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VOLUME 65, ISSUE 25
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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RateMyProfessors release
Top
25 lists for 2010-2011
By
MONICA SPERANZA
News
Editor
Marist students and faculty alike
are well acquainted with the web-
site http://ratemyprofessors.com.
The website allows students from
institutes of higher
.
education in
the U.S., England, Wales, Canada
and Scotland to go online and rate
their class instructors based on
overall quality, helpfulness, clar-
ity, easiness and "hotness." Re-
cently
,
RateMyProfessors
has
released a list of top universities
and professors in the U.S. as rated
by students.
This is the fourth year Rate-
MyProfessors has put out the lists,
which include "Top 25 Highest
Ranked Universities," "Top 25
Rated Professors at the Universi-
ties," ''Top 25 Highest Ranked
Junior Colleges," "Top 25 Rated
Professors at the Junior Colleges"
and "Top 10 Hottest Professors."
For the 2010-2011 academic
year, the highest ranked univer-
sity was Brigham Young Uni ver-
sity and the highest rated
professor was David Mease, a
business professor from San Jose
State University.
The website is owned and oper-
ated by mtvU, MTV's college net-
work (MTV acquired the site
JENNA GRANDE/THE CIRCLE
Now on http://ratemyprofessors.com students can rate a university's campus.
Marist's overall campus rating is 4.1 out of five, while overall student happi-
ness is at
4.8.
"School reputation" is the highest rated factor.
2007). The website has been func-
weighted by year-more recent
tioning since 1999 and all 11 mil-
years are more heavily weighted.
lion comments on the site are For example, ratings from 2010
student-generated. There are cur-
have a weight of 60% while ratings
rently
6,500
institutes
and from 2008 have a weight of 25%.
1,000,000 instructors on the web-
In addition, universities and pro-
site, which are ranked using a fessors are only considered for the
five-point scale. The rankings used lists
if
they have a minimum of 30
to comp~le the Top 25 lists are ratings.
RateMyProfessors is meant to be
an informational tool for students
and universities. Students use the
site to give their opinion of an in-
structor as well as to investigate
what other students think about
professors. Now students can also
rate their institute's campus based
on several factors including things
like school reputation, clubs and
organizations, and ·food on
·
cam-
pus. Universities can take these
ratings into account to help im-
prove the campus as well as the
quality of professors.
There are 839 Marist professors
on RateMyProfessors with an av-
erage rating of 3.14. In regards to
campus ratings, the overall school
rating is 4.1 with overall student
happiness at 4.8. Going through
these ratings, "school reputation"
is generally pretty high-surpris-
ingly so, considering the nature of
Marist's social reputation. "Food
on campus" and "social activities"
are the lowest rated. One com-
menter wrote: "I feel as
if
Marist
should have had more mandatory
activities for freshmen to get in-
volved and meet each other. They
kind of just threw us all out there
and were like, 'make friends.'"
Though the average professor
rating could be higher, Marist stu-
dents enjoy being at Marist, re-
gardless.
Marist claims victory at
national
case study competition
By
JENNA GRANDE
News Editor
From April 19 to the 22, four
Marist communication majors
with concentrations in sports com-
munication traveled to the Uni-
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill to compete in an an-
nual case study competition. Sen-
iors Kaiti Decker and Jim Urso,
and juniors Brittney Garofolo and
Luke Teitelbaum presented their
results to a panel of experts.
Their assignment was divided
into two phases. The first phase
consisted of completing the as-
signed case study, which analyzed
the athletic departments of two
North Carolina universities, Elon
and University of North Carolina
at Greensboro. The study ana-
lyzed the schools' departments in
the years after the switch to a Di-
vision I athletics status in the
1990s. The team was also required
to explore further initiatives for
the schools.
On the first day of the competi-
tion, the students then gave a 10-
minute presentation for a possible
reclassification for another uni-
versity, the University of North
Alabama, to be considered a Divi-
sion I athletics school. The Marist
team reached the conclusion that
the University of North Alabama
should remain in the Division II
category in order to avoid severe
budgetary concerns at the school
while also better supporting aca-
demics on campus.
The team was advised by Asso-
ciate Professor of Communjcation
Arts Keith Strudler. Strudler also
chairs the Marist Communication
Department and founded the col-
lege's sports communication pro-
gram.
According to a press release on
the website, "Winning is fantastic
for them, and they absolutely de-
serve it," said Strudler. "But
what's really awesome is how
great their ideas were and how
professionally they worked as a
team. This is a testament
to
how
seriously they've all taken the en-
tire educational process."
Both undergraduate and gradu-
ate students had the opportunity to
take part in a competition evaluat-
ing the assigned topic. There were
separate competitions and judging
panels, however, for the under-
graduate and graduate teams.
The win came as a major im-
provement for Marist, after not
placing in the top rankings last
year, as case study coordinator
Dr.
Coyte Cooper of the University of
North Carolina noted. Ithaca Col-
lege finished second,
while
last
year's winner, Loras College, tied
for third with Georgia Southern
University.
April 19 was the only day that
the team was actually competing
in the case study competition.
With the remainder of the time,
the team spent their days listen-
ing to guest speakers, lectures
and panels by various figures in
the sports communication field.
For
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example, on April 20, there
was a panel discussion on NCAA
regulations, agents and ama-
teurism featuring big names like
Jason Belzer, president of Global
Athlete Management Enterprises,
Inc. and current agent serving col-
lege coaches; Joby Branion, the di-
rector of East Coast Operations
for Athletes First; Jamal Brooks,
former NFL player; Marcus Wil-
son, the assistant director of
NCAA's enforcement staff; Brad
Wolverton, senior editor, The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
The competition brought "recog-
nition for our unique program in
sports communication," Urso said
in the official press release.



































Thursday, April 28, 2011
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 4/28
No
events
scheduled.
Friday, 4/29
SPC Movie: "The Roomate"
10
p.m. to
11:30
p.m.
Student Center
346
PAR
Saturday, 4/30
Men's
Lacrosse
w.
Detroit
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tenney Stadium
SPC Movie: "The Roomate"
10
p.m.to
11:30
p.m.
Student Center
346
PAR
Sunday, 5/1
h<3rt1.
Sprfng
Benefit Concert
2
p.m. to
6
p.m.
Champagnat Green
Monday, 5/2
Instrumental Recital
8
p.m. -
10
p.m.
Student Center
346
PAR
346
Tuesday, 5/3
Author: Don
Keelan
"Conspiracy
on
the
Hudson"
4
p.m. -
6
p.m.
Student Center
Cabaret
Beginner Plano
Recital
7
p.m. -
9
p.m.
Student Center
346
Performing Arts Room
Game
Society
Meeting
9:30
p.m. -
11
p.m.
SC348
Wednesday, 5/4
Sodexo Customer
Appreciation Day
11
a.m. -
1
p.m.
campus
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Letter
from
the Editor
Welcome to the second to
la.
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issue
of The Circle
for
the semester.
On
OUI?
front page, we
have
a
s ory on Ratei
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Pr es or·::-. Top 25
lists
9f
the.
2010-2011 academic
year
basPd
on -tud •nts' comments
and ratings. Spoiler alert: there are
no Marist professors who made the
Top 25 list nor was the college on
the Top 25 Universities
list.
Curi-
ous to know where Marist stacks
up again--. the r t?
Turn
back one
page
to
the
cover and find out.
But onto good news, our backpage
Sports section highlights the Men's
and Women's Tennis
team
for win-
mng their
1
e. per
i,
e MAAC Cham-
pio lip . On
behalf of The
Ci.rel'·
congratulat10ns to both Tennis
teams.
In more sports, the baseball team
won two
out
of three games against
St. Peter's improving
their
record
to 25-13 and 5-9 in MAAC play.
If you·rL' not really
into
sports, flip
to our A&E section to read. my re-
view of
Vassar's
spring concert with
of Montreal. Big fan
of
museums?
Read Melanie Lamorte's recap of
Security Briefs
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her
trip tQ the
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e .:ot>um, "Wn!-sh
ington
D.c; ..
most interactive
mu-
seum:·
And
last
but not least, Facebook
has become more gay friendly. The
most popular social networking site
now allows users to post same sex
el..itiot ship
statuses. Turn to
Opinion and x-ead
Cc
:,ev Fisk
1
s edi-
torial on
this
monumental change.
Happy reading.
Ryan Rivard
Managing Editor
Spring still waiting to be sprung
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
This spring has been awfully
gloomy. Poor seniors. This spring
semester has been rainy, snowy and
constantly overcast. We still haven't
had Sundress Week and instead of
featuring rapper Sam Adams, our
spring concert featured a man
named Samuel who I'm convinced
tricked Marist in to thinking he was
a legitimate musician. Spring 2011
just hasn'f been the same. Last
year, for reasons that just can't be
explained unless you believe in
heavenly intervention, Marist Col-
lege canceled all classes on April 20.
This year, April 20th is just ... it's
just a Wednesday. I'm sad and nos-
talgic, but at least there's always
next year. I'm sorry, seniors.
4113 Champagnat
Two kids got stuck in an elevator in
Champagnat for several minutes.
That situation could go so many dif-
ferent ways. The optimist in mr
hopes that they were boy and girl
strangers, the elevator fiasco gave
them the perfect meet, and they're
currently dating. The pessimist in
me is picturing myself stuck in an
elevator with my biggest fear
(mimes), freaking out, murdering
one of them and spending the rest of
my life in jail. Then I ignore both
the optimist side and the pessimist
side, and I think of Dwight Schrute
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establishing a "pee corner" in Dun-
der Mifflin's broken elevator. And
then I giggle.
4114 Upper West
Security was busy in Upper West
this week. This time, there was a
fire alarm that coincided with a very
pungent odor of marijuana in the
air. I think I remember that day. I
heard someone outside say "Either
someone's smoking outside, or
there's a skunk nearby." I don't re-
ally understand why people want to
inhale something that can easily be
mistaken for a skunk's stink. What-
ever. To each his own. 10
points
4115 Champagnat
Alcohol confiscation. I know, typical.
But this one is different! It wasn't at
the entry desk; it was outside!
Freshmen were written up for
drinking outside out of red Solo
cups. It's almost May and that is the
first time I've been able to write
that. That's a crime. All of you
freshmen who lost priority points
and got written up for enjoying
·
yourselves during a beautiful day on
a beautiful campus, consider your-
selves martyrs. Thank you for re-
minding us all that it's springtime.
15
points
4116 Foy
A Poughkeepsie local was asked to
leave campus because he was fish-
ing through the Foy dumpsters
looking for recyclables. I know that
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we live on a private campus and
these things happen to keep us safe,
but the man is just looking for some
cash, and in the process, he's going
green by recycling. This is why I
propose another new
·
on-campus
employment opportunity to go along
with the snow shoveler position I
proposed in the winter. We could
pay a few kids the minimum cam-
pus employment wage to take the
recyclables students just throw
away and turn them in for cash. The
accumulated money could be do-
nated to the local Poughkeepsie
homeless shelters. ~aying a few stu-
dents minimum wage wouldn't hurt
Marist College in the least. The stu-
dents would be thrilled because
they're getting a paycheck. And the
school would get great PR for giving
back to the local community. Every-
body wins.
411 G Student Center
Security spotted a student asleep on
the couches by Student Activities.
I've done that before, so I can't
blame him. Those couches are com-
fortable. But then security woke
him up and he immediately vom-
ited. That, I can blame him for.
Don't vomit in front of security offi-
cers.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
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Facebook at the forefront of recognizing same-sex relationships
By
CASEY FISK
Opinion Editor
I am currently in a relationship.
You may not know that from look-
ing at me, unless perhaps you ob-
serve that my clauddagh ring's
heart is turned in, or you happen to
catch me holding hands with my
significant other, but short of sen-
sory evidence that someone is in a
relationship, how is anyone to know
who's taken by who? Facebook.
Any of my 1,100 friends (I really
need to do some spring cleaning on
my friends list) can take one quick
look at my profile and immediately
see that I am in a relationship rec-
ognized by the Facebook commu-
nity. The ability to choose women
or both men and women has been
available since the dawn of Face-
book. Interestingly enough, how-
ever,
not until recently did
Facebook offer the relationship op-
tions of civil union and domestic
partnership to those users engaged
m
a
same-sex
relationship.
Let's face it,
-
some people take
their Facebook relationship status
as seriously as wearing a wedding
ring.
As
for a same sex couple to fi-
nally have their true relationship
status recognized, at the very least
by the cyber community which often
reveals more about ourselves than
our everyday inter.actions
,
is not
something to be overlooked. I am
not saying that this is ground-
breaking stuff, but I hope that it is a
move in the right direction. The
cyber community crosses state lines
and legal boundaries to recognize
gay and lesbian relationships. Cur-
rently in the United States of Amer-
ica (you know, the one alw~ys up on
its soapbox about freedom, equality
and the pursuit of happiness) there
are only five states that recognize or
will soon recogni~e same-sex mar-
riages and only six that alterna-
tively recognize some sort of same
sex civil unions or domestic part-
nerships. On Facebook, it doesn't
matter what state you hail from or
currently reside; if you want to be
known as apart of a same sex rela-
tionship, yo.u have that right.
Senators should take note from
the cyber democracy of Facebook
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updated
Facebook
relationship status options
available
to
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Zuckerburg) and for the people (and as a younger generation moves into
Mark Zuckerburg's future children's Senate, that the familiarity and
college funds, and private jet funds).
comfort with same sex relationships
As
far as I know, there are no plans will make them recognized not only
for Facebook to begin acknowledg-
on laptop and smart phone screens
ing relationships between man and by closed circles of friends and Face-
beast or inanimate objects, and, book users, but on legal certificates
more importantly, the world hasn't sanctioned by the United States
imploded from recognizing same sex government country wide.
relationships as legitimate partner-
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Measuring up: Does the media create unrealistic standards?
By
COLLEEN KOPCHIK
Circle Contributor
Britney Campbell is a normal
eight year old living in San Fran-
cisco. She puts on her mother's
make-up, has a love for fashion and
dreams of someday becoming a
singer or actress.
She is also being injected with
Botox every three months by her
mother in order to transform her
into a superstar, as recently re-
ported by the UK Sun.
With the media's constant obses-
sion over who
is
too fat and who had
a nose job in Hollywood, it is easy to
understand how the
·
media has
blurred the lines of the movie star
fantasy and reality. Has the media
gone too far in turning us against
ourselves, or is the media even to
blame?
Shannon Roper, associate profes-
sor of communication at Marist Col-
lege, said that media can affect
one's self-image.
"As a culture we are more visu-
ally orientated," she said. ''With the
evolution of technology, I feel like
there is a stronger potential for a
media influence, even at a younger
age than we've seen in the past."
The average American is exposed
to over 3,000 advertisements a day,
according to
·
the Media Awareness
Network, and
will spend more than
nine years of their life watching tel-
evision, according to The Source-
book for Teaching Science.
"Media is certainly more present
in our lives than ever before," Roper
said.
"It
saturates the mind more
and more.
In
combination with the
[media's] messages and the mes-
sages that kids get at home from
parents or role models, it can lead
kids to believe they have to look a
certain
way."
Receiving these types of messages
at a young age can lead to greater
insecurity issues later in life.
The issue with media may not so
much be how much media we en-
counter, but the ideals that are
being projected in the media.
''There is an idealized view of what
men and women are supposed to
look like," Roper said. "But when we
look at it statistically only three to
five percent of the entire worldwide
population could ever achieve the
look of a supermodel or Hollywood
actress."
Linda Dunlap, professor of psy-
chology at Marist College, agrees
that the standards of the media are
unrealistic.
''Thin, tall, perfection of hair,
makeup, clothing [are images per-
petuated by the media]," Dunlap
said. "This is difficult if not impos-
sible to ever achieve. Perfection
should not be the goal, but rather
doing the best with what we have to
work with. Striving for an ideal is a
recipe for failure."
And these stereotypes are all be-
fore what Roper calls "media tam-
pering."
"Photoshop
is
not something that
is uncommon when used to make
those few tweaks to make people
look better," Roper said.
In
an unscientific poll of 33 female
Marist undergraduates ages 18 to
22, all 33 women claimed to have
felt pressure to look a certain way in
their lifetime. Of the 33 women, 27
still feel the pressure to look a cer-
tain way on a regular basis, 14 have
considered getting cosmetic surgery
and two have had a cosmetic proce-
dure.
''It's really a taboo subject to talk
about outside your group of good
friends," said one survey partici-
pant, who wished to only be referred
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Professor
Roper
believes the media
portrays
cosmetic surgery as a routine solution.
to as Kate.
"Our whole lives we are taught to
be confident to outsiders, but in the
same breath we're told we are never
good enough as the girls in the
movies," she said.
''I
don't consider
myself a self-conscious girl, but I
don't know one girl who has never
questioned how she looks or meas-
ured herself up to some higher stan-
dard."
Eacli of the survey participants
spoke about media's influence on
how they viewed themselves or even
their futures.
''You have to be pretty to do just
about everything," said another sur-
vey participant.
Television shows such as
Bridalplasty and The Swan only
perpetuate the vicious cycle.
Roper
.
said that cosmetic surgery
has become "mainstream."
''Throughout time, humans have
been drawn to beauty in people, na-
ture, art, etc." Dunlap said. ''There
is absolutely nothing wrong with us
liking to look at aesthetically pleas-
ing things. There is something
wrong with us believing we are not
worthy or acceptable if we do not
match the ideal."
Recent media has provided some
hope in rebuilding a healthier
image. Dove launched their Cam-
paign for Real Beauty back in 2004
and it has continued to be a thriving
campaign. Other companies have
also begun to feature more realistic
and attainable kinds of beauty, in-
cluding the controversial TV show,
''Mike
&
Molly."
"The media will continue to pro-
mote what we like to look at," Dun-
lap said. ''That is natural. We can't
reverse what the media presents;
we can discuss what it means to
have a healthy look. The change
must come from outside the media.
Emphasize learning to love our-
selves just the way we are."
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Menacing pigs and costumed wrestlers - it must be of Montreal
By
RYAN RIVARD
Managing Editor
of Montreal is a band that's known
for featuring nudity
,
horses and
puppetry in their live performances.
Maybe that's one of the reasons why
culture blog Flavorwire named
them in their list of 25 musical acts
you must see. The Athens, Ga.
based band
.
played their second
show of their North American tour
at Vassar College last Saturday. Al-
though there was no nudity, horses
or puppets
,
the show was by no
means a warm-up
.
Frontman Kevin Barnes adopted
his glam rock on-stage alter-ego
Georgie Fruit
,
and commanded the
Walker Field House with veteran
stage presence
.
Barnes sported a
beret adorned with a red bow,
dressed in red spandex leggings and
denim shorts, fashioning a style
that was a cross between Shirley
Temple, a psychedelic schoolgirl
and a dash of Cindy Lou Who. He
danced on stage iike a neo-Mick
Jagger, David Bowie and Prince
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rolled into one. On two occasions, he
warned the audience of their songs'
convincing powers to make you
groove to the rhythm.
The schizophrenic funky psyche-
delic rock flavors of "Godly Inter-
sex," "Suffer For Fashion," and
"
Grolandic Edit" carried the band
through the continuous setlist. The
band performed "Holiday Call" from
their latest EP "thecontroller-
sphere," a song that jolts and jum~s
from electronic trance to twangy
Middle Eastern rock, gradually
building towards disorienting ca-
cophony.
During songs, performers took the
stage and acted out skits - blending
performance art, theater and com-
edy with music
.
The result was a
show that mirrored a baroque styled
Broadway musical. of Montreal cre-
ated an intimate experience while
remaining faithful to their extrava-
gant theatrics. Whether its per-
formers dressed in menacing pig
costumes tossing a toy doll or Amer-
ican flag spandex suits with capes,
or even giant-br~asted vikings, of
Montreal was still able to establish
and maintain a close connection
with the audience
.
Performers routinely jumped off
the stage and crowd surf ed. Some
chucked plastic Easter eggs filled
with
mysterious
treats into the
crowd. Barnes even paraded the
front row while bassist Davey
Pierce jumped up and down in a
dance pit.
Stage theatrics and Barnes show-
manship aside
,
of Montreal
'
s other
member
s
displayed tremendous
musicianship
,
many of them con-
stantly switching instruments
The
Newseum: Exhibiting the art of news
By
MELA~•HE LAMORTE
A&E Editor
The Newseum, is one of Washing-
ton D.C's most interactive muse-
ums, providing an entertaining and
informative look at the history and
the art of modern day news and
media. Located in our nation's capi-
tol, the Newseum is a unique multi-
media experience, sure to pique the
interest of any media lover, or sim-
ply anyone with a cultural curiosity.
For those traveling to the D.C. area
this summer, the Newseum is a
sight worth seeing.
Like any other museum, the
New-
seum has a series of exhibits for a
variety of different areas. Each floor
and each room has a different focus
within
-
the media. One of the most
interesting exhibits that visitors
first see is a room dedicated to the
media coverage of the Berlin Wall,
complete with real segments of the
wall itself and a watchtower. The
pieces of history stand before visi-
tors, sparking a genuine interest in
how news is gathered, and its im-
portance in world events.
At the Newseum there are entire
rooms filled with
·
photographs dis-
playing excellence in photojournal-
ism. Historical timelines are found
in almost every exhibit, along with
clippings and front pages of some of
the most recognizable newspapers
today. A powerful exhibit chronicles
the events of Sept. 11, and how the
news was gathered that day and its
aftermath. Other exhibits are ded-
icated to technological advances in
news throughout the years includ-
ing radio, television and now, the
Internet. Visitors are even able to
deliver their own newscast while
being recorded, to demonstrate
broadcast journalism.
With videos
,
pictures, relics and
activities around e~ery corner, the
Newseum is never boring. There are
iPads to play around with, televi-
sion broadcasts to watch and old
newspapers to read, appealing to all
senses.
Far from being a dry, solely edu-
cational experience, the Newseum
combines creativity, information
and entertainment. Surrounded by
some of the most acclaimed
art
mu-
seums in the nation, -the Newseum
in Washington D.C. holds its own.
The media is one of the most power-
ful influences in our lives today, and
this ever-changing museum is defi-
nitely worth a visit
.
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of
Montreal showcased their quirky concert
style
last
weekend at Vassar
College.
throughout the night, some even
doubling up on instruments to repli-
cate the band's rich textured studio
recordings in the live setting.
Behind the on-stage chaos was a
triangular arch in the back wall of
the Field House, which provided an
opportunity for experimentation
with projected video onto the walls.
At times, the background would be
covered in vibrant psychedelic flow-
ers or patterns and other times the
screen would be divided into sec-
tions, displaying a video feed of the
members, juxtapa&ed with kaleido-
scopic images.
In the midst of main set closer
"She's a Rejecter," wrestlers dressed
in h.1.chador costumers joined took
the stage for a wrestling match.
Barnes nestled side-stage out of the
spotlight while of Montreal provided
the soundtrack to the brawl in an
extended jam session
.
Post-match
,
the band exited, promising to be
back soon.
The defeated wrestler returned to
the stage for a rant on his revenge,
and somehow his ramblings transi-
tioned to an inspirational speech on
never giving up on your dreams.
If
there
'
s anything you should walk
away with from an of Montreal
show, it's that anything is possible,
including
meshing
wrestlers,
dancers, pigs and a woman dressed
in a sequined bikini wearing an
eagle mask with psychedelic rock.
Your limitations are your imagina-
tion.
Barnes and company returned
and performed the encore songs,
"Plastic Wafers" and
"
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exiting the stage with a blown kiss
to the crowd. They ate it up.
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Ban bland from your diet with seasoned cooking skills
By NGUYEN PHAM
Circle Contributor
Concentrating on final projects and
exams can be a feat for unfed students
distracted by hunger pains. A dining
hall plan· can only satiate one's crav-
ings for so long. The food begins to
taste bland, and going out to eat on a
regular basis becomes
too
expensive.
Learning how to cook is important, es-
pecially at Marist, where living the
suite life can begin as early as sopho-
more year.
Many college students have grown
up relying on their parents' cooking,
and don't know where to start in
learning to do it themselves
.
AE,
young
adults, we can pick out meats and
vegetables we like, but what we often
forget is that having a spice rack in
your dorm room or kitchen is essen-
tial.
According to the article "How to
Learn Simple Stovetop Cooking" at
http://ehow.com, 'The taste of a food
is not always how many great ingre-
dients
go
into it as much as what kind
of seasoning you use."
Daring food enthusiasts can browse
through cooking websites such as
http://allrecipes.com, http://foodnet-
work.com and http://cooks.com to
dis-
cover common spices all recipes
require, as well as more fine-tuned
spices to experiment with. For now,
here are the most universal season-
ings, all of which are attainable on a
college student budget.
Salt.
Whether you are baking or cook-
ing, adding salt to your food
will
make
a huge difference.
It may be frowned
upon because it can trigger high blood
pressure, but having some of it is vital
to
our
bodies,
according
to
http://ehow.com.
"Salt is the oldest cooking flavoring
i.n
the world," writes Cassie Damewood,
a contributor to http://ehow.com. She
explains that salt brings out the fla-
vor in pasta, fruits, vegetables and
baked goods.
Common as it is, it's easy to neglect
to buy a shaker of salt for personal use
while living in a dorm, but when it
adds a kick to everything from
steamed carrots to cookies, it's worth
setting aside 99 cents for it on your
next mmi-trip to Rite Aid.
Pepper(s).It is almost instinctive to
add pepper along with salt to savory
meals. Salt is typica.Uy added first,
then pepper. Pepper brings out zest in
meals. For salt and pepper,
try
to buy
spice containers with grinders; it
will
make the food taste fresher!
For more sweat-inducing recipes,
pepper is combined with other spices
like chili powder and cayenne pepper
to bring the heat.
If
y~mr taste buds
hanker for spiciness, I recommend
adding cayenne pepper to your collec-
tion as well, because the taste of it is
very different from regular pepper.
Skip it if you prefer your food mild.
Another popular pepper is crushed
red chili peppers to put on top of food.
But if that's
too
expensive, go with hot
sauce.
Garlic.
Warning: Cut garlic into
small pieces, even if you bought the
jar of minced garlic. Many can relate
to the
''I
took a big bite of garlic and
cried" scenario. No need to be afraid
of garlic, though. Garlic brings out an
amazing smell, and tastes good
in
meat and vegetables. It is even
good
for you!
Garlic can help prevent cardiovas-
cular disease, cancer, strokes, aging
and increased blood pressure, ex-
plains contributing writer Tahira Fa-
rooqui at the Science Advisory Board.
Garlic works best in its freshest
form, so it is advised to buy garlic
fresh and to add it to your cooking as
late as possible. Adding garlic late in-
creases your chances of taking advan-
tage of these health benefits. It also
helps you avoid burning the herb (gar-
lic burns easily).
DfORDY/fLICKR
Don't
be
scared
of
the
array
of
spices
out
there;
theyll
save )OOr once
bland
chicken
breast
Lemon. Though lemons are techni-
cally a fruit, you can use its peel,
known as lemon zest (grated very
small), as a seasoning. Lemon zest
reinforces the citrus flavor lemon
juice provides, but it also contains
oils from the tree that the lemon
juice cannot provide. Not the entire
peel qualifies as lemon zest. Once
you begin to see white parts of the
peel, it is time to stop grating. The
white part tastes very bitter.
Lemon juice is often used to bring
out the freshness in baked goods
·
and savory meals. Not much 1-emon
juice is used in recipes, but it does
make a difference. Lemons do not
cost too much at the supermarket
and they have a decent shelf life in
the refrigerator.
If
all fails, just add
the leftover lemon juice into a sweet
(or sour) cocktail over the weekend.
Lemon zest and juice can be found
prepared in jars at the supermarket,
but making it fresh yourself makes a
difference.
GoyaAdobo. Typically used in His-
panic cooking, this collection of sea-
sonings may cut your seasoning
shopping
in
half. They have flavors
for meat, seafood and vegetables.
And
if
you are not a fan of salt or
pepper, they have flavors that do not
include one of the two. "A simple
shake is all it takes," exclaims their
website, http://goya.com.
Soy sauce. For another twist on
ethnic cooking, try soy sauce. If you
are trying to cook Asian-inspired
cuisine, having soy sauce is almost
a must. Soy sauce is the base for
many fried rices, meats and seafood.
But be wary; soy sauce is typically
high in -sodium, so if a recipe asks for
soy sauce, adding salt may not be
necessary.
With these six (or more) spices in
your kitchen cabinet, your culinary
skills will immediately improve.
After mastering these spices, you
will definitely be more comfortable
with taking on potent spices like
oregano or curry po~der. Be sure to
follow any instructions on amounts
of seasonings and spices to add to
your cooking, for they can make or
break a dinner.
Sexual
Healing: Examining dramatized threats of cunnilingus
By RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Lifestyles Editor
If
you read any form of online news,
you've probably heard about the im-
pending doom associated with per-
forming oral sex on vaginas this past
month. The latest round of buzz about
the correlation between coming into
contact with HPV and increasing per-
sonal risk of oral cancer has been in-
teresting in presentation, to say the
least. While it's invaluably important
for us to know that HPV is a relatively
common sexually transmitted infec-
tion, and that it has been linked to a
host of cancers, it's also important to
question the integrity and neutrality
( or lack thereof) expressed in these
new reports.
With online journalists sensational-
izing the story
-
by overemphasizing
the oral sex factor of this equation-
in attempts to maximize readership,
it's difficult for readers to gather a
fair, thoughtful perspective on this
"new'' finding (one can actually find
online articles documenting informed
speculation that HPV causes oral can-
cer from as early as 2007). AOL News
headlined their coverage simply and
sensationally with "Oral Sex Puts
Men at Risk for Oral Cancer;" back in
2007, Coco Masters from Time Maga-
zine came up with a similar headline,
and then began the article with an ad-
mission of her own misleading means
of drawing in potential readers: "Oral
sex can get most men's attention."
Reporting from this racy angle
downplays the facts and commands
that
too
much attention be given to
generalizations. Within both these ar-
ticles and the actual study, people are
working under the assumption that
men who perform oral sex do it on
women, simultaneously neglecting
women who perform oral sex on other
women.
''Women can get it from men as well
although their chances are lower, ac-
cording to doctors," writes Lindsay
'
Goldwert at New York Daily News, of-
fering a shout-out to women who per-
form oral sex on men, but still
assuming that the whole world is
straight and cis-gender. The findings
would presumably be compatible if
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen-
der people were included in research,
but in none of these articles do the re-
searchers or reporters allude to in-
cluding people of different genders
and sexual orientations in further
studies. Doesn't everyone's risk of can-
cer deserve to be assessed?
With onllne Journalists sensation-
alizing the
story-by
overempha-
sizing
the
oral sex factor of this
equation-In attempts
to
maxi-
mize readership, it's difficult for
readers to gather a fair, thoughtful
perspective on this "new" finding.
Then comes the issue
of
shifty pres-
entation of the actual facts (as in the
information the reader gets after the
blaring, excessive mentions of oral sex).
'When you look at the cancers asso-
ciated with HPV in men -
including
penile cancer, anal squamous cell car-
cinoma, oral cancers -
it's very close
to the number of cases of cervical can-
cer that occur in the U.S. in women
every year. We need to adjust the pub-
lic's perception ... that only women are
at risk," researcher Dr. Maura Gillison
said, in an interview with
Coco
Mas-
ters. In the AOL News article, con-
tributing writer Mara Gay calls the
oral sex factor a "devil''
of
a culprit, and
quotes oral cancer research director
Brian Hill calling the increase in HPV-
related oral cancer "an epidemic."
The trouble with framing the findings
on the correlation between HPV and
cancer as an apocalyptic threat
is
that
it should not come as a great shock.
In
2009, the CDC reported in a
fact
sheet
on the STI that, in addition to cervical
cancer, vulvar, vaginal, anal, penile,
head and neck cancers can be caused
by HPV. HPV can cause cancer in peo-
ple of all sexes, genders and sexual ori-
entations, and in the world of
carcinogenic HPV, oral cancer is the
greatest concern for men who perform
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penile,
head
and
neck
cancers.
oral sex on women.
"Women can get
it
from men as
well although their chances are
lower, according to doctors," writes
Lindsay Goldwert at New York
Daily News, offering a shout-out to
women who perform oral sex on
men, but still assuming that the
whole world is straight and cis-gen-
der. The findings would presum-
ably be compatible if LGBT people
were included in research, but in
none of these articles do the re-
searchers or reporters allude
to
in-
cluding people of different genders
and sexual orientations in further
studies.
Doesn't everyone's risk of
cancer deserve to be assessed?
I if
.
es
ty
les
Then comes the issue of shifty
presentation of the actual facts (as
in the information the reader gets
after the blaring, excessive men-
tions of oral sex).
"When
you look at the cancers as-
sociated with HPV in men
-
in-
cluding
penile
cancer,
anal
squamous
cell
carcinoma,
oral can-
cers
- it's
very close
to
the number
of cases of cervical cancer that
occur in the U.S. in women every
year. We need to adjust the public's
perception
...
that only women are
at risk," researcher Dr. Maura
Gillison said, in an interview with
Coco Masters. In the Aol News ar-
ticle, contributing writer Mara Gay
calls the oral sex factor a
"devil"
of
a culprit, and quotes oral cancer re-
search director Brian Hill calling
the increase in HPV-related oral
cancer "an epidemic."
The trouble with framing the
findings on the correlation between
HPV and cancer as an apocalyptic
threat is that it should not come as
a great shock. In 2009, the CDC re-
ported in a fact sheet on the STI
that, in addition
to
cervical cancer,
vulvar, vaginal, anal, penile, head
and neck cancers can be caused by
HPV. HPV can cause cancer in peo-
ple of all sexes, genders and sexual
orientations, and in the world of
carcinogenic HPV, oral cancer is
the greatest concern for men who
perform oral sex on women.
Coming into oral contact with
HPV has become a more common
cause of oral cancer than smoking
in men (and probably in other, neg-
lected demographics as well). Is
this an important statistic to
know? Absolutely. Do boys and
men in our society need more pro-
tection from HPV than they are
currently
getting (e.g. Gardasil
shots
•
for males)? Indeed. Ar.e the
threats of HPV any greater in
straight men than they are in
women,
transgender
and non-het-
erosexual people? No. While we
should take this risk seriously, and
use condoms and dental dams in
casual oral sex, we should also re-
main wary of sensationalization
and scare tactics implemented by
writers to produce
.
a more intrigu-
ing story.
It's important to put these
frightening reports into an unbi-
ased, real life perspective. Fifty
percent of sexually active people
in the U.S. will contract some
form of HPV in their lifetimes.
While more than 25,000 men were
projected to be diagnosed with
oral cancer in the U.S. in 2010, far
more men were predicted to con-
tract bladder and prostate can-
cers. And while these reports tout
that oral cancer is of particular
concern to young men, compared
to other types, the median age of
diagnosis of oral cancer in recent
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years has still been 62.
The findings would presumably
be compatible If LGBT people
were included In research, but
In none of these articles do the
researchers or reporters allude
to Including people of different
genders and sexual orienta-
tions In further studies.
Doesn't everyone's risk of can-
cer deserve to be assessed?
It's important to put these
frightening reports into an
·
unbi-
ased, real life perspective. Be re-
sponsible with your sex life, and
get tested for HPV regularly, but
don't let the hype scare you- out of
having informed oral sex. Head
and neck surgeon Dr. Mark D.
DeLacure puts it best: "This is not
a call to stop having oral sex. Peo-
ple have to continue living their
lives; however, we make the best
choices when we know all the
risks.
If
you've got a sore tonsil
that is still a problem after a cou-
ple of weeks and particularly if it's
localized to one side, I would say
that's a sign it's time to talk to a
doctor."
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Men's Lacrosse
The Marist College men's lacrosse
team improved to 7-6 after a 12-7
victory over the Holy Cross Cru-
saders on Tuesday night. Connor
Rice tallied seven points with three
goals and four assists. Jack Doherty
also had a hat trick for the Red
Foxes.
The victory is the Red Foxes sixth
Jn a row, a streak that started with
n
13-7 decision against Virginia Mil-
itary Institute.
Three of the wins have been in
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The Fox Trot
Quick hits of the
week in Marist athletics
overtime, including Saturday's 8-7
win over Manhattan. Marist closed
out regulation with a 3-0 run to tie
the game, and sophomore Jim
Marks netted the game-winner in
overtime. Marks had two goals and
an assist on the day to lead the
Foxes.
With the win, Marist improved to
3-2 in conference.
The Detroit Titans will visit
Poughkeepsie for a 1 p.m. matchup
on Saturday to close out the regular
season.
Softball
After a weekend off, the Marist
softball team traveled to West Point
for a doubleheader with Army. The
Black Knights took game one by a
score of 5-3, while the Red Foxes
won game two 11-1.
In game one, junior outfielder
Ashley Corriss went 3-3. She hit a
two-run triple in the second inning,
the only inning in which Marist
scored. The Red Foxes were held to
one hit the rest of the game.
The bats came to life in game two
for Marist. The Red Foxes batted
around in the fifth and scored five
runs despite only two hits, and
added four more in the seventh.
Sarah Comody, Nicole DiVirgilio,
Alyssa Zahka, Danielle Koltz and
Lindsay Durant all recorded two
hits in the game.
Freshman pitcher Paige Lewis im-
proved her record to 14-6, throwing'
a complete game giving up one run
on seven hits.
Marist will travel to western New
York this weekend for doublehead-
ers against Canisius and Niagara.
Men's basketball inks two more recruits
By
ERIC VAN DER VOORT
Sports Editor
After the Marist men's basketball
team beat Niagara in the MAAC
tournament, head coach Chuck
Martin was ecstatic. On the way off
the court, he gave an enthusiastic
high fives to members of the band.
The way the Red Foxes played,
there was reason to have hope for
the future.
Less than a month later, it was an-
nounced that Sam Prescott, Candon
Rusin and Menelik Watson were
transferring out of Marist. That
feeling of optimism was long gone.
"Marist Men's B-Ball... here's to
another comically bad sei,,son! My
apologies underclassmen," read the
Facebook status of a Marist senior.
All hope is not lost though. Two
weeks ago, Marist announced the
signings of two more recruits, New
York City natives Chavaughn Lewis
and T.J. Curry. Lewis and Curry
join guard Isaiah Morton and for-
ward Manny Thomas, who signed in
the November signing period, for
the incoming class of 2011.
Both Lewis and Curry come from
a.
culture of winning at New York
City Catholic schools. Lewis is from
Queens and played at St. Mary's
Manhasset, while Curry hails from
Brooklyn and played at Christ the
King High School.
Martin has made a point to make
a name for Marist among high
school players in the Tri-State area.
"When
I
got the job, I wanted to
recruit New York City hard," Mar-
tin said. "We hadn't really been able
to do that, but now we're starting to
get into New York more."
Martin stressed the importance of
the winning culture Lewis and
Curry come from.
"They both-come from tremendous
programs," Martin said. "We need to
bring a winning attitude to Marist."
The combined record of the two
schools last season was 51-.8. The
Red Foxes have only won seven
games over tlie past two seasons.
Lewis, a 6-foot-5-inch forward, av-
eraged 23. 9 points per game this
past season. NYhoops.com rates
him as the sixth-best player in New
York State and describes him as
"deceptively quick"; He "gets to the
basket with ease."
Curry, 6-foot-1-inch, has played
both guard positions. He played an
essential part of the Christ the King
team that went to two straight state
federation championships, and av-
eraged 7. 9 points a game. NY-
hoops.com says that Curry "does a
little bit of everything."
Martin thinks the experience
Lewis and Curry already have will
be a great asset at the collegiate
level.
"Both are tough; mentally tough
and physically tough," Martin said.
"They've been around the block.
They've played in tough environ-
ments. They've played against kids
who are
_going
to
the Big
East,.
the
ACC."
All
four incoming freshmen are
from the New York City area. They
will
have a large void to
fill,
with the
transfers accounting for almost 40
percent of the team's scoring. Mar-
tin is confident, however.
"The recruiting class as a whole is
tremendous. We have one of the
best in the MAAC. I'm really, really
excited."
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Marist head coach Chuck Martin (above)
hopes that recruiting New York City play-
ers will "bring a winning attitude
to
Marist."
Baseball takes two of three from St. Peter's
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Sports Editor
Marist got a much-needed series
win this week as they took two out
of three games from Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference foe St. Peters.
After having won just one of
their past seven games, Marist
turned their fortunes around with
a
non-conference 3-2 win over
Binghamton. The Red Foxes scored
all three runs in the eighth inning,
capped off by freshman Nick Mc-
Quail's two-out RBI single.
Next on the schedule for Marist
was St. Peter's. The series against
the Peacocks comes just in time for
the Foxes, who have recently been
on the wrong end sweeps by Man-
hattan and Rider. The Jaspers and
Broncs are respectively first and
second in the conference standings,
while St. Peter's went into.the. se~.,..
ries in eighth place with a
:-2-ocon~
ference record.
A doubleheader at St. Peter's
was originally scheduled for Satur-
~ay, but rain forced the games to
be moved to after Easter Sunday.
The teams played two games on
Monday afternoon and finished the
series on Tuesday.
Marist's offense exploded on
Monday as the Foxes took game
one in Jersey City by a score of 14-
7. All starters recorded at least one
hit. Senior center fielder Mike Gal-
lic went 2-4 with four RBIs and
freshman right fielder Pat Welsh
belted a three-run homer, his sec-
ond of the season. Red-shirt junior
southpaw Chad Gallagher threw
eigµt innings giving up seven runs,
but three were ufiearned.
The
Red Foxes.}ept the bats
going in game two and combined
with a good pitching performance
from red-shirt senior Eric Alessio
to win 7-1.
Alessio, making his first start of
the season, went 5.1 innings while
givipg up one r:1-n~J>n. fiv,e hits.
lie
improved
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an ERA of ,2.22:
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been throwintwell, so we
shook things up and put him in the
seven inning game," Marist head
coach Chris Tracz said.
Designated hitter Eric Heimrich
went 3-4, hitting his third home
run of the season as he improved
his average to .435. Four other Red
Foxes had two hits in the game.
The series concluded on Tuesday,
with the Peacocks taking the final
game 6-4. Marist had built up a 4-
2 lead, but errors were costly as
the Red Foxes gave up two runs in
each the seventh and eighth in-
ning. Sophomore pitcher Chris
Bielak got the loss, although the
two runs he glive up were un-
earned. Marist had five errors on
the day.
"We didn't take 11dvantage like
we needed to in the last game,"
Tracz said, ''but winning a series is
always a good thing."
The Red Foxes' bats were still
hot despite the loss. Marist out-hit
the Peacocks 12-9, led by three hits
from designated.hitter Bryce Nu-
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It seems that Marisfhas recov-
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ered from their slump and turned
the season around. Despite that 1-
6 stretch, the Red Foxes still lead
the conference in both batting av-
erage and ERA. They are the only
team with a batting average above
.300 (.303) and have a team ERA
one point better than undefeated
Manhattan.
Marist is now 6-9 in MAAC play,
with Niagara, Iona and Siena the
conference opponents that are still
left on the schedule. The top four
teams in the conference make the
postseason tournament. Marist is
currently in sixth.
''We're still in control of our own
destiny," Tracz said. "I think our
best baseball is ahead of us."
This weekend, the Red Foxes will
host Niagara with a doubleheader
starting Saturday at noon and the
final game of the three-game set
Sunday at noon.
Note: Marist took on Army in the
Hudson Valley Baseball Classic
and H-.xdsmt Valley Renegades Sta-:
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PAGE 12
Marist tennis dominates MAAC Championships
Men's Tennis
The Marist men's tennis team con-
tinued their MAAC dominance last
week, winning their fourth confer-
ence title in a row.
Marist took to the court last Thurs-
day at the UTSA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center in Flush-
ing,
N.Y.
for the MAAC Men's Ten-
nis Championship. The top-seeded
Red Foxes defeated Fairfield 6-0.
Seniors Landon Greene and Nico-
las Pisecky claimed the match's first
point with an 8-6 doubles win. Jun-
ior Matt Himmelsbach and sopho-
more Joris Van Eck won 8-4 in
doubles as well
In addition
to
taking both doubles
matches, Marist swept the singles
matches. Freshman Lorenzo Rossi
won 6-3, 6-3, Van Eck took his
match 6-3, 6-1, Pisecky was victori-
ous by a score of 6-2, 6-4, freshman
Will Reznek easily won 6-0, 6-1, and
Himmelsbach added a 6-2, 6-3 vic-
tory.
Himmelsbach was named Most
Outstanding Performer at the
championship.
The Red Foxes, who have lost one
conference match in the last four
years, will now head to the NCAA
Tournament for the ninth time in
program history.
COUR'Tc.SY OF MARIST ATMLETICS
Will Reznek (above) is a freshman on the Marist tennis team. Reznek won his match
In the MAAC Championship against Fairfield, as the men's team defeated the Stags
6-0
to
take home their fourth conference championship in a row. The Marist women's
tennis team won the MAAC title as well, beating Fairfield 4-3. The championships were
held at the UlSA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Junior Matt
Himmelsbach and freshman Marielle Csmpbell were named Most Outstanding Per-
former at the Championship.
Women's Tennis
The Marist women's tennis team
took home a conference title as well,
getting revenge on Fairfield 4-3 at
the MAAC Women's Tennis Cham-
pionship at UTSA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center.
Marist was the second s~ed,
hav-
ing lost 4-3 at Fairfield earlier
in
the year.
The Red Foxes started the
day
with two wins in doubles. Sopho-
more Kelsey Raynor and junior Erin
McCarthy won 8-6, and seniors
Jeannie Lukin and Retta Byron
claimed an
8-5
win.
Sophomore Joana Sun won 6-0, 6-
4,
but two straight set wins by Fair-
field tied the score at 2.
·Byron
then
won her singles match 4-6, 6-2, 6-2,
which was followed by another Fair-
field win.
The deciding point was left up to a
singles match between freshman
Marielle Campbell and Fairfield's
Nikki Jackson. Jackson took the
first set 7-5, but Campbell cruised
through the final two sets 6-2, 6-3.
Campbell was awarded Most Out-
standing Performer for the tourna-
ment.
The title is Marist's first since
2008.