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VOLUME 67, ISSUE 2
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday
,
September 20
,
2012
NBC, Wall Street Journal look to MIPO for election data
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Editor-in-Chief
@£cvandervoort
The walk from Lee Miringoffs of-
fice to the Marist poll conference
room takes about 10 seconds. The of-
fice is a large room on the third floor
of the Hancock Center that over-
looks Marist' s academic quad.
Miringoff takes his place, the shades
go down, the lights go up, the screen
is turned on and he, under the head-
ing "Marist
,
" shows up on television
screens across the country.
Miringoff is the director of the
Marist Institute of Public Opinion,
the home of the Marist Poll. Last
Friday, he made the walk to the con-
ference room to appear on Chuck
Todd's Daily Rundown on MSNBC
to analyze the latest election-related
numbers released by Marist Poll.
The Marist Poll-NBC News part-
nership, which was formed last year,
added a member last week. The
Wall Street Journal came aboard
starting with the polls released on
Sept. 13, giving the Marist Poll an-
other national news outlet as a part-
ner to publish the results of the
polling. NBC and the Wall Street
Journal had already done national
polling together, so this was a "win-
win" for everyone involved.
''The Wall Street J~umal saw this
as an opportunity to come on board
so they could have a sponsorship
and partnership with NBC and with
us," Miringoff said.
According to Miringoff, who has
been with Marist Poll since its be-
ginning in 1978, this is the first time
a national network news outlet has
partnered with a college survey cen-
ter for election polls, and the deal
has paid dividends on both sides.
"For them, it provides independ-
ent, accurate, thorough
,
scientific
poll data," Miringoff said. "For us, it
provides a unique vantage point for
300 students to really have a front
row seat to this important election,
and they are making news while
they're learning."
Last week, the Marist Poll sur-
veyed three battleground states in
the election, as they will continue to
do every week until Nov. 6. Last
week's results, which were released
on Thursday night, detailed opin-
ions on President Barack Obama
and Governor Mitt Romney in
Florida,
Ohio
and
Virginia.
Miringoff said that the polls were
the first scientific data gathered
since the conventions and therefore
the first to confirm the ''bounce"
President Obama was believed to
have gotten in the states that mat-
ter.
MARIA GIRONAS
/
THE CIRCLE
Student pollsters for the Marist Institute of Public Opinion gather data
to
be
analyzed
and published
by by
national news partners NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.
The results of the poll played on
NBC's Nightly News with Brian
Williams and were shown all night
on MSNBC, sending the digital and
Twitter worlds into a buzz. The fol-
lowing morning, the results were
discussed on the Today Show,
Miringoff went on Chuck Todd's
Daily Rundown live from the broad-
cast room in the Hancock Center,
and a story about the polls appeared
on the front page of Friday's Wall
Street Journal. The polls received
attention from news outlets
QJ.ltsid.e
the partnership as well, with ABC.
calling Miringoff for a comment and
hundreds of newspapers and web-
sites covering the results.
''This is coverage of an invaluable
nature," Miringoff said. "It says that
Marist students provide a profes-
sional, knowledgeable, competent
performance of their polling respon-
sibilities to the point that two of the
SEE MIRINGOFF, PAGE 4
Mari.st ranked No.
8
regional university
in
poll
By
SHAWNA GILLEN
Circle Contributor
Marist College has developed a strong rep-
utation in recent years. The college has in-
creased its popularity due to enrollment
rates, the aesthetic campus, highly qualified
faculty and availability of technological re-
sources. With that said, seems a no-brainer
that the U.S. News
&
World Report selected
Marist for the No. 8 ranking on its 2013 list
for "Best Regional Universities." Rising from
last
vear'
s No. 13 spot, this is the highest
ranking that Marist has ever held, and it
speaks volumes to the promising future of
the institution. In the Marist Department of
Public Affairs press release, President Den-
nis Murray spoke about the college's
achievement.
"Marist's rise in these and other rankings
is just one indicator among many of the Col-
lege's continued success in providing a top-
quality education to an increasingly
talented and diverse student body," he said.
and types of degrees that are offered. Re-
search universities typically offer degrees at
the doctorate level, whereas national liberal
arts colleges have a larger focus on under-
graduate degrees. Secondly, they conduct
their own research about a particular school,
evaluate and calculate scores for 16 differ-
ent categories. Once all the scores are added
together, the final score is compared with
scores from other schools, and the final
rankings are established.
Marist's new ranking can serve as a valid
explanation of its increased popularity. The
current freshman class size is the largest in
the college's history. The Office of Admis-
sions reported that for the 2011-2012 aca-
demic
year,
Marist
received
a
record-breaking number of undergraduate
applications, reaching close to 10,000. With
increased student enrollment comes more
funding and resources. As the college con-
tinues to expand and adapt to a growing stu-
dent body, Marist seems destined for a
positive future filled with more achieve-
ments and honors.
FLICKR.COM/GAELENH
BJ. Novak will
be
performing
at
this year's fall """'_.
The U.S. News
&
World Report bases its
rankings on several factors. Listed on its
website is an explicit breakdown of the
methodology that is utilized. The first step
of the process requires U.S. News to define
the institution as a research university or a
national liberal arts college. The distin-
guishing factors between the two are its size
Another vital factor that has contributed
to Marist's popularity is the Marist Poll. The
Mari st Poll is now referenced on every major
news broadcast, certainly giving the school
some vast national exposure. The Marist
Poll is one of the components that distin-
guish Marist from many of its counterparts.
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known
for
his
role
as Ryan on
~Office,•
he
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his
performing stand-up for
popularteleYision
shows
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for
the
show,·which
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ursday, Sept
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at
9 p.m. In
the
McCann
Arena,
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now
onsa
$10 for students.
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Novak,
see
ME
on
page
11.
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Thursday, September
·
20, 2012
THIS WEEK
Friday, 9/21
Homecoming
&
Reunion
Weekend
All
Day-Sept
23
campus
Green
Marist
Mathematics Seminar
3:30p.m.
HN2023
KDP Bake Sale
5
p.m.
to
9
p.m.
Champagnat Breezeway
SPC
Movie: Brave
10:00 p.m.
to
11:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Room
Saturday, 9/22
Shopping Shuttle
12 p.m.
to
11:59 p.m.
Marlst Football v. Davidson College
12 p.m.
SPC Movie: Brave
10 p.m.
to
11:30 p.m.
PAR
Wednesday,
9/26
ARCO Dance Social
9
p.m.
to
10 p.m.
SC349
Chinese Poker Night
9:30 p.m.
to
10:30 p.m.
SC348
Thursday,
9/27
Aaron Smuts
of Rhode Island College,
"The
Good
Cause
Account
of
the
Mean-
ing
of
Ute"
6:30
to
8
p.m.
Henry Hudson Room (FN 301)
Wellness
Program
8 p.m.
to
9:15 p.m.
PAR
Letter Writing for CMlity Campaign
9 p.m.
to
11 p.m.
Alcove
1
campus
www.maristcircle.com
Letter from the Editor
Wdcome
to the second print edi-
tion of rhe Circle! 'lh, Ci ·l • taff
hopes your sem sters are going
well so far. We have
a
lot
11' exe·t-
ing artic-l s
fo
our readers this
w
ek.
e s shows
UH
ju
t
ho ,
big
th
Ma ·
st Institute for Public Opinion
has
become!
After partnr:>ring vith
NBC
Ne ·s
las
year,
MIPO
re-
cently become
a source of infr rma-
tion for the Wall .'tr •et
,Jo rnal as
Wt>ll
K
»ping
it
in
the
political
sphere, _ ew includes an
arfo;lc.
on
Dani 1
To res, a Marist senior
who was elected to be a d(•le!!atc at
the DNC for
th1
.
ui ntial
t•ln·-
tio
!
Cong atu)ations. Dan. Thank
you
l-0r
upholding
Marist's reputa-
tion by
not
talking
Io
a t'huir.
Fe.
t\.
res
giV(.'S
u
tip
on how
to
complete
a succes··tul job
int
vie '
and introd ces
us to
the
world of
forist Informational
'l'echnology.
It
also explain KlV und micro-
I ding. which
help
grow
mall
businebs :.
A&tE i nelud
•r,;
a
preview of our
fall com·dian,
B,.J.
Novak-
he'·
really come
far
inc, his
temp
job
but
don't go clubbing
with
him
in
New
York.
Also look
to
A&E
to
read about Taylor Swift's new
song, Ronan. the proceeds
of
which
go
to Stand Up 2 Cancer.
Lifr•!'lt_ le · prepares us for fall
fashion with the look of the
't•t"k.
It will al. o teach u~ l o ' to prop-
1
ly
\!Se
our Twitter accounts -
Security
Briefs
Page2
take note . Rob Delancy. Wonder-
ing what apps to download while
yo
wu1t
for
cla
~
to
arr?
I·
,~a
ture hns
an
article
on the best
·1pp
for college students.
Thanks to
Opinio ,
anyone who
is
stt·es~ing about picking a major
need
look
no
further.
We
also
hea ·
from
Kyle
Ya tz.
who
studied
abroad
in
Amsterdam
last semes•
tcr.
.,
o gratulntion
to
the soccer
team
for. their
win
ag
in:::t
UNO
Asheville! por
also
covers an ar-
ticle on
tht'
upcoming football con-
ference opener
again-.t
Davidson.
Go Red Foxes!
Marygrace Navarra
Manogin![ Editor
Briefs are back and (not) better than ever
By MICHAEL BERNARDINI
Staff Writer
Disappointed doesn't even begin to
describe my feelings towards you,
Marist College. It's been four weeks
into the semester and this is the
best you have to give me? As the
new writer of Security Briefs, I
want to hear some wild and crazy
stories from the campus that once
brought us a !½lip-n-slide in front of
the library and an afternoon rager
by the river. Visits to Saint Francis
and casual pass-outs make us look
like rookies. Learn how to have fun,
not vom on yourself. Regardless,
here's a sampling of the mind-
numbing security briefs of the past
week.
9/16 2:23 a.m. Midrise Hall
A female student was cited with
an unauthorized ID usage. The stu-
dent attempted to swipe in, but in-
formed security that she had left
her ID in Gartland. She then pro-
ceeded to give an alternate identifi-
cation-her fake ID. This had such
an easy solution: Simply make the
journey from Midrise to Gartland to
retrieve your real ID. It could've
been like a fun, drunk version of
The Lord of the Rings.
The
-Circle
Editor-In-Chief:
Eric Vander
Voort
Eric.VanderVoort1@marist.edu
Managing Editor: Marygrace Navarra
Marygrace.Nava"a1@marlst.edu
News
Editor. Brenna McKinley
clrclenews@gmail.com
Opinion
Editor:
casey
Fisk
circleopinion@gmall.com
A&E Editor: Matthew
Castagna
clrcleae@gmall.com
9/15 8:23 p.m. Sheahan Hall
A male guest had his alcohol con-
fiscated. The gentleman had a
water bottle about a third of the
way filled with vodka. The water
bottle was emptied and the guest
was escorted off campus by security.
While there aren't many things
more depressing than watching
booze going to waste, everyone
knows the freshman dorm $ecurity
guards are stricter than the TSA.
He should be happy no drug-sniffing
German Shepherds were called to
the scene.
9/15 12:26 p.m.
A female student notified security
that her phone had been stolen at
an off-campus bar. She had placed
the phone, valued at $300, on the
bar, and that was the last time she
· saw it. This old gag. You're too em-
barrassed to admit that when or-
dering your eleventh tequila shot
and dancing absurdly to an LMFAO
song, you put your phone down. It
happens to the best of us. After all,
driving to the Verizon store is one of
the more mournful activities a col-
lege student can experience.
9/15 1:07 a.m. Foy Townhouses
A Champagnat resident was dis-
Sports
Editors:
Zach
Dooley, Garrin
Marchetti
clrclesports@gmall.com
Lifestyles Editor: Ashley Lampman
circlelifestyles@gmail.com
Features Editor: Brittany Oxley
circlefeatures@gmall.com
Copy Chief: Michelle Costello
Mlchelle.Costello1@marlst.edu
Copy
Editors:
Michelle
Costello,
Christina
D'Arco,
Shawna
Gillen, Elizabeth Hehir.
Emily
Houston,
Nicole
Knoebel,
Taylor Mul-
laney, Kimberly
Poss,
cathryn
Vaccaro
covered asleep and intoxicated on a
bench outside of Foy. The student
was then taken to Saint Francis. We
get it: The beds in Champagnat are
not comfortable, especially when
three are squeezed into a shoebox•
sized
-
room. Look on the bright side.
At least you got a hospital bed with
a fun remote.
9/1512:58 a.m. Near Tenney Sta-
dium
An
officer on patrol discovered a fe-
male lying on the ground being
helped by a friend. She vomited and
was taken to Saint Francis. I can
predict the morning after conversa-
tion already: "We should've stayed
in, ate ice cream and watched He's
Just Not That Into You."
9/12 2:05 p.m. Lower New Town-
houses
A male student reported that his
lime green, 18-speed bike had been
missing, despite being secured with
a chain and padlock. Are we sure
someone would actually want to
steal a lime green, 18-speed bike?
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Staff
Writers; Ana Jean Healy, Joe
Fitzhenry
I
Web
Editors: Maria Glronas, Caroline
,
Croc<:o
Web: www.marlstclrcle.com
www.twltter.com/marlstcircle
Advertising Manager: Katie Berghorn
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Faculty Advisor:
~rry McNulty
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The Circle •
Thursday, September 20, 2012 •
Page 3
Marist Democrat represents 22nd
_
district at DNC
ByANAJEAN HEALY
Staff Writer
While most students spent their
senior year of high school taking the
SATs, applying
to colleges and
preparing for graduation, Daniel Tor-
res spent his running for a seat on his
town's school board and becoming the
youngest
elected official in New Paltz
history. Now a senior at Marist, Tor-
res
can
add New York State delegate
to his already impressive political re-
sume.
Earlier this month Torres was sent
to the Democratic National Conven-
tion in Charlotte, N.C. as a delegate
for New York State's 22nd district.
Torres was one of 226 democratic del-
egates that were elected to represent
New York's
29
congressional districts
and one of 5,556 delegates from all 50
states present at this
year's
conven-
tion. His primary role
as
a delegate at
the convention was to cast a ballot for
the democratic presidential candidate.
"My
county
chairman asked
if
I
would be interested in being a dele-
gate at the convention," Torres said.
"There
were a lot of people applying
for the position and
I tried not to get
my hopes up. So when
I found out that
I had been selected, it was definitely
a big surprise."
Torres is no novice when it comes to
politics. Aside from being an elected
public official, he has been very in-
volved in various political campaigns.
Torres has worked closely with con-
gressman Maurice Hinchey, becoming
the unofficial photographer for his
campaign, as well as other prominent
NYS political figures such as Gover-
nor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Charles
Schumer and New York Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman.
A week prior to attending the Dem-
ocratic National Convention, Torres
also attended the College Democrats
of America Convention, where he rep-
resented the Mari.st chapter of college
democrats. While there, he was one of
only four people to receive the College
Democrats of America Rising Star
Award.
Once he arrived at the Democratic
National Convention, Torres said that
the environment "felt like Disney
World."
"I
was surrounded by nothing but
people who shared the same passion,"
Torres said. "To me it was like the po-
litical Olympics."
During the three-day convention,
Torres saw dozens of prominent politi-
cians speak and even got to rub el-
bows with political celebrities.
"On the first night I snuck to the
front of the stage during a speech and
stood right near a Texas congress-
woman and Jesse Jackson," he said.
Torres said that his favorite speaker
was the Mayor of San Antonio Julian
Castro who gave the keynote speech
on the first night.
"Castro
spoke about his American
journey and what made it possible for
him to stand on that stage," Torres
said. ''My favorite part came
when the
Chief of Staff turned to myself and a
few
others and said 'Here it
is .. .'
then Cas-
tro uttered to me what was the most
memorable line of the night: 'And
.
mother fought hard for
civil
rights so
that instead of a mop
I
could grE.lb this
microphone."'
Torres, who is currently studying
Communications and Political Sci-
ence, plans on pursuing a career in
politics in a government-related office
after graduating.
''Working at the state, federal or
country level would all
be
great," Tor-
res said.
"I
also am planning on po-
tentially running for a New Paltz
·
Town Board seat as well."
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL TORRES
Senior and New Paltz school board official Daniel Torres was elected to represent
New York State's 22nd district at this year's Democratic National Convention.
MCCTA
to
present cfumer theater murder mystery
By
BRENNA MCKINLEY
so there are many places where audi-
mat is what makes it an experimen-
tal performance.
News Editor
ence members become part of our
cast."
Tickets for the Family Weekend per-
formances
are
already sold out, with
over 150 people expected to be in the
audience of each show.
Rehearsals are underway for the
Mari.st College Council on Theatre
Arts (¥CCTA) fall experimental the-
ater production, "Shipwrecked!" The
show follows six passengers on a
wrecked cruise ship where a murder
has taken place.
This three-act murder mystery will
be held in the form of a dinner theater
production during two performances
on the Saturday of Family Weekend,
Sept.
29
and during a campus-wide
performance open to students and fac-
ulty on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.
in the Cabaret.
Despite what the name "dinner the-
ater" implies, the performance con-
sists of more than simply watching a
show while eating a meal.
''Our dinner theater show is three
short acts performed in between
courses," producer Molly Sullivan
said. "So audience members will
watch part of the show and feel like
they are in it, then they are served
dinner. During dinner the show picks
up again, and then again around
dessert."
Audience interaction is key. Char-
acters enter through the audience; ac-
tors stay in character between scenes,
going around through the audience
asking "whodunit?' type questions.
"I am excited to see how our show
transforms into an interactive experi-
ence once we have an audience," stage
manager Emily Crescitelli said. "The
show makes it so the entire audience
is on board the cruise with the actors,
Dinner theater
is a form of "experi-
mental theater," something MCCTA
puts on annually along with a musi-
cal, children's theater production and
play festival. Experimental shows
usually involve
a small cast, they are
''I
heard they
are
adding more tables
so
more people will
be
able to come,"
Crescitelli said. These performances
BRENNA MCKINLEY/ THE CIRCLE
The
six-person cast of MCCTA's dinner theater performance ·shipwrecked!" rehearses
for their
two
Family Weekend perfonnances and campus-wide show
on Sept.
26.
structured outside the generic format
of a straight play or musical, and they
can
be
controversial.
"Our experimental shows
are
usu-
ally performed in a space other than
the traditional theater," Sullivan said.
"Last year we did '12 Angry Jurors' in
the round in the PAR, and the year
before that, 'Dog Sees
God'
was in the
Cabaret." Dinner theater's unique for-
were advertised in the brochure sent
home to parents with the listings of
activities being held for Marist's Fam-
ily Weekend.
''We've had a lot of people ask about
the show," Molly Sullivan said. "And
everyone is very excited."
Holding a performance specifically
for Family Weekend gives MCCTA
the opportunity to perform for a
dif-
ferent audience.
"As
part of the parents weekend
package, our production is seen by
such a vast array of people that oth-
erwise might not ever see a MCCTA
performance," Crescitelli said. ''It's our
opportunity to show the internal and
external Mari.st community the amaz-
ing amount of talent we have in our
club."
Though dinner theater has not been
performed at Mari.st in three years,
this MCCTA production is under the
orchestration of an experienced pro-
duction
team.
Director
Laura
Ja:hezcko has acted in MCCTA pro-
ductions and directed one of last
year's Festival plays, ''Dark Garden;"
Sullivan is the managing director of
experimental theater and Festival;
and Crescitelli has experience as an
actor, assistant stage manager and
producer.
''My favorite part of working on the
show is definitely seeing everything
come together in rehearsal," Sullivan
said.
Janeczko agrees, finding one of her
favorite elements of directing "Ship-
wrecked!" to be watching the charac-
ters come alive from the script.
''I really liked just reading through
the script, getting to know the charac-
ters and casting people, and then see-
ing them become the characters," she
said.
The production team also cited the
character dynamics as a highlight of
the show. This small cast of charac-
ters is comprised of the ship's diverse
group of passengers: the cruise ship
director, the ship's captain, a newly-
wed
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Thursday, September 20, 2012 •
Page 4
Princeton scholar discusses religious book as
part
of lecture series
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Circle
.
Contributor
On Thursday, Sept. 13, Dr. Elaine
Pagels visited Marist College to dis-
cuss her late.st book,
''Revelations:
Vi-
sions,
Prophecy and Politics in the
Book of Revelations." Pagels, Har-
rington Spear Paine Professor of Reli-
gion at Princeton University and
scholar of religion, is the first in a se:
ries of speakers provided by the
Marist College Religious Studies De-
partment. The audience consisted of
students, faculty and members of the
Hudson River Valley area who came
to hear Pagels speak about the mys-
terious
Book of Revelations in the
Bible.
Pagels began the
talk
with a sum-
mary of the Book of Revelations ac-
cording to John. She explained how
John was a refugee of Jerusalem's
failed rebellion against Rome when he
experienced
his revelation from
God.
Due to this, many of the images he
saw
can be related to the Romans and
their oppression of the Jewish and
Christian peoples. In his Revelation,
John witnessed the apocalypse, con-
From page
1
sisting of the four horsemen, the
Whore of Babylon, the red dragon, the
seven-headed beast, the seven angels
and others. lfltimately, according to
John, the world would end in a final
battle between good and evil. Good
will
triumph, but the·world and its in-
habitants
will
end. It is at this time
that the living and the dead will be
judged by Jesus and either enter into
eternal life or damnation.
Pagels described the controversy
surrounding the book. It was debated
for nearly 60 years before it was ac-
cepted into the final edition of the
Bible in the 4th century under the
urgings of Bishop Athanasius of
Alexandria in AD. 367. She also dis-
cussed how many other books about
the Revelation exist besides John's
version, including the Revelation of
Ezra,
the Revelation of Zostiranos, the
Thunder, the Secret Revelation of
John and Trimorphic Protennoia.
The Book of Revelation has been a
source of mystery since its initial
recording. No one knows precisely
what to expect or when the apocalypse
will occur.
Perhaps the most intrigu-
ing aspect of the Book of Revelation,
according to Pagels, is its relevance
throughout history. For nearly 2,000
years, Christian cultures have been
applying the Book of Revelations to
their current situations predicting the
end of the world.
Both the Confederacy and tlie Union
used Revelations as propaganda dur-
ing the Civil War. Dr. Seuss called
Adolf Hitler the monster, and Joseph
Goebbells, Minister of Propaganda for
the Third Reich, described the Third
Reich as the Third Age of Christ.
According to Pagels, aside from po-
litical propaganda, themes from the
Book of Revelations
are
also
prevalent
in music. From 'The Battle Hymn of
the Republic" to many Afri.can-Amer-
ican songs, Revelations is at the core
of their meaning and inspiration.
After the lecture, Pagels opened up
the room for discussion and questions.
There were many questions concern-
ing a wide range of topics from the
questionable issue of hearing
voices
to
how to interpret the Book of Revela-
tions.
Overall, students and faculty found
the event to be both informative and
enjoyable.
'1 found it interesting how she con-
nected [the Book] to how it was used
in history," senior Meghan Mahony
said.
'1
really didn't know anything
about it and it opened my eyes to a
new understanding of my faith."
Sophomore Samantha De.Vito was
also impressed with how knowledge-
able Pagels was and considered it to
be a worthwhile experience.
"She was very interesting and she
knew what she was talking about,"
De Vito said. "She brought up specifics
which were very interesting, and I am
glad that I came."
Campus Ministry advisor Kathleen
McNulty also found the experience to
be enriching.
''Pagels
was very engaging, which
was helpful," McNulty said. "She pro-
vided a lot of interesting examples of
how [the Book of Revelations] was
used in history, especially Dr.Seuss."
The Book of Revelations has had a
profound impact on Western culture
and the world. Pagels has many books
published on religion, including 'The
Origins of Satan: How Christians De-
monize Jews, Pagans
&
Heretics" and
"The Gnostic Gospels."
Miringoff: National news sources ''betting on Mari.st''
largest media
sources
in the country,
at a critical time, are sort of betting on
Mari.st."
Last week's polls revealed informa-
tion regarding the current mindset of
voters in three states, showing a lead
for President Obama and that more
people
than
usual have already picked
a side. Over 4,000 people from the
three states were polled. The Institute
produced a press release for each state
of about
32
pages, complete with text,
graphs and charts with many differ-
ent ways of interpreting the data. All
of the information
can
be
found at the
poll's
''Pebbles
and Pundits" website,
http://maristpoll.marist.edu.
This
week, they are polling three more bat-
tleground states: Wisconsin, Colorado
and Iowa.
The polling, which is done by stu-
dents, typically takes place between
5:30
and 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. Due to the partnership
and the nature of election season, the
pollsters have had to make adjust-
ments to their usual schedule.
Jason Sokolowski, a senior and a su-
pervisor at Marist Poll, said that
many people have new positions this
year and that a lot of freshmen/rook-
ies have been hired.
In
addition to
doing two hours of polling a night, a
large part of Sokolowski's job is train-
ing the newcomers. For everyone,
learning on the fly is a must.
"In
the polling profession, this is the
most important time in any four-year
stretch," Sokolowski said. "It's a learn-
ing experience for everyone."
According to Miri.ngoff, there are
people working as late as 2:00 a.m.
some nights. With the increasingly
faster news cycle, the results of the
phone calls need to be analyzed and
put on paper as soon as possible.
''It's very exciting, it's very reward-
ing, but it's a lot of hard
work,"
Miringoff said. '1t's nice to have na-
tional attention ... but there's a huge
element of responsibility not just for
the students and the college, but for
the polling community."
For the student workers of Mari.st
Poll, being a part of an operation that
receives national attention is a way to
be
not just an observer but a partici-
pant in the election season.
"Just to see the companies like NBC
notice us and give us the credibility,
you can see that we've come a long
way in the last two to three years,"
Sokolowski said.
When Miringoff takes the short walk
from his office to the broadcast center,
putting the Marist Poll brand in the
national news, he's taking a step fur-
ther for the institution than any other
college polling center is currently able
to take.
'There
are a lot of colleges in the
country," Miringoff said. 'There is one
polling for NBC and the Wall Street
Journal."
Marist climbs in rank in U.S. News
&
World Report poll
It shows how Marist has utilized
technology and has expanded its re-
sources to becoming an enriched in-
stitution.
The general reaction on campus to
Marist's new ranking has been pos-
itive.
"While every college has room for
growth, one thing I really like about
Marist is their openness to hearing
student
concerns and making ef-
forts to include us in campus im-
provements," senior Becky Rotondo
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said.
The news has also sparked a sense
of Marist pride.
'1t makes me feel good that I at-
tend such a prestigious school," sen-
ior Kate Annunziato said.
Marist College has amassed a
large network of exposure and has
enhanced its reputation very suc-
cessfully. Its newest ranking in the
U.S News
&
World Report is an
added honor to the college's long list
of accomplishments.
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"Shipwrecked!" cast prepares for Family Weekend performances
couple, a musical actress, and a
British medium.
''The characters are really fun,"
Janeczko said. "All six of the char-
acters have their own unique per-
sonalities, so when I was casting
the show, I could tell right away
who would fit that role." Casting
the show was no easy feat with the
amount of student interest shown
in participating in MCCTA per-
formances.
"We had quite a good turnout at
auditions," Janeczko said. Even
with the fall musical "Gypsy" and
mainstage "Red Noses" rehearsals
running concurrently, about 30
students came out for only six
roles.
"A lot of people try out for all the
shows just because they really like
being involved with anything
MCCTA," Janeczko said.
"It's definitely a boost
to
anyone's
ego being chosen from such a huge
group of people," said Mick Kast-
.
ner, who will be playing the role of
Donald
Doldrum,
a
British
medium.
With MCCTA's performance-
heavy fall season, finding enough
time for rehearsal around every-
one's busy schedules has proved to
be the biggest obstacle for the
"Shipwrecked!" production team.
"Balancing this show with home-
work and Red Noses has been chal-
lenging so far," Kastner said. "I've
loved being in both shows, but I
could definitely use extra hours in
the day!"
"We have three weeks of re-
hearsal to put on a great show for
hundreds of people," Sullivan said.
"It's a little nerve-wracking, but we
couldn't be happier with the way
things are going!"
Tickets for the campus-wide show
are still available for $5 and will go
on sale next week, but they are ex-
pected to sell out quickly. To re-
serve
tickets,
email
boxofficemccta@gmail.com.


















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An Elite Program: Marist Information and Technology Systems
By
CONNOR LAWRENCE
Circle Contributor
A wise man o
.
nce said, "Tech-
nology does not drive change - it
enables ch-ange." Beginning with
the development of the first mod-
ern computer in the 1940s to the
mass production of the personal
computers today, the last few
decades have brought immense
technological growth. Led by the
innovation and wisdom of such
genius individuals as Steve Jobs,
Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg,
the "Internet Era" has changed
what means to be ~uman. Nearly
all aspects comprised in an aver-
age college student's day revolve
around the use of some sort of
computing device. From iPhones
to Laptops, this ever-booming in-
dustry has provided a surge of
new
occupations
worldwide.
Along with guiding production
levels leading the industry to
higher grounds, the service of
such computing products has
sparked a lucrative and distinct
field of work. Termed Informa-
tion Technology, Information
Systems or Computer Science,
the mission of such experts in
this field is to support and man-
age computers and computer net-
works in order to fully .optimize
their use in the modern business
world.
Given the opportunity of this
new industry, it is obvious that a
degree in this market would be
both a brilliant and worthy way
for any college graduate to com-
bat the presently ailing job mar-
ket. Fortunately for the students
and alumni of Marist College, re-
cent data released points to the
Information Technology
&
S,ys-
temfJ (ITS) programs at Marist to
be one of the top programs across
the nation. With bragging points
such as 100% post-graduate job
security and a strong connection
with the powerhouse corporation
IBM, the future looks bright for
the ITS program here along the
Hudson. But given all the data
poi~ts and optimism, the ques-
tions remains: What makes the
Marist ITS program so great?
After doing some much needed
research on the subject, I found
that the intense program only ex-
pects the best from its students.
The first year programs implore
an important connection between
the Computer Technology majors.
From the very beginning stu-
dents are put into class with
CS/ITS majors, which makes
switching between the majors
seamless during the first year.
The first year is difficult, due to
the fact that in order to fully un-
derstand computing you must
learn the fundamentals of com-
puter programing. Though diffi-
cult, students such as Justin
Hermann, a sophomore Informa-
tion Technology and Systems:
Systems Concentration major,
with a double minor in Business
and Computer Science, find that
this difficult process is a neces-
sary evil as it introduces the stu-
dent to the importance of
computing. Hermann went on to
say that most professors have
hands-on experience in the tech-
nical world, more specifically the
Information Technology
&
Sys-
tems industries.
"The faculty's past experience en-
ables [the professors] to apply
their experience to their teaching
which gives the program a more
'hands-on' feel," said Hermann.
Along with this hands-on feel, the
several computer labs on campus
(Library and Donnelly Computer
Lab) give students access to com-
puters virtually 24/7.
In
terms of work outside the
classroom, professors encourage
internships right off the bat, and
feel that hands-on experience is
crucial for the curriculum. After
their sbphomore year, the major-
ity of students will have had prior
internships, which leads to more
opportunities upon graduation.
Marist IT highly encourages stu-
dents to work for their several de-
partments on campus, which
include ResNet, Operations and
Helpdesk. All three of these pro-
grams are frequently used by
Marist students and professors
making them literally essential
for the college to thrive.
Included in most campus tours
is the distinctive mention of
Marist's strong connection with
CONNOR LAWRENCE/THE CIRCLE
Justin Hermann proudly stands next to the famous Watson supercomputer.
IBM, conveniently located in-
Poughkeepsie. Students are given
the opportunity to work for the
Marist-IBM Joint Study on cam-
pus and the chance to work for
IBM as a whole given its close
proximity.
"People love hearing about
Marist's connection with IBM.
It's without a doubt one of the
biggest drawing points when I
give tours," said Leslie Sullivan,
a sophomore Fashion Merchan~
dising major and tour guide for
the Admissions Office.
Hermann applied to IBM after
his freshman year and was given
the opportunity to work for IBM
Research as a Systems Adminis-
tration Student/Intern, both dur-
ing the summer of 2012 and as a
part-time employee during this
year's· semester.
When asked how he felt about
his IBM co-op he enthusiastically
said, "I love it. It has given me
the unique opportunity to chal-
lenge myself on a daily basis as
well as collaborate with IBMers
[IBM Employees] whom mentor
me through their daily experi-
ences.
It
has allowed me to apply
the know ledge I gain in class to
the real world and vice versa."
Justin has also taken the ini-
tiative in creating a small start-
up company with Travis Beatty, a
Marist Computer Science stu-
dent, to provide IT solutions for
homes and
.
small businesses in
the Hudson Valley. Students in-
volved with these majors are en-
couraged by their professors to
pursue various entrepreneurial
endeavors inside of the comput-
ing industry.
A degree in Information Tech-
nology
&
Systems from Marist
College should lead to a very
promising career path with the
potential of growth in the field of
technology.
"Looking towards the future I
look to be working in the technol-
ogy field for the rest of my ca-
reer," said Hermann. When asked
if
his co-op at IBM could bring a
prospective full time job, Her-
mann said he would be privileged
to work for IBM in the future.
"With the immense growth in
this unique field, I truly feel that
my options are limited by my am-
bition," he said.
The future looks bright for the
Marist ITS programs. With its
post-graduate data soaring, there
is truly no telling where this field
could take Marist College as a
whole.
Marist alumnis make difference through micro-lending
By
ANTO MARTINOVIC
Circle Contributor
The concept of micro-lending is a
relatively new one. It was developed
by banker and economist Muham-
mad Yunus in the late 1970s when
he realized that small loans to peo-
ple who do not qualify for regular
bank loans make a disproportionate
difference. Yunus developed the
idea until it eventually grew into
Grameen Bank and a Nobel Peace
Prize. Today, Kiva.org has taken
this idea and, using the Internet, is
crowdsourcing the lending of money
to a tune of $350 million dollars
since 2005. Through a group on
Kiva.org, members of the Marist
community are helping people bet-
ter their lives by helping them grow
their small businesses.
With the increased ability to di-
rectly connect with borrowers
around the world, more and more
people are lending
to
small business
owners in need of loans. When Kiva
added a team feature as a beta fea-
ture in 2008, Chris Buccella, a
Marist alum, started the Marist
team. Buccella read an article about
Kiva in Business Week and became
a lender. Having graduated from
·
Marist with degrees in economics
and I'l', an internet microfinance
platform was a natural fit for Buc-
cella.
According to Buccella, the team
is
small and informal as of right now.
They are focusing efforts on men
and women in Eastern Europe, with
many of the loans being focused on
the agricultural sector.
''Members lend to entrepreneurs
based upon their own preferences,
loan recipients occasionally post up-
dates via the website," Buccella
said. "Personally, I have met two
borrowers, and have also visited one
of the cities in Peru where I have
made loans."
Another recent Marist graduate,
Tim Feltman, is also part of the
team. He got his start after initially
being interested in micro-financing.
After watching a video of Bill Clin-
ton explaining the idea behind Kiva,
he made his first loan
to
the organ-
ization.
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Nonprofit organization strives to help alleviate poverty
"After that first loan I started
loaning more money," Feltman said.
''I
loan because of the impact it does.
It not only helps individuals eco-
nomically, it helps empower indi-
viduals to better their lives."
When asked about any particular
success stories that stand out to
him, Feltman mentioned a woman
he met in Mexico.
"There
was this one woman who
was able to start a ~ocery store in
her house with a micro-loan even
though her husband was against
doing this," Feltman said. "She took
out another micro-loan to expand
her business. Her husband lost his
job so he ended up helping with the
small business his wife started. Not
only did the funds help the small
business she created, it helped her
to become more independent."
This is the heart of Kiva's mission.
Kiva describes itself as a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to
connect people through lending to
alleviate poverty.
According to Feltman, this idea
seems to be working.
"I have seen the impact that micro
loans do to empower and help indi-
viduals reach the first rung of the
economic ladder," he said.
As of Sept. 14, the Marist team
has loaned a total of $11,750. Buc-
cella proudly mentioned that the
Marist team is beating the Siena
lending team by a lot.
Joining the Marist team is free
and very simple. Interested parties
should search for ''Marist" on the
Kiva website and click the "Join
Team" button in the communities
section.
For more information and stories,
check out the Kiva's website at
Kiva.org. There is also a great TED
talk by Jessica Jackley, co-founder
of Kiva about the inspiration behind
it all, and Bill Clintan's interview,
in which he explains Kiva.
Seven
tips
for a sli----
ul job interview
By
CAROLINE CROCCO
Web Editor
If
there's one thing that is con-
stantly
on students' minds, it is
finding
a job. And in
today's
world,
many college students start the job
hunt even earlier with the possibil-
ities of internships.
Both jobs and internships typi-
cally require an interview, which at
first may be intimidating and ex-
tremely nerve-wracking, but going
into the interview with confidence
and professionalism will definitely
make it easier! Take a look at the
tips provided below to make your in-
terview count. Who knows, you
might even get a job out of it!
1) Do your homework
Before applying for any job, make
sure to research what the job actu-
ally entails. First, find a job de-
scription online and look into the
average day of the average worker.
Company policies, mission state-
ments and handbooks are all great
resources, and usually contain a lot
of information about the jobs and
workplaces. This step is essential;
you'll need
to
make sure you are ca-
pable of doing the work before you
go in for your interview. Make sure
that you know the company like the
back of your hand. Research the lo-
cation, the surrounding town, where
the headquarters is, who the CEO
is, the background of the company,
and what it values. Interviewers
like to ask tricky questions to see
who did their homework and who
didn't, and it's always better to be
safe than sorry. If you're looking to
go the extra mile, compile your re-
search onto a spreadsheet and study
it before going in for the interview.
Even
if
the interviewer doesn't ask
direct "quiz questions," try to show
off your research in a nonchalant
way. It'll make you look professional
and experienced, and it'll make
them want to hire you!
2) Create a resume
Cover letters and resumes are nec-
essary for any job interview, so
make yours stand out and show off
aU your accomplishments. Include
your special skills, awards, and ex-
perience in educational and leader-
ship opportunities. Try not to be too
wordy, it'll drown out the facts, and
there's a great chance that the in-
terviewer will ask you about your
skills noted on the resume already.
Before
you go in for the interview,
show the resume to as many people
as you can. They can edit for you (a
second pair of eyes will always catch
mistakes!) and even make sugges-
tions on how to improve your re-
sume. Be sure to attach a list of
references (three or so is accept-
able), including phone numbers and
email addresses. Pick references
who know you as an employee, but
also pick one that knows your char-
acter. Make sure to alert them
ahead of time so they won't be sur-
prised when they get a phone call!
3) Dress for success
Dressing for an interview is essen-
tially one of the most important ele-
ments of the interview itself. An
employer's first opinion of you will
.
be based on how you dress, so dress-
ing with class and professionalism
will show the employer that you de-
serve the job. As you research the
potential-job, look into the dress
code. Keith Pearson,
President
and
Vice Chairman of Pearson Partners
International, Inc., suggests, "Many
companies have a code, either writ-
ten or unwritten, about certain
things like shoe styles, jewelry,
stockings, fingernails, and tat-
toos/piercings. Until you know dif-
ferently, assume your prospective
employer requires that those things
are conservative." Aim for soft, neu-
tral colors, which are simple and
classy. Women typically wear a nice
blouse (don't forget to iron!), and
business pants with ballet flats
or
patent-leather shoes. A blazer puts
a fashionable touch
on
the ensem-
ble, but make sure to coordinate
with the neutral color scheme. Men
tend to have it a bit easier. Nice
dress pants and a button up shirt
are standard. Ties will tie (no pun
intended) the outfit together with a
fashionable edge. Be sure to
·
pick
out your outfit a few days before
your interview to allow time for
washing, drying, and ironing, or to
sho
·
p for last minute touches
if
you
don't have them already. A watch is
always a nice accent piece which is
both convenient to check the time,
and an unfailing stylish accessory.
4) Be early
Showing up on time is an absolute
must.
If
you are unfamiliar with the
area, print out directions and leave
early. Even
if
you are familiar with
the area, leave early because you
never know what is going
on
outside
of your neighborhood. Bad
weather,
road construction,
or
taking
a
wrong
Most
Jobs
you
apply
to
will require
an interview, so
it
is
best
to
always be prepared.
turn are all potential hazards. And
like I said before. it's better to be
safe than sorry. Once you get to the
location, check in at the lobby, relax,
and
take some deep breaths.
If
you're nervous,
go over
your
resume
a few times to keep it fresh in your
mind. Also, remember to bring a
water bottle in case your mouth gets
dry!
5) Carry yourself well
When the interviewer calls you in,
you're going to want to give him or
her the impression that you are the
best candidate for the job. Walk in
with a natural smile, a shine in your
cheeks, your shoulders back and an
elegant posture. Give him or her a
firm handshake and introduce your-
self. Be sure to speak clearly and
use your voice. Mumbling might
give your interviewer the impres-
sion that you are not confident or
nervous. Take pride in yourself be-
cause
if
you don't, your interviewer
won't either. Your first few words
will set the tone for the interview.
So
if
you go into it with confidence,
then answering his or her questions
might
come
a bit easier.
6) Questions: Asking and answering
An interview is simply a conversa-
tion. Your interviewer
will
ask you
questions about yourself: what
you're like as a person, employer,
and what you can bring to the com-
pany. You can prepare for these
questions by practicing ahead of
time. The internet is loaded with
practice questions that you
can
do
individually or with a partner. Have
a friend
or
family member ask you
questions, and you'll answer them
as
if
you're in an actual interview.
Who knows, maybe the same ques-
tion can pop up when you're inter-
viewing for real, so having practiced
beforehand will definitely pay off.
While you're the one in the hot seat,
an interviewer will almost always
end the interview by asking, "Do
you have any questions for me?"
Make sure you prepare questions
for him
or
her ahead of time. It will
show that you're attentive and truly
interested in landing the job. Pull
the questions out from your re-
search on the job and the company,
or even from the interview itself.
Don't be afraid to bring a notepad
and pen with you into the interview
to jot down notes. However, be sure
you're only using it minimally, and
focusing the majority of your atten-
tion on the interviewer.
7)
Thank your interviewer
No matter how the interview goes,
make sure to send your interview a
note thanking him or her for their
time. A short, simple note
will
really
reflect your strong and personable
character, reinforcing your determi-
nation to
become an
employee at the
company. Be sure to send it out
within one to two business days,
and who knows, you may just get a
call back!
With summer approaching and
many internship opportunities
opening up, make sure to start your
research earli~ than later. Try
to
find jobs or i~ternships that suit
you and your }>ersonal strengths,
and from therJ you can only go up.
Best of luck to everyone! Success
awaits you!






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Dress it up, dress it d-own: The denim shirt look
By ERIKA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
This week I have seen an abun-
dance of denim shirts. From pair-
ing demin with colored jeans, to
floral dresses, the shirt has played
ERIKA
THOMSPON/ MARIST
Ke9Jf
Bradley
pulls
off the denim shirt
look.
a key role in many Marist girls' en_-
sembles. Though many of the girls
I saw on campus looked very
trendy, one girl caught my eye:
Freshman Kelsey Bradley.
One way Kelsey masters the
denim shirt look is by pairing the
laid-back piece with a chunky,
·
"bling'd out" necklace. A denim
shirt is essential for dressing for-
mal pieces down, while costume
jewelry serves as an easy cure to a
"too-casual" outfit and turns it into
something unique and special.
Kelsey also added interest to her
take on the denim shirt trend by
pairing it with a pair of colorful
TOMS. The shoes not only give the
outfit a splash of color, but also add
to her relaxed feel.
Kelsey purchased both her denim
shirt and black jeans at Forever 21,
and got her necklace from Anthro-
pologie. She says her inspiration
comes from Tumblr. Kelsey said
she would describe her style as
being "casual but cute." She also
says she "tries to find a balance be-
tween laid-back and looking com-
fortable, and being preppy and
stylish."
ERIKA THOMPSON/
MAFl'JST
~
mastered
the
look
b y ~
her
shirt
with
a chunky
necklace a n d ~
lOMS.
Spotlight on sophomore student fashion designer Marrisa Wilson
By CATHRYN
VACCARO
Circle Contributor
Marrisa Wilson, a sophomore at
Marist College from Howell, N.J.,
is a Fashion Design major with a
double minor in Fashion Mer-
chandising and French. In her
spare time, Marrisa is a choreog-
rapher in the dance ensemble and
part of the Marist Ambassadors.
When she was younger, Marris a
watched her crafty mother uphol-
ster chairs and make curtains.
Her mother was always doing
some handy activity around the
house. Around second grade, Mar-
risa made her first design as she
cut out extra scraps her mother
gave her for her Barbie dolls.
Wilson dove into the fashion
world and started doing some
MAl:ilm.A WILSON/MARIST
Wilson created a blouse made out of
silk shantung. raw silk for last year's
Silver Needle Point Fashion Show.
sketches at home. In her junior
year of high school, she decided to
take a drawing and sewing class
at FIT on Saturdays.
During her senior year of high
school, her Globalization and Jus-
tice and Eastern Religious teacher
opened Wilson's mind to fair
trade. From there, Wilson volun-
teered with her teacher in differ-
ent after school programs. This
influenced her to become more in-
volved with fair trade fashion.
Wilson aspires to produce the first
runway collection that is com-
pletely fair trade.
Some of Wilson's favorite brand
designers are Rachel Roy, Alexan-
der Wang, Jason Wu, Mary Ka-
tranzou,
J.Crew,
Zara
and
Christopher Kane. Wilson has had
two internship experiences. She
has worked at Ronni Nicole and
Alexandra Grecco, an independent
designer.
This past summer, Wilson
worked for Maggy London in the
Fabric Researc~ and Development
department and the Design de-
partment. As an intern she
sourced fabric, maintained the
fabric library and kept logs of
sample yardage that were used in
bulk orders. She also reviewed lab
dips and attended trend seminars
and textile shows.
The best advice Wilson received
was from Evelyn Socias, the head
designer at Maggy London's mod-
erate and lower tier.
"She told me to not let anyone
tell me my designs were wrong.
They just might not have been
right for that time or that com-
pany. But you can never be wrong
with something that comes from
you. Always stay true to your aes-
thetic," Wilson said.
This year Marrisa attended New
York Fashion Week, where she
was able to watch the shows, in-
teract with models and as photog-
rapher for the producer of the
Fashion Gallery.
Marist College was her school of
choice because of the prime loca-
tion. Wilson is close enough to the
city to pursue her career goals
while still receiving an excellent
lj.beral arts degree. She also loves
the scenery and views here at
Marist.
"The campus isn't just pretty.
It
is aesthetically nurturing, which
is great for creating," Wilson said.
The hardest technique she has
learned so far is working with new
materials
Last year for the fashion show,
Wilson chose to use silk shantung,
which is raw silk. On her blouse,
the vertical yarns were green and
the horizontal yarns were orange,
which created an iridescent fabric.
Because of the chosen material,
the blouse frayed, which made it
extremely difficult to handle. She
worked around her difficulties
and persevered to have her blouse
in the show.
Wilson's most recent project is a
competition that Marist had e-
mailed the fashion department
about. The website http://Hal-
loweenCostumes.com created a
competition to create "the ulti-
mate Halloween costume." Wilson
had to create a sketch of what she
thought would be her dream cos-
tume. The design team would
then pick the top 20 sketches to
continue on to create the costume.
MARRISA WILSON/
MARIST
Wilson
started
designing young
by
using
her mother's scraps
to
dress her Barbies.
Wilson was chosen for the top 20
and was given 300 dollars for ma-
terials to complete the costume.
Her first creative move was to buy
20 yards of feathers. Her design
was a Black Bird costume, which
has a cage veil with feather de-
tails. The bodice is completely cov-
ered in feathers with puff sleeves.
The skirt is made of cotton sateen
with a bustle made of feathers as
well.
"Even if I didn't win, I feel like I
have grown as a designer at a
much faster pace than I expected
to be in this point of my career,"
said Wilson.
Marrisa's plans for the future are
to be employed by a ready-to-wear
company, where everyday clothes
are sold. She hopes to live in the
city, where she will begin to pre-
pare her
own
clothing line, as well.























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Communicating and connecting with smart social media
By EMILY HOUSTON
Circle Contributor
With Facebook and Twitter now
playing a large role in the college
student's life, Coordinator of the
First Year Programs
& Leadership
Development Kait Smith is no
stranger to social media.
Smith works as a mentor to the
freshmen, which includes helping
with academics and, mainly, the
transition to college.
Freshman Jessica Hofmann said
her favorite Marist social media
outlet when applying was the Face-
book group.
''We got to see where every~me was
from and meet people going here
and message each other," Hofmann
said.
Social media plays a big part in
Smith's job with the Fii;st Year Pro-
grams.
"It helps us reach out to our stu-
dents. We let them know about
deadlines, share pictures from
events and make everyone aware of
what is on campus," Smith said.
At the beginning of the school year
Smith gave a presentation to the
Residence Assistants titled ''You
Are What You Tweet." The presen-
tation was about using social media
in a smart and positive manner.
"Some people use social media in a
way that negatively attracts people
and followers. This can affect the
job search and, even though you
delete something, it can still exist
STEVEGARAELD/FLICKR
Social Media
is
being used more and more, especially
at
Marist
to
connect students.
on the Internet," Smith said.
no difference between public and
"Social media is being used more private profiles;
3)
Just because you
and more for jobs, and companies can post something doesn't mean
are now admitting to looking at per-
you should; and
4)
Freedom of
spective employees pages, keep that speech doesn't guarantee freedom of
in mind. Use it to your advantage," consequence.
Brian Apfel, Director of Social
"I'm not going to tell you how to
Media and Online Initiatives, said.
use social media, but consider what
Although Facebook and Twitter you are doing before you hit sub-
are good ways to stay in touch with mit," Smith said.
friends from home, some people do
When used in a positive and con-
not think about the consequences of structive way, social media can have
what they may be sharing.
a great impact. Smith said that she
Some of the guidelines that Smith believes Marist is a "really con-
suggests are good to follow are:
1)
nected campus." Students, alumni
Say about others what you want and perspective students can stay
them to say about you;
2)
There is informed through the Marist Twit-
ter account.
,
Freshman Carlyn Criscenzo said
her favorite part of the Marist social
media is that it "keeps me up to
date on what is happening on cam-
pus."
"After orientation this year, we
gained about 100 followers. Even
though there were about 800 kids at
orientation, I still think it was a big
accomplishment," Smith said.
Many times, the first impression
someone has of a school is its web-
site, and it can leave a lasting im-
pression.
"Every year we have more and
more students interested in Marist,
but have not seen it because they
don't have the opportunity to visit.
We want to make sure that we com-
municate [the sense of community]
with students who can't experience
it for themselves," Apfel said.
While many people consider
Marist their home, the notifications
about lectures, local restaurants
and daily life here impact current
students jus"t as much as they affect
perspective ones.
''While the social media updates
on a Broadway show may only apply
to a current student, it lets perspec-
tive students know about the oppor-
tunities here," Apfel said.
Just like students' own personal
accounts help them to stay in touch
with friends and family, groups and
activities at Marist constantly work
hard to keep students up-to-date on
events or opportunities.
Qff •cam pUS options for friends and families for Family Weekend
By
MELINA
PARRELLO
Circle Contributor
Every year Marist College hosts
wha-t is known as ''Family Weekend"
during the month of September.
This event is meant for students to
reunite with their families and show
them around Marist campus. While
Marist does host numerous events
at the college itself to entertain the
families visiting, there is a lot to do
off campus as well. Nearby Marist
there are various restaurants with
delicious food and several historical
tourist attractions to see. Family
weekend is a good time to take ad-
vantage of the history and food in
Poughkeepsie and get out and bond
with your family.
During family weekend there
is
a
fun-filled schedule of activities to
partake in on campus. Some of these
events include a music event with
the Music Department held in the
McCann Center, boat cruises on the
Hudson River and a concert with
Michael Cavanaugh including spe-
cial guest Robbie Dupree. All of
these events are then followed by a
beautiful barbeque on the riverfront.
Yes, these events take up a majority
of the day and are both entertaining
and enjoyable, but family weekend
should be about venturing off cam-
pus too.
Surrounding Marist there is a vast
selection, of restaurants to dine in
and eat at. If your family is looking
to eat Italian food there are two
places I have been to that
I
have en-
joyed eating at. The first would be
Cosimo's. This
Italian
trattoria is lo-
cated across the street from Marist
and offers a
peaceful
dining setting.
With a menu ranging from wood-
fired pizzas to waffie fries with
melted gorgonzola dipping sauce,
there is something for everyone to
try. The pizza is delicious, as well as
the pasta. This place is a good old-
fashioned Italian restaurant with
a
family-oriented feel to it. As well as
Cosimo's, there is another great Ital-
ian restaurant located by the train
station, nearing the waterfront,
Amici's Italian Eatery, which has a
nice feel to it also. With a bar located
on one floor and a dining room lo-
cated on the other, this place too of-
fers a wide range of eating choices.
The portions at Amici's are large
and very fulfilling, and service is
also great.
If
your family is not into
Italian dining, there are also other
options such as grill, burger, hi-
bachi, Mexican and diner food.
There is a place for everyone to enjoy
eating at, sometimes the choice is
hard to make!
Other than eating, there are fun
sightseeing activities to do with your
family during this weekend.
If
you
would like to do something other
than.hitting the mall or bookstore on
campus, there are plenty of options.
Something interesting and exciting
to do with your family is to head
over to The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum.
This historic attraction is America's
first presidential library and was ac-
tually used by a sitting president. It
was built under Roosevelt's direction
and opened in the year
1941.
Lo-
cated about ten minutes up the road
from Marist in
Hyde
Park, this is a
great spot to visit and get
a
look into
the past history of America. You and
your family can take a tour around
the library and get a fun briefing
about the Roosevelt history.
Other than historical sites, there
are more activities to do, such as
apple picking. September is the per-
fect month, being the start of fall, for
farm visiting. Located in or nearby
Dutchess County, there are assorted
farms where individuals can enjoy a
day of apple picking. The three clos-
est to Marist are Montgomery Place
Orchards, Fishkill Farms and Keep-
sake Orchards. All of these allow for
picking delicious, fresh apples as
well as buying other food and fruit.
Fishkill Farms in particular hosts
"Fall Harvest Festival Weekends"
every Saturday and Sunday starting
Sept.
15
through Oct.
14.
Also,
pumpkin picking starts -Sept.
22,
where you can enjoy picking pump-
kins to carve and get ready for Hal-
loween season. Other than apple
picking, the farm hosts a variety of
other entertainment for family and
young ones. Food and refreshments
will be served, including barbeque
chicken, corn, hotdogs, hamburgers
and homemade donuts with refresh-
ments such as their very own apple
wood-grilled fresh pressed cider.
Taking a trip to one of these farms
guarantees a fun-filled day where
you and your family can share mem-
ories and eat some delightful food.
Family Weekend is a time many
students look forward to after com-
ing back to college from the summer
time. Students miss their families
and long to see them and just hang
out.
If
you can, take the time to head
out into town with your family and
make a few stops.
Go out to eat, go
shopping, learn some history or go to
a farm; there are numerous promis-
ing activities that will assure you
and your family a great weekend.
CHEWONKI SEMESTER SCHOOL/FLICKR
Apple picking is a great
off-campus
family
weekend activity
to
do to
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A robust and cyclic venture to the Netherlands
By
KYLE YANTZ
Circle Contributor
Tim Cahill asserts, "A journey is
better measured in friends rather
than miles." After a whirlwind of
five months of living, loving, travel-
ling and studying abroad through-
out ten different countries on the
European continent and experienc-
ing the phenomenon firsthand,
I
can
wholeheartedly agree with Cahill's
statement. My journey began in
City Cork, County Cork, in the
south of the wonderful Emerald Isle
that is Ireland. There, I had the
privilege of making friends from all
over the world, embracing the pub
life, along with many pints of frosty
(they do not actually drink their
pints warm in Ireland) Beamish or
PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE YANTZ
Mystery and splendor
In
Vondelpark.
Murphy's fine Irish stouts, playing
the Irish Uillean Bagpipes, cele-
brating a tour de force St. Patrick's
Day, and astonishing at the most
naturally beautiful landscapes in
the world along Ireland's craggy
Ring of Kerry.
However,
the biggest benefit in
studying at University College Cork
is the month long spring-break re-
cess, or "study period" as they erro-
neously
·
call it, enjoyed by the
students. Virtually all Americans as
well as many Erasmus, European
foreign-exchange students, took ad-
vantage of this sojourn to fulfill am-
bitious travelling pipe dreams. For
me, this
was
thirty-five days of
backpacking throughout the Euro-
pean continent. Personally, I never
felt an inkling of apprehension or
anxiety over going to or travelling in
Europe, although most others never
do, but simply think they will as I
had. I kept an open mind and be-
came the pr:overbial ''Yes-Man," tak-
ing any wacky excursion, outing or
opportunity that came my way.
As Americans, it is ideal to travel
elsewhere whilst studying abroad,
as the most expensive item, the
round trip airfare to and from Eu-
rope, will have most likely been pur-
chased
already.
For
college
students, often a travel-must is Am-
sterdam. There are the typical
cliched activities one enjoys in Am-
sterdam, and yes, they are a-Il that
they are cracked up to be. A visit to
Holland's capital would not be com-
plete without winding evenings in
the richly aromatic coffee shoP.s,
"window-shopping," or perhaps
more
for the adventurous traveler,
in the glamorously seedy red-light
district glowing with refracted neon
desire in a stagnant canal.
However, one does not perceive
the logistically astounding lack-
adaisical pulse of the city until tak-
ing to the cobbled streets on two
wheels. As a proud short-term bi-
cycle owner during my stay, I was
quickly swept into the sovereign
pull of cycling-dominated traffic.
Initially scoffing at safety precau-
tions such as hand signaling, using
PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE
YANTZ
Across the globe and around-the-bend
cycling
is
not done solely
at the
gym.
bicycle lanes and paying attention,
as being lame as well as goofy
whilst riding a bike, the furiously
foreign verbal onslaughts of an irate
Dutchman or two quickly shifted
my perspective. As Americans, we
may wonder why we grow rotund
and flaccid as our European coun-
terparts remain relatively thin and
in better shape. In this traveler's
opinion, it is due to the generally ac-
tive
methods
of transportation they
adopt. Much fewer individuals own
automobiles abroad, it simply is not
a necessity. Mass transit is
priori-
tized to be convenient and inexpen-
sive. These resources, coupled with
bicycling, and even more simply,
walking, keep foreigners fit without
coming within
100
meters of a gym-
nasium.
Above all, the Netherlands is
proudly a true Libertarians' para-
dise. People freely do as they please
so long as they do not intentionally
harm others. Although the options
for activities sometimes perceived
by outsiders as unsavory or im-
moral, they are governmentally
legal. Depraved behavior is not en-
couraged, nor does it flourish. Ad-
mittedly, it is easy for a tourist to
become immature when visiting a
city like Amsterdam which is re-
puted for its fun and stigmatized
past-time~. However, the average
Dutch
local has long ago accepted
these instances as commonplace,
therefore rendering them unexcit-
ing. A Dutchman would be horrified
at the notion of regarding a victim-
less event an arbitrary crime. The
question remains, why aren't we?
I admire the Dutch peoples'
lassiez-faire attitudes. They do as
they please; the individualist flour-
ishes in Europe. From my experi-
ences, the individual seems to have
more leisurely personal freedom in
Europe than in the United States.
Major issues faced
by
incoming students
By
AMANDA
FIORE
Circle Contributor
The everyday life of a college stu-
dent is filled with decisions. Before
a student even steps onto a college
campus, he or she needs to decide
whether they want to
attend
college
or not, what kind of school he or she
is looking to attend and ultimately,
which institution they will call
home for the next four years. Deci-
sions, decisions, decisions. But just
when students believe they are off
the hook, one crucial decision
awaits them. This decision is para-
mount as it shapes students' entire
college
careers. It determines the
people you meet, classes you take,
experiences
you gain and most im-
portantly, your future. This critical
decision is choosing your college
major.
If you are among the 20 percent of
college students that have not yet
declared a major, do not be alarmed.
You are not alone. Choosing a col-
lege major is yet another over-
whelming decision college students
must face. Choosing a major is in-·
timidating to
some
extent because it
seems to lock students into a per-
manent future. Th~refore, students
want to avoid drawing this line in
the sand for as long as possible. To
ease the stress involved in choosing
a college major, try these following
tips:
1. Conduct a self-assessment. Ask
yourself these questions: What am I
passionate about? What interests
me? Which academic subjects do I
excel
in most? What would I value
in a future workplace? In asking
yourself these questions, you will
gain a better idea of what you enjoy,
as well as what your skills are.
These are answers that will help
narrow down the list of potential
majors. Choose a major based on
your passions and talents - not the
potential money involved. If you
choose a career path that suits you,
you will create a satisfying and suc-
cessful future for yourself.
2. Give everything a chance. Do not
rule out certain majors based on
your preconceived notions of them.
Furthermore, do not restrict your-
self to majors that you think you
will like. Use your general educa-
tion classes to learn as much as pos-
sible about various fields of study.
This is a great learning opportunity,
so take these courses with an open
mind and see what sparks your in-
terest and what does not. Eventu-
ally, you can narrow down your
interests to one specific major.
3. Be curious. Ask around. Make an
appointment with your academic
advisor, career services, professors
and other students. These people
are more than willing to help and
are extremely knowledgeable in
their field of study. They offer great
insight because many have real-life
experience. This information will
prove useful when deciding what a
major can offer you, and what your
future m~y look like. In addition,
talk to upperclassmen about their
majors. If you believe you are close
to declaring a major, speaking to
older students about their experi-
ences in classes, internships and or-
ganizations will be especially
helpful because they were once in
your shoes. So do not be shy and get
talking.
4. And lastly, do not panic. Many
college students go into school with-
out declaring a major. Over half of
college students will switch their
majors, once, twice, or three times
throughout their college careers. Do
not sweat it. Take your time, re-
search, and be flexible while choos-
ing a major. Do not put too much
pressure on yourself and rush this
crucial college decision. Just re-
member, nothing is set in stone.













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Who is BJ Novak?: A look at the fall concert performer
By
DEREK ROSE
Circle Contributor
You can see the posters every-
where; bright and fluorescent fliers
hung up in every dorm, coating
every wall, each one bearing the
same smiling face. Yet, even with
this overabundance of advertise-
ments, many students have asked
the question: "Who is the guy per-
forming at our Fall Concert?" Other
than dedicated fans of NBC's
Emmy
-
award winning show, ''The
Office," the average Mari.st student
may be unfamiliar
_
with come-
dian/actor/writer/director/Harvard
graduate B.J. Novak, this year's
Fall Concert performer.
A survey was conducted in which
75 randomly selected Marist stu-
dents were asked as to whether or
not they were familiar with Novak.
The results revealed 32 yes's and 43
no's. Using this sample as a relative
gauge for the student body, it can be
presumed that roughly fifty-seven
percent of Marist students have
been deprived of Novak and his in-
credible humor. So, who is this
young performer unknown to the
masses, and why should we be so
excited?
Novak began his career perform-
ing stand-up comedy on popular tel-
evision shows such as Comedy
Central's "Premium Blend" and
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
Soon after his career took flight (or
rather, hampered flutter), Novak
appeared on MTV's
"Punk'd"
wherein he became a key member of
the iconic celebrity prank show. He
also played Pfc. Smithson Utivich in
the blockbuster film ''Inglorious
Bastards," alongside Brad Pitt and
Christopher Waltz.
However,
Novak is most notably recognized
for his role as Ryan Howard on "The
Office," the critically adored show
that ignited his career. In addition
to his performance, Novak wrote
and produced many of the show's
most notable episodes, helping to el-
evate the popular sitcom to its cur-
rent level of cult adoration.
On the show, Ryan begins as an
intern and the hilarious "mancrush"
of his boss, who is played by Steve
Carell. Over the course of the series
Ryan works his way up the corpo-
rate ladder of Dunder Mifflin, a fie-
funniest moments on the show, but
here we go:
5) "Shareholder Meeting'' - After
mocking Jim, the newly appointed
co-manager, over the fact' that he
does not have the ability to fire any-
one, Jim retaliates by stuffing
Ryan's desk, computer and chair
into a small closet. He immediately
begins to profusely apologize and
state that he will stay after to do his
work. Seeing Ryan grovel uncon-
trollably is endlessly amusing.
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Novak as ·Ryan Howard" In NBC's sitcom, "The Office."' Aside from being a regular
actor, Novak
writes,
driects and prodcues for the show, helping make
it
such a hit.
titious paper distributer and then
rapidly descends into the depths of
unemployment, only to once again
regain a j9b at the quirky paper
company. His work on the show has
earned him a Screen Actor's Guild
Award for Outstanding Perform-
ance by an Ensemble in a Comedy
Series, a Writer's Guild of America
Award for Best Comedy Series and
an Emmy Award for Outstanding
Comedy Series.
The shqw has aired 168 episodes
over the years, with Novak's char-
acter appearing in 164 of them; this
makes it somewhat difficult, if not
utterly impossible, to rank Ryan's
4)
"Take Your Daughter To
Work Day" -When office salesman,
Stanley thinks that Ryan is hitting
on his fifteen-year-old daughter at
"Bring Your Child to Work Day," he
goes off on a rant that nearly sends
the young intern into tears. After
the incident, Ryan, still visibly
shaken by the ordeal, states: "That
was one of the most frightening ex-
periences of my life."
3)
"Gossip" - In the first episode of
season six, Ryan looks to reform his
lifestyle by becoming more mellow,
and learning to appreciate the arts.
He shows up to work in full hipster
fashion,
·
touting
thick-rimmed
glasses, a generic sweater with sus-
penders and a bowtie to top it all off.
This new poetry loving, scarf wear-
ing, sensitive shell that was Ryan
Howard contrasts so much against
the power hungry alcoholic he was
before that it becomes impossible
not to burst out in laughter.
2)
"Night Out" - Fresh off a pro-
motion from office temp
to
Vice
President of Dunder Mifflin by the
beginning of season 4, Ryan suffers
from extreme anxiety after the web-
site he designed for the company is
hacked by child predators. In a hi-
larious skit, Ryan, Michael and
Dwight go to a nightclub in New
York City for
,
Ryan to let off some
steam. Clearly under the influence
of alcohol and cocaine, Ryah is
kicked out of the club for getting too
out of hand.
1)
''The Fire" - In "The Fire," Ryan
constantly shows up his boss,
Michael by knowing more about
business than him. After a fire
alarm goes off in the building, the
workers run outside where Ryan
continues to flaunt his knowledge
over Michael, except this time in
front of all the other employees. In a
moment that goes down in "Office"
fame, it is proven that Ryan acci-
dently started the fire by burning a
cheesy pita in the microwave. This
sparks countless jabs that Ryan
knows so much about business, yet
cannot even work a microwave.
Eventually Michael and Dwight
break out in a parody of Billy Joel's
''We Didn't Start the Fire," but
change the words to ''Ryan started
the fire."
Tickets for the show, which is set
for September 27th at 9:00 p.m. in
the McCann Center, are now on sale
for $10. Take my word and come to
the concert, you will not be disap-
pointed.
"Ronan":
The song by Taylor Swift bringing pop music back to philanthropy
By
AMBER CASE
Circle Contributor
Founded four years ago, Stand Up
2 Cancer is an organization that has
been raising awareness about the
terrible disease that claims the lives
of more than 1,500 Americans each
day. The foundation has earned
more than $180 million since 2008,
and has put that money towards
various cancer research facilities in
addition to funding approximately
350 scientists in the process. Every
two years, Stand Up 2 Cancer holds
a telethon broadcast on all major
television networks and the basic
cable networks owned by them. The
event provides the public an oppor-
tunity to he~ the harrowing details
of how cancer has affected the lives
of millions and welcomes any dona-
tions that can be made in the strug-
gle to find a cure. Many famous
individuals make appearances to ei-
ther share personal stories or to
present the stories of others who
have grappled with cancer. This
year, lyrical performances were
given by Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw,
Coldplay and Taylor Swift. Swift
gave a particularly unique perform-
ance on the night of Friday, Sept.
7th, when she debuted a song
pe~ned especially for a little boy
named Ronan Thompson who lost
his battle with
cancer
at the age of
just three years old.
In the hauntingly beautiful per-
formance, the lights dimmed and
the spotlight shined down on a
somber Taylor Swift. The outstand-
ingly successful country singer,
most known for her bubblegum pop
tunes about teen romance, showed
the world a different side of herself
as a performer during the Stand Up
2 Cancer show. Swift fought back
tears as she sang her new tear-jerk-
ing song titled ''Ronan" at the bien-
nial cancer benefit concert. The
tune was unlike anything Swift has
ever released and it proved that pop
music can be raw and true. The per-
formance portrayed her as more
than an idol to teens around the
world, but as a compassionate adult
with a purpose to inspire individu-
als of all ages. The heartbreaking
song was inspired by a blog that
Swift discovered online which told
of the short life of Thompson, in the
words of his mother Maya. She
started the blog to chronicle the
events leading up to and following
her son's death from an extremely
rare malignant cancer of the nerv-
ous system known as neuroblas-
toma just before his fourth birthday
in 2011. After meeting Thompson
one year ago, Swift called the griev-
ing mother just a week before the
Stand Up 2 Cancer broadcast and
asked if she could sing a song at the
telathon that she wrote for Ronan.
Overcome with emotion, Thompson
agreed to allow Swift to perform the
ballad which was inspired by the
words in Thompson's blog. The live
performance of the tribute song was
not only touching for Maya Thomp-
son, who Swift credited as a co-
writer, but to everyone watching the
telethon. There was no way to resist
the flow of sorrowful tears as Taylor
crooned, "Come on baby we're gonna
fly away from here." The song en-
tailed all of the intimate moments
that Thompson shared with her lit-
tle boy before his untimely death,
and the memories of playing with
her son that will live on forever. It
sparked a desire in every American
watching to donate what they could
to
the foundation.
"It's nice to see a celebrity use
their star power in really positive
ways. You hope that influences a
world of change," said Thompson on
Swift. "Ronan" is currently avail-
able on iTunes and all of the pro-
ceeds from the purchases of the
song will go to cancer-related chari-
ties. To watch Taylor Swift's touch-
ing performance and learn more
information about the organization,
visit http://standup2cancer.org.
















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The XX release their highly antic_ipated sophomore effort "Coexist"
BY MATTHEW CASTAGNA
A&EEditor
Back in 2009, The XX entered the
indie music scene from the deep
voids of space, carrying with them
an
extrinsic
and alien allure that
few other groups possess. Building
off the trite formula of solo focused
indie-balladry, the now trio's self ti-
tled debut,
"xx,"
reinvented love
songs by doing what very few pop
groups have done before: focus on
two perspectives. By meshing the
rich
intonations
and
electric
melodies of vocalist/bassist Oliver
Sim and lead guitarist/vocalist
Romy Croft with the vibrant, synth-
woven terrain courtesy of DJ/pro-
ducer Jamie "xx'' Smith, The XX
were able to generate multiple folds
of emotional and musical duality.
While pieces 'like
"Stars"
tackle the
celestial void absorbing the teeter-
ing sexual relationship of a young
couple, a few tracks away,
"Islands"
employs an unbearably catchy gui-
tar jangle to promote
its
theme of fi.
nite, romantic fulfillment. It is
juxtaposition like this that made
"xx''
so deeply fulfilling, leading to
one of the most widely celebrated
albums of the past ten years. Now,
roughly three years later, The XX
have returned with "Coexist," a
completely different album that
once removed from the colossal
shadow of its near-flawless prede-
cessor, is a deep and rewarding lis-
ten that will keep you mesmerized.
The most notable difference be-
tween
"xx"
and "Coexist" is the ab-
sence of structural support. After
several months of non-stop touring,
rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Baria
Qureshi left the group in late 2009
due to exhaustion and "creative dif-
ferences" that had been heightened
during the quartet's sudden rise to
stardom. On
"xx,"
it was Baria's
studded, electric framework that
helped provide the album with its
easily graspable, pop sensibility.
With that component missing, The
XX had a choice between mimicking
the
work
of their partner to produce
a similarly fleshed out record and
taking a different approach en-
tirely. "Coexist" follows the latter to
the minimalistic extreme.
While sound musical foundation
was at the forefront of their first
album, the key focus here is atmos-
phere. This album is vast in every
junior Bob Nisco about The XX's
new style. "I think the production
technique is unique and one that re-
wards the listener in the end. The
XX spent time removing elements,
rather than adding them, to polish
their signature sound even further."
And while the idea of
"removing
elements" may seem bizarre, know
that "Coexist," is more than just
empty space, mainly due to the me-
chanical compulsions and technical
genius of Jamie Smith:
''Missing''
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The cover to London-based indie-pop band The XX's sophomore release, "Coexist."
While it may not be as universal as it's predecessor, "Coexist" is very satisfying.
sense of the word, allowing for every
note, every beat and every pin drop
to resonate to its fullest effect. Lead
single and album opener "Angels"
places the listener in an open void
of phonic terrain, slowly filling the
empty pockets with watery guitar
melodies and Croft's celestial vocal-
ization. The sounds and rhythms
gently collide with one another,
swelling into thick, liquid progres-
sions that slowly drip out of exis-
tence. It may not be as catchy as
"Crystallized," but its function as an
opiate, fuzzily dissolving the lis-
tener in an ocean of resonance, is
equally as important.
"I believe that the minimal ap-
proach adds a layer of atmosphere
that didn't exist previously," said
finds Smith working dusty atonal
drones through rolling smoke
clouds of swollen ambience, while
''Reunion" spices up the bleak with
steel drums and a scattered two-
step beat. Indeed,
Mr.
''XX''
has de-
veloped quite the economy
for
amorphous support, undoubtedly
becoming the key focal point of the
album.
The best tracks here, however, are
those that carry the thematic back-
ings of their previous work to their
new acquired direction. "Fiction,
when we're not together/mistaken
for a vision/ something of my own
creation," croons a broken Sim on
"Fiction," still attempting to re-
trieve the shattered remains of
where "Fantasy" left off
-
emotion-
ally dealing with a failed relation-
ship. Except this time, instead of
building a fabricated world to block
out the pain, "Fiction" throws any
lost sense of optimism to the wind
and tackles the pain head on. Simi-
larly, "Chained," the probable sec-
ond single, acts a perfect couple to
"Crystallized." Whereas "Crystal-
lized" reads as a dialogue between
two lovers discussing the possibili-
ties of a future relationship,
"Chained" finds those two individu-
als at the opposite end of the spec-
trum, asking as to why their
intimacy no longer exists.
However, for all its beauty and
ability, there are some drawbacks
worth noting. The major criticism of
"Coexist," is that it simply doesn't
match up with the excitement of
previous
work.
Unlike
"xx,"
"Coex-
ist" isn't nearly as universal in its
applicable diversity: There is no
pump-up equivalent.to "Intro," or
something as easily relatable as
''VCR." The absence of these easy-
access tracks will certainly leave
many disappointed, especially those
who are not akin to electronic or
ambience.
"The problem is that their first
album was just so strong, it had
such a balance and flow, that is very
uncharacteristic of a new upstart
band that I just expected even more
from them in their second album,"
junior Anna Dellomo said on "Coex-
ist." ''They didn't seem to be able to
keep up with the standard they had
already set."
Undoubtedly, "Coexist" is not on
the same level as the legendary self-
titled debut. However, it is still a
deeply rich and rewarding listen
that, removed from the presence of
its predecessor, can be appreciated
as a respectable independent body.
It may not be the best album of
2012, but "Coexist," will keep you
emotion.ally engaged for a while.
Diego Val puts on an incredible performance at the PAR
BY MELISSA CONLON
Circle Contributor
Let me set the stage for you: a sin-
gle wooden stool against the basic
black Performing Arts Room's
stage, the dimly lit room populated
with scattered groups of students,
and a buzz of beginning of the week-
end chatter. It is a Friday night and
the Student Programming Council
is headlining Diego Val, for
tonight's SPC Coffeehouse.
Singer-songwriter Diego Val is a
Li.ma, Peru native who now lives in
Miami and is a contestant on this
season of NBC' s ''The Voice." Val
has lived in the States for the past
nine years, spending eight as an im-
migrant, living off his passionate
love for music. Indeed, Val has a
great deal to show for his years of
adoration, putting on an incredibly
intimate live performance.
He began by playing
"If
I Could
F1y," written for a lost love, who has
no idea there is a song out there
about her.
"I will never bother to tell her,
cause I don't want to get involved
with telling her husband that I have
written a love song for his wife," Val
said on the controversial nature of
the song. From that song/story on,
Val had the audience hooked.
However, despite Val's audience
connection, a slight mishap broke
the flow - a broken guitar string put
the set on hold for a bit. The major-
ity of the audience stayed put, h
waiting for Val to begin playing
agam.
"I must have been doing some-
thing right- nobody left during the
string incident," Val said to a dedi-
cated audience.
Val is an incredibly energetic per-
former, featuring passionate, John
Mayer-esque facial expressions, in
addition to swaying to his own
chords and lyrics.
It
is refreshing to
see such passion and energy in a
simple acoustic performance.
It
means something more to see the
musician into his music in such a
raw setting, rather than hiding be-
hind fancy lighting and choreo-
graphed moves. This passion was
most notable during his cover med-
ley of Kings of Leon's "Use Some-
body," Mike Posner's "Cooler Than
Me," and his original, "La Luna,"
which was preformed partly in
Spanish. I found listening to him in
his native language to be fun as well
as interesting - it showed another
facet of the man behind the music,
whose culture has such a huge im-
pact on
his
work.
Yet the most entertaining moment
of the night came when Val got the
audience involved. By a show of
hands, several students revealed to
him that they were vocally inclined
and would be interested in perform-
ing.
Seven Marist students joined
him on stage to write an impromptu
song about an audience member's
dog, Marley. The •~am-session" fea-
tured six brave students as well as a
small solo by freshman, Maria
Gironas.
Following his closing track, a new
song which has no name and was
only finished last week, Val ex-
pressed his extreme gratitude to-
wards the audience and all the fun
he had.
"I
felt you guys tonight, and thank
you," Val said after his perform-
ance.
It wasn't just Val who felt the au-
dience, but also the audience who
was in tune with him.
''This was my first coffeehouse and
it was definitely a memorable one.
Diego was so much fun and kept me
entertained even when he wasn't
playing," Kelly Quin said.
Although the SPC Coffeehouse is
set up to be an intimate event with
singer-songwriters, the SPC Coffee-
house board hopes that students
will encourage others to come, de-
spite the performers being lesser
known.
"I'm really glad people showed up
to listen, but we definitely encour-
age more students to join us for the
Coff ehouse performances," Hanna
Yando, Coffeehouse Committee
Chair, said after the performance.
Make sure to pick up your Student
Activities calendar to catch the next
performer, but in the meantime
make sure to tune into NBC's ''The
Voice" to watch Diego Val! For those
more interested, you can visit his
personal personal myspace page at
http://www.myspace.com/valband.























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From glee to glum - the steady descent of Fox's "Glee"
By
NICOLE KNOEBEL
Staff Writer
'"Glee' doesn't have fans, it has
prisoners
.
" This is the grumbling
many a "Glee" fan can find on In-
ternet fan sites about the Fox show
that shined so brightly its first sea-
son, only to slowly crumble into a
melodramatic, sappy-storyline mess
that fans only keep watching in the
hopes of a return to its freshman
season glory.
The first season of "Glee" served
as an example of the potential cer-
tain network television shows could
reach. The show artfully switched
from high school "dramedy
"
to cho-
reographed musical numbers while
serving as a platform for social is-
sues facing today
'
s high school stu-
dents. It was after this near perfect
debut season, however, that the de-
cline began .
.
Storylines became more
outrageous and sensationalized,
from Quinn's miracle recovery after
a paralyzing texting-while-driving
accident to Rachel and Finn's senior
year engagement. Fans became in-
censed by the introduction of inter-
esting plotlines and characters that
were consequently dropped and for-
gotten about in following episodes,
like Quinn and Puck rarely men-
tioning the baby girl they gave up in
the season one finale. Another fre-
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show's
first
season was a huge sucess, many fans have been dlssapolnted since.
quent complaint was the constant
tribute episodes and guest stars
that failed to advance the plot, ulti-
mately exposing a corporate scheme
for higher ratings.
"The plotlines of the second and
third seasons, in my opinion, were
very overdone. They were trying to
live up to what was presented in the
first season. But they came across
as trying too hard to get more view-
ers," sophomore Alexandra Mormile
said on the decline of "Glee."
Despite the many complaints, fans
keep tuning in, in the hope that the
show can return to form. Last sea-
son ended with Rachel and Finn
breaking up, many characters grad-
uating, and Rachel getting her shot
at her Broadway dreams by moving
to New York. The set-up made fans
cautiously optimistic about the
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show's future by allowing for insight
into character's lives outside the
McKinley High choir room.
And the fourth season premiere
episode proved to be ... promising.
The change in setting was well over
due. Watching Rachel struggle to
prove herself under the disdaining
eye of a brutal dance teacher, skill-
fully performed by Kate Hudson,
and the rest of the glee gang in Ohio
try to rebuild after losing graduates
is refreshing and most importantly,
entertaining. Kurt and Rachel's re-
union in New York at the episode's
conclusion leads to a renewed hope
for the future of the show. Marist
"Glee" fans appear to agree.
"I'm really excited to see the de-
velopment of the new characters be-
ca use they don't seem like dead
ends, they seem like they have a
bright future in the coming sea-
sons," sophomore Anna Durkin
said.
"Even though the show is the
same, they did a good job of incor-
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line and they have gone back to how
'Glee' was in the first season," soph-
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From Page
16
Brossard shines as men's soccer evens
up ·record
give Marist a 1-0 lead. Brossard
would continue his hot form when
he doubled the lead to 2-0 with a
goal just over three minutes later,
off of an assist from Simon
Laugsand.
Laugsand would deposit a shot of
his own in the back of the net in the
31st minute when he headed Josh
Faga's cross to give the Red Foxes a
commanding 3-0 lead. Finch would
add an insurance marker in the
78th minute, as Brossard added his
first assist of the weekend, which
capped the score at a 4-0 final.
were up 3-0 at halftime and lnaybe
should have been five or six, so I
was very proud of our guys. They
showed some maturity."
·
For the game, Laugsand and
Brossard led the team with a goal
and an assist apiece. Brossard com-
piled an impressive three goals and
one
.
assist on the weekend, for a
seven-point tournament.
"I've been struggling with some
injuries lately, so to get back out
there and to feel good and get some
goals is a gr~at feeling, especially to
get one important win and four
points out of the six is not too bad,"
Brossard said.
"I think in the past we might
have struggled with a team that
was somewhat inferior to us talent-
The Red Foxes performance in
wise, but we came out and made a the tournament saw them as one of
statement," Viggiano said.
''We
two unbeaten teams, joining
Mar-
shall, who Marist did not play. The
Thundering Herd finished with two
wins, putting them ahead of Marist
by two points in the tournament
standings, but nonetheless, the un-
defeated weekend was a huge stride
for the Red Foxes.
"It was the first time all year
where we actually put the same
eleven out there to start two games
in a row," Viggiano said. "I think
we're starting to find that cama-
raderie and I think that all plays
into what happens on the field.
It
was really nice to finally start to get
that flow and some substitution pat-
terns and things like that which def-
initely helped."
A look ahead on the Red Foxes'
schedule sees the Red Foxes hosting
Yale this coming Sunday, before
traveling to Adelphi the following
weekend. For Brossard and his
teammates, the game against Yale
has a little bit mo.re meaning than a
normal non-conference game, after
last year's 7-0 loss to the Bulldogs
left a bitter taste in their mouths.
''This weekend was important for
all of us, because it was a big confi-
dence booster," Brossard said.
"Now, we're feeling good and espe-
cially with the next game, we have a
little payback to be given to Yale so
I think it's going to be a good run for
us."
Women's soccer stands at
5-4
after two losses
By
JOE
FITZHENRY
Staff Writer
@JoeFitz1014
Marist Red Foxes women's soccer
team dropped a pair of games over
the weekend to Lehigh and Colum-
bia, respectively. Lehigh got the
best of Marist 3-0, while the Lions
of Columbia edged out the Red
Foxes 1-0. The losses drop Marist to
5-4 on the season.
On Friday night, the Mountain
Hawks struck first on a Rosie Vitta
shot that found the top left co.mer of
the net for a 1-0 halftime lead.
The hosts would add to their lead
on a free kick goal by Darby Dust-
man in the 64th minute before ac-
counting for the final margin with a
goal in the 77th minute.
,
Nicole Kuhar provided the best
chance of the match for the Red
Foxes as she sent one just wide of
the net off a cross by Samantha
Panzner in the latter stages of the
second half.
Each team had six shots on goal,
while Marist outshot Lehigh 13-9 in
total shots.
Returning to the pitch on Sun-
day afternoon, the Red Foxes came
up just short in a tight 1-0 affair
that featured a number of quality
chances for both sides.
Columbia's Natalie Melo got a
diving header past Marist goalie
Andrea Wicks for the match's only
goal at 44:06.
Marist would fire a barrage of
shots on net in the second half, only
to be denied by a defender who hap-
pened to be in the right place at the
right time in the game's final
minute.
First, however, Rycke Guiney de-
livered a corner in the 51st minute
that sophomore Marjana Maksuti
headed just high over the net.
The search
fo~
the
equalize1:
al-
most became a whole lot harder, but
Wicks denied Columbia's Shannon
Fitzpatrick on a breakaway attempt
in the 60th minute that kept the
score 1-0.
With eight minutes to play, jun-
ior Alycia Cartica Marly knotted
the match at one as she took a
through ball from Guiney, but fired
'it right at Lions' keeper Grace Red-
mon.
In the game's final seconds,
MAAC rookie of the year Amanda
Epstein nearly forced overtime with
some heroics of her own. The Jeri-
cho,
N.Y.,
native took a pass from
freshman Alyssa Murphy
and
found
her way around the keeper before
sending
.
a shot that was struck out
of danger by a Columbia defender
with just four seconds remaining on
the clock.
As Marist prepares to return
home this weekend, head coach Cait
Lyn is keeping a positive attitude as
her team tries to bounce back from
the losses
.
"After watching the film, I think
we did some great things. We had a
lot of good build-up and we had our
MAAC rookie of the year back, she
had to get
back
in the swing of the
physicality of the game and despite
the two losses
,
we are showing
well," Lyn said.
The Red Foxes will return home
looking to keep their perfect home
record in tact as they host the Bing-
hamton
Bearcats on
Friday night at
7 p.m. in the team's annual "Pink
Out" match. Marist will also host
Temple in a Sunday afternoon mati-
nee slated for a 4 p.m. kick off.
"I think
the
girls are always en-
ergized knowing that they are going
to be playing in front of their fans.
This week in training is going to be
a lot of competition, getting down
and dirty and really preparing for
MAAC play. Having two wins going
into MAAC play will be a key for
us," Lyn said.
JON O'SUWVAN/fHE CIRCLE
Women's soccer dropped two games
this
past weekend but still sit
with
a
5-4
record. They play in their
annual •Pink
Out"
match this coming
Friday
at
7
p.m.
against
Binghamton.
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Quick hits of the
week in Marist athletics
Volleyball
The Marist volleyball team
dropped two tough decisions over
the weekend, falling 3-1 against
Canisius and 3-0 against Niagara,
with both matches being held at the
McCann Arena.
On Saturday, the Red Foxes were
defeated by Canisius, despite get-
ting a triple double from senior
Hanna Stoiberg. Marist started off
playing well in set number one,
trading points and runs with Cani-
sius until the score was tied at 22
apiece, when the Golden Griffins
seized momentum and used a 3-1
run to take the set, 25-23.
Canisius was dominant in the sec-
ond set, taking it by a 25-14 score
line, before the Red Foxes came
alive in the third as they opened up
an 8-3 lead to begin the set. The
Red Foxes would use a 5-1 run later
in the set to extend the lead to 13-7,
and Canisius would never get closer
than within one point, as Marist
took the third set 25-22.
The Red Foxes would drop the
fourth set, however, which lost them
the match, dropping their record to
0-1 in MAAC play.
The Red Foxes were unable to
overcome a powerful Niagara team
on Sunday, dropping the match in
straight sets, getting only as close
as 25-19 in the second set.
Sophomore Mackenzie Stevens
led the way on the weekend for
Marist with
a
career high on kills
against Canisius and another nine
kills, along with a team high three
blocks, against Niagara. Sopho-
more Becca Jones set a career high
in kill~ as well against Canisius and
sophomore Marissa Gilbert had
seven kills against Niagara. The
team is next in action this Saturday
when they travel south to take on
the Manhattan Jaspers.
Men's Cross Country
In a meet headlined by national
number one Wisconsin and nation-
ally ranked Providence, the Marist
Red Foxes finished a respectable
third at the Stony Brook Invita-
tional.
Senior
Arquimedes
DelaCruz finished eighth overall,
leading all Marist finishers with a
time of 25:47.98.
Junior Ken Walshak finished sec-
ond for Marist and 14th overall,
while freshman Ryan Colabella fin-
ished 18th overall and third for
Marist. Senior Joel Moss finished
fourth for Marist finishers and 19th
overall while freshman Patrick
Rynkowski rounded out the Marist
scoring runners in 20th overall.
Marist is next in action at the Ted
Owen Invitational in New Britain,
Conn.
Women's Cross Country
The Marist women's cross coun-
try team also participated in the
Stony Brook Invitational this past
weekend, finishing in third place,
behind national number -seven
Providence and Stony Brook. Soph-
omore Michelle Gaye finished in
seventh place overall and first for
Marist with a time of 18:41.85.
Freshman Kristen Traub and
senior Katie Messina both broke the
nineteen-minute mark as well, fin-
ishing in ninth and eleventh place
overall, and second and third for the
Red Foxes. Sophomore Christine
Coughlin came in in sixteenth place
and fourth for Marist, while senior
Rebecca Denise rounded out the
scorers in seventeenth place. The
Red Foxes are back in action when
the travel to New Britain, Conn., to
compete in the Ted Owen Invita-
tional, hosted by Central Connecti-
cut State.
Men's Tennis
The Marist men's tennis team
enjoyed a successful trip to the
Brown
Invitational,
capturing four
singles titles and one doubles title.
Sophomore Joseph Dube captured
the championship in the Yellow
Flight, junior Lorenzo Rossi won the
title in the Green Flight, senior
Billy Bishop took home the crown in
the White Flight and sophomore
Matteo Giudici was victorious in the
Purple Flight.
Dube played his way to a straight
sets win over Jacob Laser of Brown
University, while Rossi took care of
Justin To, also of Brown, in straight
sets as well. Bishop came from be-
hind to defeat Guillaume Sabourin
of Bryant after dropping the first
set, and Giudici comfortably de-
feated Eric Miller of Boston Univer-
sity in straight sets.
The doubles team of juniors Will
Reznek and Trym Nagelstad were
also victorious, in the double flight.
The Red Foxes are back in action
next weekend, when they will com-
pete in the UST.A, Invitational, held
at Flushing Meadows.
Women's Tennis
Marist women's tennis competed
in the Stony Brook Invitational this
past weekend, and received a stand-
out performance from sophomore
Sabrina Tahar, who reached the
semi-finals in flight E of the tourna-
ment. Tahar defeated opponents
from both Navy and Army, before
falling in the semi-finals to Lisa Se-
tyon of Stony Brook.
Freshman Lisa Ventimiglia, com-
peting in Flight D, had two wins of
her own, defeating opponents from
Army and Farleigh Dickinson Uni-
versity, before falling to Navy's Sam
Droop in h:er final match.
Senior Kelsey Reynor, senior
Joana Sun and junior Marielle
Campbell each won their first
matches in Flights
A,
B and C re-
spectively, before they each fell in
their second round affairs. The
team is next in action on October
2nd, when they host Rider.
Football prepares for first conference game
By GARRIN MARCHETTI
Sports Editor
Three points.
This has been the margin of de-
feat for the Marist football team.
Three points, and this team could
have been undefeated heading into
Saturday's matchup against David-
son, their first Pioneer League game
of the season.
Instead, the Red Foxes find
themselves in the midst of a losing
streak. After winning their season-
opener in dominating fashion, the
team lost two straight games to
drop their record to 1-2.
The talent is definitely there. Im-
pact players are all over the place,
on both sides of the ball. But this
has not translated into victories,
and head coach Jim Parady under-
stands that every week brings on
new challenges for his team.
''We are still a work in progress
here [in Week Three]," Parady said.
''We just got to keep cleaning up all
three phases [of the game]. It is
kind of cliche, but its true."
Parady is right. No team 1s per-
fect, and there are always improve-
ments to be made, especially early
on in the season.
Look no further than last week's
game against Columbia for an ex-
ample. The Red Foxes had more
yards (314-255), longer time of pos-
session (30:34-29:26), and the des
fense allowed only 255 total yards to
the Lions, but still lost, 10-9.
"Very frustrating for myself, the
coaching staff, and the players. We
knew we let one slip a way. It was
frustrating to not come away with a
win,"' Parady said.
Parady explained that problems
on special teams and red-zone inef-
ficiency served as the biggest flaws
for Marist throughout the game.
The team had two turnovers inside
the red-zone: a tipped interception,
and a fumble on the one-yard line.
Following a touchdown pass from
Chuckie Looney to Louis Cotrone,
Jason Myers' extra point attempt,
that could have tied the game at 10,
was blocked.
"Our special teams hurt us quite
a bit in this game," Parady said.
"We felt we left 17 points on the
field offensively. Too many [missed]
opportunities."
There were some positive mo-
ments for the Red Foxes against Co-
lumbia. Parady was very pleased
with his defense's efforts against
the Lions.
"I thought overall it was a very
solid
defensive
performance,"
Parady said.
However, there were too many
negatives that outweighed the posi-
tives in this contest. Missed oppor-
tunities do not translate into
victories. In order to end their los-
ing ways, the team must be able to
cash in on their chances, not miss
out on them.
Marist will get a prime·opportu-
nity to get back on the winning
PHOTO COURTESY JOSEPH MILLER
The Marist football team will return
to
Tenney Stadium this weekend, when they play
their conference-opener against Davidson on Saturday.
Kickoff
is set for 12:30 p.m.
track this weekend. Davidson, a to putting the ball past the goal line
team that comes into Tenney Sta-
in the red zone.
dium 0-2 this season. The Red Foxes
The Red Foxes must come away
will not take the Wildcats lightly with a victory on Saturday. A vic-
though. The last time- the two teams tory would not only end the team's
played in Poughkeepsie, Davidson current losing streak, but would
defeated Marist, 28-21.
also make the team 1-0 in the con-
"[Davidson's] defense plays mul-
ference.
tiple frontsl more than any other de-
Parady believes that his team
fense we have seen play. They are will be ready to play on Sunday.
very active, and their offense has a
''We are going
to
use the motiva-
very good passing attack. We have tion [from Saturday's loss] to move
a lot of respect for what they are forward into this week," Parady
going to bring in here," Parady said. said. ''If you talked
to
us Saturday
Parady explained that the keys to night, everyone was really down.
the game for the Red Foxes will be But now, the attitude has gotten a
to stopping the passing attack of the lot better, and we are ready for this
Wildcats, and being able to go back week."































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Men's soccer goes undefeated at Radford
By
ZACH DOOLEY
Sports Editor
@maddoole
Despite traveling south to par-
ticipate in the Radford Invitational,
the Marist men's soccer team's
record continued to move north as
the Red Foxes came away with a
win and a draw this past weekend.
The Red Foxes earned a
2-2
draw
with Radford on Friday night before
stomping
UNC Asheville by a 4-0
score line on Sunday afternoon.
With the two results, the Red Foxes
moved to 3-3-1 on the season,
evening up their record in non-con-
ference play.
Friday night started off slowly for
Marist, with Radford seizing control
of play right off of the opening kick-
off. After the Highlanders started
the action with the first four shots
of the game, including one on target
which was denied by Marist goal-
keeper Anthony Sokalski, the Red
Foxes got a spark from a familiar
source. Stephan Brossard, Marist's
leading scorer in 2011, buried his
first goal of the season off of an as-
sist from junior midfielder Wes
Finch.
Radford would not go down eas-
ily, however, and the Highlanders
netted the next two goals to put
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Stephan
Brossard
(above)
finally
hit his stride
this
past
weekend, sooring three goals
at
the Radford Invitational. The senior
forward was
an All-MMC First Team selection
last season.
themselves in front 2-1 at the half-
time break. Radford held
an 8-3 ad-
vantage in shots at the break, but
the Red Foxes came out flying in the
second half.
After being denied with two scor-
ing chances in the opening third of
the second half, Brossard once again
brought his high skill level to the
pitch, burying his se
·
coiid of the
match, this time
in the 62nd
minute. to knot the score at two.
Brossard' s return to full strength in
the lineup was something that the
Red Foxes had desperately needed
in the beginning part of their sea-
son. His scoring touch stunted the
offense
to
the high level that is ex-
pected of the Red Foxes this season.
''We missed [Brossard] those first
couple of games, no doubt about it,"
Marist head coach
Matt
Viggiano
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said. "He's a special player, espe-
cially at the collegiate level because
he can score goals and not a lot of
teams in the country have that kind
of threat."
Marist was able to continue the
pressure
on the
Highlanders
throughout the second half and into
overtime, but they could not find the
winner and the game finished level
at 2-2. Sokalski made four saves
total, including a huge stop with
less than ten seconds
to
play in the
final overtime period. Brossard led
the team in goals and shots, with
two and seven, respectively.
"He just, brings another dimen-
sion, whereas instead of us always
having to create goals and work re-
ally hard, which we have
to
do any-
ways, he just has the ability to beat
a guy at any time one on one and.re-
ally score from anywhere on the
field," Viggiano said. "Just having
him back is huge."
The Red Foxes then took on
UNC
Asheville in their second tourna-
ment game, where they came out
with a vengeance, scoring three
times in the first 31 minutes en
route
to
a
4-0 victory.
Junior Evan Southworth opened
the scoring in the 12th minute,
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