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VOLUME 68, ISSUE 4
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Red Fox Rumors becomes real life "burn book"
BY CATHRYN V/JCCARO
Staff Writer
During the last few days of Sep-
tember, campus was buzzing about a
new site called http://www.redfoxru-
mors.com. It went viral in just a few
days, but the website ended just as
abruptly as it started. Even though
Mean Girls
is a loved classic of our
generation, this online version of the
''Burn
Book''
was creating unneces-
sary, juvenile drama.
Red Fox Rumors linked everyone
on campus to the site through Face-
book. What was really creepy to
some was the fact that some people
received a text message with the link
to the site without having their
phone number on their actual Face-
book page.
"Overall, I thought it was an im-
mature and useless way for people to
spend their time. It was another way
to spread hate and there's already
ffl'JOUffh
of
that going
a.round without
a website like RedFoxRumors. From
a future teacher perspective, these
are the types of things that
turn
into
intense bullying sites, and if you ask
me, I am happy it has been taken
down," stated Therese Marshall, a
senior who received a text about the
site from a random number.
Once on the site, you can search al-
phabetically for people to see their
ratings. The page was set up into cat-
egories where you rate people into
"Hot or Not" and "Wins and Losses."
The ''Wins and Losses" category al-
lowed the user to pick which person
was better looking, which strongly
resembles the plotline of the 2010
film
The
Social Network.
There was
also a section for users to write com-
ments and post about people under
their rankings. Overall, this site was
just an extremely negative use of so-
the creators of the site were not using
the Marist server, there was no way
to find out who was really responsi-
ble for it. The college does not have
control over the site if it
is
not using
the Marist server, but students did
complain to security through e-mail
about the nasty comments on the
site. Cordner states how glad she
is
FROM
HTTP-/
/WWW.M'tSERENDIPITOUSUFE.COM
The
Red
Fox
Rumors
site
has
become a
strong
equivalent
to
the •eum
Book9
from
the
2004 film
•Mean
Girts•.
cial media. Many students showed
that they did not really approve of
what the site
stood
for through angry
tweets and Facebook
posts.
Patricia Cordner, the Director of
student
affairs,
explained that since
that students have taken a stand
against promoting the site and that
the site has since been shut down.
''There is a fine line in regards to
freedom of speech, but when it be-
comes ~assing in nature, than
there is a big problem if the user is
using Marist equipment," explained
Cordner.
Cordner also mentioned the close
resemblance of Red Fox Rumors to
Juicy Campus. Juicy Campus was an
online site for college students to gos-
sip and start rumors about different
students, and it spread to different
campuses across the U.S. The site re-
ceived much media attention when
threats to a Loyola student were
being posted on the sites. Even
though
Red
Fox Rumors only lasted a
few days and was kept to the limits
of the Marist Community, the site
can still be seen as a threat and ha-
rassment towards students.
"Somebody
will
create a site that
is
defamatory to others and think that
is
going to generate popularity or
traffic to their site. There
is
really no
good reason to do that, and it
is
cer-
tainly not within the Marist Code of
Student Conduct," said William
Thirsk, the vice president of Infor-
mat1t5n 'l'echn61ogy.
''The good thing about the Marist
student body
is
that they reacted in
a strong, appropriate way to that
kind of behavior," Thirsk continued.
The Marist College community, as
a whole, saw the Red Fox Rumors
site for what it really was: an imma-
ture, pathetic act of cyber bullying.
Even though many students might
have visited the site, the negative re-
actions to the site show that it would
have died down eventually.
Guest speakers reflect on life of Henrietta Lacks
ByWIWAM VRACHOPOLOUS
Circle Contributor
Among many of the changes to
campus this year, a new program
was created to help freshman stu-
dents acclimate to life in college. A
key feature of the Freshman Semi-
nar program was a "Common Read-
ing," which was a book all freshman
were required to read. This year,
that book was The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks.
AB
a follow up to
this reading, Henrietta Lacks' (oth-
erwise known as HeLa) grandson,
David Lacks Jr., and great grand-
daughter Veronica Spencer were in-
vited to Marist for a talk, followed
by a question and answer session.
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta
Lacks"
is
the culmination of author
Rebecca Skloot' s years of work and
research into the Lacks family.
In
it,
she introduces the reader to Henri-
etta Lacks, an impoverished African
American farmer who died of cervi-
cal cancer in 1951. However, Lacks'
death is not the remarkable part of
the story, but rather her legacy is,
as it stands to this day within the
FROM
WIWAM VRACHOPOLOUS/R)X PHOTOGRAPHY
Lacks'
family members
David Lacks Jr. and Veronica Spencer
participate
In
Q&A.
medical field. At her death, Lacks'
cervical cells were taken without
her or her family's consent to be
used by medical research compa-
nies, who then made a tremendous
amount of money selling her highly
resilient and versatile cells to test
medicines and treatments. This
worked into the main themes of the
book, which are discussions on med-
ical ethics, race relations in Amer-
ica, and the perception of class in a
medical environment.
The talk itself consisted of two
main parts: a presentation of photos
taken that represented family mem-
hers, fand a question and answer
session, where pre-screened ques-
tions from members of the various
freshman seminars were asked to
family members.
The presentation of photographs
worked to connect many of the
names and places that readers rec-
ognized from the book to their ac-
tual likenesses; one photo showed
Deborah Lacks, who Skloot did
most of her research with, while
others showed members of the fam-
ily that were only briefly mentioned
in the book. The collection of photos
was an excellent way to introduced-
students to a very close and intro-
verted family.
The question and answer portion
of the talk provided an interesting
perspective into the way the Lacks'
family dealt with and had been in-
fluenced by Henrietta's death and
subsequent use as a research vessel.
They answered a question on their
thoughts regarding the Affordable
Care Act.
"Every single person should have
access to medical care," Spencer
said.












































Thursday, October 17, 2013
THIS WEEK
Wednesday, 10/16
Dancing
to
End Dating Violence
11:00
a.m. to
2:00
p.m.
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Hudson Valley Scholars Reception
4:00
p.m. to
5:00
p.m.
cabaret
Monday, 10/21
RFE: Mind and
Body
6:30
p.m.
to 7:30
p.m.
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Tuesday, 10/22
Habitat
for Humanity
Meeting
9:15
p.m. to
10:00
p.m.
Cabaret
Wednesday, 10/23
The Department of
Philosophy
and
Religious Studies Fall Speakers
Se-
ries: Andrei Buckareff
6:30
p.m.
to 8:00
p.m.
Henry Hudson Room
campus
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Letter from the Editor
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hing
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a Hud-
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the le v
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to
app
p1clcing in n arb
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quick
to
take
advantage of wh
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to
offer, While we all
fall
victim
to
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ture'
beauty, midterms
m
manag
w
eak up upon us all and remind
us we
till
ha e to
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and no
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of our
pumpkin pi lattes. #Delicious
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why
not
tudy break
by
reading
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week's
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pack
cover to cover with great
reads from our nters.
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news, one writer akes on he
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of
what1t means to
study 'down under'
in
tralia.
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l alloween?
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our
lifi
tyles team
help you out,
with
a (un piece n tips
and mcks for fi.ndmg the perfect oos•
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culture
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writte
by
a senior Mike Brosseau. H s
t.ouching piece hed light n LGBT
·
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nund
of
an mdividual
struggling
with
their own identity
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and n rtainm nt section
has a
cheerful
review
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how
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thell' exams. and o they enjo
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Managi.ng Editor
Explosive week for Marist students
By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
Staff Writers
Another two weeks have passed
here at Marist College.
AB we greet
the crisp autumn air and breathtak•
ing Hudson Valley foliage, we also
welcome some new transgressions t.o
the pages of our beloved Security
Briefs. The sophomores really
stepped up to bat this week, with a
big showing from our friends over at
Midrise. The freshme!I' sent a few
heavy hitters to the plate, but the
upperclass_men were nowhere to be
seen. Let's not let these young bucks
show us up, guys. Juniors and sen•
iors, you've got two weeks. Get to
work.
10/5 3:10 a.m. Champagnat Hall
We haven't had any fights on
record this semester, but maybe
there just hasn't been anything
worth fighting for. That all changed
two Fridays ago when a couple of
freshman stepped into the ring over
a broken alarm clock. Oh, fresh•
·
men ... maybe your elders can teach
you a little something about picking
your battles. For instance, a week
later, two Mid.rise residents got into
a ~ufile when one of them "touched"
.
and "mqved" the other's clothes.
Whatever they're putting in that caf
food nowadays really must have
peo-
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10/6 1:26 a.m. Leo Hall
A Leo resident was found intoxi-
cated in his bed and promptly
shipped off to St. Francis. After
about an hour in St. Frank's the stu•
dent decided to call it a night and
head back to Leo ... We don't know
exactly how hospital protocol works,
but we're pretty sure it's not the
same as Holiday Inn Express; you
can't just check yourself out after
pocketing a couple bottles of sham-
poo. Andy Dufresne was officially
discharged when he turned up later
that night in Leo.
10/10, 3:30
p.m.
McCann Center.
A single windshield wiper was
st.olen off of someone's car. It's still
missing.
.
10/11, 9:48
p.m.
Midrise Hall.
We don't know where we would
hide a 2 foot tall glass hookah in a
Midrise apartment, and apparently
one sharp Midrise resident didn't
know either. He was also unsure
about where t.o conceal his Captain
Morgan, his bag of empty beer cans,
his grinder, his bong.AND
his
blow-
torch. We don't want to jump to any
conclusions though.
It is possible he
could have just been collecting cans
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to make money to prepare a 3 course
meal cooked
in
spiced rum and
grinded black pepper
'
finished off
with a nice creme brulee. And who
wouldn't want to hit a bong after
that?
10/13, 1:56 a.m. Midrise Hall.
A male student was taken to St.
Francis. In the apartment, security
found
11
opened bottles of vodka.
We're not sure, but he is either a
Russian transfer student or a young
Walter White distilling
Grey
Goose
in a Midrise bathroom. Unfortu-
nately, this time, security was the
one who knocked.
PSA:
This past weekend, a female
student attempted t.o get int.o an un-
marked cab. Fortunately, Security
Director John "Superman" Gildard
swooped in to prevent the crisis.
When he asked this "cab driver'' for
his credentials, the imposter floored
it. Make sure any cab you get into
has the appropriate City of Pough-
keepsie signage. Do not enter un-
marked cabs.
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SGA update:new amendment enacted to bylaws
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
SGA Columnist
Due to the numerous speakers
on campus last Wednesday, SGA
had a shortened meeting in order
to partake in the activities like
many other students on campus.
As a result, their meeting con-
·
sisted of amending the constitu-
tion and preparation for the St.
Jude's Up Til Dawn event.
Online campaigning was allowed
for use this fall by an amendment
to the constitution in the previous
Spring 2013 semester. Due to its
success, SGA wanted to malrn it a
permanent fixture in the elections
process. Therefore, at the last
meeting, a bill sponsored by Sena-
tor Joe Theall was presented to
amend the original version of on-
line campaigning. The amendment
makes online campaigning an offi-
cial component of the election
process for all future elections.
Many of the same concerns from
last year were reiterated in the
discussion before the voting. Cy-
berbullying was the main
worry
because so many comments can be
posted on the Internet anony-
mously. Additionally, during the
spring, there are more positions
and the candidates know each
other very well, creating the po-
tential for rivalries and harass-
ment.
However, elections commissioner
Anny Morris and class of 2017
president Katie Kilgallen are not
worried about the harassment
issue. All social media sites used
by the candidates were well moni-
tored and Morris plans to use
stricter monitoring in the spring
as well. Kilgallen stressed that she
does not believe that the candi-
dates would engage in such behav-
ior anyway.
Theall believes that online cam-
paigning will be a positive force on
campus, and should have been in
effect before. He views it as a sup-
plement to door-to-door campaign-
ing that will help inform voters.
"Ultimately, online campaigning
is a huge advantage for candidates
as it provides a free way to adver-
tise, but it also allows students to
make more informed decisions as
materials on the candidates will
be available at their convenience,"
said Theall.
Despite the concerns, the amend-
ment was approved by all mem-
bers, except for one abstention by
Giananthony Damasco, commuter
senator. Damasco decided to ab-
stain due to his belief that online
campaigning will diminish
·
the
personal contact between candi-
dates and voters and create a
greater distance between SGA and
the student body.
"People can hide behind twitter,
Facebook and other sites, which
will change who are representing
us. A lot more can be done on the
Internet and it may not happen
this year but in a few years it
will," Damasco said.
Room is still available for teams
to register for the St. Jude's Up Til
Dawn event. Each team is com-
prised of six people and each mem-
ber must raise $100
.'
The event
will be held in the McCann Center
Grey gym on Nov. 9 from 11:30
p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Each team will
compete in a series of four compe-
titions. The competitions are a
surprise, but the themes are edu-
cational, athletic and creative. In
addition, there will be side events,
including karaoke and Dance
Dance Revolution.
Ariana McCumber is the execu-
tive assistant for SGA and has
been working to encourage people
to create teams and join the event.
"I think it's great if students
could help raise money for St.
Jude's because it goes to such a
great cause where it is curing can-
cer and other diseases," said Mc-
Cumber.
"It
provides free medical
care and hoµsing for patients and
family which provides a support
network needed in this situation,"
McCumber said.
To register, you can go to the
website http://www.stjude.org/utd.
Speaker offers ethical and practical advice to students
By ASHLEY HELLBERG
Circle Contributor
Emmanuel Tchvidjian is an elderly
man with a soft voice, but that does
not say anything about him or the
stories he has to share. In the two
days that Tchvidjian was on campus
he probably told hundreds of sto-
rie
,
with each being more powerful
and interesting than the previous
one.
Tchvidjian's time at Marist
started on Tuesday, Oct. 8. After he
received a tour of the campus, he sat
down for dinner with the executive
board of the Marist chapter of the
Public Relations Student Society of
America (PRSSA). At dinner, the
executive board heard many unbe-
lievable stories about his life and
how ethics have played a strong role
in his experiences. One of the most
interesting parts of the night was
learning about his blog.
Tchvidjian serves as senior vice
president and chief ethics officer for
Ruder Finn, a highly reputable pub-
lic relations firm based out of New
York
City. He writes an ethics blog entation to communication students
for the company, which can be found during activity hour. The School of
at http://www.ruderfinn
.
com. The Communications and the
Arts,
way he started this blog certainly PRSSA and the School of Manage-
makes for an interesting story. He ment all co-sponsored the event.
always believed that he was not a The Lowell Thomas Screening
talented writer, until
his
friend told Room was packed with every seat
him
otherwise. He was surprised by filled and people sitting on the floor
his friend's strong sentiments be-
of the aisles. The theme of the event
cause he never saw any of his work was
titl.eJL
:Storytelling
:
A Great
before. But then his friend told him, Tool to Communicate Ethics,"a fit-
"You are a good speaker, so write ting topic for someone who is a nat-
how you speak." That is when writ-
ural storyteller.
ing clicked for Tchvidjian.
His presentation was full of dif-
"So how do you come up with ideas ferent stories. One story he shared
for your blog?" Lizzy Pepper, Chair-
was about a documentary he saw
person of EsPResso, asked Tchvid-
called Shoah. It is a French film
jian.
about the Holocaust, which mainly
"Ask me on Sunday evening," consists of interviews. He said one
Tchvidjian responded jokingly.
woman came out of the theatre cry-
Tchvidjian posts new biogs every ing. When he was asked why she
Monday, so when Sunday evening was crying, he said it was the first
rolls around he looks at newspapers time she
·
heard children crying in a
for some motiv
·
ation to write. His gas chamber. However, in reality,
latest post focused on the govern-
there really were no children crying
ment shutdown, as he took an ethi-
in a gas chamber in the documen-
cal
approach
to
discussing tary. There was only a mother re-
compromise in Washington.
membering what she had heard.
The following morning on Wednes-
Just her word& brought the woman
day, Oct. 9, Tchvidjianl gave a pres-
to tears. The screening room was so
quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone was taking in the power-
ful message from that story.
The presentation continued wi~h
many meaningful stories. He taught
the students and other audience
members how one should solve an
ethical dilemma by using the les-
sons that he presented in the
process..
.At .the end
of
his
slideshow,
everyone was in awe of his experi-
ences and his knowledge of ethics.
He wrapped up his presentation
with a Q&A session, most of which
dealt with how he solves some of
Ruder Finn's most ethical problems.
After his presentation, there was
a meet-and-greet event where lunch
was served and students got to talk
to Tchvidjian face-to-face. Tchvid-
jian's visit to Marist was truly an
honor. Everyone who came in con-
tact with him learned the power
that a story can have. Hopefully in
the future, he will come back to in-
still more of his wisdom to Marist
students entering the PR and ~om-
munications fields.
Highlights from MCCTA's fall murder mystery show
By EMILY HOUSTON
Staff Writer
In more ways than one, The Marist
College Club of theatre
Arts
(MCCTA)
successfully killed their production of
Agatha Christie's murder mystery
play titled "And Then There Were
None" this past weekend. MCCTA
performed four shows during the
weekend of
Oct:
11th.
The play centered around ten
strangers summoned to an island to
stay with a Mr. and Mrs. Owens. The
characters then discover that the
Owens do not exist, and they were
merely used as a medium to bJ:ing the
chw;acters to the island. They then
find out that the 10 of them were cho-
sen because they have all killed some-
one.
As
the play continues, the
characters learn about each other's
wrongdoings, as a murderer among
them slowly kills off each person one
by one.
The play mixed the old with the new
through the monochromatic classical
romantic theme, and cast members
both old and new to MCCTA showed
all kinds of talent.
''I
thought that the show was very
well put together and moved at a
flaw-
les& pace. From having the costume
pieces fit the correct time period, to
using a black and white concept for
the entire show, I thought it was a
very unique adaption. I also thought
that it was very well cast with a
strong freshmen presence bringing
new talent to the usual MCCTA char-
acters," said Shannon Dempsey, a
Marist sophomore.
One highlight of the theme adapta-
tion was the creative liberty to change
the original character of Anthony
Marston to Claire Marston. This al-
lowed ·for the spunky, sassy female
character, playeq by Cassie Carroll, to
fill
the shoes.
''My character has the element of
comic relief in the show as she is ac-
tually excited by the murderous plot
as opposed to scared. She's a flirt, a
drinker and a
car
fanatic," Caroll said.
As
a veteran MCCTA member, Car-
roll was no stranger to performing on
stage, but said that the mood and
overall tone of
this
play was unique to
any other show she had been a part of
before.
"This genre is very different from
any show fve done. The biggest
dif-
ference would have to be finding ways
to perform a melodrama, but we all
worked together to do so," Caroll con-
tinued.
Even for freshman Eddy
Lee,
who
played Dr. Edward Armstrong, it was
the type of show that stuck with him
and made this play a memorable one.
''My favorite part of being in the
show was working with such a great
cast and crew in a truly interesting
and enjoyable show,"
Lee
said.
For three cast members, this play
was their debut performance at
Marist. It was
this
mix of old and new
members to the MCCTA community
that created a bond and chemistry
that brought emotion and depth to the
performance.
"My favorite part was the love story
between Vera (Rebekkah Colclasure)
and Lombard (Austin Christensen),
because even though the actors had
never met each other before this show,
it seemed as
if
they had known each
other for years. They had such a
great banter and chemistry onstage
that even with heightened tensions
and impending doom,they were able
to
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In
fall showcase
bring a light-heartedness to the
plot," Dempsey said.
While the actors on stage are
what the audience sees, there is
work going on behind the scenes
that brings the entire show to-
gether
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Assistant production manager
Kelly Voglio dealt with many of
the overall aspects of the show,
which included budgeting money
and making sure that everyone
was staying on track in time for
opening night
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for the show, while actors are
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important to learn your own part
and how that fits in with every
other character. When you are
working backstage, you basically
work starting out in the broader
and then moving to smaller de-
tails as more of the show is put
together," Voglio said.
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focus was on working with the
actors and overseeing that the
show ran smoothly, she agreed
with Voglio when it came to the
responsibility that the stage crew
has.
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Finding other ways to study abroad outside of Marist
ByBEN HAYES
Circle Contributor
Nicknamed the Harvard on the
Hudson, Marist College is known
for its plethora of opportunities and
academic advantages.
Fashion majors have a chance to
have a major involvement with the
New York City Fashion Week, the
communication program just began
an exciting new radio show hosted
by ESPN coined "ESPN Classroom,
"
and the rising sports program
boasts yet another nationally
ranked team, thanks to the women's
basketball team.
.
One of the biggest advantages
that Marist College offers however,
is their outstanding study abroad
program. This program has over
fifty schools located in thirty differ-
ent countries, a truly incredible
count. Nations like Italy, England,
China
,
and South Africa are just a
few of this program's many options.
Australia is a very popular study
abroad destination. How could it
not be? With majestic beaches, a
rich tropical climate, and a fun-lov-
ing culture, Australia would seem to
be the place to be.
There is only one problem with
Australia, and though it may seem
he
t
r
· 1cant, it matters
all the same. Americans are used to
the standard academic calendar
with an August start and finals in
December for first semester, fol-
lowed by a January to May second
semester.
In
Australia it is all dif-
ferent. Since Australia is located in
the southern hemisphere, the sea-
sons are completely different.
When we are bundling up with
layer upon layer of clothes to walk
out into the below-freezing weather
with unforgiving wind ceaselessly
whipping the few pieces of skin that
FROM ASIASOCIETY.ORG
Although
Marist offers
many
study abroad
programs,
It's possible
to
study abroad with
other schools
as well.
are still revealed, the Australians
are off cooking shrimps on the Bar-
bie and enjoying the warm rays of
summer.
A normal academic calendar in
Australia consists of a first semes-
ter from February to June and a
second semester from July to No-
vember. Either
way,
an
Ameri'1.an'a
summer would be cut short if he or
she chose to study abroad in Aus-
tralia. Besides having leisure time
cut in half, this i& a very important
inconvenience because not only
could it be hard to make enough
money working over the summer to
support oneself financially while
abroad, but could also prevent one
from getting a summer job (or in-
ternship) .entirely.
This presents a very interesting
conundrum for Marist students that
want to study abroad in Australia.
Is going down under worth missing
out on things that important? That
is for the prospective applicants to
decide.
On the other hand, what
if
there
was another option? What
if
there
was a university in Australia that
offered all of the same benefits as
any other Australian ~chool, but
also had an academic calendar that
coincided with the one that we
Americans have become so accus-
tomed to. In fact, there is.
This school is called Bond Univer-
sity and is located in Queensland
Australia, right on the Gold Coast.
pespite being a reputable institu-
tion with very convenient semester
dates, Marist does not recognize
Bond as one of it's many study
abroad schools. Although this is
certainly
_
a lil_llitation, this does not
necessarily mean that a Marist stu-
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happening
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more on
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dent cannot attend Bond University
for a semester.
In fact, Bond encourages students
to reach out from schools like Marist
to study abroad at Bond. Despite it
not being linked to Marist's actual
study abroad school list, Bond Uni-
versity has a program set up specif-
ically_,
for
working
with
an
individual's school to make a study
abroad semester at Bond possible.
It would seem that this school
would be the answer for a Marist
student looking to study abroad in
Australia, even though it is outside
of Marist' s list.
This just goes to show that this list
is not really set in stone, and in-
stead is a just a group of suggested
schools. Studying abroad is some-
thing that an individual will only be
able to do once in their whole life,
why miss out on this opportunity?
Why didn't I
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Halloween with a touch of pop culture
By
EMILY BELAORE
Circ/,e Contributor
Now that it is officially October,
there is only one thing on our minds:
what to be for Halloween this year.
For those of you who are stumped by
this major decision, I have compiled
a list of the best movies, television
shows and celebrities of 2013 that
will
make the perfect Halloween cos-
tumes.
This
year was filled with major
blockbusters. One movie that
will
in-
spire a lot of great costumes is 'The
Great Gatsby''. The flapper costume
is perfect for any female who is flying
solo this Halloween. For any guys
looking to wow the ladies, Jay Gatsby
is the costume for you. The movie can
also
inspire a number of different cou-
ples and group costumes. Couples
could dress as Gatsby and Daisy or
Daisy and Tom. Groups could go as
the movie's core four: Gatsby, Tom,
Daisy and Nick, or as a group of flap-
pers who are on their way to Gatsby's
house for a party.
Another movie that was popular
this year was ''Despicable Me
CZ'.
The
characters from this movie are the
perfect costumes for large groups.
The adorable minions are the best
choice for any group looking to be cute
this Halloween. Large groups can
also recreate the whole Despicable
Me
2
family by dressing up as Gru,
Margo, Edith, Agnes, the minions
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Last
year,
students
Mark Nepf,
Chris
McMahon, George Murphy and Vin Raia
donned costumes
inspired by
the popular AMC television
show Breaking Bad.
and Dr. Nefario.
Other movies that would make great
Halloween costumes are "Man of
Steer', 'The Wolverine", ''Iron Man
3", and 'Thor: The Dark World".
Groups looking for a funny movie can
also
use the celebrity characters from
'This Is the End'' as costume inspira-
tion.
Switching from the big screen to the
silver screen, 2013 was the year of
television. One television show that
will
inspire many Halloween cos-
tumes this year is ''Breaking Bad".
Those looking for individual costumes
can be
w
alter White, or his alter ego
Heisenberg. A good costume for a duo
is Walt and Jesse in either Hazmat
suits and gas masks, or the charac-
ters' normal day clothes. For a larger
group, you could go as the entire cast:
Walt, Jesse, Skyler, Hank, Marie,
Walt Jr., Holly, Gus, Mike and Saul.
''Duck Dynasty" is another show
that is inspiring a lot of Halloween
costumes. The show
is
perfect for
those who are looking for a funny cos-
tume this Halloween
.
Individuals
and groups can dress up as their fa-
vorite members from the Robertson
family by wearing long beards, wigs,
bandanas and a lot of camouflage.
Those who are determined to perfect
this costume should also look into
buying a duck call.
Other popular shows that
will
make
greaf Ha1toween costumes are
"Or-
ange Is the New Black", 'The Big
Bang Theory", ''Dexter", ''Mad Men''
and "Game of Thrones". These shows
are filled with such colorful charac-
ters that all wear memorable outfits,
and they are also a good choice for
those looking for a group costume
theme.
The most popular celebrity to dress
up as this year has to be Miley Cyrus.
Since the pop star has made so many
standout appearances this year,
everyone
is
going to
try
and recreate
her many different outfits. The one
outfit that
will
probably be seen the
most is her VMA outfit. Many Hal-
loween stores are selling this cos-
tume, so all you need to complete the
look are her signature pigtails and
the infamous foam finger.
If
you want
to recreate the VMA performance
and make a couple's costume, one
person could go as Robin Thicke; all
you need is a black and white striped
suit and sunglasses.
The most popular celebrity couple
costume this Halloween is Kim
Kar-
dashian and Kanye West. Since an-
nouncing their relationship last year
and welcoming their new daughter,
this A-List couple has been making
headlines nonstop.
If
you want to
turn this couple's costume into a
group costume, you could go as
Kanye, Kim and baby North West.
Other celebrity couples that would
make great costumes are Jay-Z and
Beyonce or Prince William and Kate
Middleton
.
One more celebrity costume theme
a group should try is the Jolie-Pitt
daft.
'htPJ
group that could pull
this
look off is bound to win best costume
at any party.
There
is
still time before Halloween
to find the perfect costume. Hopefully
some inspiration has been sparked!
How to overcome roommate awkwardness
BY EMILY BURNHAM
Circle Contributor
With the first half of the fall semes-
ter completed, Marist students are fi-
nally settling in. Your belongings are
all unpacked, you've found where your
classes are and you are becoming in-
volved in the Marist community. But
what happens when you're still strug-
gling to adjust to living in a room with
one or two other students? The ad-
justment to becoming friendly with
your new roommate isn't easy and it
doesn't happen instantly. However,
with a little effort and a few simple
steps, you can overcome that initial
roommate awkwardness.
1)
Set
rules.
You might think that writing down
rules for living with your roommate is
a little formulaic, but it will clear the
air
of any pet peeves and annoyances
you might have. Be open with each
other and come to honest compro-
mises about things lik~ lights out,
quiet time and playing music in the
.
room. Having the rules written down
makes living with each other a lot eas-
ier because you'll know when you're
being intrusive and what lines not to
cross. Setting rules resolves some of
the initial awkwardness of living with
someone else for the year.
2)
Designate a roommate bond-
ingnight.
It's important to reach out to your
roommate and assign a hang out time
that isn't just in the room. Go to a
movie or take the shuttle to the mall.
You may be surprised how you can
connect with your roommate outside
of your small living space.
As
you be-
come more involved in clubs and ac-
tivities, you and your roommate may
form different friend groups. This is
normal, but it's important to maintain
a cordial relationship with your room-
mate. By having a bonding night once
a week, you'll stay on good terms.
3) Stay
positive.
Living with someone isn't easy.
If
lit-
tle things that your roommate does
end up bothering you,
try
to avoid
bickering at all costs. Keep a positive
attitude and
.
try to let go of the little
things.
If
you can keep small argu-
ments to a minimum, you11 learn to
adjust. You
will
start to forget about
those little things your roommate does
and focus on forming a better friend-
ship.
4)
Work together.
You're both in the same boat when it
comes to schoolwork and believe it or
not, studying and learning together
can establish common ground be-
tween you. Whether you discover
things you like or dislike about your
courses, you're getting to know each
other and you'll be surprised at how
similar you could be. Working to-
gether is a great way to develop a solid
friendship. Not to mention you'll get a
loyal study buddy.
5) Be you:
As
cliche as it sounds, one of the best
ways to not feel awkward around your
college roommate
is
to be you. Be open
with him or her. Don't be embar-
rassed to tell stories, laugh loudly or
share experiences. When you're open
and acting like your true self, your
roommate
will
feel comfortable doing
the same. True friendship is built off
of honesty and character. Being who
you are with your roommate is the
biggest leap toward a strong friend-
ship.
Dreaded roommate awkwardness
cannot be overcome unless you put in
the effort. It's important to remember
that following these five guidelines
won't guarantee a life long friendship
or a new best friend forever. In fact,
you don't even need to become best
friends with your roommate.
As
long
as you can live comfortably, be your-
self and be able to occasionally hang
out with your roommate outside of
the room, you're on the right track.
Living with one or two other students does not have to
be a bad experience.






















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How to work out like a Marist athlete
By
NADIA AHMED
Staff Writer
With the school year well under
way, going to the gym can be diffi-
cult to balance with other priori-
ties. Even worse, falling into a
basic workout routine can become
boring and repetitive.
If
there's
anyone at Marist who knows how
to stay in shape, it's the athletes.
Jon Clancy, the Head Strength
and Conditioning Coach, creates
strength and conditioning work-
outs for all of the Marist athletic
teams. Forget about those ten-
minute workouts, Zumba classes
and workout videos. Simply follow
an athletic team's workout routine
to get in shape fast.
In the words of Clancy, always
warm-up.
"If
you don't have time
to warm-up, you don't have time to
train
~
" he said.
The warm up-begins with either
a three
-
minute or five minute easy
run. Next, move on to an eight-
step stretch series
.
Most days con-
sist of reverse lunges, forward
lunges
,
good mornings, squat and
stretch, one leg floor touches, in-
place inchworms, small-arm cir-
cles
and
large-arm
circles.
Occasionally add variety to your
stretch routine by including re-
verse
lunge walks,
quad stretches,
forward lunge walks with a twist,
high knee pulls, butt kicks, cross
Frankenstein kicks, high knee
runs and in-place leg swings.
Mackenzie Stephens, a junior on
the Marist volleyball team, has
provided some feedback and ad-
vice in regards to weight lifting
and strength training. For begin-
ners, Stephens suggests starting
off with light free weights, body
weight squats and planks, also
known as elbow bridges. You may
also want to add skydiver holds,
hip raises and pushups into your
workout.
As
a non-athlete or some-
one not very active, rushing into a
heavy workout routine is unrealis-
tic, but with time you can do any-
thing an athlete can do.
"Start off slow, don't jump right
into squat cleans if you've never
lifted before," said Stephens. "Also,
be patient because although the
process is dµficult, the payoff in
the end is worth it."
For abdominal strengthening,
try
C-crunches
and reverse
crunches. To do reverse crunches,
lie on your back with your knees at
a 90-degree angle and your thighs
perpendicular to the floor with
your legs together. Pull your legs
up to your torso, lifting your hips
off the floor and bring your knees
to your chest, then return to the
starting position. To perform C-
crunches, begin by lying on your
back with both legs extended
straight out hovering over the
floor. As you lift your shoulder
blades off the ground, pull your
knees in toward your chest, then
return to the start position. Exe-
cute four sets of 20 reps with one-
minute rests between each set.
For students looking to
strengthen their legs, consider
doing squats. Athletic training
routines aim to complete five sets
of six reps each for front squats
and overhead split squats. Find a
weight that you feel comfortable
lifting: To do front squats, get a
comfortable, clean grip of the bar-
bell. Position the bar close to your
throat with your shoulders sup-
porting the weight and keep your
elbows up pointing forward. To
properly do an overhead split
squat, grab the barbell and place
your arms straight up over your
head. Place one foot in front of the
other, keeping your torso straight
and lower your body until the front
knee is at a 90-degree angle.
To improve upper body strength,
focus on bench presses and pull-
ups. For those who have weak
upper body strength, lateral pull-
downs offer an alternative to regu-
lar pull-ups. There are a variety of
grips you can use to alter the way
you do pull-ups or pull-downs. The
bench press can be done with
dumbbells or a straight bar. On a
bench, lie flat on your back with
your feet on the ground. Push the
weights toward the ceiling and re-
turn back to your start position.
One of the key aspects of train-
ing is remembering not to push
yourself too hard. Even the ath-
letes take breaks and pace them-
selves
.
''During the season, we usually
don't lift as intensely so that we
don't mJure ourselves," said
Stephens. Generally, take between
one and three days off each week.
Even though it may be difficult
at first and the lifting and condi-
tioning will make you sore,
Stephens said she saw results
with dedication and consistency.
Balancing a healthy diet with a
steady workout routine will help
you reach your fitness goals.
If
it helps, befriend an athlete or
contact a team coach. Learn their
full workout routine and the
proper ways to do each exercise.
The web is also full of guides and
videos to help you understand any
of these stretches and exercises
that may be unfamiliar to you.
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patient because although the
process Is dlfflcult, the
payoff
In
the
end
is
worth
it,"
said
Stephens.
At least
2,100
of you should read this
By
AL't'SSA ROSSI
Sex Columnist
The American College Health
As-
sociation has been conducting an
ongoing health assessment since
2008. Their most recent assess-
ment from surveyed a reference
group of 28,237 students.
Since
the study was purely percentages,
I had to use my exquisite math
skills to determine that about
13,045 of those students have en-
gaged in vaginal sex within the
~
past month of the survey, meaning
that roughly one in every two stu-
dents engages in sexual behavior
each month.
It's fair enough to say our gener-
ation is viewed as risk-takers and
testing our luck with authority, but
that doesn't mean we should take
risks in this area. I don't know
about any of you, but a child does-
n't seem like it would fit in my four-
year plan. Here are some popular
forms of contraception you should
consider investing in if you
'
re sexu-
ally active.
1)
Birth Control Pills:
Ladies, we're at that stage in our
lives where we're sick of - sorry
boys - heavy periods and unbear-
able cramps. Thanks to President
Obama, most insurance companies
almost fully cover birth control, so
it's a cheap, safe and beneficial
form of contraception.
But be
smart about it. Set an alarm every
day to take it, don't waste your
money by forgetting to do so and in-
crease your chances of pregnancy
just because you're lazy.
2) Male Condoms:
·
No excuses. Protect yourselves
from potential pregnancy and most
STDs. Guys and girls, you should
all have at least one in your desk
just in case. You can spare $5 for a
box of three condoms from CVS if
needed.
3) Vaginal Ring:
aka NuvaRing.
Basically, this has the same effect
as birth control pills, except for
three weeks you leave this little
doodad in your vagina. NuvaRing
_
costs just about the same as birth
control pills, but with this contrap-
tion you don't have to remember to
pop a tiny pill every day; just re-
place it after three weeks
.
4)
Female Condoms:
This contraption costs about $4
according to the Planned Parent-
hood website, but be warned it
looks like a python's skin shedding.
5)
Spermicide:
For $8 a package you can get this
gem of a contraceptive. But even
for women who always use it cor-
rectly, about 15 out of 100 women
become pregnant each year. The
Planned Parenthood site also
states that this is most effective
when used with other contracep-
.
tives like the female condom.
For the one in every two of you
most likely engaging in sexual ac-
tivity, there is no reason to not be
safe. Think of when you'
,
re coming
back from a night out and stop for a
CBR. The next morning you're re-
gretting spending that $3.50 and
feeling worse about yourself. Just
apply that logic to having unpro-
tected sex and how you and your
partner will feel the next day.
Okay, it's a stretch I know, but go
with it and think before you act.
21WOMAN/FLICKR
There is no excuse not to practice safe sex, especially as young college students.








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Mirror t~ print, student shares story of acceptance
By
MIKE BROSSEAU
Circle Contributor
What would you do
if
you weren't
afraid? Think about that statement,
and what it is you would actually do
if
you weren't afraid. You might
jump out of a plane or climb the
nearest mountain. You may move
across the country or study abroad
for a year. For some, it is as simple
as being yourself. Fear is a para-
lytic, causing people to avoid what-
ever it is that they are afraid of.
When I was growing up, I was
afraid of being true to myself on a
level so basic that most people can-
not identify with the fear I had.
There is a saying by Heraclitus,
"How
can you hide from what never
'
goes away?''
If
you were not afraid,
would you still hide?
The adage says to write about
what you know. Some people know
politics, geography, history, sports
or even about cooking confidently
enough to write about them. Me?
If
there is one thing that I know about
it's that coming out of the proverbial
closet is one of the most genuinely
terrifying things that a person can
go through, regardless of what age
that they are. The road one takes as
an individual to come out can be as
simple as we make it but, more
often than not, it is a complicated
road to take. The fear of coming out
because it is something that some
do not consider ordinary, and to a
certain degree, people shy away
from things that make them differ-
ent. The truth is, however, that or-
dinary is something that is defined
differently by people across the
world. Those who are members of
the LGBT community more often
than not, feel as
if
there will never
be a time in which they have to
come out, that all sexual orientation
will just be ordinary.
In the last three years here at
Marist, I've learned that I am
stronger, smarter and less fearful
than I once was. Since I was 13
years old, I knew that I was never
going to just be ordinary. I was dif-
ferent from everyone around me,
and for so long I struggled to define
that aspect of my life, and what it
meant for my present and future.
Looking back on my freshman year
of college, I knew what it was that
defined me as different, but I was
even more terrified for what it
meant. In October of that year, I
learned what it meant
to
not be
afraid, beginning to open up a part
of myself that I never had before.
The hardest words I have ever had
to
say were the words that set me
apart from everyone else, but, ulti-
mately, those
·
words brought me
closer with every single person I
told.
Marist is a school of roughly 4,500
undergraduate students, and in
over the three years since I arrived
on campus in the fall of 2010, the
grapevine has been alive with the
talk of who is or is not gay, straight,
bisexual. College is a reality, where
people speculate about something
that you either cannot conclude or
are not ready to be both open and
honest about, or the worst part, it
may not actually even be true. It's
nearly impossible for those who do
not go through something like the
process of coming out to understand
how hurtful the speculation is, and
the toll it has on someone mentally
who is trying so hard to just be or-
dinary.
The more the speculation oc-
curs, the deeper that closet gets for
individuals who struggle
daily.
I
often tell my friends to tell me when
they chose to be straight, and they
more often than not just say,
''I
did-
n't. I just remember always being
this way."
For those who are LGBT, that is
exactly how it is for us except that
we live in a society where we feel ob-
ligated to declare something, such
as whom we choose to love. It is a
feeling impossible to comprehend,
and nearly harder to convey.
In
her
book about depression and her bat-
tle with it, Elizabeth Wurtzel de-
scribed depression as "so insidious,
and it compounds daily, that it's
-
im-
possible to ever see the end. The fog
is like a cage without a key." That is
how it feels to be in the closet, afraid
to
be true. You are all consumed by
this thing that is greater than you,
with no end in sight.
I personally know people who
have struggled with sexual orienta-
tion in ways I cannot even imagine,
JMRODRI/FlCKR
For Brosseau and others, bathroom mirrors such as this one are the
first
step
to-
ward being honest
with
themselves and the world.
EARTHWORM,IRJCKR
The buttons on the
bag
above showcase the struggles throughout the years that
LGBT members have gone through
to
gain acceptanc.
and I write this because somewhere, want to be treated. Treat me with
there is an individual talking
to
the sincerity, respect, kindness and
mirror or into a hairbrush, strug-
compassion because that is how I
gling to reach a point where he or want
to
treat all of you.
If
we are
she can be open and honest. It is not going to fail to support each other in
fair to them that we speculate their the cause, then by no means will
sexual orientation, examining their anyone else feel like they should
lives under a microscope. Anony-
support us either. It begins with us,
mous comments on social media and ends with us.
websites do not help either, and
According to a study done by the
those walking around talking about Williams Institute through UCLA,
it or laughing about it only encour-
approximately 3.8% of Americans
age those slinging hatred behind a identified themselves as LGBT in
computer screen. To be brutally 2011. Rounding up to approxi-
honest, I have heard far
too many mately an even 4% in 2013, that
gay slurs ~eing used, and regardless means that ~roximately 180 stu-
-
of
the intention behind it, it's just as dents here at Marist are gay. Never
negative as ever. For the individual mind that there are other Internet
who use that language, you embar-
sources that say it could be higher
rass yourself.
to 10%.
If
that's true, then any-
As someone who has developed an where from 180-450 students here
understanding of his identity, I re-
at Marist are members of the LGBT
~se
to
allow these insults to be community, a significant number
if
something I just stand by and toler-
you consider that Sheahan and
Leo
ate anymore. I used to stand by and Halls combined would be approxi-
let it happen, especially when it was mately that number. For those of
people I thought were close friends, who are already out, we owe it to
but eventually I came to realize oth-
each other, but most important we
erwise. By enabling that behaviOl', owe it to those standing in front of
we do· nothing
to
prevent or stop it.
a mirror wishing they knew the
While there are those who use words to say. Every LGBT youth re-
such negative language, I know that members the day that they experi-
there are various members of our enced the moment in which they
campus community who are allies, knew, and the clarity that comes af-
standing side-by-side with us. Rang-
terwards is something we all de-
ing from stft.dent-athletes
to
student serve.
leaders to campus administration,
As
an individual, I have failed
all are ready to support anyone at being perfect or, even simply, a
going through a tough time. I have positive role model. T-o admit that
seen amazing support for students on paper for an entire community to
on campus throughout my experi-
read is difficult, but
if
there is one
ences. I have had an awesome room-
thing that's difficult, it's hearing
mate, who continuously surprises how we talk and gossip about one
me with his continued support another. It all needs to end and
through tougher times. And for al-
come together to create an environ-
lowing me to watch "Friends" and ment that is inclusive at Marist. We
''The Big Bang Theory" an obsessive must support one another, because
amount of times. He is the Leonard
if
we cannot find it within us to be
to my Sheldon, and for that, I must supportive, no one else is going to
thank him. But it is not just him; support us either. I have my sup-
everyone deserves
to
have friends port as an individual, from my fam-
and family who show them that ily back home in Massachusetts to
support throughout the good and my family here on campus. We can
the bad times.
all find that sense of family here
As
someone with a voice and a de-
amongst one another. I'm not afraid
sire to influence positive change, it's anymore, and
if
there is one differ-
up to me to support those who have ence that I wish I could make on
gone through the process of coming this campus it is that I do not want
out, and those going through it you to be afraid anymore either. So
today. Fundamentally, it is all ask yourself, what would you do
if
about what the old adage says in re-
you weren't afraid?
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Choice for Nobel Peace Prize winner is questioned
By
BRENNAN WEISS
Circle Contributor
Malala Yousafzai was the favorite
to win the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
Instead, on Oct. 11 it was awarded
to the Organization for the Prohibi-
tion of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),
a group currently working on the
disarmament of Syria's chemical
weapons stockpile. The OPCW, de-
spite being a relatively unknown or-
ganization, is responsible for
enforcing
the
1993
Chemical
Weapons Convention, a treaty ban-
ning the production, accumulation
and use of chemical weapons.
The OPCW's actions have proved
pivotal in establishing international
law against the use of chemical
weapons, but the group's mission is
not complete. In fact, out of the 189
states that have complied with the
treaty's regulations, the U.S. and
Russia have failed to abide by the
deadlines. The U.S. and Russia, two
of the world's largest and most pow-
erful nations, missed the treaty's
April 2012 deadline for destroying
their chemical weapons.
Although completion of the de-
struction of all the world's chemical
weapons was not a prerequisite for
OPCWs
victory, wouldn't it make
sense for the group to be awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize after they
were able to get the U.S. and Rus-
sia to render their remaining piles
of chemical weapons? To get two of
the most powerful nations to abide
by their regulations would be an
amazmg achievement
by the
OPCW. That being said, the
OPCW's work is far from complete,
but in all likelihood, they will even-
tually achieve American and Russ-
ian chemical weapon destruction.
The OPCW's contributions to in-
ternational peace must not be mini-
mized. Without its mere existence,
this world would be a much more
dangerous
place,
but
Malala
Yousafzai's contribution to jump-
starting the international dialogue
about women empowerment anded-
ucation must not be overlooked.
On Oct. 9, 2012, Yousafzai, then
14 syears old, was shot by the Pak-
istani Taliban for her public promo-
tion of education for girls and for
her condemnation of the Taliban.
After months of intense rehabilita-
tion, Yousafzai was back on her feet
resuming where she left off- advo-
cating for education and women's
rights. During the entire ordeal,
Yousafzai gained international
prominence, instantly becoming an
inspiration
to
millions.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Nobel
Committee, a group of five members
appointed by the Norwegian Parlia-
ment, spent roughly
_
eight months
shifting through nominations, nar-
rowing down the candidate list, de-
bating and researching expert
analysis to eventually decide on this
year's Nobel Peace Prize winner.
According to the official announce-
ment by the Norwegian Nobel Com-
mittee, the OPCW was awarded the
prize "for its extensive efforts to
eliminate chemical weapons." It
also noted that based on the criteria
for Nobel Peace Prize recipients,
which was outlined in the will of the
prize's founder Alfred Nobel, disar-
mament was a huge factor in the de-
cision.
Yousafzai didn't win the Nobel
Peace Prize, but she has won the
2012 National Peace Award for
Youth, the 2012 Mother Teresa Me-
morial Award for Social Justice and
the 2013 European Union's Human
Rights Award, among others. She
has addressed the U.N., met Presi-
dent Obama and even appeared on
the Daily Show. During her inter-
view with Jon Stewart, while pon-
dering what she would do if a
Taliban member tried to kill her,
Yousafzai said she would try to hit
the man with a shoe, generating
laughs from the crowd. Then she re-
vised her remarks.
"If
you hit a Talib with your shoe
then there would be no difference
between you and the Talib," said
Yousafai. ''You must not treat oth-
ers that much with cruelty and that
much harshly, you must fight oth-
ers but through peace, and through
dialogue and through education. I'll
tell him how important education is
and that I even want education for
your children as well and I will tell
BLATANT WORLD.COM /FLJCKR
There is debate over whether the OPCW
should have won this
year's
Nobel
Peace Prize, founded
by
Alfred Nobel
featured above.
him that's what I want to tell you.
Now do what you want."
The Nobel Peace Prize is arguably
the most prestigious award in the
world, but in the end, no one loses,
not even Yousafzai. She has a bright
future, to say the least. She has
vowed to become the Prime Minis-
ter of Pakistan and will one day,
quite possibly, win the Nobel Peace
Prize. What is important is for her
message to be spread and her ideas
to be reverberated throughout the
world, for there is a no more humil-
iating fact for the Taliban than the
story of a 14-year-old girl who rose
·
up and defeated them.
New York sports are an E1npire State of
.
decline
By
DAN SCOFIELD
Circle Contributor
Growing up in the '90's as New
York-area sports fans, we've been
accustomed to nothing but rings,
trophies and parade confetti. We've
been spoiled by winning names such
as Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Mar-
tin Brodeur, Patrick Ewing and
Mark Messier. For the greater part
of our New York sports fanhood,
we've been holding the title of not
only the greatest sports city in the
United States, but on the face of the
planet.
In 2007 and 2011, the Giants took
home two of the most exhilarating
Super Bowl victories that felt more
like fairytale movie endings than re-
ality.
The Devils and Rangers have
more than held their own in the
even-playing field of the NH~ over
the past 20 years, bringing home
four Stanley Cups to the New York
area since 1994.
For the past 15 years, the New
York Yankees served as self-pro-
claimed ''kings of the sporting
world" by winning five world cham-
pionships within that span of time.
The year is now 2013, and many of
us are coming to the harsh realiza-
tion that the victorious era of New
York sports may have finally hit its
peak.
Our big-spending baseball teams
both failed to reach the postseason
this year and are facing more than a
few questions during the offseason
thanks to free agents and elbow in~
juries. Our historically-victorious
NHL teams are no longer among
the elite of the league. The Devils
and Rangers are struggling to find
AFFILIATE /FLCKR
2009 marks the last World Series win for the Yankees and this past season leaves
New York
fans
questioning their team.
the win column, and the Islander-
the question for either organization.
sare struggling to spend any sort of
Besides these potential NBA
money to compete, ranking last in championship
contenders,
the
the NHL in payroll.
arrow is clearly pointing down for
Still trying to recover from the in-
every other New York sports team.
famous butt fumble and the Mark On the bright side, it's unrealistic to
Sarrchez debacle, the entire country expect the majority of these teams
continues to watch the New York to be stuck in a disappointing state
Jets struggle to find a state of re-
of losing for much longer. In one of
spectability. Fifteen Eli Manning the greatest markets in the world,
interceptions later and the Giants' there is too much money, passion
unprecedented 0-6 start to the sea-
and interest involved for these or-
son has officially sounded the panic ganizations
to
continually decline at
alarm for sports fans in the Empire once.
State.
New York holds the most champi-
It's safe to say pessimism has in-
onships (55) of any major city in the
fected the fanhood surrounding United States. The next major
New York's professional sports or-
sports city, Boston, comes in with
ganizations. The general consensus just 34. Perhaps this explains why
tells us that the only remaining op-
we hold our sports organizations to
timism in New York sports lies such high standards, and criticize
firmly in the hands of its two pro-
them so harshly when they fail to
fessional basketball teams.
live up to our lofty expectations.
The Knicks finished second in the This world record also raises a self-
Eastern Conference last season and reflecting question for us as New
are bringing back most of the 2012 York fans: just how much when, in
roster that got them there. Brook-
the moment, have we appreciated
lyn, the new kid on the block, has each of these championship. sea-
quickly become the biggest talk sons?
around town. The Nets made a
After being spoiled by wi~ing or-
risky, yet necessary move in adding ganizations for most of our lives, the
former Boston enemies Kevin Gar-
past few years have shown us just
nett and Paul Pierce to an already how great we've actually had it. It's
stacked starting five. Brooklyn and clearly evident that New York has
the Knicks both have to be consid-
learned how to win, but now, after
ered legitimate contenders for an years of dishing out defeat to major
Eastern Conference title this season cities around the country, New York
while making a run at an NBA is learning the important lesson of
championship. A ring is not out of
·
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Disney faces reality about disability policy
By
OLIVIA JAQUITH
Circle Contributor
After continued abuse of the Dis-
ney parks disability policy, Disney
has decided to change the policy, de-
spite public discontent. Disney no-
ticed an increasing volume of
requests received for special access
to attractions. This could be attrib-
uted to the fact that more people are
being diagnosed with autism today
than 10 years ago. As Disney has
developed a good reputation as the
vacation spot of choice for those
with disabilities and their families,
there are more guests with autism
visiting Disney parks on any given
day now than there were
10
years
ago.
That being said, Disney has rea-
sons to be suspicious about such an
increase in disability claims. The
company has no doubt seen the pub-
licized reports of able-bodied people
abusing this policy by hiring dis-
abled people to pose as family mem-
bers, not to mention the Craig's List
advertisements posted by tour
guides bragging about their "dis-
abled passes," offering "access to
special entrances" to "cut the Dis-
ney lines together."
Under the previous policy, guests
with disabilities were granted
Guest Assistance Cards, which they
used to more quickly access rides,
often
by
bypassing the lines. Under
the new system, guests with Dis-
ability Access Cards will be issued
tickets at an attraction with the
specific time they can enter based
on the anticipated wait time. They
may return to the attraction at the
scheduled time and bypass the
queue. Disability passes now only
last two weeks, as opposed to
months at a time. Since Disney ac-
tually found people selling those
disability passes online, the passes
will have photo identificaion. Dis-
ney hopes this new policy will dis-
suade those who have abused the
policy, while still allowing easy ac-
cess to guests with disabilities.
Erin Moya, whose 4-year-old son
has spina bifida, agreed with the
company that there needed to be a
change to stop the policy abuse, but
she worries that the new system
will
make things more complicated
for families that really need help.
''My son, similar to many others liv-
ing with disabilities, has special
medical procedures that have to be
done at specific frequency through-
out the day," said Moya. ''To then
have to worry about 'scheduling'
rides is just one more complication
to add to a visit that is probably al-
ready more complex than most peo-
ple realize."
Some parents say waiting for an
extended period of time, even if they
do not have to stand in a crowded
line, is not practical for children
with disabilities. Some cannot men-
tally process why'they can't ride im-
mediately. Others must be on a
rigid schedule for food, medicine or
even bathroom breaks. Some can be
in the parks for only two or three
hours before their child becomes ex-
hausted or has a meltdown. Several
disability advocate groups have
taken offense to the policy change,
noting that it would negatively im-
pact their ability to erijoy the Dis-
ney parks.
Disney says it is sympathetic to
the outcry of concerns, but it also
must make changes to a program
now being widely exploited by oth-
ers. Disney could not simply keep
its original policy and demand proof
of disability because of confidential-
ity laws preventing the company
and its parks from requiring guests
WRAVCKAGE,IFUCKR
Disney has changed
Its
policy
to
prevent
visitors from faking
dlsabllltles
In
order
to
cut
these long lines
at
the rides.
to provide such information. There
were too many accounts of people
faking hard-to-verify handicaps
such as heart murmurs, back
spasms or claustrophobia, and of
groups using a pass issued to an
elderly relative to jump the lines for
thrill rides that the relative couldn't
or wouldn't ride. The parks a:re
dealing with a logistics nightmare.
When everyone has special access,
that access is no longer "special" be-
cause the FastPass lane is now com-
posed
·
of
60 _percent of guests
without a FastPass, making that
line longer and making the normal
wait even worse for those without a
pass. Disney is hoping this new-~
icy will be more of an "equal access
pass."
But what happens when guests
with disabilities need to get food at
a fast food restaurant or if all the
bathroom stalls are full? There are
no disability passes for those things,
so how will people with disabilities
learn to cope with lines outside of
the "magic of Disney?'.' This policy
change will hopefully help wean
guests with disabilities off the need
for instant gratification, providing a
more "real" and normal experience
for them.
Disney says the new policy is a
work in progress that they
will
try
it out for a while, and make adjust-
ments based on customer feedback.
Guests requiring special assis-
tance outside the new disability pol-
icy are encouraged to contact Guest
Relations to discuss their individual
situation, as Disney understands
that the use of the disability policy
is situational.
The company is
changing the process to create a
more consistent experience for all
guests, while providing accommo-
dations for guests with disabilities.
According to blogger Ellen Seid-
man,
who
writes-
about having chil-
dren with special needs, "Disney
has an admirable history of accom-
modating guests with special needs.
There are wheelchairs and Electric
Convenience Vehicles available for
rent, special dietary offerings at
most restaurants, designated relief
areas for service animals, plus op-
tions for guests with hearing and vi-
sual impairment. I can't imagine
that Disney would ever leave kids
with special needs in the (pixie)
dust."
How to reassess the changing face of terroristn
By
BRENNAN WEISS
Circle Contributor
ff
I were to ask the average Amer-
ican to think of a terrorist group, I'd
bet the first name he or she would
come up with would be Al-Qaeda~
It's understandable as to why Al-
Qaeda would be the first name to
pop into our heads as it is the group
responsible for the worst terrorist
attack on U.S. soil in American his-
tory in terms of deaths. Its attacks
aimed at American interests helped
spawn the ongoing global 'War on
Terrorism', a war that has funda-
mentally impacted American poli-
tics and foreign relations: However,
recent attacks by other terrorist
groups have created a new way for
Americans to look at and under-
stand modern terrorism.
On Sept. 21, 2013, gunmen be-
longing to the terrorist network Al-
Shabaab (based in Somali) attacked
the upscale Westgate shopping com-
plex
in
Nairobi, Kenya. According to
CNN, the attack left at least 68 peo-
ple dead, and dozens more missing.
One week later, another group
called Boko Haram (which trans-
lates
in
English to "western educa-
tion is sinful") waged an attack on a
college dorm in northeastern Nige-
ria that left at least 40 students
dead, according to ABC News. Boko
Haram's violence has intensified
during the last couple of months.
During the week of Sept. 16, Al
Jazeera News reported that roughly
159
people were killed in roadside
attacks in Nigeria.
For many Americans, this is their
first time hearing of Al-Shabaab
and Boko Haram. Like many of my
peers, I have been predisposed by
media reports and classroom lec-
tures to equate terrorism solely
with Al-Qaeda. There is no denying
Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group, but
the extent to which terrorism exists
in the world does not stop with
them. The events in Kenya and
Nigeria got me thinking, how many
terrorists groups are there in the
world?
According to the official list of the
U.S. State Departmen, there are 61
designated Foreign Terrorist Or-
ganizations (FTOs). This means
that the U.S. Bureau of Counterter-
rorism monitor the current activi-
ties of these 51 groups with the aim
of curbing their global influence, de-
stroying their powers, and encour-
aging other nations to officially
recognize these groups as terrorists.
Al-Qaeda is just. one of these 51
named organizations.
While some groups such as Ire-
land's Continuity Irish Republican
Army (CIRA), Mali's Ansar Dine
(AAD) and Colombia's National Lib-
eration Army reside in Eu:i;-ope,
Africa and South America respec-
tively, most groups on the list are
native to parts of Asia and the Mid-
dle East. It may be surprising to
know that there are more desig-
nated terrorist organizations in Eu-
rope than in Africa (six groups in
Europe compared to Africa's four).
There are also 18 designated groups
in Asia and 20 in the Middle East.
ff
Americans are to be concerned
global citizens, their view on terror-
ism should shift. However, as an
American, it may be difficult to con-
ceptualize the full scope of interna-
tional terrorism because we tend to
report on issues that only directly
affect us.
ff
you want to be informed
and have a more realistic and com-
prehensive worldview, it is impera-
tive that you get out of the
American bubble.
We must no longer view terrorists
as a singular threat stemming from
Al-Qaec;la, but rather understand
that terrorists are plentiful and
widespread. This fact is not meant
to
spread fear, but rather enlighten
the public. It is a complicated sys-
tem of divided sects, mostly moti-
vated
by
extreme
religious
doctrines. We must view terrorism
as a compilation of networks with
branches of factions and affiliates
that impose harm on the innocent,
~d thrive on creating panic and de-
struction.















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FX preniieres "A1nerican Horror St.ory: Coven''
By
AMBER CASE
Lifestyles Editor
"American Horror Story: Coven,"
the third installment in the series,
premiered Oct. 9 with 5.54 million
viewers. The first season scared;
the second season shocked, and so
far the third season has done
both. Our favorite American Hor-
ror Story alums are back and bet-
ter than ever in their new roles,
along with a few fresh faces that
have managed to make quite an
impact in a single epiirnde.
P:resumably innocent Violet
Harmon from "American Horror
Story: Murder
-
House" has re-
turned for the third season as
witch Zoe Benson. She still has
th~ shyness of Violet Harmon, but
her supernatural abilities now
give her the power to kill through
sex. Her boyfriend Charlie is
killed after experiencing
an
aneurysm. Jessica Lange, who has
played Constance Langq.on and
Sister Jude, is back as Fiona
Goode, the "Supreme" witch.
In the first episode, Fiona has
already sucked the life out of a
random man and thrown a young
witch against the wall using only
her mind. Sarah Paulson now
plays Cordelia Foxx, the daughter
of Fiona Goode and the head-
mistress of a witch academy. Evan
Peters returned as college frat boy
Kyle Spencer, and Lily Rabe made
a brief appearance in the premiere
as Misty Day, a necromantic
compromising situation
1¥ith
one
of the slaves. She chains him to a
wall in her torture chamber and
forces him to wear the severed
FROM WWW.FX.COM
The new season of •American Horror
Story"
follows young witches at a secret aca-
demic center aimed at a protecting the sucess
of
the wltchen race In modem times.
witch.
head of bull, fulfilling her fantasy
New cast members Emma of having her very own Minotaur.
Roberts and Gabourey Sidibe play
In the present day, Zoe discov-
Madison Montgomery and Quee-
ers her ability to kill, which
nie respectively, two young girls prompts her mother to reveal that
at the same witch academy as Zoe. Zoe is a witch and must be sent
The new cast member with the away to a school with other girls·
greatest impact was Kathy Bates, like herself. The three other
who plays Delphine LaLaurie, an witches at the school all have spe-
1830s socialite infamous for tor-
cial powers of their own, ex-
turing slaves. Although the show plained by Cordelia, but it is the
is set in modern day, she is still
.
"Supreme" witch who possesses
alive after 180 years.
all
possible
powers.
The
In the opening scene, Delphine's "Supreme" is revealed to be Fiona
torturous ways are roused when Good~. who makes her presence
one of her daughters is caught in a
known at the academy.
That night, Madison takes Zoe
to a party hosted by Kyle's frat,
where Kyle takes a liking to Zoe.
Meanwhile, Madison is drugged
by Archie, a frat brother who
gathers up his buddies to take ad-
vantage of Madison. She is raped
before Kyle finds them and the
boys attempt to escape on their
party bus. Just when you think
the boys are going to get away
with their heinous acts, Madison
uses her supernatural powers to
flip the bus and kill seven out of
the nine boys. Archie is one of the
survivors, but only until Zoe takes
it upon herself to use her
"special"
talent
to
kill him.
The season prem~ere ended with
Fiona taking the girls o.n a tour of
Madame LaLaurie's mansion. One
of the girls, Nan, has a suspicion
that she can hear "the lady of the
house," meaning Delphine. Fiona
returns to the mansion later that
night and digs up Madame
LaLaurie's body to find her very
much alive.
The remaining 12 episodes are
sure to be the darkest, goriest and
most frightening of the series
based on the terrifying preview of
the season. After all, hell hath no
fury like a woman scorned, espe-
cially if that woman is also a
witch.





































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Swimming
and
Diving
set to go
By
JUSllN D'ANGELO
Staff Writer
Marist men's and women's Swim-
ming and Diving head coach
Larry
Van Wagner has been with Marist
College for 38 years and his passion
for the program continues to grow.
Three weeks ago, Van Wagner was
selected into the Dutchess County
Sports Museum Hall of Fame for his
creation of the Marist Swim Club and
its effect on the Durehess County com-
munity.
'1t
was a tribute to
youth
sports in
the area," Van Wagner said. '1t put
the name of Marist College on the ath-
letic map when it came to swimming
and diving."
The Marist Swim Club made
peo.
ple aware that Marist had a Division
1
swim team. The Red Foxes have
seen 24 members of the club go on to
be successful for the Marist Swim-
ming and Diving
Program.
'Tm
glad we did it, because I think
it says a lot for the success we have
had over the last 20 plus years with
the program," Van Wagner said.
Van Wagner has enjoyed great suc-
cess over the course of
his
38 seasons,
'Yfillllllg 26 MAAC Team Champi-
onships and two ECAC Team Cham-
pionships. When asked about his
certain coaching style, Van Wagner
said, "You don't change the basic for-
mula because
if
it
has
been successful,
why change it? You
try
to make the
formula meet the needs of the team."
One of those needs
is
Van Wagner
and it seems
as
though he is not
thinking
about ending
his
tenure with
the Red Foxes anytime soon.
"Seeing the school get bigger and
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Senior Maddie Arciello
is
featured in the above photo. She
is
the current School
Record Holder of the 50-yd. (23. 71) and 100-yd. (51.58) indMdual Freestyle Marks.
bigger has kept me motivated," Van
Wagner said.
"Our success
is
directly
related to the growth of the college."
The key to successful coaching
is
being able to obtain the most out of
your athletes.
"He
will
push different people every
day to their limits," said senior cap-
tain
Nicholas Spinella. "He does a
good job taking in the freshman,
showing them how things are done
and what he wants to see out of
them."
Van Wagner
will
certainly continue
the trend of helping out his freshmen.
The Red Foxes have the largest fresh-
man class come to Marist in the pro-
gram's history, nine for the women
and seven for the men.
''The nice thing about the nine
ladies on our roster as freshman is
that they can all score in a champi-
onship environment," exclaimed Van
Wagner. The
Lady
Red Foxes
will
cer-
tainly need their freshman class
t:o
step up as they lost three key swim-
mers to graduation. One of them was
Kate Conard, the Most Valuable Ath-
lete of the entire MAAC Conference in
all sports.
"Kate is very difficult to replace,"
Van Wagner said. "But
if
you have a
few freshmen coming in it does help a
lot."
As
for the Men's side, the seven
freshmen
will
also
be relied on
heavily
as they too graduated an extremely
talented senior class. ''Bigger classes
have a larger role and bigger impact
just because there are more of them,"
stated Spinella.
"As
a class, they are
pretty well rounded in the things they
can do."
The two freshmen classes have cer-
tainly boosted the hype and morale
surrounding both teams. "On both
sides, we have elevated
our
pro-
grams," explained Van Wagner.
''Practices have been going great. We
are actually training on faster inter-
vals and are more prepared
-
today
than we were a year ago."
The increase in talent has spread a
hardworking mentality throughout
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peo-
ple doing extra workouts," stated
Spinella. "A good amount of people
stay in the weight room after our reg-
ular
lifts as well."
The Marist men lost on the last
event to Ryder in the MAAC Champi-
onship meet. That heartbreaking de-
feat has swimmers focusing on the
overall goal of the season, a champi-
onship.
"I
would much rather win as an en-
tire
team,"
Spinella explained. 'Tm re-
ally pushing towards that as opposed
to my individual times and place."
This past Saturday, both teams
participated in their annual
Red
and
White Challenge. The Red and White
Challenge
is
a dual meet with mixed
squads from both the men's and
women's teams. '1t is more important
for me to see who
is
prepared," Van
Wagner said. "I had a chance to see
some freshman swim some of their off-
strokes."
Two players caught the eye of their
head coach. Freshmen Ryan Murphy
and Colleen Lamby both impressed
Van Wagner.
At the
Red
and White Challenge,
Murphy swam the 500 yard freestyle
in a time (4:45) that was the second
fastest time in Marist history.
As
for La.mby, "She has great
dis-
tance freestyle potential that I did not
know about before she got here," Van
Wagner said. ''Like Kate Conard, she
shows a lot of flexibility and versatil-
ity which
is
needed by a college
coach."
Van Wagner and the revitalized
Red Foxes begin their quest for a
MAAC Championship this Friday at
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Women's
By
JOE FITZHENRY
Sports Editor
Up to this point, the season for
the Marist women's soccer team
has been marked by close games
everywhere, including a handful of
overtime games. However, the Red
Foxes hadn't yet captured one of
those overtime wins.
That all changed last W ednes-
day at Canisius as the team headed
into the extra session deadlocked at
zero with the host Golden Griffins.
Senior Rycke Guiney, coming off
a hat trick against Rider on Oct. 5,
beat the Canisius keeper and
struck the ball into the upper right
corner of the net for her fifth goal
of the season and a 1-0 Marist
vic-
tory.
"I think we maybe had a break-
through with her. Prior to the Can-
isius game I actually made her
another captain, which I think put
her in a confident light and allowed
her to be free of whatever was hin-
dering her before," head coach
Katherine Lyn said of Guiney.
The Red Foxes recorded 30 total
shots in the match, including eight
on frame from Guiney. Andrea
Wicks tallied seven saves in pick-
ing up her fifth shutout of the sea-
son.
Looking to pick up another win
on the road Saturday against last
place Saint Peter's, the team would
put together one of the most com-
plete performances of the season,
dominating the Peacocks from start
to finish in a 4-0 decision.
Guiney, Alycia Cartica, Marissa
Mertens and Juliette Loccisano
each found the back of the net for
Marist that afternoon.
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soccer making late push
cs
Junior goaltender Andrea Wicks recorded consecutive shutouts In the team's wins
over C8nlslus and
Saint
Peter's. Wicks has done an exceptional Job In net this season.
The scoring wouldn't wait until
The Red Foxes held Saint Peter's
the 99th minute, this time around, to just one shot on the net for the
as Guiney took a cross from Jamie duration of the match as Wicks
Strumwasser and beat keeper recorded her second consecutive
Molly O'Halloran with a header for shutout.
a 1-0 lead at the time.
The pair of conference road vie-
Mertens would make it 2-0 just tories improves Marist's record to
nine
minutes
later,
as the 5-2 in the MAAC for the year, good
Hicksville, N.Y. native ripped a
enough for third place, trailing
shot from outside the box that Monmouth and Fairfield, respec-
found its way over the head of tively.
O'Halloran.
Taking a temporary break from
That score would hold through conference play, the Red Foxes re-
halftime and the early stages of the turned to Tenney Stadium on Mon-
second half, before Cartica received day night to host Ivy League foe
a nice pass from Loccisano and Yale.
notched her fifth goal of the season
The Red Foxes doubled the shot
for a 3-0 advantage.
total of the Bulldogs in the opening
In the 81st minute, Loccisano stanza, but couldn't solve goalie
made a strong cut towards the net Elise Wilcox, and Yale held a 2-0
and booted it into the upper right lead at the break.
corner to close the scoring. It was
Juliann Jeffrey received a cross
the first career goal for the fresh-
from Paula Hagopian, set her feet,
man from Hauppage,
N.Y.
Megan and fired it to the lower left corner
McEnroe was credited with an as-
for a 1-0 Bulldog advantage.
sist on the goal.
On a Melissa Gavin free kick,
just seconcis before halftime, Wicks
attempted to clear the ball, but it
was Yale's Shannon McSweeney
who got a head on it, and was orig-
inally denied before teammate
Shannon Conneely headed it past
Wicks for a 2-0 lead heading into
the locker room.
Guiney notched four shots on
net, and Amanda Epstein chipped
in with three, along with five cor-
ner kicks for the Red Foxes but
Wilcox stood tall for the Bulldogs.
Hagopian notched her second as-
sist of the night for Yale, feeding
Gavin who played it on one touch
for a 3-0 score.
Gavin would close the scoring,
tallying her second of the night on
a penalty kick in the 81st minute.
The loss leaves Marist at 7-7-2
overall on the season, and this was
the team's final non-conference
game of the 2013 campaign.
Marist hosted first year MAAC
foe Quinnipiac on Wednesday
night. Be sure to check gored-
foxes.com for the score of that
game.
The Red Foxes will head out on
the road this weekend to Long
Branch, N.J., the destination to
battle first place Monmouth, on
Saturday night at 7 p.m.
"The emphasis is on us, when we
play together we p
·
erform at expec-
tation and with the girls going
through midterms, illnesses, in-
juries and whatnot, "it's important
for us to recognize that other teams
are going through that as well. We
can't make excuses for
any
prob-
lems we may face, but instead just
focus on controlling the control-
lable," Lyn said.
Hockey team off to a rough start
By
JOE
CALABRESE
Staff Writer
The Marist men's hockey club's
rough early schedule has led the
team to struggle coming out of the
gate with an overall record of 1-3.
The Red Foxes' out-of-conference
schedule is a much harder test than
it was last season. In the first two
weekends of the season, the Red
Foxes have hosted Boston College
(4-3 loss) and UMass Amherst ( 4-3
loss) and played an always good
Northeastern on the road (5-0 loss).
The club's only win came against
conference-rival Siena (2-1) at
home.
On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Red
Foxes were defeated at home by
Boston College. In the loss, the team
struck early and often: 15 minutes
into the game, and again just three
minutes later, building a two-goal
lead. The team led 3-1 after two pe-
riods. They took multiple penalties
in the third period and finally gave
up the game-winning goal with just
over 8:00 left in the game.
''We showed a lack of discipline
for the whole game," goaltender,
Zach Gomiela said after the game.
"It
showed in the second and third.
We got out-shot. We got-out hit. We
didn't
win
face-offs."
Over the weekend, the Red Foxes
played three games in a span of 40
hours.
On Friday, Oct. 12, the team was
defeated by UMass Amherst in a
game which followed a strikingly
similar pattern to the opener.
Gomiela registered his second con-
secutive game with at least 30 saves
(31), sprinkling
in
spectacular plays
throughout. The game was tied 1-1
after the first period and 3-3 after
the second period, but once
again,
the
.
R~d Foxes' lack of discipline in
the third period contributed to an-
other 4-3 loss.
The next night, Saturday Oct. 13,
in the annual "Pink Game" for
Breast Cancer awareness, the Red
Foxes defeated Siena for their first
win
of the season behind junior
backup goalie Cody Capps' sensa-
tional 45 save effort.
"He [Capps] stole the game for
us," captain, Pat Erstling said after
the
win.
Alternate captain, Steve Milanesi
registered his first goal of the sea-
son and directly contributed an as-
sist to the other scoring play.
Head coach Chris Cerbino, often
soft-spoken, took to Facebook and
posted a status to celebrate his first
victory as the team's leader: "First
win
as a head coach!"
After the game, the team imme-
diately left for Northeastern.
On Sunday Oct.14, in a 12 p.m.
start, the back-to-hack game from
the previous night affected the Red
Foxes' skating ability, and con-
tributed to sluggish play, as the
team was shutout 5-0.
·
Coach Cerbino promptly plans on
burning the game-tape, and hopes
that the players don't lament on the
effort.
Through their first four games,
the Red Foxes have maintained
their aggressive puck-control and
transition game in both the neutral
and offensive zones, both of which
were staples of the team last sea-
son.
In
addition, the Red Foxes have
come out aggressive, pressuring
their opponents high on the penalty
kill, but have since toned down from
their anxious start against Boston
College.
The aggressive game has also led
to
an
increased
number
of
turnovers, but more importantly,
the aforementioned problem of tak-
ing more penalties, especially at
critical junctures in games. The Red
Foxes have taken more penalties in
their first four games this season
than they did all of last season.
Because the team has been so
shorthanded so much, Cerbino has
had to move the Red Fox captain
back-
.
end on numerous occasions to
try and play damage-control mid-
game.
"Going forward we need to stay
out of the penalty box to hopefully
turn this season around," Erstling
said.
There are still many positives to
take from the first four games: the
team is still scoring at a high rate,
finding secondary contributors,
matching last year's hot start; start-
ing goaltender Gomiela still has ca-
pable backups in Capps and Tom
Dorsey to help take the pressure off
of the defense in tight spots, and the
unit remains optimistic under
Cerbino's leadership.
''We'll get these problems fixed,"
Cerbino said.
The Red Foxes once again face a
tough back-to-back slate of games
this weekend: traveling to the Uni-
versity of Connecticut for an 8:40
p.m. start-time Saturday night,
then following up the next day in a
3 p.m. matinee against conference-
rival, and last year's SECHL run-
ner-up, New
Hampshire.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 •
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Late penalty costs football
•
a
Will
From Page 16
Martin for a 19-yard touch-
down to cap an 11-play, 95-yard
drive with 7:27 left in the first
half. Martin finished with six
catches for a game-high 118 yards
and three touchdowns, tying a sin-
gle-game program record for
touchdown receptions.
Following a San Diego safety
and a 32-yard field goal by Last on
the ensuing drive, Marist's lead
was cut to 7
-
5. However, Looney
threw a 33
-
yard touchdown pass
to fifth-year senior wide receiver
Bartley Lenegh'an to give Marist a
14-5 lead going into halftime.
"I told them at halftime that
there was still 30 minutes of foot-
ball left," Parady said. ''We knew
San Diego was going to come out a 32-20 lead.
with a charge and needed to be
The Red Foxes, still seeking
prepared to finish the game."
their biggest win in program his-
Marist opened up the third tory refused to surrender as
quarter in thrilling fashion, as Looney put together another sue-
they increased their lead to 20-5 cessful drive resulting in a touch-
following a 66-yard bomb from down pass to Joe Tralli bringing
Looney to Martin just 2:16 in.
the Red Foxes to within 32-28
Everything seemed to be in with 12:02 remaining in the game.
control on the Marist sideline but
Mills led his team down the
what happened next was where field deep into Marist's territory
the game really took a wrong turn sensing the game .would essen-
for the Red Foxes.
tially be over if he could connect
A Marist defense, which has for another touchdown. Senior
been a strongpoint all season long, free safety for Marist, Nick Kaszei
proceeded to allow San Diego to had other ideas. Kaszei inter-
score 27 unanswered points in cepted a pass and returned the
just 9:59 courtesy of three passing ball 88 yards to the San Diego
touchdowns by Toreros' quarter-
three, instantly rejuvenating his
back Mason Mills and a touch-
teammates.
down run by Montell Allen to take
On fourth-and-goal from the
nine, Looney connected with
Mar-
tin for a third time in the end zone
and put the Red Foxes back in the
lead at 33-32 with 5:19 remaining.
"For us to fight back like we did
was awesome to see," Looney said.
"We fought as hard as we could
and left it all out on the field."
San Diego, however, then
drove the length of the field for
Last' s game-winning field goal
and left Marist to deal with a very
long and disheartening six-hour
r~d-eye flight back home to
·
Poughkeepsie.
When asked how his team
would bounce back from such a de-
flating loss, Parady was upbeat
and confident his group would re-
bound quickly this weekend at
Davidson.
Men's soccer notches key home
•
Will
By
GEOFF
MAGLIOCCHETTI
Staff Writer
It had been a
.
rough start to
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
play for the Marist Red Foxes' soc-
cer team, but a 2-1 victory over the
St Peter's Peacocks on Saturday at
Tenney Stadium has given them
momentum as they try to reach the
MAAC Soccer Tournament in mid-
November
.
Head coach Matt Vig-
giano was among the many relieved
by the victory.
"It feels great to get this monkey
off our backs
,
" Viggiano said. "Heck,
it felt more like a gorilla at this
point
,
" he added with a laugh.
After scoring just three goals
in
their first eight games, the Foxes
have tallied five
in
their last three.
Though they
'
ve lost two of those
three, bringing them to 2-9 on the
year (1-2 MAAC)
,
Viggiano is seek-
ing out the positives.
"The pressure was starting to get
to some guys," Viggiano said. "But
now that we've gotten the prover-
bial weight lifted off our shoulders
and have started to score a few
goals, hopefully we can get on a roll
now."
On Saturday night, the Foxes ap-
peared to be letting another poten-
tial win slip through
·
their grip.
They had taken a 1-0 lead after one
half of play, courtesy of a Gerry Ceja
header off a Matty Berman free kick
in the 26th minute, but that lead
disappeared after a Peacocks' goal
in the 63rd minute.
Unlike their MAAC home opener
on Wednesday afternoon against
Canisius, where the Foxes coughed
up a 1-0 lead before losing 4-2, the
Foxes regained the lead almost im-
mediately after they lost it on Myles
Ashong's goal in the 65th minute.
Ceja tallied another point, assisting
on Ashong's game winning tally.
Viggiano was quick to praise the re-
siliency of his team.
"The Canisius game was rough
because we had the lead most of
that game, then panicked after we
gave up the lead and then the goal
that gave them the lead," Viggiano
said. "This ~eekend, we didn't panic
and got the lead back pretty
quickly."
Viggiano also praised the im-
proved wor_k of GK Anthony
Sokalski on Saturday. After a tough
outing on Wednesday, Sokalski kept
the Peacocks in check. Despite the
fact that St. Peter's outshot the
Foxes 9-6, Sokalski's saves pre-
served the victory, especially
in
the
late stages of the second half.
"(Anthony) stepped it up for us
on Saturday," he said. "It was fan-
tastic to see him rebound after that
heartbreaker on Wednesday at our
MAAC home opener."
Marist picked up the win without
Greg Davis, one of its leading scor-
ers. Davis was ejected late in
Wednesday's game with a red card,
meriting an automatic one game
suspension. The card was the final
discipline given
in
an already
chippy game with the Golden
Griffins, one that saw five players,
two from Marist and three from
Canisius
,
pick up yellow cards.
Davis was eligible to return on
We4nesday when the Foxes trav-
eled to Hamden
,
CT to take on new
conference foe Quinnipiac
.
(Check
goredfoxes
.
com for the result of
Wednesday's game). They return
home on Saturday for a match
against ~onmouth, another new
MAAC opponent.
"(Quinnipiac and Monmouth)
present some exciting new chal-
lenges for us," Viggiano said. "We've
never seen these guys before, but
they're going to be our opponents for
years to come. Again, hopefully, now
that we've picked up not only some
goals but some momentum as well,
we can come home from Connecticut
with another win before taking on
the Hawks at home."
Saturday's game will kick off at
7:00 pm right here at Tenney Sta-
dium. The team will be looking to
notch their second consecutive home
victory.
Rugby looks to stay hot
By MIKE
CHAREST
Goldrick said. "We can go to Seton intensity."
Circle Contributor
Hall with some momentum and
Marist didn't look back after re-
The Marist men's rugby team
completed a 41-5 rout against Sa-
cred Heart on Sunday, Oct. 13.
The landslide victory moves the
Red Foxes up to 4-0-1 on the sea-
son, continuing the chase for the
Tri-State Conference regular sea-
son title.
Only eight days prior to this re-
sult, Marist tied Fairfield 1 7-17
under the pressure of a hostile
crowd and a formidable opponent.
The Red Foxes' comeback effort
half-spoiled a homecoming party
and maintained an undefeated
record.
"It was important for us to come
out and get a win after tying Fair-
field," senior capt~in Mike Mc-
hopefully claim the top spot in the ceiving a big play from senior An-
conference."
drew
Lohr,
who
turned an
The match up itself was a tightly intercepted pass into a 50 meter try
contested one throughout the first that concluded the competitive por-
half. Sacred Heart was able to hold tion of Sunday's contest. The "pick
the usually
_
prolific Marist offense five," so to speak, was Lohr's team
to another slow start. Senior cap-
leading 7th try of the season.
tain Joe Mahon addressed this ten-
"It was mostly instinct," Lohr
dency.
said of his game changing,scamper.
"We're an intense team that "I read the play before it happened
likes to play hard and I think we and was able to get a good junip on
lose focus in the first few minutes the ball and intercept the pass,
of every game and forget our indi-
then I just took off."
vidual jobs. As a result, "we don't
The Red Foxes pieced together
always play to our full potential."
yet another dominant second half.
The Red Foxes still managed to
"As we get into the game, we
go into halftime with a two score relax," Mahon said. ''We realize
lead, but the game opened up in the each of our responsibilities and
second half. "I feel like we've been play more like a team."
complacent lately," senior Andrew
Every point counts for Marist
Klock said, "but we came out with atop the congested Tri-State Con~
Senior Evan Southworth Is seen
In ae>-
tion
here
on
Sept 14
against
the
Univer-
sity
of
New
Hampshire.
The
Newburgh,
N.Y.
native has
appeared
In
10
of
11
games
for Matt Vlgglano's squad, start-
ing
In
nine
of
those contests.
on road
ference. They currently lead all
tea~s in points scored and have al-
lowed the least in their five total
games. Next on their schedule is
Seton Hall, who at 5-1 this season,
should present a tough challenge.
·
''I
think it'll be a great game on
Sunday," Mahon said, praising the
improvements Seton Hall has
made from previous years. "'niey've
worked hard and are playing well
this season."
Klock seconded the respect for
Marist's next opponent. "They're
usually big guys," he said. "If we
can endure the first few hits, the
match should be ours to win with
team endurance."
The Red Foxes will look to re-
main undefeated and advance to
the top of the Tri-Conference
standings this Sunday, Oct. 20, at
Seton Hall.











































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Football drops a heartbreaker
35-33
By
RYAN CALVI
Sports Editor
Few words can describe Mari.st
football's 35-33 road loss on Satur-
day at San Diego better than,
"heartbreaking."
In a game that featured almost
everything a college football fan.de-
sires, the end result literally came
down to the contest's final play.
Heading into the night, the Red
Foxes in eight tries had never de-
feated their Pioneer Football
League (PFL) rival. Now, with first
place in the division on the line it
was easily regarded as the biggest
game in program history.
With just a few seconds left on
the clock the Red Foxes led 33-32 as
San Diego kicker David Last trotted
onto the field. Last proceeded to
miss a 33-yard field goal that would
have ended the game.
Instantly, a sea of red jerseys,
cheers and smiles stormed the op-
position's field and basked in the
glory of achieving the biggest win in
recent memory.
However those smiles would
quickly turn to frowns as Marist
was flagged for running into the
kicker penalty and by rule this giv-
ing the Toreros an extra five yards
and allowing Last to re-kick.
COURTESY OF JOSEPHS. MIUER/lHE CIIRCI.E
Fifth-year senior
Bartley
Leneghan makes a catch in the team's 37-0 win over Val-
paraiso during the homecoming game on Oct 5. Leneghan had two catches for 40
yards and a touchdown In Saturday's contest
at
PFL
foe
San Diego.
Last took advantage of the second
chance and banged home a 28-yard
field goal attempt as time expired
to
lift
the Toreros to a 35-33 triumph,
their ninth straight over Mari.st.
Heartbreak.
Team head coach Jim Parady
pointed out that Last actually ad-
mitted after the game that a flag
probably shouldn't have been
thrown.
"He was quoted as saying that
our guy barely made contact with
his leg and he flopped a little,"
Parady said. "He basically said that
he flopped and got the call, those
were [Last's] words
.
"
Despite coming up short in the
end on the scoreboard, Marist's of-
fense continued its recent efficient
play.
Marist senior quarterback
Chuckie Looney seems to set some
type of school record every week
nowadays and he continued that
trend this weekend
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Already the program's all-time
leader in both touchdown passes
and passing yards (both set this sea-
son), Looney became the first quar-
terback in Marist history to record
five touchdown passes in a single
game on Saturday. In addition
,
he
also became the school's record
holder for both career completions
and passing attempts.
Looney finished completing 19 of
his 33 passes for 298 yards coupled
with the five scores and was named
the PFL's Offensive Player of the
Week on Sunday for bis efforts.
This
was the second time this season
Looney was the recipient of the
award. The senior also added 11
rushing yards on 14 attempts.
Despite all of the personal suc-
cess, the always-modest Looney felt
he could've done more to get his
team a win.
''I
missed a ton of opportunities
that could've blown the game wide
open," Looney said. ''Mistakes hap-
pen and we have
to
put this one be-
hind us and understand there's a lot
of season left."
The game was scoreless for the
first
quarter-and-a-half
until
Looney bit fellow senior Armani
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