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VOLUME 67, ISSUE 9
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Lowell Thomas honored in "Hidden Treasures" art exhibit
By
MELISSA CONLON
Staff Writer
Lowell Thomas has always had a
presence on the Marist Campus. For
many students this presence is bis
namesake, the Lowell Thomas build-
ing, which is home to the College's
School of Communications. On Feb.
7,
however, the Marist art gallery gave
Lowell Thomas a more aesthetic and
visual presence.
The exhibit honoring Thomas, which
runs from Feb. 7 to March 2, is enti-
tled, "Hidden Treasures: Photogra-
phers and the Lowell Thomas
Papers
.
" It was a joint collaboration
between John Ansley, the Special Col-
lections librarian and the
art gallery
under the direction of gallery director
and professor Ed Smith. The produc-
tion and staging of the exhibit was a
long process
,
which included the help
of both departments as well as the
art
gallery's team of student workers.
The exhibit features photographs
from Lowell Thomas,
his
son,
Lowell
Thomas Jr.
,
Harry Chase and Frank
R. Roberson, and locations ranging
from Tibet, Alaska, Arabia, India and
Italy. Many of the photos on display
have either never before been
seen or
have not been seen in a very long
time. In the midst of collecting photo-
graphs and hanging the show, a great
deal of editing went on. The long
process of preparing the exhibit was
one that included painting the walls,
printing the
photos, composing
them
on
the walls
and making the
exhibit
aesthetically pleasing.
AB
Smith put it, ''It is a historical
narrative of Lowell Thomas which
has
a balance 'of an accurate timeline as
well as being visually interesting."
Art student and gallery opening at-
tendee Laura Formisano enjoyed the
narrative.
"The way the exhibit was installed
made for a great story-one that was
easy to follow
as
well as intriguing."
The photographs
are
hung in a way
that is meant to be inviting, a way
that Smith hopes will make visitors
say, ''I want to look at that." The
prints, which are
all matched to have
similar tones within the black and
white family, range in size from a
panorama by Frank
R. Roberson's of
the Panama Canal
,
to a large print of
Harry Chases' picturesque vista of a
soldier looking out over Palestine dur-
ing World War
I.
These emphasized
pieces act as a punctuation mark
within a set
of
print.a and set an over-
all tone for the exhibit.
However, the photos were not the
only things that fascinated visitors;
the exhibit featured a new program
called ''Marist Auras," which
is
an app
for smartphones, tablets and other de-
vices. The application allows visitors
to experience the photographs as an
interactive and enhanced piece of
work.
The gaHery opening, which was
pos-
itively received by a large room of stu-
MELISSA CONLON/ THE CIRCLE
The "Hidden Treasures" exhibit features a number of never-before-seen travel photos.
dents, faculty and others who at-
tended, was filled with buzz and in-
terest, as well as plenty of snacks and
drinks.
Kristen Forque, who attended the
opening, commen~d, ''I was fasci-
nated by how many places Lowell
Thomas had visited, and I think the
photographs and the exhibit truly
captured bis travels in an inspiring
way."
On
the idea of inspiration,
if
there
is
one thing that the exhibit offers, and
that Smith hopes all the opening at-
tendees and subsequent visitors take
away with them, it
is that great things
can be done.
"Students and other visitors who
stop in to see the show should realize
that there are still great things that
can
be done," Smith said.
The Lowell Thomas gallery exhibit
runs through March 2, and the gallery
is open to the college community, as
well as the public, Monday through
Saturday, 12 p.m. to
5
p.m. More in-
formation and pictures regarding the
exhibit
can
be
found
at
http'i/marist.edu/commarts/artlgaller
y.
SPC announces spring concert: Goo Goo Dolls
By
SHAWNA
GILLEN
News Editor
Marist's Student Programming
Council recently announced the act
that
will be performing at the college
for the Spring 2013 concert. SPC re-
vealed on Thursday, Feb.
7
via their
Facebook page that the
Goo Goo
Dolls
will be performing at the
Marist
Riverfront on April
28. The decision
process and reveal of the act were
dif-
ferent from previous years in that
SPC made an effort to integrate and
engage student attention.
Every semester SPC meets to
dis-
cuss plans to bring
an
act to the
Marist campus. The board puts a se-
ries of artists and acts into a pot, all of
different genres they think
will appeal
to the Marist community.
Based
on
a
financial
budget allotted to the college
every year, a decision can then be
made. This past fall, comedian and
actor
BJ
Novak performed a stand-up
routine in the McCann Center. Last
spring, Mike
Posner
performed at the
Riverfront, however the event re-
ceived
poor
attendance from the stu-
dent body.
This
left expectations high
among students waiting for
this year's
spring concert reveal.
The countdown to the reveal made
the process more interactive. One
week prior to the announcement, SPC
launched
its
own
Facebook page ded-
icated to the event titled "SPC Spring
Concert: Reveal." Each day clues were
posted about the act allowing stu-
dents to comment and give their feed-
back. Some clues included,
~bis
artist
has been nominated for three Gram-
mys," and "the performing group is
composed of three members." Within
days of its launch, the page gained
heavy traffic with predictions from
students. At midnight
on
Thursday
the Facebook page confirmed that the
Goo Goo
Dolls would be
performing.
This
alternative rock band is no
stranger to the music industry, hav-
ing top hits such as "Iris," "Slide" and
"Let Love In" that have
dominated
the
Billboard charts. The trio has com-
pleted their tenth studio album titled
Magnetic with an expected release
date in May 2013. With that in mind,
students
can
anticipate a combination
of new material
along
with
original
songs that brought the band into the
spotlight over a decade ago.
'The board was very excited about
this choice," SPC member Christy
Cintron said. ''We haven't had as
good
turnouts as we wanted the past few
concerts, and we think that
this con-
cert everyone is going to love and that
there
is going to be a good turnout and
a lot of fun."
''We wanted to have a really big re-
veal because the band is really big,"
she added. "We wanted to make it
so
everyone would get excited and the
hype would get bigger, so we decided
to make a countdown
on
the Facebook
website with daily teasers."
The decision also took into account
surveys distributed
on
campus in the
beginning of the school year. Students
were asked which genres of music
they preferred. The Office of College
Activities
is also consulted in the deci-
sion-making process.
Overall, the reaction to the
Goo Goo
Dolls concert has been positive. Based
on feedback from students, there may
be higher numbers in attendance
than last spring's poorly received
Mike Posner concert.
'Tm definitely more excited about
this
year's concert
than
last year,"
jun-
.
ior Vicki Cavalli said. 'The
Goo Goo
Dolls are
a
band that most students
listen to and can get excited about."
Junior Ariana Santana shares Cav-
alli's excitement.
"I
think it's a great change,'' she said.
'The
Goo Goo
Dolls is a concert that
you can genuinely enjoy and that I'll
go
to."
The date of ticket sales has yet to be
released, however students can check
for updates on the concert's Facebook
page titled "SPC Spring Concert 2013"
or
SPC's
official
website
http'i/clubs.marist.edu/spd.





































Thursday, February 14, 2013
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/14
Senior
Portraits
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LT Lower Level Lobby
Friday, 2/15
Senior Portraits
12 p.m. to
8
p.m.
LT Lower Level Lobby
International Students Workshop on
Taxes
3:30 pm. to 5:30 p.m.
HC2023
MCCTA presents: Vagina Monologues
8
p.m. to 10 p.m.
Cabaret
Saturday, 2/16
SPC Ski/Snowboarding Trtp
7
a.m. to
5
p.m.
Off campus
MCCTA presents: Vagina Monologues
8 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
Cabaret
Monday, 2/18
Mr. Marist Tlcket
Sales
5
p.m. to
7
p.m.
Alcove 1
Tuesday, 2/19
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Transi-
tional Leadership
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
PAR
.
First Steps Program/ls Small Busi-
ness Ownership Right for You?
6
p.m. to 9 p.m.
Hancock
Wednesday, 2/20
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Transi-
tional Leadership
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
PAR
Study Abroad Fair
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cabaret
Mr. Marist Ticket Sales
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Alcove
1
campus
www.maristcircle.com
Letter from the Editor
s th second prmt.
1
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mester
is
published, this
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of
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Tu
sda ·,
ew York Go ernor Andrew
Cuomo gave a v rsion of his .'ta
of
th
tu c m the
Nelly
Goletti
T ·
ter. That night, Pre ident
Obama deliv r d the State of th
Uni n, and yesterday our own Stu-
d~
Body
Presid nt gave his o ·n
State of the
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from
G reporter
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thlcen
O'Brien. go to mn · tcircle.com.
To give ou the state of Th Crr·
cle, m sho1 it
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be n bu y last
two weeks.
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new Lowell
Thoma gaU ry in the tee) Pinnt,
the spring concert was announced
to be the Goo Goo Doll , and, h
yeah, th Governor c m in a heli-
copter that land d
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Tenney
ta.
dium.
On
the sports side, them n's bas-
k tball
team
had
two
thrilling ·
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tori.es
ag inst the
s
nd• and
third-place team in th MAAC, in-
cluding a dramatic
65-foot
shot
from Chavaughn
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to force
douh)c. overtime a ins Jona. Th
women's team al o continued h ir
undefeat d conference
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though the MAAC tournamen is
still nearl.}
month away this com•
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will mark
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begin-
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g of spnng e sons like lacro s
and baseball.
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pcr1ence,
wltile opinion take on
HBO's "G"rls" and gun tont.rol. In
lif.
styl , read ·
bout
the women'i-
basketba
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kout routin
and
some
Val
ntine's
Day
alternatives
fo in~les.
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ad review
f"
ilver
Linings Playbook,"
Be
on 's Super
Bo
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halftime performance,
a
<l
look at
if
shows being releas
all
at once, like "House o Cards" on
N
tlix,
is the fulur of televi ion.
\Vb.ate •er he
state of
yom
Face-
book
elationship statu on this
V lentine's Day, ha\.·e a ood one,
and enjoy reading through this
is ue of The Circle.
Eric V n r Voort
Editor-in-Chief
Security confiscations: A love story
By MICHAEL BERNARDINI
Staff Writer
@mrBERNARDINI
For most Americans, winter is a
time to stay indoors,
drink
hot cocoa
and relax by a wood-burning fire-
place. Considering Mari.st students
have never been that wholesome,
the cold weather provides a perfect
chance to get
drunk
without ever
leaving campus. In the past two
weeks, Security's total confiscations
are three times the amount of snow-
fall in inches-about 25 bottles of
liquor and over 100 cans of beer. I'd
like to think that some sort of con-
gratulations is in O_!der. Also, the
number of kids drinking Pinnacle
Whipped Cream vodka is nauseat-
ingly high. Please kindly change
your beverage of choice.
2/3 2:37
a.m.
Leo
Hall
A male student was reported stag-
gering into the entry and slurring
his words. He was taken to Saint
Francis. He probably wasn't even
drunk, just still in a daze from Bey-
once's Super Bowl performance.
2/5 12:03
p.m. Upper West Cedar
Townhouses
A vehicle was towed for illegally
parking in a handicapped spot. The
Edttor-ln-Chlet
Eric vander Voort
Erle. \landerVoort1@maristedu
Managing
Edltol'S:
Jenna
Grande,
Marygrace Navarra
Jenna.Grande1@marlst.edu,
Marygrace.Navarra1@marlst.edu
News
Editors:
Shawna
Gillen,
Brenna
Mcl<inley
clrclenews@gmall.com
Features Editor:
Brittany
Oxley
circlefeatures@gmall.com
vehicle has been cited with 13 prior
parking tickets. Since when did
Amanda Bynes enroll as an under-
graduate student?
2/8 9:24
p.m. Champagnat Hall
Security confiscated the following:
one bottle of Skyy, one bottle of
Smirnoff Raspberry, one bottle of
Captain Morgan, one bottle of Pin-
nacle Cake, one bottle of Bacardi
Le.J;non C~trus, one bottle of Bur-
nett's Pink Lemonade, one bottle of
New Amsterdam Peach vodka, one
bottle
of
Pinnacle
Chocolate
Whipped, one quart of Bud Light,
one can of fruit punch-flavored Four
Loko, three cans of Rolling Rock and
four shot glasses. There isn't a
punch line for this, primarily be-
cause I'm so impressed that this
could even happen.
2/10 6:05 p.m.
A taxi driver turned in a student's
wallet. The student's fake ID was
discovered and confiscated. For the
record, a boozy night spent touring
Poughkeepsie with a Persian cab
driver does not make you friends.
Be warned that he WILL turn on
you.
A&E
Editor.
Matthew Cas agna
clrcleae@gmall.com
1Jfestyles
Editor.
Ashley Lampman
clrclehealth®gmall.com
Sports
Editors:
GarrJn Marchetti,
Zach
Dooley
clrclesports@gmall.com
Opinion
Editor:
C8sey
Fisk
clrcleoplnlon@gmall.com
~
Chief:
Michelle
Costello
MlchelJe.COstello1@marlst.edu
2/10 12:18 a.m. Champagnat Hall
An intoxicated female was sitting in
a chair unable to hold up her head.
She was taken to Saint Francis. Un-
less your ideal romance is someone
on an IV drip, potential Valentines
need not apply.
2/11 5:30
p.m. Residence Inn
The Resident Director confiscated a
student's cane sword, a sword hid-
den within a cane and topped with a
Doberman's head made out of
pewter. The Residence Inn is ap-
parently home to rejected Disney
villains. A cane sword? Who are
you? Jafar?
Public Service Announcement:
Security is conducting a ''Lock It or
Lose It" campaign in all freshman
residences to ensure all students
are locking their doors.
So
please
lock your doors. You don't want Se-
curity accidentally stumbling upon
your weekend alcohol provisions or
dirty collection of "Fifty Shades of
Grey"-inspired toys.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fally protected free
speech under
the
First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Staff Wrtten:
Joe Calabrese, Ryan
calv , Amber Case, Mel
Conlon,
C rlstina
D'Arco,
Deana Hasandjekaj,
Kathleen O'Brien,
Amanda
Flore, Joe
Fitzhenry,
Shawna
GIiien,
cathryn
Vac-
caro
COpy
Editors:
Christina O' Ar<:o, Timothy
GIibert, Zach Goldman, Michael
Naeem, Julianna Sheridan, Alex
Spiess,
Csthryn Vaccaro, Natalie
Za-
leski
Web:
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Web
Editors:
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Gironas, Caroline
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The Circle •
Thursday, February 1.4, 2013 •
Page 3
Cuo1no stops at Marist for State of the State tour
By
SHAWNA
GILLEN
Staff Writer
New York State Gov. Andrew
Cuomo spoke at Marist' s Nelly Goletti
theater on Tuesday. Cuomo's visit was
a part of his 2013 executive budget
tour campaign presentation titled
"NY Rising". Various initiatives were
addressed to the Marist community
on public policy measures that
will af-
fect New York state residents, includ-
ing his idea of New York's "one-two
punch'' of education and jobs and a
focus on the economy of individual re-
gions
Cuomo shed light on the positive
progression the New York State legis-
lature has made to reduce its eco-
nomic deficit. However he was
adamant that this progress
is
far from
over. One of his initiatives he pre-
sented to improve economic stability
was through job creation. One of these
projects included a job linkage pro-
gram in community colleges.
This
pro-
gram would require more funding in
schools in order to provide students
with a higher skillset when seeking
jobs. The Governor expressed his
plans to increase the state minimum
wage from$7.25 to $8.75/hour, which
will
create more income to residents
and boost the state economy.
''It's the fair thing to
do,
it's the right
thing to do," Cuomo said.
To increase tourism in the Mid Hud-
son valley region, Cuomo advocated
for a casino resort site that would gain
much revenue
if
successful, and at-
tract tourists from New York City to
take trips upstate as well.
When discussing education reform,
the 2013 state budget would provide
aid to school districts that would vol-
unteer to have longer academic years
or increased hours. Cuomo high-
lighted the fact that the United States
education system is sub par to that of
other countries, and more time in
school is necessary for effective
change.
If
districts agree to increasing
their hours of operation or length of
_
curriculum, Cuomo reassured that
the budget would cover 100 percent of
the additional costs, providing an
added incentive.
Equal rights were a topic of discus-
sion during Cuomo's speech. The pres-
entation highlighted New York's
foundations of diversity and tolerance,
especially in terms of legalizing same
sex marriage. According to Cuomo,
the next step is to eliminate the wage
gap between men and women. The
Governor
will
plan to introduce a
Women's Equality Act that
will
at-
tempt to eliminate all forms of dis-
crimination against the female
community in .the workplace as well
as housing.
Lastly the speech discussed the
plans for improving New York State's
infrastructure.
In
the wake of natural
disasters such as Hurricane Irene and
most recently Hurricane Sandy, many
regions affected have slowly began to
rebuild from multi billion dollar aid
provided by congress. Cuomo intTo-
duced a smart housing rebuilding pro-
gram that would fund projects of
homes built with such materials to
prevent future damages from natural
disasters.
In
terms of infrastructure,
the presentation displayed plans for
the building of the new Tappan·
Zee
Bridge and Cuomo was excited about
the project's progress.
Gov. Cuomo's visit was highly re-
ceived by students who were in atten-
dance.
''Having the New York State Gover-
nor at Marist was extremely exciting.
He is such a smart man and
it
was
amazing to see him give a speech in
person'' said sophomore Sofia Ikram.
Cuomo gave a shoutout to to Marist
Poll director
Lee
Mirinoff, saying that
Miringoff was the only person to make
sense of a race between his father and
Ed
Koch,
and commended Miringoft's
development of the polling industry
throughout his career.
Lastly the governor highlighted the
importance of community and New
York State's potential for great
progress. Overall he had high aspira-
tions for reforming public policies and
NICOLETTE COAN/THE
CIRCII..E
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
gave
a version
of
his
State
of
the
State
address for the
second time In three years In the Nelly
Golettl theater
at
Marist College
was confident that these new pro-
grams
will
provide a better and more
efficient government for citizens of
New York State.
SGA
Update: New bill per1nits online ca1npaigning
BY KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
SGA Reporter
The month of February com-
mences SGA's preparation for the
2013-2014 school year. Elections
for next year will occur from Feb
.
25-27, with the results being an
-
nounced on the night of the 27. In
between now and voting time,
many events are being held to en
-
able the campus to become famil-
iar with the candidates and their
platforms, such as Candidate-
Speech Night on Feb. 18, "Meet the
Candidates" on Feb. 19 and the
student body president debate on
Feb. 21. All events are open to the
entire student body and atten-
dance is greatly encouraged.
In addition, the Elections Com-
mission and the
.
election process
have seen changes. Dominic Evan-
gelista was appointed to the Elec-
tions Commission. For the past
semester, Evangelista has shad-
owed the commission and helped
to
organize and plan events. How-
ever, he is now officially a member
of the organization.
"I want to get into politics and I
see this as a way to get started,"
said Evangelista. "It's a great way
to gain more experience."
"Dominic shadowed [the Elec-
tions Commission] last fall and
helped with the election booths,"
said Erika Jordan, director of the
elections commission. "He is a re-
ally good candidate and I trust
him. He has a lot of experience
working with me and politics in
general."
Also, the format of the ballot for
student body president and execu-
tive vice president has been al-
tered. Previously, two students
could be running mates for student
body president and executive vice
presid~nt, but the students• names
would not be placed on the same
ballot. However, under the new
bill, a candidate running with an
executive vice president will have
his or her executive vice presi-
dent's name listed on the ballot as
well. Candidates can still run indi-
vidually and do not need to have
an executive vice president. In the
case that the solo candidate wins,
the executive vice president will be
appointed and approved by the
Senate as usual.
Starting next fall, the freshmen
elections will be revamped with
the addition of online campaign-
ing. Currently, candidates are un-
able to use social media and the
Internet as campaign tools, but,
starting next year, students will
have the opportunity to use sites
such as Facebook, Twitter, Word-
Press and biogs. Other colleges,
such as Siena College, already uti-
lize online campaigning. The in-
tent is that social media will serve
as an equalizer. Since the Internet
is free, students can reach a large
portion of the campus at minimal
cost.
Shannon McCormack is the
treasurer for the freshman class.
From her experience campaigning
last fall, she believes that the ad-
dition of online campaigning will
benefit both candidates and the
student body.
"It
will definitely help," McCor-
mack said. ''We are a social media
generation
·
and utilize it in all as-
pects of our lives. It will allow
more people to see the information
about the candidates because we
are always checking online."
However, there is concern that
the elections could be transformed
into a pbpulatity contest, where
candidates are elected because
they have the most friends on
Facebook. To prevent this, SGA
has decided that online sites can
only be used as a supplement to
the campaign. Candidates must at-
tend all election events and con-
tinue traditional campaigning,
especially door-to-door. This way,
all candidates have the opportu-
nity to meet students and spread
their name and platforms across
campus.
Another concern is that students
can use these sites to slander other
candidates. In order to prevent
this, the Elections Commission will
regulate all sites. The commission
will review all sites, but they will
not be monitoring them constantly.
However, under the Spirit Clause
portion of the bill,
if
inappropriate
material is published online, the
candidate will have 24 hours to
prove that he or she is trying to re-
move the material. Otherwise, he
or she must appear before the
Elections Commission and risk dis-
qualification.
SGA hopes that online cam-
paigning will lead to an increase in
educated voters. Candidate biogra-
phies and platforms can now be
placed online, which allow more
students to read and learn about
the people for whom they are vot-
ing.
"We are confident that online
campaigning will enhance the elec-
tions process and create better,
and more educated, voter turnout,"
said Justin Pupa, commuter sena-
tor and co-writer of the bill.
The SGA Senate also underwent
changes as a new senator was ap-
pointed. Nicolette Spallanzani will
replace Maggie Crateau this se-
mester. Crateau is currently
abroad in India and Spallanzani
will take her post. Spallanzani was
the former director of communica-
tions in SGA under the Paulson
administration until she went
abroad
in
London for an intern-
sh
_
ip.
"Nicole is one of the most dedi-
cated people to SGA in the room,"
Brian Gelok said. "She was always
interested in what SGA was doing
even while she was abroad
."
In addition, sophomor~ Senator
Atiq Lucas is trying to organize a
campaign to raise awareness for
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progres-
siva (FOP) otherwise known as
Stone Man's Disease. FOP is a de-
bilitating disease where a person's
connective tissue turns into bone,
eventually preventing movement.
A Marist student who is a friend of
Lucas' has this disease.
"Joe Suchanek is not just another
carrier of this rare disease; he is a
part of the Marist community and
most importantly my friend,"
Lucas said. "Joe called Chuck
Looney and myself asking us to
help him increase the awareness of
his disease to our community, so
we are going to make it happen.
Unfortunately, Joe is having a
flare-up and is unable to attend
classes this semester, but I am
proudly involved because it is for a
great cause and for a great friend."
Lucas has been working
to
have
T-shirts and bracelets designed to
sell as a fundraiser. In addition,
Lucas is working with the Lacrosse
team to have a FOP awareness
game in the spring.
















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The Clrcle •
Thursday,
February
1.4,
2013 •
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"Mr. Marist" competition in the works, candidates prepared
By JENNA GRANDE
Managing Editor
Starting on Feb
.
27,
a new tra-
dition will be brought onto.the col-
lege campus. The class of 2015
and SGA are sponsoring the first-
ever
"Mr.
Marist" competition.
The competition, which is
a
male
personality contest, seeks out stu-
dents who believe they have what
it takes to be Mr. Marist and rep-
resent the school.
Sophomore members of SGA
Ignacio "Nacho" Borbolla and Car-
olyn Bugbee came up with this
idea last year, but due
to
time con-
straints were unable to get it off
the ground. The two aspired to do
something fun for the guys on
campus.
As
Borbolla phrased it, "It's
d.if.
ferent. It's winter and guys can't
be outside playing so this is some-
thing different for them to do.
We've seen high schools and col-
leges do it with much success."
The two met over the summer to
outline and finalize details of the
contest. Bugbee added that it was
important that she and Borbolla
were the ones in control of the
event.
"We have had this idea since
first semester freshman year as a
fun way to get people involved and
increase school spirit," Bugbee
said. "However, another class
board was going to hold the event.
Unfortunately, their plans fell
through so Nacho and I jumped on
the opportunity
to
organize a
Mr.
Marist Competition this year be-
fore anyone else did!"
Since this is Borbolla and Bug-
bee's first year hosting the event,
the two had to devise their own
procedure of attracting candidates
and narrowing them down as the
competition grew. Originally 50
people signed up through their
residence halls, though a number
of students that signed up did not
follow through
.
Then, at random
,
a top 21 was chosen. Finally,
through an elimination process,
the top 10 were selected to com-
pete on the show date.
With such a high expectations
for this event, Borbolla and Bug-
bee relied on the help of different
departments within the school.
They were able to have clubs vol-
unteer to help out like Fashion
Inc. and Relay for Life. The Hous-
ing Office and College Activities
were also of help to the duo, as-
sisting them with needs or ques-
tions they had. They also relied on
the class of 2015 for help to get
things moving.
"Our board works well together
and everyone is excited for the
show to go off without a hitch,"
Bugbee said. "The school has over-
all been very supportive in our en-
deavor."
However, the construction on
campus did prove to be an incon-
venience in the planning phases
as a location and time were still
being decided.
"We have experienced some dif-
ficulty working with College Ac-
tivities in regard to room requests
and some technical aspects of the
performance as a result of the con-
struction that is currently under-
way in the Student Center,"
Bugbee added.
Borbolla and Bugbee hoping for
success not only for their program,
but Marist's Relay for Life pro-
gram as well. All proceeds from
the event are going to Relay for
Life.
"We hope to also have a Mr.
Marist team walk together, and
have Mr. Marist be at Relay for
Life," Borbolla said.
Those involved with the project
are "excited to see [the guys] com-
pete" since each of the candidates
have different appeals
.
The candi-
dates were able to express all of nitely going to give me an upper-
their creativity and enthusiasm hand," Johnson said. "I'm a very
through their video submissions outgoing person. I've built up a
and show what makes them Mr. pretty strong record for public
Marist-worthy.
speaking through SGA and Marist
Contestant Luis Castillo ex-
Toastmasters. I think that the au-
plained why he thought he was dience will enjoy what my sponsor
deserving of the title of Mr. and I have prepared for the com-
Marist
.
petition."
''My goal coming into Marist was
Nerves aside, the candidates are
to meet and get
to
know as many appreciative of the work done by
people as I could throughout my Borbolla and Bugbee and hope to
four years," he said. "I think this see this become an annual event.
is the opportunity that I have to
"I definitely think this should
determine if I have reached my become an annual tradition at
goal or not. Plus the fact that I Marist," Johnson added. "I cannot
think it would be nice to be recog-
stress enough how important cam-
nized as Mr. Marist, being that I pus-wide activities like this are
love this place and would not for our community. It's these
change anything that has hap-
large-scale programs that bring
pened to me while being here."
together all classes, all social
Candidate Joe Palagonia also groups,--.nd really celebrate the
stated his desire to be Mr. Marist,
·
spectacular sense of school spirit
sharing that his dedication and that we have as Red Foxes."
love for Marist make him the most
Candidate Conor Wiggins
promising out of the lot.
agreed with Johnson.
"I am very outgoing-ask any-
"I think it helps to get everyone
one in the junior class that knows out of the winter slump and helps
me and I'm sure they would have to get school spirit behind things
something nice to say," he said.
"If
other than just sports," Wiggins
they don't then I guess I really said. "It gives everyone a chance
shouldn't have entered."
to be in the limelight."
The candidates, just like the
Though the physical prize of
planners, had their own struggles being named Mr. Marist is cur-
and triumphs while participating rently under wraps, Borbolla and
in this project. According to candi-
Bugbee h9pe that what they can
date Jesse Scannapieco, talent currently guarantee, the official
has been the biggest roadblock on title of
Mr.
Marist, will suffice.
his journey to becoming Mr.
·
''When a person
is
crowned
'Mr.
Marist.
Marist,' they receive the pleasure
"I still do not know what I will of holding that title for the rest of
be doing on stage,'' he said. "I'm their life," Bugbee said.
lucky my beautiful girlfriend will
Contestant Joe Palagonia al-
be there with me; if not I would be ready is planning ahead and has
really nervous about this whole his own ideas for next year's
thing."
event.
Candidate Michael Johnson is
"I think this should be an an-
anticipating a new high in his ca-
nual event, and you bring back
reer.
the winner from the year before as
"Going in to the competition
,
I a judge each time,'' he said.
think that my school spirit is at
an all-time high, and that is defi-
Early Action acceptances reveal details about incoming class
By DEANA HASANDJEKAJ
Sta/
f
Writer
Marist's Early Action applica-
tion period is a popular time for
high school seniors to apply to the
college. On Jan. 31, students who
applied Early Action received an
acceptance or def err al letter from
Marist
.
Kent Rinehart, the Dean
of Admission, stated that there
were over 5,000 applicants in the
admission pool for Early Action
this year and 2,200 were accepted.
This gives Early Action applicants
for the class of 2017 a 47 percent
acceptance rate. This number is
significantly higher than Marist's
average overall acceptance rate of
about 33 percent.
Rinehart expects that 1,098 new
students will be attending Marist
College in the fall and 50 others
will be enrolled in the Freshman
Florence Experience, a projected
number lower than the numbers
for the Class of 2016, the current
freshman class.
The accepted pool of students is
expected to be increasingly di-
verse. Although 43 percent of the
Early Action pool is from New
York, the number of students of
all ethnicities has risen. Addition-
ally, there is. a significant increase
in students from the West and the
Southeast (primarily Florida), as
well students from different coun-
tries. These numbers suggest that
Marist is increasing in prestige
and recognition across the U.S.
and the globe.
Despite the increase in diver-
sity, Rinehart said that applica-
tion numbers are down by 10
percent. However, he believes that
this is not necessarily a bad thing.
Rinehart said that there are sev-
eral reasons why applications
have gone down for this year's ap-
plication pool thus far: The first is
Hurricane Sandy
-
many of the
students who apply to Marist are
from the areas where super storm
Sandy hit the hardest- New Jer-
sey, Long Island
,
and other parts
of the Northeast. The second no-
table factor is the shift in types of
college choites. Many students
from the Northeast are finding
themselves attending local com-
munity colleges due to the high
costs of college.
"There are less students to re-
cruit for a private college," Rine-
hart said.
Finally, the economy is a factor.
Students across the country are
limited to certain options due to
struggles with money.
Why can this be seen as a good
thing? Housing. Since housing is
increasingly difficult to get for
Marist juniors and seniors, the de-
crease in incoming students is
beneficial for upperclassmen.
If
Marist wanted to becom~ less
competitive, admissions would ac-
cept more students
.
However,
Marist has always been a small,
private, selective college that
won't be changing its image any-
time soon.
There is more evidence that
Marist is becoming a more presti-
gious and competitive college
.
"The lower end of the applicant
pool is dropping off," Rinehart
said.
Basically, some students
with lower GPAs and SAT scores
are choosing not to apply to
Marist because they feel that they
won't get into the school. The aca-
demic records of the current ap-
plicant pool have also increased
from last year. SAT scores are up
almost 20 points on average
.
Rinehart is excited about the up-
coming class of 2017. He is confi-
dent that Marist will enroll
"smart, interesting, and diverse
students."

















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features
Thursday, February 14, 2013
www.maristcircle.com
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Marist fashion student takes on Manhattan
By
JACQUELINE
TRAURING
Circle Contributor
As a Fashion Merchandising
major, I consistently feel the pres-
sure from my peers and the fashion
department faculty to intern. When
it came time to research abroad op-
portunities, I came across a fairly
new program called Marist in Man-
hattan. I decided to attend an infor-
mation session last month and
heard an inspiring story from Paige
Palermo, who acted as a guinea pig
to the new program when started in
the fall of 2011.
Marist in Manhattan is a program
offered to Fashion,
Art
and Com-
munication majors, typically during
your junior year. I had the most ob-
vious concern in mind: is it worth
skipping the abroad experience? For
some, it varies. For Paige, a Boston
native, there was no question. The
program offers students housing at
the 92nd Street Y in the upper-east
side of Manhattan, along with a six
to nine credit internship while com-
pleting three online classes through
Marist. Students have been intern-
ing with companies such as the
MTV network, Food Network Mag-
azine
,
Marvel
Entertainment,
Michael Kors, COACH, CBS Sports
and NBC News, to name a few
.
Paige was
hu:ky enough to land an
internship with BCBG in the Exec-
utive Office.
Before walking into the doors of
BCBG, Paige had no idea what to
expect. It was her first internship,
and for such a big company, she was
expecting to do the typical "dirty
work."
After the interview,
Paige
was contacted the same day and got
offered an internship in a depart-
ment that was anything from typi-
cal: the executive office of sales.
Paige jumped at the opportunity
and accepted the offer right away.
Paige mostly assisted two men in
the department:
Robert
Bronstein,
the President of Sales, and David
Topper, project manager. Her daily
duties included email correspon-
dence, organizing lengthy to-do lists
and financial data from previous
years, and receipts. While this may
not seem exciting, her role was in-
credibly important. The files Paige
organized were used daily in finan-
cial meetings for the company. In
return, Paige was able to sit in on
these meetings, give her own opin-
ions and attend trade shows.
When I asked Paige about the
most crucial piece of advice she
could give to those who are going to
enter the
-
MiM program, she re-
sponded with time management
.
Working an intense internship
could easily keep someone busy, but
keeping on top of the online classes
is essential. Paige's schedule at her
internship was from Monday to
Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Paige
said she always came into work
early and left late. To keep track of
her busy schedule, and to be able to
immerse herself in the New York
culture, Paige kept a monthly,
weekly and
.cWl,y
planner.
The piece of Paige's story that in-
spired me the most, though, was her
honesty regarding the attitude of
her higher-ups, which was stern
and serious. Since it was Paige's
first internship, she tried her ab-
solute best to be recognized. In just
about any corporate environment,
you aren't given
a
pat
on
the
back or
a
_
"good job!" Paige initially felt that
she was unappreciated at work, but
that was far from the case. Al-
though they might not congratulate
you on your hard work, they do take
a mental note of your accomplish-
ments. For Paige, that was the
hardest adjustment.
In
the end,
Robert
Bronstein
approached Lydia
Biskup, the Fashion Internship and
Placement
Coordinator, to "Get me
another Paige Palermo!"
If
that isn't
rewarding
,
well, I'm not so sure
what is.
While Paige is able to say that she
was complimented by the President
of Sales of BCBG, she took a lot
more away from her internship ex-
perience in the Big Apple. Her ini-
tial fear of becoming an intern sub-
sided. She
learned
how to present
herself professionally in a corporate
environment
,
improved
her organi-
zational and multitasking skills,
learned to build relationships and
connections, become more confident
,
and was able to see the terminology
she learned at Marist come to life.
Most importantly, Paige learned the
ins and outs of New York City, the
fashion capital of the world, and
where she hopes to live after college.
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Regaining control over gun control
By
CHRIS POLLACK
Circle Contributor
I remember exactly where I was
when I first heard about the
tragedy at Sandy Hook Elemen-
tary School. I was driving to the
Starbucks in Westwood, N.J. to
meet a friend. I had the radio on
when a sullen reporter broke with
breaking news. At this point, all
they knew was that there had been
a shooting in an elementary school
in Newtown, Conn., and that Con-
necticut State Police were on the
scene.
At the coffee shop and the cloth-
ing store next door, all anyone was
talking about was the shooting.
Horrifying details on name,
weapons and body count bounced
around as my pumpkin spice latte
grew cold.
Days passed, and the details of
the massacre crept out. Even the
news
agencies seemed to always be
changing their account of Dec. 14,
2012. The one thing that didn't
change, however, was the constant
talk of gun control.
Ambulances hadn't even rolled
up to Sandy Hook Elementary be-
fore the clamoring for more strin-
gent gun laws began.
If
Congress
had been in session, I wouldn't
have been surprised if gun c!ontrol
bills were introduced the day after.
The sad truth is that some politi-
cians use tragedies like this to pro-
mote their political agendas.
Bills like Senator Dianne Fein-
stein's
(D-
CA) Assault Weapons
Ban and Representative Carolyn
McCarthy's
(D -
NY)
Magazine Ca-
pacity Limit were not crafted as a
response to the massacre. Rather,
they had been written quite a
while before, waiting in the wings
for a heartbreak that would allow
their sponsors to ram the bills
through with little thought. This
strategy is used because sensible
Americans, when given time to ad-
equately study this legislation, re-
alize it will do absolutely nothing
to curb gun violence.
We've al.ready had an Assault
Weapons Ban
(AWB). Passed in
1994 by Sen. Feinstein, the bill
bimned many semi-automatic
firearms based on cosmetic fea-
tures alone. Following a Depart-
ment of Justice study that
concluded the
A WB
did nothing to
prevent crime, Congress allowed
the ban to expire in 2004. Since
then, sales of "assault weapons"
have gone though the roof, culmi-
nating in record sales numbers in
December 2012. During this same
period, the rate of violent crime in
the United States steadily de-
creased.
The answer to the violent crime
problem in this country is not more
gun control. The Newtown shooter
was actually prevented by current
laws from purchasing a firearm.
Instead, it lies in our mental
health system, the media's role
iri
mass shootings and the failed
"gun-free zone."
Adam Lanza's mother knew her
son was unstable and was actually
in the (arduous) process of having
him committed to a medical facil-
ity. Yet she left her firearms where
her son could get to them. There
was also no effective way for
Lanza's family and acquaintances
to force him to get the treatment
htf
needed, leaving an unhinged
YQWl.g
adult on the streets.
But the real reason that these
horrific bloodbaths occur is the
·
media attention they garner. Grue-
some mass executions are a rela-
tively recent phenomenon. Not so
long ago, those who felt they had
been wronged by society would
merely go into their basements and
off themselves. But with the evolu-
tion of the 24-hour news cycle,
spree shooters see an opportunity
to 15 minutes of fame.
Why a room full of kindergart-
ners? Why the most pure, innocent
individuals on Earth? Because
Lanza knew he would
be
seen as a
monster, his face plastered over
every news network, Twitter and
blog for weeks. The more heinous
the crime, the more publicity.
In
essence, there's a
grim
"race-to-
the-bottom" among spree shooters
to see who can commit the most
despicable crime while simultane-
ously grabbing the most attention.
What's the one thing that all
public mass shootings in recent
years (with a lone exception) have
had in common? They were all
done in "gun-free zones." The Au-
rora Colo. shooter actually went
out of his way to target the only
theater within a 20 minute drive of
his apartment that had a "no guns"
policy. For some odd reason, a
posted notice declaring a gun-free
zone doesn't stop a maniac from
committing mass murder.
The only result of a "gun-free
zone" is a disarmed victim. Some-
one who may be legally licensed to
defend him or herself with a
fir~arm now no longer has that op-
tion. This is unacceptable, since
the only way to effectively stop a
shooter is to shoot back.
Spree shooters need defenseless
victims. They stop their massacre
when faced with opposition. Adam
Lanza committed suicide immedi-
ately after he was confronted by
armed law enforcement officers.
The Clackamas Town Center
_
shooter killed himself after being
confronted by a citizen with a
handgun
(who
was armed despite
the mall being a "gun~free zone").
Unfortunately, the Gun-Free
School Zones Act of 1990, which
makes it a felony to have a firearm
on the grounds of any K-12 institu-
tion, ensures that children and
teens all over the United States
are not safe at school. Administra-
tors and teachers are not allowed
to carry a firearm in order to pro-
tect their students, and as we saw
in Newtown, when seconds count
the police are minutes away.
So what should be done about
these recent mass shootings?
Should we attempt to further dis-
arm law-abiding citizens and en-
danger our children? Or should we
attempt to fix ou.r mental health
screening and stop glorifying dis-
gusting murderers? The decision
is
ultimately you.rs to make, but it
doesn't take a law degree to see
that feel-good measures like those
proposed by gun control advocates
are a waste of time and a destruc-
tion of personal liberty.
Real girls representing womanhood
By
AL"VSSA BARRICEW
Circle Contributor
Since its April 2012 premiere, the
HBO series "Girls" has been ap-
praised, criticized and often com-
pared to "Sex and the City'' - its
richer, more mature older sister
hailing from a fantasy part of New
York City. Young women are no
longer assigning themselves as the
Samantha, Miranda, Charlotte or
Carrie of their friend group, but in-
stead are relating to Marnie,
Shoshanna, Jessa and Hannah on a
whole new level.
In
these characters, girls of our
generation can see someone they ei-
ther know personally, or see in
themselves.
Girls
wa!}dering
around in life, cut off from their par-
ents right out of college, and trying
to figure out what their lives are
supposed to turn into at such a
young age is the kind of future that
is much closer than many of us
would like. It's about time we have a
show representing us and helping
us cope in a way that Manolo Blah-
nik wearing, career-established 30-
somethings cannot. While both
"Girls" and "Sex and the City" are
progressive for their time periods,
focusing on four women living in
New York City, the similarities
taper off at that. "Sex and the City"
is a prescriptive definition of how
the world "should" be with skinny,
conventionally beautiful women
having amazing sex with amazing
men living in America's most fash-
ionable city, while "Girls" is a more
descriptive representation for our
time. The girls of "Girls" are real.
They have real friendships and re-
lationships, real body issues, are
barely making rent, working odd
end jobs, and having the most
painfully awkward sex on televi-
sion. The "fierceome" foursome
is
a
group for young women to not look
up to or aspire to be, but better yet,
to relate to as one would relate to
their best friend.
While "Girls" is not a complete
representation of the female popu-
lation, with its primary focus its
white female cast from relatively
privileged upbringings, the situa-
tions it focuses on are for any con-
temporary young women finding
their way. Just because it is not
fully representative does not mean
it is not a step in the right direction
l».VID SHANKBONf,IFUCKR
A
tattooed
Lena
Dunham
Is
not your
typi-
cal television leading lady.
in terms of all other shows on tele-
vision primarily being led by men,
and even surpassing anything that
"S'ex and the City'' did for us. "Sex
and the City" was a show driven by
male characters controlling the plot
of these four females created by the
same man who created shows such
as Mel.rose Place and Beverly Hills
90210. While it was progressive in
its ability to address controversial
topics such as the sexual desires of
women or STDs, no role or topic for
debate was as prominent as that of
Mr. Big and his ceaseless power
over Carrie's life.
·
Lena Dunham created the show
knowing that it would be compared
to the four girls of "Sex and the
City," but has managed to make
this comedy-drama series all its
own, highlighting the beautiful,
frightening, hysterical and experi-
mental situations that many young
women face, with only a portion of
the show focusing on the girls' rela-
tionships with the various men in
their lives. Any show is going to
have romantic relationships, but
the fact that Shoshanna, Hannah,
Marnie and Jessa all have control
over their lives and fuel the plot
with their constantly changing
minds and hearts is what sets the
show apart from the rest.
Many critics have condemned
Dunham's enthusiasm for being
completely naked in almost every
episode, and it does certainly come
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Celebrating
singles awareness
day
By
AMBER CASE
Staff Writer
Valentine's Day is a holiday when
couples buy each other over-priced
Hallmark cards and boxes of choco-
late to showcase their affection.
It
is the one day of the year where it
is acceptable to make a restaurant
reservation and pack on the PDA
without being ridiculed. For those
of you who find yourselves single as
this
lo~ey-dovey
holiday ap-
proaches, the day does not have to
be faced in a wallow of self-pity.
As
a single college student, there are
plenty of fun activities in which you
can engage on Valentine's Day
without worrying about your rela-
tionship status.
The first alternative to a tradi-
tional Feb. 14 is an anti-Valentine's
Day bash with close friends. For
those of you who have seen the
movie ''Valentine's Day," Jessica
Biel is a typical depiction of a single
woman on Valentine's Day who lets
the day of love depress her. In defi-
ance of the holiday, she throws an
"I Hate Valentine's Day'' themed
party with all of her single friends.
The ladies indulge in great food,
conversation and a good old-fash-
ioned temper tantrum with a
piftata at the center of their wrath.
You too can throw a party on
Valentine's
Day,
perhaps one less
violent than the one hosted by Biel
in the movie. Invite all of your
friends over to your dorm room to
enjoy each other's company rather
than fixating on your current rela-
tionship status. Either order take-
out or cook a meal in your
building's kitchen and serve Valen-
tine's themed non-alcoholic drinks!
You'll find that staying in with
your close friends is much more fun
than going out amongst all of the
couples on romantic dates.
A second option for a singles
Valentine's Day
is
to throw a movie
night. This can also take place
right in your dorm room and re-
.
quires minimal planning. Invite
your friends over to watch cheesy
romantic comedies, or,
if
you are
not in the romantic mood, spend
the night watching horror movies.
Make sure to ~ave plenty of pop-
corn and discount Valentine's
candy to serve to your guests.
Being single on Valentine's Day
does not have to restrict you from
eating chocolate
.
It also does not
have to keep you from having a
good time. Being with your girl-
friends will distract you from
dwelling on a failed relationship or
lack thereof.
Feb. 14 is not only known as
Valentine's ·nay, but also humor-
ously known as ."Singles Awareness
Day."A common activity to engage
in on this day of appreciation is to
treat oneself. Get dressed up, make
an appointment for a mani-pedi or
massage and celebrate you.
If
you
would rather not focus on yourself,
Singles Awareness Day is also the
perfect occasion to concentrate on
others. Volunteering is the perfect
way to treat others who are less
fortunate than you. Sign up to
work
at a local soup kitchen or homeless
shelter, and spend your Valentine's
Day celebrating the lives of others.
Giving back to your community will
make you forget about your love life
for the day which most singles con-
sider the toughest day of the year ..
The fourth option is the simplest
of all. If you are single, there is no
reason why Valentine's Day cannot
be just another day. Take the time
to catch up on schoolwork or relax
while your roommate is out with
her boyfriend. Valentine's Day is on
a Thursday this year, so it could
easily be treated like one. Go to
class, h-ave dinner with your
friends, then hang out for the
night. Perhaps
if
Valentine's Day is
not focused on, then you do not
have to
be
bothered by the occa-
sion.
valentine's
Day
Isn't
Just
for
couples.
Celebrate
~
treating
>00rself
and hanging
with friends.
Get in shape with the women's basketball team
By
C'ATiiRYN
VN:,CARO
Staff Writer
The team to watch at Marist with-
out question is the women's basket-
ball team. With the team's record,
you know that their workouts have
to be pretty intense. Jon Clancy, the
Head Strength and Conditioning
Coach creates these workouts for the
all of the athletic teams at Marist.
Accor~g to Clancy, winter sport
teams have one of the hardest and
most complicated seasons for which
to train. Due to breaks, the amount
of time that
is
necessary for training
for preseason is cut short. Some-
times there are only four to five
weeks to get teams in shape for their
season. Winter sports teams also
have games during the week, which
makes their schedule even more hec-
tic. This is the case for the women's
basketball team.
While the team
is
in season, Clancy
creates a workout that simplifies the
movements in low-volume patterns.
He tries to maintain their strength
to keep the players at their healthi-
est. The team spends time in the
weight room doing 12 to 16 sets of an
exercise, with lifts twice a week.
During their pre-season, the team
has lift three to four times a week.
These workouts consist o_f in-place
exercises to target their hamstrings.
One exercise that the women's bas-
ketball team, as well as other
women's sports teams, really focuses
on is the slide hamstring curl be-
cause it protects their ACL.
Clancy builds these workouts by
looking at what specific athletes do.
"Any Marist team's workout de-
pends on the function; what is the
en'd to their mean. Their mean is
that they are a basketball player.
Everything goes back to keeping
them healthy and playing still, and
increasing
their
performance,"
Clancy said.
This year, Clancy decided to create
workouts for the team that focused
on the upper body. The team will do
other exercises with a pullover tri-
ceps extension pattern, which is tak-
ing a weight overhead while lying
down. The team does the bench-
press exercise with a close grip. The
girls can bench-press from 75 to 80
pounds to about 135 pounds. The
team will do the clean and press,
where they will lift the barbell off the
floor and overhead, which is one of
the major exercises to maintain that
power.
The major workouts that Clancy
prepares for the women's basketball
team and other teams at Marist is
the lifting and conditioning tests
that the teams have to do once they
return from summer, winter and
spring breaks. He has seen some
athletes get sick from these work-
outs.
If
the athlete trains consis-
tently, then they will not get sick or
sore.
These high intensity workouts in
the weight room and high condition-
ing tests maintain the athletes'
strength. For example, some condi-
tioning exercises that the basketball
team has to do during their pre-sea-
son are certain ladder exercises with
multiple repetitions, five sets of sui-
cides totaling 825 yards and other
running circuits. The team jumps
rope five sets of 100 repetitions.
They use the box jump for four sets
of six repetitions as well. Also, the
team uses medicine balls for lateral
throws for some extra conditioning.
For girls who are trying to add
more intensity and upper-body
strength to their workouts, Clancy's
advice would be to do exercises that
get the most muscles involved.
"Functionally getting most muscles
to force your body to adapt to doing
different exercises," Clancy said.
A focus more on standing exercises
and total body exercises would be
more beneficial in the long run. In-
stead of doing muscle isolation exer-
cises on a machine where you sit, try
doing squats or pull-ups. To get a
better core, diet is key. Doing only
abdominal exercises and cardio will
not give you the results you are
looking for.
Eating healthy and
working out regularly will help you
see the changes you want.
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exercises
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9
Dangers of college domestic violence
By
STEPHAN
I
E SALVADOR
Circle Contributor
word "no?"
This hypothetical scenario hits
close to home for many. Women
Rape happens. Violence occurs in between the ages of 16 and 24 ex•
relationships. Verbal attacks be• perience the highest rate of inti•
come so intense that victims can mate partner violence, about 42
walk away emotionally trauma• percent. For the record, it doesn't
tized. These things happen, but have
to
occur in a dark alley to be
only on television or in the considered rape. The technical
slummy, rundown parts of town definition is "any act of sexual in-
right? Surely no decent, educated tercourse forced upon a person
member of society would behave in against his or her will."
This
such a manner, right? Wrong.
- - - - - . - - . - - - - - - - -
We've all been there. It's Satur-
.
Domestic violence covers
day, and a fraternity decides to
sex but it also includes
host a party. There are a couple of
girls in the kitchen, drinking more
than the rest, laughing and danc-
ing all the while. One girl yells to
turn the music up, and the boy
near the stereo does. They lock
eyes, clearly attracted to one an-
other and the rest of the night is
dedicated to pursuing what could
be a potential love interest.
This all sounds innocent enough,
until it isn't. What happens when
the girl's friends disappear into
the bathroom, and the alcohol
multiplies? What happens when
this boy takes the girl into his
room "just for a quiet place to
talk," and goes on to prove that he
hasn't learned the meaning of the
verbal abuse, emotional
abuse, mental abuse,
physical abuse and fiscal
abuse. And that's exactly
what it is: abuse.
means that even hinting at the
word "no" should stop any sort of
physical contact; no matter how
much the victim thinks that he or
she has "led the attacker on," no
means no.
Additionally, according to
http://theSafePlace.org, on_ly about
five percent of completed and at-
tempted rapes are reported to the
From opinion, page 7
to a point where the viewer wonders
if
she'll strip for just about anything
or anyone. But there is also a chief
message in the discomfort she has
with her "13-pound overweight"
body and her choice
to
flaunt it
any-
way. For women, especially young
women either still in college or
nearing their mid-20s, this is ex-
actly what needs to be seen on tele-
vision. "Girls" commences the de-
parture of the "perfect" body image
out of our minds and the entrance of
real bodies, of all shapes and sizes,
belonging to strong, young, inde-
pendent females. These four "girls"
are not a new type of woman. These
women have always existed, but
police, which means these mon-
sters are mingling with the rest of
us, with no identifying qualities
whatsoever.
Victims feel ashamed, guilty,
embarrassed or at fault for the itit-
uation. Sometimes the matter is
shrugged off: "No, it wasn't rape. I
said no, but maybe (he/she) didn't
hear me. (He/she) would never do
that to me, we're friends. Besides,
I don't want to make it a bigger
deal than it is, I could
.
get
(him/her) in serious legal troubl~!"
Sexual violence is an ugly and
horrific evil, but unfortunately for
many, the matter surpasses phys-
ical assaults. Domestic violence
covers sex, but it also includes
ver-
bal abuse, emotional abuse, men-
tal abuse, physical abuse and
fiscal abuse. And that's exactly
what it is: abuse. And it doesn't
happen because the attacker "was
provoked."
The website, http://TheSafe-
Place.org delves into this issue a
little further by explaining that
young adults sometimes don't
have the maturity or relationship
experience to recognize that these
behavior aren't normal or healthy.
But what exactly constitutes an
unhealthy relationship?
they have not always been repre-
sented on television.
"Sex and the City". was, and still
is, a great show in its own right, and
it was certainly progressive for its
time, but girls today need more
than that. They need
to
see women
in control of their own destinies, not
wondering what the men in their
According to Heartl, an organi-
zation we have on campus, dating
violence can be identified by these
actions, along with many others:
constantly putting a person down,
invading a person's privacy, ex-
treme insecurity, explosive tem-
per, isolation from family or
friends, possessiveness or mood
swings.
These sorts of relationships can
result in low self-esteem, sub-
stance abuse, eating disorders,
promiscuous sexual behavior or
further domestic abuse, among
other issues.
Unfortunately, this type of be-
havior is extremely common na-
tionwide, but especially within
college campuses
.
If you, or any
one of your friends has experi-
enced these types of situations,
there are many options for help.
The school counselors located in
the Health and Wellness Center
are only a phone call and appoint-
ment away. Although you may be
scared, confused or angry, just re-
member that it was in no way your
fault. Go to someone you trust, the
police, or a health care profes-
sional. Awareness and education
is the ultimate defense against do-
mestic violence.
lives will do next, but what they
themselves
will
do next. HBO's
"Girls" is what young women need
in order to become independently-
thinking main characters of their
own lives, and to climb out of the
shadows of the men's world in
which we still live.





















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N etflix:
Redefining television one show at a time
By
CHRISTINA D'ARCO
with the Dragon Tattoo."
•
scrutiny if he gives her the political
Copy
Editor
Fincher's new series has people scoop - it's interesting to see where
Move over, premium television.
Netflix has the spotlight now. What
began as a small DVD rental website
in
1997, Netflix has mounted to one
of the world's largest distributors of
entertainment media. Nearly a third
of all U.S. Internet streaming traffic
comes through Netflix. The site now
has about 30 million subscribers
worldwide, more than 25 million in
the United States and about 8 mil-
lion people who still use the DVD-by-
mail service. College students love
Netflix, too. We can choose from a
vast selection of titles (over 100,000
DVD titles and tens of thousands
available instantly), and with Net-
flix's convenient online streaming,
we can watch our favorite television
shows and movies wherever and
whenever we want.
Other subscription-based rental gi-
ants such as Amazon Prime, HBO
and Hulu Plus have been throwing
money at their own streaming serv-
ices in an attempt to win over view-
ers, but the game has changed.
Netflix has thrown a curveball: a
new hit original television series that
is quickly gaining the attention of
audiences and critics alike. The show
not only includes a star-studded cast,
but also is produced (and partially
directed)
by none
other
than
David
Fincher, Oscar-nominated director of
''The Social Network" and ''The Girl
talking. ''House of Cards," which pre-
their relationship
will
go. And these
miered Feb. 1, is available for names are only a glimpse of a diverse
streaming exclusively on Netflix's and talented cast portraying com-
site. The modern political drama plex, well-developed characters.
stars Oscar winner Kevin Spacey,
Fincher was reportedly given $100
who plays U.S. Representative Fran-
million to make two seasons of
cis "Frank" Underwood, a cutthroat "House of Cards." But unlike other
congre s
m
an
who is
willing
to do
FROM WWW.NEl'Fl.lX.COM
On February
1, Netflix
aired all thirteen episodes
of
their
first
original series, "House
Of
cards.• This is beleived to be the new future
of
telivlsion as more shows, such as
the new season
of
"Arrested
development• are followin in suite.
anything to retain his power in
Washington, including manipwat-
ing, sabotaging and blackmailing his
fellow congressmen. Frank's wife,
played by Robin Wright, also does
some political scheming of her own
(these two are a match made in
heaven). Kate Mara also stars in the
series. She plays
Zoe
Barnes, a
young up-and-coming reporter who
promises to spare Frank from media
episodes once every week, Netflix
has done something new and excit-
ing. They released all 13 episodes of
the first season together at once.
Viewers can now watch any episode
at their choosing, and some might
even opt to view the entire season in
one sitting.
What is so great about this, you
ask? Well, it's the power of choice, of
course! We, the viewers, are now in
control of our television experience.
No more waiting, no more DVR, no
more commercials. TV is on our
watch now, and cable television is
starting to seem like a thing of the
past.
So does this mean on-demand tele-
vision is the future? Within the next
decade, I think it
will
be. We are on
the road to becoming a seamle&s,
wireless, mwtidevice world- an "on-
demand future," as I like to call it -
where services like Netflix
will
be so
rich with creative content that the
idea of paying a $130 monthly cable
bill
will
seem absurd. Even now, the
average HBO subscription costs $16
per month. That's twice the price of
Netflix. With more titles, zero com-
mercials and a better deal, I say Net-
flix is the clear winner. Who knows?
There may even come a day when
Netflix is so popular that it will be
streaming HBO's shows.
Now, don't get me wrong. HBO has
turned out some excellent stuff.
"Boardwalk Empire," "Game of
Thrones" and "Girls;' all have great
writers and superb casts, but where
they lack appeal, Netflix makes up
for it. Most Americans agree that
good TV doesn't need excessive ad-
vertising, commercial interruptions
or pricey bundle packages. And Net-
flix agrees, too. "House of Cards" is
Netflix's middle finger to the enter-
tainment industry. Good TV should-
n't have to wait, and Netflix is finally
showing us that it doesn't have to.
The
"red scare" returns on
FX's "The
Americans"
By
ANTO
MARTINOVIK
Circle Contributor
''The Americans" is the new hit
show by FX that brings us away
from the War on Terror and back to
the days of the Cold War. The
show's premise is that the KGB
have installed long-term sleeper cell
agents in America - highly trained
spies that are indistinguishable
from the everyday person in Ronald
Reagan's 1980s America. In ''The
Americans," Keri Russell and
Matthew Rhys play Elizabeth and
Phillip Jennings, KGB agents who
have been f~king a marriage for 20
years, complete with two real kids
ancl front jobs as travel agents.
The series starts off with action
right away as Elizabeth and Phillip
are on a mission to kidnap a Russ-
ian defector. While they succeed at
kidnapping the defector, one of their
comrades suffers a serious injury.
This opening scene sequences into
much of what the show is about.
Elizabeth is shown to be the ruth-
less, deeply-loyal agent who puts
the mission above all else as she de-
nies Phillip's requests to compro-
mise the mission to try and save
their colleague. They eventually
compromise, causing them to miss
their rendezvous, and be stuck with
the defector in their trunk for days
as they try to decide what to do.
This awkward situation leads to a
view into their family life. And what
a strange family life it is. Elizabeth
and Phillip have two children that
they are raising in order to blend in
better as the average American
family. We learn that while Eliza-
beth and Phillip both love their chil-
dren, they have different ideas
about what is best for them, and
they both seem to have different
boundaries for how much danger is
too much for their kids. Phillip's in-
teractions with his kids seem very
normal and genuine. Elizabeth, on
the other hand, seems emotionally
distant and holds on to the fantasy
of eventually raising them to be
good Communists, a hope she prob-
ably knows will never happen.
Tension continues to rise as Stan
Beeman, an FBI agent assigned to
discovering Russian spies, just hap-
pens to move next door. Phillip
thinks that the FBI is on to them,
especially since they have greatly
stepped up surveillance after the
kidnapping of the defector. He
pleads with Elizabeth to give them-
selves up, telling her that they are
being offered $6 million dollars to
switch sides and leave their danger-
ous lives behind. He seems to only
be half-joking in bringing up the se-
curity and somewhat normal family
life they wowd be able to provide for
their kids, also stating that "Amer-
ica is not so bad, the electricity al-
ways works." Elizabeth is not
moved at all and almost gets mad at
Phillip telling him, "I would die be-
fore I betray my country."
While there
.
is plenty of action and
tradecraft going on, ''The Ameri-
cans" seems to be more about the
dysfunctional family that exists in a
time when no one truly knows who
anyone else really is. There are
plenty of questions to be answered
and countless plot lines that can be
explored. Can two people pretend-
ing to be in love for long enough ac-
tually fall in love? Is Phillip's crush
on Elizabeth really unreciprocated
like it seems? Will FBI agent next-
door, Stan Beeman, pursue his
hunch that "something is off about
that guy?''
''The Americans" is especially in-
triguing when you realize that
halfway through the first episode
you find yourself rooting for a cou-
ple KGB spies who are actively
working to undermine the U.S. gov-
ernment. Isn't this supposed to be
·
the enemy? The first episode does a
great job of portraying them as peo-
ple first and the enemy second. We
sympathize with the type of lives
Elizabeth and Phillip have to live,
the things that they had to go
through in their past and the things
that they continue to have to do, lest
they end up like the defector that
they themselves disposed of.
''The Americans" looks very prom-
ising as a show. Keri Russell and
Matthew Rhys are superb in their
respective roles. From the first
episode it is clear that the whole
show really depends on how well
Rhys and Russell are able to bring
us intimately into the lives of un-
dercover KGB agents that
will
do al-
most anything for their country.
The further development of these
characters and the chemistry be-
tween them is cl~arly the compo-
nent to focus on.
There were a couple of things that
held "The Americans" back from
being even better than it was;
mainly the dependence on far-
fetched coincidences and some
seemingly nonsensical decisions by
some of the characters. However,
this idea may not be as dated and ir-
relevant as first imagined. If you
don't think so, take a look at the 11
Russian spies that were caught in
2010 and sent back to Russia after
it was found that they were target-
ing children to become Russian
agents. The agents operated out of
New York City, New Jers~y and
Washington D.C. suburbs.
Another interesting aspect is that
the producer of the show, Joe Weis-
berg, is a former CIA officer, who
based much of the show on actual
documents obtained by an Ameri-
can spy who worked for the KGB
during the Cold War. Thus, you can
expect the show to contain at least
a respectable amount of historical
realism. All in all, ''The Americans"
definitely started off on ·the right
foot and holds a ton of promise.




















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Preston Pugmire rocks Marist Coll~ge
BY EMILY HOUSTON
Circle Contributor
Armed with his guitar, sound-
board and voice to match
his
instru-
mental
talents,
Idaho
native
Preston Pugmire made a stop on
Feb. 5 to perform here at Marist
College.
Along with singing and playing
the acoustic guitar, Pugmire records
himself while on stage and plays
back these recordings to create the
rhythms and harmonies of the
songs. To do this, he uses other in-
struments like claves and even a
deck of cards. He incorporates these
odds and ends into the songs by
recording them on a soundboard,
which he controls with his feet, and
then layers the pieces on top of one
another.
After opening with
.one
of his own
songs, Pugmire transitioned into
playing "Give Me Love" by Ed
Sheeran and a mash-up of Jacksons
5's "Want You Back" and "ABC."
After performing some fan fa.
vorit.es, Pugmire detailed the deeper
meanings
behind
his next selection.
Written years ago, the song centers
on a girl whom he loved, but was
just friends with. Since he was in
the "friend-zone," he needed some
way to catch her attention. She
came to one of his concerts, and he
played her said song, convincing her
to give
him a chance as a romantic
partner. Once she found out that he
had feelings for her, they dated for
mire saw it as an opportunity.
On top ofletting those in the Stu-
dent Center know it was a "fire
emergency" through his bullhorn,
Preston Pugmire
is
an Idaho-based multi-instrumentalist who played at Marist
this
month. He
put
on an incredibly energetic performance that made
its
W8'f
outside!
three years and then married.
"If you want to marry someone,
just write him or her a song; it's
worked out in my personal exp~r.i-
ence," Pugmire said with a laugh.
However, an unexpected obstacle
arose when in the middle of per-
forming the song with the fire alarm
went off. While some artists may
have seen this as a roadblock, Pug-
he finished performing his song out-
side in the 28-degree weather.
After the minor but entertaining
detour, Pugmire and those attend-
ing his performance entered back
into the Performing Arts Room to
hear the rest of what Pugmire had
in store.
AP.
his last song portrayed the pos-
itive side of love Pugmire said, ''This
song is about the other side oflove -
- the heartbreak side."
Pugmire then jumped into one of
Justin Timberlake's most famous
songs,
"Cry
Me a River," mashed
with the hit "Heartless" by Kanye
West.
On a more personal note, the
singer then performed "Perfect
Road," a song about the divorce of
his parents as well as other nega-
tive moments in Pugmire's life.
However, he recently realized that
as painful as these moments were,
they all got him where he is now.
Pugmire explained that eventually
all of the pieces of our life's puzzle
fall in place and we understand that
"we're at the perfect place for us."
Pugmire is an artist that is pas-
sionate about what he does and
wants to share his music to
all that
come out to see him perform. He
was not only a captivating musi-
cian, but also proved to be an excel-
lent producer in terms or' sonic
layering. Pugmire genuinely felt the
music and the beats of the songs
and cares deeply for his fans, which
he expressed in his parting words as
he urged the crowd to ''have a beau-
tiful night."
A review of Beyonce's Superbowl perforn1ance
BY NICOLE KNOEBEL
Staff Writer
Super Bowl Sunday confirmed
what everyone already knew: Bey-
once runs the world. Almost as
highly anticipated as the actual
football game, Beyonce's perform-
ance was guaranteed to be under in-
tense media and fan scrutiny after
it was revealed that she lip-synched
the national anthem at President
Obama's inauguration ceremony.
This stunt had many fans very
skeptical of her upcoming perform-
ance - the inaguration is one thing,
but the Superbowl halftime show is
an entire new level pop-cultural ex-
pectation. She blew all the naysay-
ers away with her dance-heavy,
live-singing spectacular at halftime.
Starting her performance with one
of her latest hits, "Love On Top," B
immediately commanded the stage,
which was adorned with pyrotech-
nics, holograms and dramatic light-
ing that could have been more
helpful during the massive power
outage that shortly followed her
performance. At times, the elabo-
rate staging and flashy holograms
were distracting and slightly over
the top. Beyonce has the stage pres-
ence to demand an audience's at-
tention without all the flashy
extras, making the excess stage ele-
ments unnecessary.
Beyonce smartly covered a major-
ity of her most well known hits, like
"Crazy in Love," "Baby Boy" and
"Halo." Her vocals were incredibly
strong and intermixed with long,
heavily
choreographed
dance
breaks with at least 50 backup
dancers. After several years of the
NFL selecting older acts like
Madonna and The Rolling Stones
for halftime performances, it was
refreshing to see a younger, more
current artist command the Super-
dome. Catering to her younger au-
dience, Queen B reunited with her
90s girl group, Destiny's Child, to
perform two of their old songs and
Beyonce's solo hit, "Single Ladies."
The reunion had been speculated
weeks leading up to the Superbowl,
and they did not ·disappoint.
At times, Beyonce focused
too
heavily on intricate choreography
than singing, opting inst_ead to in-
tersperse her songs with spurts of
verses instead of belting entire cho-
ruses. Some were dissappointed by
this and would have prefered Bey-
once to spend more time on those
unmistakable household choruses.
She allowed her backup dancers
and all-girl musicians to have their
time to shine as well as the cameras
cut away to fiery guitars and danc-
ing keyboarders. Her best moment
was during "Halo," the first and
only song in which she stopped mov-
ing, sat down and put time into
carefully building the song into a vo-
cally explosive showstopper. It
proved that she didn't need all of
her extravagant staging. She could
excel by simply using her phenome-
nal voice and powerful stage pres-
ence.
All in all, Beyonce delivered a per-
formance that will surely go down
in Superbowl halftime history. Her
act was electrifying and universally
adored by fans. Beyonce solidified
her position as one of the most tal-
ented performers in the music in-
dustry
today,
putting
on
a
show-stopping performance rivaled
by no other.
"Silver Linings Playbook": A brief review
BY KYLE
HANNAFIN
Staff Writer
The new film "Silver Linings Play-
book" has been recently getting a lot
of media attention. This is due not
only to the big name celebrities that
star in it, but also because of its con-
troversial subject of mental illness.
The movie features "Hangover"
and "A-Team" star Bradley Cooper,
who plays Pat Solitano. Pat has just
been released from a mental insti-
tution and moves back in with his
parents, played by Robert DeNiro
and Jacki Weaver, while he tries to
sort his new life out. It becomes ev-
ident that Pat suffers from bipolar
disorder and had a major fit of rage
when he found his wife cheating on
him. This is what led to his neces-
sary stay in the mental institution.
It is evident that Pat's wife has left
him while he was away, but Pat is
determined to win her back. While
trying to do this he meets a woman
named Tiffany, played by Jennifer
Lawrence. Tiffany
is
a widow whose
husband was hit by a car. She
seems to be emotionally damaged
and also struggles with mental is-
sues similar to Pat. The remainder
of the movie depicts the growth of
their relationship and the struggles
they encounter along the way.
The film has been nominated for
eight Oscars this season. These in-
clude Best Picture, Best Actor for
Bradley Cooper, Best Actress for
JenniferLawrence,BestSupporting
Actor for Robert De Niro, Best Sup-
porting Actress for Jacki Weaver,
Best Director for David
0.
Russell
Best Adapted Screenplay for David
0.
Russell, and Best Editing for Jay
Cassidy and Crispin Struthers. Ad-
ditionally, this is the first time a
film has revieced nominations in all
four major acting categories since
''Reds" in 1981 and the Big Five film
(nominations for Best Film, Best Di-
rector, Best Actor, Best Actress and
Best Screenplay) since ''Million Dol-
lar Baby" in 2004.
Director David
0.
Russell adapted
the screenplay from the novel of the
same name because of his own ex-
perience with mood swings and
mental health isssues. Recently,
Russell met with a group of US Sen-
ators during a news conference to
show his support for the introduc-
tion of the Excellence in Mental
Health Act. This bill would set stan-
dards for mental health facilities
and expand mental health services
•
across the United States. This
theme also hits close to home as the
U.S. has begun revisiting mental
health legalities following the
Sandy Hook school shooting this
December.
As a whole the film Silver Linings
Playbook is comical but also emo-
tionally compelling. I would recom-
mend seeing this film to anyone
because it is quickly becoming very
popular!





























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People like you will like "People Like Us"
BY ADAM STIRPE
Circle Contributor
On Nov. 2 and 3, Marist' s Student
Programming Council (SPC) held a
movie
viewing
of
''People
Like Us," a
2012 drama film written and di-
rected by Alex Kurtzman. The film
stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks
and Michelle Pfeiffer. Although the
tnovie originally premiered on June
29, 2012, it was my first time watch-
ing it, and I have to admit, I was
pleasantly surprised. Between the
interesting plotline, excellent char-
acters, scene selection and unique
message I was very impressed by
the film. I'd recommend watching it
for laughs, tears and pure fun.
The opening scene pinpoints Sam
(Chris Pine) at his corporate barter-
ing job in New York City, which
seems to be quite intense. After
finding out that the Federal Trade
Commission wants to perform an in-
vestigation over an unethical trade,
Sam's life appears to have plum-
meted even further, particularly
with the news of his father's death,
as told by his girlfriend Hannah
(Olivia Wilde). At this point the au-
dience sees very little into Sam's
family life and his relationship with
his late father, so it is unclear as to
why he avoids returning home to
Los Angeles to attend the funeral.
However, once he and Hannah ar-
rive at the home of his mother Lil-
lian (Michelle Pfeiffer) more of the
mystery begins to unravel. Sam
takes us
to the attic of his home, The remainder of the film follows
where we begin to piece together the the growing relationship between
story of his late music producing fa-
Sam, Frankie and Josh. They each
ther, Jerry. After his father's
fu-
aid and learn from one another,
neral, Sam meets with his lawyer to
·
leading to one of the most refresh-
find that his dad left him $150,000 ing pick-me-up films to be released
in his old shaving kit, but of course
in a while.
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romance from
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mind
of
Nicholas Sparks
that
avoids
the
Cinderella Story cllche and instead tackles real and
pertinent
issues.
there is a catch. Inside the shaving
kit Jerry left a note directing Sam
to give the cash to someone by the
name of Josh Davis. At this point,
Sam begins a quest to find Josh,
who turns out to be an 11-year-old
boy and a good kid who is beginning
to head down the wrong path. Sam
befriends Josh's mother Frankie, a
recovering alcoholic, and investi-
gates into the matter more where he
uncovers a life-changing scenario.
I'll be honest. Before I watched the
movie, I thought it would be yet an-
other chick flick, romance movie
with the same old plotline, perhaps
with different actors or a different
setting. I was really surprised and
happy to find a movie that didn't in-
volve another Cinderella story ro-
mance. It turned out to be a creative
and intriguing film dealing with
real issues including financial
morality, childhood abandonment,
.
finding one's way and accepting new
people
.
Chris Pine and Elizabeth
Banks had incredible chemistry,
and although they were both in
tricky situations one could see how
strong they truly were as charac-
ters. While Sam was in the midst of
a financial and job crisis, he resisted
the temptation to take the money
for himself and instead helped out
Frankie even though up until that
point, he didn't even realize she ex-
isted. Meanwhile, Frankie, a recov-
ering alcoholic who lives in a tiny
apartment and works long hours to
support her son, initially refused
the money, to not depend on her fa-
ther that abandoned her. Thus, in-
stead of glamorizing Los Angeles,
"People Like Us" shows the audi-
ence that even in the most wonder-
ful cities, people still face issues
that are universal to us all. The
overall message, I believe, is that no
matter where you are and what
your story is there will always be
somebody out there that can relate,
even if you don't know they are
there.
With the snowy season approach-
ing, renting "People Like Us" is a
great choice, and
I
highly recom-
mend it to everyone. The writing by
Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jody
Lambert, the musical composition
by A. R. Rahman and acting by
Pine, Banks and
Pfeiff
er, truly spin
together a heartwarming, mysteri-
ous, exciting and unique story that
will surely to intrigue you.
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The -Fox Trot
Quick hits of the
week
in Marist athletics
Women's Water Polo
The Marist women's water polo
team, who started slowly two week-
ends ago with their loss to 16th
ranked Hartwick, started slowly
again this weekend, with two losses
against ranked competition, but re-
bounded nicely the next day with
two victories.
The Red Foxes traveled to San
Diego, California to participate in
the Triton Invitational, where they
were faced with some of the
strongest competition in the West-
ern portion of the country.
Marist's first day featured a pair
of ranked foes, facing off against
5th ranked Arizona State and 15th
ranked Loyola Marymount. The
Red Foxes were not able to over-
come such difficult competition as
they fell 14-4 to the Sun Devils and
13-5 against Loyola Marymount.
Marist was able to regroup in the
evening and came out strong on
Saturday, posting victories over
both Sonoma State and Santa
Clara.
Marist began the day with a con-
vincing 7-2 win over Sonoma State,
followed by a nailbiting 8-7 win over
Santa Clara.
Complete statistics from the game
were not available online as of this
print.
On Tuesday, senior goalkeeper
Rebecca Thomas was named ihe
MAAC Defensive Player of the
Week for her efforts over the week-
end. Thomas made a total of 32
saves over the weekend. She was
named the Co-Defensive Player of
the Year and the All-MAAC Second
Team last season.
The Red Foxes now sit at 2-3 on
the season and are next in action
this Saturday and Sunday as they
travel to Lewisburg, Pa to compete
in the Bison Invitational.
Track and Field
On the men's side, the Red Foxes
completed a successful season,
highlighted by their performances
of their distance runners.
The Marist distance medley-relay
t-eam and the 3,200-meter relay
team each made school history by
becoming the first Marist squad to
qualify for the IC4A championships
in both of those categories in the
same season.
The unit of gaduate student Will
Griffin, senior Matt Panebianco,
senior Arquimedes Dela Cruz and
sophomore David Marthy, broke the
qualifying times in both races.
On the women's side, the distance
medley relay team nearly qualified
for the ECAC Championships, but
fell just short of the required time.
The squad of graduate student
Kathryn Sheehan, junior Colleen
Meenan,
sophomore
Christine
Coughlin and freshman Kristen
Traub finished just under a second
short of the required time.
Both the men's and women's
teams will be in action this weekend
at the MAAG Championships m
New York City.
Women's Lacrosse
The MAAC Preseason Coaches'
poll picked the Marist women's
lacrosse team to finish third overall
in the conference on Feb. 6, a year
after the Red Foxes made an ap-
pearance in the 2012 MAAC Tour-
nament.
Three Red Foxes were also an-
nounced to the Preseason All-
MAAC tea:m: senior Ashley Miller,
junior Jaime Romano, and sopho-
more Christine Astarita.
Miller scored a career-high 29
goals last season, and through three
seasons has totaled 43 goals and
nine assists, resulting in 52 points.
Since joining Marist as a fresh-
man in 2011, Romano has netted 51
goals in just two seasons, and last
year, set the program record for sin-
gle:season draw controls with 52.
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After a strong rookie season in
which she was named to the All-
MAAC Second Team, Astarita will
look to avoid a sophomore slump.
Sh-e finished second on the team in
most turnovers caused (16) and
played in all 17 of Marist's games
last season.
The Red Foxes will open their
season on Saturday, Feb. 16, when
they travel on the road to take on
Lafayette. The Leopards, who com-
pete in the Patriot League, have
matched up with Marist in each of
the last six seasons. Marist holds a
5-1 advantage in the serieE!,
Swimming and Diving
Both the men's and women's
swimming and diving teams swept
the most recent MAAC Weekly
Awards last week.
Jason Ruddy was named the Male
Swimmer of the Week, while Bonnie
Orr earned Female Swimmer hon-
ors. Sean Molloy and Kimberly To-
bias won the conference's weekly
diving awards.
In all, both teams earned a com-
bined 20 weekly awards this season.
With the regular season wrapped
up, the Red Foxes will begin compe-
tition today at the MAAC Champi-
onships, which are being held
.
all
weekend in Buffalo,
N.Y.
Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the McCann Ar~na
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Women use dominant second half in
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Will
when asked how it meant to start
off her senior year with a big win.
Being one of four: seniors on the
roster, including the only returning
senior starter from a season ago,
Beynnon is one of the players the
Red Foxes will be leaning on for the
same consistency she brought game
in and game out last season, which
got off to a solid start with her 12
points, good for a tie for second on
the Red Foxes.
That tie was with Leanne Ock-
enden,
who in addition to scoring 12
points, played her usual lockdown
defensive performance, holding Ver-
mont's Shanai Hebel" to a 1-9 shoot-
ing performance.
As
one of the
leaders of the Red Foxes, Ockenden
knew the team needed to change at
halftime and was
"We were very nervous, very ex -
cited for the first game and in the
first half we didn't really play as
well as we could have," she said. In
the second half, we all got together
and said 'guys, we're better than
this', we can play better than this,
let's just do our game, play better of-
fense, play better defense and be
more aggressive, and I think we did
that."
Despite the struggles in the first
half, Ockenden was still very ex-
cited about the prospects of this
Marist team in the same way that
Beynnon was.
''We have a lot of depth on the
team and a lot of people on this
team have a lot of potential and we
just need to keep building off of this
game," Ockenden said.
That optimism is something that
should be shared by everyone asso-
ciated with this team, after the per-
formance that the team delivered in
the second half. One player who
was just happy to finally be a part
of why everyone is so excited about
this team is Tori Jarosz, who con-
sidered the game against Vermont
her first "real college basketball
game."
Jarosz is a transfer from Vander-
bilt, where she played just 15 total
minutes during her freshman year,
before transferring to Marist, where
she sat out all of last season. After
watching the magic that last year's
Marist team brought, she finally got
to be a part of it, and she delivered
with a team high 14 points.
"It didn't feel real at first, I kind of
found myself pinching myself'
Jarosz said.
''When
I finally got out
there and calmed down and started
playing a little bit better in the sec-
ond half, it finally sunk in."
When all of the consistency, the
defense, the halftime discussions,
the work-ethic and the new blood
are added together, the Marist
women's basketball team thrives.
The second half against Vermont
was a glimpse of what the sum of all
of those pieces can look like, and
that sum will only get larger and
larger as the season progresses.
JON O'SUWVAN/ THE CIRCLE
Casey Dulin
(above)
and the Foxes are
home again next Saturday at 7 p.m.


















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14
Baseball looks to get back on top
By
JOE CALABRESE
Staff Writer
"Failure is an opportunity to
learn."
While last year may not neces-
sarily be considered a failure for the
Marist baseball team, the team fell
short of reasonable expectations.
Bluntly, if there were a way
to sum
up last season for in just one word,
it would be, "disappointment."
From 33 wins in 2010, to 35 in
2011, the second highest win-total
in the college's history, the Red
Foxes regressed in 2012, finishing
25-25, directly at .500.
But there is one undeniable fact
that gets overlooked in last season's
transition. Former Red Fox and now
head coach in his fourth season,
Chris Tracz, has the program
headed on the right track. Tracz has
compiled a 93-64 (.592) record in his
tenure as head coach, and sees last
season as a necessary growing ex-
perience for bigger and better
things to come.
''We lost a senior class that had
been very successful, four guys got
drafted and two others are playing
professional baseball," Tracz said.
''Realistically, when you look at our
schedule, we were a hit away, a
pitch away, a play away from the.
MAAC Tournament."
As
the team shies away from re-
suit oriented goals, their focus is
more on mindset and conviction,
and continuing to build on the foun•
dation already in place.
''The overall record can be a little
misleading, because we played a
fairly challenging schedule. We
were right on the brink of where we
wanted to be," Tracz said.
"Our guys
had not been through the fire yet,
and that's why we're looking for-
ward to this year so much. Last year
we were still trying to figure out
how to win. Now our senior class
and the rest of the guys, they are
ready to win."
Although the team graduated
some seniors, there
is a plethora of
returning contributors from last
season. The offense is still rich in
talent with seniors Mike Orefice
and Zack Shank, as well as juniors
Nick McQuail and Pat Welsh.
The pitching staff will continue
to be headed by the returning trio of
Kevin McCarthy, Chris Bielak and
Brett Houseal.
The continuity in the culture in
the dugout remains one of the Red
Foxes' strongest points, and it is
players like Orefice, a second-year
captain, that stabilize a team on the
upswing.
''This is my second year doing it,
I enjoy doing it and I take pride in
it," Orefice said of being a Cl:\})tain.
''Without a doupt our older guys are
going to have to be a huge factor for
us. Our arms like Houseal, Mc-
Carthy, Bealak and our all-star
shortstop, Shank, have to be huge
for us."
Two weeks ago, the M.AAC Pre-
season Coaches' Poll was released.
On it, Shank was named Preseason
All-MAAC at shortstop. The Red
Foxes are projected to finish fourth
in the conference behind Manhat-
tan, Canisius and Rider. Baseball
America has Marist finishing third
·
behind Canisius and Manhattan
(who are the only two programs to
have won a MAAC Championship
since 2007), with a write-up that in-
cludes the following:
''Marist looks to have the best
chance to break it after bringing
back its top power threat in Sr. lB
Mike Orefice (.316/.429/.450) and its
leading hitter in Jr. OF Jake Berry
(.323/.384/.392) while adding the in-
triguing bat of JUCO transfer Zach
Passerelle at catcher."
Intriguing expectations come as
no surprise. The Red Foxes don't try
to temper them, but instead, em-
brace them and incorpor_ate them
into what they do.
''We want to make and win the
MAAC Tournament," Orefice said.
''We want to have fun in front of
thousands of people. It's something
that everyone wants to do when
they're growing up. We want that
too."
"Expectations and goals are great,
and we talked about all those things
as a team," Tracz said. "Each guy
can help each other in that process.
We believe in what we're doing
here. In the four years I think I've
changed as much as my players
have changed."
Tracz also works within his own
standard.
"I work with three goals since I
started coaching: one is to graduate
our seniors, two is to win a MAAC
Championship and the third is help
my guys work to careers in profes-
sional baseball, or wherever life
takes them," Tracz said. "Those
won't change. We told our guys from
day one, our goal is to make them a
professional in life and sell them-
selves not only in baseball, but in
life as well."
The Red Foxes open up their sea-
son this weekend at the Country
Inn
&
Suites Invitational in Elon,
N.C. Games will be played Friday,
Saturday and Sunday against Elon
College, VCU and Boston College
respectively.
And finally, after what has
seemed like a longer, colder layoff in
recent years, the Red Foxes are fi-
nally ready to start their new chap-
ter in 2013.
"The older guys need to set the
tone," Orefice said. "I think we're
Men's lacrosse ready to compete
By
RYAN CALVI
much the same group of guys who
Staff Writer
After suffering an 11-9 defeat at
home against archrival Siena in the
semi-final of last season's MAAC
Tournament, the Marist men's
lacrosse team heads into the 2013
campaign with high hopes of re-
turning to the tournament and win-
ning a championship. The team
features a great balance of talent
and leadership, and has been
deemed by the Preseason Coaches'
Poll to finish in second place in the
MAAC,
according
to
Insid-
eLacrosse.com.
''We're
just excited to get back out
there and compete. We have a fan-
tastic group of guys that if they
stick to the plan it's going to be a lot
of fun," head coach Keegan Wilkin-
son said of his squad for this season.
Last year was Wilkinson's first
year as the head coach for Marist
after posting four years as an assis-
tant to the team. The Red Foxes fin-
ished the year at 6-8, but three of
those loses were only by one goal.
''There are definitely a few games
from last season we wish we could
have back, but it's a new year and a
new group of guys and we're excited
to get going against Stony Brook,"
Wilkinson said.
One of the team's strong points
last season was the Extra Man
Unit, which ranked sixth nationally
in terms of conversion rate (46%).
Wilkinson credited his assistant
coach, Frank Abruzzini, for that
success.
"He's done an incredible job with
that unit and we expect to have sim-
ilar success this year as it's pretty
will be out there," Wilkinson said.
Last season was Abruzzini's first
year as an assistant coach for
Marist, serving as the team's offen·-
sive and recruiting coordinator.
Abruzzini installed a new offense
last year that had exceptional suc-
cess. However, senior captain and
attacknian Jimmy Marks believes
thiB
yea:re'
offense
will be even more
lethal.
"Last
year I think it took us a
while to get accustomed to the new
offense, but now that we're used to
it, we're getting better and better
every day," Marks said.
Marks believes that fellow sen-
iors Connor Rice and Jack Doherty
are on their way to having big of-
fensive seasons. Rice finished last
year leading the team in both points
and assists (43, 26). Rice is hands-
-down the offensive catalyst as he
utilizes great quickness and ability
to move the ball. Doherty led the
Red Foxes with 30 goals last season,
averaging 2.14 goals per game. He
features a violent left-handed shot
and will be a major asset for
Marist's attack unit this year.
Another key offensive contributor
this season will be sophomore mid-
fielder Drew Nesmith. Nesmith had
an outstanding freshmen season for
the Foxes, scoring 1 7 goals, fourth
nationally in scoring amongst fresh-
men midfielders, and tied for the
MAAC lead with four game-winning
goals.
"I didn't expect to have a big year
last year, so right now I'm just tak-
ing things day by day and hoping for
the best," Nesmith said with regard
to this season.
JON O'SUWVAN/ THE CIRCLE
Connor Rice, who led Marist in total points (46) and assists (26), will
be
one of several
key returners for the Red Foxes this season. After falling in last season's MAAC Tour-
nament semi-finals, Marist will look
to
capture a conference title this season.
One of the team's largest assets gust 2011. Playing for Coombs' fam-
last season was their defense. Sen-
ily and legacy is something that this
ior captains Ethan Fox and T.J. Mc-
team takes a lot of pride in as they
Dermott have played together since always keep
him in the back of their
their freshmen year and will lead minds.
the unit. Last year, Fox finished
"Everything these guys do is
second on the team with 15 caused geared towards making sure we're
turnovers and fourth with
.
32 representing Eddie and the Coombs
ground balls. McDermott was tied Family on and off the field to the
for eighth on the team with five best of our ability," Wilkinson said.
caused turnovers and also grabbed
In addition to being tabbed to fin-
15 ground balls for the Red Foxes.
ished second overall in the MAAC,
''This year we're a little more ath-
Marist had three Preseason All-
letic than we've been
in
years past MAAC selections: Rice, Fox, and
so we're looking to push out, cause Nesmith.
more turnovers and transition from
The Red Foxes open the 2013
defense to offense quicker," Fox season this Saturday, as they play
said.
host to the Stony Brook Seawolves
One Red Fox that won't be on the at 1:00 p.m. at Tenney Stadium.
field for Marist this year is Edward Last season, Marist defeated the
"Eddie" Coombs, who tragically Seawolves, the defending American
passed away
in
a Cijr accident in Au-
East champions, 10-9.



























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Women's basketball
•
wins two more
By
JOE FI
.
TZHENRY
Staff Writer
For the better part of this season,
it has seemed as
if
the other teams
in the MAAC find a way to hang
around for a half, or maybe a little
more, before the Marist women's
basketball team goes on a patented
run that puts the game just out of
reach.
This was the case once again on
Sunday afternoon as the Red Foxes
used an 11-0 second half run to pull
away from Siena, as they defeated
the rival Saints 66-48, to improve to
17-6 overall and 12-0 in the MAAC
.
"It
was a typical Marist-Siena
game. Very physical, lots of inten-
sity and some good <mfense, but we
found a way to come out on top. We
made enough shots in the second
half.
It
was a great game. They al-
ways give us a tough matchup,"
head coach Brian Giorgis said.
Marist also notched another road
victory last week, defeating Iona 63-
40, thanks to big games from
Leanne Ockenden (16 points, three
steals) and Elle Beynnon (15 points,
five rebounds).
In
the Siena game, four players
reached double figures, with Casey
Dulin leading the way with 14
points and four assists. Kristina
Danella, who tallied 13 off the
bench, joined her in double figures.
Beynnon had 12 points and Emma
O'Connor contributed 10 points and
a career-high nine rebounds.
Siena jumped out to an early
13-
11 advantage in this one, before a
10-0 run a.nd some lockdown de-
fense from Marist made it 21-13
with 5:55 to play in the opening
stanza.
Part of that lock down defense was
played on the Saints' leading scorer
Lily Grenci, who was held to just
seven points on the afternoon.
"It was a combined team effort.
Whichever post player, Kelsey,
Emma or Danella was on her, got
great guard help on the double
[team] when she [Grenci] got the
ball in the block," Giorgis said.
The Saints would continue to
linger, as the Red Foxes held a 28~
24 lead at halftime, something one
would expect from a big rivalry
game.
As
previously mentioned, time and
time again this year Marist has
found that added gear, and this
time around it would come with
Marist holding a 44-40 lead, before
a Beynnon lay-up jumpstarted the
11-0 run that would end pretty
much any thoughts of a Siena come-
back. Dulin, Danella and Kristine
Best also each contributed a basket
during the course of the run that
gave the visitors a 15-point lead
with just over five minutes to play
in the game.
The wins improved Marist's lead
in the MAAC to four games
ov~r
sec-
ond-place, Fairfield. The victories
also extended the team's winning
streak to twelve in a row.
With a little under a month away
from the MAAC Tournament, the
team will definitely look to continue
this current streak of success and
finish the season on a high note.
Having reached the conclusion of
their three-game road trip, the Red
Foxes
will
return home for a trio of
home games that begins Friday
night with a 5:00 p.m. tip against
Niagara, a game that
will
be shown
on ESPNU. That
will
be followed by
a 2:00 p.m. game Sunday against
Manhattan in the team's annual
Play4Kay Breast Cancer Awareness
game. The home stand
will
end with
the annual Pack the House Game
on Feb. 22 against Rider.
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLET1CS
Emma O'Connor posted a solid 10 points
and had a career-high nine rebounds
against
Siena to help contribute to
Marist's
66-48
victory.
Hockey team headed to Nationals
By
JOE CALABRESE
Staff Writer
With wins this past week against
New Hampshire (5-4) and Montclair
State (5-2), the Marist hockey team
clinched an automatic bid to the
American Collegiate Hockey Associ-
ation's Division
II
National Cham-
pionship Tournament this March as
the No. 1 seed from the Northeast
region.
This is the second time out of five
ranking periods that Marist has
been ranked as the top seed. The
Red Foxes will travel to St. Louis,
Mo., to compete in the National
Tournament, held from Mar. 15 to
19.
The journey is still far from over,
but the news comes as a pleasant
surprise to both players and stu-
dents alike. Players are making
sure that even though news has got-
ten out, they don't lose the brash
confidence that has fueled this sea-
son-long run thus far.
"We definitely exceeded expecta-
tions this season," junior forward
Steve Milanese said. ''We have to
stay focused and continue to work
hard in order to make some noise in
league playoffs and at nationals."
The Red Foxes continued to main-
tain a strong level of play through-
out the season, which has kept them
near the top of SECHL division, but
in orde:i; to receive an automatic bid,
they had to make sure that play was
maintained until the very end of the
regular season.
"After the last ranking period we
dropped down to third," senior cap-
tain Pat Erstling said. ''Undoubt-
edly, our biggest win
•
of the year
came against (No. 2) New Hamp-
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shire."
Month after month, the positive
talk remained the same and the
proverbial sky was the limit. Now
that another notch has been added
to the belt of this team, the sky is
becoming more and more of the ac-
tual limit.
''Right now, we feel as
if
our goal-
tending [Zach Gomiela]
is
as good as
any in the riation, and we feel we
have two of the Northeast's top for-
wards [Mike Chiacchia and Chris
Cerbino]," Erstling said.
Cerbino, the Red Foxes' other
captain, has steadily and consis-
tently contributed on and off the ice
throughout the season. He is cur-
rently in the running for Northeast
Player of the Year.
"Making nationals was our goal
all year long and it took a lot of hard
work, but we achieved our goal,"
Cerbino said. ''It was a true team ef-
fort that got us over the hump. Our
defense and goaltending really im-
proved this year which helped a
great deal, but now we have to get
refocused and achieve our new goal
of winning a national champi-
onship."
That is what is legitimately at
stake. A Division
II
National Cham-
pionship, and this team
will
make
sure they will continue to let their
"walk" do the talking.
The team returns to the McCann
Ice Arena for two home games this
upcoming weekend, this Friday,
Feb. 15 against Western Connecti-
cut State University with a start-
time of 9:15 p.m., and Saturday,
Feb. 16 against Siena College, the
third meeting between the two
schools this season, with a start-
time of 4: 15 p.m.
Men's basketball heating up
Adam Kemp earned
himself
MMC
Player
of the
Week honors and helped
the men's
basketball
team
get two big
wins against
Iona
and Loyola.
gether."
Martin explained that Bowie's
understanding of the offense, ability
to adjust to different defensive
schemes, and knowledge of where
and what his teammates will be
doing at all times makes him a spe-
cial, and valuable, player.
"Jay knows his teammates really
well, and there is no stat line for
,
that," Martin said. ''There is no stat
line for knowing when to pass the
ball to Chavaughn, where to give
Adam the ball. There is no stat line
for that, but coaches really get guys
like [Jay]. Guys like that help you
win
games."
With key players returning from
ruary success from a year ago?
"Our margin of error is very
small, but it [February success]
could definitely happen again. We
get all our guys back and other
things to go well for us, it could hap-
pen. We just have to take it one day
at a time," Martin said.
There are only 15 days left in the
month, and with the conference
tournament starting on March 8,
Marist must remain focused on
keeping its momentum.
February may be the shortest
month of the year, but the Red
Foxes will be looking to make the
most of the time they have left.
injury and starting to click at the Team Notes
right time, the question remains:
can the Red Foxes repeat their Feb-
Kemp was also honored as the
ECAC's Division I Player of the
Week for his efforts in last week's
back-to-back victories. He currently
ranks third in the MAAC in re-
bounding (8.6 per game) and second
in blocks (2.-0) ..... Devin Price (ankle)
has missed the last two games and
as The Circle went to the press, had
not practiced this week. His status
for tomorrow night's game against
Niagara remains unclear ..
..
. Lewis
has now scored at least 21 points in
five consecutive games, and cur-
rently ranks seventh overall in the
MAAC in scoring with 15.8 points
per game ..... Marist's opponent to-
morrow night, Niagara, has a 10-4
conference record, but finds itself on
a three-game losing streak. The
Purple Eagles own a 14-11 overall
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Men's basketball returns to winning ways
By
GARRIN
MARCHETTI
Sports Editor
There is something about the
month of February that makes the
Marist men's basketball team go.
Last season, the Red Foxes lost
their first game of the year's sec-
ond month, but finished 6-2 the
rest of the way to build momentum
for the MAAC Tournament, where
they won their opening game be-
fore falling to regular-season
champion Iona.
This season, the team also lost
its first game of the month, but has
since won two straight: against
Iona in a thrilling 105-104 double-
overtime victory a week ago, and
Loyola, 69-64, last Sunday at
home. Both of those teams own a
9-5 record in conference play.
"Obviously, since we had been
struggling, it was great to get any
kind of win," center Adam Kemp
said. "But especially against those
two [Iona and Loyola], who have
been at the top of the conference
all
season. It was great for our
[Marist's] confidence."
Kemp had a monster week for
the Red Foxes, averaging 26
points, 14.5 rebounds, and 4.5
blocks in both wins. The center's
efforts earned him MAAC Player of
Jay
Bowie returned for the
first
time in nearly
two
months to help lead Marist to wins
over Iona and Loyola last
week.
Bowie scored 21 points In his
first
game
back.
the Week honors; the first confer-
ence award of his career.
"It is a great honor. It shows me
that the work I have been putting
in has paid off," Kemp said. ''I'm
finishing
[plays] a lot more now
than I was earlier in the year, and
the coaches have been great in
helping me get my confidence up."
Head coach Chuck Martin ac-
knowledged Kemp's hard work at
practice this week.
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''I think Adam is really starting
to come into his own. He has been
working his tail off in practice, and
it is good to see all his hard work
pay off," Martin said.
There have been other key con-
tributors for the Red Foxes these
last two games. Chavaughn Lewis,
whose half-court, buzzer-beating
three-pointer at Iona forced a sec-
ond overtime period and found its
way onto SportsCenter's Top 10
plays, netted 42 total points in
both games. Jay Bowie also played
well in the victories, tot~g 27
points and 10 rebounds after miss-
ing nearly two months due to·a
concussion.
Bowie's presence has served as
a big difference-maker in Marist's
play the last two games, according
to head coach Chuck Martin.
Named a captain as junior this
season, Bowie contributes in many
ways, including some that don't
show up in a box score.
''We are 3-1 in MAAC play this
season when Jay plays, and when
he is in the lineup, we [Marist] are
a different team," Martin said. "He
gives us courage, he gives us
toughness,
and he is a great 'glue
guy.' He brings everyone together."
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