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VOLUME 66, ISSUE 6
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Thursday,
November 17, 2011
Mari.st Republicans, new Mari.st Democrats
address hot-button issues during debate
By
JENNA GRANDE
News Editor
On Thursday,
-
Nov. 10, the
Marist Democrats and Marist Re-
publicans held their first debate
in the Performing Arts Room. The
informal debate began at 9:15
p.m. and ran for well over an
hour. This event is the first of its
kind since the Marist Democrats
is a newly created club that only
emerged this semester.
"It
was a really great event that
left everyone in high spirits even
with the different political views,"
said Alex Roithmayr, president of
the Marist Democrats. "This de-
bate is ·a perfect example of one of
the founding reasons of why we
started the Marist Dems."
Marist Republicans President
Ryan Dupont agreed that the cre-
ation of the Marist Democrats has
added significance value to not
only the campus, but the Republi-
can's club as well.
"The event was a huge success
for both clubs in my opinion," he
said. "The newly chartered Marist
Democrats are a great addition to
the Marist community and in par-
ticular a great competitor for the
Marist Republicans."
The event began with a welcom-
ing address by the moderator for
the evening, Vice Presid
.
ent of
Club Affairs, junior Brian Gelok.
"I was the moderator of the de-
bate, but I am also the VP of Club
Affairs," he said. "I was very ex-
cited to see these two clubs work-
ing together so efficiently. I
believe that both the debaters and
audience members had a great
time, and they brought about
many important issues to the
Marist community."
First, a representative or a
small group of representatives
from each of the clubs for each
topic would approach the podium
in order to prepare for the debate.
In order to decide who would have
the ope
'
ning remarks, a member
from each club would do "rock,
paper, scissor, shoot." Whoever
won the toss-up would then have
30 seconds to state its club's opin-
ion and side. This was followed by
the opposing side's opinion and re-
buttal. After each side had spo-
ken, the debate was opened up to
the floor, where those either
watching the debate or not at the
podium could ask either side a
question or to further explain a
specific point or position. The
question-and-answer portion was
given a time limit in order to keep
the night moving.
The debate was organized not
only to inform students of current
SEE EVENTS,.PAGE 3
JENNA GRANDl:/TME CIRCLE
During the opening debate, representatiws from
the
Marist Democrats and Marist Re-
publicans square
off
In 1D see who would
give
the opening remarks.
The
moderator
tried
1D
strike
a balance between formal debate and a relaxed atmosphere for
the
participants.
Orient gains popularity as weekend hotspot
By
JAKE VAN SANT
Circle Contributor
Prior to- its recent closing, the
Mad Hatter Tavern on Market
Street in downtown Poughkeepsie
had become well-noted for the
large number of people it drew
during the weekends. Saturday
visitors to the bar had nicked-
named the day "Hatterday." Hat-
ter's was also one of the few
localities in the area that permit-
ted guests who were 18 and older,
which resulted in the bar being
known for its long line and large
crowd. This school year marked
the first year without the Mad
Hatter.
·
"I never thought they'd actually
change it," junior Tom Conway
said. "I've heard numerous times
over the past two years that it was
going to not be Hatter's anymore,
but there was never a change. I
can't believe there's no more Hat-
terday."
After managing the bar for the
last 10 years, Jeff Case decided he
wanted a change. As The Circle
reported in September, he trans-
formed the former club and bar
into a more formal restaurant at-
mosphere.
The
new
"Union
Square" now is half restaurant
and half bar for anyone 21 and up
during the evening.
"Saturday nights are still
crowded, but nothing was like
Hatterday," said Kate Stack, a
Marist junior and employee at
Union Square who worked at Hat-
ter's last semester. "The popula-
tion this year is also much
different. With underclassmen
being afraid of losing their fake
IDs, there are definitely more jun-
ior and seniors, along with Pough-
keepsie locals."
With the loss of the weeks'
biggest event, Marist students
turned to other bars this year in
search of a new favorite.
"I'm sure [Hatter's] would have
been an awesome scene, but we
still prefer our Thursday nights at
Orient," student Courtney Dionne
said.
A recent survey of 100 Marist
students showed that a new club,
Orient, is the most popular this
year. Forty-one percent of the stu-
dents said it was their favorite bar
to go to, making Thursday their
favorite night of the week. River
Station was a distant second, with
25 percent. Rennies' and Back-
street were close for the third and
fourth position, as they gained 13
and 11 percent of the votes, re-
spectively. Union Square in its
first semester without the Hatter
title finished fifth with only seven
percent. O'Malley's rounded off
the lot with three votes.
"You
can leave your house with
$10 and go have a great time at
[Orient] with your friends," Junior
Tom Conway said.
Orient is located above the Bull
and Buddha restaurant on Main
Street in downtown Poughkeep-
sie, a few streets away from Union
Square. The club is 21 and over
and holds a strict dress code, with
proper clothes such as polo's or
button downs strongly encouraged
and no hats permitted. Marist
junior Jerry Bonura is the Thurs-
day night promoter and host of
the VIP section of the club.
"We have a
legitimate
party bus
that will come pick you up, for
free," he said. "Not only do you not
have to pay for a crowded taxi cab,
we are one of the only bars with no
cover fee."
Bonura oversees a roped-off sec-
tion of the club only allowed for
guests with a VIP card. The VIP
includes about 20 restaurant style
booths and lounge chairs covered
with large, elegant drapes.
"Every week the crowd gets big-
ger and bigger and it overall gets
better," he said. "I think Marist
kids are seeing how unique of a bar
this is, as it is unlike any other. It
promotes a classy, relaxed atmos-
phere with the college
.
dance ele-
ment mixed in."
The first Thursday they opened,
Bonura estimated they had about
· 60 customers. This past week they
had just under 200.
Conway was among those who
voted for Orient to be their
fa-
vorite.
''You can leave your house with
$10 and go have a great time at the
bar with your friends, while mostly
every other bar you're going to
need to bring at least 30 with cover
fees and taxi fares," he said. "Be-
yond it's cheap prices, it is such a
nice place in general and so much
more classy than some of the other
bars Marist kids usually go to."



































Thursday, November 17, 2011
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 11/17
No
EWents
scheduled.
Friday, 11/18
LGSA Transgender Awareness
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Champagnat Breezeway
Women's Basketball vs. Yale
7
p.m. to
9
p.m.
McCann Arena
SPC Movie: "The Help"
10
p.m.
to 11:30
p.m.
P.A.R. 346
Saturday, 11/19
Swimming/Diving
w.
Binghamton
1
p.m.
to
3
p.m.
Mccann Pool
Marlst College Dance Club proudly
presents Dance Out Loud
2
p.m.
Poughkeepsie High School
SPC Movie: "The Help"
10
p.m.
to 11:30
p.m.
P.A.R.346
Sunday, 11/20
Marlst College Dance Club proudly
presents Dance Out Loud
3p.m.
Poughkeepsie High School
Monday, 11/21
No scheduled events.
Tuesday, 11/22
Commuter Student Council Thanks-
giving Dinner
5
p.m.
to 9
p.m.
Student Lounge
Wednesday, 11/23
Thanksgiving holiday. No classes
held.
campus
www.maristcircle.com
Lett
front the
Editor
Hello ircle readl•r ·. The end of
the emester
is n arly h re, ·hich
means there
i
onl ' one print issu
left.
The fall port
ca on ha · come
to a close with football, volleyball,
· nd socce
wrap-up.
in
the
Sport.
section.
The Ma
t
College Dance Club
proudly presents Dance Out Loud,
their
fall showcase at Poughkeep-
sie High School. Read the preview
· n A&E before _
'OU
see the how.
Thl· nen'. hus ·etball t~am Jo,,,t
thefr first two games of the season.
II 1wr>v •r, the fut e looks bright
after showing an n.dmi ·nbl • effort
gainst the ~econd-ranked Univer-
Sl
y of
K
ntucky. Th Red
fio
e
were within nine point::i at he
half. , p rts Editor Eric Vander
Voort wto
a;n. opt' mi.
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com-
mentary on the team' season out
Joo .
Are
you
a
fan
of Fox) Brown.
'frinia, and/or Nicki Minaj? Raven
Page2
Baptiste-Holder' latest edition
of
her Life, tyl~s
column,
"Black
Peo;;,
pie," examines black women in the
hip-hop communit\.
These are only a few gems
that
are in the pages of this week's
C1
cle.
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m , , e ·ou
will
find
omething o
satisfy your journalist rea<ling
need ..
Ryan Rivard
Maruiging Editor
Security Briefs
Public apology for bringing the
■
noise
By CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
With Thanksgiving a week away,
I think it's time
to update everybody
on the standings of the Security
Briefs House Cup. Keep in tnind
only stories that made the cut and
were written in the article had their
scores counted. In first place, sur-
prisingly, is Mid.rise with 61 points
(all from one student who had 61
beers stuffed in his backpack). In
second place is Fulton with 50
points, mainly because 9-block set
off six different fire alarms over the
span of five days. In third are the
Lions
of Leo Hall with 45 points,
and in fourth are the reigning
champions of Champagnat with a
disappointing 40 points. Notable
mentions: The Tennis Courts have
25 points because every year drunk
students insist on sleeping there.
Sheahan Hall is making some noise
with 10 points! And of course, my
sleeper pick Donnelly Hall is threat-
ening with 35 points. Read on to
find out how.
11/10-Foy
Somebody in Foy' set off the fire
alarm by leaving grilled cheese on
the pan for too long. Keep your
head up, Foy Kid. Grilled cheese
can be difficult; I just learned how
to make it last week.
It
was a mo-
mentous day in my life. 5 points.
Editor-In-Chief: Phfllp Terrlgno
Phlllp. TerrlgncU.@marlst.edu
Managing Editor: Ryan
Rivard
Ryan.Rivard1@marlstedu
Managing Editor:
Emily
Berger
Emily.Be,ger1@marist.edu
News Editor: Monica Speranza
clrclenews@gmall.com
News Editor: Jenna Grande
circtenews@gmail.com
Opinion Editor. Casey Fisk
clrcleoplnlon@gmall.com
A&E Editor: Melanie
Lamorte
circleae@gmall.com
11/11-Midrise
The leaders in the clubhouse did a
pretty good job of protecting their
lead this week, as a group of Midrise
students were caught with mari-
juana paraphernalia. Keep it up,
Midrise. Remember, no lead is safe.
10 points.
11/11 - Gartland
Welcome to the scoreboard, Gart-
land! A group of students were
walking around Gartland with
beers. It's a little bit early for that
in my opinion. Here's how I see
rules in Gartland Commons:
If
you're drinking beer out in the open
in
the
middle
of
the day
io.
Novem-
ber, you're stupid
.
However, if
you're NOT drinking beer out in the
open in the middle of the day in
April, you're even more stupid.
Save your write-ups and deductions
of priority points for when the
weather's nice and the sun is shin-
ing. Oh, a total of 19 beers were
confiscated, which means 19 points
for Gartland.
11/12- Champagnat
At 11:30 p.m. a Champ student was
stumbling his way past security.
He was slurring his words and
taken
to the hospital. Is it just me,
or have we been going
to the hospi-
tal less this year? This is a good
thing. Hooray. 15 points.
Sports Editor: Eric Vander Voort
clrclesports@gmait.com
Staff Writers:
Zach
Dooley,
Garrin Mar-
chetti,
Steve Sabato
Copy
Chief:
Marygrace Navarra
Copy
Editors:
Ashley
Lampman, Dayna
McLaughlin,
Kevin Peterson, Nguyen
Pham,
Cody
Scalzo
Lifestyles Editor: Rachael Shockey
circlelffestyles@gmail.com
Features
Editor:
Michael
Garofaro
clrclefeatures®gmatl.com
11/13 - Donnelly
Official security report: ''Male stu-
dent was observed drinking beer in
the Donnelly computer lab. He was
taken
to security and ushered out of
the building." Student's perspec-
tive: ''Well, I was just banging out
my business capping paper, drink-
ing a Rolling Rock. I was on page 48
or so when a security guard got all
up in my
grill.
He asks me what I'm
drinking; I tell him beer. He asks if
I think I'm in a bar; I respond 'No, I
do not.' He then demanded I stand
up, save my paper and report to se-
curity immediately. Then an RD
told me that drinking in Donnelly is
akin to drinking and driving,
to
which I responded 'No, it is ab-
solutely not like that at all.' Fact:
Drinking in the Donnelly computer
lab is undeniably frowned upon,
making this write-up absolutely
valid. Fact: To compare a 21-year-
old student drinking a homework
.
beer in an academic building to
something that kills tens of thou-
sands of people a year is as egre-
gious a comparison as telling an
occasional weed-smoker they're
akin to a heroin dealer who only
sells to middle schoolers.
Anyway,
50 points
to
Donnelly.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Photography Editor:
Jon O'Sulllvan
clrcleshots@gmall.com
Graphics Editor.
Dayna Vasllik
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Web Editor: Brendan O'Shea
brendan.oshea1@marist.edu
Advertising Manager: Katie Berghorn
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Faculty
Advisor:
Gerry McNulty
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THE CIRCLE • Thursday, November 17, 2011 •
Page 3
From Page One
Success for first political debate
mtvU partners with
Slavery Footprint Challenge
events, but also help students work on
effectively communicating their opin-
ions and research.
"I
think this debate
is
the start of a
great back-and-forth relationship we
will
have with the Marist Republi-
cans," Roithmayr said.
''I
want t:.o
thank everyone for coming out and
participating and am looking forward
t:.o our next debate."
Seven serious t:.opics were debated
among members
of
each of the clubs.
Those participating in the debate had
previously signed up and prepared for
the different t:.opics available, which
included:
1.
Occupy Wall Street: Is it a correct
response t:.o what's going on?
2.
Second Amendment rights: gun
control
3. Global Warming: alternative en-
ergy, carbon taxes
4. Healthcare
5. Immigration
6. Bipartisanship: Is it beneficial?
7. The Justice System: Do we spend
too much on prisoners?
After each t:.opic, Gelok would ask
more lighthearted questions t:.o help
relieve some of the tension that would
build. For example: Is Champagnat
hall the best freshman dorm? Which
is better, dogs or cats? Is the television
show "The Jersey Shore" real or
staged?
The debate intended t:.o proceed in a
formal manner, but with the heat and
passion from all those involved, it was
a tense, alive and opinionated atmos-
phere. The debate moved very
quickly, as time was a constant con-
straint on all participants. At times,
the tension was relieved through jokes
made by Gelok and Dupont.
The club's representatives acknowl-
edge the night as a success and have
taken the positive feedback they have
received as a sign that the clubs
should hold this debate again in the
future.
''We have gotten a lot of positive
feedback about the event and we all
hope that we
will
be able t:.o do it
again," said Claire Mooney, a sopho-
more and vice president of the Marist
Democrats. 'The goal of our club
is
t:.o
JENNA GRANDE/THE CIRCLE
Marist Democrats
wait
to
respond to
the
Marlst Republicans as
they
begin their open-
Ing remarks during one
of
the
debate topics. The participants were required to follow
the
moderator's rules, which included an alloted time and a specific order to
speak.
discuss and learn about people's ideas
and I'm happy that people at the de-
bate got the chance t:.o do just that."
Mooney was not the only ~ne
pleased with the event.
"I
hope t:.o see more events like this
take place because I think it
is a very
rare and unique event that only these
clubs
can do," Gelok said.
·
Events like this give Dupont hope
for future events and for the increas-
ing knowledge of students who partic-
ipate in the event.
''Prior t:.o their creation, our Repub-
lican club had trouble thinking of
events namely because Democrats
and Republicans usually go hand-in-
hand," Dupont said.
'This first debate
was the perfect way t:.o begin a com-
petitive yet friendly relationship be-
tween the two clubs while providing
the general student body with an op-
portunity t:.o voice their political opin-
ions
in
a
non-threatening
environment. I think I speak for al-
most everyone involved that we
look
forward t:.o future events similar t:.o
this."
mtvU and Slavery Footprint Chal-
lenge
have partnered
to spread
awareness about human trafficking
and slavery, and are asking for help
from college students.
To participate, visit http://slavery-
footprlnt.org and take the survey.
This survey gives a
"slavery
foot-
pnnr
based on your answers and al-
lows
you
to
name your ooUege
at the
end
of
It,
so
the
school
gets
credit.
Learn how to
gain
·Free Workr
points:
1he college
with the
most
Free Wortd po,nts (relative to enroH-
ment) will be named the winner of
the challenge. Action steps to gain
these points •range from checking
into
stores
using the
Slavery Foot-
print !Phone/Android app and telling
brands that you care about buying
slave-free."
accoroing
to an email
.sent to The Circle from mtvU.
The top 1 O individual activists will
receive a
trip
to mtvU's Woodie
Awards Show. The contest ends
Dec. 31
Go
to http://footpnnt.againstour-
will.org to learn more.
JENNA GRANDE,/THE
CIRCLE
Marist Republicans President Ryan Dupont finishes his speech during one
of the
final
debates
of the
night. Dupont called upon the
rest
of
the club
to
join him
~
the
podium
so
they
could all
partake
In
the
closing
remarks and celebrate
the
success
of
the
debate.
happening with news,
sports, and more on
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PAGE4
Penn State scandal raises questions of pennance
By MICHAEL GAROFALO
Featµres Editor
As Americans go, and possibly as
far as human beings go, with our
innate
curiosity
for gossip and po-
larizing issues, who doesn't love a
good
scandal?
It
would seem that
no one loves the most recent scan-
dal
to
rock not only the collegiate or
regional realm of news, but na-
tional news as well. The controver-
sial
allegations
of child abuse, 40
criminal
counts to be exact, brought
against former Penn State football's
defensive coordinator Jerry San-
dusky led
.
to the firing of head
coach Joe Paterno and the college's
president Graham Spanier. The al -
legations are detailed, disturbing,
long-standing, and it would appear
in and no way unfounded - but of
course this is America, where every
man, woman and child is innocent
until proven guilty in the court of
law. I will, however, lay out the
facts surrounding the case.
Jerry Sandusky became the de-
fensive line coach at Penn State in
1969. Eight years later, in 1977,
Sandusky founded a charitable or-
ganization, The Second Mile, to
benefit at-risk youth, more specifi-
cally young boys. Since its estab-
lishment, more than 100,000
children are presumed to partici-
pate annually in programs associ-
ated
with
the
organization.
Between 1994 and 2005 Sandusky
allegedly sexually abused eight
young males between the ages of
eight and ·13 whom he met through
his organization.
In
1998 recounted
to
his mother that earlier in the day
Sandusky had showered with and
touched him in an inappropriate
fashion. The incident was brought
to the attention of the university
police by the mother of the boy, and
an
investigation
ensued.
No formal charges were ever filed
against Sandusky. In fact it was
not until 2002, long after his retire-
ment as defensive coordinator in
the summer of 1999, that Sandusky
even lost locker room privileges.
The epicenter of the entire Penn
State sex scandal is one incident in
March of 2002 when graduate as-
sistant
Mike McQueary allegedly
witnessed
Sandsusky performing
leud acts on a boy no older than 10
in the
locker
room of the Lasch
Football Building on Penn State's
campus.
McQueary informed head coach
Joe Paterno of the incident the next
morning, and Paterno informed
Penn State's athletic director, Tim
Curley. The severity of the acts Mc-
Queary witnessed are significantly
downplayed in Paterno's retelling of
eAJTUNATOR/FUCKR
The "We
Are"
Penn nation will not accept
Patemo's firing
as a waving flag
of
defeat.
events, and neither Curley nor this situation was shocking, not to
Gary Shultz, the senior vice presi-
mention their energies misguided.
dent for finance and business, re-
Joe Paterno was a fixture at Penn
port the incident to authorities. It State for over 60 years, and his
was not until 2009 that a formal in-
presence will be greatly missed. I
vestigation of
sexual
abuse against do not doubt that he has con-
Sandusky began, another two years tributed much to the athletic de-
before Sandusky was arrested on partment at Penn State, but in
Nov. 5, 2011. On the evening of looking at the facts, a clean sweep
Nov. 9, the Board of Trustees an-
of everyone involved in this atro-
nounced that Joe Paterno and Penn cious scandal is understandable. If
State President Grahm Spanier anything I think that Paterno and
would be fired, and the riots
began.
the other men aside from Sandusky
Penn State students took to the who were forced into association
streets, sidewalks, grasses and with Sandusky's alleged actions
rooftops of their campus and rioted were just as horrified as the rest of
throughout the night, tipping over the nation was. As a college stu-
cars and hurling rocks at law en-
dent and someone (who clearly re-
forcement, not in utter outrage and members being 13 years old) , I
disgust at their administration's cannot understand anything, espe-
fundamental pitfall in handling the cially athletics, being more impor-
allegations against Sandusky dat-
tant than the innocence of a child.
ing back to the 80s, but rather be-
It is fair
to
mention that students
cause their beloved football team's held a candle light vigil in the wake
,head coach would not be allowed to of the scandal and have been wear-
see out the rest of the season. I am ing blue ribbons
to
raise awareness
in no position to judge the charac-
.
of child abuse in America. How-
ter of these students, but I think ever, the violent uprisal of students
their
judgment
was clouded and in opposition to Paterno's release
their blind support of Paterno in portrays their overall view as mis-
understanding and neither believ-
ing nor
caring
that Paterno played
a significant role in this scandal by
not being
more
adament in helping
to bring
Sandusky
to justice. One
can only hope that in the years to
come future employers and college
applicants will not remember the
riots of students and their motiva-
tions but rather the actions of the
man who sparked the scandal in
Happy Valley.
In no way do I suspect that the
rioters at Penn State support San-
dusky or turn a blind eye to child
abuse; but, while students vehe-
mently support Paterno, the vic-
tims of Sandusky's alleged sexual
abuse have suffered silently for
years, just as silent as Paterno, Mc-
Queary, Spanier and others were.
'lm.m.ortals' underw helm.ing
By
GEOFF
MAGLIOCCHElTI
Circle Contributor
When you're making a film about
Greek mythology, it's usually either
a hit like "300" or miss like the
"Clash
of the Titans" remake. "Im:
mortals," however, is neither. Some
of the sequences rival the epic battle
scenes we saw in
''Troy,"
while other
scenes wouldri't fit in a sequel to
"Percy
Jackson
and
The
Olympians." It's neither great nor
bad, just epically mediocre.
Henry Cavill, best known for his
role on TV's ''The Tudors," will be
donning the Superman cape in
2013's ''Man of Steel." If "Immor-
tals" is any indication of what Cav-
ill will
do in an epic hero role, expect
a rather vocal Superman.
Cavill, who portrays the Greek
hero Theseus, does his best work in
the film's final act where he rouses
his comrades
to
battle in a speech
that'll probably be used
to
pump up
a football crowd somewhere. He's
battling King Hyperion, played by
Mickey Rourke, who has some mo-
ments but looks like he's just there
to
collect a quick paycheck.
The problem with
"Immortals"
is
that little
to
no time is given to
character development. Sure we get
some time to explain why Theseus
is after Hyperion, but we could
1
ve
gotten some more scenes showing
who exactly Theseus is and how he
became this powerful hero. It's
briefly covered in the beginning, but
there could've been more between
Theseus and his elderly mentor who
turns out to be Zeus in disguise -
John Hurt of
''V
for Vendetta."
After Theseus escapes from Hype-
rion's eaptivity, he's joined by sev-
eral characters whose stories we
don't get too much detail about.
Among these underplayed charac-
ters are an amateur thief, Steven
Dorff of "Blade" and a p~ychic,
Frieda Pinto of "Rise of the Planet
of the Apes" Pinto plays a psychic
who foresees the events of the film
and later serves as Cavill's love in-
terest. We never find out how she
obtained these powers in the first
place.
One area where
'1mmortals"
really
succeeds is its epic battle sequences.
After all, what's an ancient Greek
movie without epic battle scenes?
·
In
addition to the epic finale between
the armies of Theseus and Hyper-
ion, we're also treated to a battle be-
tween several of the Greek gods and
numerous Titans. The film defi-
nitely earns its ''R" rating with ac-
tion sequences so bloody that Robert
Rodriguez would probably blush.
'1mmortals" will never be confused
with "300," but it's still a fun film,
especially for history majors.




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Marist College Dance Ensemble prepares to 'Dance Out Loud'
By
MELANIE LAMORTE
A&E Editor
TAYLOR CRICHTON/THE CIRCLE
After months of pr!,lparation, The
Marist College Dance Ensemble will
perform their 2011 fall semester
show at Poughkeepsie High School
with the theme ''Dance Out Loud"
on Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday,
Nov. 20.
The dancers will perform two
shows over two days for audiences
of an estimated 500-700 people,
M CD E treasurer Kara Sellix said.
Audiences can expect to see 19 dif-
ferent dances in a variety of genres
like jazz, lyrical, hip-hop and Irish
step from the independent, student-
run organization.
Though the dancers plan on deliv-
ering a perfect show, the flawless
moves cannot be attained without a
grueling series of rehearsals. In ad-
dition to the weekly classes that
each dancer takes, the members are
required to attend long rehearsals
each night during the final week be-
fore the show.
''Rehearsal week pretty much
takes over your entire life," Sellix
said.
Arianna Cesa, president of
MCDE, agreed that the week is ex-
hausting for the dancers.
''The biggest challenge that
dancers face is probably being at re-
hearsal every night,'; Cesa said. "It
is a very long and tiring night. At
the same time, I know many of our
dancers enjoy rehearsal because
they get to see all of the dances for
TAYLOR CRICHTON/THE CIRCLE
Junior Erin Graetzer practices her choreography with fellow ensemble members.
TAYLOR CRICHTON/l}IE aRCLE
MCDE dancers rehearse in the
PAR
In preparation for the Nov.
19
and
20
shows at
Poughkeepsie High School.
the show."
To promote some club bonding,
members of the executive board
have created new ways
to
add some
fun to rehearsal week.
"On Sunday, dancers were asked
to wear a certain color assigned to
their grade and on Monday they
were asked to dress up as a super
hero or villain for rehearsal," Cesa
said. 'We are a very large club ... we
thought this would be a great way
to bring everyone together."
Dancing or choreographing for the
dance show can be a large time com-
mitment for students involved.
''In classes alone, dancers can
spend about four hours a week,'' Sel-
lix said.
Teachi~g dances and being a
member of the executive board can
have members devoting 10 or more
hours per week to the club, Sellix
said.
The MCDE has over 200 mem-
bers, making it one of the largest
clubs on campus. New students
seem to be as interested as ever in
joining.
"We've had a lot more freshmen
get involved [this semester] than I
thought would. It's great," Sellix
said.
'We got so many freshmen this
year," MCDE secretary Emily Bales
agreed. "The club is evolving every
year."
Putting on a successful dance
show requires a great deal of moti-
vation and passion from everyone
involved, according to the dancers.
"I have to admit I'm finding out
there is so much more that goes into
this show ,than I ever realized,"
Bales said. 'We don't have a pro-
duction crew, so this show is liter-
ally our baby. We do everything we
can and more for this show and are
so appreciative of our dancers being
so dedicated."
Although this semester's show will
not be performed in the McCann
center during the basketball season,
students will not have to travel far
to watch their classmates perform.
Poughkeepsie High School is only
about an eight minute drive from
Marist. Directions may be found on
the
dance
ensemble
website,
http://clubs.marist.edu/dance/. Per-
formances will be on Saturday at 2
p.m and Sunday at 3 p.m.
"I'm hoping that we have a very
large turnout for the show,'' Cesa
said. "Our dancers spend the whole
semester working very hard on
their dances. They put in so much
time and energy to this show."
Electronic dance music grows in popularity among students
By
DAN SCOFIELD
Circle Contributor
Nick Ferrante reached for his
headphones, turned up the volume,
and began creating the music he
planned to feed Marist students
that Saturday night. After a few
scratches and sound adjustments on
his equipment, Ferrante's room was
turned into what sounded like a
professional studio.
As
loud and en-
ergetic thumps of bass filled the air,"
"DJ Ekses" nodded his head with
satisfaction.
But the sounds flowing out of
these speakers are not ones familiar
to the past. This new genre of elec-
tronic music, defined by its use of
computerized beats and remixes,
has been proclaimed the "rock and
roll of our generation" according to
Ferrante.
"When I first started, hip hop was
really taking over the radio,'' said
Ferrante, who began DJing as a
sophomore in high school. "Now it's
been this huge house movement to-
ward electronic music."
According to a poll of 50 students,
36 voters (72 percent) responded by
saying electronic music was the
most popular genre currently on
campus. In comparison, hip-hop
came in a distant second with only
10 votes (20 percent).
This new craze of electronic music
has ushered in a new era of music
not only at Marist, but on college
campuses across the country as
well.
EDM-also known as "electronic
dance music" Ferrante said-is "the
fastest growing music genre of the
21st century." This rapidly growing
genre combines energy and "orgas~
mic vibrations that just make you
want to move your body," according
to Pipe Dream, Binghamton Uni-
versity's student-run newspaper.
Marist freshman Bridget Frank
was one of the voters in favor of
EDM.
"No matter where you go out on
the weekend, you're going to be lis-
tening to some type of electronic
music," Frank said. "It's the most
popular thing out there right now."
At least one of the weekend hot
spots for students, O'Malley's Irish
Pub, has made .upgrades and im-
provements in order to cater to this
new influx of music, owner Linda
Conforti said. What started wjth a
simple desktop audio system has
transformed into an electronic par-
adise: turntables, blaring speakers,
and a live audio booth that DJ
Ekses calls one of his homes.
''I
started out with a desktop in my
office that I ran virtual DJ off of and
had a limited amount of stored
music,'' Conforti said. "Kid~ were
constantly asking for newer songs
and remixes."
This movement toward newer
electronic music and equipment, in
order to appeal
to
the hundreds of
Marist students in attendance each
week, has created a lively, energetic
atmosphere at the bar.
"This semester I added a real DJ
to the booth and saw the energy on
the O'Malley's dance floor rise
through the roof. The kids were fist-
pumping and jumping ... even kids
at the bar were dancing," Conforti
said.
While the EDM genre may be the
most popular music trend currently,
the potential for its growth and ex-
pansion are unpredictable.
Ferrante is excited
to
see exactly
where this electronic movement will
go next.
''I
like the way it's going," he said
while the intense sounds of Skrillex,
a well-known electronic music pro-
ducer, echoed in the background.
"Especially with the way electronic
music is developing, I see the future
being pretty great."






















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7
Dean Ralston cuts ribbon
to
open
Fashion Department kiosks
MICHAEL GAROFALO/THE CIRCLE
Dean Ralston holds the ribbon following the ceremonial ribbon cutting In Donnelly.
By MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
Fashionology students and faculty
gathered Tuesday afternoon in Don-
nelly for the ribbon cutting of two
sales kiosks.
Senior Danielle DeZao, head of the
marketing team, launched the event
by expressing gratitude to former
lecturer Karen Schlusberg, who
founded the merchandise sales pro-
gram. DeZao then handed a pair of
scissors to Dean of Communication
Steven Ralston, who cut the ribbon.
The program was initially a proj-
ect for the introductory fashion
class, Schlusberg said, but she was
proud and pleasantly surprised to
see it "grow into this wonderful
business."
"I'm so excited to be here," she
said.
Schlusberg currently owns a con-
signment shop in Westchester and
is still teaching elsewhere.
Today, the venture is headed by
Professional Lecturer of Fashion
Merchandising Lydia Biskup. She
credits the students for their work
in running the program: ''They own
it," Biskup said. Fashion Program
Director Radley Cramer was also
present at the event.
Customers were already afoot
when the ribbon cutting was fin-
ished. Freshman Samantha Rowe
was one of the first buyers. She had
been planning to purchase a circle
scarf, which she said are currently
very trendy.
Different types of items can be
found at the kiosks, including cloth-
ing, footwear, jewelry such as ad-
justable wrap bracelets, watches
and even men's cologne. DeZao said
that one goal is to increase the num-
ber of items available for men.
"[It's an] area we definitely want
to expand - what we offer for men,"
she said.
Some fashion students turned to
the Vulnerable Denim jean shorts
as a current hot seller. Sophomore
Marlee Giglio said that the line has
been selling very well. Because the
jeans are handmade, no two pairs
are exactly alike. Different designs
such as studs and patches are af-
fixed to each pair.
But such student-made merchan-
dise is actually common and famil-
iar at the store. Much of the
merchandise is created from fabrics
and products that students pur-
chase from buying trips to New
York City. Other items are pur-
chased and sold as-is.
After purchasing or creating goods
for sale, students must decide on a
price that accounts for purchasing
costs, production time and profit for
the department, and is still fair to
potential buyers.
In
the case of con-
signment items, which are -desig-
nated with a green sticker, students
also make a personal profit.
The structure of the class assigns
roles
to
students from the beginning
·
of the semester based upon their in-
dividual strengths, senior Madeline
Deneen said. They have specific
roles such as marketing, sales and
human resources; but they are all
welcome to attend the buying trips.
SEE FASHION, PAGE 8
Marist emerges in top tier of Fashion programs
ByALI READ
Circle Contributor
Hunched over his fabric and
steadying his hands, Forrest Simms
threads the eye of the needle he
plans on using to
work
on his
weekly sewing assignment.
The library on campus is normally
the place students would be encour-
aged to do homework. However,
Simms, a fashion design student,
spends most of his free time in the
Sewing Lab in Donnelly.
"I would say I spend a good
20-30
hours in the Sewing Lab every
week," Simms said.
He said on an average Thursday,
he spends anywhere from six to
nine hours in the lab, which is ap-
proximately twice the time he
spends in class those days.
Simms is not the only student har-
boring this work load. He is one of
the approximately
400
students
studying fashion at Marist and one
of
90
design majors.
According to CollegeBoard, only
about 7.5 percent of colleges and
universities in the U.S.,
290
schools,
have fashion programs. Only 56
percent of those schools have four-
year programs (163 schools) and, of
those that are four-year schools,
only 65 percent of those are private
(103
schools).
"[The feel of the school] is a lot bet-
ter than a school like FIT," Erin
Spinella, a second year fashion mer-
chandising student said.. "I defi-
nitely think Marist has one of the
more competitive programs."
Even though Simms only has two
classes Thursday, it is his busiest
day. Simms knows that lot of stu-
dents think fashion students have it
easy.
"My classes are a lot more lab
work than, say, history classes,"
Simms said.
"I've heard people say [it's easy to
be a fashion student]. It's not easy
at all. People think it's just shop-
ping and pretty girls in outfits. It's
easy for someone on the outside to
look at fashion because it is very
stereotypically classified as simple,
and they think it's easy. But I'd like
to
see them learn to sew," he said.
The students in the program are
not the only ones who believe it to
be underestimated. Fashion Mer-
chandising Professor Peter Brick-
man said he shared similar views.
"The average GPA of our [fashion]
students is one of the highest on
campus," Brickman said. "It's a
common misconception [that fash-
ion is easy]. But it's a very big busi-
ness. Everybody's got to wear
clothes."
Kelsea Ullrich, a fashion design
and merchandising student, said
she cannot even begin to compare
other majors to hers.
"You can leave a 'Works Cited' off
a paper and get five points off," IBl-
rich said, "but you can't leave a
sleeve off a shirt. People don't seem
to get that."
According
to
Brickman, who is a
member of the review board for in-
coming fashion students, only 60-70
percent of students who apply to the
fashion program get accepted.
"[The teachers] are very knowl-
edgeable," Simms said. "They all en-
courage us to stay on top of fashion.
MiCffAEL GAROFALO/™E CIRCLE
The Vulnerable Denim line
sold seven
of
nine jean shorts hours after their release.
Not just right now, but future
trends."
Teachers in the program hold a lot
of experience in the field. For exam-
ple, Brickman held
30
years of ex-
perience in the fashion business,
and Fashion Design Professor
Jamie Perillo worked for
10
years in
intimate apparel.
Jenn Dugan,
2004
fashion design
graduate, said being taught by pro-
fessors
with actual experience was
one her favorite parts of the pro-
gram.
"The guidance that the teachers
gave was great," Dugan said. "And
being able to do what you're learn-
ing
is
a great asset to the students,
too."
Chelsea Dopico, a fashion mer-
chandising student, said she values
the lab time fashion students take
as part of their classes.
"It's so interesting
to see the con-
cepts you learn about applied,"
Dopic said.
Another thing that puts Marist
ahead of other fashion institutions
is its promise to its students of se-
curing them a job after graduation.
"The fashion program has great
job placement','' Dopico said. "That's
definitely reassuring at a time like
this."
According
to
Brick.man,
90
percent
of fashion merchandising students
,find jobs in the industry within six
months of graduating.
Dopico held an internship over the
summer at Haskell Jewels in the
sales department. Her advice
to
stu-
dents was to "get your foot in the
door as early as you can."
"I definitely want to hold different
internships. It will make you mar-
ketable to so many different compa-
nies. I'm not really interested in the
jewelry. I was more interested in it
than I thought. But I want to get
into bags and clothes."


























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Penalties absent in 90s-era plagiarism cases
By
MICHELLE CARPENTER
Circle Contributor
Journalists sometimes fall under
the pressures of the newsroom.
They may lie, plagiarize or fabricate
a story entirely.
In
many cases, this
results in dismissal from the publi-
cation. But many do not know that
some journalists choose to fight
back. One such journalist was
Jonathan Kandell.
Kandell, author of "La Capital:
The Biography of Mexico City'' and
"Passage
through El Dorado" was a
foreign correspondent and assistant
foreign editor for the Wall Street
Journal in 1990. He was fired from
the Journal after an article was
printed on March 30, 1990 for which
he was accused of plagiarism. Kan-
dell's article concerned three Soviet
managers who succeeded despite
how communism was restraining
them.
After publication, the Journal was
contacted by the author of the book
"Communist Entrepreneurs,"
_John
W. Kiser
ill. Kiser stated that Kan-
dell's article was "obviously drawn
almost entirely" from his book and
provided lines from his book as
proof of Kandell's plagiarism.
Although Kandell denied that he
used Kiser's material, the Journal
dismissed him from their staff on
May 2, 1990 and printed a correc-
tion that
stated
the article should
have included attribution to Kiser's
book.
After dismissal, Kandell fought
back aga.inst the Journal. On May
22, 1990, Kandell filed a lawsuit
.iu
the Court for the Southern District
of New York against Dow Jones
&
Company, the publisher of the Wall
From Page 7
Street Journal. Kandell filed his
suit under the claim of libel because
he was fired and his reputation was
damaged due to the charge of pla-
giarism, which he said was a false
charge. He demanded $12.64 mil-
lion from Dow Jones
&
Company,
$10 million of which was in punitive
damages and $2.64 million as repa-
ration for actual malice on part of
the Journal.
Roger
B.
May, the spokesman for
Dow Jones at the time, told the
press that Kandell had been dis-
missed, but he declined to go into
further detail about the conditions
surrounding the dismissal. May
also said the managing editor of
that time, Norman Pearlstine,
would not comment on the issue.
This case, however, was voluntar-
ily dismissed on June 20, 1990. The
attorney of Dow Jones
& Company
stated that the paper could not be
accused of libel because Kandell
was never formally accused of pla-
giarism by the publication. The
paper, therefore, could not be held
accountable or sued for libel based
upon the public's interpretation of
Kandell's dismissal from the Jour-
nal.
While this case did not result in a
compelling battle in court of Kan-
dell vs. Dow Jones, it shows a
dif.
ferent side of journalism scandals.
While there are those journalists
who accept that they have done
something wrong and try to move
on with their lives, some choose
to
fight for their reputation.
Carol Pauli, professor of mass
communication law at Marist Col-
lege, commented on the decision to
go
to
court, saying that ''It's a gam-
ble because you can lose; most
Fashion sales up this semester
MICHAEL
GAROFALO/THE CIRCLE
Lydia Biskup (center) and fashion students gather In front of
a
kiosk full
of
goods.
The kiosks are semi-permanent,
but can be moved aside when they
are not in operation.
The store is in its third of six
weeks that it is open
in
the semes-
ter. Senior Lisa Glover said that the
department is currently ahead of
last semester's week three sales
margin. Earlier in the semester,
sales were up an estimated 50 per-
cent, one student reported.
Although that figure may have
flat lined, Giglio said that this event
was "great timing'' for holiday sales.
The Fashionology concept started
in 2005 and was made into an elec-
tive class in 2006. For these years,
st1Jdents have set up shop in the
same location but with tables.
The two kiosks were purchased
from management at the Pough-
keepsie Galleria Mall, Biskup said.
Deneen portrayed what seemed
to
be the consensus of her peers when
she described the new setup as
"more professional and cleaner."
Students and faculty viewed the
ribbon cutting as an indication of
their department's advancement.
''It's a great step forward," Cramer
said.
would pref er to settle outside of
court" and that, in the case of Kan-
dell vs. Dow Jones, it would be hard
to prove that the Journal was
grossly negligent, so Kandell would
have had "a hard time prevailing."
The Wall Street
Journal was un-
available for comment on this issue.
While it may be hard for a jour-
nalist to prevail in court against a
publication, Kandell was neither
the first nor the last to attempt to
do so. In December 1998, journalist
Thomas Vincent was· dismissed
from the South China Morning Post
after it was found out that an article
he wrote was plagiarized almost en-
tirely from an earlier article in Lon-
don's Sunday Times.
Vincent filed a lawsuit against
the publication in court in Hong
Kong. Vincent did not deny the pla-
giarism; however, he claimed that
he was not dismissed with enough
prior warning and that he deserved
payment and pension from the
South China Morning Post. He was
awarded $21,978 initially. The pub-
lication brought the case to the
Hong Kong Court of Appeals in
2003, which reversed the prior rul-
mg.
The Post was awarded all court
costs for the case; however, they
were still required to pay Vincent
the end of the year payments, as
stated in his contract with the Post.
Kandell plagiarized and then con-
tinued his career in journalism,
later working for The New York
Times. Vincent plagiarized and was
able to sue th~ publication and re-
ceive monetary compensation for
his dismissal. Both reporters com-
mitted offenses against the field of
journalism and were able to con-
tinue on with their lives. This raises
the issue of how plagiarism is some-
times treated as a less than serious
offense. Yet it is one that is now also
more accessible than ever as news
and information is constantly
posted, uploaded and updated on-
line.
Today, websites such as http://tur-
nitin.com seek to eliminate plagia-
rism through the Internet. Using
others words without attribution,
however, still continues.
"There's unfortunate confusion
that when people Google something
and see a phrase over and over
again, they think that's how it's
done," Pauli said. "The dangerous
part is the easy ability to cut and
paste."
The Washington Post addressed
this danger when they printed their
new "Digital Publishing Guide-
lines." Patrick
B.
Pexton, current
ombudsman for the Washington
Post, stated that the Post recently
published these new guidelines on
their website. The guidelines ad-
dress the issues of sourcing, attri-
bution, self-publishing, taste and
tone, social media, third-party con-
tent and corrections and clarifica-
tions in digital publication.
The guidelines state that
"In
a
major news event, readers may soon
forget who first broke a story, but
they are less likely
to
forget a dev-
astating inaccuracy."
Plagiarism, as seen in both of the
cases considered here, is an inaccu-
racy that is continually brought up
in the news and that will resonate
in
the public's mind long after they
forget who originally got the story
straight.
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Black People: On putting XX(X)
hip-hop
By RAVEN BAPTISTE-HOLDER
Circle Contributor
In a recent interview, Nicki Minaj
shared her perception of the nature of
hip-hop, and said, ''You can't come into
this business thinking it's all about
music. It's a business." Popular rap-
pers know this, underground and
indie rappers know
it,
but women
seeking
to broach the predominantly
male arena of hip-hop are intimate
with this truth in an entirely different
way. Sex sells, and in contemporary
society,
sex acts as a woman's major
agent of visibility, making the sexual
objectification of women socially ac-
cept.able, and in some areas, even nec-
essary. Women seeking to be
successful MCs have one very impor-
t.ant question to answer before pro-
.
duction, and even before lyricism:
'Who am I going to be?'' Or, more ap-
propriately, ''what?''
Women in hip-hop are products be-
fore their music is. This is so with
men, but in different respects. Popu-
lar male rappers deal with language of
intimidation, power, sexual possession
and hardship. Rap is about image as
much as any popular genre of music,
but for men, their visibility is engen-
dered by sex through possession, phys-
ical vitality and bravado. Their
audience responds to the images they
maintain of incredible
wealth, owner-
ship of highly sought-after commodi-
ties, as well as ownership of women,
which in its context, may not be mu-
tually exclusive. Men rely on past
hardships for credibility. As such, they
have successfully put a glamorous
spin on struggle and the violence that
may result from it.
Meanwhile, the major agent of visi-
bility women have in hip-hop is sex.
Female MCs have available to them
the labels of
"diva," ''bitch,"
"sex object"
and the least market.able category of
sexless nonexistence. Well-known
fe-
male MCs such as Foxy Brown,
Lil
Kim,
Trina and Nicki Minaj tend to
garner the most attention, and have
more lucrative careers for their adop-
tion of hyper-sexualized caricatures
that appeal to an audience used to
similar representations of women.
Be-
cause hip-hop was already evolving
to-
ward its current concept before women
became visible participants, women
had to play by the rules before receiv-
ing entrance to what was, in its incep-
tion, a boys' club.
The hip-hop audience is well ac-
quainted with the image of the hyper-
sexualized woman who is nothing but
the sum of her voluptuous body parts.
She is a prop in verse and music video,
which is proof of dominant male sta-
tus. In efforts to attract aii audience
that recognizes this as the norm, fe-
male rappers propel their sexuality,
but more interestingly, they
also
adopt
the mannerisms of their male
coun-
terparts. Female rappers emulate the
aggression typical in male rap, by the
mimicry of misogynistic language, the
bravado of ownership and intimida-
tion of violence. Sex is how the female
MC
becomes visible and powerful, and
DPMZCNRD/
FLICKR
Sex
appeal is
a
must for the female
rapper
who seeks visibility
on a
grand scale.
mimicry
of established male manner-
rappers who deliberately spotlight
isms is how she gains her perma-
sex
in
their product, while they do
nence.
claim power, success and adoration,
Still, sex is always more central also play further into pre-established
to her role. First acting as a means social constructs. Female rappers
of assim~ation, the embodiment of choosing to step outside of the
box,
sex becomes important for the
fe-
creating art and images independent
male MC who is not a passive ob-
of the norms recognized by the hip-
ject of sexual consumption, but an hop world, remain unseen. They may
aggressive sexual consumer her-
talk of things such as social change,
self. She uses the words meant to may seek to be innovative, but with-
denigrate her, aligning herself out sex being central to their iden-
with the male majority, and claim-
tity, they may as well not have one.
ing them as her own. She is
So
are the real female champions of
provocative to gain prominence. rap those who succeed in their visi-
But what of her lyrical skill?
bility, or those who do not conform
In short, it doesn't matter. Female and remain unseen?
The quest for Asian cuisine in the Hudson Valley ends here
By NGUYEN
PHAM
Staff Writer
Weekends are
too
short for college
stu-
dents to enjoy themselves. Sleeping in
leads to fewer opportunities to
go
out
and indulge in food at a new
rest:auran,t,
especially
if a
Red
Fox plans on hitting
the bars. For me, the journey to find a
restaurant for my old-school Viet-
namese
family to
eat
this upooming
May
ends at Wappinger Buffet in Wap-
pingers
Falls, N.Y.
and
Millhouse
Panda
in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
Wappinger
Buffet
Asian
and
American
Buffet
1488Rout.e9
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Because many Asian restaurants in
the Hudson Valley are too small to fit
10
to 15 people, I was coerced into
trying another buff et. This decision
was a last resort, given my recent,
traumatic experience at a Chinese
buffet. Wappinger Buffet is on Route
9
southbound, in the same plaza as
Sonic and Hannaford supermarket. It
did not disappoint, with many Amer-
icanized Chinese goodies, a sushi bar
and carving station. Thankfully, the
food was up-to-temperature this
time. It was also greasy, which is
what I expect from Americanized
Chinese-none of that P.F. Chang's
Chinese bistro cuisine, which isn't
Chinese food in my opinion.
The sauteed mushroozns, shu mai
dumplings and baked salmon were
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~theirfood,
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a
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my favorite options at Wappinger
Buffet. After a preliminary sushi
platter and two plates of Chinese del -
icacies, I was ready to throw in the
white towel.
I
usually only spring for
buffets on rare occasions, when I
know it
will
be worth it (like Fire and
Ice). This $14 dinner would have
been quite the steal
if
there were
more than two seafood specials. Over-
cooked bites of lobster and crab are
not typical for a Chinese buffet.
Where were the raw bar and the
mussels?
The food was tolerable, but I would
only return to Wappinger
Buffet
to
t:ake advantage of its culinary variety
and spacious dining room, which
would accommodate my family.
Millhouse
Panda
Chinese cuisine
289 Mill Street
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
After two attempts, I finally made it
to Millhouse Panda, owned by two
Culinary Institute of America gradu-
ates. Located off the 44-55 arterial,
Millhouse Panda is nondescript and
easy to miss. I did not spot the park-
ing lot, but off-street parking worked
out.
The hardwood finish stretches
across the restaurant and gives the
excessively polished look that so
many Chinese restaurants have.
These Culinary Institute grads did a
better job executing Americanized
Chinese cuisine. The familiar menu
of appetizers, soups, noodles and en-
trees made it difficult to decide what
to order. I regret that I was unable to
give Millhouse Panda a better
chance; I was experiencing Chinese
overload from my visit to the buffet
the previous day.
Eventually, I settled on fried squid
with garlic sauce and lemon chicken
on white rice with broccoli. The food
was well-plated and tasted delec-
table. Everything was fresh and sea-
soned to my liking. My only peeve
here was that. the garlic sauce was
smothered all over the fried squid.
When does anyone like soggy, fried
food? Though the squid did have the
crunchy, greasy texture I expected,
the excessive sauce diminished the
quality of the appetizer. The lemon
chicken consisted of slightly fried,
juicy chicken breast with splashes of
honey and lemon, which was comple-
mented by the plain, white rice. The
fresh, crunchy bites of broccoli
cleaned my taste buds while making
me feel less guilty eating all this
greasy Chinese food for two days
straight.
If
Millhouse Panda were to be open
for lunch for Marist's graduation, it
would be the spot for my family. They
have many options to choose from, as
well as cocktails to celebrate the oc-
casion.
If
their dining room cannot
house my party, my fallback as of
now is Dumpling Palace in Wap-
pingers Falls.





















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10
Marist finishes football season at 4-7
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Sports Editor
The Marist football team's 2011
campaign came to a close with a 13-
7 loss in rainy San Diego, Calif. on
Saturday. The Red Foxes finished
the season with an overall record of
4- 7 and 3-5 in the Pioneer Football
League.
The season was a frustrating one
for Marist, which had a chance to
come back in the fourth quarter of
each loss.
''Do I feel that we were in every
football game? Absolutely," head
coach Jim Parady said. ''Your record
is what it is, but I felt we had
chances in the fourth quarter to
win. Unfortunately we did not make
the plays that we had to in a variety
of ways in the fourth quarter to get
those wins."
.
The Red Foxes lost to the confer-
ence's top three teams, Drake, San
Diego and Jacksonville by an aver-
age of less than 9 points. Both
Drake and Jacksonville scored in
the fourth quarter to put the game
away.
Turnover margin was one of the
main concerns for the squad in
2011, giving up the ball 33 times
while only forcing a turnover 1 7
times. Many fumbles and intercep-
tions were deep in their own terri-
tory, giving opponents several short
fields to work with.
"For our turnover margin being
where it was, it's on the wrong end
of where you want to go," Parady
said.
"That
was sometping that
re-
ally affected our season."
Despite the turnover issue, there
were several things the Red Foxes
did that Parady was pleased to see.
''There were marked improve-
ments in a lot of different areas on
this football team," Parady said.
The most obvious highlight is the
stifling Red Fox defense, which is
currently ranked sixth of all Foot-
ball Championship Subdivision
schools in the nation. Marist gave
up an average 285.64 yards per
game, including a mere 46 yards al-
lowed in the second half at San
Diego last week.
Senior Ryan Cronan led the team
with nine tackles against San Diego
in his last game in a Red Fox uni-
form, bringing his team-leading
total to 77. Marist
will also lose four
other defensive starters to gradua-
tion,
defensive
backs Jaquan
Bryant and Brandon Kicklighter, as
well as linemen Dave Toriola and
James Desautels. Bryant led the
team with four interceptions.
''The defense had a great season,"
Parady said. "There were improve-
ments in so many different cate-
gories. Hopefully we can continue to
build on that. We do lose some qual-
ity players on defense, but we feel
that the young guys are ready to
go."
One of the Foxes' biggest weak-
nesses at the start of the season was
their running game. However
throughout the fall senior Calvin
McCoy's emergence helped to turn
the ground game around.
McCoy led the team with 421
yards and four touchdowns. Fellow
senior Ryan Dinnebeil and sopho-
more Atiq Lucas each added three
touchdowns.
"Our run game improved dramat-
ically over the course of the season,"
Parady said. "You could see the of-
fensive line gaining confidence as
the season went along. We were up
over 20 yards a game from last
year."
2011 saw a bit of a quarterback
controversy in Poughkeepsie. Soph-
omore Chuckie Looney ~tarted the
season, but after three games was
swapped out for senior Tommy
Reilly. Reilly started every game for
the rest of the season.
Reilly set a program record for
passing yards in 2010, finished 2011
with 1,470 yards and nine touch-
downs.
Though Reilly, McCoy, Dinnebeil
and wide receivers Kevin Fitz-
patrick and Byron Gardner will be
lost to graduation, the Red Foxes
will return with several key offen-
sive players next season. Looney,
Lucas, running back Wale Onakoya,
receivers Bartley Leneghan and
Ar-
mani Martin and tight end Anthony
Calcagni will be back. Receiver
Mike Rios, who is a senior but
played only two games due to in-
jury, will also return as a redshirt
senior.
''It's a good mix," Parady said ''We
played every senior, every junior,
and over half the sophomore class.
We only played 10 freshman. We
feel that the freshman class is very
athletic, but they were able to grow
and understand the system and not
use a year of eligibility
CARA MOONEY/THE
CIRa.E
Marist dropped a 13-7 decision
to
San Diego in
its
final regular season game, and
finished
its
season
with
a 4-7 overall record (3-5 Pioneer Football
League).
Women's soccer season ends in 6-1 defeat
By
STEVE
SABATO
Staff Writer
A historic season for Marist Col-
lege's women's soccer team ended on
Sunday as the Red Foxes fell to the
Boston College Eagles 6-1.
Boston College proved to be a
strong adversary, scoring three
goals in each half against the
Foxes.
For the first 21 minutes of the
game, there was no scoring. The
first goal was scored by Victoria Di-
KEITH
AWSON/FLICKR
MAAC Rookie Of The Year Amanda Ep-
stein.
Martino, her fourth of the season,
on an assist from Stephanie McCaf-
fery from six yards out.
Just over three minutes later, an-
other goal was added by Kristen
Mewis, unassi.sted, from 20 yards
out, hitting the top left corner of the
net. The Eagles went over 17 min-
utes without finding the net again.
The Eagles found the net for a
third time on a kick from Gibby
Wagner, on a direct kick that went
to Landsman's left. There was not
another goal scored in the first half.
Katie Hannis, senior midfielder,
opened the scoring in the second
half, on a header to the bottom right
corner of the net, cutting the deficit
to 3-1. The assist came from Saman-
tha Panzner, it was Hannis's 3rd
goal of the season.
However, the Eagles pulled away
from the Foxes after they scored
their first goal, finding the net three
more times before the game ended,
earning themselves a 6-1 victory
and effectively ending the Foxes'
season that saw significant progress
and landmarks for the team.
This season was the first that the
Foxes won the MAAC tournament,
and thus, it was their first appear-
ance in the NCAA tournament.
Head Coach Kate Lyn described
what this meant for the program
going forward.
''We only lose three seniors, so the
majority of the team will be return-
ing next fall," Lyn said. ''It is vital
to our future success that the girls
do not take their accomplishments
for granted.
As
much as we de-
served the title, there was a tremen-
dous amount of work that was put
.
"
m.
Lyn also believes that preparation
will be one of the keys that helps the
Foxes maintain the level of success
that they reached this season.
"To help continue our winning
ways, preparation begins now," she
said. "The staff expects that our
standards will be higher by our
2012 preseason. With higher stan-
dards come higher expectations."
In addition to winning the MAAC
tournament for the first time in pro-
gram history, this was Lyn's first
year with the program. What she
achieved in one year with the team,
and an entirely new coaching staff,
no coach before her had achieved.
"I really believe that all the girls
bought into the new philosophy,"
junior goalkeeper Caitlin Landsman
said. ''It means everything for us."
Lyn said that a change in philoso-
phy
is
part of what helped the Foxes
reach new heights this season.
"I believe one of the greatest
lssons the girls have. learned this
season goes beyond Xs and Os," Lyn
said. ''There is an attitude and con-
fidence that goes with winning.
What was different this year with
the Marist Women's Soccer Team
was the belief and mentality."
Lyn stated that a good deal of the
change in philosophy had
to
do with
hard work and accountability.
"Our girls realized that when they
play with each other, hold each
other accountable, and work harder
both in practice and individually,
they are worthy of the same success.
There
is
no one individual that car-
ried our team.
It
was truly a team
effort,"· she said.
Amanda Epstein, a freshman from
Jericho, N.Y, proved to be a signifi-
cant addition to the Foxes' roster as
well this season. She led the team in
goals, and won MVP of the MAAC
Tournament as well as MAAC
Rookie of the Year.
"This is the first time we've re-
ceived the Rookie of the Year, had
the most wins in a season, and won
a MAAC Title," Lyn said.
Lyn discussed her feelings on how
the Foxes performed as a unit this
season.
"Overall, I am very pleased with
their accomplishments both as a
team and individually," she said.
"The fact that the girls achieved
more than what they set out for is
an incredible feat: I feel honored to
be the head coach of these fine
young women."
















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Cross Country struggles in regionals
By
ZACH DOOLEY
Staff Writer
The Marist men's cross country
team ran
to
a 20th place finish out
of 39 teams at the NCAA Northeast
regional last Saturday at the Uni-
versity of Buffalo.
Arquimedes
DelaCruz led all Marist runners
with a time of 32 minutes and 44.8
seconds, good enough for 54th over-
all in the entire race.
The runners were forced to deal
with treacherous winds, which
greatly impacted the race, leading
to a finish that was below where
many of the Marist runners ex-
pected.
"The conditions were very hard
with a strong wind," DelaCruz said.
"We started the race where we
wanted to be but just couldn't hang
on because of the strong wind. It's
tough finishing 20th, but the region
was very good this year, and we are
using this as motivation to prove our :performance at regionals did
ourselves next weekend at IC4A's."
not prove that," DelaCruz said.
"The course was very flat, and the
"As a whole, it was a very disap-
wind was very strong," Senior Cap-
pointing performance," Lipari said.
tain Tom Lipari said. "It was very "Our expectations were very high
difficult
to
fight through the wind, coming off a very solid performance
but it was no excuse because every at our MAAC meet. The regional
team had
to
deal with the same con-
meet- is very important to our pro-
ditions."
gram, and it was very disappointing
Senior Will Griffin was the second as a captain and senior to perform
finisher for Marist, coming in just so poorly. We look forward to re-
over 15 seconds behind DelaCruz. bounding at the IC4A championship
Sophomore Ken Walshak, senior
on
Saturday."
Matthew Flint and senior Tom Li-
The Marist women's cross country
pari were the other sc9ring finishers team faced similar windy conditions
for Marist, all coming in within two to the men's team and came away
minutes of Griffin.
from
Buffalo
with
a
23rd place fin-
Ahead on the schedule for the Red ish
out
of 38 competing teams.
Foxes is the final meet of the season Leading the way for the Red Foxes
where they :return to a very familiar was freshman Michelle Gaye, who
Van Cortlandt Park for the IC4A finished the 0,000 meter-course in
Championships, held
on
Nov. 19. 22 minutes and 23 seconds earning
Marist will
be
competing against her a 71st place finish.
several of the same teams they
Junior Katie Messina was next in
faced in the regional meet.
_line
for Marist, finishing in 91st,
''We have a very good team, and giving Marist two finishers inside
the top 100. Senior Briana Crowe,
freshman Erin Thompson and jun-
ior Rebecca Denise also scored for
Marist, all of whom placed in the
top 200 finishers, and were all
within two minutes of Gaye's time.
"The team didn't have its best day
because our lead runner is hurt, and
many of us had to fight through
other physical issues," Gaye said.
"But everyone who entered the race
finished, which was truly a feat on a
windy day in Buffalo. Next week we
will race ECAC's, and we are very
excited."
The Red Fox women will also fin-
ish out their season next Saturday,
when they travel back to Van Cort-
landt Park,
to
compete in the ECAC
Championships. As with the men's
race, Marist will see several similar
opponents who they competed
against in this past weekend's meet,
and they will look to buil4 on their
performance in more
fair
weather
conditions.
Volleyball finishes tied for fourth in MAAC
By GARRIN
MARCHETTI
longest scoring run of the season, never overcame.
play. The team finished tied for
Staff Writer
·
and the Red Foxes emerged victori-
In the third set, St. Peter's fought fourth place in the conference, but
The Marist volleyball team closed
out their regular season in winning
fashion over the weekend, beating
MAAC opponents Manhattan and
St. Peter's in the McCann Arena.
The Red Foxes won 3-1 against
Manhattan on Saturday afternoon
and then beat Saint Peter's on Sun-
day, 3-0.
Saturday's match saw the Red
Foxes win in convincing fashion,
beating Manhattan 25-21, 25-19
and 25-12.
Marist started the match off
slowly,
trailing 12-8 in the first set,
but went on 9-1 that began with a
kill by freshman Marisa Gilbert.
Marist went on to win the match,
despite the Jasper's late-game run
that brought them within three at
24-21.
The second set saw Marist score
four of the game's first five points,
but Manhattan worked hard to tie
the game and eventually take a 12-
8 lead. Marist did not waver, how-
ever, going on an 11-0 run, their
ously again.
to extend the match, jumping out
to
missed the MAAC conference tour-
The Jaspers won the third set, an early lead. Marist climbed back nament on tie-breaking procedures.
25-14, to steal some momentum to take a 10-7 lead, and, thanks to
away from Marist. But in the fourth three kills from Foss, took a 15-11
set, Marist jumped out to a 7-0 lead advantage. However, the Peacocks
that they never relinquished.
rallied back, and after trading
Senior Joanna Foss had 18 kills points back and forth, the score
and 15 digs, which were match and stood tied at 22. But the Red Foxes
team-highs, respectively. Other did not crack under pressure, scor-
standouts for Marist were sopho-
ing the match's final three points
to
more Grace Hill, who had 13 kills, put away the Peacocks for good.
and junior Hanna Stoiberg, who
Overall, it was a great effort by
registered 11 kills and 24 assists.
Marist. But the story of the after-
On Sunday, the Red Foxes swept noon was Joanna Foss, the senior
the visiting Peacocks of St. Peter's. from Northville, Mich. After record-
Marist won all three sets by scores ing 16 kills and 14 digs in the vie-
of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-22. It was the tory, Foss became the first player in
second time this season that Marist Marist history to have 1,000 kills
had beaten their MAAC rival.
and 1,000 digs in her career. After
'];'he first set of the game saw missing all of last season due to in-
Marist jump out to a 7-2 lead, jury, Foss led the Red Foxes in kills
thanks to three kills from senior (322~ and points (347.5) for the sea-
Kayla Burton and two from senior son.
Joanna Foss. The Red Foxes never
Prior to the game, the team hon-
let go of the lead, and same hap-
ored its four seniors: Foss, Burton,
pened again in the second set, when Leeann Harridsleff and Stephanie
the team used an early run to es-
Robinett. Marist finished its season
tablish a 10-5 lead that St. Peter's 13-15 overall and 10-8 in MAAC
JOSEPH
S.
Mill.ER/THE
CIRCLE
Marist volleyball's season came
to
an end
In
a tie
for
fourth
place in
the MAAC
standings with a 10-8 record.
Clubs: Ultimate and volleyball win tourneys
DAN
TORRES/THE
CIRCLE
The Marist men's rugby team's run
came
to
an end against Colgate In the
Division
II Northeast National Qualifier. The
Red
Foxes fell 3~12 in the match
held at
Vas-
sar College. The Red Foxes'
season
ended with a 6-2 record. Junior Alex Er-
ickson
is shown above.
Ultimate Frisbee
This past weekend, the Marist
College Ultimate Frisbee club team
tasted victory here at Marist Col-
lege, under the lights of Tenney Sta-
dium.
Marist breezed through pool play
with 13-2 and 11-8 wins over Vas-
sar College and Wesleyan Univer-
sity respectively, securing the top
seed for "FoxUltimate."
Marist took on Connecticut Col-
lege for a chance to play in the fi-
nals. against the winner of the other
semi-final matchup between SUNY
New Paltz and Wesleyan. Marist
came out on fire and entered half
ahead 7-2. They cruised through the
second half of play and booked their
ticket to the finals as the sun began
to set.
Scoring the first three points of
the game helped Marist to take half
at a commanding score of 7-2. The
half was highlighted by big plays
from Marist junior Aileen
Lamon-
tagne and senior captain Pat Cum-
mings who both made spectacular
catches.
In the end, fifth year senior Jon
Miller pulled down what would
prove to be his final catch in a com-
petitive game with FoxUltimate for
the 13-6 win, and tournament
championship. Marist finished the
season with a 14~1 record.
Men's Volleyball
This past Saturday, the Men's
Club Volleyball team won the Uni-
versity of New Haven Invitational
Tournament at the Beckerman Cen-
ter in New Haven, Conn., defeating
the University of Connecticut in the
final, 2-0 (25-20, 28-26).
After losing to UConn 2-0 in the
opening round of pool play, the Red
Foxes went undefeated the rest of
the day, defeating UMass-Amherst,
Assumption College, and the Uni-
versity of New Haven. The team
was captained by seniors Robert
Palko and Robbie Williams and led
by Junior Michael McKenna, who
supplied crucial late-game kills in
the second set of the final.
This is Marist's first tournament
win of the year; the team also fin-
ished third on Oct. 29 at the Siena
College Invitational.
The women's basketball
home opener against Vil-
lanova took place after The
Circle went to press. Go to
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Commentary: Men
0-2,
but should we be excited?
By
ERIC VANDER VOORT
Sports Editor
Sure, the Mari.st men's basketball
team is off to another 0-2 start.
Yes, the Red Foxes have lost by 50
and 14 POlllts in their first two con-
tests ..
But this is not the team you're
used to seeing. This is not the team
that would fall behind 10-0 in two
minutes to mediocre MAAC teams.
Marist has been playing more im-
pressive basketball in the first two
games this season than I've seen
them play in the previous two years.
Despite the- discrepency in scores,
the games against second-ranked
Kentucky (108-58) on Friday and
South Florida (81-67) on Monday
had similar sfuries. The Red Foxes
were able to hold their own in the
first half, even having a iead going
into a timeout. Marist was down
nine to Kentucky and three to the
Bulls at halftime.
The Wildcats came out and domi-
nated in the second half, but on
Monday it was Mari.st who came out
firing on all cylinders. Marist went
on a 7-0 run before South Florida re-
sponded with a 15-0 run to put the
game away.
"I feel good about this team," head
coach Chuck Martin said. "We're a
COURTESY
MARIST ATHLETICS
Jay Bowie {above), shown driving against Kentucky's Darius Miller last Friday. Marist
fell to the second-ranked Wildcats 108-58. Bowie
is
averaging 9.5 points in the Red
Foxes'
first
two games. Marist also fell to
South
Florida on Monday, 81-67.
better team, not just a bunch of in-
dividuals. I feel excited about this
group. I loved what I saw in 20
min-
utes at Kentucky and 27 minutes at
the South Florida game. I'm excited
that we're playing as well as we
have been against the caliber of tal-
ent that we're playing against."
Against South Florida, all five
starters scored at least 10 points.
Anell Alexis added eight points and
Chavaughn Lewis scored four off
the bench. This Marist team, as op-
posed to previous teams, has a vari-
ety of players who can carry the
team on any given night.
Freshman Isaiah Morton led the
Foxes in scoring against Kentucky
with 13 points in just 21 minutes.
Remember, this was his first colle-
giate game, against Kentucky
nonetheless. Morton may be small,
but he's extremely quick and he'll be
a joy to watch.
Although he was quiet against an
oversized Kentucky squad, sopho-
more Adam Kemp notched up 11
points, seven rebounds and four
blocks in Tampa. He seemed to al-
ways be in the right place at the
right time. Kemp could be the
biggest X-factor for the Red Foxes.
Dorvell Carter has hit some clutch
three-pointers. Devin Price has
transitioned smoothly into the
shooting guard. Jay Bowie has con-
tinued to develop into a nice wing
guy. Alexis is a great spark coming
off the bench.
The South Florida game, which
Marist went into as 17-point under-
dogs, turned out to be a winnable
game.
"We're talking about 'hey, we
could have beat a Big East team,"'
Martin said. "It's really exciting to
be in that ])osition."
I'm not saying "watch out Iona,
Marist is going to
win the MAAC!"
I'm just saying that the reputation
the Marist men's basketball pro-
gram now holds is about to change.
The Red Foxes will next take on
Vermont and either Long Island or
Radford this weekend at the Hall of
Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Mohe-
gan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.