Khamran Khan
addresses
audience at
"Islam, the
Region, and the
J
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d
e o -
Christian
perspective."
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Scott Perrell ,
sophomore, is
preparing for a
series
of
debates
sponsored by
the
Mari st
College Debate
Team.
Volume 55 Issue 6
November 15, 2001
pg. 8
Fatal accident claims life of student
PHOTO CREDIT/ BRIDGET TRACY
& KERRY
CORREDINE
A life taken too soon: Nicole
Avery will be remembered by
friends and family for her warm
personality.
by JENNIFERC.HAGGER'IY
Assistant News Editor
&
STACEYCASWEIL
Editorial Assistant
A heavy silence embodied
Marist's campus after a tragic ac-
cident took the life of one student.
Nicole Avery,
19, ofHuntington
Station, Suffolk County, died in a
one-car accident early Sunday
morning, according to the
Poughkeepsie Journal.
At about 4:25 a.m., Avery was a
passenger in a car driven by
VmcentPiccirillo, 20, ofNaugatuck,
Conn., when the car collided with
a telephone pole on Noxon Road
in the town of LaGrange.
She was pronounced dead about
7:30 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital in
the town of Poughkeepsie.
Piccirillo has been charged with
Marist money may
move across Route 9
by JENNIFERC.HAGGER'IY
Assistant News Editor
Marist money may no longer be
limited to the Marist college cam-
pus.
Beginning next Sept., Marist
money may be available at various
stores along Route 9, according to
Anthony Campilii, CFO and Vice
President ofBusiness
& Financial
Affairs.
"We're looking into providing
more variety and opportunities to
students," he said.
Gone would be the days of hav-
ing to carry cash. Marist money
would have the ability to be used
for other items outside the student
store, the cabaret, or the laundry
rooms.
The reason for the current delay
of implementing the debit-card-like
service off campus is due to
Marist's current technology. The
software used for Marist money is
not reliable for high traffic.
"We are not convinced of the ac-
curacy of the software," said
Campilii.
September 2002 is the estimated
target date for this service to be
made available off campus.
There have already been re-
quests made by both McDonald's
and K
& D Deli to provide the ser-
vice to Marist students. Citgo is
another store that would be in-
cluded if interested.
"The chances are we will hit all
vendors to ask if they want to par-
ticipate or not," said Campilii.
Keith Hoffnagle, head ofK & D
Deli, is interested in expanding their
business to include this service.
"[We have] more of a variety of
items to sell to students, and the
quality of the food is better."
However, would prices be driven
up for prospective Marist Money
customers?
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Marist Money, 3
Library welcomes night owls
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Editor-in-Chief
The Cannovino Library has an-
nounced new hours of operation
for all students on campus. The
library will now be open from 8 am
to 1 am on Monday through Thurs-
day, 8 am to 6 pm on Friday, and 10
am to 6 pm on Saturday. Sunday
hours will be from 12 noon to 1 am.
The Student Government Asso-
ciation and the Cannavino Library
staff, both of whom wished to make
the library more available to stu-
dents, brought about this new ar-
rangement of open library hours.
"I think it's a great idea," said
Dennis Benamati, Library Director.
"It gives students more time to
study in a quiet area on campus."
"The Student' Government is
very happy that the library now has
extended hours. This means more
See ...
Later Hours, 3
driving while intoxicated and crimi-
nally negligent homicide. He was
released on bail and was scheduled
to appear in LaGrange town court
on Tuesday the same day that
Avery's wake was held in Hunting-
ton Station.
The college campus became
aware of Avery's death late Sun-
day morning, and a special prayer
service was held in the school's
chapel later that day.
Kathryn Muller, a sophomore, at-
tended the mass. "I didn't know
her, but it was so sad to see every-
one crying and going through all
that pain."
Students who reside in Marian
Hall where Avery lived remain
shocked.
"I couldn't believe it. It's one of
those thing you hear about but
never really think about it happen-
ing so close," said Brendan
Grimaldi, a Marian RA.
Students that knew Avery re-
member her with nothing less than
admiration. Shannon Mchale and
Jaime Kruger, two friends that lived
with her in Marion, said, " She had
such a great personality. You could
always count on her for a good
laugh. Losing her made us all real-
ize how quickly life can change."
Co-worker, close friend and
neighbor, Sophia Konstantinea
shared the same sentiment.
"Nicole wasn't only a beautiful
girl, she was a beautiful person.
She will forever be in our hearts.
There's nothing to say except that
we love her, and that will never
change."
Both Kruger and Konstantinea
worked at an off-campus restau-
rant with Avery.
Even those who were not close
with Avery felt the loss. Sopho-
more Alexis Falzone said, "She was
just incredible; insanely friendly,
beautiful, sweet, and so much fun
to be around. I might not have been
really good friends with her, but she
will definitely be in my heart for a
long, long time."
Investigators said they were
looking into where Piccirillo and
Avery were Saturday night and
where Piccirillo may have obtained
alcohol. Millbrook state police said
they were awaiting the results of
alcohol-blood test performed on
Piccirillo.
The funeral mass for Avery will
be held today at St. Elizabeth's
Church in South Huntington.
Roommate and close friend
Bridget Tracy said, "We're going
to miss her terribly."
PHOTO CREDIT/ NEW YORK TIMES.COM
The body of a crumpled A300 airbus lies strewn about the Rockaways region in Queens.
Terror strikes residential area
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Editor-ill-Chief
New York was hit with tragedy
once again, as an A 300 airbus head-
ing for the Dominican Republic
crashed into the Rockaways in
Queens on Monday morning.
The flight, carrying 260 people,
had just taken off from nearby John
F.
Kennedy Airport, when it took a
nose-dive in the Queens residen-
tial area. Five houses were burnt
to the ground, and five people are
now reported missing from the
ground, according to New York
City mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Witnesses reported seeing the
plane fall apart in pieces, noting
that both engines and possibly a
wing were seen plummeting to the
ground. Such testimony, as well
as further investigation, has led the
National Transit Safety Board to
conclude the crash was the result
of mechanical failure, not terrorism
or sabotage.
The community of Belle Harbor
was especially hard-hit by the Sep-
tember 11 attacks, as the area is a
blue-collar region, having lost 70
firefighters and police officers in
total.
Bridges, tunnels, and subways
were shut down all of Monday, as
investigators and reporters
struggled to understand how
Flight 587 met its fiery demise. Cir-
cuit lines were busy throughout
New York City, eerily mirroring a
Tuesday morningjust two months
before.
Local airports were shut down
throughout the morning, but re-
sumed operations on Tuesday.
Bridges, funnels, and subways
have since resumed services.
"I think that it is a horrible acci-
dent with incredibly ill timing," said
junior Don Sommer. Senior Nick
Corbo echoed these sentiments.
"Before I even pondered if it was a
terrorist attack, I remembered that
some of my friends' families live in
that area. I immediately called them
to which, thankfully, they assured
me their parents were ok."





























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Question of the Week
What do you like most about Thanksgiving?
"Spending time with family and "Sitting down on the couch after
watching football."
dinner and watching football."
Eric Rozea
Freshman
Eric Erler
Junior
"Having a lot of food and
seeing family."
Taylor Conger
Sophomore
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1113 Sunday
While Major League Baseball is
thinking of getting rid of two of
their teams, some Marist students
may be looking to start their own
ball club. On Nov. 3 it was reported
to Security that there was a major
theft at the first base dugout on
the baseball field. A total of about
$97 5 worth of equipment was sto-
len from the equipment shack.
According to security reports, the
padlock was cut giving easy entry
into the storage area. The stolen
equipment included 2 full sets of
catcher's gear, 5 batting helmets, 5
fungo bats, 5 batting helmets bear-
ing the Marist logo and 5 dozen
game balls.
1117 Wednesday
The same dugout was broken into
again, and another report was filed
on Nov. 7 at about 7:45 a.m. The
shack was broken into the same
way as on Nov. 3, but this time
about $1300 worth of equipment
was stolen. The equipment in-
cluded 6 baseball bats, 8 dozen
practice balls, 3 wooden fungo bats,
4 dozen dimpled yellow balls, 4
batting helmets and a set of bases.
A couple of kids were spotted
hanging around the field at night,
but no information was found to
connect them to the thefts. The
town of Poughkeepsie police are
also investigating the situation.
There is no word yet on when the
thieves will be holding tryouts for
their new team either.
1117 Wednesday
A Gartland E-block resident called
Security on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at
about 1: 10 a.m. with reporting a lar-
ceny. $300 was allegedly stolen form
the student's desk drawer that
evening. There were several stu-
dents entering and exiting the apart-
ment that night so the student was
unable to determine who the thief is.
Police were also called, but no fur-
ther information has been found. For
the time being, the sttident may want
to switch over to a conventional wal-
let to store his money.
1117 Wednesday
At about 1:15 a.m. on Nov. 7 there
was a request for an ambulance to
respond to a student in Midrise. The
male student was suffering a respira-
tory attack and was transferred to St.
Francis Hospital for treatment by
means ofFairview Ambulance.
1119 Friday
The Champagnat laundry room suf-
fered some damage yet again on Nov.
9. Much like in late October, a stu-
dent apparently forced entry into the
room through a window, and on his/
her way in, swung into the fluores-
cent lights causing them to crash to
the ground and shatter.
It
is not
known who the culprit is.
1119 Friday
A young woman was complaining of
feeling faint and light-headed before
collapsing in the Dyson Center on
Nov. 9 at 1 :00 p.m. Fairview
Am-
bulance was called and trans-
ported the young woman to St.
Francis Hospital where she was
treated.
1119 Friday
At about 2:30 p.m. on Friday,
two males were observed walk-
ing out of the library with a metal
chair from the library cafe. Secu-
rity was called to act on the situ-
ation.
The chair thieves were spotted
by security in the Lowell Tho-
mas parking lot with the stolen
sitting apparatus in hand. Upon
questioning, the two males
claimed that they had permission
from a lady in the cafe. They later
changed their story and said
they had permission from a man
in a suit who was later identified
as President Murray. The males
then said that they had taken the
chair because they wanted to
photograph it. Security investi-
gated the car, but no camera was
found.
Police were called on to the
scene as well, but they did not
want to arrest the two males.
Security felt differently so lar-
ceny charges have been filed.
According to Director of Safety
and Security Joe Leary, all of the
necessary paper work has been
filed, and they are pursuing the
charges. According to security
reports, the two males were vis-
iting a Marist student and attend
Bennington College in
Bennington, VT.
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Check out the original Open Mic This funny man has also opened
Night on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the for famous acts like Adam Sandler,
Cabaret. The event kicks off at 9:30 Chris Rock and Tommy Davidson.
p.m. and will feature performances He will be appearing in the Cabaret
by Steve Black from The Money, on Friday, Nov. 16 at 9:00 p.m.
Jeff Stent and Dustin Wallace from Admission is free with a valid
The Projeckt and Jeff Bemer from Marist ID and free food and bever-
Busticate. The event is open to all ages will be served.
Marist students, there is no cover
and there will be free food. To re-
serve a spot to play e-mail
rockmarist@hotmail.com.
Especially in this time of national
tragedy, it is important to help out
however we can, and giving blood
is an easy way to contribute. There
will be a blood drive on campus on
Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 :30 a.m.
until 5 :00 p.m. in the PAR For more
information call Eddie at extension
5714 or Maryanne at extension
4869. Walk-ins are also encour-
aged.
Curious about animal rights?
Come see The Witness, a heart-
warming, award-winning docu-
mentary about one man's realiza-
tion of the importance of compas-
sion. The event will feature free
snacks and beverages as well as a
round table discussion headed by
Maxwell Schnurer of the Commu-
nication Department. The event
will take place on Thursday, Nov.
15 at 7:00 p.m. in the PAR and is
sponsored by the Marist Animal
Rights Ninjas.
The SPC Comedy Club presents
the humor of Brad Lowery. He has
appeared on A&E's Caroline's
Comedy Hour, Star Search and
NBC's Showtime at the Apollo.
Are you interested in working on
the yearbook? Join the Reynard
staffi For more information you
can call Liz, the Class of2002 Presi-
dent for more information at exten-
sion 4338 or in the SGA office at
extension 2206. You can also e-
mail
her
at
Lizhammond28@hotmail.com. Feel
free to attend the general meetings
on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the
SGAoffice.
Stem Cell Research - How Much
is Too Much? Is someone you
know dying from an incurable dis-
ease? Recent developments in
stem cell research have provided
hope for those suffering from cur-
rently untreatable illnesses. Such
research involves the use of hu-
man embryos as a source of stem
cells. Should researchers go so far
as to intentionally create life with
the intent of destroying it? These
issues will be addressed by The
School of Science Capping Class
on Dec. 4 at 7 :30 p.m. in Donnelly
Room 225. All are welcome to at-
tend.
The annual Thanksgiv.ing food
drive will be running through Fri-
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Islamic forum identifies c_..,.,_.. __
concerns
by STACEY CASWELL
Editorial Assistant
Cultural perspectives mingled
together in an attempt to under-
stand the September
11th
atrocities
at a forum based on understand-
ing on Wednesday, November 7t1i,
"Islam, The Region, and the Judeo-
Christian Perspective" opened
many eyes in the Nelly Goletti The-
ater.
Ten speakers, eight of which
were ofMiddleastern descent, of-
fered their views about Islam and
the Afghani culture, foreign policy
issues with the United States, and
how they felt about how their lives
had been affected by the acts of
terrorism that occurred in the
United States.
"The aim of the program was for
people to come together, just like
the nation came together, and talk
about the different viewpoints and
perspe~ti\i'es,,
and also to discuss
what the' root of the problem is,"
said Khamran Khan, CIO and Vice
President for Information Technol-
ogy. Khan was responsible for
putting together the program and
designating speakers to sit on the
panel.
" We were looking at the scope
of the actual presentation and so
what we wanted was to have di-
versity. Because it was 'Islam, the
region and the Judao-Christian
Perspective,' I felt that first of all,
we wanted to do this within our
community." said Khan.
Among the Marist faculty that
spoke at the event were Artin
Arslanian, Vice President for Aca-
demic Affairs, Shala Kia, Adjunct
Professor of Political Science,
Naseer Alomari, Assistant Profes-
sor of Teacher Education and Rev-
erend Richard LaMorte, a campus
minister.
They were joined by Gloria
Ghedini, a Spanish instructor at
Dutchess Community College,
Imam Slahuddin Muhammad of the
Islamic Learning Center of Orange
County and Rabbi Jonathan Case,
of the Temple Beth-El in
Poughkeepsie. Each person of-
fered a different view of the reli-
gion oflslam, ranging from the view
oflife under the Taliban in Afghani-
stan to the customs that the reli-
gion supports.
During his speech, Rabbi
Jonathan Kayes said, " It begins
here ... the wellspring of the heart
The next issue of The Circle
will not be released until
December 6, 2001.
Later hours extend library study ...
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time to study and work on group
projects. We look forward to work-
ing with more student concerns
and making more improvements in
every aspect ofMarist to better suit
the student's needs during the
course of the year. Please do not
hesitate to address your needs to
any member ofSGA and we will do
our best to
mak~
improvements
where it counts," said Michelle
Slesinski, Director of Public Rela-
tions.
Most students are pleased that
the library is now staying open
longer on weeknights. Few stu-
dents have made full use of the li-
brary until closing time, but
Benamati hopes that more students
will come when they are informed
of the extended hours.
Some students, however, are con-
cerned about the cutback of week-
end hours. "That's not good for
students who study instead of
drinking on the weekends," said
Kris Myers, a junior. "Why can't
they be open every night until 1
am?"
Weekend hours were cut back to
allow the library to stay open later
during the week, according to
Benamati. There are not enough
resources to keep the library open
for very long hours every day.
Marist Money seeks new home ...
From 1
Campilii said it would not; both
the businesses and Marist would
invest a portion of the money to
install the technology needed. It
should also not affect the prices of
goods to allow for a kickback to
Marist.
For example, a cheeseburger at
McDonald's should not rise in
price to account for Marist's trans-
action fee.
A portion of what students pay
would go directly to Marist. A $2
purchase would let Marist acquire
anywhere from a two to twenty
cents profit.
Interestingly enough, the goods
purchased would not be itemized
for Marist. The only information
provided would be the total amount
of money spent in the store.
David Brangaitis, a sophomore
at Marist, is impressed with the
idea. "It'd be great for the local
businesses, but it would also make
things more 'Marist-centric."'
However, while the idea may seem
popular, others are not particularly
moved by it. "I don't see myself
using it that much, but I think it's a
good idea because it's easier than
cash," said Vanessa Tregenza,
sophomore.
According to Campilii, this ser-
vice would provide more conve-
nience to students and more busi-
ness across the street.
"We are working on it right now
and exploring who is interested,"
said Campilii.
is that which connects all of us."
He encouraged others not to fill
themselves with rage, but to allow
peace to enter their being.
These views were comple-
mented by the views of three stu-
dents. Rita Saleh, a student at
Dutchess Community College
came to the event to voice her opin-
ions and frustration over the treat-
ment of Muslims by Americans,
and what could be done to improve
the situation.
"The American media haven't
been our allies," Saleh said. Since
her mother wears the hijab, or the
ritual Islamic head covering, Rita
says that often she fears for the
safety of her mother and for her-
self
Two other students that were
active voices in the forum were
Chris Knudtsen and Raji Mosa,
both students of Marist College.
They were asked by their profes-
sors to speak based upon their
knowledge of current affairs and
their reactions to the atrocities of
September
11th.
Knudtsen spoke
about taking responsibility for our
own actions, while Mosa joined
the panel to speak about the "mis-
conceptions of Arabs," and his
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Imam Slahuddin Muhammad, Rabbi Jonathan Case, Chris Knudtsen,
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and Rita Saleh share opinions in this time of crisis.
view of the foreign policy that the
United States uses.
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"If the United States is going to
follow a Foreign Policy, it should
be completely democratic, it should
not just be used to follow their own.
interests," Mosa said.
Overall, the panel speakers, as
well as organizer Khamran Khan,
felt satisfied with the program. This
same attitude was reflected in the
students who attended. William
Mosa said of the event, " It was
very instrumental in explaining
what Islam was."
In the future Khan would like to
see more events such as this one.
"I would like to see forums on all
religions so that people can gain
knowledge on any religion or
faith," said Khan.
Pets Alive project aided
by
local groups
by JARED AVIGLIANO
Staff Writer
Students from the Mid-Hudson
Animal Rights Coalition
(M.H.A.R.C.) traveled to
Middletown, NY to volunteer at
Pets Alive this past weekend.
Marist's newly formed activist
group, the Marist Animal Rights
Ninjas (M.A.R.N.) also attended.
Pets Alive is a no-kill animal shel-
ter according to Sara Whalen, the
director of Pets Alive.
"Our mission is to give a safe
haven to abused and neglected
non-human animals ... and to im-
prove their lives," she said.
The shelter has four full time
workers and many volunteers.
There is also a three-month posi-
tion that allows an education, and
the opportunity to work with a full
range of animals.
Whalen is working to raise
money for a heating system. The
band Matchbox 20 recently do-
nated their first tour van to Pets
Alive. Whalen plans to sell the van
on eBay as a filndraiser where the
revenue will be used to pay for the
new heating system.
Eric Ayotte from M.H.A.R.C. or-
ganized the weekend's events.
Ayotte is also a member of the Stu-
dent Coalition for Animal Rights
(S.C.A.R.) based in SUNY New
Paltz. Ayotte organized a group of
sixteen individuals to volunteer at
the shelter over the weekend.
"We laid the ground work for a
pen that will soon hold piglets,"
he said.
The piglets mother, along with
four other pigs, were saved last
year by S.C.A.R. The pigs were
PHOTO CREDIT/ ERIC AYOTTE
Jared Avigliano and Bill Dwyre discuss plans as Chris Knudsten
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puts the finishing touches on a wooden wall.
found in a farm in the town of
Gardiner last year where they were
left to fend for themselves without
food for months. Other M.H.A.R.C.
members worked on framing a pole
barn, fed the animals, and cleaned
up the property. M.H.A.R.C. is.con-
sidering on volunteering at the
sanctuary one weekend a month.
Several members ofM.A.R.N.
spent a few hours preparing for the
weekend last week with club ad-
viser Maxwell Schnurer. Schnurer
and the Ninjas built several cat
scratch towers for Pets Alive's
newest FIV room. FIV is similar to
HIV, but is found in Felines.
M.A.R.N. 's mission is to educate
and inform the population of
Marist College and the local com-
munity about animal rights as well
as to improve the welfare of ani-
mals, according to Schnurer. To-
night, Nov. 15, M.A.R.N. will be
having their first event.
They will be showing The
Wit-
ness, a documentary of a construc-
tion worker in New York City, map-
ping his transition to a compassion-
ate form of living. The video will
be showed at 7:00 pm in the Per-
forming Arts Room in the student
center. Free vegan baked goods
and refreshments will be served.
Info: MARN info
Jared.
C.Avigliano@maris~.edu
MHA.R. C. info
mharc@popstar.com Pets Alive
http://www.petsalive.com/








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Everyday remedies forthe common cold
The winter weather brings yet another flu season
by STACEY CASWELL
Editorial Assistant
Achoo! The '"eather has
dropped you face-first into the au-
tumn season, leaving your cheeks
and your fingers numb when ven-
turing outside your dorm and into
the biting cold. Those rotten
sniffles are back at it again, and
have become so overpowering that
they cause your nose to twitch and
your head to feel as though it will
implode at any given moment.
Before you take yet another "snif-
flin~
sneezing, wheezii:ig, so you
c..,afitest
medicine" tablet which will
probably cost you at least $8.00 at
the store, be sure and check out
these cheap, homeopathic tips for
avoiding and stopping the com-
mon cold.
A common cold is defined as "an
illness caused by a viral infection
located in the nose," but it can also
involve the bronchial tubes, si-
nuses and ears. To understand
how to treat a cold, it is important
to know how it is caused.
Cold symptoms are mainly the
result of the body's reaction to the
infection stimuli. For example, if a
cold virus infects a nasal cell, the
person's body will immediately
counterattack the virus by push-
ing the immune and nervous sys-
terns into action. The immune sys-
tem uses inflammatory mediators
to help protect the body by releas-
ing mucus as well as allowing acti-
vation of sneeze and cough re-
flexes that stimulate pain nerve fi-
bers. These lead to the common
cold symptoms.
To better understand the scien-
tific "mumbo jumbo" of it all, it's
best to put it into perspective.
In
a
way, your body is fighting a battle
within itself. Once it realizes that
an unfriendly visitor has entered
its gates, it deploys its own troops
to combat the enemy. Therefore,
when you feel a cold coming on, it
is you who must send reinforce-
ments to assure that the opposi-
tion does not take over your body.
That is where homeopathic medi-
cine comes into play. By taking vi-
tamins to build your immune sys-
tem, you can avoid having the
problem of a complete viral take-
over once the virus has entered
your system.
First, once you have received the
cold, it is important to pump your-
self chock full of vitamins. Ones
such as Zinc and Echinacea are the
best for immune system boosting.
While Echinacea stimulates the
activity of your white blood cells
that are necessary for fighting ill-
ness, Zinc helps to stop the virus
from attaching itself to your nasal
cells. Menthol is also another
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The average sneeze exits the body at an average of 80 miles an hour as mucus and other irritants
are expelled from the nose. All the more reason to wash your hands more during cold season.
herbal remedy that is used to aid in the ability to regain your health. greasy foods, and any type of sug-
the common cold. Although it has Although at college it is difficult
ary
food, such as soda and cook-
not been proven that it actually to stray from certain foods that are ies.
helps to stop the cold, it helps to abundant in the cafeteria, there are However, doctors do recommend
relieve the sufferer by soothing a a few taboo items, that while fight-
(yes, you've heard it from your
sore throat and cough, performing ing a cold, you need not eat. Some mother) drinking plenty of water to
a type of natural anesthesia-like of these include bread and heavy help flush all of the toxins out of
action.
starches, any type of dairy prod-
Second, your diet greatly affects uct (that means no ice cream!),
see ... COLD, 5
RAs earn title of
'Most Spirited'
by STACEY CASWELL
Editorial Assistant
Awarded the "Most Spirited Del-
egation" out of 33 competing
groups, ten representatives glee-
fully returned to Marist College on
Sunday, having captured four
awards at the 2001 Northeastern
Association of Colleges and Uni-
versity
Residence
Halls
(NEACURH), held at Roger Will-
iams University in Rhode Island.
Among the winning students
were juniors Susan DeCotis and
Christina Hope, who placed among
the top five in the region for their
program on "Hugs" and senior Eric
Deabill, who won an award for his
"Peer Personality Profiling" pro-
gram.
Grimaldi, Resident Director Mike
Pink, Michelle Manzi, John Goot,
Jen Russell and Jacqui Gamrit.
The NEACURH convention is
held in eight regions across the
United States, with Marist College
falling in the Northeastern portion.
It
is a time in which resident assis-
tants, students and resident direc-
tors can showcase programs that
they have designed for the other
students living in their dormitories.
Each person, or team of RAs, has
the opportunity to present a pro-
gram and to be judged on it. The
judges' decision is based on the
creativity of the program, how it is
displayed, and how it is organized.
The conference was not simply
hard work, though. Themed "Come
Play Down by the Bay," the con-
vention allowed for many oppor-
tunities for the delegates to meet
other students from colleges rang-
ing from Syracuse University to
Fairfield University.
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Marist resident advisors competed in the Northeastern Association of Colleges and University
Resident Halls competition at Roger Williams University, in Rhode Island Sunday.
"l
loved it," said Hope, a first time
participant of the NEACURH gath-
ering.
"It
was one of the best times
in my entire life."
Other students that attended
were Nicholas Aronne, Brendan
Upon arrival on Friday, the team
often presented a video presenta-
see ...
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Keeping alumnus' dream alive
Students urged to use creativty in
play writing contest
by
ALEXIS LUKES
Staff Writer
Amidst the frightful tragedies
that have fallen upon the United
States in recent months, the Marist
College community will celebrate
the life of a shining alumnus whose
young life was cut short in a tragic
accident.
John P. Anderson spent his years
at Marist College dreaming of be-
coming a writer. Throughout his
college career he wrote short plays,
three of which were performed in
an annual festival.
One year after his graduation in
1986, he and his roommate fulfilled
their dream qftraveling to London.
They
dre~r,t
of finding a place
that wou1d ·accept their plays with
open arms. They wanted to see
the world and experience life to its
fullest. It was during this trip to ·
London, however, that Anderson
met his fate.
While walking along a London
street, he was hit by a speeding
car that had careened off the road.
He died shortly after, never having
a chance to achieve his life-long
goal ofbecoming a writer.
Anderson may have died that day
in London, but his memory lives
on at his alma mater. Dean Gerard
Cox recalls the time preceding
Anderson's fateful trip.
He had left his first full-length
play with the dean. After his death,
Cox and students at Marist paid
tribute to Anderson by performing
his play only once.
The tribute does not have to end
there, though.
Students can help to keep the
memory of Anderson alive today
and into the future.
Cox has organized a playwriting
contest that will do just that. The
contest is open to all undergradu-
ate students attending Marist.
Money to be awarded to the win-
ner has been raised over the years.
Last year's winner received a $500
prize.
Cox urges all students interested
in writing to enter the contest.
"This is a wonderful opportunity
to be creative," he said. "If you
don't try now, when will you ever
try?"
Entries are initially judged by Cox.
Those that make his cut are used
in theater workshops at Marist.
Some will be performed in the an-
nual festival in April.
Faculty, staff and students then
judge the quality of these perfor-
mances. The overall winner is
awarded the cash prize.
The amount of the prize varies
from year to year, Cox said, depend-
ing on participation.
Applications for the contest were
distributed before mid-semester
break. However more are still avail-
able, along with all of the guide-
lines and rules for the contest. All
those interested in entering the
contest can pick up this packet in
the Rotunda, room 389. Applica-
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Marist students are encouraged to use their writing skills and
creativity to compose a play for the 2001 playwriting contest. The
contest was created in memory of John P. Andterson.
tions and completed plays must be
turned in by the end of final exam
week.
Cox suggested that students get
the packet and read the guidelines
before writing their plays.
"It gives some helpful hints as
well as the rules for the contest,"
he said.
The contest is a great way for
Marist students to prove that as a
college community, they can re-
main strong in light of any tragedy
that may come about. Honoring
those who have already left the
college illustrates that the ties of
this community are not cut at
graduation.
Cold prevention in winter ...
From 4
the body, and eating any type of
vitamin C products such as orange
juice or oranges. Although the
pulp of the orange has been ru-
mored to cause a person more con-
gestion, it may cause the immune
system to battle the cold much
faster.
Third, it is important to get a lot of
rest. Although, as college stu-
dents, there are always papers to
be finished and all-nighters to be
pulled, sleep should become a pri-
ority when fighting a cold. Stress
and lack of sleep can run you
down. These both help to knock
out your immune system, and
therefore they should be consid-
ered when you are trying to regain
sparkling health.
However, perhaps the best cure
is prevention. While it is a known
fact that adults average two to
three colds a year, there are mea-
sures that you can take to prevent
catching a cold. Make sure to
wash your hands whenever you
can. Germs spread easily on col-
lege campuses because everyone
shares the same facilities. You can
cut back on the qmount of germs
you spread by using anti-bacterial
soap and warm water.
Also, make sure to take vitamins
after every meal. If you regularly
take them during the course of the
year, you won't have to worry
about overloading when you re-
ceive a cold. Lastly, stay away from
anyone contagious. Although we
all want to help others feel better,
it's likely that the person will be
happier to know that they won't
have to worry about returning the
care-taking favor, once they have
passed the cold onto you.
By keeping these tips in mind,
you can all have a happier,
healthier lifestyle and avoid the
possibility of being in the unlucky
majority that will catch the common
cold this flu season.
RA's compete in NEACURH ...
From 4
tion named "Roll Call," in which
they highlighted some unusual ac-
tivities that Marist students did to
keep busy on campus, such as
jumping into the Hudson River.
The production nabbed them a first
place award for best roll call video.
Throughout the rest of the week-
end, delegates were participated in
many cheering related activities, as
well a banquet and dance. On Sun-
day, the students received their
awards.
Eric Deabill, one of the student
RA's, said of the convention, "I've
been to numerous conferences and
I was very impressed at the caliber
of our delegation's enthusiasm,
openness, and dedication to stu-
dent concerns."
If interested in participating in
this type of program next year, con-
tact Sarah English in the Housing
Department for more information.









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Congress shall pass no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.
Marist as a microcosm: Christians, crucifixes and homosexuality
by BEN BRENKERT
Opinion Editor
When, in the course of human
events, it is necessary to expose the
struggles of a minority population
there must be a need for awareness,
identity, and sensitivity. Today,
Marist prides itself on the notion
that it represents the greater world
on 130 acres. Once again Marist
College "aims to expose students to
cultures other than their own and to
the values that link and transcend
particular cultures." However, if
Marist is dedicated to preparing stu-
dents for an enlightened, sensitive
and productive life in the global
community of the 21st century, it
must stress tolerance, openness,
and decrease fear ofhomosexuality
on campus.
True,Marist is a liberal arts school
in
thlfle~~holic
tradition, but that
does not mean that the majority of
students can hide behind that ex-
cuse in order to quell minority voices
and rights. Moreover, the campus
administration must do whatever is
in its means to instill the ideals of
love, justice, freedom and compas-
sion as foundations for a good life
and a good society. Without inter-
action between the majority and
the minority, many will continue
policies ofindifference, apathy and
bigotry. If Marist is a microcosm
of the greater world, it cannot lag
behind trends or watch student or-
ganizations, like BI GALA, burn out
like some waxy candle.
Here are a number of ways the col-
lege community and administration
can encourage change, diversity,
openness, and tolerance. First, the
Counseling Center should be
moved from Byrne House. If, for
instance, a student wants to dis-
cuss some personal problem he is
dealing with, he must stand before
a crucifix, which leads
him
to coun-
selors, campus ministry, and even
the college chaplain. Imagine the
insecurity this student must have
as he trots down the stairs to see a
counselor under the guise of reli-
gious emblems and Christian pre-
cepts. Second, Admissions should
encourage its board to admit more
liberally minded students, espe-
cially those who may come from
public schools and urban areas
throughout North America. Third,
Campus Ministry should stress the
tenets of the ecumenical move-
ment, whereas more diversity in
campus liturgy is maintained. For
instance, on Sunday there could
be a Unitarian, Baptist, Protestant
and Catholic service in the chapel.
Fourth, the Board of Trustees
could demand that Student Gov-
ernment work to increase tolerance
on campus by voicing student
fears and enacting legislation that
prides itself on the interjection of
minority rights and values within
the greater Marist Community. Fi-
nally, the Department of Social
Work should create opportunities
for workshops, lectures and pro-
grams on integration, gender rights
and homosexuality. These means
are only a sampling of the ways in
which the ends of maximizing mi-
nority rights and educating the
majority can be achieved.
Clearly, there is a network of
Marist students who live in the
shadows fearing resentment, ostra-
cism and bigotry. In fact, BI GALA
has been defunct for the last four
years. Imagine the ignominy and
insidious nature of a modem cam-
pus where fear pervades and pre-
cludes many from full integration
with the greater whole.
Moreover, the question is not sin-
gularly about homosexuality, but
the interaction between homo-
sexuals and heterosexuals in a
given niche. True, the world has
evolved far from where it was dur-
ing the Neolithic Nixon era or ar-
chaic Reagan years, but as a whole
the world is far from where it
should and could be. No longer
can we hide behind religious fun-
damentalism or traditionalist reviv-
als. Whether or not someone is a
part of a neighborhood does not
mean that he or she should be lim-
ited by that relationship!
Here at Marist homosexuality is
chagrined, as most favor the no-
tion that homosexuals chose their
sexuality. However, one questions
why someone would chose homo-
sexuality if they knew a priori
and a posteriori that the majority
of their peers might actually con-
demn them. Immanuel Kant writes,
"the addition of one sheer affirma-
tion to another increases the posi-
tive in them ... accordingly the real
in things cannot conflict with it-
self." Thus, it can be argued that
by not representing homosexuals,
Marist reduces homosexuals from
"I-thou" relationships to "I-it" re-
lationships dependent upon the
Christian majority for values and
for identity. Are homosexuals at
Marist uniquely segregated by
mainstream Red Foxes?
Martin Luther King, Jr., in "The
Ethical Demands for Integration,"
suggests that segregation reduces
persons to mere objects, and that
segregation stands opposed to
principles of human worth. The
principles ofhuman worth include
equality and justice for all, which
originates in an American Demo-
cratic sense, in the United States
Constitution. However hard it may
be, society must strive to eliminate
the theocratic overtones that satu-
rate modem politics.
Within the context of relation-
ships, segregation excludes homo-
sexuals from participating in an "1-
thou" relationship with the major-
ity, and thereby substitutes an "l-
it" relationship. King writes that,
"The tragedy of segregation is that
it treats men as means rather than
ends, and thereby reduces them to
things rather than persons." It is
through Agape Love, an all em-
bracing good will for all people, a
sense of community and a sense
of brotherhood, that the ends will
actualize a more harmonious inclu-
sion of homosexuals within main-
stream society.
In the end, Marist must strive to
help others help themselves. To
treat others as ends in themselves
we must, collectively as a society,
make their ends, their relative and
personal ends, as far as possible
our own.
Opposition to the war effort detracts from US foreign policy abroad
by NICK LOESER
Columnist
After the September 11 attacks how
can anyone be against the war on
terrorism? Fox News reported ear-
lier that 10% of the population was
against the US war effort. Ten per-
cent of the population held rallies in
the Capital, aired their views on TV,
and used up my last bit of patience
for them all together. While on a
book signing tour last week in Cali-
fornia, Bill O'Reilly appeared on
The
Tonight Show
with Jay Leno. He
spoke about his strong support for
the war and as a result did not win
over a group of college kids in the
audience.
It
was hard to watch because Bill
O'Reilly is my favorite news com-
mentator, and last year's Marist Col-
lege graduation speaker. Moreover,
there seems to be no strong foun-
dation for their anti-war beliefs. To
hate the idea of war is fine. To wish
that problems could be solved with-
out born bs or missiles is also fine, if
not noble. However, this was is a
huge exception. The rules are just
not the same.
The United States has proof that
the Taliban, the ruling regime in Af-
ghanistan, has supported and har-
bored terrorists who are responsible
for countless deaths. The Taliban
have refused many requests by the
President of the United States to
hand over Osama bin Laden, and the
Prime Minister of England, Tony
Blair, to
tum
over known terrorists
and close training camps. They
have yet to respond to any of these
requests. In fact, they have repeat-
edly sent our nation verbal threats
and video tapped segments
against the US, warning of further
attacks. Okay, so talking has failed.
What else can we do?
President Bush and his defense
team have tried to end this peace-
fully and have failed. Now we are
taking action that the Taliban un-
derstands. They understand
bombs, guns, fighting and war.
They do not understand peaceful
resolve, nor do they want it. They
have bullied us into taking action,
starting with the collapse of the
Twin Towers and the damage to the
Pentagon.
The threat of more airplane
hijackings and bio-terrorism per-
vades Afghani press releases and
broadcasts. Our enemy in this war
is not reasonable. People who are
against this war seem to think they
are, in fact, reasonable. There is
nothing reasonable about the
events of September 11, and the
growing threat of anthrax in
America.
The media has played a major role
in the perception of this war. Popu-
lar networks like Fox News,
MSNBC and CNN have glorified
the meaning of the war to the
American public. You can't go an
hour without seeing videos of
Taliban leaders threatening
America, or special satellite pho-
tos of targets we have hit in Af-
ghanistan.
This coverage helps to give citi-
zens some sort of satisfaction that
we are "striking back," and a
deeper pride for being an Ameri-
can. What seems to be occupying
most airtime these days is the grow-
ing concern for anthrax poisoning.
Every day we discover a new
postal worker or public official that
has been tested positive with an-
thrax. Whether it is a story about a
lost husband or wife, a missing fire-
man or a public official that has
anthrax, we see new victims ever
day. Does this scare you, you folks
who are against the war?
Our nation is under attack,
doesn't that concern you the least
bit?
If we could stop the bombing raids
tomorrow, send home the troops,
and call of the military campaign,
would you want to? Do you think
somehow our nation will be safe if
we stop the war on terrorism? Per-
haps, if we stop now, the terrorists
will go home, back to their lives and
forget their deep hatred for Ameri-
cans. Perhaps the AI-Qa'ida ter-
rorist network will decide to call it
quits and break up. Perhaps bin
Laden will retire, dip into his 401k
plan, and buy a summer home in
France.
Yet, perhaps if we do stop, the
Taliban will regroup and continue
to starve their own citizens, and
murder women who dare attend
school. They can continue to per-
vert a peaceful religion in order to
control their people. Worst of all, if
we stop our destruction of the
Taliban, they can continue to fund
terrorists, like bin Laden, who have
no business breathing the same we
airwedo.
There is no doubt that innocent
people will die in this war, like in all
previous wars. Support for our
troops and our nation must be
heard from everyone. If not, we
stand to fight another Vietnam,
where low public support is par-
tially to blame for our defeat. Nixon
said, "Opposition to the war is the
greatest single force working
against the US." This is becoming
true for today. Sometimes, com-
plete destruction is the only way
to stop fanatical killers who are
willing to die for their cause.
American media taking advantage of terrorism
'Y SHANE VINCELETTE
Columnist
Has
anyone else seen the recent
ommetcial put out by Jeep? For
.ose of you who haven't, the
ommercial shows
the
newest Jeep
odel, the Liberty, driving up the
tatue of Liberty with Enrique
glesias' new song ''Hero" playing
n the background. "Hero" has
come one of the unofficial
an-
ems of the strength and unity of
he United States ever since the
agic events of Sept 11. Now to
ome, this may seem hannless and
nits own, maybe
it is. But look
cround the next time you go to the
all, the grocery store, or even a
ive down the street. Think about
·hat you see. Anything and ev-
in
American
flag,
the colors
red,
white
and blue, or a police or
fire
depart-
ment emblem.
Today, advertising executives
have stooped to the level of sell-
ing automobiles on the emotions
that every American feels towards
those who have lost their lives or a
loved one
on
Sept
11.
And if that
wasn't bad enough, they did it
us~
ing one of America's most well
known symbols of freedom, love,
and unity - the Statue ofLiberty.
In their defense, I must point out
that Jeep has donated
$10 million
to the Twin Towers Fund. But is
a
donation to a charity, no matter the
monetary amount, an invitation to
exploit a tragedy of any level, es-
pecially of
that
magnitude. And
how much money do you think
Jeen is 2oin2 to make on the sales
of this new vehicle, after market
ingit
as a symbol of America?
J
isn't the only company taking p
in these repulsive ads, but their
was the straw that broke th
camel's back - they sold out
What's next, the Nike Air Fore
One,
a red,
White and blue
shoe
wi
an eagle on the sole? Microsoft'
next operating system: "'Endurin
Freedom'', Starbuck's new coffo
blend: Twin Towers latte wit
Guilliani whipped cream, Phillip
Morris new cigarette campaign,
cigarette named Osama bin Laden
the slogan "Smoke 'em!"
Yes, I
very proud of this country,
bu
when
I
see the greed and repulsio
seep through the cracks, it make
me physically
ill
and really ques
tion
our newfound patriotism.








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The views presented are not necessarily those of The Circle
Public humiliation aside, the Spindoctor takes a dive
by DOUG P. GUARINO
Staff Writer
I'm lying face down on the hall-
way floor of the Medicus walk-in
clinic and suddenly my mind is to-
tally clear. Down here there is no
stress, no distractions, no anxiety
- it's just the carpet and I.
I begin to notice the sound of
voices in the distance and gradu-
ally become aware of the team of
medical professionals now hover-
ing above my crumpled body, one
of them attempting to fit me with
an oxygen mask.
It is at this point that I realize, much
to my dismay, that I am not in the
confines of my comfy bed, I am here
seeking treatment for the severe
headaches that I have had for sev-
eral days. Fortunately, the only
serious diagnosis I have is medi-
cal-phobi<\~
the most likely rea-
son for
my
fainting is the fact that
the doctor used my name and
"MRI" in the same sentence
Public humiliation aside, I'm still
pretty relaxed (unlike my girlfriend,
who like the other occupants of the
waiting area were abruptly inter-
rupted from watching Saturday
morning cartoons by the sound of a
loud crash). When one of the nurses
asks how I feel, I reply "refreshed,"
because if only for a moment my
headache is gone and I have yet to
notice the pain that tends to follow
taking an unconscious swan dive
and landing on one's face.
I'm not thinking about doing home-
work - that is, until one of the kind
nurses hands me my copy of Hegel's
Philosophy of Right, which I appar-
ently dropped during my aforemen-
tioned swan dive (have you ever
tried reading Hegel? No wonder I
have a headache!) Nor am I thinking
about finding a job. Perhaps best of
all, it will be a good hour before I'm
contemplating the state of interna-
tional politics again.
Just don't tell that to my esteemed
colleague Derrick Jones, because
according to him, I, as a freethinking
individual who is not prepared to
have blind faith in U.S. government
policy, am not only "weak of heart"
but am probably under the influence
of LSD. Funny, especially consider-
ing that I have never been under
the influence of any such sub-
stance (all other illegal drugs and
alcohol included), in my entire life
- maybe its time to start.
No Derrick, I, along with other
dissenters have not spent the
past month hiding under the
kitchen table (at least not inten-
tionally) popping happy pills.
While I am willing to admit the
thought of being shoved into a
cylinder and having my brain ex-
amined makes me dizzy, my re-
sponse to potential global peril
has been far different.
What I have done is what the
American mainstream media
should be, but sadly aren't, do-
ing: spending hours upon hours
researching and investigating
every possible angle of the Sept.
11 tragedy and the implications
that our government's reaction
to it could have. Upon getting
such information, I have done
what every American citizen
should do.
Question authority. That, un-
der the premise established by
our founding forefathers, is the
American way. This nation, for
those of you have forgotten, was
established by a group of rebels
dissatisfied with the government
imposed by King George III ofEn-
gland. In a monarchy, you are not
allowed to disagree with the gov-
ernment. Since then, nearly every
progressive change has started
with an unpopular minority. Was
it not for such dissent not only
would the American Revolution
never have happened, but blacks
would still be considered three-
fifths of a man and women would
not have the right to vote.
And yet 225 years later, here we
are with our King George. After
being appointed to power by five
members of the United States Su-
preme Court (whatever happened
to that New York Times ballot re-
count anyway?) Dubya and his
staff want Politically Incorrect host
Bill Maher, along with all other
Americans to "watch what they
say, and watch what they do" (or
was that just a transcription error?)
Meanwhile, Derrick warns us that
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
This
is
in response to the letter
by
Offie
C.
Wortham:
To the females at Marist:
Put on your skirts, ladies, and
strap on your bonnets!! We need
to find ourselves a husband! Ap-
parently, the women at Marist Col-
lege are not here for the academ-
ics, but rather to make themselves
accessible to the male population.
Where in the midst of all of our
learning did we forget that our
fu-
tures are not important, as long as
we promote the social standings
ofa man? Your in.di vi duality is not
important; you must remain quiet
and submissive in order to obtain
an image of a "proper woman".
This was the message conveyed
by O:ffie C. Wortham, in a recent
letter to the editor. Sadly, despite
all of the education Mr. Wortham
claims to have received, he appar-
ently still does not view men and
females as equals. One would
think that an individual working on
his post doctoral work in a masters
program would be more aware of
the many contradictions with
which he leads his life.
The time in which men and women
are viewed as unequal has long
since passed. In warning the fe-
m a I es of Marist College that
"sometimes your language can be
very offensive to others around
you",
Mr.
Wortham suggests that
the use of profane language is only
a problem when used by females.
He even states that "certain fe-
males have unwittingly lowered
their image to many males and fe-
males to the level of a common
tramp." With this,
Mr.
Wortham
reveals the bias in his argument:
that women are tramps for using
particular words.
Mr. Wortham, this is not a dinner
party. This is not 1900. Men and
women are equals, and should be
treated as such in all manners oflife.
There should
no longer be gender rules, in which
a male can do one thing which is
unacceptable for a woman to do.
Every individual should be judged
on their accomplishments, not their
choice of language.
The females of Marist College are
not here solely to find themselves a
husband whose social agenda they
will fill. Every individual in Marist
College has worked hard to be here,
and deserves the same respect for
their achievements and aspirations.
-Ellen Lynch
Dear Editor:
I would like to respond to the No-
vember 1st issue of the Circle, in
which O:ffie C. Wortham decided to
address the females of Marist with
his "words of wisdom." I am cur-
rently a junior here at Marist, and
yes I like to swear! Excuse me sir,
now does this lower my image to that
of a "common tramp"? How about
my friends' images? How about your
own daughters' images-or do they
not swear?
Now, when you say that some of
our language is in an effort to be
"with it" or to "sound just like some
of the males," are you saying that
only males can use foul language?
Ifl get this correct, we women "un-
wittingly" lower ourselves when we
talk like men-are you saying that men
have no wits?
I feel sorry for your daughters, be-
cause you are still stuck in some
unfortunate time warp. What kind
of self-esteem are you building in
them by suggesting that foul lan-
guage will lead to no man choos-
ing them to be his wife? Yes, you
are correct in saying that a mar-
riage proposal "will not be based
on who was best in bed, or who
could sound just like them."
Marriage should not be based on
any one of these factors, and ifit
is, then that is unfortunate for
the person whose self-esteem is
that low-female and/or male.
"What kind of values will she
impart to our children? What will
my family
think
of me? How will
she fit in at important social af-
fairs as I make my way up a com-
pany?" Maybe she's wondering
the same about him.
If
you want to start addressing
the students ofMarist as tramps,
don't just point fingers at the fe-
males. Why don't you try speak-
ing with some of the males on
campus-ask them how many
women they've slept with in their
years here at Marist.
True, it takes two-but try ad-
dressing the males before you
begin directing your "words of
wisdom" at only the females of
this campus. Try speaking with
both sexes, get both opinions-
try
talking with your own daugh-
ters before you go worrying
about everyone else's.
Sir, I find that you, along with
many males on this campus and
in this world, need to realize that
you can't have everything in life
the way that you would like. You
can't expect to find a perfect
Sandra Dee in public and a wild
sex machine in private-stop look-
ing for someone to be your mom
and whore in one.
Don't fool yourself, just as you
have explained in so many words,
that males don't like fake or inse-
cure females, the reverse is true as
well. And about speech not repre-
senting a woman as an "::ducated"
or "cultured" person, do not make
any mistakes here-it is not the
speech that represents the person,
it is the attitude that is built on self-
esteem and confidence-for both
sexes.
-Christy Clemens
Dear Editor:
IamamemberoftheMen's Swim-
ming and Diving team and I am
writing on the behalf of our team. I
am particularly disturbed about the
lack of coverage in The Circle of
the team. Granted there are many
teams on campus who deserve
coverage and distinction by the
school paper, however, the Men's
Swimming and Diving team has
consistently stood out far ahead
of any other team on campus.
The Men's team just won a deci-
sive victory over Boston College,
a member of the Big East Confer-
ence, by an unprecedented margin
of 193-44. One might think the
score alone would be significant
enough to gain a small article in
the sports section, not to mention,
this is the first time Marist has ever
competed with Boston College,
whose team is more than twice the
size of our Marist team, (which was
not big enough to have enough
swimmers to fill all the available
lanes).
Furthermore, in that particular
meet there were stellar perfor-
mances that deserve recognition.
Michael Guman not only set a new
school record in the one-meter div-
ing event with a score of285.3, but
-this is not the time to question our
government. On the contrary, the
more serious a situation is, the
more important it becomes for the
American people to keep an eye
on their government and hold it
accountable for its actions.
If
nothing else, the events of the
past weeks should teach us that
the repercussions of U.S. foreign
policy can and do affect the lives
of American civilians on home soil.
Mass destruction, civilian casual-
ties and biological warfare are no
longer distant possibilities they
are harsh realities. What's next?
Smallpox? Nuclearwarfare?
Tiptoeing through the tulips?
Not I, but that floor is looking more
and more comfortable all the time.
Marist College
Gay-Straight Alliance
Meeting: Thurs. Nov. 29
Time:
9:30pm
Where: Henry Hudson Room
Fontaine Hall
Contact: Joanne Meyers
ext
2234
also just missed the NCAA Zone
qualifying standard by a mere five
points. Marist has never sent any-
one to the NCAA meet. This is an
amazing feat, even in an athlete's
prime condition, and because
Boston College was our first meet
so early in the year, one can ex-
pect to see even greater success
from Guman. This was only the
first meet of the season and he has
many opportunities to make the cut
off. Additionally, in the swimming
portion of the meet, Marist swept
first, second, and third in seven
out of the eleven events, not to
mention winning every event pos-
sible.
This year, not even a preseason
outlook article has been published,
despite the fact that this is the
strongest team Marist College has
ever seen, in any sport. The Men's
Swimming and Diving team can
boast of the best winning percent-
age on campus, three undefeated
seasons, a 33-0 consecutive con-
ference dual meet record, six con-
secutive MAAC Championships,
a top 5 team finish at the ECAC
meet the past two years (3rd last
year), while maintaining one of the
highest GPA team averages on
campus. All this, yet we continue
to wait for our MAAC Champion-
ship and our undefeated season
banners for the past eight months.
In the end, the Swim team gets
more acknowledgment from the
Poughkeepsie Journal than from
our own Marist newspaper. Its
bad enough that the Swimming
programs cannot even afford to
give their swimmers a pair of
goggles to use; we should not be
left out of The Circle too.
-Trevor Charles
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The views presented are not necessarily those of The Circle
Public humiliation aside, the Spindoctor takes a dive
by DOUG P. GUARINO
Staff Writer
I'm lying face down on the hall-
way floor of the Medicus walk-in
clinic and suddenly my mind is to-
tally clear. Down here there is no
stress, no distractions, no anxiety
- it's just the carpet and
I.
I begin to notice the sound of
voices in the distance and gradu-
ally become aware of the team of
medical professionals now hover-
ing above my crumpled body, one
of them attempting to fit me with
an oxygen mask.
It
is at this point that I realize, much
to my dismay, that I am riot in the
confines of my comfy bed, I am here
seeking treatment for the severe
headaches that I have had for sev-
eral days. Fortunately, the only
serious diagriosis I have is medi-
cal-phob~~~
the most likely rea-
son for myJ'atffl:ing is the fact that
the doctor used my name and
"MRI" in the same sentence
Public humiliation aside, I'm still
pretty relaxed (unlike my girlfriend,
who like the other occupants of the
waiting area were abruptly inter-
rupted from watching Saturday
morning cartoons by the sound of a
loud crash). When one of the nurses
asks how I feel, I reply "refreshed,"
because if only for a moment my
headache is gone and I have yet to
notice the pain that tends to follow
taking an unconscious swan dive
and landing on one's face.
I'm not thinking about doing home-
work - that is, until one of the kind
nurses hands me my copy ofHegel's
Philosophy ofRight, which I appar-
ently dropped during my aforemen-
tioned swan dive (have you ever
tried reading Hegel? No wonder I
have a headache!) Nor am I thinking
about finding a job. Perhaps best of
all, it will be a good hour before I'm
contemplating the state of interna-
tional politics again.
Just don't tell that to my esteemed
colleague Derrick Jones, because
according to him, I, as a freethinking
individual who is not prepared to
have blind faith in U.S. government
policy, am not only "weak of heart"
but am probably under the influence
ofLSD. Funny, especially consider-
ing that I have never been under
the influence of any such sub-
stance (all other illegal drugs and
alcohol included), in my entire life
- maybe its time to start.
No Derrick, I, along with other
dissenters have not spent the
past month hiding under the
kitchen table (at least not inten-
tionally) popping happy pills.
While I am willing to admit the
thought of being shoved into a
cylinder and having my brain ex-
amined makes me dizzy, my re-
sponse to potential global peril
has been far different.
What I have done is what the
American mainstream media
should be, but sadly aren't, do-
ing: spending hours upon hours
researching and investigating
every possible angle of the Sept.
11 tragedy and the implications
that our government's reaction
to it could have. Upon getting
such information, I have done
what every American citizen
should do.
Question authority. That, un-
der the premise established by
our founding forefathers, is the
American way. This nation, for
those of you have forgotten, was
established by a group of rebels
dissatisfied with the government
imposed by King George III ofEn-
gland. In a monarchy, you are not
allowed to disagree with the gov-
ernment. Since then, nearly every
progressive change has started
with an unpopular minority. Was
it not for such dissent not only
would the American Revolution
never have happened, but blacks
would still be considered three-
fifths of a man and women would
not have the right to vote.
And yet 225 years later, here we
are with our King George. After
being appointed to power by five
members of the United States Su-
preme Court (whatever happened
to that New York Times ballot re-
count anyway?) Dubya and his
staff want Politically Incorrect host
Bill Maher, along with all other
Americans to "watch what they
say, and watch what they do" (or
was that just a transcription error?)
Meanwhile, Derrick warns us that
LETTERS~ TO
THEC EDITOR
This is in response to the letter
by
Offie
C.
Wortham:
To the females at Marist:
Put on your skirts, ladies, and
strap on your bonnets!! We need
to find ourselves a husband! Ap-
parently, the women at Marist Col-
lege are not here for the academ-
ics, but rather to make themselves
accessible to the male population.
Where in the midst of all of our
learning did we forget that our fu-
tures are not important, as long as
we promote the social standings
of a man? Your individuality is not
important; you must remain quiet
and submissive in order to obtain
an image of a "proper woman".
This was the message conveyed
by Offie C. Wortham, in a recent
letter to the editor. Sadly, despite
all of the education Mr. Wortham
claims to have received, he appar-
ently still does not view men and
females as equals. One would
think that an individual working on
his post doctoral work in a masters
program would be more aware of
the many contradictions with
which he leads his life.
The time in which men and women
are viewed as unequal has long
since passed. In warning the fe-
males of Marist College that
"sometimes your language can be
very offensive to others around
you'', Mr. Wortham suggests that
the use of profane language is only
a problem when used by females.
He even states that "certain fe-
males have unwittingly lowered
their image to many males and fe-
males to the level of a common
tramp." With this, Mr. Wortham
reveals the bias in his argument:
that women are tramps for using
particular words.
Mr; Wortham, this is not a dinner
party. This is not 1900. Men and
women are equals, and should be
treated as such in all manners oflife.
There should
no longer be gender rules, in which
a male can do one thing which is
unacceptable for a woman to do.
Every individual should be judged
on their accomplishments, not their
choice of language.
The females ofMarist College are
not here solely to find themselves a
husband whose social agenda they
will fill. Every individual in Marist
College has worked hard to be here,
and deserves the same respect for
their achievements and aspirations.
-Ellen Lynch
Dear Editor:
I would like to respond to the No-
vember 1st issue of
the Circle, in
which Offie C. Wortham decided to
address the females of Marist with
his "words of wisdom." I am cur-
rently a junior here at Marist, and
yes I like to swear! Excuse me sir,
now does this lower my image to that
of a "common tramp"? How about
my friends' images? How about your
own daughters' images-or do they
not swear?
Now, when you say that some of
our language is in an effort to be
"with it" or to "sound just like some
of the males," are you saying that
only males can use foul language?
IfI get this correct, we women "un-
wittingly" lower ourselves when we
talk like men-are you saying that men
have no wits?
I feel sorry for your daughters, be-
cause you are still stuck in some
unfortunate time warp. What kind
of self-esteem are you building in
them by suggesting that foul lan-
guage will lead to no man choos-
ing them to be his wife? Yes, you
are correct in saying that a mar-
riage proposal "will not be based
on who was best in bed, or who
could sound just like them."
Marriage should not be based on
any one of these factors, and ifit
is, then that is unfortunate for
the person whose self-esteem is
that low-female and/or male.
"What kind of values will she
impart to our children? What will
my family think of me? How will
she fit in at important social af-
fairs as I make my way up a com-
pany?" Maybe she's wondering
the same about him.
If you want to start addressing
the students ofMarist as tramps,
don't just point fingers at the fe-
males. Why don't you
try
speak-
ing with some of the males on
campus-ask them how many
women they've slept with in their
years here at Marist.
True, it takes two-but
try
ad-
dressing the males before you
begin directing your "words of
wisdom" at only the females of
this campus. Try speaking with
both sexes, get both opinions-
try
talking with your own daugh-
ters before you go worrying
about everyone else's.
Sir, I find that you, along with
many males on this campus and
in this world, need to realize that
you can't have everything in life
the way that you would like. You
can't expect to find a perfect
Sandra Dee in public and a wild
sex machine in private-stop look-
ing for someone to be your mom
and whore in one.
Don't fool yourself, just as you
have explained in so many words,
that males don't like fake or inse-
cure females, the reverse is true as
well. And about speech not repre-
senting a woman as an
"~ducated"
or "cultured" person, do not make
any mistakes here-it is not the
speech that represents the person,
it is the attitude that is built on self-
esteem and confidence-for both
sexes.
-Christy Clemens
Dear Editor:
I am a memberof the Men's Swim-
ming and Diving team and I am
writing on the behalf of our team. I
am particularly disturbed about the
lack of coverage in
The Circle of
the team. Granted there are many
teams on campus who deserve
coverage and distinction by the
school paper, however, the Men's
Swimming and Diving team has
consistently stood out far ahead
of any other team on campus.
The Men's team just won a deci-
sive victory over Boston College,
a member of the Big East Confer-
ence, by
an
unprecedented margin
of 193-44. One might think the
score alone would be significant
enough to gain a small article in
the sports section, not to mention,
this is the first time Marist has ever
competed with Boston College,
whose team is more than twice the
size of our Marist team, (which was
not big enough to have enough
swimmers to fill all the available
lanes).
Furthermore, in that particular
meet there were stellar perfor-
mances that deserve recognition.
Michael Guman not only set a new
school record in the one-meter div-
ing event with a score of285 .3, but
this is not the time to question our
government. On the contrary, the
more serious a situation is, the
more important it becomes for the
American people to keep an eye
on their government and hold it
accountable for its actions.
If nothing else, the events of the
past weeks should teach us that
the repercussions of U.S. foreign
policy can and do affect the lives
of American civilians on home soil.
Mass destruction, civilian casual-
ties and biological warfare are no
longer distant possibilities they
are harsh realities. What's next?
Smallpox? Nuclearwarfare?
Tiptoeing through the tulips?
Not I, but that floor is looking more
and more comfortable all the time.
also just missed the NCAA Zone
qualifying standard by a mere five
points. Marist has never sent any-
one to the NCAA meet. This is an
amazing feat, even in an athlete's
prime condition, and because
Boston College was our first meet
so early in the year, one can ex-
pect to see even greater success
from Guman. This was only the
first meet of the season and he has
many opportunities to make the cut
off. Additionally, in the swimming
portion of the meet, Marist swept
first, second, and third in seven
out of the eleven events, not to
mention winning every event pos-
sible.
This year, not even a preseason
outlook article has been published,
despite the fact that this is the
strongest team Marist College has
ever seen, in any sport. The Men's
Swimming and Diving team can
boast of the best winning percent-
age on campus, three undefeated
seasons, a 33-0 consecutive con-
ference dual meet record, six con-
secutive MAAC Championships,
a top 5 team finish at the ECAC
meet the past two years (3rd last
year), while maintaining one of the
highest GPA team averages on
campus. All this, yet we continue
to wait for our MAAC Champion-
ship and our undefeated season
banners for the past eight months.
In the end, the Swim team gets
more acknowledgment from the
Poughkeepsie Journal than from
our own Marist newspaper. Its
bad enough that the Swimming
programs cannot even afford to
give their swimmers a pair of
goggles to use; we should not be
left out of
The Circle too.
-Trevor Charles
~









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Chocolate tasting bonanza
by MEGANLIWITE
A&E Editor
A fundraiser for the American
Heart Association, the Student
Programming Council (SPC)
sponsored a chocolate tasting
and lecture on Thursday, Novem-
ber 8th at 9:30 pm in the Student
Center.
Lecturer Dr.
Daniel Davis,
Assistant Com-
munication Pro-
fessor here at
Marist, spoke on
a very ''yummy"
topic. He said, "I
will talk about the
drug of choice for
me, which is
chocolate, but it is a stimulant. Oh
yes, another surprising myth-
chocolate does not cause acne,
bacteria does!
In between Davis' interesting lec-
ture was the tasting of various
chocolate. This ranged from milk
chocolate, dark chocolate, white
chocolate and flavored chocolate
of chocolate include: smoothness,
creaminess, freshness and graini-
ness. Color also was important.
It
reflects how much the chocolate was
grinded prior to being made. The
color also indicates the amount of
sugar in
th~
certain type of choco-
late. The richer the color, the more
bitter the chocolate and the more
grinded it was.
The first
chocolate put
to the test was
good
ol'
Hershey's. The
audience col-
lectively
agreed that it
was
fresh,
smooth and
sweet,
but
chocolate!" He
PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.LINDT.COM
lacked
the
An assortment of "yummy" chocolates, the topic of a recent lecture
..ft~
the evening by asking to marzipan-filled milk chocolate. added creaminess and extra flavor
"' questions on the general knowl- Along with the various chocolate of a gourmet milk chocolate. After
edge of chocolate that people sampling, SPC members distributed sampling a few other types of milk
had.
milk.
chocolate, Hershey's was sampled
Originally discovered by the Eu-
The association ofOreos and milk again for comparison, thus reveal-
ropeans, chocolate was "fruit of compliment one another. There was ing somewhat different dimensions
the gods" in Aztec time'. People good reason why milk was coupled than Ghiradelli and Lindt.
would drink it, therefore enabling with the chocolate tasting. Accord-
This was just a taste of the fun
to feel the spirit of the gods.
ing to Davis, "Cool.milk neutralizes experienced at this year's chocolate
The most surprising to audi- acid, which is in the chocolate.
It
tasting and lecture. To enhance the
ence members was when Davis clears your palette." That is why chocolate-lover's knowledge on
asked, "Is there caffeine in choco- people eating Oreos always dive chocolate itself, and to compete
late?" Without hesitation the for milk. The same goes for choco- against other chocoholics, SPC will
majority of the audience agreed late chip cookies.
be hosting the "Chocolate Chai-
there was. The correct answer-
Necessary dimensions to con- lenge" sometime in December.
NO! There is not caffeine in sider when tasting various types
Attention All Writers II
The John P. Anderson Annual
Playwriting Contest
All Undergraduates are invited
to take part in this One-Act
play competition.
Guidelines and applications are available
in Rotunda office 389. All student
Playwrights are asked to obtain and read
the guidelines
before
writing.
The deadline for applications is the
end of the fall semester
Selected submissions will
be used to illustrate the
developmental process of
new plays in the Spring
~" Theatre
Workshop
May your pleasures be
boundless while we have time
to enjoy them -
www.quotes.com
Marist debate team makes a stop at Binghamton
by MAXSCHNURER
Faculty Contributor
On November 2-4, the Marist
Debate team brought their quick
wit and .speedy dialogue to
SUNY-Binghamton for the 12th
Annual Fall Eastern Regionals.
The Red Foxes clashed with re-
gional nemesis's like Columbia,
Cornell, Pace, NYU, Penn State,
University ofVermont and Roch-
ester University. Marist's in-
creasingly wise novice posse led
the pack with two teams accumu-
lating 4-2 records and qualifying
for the elimination rounds.
Matthew Gardner and Andrew
Kayiira beat teams from Penn
State and Rochester to win their
berth in the octo-finals (top 16).
Stephan Nocera and Meghan St.
Cyr beat three Rochester teams
in a row to qualify for their spot
as the 12th best ranked novice
team in the tournament of more
than 30 teams.
Unfortunately the Red Foxes
lost debates to Rochester Univer-
sity in the Octo-finals and fin-
ished the tournament in 9th and
10th place: Other Marist novice
teams positioned themselves for
future victories. Brian Mangan
and Kate Delgado, both first year
students went 2-4 but both re-
ceived speaking awards -
Delgado getting 20th place and
Mangan receiving his second 15th
best speaking award in two tour-
naments. Olivia Haley and J.D.
Morris accumulated a hard-fought
3-3 record, losing tough rounds to
Rochester and Penn State. Jude
Ihenfeldt and Kat Hand struggled
to a 2-4 record, losing debates to
SUNY-Binghamton, Rochester, and
West Point, but beating the Univer-
sity of Vermont.
The open division featured in-
credibly strong teams from West
Point, Columbia, Cornell, Pace and
Rochester. The team of Kristin
DeCrescenzi and Helaine Liwacz
accumulated an impressive 4-2
The octo-finalists of the Marist debate team traveled to SUNY Binghamton. Trophy winners, left to
right, include Meghan St. Cyr, Matthew Gardner, Andrew Kayiira and Stephen Nocera
record losing only to the team
from the University of Rochester
team who would go undefeated
and continue on to win the tour-
nament, and Pace University who
also went 6-0. Failing to clear to
the quarterfinals by a heartbreak-
ing 8/1 Oths of a speaker point,
DeCrescenzi and Liwacz had to
be consoled by their speaker
awards.
DeCrescenzi was the 11th speaker
and Liwacz was the 20th speaker.
Renee Boncella and Scott Perrell
struggled through the tourna-
ment racking up a 2-4 record with
tough losses to West Point and
Vermont. Perrell was the 19th best
speaker.
The squad's record for the
weekend was an exact .500 with
21 wins and 21 losses. This
brings the teams season total
record up to 62-82. Head coach
Maxwell Schnurer led the team,
with assistant coaches Gabrielle
Prisco, Jeffery "Scud" Cedarfield,
Jason West and Jessica
Goldstein.
The next tournament is the fall
season ending trip
f~r
the team,
Colombia University on Novem-
ber 17-18.










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ARTS&EN'IERT.
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Halloween horror-core in New York City
by
CHRIS KNUDTSEN
Layout Manager
If Elvis was a zombie he would
have been the first singer for the
Misfits.
The originaters of horror-core
punk have revived for another tour
after passing their recent 25th
aniverssarry. Of course there's
only one original member and it
ain't Glen panzig but Marky
Ramone plays in the band now and
he kind of looks like a zombie so
that's good enough. Somehow
Vince McMahon worked his way
into the equation because the Mis-
fits played at WWF New York
on Halloween, too bad none of the
wrestlers came out to maul any-
one wearing a.Creed shirt.
A three hour wait to get into the
show really bit and this was the
first time I've ever had to walk
through a .. metal detector for a
show. i;;,mt~-j.l!er Barbies were on
when
we·
walked in but they
weren't impressive either way, the
singer was cool though because
she made cheesy faces and sang
a Ramones cover. They weren't
originally supposed to be on the
bill but a member of the expected
opening band, Balzac, got sick and
the band canceled their US tour
dates, remaining in Japan.
The Misfits are running with a
mixed lineup with Jerry Only on
bass and vocals, Dez Cadena on
guitar and Robo on drums; the lat-
ter two were members of the leg-
endary band Black Flag. Robo
played the first half of the set,
helping Only and Cadena butcher
classic Misfits tunes such as
"Skulls" and "Last Caress" by
playing them in double time.
Marky Ramone came on later for
the second half, which was actu-
ally the better one, as the band
played more recent Misfits songs
and about a half dozen Ramones
covers.
It
wasn't all bad though, at
least they played a decent mix of
their older songs and the crowd
was definitely riled up during their
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set.
The band has definitely changed
but 25 years will do that I guess.
There seemed to be a good amount
of hope though when Michale
Graves started singing for the band
in.1995. He toured with their re-
lease "American Psycho" but
Graves left after the next album,
"Famous Monsters". Now Jerry
Only continues as the last original
member and the band seems to
have lost steam, again.
Even through the changes Only
at least seems to appreciate the
ongoing fan following though.
They kept the night moving with
old Misfits videos during an after
party following the show that
lasted until 2:00 am. Only signed
some gear and mingled with the
stragglers from the show, either to
show the aforementioned apprecia-
tion or maybe just to feel like a
rocks tar.
The Misfits just released a new
CD, "Cuts From the Crypt", on
Roadrunner Records. The album
features a few demo versions of the
material they've released since
1997 and some other songs that
never made it onto their other re-
leases.
On a random closing note, stud-
ies have proved that people who
"pierce" the brim of their hat with
facial jewelry are significantly bet-
ter dodgeball players.
Monster's Inc.-credibly good
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for children
by
NICOLE-SCALZO
Staff Writer
Well, we must face the facts:
summer is officially over.
It
is No-
vember, the cold air is blowing in,
Christmas decorations are going
up earlier in the malls in efforts to
make us buy more for this holiday
season and yes, the film studios
will be releasing the holiday mov-
-ies ! One film studio that seems to
annually release these movies
around November is Disney, who
else? In the past Novembers we
have seen movies such as Toy
Story II and How the Grinch Stole
Christmas (the Jim Carey version).
This year, Disney hopes to have
another hit on their hands with
Pixar's Monster's Inc.
The story is about another world
in which monsters live. Their
power is supplied by the screams
of children. The leading company
who supplies this power is called
Monsters Inc. The way in which
they obtain this power is the mon-
sters that are "professional
scarers" go through various doors
to children and scare them. They
capture the screams in a kind of
yellow bio-technical cylinder. The
plot involves a threat of a black
out, due to children not being
frightened as easily anymore. The
top "scarer" in the company is
Sullivan, played by John
Goodman. His best friend and co-
worker is Mike Wazowski, played
by Billy Crystal. The story centers
on the fact that monsters are
scared of children. They are told
that children carry germs that can
kill them. Yet, it is a necessity to
go into these rooms and scare the
children to obtain the screams. An
adorable little girl, who John
Goodman's character affectionally
calls "Boo," escapes to the mon-
ster world. This is where plot de-
velops, although it does not de-
velop too much.
It
is definitely a
children's movie, with a few jokes
for those 17+ to understand.
There is not a large or complicated
story line as there should not be
for little children. There is a lack of
female characters as well in this
movie. The only three female char-
acters include the little girl, "Boo,"
Mike Wazowski's girlfriend, and
secretary for Monster's Inc.,
Cecilia, and Roz, a tough older
woman who files deskwork and
has an alter ego. Although one can
argue that two of these characters
have major roles in the movie, for
the most point, their characters are
not well developed. The movie
also tends to get long in some parts
and you may find yourself look-
ing at your watch at times to see
when it is over.
The good points of the movie
were many, including the computer
animation. ln some parts of the
movie you need to look close to
realize that it is in fact animation
and not real hair on the monster's
back. The underlying story is a
great one for children if they un-
derstand it.
Overall, it is a hlimorous story,
with wonderful animation, and de-
cent acting, but one that you might
want to consider bringing yolir
little brother or cousin along to see.
This is an OK holiday movie, not
as good as Toy Story and its se-
quel, but a good family movie al-
together.
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and How the Grinch stole Christmas is a fun, entertaining movie
made possible by the engineering geniuses of Pixar. Their
specially-designed lead character, Sullivan, exhibits the latest
advances in digital technology, to the point that nearly every single
one of his hairs moves in synchronization with the body.
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Marist Rugby team claims Met-NY Championship
by GEOFF DECKER
Staff Writer
Heading into the Metropolitan
New York Rugby-Football Union
Championship, the young Marist
Rugby men had already experi-
enced a wide range of success, al-
ready tallying a 6-1 record. So, the
weekend of Saturday, October 27th
at Vassar College proved to pro-
vide not only a stiff field of compe-
tition, but a!So some high expecta-
tions to go along with it.
The weekend of the Metro Union
Champs started off as a nail biter
against Sacred Heart going down
to a last minute try (5 points in
Rugby's equivalent to a touch-
down in football) to get the 9 point
win over the Pioneers. The Red
Foxes had faced the much-im-
proved Sacred Heart squad less
than a month earlier, soundly de-
feating them at home, 29-13.
As the tournament continued on,
Marist found itself in the champi-
onship game against the Ivy
League:s~olumbia
University. The
final~·af.dit't disappoint, as the
game went into double-overtime
before Brian Camp, ofBurnt Hills,
New York scored the winning try.
Also scoring was an unlikely of-
fensive presence in Ed
Zbytniewski. His try in the game
was not only an important one to
the team, but also a memorable one
on a personal level because it was
the first score of his collegiate ca-
reer. Zbytniewski, one of four se-
niors, plays second row, which
normally serves as a defensive unit
rather than a scoring one. The third
and final scorer for Marist was
freshman Nate Seamon, whose
speed and agility has been a key
to Marist's success the entire sea-
son.
Winning the Metropolitan Cham-
pionships qualified The Red Foxes
for the Northeast Regional tourna-
ment a week later at Vassar College.
In the Regional quarterfinals,
Marist was matched up against
formidable opponent, Bowdoin
College of Maine. Bowdoin
soundly defeated the Marist squad
but left the lone six seniors nostal-
gically impressed about the devel-
opment of the Rugby program over
the last 4 years.
Captain Paul DiMartino said his
team's success is important for the
future ofMarist College rugby.
"Overall, our expectations as a
team were met and winning the
conferences was a huge stepping
stone for Marist rugby," DiMartino
said.
DiMartino, as well as fellow se-
niors Billy Stanton, Mike Eremita
(co-Captain), Gary Albaugh, Chris
DeLoughery and Zbytniewski,
had nothing but excitement for the
direction that the rugby program
is headed in the upcoming years.
"We're a young team and play-
ing the way we did this year only
bodes well you our future,"
DiMartino said. "I'm real psyched
to come back and see the guys win
next year."
Overall, there are 22 returning men
from this year's championship
team. This includes six returning
freshmen, 12 returning sopho-
mores and four returning juniors.
Many of the freshmen had never
seen a rugby game much less par-
ticipated in one, but they adapted
well and proved to be extremely
effective for Marist.
Freshman Rich Waterman said
that learning the game of rugby was
tough, but now looks forward to
future years of play.
"Adapting was real tough since
I always played football and la-
crosse, and since rugby is more of
a side-to-side game that requires a
lot of pass backs," he said. "There
were a lot of things we had to get
used to. I think now that we (the
freshmen) have a grasp on the
game, it's only going to be a matter
of time until we click with the older
guys. When we do that, this team
is going to be awesome."
Track teams impressive in
NCAA Regional Championships
by ROB McGUINNESS
Staff Writer
As four ofMarist's five scoring
runners finished in some of the fast-
est 1 OK times in school history, the
Marist men's cross country team
placed 20th in a competitive 42-
team field at the NCAA Northeast
Regional Championships Saturday
at Franklin Park.
Senior Mike Nehr finished 83rd
and led the Red Foxes with a time
of31 :52.8. Nehr's time places him
third on the Marist all-time-list for
the Franklin Park 10,000-meter
course, behind alumni Greg
Salamone ('01) and Mike Melfi
('99).
Close behind Nehr was senior Pat
Driscoll, who placed 91st with a
time of31:59.4, good enough for
the fourth fastest time in school
hjstory. Driscoll 's performance rep-
. resents a significant personal best
from the last time the Red Foxes
raced at Franklin Park, according
to men's coach Pete Colaizzo.
"Pat Driscoll really stepped it up
and had a tremendous effort,"
Colaizzo said. "He improved his
time by more than one minute from
two years ago at this meet."
KirkDornton(32:07.5)andJamal
Padgett (32: 16.4) also claimed the
sixth and seventh fastest times on
the all time list, and Jay Grady
rounded out the scoring pack for
Marist. Once again the scoring five
was separated by a gap ofless than
one minute.
While Marist usually aims to fin-
ish between 10th and 15th overall
in the NCAA Regional meet, the
fact that the Marist Men finished
20th only reflects the quality of the
northeast region, according to
Colaizzo.
"The competition in the region
has gotten much stiffer," Colaizzo
said. "But we still posted some re-
ally strong times at Franklin Park."
Marist (510 points) managed to
defeat two Big East universities
(Syracuse and St. John's), as well
as finishing well ahead of confer-
ence opponents Canisius (773),
Fairfield (942) and Niagara (1157).
Providence C9llege won the meet
with an impressive score of59, plac-
ing four of its scoring runners in
the top 20.
In the women's race, Marist
placed 21st (587 points) in a field
of 42 teams. Liza Grudzinski and
Jenn Rosenblatt were the Red
Foxes' top finishers on the 6,000-
meter course.
Grudzinski placed 62nd, with a
time of22:20, and Rosenblatt fin-
ished 77th with a time of 22:36.
Cheryl Norris (23:42), Leanne
Bolingbroke (24:04) and Jen Klier
(24:09) comprised the remainder of
the Marist scoring five.
Boston College (53 points) won
the women's race, placing three of
its scoring runners in the top 10.
On a positive note, Marist narrowly
defeated MAAC rival Iona (609
points), with Grudzinski finishing
10 places ahead oflona's lead run-
ner, Erin Seymour. Klier finished 19
places in front oflona's fifth scorer,
Tina Polletta, ensuring that Marist
would finish ahead of the Gaels,
the team which ended Marist's
reign as MAAC champion two
weeks ago.
This weekend, the women will
compete in the ECAC Champion-
ships at Van Cortlandt Park, the fi-
nal meet of the season. The team
is looking forward to ending the
season on a positive note, accord-
ing to head coach Phil Kelly.
"We're hoping to end the sea-
son with a strong performance,"
Kelly said.
The men's team will also be in
competition on Saturday, running
in the ICAAAA championships,
also at Van Cortlandt Park. Last
year, the Marist men captured the
IC4A University Championship
and will likely compete in the large-
school championship race on Sat-
urday.
Pepsi Classic comes to the McCann Center this weekend
This weekend, Marist College
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Classic. First round games will be
held on Friday night, with Colum-
bia taking on Northeastern at 6 pm,
followed by Marist facing Drexel
at 8:30 pm. The consolation game
will be played at 5 pm on Saturday,
followed immediately by the cham-
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Bowling club members apply
for national membership
by JOHNDALAATID
Staff Writer
Is a new varsity team on the hori-
zon at Marist College?
Well, the bowling club is about
to make strides to make that an-
swer yes. Many members of this
club, entering its third year, are
going to become ABC (American
Bowling Congress) sanctioned and
join the CB USA (College Bowling
USA). This would allow these
members to bowl in college tour-
naments, most notably the cham-
pionships in Reno, Nevada.
The club has been bowling in
exhibition matches over the last
few years, and according to Presi-
dent Alex Gamma
ill
will be partici-
pating in smaller tournaments dur-
ing the spring semester in the New
York/New Jersey area in order to
acquire points to hopefully qualify
for Reno in upcoming years.
Gamma said that the new sane-
tioning and tournaments are im-
portant steps for the new club to
become recognized as a varisty
sport.
"I feel it would be the biggest
step the sport could make in the
school," he said. Our ultimate goal
is to get it to the varsity level."
There are many questions yet to
be answered in terms of what the
future holds for the bowling club,
but Gamma is confident that the
club is taking all the right steps to
becoming recognized at a higher
level by the school.
As for now, the club will con-
tinue its regularly scheduled
events such as their league, Ca-
sino Night, and Singles Tourna-
ment, which Kristin Miller won last
year. Gamma said that he hopes
by this time next year that the
bowlers will be discussing plans
for the Marist Bowling Red Foxes
to compete in the Reno National
Championships.
Swimming ..
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44. Th:! women were not able to
produce the same result, losing
152-85.
The men set three new school
records. Freshman Matthew
Castillo set a new record for the
Men's 200 Individual Medley with
a time of 1 :56.48. In the 12th event,
Michael Guman set a record for the
Men's one-meter dive with a time
of285 .30. Marist's domination con-
tinued with Castillo again setting
another record in the Men 200 But-
terfly with a time of 1 :56.21.
Van Wagner said that Boston
College meet was not "much of a
competition" for his swimmers.
On November 10, Marist defeated
Rider for their second straight vic-
tory. The final score was 129-114,
while the women earned a victory,
130-85. Ricky Kapusta set a pool
record at the event in the Men 400-
yard freestyle relay.
Van Wagner said that Rider is a
much-improved team from last
year, partly because of the addi-
tion of three freshmen.
"This match was much closer
than meets in the past," he said.
"It
has been our strongest compe-
tition so far."
Marist will next swim against
Fairfield and St. Peters.
It
will be
the first time Van Wagner will be
able to get a good look at what his
competition may be in the MAAC
tournament.
"Hopefully I will be able to have
a clear picture of my competition
in regard to the MAAC champion-
ship," Van Wagner said.
Lead by senior captains Justin
Burkhardt and Nick Lakin, along
with the additions of freshman Matt
Castillo, Andrew Green, John
O'Fallon, and Jeffrey Paul, the Red
Foxes look to win another MAAC
title, according to Van Wagner.
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They Said It
"Overall, our expectations as a
team were met and winning the
conferences was a huge stepping
stone for Marist rugby, "
Despite losing in the finals of the MAAC
Tournament, the women's soccer team won
its first regular season MAAC title and won
more games in team history, posting a 10-10
record. Also, ten players on the team
earned MAAC All Academic team honors
November 15, 2001
SPORTS
Rugby captain Paul DiMartino
Page 12
Wo01en's soccer falls to Loyola
in
MAAC Cha01pionships
by
SCOTIMONTESANO
Staff Writer
Anyone who has ever visited
Disney World realizes that it is
impossible to do everything that
one wants to.
The2001 Maristwomen's soc-
cer team is no exception. How-
ever, instead ofleaving Orlando,
Florida craving one more ride on
Space Mountain, they still have
visions of the MAAC title that
they left behind.
Katie Elliot's goal in the 44th
minute gave the Loyola Grey-
hounds a 1-0 win over Marist in
the MAAC women's soccer
championship November 4th at
the Wide World of Sports Com-
plex at Disney World.
This was the first champion-
ship game to end in regulation
since 1996.
The win gave the Greyhounds
the conference's automatic
berth into the NCAA tourna-
ment. The Greyhounds will play
at Princeton November 16 in the
first round.
Marist posted wins over
Canisius and Manhattan to get
to the finals versus Loyola.
In the quarterfinals round,
the Red Foxes used goals from
senior Courtney Gutt and
freshman Courtney Moore to
defeat the Golden Griffs, 2-1.
Marist dominated the entire
game, out-shooting Canisius
26-4. Junior goalkeeper
Mellanie only had to make two
saves to secure the victory.
The victory moved Marist
into the semi-finals, where the
team faced Manhattan. In the
11th minute of play, sopho-
more Laura Fil connected on a
pass from Jenny Shanks to
give the Red Foxes the early
lead. The assist was Shanks'
second of the tournament.
Later in the half, sophomore
Tara Savidge put one in the
back of the net off a pass from
junior Kelly Smith. Nai made
ten saves to secure the 2-1
victory and a berth into the fi-
nals.
The Red Foxes entered the
tournament as the
#
1 seed af-
ter posting an 8-1-league mark
during the season. This was
the first regular season MAAC
title forthe women's soccer pro-
gram. In addition, the team won
more games than ever before en
route to a 10-10 record.
The .500 overall record was not
easy to come by. Marist went
winless in all eight non-league
games, including losses to Big
East schools Providence and
Villanova.
Despite the defeat in the cham-
pionship, Marist did not leave
Central Florida empty handed.
Besides a few pictures, and
probably some oranges, numer-
ous players brought back indi-
vidual honors.
Senior Kasey Sibrinz, Fil and
Moore were all named to the All
Tournament team.
Meanwhile, Nai was recog-
nized as the best goalie in the
conference during the regular
season. Nai finished third in the
NCAA with 8.5 saves per game.
She finished with a 0.71 GAA
and .893 save%.
Others who made the
conference's .first team were
Sibrinsz, senior Erin Norton and
Shanks.
Football team's two-game win
streak stopped by Duquesne
by PETEI!. PALMIERI
back Kevin Bielen completed a
Sports Editor
64-yard pass play to Sean
For only the second time in the Stellato to set up Sumague's
Jim Parady era, the Marist Col- score. Stellato had four recep-
lege football team will finish the tions for 104 yards on the after-
season with a sub .500 record, noon.
after falling to Duquesne 21-10
The Red Fox defense held
on Saturday.
Duquesne scoreless for the en-
The Dukes, now 5-0 in the tire half until Loebig hooked up
Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer- with Jeremy Conley from seven
ence (MAAC), used a 14-point yards out to tie the score with
fourth quarter to defeat the Red :24 remaining in the first· half.
Foxes. The loss dropped Marist Loe big completed six passes for
to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the 79 yards on the drive.
MAAC, while also stopping the
Following a Loebig fumble,
team's two-game winning streak Marist kicker Brett Biggs hit a
going into the game.
37-yard field goal to give his
With Marist leading 10-7 early team a 10-7 lead with ten min-
in the final quarter, Duquesne utes left in the third quarter. The
quarterback Niel Loebig con- score remained the same until
nected with
Y
ardon Brantley for Duquesne' s two scores in the
a 59-yard touchdown strike. On fourth quarter.
the ensuing drive, Duquesne
Marist totaled 272 yards on the
lineman John Rodgers blocked day, led by Bielen's 11 comple-
a Charlie Fowler, setting up Josh tions for 193 yards. He did,
Rue's nine-yard touchdown run however, throw three intercep-
to cap the comeback.
tions. Alfredo Riullano led the
Donte Small, who needed 108
yards to top 1,000 yards for the
third consecutive season, was
held to 102 yards on 20 carries.
Brantley led all receivers with
136 yards on six catches.
The win for the Dukes gives
them a chance to clinch the
team's third consecutive MAAC
championship.
Marist will face Siena on Sat-
urday in the final game of the
season. The Saints come into
the game with a 1-5 conference
record. A win for the Red Foxes
will keep the team in sixth place.
Last season, Marist defeated
Siena 28-18. The Red Foxes
scored 28 points in the second
quarter, resulting from two Siena
turnovers, and a blocked kick.
Sumague scored two touch-
downs in the contest and Chris
Pric~
added a score.
The two teams first met in 1978,
Marist's inaugural season.
Siena defeated Marist 21-8.
Marist looked sharp early, Marist ground attack with 28 However,_since then, Marist has
jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the yards on nine carries.
won every contest except one.
first quarter when Rommel
Loebig finished the game with The all-time series favors Marist
Sumague dove into the end zone 14 completions for 23 7 yards for 17-2, with Marist winning the last
from two-yards out. Quarter- Duquesne, while running back nine contests.
Ten Foxes
also earned
MAAC All
Academic
team hon-
ors. Players
with at least
a 3.2 GPA
andare con-
tributing
members to
the team are
eligible. The
players were
seniors
K a
t
i e
O'Connor
and Sibrinsz,
juniors
J e n n
y
Greenbaum,
Katie Wilt,
Smith and
Shanks,
and sopho-
mores Fil,
Savidge and
Stacy Ryan.
In her sec-
ond year as
PHOTO CREDIT/MARIST ATHLETICS
Senior Courtney Gutt scored a goal in the
quarterfinals, but the Red Foxes lostto Loyola, 1-0,
in
the
MAAC Championship
the team's head coach, Meghan
McGonagle was named the co-
coach of the year in the MAAC.
She shared the honor with Siena
head coach Steve Karbowski.
Men's and women's swimming and diving teams undefeated in MAAC competition
by PAUL SEACH
Staff Writer
The Marist swimmers opened
their season strong by defeat-
ing Boston College and Rider in
consecutive meets and defeat-
ing Iona on Tuesday.
Coach Larry VanWagner's
swimmers have not lost a duel
or Metro Atlantic Athletic Con-
ference (MAAC) meet in six
years and the tradition contin-
ued into the start of the 2001-
2002 season.
In its latest meet, the men de-
feated Iona 148-80, while the
women completed the sweep,
winning 133-81.
Marist 's first meet was against
Boston College. This is the first
time Marist has played Boston
College, with the Marist men's
team winning by a score of 193-
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