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Thursday, March 6,
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Ukraine crisis sparks student discussion at Marist
By JULIANA PERCIAVALLE
googled it. A common theme with the
Circle Contributor
20 randomly selected students inter-
While Molotov cocktails burned in
Kiev, Ukraine's Independence Square
just a few days ago, the city of Pough-
keepsie continued business as usual.
Ukraine is currently lodged in what
British Foreign Secr~tary William
Hague called, "the biggest crisis in
Europe in the 21st century." Angered
by
former
President
Viktor
Yanukovych's
rejection
of a trade
agreement with the European Union
in favor of closer cooperation with
Russia, anti-government protesters
took to the streets, resulting in the
deaths of several protesters and riot
police. This was a flashpoint in the
tension that Ukrainians felt since No-
vember when this decision was
reached. Although Y anukovych has
been
ousted,
the threat of war with
Russia is rising as President Vladimir
Putin orders troops into the Ukrain-
ian territory of Crimea.
viewed was that they did not read the
news, and that it was uncommon to
hear professors and students dis-
cussing Ukraine.
Grant Hynes, a Penn State student
visiting Marist, said that his ~hool's
climate of discourse
is
no
different,
and biomedical major Gina Dericco
said that based on interactions with
her peers, ''they just can't believe it's
happening." Derrico said that the im-
plications of the Ukraine protests and
global crises in general should make
·
Americans aware of what could po-
tentially happen in the face of domes-
tic
oli
cal
h av .
In the
stressful;
but relatively com-
fortable college world, foreign affairs
can seem distant and unimportant.
Most college students are in a "self-
imposed bubble", according to sopho-
more psychology major Elise Walker,
which prevents them from being po-
litically conscious. Several students
had worried looks when asked about
their knowledge of the Ukrainian cri-
sis. Freshman criminal justice major
Alexandra
Welisch
immediately
Protestors in Kiev, Ukraine in Nov. 2013. This peaceful protest Is now replaced
with
violence and casualties.
and that the bleak state of foreign
af-
fairs is not "common dinner talk."
Marist freshman Josh Englander said
that he felt that students
do
not want
to bring up depressing topics, making
them reluctant to bring their opiniOllS
and knowledge to the table. Junior
Freshman social work major Rachel
Gould gave a similarly
grim
state-
ment, that ''the whole world is on the
decline."
As
a senior and political science
major, Claire Mooney is particularly
concerned with lack of awareness of
foreign affairs at Marist. Last semes-
ter,
she organized a panel and infor-
mation session on the Syrian crisis
along with fellow students Jasmine
Guerine and Janene Starr.
This
event
brought in about 50 students, which
Mooney sees as 50 more people who
are now armed with the ability to ini-
tiate discourse. Mooney said that
while political science students, par-
ticula:rly upperclassmen, are expected
to have a reasonable knowledge and
curiosity
t.owards
current events, the
entire student body is ill-informed.
"Marist has failed at holding that
expectation for us," said Mooney.
In Mooney's opinion,
too
many col-
lege students fall victim to a deep
fix-
ation with materialism that advocates
living happily within the ideal Amer-
ican lifestyle without concern for for-
eign crises, resulting in the ''bubble"
that college students end up trapped
in. However, she has noticed that
stu-
dents who go abroad have a broader
know~edge of world issues, and that
forums like Dr. Langfi.eld's Lyceum,
the United Nations club and the Po-
litical Science club are making strides
in current events awareness.
Professor Claire Keith, head of the
French and Global Studies programs
said that she .takes the knowledge of
students in her department for
granted, as they enter these classes
with an existing know ledge base of
foreign affairs, but believes that every
SEE •FIELD•, PAGE 3
Prom dress drive brings excitement to local teens
By
NICOLE KNOEBEL
Staff Writer
A gaggle of squealing girls. A frenzy
of grabbing gowns off racks. A smile
as one gazes into the mirror trying
on her favorite dress. Most of the
time, this happens in a boutique
ready for the army of high school
seniors prepping for prom. On Tues-
day, March
~
it took place at the
Poughkeepsie
Family
Services Cen-
ter.
The Student Government of the
Class of 2015 organized a prom drive
for Poughkeepsie girls who do not
have the means to purchase their
own dresses. For many who attend
Marist now, prom season was a time
of shopping for gowns and fighting
for a hair and makeup appointment
at the perfect time. For some girls, it
is a question of whether they can
af-
ford a dress at all.
''I
was saving up and I would have
had to get another job [to buy a
gown]," said Dominique, a high
school senior who found her dress at
the event. "It would have been a lot
of money."
For the Marist board, the event
was the perfect way to reach out to come together to support this cause
the local community and provide and it's going to be a memorable
FROM NICOLE K OEBEL/THE
aRa.E
Teens from Poughkeepsie High School are all smiles as they display their prom
dresses.
something that these girls would not
have been able to get for themselves.
''I
really wanted to do something
that connected Marist with the com-
munity, and I thought this is some-
thing that's doable and it's such a
great cause," Sarah Gaudio, class
historian, said. "Marist has really
night for the people that are here."
Donations have been pouring in to
campus since SeptemQer. In the past
week, 12 gowns were donated by fac-
ulty members, signaling the wide-
spread support of from the Marist
community. In total, 60 dresses were
brought to the Family Services Cen-
ter.
''We thought it would be best to
come
to
a place that would need the
dresses," Nicole Boschetti, who is in
charge of public relations for the
board, said. "So we reached out to
Family Services and they were so ex-
cited about it. They contacted all of
their partnerships and places they're
connected to and that's how we
ended up being with them." Hosting
the event in a city community center
ensured that girls throughout the
city could have the opportunity to
find their dream dress.
·
After trying on gowns and weigh-
ing their options, the girls entered
the numbers of their favorite dresses
into boxes in a process similar to a
silent auction. Miraculously, all of
the girls got their first choices. In a
surprising and touching twist, a
woman who works at the center
found a wedding gown on the racks
to wear to her own upcoming nup-
tials.
"It's really nice to know that they're
going to be walking away with some-
thing that we brought to them,"
Boschetti said. "Just to see how
happy they are trying on these
dresses, it really does mean a lot."



















































Thursday, March 6, 2014
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 3/6
Blood Drive
11:30 a.m.
to
5:00 p.m.
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career
and Internship Fair
3:00 p.m.
to
6:00 p.m.
Mccann Center
Art
Gallery Recptlon
5:00 p.m.
to
7:00 p.m.
Art
Gallery
Department of Philosophy and Reli-
gious Studies,
·
spring
2014
Lecture
Series: Dan Speak
6:30 p.m.
to
8:00 p.m.
Henry Hudson Room
MCCTA presents: "Our
Town"
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Friday, 3/7
Shopping Shuttle
4:00 p.m.
to
11:59 p.m.
MCCTA presents: "Our
Town"
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
SPC Movie: "Frozen"
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
Saturday, 3/8
Shopping Shuttle
12:00 p.m.
to
11:59 p.m.
MCCTA presents: "Our
Town·
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
8:00
p.m. to
10:00
p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
SPC Movie: "Frozen•
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 (PAR)
Sunday, 3/9
MCCTA
presents: •our
Town"
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
campus
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Marist wins top honor~ at the Oscars
By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
Staff Writers
We are here live on the red carpet,
and it should prove to be an exciting
night. Leading the way is Champag-
nat Hall with three nominations,
and they are
expected
to fare well in
each of their respective categories.
One thing to look out for tonight
is
how the Wolf of Route 9
will
fare
amidst the allegations of sexism and
promiscuity. Also,
crowd favorite
Captain Gildard, the harrowing true
story of the brave director of security
who risked his life when Donnelly
Hall was hijacked by a DCCC secu-
rity guard, is poised to win best pic-
ture.
If
nothing else it has secured its
spot in the zeitgeist with the often
quoted line, "Look at me, l~k at me.
I send the emails now."
2/25, 10:10pm, Champagnat
Hall: Actor in a Supporting
Role
In this neo-noir, a hard-boiled se-
curity guard is on the hunt to find
the lover of a green haired femme
fa-
tale named Mary Jane. With little to
go on besides a pipe and a bag of
hash, our man
is
led to the door of a
Champagnat resident. His charac-
ter, known only as 'The Suspect" ve-
hemently denies any, and all
accu~ations, in an Oscar winning
performance that has captivated au-
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3/1,
1:48am, Sheahan Hall:
Costume Design
In
this coming of age dramedy, a
young Sheahanite is having
the
weekend of his life until it ·is cut
short, when a security guard finds
him unbuttoned and unzipped on his
way back home. Aside from its bril-
liant costume design, critics praise
its daring portrayal of the male form,
as well as its ability to subtly capture
the essence of youth.
2/24, 6:50pm, Champagnat Hall:
Makeup and Hairstyling
In this epic futuristic heist thriller,
we spend 120 minutes with a motley
crew of freshman girls, as they plan
an elaborate caper. Their mark: the
cosmetics of two unsuspecting
Champagnat residents. However,
countless hours of planning, and
$40,000 worth of equipment are all
for naught when they find the door
unlocked. But these con-women find
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out there's more to a successful job
then making away with the goods.
3/2, 7:54am, X Block Upper
West: Sound Editing
In
this campy musical, a house of
plucky college upperclassmen decide
to pull out all the stops for their
friends birthday. But the group must
avoid detection from the evil security
guards, with whom they have a col-
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the white residue of a fire extin-
guisher outside the building. Pressed
to find a source, security searches
the houses and finds our heroes and
their guests asleep, keg tapped and
pong table standing. What happens
next,
you'll never guess ...
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In this heart-wrenching indie
drama, a
college-aged
girl tries to
blow-off some steam with a night of
dancing. But, she is quickly swept up
in the seedy underbelly of Pough-
keepsie nightlife. Upon returning to
her residence hall, she must con-
vince the security guard she is the
same innocent belle that stepped out
of those same doors hours earlier.
But her bloodshot eyes, slurred
words and staggering gait tell an-
other story.
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la 12 Angry Men, the
f;ilm takes place in a single room,
where our heroine must convince the
security guard not to send her away
to St. Francis. With unparalleled act-
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The Clrcle •
Thursday, March 6, 2014 •
Page 3
SGA
makes
revisions
to
elections cycle
BY SHAWNA
GILLEN
News Editor
their posters
if
they haven't done so a top priority for SGA members.
marks Marist's first ever student led
already. Those interested in running When news broke that elections panel on racial slander. President Ak-
for an SGA position are encouraged to would be delayed, there was an influx inwunmi and Brandon Heard, chair
The Student Government
Associa-
attend the information sessions that of concerns and angry sentiments of the Multicultural Affairs Commit-
tion outlined their agenda on
will
be
held March 3-5. For updates, from the student body on the page.
tee
served as student moderators for
Wednesday, Feb. 26 in their weekly students can check the elections However this is giving the Akin-
the event. It was held on Wednesday,
board meeting. While there are sev-
Facebook page titled "Spring Elec-
wunmi administration the drwe to Feb. 26 in the PAR, and Akinwunmi
eral initiatives the Akinwunmi ad-
tions 2014!"
work even harder.
is delighted at the positive feedback
ministration plans to address, the
Akinwunmi sheds light on the fact
"Anyone that has seen the Facebook and high attendance.
staffs discussion gravitated toward that there needs to be a more collab-
page can see that people have very
Buses for spring break was also an-
extensive plans for improving the orative effort from SGA members in strong opinions about what is going other topic of discussion. Buses
will
spring semestel' SGA elections.
terms of carrying out the different on ... but all ofus have to back up this provide transportation to four loca-
Prior to SGA's weekly meeting, an facets that are involved in the election decision, we have to go forward and tions, Boston/Hartford, Long Island,
emergency senate session was held cycle
.
stay positive," Morris said.
N.Y., and Morris County, N.J. The
by Student Body President Deborah
"We just want to make sure it's done
"The fact that we are having this Boston/Hartford and NJ trips
will
Akinwunmi. The
administration
has fair and right. This was ultimately discussion
will
make for a better elec-
cost $25 one way. The Long Island
decided to postpone election events the decision that was made, and since tion cycle, because we are having a di-
trip
will
$20
one way. Tickets can
be
until students return from spring this was a decision that was made
as
alogue now," Joe Theall said.
'1f
you purchased in the SGA office from
break.Duetominimaladvertisingef-
astudentbody ... weneedallhandson don't like the decision, run against March 5-7. Students
will
also be
forts and lack of student participa-
deck,"Akinwunmi said.
these candidates.
Be
the change you asked at the time of purchase
if
they
tion, SGA members are determined
Resident senator Joe Theall sug-
want to see."
are interested in a return trip as well.
to gather a broader following and gests getting faculty involved in the
Another topic on the agenda was Provided that there is a high demand
bring more interactive elements to process by having them recommend the recently launched Student-
for return trips, SGA
will
reserve the
the elections process:
students for certain positions, in Taught Seminars. Due to low turnout buses accordingly.
Candidates
will
still have several order to add a more personal ap-
and feedback, the program has been
Going forward SGA members
will
opportunities to meet with potential proach. Theall anticipates that the placed on the backburner until the set their sights on the revised elec-
voters through a series of weekly word of mouth method can have a fall 2014 semester. Akinwunmi veri-
tions schedule. They are confident
events including a meet and greet, strong impact on student turnout in fied that virtually anyone can lead a that with these new advertising ini-
speech night and debate night. The the polls.
seminar, provided that someone has tiatives, more student participation
student body
will
enter the polls upon
Elections commissioner Anny Mor-
a passion about something and wants can become a reality.
As
always, SGA
returning from spring break. Those ris emphasized the fact that advertis-
to educate their peers.
has an open-door policy and invites
students who have already submitted ing is key to inviting more student
Next on the agenda was confirming students
to
attend their weekly meet-
their declaration of candidacy need to participation. Making improvements plans for the SGA sponsored ''The ings during Wednesday activity hour.
change the dates of the events on to the elections Facebook page is also Words They Call Me'' event. This
HBO actor offers words on social
.
injustice
BY SAMANTHA GABRIELE
Circle Contributor
Michael Kenneth Williams 1s
one of Hollywood's most acclaimed
actors. He has starred in multiple
films and TV series over the
course of his acting career, many
of which were critical successes.
His most well-known and idolized
role of Omar Little made him a
household name when he first ap-
peared on HBO's The Wire
,
a se-
ries many consider the best
television show of all time. Even
President Obama says the Balti-
more-based drama is his favorite
show, and that Omar is not only
its best character, but an inspira-
tion.
But who is the man behind this
complex, inspiring character? Who
is Michael Kenneth Williams?
Marist students, Poughkeepsie lo-
cals and die-hard out-of-staters
alike gathered on Feb. 27 to find
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Disconnect
field of study should be viewed
from a global perspective. She
brought up the new Marist core-
and how these new programs en-
courage global thinking in each
discipline.
"Being global is rearranging
your mental furniture, regardless
of academic discipline," said
Keith.
While college students may not
have to understand each foreign
issue in tedious detail, being glqb-
ally concerned in general is a
mindset that should encompass
each area of study, particularly
the sciences. Keith does not like to
comment on countries that she
has not visited; she has not been
out in an event presented by The
Center for Multicultural Affairs,
the Black Student Union and the
School of Management.
For nearly two hoUl's,
Williams
addressed a crowd too big for the
Nelly Goletti to house, telling the
story of his success and hardships.
He spoke of his upbringing in
Brooklyn in an area so poor that,
"calling it the projects was an up-
grade." He told of his decision to
drop out of high school and his
subsequent, personal decline. For
years, Williams struggled with his
inability to stop abusing drugs
and alcohol
,
but when he was in-
spired by art, he found a way to
keep clean
.
The first of these in-
spiring moments was watching
Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation"
music video.
"I never related to anything in
my life the way I related to that
video," Williams said.
He was so inspired by the diver-
sity of the dancers and actors that
he decided to get his life together
by
becoming
a
professional
dancer. He traveled the world and
made a living this way for years
;
before breaking into acting after
discovering his talent doing small
parts in music videos. Eventually,
his roles and his fame grew and
Williams becarne more than, "just
the guy with the scar on his face."
But even at the height of his suc-
cess, Williams' addiction still dic-
tate
.
d his lifeJ It wasn't until he got
the c~ll to appear on HBO's
Boardwalk Empire in 2009 that he
entered a detox facility and was fi-
nally ~ble to release his demons.
"I didn't love myself enough,"
Williams said of the reason he
couldn't stop his addiction. Once
he took the time to understand
who "this Mike person was,"
Williams became the man he al-
ways knew he could be.
Michael Kenneth Williams is
now four years sober and starting
a nonprofit foundation called
MKW (Making Kids W~n) that will
open community centers in urban
areas. He is still acting on Board-
walk Empire, but the series is en-
tering its final season. Williams
finds this thought daunting, but
believes he now possesses the
strength to overcome the un-
known. Williams finished his
speech with a standing ovation
from the crowd, touched not by his
Hollywood status, but his human-
ity.
Before Williams left the stage,
he was certain to leave the stu-
dents present with a piece of ad-
vice
he
learned
from
his
tumultuous but rewarding experi-
ences.
"These are the best years of your
life," he said during the Q
&
A por-
tion, "soak it up while you can."
on the ho1nefront on foreign policy
in
Russia
since the Soviet era.
However
she believes that pro-
fessors ... "should be prepared to
answer and direct students to an-
s
·
wers," concerning current events,
citing Charles King's New York
Times editorial, "Crimea the Tin-
derbox" as an excellent resource
for students interested in the
events in Ukraine.
But do professors have a re-
sponsibility to incorporate current
events into their lessons?
"If
I don't explain current
events,
how
good
is
my
theory?"Ann Davis, an economics
professor at Marist, said.
However, Davis
acknowledged
that professors in general
are
not
expected to teach current events
and that with the constantly
evolving nature of events like the
Ukrainian situation, the funda-
mentals can be hard to pin down
into a lesson. While responsibility
to follow current events falls
on
each individual student, Davis
said that the United States'
prevalence and self-sufficiency in
the global marketplace prevents
Americans from seeing how for-
eign problems may affect
them.
She points out that the Academy
Awards competed with the recent
Russian
invasion of Crimea for
viewership, just one example of
how the American media tends to
be
dominated
by domestic con-
cerns. In Professor
Davis'
case,
this means that in her classes,
"having people
aware
with differ-
ent points of view is unusual."
"I wish I knew more," Alexandra
Welisch said, who discussed how
while her mother encouraged her
to watch
PBS
News Hour, she no
longer has time to keep up with
news in college.
Freshman
criminal justice major
Kyle
Byrne
said that he would
welcome more
discussion
of cur-
rent events in his classes because,
"everything's interrelated so it'.s
not off-topic."

























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Irakli
Gjini: A window of opportunity
By
BRENNAN WEISS
Circle Contributor
On a regular Thursday_ evening
last October, I was leaving the din-
ing hall with two friends. As we
passed the gelato bar to make our
way to the exit, a Sodexo employee
serving the gelato motioned us over.
Wondering why the man wanted us,
we hesitantly followed along. He
then lifted up a napkin on which he
had penciled a portrait of one of my
friends.
In
a state of confusion, we
laughed the encounter off and
moved on with our day. The image,
however, of the
-
unknown gelato
man holding up his intricate, seem-
ingly professional portrait of my
friend in a gratified, look-at-what-I-
did kind of attitude, stuck with me.
Four months later, details about
the gelato man began to surface
among administrators in Student
Affairs. Rumors about the man's in-
triguing past as a world-class artist
began swirling. I would soon find,
however, that these rumors did not
even crack the surface of his story. I
became determined to learn the
truth. There was just one caveat- he
spoke no English. So, with the help
of Melina Gaglias, a Marist student
and my Greek translator, I sat down
with
the gelato man on two
separate
occasions to talk about his life. The
following is part one of the Irakli
Gjini story.
In December of 2008, Irakli, along
with his wife and two children,
moved to the United States for a
better life. Like millions of immi-
grants, Irakli was drawn to Amer-
ica's promise of security and upward
mobility. He envisioned an America
that would provide a substantial ed-
ucation for his son and daughter.
However cliched it may be, America
symbolized opportunity. It was a
place that gleamed of hope - a place
where one can start anew, rebuild
and make it. Now more than five
years removed from his arrival in
America, Irakli has learned that se-
curing a more
prosperous
future
and providing for his family is still
much too
difficult. However,
the
struggles are nothing
new.
It's just
that this time, he's in a different
country-
a
country
that differs eco-
side, hoping that
one
day he would
be able to make a living out of it. In
the meantime, he became
fluent
in
Albanian, Greek and Russian. He
prioritized getting an education,
leavi g
little to no time for travel-
moved
south from Tirana to Athens,
Greece to escape the
socialistic
Al-
banian
government. Just as Irakli
had been drawn
to
the promise of
America, he was sim
.
ilarly drawn to
the
c pitalistic society
of Greece,
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF WILLIAM
VRACHOPOULOS
Sodexo employee lrakli ~jini, originally from Albania, proudly displays some of his artwork. Gjinl, known by students for his
friendly
disposition at the popular
gelato
station In
the
new
dining hall,
has an
Interesting
story
of how he ended up at Marist.
nomically, politically, culturally, but
most importantly, linguistically
from his home in Greece. Despite
the struggles, the financial con-
straint and the cultural suffocation,
whether in Greece or the United
States, Irakli has always managed
to support his family. He has
worked odd jobs his entire life, will-
ing to do whatever it takes to make
ends meet, but art has always de-
fined him.
Irakli Gjini was born in Tirana,
the capital of Albania on August 19,
1953.
As
a young child growing up
in Albania, Irakli had always been
captivated by art, but it was always
something he did in school or on the
ing. For Irakli, traveling was nearly
impossible not only because of the
way he prioritized his life or be-
cause of financial restrictions, but
also because of precarious social
events occurring in and around Eu-
rope. Post World War II Europe, es-
pecially the Eastern half, was a
hostile and often times dangerous
place to live, let alone travel. For a
young, aspiring artist like Irakli, es-
tablishing his credentials and mak-
ing a name for himself were far
more important than wandering
around in the midst of chaos, but at
last, 37 years into his life, an irre-
sistible opportunity arose.
In March 1991, Irakli and
his
wife
hoping to share his artwork and
make use of one of the world's most
historically important cities. He had
ambitions to achieve Greece's high-
est modern art degree, which would
legitimize
his
career
as an artist. He
was always looking for a window of
opportunity to showcase his art to
the ~orld, and Greece seemed to
off er that. With his newborn son
and daughter, things were looking
up, but as any artist knows, success,
at least determined by society's
standards, is nearly impossible to
achieve.
This is only one part of Gjini's
amazing story. Stay tuned for part
two, to come in a future issue.
Marist SPJ celebrates club recognition
By
JENNA
KUNZE
Circle Contributor
Jenna Kunze is a member of SPJ
The Society of Professional Jour-
nalists (SPJ) was sanctioned as
an
of-
ficial club at Marist on Wednesday,
Feb. 19, after a year without formal
status. The national organization,
founded on the First Amendment,
encourages journalistic interest
through the network it creates and
expounds upon. Last year, SPJ
hosted prolific speakers such as for-
mer CEO of The Huffington Post
(and current CEO of Blaze) Betsy
Morgan and former CNN broadcast
journalist, Jake Tapper. Addition-
ally, the group visited the Wall Street
Journal newsroom in New York City
and took bi-weekly trips to Kingston
Catholic School to help the students
with their expressed interest in form-
ing a newspaper.
In the coming spring,
SPJ
plans to
take two trips to New York City to
visit Bloomsburg
newsroom,
as well
as a few graduate schools. Also im-
pending is the Region I SP J Confer-
ence scheduled in Boston for the
weekend of April 25, where NPR's
Robin Young will speak and mem-
bers will be encouraged to engage
with other schools. The group will
continue to volunteer with Kingston
Catholic School's young journalists,
and has plans to start its own publi-
cation at Marist.
The formation of SPJ is credited to
senior and President Jeff Holmes and
Professor Kevin Lerner. The national
club was proposed to Holmes last
January by its current advisor and
lifetime member, Professor Lerner.
"I'm really proud of what SPJ has
pulled off in the past year," Lerner
says of the club's success.
''I
don't
even know when the advisors have a
meeting anymore!"
In the past year, the club has
evolved from 12 to 35 members, and
is now
looking
to diversify.
"We're
·
recruiting students from all
majors because the resources and op-
portunity
SPJ
provides are beneficial
to anybody with an interest in media
studies," Alex Speiss, Vice President
and original member, said. "SPJ does
not maintain any requirements for
membership and encourages any stu-
dent interested in writing, editing or
disseminating news to join."
Another project of SPJ's due to
launch this semester will appeal
tp
all students interested in sports. The
dub, in collaboration with Dr. Keith
Strudler and Professor Tim Mirabito,
will host
speakers
and events that
engage members in current sports is-
sues in the media.
Students that are interested in join-
ing
SPJ are
encouraged to attend
their meeting next
Wednesday,
March 13, at 1 p.m in Lowell
Thomas, room 211. For additional
updates; you can follow the club on
twitter at @maistSPJ, or like them
on Facebook
at MaristCollegeSPJ.
liTTPS;//WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MARISTCOllEGESPJ
Marist's SPJ chapter was recently offi-
cially recognized as a club.






















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Changing the wor Id
one outfit at a time
By
KELLY SMITH
Circle Contributor
One company has made it possible
to wear and change the world. The
idea was formed when three college
students spent a semester at sea.
They returned to school and set out
to create Serengetee during the
spring of 2012. Today, Serengetee
has become one of the fastest grow-
ing clothing brands in the world.
Serengetee helps change lives
around the globe. With every shlrt or
item purchased from Serengetee, the
company gives five percent back to a
specific
cause.
Each fabric pattern featured on the
website is teamed up with a cause lo-
cated in the same area of the world
where the fabric was found. Serenge-
tee currently supports 32 causes
around the world including disaster
relief, orphan care and environmen-
tal causes.
Recently, Serengetee paired up
with
teen heartthrob
Tyler
Posey
from ''Teen
Wolf."
When
you
buy a
"Posey's Paradise" tee
or
sweater,
funds go to The Leukemia
and
Lym-
phoma Society. Over $3,000 has al-
ready been raised for this cause.
"Posey's Paradise"
is
just one of the
many options of fabric on Serenge-
tee. The website features over 80 fab-
ric patterns, which are then
incorporated into each item Serenge-
tee sells. Their most popular items
are pocket tees. These tees feature a
breast pocket made from any fabric
you choose. Serengetee buys this fab-
ric from people around the world
who are living out the cause it works
with. When purchasing an item from
Serengetee, there are decisions to
make. Should you base your pur-
chase on looks or cause? Pattern or
region? A preppy fabric or a fabric
with an elephant on it? It's a very
tough decision, but customers
will
al-
ways be pleased.
Serengetee also allows passionate
high school and college students to
become campus r~presentatives.
These students help spread Serenge-
tee' s brand and mission. Marist Col-
lege has three of our very own
Serengetee campus reps: Elizabeth
Hehir, Gabrielle Lutjen and Julia
Porcelli. These three reps have 10
percent discount
codes
for friends to
use on
anything
on the
site.
If
you're
interested
in purchasing
from
Se_rengetee, contact any
of
these reps
for a code.
Being a huge Serengetee fan my-
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Tyler
Posey
from MlV's
.
"Teen Wolf' shows
off his Serengetee.
self, I can't help but highly recom-
This shlrt is especially important to
mend Serengetee as a great, socially me. Here at Marist, I am a minor in
responsible company. Not only does environmental science, so helping
your money go to great causes, but out an environmental cause was a
yoq also get a fashionable, comfort-
feeling like no other. Buying these
able and awesome article of clothing. two items from Serengetee gave me
I currently own two shlrts; one fea-
great feelings of value and pride.
tures a fabric from South
.
Africa
Aside from tees, you can also find
while the other is from the United sweaters, tanks, racerbacks and
States. My first long sleeve shlrt col-
backpacks on the website. Soon, the
laborated with Thanda, which pro-
company
will
launch its new line of
vides South African children develop formal wear so keep your eyes peeled
local and sustainable solutions to for it. For now, I would highly rec-
problems
created by
poverty and ommend
taking
a
look
at this
inspi-
AIDS.
My newest tank,
made with
rational company.
Your
purchase
fabric from the
USA,
works
with
will
change
lives. ''Wear
the world.
Footprint
Free.
This
cause
purchases
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carbon offsets to reforest land in the
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information
on
Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. http
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com.
Don't discredit reverse culture shock
BY MICHELLE COSTELLO
Features
Editor
Studying
abroad: it can be the
best time
of an undergraduate's
life.
Immersing
yourself
in an-
other
culture
and
traveling
around the globe, it's
easy to for-
get that you're still a college stu-
dent and not a professional je~
setter. But somehow, in .the blink
of an eye, your semester is over
and you have to go back to school
in America and be a regular stu-
dent again.
For most
students,
it's a bittersweet time.
"While
I was excited to come
back to Marist, I didn't think it
would be as hard to leave London
as it was," said Marissa Russo, a
junior who studied abroad with
the CEA program at Goldsmiths
University in London last semes-
ter.
If
you've returned from study
abroad and felt more out of place
upon your return than you ex-
pected, you're not alone. Re~erse
culture shock is a real phenome-
non affecting
_
people returning to
their home countries after being
away for a long period of time. For
some, it can be just as disorient-
ing as living in a new country for
the first time.
"I think it was harder to adjust
back to school [in America] than it
was to adjust to London," Ju-
lianna Sheridan, a junior who
studied in London with the FIE
program last semester, said.
Students coming home from
abroad may return and feel frus-
trated that the·y aren't able to
take off and visit somewhere new
for a
weekend
on a whim. It
is
also common to feel out of place or
disconnected when one is
experi-
encing reverse culture shock, ac-
cording
to research gathered by
http://cnn.com.
Students who have studied
abroad may also experience diffi-
culties adjusting back into life on
campus after having a non-tradi-
tional academic semester.
"The workload back at school is
definitely different," Becky Warne
said. Warne studied with the API
program at the University of
Seville last spring. "It was a bit of
a shock to come back to the really
structured courses at Marist."
"It's definitely been weiFd coming
back in the middle of the school
year with all the new changes on
campus," Sheridan said. "It's also
weird for me to be on an enclosed
campus rather than exploring a
city like I was used to in London."
For some, including the FIE pro-
gram in London and Dublin, stu-
dents participate in an internship
for credit for the second half of the
semester in place of regular aca-
demic courses. Sheridan admitted
that it was somewhat difficult to
adjust back to a classroom setting
this January after not being in
one since October.
There are also a lot of lifestyle
changes a student experiences
upon their return from study
abroad.
The pace of living in
countries other than America
tends to be slower than the fast-
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Students returning from study abroad find that it's sometimes even harder to re-
turn home than
to
adjust
to
a new
country.
paced life students are used to.
mind. Warne, who is currently in
"The pace of life was a lot more her second semester back after
relaxed in Spain," Warne said. "I her semester abroad, couldn't pin-
didn't always feel like I was on the point an exact time when she felt
go like I do here, and I definitely completely readjusted to life in
took a more leisurely pace abroad America, but said that slowly eas-
in all my activities."
ing back into her routine at
Another change, depending on Marist helped a lot.
the student's age, college students
How
.
ever, students overwhelm-
may have had the ability to legally ingly feel that any adjustment pe-
drink when studying abroad, as riod is a small price to pay for
most other countries in the world their
experiences
studying
hold a drinking age of 18.
abroad.
"It was weird coming back from
"Experiencing another culture is
London and knowing I wasn't able totally worth feeling a little un-
to drink anymore," Sheridan said, comfortable when you get back,"
''but knowing I turned 21 so soon Warne said.
after coming
'back
it wasn't that
"Even though it's been a little
big of a deal."
bit of a struggle coming back to
For people who think they may America, I wouldn't trade my
have experienced culture shock, study abroad experience for any-
they can take solace in the fact thing," Russo added.
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Uncovering the hidden gems of Poughkeepsie
By
MICHAEL D'ADDARIO
Commuter Columnist
You've been at Marist for how
long? Almost a year? Three
years? Are you about to graduate
in less than 100 days? Regardless
of how long you've called Marist
your home, it is about time that
you venture past Palace Diner,
McDonald's and the Walkway
Over the Hudson. Most com-
muters have called the Hudson
Valley
·
home for many years, so
they know a thing or two about
places to go and things to do. You
should ask one of your commuter
friends for a suggestion the next
time you have nothing to do on a
Saturday.
You don't have any commuter
friends? Oh, okay. You should
make some. How about you take
your new commuter friend along
blues and classic rock by local
band Frozen Ridge to more mod-
ern rock, pop and dance by the
Hudson Valley's premier party
band, Breakfast for
Dinner.
Owner and manager Bill Kistner
(the guy with the soul patch who
looks like he would own the
place) can always be spotted
walking around the restaurant
making sure that everyone has
the best possible experience.
With weekly specials varying
from 50-cent wings, to dollar
pulled pork tacos, to dollar draft
beers (as if you needed another
reason to check this place out),
Billy Bob's BBQ is the perfect
place to grab some delicious com-
fort food, hang out with friends
and mingle with some Vassar
folks. They really aren't that
bad ... for the most part anyway.
Stonebedge Restaurant,
Additionally, the grounds are Jane's Addiction because nothing
beautiful, so if you are planning compliments nature more than
on
proposing after your meal, you
·
Perry
Farrell
exclaiming
won't have to go far. Instead of "COMIN' DOWN THE MOUN-
taking your date to Jazzman's or TAIN." Once you make it back
Giacomo's, show some class and down, it is reasonable to assume
head to Stonehedge, where you'll that you'll be pretty hungry. Chi-
look like gentleman and lady, but nese buffet anybody? It's only
won't have to shell out big
bucks.
seven minutes
away.
You're wel•
Hudson Buffet,
10
Westage
come.
Drive, Fishkill,
N.Y.
Ah yes, the
The
Inner
Wall,
234
Main
good old Chinese buffet. Nothing Street,
New
Paltz,
NY:
If
na-
is quite as American as eating as ture isn't your friend but you still
much food as possible for a fixed have a desire to scale things, you
price. Located straight down could head across the river and
Route 9, about 21 minutes from drive for about 20 minutes to The
Marist, Hudson Buffet offers Chi-
Inner Wall, an indoor rock climb-
nese, Japanese, and American ing gym. How often do you have a
food. 'MURICAH! It's kind of like chance to climb things indoors
the dining hall, except none of the without being frowned at by your
food has that Sodexo taste. Now friends or authority figures? Re-
you may be wondering why I am gardless of any previous experi-
including a buffet that is over 20 ence or knowledge about rock
minutes away when there are climbing, The Inner Wall offers
JOSEPHA/FUCKR
quick training sessions and
climbs of various difficulties to
accommodate everyone. This may
be one of the pricier activities
that you could try, but really,
you're spending over $40,000 a
year to go to Marist. Don't be
such a miser. While you are over
in New Paltz, you could meet
some students from the local
SUNY school. Who knows, maybe
you will hit it off with .them and
go for a drink at P&G's or go
country line dancing at Joe's East
West (think of it as broadening
your horizons).
The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W,
Marlboro, NY: Lastly, if you are
looking for a place to chill and
hear some cool tunes, take an 11-
mile drive to visit The Falcon
.
There is a cool story about the
venue, but I'm sµre you don't care
about that right now because you
don't even know what the place
is.
Commuters who live In the Hudson Valley know about all kinds of cool places that on-campus Marist students may not know.
There are so many restaurants that commuters frequent all of the time that they can introduce
to
their on-campus friends.
Basically, The Falcon has live
music that ranges from jazz, to
blues, to folk and more. Unlike
other venues, however
,
there is
no cover charge
,
no tickets, and
no minimum. Instead, they en-
courage donations that go di-
rectly to the performers
.
In a
world where you have to pay hun-
dreds of dollars to watch Robin
Thicke half-sing and dedicate
songs to the woman who is leav-
ing him, it is nice to see a venue
that does not force you to sell an
organ to watch talented musi-
cians.
with you and your buddies as you
make a trip to ...
Billy Bob's BBQ, 35 Fair-
mont Avenue, Arlington,
N.Y.
Located just under four miles
away from Marist and right next
to Vassar, Billy Bob's offers some
of the Hudson Valley's best bar-
beque and you can get there in
under 10 minutes. The menu in-
cludes traditional favorites such
as brisket, ribs and chicken, as
well as choices that you've proba-
bly only dreamed of, like their
fa-
mous Piggy Mac (a plate of pulled
pork smothered with homemade
mac and cheese) and the Pork Ex-
plosion
(bacon,
wrapped in
sausage, wrapped in bacon ... yes,
you read that right). In addition
to all of this BBQ goodness, Billy
Bob's has live music almost every
Friday, varying from traditional
1694 Route
9W,
West Park,
N.Y. No, this isn't the rock for-
mation in England; that's Stone-
henge. Instead of booking the
next transatlantic flight, you can
take a 15- minute drive across
the river to this cool little place
that is owned by the family of a
fellow commuter student.
If
you
see familiar faces in the kitchen
or bussing tables, you've probably
seen thein at Marist. Stonehedge
is the perfect restaurant to take
that cute girl from American Lit-
erature class on a first date. The
menu offers some pretty fancy
choices such as veal francaise,
crabmeat stuffed flounder and
New York sirloin, all for under
$20. The dining room is cozy and
you'll forget that you are less
than 10 miles from Kennedy
Fried Chicken.
others that are closer. Please see
the next entry.
Mt. Beacon, 788 Wolcott Av-
enue, Beacon, NY: As proof that
I think about things other than
food, I figured that I should in-
clude some of the Hudson Valley's
other attractions on my lisf.
If
you are willing to make the half
hour drive down the river, hiking
Mt. Beacon is the perfect activity
for the warmer spring weather.
The hike to the summit is about
one mile and it offers the perfect
mix of challenge and leisure. The
top of the mountain rewards you
some pretty awesome views of the
river and you can see quite far in
every direction. Once you make it
up there, play the iPhone ring-
tone "Sherwood Forest" to add to
the ambiance. Or, you could just
listen to "Mountain Song" by
Additionally, The Falcon has a
dinner menu and offers a lovely
Sunday brunch. If you are tired of
hearing the same two Avicii
songs every single time you go
.
out, switch things up and head to
The Falcon where you will see
real people playing real instru-
men
_
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Creative ways
to
make money as a college student
By JULIA MULLANEY
Circle Contributor
The words "poor college stu-
dent" make up a phrase that most
of us have used too many times
over the course of the semester.
However,
between
studying,
clubs and going out with friends,
getting a job on or off campus
isn't always the easiest option.
On the bright side, there are
many ways to make money with-
out ever having to leave your
dorm.
For all the aspiring journalists
and writers out there, try getting
involved with a few freelance
writing
websites
like
free-
lancewriting.com. This site has a
ton of opportunities for writers
looking to make some extra cash.
Rates vary depending on length
and specificity of the article. Also,
some of the people hiring are in-
credibly specific,, so make sure
you are willing to dedicate the
time to write the article to the
best of your ability.
Marist has a huge design pro-
gram filled with incredibly cre-
ative students.
If
you't-e one of
them, or
simply like
to
4,esig~
your own items, why not try sell-
ing your designs on Esty?
Etsy.com is a website that allows
people to sell their own creations.
It
costs $0.20 to list an item for
four months, and when the item
sells, Etsy takes three percent of
the profit. From personal experi-
ence, this website is great. You
can sell almost anything you like
to design: clothes, bags, paint-
ings, jewelry, etc. The opportuni-
ties are endless, so if you have a
creative mind and a little bit of
passion, this website can easily
make you some extra money.
If
creating your own merchan-
dise isn't one of your strong suits,
try selling some old stuff on eBay.
If
you take a look around your
dorm or your bedroom the next
time· you go home, you'll be sur-
prised at how many things you
find that you're not using any-
more. Don't let them collect dust;
let them collect cash! Selling
things on eBay is a very easy
process, and because it is used
worldwide, finding people to buy
your items doesn't take much ef-
fort.
Not everyone on campus is into
writing
and design, but don't
worry,
there are other options.
If
you have a car on campus, you
should consider starting a desig-
nated driver business. The cabs
on campus charge $3 each way, so
if you're looking to get your busi-
ness up and l'Unning, start at a
.rate of ab0,ut
$2..
Y:
'
.xw.t
.tl:w.
only one without money; many
college students will jump on the
lowest fare they can find. You can
even ask a few other friends to
join in on your business just in
case you get more takers than
you expected. Many students on
campus go out on weekends, so
OHMEAGHAN/RJCKRA
If
you're one
of the
Incredibly creative students
at
Marlst,
try
selling your designs on
Etsy. This website allows sellers
to
post
items for $0.20 for a four month period.
this is a great business opportu-
nity.
If you want to make some
money but truly do not want to
leave your dorm, there are always
online survey websites available.
http:1/0pinionoutpost.com
and
http://surveyspot.com are web-
sites that actually pay you for
completing surveys. Most surveys
pay between one and five dollars,
and in addition to getting money,
you
can also exchange yeur
money for gift cards such as Visa
and Amazon.com.
There a bunch of survey web-
sites, but speaking from personal
experience, these two are defi-
nitely reliable. Some websites
tend to scam customers, so make
sure you do some research before
signing up and giving out your in-
formation.
It's understandable that you
don't have time for an off campus
job, but with most of these op-
tions being online, there's no rea-
son not to seize one of these great
opportunities.
If
you're not inter-
ested in any of these particular
options, looking around online for
other jobs is just as easy. By tak-
ing the initiative to snag one of
these jobs; you'll no longer have
to sacrifice something just be-
cause you're a "poor college stu-
dent."
Just say no way to non-consensual sex
By
ALYSSA ROSSI
Sex Columnist
When Heartl officially became
recognized as a club in Spring
2012,
Marist as a community be-
came more aware of domestic vio-
lence. For those who do not know,
Heartl raises awareness of dating
violence and sexual assaults that
occur on college campuses. In
light of the group becoming a
Marist club, something that can
never be reiterated enough is
what consent means. Whether
you are saying no to something
within your relationship, or it was
a glamorous night out in Pough-
keepsie gone bad, it could do no
harm to be reminded of what con-
sent is.
Whether you are a female pur-
suing a male or another female, or
a male pursuing a female or an-
other male, or even a squirrel
coming out of hibernation pursu-
ing my food, no is no. It's some-
thing we grow up hearing from
our parents, grandparents, teach-
ers, aunts who find us annoying
and even siblings, so we feel like
There Is no excuse when
it
comes
to
rape. Sex should
be
consensual no matter
what alcohol or drugs may be Influencing behavior. No means no!
we don't need to be reminded of
what no means. Well, I hate to be
the bearer of bad news, but there
is no such thing as too much of a
reminder.
According to the National Insti-
tute of Justice at the
U.S.
Depart-
ment of Justice, a college with
10,000
students could experience
as many as 350 rapes per year. I
know, I know: you're reading this
saying we only have 4,200 stu-
dents. You do the math, okay but
the number is still larger than
zero!
Now you may be asking, well,
what constitutes as rape? Hon-
estly, utilize the $42,000 educa-
tion we are receiving and try
coming up with what you think
constitutes as rape in today's.so-
ciety. But if you for some reason
can't think that quickly, here you
go, according to Merriam-Web-
ster: "to force (someone) to have
sex with you by using violence or
the threat of violence."
Just because someone is drunk,
under the influence of a drug, you
know, like caffeine, or even if that
person seems to be a weaker indi-
vidual than yourself, no is no.
Someone near and dear to my
heart once told me, and by near
and dear I mean my boyfriend,
who thought he could contribute
to this piece: "when in doubt walk
away ... sex can wait, mastur-
bate."
















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Is
"Sleepwalker" statue a trigger for sexual assault victims?
By SIOBHAN
REID
Circle Contributor
As small schools with massi~e
endowments-$1.55 billion, com-
pared with Marist College's $147
million-tendto do, Wellesley Col-
lege in Boston, MA,
recently
in-
vested in art to display on its
campus.
While most of the
school's
art is housed in its Davis
Museum, some is installed out-
side. On Feb. 3, the college in-
stalled a highly-realistic painted
bronze statue entitled
"Sleep-
walker" in a high-traffic area on
the all-female campus, making it
difficult to avoid when walking be-
tween residential and academic
buildings. The statue depicts a
man, dressed only in Hanes briefs,
standing with arms outstretched.
Within hours, the "Sleepwalker"
was stirring up mixed reactions;
some students took selfies with it,
while others viewed the statue
with apprehension.
The women of Wellesley dared
to demand better. Zoe Magid, a
junior, started a petition at
http://change.org the day after the
statue was installed. The petition
did not demand the removal of the
"Sleepwalker" from campus but
rather it asked that the statue be
moved into the Davis Museum,
where students and visitors could
view the statue of their own voli-
tion. Nearly 1,000 people have
signed the petition, but the ad-
ministration insists that the dis-
play will remain on the grounds
until mid-July. 'Lisa Fischman,
director of the Davis Museum,
and Wellesley College President
H. Kim Bottomly responded that
they were pleased by the dialogue
caused by the sculpture.
Tony Matelli, the artist, loves
the "terrific" attention brought by
the reaction elicited by the statue.
When asked about the students
who feel triggered by the statue,
he responded, "Everyone brings to
a work of art their own
·
interpre-
tation, their own history and their
own baggage." He also suggested
that the young women are seeing
things in the piece that "just
aren't there" and that those upset
by the work should "understand
their feelings a little better."
Matelli was simultaneously argu-
ing
the
subjectivity
of the work
and dismissing a subjective inter-
pretation of it.
In high school, I was a reason-
ably good athlete and I was re-
cruited by several Division III
schools to run cross country. Dur-
ing my first week at the college I
chose, at the end of preseason, I
was sexually assaulted by a male
,
pus are sexually assaulted each
academic year.
Marist's Clery
Disclosure, available on the
Safety
&
Security website, reports
only four sex offenses reported in
the past three years. Hopefully
that is due to good behavior and
intervention by the Marist com-
munity rather than to underre-
Filipovic wrote in The Guardian
that "college is supposed to be
physically safe. But it's not sup-
posed to be intellectually safe.
Shielding students from uncom-
fortable moments does them no fa.
vors."
Sexual assault is an emotional
attack as much as it is a physical
DANIB. L RYAN/BOSTI)N GLOBE
The "Sleepwalker- statue
at
Wellesley
COiiege
de'plcts a hlghly-reallstlc man appearing to sleepwalk, wearing only briefs
with
his
anns outstretched. The statue was installed outside on
the
all-female campus.
teammate. I reported it to my
coaches, to the police and to the
deans, but they ultimately de-
cided that the student was "not
responsible" for his actions. The
assistant district attorney granted
my attacker an adjournment in
contemplation of dismissal. His
record is now clean, and he was
never even suspended from the
team. I left the college in the mid-
dle of September.
When I was transferring schools,
I was accepted by Colgate Univer-
sity and Marist. At Colgate, the
tour guide waxed poetic about the
Blue Light system and how the
campus is "100 percent safe." Sta-
tistically speaking, that is impos-
sible.
At Marist, one of the
security officers told me that sex-
ual assault happens on every cam-
pus but that they work hard to
prevent it. According to the Na-
tional Institute of Justice, 35
women per 1,000 students on cam-
porting.
Now, sexual assault rates on
Wellesley's campus should be
lower than the norm because it is
a women's college. However, the
Center for Disease Control cites a
2011 survey in which nearly 12
percent of high school age females
reported that they were forced, at
some point, to have sex. So just
because. Wellesley College's Clery
Disclosure includes only six cases
of sexual assault over the past
three years, doesn't mean the ad-
ministration should assume that
the young women on campus have
not experienced an attack of a sex-
ual nature.
Christina Hoff Sommers of the
American Enterprise Institute
gave an interview wherein she
condemned the "hysterical overre-
action" of the students and said
that if you attend Wellesley
"you're not a victim!. ... overall you
are privileged." Columnist Jill
WB.I.ESLEY
COLLEGE.
one,
if
not more so. It has been a
year and a half since my attack,
and I still have a hard time falling
asleep. When I do fall asleep, I
have nightmares. I suffer from
flashbacks, symptoms of post-
traumatic stress disorder and
symptoms of depression.Other
side effects faced by survivors are
self-harm, sexually transmitted
infections, pregnancy, eating dis-
orders, substance abuse and sui-
c~de. Clearly, there is a very
tangible link between emotional
and. physical well-being. These
women's statements were, at best,
ignorant and, at worst, c~lous.
A student coi:p.mented, "This is
sexual assault!" That student was
wrong. However, "S!eepwalker's"
continued presence on campus
borders on emotional abuse by the
administration. Wellesley's stu-
dent handbook states that it will
not tolerate any behavior that im-
pedes an individual's education or
participation by creating an in-
timidating
·
environment. But I
know from experience that "zero
tolerance" on a college campus
only applies if the college admits
that something happened. Sev-
eral students have already ex-
preesed their distress caused by
the statue, but they are being dis-
regarded. The administration's
apathy is just as damaging as
malice, and the college should
consider its students' safety and
move the statue to the Davis Mu-
seum.
Within hours, the •sleepwalker"
statue
was stirring up
mixed
reactions
on
the
Wellseley COiiege campus. Some students took
selfies
with
It.
while
others
viewed
the
statue
with
apprehension.

























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Miley Cyrus goes from ''good girl'' to ''wild child''
By
DARRIEL MCBRIDE
Circle Contributor
As
children, the girl we once knew
as Hannah Montana has suddenly
thrown away her "good girl" pop
star alter ego for this new infamous
"twerker" character, Miley Cyrus.
Lately there has been a rapid hype
about Miley and her sudden erotic
dancing, style and behavior. Some
say this brand new attitude is a
statement of freedom and expres-
sion. However, I say Miley may
have taken it a little too far ...
Celebrities have the overbearing
responsibility to maintain a certain
image to the public. Every day these
celebrities have to bear the burden
of coming off as "perfect" in the pub-
lic eye, but sometimes celebrities
fail at maintaining the image of the
perfect human being.
Everyone
comes with their flaws and all, but
Miley in particular has quickly gone
from the positive role model of Han-
nah Montana to this wild child
Miley Cyrus who seems to have no
filter at all.
In
her new song "23," she sings in
the chorus confidently,
"Drinking
out the bottle, I got no respect.
Looking like a model, who just got a
check. I back it up, cause I don't give
a
f"'*k."
This verse is a total 180 de-
grees from her previous records,
even
after she left
Hannah
Montana
behind. In her song "Party in the
U.SA," the first verse states, "I
hopped
off
the plane
at
L.
_
AX. With
a
dream
and
my
cardigan.
Welcome
to the land of fame excess (whoa),
am I gonna fit in?" In this song,
Miley delivers a
messag
that is
because she simply "doesn't give a
f**k."
However, in her song "Party
in the U.S.A," she gives us the im-
pression that she is having fun with
her friends and in the beginning is
worried about how she is going to fit
into the Hollywood lifestyle. Miley's
new behavior may be a cry for ac-
TERRY RICHARDSON
Hannah Montana
has
officially shed her •good girl• image for this new, infamous
twerking sensation
we
have come
to
know
as Miley
Cyrus.
completely different from the mes-
sage she gives in her more recent
song, "23."
In "23," the audience gets the im-
pression that
she
enjoys
going
to
the
club, drinking alcohol and dancing
ceptance and popularity in the
music industry. Erotic dancing, sex
and drugs are becoming more com-
mon in the music industry and are
imcrea-eingly being accepted..
It can
be assumed that Miley's sudden
change in behavior may be an at-
tempt for acceptance in the music
industry.
There is absolutely nothing wrong
with wanting to make a statement,
but that is always to a certain ex-
tent.
All
celebrities, not just Miley
Cyrus, need to be aware they that
have thousands of fans who support
them, but the minute they begin
talking about drinking in the club
and using profanity, this is when
things become much more complex
than just what we see and hear on
television. I believe that it is a
celebrity's moral obligation to main-
tain a positive image of themselves
because their decisions, words and
behavior can have a positive or neg-
ative effect on their fans.
Miley Cyrus is a beautiful, intel-
ligent and creative artist. With such
a captivating voice, Miley has the
potential to be at the top of the in-
dustry within the next decade. How-
ever, it is essential that Miley is
aware of the image she is sending to
her fans and the public. Regardless
of what decisions Miley
chooses
to
make, the media will always por-
tray her in a different way to the
public, so it is imperative that she
does her best to become a positive
role model to the thousands of fans
who support her every day.
Why the
99%
likes to watch the
1%
By
EMILY BELFIORE
Circle Contributor
This
year's movies and reality tele-
vision shows all seem to share a com-
mon theme of following the antics of
the
poorly-behaved rich. While these
characters are extremely entertaining
to watch, they pose the question: Why
is
our culture so fascinated with the
lifestyles of the rich and the famous?
Our society today seems to worship
the wealthy. The news is becoming in-
creasingly
more occupied with the
gossip and whereabouts of celebrities.
With celebrities becoming our main
focus, we find ourselves idolizing them
and aspiring to be like them in any
way we can.
Oscar-nominated movies "The Wolf
of Wall Street" and "American Hustle''
glorify the corruptions and dishon-
esties of white-collar criminals, but
viewers were
too
engrossed in the ex-
citement and exhilaration of their
lives to notice that the characters
were not remorseful for their crimes.
This
can also be seen in reality televi-
sion shows like ''#RichKids
Of
Beverly
Hills" and "The Real Housewives;" we
are
too
absorbed in the fabulous
lifestyles of the show's
leading
so-
cialites to realize that they are mind-
lessly throwing millions of dollars
away on luxurious items.
These types of shows and films ap-
peal
to our society because we all
want, to some extent, to achieve their
high status and revel in their sue-
cesses.
In
most cases, the characters
the media follows were born into their
extravagant lifestyles and do not need
to put any effort into sustaining it,
something the viewers cannot say
about their own lives.
The majorities of viewer who watch
these types of shows and films are
how to incorporate their successes
into their own lives.
This desire is not something that
happened overnight. Since this coun-
try's founding, people have come to
America to make a living in search of
the '
.
'American Dream." These shows
and films are shining beacons of hope
PARAMOUNT PICR.IRES
Jordan Belfort's outrageous character in
"The
Wolf
of
Wall
Street"
gives us the
chance
to
live the extravagant lifestyles
of
the
extremely
wealthy without having
to
face the consequences that come with getting everything
that
you want
members of the middle-class and have
to work hard to make a living, but
want to know what it is like to have it
all. By watching this media, viewers
are able to partake on an interactive
journey through the lives of the upper
class and understand what their
lifestyle entails, and hopefully learn
that remind viewers that the success
they crave
can
be obtained and that
everyone can get their own version of
the "American Dream."
·
While they give us an inside look at
the lifestyles of the rich and fabulous,
they also teach us what not to do. For
example, when I was watching ''The
Wolf Of Wall Street," I wondered how
Jordan Belfort could be so reckless
and irresponsible with his job and
money, especially after seeing how
much he wanted to
be
successful. The
same goes for
''#RichKids
of Beverly
Hills."
How can these people throw
away this money their parents
worked so hard for on all these frivo-
lous items that they do not even need?
Not only do these shows and films
present a form of motivation to be-
come successful, but they
also
demon-
strate how to stay successful. By
watching the main characters make
one poor decision after another, the
media subconsciously reinforces the
idea that one needs to have a strong
set of values and morals in order to
maintain success. After watching
enough of these people, you begin to
realize that the one trait these char-
acters seem lack is humility.
To answer the question I posed be-
fore, I think our culture is fascinated
with the lifestyles of the rich and fa-
mous because
we
need an escape. We
need an escape from the struggles and
stresses of
our
lives, which can only be
achieved through these forms of
movies and television shows. Films
like "The Wolf of Wall Street" and re-
ality shows like Bravo's ''Housewives''
give us the opportunity to live the ex-
travagant lifestyles of the extremely
wealthy, without facing the conse-
quences that come with getting every-
thing that you want.

























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Flappy Bird: a case study in ''app addiction''
By
GREGORY RYCHARSKI
Staff Writer
So far, 2014 has already been amus-
ing, interesting, and downright sur-
prising for the gaming world. In one
corner, we have hundreds of thou-
sands of people are (trying) t,o guide a
poor
hapless Pokemon trainer
tm:ough the world of Pokemon Red on
Twitch.tv. In another, Nintendo plans
t.o make the jump int.o the healthcare
market in an attempt t,o shore up
fi-
nances amid continued losses. And
somewhere in the middle, shining in
the spotlight for all t,o see,
is
a short-
lived but incredibly popular mobile
game, Flappy Bird.
·
The Flappy Bird app, at a glance,
is
not that spectacular. Controls are
done by the t.ouch screen, in which you
tap your bird avatar t,o keep it flying
around pipes that look straight out of
Super Mario World. The object is t,o
see how far you can go until you hit a
·
pipe and die. Initially, its popularity
reflected this unremarkable game, as
it had middling sales for months after
developer Dong Nguyen of Vietnam
released on the iOS in 2013. Then,
around Halloween, the game cracked
the t.op charts for family games - al-
beit nearly 1,500 places from the bot-
t.om. Within a month, it was on the
overall app st.ore charts, while rocket-
ing to 7 4th in family games. By the
middle of Jan. 2014, Flappy Bird was
the number one free app on the
Google Play store. At its peak,
Nguyen was earning over $50,000 a
day off of add revenue from the app.
All this makes it all the more stun-
ning when Nguyen announced on
Feb. 8 via Twitter that he was ta1ring
Flappy Bird off all download st.ores.
Within a day, the app had disap-
peared, spawning hundreds of carbon-
copy games and compelling some t,o
place their phones with Flappy Bird
installed on eBay for ridiculous prices.
In
stating why he took the game
down, Nguyen t.old Forbes Buisness
that the game was simply
too
addict-
ing for him
to
bear.
Flappy Bird was designed t,o play in
a few minutes when you are relaxed,"
Nguyen explained. ''But it happened
t,o become an addictive product. I
think it has become a problem. To
solve that problem, it's best to take
down Flappy Bird. It's gone forever."
An addicting problem it may have
been, but
is
that not how an app
should get to the t.op? In order t,o hold
ont.o popularity and top all others,
why wouldn't you let the game draw
users back in again and again, in turn
making others interested in down-
loading the game? I
will
admit,
if
this
is
an issue that Nguyen
is
extremely
passionate about, then by all means
he should remove the game from app
st.ores. Even though he would lose all
of the income,
if
it meant that he
would sleep more easily, then so be it.
But it would only be a drop of water
in a desert filled with such addicting
games. App addiction
is
a real thing,
which game developers exploit in
order t,o sell t,o the masses.
Think
about the line of apps that
have come and gone, yet still stay
fresh
.
in your mind. Before Flappy
Bird, there was Candy Crush Saga
the addicting Bejeweled-style match-
three game. Before Candy Crush
Saga, there was Temple Run, the ad-
dicting endless-running game. Before
.
IPADKIDS.COM
Was •Flappy Biro• Just another app in a long line
of
addicting smartphone gam~?
Temple Run, there was Angry Birds, success from drawing the audience
the addicting slingshot game with int.o the experience. All of these have
birds and pigs. After Flappy Bird, become immensely popular, and have
there
will
be another game that be-
all left their mark on the world by
comes an addicting app for mobile de-
latching ont.o the imagination and at-
vices. It is a simple fact of reality that tention of the human mind.
people looking for entertainment
will
Likely, the game was taken down
always want t,o play something that because of this app addiction. Despite
draws the user int,o the experience.
the rumors of a suit brought forth
App addiction
is
not something that from Nintendo because of the game's
is
limited t,o mobile games. The same Super Mario World-esque graphics
phenomenom can be dated back t,o the and that bots were used t,o boost the
launch of Pokemon
Red
and Blue in game's popularity, the t.one of
the 1990s. A game that on its face
Nguyen's Twitter posts and interview
does not seem remarkable at its debut with Forbes indicates that the game's
suddenly explodes in popularity, addictiveness was its downfall.
spawning sequels, cartoons, comic
I stand up and applaud Nguyen for
books,
spin-offs, and yes, knock offs.
sticking t,o his beliefs rather than his
Before Pokemon, games like Super wallet. Just do not expect Candy
Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog Crush Saga or any other app t,o
dis-
gained followings for being addicting appear any time soon because of its
t,o play. It does not have to be video popularity. In the end, money matters
games either. After all, professional t,o most developers, and the best way
sports took off
in
popularity when it t,o make money
is
t,o ensure that no-
became addicting t.o play as well as body leaves for what could be the next
watch. And Mickey Mouse, Bugs hot game.
Bunny, and Harry Potter all owe their
"Loud music trial"
reminds nation
of Zimmerman case
By
AMBER SMITli
Circle Contributor
Most of you are familiar with what
has been
·
coined the "Loud Music
Trial." For those who are a little
fuzzy
on the details: 47-year-old Michael
Dunn was recently convicted on three
counts of second-degree murder and
one count of firing int.o an occupied ve-
hicle. In 2012, Dunn was parked out-
side a gas station in Jacksonville, Fla.
waiting for
his
fiancee t,o come out-
side. The car next t,o him was occupied
by three teenagers, including 17-year-
old Jordan Davis. Irritated by their
loud music, Dunn asked them
to
turn
it down. They did as he asked, but a
few minutes later, Davis turned it
back up. Annoyed, Dunn confronted
the boys and shots were fired. Jordan
Davis was seriously injured and
passed away soon after.
This case has caught national at-
tention for a few reasons. First, it calls
into question exactly how a "Stand
Your Ground
Law''
should be handled.
Second, the discrepancies of Dunn's
description of the events call int,o
question the defendant's credibility.
Third is the issue of whether or not
this case can be linked to racial
dis-
crimination.
Florida's "Stand Your Ground
Law"
states that deadly force can be used
if,
and only
if,
a person
is
in reasonable
fear of imminent death or grave bod-
ily harm t,o himself, herself or a third
party person. Michael Dunn claimed
self-defense as his reason for opening
fire on the car of teenagers. Accordip.g
t,o his st.ory, not only did Davis turn
back up the music and spew exple-
.
tives directed at Durui, buthe pointed
a hand
gun
at Dunn which forced him
t,o shoot int,o the car t,o protect himself.
Even on the surface this all seems a
bit ridiculous.
I simply do not see a reason the sit-
uation should have escalated t.o such a
point
in
the first place. Teenagers
REUTERS
Marchers In Jacksonville, Fla. protest
the verdict against
Michael
Dunn.
everywhe:r;e play loud music.
As
a ~1-
lege student, I know it can be really
obnoxious sometimes, but surely
there's a better solution than this se-
ries of unfortunate events. One would
assume that Dunn, an adult, would be
the more mature party in the situa-
tion. He had the option t,o follow his
fi-
ancee int.o the gas station or move his
car int,o a different parking spot t,o
avoid confrontation as well as lessen
the effect the music was .having on
him. Instead, he chose t,o sit
in
the car
and instigate confrontation with a
bunch of overly confident teenage boys
with a case of the "macho-man" com-
plex. Dunn failed t.o report the inci-
dent. The investigation revealed ten
shots were fired int.o the car occupied
by the teenage
·
boys. No
gun
was ever
recovered in the boys' car. This is
where "Stand Your Ground" starts t,o
look like a bit of a far-reach for Dunn.
If
he was defending himself, why did-
n't he report the incident right away?
A weapon never recovered doesn't ex-
actly make the boys look innocent.
It
certainly makes them seem like less
of a threat when compared t,o the man
with the registered firearm that was
proven t,o be used excessively at the
scene of the incident.
For me, another defining fact.or in
this case was the possibility of racial
discrimination as a motivation behind
the confrontation. Dunn had de-
scribed the music coming from the car
as "thug music". This could be con-
sidered basic stereotyping. Although
I argue that
if
the boys were blasting
Katy Perry or One Direction, there
would have been a different reaction
or even no reaction at all from Dunn .
With all the skepticism surrounding
the recent George Zimmerman ac-
quittal as a failure t,o racial justice, it
is worth considering that the race
issue could have contributed in some
way t,o Dunn's persistence
.
I person-
ally believe that no matter what mod-
ifications are made t.o "Stand Your
Ground" or
gun
safety laws that, un-
fortunately, there
will
always be dis-
criminat.ory and int.olerant people in
this world. In my opinion, Dunn is
one of these people. He felt entitled in
a public place and claimed t,o be
threatened when evidence shows
there seemed t,o be little t,o no threat.
The boys had no obligation t,o turn
down their music for Dunn; it was
done as a courtesy. They could have
been a bit more respectful concerning
how they spoke t,o him, however, their
actions simply did not warrant Dunn's
repercussions.



























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''Our Town'' hits Marist 'in the round' today
By
MARISSA RUSSO
are mimed. Although the play is set did not expect to like the show as sage that this play is trying to con-
Circle Contributor
Marissa Russo is a cast member in
MCCTA's "Our Town"
This weekend, MCCTA and the
Marist Theatre Program will pres-
ent Thorton Wilder's "Our Town."
"Our Town" is a traditional Ameri-
can play, often taught in high
school English classes. This pro-
duction is unique because it is
·
being performed "in-the-round,"
with the audience sitting on the
stage of the Nelly Goletti Theatre,
completely surrounding the action.
The actual stage is much smaller
thari typical productions you would
see in the Nelly Galetti, but this
provides for a new and invigorating
theatre experience for all involved.
"Our Town" chronicles the small
town of Grover's Corners,
N.H.
Set
at the turn of the 20th century, the
play shows three days in the town,
following the layout of "The Daily
Life," "Love and Marriage" and
"
Death and Dying
.
"
Besides this theatre-in-the
-
round
experience, the concept of this p
_
ar-
ticular play is incredibly minimal-
istic. There are only a few pieces of
s
cenery--eight chairs
,
two tables
and one large p
l
atform from wh
i
ch
a
·
1r
o
singers
r
.While
there are a few props, most of them
at the turn of the century, the cos-
tumes are indicative of modern
times.
Why choose to perform a show in
this manner? It is an "unsentimen
much as she did, or anticipate
being as emotionally impacted by
the show as she was.
"I really enjoyed the concept of
the theatre in the round, and I felt
PHOTO BY NICOLE MUSTO
•our Town"
Is
'In the round' - the audience sftlJ.on the
stage
around the performers.
tal approach to a sentimental
play," said Director Matt Andrews,
associate professor of English and
head of the Theatre program, on
the in-the-round approach.
Wilder intended this production
to be performed with little to no
technical elements, particularly be-
cause he was not pleased with the-
atrical productions of his time. By
stripping the production of flashy
elements that can potentially dis-
tract the audience
,
it is the hope
that the audience will become more
invested in the theme of the show,
and leave the theatre with a strong
lasting impression.
H
o
u
se
mana •er
B
rian
n
e
Kain
saw the show for the first time last
Friday during a run-through. She
I was a part of the show rather
than an ordinary audience mem-
ber," Kain said. "I really liked the
simplistic choices that were made.
It didn't distract my attention and
really allowed me to focus on the
content of the play itself."
As a cast member in
this production, I have found it to
be a new and challenging theatri-
cal experience. I had the opportu-
nity to understud
y
one of the
principal characters, Mrs. Gibbs
.
In
doing so, I worked extensively with
pantomiming, an acting concept
completely new to me
.
While it was
diffi
c
ult at
ti
m
es,
I feel that I have
a deeper understanding and a
greater appreciation for the mes-
vey.
It
has also made me appreci-
ate my own life, as "Our Town"
shows us that humans never really
appreciate life as we live it.
Our production is also unique
compared to other MCCTA produc-
tions because we are featuring two
Marist professors. Director of
Choral Activities, Sarah Williams,
is featured
·
as the church's accom-
panist, enhancing the production
with live music throughout. Eng-
lish
professor
Dr.
Gregory
Machacek
portrays
Professor
Willard, who shares some interest-
ing Grover's Corners facts with the
audience
.
Besides our wonderful
faculty additions, "Our Town" has
a cast of twenty-five talented actors
from all grade levels. ·
"Our Town" is guaranteed to be a
theatrical experience unlike any-
thing seen at Marist before. Since
seating is onstage, it is extremely
limited and i:eservations are highly
recommended. To reserve tickets,
email boxofficemccta@gmail.com
.
"Our Town
"
runs in the Nelly Ga-
letti Theatre on March 6 at 8 pm,
March 7 at 8 pm, March 8 at 2 pm
and 8 pm and March 9 at 2 pm.
Come step into world of Grover's
Corne
t'
s, lit
e
ra
lly
and metaphori-
cally, and prepare for an emotional
t
h
e
atr
e ex
per
ienc
e unlike any
other.
Xbox One vs.
PS4:
a multi-system
•
review
By
DANIEL TRECCAGNOLI
Circle Contributor
Xbox One:
Price $499
The Xbox One itself is big, about
the size of your average VCR from
1980, but it is fairly light and looks
great in the black gloss/matte fin-
ish. The system runs whisper-quiet,
and thankfully, avoids the over-
heating issues that plagued the
Xbox 360. The Xbox One comes
shipped with a 500GB hard drive,
which will fill quickly, so be pre-
pared with external storage or a
new replacement.
It
comes filled
with premium hardware; it has the
standard fare of ports and buttons
for power and video including a
Kinect port on the back, and the
HDMI passthrough port for TV
viewing using the Xbox One Guide
features. My biggest complaints are
the lack of USB ports, with only one
port on the system's side by the disc
slot, and the power button being
highly sensitive to accidental
touches.
Speaking of Kinect, the Kinect 2. 0
is much the same as the 360 ver-
sion, with gesture and voice con-
trols, and a few new tricks like an
improved camera and microphone
array. The device works fairly well,
about 75-80
%
accuracy in voice and
much less in motion, but still seems
like a tacked on piece that doesn't
add much but a convenience factor.
The controller for the Xbox One
sticks close to its Xbox 360 roots,
taking the basic shape and feel and
improving it in a number of ways.
New features include haptic feed-
back (see: vibrating) triggers and a
redesigned home button. A few com
plaints include the smaller size of
the thumbsticks and the stiff feel of
the shoulder buttons. Overall, the
controller is sturdy, comfortable a
functional.
Overall, the Xbox One is a solid
system; if incomplete, with a bevy of
new features and a promising list of
games. It has some flaws
,
and has-
received some criticism for not play-
ing games in full native 1080p HD
at 60 frames
·
per second, but when
playing you will not see the differ-
ence. I would recommend the Xbox
One, but maybe wait for a decent
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Both the
PS4
and XboxONE are powerful systems, but which one
is
the superior?
Now,
the user lllterface
(UI)
is a price drop or game bundle to re-
much different animal compared to lease.
the Xbox 360. It is similar in ap-
PS4:
Price: $399
pearance to Windows 8 on PC, and
The PS4 is a gorgeous machine,
can be controlled with gestures, with a slim, angular shape and
voice, and using the controller. New black gloss/matte finish, paired with
features include TV functionality,
a minimalistic light bar for power
sharing and streaming services and status. The guts match the exterior,
the ability to "snap" certain apps to packing premium hardware and a
the side of your screen for multi-
(fast-filling) 500GB hard drive. The
tasking. The system is fairly easy to ports are all similar to the PS3:
navigate and find what you need, HDMI, ethernet etc., minus the port
but it definitely needs some work. for the optional camera accessory.
Future updates should handle the Also, the PS4 comes with two front-
issues with the UI, however, so facing USB ports. PS4 offers
don't let it stop you from getting one streaming and sharing features
sooner.
much like the Xbox One, as well as
a more limited version of voice con-
trol through the optional camera.
The Dualshock controller is as
iconic as it gets. Sony made radical
changes with the Dualshock 4 with-
out changing the feel or look of the
controller. Gone are the spongy trig-
gers and sometimes-awkward ana-
log sticks of the Dualshock 3,
replaced with vastly improved ver-
sions that offer better feel and grip.
Perhaps the biggest change is the
large touchpad that takes up the
center of the controller and the
lightbar to identify players, and act
as another feedback mechanism for
games. The Dualshock 4 is the win-
ner in terms of controllers, as it in-
novates in all the right ways
without changing the successful for-
mula. I have few complaints besides
battery life, which could be better-
being played on the internet?
There isn't much I don't love about
the PS4. Sony stepped up in this
generation and delivered a system
that really screams "next-genera-
tion."
It
plays games in full HD,
with 60 fps with ease and the visu-
als are outstanding.
If
there was a
system to pick right now, I'd pick
the PS4.
Now, don't get me wrong, both sys-
tems are great and offer a satisfying
game experience. Both the Xbox
One and PS4 are definitely worthy
of being considered "next gen sys-
tems," and you can't lose no matter
which you choose.






































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6, 201.4 •
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Twitch Plays Pokemon: social gaming experime~t
By
GREGORY RYCHARSKI
Staff Writer
Over the past 20 days, there has
been a certain television show that
has rapidly gained attention and
critical acclaim. Considered a dram-
edy, this show has been watched by
over 36 million viewers across the
globe in the short amount of time
that it has been airing, and has gar-
nered critical acclaim and attention
by media outlets like CNN and BBC
News.
Would it be a surprise that this
is
not actually a television show? Or
rather, what is being discussed is a
nearly 20-year-old video game being
played on the Internet?
Welcome to the world of Twitch
Plays Pokemon, a self-described so-
cial experiment on the video game
streaming website Twitch.Tv. In the
span of 16 days, an estimated 36
million viewers and users watched
and guided the main protagonist,
Red, throughout the Kanto Region.
What they left behind is perhaps
one of the greatest group artistic ef-
forts in the 21st century, while prov-
ing an entertaining look into a
really old adage.
Like most streams on Twitch,
viewers watch the progression of
t~e streaming video game; in this
case
,
a romhack of Pokemon Red,
one of a pair of video games for the
Nintendo Game Boy that spawned
the behemoth that is the Pokemon
franchise back in 1995. What makes
Twitch Plays Pokemon unique is
that, with a few
programming
tweaks and
an
automated bot, the-
anonymous user-enabled commands
to be put inthe chat box
of
the
stream, enabling the viewers to be
in control of the character.
When you try to navigate
Red
along
with up to another 120,000
which is several tiles long, and only
one
tile wide.
Pressing
down at any
point
results in Red jumping down
a
ledge, forcing the player to start
over.
Thus, navigating this section
turned into a 24 hour
ordeal
fOl'
"The Mob"
to
complete,
including a
successful attempt that
"Twitch allows every Pokemon gamer the ability
to
put their training
to
the
test.
people at any given time, simple
mundane tasks become nearly im-
possible to do. Red's movements be-
come erratic, and he constantly is
overshooting doors, banging into
walls and trees, and doubling back
on himself. Healing his Pokemon is
a process that can take nearly 30
minutes from entering to healing,
and using the PC
to
store and re-
trieve Pokemon results in the re-
lease and storage of key members
and items. An example of this mad-
ness is the trials of
"
Ledge Hell," the
term given to a section of Route 5.
In
this location, there is a stretch of
the path that Red must navigate
wasth.warted when Red's Pokemon
were all defeated, forcing him back
to the start of the
ledge.
The stream has been an interest-
ing and entertaining commentary
on society, including how religion
and government are formed. One of
the key items received early on was
the Helix Fossil, which can be re-
vived into the Pokemon Omanyte.
As a key item, the Helix Fossil can-
not be tossed like most items, and it
could not be used until much later
in the game for revival. After a day
in which no progress was made
,
the
streamer added a new feature:
])~Qcra~y, in which users vote
on
what action should be taken. This
managed
to
get "The Mob" through
the
puzzle,
but the slow, clunky
movements during Democracy infu.
riated some, thus starting a war be-
tween those who wanted Democracy
and those who wanted the old mode,
Anarchy.
Twitch Plays
Pokemon,
for what
it's worth, has opened eyes, and has
shown the world a new form of en-
tertainment. Countless copycat
streams have popped up on Twitch,
ranging from other Pokemon games
to The Legend of Zelda to even the
flash game QWOP. The stream has
been described as being "mesmeriz-
ing'' and ''beautiful chaos," with one
viewer comparing it
to
"watching a
car
crash
in
slow
motion."
Twitch.Tv's Vice President of Mar-
keting, Matthew DiPietro, has
called the stream "one more exam-
ple of how video games have become
a platform for entertainment and
creativity that extends way beyond
the original intent of the game cre-
ator."
As stated earlier, Twitch Plays
Pokemon has proven an old adage.
That adage is the Infinite Monkeys
Theorem, which states that, given
enough time, an infinite amount of
monkeys hitting keyboards at ran-
dom will produce the works of
Shakespeare. In 2014, given enough
time, an infinite amount of people
controlling the same character si-
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Swimming and diving excel at
ECACs
By
JUSTIN D'ANGELO
Staff Writer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - One thing
you are always told growing up play-
ing a sport is to never say an
achievement is out of reach.
Two weeks after separating his
shoulder for the third time in two
years, senior diver Sean Molloy cap-
tured gold in the one-meter dive at
the swimming and diving Eastern
College Athletic Championships
(ECAC).
''I
really got down because I
thought it was the end of my season,"
Molloy said.
''I
was nervous about
my shoulder but I got pretty confi-
dent after MAAC's and was able to
give it my best performance."
"He exceeded all our expecta-
tions," diving Coach Melanie Bolstad
said. "It was
.
really bittersweet for
me when he thanked me for teaching
him all those dives he's learned. It's
been a dream come true as a coach."
Head Coach
Larry
Van Wagner
had nothing but praise for Molloy's
performance, "It's an outstanding
story. I think it's a Hollywood script
you cannot imagine," Van Wagner
said.
Molloy finished one-meter with a
score of 299.10. That final score was
.9 away from the 300 points needed
to qualify for the NCAA Zone Quali-
fying Diving Championships.
"Pretty heart breaking," Molloy
explained. "But I was laughing at
how close the margin was."
Marist
will
send divers Kimberly
Tobias and Josh Dodway to the zone
qualifiers
in
West Virginia this
weekend.
"The level of r.
o
m
et
ition is
diving team placed fourth at the
championships, with a total of 407
points. This was their best finish at
the ECAC Championships in the
past decade.
Junior Nick V anderm.olen broke
the Marist record in the 200-yard
br
e
ak
s
tro
e
with a time of 2:02.64.
The women's swimming and diving team
pose
with
their 2014 MAAC championship
banner after capturing the championship at the annual meet held in Buffalo, New
York.
to be extremely high and it is going
to be a great experience," Bolstad
said.
The entire men's swimming and
Senior Nick Cook also swam per-
sonal bests in the 200-yard and
1650-yard freestyle with times of
1
:
44.61 and 16:47.33 respectively.
.
The 200 yard free relay of Spencer
Kelley, Caleb Camp, Alex Lombardi
and John Spitzer broke the school
record with a time of 1:22.64.
The women's team also had an
im-
pressive weekend by placing third
in
the championships.
Seniors Bonnie Orr and Maddie
Arciello both took third in the 1,650
freestyle (17:09.13) and 100-yard
freestyle (51.70) respectively.
'They [Orr and Arciello] contin-
ued to make a commitment toward
perfection and they came as close to
perfection as one can possibly can in
four short college seasons," Van
Wagner said.
Looking towards next year, the
Red Foxes will be losing some im-
portant seniors that played signifi-
cant roles in their four years at
Marist. The team
will
look to fill the
voids left by swimmers Orr, Arti-
cello, Lombardi, Spinella
,
and diver
Sean Molloy.
The women's team has 10 swim-
mers coming in for the 2014-15 sea-
son, as they look to make it six
MAAC Championships in a row.
"We have the quantity," Van Wag-
ner said. "I also think we have the
quality to more than make up what
we lost."
The men are still in the pro~ess of
recruitment, but already have two
divers committed to Marist.
Water polo falls short against Brown
By OLIVIA JACQUITH
Circle Contribtutor
The water polo team fell to the
Brown University Bears 13-9 in
their most recent match on Feb.
22 in Oneonta,
N.Y,
despite five
goals by junior Jessica Hamby.
In the first quarter, the Red
Foxes lead the Bears 4-3. Brown
dominated the second quarter
with four goals. Marist held the
score at a three goals difference
during the third quarter, but
could not stop Brown from scoring
a total of 13 goals by the end of
the game.
·
In
addition to Hamby's goals,
freshman
Amanda
Amorosa
scored twice, while junior Anna-
Lena Hathaway and sophomore
Brooke Else each tallied a goal as
well.
Senior Kathryn Knutson
and junior Allison Hamby each
had two assists. Freshman Nas-
tassia McGlothlin had four steals.
Sophomore goalie Skyler Henry
recorded five saves in the loss.
Marist capitalized on three
numbers up situations with six
Red Foxes against five Bears, and
defended three of nine short-
handed opportunities.
"Our team could've done a bet-
ter job of applying the things we
practice into our games.
We
should have been more collected
and relaxed, we just weren't all on
the same page that time" Hath-
_
away said.
Conversely, Hathaway is confi-
dent that the Red Foxes were able
to identify the mistakes they
made so they could correct them
in the future, with the help of
coach Natalie Benson, a two-time
Jessica Hamby
is
pictured here In a game earlier this year. The Red Foxes will com-
pete
in the Harvard Tournament this weekend and the Arizona State Tournament
next
weekend.
Olympian. Benson and the U.S.
water polo team competed in
Athens in 2004, earning the
Bronze medal, and in Beijing in
2008, earning the Silver medal.
When Benson was named head
coach late in 2013, she aimed to
build off the preexisting knowl-
edg~ and skill of the water polo
team. Her athletes are applying
that modus operandi in each game
and practice of the season.
The team travels to Boston this
weekend for games against San
Diego State and Michigan on
Mar.8 and Hartwick on Mar. 9.
The
-
Aztecs and Wolverines are
both ranked nationally.
The Red Foxes had the oppor-
tunity to scrimmage Hartwick just
two hours after their game
against Brown.
"The exhibition against
Hartwick went realiy well," Hath-
away said. "After the Brown
game, we collected our thoughts,
shook off the loss and _got ready to
scrimmage Hartwick.
It
was fun
to practice against a different
team
in
a
game-like
situation ... We are learning from
the mistakes we made and are
looking to improve for the tourna-
ment."
The team is generally looking
forward to facing competition at
the upcoming Harvard Tourna-
ment.
"We always look forward to
games and are used to playing
four games a weekend. The next
two weeks are a bit of a break
where we can take extra time to
work on different skills," Hath-
away said.
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Men's lacrosse team wins home opener
By
MIKE WALLACE
Circle Contributor
The Marist men's lacrosse team
desperately needed to right the ship
after a weekend of offensive woes
saw them drop two games in Col-
orado.
After playing their most offen-
sively
efficient game of
.
the season
behind sophomore attacker Joseph
Radin and reigning MAAC Rookie of
the Week J.D. Recor, consider the
ship
righted.
Of the 18 shots put on net by
Marist, Marquette could only save
two, as the Red Foxes (2-2, 0-0
MAAC) overpowered the Golden Ea-
gles
(1-3,
0-0 Big East) in their home
opener on $aturday afternoon, 16-
12.
"
Our offense executed well and
transitioned
really well. I think all
my go~s were assisted and our guys
did a great job of setting me up,"
Radin said, who led the charge with
a career-high six goals and one as-
sist.
Recor posted two goals to go along
with a career-high five assists as jun-
iors Mike Begley, Colin Joka and
Drew Nesmith tallied two goals
apiece
.
Tommy Celmer opened the
scoring for the Red Foxes and
Patrick Eaker also netted a goal
while donning Eddie Coombs #34
jersey.
Radin has 13 goals in the Red
Foxes' last three gaµies
.
He credits
his coaching staff with the success of
the offense.
'We had a great week of prep from
our coaches this week and everybody
came out ready to play" Radin said.
After falling behind the Golden
Eagles 2-0 early, the dynamic duo of
Radin and Recor took over. Recor as-
sisted Radin three times in the final
minute of the first quarter to open up
a 4-2 lead. The Red Foxes would
never look back, taking a 9-4 edge
into the half.
Defensively, junior goalkeeper
Dave Scarcello stopped a career-high
14 shots and sophomore Dominic
Montemurro won 1 7-of-30 face-offs.
The Red Foxes simply dominated
the first three periods of play, physi-
cally and technically outmatching
the Golden Eagles up and down the
field.
However, with the game
seemingly out of t"each. Marist sur-
rendered momentum in the fourth
quarter and allowed Marquette to
cut the deficit to 12-10 with 7:28 re-
maining.
The Red Foxes were never
wor-
ried however, under the unwavering
leadership of Radin and Head Coach
Keegan Wilkinson.
'We knew they were going to come
back," Wilkinson said. ''It was a mat-
ter of us standing up and going
punch-for-punch with them so we
weren't surprised when they [got
back into the game]."
'We knew it was going to be a re-
ally tough game. They'Te a really
well-coached group of guys, so we
knew we were going to have to come
out with our A-game for 60 minutes
and I think [our] guys did a really
good job of that," Wilkinson added.
'We just got to come out of the half
more focused. I think some
of
_Qu.:,.:_
guys maybe got a little loose because
COURTESY OF MARIST ~THLETICS
Junior goalie Dave Scan::ello played a key role in the Red Foxes' win vs. Marquette over
the weekend. The Buffalo nath1e recorded a career-high
14
saves in Marist's
16-12
wrn. The Red Foxes host Towson tomorrow night at Tenney Stadium at 7 p.m.
we were up by five [at the half],"
Radin said. 'We did a really good job
of refocusing and getting back to
what we were doing in the first half."
"[Marquette is] a good team, 1-3 isn't
indicative of how good they really
are," Radin said.
The Red Foxes are home again
Friday night as they take on Towson
at 7 p.m. Admission is free and open
to the public.
farch 7:
v .
Towson
7:00
p.m.
1ena
arch 22: vs.
Quinnip1ac
1:00
p.m.
Baseball swept by College of Charleston
By
JOE ATZHENRY
Sports Editor
The Marist Red Foxes baseball
team
had a tough weekend below the
Mason-Dixon line last weekend as the
Foxes were swept in three games by
College of Charleston.
The trio of losses leave the Red
Foxes at 2-9 on the season.
Friday proved to be a heartbreak-
iJ;l.g loss for Marist as College of
Charleston used three consecutive
singles from Blake Butler, Gunnar
Heidt and Brandon Murray to break
the four all tie and push across the de-
cisive fifth run.
"I
thought we put together some
real quality at-bat.s on Friday and got
a
nice
jumpstart from
Zach
Passerelle," head coach Chris Tracz
said.
"ff
you centralize Friday's game,
we
can
be
a tough lineup one through
nine moving forward."
Four Red Foxes all recorded two
hits apiece in Friday's contest.
The Cougars jumped out to an early
lead with a pair of runs in the third
before a Passerelle solo homer, his
first of the season, cut the lead in
half
after four.
College of Charleston added an-
other pair of runs in the fifth, but
Marist refused to go down without
mounting a comeback.
Joey Aiola plated McQuail and
Passerelle with a two-run double and
came around to score on a wild pitch
From
Page
9
that tied the game at four apiece in
the top of the sixth.
the year.
Freshman Ryan Thomas took the
loss for
Marist, dropping to 0-2 on the
year.
After College of Charleston jumped
out to an early lead on Saturday, the
Red Foxes nearly came back once
again,
.
but fell just short.
.
Trailing 5-1
in the eighth, Mc-
Quail's two-run single cut the lead in
half.
Murray tacked on
a
couple of in-
surance runs for the Cougars in the
bottom
half
of the frame with a two-
run blast that accounted for the final
score of 7-3.
In
Sunday's series finale, the Red
Foxes were limited to just three hits
as the Cougar's Baily Ober fanned
10
over eight innings of work and Tyler
Thornton tossed a scoreless ninth.
Matt
Belitz and Tyler Kirkpatrick
each had a double for Mari.st and
Steve Laurino singled and stole a
base.
Butler and Alex Pistorius paved the
way offensively for a 7-0 victory.
''If
you look at the weekend, we wet"e
in every game. We're not happy with
.
the result.s but
if
we clean some
things
up, we'll be able to bounce back,"
Tracz said.
Marist
will
return to the Palmetto
State once again this weekend for a
three-game set at Wofford. There
will
be single games on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Analyzing the MAAC Tournament field
6. Rider(l3-16;9-11 MAAC)
Players to Watch: G/F MyNeshia
McKenzie (19.5 PPG, 11.6 RPG), G
.
Mikal Johnson (10.5 PPG, 2. 7 RPG),
G Lashay Banks (8.8 PPG, 3. 7 RPG)
Last MAAC Title: Never (No previ-
ous NCAA Tournament Appearances)
Rider is perhaps the biggest dark-
horse threat.
7.
Manhattan (9-20, 8-12 MAAC)
Players to Watch: G/F :MQllica·
Roeder (12.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG),
C
Kayla
Grimme (9.9 PPG, 7.1 RPG), G
Alli-
son Skree (9.8 PPG, 6.1 APG)
Last MAAC Title: 2003
'A
very young, but talented team.
8. Niagara (10-19, 8-12 MAAC)
Players to watch: G Chanel John-
son (13.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG), G Meghan
McGuinness (13.1 PPG, 43% 3-point
percentage), F Victoria Rampado (8.9
PPG, 5.5 RPG)
Last MAAC Title: Never (No previ-
ous NCAA Tournament.(\.ppearances)
McGuinness and
.
Johnson are a cou-
pfo
of
talented gt13'tds who are the
horses
f~r
the Purple Eagles.
9.
Monmouth (7-24, 6-14 MAAC)
Players to watch: G/F Chevannah
Paalvast (13'.3 PPG, 5.3 R:rG, 4 7
steals), G Jasmine Walker (7.2 PPG,
5 RPG), F Sara English (5.9 PPG, 5.8
RPG)
Last MAAC Title: Never (No previ-
ous NCAA Tournament Appearances)
It was a trying first year in the league
for the Hawks who dropped eight of
their final nine games.
10.
Siena (s-,1, 3-17 MAAC)
Players to Watch: G Tehresa Coles
(10. 7 PPG, 5.9
RPG),
F Meghan Dono-
hue (8.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG), G Ida Krough
(7.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG)
Last MAAC Title: 2001
The Saints dropped 19 of their final 21
games.
11.
St. Peter's (3-26, 2-18 MAAC)
Players to watch: F Kaydine Bent
(12.9 PPG, 9 RPG), G Antonia Smith
(9.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG), G
Aziza
May (8.3
PPG, 2.2 APG)
Last MAAC Title: 2002
The Peacocks lost their final 14
games.
PREDICTION:
Joe-
Marist over Iona.
Geoff-
Marist over Quinnipiac.











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I
he MAAC lournament: what you need
to
know
By
JOE
FITZHENRY AND
GEOFFMAGUOCCHETTI
Sports Editor and Staff Writer
A new era dawned this season for
Marist men's basketball this sea-
son, as former Red Foxes' assistant
Jeff Bower assumed control of
Marist sidelines. While the Foxes
enter this tournament with a mere
12-18 mark, they head into Spring-
field as a dark horse contender in
the wide open Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference. They'll join seven
of last season's also-rans, in addi-
tion to newcomers Quinnipiac and
Monmouth in
·
an attempt to de-
throne MAAC juggernaut Iona,
who enters the tournament win-
ners of 12 of their final 13 regular
season games. We take a look at
those Gaels
,
who seek to protect
their title, along with the con-
tenders who will try to bring them
down.
MEN'S PREVIEW
1. Iona (20-9, 17-3 MAAC)
Players to watch:
G Sean
Ar-
mand (17.8 PPG, 4.0 APG), G AJ
English (17.7 PPG, 4.3 APG), F
David Laury (14.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG),
G #21 Tre Bowman (13.3 PPG,
4.4
RPG)
Last MAAC Title:
2013
The Gaels have emerged as the
fa-
vorites once more in this MAAC
Tournament primarily thanks to
their depth.
2. Manhattan (22-7, 15-5 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G/F George
Beamon (19.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG), G
Michael Alvarado (12.9 PPG, 4.2
APG), F/C Rhamel Brown (9.4
PPG, 3.8 BPG)
Last MAAC Title:
2004
Manhattan may enter this tourna-
ment the hottest team in the
MAAC, having won eight of their
final nine games, the most notable
of which was an 80-77 triumph
over Iona on Feb. 28.
3.Quinnipiac
(19-10,
14-6
MAAC)
Players to watch:
F Ike Azotam
(16.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG), G Zaid
Hearst (15.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG), F Ous-
mane Drame (13.9 PPG, 10.3 RPG)
Last MAAC Title:
First year in
league (No previous NCAA Tour-
nament Appearences)
The Bobcats caught a tough break
in the days leading up to the
MAAC Tournament, with the news
that guard Umar Shannon will
miss the rest of the season with a
torn meniscus.
4. Canisius (20-11, 14-6 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G Billy Baron
(24.4 PPG, 5.2 APG), C Jordan
Heath (10.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG), F
Chris Manhertz (8.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG)
Last MAAC Title:
1996
This team goes as far as All-MAAC
first teamer Baron takes them.
5. Siena (15-16, 11-9 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G Rob Poole
(14.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG), F Brett Bisp-
ing (10.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG), G Mar-
quis Wright (8.9 PPG, 5.5 APG)
Last MAAC Title:
2010
The Saints won four in a rpw to end
the regular season, setting up a
quarterfinal date with aforemen-
tioned Canisius.
6. Marist (12-18, 9-11 MAAC)
Players
to
Watch:
G/F
Chavaughn Lewis (17.3 PPG, 5.0
RPG), G Khallid Hart (14.6 PPG,
3.0 RPG), F Jay Bowie (12.3 PPG,
5.3 RPG), C Adam Kemp (10.0
PPG, 7.6 RPG)
Players to watch:
G Deon Jones
(15.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG), G Andrew
Nicholas (14.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG), G
Josh James (8.3 PPG, 3.1 APG)
Last MAAC Title:
First year in
league, Qast NCAA Tournament
Appearance: 2006)
King Rice's squad plays with lots of
energy and can shoot the three a
little bit as well,
10. Fairfield (7-24, 4-16 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G Marcus
Gilbert (14.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG), F
Maurice Barrow (14.0 PPG, 5
.
1
RPG), G KJ Rose
·
(8.1 PPG, 3.8
APG)
Last MAAC Title:
1997
Last MAAC Title:
Never
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ast
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COURTESY OF
The senior
trio
of Leanne Ockenden (pictured
above),
Emma O'Connor and
Cssey
Dulin will look to capture Marist's nine consecutJve MAAC tournament
title
and to
close their careers with four MMC titles In four )'ears.
NCAA Tournament Appearance: five game losing streaks.
1987)
After five consecutive season of
finishing 8th or below in the con-
ference, the Foxes flirted with a
first round bye before settling for
6th.
7. St. Peter's (13-16, 9-11 MAAC)
Players to watch:
F Marvin Do-
minique (16.9 PPG, 8.8 RPG), G
Desi Washington (13.6 PPG, 3.1
RPG), G Trevis Wyche (8.3 PPG,
3.9 APG)
Last MAAC Title: 2011
Known for their physical defensive
style in the past, the Peacocks have
been able to score the ball on a
more consistent basis this season
as well.
8. Rider (13-16, 9-11 MAAC)
Players to watch:
G Anthony
Myles (16.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG), F
Daniel Stewart (15.0 PPG, 6.1
RPG), G Jimmie Taylor (12.0 PPG,
3.7 APG)
Last MAAC Title:
Never (Last
NCAA Tournament Appearance:
1994)
The Broncs will head to Spring-
field, trying to turn things around
following a season-closing stretch
that saw them lose seven of their
final eight games.
9.
Monmouth
(11-20,
5-15
MAAC)
11. Niagara (6-25, 3-17 MAAC)
Players to watch:
G Antoine
Mason (25.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG), G
Marvin Jordan (9.5 PPG), F Mar-
cus Ware (8.4 PPG, 5.7 RPG)
Last MAAC Title:
2007
The Purple Eagles go as Mason
goes.
PREDICTION:
Joe- Canisius over Manhattan.
Geoff- Iona over Manahttan.
The Marist women's basketball
team heads into this weekend's
MAAC Tournament, seeking their
9th consecutive tournament title.
After falling to Fairfield in the an-
nual Pack the House game on Feb.
8, the Red Foxes haven't lost and
will enter the tournament riding
the momentum of a six game win-
ning streak. One may look at the
fact that Marist has won eight
straight tournament titles and as-
sume there will be little to no in-
trigue in Springfield this weekend.
However, head coach Brian Giorgia
has said on numerous occasions
this season that the MAAC con-
tains a great amount of parity this
season, the most we've seen in re-
cent years. With opening round
"
play-in games having started this
morning, let's take a look at the
teams who will be competing.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
1.
Iona (25-4, 18-2 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G Damika
Martinez (24.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG), F
Joy
Adams (16,6 PPG, 13.9 RPG),
G Aleesha Powell (11.6 PPG, 3.9
APG)
Last MAAC Title:
Never (No Pre-
vious NCAA Tournament Appear-
ances)
The Gaels ended a 29-game losing
streak against Marist this season.
2. Marist (24-6, 18-2 MAAC)
Players to watch:
F Emma
O'Connor (13.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG), F
Madeline Blais (13.0 PPG, 4.1
RPG). G Leanne Ockenden (11.8
PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.7 SPG), G Casey
Dulin (11.5 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 4.8
APG)
Last MAAC Title:
2013
This is the first time since 2004
that the Red Foxes are not the top
seed in the MAAC Tournament.
3. Fairfield (20-9, 15-5 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
F Katie Cizyn-
ski (16.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG), G Alexys
Vazquez (10.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG), G
Felicia DaCruz (7.4 PPG, 5.4 APG)
Last MAAC Title:
1998
The Stags' ability to shoot the three
pointer makes them dangerous.
4.Quinnipiac
(19-11,
14-6
MAAC)
Players to watch:
G Jasmine
Martin (15.3 PPG), F Brittany Mc-
Quain (12.9 PPG, 9.2 RPG), F
Samantha Guastella (11 PPG, 6.1
RPG)
Last MAAC Title:
First year in
league (Last NCAA Tournament
Appearance: 2013)
The Bobcats present a tough
matchup in the post for any team.
5. Canisius (13-16, 9-11 MAAC)
Players to Watch:
G Kayla
Hoohuli (10.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG), G
Tiahana Mills (7.7 PPG, 4.1 APG),
F Crystal Porter (7.4 PPG, 4.9
RPG)
Last MAAC Title: 2005
SEE PREVIEW PAGE 15
Junior Chavaughn
Lewis,
seen here In
action, will be among those charged
with leading the Red
Foxes
In the MMC
Tournament this weekend.