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The student news a er of Marist Colle
Metro-North derailment shocks stude
·
nt community
By SHAWNA GILLEN
one of the busiest travel days of the portation Safety Board (NTSB) just think it's crazy that something
News Editor
year, so the Metro-North derailment stated that the train was speeding like this happened so close
to
home.
Thousands of commuters are still
displaced in the aftermath of the
highly reported Metro-North train ac-
cident that occurred during the
Thanksgiving break. On Sunday,
Dec. 1, a Metro-North
train
headed
for Grand Central Station derailed in
the Bronx. To date, the incident has
resulted in a total of fourth deaths
and a staggering 75 injuries. While
the investigation of the accident is
still impending, no definitive factor
has been determined as its main
cause. Rescue crews continue to work
at the crash and the MTA adminis-
tration is actively gathering further
information. For now, service on the
Hudson Line has come to a complete
shutdown.Mariststudentsre.tlecton
how this tragic event hits close to
home, as they use Metro-North fre-
quently to travel to campus as well as
commute to Manhattan.
left tremendous impacts on the around the curve at 82 mph, in a zone
"That train is so familiar to me.
masses of travelers. According to the where the speed limit reduces from When I interned in the city, I took the
MT.A website, approximately
26,000
70mph to 30mph. Based on these train twice a week. I've taken it every
commuters use the Hudson Line on alarming findings, the train's con-
Thanksgiving, Christmas, fall break.
the Metro-North on an average week-
ductor and engineer are bound to I've taken it so many times over my
four years at Marist and I've never
felt unsafe. I was even in Manhattan
last semester and rode the last train
north during the snowstorm and·did-
n't even think twice about it. It won't
affect my future train travel at all -
I'll
continue to take the train. It's es-
sentiall," Goettler said.
Senior Jamie Bracci also discussed
her experience traveling back to
school and described the chaos in
Grand Central station in the after-
math of the accident.
At appro:ximfttely 7:20 a.m Sunday
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REUTERS/CARLO
ALLEGRI
morning, the train derailed after it
FDNY
members assessing the damage
of
the front car at the derailment site.
''When I got to Grand Central there
were no trains scheduled to go to
Poughkeepsie, so I found a Metro-
North worker who told me I had to
take the train to White Plains where
I would get on a bus to Tarrytown
,
and when I got on the bus there were
barely any seats and the driver didn't
:really ~ow wh~e he was going.
Eventually it was all figured out and
I got back to school," Bracci said.
rounded a curve along the Harlem
River bank, approaching the Spuyten
Duyvil station in the Bronx. At the
crash site, four cars could be seen on
their side and the front car just feet
away from the water. The New York
City bound train left the Poughkeep-
sie station that morning at roughly
5:20 a.m.
The Sunday after Thanksgiving is
day. For those traveling northbound
between Yonkers and Poughkeepsie
stations, train service has become
very limited.
While the investigation is still on-
going, new information has surfaced
that speeding may have been the
cause for the devastating derailment.
In a press conference held Monday
evening, Dec. 2, the National Trans-
come under fire for the inddent.
Senior Caitlin Goettler shared her
experience traveling back from the
Thanksgiving break, having to take
alternate routes to Poughkeepsie.
''It was a smooth process as far as
getting from one step to the next. It
did, however, add quite a bit of time
to my trip between taking a different
train and transiting to Tarrytown. I
The MTA and NTSB are still grasp-
ing as to why the tragic derailment
occurred. The Circle's thoughts and
prayers go out to the victims and
their families of those who passed
and are in critical condition from this
accident.
M.arist Poll holds 35th anniversary celebration
By
JENNA GRANDE
poll because WKIP was a local AM
Managing Editor
radio station that was very popular,"
The Marist Institute of Public
Opin-
ion, known as MIPO or the Marist
Poll to most students, celebrated. its
35th anniversary on Saturday, Nov.
16 in the newly renovated Student
Center. Families, friends, colleagues,
student workers and supporters of the
poll gathered to reminisce on the out-
standing strides and accomplish-
ments achieved over the years. The
night celebrated MIPO's many years
of success under the tutelage of
directors Dr.
Lee
Miringoff and
Barbara L. Carvalho.
Before the dinner, the MIPO team
could be found entertaining the hun-
dreds of guests in attendance. The en-
ergy in the room from the night's
events left Jamie Lynn Bishop,
MIPO's Administrative Coordinator,
beaming with delight.
''It is very exciting to be a part of this
tonight, and how everything came
to-
gether. I am amazed at how many
people turned up, and am at a loss for
words at how amazing tonight was,"
Bishop said.
Miringoff and Carvalho also spoke
Kopec said. 'That's where
Lee
took
his
first class to do the polling.
It
rose to
very quick prominence, since being lo-
cated in New York there was plenty of
exciting things to poll on. Barbara and
Lee knew how to focus on what was
important and how to interpret the
data. Over 3,000 students over the
course of the past 35 years have been
involved in the Marist Poll This gives
\
us a front row seat to politics."
College President Dr. Dennis Mur-
ray was also a part of the evening; he
later spoke about the poll and the out-
standing success it has had over the
past 35 years. He explained that he
FROM JENNA GRANDE/MANAGING EDITOR
MIPO directors
Dr.
Lee Mirlngoff and Barbara
Carvalho
all smlles as President
Murray thanks
them for their
35 years of
accomplishments.
about the journey the poll has taken track record. Outlets are willing to
them on. They never quite imagined come back to us."
it to be as influential as it is today.
Shaileen Kopec, Senior Develop-
''! absolutely did not picture the ment Officer for Planned Giving
&
Marist Poll growing to be the entity it Endowment Support, remembers the
is
today. We never sat down and did a Marist Poll from its humble begin-
'five year plan' or anything like that,"
ning,
and is happy to have seen such
Miringoff said. "People want political great things
arise
from what was (at
independence, people who know what first) a simple classroom idea.
they're doing, people who have a good
"I
remember hearing about the first
never lost faith in Miringoff and Car-
-
valho, and while he had some hope
and expectations for the poll, they ex-
ceeded
his
wildest dreams.
''I had a great deal of confidence in
Lee
and Barbara, and I knew it could
be a nationally recognized part of
Marist College, but I think what
they've accomplished has really ex-
ceeded expectations. We're all really
proud of them," Murray said.
''They're calling this
SEE "A,"
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 12/5
SLA Finals Basket Distribution
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Champagnat
Breezeway
HuMarists Big Show
9:30 p.m. to 11:00
p.m.
Nelly Goletti
Theatre
Friday,
12/6
SLA Finals
Baskets Distribution
12:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Champagnat Breezeway
Fall 2013 World Film Program:
•vtcky Cristina Barcelona"
7:00 p.m.
Cannavino Library
SPC Movie: •Mortal Instruments: City
of Bones"
Student Center Room 3102
10:00
p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Saturday, 12/7
SPC Movie: •Mortal Instruments: City
of Bones"
Student Center Room 3102
10:00
p.m.
to
11:59 p.m.
campus
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By
DAVE CENTOPANTI AND DANNY
LEMMEN
Staff Writers
'Twas the night before finals, and
all through
the school, not a crea-
ture
was
stirring,
aside from some
fools.
The grade-A
students
were
snug
in their
beds, while visions of
4.0s,
danced
in
their
heads. And all
of a sudden there arose such a
clat-
ter,
there were girls drinking vodka
labeled: cake batter. They shuffled
outside towards Darby's and Union,
to dance
all
night iri unho~y com-
munion. So pull some chairs,
barstools or barrels, and listen
in
to
these new Christmas Carols.
11/15 11:4 7
p.m. Leo Hall
Oh, his breathing sounds kind of
frightful, and that vomit
smells
de-
lightful... but
if
his BAC is low; let
him go, let him go, let him go. Man,
h~ doesn't show signs of stopping,
and his eyes are surely popping, but
as long as he swipes in slow; let him
go, let him go, let him go.
It sounds
like he's softly crying, and the noise
of vomit's dying, so
if
he's got no
more chunks to blow; let him go, let
him go, let him go --· A student in
Leo was caught hugging the toilet
one Tuesday, slurring his speech,
and was somehow
NOT
sent to St.
Francis.
The
EdttoHn-Chlef: G rrln Marchetti
Ga"fn.Mal'(:hettl:1.@marlst.edu
Mana&lnl Editor: Jenna Grande
Jenna
Grande1@marlst.edu
News Editor: Shawna Gillen
clrclene
mall com
Feature$
Editor. Brittany
O ley
cJrclefeatures@gmail
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11/19 4:30 p.m. Leo Hall
You're
a
mean one, Laundry Thief.
You needed some clean socks. So
you
stole all of my clothes, and you
angered this
Red Fox, Laundry
Thief.
I
want to
hit
you with a
thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole!
•·-
Some poor Cindy Lou Who got his
laundry stolen
a couple of
weeks
ago, he was quoted as saying
''he
doesn't know of any enemies that
would've taken them." Not to worry,
Cindy, he!s not your enemy. His
heart is just two sizes two smt:\ll.
11/24 12:25 a.m. Donnelly Hall
I
should
go home now,
baby, it's
cold outside. Please put me down,
baby,
it's
cold outside. I'm
going
to
throw up
...
if
I
don't get home,
I'll
hold your hands they're just like ice.
My roommate will start to worry,
·
beautiful, what's your hurry? My RA
will be pacing the floor,
listen to that
fire place roar. The room is starting
to look blurry,
beautiful, please don't
hurry. Maybe just a haff a drink
more •-· Security spied a male stu-
dent carrying a female student over
his shoulder into the Donnelly
lobby. They were both sent back to
their rooms.
11/25 10:55 p.m. Champagnat
Hall
A&E Editor:
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lJfNtytes
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He sees you when you're smoking,
he knows when you are baked, he
knows
if
you drink Pabst or Goose,
so be good for Gildard's sake. Ohhh,
you
better not puff, you better
not
pass, you better put out all of your
grass, John Gildard is
coming to
Champ
---
Last Monday
security
confiscated
one grinder, two
pipes,
an
empty
bottle
of vodka, and a par-
tridge
in a pear
tree
from one
naughty Champagnat
resident.
11/26 11:30 p.m. Donnelly Hall
A new building for the band, pa
rum pum pum pum. With Art
Himelburger, pa rum pum pum
pum. I'm in the band with you, pa
rum pum pum pum. I've no trom-
bone to play, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum
p'um. Wait, someone found my horn,
pa rum pum pum pum.
It
was secu-
rity, pa rum pum pum pum. I
played my best for Art, pa rum pum
pum pum, and then he smiled at me
pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum
pum pum, rum pum pum pum, me
and my 'bone --· Someone lost their
trombone and security found it.
Merry Christmas everyone
Disclaimer: The Sec11rity Briefs are in-
tended as satire and /111/y protected free
speech 11nder the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
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SGA plans for 1nore ca1npus wide connections
By
KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
SGA Columnist
Preparations for the upcoming
breaks have SGA not only busy with
transporting students home, but also
looking forward to their return next
semester. From buses to safety to new
committees, last week's meeting was
comprised of initiatives to further
connect and interact with the student
body.
Representatives from Marist's
Safety and Security were present at
the meeting to spread the word about
the new component of their estab-
lished communications system. Cur-
rently, the communication system
consists of email alerts, phone mes-
sages for faculty and staff, PA broad-
cast systems, college website alerts,
the campus TV station and the secu-
rity officers located in every building.
However starting next semester,
Marist
will
be implementing a new
system called Marist Alerts.
A company called Everbridge, based
in California, sponsors Marist Alerts.
It is used by organizations such as
Virginia Technical Institute, Univer-
sity of Connecticut and the American
Red Cross. In a few weeks, students
will
receive an email from Marist, fol-
lowed by a subsequent email from
Everbridge, explaining the program
and inviting students to join.
Under this new system, in emer-
gency situations, every student
will
automatically receive an email from
Marist Alerts detailing the situation
and correct procedures. However, by
signing up to receive additional alerts
from Everbridge through the portal in
their email, students
will
be able to
receive those alerts to their cell
phones as calls, text messages or
both.
This
way, students
will
be able
to receive emergency messages re-
gardless of where they are on cam-
pus. Emergency situations included
in the messages are criminal activity,
severe weather conditions, life safety
conditions, maintenance and testing.
John Gildard, head of Marist secu-
rity, said "our goal is to make tech-
nology work for us."
Student Body President Deborah
Akinwwuni agreed with Gildard that
the new alert system will be a posi-
tive addition to the campus.
"I
believe that we as a school are for-
ward-thinking and continuously ded-
icated to enhancing the experience of
students on campus, which includes
protecting students from potential
harm," said Akinwunmi. •~at being
said, I am very excited to see Marist
implementing this new alert system."
Continuing the need and initiatives
for increased communication, a new
committee was created to increase
awareness of and advocacy for stu-
dents of all cultures. The Multicul-
tural Committee, started by Senator
Brandon Heard,
will
work with and
expand the efforts of the Center for
Multicultural Affairs (CMA) and
HEOP. Heard's main goal for the
committee
is
to educate students on
all cultures and hold forums for stu-
dents on how to deal with issues of
cultural differences, utilizing various
professors on campus as well.
•~e idea of college
is
to prepare stu-
dents for the real world and formu-
late a global way of thinking," said
·
Heard. ''Marist receives students
from all over the world, and by hav-
ing this committee students
will
not
only expand their knowledge on
dif-
ferent culture, but
will
be prepared to
work with many different types of
people in the work force."
The committee
will
work with CMA
to host programs on campus for stu-
dents and serve as a student liaison
for the
CMA.
In addition, SGA's Ci-
vility Campaign
will
coordinate with
the new committee to hold programs
that
will
increase awareness.
However, some members of SGA
were unsure of how this committee's
goal will be carried out and how ef-
fective they
will
be. Chief Public
Af-
fairs Officer Sam Policano was the
one dissenting vote in regards to the
establishment of the committee. She
voiced concerns regarding the rela-
tionship between the comtnittee and
the Center for Multicultural Affairs,
as
well
as how Heard plans to get
peo-
ple to attend his events.
"I
dissented on the vote for the mul-
ticultural committee because I felt
like it wasn't e:ic.actly clear what the
office of multicultural affairs does in
regards to the issues the
.
committee
would be focusing on," said Policano.
"[This]
is
something that I thought re-
ally needed to be discussed possibly
with administration more before an
entire committee was needed to focus
with issues such as racism."
Despite her concerns, Policano is
confident in Heard and his ability and
charisma to lead the committee.
The transportation committee is
further facilitating connections by
continuing their transportation sys-
tems for Thanksgiving traveling.
Buses supplied rides for students to
Long Island, New Jersey, Connectjcut
and Massachusetts. Masses of stu-
dents continue to sign up for
•
the
buses.
As
Marist looks to attract more di-
verse students, they are increasing
their initiatives to appeal to students
and facilitate their experience on
campus. Through Marist Alerts, the
multicultural committee and the
transportation committee, efforts are
being made to bring the campus
closer together.
Prominent speaker talks future of journalism
By
CATHRYN VACCARO
Staff Writer
Writer's block and procrastination
are very familiar to Marist stu-
dents, especially during the stress-
ful weeks before finals. Courtesy of
the Media Leaders of the Commu-
nication Department, Betsy Morgan
brought some inspiration and ad-
vice to the student body. Morgan,
the president of The Blaze and for-
mer CEO of the Huffington Post,
came to speak to the students and
faculty members of the Communi-
cation Department on Wednesday,
Nov 20. The talk was held in the
newly renovated Nelly Galetti The-
atre.
Betsy Morgan discussed her jour-
ney from working at Huffington
Post to taking a leap in her career
path to join The Blaze team. Work-
ing with its founder Arianna Huff-
ington, she helped take Buffington
Post to the top. Huffi.ngton Post was
From page one
one of the first sites to use user-gen•
erated content to form blogs. These
blogs set Huffington Post apart
from the competition. They created
an authentic and transparent rela-
tionship through the use of their
early blogging network,
distin-
guishing themselves from their on-
line c~>Unterparts.
'1 think that what was really in-
teresting at Huff Post was, at the
time, we really believed that an au-
dience wanted to see both opinion
voice and news content side by
side ... the audience really responded
to having that big melting pot of
content all together," Morgan said.
Morgan did not follow a specific
career path. She decided to take her
dominant voice and turn it into
something groundbreaking in the
journalism world. Morgan is used to
being different. She was one of the
youngest people in board meetings
surrounded by older CEOs of major
companies. She was also one of the
only women at the table. That's
what made Morgan different and
she embraced it. Morgan remained
true to herself and did things that
she was passionate about. She
wakes up ready and excited to go to
work.
"Be authentic, do things with per-
sonality," Morgan said.
With jobs and internships being
so competitive, everyone is always
looking for an answer to what major
companies are looking for in their
new interns or employees. Morgan
gave
insightful and inspiring advice to
help an audience of young journal-
ists trying to find their unique way
of getting their foot in the door.
''You will stand out. You will be
your best self if you are yourself,"
stated Morgan.
She told students not to work to
fit into a mold that is already made.
A company wants to hire someone
with their own unique and fresh
ideas. Having your own voice is the
way to get your foot in the door.
Morgan also explained that work-
ing for a company that has a clear
direction and their own voice is key
to deciding if they want to work for
that company in the future.
''I
thought Betsy gave really good
advice and was very honest. When
she said that you have to really
have a passion for what you want to
do in your life because if not, you
shouldn't do it," explained Rose
Shannon, a sophomore Communi-
cations major and Political Science
minor who attended the event.
Morgan encouraged the audience
that there are so many more oppor-
tunities and different paths to fol-
low that there will always be
journalism jobs available. Do not
settle for something that you are
not passionate about. You have the
power to pick what jobs and intern-
ships suit your personality, dreams,
and career goals the best.
MIPO reflects on
35
years
·
of great success
a 35th anniversary of MIPO, but
it's really more of a celebration. I
think outlets continue to use the
-
Marist Poll for multiple reasons.
Our work is known for its accuracy,
its independence, and its fairness.
Those are great qualities for poll-
sters to have."
The night's sequence of events
went smoothly, from one speaker
to another, including
Dr.
Murray,
Lee Miringoff, and Barbara Car-
valho. An in-depth video presenta-
tion of the Marist Poll's history,a
raffle, and a performance from the
improve comedy troupe "The Capi-
tol Steps" in the Nelly Goletti the-
ater all took place during the
evenmg.
Unlike other polling institutes
like the Quinnipiac Poll that hire
outside workers, all the polls con-
ducted by MIPO are done so by stu-
dents. Mirgingoff testifies to this,
acknowledging the poll would not
be the same without the students.
''This is nothing without the stu-
dents, and the talents Marist
brings to the table. We are and al-
ways will be an educational pro-
gram. The polling is the visible side
of that," Miringoff said.
The feeling appears to be mutual,
as both current students and
alumni students came out and
spoke highly of the polling institute
and what it means to them person-
ally, and to the school community.
So what is in store for MIPO? For
many, it is to keep improving the
poll and relationships it has with
major media outlets. In fact, be-
cause of the astounding reputation
the poll has built over the years,
the poll continues to grow in recog-
nition.
For the MIPO staff, it makes it
even better when the Marist com-
munity responds positively to the
work
they are doing. They appreci-
ate the support they get from stu-
dents, faculty, and outsiqe sup-
porters alike.
"We've seen a great response
from the Marist comm~nity. We
cannot thank Dennis Murray
enough for his support and his re-
sources. We are the Marist com-
munity: Marist students make up
our workforce. We couldn't do this
without them," Mike Conte, a grad-
uate student assistant for MIPO,
said.
For Miringoff, though, there is
one thing he wishes he could
change about the poll.
"Turn back the clock!" Miringoff
said.



















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Joey Suchanek: more than one in a million
By
DEREK
ROSE
Circle Contributor
The thing about Fibrodysplasia
Ossificans Progressiva is that it
starts in the feet.
At birth, the first telling sign of
one of the world's rarest diseases is
a malformed big toe. Then, it moves
up to the heart, suppressing any
scant remnants of hope. Finally, it
spreads to the mind, obscuring all
thought, until all the person knows
is pain and slow suffering and the
hopeless feeling that they are for-
ever trapped in a failing body.
FOP, often referred to as "Stone
Man Disease," causes muscle to be
ossified either spontaneously or
when damaged. In the first couple
years of birth, humans grow bones
at an incredibly fast rate. A muta-
tion in the dominant allele, which
leads to this rapid bone growth is
the cause of FOP; essentially, the
switch is never shut off. The body is
not told when
to
stop growing bones,
causing fibrous tissue, such as mus-
cles, tendons and ligaments to turn
into bone. The disease decreases
mobility, causes issues breathing
and shortens life expectancy.
With a mere 800 cases worldwide,
Joey Suchanek, a junior at Marist
College, is far more than one in a
million. At birth, Joey was diag-
nosed with
a
rare form of cancer be-
cause no doctor knew just how rare
he really was. After three years of
searching for elusive answers, an
unlikely person finally figured out
what was causing Joey so many is-
sues.
"My father technically diagnosed
me with FOP," Joey said. "He didn't
agree with the doctors, so he went
to Borders every night and looked
up diseases to see which matched
my symptoms. Then he found my
disease and went to the doctor and
the doctor said, 'No that can't be,'
since it was so rare."
His father knew that the sponta-
neous and agonizing lumps, known
as flare-ups, did not align with the
doctors' diagnoses. Before he was di-
agnosed with FOP, Joey's flare-ups
were believed to be tumors and were
removed at a young age. Normally,
it is dangerous to remove the bone
growths in people with FOP because
leftover scar tissue is susceptible to
ossification. Even today, as doctors
fervently
work
for a cure, surgical
removal of growths is rarely at-
tempted.
Although he was able to take part
in most childhood activities, by high
school, Suchanek began to notice
that he was unlike every other kid.
''It kind of just hit me that I'm
dif-
ferent and there wasn't anything I
could do about it," he said.
Without hesitation, that was when
Joey decided to try and make his life
as normal as every other teenager.
Courageously, he chose to attend
Marist College-a school hours
away from his home, his parents,
and any familiarity.
"Something about this school just
felt magical to me," Suchanek said.
"I felt like I wanted to be here for
the next four years."
Coming to college, most people
have the luxury of being able to hide
their scars. They can conceal from
the world what they wish, but Joey
ceaselessly bears the scars of his
disease like fresh graffiti on a de-
caying statue. When people see
him,
it is difficult to see the public rela-
tions major who likes watching foot-
ball and listening to Owl City.
And as his disease grows more se-
v~re, its effects become more notice-
able. Joey's arms, permanently bent
at 90 degrees, wrap around his
body, trying to give himself a big
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEREK ROSE
Joey
Suchanek
dreams big in the
face
of a
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
hug. One of his legs is four inches
shorter than the other. This is half
of his body pulling him down, telling
him to concede, while the other half
is telling
him
to stand tall and fight.
His smile, restricted by a flare up in
his jaw-bone last year, will never be
as full as it once was, yet it still
emits more light than a blazing
roman candle in the black of night.
''I can't change anything, no mat-
ter how hard I try," Suchanek said.
''My body is a uniform that I can't
change, but I can change my com-
plexion and my mindset."
Following college, he hopes to be-
come a motivational speaker. He be-
lieves that his story can help others
with similar struggles, and he
wants to inspire those people to
chase their dreams like he does.
In
the fall of
2012,
Suchanek took
all of his inner motivation and made
something tangible to drive him
even more. On the wall above his
bed rests a handwritten bucket list
of the things he wants to accomplish
or experience in life.
"It leads
·
to hope for a good future,
that things will change,'' Suchanek
said about the list.
Among the one hundred different
tasks on the list includes: going sky-
diving, writing a book, dancing with
a girl, going on a safari and paying
for a vacation for his parents. While
he dreams at night, his real dreams
hang above him. They wait until he
awakes in the morning and sees
them again. The list provides Joey
with that extra bit of motivation to
persevere. It provides him with a
map to follow when he feels lost. It
provides optimism. It provides hope.
It provides courage.
And the thing about courage is, it
starts in the feet. When everything
is spiraling away, it arises when you
plant yourself firmly on the ground
and shout that you are going to
fight. Then it moves up to the heart,
where you can feel it, rising and
falling with your pulse. Finally, it
spreads to the mind, a sensation so
strong that you could never consider
defeat. From his bodily prison,
Suchanek has proven that no mat-
ter how severe his condition may be-
come, he has always been made of
stone.
The daily balancing act of a resident assistant
By
EMILY
HOUSTON
Circle Contributor
As Resident Assistant Anna Car-
bone rushes from class, to dance
practice, and back to the Foy
Townhouses for duty, she merely
sees it as another day in the life as
a sophomore RA.
As a Communications major
with a concentration in Public Re-
lations and a minor in Theater, the
activities Carbone is involved in
reflect her skills and interests.
In
addition to being an
RA,
she enjoys
the position as Community Service
Manager for the Marist College
Dance Ensemble board, is a mem-
ber of Ambassadors,
,
part of the
Marist College Club of Theater
Arts and works as a tour guide.
Carbone enjoys all of her com-
mitments, but feels a personal con-
nection to her RA position
"It's corny, but to be honest, last
year I had kind of a rough transi-
tion to college," Carbone said. "I
don't know if I was completely
ready to be away from home, and
to take on all the things that were
put in front of me."
Originally, Carbone wanted to be
a freshmen RA, as that was what
sparked her interest in the posi-
tion, but when she was placed as a
sophomore RA, she viewed it as "a
blessing in disguise."
"I'm so happy that I get to live
with my friends - not even in my
house, but all the houses around
me," Carbone said. "I like being
surrounded by people my own age
and the rewards are different, but
I'm definitely gaining a lot from
being with people my own age and
having an effect in a different
way."
Although living with friends may
seem to add to the stress that in-
evitably comes with being an RA,
for Carbone, it is a way to de-
stress. Whether it is hanging out
with friends to bake or watch a
movie, Carbone sees it as an im-
portant part of her college experi-
ence.
This is not to say that Carbone
does not feel the stress of her com-
mitments.
"I've definitely been working on
compartmentalizing my brain in
that sense, just because thinking
about doing your homework and
thinking about doing your job, and
thinking about your social life,"
Carbone said.
"They all require really different
thought processes and sometimes
it gets overwhelming because
when they all blend together, the
room kind of spins and you have to
try and figure out how to think of
them each separately," Carbone
said of her varied responsibilities.
Organization is the key to Car-
bone's balancing act. Every Sun-
day, she sits down and makes a
schedule of everything she has to
do for the upcoming week, which
includes meetings and events, as
well as schoolwork.
"Anna is the type of person who
is constantly busy, but she man-
ages to balance everything," Shan-
non Dempsey, her housemate,
said.
Once Carbone is able
to
narrow
down her interests, she hopes to
gain experience in the PR field,
specifically in family entertain-
ment. Out of everything though,
she is most excited to study abroad
in Florence during the spring of
her junior year, as she is particu-
larly fascinated with Italian lan-
guage and culture.
"I couldn't imagine coming here
and not going and not taking ad-
vantage of it," Carbone said about
studying abroad. "I have to; I've
been excited about it since eighth
grade. That was definitely a factor
in choosing here."
While there is still time left in
the first semester, Carbone al-
ready knows she wants to continue
being an RA for the coming years,
as she finds the personal interac-
tions and teamwork rewarding.
"It's definitely like being on
_
a
team," Carbone said. "I didn't play
a lot of team sports, but I think
that this is the closest thing to
having a support system and
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Holiday gift
giving
without the stress
By
JASMINE GUERINE
Circle Contributor
Gift giving during the holiday
season can be a real struggle.
Most people enjoy receiving just
a little bit more than giving, be-
cause receiving is easy and giv-
ing can be a serious pain. We all
set out with good intentions to
try to make someone genuinely
happy during the holidays, but
these intentions can lead to a
bad gift that you will never live
down. Yes, it is the thought that
counts. I am not trying to under-
mine that age-old saying and en-
dorse blind materialism. But in
order for that to be true, you
have to put some thought into
the gift.
If
done correctly, an in-
expensive gift
•
can have more
meaning and value than an ex-
travagant one. Unlike your typi-
cal holiday gift guide that just
throws a list of items at you, I'm
here to give you the skills and
tools to al ways find the perfect
gift for anyone, on any budget.
A good gift has only one re-
quirement: to show that you
know something about the per-
son, or at least tried to under-
stand them. Chances are you're
not giving a gift to a total
stranger, so this component
shouldn't be that hard. Gifting is
really an easy process; all you
need to do is listen and observe.
We don't realize how often
people around us mention things
they desire or need. On average,
someone will mention or com-
plain about something that they
need at least twice a week, and
this is where great gift ideas can
come from. From the moment
you know you're getting someone
a gift, start listening to thell}
closely and make mental notes.
For example, your buddy
doesn't shut up about Breaking
Bad and how upset he is that
the series is over. Take this in-
formation and utilize it!
If
he
loves Breaking Bad and can't
handle the fact that it's not on
TV anymore, a DVD box set
will
definitely fill that void.
It
is ex-
actly what he wanted without
realizing it:
·
Plµs, you no longer
have to listen to him complain.
Now, whether you're shopping
for your mother or the co-worker
you got for Secret Santa,
chances are you see the person
you're giving a gift to. This is
where observation comes in. Ob-
servation plays its own role in
gift giving because some things
can be seen and not heard. For
example, you're with your best
friend and you notice her wallet
is basically being held together
by string and duct tape. While
she may not mention wanting a
new wallet, it is fair to assume
that if she got one as a present,
she wouldn't complain.
Now that we have covered the
basic skills of gifting, here are
some holiday gifting don'ts and
their alternatives.
Don't: Give someone soap. Un-
less your friend has explicitly
stated that they would like a
basket of fancy soap or they are
a Bath
&
Body Works regular,
don't give them soap! Soap is the
universal way to say, "Hey, I
know nothing about you, except
the fact that you bathe." Plus if
they hate or are allergic to the
scent you gave them, you will
see that soap basket being re-
gifted sometime in the very near
future.
Alternative: The alternative
to a soap basket is gift cards.
Gift cards are great for when
you're stumped. They are just as
- if not more - affordable than a
soap basket. Plus, they come in
so many different varieties so
you can specify it to the person.
If
your friend is known for burn-
ing his money on music, an
iTunes gift card or a concert cer-
tificate is perfect. The best part
is that, if utilized correctly, a
gift card can completely cover up
the fact that you had no idea
what you were doing.
Don't: Give someone health or
fitness related items.
If
the per-
son you're giving a gift to is a
gym rat, or a fitness instructor,
then ge
_
t it for them. Othe:rwise
l
stay away from this genre of
gift! It is a danger zone! Even if
you mean well in getting your
BFF that gym membership they
have been talking about for the
last three months, it can still be
taken very poorly. What started
as a supportive gesture can
Five things you should
never
By
AL'r'SSA ROSSI
Sex
Columnist
After a weekend of relaxation,
and by that I mean scrolling
through endless Buzzfeed articles
and old Cosmopolitan articles, I
felt that I needed to address some-
thing. Buzzfeed published an ar-
ticle titled "16 Sex Positions From
Cosmo That Would Never Work,"
and I realized there are a lot of
suggestions Cosmopolitan makes
to their readers that just don't
seem quite right ....
1. 30 Things To Do With a
Naked Man: Make Hirn Hot,
Then Cold
Cosmo Says: ''You can do this
by drawing an icy line from the
back of his neck all the way down
his body." Apparently doing this
only makes him "hotter."
What Would Happen: Now
what are the logistics of this? You
can either pause the moment, run
to your nearest freezer, then run
back, follow their oh-so brief di-
r~tions, and then, oh, throw it on
your desk to let all of your apple
products drown in water damage.
Or you can invest in an icebox to
put under your bed strictly for
these occasions. Even if you prep
for the moment, and put the ice
cube in a bowl, odds are it will be
melted by the time you remember
it's sitting on your nightstand,
waiting to be used.
2. Expert Course: Eight Ad-
vanced Sex Positions
Cosmo Says: The following po-
sitions are not only possible but
extremely satisfying: Passion Pro-
peller, Bootyful View, Ca:i;nal
Crisscross, V is for Vixen, The
Pinwheel, Arc de Triomph, The X-
Rated, and The Head Game.
What Would Happen: I'm
speechless.
After seeing these
photos, and reading their basic in-
structions, there's no way some-
one with all of their limbs
attached to them will find pleas-
ure in any of these.
3. Hot Morning Sex Posi-
tions: Torrid Tug-of War
Cosmo Says: This is an "amaz-
ing pleasure boost."
What Would Happen: Basi-
cally envision a tug-of-war with
your arms linked and tugging at
the bottom half of your body.
Sounds really pleasurable.
4. Cosmo Karna Sutra: Bad
Girl Edition: Nips Ahoy
Cosmo Says: The male sits
with his legs stretched out for-
ward, while the female straddles
him, resting her back on his
thighs, leaving her head to rest on
the bed.
What Would Happen: This can
only last for so long, since
1.)
Mo-
bility is very limited, and 2.) Once
her back is thrown out and she
has a stiff neck, there is no way
this will be tried again.
5. Great Sex Positions: Mover
and Shaker
Cosmo Says: "Lie facedown on
top of a washing machine, with
your feet flat on the floor (if you're
short, try standing on a phone
book). Have your guy stand facing
quickly turm into a friendship-
ending gift gone wrong.
Alternative: Get a different
gift! Just stay away from these
kinds of gifts in general. You
don(t want to give someone an
item that can be misconstrued.
It is best to get gifts that are
straightfonyard and can't be
taken the wrong way.
In the end, gift giving should
bring you, and the gift recipient,
joy. Hopefully, with this advice,
giving will be even easier and
more rewarding than receiving
this holiday season.
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TWODOU,A/AJCKR
Buying
gifts
this
holiday
season can be a
real easy process
if you listen
to
and ol>-
serve who you're buying
gifts
for.
do
•
In
bed
your behind, between your legs.
Once you're going at it, turn on
the machine. Have him lean for-
ward
·
so that his thighs are
pressed against you. The vibra-
tions will rock through his entire
body."
Let's Think About This:
Cosmo listed in their demographic
profile that 34 percent of their
readers range from 18-24, and 58
percent total range from 18-34
years of age. Going off of that,
most 18-24 year olds are still liv-
ing at home with their parents, or
attending college. This just does-
n't seem
feasible at all. From
sharing utilities with your entire
family, or even the communal
laundromat at your college, to the
mere fact that they suggest you
retrieve a telephone book, it all
seem humorous.
Don't get me wrong. Cosmopoli-
tan produces some great articles,
and clearly they have great cus-
tomer loyalty. But I'm truly curi-
ous if anyone has ever sat down
after they've researched and writ-
ten these articles, and thought
about how these will work out lo-
gistically.















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Stude~ts experience restrictions in dining· hall
By
KATHLEEN
O'BRIEN
Opinion Editor
Marist football finished this sea-
son with an
8-3
record and a share
of the PFL title, setting a new stan-
dard for the team in our college's
history. This is a great accomplish-
ment for the athletes and the team
should be proud of their achieve-
ments, especially considering all of
the hard work that they put in to
the season and training.
However, despite this, there are
a few occurrences looming before me
that I cannot seem to move past.
In
September and OctoJ:>er, for two of
the home football games, a section
of the dining hall was reserved for
the football team for dinner and
breakfast. Students were unable to
occupy that section even when the
team was not present. Even though
the team is performing at a high
level and is bringing money to the
college, it does not 'warrant prefer-
ential treatment over the rest of
Marist students.
The hours of 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. ,
and 9:30 a.m. to
11
a.m., are the
busiest times of operation for the
dining hall, as noted by Sodexo.
These are also the times when the
section was blocked off for the foot-
ball team. Even though the ex-
panded and renovated dining hall
provides enough seating for all stu-
dents even with the section being
out of commission, the principle still
remains that all seating should be
available to students.
.Marist students pay approxi-
mately $40,000 per year to attend
the institution.
As
students attend-
ing an institution of higher learn-
ing, they should be subjected to fair
and equal treatment with equal
opportunities.
However, it would appear that
their rights are being limited, as
their ability to sit wherever they
please is restricted. This is espe-
cially disconcerting considering that
Marist is a private college, meaning
that most of the money the college
receives is through the tuition and
donations from alumni, not tax-
payer money. The students should
have these rights since their tuition
is paying for the operation of the col•
lege.
Restricting sections of the din-
ing hall for athletic teams or other
organizations would not be a prob-
lem
if
it occurred for all organiza-
tions. Marist teams attend the
MAAC championships every season,
but do not get dining accommoda-
tions the night before or day of their
respective competitions. Consider-
ing that other Marist teams have
actually won the MAAC champi-
onships, including softball and
crew, it seems particularly unfair
and biased.
Furthermore, Marist College
Dance Ensemble and MCCTA host
performances every semester, but
they do not receive this preferential
treatment either. The appropriate
action would be to either restrict
seating for all of these organizations
or not restrict seating at all, making
it open to the entire student body.
The inequity is not simply be-
tween athletes and non-athletes,
but between the various athletic
teams as well.
In
addition to other
sports teams not having reserved
seating, club sports are facing dis-
crimination as well. Club teams
were told that due to a shortage of
athletic trainers, they would be un-
able to use the athletic trainer's
office. Although not as intense as
the varsity schedules in regards to
practice times, club sports such as
men and women's rugby still occupy
a large portion of the student's time,
and the students are just as suscep-
tible to injuries.
Rugby is highly physical and uti-
lizes barely any protective gear. Be-
cause ofthis, these teams should be
at the top of the list for access to the
athletic trainer, but now the ath-
letes are not allowed inside. This is
extremely disrespectful, considering
the women's team made it to the na-
tional championship this season.
I have been told before that
sports reflect society and can show
us much about the growing trends,
and I am starting to believe this is
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The reach
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other areas
of
the campus arena.
true. Perhaps sports are showing us
that various inequalities still exist
in our society, and that our empha-
sis can often be placed on the wrong
subject. Although there are numer-
ous benefits of participation in ath-
letics, it is important that it does
not overshadow the other intricacies
of life and place others at a disad-
vantage, particularly at an institu-
tion whose emphasis is higher
learning.
Libertarianism moves to take center stage
By
TIM KIRTLAND
Circle Contributor
With the Republican Party, as
well as the Tea Party, seeing in-
creasingly dismal approval ratings,
some may be hoping that conser-
vatism as a whole is gradually fad-
ing away from
contemporary
popular opinion. However, the ac-
tual scenario is quite different.
Across many economic issues, it
seems that people are losing a great
deal of patience with liberal policies,
while embracing more conservative
approaches to handling our country.
More than ever, a majority of Amer-
icans are reportedly sick and tired
of the federal government creating
an "entitlement state" through wel-
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DEREK BRIDGES
/FLCKR
As
the Tea
Party,
conservatism and liber-
alism become more irrelavent,
it
Is time
for a new wave
of
thinking known as
lib-
ertarianism.
fare, Medicaid, food stamps and
even social security.
On the other hand, there is also
a rising discontent with banks and
large companies cheating middle
and lower class citizens. People
often blame Republicans for pam-
pering these institutions at the ex-
pense of their voters.
Moreover, Americans are clearly
falling out with many social conser-
vative policies; specifically, with re-
gards to education, drugs, women's
rights, government surveillance,
drones, abortion (to a certain ex-
tent) and most notably, same-sex
marriage.
Meanwhile, the Tea Party is
slowly becoming more
of
a minority
today, having lost the broader pop-
ulation's admiration, especially
after viewing their influence on
Congress. To summarize, both po-
litical extremes are noticeably fad-
ing from the spectrum of American
public opinion, while an alternative
trend of Republicanism is quickly
gaining a considerable following.
Libertarianism, in its basic form,
is a different branch of conservative
thinking that endorses a society
where the state plays a minimal
role in how it develops. Now, con-
trary to what most contemporary
Republicans believe, libertarians
also oppose the federal government
stepping in to do things such as pro-
tecting Wall Street and big busi-
nesses,
limiting
women's
reproductive rights, keeping drugs
off the street, and preventing LGBT
individuals from ex-ercising their
human rights.
That being said, they are report-
edly against all types of social pro-
grams and believe that they should
eventually be terminated, which is
something that makes a lot of their
Republican colleagues uneasy.
From my own eKperience, this
way of thinking is definitely gaining
support from
.
young, middle:..class
Americans, as a response to the ap-
parent failures of modern-day liber-
alism, as well as conservatism.
While they often associate them-
selves with the Republican Party,
they mostly view themselves as a
middle-grounded, balanced, and far
more intellectual group than both
the Democrats and the Republicans.
I can certainly see why libertar-
ians would see it that way, consid-
ering they are more in touch with
the reality of how our economy
works, understand the evils of social
conservatism, and, best of all, do not
try to act patriotic and scream, "God
Bless the USA!" to enforce tradi-
tional American values.
In
other
words, they simply make far better
Republicans, or rather a superior
rival to liberals.
Personally, I see little to no pro\>-
lem with libertarianism becoming
so popular in this country, espe-
cially
if
it means replacing the Tea
Party conservatism with which I
have lost patience. I mostly agree
with them on social issues and end-
ing special interest subsidies, al-
though I am firmly against their
rather extreme approach to free-
market capitalism due to its conse-
quences on lower-class individuals.
In fact, I find their opposition to
any kind of federal welfare or safety
net very troubling, due to my pas-
sionate concern for those who can-
not make ends meet alone without
these social programs.
· Nevertheless, in my opinion, rep-
resentatives like Ron Paul and Gary
Johnson make far superior candi-
dates than Ted Cruz and Chris
Christie. The latter are politicians
who seem more concerned with
pleasing constituents and main-
taining the status quo than improv-
ing the lives of everyday Americans.
Despite my disapproval of their pro-
posals to "end the Fed," I would
love to see them elected into office
much more often, as opposed to Tea
Party favorites. I might even con-
sider voting for one
if
th~y were up
against a Democratic candidate I
couldn't get behind.
At the very least, we have to give
them credit for being substantially
more open-minded and reasonable
in their views, giving them a nice
welcoming hand-shake. Therefore,
step aside old-fashioned, outdated
conservatism and make way for the
forward-thinking, though still heav-
ily misguided libertarianism!





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From all of us at The Circle, we would like to
thank our staff writers and contributors,
photographers, and our loyal readers for a
great semester.
We hope you all have a wonderful \Vinter
break, and a safe holiday season.
We look forward to welcoming you back for
the spring
2014
semester \Vi.th new stories
and ideas, and being a part of your Marist
College experience once again.
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''Catching Fire": a fiery love triangle heats up
By
STEPHEN BERES
Circle Contributor
"Catching Fire" is the latest se-
quel to the 2012 blockbuster film
"The Hunger Games," and the
first to be helmed by director
Francis Lawrence. Although the
film has been celebrated for its
faithful adherence to the novel on
which it is based, the lack of first-
person narrative in the film
clouds many plot elements. The
most notable is Katniss's conflict-
ing romantic feelings toward her
male
companions,
Gale and Peeta
.
This new film gives us a chance to
analyze the developing love
trimr-
gle as presented on the big screen.
"The Hunger Games" ended with
"star-crossed
lovers" Katniss and
Peeta victorious, and eager to re-
turn to District 12. This love of
course, is fictional, created to
catch the attention of the feeble-
minded citizens of the Capital.
"Catching Fire," however, leaves
the viewer wondering exactly how
fictional the romance between
Katniss and Peeta is.
In
the first
"Hunger Games" it is clear there
are multiple reasons for the gene-
sis of Katniss and Peeta's "love."
We learn that both are noble, each
unwilling to let the other perish at
another's or their own hands. The
countless attempts to protect each
other during the first movie cre-
ates a strong bond between them,
which is arguably the foundation
of what seems to be true love. This
being the case, is it really believ-
Katniss and Gale, "Catching
Fjre"
makes the true nature of this re-
lationship even harder to inter-
pret. Apparently, they love each
other, with multiple scenes de-
picting the pair's admiration for
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to
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with
both
Peeta
and Gale without a guiding first-person narrative.
able that Katniss and Peeta re-
turn to District 12 and continue to
ignore each other like they had for
years before? Not really. But of
course, there is Gale to consider.
While the first "Hunger Games"
gives little information about the
status of the relationship between
one another, both physical and
emotional. But the course of the
75th Hunger Games tells a differ-
ent story. The beginning of the
movie leads the viewer to believe
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just another obligatory act to en-
sure her survival.
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this time around might as well be
a flashback to the first movie
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where the viewer was equally un-
sure of what was going on be-
tween them. Make up your mind,
Katniss! Is it fair to Gale to tell
him you love him and then go off
smooching and snuggling Peeta?!
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maybe her love for either of them
is just situational. I think it is
pretty clear that Katniss' feelings
for Peeta have transcended the
charade they created in the first
movie. It is safe to say Katniss has
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Column:
Marist's
own
comeback
kids
By
RYAN CALVI
Sports Editor
In writing this column, where do
I even begin?
For the senior class who entered
this school four years ago, all the
sports talk was about how good our
women's basketball team was and
how our football te.am struggled to
compete and draw big crowds from
the student body on game days.
I refused to believe it until I ac-
t\lally saw it for myself.
Sooner rather than later, my fel-
low seniors and I found this to be
very tnie as we watched them lose
four out of their five home games
our freshmen year.
''Just a fluke," I said. "They'll
turn it around next year."
Nope.
Sophomore year came and went,
and so to did Marist football's sea-
son. Another year that ended in dis-
appointment, another losing season.
Junior year the team began to
show signs of progress heading into
this year, but once again finished
the season with a losing record and
not much
to
write home about.
COURTESY OF JOSEPH S. Mll.1.E.R/™E CIRCLE
The Marist football team finished the 2013 campaign with a program-record eight wins, Including their first PFL championship In
team history. Not only did they win the championship but they also gave the Marist community a reason to believe once again.
Then came this season, where
I've always been a believer in history.
there was much hype coming into that talk is cheap, and unless you
We got to see life come back to
the year because this was said to perform on the field, everything else Tenney Stadium (and around the
have been one of the better teams is irrelevant.
outside via tailgates) as it was al-
this program has ever seen.
And so this season began.
ways filled to capacity on Saturdays
It
did not start so hot as the group with white and red paraphernalia.
fell to 0-2 with loses to Sacred Heart
The eight wins were the most
and Bucknell to open up the year.
wins any Marist squad recorded in a
"Here we go again," I thought. year, all topped off with winning the
"On our way to yet another losing first PFL title in team histo;-y.
season and I'll graduate Marist,
Although not making the FCS
having never seen a winning foot-
playoffs is a story for another day
ball team."
and something that will haL nt us
And then, boom, the switch all of forever, what this team accom-
a sudden was flipped. In the re-
plished this sea•3on is something no-
maining nine games, everything in~ -body will ever
be
able to take 1way.
stantly became amazing.
Putting Marist football back on the
Winning eight of the last nine was map and winning a conference
certainly no mistake. It was earned. championship can never be re-
Game after game the phrase started placed.
·
to sound like a broken record, "ex-
So from Coach Parady to Looney
plosive on offense, phenomenal de-
to Atiq Lucas
to
Fede and the rest of
fensive effort."
the 2013 Marist football team, we
We got to see quarterback Chuckie thank you, not only as a members of
COORTESY OF JOSEPH
s.
MILi.ER/THE
CIRCLE
Loonie break several school records, the media but also as fans of the
Senior running back Atiq Lucas finished this season rushing for 820 yards and 11
touchdowns. Lucas averaged 72.5 rushing yards per game for the Red Foxes.
and defensive end Terrence Fede Red Foxes for the memories that
register the most sacks in program will truly last us a lifetime.
ESPN's
"The
Classrootn" finds instant suc·cess
By
GEOFF MAGLIOCCHETTI
Staff Writer
In a region where the sports talk
radio
personalities
are
as
renowned as the athletes they
cover, a new Saturday morning
duo is turning heads, opening ears
and maybe inciting a donut revolu-
tion.
They are Dr. Keith Strudler and
Geoff Brault, hosts of The Class-
room, on 1220
(AM)
ESPN Radio in
the Hudson Valley. Broadcast on
Saturday mornings from 10 a.m.
until noon from the radio studio in
the basement of Lowell Thomas,
The Classroom offers a smart and
entertaining look at the hottest
topics in sports.
"We're not the average sports
talk radio show," Brault said, a
Marist graduate who, in addition
to his Classroom duties, works as
a commentator for Marist's cham-
pionship football and women's bas-
ketball teams. "A lot of today's
sports talk is mainly things to get
ratings,
saying
controversial
things to rile people up, to gener-
ate anger, to make you listen just
to get angry. What we're trying to
do is discuss issues that are going
on, things that maybe don't get the
attention they deserve, and pres-
ent them in a smart perspective
while having fun at the same
time."
Among the topics that Strudler
and Brault have covered include
brain injuries in football, fan eti~
quette, and college basketball
freshmen leaving after one year.
The Classroom has welcomed nu-
merous guests to their program,
including former NFL player Brian
Toal,
Newsday writer David
Lennon, and Boston.com sports ed-
itor Matt Pepin. Other Classroom
trademarks
include
"Esoteric
Sports Topics Debated in Unneces-
sary Detail", in which Strudler de-
bates former college roommate Jim
Cotter
about
anything
from
whether a marathon runner or a
baseball player is more of athlete
to what would America's 3rd
fa-
vorite sport would be if football
ceased to exist.
In
Picks of the Week, where
Strudler takes on his five year old huge," explains Brault.
"If
you're
son Sloan in picking some of the going to offer a concentration in
most anticipated matchups in sports communication like Marist
sports. Fathe,r and son usually does any potential student inter-
compete for a prize, which usually ested in that program probably
ranges from simple (doing Dr. wants to be on ESPN. To have a re-
Strudler's laundry) to ludicrous (A la~ionship in-house with an actual
2 week vacation for Sloan, which ESPN affiliate and branding, to
must be daddy-free). The show al-
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tell people that you can work on a
ways ends with "Keith's Commen-
show that's broadcast on ESPN
tary," where Strudler tackles an airwaves, is fantastic.;'
unusual or lesser-known topic in
While The Classroom will host
sports.
its "season finale" this Saturday, it
Perhaps the most unique and will return for another edition
important aspect
to
The Classroom after winter break. Brault is ex-
is its connection to ESPN, the tremely excited about the future.
Worldwide Leader in Sports and
"[Dr. Strudler] and I have talked
America's most popular sports net-
about [the future] and we agree
work. Thanks to this exclusive con-
that the sky is the limit," he said.
nection, The Classroom is able to "We're trying to do something that
use clips from ESPN's audio data-
you don't really hear on the radio.
base. Several student interns We're not the scores and highlights
gather research on the week's top-
show. Instead we're into larger is-
ics
·
, book guests and run audio sues. We're not into ranting and
equipment. With graduation loom-
raving opinions, we care about ac-
ing for some of them, having a con-
tual issues and hopefully it's en-
nection to an ESPN-sponsored tertaining and informative at the
show will greatly impress a future same time.
If
we continue to do
employer.
that well, the sky is definitely the
"That connection to ESPN is limit for this show."






















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Women's basketball gets back on track
By
JOE FITZHENRY
Playing their third game in
Sports Editor
three days at the time, the Red
·
The perfect storm it was not for
the Marist women's basketball
team to open the 2013-14 season.
Dealing with a rash of injuries
al~ng with a difficult non-confer-
ence slate was not the ideal sce-
nario for
head coach Brian
Giorgia's squad.
Heading into the Hall of Fame
Challenge on Nov. 2~ the Red
Foxes sat at 0-3 looking for their
first win on the young season.
A week and a half later, Marist
has now won three of four, going 3-
1 in the four games
th-at
took_J?!ace
as a part of the Hall of Fame ChaJ:
lenge.
"Bowling Green and St. Bonaven-
ture were two big wins for us. We
seemed to have found ourselves a
bit in the Hall of Fame Challenge
and hopefully we can continue that
going forward," Giorgis said.
In the Bow ling Green game, the
opening game of the challenge,
sophomore Madeline Blais posted
a then career-high 24 points, in-
cluding 4-6 from beyond the arc,
and the Red Foxes notched a 7 4-60
victory, their first of the season.
Senior co-captains Emma
O'Connor and Leanne Ockenden
chipped in with 1 7 and 16 points,
respectively. Each also had three
of assists.
Following an eight minute
stretch of play in the second half
that featured eight lead changes
and four ties, the Red Foxes clung
·
to a 54-53 advantage with just
under nirte minutes to play.
From that point on, Marist went
on a 20-7 run to seal the deal. Ock-
enden had half of the team's 20
Foxes recorded their second win of
the season with an 87-82 overtime
decision against Old Dominion.
O'Connor posted career highs in
both points and rebounds (28 and
11) to pace the Red Foxes, while
Ockenden contributed with 24
points and three assists.
A Sydney Coffey three-pointer
at the buzzer gave the Red Foxes a
32~ lead at tlie half.
The teams traded punches for
the majority of the second half.
With 1:31 showing on the game
clock, the Red Foxes held a 70-69
edge following a pair of free throws
from
O'Connor.
Over the next~3 seconds, Otd
Dominion's Shae Kelley went to
the line on two separate occasions,
making three of four for a 72- 70
lead with eight seconds to play.
Freshman Brittni Lai took the
inbounds pass, brought the ball
down court, and made a jumper
with a single second showing on
the game clock to force overtime.
O'Connor had seven points in
the overtime period, including the
layup and free throw that gave the
Red Foxes the lead for good at 79-
76 with 1:57 remaining.
The lead would get as big as
eight, but Becca Allison hit a long
three-pointer to cut it to 85-82 with
10 seconds left. Lai was fouled and
sank both free throws to account
for the final margin of victory.
The first three games of the
Hall of Fame Challenge were
played in Columbus, Ohio on the
campus of Ohio State University.
But this past Sunday's contest
against St. Bonaventure was
played at the MassMutual Center,
Blais recorded a new career
high with 25 points, 16 of those
coming in the opening stanza as
the Red Foxes took control of the
game.
Ockenden added 15 points for
Marist to continue he:r strong play
of late. She was named the MAAC
Player of the Week for the week of
Nov. 25 after scoring 63 points in
the three games held at Ohio
State.
''Maddie's one of the best shoot-
ers around. We got her good looks
and she a.idn't disappoint. She's
doing a better job in motion as far
as shaping up and getting to the
basket along with shooting the
three," Giorgis said. "She's playing
with a lot of confidence."
Marist scored the first eight
points of the afternoon and closed
the first half on 35-16 run on the
way to a 68-51 victory over a team
that has given them problems over
the past few seasons.
"They had won the last four
meetings and their two losses thus
far were to NC State and UConn.
We knew we had our hands full
and to jump out to a 26 point lead
in the first half was mind bog-
gling," Giorgis said. "To be able to
sustain that, I think both coaches
were stunned, a lot of people were
stunned, we typically have close,
hard-fought games against them."
The Red Foxes led by as much
as 28 at one point and shot 49 per-
cent from the field on the after-
noon, including 38.9 percent from
beyond the arc.
During this recent stretch, the
only loss for Marist came at the
hands of Ohio State with a score of
62-59.
Ockenden led the Red Foxes
COURTESY OF
AMY
MORSE/THE CIRCLE
Senior co-captain Leanne Ockenden
was named MAAC Player
of
the Week
last week. The Syracuse,
N.Y.
native
scored 63 points over three games and
is currently averaging
17.4
points per
game
to
lead the
way
for the Red Foxes.
in the losing effort.
The game was close throughout
and was tied at 59 entering the
final minute of regulation before
the Buckeyes hit three free throws
to give themselves the win.
Katherine Fogarty missed a three
at the buzzer that would have tied
it for Marist.
Sitting at 3-4 on the season, up
next for the Red Foxes is a trip to'
Connecticut to take on new MAAC
foe Quinnipiac in the conference
opener for both teams. The Bobcats
won 30 games last season and won
the league championship in their
final year in the Northeast Confer-
ence. Tip-off is set for Friday at 6
points during the run, while Blais site of this year's MAAC tourna-
w:ith a career high 23 points, in-
added seven of her own.
ment in Springfield, Mass.
eluding 6-7 from three-point range p.m.
Struggles in
paradise
for men's basketball
By
STEVE
RAUM
Staff Writer
While most of us were getting
ready to stuff our faces with
turkey, mashed potatoes and pie,
the Marist men's basketball team
competed in the Paradise Jam
Tournament in the Virgin Islands
last week. The beautiful 80-degree
weather was certainly a nice treat,
but the sunshine and clear skies
seemed to be the only thing going
for the Red Foxes down in St.
Thomas.
Marist finished 0-3 in the tour-
nament, falling to 0-7 to start head
coach Jeff Bower's first season at
the helm. The team opened the
tournament against hit Maryland,
an ACC team, right out of the gate,
but battled them to a 26-20 score in
favor of Marist in the first half.
However, the Terripans came out
firing in the second half and went
on to def eat the Red Foxes, 68-43.
Maryland went on to win the tour-
nament.
Marist lost its next two games to
COURTESY OF MARIST ATHLETlCS
Senior captain Jay Bowie is averaging
10.1
points
per game so far this season
and leads the team In three point per-
centage at
41.
7 percent beyond the arc.
Loyola Marymount, 76-70, and a
·
heartb_r~aking overtime loss to
Morgan State, 74-67. The Red
Foxes shot a mere 33.5% from the
field and committed 44 turnovers
in the three games.
Although it was tough going on
the court, the tournament served
ae a team bonding experience as
well.
"This tournament definitely
brought us a lot closer [and] we ex-
perienced a lot together including
off
the
court
[activities],"
Chavaughn Lewis said, who paced
Marist offensively with 15. 7 points
per game. ''We played a lot of expe-
rienced teams and I feel we com-
peted well, but not to the best of
our abilities. But I believe we are
striving in the right direction."
The Red Foxes begin Metro At-
.
lantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
play this week. The team played
Iona on Wednesday, and will host
the Manhattan Jaspers this Fri-
day, Dec. 6. For the results of
Wednesday's game, please check
out www.maristcircle.com.
cou~
OF MARIST AJHLETlCS
Junior captain Chavaugtm Lewis seen
here In action in the home opener
against Elon University of the Southern
Conference earlier this season.