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Mike Thompson on the
XFL: "Made for TV
tripe." See "On TV with
Mike Thompson" pg 9.
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Marist over Fairfield at
Madison Square
Garden on Sunday. See
Sports page 12.
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to·walJop Poughkeepsie. This latest snowstorm blanketed Poughkeepsie with about 15 inches of
snow. Here, junior Carrie Smith's car is snowed in outside of West Cedar.
TTY telephone
installed in
Donnelly
Editor's Note: The following is an
e-mail from John Gildard, the As-
sistant Director of Human Re-
sources, regarding the placement
of a TTY telephone in the lobby of
Donnelly Hall. TTY telephones
are for use by the hearing-im-
paired and the deaf
The ADA Committee in con-
junction with Verizon Commu-
nications has installed a pub-
lic access TTY telephone in
Donnelly Hall. The TTY
phone is on the wall-mounted
phone booth directly opposite
the Da Vinci Computer Lab.
The phone uses both voice
and TTY communications.
The Donnelly Hall location
was chosen because the
building is open 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. and is cen-
trally located on the campus.
If
you have any comments,
questions or suggestions re-
garding ADA issues please
call the campus ADA phone
line at575-4ADA.
Capping project benefits
community, students
by KATHERINESLAUfA
Editorial Assistant
The hard work and dedication of
twenty-two Marist seniors is pro-
viding a little more information and
assistance to Dutchess County.
After a semester-long endeavor,
22 communications majors finished
their capping project with great
success. Not only did they earn a
final grade, but also admirable rec-
ognition throughout the commu-
nity.
The senior capping class was
assigned by Professor Daniel Alan
Cochese Davis to serve as a pub-
lic relations firm to a non-profit
organization that required more
public attention. The class volun-
teered their time and skill to help
promote the work of the Dutchess
County Community Action
Agency (DCCAA).
Working with the DCCAA, the
class created an informative video,
a web site, 10 radio public service
announcements, and two newslet-
ters. All were designed to inform
the Dutchess County community
about the various programs the
DCCAA offers to low-income per-
sons or families.
Daniel Alan Cochese Davis,
a Marist College Communica-
tions professor said the project
was experimental, and was de-
signed to collaborate the skills
of students from various com-
munication concentrations.
"It was designed to pull ev-
erything together," he said.
"It
provided students an opportu-
nity to work together with
people from other concentra-
tions."
Davis, who is very active with
non-profit organizations in the
community, said the project was
also formed because the
DCCAA needed help promot-
ing their organization.
"Anything we did was better
than what they had," Davis
said.
On December 11 last semes-
ter, the students presented their
project in the James A.
Cannavino Library. They be-
gan with the theme 'Dutchess
County Community Action
Agency: The Heart of the Com-
munity' and presented their
... See CAPPING,
3
Marist professor discusses
growing up a minority
by BRENDANMcGURK
News Editor
Tuesday night, February 6,
Marist Professor Peter del
Rosario gave a speech in the
Performing Arts Rooms about
the effects of oppressive forces
of racism and ethnocentrism on
minority groups growing up in
a culture different than their
own. A mixed crowd of about
65 attended the lecture, entitled
"Growing up Different than
those in a Dominant Culture."
Prof. Rosario, an assistant pro-
fessor in the psychology de-
partment at Marist, is also a li-
censed psychologist, working
in the area of group and family
therapy.
The theme of Rosario's lecture
dealt with the impact oppression
has on someone's sense of self
and their consequent view of
the dominant culture. Rosario
said that he experienced first-
hand the negative result of op-
pression when he and his fam-
ily came to America from the
Philippines in the 1960s.
Rosario began the presenta-
tion by projecting three pictures
of his nearly three year-old
daughter onto an overhead
screen. He said that he fears
his child will experience the ra-
cial oppression from a domi-
nantly white culture that he ex-
perienced.
"I would like to think that my
young daughter doesn't have
to go through what I went
through," said Rosario. "These
are people we're talking about-
just like you and me."
The focus of Rosario's presen-
tation was a model of a
multicultural counseling theory
that examined the way in which
members of a minority group
view themselves and the domi-
nant culture in which they grow
up.
In the first stage, which begins
when the subject experiences
the very first elements of social-
ization, minorities begin to in-
ternalize depreciating messages
received from different facets of
the dominant culture. Rosario
invited the audience's attention
to an experiment conducted in
the 1940's. African-American
children as young as three years
old were given a variety of dolls
of varying ethnicities. The chil-
dren almost unanimously
wanted to play with the Cauca-
sian dolls. They said they iden-
tified most with the Caucasian
dolls, and labeled the doll of
African-American ethnicity as
"bad."
Rosario said that the second
stage, usually reached when the
subject attains a higher educa-
tion, results in acceptance of
their minority status. Depreci-
ating societal messages that
they have received are ques-
tioned and usually disregarded.
At this point, the subject usu-
ally begins to identify more with
their minority group.
Stage three witnesses over-
compensation resulting from
years of abandonment of their
identity. The subject will tend
to completely immerse them-
selves in their own group, pay-
ing little attention to, and often
disregarding, the dominant cul-
ture.
According to Rosario, the
subject will begin to achieve
enlightenment by stage four
and begin to adopt a "middle of
the road" attitude, identifying
with aspects of both the minor-
ity and dominant culture.
This will eventually lead to
stage five, the presumed healthi-
est stage. In this stage, the sub-
ject will develop a selective ap-
preciation of both cultures.
Rosario said that his aim was to
adopt an enlightened education
approach when teaching chil-
dren about diversity.
"We have to send the mes-
sage to our children that differ-
ent does not equal bad," said
Rosario.
Junior Seth Cotton said that
an approach such as this
fosters a healthy understand-
ing of diversity by children.
"Hopefully, education such
as this can really help children
... See SPEECH,
3
MIKE'S TV
PICKS OF THE
WEEK
Jon "Maddog" Hall of VA Linux to speak tonight at Marist
INSIDE
"The Truman Show"
Sun., Feb. 11, 9 PM, NBC
"Weird Al Yankovic Live!"
Mon., Feb. 12, 8 PM, VH-1
"Barbra Streisand-Timeless"
Wed., Feb. 14, 8 PM, FOX
... for more, see "On TV
with Mike Thompson. "pg. 9
Editor's Note: The following is
an e-mail to The Circle from Guy
Lometti, dean of the Communica-
tions Department
The Marist College Internet
Seminar, a joint venture of the
Marist College Computer Science
Department, the Academic Tech-
nology Center, and the Marist Col-
lege Computer Society, has invited
Jon "Maddog" Hall, Executive Di-
rector of Linux International
(www.li.org), to speak at Marist the
evening of Thursday, Feb. 8, in the
Performing
Arts
Room (Student
Center 346) from 6 - 9 pm. A re-
ception with refreshments be-
gins at 5 pm. All Linux aficiona-
dos are welcome!
Dr. Daniel Marcellus, a faculty
member in the Computer Sci-
ence Department at Marist, co-
ordinates the seminar program
and will introduce Hall to the
assembly. Dr. Marcellus notes
that Jon "Maddog" Hall is
speaking this week at
Linux World Expo at the Javits
Center. Samuel J. Palmisano,
President and Chief Operating
Officer of IBM, is the kickoff key-
note speaker for this exposition.
If
you miss Hall at the Expo, you
will certainly want to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to
find out the latest news on Linux
and the Open Source Move-
ment.
Hall will speak on topics rang-
ing from the differences be-
tween distributions to business
... See
LINUX,
3
TODAY:
hi: 43
lo:
33
Community ..................... 2
Features ......................... 4
A&E ............................. 6
Opinion .......................
8
Sports .......................... 10








FEBRUARY 8, 2001
A visitor ventured on to cam-
pus bright and early to slip and
fall in front of Donnelly Hall
Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 a.m. He
toughed it out and refused medi-
cal attention for his bruised
pride.
A Sheahan resident played a
little too hard in the snow, fall-
ing on her head and complain-
ing of dizziness and nausea at
9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5. A fel-
low Sheahan resident twisted
his ankle playing rough in the
snow. Doctors at St. Francis
evaluated both of the fallen
snow soldiers.
A DVD player valued at $235
was reported missing from a
Benoit residence Monday, Feb.
5 at 9: 15 p.m. The alleged thief
was smart enough to also grab
seven DVD discs from the un-
locked room, to watch at an un-
specified time. Marist Security
·'.~'~
officers notified Town of
· 'Foughkeepsie Police officers by
request of the student.
A 30-pack of Busch beer was
confiscated from Gartland F
block residents Monday, Feb. 5
at 8:50 p.m. The chill of the
snowstorm may not have af-
fected them too heavily, since
two empty 30-packs were also
seized.
A burst water pipe in Upper
West Cedar's boiler room at
11 :30 p.m. gushed all ofX block's
would-be shower water on to
boiler room floor. Maintenance
workers responded to fix the
broken solder joint, so residents
could resume their hygienic du-
ties.
A forged license was taken
away from a Leo Hall resident
Saturday, Feb. 3 when the secu-
rity qfficer noticed the resident
really didn't seem five years
older than he really was.
Strangely, the age increase cor-
responded with an age old
enough to legally consume al-
cohol.
While on another call to Up-
per West Cedar's X block in the
early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 6,
a constant barking noise alerted
security officers that a dog was
nearby. Their keen investigative
skills tracked down the noise
and found a bushy husky
named Taz. The dog was al-
lowed to stay in the house until
the morning, when security
guards picked him up and lo-
cated his owner. One security
officer said Taz was "a perfect
gentleman" while riding in the
patrol vehicle. Taz's owner, a
Dutchess County Sheriff picked
Taz up later in the afternoon.
A first-floor Champagnat resi-
dent phoned St. Francis to see
if his finger needed to be treated
on Sunday, Feb. 4 around mid-
THE CIRCLE
Community
PAGE 2
night. The student asked,
"If my
finger turned green for an un-
known reason, should I go to
the hospital?" St. Francis medi-
cal staff advised him it would
be a good idea, so Marist secu-
rity officers he was quickly
transported.
Town House C block residents
notified security officers that an
unidentified male entered their
house through an unlocked
front door three and a half hours
after the incident. He suppos-
edly was looking for another
student that they had never
heard of and insisted she lived
there. He must have left with-
out an altercation, since they
notified security three and a half
hours after the incident.
Fifth-floor Midrise partiers
were interrupted at 9 p.m. and
10:20 p.m. in different rooms
drinking alcohol Saturday, Feb.
3. The festivities were cut short
when security officers took
away their party supplies, which
included nine 12-oz. Bud Lights,
twelve 12-oz. Coors, and a 40-
oz. Olde English bottle.
A Leo Hall entry officer
stopped an intoxicated resident
who did not have her ID. She
flashed an Ohio driver's license,
but refused to show it to the
officer again when his Spidey-
sense went off the scale. The
Resident Director arrived on the
scene and wrapped up the
drama, as the resident handed
over the false license.
In a residence hall far, far away,
a Marian Hall entry officer de-
tected a disturbance in the
Force when two former students
tried to get in to the building
with invalid ID cards. The cards
were confiscated and the two
were told to leave, but were seen
again outside of Marian with a
third student. The student went
through the front door, as the
non-students entered through
a window, but they were found
and escorted by a squadron of
security officers to the outer
rings of campus.
Security officers stayed busy
this weekend in the parking lots,
booting three vehicles, and
towing two others. Rhinebeck
Savings bank also notified se-
curity officers that unauthorized
vehicles parked there would be
towed.
A Gartland E block resident
sliced his finger while messing
around with a computer speaker
on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 1: 18 a.m.
He was transported to St.
Francis for assistance - for his
finger, not his computer.
Two Champagnat residents
were 'feeling ill' and were taken
to St. Francis on Monday, Feb.
5 at 4 and 12 p.m.
•
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In Your
IBI B
What was the most important thing you
did during your snow day?
Bridget Boian
Sophomore
"Watched Billy Madison"
Amy Ostgulen
Senior
"We made snow angels"
Alexis Kalieda
Sophomore
"I had a snowball fight"
Campus Corner
SPC presents a bus trip to New
York City to see "Kiss Me
Kate." The bus will leave Sun-
day, Feb. 25 from the Midrise
Parking Lot at 11 a.m. Tickets
are $25 with a valid Marist ID.
SPC Lecture Series will present
Yara Svoray's "Hitler's
Shadow," Tuesday, Feb. 13 in
the Nelly Goletti Theatre. As
told on the original HBO film
"The Infiltrator," Svoray will re-
veal his infiltration in to a con-
temporary nazi group as a son
of a holocaust survivor.
"Stop in the Name of Love," the
Pulitzer Prize winning drama will
be performed in the Nelly Goletti
Theater Feb. 8, 9, 10 at 8 p.m.
and 11 at2p.m.
"How I Learned to Drive" a play
directed by Sara Zizzi and
Steven Kelly will dazzle the Nelly
Goletti audience Feb 8, 9, 10 at 8
p.m. and 11 at 2 p.m. Admission
is 3$ for students, $5 for faculty/
staff/seniors, and $7 general
admission.
SPC presents the Second City
in the Nelly Goletti Theater on
Friday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. Admis-
sion is a $5 general admission,
$2 donation to benefit the Tay-
lor Avenue Fire Victims.
Belleayre Mountain awaits ea-
ger ski slope enthusiasts. SPC
will present a bus trip to the
mountain Saturday, Feb. 17.
Contact College Activities at
3279 for more information.
Catch a bus to the Galleria Mall
to pick up those Valentine's Day
gifts. Buses will run hourly from
the Midrise Parking Lot from 6
p.m. through midnight.
The Vassar Repertory Dance
Theater's 19th Annual 1869
Bardavon Opera House Gala will
be held Saturday, March 3 at 8
p.m. and Sunday, March 4 at4:30
p.m. $6.50 for general admission,
$6 for seniors and students.
Contact 473-2072 for more infor-
mation.
Catch Marist's voice professor
Joanne Fenton starring in The
Gilbert & Sullivan Musical The-
ater Company's production of
"The Medium." The dark play
revolves around a woman that
gets pleasure watching other
people's misfortunes, until the
tables are turned with horrify-
ing consequences. Showing will
be at the Center for Performing
Arts at Rhinebeck February 9,
10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Feb-
ruary 11 and 18 at 3 p.m. Phone
845-876-3080 for more informa-
tion and tickets.
Mike Thompson, Matt Daigle, Scott Neville, Mike Ferraro, Jimbo Maritato, Chris Knudtsen,
Ed Williams Ill, Brendan McGurk, and Ben Brenkert (from left to right) await a Valentine's Day
Dinner.
Win a free dinner with a member of the Circle's Editorial
staff. Raffle tickets are $5 for your choice of a dinner
companion and ALL proceeds go to Big Brothers/Big Sis-
ters of Dutchess County. The raffle will take place at 10
p.m. on Sunday night in the 2nd floor lounge of Midrise.






FEBRUARY 8, 2001
WORLI:
VIEWS
by ED WILLIAMS ill
and
KA1HERINESIAUTA
Editorial Assistants
Israeli elections ushers in
new Prime Minister
Jerusalem - The Israeli elec-
tions for prime minister
ended Tuesday with Ariel
Sharon defeating outgoing
Prime Minister Ehud Barak
in a landslide victory. While
voters appear to support
Sharon over Barak, the re-
sult has created uncertainty
in the Middle East peace
process as Sharon is de-
tested by many Arabs.
e;~'and
Kidman call
it
quits .
Los Angeles - One of the
longest lasting Hollywood
marriages has come to an
abrupt halt. Tom Cruise and
Nicole Kidman are calling it
quits after 11 years. The
couple reported that
they're separating because
their work does not allow
them to be together. Cruise
and Kidman have two
adopted children, Connor
and Isabella.
Just plain William ...
London - Prince William
Arthur Philip Louis of
Wales announced Tuesday
that he wants to be known
as only William. Accord-
ing to a spokesman, he de-
cided he did not want to
adopt the HRH (His Royal
Highness) title at age 18.
Yugoslav's death believed
suicide
Belgrade - Yugoslavia's last
interior minister under the
rule of Slobodan Milosevic
was found dead in his car
in the town of Knjazervac.
While there are no confir-
mations about the cause of
death, there are specula-
tions that it was suicide.
Capping
students
benefit local
•
organiza-
tion
From
1
work.
The informative video dis-
cussed programs available in
Beacon, Red Hook, and
Poughkeepsie. The web site,
available in both English and
Spanish, provided information
detailing the DCCAA and
linked to and from the national
organization's site. The news-
letters, also available in both En-
glish and Spanish, spread infor-
mation to both the public and
each DCCAA division. And, the
10 radio public service an-
nouncements were also created
to educate the public about the
DC CAA.
Both the DCCAA and the
community were extremely im-
pressed and thankful for the
work of these undergraduate
students. The average price of
such a project would normally
cost between $250,000 to
$1,000,000. However, because
of the efforts of these students,
the DCCAA only paid $380 for
the service.
The results of this project went
beyond a final grade in a cap-
ping course. The students were
asked to present their project
once again in January to the
DCCAA's board of directors.
The project has sparked the in-
terest of other non-profit orga-
nizations such as the United
Way and Big Brother/Big Sis-
ter. Also, the project has al-
lowed some area seniors to ob-
tain employment, one being the
Director of Communications at
theDCCAA.
Kyle Wood, a senior Commu-
nications major that is involved
in Davis' capping course this
semester said he saw the work
of the previous class and was
impressed.
"It was a very thorough job,"
he said. "It looked like they re-
searched it well."
Davis said he looks forward
to working with a new group of
students this semester that will
be working with the Big Brother/
Big Sister organization as well
as the Department of Social Ser-
vices. However, the work of this
first semester class paved the
way for such anticipation.
"It was a very positive experi-
ence," Davis said.
Professor's speech
condemns racism
From
1
"Diversity and tolerance are
really things that America's chil-
dren need to learn in today's
world."
This was the first in a series of
student/faculty lectures spon-
sored by the Office of College
Activities. The next lecture in
the series is slated for Tues.,
Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Per-
forming Arts Room.
PAGE 3
Student Government Association Spotlight
Kristine Dunn
Executive Vice President
Hometown: Essex, New Jersey
Campus Housing: New Townhouses
Age: 22
Major: Political Science
Minor: History and American Studies
Year at Marist: Senior
One of the hardest workers of the Student Government Association, Kristine Dunn, Executive
Vice President, has a hand in everything accomplished by the SGA. Kristine serves as the office
manager and oversees everything that goes on in the office and coordinates all the activities.
She is in charge of the SGAAs, monitoring their work and keeping them task oriented. She
works closely with the President of the Student Body on a daily basis and fills in for him in his
absence.
Some of Kristine's upcoming events that she has been working hard on include Unity Day and
a lecture series violence. The lecture series will include speakers on the subject of violence on
campus. One of Kristine's biggest projects for the year is the Transition Dinner in which club
presidents and SGA leaders are recognized for their achievements during the year.
When asked about the new semester, Kristine said, "I hope students come out and support
class events and are looking forward to Jots offun upcoming activities in the spring."
Anyone interested in joining Student Government should stop by the SGA office in the
Student Center.
-Michelle Slesinski, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Linux exec to
visit campus
From
1
models for Open Source soft-
ware. Maddog (as he likes to
be called) will start with a brief
history of Linux and description
of the architecture, followed by
analysis of Linux in various tech-
nical and business markets.
Maddog will also talk about ap-
plications of Linux that he has
found around the world.
Questions to be answered are:
-- Who started Linux and
why?
-- Why is Linux different than
Microsoft Windows?
-- How can I make money with
"free" software?
-- What does the GPL really
mean?
-- Would you accept software
written by amateurs?
There will be statements like:
-- It can not be secure if ev-
eryone can see the source.
Jon has been in the computer
industry for over a quarter
century, and 17 years of that has
been with UNIX. He has been a
software engineer, systems ad-
ministrator, product manager,
marketing manager, and profes-
sional educator. Before accept-
ing a job at VA Linux Systems
working full time for Linux In-
ternational, Jon was employed
by Compaq Computer Corpora-
tion in the Digital UNIX Mar-
keting group and Bell Labora-
tories.
Before that, he was Depart-
ment Head of Computer Science
at Hartford State Technical Col-
lege, where his students lov-
ingly gave him the nickname
Maddog. Maddog has an MS
in Computer Science from RPI
( 1977) and a BS in Commerce and
Engineering from Drexel Univer-
sity (l 973).
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SCOIT NEVlLLErfhc Circle
Signs of winter on campus includethis frosty fellow watching students
pass outside of Lowell Thomas.
Meningitis alert on campus
Editor's Note: This is a mes-
sage reprinted from a
campuswide email dated Feb.
2 from Vice President Gerard
Cox.
The college has been notified
that Amy Funk, a student who
resides in townhouse L-3, has
been diagnosed with meningo-
coccal meningitis. The student
was diagnosed while at home
and is currently hospitalized in
her hometown. Her doctors
say that her condition is im-
proving.
Meningococcal meningitis-
an inflammation of the mem-
branes of the brain and spinal
cord- and its accompanying
bloodstream infections are rare
but potentially dangerous.
The risk for contracting the
disease is low.
Some common early symp-
toms of meningococcal menin-
gitis include fever, severe head-
ache, stiff neck, nausea, vom-
iting, rash and lethargy. Any-
one experiencing these symp-
toms should contact Health
Services (ext. 2270) or bis/her
physician at home.
Meningococcal meningitis is
spread by direct, intimate con-
tact with infected individuals
(for example sharing a glass or
cigarette, kissing, sharing uten-
sils, or participating in drink-
ing games where people drink
fromcommoncontainers). For-
tunately it is not as infectious
as a cold or flu and is not
spread
by
casual contact.
People in the same house-
hold or anyone
with
direct con-
tact with a patient's oral secre-
tions would be considered at
increased risk of acquiring the
infection and should contact
Health Services. People who
qualify as close contacts of a
person with meningitis should
receive antibiotics to prevent
them from getting the disease.
Health Services has received a
sufficient amount of the medi-
cation (an antibiotic) to provide
treatment for all students who
may have been exposed.
If
you
need treatment or have any ·
questions, please call the
Health Services Office at ext.
2270.








THE CIRCLE
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Features
PAGE4
Vandalism strikes Midrise again: Housing left in the dark
Resident directors,resident assistants ponder stronger measures to prevent future destructive attacks
by JASON SHAW
Staff Writer
If
you have been paying at-
tention to the Security Briefs
since September, you have
probably noticed that, in be-
tween the alcohol busts and
rowdy off-campus visitors, a
good amount of ink has been
devoted to the acts of vandal-
ism
in
Mid-Rise Hall. Or maybe,
while strolling through Mid-
Rise as a visitor or resident, you
have had to step over broken
shards of plastic light fixtures
littering the hallways and stair-
wells. Or maybe you have been
inconvenienced by the toll these
acts have been taking on the ef-
ficiency of the maintenance staff
of our school. Either way, the
acts of a few unruly residents
have had a major effect on our
campus.
"Well, this isn't the first time
this has happened. This type
of vandalism has been a part of
Mid-Rise for years," said Mid-
Rise's Resident Director Angel
--~·~aga,
who is working with
'" .Sectirity to end this senseless
and destructive tradition.
It
seems that breaking lights has
been a favorite pastime for al-
most every class to pass
through the nearly 7-year-old
residence hall. No one can re-
ally say what it is about these
lights that warrant a good
smashing.
Most of these acts of destruc-
tion occur on Thursday and
weekend evenings, leaving
many to believe that this is a
result of the dangerous combi-
nation of boredom and drunk-
enness. They also occur late at
night, when few people are wan-
dering the halls to witness any-
thing. These acts are not local-
ized to any particular area, and
there has been no floor or stair-
way left unscathed.
In addition to breaking lights,
signs all over the building are
being ripped down, as well as
student message boards. And
the rhyme or reason to all this
is? As mentioned before, bore-
dom and drunkenness are
highly probable candidates.
Attention-seeking is also a likely
motive, or maybe some ego-trip
is involved in getting away with
wrecking school property.
It
could also be a good old-fash-
ioned rebellion against author-
ity.
Whatever the motive, the cul-
prits are costing the residents
of the Mid-Rise complex money,
as they will be forced to pay for
the damages and may also have
sanctions put against them that
will jeopardize their privilege to
have visitors. And if you think
that replacing a few light fixtures
would be cheap, think again-
over thirty fixtures have been
broken so far.
So the question arises: what
is being done to prevent any fu-
ture vandalism or even catch the
vandals?
"We're keeping residents in-
formed through floor meetings,
building meetings, voice mails,"
Angel said. "That's about all we
can do." Authorities are hoping
that somebody will eventually
see something, or that someone
will rat the vandals out. The feel-
ing is that if this continues, the
vandals are bound to make a
mistake at some point. They are
still unsure as to whether it is
Mid-Rise residents that are
causing this damage, or if fre-
quent visitors are responsible.
It is also unclear whether one
group of vandals is behind ev-
erything, or if there are some
copycat vandals at work as well.
Security is not alone in their
fight, as Mid-Rise residents
refuse to take this lying down.
Some residents have taken it
upon themselves to address the
vandals through flyers that they
placed the building. Through
these flyers, they are trying to
remind those responsible that
Mid-Rise is a home to many, and
that continuing their acts will
result in stricter rules, "as if this
school isn't strict enough al-
ready." The RSC of Mid-Rise is
getting in the act and urging resi-
dents to do their part in prevent-
ing vandalism.
"We're talking to students,
trying to find out why this is
happening," said RSC President
Betsy Damon. "We're hoping
that maybe the residents will
open up to fellow students so
that we can determine why
they're destroying their own
building." And how exactly do
the residents of Mid-Rise feel
about this situation?
"I think it's stupid," said one
Mid-Rise resident, who will re-
main anonymous for the safety
of his or her lights and message
board. "I think that whoever's
doing this is immature. And just
because we're paying to live
here doesn't make [the building]
ours."
And don't think that because
you do not live in Mid-Rise, this
outbreak of vandalism does not
affect you.
If
you have needed
a light fixed this year, you can
understand. Because of the
constant repairs of vandalized
lights in Mid-Rise, maintenance
is running short on lights for
residents all over campus. Some
have waited over a month to see
some light. You may also be
surprised to find out of some
new rules or regulations that
will be set for residences all over
campus because of these inci-
dents.
In short: we live in a commu-
nity-and anything that will af-
fect Mid-Rise will in some
roundabout way affect every-
one living on campus.
So, if you've been involved
with any of this destruction of
property, it may be in your best
interest to take up another
hobby. And if you're not, do
your part in making sure that
your homes are not desecrated
any further.
Surgeon General declares child mental illness crisis rise
Urges awareness and treatment of potentially devastating mental diseases
by JESSICA REVOIR
Staff Writer
The U.S. Surgeon General,
David Satcher, stated in a break-
ing news article in the Milwau-
kee Journal Sentinel on
Wednesday, January 3, "The
burden of suffering experienced
by children with mental health
needs and their families has cre-
ated a health crisis in this coun-
try."
The article was basically a
follow-up to his 1999 mental
health report, in which goals
and strategies for helping chil-
dren and teens cope with vari-
ous mental illnesses were ex-
plained to the public.
Apparently, there has not been
much improvement over the
past two years, because Satcher
still constitutes this issue as a
national health "crisis."
The article stated that the
specified types of mental
ill-
nesses afflicting kids and ado-
lescents today would include:
depression, attention deficit hy-
peractivity disorders (ADD),
autism, various anxiety disor-
ders, and other "conduct" dis-
orders resulting in lying, steal-
ing, the damaging of property,
and acts of cruelty to other hu-
mans or animals. The problem
worsens when children exhibit-
ing these types of behaviors are
not given the special help they
need to overcome their troubles.
In many of these cases, the
parents of children with mental
illnesses are helpless or inca-
pable of aiding their own kids
because these children need
professional assistance. How-
ever, many sufferers of mental
illnesses are not receiving the
care they need, resulting in this
national "crisis."
Some of the reasons for these
children and teens not receiv-
ing the care they need are be-
cause the care facilities they at-
tend are not living up to their
standards of meeting the behav-
ioral, developmental, and emo-
tional desires of their patients;
See
ILLNESS, 6
Raising spirits is campus priest's
specialty:AninterviewwithFr.LaMorte
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Features Editor
Sitting in his office in the Byrne
Building behind Champagnat,
Father La Morte is the epitome
of the satisfied priest who en-
joys his work and relishes its re-
wards. Wearing the traditional
attire of a Catholic priest (black
pants and shirt, with the distinc-
tive white collar), he exudes
none of the formality usually as-
sociated with those garments.
Placid in composure and soft
in speech, Fr. La Morte is the
picture of a man who is only too
happy to be where he is. Says
he, "These past thirty-four
years have been very fulfilling
and very enjoyable. I've prob-
ably changed as much as I've
affected change in others."
With a slight trace of a New
York accent, Fr. La Morte
mapped out his life path that
returned him to Marist. Born
and raised in the Bronx, Fr. Ri-
chard Lamorte attended Cathe-
dral College in Manhattan, and
then continued his theology
studies at St. Joseph's Seminary,
located in Yonkers. After being
ordained in 1966, he was placed
at Our Lady of Carmel in
Poughkeepsie, where he served
the community for seven years.
He was then assigned in 1972
to the Holy Cross campus in
Rhinecliff, where he helped
troubled teens plagued with al-
cohol and drug addictions. He
first arrived at Marist College in
1976, as the Catholic chaplain
of the school (there was more
than one chaplain at the time).
Leaving in 1985 to become
pastor of the Church of Immacu-
1 ate Conception in nearby
Amenia, La Morte enjoyed this
position until 1988, when he was
asked to return to local Mt.
Carmel to pastor as well. In July
of2000, Marist asked La Morte
to return as chaplain, which he
accepted.
With his vast experiences in
the public sector, working with
families, communities, troubled
teens, and college students, Fr.
La Morte has seen it all. Yet
there are two specific reasons
why he enjoys working with the
college community, and the
Marist community in particular,
so much.
"First, I like the opportunity
to actualize my ministry, " states
La Morte. Working with people
and helping them in their spiri-
tual search is what a priest is
trained to do," he said.
"And secondly, I am very im-
pressed by the religious atti-
tudes of many students and
their level of community ser-
vice." Living on the campus it-
self is another perk, according
to La Morte, and becoming a
part of the community of stu-
dents, faculty, and staff only
enriches the experience for him.
Also, he adds, his presence
itself is a "statement of how im-
portant the college community
views the spiritual support of its
faculty and students."
La Morte compared the college
experience to being "not unlike
a small town," he said, "espe-
cially where people's needs are
concerned."
La Morte first considered en-
tering the clergy while in high
school, where he was taught by
Marist brothers.
"They impressed me," he said,
"because they taught me that
males can be both spiritual and
normal."
His interest in religious service
was heightened by a local par-
ish priest. "He was happy and
he loved what he did," said La
Morte.
"He was very approachable
and I could talk to him about
anything." In the end, La Morte
opted for the priesthood, be-
cause it allowed to him to be
"connected with a family life."
In this day and age, where the
end of religion is being pro-
claimed from every media out-
let, Fr. La Morte is nevertheless
not surprised by the spiritual
vivacity found on the college
campus.
"Most people need to touch a
part of themselves, so it's not
unusual to be spiritual in
today's world," he explained.
"The 'foxhole mentality' that
people associate with religion
doesn't appeal to people. God
is not that narrow."
As for those apprehensive
about religion in general, Father
La Morte offers his own take on
spirituality. "Any movement we
make towards our own fulfill-
ment is worthwhile and what
God had in mind when he gave
mankind free will and desire," he
states.
"Different people find spiritu-
ality in different ways," he con-
tinues. "The worst thing any-
one can do is to judge
someone's spiritual frame of ref-
erence."
Father La Morte has interests
expanding beyond religion,
however. He enjoys reading
and the occasional walk, and
loves to cook.
He also loves musical theatre,
and attends whenever he can.
But, perhaps most of all, he en-'
joys being at Marist College,
working with students and fac-
ulty, and providing spiritual
support for those who are
searching for it.























FEBRUARY 8, 2001
THE Cl RCLE
Features
PAGES
IN FOCUS THIS WEEK:
Smoking in Dorms: Privilege or Right?
The Features Editor is re-introducing a new section entitled "In Fo-
cus This Week. " The goal of this section is to provide a forum in which
real student concerns can be more directly addressed and discussed.
byANNMET'L
Staff Writer
Upon going off to college,
most young adults move out
from under the parental roof of
protection and into an environ-
ment that affords them more
free-
dom than they have yet en-
countered.
It
is understandable
that many of them feel threat-
ened by limitations imposed on
that newfound sense of free-
dom. However, in order to main-
tain a healthy, productive soci-
ety, limitations must be imposed,
even on those areas that we con-
sider matters of personal choice.
After all, what would happen
if we all did destructive things
just because we enjoy them or
they make us "feel good?" I do
not refer to my reading audi-
ence as young adults to be for-
mal; I chose those words pre-
cisely because every student at
Mari~'~ege
is just that - an
adult.··
As adults, we (I don't exclude
myself) all have the responsibil-
ity to not only take our own con-
cerns into consideration, but we
must also look at things from the
point of view of those around
us and give some thought to the
environment.
If
one is to abide
by this standard, then smoking
cigarettes is no exception.
Within the confines of a school
dormitory, smoking cigarettes is
not a guaranteed right.
It
is a
privilege.
Last fall, a student, who will
remain anonymous, informed me
that his roommates disrespected
his right to breathe clean, un-
polluted air. They smoked ciga-
rette after cigarette in his pres-
ence with the windows closed
lllness ...
F,om
s
the parents of these children do
not realize their child has a men-
tal condition; or very often-
since children are perceived as
"little," their problems are con-
sidered "little" and are fre-
quently deemed unimportant,
these problems are many times
ignored altogether.
In fact, less than one in five
children with a mental condition
actually receives the full treat-
ment they need. This is a pretty
. serious statistic, because, ac-
cording to the National Institute
of Mental Health, one out of ev-
ery ten children has some type
of mental illness which can
cause impairment if not treated.
Six million kids, ages six to
twelve, have been currently di-
agnosed as clinically depressed
in the United States. Keeping
all these numbers in mind, it is
crucial to say that these children
really need the right help.
Where will this help come
from? As indicated by the Sur-
geon General's report, there are
eight specific goals to get the
country involved in helping
kids with mental illnesses.
and the door shut. The small
space was soon filled with
clouds of choking cigarette
smoke, and the student said he
began coughing uncontrollably.
He could have removed him-
self from the situation, you say.
True, but why does the non-
smoking student need to give
up his right to be in the room so
that his roommates could con-
tinue to indulge in a pleasure
that was obviously harmful to
him? And cigarette smoking is
undeniably harmful.
It
has been
inextricably linked to lung can-
cer, emphysema, heart disease
and a myriad of other devastat-
ing illnesses.
In addition, this student was
in bed, trying to get some sleep.
Would you want to move out of
your bed in the middle of the
night simply because your
roommates wanted to light up?
Why couldn't these students
that craved a late-night smoke
simply walk outside?
Of course, the argument will
always be raised that the dorm
rooms are the property of the
student. We pay Marist Col-
lege an estimated $20,000 a year
for living. here and attending
class. That makes it ours, right?
If
a student wants to smoke in
his or her room, then the admin-
istration should not be able to
place restrictions on the stu-
dents. Not exactly true.
It is a privilege to be able to
stay in student housing. Re-
member those priority points
that everyone is trying to ac-
quire by earning a high GPA and
being actively involved on cam-
pus? Furthermore, the Student
Handbook clearly states that
Among them are: reducing the
stigma associated with mental
illness; increasing public aware-
ness, educating families, teach-
ers, and clinicians; bettering
mental health treatment centers;
and improving the recognition
and evaluation of mental health
needs within children and ado-
housing is not guaranteed for
juniors and seniors. Therefore,
it is not an absolute right to stay
on the Marist College campus.
So what if you and your room-
mate both smoke? As long as
you keep your door closed, who
cares? Again, there is adult re-
sponsibility involved. It is
everyone's job to consider all
those individuals who share the
building and floor with you.
While enjoying cigarettes, stu-
dents are notorious for leaning
out the window and tapping
their ashes outside. Consider
the potential fire safety issues
involved, as well as the fact that
your neighbors have to contend
with dirty ash blowing through
their windows and settling ev-
erywhere. Do you enjoy clean-
ing other people's messes? I
know I don't.
Finally, most people are no
longer allowed to smoke in pub-
lic places, including restaurants,
business offices, schools, gov-
ernment buildings, and movie
theaters. Here at Marist College,
faculty members do not smoke
in their offices or within the aca-
demic buildings. They enjoy
their cigarettes .outside the
building.
Even students must smoke
outside. Student dormitories
are public places and therefore
cannot be viewed differently
from other areas of residence,
including a private home, par-
ticularly considering that we
share our "homes" with a wide
pool of individuals. Therefore,
I suggest that students who
wish to smoke do so outside the
dormitories, or in an area sepa-
rated from the building.
lescents.
With that said, mental illness
can be a serious condition that
often requires professional help
or counseling.
If
you or any-
one you know, has a mental dis-
order or illness, get treatment
now-don't wait.
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more fun.
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Changes in your workload
fa-
vor you. Offer to
do
something
someone else thinks is too dif-
ficult. You can figure it out,
even
if you have to go back to
school.
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Listen. Your
conscience
might
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something.If you've felt
some-
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you,
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else is around, maybe the voice
is
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you.
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early. It's easiest to get a job
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cocky. You may discover you
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know nothin',
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this
far.
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You may be bothered by a
strange feeling. Pay attention
in case it helps bring more
money into your pocket.
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costing.
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THE Cl RCLE
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Arts & Entertainment
PAGE 6
The birth of a metal
band: Ready to battle
by CHRIS YOUNG
he invites me over to play. So I than two. I am writing this ar-
A&E Editor
went to this kid's house with the ticle upon returning from a prac-
Ever since I was a kid I wanted skeptical attitude that he was tice session. I went home so we
to be in a band. There are pie- just a ?eginner and that I'd _be
coul~
sound good for this. It is
tures of me at age 4 rocking on a hom_e
1~
a?
ho~r.
Wrong agam. very important. We are all very
toy guitar. There are pictures of
This kid is a sick drummer. He eager to play this show.
me at age 4 rolling on a toy gui-
is
17
and ifhe keeps up with this,
This weekend I am going home
tar. No, wait. The bottom line is he could be the next Flo again to practice and it will be
that I had a toy guitar at age 4. Mounier. He could grind and he crunch time. First we want to
My first real inspiration was
~ould
use the double bass. I was get a name for ourselves. This
Dave Mustaine. Granted I was m awe. Along with him was his should have been done first but
only 10 at the time, he was cool cousin, Gabe. This guy was it never came about. We talked
and he could play some serious good too. Finally, we have some- about it at the last practice and
guitar. As I got older, I still one singing for us: this kid couldn't agree on anything. We
wanted to be in a band. Now named Dan. I thought to myself, just started getting titles for
fast-forward 10 years in my life. "this cou_ld be it." Over the sum- songs. I never really noticed
Itis summerof2000. I'm work-
mer, we Jammed frequently and this until now but our songs are
ing at a supermarket making ba- managed to write two songs in very original. All of us have the
gels and trying to save enough August. I came back to school same death metal, hardcore, and
money to help pay for college. and we were left on hold..
metal influences, but we don't
It sounds logical, but I ended
When I came back for lllld-se- sound a lick like
Skinless,
or a
up buying a new guitar because mester break we cranked out hint of
Cryptopsy,
or a smidgen
itwastimeforachange.Ibought
an~ther
song in just 2 hours. of
Dying Fetus.
It is awesome.
a 7- string because I had a few This song would go on later to This is really a dream that I am
friends that had them and when be named "Prolongment." I living out.
they tuned them down hella low think it is my favorite song we
If anyone else reading this
it sounded sick. So I ordered it do. So when winter break comes wants to be in a band, I'd say
and waited for it to come. In be-
we continue to practice another go for it. Leaming to construct
tween this time I went to a few song. This one has a very mel- music has become an important
sho~~!Olle
of them was in low intro; music critic Pat facetofmylifethatiknowiwill
Sar.tl"ga Springs and it proved
~amett
notes that it is deceiv- want to continue forever. The
to be memorable, but not be-
mg for the type of music we battle of the bands is next week
cause of the bands that played. play.
.
.
in the Cabaret. Go check it out.
At the show I was introduced
To clarify thmgs, my band has There will be a nice variety of
to some kids that lived in Greene been jamming since August and music there and you should go
County, my area of New York. we have four songs now. We support the people who play. A
They actually lived 10 minutes then took the next logical step. lot of sacrifice and effort goes
from my house. We exchanged We wanted to get a gig so we into a band and showing some
numbers and I thought that I'd ent_ered the
~attle
of
th~
Ban_ds. gratitude is the best way to
never hear from them again. This upcollllng event 1s gomg show them that it is all worth-
Wrong. A few days later I get a to be the first time we will be while.
call from Ian, the drummer, and performing for a crowd greater
Snatch up some friends
and head for the movies
by ADAM KOWALSKI
Staff Writer
Snatch
is not a movie featured
on a sleazy theater a few blocks
west of Times Square, well not
this time anyway. It is the new
film from Guy Ritchie, the ac-
claimed director of
Lock, Stock
and Two Smoking Barrels.
And just like that movie this is
another gangster flick. The film
interweaves several related
story lines all sooner or later re-
volving around an 84-karet dia-
mond the size of a fist. The
movie opens up with the theft
of the diamond by four men dis-
guised as rabbis. After the rob-
bery the diamond is placed in
the care of Frankie Four Fingers,
played by soon to be Oscar win-
ner Benicio Del Toro
(Traffic,
Fear and Loathing in Las Ve-
gas),
only for him to be betrayed
by one of his fellow thieves, the
Russian. This opening scene is
the perfect example of Ritchie's
directing. His style includes
fast-paced cuts, creative camera
angles, and loaded firearms.
Once in England, Frankie is
supposed to go to Doug the
Head (Mike Reid) an English
diamond appraiser who is the
cousin of Avi (Dennis Farina) a
New York-based dealer. But
af-
ter leaving Doug the Head's
store Frankie finds himself set
up to be robbed by the
Russian's friend Boris the Blade
(Rade Sherbedgia) who hires out
the owners of a pawn shop,
Vinny and Sol (played by
Robbie Gee and Lennie James,
respectively). Vinny and Sol
also own a very cute dog that
they acquired from the Gypsies.
Sadly for Vinnie and Sol, they
have to steal the diamond while
knocking off a bookie working
for Brick Top (Alan Ford) an il-
legal boxing promoter/gangster/
pig farmer who has an ingenious
way of disposing of dead bod-
ies. Frankie is betting on an
upcoming illegal boxing match
featuring Gorgeous George, a
fighter managed by Turkish (Ja-
son Statham), also the film's
narrator, and his partner/lackey
Tommy (Stephen Graham). The
fight is run by Brick Top, who is
not very pleased when Turkish
informs him that George has
been hospitalized by a trailer-
loving gypsy named Mickey
(Brad Pitt). The rumors that you
cannot understand a word Pitt
says are not completely true ... I
could make out every fourth or
fifth word. So, of course, the
undersized but incredibly tough
Mickey is put in the place of
Gorgeous George on the condi-
tion that he goes down in the
fourth. I doubt that makes much
sense now but, believe me,
Ritchie pulls it off in a big way.
The story is fast-paced and
never lets up for the entire film.
Guy Ritchie's brilliance shines
through in the heavy action se-
quences such as the three box-
ing matches in the film. He com-
bines fast paced cutting with
close up action shots that seem
to emphasize every jab and
hook. Although the plot could
have come across as very con-
fusing, it all fits together very
well without having to make any
huge leaps.
The cast is full of character ac-
tors, and although you may
only recognize the big names,
you will recognize the faces.
The actors play their roles per-
fectly. They completely con-
vince you that they are the char-
acters. One of the most remark-
able things is that although the
movie has some big names that
put in brilliant performances,
such as Brad Pitt
&
Benicio Del
Toro, they do not overshadow
the rest of the cast. This is a
testament to the brilliant writing
and directing of Ritchie.
Some people have been com-
plaining that this movie is too
much like Ritchie's last film
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels.
Yes they are both gang-
See
SNATCH, 9
by J]MBOMARITAID
A&E Editor
Mother Nature gave the stu-
dents of Marist College an un-
expected extension to their
weekends on Monday. Some
students slept, others caught
up on backlogged work. I, on
the other hand, got drunk.
I was joined by a merry band
offellow boozers in my charges.
With their help, one handle of
whiskey was mercilessly de-
stroyed, as were a good num-
ber of assorted cheap beers.
Fear not, Marist administrators.
Said drinking took place at on
off-campus residence to remain
undisclosed. Drinking was per-
formed in moderation, and all
participants arrived home safe
and sound.
Upon thinking about
it,
I think
every snow day should be a day
of drinking. What better time to
drink? I believe that if one was
able to converse with Mother
Nature, they should ask her,
"Hey Ma, what do you think of
college students getting drunk
as skunks when
it
snows?" She
would indubitably respond by
tossing a six pack in the
questioner's direction and say,
"Why do you think I made El
Nino?"
Consider the evidence. How
is beer best served? Cold. Typi-
cally, the ambient temperature
during a snowstorm is right
around thirty-two degrees.
Oddly enough, this is right
around the same temperature at
which beer should be served.
When else can one keep a keg
outside and not have to worry
about the beer getting warm?
Need ice for your rum and Coke?
Go get an icicle and stir your
drink with
it.
Let's even sup-
pose you wanted to keep your
alcohol in the house but had
little room
in
the refrigerator. Get
a bucket and some snow. I guar-
antee your beer stays cold.
There are other implications
here, however, other than the
simple factors of temperature.
Roadways are typically treach-
erous during heavy snow-
storms, and thus few people
drive. Drunken individuals
should also not drive. It be-
comes less of a temptation to
drive while under the influence
when you can't even see the
road. Perhaps this desire not to
drive in snowstorms is instinc-
tual. Nonetheless, it aids in
keeping people off the roads
while drinking during snow-
storms. Cars also become bur-
ied under snow quickly as they
do not retain heat the same way
that the earth does. As a result
of this, precipitation accumu-
lates faster on automobiles than
it does on roadways. This
means that one needs to clean
off their car, and any person can
tell you that the last thing they
are considering while drinking
is cleaning anything.
When presented with a dull
moment, I took it upon myself
to fill that moment, and my glass.
I prefer to see this experience
not as a sign of disease, but as
a sign oflife. You only live once,
and if my evidence for Mother
Nature's approval of drinking in
the snow holds true, than my
actions can only be described
as "all-natural." I'm out.
Jimbo Maritato can only say
one thing about the picture
above: MADNESS! Although
he is all--natural, he is not a
hippie like Scott Neville.
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FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Arts & Entertainment
On
TV
with Mike Thompson
XFL is made-for-TV tripe
byMIKETIIOMPSON
Copy Editor
As a longtime fan of Major
League Baseball, I freely admit
that the sport has catered to the
desires of television executives
over the years. For example, day
games used to flourish in base-
ball; now, the majority of games
are played at night, as that's
when more people would be
able to watch them on TV. Yet
through it all, baseball has re-
tained its roots. You can still go
to a game and probably have a
better time than you ever would
watching it on TV. However, on
February
3,
a new football
league, the XFL, debuted that
doesn't just lend itself
to television. This new
league wouldn't even
exist if it weren't for
Tv,
and it shows. No
sport has ever been
more made-for-televi-
~n
than the
XFL.
Un-
-·mttu
natel y, as it
stands right now, the
XFL doesn't make for
very good television.
The XFL was
founded by Vince
McMahon, who, as
chainnan of the World
Wrestling Federation,
knows all about play-
ing down to the aver-
age
Joe
Six-Pack. The
games are played on Saturdays,
broadcast on NBC (which,
along with McMahon, serves as
the co-owners of the
XFL), and
on Sundays, broadcast on UPN.
I
didn't watch the NBC game,
but I caught the game on Sun-
day, February 4, between the
Los Angeles Xtreme and the
San Francisco Demons, and
I
didn't really like what
I
saw.
The announcers of the game,
Brian Bosworth and Chris
Marlowe, seem underqualified
to be calling nationally broad-
cast football games. They didn' t
seem very knowledgeable and
tried to cover this up by making
a bunch of "edgy" comments.
For example, after a certain play,
Bosworth said, "That hole
closed faster than Monica
Lewinsky's mouth on a Bill
Clinton cigar."
While Bosworth was just an-
noying, Marlowe came off as a
bona fide shmuck. Midway
through the second quarter, the
Demons were on top of the
Xtreme by a score of 6-0. Keep
in mind that, in football, a six-
point lead is all of one touch-
down, and that the game was
only in the second quarter. Still,
Marlowe felt it necessary to de-
clare that "L.A. is getting their
butts kicked." Sure enough, by
the end of the quarter, L.A. was
on top of San Francisco, 7-6.
Yeah, a real sound butt-kicking
there, Chris. And at halftime,
Marlowe whined to Bosworth,
"We didn' t get any offense.
This stunk." Way to be knowl-
edgeable about the game, Chris.
I mean football is all about of-
fense, right, Chris?
Now, the game did stink, but it
wasn't due to lack of offense.
The new audio and video tech-
niques employed in the game
were very hit and miss. Unlike
in other football games, where
the cameras stay on the side-
lines, this time the cameramen
entered the field in between
plays and stayed there. They
ran
off the field once the ball was
actually in play, but you've got
to wonder how long it's going
to be until one of the camera-
men isn't able to get out of the
way in time and winds up get-
ting hurt. This new technique is
interesting, but also dangerous.
There was a surprising num-
ber of video and audio gaffes
during the game. At one point,
for example, a fight broke out
between two players. Bosworth
and Marlowe went nuts, saying
that this was a great fight.
It
would have been greater
if we
had actually seen it happen.
Nope. The camera stayed on
one part of the field, and we had
to see the fight via a replay.
Great. And then, of course, the
XFL
reporters, in classic
WWF
fashion, were immediately inter-
viewing the players involved in
the fight.
The audio went dead at sev-
eral points during the game, es-
pecially during the mind-numb-
ingly dull "XFL AU-Access"
halftime show. In this colossal
waste of time, cameramen went
into the locker rooms of the
Xtreme and the Demons. This
might have been interesting, if
there were hidden cameras used.
As it was, everybody in the
locker room knew they were on
camera, and nothing even re-
motely controversial happened.
To make matters worse, there
was absolute silence for several
seconds at a time at many points
during "XFL AU-Access." It
wasn't very professional. I'd
have rather watched commer-
cials, even spots for bad UPN
shows.
Adding to the lack of appeal
of watching XFL was the
shoddy game play.
In
the first
half, I saw more fumbles, missed
passes and penalties than I ever
see in college football or NFL
games. Sure, there may have
been a case of Opening-Day jit-
ters, and I know there wasn't a
very long training camp for
these players, but the bottom
line is there's a reason these
guys weren't already in profes-
sional football. Watching this
minor-league level of play can
get old very quickly and could
make ratings decline fast.
The constant criticizing of the
NFL also grew tiresome.
Throughout the game,
Bosworth and Marlowe take
constant swipes at the NFL.
When talking about the black
coach of the Demons, Marlowe
said, ''It's not easy for a black
coach to get hired [in the
NFL]
these days." Marlowe
later commented that,
unlike the NFL, the
XFL is the "free-ex-
pression league." He
and Bosworth went
on to discuss the
strict rules NFL offi-
cials place on their
players.
"XFL
lets the
pros be who they
are," Bosworth said.
Bosworth also said,
when profiling a
player during the
game, "Eat your heart
out, NFL, because
we've got him here in
theXFL!"
Look, the announcers can
bash the
NFL
all they want, but
the NFL is clearly the superior
product. And as long as the
XFL continues to serve up
mi-
nor-league level football with a
lot of flashy bells and whistles,
the
NFL
will stay superior, and
audiences will not continue to
watch.
XFL
is not only bad foot-
ball, it's bad television. Games
can be seen Saturday nights at
8 PM on NBC, which is Channel
4
here at Marist, and can also
be seen Sunday nights, usually
at7 PM, on UPN, which is Chan-
nel 9.
XFL
games
run
through
April.
Mike Thompson recognizes that
baseball is the true national
pastime. He also enjoys long
walks on the beach and
candlelit dinners.
Interested in writing for the
Arts and Entertainment sec-
tion? Drop an email to
Jimbo
Maritato
at
Allroy421@hotmail.com!
!What are you
alentine's Day plans
heck out the Circle'
npage two!
Snatch
From
8
ster films, but the one thing that
people seem to be forgetting is
that they are both brilliant.
Ritchie's talents lie in fast paced,
character-based films. That is
not a style that lends itself to
romantic dramas. Ritchie makes
movies that are within his realm
of expertise.
I
am sure that down
the line he will learn to adapt
himself to other types of films
but for now he is doing just fine
sticking to what he does best.
This movie should be judged
based on what it is worth indi-
vidually, and not what he has
done before.
I really cannot find anything
wrong with this film outside of
one bit of blatant foreshadow-
ing halfway through the film
that involves the title (no more
hints). Although you do some-
what know where the movie is
headed for its ending it really
does not matter because the ride
there is well worth the eight
bucks. Seeing
Snatch
on the
big screen is well worth your
time ..
.I
had to work that line in
here somewhere.
Upcoming off campus
concerts and events
by JIMBO MARITATO
A&E Editor
2/9/2001- Downset, Factory 81,
Relative Ash, Unbalanced at the
Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie
N.Y. Tickets are $10.00.
2/9/2001- Face to Face,
Hp,
Snapcase, at the Roseland Ball-
room, N.Y., N.Y. Tickets are
$17.50.
2/14/2001- Everlast at Irving
Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. Tickets are
$18.75
2/15/2001- Snocore Rock 2001
featuring Fear Factory and
Kittie, at the Roseland Ballroom,
N.Y., N.Y. Tickets are$22.50.
2/16/2001- Fizzlewink, at Club
Crannel St., Poughkeepsie N.Y.
Tickets are $6.00
2/20/2001- Less Than Jake, at
the Roseland Ballroom, N.Y.,
N.Y. Tickets are $15.00.
2/23/2001- Candiria, Shadows
Fall, Bane, at the Chance The-
ater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tick-
ets are $12.00
2/24/2001- Conehead Buddha,
Pro Monroe, the Teenbeaters,
and Sex M achine s at the
Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie,
N.Y. Tickets are $7.00.
3/1/2001- 3/2/2001- A Perfect
Circle at the Hammerstein Ball-
room, N.Y., N.Y. Tickets are
$29.50.
3/3/2001- The Pilfers, Next To
Nothing, Schematics, Fizzlewink
at the Chance Theater,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tickets are
$7.00.
3/9/2001- Dropkick Murphys,
Reach The Sky, and Lars
Frederiksen and the Bastards at
the
Chance
Theater,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tickets are
$12.00.
Venue Information:
The Chance Theater-
6 Crannell Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845)471-1966
Tickets available through
TicketMaster or at the box of-
fice.
Hammerstein Ballroom-
311 West 34th Street
New York, New York
(212) 564-4882
Tickets available through
Ticketrnaster or at the box of-
fice.
Irving Plaza-
17 Irving Plaza
New York, New York
(212) 777-5800
Tickets available through
Ticketrnaster or the box office
Roseland Ballroom-
239 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 777-6800
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PAGE 8
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The mess just got messier:
Mr. Jones examines
the election in Israel
Dread and repulsion: Cabin fever
by DERRICK A.JONES II
Political Columnist
war" comes into mind. There
has been considerable history
between Ariel Sharon and the
Arab world, a history that will
not be soon forgotten. Sharon
has been blamed for the massa-
cre of almost 2,000 Palestinians
in 1982. Furthermore, he is
blamed for the most recent wave
of violence between the Israelis
and the Palestinians because of
his visit several months ago to
the disputed holy site in Jerusa-
lem known as the Temple
Mount. It was this move that
sparked the riots that were pre-
cursors to the next wave of
bloodshed.
by CHRIS KNUDTSEN
Co-Editqr-in-Chief
The fever has taken over my
head as I sweat and shiver
simaltaneously.
The
knot in my
stomach competes with a sharp
pain in my lower spine, as if
some malevolent reject of God's
creation avoided extermination
by finding a safe haven under
my skin while it tries to climb to
my shoulders to breath au once
again. Where am I going with
this?
Two days later I sit in front of
my computer as snow slowly
covers the cracked streets of
Poughkeepsie. I woke up to the
dismal realization that the sev-
eral expected inches of snow
were missing, but I figured I
would check the campus
weather line in a last ditch ef-
fort
to
save myself from a ten
minute walk. Without a flake of
snow on the ground or
in
the
air, classes were cancelled.
Now, at a quarter after 11, the
snow comes down and will prob-
ably continue for the rest of the
day.
Nature occasionally proves
who the master is in these cases.
There is little we can do to alter
the physical reality of the
weather and even less we can
do to prevent it from getting fur-
ther out of hand. Sure, we can
get in our over-priced SUVs or
crank up the heat in our apart-
ments, just like we can pop a
couple dozen Tylenol to stop the
mad throbbing of a fever head-
ache. But these are only tempo-
rary
solutions. Our toy trucks
will eventually meet a ditch that
can't
be
climbed and the Tylenol
will wear off in time, thus still
leaving an indomitable hill or
venomous pulsing in the skull.
The best we can do is just wait
it out and hope nature lets us
off easy. It's basically the same
collective approach that our
country faces for the next four
years; bank on the fact that we
can't change the horrific reality
of George
W.
and pray that we
aren't drilled straight into the
ground.
My
stomach is churning again,
most likely the product of three
cups of coffee, two of which I
wouldn't have had the time to
indulge in
if
I had gone to class.
It mimics the angelic conscious
of the
Tom and Jerry cartoons
we've all seen as it tries to get
... See
KNUDTSEN, 8
I tum toward international af-
fairs this week, as we examine
the election for prime minister
in Israel. Conservative party
candidate and reputed hard-
liner Ariel Sharon defeated in-
cumbent Ehud Barak in
Tuesday's election (the politi-
cally incorrect way to sum
things up is that Sharon beat
the political crap out of Barak).
Now everyone is wondering
what effect this will have on the
Mid-East peace process.
Sharon is known as a no-non-
sense politician that many fear
will not give an inch to the Pal-
estinians with regards to the
peace process, a sharp contrast
to Barak, who was willing to put
things into play in order to spur
Jfie
~peace
process along.
·But in my view, when it all
comes down to it, it won't re-
ally matter who the Israeli prime
minister is and who the nego-
tiators are. What the peace pro-
cess is going to come down to
is the will of the people. If the
leaders cannot satisfy the will
of the people, then eventually
their rule will come to an end
(of course, there are those
within society that can never be
satisfied, i.e. Democrats, but
what can you do?).
In
my view, the election of Ariel
Sharon is detrimental, if not
deadly to the peace process.
The "progress" that Barak and
Arafat have earned for a num-
ber of years may now be de-
stroyed in a matter of days be-
cause of the way Sharon oper-
ates. It is conceivable that we
may now have a Mid-East
agreement if Sharon did not
visit the Temple Mount, which
re-ignited the violence in that
region. The only way for there
ever to be peace is for the par-
ties involved to find some
middle ground, and with Sharon
in charge, that is not likely to
happen. If there were ever a time
for mediation by a third party, it
would be now. The U.S. has
played a prominent role in the
negations before and should
continue to play such a role. In
an effort to nudge Mr. Sharon
out of his arrogant ways, the
U.S. should remind the prime
minister-elect how much aid we
give to Israel, and stress how
he would not want that aid to
be reduced. But all things con-
sidered, things do not look good
for the Mid-East peace process.
Letter to the Editor
Will the violence and insanity
come to an end anytime soon?
Don't count on it. In fact, while
both Sharon and Arafat main-
tain that the peace process will
not be derailed anytime soon,
there is still an uneasy tension
in the world today as Sharon
takes office. Again, it is be-
cause Sharon is known for his
hard line stance toward the Pal-
estinians that the international
community is left wondering
how this will play into the ne-
gotiations.
When trying to predict how
this will play out, the term "cold
Derrick Jones- Love him or
hate him, you've gotta respect
him.
To the editor:
As I sat down to eagerly read
The Circle I ran across an ar-
ticle that I found to be com-
pletely outrageous: the article
entitled "Sorry, Ms. Jackson"
by Mr. Derrick A. Jones II.
Never in my life have I read
such a democratic bashing. It's
not like the Republican Party is
as clean as a whistle, but then
again how clean is a whistle?
Mr. Jones II before you go
bashing the Democratic Party,
lets examine your article. I know
that Outkast is a popular group
with two top hit songs on the
charts but I do believe that
MRS. Jackson is married. While
you might not respect her
husband's actions, I think she
deserves the respect of the cor-
rect salutation. There is no de-
nying that Reverend Jesse
Jackson's extra-marital affair is
a disappointment, but he is a
human being, as well as a man.
Men, women, Republican,
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democrats, liberals no matter
what, we all make mistakes. Rev-
erend Jesse Jackson might have
a shady personal life but lets not
forget that there are positive
achievements in his past. If he
did not stand up for the rights of
African Americans and struggle
through violent racism and
prejudice, you would not have
had the opportunity to vote for
President Bush in the first place.
Not to mention the fact that
when NATO, after unsuccess-
fully negotiating to free Sgt.
Christopher J. Stone, Sgt. An-
drew Ramirez and Spec. Steven
Gonzales, three military men from
our country held as Prisoners of
War in Yugoslavia in 1999, Rev-
erend Jesse Jackson risked his
life to save them and bring them
home. Not to mention that in
1999, Jesse Jackson helped Si-
erra Leone President Tejan
Kabbah and rebel leader Foday
Sankoh sign a cease- fire agree-
ment as well as securing the re-
lease of over 2000 prisoners of
war. But Republicans can only
concentrate on the negative in
people, and it seems as though
it always comes down to sex. Is
that because Republicans are the
most sexually repressed indi-
viduals on earth? Maybe that's
why they concentrate on every-
one else's personal lives, they
don't have any of their own!
Blaming Clinton for the miss-
ing W's in the White House is
petty and childish. Can't the
Republicans come up with some-
thing better to say, or will that
touching and deeply moving
speech delivered by President
Bush be the height of his career?
Surely he could have thought of
something better to say? But as
usual Republicans can only bash
the Democratic Party. After all
Bush's administration won't
need the W's anyway, the win-
ners knew that. After all the
Clinton administration did
amend PL 94-142 or IDEA to
help ensure that all children and
youths with disabilities have the
right to a free, appropriate pub-
lic education. As well as help
develop education programs
around the country.
Hey I could be completely
wrong! Bush might end up be-
ing a good President, and his
wife might do more than bake
cookies. Lets look at his track
record: he only has one DWI
and the cocaine addiction might
be gone. But the idea of Bush"
putting the country back on the
road of integrity and respectabil-
ity" makes me laugh. When
Bush was asked wether or not
the confederate flag flying
above South Carolina's state-
house should be taken down,
his response was "South Caro-
lina voters should decide the
issue." Well if we went along
with Bush's idea of letting the
people decide what should hap-
pen, the popular vote for presi-
dent would speak bluntly to him,
he wouldn't even be in office.
Bush wouldn't know what re-
spect and integrity was if they
were a nice cold one sitting in
front of his face. He has resisted
endorsing a hate crime bill in the
state of Texas though one of the
most brutal crimes against a man
for his race happened there on
June 8, 1998. So I say, America
be afraid, be very afraid. The
next four years are sure to bring
about three things: War, reces-
sion, and a possible end to abor-
tion. So save your money, don't
have sex! And as for you Mr.
Jones let's not go pointing fin-'
gers at people's mistake, after
all how clean is your past?
Nicole Amber Wallace





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A typical look at Valentine's Day: A woman's perspective ...
... And the
guy's
viewpoint
byLEEORIHMANN
Staff Writer
Valentines' Day is here guys,
and if you want to win the heart
of a certain lady you'd better
brush up on your macking skills,
fast. Now you could always
send for those guides on "How
to Attract Ladies Through Hyp-
nosis" that is advertised in the
back of Boy's Life Magazine
(next to the ads for the Venus
Fly Trap and X-Ray glasses),
butthat would cost $25.95 and
it takes eight weeks for deliv-
ery, and the damn tips don't
even work.
Umm ...
so I've heard.
The sage wisdom that follows
comes from the conversations
I
overheard while attending the
23rd Annual Playa Convention
(APg.ptat was held last week-
encJ.'ij~nedy
Fried Chicken.
(And you thought they just sold
chicken!) These secrets have
taken literally hundreds of years
to perfect.
If you can
~t
score
af-
ter learning these secrets you
should seriously consider
transferring to a monastery next
semester! Without further ado,
I
present to you:
THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS OF
GET-
TING CHICKS!
THEFIRSTCOMANDMENT:
Strut thy Stuff!
The first commandment's alJ
about the attitude, and it starts
with the walk. The best players
have a distinguishable strut.
You'rehappenin' and you want
everyone to know! To strut cor-
rectly you need to do a combi-
nation of things: bob your head
at least
12-1 S
inches from left to
right with each step; place one
hand in your pocket, always
keeping your other hand free to
snap or blow ·kisses to oncom-
ing broads; and, best of all, the
fake gun shot, mouth open and
wink that has become the mac
trademark.
THE SECOND COMMAND-
MENT: Thou shall never call a
girl by her name.
Never, ever, under any circum-
stances, use a chick's real name.
If you are an experienced mac
you're probably talking to a
large number of girls.
If you
try
to use their name you're likely
to mess up and say the wrong
one. "Hey Denise," you say.
"My name's not Denise," she
says. "Who the hell's Denise?"
GAME OVER. Take a tip from
A.C. Slater and stick to names
like Mama, Baby and Pumpkin.
From KNUDTSEN, 7
my attention away from the re-
run of
Saturday Night Live.
There's work to do. No healthy
amount of over-the-counter
painkiller can soothe the ambi-
tious nagging of a motivated
stomach. Besides, there's a
THE THIRD COMMAND-
MENT: Thou shall bathe in co-
logne.
Don'tjust wear a little cologne.
If you to attract the females, you
gotta bathe in it, man! You want
the girls to smell you coming
from a mile away ... literally.
THE FOURTH COMMAND-
MENT: Thou shall use an
ORIGINAL, witty pick-up line
when trying to get a chick's at-
tention.
1his is extremely crucial!
The line
must be
witty
and original! "Hey
Babe, what's your sign?" usu-
ally gets good results.
If the
broad rolls her eyes and says,
"My sign is
U TURN so turn
around and give a sister some
space, puh-leeze," then you
smile and go directly to the next
commandment.
THE FIFTH COMMAND-
MENT:
lf
thy pick-up line does
not work, try another, more
surprising one.
If you've gqt an eye-roller on
your hands and either received
a negative response, or no re-
sponse to your first line, try an-
other one that's a little more sur-
prising. You might need to use
a little creativity on this one. Try
licking the tip of your finger,
touching yourself on
the
shoul-
der, and then the girl on the
shoulder. Smile and say, "Hey
babe, what do you say we go
back to my pad and get out of
these wet clothes!" This has got
to work, but if you still don't get
a favorable response, go direct! y
to the next commandment.
THE SIXTH COMMAND-
MENT:
If
thy pick-up lines do
not attract the chick's atten-
tion, resort
to meanness and
pick on her!
If you haven't charmed this
mama by now, check her pulse
and other vital signs. You have
to do something that will really
win her heart! The best way to
do that is to make fun of her!
Make fun of her outfit: "Wow,
how long did it take to paint on
those pants?" Tell her, "Your
makeup looks lovely. What did
you use, a paintroller?" Ha-ha!
Now you got that girl's atten-
tion and she'll be putty
in you're
hand .. .if you move quickly to
the next step!
THE SEVENTH COMMAND-
MENT: Be that "Sensitive-
Guy!"
Now you should have the chick
in tears! You're starting to see
the beauty of the sixth com-
mandment. You don't have to
good chance that classes will be
back on schedule tomorrow and
procrastination is only feasible
to a certain extent.
I crack my back in an attempt
to shake the grogginess from
my body. The guilty pleasures
of a snow day always carry this
weight, whether it be from a
believe all that mean stuff you
said. You just did
it
so the girl
will
feel
lousy and
run
to the next
guy who's nice to her. That guy
will be you! That's right. After
making fun of her for about
twenty-five minutes, take her
hand and use a really kind and
sensitive pick-up line. "Hey
babe, is your mom retarded? Oh
no? That's funny, because
you' re real special!"
THE EIGHTH COMMAND-
MENT:
Broads dig flowers!
This one is true: Girls love to
receive flowers. Are you on a
tight budget, and find that flow-
ers are a little too expensive? No
problem.
I
bet you don't realize
that many of the most success-
ful players never even pay a
single cent for their roses.
That's right! What's their se-
cret? Stop by a graveyard, of
course! There's plenty of bou-
quets and roses
free
for the tak-
ing. Just make sure you remove
those pesky
"Beloved
Grandma" cards.
THE NINTH COMMAND-
MENT: Thou shall be quick with
compliments.
Chicks love compliments! Some
favorite lines are: "Wow, your
hips are looking so much slim-
mer since last week!" Or
try this
one: "Excuse me, Zsa Zsa
Gabor? Oh ... well the resem-
blance is amazing." Flattery will
get you everywhere. Sincerity?
A
nice extra, but not needed.
THE TENTH COMMAND-
MENT: Thou must believe that
every girl is interested in you.
She is just playing hard
to get.
This is the motto you must swear
by if you are to consider your-
self a True Player.
Well, there you have it guys:
The Ten Commandments for
getting chicks. There is going
to be a lot of competition at the
Matrix and Club X now that all
you guys know the players' se-
crets.
I
wish you the best ofluck,
and one last thing.
If you take
these commandments seriously,
then you won't need to worry
about making any plans on Feb.
14th. You'll be sitting on the
couch watching the Barbra
Streisand concert special.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Lee Orthmann
is~
senior Com-
munications major. He can be
found during the wee hours of
the night at the Nelly Goletti
Theatre.
sense of sheer laziness or whis-
key. The end result always
leaves me with a stomach that
is sick with the guilt of enjoying
my time. Maybe I should take
an afternoon nap. There are
better things to do today but
since I've already wasted this
much of the day itcouldn'thurt
by
ERICA OLSON
Staff Writer
I am not the 'Advice Diva,'
Ann Landers, nor am I 'Dear
Abby'.
I
am merely someone
who wants to help comfort and
console the broken hearts of
Valentine's Day. Those who
find themselves single, dumped,
or depressed on such a roman-
tic holiday feel angered and be-
trayed that the card of life they
have been dealt, did not include
a pair of hearts. My advice is
an attempt to mend the broken
hearted, the disillusioned, and
the lonely. Read on to be in-
spired.
To some, February 14th is al-
most as unlucky as the prior day,
February 13th, falling on a Fri-
day. It can be even more dis-
heartening when, in order to
make it to one's destination,
they must trudge into the waves
of symbols that have been hit
with Cupid's arrows. Seeing all
the flowers, and cuddly red
teddy bears with 'I love you'
inside a heart can only open
wounds and cause tears to
someone who finds them self to
be alone. While this is not the
case of everyone, at sometime
in our life we will probably find
ourselves anything but roman-
tic and happy on Valentine's
Day- especially when we don't
have anyone giving us those
cute gifts.
But do not let this be the cloud
over your heart. Sometimes
there are reasons for being with-
out a boyfriend or girlfriend on
Valentine's Day. Maybe this is
the chance to find someone spe-
cial for next Valentine's Day, and
maybe even recollect your
thoughts about what you need
to make yourself happy or feel
loved. For those who are in love,
sometimes it helps to peel off
the rose colored glasses and see
who you really are, and remem-
ber who you miss when your life
starts to revolves around one
person.
Take the time to share your un-
1
imi ted love with all those you
care about, not just your
'sweetie.' Sometimes it makes
those who are feeling unloved
grateful for your friendship and
caring. A gift to the heart can
be passed on to another
through good feelings, hopes,
and compliments. Share your
conversational candy hearts
with everyone and realize that
the magic in the candy relies on
the real heart that gives.
For you who may find your-
self sad, desperate, and worried
about what others perceive
about your single status, ask
yourself this: "Why do you care
that much. The developing layer
of snow looks soft and inviting,
like the comforter on my bed. It's
hard to get out of bed on these
cold days when you're in the
mass-produced warmth of do-
mesticity.
A compromise, then. Indul-
gence in another pot of coffee
what other people think?" They
are not the ones who know you
as much as you know yourself.
You have your reasons for be-
ing alone, whether they are
twists of fate, or perhaps per-
sonal circumstances. These
people who don't understand
are going to be faced with many
trivialities that will leave them
in the dark to your situation.
Rest assured, their own impres-
sions of you will disappear and
fade in the memory of time, trifles
of insignificant incidents that
should be ignored before a tear
is shed.
If you believe that you
are not as physically attractive,
smart, athletic, popular, funny,
and/or important as someone
who actually is with someone,
you are choosing to believe the
wrong things.
Please do not think that you
will amount to nothing because
you don't have anyone, when
the truth is you are at the brink
of everything. For some, a kiss
may be worth a hundred poems,
a thousand stories and take
away a million lonely nights.
This feeling by itself is greater
than the physical connection
that the touch has created. So
much has been created from
being in love: music, stories,
poems, movies, and even tears.
"A heart can only receive as
much love as it gives."
Let's try to appeal to the bro-
ken hearts, the disillusioned,
and the lonely. Let us give each
other the hope of actually be-
ing in love, and that they may
find the warmth and companion-
ship of someone who adores
them. Remember that there is
more to life then what we are
taught. There are things we
must learn for ourselves, lessons
that will sting and truths that will
taste bittersweet (a paradox to
pain).
Love is perhaps the hardest
element in life to understand.
Love is something that you can-
not describe in words; rather, it
must be experienced in order to
fully understand it. Because of
our ability to love, true love is
something we find when we are
not looking for it, or else this
great gift would be abused more
than it already is. Love is not
about how many hearts you
have broken, conquered, or
never experienced. Love is
about enjoying the moments
that you are able to experience
and being grateful for sharing it
with people that mean so much
to your life.
Erica Olsen is a freshman and
the world's most optimistic per-
son.
in exchange for the promise of
productivity. Sounds like a fair
deal. It's going to be a long day.
I'm done.
Chris Knudtsen will be found
in the Opinion section fromnow
on. Buy his service at the auc-
tion, he's a "Quality Purchase".







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FEBRUARY 8, 2001
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PAGE 10
Kennedy brings game to another level
Junior point guard snags Player of the Week honors
by MIKE FERRARO
Sports Editor
Over the course of his three
years at Marist, he has had a
flair for the dramatic. Whether
he is drilling last-second three-
pointers or setting up his team-
mates for success, he always
stays cool when the action heats
up.
Meet Sean Kennedy, the Red
Foxes' smooth point guard and
the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) Player of
the Week for the week ending
Jan. 28.
So how do success and Sean
Kennedy manage to find each
other more often than not?
"It's being in the right place at
the right time," said the junior
floor general.
Numbers often lie, and in the
case of Kennedy, some of them
do not accurately measure his
worth to the team. His shoot-
ing percentage is a shade under
..... 40 percent on the season, and
"':~
l\e averages just under ten
points per game.
But he is the point guard, the
one who is supposed to set up
his teammates.
Here, the numbers do not lie,
and they say that Kennedy is
one of the best playmakers in
the country. Want proof? His
average of 8.7 assists per con-
test make him the MAAC leader
and rank him third in the nation
behind Tito Maddox (Fresno
State) and Omar Cook (St.
John's).
Kennedy can play some de-
fense, too, as evidenced by his
2.2 steals a night, which also
leads the MAAC.
However, Kennedy is better
known for the plays he makes
on the offensive end of the
floor. Due to the suspension of
Marius Janisius and an injury
that kept Drew Samuels out for
three games, he has had to place
more of the scoring responsibil-
ity on his shoulders.
How has he responded? Just
fine, thank you. Since the
Janisius incident, covering a
span of six games, Kennedy has
averaged 14 points per game
while shooting over 47 percent
from the field. He has also
drilled at least two three-point-
ers in each of the last eight
games.
The balance between knowing
when to score and knowing
when to set up your teammates
is often a delicate one for a point
guard, as Head Coach Dave
Magarity explained.
"We've always been clear
with him about becoming more
of an offensive threat,"
Magarity said. "It's a pleasant
problem when a player is will-
ing to sacrifice for the team [as
much as Kennedy has]."
Magarity added that the dif-
ference between Kennedy be-
ing a playmaker and a scorer
depends on the way the oppo-
sition chooses to defend him.
"It's a matter of him being able
to adjust from game to game,"
the coach said. "Some teams
play him as a passer, and they
peel off on his penetration. By
adjusting, he's become more
offensive minded, and he's look-
ing to score with the opportuni-
ties."
Essentially, when Kennedy is
on top of his game, he presents
a double-edged sword for his
opponents. Play him to pass,
and he can take the jump shot.
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Sean Kennedy, MAAC Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 28, is
ranked third nationally in assists behind Tito Maddox and Omar Cook.
This was the dilemma
Kennedy presented for de-
fenses back in his high school
days. Playing at St. Dominic in
Northport, NY, he was part of a
state championship team as a
junior. He averaged 12 points
per game that season, but accu-
mulating points was not his pri-
mary goal.
"It's [a combination of] of
wanting to win and having
people around who can score,"
Kennedy said.
In his senior year, he more
than doubled his scoring out-
put from the previous year, tal-
lying 25 points per night.
Magarity became familiar with
Kennedy during the champion-
ship run of the point guard's
junior season, and monitored
his progress the following sum-
mer and into his senior year.
"To me, he was a throwback,"
Magarity said, as Kennedy re-
minded the coach of point
guards he had seen while grow-
ing up in Philadelphia.
Magarity went on to charac-
terize Kennedy as a "gym rat,"
and someone whose intangibles
impressed him.
Magarity may have been en-
thralled with Kennedy, but he
was not the only one. The col-
lege choices for Kennedy were
plentiful, as he chose Marist
over Iona, Boston University,
Bucknell, Davidson, and Will-
iam
&
Mary to name a few.
Kennedy arrived at Marist for
the 1998-'99 season along with
fellow backcourt mate Rick
Smith. Both gained experience
while learning from Bo Larragan
and Bobby Joe Hatton, and
Kennedy and Smith have
started since the beginning of
their sophomore campaigns.
The pair has chemistry on and
off the floor.
"He's a good friend," said
Smith. "On the court, he's a
great passer and very smart. He
has a good feel for the game."
Kennedy used this feel to find
Smith for the three-pointer that
tied up the Fairfield game on
Sunday. It was just the latest in
a long line of big plays for
Kennedy, and the near halfcourt
shot to beat Siena last season
is what legends are made of.
The question is, will Sean
Kennedy's next big play put
Marist in the NCAA Tourna-
ment?
MAAC Standings
(as of 2/6/01)
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MAAC
Overall
Iona
10-2
17-6
Marist
9-3
14-8
Rider
8-4
13-8
Niagara
8-4
11-10
Manhattan
7-5
10-12
Siena
7-5
14'..9
Canisius
4-7
12-8
Fairfield
4-8
8-13
Loyola
1-10
4-16
St. Peter's
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FEBRUARY 8, 2001
~eard's
Blasts
Those of you who thought
that football season ended af-
ter the Super Bowl must not
have heard about the XFL. This
new smash-mouth football
league aired its first game Sat-
urday night on NBC. Behind the
vision of XFL founder Vince
McMahon, who is also the
chairman of the World Wres-
tling Federation, this new league
has promised an atmosphere
too extreme for what McMahon
calls "sissies."
The XFL does not stand for
the Extreme Football League;
rather the letters will stand for
the type of play you can expect
from the players. Each team has
a 38-man active roster with a
seven-man reserve squad. All
of the players on the eight XFL
teams have competed on the
collegiate level; others have
competed in the NFL, NFL Eu-
rope, and the Arena Football
League.
In the XFL, each player is paid
to play, but paid more to win.
Average salaries for all of the
players that compete in the 10-
g_~
regular season are $45,000.
Q.,uarlerbacks are paid more,
usually around $50,000; kickers
are paid less, around $35,000.
All winning teams will be paid
$100,000 to be split among all
players.
The XFL has divided the eight
competing teams into the East-
ern and Western divisions. The
teams competing in the Eastern
division are the Chicago Enforc-
ers, New York/New Jersey
Hitmen, Birmingham Thunder-
bolts, and Orlando Rage. The
Western division consists of
the Los Angeles Xtreme, San
Francisco Demons, Las Vegas
Outlaws, and Memphis Maniax.
McMahon and NBC agreed on
a 50-50 split in ownership of the
league. Both parties felt the
need to appeal to large markets
with no pro football franchise.
This is the main reason behind
the emergence in teams out in
Las Vegas, Orlando, Memphis,
and especially Los Angeles.
The league has promised that
the game of football will be for
the fans that love the game.
Season ticket packages for the
teams are selling for only $125,
which is attracting many fans
who claim that tickets have be-
come too expensive.
Other new appeals that will be
found in the XFL include scant-
ily clad and vivacious cheer-
leaders who will be encouraged
to date players. All of the locker
rooms will contain cameras and
microphones at the half to al-
low fans and television viewers
to see a coach's tirade or sec-
ond-half strategy. There will
also be cameramen on the field
during plays and sideline re-
porters asking players ques-
tions as they come off the field.
McMahon is also encouraging
players to showboat and "talk
trash" since microphones will be
attached to selected players.
Some other appeals that have
been implemented are several
unique rule changes that
McMahon and NBC hope will
separate this league even fur-
ther from the NFL. The new
rules include: 1) No Coin Toss-
instead of flipping a coin to de-
termine possession, one player
from each team will compete in
a dash towards a free ball on the
field. The first man to maintain
full control of the ball gets first
possession of the game, and in
overtime if need be.
2) No Fair Catch- in the XFL,
punt returners will be forced to
run back a punt, but will be
granted a 5-yard no-tackling
"halo" until the ball is caught
and, members of the kicking
team may not leave the line of
scrimmage until the ball is
punted. Also, any punt travel-
ing more than 25 yards is de-
clared a "free ball" and may be
recovered by either team.
3) No point-after kick- after a
touchdown is scored, a team will
line up at their opponent's two-
yard line and must either pass
THE CIRCLE
S~orts
by
MICHAEL BEARD
or run the ball into the end zone
to earn one point.
If
the ball is
intercepted or recovered by the
defense, it may be run back for
one point.
4) A receiver or defender
needs only one foot in bounds
to make a catch.
5) Kickoffs must be taken out
of the endzone.
6) Defenders may use "bump-
and-run" tactics downfield on a
receiver.
7) The play clock is been
shortened to 35 seconds after
the previous play; it will be at
25 seconds after any stoppage
of play.
8) In overtime, each team will
have the ball at least once and
will have four downs from their
opponent's 20-yard line.
McMahon and NBC are hop-
ing that this new brand of
smash-mouth football will at-
tract fans that loved the way the
game used to be played. They
are also hoping that the rule
changes, sexy cheerleaders, and
adrenaline-rush atmosphere will
attract the audience that the
World Wrestling Federation
strives on, males 18-35. So far,
ratings for the XFL games have
doubled what McMahon prom-
ised. An average of 10 percent
of the viewing audience tuned
in to watch the very first XFL
game between the Las Vegas
Outlaws and the New York/New
Jersey Hitmen on Saturday
night.
Playoff games are scheduled
for April 14-15 with the final two
teams competing in the XFL
championship game on April 21.
Instead of having a flashy name
for the title game, the label "Big
Game at the End" is the moni-
ker. The team that wins the
championship will equally split
a $1 million purse.
The next XFL broadcast is this
Saturday, Feb. 10 on NBC. Play-
by-play man Matt Vasgersian
and Minnesota governor Jesse
"The Body" Ventura will cover
the action.
Freslnnan continues to set records
by
ROB
McGUINNESS
Staff Writer
The school record in the 55-
meter high hurdles fell yet again
Saturday, as freshman Eli
Bisnett-Cobb broke the record
for the third time this season.
With a time of 7.99 seconds,
Bisnett-Cobb finished fifth in
the hurdles at the Colgate Uni-
versity Class of 1932 Invita-
tional.
In addition to his record break-
ing hurdle performance, Bisnett-
Cobb also finished seventh in
the high jump (6' 3 1/4"). Strong
performances such as these in-
dicate that Bisnett-Cobb could
be
a potential scorer in the cham-
pionship meets.
"Eli seems to get stronger the
more he races," men's coach
Pete Colaizzo said. "The fact that
he had a prelim and a final
helped him, I believe. I think he
can be a strong contender in his
events (high hurdles and high
jump) at the MAAC meet."
Even when venturing outside
of his normal events to run the
second leg of a makeshift 4x400-
meter relay team, Bisnett-Cobb
ran a 54 second split, keeping
the Marist team within striking
distance of the other teams in
the heat.
"I know he probably wasn't
too thrilled to do this," Colaizzo
said of Bisnett-Cobb's willing-
ness to run the longer sprint,
"but he showed great team spirit
by pitching in on the relay and
he seemed to have fun with it."
Also turning in a strong per-
formance at the Colgate Invita-
tional was freshman thrower
Adam Waterbury. In his colle-
giate debut, Waterbury placed
sixth in the shot put with a throw
of 43' 7 1/4". Prior to Saturday,
Waterbury had never thrown
the collegiate 16-vound shot
put in competition.
"This was a strong debut for
him," Colaizzo said. "He nearly
nabbed the school record (44' 4
1/4") in his first try. He's an ex-
cellent addition to the team. We
always need more weight
throwers and Adam is a great
help to us."
Highlights from the women's
races at Colgate include Jenn
Rosenblatt and Cheryl Norris
placing sixth and seventh in the
mile, with times of 5:18.48 and
5:23.34 respectively. Sophomore
Susan Golden placed second in
the 800m (2:i6.74), and Kate
Pieper placed sixth in the 400m
(61.60) and200m (27.85).
This weekend, the track team
travels to Boston for the St.
Valentine's Invitational. Ac-
cording to women's coach Phil
Kelly, Golden will attempt to
meet the ECAC qualifying stan-
dard in the 800m (2:14.40). Other
goals for the weekend include
sub-60 second performances
from Fay Morrison and Kate
Pieper in the 400m and strong
performances from distance run-
ners Rosenblatt, Heather Perrine
and Liza Grudzinski in the
3CXXlm.
PAGE 11
WOMEN'S HOOPS
From
12
PHOTO CREDIT ,Carlisle Stockton
Elisha DeJesus scored a season-high 17 points in Marist's 99-92 victory
over St. Peter's last Thursday.
Cromer pitched in with 14 more
points for St. Peter's.
Marist used 48% shooting
from the field to halt the Pea-
hens' four-game winning streak.
The teams combined for 63 to-
tal fouls, resulting in three play-
ers fouling out of the game. The
99-92 win marked the first time
Marist reached the 90-point
mark all season. The loss also
gave St. Peter's its fourth loss
in the conference. The Peahens
now stand in third place in the
MAAC with a 7-4 conference
record, 12-7 overall.
The Red Foxes enter the final
five games of the season with a
6-16 overall record and a 5-8
MAAC record. The team stands
in seventh place in the confer-
ence, but only two games out
of a third-place slot.
Siena sits atop of the MAAC
with an 11-1 record (15-5 over-
all), followed by Fairfield, who
owns a 12-2MAACrecord(l7-
s
team to put the nail in the cof-
fin. Senior Keith Nichols kept
up the team effort by breaking a
school record in the 100-yard
backstroke while also placing
first in the 200 and 500-yard
freestyle. Freshman Trevor
Charles also contributed to the
win by helping the Red Foxes
sweep in the 200-yard individual
medley and the 200-yard back-
stroke. The 200-yard backstroke
clinched the win for the men's
team as Van Wagner entertained
his team with exhibitions for the
last two events.
The women's team was not as
fortunate as its male counter-
part, losing to Lehigh 130-110.
The team had some individual
victories by senior Erin McGrath
and sophomore Courtney
4 overall). Marist will face both
of these team's in the final weeks
of the season.
Marist will visit Fairfield on
Feb. 10 to try to pick up some
ground in the conference. In
the last meeting between the
two, on Jan. 28, Fairfield erupted
in the second half and
outscored the Red Foxes 46-30
in the half. Fairfield won the
game, 80-63, but the Red Foxes
fought hard throughout the
game and made the victory dif-
ficult for the Stags.
Marist will return to its home
court on Feb. 14 to take on Man-
hattan, in a game that could have
a serious impact on the confer-
ence standings. As of Feb. 6,
Manhattan held onto sixth place
in the conference, only two
games ahead of Marist. In the
last meeting between the two
teams, Manhattan topped
Marist 79-56.
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From
12
Milde, but in the end the lady
Red Foxes fell short. The
women will regroup for next
week's Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) Tourna-
ment at Loyola College where
the team will try to defend last
year's title.
The men will attempt to win
their sixth consecutive MAAC
Tournament. The team is confi-
dent in a six-peat, which stems
from Van Wagner's attitude to-
wards the tournament and its
competition.
"There isn't a team that really,
scares us in the (MAAC) tour-
nament," said Van Wagner.
"If
we stick to what got us here and
worry about internal rather then
external f".ctors, then we should
come out on top."








THE CIRCLE
They Said
It
That's a Fact
Men's swimming com-
pleted in third perfect dual
meet record in the
program's 22-year history.
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Soorts
"Without a doubt [this
is] the fastest and most
talented team we've ever
had." -Larry Van Wagner,
men's swimming coach
PAGE 12
Men's basketball upends Fairfield at MSG
bySCOTIDFSIERE
Staff Writer
For Rick Smith, it was a sec-
ond chance that one rarely gets
in sports. He was not about to
let it slip away.
After missing a last-second
three that could have tied the
score in Marist's tough loss to
Iona, Smith got redemption by
nailing a game-tying three in the
final seconds on Sunday
against Fairfield. The Red Foxes
made Smith's effort count, as
they dominated the Stags in
overtime, winning in front of the
Madison Square Garden crowd
by a final score of 83-72.
"That three showed a couple
of things," said Marist head
coach Dave Magarity. "First of
all, it showed the instincts of
(guard Sean) Kennedy. Where
another point guard might have
just forced a shot, he found the
open man," said Magarity.
"It
also showed that Smith has the
..... :{ieflrt of a lion. He didn't even
-think twice about taking that
shot."
The win moves Marist's
record to 14-8 overall and 9-3 in
the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) and gives
them sole possession of second
place in the conference.
After carrying a five-point lead
into halftime, the Red Foxes
found themselves down by as
many as ten points in the sec-
ond half on Sunday.
"I though for a while that it
just wasn't going to be our day,"
said Magarity. "This team just
won't go away though. If you
don't put us away when you get
the chance, we are going to fight
our way back. I was proud of
the way the guys stuck with it."
Mari st roared back behind the
play of junior forward Matt
Tullis, who notched a double-
double by scoring 18 points and
grabbing 11 rebounds.
It
was
Tullis's second double-double
of the season.
"Tullis has far exceeded my
expectations," said the coach.
'He just brings so much energy
and is such a team guy, a guy
that is going to find a way to
get it done. He was by far the
MVP of the game on Sunday."
Sparked by the play of Tullis,
Marist tied the game at 55 with
2: 18 left in regulation and then
forced overtime on the big shot
by Smith. The extra session was
all Red Foxes, as they outscored
the Stags 20-9. Sherman
Whittenburg provided the over-
time spark as he scored all six of
his points in the extra period.
"We really needed to come
back out on Sunday and play
after losing a game on Wednes-
day that was filled with so much
emotion and intensity," said
Magarity.
Tullis wasn't the only Red Fox
to come through with a big
game, as sophomore Nick
Eppehimer netted a career-high
14 points for Marist.
"Eppehimer is a big time
shooter and he just keeps gain-
ing confidence and getting bet-
Women's basketball
splits
MAAC
con~
by PEIERPALMIERI
Assistant Sports Editor
Freshman Stephanie Del
Preore led the women's basket-
ball team in scoring in each of
its last two games, leading the
Red Foxes to a split in Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) play.
Del Preore netted 17 points
and grabbed nine rebounds in
the Feb.
5 contest against visit-
ing Loyola College. Sophomore
Sarah Tift added
12 points and
eight rebounds, followed by
junior Marie Fusci, who also
scored 12 points
in the 70-67
loss. Marist shot 38.5% (5-13)
from the three-point arc, but
failed to convert on a last-sec-
ond three-ball that would have
sent the game into overtime.
After 13 lead changes in the
final six minutes of play, Loyola
carried a three-point lead into
the game's final 11 seconds, fol-
lowing two successful free
throws from Jennifer Mitchell.
The Red Foxes drove down the
court and set Fusci up with a
desperation three-point effort,
but the shot missed.
Shontrese Smith paced the
Greyhounds with 20 points, fol-
lowed by Mitchell who added
18. KatieNethertonnettednine
points while also grabbing
12
rebounds. Marist shot an im-
pressive 52.8% from the field,
but turned the ball over
24
times, resulting in
25
Loyola
points. Loyola improved to 8-
5
in theMAAC,
14-8
overall.
Prior to its last outing, the
Red Foxes hosted the St.
Peter's Peahens on Feb.
l.
Once again, Del Preore led the
way for the Red Foxes, tallying
23 points, but she was only one
of four Red Foxes
to
reach
double figures . Freshman
Kerry Sullivan converted 12 out
of her
15
free-throw attempts
on her way to scoring 16 points.
Sophomore Elisha DeJesus
contributed with 17 points, fol-
lowed by Fusci with 14 more
points to secure the victory for
the Red Foxes.
Courtney Wicks led the
Pea~
hens with 21 points, followed
by Felicia Harris with 14 points
and nine rebounds, while Leah
... see
WOMEN'S HOOPS, 11
ter with playing time," said
Magarity.
It
was another day at the of-
fice for Kennedy, who contrib-
uted 12 points to go along with
9 helpers. Senior forward Drew
Samuels dropped in 12 points
for the Red Foxes, and Smith, a
junior guard, finished with 14 of
his own.
Fairfield was paced by
Jermaine Clark's 22 points as
well as the 16 points and 16
boards provided by Sam Spann.
The win over Fairfield came
following a heartbreaking loss
to Iona on Wednesday, Jan. 31
at the McCann Center. A crowd
of over 3,000 witnessed the
Gaels score a 73-70 victory and
claim sole possession of first
place in the MAAC.
Iona completed the season
sweep of Marist behind 18
points from Earl Johnson, in-
cluding eight of nine from the
free throw line. Johnson's two
free throws with just under
seven seconds remaining gave
the Gaels a three point lead that
would stand up as the final mar-
gin of victory when Smith's des-
peration three failed to connect.
One bright spot in the game
for Marist was the strong play
of Samuels, who netted 15
points and yanked down eight
boards. Kennedy, whose three-
pointer had pulled Marist within
one, finished the game with nine
points and 10 assists.
After Marist took a seven
point lead into the half, Iona tied
the game on three straight
PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton
Coach Dave Magarity called Matt Tullis the MVP of Sunday's victory.
threes by Leland Norris. The
"We just didn't finish it," said
seesaw battle continued Magarity, "but it was there for
throughout the second half, as us. We have no one to blame
there were two ties and two lead but ourselves.
It
would have
changes. Nakiea Miller's been a great win."
jumper with twenty-seven sec-
Marist will travel to Buffalo to
onds left on the clock gave Iona take on Niagara on Thursday
the lead for keeps.
and Canisius on Saturday.
CIRCLE PHOTO
Men's swimming defeated Lehigh on Senior Day last Saturday to finish an undefeated 2000-'01 season.
Men's swinnning defeats Lehigh,
co01pletes perfect regular season
by
MIKEDRECHSEL
Staff Writer
After defeating Lehigh Uni-
versity last weekend, the Marist
men's swim team became the
third team in school history to
go undefeated in the regular
season.
"Without a doubt [this is] the
fastest and most talented team
we've ever had," said head
coach Larry Van Wagner, after
the impressive win over the
Mountain Hawks.
Going into the meet, Van
Wagner knew that the Red
Foxes had to get off to a good
start by taking the 400-yard
medley relay, which is exactly
what happened.
"I knew that if we could take
the first event," said Van
Wagner, "the rest of the meet
would be in our hands."
Lehigh, being no slouch, did
put up a fight, but it was to no
avail as Marist took control from
the get-go and never looked
back.
The victory in the medley re-
lay inspired the rest of the men's
. .. see SWIMMING, 11