumental in taking a stance
on the issue globally. Gay rights
affect
not only Russia, but many places
throughout the world. Boycotting the
games or choosing a place based on
their political views is not an appro-
priate solution. Even though many
disagree with Russian laws and how
they treat protestors, it is a chance to
learn and form an issue that affects
citizens of so many countries.
Whether or not one supports Russ-
ian politics, these Olympics have
shown that even in the midst of con-
troversy, people with different views
can rise above and represent their
country on a global scale.

































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Making
sense of
love,
post-Valentine's Day
By
CHRISTINA
DARCO
Opinion Editor
I don't consider myself a romantic.
Like many of you, my Valentine's Day
was spent eagerly awaiting the in-
evitable discount chocolate sales,
going out with single friends, and cel-
ebrating, well, me - the fact that I was
able to retain my unfaltering free
spirit and still function throughout
college without being romantically at-
tached.
Don't get me wrong. Love is good
and all. In fact, it may be the only
thing really worth living for in this
shallow world.
If
you think about it, I
mean, really think about it, love is fas-
cinating. It is a completely selfless
emotion, and humans are naturally
selfish beings. Love is not easy to find
and shouldn't be celebrated
if
not real.
Love between two people
is
a rare and
beautiful thing.
So,
how do you know
if
you really
love someone? What is this thing we
call ''love," and is there a difference be-
tween that and the heart-pounding
adrenaline rush you feel when you see
[insert name here}? You know the per-
son rm talking about. That hot guy
playing basketball at the gym ... the
cute girl who makes eye contact as she
passes by ... the friend of a friend of a
friend ... maybe a best friend. It's that
person we keep track of when he or
she is in the same room, whose com-
ments and actions we analyze to no
end ...
There are a few things love isn't.
Love isn't a feeling. Although real love
is often accompanied by strong feel-
ings, love does not equate with the
sense of floating on clouds. Unlike the
type oflove that Valentine's Day por-
trays, people in love don't always feel
ooey gooey around each other. A real
relationship can't last on emotions
alone.
It
requires commitment,
knowledge, mental stamina and a
good dose of reality.
When you're in love, there is the
idea that time (as precious as it is) al-
ways comes second to your love. Peo-
love and affection. Why d~ people do
this? I wish I knew. Perhaps it is be-
cause we want to make sure we can
live up to their expectations and not
disappoint. "Are we right for each
other?"
"Are
we meant to be?' These
questions
will
drive you crazy, so stop
asking them. No one is "right" for any-
one. There are good matches and bad
matches, and that's about it.
We all know that feeling - the in-
tensifying heartbeat, profuse sweat-
ing and adrenaline rush when get
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One thing our generation does well
is
reallze that couples are not perfect beings
destined to be together. Love Is an active, conscious choice made
by
two
lndMduals
who want to share a life together.
ple who are truly in love get lost in when we see our crush. But when
each other. What I mean
is
that time you're in love, this playful excitement
seems to pass slowly when you are can quickly turn into an underlying
thinking of that person or are with fear. You can love someone so much
him or her. And this is not necessarily that you are scared by them - scared
a bad thing.
If
you could spend hours of losing them, scared of not making
upon hours talking and laughing with them happy, scared of what they
one person, and not feel an ounce of thinkofyou-and this is perfectly OK
regret,
this
is
a
sign
of
real
lov.e.
Being scared
is
a natural part of
When we really love someone, falling in love.
there's also a part of us that thinks we
Loving someone also means sacri-
are not ever good enough. We always ficing things that deeply matter to you
seem to question whether we "de-
for that other person. You know you're
serve" them and are worthy of their in love when you're ditching things
you really care about in favor of what
they want. This can
also
mean chang-
ing things about yourself you dislike
to help improve the relationship
(Warning
:
this can go
too
far. Most of
time; you're fine the way you are.)
Change is hard.
So
if
you're willing
t.o
make any serious change in your
life,
especially for one person, consider
yourself in love.
When you're falling in love, you are
also consciously learning to love that
individual's flaws.
Think
of
it like a
package deal. There's always some-
thing in the package you don't like,
but you're forced to buy it anyway be-
cause you know you're getting the
best deal in the end.
If
you are able to
let go of poor decisions made in the
past, forgive his or her mistakes and
learn to put all of that bad stuff aside,
congratulations! This takes a lot of
courage to do, but when your love is
real, you'd be surprised how far you're
willing to go.
In
many ways, love
is
a game. Peo-
ple fight for each other, over each
other, with the end goal being that
you •~" that person as opposed to
someone else. Like a game, the out-
come is unpredictable. One thing our
generation does well is realize that
couples are not perfect beings des-
tined to be together. Love is an active,
conscious choice made by two individ-
uals who want to share a life together.
We readily accept our flaws and the
flaws incorporated into love itself.
In
the end, lovers are nothing but two
vying souls in a world
full
of crazed
and endless uncertainty.
Maryland shooting calls for better gun violence approach
By
ELIZABETH GA.SSMAN
Circle Contributor
On the morning of Jan. 25, 19-year-
old Darion Marcus Aguilar entered
the mall in Columbia, Md. Instead of
carrying a wallet like other customers,
Aguilar brought with him a 12-gauge
Mossberg shot gun, large amounts of
ammunition and two homemade ex-
plosives. For reasons unclear to au-
thorities, Aguilar then proceeded to a
Zumiez where he opened fire. He
killed Brianna Benlolo, a 21-year-old
mother
,
and Tyler Johnson, a 25-year-
old recovering addict, before turning
the gun on himself.
This report is one that is distress-
ingly familiar. Darion
Aguilar
was a
reserved teenager who was described
by his classmates as a "sweet person,"
but
in his private journals Aguilar
wrote of his hatred of the world and
his willingness to die. It shoul4 also
not come as a surprise that Aguilar's
weapon was legally purchased. De-
spite Maryland's recently passed the
Firearms Safety Act of 2013, which re-
stricts possession of assault weapons
and increases background check re-
quirements in order prevent such in-
cidents, the gun he used was lawful.
There is no argument that these
rampages need to stop. Any efforts
made at reducing such attacks
seemed to be blocked by Congres-
sional
lobbyist
or rendered useless by
convenient judicial loopholes, and
with each new victim morale for the
cause weakens. Maybe the problem is
not that
our
activisms are ineffective,
but that we are focusing on the wrong
side of the issue - the how. Debates
over how weapons are acquired, secu-
movie theatre rampage ranked fifth
bringing
48
percent of Americans to
their televisions.
The solution lies in less viewer
friendly areas. It is spread across var-
ious fields of study, buried in research
and contingent
on
partisan compro-
mise. The answer is in the why.
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PHOTO
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JACOBSON
Laws
need
to
be
passed to regulate
gun
violence
and public
safety, but
we
cannot
wait
years for
compromises
to be
reached.
rity systems breached and innocent
lives taken are easy. They produce
polarizing solutions like arming
teachers and rarely end in reasonable
plans of action. But more impor-
tantly, these debates between red
faced talking heads draw in viewers.
According to the PEW Research Cen-
ter, the Sandy Hook Elementary
shooting and its subsequent analysis
ranked second highest in the most
watched news story with 57 percent
of Americans stating they followed the
coverage very closely. The Aurora
There should be a more concentrated
effort to understanding why someone
is motivated to
carry
out such an act,
why an attacker choses a particular
location and the gunman so fre-
quently takes his own life
if
we hope
to make substantial progress on this
issue. Although the answer to these
questions are complex and require in-
depth research, there are hints to
gaining understanding in the patterns
of these tragedies
.
Take, for instance, the familiar per-
sonality traits of the attackers
.
They
are typically males in their late teens
to mid twenties. They are repeatedly
described
as
quiet and go unnoticed
by classmates, but privately express
feelings of violence and hatred. They
are frequently labeled as loners, and
generally have little to no personal
connection to their victims. They al-
most all end their rampage by taking
their own life.
These characteristics offer red flags
to potentially harmful behavior to-
ward aspects of our communities that
could use improvements
.
Areas such
as mental health, bullying and media
frenzies are all factors that have large
impacts and are controlled by culture
not Congress. Undoubtedly, laws need
to be pa~ed to regulate gun and pub-
lic safety, but we cannot wait years for
compromises to be reached.
As
a society we can take the cultural
elements on as our own responsibility.
We can cultivate communities that
openly speak about mental health and
demand news stations focus on the
memory of the victims' lives not their
gruesome deaths. Progress does not
need
to be regulated by legislation
,
but can be pushed forward at a
greater and faster pace through these
simple steps. Such actions could not
only prevent Darion Aguilar from ac-
cessing large amounts of ammunition
and weapons, but
also
stop him from
ever wanting them in the first place.






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Pete Seeger: a brief history of a
•
music legend
By MARGARET
BRUETSCH
Staff Writer
The banjo strings were silenced
after almost 70 years when Pete
Seeger passed away on Jan. 27,
2014. Seeger, a Hudson Valley
resident, lived nearby in Beacon,
N.Y.,
and he did more with his
songs than just revitalize Amer-
ica's folk music scene. He spoke
out for civil rigbts, peace and
equality- and he encouraged oth-
ers to do the same. Seeger once
said,
"If
there's something wrong,
speak up!"
Pete Seeger was born on May 13,
1919, in Putnam County, N.Y. to
parents Charles and Constance
Seeger. Seeger was surrounded by
music as he grew up and eventu-
ally fell in love with the banjo, his
signature instrument. Seeger was
a Harvard student, but eventually
dropped out to pursue his love for
music by touring the American
South. He was eventually drafted
into the Army in 1942 where he
performed to troops and married
his wife, Toshi, in 1943. The cou-
ple remained_married for 70 years
until her death in 2013.
Seeger met and became good
friends with folk singer Woody
Guthrie, father of Arlo Guthrie,
who was an important influence
on Seeger's musical career. Seeger
was a founding member of two
major folk groups of the 1940s and
1950s, The Almanacs and The
Weavers (a reinvention of The Al-
manacs). The groups produced
songs to introduce audiences to
folk classics such as "On Top of
Old Smokey," "Goodnight Irene,"
"Follow the Drinking Gourd" and
"The Midnight Special."
Seeger is also noted for his po-
litical stance. As a former member
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Pete
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of the Communist Party, he was
brought before the House Un-
American Activities Committee in
1955 and was blacklisted for
seven yeau until his contempt
charge was cleared in 1962. He
left the Communist party and
eventually denounced Stalin, but
said in a 1995 interview he
said.
"I still call myself a communist,
because communism is no more
what Russia made of it than
Christianity is what the churches
make of it."
After leaving The Weavers in
the late 1950s, Seeger started his
solo career and spe~t his time in
the South marching for Civil
Rights. His song ''We Shall Over-
come" became an anthem for
equal rights. Other well-known
songs included "Where ,Have All
the Flowers Gone?" (1962),
"If
I
Had a Hammer (The Hammer
Song)" (1962) and "Little Boxes"
(1963). In 1962, Seeger wrote one
of his most famous songs, "Turn,
Turn, Turn," which was later cov-
ered by The Byrds and became a
"hippie anthem," by taking lyrics
from the Book of Ecclesiastes. In
the late 60s, Seeger spoke out
against the Vietnam War on The
Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
by performing a song "Waist Deep
in the Big Muddy."
Seeger's attention turned to the
environment in the 1970s and
1980s. He was involved with the
cleanup of the Hudson River and
the eventual formation of Hudson
River Sloop Clearwater Incorpora-
tion. The organization has de-
voted itself to preserving the Hud-
son River and fostering the next
generation's concern for the area,
as well as fostering "the historic
and cultural heritage of the Hud-
son Valley from the mountains to
the sea."
Seeger was awarded with the
Kennedy Center Honors in the
1990s, won the Grammy Award
for Best Traditional Folk Album
in 1996 and 2008, and was
awarded a Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1993. Even
through his 90s, Seeger remained
active in his outspokenness, per-
forming at Farm Aid in 2009, Oc-
cupy Wall Street protests, and
even marching at anti-fracking
rallies.
Seeger influenced varying Amer-
ican musicians, most notably Bob
Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and
was most at home on the stage. He
was known to play for a wide vari-
ety of reasons, from Union rallies
to helping out small town musi-
cians who lacked health insur-
ance. Seeger was a person who
fought for community and was
willing to lend his voice to those
who wanted his help.
Pete Seeger did more than revi-
talize American folk music in the
1950s. He wrote anthems for var-
ious movements seeking social
change, fought to clean up the
Hudson River Valley he called
home. While many in younger
generations do not know his
name, Seeger's influence on music
and his belief that everyone
should stand up for something
will continue to reach future gen-
erations through his music and
his outspoken beliefs. As Seeger
once said, "A good song reminds
us what we're fighting for."
Bank Square Coffeehouse: Beacon's hot spot
By
LILLIAN
SNYDER
Circle Contributor
On the quintessential main street
in Beacon, N.Y. nests the Bank
Square Coffeehouse. On a cold Sun-
day afternoon there is nothing bet-
ter then sitting down for a cup of
coffee and a conversation with a
friend, or listening to one of the
many local bands that populate our
area. The Bank Square is one such
artistic center.
It
will
serve your tra-
ditional coffees, lattes and teas, as
well as smoothies and beer on tap,
all of which are simply displayed on
a hand written chalkboard that
rises to the ceiling. You can enjoy
gluten-free pastries, wraps, salads
and oatmeal to complement your
drink. They sell and use local dairy
farm milk in their drinks, have local
beers on tap such as The Newburgh
Brewing Company, and promote
local artists.
If
you go onto their
Facebook page they are frequently
posting about different local artists
and musicians that perform at the
coffeehouse regularly. At night it
transforms to a small venue where
friends can enjoy
conversation with a customer,
whether it be complimenting a child
The Bank Square Coffeehouse
is
located
right
on Main
Street
in Beacon,
N.Y.
a drink and listen to some local color
or partake in some karaoke.
If
you are looking for a Lower East
Side coffee shop in the Hudson Val-
ley, the Bank Square is the place for
you. The exposed brick, mismatched
chairs and couches, uneven wooden
floor, and bright yellow paint-
chipped walls gives guests the feel
of a hip metropolitan hang-out. The
employees are always up for any
on their brightly colored animal hat,
or suggesting their favorite cookie
to
eat. They serve homemade choco-
late chip, peanut butter and
macadamia nut cookies, blueberry
bunt cakes, croissants, bagels and
soups. The cooler in the front Pepsi
and Coke in their original glass bot-
tles, wraps to go from Brooklyn, all
natural ice teas, and coconut waters
fill
for a quick grab.
While sitting there enjoying my
Cafe Americano, it was refreshing
to see all the different characters
who walked through the door sup-
porting their local businesses, in-
stead of pouring their money into
chain coffee places to quickly get the
customers in and out within a few
minutes.
It is vital to help local
businesses because in return it
helps out the community as a whole.
If
it doesn't have a drive-thru or a
make-it-a-combo option, many peo-
ple will simply bypass it due
to the
fact that it is not convenient. Seeing
that originality has not completely
died was an uplifting thing to wit-
ness during my visit at the Bank
Square. I highly recommend this to
anyone who is looking for a funky,
cool place to do their homework,
talk with friends or write an article
for the school paper, while support-
ing their local business. Visit the
Bank Square coffeehouse Facebook
page
or
their
website
www .banksquarecoffeehouse.com-
for more information.


















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A catch-up on AMC's "The Walking De~d"
By
AMBER CASE
Lifestyles Editor
The deaths of the Governor and
Hershel in the fourth midseason fi-
nale of "The Walking Dead" were
the best and worst things to hap-
pen, respectively.
It was about time for the Gover-
nor to be defeated after wreaking
havoc on Rick's group multiple
times. Even though it was the loss
of his wife and daughter in the zom-
bie apocalypse that caused him to
turn evil, he was a terrible man
who got what he deserved.
Hershel on the other hand was a
kind and resourceful man who did
not deserve to be executed.
It
was
very much like his character to
stand up for his group and, figura-
tively and literally, take a slice to
the throat for the survival of his
family. However, that does not
mean that the faithful fans wanted
to see one of their favorite charac-
ters die. The surprise exit of Scott
Wilson from "The Walking Dead"
left many fans wondering how the
show would go on.
The question was partially an-
swered on Sunday night's midsea-
son premiere: although defeated
emotionally, we do know for sure
that Rick, Carl, and Michonne
made it out of the prison alive.
Much like the episode "Clear"
from Season 3, "After" only featured
three characters from the main
cast. We see right away that Carl is
upset with Rick because he believes
that his father is once again to
blame for another group member's
death. Rick is in terrible condition
after his final confrontation with
self trapped in an upstairs bedroom
with a walker. He comes so close to
being bitten but ultimately prevails
for the second time. Returning to
Rick again, Carl is horrified to hear
his father begin groaning. Thinking
that Rick has been bitten and is
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"The Walking Dead," continues
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reel in ratings with It's dense, reallstlc narrative.
the Governor and about halfway
through the episode, does not wake
up when Carl tries to rouse him.
Carl goes off alone, leaving his fa-
ther behind. He has an encounter
with a small group of walkers but is
able to kill them all. He is at a stage
in his young life where he believes
that he does not need his father's
protection anymore. Carl returns to
t~ abandoned house where he left
Rick's unconscious body and Carl
tells Rick that he can survive with-
out him and doesn't care if he dies.
When Carl leaves Rick again, he
comes across another house that he
thinks is abandoned and finds him-
transforming into a zombie, Carl
loads his gun and points it as his fa-
ther who is slowly crawling across
the floor to his son. Carl breaks
down and is unable to kill his only
living blood relative. Much to his
and the audience's pleasure, Rick in
fact has not been bitten. He is still
weak from his injuries but he is
able to sit up and tell his son how
proud he is of his ability to survive
on his own.
The rest of the episode focuses on
Michonne. When we were first in-
troduced
·
to Michonne, she was
guiding along two armless walkers.
There was a really cool flashback
in which Michonne is seen with her
boyfriend, his friend and her son
during the early stages of the apoc-
alypse.
It
was so different to see Mi-
chonne carefree and happy when
presently, she seems so cold and
emotionless. At the end of the flash-
back, Michonne's boyfriend and his
friend transform into armless zom-
bies which explains who Michonne
was walking with when we first
met her.
Danai Gurira does such a won-
derful job portraying Michonne but
she reached new heights in "After".
We finally got to see a range of emo-
tions from her character. Michonne
is such a strong and independent
woman which is always great to see
on TV (where women are mostly
portrayed as sex objects) but it was
important for her to be emotional in
order to move on from a very diffi-
cult series of losses.
At the end of the episode, the trio
is reunited when Michonne comes
upon the house Rick looks through
the peephole and sees it is Mi-
chonne. "It's for you," he says to
Carl.
Rick, Carl and Michonne were
once again able to carry an episode
to success on their own but I think
I speak for all of the fans when I say
we want to see what happened to
the rest of the group!
Fan entitlement: do fans always know best?
By
MATT MCNAMARA
Circle Contributor
Oh my God. Ben Affieck is playing
Batman. The world is going to end!
No it is not. Don't judge a movie
J:>y its casting
,
especially when the
movie hasn't even started produc-
tion yet
.
As tabloid magazines and
social media sites have sky-rocketed
in popularity, the gossip about who
should or shouldn't be cast as cer-
tain characters in movies has al-
most gotten as much criticism from
fans as the movie itself. These criti-
cisms come mostly f.rom movie
adaptations of novels, comic books,
or real life events. Fans attached to
any of these stories or events will
have a certain expectation or hope
of which actor they want to see por-
tray a certain character. If their ex-
pectation isn't met, then they will
certainly complain about it.
As
a di-
rector or casting director, it is tough
to meet every fan's expectations
while sticking to your own vision of
the particular source material you
are adapting. A lot of the time, di-
rectors choose actors whom they've
frequently worked with and who
they can count on to put on an
amazing performance. Why do you
think Martin Scorcese used Robert
De Niro for so many of his earlier
films? Because Scorcese knew that
whatever role he gave De Niro, he
would bring that character to life in
unimaginable ways.
Now this "reliability" 1?trategy
does not always work for casting,
but directors still routinely use it,
sometimes to the complete dismay
of fans. A main example of this was
when Michael Keaton was cast as
Batman in Tim Burton's "Batman."
Keaton had gained popularity for
his comical performance as the titu-
lar character in Burton's "Beetle-
juice." So many fans were shocked
to see him cast as such a dark char-
acter that millions of fans wrote
hate mail and death threats to
focused on the genre of these
movies, so they were unprepared for
his Oscar-winning and sadistic por-
trayal of the Joker. Ledger poured
his heart and soul into this role,
doing all he could to get into char-
acter - a quality most fans don't rec-
ognize
·
when it comes to casting
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A
few
months ago It was announced that Ben Affleck would play the
newest
on-
screen version of Batman in Zach Snyder's "Batman Vs. Superman" set for 2016.
Keaton. Despite all this hatred, decisions. Let's not forget the cast-
"Batman" would go on to be one of ing of young and almost virtually
the highest grossing films of its unknown actors like Jennifer
time, and it earned huge support Lawrence and Daniel Radcliffe,
from both fans and critics being a both cast as iconic characters in
quality blockbuster film, proving ''The Hunger Games" and "Harry
that fan's expectations aren't al-
Potter," respectively. Neither actor
ways right. Recently, for "The Dark had been a part of any other huge
Knight," another big casting deci-
movies or shows, yet they proved
sion had fans in outrage; the casting that they were perfect for their part.
of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Now
Movie adaptations of comics and
most fans were upset because novels also provide examples of
Ledger had been known for his roles casting gone completely wrong.
in romantic films like "10 Things I "Batman and Robin" was a movie
Hate About You" and "Brokeback .with tons of A-list actors, and yet
Mountain." Fans never acknowl-
none of the actors really seem to fit
edged his strong acting perform-
the parts they were cast in, which is
ances in these movies. They just mainly why it is considered one of
the worst movies ever made. This is
mainly because fans assumed that
because successful actors were play-
ing these characters that the movie
would have to be great. They were
sadly mistaken.
Poor casting choices can take
away from a movie's integrity, be-
lievability and trueness to the
source material being adapted.
Fans flunk that they know best
when it comes to casting, but they
are not always right. When it comes
to Ben Affleck playing Batman, he
has showcased his fair share of poor
performances in films such as
"Gigli" and ''Daredevil," but recently
he has gained more praise for both
his acting and directing perform-
ances in his own movies such as
"The Town" and "Argo." Affieck has
also done a lot of great work with
Warner Bros., the company that is
financing "Batman Vs. Superman."
Maybe he fits perfectly with direc-
tor Zach Snyder's vision - or maybe
he doesn't - but let's wait until the
movie comes out to make that deci-
sion. Other casting choices such as
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and
Jeremy Irons as Alfred have fasci-
na.ted me. Eisenberg has put in
some great performances as the typ-
ical brainy-yet-awkward fellow in
movies such as "The Social Net-
work," so you would not expect him
to share the role that Qscar-winning
mega stars like Gene Hackman and
Kevin Spacey have played
.
But
maybe he'll bring a whole new and
exciting portrayal to the corrupt su-
pervillain. I guess we will just have
to wait to find out if it was cast cor-
rectly, and then cheer or jeer in re-
action.






























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The
Circle •
Thursday, February 20, 2014 •
Page 14
Another year,
.
another MAAC title
By
JUSTIN D'ANGELO
Staff Writer
This past weekend was not only
significant for Marist's swimming
and diving program, but also a
monumental moment for Marist
Athletics.
The women's swimming and div-
ing team won their fourth consecu-
tive
MAAC
Championship,
marking the
programs 27th MAAC
Title. This accomplishment also
clinched Marist Athletics 100th
MAAC Championship.
The Red Foxes never· trailed in
the meet, posting a dominating 801
points during the three day cham-
pionship.
''We were hoping women's vol-
leyball would win their champi-
onship and they came very close,"
head coach, Larry VanWagner ex-
plained. "But I thought it was ap-
propriate that swimming and
diving was the team."
VanWagner was able to accom-
plish his own feat by winning
Women's Coach of the Year.
"He's gotten it all four years and
he deserves every single one that he
gets," senior Maddie Arciello said.
"He trains us the way we are sup-
posed
to
be trained and I couldn't
ask
for
a better coach."
The Red Foxes were led by their
senior class, who in all four years
never surrendered a loss in a
MAAC dual meet or championship.
''They've
meant quite a bit," Van-
Wagner said. "To see them swim-
ming faster and faster every single
year says a lot for the senior class."
Bonnie Orr finished in first place
in the 1,650 and 1,000-yard
free.style with a time of 17:47.02.
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
Several milestones were reached
this
weekend, Including Marist's 100th MMC Cham-
pionship and
the
women's swimming and dMng programs 27th MMC Championshiip.
This Is a picture of Marist swimmers taking their positions
to
race.
Emily Miles finished as a four time
MAAC Champion in the 100-yard
butterfly. Rounding out the ~p sen-
ior performances was Arciello. Ar-
ciello finished in second in both the
50 and 100-yard freestyle. Both
swims were good enough to break
school records she previously held.
"Overall
I was really happy," Ar-
ciello said. "We had a really strong
group of girls who worked hard all
year long."
Junior Kimberly Tobias was the
standout diver for Marist, earning
Women's Diver of the Year after
f
·
shi
first
and second in .the
three and one-meter dives respec-
tively.
"I think Kimberly relied on the
new dives she had learned and done
during the season," diving coach
Melanie Bolstad explaine~
.
"She
had
to
do one of her harder dives
and nailed it."
The men's team, recorded 689
points and finished in second place
behind Rider University.
During the course of the week-
end, the men's team was able to
break 10 of the 20 school records.
"It is another indicator of how
your season has gone," Van Wagner
said.
"Those
are huge and reflect
how many good swimmers we have
this year."
Juniors Nick Vandermolen and
Jason Ruddy both finished second
in the 200:Yard breaststroke and
100-yard butterfly, respectively.
Another junior, John Spitzer,
placed third in the 100-yard
freestyle.
"As
a whole, you could really see
all the work we put in paid off," sen-
ior co-captain Nicholas Spinella
said.
Senior diver Sean Molloy dove to
second and third place finishes in
the one and three meter dives re-
spectively. This was an incredible
accomplishment considering Molloy
separated his shoulder just a week
prior to the MAAC Championships.
"For him
to
come back and dive
as well as he did was just amazing,"
Bolstad said. "I could not be more
proud of him."
Up next for both teams are the
ECAC Championships in Annapo-
lis, MA., at the Naval Academy,
starting Feb. 28th.
The Red Foxes will be placed up
against some of the best schools on
the east coast from conferences
such as the Big East, Patriot, Colo-
nial, Ivy League and America East.
''We get to see how we match up
against some of the best programs
on the east coast," Van Wagner said.
Swimn;iing in his last meet as a
Red Fox, Spinella realizes the im-
portance to perform well. "For us
seniors, it is one last chance to try
and go out on top."
Swimming and
Diving next
meet:
ECAC
Cham ionship
Friday-Sunday Feb
28th-Mar 2nd,
10:00AM.
Lacrosse opens season with close win
By
MIKE WALLACE
Circle Contributor
Marist men's lacrosse coach
Keegan Wilkinson was confident
that his team was ready for Fri-
day's season opener on the road
against Stony Brook.
Behind offensive fireworks in
the first three quarters and stel-
lar goalkeeping in a frantic last
three minutes, the Red Foxes
were able to hang on for a 13-12
win over Stony Brook in their sea-
son opener. The Seawolves re-
ceived votes in the USILA
Coaches Poll earlier in the week
and represented more than a for-
midable test for the Red Foxes.
"To see the energy we had was
awesome," Wilkinson said about
his team getting up for the game.
"We didn't skip a beat, they were
ready to go."
Junior attacker Colin Joka
scored a career-high seven goals
for the Red Foxes en route to win-
ning the MAAC Offensive Player
of the Week and classmate Drew
Nesmith matched a career-high
with
four goals.
"My mindset was to go out there
and definitely play to the best of
my ability, especially for the first
game I really wanted to bring
everything to the table and leav-
ing nothing behind," Nesmith
said.
"My friends and I were joking
before the game about how many
goals I would score," J oka said.
"We said maybe two at most, but
then it became three and then
four and we just kept the ball
rolling."
Freshman attacker J .D. Recor
assisted on four of Joka's goals.
After the game, Recor was happy
with the success of the offense
away from home and in the cold.
"Executing what we work on in
practice is a big part of.it. We ran
the offense how we were supposed
to and how coach wanted us to.
Everyone got to their spots and
ended up getting the
-
looks we
needed to," Recor said.
Recor is part of a rookie class
that Wilkinson regards as "the
best freshman class in a long time,
top to bottom."
Mike Begley, Patrick Eaker and
Dominic Montemurro rounded out
the scoring for the Red Foxes.
Junior Captain Dave Scarcello
made eight critical saves in the
second half and freshman keeper
Brian Corrigan made three in his
first collegiate start.
''Last year we played with a sen-
ior-laden group," Scarcello said.
"As a Captain and as a junior I
like being in those situations and
they make the game a lot more
fun especially since we had so
many guys working hard out there
and the only thing on my mind [in
those last few minutes] was to not
let anything by me."
"He's a rock," Wilkinson said on
Scarcello. "All week we called him
Mariano Rivera because we knew
he was going to get the close."
Marist travels to the Mile-High
City this week to take on Air
Force and fifth-ranked Denver in
the Frontier Airlines Face-Off
Classic. Although this will be the
Red Foxes' toughest test to date,
Wilkinson remains confident and
believes that they can keep the
momentum rolling.
"[Denver] has some very tal-
ented players but we're really con-
fident in terms of what we have as
well. We're excited to go out there
and show them what we've got."
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
Dave Scarcello made some
key
saves in
the second half
of
the game against
Stony
Brook.








































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Thursday, February 20, 2014 •
PAGE 15
Women bounce back into winning action
By JOE FITZHENRY
Sports Editor
Bouncing back from a loss in
MAAC play is not something that
the Mari.st Red Foxes women's bas-
ketball team has become accustomed
to over the past few years.
However, that is precisely the sit-
uation that the Red Foxes found
themselves in before last Tuesday's
contest at Saint Peter's.
Here we are
a
week later and
order has been restored for the time
being as Marist defeated Saint
Peter's and
Quinnipiac
last week in
a pair of MAAC games.
Head coach Brian Giorgis' squad
defeated the Peacocks, 64-49 and re-
turned home to post triple digits in a
nationally televised, 100-81 victory
over Quinnipiac on Friday night.
These wins move the Red Foxes to
(20-6, 14-2 MAAC) on the season.
Against Saint Peter's, Tori Jarosz
notched a career-high 20 points to
lead the Red Foxes who took advan-
tage of a 25-6
run
at the end of the
first half to take control of the game.
Casey Dulin added 10 points of her
own for Mari.st.
Leading 12-9 with 12:54 to play in
the opening stanza, the Red Foxes
emba
rk
ed on the a 25-6 run to head
into
the
locker
room with a 37-15
lead,
The
Peacocks would cut it to 1 7
on two separate occasions in the sec-
ond half, but could never get closer
than that until the game was out of
reach in the final few minutes
.
Marist forced 19 Saint Peter's
turnovers.
With ESPNU
on campus for Fri-
day's
tilt, the
Red
Foxes put on quite
a show
for
the
TV
audience as they
once again relied on a
run
at the end
of the first half to set the stage for
victory.
Sydney Coffey was the high scorer
for the Red Foxes as the sophomore
recorded a career-high 28 points.
Senior Emma O'Connor posted 18
points and seven rebounds, while
Dulin contributed 15 points, nine as-
sists and seven rebounds. The trio
was half of the six Marist players
who finished in double figures.
"That's one of the best had this
year. When they cut it to 9, we
stopped playing not to lose and just
started playing," Giorgis said.
The first half featured eight lead
changes as the two teams traded
baskets, but an 18-6 Marist run be-
fore halftime, opened up a 50-38 lead
as the teams headed to the locker
rooms. The run was highlighted by
an and-1 play from Coffey that
stretched the lead to double digits
seconds before intermission. The
Hopkins, Minn. native had 17 of her
28 at the break.
''I
think that play gave us a bit of
a momentum boost, we were excited
in the locker room and knew we had
to come out and play a strong second
half' Coffey said.
The scoring had a bit of a back-
and-forth nature to it for the major-
ity of the second half, before the
Bobcats cut it to single digits at 86-
77
with 3:29 to play.
A pair of Leanne Ockenden triples
Men exhibit flair for
By
GEOFF
MAGLIOCCHETTI
Staff Writer
One could be excused for leaving
McCann Arena
with
l2
seconds
to
go in the Metro
Atumtie
Athletic
Conference men's basketball tilt
between the Marist Red Foxes and
the Siena Saints on Friday night.
The Saints possessed a simple 64-
60 lead, and not only were they
sinking all their free throws, the
Red Foxes had hit a mere 1 7 bas-
kets all night.
Some of the Marist faithful
headed toward the exits, lamenting
another game where their Red
Foxes had played well enough to
compete with some good competi-
-
tion, but not well enough to pull of
the win. It's a song they've sung to
themselves far too often over the
last five years.
However, slowly but surely, this
edition of the Red Foxes is rewrit-
ing the lyrics, and Friday was a
new verse entirely.
After Chavaughn Lewis drove the
length of the court to trim the lead
in half with a layup, senior Jay
Bowie stole the ensuing inbounds
pass before immediately throwing
up the game winning three pointer
with 3. 7 seconds to go. The Foxes
defense did not allow the Saints a
chance to respond, as
Siena.
failed
to get a shot off with
the
clock tick-
ing away, sending McCann Arena
into a frenzy.
"[The shot] felt
good
leaving
my
hands," Bowie said, who has
reached double figures in eight
straight games. ''We kept making
plays towards the end ... Coach
[Jeff] Bower kept telling us, keep
playin
g
hard
and
good
things
will
happen."
Bowie was confident as he de-
scribed his process in the final shot.
''We were told to just not let them
get the inbounds, and if they did
start fouling them," he said. "But
I
got the ball and felt
I
was open. If
I
missed, we had some guys under-
neath."
Likewise, Bower had nothing but
praise for Bowie after the game.
"Jay's a senior who's going to re-
member that shot forever," he said.
''Whenever these guys return on
alumni weekend, I'm sure they'll
remember it and recreate it."
"It'll still only be worth three," he
added with a laugh.
Bower praised his team's refusal
to lose, despite the seemingly dire
situation.
''I'm really happy for the guys and
everyone who saw it tonight,"
Bower said. ''I'm really proud of the
fact that we kept playing when we
were down four in the closing sec-
onds when a less resilient group
would've settled and said, We don't
have it tonight."
The Foxes' next game, a trip to
Long Branch, NJ to for a Sunday
matinee against Monmouth was, as
Yogi Berra would put it, deja vu all
over again. As Marist pulled out
another close victory, defeating the
pesky Hawks 96-92 in a double
.
AMY MORSE/THE CIRCU:
The women's team
put
in an all around effort in their two wins this
past
week.
Nata lie
Gomez-Martinez is pictured here shouting out a play
to
the offense during a game
earlier this season.
and one from O'Connor helped put
the game out of reach over the
final
three and a half minutes of action.
''We pride ourselves on sharing
the ball and to have 29 assists to just
seven turnovers and to score 100
points for your 20th win, your th con-
secutive 20-win season,
I
don't think
you can have a better per(ormance
on the offensive end" Giorgis said.
The Red Foxes will be on the road
for a pair of games this weekend as
they travel to Rider on Friday for a 5
p.m. tip before heading to Manhat-
tan to battle the Jaspers at 2 p.m.
Sunday.
a dramatic two
•
wins
overtime battle. Three Foxes tal-
lied over 20 points including Lewis
(28), Bowie
(24),
and redshirt fresh-
man Khallid Hart (26), who took
ho c
his program record sixth
Mi\..i\C
Rookie of the Week award
with a stunning seven day stretch
that saw him average 21 points,
four rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3
steals
in three games.
With a very memorable Valen-
tine's Day/President's Day week-
end in the books, the Foxes not only
have won five of their past six, but
their MAAC mark stands at 8-8,
the latest they've been at at least
.500 in conference play since 200S,
when they finished off an 11-7 cam-
paign.
While their overall record stands
at 11-15, this hardly resembles a
team that entered mid-December
with an 0-9 record.
Now,
with four
games remaining on their docket,
the Foxes have played themselves
into a chance for one of the valu-
able first round byes reserved for
the top five teams in the confer-
ence. Rider, a recent victim of the
Red Foxes' hot streak, currently
sits one game ahead of Marist, also
with four games remaining.
While the prospect of a day off at
the annual MAAC tournament in
Springfield, Mass., is very enticing,
Bower insisted that neither he nor
his team will be distracted by the
possibility.
"It's importar,.t for us to win as
many games as we can and finish
as high as we can. That's what
matters the most to me," Bower
said. ''You could argue that you'd
rather play [in the first round], get
into a rhythm, and take it from
there. Again, it's very important to
win as many games as we can and
have a good positioning in the
standings, but however it works,
[the byes] will work themselves
out."
The red-hot Foxes now embark
on a final stretch of four games
that will stretch into the magical
month of March, alternating be-
tween home and road games. The
trek starts this Thursday in Jersey
City against St Peter's (8:30
PM,
ESPN3
·
.com) before MAAC leading
Iona (17-8, 14-2 MAAC) visits
Poughkeepsie on Sunday. Regular
season finales are scheduled for
February 28, as the Red Foxes take
on Fairfield on the road, and March
2 for a Senior Day tilt against
Qtiinnipiac .
.
emammg
Peters
Feb 23: vs. Iona
:00
p.m.
Feb 28: at
Fairfield
7:00
p
.m.
Mar 2:
vs.
Quinnipiac
:00
p.m.






































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Baseball sees positives in tough weekend
By
JOE FITZHENRY
Sports Editor
Despite losing three out of their
four games over the weekend at the
Cardinal Classic hosted by Lamar
University, the Marist Red Foxes
baseball team is keeping an upbeat
attitude moving forward.
"We started with our worst effort
and finished with our best effort.
We've talked a lot about getting bet-
ter and picking up the win in the
fourth game allowed us to leave on a
positive note" head coach Chris
Tracz said.
Marist played two games apiece
on Friday and Saturday, with a pair
against both Jllinois-Chicago and
Lamar.
On Friday, the Red Foxes dropped
the two contests by scores of 11-3 to
Illinois Chicago and 7-6 to the host
Cardinals of Lamar.
Trying to bounce back on Satur-
day, Marist broke through for the
inaugural victory of the 2014 season
with a 4-3 victory over the host
school
that followed a 10-7 setback
to Illinois-Chicago.
'1n games two, three and four, we
really battled at the plate and gave
ourselves an opportunity to get back
in the game with what we did offen-
sively, which is a positive that we
can use going forward," Tracz said.
In
game one on Friday, the sea-
son opener for both teams, UIC used
a six-run second inning, four of
which were unearned to open up a
7-0 lead.
This set the tone for the rest of
the game as the Flames cruised to
an 11-3 victory.
Zachary Passerelle had two hits
and an RBI for Marist, while sopho-
more Graham McIntire drove in the
other two runs.
Junior Rich Vrana took the loss
for Marist in 5.1 innings of work, al-
lowing nine hits on two earned runs
and striking out seven.
Game two followed a similar pat-
tern to game one at first as Lamar
Jumped out to an early 5-1 lead after
two innings before the Red Foxes
nearly made it the full way up the
comeback trail.
A Nick McQuail solo blast cut it
to 5-2 and it would hold that way
until the teams traded runs in the
sixth and Lamar tacked on another
in the seventh to make it 7-3 head-
ing into the eighth.
McQuail and Joey Aiola were each
hit by a pitch and came around to
score on an RBI single and wild
pitch to cut the lead in the half.
Senior Pat Welsh doubled to lead
off the ninth with Marist trailing 7-
5 and the Millersville, PA native
scored on an RBI groundout by
freshman Jamari Moore.
Aiola singled with two outs, but
was gunned down at home plate try-
ing to tie the game after a hit by Mc-
Quail.
Marist again attempted the come-
back in game three as UIC led 10-4
after six innings before a pair of
runs in the seventh and one in the
ninth made
it 10-7. The Red Foxes
had the tying run on first base in
the ninth, but Mitchell Schulewitz
got a double play to end the game
and preserve the victory for the
Flames.
In
last week's preview, mentioned
was the youth of the Marist team in
certain spots this season and that
same youth shined in the team's 4-3
victory over Lamar on Saturday in
their final game of the weekend.
Freshman right-hander Scott
Boches allowed just four hits and
fanned six over six innings of work
in his first collegiate start. Class-
mate Sean Keenan picked up the
win with 1.1 innings of strong relief
and another freshman,
Ryan
Thomas wiggled out of a bases-
loaded jam to notch his first colle-
giate save.
"Scott [Boches] kind of had that
look in his eye. I asked him if he
wanted to start, he said yes, and I
didn't have to say another word,"
Tracz said. "The freshmen really
competed in the fourth game, it was
a neat moment."
The Red Foxes once again dis-
played a flair for the dramatic of-
fensively as they trailed 2-1 heading
into the eighth.
Matt Pagano hustled to beat out
an infield single to lead off the in-
ning, advancing to third on an error
and a groundout before tying the
game on a fielder's choice by Steve
Laurino.
McIntire plated Laurino with an
RBI double and Passerelle added an
insurance run with an RBI single of
his own.
Marist will head to Virginia this
weekend to take on the Longwood
Lancers of the Big South in a four
game set.
First pitch on Friday is slated for 3
p.m., followed by a pair of games on
Saturday at 1 and 4:30 p.m. before a
single game on Sunday at noon.
Multiple countries.
One
semester
.
International Business the way it
was meant to be studied.
What will
s«t
,ou apart when ,ou're looking
for
a full-time Job?
What can
you do now, while you're an undeflraduate,
to
become competitive
for
a
position that has an international component
to
the job? What part of the
wor.ld Is experiencing high economic growth accompanied by the
opportunity for talented, informed people to be part of that growth?
Welcome to
Asia#
Now how do you prepare yourself to take advantage of
that opportunity?
rite
answer:
Marlst's •Asta Study Abroad Program•
(ASAP).
Designed
for
business majors and minors seeking unparalleled Insight Into the wortd of
International business through site visits, examination of real-world
business Issues, reflective cultural experiences, and contact with
businesses, cultures, and people of each country visited.
Participants enroll in 12 to 15 credits
(4-5
courses). Courses are 3-credlts,
and for Spring Semester 2015 Include:
- BUS 302 Organizational Behavior
- BUS 340 Marketing Principles
-
BUS 319 Ethical Decision-making in Business
- BUS 390 Entrepreneurship
- COM 470 Organizational
Writing
- REST 209 World Religions
Please note that ASAP ls only offered in the spring semester.
Interested students should
contact Assistant Coordinator James
Morrow-Polio at james.morrowpollo1@marlst.edu. Enrollment Is llmlted,
and applicants are encouraged to apply early.
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