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VOLUME 65, ISSUE 17
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FOUNDED IN 196!5
THURSDAY
,
FEBRUARV 17
1
2011
Record
rise
in under-
grad applications
By
BRIAN SHANNON
Circle Contributor
Marist College's popularity is ever
growing. This year the number of
applications received was a record
11,000, an increase from 9,198 in
2008 and 10,004 in 2010.
In 1998, 54.1 percent of applicaitts
to Marist were accepted. Five years
ago, the college accepted 4 7 -49 per-
cent of the students who applied.
Sean Kaylor, who has been the vice
president of admission and enroll-
ment planning at Marist since 1998,
provided this data.
"This academic year the percent-
age of students who have been ac-
cepted was only 36 percent," Kaylor
said.
The Admissions Office at Marist
reviews thousands of applications
and as early as December, high
school seniors are notified of their
early decision acceptance and the
regular decision applicants are in-
formed of their favorable reception
starting in the middle of March. It
takes 16 people
to look at all the ap-
plications received over the course
of three months.
Kaylor is quite familiar with the
admissions process with more than
13 years of experience. In the past
10 years, based on the numbers
shared by Kaylor, Marist has be-
come a more appealing and desir-
able college among high school sen-
iors looking to pursue higher educa-
tion.
Marist has become more
difficult to gain entrance into and
the Admissions Office is much more
selective on the type of student they
are accepting.
"Basically we are looking for the
best students academically," Kaylor
said, "but also ones who
will
be in-
volved in their college. Every year
about 15 percent of the applicants
have an impressive background
with course curriculum, grades,
SAT scores and extracurricular ac-
tivities."
Marist
will
accept 3,200-3,300 stu-
dents this year, or roughly 30 per-
cent of all applicants. The number
of applicants who will actually en-
roll is slightly over 1,000.
'We want
to know ahead of time
if
the student will get involved in ac-
tivities or just sit around in his or
her dorm room," Kaylor sa~d. ''The
selection process is a very difficult
undertaking. Marist is looking for
students who will interact with
their college and help build a com-
munity by joining activities and
playing sports while also getting
good grades, but we can't always fig-
ure out who those students are
when looking at pieces of paper."
There are many reasons why
Marist is receiving so many appli-
cations and Kaylor is confident
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AnERNOON DELIGHT
This
past
Sunday,
Feb.
13,
the Marist
College Singers
presented
an
as-
sortment
cl
romantic
k:7-e
songs
In the Nelly
Goletti
Theater. Put
on
in
conjunction
with
Freshman Women Singers, Chamber Singers, Sirens,
nme
Check
and a wriety
cl
soloing volcalist, the performance
benefited
residents
cl
the Hudson River ~latric Center. All the
proceeds
gar-
nered
from
the
Intermission
raffle,
and
half of
those made from
ticket
sales, will
be
donated
to
HRPC,
an organization
that
supports patients
with
mental
illnesses
In
the Hudson RNer Valley.
Marist has a winning formula
.
''The location of our campus, the
technology in the classrooms, the
success of our alumni, our low fac-
ulty-student ratio, the internship
opportunities, abroad programs,
and students going back to their
high schools and spreading the
word about Marist are all factors
that make it a choice school," Kay-
lor said. "But the large number of
applications does make the decision
process more challenging for the ad-
missions office
.
"
Lubrano clashes with SGA se11-ate regarding
signature increase for potential candidates
By
KATHERINE WETZLER
Circle Contributor
Signatures; that was the word fly-
ing around the Marist Student Gov-
ernment (SGA) office last week. As
elections approach, the SGA Senate
intended to increase the number of
signatures that a candidate is re-
quired to obtain on his or her peti-
tion.
Unfortunately for the Senate
,
after proposing the amendment to
the SGA Executive Board, their pro-
posal was denied by Student Body
President Matthew Lubrano, who
vetoed the bill.
'1 didn't feel that it was neces-
sary," Lubrano said.
The current policy states that all
candidates are bound
to a minimum
signature requirement of five per-
cent of their constituency. Cur-
rently, resident senators are re-
quired
to collect a minimum of 150
signatures and class officers are re-
quired
to collect 45 signatures.
The proposed amendment, which
came from the senate, would in-
crease the resident senator's i"e-
quirement
to 200 signatures and
the class president requirement to
100 signatures. Positions like class
vice president, treasurer, secretary
and historian, however, would re-
main at 45 signatures.
According to Lubrano, this pro-
posed bill was intended to, "ensure
that student government candi-
dates are better prepared to fulfill
their jobs as representatives by en-
suring that their campaigns and
projects more accurately reflect the
modern student body."
Lubrano
'
s hope for the upcoming
elections is
to see candidates form
direct relationships with the voters.
Collecting more signatures does not
necessarily mean that candidates
have had an impact on the way stu-
dents will vote. Lubrano wants the
candidates to do as much as they
can
to reach out to their peers.
Campaigning for the elections be-
gins Monday, Feb. 21, at midnight.
The campaign period is only 10 days
so candidates
will
have
to think of a
way
to reach voters fast but also ef.
fectively. During the campaign pe-
riod the SGA holds a speech night
for candidates to present their plat-
form, and attempt to persuade their
constituents that they are the best
representatives for the position.
Those speeches
will be on Tuesday,
Feb. 22 at 9:15 p.m. in the Cabaret.
The student body will know the
candidates by Friday, Feb. 18 as the
declaration of candidacy is due at 5
p.m. that day.
The voting process takes place on-
line, beginning Monday, Feb. 28 and
will run till Wednesday, March 2 at
3 p.m. The winners of the elections
will be announced later that day.










































Thursday, February 17, 2011
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/1 7
Annual George Sommer Lecture:
Peter Theroux "Translating Egypt
and Arabia"
7 p.m.
Nelly Galetti
Relay for Life kick off party
9
p.m.-
10:30
p.m.
Cabaret
Friday, 2/18
Women's basketball vs. Manhattan
Mccann Center Gymnasium
7:30
p.m.
Free with valid Marist
ID
Vagina Monologues
Mccann Center Gymnasium
8p.m.
The Cabaret
$3
(suggested donation)
SPC Movie: "Tangled"
PAR
10
p.m. -
11:30
p.m.
Saturday, 2/19
SPC Trip: Ski and Snowboard Hunter
Mountain
Buses leave Donnelly at
7
a.m.
Vagina Monologues
Mccann Center Gymnasium
8p.m.
The Cabaret
$3
(suggested donation)
SPC Movie: "Tangled"
PAR
10
p.m. -
11:30
p.m.
SPC Broadway trip: "Wicked"
Buses will leave Midrise at
9
a.m.
Tickets
$25
with valid Marist
ID
Sunday, 2/20
Valentine's Day Sale
10
a.m. -
2
p.m.
Champagnat Breezeway
Monday, 2/21
No events posted.
Tuesday, 2/22
SLS Telecast: Unleashing Creativity
Buses will
leave
Mid
rise
at 9 a.m.
Nelly Galetti
Wednesday, 2/23
Women's Mentoring Luncheon
11:30
a.m.
-
1:00
p.m.
The Cabaret
campus
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Security Briefs
This crazy little
thing
called love
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
Oh, Valentine's Day, the most emo-
tionally erratic day of the year. You
have the wonderfully happy couples
that spend the day going to a nice
dinner, exchanging
"I love yous"
and doing stuff. You have the bit-
ter/apathetic group - the ones who
claim they hate love, the ones that
completely forget that V-Day is a
real holiday, and the ones that
think all men are cheating, lying
pigs or all women are irrational and
crazy. Then, finally, you have the
single, love struck romantics who
want to use the magic of this
pseudo-holiday. I'm going to tell the
stories and try to throw in as many
over the top love lines as
I possibly
can in an effort to make all of my
readers nauseous. Let's do this.
219 Champagnat
Fight! Fiiiight! And according to se-
curity, this tiff was instigated be-
cause of a
girl!
These things happen.
People do crazy things when they're
in love. Dwight and Andy from ''The
Office" dueled over Angela. Westley
and Prince Humperdinck competed
for Buttercup's love in the "Princess
Bride." The Greeks declared ~n ac-
tual war against. Troy over the
beautiful Helen. Unlike these ex-
amples, nobody in Champagnat was
tortured, beaten, or sent off to bat-
tle, which is for the best. This girl
really must be something, though.
Remember, Marist: to the world you
might just be one person. But to one
Letter from the Edi
tor
If
them was
a
theme
t.o
this
week's
ue, it
would
be
progres
and sue-
s.
With
Marist'
popul·
ity
and
population at
an ever
increasing
lope. the
r~t
If
campu L'i ollowing
suit
and setting their: standards for
excellence high.
In
News, r.ead about
bi-·
student
govemm ·nt'~
reexamin-
The
student
Editor-In-Chief: Jacel Egan
Jacel.Egan1.@marlst.edu
Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Lotito
Thomas.Lotito1.@marist.edu
Managing Editor:
Caitlin Nola
·
n
Caitl/n.Nolan.1@marist.edu
Managing Editor:
Philip Terrlgno
Philip. Terrigno1.@marlst.edu
News Editor:
Amanda Lavergne
c/rclenews@gmall.com
News Editor:
Alyssa
Longobucco
circlenews@gmail.com
Opinion Editor: Casey Fisk
clrcleoplnlon@gmall.com
A&E Editor:
Ryan Rivard
circleae@gmall.com
person, you just might be the world.
15
points
219 Student Center
There is a relatively enormous hole
in the wall outside of the alcoves in
the student center. Security thinks
someone was violently thrown into
the wall, but there were no wit-
nesses. So let's just assume there
•
was a nasty breakup, and a male
student was crying. So he took out
his anger by throwing himself into
this wall over and over again. After
all, what else can you do when the
only person to stop the tears is the
one who made you cry? Sigh ...
2112
Champagnat
A
student was stopped at the entry
desk and asked to reswipe. She ad-
mitted
to being intoxicated, but she
was allowed to stay in the dorm
with her friends. Wooh!
10
points
2112
Champagnat
She used to
be
love drunk, but now
she's hungover!
A
highly intoxicated
female was stopped at the entry
desk, but she didn't have the same
luck as
the
girl from the previous
story. She had to spend the night in
the hospital.
15
points
2114
Everywhere
Apparently there was a Poughkeep-
sie local wandering around Marist
trying to talk to female students.
He'd ask people to dinner, if he
could
walk them
to class, for their
;jng
of the
qualifications of officei·s.
and all
th.it
is ntail
d
in
the
polic.
making proce
s.
In
port
'.
the
womens basketball
team
does not disappoint
as it contin-
ues
its
mdt•fi
1t.ed
streak.
In
the
wake
of
the
Grammy\;
it'~
only appropriate that..
&
E is dedi-
cated
to all things music. Look
to
Sports Edltor:
Jfm Urso
clrclesports@gmail.com
Coll&ports
Editor:
Scott Atkins
circlesports@gmail.com
Staff Writers:
Eric Vander Voort, Mike
Walsh, Ryan Shannon, Katherine Wetzler
Copy
Chief: Emily
Berger
emiJy.berger1@marlst.edu
Copy
Editors:
Monica
Speranza, Elora
Stack, Dayna McLaughlin, Marla Sorrentl,
Brianna Ketty, Taylor Mullaney; Brenna
McKinley,
Ashley
Lampman, Melanie
L.aM-
orte,
Nguyen Pham, Jenna Grande
Lifestyles
Editor.
Rachael Shockey
elrclehealth@gmall.com
Features.Editor:
Jennifer Meyers
clrclefeatures@gmail.com
phone numbers
.
He wasn't exactly
doing anything illegal, violent, or
lewd; he just ... shouldn't be on cam-
pus, and he definitely shouldn't be
making romantic advances toward
students. I guess he was lonely, and
people always say it is better to
have loved and lost than to have
never loved at all. But this
is
the
second time he's been confronted
about harassing girls on campus.
So he's probably going to be ar-
rested for criminal trespassing. So
here's a new saying.
If
your at-
tempts at love end up in criminal
charges, you're better off not loving
at all.
2114 Sheahan
A
drunk male wandered out of his
room, urinated everywhere, and fell
asleep. This is pretty embarrassing,
and
I almost didn't put it in because
I don't want to make things worse.
But listen, we're going to get
through this and you11 live to see to-
morrow. These quick stories will
make you feel better by comparison.
My friend did the same thing you
did, only instead of peeing in the
hallway; he peed on his neighbor's
MacBook. My brother's friend did
the same thing you did, only on his
girlfriend's bridesmaids dress the
day before my brother's wedding.
Alcohol wasn't involved in this one,
but when
I was little, my first ever
sleepover consisted of me sleep-
walking into my friend's mother's
bed and, you guessed
it, peeing in it.
See? Worse things have happened.
Hopefully that makes you feel bet-
ter.
If
not, here's
50
points.
Life. tyle£: for
all there
fa to know
about
'Going
G
ck,"
the in
and
outs
of
speed-dating
and
a brand new
col-
umn
·heTI" all
your
aut
motive
in-
quiries
can
be
answered.
Happy
R
ading~
Caitlin Nolan
Managing Editor
Photography Editor:
Ryan Hutton
circleshots@gmall.com
Graphics Editor:
Dayna Vasilik
Web: www.marlstclrcle.com
www.twltter.com/maristclrcle
Web Editor:
Kerry O'Shea
kerry.oshea1@marist.edu
Advertising Manager:
Liz Hogan
circleadvertis/ng@gmail.com
Distribution Manager:
Dayna
McLaughlin
Faculty Advisor:
Gerry
McNulty
gerald.mcnulty@marlstedu
























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Gaga's 'Born This Way' is the hybrid child of forgotten pop
By
CASEY FISK
Opinion Editor
I
will
be honest: I don't think that I
have ever wat.ched the Grammy's, and
if
I have it hasn't been since Norah
Jones swept them. With the wonders
of the Internet, I figure, why bother
.wasting my time wat.ching when I can
j~t get the highlights the next morn-
ing,
later in the evening or even as it
happens on the web? Monday morn-
ing I awoke to the chirping of people
tweeting, the ping
of
my newsfeed rap-
idly building up to 30o+ and "Little
Monsters" nationwide wondering,
what the hell happened to our Gaga?
Lady Gaga's Grammy performance
of her debut single off of her new
album "Born this Way"' was met with
disappointment by critics and queens
alike. Gaga's appearance left fans
questioning what was a more outra-
geous stunt: her showing up encased
in a giant egg that resembled the one
uncovered from the ground in the
opening scene of the Mighty Morphin'
Power Rangers movie, or releasing a
single she admits proudly that she
wrote in 10 minutes and expect-
ing it to become an anthem for
H-1-M's for decades to come.
If
you haven't heard "Born
This Way" yet 111 spare you the four
minutes and 21 seconds of your life by
telling you that you're better off listen-
ing to the following six songs at once
than suffering through Gaga's
first single th-at despite being
overproduced, cheesy, and did I
mention written in lQ minutes,
still managed to make it to #1 on
iTunes singles upon its debut
while her breakout hit "Just
Dance", a reminder of better
times,
still
sits
at
#140.
1. Express Yourself - Madonna
Despite media outcry of a blat.ant rip off
of Madonna's shock value, style and
sound,
Madge
allegedly gives her bless-
ing
to Gaga's "expressive'' new single.
ROCKSTAR2006/FLICKR
Will
we
be
left already longing for the
good
old days of •classic" Gaga in
2011?
2. When Love Takes Over - David 4. A
i n '
t
N o O
t
h e
r M a n
Guetta feat.
Kelly Rowland -
C
h r
i
s
t
i
n a A g u i I e r a
This
club anthem has the same build-
The original "drrty" girl who kept us
ing tempo and beat as "Born This on our toes with her every changing
Way'', and both Kelly and Gaga look boasted that there was "Ain't No
were overshadowed by Beyonce in Other Man" for her long before
their collaborations with her. Gaga took the estimated seven
seconds
·
to write her "ain't no
3. Dancing On My Own - Robyn other way" verse and slide her
The techno beat of this Swedish voice up and down the scales.
songstress' latest single sets the stage
for Gaga's almost identical intro.
5 •
W a t e r fa
11
s
-
T L C
For whatever reason 45 seconds into
I
can see what is
happening with news,
sports, and more on
campus!
11!1!!1 ......
''Born This Way" Gaga channels T-
Boz's raspy vocals to the beat of the
90s craziest, sexiest and coolest girl
group's soulful song for concerned
urban mothers and AIDS victims.
6. Cover Girl (Put the Bass in
Your
Walk)
Ru
Paul
While Gaga begs her flamboyant fans
"don't be a drag, just
be
a queen," the
ultimate drag queen firmly instructs
"Cover girl! Put the bass in your walkr'
y didn't I thi
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features
Thursday, February
17, 2011
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Marist fights against cancer and raises money
By MICHELLE CUTTONARO
eluding sororities and fraternities,
Circle Contributor
donate money to the event and par-
ticipate by creating relay teams with
"A world with more birthdays," their members. The club members
this is the call that brings American take turns walking laps so that the
Cancer Society and Marist College flow of supporters never ceases.
students together each year for the
Sororities and fraternities used to
largest annual fundraiser and the conduct the event, but in the 2009-
signature event known as
Relay
for
2010 school year, the American Can-
Life. This year the event will be held cer Society and Marist decided thi;i.t
on April 15, and the committee for a wider variety of students should be
Relay for Life, led by student chair included in the event committee.
Nicole Dopp, has decided to raise the That year, after the changes were
donation
goal
to
$60,000. implemented, elections were held to
''This is the first time we are set-
appoint members to the committee
.
ting the bar above $50,000, and I re-
Dopp chose this year's committee
ally do think we can reach it if we by holding an open event during
have enough support," Dopp said. which anyone can sign up to be con-
This is her first year as chair, and sidered for a position. She chose
it is her job to make sure that the those who she felt would fit best on
entire Marist community is aware of the committee. Although sororities
the
event
and its message. and fraternities are no longer on the
Relay for Life is a 12-hour-long Relay for Life committee, they still
event during which students set up play a major role in the event.
camp on one of the campus' lawns
.
"I don't think many people under-
and walk laps around the camp-
stand how much work goes into this
PHOTO COURTESY
OF
COLERAINTWP.ORG
The fight against cancer will continue to grow as researchers strive
for
a cure.
ing area to stand up against can-
12-hour day,"
Dopp
said. ''The frats cant medical breakthroughs such as
cer. Students can show their and sororities truly do help us a the
link
between cigarette smoking
support by donating their
own
ton in regards to raising money and lung cancer and the success
money or by having family and and
volunteer
work." of
mammograms
in the detection
friends
sponsor
them.
Sigma Sigma Sigma
(EEE)
and of
breast
cancer.
During two ceremonial traditions, Alpha Sigma Tau (AST) are two of
Dopp and her committee work
the Survivor's Lap and the Luminaria the top teams who help raise money
·
with the American Cancer Society
Ceremony, participants can honor for the event, and Theta Delta Chi representative and event man-
those who have defeated the disease (TDX) helped last year with the ager Anna Trocino to make sure
and remember those who lost the cleanup and setup. So far, AST is that the event
is
up to American
fight. Fortherestoftheevent, there is the leading team this year, with a
Cancer
Society
standards.
music and food to sustain the partici-
current
total
of
$1,065.
Trocino works on a regional team
pants
and
keep
up
morale.
The money donated during Relay that manages 25 Relays in the Hud-
Relay for Life serves as a commu-
for Life is used to fund the American son Valley. She provides students
nity service project for several of Cancer Society's researchers. These with the tools necessary to success-
Marist's clubs. Many of the clubs, in-
researchers are known for signifi... fully run and promote the event.
''It's my passion to help raise funds
and awareness for such worthy
causes
as ACS," Trocino said, "not to
mention cancer is something that ef-
fects nearly everyone personally."
According to the American
Cancer Society's website, over
100 Relay for Life events are
scheduled this year nationwide.
Walt Disney, clowns and Four Loko rainbows
JENNIFER MEYERS/THE
CIRCLE
Creating nostalgia
with
Disney
princesses
from the 30s,
50s, 80s
and 90s.
By JENNIFER
MEYERS
What better way to sparkchild-
Features Editor
hood memoirs than to post pictures
When coming to college, decorat-
ing your dorm is a must. Some
decorate with pictures of friends,
photos of naked women, posters of
different places or musicians, or
anything that gives a little spark
to the room. One dorm in particu-
lar, in Lower West Cedar, the liv-
ing room is decorated with many
arts and crafts of paintings, color-
ings and wooden ornaments.
from a coloring book of our favorite
Disney movies. This dorm deco-
rates their living room with Disney
princesses such as Snow White,
Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, Ariel
and Aurora.
"It was really fun coloring," said
dorm resident Julianne Cheng.
''Disney princesses are much more
personal. We had to personally
choose the different colored pack-
ets for the princess' gown. If we
wanted to give them a blue face,
we gave them a blue face. What's
better than coloring Jasmine's face
blue1
Now she looks like an
Avatar."
The house loves Disney so much,
that they also have a wide selec-
tion of Walt
Disney
movies.
"We worship Walt Disney,"
Cheng said.
The walls are also decorated with
Winnie The Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore
and Tigger. Colored pictures of
clowns, fishes and dinosaurs
are
also on the wall next to the Disney
princesses. The rooms give an at-
mosphei:e of childhood memories
and a kind of nostalgia from the
90s.
The walls are also lined with
white and purple Christmas lights
and have a paper cut out of a con-
struction paper Christmas tree
with a snow man, reindeer, a nut-
cracker,
penguin,
gingerbread
man, elf and an angel on top, to
give it a finished look.
"I like how we don't take down
stuff for the holidays. It's like
Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiv-
ing and Valentine's Day all in one,"
resident Annie Davenport said.
The house is mostly filled with
seniors, so the kitchen is a shrine
to many varieties of specialty im-
ported beers and a rainbow of Four
Lokos: all seven colors. It lines the
top of the cabinets to commemo-
rate the semester's shenanigans.
And their collection is still grow-
ing.
Every college dorm gives off a
certain atmosphere and reveals
the character of each and every,
member in the house. Who knows
how the next dorm residents will
decorate this house once the cur-
rent members graduate.























































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MARIST INTERNATlONAL PROGRAMS
announces
~5,000 · ~7,000 SCHOlARSH PS AVAllABlt!
The
primary goal of Freeman-ASIA. an HE-administered award program generously funded by the Freeman Foundation.
is to increase the number of U.S. undergraduates who study abroad in East and Southeast Asia
by
providing students
with the information and financial assistance
they
will need.
Eligibility Criteria
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Undergraduate in good standing at a U.S. institution
• Must have at least one term
of
enrollment remaining upon
return from studying abroad
• Must currently receive need-based financial aid or demonstrate
a verifiable need for financial assistance to study abroad
• Must have applied to or been accepted to an approved.
undergraduate. credit-eligible study abroad program
• Program length must be at least
12
weeks for a semester term
• Must have little or no previous experience in the proposed
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I want to be 'Made' into a Greek letter girl
By
CASEY
GALASSO
Staff Writer
My whole life, fve been known as the
laid-back, easygoing girl, who tends t,o
keep t,o herself.
In
high school, instead
of hanging out in large. groups, I spent
my time with a few close friends.
This
year, I wanted t,o take a risk, and
try
something nobody would expect of me.
College
is
all about stepping out of your
comfort zone and finding out who you
are.
So,
as the New Year dawned,
I
de-
cided t,o make myself int.o a sorority
sister.
I
wonted
more and more
that
I
would-
n't
be
able
to
mesh with
the
stereo-
typical Image
I
had
of
sorortty life
-
a
llfe of Ble
Woods-esque
femininity.
As
rush week neared, I worried more
and more that I wouldn't be able t,o
mesh with the stereotypical image
I
had of sorority life - a life of Elle
Woods-esque femininity. Sure, I enjoy
shopping, getting my nails done, fash-
ion and romantic comedies. But I am
also passionate about baseball, "South
Park" and Batman. Would my eccen-
tric interests conflict with my desire t,o
be made?
My roommate Lexi Mendyck's exact
words when It.old her
I
was interested
in joining a sorority were:
''I
can't pic-
ture
you chanting! I don't like how they
take your picture. It's
almost fil{e
tliey
judge you based on your looks. How
are
they really going t,o get t,o know you
in a couple of days anyway?"
Comforting words coming from one
of my closest friends.
Thanks
t,o obnoxious weather, re-
cruitment
t.ook
place over a two-day
period as opposed t,o three. The pres-
sure was really on t,o impress the sis-
·
ters of the various organizations with
social skills and charm. Both nights of
recruitment were relatively similar.
All
of the pledges were divided int.o color-
coded groups for the week. Each soror-
ity had their own room outside of the
alcoves. The windows and doors of
each room were covered with table-
cloths and curtains, so it was impcissi-
·
ble t,o see what was going on inside.
Each group of girls lined up single file
outside the doors, and as they slowly
opened, all that could be heard was
clapping and singing from all of the
1¥>.
·
ty sisters.
I
could not believe
what
I
was seeing and hearing.
In
each
room, one of the sisters would
link
arms
with me and make me feel like
I
was one of the most important girls at
Marist.
It was overwhelming and in-
toxicating.
Recruitment nights were spent learn-
ing about each sorority.
I
went into re-
cruitment thinking sorority life was
going t,o be filled with glitter, makeup
and cupcakes. But there
is
so much
more to sorority life; each
chapter
is
re-
sponsible for a
philanthropic
project,
which allows them t,o
become
more in-
volved in the community, as well as
learn more about themselves and their
friends.
Each sorority
has
a formal dance dur-
ing the year.
''It's like prom with
50
of your closest
friends," exclaimed one Tri Sigma girl.
Another misconception
is
that girls
who are involved in sororities are
bossed around and have no time for
other activities or studies. Not true!
Every member of every sorority
is
in-
volved in some other aspect of campus
life, from a club or activity t,o a sport or
internship.
All
girls must maintain at
least a 2.5 GPA One of the sisters
is
bound t,o share your major,
.
and is al-
ways there t,o help with homework,
studying and professor recommenda-
tions. Best of all, sorority girls care
about their '1ittle" sisters and spoil
them for a week with ,goodies and pres-
ents when they are first initiated int,o
the Greek system.
The weekend was
a
time fot"prefer
-
ence parties." More exclusive than re-
cruitment week, only girls who were
invited by each sorority were allowed
t,o attend. Preference parties are truly
the last chance t,o impress the sisters,
which means strong social skills and a
sUIU1y personality
are
key. The pref-
erence party I was invited t,o was held
in the Henry Hudson Room, where
20
or so ''hopefuls" sat around tables
sprinkled with sisters, and enjoyed a
buffet-style luncheon while getting t,o
know the girls better. Talk extended
beyond sorority life and into school,
boys, socializing and priority points.
After my last preference party, I had
t,o sign an official bid form, ranking my
t,op choices of sororities.
If
my rankings
matched up with how the sororities
ranked me, then I would be invited t,o
join. I did something called suicide bid-
ding, which means I only listed one
sorority as a choice. I knew what I
wanted and where
I
belonged.
Finally, I was able t,o pick up my in-
vitation on Monday. Hands shaking, I
read what the invitation said: "You are
invited t,o become
a
member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma." I had been made.
Megan
McKinley, a freshman at
Marist,
and
one
of my new
Kappa
Kappa
Gamma sisters, also rushed
alone.
''Rushing a sorority was probably
one
of
the best
decisions
I've made at
Marist
thus far.
I
made so many
friends
in the
process,
and
am now
part of a group of girls I
believe
I
will
form long lasting relationships with.
I
would definitely recommend Greek
like t,o other students,"
McKinley
said.
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This
flick was
a
far stretch from
reality.
As
.
my new sorority's mission
statement says "Kappa Kappa
Gamma ... seeks for every member
throughout her life bonds of friend-
ship,
.
mutual support ... " For a long
time,
I
could honestly say I had lost
faith in womanhood. Girls today
seem to be more malicious and
catty than ever before, and the
stereotypical sorority girl seems to
be the epitome of that image. A
sorority girl doesn't have to choose
between Batman and My Little
Pony, the New Vork Mets
or
shop-
ping in downtown Manhattan.
I
tested my limits, learned more
ab·out who I
am
as a person, dis-
covered how many amazing types
of people are right here
on
this
campus and found out that going
after what you want, whether com-
pletely alone or surrounded by
friends, is one of the most reward-
ing experiences a person can have.
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Sexual healing: your abridged hepatitis handbook
By RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Lifestyles Editor
A couple days ago,
I
couldn't have
defined hepatitis for you
if
my life de-
pended on it. It's that kind of compli-
cated information with so many
branches to keep track of that one
feels inclined to evade it. Avoiding
mastering the knowledge of hepati-
tises (hepatiti?) has been pretty ef-
fortless, since sex education curricula
tend t,o sum up this whole family of
sexually transmitted infections with
a mere sentence or two. Even trusty
Planned Parenthood's website only
makes room
to
impart the full low
down on type
B
to us; meanwhile, we
students are exercising our Bonobo-
surpassing libidos, oblivious to the
world of the hep.
In
brief, there are a
t.otal of five kinds of hepatiti, three
can be spread through sexual contact,
all are liver infections and all should
be taken seriously. Knowing your
enemy is imperative when it comes t,o
intercourse, especially since most
STis exhibit few noticeable symp-
toms. The following is information
you should have prior t,o ventures
with sexual partners.
TypeA
One can catch HA V simply from
contaminated water, eating food con-
taminated by
an
infected person
who
hasn't
sufficiently was
_
hed their
hands (it's passed through particles of
fecal matter) or by engaging in lesser
forms of physical contact than inter-
course with
an infected person. Need-
less to say, all kinds of intercourse
with someone with hepatitis A can be
risky.
"Hepatitis A signs and symptoms
typically tlon't appear until you've
had the virus for a month," writes the
Mayo Clinic staff at littp://may:
oclinic.com/health.Having no symp-
t.oms
is
common, but possible
sympt.oms include "fatigue,
nausea
and vomiting,
abdominal
pain, espe-
cially in the
area
of your liver
on
your
right
side
beneath your lower ribs,
loss
of
appetite, fever,
dark
urine,
muscle pain, itching and yellowing of
the skin and eyes Gaundice)." While
there are no official treatments or
cures, in a typical hepatitis A case,
the body fights off the infection on its
own in two months.
If
you believe you
have this infection,
·
and it doesn't go
away after two months, don't sweat
it. The best action you can take is t,o
visit your doctor for a blood test to get
the infection properly diagnosed. You
should also treat your liver t,o a cushy
vacation while it's infected. Remove
Crystal Palace from your life (which
you should do regardless) and be
wary of the medications you take for
a while.
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When
In
doubt, get your blood tested out!
TypeB
Hepatitis B is transferable via all
kinds of bodily fluids.
Dr.
Vanessa
Cullins writes at http://plannedpar-
enthood.org that an estimated
46,000 Americans contract HBV an-
nually. The symptoms are the same
as those for hepatitis A, but there is
serious
variation
in the time that
symptoms
show up and whether
they show up at all. Cullins writes
that only 50 percent of adults with
HBV exhibit symptoms, and symp-
toms can take between six weeks
and six months to appear! The
bright news is that condoms and
dental dams can protect you from
HBV as well as they can from other
STis, and it's likely that you've re-
ceived a hepatitis B vaccination.
If
not, know that it's most common for
the infection
to
go away smoothly
after one or two months.
"However," Dr. Cullins notes,
"about one out of 20 people who get
HBV as adults w.ill be 'carriers' and
have chronic (long-term) infection
with HBV. Chronic HBV infections
can lead to severe liver disease -
including liver damage (cirrhosis)
and liver cancer. About one out of
five people with chronic HBV infec-
tion die from the infection." Those
with persisting cases of HBV tan
also develop hepatitis D, a more se-
vere infection. While chronic HBV is
rare, it's always a fantastic idea
to
keep up a routine of getting tested
for STis.
TypeC
This third type is only transferred
through blood; hence, it is more
rarely contracted in sexual contact,
but still plausible. With similar
symptoms as the others (it's often
mistaken for the flu in its early
stages), HCV is harder to contract
and harder
to
get rid of. The staff at
WebMd estimate that 85 percent of
hepatitis C cases become chronic,
which means the infection will re-
main in the body for life, and may
cause long-term liver damage. For-
tunately, containment of this type
of hepatitis continues to improve.
This month, Salynn Boyles from
http:/fwebmd.com reported that
the Center for Disease Control re-
cently concluded that "The inci-
dence of new H CV infections in the
U.S. declined by more than 90 per-
cent between 1990 and 1992 and
has remained relatively stable ever
since."
"Only 50 percent of adults with
HBV exhibit symptoms, and symp-
toms can take between six weeks
and six months to appear!"
The moral of the story, of course,
is to schedule a blood test if you
suspect a hepatitis infection. Espe-
cially if you intend to get frisky
with a lot of different bodies this
semester, remember to stay in
tune with your own body; pay any
unusual symptoms your full atten-
tion.
The skeptic's guide to speed dating
By JENNA GRANDE AND
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writers
I arrived at the performing
arts room at 6:15 p.m. on Satur-
day, Feb. 12, my cheeks an em-
barraa-sing shade 6'f red as the
nerves of the upcoming event
started to flutter in my stomach.
I had been texting a friend and
in each text, one could detect the
panic behind my words. I did not
want to go. I did not want to
meet new people. I am an awk-
ward person, and putting an
awkward person in an awkward
situation is never a good idea.
But I could not back down.
"If that chatter dulled at any mo-
ment, there was a list of possi-
ble questions to ask left on each
table, like 'If you could meet any
three people, dead or alive, who
would it be and
why?"'
It
was a cute setup, with the
PAR looking like a speed-dating
arena, and a romantic playlist in
the background (songs like "Find
Me Somebody to Love," "Love
Song" and "Ain't No Mountain").
There were Valentine's Day
cookies and hot chocolate avail-
able to the participants. The
dimmed
_lights
complimented the
warm atmosphere. Fortunately,
my friend surprised me and was
there to be my wing woman.
The event started a little after
6:30 p.m. There were only three
guys and five girls at first, but it
peaked later in the night to 16
girls and 13 guys. Building man-
ager from College Activities,
Danny Turner, said that 30 peo-
ple had signed up originally.
Turner thought that a reason
there was not a greater turnout
could be that people did not
want to seem desperate so close
to Valentine's Day.
"It didn't cross my mind as
desperate, though," Turner said.
"It's just a fun way to meet peo-
ple."
The brave speed daters who
followed tht'O'ttgh were
po:· -
tioned in a rotation setup. The
guys were to move from table to
table after a few minutes of
chatter with each girl.
If
that
chatter dulled at any moment,
there was a list of possible ques-
tions to ask left on each table,
like
"If
you could meet any three
people, dead or alive, who would
it be and why?"
Date one was a fun, flirty fel-
low. He was interesting, and had
some fun stories to tell about
Marist College. I got to "date"
him twice, since he stopped by
my table again. It gave rile hope
for future prospects, and helped
ease me into the world of speed
dating. However, date two was a
little awkward, since I have a
class with him. He would not
make eye contact, either because
he was nervous about being
there, or he was just staring at
my chest.
Date three was a nice boy, but
again, would not make eye con-
tact" with me. This hurt my self-
esteem a little bit; I thought I
was being friendly and person-
able. Maybe it was the fact that
I had laryngitis and sounded
like a 13-year-old boy that
freaked him out.
Date four was
a
quiet RA, who
tended to give me simple,
poignant answers. The few
words reflected his personality
though, and it was nice to have
a casual conversation.
Dates five, six and seven were
a lot of fun. They kept me talk-
ing, which was probably not the
best for my voice, but it was
worth it. Each guy brought con-
trasting (but enjoyable) person-
alities to the date.
Dates eight and nine went the
same way (they were both RAs,
too). They were all great guys,
and I know if I ran into them
again they'd be fun to stop and
talk to.
Date seven was most likely the
brightest person I had talked to,
-in
that we had the most intellec-
tually stimulating conversation.
I was actually quite upset when
that date ended.
As the final timer went off
after 11 dates, I could not be-
lieve I had successfully gone
speed dating, and had fun. It
certainly defied the stereotype
in my h~ad: that the people were
going to be "weird." I was proba-
bly the weird one to them, if
anythj.ng. Each person was a
new experience, and I was actu-
ally glad I got to participate.
Not every participant had as
much fun as I did. Some people
ended up awkwardly staring at
the question· guide in front of
them, struggling to keep the
conversation going. One girl
looked downright bored with her
dates. Another answered her
phone in the middle of a conver-
sation.
Despite these unfortunates, it
was a well-run event, and I give
props to College Activities for a
successful event that left people
buzzing. Unfortunately, College
Activities probably will not host
this event in the near future, ac-
cording to Turner, since they do
not like to have repeat events.
But, with any luck, another club
will pick it up.
If
I am still single next year,
then I think I would be willing
to go again. Some other speed
daters shared this sentiment.
"My friend signed me up," one
male speed dater said. "I might
do it again."
One female speed dater said
she was glad she came and
would do it again.
That night was one that, when
repeating the story to my
friends, I will shake my head in
disbelief that I actually went. In
truth, though, it was a great col-
lege memory, and well worth my
time.
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Lady Gaga, 'Blobs,' and 'Yonkers'
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RYAN RIVARD
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Lady Gaga "Born This Way"-
"Bom This Way" is the most antici-
pated single of 2011 from the most
anticipated album of 2011. Lady
Gaga
is
becoming so infatuated with
her ego and political agenda; it's be-
ginning to bloat her music. "Born
This Way" is a victim to one of
Gaga's harshest criticisms: hollow
production. The song sounds like a
version of Madonna's "Express
Yourself' with more gay and trans-
gender references. It's absent of
genuine emotion we've seen from
her on songs like the piano-driven
ballad "Speechless." She has the ca-
pabilities of writing a poignant pop
song, yet chooses to fabricate candy
for the masses, or in this case, mon-
sters.
In an interview with Vogue maga-
zine, Gaga says she wrote the song
in "10 f---ing minutes." Maybe she
needed an extra five minutes to re-
vise the racially expli~ative lyrics.
Gaga sings, ''Don't be a drag, just be
a queen / Whether you're broke or
evergreen / .You're black, white,
beige, Chola descent / You're
Lebanese, you're Orient
I
Whether
life's disabilities / Left you outcast,
bullied or teased
I
Rejoice and love
yourself today l 'Cause baby you
were born this
way."
The use of
"Orients" is enough to raise ques-
tion, but Gaga takes it to another
level by using "Chola." According to
Cecilia Maldonapo, a spokesperson
for Phoenix-based Chicanos Unidos
Arizona, the use of Chola is as
derogatory as the "n" word when re-
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ferring to a Hispanic female.
As defined by Urban Dictionary,
Chola, "is hardcore latina gang-
bangers. They usually have thin,
arched, angry looking tattooed-on or
penciled-on eyebrows, brown or
dark red lip liner, 'Monroe', eyebrow
and nose piercings, tats, Converse
or Nikes, flannel shirts, lots of gold
jewelry, crunchy gelled or moussed
hair either down or gelled in a high
perfect ponytail either straight back
or gelled in a design ... "
How can L~dy Gaga be a role
model when she holds such double
standards? Would she ever write a
lyric
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one is born a "faggot"? It's morally
wrong to be self-righteous and polit-
ically correct about one group of
people, but use derogatory slang
when talking about another. But it's
okay, the song will surge into popu-
larity because it's catchy and it's
Gaga. After all, she
·
was born this
way.
.
Flaming Lips ''Tw'o
Blobs
F-
ing" - In 1997, The Flaming Lips
released Zaireeka, their experimen-
tal four-disc studio album. The
album was intended to be played si-
multaneously on four different
sound systems. When the four discs
were synchronized it created a har-
monic, juxtaposed sound. Flash for:
ward to 2011, the Lips have aimed
to recreate this ritual in the digital
age with "Two Blobs F---ing," but
this time with mobile devices. The
.
song has been released through 12
separate YouTube tracks/videos and
is geared towards iPhone/iPod de-
vices. According to the press re-
lease, "The more devices, the more
harmonic possibilities can be con-
structed. You and your device, at
one with the music, become the or-
chestra, just as the Gods of Tech-
nology naturally intended it to be."
Now find 11 other friends and com-
bine your blobs.
Foo Fighters ''White Limo" -
Dave Grohl reunites with Butch
Vig,
the producer behind Nirvana's
"Nevermind," on the Foo Fighters'
upcoming seventh album. The cur-
rently untitled album was recorded
in Grohl's garage and it is their
heaviest to date. ''White Limo" is a
testament to that statement
.
The
band channels their inner Motor-
head as Grohl delivers piercing,
dis-
torted screams that are barely
decipherable.
Tyler the Creator "Yonkers" -
"I'm not gay, I just wanna boogie to
some Marvin/ (What you think of
Hayley Williams?) F--- her, Wolf
Haley robbin' 'em/ I'll crash that f--
•in'
airplane that faggot n---a B.o.B
is in / And stab Bruno Mars in his
goddamn esophagus / And won't
stop until the cops come in." These
are the lyrics of Tyler, the Creator
from "Yonkers," the first single off
his sophomore album "Goblin."
If
you've never heard of Tyler, you
will.
He is the leader of Los Angeles
hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf
Gang Kill The All, often abbreviated
as OFWGKTA. The collective chan-
nels youth angst, the members ages
16 to 23, to a more extreme degree.
They label themselves as horror-
core, a subculture of rap with hor-
ror-themed imagery. Odd Future
has self-released two mixtapes and
its respective members have re-
leased seven solo albums, all of
which are available for free online.
The collective has accrued a cult fol-
lowing online, and is on the verge of
gaining more mainstream popular-
ity -after appearing on "Late Night
with Jimmy Fallon" this past week
and a scheduled appearance at this
year's Coachella festival. Their
shock value music is seen fre-
quently in the hard rock world with
the likes of Marilyn Manson and
Slipknot, but rarely has hip-hop
been introduced to this fearful lyri-
cism, the closest may be Eminem
and that hasn't stopped him from
reaching mainstream popularity.
"Yonkers" is an appropriate intro-
duction to the Odd Future world.
The beat is slow and grinding.
Tyler's voice
is
deep, suggesting he's
possessed by a demonic being sent
from hell, to haunt the hip-hop
world. The song's structure and
sound is a throwback to classic rap,
as ''Yonkers" has no real chorus or
hook, only verses.
The song's video, also directed by
Tyler, 'is minimal, and features the
19-year-old rapper playing with a
cockroach, which he later eats. The
video concludes with Tyler hanging
himself. The camera blurs in and
out of focus on the chair that acts as
an accomplice. Welcome to the fu.
ture of hip-hop.
Dumbo Gets Mad, 'Elephants at the Door'
By
DEAN
SILFEN
Circle Contributor
I do not know how many needle
drops are out there reading this, but
there is a blogger/NPR columnist by
the name of Anthony Fantano. He
runs "The Needle Drop," a blog and
YouTube channel where he posts
album reviews for electronic, exper-
imental and independent music. De-
cember, when he was posting his
end of the year list, he mentioned
this band called Dumbo Gets Mad.
Interestingly, Dumbo Gets Mad has
followed the trend in not making
their fans pay for their music, they
offer their album at the price of one
FROM BADPANDARECORD.WORDPRESS.COM
tweet or Facebook post, which gives
the "customer" access to a download
link for their debqt "Elephants at
the Door."
With a name like that, I could not
help myself but click the link and
see where my ears went. As it turns
out, they went on a hash-loaded
plane all the way to Northern Italy,
the band's home. Fuzzy guitars and
muffled vocals make up this psy-
chedelic trip-fest. The album con-
tains sleepy melodies that lazily
drift through your headphones. The
bl}lss kicks in on ''Plumy Tale" loud,
and does not let up for the rest of
the track.
However, the album is no one's
trick pony; there is enough varia-
tion in the orchestration to keep a
listener's attention. This album re-
ally experiments with sounds that
work well together, layering syn-
thesizers and abstract sounds such
as bubbles or waves.
This
is the type
of album that will leave you seeing
stars, eyes closed or open, "Elephant
at the Door" is a great first effort. I
know it's too early to say something
like this, but I dare say this may
sneak a peek onto my top 10 list of
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From Page 16
Prescott provides favorable glimpse of futtire
the Gaels built their lead back up to
14.
"For our team we've been through
this a lot of times," Iona coach Tom
Cluess said.
''We'll
take a defensive
lapse or two in a row once we have a
lead.
We
think the games over a lot
of
times.
I think the immaturity of
our
team
really shows in that area."
After
the Red F-oxes' two wins in
their
first
two conference games of
the season, post-game conversations
between
reporters,
players and
coaches
focused on
.the
importance
ci>f
a young team being able to hold a
large lead. As March approaches,
slow starts and the innate difficulty
in slirmounting them have doomed
Marist
.
The troubles of playing
·
with
a lead, I'm sure, wbuld be a wel-
comed challenge.
Prescott gives Marist hope
The Red Fox fans who did attend
both games last weekend may have
experienced a glimpse of what the
Red Foxes could look like in the
coming
years,
if
we're lucky.
On Sunday, a career-performance
from Sam Prescott almost devoured
the Red Foxes 19-point deficit.
Prescott scored 34 points on 11-for-
19 shooting, including 5-for-7 from
three-point range and 7-for-7 from
behind the arc.
However, it wasn't the sheer
amount of points, but the manner in
which Prescott effortlessly seemed
to score them.
Cluess said Prescott's performance
was "absolutely" the best he's seen
from an opposing MAAC player this
season.
RYAN HllTTON/ THE CIRCLE
On Sunday against Iona, Prescott (above) was able
to score despite being double-
teamed. If he can continue
to create off the dribble,
it
will
create opportunities for
his teammates. His
34 points
are the most scored by a Red Fox since 2003.
"He was hitting everything,"
Cluess said. Even when we were
trying to double him,
if
a double
wasn't good, he split it and made a
go.¢
pl3:y. He's c
_
oming on off fade-
irways,
o
·
-,,c • •n ,
t
ug
gaps,
one-footers. I felt like I was watch-
ing a game at the park when guys
are really feeling it and just get
going. He did a great job."
While fans shouldn't expect
Prescott to explode like that in
every game, the sophomore show-
cased his improvisation skills and
his ability to create off the dribble,
sometimes against two def enders.
These skills could be particularly
beneficial for a spot-up shooter like
Candon Rusin, and as a comple-
ment for an athletic point guard like
Devin Price.
"I feel I should be aggressive the
whole game, instead of just mo-
ments when the team needs me or
when it's getting away," Prescott
said. "I just feel like I should be like
that all the time."
No arguments there.
Absence in the middle
On Friday night, the Red Foies
were without Adam Kemp, who will
be sidelined for the duration of the
season with a broken hand, and
Menelik Watson, who suffered a
concussion earlier in the week. Ac-
cording to Martin; the absence of
Kemp and Watson did not hurt
Marist much.
"If
you look at the stats, not
much," he said. ''We had 16 offen-
sive rebounds. That's the best we've
ever done on the offemiive glass
since I've been there. I mean we out
rebounded them by 10 on the offen-
sive glass'."
Marist hit just 18 of its 58 shots
against the Peacocks. St. Peter's
converted 57 percent of its shots.
Two days later, Iona shot over 52
percent. In the two matchups,
Marist was outscored 94-36 in the
paint. Watson played for 10 minutes
on Sunday, scoring no points and
grabbing three rebounds. Freshman
Pieter Prinsloo averages one point
and one rebound in 10 minutes per
game.
Nationally ranked water polo notches first win
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
Marist's Women's Water Polo Pro-
gram has replenished its arsenal
yet
again as they embark on an-
other
season-long journey
with the
end goal of a fourth straight MAAC
Championship and NCAA Tourna-
ment berth.
After graduating 10 seniors who
tallied 231 goals, the Red Foxes fig-
ured to be decimated.This included
the team's only goalkeeper, Jessica
Getchius- who registered 305 sa~es
good.for a .544 save percentage, and
returning Rosie Pauli as their only
double digit scorer and with no in-
cumbent keeper. However, Marist
started this season ranked No. 20 in
the country, respect garnered for
their past three years of play.
Pauli, a senior now realizes the
·
importance of cultivating a strong
sense of chemistry with a predomi-
natly
young
team, which features
seven freshmen and a transfer.
''We are a young team with little
experience so we spend a lot of time
together in and out of the pool/'
Pauli said. ''We definitely want the
newcomers to feel like they have a
place on the team."
On the flight out to California to
take part in the Triton Invitational
at UC San Diego, Coach Ashleigh
Huckins urged her team to not be
intimidated by the big name compe-
tition they would be facing. Huck-
ins wanted them
to leave everything
in the pool and go out with no re-
grets, telling them, "They are play-
ing water polo, and we are playing
water polo."
Marist squared off against No. 9
San Diego State in their season
opener, dro,ping a 14-5 decision on
Friday before the invitational
began. Saturday, Feb. 12 will un-
doubtedly go down as the toughest
day of this spring for the young Red
Foxes, as they faced the No. 7 and
No. 12 teams in the country in
Michigan and UC Santa Barbara.
Marist dropped both contests 15-4
and 12-3, respectively,
to
fall to 0-3
on the year.
Marist had better luck on Sunday
facing two unranked teams, earning
a split on the day, losing to Cal
State Bakersfield 13-9 and topping
Sonoma State 10-4, finishing the
weekend at 1-4. In the opener,
Marist took a 5-4 lead into halftime
but allowed five goals in the fourth
quarter to drop their fourth straight
match.
The win versus Sonoma State was
vindicating for the team as fresh-
man g(?alie Kaitlyn Gary held the
Sea Wolves scoreless in the first
half en route to her first collegiate
win.
"It felt really good to go out with a
win, we knew we had talent and
this proved that we can keep up
with some of these California
teams," said Pauli, who led Marist
with four goals in the match and
eight on the weekend. Junior utility
Jaclyn Puccino added to the offen-
sive attack with a hat trick of her
own.
Pauli said that going into the
weekend they were looking to learn
more about the team and its weak-
nesses. This week at practice the
Red Foxes are attempting to turn
those weaknesses into strengths in
time for this weekend's Marist Invi-
tational.
The Red Foxes will play host to
four teams from the northeast be-
ginning with a doubl~ header Sat-
urday and finishing with a packed
Sunday
·
schedule featuring games
·
at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6:30p.m.
Marist will face Toronto and Dol-
lard Des Ormeaux (DDO) from
Canada on Saturday, while DDO,
Harvard and Hartwick visit Sun-
day.
"Playing Harvard and Hartwick
on Sunday, we will be coming out
with guns blazing," Pauli said. ''We
·
know both teams have a lot of tal-
ent, and we want to give them a
good game."
The team does not get many home
matches, and considers this week-
end a great opportunity to give the
East Coast community a chance to
see top notch water polo.
''We love playing at home, we feel
comfortable in our own pool and we
love to hear the fans cheering from
the stands," said Pauli.
The No. 20 Red Foxes feature
some of the highest quality water
polo you11 find in this time zone.
The program is only in its eighth
year of existence and earning a na-
tional ranking has brought a spot-
light onto the East Coast water polo
scene.
As
for the NCAA Tournament,
Pauli seems confident.
''It means a lot to me and the pro-
gram to have gone every year; we
are working harder and harder to
continue that success. We won't go
down without a fight and I defi-
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Quest for perfect MAAC schedule alive
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Staff Writer
Women's Basketball
The Marist women's basketball
team returned home on Monday
night, defeating Canisius 72-60 in
their WBCA Pink Zone game. The
Red Foxes wore pink jerseys in sup-
port of breast cancer awareness.
With the win, Marist improved to
23-2 overall and 14-0 in the MAAC.
The Foxes are riding a 19-game win
streak, the second longest streak in
the country, and are ranked No. 24
in both national polls.
Marist's balanced scoring attack
was led by senior Erica Allenspach,
who recorded 1
7
points and seven
assists against the Golden Griffms.
Three other players scored in dou-
ble-figures for the Red Foxes, in-
cluding Corielle Yarde (12), Kate
Oliver
(11)
and Brandy Gang
(10).
The game was tight early, as
Marist led 25-24 at the 4:23 mark in
the first half. The Red Foxes then
used a 12-0 run spanning both
halves to take a 41-27 lead
.
Next up for the Red Foxes is a
home game on Friday, Feb. 18 at
7:30 p.m. against Manhattan. The
game
will be preceded
-
by the retire-
ment of three-time MAAC player of
the year Rachele Fitz.
Fitz is
Marist's all-time leading scorer and
rebounder.
Indoor Track and Field
The Marist men's and women's in-
door track and field teams returned
to Boston last weekend to compete
in the Boston University Valentine
Invitational.
The teams turned in a strong per-
formance, including an IC4A quali-
fication and 12 personal bests.
Freshman Ken Walshak finished
the 5,000-meter run
in
a time of
14:42. 7 4, which was fast enough to
qualify for IC4A. This is the fastest
time in this event for a freshman in
.
school history, and the seventh-
fastest overall.
Eight other Red Foxes joined Wal-
shak in achieving personal records.
Seniors Patrick Duggan, Conor
Shelley and Zak Smetana alsO' did
so in the 5,000-meter run. In the
3,000-meter run, sophomore Joel
Moss and junior Brian Townsend
set their personal bests. Others to
do so were sophomore Billy Posch
(mile run), sophomore Phillip
Krupka (500-meter dash), freshman
Jesse Aprile (200-meter dash) and
freshman Sean Ellman ( weight
throw).
On the women's side, grad student
Brittany Bums and sophomore Erin
O'Reilly achieved personal bests in
the 3,000-meter run.
Between both teams, 43 season
bests were earned.
The teams
will compete in the
MAAC championships in New York
City on Friday, Feb. 18.
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CIRCLE
Senior Erica Allenspach scored 11
points In Marist's 72-60 win on Monday.
Football transfers: When do they matter?
By
PHIL TERRIGNO
Managing Editor
Alex Irastorza has achieved the
improbable.
After not appearing in a game dur-
ing the 2009 and 2010 Marist Col-
lege football seasons, the kicker has
transferred to the University of
Miami and is officially a member of
the Hurricanes. .football team after
being accepted as a preferred walk-
on.
By leaving the football obscurity
of the Northeast for the talent-laden
South, Irastorza is making a jour-
ney that may appear unusual.
However, it's certainly not. College
football players transfer, often for
personal gain, after disliking one or
several parts of their
•
former insti-
tution.
To the college football programs
that receive these new players, do
transfers matter?
That depends on the level of foot-
ball.
Division 1-FCS
Recruits that come directly from
high school are the lifeblood of the
Marist football program, not trans-
fers.
''We do not actively look for trans-
fers to recruit," Marist head coach
Jim Parady said. "What we do is if
somebody contacts us, then after
they give us their release, we cer-
tainly look at their situation and see
if
they are going to fit what we are
currently looking for in our recruit-
ing class."
This
is
partially due to the school's
rigorous academic standards, com-
plications that can arise from credit
transfer and the difficulty acquiring
on-campus housing.
''We're non-scholarship in the PFL
(Pioneer Football League), com-
pared to a kid who's sitting there on
a football scholarship on a CAA
(Colonial
Athletic
Association)
school," Parady said. "They know
that
if
they leave that institution,
they're leaving dollars on the table."
With few exceptions, the Marist
program is neither bolstered by or
suffers a detriment from transfer
players.
Recent two-year starter at quar-
terback Chris Debowski, joined the
Red Foxes after competing at Or-
ange Coast College.
Michael Cox and Olobemi Ofulaja
are two players that left Marist to
continue their playing careers at
Syracuse and Maryland, respec-
ti"."~
.
Y..-
''l
don't like to look back on what
could have been once they're gone,"
associate head coach and defensive
coordinator Scott Rumsey said.
''Those are two guys that
I
can point
to that were starters for us and
transferred."
Division
II
A move from FBS or FCS to Divi-
sion II might not appear
to
be on
most player's agendas, but certain
D-II programs thrive on transfers.
One such player is Alex Muzii, a
former defensive back and Florda
native, who had joined Valdosta
State University (VSU) in Valdosta,
Georgia.
A member of the Gulf South Con-
ference (GSC), VSU has won D-II
national championships in 2004 and
2007 and is scheduled
to
play a
game versus Angelo State Univer-
sity at Cowboys Stadium in 2012.
Muzii appeared in seven games
during his two years as a Red Fox,
making four tackles.
''I
was really getting homesick and
I wanted to come back south," Muzii
said. "Not even being a starter, I felt
like I never really got the chance to
play on special teams. For most of
the games I didn't travel."
Many athletes who want
to
trans-
fer choose to join D-II powerhouses
since they do not lose a year of eligi-
bility and can play immediately.
Lateral jumps from one FBS
school to another or from a lower
level to FBS require the athlete to
sit out for a year.
Jumps down the college football
ladder, such as transferring from
FBS or FCS to a lower level do not
result in a one-year penalty due to
NCAA rules.
"It's not that they take [football]
more seriously here, it's just the
way they approach it," Muzii said.
''Down here, its mostly speed train-
ing because of the temperature.
Being up north, Marist is 'get in the
weight room and get as big as possi-
ble."'
Division
I- FBS
"A whole week would go by and I
would get maybe one rep in practice
[at Marist]," Irastorza said. "At
Marist, they are football coaches
and I respect all of the decisions
that they made."
If
playing time was Irastorza's sole
motivation instead of simply joining
his favorite childhood college foot-
ball team, transferring to UM might
not have been the easiest route to
take.
Since most of the 85 scholarships
that FBS football programs are al-
lotted ai-e given
to
four-year re-
cruits, walking on
to
a major college
program can be an unlikely en-
deavor.
"It's so tough that Miami only
brings in about six walk-ons per
season," Kory Kozak wrote in an
http://ESPN.com column published
in 2009.
UM officials have not confirmed
this number and the program
is
in
the midst of a head-coaching swap.
"[New] head coach Al Golden has
a different approach to walk-ons
and will bring in m
·
any more than
previously under Randy Shannon,"
Associate
AD
for Communications
UM Chris Freet wrote in an email.
"We do not have an institutional
number that is given to the football
program as a guideline."
Irastorza is currently filing an ap-
peal to the NCAA in an attempt to
avoid sitting out one season due to
transfer regt:!.lations.
''The coaches have said
to
me that
they are also rallying for me to get
the appeal," Irastorza said. "They
said, 'we want you
to
be eligible for
this year. We're really excited about
how you're kicking and how you're
punting.' I'm going to be playing in
the spring game."
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mer quarterback Chris
Debowski
started
after transferring from Orange
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Slow starts plague Marist men
ByJIM URSO
Sports Editor
Maybe the most telling made-bas-
ket of the Marist men's basketball
team's 66-54 loss to St. Peter's on
Friday was one that didn't count.
After 30 se
·
conds of passing and
dribbling the rock around the
perimeter, Marist's Devin Price
aired a heavily-contested three-
point attempt as time ran out in the
first half.
The Peacocks' Wesley Jenkins
then grabbed the ball and chucked
it toward the opposing basket.
Swish.
The task of scoring three points re-
quired considerable effort for the
Red Foxes, but could be achieved by
St. Peter's with a half-hearted
heave with time already expired.
The sequence was emblematic of
of Marist's efforts this season. The
Red Foxes display a lot of effort and
talent for much of a game, but can-
not yield a positive end result,
mostly due to the early deficits they
continuously face. Contrarily, op-
posing teams are comfortable play~
ing with a cushion, and are able to
turn up their intensity just as
Marist's comeback effort is about to
culminate.
"That's
been a big issue for us all
year,"
Marist head coach Chuck
Martin said after Sunday's loss to
Iona.
"Getting
off to a slow start, not
being mature enough to understand
that you can't spot teams at this
level 10 points. You can't spot them
any points, but surely you can't spot
them 10, 12 points and think you're
going to beat them."
Martin emphasized the difficulty
of achieving the degree of execution
needed to complete such a come-
back, with a young team
·
still
searching for its identity.
'We have had a handful of posses-
sions in this game, the Canisius
game, and the Niagara game where
it was within reach," Martin said.
"Eight
points, seven points, and
then we turned the ball over or did-
n't make a layup or didn't convert
on
an
easy basket and then the op-
posing team came back that next
possession and made a basket. It's
hard
to compete and win when that
takes place, and that's a part of [the
players] journey. They gotta under-
stand that and learn how to play
through that."
According to Saint Peter's coach
John Dunne, the St. Peter's quick
start was the ''biggest key"
to the
game. The first seven minutes of the
Red Foxes' loss to Iona seemed
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Despite
scoring
34
points, Sam
Prescott
(above) could not
lead
Marlst back
from
a
19-
point
deficit
on Sunday versus the Iona Gaels. Prescott shot 11-for-19
from the
floor.
eerily similar to those against the
Peacocks. Just over five minutes in,
Marist found itself trailing 14-2.
Trailing by 19 points to Iona early
in the first-half, Marist cut the lead
to single digits by halftime. The Red
Foxes came within two points after
a Prescott three-pointer made the
score 60-58 with 10:26 remaining.
Missed opportunities once again de-
flated the comeback. In the follow-
ing four minutes, Korey Bauer
rimmed out both a three-pointer
and a put-back and Price committed
three turnovers.
In
this time frame,
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