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December 7. 2000
Presidential election reaches one
month mark, still no verdict
Af ·
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author honored
70th birthday
byERICDEABn.L
Staff Writer
With an American public grow-
ing more and more restless about
not having a president-elect, and
Inauguration Day rapidly ap-
proaching, the battle between Al
Gore and George W. Bush re-
mains in the spotlight of the
news media.
On Monday, Dec. 4, Circuit
Judge N. Sanders Sauls rejected
the Vice President's request for a
manual recount in two counties
and
to
overturn Bush's certified
victory. Also on Monday, the
United States Supreme Court is-
sued t h ~ n g on Bush's law-
suit ask'tRg
itie
Florida Supreme
Court to reconsider its decision,
ordering the state to include
presidential ballots manually re-
counted after Nov. 14.
The Florida Supreme Court said
that it would reconsider the case,
and the results could widen
Bush's advantage in Florida from
537 to 930 votes by voiding the
results
of
hand recounts com-
pleted after the Nov. 14 deadline.
As reported by
MSNBC,
Florida
Supreme Court spokesman Craig
Waters said that the seven
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Florida justices set the deadline
for legal papers on Wednes-
day, Dec. 6, and would hear 30
minutes of arguments from each
side on Thursday,
Dec.
7.
Waters said that he believed
a decision would be reached in
a steadfast matter.
''This is a case that has been
certified as a matter of great
public importance requiring
im-
mediate resolution," he said.
As this presidential dilemma
continues, the percentage of
Americans who think Al Gore
should concede has increased
in the last week according to
an MSNBC poll.
When asked whether or not
Vice President Gore should con-
cede, 59
percent
of the
509
adults surveyed said that he
should, which is almost
10
per-
centage points higher than just
one week earlier. However, in
the same poll, 52 percent of
people thought that it was too
soon for Bush to start naming
Cabinet members.
As the national controversy
over who will be the 43rd Presi-
dent of the United States con-
tinues, many students are ques-
tioning how the media has af-
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vying for the
Supreme
orida Supreme
fected the presidency and have
voiced their opinions about
whether or not the Vice Presi-
dent should concede the elec-
tion.
Senior Kate Crisafi believes
that this election has gone on
long enough
.
"For a bunch of educated
people, they are blowing a situ-
ation way out of proportion,"
she said. "They're analyzing
their analysis and it's ridicu-
lous."
Junior Derrick Jones II said
that he wants closure brought
to the situation.
"This thing must get re-
solved," he said.
''Mr.
Gore is
just dragging the process out
longer than
it
needs to be.
George Bush won the election
on November 7 and the re-
counts thereafter."
Junior Liz Hammond said that
the problems the country has
now are even broader.
"Neither party is concerned
about the country," she said.
'They aren't helping the coun-
try by continuing this
battle
.
Just look at the way the stock
market is."
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Ulster County Community College
signs transfer agreement with Marist
Editor's Note: The following
is a press release from SUNY
Ukster regarding transfer
agreements with Marist.
As part of a
long-standing
collaboration with Marist Col-
lege, SUNY at Ulster County
Community College signed a
new transfer agreement on
Wed, Nov 8, at the college's
Stone Ridge campus. The
agreement allows Ulster gradu-
ates in human services to trans-
fer to Marist's social work pro-
gram with junior level status.
Additionally, students graduat
-
ing from Ulster's chemical de-
pendency counseling degree
.
program will be able to complete
additional courses at Ulster and
then transfer directly to the so-
cial work program.
''Marist is a popular choice for
Ulster transfer students, and the
two schools have had formal
transfer agreements in place for
many years," said Patricia
Makowsky, coordinator of
transfers at Ulster. "Academic
deans and faculty at the two
schools have been working to-
gether this fall to update exist-
ing transfer agreements and to
develop new ones.
"
SUNY at Ulster has been a
leader in providing students
with opportunities for transfer
to both private and public col-
leges and universities through-
out the United States. Transfer
agreements allow students to
complete the first two years of
a program and transfer
to
a four-
year school as a junior in a par-
allel program.
In
addition, fac-
ulty members keep in touch with
their counterparts at the four-
year schools in order to advise
and mentor students who will
transfer to bachelor
'
s programs
after receiving their associate' s
degree from Ulster.
Student activist
from the former
Yugoslavia
INSIDE
speaks at Marist
by
CHRISKNUDTSEN
Joint Editor-in-Chief
s
peaker. Nearly a hundred
people crowded into the room
to hear her speak about the
revolutionary role that the ac-
tivists played in leading to the
overthrow
of Slobodan
Milosevic.
bomb shelter
.
"I'd close my eyes
and wonder
ifl
would ever open
them again."
The NATO bombing was a re-
sponse by Western powers to
the violent conflicts in Yugosla-
via, particularly in Kosovo, that
were fueled by ethnic tensions.
Many of the citizens in Yugo-
slavia feel that the bombing,
Mila Turajlic missed a semes
-
ter of college classes during the
NATO bombing of Kosovo last
year. Her role as a student ac-
tivist in Yugoslavia prompted
the Marist Debate Team to hold
a public forum on Tuesday,
November 28 in the Student
Center with Turajlic as a guest
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between the sounds of a Toma-
hawk missile and a surface mis-
sile," she said while explaining
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A smoking pan on the
stove set off the fire alarms
in Town House's B block
Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2:10 a.m.
While security officers were
doing their routine fire check,
they saw and confiscated one
"End of School Zone" and
one
"Stop"
sign. The signs
are to be returned to the De-
partment of Transportation as
soon as possible.
West Cedar resident Brian
Dikdan dashed out of the
crosswalk
seconds
before a
Ford F-250 landscaping truck
smashed into a stationary
Isuzu Trooper Tuesday,
Dec.5 at li" a.m. Dikdan
safely ran out of the way,
avoiding the Trooper as it was
pushed through the cross-
walk. The driver was
knocked unconscious mo-
mentarily, but was alert and
yelling at the three men
in
the
truck that rear-ended him by
the time police officers and
firemen arrived on the scene.
Security
issued
an
Upper
West Cedar Y block resident
a written reprimand for his
21st birthday after breaking
up his
party
just after midnight
on Saturday, Dec. 2. The
birthday boy's 32 friends also
received sanctions. Among
diverse the list of party-goers,
there were seven visitors,
three off-campus students,
two Champagnat residents,
three Talmadge residents, two
West Cedar residents, four
Marian residents, three Up-
per Town House residents,
five Leo residents, three
Gartland residents, and one
unidentified participant unac-
counted for in the security
report.
Security transported a Gre-
gory House
resident
to St.
Francis Wednesday, Nov. 29
at 1:30 a.m., after suffering
ankle pain from jumping off
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Author celebrates birthday at
Bard College
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"I thank God for
all
those who
made it possible for us to re-
ceive all the love
that
we
did
today,"she said.
She then wowed the audience
with
a
rendition of "Great
Is
Thy
Faithfulness"
and invited the
congregation to sing along with
her.
As parishioners concluded
worship and Communion in so-
lemnity,
they
briskly
strolled
across the street to a well heated
large tent. There the music of
the DJ, Dr. Kwash, blared a
funky,
jazzy
beat to initiate danc-
ing and festivities.
Female members of Achebe's
immediate and extended family
adorned themselves in outfits
decked with rhinestones, pearls,
and ruby colored stones.
The women's traditional head
dress was a deep purple with in-
tricate design and a white lace
blouse. Men in the family wore
white lace dashikis with draw-
string pants to match .
The Master of Ceremonies Dr.
Chidi Achebe, began the cer-
emony saying this is a very
special occasion, a thanksgiv-
ing.
"We are celebrating our father,
70 years of his life," he said. "We
are trying to thank the Almighty
for 70 wonderful years."
A
plaque
was
presented
to
Achebe
by
an
emissary from the
king
of
Nigeria
Ere
Nri, the spiri-
tual king of Igbo Land. The
plaque
was
a replica
of the vase
that
was
discovered
in an ar-
cheological dig.
In a gesture to toast the cel-
ebrated author, everyone took
their champagne glasses and
formed a line and promenaded
around the table to touch their
glass to Achebe's. Immediately
after the toast well-wishers
broke into dance to the tune of
"Happy Birthday", a rendition
by recording artist, Stevie Won-
der.
Cultures collided, as one Af-
rican woman taught traditional
dance steps to a woman of Eu-
ropean descent.
Generations blended, as a
gray haired senior citizen
danced jubilantly with a girl in
her teens.
In past centuries there was a
deliberate attempt to keep
people in the dark about Africa,
Achebe said.
"I had a conversation with
James Baldwin in
1986,"
Achebe said. "He said before
an auditorium crowded with
people, 'This is a brother I have
not seen in 400 years. It was in-
tended that we should never
meet."'
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ship to Marist audience
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College
cont'dfrompg. 1
which lasted 77 days, was a poor
strategy to be used in Kosovo
because it did little to actually
help the people and little to fight
Milosevic or his supporters.
Almost eight years before the
NATO bombing Yugoslavia was
hit with a number of economic
sanctions meant to weaken
Milosevic and to shake the na-
tion. The results were far more
unsettling than was intended as
people starved throughout the
country.
"I remember standing
on
a line
for bread.when I was
13,"
Turajlic said, "for my thirteenth
birthday I was given a bottle of
Sprite."
One goal of the economic
sanctions against the nation
had been to frustrate the people
enough so that they would rise
against Milosevic and demand
change. This Marxist theory of
revolution after oppression and
suffering failed in Yugoslavia
though because the people fo-
cused more on becoming self-
sufficient. The concept of sur-
vival was more important and
realistic than ideas of democ-
racy.
Members of the democratic
opposition such as Turajlic also
argue that the economic sanc-
tions and bombing campaigns
actually
strengthened
Milosevic's support. By shift-
ing the blame for the people's
suffering to the Western pow-
ers such as the United States,
Milosevic garnered loyalty in a
nationalistic campaign. The
opposition had a difficult time
rallying against Milosevic be-
cause of his ability to place the
blame on the West in a convinc-
ing manner that made people
think of him as the lesser of two
evils.
The lesser of two evils theory
was also used by members of
the European Union in
1996
when they tried to convince stu-
dent activists to stop protest-
ing
against
Milosevic.
Milosevic would have the capa-
bility of maintaining peace ac-
cord agreements while the EU
was afraid that a new leader
would not have that ability. The
question of stability after
Milosevic's fall is a valid one as
the
current
President,
Kostunica, has learned.
"When Milosevic came down
he brought his whole organiza-
tion with him," Turajlic said,
"Today's problem is that it's
hard to take over all the respon-
sibilities."
The battle for stability is far
from over in the former Yugo-
slavia. Ethnic tensions continue
to spread violence on a daily
basis, making neighbors be-
come enemies and relatives be-
come refugees. There is little
chance to accurately predict
what will happen in the Balkan
region
within
the next few years.
Near the end of her lecture,
Turajlic acknowledged the com-
plexity of the situation as well
as her role within it.
"A lot of you may feel that I
haven't answered your ques-
tions," she said, "but that's be-
cause there are no answers."
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band played two sets,
incorpoarting such favorites as
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and
"Dreamfu'
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returned
with
acoustic furies
like "When We
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and "Gimme
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was brought to an
energetic
dose
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songs
by the
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CLOSING NOTICE
***
CLOSING NOTICE
Marist College's John P. Anderson
Annual Playwriting Contest
Calls for All Submissions
By
Friday,
December 22, 2000
Guidelines and applications are
still
available in
Rotunda Office
389
Submit
arid application
and
a one-act play by the deadline
See
Dean
Gerard
Cox
fiyou applied but cannot meet the deadline
Plays will be considered for annual
awards
and for
Staging in the college's festival of student
plays
in
April
CLOSING NOTICE
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THE CIRCLE
DECEMBER 7, 2000
Features
PAGE4
Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas:
By
JASON
SHAW
Staff Writer
The holidays: a time of family,
food, giving, receiving, singing,
decorating, and those tasty
Stella-Doro cookies with the
green and red sprinkles. But for
every up, there is a down. For
every Christmas caroler, there is
the depressed individual sitting
alone in the dark, watching
M* A *S*H reruns
on
Christmas
Eve. It's perfectly normal to feel
depressed during a time of
heightened emotions; it's aver-
age to feel sad when everything
around you is so
happy.
It's
human. But, no one likes to be
depressed, so if you or some-
one you know suffers from the
popular phrase "holiday de-
pression," here are a few facts
and tips that might brighten up
the
holidays
.
The first thing you have to
understand is that there is a dif-
ference between being de-
Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues
pressed and just plain having
the blues. Depression is a word
that is thrown around lightly.
The word "depression" is actu-
ally the term for prolonged emo-
tional anguish that may require
medical treatment. So, in other
words, if you're upset for a
week because of relationship
problems or a bad test grade,
you're not depressed.
Most cases of "holiday de-
pression" are just people who
are
down in the dumps for a little
while because of a number of
reasons relating to the holidays.
Some common causes for this
sadness, according to the Mayo
Health Clinic Letter,
are
psycho-
logical, financial, and physical
strain. There is the loneliness
and sadness of spending the
holidays without a loved one
that you lost
i
the previous
year, and then there are the
strained relations between
loved ones that are still around
when they all gather together to
celebrate. Another common
condition is to expect too much
from the holidays. Some people
have this picture-perfect holi-
day season in mind, and get dis-
appoivted when they discover
that such a holiday doesn't ex-
ist. And then, of course, there
is the financial strain of playing
Santa, and the physical strain
of both the extra holiday respon-
sibilities and the draining win-
ter weather. And for college stu-
dents, finals just add to the
grind. As sophomore Brian
Owen said, "Holidays? What
holidays? This is finals season."
Experts offer several solutions
to fighting the blues away. First
off, you have to acknowledge
your feelings and admit your
problems; seeking support from
others if necessary. Second,
you need to plan out your holi-
days-your shopping, your bud-
get, and your time.
This will help
relieve the crunch of holiday
stress. You could also find your
own ways to combat the holi-
day (or finals) blues. Student
Alena Arnold listens to Christ-
mas music to keep the winter
woes
at
bay and Adam Buxbaum
said,
"I
just go to visit friends
and try to keep myself busy."
Maybe the best solution is to
take a lead from them and find
your own way to keep the blues
from stealing Christmas.
Studies say that exercising
now only keeps your body
healthy, but can put your mind
at ease as well. By releasing
energy and using your muscles,
you will be less likely to focus
on
the negative aspects of the
season. Also, experts tell
people to refrain from consum-
ing excessive sugar and alco-
hol. These substances produce
quick "highs," which are almost
always followed by much
longer
"lows."
Make sure you enjoy the day-
light as well. Too often, what
with papers and exams, we are
all too comfortable to stay in-
side. By increasing the amount
of time you spent outdoors,
your mental health should im-
prove greatly.
And finally, and most impor-
tantly, relax. It's just a few days
out of the year; it doesn't have
to be perfect. Despite what
commercials would have you
believe, holidays are supposed
to add a little to your life, not
take it over. Try to keep the
holidays joyous.
Stuck for Holiday Gift Ideas? Hot Items that are Flying off the Shelf
By
ERIN BURKE
Staff Writer
Like previous years, the focus
of Christmas gifts this year will
be on technology.
One of the most popular gifts
will be interactive puppy dogs
such as Big and
Lil'
Scratch.
Interactive computerized dogs
gained their notoriety on MTV's
voyeuristic hit "Real World New
Orleans." The dogs come with
a key chain remote that allows
them to sit, shake, lie down,
play, walk, scratch a flea, bark,
and whine. They perform a mul-
titude of playful behaviors as
well. Interactive puppy dogs
can
be found at
KB
Kids for
$60.
Another big gift this season
will be the scooter. Seen on
streets and campuses nation-
wide, scooters have become a
new traveling phenomenon.
One of the most elite versions
is the A2 Razor Scooter.
It
has
on-board flashing lights, front-
end suspension, a built-in carry
strap, and a wheelie bar. It is
made from aircraft grade alumi-
num and has the original rear
fender friction brake for easy
stopping. The A2 Razor sells
for about
$140, but most other
scooters range from $50 - $500
in price.
The top five electronic gifts
this year, as predicted by
Christmas.com,
will
be
camcorders, MP3 portable au-
dio players, personal CD play-
ers, Direct
TV satellite systems,
and televisions with extended
channel capacities and the pa-
rental V-chip. Digital cameras
are also projected to gamer top
sales this season.
Kristen Brown, a Marist
sophomore and psychology-
special education major, said she
hasn't really thought about her
Christmas list yet.
"I will probably ask for some
clothes, CD's, maybe even a CD
burner," she said.
"I
think
maybe
I'll
ask for snow on
Christmas morning too!"
Sophomore Jirn Abdale said
he is asking for money since his
bank account is suffering daily,
as the end of the semester nears.
"I
would like some money to
help pay for the bills that are
adding up. Some stuff for my
drums, like a new snare drum
and a set of symbols, would be
nice too," he said.
He also added peace on earth
and goodwill toward men
amongst his Christmas wishes.
Except you can't get that
online.
Holiday shopping, as we all
know, has taken a twist for the
electronic in the past few years,
what with the increasing popu-
larity of the Internet,and the
subsequent evolution of e-com-
merce and e-business.
With web-based companies
such as E-toys, Ebay, and oth-
ers doing so well, people have
turned more and more towards
their computers instead of fight-
ing holiday crowds to get a gift
for the people in their lives.
Analysts were certain that e-
commerce would soon sound
the death knell for specialty
stores and shopping centers.
However, the tide is changing.
Fewer people are buying gifts
from online sources this year,
perhaps because of the many
shipping problems involved.
Many
are afraid their gifts won't
arrive in time for Christmas, and
prefer to brave the Christmas
mob to make sure there are pre-
sents under the tree.
New Masters Program Worth Considering for Post-Graduation Plans
By
MARY WITKOWSKI
Staff Writer
Last year Kevin Egan could
have taken his bachelors degree
in criminal justice and said
goodbye to Marist.
Instead, he decided to stay for
one more year and graduate with
the knowledge and experience
that will set him ahead.
Kevin, a graduate student in
public administration with a
concentration in Human Re-
source Management, is one of
the handful of students who
have chosen to enter the Mas-
ter of Public Administration
(MPA) program that allows stu-
dents to earn their bachelors
degree and a masters degree in
five years.
"I liked that it was only a year
because most students have to
go for two or three years in or-
der to get their masters," he
said.
The MPA program seeks to
provide students with the
knowledge and skills necessary
for effective public sector and
not-for-profit program manage-
ment. Students become profi-
cient in understanding and de-
veloping positive organizational
behavior and effectively utiliz-
ing a full range of management
and administrative techniques
to address issues, resolve prob-
lems, and lead important pro-
grams.
Jean Theobald, the assistant
dean of the school of manage-
ment, is in charge of student
support, marketing, and advis-
ing.
She described
the program
as an excellent opportunity for
students to gain the in-depth
knowledge they need to work
in the public sector or a not-for-
profit organization.
"A masters in public adminis-
tration is helpful to prepare you
for any type of job," she said.
"For example, the policies and
regulations of government or
health care jobs are always
changing and having that in-
depth knowledge of the field is
a major advantage."
The program is open to all ma-
jors, although the most common
are
criminal justice, psychology,
political science, and business.
Students interested in public
administration should start
look-
ing into the program no later
than their junior year.
Marist has offered the MPA
program since 1980 and in Sep-
tember they also began offering
the program online. According
to Theobald, online courses en-
able students to become com-
petent in technology and to deal
with working in a distance situ-
ation.
The program consists of ten
core courses and
three sub-field
courses as well as an internship,
usually done during the sum-
mer. Past students have interned
at government offices in Albany,
Washington, D.C., on presiden-
tial campaigns, and in health
care facilities.
Students move through the
program in cohorts, groups of
students who begin and end
their studies together. This en-
ables students to have small
class sizes and a preset course
schedule.
Each cohort is comprised of
students from a variety of back-
grounds. Some might be pur-
suing careers in nursing while
their classmates are interested
in social work or
criminal
justice.
Theobald said having a vari-
ety of students in your class
helps you to learn how to work
with different people, which is
part of a public administrator's
job.
"Generally speaking there is
an overlap of people working to-
gether," she said. "For example
criminal justice people often
have to work with social work-
ers. Ultimately all the different
sub-fields are all structured and
must adhere to bureaucratic
rules."
Kevin is doing his internship
at the U.S. Postal Inspection
Service in White Plains,
NY dur-
ing the winter. He hopes to pur-
sue a career in federal law en-
forcement and he feels that he
will have an advantage with his
Masters
degree.
"Being so young and not hav-
ing the experience, you need an
advanced degree to be consid-
ered," he said. ''The market is
so competitive now and this
puts you ahead of the pack."
For more information on the
•
Masters in Public Administra-
tion, visit:
http://www.marist.edu/gradu-
ate/mpa/








































































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December 7, 2000
Features
PAGE 5
Cannavino
library
decora~ for season
byJACLYNJACOBSEN
Features Editor
The Cannavino Library has
welcomed yet another addition
to its many attractions
.
Behold the twelve
-
foot Christ-
mas tree, located in the
North end of the Frank A.
Fusco Reading Room.
Decorated with white
lights and a variety of col-
orful Christmas balls, the
tree is visible from nearly
all comers of the main
floor.
"I
believe this is a new
event for the Marist li-
brary," Interim Library
Di-
De1ivered and decorated by
the Grounds Crew,
Benamati
also gave credit to Ralph Short,
head of the Grounds Crew, for
his hard work and dedication
to the project. Not only did
they assist in the decoration of
major Michele van Brero agreed.
"It looks very nice, and you can
see it from a lot of different
angles on campus," she added
.
Non-Christian students need
not feel slighted when viewing
the library's new decorations.
A urdi
n
g
to Benamati,
the
library had wanted
lo
add
a menorah to
its
holiday
decor. How-
l!
vcr
Jibrary administra-
tor
were unable to lo-
•
a reasonably-priced
dt:
ra
t
i
for Hanuk-
a.h
"'We're working on
i1,'
Benamati
added.
rector Dennis Benamati
The Cannavino Library is now in
holiday
stated.
'"I
don't
think
the
colors.
The
library
Christmas
tTec
now places the
number of
holiday
trees
on the campus at four
.
old library ever had one."
The decision to put up a
Christmas tree was greatly sup-
ported by President Murray
,
Benamati continued. Plans were
made several months
in
advance
to ensure the tree's delivery by
the holiday season.
the Christmas tree, but they
The other three trees can be
also helped hang the wreaths
,
found
in
the
Donnelly lobby, the
now found on both the east and
Rotunda
,
and the Champagnat
west entrances to the library.
Breezeway
.
"I
think
it adds a nice holiday
The library announced no plans
spirit to the library," Benamati
to add more decorations in
fu-
stated.
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Frustrations are abundant.
When you try something
more difficult
than
you've
done
before. you're
sure to
run
into
new
dilemmas.
That's
part
of the
fun.
n
GEMINI
Money's tight, and you
may
be on edge.
No
point in argu-
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sweetheart,
though. Gather with
a
favor-
ite group instead
,
and work
on
a
tough
job
together
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Your enthusiasm is close
to
boundless
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That feels
good.
but could get you into trouble.
Don't race off and leave an
importantjob
unfinished
.
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Your
mate
or partnerwants
to
be theleader. You don't
feel passive, so this could
cause a problem. Stand up
for issues you care most
about, and do it with grace.
SAGI'ITARIUS
'the people who make the
most money do the jops no-
body else wants. YQu could
get the chance to join that
group. Trouble
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to do that
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may
not know bow.
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Know that everything you
try
will
talce at least twice as
long as planned.Although
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known fact that you
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quite stubborn.
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that
tal-
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don't
give
up.
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can even
provide
a
shoulder
to
cry
on
for
a
friend who's more upset
than you are. That ought to
make
you
feel better.
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You're swamped, but
don't
panic. OStay cool and
you'll
inspire them
to
keep trying.
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a
nice side effect; pre-
tending everything's fine will
help
make it
so
.
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like
magic.
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You're getting luckier and not
a
moment
tOQ
soon.
You've
been cleaning up messes all
week:.
Looks like there's more
of that tonight, but don't do it
all
by
yourself.
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You have been known to do
the work of three or four or-
dinary people
.
Instead, why
not get three or four ordi-
nary people
to
help? That is
not cheating.
CAPRICORN
A private conversation with
a special friend
is
practically
mandatory tonight. Rules
and regulations are your
specialty, but
today
you've
had enough of someone
else's .rules and .regulations!
PISCES
You could do well financially
by
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providing what other
people need. This shouldn't be
too bard, as
many
seem unable
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provide
it
for themselves.
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will
be
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TH£ CIRCLE
December 7, 2000
Op-Ed
PAGE6
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Pop Culture and Politics:
The year in review
By Matt Daigle
Opinion Editor
The new millennium, the Year
2000, the Big Over-Hyped Deal.
It
seems like it was yesterday
that we were all buzzing about
the Y2K bug, and placing bets
over whether Times Square
would explode at the stroke of
midnight. So now we are at the
end of good ol' 2K, and what
do
we have to show for it?
It
was a year unique in its own
way.
Worst Trend-
Razor Scooters. In a word,
"gay".
In another word,
"dumb". •Nuff said. And people
who ride scooters are stupid.
Best Band to Make Radio but
NotMfV-
Guster. Eventually you will all
learn that this band is more cre-
ative and listenable than every-
o
·
Dave Matthews included.
Best Band to
Make MTV-
Linkin Park. Taking rap-metal
just one step further past the
increasingly common sounds of
Rage Against the Machine, and
Limp Bizkit, this band gives
rea-
son to believe that rap-metal is
a viable genre of music.
Worst Band in the Universe-
Papa Roach. Go back to the
garage from which you came
from.
Best of the Teeny Boppers-
Mandy Moore. I can't wait un-
til she's 18.
Worst Boy Band-
98 Degrees. We'regoingtohate
you by default, so you could at
least make a catchy tune like the
others in your genre.
BestAlbum-
Eminem, The
Marshall Mathers
LP.
Love him or hate him, no
the disturbing yet deep "Stan"
is the year's best song. Honor-
able mention: Sandra Collins,
Tranceport
Ill,
Incubus,
Make
Yourself.
Best Improvement of Marist
Campus- (tie)
Adding more cable channels
(love that Cartoon Network).
Tearing down Adrian Hall (now
if we could get rid of that eye-
sore known
as
Champagnat. ...
).
Best election coverage-
Saturday Night Live. Perhaps
the only reason SNL remains a
viable form of entertainment,
political satire seems to be the
only thing the show's writers
excel at if they can't have a skit
with Jimmy Fallon or a cartoon
by Robert Smigel.
Best Summer Movie-
Road Trip. Hey, it was better
than
Autumn in New York.
Stupidest Fashion Trend-
Capri
pants for guys. As if capri
pants for girls weren't bad
enough. Shame on the Gap for
ruining mall fashion.
Biggest Group of Jerks-
Metallica. I'm not allowed to
write how I truly feel about these
sell-out, fan-hating, greedy,
over-the-hill, ego maniacs.
Sorest Loser-Al Gore. C'mon
Al, take your ball and go home.
I hear a fat lady singing some-
where (maybe it's Tipper).
Most Disappointing Album-
Pearl Jam's latest. I keep hop-
ing they'll
see
the light and stop
sucking so badly.
Best Addition to the Marist Bar
Scene-
Pizza at Foxhole. And I wonder
why at the end of the night I
have no money yet I am oddly
sober.
artist made more of an impact.
Best
New
Restaurant-
For all depravity and political
McDonald's. And you wonder
incorrectness, you can't deny
,
why the "Freshman 15" is now
the
"4-year
60"
Worst Addition to Marist Cam-
pus-
The "Fitness Center" at Upper
West
Cedar.
I am currently
look-
ing for people that have used it,
or seen it unlocked, for that mat-
ter.
Holden Caulfield Award for the
Biggest Group of Phonies-
Anyone who hangs out at
MaristOnline.com.
Best Bar Special-
Foxhole's Tuesday night '"Buy
1, Get 1 Free". Another reason
to schedule only night classes
for Wednesday.
Worst Bar Cover-
McCoy's. Is there a reason to
pay $5 to get in on a Sunday
night?
Best Party Song-
DMX, "Party Up In Here".
Storm of the Century-
The big snowstorm we had last
winter. Ironically it was the first
storm of the century too.
Hmnm ..
Grosseiat Thing I Have Ever
Seen in the Past Year-
A fetal pig hanging from a
Christmas Tree. Nothing like a
"Merry
Christmas" from the
women of TS.
Biggest Group of Slackers-
Marist College Student Body.
Write a letter to the editor and
prove me wrong.
Quote of the Year-
"1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car
I've always wanted, and now I
have it. I rule!"
Matt Daigle is no "dumb boy",
as others might claim. You can
find him during the holiday sea-
son listening to Christmas car-
ols and vomiting at the thought
of the fetal pig on a Christmas
tree. Send him Christmas cook-
ies.
the student newspaper
ul
marisr college
Lisa Burke
&
Chris Knudtsen
Married with Children
Doug Guarino
Brendan McGurk
JenWe~tz
Offto the
U.K.
Super Badass Sweet Daddy
Not"Nonnal"
Jones
Matt Daigle
Chris Knudtsen
Mike Ferraro
Dumb Boy
Your Valentine
Forever Slickster
Jackie Jacobsen
Melanie Rago
Mike Haigh
Martha Stewart
G-money
Pin-up God
Nik Bonopartis
Scott Neville
Mike Thompson
Whatever
Heartbreaker
The Copy Editor
G.Modele Clarke,
Faculty Advisor
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The
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By Derrick A. Jones
II
Political Columnist
As the end of the semester
nears it
is
only fitting to once
again rate our most notewor-
thy politicians. Therefore, I,
Professor Jones, shall assess
and evaluate those who have
shaped our political landscape.
AIGore
As many of my conservative
brethren have so eloquently put
it, "GETOUTOFTHEDAMN
RACE." Mr.
Gore,
youhavelost,
therefore you are a loser. You
lost on November 7, you lost the
machine and hand recounts,
and you have lost in the courts.
You are supposedly an intelli-
gent man. Even people with a
nominal amount of intelligence
(many of those whom reside in
your party) can agree that its
time to move on. For the
country's sake, do not further
drag this country into the
po-
litical and legal quagmire that
you have created. Its time to
move on with the business of
the country and that is going to
be with President-Elect George
W. Bush.
Hopefully
if
things
go well and the leadership (and
l
mean that in the loosest sense
of the word) in your
party
wakes
up, you will not be in my class
ever again.
Final Grade: F
George
W.
Bush
President-elect Bush, (it feels
good saying that again, eight
years too long if you ask me),
you have successfully com-
bated and defeated the evil
forces in our political arena. (No
I
am
not talking about Commu-
nists, I am talking about the
Clinton-Gore Administration.) It
is time now to bring the country
together. With the Senate 50-50
and an small lead
in
the House,
it
is
time to bring the country
together. Although Al Gore is
trying to make this election pro-
cess as bloody as he can, I have
full confidence that your lead-
ership coupled with a strong
Cabinet, will make this country
stronger than ever.
If
more of
my students wrote their final
papers along the lines of "com-
passionate conservatism",
maybe they would have re-
ceived higher grades.
Final Grade: A
RickLazio
Nice try
Mr.
Lazio, but where
were the issues? You never
made the case for yourself. All
you were to most people were
that guy who is running against
Hillary.
Granted, you had a late
start, but that made it even more
important to grab a hold of a few
issues. At some points it
seemed that you were running
for the Anti-Hillary party in-
stead of the Republican Party
(actually it would not be a bad
idea to adopt an anti-Hillary
clause to the Republican plat-
form). Unfortunately though,
you were going to pick up those
votes anyway. You should have
focused more on the issues that
mattered to New Yorkers.
Final Grade: C
Hillary
Ointon
Simply put,
(as
much as it dis-
gusts me in this case) winners
get A's. In politics, you win and
your and in, and what it
all
comes
down to.
Hillary
did a good job
with her Senate campaign and
soundly beat Mr. Lano. Unfor-
tunately, she is the most dis-
trustful kind of politician; she's
a Clinton and worst of all she is
representing New York. In as-
signing her a committee, Trent
Lott
should create her a new one;
the Senatorial Committee on
Term Limits. Since it has been
stated that Mrs. Clinton
is
hard
to work with, she can have that
one all to herself. One second
thought any Democrats that
would like to join her would be
most welcome. Now we have
two liberals representing New
York in the Senate. The only
solace in that is we still have a
chance to impeach a Clinton.
(With her record of honesty, we
should have many)
Final Grade: A
Derrick Jones has stated that
these grades are final, and
there will be absolutely no re-
counts whatsoever. Don't even
bother appealing the case in
Traffic Court, he
'.s
the judge.

























TH£ CIRCLE
December 7, 2000
Op-Ed
PAGE7
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS
ER: The Marist
College
episode
byLEEPARK
Staff Writer
In
my final year here at Marist,
I finally think I may be on to
something worthwhile for me to
write about.
Unfortunately, like most ar-
ticles that
grace
the pages of the
Op/Ed section, this editorial
deals with a negative aspect of
life at Marist. Well, actually it
deals with life in general.
In
par-
ticular, it deals with the lack of
respect for life that occurs at St.
Francis Hospital, the cold and
desolate building across the
street.
See, it isn't that St. Francis
isn't a good hospital. It prob-
ably is,
if
you're a resident of
Poughkeepsie and are the sub-
ject of an unfortunate accident.
However, if you are a student at
Marist, you might as well seek
treatment at Home Depot, be-
cause St. Francis Hospital
doe~1l'i want to help you. Al-
low."~xplain:
From my time here in
Poughkeepsie, I have learned of
the
stereotypes
that others
have towards
Marist
students:
rich, helpless, stuck-up, drunk,
high, dumb, snobby, and any
other negative connotation one
can think of. This became very
evident when I visited St.
Francis this past weekend.
To put it simply, I was feeling
very nervous and on edge.
I
didn't know what was going on.
Now, believe what you will, but
I'm not the
type
of person who
runs to the doctor every time I
get a boo-boo on my knee.
However,
I had never experi-
enced these symptoms before
(chest pain, shortness ofbreath,
dizziness, nervousness, and
other scary stuff).
I called the hospital and de-
scribed my symptoms, and the
nurse said that I should come in
to
be
evaluated. It should be
noted that at this point, all the
nurse knew was that I was a
twenty-two year old male: there
was never an indication that I
was a Marist student. So my
fiance and my friend both ac-
company me to the hospital.
After arriving, we registered
with the receptionist.
It
was at
this time that the hospital dis-
covered that
I went to Marist.
This was the reaction of the re-
ceptionist:
"Oh, you're from Marist."
So, we proceeded to wait.
Af-
ter finally getting seen by the
nurse in triage, I was relieved to
find that iny
vital
signs were per-
fectly normal (this was about an
hour and a half after getting to
the emergency
room).
For some
reason, the nurse felt it neces-
sary
to ask me three times if
I
was on drugs.
So, once again we proceeded
to wait. Other patients were
seen. People left, and eventu-
ally it was the three ofus sitting
in the waiting room of the St.
Francis Hospital emergency
room watching some Woody
Allen film on the television.
2:30
am.),
I decided to
speak
up.
At this point,
I was feeling fine
and
I
wanted to leave. All
I
wanted to do was speak with
the doctor about what he or she
thought the symptoms could be
an indication of.
I
figured they
were busy, so I wasn't about to
be
admitted for observation.
The receptionist informed me
that I was the next patient to be
seen. Who else were they go-
ing to see?! I was the only one
left! Immediately after that, the
receptionist called the actual
emergency room said some-
thing not quite intelligible with
my name somewhere in the
middle and started to laugh. I
was then informed
I could go
back into the treatment area.
The head nurse (the same one
who asked me repeatedly if
I
was on drugs) told me to sit on
a bed in a recovery room be-
tween two patients who had just
come out of emergency surgery.
Doctors and nurses then pro-
ceeded to brush right by me,
gathering various medical
equipment, and acting like that
I wasn't there.
Here
I
am: I'm already ex-
tremely nervous and on edge
and they put me between two
patients in very serious condi-
tion. Yeah, than. really gonna
help.
Eventually the nurse decides
to acknowledge my existence
and in a very patronizing man-
ner asks, "Are you uncomfort-
able in this room? A lot of
After three more hours
(it's
now
people get uncomfortable in this
room with everything going on
here. Are you?"
I informed her that
I was feel-
ing better and just wanted to
discuss my symptoms with the
doctor. Nurse Ratched (not her
real
name, but it seems fitting)
then
proceeded
to get
me
a gown
and say that she wouldn't know
what was wrong until they "ran
all the tests."
Either that, she said, or
I
"could wait in the waiting room
until it is your tum."
That was it.
I felt fine I was
exhausted. This is the exchange
that then took place:
I said,
''Look, I feel fine right
now. I'm going to go home."
"Fine. Bye," said Ratched.
"I don't want to cause a prob-
lem, because it's obvious you
all are too busy to see me."
"Yup, you're right. If you feel
bad again, come back and we'll
see
you."
"OK, bye."
I then hastily gath-
ered my companions and got out
of Dodge.
Epilogue:
The next day,
I thought about
what had happened. Why were
they so rude to me?
Then it all became clear.
See, the Marist health plan is a
great deal for students (some-
thing like
$75
per semester).
Unfortunately, that probably
means that the hospital gets the
shaft
from the HMO. Therefore,
when a Marist student comes
to the emergency room, the hos-
pital isn't going to get the great
coverage it gets from a major
HMO. So, they probably aren't
in any hurry to help those stu-
dents in need of medical atten-
tion.
Also, a
good
chunk of the
Marist population that visits St.
Francis on a Friday or Saturday
night are those that are deemed
too intoxicated to stay on cam-
pus. They are sent to St. Francis
for an
"alcohol
evaluation." In
all fairness, I can understand
why the staff at St. Francis is
rather weary of students visit-
ing the hospital just because
they vomited from drinking too
much.
Now, add that to the precon-
ceived
notions
that
Poughkeepsie regulars have of
Marist students, and you get
one big, bad attitude problem.
So, it is evident that St. Francis
has had their fill of Marist Col-
lege. They don't want to treat
the students.
Why, then,
doesn't the school strike up a
deal with both St. Francis and
Vassar Brothers hospitals? Or
even better yet, enhance the
treatment possibilities at the on-
campus health services office.
Maybe by divvying up the
crowd a bit, St. Francis will have
some patients (excuse the pun)
and maybe even show some
humanity.
Anyway, next time
I have some
kind of medical emergency, look
for me in aisle three at Home
Depot. I'll be the one trying to
make a defribulator out of a
power generator and some belt
sanders.
Baby Steps: Curing Marist's political laryngitis
BySCOTfNEVll.LE
The sun streaked across the
faded Burger King sign, casting
long shadows from the protest-
ors' signs on the blur of pass-
ing cars.
Signs screaming
I Don't Eat
Things with Faces in blood-red
print bobbed up and down as
the police drove by without
stopping.
There were protestors, vegetar-
ian awareness pamphlets, and
free vegan sandwich rolls greet-
ing each
car
coming and going
from the busy Poughkeepsie
parking lot.
With all this commotion, one
reserved Marist spectator stood
by as fifteen
times
as many opin-
ionated Vassar protestors ac-
tively voiced their political
views. Scribbling down quotes
on my notepad, I thought the
ratio sounded about right.
Five years have passed since
the last sedated protest in front
of Donnelly Hall. At that time,
Marist Professor of the Year,
Evan Rivers, had been over-
looked for tenure. Since then,
Marist's activists have gone
deep underground, making their
beliefs known now only through
Abercrombie logos and anony-
mous e-forums on unofficial
webpages.
The Vassar protest didn't
cause Burger King goers to stop
eating Whoppers forever, nor
did a more intense protest at
City Hall secure Vassar stu-
dents the right to vote locally,
but they are making the effort.
One of the organizers of the
Burger King protest, identifying
himself as
"Pulin,"
said the
Vassar Animal Rescue
(VAR)
works with the Mid Hudson
Group Coalition to organize
events.
"Normally,
there are 20
people or so at these events,"
he said. "Although the mailing
list includes 160 people." The
largest Marist group with num-
bers anywhere close to
160
would be the number stumbling
home from McCoy's after a Fri-
day afternoon drinkup.
Marist junior and the solitary
protest
supporter
Jared
Avigliano said the Vassar pro-
test wasn't perfect, but it was a
much bigger step than Marist
people could ever take. ''To start
with," he said, "there aren't
many vegans here on campus. I
only know two beside myself,
but peer pressure is the real
problem. It's the chain holding
Marist students back."
Is it the fear of being laughed
at by peers for standing up for a
belief? Do Marist students lack
the passionate belief in any-
thing that isn't going out and
partying? Or is it that people
are waiting for someone
to pull
them all together, someone to
put faith in, someone to place
the blame on when the police
arrive? Marist senior Lucas
Tucker said it's a lack of com-
munity involvement, giving the
students no connection to lo-
cal, state, or national issues.
According to Tucker, most Red
Foxes have never seen the in-
side of a soup kitchen, or done
work pro bono, since they have
been too busy working or liv-
ing off their parents to see what
is going on around them.
"If
they are not going to stand
up for the lack of parking spots
in Lower West Cedar," he said,
"how will they protest a national
issue?"
Other campus residents say
they just don't know enough
about a given topic to be a
spokesman while others just
shake their heads and say they
want to, but don't have the time.
I am not trying to alienate people
with this article. I'm by no means
perfect, nor even close to what
I consider politically aware.
Quite the contrary; I'm only a
step ahead of shaking my head
at what I should be doing. My
contribution to the solution will
be opening your eyes.
The solution to this problem
won't spawn militias of mega-
phone-toting activists - at least
not right away. Most students
just need to take the next small
step- alone. That means no more
waiting for the club president or
a super militant hero to stand
up and lead the troops into
battle, because they won't.
Start with small steps. Instead
of sending anonymous, con-
demning emails making
fun
of
the lack of professionalism of
The
Circle
to
Marist
Online.com, or complaining to
a friend about the hike from Up-
per West Cedar to Fontaine,
write a letter to security, or bet-
ter yet, to the newspaper. Tum
whining in to a proactive voice
with a letter to
The Circle, then
send one to
The Poughkeepsie
Journal to get your opinion
heard.
Marist does have groups that
try to reach out to the commu-
nity, such as Campus Ministry
and the Praxis programs. Try
volunteering in soup kitchens,
sorting Salvation Army clothes,
or help building houses with
Habitat for Humanity. Do a few
of these without the benefits
Marist tries to lure people in
with, such as credits for class,
priority points, or luke-warm
pizza. Do the work because you
want to be part of the solution.
Vassar students, with all of their
baggy bellbottoms and high-
brow vocabulary games, have
the right idea. As long as they
stop worrying about people
laughing at them, their convic-
tion and willingness to stand up
for their beliefs will cause a stir.
People driving up to Burger
King will think twice about who
they are eating. Poughkeepsie
Town Hall employees will feel a
slight queasiness when they
vote for a local issue and know
they have blocked non-local
college residents from doing the
same.
Who knows, you might even
get yourself a parking spot near
•
the apartment complex you live
in - if you take the next step.
Scott Neville isn't in it for the
money. He' II settle for women
and
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by
GREGG
LANDRY
Staf!Writer
Movie previews can either
make or break a movie. Recently
I saw a trailer for Tom Hanks'
new movie
Cast
Away;
the pre-
view went too far because it
uncovered too much of the plot.
Previews
are
meant to be a tease
or a little taste of the movie pre-
sented, they
are
not supposed
to reveal the entire movie in less
than two minutes. Unfortu-
nately Hollywood follows the
theory that the more action and
cleavage shown, the more tick-
ets will
be
sold, and therefore
they don't care if crucial parts
of the plot are revealed.
When
I
saw the preview for
Unbreakable, I was instantly
hooked and it wasn't due to the
teaming up of two of today's
most skilled actors - Samuel L.
Jackson and Bruce Willis. The
hook came from the statement
th~ the movie was written by
~ e
person who created
la1t year's phenomenon
-
The
Sixth Sense. Going into the
movie with the notion that it was
written/directed/and produced
by,
M. Night
Shyamalan, I had
some expectations but I didn't
set the bar too out of reach.
Unfortunately, many movies
get destroyed by word of
mouth, from people saying such
nonsense as,
"everyone
I know
hated the movie", when every-
one includes a twelve-year old
cousin and a seventy-year old
uncle who despises anything
without John Wayne in it. I
heard many people say that it
wasn't
The Sixth Sense. Of
course it's not. It's
Unbreak-
able! Each and every movie
needs to be viewed on an
indi-
vidual basis, even if it is part of
a trilogy or part of a long line of
sequels. In
Unbreakable, the
man with many faces, Bruce
Willis, stars in a tale that will
make you think about what you
just saw, even after you have
driven home.
Without
giving too much
away, Shyamalan once again
introduces us to characters that
we instantly get attached to: the
rough-edged but smooth-
hearted Bruce Willis and the
mysterious, lavender-wearing
Samuel
L.
Jackson. One reason
why this movie and
The Sixth
Sense work so well is because
the characters
are
very
likeable,
which is something that is key
to a successful movie. Since the
majority of the plot needs to be
kept confidential in order for the
movie to be appreciated, I will
briefly lay out the scenario.
Willis plays a security guard,
David Dunn, that is experienc-
ing troubles with his wife, but
that is the least of his worries,
as you soon discover. Early in
the movie he survives a cata-
strophic train accident and
walks away without a scratch on
his body. Jackson plays Elijah
Price, the owner of a comic
book
art store, who suffers from hav-
ing bones that are as brittle as
balsa wood. His entire life has
consisted of always having
bones broken, and, hence, he
received the nickname "Mr.
Glass". From an early age he
had comic books to turn to for
support, though.
The two men eventually meet
each other and the tale begins.
It is a dark movie with hidden
curves scattered throughout
which is bound to keep you at-
tentive. It takes a little while for
the momentum to build but it
eventually does and we are
taken for a ride. The cinema-
tography is excellent as well;
each shot is a work of art. When
a movie such as
Unbreakable
please see
Unbreakable!
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A night of one-act plays
bySARAHMYGA'IT
Staff Writer
This past weekend, the ETG
(Experimental Theater Group),
part ofMCCTA (Marist College
Council on Theater Arts), put
on their annual Double Bill. The
Double
Bill
is a show consist-
ing of two one-act plays that
have been deemed as slightly
controversial or different from
other plays
usually
performed.
The two shows performed were
"What I Meant Was" and "Fool
For Love".
The first play, "What I Meant
Was", by Craig Lucas, was di-
rected by Ludovic Littee
Fournier. It was a fifteen minute
piece portraying the conversa-
tion a family was "meant to
have" thirty years earlier.
It
deals with subjects such as in-
cest, molestation, homosexual-
ity, drugs, and death. It covers
these subjects
in
an expressive
and meaningful way in a short
amount of time. The four char-
acters, a father, mother, son, and
grandmother, take turns apolo-
gizing for past misdeeds.
The second play, "Fool For
Love", was directed by Chris-
topher Yapchanyk and
Jennifer
Rotolo. This was an hour long
play which looked inside
one
couple's repetitious life of lov-
ing and leaving. It also looks at
their originally mysterious and
then somewhat distasteful past.
Some of the issues dealt with
are
infidelity, abandonment, and
the
profoundness
of love. The
director took the play one step
further with the last scene, cre-
ating a
full
circle effect that gave
the audience an exact idea of
what the characters were going
through.
As a stage manager, I had the
opportunity to know everything
that went on backstage. Our
rehearsals consisted of reading
and rereading the script to make
sure the actors knew their parts,
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on the war on d
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and then stopping to give di-
rection. Towards opening night
the excitement was high, and
although the total turnout was
small, we still felt satisfaction
after seeing the results of our
hard work. The actors really
came alive
on
opening night and
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not been there during the re-
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nothing like organizing and per-
forming a production to bring
people together.
Actors included for the show
included: Kerri Lang, Ryan
Kessler, Ross Stolz, Ben
Amarone, Elena Kozyrski, Jay
Mazloom, Sara
Zizzi,
and Daniel.
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Levy were the producers. The
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Gareau, Kristen Amundson, and
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by
MIKEIBOMPSON
The Copy Editor
I'm going to break with tradi-
ion this week and write a col-
umn about a show that actually
airs on cable. Hey, Marist has a
unch of new cable channels
ow, so why not, right? Plus,
this show is one of the most
ntertaining and downright hi-
larious shows on television. It's
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast,
a
fifteen-minute talk show which
airs on the Cartoon Network.
Since its debut in 1994, a lot of
eople have labeled
Space
Ghost: Coast to Coast
(hereaf-
ter referred to as
SGC2C)
a
strange show.
And
yes, it is a
strange show; a very strange
show. And that's all part of its
appeal. The show's very
remise is strange. Space Ghost,
an
intergalactic superhero who
battled villains in the 1966-68
Hanna-Barbera cartoon
Space
Ghost and Dino Boy
(hereafter
referred to as
Space Ghost),
was
recruited to host his own
talk
show. TY(.o villains from the
origi~~e
Ghost
series,
orak aiid Moltar, were used as
Space Ghost's sidekicks who
still hated the ghost after all
these years. Space Ghost then
interviews live-action guests in
a talk show format that is any-
thing but conventional. What
esults is a subversive yet hi-
larious blend oflive-action and
animation.
One of the keys to
SGC2C's
success is the reworking of the
character of Space Ghost.
In
the original
Space Ghost,
the
character was an average su-
perhero who outwitted his
vil-
lains. He had a bland person-
ality (just as many other
Hanna-Barbera creations from
that era), but was by and large
an affable chap.
For
SGC2C,
Space Ghost
( whose real name has been re-
vealed to be Tad Ghostal), has
been revamped to be a well-
meaning but egotistical boob,
who is often oblivious to when
he was being
laughed
at. He
thinks everybody (especially
his guests) is laughing with
them, when usually they're not.
As a result of Tad's dirnwitted-
ness, he says some very funny
things without knowing that
they're funny (such as his bril-
liant line, "I'll be dead long
before you were born and I'll
be dead long before you'll be
dead"). This is where George
Lowe, who voices Space
Ghost, shines. Lowe plays the
character as totally clueless,
and delivers his lines com-
pletely straight. This deadpan
style in voicing S.G. is crucial
to the success of the show; if
the character knew what he
was saying was funny,
it
-just
would cease to be funny.
The production values of the
show also add to the fun of
SGC2C.
As stated before,
Space Ghost, Zorak, and
Moltar were all characters on
the original
Space Ghost
show.
Space Ghost is
great television
Therefore, there was existing
ani-
mation of these characters.
Ninety percent of the animation
for these characters, as well as
the animation for other charac-
ters from
Space Ghost
who guest-
star on
SGC2C
(such as Brak,
Tansut, and others), is re-used
from the original show. It's fun to
watch.
The writing on
SGC2C
is what
makes the show stand out. Most
episodes are hilarious, and some
even make me cry with laughter.
And while there are many great
standalone lines, most great mo-
ments in the episodes come dur-
ing exchanges, either between
one character and another, or be-
tween Space Ghost and one of
his guests.
For example, recently I was
watching an absolutely hilarious
episode that featured Pat Boone
as one of the guests. At one point
during the interview, Space Ghost
tells Boone, "Did you know I in-
vented the cotton gin because I
needed a more efficient way to
deceive my cotton bails?" Zorak
then intercedes. "Eli Whitney
in-
vented the cotton
gin,"
he says.
"Lies!" Space Ghost exclaims in
return. "Stop with your slander-
ous lies! Every time you swab
your filthy ears you should get
on your knees and thank me for
me and my amazing invention!"
There are also some lovely
standalone moments in that epi-
sode. In the episode, Zorak has
just secured an endorsement
deal, and he promotes special
ointment he's agreed to endorse
throughout the episode. Space
Ghost grows tired of Zorak's
product placement, and yells at
him,
"A
talk
show is not the place
to promote your personal
projects!" Also, later on in the
episode, Space Ghost is inter-
viewing Chuck D. "My favorite
rapper is M.C. Escher," he says,
unwittingly referring to the fa-
mous Dutch artist. "Please
Escher, don't hurt 'em."
This episode also features
some great moments between
Space Ghost and Boone. At one
point, Boone sings Space Ghost
a brief little song. When he's
done, he says of the song,
"Now, that's only got one note."
Space Ghost, a big Boone fan,
replies, "But the way you sing
it, Pat, it's
as
if it has at least
three."
Another great aspect of
SGC2C
is that, fairly often, the
guests wind up giving answers
totally unrelated to the ques-
tions Space Ghost may have
asked them. It is this critic's be-
lief that,
at
the
time
the interviews
are done, the interviewees are
actually answering the ques-
tions in order so that they make
sense. But then, when the pro-
ducers are putting the show to-
gether, in order to make the epi-
sode funnier, they then use cer-
tain quotes out of context. Most
of the time, the result is a smash-
ing success. In one episode fea-
turing fonner
Dukes of Haz.z.ard
star Catherine Bach (who's still
hot, by the way), Space Ghos
asks her to describe Boss Hogg
in two words. Catherine an-
swers, "Monkey gland, uh,
sauce?" Call me crazy, but I
don't
think
Catherine originally
answered the question tha
same way.
Of course,
SGC2C
jus
wouldn't be the great show tha
itwasifitweren'tfortheshow's
more subversive qualities. There
are parts during each episode
that just seem to make no sense.
For example, during one epi-
sode featuring David B yme and
Donny Osmond, Space
Ghost,
for no reason, starts saying
"You're bringing me down,
man!" over and over. That same
episode ends with Space Ghos
asking Donny, for no apparen
reason, "Where do we go when
we die?" As soon
as
he asks
this, a bell goes off, and the char-
acters all yell, "Fire
drill!"
Mo-
ments like these, that are just so
spectacularly
strange, are in jus
about every episode and add to
the show's hilarity.
If you haven't devised by
now, I'm a big fan of
SGC2C,
and I'm pretty sure that, afte
viewing a couple of episodes,
you will be too. Two episodes
air back-to-back every Sunday
night at midnight on the Cartoon
Network, which is Channel 47
here on the Marist television
dial. Check it out, and have a
happy and healthy holiday sea-
son. I'll catch you next semes-
ter.
Unbreakable!
... continued from pg. 8
comes around, it needs to be
appreciated to some degree be-
cause it doesn't follow in the
same mold of moviemak:ing that
is applied to ninety-percent of
what Hollywood spits at us.
Although there are big names
attached to it both on screen
and off, it is not a guaranteed
success, whereas
The Grinch,
which is at the opposite end of
the spectrum, is snatching all
the money this Holiday season.
Unlike
Unbreakable,
it
is a
bright, glossy movie aimed to-
wards many audiences and fea-
tures an actor,
Jim
Carrey, who
is recognized by both young
and old alike. Many master-
pieces have had bad turnouts
in terms of ticket sales over the
years, such
as
The Shawshank
Photo courtesy
of JMDB.com
Bruce
Willis
is Unbreakable •
familiar actors. This holiday
season, save your money and
watch the thirty•minute car-
toon of the
Grinch
on TV, it is
much better than the movie.
Go
and see a movie which will take
you on a much more exciting
and unique adventure. Besides
unlike most of the gifts you '11
receive, it's unbreakable! Eight
dollars being the most to pay
for a movie in this area, I am
giving it seven dollars.
Redemption
in 1994, which - - - - - - - - ~ - - - ,
faded away unnoticed because
the name of the film scared
people away.
Hollywood, as well as the rest
of the motion picture business
world wide, is constantly chang-
ing. Great new directors are pop-
ping up everywhere so don't be
deterred because a movie
Tune
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88.1
FM,
WMCR
doesn't have
a
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e Samoan Speaks
by
MARKSMITII
Welcome to Aorida, home of
polling problems and national
controversy.
It would actually be nice if all I
was talking about were the elec-
tion process in the Sunshine
State. The BCS (Bowl Champi-
onship Series) was designed to
try to put an end to the mess
that results from two national
college football polls, with no
unifying title game.
Fans of college football had to
slog
through
hours
of
uninspiring match-ups on New
Year's Day and then through the
next polls to get a national cham-
pion. What resulted from that
system was co-champions twice
in one decade, with no game to
sort out a single champ?
The NCAA's greatest minds
got together and pored over all
their options and came out with
the BCS. The BCS is a computer
ranking that takes into account
wins and losses, opponents'
records and ranking, strength of
schedule, margin of victory, pi,
and other formulas only known
to BCS officials and a few astro-
physicj~_:
Th~~tandings at the ~nd
of the '§eason would detemune
the bowl match-ups, number
one versus number two, and so
on. This seemed like a really
good idea. Who needs a short
playoff series when you can
have
numbers
one and two play
each other?
It
worked without turning any
heads the first two years, and
at first glance
it
worked this year
too. There is no question that
Oklahoma deserved the number
one ranking, but that is the only
place in the rankings that does
not stink of controversy. Num-
ber
two Florida State lost to
number
three
Miami who lost
to
number four Washington who
lost to ... oh never mind.
The problem arises from how
do you justly separate and rank
these teams. All of them have
one loss, and they have mostly
lost to each other.
Is Aorida State really a better
team than the team it lost to?
If
you are
Miami,
how do you
drop your ranking while beat-
ing the living snot out of Syra-
cuse? These are the questions
that are boggling fans and writ-
ers all over the country, and
these are just the
problems
at
the top. Teams like Kansas
State are routinely left out of the
BCS despite sparkling records
because of a
"weak"
schedule.
"Number
two Florida
State lost
to
number three
Miami who lost to num-
ber four Washington who
lost to ... oh never mind."
The single
largest
argument
that critics have of a playoff is
that it is too many games for
college students to play in.
More games
equal
more injuries.
This would be fine if every-
one was not sliding in the occa-
sional extra game here and there.
I
remember when everyone
played nine or ten game sched-
ules and conference champions
were decided upon by record.
All of a sudden there are a
couple of more games on the
schedule, plus a possible con-
ference championship game. If
it is so damned important to
decide who wins the Big 12 or
the SEC, why is a
playoff
less
important
on
a national scale?
Is
it
so
unreasonable
to trim a
game or two off the schedule in
the hope that we can generate
some March Madness right
around the New Year instead?
Men's cross-country wins
ICAAAA Championship
by
ROB McGUINNESS
Staff Writer
The Marist men's cross-coun-
try team finished the season on
a high note, capturing the
ICAAAA University Champion-
ship for the first time in school
history.
Junior
Mike
Nebr was the
overall winner with a time of
25:58.7 on the Van Cortlandt Park
five-mile course. Jason Grady
(26:04.
7),
Jamal Padgett
(26:()1).
7),
Greg Salamone (26: l l.6) and Pat
Driscoll (26:28.8) comprised the
other Marist scorers and earned
ICAAAA
AU-East honors by
finishing in the top 20.
In addition to marking the first
ICAAAA University Champion-
ship and the first ICAAAA uni-
versity race winner in school
history, the Nov. 18 race also saw
the Running Red Foxes set a
new five-man combined time
record (2: I0:53.5). The previous
~ord, 2:11:49, was set in 1978.
''The guys really put it all to-
gether on the same day and
proved they were the best team
in school history," men's coach
Pete Colaizzo said.
'They
should
be proud of this accomplish-
ment."
Colaizzo praised the team for
tight, consistent pack running,
as the scoring five finished l-3-
7-8-19 for a score of 38. Marist
was 4 I points ahead of second-
place Colgate (79). Colaizzo said
pack running has been one of
the team's strengths throughout
the season. The fact that the
"The guys really put
it
all together on the same
day and proved they wre
the best team in school
history. They should be
proud of this accomplish-
ment."
Pete
Colaizzo
Men's0<&,CountryCoadt
victory came at Van Cortlandt
Park was especially significant.
"It
was especially gratifying
that the men ran their best races
of the year at Van Cortlandt
Park, the
standard
by which all
collegiate cross country runners
are measured," Colaizzo said.
"Mikey Nebr, in particular,
seemed to own this course this
year. Every time he ran there, he
did better with each race."
The ICAAAA win was Nebr's
first collegiate cross-country
victory, as well as his first sub-
26:00 five-mile performance.
However, the team would not
have emerged victorious with-
out the efforts of the other mem-
bers of the scoring five.
''The team received great per-
formances from some young
runners," Colaizzo said. "Jason
Grady was the lead runner for
the majority of the season and
proved that he has a bright
fu-
ture here. Jamal Padgett is per-
haps the most consistent cross-
Fountry runner in school history,
hod he too improved with every
meet."
Colaizzo also praised senior
Greg Salamone, who ended his
Marist cross-country career on
a positive note.
"Greg
Salamone overcame
adversity to have a solid final
cross-country season.
If
any-
one deserved to go out on top
it
was Greg. He has meant so
much to this program for so
long, and he can be assured
that he was a big reason the team
has improved so much during
the past four years," Colaizzo
said.
With the cross-country sea-
son complete and the indoor
track season already undeiway,
look for co-captains Denis J.
McManus and Seth Tyminski to
lead the non-distance running
team, which consists of hur-
dlers, jumpers and.sprinters.
Athletes to watch this season
include freshman hurdler Jared
Apraharnian, senior jumper/hur-
dler McManus, senior pole
vaulter Tyminski and sopho-
more middle distance runner
Christ McCloskey.
In the team's first meet, held
Nov. 21 at West Point, freshman
Eli Bisnett-Cobb made quite a
debut, setting a school record
in the 55-meter high hurdles.
On Saturday, the team will
travel to Manhattan for the
Manhattan Invitational.
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BASKETBALL:
women start season
1-5
...
continued from pg.12
The team will travel to
Buffalo
to face Niagara
on
Dec.
8
be-
fore taking
on
Canisius on
Dec.
IO. These are the first two con-
ference games of the season for
the women.
Niagara will enter the game
with a l-4 overall record. The
team recorded its first win on
November 26 against Akron.
However, the
team
has dropped
its last two games. Canisius
o•vns a 1-3 record, with its only
win corning
on
Dec. 2 against
Brown.
The
team
will face Siena
on Friday before
hosting
the Red
Foxes.
Lamb
is confident that her
team
can tum things around in these
two contests.
"I think we can win both, but
I'd be happy with a split," said
Lamb. "As long as we fix the
problems that we need to fix and
play well, then we'll like the out-
come of the next two games."
Football finish~ season
with winning
record
by
PEfERPALMIERI
Assistant Sports Editor
Marist ended the 2000 foot-
ball campaign with a 28-18 vic-
tory of Siena
on
Nov. l 8 to se-
cure third place in the Metro
Atlantic
Athletic Conference
(MAAC).
Siena's senior quarterback
Don Record accounted for 289
out of 368 total yards for the
team. Record opened up the
game's scoring by
kicking a
23-
yard field goal. However, Marist
posted a 28-point second quar-
ter, capitalizing on three Siena
turnovers.
Senior Kevin Chartrand threw
for 237 yards, including a 70-
yard touchdown strike to re-
ceiver Brian Traynor. Chartrand
also connected with Brian
Dillify
for a Red Fox touchdown,
giving the team a 28-10 lead at
halftime.
Dillifly also scored the Red
Foxes first touchdown with a 2-
yard run. Christopher Price
scored on a 21-yard run for his
fourth touchdown of the sea-
son. Alfredo Riullano rushed
for 26 yards on IO carries, giv-
ing him 832 total rushing yards
on the season. Traynor ended
the game with
three
catches for
84yards.
The win gave the Red Foxes
its sixth win of the season, se-
curing a 6-4 overall record and
a5-2recordintheMAAC. The
loss dropped Siena to 1-9 over-
all and 1-6 in the MAAC, leav-
ing them in seventh place out
of the eight MAAC teams.
Offensive lineman
Mike
Lindberg, defensive
lineman
Tom Lennon and punter Joe
Macchia were each selected as
members of the First Team All-
MAAC Team. Lindberg was a
main force in
the
Red
Fox ground
attack this year,
helping
the team
earn l ,929 yards rushing and
l,244 yards passing. Lennon,
now a
two-time member
of the
All-MAAC First Team, ended his
season with 8.5 sacks and 76
tackles. He was second in the
conference for sacks.
Macchia
averaged 34.9 yards per punt this
season and also made contribu-
tions
on
defense, tallying
50
tack-
les. two forced fumbles, and three
interceptions.
Riullano, Traynor, Greg Reid,
Mike
Loniewski, Jeremy Smith,
Brett
Biggs,
Tim Cullen, and
Chris Peckham received Second
Team honors for the Red Foxes
this season.
Traynor led the Red Foxes with
22 receptions for 368 yards and
three touchdowns, while Reid
added 14 catches for 150 yards
and two touchdowns. Biggs to-
taled 24 out of 25 extra point con-
versions, while adding three out
of six successful field goals. The
sophomore kicker totaled 33
points this season, and tied his
own school record with a42-yard
field goal against Canisius.
Cullen, a senior
on
the defense
recorded a team-leading 15 tack-
les for a loss, and totaled 58 tack-
les and 2.5 sacks this season.
Peckham, a seniortri-captain, let
the defense with four intercep-
tions and recorded his 100th ca-
reer tackle this season. He fin-
ished the season with 54 total
tackles and two sacks.
Swimming successful at Loyola
Tl
1 111
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•
mJ
women's
swimming
and diving teams
participated in
the
Loyola
Invitational
this
past weekend.
The
men
continued
their dominance with three resound-
ing 1ct1rit:~
rColgate(216-97),l
,_r,b(.,"'l
-n2J,
and
Niagara
(260-53). 1
~y
how
tan
at 6-0 on the
,
season, including
,1
'i-ll
recrntl
1 1th
•
mt
nc Mean-
while,
the women
P-
l
d
a
_-I
record over the week-
end, coming
up
-h
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gain~1
Colgate
i
187~129) but
emerging
victorious over Loyola
(
194-121)
and tm!
(235-81 ).
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women·
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n
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d:-.
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otithe
year
with
5-
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record in
the
M
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.
The teams will
next
be
in action
after.New
·
,a.i ~.
as
they
take on St.
Peter's
in
Jersey
City
on Jan.
13
.: next home meet
for
both
will be on
Jan.~
7
against
Rhode Island.
























Through five games, Drew
Samuels is averaging 19.6
points and l 0.8 rebounds per
game.
December
7,
2000
They Said
It
"Everybody on the team
nefits from his ability to
et them the ball in good
coring position."-Dave
agarity on Sean Kennedy
PAGE 12
Magarity records 200th victory at Marist
by
SCOITDESIERE
Staff Writer
The fourth time turned out to
be the chann for Marist head
basketball
coach
Dave
Magarity and his players.
After three previous attempts
to notch his 200th career win as
Marist head coach had fallen
short, Magarity reached the
milestone courtesy of a 78-71
victory over the Western Michi-
gan Broncos on Saturday at the
Mccann Center. Marist im-
proved its early season record
to 2-3 as they prepare to get
their Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC) schedule
underway.
"It (
win
#200} is significant for
me especially considering that
we made the move into a more
competitive league," said coach
Magarity. "I thought I was go-
ing to get it in Pittsburgh and it
would have been nice to do it
in front of my family and against
a Big East team, but getting it
a~_t Western Michigan was
still ,
It is also great to be
able to get it with this bunch of
guys. They may not be the
most talented or
the most ath-
letic, but they compete as hard
as anybody."
The score was not indicative
of the way Marist controlled the
game throughout. leading from
start to finish. The Red Foxes
came out clicking on all cylin-
ders, jumping out to an early 20-
5 lead and never
looking
back.
Lead by the hot-shooting guard
tandem of junior Sean Kennedy
and senior Blake Sonne, as well
as the interior scoring and re-
bounding of senior forward
Drew Samuels, Marist carried a
48-29 lead into
halftime.
"After three tough losses in a
row you start wondering what
you're going to have to do to
win a game," said coach
Magarity. "So we wanted to
make sure we didn't come out
flat
and give them confidence
especially considering they were
coming off of two straight tough
losses as well."
The Red Foxes upped their
lead to 21 points early in the sec-
ond half before Western Michi-
gan made a last ditch effort to
get back into the ballgame, cut-
ting the Marist lead to 69-61 with
just over three minutes remain-
ing. Marist was not about to let
this one get away, however, as a
clutch three-point play from
Kennedy and an emphatic dunk
from Samuels on the back end
of a Kennedy lob pass helped
the Red Foxes put the game
away for good. Samuels fin-
ished with a game-high 22 points
to along with nine rebounds,
falling just one board short of
his third straight double-
double.
"Samuels is playing tremen-
dous basketball right now," said
Magarity. "He is a guy who has
paid his dues. He didn't play
much early in his career but he
has so much resolve and tough-
ness and that has made
him
into
the player he is. I think he has
the ability to get even better
than he is now. I'm happy for
him because he really deserves
it"
Kennedy, who is currently
leading the conference in as-
sists, did notch a double-
double,
contributing 12 points
pboCo
cowtesy
Ctilisle
Stockton
Dave
Magarity's 200th
victory
as coach of
the
Red
Foxes came Saturday night.
and 11 assists.
"Everybody
on
this
team
ben-
efits from his ability to get
people the ball in good scoring
position," said the coach.
"If
I
were a guy like Samuels or
(Matt) Tullis or (Marius)
Janisius, I would probably take
(Kennedy) out to lunch."
Junior Rick Smith and Sonne
contributed with 12 and 11
points respectively.
Magarity, now in his fifteenth
season as men's head basket-
ball coach, entered the season
needing only two wins to reach
the prestigious 200-win plateau.
The victory over Western
Michigan
on Saturday
was not
only the 200th of his Marist ca-
reer but his 260th win overall
dating back to his days as the
head man at St. Francis.
After splitting a pair of games
in the season opening Pepsi/
Marist Conference Challenge,
the Red Foxes dropped a pair of
road
games
to
teams
from
the Big
East. On Nov. 25, Marist
dropped a heartbreaker in over-
time to Pittsburgh as Ricardo
Greer beat the buzzer with a lay-
up, giving the Panthers a
dra-
matic 71-69 victory. Kennedy's
clutch three pointer with just 53
seconds remaining in overtime
had squared the contest at 69.
Samuels netted 24 points and
grabbed 14 rebounds in the los-
ing cause for Marist.
Marist then traveled to Bos-
ton College on Nov. 28 to take
on the undefeated Eagles. Bos-
ton College would remain unde-
feated as they handed Marist
their second straight tough loss,
topping them by a final score of
74-65. Keyed by 26 points from
2000 Big East Rookie of the Year
Troy Bell, the Eagles overcame
a 20 point, 13 rebound perfor-
mance from Samuels.
"We played so well in both of
those games," said Magarity.
"This team is certainly tough
enough to handle the top com-
petition and I thought we not
only handled it but we
outplayed both of those teams.
We just had a few lapses that
cost us those games."
Marist opens its
MAAC
schedule
on
tonight as the team
travels to Manhattan to take on
the Jaspers before hosting
Siena on Sunday.
Wo01en's basketball endures early growing pains
Marie Fusci is
third on the Red
Foxes
with
11.0
points per
game, and
her 5.5
rebounds per
outing is
a
team high.
by
PETER PALMIERI
Assistant Sports Editor
Entering two important Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) games, the Marist
women's basketball team owns
a 1-5 record.
The
team
has dropped its last
two games, after defeating Mor-
gan State University for its first
win of the season. On Dec. 1,
the women faced Navy and lost
66-59, after dropping a 68-55
contest against
visiting
Bucknell.
The team lost its first three
contests of th<:! season to the
University ofRichmond, Temple
University and Georgetown
University.
Head coach Kristin Lamb said
that although the team is off to
a slow start, its record is not
exactly representative of how
good the team actually
is.
''We
had to step up our play
in the first three games," said
Lamb. "Those were three qual-
ity teams. We came back and
made runs in each of the games
and hung with
Georgetown
for
almost the entire first half."
Lamb is
disappointed
with the
end result of the Navy and
Bucknell games.
"I am not happy with the way
we played (against Navy and
Bucknell)," Lamb said. ''We lost
two games that should have
been wins."
In
the team's first victory, a 70-
64 decision over Morgan State
in the DePaul tournament on
Nov. 25, Red Fox center Diesa
Seidel led all Marist scorers with
20 points, while Kerry Sullivan
added 19 to secure the win.
Marie Fusci added and addi-
tional 12 points and a team lead-
ing eight rebounds.
On Nov. 28, the University of
Bucknell visited the Mccann
Center to take on the Red Foxes.
Desire Alrnind netted 25 points
for the Bison, while Vicki
Quimby and Molly Creamer both
added 17 points for Bucknell.
Seidel led Marist with 14 points
in the loss, while freshman Nina
Vecchio totaled 10 assists.
Marist then traveled to
An-
napolis to take on Navy on Dec.
1.
Marist trailed by as much as
13 points in the first half, before
closing the gap to seven at the
half.
However, the comeback fell
short as the team lost by seven
to the Middies. Sabrina Vallery
led Marist with 15 points fol-
lowed by an additional 14 from
Seidel. Elisha DeJesus totaled
13 points and five rebounds.
The team now has some work
to do before it prepares for its
upcoming conference schedule,
according to Lamb.
"We have to fix some of the
kinks," said Lamb. ''They (the
players) need to get used to
playing with each other and get
to know each other better on the
court."
The team suffered a crucial
loss when backup point guard
Vicki Wancel suffered an injury.
As a result, fellow freshman
Vecchio has had to play extra
minutes at the point guard po-
sition.
"There's a lot of pressure on
Nina," said Lamb. ''There is a
lot of responsibility for her."
Despite the early woes so far,
Lamb said that the team is stay-
ing together.
"We're a family," said Lamb.
,
"There is obviously frustration,
but we're dealing with it and
moving on, there is no tension
between the players."
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BASKETBALL,
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