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The student news a er of Ma rist Col le e
Equestrian team receives intercollegiate honors
By
BERNADETTE HOGAN
No truer words have ever been spo-
fantastic accomplishment.
ased competition and equal opportu-
Opinion Editor
ken. Marist was Champion High
As a club team. Marist Equestrian nity. Equestrian
is typically an indi-
On Sunday. April 6, Marist was
named the Intercollegiate Horse
Show Association Zone 3 Region 3
Reserve High Point Team for the
2013-2014 season.
A
show team of 25
riders strong produced 10 regional
qualifiers, and from that field two
riders qualified for Zones finals. Con-
tending with a field of nine collegiate
equestrian powerhouses such as Cen-
tenary College, Hackettstown, N.J.;
United States Military Academy,
West Point, N.Y.; and Drew Univer-
sity, Madison, N.J., earning the Re-
serve High Point Team title
is no
petty feat. Translation: in a savagely
competitive horse show hotbed.
Marist is the second best equestrian
team
in
this New York-New Jersey
region. For a college that does not
offer equine studies programs, re-
cruit riders or offer students riding
scholarships, this title
is
tremendous.
Marist has
supported
an equestrian
club for well over 25 years, the team's
mission is, "To unite students with
love for horses and riding." At the ad-
vent of the season. Marist wowed the
crowd and they caught the eye of Bob
Cacchione, founder and executive di-
rector of the Intercollegiate Horse
Show Association (IHSA).
''Marist could possibly be one of the
most competitive teams
in
the coun-
try,"
Cacchione said.
Point Team and Reserve Champion does not operate at the same status vidual sport, involving the teamwork
High Point Team on numerous occa-
as an NCAA varsity sport. It is sup-
between a horse and human, but the
sions throughout the regular sea-
ported by the IHSA. an organization IHSA expands this cohesion between
son-triumphs never before dreamed that coordinates 400 college eques-
horse and human to a whole other
of by our team. Team buses returned trian teams in 38 regions, and pro-
level. It binds horse lovers in a com-
to Marist with more blue ribbons vides 10,000 riders of all different mon purpose, providing competitive
than one could count. Riders moved backgrounds and experience levels efforts for the good of the team, in
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST EQUESTRIAN TEAM
The team celebrates their honor as the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
Zone 3 Region 3 Reserve High Point Team for the 2013-2014 season.
up
in
divisions left and right, and six
riders were invited to the Zone 3
In-
vitational "Battle in the Saddle" to
compete against the best of the best
in each division. Rider Taylor
Cechini
of Flemington, N.J., won the Open
Fences class ~t the Invitational, a
the opportunity to horse show at a
collegiate level. Eight levels of Eng-
lish Hunt Seat Riding and six levels
of Western Riding are offered, and
the ability for a beginner rider to go
all the way
is achievable. Tlie IHSA
is a success because it involves unbi-
this case the Marist Equestrian
Team.
Only six short years ago head coach
Clare and her sister Taylor Knapp of
Crosswinds Equestrian Center,
La-
grangeville,
N.Y.,
took on a roster
without enough riders to fill each di-
vision. Now, the team is teaming
with riders eager to horse show, de-
siring the upkeep of the present pres-
tigious image. This is a team of
dedicated student athletes who have
also earned academic accolades out-
side the saddle. Freshman students
Erin
Hurley,
Natalie
Vayda,
Bernadette Hogan, Maggie Grussing,
sophomore Ally Flood and senior
Katie
Wicks were recipients of the
IHSA National All-Academic Award
for securing impressive GP
As
of a 3.5
or above. What's more, prospective
-students call with regular inquiries
about the team and popularity
around campus
is starting to pick up.
Who knows, maybe one day the
Marist Team will join the ranks of
the NCAA equestrian teams-it
never hurts to dream big.
SEE •1w, PAGE 3
Adjunct faculty discuss unionizing at press event
By
GARRIN MARCHETTI
.....:-.:..._
opening address from Lyons, followed
Staff Writer
by speeches from Kosek and several
Unhappy with their working condi-
tions, salaries and benefits, a number
of Marist adjunct faculty held a press
conference on April 9 to announce
their decision to form their own union
in
hopes of improving their job status
and working environment.
Thirty-three adjunct professors
signed a petition stating their inten-
tions to unionize prior to the press
conference, which took place outside
the college's main gates at noon.
Many of those adjuncts attended, in
addition to members of the Adjunct
Action program that are helping
Marist professors with their efforts.
"Change
is something that
is
not
given; change
is
demanded," Gerard
Lyons, a maintenance worker at the
school and Service Employees Inter-
national Union (SEIU)
Local
200
United chairperson. said. 'The way to
change
is to stand up and fight back."
SEIU sponsors the Adjunct Action
program that the Marist adj'¥}cts are
working with. The organization had
previous success with unionization at
universities such as Georgetown.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
GARRIN
MARCHETTI
Adjunct faculty rally outside the
Main
Gate of campus and discuss the types of
reform they would like
to
occur In the future.
American and Tufts.
be teaching in upcoming semesters.
According to the organizat:ion, the
Raphael Kosek, an adjunct profes-
adjunct professors make up the ma-
sor of English, says that the time has
jority of all teaching faculty at Marist never been better for the group to act
with 350 in total, yet their $3,000 per than now.
course salary makes them among the
"This situation has gone on for way
lowest paid employees on campus. too long," Kosek said. "We are under-
The lack of job security remains a big valued, undervalued and underappre-
concern for the adjuncts, as the school ciated."
promises no guarantee that they will
The press conference featured an
other adjunct professors. Members of
other social justice groups such as the
Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice
also spoke on behalf of the cause.
Several Marist students were also
in attendance, many coming to sup-
port the adjunct professors who have
served as influential teachers during
their time at the school. Senior public
relations major Jasmine Guerine
talked about the "duty" that students
have to support their teachers.
'The treatment of adjuncts does not
only
affect
the professors, but also the
students that they
work
so hard to es-
tablish a relationship with," Guerine
said. "One of the most important
bonds that students make in college
is
their relationship with their teachers.
We can't do that
if
they aren't able to
work with the conditions they de-
serve."
The press conference ended with a
chant from the adjuncts and their
supporters. The crowd shouted,
"What do we want? Justice! When do
we want it? Now!" several times be-
fore the official end of the rally.















































Thursday, April 24, 2014
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 4/24
OUT
in
the Real World
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Room {PAR}
Philosophy Speaker Saam
Trivedi
6:30 p.m.
HN 2023
Holocaust Rememberance Lecture
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Friday, 4/25
Anime Weekend
6:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m
Student Center Lounge
SPC Movie: "The
Lego
Movie"
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 {PAR}
Saturday, 4/26
NRHH FoxHunt
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Campus
Green
Shopping Shuttle
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Anime Weekend
2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
SPC Movie: "The Lego Movie"
10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
SC 3101 {PAR}
Sunday, 4/27
Spring Concert:
Big Sean
1:00
p.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Riverfront
campus
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Letter from the Editor
Hopefully everyon
h
d
a
great
aster
break!
&
we near the end of
e semester,
we
want to take a mo-
ent
to
reflect upon
this
past year
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Ci1d .
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issues
in
the
past
mesters have featured
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by our faithful
taff
writ-
and
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we
prepare
to
close
up
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three
short
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best
of
luck
a
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graduate from
Marist
and
start
their careers.
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very
second to last paper
of
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semester
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Marist reenacts Animal House
By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
Staff Writers
With great weather comes great re-
sponsibility.
In
this week's edition
we have: buttery barbells, woodland
creatures, and moms.
All
the trap-
pings for a wonderful Easter, or
Passover or whatever other holiday
you decided to partake in this week-
end. Enjoy.
4/1 7 Marian Hall 8:40 a.m.
A Marian resident found an illegal
visitor inside her residence hall on
Thursday. When she attempted to
escort him outside, she was as-
saulted-- to be specific, he bit her.
Luckily, our assailant stood a mere
3
inches off of the ground. He was a
mouse. Not only was this student at-
tacked by one of the meekest crea-
tures on God's green earth, but the
mouse had already been immobilized
by a sheet of sticky paper. That's al-
most impressive. To be fair, the Mar-
ian-ette had simply been trying to
return the creature to the wild, but
she may have done more harm than
good. Marian has been left extremely
susceptible to elephant attacks.
4/11
Leo Hall 10:31 p.m.
Last Friday night, a group of
Leo
residents was caught red-handed
with half a bottle of vodka, shot
glasses and some wine. Now,
if
we
were in this
predica
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n
L,
we would
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have come up with an excuse as to
what we were doing with all this al-
cohol. Some possibilities include: it's
for a religious ceremony.
I was using
the vodka to clean out a wound.
What alcohol? We're doing a science
experiment on low standards.
I gar-
gle it with Altoids and use it like
mouthwash. And finally, at the very
bottom of our list, would be the ex-
cuse that these
Leo residents decided
to
use: my mom bought it for us.
Now, we're sure your mom's a nice
lady, but unless her name is Mrs.
Dennis Murray, we don't think that's
gonna fly.
4/11 McCann Center
Somebody's been buttering up the
free weights in McCann again. One
student found this out the hard way
when a dumbbell slipped out of his
hand and landed square on his foot.
The student assured the security
guard that he would drive himself to
the hospital
if
need be. Our advice to
all
the
gym
rats out there: keep away
frotn popcorn or potato chips before
you start pumping iron.
4/12 Leo Hall 2:00 a.m.
If
you're still receiving emails from
our wonderful Head of Security,
John Gildard, then you've likely seen
the handful of bigfoot-quality photo-
graphs of a couple vandals that de-
cided to damage the main gate and
make away with a golf
cart
from the
front of
Leo. We would be more upset
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if
we weren't so appreciative that at
least someone is using that main
gate. Likely that is the last time that
gate
will
be used until some sheik or
head of state decides
to
tour our
beautiful campus. But before you go
damning these lowborn individuals
that had deigned to find themselves
important enough to use the main
gate, know that they nobly turned
themselves in before their hangovers
even had time to settle.
4/20 Leo Hall 3:49 p.m.
Animal
control
was called on Easter
Sunday, when a normally nocturnal
raccoon was spotted behind Leo.
When questioned about his unusual
sleeping pattern, the raccoon re-
sponded,
"Are
you kidding me? Do
you know how cold it's been? Can't a
guy catch some sun in peace?" He
proceeded to light a blunt and eat an
entire chocolate bunny in three bites.
Animal control deemed the situation
normal and let the raccoon
be.
PSA- Some hooligans have been
causing trouble on the seventh floor
of Champagnat.
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anyone knows
anything about the continuing van-
dalism, please call
845-575-3870
to
leave an anonymous tip.
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SPC requests autonomy from SGA body
By SHAWNA
GILLEN
interaction at the event were also tive way if we were to separate,
if
Maria Gironas, an SPC member
SGA Reporter
The weekly SGA meeting ad-
dressed additional plans for tran-
sitions
into
the
Pietris
administration for the 2014-2015
academic year. The agenda also
consisted of other topics including
the transition ceremony and goals
for the future.
Overall, the Akinwunmi admin-
istration was pleased with the or-
chestration
of
the
annual
transition ceremony. Although
they were hoping for a larger at-
tendance, the ceremony was re-
ceived positively nonetheless.
There was <liscussion about bring-
ing back the dinner aspect to the
event, although that will be con-
tingent on future budgetary con-
siderations. A larger alumni
presence is also a
·
goal for next
year, in addition to keeping the
event on campus as opposed to off-
site, as it had been in previous
years. More club involvement and
From page
one
topics at the meeting.
The official SGA transition is
scheduled to occur May 9, the last
day of classes; however, that date
may be subject to change. Each
year the new SGA administration
is welcomed via a luncheon. In ad-
dition to the luncheon, an ap-
pointments meeting will be held
April 30 to discuss possible candi-
dates to fill seats in Pietris' presi-
dential cabinet. To be considered
for appointment, a student must
seek recommendations from pro-
fessors or other faculty members.
A major component of the meet-
ing addressed an amendment that
would call for the Student Pro-
gramming Council (SPC) to be-
come its own entity and separate
from SGA. Currently SPC oper-
ates as a subsidiary of SGA, how-
ever there were concerns that SPC
could perform better if it was com-
pletely autonomous.
''We think we could give back to
the student body in a more effec-
we are only focusing our efforts in
SPC. We want to get our identity
out there and better brand our-
selves," SPC President Alexa Dal-
bis said.
However, there was some
n.esi-
tation in granting the amendment
because SGA had reservations
that a separation would hinder
the lines of communications be-
tween both organizations. The
main concern is the different work
both groups perform, in that SGA
has a focal agenda on governing,
whereas SPC extends their efforts
to programming and activities for
the student body. Bearing this in
mind, some SPC members felt
that their purpose can be better
served by not involving them-
selves in the governing process,
and focusing more on SPC events.
"In order to best move forward
with our organization we need to
separate. We really need to re-
brand ourselves and I think we
should go with this transition,"
said. Gironas also offered that
other college campuses operate
separately in terms of their SGA
and student programming organi-
zations.
After an extensive dialogue, the
Akinwunmi administration de-
cided to table the amendment for
the next administration. This
topic shed light on future goals for
SGA, in that the organization
aims to change the perceptions
that students have of their gov-
ernment. One initiative to make
this goal a reality is to implement
better advertising strategies, and
to plan spring events during the
fall semester. Dedicating more
time for planning will help avoid
time crunches and potential disor-
ganization. For now SGA has out-
lined their goals, and the Pietris
administration is preparing to
take them on once they assume of-
fice.
Equestrian team reflects on honors
In honor of the Red Fox's suc-
cess, Hudson Valley Show Jump-
ing has named the Marist
Equestrian Team as the chief ben-
eficiary of the 2014 Hudson Valley
Show Jumping Spring Classic.
This assistance is of immense
worth and will help with training
and competition
funding, provide
the opportunity for educational
clinics, and allow the team to
focus on becoming bigger and bet-
ter.
"Marist started
with nothing,
and by competing with the big
boys they've met an ending they
deserve. My hat goes off to them
for all their hard work," Cacchione
said.
Great gifts are not bestowed
without meanihg, and the Marist
Equestrian Team has given ample
reason to be rewarded. In Septem-
ber the team looks forward to an-
other winning season.
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EQUESTRIAN TEAM
Team members show off how all their hard work paid off this season and hope
to do the same next season.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
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Students launch Her ·campus chapter
By
CORINNA WONG
Circle Contributor
Her Campus was launched in
2009 and is an online magazine that
aims to help guide college women
through the tp.any aspects of college
life by providing articles on topics
such as style, beauty, health, love,
life and career. Each college, called
a My Campus chapter, is a subdivi-
sion of the magazine. With over
45,000 ''likes" on the Her Campus
Facebook page and over 200 chap-
ters nationwide, Her Campus is
PHOTO COURTESY OF HER CAMPUS MARIST
Marist students Nicole Knoebel and Marissa
Russo
recently launced a Marlst chapter on HerCampus.com.
widely recognized and accepted.
After they were approved, they
A while ago, juniors Marissa Russo created a Facebook page and
and Nicole Knoebel decided to start started recruiting writers.
a Marist chapter, and on April 8 the
''My favorite part has been seeing
chapter launched.
·
how excited girls are about the
'"I've been a national contributing chapter. Many people have said that
writer for Her Campus for almost a they've always wanted to start a
year now. After I held my first edi-
chapter at Marist, or that they've al-
torial internships at Seventeen and ways liked Her Campus, and now
ELLE, I felt prepared to handle the they finally get to be a part of it,"
workload for our own Marist chap-
Russo said.
ter," Knoebel said.
Knoebel agrees that the response
So she and Russo, who had always from interested writers has been the
taken an interest in Her Campus best part of the whole process.
due to a friend who wrote for an-
''What I love about Her Campus
other college, decided to apply and Marist is that we're serving girls
start a Marist chapter.
who read our articles but we're also
''We had to submit an application, giving Marist writers the opportu-
perform some edit tests, send in nity to be published and have clips
writing samples, pitch article and to give potential internship sites,"
publicity ideas, and do a phone in-
she said.
terview," Russo said, recalling the
Through Her Campus, Marist stu-
application process.
dents are able to gain writing expe-
rience and stay on top of their game
by getting their work published on
a website.
''We're not trying to compete with
other Marist. publications at
all,"
Knoebel added. ''We're just offering
another outlet for students
to
get
their work out there."
Within each school chapter, writ-
ers can write articles on campus
news, campus celebrities, campus
cuties, campus blog or campus style.
Articles already published on the
Her Campus Marist chapter range
from Fashionology to Open House
Weekend. There's even a Her Cam-
pus Complete College Guide on
Marist written for potential Marist
students.
An event calendar com-
pletes the Marist chapter, making it
a
truly
therough
and
exclusive
source for current and potential
Marist students.
When speaking of the future for
Her Campus Marist, Knoebel and
Russo agree that they hope for it to
have a bigger presence on campus.
''My main goal is to reach the en-
tire female student body of Marist
and be a source of advice and enter-
tainment for them," Knoebel said.
Right now, Knoebel and Russo are
applying to become an official club
on campus to help garner more at-
tention. Russo hopes that girls will
constantly be involved with writing
for Her Campus and for someone to
take over the chapter when they
graduate. Interested writers or con-
tributors should contact Russo and
Knoebel through their Her Campus
emails,
mrusso@hercampus.com
and nicoleknoebel@hercampus.com,
to be sent more information.
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services
for just a Fiverr
By
MICHELLE
COSTELLO
Editor-in-Ch_ief
Who says creative help has to
break the
bank?
Fiverr.com,
which
claims to be
the "world's largest marketplace
for services," is a dream come true
for college students on a budget.
Sellers post their respective serv-
ices on Fiverr®, known as Gigs®,
which buyers can purchase for $5.
Services range from written (in-
cluding offers to write short arti-
cles,
blog posts or cover letters) to
graphic design (i_ncluding sellers
who wilf draw personalized illus-
trations, perform Photoshop edit-
ing
or even design a unique
typography logo).
Other popular listings include
offers to do voiceovers, HTML cod-
ing, ghost writing, translation or
even offers to plan personal vaca-
tions.
Each Gig, when clicked on, di-
rects you to a detailed description
of the service you've chosen. Each
Gig page includes a seller ap-
proval rating, as determined by
previous buyers, the seller's aver-
age response time, and the aver-
age time it takes the seller to
perform the service or fill the
order.
Each seller on Fiverr also is as-
signed a seller level. Each level
(1, 2 or Top Seller) is achieved by
the amount of timely transactions
and consistently positive customer
reviews. Each ascending level is
awarded more options for Gig
multiples and Extras. The incen-
tive for sellers to unlock more
tools for higher sales keeps the
quality and speed of transactions
on the website quick and profes-
sional.
For Gigs offered by more experi-
enced sellers, users also have the
option of purchasing these Gig Ex-
tras for more money. For exam-
ple, some services can be rushed
for an extra fee, or shorter serv-
ices can even be extended for
extra money.
For students looking to make a
little extra money during the se-
mester, Fiverr also offers the
chance to use their marketable
Decker has had a positive experi-
ence so far as a seller on the site.
"Fiverr is a great way for a col-
lege student to make some money
on the side and practice their
writing skills at the same time,"
Decker said. "It's easy to use and
it's taught me a lot."
Fiverr is also a useful resource
for students searching for unique
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website, including greeting cards,
handmade jewelry or video greet-
ings. Many gifts offer the option
of incorporating custom designs,
names, or messages for a personal
touch.
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mestic
shipping
is
usually
reasonable, typically being offered
at $5, but it makes your complete
cost more than the $5 advertised
on the site.
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How to stay safe in the summer sun
By
EMILY
BELAORE
Staff Writer
Spring has sprung and it seems
everyone has a serious case of
spring fever.
Now that the days are longer and
the temperatures are rising, we are
more focused on getting tan than on
the damaging effects that
too
much
sun exposure can have on the skin.
The
sun
gives off ultraviolet
(UV)
radiation. According
to
the Ameri-
can
Cancer Society, higher energy
UV
rays have enough strength t.o re-
move an electron from an at.om or
molecule, making them a form of
ionizing radiation. Ionizing radia-
tion can damage the DNA in cells,
which could lead t.o cancer.
In
addition t.o cancer, exposure t.o
UV
rays can cause other health
problems. Sunburn
is
the most com-
mon effect of exposure.
In
some
peo-
ple, the exposure
can
cause a rash
or allergic reaction. Exposure t.o
UV
rays can also cause premature aging
of the s~, a series of eye problems
and may even weaken the immune
system.
While it may seem tempting t.o
spend the day outside in the sun,
make sure you keep these sun
safety tips in mind
to
stay on the
sun's good side:
Use
Sunscreen
We all know that sunscreen
is
a
product used t.o protect our skin
from the sun, but what we tend t.o
forget
is
that it does not block all
UV
rays. Sunscreen should ~ot be
used as a way t.o prolong yeur time
in the sun. Sunscreens are available
in many forms: lotions, creams, oint-
ments, gels, sprays, wipes and lip
balms are the most common. Make
sure you are applying your sun-
screen correctly. Most sunscreen la-
bels recommend applying sunscreen
generously. When applying sun-
screen, pay close attention t.o your
face,
ears, neck, arms and any other
areas that are not covered by cloth-
ing. Keep in mind that sunscreens
need t.o be reapplied at least every
two hours t.o maintain protection,
especially
if
you are doing any water
activities.
Read the labels
When choosing a sunscreen prod-
uct, be sure t.o read the label. Sun-
screens with broad spectrum protec-
tion and with sun protection factor
(SPF) values of 30 or higher are rec-
ommended. The SPF number
is
the
level of protection the sunscreen
provides against~ rays, which
are the main cause of sunburn.
A
higher SPF number means more
.
UVB
protection. Sunscreen
is
avail-
able in SPF 15, SPF 30, SPF 50 and
SPF 100. Sunscreen products can
only be labeled "broad spectrum"
if
they have been tested and shown t.o
protect against both
UV A
and
UVB
rays. Make sure you are aware of
the expiration date of your sun-
screen. Most sunscreen products are
good for at least two t.o
three
years,
but you may need t.o shake the bot-
tle t.o mix the sunscreen's ingredi-
ents.
.>OESHLABOTNl)(/FUCKR
Sunscreen
is
available in SPF 15, SPF 30, SPF 50 and SPF 100
for
sun protection.
Cover up and take a break
Now that the heat
is
increasing,
the layers are decreasing. To reduce
sun exposure, wear clothing t.o pro-
tect
as much skin as possible.
Clothes provide different levels of
UV
protection. Opt for long-sleeved
shirts, long pants or long skirts as
they cover the most skin and are the
most protective. Dark colors gener-
ally provide more protection than
light colors.
A
tightly woven fabric
protects better than loosely woven
clothing, and
dry
fabric is generally
more protective than wet fabric. Un-
derstand that covering up does not
block out all
UV
rays. Remember:
if
you can see light through a fabric,
UV
rays
can
get through
too.
If
you
feel the sun
is
too
strong for you,
take a break and seek shade. The
easiest way t.o limit your
UV
rays
exposure
is
t.o avoid being in
direct
sunlight for a long peri~ of time. It
is
wise
t.o avoid prolonged sun expo-
sure between the hours of 10 a.m.
and
4
p.m. when the
UV
rays are at
their strongest.
Be
careful on the
beach or in areas with snow because
sand, water and snow reflect sun-
light, increasing the amount of
UV
radiation you receive.
Although the sun has its risks,
you don't have t.o avoid the sun com-
pletely. Obviously we are all going
t.o spend time outside, but we have
t.o make sure that we
are
smart and
cautious about being exposed
to
the
sun. The safer we can be, the better!
Maintaining the college lifestyle at home
By
ALYSSA ROSSI
Sex Columnist
There is nothing I am having more
mixed feelings about than summer.
For us seniors, it means the end of
the greatest four years of our lives, for
the rest of you it means summer jobs,
internships, the beach and warmer
weather. But something we
all
are
facing, that we seem t.o lose sight of is
moving back in with our parents.
Right now, we get away with mur-
der, not literally, but kind of. The
long distance relationship some of
you have t.o worry about with is the
ten-minute walk (or drive)
t.o
your
significant
other's house. While your
only real concern
if
is
your roommate
is
going t.o
be
annoyed that your sig-
nificant other is sleeping over again.
We fail
t,o
realize that as the
warmer weather creeps in, we are an-
other day closer t.o moving back
home. Please don't get me wrong, I
will never hate living at my parents';
free food, no rent and no bills ... It will
never be that easy again. But, we
have a huge change in lifestyle com-
ing our way.
Could you imagine taking a random
·
person home from the bar, and not
only having the poor person do a walk
of shame the next morning, but a
walk of shame in front of your par-
ents, siblings, dog, goldfish and
neighbor? Or, how do you just let
your significant other stay over for
weeks at a time, and completely
infil-
trate their lives, just because you
don't krtow how t.o be away from each
other for longer than a day without
getting heart palpitations? fll be hon-
est, nly brother's last girlfriend used
t.o come and stay with my family for
one t.o three weeks at a time, t.o the
point of moving my stuff around in
the bathroom t.o fit her own cosmet-
ics. The
fury
I had by day five was in-
describable.
Here are a few ways you can work
on maintaining your col.ooge lifestyle
for the three months away from
Marist, or until you are employed and
can move out on your own:
I.
Actually ask your parents what
is
or isn't okay. I know this sounds
childish, but it
will
make your time at
home a lot easier
if
they think you at
least respect their house and rules.
Whether you choose t.o abide by what
they say or not is your own preroga •
tive.
2.
Go
away, quite literally. Yes we're
all poor college students (or new
grads), but rent a room in the city for
a night or two. Get out of your hoUse
and have a few nights without wor-
rying. I mean, let's be honest, it's the
only' place where there are no rules.
3. Don't have your significant other
(or whatever you want t.o call them)
only come t.o your house, make it
equal. Or
if
you can't go
to
their
house because their family doesn't
like you, see above for another option.
Don't invade your parents' home
more than you already do.
4.
Our
parents aren't stupid, they're
a ware most kids our age aren't vir-
gins. But, because they are intelli-
gent, doesn't mean you and your
significant -other should be
all
over
each other in the family room, 6r
make it known why you are going
to
your room at two in the afternoon for
half an hour.
We are so used
to
our freedom and
in most cases, passive aggressive
roommates, that once our parents
raise something they have an issue
with we're ast.onished, but not fully.
At the end of the day, you may end up
homeless or grounded as
if
you were
eight again.
There are four easy
ways
to keep llvlng the college
life
over the summer break.










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Commuters encourage event attendance
By
MICHAEL D'ADDARIO
Commuter Columnist
Did you know that, if you are a
commuter, you are automatically
part of a club? The Commuter
Student Council is the one group
of students at Marist that is com-
posed entirely of Red Foxes who
commute. I have been on the
Commuter Student Council (or
CSC for those who prefer abbre-
viations) board for the past two
years as both the secretary and
event coordinator, so I
know
a
thing or two about how it works.
The CSC has hosted and spon-
sored numerous events during
the past three years that I've
been at Marist. Some are sea-
sonal, like taking a trip to the
Walkway Over the Hudson or
going apple picking. Some are
holiday related, like the Hal-
loween party or Easter egg hunt.
Some are charity oriented, like
our Multiple Disabilities Walk.
And lastly, some are traditional,
like the annual Thanksgiving
potluck and the end of the year
barbecue. Really, there is an
event for everybody's tastes and
interests.
However, there has been a re-
cent trend at commuter events:
fewer and fewer people attend. I
remember my freshman year
where every time the CSC hosted
a gathering, there would be a
fairly large crowd. The bigger
events like the Thanksgiving
potluck and the end of the year
barbecue would draw about forty
or so commuters, no simple task.
As time has passed, I have no-
ticed a decline in attendance, es-
do, don't mention that you heard
pecially by the commuters not on it from this article.
the CSC board. I know that the
In all seriousness, if you're
lack of a real commuter lounge available, you have nothing to
due to construction caused com-
·
lose by coming to a commuter
muters to have no central loca-
event. Even if you only go to one
tion to meet up and learn about all semester, that's better than
what the CSC was putting on. none. Everybody there is in the
However, the new lounge area same boat. We all have to deal
has been open all semester, giv-
with traffic jams, awkward situa-
ing commuting students a place tions when someone asks which
to hang out and meet.
dorm you live in and finding a
I also know that there are a balance between home
and
dozen reasons for commuter stu-
school. It's like one big, happy,
dents to skip CSC events: a long driving family.
drive back to Marist, outside ob-
Now, with that said, the CSC is
ligations, a fear that none of your hosting its annual end of the year
friends are going, a lack of inter-
barbecue on Friday, May 16 (the
last day of finals week) at 5:00
p.m. on the patio area of the new
lounge behind the Student Cen-
ter. There will be food (hence bar-
becue), games and plenty of time
to mingle with other commuters
both past and present. It doesn't
matter if you've been to the com-
muter lounge every day or if you
haven't spoken to another com-
muter since orientation. What
better way to celebrate the end of
the school year than by hanging
out with some friends, both new
and old? I hope to see you there.
est in the event, etc. You can eas-
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,
ily say to yourself, "What's the
point of driving an hour
to
Marist
and then an hour back home for
some gathering that will only last
for an hour itself, especially when
gas is $3.80 a gallon."
While all of that may be true,
there are just a.s many reasons to
attend. Commuters often fear
that they won't be able to make
any friends at Marist. As I
preached in my last article, com-
muters can easily form friend-
ships as long as they put
themselves out there and be
proactive (I'm pretty sure I used
that word about four times in
that article). The CSC events are
great opportunities to meet oth-
ers. You automatically have
something in common with the
people at these events because
everyone commutes. You also
have a perfect pickup line: "So,
how far is your drive?" Chicks dig
that ... maybe. Actually, you prob-
ably shouldn't say that. Or, if you
MEGSTEWART/FUCKR
CSC wlll
be
hosting
its
annual end
of
the
year
barbecue on
the
patio
area
outside
of
the
Student Center
at
5:00 p.m. on Friday,
May 16, the last
day
of
finals
week.
Do you love taking pictures?
The Circle is looking for
photographers for both on and off campus events.
Please contact us if you are interested at
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Mystery of our generation: the disappearance of flight MH370
By
ALEXANDRA AYERS
Circle Contributor
Many recall where they were on
Sept. 11, 2001 or where they were
when Princess Diana died, but one of
the soon to be greatest media events
of
our generation is the disappearance
of flight MH370.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a
Boeing 777 with 239 people aboard
(12 crew members and 227 passen-
gers from 15 nations), went missing
March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur
to Beijing after going off course and
the signal of the flight dropping.
Since then, the search and media cov-
erage of the flight has been non-stop
in the U.S. Americans have this fasci-
nation with a mystery. The MH370
llig
I
is a saga with compelling drama
that
is just that, a good mystery. The
combination of over 200 lives at stake,
the race against time to try and find
the flight, along with human emotion,
the coverage of this story haa been
rather abundant.
It
is increasingly
difficult for this generation to accept
that something so concrete can slip
away without a trace of evidence.
Many theories and conspiracies
have surrounded the disappearance
of flight MH370. Most did not hold up
after thorough investigation of pas-
sengers and crew, but some may still
be
valid. One of the first theories that
raised the most red flags, was per-
haps the flight disappeared by an act
of terrorism due to the fact that two
Iranian men boarded the flight with
fake passports. However, after back-
ground checks, the two men turned
out not to
be
related to any sort ofter-
rorist attack. Some of the more plau-
sible theories are that there was an
uncontrollable fire on-board, decom-
this rate in the investigation either.
Suspiciously, the pilots did not radio
in any problems after their signal had
been lost and the flight went off
course. This leads many to think that
this tragedy was in the hands of the
REUTERS/EDGAR SU
In support
of
the passengers
of
flight
MH370 and their families, people have been
putting up artwork In a viewing gallery
at
Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
pression of the aircraft cabin or that government and perhaps a cover up
the aircraft was over speed. Ninety-
of something greater.
five percent of crashes happen around
CNN has been one of the main
eight nautical miles either side of the news outlets consistently reporting
airport below 3,000 feet and 95 per-
the flight's disappearance, accompa-
cent of aircraft fires happen within nying their coverage with any sort of
the first two hours of a flight.
minuscule update and broad specula-
For now, we can only rely on the tion. However, the question now
theories we can construct from known arises whether or not CNN perhaps
aviation facts or our imagination be-
has gone too far with their coverage of
cause there has been no piece of the the story. Further, despite the politi-
plane discovered yet. No signs ofter-
cal turmoil recently taking place in
rorism or a bombing are plausible at the Ukraine, CNN International has
not waivered in its coverage of flight
MH370. Miami Herald columnist
Leonard Pitts Jr. wrote recently CNN
needs to scale back their coverage
saying, "Enough already ... Give us a
break from the missing plane."
In other countries, the MH370 story
has lost its steam. The story has been
dropped from most Australian news
outlets' front pages weeks ago, the
search for the flight leading close to
the surrounding area in the southern
Indian Ocean. Even in China, where
two-thirds of the passengers were
from, the coverage has died down.
Despite the loss of coverage in other
countries, and perhaps the abuse of
coverage in America., the U.S. is mak-
ing a great effort to help the grieving
families. One group of emissaries
from the United States has traveled
across the globe at their own expense
to offer assistance to the grieving
fam-
ilies. However, despite the comfort,
the families have been bombarded
with legal advice. Now that the crash
has happened over forty-five days
ago, families of the missing MH370
passengers have the right to sue.
Most say that the lawsuits
will
not
hold up in court because there is no
evidence to determine what happened
or who may be at fault.
As
time goes on, it only leads many
to believe that flight MH370 may
never been found a.nd it may never be
known what happened. It is now the
time to respect the grieving families'
privacy and aid them in their closure.
Northwestern football union will create player divisions
By SIOBHAN REID
Circle Contributor
Th
•
Northwestern University Wild-
cat
football team is a Division I
NCAA organization in the Big Ten
conference. At the end of March, a
delegation of players, backed by the
College Athletics Players Association,
presented to the National Labor Rela-
tions Board their case that scholar-
ship athletes should be considered
employees and have the right to
unionize. They argued that football-
related activities should
be
considered
employment, and they won.
One of the arguments in favor of
unionization pertains to the fact that
Northwestern
football
players bring
in revenue for their school But what
about other Northwestern sports that
do not make money? I can guarantee
that the Northwestern rowing pro-
gram does not generate nearly
enough profits as the football team.
However, the rowers dedicate long
hours and early mornings to their
sport. Should they be paid, too?
Additionally, the NCAA Division I
Intercollegiate Athletics Programs
Report reveals that college athletics
programs tend to lose more money
than they gain. Indeed, only half of D-
I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
schools boasted football and basket-
ball programs that made profiti;i in
2012.
The median D-I Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS)
schools lost millions of dollars and
failed to make a profit on any sport,
including football and basketball.
Now, given Northwestern's stature in
the Big Ten conference, it may very
well be a school that makes a profit
from football, but chances are the
profits are used to offset the costs of
other programs. This data, easily ac-
cessible on the NCAA website, unveils
ACL does not discriminate between
scholarship athletes and walk-ons.
What
will
happen when the non-
scholarship players at Northwestern
figure this out? A divide amongst
players will likely occur as jealousy
and resentment increase. How
will
that impact next season's record?
H
anything, non-scholarship ath-
letes are the ones who should receive
~
BEAn'/AP
Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter,
right,
speaks while College Athletes Players
Association President Ramogl Huma
looks
on
during a news conference.
the myth that universities greedily
absorb millions of dollars made by the
literal blood, sweat and tears of their
athletes. Realistically, most schools
would benefit from cutting all teams
and scholarships.
And what about the student-ath-
letes who do not receive any scholar-
ship money? They commit the same
amount of time to the
gym,
the field
and the classroom. They go to daily
staff meetings, they take a full course
load and they even get injured. A torn
employment benefits. They do not re-
ceive any financial incentive, such as
grant money, to play a sport for their
university. Chances are they have
student loans and are helped out by
their parents. Perhaps they even hold
work study jobs on campus.
The question boils down to whether
or not these colleges exploit their ath-
letes. When you divide a scholarship
value by amount of hours committed
to the team, the hourly value is often
below minimum wage. But the sim-
ple fact remains that a scholarship
provides a student-athlete with the
opportunity to attend college, maybe
out-of-state, while doing something he
or she loves.
H
they want more spend-
ing money, they are allowed to get
jobs and, contrary to popular belief, it
is
possible to balance athletics, work
and academics. All it takes is motiva-
tion and organization.
Here's the thing: nobody forces these
young men from Northwestern to play
college ball. Certainly, once athletes
joiri the team, the hours offootball-re-
lated activities are not voluntary, but
the action of joining the team was.
These student-athletes have been
awarded an incredible opportunity
based on their athleticism, dedication
and test scores that determine their
eligibility. NCAA rules about players
and money aside, scholarship athletes
should not
be
given additional funds
when they are already receiving thou-
sands of dollars in grants. Scholar-
ship and non-scholarship athletes
alike receive benefits such as laundry
loops, free access to athletic training,
priority housing and registration,
free
academic support and outside connec-
tions for employment after gradua-
tion. The whole point of college and
amateur athletics is to play for the
love of the game, and unionization
would create a selfish and resentful
environment not conducive to football,
or to any sport in general.



































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FoxRox concert to
benefit su
_
icide
·
prevention
By
MARIA GIRONAS
A&E Editor
To Write Love on Her Arms is a
non~profit movement dedicated to
presenting hope and finding help
for people strugglit1g with depres-
sion, addiction, self-injury and sui-
cide. TWLOHA exists to encourage,
inform, inspire and also to invest di-
rectly into the treatment and recov-
ery for these illnesses. Senior
Hanna Yando has taken it upon
herself, through the medium of her
capping project, to help raise money
for TWLOHA with her concert
fundraiser titled FOXROX on May
3, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Loft in
Poughkeepsie. Admission will be
$10 and all of the proceeds will go
to TWLOHA. Yando was able to sit
down with The Circle's A
&
E edi-
tor, Maria Gironas, to talk about
the show and the crazy process of
planning everything.
Maria Gironas:
Describe each
band that is playing and their style
of music.
Hanna Yando:
I have four bands
playing my event. Our opener is
Frank McGinnis of Time Travels, a
local indie-folk band playing a solo
set. Very warm, genuine and good
listening! Next
is
Oculesics, a Con-
necticut based l'Ost-ex:perim.enta.l
instrumental group, with some
amazingly talented players! The
third band of the night is NYC's
Sugar Bomb! A pop-punk trio led by
•
ONH
A
COURTESY OF HANNA
YAHOO
The benefit for TWLOHA
will
be
at The Loft on May 3 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 and
all proceeds
will
go
to
TWLOHA.
Kat Hamilton, sort of a Green D
_
ay
meets Nirvana meets No Doubt. Fi-
nally the headliner is local Sound of
a Smirk, an indie alt-rock group
with super catchy tunes and lots of
passion for their work. It's a fun
lineup, perhaps not the most tradi-
tional, but I'm psyched to have a va-
riety of bands all willing to come
together for a great cause.
MG:
Can you explain the process of
planning this event?
HY:
Well,
where
to begin? I've had
all semester to work on this and let
me tell you -- there
is
NO easy way
to go about planning an entire ben-
efit concert by oneself. I had a lot of
vague questions when starting--
what organization I wanted to ben-
efit, would it be on or off campus,
how large of an event it would
h&,
where to even start ... those all took
a really long time to develop. Then,
once I got the ball rolling it really
came together quite naturally.
From finding a venue, then bands
and then sponsors ... but it still has
been a huge amount of work. Now,
with it two weeks
away, I'm liter-
ally working around the clock to en-
sure my bands are l}.appy, my
sponsors are happy, my venue is
ready. Not to mention getting the
word out to students, locals and
music fans.
MG:
Why did you pick to sponsor
TWLOHA?
HY:
To Write Love On Her Arms or
TWLOHA is an organization that
does a lot of great work in support-
ing those who suffer from depres-
sion, anxiety, addiction, self-harm
and suicide. Not only do they work
to help people, but they work to
raise awareness and discussion. In
doing so, it makes these issues less
stigmatized and easier
for
those suf-
fering to get help, or even just talk
to friends. I've had a lot of friends
suffer from a variety of these issues
--
all in different forms and levels --
so it's a very personal matter for
me. I want to help people talk about
whatever issues they're going
through, and help others learn how
to listen and help.
MG: How do you feel your major
helped you plan all this?
HY:
Being a PR major definitely
helped me. Throughout my intern-
ships (radio promotions, record
companies) I've made valuable con-
nections that helped me organize
this show and experiences that
pulled me out of my shell--to not be
afraid to stand in front of a mic or
walk into a store asking
if
they'd
like to sponsor my event. I love
being a PR maJor and doing wo~k of
this sort -- to organize, promote and
publicize a concert -- is just ab-
solutely awesome as a senior thesis.
MG:
What can someone expect
if
they're
going
to the show? What will
make it
fun and worthwhile?
HY:
I once was the shy freshman
who passed on events
if
I had no one
to go with. I want you all to know:
if
you're interested at
all,
come. I
guarantee a night of fun, where
you'll meet people and make
friends. Great music, for
a:
great
cause and $10 for a night out; you
won't regret it.
If
you're interested in the concert,
check it out on May 3 at 7 p.m. at
the Loft.
Captain Ainerica sequel shines at box
office
By
ANDREW
AUGER
Circle Contributor
I'll always have a soft spot for the
superhero movie. There
is
something
extremely compelling to me about
the principle of being a superhero.
Many of them are underdogs, every-
men who become something extraor-
dinary
through various
circumstances and use their power
for good; that's something I just
would like to relate to, and I think
others feel the same. Needless to
say, I was excited for
"Captain
America: The Winter Soldier." But
even I wasn't prepared for what
Marvel had in store; "The Winter
Soldier"
is
not only a great superhero
movie, it's on a completely different
level.
The film takes place roughly two
years after the events of "The
Avengers,'' with Steve Rodgers (aka
Capt.am America) reluctantly work-
ing towards justice with tactical or-
ganization S.H.1.E.L.D, which
is
run
under the watchful eyes (or in this
case, eye) of Samuel L: Jackson's
Nick Fury. The morally black-and-
white captain, played once again by
Chris Evans,
is
growing increasingly
weary of dabbling in Fury's shady
business, a problem that Rodgers'
partner Natasha Romanoff (aka
Black Widow) doesn't have. She's
played for the third time by Scarlett
Johansson. When tragedy strikes
and sides are questioned, Rodgers
and Romanoff are stuck with their
backs against the wall, not knowing
who to trust or where to go.
The screenplay, written by
Christopher Markus and Stephen
McFeely,
is
chock full of twists and
turns that not only genuinely sur-
prise, but have huge ramifications in
the grand scheme of the Marvel cine-
matic universe. The story is concise
and expertly paced, with little to no
extraneous moments. Everything
moves briskly and feels important,
which plays a crucial role in the au-
dience's investment.
In
turn, the 136
minutes wizres by without a hitch.
"The Winter Soldier'' operates in
vein of a political thriller, and does
an excellent job of balancing the ex-
pected character development.and
humor Qf a comic book
film
with the
heavier themes of that genre. At this
point, Evans, Johansson and Jack-
son are all very comfortable as their
respective characters, and all turn in
great performances in their meatiest
roles to date. The legendary Robert
Redford
is
excellent as Alexander
Pierce, an executive in S.H.I.E.L.D.
whose role in the plot is unclear
until a bit into the
film.
Anthony
Mackie nearly steals the show as
Sam Wilson (aka Falcon), and his
chemistry with Evans is dynamic
from the start. Sebastian Stan is
silently menacing as the sub titular
Winter Soldier, in a role that re-
quires
his
physicality to do much of
the work.
Speaking of the action, the set
pieces come early and often, landing
with a ferocity and brutality unlike
anything rve ever seen in this genre.
crossed with the Jason Bourne se-
nes.
Any problems I have with ''The Win-
ter Soldier'' are minor. The final act
is a bit more generic when compared
to the inventiveness of the rest of the
PHOTO COORTESY OF MARVE.LOOM
Marvel promo shot featuring Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), Captain America (Chris
Evans), and Black
Widow
(Scarlett Johansson).
The direction of Anthony and Joe
Russo, who previously helmed
episodes of"Community" and "Ar~
rested Development," is
gritty
and
intentionally vicious. Every action
beat is impressive, from an expertly
staged car chase to a majestic dog-
fight between Falcon and some
fighter jets. But the thing that lands
the hardest is the hand-to-hand com-
bat, which
is
choreographed and cut
together like a martial
arts
film
film
and there
is
a subplot or two
that feels incomplete. On the whole,
however, this a major success. rve
seen the film twice now, and can
safely say that it is just as rock solid
on repeat viewings. It truly
is
a turn-
ing point in the history of the Marvel
universe, and here's hoping we see
the studio, trying to craft films with
as much intuition and entertain-
ment value as ''The Winter Soldier."
Rating: 9/10







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Marist alumnus Rios inks NFL contract
By
JOHN FORNARO
Circle Contributor
The Marist football team has
been making headlines within the
past year.
One former Marist College foot-
With the 2014 NFL draft upcom
-
ball player made headlines earlier
ing, Terrence Fede has the opportu-
this month
,
and his name was not
nity to become the first Marist
Terren
c
e Fede
.
football player to be drafted. Fede
2012 first team All Pioneer
and Rios continue to fight an uphill
League player, Michael Rios, signed
battle in their success stories but in
a one year contract with the Miami
the near future, there will likely be
Dolphins. After being waived before
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two Marist products playing in the
training camp by the Arizona Car-
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NFL, giving them the national ex-
dinals last year, Rios has worked
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Rios and Fede give players at
onto an NFL team by becoming the
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first product from Marist to sign a
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considering Marist College,
contract and hopefully play in an
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hope by showing them that with
NFL game.
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
hard work and talent
,
they too can
Rios gets an opportunity to be
Mike Rios holds many
of
Marist's receiving records including single season receiving yards
one _day_ live out their dream of
a Pru-1: of ~he 90-i:>laye~ ros~er ~hat
and single season touchdowns. He is pictured above In a game from
2012,
his senior year.
playmg m the NFL.
the Miam.1 Dolphins will bnng mto
·
training camp. Standing tall at 6'1" to be irreplaceable.
posure he needed to get a spot in the
and 203 pounds, he has the NFL
Roadblocks have delayed Rios's NFL.
size and ability to make an impact success story ever so slightly. At age
He is someone to look out for in
on a roster, given the opportunity.
23, Rios has gone undrafted and training camp, as he wants to prove
The opportunity has been given suffered a broken left foot. This people wrong and showcase his abil-
and from a team that Rios most would be difficult for most people to ities. Playing with a chip on his
likely has a special spot for in his overcome but
he
has embraced the shoulder, Rios is currently one of
heart
.
Born and raised in Miami
,
experience and the opportunity to nine wide receivers on the Miami
Rios signed with his hometown work out for scouts and show why roster and can learn urider players
team
.
This will give his family and this one-year contract was earned, such as Mike Wallace and Brian
friends a chance to watch his talents not given.
Hartline
.
Having former Texas
at almost every game. Being so close
Rios is Marist football's all-time A&M gunslinger, Ryan Tannehill,
to home will only benefit Rios in his leader in touchdowns (17), and set th.rowing him the ball will also help.
success. He is rehabbing an injury single season records for receiving Running a 4.45 40-yard dash at his
and fighting to make the Dolphins' yards (1,173) and receiving touch-
pro day, Rios has high caliber speed
final roster
,
having that support so downs (10) his senior year at and size that scouts believe will
close is something that could prove Ma.rist, helping to give
him
the ex-
translate into the NFL.
Yards
per
reception:
23.5
artst slngte season
tecetvtng
recoro:
73
ar1st.
single
season
receMng
touch-
record:
10
Softball
•
remains unbeaten at ome
By GEOFF MAGLIOCCHETTI
Staff W
r
iter
W
i
th this year
's
Metro Atlantic
Athlet
i
c Conference Softball Tour-
namen
t
departing from Gartland
Field for the first time since 2011,
the Ma.rist Red Foxes would like to
earn as many wins as possible be-
fore their possible trip to the post-
season. Entering the latter stages of
the season, they've already earned
six of them
.
The Foxes, who have not lost at
Gartland since last May in an extra
innings loss to Siena, stayed perfect
at home with a sweep of conference
foe Niagara in a closely contested
double
header
on
Saturday.
Outscoring the Purple Eagles by a
mere three runs, picking up the win
was harder than the Red Foxes an-
ticipated.
With Marist already coming back
from a 10-0 deficit earlier this sea-
son, coming back from a 6-0 deficit
in the sixth inning could almost be
considered monotonous
.
Neverthe
-
less, they stormed back with a
vengeance in the home half of the
frame.
Designated hitter Maureen
Duddy capped off a 3-for-4 after-
noon with a two run double to pace
the Foxes, and she was immediately
followed by shortstop Kyrsten Van
Natta who smacked a three run
home run over the fence to notch a
7-6 lead that would not be relin-
quished
.
Melanie White then
pitched a perfect seventh for the
win.
While things became a little tense
toward the end, the latter game laid
off the drama. Marist tallied a run
COURIESY OF MARISI' AIHL£11CS
Taylor Kuzma, a Junior from Freehold, NJ.,
Is
pictured hitting above in a game earlier
this season. Kuzma appeared in
44
games In
2013,
starting in
29
of
them. She
also
totaled
17
hits during her
2013
campaign, including two multi-hit games. As a
four-year varsity starter at
Colts
Neck High School, Kuzma was named All-Shore, All-
Country and All-Regional during her scholaristic career.
in each of the first three innings en
route to a 4-2 victory. First baseman
Aly Klemmer's RBI double in the
third proved to be the winning run,
scoring Van Natta for a 3-0 lead.
Jay Lalli held the Purple Eagles'
bats in check allowing two earned
runs on just four hits in a complete
game victory.
Van Natta's weekend continued
her super sophomore season. Hav-
ing raised her batting average by
more than 50 points (.266 to .321),
the Maplewood
,
N.J., native has
been a huge power source for
Marist
.
Her seven home runs and
28 RBIs lead the team and she has
displayed great discipline at the
plate, having drawn a team high 18
walks.
The wins at home made up for a
tough loss to the Fairfield Stags on
Wednesday, a close 3-2 defeat on
the road. What made the loss to the
Stags, current leaders of the MAAC,
even tougher to bear was that not
only did it waste a solid complete
game effort from Paige Lewis, but
that it came in walk-off fashion.
As
the season dwindles down, losses
like that are not what Marist needs
right now.
But, for now, it's time to focus on
the positives. With the Easter week-
end sweep of the Pqrple Eagles, not
only did the Red Foxes leap ahead
of Siena in the standings
,
they also
sit right behind the Stags in second
place
,
sporting a 9-3 conference
record.
Following Tuesday
'
s double-
header against UMass (please check
http://maristcircle
.
com for results of
that game), the ladies return home
for four consecutive home games,
tied for the longest home stretch
they'll have this season. The Holy
Cross Crusaders of the Patriot
League made a pilgrimage to
Poughkeepsie on Wednesday (check
http://maristcircle.com for results of
that game) before MAAC play re-
sumes on Saturday with a visit from
MAAC newcomer Quinnipiac. First
pitch for game one is scheduled for
noon while game two is slated for a
2 p.m. start.

























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Baseball notches sweep of Manhattan
By
JOE
FITZHENRY
Sports Editor
Head coach Chris Tracz has spo-
ken at length this season about put-
ting together all three phases of the
game, that would translate to wins.
That's exactly what the Marist
baseball team did this weekend as
the Red Foxes swept Manhattan to
move into sixth place in the MAAC,
the last spot that qualifies for the
MAAC Tournament. Marist cap-
tured the three games by scores of
6-0, 11-6 and 8-7.
'We had talked about the week-
end as moving week, we needed to
put things together. It was a big
sweep for us and I think our guys
have started to play with more con-
fidence over the past few weeks,"
Tracz said.
With the sweep, Marist sits at 12-
23 overall (5-7 MAAC) on the year.
Playing on an unusual Thurs-
day-Saturday schedule due to the
Easter holiday, junior Rich Vrana
set the tone for the rest of the week-
end with a complete game shutout,
the first of his career. The southpaw
didn't walk a batter, threw 83 of his
110 pitches for strikes and fanned
seven. He also didn't go to a three-
ball count on any batter. It was the
first win of the year for Vrana.
"Rich has been working hard the
whole year, he stuck with it and I
knew an outing like this would
come. When you throw 83 of 110
pit.ches for strikes, good things will
happen," Tracz said.
The Red Foxes didn't record a hit
until Zach Passerelle reached with
a one-out bunt single in the fourth.
Graham McIntire followed with an
RBI double to score Tyler Kirk-
patrick. McIntire and Passerelle
would score later in the inning on a
COURTESY OF JOSEPHS. MILLER
Senior captain Nick McQuall played
a
key
part In the team's sweep of MA>C rival
Manhattan
<Ner
the
weekend.
The Wantagh, N.Y. native
Is
hitting
at
.286
on
the
sea-
son, with two homers, 17 runs
batted
In, 25 runs scored and eight
steals.
throwing error.
The Jaspers would battle back,
The error was one of five com-
cutting the deficit to 8-5 and
mitted in the game by the Jaspers.
brought the tying run to the plate,
An
inning later, Kirkpatrick but Ryan Thomas got out of the jam
plated Nick McQuail with an RBI by inducing a grounder back
to
the
single to open up a 4-0 lead for mound.
Marist.
The Red Foxes would tack on
Freshman Ben Moller gunned
down Manhattan's Chris Kalous-
dian at the plate to end the top of
the sixth, the biggest threat that the
Jaspers would mount.
Kirkpatrick and Steve Laurino
scored the final two runs of the day
on a throwing error in the seventh.
In game two, Manhattan jumped
out to an early 2-0 lead before the
Red Foxes put up an eight spot in
the home half of the third, all of the
runs coming with two outs.
Moller delivered a two-run single
in the inning and McQuail, Pat
Welsh and Matt Pagano each
recorded an RBI single as well.
three more runs in the sixth, two of
them courtesy of an RBI double
from Joey Aiola.
Freshman Scott Boches picked
up his third win of the year, work-
ing the first 5.2 innings before
handing the ball to Thomas who
recorded the save,
his
fifth of the
season.
Looking for the sweep in game
three, what started out af\ a
pit:cher's duel soon took a turn to-
ward the final three innings that
were filled with fireworks.
After allowing a lead-off single,
senior Jordan Eich retired the next
16 batters that he faced.
Laurino and Jake Berry each
drove in a run in the third to give
Marist a 2-0 lead at the time.
The lead would hold until the sev-
enth, when the Jaspers plated two
runs to take a 3-2 lead. The three
runs in the sixth and seventh were
all unearned.
McQuail tied the game in the bot-
tom half of the frame with a sacri-
fice fly that scored Jamari Moore.
With runners at the corners and
one out in the top of the eighth,
freshman Sean Keenan (3-0) got a
pop-out and a caught stealing to
avoid any damage.
Keenan's offense would back
him
up in the home half of the inning
with five runs. Aiola, Moller and
McQuail all drove in a run, while
Matt Pagano plated two with a
pinch-hit two-run single.
Manhattan wouldn't go quietly,
however as four runs cut the lead to
8-7 with the tying and go-ahead
runs on base. Thomas forced his sec-
ond huge groundball of the weekend
for his sixth save.
The Red Foxes hosted UMass
Lowell in non-conference action on
~esday and battled Army in the
aruiual Hudson Valley Baseball
Classic on Wednesday. Please check
marist.circle.com for results of those
games. MAAC foe Canisius comes
to
Poughkeepsie this weekend for a
three-game set, the first pit.ch of
Saturday's doubleheader is slated
for noon.
'We've talked about getting better
in the back half of the year, Cani-
sius will be a great test for us and
the sweep gives us confidence head-
ing into the series," Tracz said.
Men's lacrosse eyes MAAC tourney berth
By
MIKE WALLACE
Recor also leads Marist in points win to have any realistic chance of
Staff Wr~ter
(38), scorching defenses for 12 goals sliding in to the MAAC Champi-
The Marist men's lacrosse team
will
head into their final game of the
regular season on a high note after
a 12-9 win at Monmouth. The Red
Foxes (4-8, 2-3 MAAC) were paced
by Joseph Radin's four goals in their
win
over the lowly Hawks (0-12, 0-5
MAAC).
Plagued by slow starts all season,
Marist was held scoreless for the
opening 10 minutes of the game and
fell behind 2-0 before Radin tied the
game in the closing 5 minutes of the
first quarter. The Red Foxes were
able to take control in the second
stanza, however, taking a 5-2 lead
into the half.
.
Attackers J.D. Recor and Colin
Joka netted two goals each as Nick
Papayanakos, Nick Kilkowski, Dil-
lon Walker and John Vigh rounded
out the scoring with one goal each.
Recor, who contributed an assist
against the Hawks, ranks ninth in
the nation in assists per game
(2.18), second in the MAAC and first
nationally among all freshmen.
and 26 assists in 12 games. Recor's onships, which will be hosted at
point total is good for fourth in the Tenney Stadium from May 1-3.
nation among freshmen.
Admission to Saturday night's
Recor attributes his own success game is free and open to the public.
to his teammates' ability to create
space for themselves and finish,
with his favorite targets being fel-
low attackers Joka and Radin.
"He might be a freshman on the
roster, but he plays with the matu-
rity of a junior or senior," Radin said
of the 5'T' freshman from Lan-
caster, N.Y.
On defense, junior goalkeeper
Dave Scarcello turn~ away 10
shots and caused two turnovers for
the Red Foxes while Dominic Mon-
temurro won 12-of-21 face-offs and
collected four ground balls. Attack-
minded Drew Nesmith was kept off
the score sheet but still found a way
to contribute, collecting a career-
high six ground balls.
The Red Foxes will wrap-up their
regular season campaign at home
on Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m.
against MAAC rival Canisius. The
Red Foxes are in desperate need of a
Freshman
J.D.
Recor has come in and
made an immediate Impact for the Red
Foxes this season. Recor has recorded
38 points
on
the season, Including a
team-high 26 assists
to
go
along with 12
goals
that he has scored.
ers:
nts:
J.O.
Reeor/
Joseph Radln--38
oals:
Joseph
Radln-31
ots
on
Goal:
Joseph
Radln-56
The
Red
~
rank 20th In thecoun-
ln
scoring
offense
roundball&-Domlnlc
Montemurro-63
<:eoff
Pct.:
Domlnie
Montemurro-.558
163/292)
The
Red
Foxes rank
second In
the
ntry
In clearing percentage.
pcomlng Schedule:
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26-vs.
canisius,
7
p.m.
1-3- MNCToumament
(Pough-
psle)