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of Marist College
Napoli disqualified from SGA election race
By TOM
LOTITO
Editor-in-Chief
At the time of this writing, Tues-
day,
_March
01, 2011,
James Napoli,
president of the class of
2012,
has
been officially disqualified from run-
ning for student body president.
The elections, which were to take
place over the weekend and be com-
pleted on Monday, were put on an
indefinite hold due to a grievance
filed by Napoli to Judicial Affairs.
In
the grievance, which spans sev-
eral paragraphs, Napoli explains
the reason for his preliminary dis-
qualification by Elections Commis-
sioner, Daniel Torres, and then
offers his reasoning for why it
should be appealed.
Candidates for student body pres-
ident must submit petitions of sig-
natures in order to qualify. The
apparent deadline, Napoli's griev-
ance states, was set to be 5 p.m.
F~bruary
20.
His petition was re-
portedly six minutes late, which
counted for disqualification. The
grievance also states that there is
no clear number for the amount of
signatures needed for the petition.
One source says that a candidate
must have five percent of the stu-
dent body's signatures, equaling
roughly
250
students. However, an-
other section of the constitution
states that a minimum of
210
sig-
natures are needed.
What seems to irk the disqualified
candidate most is the administra-
tion's intervention on the whole
process.
"Administration decided it was
time to step in and they decided
that they were going
to
suspend the
election indefinitely," Napoli said.
"It
shouldn't have gone to adminis-
tration what so ever, it should have
gone straight to student govern-
ment judicial."
Other members of SGA shared the
same opinion, believing that admin-
istration over-stepped their bound-
aries in regard to the election.
''This entire process has been con-
ducted with ridiculous and egre-
gious unprofessionalism from the
candidates and especially the ad-
ministrators involved," Paul Di-
Blasi, president of the class of
2013,
said.
A near-week long investigation
went underway' of the situation. In-
terrogations were conducted of
those involved by certain members
of the administration. Current stu-
dent body president Matthew Lu-
brano was also questiop.ed for
nearly two hours regarding the or-
deal, but he isn't at liberty to dis-
cuss what was said during the
interrogation. Lubrano, in fact, had
very little to do with the past week's
happenings.
''I
was told to remove myself and
let the judicial
SEE SGA, PAGE 3
Rothberg leadership talk supports senior class
gift
ByJIM URSO
Sports Editor
During her presentation to roughly
80
students, alumni and faculty at
the Cornell Boat House last Thursday
night, Associate Professor of Manage-
ment Helen Rothberg told an anec-
dote about her days as a waitress, a
story in which she decided to buy a
young bus boy a few records. From
that point on, the bus boy made sure
Rothberg had silverware for her ta-
bles first. The lesson: reciprocity and
taking care of those who take care of
you.
In an event to promote the Senior
Class Gift Campaign, some of the
ideals expressed in Rothberg's "A
Bartender's Guide to Leadership,"
co-
incided perfectly with a message of
the campaign: the benefits of giving.
For about an hour and fifteen
min-
utes, Rothberg, who holds her doctor-
ate in organizational and policy
studies, provided lessons on leader-
ship that cannot be derived from text-
book. To attend the presentation,
stydents. were asked to give a $5
gift
to the campaign.
The Senior Class Gift Campaign is
an annual tradition at Marist, aimed
at educating seniors about the impor-
tance of giving back. All gifts made to
the Senior Class Gift Campaign are
directed to the Marist Fund, an unre-
stricted fund that helps subsidize the
cost of education for current students.
'1t provided a forum to promote the
message of giving in a conversational
setting,"
.
Phonathon
Supervisor
Joseph Amodeo said.
"It
was an edu-
cational program that brought people
together to network, but also to un-
derstand the importance of giving to
the Marist fund."
Senior Heather Staats, who serves
as executive vice president of the stu-
dent body, took the podium after
Rothberg finished to explain the ben-
efits
of
giving
to
the Senior
Class Gift
Campaign.
"[Rothberg's speech]
was one
of
those things where you
were
sitting
there and couldn't help to feel in-
spired," said Staats, who
serves on
the
Senior
Class Gift Committee. "It
was really cool and ironic how the
presentation ties in with the Senior
Class Gift. Events like this couldn't
occur
without money from the Marist
Fund."
Senior Kelly Gallucci enjoyed the
talk,
although she has
seen
it as part
of the emerging
leaders program.
However, Gallucci did learn
some-
thing new.
''I
don't think I was ijt all aware of
the
benefits
of donating to the Marist
Fund," said Gallucci, who said she is
probably more likely to give to Marist
after the event. '1 realize now that the
money wouldn't be going to a path-
way, it would be going to students
that need it.
Staats said spreading awareness
about Senior Class Gift Campaign
can
be
difficult, mainly because many
seniors live off campus.
According to Amodeo, philanthropy
seems to come naturally for our gen-
eration, and
is
especially ingrained in
the Marist community.
'1 think just the notion of founding
on the college and the Marist Broth-
ers building the foundation with their
bare hands really creates an image of
community support that still res-
onates today," Amodeo said.
The Senior Class Gift Campaign
hold a dessert and wine tasting on
Wednesday, March
30
in the Cornell
Boat House from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Seniors making a
$10 gift
to the cam-
paign
will
receive an invitation to the
event.
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Helen Rothberg, an associate professor of management at Marist College, pre-
sented a talk on Thursday, February 24 to various students, faculty and alumni. The
talk, dubbed • A Bartender's Gulde to Leardershlp• was held In the historic Cornell
Boat
House,
and centered upon Roth berg's experience as a waitress, giving at-
tendee's llfe lessons that cannot be learned through textbooks. The event was held
In conjunction
with
the Senior Class Gift campaign.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 3/3
Spring Career
&
Internship Fair
4
p.m. -
7
p.m.
Mccann Center
Friday, 3/4
Emerging Leaders Workshop:
Can We Really Network in a A.P.C.
World?
PAR
(SC 346)
SPC Movie: "Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 1"
10
p.m. -
11:30
p.m.
PAR
(SC 346)
Saturday, 3/5
Men's Lacrosse
vs.
Stony Brook
3
p.m. -
5
p.m.
Tenney Stadium
Sunday, 3/6
Women's Lacrosse vs. UNH
5:30
p.m. -
7:30
p.m.
Student Center Press Box
Monday, 3/7
Club Affairs Board Meeting
3:30
p.m. -
4:30
p.m.
Student Center SC 368
Tuesday, 3/8
Dance Esemble Apparel Sales
9 p.m. -
11
p.m.
Student Center
Alcove
Wednesday, 3/9
Girl Scout Cookie Sale
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Student Center
Champagnat Breezeway
Llterart Arts Society Meeting
5
p.m. -
7
p.m.
Student Center SC 368
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PAGE2
Security Briefs
All reports in the name of justice
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
I was iii
court
on Tuesday to con-
test a ticket I received for operating
a
vehicle
without
a
lawful
speedometer. While I was sitting in
the room listening to the judge read
off the charges, I was flashing back
.
to my weekly meetings with John
Gildard. I felt like I should be tak-
ing notes; maybe I could write the
Security Briefs: Poughkeepsie Files.
But I held back due to social
etir
quette. I know I wouldn't be happy
if
I glanced over and the person sit-
ting next
to me was writing about
me. "Chris Raia got pulled over six
months ago for speeding, claimed
his speedometer was broken, and
then proceeded to ignore the ticket
until his license was suspended.
Let's see what happens next!" All
charges were dismissed "in the
name of justice." Judge's words, not
mine.
2124
Talmadge
Aw
1
hey Talmadge! I feel like we
never hear from you guys. Last year
you were all over the place with fire
alarms, broken up parties, and
·
sometimes even relationship drama
that
would fit right in on The OC or
Pretty Little Liars. But now, I
guess, we've grown apart.
Oli, there
was a noise complaint in Talmadge
last week.
10
points
l;etter
from
the
Editor
This week's issue
I
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midterm madness
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find
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about what
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and
how
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affect
student elections
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leadership skills
nom a
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News Editor: Alyssa Longobucco
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Opinion Editor:
Casey
Fisk
circfeoplnion@gmall.com
A&E Editor:
Ryan Rivard
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2124 Sheahan
A
guest of a freshman
in
Sheahan
set off the fire alarm because she
was using too much hairspray.
When I first heard this, I laughed a
little, because fire alarms caused by
personal beautification are silly.
But then I Googled ''hairspray fire"
and I am officially afraid of hair-
spray and all other aerosol contain-
ers. People have died! From now on,
I'm forcing myself to be attracted to
girls who are perfectly okay with
having frizzy, out of control hair.
That way, I never have to be scared
for my life whenever my future wife
gets herself :ready in the morning.
Let the paranoia begin.
10 points
2125
Student Center
A
student was found throwing up in
the bathrooms near college activi-
ties. Those are my favorite bath-
rooms on campus. I always feel like
there should be a friendly old man
handing out mints and paper towels
on my way out. Those bathrooms
are not for late-night vomiting;
that's what dorms, the bushes out-
side of Donnelly and taxicabs are
for.
2/25McCann
A
student reported his bag missing
after
finishing his workout at the
gym, which prompts a public serv-
ice announcement security asked
me to include this week.
If
you're
going to the gym, don't bring your
valuables. Just bring what you need
and try to put your belongings in a
safe place
if
you are
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to keep
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them on you. Public service an-
nouncement from me: stop steali11g
people's things.
Someone else's
Marist ID card and house keys are
not worth anything; all that does is
ruin that person's
day.
Two more students.
n
iting in the best bathrdom.
pus.
If
this continues, that room is
going to lose its title; Someone else
is going to have to step up. I'm look-
ing at you, Castle Hancock.
2127
A lot of places
The we,ekend ended with noise com-
plaints all over the place. We had
one
in
Lower West at
11:45,
one in
Fulton at midnight, then one in
Upper W.est at
1
a.m. Then we went
back to Lower West at
2
a.m. and
finished in Fulton at
2:30.
I just
Wiki'd Feb.
26
to find an event that
they might have all been celebrat-
ing. I assume they were loudly cele-
brating either Johnny Cash's
birthday or the anniversary of
Napoleon Bonaparte escaping from
Elba. Either way, all of the afore-
mentioned houses were written
up .. .in the name of justice.
5
points per noise complaint.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
stage for next's week's premiere of
"Dog Sees God."
Lifestyles high,
lights
the
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a.nd
outs
of
"wheel
coutu:re1r and how
to find high fash-
ion clothing at an affordable cost.
Sports sp9tlights the
wom.e:n's
b~s-
ketball teams undefeated. finish
on
top at the MAACs this
ye~.
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last
weekend before
midterm meltdowns begin! No;\'V it~s
time for me
go
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Web Editor: Kerry O'Shea
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, March
3,
20U
•
From Page One
SGA battle to be hashed out later this week
board conduct their investigation of
the grievance," Lubrano said.
The judicial board came to their
inevitable decision that Napoli had
no grounds for an appeal. He re-
ceived a letter from Tom Wolowski,
chief justice of SGA, stating that
after a thorough investigation,
Napoli's appeal had no foundations
and that his disqualificat1on by
Daniel Torres remains.
Myriah Anderson, who would
have been Napoli's running mate for
executive vice president, insists that
the election
be
reopened.
"And to be honest, after talking to
other people about what would hap-
pen, just speculating, it would make
sense for the election to open back
up because having a position as big
as student body president uncon-
tested is a major· issue," Anderson
said. "This is the person who repre-
sents the Marist community and to
have that uncontested doesn't make
any sense."
Unless, by any kind of interven-
tion, the election is reopened, the
candidates for each position within
the senate are running uncontested,
with the exception of freshmen class
president, and freshman class vice
president.
Campaigning resumed midnight,
March 2. Students can meet the
candidates Thursday, March 3 and
9:30 p.m. in the student center, and
can attend speech night March 7 at
9:30 p.m. in the PAR. Voting is open
March 8 at 8 a.m. and closes March
10 at 3 p.m. The results will be an-
nounced the same day at 5 p.m.
Marist actively keeping up with social media
By
LISA GLOVER
Circle Contributor
Today's generation is•in a technol-
ogy-driven world revolving around
fast and instant communication. An
article published in the New York
Daily News found that "college stu-
dents are addicted to .social media
and experience the same with-
drawal symptoms as substance
abuse addicts do when their "drug"
of choice is taken away.
It
is evident that students are,ad-
dicted to their cellphones, especially
Blackberries and iPhones mainly
for one reason: the need to be con-
nected at all times. Companies and
large corporations are recognizing
this trend and taking part in it by
establishing their own Facebook
and Twitter pages
to
stay connected
to their employees and audiences.
The New York Times released an
article with Evan Williams, Twit-
ter' s chief executive and co-founder
commenting that, "Twitter lets peo-
ple know what's going on about
things they care about instantly, as
it happens... [it] makes people
smarter and faster and more effi-
cient."
Tim Massie, chief public affairs of-
ficer, recognizes that "social media
can be a great tool for competitive
intelligence. You can also monitor
what is said about you and your
competitors and act on that infor-
mation."
Marist discovered that by utiliz-
ing their students' most addicting
social networks, the college could
benefit as well. Massie explains
that, "social media plays several
roles: inform, help build community
and strengthen brand identity .
Facebook, Twitter and Linkedln
provide opportunities
to
communi-
cate directly, unfiltered by an editor
or a news director, with constituen-
cies that are important to a college
or university." Students can find
out that their classes have been can-
celled due to weather infringements
just by checking in with the Marist
Twitter; and the fact that all of this
can be done while still lying in bed
at 8:00 a.m. is fabulous.
Follow
us
on Tw
-
itter!
@mo.ristcircf
e
Check us out on the
web!
www.
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.
aristcircle~
com
The Marist College
Facebook
page
is
loaded with valuable information
and resources. Faculty, students
and alumni post events, interesting
articles and information pertaining
to the Hudson Rivet Valley. The
Marist Twitter account constantly
updates its statuses with scores
from a recent game or even what
the weather forecast will be.
Massie comments that through so-
cial media, ''you can promote events,
accomplishments, and programs;
communicate during an emergency;
dispel rumors; and share experi-
ences and memories. Job openings
.
are posted; art gallery exhibits, rp.u-
sical performances and plays, and
athletic events are promoted."
Creating an outlet for students
through technology that they are al-
ready familiar with is
an
excellent
way to guarantee that whatever
message the college is trying to get
out there will reach everyone. For
students that don't frequently check
the Marist homepage, receiving
messages on Facebook and Twitter
will reach the audience, just
through a different medium. It's ad-
vantageous to the college to use
these social networking tools be-
cause it creates a closer connection
between staff and studerits.
Bob Lynch, director of student ac-
tivities comments that, "As technol-
ogy is changing, Marist is actively
meeting and keeping up with the in-
novative standards. An excellent ex-
ample of that is the $35 million
Hancock Technology Center, which
will focus primarily on offering stu-
dents and faculty the most ad-
vanced information technology
available."
Various other colleges, such as
Boston College, Quinnipiac Univer-
sity and Georgetown University
also h~ve active Twitter accounts
that they use to communicate with
their student body. Out of these col-
leges, Georgetown was the only
other school to take the lead like
Marist
and
advertise their Facebook
and Twitter pages on their main
homepage.









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Hardcovers vs. hundreds of books on your hard drive
By
ABBEY
SCALIA
Circle Contributer
local library said it's sad that book-
stores and local libraries are closing
around the country. While e Read-
Recently, Borders announced that ers offer discounted books, Fornaro
the large bookstore chain is filing
.
said that she often chooses to bor-
for bankruptcy and will be closing row books that she wants to read
200
stores around the country. The from the library, which costs noth-
announcement came as no surprise ing at all. She said the books she
as e Reader have become an in-
buys are classics, which she wants
creasingly popular option for read-
to have in her own personal collec-
i'ng
in
recent
years.
While tion. Storing them in
an
e Reader
c!ompetitor Barnes and Noble offers would simply not be the same.
their own version of thee Reader,
Heather Kerr, also a Marist stu-
the Nook, Borders has struggled to dent offers a different
perspective.
keep up in the industry. More and Kerr is currently studying abroad in
more people
are
turning to e Read-
Scotland and said that her
Kindle
ers like the Nook and Amazon's has been helpful, since it's hard for
Kindle.
In
my opinion, no e
Reader
her to get to a bookstore off campus.
,
could outweigh the feeling of physi-
"I
can start reading any book
cally flipping the pages of a great available on http://amazon.com in
book.
less than a minute," Kerr said.
Katelyn Fornaro, a Marist sopho-
Kerr admitted to at first being op-
more, agrees.
posed to·e Readers, but after receiv-
"For me, reading a book is per-
ing her Kindle as a gift, she realized
sonal," Fornaro said. "With an e the benefits of the
device.
She said
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knowing that no matter what, we'd
Staff Writer
always remain in "the honeymoon
Attention all of you Marist Abroad
alumni out there ... who wants to go
back? During our orientation ar-
rival in Florence, I vividly remem-
ber sitting in the auditorium, iri a
ci~
I've never been to
b for , .and
listening to our advisor talk about
the four stages of culture shock. Our
leader went through each of the
stages that have been credited to
anthropologist Kalervo Oberg: hon-
eymoon phase, crisis phase, recov-
ery phase and the
adaptation phase.
Each of us sat there,
beaming,
stage."
We were right.
Speaking from experience, I can
vouch for the term "reverse culture
shock." Reverse culture shock is re-
turning home after growing accus-
tomed to a new culture and
ex eriencing similar feelin.&,s as
when you initially arrived in the for-
eign home. Marist has created bul-
let points of
common reverse
culture
shock experiences which include:
•
Impression that you can't fully ex-
plain your experience or its impor-
tance
• Realization
that others do not
want to hear very much about your gregate and share their experiences,
adventures
relive their memories and day-
• Sensation of being "out of place" dream in the photos of the life they
despite being home
used to have. What's unique about
• Boredom with being home
•
their project is that while most
• Experiencing
"reverse
homesick-
.
teams created blogs, Heather pro-
ness" for the place where you stud-
duced an actual website. Essen-
ied abroad
.
tially, the website is an interactive
• Seeing that relationships with outlet for students with questions
family and friends have changed
and scenarios prompted by the cap-
• Feeling that others misunder-
ping team. The Deans of Marist In-
stand your growth, or see the ternational
Programs
and
"wrong"
changes in you
Counseling Services are being uti-
• Assessing your home in a way lized as valuable resources for ex-
that is judgmental or overly critical pertise information.
• Feeling that your experience
Heather created a quirky logo ti-
abroad is lost or cut off from the rest tied,
''Reverse
Culture Shock Cafe ...
of your life
Come Spill the Beans."
After living in another country,
"[It's]
the section of the website
hearing and speaking a foreign l~n-
where students who have been
guage and
experiencing
some of the abroad can comment on topics I post
most memorable moments in your or write stories they remember or
lifetime, it's a weird feeling to leave talk to one another," Bilancione
it all behind you and come home. said.
You're excited to see your family
The website is filled with photo-
and friends that you've been sepa-
graphs of abroad memories. featur-
rated from for months, yet your ing those of Jenn Hill, Ali Tager and
heart is torn as you have to say Olivia Hunter. The capping team
goodbye to the place you've called constructed questionnaires that
home for the past four months. It's were based on reverse culture
always possible to go back, but deep shock. Based on the results, their
down you know it'll never be the findings confirmed that all students
same. The
people
that you lived interviewed suffered from symp-
with, traveled with, found yourself toms of reverse culture shock.
·
in
the
strangest situations with,
"One girl has
actually
told
me
won't be there when you go back.
she's been home for nine months
Letting go
of
the life you had and still
can't
adjust and she is
abroad
is·
a difficult
concept to
planning
to move to Florence to get
grasp.
Heather Bilancione and
her her Masters,"
Bilancione
said.
capping group have attempted to
There is a significant need for this
provide an outlet for
abroad alumni.
website
as
well
as an
interested
au-
Heather and her
team
created a
dience who will
benefit
from this
website
meant
for
students to con-
website.
Work, play or party: spring break
_
alternatives
By
JENNA GRANDE
Staff Writer
Before college, spring break held
meaning to students. It
was
a time
to go on a vacation to a place of
warmth, such as Disney World in
Florida, to spend time with your
family and fl-iends and to put off the
homework
an
unsympathetic
teacher assigned. Now in college,
students do the same thing they al-
ways did, but on
a
totally different
level. Someplace warm serving as
party locations in certain places
such as Mexico, California and
Florida.
Hanging with your family sure is
nice, but for many it's traveling to
and hanging out with friends at
these warm spots. Homewo~k sim-
ply is not accomplished, for reasons
out of spite (why should a teacher
assign homework when students
just had a week of midterms?), lazi-
ness or drunkenness.
However, spring break does not
have to be filled- 'with stereotypes.
No more are the days of sitting
home and doing nothing productive
with your tim.e. There are many fun
alternative ideas you can do
over
the
break. That
way, there is never
a
dull
moment
while
you're home.
If
you love to volunteer your time,
sh~lters, religious organizations and
other non-profit organizations are
always
looking
for help.
If
you love
to cook, spend
a
few days helping
out at the food shelter.
If you love
children; spend some time at a local
after-school program and assist stu-
dents with their homework.
If
you
are lucky enough to go on a spring
break mission trip with your reli-
gious organization (or Marist Col-
lege), just remember to take many
pictures as a keepsake.
Another spring break alternative
is to get to work. Earn some casl:t
while you're home, either by picking
up odd chores around the house,
·
babysitting or working at your job
back home. Working could provide a
goal to reach for over the break.
"I am going to spend a lot of my
break working because I want to
start saving up for the summer and
the road trip my friends and I are
planning to Virginia," freshman
Jordan Ethier said.
So, when you come back to school,
and all your friends are broke and
cannot remember where their
PHOTO COURTESY
OF
CARLY MARSHIANO
Seniors
early
Marshiano and Annie
Davenport
are
frequent
volunteers at DCSPCA.
money went, just smile smugly and try and do a different activity every
know
YQU
deserve each penny you night.
earned and saved.
If
you are someone who is always
game for something new and excit-
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Student finds
internship
by
networking
By
JACEL EGAN
Editor-in-Chief
Daniel Albino looks like he's fresh
off of Park Avenue, dressed in a
pristine suit and holding a briefcase
filled with insurance contracts and
files. Currently, he's an intern for
Northwestern Mutual Life, a posi-
tion that will turn full-time after
graduation.
Albino is an economics major and
business minor, and. first found his
niche in the financial field during
his sophomore year while interning
on
Wall
Street. His new passion also
helped
him
discover his love for in-
teracting and helping others, which
led him down the path toward
Northwestern Mutual Life.
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got into the business to impact
.
people's lives," Albino said. "I love
interacting with my clients - and at
·
the end of the day, I do it all to hear
that 'thank you'."
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Albino was able to obtain an in-
ternship with Northwestern Mutual
Life the summer before his junior
year with the help of the Marist Ca-
reer Services office. Stephen Cole,
executive director of career services,
recalls seeing Albino develop as a
student and person throughout his
time at Marist.
"His assertiveness in seeking ex-
perience has led to his success,"
Cole said. "He was aware of the ben-
efits of having an internship in find-
ing his dream job, and networked
his way to several interviews before
he found his fit with Northwestern
Mutual."
Cole also stressed the necessity of
an elective credit internship to fur-
ther students' position in the com-
petitive job market.
"I advise all students to follow
suit," Cole said. ''Daniel was a prime
example of the opportunities that
can arise with hard work and gain-
ing experience. You can find out
whether your dream job is really
your dream."
Albino encourages students to be
proactive in their search for an in-
ternship and to take the initiati-Ye
by utilizing career services to find
positions.
"Networking is the bloodline of
this age," Albino said. "It's all about
who you know. I worked closely
with people in career services and
my time with them has led me to
where
I
am now."
Albino looks forward to his future
plans to grow within Northwestern
Mutual Life as a financial planner
and insurance salesman.
''My goal is to work my way up to
a position where
I
can truly give
back," Albino said. "It's all about
networking and who you get to
know; that's the lifeline of this busi-
ness, and I'm definitely going to
keep in touch with career services,
Albino sees a bright future ahead
of
him.
and reach out to Poughkeepsie and
my hometown in the Bronx."
Many ways to take advantage of spring break
Some activities could include tak-
ing a road trip
or
going someplace
you've never been to, taking a
course in something you've never
done before (examples: cooking,
Pi-
lates, learning a new language) and
learning something new,
or
trying a
new place that is rich in culture or
history such as going to that old
drive-in movie theatre a
town
over.
If
you're strapped for cash or on a
limited budget and need to stay
home, throw a themed party night
using things you have in your home.
Look at games or movies or any-
thing remotely cool you have and
use it to transform your house into
an
entirely different place. Shop-
ping at
a
local dollar store
or
thrift
store for party accessories and fa-
vors could help to create a great
night.
"Having your friends involved in
the planning stages is
a
good idea,
because that way
everyone can
get
creative, and your party
will
be awe-
s<>me," freshman
Ali Read said. ''My
friends and I are most creative
when we're together, and we always
like to do things like this."
If
you can't even leave your home-
town, just act like a tourist. Or, if
you know your home like the back
of your hand, just hit your favorite
local spots and enjoy them.
If
you
won't be home again until the
Easter holiday break, that's over a
month without your favorife diner
milkshake, or favorite cafe's choco-
late croissant.
Alex Lombardi, a varsity swimmer
who does not get much time
off
from
the sport, explains why going home
and enjoying his hometown is
so
im-
portmit
t'o
him.
''I
get very few opportunities to go
home, and that makes every chance
special because I miss home a lot,"
he said. "Every time I go home I try
to do as much as I can, but I always
make sure to include a couple
things.
I
also make sure
I
set aside
one special day to spend with my
grandparents. They mean the world
to me, and
I
try to visit them every
chance I get. I
could
not imagine
going home and not making a trip
over to see them."
Visiting your family could be
one
of the most important aspects of
spring break because they have
probably missed you a lot while you
were at school and they want to just
enjoy your company before you go
back. Some of your best memories
can come from spending this week
at home.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
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Sexual healing: treat spring libido with good vibrations
ByRACHAELSHOCKEY
Lifestyles Editor
The murky mounds of snow are melt-
ing, your layers of clothing are shed-
ding, the rabbits and groundhogs are
going at it and your own libido is creep-
ing
out
of
hibernation. It's Mareh, baby,
and now that you're done wearing leg-
gings under a pair of long underwear,
under a pair of jeans, you're starting to
remember that your genitalia is still
down there, and it has needs; needs
that seem to become much more urgent
as the Poughkeepsie ambience bright-
ens. Now is the perfect time to explore
your own sexual pleasure and new sex-
ual territories, and what better way to
explore your pleasure than to treat
yourself to a new (or a
first)
vibrator?
The following list of products bas been
compiled with the typical college
lifestyle in mind -
tight budget,
cramped housing circumstances, rela-
tively low familiarity with sex toys and
shy, potentially
intimidated sex
part-
ners.
1be
Slllcone Erection
Ring
is
a non-
threatening
toy
that
can prolong erec-
tions and enhance stimulation of
the
clitons
durtngvaglnal intercourse.
Love Lipstick Vibe.
If
you're
all
about discretion and easing into the
world of sex toys, you'll .find your
soul
mate in small, incognito clitoral devices
like
this one. Like their nickname, clit
vibes are short and sweet, yet impres-
sionable. Convincingly masquerading
as a tube of lipstick, ''this updated clas-
sic features a variable-speed dial, a
powerful ~otor for clit stimulation," the
st.aft' at Babeland's online store
writes.
The wve Lipstick Vibe
is
a high-end
model of its breed.
This
one
is
$28, and
its peers tend to be even cheaper. Clit
vibes are quiet enough to not be heard
through the tissue paper walls of dorms
and townhouses. And don't forget that
these tiny-but-powerful vibrators can
be used to stimulate not just vulvas,
but testicles, nipples and other sensi-
tive spots as well.
Cloud 9, Blueberry Buzz. Another
way to keep your solo erotic life under
the radar in college housing
is
to pleas-
ure yourself while bathing. Running
water
can
drown out the din of buzzing
toys entirely; wrap your vibe
up
in a
towel
on
your way to the shower and no
one
will
ever know. Cloud 9
is
a $20,
splash proof toy (so don't fully sub-
merge it in water, but do t.ake it to the
shower). While highly rated on Babe-
land's website, it's
often
criticized for
being a bit too thick for
comfortable
vaginal penetration (the girth
is
two
inches). Still, it's a favorite for wet and
wild clitoral stimulation.
Also $20 is the
completely waterproof
Blueberry
Buzz;
it's a little
thinner
and can accompany
you in the bathtub.
This
one
is louder,
so
for
dorm
life, it
would
likely
be
lim-
ited to water play.
Peach
Slimline.
If
you know that you
want to get vaginal penetration
out
of
a
vibrator, look into
purchasing
a varia-
tion of the slimline, a classic vibrator
design. There
are a number
of
highly
rated slimline
models
that cost less
than
$20. These tend to
be
louder
than
the smaller vibrators, but the tradeoff
is
that they deliver more powerful vi-
brations. The Peach Slimline
is
$16.95
at http://mypleasure.com. There's an
extensive array of similar slimlines at
Giggles in Hyde Park, including the
AeroTech Vibe ($7.49) and the Velvet
Touch Vibe ($10.99). Both are seven-
speed, and
both
are affordable ways to
explore your preferences.
Butterfly Kiss.
This
is
one
of the most
highly rated and affordable dual action
vibrators
on
the market. For you vet-
eran vibe-users and ''Sex and the
City''
enthusiasts, dual action vibrators ex-
hibit the qualities of the exalted ''Rab-
bit'': the design includes a phallus for
penetrating the vagina as well as a
smaller appendage for simultaneously
stimulating the clitoris.
This
device
can
attend to your g-spot and your c-spot at
the same time. And unlike the ''Rab-
bit," the Butterfly Kiss rings in at a de-
lightful $17 as opposed to $100. Note
that the phallus on this one is only
three inches long, but this is to
maxi-
mize ease of g-spot stimulation. The
Butterfly Kiss provides shallow pene-
tration, and the wide, bulbous tip in-
sures premium contact with the
vaginal walls.
If
you're not into putting cute animal
replicas on your crotch, consider the
Butterfly Kiss's $22 mature cousin, the
comparably shaped
Pleasurizer.
Both
can
be
purchased
online
at
http://store.babeleandcom.
Silicone
Erection Ring.
Introducing
penis prototypes and other
devices
to
partner sex
can
be daunting, whether
you're the
one
trying to bring it up or
the one who learns that your partner's
desires extend beyond your
own
equip-
ment.
If
this is a concern, vibrating
erection rings
serve
as a subtle, non-
threatening orientation to
sex
tnys. ·The
Silicone Erection Ring is a nonthreat-
ening toy that can prolong erections
and enhance stimulation of the
clitoris
during vaginal intercourse. The staff at
http://mypleasure.com explains that
this
ring
is stretchy enough to be used
on penises of all sizes, and it can be
used
over condoms. Currently, the on-
line store
is
incluqing a free Pocket
Rocket clit vibe with all purchases.
Given that Babeland's Pocket Rocket
sells for $28,
this is a pretty
good
way to
jumpstart
your toy collection at the
right price.
TWICEPIX/FLICKR
There is a phony phallus for everyone.
AB
you move to indulge in personal
sexual satisfaction, remember to use
plenty oflubricant with vibrators (and
always opt for water-based lube with
silicone toys!).
If
you have
no
inclina-
tion as to what you need/want, opt for
a vibrator with maximum
versatility
for your first toy. The Slimline
can
provide
low-volume clitoral and vagi-
nal stimulation, and can
be
used on
other parts ofyour and your
partnerls
bodies.
If
you intend to share a toy
with partners, be sure that you use
condoms on it, or buy a silicone toy,
which can
be
boiled to sterilize.
For more information on vibrator
use, selection and maintenance, visit
Babeland's ''How to Use a Vibrator''
page at http://www~babeland.com/sex-
info/howto/.
Be
bold; explore and en-
rich your sex life this m~ting season.
How to achieve
the award season's
best trends
By DAYNA VASILIK
Graphics Editor
This award season, many of your fa-
vorite actresses, actors and perform-
ers were nominated. Whether they
were up for an award at the Golden
Globes, Gram.mys or maybe even an
Oscar, you anxiously awaited the out-
comes. While we all wonder who
will
win, our eyes are clearly focused on
what the nominees wear on the red
carpet.
Pretty Pastels
Easter came early for several
celebrities, as they wore simple pas-
tel shades this award season. How-
ever, this trend was nothing to throw
eggs at; the graceful attire had us
hopping off our seats with delight.
Mila Kunis in Elie Saab at the Os-
cars, Lea Michele in Oscar de la
Renta at the Golden Globes and
Emma Stone in Calvin Klein also at
the Golden Globes are just a
few
of
the many celebrities who wore pastels
this award season. Although shop-
ping for these looks at an affordable
price range can be sllllllar to hunting
for Easter eggs, not all
is
lost; I do
have a suggestion faat might make
your search a little easier.
SHOP.NORDSTROM.COM
This
one's a casual
rendition
of
Kunis's frock.
While we may love to wear our
super sexy, short minis, we may not
feel too comfortable in them. When
you're not comfortable, you're prob-
ably not approachable. Pulling up
your straps, pulling down your
dress or dancing like a grandma is
probably not the sexy look you were
going for. Thankfully, you can look
sexy yet feel relaxed in a luxurious
BCBGMAXAZRIA number. You can
find the lavender BCBGMAXAZRIA
One Shoulder Chiffon Dress at Nord-
strom for $298. The fit and fabric of
this dress is easy
to
dance in, (not to
mention breathe in) and you can ac-
tually move without the worries of
any slip-ups or undesirable stares.
This is the perfect short cocktail
dress because it incorporates many
trends without making it appear like
you are trying
too
hard. The dress
is
a
soft pastel color, one shoulder silhou-
ette, and has silk pleated overlays,
making it soft and beautiful. The
dress also has a black skinny belt (an-
other fabulous trend) that emphasizes
the waist and looks slimming on var-
ious body types.
This
is a must-have
piece for those who want to follow the
pastel movement. Be the hippest
chick and pair
it with your peep-toe
heels, but leave the Easter bonnet at
home!
Goddess in Green
Many celebrities are known for
going green ... but now they're taking
it to the red carpet! Perhaps the most
stunning St. Patrick's Day parade
took place on the red carpet at the
Golden Globes. Angelina Jolie in a
long-sleeved Versace gown, Catherine
Zeta-Jones in a sweetheart-neckline
Monique Lhuillier ball gown, and
Mila Kunis in a ,deep-green Vera
Wang gown, all looked like the pretti-
est leprechauns I've ever seen. Al-
though best supporting actress
nominee Mila Kunis didn't get lucky,
she sure looked like a winner! They
say the color green represents envy,
and I think many of these ladies made
viewers envious over this fabulous
emerald look. The best part about this
green trend is that it looks great on all
skin tones, and the striking color gives
you supreme attitude!
The Halston Heritage Deep V
Dress in green, as seen on Sarah
Jessica Parker on the cover of Elle
Magazine, is $325 and sold on dis-
counted designer websites, such as
http://pinkmascara.com
and
http://singer22.com. The dress is
a sexy silk fabric and a tad shorter
than your average cocktail dresses,
but with this dangerous color, you
need a daring silhouette to match!
Another beautiful, evergreen cock-
tail dress is Donna Morgan, sold on
http://bluefly.com. This sweetheart
neckline dress is demurely priced at
$112, and has an elegant draping
look, pinched at the waist with a
skinny metallic belt.











































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MARCH
3, 2011 •
PAGE 11
Schpeel
on Wheels: the intricate world behind hubcaps
By REGGIE NEDERMAN
Circle Contributor
Everyone has wheels on their cars,
but there is a vast subculture of wheel
enthusiasts out there who base
·
how
nice a car is just on their wheels. It's
all about the "rims"; How flush do
they sit? What offset do you run?
What's the camber? These are ques-
tions -which may sound like a foreign
language to wheel novices - are ones
that you might be asked when rockin'
a mean set of wheels. They represent
just a few of the aspects that go into
the "wheel-couture" found in "t9day's
import scene. I will translate what
those questions mean and describe
the different terms out there, while
pointing out what makes certain
wheels stand out more than others.
Wl}eel-couture isn't anything new.
notes in tire-speak. The rim is the ac-
tual wheel Gust the wheel). Some peo-
ple may refer to this as a ''hub-cap,"
but a hub-cap isn't exactly the
'hm."
The hub-cap
is
just a cover or cap that
goes over the rim. The rim
is
then
wrapped in a tire, which makes up the
wheel. That's the basic stuff.
So, let's say you're looking for rims
for your car, and you know the lug
pattern now (which is usually in the
manual of your car, in case you don't
know it). You now have to check the
offset of the rim. Offset is the distance
from the hub (mounting surface)
to
the center line of the rim.
.
that's not correct, then it
will
not fit.
Offset comes last and is only for those
who are really adventurous and look
for the flush fitment
.
"Flush'' is how
the wheel sits and looks with the body
of the car. There is even a website out
there dedicated to flushness called
http://hellaflush.com that
is
all about
lowered cars and the wheel to body
ratio.
As for setting your car up to be
''flush," you usually want the wheel to
be right up against the side bumper.
In
my case with my "flush'' set-up, I
could barely fit my fingers in between
the top of the tire and the body.
Camber, the last term on the list,
is
measured in degrees. Camber is the
angle of how far the tire slants away
from the vertical of the car when
viewed from the front or the back of
the vehicle. It is usually obtained
through a suspension modification
,
but
if
you're upgrading your wheels
and want to slam your
car
down to the
ground, camber usually comes into ef-
fect then.
·
It has been around for a while, but
most recently exploded with new
types of wheels in the import scene
over here in the states. Just like
"drift-
ing," the wheel culture started in
Japan with certain styles of cars,
(pri-
marily Toyota, Lexus, Infiniti, Nissan
and Datsun), which were then cus-
.
tomized
.
They now fall under the VIP
or "Bippu" style, which is focused on
ride height and proper wheel fitment.
I learned all about this when I took
my car and
''VIP~'
it out; meaning, I
slammed it to the· ground with the
proper suspension modifications, and
then fit it with the proper wheels: a
20x7.5 inch Stern ST-2 wheel with
stretched Toyo
Proxy
tires on it, be-
cause a snug fitment allows the car to
be lowered while still supporting a 20
inch rim with tire.
These are the most important terms
to know when looking for a wheel set-
up that makes your car stand out. The
,
width of the rim is also very impor
-
lC
NE/FLICKR
tant, because in the world of ''hel-
Cave-people may have invented it, but the wheel is far
more
complex than
It
lets on.
laflush," you need a wide rim to sit
I already used the term "rim" and
believe I should
clarify
what that de-
Then, terms like lug pattern, offset
and camber come into play. The Lug
pattern
is
the certain unique pattern
that the car has where the rim meets
the car. Some Japanese cars have a
5xl00 or 5x114.3 lug pattern, which
means that there are five lugs, or five
rods which need five holes on the rim
to fit, and 100 or
114.3
is the spacing
of those holes. Germa.n cars like
Porsche and BMW tend to have a
5x120 lug pattern - still five holes, but
different spacing.
You can have negative offset
,
posi-
tive offset or zero offset. Now, this al-
ready sounds complicated, but it's
really not. Like in mathematics, it just
requ_ires measuring, adding and
sub-
tracting, and in the case of offset, it's
measured in millimeters. Deep dish
(meaning big lip rims) usually have
negative
,
offsets.
Most,
if
not all cars,
run positive offsets from the factory.
If
you
were
to just buy. wheels for your
car, you should be most worried about
the proper lug pattern, because
if
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'Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead'
By
SARAH HOLMES
Staff Writer
Ever wonder what the teenage
versions of cartoon characters
would be like? What would Charlie
Brown and Linus be like when deal-
ing with death, sex and individual
identity?
Bert V. Royal imagined what
Charles Shultz
'
s Peanuts characters
would be like in high school through
an unauthorized parody titled ''Dog
Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage
Blockhead."
All the well-known characters are
in the play, whether mentioned as a
little yellow bird of a pet dog or as
f~lly realized teenagers, but all the
names have been changed for artis-
tic or liability reasons.
CB, based on Charlie Brown and
played by Ryan Houlihan, had to
put down his dog and is searching
for answers as to what happens to
dogs when they die.
"He's a lot mellower than me. I'm
louder and funnier," said Houlihan.
CB does not really get along very
well with all his friends or his sis-
ter, another aspect that made the
character difficult to play.
He does befriend the school's
piano-playing outcast, Beeth<;>Ven,
based on Schroeder and played by
Mick Kasner. His character tends to
keep to himself; "He's only talked to
in order to be made fun of," said
Kasner. "Basically, his life sucks."
CB's sister, the equivalent to Sally
in the comics, is played by
Stephanie McDonald. "She's the
very typical teenager tryiJJ.g to find
herself," said McDonald.
"She's not sure who she is and ex-
presses herself through different
clothes and attitudes." She starts off
as a Wiccan-practicing Goth and is
eventually clothed in "Gangsta-
Bitch attire."
CB's best friend, the blanketstot-
ing Linus has been transformed into
the pot-smoking Van and is brought
to life by T
.J.
Riordan.
"In his youth he was always a
philosopher at heart and now that
he's grown up and his marijuana
habit has only contributed to his
free thinking and his outlook on the
big picture," said Riordan when de-
scribing his character.
A good friend of CB's is Matt,
played by Greg Furman and based
on Pig-Pen. He is no longer an un-
washed kid in a persistent dust bali,
but has internalized this dirtiness.
"He is germophobic, homophobic
and extremely insecure," said Fur-
man.
Peppermint Pattie and Marcy are
now the two most popular girls in
school: Tricia York and Marcy.
Callahan's intel"pretation of her
character is that she is the "most
self-conscious person in the world
but masks it by being a total bitch.
She drinks all "th.e time and makes
fun of others to make herself feel
better." Marcy is also just pretend-
ing as the best friend of the school's
biggest party girl. Letting them find
themselves as characters is the
strongest part of what makes this
play worthwhile to see.
Director Brian Apfel, a 2005
Marist graduate who now works in
admissions, said he had directed be-
fore but hadn't been back to
MCCTA until now.
"It
was something I was eager and
excited to do," Apfel said. His di-
recting methods allowed the actors
to freely explore their characters.
"One of the things I was trying to
accomplish with this cast was to
treat them like p~ofessional actors.
Give them basic directions but let
them find the characters them-
selves," he said ..
Watch out for "the spork scene" as
many cast members noted that was
one of their favorite parts of the en-
tire play as well as CB's sister's per-
formance piece concerning a platy-
pus and a butterfly. But most of all
come with an open mind.
''To give this show j~stice I hope-
fully will make people think.
If
they
leave with some moral questioning
then we did the right thing," said
Apfel.
"The underlying themes of this
show are really important, lots of
different things that high school
and colleg
·
e students go through and
need to deal with that sometimes
aren't handled well by society," said
Apfel. Houlihan discussed the
show's appeal to a variety of audi-
ences.
"I'd encourage people to see it be-
cause it is mind opening. Some may
say it's not for me but the humor is
really fun for college students as
well as parents and the message is
very relevant nowad~ys with the in-
cidents of bullying ... :"
MCCTA will be performing this
play on Thursday March 3 at
8
pm,
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Cabaret.
Tickets are $3 for students.
'Never Say Never,' Bieber fever
Radiohead, R. Kelly covers
infecting one person at a time
By
KATHERINE WETZLER
Staff Writer
We all know who Justin Bieber is.
The Canadian teenage signing sen-
sation got his big break after he was
discovered on YouTube. He seems to
be taking over the music industry
one song at a time, worki~g with
some of the most famous artists of
this generation including Ludacris,
Rascal Flatts, Usher, Taylor Swift
and Miley Cyrus
.
If
that is not enough, Bieber, at
only 17-years-old, released a docu-
mentary based on his life. The
movie, "Never Say Never," is about
the challenges he faced on the road
to stardom.
The movie takes audiences behind
the scenes of his current tour. We
get to see the inner workings of
what it takes
to
be an artist on tour.
Most
.
of the footage is from his con-
cert performance at Madison
Square Garden.
The movie also shows that after
his discovery on YouTube, he faced
a lot of rejection from many of .the
major music labels. Many of them
said that he and his music were too
young and that he was not ready to
be exposed. Some even said that he
would not even make it in the in-
·
dustry. The record labels that re-
jected him are kicking themselves
right now.
The movie adds depth and reaches
a personal level with interviews of
family members, friends and staff
members that give the movie added
depth.
His mother was only 18 years-old
when he was born. Bieber explains
in the movie title. "Never Say
Never'' not only refers
to
the chal-
lenges he experienced trying to
break into the industry but also the
challenges his mother faced raising
him as a single parent.
After speaking with students who
have had a chance to see the movie,
it is apparent that his music is not
the only thing that impressed them.
"I didn't realize how talented he
actually was. He didn't need to use
outlets like Nickelodeon or The Dis-
ney Channel to break into the in-
dustry. He did it all on his own,"
Meghan Ruggiero, a junior, said,
Jenna Dunlap, another junior,
said, "I was skeptical at first, but
the movie changed my vie'w of him.
I always liked his music, but I enjoy
it so much more now." She also
mentioned how surprised she was
at his level of talent, for being so
young.
What Justin Bieber has accom-
plished in a year is more than some
artists only dream of. Bieber is the
youngest solo male artist to reach
No. 1 on the Billboard top 200 since
1963. Stevie Wonder spent a week
at number one at the age of 13. At
this rate, I have a feeling this will
not be Bieber's only record to break.
..
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By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
The Strokes "You're So Right"
- This taste from the Strokes forth-
coming album, "Angles," shows evi-
dence of experimentation compared
to the relatively familiar sounding
single "Under Cover of Darkness."
Julian Casablanca's layered vocals
echo influences
·
from Radiohead's
2000 highly experimental album
"Kid
A:'
guitar solos jolt in and out,
and it's all over in about two min-
utes. ''You're So Right" may be an
indicator at how misleading the
first single was, and in fact, "An-
gles" may be the band's most ad-
venturous album to date. Don't call
it a comeback.
How to Dress Well "Waking Up
to
Life
Sometimes
Seems
Worse" - How to Dress Well is the
stagename of Brooklyn's Tom Krell,
an artist who wears his own brand
of lo-fi R&B very well. His 2010
debut album "Love Remains" re-
ceived critical acclaim from the pop-
ular music blog Steieogum and
SPIN magazine. Krell takes on one
of R&B's most influential artists R.
Kelly and his emotional hit single,
''I
Wish." The minimalist approach
draws attention to Krell's vulnera-
ble voice, and more susceptible
falsetto accompanied by a droning
electric piano. The rendition spans
six minutes and is a testament to
Krell' s emotional ramge as well as
proof of the original's longevity as a
pop song.
Radiohead "Give Up the
Ghost" -' Radiohead may be charg-
ing fixed prices for their new album
''The King of Limbs," but the thing
that remains the same is the music
is worth listening to. "Give Up the
Ghost," an album highlight, has
Thom Yorke tap into his Neil Young
bone, with a chilling vocal perform-
ance that gets looped with Yorke
singing "Don't hurt me." The song
itself features many electronic ele-
ments being channeled in an ur-
ganic way like chirping birds
chirping and the acoustic guitar
slap loops: These soulful bits create
a song that lends itself to sitting in
the summer sun, drifting off to a
place where music is magical. That
kind of music is priceless.









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Commentary: "class" doesn't sell tickets
By JIM URSO
wouldn't be a topic of discussion. At not starting a walk-on.
Sports Editor
this juncture in Martin's tenure as
Why does it seem more justified to
With 36.2 seconds
remaining
of
the Marist men's basketball team's
80-64 loss to Rider, senior walk-on
guard Pat McDerby entered the
game for the first time. Point guard
Devin Price caught an in-bound
pass and motioned to McDerby on
the right wing. McDerby caught the
pass, rifled a shot, which hit off the
back rim just before the buzzer
sounded.
In
a column printed in Sunday's
Poughkeepsie Journal, Mike Benis-
chek criticized Marist head coach
Chuck Martin for not giving
McDerby the opportunity to trot
onto the hardwood for tip-off, calling
it
a
"scared"
move a
_
nd an "embar-
rassing moment."
I am not arguing that McDerby
should
have been on the bench on
Friday. I am arguing that
if
Marist
was winning this season, this
coach of the Red Foxes, wouldn't he attack someone for discourteous
be criticized about any decision choices like robbing a walk-on his
made about McDerby's
·
involvement chance to start? Since everyone
in the game?
makes mistakes at work or in class,
If
he doesn't play enough, people it is more difficult for us
to
attack
think Martin's "scared," for himself, another
individual
for
going
his players and his family.
If
he through a rough time in their pro-
plays too much, Martin is sending fessional life. It is much easier, how-
the message to the fans that im-
ever, to attack someone for being
proving through game experience mean or selfish, even
if
the root is
and winning isn't a priority, a mes-
their professional performance.
sage that could be a tipping point
After the game,
Martin
was ques-
with the results of the last two sea-
tioned about whether he thought
sons.
about giving McDerby some more
Benischek, without consulting the playing time.
player, J.,1ses McDerby as a pawn,
"No, because today's game is big-
providing a basis to attack Martin's ger than Pat and KB [Korey
character. While it may seem more Bauer]," Martin said. "We certainly
justified to attack someone for what want those guys to have an oppor-
you believe is a classless act, fans tunity, but we've got
11
other kids
are angry because the team has six on the team who are committed to
wins over the last two seasons, not completely winning the game. We're
because they believe their coach is not doing it just for Pat and Korey."
an inconsiderate human being for
Vor the young members of the Red
Foxes, every minute of experience is
crucial to building a successful
team. While fans may not make
that connection until they see wins
materialize, it is the coaches' job to
doso.
·
Flip the hypothetical situations
around:
if
the Red Foxes were hav-
ing a great season, would Martin be
revered in this situation for going
against the grain, disobeying the
"unwritten rules" to stay true to a
tireless commitment to winning?
What
if
an 18-0 conference record
were
on
the line? Everything is con-
tingent on wins and losses.
And for those of you that don't
think there's a discernable differ-
RYAN HUTTON/
THE CIRCLE
ence between walk-ons and scholar-
Senior t<orey
Bauer
(above)
exits the court
in Albany,
N.Y. after the Red Foxes fell In
the play-In game of the
2010 MAAC
Tournament.
Marlst hopes to
have a
better
showing In this years tournament
which
begins
Friday,
March 4.
ship athletes, let me tell you a story.
On Feb. 6, walk-on George Dallas
came into the game for the final
nine seconds of the first half of a
RYAN HUTTON/
THE CIRCLE
Coach Chuck Martin
(above,
right)
was
scrutinized by Poughkeepsie Journal
writer,
Mike Benischek, for not starting
senior walk-on Pat McDerby.
road game against the Niagara Pur-
ple Eagles. Eight seconds later, Ni-
agara guard Anthony Nelson
converted
a
layup after beating Dal-
las the length of the court. For as
hard as they may work in practice,
walk-on players are noticeably at a
disadvantage.
Sports p:r~vide fans the opportu-
nity to root for the underdog and
conjure
''Rudy''
type scenarios. This
silver screen mindset can lead
coaches to the unemploym~nt line.
And while you and I can sit on the
bleachers and debate this, our liveli-
hoods don't depend on it.
So disguise the argument in what-
ever ideals you like, fans are not
.
ticked at Martin because he refuses
to start a walk-on player on senior
night. They are ticked at him be-
cause the Red Foxes have won six
games in two years. The ladder is
the root of their anger, but the for-
mer just makes disdain easier to
validate.
·
Scoreboard: men's lacrosse loses
OT
thriller
Baseball
The Marist baseball team traveled
to Wilmington, N.C. last weekend to
compete
in the Hughes Bros Chal-
lenge. The Red Foxes went 2-1, im-
proving their record to
3-3
on the
season.
Friday, Marist took on the tour-
nament hosts, UNC Wilmington.
The Foxes turned a triple play in
the fifth inning to highlight a 5-4
win. Senior center fielder Michael
Gallic went 3-for-4 on the day, and
sophomore
pitcher Dan Zlotnick
went 6 and 2/3 innings, giving up
six hits and two runs.
Marist continued their winning
ways on Saturday, defeating Big
East foe West Virginia 9-8. The Red
Foxes overcame three separs.te 4-
run deficits for the win. Junior Jon
·
Schwind and freshman Pat Welsh
each belted home runs, and Marist
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outhit the Mountaineers 13-8.
The Foxes finished the weekend
with an 8-1 loss to Miami (Ohio).
Gallic had two doubles, ultimately
hitting
.6~7
over the weekend.
The team will travel to Virginia
this weekend for a three-game set
against Richmond.
Men's Lacrosse
The Marist men's lacrosse team
played an exciting game Saturday
against Sacred Heart, but ulti-
mately lost in overtime 9-8.
The Red Foxes fell behind the Pi-
oneers 5-1, but went on a 6-0 run to
take a 7-5 lead. Sacred Heart re-
sponded with a 3-0 run of their own
to pull ahead
8-
7. Marist tied the
game with a man-up goal by sopho-
more Aedan
Herman
with 4:08 re-
maining m regulation, forcing
overtime.
In overtime, the Red Foxes squan-
dered a man-advantage opportu-
nity, giving Sacred Heart's Mike
Mawdsley the chance to win the
game with his fourth goal of the
game, finding the net with 26 sec-
onds left in the first overtime pe-
riod.
For Marist, senior Corey Zindel
and sophomore Connor Rice each
finished with four points. Zindel
.scored four goals and Rice recorded
,
two goals and two assists. Sopho-
mores Jack Doherty and Jim Marks
and freshman Tucker Nelson also
netted goals for the Foxes.
With the loss Marist fell to 0-2 on
the season. The Red Foxes will look
for their first win on Saturday,
when they host nation
·
ally-ranked
Stony Brook at 1 p.m. at Tenney
Stadium.
Swimining and
Diving
The Marist women's s~mming
and diving team continued their
record setting season this past
weekend at the ECAC Champi-
onships in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Red
Foxes finished in third at the event
with 462 points. New Hampshire
won the champions}µ.p with 611
points, barely edging out Harvard
who finished with 609.
Red Foxes enter MAAC Tournament as No.
1
seed
Will Best be rusty
if
she has to
cQntribute extended minutes after
limited playing time leading up to
the tournament?
Times-Union Center in Albany,
N.Y. acted as the home court for the
Siena Saints since the arena is lo-
cated in close proximity to the
school and its fan base.
3. Home-court advantage
This year, the tournament will be
Home to the MAAC basketball held at the Webster Bank Arena at
tournament in previous years, the Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn.
and might possibly have the same
effect for Fairfield.
On Feb. 6, Marist played its clos-
est conference game of the season in
the same arena, barely edging the
Stags 54-52. During the game,
Marist trailed 30-22 at halftime and
needed a layup from Corielle Yarde
with 27. 7 seconds left to seal the vic-
to:ry.
IfMarist" and Fairfield meet again
in the tournament's second round,
will Marist be affected by the Stags'
home-court advantage?












































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Class act Bauer plays last game at Mccann
By JIM
URSO
Sports Editor
Over the last two seasons, sup-
porters of the Marist men's basket-
ball team have endured struggles
with hope that young players will
collectively develop into MAAC con-
tender.
For senior Korey Bauer, the cul-
mination
of these rebtiilcling efforts
will not come with a winning season
or sold-out crowd for senior night.
On Friday, Feb. 25 Bauer was hon-
ored in senior night ceremonies be-
fore a home game against Rider,
Marist's final home game of the sea-
son and the last of Bauer's career.
Marist, which faced a 32-14 deficit
in the first half, fought back and cut
the deficit to six with fewer than
seven minutes remaining. Marist
then went cold, settling for a num-
ber of contested jump shots.
''I
thought when we cut it to six we
became passive," Marist coach
Chuck Martin said
After the game, an exhausted
Bauer was asked whether he was
hoping to get an opportunity with
the ball in the low post. Instead of a
chance to score, Bauer was forced to
vie for rebounds against three Rider
opponents.
· was
_hi&t out there just playing,"
Bauer satd.
''I
mean, we're just tty-
ihg to win the game, I wasn't too
worried about getting the ball."
This attitude is. emblematic of
Bauer's selflessness since Martin
became head coach. When the for-
mer Memphis assistant took the job
at Marist, it was expected that he
would spend a couple years devel-
oping his own recruits. In some
ways, Bauer's career has been casu-
alty of the rebuilding period.
"Every team and every program
has a guy or two that just stuck it
out, hung in there, and then when
that team takes. off, I think the com-
munity and the fans tend to forget
those guys," Martin said. 'We cer-
tainly won't forget Dejuan [Good-
win], Korey, and [Pat] McDerby,
because they hung in there when
things were not well."
MAAC Tournament
Niagara team on Friday at 7:30
p.m. in Bridgeport. Last year, the
Red Foxes were defeated by Cani-
sius in the first round.
McDerby's
on-court
opportunities .
are limited to his status as a walk-
on and while Goodwin has "hung
around," he missed a valuable op-
portunity to provide veteran leader•
ship to his young teammates when
he was declared academically ineli-
gible.
The Saturday before, Marist
notched a win in a home game
against the University of New
Hampshire. Bauer grabbed 11 re-
bounds, swatted a shot into stands,
and converted a layup after being
foul.
After the play, Bauer rose from
the floor, not shying away from the
words of an opposing player.
After Friday's game, Bauer unen-
thusiastically said the attitude in
the locker room was always posi-
tive.
It's
not that he was being disin-
genuous, but how positive can the
attitude be on a team that's faced
such struggles. That's not to say
that Bauer doesn't value the rela-
tionships with his teammates, and
with the fans.
"Just the guys -
we're really
close, on the court and off the court,"
Bauer said when asked what he'd
remember most about his career at
Marist. "And then the fans; I love
the fans here."
While the men's basketball team
hasn't given fans much to get ex-
cited about recently, fans have en-
joyed rooting for Bauer.
Last season, members of the band
cut OJ.It over 150 Birner faces, at-
tached them to sticks, and passed
them out before a rivalry game
against Siena. Chants of "Bauer
power" echoed from the student sec-
tion. On Friday night, fans in the
band pasted Bauer's face on the
body "24" TV character Jack Bauer.
Fans notice that Bauer works
hard, yet he will never be remem-
bered with the likes of ~inning
teams led by Will Whittington and
Jared Jordan. But how many play-
ers have had 200 copies of their face
attached to a stick to be held high in
the McCann Center?
On Dec. 3, the Marist men's bas-
ketball team played its first MAAC
game of the season at the McCann
Center. Just under 14 minutes into
the game, the squad that won just a
single game throughout the 2009-
2010 campaign was leading the
Purple Eagles 30-10. Marist went
rm
ttf
wln the
contest -so:72. What
the heck was going on?
While Mari.st (5-26) has struggled
to win games over the latter half of
the season, they will face the same
"We mentioned that at the end,
had some really good moments in
the second half," Martin said after
Friday's loss to Rider. "One of the
things we talked about as a staff
with our guys at the end the games
are:
take-
notice of what's going on."
We'll see on Friday
if
the men's
team has noticed enough to get at
least one victory in the MAAC Tour-
nament.
RYAN
HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Senior Korey Bauer (above) has exuded
tremendous
maturity during
Marist's
rebuild-
ing seasons, although he
will
not be around
to
experience the finished
product.



















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Mari.st women to face new quest at MAACs
By PHILIP TERRIGNO
Managing Editor
We've heard this story before: the
Marist women's basketball team
captures a blowout victory.
Corielle Yarde is the team's lead-
ing scorer while Erica Allenspach
has filled up the box score in every
other statistical category.
Still, there might be more to the
2011 Spark Energy MAAC basket-
ball tournament than meets the eye.
Marist posted a perfect 18-0 record
during conference play, including
winning 1 7 games by double-digits.
It's a feat the team last accom-
plished during the 2007-2008 sea-
son.
''Tremendous ending for a regular
season," head coach Brian Giorgis
said. "Arguably the best regular
season we've ever had. Again, a
great team effort. When we were
cold, our defense kept us in it."
The Red Foxes appear primed to
capture their sixth consecutive
MAAC tournament championship,
but here are some less-obvious ques-
tions to consider that might have an
impact on this season's tournament.
1. Kate Oliver's post presence
With her 19-point performance
against Fairfield -
including a
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Marlst senior Maria Laterza
(21)
greets
fellow senior Erica Allenspach after
both
ex-
ited the McCann Center court for the last time on Sunday. Marlst beat Fairfield
60-45
on Senior day
to
complete their •quest• for an undefeated MAAC season. Laterza and
Allenspach, along
with
senior point guard Elise caron, have assembled an Impressive
record
of
114-17 during their four years In Poughkeepsie.
streak of scoring 10 straight points
for Marist - Kate Oliver appears to
be developing an inside game.
"Coming from Australia, and as
anyone here knows, Kate hasn't
seen a perimeter shot she doesn't
love," Giorgia said. "She's worked
hard to develop an inside game, and
if this game was last year with her
at this time, instead of being 8-for-
11, she might have been 2 or 3-for-
11."
ri
The team's tallest player is also its
fourth-leading rebounder, signaling
that the squad's starting center has
not fully blossomed into a true post-
threat.
Scoring wise, with her 6-foot-4-
inch frame and left-handed shot,
Oliver ca:n propel the Red Foxes to
new heights
if
she continues to pro-
duce above her season average of
7.7 points per game.
Will Oliver decrease her reliance
on outside shots and focus on high-
percentage attempts?
2. Point guard fatigue
Elise Caron, the team's 5-foot-5-
inch starting point guard°, plays an
extremely physical brand of basket-
ball. Whether competing for a re-
bound or taking a charge, Caron
routinely ends up on the hardwood
during a contest.
With the possibility of playing
three games in four days looming,
nursing injuries or bruises will have
to take place quickly.
Last season, Kristine Best was the
team's primary point guard, but
during this campaign, Best has
been relegated to a reserve role. The
junior has played 14 combined min-
utes during the Red Foxes' last two
regular-season games.
SEE WILL, PAGE 14