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Volume 34, Number 16
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
March 31, 1988
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New
Thomas
question: · Is
ins.ulation safe?
by
Cheryl Sobeski
but insulation
of additional
classrooms has been delayed until
Fiberglass insulation, which h~
the college is certain the product is
been linked in some tentative safe, Sullivan said. Officials expect
research to Jung cancer and other to decide whether to continue in-
diseases, was installed in three sulating the building by the end of
classroom walls in the Lowell the semester, he said ..
Thomas Communications Center
In addition to contacting • the
earlier this month.
·manufacturer, Sullivan said he
At the time the fiberglass was in-
plans to discuss the safety. of
stalled, college officials were aware . fiberglass with "outside sources."
that questions had been raised
Marist did not consider using an
about its safety, but had assurances alternate insulation because of the
from the manufacturer that the in-
reputation fiberglass has as the
sulation did not pose a health most effective soundproofing, said
hazard, Mark Sullivan, executive Sullivan, who pointed out that the
vice president, said when contacted product is widely used elsewhere.
this week by The Circle.
.
A front page article of the Feb.
Dorms
.may get
telephones_
by_Bill Johnson
The college is considering pro-
posals to offer telephone service in
dormitory rooms for the first time
next year, according to Carl
Gerberich, vice president for infor-
mation services.
If one of the proposals is approv-
ed, students living in all dormitories
and in Benoit and Gregory houses
would find their rooms wired for
phone seryice. College officials
continue to discuss whether Marist
would provide the actual phones or
leave it to stuclents to make their
own arrangements with New York
Telephone.
-
The proposals are part of a
three-step plan under which Marist
would wire the rooms for computer
• access t_o the c~\\ege's main frame
., .. and for:'.expanded.tele.vision
service
• as well as phone service:·
Administrators have since decid-
26,
1988,
issue of
The Wall Street'
ed to get a wri~ten statement from J',)urnal _;_ wllich app~eared one'.
the .
manufacturer. ".":"'.
~he Cer-
week . before
'Maristdnstalle4
it~
·tainTeed Co. of Valley Forge, J>a. fiberglass.insulation - state_d
that;
-
on the product's safety before
fiberglass insulation is undergoing
the insulation is placed in the rest extensiv~ research as a possible
of the Thomas center, Sullivan cancer-causing agent.
said.
The synthetic fibers, already in
• C. Vernon Mason (left) and
The insulation was installed as wide use as building materials and
Rev. Al Sharpton led approx-
Gerberich said he would like to
make telephone service available in
each room by September. Expand-
ed television and computer services
would be offered sometime later.
an experimental measure to reduce insulation, are being employed as
sh
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do
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n
imately 70 d.emonstrators in a
noise levels in classroom 207, said
substitutes for asbestos, a known
march across the Mid-Hudson
When the project is completed in
the South End, the new television
and computer services would be
brought to the Townhouses and
Gart!and_ (;9~fuons Apartments,
which are ~}ready wired for outside
phone service.
Edward Waters, vice president for
cause of cancer and other serious
,·n
P·
o 'town
Bridge laSt week in proteS
t
of
administration.
illness.
.the on~going Tawana Brawley
The insulation has been sue-
Now, recent studies of the health
investigation. See st~ry o.n page
cessful in soundproofing the room,
•
S.
(Photo by Matt Croke)
Continued on page 2 ,_ ____________________________
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Hairstylist is on ·the cutting edge
'Before any action is taken, a
final proposal must be approved by
the president's Cabinet, made up of
the college's senior administrators.
Approval by the board of trustees
by Maureen McGuinness
Alfie Wiel is a typical hair
dresser - if you consider typical to
be both hair stylist and carpenter.
"It looks furiny
OJ\
your income
tax when you write your .occupa-
tion carpenter /hairdresser,' " Weil
said.
A native of _P~mghkeepsie, the
29-year-old Weil has spent the past
10 years renovating houses and cut-
ting hair.
Weil entered the family business
of carpentry after high school
because he enjoyed the intricate
work that was done.
"I used to help my grandfather
when I was a kid," Weil said. "I
used to love to go down in the base-
ment and turn on the big table saw
and make things."
,
Weil wanted to try something
new, so at the urging of a friend he
went to beauty school in New York
and found his career taking off.
Weil was an assistant at David
Daines on Madison A venue for six
months and then was able to build
up his clientele by cutting hair pro-
fessionally for a year.
It wasn't easy to understand
Weil's career choice for some of his
family.
"l remember coming home and
telling my father I was quitting my
job," Weil said. "He said why are
you quitting!' and I told him I
wanted to be a hairdresser."
According to Weil, his father
asked him if he were crazy but now
"he's O.K."
In
1981
Weil's wife Christine, a
fashion designer, decided to start
lier own line of lingerie. The Weils·
moved from New York to
Poughkeepsie and rented space
iri
the Main Mall.With the help of his
father, Weil built-studios for both
Christine and himself. In
1984,
the
couple left the Mall and Weil went
to work at Jonsef by Vassar Col-
lege and commuted to New York
a few times a week to keep his
clientele there.
•
While working at Johnsef, a
customer asked him to restore their
old Victorian home, so Weil and a
friend started working on the con-
version of the third floor of the
house into an apartment.
Weil enjoyed the work and
d~cided to do carpentry full-time
and hair part-time, but he said it
became difficult to practice both
careers.
"We would be involved in
something and I would look at my
watch and say well 1 have to go. l
have to do hair cuts'," Weil said.
Weil realized that he had • to
Alfie Weil, a former carpenter from Poughkeepsie, bas given
up bis saw for a pair of scissors.
(Photo by
Maureen
McGulnness)
choose one job to continue prof es-
may also be required, Gerberich
sionallyand he chose hairdressing. said.
"I'd still be doing it (carpentry)
• Currently, the school is consider-
if I didn't love hair so much,'' Weil ing two proposals and would have
said.
to accept one within the next
The differences between the two month . to wire the dorms by
jobs are obvious but Weil enjoys September,
according
to
both because they allow him to
Gerberich.
w01;k
with his hands. The table saw
Gerberich said he was unable to
and the shears are his artiStic estimate the cost of the project.
mediums -
a way to create.
Peter Amato, assistant dean of
Weil would like to start building students, introduced the idea of
up his clientele agai'n and re.ally telephone service in· the rooms to
concentrate on hair. His ex-
other administrators last summer.
periences in both fields have shaped
However, he said he doubted
his ideas on what type of salon he phone service would be available by
would like to have.
·"The ideal situation is small
th
e fall.
•
"I'm skeptical we can get (all the
rooms where people can have dorms) on line in September," he
privacy,'' said Weil.
New York salons tend to have said. "We're trying to take a .big
specialists -
one person cuts the ~e:ie)n communications ability
hair, another one perms hair and
someone is a colorist. Weil said he
Amato said the phone system
would eventually like to see that could be the first step in an expan-.
sion
of telecommunications
happen here.
Weil's immediate future includes· syStems on ca~~us over the next
doing the model's hair at the the
annual fashion show sponsored by
Marist's fashion program.
Weil attributes a lot of his
business to Carmine Porcelli, direc-
tor of the Fashion program at
Marist. When Weil decided he
wanted to get back in hair full time,
his wife contacted Porcelli.
"Carmine has been institutional
in getting me this busy," Weil said.
"He's the one that recommended
me to the girls in the fashion
program."
three years. Ind1v1dual
rooms could
• have phones to make on-campus or
outside calls. A computer network
. originating from the main frame
could link dorm rooms and offices.
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p.m.
Housing Notice
All campus housing will close today at
6 p.m. for the Easter break. Classes will
conclude with the 4:10 time slot. The last
meal served in the cafeteria will be lunch.
Finnish Ballet
On Thursday, April 7, the Finnish Na-
tional Opera Ballet of Helsinki will perform
at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in
Poughkeepsie. Their performance of "La
Fille Mal Gardee" will begin at 8 p.m. For
more information, call the Bardavon at
473-2072.
The show will focus on the mu'lti-million
dollar industry and national craze that has
grown out of the game. In New York City
the program can be seen at 8 p.m. tonight
on Channijl 2.
Memorial Service
A memorial service for economics.pro-
fessor Gregory Kilgariff will be held Tues-
• day in the Chapel at 1 p.m. A reception with
Professor Kilgariff's family will be held in
the faculty dining room following the
service.
Entertainment
The Kinks
Ray Davies and the Kinks will make a
special small-arena performance on Satur-
day when they hit the stage at the Mid-
Hudson Civic Center. The band is travell-
ing in support of their latest alburri. For
more information about this 8 p.m show,
call the Civic Center at 454-5800.'
Dragnet
•. "Macbeth" Japanese-style
The Acting Company will perform the
Shakespearean classic "Macbeth" using •
the ancient Japanese arts of Kabuki at the
Bardavon 1869 Opera House on Sunday,
April 10, at 7 p.m. For ticket information,
call the Bardavon at 473-2072.
Open House
Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is
open to all members of the Marist com-
munity who feel they have a problem with
alcohol. The meetings are held every Fri-
day at 11 :45 a.m. in Lowell Thomas room
201.
The 1987 comedy "Dragnet" will be.
shown in Campus Center room 249 on
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The showing of
this Dan Ackroyd and Tom Hanks spoof of
the .1960's police drama is. sponsored by
the College Union Board.
48 Hours
. The· CBS News program 48 Hours
presents an inside look into the NCAA
men's college basketball championship.
• The Higher Education Opportunity Pro-
gram will have an open house today at 3
p.m. in the Fireside Lounge. The theme of
the program is "Turning Possibilities into
Realities.''
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers is offering an eight-
week program for members of the Marist
community at a cost of $58. To register or
for further information, call the Health Ser-
vices Office at ext. 270.
Insulation-
continued from page
I
histories of workers who make
fiberglass, as well as tests on
laboratory animals, suggest that
fiberglass may also impose a health
threat through the inhalation of
airborne fibers.
The presence of fiberglass insula-
. tion in three of the walls in
classroom 207 was confirmed by
Waters and Sullivan.
Students and faculty-using 207
can see the fiberglass insulation
through
a
foiir-frtch
liole
on.one
o(.
the walls about three feet from the
floor. A row of students' desks is
alongside· the wall.
Since 1977. research bv the Na-
tional Can::er Institute has led some
scientists to suspect that because
fiberglass fibers are the same size
and shape as those of asbestos, they
too could penetrate deeply into
~lung. tissue. and remaiu.~er1>.caus-
:ing • cancer- ,tumors.,-:a~:-Ju-ng il-
lnesses, according
to a
front page
article of the March 15, 1987, New
York Times.
However, scientists have stress-
ed that more research still needs to
be done, and, to date, the final ver-
dict on the effects of fiberglass in-
sulation is not in yet.
Laboratory tests indicate that
under certain conditions fiberglass
causes cancer in animals but there •
is no conclusive proof it causes·:
cancer in humans, according to a
Dec. 23, 1987, article in The Wall
Street Journal.
Workers dealing with fiberglass
have shown a higher rate of lung
cancer than normal; however, it is
just as likely other causes such as
family history or smoking were to
blame, according tp The Times.
Officials of the $3-billion-a-year
fiberglass industry told The New
York Times that fiberglass was dif-
ferent from asbestos in that the
fibers are thicker and do not
penetrate the lungs as deeply and
tend
to
dissolve in human tissue
before thev cause·tumors.
To date, no regulation
of
fiberglass insulation has been in-
stituted by the Labor Department's
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration because the scien-
tific evidence does not yet warrant
regulation,
according
to a
spokeswoman for OSHA 's New
York City office.
Nonetheless, manufacturers of
fiberglass have decided to revise
their technical data sheets to state
that studies have found their pro-
ducts might cause cancer to protect
themselves from future lawsuits,
according
to Owens-Corning
Fiberglass and the Manville Corp.,
two fiberglass makers.
In August 1987, Owens-Corning
began distributing brochures to its
workers and customers advising
them to wear long-sleeve shirts and
gloves when handling the insula-
, tion. The Manville Corp. pledged
' in September 1987 ro pay court
costs for customers ·•·ho are sued
over alleged heaith problems
because of exposure to fiberglass.
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March 31, 1988 - THE CIRCLE - Page 3
She's stitching up a presidential original
by Belh-Kalhleen McCauley
Fashion Design major Linda
Reip is taking a one-credit indepen-
dent study in dress making.
However, you won't see her work
coming down the runway at the up-
coming Marist fashion show. It will
be there, most likely right in the
front row accompanied by Presi-
dent Dennis Murray. Reip was
chosen to make the dress as a
sp~cial project for Marilyn Murray,
wife of Marist's president.
Reip, a senior from Succasunna,
N.J., said she feels honored to have
been chosen for this special project.
"Mrs. M_urray will be represen-
Senior Linda Reip will -earn oqe credit this semester for the dress
she is making for Marilyn Murray -
President Dennis Murray's wife.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
Marist debaters
look ahead
to nationals
by Ellen Ballou
As the debate season draws·to a
close, Marist is primed for national
competition, according to Jim
Springston, director of debate.
The two teams of Mike Buckley-
Tony Capozzolo and Vanessa
Codorniu- Tom Nesbitt will travel
to the Air Force Academy in Col-
orado Springs, Colo., today to
compete in this weekend's national
competition.
Marist's good showing in the
past four competitions earned it
eighth place nationally and placed
the team second only to Cornell
regionally.
Four Marist teams traveled to
Richmond Va., last weekend to
challenge
16
teams including Duke,
William and Mary, Cornell and
Clemson.
Marist was the only school to
earn three places in the quarter-
final rounds, which was also a first·
for the team in varsity competition,
according to Springston.
The team of Nesbitt-Codorniu
went 5-1, only losing to William
and Mary and placing second in the
preliminary round. They advanced
to the quarter finals.
All totaled, Marist won 11
trophies, a team-high for any one
weekend, according to Springston.
"I
was very proud of all the
teams," said Springston. "They
did much better than
I
expected.
We made a good showing in the
South."
Marist sent two teams to the
Junior Varsity national champion-
ships at George Mason University
in Fairfax, Va., March l l.
Marist's top team of Buckley
and Capozzolo finished fifth out of
the 46 teams t~at were represented.
Marist's
other showmg
m
Virginia came late in February .and
was its first good showing in the
South, according to Springston,
who took two teams to William
and Mary
·in
Williamsburg, Va.
, Corrections needed
~
for junior audits
by Michael Kinane
Mistakes that occurred on the
junior academic audits will not
hinder students registering for
classes, according to Theresa
Ryan, the assistant registrar.
"It's not going to be different
from any other registration,"
said Ryan of class registration
that ended yesterday. "Each
year we have some students who
are unaware of their standing in
regards to what classes they
need."
A
mistake in computer pro-
gramming is the cause of the er-
rors and changes must be made
in the programming of each ma-
jor's audit, according to Ryan.
"There's some fine tuning
that needs to be done," said
Ryan. "Some majors are all
kinds of messed up while others
only
need
some
minor
~
adjustments."
A major hindrance to this
year's audit process has been
that this junior class is the first
to receive audits that contain the
new Core/Liberal Studies re-
quirements
which
Ryan
describes as complex.
"The Core is so new that
students are finding the audits
difficult to read,"
she
said.
An audit response form was
sent out to each junior along
• with a sheet that explains the
audit so that students with ques-
tions could write to the
Registrar's Office.
"It (correcting the mistakes)
is just a matter of realizing
where the errors lie and making
additions and deletions," said
Rvan.
• The changes will be made and
there are plans to send updated
versions of the audits home to
the students over the summer,
said Ryan.
...i
ting the school when
she
wears it,"
she said, "Since I don't have
anything in the show, I'm glad I
was picked."
Carmine Porcelli, direcror of
fashion, said he feels it is a great
opportunity for Reip as well as a
true to life advertisement for the
department.
He said:
"It
is wonderful for Mr.
and Mrs. Murray to encourage the
students in this way. They have
taken such an interest in the depart•
ment and it really is a great support
for us."
The idea came from Mrs. Mur-
ray at
a
Christmas party, last
semester. Porcelli said Reip was the
obvious choice for the project.
"Linda is extremely talented,"
he said. _"It is that simple."
The dress is strapless with a three
tiered, white organza, fitted bodice.
The skirt is black silk four-ply
crepe and comes approximately to
the knee. There is also a crop-
ped,long sleeved matching jacket
also made of white organza.
Reip, a who received an "A" at
midterms for her work so far on
the dress, has had two fittings with
Mrs. Murray. The final fitting, will
be to check length and make any
last minute adjustments. Mrs.
Murray will also be wearing the
dress April 9, at a Board of Direc-
tors dinner and Porcelli said
hopefully the dress will be com-
pleted two days before the dinner,
but definitely by the nin~h.
the dress will also serve a real func-
tion." Porcelli compared this to
making a dress to fit a standard
model's size and figure.
Also, a sponsor would take the
financial burden of making a dress
off the student, said Porcelli.
"It
can be very expensive for the
Fashion student earns credit for
making Mrs. Murray's dress
Reip submitted six sketches to
Mrs. Murray, from which she pick-
ed the one she most liked.
Mrs. Murray paid for the
material and obviously the dress is
hers, according to Porcelli.
Porcelli said he hopes to have
more "sponsors" for his students
in the future.
"Custom making a dress is a
learning experience. You are deal-
ing with a person who is real and
students," said Porcelli. "They
usually have to buy all the materials
themselves."
Although Mrs. Murray won't be
modeling the dress in the show,
Porcelli
said
Reip will be
acknowledged in some way for her
efforts.
"I'm excited about the dress,"
said Reip as she sat with pieces of
the dress spread out around her.
"Mrs. Murray has been very nice
and Mr. Porcelli and Ms.(Sue)
DeSanna have helped me a lot."
DeSanna is a fashion instructor.
The idea came from Mrs. Murray
at a Christmas party
When asked if she was disap-
pointed about not being able to
keep the dress she made and
designed Reip said:
"It's
really hers
(Mrs. Murray's).
1
just want to take
a picture of it."
Outdoor
education
Taking advantage of the warm spring weather, computer
science professor William Joel brought these students outside
for their class meeting.
(Photo by Bob Davis)
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Despite ·new volumes, Library
remains short of growth goal
by Wayne O'Brien
As many as 5,100 volumes will
be added to The Library's collec-
tion-this year, according to John
McGinty,
director
of library
services.
Five new rows of shelves have
been installed in the lower level of
The Library in the former media
productions room in anticipation
of the additions and the wall which
separated the room from t_he rest
of The Library was opened during
the midterm break.
"We can jump from being a
substandard library to being an
above average one in five years,"
McGinty said.
While the projected addition is
an improvement over the
4,800
books bought last year, it still falls
short of 10,000 additions per year,
suggested by the Middle States
Association
of Colleges and
Schools review team when it
audited Marist in 1981.
Middle States evaluates institu-
tions to ensure that they meet
academic standards.
Though Marist has steadily in-
creased annual funding for The
Library from $40,000 in 1981 to
$238,000 in 1987, the collection still
does not measure up to the Middle
States proposal.
Earlier this month, a team of in-
spectors from the New York state
education department criticized
The Library for being understock-
ed and short of space, McGinty
said. However, the team praised
The
Library's
audio-visual
collection.
The state education team was
conducting a periodic review of
Marist's degree-granting programs.
The Library's collection of
110,000 volumes is inadequate, ac-
cording to McGinty, who has ask-
ed for a doubling of the book-
buying budget and funds increases
in other areas.
Much more space will be need-
. ed for the
100,000
books McGinty
says Marist needs if it is to catch
up with libraries of colleges of
similar size. In several years, Marist
may enlarge The Library to
twice
its present size, from
28,000
to
56,000 square feet, McGinty said.
The s:xtension, costing an estimated
$3 million, would probably be add-
ed to the side of The Library which
faces the Hudson river. The fun-
ding for such a project would have
to come from grants, McGinty
said.
In April, he also plans to add as
many as 100 new periodical titles
to the Library's current collection
of 850. Eventually, he hopes to in-
crease the number of titles to 1,450,
he said.
In anticipation of crowding dur-
ing the week of final exams, The
Library will add 12 tables in April.
The reference index tables will be
moved to the opposite wall to make
room for additional group seating.
Though The Library has become
computerized to a certain extent,
McGinty said the system has yet to
be fully integrated. He said he
would like to replace the card
catalog with an on-line public ac-
cess system which could be used by
students from any terminal on
campus.
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Down
in
front
Dependable
Ford
by
Ken Hommel
You're in a foreign country.
You don't know the language
and it has been years since
you've walked the streets of
France. It's only been a few
hours since your arrival and
already your wife is missing.
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Marist women form·
own campus group
by
Mark Miller
A new women's group has been
formed on campus to give female
students a forum in which to
discuss their ideas on a variety of
subjects.
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Meeting every Tuesday from I to
2:20 p.m. in Byrne residence, the
group was started at the request of
a few upperclassmen who wanted
a group for talking about issues
relevant to women.
"This is not a therapy group,"
says Yvonne Poley, a counselor
and a leader of the group.
"It
is
merely a discussion group."
Poley leads the group each week
• with fellow counselor. Lynn Cunn- •
ingham: The.
•
two - function as •
leaders, suggesting topics of discus-
sion and starting off the talks each
says Poley.
Each week a specific subject is
suggested for the next week. The
group then has a week to think over
the idea and how it relates to them •
and their life. At the next meeting,
each woman is given the opportuni-
ty to share her ideas. However, the
subjects are not set in stone: Accor-
ding to Poley, the discussion usual-
ly touches on many issues.
"The problem we have is with
getting people here," says Poley.
"People
are shy. They feel
awkward in
a
situation as undefin-
ed as a discussion group. They're
not exactly sure of what they'll
find. Once people come here they
really get involved.'' .But Poley em-
ph~sized the problem is getting
people initially into the group.
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lt would.seem true to the ti-
tle of the latest Roman Polan-
ski film, that one would be
"Frantic." But, when the lead
is Harrison Ford, can it take
anything less than a pit of
snakes to unnerve you? This
time, Ford is looking for a
week.
.
"We talk about things like:
There is a limit of ten people to
the group which adds to the in- '---------------
· witness rather than protecting
one. He plays an American car-
diologist on a working vacation
in Paris where his wife is ab-
ducted from their hotel room.
Ford finds himself dealing with
the language barrier, unfamiliar
surroundings
and
the
authorities who think his wife
has simply gone off and found
a new tango partner. Yet, the.•
groundwork a11d dues behind ••
the abduction are blatant from
the beginning of the film. Soon,
Ford ferrets out a smuggler
(Emmanuelle Seigner), who also
has a stake in the kidnapp-
ing. They join forces at Ford's
insistence,
but eventually
become a team. Seigner'·s
naivete and sexuality seem
What is successL identity issues,
relationships, interpersonal pro-
blems, family relations, choices
and how to make them, needs and
how to meet· them, patterns of
communication, many things,"
timacy.
All disc.ussions
are
confidential.
"We're very careful to be sup-
portive and non-judgmental. This
is not a confrontation group," says
Poley.
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While the film's direction "is
slick at first, "Frantic" doesn't
keep you on the edge of your
seat like "Fatal Attraction."
Whereas the latter film grips
you
with
visual
and
psychological
tension,
the
former:reHes on presurried'eino-· .
tion. Ford'is tiie epitonie'of in>: ' ' :,,
tegrityin His.passiort'f'orhis wife°'
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and her safety, but he shows •
control even without his whip
and fedora. He finds clues and
contacts as more and more
French citizens speak English
and offer assistance.
You do become enthralled
because you really cares what •
. happens. to Ford, evenjf you·.
. don't doubt his abilities. When •
Ford blows up at an unhelpful.
embassy official or cop, you can
empathize but, soon enough, he
is calm and collective. And,
unlike
Michael
Douglas'
"fatal" flaw, even Seigner's at-
traction doesn't cause Ford.·to
stray fr9m thoughts of his wife;
His wife, played by ·Betty· ..
Buckley in the most unusual
casting since Franklin Cover.of
"The Jeffersons" landed a role
in the prestigious
"Wall
Street", is seldom seen during
her abduction. So, it is difficult
to understand the anguish she is
going through.
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One scene that does strip Ford
of his emotional armor takes
place on a call to his children
stateside. While not informing
them their mother is missing,
you can imagine the lump in
Ford's throat as he experiences
both the sadness of his loss and
the joy of hearing his daughter's
voice.
Ford has definitely found his
niche as a dramatic yet realistic
leading man. Unfortunately,
Polanski promises a frenzy and
delivers a linear, thinly plotted
story by making the abduction
a random one that Ford has to
solve rather than a personal
vendetta he must resolve.
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Protest!
Brawley supporters
hit the streets
by Tim Besser
Supporters of Tawana Brawley, the Wap-
pingers Falls teen who alleges she was ab-
ducted and sexually abused by six white men
in late November, attempted to block the en-
trance to the New York State national guard
armory in Poughkeepsie for two days early
last week, vowing to prevent the grand jury
investigating the case from meeting.
New evidence also surfaced in the case last
Thursday_ when Brawley's school books,
which it is believed she had with her when
she was allegedly abducted, were found scat-
tered over several desks in Roy C. Ketcham
High School in Wappingers Falls.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, a Brooklyn civil
rights activist and spokesman for the Brawley Brooklyn, left peacefully early Wednesday
family, led the protest which began Tuesday, evening. However, they vowed to return
March 22 on the Highland side of the Mid-
whenever the grand jury is scheduled to
Hudson Bridge. At noon, about 70 protesters meet. Sharpton said, "They will not convene
marched across the middle lane of the Hud-
over our arrested or dead bodies."
son River span -
closing it for about 50
The discovery of Brawley's books, which
minutes - and proceeded up Church Street showed no signs of weather damage, could
to Market Street, where the armory is be a tremendous help, according to in-
located.
vestigators. It is not known at this time who
The protesters surrounded the front en-
put the books .in the classroom, but in-
"'"·~
-.~rance,to
the. armory,.the.site
of
the grand: .. vestigatorssaidw_hoe~er
put the o6dksin'tlie
jury hearings, and refused to let people into classroom knows what really happened dur~
the armory. Sharpton said this action was ing the four day period Brawley was miss-
necessary to prevent suspects in the case from ing. Brawley disappeared on Nov.
24.
March 31, 1988- THE CIRCLE - Page 5
Photos
by
Matt Croke
receiving immunity for testifying before the
Investigators have resumed questioning .__
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Above left, a protester
at the ral-
ly outside the National Guard Ar-
mory in Poughkeepsie waves a flag
as a sign of unity amongst the
demonstrators. On their way into
the city, the protesters. were
escorted by, members'. of the N'ew
York State Police (above). Denick
Jeter, in handcuffs (directly above),
was arrested for disorderly conduct
after he tried to break through the
police line and into the armory. To
the left, Rev. Al Sharpton has
become the spokesperson for the
family of Tawana Brawley. A city
of Poughkeepsie police officer at-
tempts to hold his ground as one
of the demonstrators confronts
him(below left) . . In tlie. insert
below, demonstrators cry out in
order to have their views heard.
Below and to the right, a police of-
ficer tries to calm one of the
demonstrators.
grand jury.
Traynor Kirby, the 18-year-old Poughkeep-
While Brawley's supporters, mostly black, sie man who gave Brawley a ride to
were protesting outside the armory, a mostly-
Newburgh the last day she was seen. He
white counter-demonstration began on the denied removing the books from the car they
opposite side of Market Street. The groups used. He was arrested Nov. 26 when police
began taunting one another and Brawley's discovered the car he was driving was stolen.
supporters went as far as waving money in· Although Kirby had been questioned earlier, ·
front of a black woman who was among the investigators are now intensifying their
counter-protesters, saying she had been paid questioning.
to heckle them.
In an unrelated incident, three black
Despite heated verbal confrontations,
female students at Ketcham, the last school
there was no major violence and just one
Brawley went to, began harassing a white
man was arrested. Derrick Jeter of Brooklyn, female student Wednesday morning for the
an acquaintance of Michael Griffith of
remarks she made concerning Brawley the
Howard Beach, was charged with disorder-
previous night on the Morton Downey Jr.
ly conduct whe11
he tried to break through
show, a talk show based in New Jersey. The
a·police barricade and into.the armory.
white student, known only as Vicky, called
After a six-hour break during the night,
Brawley a liar and said she was "no Miss In-
the protestors were back Wednesday at 7
nocent" on the show. The police were call-
a.m. On the second day of protests, a
ed to the school but no arrests were made.
63-year-old man, who claimed to be legally
. In a report aired last Thursday on WTZA-
blind, was arrested when he got into a scuf-
TV in Kingston, students interviewed denied
fie with a state trooper. The man was push-
there was any racial tension at the school.
ed to the ground. He first refused to go to
Mason and Maddox, have refused to let
the hospital, but after consultation with C.
Brawley testify or talk to investigators, say-
Vernon Mason, one of Brawley's attorneys,
ing authorities are trying to cover up the in-
went to Vassar Brothers Hospital in
cident. Brawley alleges that one of her at-
Poughkeepsie, where he was treated and
tackers displayed a police-like badge. Mason
released.
has said that Steven Pagones, an assistant
The protestors, many of whom were from
district attorney for Dutchess County, was
one of the six attackers.
After beginning an investigation in early
December, Dutchess County district attorney
William V. Grady disqualified himself
because of an unspecified conflict of interest.
Poughkeepsie 'awyer David Sall was then
named special prosecutor in the case but
stepped down less than 24 hours later, say-
ing the case was too sensitive for any local
lawyer to handle.
Governor Mario Cuomo then named At-
torney General Robert Abrams special pro-
secutor, who in turn selected his assistant
John Ryan to handle the case. Mason and
Maddox said this was unacceptable because
Ryan had no history in cases involving
racism.
Abrams agreed to handle many of the
aspects of the case himself, but that did not
satisfy Mason and Maddox, who wanted him
to handle all aspects of the case personally.
The two civil rights lawyers are now call-
ing for a new prosecutor to be appointed.
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Big B_lue
To the Editor:
It is unfortunate that Chris Lan-
dry narrowed the article on Big
Blue communications interns in the
Feb. 25 Circle to the Dutchess
County IBM plant sites.
I am an IBM intern working 40
hours per week at the United States
Marketing and Service Group in
Ryebrook, NY., which happens to
be the corporate headquarters for
communications at IBM.
I
guess
this oversight by The Circle isjust
another example of how narrow
minded the publication is.
Being an adult student at Marist
has been compared to being treated
like Cinderella by her stepmother.
It is about time The Circle
recognizes the adult population at
Marist, after all we do represent
one third of the student population
and therefore one third of the tui-
tion and college activities fees that
support The Circle.
In regards to the "Who's Who"
insert in the same edition, Bill
Johnson stated that Carmen Lyon
is the president of the Adult Stu-
dent Union (ASU). That is not
true, David White is the president,
Carmen Lyon is the CSL represen-
tative. Just for your records David
White is a black male adult student
and Carmen Lyon, is a white
female adult student, perhaps just
another oversight by The Circle.
David E. White
Adult Student Union President
Student apathy
To the Editor:
vote for them as a friend, but most
Students at Marist represent the people don't take the time to read
United States in exercising their the material they receive in the mail
to compare candidates. Even the
right to vote for who represents old a_ddage
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election is
them. Less than 200/o of the United
States citizens vote in national elec- nothing more than a popularity
tions and less than 100/o vote in the contest between candidates is dying
because the candidates are suffer-
presidential primaries. Ask people ing
from
the
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of
on the street why they don't vote,
and the majority feel that their vote underexposure.
dcesn 't matter.
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day with Mickey and the gang at
Metal, Mr. Mean, Mr. Mean
This
year.
was m:y last chance·to
Walt Disney World. Much to our
Machine," while the other was
experien¢eSpring Break, a week'of
d)smay, the Disney characters were simply, "Mr. Metallica." This trio
moral-less, collegiate~ r~ckless
'sparse
that day. Minnie Mouse and would have made for a fascinating·
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abandon, so I naturally grabbed
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Capt.
·Hook
were kind eno.ugh to study
·on
the merits of brain
the opportunity and ran.
put in an appearance, albeit brief.
surgery, but my friends and I just
My ~rip started with an elderly
One member of our group claims did not have the time.
travel agent
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in Hyde Park,
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he saw Tigger (of Pooh fame), as
Our last days in Daytona wer~
hereafter known as Mistake- #1.
well. Being that he was selfish in spent sunning and riding mopeds.
After seemingly endless negotia-
not sharing Tigger with the rest of Although the Atlantic was an in-
tions, my group decided on sunny
us, he has been branded a character viting
55
degrees most of the week,
Daytona Beach, Florida as the site
hog' and has been duly ostrasized we declined to frolic in the surf;
of our last hurrah before reality, in
by the rest of the group.
the form· of our impending· en-
While in Daytona ~e made sure
trance into the job market; reared
to take advantage of the fabulous
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its ugly head.
nightlife. One evening we observ-
The Mistake booked us a flight
ed quite an interesting individual
on dependable Eastern Airlines,
(possibly of the male gender, but
and our trip was promptly delayed.
don't quote me on this one.) He
"We're missing a piece of equip-
was dressed in a black leather vest
ment," announced our captain.
with jeans and biker boots, but of
"It's on its way over now and we'll
particular interest was his hair. He
try to get it hooked up as soon as
looked like he was wearing a
possible."
Phyllis Diller wig backwards, with
I wanted to ask the captain if he
a shoulder length ash blonde hair
wouldn't mind taking the plane up
weave attached at the neck. He ad-
alone for a test run, just to make
drec:cp,i
ont> of his friends as. "Mr.
sure this new part was working,
Aside from the obligatory first-
degree burns, did I gain anything
from this trip? Sure, I spent a lot
of money and my travel agent's
plans reflected her advanced years,
but I met many fascinating
c.haracters (both in and out of
Disney World}, and I spent a week
of quality time with my friends. I
honestly wouldn't have traded last
week for anything, barring the
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availability of half-court seats at a
Boston Garden play-off game, of
course.
before lifting my friends and me
40,000 feet off the ground into the
not-so-friendly skies. But time was
of the essence, so we threw caution
to the wind and boarded the plane
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four hours after our scheduled
departure.
The Mistake did a fine job with
our hotel reservations as well.
When we had to step around the
numerous vomit/beer stains on the
hall carpets, we knew we were
booked for a week in paradise.
Being a hop, skip and a jump
away from Orlando, we drove over
to the Magic Kingdom to spend a
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A spring break in ·Bristol, Conn.
by
Wes Zahnke
Spring break in Bristol. Ah, a
thought
that
would
have
Shakespeare foaming at the mouth.
It was tough to get reservations
anywhere in the town that lies in
Connecticut, between Beantown
and the Big Apple, but I had con-
nections at a local bed and
breakfast.
Yes, mom promised me my old
room.
I arrived in Waterbury, Conn.,
where my ride dropped me off, and
soon found myself shopping with
my parents in Bob's.
Bob's, for you non-nutmeg state
members, is only Connecticut's
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favorite store to shop in for clothes
and apparel.
I laughed a
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sinister laugh as I
thought of all those throngs of col-
lege students developing skin
cancer, as I casually sauntered
about, in search of hi-top Nikes.
Mom suggested we dine at a
"nice" restaurant.
I scoffed at this and recommend-
ed Wendy's. Big Classic, large
fries, and a large Coke. It was good
to be home.
By 7:30 p.m., I was hanging out
with Heather Locklear, poolside, in
a dream that had eluded me the
previous mid-term week.
This is the point of the break
where I began the rationalization
process that inevitably comes about
when one doesn't go away for
break.
I concluded that snuggling was
probably the equivalent to guzzl-
ing, down in Lauderdale.
Snuggling is the art of profes-
sional sleeping. I have, in a relative-
ly short period of time, mastered
this craft.
With my ego realligned, I slept
like Larry Bird plays hoops:
invincibly.
Saturday and Sunday were blurs,
as
I fought off both fatigue and a
bout with a virus that had plagued
me throughout mid-terms.
I managed .to feebly lift the
remote control from the TV and
make several trips to and from the
kitchen.
Free food, 24 hours a day. Is
there anyone that went away that
could boast this? To the best of my
knowledge, no places were running
week-long, free-food specials.
So, with just two full days gone,
I already had established myself as
one of the better snuggler/remote
control operators on the circuit,
eating for free, and gotten not on-
ly a free pair of hi-top Nikes, but,
since I acted quickly, Mom and
Dad also sprung for a brand-
spanking new pair of softball
shoes.
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Was I missing the sun, girls and
booze? Well, there was always my
CD player.
I had a few live concerts in my
room. No one special, just Pink
.·:Give
me
a
pllsteurized
by
Don Reardon·
beers into my stomach last night
and I don't remember a thing."
Colleg~ students drink· b~r.
They lie.
"Beer is good," they say.
Still others drink to forget. To
·others say, "Beer bad, wine forget that their muscles are small;
cooler good."
to forget that urinating is best done
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in a toilet and not on cars,
cheap
leisure·
suit·
wallpaper and people; to forget
that automobiles should only be
driven on the road and not on other
cars, wallpaper and people.
There is a small minority,
however, who drink beer because
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they like the way it tastes. I once
Guys who drink wine cooler get
punched in their eye by guys who
drink beer. (Note that this is irrele-
vant to this column, but I just
thought I'd toss it inf
Beer makes college students
drunk.
To get drunk, college students
pour beer into their stomachs and
intestines until they either laugh
repeatedly, cry repeatedly or vomit
repeatedly.
Initially people cry, laugh and
vomit only on weekends. Then a
realization sets in: Heck, beer can
be poured into the stomach any old
.
night of the week - or any old day
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of the week for that matter.
People pour beer into their
stomachs each day and night for
different reasons.
"I become less inhibited," is at
the top of the list. Many beco~e
so less inhibited'
that
they kiss
sweaty people whom they've never
spoken to or noticed befo!e. The
less inhibited and sweaty kiss each
other in dark corners of dark
taverns.
The next morning they give their
friends the same explanation they
give every weekend: "I poured 100
kne-w a fellow who put Shaefer on
corn flakes. He enjoyed an occa-
sional beer. He also enjoyed an oc-
casional 14 beers.
Despite the bad rap beer and
drunkeness receives from certain
groups, beer is a reasonable thing.
What if beer were milk'? Imagine
people around a bar holding small
cartons of milk. How would one
smell if one had milk
spilled
on
them and they couldn't change for
three hours. Would girls be more
attractive with little white milk
mustaches? Would bars stock Oreo
cookies instead of pretzels? Could
quarters be played with milk, or
would it be too tough to find the
quarter. Is a milk called a brew' or
a pasteurized?' The questions-are
endless.
One couldn't get drunk by pour-
ing twelve milks into their stomach
either. They would only vomit.
Something tells me milk isn't go-
ing to be the next fad drink at
Marist. (Again, my keeness of in-
sight prevails.)
In closing, I don't know what I
can
say
about beer that hasn't
already
been said by some
uninhibited
individual
lying
tongue to tile in some sleezy gin
mill. For them,
"Beer
is good."
Floyd, U2 and The Police, to
·men-
doesn't believe in scheduling ap-
tion a few.
pointments. First come first serve,
It was really casual, no loud
that's the way
it
is.
crowd noises, or spilled beer on my
I figured that the earlier I arriv-
sweats. Just me and the band.
ed, the earlier I would leave. I was
Monday was the day that this wrong, as I had to wait some two
camper went to confirm that his and a half hours before l could see
summer job was still intact.
H.P.
the walls of the examination room.
Hood wanted me back. There was
I'm not an expert on the subject, .
some talk of my becoming ex-
but I would think that it should
ecutive vice-president in charge of
take longer than 30 seconds for a
marketing, but those reports are
complete physical. Apparently this
still unconfirmed.
doctor was from a different school
H.P. Hood is the number one of thought.
dairy in New England, the region .
My fears of genital intrusion
that consumes more ice cream than
were soon alleviated as he took my
any other region in the entire
word on the status of them and in-
country.
troduced me to the fast food
I am employed at the Newington ."·equivalent of an examination.
plant, which specializes in the pro-
I could have sworn 1 heard him
duction of milk shake mix for fast
say, "Would you care for some
food restaurants, buttermilk mix,
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. dessert with that?" as I walked out
and aerosol whipped cream.
the door.
On Wednesday, I was to take the
mandatory
pre-employment
physical.
This did not excite me. I know·
that they have a job to do, but the
idea of a strange man touching me
in vulnerable areas of my body did
•
not do wonders for the old psyche.
I conceded that a physical by a
strange, bikini clad coed sounded
a little better.
Generally speaking, I don't mind
trips to the doctor's office. The ex-
ception to that rule is when I have
to wait.
The office that I was going to
This was the first night that I
went "out." A rendevous at Saint
Joeseph's College for Women was
set. I was apprehensive yet op-
timistic about the excursion.
It was very uneventful and
dbesn't
deserve any further
mention.
Saint Patrick's Day proved to be
the best day/night of the week.
It started with lunch in Hartford,
complete with green beer, then I
segued into the viewing of a prac-
tice session at the Hartford Civic
Center, where the opening round
of the NCAA tournament was on
tap.
The evening culminated with a
party at Southern Connecticut
State University, with the Marist
kids taking on all challengers and
faring quite well on the drinking
scene.
Not that I was taking part. I am
not 21. I was merely observing the
behavioral patterns of humans
while intoxicated.
I
was actually
working on a research paper.
The next two days were blurs, as
I
had some snuggling practice to get
in.
Finally, the week had come to a
triumphant end
.
as the thrilling
climax occured with the family par-
ty celebrating Grandma's 80th
birthday.
Everyone came out, including
Aunt Leni, to feast and watch
Grandpa jump out of a cake. What
a crazy time.
I wearily hopped on the train
Monday morning and soon became
engulfed in a novel. I was wholly
satisfied and content.
So, as I arrived back on campus,
without a tan, I noticed how many
of "them" had tans.
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A look at where your $40 activity fee goes
by Keli A. Dougherty
REATIYE PROCRAnnlNG
Have you e\;'er
wondered what
happens to the money you pay
.every year for the student activity
fee? Who gets the money? And
how is it divided up?
'87-'88 funding
Accounting Society
Black Student Union
Class of '90
$
470
2585
690
75
1629
750
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The $40 fee paid each semester
by full-time students actually gets
divided up four ways, according to
Betty Yeaglin, director of college
activities.
The fee . brings in
_$220,000 a year. (Another $10,000
comes from a
$ 10
fee paid by part-
time students.)
Class of '91
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Class of '88
Class of '89
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The first $30 is divided into
thirds: one ·each going to the
McCann Center, the College Union
Board and the Council of Stu'dent
Leaders' Financial Board, which
then distributes the money to the
clubs and organizations.
"Any
chartered
club
or
organization may submit a propos-
ed budget to the Financial Board,"
said Jennifer Peifer, chairperson of
the Financial Board. "From this
proposed budget the Financial
Board decides whether to approve
or disapprove these requests."
There is also no set maximum
that a club can receive. The money
can be used for for operating ex-
penses, refreshments and lectures.
The money may not be used for
alcoholic beverages, refreshments
at meetings, partisan political ac-
tivities or charitable contributions.
The College Union Board, which
receives a second third of the first
$30. is responsible for college pro-
graming.
Its allotment
for
Commuter Union
Computer Society
Criminal Justice
Emergency Medical Society
Forensic Union
Gaelic Society
Inter-House Council
International Students
Investment Analysis
Literary Society
Student League
MCCTA
Marist Singers
Adult Student Union
MCTV
Psychology Club
Equestrian Team
Rugby
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Social Work Association
Hispanic Club
Student Academic Comm
The Circle
Reynard
WMCR
Volleyball
95
25
350
344
75
50
130
1638
3995
4222
1251
1736
2500
910
338
190
457
193
3146
931
17,650
4743
9858
1402
Total -
69,143
1987-1988 was $55,000. The
various committees that make up
CUB then negotiate
among
CLUB
CSL/OPER ■
EXPENSES
STUDEH
TICKETS
themselves about how the money
will be spent.
"After the Financial Board
decides, their recommendations are
then brought to CSL who review
them," said Peifer. "Once the
budgets with approved allocations
are returned to the clubs or
organizations, they are given a
chance to grieve to either Financial
Board or CSL on anything they
don't agree on."
The other
$10
of the $40 that
each student pays is divided and us-
ed for CSL's operating expenses,
Counseling Center starts group
for
students dealing with grief
b
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tand their feelings aren't unusual.
feelings of grief."
Y
ancy
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is a
r.ange ·of grieving··.
Students, not .the counselor, will
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technique~:'The'process·ilaifferenr- 'be-the on~s·
wfro'
provide ifie'"help,' •
. ors u e~ s w
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expe~ience. e for everyone," Fries said. ''There
according to Fries. Fries will be
aeath of a fnend or relauve, bemg •
t d "t Th t • wh
present only as a facilitator. "I will
able to understand and talk about is no one way
O .0 1 •
a is
Y
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their feelings may be a hard people may th10k they have
help the group become comfortable
process.
talking about loss," she said.
Now a Marist counselor hopes to
'P
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't
The students can ask questions,
make it a little easier.
eOp e On
offer solutions or just listen, Fries
Barbara Fries, a staff member at
h" k f
said.
the Counseling Center, has form-
t
In
O
"This is a low-key type of thing.
student football and basketball
tickets,
the
Hockey
Club,
cheerleaders, the Ski Team, in-
tramural sports and programing by
the Activities Office , according to
Yeaglin.
CSL uses its money to pay for
the Activities Fair, Homecoming,
the End of Year Transition Dinner
for the old and new CSL officers,
elections, meetings, the Thanksgiv-
ing Student-Faculty Social and Stu-
. dent Government
Awareness
Week.
ed a support group for stude~ts
}I
h
dealing with.· grief and for ihcise
CO ~ge aS
t
e
The participants are not required to
h
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f • d
do anything," Fries said. "The
w o want to e p gnevmg nen s.
ti·m·
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students will get from it what they •
day at 7:30 p.m. in the Byrne
need. That may mean finding a
Residence lounge.
with this'
special friend, someone to listen to
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"In our society there is a code
for when people can be supportive.
especially on
or talk to. Even if they do nothing •
They go to the wake or funeral,
that's OK, too. I respect anyone
send flowers or.bring food for a
campus,
where
who comes even if they don't
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couple of weeks," Fries said. "A
participate."
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person who has lost someone,
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whether it is a relative or friend,
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Fries said the group setting is an
e
feels that loss longer than those
ideal way to get support. "I believe
weeks."
in this approach of having others
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Fries said the gn·e·"ng pen'od
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help," Fries said. "If you connect
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something wrong wit them,
nes
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difficult for most-people because
wu
someone
It
can ma e a
said. "This is a self-help group, a
d"f~
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they have unresolved feel"1ngs
and
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erence.
way to process grief. Ultimately the
don't know how to talk about
members of the group will provide
those feelings.
the support needed to understand
Fries said she saw a need for the
support group after two Marist
According to Fries. the group is
open to anyone and is confidential.
students were killed in automobile
accidents in January. A similar
group at Vassar College has been
successful, she said.
"People don't think of college as
the time to deal with this," Fries
said, "especially on campus where
life goes on. Parties, studies, all
continue. But these people who feel
a loss have times when they're out
of sink. It's these times that they
need
to
talk to someone."
Fries said a characteristic of grief
is that it is not predictable. The
feeling of loss may come and go,
she said, and it can vary in
intensity.
If people are able to talk about
grief, she said, they might unders-
"PUTTING ON THE RITZ"
Dinner in the Campus Center Cafeteria
DINE and DANCE
WITH THE MARIST COLLEGE ADULT STUDENT UNION
SPRING DINNER & DANCE
CELEBRATING WITH THE 1988 ADULT GRADUATES
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1988
RECEPTION 6:30
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DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE ROGER THORPE QUINTET
BUFFET FEATURING CHICKEN BREAST ALMONDINE
AND CARVED STEAMSHIP ROUND, ASSORTED SALADS &
VEGETABLES. DESERT: CHERRIES JUBILEE
STUDENT $15.00 •
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By
TOM MURRAY.
Actor, Poet and Recovered Alcoholic
He
will
share his personal experiences
and a dramatic acting portrayal of the
Welsh Poet Dylan Thomas.
On
Tuesday, ~RIL
5th, 1988
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Al~m to speak about post-grad life
by
Ilse
Martin
Seventeen_
years ago, Bill O'Reil-
ly was playing football, writing for
The Circle, and getting an educa-
tion at Marist College. Today he is
an ABC News Correspondent and
a columnist for the Boston Herald.
He will return to speak to the
Marist community on April 12.
In a recent telephone interview,
O'Reilly said that he plans
to
ad-
dress students about their expecta-
tions after graduation. He said
there is a difference between the
college student today and the col-
lege student of the 60's and 70's.
"When I was in school, the value
system was a lot different than it
is today. We didn't look beyond
the next year. We were just there
to go to college,"
he said.
"Nowadays, it seems to me that the
kids' eyes are four or five years
down the road."
Peter O'Keefe, professor of
history, was a teacher and friend of
O'Reilly's and has kept in contact
with him over the years. "Bill came
in from a generation that thought
highly of the general ed0<;ation.
Kids coming in during the sixties
thought of a liberal arts education
and didn't have any specific ideas
beyond that," he said.
O'Kcefc said that there was no
communications program twenty
years ago and even if there was, .
students probaqly would have
opted for the liberal arts program
because that was the thing to do.
When O'Reilly graduated from
Maris! in
1971
with a bachelor's
degree in history, he taught English
and history at Monsignor Pace, a
Marist High School in Miami,
Florida.
O'Reilly said that his plan for
post-graduation was never a priori-
ty until senior year. "l was busy
worrying about the Army and Viet-
nam. It wasn't that important to be
financially successful," he said.
According
to
O'Keefe,
"It
was
an option that the kids had
that
wasn't unusual -
more to do
something to feel their way around
rather than rush into things."
O'Reilly went on to obtain a
master's degree in broadcast jour-
nalism from Poston University.
According to O'Keefe. "He always
did his own thing. He was a go-
getter, the kind of kid who knew
where he was going and didn't
stand around and wait for things
to happen.
He made things
happen."
O'Reilly has anchored Good
Morning America News, World
News This Morning, as well as
local newscasts in Boston, New
York, and Connecticut. He began
his first year at ABC News with 25
stories on World News Tonight
with Peter Jennings and 20 spots
on the Weekend News.
"I think the thing I respect Bill
for most is that he had the courage
to trust and follow his own instincts
and he had the confidence to move
ahead with them," said O'Keefc.
O'Reilly said the beauty of
Marist is that students can basical-
ly do what they want to do be(.-ausc
there is norie of the political game
playing that goes c,n at some of the
larger universities. "I enjoyed
myself immensely at Marist. But I
don't think
I would have enjoyed
myself as much if I was concerned
with making fifty grand and own-
ing a Mercedes," he said.
When O'Reilly went abroad to
England during his junior year, he
wrote a story for The Circle about
the differences between students in
England and students in America.
At the end of the story he wmte:
"I
just wish there could be a
universal student. A student who
would try to cope with the world
he lives in instead of fleeing from
it. A student who would question
values and sec the need for change
but who would also value other
people's opinion instead of looking
down on them.
"A student who would build
things up and be very, very sure
before tearing something down.
A
student who would realize that
Bill
O'Reilly.(Photo courtesy
of the Public Information
Office)
what he has, the right to criticize.
to.object, etc., is more than what
most people have. And finally, a
student who would work not only
for himself, but for others. For liv-
ing only by yourself brings frustra-
tion while living for others brings
happiness."
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Fashion students prepare for the big show
by Joseph O'Brien
At the front of Donnelly 240 -
otherwise known as the fashion
room -
is a dress form wearing a
T-shirt which reads, ·"Marist
Fashion Department Supports Safe
Sex .... Because We Don't Have
The Time."
Last Sunday was no exception.
"I
was here from 12 in the after-
noon and
I 'II
probably be here un-
. ti! 11 tonight," said senior Karen
Somma, a fashion major from
Holmdel, N.J. "But, that's not bad
considering sometimes I don't get
out of here until after two in the
morning."
Carmine Porcelli, director of the
fashion program, said, "It's a
home away from home. The magic
happens in this room, there is a lot
of creativity and intensity."
With the Marist fashion pro-
gram's show, featuring the second
annual "Silver Needle Awards,"
three weeks away this slogan rings
true more than ever. The event is
The room has six sewing
being judged by designers Bill machines, two large work tables,
Blass, Mary McFadden, Oscar de • and fifteen forms, which are
.Ia .Renta and Marc. Jacobs. .
_,,;mannequin~likc figures used to fit-
• • ' ·
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Much of the preparation for the
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show is done in D240, preparation
J.R. Morrissey, a senior fashion
major from Northport
N. Y.
said
he named his form "Babe" and
considers it a companion.
"I
always talk to my form," he said.
A fashion student pins a half-
which is often done late into the
finished creation to a form.
night, on weekends and even over
(Photo by Bob Davis)
Spring Break.
A little club with big-name acts
.
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by Chris Landry
Before Mick Jagger headed for
Japan on his solo tour this March
he wanted to play a small club
away from New York City. Some
place with a warm and secure
atmosphere.
Jagger's manager, Bill Graham
carried out his wishes. Graham
found out through three concert
booking agencies that Jagger
should
take
his
band
to
Poughkeepsie to play The Chance.
Jagger did not play earlier this
month because of his drummer's
back injury but other stars such as
Eddie Money and Huey Lewis have
in the past and will continue to.
How does such a small club bring
such acts to Poughkeepsie's Main
Mall?
One factor is that The Chance
has such a rich history and tradi-
tion as the perfect small theater to
perform in. The Chance has always
had mainstream acts. The Police
played there in i977. The theater
holds up to 6000 and its 30-foot
ceiling and attractive architecture
provide intimate shows. Its worst
seat is fourteen rows away, owner
Peter Francesa said.
Francesa,
a Poughkeepsie
businessman bought the club at
a
bankruptcy auction in 1980. As the
owner of the antique shop at
Bridge City Auction he became in-
terested in The Chance's architec-
ture. He spent $750,000
to
restore
it.
The Chance opened in July, 1981
offering rock, jazz, and folk music
as well as a bar and dinner. A fire
in the early morning of May 29,
1984 closed The Chance for two
•. years. The fire, caused by arson,
destroyed the west wall and ceiling.
Francesa said he knew the day
after the fire he would restore the
Chance. He sold his cross-town
restaurant, Noah's Ark, and used
his knowledge of antiques to direct
architects and builders.
'There was no way an arsonist
would take the Chance away from
. me," Francesa said.
"I
became
obsessed in rebuilding the place."
. The Chance reopened on Nov.
26, 1986 with restored architecture
and new $2,000 French paintings
on its walls. Before an after the fire
Franccsa has used smart and fair
business to land popular acts.
"I've been doing business for
five years and have established a
repport • with concert agencies,"
Francesa said.
While many clubs cancel shows
because of poor ticket sales The
Chance holds their shows even if it
loses money, Francesa said.
"I'm a person of my word,"
Francesa said. "My staff takes care
of the people that come here."
Tammy
Sloan,
the
stage
manager, said that she and the staff
make The Chance enjoyable to per-
form at. After taking care of the
show's technical aspects, they make
sure that the band has something
to cat and drink at all times.
Problems with performers do
happen. Bob Goldthwait, the com-
edian of Police Academy fame
wanted tables set up on the dance
floor in front of the stage. The
Chances'
refusal
makes
Goldthwait's return unlikely, Sloan
said.
But according to Sloan these
problems are minor.
"We've
been
able to handle most anything that
comes around. You come to expect
the problems that go along with the
business."
Usually the hospitality is ap-
predated and h~lps draw acts.
Sloan and other staff members
sometimes get to know their guests.
After their two shows last month
the rock band The Hooters joined
The Chance's staff at the bar for
several hours.
The Chance's location also lures
bands to Poughkeepsie. It is not far
from New York City, Providence
or Boston.
"We're
(The Chance) close
enough to New York City to book
the good acts and far enough away
so we're not competing with the ci-
ty's business," Francesa said.·
Rolling
Stones'
best new
Amcrica.n band of the. year, The·
Bodeans, filmed their appearance
on the David Letterman Show in
the city in latc_aftcrnoon before hit-
ting the stage at 11 p.m. that night
in Poughkeepsie. •
Franccsa also believes the varie-
ty of acts and shows catoring to
different age groups adds to the
clubs popularity.
"We have an act if you're red,
white, black, or blue," Franccsa
said.
Last weekend the 60s music of
Dr. Hook , the rock opera of the
Roaches and a reggae band offered
the variety.
To ensure variety Francesa
books most of the acts himself. The
booking agency gives him a list of
acts. After choosing an act the per-
former's contract is sent and if
terms arc met the act will come to
The Chance.
Francesa pays anywhere from
$1,000 to $8,000 per act. He paid
Eddie Money the most last year -
$32,000
for four nights.
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"When you turn off the lights at
the end of the night it can be
spooky,"
Somma
said.
"Sometimes you feel like you're in
the Twilight Zone and they're wat-
ching you."
To ensure the privacy of any live
models, who may be in for a fitting
most of the windows are covered
with plastic. Porcelli said,
"It
would also look very peculiar for
people walking by to see the forms
and not understand what they
are."
"We go through about eight or
nine tapes a day," Somma said.
"I'd
go crazy without my
Walkman in here," said Morrissey.
"Even though we play music in
here there is only so many times
you can listen to Whitney Houston
tapes.'!
Even though Porcelli said, "The
room _has become a wonderful en-
vironment,"
it docs have its
drawbacks.
Jackie Sayegh, a junior fashion
The rules in D240 arc: no drink-
major from Brooklyn, N. Y. said,
ing, no eating and no smoking.
"Sometimes when you're in here
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Despits. this, stude~t!\ ,said C!)ff!!~ working for a long time you feel
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"a'..
like jumping out the window."
must. Music, which is permitted, is
Not
to
worry however, there is
another must.
only a foot and. a half drop.
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Registering
takes on
a new look
by Helen Gardner
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The Registrar's Office changed
the format of the course advisor for
the fall 1988 academic schedule
from the old newspaper style to a
pamphlet-sized one in order to cut
costs.
• Jacquelyn Moriarty, the assis-
tant registrar, said that the old for-
mat cost over $4,000 to print com-
pared to $1,600 needed to print the
new style that was made available
to students after spring break.
"We wanted a new style that was
more cost-effective and yet provid-
ed the same service to the
students," said Moriarty. "The
old style was a much more appeal-
ing to the eye but was not as easy
to carry as this one."
The new advisor measures
4.5
in- -
~pring
finally
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arrives
Spring bas sprung and M~t
students have broken out their
shorts and T-shirts to soak up
the
sun.(Photo by Bob Davis)
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ha.t. are the fr· eshme·
n really. like?
about the same as the Oailv New~.
The new advisor was d~ig.nro by
Moriarty and Joy s~..:ker
fn.'til
bJ Elka Ballou
i\larist typically attracts high
The
class
of
'91
looks
at
life
Southern Dutchess News in Wap-
school seniors with grade point
pingers Falls.
--coll~e hopping ... publk ser-
a\'erages in the B to B- range, ac-
lt is modelied after 1he pamphlet
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and a philosophy of life were cording to the data. Compared to
style used by Quinnipiac College in
,he
tnmds and g.oab of college the national results, fewer Marist
Hamden, Conn. which Dr. Louis
students
15
years ago. Today,
students come from the top and
Zucarello brought to Moriarity
freshmem are more interested in bottom of the class.
after visiting Quinnipiac's Presi-
financial suc1.--ess,
according to a re-
Personal statistics show that
dent John Lahey, a former \'ice
cent national sur\'e\'.
Maris! freshmen are less self-
president at Marist.
The annual
siudy by the
confident academically as well as
Chris Pasquali, a freshman com-
American Council on Education -
socially. They spend more of their
puter science major from.Newton;
known
•
as the Astin survey -
leisure time socializing than with
N.J •• likes the new format. "l like
shows that 71 percent of this fall's personal interests and hobbies.
it better tha
ri
the big paper," he
freshmen entered college "to make They also tend to drink more
said.
"It
fits in your notebook and
more money.,,
socially and cheat on exams more
when I was checking the courses
The statistics are based on ques-
than the norm, according to the
that I wanted to take, most of the
tionnaires completed by 209,627
courses are listed on the same
freshmen at 390 two- and
•four-
page."
year institutions, one of which is
Besides the size, the new format
Marist. The college participates
lacks the timeslot sheet and only
ever.y other year.
.
lists the course descriptions for the
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For the most part., Marist i~ close
new computer information systems
to the national norm for four-year
concentration and any special
private institutions,_ but there are a
topics course because most course
few distinctions.
descriptions
are available to
Maris! attracts more white and
students in the 1988 catalog. It still
fewer minority students that the
includes the listings of the
norm. Students at Marist are also
core/liberal arts requirements for
more likely to come from larger,
all classes the academic schedule
comfortable middle-class families,
for the fall semester and wimer
according to Dr. Marilyn Poris,
intersession.
director of institutional research at
Although students in general had
.
Marist.
survey.
The students are typical in that
60 percent intend and want to
marry, and they believe it is accep,
table to live together before mar-
riage. The fri:sh~enare.ne>t well in-
formed on AIDS and have the "it
can't happen to me" attitude, the
survey shows.
Sixty-eight percent listed Marist
as their first choice of colleges, and
25 percent listed Marist as their se-
cond choice.
The survey covers a broad range
of questions, everything from "Are
you a twin?" to "How do you
characterize you political views?"
bJ' Ellen Ballou
Every year incoming freshmen
are bombarded with forms to fill
out. What are your interests and
hobbies? What kind of person are
you? What do you want to major
in? The fl.ow of questions is
endless.
Every other year. however, one
extra form is added to all of the
rest: the Astin survey.
This year's
freshmen
par-
ticipated in the survey last fall. As
compared to the national norm,
Marist stacks up pretty close,
especially in the reason for atten-
ding college in the first place - to
make money.
"l decided l wasn't ready to go
to work," said Linda Gallagher, a
freshman from· Brooklyn, N. Y.
"To get a better career you have to
go to college."
At first Kim Riordan of North
Andover, Mass., looked like an ex-
ception to the trend. She said she
was majoring in English, but she
wanted to get into law - not civil
or criminal -
but corporate law,
where the big money is. "Today
one must be competitive to get a
job," said Riodan. "One really
needs to get a degree to get a good
job."
Still, some freshmen have decid-
ed that making money isn't the
most important thing in their lives.
"I want to be a film director,
because I want to make films that
mean something - that is, to teach
people something worthwhile,"
said freshman Tara Parker from
Dover Plains, N. Y.
''It is rewarding to touch a cord
in students so that they see there is
more in life," said Dr. Peter
O'Keefe, associate professor of
history who also teaches freshmen
philosophy and ethics. "I try to get
them to think subjectively so that
they can see that what is on the in-
side also is very important."
O'Keefe said financial well-being
still comes up in the course discus=
sions most often, but through some
of his lectures students begin to see
success can be a result of the sub-
jective self.
a positive reaction to the new ad-
.
Compared to the national norm,
visor, they still had complaints
r
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randar·ds and generate h'1ghly director, Alexander Astin. It was
more res men at anst are atten-
One question asks how frequent-
s
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about the registration process.
ding college with the hope ofob-
ly one engaged in certain activities employable graduates.
started nationally about 15 years
Pasquali said, "I don't think a
taining
a good
job
after
in the past year, including drinking,
They also believe, but not that
ago, according to Poris,
.when
lot of students knew that we had
graduation.
copying homework from other strongly, that Marist should raise "college hopping" was the trend.
to pick up the course advisors and
Abo·
ut one-third of the freshman
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interest
groups
colleges they were ene mng more.
Kathy Liebert, a
J.
unior business
ing depressed or usmg a persona
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But this led to sky-rocketing attri-
jor. "That will be higher," said
computer. The students are also ava1 a e, mamtam a strong
ma1·or form Manhattan, N.Y., said
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athlet·c
program
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rates at some institutions.
ons,
ecause o t e percentage asked
about
their
family
women s
1
,
that the course advisor should in-
of freshmen who have not declared background.
separate dorms by class and
Astin tried to· profile incoming
elude the course descriptions for
a
.
major and will decide on
facilitate faculty-student contact
freshmen so institutions could com-
students that can not find their
business." The national average at
Marist also includes questions outside the classroom.
pare their students with a national
catalogs. "There's also not nearly
four-year private institutions is pertaining solely to the college. The
The survey revealed diverse opi-
norm. The survey helps colleges see
enough courses offerM at the right
about 20 percent.
fall
'87
freshmen strongly believe nion on whether Marist should changing trends, address students'
times,!' she said. "A couple of the
There has been a national decline that Marist should provide intellec- have separate dorms for more needs and retain enrolmment, ac-
courses I need are offered at the
in the number of computer science tually stimulating extracurricular
serious students.
cording to Poris.
same time and day."
majors. While Marist compµter
activities, maintain high academic
The survey was named after its
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Moriarty said that Marist will
science enrollments have declined,
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11
The beauty
intramurals
by
C_hris
Barry
There is nothing else in sports
quite like collegiate intramurals.
Take intramural basketball,
for example. More than some
highly-recruited,
scholarship
players brought here for
•
the
purpose
of developing
a
nationally-known name for the
school, the intramural program
consists of a hodge-podge of
players possessing varying
degrees of talent.
Some teams have elaborate
game plans, having strategies
worked out for every possible
scenario.
•
Other teams' game
plan'
is
just to try to score more
points than their opponents.
Some teams look sharp, mat-
ching right down to the stripes·
on their underwear. Other
teams look like they were in an
explosion at a thrift store.
But all the teams have one
thing in common. They're there
to have fun. Even the worst
teams are still trying to have
fun. (If not, then they must
derive extreme pleasure from
public humiliation.)
thursday.
morning
quarterback
A scan of the gym dunng
in-
tramural games will reveal
everyone from former high
school all-stars to uncoor-
dinated armchair quarterbacks.
First, there are the pure
basketball players. Guys who
really know how to play the
game. Just put a ball in their
hands and watch them go to
work.
You'll also find - well, for
lack of a better word - slobs.
They arc overweight, dress
poorly and smell funny. Their
daily diet of pizza and beer have
done quite a number on their
respitory staying power, as they
need a breather after only wat-
ching their teammates during
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tipoff.
•
Finally. there are the quiet,
consistent contributors. Guys
who might not have all the
talent in the world, but still give
•
it a shot. They might have been
bench-warmers in high school
but th_ey still like to play the
game.
There is a true beauty about
intramurals. You don't have to
be great. You don't even have
to be good. You just have to
want to play the game and have
fun. Even if you do stink.
Would You
Like To
Usher -For
Baccalaureate:
The old rivalry: NY vs. Boston
Fri., May 20
and
by
Steven Murray
The arrival of spring brings with
it the beginning of the baseball
season. As a Bostonian, this time
of the year makes me dizzy - I see
visions of Bucky Dent popping a
fly ball over the wall in Fenway
Park and Jesse Orosco triumphant-
ly hurling his glove in(o the air.
It is difficult enough being from
Boston and going to school in New
York, but the nausea felt while
listening to a New Yorker imitate
the way 1 say "Marty Barrett" is
still surpassed by the sight of' the
replay of a ground ball rolling bet-
ween the legs of Bill Buckner.
Because Marist, which is ob-
viously in Yankee/Mets territory,
attracts a substantial amount of
Red Sox fans, the emotions of the
intense rivalry are
·alive
and well.
Most experts agree that the
rivalry started with the sale of Babe
Ruth from the Red Sox to the
Yankees in 1920.
Ruth, at the time already con-
sidered the best in the game,. was
sold to New York for $100,000.
Boston fans can still hear the
laughter echoing from. Yankee
Stadium.
Since the sale of Ruth, the two
cities have been involved in many
pennant races and the 1986 Red
Sox/Mets World Series added even
more fuel to the fire of the rivalry.
As opening day approaches,
botli cities' fans are preparing to
verbally abuse one another.
With the exception of the ques-
tion of whether or not the Red Sox·
choked in the 1978 pennant race
(some things are undeniable),
Boston and New York fans agree
on very little.
Jon Petrucci, a Met fan from
Waterbury,
Conn., could not
watch the 1986 World Series with
his roommate, a friei;id since high
school, because he was a Red Sox
fan.
"You
know the rivalry is intense
when you can live with someone
and eat meals with them but
you
can't watch a baseball game
together." Petrucci said.
Al Thompson, a Yankee fan
from Ticonderoga, N. Y., says for
him. the rivalry is intense all year.
"It's like the last game of the
World Series everytime the Red
Sox and Yankees meet," Thompc
son said.
Tension such as this leads to one
thing - arguments. There are two
problems with being a Boston fan
in theses arguments. You are gross-
ly outnumbered and historically
speaking, you don't have much of
a case.
Frank Haverkamp, a 20 year-old
commuter, told me how he once
saw a Red Sox fan get mauled by
an entire section of drunk fans at
Yankee Stadium.
'
Somehow, I felt I knew how that
Boston fan felt. I think all Red Sox
fans can relate to how that human
punching bag must have folt.
Chris Ciampi, Petrucci's room-
mate said he felt outnumbered
duri~g the 1986 World Series.
"It
was one of the loneliest ex-
periences I've ever had," said the
Red Sox fan from Waterbury,
Conn. "lt' seemed as though
everybody was against just a hand-
ful of people."
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Many New York fans admit they
actually feel bad for Red Sox fans,
who have only a poor champion-
ship reco·rd for support and a seem-
ingly endless army of people
against them.
"My feeling towards the Red
Sox and their fans"is not one of
hate, it's one of pity," said Steve
Metz, a Met fan from Wyckoff,
N.J.
"l
think that it's an absolute
miracle that the majority of the
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fl;ln~,~j~n,'t
HP,!llmi_qp,~cj~e
after the World Series. But con-
_sidering
their history, I
guess
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they're used to it by now," Melz •
said.
As a Boston fan I am not sure
which is worse -
losing to New
York teams or being pitied by their
fans.
The loss to the Mets in
1986
was
emotionally devastating for many
Red
Sox fans.
Jim Moshovos, a sophomore
from Wethersfield, Conn., had
bought a bottle of champagne for
the
'86
Series. He never opened the
bottle.
There are unopened bottles of
champagne all arourid the Boston
area. Someday they will be open-
ed. Many people - myself includ-
ed - hope they're at Marist when
it happens.
Editor's note:
Steven Murray
is
a
sophomore-cornrnunica'tiowltrts
major rrom Mass:ichi1seus.
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~voice of Marist' steps doWn
b);
Joe Madden
After 17 years of announcing
Marist basketball games on the
radio, Bob Norman has decided to
hang up his headset.
.
• Norman, director of Marist's in-
ternship program, said he is retir-
ing to be able to devote more time
to his family and towards the in-
ternship program.
Norman,
who began spot-
broadcasting for the Red Fox foot-
ball team in 1961, started doing
basketball games in 1971. "Some
of my most cherished memories
have been broadcasting Marist
basketball games, I'm really going
to miss them," he said.
Coming to Marist at the request
of Brother Linus Foy, then the
youngest collegiate president in the
country, Norman's job encompass-
ed public relations, sports informa-
tion,
teaching
English
and
broadcasting.
Norman has been around since
the Red Foxes' basketball games
were played at Our Lady of
Lourdes high school in Poughkeep-
sie. "I wore quite a few hats when
I first came to Marist, but my
favorite hat was broadcasting,"
said Norman.
As he sat reflecting on the past
in his office in the Lowell Thomas
Communications Center, he said
there -was one thing that always
stood out in his mind - the Marist-
Siena rivalry. ,
He said he remembered one
game when the te nsion was so high
a fight broke out between mascots.
Norman's son Jim was the Red Fox
mascot at the time.
"I
didn't know whether to keep
on broadcasting or try to break up
the fight," he said. The fight was
resolved and the Siena Indian
mascot
apologized for getting car-
ried away, according to Norman.
He said one of his favorite events
of the year were the alumni games.
"I used to really love seeing
everyone come back, most of them
with a wife and kids," he said. "I
would look forward to it every
year."
The highlight of Norman's
broadcasting career, he said, c~me
during
Marist's
first-ever
N.C.A.A. tournament bid during
the 1985-86 season.
"I
think that
was when Rik Smits realized that
he was really a special basketball
player." .
•
"I've seen things come
a
long
way at Marist. We've really hit the
big rime now, you can't even get a
seat anymore -
but I've already
got mine for next year," Norman
said with a smile. "I wanted to
leave.while I was on top, I feel like
a stamp collector who has just lost
his collection, it was like my
After dropping opener,
lax squad pummels Pace
by
Joe Madden
The Marist College lacrosse team
bounced back from ·a frustrating
season-opening· double-overtime
10-9 loss to Kean College last week
and trounced Pace University 17-5
last Saturday at Leonidoff field.
The Red Foxes face off against
SUNY Maricime at 3:30 p.m.
to-
day. On Tuesday they played the
Indians of Siena College. Results
were not availabltt;lt.,press .time.
• • A'gainst Pace~·
BiJJ:Drolet led the
Red. Foxes with two goals and five
assists while Mike Daly and Pete
Cleary added six and five goals
respectively. Daly's six-goal perfor-
mance fell just one goal short of the
Marist record - set by his brother
Toiri in 1986.
Mike Malet, head lacrosse
coach, said he was a little weary of
the Setters entering the contest. "I
really didn't know what to expect
before the game except that they
had two victories coming in,"
Malet said.
Earlier in the week the Red Foxes
faced Kean College. Kean was
favored entering the game and is
considered by many to be the
favorite to win the Knickerbocker
Conference, according to Malet.
The. R,ed ,F9x~s jupip~_d p~t
t9
;a~
early 8-4 lead but eventually fell in
double-overtime.
•
"I thought that we had a great
team effort," said Malet. "I think
our guys realiie now that we can
play with anyone. It's going to be
quite an interesting year."
Malet said his only worry now is
keeping his squad geared toward
winning games, not towards per-
sonal achievements. The coach-
praised defensemen Jon Cannon,
Pete Cleary and Rob Naylor as well
as goalie John Blake.
"John really kept us in the game
in that first quarter," Malet said.
"After losing Chris Reuss I think
a few people were worried about
our goalie situation, but not any
more -
Jon can really handle
himself in the cage."
. . Injurie1>
._ to defense~an
~c.>l?
Cowie. , and mid~fielder .. Todd
Jesaitis, both seniors, hurt the
squad's chances for victory, Malet.
said. "Bobby has a lot of influence·
on the field - I mean losing a two-
time all-conference player has an
inpact on any team:" said Malet.
Mid-fielder Tom Donnellan Jed
Marist with three goals. •
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Bob Norman
(Photo by Mark Gottcent)
hobby."
As Norman swiveled in his chair
in Lowell Thomas he acknowledg-
ed both the Marist players and
fans.
"They've
really been
something to be proud of," said
Norman. "It was just fantastic to
be a part of the whole scene, I've
enjoyed every minute of it."
Soccer team wins two, ties one
during weeklong Jamaican tour
Heads up!
Marist rugby player Charles
Mooney goes up for the ball in
practice_·
last week as. Andrew
Israel looks on.
(Photo by Mark Gottunt)
by David Blondin
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The prescription read: Take one,
relaxing, fun-filled week in the sun·
of the Caribbean
island of
Jamaica.
The doctor was Howard "Doc"
Goldman, Marist's soccer coach,
and the patients were 18 members
of the Red Fox soccer team. The
'There is a great
difference
between
playing here
and there.'
squad went to Jamaica during
Spring Break and managed to come
away with a 2-0-1 record.
The squad played three teams
from the province of St. Ann's, ty-
ing Brazil, 2-2 and beating St.
Ann!s bay, 3-1, and the Golden
Kickers, 2-1.
It was the first time Marist had
played outdoors since the end of
the season last fall.
"The difference
between
indoors
and out, is that you get a true
bounce," said senior Kevin Segrue.
Soccer in Jamaica is as popular
as baseball is in the United States.
"There is a great difference bet-
ween pl~ying here and there," said
senior Kevin Segrue. "The crowds
understand the game better."
"The crowds were not biased,
they just wanted to see good soc-
cer," said junior Bill Kenny. "They
cheered when they scored and when
we scored."
"I was surprised how well we
did," said senior Gerry Sen-
tochnik, "with soccer being their
main sport."
Both players and coach were
very relaxed, said Tom Haggerty.
''Everyone just went ·out to have a
good time," he said.
Goldman was happy with the
results of the trip, said Kenny. It
brought every one together as a
team and as friends, he said.
• The players said the Jamaicans
were individually better skilled than
the Red Foxes, but Marist played
much better as a team. "\Ve were
very offensively creative," said
Kenny.
"They have a different style of
soccer," said Segrue. "They didn't
have the team concepts that we
had."
According to Marist players the
average attendance at the games
was nearly 1,000 people.
The first game was against Brazil
and was played in the middle of the
day in 95-degree heat.
Marist players said they felt they
should have that game. A goal
scored by Haggerty was erased
when . the referee ruled he had
entered the zone offside. It was a
call heard frequently by Marist.
"The referee used offside calls to
prevent a blowout," said Kenny.
"The first and third games were
really good, the competition was
much quicker," .said Haggerty.
"The second gam~ was more like
a pick up game. The game field was
like cement.".
.
"There were two good teams,
they were very quick and fast,"
said Sentochnik.. "The second
game we played was much more
physical."
For seniors Segrue and Sen-
tochnik, it was the last time they
would play soccer for Marist.
"I would work harder," said
Segrue about what he would do dif-
ferently if he had a chance to
change anything.
"I'm happy with my career at
Marist," said Sentochnik. "I'm
happy with the trip."
Marist will play outdoors this
spring, but Coach Goldman does
not let the seniors play in the
spring.
The team now awaits the start of
the season next fall with the hope
that the positive attitude and sense
of team unity resulting from the
trip will carry over.
All 18 people did everything
together, Haggerty said. "It made
everyone
closer
and
better
friends."