Volume
54 Issue 15
-FEATURES-
Up close and
personal with
Dennis
J.
Murray
see Features pg. 4
-SPORTS-
Tim Bittner leads
Men's Baseball
over Fairfield on
Sunday
see Sports pg.
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APRIL 5, 2001
Student
activism focus of guest lecture Marist Fund Campaign
close to $925,000 goal
byCHRISKNUDTSEN
Co-Editor In Chief
Maxwell Schnurer was on
the front page of his local
newspaper for an article about
an anti-waste demonstration
against McDonald's when he
was sixteen and wore a
tall
mohawk. His experiences with
a number of other activist
cam-
paigns and his continuing ca-
reer as an academic were the
focus of his lecture, "I Was a
Teenage
Revolutionary" on
Tuesday, April
3
in the Per-
forming
Arts
Room.
"The basic point of this is
that you should become more
active
in your community,"
Sc
·
rer said. He added,
"If
°"~.
hundreth of students
on this campus were active,
they'd make a huge differ-
ence."
Schnurer commented on the
three general trends of activ-
ism during
his
lecture,
with
occasional side jokes thrown
in to lighten the mood. The
goal of activism, according to
Schnurer, is action in combi-
nation with thought as op-
posed to either action without
thought, or thought without
action. He emphasized the
combination of thought and
action as the most important
approach to becoming in-
volved,
because
it maximizes
the positive effects of an
individual's actions while
mini-
mizing the damage.
"You have to do whatever
you can," he said. "Make
small changes that have a big
impact by asking more ques-
tions about-how your actions
affect the rest of the world."
Jose Diaz, a junior at Marist
College, said that all students
should strive for increased
tolerance to make a difference.
"Acceptance of people for
who they are is the key,"
he
said.
American funding of the
Contra troops in
Nicaruaga
MIKE'S
TV
PICKS OF THE
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WEEK
"Pirates
of Silicon Valley"
Sat., Apr. 7, 1 p.m., TNT
"WWF
Sunday Night
Heat"
Sun., Apr. 8, 7 p.m., MTV
"The
Money Pit"
Sun., Apr. 8, 8 p.m.,
Comedy Central
...
for more, see
On
1V with
Milu
Thompson,pg
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9
JARED AVIGLIANO/fhc Cin:le
Professor Maxwell Schnurer gave a lecture urging student involvement and
activism on the Marist campus in the Performi'ng Arts Room Tuesday.
was the initial cause that outraged
Schnurer enough to become ac-
tive, he said. The Gulf War was
also a cause for alarm for Schnurer,
but it was difficult to effectively
protest against it because of its
general popularity. He went to a
civil disobedience training course
with members of ACT
UP,
a move-
ment directed at calling attention
to the suffering of AIDS victims
and the negligence of the govern-
ment in dealing with them.
While at college, Schnurer
climbed the walls of a nuclear
power plant, helped push for
the implementation of an eth-
nic studies program at the Uni-
versity of Vermont, and at-
tended a number of public dem-
onstrations, among other activi-
ties. During this time he
... See
ACTIVISM,
3
by
KAllIERINESLAUfA
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With
oqly
a
few wee~
to go
before the
end
o
1
1111.'.
semester,
not
only are
classes winding
down. but the
Marist Fund
Campaign
js
as
well.
The
Marist Fund Campaign
annually
raises
money for the
coJlege. The Fund helps fur-
nish technology
and
cirriculum
development as
well
as schol-
arship
aid.
··t
t
raises money for things the
students enjoy, said Beth
Clarke, the Assistant Director
of Annual Giving.
urrn1tly
at
97
percent,
1
its
,·
r
the
Marist Fund recently
reached the
$900,000 mark
in
its
fundraising
campaign.
How-
ever, the
hard work of the cam-
paign continues on as
the
$925,000goalgrowscleserand
closer.
Clatke
said the
target·
will
probably be reached within a
cti1
11 k
of
weeks.
The
2001
campaign
_·g:m
this
fall
with
trustee and
r
1
1d,·111
of
1-800..Flowers, Christopher
Mccann.
Kl
as
the
national
chair. Mccann was chosen
cause of his commitment to
Marist College and his ability
to,
,1,
the Fund's importance
to the public.
•·He
II;i
helped out tremen-
,
h;'
she
said.
"He hosted
a regional phone-a-thon."
However, the success. of this
~
dtr
·.
campaign
t
·
also due to
the
efforts of
the various
divi
..
sions
I
the campaign.
These
divisions include the Alumni
Division with a $575,000 goal,
the Parent Division with
a
$80,000 goal, the Friends Divi-
sion with
a
goal of
$35,000
and
the
Business
Div1sion with
a
goalof$IOO,OOO.
Other contributors include
the Marist Campaign with
a
goal
of $40,000. The senior
class ,
,i ·
to attain
its
,
,.ii
of$2,000fortheirclass
1 1
.
Beth Clarke said the goal
1-..
attained through various
forms
of fundn1ising.
"We
do
all sorts of mailings
and
phone-a-thons,
said
Clarke;
IBM
also contributes by
par~
ticipating in
a
matching
gift
pro-
gram.
It donates money
b
u11Lcf1i 1g
certain contribu-
tions,
Last
ve. r
the
2000 Marist
Campaign met
its
goal
1.1
$850,000.
With
the
success of
this and last years campaigns,
the aspirations are already
higher for next year.
"It
will most likely be about
$1 million," she said.
Handicapped accesmbility a concern on Marist campus
by
JENNIFERHAGGER1Y
Staff Writer
Marist is one college that does
not
provide
enough
handicapped
accessibility for its population,
even though disability affects
more than
one
in five adults.
Dan Acker, a freshman, said that
he feels that trying to get around
campus with a
handicap
is not
only
difficult;
it's unfair.
'They shouldn't suffer because
of their misfortunes," he said.
Marist is known for its incred-
ible amount of stairs.
Whether
it's
trying to get down to the Midrise
parking lot,
or
even to the gym,
the only way a person with a
handicap could arrive at either
destination
would be in a round-
about, time-consuming path.
It is
a serious obstacle to those in
wheelchairs, or those that rely on
a cane.
Marist does provide elevators,
but what if they are not acces-
sible?
Kathryn Muller, a student em-
ployee at Student Activities, said
that the amount of handicapped
accessibility is below par here at
SCOTT NEVILLl!/J'he Cin:le
Accessibility remains a big problem for
handicapped
students on campus
Marist.
She relates the story of a girl
that relied on the elevator by
Student Activities to commute
to her dorm.
"When the elevator was bro-
ken, she had to be escorted by
security down through the Ro-
tunda as an alternate route to
her dorm," said Muller.
Freshman Brian Austin said
he
questions
how accessible
the residence halls really are.
"How can you swipe your card
and open the door if you are in
a wheelchair?" said Austin.
Dorm room
bathrooms
are also
not handicapped accessible
here at Marist.
Vanessa Tregenza, a freshman,
said she is disappointed with the
facilities that Marist has pro-
vided.
"Looking around, I see many
areas that would not accommo-
date people with disabilities,
such as my aunt with multiple
sclerosis," she said.
Tregenza's aunt relies on a
wheelchair to live her life.
"Since she is handicapped,
I'm used to looking for disabil-
ity accommodations and many
are absent here," she said.
In the midst of major renova-
tions to freshman dorms, begin-
ning this summer, key elements
such
as
handicapped
accessibilty may be considered.
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THE CIRCLE
APRIL 5, 2001
Community
PAGE 2
What was the craziest thing
you did over Spring Break?
Yemmi
Super Senior
"I
slept a record-breaking
17 hours."
A resident discovered a bro-
~n car window in the Hoop Lot
Monday, April 3 at 6:40 a.m. Se-
curity officers arrived to take a
report of the resident's stolen
cd player, valued at $200. The
patrol checked the rest of the
Upper and Lower Hoop parking
lots and discovered a total of
six burglarized vehicles, all with
smashed windows. A grounds
employee later found a seventh
shattered window with the ra-
dio still intact, but the glove
compartment's contents strewn
about the lot. A pair of sun-
glasses, a radar detector, 40 eds,
and multiple radio/cd players
were ripped from the cars. Se-
curity officers do have a lead to
follow up, but no arrests have
been made.
A fire alarm in the
Townhouse's A block sounded
Monday April I around 5:15
p.m. when a student cooking
greas~ set off her alarm.
The number of broken lights
in the Midrise continues to ac-
crue, as does the replacement
bill that all the residents of the
building will have to pay if the
culprit isn't found.
Giovanni Coppola
Senior
"I woke up in the middle of
the night and almost puked
because all I had eaten all
day was two almonds."
Housing staff received a tip
about a Leo Hall student's para-
phernalia on Tuesday, March
27, entered the room and seized
15 small bags of marijuana.
Town of
Poughkeepsie
Police
officers confiscated the green
baggies and arrested the stu-
dent, charging him with posses-
sion. The student has been re-
lieved of his workload and title
of "resident" and "student" of
Marist College.
Security officers received a
report of several
hysterical
stu-
dents from St. Francis, prompt-
ing a patrol to drive to the hos-
pital in the early hours of
Wednesday,
March 28. The stu-
dents were upset because some
Westchester
Community col-
lege students they had been at
a local bar with were in a car ac-
cident on Bogardus Lane. One
Westchester student was killed
and the driver was arrested and
charged with criminal
negligent
homicide and
driving
while in-
toxicated.
A security patrol found an
off-campus resident hard at work
cutting the lock off the boot on
his vehicle at 11 :30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 28. The se-
Ron Jones
Senior
"I
went out sober to a
party in
San Diego
and
danced my ass off to phat
California house DJ. 's
curity officer was going to have
him arrested for criminal negli-
gence, but decided against it.
The student paid the $20 fee to
have it removed, an estimated
$20 at Home Depot for the bolt
cutters, and enough to replace
the lock that he damaged.
During the men's
lacrosse
game against Boston College
Saturday, March 31, more than
20 fox fans couldn't control their
enthusiasm for their beer or the
game. They became verbally
obnoxious to the security offic-
ers that rushed to quell the dis-
turbance. Poughkeepsie Police
officers were called in to hush
the verbally abusive crowd.
Four of the rapidly dispersing
crowd were identified and spo-
ken to, but no damages or inju-
ries were reported. Marist did
win the game 12-7.
Security officers booted a car
in Lower West Cedar Wednes-
day, March 28 at 1 p.m. after find-
ing her handicap-parking permit
had been expired for over a
month. The offender had stuck
tape over the expired date and
written in a new one. Nearby
West Cedar residents applauded
the officer's efforts.
JARED AVIGLIANO
/The
Circle
Even Marist Security patrol vehicles are not safe parking in front of the
Donnelly
Hall entrance.
Campus Corner
SPC presents the comedy of
Mitch Fatel in the Cabaret on
Friday, April 6 at 9:00 pm. Fatel
has been seen on such popular
shows as
The Late Show, The
Tonight Show and also on Com-
edy Central. Food and bever-
age will be served and admis-
sion is free with a valid
MaristID.
SPC presents a trip to Six Flags
Great Adventure on Saturday,
April 28. The bus will leave the
Donnelly
parking lot at 8:30 a.m.
and will reach the park by 11 :30.
Tickets are $15 with a valid
Marist
ID
and available at the
College Activities Office.
Rock on with
Everclear
along with
Mayfield 4 and Flip
on Sunday, April 29, at the
James
J.
McCann Recreation
Center. The concert starts at
7 :30 p.m. and doors
will
be open-
ing at 7:00. Tickets are on sale
exclusively for Marist students
until Thursday, April 5, and are
$12 with a valid Marist ID. Tick-
ets are $17 for other college stu-
dents with valid school IDs and
$22 for the general public. All
tickets are general admission
and are on sale daily from noon
until 9:00 pm. at the College
Activities office, and there is a
one ticket maximum per student.
The Student Life Council and
the Office of College
Activities
presents
the 14
th
Annual Semi-
Formal Marist By Moonlight
"A Night Among the Heavens,"
on
Friday,
April 20, 2001 from
9:30-1 :30 at the Casperkill Coun-
try
Club. Advanced ticket sales
will take place from April 8-12
through your RSC and will be
$12 for a single and $22 for a
pair. Standard ticket sales will
run from April 17-19 at the Stu-
dent Center and will be $13 for
a single and $25 for a pair. Come
dance the night away.
The Marist College Computer
Society will be hosting LAN
Party 2001 on Saturday, April 7
from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
in the PAR.
Bring yourself and a computer
and experience massive
multiplayer mayhem. You can
RSVP by visiting
http://
mccs.stu.marist.edu.
SPC is sponsoring a bus trip
to see the Broadway sensation
Aida
on Sunday, April 22, 2001.
Tickets go on sale April 9. The
bus will be
leaving
from the
Midrise parking lot at 11 :00 a.m.
Tickets will be $25 with a valid
MaristID.
SPC presents the Student
Coffehouse on Wednesday,
April 18, at 10:00 p.m. in the
PAR.
Come and enjoy the acous-
tic music and
poetry
of your fel-
low students.
If you would like
to be a participant in the event
you can apply now. Applica-
tions can be picked up at the
SPC desk in the SGA office.
Prizes will be awarded and ad-
mission is free with a valid
Marist ID. Food and beverage
will be served.
GR.4DUA'flNG
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APRIL 5, 2001
American
spy
plane downed
near South China Sea
HAINAN, China-An
Ameri-
can Navy
spy
plane suffered
a mid-air collision with a
Chi-
nese fighter jet tailing it. The
spy
plane
was
in
routine
reconnaissance
1ms~ion
in
international waters when
two Chinese
F
~
fighter jets
began aggressively
tailing
tL
The Chinese claimed that the
spy plane veered suddenly,
causing the crash.
The
colli-
sion
occurred
111 ,
u
1
200
miles
southwest of
Hong
Kong
in
the South China Sea.
The American EP-3
spy
plane was able to make an
emergency landing on the
Chinese island of Hainan,
about fifty mile away. The
Chinese fighterjet was lost
at sea. The American spy
plane
1
111
em
I
on the
tarmac in Hainan
with
the
crew on board,
r
III
and
destn1ying any information
gathereu.on the mission.
Thisjustin:
Smoking
is
bad
foryou
WASHINGTON (AP)
-
Women
smokers
may
face
a
higher risk
of
bladder can-
cer than men who smoke the
same amount,
a
new
study
suggests.
Some cancer
ex-
perts, however, are
skeptical
about the findings.
L nl'-
.:r,JL\
of Southern
California researchers had
begun comparing bladder
cancer rates between smok~
ers in different parts of the
world when
they spotted
something
unusual: in their
study, the American women
who
smoked seemed
at
higher risk than men.
The research team then
compared the
smoking
hab-
its of
1
•
14
1>s
Angeles-
area bladder cancer patients
with l,514similarbutcancer-
ftee people and came to
their
conclusion.
Oasis
dries up .. ;
LONDON,
England-Liam
and Noel Gallagher of Brit~
1.
h
rock band Oasis
ha.ve
been at odds for years
..
A German court
is
to
1k
cide how much the group is
worth without Noel.
A British court has ruled
that it
is
up
to a German court
to decide, following the lead
guitarist's non-appearance
at
two
German pop festivals
last
June because
nl
a dis-
pute with Liam.
The festival organizers
say
that
Oasis
without Noel
Gallagher
is
not the same
group that was contracted
for and have refused to pay
the full
1be
band's company,
Defi-
nitely Maybe (Touring) LtJ.
.
has started proceedings to
re
,wt
r
thi.; full amount.
-
THE CIRCLE
Activism
...
From
1
became frustrated with the lack
of integration between different
activist groups as well as the
self-congratulatory nature of
many of the activists, despite the
relative inefficiency of their ac-
tions.
Schnurer' s disenfranchise-
ment continued into his years
at graduate school where he first
read Nietzche who taught him
to question everything. During
this time he temporarily stopped
protesting because "it seemed
shallow," he said.
His time at the University of
Vermont and at graduate school
brought
a
number of problems
within the academic structure to
his attention, particularly the
emphasis
most universities
place on experts within fields
because it keeps information
constrained in narrow lanes
without allowing for outside
ideas. He also harshly criticized
the stale nature of many classes
where professors are encour-
aged to be unbiased in political
stance.
"You can get mediocre and
generic classes at any high
school or university in this
country," Schnurer said, "but
you can't get a teacher who
cares anywhere."
Helen Vitale, a junior at Marist
College, said that professors are
generally quiet' about their be-
liefs in order to preserve their
careers.
"Professors
who don't have
tenure are afraid to get fired,"
she said.
The lecture came near a close
as Schnurer spoke about simple
ways that
students
could im-
prove the academic nature of
college
and also re-iterated the
importance of making small
changes in the activities of daily
life to make a large
impact.
The integration of activism
and academia can lead
individu-
als to a more influential life,
Schnurer said.
"We should
be
joining what
we learn at Marist and somehow
applying it to some kind of posi-
tive activity."
News
PAGE3
Student Government Association Spotlight
Eric Deabill
Resident Senator
Hometown: Ellington, CT
Campus Housing: Marian
Age:20
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Day
was
a
complete success,
as
anyone
who attended the event could see.
Eric planned
all
the faculty lectures, performances, got
people to participate, and did
all the.all.
1:r1i~ing
Ast,
r being chairperson,, the Safety and
t"cunt
Commjttee~ Eric, ... available
m ,md
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to
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any
of their concerns and he
1,
there to help them find solutions. or at least lead them in the right direction. Some
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and
violcm:i: pr
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Eric's biggest accomplishments
uus 11eurwas
his saf
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program that he ran for West Cedar
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Chris Clemens gives the audience "high fives" after one of MCCTA's
children's theater performance of "King Midas and the Touch of Gold".
Mike Vece, opposite, played Midas.
Marist debate
team
places fifth at national finals
Ed. Note: This information was Kristin competitive at this tour-
and Smith lost a coin flip and
asked to represent the affirma-
reprinted from a press release nament, but they excelled" said
Mary Washington were able to
tive side, supporting philoso-
received from the Marist debate
Coach Maxwell Schnurer.
choose to affirm the debate
phy-based arguments in com-
team.
Kristin DeCrescenzi was rec-
resolution, putting Marist at a
petitive policy debates. Com-
ognized as being the 14th best
disadvantage.
peting with Paul
Kerr,
a debate
While other students were
speaker at the tournament. This
In their affirmative speeches,
coach from Catholic University,
frolicking on spring break, the
was her fourth speaking award
Mary Washington argued that
Schnurer opposed coaches
Marist Debate team was com-
of the year. Marist defeated
the United States should in-
from Boston College and John
peting for the first of two na-
teams from Kings College, Trin-
crease health care to women in
Carroll University. The debate
tional titles. The American De-
ity University, Ge_orge Mason
Tanzania. Marist countered that
was a public forum that gath-
bate Association's National and Liberty University to accu-
the program would cost money
ered an audience of several
Tournament was hosted at mulate their impressive prelimi-
that would trade-off with other
hundred. The audience debate
Clarion University on March 16-
nary debate record.
vital needs in Asia and that the
was considered too close to
18. The junior varsity team of
Because of their position as
program was
culturally
imperi-
call.
Kristin DeCrescenzi, a
sopho-
the fourth best team in the tour-
alist. Unfortunately, some last
Last weekend, DeCrescenzi
more, and Mark Smith, a senior,
nament Marist was
given
an
minute crafty arguing on the
part
and Smith traveled to Tennes-
represented Marist by finishing
automatic bye past the octo-fi-
of Mary Washington defeated
see to compete in the 2001
fifth in the nation.
nal round of the debates. While
the Red Foxes. Marist finished
Cross Examination Debate
DeCrescenzi and Smith accu-
other teams struggled to make
in the fifth place of the tourna-
Association's National Debate
mulated five
victories
and only it to the top eight
competitors,
ment that was later won by Lib-
Tournament. Joining them was
a single loss in the preliminary DeCrescenzi and Smith buckled erty University- the same team first-year debaters Jacqueline
rounds. Facing three oppo-
down to focus on defeating their
that Marist defeated in the pre-
Gamrat and Helaine Liwacz and
nents who would be ranked in quarterfinal opponents. When liminary rounds.
Schnurer and Damien Pfister.
If
the top ten, Marist arguably had the quarterfinal debates were
Scheduled during the tourna-
you would like more informa-
the most difficult draw at the released, Marist faced the top ment was a public debate about
.
tion about the Marist Debate
tournament.
debate team from Mary Wash-
the value of philosophical argu-
Team please call Schnurer at
"Not only were
Mark
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TH£ CIRCLE
APRIL 5, 2001
Features
PAGE4
President Murray to students: The doctor is in
by VANESSA S
ANTO
S
Staff Writer
Dr. Murray was courteou
s,
even friendly
,
as he escorted me
into his office. Tucked away on
the top floor of the distin-
guished Greystone building
,
the
President
's
office is
s
pacious
but comfortable
,
with a spec-
tacular
v
iew of the Hudson
.
It
was not
s
tu
c
k
-
up or overly
elaborate
,
but rather
e
xpressed
a great deal of school spirit and
pride in a simple style
.
It
was
academic
,
but not like a library
,
and it was a comfortable atmo-
sphere in which to conduct an
interview
.
Dennis
J
.
Murray is a native
Californian. He has lived in New
York for 22 years, which is the
amount of time he has held the
position of President of Marist
College
.
During this time, the college
has undergone many changes
.
Most recently, the addition of a
s
tate
-
of-the-art digital library, a
11ew
area of upperclass student
housing, and the new Humani-
ties building have dramatically
altered the appearance of the
campus and have shown how it
is expanding
.
Overseeing the
various construction project
s
is
just one of the many positions
Dr. Murray has assumed as
President. "It's a complex and
diverse job," Murray said.
It
does not involve just one part
of the college
,
but rather over-
sees each and every aspect to
ensure the college maintains its
high reputation and makes stu-
dents, faculty
,
and everyone
who deals with the college ap-
preciate and benefit from it.
Dr. Murray commented
,
"A
college is not just a busine
s
s
;
it's an educational organization
with business aspects
.
" Aside
from the duties such as
fi-
nances, planning and manage-
ment, that are similar to those of
a corporation, Dr. Murray said a
college President also has to be
familiar with the academic side -
how the students are going to
receive a quality education - and
the student side - the different
aspects of student life, such as
housing, food services
,
and
residential life.
The President has to be an ex-
ternal representative of the or-
ganization
,
creating a "bridge
from the college to the commu-
nity and the alumni." He is in-
volved with fundraising, work-
Dr. Murray is trying to balance old
ideals and new technologies.
ing with the state and federal
organizations on issues such as
student aid and accreditation,
and working with the Board of
Trustees to gain input and en-
sure the college is running and
growing smoothly.
Aside from the many tasks of
being an administrator
,
Dr.
Murray said he also tries to be
available to the students and
take an active role in their expe-
riences here. "I do
try
to
be avail-
able to students ..
.I
go to over
100 student events and activi-
ties a year
..
.!
get e-mail from stu-
dents with ideas and com-
plaints. I meet with students if
they can't get resolution [to
their problems] elsewhere
.
"
While Dr. Murray does try to
be accessible to the students,
his busy schedule and other
duties sometimes get in the way.
"I
wish
I
had more time to meet
with students and interact with
them."
Before becoming President,
Dr. Murray held a variety of po-
sitions in colleges on the West
coast. He taught Organizational
Theory and Behavior at the
University of Southern Califor-
nia
.
He was Alumni Director,
Director of University Relations
and Executive Assistant to the
President at the California State
University at Long Beach. It
was while he was serving as
Vice
President for Development
at Whittier College, however,
that he was recruited to be Presi-
dent of Marist. He was only 32
years old.
While Dr. Murray didn't know
much about Marist College or
Poughkeepsie, he was inter-
ested in taking the position and
learning about the area. Being
President also gave him the op-
portunity to put into effect the
theory he had been teaching at
use,
a theory that dealt with
building effective organizations.
Dr. Murray took the po
s
ition
ofPresidentin 1979. Almost22
years later, he is still enthusias-
tic about his job. "I consider it
still an honor to be President of
Marist College."
Dr. Murray has many plans for
the future ofMari
s
t. Aside from
developments such as the $20
million renovation project for
Sheahan
,
Leo, and Champagnat
Halls, and the con
s
truct
i
on of
the new Hanco
c
k technology
building, Dr. Murray also plans
to continue enhancing the repu-
tation of the college
.
He wants
to continue to incorporate new
technologies into the learning
experience, to enhance the ex -
periences for students and fac-
ulty, and to give students the
tools they need to be success-
ful in the 21st century
.
But he
also hopes "to keep intact the
best parts of the Marist tradi-
tion - what we have and our
past."
Vanessa Santos is a junior
Communications major who
also works in MCTV.
Bonjour!
New language lab opens its door
s
in lib
r
ar
y
by
J
ASON SHAW
Staff Writer
We all pass by the numerous
computer labs in the library
without thinking about for what
exactly these computer labs are
used. Well, the computer lab in
Room 304 is the Multimedia
Lan-
guage Center, and it is one of
the most innovative computer
centers on campus.
A variety of modern services
provided by the center make it
stand out above the other tech-
no logical application
s
of the
James A. Cannavino Library
.
As
its name entails, the Multimedia
·
Language Center deals with the
instruction and research of for-
eign language
s,
cultures, and
other international studies.
There have been language
labs since the 1950s that use
earphones and tapes to form
interactive language experi-
ences, but with the computer
age upon us, these labs have
evolved. The Marist Language
Center lab features a software
library that is constantly being
updated
.
This software allows
students to compute in many
languages--even languages for
which Marist doesn't offer
courses.
The computers in the lab are
fully loaded with useful pro-
grams, such as a trans
l
ator that
will translate any word with a
click of the mouse. They also
feature a version of Microsoft
Word that can recognize dozens
of languages
,
ranging from
Spanish to Arabic. They can
perform many of its functions
such as spelling and grammar
checks on these languages as
well. With the World Wide Web,
students can communicate with
native speakers all over the
world. There are also endless
options for using the Internet
to apply a language to real world
situation
s,
such as using a train
schedule in Madrid to teach
numbers.
"This technology has h
e
lped
bridge the gap between the
cla
s
sroom and the real world,"
said Profes
s
or Kevin Gaugler
,
one of the many Modern Lan-
guages professors to make good
use of Multimedia Language
Center.
It was under Professor Keith
's
direction that the FIPSE project
held its first event. On March 8,
2001, Professor Keith organized
a lecture, and invited the
Newburgh Free Academy to ex-
perience the many interna-
tional opportunies that Marist
offers.
The language center is also in-
volved with the community, by
way of the FIPSE Project. The
FIPSE Project is a partnership
between the Marist Multimedia
Language Center and the
Newburgh Free Academy
,
a
public high school that is look-
ing to strengthen its interna-
tional studies curriculum, and
would like to use its new com-
puters to form a language cen-
Anyone wishing to participate
termuch like ours. Marist's For-
in an interactive language
eign Language Department is
experiencecan use the multime-
hoping to use the partnership
dia lab during its free hours of
to provide for a more diverse
7p.m. to l lp.m. The lab is not
classes but can help with any
·
assignment relating to a foreign
country. Also, you access the
Language Lab at
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way foreign lan-
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tures are being
taught by leaps
and bounds. By
expanding the
reach of foreign
language stu-
dents, it is doing
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APRIL 5, 2001
TH£ CIRCLE
Features
PAGE 5
In
the throes of ecstasy
America raves over designer drug
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Features
Editor
Marijuana was the drug of the
1970s, and cocaine the drug of
the 1980s. Every new genera-
tion, it seems, brings a new drug
to the forefront. For the late
1990s and the early part of this
century, the new "in" drug is
Ec-
stasy - sometimes referred to as
X, E, Adam, Molly, or rolls.
This little pill has grown tre-
mendously in popularity, and
can
be
classified as a club drug.
Although the manufacturing,
distribution, and sale of this
drug is strictly prohibited in the
United States, teens and stu-
dents have had few problems
acquiring this new wonder drug.
Produced on a wide scale in
Europe, and especially in Bel-
gium and the Netherlands, ec-
stasy
use has spread from their
continent
to ours, in record
numbers. According to the
Drug Enforcement Agency, ec-
stasy
ahdk
has increased by
500% 1'rlitlieTast five years.
The drug Ecstasy, usually
found in the form of pressed pills
that can vary in color, is really
MDMA,
or
mthylenedioxymethamphetamine,
which was created in 1917. Ini-
tially patented and marketed as
an appetite suppressor by a
German chemical company, the
company allowed the patent to
expire when the substance was
found to produce undesirable
side effects.
The drug again resurfaced in
the 1960s, and was used largely
as a recreational drug. In the
mid-1970s, a small group of
American psychiatrists experi-
mented with
MOMA,
to see if it
aided patients undergoing psy-
chotherapy. It wasn't until 1985
that the DEA, the Drug Enforce-
ment Agency, placed
MOMA
on its Schedule
"i
list. After a
battle in the courts, the DEA
was forced to reconsider its clas-
sification of the drug, but the
agency stood firm. MDMA is
still classified as a Schedule 1
drug.
MOMA,
most often taken
orally, affects the body in sev-
eral ways.
It
changes the way
in which seretonin, a neu-
rotransmitter, is produced rap-
idly, thus clouding and over-
loading the central and periph-
eral nervous system, causing
the body to react to external
stimuli differently than
it
may
have with a lesser amount of
seretonin in its system.
The usual dose of
MOMA
is
around 100 to 150 milligrams,
and the effects of this drug can
be
felt within forty-five minutes
of ingestion.
pressure, and a long period of
anxiety, paranoia, and depres-
sion. Most are subjected to a
period of "burnout" shortly
af-
ter taking the drug ( one to two
days), in which they experience
tiredness, soreness, and a dull-
ing of their senses, as well as
their mental capacity.
Matt
Cassella, sophomore at
Marist College, said that avail-
ability of ecstasy on campus is
almost non-existent.
"The drug is still new and
even researchers don't seem to
know much about the long-term
effects," he said.
Cassella said that he dislikes
the stereotype that ecstasy is a
drug taken solely at raves.
"I hate how pills are always
The drug Ecstasy is popular, especially during parties and raves.
Many are deceived by
MDMA's pleasant side effects,
which include a sudden feeling
of relaxation and closeness to
others, and fail to recognize
other less enjoyable sensations.
Physical
effects of the drug
can last up to 4 hours, and in-
clude hallucinations, and trem-
ors. However, the mental effects
of the drug last much longer,
sometimes as long as two days.
Studies solicited by the DEA
have found that extended use
of MOMA can result in an in-
creased heart rate, high blood
associated with the 'rave' scene
when, in truth, the drug is more
available in clubs," he said.
Michael McClay said that he
is concerned with drug use on
campus.
"It
just disturbs me how very
available ecstasy is on campus,
and that
if
I
so chose, I could
have access to E within fifteen
minutes," he said. "People re-
ally don't realize. how danger-
ous that drug is."
Editorial
assistant Alexis
Scarpinato contributed
to
this
article
The
Literary
A1rts
Society
]P1rese1rn ts
The
Poe1m
of
the Week
By J.R.
The birth of a new dawn, a new season
The for gotten absurdity and essentialness of reason
The loss of one's self in a sea that over mind
Is.
swept
away in angel wings and things of that kind.
The approaching winter burdens heavily upon that wing
The pure white snow a mask of deception and sin
Lies extracted with the gifts brought by the sun
But told in a way that meant to hurt no one.
Learn
to
take what is there in a vain attempt to give
And
realize
above all
else
that the point is just to live.
Your
Dally
Horoscope
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turning fan-
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that things
don't
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your head,
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perfect.
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real
1
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,
problems arise.
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that's
r
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tlle d
mure
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of you have.
rnh.1
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and both
.ire
missing
something. Be
nk
and work
out
,1
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~
It's your
best chance for r-0mance.
I.ID
Don't blindly-follow a friend's
advice, lt won't produce the
results
yn~1
want. Your sweet~
heart doesn't
b·..,
the answer,
either. Get
lt
from an.older per-
son.
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Watch
the
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could
be
the
big
winner,
but
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won't
be.
due to mere
.
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h, v~
a
hidden
advantage.
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problems.
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actually a step
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solution that works.
1IU
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Even though you have more
control, you still need to pro-
ceed
with
caution. Others have
ideas that won't work. Telling
them
is
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course. Be
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TH£ CIRCLE
APRIL 5, 2001
Op-Ed
PAGE6
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS
Amongst friends, the keys
to
Tulsa
'JJreaJ and repulion
byMATfDAIGLE
Opinion Editor
Someone
nc~
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can never go back
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mentthat bit of· 1sdom
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was
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ne
plagued
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.m '° peru,•n
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expectations
that
were
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on
past e
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celebratory,
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was faced
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a
momentofdoubt.
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w
.
on my
..
to
Tul
;i
Oklahoma,
1c
be
part of the wedding
,
,
one
of
my
best friends
in
hl·
world.
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a
group
11
t
friends
qu.1lly
d,,
to
rn:
heart. Thermbh.:m
11
l11LuJ
\
.1,
that
I had
not
.seen this group
of individuals, spare for several
fleeting instances,
in
nearly
3
years.
As
expected, there were a
lot
11
changes that
had
happened
since
then.
They
had all moved
beyond
college,
and were swept
-mt••
the
"real world."
whether
... Vley
wanted to go
or
not. Mike,
the class-skipping ROTC stu~
dent, had become Mike, the re-
sponsible lieutenant, and had
fully embraced the Christian
faith along the
way.
Pat,
driven
as ever, had
seen
his individu-
ality
send
him into new interests,
each of which complimented his
genuine
spirit.
1
1L
my former
roommate, was still an enigma.
He~
a
paralegal by day,prep•
ping for law sch<>1ll. and yet a
bartender by night. helping to
ruin the careers of more than a
few
college students. And
Richie, of course, was getting
married, the first of ps to take
the next step in life's
roumey
Of my friends,
l
was the. ollly
one still doing undergraduate
work:
r,
stewardship of the
,ilkgc !rm
tu.:
Scene
,mrw,ih
~tamlin .
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was
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one still
p,m o ndL . ,
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and
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not
whal
to expect. Was
tin tt
be
an uncomfortable
r•alL1.
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that time had
di"
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ways than geographic lil-
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and
ye u
uf
mdilla
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told us
)OU
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to
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out
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of
what
m,
future holds.
w
made great
pm
aca-,
Jermcall
and.n,:wll
1r
b,lp
the two
~n:ll!cs1
reasons it was
n
Ct!•
to
Jc
·
my
fn
""1:-;t,
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were
each aware of my
steps
tr,
,11
i and had made
their approval known. And}
·1
I
was still apprehensive.
Prfor
t
,
my panicked
llL
•n
1n1y
I
had built
this event up in my
mind to heights of epic propor-
tion.
I
mean, honestly, this was
THE reunion. This was the
band getting back together.
I
had set expectations so high
that
my fatalistic side took over
and insisted this was
to be
monumental disappointment.
I
stepped
on the plane, and tried
to stow this baggage with the
rest of my personal belongings.
When
I
arrived
in Tulsa,
Richie, Pat, and Mike met me at
the airport.
It
was an emotional
moment, a reunion dominated
by a sense of wonderment and
disbelief. The prodigal son had
returned. I was caught in a sur-
real moment where I could have
been in 1998 again.
Am1 _
·r
in
spite
of this rush of
p..
~11.1
t!
feel-
10 ,
l remained
pp h
nsr·,
.
l
t•~r
,
u can never go
baclc.
and
_'rt
it
seemed
I
me like I
was back.
I
h•~
next morning, the u
I
was.complete.
V11.
.
.
m
,.
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and
"'Tlie
new
Jfuey Lewis
d
tfie :News af6um, due out
tliis summer, is tlie greatest tliing to liappen in tfie
liistory
of
manfj.ruf. "
-Cliris 1(nudtsen
"<Tfiere
slioulif 6e rwtliing derogatory said a6out tlie
qolifen <}irCs. "
- :M.ik! CJJurmpson
"Stupid peopCe are tfie damnation
of
a([ good
sliows."
-Cliris (J3ede([
"It is liarder to drive a car tliat is automatic tlian a
car tliat is standard. "
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each other's strengths
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al-..
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knew
...
·h
, 1
the other's successes
an4
t.ulur
~
and
all
live
of us
were along
for
ride in.either ck-
cumstance, ready to
offer con-
gratulations or lend support.
The times had changed. The
locale had
11
o~
We had
changed. What was
clear,
ti,
~
er.
was that
the core of our
friendship was
uttaLI
and
as
I
found out, solid as ever.
The uniqueness of college
:,
that
it
provides us with an en-
vironment where bonds can be
formed. And given the proper
treatment, these bonds can be-
come
nearly
indestructible.
The
apprehensions
I
experienced
were the product of an un*
founded fear.
I should have
membered how
dose
the
five
of
us
and how close. we
would always
be.
We
may go
our separate wa.ys,
as
life dic
0
tates, but like five fingers, we
are
I
-vtt
y,,
capable
of
rejoining
to fonn a
strong,
solid
fist.
You
might not be able to go back to
the exact same
situation,
but
you can go back to the same
friendships.
1.itr
fJa,
l
now
rriilt~
~
that
_
·m1
can take the
kid
11r nJ
u
O, l1c:m ,
but
11H
can
'I
fake
Jr,c:u,r-.
1,11 OJ
the
kid.
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1•
It
hm1
S
ni,
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Merry Krishna and a happ~ new cheer
by CHRIS
KNUD'IBEN
Co-Editor-in-Chief
I wasn't going to reveal this
until the end of the year but as
I
sit here on Sunday, April 1st, it
strikes me that it wouldn't be fair
to leave my readers in the dark
for any longer. This will be my
last semester at Marist College.
I
am not graduating and
I
am not
transferring to another school:
The explanation is far more com-
plicated than the credit exchang-
ing procedures of these institu-
tions of supposed learning and
education.
I
have found beauty
and love through Krishna and
plan to move to a retreat located
in Binghamton, New York for the
next several years of my life. This
is where my self-evolution can
continue in a more open and
nourishing environment.
This last week held me in bed
with a vicious fever, most likely
stemming from the flu.
On
Tues-
day night, as
I
tried to sweat
myself back into health, I had a
vision.
I
had been walking down
Main St. in Poughkeepsie in this
dream and everything seemed
fine until I happened to glance
in a store window while passing
by and noticed that I had the
trademarked long ponytail of the
Krishnas protruding from the
back of my shaved head. Wak-
ing up startled, I realized that it
would be arrogant and destruc-
tive to deny the message that
this dream was intended to de-
liver. Who am I to fight destiny,
especially if it means I have to
look like the guy from Live?
The decision seemed to be the
only truly moral and correct thing
to pursue. Years of being in this
violent and bloodstained world
of capitalistic greed and hatred
nearly consumed me. However,
I have seen past the end goal of
THE CIRCLE
establishing a career and living
a materialistic life based on pos-
session.
I
refuse to subject my-
self to further moral degradation
and poisoning and I also seek
to protect others by distancing
myself from the world that would
eventually have me strike at the
people I care about. Krishna is
the way.
I
have learned inner peace
through Brahma and have
achieved a new level of under-
standing where material things
are no longer important because
they lack true inner worth. For
these reasons
I
am moving to the
retreat in Binghamton where
I
will be surrounded by tranquil-
ity and can listen to the world
more closely with humbled ears
that stretch in all directions for
enlightenment.
This was not an easy decision
to make nor was it taken lightly,
but with great regret
I
will have
to leave my friends in order to
follow this path to its end and
find my true calling. There has
already been a salvo of
criticism
from the few people who heard
about my plan earlier but
I
can
only respond by
saying
that this
my own choice, one that
I
should not be mocked for any-
more than I should chastise
those who do not follow my ex-
ample. I'm done. Hare Krishna.
Chris Knudtsen would like to
sell some bridges to any read-
ers that bought this article, af-
ter all he can't own them as a
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APRIL 5, 2001
Op-Ed
PAGE 7
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ... ABRIDGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS
Grand old game
Beijing Balderdash
byLEEORTIIMANN
Staff Writer
A new baseball season is un-
der way and I can't help but
reminisce over my old Little
League days. Who can forget
Little League Baseball? Brings
back great memories, doesn't it?
The crack of the bat as it hits
the ball; the smell of a freshly
mowed field; the heartwarming
sight of a father chasing his son
around the field with a rake af-
ter his third strike out in one
game. (The boy actually struck
out four times, but luckily for
him, his dad was at the local
nudie bar, The Bare Assets, and
missed the entire first inning
.
)
Now that's Little League at it's
finest!
Reminiscing back to those
good old Little League days al-
ways makes me smile and laugh.
Actually what I'm really laugh-
ing at is how pathetic the adults
were who took each game about
as
seri2.,_1.15J
as they did their
careers,:
~
ot even sure
why
we called it
.
Little League
.
The
only thing little was the matu-
rity level of97.5 % of the fans in
attendance. (The other 2.5%
were dogs who were typically
tied up to trees waiting patiently
for a stray potato chip to fall
from the bleachers.)
Little League tryouts and the
drafting of players always
marked the start of the season.
The coaches would gather all of
the nervous kids into the gym
and test them on the basic ne-
cessities: hitting, pitching and ...
well that's about all they cared
about really. Unless you were
left back a grade or two; then
you were a real hot commodity.
I remember this one academi-
cally disinclined boy who was
left back in school three sepa-
rate times. Therefore, he was
three years older then everyone
else; that's a big difference
when everyone else in the
league is nine. Needless to say
his arrival at tryouts was treated
like the best thing since the in-
vention of the remote control.
Now I've never been present
during the draft that takes place
immediately following tryouts,
but I can imagine that it is
treated as seriously as the So-
viet Union Missal Crisis nego-
tiations. This is high stakes
poker buckaroo, not for the
weak of heart. (Perhaps that
would explain why inevitably
every season, at least three
coaches would have to hang up
the whistle on account of ul-
cers.) One season I had a coach
who suffered from a tom larynx
and was forced l:o learn sign lan-
guage so he could still instruct
his fifth graders when to should
steal, bunt, or run. Now that's
dedication!
One season there was a boy
on my
team
who was an abso-
lute monster. He was 6 feet tall
and about 300 pounds,
(OK,
without exaggeration he was 5'
7" tall and 350 pounds.) Ryan
was a large boy, especially con-
sidering he was only eleven
years old. That didn't matter to
my coach.
It was the championship game
and we were behind 2-3 going
into the last inning. With one
boy on base, and two outs, it
was Ryan's turn to hit. The
coach looked Ryan in the eyes
and gave him some lame advice
that Little League coaches are
famous for; "Just put your
weight behind it, Ryan!" Ryan
confidently walked out of the
dugout and headed to the plate.
Seven minutes later the game
was ready to begin.
The first pitch came in ...
"Strike one!" yelled the umpire.
Moments later the second ...
"Strike two!'' Ryan stood there
motionless.
By this point, all of the kids
were at the edge of the dugout.
We knew that a trip to Dairy
Queen was hanging in the bal-
ance. By the look in Ryan's eye
I think he knew it too. The
pitcher looked in to the catcher
,
trying his best to fight off the
persistent glare reflected off of
Ryan's asthma inhaler necklace
that was calmly swinging like a
pendulum.
The pitch came .
.
. Ryan swung
with all his might and hit the ball
deep! All of the parents stood
up in nervous jubilation. Ner-
vous because they were all pray-
ing that the ball would not hit
their car located in a parking lot
650 feet away. Running as hard
as he could around the bases,
Ryan finally made it to third and
was heading for home! Mean-
while the other team had located
the ball under a 1989 Oldsmobile
Tornado and fired the ball back
onto the field. The catcher
caught the ball and braced him-
self for the hit that Ryan was
prepared to give him.
The collision sent the catcher
airborne eight feet back into the
backstop. Other then that, I
couldn't tell you much more that
happened. A fierce debate was
occurring concerning whether
the catcher had held onto the
ball. Both managers tore out of
the dugout to plead their cases
to an umpire who was fourteen
years old. I suggested asking
the catcher if he had hung onto
the ball. The umpire swung out
his arms and yelled, "Safe! The
catcher dropped the ball. Ryan
is safe!" This led to a riot where
parents from both sides began
yelling and pushing each other.
After a half-hour of fighting the
dust settled and everyone be-
gan to leave the field. Well, ex-
cept for the poor umpire, who
had to wait patiently in our dug-
out until the police could give
him
an escort to his parents' car.
Little League Baseball at its fin-
est!
Lee Orthmann has battled
Valentines Day, Spring Break,
and now the National Pastime.
Tune in to see what subject he
will tackle next. My money is
on the Easter Bunny... 5 to 1
odds, anyone?
by
DER.lUCK.,~JONESll
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message
that the United
States
should
not be provoked.
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that
the Chinese
have
permanent
nation
ttaae
status
and
are
assured
~UI
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lllll
WTO,
it seems
ffleyl!
,
rn
und r
th
e
impression
that
they can do
what ever they please.
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pursuing
our
large
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theirquick,
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affaits,
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with
plans
to develop
a missile
defense system. China should
nm h
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an, problems withit
if
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get
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first.
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crap.
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Communist hands off
QUf
plane.
and
send
out personnel
home.
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TH£
CIRCLE
APRIL
5,
2001
A\1rts
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PAGE 8
Hardcore
legends
ABSOLUTE MADNESS!
Bane return to NYC Dodging the competition's balls
by
CHRISKNUDTSEN
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts based Bane
continued their tour proving
that they are one of the hardest
working bands in today's
hardcore scene as they head-
lined CBGBs on Sunday, April
1. The show robbed many, in-
cluding myself, of the opportu-
nity to participate in one of the
most enjoyable
holidays
but
priorities occasionally conflict.
There were no handbuzzers, pies
in the face, or whoopee cush-
ions but there were a plethora
of stagedives and highfives:
The closest thing resembling a
practical joke was when the
doors to CBs opened on time.
Shark Attack was the first
band on the bill and they were
phenomenal despite the general
lack of movement in the crowd
due to the relative lack of people
in the club who knew the band's
material. Bands like Shark At-
tack are rekindling a new move-
ment
(
or trend if you' re a pessi-
mist) in hardcore by returning
to an
-~school
sound of fast
guit~·and heavy break-
downs throughout a series of
short songs as opposed to the
more metallic sound of the late
90's hardcore. SA ripped
through their set quickly in or-
der to make room for the rest of
the bands on the venue but
they managed to squeeze in a
cover of Negative Approach,
one of the greatest hardcore
bands ever. Something tells me
that I'll
be seeing plenty of this
band over the next year.
A drastic change of pace fol-
lowed as Connecticut's Death
Threat mounted the two foot
high stage next with their
Madball-esque style of heavy
street hardcore. I'm hesitant to
call it "thugcore" because the
band was actually talented and
didn't seem to carry an over em-
phasized gangster mentality like
many bands of that genre. The
floor was split open into a
horseshoe shape as fans
charged from side to side
amongst
spinkicks
and
windmilling punches.
Between
songs about the band's reliance
on friends and family as inspi-
ration they covered songs by
former hardcore legends Chain
of Strength as well as a cover of
"Bombshell" by the infamous
punk-ska icons Operation Ivy.
Joining Shark Attack from the
sunny state of California was
Over My Dead Body who came
on third. This was probably the
best first impression I've ever
had of a band with the excep-
tion of last year's freak stroke
of luck when I got to see No
Justice. Over My Dead Body is
a positive straight-edge band
that is definitely going to get the
recognition they deserve.
Af-
ter hearing the
"ghost
of
CBGBs", who sounded a whole
lot like the band's soundman,
the band played a cover of "God
Save the Queen" by the Sex Pis-
See
BANE IN NYC, 9
A Skinl~
spring
break
by CHRIS YOUNG
Staff
Writer
Mexico, Daytona Beach, the
Caribbean Islands and Albany,
New York. The first three loca-
tions are where many college
kids spent their spring break.
In
terms of weather Albany may
not be as nice as the other cit-
ies, but once in a while it can
hold it's own in terms of enter-
tainment. March 15th was one
of these times.
That evening my friend Tim
and I journeyed up the
Thruway
to a small club called Valentines
to see a show. This was the first
show we've seen since we saw
Skinless, Dying Fetus and
Goatmass last July and oddly
enough, we were going to see
Skinless and Dying Fetus again.
Skinless is a local band and
I've been into their music since
late 1997. A kid from high school
let me borrow a compilation CD
that
had
them
on
it and I never
gave it back. The songs were
catchy and
heavy;
two qualities
that made me an instant fan. In
August of 1998, I got to see
Skinless live for the first time at
their debut CD release party for
"Progression Towards Evil".
That was an amazing night.
They gave away CDs, stickers
and other band paraphernalia.
Since then I've seen Skinless
numerous times and they al-
ways put on a great live show
and give away merchandise.
Thursday night's show was
routine for them but it was a
meaningful one as well. It was
the opening night of their month
long tour to support their new
album, "Foreshadowing our
Demise"
,
on
Relapse
Records.
Larger records stores across the
country are now carrying this
CD. Skinless are extremely hard
workers and they are reaping
the benefits of their efforts.
The show began with a band
from Schenectady called Se-
rene. My favorite part of their
set was during their sound
check when they played the
intro of the Obituary song "I'm
in Pain". The Canadian band
Gorguts was next to hit the
stage. They had some difficulty
setting up their equipment so
they had to shorten their set.
Gorguts is an old-school death
metal band that is fast and furi-
ous with many blast beats.
Baltimore's
Dying Fetus was
up next. I own all of their al-
bums
but hearing
the songs live
is so much better. Fetus typi-
cally does a good job of getting
the crowd
moving
and ener-
gized with this show being no
different.
New singer Vince
Matthews,
formerly of Mucous
Membrane
and Sadistic Tor-
ment, said that he thought Al-
bany has the craziest scene he
has ever seen. They played
songs from their newest CD
"Destroy the Opposition", also
on
Relapse,
as well as many old
favorites.
Skinless finally
took the
stage
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picked up by Akk:laim which led
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graphics are weak compared to
what.we see
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NES games
break through
the
barriers of
what Gamepro
Magazine
once called
the
"Fun
Factor" and
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Dodge Ball
is
no
exception.
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is
a
slightly rare NES game, Super
Dodge Ball tends
to retail at
FuncoLand and other used
video game
i,tores for about
$25.00.
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up at Dragon's Den on route 9
for about five bucks.
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you
have an NES
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this
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yard sale or
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They opened up with the title
track of their new CD and the
crowd was out
of
control.
Skin-
less never disappoints. You can
always count on them for an
awesome, high quality live per-
formance. Vocalist Sherwood
Webber had complete control of
the audience that night telling
them to mosh,
circle
pit, do the
tornado, and even make an 11-
year-old
kid crowd surf. Bass-
ist Joe Keyser was just as furi-
ous. He wrestled Sherwood and
even prompted some crowd
members to do the same. Bob
Beaulac, the drummer, was in-
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APRIL 5, 2001
!Samoan Speaks
byMARKSMITH
Staff Writer
Opening Day is gone but the
Samoan is here to guide you
through this years front runners
in the National League.
NLEAST
Haven't we seen this race be-
fore?
The Braves and the Mets are
still the only contenders in the
NL East worthy of consider-
ation. The Braves didn't make
any big off-season moves, but
they remain the team to beat.
The Braves still won the East
last year despite missing Javy
Lopez, Quilvio Veras, and big-
game pitcher John Smoltz. They
will all be back for the season,
and they will still feature the
improving tandem of Rafael
Furcal and Andruw Jones.
All of this makes the Braves a
different and better team than
the one that lost in last year's
playoffs to the Cardinals. All in
all, the Braves will be potent this
year offensively and defen-
sively, which spells trouble for
th.x#ets.
~~!ltets
added Kevin Appier
to the rotation to replace the
departing Mike Hampton.
Appier had 15 wins last year, but
he also brings an ERA that is
second highest on the staff and
a WHIP that is third highest on
the staff. He's also neveI
pitched in the NL before. That
could be bad or good depend-
ing on batters hit him and the
adjustments Appier makes.
The offense will have to piek
up the slack to compensate for
a weaker rotation.
If
Appier is
solid, then the Mets will have a
good chance to play in Octo;
ber, ifhe doesn't, it will be along
season.
NLCENTRAL
The St. Louis Cardinals re-
tooled their pitching staff and
made it even stronger with the
addition of Dustin Hermanson.
Their biggest question will be
whether Rick Ankiel can regain
consistent control of his
change-up.
If
Ankiel can't get
it together, 16-game winner
Garrett Stephenson will come
out of the pen to start. Not a
bad replacement.
Last year, I said to watch
Ankiel because he was for real.
With the exception of his
postseason problems he was.
This year watch pitcher Matt
Morris. Morris has great stuff,
and he looked solid out of the
pen last year. The Cards' of-
fense will cover up any short-
comings the pitching has dur-
ing the season but the combi-
nation should take them all the
way to the World Series.
· The rest of the Central is a
jumble of maybes. Maybe the
Astros will recover psychologi-
cally from last y~ar•s nightmare
THE CIRCLE
Sports
of a season. Maybe Cincinnati's
pitching will step up and their
hitters will recover. Maybe the
Brewers will put together their
talent and make a run. Maybe,
maybe,
maybe ...
.
NL WEST
The
Giants are still the Class
of
the West. They still have a
potent lineup. with Kent and
Bon.ds leading the way. Their
pitching is suspect until you get
to closer Robb Nen who was
hands down the best in base-
ball last year. Manager Dusty
Baker will once again find a way
to overcome his team's short-
comings and win the
division
again.
The Dodgers pose an interest-
ing conundrum. They have
great talent offensively and
pitching wise, but their chemis-
try is a cancer that seems to eat
deeper each year. They poten-
tially have the best rotation in
baseball with Kevin Brown,
Chan Ho Park, Darren Dreifort,
Andy Ashby, and a solid closer.
They have a nasty middle of the
batting order with Sheffield,
Green, and Karros.
Rookie manager Jim Tracy in-
herits a team blessed physically,
but battered mentally.
If
he can
heal their psychological wounds
and get them to play to their
potential, they have a chance at
~,j_nning t,!ie _givision.
Tmcksurviv~longdayat WSPoint
by
ROBMcGUINNF.S.S
Staff Writer
The men's and women's track
teams had another strong early
season meet, with several ath-
letes recording seasonal best or
personal best times at the West
Point Invitational Saturday.
Forty-four teams participated in
the 11-hour meet at West Point's
Shea Stadium, located on the
banks of the Hudson River on
the campus of the United States
Military Academy.
Highlights from the men's
team include several strong per-
formances in the hurdles and
field events. Senior co--captain
Denis McManus made the fi-
nals in the long and triple jump,
placing eighth in the long jump
with a season best performance
of 21 feet, five inches and plac-
ing fifth in the triple jump (43-2).
"Denis had another solid
day," men's coach Pete Colaizzo
said. "He is really establishing
himself as one of the better col-
legiate jumpers in the region."
In the throwing events, fresh-
man Adam Waterbury recorded
a personal best in the discus
with a throw of 127-10, and
freshman Frank Lauria made his
collegiate debut in the throws,
placing 17th in the javelin with
a toss of 142-5.
"The addition of Frank makes
our throws team more well
rounded," Colaizzo said. "The
more events we can cover, the
better off we'
II
be in the cham-
pionship meets at the end of the
year
.
"
On the track, indoor hurdle
school record holder Eli Bisnett-
Cobb placed 16th overall in the
110-meter high hurdles with a
time of 15 .88, and freshman Jared
Apraharnian made his collegiate
debut in the same event, with a
performance of 16.14.
"It was great to see Jared get
back on the track after battling
injuries through the winter,"
Colaizzo said. "And Eli is clos-
ing in on that school record
(15.66), which he can hopefully
get in the next few meets."
Highlights from the distance
races
include
Chris
McCloskey's seasonal-best
( 4:04.40) 11th perfonnance and
junior Pat Driscoll's 16th place
(4:05.40) finish in the 1500m.
McCloskey, who is in the midst
of a comeback from knee ten-
donitis, returned later in the meet
to run 1 :57. 73 in the 800m.
"Chris and Pat form a nice one-
two punch in the middle dis-
tances for us," Colaizzo said of
Mccloskey and Driscoll, who
generally finish within a second
of each other in the 800m and
1500mraces.
Junior Brian Perrella placed
second in the 3000m steeple-
chase, with a time of 9:41.8.
Perrella's performance was the
highest Marist men's finish in
Saturday's meet.
"This race was a positive step
for Brian," Colaizzo said. "His
form was impeccable and he
raced aggressively
.
It was defi-
nitely a race to build on for him."
Racing under the stadium
lights, with temperatures in the
thirties, the 5000-meter contin-
gent featured a number of note-
worthy performances, including
that of senior co--captain Greg
Salamone, who placed sixth with
a seasonal best time of 15:26.8.
Sophomore Jamal Padgett fin-
ished in 15:32.5, a 15-second
personal best. Several other
Marist runners had personal
best performances, including
Chris Salamone (16:04.5), Gilby
Hawkins
(16: 12.1), Jason Grady
(16:
17 .2), Brando Valencia
(16:38.5) and Charlie Williams
(17:03.5).
The women
'-s
team also had a
number of athletes run personal
best performances in the 5000
meter run Saturday, as Liza
Grudzinski (18:28.74), Jen Klier
(18:58.61) and Jackie DeMaio
(19:49.82) all finished in the top
half of the field in running their
best times.
Junior Jen Stewart broke her
own outdoor record in the triple
jump with a 34-0.5 performance,
and Susan Golden (4th ,
2: 17.36), Leanne Bolingbroke
(2:22.14), Grace Lafemina
(2:24.50) and senior captain
Megan Bruno (2:31.90) finished
in the top 18 in the 800m out of a
field of 70 competitors.
Other noteworthy perfor-
mances from the women's races
included
freshman
Jenn
Rosenblatt's 7th place (4:55
.
57)
finish in the 1500m and the
fourth place effort of the 4x400
team of Nicole Thompson,
Krissy Rhorer, Bolingbroke and
Golden (4:11.21).
This weekend, the track team
will compete in the Sam Howell
Invitational at Princeton Univer-
sity.
PAGE 11
Men's tennis continu~
to build 01001entu01
bySCOTIDFSIERE
Staff Writer
When the teams from the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
ence (MAAC) gather at the
Americana Tennis Club in
Fishkill, NY later this month for
the conference championships,
there will be one question on
everyone's mind. Can anyone
stop the Red Foxes from Marist?
Continuing to thoroughly
dominate the rest of the compe-
tition in the MAAC, Marist has
jumped out to a 5-0 record in the
conference, and appears to be
in terrific shape to compete for
a third straight conference
championship.
"Our team is peaking and we
are looking forward to a three-
peat," said head coach Tim
Smith.
Led by the singles tandem of
sophomore Patrick Hofer and
freshman Michael Sowter, the
Red Foxes won a pair of
matches this past weekend, de-
feating Loyola 6-1 on Saturday
and topping the University of
Rhode Island on Saturday by
the same 6-1 count.
"Sowter and Hofer are a big
part of this team," said Smith.
"'They bring tournament experi-
ence from top junior college pro-
grams, and Hofer's work ethic
is contagious. They have given
our team a terrific one-two
punch at the top."
Marist's overall record now
stands at 9-8 as they prepare for
upcoming conference matches
against Sienna on Thursday and
Fairfield on Tuesday. Don't be
fooled by those eight losses,
however
.
"That record is deceiving be-
cause of our schedule - our
losses are to Ivy League and Big
East teams coming from huge
programs
that are loaded with
talent," said Smith. "We'd be
15-4 if we played the schedule
that the other teams in our con-
ference play."
Is
that to say that the teams in
the MAAC do not play out of
conference schedules compa-
rable to Marist's?
"Are you kidding?" remarked
Smith. "Not even close. Not at
all. Nobody in the MAAC plays
teams like us."
In addition to the duo at the
top, the team is anchored by the
experience of junior captain
Patrick Dahnert, junior Juan
Delgado, and sophomore Rael
"Our
team
is
peak-
ing
and
we
are look-
ing forward to a
three-peat."
Tim Smith
Men's tennis coach
Jones. They have also been
given a boost by the addition
of freshman Alex
Ilchenko.
"Alex has given us a big lift,"
said Smith. "He has been a tre-
mendous addition to this team."
Smith says that anyone who
thinks that a third straight
MAAC championship is a for-
gone conclusion is mistaken.
"Both St. Peter's and Manhat-
tan have the ability to win the
MAAC because the both re-
turned most of their top players
and both have solid depth,"
commented Smith. "We have
not seen either of these teams
yet but I have a feeling
Man-
hattan is going to be the team
to beat for us."
Part
of the reason is for the
success of the program is the
relentless recruiting of the
team's head coach.
"Today alone I spoke with
kids from California, Iowa,
Florida and Long Island," said
Smith. "The players want to
come to Marist now. And its
not like we're competing for
these guys with nobodies.
We're competing against
schools like San Diego State,
the University oflowa, and the
University ofAorida."
"And we don't even have ten-
nis courts on our campus," said
Smith.
The coach said, however, that
the school wants to and plans
to bring courts to the campus,
and that it is just a matter of find-
ing the right time and the right
location.
Smith feels his team has
earned it, both on and off of the
courts.
"I'm
proud of the fact that, not
only does this team excel on the
court, but off it as well," said
Smith. "We had the highest
grade point average of any team
at this school with a 3.4. Our
program epitomizes what a stu-
dent-athlete is all about."
Softball washed out
Softball has had a tough time getting
in
games lately.
After
sweeping a doubleheader (6-0, _,-11 against
Binghamton
last Tuesday, the team's last three games
have been
rained
out. The team was rained out last
Thursday
at
Fordham
andin
both games of the tourna-
ment at Princeton this past weekend. St. Francis de-
scended on North Field
yesterday;
results were unavail-
able at press time. Softball begins conference play at
Manhattan at noon on Saturday before hosting
three
consecutive conference opponents (Rider on Sunday,
Siena next Tuesday, and Fairfield next Thursday).









































In its IO wins so far this
season, baseball has
scored at least eight runs
in nine of them.
APRIL 5, 2001
They Said
It
"[Chris Tracz] has a
tremendous attitude and
aptitude to get better." -
John Szefc, baseball head
coach
PAGE 12
Solid pitching leads baseball over Fairfield
byPEfERPALMIERI
Asst. Sports Editor
What a difference a week
makes.
After dropping two games out
of three to the Niagara Purple
Eagles, the Marist baseball team
came storming back to win five
out of six games in the past
week of play.
The Red Foxes won three non-
conference games, and took two
games out of three against
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
ence (MAAC) foe Fairfield Uni-
versity. The victories give
Marist a
14-
7.-
l overall record
and 6-3 conference record. The
team is tied for first place with
LeMoyne College (2- l in the
MAAC) in winning percentage.
On March
31,
Marist split a
double-header against Fairfield
at Mccann Baseball Field. The
Red Foxes dominated the
opener, scoring six runs in each
of the first two innings and ulti-
mately scored 19 runs on 21 hits.
Sophomore Pete Kruger led the
way for the Marist attack, total-
ing nine RBI, including a three-
run home run in the second in-
ning and a grand slam in the
seventh. Freshman Chris Tracz
pitched seven innings, allowing
three runs and fanning 12 Stags.
Tracz is now
4-0
on the season.
In the second game, Marist
held a 4-3 lead into the last in-
ning, before Fairfield evened up
the score on a RBI single by
Matt Fratturelli. Matt Ciardelli
scored on an error by the Marist
defense in the top of the eighth
inning to give Fairfield the vic-
tory. Marist allowed two un-
earned runs to cross the plate
in the game.
Mari st received great pitching
from junior Tim Bittner and
sophomore Ryan Kondratowicz
in the rubber game of the series.
Bittner gave up one unearned
run and struck out 11 Fairfield
batters to earn the victory.
Kondratowicz pitched two in-
nings of scoreless baseball,
striking out
three
to earn his first
save of the season. Bittner also
drove in the first run of the game
for the Red Foxes in the first in-
ning, scoring junior Anthony
Bocchino. Sophomore Derek
Randell scored the game win-
ning run on an errant throw from
Fairfield's Eddie McCrann in the
fifth inning.
Mari st head coach John Szefc
was happy with the way his
team played against Fairfield.
"We played pretty well
throughout the series," said
Szefc. "Even in the loss we
played well, but blew the lead.
Things like that are going to
happen and you can't let it drag
you down. Tracz pitched great
and we got tremendous pitch-
ing
from
Bittner
and
Kondratowicz on Sunday."
Prior to the Fairfield series,
Marist traveled to Philadelphia
to take on St. Joseph's on March
27
and hosted Yale on March
28.
Halted by darkness, the Red
Foxes defeated the Hawks in
seven innings, 10-8. Marist
continued its winning ways the
next day, defeating the Bull-
dogs, 5-3.
After suffering a setback
against Niagara on the previous
weekend, winning its next three
games and five out of its last six
was important for the Red Foxes,
according to Szefc.
"Although
it
was early in the
season, the Niagara series
served as a wake up call for us,"
said Szefc. "It let us know that
we have to be mentally prepared
to play hard. We learned from
that series and it will be benefi-
cial to us down the road."
Despite some early season dif-
ficulties from the pitching staff
and the team's defense, the
team took a step in the right di-
rection in the last six games, ac-
cording to Szefc.
"We're making fewer errors
and progressively playing bet-
ter," said Szefc. "Our pitchers
are keeping the defense in the
game by throwing strikes. Ev-
erything is coming together
nicely."
According to Szefc, the team
is a work in progress. Every
game proves to be an improve-
ment in every aspect of the
team,
but most notably pitching and
PHOTO CREDIT/Ca11isle Stockton
Tim Bittner's pitching and hitting led baseball over Fairfield on Sunday.
defense.
The team has played two of
the lower ranked teams in the
league and struggled against
Niagara who owns a
3-2
MAAC
record.
However, despite
rankings, Szefc said that his
team has been challenged and
is playing well.
"Fairfield has six conference
losses, but they have decent
arms, and this year's Niagara
team is the best that I've seen
in five years," he said. "Some
of these teams are not thought
of has top team's in the league
but they are talented and we
have been tested."
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splits
byPEIERMOYLAN
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One of the more thrilling mo-
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.1
ments in sports is when a player
seizes the moment. Whether it
be a huge defensive play or an
all out offensive barrage, when
one player takes it upon himself
to go above and beyond the call
of duty it is truly a sight to be-
hold.
On Saturday, Junior Paul
Donohue seized his moment
and scored an impressive seven
goals in the Marist 12-
7
win over
Boston College.
Whatwasanimportantgame
to say for the Red Foxes turned
into what might be seen as a
defining game. Both teams
played a fast paced game, which
in the end favored the Red
Foxes, but was exciting to say
the least.
Donohue gave a taste of what
was to come just seconds into
the game when he was able to
find the back of the net off of a
nice pass from Ryan McCue.
Donohue would hook up with
McCue again en route to a four
goal first quarter.
"I was getting the ball right
where I wanted it and I was able
to get good shots on goal," said
Donohue.
The second quarter would be
more of the same for Marist, with
Donohue scoring two more
goals.
"Paul was just on fire," says
Ryan McCue. "They (Boston
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Paul Donohue starred in men's la_crossse victory over Boston Qollege.
College) didn't know how to
stop him."
Donohue would eventually
score one more goal in the third
quarter to give the Red Foxes a
comfortable 10-2 lead. The
fourth quarter would see a mild
rally by Boston College as they
tried to claw back in, but thanks
to the efforts of Donohue and
other standouts, such as
Mccue who finished with two
goals and two assists and Brian
Schumeyer who played a great
game in goal, Marist was able
to secure the victory. It should
also be added that the defense
as a whole played a terrific game,
allowing few good shot oppor-
tunities for the Eagles.
Marist must now hit the road
for tough games against St.
Joseph's and St. Mary's in
which their future for the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) Tournament could
be
decided. Although the Marist
record now stands at 1-2 in the
MAAC, wins during the road
trip are pivotal.
"We have to come back with
this road trip with two wins,"
said Jim Mekovetz. "St. Joe's
won the MAAC last year, but
we can play with them and the
same can
be
said for St. Mary's."
byMIKEDRECHSEL
Staff Writer
The Red Foxes needed
a
con-
fidence booster after getting
beaten badly m the past two
games by a combined score of
34-6. Beginning the season at
1--
the Women's Lacrosse
team
, 11s
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for a
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but their
wishes
came true
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the
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back the lead at •
7
Her team-
ma
senior
capt
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Pam
Brown, then scored a ninth goal
for
Marist, which
put
the game
c
1 ,,.
in hands
1,
the Red
Foxes.
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· m ~hi h four
g11.
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and one
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along
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line mate
Brown also punching in two of
herown. SeniorGoalie
ri~ty
Uellendahl also had a fine game
in between the pipes, · the
fi~
uaJ
ended up 11- in
fa
t
ofMarist. The Red Foxes moved
'" an even record
in hope
of
eclipsing their
.500
record, but
it
would not stand for
long.
The Wagner College
Seahawks strolled into town for
the ladies' first home game
of
the season. The tone was set
from the opening face~off as to
this
game
would tum
out
The Seahawks
held
Marist
• 1..:111 ,
k
in the first
half,
while
It.
Im
in
four
unanswere~
goals of their
own.
Although the Foxes were
down at the half, they
crune out
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the ccond
as
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re nudh Ider Kelly Sullivan
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the
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giving
Marist hope
a second half
comeback.
llo
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back was to no
1 ll
as the
Seahawks set forth another un-
stoppable charge that setback
the Red Foxes into a ,_ hole
they could never climb out
01
Dina Gregory and freshman
attack Maria
Reoch
did
fire back
two goals
,11
their
own
for
wrist.
but Wagner was just too
much, finally putting the game
away
by
scoriqg two more goals
and defeating the lady Red
Foxes
Q_-t
Uellendahl once
again had a fine game in net
making eight saves, but it was
1
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enough to pull out the