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The student newspaper of Marist College
VOLUME 66. ISSUE 10
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday
,
March 1
.
2012
MAAC tournament finds neutral court in Mass.
By
ERIC VANDER
VOORT
Sports Editor
This year's Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference Tournament will
take place at a new location-one
that is not associated with any of
its member schools.
The 2012 tournament will be
held this weekend, starting today
and culminating in the champi-
onship games on Monday, March
5, at the MassMutual Center in
Springfield, Mass. The neutral-
-
court location is change from pre-
vious
years,
as
the
2011
tournament was held at Webster
Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.
and the three years before that at
the Times Union Center in Al-
bany, N.Y.
"The league really felt it was
time to look at a neutral court op-
tion," MAAC Commissioner Rich
Ensor said.
Ensor said that other neutral-
court locations submitted bids,
such as the Mohegan Sun Arena-
and the Prudential Center, but
the MassMutual Center had "by
far the best bid."
The agreement for the tourna-
ment to be played in Springfield is
for three years and features a
partnership with the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame, also in Springfield.
The Hall of Fame has a MAAC
exhibit on display, with a video
running called the "Student-Ath-
lete Experience" that features
Marist's Leanne Ockenden along
with nine other MAAC athletes.
"It
is a new opportunity to brand
the MAAC," Ensor said. "We are
very fortunate to be able to have
that year-round branding pres-
ence."
Ensor said that attendance was
a co.ncern for the conference with
holding the tournament in Massa-
chusetts, a state with no MAAC
teams, but he said he is feeling
confident heading into the week-
end.
"We'll see if fans will travel,"
Ensor said. "We're encouraged.
With the high level of play, that
builds fan interest."
The tournament starts today
with two women's games. The
women's quarterfinals are
on:"f!ri-
day morning and a.fternoon,
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the men's two play-in
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Friday night. The women's semifi-
nals are on Saturday m.orning, fol-
lowed by the men's quarterfinals.
The men's semifinals will take
place on Sunday, the women's
championship will be at noon on
Monday and the men's champi-
onship will be at 7 p.m.
Both Marist teams will start
their path to a MAAC title on Fri-
day. The top-seeded women's
team, with a first-round bye, will
play the winner of St. Peter's and
Canisius at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Red Foxes will be trying for
their seventh straight champi-
onship and trip to the NCAA
Tournament.
The women finished at 22- 7
overall and 1 7-1 in the MAAC,
with the only conference loss com-
ing on the road to Manhattan.
"The injury to [Kristine Best] set
them back a bit," Ensor said of the
Red Foxes' season, "but Giorgis
has done a great job building their
confidence. It's a challenge for any
team, staying_ focused for three
days and avoiding upsets."
Ensor added
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that the gap be-
tween Marist and other teams in
the MAAC has "narrowed a bit."
The men's team is the eighth seed
in the conference and will square
off against ninth-seeded St.
Peter's on Friday night at 7:30
p.m. The Red Foxes finished 13-17
overall and 7-11 in the MAAC this
year, but have won six of their last
eight games.
Marist has beaten St. Peter's
twice already this year, and a
third
win
will
earn it a matchup
with top-seeded Iona on Saturday
afternoon.
"Iona certainly has a dominant
team and have certainly estab-
portation antl a ticket to the game.
The first men's game on Friday
night is free for Marist students.
The cost for non-Marist students
is $15, which does not include a
ticket to the game.
Following the Student Booster
Club general meeting on Monday
night, Booster Club Events Direc-
tor Marc Adamsky is encouraged
RYAN
HlITTON/THE CIRCLE
The Marlst men's basketball team takes
on Fairfield
In the second round of the
2011 MAAC Tournament.
lished themselves as the team to
beat," Ensor said, ''but there are
four or five other teams that have
the ability to win this champi-
onship."
Marist will be providing trans-
portation for Marist fans wishing
to travel to Springfield. A bus will
be
sent from the McCann Arena as
long as 25 fans sign up. Buses will
leave three and a half hours before
the scheduled start time of the
game and will return to Marist a
half hour after the game. Accord-
ing to http://goredfoxes.com, the
cost for Marist students is $5 for
most games, which includes trans-
that students will take up the
offer.
"I think so," Adamsky said on
if
a lot of students will take the bus.
"A lot have always wanted to, and
based on what we saw at our
meeting it looks like a lot of peo-
ple want to go." Adamsky said
that the low cost could be a factor.
All tournament games Saturday
and after will be streamed live on
http://ESPN3.com,
and
the
women's championship will be tel-
evised on ESPNU, with the men's
championship on ESPN2.
Security, SGA respond
to
recent sexual assault
COMPILED
FROM STAFF REPORTS
On Feb. 26, at
8
p.m., Marist
students received an email from
John T. Gildard, the director of
safety and security, that relayed
the following information: early
Saturday morning, security re-
ceived an incident report from a
student who stated she was a vic-
tim of an acquaintance rape in the
Upper West Cedar parking lot.
On Monday, Feb. 27 at 3:40
p.m., students were notified in a
separate email from Gildard that
new details of the incident had
emerged.
According to Gildard's message,
the crime was not committed on
the Marist campus.
The current person of interest,
who is not believed to be a Marist
student, goes by the name "Gio".
He is described as a white male,
about 5-feet-8-inches tall, thin
build, blue eyes and dirty blonde
hair. The subject has been known
to frequent Darby O'Gills.
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Security stated that they had no
other information about him at
this time.
The National
Center
for Victims of
Crime defines acquaintance rape as
"sexual assault
by
an
individual
known
t.o
the
victim... The center
states that
77
percent
of completed
rapes are committea
by
non-
strangers and that a woman is four
times more likely to be raped
by
an
acquaintance than hy a stranger.
The SGA
Safety and
Security
Com-
mittee held a meeting
on
Monday
night where campus security was a
concern discu~sed. Chaired by
Michael
Johnson,
the committee is
currently limited
t.o
working
with the
knowledge revealed
t.o
the student
body
through the
emails
sent out by
Gildard. The
committee
is
currently
.in the
process
of trying
t.o
bring new
safety features
t.o
campus that
may
help deter
serious crimes.
If
you
or someone
you
know has
been
a
victim of sexual assault or
rape,
resources
are
available
on
cam-
pus
t.o
seek
help.
As
only
16
percent
of rape
victims
report
the crime
t.o
the
police,
and
with
one-third of all rape
victims suffering
from
Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder, it is highly encour-
aged for
those
hurt
t.o
speak up. Ad-
ditional resources can
be
found at
http://ncvc.org.












































Thursday, March 1, 2012
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 3/1
MCCTA
Presents:
"Spine"
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Dance Ensemble Apparel Sales
9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Alcove
1
Friday, 3/2
MCCTA Presents: ''Spine"
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Girl Scout Cookie Sale
3
p.m. to
7
p.m.
Rotunda
Saturday, 3/3
Shopping Shuttle
12p.m.
Student Center
MCCTA
Presents:
"Spine"
2
p.m-. to
11
p.m.
Nelly Goletti Theatre
Sunday, 3/4
MCCTA
Presents:
"Spine"
2
p.m.
to
11 p.m.
Nelly Galetti Theatre
Mond~y, 3/5
ELP Workshop: Welcome to the
Machine with Colln McCann
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
P.A.R.
Wednesday, 3/7
Faculty Plenary
11
a.m.
to 12:15
p.m.
Nelly Galetti Theatre
Club Transition Workshop
1
p.m. to 2 p.m.
Nelly Galetti Theatre
Wellness Wednesday: Massages
8
p.m.
to
9:30 p.m.
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Letter from the Editor
Attention
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students~
The
Marist community has u h red m
a new era,
the
Time
of
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and o he s
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mo~ing
from their secrntive Tumblr ori-
gms to the more pubhr Fae book.
put a spin on #MaristProblems
that hopefully
Lowell
Thomas and
Margaret
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can appreciate
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diverse arti-
cles this week.
News invites us to the meme
world and discusses the MAACs,
held in Massachusetts this year,
due to it neutral court.
Opini-On explores the pol"tics of
thf' ChTis rown/Rihanna single -
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invitin~ us to put our technolog;,.
on
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back burner and appreciate
tech-less peace. We should
ask
Mark Zuckerberg
if his next
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book edits promote real-life
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action.
It's been a big week for
A&E,
with the Oscars and an article on
this year s Best Motion Picture,
Security Briefs
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to lunch. Perhaps Zuckerberg and
his team should look into this.
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safe Spring Break!
Marygrace Navarra
Copy Chief
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Security busts springtime harvest
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
It's been a long tinie since we all
came together to laugh at alcohol•
induced tomfoolery. I've missed it
quite a bit, so I'll try to skin an in-
troduction and get straight to the
stories. But first! It's come to a point
in my life that I'm being forced by
greater society to accept. I'm gradu-
ating in a few short months, which
means I will no longer be able to tell
the tales of your
drunken
college
weekends. Sniffle. But don't fret;
the stories will continue, because I
am currently searching for next
year's Security Briefs writer.
If
you're interested, send me an email
at chrisraia@gmail.com, or just
search me down and demand that I
give you the job. When I'm not
sleeping, I'm typically sitting out-
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side of my house in X block of Upper
West. Thanks, everyone.
2/24 Midrise
Security has some competition
when it comes to confiscating un-
derclassmen's alcohol. The Associ-
ate Dean of Student Affairs makes
a surprise appearance in the Secu-
rity Briefs, as he bravely and self-
lessly defended security's honor by
intercepting two students carrying
backpacks full of beer before they
could even get to the Midrise front
desk. No points to Midrise, but wel-
Editor-In-Chief:
Philip
Terrlgno
Philip. Terrtg,,o1@marist.edu
Managing Editor:
Ryan Rivard
Ryan.Rlvard1@marlst.edu
Managing
Editor:
Emily
Berger
Emily.Be,ger1@marist.edu
News Editor:
Monica Speranza
cJrclenews@gmall.com
News
Editor:
Jenna Grande
circlenews@gmall.com
Opinion Editor: Casey
Fisk
clrcleoplnlon@gmall.com
A&E Editor. Melanie Lamorte
circleae@gmall.com
come to the scoreboard, Associate
Dean of Student Affairs whose
name I wasn't given by John
Gildard. Take 30 points.
2/25 Upper West
A student was sent to Vassar Hos•
pital after being found on the
benches in the courtyard "uncon •
trollably vomiting." Yikes. But this
student shouldn't feel bad. That's
always seemed like as good a spot as
any to uncontrollably vomit. The
benches are comfortable. 25 points
2/27 Donnelly
A student went to Donnelly Hall to
retrieve their lost wallet. They
found it, which is good news. But his
or her fake ID was confiscated,
which is bad news. You know what
the best part about turning 21 is? It
isn't having the freedom to go to the
bars or buy a case of beer at the gas
station, because it's pretty clear
that a large percentage of Marist
students have had that freedom
since high school. The best part
about turning 21 is not having a
heart attack every time you mis-
place your wallet. 15 points
2/27 Midrise
During a fire drill, an RD was
checking rooms to make sure no stu-
dents were still present in the build-
ing. In one of these room checks, the
RD found a mason jar filled with
dirt and a rather pungent green,
sticky substance. Mr. John Gildard
Sports Editor:
Erle Vander Voort
clrclesports@gmail.com
Staff
Writers: Matthew castagna, Jenna
Grande, Eric Vander Voort
Copy Chief:
Marygrace Navarra
Maryg,ace,Navarra1@marist.edu
Copy
Editors:
Michelle Costello, Shawna
GIiien, Kevin Peterson, Bridget Rasmus-
son,
Cody
Scalzo
Llfe.-tytes Editor:
Rachael
Shockey
circlellfestyles@gmail.com
Features Editor:
Michael Garofalo
circlefeatures@gmall.com
wants to tell these students "thank
you" and that he will be starting a
garden of his own on the windowsill
of his office. NOTE: He was kidding.
It's safe to assume that any garden
of Gildard's would not feature any
pungent, sticky substances.
20
points
2/27
Champagnat
More weed. This time, the freshmen
in Champagnat were smoking in
their room, and an RA with the nose
of a bear caught them. I bet you did-
n't know that bears have the best
sense of smell out of all land ani-
mals. Their nostrils are gigantic, al-
lowing them to catch thousands of
scents that we haven't even heard
of. I'm assuming one of those· scents
that they can detect is marijuana.
20 points
2/27 Champagnat
More weed?! Wow, Marist was high
over the weekend. Also, here's a lit-
tle trivia tidbit for you. The question
mark/exclamation point combina-
tion that I absolutely detest, yet just
used two sentences ago, is called an
interrobang. 20 points
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Photography Editor:
Jon O'Sulllvan
clrcleshots@gmall.com
Graphics Editor:
Dayna Vasillk
Web:
www.marlstclrcle.com
www.twltter.com/marlstclrcle
Web Editor:
Brendan O'Shea
brendan.oshea1@marJst.edu
Advertising Manager:
Katie Berghorn
circleadvertislng@gmaif.com
Faculty Advisor: Gerry McNulty
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THE CIRCLE •
Thursday, March
1, 2012 •
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Marist Memes take Facebook by st~rm
By
JENNA GRANDE
News Editor
For years, memes have been
popular on websites such as Tum-
blr, Fat Pita and many other web-
sites. Naturally, as with many
trends (Remember when a
#
sym-
bol was only used on Twitter?), it
ends up on Facebook. Recently,
memes are one such trend to fall
victim to this. Memes are used to
describe a concept that spreads
via the Internet. Oftentimes, they
are a stereotypical picture accom-
panied with a clever caption that
depicts a situation or feeling the
general public shares.
As memes grow in popularity
among general Internet users,
they have become especially pop-
ular among college students. Col-
leges and universities have seen
groups popping up as the official
"meme"
pages for their respective
schools. Each meme pertains to
certain social customs, trends,
problems or issues that students
of all ages can relate to.
"Well, I find them funny, because
the majority of them are relat-
able," said senior Taylor Adams.
"Sometimes we just need a place
to make fun of our Marist issues."
When this page went to press,
the Marist Meme page had 1,329
likes and over 100 photos. The
creators of Marist Memes have
not identified themselves on the
actual page, but students can
openly create and submit memes.
With each passing day, there are
numerous submissions to the page
and more likes to the page.
The process of making a meme
is simple: take funny pictures, use
them as a background for the
meme, and use a bold font to con-
Yours mmer.
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vey a clever caption. Students use
generic backgrounds that can be
used to relate to anything going
on
campus.
The
website
http://quickmeme.com/ is a great
place to look to for examples of
memes. The website has tem-
plates for people to use when cre-
ating their own.
Websites that focus primarily on
memes organize them into differ-
ent categories. Each picture goes
with a different theme. For exam-
ple, Annoying Facebook Girl
Memes have a picture of a girl
making a crazy face with stereo-
typical things that pre-teens or
Facebook-obsessed people would
say. Other popular me mes are:
Conspiracy Keanu (an awkward
photo of Keanu Reeves from Bill
and Ted's Excellent Adventure),
Socially Awkward Penguin, Good
Guy Greg, Scumbag Steve and
Forever Alone.
With Memes now increasing in
popularity, some people find it
great that they have made their
way from Tumblr and other web-
sites to Facebook. People often re-
late to some of the social-related
ones, like Annoying Facebook
Girl.
'"Annoying Facebook Girl' is
probably one of my favorite
memes because we all know those
people who pop up on our news-
feed with constant picture and
status updates that have no real
importance," said junior Stacie
Bacchiocchi . "It's funny to read,
and these memes are spot on."
As Marist Memes is still one of
the most popular Marist Facebook
pages, it will be interesting to see
any changes in the future.
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MIKE DIBARI
THE
ABOVE PHOTO IS POWERED BY AURASMA@MARIST
COURTESY OF RACHAEL EICHACKER
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Chris Brown's black and blue past
By
MICHAEL
BERNARDINI
Circle Contributor
In
the biggest news since Justin
Bieber got a haircut, Rihanna and
Chris Brown thought it would be a
good idea to remix each other's lat-
est singles. While I usually applaud
mindless pop songs, especially ones
that use cake as a sexual innuendo,
I can hardly support the message
these two are spreading. Granted,
the releases of "Birthday Cake" and
''Turn Up the Music" don't declare
that the two
.
are a couple again.
However, with Brown cooing that
he's been "missing her body'' and
"doggy wants the kitty," it's implied
that the two have reconnected in
some capacity. Whether the two are
engaged in a full-fledged relation-
ship or a simple act of fornication, it
doesn't really matter.
Lest we forget, an enraged Brown
used the Barbadian beauty as a
punching bag in February 2009,
leaving her face swollen, bruised
and bloody. After a highly publi-
cized tell-all interview with Diane
Sawyer and the release of Rated R,
an album of brooding love songs, it
seemed Rihanna was blazing a trail After a moderately performing time and learn the consequences of
of feminism and leaving her R&B album, he later debuted at number their actions. If someone were to
boytoy in the past. The release of one with "F.A.M.E. ", a publicist-in-
beat me to a bloody pulp, though, I
her next two albums, "Loud" and duced acronym for "forgiving all my wouldn't even want to be on the
"Talk That Talk" respectively, enemies" and "fans are my every-
same continent as the'11, let alone
showed she was no longer a bat-
thing."
In
recent month1;1, both stars the same recording studio.
In
recent
tered woman and instead just a seemed to be living entirely sepa-
months, Chris Brown has done lit-
twenty-something trollop. Conse-
rate professional and personal lives, tle to distance himself from the en-
quently, Brown's career and public and the ever-forgiving public raged teenager he once was. A Good
image plummeted, if only for a year. seemed to bury the issue in the Morning America interview re-
past.
sulted in a chair being thrown
The motive behind 2012's very through a window and a few post-
own Sid and Nancy is obvious Grammy comments led to a Twitter
though-publicity. Rihanna has a war with country singer Miranda
film coming out this summer (Bat-
Lambert. Therefore, the message
tleship, the unnecessary adaptation behind these songs, while not obvi-
of the board game) and a tour to ous but implied, is that it's okay for
support. Meanwhile, Brown will
be
people to excuse domestic violence.
releasing an album soon, whose Even though someone may get
lead single has failed to gain mo-
angry with you, apparently it's ac-
mentum. However, does the public-
ceptable to reconcile on Twitter and
ity really outweigh the open then release songs that leave little
endorsement of domestic violence? room for interpretation on what
In
the past, the public has pres-
your past (or present) sex life is like.
sured artists to act as role models to
That being said, Rihanna should
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fans. Yet, if Miley Cyrus wants to stick to what she does best-releas-
get high and Britney Spears wants ing infectious pop songs and ap-
to shave her head, no one should pearing on almost every hit song in
stop them. In this case, though, Ri-
the past seven calendar years. She
hanna appears to be making light of and Brown might have found love in
FUCKR/FLQ
something serious.
a hopeless place, but they should
Rlhanna turns the other cheek to Chris.
Of course, people change over leave it in the past.
Disconnect yourself before you wreck yourself
By
NICOLAS WHITE
Circle Contributor
Turn off your phone for a sec-
ond, or better yet, log out of Face-
book or Twitter, or whatever else
you're connected to. Let's play a
game. See how long you can go
without checking them; it just
might do you some good. You'll be
surprised how difficult it is to do
this and how the temptation
weighs on you. Social technology is
a drug. It's tough to quit cold-
turkey, and it's highly addictive.
But fear not, the withdrawals will
subside,
if you really want them to.
I feel that most good things in life
should be done in moderation.
It
dawned on me that maybe people
should apply this concept to tech-
nology, particularly social media. I
admit that I use it and enjoy it as
much as anyone else but only to an
extent. We must avert our eyes
from our LED screens for a mo-
ment and see the way our infatua-
tion with this trend is affecting us.
Consider this: Society is more
introspective and alienated right
now than it's ever been before.
Sites like Facebook and Twitter
may give the illusion of feeling
"connected," but how many of these
parasocial relationships are really
genuine?
In
my experience, only a
handful. The majority of my digi-
tal "friends" are just mere acquain-
tances, if that, and yet I possess
the ability to access intimate de-
tails of their lives at the click of a
mouse.
Nevertheless, the Internet does-
n't seem to be going away anytime
soon and, as it becomes more ubiq-
uitous, mankind will continue to
grow more and more self-reflective.
While great for the awareness of
oneself, it also creates many prob-
lems, like becoming more anti-so-
cial and self-interested. People
often choose digital communication
via texting or social media as op-
posed to human interaction be-
cause of its calculated convenience
and undemanding nature. When it
comes to actually speaking to
someone on the phone, or dare I
say, looking someone in the eyes,
human communication seems so
much more unpredictable, even in-
timidating at times.
Perhaps it is because nowadays
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people will strive for the feeling of
self-validation instead of interac-
tion, as easily provided by the
mediums of Twitter, You Tube and
Facebook - all of which focus on
you. They turn you into an easily
digestible entity in the form of
their guidelines (140 characters,
etc.) and thus restrict the user's
ability of eKpression. In short,
they're making the rules. Not you.
With that in mind, they shape you
into simplified and shiny products
of yourself in a perfectly mar-
ketable and neat advertisement.
I shudder at the thought of our
identities and information being
sold as manufactured products, but
maybe that reality isn't
too
far off.
As
it stands, it is as though we are
selling ourselves to people - pitch-
ing our worth to them in the form
of superlatives and calculated
thoughts. But is it really "you" that
you're pitching? Or is it the digital
FUCKR/ELKIE.FLIANG
The
'book'
and the little blue bird are killing us softly with their notification songs.
personality that we create for our-
selves? The
"you"
that you want
people to see? Essentially, it's just
another mask that we put on as we
distance ourselves from ourselves.
I know phrases like "the real you"
and "your soul" come off as cliche,
but cliches do contain some degree
of truth.
We are progressively losing a
connection with the idea of who we
really are deep down and that idyl-
lic concept is being buried under
heaps of iPhones and tweets. I, for
one, think we should peel away the
layers we stand behind and worry
about reality, more than what's
trending on Twitter, or the pic-
tures of what your ex did last
night, if only just for a few hours a
day. Turri off your cell phone and
disconnect from your laptop for a
while and see what happens. Feel
the liberation. It may surprise you.



















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Save the date: Take your professor to lunch
By
STEPHANIE GOMEZ
Staff Writer
In an effort to further unite fac-
ulty and students at Marist, Profes-
sor Sara Dwyer-McNulty, head of
the History Department, decided to
establish a new program this fall
after attending a conference at
Amherst College.
Take Your Professor Out (TYPO)
is inspired by the Amherst program
of the same name, although
Marist's does not yet have the same
strict guidelines.
The procedure is straightforward.
Any student enrolled in a history
·
course who wants to get insight
from their professors, or simply
share a meal with them, must first
contact Dwyer-McNulty to request
a time, date and location - currently
you can choose from either the main
cafeteria or Healthy Tuesday's at
The Cabaret. Then, you are free to
take your professor out on the his-
tory department's budget.
Marist students feel that TYPO is
both convenient and beneficial; it
has already attracted interest from
several students.
As of now, Dwyer-McNulty esti-
mates that six students have taken
part in the program and she hopes
that "word gets out and that more
students
fak:e
advantage."
Senior Mary C. Kaltreider, a
TYPO enthusiast, has gladly and
openly taken advantage of this
brand new program, taking out his-
tory professor, Dr. Robyn Rosen,
three times.
When asked why she repeatedly
participates in these professor and
student lunch dates, Kaltreider an-
swered eagerly, "'cause I love them
so much! Of course, I want to go to
dinner with [my professors]."
Her friends jokingly tease her
about spending so much time with
her professors; Kaltreider just
laughs it off.
''This just gives me an excuse
to be
able to do that and not be totally
weird and not have to make it a big
thing," Kaltreider said.
Pamela Chomba, also a senior
and history major, was informed
about the program by Dwyer-Mc-
Nulty at a history department
event. Like Kaltreider, Chomba was
intrigued by the idea because it al-
lowed her
to spend even more time
with her professors and get a meal
out ofit.
"I talk to my professors a lot;
sometimes I'm in Fontaine all day
just because I have a lot of work to
do there ... TYPO was just an oppor-
tunity to go out to eat for free. Be-
cause I talk to them already so it's
just 'ok, we can go out and have food
too."'
Chomba said that during the
TYPO conversations, different top-
ics are discussed. "Some of those
[discussions] are personal, like,
what's going
to happen after Marist,
you know. The kind of field work I
am gonna go into, grad school."
TYPO is not just for students who
want to talk about a history course
they are taking with their professor;
it's a chance to break the ice and see
their professors in a different light.
It
can also be done in groups.
Chomba and Kaltreider take an in-
dependent study course with Pro-
Guys to strut their stuff .at fundraiser
By
BRITTANY OXLEY
Features Editor
Next month, the fashionable men
of Marist College will strut around
campus in sexy stilettos during
''Walk a Mile in Her Shoes," a
fundraiser that raises awareness
about sexual violence.
On Saturday, April 21, individu-
als or teams of individuals of all
ages
will meet at the McCann Cen-
ter at 10:30 a.m. to register for the
11:30 a.m. fundraising walk spon-
sored by Family Services.
Participants will walk from the
McCann Center and throughout
different parts of campus. The
walk will primarily remain adja-
cent to the McCann Center side of
campus.
This
walk is a different type of
fundraiser that requires all men
participating
to
wear e_ither "gi,rly"
flip-flops, or if they're brave
enough: a pair of high heeled
shoes. Female participants are al-
lowed to wear the most comfort-
able shoes they own.
"Last year, we had about 70
walkers ... including the entire
Marist Boys' Basketball team and
many football players," Whitney
Bonura of Family Services, said.
Bonura is one of the leaders of the
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This is your opportunity
to
see fellow
male students walk in high heels!
fundraiser.
The purpose of this walk is to
raise money for sexual assault
awareness programs and impor-
tant services needed for sexual as-
sault victims.
The fundraiser has raised up
to
$9,000 in previous years.
This program's goal is to help
make a difference for people in the
Marist and Poughkeepsie commu-
nity who have been victims of sex-
ual assault or know someone who
has been a victim of sexual assault
in the past.
For more information about the
event, contact Whitney Bonura at
wbonura@familyservicesny.org or
check out the event's website at
http://www.familyservicesny.org/W
alkAMile2011.php.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIST COUEGE
Professor Dwyer-McNulty is the founder of the Take Your Professor Out organization.
fessor Kristin Bayer, and "TYPO
her" together frequently.
"I feel like Mary and I are the only
ones doing it now," said Chomba,
after revealing that she had done
TYPO about five times this semes-
ter alone. "I joke around that it was
made for me."
''We talk about our reading for
class and we talk about history and
feminism because she is my advisor,
and she is a women's studies pro-
fessor, and that's my minor,"said
ChQmba.
Aside from having a good amount
of time to talk with professors about
schoolwork, career goals, and in-
ternships, Kaltreider said, "you do
get to know them in a different way
and you do feel more connected to
them ... they are not some distant
figure that [you] have to stay away
from."
To many, the thought of breaking
bread with your professor might
seem intimidating or awkward, but
Kaltreider advises students
to "just
do it because getting to know your
professors is a really good idea and
a lot of people don't really know
their professors well enough."
She continued, "I mean, it's not
that if you know professors they
give you a better grade, but they get
to know you and your work ethic,
and then if you have a problem it's
just so much easier for you."
Remember that professors want
you to seek them out because they
want a chance to connect with stu-
dents, and make a direct impact
with their knowledge and life expe-
riences. I'm pretty sure they would-
n't mind the free food either!
Firsthand look: Creating Courage
By
RACHEL SWEENEY
Circle Contributor
''This is a class?" Senior Assistant
Director of Admissions, Julio Torres
said on Friday evening.
''Yep, a class; Fashion Show- Pro-
duction to be exact," I said.
The Marist Creative Arts Counsel
employed the Fashion Department
to throw an event at Bull and Bud:
dha Restaurant, benefiting the
Grace Smith House. The Grace
Smith House is a local agency pro-
viding shelter and emergency help
to battered women and children.
The event was meant
to
"shine the
light on domestic violence," as the
organization's name indicates. It
did this by highlighting student
work that suggested empowerment,
strength, change and, most impor-
tantly, courage.
Seeing the concept come to life on
Friday night was such an amazing
feeling. For many of us involved,
this was the first time we had really
become a part of producing some-
thing of this nature.
Students, professors and local res-
idents complimented us on our
"flawless" execution. We were even
praised by top public relations
guru,
author, founder of People's Revolu-
tion and the newest judge on Amer-
ica's Next Top Model, Kelly
Cutrone.
This entirely student-run event
was such an experience. From the
promotion that led up to the
evening, to the fortune cookie thank
you bags, we all amped up our game
to take on a fairly spontaneous, but
exciting challenge.
From the beginning, we had been
mulling around the ideas of art,
courage, beauty and fashion, trying
to seamlessly integrate our venue.
All the while, we were addressing
domestic violence.
We secured the Sirens and Time
Check, whom were accompanied by
a poetry reading, short speeches
about the organizations involved,
and a mini fashion show with pieces
from Senior Designers.
I know that I speak for everyone in
the class when I say I was thrilled
about the turnout of the one night
event. Every student took charge
and made the evening successful.
The communications, production
and creative teams complimented
each other throughout the process.
We are all very proud of one an-
other. We must be informed, in-
spired and willing to move forward
fearlessly to achieve what we want.


























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Who needs award season anyway? A critical
look at· modern winners
By
MATTHEW CASTAGNA
Staff Writer
With the conclusion of the 84th
annual Academy Awards Ceremony
this past Sunday, award season
2012 has finally reached its end,
leaving behind a splendorous trail
of half-filled champagne bottles and
one-time-only multi-million dollar
designer dresses. All in all, it seems
like just another typical year for our
beloved entertainment stars. But,
does the public feel the same way?
Over the past few years, out-lash
against major award ceremonies
has reached an all-time high, re-
sultin in what is now a relative}
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"Music's Biggest Night"
but
not
a single
Grammy
Award
for The Beatles?
segmented fan-base split between
the loyalists and the anti-industri-
alists. Below is a list of the major
criticisms posed against major
award ceremonies as well as a col-
lection of various Marist student
opinions.
No Surprises- Probably the most
well-voiced complaint comes from
the suggested predictability of these
superfluous events. Sure, the Acad-
emy Awards boosted its list of pos-
sible nominees for best picture from
about 5-8 (give or take a few), but
still, many viewers remain uncon-
vinced that these alterations are
producing any results of notable af-
fect.
''It's almost as if you don't even
have to watch it," student Frank
O'Murphy said in reference to the
Oscar's. ''You can pretty much hand
pick all of the big winners just based
on shifts in the Academy .vote."
This shift is a reference to the so-
called "academy favoritism" that
suggests that members of the Acad-
emy's voting committee prefer in-
tense dramas that stress certain
political/cultural issues over less
vocal films. It is this so called shift
that many believe actually influ-
ences upcoming feature films as
well. For example, over the past few
years, the term "oscarbation" was
coined to refer to a film that isn't all
that effective in its emotional deliv-
ery, but simply pushes all of the
committee's soft spots, thug gaining
it an Oscar nomination, if not the
win itself.
Lack of
Diversity-
Building off
the previous complaint, many also
feel that regardless of the numerous
award categories spanning all sorts
of film/musical criteria, there is a
noticeable lack of diversity in its
winners.
''The committees suck because its
millionaires patting millionaires on
the back," said film major Jim Mey-
ers in reference to award cere-
monies in general. ''You'll never see
an independent film/album win out-
side of an independent or 'low-level'
(sound editing, best album packag-
ing etc.) category. They play to their
own kind."
Essentially, people are tired of the
big names sucking up all the lime-
light. Nobody is questioning the va-
lidity or power of Steven Spielberg's
directing, but was ''War Horse" re-
ally a necessary inclusion, or should
there have been a few cuts made to
include the likes of cult-adored
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OFIL.LIA.COME
One of
the
biggest
award
nights
of the
year,
The Academy
Awards
recieved criticism
from
viewers
who
believe that the
voting
committee
snubs lesser-known films.
"Drive" or critically acclaimed "Bull-
head?"
Hindsight
is 20/20- This year's
Grammy Awards featured an un-
pr~cedented amount of focus on ex-
Beatle Paul McCartney, who after
performing his new single, "My
Valentine," closed the show with a
collaborative Abbey Road medley.
The result was a standing ovation,
as well as the general consensus
from both viewers and audience
goers that it was one of the greatest
Grammy performances of all time.
It's interesting then to recall that
The Beatles, arguably the greatest
musical outfit of all time, never once
won a single Grammy. Strangely
enough, "music's biggest night"
never once recognized music's
biggest band of all time. This leaves
us with a very obvious question: if
the Grammy's and other award cer-
emonies overlooked The Beatles,
what else is getting swept aside?
Sure, these winners might be the
biggest pop icons of our time, but
are they really the
ones
that will
represent this generation's musi-
cal/movie capability ten, 15 years
down the road?
But not everyone has turned so
cynical towards adoring the stars.
Even with all of the complaints and
criticism, there is still much to be
gained from award season.
"At bare minimum, it's a couple of
suggestions that you may, or may
not agree with," said student Shan-
non Louis. "But just because the
picks may not suit your particular
taste in film/music doesn't mean it's
not worth checking out."
Perhaps objectivity is the real so-
lution here. Sure, we can stay _re-
sentful for years over why so-and-so
didn't win over what's-his-face, but
at the end of the day, your personal
taste is still your own and no golden
statue has the ability to change
that.
'The Artist': A review of the siient French film that swept the Oscars
By
SHANNON
SLOCUM
Circle Contributor
When purchasing my ticket at the
window, I was courteously asked,
"Do you know it is a silent, black
and white film?" I did; they were the
features that most intrigued me.
While all of the box offices hits ad-
vertised mind-blowing action, 3D
adventure, or R-rated perform-
ances, ''The Artist" modestly show-
cased its return to the old
Hollywood glamour of the 1920's.
Michel Hazanavicius's full-length
film, however, should not be re-
garded as modest, but a courageous
triumph. The ticket-window ques-
tion, therefore, is not meant to be
deterring, but informative; inform•
ative that "The Artist" is unlike any
other film our generation has had a
chance to see on the big screen.
In the film, Jean Dujardin brings
the character of George Valentin to
life- a charismatic silent-film actor
basking in the glow of his success.
Upon exiting the premiere of his lat-
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The silent film "The Artist" nearly swept the 84th Annual Academy Award Ceremony,
taking home the biggest awards for Best Picture,
Best
Lead Actor and Best Director.
est hit, Valentin bumps into an ea-
gerly awaiting fan, Peppy Miller
(Berenice Bejo). The seemingly
chance encounter is only the start of
an enduring friendship. Appearing
together in Valentin's next film, the
duo's careers are soon diverted;
Miller rises with the hype of
"talkies," while Valentin slumps
into the shadows of past times.
Grappling with the loss of the life
he once knew, Valentin must also
rid of his pride before he can accept
the help of an old friend.
With talented actors, title cards,
and an expressive orchestra, "The
Artist" tells a light-hearted, yet en-
couraging story about the claim to
fame during the Golden Age of
movies without saying anything at
all.
Editor's Note:
The 84th annual
Academy Awards aired this Sunday
night, where "The Artist" won 5
awards of it's 10 nominations, in-
cluding Best Picture, Best Actor
In
a Leading Role (Jean Dujardin),
Best Director (Michel Hazanavi-
cius), Best Costume Design (Mark
Bridges) and Best Original Score
(Ludovic Bource).
''The Artist" is the first silent film
to win best picture since l929's
''Wings," the first film to ever win
an oscar for best picture. Addition-
ally, it is the first non-R rated film
to win since 2004's "Million Dollar
Baby."




























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Ditch snow boots for spring flair at Fashionology
By DAYNA VASILIK
where students have the opportunity
Staff Writer
We are nearing the midpoint of our
spring semester, which is typically the
ti.me of year that some of us realize we
actually are enrolled
.
in an online class,
while others continue to pull all-
nighters in James A Cannavino, slav-
ing away for that very same class.
We all have our own way of coping
with college pressure, and despite our
variations in our personal study habits,
there is one thing we all have in com-
mon this time of year: our desire to go
splurge shopping! Let's face it: when
we are stressed it's only natural to take
it out on our debit card and relieve that
tension with a little retail therapy. For-
tunately, Fashionology takes away the
hassle of hiking to the Poughkeepsie
Galleria by allowi:rig us to take a shop-
ping study-hall break right outside the
Fashion Department in
Donnelly
Hall.
Don't feel any pangs
of
guilt
if
you are
shopping for yourself. As a matter of
fact, it is all for a
good
cause; you are
supporting a business as well as the
designers. Fashionology is a class
to learn hands-on what being a de-
signer/buyer truly entails in the busi-
ness world Lydia Biskup
is
not just the
students' teacher; she is their boss.
Biskup accompanies them to New
York City to purchase the latest acces-
sories and goods to sell at Fashionol-
ogy. This inventive class is split into
separate teams, which makes the busi-
ness even more successful.
"It's not just buying and selling mer-
chandise," senior
Allisyn
Abrams said.
"We research trends, understand and
analyze all financial and account as-
pects [ and] visual merchandising;
manage sales associates and sched-
uies; increase awareness through mar-
keting, promotions and events; and
even more. There is a great deal of ef-
fort that goes on
behind
the scenes that
makes this business successful.
I
learned the importance of communica-
tion and organization between all the
people and teams in each area of the
business."
This is where fashion students can
utilize everything they have
learned
from previous classes and apply it to a
DAYNA VASILIKI
THE CIRCLE
Fashionology
students
strive
to introduce new, seasonal trends to Marist campus.
DAYNA VASIUK/
THE CIRCLE
Buying
Fash~
relieYes
mid-semester
funks
while
supporting
student
business pursuits.
successful business. Fashionology also
encourages all majors on campus to
participate in showcasing and selling
their designs. Your purchase
is
a way
of
giving
back to a fellow classmate and
possibly encouraging them to continue
to explore and uncover their hidden
creative talents.
Fashionology also caters to our cos-
metic needs during this stressful time of
year. Between the continuous typing,
biting and, breaking of my nails, you
would think I worked in construction by
the look
of
my fingertips. I am more
than
well aware that looking polished
starts
there, and when your nails look
good,
you feel
good
That being said, although
Fashionology can't take all the pressure
off of your hands, it can certainly make
those hardworking fingertips look like a
work of
art!
Hannah Magargei fashion
merchandising senior and member of
the special events team for Fashionol-
ogy, suggested the must-have remedy
items this spring for those issues. They
included magnetic nail polishes, nail
ac-
cessory kits, along with amazing state-
ment necklaces, which take the focus
away from our fingertips. Problem
solved!
'The necklaces are very versatile, as
you can wear them with a simple t-shirt,
or
a
dress,"
Abrams said We definitely
research and keep up to date with cur-
rent trends for our buys. However; we
also
incorporate some unique items into
the
mix
that we think might influence
new trends on campus.
In
addition to the
merchandise the buyers purchase for
Fashionology,
our
consignment mer-
chandise made by student designers
adds a ton of creativity to our assort-
ment."
From belts, bracelets and rings to
fra-
grances, clothing and scarves, Fash-
ionology
is
sure to entice even the biggest
procrastinator not to wait until the last
minute to explore this unique boutique.
Whether you are a fashion, business or
political science major, you deserve a pat-
on-the-back purchase this week.
The grand opening of Fashionology
is
this Thursday,
March
1, from 10:30 a.m.
to5:30p.m.
Pinterest continues
.
climbing into social networking big leagues
By SHAWNA GILLEN
Circle Contributor
With our society's ever-growing obses-
sion and dependency on
social
media, it
is
no surprise that yet another
social
networking site
has
entered our midst.
The new site that
has
gone viral in the
past six months
is
Pinterest. The site al-
lows people to become connected, but
takes the
social
experience one step
fur-
ther by allowing its users to create a
vir-
tual,
interactive pinboard. Once the
user creates a profile, they
can
pin any-
thing that their little heart desires,
whether it be a favorite recipe, a novei
article
of
clothing or even a link to a des-
tination wedding. These images and
links
can then
be
divided and organized
into separate boards. Once something is
"pinned," it
is
placed on
that user's pin-
board in the form of a thumbnail image.
These images also act as interactive
links to various websites, allowing for
other users to "repin" the link to their
pinboards. Simply put, and like the site's
name
suggests, a user can "pin" their
.
"interests."
This
site takes a different approach to
connecting people; rather
than
following
people you know, users follow people
based on similar interests and tastes.
GOODNCRAZY/ FLICKR
Users
can pin
fashion inspirations
as \WII as aafti~and
~
ideas
1D their virtual pin
boards.
With all the power at the users' finger-
tips, P i n ~ distinguishes itself by en-
couraging the ·creativity of each user,
allowing them to express themselves
more than they would be able to
on
other
social
networking sites.
In
order to fully appreciate the site's
achievements, it is important to know
where it came from. According to the
Wall Street J o ~ a 24-year-old en-
trepreneur from Iowa by the name of
Ben
Silbermann brought the idea for the
site to fruition, when he moved out to
Palo Alto, Calif. He created a 16-person
team, and the rest, as they say,
is
his-
tory.
In
an interview with CNN, Silber-
mann explained the mission of
Pinterest.
"The things that you
collect
say a lot
about who you are," he said.
"Our
job at
Pinterest
is
to help you discover people
who have similar taste. It creates an on-
line catalog where every item is hand-
picked just for you."
So
how did the site
gain
exponential
momentum in such a short period of
time?
A
strong case
can
be made that
Pinterest's originality factor-which
comes from its reliance on users' per-
sonal tastes and expressions-brought
it so much popularity.
In
fact,
TechCrunch reported that Pinterest is
the best new startup of 2011. Although
Pinterest was initially launched in 2010,
it has exploded in the past six months.
TechCrunch also reported that Pinter-
est
·
was the fastest site in history to get
10 million monthly unique hits in the
U.S. and the site now boasts nearly 12
million
users to date.
Other components that have con-
tributed to the
sucress
are the benefits to
retail~. Pinboards provide advertise-
ment for
various
brands when
users
click
on
the
links
to find out where to get de-
sired products. This
is
partially how the
site gains revenue; when a
user clicks
on
a pin and decides to buy that certain
product, the merchant
will
give
back an
incentive to the masterminds behind the
site.
Due to the
fact
that this site
relies
on
the nature of the consumer, businesses
are quickly making Pinterest acrounts to
display their new products.
It
is
clear that the Pinterest phenome-
.non
has
been sucx::essful at Marist Col-
lege. Although
the
site caters generally to
females, it
is
successful nonetheless.
"It suffices my shopping habits and
gives
me
another
way to shop," said soph-
omore Lauren Frisina.
It
is
safe to say that Pinterest
is
a
crafter's and a shopper's electronic
para-
dise,
but
will
the site remain strong and
join the
ranks
of
Facebook and Twitter?
Only time
will
teR but for now, Pinterest
has
officially reached the major leagues
of
social networking.
In
the famous
words
of Charlie Sheen, Pinterest is "win-
ning'' ...
or better yet,
"Pinning."
















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The
Fox
Trot
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Quick hits of the
week in Marist athletics
Track and Field
The Marist track and field teams
competed in the Armory Collegiate
Challenge, held last '.fhursday in
New York City. Both the men and
women's teams had several runners
do well in the event.
David Marthy ran the 800-meter
race in 1:54.57, qualifying for
th
IC4A Championships, which
wm
take place on March 4. He is
he
first freshman to qualify in that
event in Marist program history.
The women's team saw season-
best runs from seniors Addie
DiFrancesco and Kara Lightowler.
DiFrancesco finished sixth in the
3,000-meter race with a time of
10:22.81, and Lightowler placed
ninth in the mile, running
the
race
5:19.50.
Tennis
On Saturday, the Marist women's
tennis team
opened
their season
with a 5-2 road victory over St.
Peter's. Erin McCarthy lead the
way for the Red Foxes with two vic-
tories, one in doubles and another in
singles.
Two other players als<;> earned two
victories in the match: Joana Sun
and Sabrina Tahir. Sun and Tahir
teamed up to win a doubles match,
and each player earned a singles
victory.
McCarthy was named MAAC
Women's Tennis Player of the Week
for her efforts. This is the third time
that McCarthy has won the award
during her Marist career.
On the men's side, Matt Him-
melsbach earned MAAC Men's Ten-
nis Player of the Week for his play
so far this season. He has been a big
player for the Red Foxes so far this
season, faring well against top com-
petition, including Ivy League pow-
ers Harvard and Columbia.
Softball
Danielle Koltz was named MAAC
Player of the Week for her perform-
ance over the weekend in Marist's
trip to North Carolina, where they
competed in the North Carolina
A&T Tournament.
Koltz •reached base in all four
games that the Red Foxes played in,
hitting .500 with an on-base per-
centage of
.571
and slugging per-
centage of .917. Her highlight of the
weekend came in the finale, when
she hit a grand slam that served as
the winning hit in Marist's victory.
This is the first MAAC Player of
the Week award for Koltz and the
first MAAC award for Marist this
season.
The Red Foxes have started the
season 2-5. Their next game will
take place over the weekend, when
they travel to George Mason for a
tournament. Opponents will include
George Mason, Cornell and Akron.
Baseball
The Marist baseball team began
their season last week with three
games against Campbell. The Red
Foxes finished 1-2, and that is
where their record currently stands.
The team's only victory came
in
the first game of Saturday's double-
header. With the game tied 5-5 in
the top of the ninth, Zach Shank hit
a single that scored Nick McQuail
for the go-ahead run. Jake Rifkin
then pitched a scoreless ninth to
seal the victory for the Red Foxes.
Last week, catcher Mark Bren-
nan was named the MAAC Rookie
of the Week. Brennan hit a home-
run in his first collegiate at-bat, a
two-run shot that put Marist up 2-0
in the second inning of the first
game.
The Red Foxes will be back in ac-
tion this weekend, when they travel
to Old Dominion to play single
games.
Men's
lacrosse starts season with win
By
RYAN CALVI
Circle
Contributer
In Coach Keegan Wilkinson's
first game as head coach of the
Marist Men's Lacrosse program, his
team prevailed to vic_tory as the
Foxes defeated the Sacred Heart
University Pioneers 12-10 in regu-
lation this past Sunday afternoon in
their season-opener.
"It was an overall great game for
us," Wilkinson said, "we got great
contribution from some younger
guys, great goaltending, and great
defense."
Among the nine Red Foxes to tally
a point in the final box score, four of
them were freshmen, accounting for
seven of the total 33 points.
Junior attack man, Jack Doherty,
provided the Foxes with a game-
high three goals and was one of
eight different Red Foxes to find the
back of the het on Sunday. Junior
preseason All-American, Connor
Rice, had a game-high five points
(two goals, three assists) and fresh-
man Colin Joka, in his first colle-
giate game, also added two scores.
On Tuesday, Rice was named
MAAC Offensive Player
of
the Weelc
for his efforts.
"Obviously this is a time in which
we're still trying to figure out what
type of team we're going to be," Do-
herty said.
"If
we continue to work
as a team on offense like we did on
Sunday, we're going to have great
success this year." Doherty was the
Red Foxes' leading goal scorer last
season (~lG) and is off to a great
start to repeating a strong sopho-
more season.
After trailing 1
~o
with about five
minutes left in the first period,
freshman
midfielder,
Brett
Bernardo, scored his first collegiate
goal to tie the game. Six seconds
later, junior midfielder, Matt
Dugan, scored to give Marist the
lead, one which they would not sur-
render for the remainder of the
game.
In
the final 2:06 of the first half,
Marist scored three times to take a
7-3 lead at the midway point. Soph-
omore Craig Goodermote got the
nod
kl
start the game in goal for the
Fo•. Goodermote faced 12 Pioneer
shots
and made nine saves.
Freshman Dave Scarcello took
over between the pipes at the start
of the second half for the Foxes and
finished the game, recording seven
saves on 14 shots.
Despite a Doherty goal with 12:43
remaining in the fourth quarter to
give the.Foxes a comfortable 12-5
lead, things got a little dicey, as
Marist couldn't bury another one all
the way until the game's comple-
tion. Sacred Heart went on a large
scoring stretch in which they con-
nected for five-straight goals to end
the game. Fortunately for Marist,
they had already built a sizeable
cushion and were able to hang on
for a 12-10 triumph to improve their
2012 season record to 1-0.
"Although things got a little out of
control at the end, we did a really
nice job of hanging for the win. Our
defense played awesome today (as
expected) and
I
was very happy
with the effort both Craig [Gooder-
mote] and Dave [Scarcello] provided
in goal for us," Wilkinson said.
The Red Foxes will look to make it
two straight wins to start the sea-
son when they travel to play Stony
Brook this coming Saturday. This
will be the first of three more road
games before Marist plays their
home-opener on March 1 7 against
Jacksonville.
Leberfinger qualifies for U.S. Olympic trials
By
JOE
FTIZHENRY
Staff Writer
The Marist Red Foxes Swimming
& Diving teams took to the pool in
Annapolis, Md. over the weekend,
where they competed in the ECAC
Championships.
The girls placed second, in a tie
with Harvard, out of 17 schools and
the men finished sixth out of 20
schools. The women's team totaled
529 points for the weekend, while
the men earned 276 points for their
performance.
Coach Larry Van Wagner said the
performance of both teams was
"very good" and compared the meet
for the guys to competing in the
Sweet 16 in basketball.
The U.S. Naval Academy is a top
30-program in the country," Van-
Wagner said.
As for the women, Van
Wagner
said the meet represents "a great
barometer to measure our progress
at the end of each season."
However, the performances of
both teams were overshadowed by
the accomplishment of Greta
Leberfinger. Leberfinger, a fresh-
man from Chatham, N.J., qualified
for the United States Olympic Tri-
als by posting an astounding time of
1:11.88 seconds in the 100-meter
breaststroke. The time was 0.31 sec-
onds faster than the standard qual-
ifying time for the trials, which is
1:12.19. The trials will be held at
the CenturyLink Center in Omaha,
Neb. from June 25 - July 2.
Leberfinger said the accomplish-
ment was "pretty shocking and to be
the first one to qualify in Marist his-
tory especially means a lot."
Now comes the hardest part for
Leberfinger: she will compete
against world record-holder, Re-
becca
Soni, among
others, at
the tri-
als
in
her attempt to qualify for Lon-
don 2012. Only the top two finishers
from each event are chosen to rep-
resent Team. USA in the Olympic
games.
Coach VanWagner said that the
competitiveness of the trials "shows
how elite our Olympic team really
is."
"I want to work on my technique
more because I feel like there is a lot
more I can do with it to drop my
time," Leberfinger said on what she
plans to improve.
Aside from Leberfinger, other
standout performers for the Red
Foxes included Nick Spinella and
Jason Baker on the men's side and
Kate Conrad and Kim Kaller for the
women's team.
Baker, a freshman from Shaver-
town, Pa. placed third in the 1-
meter board event with a score of
249.00 points, just 4.20 points be-
hind Chad
Drake of the
U.S.
Mili-
tary Academy,' who placed seconds
in the event. Meanwhile, Spinella
recorded the highest finish of the
day
in
swimming events for Marist
when he placed fourth in the Cham-
pionship final of the 200-yard back-
stroke with a time of 1:50.34.
On the women's side, Conrad led·
the way with a second-place finish
in the 1650-yard freestyle race with
a time of 16:41.59. Kim Kaller, a
sophomore, joined her teammate
among the top eight finishers with
a time of 17:20.58 - good enough for
an
eighth place finish in the field.
The ECAC Championship meet
concluded the season for the rest of
the Red Foxes other than Leberfin-
ger, who will continue to train for
the Olympic trials in the coming
months leading up to the event.
Van
Wagner
also said that "it was
another successful
season
for the
program."

























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Confident Red Foxes·to take on St. Peter's
Red Foxes finish strong
Following a loss to Fairfield last
Monday, Marist finished the season
with a 61-52 win over Siena and an
89-77 win against Niagara.
The Red Foxes took on Siena last
Thursday in an ESPN3 double•
header. The athletics deparment
gave out free "Beat Siena" t-shirts
to 1,000 fans as the McCann Arena
was turned into a "white out."
Marist fed off of the raucus crowd
and scored the last nine points of
the game.
Chavaughn Lewis led the team
with 16 points and nine rebounds as
Isaiah Morton added 15 points and
six assists.
On Sunday, Marist dominated Ni-
agara to finish the season on a high
note on Senior Day. Devin Price hit
four three-pointers and 14 free
throws on the way to a career-high
32 points. Jay Bowie added 16
points and 11 rebounds.
Seniors
honored
Guard R.J. Hall, the only senior
player on the team, was honored in
a ceremony before the game. Hall
earned the 25th start of his career
and played in the 90th game.
Hall had nine points and two as-
sists.
''We've been more of a family this
year," Hall said. "So every opportu-
nity I'm given I take it as another
blessing. I just felt privileged to
start today and it felt good to be out
there with my fellas and it felt good
to get this last home win."
Senior managers Edmond Penn
and Rob Hoey were also recognized
in the pregame ceremony.
Lewis,
Price
earn All-MAAC
nods
The MAAC announced its all-con-
ference teams on Monday, with
Chavaughn Lewis being .named to
the All-Rookie team and Devin
Price being selected for the All-
MAAC third team.
"Especially after last season when
I didn't get off to a good start, I re•
ally wanted to show the league that
I was one of the top players in the
league," Price said. "It means a lot.
My goal was to be a little bit higher,
but I'm honored to be a part of the
All-MAAC team."
Lewis' award means he is nomi-
nated for MAAC player of the year,
which will be announced today.
Lewis said he hopes to win, but a
championship is more important to
him.
"It's a good thing to know that all
that
work
I put in paid off," Lewis
said. 'The
coaching
staff worked
with me to better my game, I came
in with the
mindset
my freshman
year knowing that I had to con-
tribute right away, I just wanted to
do everything I could to make my
team better and make myself bet-
ter."
"I'm really proud of Devin Price,"
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Adam Kemp and Jay Bowie celebrate Marist's
victory
over Siena
last
week. The Red
Foxes are the eighth
seed
In
this weekend's MMC Tournament In Sprlngtleld,
Mass., where they will
take
on ninth-seeded St Peter's.
Tip-off
Is scheduled
for
7:30
p.m. on Friday night.
Martin said. "He's a perfect exam-
ple of hard work paying off. He de-
veloped over three years, never quit
on the process, never quit on the
program. Chavaughn, I'm really
happy for him, he's a talented kid
and it's nice to see the other coaches
acknowledge those two guys."
Football players ready to showcase their talents
By
GARRIN
MARCHITTI
Staff Writer
Three Marist football players will
have the opportunity to showcase
their skills to professional scouts on
March 7, -when they will take part
in
Fordham University's Pro-Day.
Ryan Dinnebeil, Jaquan Bryant and
Kevin Fitzpatrick will all partici-
pate in the event, which
will
include
scouts from the NFL, CFL and
Arena
leagues.
The event
is
invite-only, and play-
ers who play in the state of New
York or live 50 miles away from the
event site were invited to partici-
pate. The day
will
consist of a vari-
ety of different drills and events,
such as the 40-yard dash, bench
press and vertical leap.
Marist Head Football Coach Jim
Parady spoke highly of each of his
players, and how impressive it is for
them to be invited to this event.
"I think it's a tribute to them, and
how hard they have worked during
their college career, and the success
they have had in their college ca-
reer," Parady said.
Parady went on to explain how
hard Dinnebeil, Bryant, and Fitz-
patrick have worked to prepare for
the pro-day, even though all three
could have decided to end their ca-
reers and move on from football.
"A lot of guys, when their careers
end, hang it up and are not willing
to train. You have to take it to a
higher level, even higher than when
you're playing in college," Parady
explained. "I am pleased for them to
have the opportunity to show them-
selves."
Dinnebeil, a running back, was a
captain for Marist this past season,
rushing for 183 yards and three
rushing touchdowns. He finished
his career with 21 touchdowns,
which ranks fourth in the program's
Division I history.
"I've just been trying to improve
my 40-yard dash, increase my
quickness, and getting my bench
press up. Basically, all the combine
drills," Dinnebeil said.
Dinnebeil believes that his
strength is his biggest advantage
going into the pro-day. He also be-
lieves that his blocking and catch-
ing the ball out of the backfield are
what will attract him to scouts.
A member of the First Team All-
Pioneer Football League, Bryant led
the Red Foxes with 41 solo tackles,
four interceptions, and he also
served as the team's punt returner.
Coach Parady said Bryant was con-
sidered a "shut-down" corner in the
PFL, and was often placed on the
opposing team's best receiver.
"He is athletic, has a long frame
for a corner, and he has great speed
to the football," Parady explained.
''With that, he is definitely a viable
candidate [for scouts]."
Fitzpatrick had 49 receptions for
601 yards and five touchdown re-
ceptions this past season for the Red
Foxes. During his four seasons at
Marist, he appeared in all 44 games
played, totaling 97 receptions, 1,232
yards, and eight touchdowns.
"I think the 40 is definitely the
event
I
am looking
forward to the
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JON
O'SULLIVAN/THE CIRCLE
Jaquan
Bryant, pictured here
In
last year's spring game. Bryant
will participate
In
Fordham University's Pro-Day on March
7,
along with teammates Ryan Dlnnebeil
and Kevin
Fitzpatrick.
most," Fitzpatrick said: "For re-
ceivers like myself, that is definitely
the most important, so I have been
focusing a lot on that, as well as
route running."
Fitzpatrick also made it clear
what he would tell any scouts inter-
ested him in come March 6.
"I am going to catch the ball if
you throw it to me. I am going to
make it happen
on
the field, and I
will catch the ball when thrown,"
Fitzpatrick said.
Parady has told all three players
what he has told other former Red
Foxes attempting to make it into
the professional level: Stay positive.
''You only need one guy. One guy
to take a chance on you, and you
just have to open the eyes of one
person to get yourself into a camp,"
Parady said. "By getting these guys
in front of these scouts at Fordham
and other places, that is what we
are hoping to do."




























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Women's basketball number one seed at MAACs
"Leanne
has shot the three ball
well at 36 percent, she runs our mp-
tion well and gets to the basket real
well and has gotten scores there,"
Gjorgis said. "She's also been our
best defensive player by far, and
should be the MAAC defensive
player of the year, in my opinion."
Gang was a second team selection,
averaging
12.3
points, which is her
career high as a senior. She is third
on the team in thiee pointers made
and is leading the team in field goal
percentage; hitting
49
percent of her
attempts from the floor. Gang's de-
fensive presence is also felt, as she
is second on the team in blocks.
"Brandy
has probably been the
best
shooting
forward in the MAAC,
she's second in field goal percentage
in the MAAC behind Taryn John-
son, but Johnson doesn't shoot from
farther out than five feet," Giorgis
said.
"She's
at 40 percent from
three, and .she's just had a great
shooting year so far."
Yarde was a first team selection for
Marist, her second career selection
to the first team. She is Marist's
leading scorer, averaging
14
points
per game, a total good for sixth in
·
the conference. Yarde is also lead-
ing Marist in rebounds, blocks and
assists, which are good for ninth,
third and sixth respectively in the
conference. Yarde is also back to
practice, without contact, after the
injury she suffered against IQlla on
senior night.
The first team honor also puts
Yarde up for conference player of
the year, an award that has been
won by a Marist player five of the
last six years, including the last four
straight.
"Corielle has done a little bit of
everything, other than drive the
bus," Giorgis said. "She's ranked in
so many statistical categories in the
MAAC."
Other award nominations for
Marist include Ockenden, for defen-
sive player of the year, Kristina
Danella for sixth player of the year
and Giorgis for coach of the year.
Although it has been Yarde who
has garnered much
of
the individual
recognition and rightfully so with
her gaudy scoring numbers, Gang
has been the moat consistent R~d
Fox throughout the entire season.
She has come into her own as a
scorer in her senior year, averaging
in double figures for the first time at
12.3
points per game.
As
a senior,
Gang knows that this is her last
chance to win a MAAC Champi-
onship and admits there is a little
more pressure in her last chance at
a MAAC Championship.
"I think there is [a little added
pressure]," Gang said.
"I don't re-
ally think about it though, I just
play every game as hard as I can."
OveralJ., it simply comes down to
wins for this Marist team. Three
wins will earn them the chance to
represent the MAAC once again on
college basketball's biggest stage,
the NCAA Tournament. A loss,
however, will kill the dream )hat
has been brewing since the season
began. The fate of this Marist team
will be discovered this weekend.
''We have
to be consistent," Giorgis
said. "In these games, people are
going to throw a lot of things at you,
and
if
we face adversity, we have to
able to handle it. We just have to be
able
to do what got us here, which is
play good defense, try to limit peo-
ple
to one shot, try to have everyone
involved in the offense and shoot
the basketball well."
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THIS PHOTO IS POWERED BY AURASMA@MARIST
Marist women's basketball heads
to
the MMC Tournament as the number one
seed.
The women are looking for their seventh straight MAAC Championship and another
appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Red Foxes are led
by
AII-MAAC selections
Corielle Yarde (Flrst Team), Brandy Gang (Second Team) and Leanne Ockenden (Third
Team). Yarde (above) is also nominated for conference player of the year.
MAAC
Tournament
Schedule
Mens Seedings
J.
lona.
2. Loyola.
3. Manhattan
4. Fairfield
5. Rider
6. Siena
1.Niagara
8.Marist
9.
St. Peters
10. Canisius
Men~s Schedule
1. Fri. 7:30 Marist vs
St.
Peters
2.
Fri.
9:30
Niagara
vs Canisius
3. Sat. 2:30 Fairfield vs Rider
4.
Sat.
4:30
Ic,na v
Maristl.
t.
Peters
5.
Sat. 7:30
Loyola vs Niag-
ara/Canisius
6.
Sat. 9:30 Manhattan vs Siena
7. Sun. 2:00 Game 3 i•s Game 4
8. Sun. 4:30 Game ~. v Game 6
9.
Mon.
7:00 Game 7 vs Game 8
Women~s Seedings
J.
Marist
2.
Fairfield
3.
Manhattan
4. Loyola
5.
Niagara
8. Siena
7.
Iona
8.
St.
Peters
9.
Canisius
JO.
Rider
Women's Schedule
1.
Thu. 12:00 Iona. vs Rider
2. Thu. 2:0() St. Peters vs Cani-
ius
3.
Fri.
9:80 Fairfield
vs
Iona/Rider
4. Fri. 11:30 Manhattan vs
Siena
5. Fri. 1
:30 Marist vs St.
Per/Can
6. Fri. }J:30
Loyola
vs
Niagara
7. Sat. 9:30 Game 3 vs Game 4
8. Sat. 11:30 Game 5 vs Game 6
9.
Mon.
12:00
Game 1 vs Game 8
Circle Sports Staff Predictions
Mens Championship:
Eric: Iona over Manhattan.
Ganin:
Iona
over Manhattan
Zach: fona over Manhattan
Men's
MVP:
Eric; Scott Machado (Iona)
Garrin:
Mike Glover (Iona)
Zach: MoMo Jones (Iona)
Men's All-Tournament Team:
Eric:
Glovu
Armand. Alvarado,
Beamon, Etherly
Garrin: Machado. Jon , Beamon,
Sanders, Anosike
Zach: Machado. Armand, Beamon,
Glover, Andujar
fen's Sleeper Team:
Eric: Rider
Garrin:
Siena
Zach: Niagara
Marist Men's Finish:
Eric: Quarterfinals
Garrin: Quarterfinals
Zach: Quart~rfinals
Women's Championship:
Enc;
Marist
over
Fairfield
Garrin: Marist over
Fairfield
Zach:
Marist over Fairfield
Women's MVP:
Eric: Corielle Yarde (Marist)
Garrin:
Taryn
Johnson (Fairfield)
Zach:
Brandy
Gang· (Marist)
Women's
All
Tournament Team
Eric; Gang, Ockenden,
Dulin,
Johnson. Pina
Gartin:
Martinez, Sheahin, Mcken-
zie. Gang, Yarde
7,
c·h: Yarde. Ockenden, Pina,
,Johnson.
Beynnon
Women~s
Sleeper
Team
Erie;Iona
Gartin: Loyola
Zach:
Siena
Marist Women's
Finish:
· Eric: Champions
Garrin: Champions
Zach:
Champions



























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Men look
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continue February success in March
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Sports Editor
When Chuck Martin recruited the
current freshman class at Marist,
he often mentioned bringing in a
''winning attitude" that the program
had been lacking in recent yea,rs.
In the month of February, that
winning
attitude
has
shined
brightly for the Marist men's bas-
ketball team. Since suffering an
eight-game losing streak a month
ago, the Red Foxes have won six of
their last eight.
Head coach Chuck Martin said the
stark contrast between the months
of January and February can be
contributed
to
everything coming
to-
gether at the right time.
''We're defending better, we're re-
bounding better, shot selection has
been better, we~ve been more effi-
cient offensively," Martin said. "I
just think we've been able to come
together in the month of February
and really play our best basketball."
The Red Foxes' defense has im-
proved dramatically. During the
eight game losing streak, which
lasted from Jan. 6
to
Feb. 2, Marist
gave up over 80 points four times. In
the last eight games, the Red Foxes
have held opponents
to
60 points or
under five times, and have won two
of the three times they didn't.
Freshman Chavaughn Lewis at-
tributes the team's turnaround to
more than just the basketball im-
provements.
''Maturity," Lewis said. "Now we're
starting
to
play together more. I feel
that we're starting to grow together
and bond together and trust each
other more, and it :9tarting to show
on the court. That's what's getting
us our wins."
Marist beat Siena and Niagara at
home to finish the regular season
13-17 overall and 7-11 in the MAAC
to
earn eighth place. The Red Foxes
will
take on ninth-seeded St. Peter's
on Friday at 7:30
.
p.m. a team they
have already beaten by scores of 71-
67 and 66-47.
A win earns the Red Foxes a date
with top-seeded Iona on Saturday
afternoon, but the team is not think-
ing about that yet.
''We're just thinking about tomor-
row's practice, Thursday's practice,
Friday's shoot around and then tak-
ing care of business against St.
Peter's," Martin said.
Although St. Peter's has struggled
this season, finishing at 4-14 in the
conference, the Peacocks are not a
team to take lightly according
to
Martin.
''They still have a
handful
of kids
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The
Marist
men's
basketball team
will
look
to
make a run
to
the
upcoming
MAAC-
Toumament. The team will be led
by
Devin
Price,
who was named
to
the third team
all MAAC and Chavaugtm
Lewis
(above),
who was named
to
the all rookie team.
on
that team that went to the
NCAA Tournament," Martin said.
"You know they're going to be well
prepared, real physical, you know
it's going
to
be a
tough
battle but
we're looking forward to the chal-
lenge."
Devin Price, the team's co-leading
scorer along with Lewis at 13.9-
points per game, said the attitude in
the locker room is great.
''The confidence is through the
roof," Price said. ''We believe that
we
can
face anybody.
We're
ready
for the
tournament,
we gelled at the
right time and that's a great thing''
SEE CONRDENT, PAGE 10
Women' s basketball looks for seventh heaven
By
ZACH DOOLEY
Staff Writer
The Marist women's basketball
team took care of business in the
regular season, as it has for the past
six regular seasons. All that stands
between the Red Foxes and their
seventh heaven are three more wins
in the MAAC Tournament, this
weekend in Springfield, Mass.
"I'm really excited," senior forward
Brandy Gang said. "Being my sen-
ior year, we want to win the title,
the championship. I know there's
not an ongoing quest like Maria,
Elise and Erica had last year, but I
think it's known that we all want
to
.
"
win.
The Red Foxes enter as the num-
ber one overall seed, which they
earned through their 17-1 regular
season record, two games clear of
second place Fairfield. Their quest
for another NCAA Tournament bid
begins Friday, when they will play
the winner of Thursday's eight ver-
sus nine game, between the Cani-
sius Golden Griff's and the St.
Peters Peacocks. During the regu-
lar season, the Red Foxes were a
perfect 2-0 against both opponents.
Looking ahead, a win for Marist in
the first rqund sets it up for a date
on Saturday with the winner of the
Loyola-Siena quarterfinal. Marist
handled Siena fairly handily the
first two times,
winning in double
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The
Marist
women's basketball team
opens their MAAC
Tournament
defense this
Fri-
day
at 1:30
p.m. in Springfield,
Mass.
figures, but Loyola gave the Red
Foxes a very close and contested
game, with both staying tight until
the closing seconds.
A semifinal win would likely see
the Red Foxes taking on either Fair-
field or Manhattan, who have been
the sternest of MAAC opposition
that Marist has seen this season.
The lone blemish
on
their confer-
ence schedule was a loss away to
Manhattan, where the Jaspers were
able to shut down the Foxes offen-
sively, and Fairfield gave Marist
two nail biters, keeping
both games
close down to the wire.
"You just have
to
hope that your
kids are ready
to
play," Giorgia said.
"I
think that
our
seniors really want
this one, they've had a great year so
far, but they want
to
go out and win
the MAAC Tournament, and get to
the NCAA Tournament, so we have
everyone focuses and hopefully
playing well at the right time."
Leading Marist into the tourna-
ment are their three all-MAAC se-
lections in Corielle Yarde, Gang and
Leanne Ockenden. Ockenden was a
third team selection this year as a
sophomore, averaging 9.1 points per
game, which is good for third on the
Marist team. Ockenden also leads
the Red Foxes in threerpoint field
goals made, at 53, and constantly
draws the opposing team's leading
scorer on the defensive end.
SEE WOMEN'S, PAGE 11
The Circle Sports staff will be making the trip to
Springfield for this weekend's MAAC Tournament.
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