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VOLUME 67, ISSUE 14
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Students reflect on being first responders at Boston Marathon
By
DEANA HASANDJEKAJ
Circle Contributor
Five Marist students attended the
Boston Marathon as medical volun-
teers, alongside the director of the
Marist Athletic Training Program,
Michael Powers.
The students stood near the finish
line, intending to help out the dehy-
drated runners in the medical tent.
"We were no more than a few me-
ters away from the first blast," said
junior Patrick Deedy.
When the first bomb went off at 2:59
p.m., there was no immediate reaction
from the crowd.
"At first we thought it was a cele-
bratory cannon as it was very loud,
and you felt the sound wave; but when
I saw the smoke at ground height and
then the second one shortly after, I
knew it was an explosion," junior Ian
Shultis said.
Shultis vividly described the scene
when the second bomb set off.
''Rescuers were directing people to
help, remove barriers, remove cloth-
ing and belts for tourniquets, and just
get on people as fast as possible. Peo-
ple were very tightly packed t.ogether.
You couldn't step anywhere that did-
n't have blood, glass, or debris like
burning sticks from the fence, or cloth-
ing," Shultis said.
Deedy moved the runners who were
in the medical tent for dehydration
out so the severely injured people
would be able t.o be treated He as-
sisted by handing out gauz.e and other
medical supplies to the doctors and
physicians at the scene.
"I never had my hands on any of the
people who were involved with the
blast. I left that t.o the more advanced
medical personnel," Deedy said.
Shultis, however, did help out a
married couple impacted by the blast.
Powers called him over t.o assist the
woman, who had a broken leg. Her
husband suffered severe burns on
his
left leg and lacerations that had to be
bandaged by Shultis.
"I remember her crying and in pain
as people talked her through it. Her
husband was being very quiet. We
had already helped her 8-year-old son
who had a broken tibia," Shultis said.
In
general, most people had lower
limb injuries, amputations, open frac-
tures, protruding bones, deep lacera-
tions, burns and shrapnel wounds,
according to Shultis. Overall, the
media coverage captured some
graphic phot.os, but not to the extent
of the live event.
'The pictures do not accurately ex-
press the damage done t.o those peo-
ple and the wounds they received, but
I am glad they do not," Shultis said.
At approximately 3:40 p.m., the stu-
dents were asked to leave the t.ent and
only the essential medical personnel
needed to stay. Deedy, from Concord,
Mass., has a sist.er who currently re-
sides in Boston. Due to the road block-
ages by law enforcement, the students
were unable to evacuate from Bost.on
immediately.
"We were stuck in that apartment
until about 6 p.m. We were just
watching the news andcalling family
to make sure ev-erything was okay,"
Deedysaid.
Events like these simply cannot be
anticipated. Deedy hopes that there
will
not be an overabundance of secu-
rity in Boston from now on, because
he feels that it
"will
take away the fun
from the marathon. It's great for the
city. It's an ainazing experience."
However, Shultis stated that in-
creased screening
will
be an inevitable
precaution t.o the secure the event.
Random acts of terrorism are a great
fear for all Americans. Marathons,
however, are particularly
hard
to keep
secure due t.o the openness and length
of the run.
'1 think this event
will
be a defining
fact.or on public safety for these large
scale events that are not even really
associated
with
political or national
views," Shultis said.
Both Deedy and Shultis believe that
the experience was very eye-opening
for their career paths. Shultis wants
t.o pursue a career as a physician's as-
sistant and hopes t.o learn more about
what he can do in emergency situa-
tions like these. Deedy also said he
will
definitely take into account this
situation when considering a career in
health.
Although the event was devastating
and impacted many, Marist students
still managed to find a silver lining.
'1n
essence, I
think
we're
all
proud
of
what we were a part of and the re-
sponse we initiated in a stressful
time," Shultis said.
'1t makes you take some ~pective
on what's important, it really does,"
Deedy said.
We would like to
acknowledge the heroic
Marist students, both
named and unnamed,
and
Dr. Powers, who
were
first
responders at
the Boston Marathon
bombinp. It
is
incredibly
moving and humbling to
hear
about some of
our
own acting out of courage
and compassion during
such
a
dangerous
incident. Reading
Deana's article about
all
of you gives us hope for
the power of
good
in the
world. We
extend our
thanks,
thoughts and prayers to
those ~ected bythe
bombinp.
The Circle Staff
Crew team discovers giant floating head in Hudson River
By SHANNON BALES
Circle Contributor
Last Monday, a 7-foot-tall head
peaked out across the Hudson waters,
its vacant eyes looking out on the
Marist campus as it drifted by in the
early morning.
In
a sighting that
could have, so t.o speak, gone over
their heads, the men's crew team
stared back at the Styrofoam giant
with an
air
of curiosity.
The weather was cool Gentle gusts
of wind swept across the riverfront,
the sun just beginning to rise. How-
ever, just as the team prepared t.o
shove off the dock, two rowers point.ed
out a large indistinguishable mass
floating by the_ New Paltz shore of the
river.
"When we first saw it, it was a cou-
ple hundred met.ers away," Coach
Matt
Lavin said, "we had no idea
what it was."
With word of the mysterious form
generating interest among the row-
ers, Lavin formulated an investiga-
tive
plan. After the
daily
warm-up, he
directed the team to begin a rowing
piece that would end toward the far
side of the river. Each stroke took
them closer t.o the object in question,
heightening curiosity as the mass
caine int.o focus.
In
what he described
as somethlng from "a scene of some
post-apocalyptic dystopian movie,"
Lavin
made out the shape of a size-
able head floating in the water. Cus-
Could it
be
the ghastly remains of a
decapitated Lady Liberty or the rem-
nants of a Mardi Gras float swept
away by ~urricane? The origins were
unclear, yet Lavin's mind was set.
'1 had already decided t.o get it. I
didn't tell them that because I wanted
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Crew team discovers giant floating head during a practice session.
tomarily silent, except for the
occasional wheeze and
groan,
the
rowers began t.o laugh and speculate.
them t.o stay focused ... but I knew I
wanted to get it,"
Lavin
said.
With the MAAC Championships
looming in the near future, Lavin
urged the team t.o push onward, start-
ing
yet another intensive piece.
'We knew with the way that the
tides were going that it would still be
there at the end of practice. It was
going_ t.o float around a couple hun-
dred meters one way or the other, but
at seven feet tall we were going t.o be
able t.o see it."
Sure enough, the head lingered
_
in
the general vicinity of the first sight-
ing. Lavin and Michelle Stathers, the
freshman women's team coach, set
out t.o retrieve it with one of the
launch boats. They t.owed the head
over t.o the docks, where several mem-
bers of the men's team rescued the
saturated anomaly from the water.
Closer inspection revealed that the
head was constructed of Styrofoam
supported by metal rods and encased
in a layer of fiberglass. It's st.oic gaze
and pronounced features mimicked
those of early Greek and Roman stat-
ues.
The sight was simply
too
obscure
to go unnoticed. Lavin began to post
images of the morning's escapades
on the team's Facebook page, dub-
bing the head
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THIS WEEK
Friday, 5/3
SPC Movie: Warm Bodies
10:00 p.m.
Performing
Arts
Room
Saturday, 5/4
Class of 2015 Block
Party
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Midrise
Field
Cultural Dinner Dance
7:00 p.m.
to
11:00
p.m
Cabaret
SPC Movie: Warm Bodies
10:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Room
Friday, 5/10
Marist College 27th Silver Needle
Fashion
Show
Shows at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Mid
Hudson
Civic Center
Sunday, 5/12
TEDxMaristCollege-Leadl
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comes
to
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we are proud
to
pre ent
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lot of new h
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year a
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school
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tudents
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first responder , bringing oth rs
to
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SGA update: Staff prepares for
2013-2014
school year
By
KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
shown in the Cabaret at 10 p.m., sition·are to oversee the Senate, an-
Opinion Editor
and refreshments were served.
swer any and all of the senators'
As the school year begins to come to
a
close,
SGA is concluding events
and continuing preparations for up-
coming 2013-2014 academic year.
Over the past few weeks, the vari-
ous boards have been hosting
This past weekend also featured questions, run the Senate meetings
numerous events. Riverfest was and meet with the Student Body
held on Friday for all current stu-
President, Executive Vice-Presi-
dents over the age of 21. For those dent and administration.
students who were under 21, Fox
''In my role of Speaker, I hope to
Fest was held. The event consisted bring SGA to the Students and get
of a rock climbing wall, Velcro wall, it more known what SGA does for
events on campus.
henna tattoos, food, tye-dye and. the Marist Community," Tyler said.
The class of 2016 hosted a field fireworks.
"People often have the notion: that
day event on the campus green on
Friday, April 19. They hosted chil-
dren from a local elementary school
from
11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Students in
pre-school through third grade par-
ticipated in activities including
games and a movie in the Perform-
ing Arts Room (PAR).
President of the class of 2016,
Shannon McCormack, considered
the event to be a success despite the
disturbance of the rainy weather.
''If
there is one thing that the field
day reminded us all of, 'it was that a
little rain can't stop the fun!"Mc-
Cormack said. "It was very reward-
ing to see [the kids] having such a
great time and I know that all of
the Marist students who helped out
would say this experience was mu-
tual."
In addition, the class of 2016
hosted a movie night on Saturday,
April 27. "The Hangover" was
On Saturday, Foxapalooza was all we do is parking ticket appeals,
held. This concert featured both in-
but SGA does so much more. Get-
strumental and vocal performances ting students to know what we do
from the Marist student body. and that they can come to us for
These two days prepared the stu-
any reason is my main goal this
dent body for the main event on year."
Sunday, the Goo Goo Dolls concert.
In addition, Tyler will also be
The concert began at 3 p.m. at the heading the Dining Suggestions
Riverfront Park.
committee for next year, previously
SGA, in coordination with Cam-
led by Jane Tracy. The Dining Sug-
pus Ministry, also held a candle-
gestions Committee works with
light vigil on Tuesday in memorial both students and Sodexo. It takes
of the victims of the Boston bomb-
students' input and concerns to
ing.
It
occurred at 9:30 p.m. in the Sodexo and Sodexo accommodates
Rotunda.
those requests as best as they can.
To ensure that these events con-
The committee has been a success
tinue on into the future, SGA has in the past and has resulted in price
been preparing to update its mem-
changes, additional workers and
hers for next year. The Senate voted more products.
on April 1 7 to name Jason Tyler as
"Having strong ties with Sodexo
the Senate Speaker and Maria is very important and I want to
Gironas as the Pro-tempore.
make sure that students have the
Tyler is honored that his peers best dining experience possible,"
chose him to be the representative Tyler said.
of the Senate. The duties of the po-
"I hope to
work
with Sodexo man-
agement to continue improving din-
ing services on campus.'
1
Senator John DiBella has also
adopted a committee and will be or-
ganizing the Hudson Valley Attrac-
tions Committee. This committee
was started in the fall by Maggie
Crateau and raised awareness
about various activities occurring in
the Hudson Valley. DiBella hopes
to hold three trips a semester and
continue to make students more
aware of the region in which they
live.
"As Committee Chair, I hope to
plan at least three trips a semes-
ter," DiBella said.
"These trips could be to things
such as festivals, nature preserves,
orchards or museums. I hope to get
input from the student body so as
many students as possible will
enjoy the trips."
If
anyone is interested in joining
a committee in SGA, there are still
numerous spots available on multi-
ple boards. Some committees Iook-
ing for applicants ar
_
e Elections
Commission, Information Technol-
ogy, Hudson Valley Attractions,
Dining Suggestions, Student Life
Association and others. Applica-
tions can be found in the SGA room
located in the Student Center.
Fashion department to host Silver Needle Night Out
BY CATHERYN VACCARO
area can come out and see what the fashion industry.
setting and mood for the show. The
Circle Contributor
fashion department really has to
The Fashion Show Production atmosphere for this year's show is a
Welcome to Fashion's Night Out,
Marist
style!
Need a break from
cramming for all those last minute
exams and writing papers? Every-
one knows that shopping is one of
the best stress relievers. The
Marist Community can always
count on the fashion department
for the guilty pleasure of a little
shopping spree right on campus.
Thanks to the Fashion Show Pro-
duction class, there will be a night
of fashion and shopping at the first
Silver Needle Night Out. This pre-
cursor event of Silver Needle Fash-
ion Show will take place on
Wednesday, May 8, in the Fashion
Plaza in Donnelly Hall from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. You can also purchase
tickets at the Silver Needle Night
Out for the show.
Studehts and people from the
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offer during the Silver Needle class decided that the proceeds of modern, rustic, and woody feeling
Night Out event. The communica-
the event would be donated to with touches of futuristic technol-
tions team of the Fashion Show Alex's Lemonade Stand. The team ogy. The department thought it
Production class will be running chose this charity because Alex was would be a professional improve-
the event. The Fashion Show Pro-
a young girl who wanted to be a ment to stray away from a theme.
duction class (FASH295) came up fashion designer before she passed At fashion week, designers try to
with the idea for this event.
If
you away. The charity raises money for encompass the mood they want to
are interested in taking this course children with cancer and funds var-
convey to the audience through
during the Spring Semester of ious kinds of treatments as well.
their designs by eliminating an
2014, you can contact the Fashion
''We thought it was a new route overall theme to the show. Within
Director,
Radley
Cramer
at in terms of charities we have each grade, the amounts of design-
Radley.Cramerl@marist.edu.
worked with in the past, and it ers vary. There are currently 13
There will be all kinds of acces-
touched all ofus," explained Alyssa seniors, 23 juniors, 22 sophomores
sories that will be sold. There will Rossi, the head of the Communica-
and 20 freshmen designers featur-
be products from Fashionology, tions tea_m of the Fashion Show ing their creations in the Silver
Periwinkles Boutique, Elizabeth Productions class.
Needle Fashion Show. The senior
Boutique and Indie Twenty Jew-
This year is the first year that the merchandising majors will walk at
elry. Periwinkles Boutique is lo-
Silver Needle Fashion Show will the end of show as well.
cated in Rhinebeck. IndieTwenty not have a theme as well. The
Come out and support a great
Jewelry features products designed Fashion Department is turning cause, while splurging on some chic
by an alumnus. At the event, there their focus more on brand develop-
additions to your closet at Silver
will be lots of food, manicures, raf-
ment. The department is also
fo-
Needle Night Out!
fles and various speakers from the cusing on creating a different
Mysterious head becomes major campus spectacle
'ihe new boathouse idol" The subsequent activ-
ity on the page was unparalleled.
''The team was liking and commenting and
people were sharing," Lavin exclaimed with a
chuckle. "So far, it's been our most popular post
in
that regard ... by a long shot."
A member of the men's team, Tyler Sawyer,
posted the pictures on Reddit, a user generated
news link site, where it became an instant sen-
sation. People were eager to comment on the
thread, offering theories about the head's origin
and bringing up related sightings.
"Since then, its been spiraling," Lavin re-
marked in regards to the swarm of news and
media outlets dying to get the scoop.
In
fact, a
digital news associate for ABC News contacted
the coach and Greg Cannon, Marist's Chief Pub-
lic
Affairs
Officer, for an interview the following
day. ABC's coverage aired around 5:30 p.m on
last Tuesday, bringing the head's discovery to a
national audience.
Currently referred to as Nagatomo by devotees
on the men's
team,
this
so-called ''Head of the
Hudson"
is
too
big for the lost and found. For
now, the head remains on Marist turf, enjoying
a view of the river from the safety of
dry
land
and the occasional visit from Marist students
looking to take a picture or two. With some dam-
age to the Adonis-like fa~de, Lavin pledged that
the head would receive some much-needed TLC.
''We have some art majors on the team that
can do that kind of work," Lavin claimed with
regards to restoration. Perhaps, the head will
enjoy a brand new leash on life as the team's
new idol. However, efforts to pinpoint its origin
are ongoing.
''It's a mystery we're
trying
to solve," Greg Can-
non said in an interview with Newsday.
With recent crew victories, it looks like the
head served as a worthy motivational tool.
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Pat Taylor helps students reach their full potential
By CHRISTINE
RYAN
Circle Contributor
Pat Taylor, Marist's Graduate
School and Fellowship Advisor
,
calls the path to her career a "con-
voluted
,
winding road that actu-
ally works."
Taylor wl'.>rks in Career Services,
where she advises students in the
graduate school and scholarship
application process. An intricate
series of events guided Taylor to
her current profession.
Taylor was born in Maryland,
but later moved to Dallas, Texas
when she was five. The self-pro-
claimed ''honorary Texan" worked
in a Dallas cafeteria before start-
ing college, where she interacted
frequently with illegal Mexican
immigrants. She was "enchanted
with their image of the country."
She enrolled in Wheaton Col-
lege, an all
-
women's institution in
Norton, Mass. There, Taylor en-
tered a program where students to
create a customized major.
about applying to this particular
award," Taylor said.
Every student she counseled
won the award
.
Taylor's advising
experience continued after she
discontinued her graduate stud-
ies, as she worked as the Director
of the Prestigious Fellowship at
Fordham University.
Her husband's job at the time
far too many students who have
told me 'I wish I knew about your
office before this,"' Taylor said.
She also noted, however, that
she has been solidly booked over
this year. She attributes this to
the increasing caliber of Marist
students.
Stephen Cole, Executive Director
of the Center for Career Services
years has played no small role in
helping me get where I am today."
Matthew Ruis, a current stu-
dent and recent Goldwater Schol-
arship recipient met with Taylor
frequently this fall to discuss the
layout of the scholarship applica-
tion.
"She devoted much of her per-
sonal time to improving my writ-
ing pieces and her fine attention
to the smallest details is what I
believe had the strongest influ-
ence on the overall quality of the
application," Ruis said.
Taylor reserves time for her
family, pets and hobbies. She is
particularly proud of her 34-year
marriage and of her 16-year-old
daughter, whom she calls a nice
sp~it between her a;d her hus-
band.
Pictures of her two cats, Inter-
net memes and motivational
quotes cover the bulletin board in
her office. She is fond of short sto-
ries and old films.
Taylor said it was "a rewarding
amalgamation of a major all grav-
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Pat Taylor, who works at Career Services, is well-known for helping college students
successfully apply
to
graduate school and for competitive scholarships.
Classical music plays through-
out her office constantly.
"If
I lis-
tened to the other type of music I
like I would start singing and I
would drive everyone crazy," she
explained.
At Columbia University, Taylor
earned her master's degree in in-
ternational affairs and pursued a
doctorate in political science
.
During her doctoral studies,
Taylor heard about the Social Sci-
ence Research Council's Interna-
tional Predissertation Fellowship
Program, which allowed students
to focus on an academically rele-
vant, unfamiliar developing coun-
try.
Taylor
applied and then received
this prestigious scholarship, and
the
award
money enabled her to
study and visit
Brazil
extensively.
"When I got back from
Brazil, a
lot of fellow students approached
me for advice about how
one
goes
brought their family to upstate
New York, just as Taylor's current
position at Marist opened.
"I don't know how God times
these things," Taylor reflected.
"But it was perfect."
Taylor now hosts information
sessions about scholarships, grad-
uate school, and internship oppor-
tunities. She visits classrooms
and holds
one-on-one
meetings
with Marist students. She is also
the social secretary of the
Dean's
Circle.
Taylor is willing and
eager
to
meet with any student that is pre-
pared
to start the graduate or
scholarship application process.
"I have met in their senior year
and one of Taylor's supervisors,
suggested students considering
graduate school visit Taylor at the
start of their junior year.
Cole said she can help with the
sorting and selection process, as
well as the "graduate school's ad-
missions maze."
Michael Rapoport, a Marist
graduate and current Arabic and
Islamic studies doctoral student
at Yale, is familiar with the grad-
uate school and scholarship serv-
ices Taylor provides.
"I
have, both as a
student
and
later as an
alumnus, spent
count-
less hours sitting in Pat's office,"
Rapoport reflected. "Pat's contin-
uous support over the last nine
Her wit and humor are apparent
in the narratives she tells about
her experiences, and even in the
decor of her
office.
One piece in
particular that highlights her per-
sonality is her pen holder with the
words "Cosmic Questions" printed
across it.
"I'm still a professional and I'm
not your age but I try to cultivate
a sense that I
am
approachable,
and
I
do, in fact, remember and
understand
the challenges that
are faced
by
undergraduates," she
noted.
Taylor's
office
is located in Ca-
reer Services
and
students can
schedule appointments with her
via FoxQuest.
Vine app becomes new social media
phenomenon
By
CATHRYN VACCARO
Circle Contributor
sophomore Alessandra Gajano
said. "Then I heard my friends
talking about it, and my friend
The new app that has been ere-
took a Vine of me making really
ating a ton of social media buzz is weird faces. I thought it was the
Vine. Vine allows iPhone users to funniest thing ever because of the
share short clips of videos to the way the videos looped. I realized it
their followers.
is a very creative way to let people
These six-second looping videos know what you are up to."
are a fun way to share moments
·
These videos can also be posted
with friends. Recently, Vine has to Twitter and Facebook. The Vine
reached the top of the most used app integrates with Twitter,
Apps in the Apple store list.
where the Vine video posts can be
Vine first launched on Jan. 24, directly seen in the user's Twitter
2013. Since then, there have been feed.
many updates to the app.
Twitter bought the Vine app in
These updates involved the abil-
October of last year. This allows
ity to add hashtags to the users' Twitter to compete with Facebook
video posts. These trending hash-
for previously buying the Insta-
tags will allow users to explore gram app.
more popular videos. However, in
The setup of Vine has a very
order to use Vine, all users are re-
similar appearance to Twitter.
quired to be 1 7 yea:i;s of age or The user's profile page displays a
older.
picture, short bio and list of their
"First, I was a little hesitant to followers. However, instead of
become addicted to another weird tweets, there are videos posted
social media app
on
the iPhone," that
others
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take short videos and
post
them onto popular
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cial media
websites
such as Twitter and
Facebook.
Vine is considered to be very com-
parable to the Snapchat app as
well.
In the article posted on The Next
Web, Vine co-founder Dom Hof-
mann stated, "Posts on Vine are
about abbreviation -
the short-
ened form of something
larger.
They're little windows into the
people, settings, ideas and objects
that make up your life. They're
quirky, and we think that's part of
what makes them so special."




















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the transition
t.o sophomore
housing
By
ADAM STIRPE
Staff Writer
We all know that housing here is
great. Most schools I looked at had
students living in traditional dorms
up until they became senio,.rs, and
that wasn't something
I found ap-
pealing. I'm currently living in the
New Townhouses, and
I
really love
being here. There are bathrooms
for each floor, spacious rooms, an
open kitchen, a living room and
even two refrigerators that the col-
lege provides you. The Foy Town-
houses are similar to the New
Townhouses in size a;nd structure,
while Gartland and Midrise are the
smaller options for sophomores.
The school changes the options for
sophomores every year, but this is
what was open to sophomores when
I
was registering for ~ousing last
year. Sophomore living space~ have
a lot of perks to them, but there are
several drawbacks that can appear
throughout a person's time in these
houses.
To sum up the positives, there is
plenty of space in the houses to
hang out with friends, get some
work done, relax and even cook.
Cooking food is probably the
biggest perk of being in a town-
house. You no longer have to rely
solely on the cafeteria for food, and
you can even cook a variety of dif-
ferent foods specific to your indi-
vidual tastes. Additionally, you
have a communal living room that
has plenty of room for friends and
other guests that may stop by
throughout the year. You can also
personalize your house a lot more
than you can a freshman dorm. My
friends and
I
decorated the house a
lot around Christmas and even put
up decorations for other holidays
such as Halloween and Easter.
Also, you're living with people you
really want to live with, for the
most part. Unless you didn't have a
full group, you've picked the people
with whom you are sharing your
house, and you've also selected your
roommate. Lastly, you don't have to
swipe into the townhouses like you
would normally in a freshman resi-
dence hall. If you're one of those
people who got really sick of having
to swipe into the buildings when
you knew for a fact that the secu-
rity guards knew you, living in a
townhouse will undoubtedly be
something you'll grow to love.
As
you can see, there are countless
perks to being in a townhouse as
opposed to a freshman dorm.
While there are numerous posi-
tives to being in a house,
I
do want
to make you aware of the negatives
that go along with being in a town-
house.
First off, living in a bigger space
means that you will have more to
clean. Houses can get messy really
fast, and there aren't janitors clean-
ing your bathroom and the hall-
ways anymore. You are now
responsible for maintaining and
cleaning your home, which means
you have-to buy your own cleaning
supplies and make sure that your
housemates understand who needs
to clean the house
throughout
the
semester. Residents of the house
must clean the kitchen, living
room, bedrooms and bathrooms.
The
RAs
and RDs do conduct house
checks after you leave for breaks to
make sure you're maintaining your
home properly, and any violations
of housing policy that goes along
these lines will result in priority
point reduction, and no one wants
that.
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to
do the cleaning for you.
Keep calm and study on through finals week
By
AMANDA RORE
Staff Writer
With the school year winding
down and finals on the way, May is
bound to be a stressful month for
Marist students. Not only do stu-
dents have the stress of landing
summer jobs, moving out and say-
ing goodbye to friends for the sum-
mer, students also have the dread of
preparing for finals hovering over
their heads.
Despite the fact that there are
only a few weeks of the school year
left, there is still time to make this
month of May unforgettable; first,
by acing all your finals, or at least a
few, and second, by making memo-
ries with friends that are sure to
last a lifetime.
To reduce the stress of finals
week, there are a few easy ways to
help you ace those dreaded exams.
Follow the these seven study tips to
relieve finals anxiety, which will
allow you to make the most of the
last few weeks at Marist.
First, study
j,n
chunks of time. Be-
_
lieve it or not, procrastinating and
cramming the night before the
exam is not the best way to study.
Although we've all done it, avoid
cramming for your upcoming finals
by studying in chunks of time a
week before the exam. According to
the Dartmouth Academic Skills
Center, you should study in 20 to 50
minute increments, followed by a
five to 10 minute break between
each study chunk. Studying in
chunks of time, rather than hours at
a time, will increase the retention of
the inforn;tation, as well as, your
final exam performance.
Second, try listening to Mozart.
Although it seems random, if you
swap your rap or techno music to
classical Mozart while studying,
your chances of acing your finals in-
creases. Classic music follows a spe-
cific
60
bpm pattern, which has
been shown to activate both the
right and left sides of the brain.
Stimulation of both sides is linked
with an increased ability to remem-
ber information. Therefore, listen-
ing to Mozart while studying can
help to increase the likelihood that
you will retain relevant information
during exam time.
Third, move around. Yes, you
heard right. According to a New
York Times study, moving around
.
rather than sticking to one study
spot increases performance on tests.
So go ahead and switch things up
when studying for your final exams.
For example, spend some time on
the different floors of the library or
take advantage of the warm
weather and study outside on the
dock.
Fourth, ditch the coffee and drink
cocoa. This is definitely not a hard
~tudy tip to follow. Cocoa contains
antioxidants as well as cognitive
and mood enhancers, that'll help to
ease you while stimulating your
brain.
Try
dissolving a spoonful of
organic cocoa into hot milk, and
then add cinnamon, espresso and
cayenne pepper for an extra boost of
energy. This super food will not only
increase your mood and relieve
stress, but give you a natural jolt of
energy.
Fifth, you have probably been told
to make a study group for years but
you should actually do it. Forget the
potential scheduling conflicts and
try to establish a study group with
your classmates. Study groups keep
you accountable and help to moti-
vate you when you are just about
ready to give up. Plus, while talking
aloud to the group you will hear
yourself talk, which will help you
figure out what you understand and
what you don't. Getting a study
group together will also allow you to
divide the work, conquering con-
cepts in half the time it would take
you to do the same amount of work
alone.
Sixth, get out there and exercise
on campus. Take advantage of the
beautiful scenery of the Hudson
while improving your memory. Just
20
minutes of cardio can help to im-
prove memory and decrease stress.
So take a light jog or walk before
and during finals week to give your-
self a break and clear your head.
Lastly, make it interesting. Al-
though
75%
of the information you
are studying is probably not the
most interesting, if you try to con-
nect with the information you are
learning you are more likely to re-
call that information on the final
exam.
Try
to use mnemonic devices
or try making facts personal. Relat-
ing to the material will help peak
your interest and increase the
chance you will remember it on the
exam.
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Time Check and Sirens put on a great performance
By NICOLE KNOEBEL
·
Staff Writer
Time Check and the Sirens closed
their season with a night of music
and comedy that reflected a year
'
s
worth of dedication and hard
work.
Following a year
of
invitationals,
concerts and spur-of-the-moment on-
campus performances (Time Check
may or may not have given an exclu-
sive performance in my Gartland liv-
ing room before Christmas), the
groups gave a performance that de-
lighted friends and family alike.
''The Closer" was the last event to
be held in the Nelly Goletti Theatre
before its renovation while the music
department moves into its new home
in the yet-to-be-named academic
music building. Kicking off the base-
ball-themed night with a rendition of
the "Star Spangled Banner," the
Sirens were up to bat first with a set
that started with an "A League of
their Own" inspired video montage
of the girls playing baseball while
Snapchatting, texting and gracefully
pirouetting at the plate. Following
the comical clip, the Sirens belted
hits like Beyonce's "Love on Top," the
Fugee' s "Killing Me Softly," Bette
Midler's "The Rose" (joined by Sirens
alumni) and a Christina Aguilera
medley
featuring
"Burlesque,"
"Genie in a Bottle" and "Dirty." The
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put
on an Incredible
Joint
perfonnance
which functioned as
the
final perfonnance In Marist's Nelly Golettl Theatre.
Sit:ens-; with their signature dainty
and feminine sound, charmed the
audience with the help of solos from
director Nicole Chin-Lyn along with
Ashley Morris, Natalie Nick, Alex
Mor.mile, Anna Durkin and the im-
pressive beat boxing work of Marcela
Oesemone. The girls kept it classy
with their black ensembles, colorful
heels, and flowers
in
their hair, be-
coming the mirror image of the
sirens whom they are named after.
Next up was Time Check, who
opened their performance with their
own video montage. Proving that
they are as equally adept at comedy
as they are at a cappella, Time
Check introduced their baseball
teams lineup featuring a catcher
who catches with his bare hand, a
flying squirrel enthusiast, an out-
fielder who spends his time meditat-
ing during the inning and an
overheated coach arguing with the
home plate umpire, Marist's own Fa-
ther LaMorte. Time Check continued
the comedy routine with flirty songs
targeting the female audience, such
as One Direction's ''What Makes You
Beautiful," Bill Withers' "Ain't No
Sunshine," Soft Cell's ''Tainted Love"
featuring a hysterical solo perform-
ance from talented Time Check di-
rector Nick Homler
,
and "Lift Me
Up," in which the group was accom-
panied
~Y
the Time Check members
who came before them. With solos
from Cody Sorrell, Nick Bayer, An-
drew Hassett, Mike DiBari and Rob
Duffy, Time Check wowed the audi-
ence with their astounding vocals
and crowd-pleasing choreography.
Helped along by hosts Stephanie
Johnson and Joe Riccardi, the two
groups united at the conclusion of
the concert to sing ''Little Talks" by
Of Monsters and Men. The pitch
pipes were then ceremoniously
handed down to Alex Paiva and Elle
Guerin to lead next year's Time
Check and Sirens ensembles, respec-
tively. The love for music was appar-
ent as the seniors finished their last
show at Marist and the pair of a cap-
pella ensembles belted their last
number together, "Carry On My
Wayward Son" by Kansas.
In
all, the
final a cappella concert of the year
was a fitting way to say goodbye to
Marist's current Nelly Goletti The-
atre and welcome the well-deserved
future home of the music depart-
ment.
"Evil Dead": A gruesome remake of the cult-classic
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ByAMBER~E
Lifestyles Editor
"Evil Dead"
is
the new horror film
by Fred Alvarez and is a rebot/re-
make of Sam Rammi's 1981 classic,
''The Evil Dead." For those expecting
to see a carbon copy of the cult piece,
you
will
not get that wish. However,
that is not necessarily a bad thing.
AB
a fan of the original, the 2013 re-
make did not disappoint, although
there were some storyline changes.
While the original plot was the same,
the remake featured brand new
characters with an alternative rea-
son for being at the haunted cabin.
In the original horror flick, a group
of five college students decide to
spend a weekend at an isolated cabin
where they soon discover an evil
presence housed in the basement
.
The 2013 version also focuses on a
group of five young adults, but they
travel to the family cabin of brother
and sister David and Mia. Mia has a
drug addiction, which the friends
wish to eradicate by keeping her at
the cabin for a weekend.
The opening sequence shows a fa-
ther who is forced to burn his pos-
sessed daughter to death in the
basement of the house
in
an attempt
to illustrate the origins of the evil.
This was a refreshing difference be-
tween the original and remake
be-
cause there was never a clear
explanation presented in the classic
for why an evil force existed.
The beginning starts off a bit slow
with Mia's drug addiction until the
gang discovers a door in the floor to
an old cellar. One of the friends, Eric,
discovers an old book bound with
barbed wire which he opens. Al-
though the writings warn against
toying with the book, Eric reads a
passage from the book aloud which
unleashes an ancient curse. Mia is
the first to be affected when she tries
cellar after she attacks her brother
and
friends.
AB
the demon begins to
work
its
way through the group, excessive
gore and violence ensues. This film
is not for the easily sickened due to
its relentlessly bloody attacks scene
after scene. Once the infection
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to escape from the cabin but is
stopped by the evil spirit who has
taken the form of the girl from the
opening sequence. A series of fright-
ening scenes follow that actually
cause the audience to jump from
their seats in fear. When Mia re-
turns to the cabin with the demon in-
side of her, she must be locked in the
transferred by Mia, the movie is a
full-fledged blood fest of terrorizing
brutality. Many characters lose
limbs, parts of their faces and are
shot with rifles and nail guns. The
amazing resiliency of the characters
as they are being constantly beaten
down can seem borderline unrealis-
tic but helps further the sense of sur-
prise and fear nonetheless. Charac-
ters that you assume are dead con-
tinue to pop up to save the day, only
to
be
further mutilated by the demon
.
forces. Although. there is an un-
doubted focus on graphic violence, it
should be noted that the film as a
whole is
also
legitimately scary and
not just shock horror.
However, there are also some
is-
sues to address. Some of the charac-
ters are poorly developed and are
just there to be murdered
.
For ex-
ample, you pretty much forget Natile
even existed until she is forced to
confront the demon herself. Addi-
tionally, "Evil Dead"
is
certainly
dif-
ferent from the original
in
tone and
style. The original film had many
comedy elements that would ulti-
mately lead to the over
-
the-top slap-
stick antics of the sequels
.
"Evild
Dead," however, offers no such
comedic relief. In fact, one of the
goals of the film is to push the viewer
to their limits in terms of graphic ex-
tremity. Although differences are
more than welcome, die-hard fans of
the original may feel slightly be-
trayed with this shift in mood be-
tween the films.
The new take on the "Evil Dead" is
exactly that: a new, updated version
that takes on a life of its own and
succeeds in pleasing the audience.
The shocks and scares are truly chill-
ing, and the action
is
very disturb-
ing. While the original movie
will
forever live on as a cult classic, the
remake remains faithful to the orig-
inal tagline - ''Ultimate Experience
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In the news, first to be right are wrong
By
GARRIN MARCHETTI
Managing Editor
On Monday, April 15, the city of
Boston was struck with fear and
terror when two brothers decided to
bomb the finish line of the Boston
Marathon, causing a panic through-
out the streets that had not been
seen in an American city since the
Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
As with any major news event,
word of the bombing soon spread to
Twitter, where millions of people
began asking questions. What hap-
pened? Who was responsible? How
many people were killed? People
wanted answers, and soon, answers
would be giyen. Except the answers
were not answers at all.
Twitter has served as an excellent
news outlet for this generation. But
the drawback of relying heavily on
Twitter for news and information
comes down to the fact that anyone
can tweet what they want and when
they want to, regardless of their
knowledge of a particular topic.
When news breaks, people want to
be the first to know what has hap-
pened. With Twitter, they can be
the first to break the news as it hap-
pens. This seemed like a blessing at
first, as "citizen journalism" grew
more credible and legitimate.
But now it seems that citizen jour-
nalism has lost that same credibil-
ity and legitimacy because of Twit-
ter. People want to break the news
themselves so badly they will say
anything they want to, as long as
they are first.
Look back to two weeks ago on
that fateful Monday in Boston. The
minute that news broke of the
bombing, the ''Twitterverse" blew
up with millions of reports and up-
dates. Some were accurate, but
many were not, just the product of
a generation that believes that
being first is more important than
being right.
There were multiple bombs ex-
ploding throughout the race, ac-
cording to the Twitterverse (there
were only two bombs). Others
tweeted that they had seen the
bombers flee the scene with bags in
hand (the bombers would be identi-
fied several days later). Many
tweeted that there were dozens
dead from the blast (there were
three casualties in the blast).
This "reporting" was not just com-
ing from the general public; well-re-
spected news organizations were
getting in on the action. The New
York
Post was the first to report
that 12 people had been killed, most
likely resulting in the citizen jour-
nalists tweeting the same informa-
tion. CNN's coverage of the entire
week, from the bombing to the in-
vestigation of suspects was atro-
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travel lnstaneously,
this
form
of
cMlaln reporting has proven
to
be
Inaccurate and unreliable.
cious; at one point, the network re-
ported that there were suspects in
custody when police were still try-
ing to identify those responsible.
The most dangerous part of Twit-
ter? It takes one click of the
"retweet" button for inaccurate
news to travel fast. People see the
tweet that sounds legitimate and
fu.
stantly retweet because they want
to get in on the action. There is
nothing wrong with retweeting a
tweet, as long as the tweet is the
truth.
Unfortunately, this was not the
case two weeks ago. Being from the
Boston area, I wanted new informa-
tion as it was coming in, and I re-
freshed my Twitter feed constantly
throughout that Monday afternoon
and evening.
I chose to study journalism be-
cause I have a passion for writing
and spreading the news. When I
was younger, I loved watching the
news and learning about all that
was happening in the world. As I
grew older, I realized that being ac-
curate and fair was just as impor-
tant as being on top of a breaking
news story.
Sadly, that opinion does not seem
to be shared today. Between both
professional and citizen journalists,
breaking the news first means more
than being right. And that is just
wrong.
College education replaced with 'Mrs.' degree
By
SHANNON MCCORMACK
Circle Contributor
Why am I attending Marist Col-
lege? This question seems to evoke
a rather obvious answer to most: I
am seeking a higher education in
order to embark on a successful ca-
reer path. However, for one Prince-
ton mother, college is also the time,
most likely the only time, to find
"the one." Through letters written
to female students, this woman
urged the girls to find their Prince
Charming within their four years at
college because afterwards, the
chances of a girl meeting her bus-
band in the real world are ex-
tremely reduced. In other words,
this mother is saying that young
woman should go to college to re-
ceive a ~rs." degree and secure a
future with a man on campus.
This statement is absurd.
Women, just like men, use higher
education as a resource to help
them achieve their life goals in the
professional world. When I first ar-
rived on campus in August, I had
only one goal in mind: I was going
to use these next four years of my
life to challenge myself. I plan on
discovering who I really am, what
contribution I hope to make to soci-
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to
one Princeton mother, female students should
be
graduating
from
col-
lege with a
wedding band
Instead of a diploma.
ety, and grow as a person in order to
see my dreams become a reality
while attending Marist. I believe it
is safe to say that this
is
the plan for
the majority of students at their
own colleges and universities across
the nation, despite their gender.
However, I am sure that if a girl
was to meet the person of her
dreams during her college years,
she would not object to engaging in
a relationship with him or her and
seeing where things could go. If it
does lead to marriage, then that is
wonderful for her and the love of her
life. Nevertheless, if the relation-
ship does not work out in the end,
then it is a lesson learned and an
experience she will hold close to her
heart for the rest of her life. By no
means though does this insinuate
that she is going to become the
crazy cat lady down the street who
never got married.
Think about it. When you gradu-
ate college you are typically 22
years old. How many women do you
know in your life who did not meet
the man that she is head-over-heels
in love with until she had estab-
lished a career and life for herself
after graduation?
Personally, I
know many women who met their
husband after the education chap-
ter in their story had ended and
they seem to be doing just fine.
There are plenty of generous,
thoughtful, respectful and loving
single men out in the real world for
us ladies to fall in love with!
As
a hopeless romantic, I strongly
believe that you fall in love with
whom you fall in love with, and you
fall in love when you fall in love.
This is something that we have no
control over, and all we can do is be
honest with ourselves and listen to
our hearts.
I will never forget my car ride
down to Marist with my mom on
move-in day. Five minutes before
we arrived on campus she turned to
me and said, ''You know Shannon,
you could meet your husband here!"
Of course I was intrigued and ex-
cited at the thought of .finally find-
ing my best friend and soul mate, a
day I have dreamed of ever since I
was a very little girl watching
princesses getting swept off their
feet by handsome princes. Who
knows, maybe my mom is right!
However, if she is not, I still know
that he is out there and I will cer-
tainly not throw away my faith in
~ove, and neither should any girl!
The man that
is
perfect for you does
exist! Whether he is someone you
fall for in college or someone you
meet five, 10, or 30 years after re-
ceiving your degree, he is not some
made-up fairytale.
For now, focus on doing what is
best for you and achieving the goals
you have set for yourself. But if
Prince Charming does comes knock-
ing on your door, open it up with
your heart and have a love that
makes the movies jealous.














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DiCaprio teaches us not to judge a book by its cover
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Opinion Editor
We all know about him. He has
been a household name in Amer-
ica since he boarded the Titanic
and entered our hearts as Jack
back in 1997. Yes, I am talking
about Leonardo DiCaprio. Since
then he has been in numerous
movies that have received praise
from critics and fans alike. How-
ever, despite his growing success
and popularity, DiCaprio remains
an incredibly underappreciated
and unrecognued actor, as he has
never won an Oscar and has been
nominated for only two in his en-
tire career. It is time for Holly-
wood to wake up and realize the
talent of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Dubbed a "pretty boy" after his
role in "Titanic," DiCaprio was
cast aside as just another attrac-
tive face in the crowd of young
Hollywood men. However, follow-
ing this movie, he has been a lead-
ing actor in many serious films.
These include "Catch Me
If
You
Can," "Gangs of New York,"
"Shutter Island," ''Inception,"
"The Departed," "J. Edgar" and
"Django Unchained." Over his ca-
reer hE! has worked with some of
the most highly regarded actors
and directors in Hollywooc,l on
films that have delved into serious
issues.
In "Gangs of New York," he
plays a young man engrossed in
the gang violence of the Five
Points during the Civil War. Di-
Caprio plays oppostite Daniel
Day-Lewis, who is one of the most
diverse and respected actors in
film today. DiCaprio is also the
lead in "Inception," the movie that
left its viewers questioning their
knowledge of their world and real-
ity. He was also the main actor in
the psychological thriller "Shutter
Island," which delved into the
issue of mental illness and asy-
lums in the 1950's. Most recently,
he portr
_
ayed the character of the
villainous southern slave owner
Calvin Candie in Quentin Taran-
ti'no's "Django Unchained." In this
film, he worked alongside actors
such
as
Samuel
Jackson,
Christoph Waltz and director
Tarantino, who are all highly re-
garded in their professions.
Through these varying roles, Di-
Caprio has shown what a diverse
and strong actor he truly is. Not
many actors are able to portray
such an array of characters with
the success he has garnered. In
his filmography, it is possible to
find movies to satisfy almost every
movie viewer from romance to ad-
venture to mystery to thriller to
historic. Most actors find them-
selves trapped in one particular
category, but DiCaprio has man-
aged to break beyond the stereo-
type generated by "Titanic" and
broaden his resume.
With all of DiCaprio's success
and films, he has only won one a
Golden Globe for "The Aviator"
and been nominated for an
Oacar
for "The Aviator" and "Blood Dia-
mond." Person
·
ally I have not seen
these films, but I feel that there
are so many other great films for
which he should have been nomi-
nated and many others agree as
well. Therefore, the question
needs to be asked as to why Di-
Caprio has been shown such dis-
respect by Hollywood. In some
cases, his movies were released in
From Lifestyles page 5
Moving up housing ranks
Moreover, you also need to make
sure that you have food stocked in
your refrigerator or freezer. This
does add up over the course of a
semester, trust me. I know people
who spend over $100 each time
they go grocery shopping, but you
need to budget and plan according
to your own dietary needs.
This being said, living in a town-
house is something that is really
fun, but comes with a bit more re-
sponsibility. As long as you keep
up with the general maintenance
of your home, you'll undoubtedly
find living in the sophomore resi-
dence areas to be an enjoyable and
memorable experience.
We asked our
staff:
How did
your living experiences cha
.
nges
after freshmen year?
"It was well worth it because I got
to live with my close friends in the
same house as opposed to being on
separate floors in a dormiory. We
also got to meet new people and
make more friends with neighbor-
ing houses."
-Ryan Calvi, Sports
Editor
"The biggest transition was hav-
ing my own i:oom from Marian to
Lower Fulton. It really relieved so
many stresses. Now that I have
my own room, I take it for
granted."
-Shawna Gillen, News
Editor
"Having a single room gives me
flexibility within my schedule be-
cause I don't have to worry about
bothering a roommate. My house-
mates and I live even more har-
moniously operating by our
individualized schedules."
-Marygrace Navarra, Editor-in-
Chief
very competitive years. H'owever,
in other situations, there has not
been a great amount of competi-
tion and one must wonder if Hol-
lywood politics are at play. For
even though competition for the
honor is fierce, with role~ such as
DiCaprio's, it seems odd that he
has not even been nominated.
DiCaprio may be doomed to fol-
low in the footsteps of actors such
as Robert Redford, actors who
were also bestowed the title of
"pretty" too early in their careers
to be taken seriously by the Acad-
emy because they did not fit the
particular image that Hollywood
had in mind.
DiCaprio's situation can be re-
lated to a larger issue facing soci-
ety right now. Too often in our
society, whether professionally or
personally, a person's talent is
overlooked due to their appear-
ance. Whether a person is attrac-
tive, unattractive or wears certain
clothing, he or she is often cast
into a certain role or group and,
once placed, it is becomes almost
impossible to leave. Our society's
reliance upon appearance leads us
to make ignorant and unbeneficial
decisions. The pressure people feel
to conform to or resist societal
norms results in negative conse-
quences for the person and society
as a whole. It is time for society to
stop letting appearances define a
person and, instead, focus on their
talents and personality. After all,
society can only progress when in-
dividuals are able to share their
expertise and ingenuity.
The discussion of looking beyond
appearances seems qujte appro-
priate considering DiCaprio's next
movie, "The Great Gatsby," comes
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to theaters next week. DiCaprio
will be following in Redford's foot-
steps as Jay Gatsby, the man so
enamored with the past and ap-
pearances that he cannot live in
the present. Many of the charac-
ters in the story fail to see the
simple beauty of life and a per-
son's inner self. Instead they are
dazzled by the allure of riches and
are doomed to live in a materialis-
tic and superficial world with lit-
tle mea~ng.
Perhaps with his appearance as
Gatsby, DiCaprio will receive the
recognition he deserves and soci-
ety will learn a little more about
itself and how it should be behav-
ing.
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Keeping cool during finals
Now once you have better pre-
pared for your finals, you will
have the time and energy to make
the last few weeks at Marist mem-
orable. There are various things
to
do with your friends in the area
right before you part for summer.
These activities double as stress-
relievers as well, helping to ease
final anxiety while having a blast
with your friends.
Check out Puppies and Kittens
American Breeders in Wappingers
Falls. Just ten minutes down
Route 9 South, you can play with
puppies and kittens, large and
small, for free.
If
you are feeling
worn or stressed with preparing
for exams, these little critters are
bound to turn your day around!
Go retro and go to the Hyde
Park Drive In Theatre. Not only
can you see Hollywood's latest
films, but you can do it outside!
For only nine dollars a ticket, you
can see the hottest movies out
under the stars.
Walk the Mid Hudson Walking
Bridge. Just a three minute drive
from campus, the Walkway Over
the Hudson State Park is the
place to go for breathtaking views
and prime photo opts with friends.
While getting some exercise, you
can enjoy the views down the
Hudson and across the river.
Walk the bridge and take in all
Poughkeepsie has to offer at a
bird's ~ye view.



















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Crew
The men's and women's crew
teams enjoyed tremendous success
last weekened when both squads
captured MAAC championships on
Saturday, April 27, at Lake Mercer
in West Windsor, N.J.
It was the 12th
straight
title for
the men's team, which won the final
three races of the day to edge out a
close 150-149 victory over Jack-
sonville. The team has now won 15
conference titles ove:r:all.
The woman's team earned the
MAAC's frrst automatic NCAA
Championships berth after earning
45 points on the afternoon to defeat
Fairfield by two points. The title is
the team's first since 2008 and 10th
overall in program history.
'We are very excited and proud to
have earned the frrst MAAC auto
qualifier to the NCAA Division I
Women's National Championship,"
Director of Rowing/Women~s Head
Coach Tom Sanford said in a state-
ment released on the Marist Athlet-
ics website. "The women's team
performed to its ability. They
achieved what they set out to do."
With the NCAA Championships
still almost a month away, the
woman's team will focus its atten-
tion to next
weekend,
when the)
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Fox T
r
ot
Qu
i
ck hits of the week
i
n Mar
i
st athletics
join the men at the New York State
Championships, held at Whitney
Point,
N.Y.
The meets will take
place on over both Saturday and
Sunday.
Women's Tennis
As the second seed in the 2013
MAAC Women's Tennis Champi-
onships, the Marist Red Foxes
earned their fourth conference title
in program history, defeated top-
seeded Fairfield, 4-1, last weekend
at Mercer County Park in West
Windsor, N.J.
Kelsey Raynor was named the
tournament's Most Outstanding
Player following the victory. The
senior earned the victory in first
singles, 6-3, 6-2, in Sunday's match
against the Stags.
All Marist's conference champi-
onships have come in the past seven
seasons, all under head coach Roge
Nesbitt.
As
a team, five Red Foxes earned
regular season honors. Joana Sun
was named to the All-MAAC First
Team at number three singles,
while Raynor and Sabrina Tahir
were named to second doubles.
On Tuesday, the Red Foxes found
out they will be traveling to
Gainea_ville, Fla. to take on the top-
seeded Florida Gators in the NCAA
Tournament. Marist (11-7) will
enter the match on a six-match win-
ni~g streak and winners of seven of
their last eight matches dating back
to April 7.
Water Polo
In the consolation game of the
2013 MAAC Water Polo Champi-
onships, held at the McCann Nata-
torium last weekend, the Marist
water polo team finished its season
with a 12-9 victory over Villanova.
Jessica Hamby led the way for
the Red Foxes with four goals, and
Shelby Rinker, Hannah Levien, and
Anna-Lena Hathaway each netted
two goals apiece.
Marist played in the consolation
game on Sunday following its loss to
second-seeded Iona, 12-9, on Satur-
day afternoon. The third.-seeded
Red Foxes saw major contributions
from Rinker (four goals) and Levien
(three goals), but were unable
to
get
oast the Gaels, who went on to de-
feat Wagner on Sunday to earn its
third straight MAAC championship.
Rinker, a senior from Lansdale,
Pa., was named to the All-Tourna-
ment team after scoring six goals
throughout the weekend.
Marist ends its season at 25-12
overall, and 10-2 in conference play.
Track and Field
Both the men's and women's
track and field teams competed in
the Yale Invitational last weekend
in New Haven, Conn.
On the men's side, freshman Alex
Cunningham had the highest indi-
viduai finish of the day for the Red
Foxes, earning third place in the
110-meter hurdles with a time of
15.52, a personal best.
Two other freshman, Charlie
Ropes and Zach Berzal, also had big
days for Marist. Ropes finished
fourth in the 5,000-meter race in
15:18.08, while Berzal ran the 400-
meter hurdles in 57.80 seconds,
good for fifth place. All three fresh-
men set personal
-
bests in their re-
spective events.
The women's team saw graduate
student Kathryn Sheehan set a new
school record in the 3,000-meter
race. Sheehan ran the race 10:02.64,
breaking the ten-year record of
10:10.02 set by Liz Grudzinski in
2003.
Sheehan's time was a six-second
improvement over her time in the
event in the indoor season.
In addition to_Sheehan, freshman
Kristen Traub also broke the previ-
ous school record, crossing the fin-
ish line in 10:06.16. It was the first
time that Traub had run a distance
event in college.
"Kathryn and Kristen gave su-
perb efforts and rewrote our record
book in a single race," Marist Direc-
tor of Track Pete Colaizzo said on
the Marist Athletics website.
"They
should be proud of their perform-
ances."
Both teams will be back in action
every day this upcoming weekend.
First, the squads will travel across
town to run in the Vassar Twilight
Invitational on Friday afternoon.
The next day, both teams will com-
pete in the MAAC Championships
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M~~'s tennis wins another
MAAC
~itle
By
JUSTIN D'ANGELO
Circle Contributor
The Marist men's tennis team de-
feated the second-seeded Fairfield
Stags 4-2 to
win
their tenth MAAC
Championship on Sunday at Mercer
County Park,
N.J.
The Red Foxes
finished with an overall record of 1 7-
3.
been decided.
"I played fairly well. I thought my
serve was good this weekend and
that allowed me to hold my service,"
Klassen said.
''I
would have liked to have won
[doubles]," Smith said.
''I
thought we
had gotten better at doubles. We did
not do as well as I thought."
Fortunes turned for Marist in sin-
This is the fifth time in the past gles play as they outscored Fairfield
six years Marist has taken home the 4-1.
MAAC title, with 10 MAAC Cham-
Rossi, a junior, was named the
pionships being a Marist school tournament's Most Outstanding
record.
Player and won the decisive point in
"It was a very exciting weekend," a close three-set match 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Coach Tim Smith said, whose team
When talking about certain play-
played a solid two days of tennis.
ers who stepped up this weekend,
On Saturday, the Red Foxes ad-
Smith admired Rossi's play. "After
vanced to the final match with a con-
losing the first set, he came back
vincing 4-0 victory over Loyola.
very nicely," Smith said.
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETICS
The
Marist men's tennis team
Is
featured here after they won their tenth MA/IC
title
this
past
Sunday. They begin a run for a national championship next Friday at Texas A&M.
''The fact we had a fairly easy first
Had Rossi lost his match at firSt
wanted to regain our title and this Vinsant and Harrison Adams are
round meant that (Fairfield) and singles, the overall t.eam score would year we were able to overcome nu-
ranked 21st, 84th and 100th respec-
(Niagara) had to stay out there and have went to 3-3 instead of 4·2·
merous obstacles and retake it."
tively.
play more," Smith said.
Van Eck started the comeback for
"Our team chemistry was better
"It is six Goliath's against six
''The weekend was phenomenal," the Red Foxes at fourth singles, win-
this year which made it more fun David's," Smith said.
junior Dalen Klassen said. ''Last ning in dominate fashion, 6-0, 6-1.
coaching." Smith said.
The best showing the Red Foxes
year we struggled in the finals, but Will Reznek (6-3, 6-1) and Nagelstad
The Red Foxes next task is a had in the NCAA tournament was
this year everyone competed."
(6-3, 6-2) also coasted to victories at daunting one, as they will face the against California University, who
The finals match did not start the third and sixth singles respectively.
No. 12 overall Texas A&M Aggies in was ranked tenth overall. Marist
way the Red Foxes had planned.
At second singles, Klassen lost a
the first round of the NCAA Division was able to win the first set at third
Fairfield came away with the dou-
hard fought match 6· 4, 6·3 while I Championship. The match will and sixth singles.
bles point to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
Joseph Dube led 7-5, 5-2 at fifth sin-
take place Friday, May 10 in College
"I am ecstatic to go to the NCAA
Fredrik Bjerke and Trym Nagel-
gles until the match was suspended Station, Texas.
tournament," Klassen said. It re-
stad fell in second doubles 8-3 while since the overall score had been de-
Texas A&M (17-12, 7-5 SEC) fin-
minds us what we are competing for
Joris Van Eck and Lorenzo Rossi termined.
ished first in the West Division of every year and motivates us to come
came up short at third doubles by a
Smith was able to provide comic the Southeastern Conference. In the back next year and win the confer-
score of 8-5.
relief when discussing the confi-
SEC tournament, they fell to the ence."
At first doubles, the duo of Klassen dence he had in his team. "I think Georgia Bulldogs in the semifinals.
Marist will look
to
pull off the big
and Billy Bishop led 6-3 in their my wife was more nervous than I
Three Aggies are ranked in the upset and face the winner of Texas
match until it was suspended due to was," Smith said.
top-100
in.
the ITA National Singles' and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in
the fact that the doubles point had
"I cannot de~~ribe how ~ap~y I Rankings. Jeremy Efferding, Shane the second round on May 11.
felt after we won, Klassen said. 'We
Rios gets his NFL shot, signs with Arizona
By
GARRIN MARCHETTI
Managing Editor
In 2011, Michael Rios suffered a
torn anterior cruciate ligament,
commonly known as an ACL, dur-
ing his senior season for the Marist
football team. Rios, a wide receiver
and special teams player, was not
sure if he could return to his play-
ing ability following his injury.
Last Saturday, four months re-
moved from playing his last game
with the Red Foxes, Rios was re-
warded for his dedication to return-
ing
to
top form with the chance
to
do
something he has dreamed about
for years: playing in the National
Football League.
Rios became the r'll'st Marist
player
to
ever sign an NFL contract
when the Arizona Cardinals signed
him
as an undrafted free a_gent,
hours after the NFL draft had
ended. The contract states Rios will
be signed by the team until training
camp, where he will compete for a
chance
to
play for the Cardinals in
the 2013 season.
''I'm very excited," Rios said via
telephone from his home in Miami,
Fla. ''I think that I could fit in really
well [in Arizona} and I believe I can
contribute right away."
Rios finished his career as
ar-
guably the most decorated receiver
in Marist history. From 2008-12, he
set program records in touchdown
receptions (17), receiving yards in a
single season (1, 1 73), receiving
ERIC VANO
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VOORT/ THE CIRa.E
Former Marlst wide receiver Mike Rios became the
first
player in
Marlst
history
to
sign an NFL contract. signing
with
the Arizona cardinals following this year's draft.
yards in a single game (244) and
single-season touchdown receptions
(10).
After missing all but two games
in 2011, Rios started every game for
the Red Foxes in 2012 after receiv-
ing a medical redshirt year from the
NCAA. When the season ended, he
returned home to train at a highly
competitive training facility with
other NFL prospects. At a pro day
in Miami, Rios ran a 4.39 in the 40-
yard dash, catching the attention of
several NFL teams.
Rios had hoped to be selected in
this year's draft, and the attention
that he had been receiving from
teams prior had given him the im-
pression that it could happen. Along
with the Cardinals, the Jacksonville
Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers and
even his hometown Miami Dolphins
had been in contact with Rios.
Rios said that while he was dis-
appointed with not being drafted, he
will
remember his disappointment
when he arrives in Arizona to co~-
pete.
''I
definitely have a chip on my
shoulder now. After talking to some
teams, I really felt like I had a
chance to be drafted," Rios said.
"But I'm going to use that as moti-
vation. I'm going to
try
to learn from
the best and make the most of my
opportunity."
Marist head coach Jim Parady
believes that Rios' versatility made
him an attractive player to NFL
teams prior to the draft.
"A lot of re<;eivers at the college
level don't get involved in special
teams. Mike had blocks and was a
member of the punt team. He made
a difference on those teams; he was-
n't just another body on them,"
Parady said. "He embraced that
role, and I think that goes a long
way for [Arizona] in looking at who
he is [character-wise} and if he is
willing to do those little things to
contribute."
In his special teams career, Rios
blocked seven kicks and served as
the gunner on the punt team, the
player that rushes at the opposing
punter.
Parady also went on to explain
that not getting drafted may actu-
ally put Rios in better position
to
make the team had he been se-
lected.
"If
he were drafted by a team that
was heavy on receivers, it would be
a lot tougher to make the team,"
Parady said of Rios.
"Being
drafted
is great, but you want the best op-
portunity to make the team. This
gives Mike the best opportunity
to
make the team."
For the next few weeks, Rios will
continue to train in Miami before
departing for Arizona for Rookie
Minicamp, which begins on May 10.
There, Rios will have the oppor-
tunity to work with seven-time Pro
Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
"I'm v~ry excited to learn from
the best in the game," Rios said of
Fitzgerald. ''The chance to work
with him was a big reason in my de-
cision to sign with Arizona. "It's
going to be an amazing opportunity,
and I can't wait to get started."























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Baseball drops two of_ three tO
Canisius
By
JOE FllZHENRY
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the former also drivipg in a pair of
Staff Writer
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runs.
The Marist Red Foxes baseball
team took two of the three games to
extra innings, but came up on the
short end of things, dropping two of
three to the host Canisius Golden
Griffins over the weekend. The lone
win in the series came on Sunday in
an 11-6 victory, while Canisius cap-
tured both games on Saturday by
scores of 10-4 and 2-1.
Despite the seri~s loss, head
coach Chris Tracz seemed upbeat
about the loss.
"I
thought as a whole, with the
exception of the first game, we
played pretty well on the weekend.
Sun<:iay was a huge win for us, it
was a nice bounce back day," Tracz
said.
Marist now sits at 21-17-1 over-
all on the season and 12-6 in the
MAAC, while Canisius is 31-11
overall (9-6 MAAC).
The Golden Griffins set the tone
early on Saturday as Jesse Kelso
belted a three-run homer in the
home half of the first to give his
team the early lead.
A Matt Pagano two-run single in
the top half of the third, cut the lead
to 3-2 before the Red Foxes tied it in
the sixth courtesy of an RBI ground-
rule double from Steve Laurino.
Canisius wasted no time in get-
ting
'the
lead back, however as Ryan
Coppinger drove in a pair with a
two-run double, part of a five run in-
ning for the liome team and knock-
ing Marist starter Chris Bielak out
of the game.
Garrett Cortright picked up the
win for the Golden Griffins as part
of the 10-4 victory, pitching eight
COURTESY OF MARIST AJHLEnCS
Three weeks remain on the schedule for the Marist baseball team who currently ranks
second in the MAAC standings and prepares for
the
conference tournament which will
be
held from May 23-26 in Trenton, NJ. The team owns a 21-17-1 overall record.
solid innings and running his record
to 8-2 on the year.
The first of the two extra inning
contests came in tlie shortened
seven-inning game on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Canisius first baseman Jimmy
Luppens won the game for his team
with a 3-2 single that scored the
winning run, giving the hosts a 2-1
victory.
Once again, the Golden Griffins
scored in the top of the first, but a
Joey Aiola RBI single that tied the
game in the third.
Marist starter Brett Houseal took
the loss for the Red F-oxes, pitching
the whole game giving up nine hits
in nine plus innings of work, strik-
ing out three. Jon Fitzsimmons
worked 2.1 scoreless frames in re-
lief, picking up his third win of the
year for Cansius.
Looking to salvage a win on Sun-
day, the Red Foxes did just that by
scoring five times in the top of the
tenth for an 11-6 victory.
Kevin McCarthy (3-2) picked up
the win for Marist, working five
scoreless innings in relief of starter
Rich Vrana, fanning six and allow-
ing four hits.
"Kevin is all in, in terms of ex-
tending to get us wins, he was ready
to go as long as we needed him.
As
our closer, he has been able to help
us out and get us some wins," Tracz
said.
Laurino and Nick M~Quail each
scored three runs for Marist, with
The Red Foxes grabbed the lead
out of the gate for the first time all
series on the strength of a trio of
RBI singles by McQuail, Jake Berry
and Zachary Passerelle. Laurino
drove in the first of
his
three runs in
the second and freshman Graham
McIntire added an RBI single of his
own in the third, giving Marist a 5-
1 lead for the time being.
Canisius did not go down without
a fight, though, as the Golden
Griffins who had won 11 in a row at
the start of the day plated three
runs in the fourth and two more in
the sixth.
McIntire drove in his second run
of the day with an RBI single that
scored Zach Shank to tie the game
in the away half of the seventh.
Laurino drove in his third and
final run of the day with an RBI sin-
gle as a part of the five run tenth in-
ning. The Red Foxes also capitalized
off of three Canisius errors
in
the in-
ning.
Marist went on to defeat Bing-
hamton in non-conference action by
a score of 9-2 on Tuesday. The Red
Foxes then headed to Brown for a
non-conference doubleheader on
Wednesday.
For full results of both the game
at Binghamton and the Brown se-
ries be sure to check out game re-
caps
and
box
scores
on
GoRedFoxes.com.
Marist will resume MAAC play
this weekend for a doubleheader
with St. Peter's that, is scheduled
for Saturday with first pitch at noon
and first pitch for the single game
on Sunday is slated for the same
time.
Softball red hot
as
MAACs approach
By
GEOFFREY
MAGLIOCCHEITI
Staff Writer
The hard part is out of the
way ... now the really hard part be-
gins.
Despite clinching a berth in the
MAAC
Softball
Tournament,
which, comes to the Hudson Valley
this month, the Marist Red Foxes
know that there's no time for rest,
despite a hot week that guaranteed
an appearance in the four-team
competition. Head coach Joe Au-
sanio knows his girls aren't going
to take their feet off the gas pedal.
"We had control of our own des-
tiny and took full advantage of it,"
Ausanio said.
While pleased with the effort
that has propelled the Foxes into a
first place tie in the MAAC with
Fairfield, Ausanio acknowledges,
''We still have work to do."
The Foxes have gone on the
warpath since dropping a 7-2 deci-
sion to Manhattan in Riverdale. An
8-0 shutout that followed the rough
defeat was the catalyst in an active
four-game winning streak.
Senior captain and third ba·se-
man Danielle Koltz apparently
isn't ready for her Marist career to
end, as her two-run blast ignited
the Foxes to victory. The round
tripper was her seventh of the year.
The win clinched the Foxes' spot in
their conference tourney and Au-
sanio discussed the importance of
blanking the Jaspers, which saw
Paige Lewis (6-5, 3.50 ERA) go the
distance.
''We knew it was a win and we're
in
situation," Ausanio explained.
"And we came through in a huge
way."
The eight-run, 12-hit outburst
against the rival Jaspers was just
the start of offensive fireworks for
Marist. The lack of an off day, and
quick trip from Riverdale,
N.Y.
to
Jersey City, would not affect the
red hot Red Foxes as they totally
dismantled the poor St. Peter's
Peacocks, mercy ruling the hapless
Peacocks twice in the span of four
hours.
Game one was a 17-0 disaster,
which saw Marist's trio of sluggers,
Koltz, right fielder Nicole Cheek
and catcher Alyssa Zahka, pickup
a quartet of RBIs each.
The Foxes relented slightly in
game two, which nonetheless con-
cluded in an 11-3 Marist triumph.
Koltz galloped her way with an-
other four RBIs, making the
Chenango Bridge,
N.Y.
native re-
sponsible for eight runs on a sup-
posedly lazy Sunday.
Ausanio was pleased with the of-
fensive exploits that produced 28
runs and 35 hits. "Our girls really
came up huge," said the much
pleased Ausanio. "They really pro-
duced results in games that meant
a lot to us."
Despite the start of the MAAC
Tournament quickly approaching,
the Foxes still face non-conference
competition. On Tuesday the team
had a matinee with Yale, which
saw yet anoth~r Marist victory, a 6-
0 triumph in which yet another
Koltz round tripper accounted for
half the runs along with Lewis
tossing a superb two-hit, complete
game shutout.
The Foxes welcome in Hartford
today to the friendly confines of
Gartland Field, the site of the up-
coming MAAC tourney. Despite the
games lacking the intensity of con-
ference
competition,
Ausanio
knows his team won't let up easily.
''I
think they know at this point
that they have to come into [non-
conference games] with the same
.intensity as conference games," Au-
sanio said. "We can't take anyone
lightly."
In addition, the Foxes still have
much to play for, despite the little
"x" next to their name in the stand-
ings that signifies their ticket to
the conference tournament. The
Fairfield Stags, victims of a home-
opening sweep back in early April,
will be the Foxes' main competition
for the top seed. Ausanio believes
that earning that seed would do
wonders for Marist's momentum.
"We've been focused on being
No. 1 ever since the season
started," the head coach stated.
"This particular group has never
won the MAAC, and it'd be great to
send the senior group off with a
title."
In addition to Koltz's power,
Emily Osterhaus is contluding her
Marist career on the right note,
compiling a 2.34 ERA in 19 games.
Ausanio also discussed the contri -
butions of the team's youngsters,
including Cheek, who is only a
freshman and took home MAAC
Player of the Week honors.
"Everyone's contributions gives
us a chance to win," he said. "It's
been a goal from the start to be No
1. If we're prepared and come to
play everyday, we can easily reach
that goal not just at the start of the
tournament but at the end too."
Team Notes:
With Nicole Cheek earning the
MAAC Player of Week award the
Marist softball team has now won
eight weekley awards ... Emily Os-
terhaus has won three times ... Ja-
nine
Lalli
is
a
two-time
winner ... Melanie
White
and
Kyrsten Van Natta have each won
one award apiece ... Alyssa Zahka
leads the team with a .379
AVG ... Cheek leads the squad with
12 homers and 44 RBI...Osterhaus
is 10-8 with a 2.34 ERA and has
recorded 54 strikeouts on the year.




















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All for
Eddie:
A
chance
for MAAC glory
By
RYAN CALVI
tremendous honors, they are some-
Sports Editor
thing neither the players nor their
As
the weather begins to shift
from cold to warm, many different
things start taking place around the
Marist campus.
The always-popular ''Marist
Beach" sees an increase in atten-
dance, seniors prepare for gradua-
tion day, students start to get antsy
about wrapping up finals and head-
ing home for the summer and for
spring sport athletes, the goal of
achieving a MAAC Championship
becomes even closer.
We can always rely on the
women's basketball team bringing
home MAAC glory in the winter or
the men's tennis team swinging
their way to success in the spring
-(which they both did again this
year). However, as sporfs fans it's
always nice to see something a little
different happen from time to time.
If
anything, this spring season
could be the one that changes the
pace and gives us yet another rea-
son to be proud of the athletics pro-
gram we have here.
The men's lacrosse team, which
hasn't won a title since 2005, heads
to Buffalo, N.Y., this weekend as the
No. 1 seed in this year's MAAC
Tournament and has all the mak-
ings of a championship caliber
team.
Marist went 10-3 overall this
year and posted a 5-1 record in con-
ference play, which included the
MAAC's regular season title behind
a superior offense, an in-your-face
lockdown defense and outstanding
goaltending from sophomore Dave
Scarcello.
They'll march onto the four-sport
athletic complex at Canisius College
tomorrow afternoon taking on
fourth-seeded Detroit in the first
round at 4:15 p.m.
Luckily for fans who are unable
to make the five-plus hour drive to
western New York, the games will
be broadcast live on ESPN 3
throughout the weekend. The Red
Foxes defeated the Titans at home,
11-8 on March 16.
The winner advances to the
championship game on Sunday at 1
p.m. and
will
draw the victor of the
other semifinal matchup between
Jacksonville and Siena.
Head coach Keegan Wilkinson
says his team is ready to go and
fired up to possibly compete on the
national circuit as the team that
wins the MAAC championship gets
an automatic invitation to compete
for a national title.
"It's really exciting and a testa-
ment to all these guys hard work,"
Wikinson said.
The head coach added that the
large amount of seniors on the team
coupled with an impressive amount
of underclassmen talent will need to
play tough, physical and deter-
mined lacrosse in order to have sue-
cess.
"We've got a really big group of
seniors who have been there before
OOUR'IBY OF Ml.RIST AlliLETICST
Marlst sophomore goaltender Dave Scan:ello had a phenomenal
year
between the
pipes for his team. Scan:ello finished sixth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) with
a .523 save pen:entage while averaging 9.69 per game for the Foxes.
and are going to take some of the
younger guys up there for the first
time and it's going to be really ex-
citing," Wilkinson said.
Marist's offensive unit
will
be no
different that it has been all year. It
is almost becoming like a broken
record with the amount of times I've
mentioned their names but what
they've accomplished this year sim-
ply cannot be thrown by the way-
side.
Colmor Rice, Jack Doherty, Joe
Radin, Mike Begley, Jimmy Marks
and Drew Nesmith alike combined
for roughly 80% of Marist' s goals
scored this season and each bring a
specific dynamic that helps the
team win on any given day.
Doherty's wicked lefty shot,
helped him lead the MAAC with 32
goals scored.
Radin's tremendous lacrosse IQ,
was recognized by the conference as
he won five MAAC Rookie of the
Week awards.
Both Nesmith and Begley's ath-
leticism and powerful shots from
the midfield position provided big
time offense for their team.
Marks' ability to be a true cap-
tain and lead by example both on
and off the field and come through
with huge goals at critical times for
his mates.
And then there is the legend that
is Rice. Although the 5-foot-7-inch
attack man from Penfield,
N.Y.
may
be one of the smaller players on the
field, the legacy that he has built
here in Poughkeepsie is astronomi-
cal.
Rice ranks in the top five in pro-
gram history in goals, assists and
points, all three of which are the
major statistical categories in
lacrosse. This feat was recognized
by the Department of Athletics as
Rice was given the Sportsman of the
Year award on Monday evening.
Some of the above-mentioned six
players will more than likely take
home more personal accolades on
Thursday evening when the MAAC
hosts its annual banquet
·
to an-
nounce All-MAAC teams, players
and coaches of the year.
However, although these will be
head coach is all that much con-
cerned about.
"We should receive some
.
awards
this week but that's not really what
we're focused on," Wikinson said.
"We're focused on going [to Cani-
sius] and taking care of business."
"It's definitely an honor to win
awards," Rice said. "But our main
focus and goal as a team is ulti-
mately to win a championship."
The always-reliable trio of de-
fenders in Ethan Fox, Patrick Wall
and T .J. McDermott along with
long-stick midfielder Patrick Eaker
will also be huge factors this week-
end. The unit does an exceptional
job of causing turnovers
·
and transi-
tioning the ball to the offense to cre-
ate scoring chances and we should
expect to see notbing less in this
tournament.
For those who are seeking some-
thing a little different out of our ath-
letics program, the men's lacrosse
team has given you ever reason to
believe that this year
will
be one to
remember for a long time coming.
This is a team that has battled
through so much adversity with the
loss of a teammate and friend in Ed-
ward "Eddie" Coombs last summer
and has bounced back and had one
of the most successful seasons in
program history all for him.
Coach Wilkinson said earlier in
the year that the team would work
as hard as they could to represent
the Coombs family and Eddie in the
right way and they have certainly
done that. An added bonus however,
would be to present the family with
a championship this weekend.
And in my unbiased opinion, they
are the best team in the conference
and will be raising the champi-
onship trophy on Sunday afternoon
en route to a national tournament
appearance. They just have to go
out there, play their game and
prove it.
COURTESVOF
Jack
Doherty led both his
team and the
Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) with 32
goals
scored
this
sea-
son.
The
Red Foxes
wlll
rely
heavily
on
his offensive abltty coupled with fellow
senlOr Connor
RICe
this
weekend.