-FEATURES-
Bill O'Reilly is coming.
See article this page,
and a review of his
bestselling book pg. 4
-SPORTS-
After as slow start,
Women's lacrosse
wins three
in a row.
Story on pg. 10
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Bill O'Reilly to give 55th
MarR
commencement
speech
by LISA BURKE
Co-Editor In Chief
He tells it like it is, even when
people don't want to hear it.
While this may put some of
the guests off, it sure doesn't
deter the fans, as his news
show, The O'Reilly Factor,
has beaten Larry King in the
ratings more than once.
In addition to hosting duties,
he has had a New
York Times
bestseller with The 0 'Reilly
Factor: The Good, The Bad,
and the Completely Ridicu-
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in American Life, and has
· also written a novel, Those
who Trespass, about a bitter
former newsman who goes on
a killing spree.
So what's next for Fox News'
Bill O'Reilly? The 1971 Marist
College graduate is returning
to his alma mater to speak at
the 55th commencement on
May 19.
But don't worry. He won't
put anyone on the spot.
Chief College Relations Of-
ficer Tim Massie said that he
thinks O'Reilly is one of the
most qualified speakers we've
had here in years, and that he
will bring a lot to this year's
ceremony.
"He has something meaningful
to say," he said. "I'm sure he will
be entertaining, and have some
very humorous stories to tell about
when he was at Marist."
When looking for a graduation
speaker, Massie said Marist looks
for someone who has an affinity
to the school, so they will have a
desire to do it.
"We do not pay [our commence-
ment speakers]," he said. "We do
not believe it is a proper use of our
money or students' activities
fees."
Massie said that O'Reilly has
been back to campus many times
and has stayed connected to
Marist over the years.
"He is high-profile, a leader in the
communications field," Massie
said, "and he will very easily be
able to relate to Marist students."
Senior Dave Casarella said that
he is disappointed with the choice
of this year's graduation speaker.
"I believe we should have a
speaker with qualifications equal
to Bill O'Reilly, but find someone
who better reflects the interests of
the graduating class," he said. "I
would just like to see somebody
else."
Another criterion the chosen
speaker must fulfill is to be worthy
of an honorary doctorate, which
the board awards to the
speaker at the ceremony. This
year, O'Reilly will receive an
honorary doctorate of humane
letters.
"Bill was very grateful to be
asked and we're thrilled to have
him," said Massie.
After graduating from Marist
with a B.A. in history, O'Reilly
went on to receive a Master's
degree in broadcast journalism
from Boston University, and in
1996, he received his master's
degree
from
Harvard
University's Kennedy School
of Government. That same year,
he joined the Fox News team as
an anchor host. He has since
moved to the more prestigious
position of a self-titled news
show host of The 0 'Reilly F ac-
tor, a show whose fast-grow-
ing popularity is remarkable,
beating both Larry King and
Geraldo Rivera in the ratings.
According to the Fox News
website, O'Reilly created his
show "to fill a void he felt ex-
isted in television news. 'Too
many news programs have be-
come public relations frieqdly,'
O'Reilly said, 'and the viewer
is left with many unanswered
questions because the host or
hostess does not want to of-
Holy Week doesn't stop violence
by ASHLEY THOMAS
Staff Writer
was less intense than seen re-
cently during the six month-old
Palestinian uprising.
Palestinian President Yasser
Arafat called Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Ariel Sharon with Passover
holiday greetings for the Jewish
people on Saturday, according to
Israeli Radio.
Arafat arrived in Egypt late
on Saturday for talks with
!
Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak on Sunday. Egyptian
Foreign Minister Amr Moussa
told reporters after the meeting
1
in Cairo that the presidents dis-
cussed Israel's "provocative
measures" toward
Palestinians.
ian gun-
men and
t
I s ra e li
soldiers
traded fire
overnight in
Ramallah be-
fore Israeli
Photo CourtesyofToptown.com
Palestinian President Vasser Arafat, smiling despite
continued conflicts between the Palestines and Israelis.
tanks launched shells. No inju-
ries were reported. The Israeli
army said it had also fired tank
shells at the nearby village of
Beitunia. Palestinian witnesses
said gunfire resumed in
Ramallah on Sunday morning.
Israeli security forces are on
high alert for the Jewish festi-
val of the Passover in the
middle of renewed violence and
Islamic militant threats to carry
out bombings.
Thousands of soldiers, po-
lice, and border police have
been deployed throughout the
country for the weeklong holi-
day, which began on Saturday
evening.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
has urged Yasser Arafat to use
his authority to end the current
upsurge of violence in the West
Bank and Gaza. He made the
plea when Arafat telephoned
him to offer Passover greetings.
In a similar call to the opposi-
tion leader, Yossi Sarid, Arafat
called for a resumption of peace
talks. Hours after the conver-
sations, however, there were
reports of fresh fighting in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In Gaza, three Palestinians
were reportedly wounded in a
. .. See
VIOLENCE, 3
Photo courtesy
of
Fox.com
Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News Channel's
The O'Reilly Factor,
is
scheduled to deliver the 55th commencement speech at Marist College on
May 19. O'Reilly is a 1971 graduate of the History department.
fend anyone. That will not hap-
pen on the Factor."
Some critics say that his style
is too harsh. Many guests have
been "unable" to appear, and
may just be afraid to face
O'Reilly. He's out to win view-
ers, though, not friends.
'Tm willing to have Ameri-
cans say: 'O'Reilly is an SOB
and a mean bastard,'" O'Reilly
said, according to the Daily
News. "Many people think I'm
rude, and I guess I could be con-
sidered that if I were at a cock-
tail party, but I'm not. I don't
want people to like me, I want
them to respect me and watch
the program."
Friend and gossip columnist
Liz Smith has said that she finds
it amusing when she reads about
O'Reilly being described as
"Mr.
Intimidation."
"When I first met him many
years ago, he was as sweet as
pie," she wrote in her column in
the New
York Post.
JARED AVIGUANO
I
The Circle
The Baltic National Debate Team (front row) squared off against
the Marist Debate Team Tuesday in the Nelly Golletti Theater.
MIKE'S TV
PICKS OF
THE WEEK
"Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade"
Fri., Apr. 13, 9 p.m., USA
"Smokey and the Bandit"
Sat., Apr. 14, lOp.m., TBS
"Robin Hood--Men in
Tights"
Sun., Apr. 8, 8 p.m., Comedy
Central
.. .for more, see On TV with
!Mike Thompson,pg. 9
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Opinion .......................... 6
A&E .......................... 8
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What is the most important
part of Easter?
Chris Blasie
Senior
"Seeing my family. I go to
my aunt's and eat
a pile of food."
Junelayne Dale
Graduate Student
'Tune with my family,
rejoicing that the Lord is
risen and of course,
the chocolate."
Michael Craig
Senior
"I love getting to the
food,
eating flying fish."
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A
SUMMER JOB?·
The Marist College PoU is seeking college students
to work
as
telephone
interviewers.
Positions are available now
and for the summer
The benefits of working
with
us include:
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rate~
$7 to $8
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excellent phone ski.lls
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Looks great on your resume
We
are also looking for Spanish and Portuguese speaking
students to work as biringuaJ interviewers.
Call Kathleen today to set up an interview.
575-(FONE) 3663
A West Cedar resident alleg-
edly took his Red Jeep Wran-
gler mud-bogging on a newly-
seeded section of Upper West
Cedar's lawn Tuesday, April 3,
at 3:45 a.m. The tire treads left
deep ruts in the lawn and a trail
of mud and straw from the scene
of the crime to where the secu-
rity patrol found the truck parked
in West Cedar's overflow lot.
The tire treads matched and the
mud-covered tires, side panels
and hood of the Jeep were
enough evidence for the offic-
ers to boot it. The Jeep's owner
denied all knowledge of the in-
cident, but was awarded three
tickets and a landscaping bill
anyways.
A foglight was left hanging, a
light cracked, and a molding tom
from an Upper West Cedar ve-
hicle some time before it was re-
ported Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m.
A security patrol found a car
parked in a student lot with a
Donnelly parking pass Tues-
day, April 3, at 11:45 p.m. The
officer thought it was suspi-
cious enough to find the driver.
After a short investigation, the
owner was discovered to be a
student who purchased the car
from a Marist employee and left
the precious parking sticker
on ... that is, until the officer con-
fiscated and destroyed it.
A Gartland'F block rnsident
hurt himself Wednesday, April
4, at 11 :25 p.m. He landed on his
knees while playing basketball
at the McCann Center and
needed the ice and the support
only the St. Francis medical staff
could provide, so he went up
there for treatment.
A security officer spied a stu-
dent burning two candles in his
room while the officer patrolled
the Champagnat hallways at 1
a.m. on Thursday, April 5. The
RA was called, blew out the
candles and confiscated five
more before leaving the room.
The student may have stood a
better chance of being undetec-
ted if he had closed his door
before lighting his fire hazard
stockpile.
Town of Poughkeepsie Police
officers called a Marist security
patrol person Thursday, April 6,
at 3 :40 a.m. to pick up a
Townhouse's L block resident
at the main entrance. The police
picked her up when the driver
of the car she was riding in was
pulled over, arrested and
charged for driving while under
the influence.
A Leo resident was taken to
St. Francis after dislocating her
shoulder during a dance re-
hearsal in the Nelly Golletti The-
ater Thursday, April 6, at 7 :20
p.m.
A Ford Mustang's rear win-
dow was smashed, the cloth
roof slashed, and the seatbelts
cut sometime before a security
patrol discovered it at 6:30 a.m.
on Saturday, April 7, in the
Lower Hoop Lot. The glove
compartment had been ran-
sacked, but nothing was re-
ported missing.
An overflowing toilet turned
into a messy situation when the
water seeped through the wall
and into a fire alarm panel in
Gartland's G block Saturday,
April 7, at 11:20 p.m. The water
damaged the equipment, setting
off the alarms and causing
Fairview firefighters to respond.
All attempts to reset the panel
failed, so a security officer was
placed on the scene as a 'fire
watch' while the alarm was
taken out. The alarm was re-
placed the following day, as
housekeeping staff mopped up.
The Leo Hall mentor found one
of his residents outside the
mentor's door at 3:05 a.m. Sun-
day, April 8. Security officers
and the Duty RD were called, as
was the Fairview Ambulance
crew for the intoxicated student.
But, upon a closer examination,
the student was found com-
pletely sober and somehow con-
vinced the group of
authoritarians that he had been
sleep-walking. The student was
escorted back to his room and
housekeepers were called to
hose off the door. He was not
given a glass of warm milk to
soothe his nerves.
Correction
Last week's In Your Opinion photo-
graphic participant known as
"Yemmi" was really Jim Dabek (left).
He did not offer an opinon to the
question.
This is Yemmi (right), who slept for
17 hours and ranks it the craziest thing
he did on Spring Break.
The Circle staff apologizes for any
confusion this may have caused.
The Habitat for Humanity article which appeared
on the front page of
The Circle's
Mar. 29 issue was
credited to news editor Brendan McGurk. However,
most of the imformation, research and writing was
done by one of the story's sources, Megan Thomp-
son. The staff of
The Circle
apologizes to Ms. Th-
ompson for this oversight and would like to give
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Surgery to separate
twins lasts five days
SINGAPORE- After five
days in the operating room.
neurosurgeons finally
completed surgery on the
Napali twins joined at the
head. The surgery, which
entailed detaching the
brains by separating the
veins of the 11-month-old
twins, was expected to last
only 36 hours. However,
due to the many unantici-
pated veins, the surgery
doubled in time, lasting 75
hours. A spokeswoman for
the Singapore General
Hospital said the twins are
in stable condition.
Tensions between
U.S. and China con-
tinue
WAS~TON-Monday,
Chine~~s
demanded
the Unitei:l States
apologi~
for the collision of the US
EP-3 and a Chinese fighter
plane that occurred on Apr.
1.
The co11ision resulted in
the death of a Chinese pi-
lot. The United States re-
fused to apologize for the
death saying they are not
at fault. While the US and
China continue to work on
negotiations, it is feared the
longer the negotiations
take, the more positive
re-
lations between the US and
China will dwindle.
Strep bacteria mapped
WASHINGTON- Re-
searchers at the University
of Oklahoma Health Sci-
ences Center said on Mon-
day they have finished se-
quencing the genome of
streptococcus pyogenes.
The bacterium is said to
cause illnesses such as
strep throat, acute rheu-
matic fever, scarlet fever
and a flesh-eating disease.
Scientists
are
optimistic
this
blueprint will aid in the de-
velopment of vaccines to
prevent these illnesses.
www.ebaby.com?
LONDON- A British
couple lost their bid to re-
gain custody of the twins
they adopted over the
Internet. Judith and Alan
Kilshaw of Wales bought
the twin girls over the
Internet three months ago.
However, a couple in Cali-
fornia purchased the twins
as well. Justice Andrew
Kirkwood ruled Monday
that the girls should be
re-
turned to Missouri, where
the biological parents are
seeking custody.
Car Break-ins
Continue
Recently there have been sev-
eral car break-ins on campus.
The cars being targeted are lo-
cated in the Hoop lot near
Gartland. The cars have been
reportedly vandalized and items
such as CD players and CDs
have been stolen.
Marist College Student Gov-
ernment Association is writing
this press release to inform the
student body of these
misfortunate occurrences.
When parking your car at any
lot, please remove any and all
valuables. It is important to re-
member this so that no property
can be stolen if there is a break
m.
The Safety and Security Of-
fice is working very hard to ap-
prehend the person(s) respon-
sible for these crimes. They are
determined to keep Marist Col-
lege a safe community.
If anyone has any information
about this topic please contact
the Safety and Security Office
at extension 2282.
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Student Government Association Spotlight
Melissa Katomski
Executive Secretary
Hometown: Oxford, CT
Age:21
Major: Psychology, Special Education
Campus Housing: Champagnat
Year at Marist: Junior
Melissa Katornski holds a position on Student Government that is often overlooked but never
without importance.
On
a daily and weekly basis, Melissa takes minutes at both the Executive
Board and the Senate Meetings. After she takes the minutes, she types them up and must
present them at the next meeting to be approved.
Aside from her usual work, Melissais involved in other aspects of Student Government. She
was greatly involved in Unity Day 2001 and was even Master Of Ceremonies. She was involved
when SGA went to Memory
Walk
2000 to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association, and she
also went
to
Vassar Brother's Hospital to share Christmas cheer
in
December 2000.
Aside from
all
of this, Melissa has recently been voted in as Vice President of the Class of 2002
for the Hogan Administration for the 2001-2002 school year. She is also greatly involved in club
activities on campus. She is in Campus Ministry, the Student Programming Council, and is an
R.A.
for both this year and next as well.
Anyone who wishes to get involved in Student Government should come to the SGA office in
the Student Center.
-Michelle Slesinski, Director of Public Relations
Violence continues in Mideast
... From
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gun battle with Israeli tanks
near the Jewish settlement of
Netzarim. There were reports of
similar clashes near the West
Bank settlements of Psagot and
Ofra. The fighting followed the
violence between demonstra-
tors and Israeli security forces
on Friday. Approximately thirty
Palestinians were reportedly
wounded.
had hoped the talks would offer
a way out of the cycle of vio-
lence that has claimed more than
450 lives in six months of the
worst fighting in decades.
Arafat has now appealed to the
UN Secretary-General, Kofi
Annan, to intervene to protect
his people.
"There was a moment of opti-
mism," Israeli peace activist
Galia Golan said.
"Now, even the doves think
it's going to get worse before it
gets better."
More often, the collective
shock that Palestinians and Is-
raelis once felt at their daily
bloodshed appears to be turn-
ing into a hopeless acceptance
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Wiffle ball spring training was in full swing on Monday as
residents of West Cedar took to the courtyard instead of the
diamond to take advantage of the warm weather.
In another event after a nego-
tiating session earlier this week
with the Israelis, Palestinian se-
curity chiefs escorted to the
border by American officials
were shot at by Israeli troops as
they tried to re-enter the Gaza
Strip. The Palestinians called it
an assassination attempt. Israe-
lis said they were responding to
fire from the vicinity.
Many people on both sides
Holocaust survivor to address Marist
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Features Editor
On Apr. 18, 2001, Marist Col-
lege will be welcoming a very
special guest. Marta Chernoff,
a Holocaust survivor, will ad-
dress students at Marist
College's Annual Holocaust
Memorial Program. Going into
its eleventh year, the program
aims to preserve the memory of
all Holocaust victims, including
Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses,
homosexuals, and the handi-
capped.
"We remember in order to learn
lessons for our own Ii ves," says
Professor Milton Teischman,
who also heads the committee
that plans each year's program.
This year's program is entitled
"The Living Witnesses: Holo-
caust Survivors." The event will
include music, poetry, and stu-
dent presentations, all of which
revolve around the theme of
survivors. It will take place at 8
p.m. in SC 349.
Professor Teischman believes
it is imperative to actively re-
member the horrors of the Ho-
locaust. He says all must "real-
ize the terrible dangers of racial,
ethnic, or religious hatred" are
still prevalent today. He adds,
"We must understand that si-
lence or indifference to human
suffering is itself a very great
evil."
Many people have wbrked to
bring about this year's Holo-
caust remembrance program.
Faculty members such as
Teischman, Richard Feldman,
Mar Peter-Raoul, and Rita
Alterman have contributed.
Also, Brother Frank Kelly, Elaine
Newman, Tim Massie, and Ivy
Reeves have played a tremen-
dous role in the development in
the program. Also aiding in this
project were students Sarah
Hrynyk and Jaclyn Jacobsen.
This year's program is spon-
sored by Student Activities, the
School of Visual Arts, and the
office of the Academic Vice
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SATs preparing for extinction in California?
by JASON SHAW
Staff Writer
High school students may be
putting their No. 2 pencils down
for good.
If
Richard Atkinson, the Presi-
dent of the University of Cali-
fornia has his way, the SAT's
will be as obsolete as the aba-
cus.
He's making bold moves to
eliminate SAT scores from the
requirements of the applicants
to the nation's largest and most
prestigious university system,
moves that can affect schools
nationwide.
Atkinson's plan would involve
ignoring an applicant's SAT I
scores and concentrating on the
student's activities, grades, and
SAT II scores, which measure
the mastery of particular sub-
jects.
It
would also help the di-
versity problem on college cam-
puses, since wealthy students
of only certain ethnic back-
grounds seem inclined to score
higher on the test.
Jaime Corkedale, Psychology/
Special Education major at
Marist College said the SATs
are a false indicator of a
student's ability.
"They tell you nothing about
how well the student will per-
form in college," he said.
This is a common gripe; edu-
cators have been asking for
years if standardized tests such
as the SATs are really a reliable
way to determine a student's
aptitude.
Like Jaime, sophomore Erik
Long didn't pull any punches.
"They're a joke," he said. "All
the SATs do is determine how
well a person did on that one
particular test on that one par-
ticular day."
With anti-SAT sentiment ram-
pant among the students who
were, or will be, forced to take
the tests, it might be safe to say
that the SATs are going the way
of the dinosaurs.
Is it too good to be true?
Maybe. There is still plenty of
resistance to Atkinson's pro-
posal. For starters, this would
contradict President George W.
Bush's education reform plan, a
strategy that has a cornerstone
in frequent standardized testing.
And many highly influential
East Coast schools have no
plans to do away with using
SAT scores as a method of ac-
cepting students.
Harvard has gone on the
record to say that the SATs are
here to stay because they want
students to have as many
chances as possible to demon-
strate their skills.
"If
they're good enough for
Harvard, then they're good
enough for me," said Professor
Joseph Zepetello.
"The SATs shouldn't be an
isolated method of determining
a student's ability. And they're
not; colleges look at other
things besides the SATs. And
as long as they're not, I don't
see any problem with them," he
said.
Atkinson's motives behind his
plan are also in question; this
may have less to do with the
weaknesses of standardized
testing and more with the fall-
out of affirmative action.
California's public university
system is struggling with the
aftermath of Proposition 209, a
law that banned the use of affir-
mative action in all public uni-
versities and government agen-
cies in California.
A result of Proposition 209 was
that the enrollment of minorities
deeply declined, drawing criti-
cism to the school system. Since
minorities have statistically
scored low on the SATs, could
eliminating the tests be part of
an agenda that has nothing to
do with their effectiveness? Or
could the ethnicity problems of
the test just be another reason
to put them away for good?
Since the California University
system is the single biggest cli-
ent of the SATs and also the larg-
est state university system,
their decision will definitely
have an effect on schools na-
tionwide.
If
the elimination of SATs cre-
ates a chain reaction across the
nation, even stolid advocators
of the test such as Harvard may
have to sway under the pres-
sure. But high school students
should not put down their prac-
tice books yet. As with all de-
bates, it will be some time until a
certain conclusion is reached.
Cancer Awareness Month: Education lessens risk
by IA UREN PENNA
Staff Writer
The chances are that every
Marist student's life has been
affected by cancer, in some man-
ner.
If
you have not known
someone who has been struck
with cancer, you are a lucky mi-
nority.
The month of April marks
Cancer Awareness and Control
month across the country.
Even if the school has nothing
formally planned, individuals
can still make it their goal to use
this month as a time to increase
their awareness of the disease.
Junior Christina Quinci said
the more awareness Marist stu-
dents have about cancer, the
better for the future.
"Awareness is good because
it makes us better educated so
we know about cancer for fu-
ture generations and our-
selves," said Quinci.
The American Cancer Society
has · predicted that this year
552,200 people will die of can-
cer. This means that more than
1,500 people will die each day
from this disease. The fatality
of the disease may have de-
creased over the years due to
various treatments now avail-
able. At the same time, the num-
ber of those afflicted by cancer
continues to rise. Aside from
heart disease, cancer is the sec-
ond most common killer.
The older people become, the
higher their chances are at de-
veloping cancer. Cancer can
occur in multiple areas in the
body. It is an abnormal and un-
controlled growth of cells.
When the growth of the cells is
not halted or treated, the cancer
will spread to other areas in the
body eventually resulting in
death.
Chemotherapy, surgery and
radiation are the most common
treatments for cancer. In some
instances organs must be re-
moved because the cancer has
destroyed the organ and its abil-
ity to function.
Sophomore Amanda Jester
said that she feels cancer aware-
ness month is important be-
cause it teaches people to be
aware of the potential risk.
"My grandmother died of
ovarian cancer. I believe that
being able to detect cancer early
is key for surviving. If people
are educated during cancer
awareness month, they will be
conscious of the symptoms and
seek help before it is too late,"
said Jester.
Jester's grandmother was a
part of the age 55 and older
population in which 80% of the
cancer cases occur. For the av-
erage college student, the
chances of developing cancer
are less likely. Cancer can sud-
denly develop but is most times
brought on by an individual
engaging in one of the risk fac-
tors. Smoking and overexpo-
sure to the sun (that means tan-
ning beds too!) increase one's
chances of cancer 10-fold.
The staff at the Health Center
is taking steps to increase stu-
dent awareness regarding these
two risk factors. The staff is
planning to make next month's
bulletin board focus on skin
cancer awareness.
Director of Health Services
Jane O'Brien said that students
are welcome to stop by and see
the information that will be
posted before the college
closes.
"The bulletin board will have
information about the risk of the
sun, melanoma and other skin
cancer information," said
O'Brien. "For the most part stu-
dents are not worrying about
cancer and it is, for most, some-
thing to worry about down the
road. We feel that skin cancer
is a topic students are affected
by now."
O'Brien said that she and a
staff member from Counseling
Services are currently being
trained to be facilitators to lead
a smoking cessation group for
Marist students. The smoking
cessation group will be similar
to a support group that targets
students who smoke.
Smoking increases an
individual's chances 50% of
developing lung cancer. Lung
cancer is the most common type
of cancer among both men and
women. Aside from lung cancer,
men should be privy to prostate
and colon cancer.
Woman should be aware of
breast cancer and have
mammograms, as recommended
by her physician. On May 5
Revlon will be sponsoring a
walk in Times Square to support
the fight against women's can-
cers.
The American Cancer Society
recommends yearly physicals
and self-examinations, in order
to keep an eye on any changes
in the body. Early detection is
key in cancer survival. School
of Communications Adjunct Jim
Dworak said that certain preven-
tion and pre-testing are essen-
tial for men and women.
"Colon cancer has the great-
est potential for being cured if
you have the test done, I have a
yearly colonoscopy as a pre-
ventive measure," said Dworak.
The American Cancer Society
also recommends that men and
women should eat five or more
servings of fruits and vegetable,
cut down on high-fat foods,
watch weight, exercise, always
wear sunglasses and sunscreen
that is SPF 15 or higher and
should not use tobacco or alco-
hol. Survival rates climb as more
people take preventive mea-
sures. The American Cancer
Society reports that people who
live five years after diagnosis
have a 59% chance of survival.
For those who do not develop
cancer in their lifetime, they are
blessed with good luck. For
those who suffer from cancer or
know someone who does- there
is support. For more informa-
tion, go to
www.cancer.org or
call 1-800-ACS-2345.
Bill O'Reilly: the factors of life
by NICKBONOPARTIS
Staff Writer
As the host and anchor of the
most popular news show on
cable
TY,
Bill O'Reilly dedicates
his time, on-air and off, to in-
vestigating the good, the bad,
and the completely ridiculous in
American life.
So it's fitting that his book,
The O'Reilly Factor: The Good,
the Bad, and the Completely
Ridiculous in American Life,
reads as if it were his TV show.
Brokenjnto 20 chapters - rang-
ing from "The Money Factor"
and "The Race Factor" to "The
Sex Factor" and "The Drug and
Alcohol Factor" - O'Reilly di-
vides and subdivides facets of
American life that affect nearly
everyone and analyzes our ap-
proach, as the American people,
to how we approach these is-
sues.
Along the way, the results
showcase O'Reilly's trademark
sarcasm and loathing for stupid-
ity. In "The Class Factor," the
book's opening chapter,
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Features
PAGE 5
Tax plan neglects lower class
by ALEXISSCARPINATO
Editorial Assistant
Although President Bush in-
tends to boost the receding
economy with a $1.6 trillion tax
cut, Americans may be uneasy
about its effect on certain
groups of taxpayers.
The largest tax cut, of $4 mil-
lion each, will be granted to the
top 400 upper-income taxpayers.
David Geffen, billionaire and
music enthusiast, said that he
does not need a tax cut.
"It is a privilege to be an
American citizen," he said. "It
is appropriate to pay a greater
share of taxes."
Bush also called to end the
"death tax", which is a tax on
inherited estates.
Joel Smith, publisher of the
Alabama Tribune said that he is
in favor of the elimination of tax
on inherited estates.
"I hope the president and
Congress will repeal the death
tax and help my family keep
publishing our 72-year-old,
twice-weekly newspaper," he
said.
According to the Federal Re-
serve, along with the slump in
the economy, comes a change
in the stock market.
"Falling stock prices have
vaporized more than $4.5 trillion
of that paper wealth, which
should cut one percentage point
Bush proposes tax plan
off the economy's growth rate
this year and next," they said.
John B. Riggs, New Ventures
Director in Connecticut, said
that he favors the direction of
the economy and Bush's tax
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O'Reilly's Factors of life
O'Reilly casts aside race as the
major factor in determining qual-
ity of life and says instead that
Americans are for the majority
born into a class they'll never
move away from: " ... class is not
just about money. It is about
opportunity for your kids or
dashed
hopes ... about
education ... about enduring val-
ues
or
materialism that comes
out as greed or self-indulgence
or complete disregard for oth-
ers. It is the bottom line, in a way,
for every problem
I
talk about in
this book."
In "The Sex Factor," O'Reilly
opens by tackling a lighter is-
sue: "Note to Pamela Anderson:
Fantasy Queen of working class
guys: Sorry you got mobbed by
those rude teenage boys down
in South America because of
your gigantic fake breasts, you
made the right decision-to have
them 'downsized.' And if you
change your mind, a Florida sur-
geon has just introduced sili-
cone implants that can be en-
larged or reduced at will."
O'Reilly then goes on to de-
tail how today's sexual culture
originated in the 1960s, and cov-
ers everything from America's
constant obsession with sex to
STDs and the episodes of Hugh
Grant and Bill Clinton to the
Internet becoming a haven for
pornophiles.
In "The Dating Factor," a self-
reflective O'Reilly remembers
his blunders, and subsequent
successes, with the ladies, and
even reveals that back in the
day, he was a disco-dancing
machine. O'Reilly, a veteran TV
nental United States a few times
at his various posts, also revis-
its his early days and the les-
sons he's learned along the way.
O'Reilly is a Marist College
graduate, and he dedicates a
few scattered thoughts among
the bigger issues within the
book to remembering his college
days here. O'Reilly reminisces
cuts because they will fuel a
turnaround in spending and
help avoid a huge economic re-
cession.
"I think the economy is on the
verge of a minor recession and
I'm pretty excited about it be-
cause it works to my favor from
an investment perspective," he
said.
Joe Fantini, from the Eco-
nomic Institute at Bard College,
said that the tax cut is much too
aggressive.
"The economy is very vola-
tile right now," he said. "I think
the government should go to a
flat tax."
Robert S. Mcintyre, Director
of Citizens of Tax Justice, said
that higher taxes on average
American families to pay for tax
cuts for the wealthy is an unfair
idea and bad economics.
"Replacing the current, pro-
gressive income tax with a flat-
rate tax would dramatically shift
the tax burden away from the
wealthy, and onto the middle
class and the poor," he said.
Within Bush's tax plan, six mil-
lion of the lowest income Ameri-
can families are completely re-
moved from the tax rolls, accord-
ing to the House Committee.
President Bush addressed the
need for a tax cut for the middle
and lower class.
"It's important to remember
there are people struggling to
get ahead, particularly with en-
ergy bills going up, and the
economy slowing down," he
said.
Eva Clayton, Representative
from North Carolina, said she
has concern for groups such as
farmers within the budget.
"In my judgment, you can't
have that big a tax cut and pay
down the debt, and take care of
farmers, and take care of Social
Security," she said.
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about his football days and the
state of race relations at the col-
lege, citing lack of diversity, and
even revisits a c'ontroversial
column he printed in the cam-
pus newspaper. In his informal
"manual for dealing with the
opposite sex," here provides
phrases and appropriate reac-
tions, such as "When I gradu-
ated from Vassar ... ".
In all, the book is entertaining.
The style, which changes pace
with news-like headlines such
as "This Just In," and "Talking
Point," makes for either good
extended reading or prime bath-
room material, because the book
can be picked up and put down
without any real interruption to
its flow. And the issues O'ReilJy
tackles are real - he doesn't
make an effort to appease any-
one when he addresses them,
instead
analyzing
the
oftentimes-idiotic things people
do. This one is definitely worth
picking up - before commence-
ment.
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Dally
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tasy into reality is that things
don't always fit. In your head,
it's all so perfect. In real life,
problems arise.
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good judgment, objectivity and
common sense. The others
could get too .hot under the
collar. Offer your skills as an
arbitrator.
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You're rarin' to go, but you're
dragging an anchor. Distant
horizons beckon, but there's
work to be done at home. You
think you're miserable now?
Just imagine how you'll feel
tflen~
Hustle!
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LIBRA
Somebody who's been driving
you nuts may be hard to shake.
You want to get in the last
word, but that's never going
to
happen. Did you ever think
that
if
you lose, you might win?
It's just a game.
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SAGDTARIUS
Your idea of a good time often
involves gettingaway and ex-
ploring new horizons. But now,
you
may
be more interested in
staying close to home. It looks
as
if somebody there
has
your
full attention.
AQUARIUS
Somebody's Jjable to lead you
into
uncharted
territory.
You're
usually the one who
needs
a
map. Youmaybedrawing itas
you go along. Cartography is
one of your natural talents.
TAURUS
You may be feeling a little low.
Spend the day going over the
numbers: it'll be time well spent
Cut down on distractions and
minimize headaches.
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CANCER
The pace is quick, but with any
luck at all, you can get the job
done by tomorrow. Plan to put
most of the money you're mak-
ing into savings. It'll buy you
more that way.
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VIRGO
If
everybody would just leave
you alone so that you could
concentrate, you'd be fine. But,
no, they have to bug you with
their incessant questioning.
Maybe you just need peace
and quiet.
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SCORPIO
You may need every bit of
power you can generate. The
pace you've set is so intense,
it would quickly weat out a
les8er
mortal.
Even you may be
pooped by the time this day is
through.
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CAPRICORN
If you and your friends could
hang out all day, doing what-
ever you felt like, you would
be
a happy camper. Not today,
anyway. Console yourselves
with plans for the future. Wait
awhile.
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like fortUneis smiling
on
you. There's work to be done,
but
you
don't know where
to
start.
You don't get
extra
points
for
going Jaster - although
it
won't be long
before
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Chinese food for thought
An American plane was on au-
topilot when it collided with a
Chinese F-8 fighter jet on April
1.
The crew of the American
plane has been held hostage
while searches went on for the
missing Chinese pilot, who has
now been officially presumed
dead. As George W. Bush
trembles and tiptoes on the
battlefield of international poli-
tics, 24 American citizens won-
der when they'll be able to come
home. Bush et al. have issued a
few mild-mannered threats to
the Chinese, and expressed
deep regret for the loss of the
pilot; the crew has still not been
released.
A number of possible strong-
arm tactics have been men-
tioned to intimidate China into
releasing the crew, tactics such
as selling arms to Taiwan, es-
tablishing trade restrictions, and
even sabotaging Beijing's bid
for the Olympics. Rather than
rock the boat however, W. has
decided that the concerns of big
business are more important
than the freedom of24 individu-
als. After all, Congress has al-
ready overlooked rampant hu-
man rights violations in China
in exchange for new markets and
cheap labor, so it shouldn't re-
ally come as a surprise that the
corporate control of our politi-
cal machine would rear its ugly
head in this instance as well.
The hesitance shown by the
Bush administration initially
came as a surprise, and even I
thought that I may have mis-
judged
W.
as a trigger happy
redneck itching for an opportu-
nity to flex the muscles of our
all-mighty army. This is not the
proper time, nor the proper sce-
nario, for W. to prove that he is
not his father's son by sitting
back and playing the diplomatic
game of niceties with a reserved
patience. Human lives should
not be depreciated for the sake
of business ventures and cor-
porate cost-benefit analysis.
The body of the EP-3E Aries
II plane is undoubtedly now a
carcass, having been gutted by
the Chinese government. What-
ever was in that plane, whether
it be sensitive spy equipment or
a box of leftover
ALF
merchan-
dise, was not meant for the
Beijing government so they
could have the common cour-
tesy to put a big old stamp on
the plane and spray paint "re-
turn to sender" on the side.
The cowardice of the Bush
administration can either be
considered as horrendous or as
substantial proof of my original
theory of George. The "lesser
of the two evils" theories that
Gore supporters often cited has
finally been proven wrong with
this China incident. Bush is
obviously the lesser of evils
due to his infinite idiocy and
incompetence; in any hypo-
thetical situation presented,
Gore may have bungled and
dropped the ball, whereas W. is
too pathetic to act all. He truly
is the man of the people because
he is banking on humanity's
survival skills to salvage any
crisis while he chows a Porter-
house steak at a fund-raising
party and while a mentally re-
tarded prisoner is executed in
Texas.
W's faith in the American
power of perseverance is also
being supported by his confi-
dence that the conflict between
Israelis and the Palestinians will
also blow over. Clinton's ardu-
ous but ineffective peace talks
are nothing but a hazy memory
as I watch daily reruns of sto-
ries on the evening news about
insults and mortar shells being
lobbed between the two stub-
born sides. Too bad neither of
the camps has an excessive
amount of oil for W. and Cheney
to faun over because it wouldn't
be long before American boys
started dropping bombs and
taking names. I'm done.
If it were up to Chris, the Chi-
nese would be the ones who
would be done. Let our people
go!
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ABSOLUTE MADNESS!
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Rock 'em
sock
'emtelevisionicons
by ADAM KOWALSKI
Staff Writer
Last Friday morning I found
myself at home getting ready to
head on back to school when
my phone rang. My friend
asked me
if
I knew who was play-
ing a free show up at Steven
College in Hoboken that night.
If I had known I wouldn't have
been getting ready to come
back.
Bellvue, the latest incar-
nation of Jesse Malin's (lead
singer of
D Generation) new
band was supposed to be go-
ing on around 12. The lineup
was basically the same as the
last time I saw them about a year
and a half ago, the only changes
were that they dropped the key-
board player and acquired
Johnny Pisano, formerly of
Marky Ramone and the Intrud-
ers, on bass.
The show itself was one of the
more .. .interesting shows I have
been to of late. It seems that
the promoters. a local magazine
whose name doesn't even de-
sec~rint
in this rag, decided
it"\vould' be a good idea to not
tell anybody about it. So by the
time
Bellvue hit the stage there
were about 16peoplethere. Now
this is not to say that they didn't
put on an incredible set, of
course after having the lights
turned off so they could "re-
hearse" as Jesse put it. They
tore through songs from their
new release "To Be Somebody"
with an incredible amount of
energy for such a small show-
ing. After the set Jesse seemed
to be rather amused and said,
"well they asked us to do it and
we figured it would be a good
place to do some of these in
front of an audience before
some of our bigger shows later
this month." Some of those
shows include Friday the 13th
at
Don Hills in NYC as well as a
live performance at the Union
Square
Vrrgin Mega-Store on the
18th to celebrate the official re-
lease of their album.
Their album has been glued
into my cd player for the last few
days. Driving back to school I
listened to it straight through
twice including numerous lis-
tens to a few of the songs. Most
of the material is not that new
because the cd was recorded
over the last year or so and con-
tains a few slower songs from
when Jesse was a solo acoustic
artist. Many of the songs have
a very dark, sad and lonely feel
to them that have managed to
send me into a hypochondriac
depression. The lyrics are very
personal and introspective.
They go from a quiet melody like
the line from "Basement Home",
"I'm sinking down on your love/
where is the god above?" which
is sung over a beautiful piano
riff, to a scream of"He tells her
she's the next Madonna/She
powders her face" in "Money
Runner" to a haunting image of
depression in "Brooklyn" with
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BELLEVUE, 9
Almost Famous
is alinost perfect
byGREGGLANDRY
Staff Writer
Movies reflect society, and so
motion pictures are also in a
state of recession. Sure movies
are being made, but the studios
would be better off re-releasing
their classics of yesteryear.
There is clearly a lack of quality
movies being made, just take a
look at what's playing now.
Who in their right minds is mak-
ing movies like
Tomcats, and
Tom Green's upcoming movie?
Hey Mr. Green how about giv-
ing the act a rest already! Ask
yourself- "What was the last
great movie you saw in the the-
ater?" As I decided whether or
not to bother writing anything
about some of the mediocre fare
that is out now
I
saw a light. It
being Marist TV, which was
playing
Almost Famous.
Although this rock and roll
tale didn't get much attention
at the Oscars, it is a story not to
be missed by fans of every mu-
sic genre.
It
is a much-needed
sign that Hollywood still has the
ability to make movies that can
move you. The story is based
loosely on Writer/Director
Cameron Crowe's
(Jerry
Maguire, Fast Times At
Ridgemont High) own teen ad-
ventures as a rock critic.
William (Patrick Fugit), a teen-
age boy, is given the opportu-
nity of a lifetime to travel with a
rock band and write about them
for
Rolling Stone magazine.
After growing up in the 70's in a
household where his mother
abolished rock and roll, William
is absorbed by the music when
his older sister leaves home and
gives him her albums. He goes
on to write for
Creem magazine
and is mentored by the colorful
Lester Bangs (Phillip Seymour
Hoffman) Soon thereafter
Roll-
ing Stone magazine hires him to
accompany the fictitious band
Stillwater (not the actual band
of the same name which was
around in the same time period)
on their "Almost Famous" tour.
William meets up with the
"Band Aids", (groupies fixated
on only one band) Jed by the
loveable Penny Lane who is
played excellently by the Oscar
worthy Kate Hudson. Shortly
after, he begins to fall for her.
Once on the road, William learns
the lessons of life, which he
wouldn't have learned in his fi-
nal days of high school. He is
there for the bands highs and
lows. He is accepted by Russell
Hammond (Billy Crudup), who·
is the band leader, as well as the
rest of the band. But he is al-
ways referred to as "the enemy"
for he is a rock critic.
In a scene where William is
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ALMOST FAMOUS, 9
by
JIMBOMARITA1'0
A&E Editor
The wonders of television
have brought us some amazing
and ridiculous television
shows. Cartoons are of as much
importance to kids as the toy
In-
side the cereal box and
videogames.
If anything,
I be-
lieve the latter two rely on the
former in order to succeed since
it is usually the cartoon that is
spawned first. So let me re-
phrase my first statement. Car-
toons are of as much importance
to kids
as
life itself, followed by
the subsequent marketing and
merchandising the cartoon pro-
duces. I think that makes sense.
I
digress.
The cartoons and television
programming of our youth pro-
vided us with some epic battles:
He-Man vs. Skeletor, Lion-0 vs.
Mumra, the list goes on and on.
My article two weeks ago re-
garding the invincibility of
Russell Crowe inspired many
fictional battles in my head
in
order to prove that Crowe would
indeed win. At some point I
became even more insane and
began to ponder who would be
the victor in other battles.
I
present to you, the readers of
Marist College, my take on the
battles of epic television char-
acters.
·He-Man vs. Lion-0: This is
quite the battle. When you
stack up the odds, both sides
come out quite even. Both he-
roes have a magic sword that
allows them to utilize their pow-
ers and have a group of warriors
that blindly follow wherever
they lead. More importantly,
both individuals have never
heard of pants. There are also
some apparent differences be-
tween these heroes. For one,
Lion-0 is a walking-cat-man-
thing. He-Man
is a
man of
royal
blood as his alter ego Adam is
the prince of Etemia. In this
battle, I believe He-Man would
beourvictor. DespiteLion-O's
infinitely cooler battle cry se-
quence and the fact that his
sword functions as a handheld
bat-signal, He-Man's alter ego
Adam has the ability to mobi-
lize the Etemian royal guard as
well as a butt-kicking twin sis-
ter. In addition, he rides a big
green cat. It's apparent that He-
Man has had enough experi-
ence with overgrown felines in
order to keep them under con-
trol. Winner: He-Man
Krang vs. Shredder: I will
never understand why the
Teen-
age. Mutant Ninja Turtles pre-
sented us with these two villains
as allies. You've got a team up
between a highly skilled ninja
who uses the entire ginsu knife
collection as a wardrobe and a
walking brain. Plus, let us not
forget that Krang couldn't move
without the help of his trusty
fat, bald man shaped plastic
body. This gives Krang a com-
plete weakness.
I will
never un-
derstand why Shredder put up
with Krang's incessant whining
and cackling when all he would
need to do in order to win this
battle would be to take away
any and all methods of trans-
portation for a brain to success-
fully move around. Slice, dice,
repeat.
Winner: Shredder
Mrs.
Butterworth vs. The Trix
Rabbit:
OK, I
know what you're
thinking, that neither of these
two characters are television
icons. I'm sorry to be the one
to inform you that you' re
wrong. We all remember
the talk-
ing bottle of syrup. We all re-
member the rabbit that could
never seem
to
get any Trix. They
were both on
TV
and we all re-
member them, therefore they
must be television icons. This
is another pretty easy battle to
sum up. Mrs. Butterworth defi-
nitely has an advantage over
our foolish rabbit in that he is
obsessed with Trix. Despite
being immobile with the excep-
tion of her mouth, she often be-
friends children at
the breakfast
table. The rabbit, also ever
present at
the
breakfast table, is
an
enemy of Trix eaters every-
where. So, all Mrs. B needs to
do is convince the kids that Trix
IS for rabbits as long as rat poi-
son is part of a balanced break-
fast. What kid in their right
mind
wouldn't trust a talking bottle
of pancake syrup? "Silly rab-
bit" downs the Trix, feels victo-
rious for about ten minutes,
then drops dead.
Winner: Mrs. Butterworth
Smurfette vs. Brainy Smurf:
Classic Fatal Attraction story.
Smurfette wins easy- she's the
only female Smurf, so she's got
no competition. Seduce him,
lure him in, then kill him. 'Nuff
said.
And then
in the main event-
Fat Albert vs. Larry Appleton
and Balki Bartokomous: In this
handicap match, we pit the main
characters of the late eighties TV
show
Perfect Strangers against
the nefarious Fat Albert. The
factor of size necessitates a
handicap match since Larry
Appleton is no match for the big
man. Upon entering the ring to
his entrance music ("Hey hey
hey! It's Fat Albert!") Albert
would pick up the meek
Appleton and attempt to con-
sume him. At this point, Balki
would pull out a bowling ball
from under the ring and do his
classic dance and then roll the
ball between his legs for a strike-
taking out Albert and thus put-
ting a hole in the ring. At this
point, Appleton would jump on
top of Albert and begin repeat-
edly slapping him like a little girl.
At this point, Larry and Balki
would both attempt to execute
elbow drops in classic Macho
Man Randy Savage style. The
dynamic duo successfully land
their devastating elbow drops
and would then proceed to
gloat in the ring. Shortly after
Larry tries to hog the spotlight
however, Balki snaps from
years
of abuse and he grabs
Larry
from behind to perform the
Mypos Goatherder, laying
Larry
out.
Balki, finally redeerninghim-
self,
would then literally roll Fat
Albert on top of Larry for
the
pin. Winner: Fat Albert
Jimbo Maritato would like
10
give props to Chris Knudtsen
for coming up with a better end-
ing to the Perfect Strangers/Fat
Albert match than his original
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seen in the upcoming
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ride. When the band is doing
well you are happy, and when
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to see. I'm happy to report that saying, "Can you believe this
watching
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but painful. It's a great show.
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show to premiere in 2001. got off the phone with his
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last month, it has not done very because she couldn't score the
well in the ratings. This is Tylenol with the codeine. No, I
understandable, given that it's just can't believe
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his life. He is married, yet seeing Mike goes in to confront Jan in
somebody on the side, and is front of her boyfriend, Pip tells
addicted to prescription pills.
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him that what he's doing is
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is especially evident in a recent Mike says. "I am," Pip replies.
episode. Mike's girlfriend calls There is then a pause, and the
him at work and tells him camerazoomsinonMike.You're
someone grabbed her on the tempted to think Mike is going
subway. She became very toreconsider. "No,"Mikesays,
distraught and went home. as he gets out of the car and
Mike's immediate reaction: "So goes up to his apartment.
this means you didn't go
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conversation ends, his girlfriend police stories in the show. For
tells Mike she loves him. His example, someone started
reply to her: "Yeah, yeah."
leaving human feet in a bag
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for Mike, because, through it podiatrist. The trouble is that no
all, he is ultimately a good guy. one knows who is doing it, so
Mike's partner, Pip (Bill Nunn). Mike and Pip investigate.
knows this, and sticks by Mike During the course of their
don't know," the thug replies. personal feel. A memorable
"lt might not have happened scene is after the band has a big
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day at work. At the office, she
tellsMike that she knew Jeff was
married when she started going
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he did, saying, "I just wanted to
stop you from going down the
same idiotic path I'm on. You're
better than that."
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Sports
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Women's lacrosse wins three games in a row
bySCOTIDFSIERE
Staff Writer
The Marist College women's
lacrosse team was off to a slow
start; emphasis on was.
By winning three straight
games, the last coming courtesy
of a 13-3 thrashing of Howard
University at home on Sunday,
the Red Foxes tave made their
slow start a thing of the past and
vaulted their way into third place
in the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) standings.
Senior tri-captain Pam Brown
scored four goals and sopho-
more Dina Gregory recorded a
hat trick on Sunday, as Marist
made quick work of Howard.
The Red Foxes wasted little
time, jumping out to a 7-0 lead
before seven minutes had
elapsed, and the issue was
never in doubt after that.
Brown, who was named
MAAC Player of the Week,
scored three of her four goals
as part of Marist's early out-
burst. By the time the first half
was fiAished, Mari st held a com-
maQdmg-10-2 lead.
Senior goalkeeper Christy
Uellendahl made nine saves for
the Red Foxes, and yielded only
one goal in the second half of
play.
Gregory was on the mark all
weekend long. The first year
player was a force on Saturday
as well, as the Red Foxes re-
corded their first home victory
of the season, defeating
LeMoyne College by a 9-8 score
at Leoni doff Field.
It was Gregory's four-goal
performance that led the way for
Marist. Trailing 5-1 late in the
first half, the Red Foxes
mounted a furious comeback,
scoring six unanswered goals,
three by Gregory, to take a 7-5
lead midway through the sec-
ond half.
Lemoyne would get as close
as one goal late in the contest,
but Uellendahl and the Red Fox
defense were able to hold off the
late charge and secure the vic-
tory.
Uellendahl made eleven saves
in the victory, and for her per-
formance over the weekend, was
named the MAAC Defensive
Player of the Week.
Marist got the winning streak
started on April 4 when the team
picked up an impressive road
victory, topping the defending
MAAC champion Manhattan
Jaspers by a 9-7 score.
Brown was superb, scoring six
goals as Marist came from be-
hind once again and erased an-
other early 5-1 deficit. Brown
scored twice in the final two
minutes of the first half to cut
the lead in half, and then tied
the game early in the second.
Molly Hanley also scored
twice for Marist, and her sec-
ond tally of the game late in the
game gave the Red Foxes the
lead for good.
Marist traveled to Fairfield for
a road contest against the Stags
on Tuesday, April 11. Details
were unavailable at press time.
Following the game with
Fairfield, Mari st returns home to
close out the regular season
with three MAAC home games
against Siena, Canisius, and
Niagara.
The MAAC tournament will
be held later this month and will
be hosted by Fairfield Univer-
sity.
Men's lacrosse drops two
weekend road contests
by PETE MOYLAN
Staff Writer
What was an important week-
end to say the least for the
Marist lacrosse team turned into
a nightmare. Facing back-to-
back conference opponents in
St. Joseph's and Mt. St. Mary's,
the team knew that this past
weekend would be essential to
their standing in the Metro At-
lantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC). Although the team
had a respectable 2-3 record
coming in, their 1-2 record in the
MAAC was not reflective of the
quality of the team.
Unfortunately in the real
world, the good guy doesn't al-
ways win, and Marist fell victim
to not only their opponents, but
at times themselves.
In the first game against St.
Joe's, the game was tied at the
end of the half. Marist had re-
ceived solid play from freshman
Sean McDonagh, who scored
two early goals en route to a
four-goal game, and the defense
played exceptionally well, limit-
ing the quality scoring oppor-
tunities for the Hawks. The sec-
ond half, however, would be
where the fun would end, with
St. Joe's finding the back of the
net six times in the third quarter
and five times in the fourth.
Marist countered this offen-
sive breakout with a four-goal
fourth quarter driven by Paul
Donohue, Jay Nahama, Mike
Steeger, and McDonagh, but the
lack of scoring in the third would
be too much to overcome.
"If
it wasn' t for our offensive
drought in the third quarter, we
could have won the game," said
Donohue. "We just couldn't
get going."
When all was said and done
St. Joe's walked away with a 16-
10 victory in a game that really
could have gone either way.
"It was the same
thing happening all
over again. This
whole weekend came
down to poor play in
the third quarters."
Jim Mekovetz
Senior midfielder
Men's lacrosse
The second game of the week-
end was also a close affair, only
this time the final score did not
reflect the offensive tone of the
game. Mt. St. Mary's came out
on fire scoring five straight
goals before Marist could an-
swer with a goal from Brady
Becklo. Neil Crescenti was also
able to add a goal to the Marist
cause, but the end of the first
quarter already had the Red
Foxes in a 7-2 hole. Donohue
was able to score two in the sec-
ond quarter to keep the score
tight, but another third-quarter
lapse had Marist in a 14-5 hole.
"It was the same thing hap-
pening all over again," said Jim
Mekovetz. "This whole week-
end came down to poor play in
the third quarters."
Much like the first game
against St. Joe's, Marist was
able to put together a rejuve-
nated fourth quarter effort, reg-
istering seven goals from
Mekovetz, Donohue, Becklo,
McDonagh, and
J
aak Leino, but
the hole would once again be
too big as Marist fell to the
Mountaineers 17-12.
If
there is a silver lining to this
whole situation, it's the four-
game homestead coming up for
the Foxes in which they will
play Siena, Wagner, Sacred
Heart, and Providence, all
MAAC teams. Wins in these
games are essential if Marist
wants to make the MAAC tour-
nament, which is made up of the
top four teams in the confer-
ence, and although their confer-
ence record now stands at 1-4,
not all hope is lost.
"If
we get ourselves together
and play the way we know we
can, then we'll be able to make
the tournament," said Ryan
Mccue.
With time running out on the
Marist season, the team will
have to forget their past mis-
takes and build on their numer-
ous strengths if they want to
reach their goal of the MAAC
tournament.
PHOTO
CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton
Pam Brown scored 12 goals and had 1 O assits last week to earn MAAC
Player of the Week honors. Teamate Christy Uellendahl earned MAAC
Defender of the Week honors for her job in goal.
SOFTBALL ...
From
12
and 1-1 in MAAC play. Gosh led
the Foxes at the plate, going a
perfect 4-4 with two RBis. She
also earned three assists in the
field while playing shortstop.
Koldjeski, Jessica Craver,
Kathleen McEvily, and Jessica
Shorley added two hits apiece
to the route. In total, all but one
Fox hitter reached base safely
at least once in the contest.
The second game would not
go as smoothly for the Foxes.
The Rider Broncs raced out to a
3-0 lead in the top of the first, as
Kim Merkle hit her sixth homer
of the season, a two-run blast.
Rider added another run thanks
to a fielding error by Marist.
However, the Foxes would
come storming back in the bot-
tom of the inning, scoring two
runs of their own. Gonnello sent
a shot into the Hudson Valley
clouds and over the fence for a
two-run homer, her second in as
many days, to make the score 3-
2.
Marist would then tie the game
in front of the strong gathering
offamily and friends, in the bot-
tom of the third as Gonnella
again earned an RBI, this time
with a single that brought home
Koldjeski, who had reached on
an error.
But, the Broncs were not
about to head back to New Jer-
sey without a win. Rider broke
the tie in the fifth on a RBI single
by Kim Merkle, and then put the
game away in the seventh with
three runs to make the final score
7-3.
The opening weekend splits
in the MAAC gave the Foxes a
2-2 conference record heading
in Tuesday's matchup with
Siena. Following the weekend,
Marist was tied with Niagara for
the fourth and final playoff spot.
The Foxes are in search of their
first ever playoff appearance in
the MAAC, after missing out
by one game in each of the last
two years.
This past weekend provided
more evidence that Marist is well
on their way to rebounding from
a start they would likely want to
forget. The Foxes opened up this
season with only a 3-10-1
record. While conference play
is only in it's infancy, the Foxes
appear to have put their early
season troubles behind them.
While a 2-2 record probably
isn't making people start to plan
championship parties in May, it
is a good start in a conference
where a .500 record might be
good enough to steal a playoff
spot.
A key for the Foxes the rest of
the way in the MAAC will be
their play at home. The Foxes'
matchup with Rider started a
stretch of six straight home
games, which ends with a con-
test against Fairfield today. As
Fredricks puts it, "(Home
games) are pretty important."
This statement, while simple,
tells the story. The Foxes need
to take care of business at home.
After today, Marist will play
eight straight games on the
road, including four in the
MAAC.
Additionally, Marist will need
continued contributions from
Gosh, who leads the team in
batting average, and Koldjeski,
who is the team leader in RB I's.
On the mound, Fox and Kasack
have slowly turned their sea-
sons around, as both now have
ERAs under 4.00. Kasack is
showing signs of returning to
the form she had in 2000.



APRIL 12, 2001
Samoan Speaks
by MARK SMITH
Staff Writer
"Eenie, meenie, mynie, moe,
catch a tiger by the toe ... " At
least that's what it must have
seemed like for the field at Au-
gusta National on Sunday, as
Tiger Woods held off charges
made by David Duval and Phil
Mickelson this past Sunday.
For all the talk of Woods be-
ing in a slump at the start of this
golf season, Woods has now
reeled off several victories, in-
cluding his fourth consecutive
Major victory. He did it in clas-
sic style.
As fans, we are used to see-
ing Tiger win in a couple of dif-
ferent ways. Either Tiger blows
the field away for the duration
of the tournament, as he did at
the Masters three years ago and
at the U.S. Open at Pebble
Beach last year, or he charges
late in the tournament, holding
off his competitors fiercely to
the end. This past weekend was
an instance of the latter.
_..,.·,'{. Tiger emerged from
$atih-day's third round with the
lead, after firing a four-under-par
68. The competition was hot on
his heels, as Mickelson, the sec-
ond-ranked player in the world,
was only one shot back.
Mickelson seemed poised to
play spoiler to Tiger's Superman
act again. He had already
stopped Tiger's streak of six
consecutive PGA Tour victo-
ries, and last November he
stopped Tiger's streak of 19
consecutive victories after hav-
ing the lead through 54 holes.
If
anyone was capable of stop-
ping Tiger, it seemed that
Mickelson could do the job.
Mickelson wasn't the only
golfer in contention on Sunday.
Mark Calcavecchia and Chris
DiMarco were only two shots
back, and two-time U.S. Open
Champ Ernie Els and Duval were
both three shots back.
Woods' iron will would make
the rest of the field irrelevant.
While Duval would make up a
stroke to finish two strokes
back, he wilted under the heat
of Tiger's charge and missed op-
portunities on the final two
holes that would have forced a
playoff
with
Woods.
Mickelson, who is battling his
reputation as the best golfer
never to win a major, had his
famed short game desert him
and missed some important
birdie opportunities on the back
nine Sunday and faded to third
place, three shots back of Tiger.
Tiger has now won the last
four Majors, and is staking his
claim as the best golfer ever. Just
the fact that he is on the leader
board on Sunday sends chills
down the opposition. His mere
presence forces near perfection
from the golfers in the lead
grouping. In an interview with
Bob Harig of
ESPN.com,
Duval
and Mickelson expressed some
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S~orts
of the frustration felt by those
chasing Tiger.
"It's very difficult to win these
events, any of these major golf
tournaments," Duval said. "To
have your game peak at the right
place, at the right time. There's
an art to that. It's an accomplish-
ment for him that I don't know
what you would compare it to,
because I don't know if there is
anything you can compare it
with."
Mickelson was upset with his
own mistakes.
"If
I'm going to
win with Tiger in the field, I can-
not make the mistakes that I
have been making," he said.
"I've got to eliminate those
somehow. I may be able to make
one or two, but I can't make as
many as I've made all week. I
just can't afford to keep throw-
ing shot after shot away."
Tiger's dominance has been
similar to that of Michael
Jordan's dominance of the
NBA
He is a one-man show who
forces the fan to pay attention
to only him for fear of missing
something special. Tiger is the
best, knows he is the best, car-
ries himself well, and relentlessly
works on his game. It is a for-
mula for greatness that has
worked for players like Jordan
and DiMaggio. As long as
Tiger's hunger and fire continue
to bum, no golf record is safe
from his claws.
Men run well at Princeton
by ROBMcGUJNNESS
Staff Writer
For the Marist men's track
team, this year's Sam Howell
Invitational at Princeton Univer-
sity was the site of several per-
sonal best performances and
one more shattered school
record. .
Freshman Adam Waterbury
had been chasing the outdoor
shot put record for several
weeks prior to the April 6-7 meet
in Princeton, NJ, and on Satur-
day, Waterbury broke the
record- previously held by Jer-
emy Smith- with a 45-foot 4-
inch throw. Waterbury, who also
holds the indoor shot put
record, placed seventh overall.
"Adam finally broke out of his
shot put slump outdoors. He has
really struggled, but he was able
to put it all together on Satur-
day," assistant track coach
Chuck Williams said.
"If
he gets
more height on his throws, he
will be a big factor at the MAAC
(Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-
ence) meet, where we hope he'll
get a top-three medal. .This
won't be easy, with the amount
of throwing talent in the league,
but we believe Adam is up to
the challenge."
In the jumping events, senior
co-captain Denis McManus
placed sixth (43' 3") in the triple
jump despite an injured ankle,
and Joe Parizo claimed the high-
est Marist finish of the meet,
placing third in the high jump
withaleapof6'31/4''.
Highlights from the Friday
evening distance races in-
cluded strong performances
from freshman Kirk Dornton and
sophomore Jamal Padgett in the
10,000 meter run. Padgett placed
eighth (31:39.21) and Dornton
placed eleventh (31 :57 .5), run-
ning a 66-second closing 400m
and a 4:52 final mile to break the
32:00 barrier.
"The distance squad had a
tremendous evening," men's
coach Pete Colaizzo said. "Kirk
and Jamal in the 1 Ok really
shined and showed a lot of pa-
tience. They are really made for
that event, and it showed."
In the 5,000 meter run, junior
Mike Nehr ran a personal best
time (14:45.61) and nearly broke
the school record, currently held
by Mike Melfi (14:42.36). Nehr
would return on Saturday to run
another personal best and
nearly break the school record
in the 1500m, finishing sixth
with a time of 3 :58.57.
"Mikey had two major per-
sonal-bests in the same meet,
which is not easy to do,"
Colaizzo said. "He ran tough and
aggressively in the 5k and re-
ally pushed the pace nicely.
With a stronger finish, he has
an excellent shot at the school
record in that event. In the 1500,
he ran very smoothly and fin-
ished strongly. It was nice to
see."
Junior Chris McCloskey also
"Adam finally broke
out of his shotput
slump outdoors. he
has really struggled,
but he was able to put
it all together."
Pete Colaizzo
Men's track coach
ran a personal-best time in the
1500m, placing eighth in 4:01.64.
McCloskey would return to run
1 :59.14 in the 800m an hour later.
"Chris is almost back to full
strength after a rocky end to his
indoor season," Colaizzo said.
"The final piece to his puzzle is
his finishing kick. We've got a
few weeks to work on that and
get it down to where it needs to
be."
The final event of the day, the
4x400 meter relay, featured some
intra-relay team competition, as
Chris McCloskey and Chris
Salamone battled relay team-
mates Pat Brodfuehrer and Pat
Driscoll to see which group
would have the faster combined
time. Driscoll (54.7) and
Brodfuehrer (56.0) edged out
McCloskey (54.7) and
Salamone (57.4) by 1.4 seconds
as the relay finished with a time
of3:42.7.
This weekend, the men's team
travels to New York, NY, for the
Columbia Invitational.
PAGE 11
2001 Baseball Statistics
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Batting Average
Steve O'Sullivan
.440
Anthony Bocchino .421
Tim Bittner
.396
Home Runs
Anthony Bocchino 4
Jimmy Board
3
Time Allen
2
Ben Cueto
2
Pete Kruger
2
PITCHING LEADERS
(minimum lO innings pitched)
Earned Run
Average
Kevin Ool 2.23
Chri:, Tracz 2.57
Tim Bittner 3.03
Wins
Chris Tracz
5
Ryan Kondratowicz 4
Tim Bittner
4
RBI
Anthony Bocchino 35
Tim Allen
22
Ryan Brady
19
Hits
Anthony Bocchino 48
Ryan Brady
39
Tim Bittner
38
Saves
Brad Cook
4
Kevin Ool
1
Ryan Kondratowicz 1
Brad Reed
1
Strikeouts
Kevin Ool 49
Chris Tracz 47
TimBittner 42
Upcoming Sports Schedule
'12-vs. St. Francis(NY) 3:30 p.m.
'14-@
lona(DH)
NOON
'16-@ Iona 3:30 p.m.
8-@
Lafayette 3:30 p.m.
.1-vs. LeMoyne(DH)
NOON
.2-vs. LeMoyne NOON
'14-President's Cup
@West
Point 8 a.m.
1-Murphy Cup@
Philadelphia
TBA
'14-vs.
Wagner 1
p.m.
'18-vs. Sacred Heart 1 p.m.
.1-vs. Providence 2 p.m.
17-vs.
Fordham
4
p.m.
14'2().4122..
MAAC Cbampiombips@
American
TemmOub, TBA
4-@ Columbia Invitational, TBA
OMEN'S LACROSSE
'18-vs. Siena 3 p.m.
'21-vs. Canisius 11
a.m.
rn.vs. Niagara 1 p.m.
2-vs.
Fairfield 3 p.m.
19-@ St. John's 3 p.m.
'21-@
Niagara 11
a.m.
'22-@Canisius
3p.m.
2-@Wagner
3p.m.
14-@ Rider NOON
'20-4122-
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\Vomen'slacrosse play-
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Uellendahl were named
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fender of the \\leek
APRii 12, 2001
Soorts
"If we get ourselves to-
gether and play the way
we know we can, then
we'll be able to make the
tournament."
Ryan McCue. men's I.AX
PAGE 12
Baseball continues dominance in MAAC play
by PEIERPALMIERI
Asst. Sports Editor
It's been said that winning
isn't everything, but it's been
almost the only thing the Marist
baseball team has been doing
lately.
After sweeping Canisius over
the weekend and downing
Monmouth University on Tues-
day, the Red Foxes have accu-
mulated four straight wins and
seven wins in the team's last
eight games.
On April 7, the team traveled
to Buffalo to take on Canisius.
The Red Foxes swept the three-
game series to take over first
place in the Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference (MAAC).
In the first game, Marist re-
ceived home runs from juniors
Anthony Bocchino and Ben
Cueto. Senior Ryan Brady
added two RBI to secure the 6-2
victory. Junior Tim Bittner al-
lo,Wiji two runs in six and one
third
irtnings and struck out I 0
Canisius batters. The win im-
proved Bittner to 4-1 on the sea-
son.
In
the second game of the
double header, Marist sent
freshman Chris Tracz to the
mound. He gave up three runs
in seven innings to earn the
complete game victory. The win
moved him to 5-0 on the year.
Brady, Bocchino, Bittner and
sophomore Spike Ridgley each
recorded RBI to provide the run
support for Tracz. The Red
Foxes downed the Griffs 6-3.
Mari st jumped out to a quick
5-1 lead at the end of two in-
nings in the rubber match of the
three-ganle set. Sophomore Tim
Allen drove in three runs, in-
cluding a home run, his second
of the season. Junior Steve
O'Sullivan also hit a home run
and crossed the plate three
times in the 10-2 victory. Sopho-
more Kevin Ool pitched a com-
plete game, allowing two runs
on four hits, while striking out
eight batters. He improved to
2-3 on the year.
Canisius received a home run
from Kyle Domogala in the third
inning, but could only manage
two more hits for the rest of the
game. The loss dropped the
Griffs to 7-12 overal 1 and 5-7 in
theMAAC.
Following the sweep of
Canisius, Marist traveled to
Long Branch, NJ, to take on the
Monmouth University Hawks.
Marist trailed 7-5 heading into
the eighth inning. After
O'Sullivan drove
in
junior Jimmy
\\Tillis with a sacrifice fly, Bittner
poked a two-run double to put
the Red Foxes up 8-7. Junior
Mark Norton struck out three
Hawks in the eighth and junior
Brad Cook shut the door in the
ninth. For Norton, it was his
third win of the season, while
Cook recorded his fifth save.
Monmouth hit three home
runs in the game, all from first
baseman Jeff Toth. Toth totaled
five RBI on the day, but the of-
fensive spark was not enough
for the Hawks. The loss
dropped Monmouth to 11-17
overall.
The win for Marist marked the
team's fourth victory in a row,
improving its overall record to
19-8-1. The team is also 9-3 in
the MAAC, ahead of second-
place LeMoyne.
Marist has now won seven out
of its last eight contests, falling
to Army 6-0 on April 5.
The Black Knights jumped out
to an early 1-0 lead in the sec-
ond inning and never looked
back. Five different batters re-
corded RBI for Army, high-
lighted by Josh Rizzo's RBI
double in the third inning.
Miguel Gastellum was 2-3 on the
afternoon, with an RBI and two
runs scored. Sophomore Tim
Allen recorded two of Marist's
seven hits in the ganle. Ool took
the Joss for Marist, while Jacob
Schneider lasted all eight in-
nings for Army.
Mari st hosts St. Francis today,
before traveling to take on ninth
place Iona over the weekend.
The teams will play a double-
header at noon on Saturday, and
the series concludes Monday.
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PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton
Ben Cueto went 5-for-9 against Canisius over the weekend, while belting
his second home run of the season on Saturday.
Softball continues steady illlprovelllent in conf ere nee
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PHOTO CREDIT/Carlisle Stockton
Michelle Gosh was named MAAG Player of the Week for last week.
bySCOTIMONTESANO
Red Foxes softball team a
StaffWriter
couple of weekends ago. A
Rain, rain go away, come again string of rainouts gave Marist
another day.
an unscheduled eight-day Jay-
This could have easily been off before Mother Nature al-
the most repeated phrase on the lowed the Foxes to resume ac-
Coach USA bus that carried the ti on last week.
\Vhile an extended break might
be a welcome sight for a hard-
working student, it is usually
not good for a softball team
used to playing almost daily.
Nevertheless, since returning to
the field last \Vednesday, the
Foxes have maintained their
strong play that they started
prior to the break. Marist has
gone 4-2 since the layoff and
has won seven of its last 10
games overall.
More importantly, the Foxes
jumped out to a decent start this
past weekend in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
play, opening up their 2001 con-
ference season by splitting
doubleheaders with Manhattan
and Rider.
On Saturday afternoon,
MAAC play started for the
Foxes with two one-run games
at Manhattan. the Foxes fell in
the MAAC opener 1-0, before
rebounding in the nightcap for
a6-5 win.
In the first game, the Jaspers
rode the shoulders of sopho-
more pitcher Candice Aulogia
on their way to the victory.
Aulogia allowed only four hits,
walked one, and struck out six
batters. Not to be outdone,
Foxes pitcher Melanie Kasack
hurled six strong innings, strik-
ing out three.
However, while the Foxes
could not muster up any of-
fense, the Jaspers were able to
squeeze across what proved to
be the winning run in the bot-
tom of the first. Senior Jessica
Mack picked up her team-lead-
ing 11th RBI, driving in Amanda
Rodgers with a single for the
ganle's lone run.
Outside of that, the offense
was scarce, as the teams com-
bined for 10 hits, and only nine
runners left on base.
The Foxes had their chances
to get on the scoreboard a
couple of times. In the top of
the first, senior Michelle Gosh
was at third base with only one
out. Nonetheless, the usually
reliable Amanda Koldjeski and
Bobbi Jo Gonnello struck out to
end the threat.
In the seventh, Marist had a
chance to tie the ganle but pinch
runner Amy Angus was thrown
out at the plate.
The second game provided
much happier memories for
Marist, as Nicole Fox improved
to 5-3 on the mound for the
Foxes.
Marist built a picket fence on
the scoreboard, scoring one run
in each of the first four innings,
and then added two runs in the
fifth to jump out to a 6-2 Jead on
the Jaspers. Gonnello homered
for the first time this season,
while Gosh went 3-4 with an RBI.
However, the Jaspers refused
to go down quietly, as the home
squad mounted a rally in the
bottom of the fifth. Manhattan
led off the inning with back-to-
back singles on their way to plat-
ing three runs to make the score
6-5.
The three runs would close
out the scoring in the game
though, as Kasack came on in
relief to pitch the final two in-
nings and pick up the save, and
give Marist its first MAAC win
of the year.
Apr. 8 \Vhile these ganles were
not as close, the Foxes again
split a MAAC doubleheader on
Sunday, this time to Rider on the
North Field in front of 87 fans.
The Foxes' bats came to life in
game one as the team buried
Rider 9-1. But Rider recovered
in the second game to leave
Poughkeepsie with a 7-3 tri-
umph.
The Foxes actually trailed in
the first game 1-0 entering the
bottom of the fourth. Then
someone must have nudged the
team on the shoulder and awak-
ened them on this overcast Sun-
day.
Like one of the many speed-
ing commuter trains that pass
beyond the right field fence at
the North Field, the Rider lead
disappeared in the blink of an
eye. Marist erupted for six runs
in the fourth to take the lead for
good. Then, one inning later,
Marist put a premature ending
to the contest by tacking on
three more runs, extending the ,
lead to 9-1. The ganle was called
at that point due to the univer-
sal "eight run rule."
Kasack picked up the victory
to improve to 5-9 on the season,
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