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The student newspaper of Marist College
VOLUME 66, ISSUE 7
FOUNDED IN 1965
Thursday,
December 8, 2011
Off-campus residences burglarized over break
By MONICA SPERANZA
&
PHILIP
TERRIGNO
News Editor
&
Editor-in-Chief
Marist College students living at
two separate off-campus residences
returned from Thanksgiving break to
find that their homes had been bur-
glarized.
Residents of the two locations, 97
Garden Street and 4 Clark Street,
said that the burglary of the homes
that they rent occurred at some point
during the Thanksgiving recess,
which lasted from Nov. 23 - Nov. 27,.
The Circle initially received a tip
that several off-campus residences
were robbed over Thanksgiving
break when a staff member saw
Facebook posts indicating this.
Upon further investigation, these
initial reports of robbery proved to be
false. Robbery is theft and also vio-
lence or threat of violence used to de-
prive someone of their property. In
the case of the 97 Garden Street and
4 Clark Street houses, the residences
were burglarized since burglary (de-
fined
legally) is unlawful entry with
the intent of committing a crime.
''We didn't report it to the police be-
cause there is probably nothing the
police can do about it," said Will
Grundmann, a resident of the Gar-
den Street house. "[The burglars]
stole an Xbox 360, a BB gun, knives
and pocket change."
Grundmann said that the perpe-
trators got in by breaking a window
that had been previously damaged.
The six residents of 4 Clark Street,
located next to the Palace Diner,
found that their house had been bur-
glarized when they returned on Sun-
day, Nov. 27.
Matt Dugan, one of the residents,
said that he and his housemates con-
tacted the City of Poughkeepsie Po-
lice that day to report the damage
and stolen items.
SEE THE BURGLARS, PAGE 3
NGUYEN PHAM/THE CIRCLE
NGUYEN PHAM/THE CIRCLE
Over Thanksgiving break, 97 Garden Street was one of the several homes burglarized.
The house pictured above at 4 Clark Street, as well as a third house not pictured,
The
current residents plan on installing alarm systems
to
deter future incidents.
also sustained thousands of dollars in damage from the burglaries.
New swipe-access rules restrict use of LT Mac lab
By NGUYEN PHAM
Staff Writer
This semester Marist students
were able to enjoy Lowell Thomas'
newest computer lab on the mai~
floor with Apple computers. How-
ever, halfway through fall semes-
ter; students were stopped at the
door because they now had to swipe
their student ID cards to have ac-
cess to the computer lab.
The closed computer lab in Low-
ell Thomas 135 angered many stu-
dents across campus because they
were suddenly unable to have ac-
cess to the lab in order to print
schoolwork.
Professor Brett Phares of the
communication department, who
teaches a class in LT 135, under-
stands why students are complain-
ing.
"Even iri [LT 209] we had this as
a closed lab; nobody complained,
because they weren't in it," he said.
"They're complaining because all
the sudden they can use like a color
printer a~d all the
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sudden the color
printer cartridges were disappear-
ing drained within three days. I
know that there were business ma-
jors printing these huge documents
[in color]."
Joan Nies, the administration co-
ordinator for the communication
department, agreed.
''Management students are going
in there and printing their school-
work. The computer lab is only for
communication students," she said.
CLAIRE MOONEY/THE CIRCLE
This Mac lab
will
soon only
be available
to
communication majors. This reflects a
growing
trend on campus to privatize computer lab access to students
by major.
Management students do have
access to a computer lab in Dyson,
but business student Catherine
Durant said the resource is often
unhelpful.
"I'd be more than willing to print
in the Dyson lab if the printers
there ever worked," Durant said.
Nonetheless, Phares stressed the
need to provide access for the com-
munication students first. With six
sections of Digital Toolbox, one of
the new classes offered for fresh-
men to take, it is unfair for stu-
dents to come in there doing
unrelated schoolwork.
Missy Alexander, assistant dean
to the school of communication,
said that there are other closed
computer labs across campus.
"Every major has different neces-
sary equipment, LT 209 for AVID,
fashion and art majors too," she
said. "LT 211 is also a closed lab."
Under the impression that LT
135 was an open computer lab, sen-
ior Michael Kurtz, experienced
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
THIS WEEK
Friday, 12/9
Last
day
of
Fall
201.1
classes
Saturday, 12/10
Women's Basketball @BU
1
p.m. to
3
p.m.
Digital Toolbox Presentations
3
p.m. to
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Monday, 12/ 12
Rnal Exams Begin
Enter the Stress Free Zone:
Massages
8
p.m. to
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Friday, 12/16
Residence Halls close at 5pm
Wednesday, 12/28
Men's Basketball vs. Columbia
7
p.m: to
9
p.m.
Mccann Arena
Thursday, 12/29
Women's Basketball vs.
Kansas State
7
p.m. to
9
p.m.
Mccann Arena
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pus
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Security Briefs
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Leo Hall wins Dysfunctional House Cup
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
In my three and a half years at
Marist College, I have locked myself
out of my place of residence roughly
eight hundred times. I forgot my
swipe at least once a week when I
lived in Leo, it took me around four
days to lose my Gartland house key,
and my housemates this year know
me well enough
to
keep a rock in
the door whenever they see me leav-
ing the house. But last weekend,
something
new happened. Some-
how my front door broke, and I was
locked inside of my house. On the
.
one Saturday night I decide to do
the responsible thing and stay in
to
do homework, the door breaks and
I am quite literally trapped inside of
my house with my drunken giggle-
box of a housemate. Fate can be
mean sometimes. Anyway, special
thanks goes out to the fantastic se-
.
curity guards who took our door
apart and freed us from Upper West
imprisonment.
12/3 Upper West
This is the last article of the se-
mester. I just realized that. That's
upsetting. We'll start in Upper
West, where a student who was
walking up West Cedar Street
called security to report that a
group of kids in a silver Jetta threw
a bunch of cans at him. That just
seems rude. And if you add com-
pletely made-up dialogue to the sit-
.
uation, it seems even ruder. "Hey
look, a person. What should we do?"
"Let's throw things at him! What do.
we have?" ''Um
...
candy wrappers ...
hats ... notebooks ... Oh! Cans!"
10
points, I guess.
12/3 Parking Lots Everywhere
A student's car got booted.
I usu-
ally sympathize with recipients of
boots, but this kid accumulated four
warnings and
eleven
parking tick-
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ble? I hope he's attending the stu-
dent government parking ticket
seminar this week. He could get
25
dollars taken off his parking viola-
tion tab. Then he'd only have to pay
Marist, like, a
thousand
dollars.
12/4
Marian
A
student
entering Marian Hall
just after midnight was noticeably
drunk and stopped by the front desk
guard. He claimed to have drank
four cups of beer at an off-campus
party. That's awfully ambiguous.
Were these typical Solo cups, in
which case his four cups realisti-
cally would have given him a nice
buzz? Or were these cups more
along the lines of Harry Potter gob-
lets, in which case he would have
been goblet-drunk, which I imagine
would
be
fun. Sidebar, can fresh-
men start drinking out of interest-
ing containers? I would very much
enjoy their interactions with secu-
rity
if
this started happening. "How
much did you drink tonight, young
man?" "Um, three tankards of Sex
on the Beach, a flagon of wine, and
-
oh right - we all shared a caul-
dron of Jungle Juice."
15
points
12/4
Leo and Champagnat
At around one in the morning,
somebody decided to play with the
fire extinguisher in Leo Hall, which
set off the fire alarm. Forty minutes
later, somebody in Champagnat de-
cided
to
play with the extinguisher,
which set off the fire alarm. I'm not
sure what penalties or potential
criminal charges are linked to un-
necessarily setting off a fire extin-
guisher, so I Google'd it. One of the
answers was "It's a misdemeanor if
there's no fire. So before you do it,
just intentionally set something on
fire (make sure it's a small fire) and
you should be fine." Moral of the
story:
If
you're going to commit a
misdemeanor offense, make sure
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points each.
And that's that. First semester is
a mere week away from concluding,
and that means I have some acco-
lades to give out. For the first time
in the two year history of the Dys-
functional House Cup, a building
not named Champagnat is going
home with the trophy. Congratula-
tion to Leo Hall. They eked out a
five point victory over the reigning
Champ-ions.
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shower without flip-flops. Stay ter-
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THE CIRCLE • Thursday, December 8, 2011 •
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From Page One
Students report two burglaries, one unreported
''The
[burglars] used a crowbar to
open one of our doors," Dugan said,
"and
once in the house they kicked
doors in half because we all had dead-
bolted our doors."
The Circle was unable to obtain a
copy of the police report that was filed
when City of Poughkeepsie officers re-
sponded to the
call
from
4
Clark
Street. Upon contacting the City of
Poughkeepsie Police, The Circle was
presented with the report number
that was filed from this incident.On
Monday, a Circle reporter filled out a
request
to obtain a copy of this report
from the City of Poughkeepsie Police
records department.
The Circle reporter was also pre-
sented with Detective
Lt.
Edward
Freer's contact number. The report
was told by an officer staffing the City
of Poughkeepsie police headquarters
that Freer would be able to provide a
statement regarding the
4
Clark
Street incident. When The Circle went
to press, no report had been furnished
by the police and Freer did not return
a phone
call
asking for comment.
Dugan estimated that he and his
housemates collectively lost between
From Page One
$5,000 and $10,000 worth of posses-
sions. The list of items that Dugan
personally lost includes gold chains,
anArmani watch, two TVs, aPlaysta-
tion
3,
Wii equipment and new
clothes.
Another resident, Shane Jaeger,
said that his LCD TV and two Nikon
watches were stolen.
"All
[the responding officer] did was
take a few pictures, have us write
down what got stolen, and he told us
'lesson learned, bring your valuables
home with you,"' Jaeger said.
In a separate incident, The Circle
learned that another off-campus
house rented by Marist students had
property stolen from it during the
weekend before Halloween. The house
was located at
87
Albany Street.
T J McDermott, a resident of the Al-
bany Street house, said that when he
and his housemates reported the
break-in the morning after it hap-
pened, the police arrived within 30
minutes and took down notes about
the burglary.
"[The police officer] told us straight
up that Poughkeepsie is a very bad
area where you have to watch out for
your possessions because there are
many people here who can steal your
belongings and have them sold on the
streets and in select bars around the
area in no time at all," McDermott
said. He also said that he and
his
housemates have not heard from the
police since they reported the break-
in.
McDermott lives with seven other
people; only two others besides Mc-
Dermott had possessions stolen. The
residents lost three laptops, a Flip
video camera and iPod touch and a
debit card.
Dugan said that there have not
been any other incidents at his house
before or after, and he and his house-
mates have installed an alarm sys-
tem.
The residents of the Garden Street
house have taken similar measures
and are planning to have a security
system installed.
The Office of Safety and Security
did not receive notifications or reports
of the incidents. John Gildard,
direc-
tor of safety and security, said that
even though on-campus incidents like
these are low,
it
is "hit or miss" off-
campus.
Gildard said that he thinks students
are safer on campus. For students
liv-
ing off-campus, he recommended leav-
ing a light on at all times or putting
lights on a timer so it looks like there
is always someone home. He also said
to lock all doors and windows, and
re-
port all damaged windows and locks
to the landlord.
Gildard plans to reach out to the
City of Poughkeepsie police regarding
the reported burglary at the Clark
Street house.
John P. Stefanopoulos
Foundation
The
family
of John.
P. Ste-
fanopoulos,
a Marist student
who died Oct. 27, started a
charitable
foundation
in his
'
,
name.
Over $43,000 of dona-
tions
have
been
collected
to
i
form a scho arship. For more
information, please email: john-
nyb315@aol
com.
Sudden
-
closing of computer lab saddens students
a more inhospitable environment. Two
women entered the LT 135 computer
lab and asked if everyone in the room
were
communication
majors.
"Most of us said
yet
and they looked
at us and in a tone I perceived as ag-
gressive
and demeaning said, 'You
can't all be communication majors.
Why do I feel like you're not all com-
From Features
munication majors? You're definitely
not all communication majors."' The
women then said that from then on
the lab would be swipe-access only.
So
even if a communication
student
with-
out
swipe
clearance tries to get in they
cannot.
However, for communication stu-
dents that are not taking a class in LT
135,
this issue is only temporary.
"We are planning to have security
give swipe access to all commwrication
students next semester," Alexander
said. ''For now, only
students
that
have classes in LT 135
will have access
to the lab. We are adding more media
equipment in
this
room; I want it to be
a playground for [communication] stu-
dents to play with these new things."
Professors and students recognize
that the fact that LT 135 had a color
printer made it a valuable resource.
With LT 135, the communication de-
partment was paying for the color ink
cartridges, not the institution, putting
an additional clamper for the commu-
nication department.
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By
MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
When the cursor blinks on Microsoft
word and writers block sets in, use
these tips to overcome your writing
struggles.
1.
Think through your thesis -
The thesis statement
is
the most inte-
gral
part of a position paper. There is
nothing wrong with taking some time
away from the computer screen to re-
ally think about where you stand on
an issue. It is often far more efficient
to ruminate on the thesis and start
writing with a clear goal than to start
and grind through pages of uncer-
tainty. Moreover, a clear and decisive
position
will
be easier for the reader to
follow.
2.
Save extra information off to
the side -
As you write your paper,
you may find yourself adding infor-
mation that doesn't quite fit with the
rest of the paper, but still has some
value. Cut and paste this extra infor-
mation to the bottom of the page, or
into a separate document.
This
way,
you can return to your ideas later, or
decide to eliminate them if they have
no value.
This
technique
will
make it
easier to rid your paper of clutter,
without committing to eliminating
your
hard
work until it
is
certainly not
needed.
3. Use the highlighter tool - Awk-
ward phrases or word selection~ that
need your attention sometimes
dis-
tract you from the bigger picture of
your paper. Highlight these in a
bright color and return to them at a
later time; either at the end of the
paper, or next time you hit writer's
block. You can always address these
minor details later, and it's not worth
it to lose your good pace. This same
tactic can be used for typos, although
some people find them so irritating
that they feel compelled to fix them
before proceeding. You make the
call.
4.
Skip the intro-
Introductions can
be hard to write.
As long as you have
a clear
·
thesis, it is okay to skip to the
body paragraphs and get the bulk of
the work done while your ideas are
fresh.
5.
Address the opposition -
Gerald
Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, the au-
thors of ''They Say I Say: The Moves
That Matter in Academic Writing,"
argue that it is important to engage
opponents of your position. It's natu-
ral for someone to find your thesis to
have a false premise, or to be wrong
all together. Rather than ignoring op-
ponent.a' views, engage them and ex-
plain to the reader why your position
is still better. It's okay to grant that
the opposition has some sensible
ideas, if.that's the case.
6.
Compartmentalize references-
The reference page is extremely im-
portant in avoiding plagiarism, but it
can be distracting in the scheme of
writing.
Try to gather and neatly cite
sources before starting. When it's time
to make in-text references in your
paper (such as with APA or Chicago),
either have your citations prepared, or
use a filler to call your attention for
later on.
If
you decide to use filler
phrases like (CIT), don't forget to re-
turn to these areas and give the orig-
inal author credit. The highlighter
tool can be useful here, too. Whatever
you decide, don't let the impending ci-
tations cloud your thought.a.
"As
long as you have a clear the-
sis, It Is okay to skip to the body
paragraphs and get the bulk of
the work done while your Ideas
are fresh."
7.
Fix awkward phrasing- Some-
times a sentence just does not sound
right. Rather than
go
crazy
with a the-
saurus, wasting a lot of your time,
consider :rephrasing the idea entirely.
Use the active voice rather than the
passive voice.
If
necessary, say your
ideas aloud as
if you are explaining
them to a friend, so that you can hear
what you're trying to write. It may
come out more concisely.
8.
Use extraordinary language
sparingly -
Powerful words
are
best
spent on powerful ideas.
If
every ad-
jective in your paper comes straight
out of a Thesaurus, your descriptions
will
quickly lose their influence. More-
over, the reader won't be able to
dis-
tinguish your most passionate points
from the surrounding information.
9.
Create a folder for web
links-It
is a waste of time to go searching for
sources that you have already found.
If
you're working on a personal com-
puter, create a Favorites folder online,
where you can save all relevant links
·
for easy access.
If
you're on a public
computer, paste links into a Word.doc-
ument that you can send to yourself
for later.
10. Set time standards -
If
you're
having a hard time getting started,
commit to a fixed time window of un-
interrupted work--perhaps 15 or 30
minutes.
After
this time, you may find
that you are on a roll, and do not want
to stop working.
If
you're still stuck,
allow yourself some time to relax,
and set a realistic time to resume
working.


















































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Staying grounded on campus
Lady
in
Red:
Breakin'up
is hard to do,
so don't
By
KYLE YANTZ
Circle Contributor
In the haze and smog of today's
bleak postmodern society, where
people remain wrapped up in their
own priv?te interests, it is difficult
for one to really comprehend what it
is
truly all about.
It
would almost
appear that there is no longer any
compassion!
There is no love! Every-
body delights themselves in looking
out solely for numero uno. At least
this is how it has come to appear.
I,
however, feel quite the opposite,
and I present one glowing and un-
abashed source of evidence: the
humble whistlepig.
Whether you personally refer to
them as groundhogs, woodchucks,
land-beavers,
or perhaps even the
Latin genus and species, Marmota
mona, they can be found nearly any-
where on our sprawling campus and
are often fondly regarded by the
Marist population with a general
air of novelty and sincere affection.
I
do believe that I have never come
across an individual who dislikes
the noble rodents, or, God forbid,
ever thought of doing anything cruel
or intentionally harmful to them.
Whether they are scampering up
a hill, enjoying the sustenance of
some foliage, or standing
-erect
on
their little hind legs, it is undeni-
able that whistlepigs are lovable
furry little critters. It is of no sur-
prise that the majority of students
cannot help but delight in the
groundhogs' endearingly wacky an-
tics whenever they happen upon
one. I then present the question, is
there anything more wholesome? It
is out of this natural affinity for the
woodland animals that many stu-
dents, including myself, are often
known to nab an extra rotten speci-
men, which passes for fresh fruit in
the dining hall, and toss it over to
the nearest whistlepig or his under-
ground burrow entrance. At any
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campus: the Notorious
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sumption
than for any human's!
One of the
rarest
treats for any
groundhog enthusiast
is to catch
a
glimpse of a real old bugger! Why,
just the other day I was
sashaying
up the bridge to Fulton when I was
fortunate enough to spot a fat and
grand old chap of a whistlepig, look-
ing quite distinguished with his
streaks of grey as he reveled in the
warm Indian summer sun and con-
tinued his preparations for impend-
ing hibernation while standing
brazenly close to the street and side-
walk. This was surely not his first
rodeo. In his eyes I sensed the wis-
dom of having endured many a sea-
son in the picturesque mid-Hudson
valley. If were forced to guess his
age, I would estimate him at proba-
bly seven or eight years, given the
common knowledge that
an average
life span for a whistlepig would be
six years out in the
wild, or up to
fourteen years in captivity where
the woodchucks can
live
peacefully
away
from
their host
·of
natural en-
emies including wolves, foxes, bears
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and coyotes.
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hard
to
find
in
groundhog expert Mr. Douglas
relationship
where
both
of you
ar
Schwartz,
"They're
known for their
o busy and so many mile
apart'
aggression ... His natural impulse is
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thing
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really
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it
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onto
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each
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to
catcli up. HaVlng that
sta-
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(and something to
look for-
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ward tor)
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to
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with
a
st engthen your bond.
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much.
By
MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
As we approach holiday season~
and some
shoppers
find themselves
genuineJy out of ideas, one common
product may represent the image of
a reasonable compromise.
The gift card has the unique abil-
ity to somehow find middle ground
between the seemingly impersonal
touch of plain cash and a personal
gift
that shows an intimate connec-
tion.
·
From a practical standpoint, a
gift
card is little more than plastic
money with a restriction.
·
n
repre-
sents buying power but restricts the
store at which the receiver
.
can actu-
ally
spend the
money. In a sense it
is slightly more intimate than cash
because
it
says
"I
knuw you on such
a close level that I even know your
favorite stores."
The same effect could be attained
using a card with a personal, hand-
written note and plain cash. Plus,
this gives much more spending free-
dom to the receiver.
From the business's standpoint,
the gift card is profitable both di-
rectly and indirectly. Casting aside
their nearly negligible production
costs, gift cards benefit businesses in
at least two ways.
Gift cards usually come in very
specific denominations: $10, $20,
$50, etc. But very rarely does a cus-
tomer's total ever come to such an
exact figure. There is almost always
change.
If
customers fall short of
spending their entire card, they ei-
ther have to return to shop again
-
thus ret-µrning to the first problem
of having inexact change - or sur-
render their balance to the store,
which yields a direct profit.
If
the customer leaves credit on
their card but never returns, or sim-
ply loses their card, it is profitable
for the store.
Watch out for gift cards that have
an expiration date; such a caveat is
unlikely to be well advertised. A
gift
card that collects dust in your
drawer may soon hold no monetary
value at all.
But the problem of leaving credit
on a gift card is only one side of the
equation.
If
customers spend over their
card's value, the;y owe money, and
the store makes a sale. Frequently,
customers will tack on a few extra
items in order to reach the card's
value, but unintentionally exceed its
limits. This usually ends up helping
the business.
In fact, there are only two situa-
tions in which the
gift
card is not a
net gain for the store.
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afraid to
talk
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in
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1·testy.les
Thursday, December 8, 2011
www.maristcircle.com
PAGE5
Tell-all tips that make for ideal student interns
By EMILY
BERGER
Ma
.
naging Editor
Starting in high school, students
are
told how to succeed and how to make
a career for themselves. No one tells
them how to get there, just what
needs to get done and what needs
to
be accomplished to get the inevitable
j-o-b after graduation. You must have
a high GPA, be really involved on
campus, do something that no one has
ever done before you, and score the
perfect internship. After working as
an editorial intern for several publi-
cations and a non-profit, I want to
service the future interns of Marist
College by informing you all on what
you haven't been told about this ven-
ture.
Currently, I am the editorial intern
at the new HGTV Magazine at
Hearst Tower in New York City. Each
internship fve had has been vastly
different from the next, but one con-
stant is that there are always many
tricks of the trade that are never ex-
plained and left for me to find out on
my own in the journalism field. Many
intern tasks would be much easier
if
these tricks were explained before ar-
riving there. I
am
prepared to provide
every student planning on taking an
internship, no matter their major,
with the many tips I wish I had before
I
traveled into Hearst Tower, where
I
believed that my hopes and dreams
resided.
111
give communication stu-
dents a few more pointers than the
rest, but most are just some inside
tips that can be applied to all fields.
Tip #1: When applying, send your
resume
to
as
many places as pos-
sible.
There are no experiences not worth
taking when it comes to internships.
Even with an internship that you
hate, you realize what kind of field
you don't want to go into, or the kinds
of positions you would never want to
do. After interning at The Patch, a
local online publication
run
nation-
wide, I realized how much
I
hated
working on stories that were assigned
to me over email, and then working
completely by myself at my home in-
stead of in an office.
I
wanted to
work
at a place with physical publications
and be able to interact with other
journalists and coworkers.
Also, never be afraid to apply to a
place that may not be your top
choice. Even though it isn't the most
reputable television show, I still gave
my resume to places like ''The Jetty
Springer Show" because you never
know what may come from there. I
mean·, imagine the stories I'd have
after that internship!
Tip #2: Never say no.
As an intern, there will be tasks
that will become everyday assign-
ments you never thought would be
asked of you. I've been asked to get a
Diet Coke at the McDonald's across
the street, because their soda tastes
better there than in the Hearst cafe-
teria. I've been asked to carry three
four-foot boards across town by my-
self. My favorite was to bubble wrap
a $1,000 coffee table across town be-
cause a messenger would be inca-
pable of doing so.
All
of these tasks serve as obnox-
ious reminders of your place as an
intern. but every day you have to
say, "Self, this will all be worth it
someday." Every intern has to know
that there is no task that is
too
out~
rageous to say yes to. You are there
to please and make their lives easier,
and one day you1l have an intern to
do the same for you.
Tip
#3:
Get
to
know
your boss
and do exactly
as
they do.
At a magazine, and probably at any
office, it is important to know who is
in charge and know what kind of re-
lationship you can have with each
editor. Some editors will be great
and
will
make you feel like they are
quite appreciative of everything you
do for the publication; others want
you to know exactly where your
place is. I worked with one editor
who was willing to help interns with
anything, while the other didn't even
want interns to talk to her directly.
You must find out which editors like
to be talked to at their desk and
UBOOKPERSON/
FllCKR
Prepare
for
ominous
bosses
as a
city
Intern.
know the ones who only want to dis-
cuss things via email.
"The
Devil
Wears Prada" wasn't
too
far off with
Meryl Streep's version of an editor-
in-chief. I'm not even allowed to talk
to mine unless I'm spoken to. Even
the regular editors don't normally
talk to her.
All
people at a magazine
have a place, and recognizing that
position
will
get you far.
I hope I've provided valuable tips
that I have needed myself, so that fu.
ture interns can consider them as
they approach the world of intern-
ing.
As
we get into the upcoming
spring semester, I'm looking forward
to passing along new interning ad-
vice through ''The Circle."
Steps
to
clean out the throttle body under your car's hood
By MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
The words throttle, areelerator and
gas pedal are all common synonyms
that refer to the same
car
part; but one
term implies a
false
connotation about
its function. ''Gas pedal"
is
somewhat of
a misnomer, according to http://how-
stuffworks.com. The sit.e's claim that
"air pedal" would be more accurate
is
correct. Here's why: When you push
down on the throttle in a gas-operated
car,
you
are
actually rotating a circular
plate, called the throttle plate, and in-
creasing
the flow of air into the engine.
It
is
the cars computer, or ECU, which
det.ermines the proper amount of fuel
to accompany the air, based upon feed-
back from various sensors, including
the mass
air
flow sensor.
When the driver holds a steady
throt-
tle position, air ent.ers the engine at a
uniform rate.
On
flat ground and with
calm
wind, the vehicle
will
travel at a
constant speed. Push harder on the
pedal,
and the computer
will
meet the
increased air with more fuel and you
will
accelerate. Approach wide open
throttle, and the vehicle
will
run
a rich
mixture of fuel to meet the power de-
mands.
ICHAEl.
GAROFAL0/1}1
Cl
The throttle
body
(1)
Is
connected
to
the air intake hose (2) and intake manifold (3).
Cleaning the throttle body
is
not
something that
has
to be done very
fre-
quently, as opposed to common main-
tenance such as oil changes and
tire
rotations. But it can be useful, espe-
cially for drivers whose typical com-
mut;e consists of city-like stop and
go,
or
short errands around town.
Qarbon can
gradually build up on the throttle plate
over the course of many thousands of
miles. Drivers who
are
closely in-tune
with their vehicles may begin to notice
sluggishness over time.
While a can of BG
44K
or similar
Techron fuel cleaner
that
goes
into your
gas
tank
may be helpful for certain
components, and for general upkeep,
the throttle body
is
best cleaned manu-
ally. However,.certain vehicles' throttle
bodies
are
not intended to be cleaned by
the owner, and the producer specifies
this.
Check
for this first.
If
necessary,
ask your dealer or manufacturer.
If
you opt to clean it on your
own,
it
is
best to remove the throttle body hous-
ing off the car completely; otherwise
you
will
only have encumbered access
to
half
of the plat.e. Minor cleaning can
be
done with the housing still mounted,
but you run the risk of getting
t.oo
much
cleaner into the intake manifold - or
worse, dropping something inside.
Areessing and removing the throttle
body
is
fairly simple.
First,
unclamp the
air intake hose from the throttle body
housing. Then, remove the bolts that
hold the housing to the intake manifold
(there
are
usually four). There
will
also
be a throttle cable and a wire for the
throttle position sensor. Gently remove
both of these.
Once
your throttle body
housing
is
free,
set it down on a clean
work
area
with a towel underneath.
The towel
will
get dirty.
The throttle plate typically
has
a
gold,
bronze or silver appearance, but don't
be surprised
if
you find substantial
dark brown residue; it's only carbon
build-up, and that's what the cleaning
will
remove.
A can of CRC Throttle Body and
Air-
Intake Cleaner only costs a few dollars
and
is
worth the expenditure. Spray it
liberally, but be sure to have good ven-
tilation (consider wearing a mask), and
wear latex gloves. It
is
harmful to in-
hale or get on your skin.
If
that hap-
pens, just wash it off and resume
working.
A clean, lint-free cloth and a soft.
bristled toothbrush
will
be useful for
scrubbing the throttle plate. Even
if
the carbon is caked on, avoid scrap-
ing it with harsh wire bristles. Be
gentle. For stubborn carbon, let the
cleaner soak in for a few minutes. A
good scrubbing
will
leave it shiny and
clean. Dry it off, and make sure your
cloth has not left behind any fabric.
Once you're satisfied with the
cleaning, reattach the throttle body
housing, and all associated cables
and wires, and reattach the
air
in-
take hoses. Next time you start your
engine, its speed may spike a bit
higher than normal for a moment.
That is perfectly normal.
If
smoke
emanates from the exhaust, it really
needed the cleaning.
If
the throttle
plate was in dire need of a cleaning,
you may feel more pep in the throttle
once the job is finished.



















\
~.maristclrcle.com
THE CIRCLE • Thursday, December 8, 2011 •
PAGE 6
Sexual Healing: Dealing with white stuff this.winter
By
RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Lifestyles Editor
In the swiftly approaching frigid
months, oral sex can double as an ex-
hilarating way to warm up and as a
wallet-friendly holiday gift. There ex-
ists a great deal of social pressure for
givers of oral sex to swallow their
partners' semen, but the reality is
that it is a choice that should
be
left
entirely to oneself. T;b.orough commu-
nication as well as familiarity with
possible risks and benefits are the
most important factors in making a
responsible decision on which fellatio
finisher is best for you.
Popularized incentives to swallow
include (often misleading) theories
about semen's nutritional value and
mood-enhancing capabilities. Sperm
typically comprise less than five per-
cent of semen, which leads to great
interest in the composition of the rest
ofit.
"Its other ingredients include fruc-
tose sugar, water, ascorbic acid
(a.k.a., vitamin C), citric acid, en-
zymes, protein, phosphate and bi-
carbonate buffers (bases) [and]
zinc," said writers of Columbia Uni-
versity's sexual health resource at
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu.
"Each teaspoon of ejaculate has
about five to seven calories."
While the proportions of vitamins
and minerals within semen are im-
pressively high, you'd have to be
engaging in intimate winter hiber-
nation activities at a highly unrea-
sonable rate for semen to have any
consequential nutritional impact
on you. Yes, the contents of semen
are relatively healthy, but semen is
often over-lauded for such quali-
ties.
Similarly,
talk
of semen's potential
to be nature's Prozac was plentiful
this year, as much media attention
was given to a SUNY Albany study
linking the absorption of semen to
positive mood enhancement. By ad-
ministering an anonymous sex ques-
tionnaire and the Beck Depression
Inventory to Albany undergraduates,
the study found that female hetero-
sexual subjects
who do not use con-
doms during vaginal intercourse are
From Page4
less likely to exhibit depressive
be-
haviors than those who do use con-
doms. The findings were presented as
possible evidence that semen acts as
an anti-depressant.
"[Sperm contains] mostly water,
plus about 50 compounds: sugar (to
nourish sperm), immunosuppres-
sants (to keep women's immune sys-
tems from destroying sperm), and
oddly, two female sex hormones, and
many mood-elevating compounds:
endorphins, estrone, prolactin, oxy-
tocin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone
and serotonin. Vaginal tissue is very
absorptive. It's richly endowed with
blood and lymph vessels," said
Michael Castleman at http://psychol-
ogytoday.com
.
.
The mixture of happy hormones
provided by semen, when combined
with the vagina's absorbency, make a
compelling case in favor of semen's
ability to uplift female spirits. How-
ever, again, this possibility should be
met with a fair amount of skepticism.
Many other social and psychological
factors were undoubtedly influencing
the subjects' susceptibility to depres-
sion, allowing for semen contact to
not
be
as influential on mood as it ap-
peared to be from the findings. The
study only made note of subjects who
came into contact with semen vagi-
nally, so it is unclear whether the
same potential for semen to affect
mood exists for those who come into
contact with semen anally or orally.
In essence, semen is a fascinating
substance, but the only benefit of
swallowing it truly worth your con-
sideration is the pleasure that it
might add to oral sex for you and your
partner.
Some of the greatest deterrents re-
garding semen-to-mouth contact--
aside from the obvious STI risks
(especially
if
you have any cuts in
your mouth)--are the unknowns,
which may include taste, amount of
semen and time of ejaculation. While
one can generally expect saltiness
from semen, its taste varies from per-
son to person. However, one may be
able to exert some control over the
zest of their semen through their diet.
''Kiwi,
watermelon and celery are
all said to lighten the taste of semen,
JAMIESRABBITS/FUCKR'
Many
experts
recommend cutting
down
on dairy
to
produce maximally savory semen.
whereas coffee and beer are be-
lieved to heighten its bitterness.
Acidic fruits [such as] plums, blue-
berries and cranberries are all be-
lieved to make semen taste sweet
or sugary," writes Donald Zimmer
at http://askmen.com. Zimmer as
well
as
the
writers
at
http://goaskalice.com recommend
experimenting by reducing your
dairy product consumption if you
or your partner notice a foul flavor
to your semen.
Bringing up the subject with your
partner may be awkward, but
if
you
express that you want to try this as a
fun experiment for both of your ben-
efits, you
will
confirm to your partner
that you care about their feelings and
sexual enjoyment, and
will
facilitate
a healthily honest dialogue between
the two of you in your sexual explo-
rations.
Verbal communication is also the
best solution to the issue of anticipat-
ing ejaculate when giving a blow job.
To prepare yourself (and to prevent
the horrendous possibility of choking
on semen), have your partner agree
to alert you when he is going to ejac-
ulate-be it through a no-nonsense
verbal statement, a code word or a
light tap on the shoulder
if
he's shy.
It's estimated that the average
amount of ejaculate equals a tea-
spoon, but this may vary depending
on one's age and frequency of ejacu-
lation.
If
you're thinking of letting
your partner ejaculate into your
mouth, but are concerned about en-
countering a lot of semen at once,
there is no harm or shame in dis-
cussing your worries with your part-
ner. Consider asking him to let you
watch him ejaculate (perhaps from
manual stimulation) at some point,
so you can get a better idea of what to
anticipate during oral sex.
Before diving in, it is of paramount
importance that you have a conver-
sation with your partner about your
boundaries regarding semen. Swal-
lowing after fellatio tends to
be
a
common expectation-among monog-
amous partners especially-but it is
far from the only way to make ejacu-
lation from a oral sex sexy and en-
joyable.
As
an alternative, you might
allow your partner to ejaculate some-
where on your external
body,
insist
that they wear a condom during oral
sex, lay out a towel and allow your
partner to ejaculate wherever with-
out making
too
much mess, or initi-
ate your oral sex play in or .near the
shower.
If
while you're trying to cozy up with
your partner
this
winter, you find that
you're being pressured to swallow
their semen, resolve to bundle up,
head outside and treat your tongue to
some snowflake-catching instead-
there's a white
substance
that inar-
guably serves as an anti-depressant.
Passing along pennies to corporations through gift cards
The first is economic deflation,
since the card's buying power in-
creases even though its monetary
value stays the same. This factor
is not relevant this year.
The second is when the cus-
tomer had every intention of
spending their money at that
Mountains of gift cards lend themselves to mounds of extra profit for retail CEOs.
store anyway. In this instance,
the card merely substitutes the
cash it represents.
The business loses only the pen-
nies i~ spent to make the card and
the paper it on which it printed
the gift card's receipt. These
minor expenses are far out-
weighed by one of the gift card's
more subtle benefits: increased
pedestrian traffic.
Indirectly, gift cards do a really
good job of bringing shoppers, and
possibly their friends and family,
into the store. Once inside, cus-
tomers' attention may be caught
by interesting displays, special
sales or fliers which advertise new
items. Even if only a small frac-
tion of customers are impulse buy-
ers, getting them into the store is
important.
On a smaller level, minor in-
creases in inflation make the gift
card progressively lose its value
over time. The business collects
the money first, and all shoppers
have is an 'IOU' - a promise that a
product of equal value can be at-
tained at a later date. Provided
that the card does not expire, its
purchasing power diminishes over
time. Admittedly, cash does the
same thing.
While gift cards are sleek and
convenient, they come with cer-
tain drawbacks. They are easy to
lose. One has to keep tally of their
own receipts, or else trust a com-
puter to accurately calculate their
balance.
But they are not entirely bad.
Maybe the receiver has a certain
store that they shop at so fre-
quently that the card is highly un-
likely to go to waste.
If a shopper
is really out of ideas, gift cards
still offer some level of choice, and
they certainly trump a gift that
would otherwise go unused. Most
importantly, some people just like
gift cards, and it makes complete
sense to get them what they will
use and enjoy most.









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Thursday, December 8, 2011
www.maristcircle.com
Page 7
Phonathon collects donations for the Marist Fund
By
MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
Walk into the Phonathon office on
the ground floor of Fontaine, and
you will see neat rows of computer
desks affixed with monitors and
headsets, and a large progress chart
pinned to the far wall. Its stated
goal is $450,000 by the end of the
2012 fiscal year in June, although
their real goal is $465,000, accord-
ing to senior phonathon associate
Anthony Marinaccio.
The chart measures the progress
of the Marist Fund .from July to
June, although technically the
phonathon does not start until Sep-
tember each year. Its marker was at
$183,000 as af Monday, Dec. 5.
''We are right on par," Anthony
Izzo, associate director of annual
giving, said.
The goal of the phonathon is to
reach out to parents and alumni for
donations.
According to Marinaccio, a junior
by credit, only 70 percent of Marist
expenditures are covered by tuition.
The rest must be picked up in other
ways, including the Marist Fund.
Marinaccio highlighted four main
areas that are helped from the
Marist Fund: scholarships, special
student -resources, technological up-
grades and study abroad options.
However he noted that it is "an
unrestricted fund," so the above list
is certainly not a list of limitations,
just common areas that receive
funding.
"It's important becaµse it finds a
way to help
-
out any student on cam-
pus," Marinaccio said.
Phonathon works on a Sunday
through Thursday schedule. A sin-
gle shift lasts 2.5 hours and typi-
cally includes 19 students out of
approximately 36 to 40 on staff.
On a typical day, phonathon em-
ployees report to the call center in
Fontaine, receive briefings about
current Marist events, eat dinner
and then begin making their calls.
Student phone operators use a
computer program called Dial Vi-
sion, an all-in-one program which
includes space for
·
updating alum-
nus' information, as well as an area
to keep scripts handy.
Most students, Izzo and Marinna-
cio agreed, quickly graduate from
the scripts to a more natural and
free flowing conversation.
Izzo said that students frequently
find themselves talking to alumni
about current campus events.
The calls "may be the only chance
[for alumni] to get a one on one con-
versation with a Marist student," he
said.
This is why every night starts
with a briefing of new, relevant
events around campus.
Students are assigned specific
pools, or target audiences, such as
young alumni, heritage alumni or
freshman parents. They will be
briefed about topics that are likely
relevant to that pool, to aid in con-
versation.
Marinaccio said that callers rarely
encounter rude or angry people.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTHONY 1220, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GMNG
The call center was moved
to
a new location in Fontaine, starting this Fall semester.
''Usually they know what our
goals are during the phone call," he
said.
This is due in part
to
building rap-
port and discussing relevant topics,
which Marinaccio said are very im-
portant aspects of the job.
He admitted that "some people get
annoyed on little things," such as
calling past a certain time.
In some instances, networking can
result from a phone call. Marinaccio
recalled a situation in which he for-
warded Fashionology contact infor~
mation to an alumnus who was
seeking interns for their company.
Sometimes callers reach alumni
who have employers who are willing
to match their donations.
''We look for a matching
gift
com-
pany," Marinaccio said.
A matching gift company will do-
nate an amount equal, or sometimes
greater than, what one of their em-
ployees donates. It's often a 1-to-1
ratio; but Marinaccio said that IBM
donates at 2-to-1.
In terms of ranking, however, do-
nation
amount
is
irrelevant.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance and
Princeton Review rank schools
based on the percentage of donors.
Marist ranked 38 for the second
year running, according
to
a Marist
College Office of Public Affairs press
release.
The number of calls made in a
given session varies greatly, but on
a good night over 100 gifts may be
received. Aside from the phonathon,
donations are also collected online
and via mail. With over 33,000
alumni to call, there is no shortage
of contacts to be made.
From cupcakes to diplomas: Students aid women's education
By
MICHAEL GAROFALO
Features Editor
Junior Nicole Roderman was in
somewhat of a
"sophomore
slump"
last year. She wanted
to
be more ac-
tive in her community, but wasn't
sure where to begin.
It was around this time that she
saw a local news segment, which
proved to be the catalyst for her ef -
forts. Combined with inspiration
from Professor Peter-Raoul, her in-
structor for World Views and Val-
ues, Roderman had found her
project.
She's the First is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to assisting
women in Africa; Latin America and
Southeast Asia get an education.
The organization, which now has
branches at multiple colleges, has a
dual aim of raising money and
awareness.
Roderman brought STF to Marist
on her own accord, and began her
efforts with a cupcake sale.
The sale took place on Nov. 4 in
the Champagnat Breezeway, and
raised a total of $460, exceeding the
initial goal by $160. Cupcake. batter
was donated by Naturally Nora's,
and a total of 200 cupcakes were
sold. The list price was 75 cents per
cupcake, but some students paid
extra and considered it a donation.
Roderman said the booth at-
tracted attention and donations
from passersby ranging from stu-
dents, to professors and even par-
ents that were on campus tours.
Jill Muller, treasurer of Teachers
of Tomorrow, baked and sold cup-
cakes for the sale.
''The word got out there from our
club members, signs and Facebook.
We got a lot of friends and family
members to support us, but the foot
traffic was really what made it a
success," Muller said in an email.
But direct participation has been
limited to a small number of stu-
dents so far.
"It's been hard to get people on
board with it," Roderman said.
So far, she has branched out to
Teachers of Tomorrow, and has gar-
nered some support from students,
but she still wants the on-campus
effort to grow - ideally into a recog-
nized club.
Roderman has shown ''Waiting for
Superman," a documentary about
charter schools, and intends to hold
other awareness-aimed events,
again with the goal of increased par-
ticipation.
She admitted that one aspect of
the organization's policy has re-
ceived some questioning. One pro-
fessor
questioned
the
gender
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The cupcake sale was advertised onllne, but
a
good
location led
to
much attention.
disparity, asking if there is such a
thing as He's the First. Why priori-
tize only the education of one gen-
der?
Roderman understood the profes-
sor's point of contention.
"Everyone needs an education,"
she said.
Her best explanation for the gen-
der issue was the statistical sup-
port. Women represent 70 percent
of the global population of unedu-
cated individuals according to
http://shesthefirst.org/. Roderman
also pointed to the benefits of edu-
cating women, such as better
awareness of AIDS and sexually
transmitted infections.
The organization's website ad-
dresses the same question by stat-
ing that STF is active in nations
·where "education for boys has been
prioritized qver that of girls."
But Roderman prefers to avoid the
political implications of the issue.
She described it as "more of an edu-
cational movement than a feminist
movement." As a matter of fact, she
encourages more men to get in-
volved on campus, considering the
female-dominated ratio of Teachers
of Tomorrow.
''I
feel really strongly about edu-
cation. I feel it's taken for granted,"
she said.






















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Alumnus shares his study abroad expertise
By
LISA GLOVER
Circle Contributor
Students interested in studying
abroad usually seek to find the
safest and most effective way to
maximize their travel allowance.
One Marist alumnus, who now
works for a travel company shared
his experience and expertise in a
Q&A style interview.
Mike LaPorta graduated from
Marist in 2,009, and after having
spent a semester abroad, his travel
cravings grew. He wanted to give
back to students what Bus2Alps
gave to him: the most memorable
semester of his life. ModernTrav-
elTalk, a capping blog dedicated to
assisting students who are traveling
on a budget, had the opportunity for
an exclusive interview with La-
Porta. Here is
•
part of that inter-
view. Find the full interviewat
http://moderntraveltalk.com/.
MTT: What first sparked your
interest in the travel industry?
LAPORTA: I first noticed it when
all of my projects for my senior ad-
vertising classes were related to
travel: an ad campaign for Inter-
laken, a self-promotion project con-
sisting of postcard advertisements
with all the places I visited while
abroad. I think my interest was ac-
tually sparked by a conglomeration
of my study abroad experiences, my
travels with Bus2Alps and my col-
lege week trips to Tremblant and
Acapulco. Seeing other people
slightly older than me making a ca-
reer out of my hobby
·
is what caused
me to pursue a job in tourism.
MTT: How did you begin your
career with Bus2Alps?
LAPORTA: I like to think it was
the second I walked into the door
and booked an Interlaken trip with
them. I wanted to get everyone else
on this trip with me. But, it really
started on the Greece Long Week-
end trip. I fell down a flight of stairs
and knocked out one of my teeth. I
know, an odd way to start a career.
I met the owners of Bus2Alps on
this trip and kept insisting, despite
knocking out my tooth; I was going
to work for them. One year later, I
sent my resume, re-introducing my-
self as Chip (the nickname they
gave me). I guess my enthusiasm
despite having knocked out a tooth,
got me the job. Three and a half
years later I still haven't looked
back.
MTT: What is your personal fa-
vorite trip that Bus2Alps offers?
LAPORTA: Any Fall or Spring
Break because you really get to
know everyone on your trip. I have
done many 10 plus day trips during
my personal travels, and it is these
trips that are life-changing. I love
the opportunity to be part of some-
one else's life changing experience.
MTT: Bus2Alps has increased
its trips and tremendously
grown since 2003. What new
and exciting adventures are in
store for 2012?
LAPORTA: 2012 is an exciting
time for Bus2Alps. 2011 showed us
just how much further we can go
with expanding the Bus2Alps expe-
rience to everyone who studies
abroad and even those
•
who have
not. For the upcoming spring se-
mester we have added a slew of new
Spring Break trips (Eastern Eu-
rope, Morocco, a London, Paris,
Am-
sterdam trip), all of which can be
joined from the United States and
from anywhere in Europe. In addi-
tion, we have expanded our week-
end trips, so that all of our trips can
be joined from anywhere in Europe.
These include fly-in trips to Dublin
for St. Patrick's Day, Prague,
Barcelona, Scotland, Portugal and
more. Looking beyond spring, we
are organizing Summer Break trips
for those who don't have time over
Spring Break, but need to get away
to Europe.
MTT:
This
past
semester,
Bus2Alps
had
its
10,000th
booker of 2011. What promo-
tions does Bus2Alps offer its
loyal travelers?
LAPORTA: We love giveaways.
This past semester not only did we
give away a year of free travel to our
10,000th booker of 2011, but we had
raffles at local bars, an online Quiz
Night, and two giant sales. For the
last two sales we hid free and heav-
ily discounted trips throughout our
website. These sales drew thou-
sands of people to try to snatch up
the deals.
In
addition, we have big-
ger discounts for our loyal cus-
tomers, included 5 percent and 7
percent discounts for those who
book more than one trip at once, 10
percent discounts for groups and
free.trips for bigger groups.
MTT: What is one piece of ad-
vice you would want all study
abroad students to know?
LAPORTA:
If
you want to do some-
thing, go for it. You can always re-
place money but you can't replace
time. When I studied abroad, I did-
n't go to Prague or Budapest b~-
cause I missed the BuEt2Alps trips
there, and did not want to spend
$300 on flights to either. I spent my
summer internship literally crushed
I never went there and even more
distraught when I realized that it
would cost me $1,000 just to fly
back to Europe. Most of all don't
plan your travels solely around your
friends. The best trips can be the
ones you go alone.
If
anything, you
can join Bus2Alps and meet tons of
new people you never would have
had the chance otherwise.
Jayson Blair: "Too good" to be true
By
MICHELLE CARPENTER
Circle Contributor
The New York Times is a publica-
tion built on its long-standing repu-
tation, but it is not immune to
becoming entangled in one re-
porter's (mess). The New York
Times came to describe reporter
Jayson Blair's plagiarism and fabri-
cation of news as, at that time, "a
low point in the 152-year history of
the newspaper."
Blair started his career in jour-
nalism as an intern for the Boston
Globe. He then interned at the New
York Times, where he began his ca-
reer of self-destruction.
Charles Strum, Blair's editor at
the Times while he worked at the
metro desk, commented on Blair,
saying that "his personal/profes-
sional life seemed to be a mess: a
voice- mail that was filled to the
brim;
i.e
·
.,
no one could leave him
fresh messages. He took on assign-
ments from
·
other departments
without clearing them with me or
metro and then never completed
them. And yet, he was always in the
ofij.ce, always the first to show up at
the bar and the last to leave. At the
time, though, no one could have
imagined the kind of trouble he'd
get into."
In his four years at the Times, re-
porting from 1999 to 2003, Blair
climbed the reporting ladder, finally
landing himself in the national desk
reporting on hot issues of that time.
In April, 2003, an article of Blair's
.
was called into question for bearing
an uncanny similarity
to
an article
publiS'hed earlier
by 'the The San
Antonio Express-News by reporter
Macarena Hernandez, a previous
colleague of Blair's while interning
at' the Times. When questioned,
Blair maintained that he had done
the reporting for the story himself
in Texas and no crime of plagiarism
had been committed.
An investigation into Blair's re-
porting began and his crime was un-
earthed. Blair had not gone to Texas
to report on that story, nor had he
actually traveled to many of the
sites from which he was said to re-
ported from. Blair stayed in Brook-
lyn, N.Y. and relied on his cell
phone and laptop.
Sridhar Pappu, reporter for the
New York Observer and one of the
first reporters to conduct an ex-
tended interview with Blair after
the scandal erupted, commented on
this.
"It's one thing to not go to a site
·
and try to make things up, but to
take your former colleagU.es work
and use it ver~atim, that's an act of
pure se1f-tle~fructioil," he said.
Blair resigned from the Times and
a full-fledged investigation into his
previous articles began. The Times
reported in May 2003 that from the
beginning of his time reporting for
the national desk, at least 36 arti-.
cles out of 73 were questionable.
On May 11, 2003 the New York
Times printed an article titled "Cor-
recting the record; Times Reporter
Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of
Deception," detailing Blair's work,
deception at the Times and how the
paper planned to move forward in
the wake of his plagiarism and lies.
The article stated that over 600
other articles Blair wrote contained
fabrications or questionable mate-
rial and asked readers to email the
Times to report anything suspicious
or false that they noticed in any of
Blair's articles.
Blair's fabrications involved many
stories that pulled at the emotions
of people across the nation. He de-
picted marines recovering in med-
ical centers from the war in Iraq,
families anxiously watching the tel-
evision to confirm the safety of their
children and relatives fighting
abroad, church services and memo-
rials and inside information regard-
ing the arrest of suspects involved
in the 2002 Washington sniper at-
tacks.
''The stories were too good, the an-
ecdotes were too good. Thos
·
e were
warning signs," Pappu stated.
·
The Times took responsibility in
losing the public's trust but also
maintained
that Blair was inten-
tionally deceiving
the paper and
that was not something easily
caught.
In an article by Pappu,
"So
Jayson
Blair Could Live, The Journalist
Had to Die," Blair is cited as saying
that he was a victim to drugs and
alcohol, but it was the institution of
the New York Times that deserved
blame as well.
Pappu commented on Blair's
stance on the scandal, saying that "I
think as an institution, they [The
Times] knew about his problems.
Jayson is totally at fault for what he
did, but he was also symptom of
major institutional problems at the
paper."
The editors that Blair conned were
led to believe that they were work-
ing with a driven, trustworthy re-
porter who knew where to go to get
his story.
When asked if he ever suspected
Blair's writing, Barry said "No, but
I can't say that I was making it my
mission to fact-check or pay partic-
ular attention to his stories. I had
no reason to doubt it any more than
the average reader would have any
reason to doubt it."
Adam Liptak, a Times journalist
who worked on the Blair story, said
"In the newspaper world, at least,
tl
,
e
blame rests almost
entirely
on
t
h
e
reporter. Editors should
try to
be
alert and, especially,
t,o
hire
and
promote carefully. But it's very hard
to detect such abuses before publi-
cation."
The Times has regained its repu-
tation as a credible source for the
world's news, but the JaysQn Blair
scandal is not easily forgotten.
"It's a fundamentally different
place," Pappu said. "I doubt
whether a scandal like this will ever
happen at a place like The Times
again."

















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Festive flicks: Christm~s classics to get in the holiday spirit
By
MELANIE LAMORTE
A&E Editor
'Tis the season for cold movie
nights and blockbuster hits. Al-
though not every movie to be re-
leased during the holiday season is
memorable years later, there are
plenty of classics that are worth
watching to get in the holiday spirit.
A Christmas Story (1983):
An
oldie but a goodie, this Christmas
classic set in the 1940s follows the
story of youngster Ralphie who des-
perately wishes for the beloved Red
Ryder BB Gun. While enduring re-
sistance from his parents, school-
mates and Santa himself, Ralphie's
turbulent Christmas season is a hi-
larious and heartwarming portrayal
of the good old days that still holds
up today.
National Lampoon's Christ-
mas Vacation (1989):
Another 80s
throwback, "National Lampoon's
Christmas Vacation" is the zany
comedy following the dysfunctional
Griswold family's troubled but
laughable holiday event with the
parents and in-laws. In classic Na-
tional Lampoon fashion, everything
that can go wrong with the Gris-
wolds does. Though it's cheesy and
dated, there's something comforting
about knowing that there may be a
family out there that's even crazier
than your own.
The Santa Clause (1994):
In Tim
Allen's big screen debut, the actor
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The
1983
film
"A
Christmas Storyn remains a cherished holiday classic even today.
plays Scott Calvin, a divorced dad
trying to bring the Christmas spirit
back to his young son. In an unpre-
dictable accident, Calvin uninten-
tionally kills Santa and is required
to take over his job. Though it's not
a cinematic masterpiece, ''The
Santa Clause" is a childhood fa-
vorite that remains entertaining (al-
beit a bit kooky) years later.
Love Actually (2003):
Not a tra-
ditional Christmas movie, ''Love Ac-
tually" is on its way to becoming a
modern holiday classic. The film fol-
lows eight (vaguely interrelated)
London couples in their ventures
in love and life a month before
Christmas. The romance, charm
and chemistry among the members
of this star-studded cast make ''Love
Actually'' memorable and sweet.
Elf (2003):
Whether or not you're
a fan of Will Ferrell, "Elf' is without
a doubt one of the funniest and most
clever Christmas movies in recent
years. Ferrell plays Buddy the Elf,
an emigrant from the North Pole
dressed in an inappropriately tight
bodysuit, searching for his biologi-
cal
'
father. Understandable for chil-
dren yet entertaining for adu
l
ts,
Ferrell and an almost unrecogniz-
able Zooey Deschannel spread the
joy by reminding families that, ''The
best way to spread Christmas cheer
is singing loud for all to hear."
Nightmare before Christmas
(1993):
In this unique stop motion
musical fantasy film from Tim Bur-
ton, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin
King of Halloween Town enters the
unfamiliar
Christmas
Town.
Though the residents of his town
don't quite grasp the concept of
Christmas Town, Skellington
~
cides to take over the holiday re-
gardless
.
This cultural phenomenon
has been well-received by critics
and audiences alike for its unique,
imaginative and artistic charm.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947):
A timeless classic, the original ver-
sion of this film is date"d but touch-
ing
nonetheless.
When
a
department store Santa is con-
vinced that he's the real thing, he
raises some
eyebrows
among
coworkers and a psychologist. This
endearing tale is sentimental and
sweet.
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Rein-
deer (1964):
Many imitation films
have been made in years since, but
the original animated Rudolph can't
be beat. Rudolph and his outcast
friends try to find a place where
they all belong. From the land of the
misfit toys to the frightening abom-
inable Snowman, this childhood
classic is bizarre and campy in the
best way possible.
Second opinions: A revisitation of initially panned 'Codes and Keys'
By
MATTHEW CASTAGNA
Staff Writer
FLICKR/ JOECASTR068
Death Cab For Cutie released their sev-
enth album to mixed reviews in May.
On May 31, formerly independent
west coast rock group Death Cab
For Cutie released their seventh
studio album "Codes and Keys" to a
stagnate
collective
of under-
whelmed critical and commercial re-
sponse. Both fans and professionals
alike found themselves torn by the
polarizing nature of the album - a
magnificently produced selection of
artistic pop music irritatingly dis-
jointed by lackluster thematic deliv-
ery and misguided attempts at
monopolizing past glory. However,
the past few months have seen a
significant turnaround in terms of
popular perception.
A recent Grammy nomination for
Best Alte~native Rock Album as
well as a surprisingly clever remix
EP, "Keys and Codes," seems to sug-
gest that perhaps Death Cab's lat-
est work is an album best reviewed
over time. So, after nearly seven
months of absorption, here's a sec-
ond look at the notoriously dodgy
"Codes and Keys."
Time serves the opening half of
the album well, emphasizing the
carefully balanced border set be-
tween fine-tunes fortes and well-re-
spected experimental indulgences.
Contrary to "Bixby Canyon Bridge,"
the raw noise tapered introduction
to 2008's "Narrow Stairs," the open-
ing track "Home Is A Fire" whispers
its way from gentle ambience to tan-
gible power. Lead singer Ben Gib-
bards howls over syndicated drum
loops, forwarding an unmatched
narrative on paranoia, while lead
guitarist/producer Chris Walla
spins colorful synth-specks into a
whirlwind of reflective backing.
Picking up steam, the titular track
feels livelier than ever. The simple,
yet
'
prominent piano chords are
overlapped with sweeping orches-
~ral back~rops and watery guitar
progressions, resulting in a strong
contender for some notable position
on o
·
ne of those "best of' year-end
lists. Walla's e
l
ectronic chords bleed
in and out of Gibards confident
proclamations of inevitable despair,
taking his infamous ability to hide
painful topics beneath traditionally
cheery arrangements to the next
level. The closing lines, "we are
alone, we are alive," symbolically
acts as a microcosm of the battle be-
tween the desire to be optimistic
and the seemingly inescapable
sense of isolation. The following
tracks "Some Boys" and "Doors Un-
locked and Opened" still feel a bit
stale from overproduction, but offer
a breath of fresh air none-of-the-
less. And of course, we have "You
Are a Tourist," the glittery lead sin-
gle reflecting energetic reenact-
ments of Christmas light pop.
However, all hopes of a complete
revival run
dry
once we reach the
second half of the album, which only
seems to taunt the growing impres-
sion of its preceding tracks with
frustratingly bizarre deliveries. The
pop works of "Monday Morning,"
"Portable Television" and "Under-
neath The Sycamore" (lppear even
more blatantly unfinished; each one
rapidly attempting to hide its con-
fusion with overworked studio ma-
nipulation and mind-numbingly
repetitive hooks in place of gravely
needed verses. Similarly, the more
'artsy' movements of "Unobstructed
View'' and "St. Peters Cathedral"
provide interesting frameworks a la
Chris Walla, but are quickly
dragged down by copy-paste lyrics
and lazy instrumentation. Though
the feel-good album closely offers
interesting acoustic work on the
overused 'enjoy life while you've got
it' theme
·
, after a mere two-and-a-
half minutes, the cute appreciation
leaves you wanting more, only to
see the disc automatically eject from
your stereo syst~m.
The two now widely available
demo tracks - stripped down ver-
sions of "Boys" and ''Television," de-
liver
their
own
interesting
perspectives on the natural evolu-
tion of the album, but are mere dis-
tractions from the ultimate musical
stalemate. Even after several
months of contemplation, you're left
with an album split directly down
the middle between artistic refine-
ment and poor songwriting.
"Codes and Keys" is a well-
thought-out piece that is dragged
down by the group's inability to for-
ward the necessary skills required
to build the pop-art collage they so
adamantly desired. However, this
retrospective glance has shown us
that although the album itself may
fall short, the select musical contri-
butions carry an intricate assort-
ment of emotional weight.









































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With wins, Red Foxes becoming more confident
you're at and where you could be at.
We played really well down in Loy-
ola. Two or three possessions here
or there and we could have won a
game on the road against the third
ranked team in the league."
Iona has looked to be the class of
the MAAC so far. The Gaels are 6-1,
including wins over Maryland and
St. Joseph's. Their lone loss came by
one point against Purdue. Fairfield,
Loyola, and Manhattan are the
other teams who went 2-0 in the
conference's first weekend of play.
''The league is really competitive,"
Martin said. "Just in passing I hear
people say the MAAC is down. The
MAAC is not down. The power has
siifted a little bit."
Game plan: Get it to Adam
At the start of every half so far
this season, the Red F~xes' strategy
has been obvious - get the rock to
Adam Kemp.
"Just the fact that the ball is going
inside forces the defense to collapse,
then we get wide-open threes," Mar-
tin
said. "We've made a conscious ef-
fort all season long to start the
game with the first three posses-
sions, get the ball inside. Adam,
even when he misses, he's such a
threat that people have to double-
team, then you get wide-open
looks."
Kemp, who missed a lot of time
due to injury
his
freshman year, has
enjoyed the increased role.
"I love it," Kemp said. "It gives me
a chance to go out and play, you
know, 30 minutes a game. I think
it's a lot of fun to know that you're
kind of the guy it's going to go in to
a lot."
The sophomore is averaging 8.5
points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Freshmen breaking through
The Red Foxes are a young team,
but it's still been surprising just
how important this freshman class
has been.
Morton, the Foxes' starting point
guard, said the transition into the
college game has been fast and furi-
ous.
"I have no choice but to adjust
quick," Morton said. "Coach and
R.J. Hall have definitely helped
DAN JORRES
/THE
CIRCLE
Above:
Freshman
guard
lsalah Morton
(above)
had a career-high 15 points against
Rider on Sunday In Marist's 95-75 victory. lhls year's freshman class has been in-
strumental so far in the 2011-2012 campaign, helping
to
tum the program around.
mentor me, and I think that process
is becoming easier as time goes by."
Chavaughn Lewis has consis-
tently been loading up the stat
sheet in his first year in Pough-
keepsie. Lewis leads the team with
13.3 points per game, and he brings
down 3.5 rebounds per game as
well. On the flip side, Lewis also
leads the Foxes with 3 turnovers
per game. He's done this coming off
the bench, and don't expect that to
change any time soon.
Martin called starting "overrat~d."
''It's all about who finishes the
game," he said. "Chavaughn subs in
four minutes into the game every
game. He's in the game at the 17
minute mark anyway, and he fin-
ishes just about every game for us.
Right now we've got a good rhythm,
we've got a good chemistry, we've
got a good rotation. So really there's
no need to change that. He's playing
well, he feels comfortable, and it
gives him the opportunity to see the
game for a few minutes before he
gets out there."
The other two freshmen, Manny
Thomas and T.J. Curry, have made
significant contributions as well.
Thomas adds 5.8 points per game in
23. minutes, and Curry, despite lim-
ited minutes, is 6-10 from the field
this season.
·
Without Carter, three-point
shooting still thrives
The Red Foxes have the fourth-
best three point shooting team in
the NCAA
~
going 60-134 (44.8 per-
cent) from beyond the arc.
Devin Price, Jay Bowie, Manny
Thomas and T.J. Curry are all
shooting over .500 from downtown.
One of the Foxes' top sharpshoot-
ers, redshirt junior Dorvell Carter,
has been out with a knee injury suf-
fered against Vermont over two
weeks ago.
Martin said that the initial test on
Dorvell revealed a potentially torn
ACL, which would force the forward
to
sit out another season. The med-
ical staff is waiting on a second
opinion to confirm the injury.
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games:
At
New
Hampshire,
Saturday
12/17
Hartford,
Wednesday
12/21
At Penn,
Friday
12/23
Columbia, Wednesday 12/28
St.
Peter's, Monday
1/2
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Friday
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Iona,
Sunday
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Gaining confidence and getting
better
Sunday's 20-point victory was a
big confidence boost for the young
squad.
''The guys are feeling really good,
really confident," Martin said. "It's
still early in the season, but it's still
good to get a league win early and
to get it the way we got it."
With already half of last year's
win total, this year's team seems to
have that "winning attitude" Martin
hoped this class would bring.
"We're definitely starting to get on
a roll," Morton said. ''When me and
the other three freshmen commit-
ted, this is what we were looking
forward to - for us to come in and
help change the program, and I
think we're on the verge of doing
that."
Still, there's work to be done.
''We have to become a better de-
fensive team," Martin said. ''We're a
scrappy team, but there's two or
three minutes in the second half
where we've had an opportunity to
close teams out and we give up a
layup or give up an offensive re-
bound. I think defensively just
being focused for an entire 40 min-
utes."
Marist swimming and diving shines on road trip to LoyQla
By
JOE FllZHENRY
Circle Contributor
The Marist men's and women's
swimming and diving teams took to
the pool in the H2ounds Invitational
at Loyola University over the week-
end, with both squads coming up
with some of their best perform-
ances of the season. Head coach
Larry Van Wagner called the team
performance "fantastic" for both
sides, especially at this point in the
season.
AB
a whole, the men recorded 57
season-best times out of 58 individ-
ual swims, while the women posted
62 season-best times out of 64 indi-
vidual swims
.
Those are certainly
some staggering statistics for a
team that still has 2 months to get
even faster before the MAAC Cham-
pionships.
On the men's side, the Red Foxes
defeated St. Peter's by a score of
259-104, defeated Iona 238-126 but
were edged slightly by the Grey-
hounds of Loyola, 193-175. Those
results put the Red Foxes' record for
the season at 4-4 overall and 2-3 in
theMAAC.
The men also got wins from soph-
omore Nick Spinella in the 200-yard
backstroke at 1:51.08 and freshman
Jason Ruddy in the 200 butterfly at
1:52. 76. The result from Ruddy puts
him just
.4
7 seconds off the school
record, held by Mark Esolen.
The 2 wins were not the only ban-
ner performances from the Red
Foxes in the meet as Dylan Cum-
mings and Danny Collins placed 3rd
and 4th behind Spinella in the 200-
yard backstroke and the relay team
of Evan Uy, Ruddy, Cummings and
John Spitzer finished 2nd in the
200-yard medley relay.
Spitzer also swam to a 3rd place
finish in the 100-yard freestyle
while Uy, Brian Shannon and
Patrick Shea placed 4th, 5th, and
7th respectively in the 200-yard
breaststroke and Ruddy, Spinella
and Spitzer along with sophomore
Alex Lombardi came up with a 2nd
place performance 1n the 400-yard
freestyle relay.
ABked how he felt about the team's
performance, Spinella said that "the
team swam for each other, not just
themselves."
On the Women's side of things, the
Red Fox ladies continued their hot
start to the season by sweeping St.
Peter's, Loyola and Iona by scores of
298-54, 263-104 and 251-119. The
sweep improves the Red Foxes to 7-
1 overall and 5-0 in the MAAC, the
best start in Van Wagner's nine year
tenure.
Overall, the Marist women
recorded 14 victories in total over
the course of the two-day meet. One
of the biggest standouts for the Red
Fox women was junior Erica Vitale,
who recorded two of the individual
wins. In one
of
those wins, the 200-
yard butterfly, Marist swept the top
four places.
Senior captain Michelle Fountain
was happy with the wins, but even
more pleased with each girl posting
at least one season-best time. She
called the team dynamic "incredi-
ble" and said that "the support sys-
tem for each other is unbelievable
and factors into the fast times."
Last, but not least, the divers had
quite a performance over the week-
end as well. Kim Tobias, just back
following a battle with mononucleo-
sis, qualified for the platform event
at the NCAA Zone Championships.
Coach Melanie Bolstad, called it
Lauren Weiner's "best performance
ever'' and was also pleased with the
boys finishing less than a point
apart from each other in their
events.
The Red Foxes will be in action
again on Saturday, Jan. 7, when
they travel to Lehigh to take on the
Mountain Hawks in a non-confer-
ence tilt.
































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Three-game winning streak has Red Foxes rolling
is the scorer, and there is no disput-
ing that. Both Gang and Ockenden
bring secondary scoring to the
lineup, but they do it in a different
way
.
Gang has been·the inside pres-
ence thus far, providing rebounds to
go with her points. Ockenden has
been the three point threat every-
one expected her to be, but has also
found w~ys to get points in other
ways, and compliments Yarde well.
''It's going in, I'm more surprised
when she misses when I see her get
a good look and her feet are
squared," Giorgia said when asked
how he feels when
Ockenden
shoots.
"She's worked hard
on
trying to get
her shot off quicker, she's moving
without the basketball a lot better,
she makes twos this year and shots
around the basket."
Kristine Best has brought a dif-
ferent direction
to
the offense than
her predecessor Elise Caron, but the
senior point guard has done a good
job thus far of leading the
offense,
and is currently second on the team
in assists. Junior Kelsey Beynnon
has rounded out the starting five,
providing a shutdown defender
down low, as well as key rebounds
and depth scoring.
Pretty much everything said
above was what everyone expected
from the starting five. Where this
team has exceeded my expectations
was.from the bench, where we have
seen more players contributing than
in the past two years that have
made up my life as a Marist stu-
dent. Dulin and Kristina Danella
are leading that charge, putting up
7.5 and 5.3 poi
_
nts respectively in
under 20 minutes per game.
One player: who Giorgis has sin-
gled out is Emily Stallings, who has
brought needed minutes down low,
and has done an outstanding job on
the defensive end. Natalie Gomez
and Emma O'Connor ha~e both
looked good in limited minutes
.
O'Connor
plays a simple game
which adds a stabilizing force, and
Gomez provides some spark off the
bench and might just be the best
ball handMr on the team as shown
by some of the flashy dribbling she
had against Hartford and Yale.
Overall, this team is right where it
should be. It may be a team still
trying to find its identity, but thus
far they have
looked
like the team
JON O'SUUJVAN H_E CIRClE
Junior forward Kristina Danella drives the rim against
in
the season opener. Despite
the
loss, Marist
is
off
to
a strong
overall
start
sparked
by a strong bench
piay.
that everyone expects will once
again
win a MAAC title. They are
improving on a game by game basis,
and at this point of the season, there
is really nothing better to do.
''We just have to keep playing with
assertiveness and not play scared,
and build our confidence each
game," Ockenden said.
Indoor track opens season at Yale Invitational
By
GARR IN MARCHETTI
Staff -Writer
On Saturday, the Marist men
and women's indoor track and field
teams began their 2011-2012 sea-
sons in New Haven, Conn., at Yale
University. By the end of the meet,
both teams received great efforts by
several of its runners.
The men's team saw junior Ar-
quimedes DelaCruz place second
overall in the 5,000 meter race.
DelaCruz finished with a time of
15:07.46.
Another notable runner for the
Red Foxes was senior Thomas Li-
pari, who ran the mile race in
4:22.18, good enough for fourth-
place overall. Lipari was also a part
of the second-place 3,200 meter
relay team, along with freshman
David Marthy, junior Billy Posch
and sophomore Andrew James.
The preliminaries of the 60-
meter dash had three Red Foxes set
personal bests: senior Michael Mc-
Closkey (7
.
31), freshman Tyler
Schwarz (7.33), an_!lj_u11i.9r
_
Darren
Bushey (7 .37). Head coach Pete Co-
laizzo said he was proud of the ef-
forts.
''Those guys have been working
hard all off season with our assistant
coaches &,nd Coach Clancy in the
weight room," Colaizzo said. "For
them to set personal bests in the
first meet of the season is really en-
couraging."
On the women's side, freshman
Danielle Asaro finished eighth over-
all in the preliminaries of the 60-
meter dash
.
Asaro's time of 8.27 tied
the Marist school record for the
event, set by Marissa Artiano back
in 2004.
In
the finals of the 60-
meter dash, Asaro ran the race in
8.28.
"Nicole came out of the box full
swing, and that was great to say,"
said Colaizzo. ''The rest of the
coaches and I were thrilled with her
results in this meet."
Nicole Scicolone, a sophomore
transfer, took third place in long
jump at 5.28. Colaizzo was im-
pressed with Scicolone's efforts.
"Nicole really hasn't been able to
practice the long jump a lot, so she
has been working hard on her own
to prepare herself," Colaizzo said.
"For her to do so well in her first
meet is impressive."
Two other strong runners for
Marist were freshman Christine
Coughlin and sophomore Rachael
Peterson. Both runners competed in
the 800-meter race, with Coughlin
(2:26.58) finishing third and Peter-
son (2:34.48) finishing eighth.
While Coach Colaizzo was
pleased with both teams' perform-
ances, he is still expecting more
from his runners moving forward.
"We only ran a handful of our
athletes at this meet. Our cross
country runners are still preparing
to race this season, and I'm expect
-.
ing big things from them," said Co-
laizzo. ''We just have to keep
working hard to
perform
well in our
meets."
Both teams will return to action
next
Saturday,
at the
Brother
Jasper Invitational. The race
will be
held in Riverdale,
N. Y.
Starting
time for both races will be an-
nounced at a later time.
The
Fox Trot
'IIJfJ/fll&F
Quick hits of the week
in
Marist athletics
Men's Lacrosse Player Named
All-American
Connor Rice, a junior attack on
the Marist men's lacrosse team, was
named a 2012 Face-Off Yearbook
Preseason All-American Honorable
Mention on Tuesday,
in
an an-
nouncement by Inside Lacrosse.
Rice, who is from Penfield, N.Y.,
is the only player out of the MAAC
to be named an All
-
American. In his
two years with the Red Fox~s, he
has started all 30 games, recording
at least one point in all of those
games. He has scored 60 goals and
registered 102 points in his career.
In 2010, Rice was named the
MAAC Rookie of the Year, as well
as earning a spot on the All-l\1AAC
Second Team. Last season, he made
All-MAAC First Team and All-Tour-
nament Team.
Women's Basketball Lands Five
Recruits
The Marist women
'
s basketball
team has announced the signings of
letter.s of in.tent from five recruits to
join the team. Madeline Blais, Syd-
ney Coffey, Delaney Hollenbeck,
Mariam Sylla and Eileen Van Horn
will join the Red Foxes next fall for
the 2012-2013 season.
Blais, a 6-1 forward/guard
,
is
from New Hampton School in Ex-
eter, N.H. She is the top rated
player in the state, and last season
averaged 18.9 points per game and
6. 7 rebounds per game.
Syndey Coffey comes from Hop-
kins High School, in New Hope,
Minn
.
The 6-0 guard is a two-year
captain and a two-time All-Confer-
ence selection.
At 6-5, Hollenbeck is the tallest
recruit for the Red Foxes and is the
27th-ranked high school center in
the country. She is from Alpharetta,
Ga., tmd plays at Alpharetta High
School.
·
Sylla is a 6-2 guard from Mont-
morency College, in Montreal,
Canada. She was a member of the
18-and-under Canadian Junior Na-
tional Team in 2010, and is one of
the top recruits among Canadian
prep
schQOls.
Eileen Van Horn is a 5-8 guard
from Waukesha South High School,
in Waukesha, Wis. She is two-year
captain at Waukesha, and a three-
time All-Conference selection.
Yarde Earns MAAC Accolades
Corielle Yarde has been named
MAAC Player of the Week,' follow
-
ing her performance in Marist
'
s 57-
51 victory over Hartford.
The senior guard, who was
named the MMC Preseaon Player
of the Year, scored a game-high 19
points.
It
was the fourth time this
season that Yarde has led the Red
Foxes in scoring. Yarde also
grabbed five rebounds in the
win,
a1ong with three blocks and two
steals.
This is the fourth time Yarde
has won the conference's weekly
award in her career. It is the first
time this season that a Marist
player has won the award.

























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Men's basketball split conference openers
By
ERIC VANDERVOORT
Sports Editor
The last time the Marist men's
·
basketball team won a game by 20
points, the majority of the current
student population was still in high
school.
R.J. Hall was the only current Red
Fox who saw playing time when
Marist defeated Hartford, 57-35, on
Feb. 21, 2009. After two years of
getting used to losing, fans of the
Red Foxes finally have something to
cheer about.
On Sunday, Marist opened their
home conference slate against
Rider, defeating the Broncs 95-75. It
was the most points a Red Fox team
had scored in regulation since beat-
ing La Salle 97-80 in November of
2002.
The win brought Marist to 1-1 in
MAAC play, with a 76-63 loss to
Loyola last T_hursday. Its overall
record stands at 3-5, with wins over
Radford and Colgate. Losses also
came at the hands of Kentucky,
South Florida, Vermont and Buck-
nell.
On Thursday, the Red Foxes kept
the back-and-forth game in Balti-
more close until Loyola took a lead
for good with 8:44 left. Freshman
Chavaughn Lewis led the team with
16 points.
''It was a tough loss against Loy-
ola," sophomore center Adam Kemp
said. "We played them well in the
first half and kind of let it get
away
in the end."
After losing their first conference
game, the Red Foxes came into Sun-
day seeing the Rider matchup as a
must-win.
Marist came out firing, hitting a
perfect seven of seven three-point
attempts in the first 8:46 of the
game.
An 11-0 run later in the half
helped the Red Foxes build up a 45-
36 lead at the half.
Kemp, who scored no points in the
first half, registered a career-high
19 points in the second half.
In
the
game, Marist shot 56.6 percent (30-
53) from the field and 65 percent
(13-20) from three-point range. Jun-
ior guard Devin Price led the way
with a career-best 25 points, going
6- 7 from behind the arc. Freshman
point guard Isaiah Morton also set
a career high of 15 points. Lewis
added 17.
''I was focused on defense, but I got
some open looks and I was able to
knock them dciwn," Price said.
With the Red Foxes holding a sig-
nificant lead in the final minute,
walk-ons Tourron Whitfield, Jesse
Martin and Rob Delle Bovi were
DAN TORRES/THE CIRCLE
Freshman Chavaughn Lewis is leadlngthe Red Foxes (3-5 overall, 1-1 MAAC) In scor-
ing with 13.3 points per game. Marlst went for its third straigtlt home win against Army
on Wednesday night. The game took place
too
late for this edition, so check
http://www.maristcircle.com for coverage of the meeting of Hudson Valley rivals.
able to see the first action of their
collegiate careers.
Conference play in December?
The MAAC is one of the only con-
ferences to start league play this
early in the season. All 10 teams
played two games over this past
weekend.
Marist stands tied for fifth in the
MAAC after a weekend of confer-
ence play. The next conference
game for the team is a home tilt
with S_t. Peter's on Monday, Jan. 2.
''I like it," head coach Chuck Mar-
tin said of the early conference
games. ''You get a gauge for where
SEE WITH, PAGE 10
Commentary: Women's basketball off to fine start
By
ZACH DOOLEY
Staff Writer
After three games, the Marist
women's basketball had something
they had not had since 2006 - a los-
ing record after multiple games. It
was a situation that Marist was not
accustomed to, but it did not last
long, as the Red Foxes are currently
riding a three game winning streak,
and sit at 4-2 overall.
Since the two game home stand,
which resulted in a split with Vil-
lanova and Yale, Marist took to the
road, which first resulted in a loss
to a tough Princeton squad, which
has received votes nationally all
season. Marist played the Tigers
tough the entire game, until the
game got away from it down the
stretch, which put Marist at 1-2.
The losing vibe was short-lived,
however, as the Foxes headed Can-
-
cun to participate in the Cancun
Challenge, where they defeated
both Drake and South Dakota
State, both in nail biters.
''It's a big confidence booster," sen-
ior guard Corielle Yarde said. ''We
JON O'SULLIVAN/THE CIRCLE
Marist women's basketball currently sits at 4-2 overall after winning three
straight
games. Shown above
is C8sey
Dulin, who has provided significant minutes off the
bench. The Red Foxes will next take
to
the
court this Saturday,
Dec.
10, when they
travel
to
take on the Terriers of Boston Unive
_
rsity.
just have to keep playing hard every
game, and get better. We did a de-
·
cent job
down in
Cancun, and it
seems like we're getting better."
Marist defeated Drake in their
opener on Mexican soil by a score of
50-4 7 in a strong defensive effort
from both teams. Sophomore Casey
Dulin led Marist in this game with
13 points off the bench.
· Marist finished their unblemished
tournament run with a 57-49 win
over SDSU, in which another strong
defensive effort coupled with a
breakout game from senior Brandy
Gang propelled Marist to victory.
The Red Foxes finished with a share
of the tournament's best record at 2-
0 and returned home with a more
familiar winning record.
In a matchup hyped up by mid-
major rankings, Marist defeated
Hartford 57-51 in what Coach Gior-
gis would call afterwards "just an-
other
typical
Hartford-Marist
game." Yarde dropped 19 to lead all
Marist scorers and Leanne Ock-
enden hit two clutch threes en route
to 12 points for the victory.
''I thought we beat three very good
teams, they're top 100 teams," Gior-
gis said. "Conference play is still a
month down the road, so right now
we're just trying to get better, and
for us we have one game between
now and the end of finals, and we
told our kids that the main thing
right now is really to get after it in
the classroom these last two weeks,
work hard and we will work on
some things that we need to work
on and take it from there."
After watching all three home
games and reading about the three
away games, this team is playing
just as it should be. It has been com-
petitive in all six games thus far,
which is not something that is ex-
pected to change. The two toughest
games could have gone either way,
but they went against the Foxes,
which is something that, early in
the season, happens to a team that
returned just two starters.
On an individual note, Yarde has
taken on the challenge of leading
this team. The last two years she
has played behind Rachele Fitz and
Erica Allenspach respectively, and
this year she has already proven
she is on the level of both, averaging
over 15 points a night.
The biggest problem I have no-
ticed thus far with the team is that
there is no established second
scorer. So far, after YIU"de, there
has
been a ton of scoring
by conunittee;
where someone new every game has
been that second option, which is
not necessarily a bad thing, but it
requires someone to step up every
night. Against Yale it was Dulin,
against SDSU it was Gang, and
against Hartford it was Ockenden.
With that being said, this might
be the deepest team that Marist has
seen in a while.
As
good as last
year's team was, it was very top
heavy in most categories. This
year's team probably does not have
the natural talent that last year's
team did, but every player has a
role, and each'player executes that
role extremely well.
As
pl'.eviously mentioned, Yarde is
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