-FEATURES-
As finals approach,
not only do we have
to study, but we have
to pack, too.
See pg. 4 for details
-SPORTS-
Batter up! Read about
how the baseball
team's cleaning up
the bases.
See pg. 12 for details
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Volume 54 Issue 17
Peter Elbow advises
students to write more
byUSABURKE
Co- Editor in Cheif
Peter Elbow, a composition
theorist, came to Marist to
speak about his problems with
writing. The lecture was orga-
nized by the Writing program,
the School of Liberal Arts,
Dean of faculty Artin
Arslanian, and the CORE
Committee.
Writing program director Joe
Zeppetello said that the event
came together with a lot of
help,
ani;l~
would love to see
somethinklike this happen
again.
"I would love to see a com-
position speaker here every
other year," he said, "or ev-
ery year if we can get the fund-
ing."
Being so prominent in his
field, no one would ever think
that Elbow had any problems
composing.
It
was his diffi-
culties with writing that got
him started however.
"What got me interested in
writing was being unable to
write," he said.
He finally realized what was
at the root of his problem: an
internal struggle between
compliance and resistance.
"Writing involves comply-
ing or giving in to code, conven-
tions, and assignments. When
writing a paper, you must conform
to certain criteria, and I realized that
maybe I didn't want to be a com-
pliant student. My inability to
write was really resistance."
He found that resistant writers
would tie themselves in knots say-
ing things unclearly and that
there's something problematic
about writing for teachers.
"I didn't start [giving myself and
my meaning to my readers] until I
stopped writing for teachers."
Elbow talked about his experi-
ence of writing as analogous to
riding a horse. You get knocked
down a few times, and eventually
you get back up and succeed. He
worked his way through high
school as an "A" student, and he
later won a scholarship to presti-
gious Oxford from Williams Col-
lege. What was considered good
writing was not necessarily good
in college and Peter had much more
trouble getting "A's." When he
finally scored a "D" on a paper,
his teacher commented, "you con-
tinue on your far from headlong
rise upward."
His tutor at Oxford was John
Wordsworth, grand-nephew of the
poet William Wordsworth. He re-
alized that the sessions were not
KATHLEEN KELLYflbe Circle
UMass-Amhert professor Peter Elbow, a composition theorist, talked last
week in the Performing Arts Room about effective writing techniques
going well when John cleaned
his rifle while Peter read one of
his essays to him.
Elbow had always known he
wanted to be a teacher but he
decided he needed a break from
school after his time at Oxford.
getting a degree and becoming
a professor," he said. "When I
failed, I wanted to give up, and
get out of the world of
academia."
He proceeded to give stu-
"I'd staked my identity on ...
SeeCOMPOSmON THEORY, 3
APRIL 26, 2001
Maristto
•
rec1evenew
e-mail sys-
tem by
summer
byKATHERINESLAUfA
Stq(/Writer
This summer, Marist College
e-mail will be catching up with
the times.
After years of the MusicB e-
mail system, the lease on the
G3 mainframe that provides this
system runs out in June. As a
result, Marist will be upgrad-
ing to a new GS class machine.
For students, faculty, and staff
this means that a new e-mail
system will be implemented.
Martha McConaghy, the
manager of Operations and
Networking for Marist, said the
addition of this new GS main-
frame created a need for a new
e-mail system.
"We realized we had to pro-
vide a new system for students,
as well as faculty and staff,"
Mcconaghy said.
The new system, known as
Foxmail, will be ready in June
for all ofMarist College. How-
ever, over the past year,
... See
E-MAIL SYSTEM, 3
Greek Week shows Marist Greek Council's unity, cooperation
byMICHELEWllLIAMS
Staff WJ:iter
With the close of the spring
semester, the Greeks came to-
gether to promote unity, and
proved to the Marist commu-
nity that Greek life is more
than just partying and pledg-
ing.
The 12th annual Greek
Week, coordinated by Greek
Council, included four sorori-
ties--Kappa Kappa Gamma,
Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa
MIKE'STV
PICKS OF
THE WEEK
"Spontaneous Human
Combustion"
Thurs., Apr. 26, 8 p.m.,
Discovery Channel
48 Hours of"TheA-Team"
Sat., Apr. 28, 6 a.m., TVLand
Back-to-back episodes of
"That 70s Show"
Tues., May 1, 8 p.m., Fox
... far more, see
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TllOlllJISO,,,pg 9
Lambda Psi and Alpha Sigma
Tau--and two fraternities--Alpha
Phi Delta and Phi Kappa Sigma.
In addition, two new organiza-
tions that recently became a part
of the Greek family--Zeta Psi fra-
ternity and Sigma Gamma Rho
sorority--competed.
It
was held
from Apr. 3rd through Apr. 7th,
and involved a competition
within each of the sororities and
fraternities.
Steve Sansola, Assistant Dean
of student affairs and the advi-
sor of Greek Council, said that he
felt the Greeks did a phenomenal
job in demonstrating unity
throughout the week.
"Once again, I was proud that
the Greek community came to-
gether," said Sansola. "The fo-
cus of Greek Week is to enhance
unity within the (Greek) commu-
nity, and I hope everyone en-
joyed themselves."
Though there were four days
of competing, the Greeks had nu-
merous events to take part in.
These events included Jell-0 eat-
ing, cherry in the pie, a scaven-
ger hunt, billiards, swim relay,
belly flop, a talent show, field
events, a board presentation,
and trivial pursuit. At the end of
the week, Zeta Psi earned first
place, with Phi Kappa Sigma
in second and Alpha Phi
Delta placing in third. For the
sororities, Alpha Sigma Tau
took first place, Kappa
Lambda Psi in second, Sigma
Sigma Sigma in third, Kappa
Kappa Gamma in fourth, and
Sigma Gamma Rho in fifth.
While the entire Greek coun-
cil helped to coordinate Greek
Week, Amanda Harmon of Al-
pha Sigma Tau and Rory
Duane of Alpha Phi Delta
were in charge of ensuring that
everything ran smoothly.
Duane stated that the addi-
tion of the new organizations
made Greek Week more suc-
cessful.
"I felt that this year's Greek
Week went very well," said
Duane. "Everyone had a good
time and it was great to have
Zeta Psi and Sigma Gamma
Rho participating."
Harmon also talked about
her satisfaction with the
amount of participation from
all of the groups.
"Greek Week was a huge
success this year," said
Harmon. "This year was the
first time in a while that all of
the male organizations partici-
pated in the talent show, which
was something that everyone
was happy to see."
Though Zeta Psi and Sigma
Gamma Rho competed for the
first time this year, for others it
was their last time to take part
in the festivities.
Janine Kramer, a senior in
Kappa Lambda Psi sorority,
discussed her enjoyment in
her final Greek Week.
"Being my last Greek Week, I
was really proud to participate
in it," said Kramer. "The two
new organizations brought a
new energy to the week, and it
was great to have them partici-
pating."
While many assumed that the
new organizations would be
the underdogs during the
events due to lack of experi-
ence, Zeta Psi and Sigma
Gamma Rho proved them
wrong. With Zeta Psi placing
first overall and Sigma Gamma
Rho taking first place in numer-
ous events, they proved to
their fellow Greeks that team-
work prevails over experience.
Dan Caracciolo, President of
Zeta Psi, stated that the frater-
nity was proud to be a repre-
sentative during this year's
Greek Week.
"It was definitely a great ex-
perience for all of us," said
Caracciolo. "We were a little
skeptical with how we would
fare with the events that were
unfamiliar to us, but we had a
lot of fun and came through.
That's what Greek Week is all
about: good times, great
friends, and friendly competi-
tion."
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Dennis Young was the winner
for Phi Kappa Sigma's 50/50
raffle for the Leukemia and Lym-
phoma Society of America that
raised $250.
thony Cox. The play is directed
by David Laffin ('93) and per-
formed by Katie McQuade,
Kerri-Ann Lang and Sara Zizzi.
The production will be held in
the Nelly Goletti Theatre on Sat-
urday, Apr. 28 at 8:00 p.m., and
admission is free.
Have a Heart ... Help Roberto.
Students at Marist College are
having a walk/run for the Ameri-
can Cancer Srn;iety on Thurs-
day, May 3rd, from 5 to 7 p.m .
This event will take place on the
campus green. All proceeds will
go to the American Cancer So-
ciety of Dutchess County. The
cost is $3 for Marist students
and $5 for Marist faculty/staff.
Refreshments will be served and
a raffled will be held. To sign up
for the event, contact Heidi
Backlund at x5 l 34.
Roberto is a two-year old boy
who is in desperate need of his
third heart transplant. By do-
nating a dollar on your way to
and from class this Friday, you
can help save his life. This
event is being co-sponsored by
SGA and Zeta Psi.
Wbat
is
year
faftrite
sprillg thne
adhlty?
The Wildcat Services Corpo-
ration doesn't necessarily want
the shirt off your back, but they
would love to get their hands
on those items that have been
sitting on the floor of your
closet since September. Please
bring them to the Praxis Clothes
Drive on Wednesday, May 2, in
the;-$-otunda.
If you have any
q'iiestions or want to help, call
Kateatx4584.
The Marist College Black Stu-
dent Union presents
Nyabingi
-A Night of Expression on Fri-
day, Apr. 25, in the Cabaret from
9-11 p.m. Admission is free with
a valid Marist ID.
The Marist College Student
Programming Council presents
a trip to Six Flags Great Adven-
ture on Saturday, Apr. 28. The
bus leaves the Donnelly park-
ing lot at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are
$15 witha validMaristID. Tick-
ets are available at the College
Activities Office.
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts presents
In the
Name efthe Mother, an original
one-act play by Gerard An-
The Marist College Council on
Theatre Arts in conjunction
with the Theatre Workshop
Class proudly presents
Swtfi as
a Shadow, a festival of plays
written, directed and performed
by students. The production
will run from Thursday, Apr. 26-
Saturday, Apr. 28, and will be-
gin at 8:00 p.m. in the Nelly
Goletti Theatre. Donations will
be accepted to benefit the John
P. Anderson Playwriting Fund.
The Marist College Black Stu-
dent Union presents
Def
Com-
edy Jam on Thursday, Apr. 26,
in the Cabaret from 9:30-11 :30.
Admission is $1 for students
and $2 for others.
Just sitting around your room
on Saturday afternoons? Tum
on 88.l WMCR, Marist College
Radio, and listen to "The Ed and
MalfShow" from 3-5. The Duke
and the self-proclaimed Hottest
Guy on Campus play a mix of
music ranging from 80s to mod-
em rock to punk to just about
anything else you can imagine.
You can listen to this and all of
the other great radio shows on
the Internet now as well. Just
go to
http://www.academic.
marist.edu/wmcr.
Dave Goodwin
Junior
"Ultimate Frisbee at night
on the Campus Green."
Security patrol officers found
fresh tire tracks in Upper West
Cedar's lawn Monday, Apr. 10, at
6:30am. Themuddynrtsleadfrom
the east end of the V block, across
the grass to the overflow lot, end-
ing under the wheels of a silver
Toyota Four-Runner. The
vehicle's owner was left multiple
tickets and will be sent a bill for
the continued effort to
fix
UWC's
green space.
A man in a red car pulled up be-
hind a student unloading her gro-
ceries in the Lower West Cedar
parking lot Tuesday, Apr. 10, at 7
p.m. Doing what she thought was
a good deed, she walked to the
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Mentor
"The Orientation Leader
Selection Program and
getting out on the water
with the Sailing Club."
car to point
him
in the right direc-
tion, when she observed his ap-
pearance: male, dark hair, dark
mustache and goatee, dark
glasses, dark shirt and pants
down around his ankles. She
abruptly left the scene with her
groceries, and he drove off. The
report is not clear ifhe found the
destination he was looking for.
A Marian Hall resident tried to
walk away from the Sheahan Hall
entry desk on Wednesday, Apr.
11, at 4 a.m. when he saw an entry
officer that he had known for
years. The officer stopped him
and saw the student was carry-
ing an ID card that wasn't his,
which he had apparently meant
to swipe through with. Unable to
escape undetected, the student
relinquished the ID.
An unidentified male ap-
proached one patrol officer and
five entry officers between mid-
night and 4 a.m. Wednesday, Apr.
11, asking each for $10 to get
some gas for his thirsty car. The
vehicle was later identified as be-
longing to a Marist student, but
the culprit hasn't yet been found.
All six of the
guards
were too des-
titute to help the wily beggar, ren-
dering his ruse completely inef-
fective.
Three side rearview mirrors were
removed froiii three vehicles
parked in the Sheahan parking lot
Thursday, Apr. 12. Each ap-
peared to have been kicked from
the cars, but no other damage
was reported. All the cars were
parked that evening and all were
found minus their mirrors the next
day.
Three tires were slashed on a
West Cedar resident's car some-
time before 7 p.m. Tuesday, April
10. The estimated $200 in dam-
Bridget
Tracy
Freshman
"It
has to be going to
shows with my friends."
ages was found at 9:30 a.m. the
next day. Strangely, he declined
any police intervention.
Security officers were advised
of a motor vehicle accident at the
main entrance. One student ve-
hicle and one Town of
Poughkeepsje police vehicle col-
lided Tuesday, Apr 17, at 12:50
a.m. Marist
had four residents plus
the driver in the vehicle, exiting
the main gate. The light turned
green, they went and were
smacked into by the squad car.
The student reported minor dam-
age, but the squad car received
moderate damage to the front end.
No injuries were reported.
Leaving a wallet behind to mark
her territory, a student left her
money unattended at the table to
get something to eat in the Caba-
ret Saturday, Apr. 21, aj 2 p.m.
Much to everyone's surprise,
when she returned, she found that
her wallet miraculously disap-
peared. No witnesses, no leads
and no ten dollars were found. Her
Marist ID was also stolen, but
cancelled before her Marist
Money could be depleted.
Infuriated by the audacity of the
garbage cans on Delafield Street,
an Upper West Cedar resident
was arrested and charged with
drunken disorderly conduct early
Thursday morning, April 19. On
his way home from one of the lo-
cal alcoholic establishments, the
trash tumbler overturned garbage
cans down a large percentage of
Delafield Street. He continued
decorating the street with rubbish
until Town of Poughkeepsie Po-
lice officers arrived. He promptly
talked trash to them and opted to
spend the night in jail. The UWC
resident was allowed to pick up
the offal before retiring to his cell.





APRIL 26, 2001
E-MAIL
SYSTEM
.. .From
1
various technology staff and
students have been testing and
working with the system.
"There were a few minor, an-
noying kinks," McConaghy
said. "We've done a good job
at fixing those."
Foxmail will differ from the
MusicB system in various ways.
Not only will the system be
changing from a POP3 protocol
to an IMAP protocol, it also will
be available over the World
Wide Web.
Users of the new system will
be able to access their e-mail
from any computer on campus
through the use of a web
browser such as Netscape Navi-
gator or Microsoft Internet Ex-
plorer.
Its appearance will be similar
to the e-mail system Hotmail,
and students will be able to use
a mouse. The e-mail will also be
able to be read through IMAP
e-mail clients such as Eudora
and Microsoft Outlook Express.
Mcconaghy said that Marist
will host a workshop to teach
faculty and staff how to use the
system. Next year, ResNet will
be available to students who
need assistance.
"We'll be going around help-
ing people out," she said.
"Also, students can always
send a note to Marist ResNet."
However, students who al-
ready know how to use e-mail
systems similar to Hotmail will
have no problem using the
F oxmail system.
"Students will be reading their
e-mail over the summer through
Foxmail," she said.
The new e-mail system will
cost "next to nothing" because
of factors such as its Linux base.
Marist has encouraged this
type of Linux system to be
implemented into the e-mail sys-
tem for quite some time.
McConaghy said many
schools use this system, includ-
ing various ivy league colleges.
While the e-mail system was
originally supposed to be avail-
able during the Fall 2000 semes-
ter, the system will not be avail-
able till June, due to various
kinks and other setbacks.
"Several major schools are us-
ing this version," McConaghy
said. "We'll see how it works
when we get hundreds using it."
COMPOSITION
THEORIST
.. .From
1
dents the four major techniques
he had come up with regarding
how they can improve their writ-
ing in light of this conflict.
He suggests that you
shouldn't write for your audi-
ence, but write for yourself, or
for an ideal audience who will
stimulate you.
Freshman English major
Patricia Tarantella said that she
learned from the lecture.
"I thought it was interesting,"
she said. "He gave a lot of good
techniques that students could
use. I think I will try free-writ-
ing more."
PAGE3
Liberty Partnenhip Program students enjoy carnival
Editors note: This is from a •·
·
·™· · · ·· ·····•·
press release from Susan Repko,
Director of the Maris! College
Liberty Partnership Program.
On Saturday, Apr. 21, the Circle
K Club provided the second an-
nual Carnival for middle school
students enrolled in the Liberty
Partnership Program.
The event exemplifies the ser-
vice that Circle K Club provides
to local schools and the com-
munity. A total of 28 LPP stu-
dents from the Poughkeepsie
Middle School, Gov. George
Clinton School, Warring Acad-
emy, Bailey Middle School and
Miller Middle School enjoyed
games, crafts, and food in the
Cabaret.
According to the students,
the favorite activities were toss-
ing pies at college students, cre-
ating a picture frame, sand art,
and a hula hoop contest. Pizza
and make-your-own sundaes
were enjoyed by everyone at the
event.
Over the past two years,
Marist clubs have hosted Hal-
loween Parties and Carnivals to
bring the LPP students to cam-
pus to help them see college in
their future.
LPP is funded through the
New York State Education De-
partment to provide services
that motivate at-risk students to
graduate from high school and
enter college or the workforce
as competent adults. Guidance
counselors, teachers and prin-
cipals refer students to LPP and
a total of 225 students are
served by the program each
year.
Marist students are an impor-
tant resource to LPP and they
serve as tutors, interns, and co-
ordinators. So far this year, over
50 Marist students have either
worked or volunteered their time
to serve LPP students.
Circle K is an international ser-
vice organization and there are
33 clubs that operate out of col-
leges in New York State. Circle
K Club and Key Club are both
affiliated with the Kiwanis Club
and were represented at the
event.
Circle K members from SUNY
Binghamton and SUNY Oswego
and Key Club members from
Shaker High School and
Newburgh Free Academy as-
sisted the Marist students.
Carol Pernice, Psychology in-
tern with LPP, coordinated the
event with Circle K
member~
Ann Jordan, Chairperson and
Michelle VanBrero, President.
Jasmine from the Warring
Academy said, "I think that
Marist is a nice place to be."













APRIL 26, 2001
PAGE4
TH£ CIRC
Features
There's more than just dustbunnies under that bed:
As May approaches, visions of packing up tum student's thoughts to storage
byANNME'IZ
Stqf[Miter
Easter vacation has come and
gone and now there's only a
brief span of time between Final
Exam Week and the beginning
of summer vacation. You've
seen the notes posted around
your dorm about vacating the
residency halls immediately af-
ter your last exam. As you stroll
leisurely into your dorm, smil-
ing as you think about the lan-
guid summer days in store, a
thought hits you abruptly.
What about all that personal
property that has accumulated
in the confines of your room?
Where are you going to keep it
all over the summer? Do your
parents have to rent a WWF-
size U-haul to tow it back home?
A slow, tight knot of worry be-
gins to crawl into your stomach
as you recall just how much of
this stuff you didn't have on the
day that you moved in. Items
like that new PC and printer, as
wdi)s,,all the boxes of clothes,
d'eeorahve possessions like
knickknacks and stuffed ani-
mals look cozy in your room, but
definitely pose problems for
storage at home. You don't have
either a garage or basement, or
you take the train to and from
New York, and all this excess
baggage is cumbersome.
Relax. Have you ever consid-
ered the possibility of placing New York City, it might be more
your belongings into storage beneficial to their wallet if they
over the summer? There are a stored their belongings outside
number of excellent places the city, as prices are higher
within close proximity to Mari st there.
College that provide safe places
At most storage facilities, you
to lock away all those accumu- can store as much as possible.
lated survival necessities.
However there are certain lim-
First, I spoke with Drew its. You
c~nnot
store flammable
Colwell, who works for Add materials such as propane tanks,
Space Heated Self-Storage on or perishable items. You also
Market Street Industrial Park, in cannot store anything pressur-
Wappingers Falls. He says that ized, such as scuba diving tanks.
the price of storing material in For the most part however stor-
one of Add Space's climate con- age facilities ar; flexible
~bout
trolled facilities depends on the what can be kept within a facil-
size of the rented unit. A 5 x 5 x ity.
9 foot room costs $47.00 per
When asked what advice he
month. But, at Add Space, the could give, Drew Colwell recom-
average size rented by most col- mended looking into a climate
lege students is the 5 x l 0 at controlled storage space.
$75.00 per month. Colwell
"Itismoreexpensive,"Colwell
pointed out, however, that any- said, "but in the long run it pre-
one who might be thinking of serves items and ensures
putting some belongings in a greater quality. You don't want
storage space should first look too much fluctuation in tem-
for a storage facility in close perature or mold could grow on
proximity to one's house.
some of the items you are stor-
"lt's not worth the money to ing.
If
it's 100 degrees outside,
store your belongings at a loca- the temperature inside the cli-
tion that is more than two hours mate-controlled facility will re-
distance from your home. You main at 75 or 80 degrees. Also,
want to be sure that you can make sure you shop around and
have convenient access to your compare several different
things if for some reason you places. Be aware that there is a
decide you need something that security deposit you must to
you have packed away," said pay, in addition to the first
Colwell.
month's rent. It's usually about
However, he pointed out that 50 or 60 dollars."
in the case of those who live in
Another option available, in
case you don't want to go the
more expensive route and pay
for climate control, is the non-
climate controlled facilities at 9D
E-Z Storage at 1404 Route 9D,
also in Wappingers Falls.
Melody Gebo, the manager,
spoke with me. She says their
storage spaces are the same size
as Add Space, but the monthly
rate is slightly cheaper. For a 5 x
10 foot storage space, it costs
about $45 dollars per month. A
5 x l 0 storage room can hold
several boxes and a futon. She
said the sizes of the spaces in-
crease slightly for
girls because
they have more
items, but the 5 x
10 is the most fre-
quent size re-
quested by males.
She recommends
that anything you
store be placed in
plastic containers
and all boxes
should be num-
bered.
You
should then make
rity. Lastly, Melody tells all her
customers to keep things that
you may want access to close
to the entrance of the facility for
easy access.
Many students at Marist
choose to store items over the
summer. A student named Katie
S. told me that she stores things
in a facility close to her home
because she doesn't have a
basement or a garage.
"I think it's kind of expensive,"
she said. "I would recommend
it only if you don't have any-
where else to keep your stuff."
a corresponding
I ist of all the
things in the
boxes.
It
is not a
good idea to
t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
store valuables,
even though the
grounds are pro-
tected by secu-
Jared AvlglianofThe Circle
Students are often juggling with excess baggage by May.
Marist
studen1s display diplomacy
in
NYC's Model United Nations
by JACLYN JACOBSEN
Features Editor
On April 12 through April 15,
fifteen students embarked on
their yearly adventure to New
York City, to compete in the larg-
est intercollegiate conference in
North America. National Model
United Nations opened offi-
cially on Tuesday, April 12, to a
record number of participants,
3,000, hailing from all comers of
the United States as well as
Canada, Germany, and even
Egypt.
Opening Ceremonies, and the
majority of the conference, were
held in New York's world-fa-
mous, five-star hotel, the Grand
Hyatt, located directly next to
Grand Central Station. The key
speaker was Marian Wright
Edelman, an accomplished law-
yer and advocate for children's
rights in Washington, D. C.
After a quick dinner break, the
students quickly assembled
into their assigned committees.
Following the structure of the
actual United Nations, the stu-
dents are divided into such
groups as First General Plenary,
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, Bureau of the Africa Car-
ibbean Pacific-European Union
Joint Assembly, Economic and
Social C9uncil Plenary, and the
Commission on Human Rights,
to name a few. Specific topics
were assigned to each commit-
tee, and the delegates, as par-
ticipants are called, began to
work on them immediately.
For the entire year, groups
See
United Nations, 5
Em~arking
on a new voyage: Ellis Island meets the Internet
by
JASON SHAW
Stq/[Mtler
People think that America has
forgotten its roots or, even
more, that we do not care about
our
ongms.
Well,
EllislslandRecords.org proved
all those critics wrong when
they opened their website for
business on April 18, 2001, as
the site exceeded all expecta-
tions to score an unprecedented
27,000 hits per second.
EllislslandRecords.org is a
new state-of-the-art website
that gives you the opportunity
to track your bloodline all the
way back to your ancestors' ar-
rival at Ellis Island. Not only can
you find out names and dates,
but you can also view photo-
graphs of the original docu-
ments from your ancestors' ar-
rival at the historic island. These
documents contain such infor-
mation as the immigrants' ages,
ethnicities, and hometowns.
And to help you to further get
the feel for you ancestors' en-
try to America, there are even
artist renderings of the ships that
brought millions ofimmigrants
to the New World.
The database for the site is
powerful; it would have to be in
order to store the information of
the 22 million immigrants that
stepped foot on New York's
shores between 1892 and 1924.
The website, which is run by the
Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
Foundation, boasts one and a
half terabytes of storage space
and ten servers that can hold
up to l 00,000 users at any given
time. This digital behemoth was
able to accommodate 8 million
people on the site's opening
day and after two more servers
are added, that number will in-
crease.
However the majority of
people hoping to access the site
are met with the message: "Due
to an extraordinary number of
visitors, we must limit access to
this site. Please keep trying, or
check back later."
After time, the frenzy will die
down and everybody will be
able to log on to the site. But
that does not make the initial
number of visitors and
America's high demand to know
their roots any less amazing.
And even if you are already well
informed on your family's roots,
being able to view your ances-
tors' antiquated documents is
an extraordinary opportunity .
"I think it's really cool that this
site exists," said sophomore
Heather Oehme. "We've all
heard stories about our families'
history, and it's great that we
can now see the physical evi-
dence behind the stories."
If
you can't wait until
EllislslandRecords.org be-
comes easily accessible, or if
you want to know even more
about your ancestors, you are
encouraged to check out the
newly opened American Family
Immigration History Center, lo-
cated on Ellis Island. But if you
do not want to take that long
car trip, EllislslandRecords.org
allows you to discover your past
by using today'stechnology.
Just wait until the early hours
of the morning to try to access
it. The sheer magnitude of be-
ing able to electronically access
a much-fabled epoch of our his-
tory as Americans by a simple
click of a button has many
Internet users awe-struck.
Photo courtesy of Ellisislandrecords.org
Ellis Island ... The doorway into the United States, just a click away.












APRIL 26, 2001
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Features
Students unified by MCISC
by J.R.HORAN
Stqff Miter
On a campus with many dif-
ferent groups and social cliques
that are often difficult to talk to,
it is nice to see a club that en-
courages students of different
cultures to interact with each
other. This is the purpose of the
Marist College International
Students Club (MCISC). To
make different groups on the
Marist campus aware of others
and foster friendships among
different groups of people that
would not normally know about
each other is one of the club's
main objectives. The club is
specifically designed to benefit
international students who of-
ten feel very alone and con-
fused by the social aspect of
American culture.
The club meets about once or
twice a month and sponsors a
series of group activities and
events that are meant to bring
together diverse groups of stu-
dents. There are no overwhelm-
ing commitments necessary to
be part ofMCISC; all that is re-
ally asked is that you bring a
positive attitude and open
minds as people from different
cultures often have different
points of view with different
ideas to share. Overall, being
part of the club is not so much a
membership or a group belong-
ing, but a learning experience
that introduces different people
to each other that would not
otherwise meet without having
been a part ofMCISC.
This past week, the club had a
picnic lunch on the beautiful
lake Minnewaska where partici-
pants played cricket, went hik-
ing, and enjoyed themselves as
they were immersed in each oth-
ers uniquely different cultures.
"The club's main objective is
to mingle," said club president
Mel Sales, an international stu-
dent from Italy. Mel, along with
other club members, has been
working hard to produce the
biggest project that the newly
formed club has ever under-
taken, the International Food
Exhibit, which will take place this
weekend on the campus green,
along with live music from the
Sam Hill Band and a wide vari-
ety of cultural foods to sample.
The event was considered a
monumental success and an-
other food exhibit is expected to
be planned for next year.
There are other club events
currently in the works for the
International Students club,
such as campus-sponsored in-
ternational trips, speeches from
diplomatic speakers, and an In-
ternational Film showing where
films from other countries can
be viewed.
!fyou would like more i'!forma-
tion about the International
Students Club contact Mel
Sales at 485-1057 or Grace
LaFemina at x5692.
Week-long conference draws Marist students
From
United Nations, 4
around the world have been
w~~.and
researching their
respective nations. In Novem-
ber, college groups are desig-
nated a certain nation to repre-
sent at the conference in April.
This year, Marist College repre-
sented the Republic of Portugal.
Previously, Marist had repre-
sentedAzerbaijan, Vietnam, and
Panama.
After a year of researching
each country's governmental
policies, its stances on the en-
vironment, human rights, eco-
nomics, intergovernmental orga-
nizations, such as the European
Union and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, and other
political aspects of the govern-
ment, the delegates were ready
to debate with other schools,
representing their own nations,
in New York City.
The goal of the conference,
and of the individual commit-
tees, is to teach firsthand how
the United Nations works, how
it maintains and promotes peace
among the nations, ;md how it
tries to implement programs to
ameliorate conditions world-
wide for all citizens.
"It gives everyone a chance
to really experience the political
process in person," says Kendra
Hanson, president of Model
United Nations. "We're able to
write resolutions and negotiate
with fellow delegates, and fully
act as representatives of the
nations we've been assigned."
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though a large part of the con-
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activity in which the participants
partake. Traditionally, on
Wednesday morning, most
schools visit the embassy of the
country that they are represent-
ing, and are able to present ques-
tions to actual officials about
the policies of their nations.
Also, traditionally on Thurs-
day, the longest day of debate,
the conference invites speakers
to formally address each com-
mittee. This year, United Na-
tions officials, working in every
field from child welfare to Afri-
can studies, spoke to the
masses of participants. This
year, Mrs. Kofi Annan made a
special surprise appearance,
meandering through meeting
rooms and halls, and
complimenting the students on
their hard work.
"One of the best aspects of
coming to this conference year
after year," began Sergio Alves,
Vice President of the club, "is
that we're able to work with so
many different, unique people
from all areas of the globe. It
really says something about the
spirit of the United Nations."
Traditionally, both Opening
and Closing Ceremonies are
held in the General Assembly
Hall in the actual United Nations
building.
There, a few ac-
claimed speakers !>poke, the na-
tions officially voted on all of
the resolutions that were crafted
by the individual committees,
and the conference ceremoni-
ously ended.
"All in all," Patrick Spence,
Treasure of the club, noted,
"you don't get any sleep all
week, but it's well worth it."
Jaclyn Jacobsen would like to
wish her father a Happy 46th
Birthday today
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APRIL 26, 2001
Op-Ed
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Persecution
by NIKBONAPARTIS
Stqf/Miter
In last Sunday's New York
Times magazine, comments by
New York Knicks guardsCharlie
Ward andAllan Houston set off
a media storm when their words
were stripped out of context and
played as the anti-Semitic trump
card.
The two Knick guards have
slipped under the radar, sublime
basketball stars that don't have
multi-million dollar endorse-
ments and aren't fixtures on
ESPN's highlight reel. They
both let their game and their
athleticism speak for them, and
they have been among the few
class acts in the NBA for the
past several years.
The Times article "The
Knick's Dysfunctional Fam-
ily", by Eric Konigsberg,
analyzed the only basketball
team to play in the world's
media capital, getting under-
neath the game and expos-
.jng the personal lives and
·~•.beliefs
of the players. In one
passage, Konigsberg visits a
prayer session held by Hous-
ton, Ward, forward Kurt Tho-
mas and guard Mark Jack-
son. The Knicks have been
known as religious team,
gathering in circles to pray
after each game, win or lose.
And the prayer crosses in-
terfaith boundaries - Larry
Johnson cries to Allah while
Charlie Ward quietly thanks
Jesus Christ.
Konigsberg explained the
Knicks players seemed in-
trigued by his Jewish faith,
asked questions of him, but
then proceeding to attack him
with questions about Christian
persecution at the hands of
Jews.
If the Madison Square Garden
Network did a Marv Albert-led
investigation and played
Konigsberg's voice recorder, or
transcribed his notes, it would
be likely that the story followed
a different angle.
What happened instead was
a cheap shot at returning the fa-
vor to the Knick's players.
Konigsberg let an opaque dis-
gust show through his stab at
objectivity in the article as he
painted Ward, Houston, Tho-
mas and Jackson as religious
extremists, the kind of nutcases
who would knock on your door,
shove pamphlets down your
throat, and force you to join their
religion.
Houston, a two-time All Star,
came to New York from Detroit
and endured criticism as he ad-
justed to the Knick's playing
style under Jeff Van Gundy.
Houston, however, refused to
react negatively, and since then
he has risen to be the team's
leading scorer and leader, and a
attitudes while serving as role
models to children, and are the
furthest thing from malicious.
And the resulting media atten-
tion has exposed a major fault
in logic for those still pointing
the blame in society. People in
the public eye want reparations
for slavery, for the Holocaust,
and apparently, for the perse-
cution of Jesus and Christians.
But the overlooked factor in all
of these issues is that most of
the people who committed these
deeds are long gone. Now, in-
stead of working to heal, people
form organizations and hand
pick petty incidents, exposing
them in the name of the enforc-
ers of the politically correct.
Now, after NBA commis-
sioner David Stem issued a
strong statement blasting
Ward for his words, no matter
how selective, Ward finds
himself apologizing for his
faith. Which brings us to a
question that won't be ad-
dressed in the media - where
l
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will the line be between people
practicing their own religions
and others being "offended"
kt: ttffl
by them?
The situation provides an
interesting look at how infan-
_,,,,,,,,,,,., ··:'''''''"'''''' tile a professional sports
New York Knicks guard Charlie
Ward takes a moment.
player embraced his teammates
as well as by the fans. Ward
beat the odds as a Reisman Tro-
phy-winning quarterback, then
was overlooked in the NFL draft
because teams thought a player
his size wouldn't survive in the
NFL. He roughed it as one of
the Knick's garbage-time regu-
lars for a few seasons before Van
Gundy gave him the chance to
be the Knick's starting point
guard. Both men are known for
their outstanding service and
contributions to their commu-
nity, have exhibited responsible
TH£ CIRCLE
league can be when crossed
with a public relations mess,
PC hounds and issues that
people don't take lightly. In
the last major incident that
prompted NBA Commissioner
David Stem to force a player to
modify his personal life to his
wishes, All-Star Allen Iverson
was humbled and instructed to
change the lyrics to his rap al-
bum, recorded and produced in-
dependently of the National
Basketball Association. Maybe
this time around Stem will re-
write Charlie Ward's bible.
Mk Bonapartis, who wears a
cool leather jacket, is nice
enough to promise you an ar-
ticle
if
you kindly ask him
while he is experiencing a
River Day "moment''.
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Scott Neville
Managing Editor
Matt Daigle
Opinion Editor
Lisa Burke
&
Chris Knudtsen
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Brendan McGurk
News Editor
Jimbo Maritato
A&EEditor
· Mike Ferraro
Sports Editor
Mike Thompson
Head Copy Editor
Melanie Rago
Business Manager
Jaclyn Jacobsen
Features Editor
Ben Brenkert
Asst. Opinion Editor
Ed
Williamsm
Asst. Managing Editor
Peter Palmieri
Asst. Sports Editor
Editorial Assistants-
Lainey Nadeau, Alexis Scarpinato, Katherine Slauta
Faculty Advisor-
G. Modele Clarke
The Circle is the student newspaper ofMarist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Issues are
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story ideas.
We cannot publish unsigned letten to the editor.
The Circle staff can be reached at 575-3000 I2429
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:lJr•aJ anJ
r•pu.~ion
Quebec was a riot:
Too bad you didn't notice
byCHRISKNUDTSEN
Co-Edttor-in-Chief
The Summit of the Americas
met over this past weekend be-
hind a four mile wide fence that
kept away agitated demonstra-
tors while leaders of34 nations
met to discuss the creation of a
Free Trade Area of Americas.
While the pompous politicians
prattled about their concerns for
the poor, the police went off with
pepper spray, water cannons,
billy clubs and tear gas.
Arguments against the FTAA
are similar to those raised
against the IMF and WTO; in-
ternational trade organizations
such as these are prone to the
exploitation and degradation of
indigenous people who lack the
monetary and political power to
resist them. Human rights
groups are up in arms because
they realize the treacherous con-
ditions that workers in many na-
tions face and labor unions are
riled up at the treacherous con-
ditions that will besiege their
jobs once our nation's conglom-
erations leave our borders.
There are dozens of other sub-
causes involved in the opposi-
tion such as the environmental
threats that most of these cor-
porations pose when they dump
toxic wastes and pollutants into
Third World nations that can't
fight off multi-billion dollar law-
yers.
As the elected officials of"the
Americas" hid behind a wire
semblance of the Berlin wall, we
can only question their legiti-
macy while they cower from their
constituencies. The Canadian
Prime Minister was quoted in the
April 22 issue of the New York
Times as saying, "We are very
legitimate, all of us were elected."
They speak about the future of
half of the entire world, if not all
of it, behind closed doors and
pretend to be proud members of
democratic institutions. Ironi-
cally, Fidel Castro was absent
from the meeting since Cuba is
not considered a democracy but
the other 34 leaders probably
figured that they could continue
to further impoverish the people
of Cuba without seeking
Castro's input.
The saddest thing about this
entire scenario is that the whole
phenomenon went relatively
unnoticed by the majority ofthis
country's population. The av-
erage citizen, especially the av-
erage young citizen, probably
heard that there were protests in
Quebec if they heard anything
at all. An average sound byte or
video clip on the evening news
ranges anywhere from twenty
seconds to about two minutes
so a quick clip of some green-
haired revolutionary is prob-
ably the extent of coverage that
this event received. That leaves
no time for the nationwide au-
dience to hear about why there
were a few thousand people in
the street risking teargas, black
eyes, and imprisonment. And
now in tonight's sports ...
Take a moment to stop and
think about why there has yet
to be any controversial or truly
informative coverage of these
mass protests in the mainstream
media. If you need a hint, look
at who owns the television sta-
tion you get your news from or
who owns the magazines or
newspaper you read. Chances
are that these media tycoons
are part of the same parent con-
gl om era ti on that stands to
benefot from a massive trade
union in our hemisphere
through cheap labor and forced
markets. Supposedly, this trade
union (due to become fully es-
tablished by 2005) will have an
annual output of 11 trillion dol-
lars.
An enormous amount of good
could be done with 11 trillion
dollars. Too bad that the ma-
jority of that money will be
made by private corporations
that couldn't care less about
the social and economic prob-
lems of the South American
nations or any of the Third
World nations in
th~
rest of the
world.
How much of that money will
be stained with blood from dirty
sweatshops or tainted with a
nuclear glow from all of the
sludge that couldn't be
dumped in the US? On the
bright side, now we'll be able
to buy cheaper Nike products
and eat cheaper McDonald's
meat while we continue to sys-
tematically screw over the
people who have no opportu-
nity to make a change. Or we
can take advantage of our rela-
tive well being and make some
small changes in the way we
live our everyday lives.
There's only a certain expec-
tation that we can hold for how
much of an effect we can have
but at least there are some op-
tions. Stop supporting these
corporations with your hard
earned money; find companies
that aren't somehow incorpo-
rated into the giant mega-con-
glomerations and reward them
for their ethics with your busi-
ness. Find some way to step
outside of the direct influence
of the institutions that are de-
stroying our world and ruining
millions oflives. I'm done.
'
Chris Knudtsen is not a hate-
monger. Unless you categori-
cally disagree with everything
he says, or
if
you have bad
breath. Then he hates you.






























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To the Editor:
Hate-mongering a la Derrick
A.
Jones
(Jne Ctrcle,
April 5, 2001)
is not what our world needs.
Today it's China, yesterday it
was the Jews, tomorrow it'll be
the Muslims and the gays. And
the killing goes on and on and
on.
Much more productive would
be what faculty and students
did during the Gulf War andJ:he
Bosnia crisis and after ihe fall
of the Berlin Wall: organize an
information and discussion ses-
sion.
Also helpful, of course, is to
learn more about Asia and
China. Asian courses at Marist
are so undersubscribed that the
History Department considered
not replacing Dr. Gronewold,
who is leaving at the end of this
semester. Fortunately, Marist
has reconsidered and will hire
an Asianist.
Hate and ignorance are lethal.
Sincerely,
Bro. Joe Belanger, FMS
The point of Praxis
byBENBRENKERI'
Asst. Opinion Editor
On Apr. 19, Marist College
witnessed the 2001 Annual
Praxis Forum. As members of
the Marist community filled
seats in the Cabaret, others
waited patiently for the discus-
sions to ensue. In the back-
ground, music played by
Braden Russom, engendered
spirits of intrigue and awe,
shock and wonderment. For
here was the opportunity to hear
about activism, to watch in-
spired men and women speak on
their reflective activity within
their designated praxis assign-
ments.
If nothing less, the mood
was enthusiastic and the topics
sociologically mindful.
After reflecting on the title of
this year's forum I reevaluated
the notion of crisis within the
greater Poughkeepsie area.
Truth be told, Poughkeepsie is
an inner-city area with low-in-
come residents, immigration is-
sues, and poverty. Simulta-
neously, Poughkeepsie is a busi-
ness district, a college commu-
nity, and a community in politi-
cal, social and economic transi-
tion. Poughkeepsie situates it-
self along the Hudson River,
where the impact of PCBs has
raised issues, like dredging the
river, and the purity levels of
drinking water. Poughkeepsie
also serves as a median between
Albany and New York City. As
such, Poughkeepsie harbors
urban issues consistent with
larger cities, such as the crisis
of migrant workers and the need
for increased day care facilities.
With so many issues permeat-
ing the streets, houses, build-
ings, and roads, Poughkeepsie
exemplifies the urgent call to
community activism, something
men like
Dr.
Martin Luther King,
Jr. and C. Wright Mills were con-
cerned with.
Dr. Greg Moses wrote, in the
forum's program, that "Praxis is
a Greek word that means activ-
ity, doing, or conduct, especially
when activity is undertaken for
good reasons and becomes its
own reward ... We use the term
Praxis in order to emphasize our
aspiration that community ser-
vice is not mere doing, but a
special opportunity for reflec-
tive activity." And that is what
the audience heard, as students
like Kate McDonald and Isa
Greenberg volunteered their
stories about fighting for the
rights of migrant workers in Al-
bany or the debacle in criminal
justice. As Greenberg delivered
the lines to her poem many of
the members of the audience
shook their heads; perhaps they
too realized the burdens of con-
formity.
Poughkeepsie's Family Partner-
ship Center, addressed the au-
dience with an evocative look
into the downside of blacklist-
ing urbanites and neophytes.
His message was clear: don't
rely on the normal images of ur-
ban decay for activism. Instead,
members of richer communities
are called to see the beauty and
talents of children, albeit musi-
cal, artistic, literary, etc. Clearly,
the choices were tell the chil-
dren they were going to fail and
watch them fail or tell the chil-
dren that God gave them gifts,
many gifts and watch them grow
to become lawyers, policemen
or teachers. Islam also reiter-
ated one of the pervasive
themes articulated by many of
the speakers: that the future of
America lies in the hands of chil-
dren, and that without our chil-
dren America's future is grim .
As Marist students came and
left the forum, one could see
spirits of involvement and ac-
tivism spread throughout the
room. Many present at the fo-
rum knew of certain social is-
sues, while others might not
have known how to get in-
volved; therefore, the Praxis
Forum was their means by which
they could realize the ends of
community activism. Many
who came sought out places like
soup kitchens or waterfront
projects; others saw them-
selves partaking in such pro-
grams as Global Outreach or Big
Brothers and Sisters.
The minor in Public Praxis of-
fers courses in human rights,
affluence and poverty, human
values, choice, and public
praxis. Through pursuance of
scholarly inquiry, and by at-
tending roundtable discussions
experiences are illuminated. The
Praxis Forum bore witness to
"The Crisis" of Marist's white
middle-class apathy. However
the hope for increased activism
touched the souls of those
present in the audience. "The
Crisis" was not overlooked, but
understood. The means of in-
volvement and activism are
present everywhere, be it
Poughkeepsie, Albany or New
York City. The question is
whether or not members of the
community are willing to take 10
minutes from their daily lives to
reflect on issues that affect
them, find an agency where they
can get involved, and then en-
1 is t in the services of that
agency. In summary, without
community activism the status
quo will be expanded and the
beloved community never fully
actualized or realized. How
much time would it really take
to truly make a difference in the
community that surrounds us?
Perhaps the most inspirational
Ben Brenkert is 1 issue away
moment came, when keynote
.from becoming "Da Man ''.
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APRIL 26, 2001
Arts
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Entertainment
PAGE 8
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possibly have withstood a 31 "." less about celebrities, but he
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The Clash to pursue their in my eyes. I didn't feel wor-
music when the bands first met thy" - Jim Lindberg of
on
The .Ramones trip to England Pennywise.
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would not be
back in
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many other musicians
The Joey Ramone had more of an
Ramones got to pick up instru- effect on music over the last 25
ments over the next 25 years.
years than anybody else, he was
I remember back in
1996 pay- ahead of his time.
ing $45 for Lollapalooza tickets
The .Ramones career spanned
pretty much just for the fact that over 20 years, producing 21 stu-
I knew that it would be the last dio or live albums that earned
Ramones tour. Around 4:30 in them millions of fans worldwide.
the afternoon out walk the Joey Ramone was at the fore-
.Ramones, clad in their trademark front, he was the icon. They
leather jackets, despite the fact took traditional rock and roll and
that it was about 90 degrees that stripped it down to three chords
day. The jackets lasted only and pure energy. They wrote
about half of the set but that their own songs because they
didn't stop them from blowing couldn't play anybody else's.
the crowd away. They flew They exploded out of Queens a
through around 25 songs in quarter of a century ago and
about 50 minutes, the only thing music was never the same
that was really said between again. Joey Ramone was a Ieg-
songs was 1-2-3-4. They were end and he will be missed.
incredible.
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anyone else at the show, know tions I have had over the last
that Joey Ramone had already week.
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phoma, a very deadly form of born a Ramone, but to join the
cancer. I first heard about it band you did have to legally
about a month ago in the
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cer was much worse than the Roll. Speaking of which, at the
article suggested. On April l
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end of this year they will be eli-
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passed away while listening to and Roll Hall of Fame. I can' t
the
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APRIL 26, 2001
Sports·
PAGE
10
Softball splits four
in
Buffalo,
keeps
fourth place
bySCOITMONTESANO
Sto/.f Miter
The start of virtually every
college softball team's season
is loaded with non-league
games. The beauty of these
games is that they are nothing
more than glorified exhibition
games.
After a slow start in non-
league play, the Red Foxes soft-
ball team has come to life dur-
ing the more important Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) portion of the sched-
ule, and are in the hunt for the
school's first ever MAAC play-
off appearance.
Marist continued its charge
towards a playoff spot this past
weekend, going 2-2 on the usu-
ally deadly western New York
road trip. The Foxes lost tight
games to both Niagara and
Canisius, but also hammered
each team for doubleheader
splits.
The weekend splits give
Marist a 7-5 MAAC record,
good for the 4th and final play-
off spot with four conference
games remaining.
The Foxes opened up their
road trip last Saturday with an
odd 11 a.m. start in Niagara
Falls against the Purple Eagles.
While Niagara was still rubbing
their eyes to get awake, Marist
used a Melissa Tucci grand
slam to stormed ahead on their
way to a 6-1 win. Unfortunately,
the Foxes couldn't complete
the sweep falling 2-1 in the
nightcap.
In game one, Niagara actually
took a brief lead in the bottom
of the second thanks to two
Foxes errors and an Ashleigh
CirillaRBI single. Nevertheless,
Marist came right back in the
top of the third.
Jessica Craver was hit by a
pitch to start the rally for
Marist. Then Amanda
Koldjeski followed with a
single to left. After Bobbi Jo
Gonnello popped out in the in-
field, Kara Lacey singled to load
the bases for Tucci 's grand
slam.
Tucci sent a blast to left field
giving Marist a 4-1 lead, and
knocking Purple Eagles starter
Kristin Willebrant out of the
game.
It
was Tucci's fourth
homerun of the season.
The grand slam proved to be
all Marist would need as
Niagara only severely threat-
ened once, in the bottom of the
third.
Following a Jodie Bowers
triple, Niagara had the tying
run in scoring position. How-
ever, one batter later, Foxes
third baseman Kathleen
McEvily fielded a Molly Bagley
grounder and fired it home to
get out Bowers.
Marist put two more runs on
the board in the seventh as
Gonnello and Lacey added
RBis on a double and single,
respectively.
Melanie Kasack earned the
win on the mound, allowing
only one unearned run and five
hits. The win improved the
Bethel, CT, native's record to
7-11 after a sub-par start. In
addition, Koldjeski went 3-3 in
the first game.
Game two would be a com-
pletely different story, as it
would be Niagara who would
ride the momentum of a
homerun on the road to victory.
Niagara junior Brooke
Bradburn hit a solo homerun
with two outs in the bottom of
the sixth to snap a 1-1 tie and
give the Purple Eagles the split
of the Saturday doubleheader.
It
was only the third hit that
Nicole Fox gave up on the
mound for Marist but it was
definitely a costly one.
The Purple Eagles once again
took a 1-0 lead, this time in the
opening inning, before Marist
came to tie the game in the third.
The Foxes lone run came as a
result of two Niagara errors.
Besides that, Marist's offense
was non-existent, for the team
could only manage four hits.
The Foxes did put the trying
fun at second base in top of
the seventh but Craver
grounded out to second to end
the game.
Two-time MAAC player of
the week, Michelle Gosh was
held to a 1-8 day, including an
0-4 performance in the Foxes
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30 minutes south to take on the
Canisius Golden Griffins. As in
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right from the beginning. The
Foxes put two runs on the
board in the top of the first.
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the fifth as Marist added four
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in the sixth.
Koldjeski went 2-4 with three
RBis while Kathleen McEvily
added a 3-4 day. Kasack went
the distance for the shutout,
her third of the season and the
team's fourth overall. On the
weekend, Kasack went 2-0 al-
lowing no earned runs.
In
game two, Marist hurler
Fox and her Canisius counter-
part Genevieve Garcia battled
in a pitcher's duel. Neither team
was able to crack the
scoreboard until the top of the
sixth when Mari st took the lead.
Lacey picked up an RBI giv-
ing Marist the 1-0 advantage.
However, Canisius used five
consecutive hits in the bottom
of the frame to pull ahead and
get the 4-1 win.
The loss dropped Fox's
record to 7-6.
The weekend split gave
Marist a 15-18-1 overall record
heading into two non-league
games this past Tuesday and
Wednesday against Hartford
and Army.
The Foxes' pitching staff has
come right along since the start
of the season. Kasack has re-
turned to the dominant form
she had in 2000. Over the week-
end she rendered bats useless
against her.
Fox was also effective despite
losing both games she pitched.
Take away the sixth inning in
the two games she pitched and
her weekend would have been
a much different story.
With the western New York
road trip out of the way Marist
is in prime position for a MAAC
playoff berth. Marist only has
four games remaining, and a
split should lock up the
school's first ever appearance
in the MAAC playoffs after just
missing them each of the past
two years.
Marist hosts the lowly Iona
Gaels at 12:00 on Saturday for
a doubleheader. This is the
Foxes' last official home game.
The Foxes wrap up MAAC
play next Tuesday in Jersey
City against the powerful Pea-
cocks of St. Peter's.
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but we hung in there," Szefc
said. "We had a great ninth in-
ning at the plate. We didn't
play our best, but pulled out
the victory."
There are three conference
series remaining in the season
and the Red Foxes are in a good
position to continue play into
the postseason. However,
Szefc does not want his team
getting over-confident.
"We are in a good position to
get a high seed in the tourna-
ment, but we still have to keep
the rest of the season in per-
spective," he said. "The other
teams are not going to roll over
and die for us, we still have to
play tough each game."
Marist will travel to Manhat-
tan for a three-game series
against Manhattan College this
weekend.








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Sports Editor
The talk before last weekend's
National Football League Draft
was mostly about uncertainty.
Very little about this draft ap-
peared to be certain, except that
the San Diego Chargers would
grab Virginia Tech quarterback
Michael Vick with the first over-
all pick.
As it turned out, nothing
about the 2001 NFL Draft was a
sure thing.
The Chargers traded the first
overall pick to the Atlanta Fal-
cons on Friday for Atlanta's
first-round pick (fifth overall),
third-round pick, second-round
pick in 2002 and wide receiver
Tim Dwight. The Falcons
promptly selected Vick with pick
number one.
At first glance, San Diego ap-
peared to make a horrible mis-
take. The team had received
horrible quarterback play seem-
ingly ever since Stan Humphries
retirt;~.
Ryan Leaf, Jim
Haw)tigt.., Erik Kramer, Moses
Moreno, and Craig Whelihan all
struggled. While Vick is still
quite raw and has to refine his
skills as a quarterback, he has
the potential to bring
athleticism to the position that
has not previously been seen.
The Chargers used the fifth
overall pick to select TCU run-
ning back LaDainian Tomlinson.
With the first pick in round two,
the team hopefully answered its
long-term need at quarterback
when Purdue's Drew Brees fell
to them. Figure Brees to sit be-
hind off-season acquisition
Doug Flutie for a short time, but
he should be ready to play be-
fore Vick is.
While San Diego secured two
quality players, the question
remains if the team made the
right to decision to not ante up
for Vick's signing bonus, which
essentially caused the trade.
Only time will tell if Vick ends
up fulfilling his enormous po-
tential.
Here are some of the other
teams that made noise this week-
end, for better or for worse:
SEATTLE -
Several experts,
including Mel Kiper himself,
lauded the Seahawks for their
selections, particularly on day
one. With his first of two first-
round picks, Mike Holmgren
selected North Carolina State
wide receiver Koren Robinson,
who will be an All-Pro ifhis atti-
tude matches his tremendous
talent. Count on Holmgren to
get the best out of Robinson.
With their second first-round
pick, Seattle selected guard
Steve Hutchinson from Michi-
gan, who will be a welcome ad-
dition to the offensive line.
Both filled positions of need, as
did comerback Ken Lucas in
round two and fullback Heath
Evans in round three.
ST. LOUIS -
Defense, or lack
thereof, led the Rams to an early
playoff exit last year. With three
first-round picks, St. Louis made
it crystal clear that it would re-
build the D. Defensive tackle
Damione Lewis from Miami is a
blend of athleticism and power,
while Adam Archuleta is an in-
triguing prospect who will at-
tempt to convert to safety from
linebacker. The last of the first-
rounders, defensive tackle Ryan
Pickett, was a slight reach but
has plenty of upside.
BALTIMORE -
The defend-
ing Super Bowl champions
made another improvement to
the offensive side of the ball
with Arizona State tight end
Todd Heap, a tremendous pass-
catching prospect. He will learn
from one of the best of all time
in Shannon Sharpe. Second-
round selection Gary Baxter will
provide needed depth to the
secondary and special teams.
Both are solid picks for the fu-
ture.
CINCINNATI -
The Bengals
have traditionally been bashed
for their off-season maneuvers,
mostly with just cause. How-
ever, Cincinnati showed some
signs oflife in free-agency, and
while their draft was considered
to be mediocre by some, it may
be a pleasant surprise. First-
round selection Justin Smith, a
defensive end from Missouri,
brings a great motor to a de-
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Wide receiver Chad Johnson
slipped into round two because
of a poor combine performance,
but look for him to be a steal.
MIAMI - When your quarter-
backs are Jay Fiedler and Ray
Lucas, and Drew Brees is avail-
able, and you select is a nickel
comerback on a team that has
Sam Madison and Patrick
Surtain, you wasted a first-
round pick. Jamar Fletcher from
Wisconsin may be a good cover
comer, but was this pick neces-
sary?
DALLAS -
This team has
drafted poorly ever since Jimmy
Johnson left, and the trend con-
tinued this year. The Cowboys'
first pick was in round two, and
they reached for unpolished
Georgia quarterback Quincy
Carter. Looking at this team's
recent drafts makes it easy to
understand its dismal state.
And now, the locals:
JETS -
They traded up to get
the man they wanted, wide re-
ceiver Santana Moss from Mi-
ami. Although he does not pos-
sess ideal size, all he does is
make big plays. He will
be a wel-
come addition for Herman
Edwards's team. Second-round
pick LaMont Jordan, a running
back from Maryland, was incon-
sistent in college. They need
him to be a reliable backup to
Curtis Martin.
GIANTS - Not really an event-
ful draft for the Super Bowl run-
ners-up, although they did trade
up to select Syracuse c9mer
Will Allen. His senior year was
not outstanding, but he rose in
the draft through his effort at
the combine. The Giants needed
an upgrade over Dave Thomas
at comer, and Allen should pro-
vide that.
PATRIOTS
- A team that had
a lot of needs may have filled
quite a few of them with a solid
draft. Defensive tackle Richard
Seymour is a good athlete and
will apply pressure on the quar-
terback. The Patriots also made
quality upgrades on the offen-
sive line, at tight end, and in the
secondary. Fifth-round safety
Hakim Akbar from Washington
was one of the steals of the draft.
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11
Women's lacrosse
earns weekend split
byPEIERPALMIERI
Asst. Sports Editor
Second chances do not come
around that often, but the
women's lacrosse team is get-
ting a second chance in more
than one way at the 2001 Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) Championships this
weekend.
Last season the team finished
as regular season champions,
but failed to complete the cham-
pionship run. As one of four
teams in the championship tour-
nament, the women have a
chance to put last season's loss
behind them and become the
best team in the conference.
The team finished the regular
season with a 7-5 record overall
finished at 4-2 in the MAAC,
winning two out of its last three
league contests.
On Apr. 22, the Red Foxes
hosted the Purple Eagles from
Niagara. Sophomore Molly
Hanley led the Marist attack
with three goals, followed by
two goals apiece from senior
Pam Brown, junior Kelly
Sullivan, and freshman Maria
Reoch. Marist trailed by three
at the half, but evened the score
and took a two-goal lead in the
second half.
Niagara cut the Marist lead to
one goal when Megan
McNemey netted a goal. Four
minutes later, Allison Cooney
evened up the score, forcing
overtime.
In
the two overtime
periods, Belinda Patterson tal-
lied the only goal, giving
Niagara the 12-11 victory.
Head coach Megan
McGonagle was happy with her
team's performance and said
that with some luck, the end re-
sult would have been in the fa-
vor of the Red Foxes.
"It was a heartbreaking loss,"
she said. "We got the ball on
net, but hit the post a few times
and there were a few question-
able calls. We fought hard."
On Apr. 21, Marist hosted
Canisius at LeonidoffField. Led
by seven goals from Brown, the
Foxes routed the Golden Grif-
fins. Six other players reached
the back of the net for Marist,
including senior Jamine
Aponte, who added two goals.
Senior goaltender Christy
Uellendahl made eight saves for
Mari st.
With her seven goals, Brown
totaled 14 goals for the week and
added two assists to earn the
honor of MAAC Player of the
Week.
It
is the second time that
the senior co-captain has earned
the award.
"We have a lot of players on
our team that do well in games,"
McGonagle said. "Pam is a
staple."
With the loss, Marist fell to
third place in the conference
and will face second-place
Niagara in the MAAC tourna-
ment. McGonagle is confident
that the Foxes can be success-
ful in the tournament.
"We have a lot of experienced
players that have been in the
tournament situation before,"
she said. "We have been in this
situation before and know what
it takes to win."
McGonagle also said that
while the loss to Niagara in over-
time gives the team a hunger to
get even, being in the tourna-
ment itselfis enough motivation.
However, having recently seen
what Niagara brings to the table
will help the Foxes to prepare
for the match-up.
"We did not make any tactical
mistakes in the last game," she
said. "We made some little mis-
takes, and when we put it all to-
gether Niagara is a very beatable
team. We know what to expect."
Even with its confidence, the
Foxes will have to remain fo-
cused on playing one game at a
time, according to McGonagle.
"The team knows that they
have to win on Saturday in or-
der to win the tournament," she
said. "We have to focus on the
do or die aspect of the tourna-
ment."
Fairfield University is hosting
the tournament this year and is
the first seed. Marist will face
Niagara on Saturday.
Men's lacrosse closes out home schedule with Providence loss
byPE'IEMOYLAN
Sto/.f Miter
What was supposed to be a
triumphant home culmination of
four years as members of the
Marist men's lacrosse team took
an unexpected turn Saturday for
eight seniors.
With the stands full ofMarist
supporters including lacrosse
alums cheering the pre-game
honoring of Jim Mekovetz, Kris
Miller, Chris LaRose, Ryan
McCue, Neil Crescenti, Jaak
Leino, Dave Dever, and Rob
Zbikowski, the stage was set for
what very well could be the
most memorable game of the
year. Marist came out of the
gate strong, with Mekovetz scor-
ing the first goal after only a
minute ticked of the clock. The
Red Foxes would find the back
of the net again in the first quar-
ter with a goal from freshman
standout Brady Becklo, but
Providence was up to the offen-
sive challenge by registering
three goals of their own.
McCue was able to add an-
other goal to the cause but
Providence goalie John Farley
caught fire as he registered big
save after big save.
"We had a lot of good scoring
chances, but he wasn't letting
anything by," said Mekovetz.
"Sometimes a guy just gets
hot."
On the other end, Brian
Schumyer was also doing a
good job between the pipes for
Marist, but Providence was able
to tack on two more goals to go
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into halftime with a 5-3 lead.
The third quarter would see
another senior step up when
Leino found the back of the net.
Pat Scully also registered a goal
for Marist to tie the game, and
Schuymer 's quality effort in goal
was complimented by the
Marist defense as Providence
was held scoreless.
The fourth quarter, however,
would belong to Farley who
continued to thwart Marist's
best efforts defensively, while
sparking the offense as well.
Providence was able to register
four fourth quarter goals off of
several two on one opportuni-
ties.
"We were going all out on of-
fense, trying to get back into the
game, and that gave them some
good transition opportunities,"
said Bill Jennings.
When the horn finally
sounded to end the game, Provi-
dence exited the field with a 9-5
victory.
Unfortunately, this loss
coupled with a loss earlier in the
week to Sacred Heart, has shut
the door on Marist's chances of
making the Metro Atlantic Ath-
letic Conference (MAAC) Tour-
nament. Two games still remain
on the schedule for Marist,
away games against Lafayette
and Villanova, but since these
are non-conference games, they
can't help the Foxes standings
in the MAAC, which ends at
3-6.
That said, victories in these
games could improve Marist's
overall record to a respectable
6-7, as they stand at 4-7 right
now.
"Not making the tournament
is definitely a tough blow for
us," said McCue. "But we still
have two games left to play and
we want to win."






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second time this season.
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Sports
'That was probably the
best game (Tim Bittner)
has pitched for us. He did
a tremendous job in a
clutch situation." -
John
Szefc, baseball head coach
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Men's tennis wins MAAC Tournament again
Third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament
bySCOITDESIERE
Stef./WTiter
Ten teams headed to the
Americana Tennis and Sports
Club in Fishkill, NY this week-
end to compete for the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) championship.
Nine teams arrived hoping for
a title.
Marist arrived expecting noth-
ing less.
Their expectations were met.
The Red Foxes completed the
3-peat by capturing their third
straight MAAC crown, defeat-
ing the Manhattan Jaspers 5-2
in the finals. With the win,
Marist earned an automatic bid
to the NCAA tournament which
will begin on Friday, May 11, for
the Foxes against a yet to be
determined opponent.
"Anytime you win a champi-
onship in any arena, whether it
be Little League or the NBA or
NHL, the players that worked
hard to get there are happy,"
said Smith. "And needless to
say, the coaches are happy too,
and we are kind of excited to see
where we are going to go in the
tournament and who were are
going to play."
Team captain Patrick Dahnert,
a junior, echoed his coach's ex-
citement saying, "It's a great
feeling and I'm really excited.
This is just a great opportunity
for all of us. This will be my
third time going to the NCAA
tournament and I'm just so ex-
cited for the new guys who are
going through all of this for the
first time."
Manhattan did all it could to
pry the championship away
from Marist, but in the end the
Foxes' experience in tough set-
tings won out, as Marist scored
victories in first, second, third,
and sixth singles as well first
and third doubles.
"The schedule we put in front
of our kids is much more diffi-
cult than the schedules that all
the other teams in the MAAC
play," remarked Smith, "and we
get our kids exposed to situa-
tions that require a lot of time
and energy, not only from them,
but from the coaches as well,
and that makes us better pre-
pared than other teams."
The Foxes were spearheaded
by the effort of sophomore and
top singles player Patrick Hofer,
who was named the
tournament's most outstanding
player.
Smith was quick to mention,
however, that the win was a team
effort.
"Our sixth singles player was
as important as our first because
Manhattan is a team that has
tremendous depth, especially in
their 4th through sixth singles
players."
Before meeting up with Man-
hattan in the finals, Marist de-
feated Loyola in the semifinals.
Manhattan advanced to the fi-
nals by overcoming St. Peter's
in the other semi-final, a match
Smith called the "most exciting
I've ever seen in the MAAC."
Marist was aware going in that
the competition in this year's
tournament would be much
tougher than it was the year
before.
"I did feel, unlike last year, that
either St. Peters or Manhattan
could have beaten us," said
Smith. "Last year I would not
have said that, I did not think
anyone could beat us, but this
year was a very even year for
us. We beat the teams that we
should have, and lost to the
teams we should have lost to.
The fact that we had yet to up-
set anyone was a source of con-
cern for me."
Marist headed into the tour-
nament with the top seed, some-
thing Smith believes was criti-
cal.
"There were three very good
teams in this tournament," said
Smith, whose overall coaching
record stands at a staggering
145-25 mark, "so being the top
seed made a huge difference.
Manhattan had to play St. Pe-
ters, which I know took some-
thing out of them."
Smith believed his team would
not be where it is had it not been
for the work of assistant coach
Charlie Warburton, who has
coached alongside him for nine
years.
"Charlie frequently doesn't
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Patrick Dahnert will make his third straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
get the accolades that he
should," said Smith. "Here is a
guy that's been a sounding
board, an expert at scouting
opponents, and a person that
has been there for me to calm
me down when I get a little ex-
cited.
"I don't mind getting in my
players faces from time to time,
and Charlie is always there to
bring me back to earth."
Baseball takes two of three from rival Le Moyne
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byPE'IERPALMIERI
Asst. Sports Editor
Marist has played 36 games
this season, but perhaps none
with more postseason implica-
tions than last weekend's series
against Le Moyne College.
With first place on the line,
Marist hosted second place Le
Moyne for a three game series.
The Red Foxes dominated ev-
ery aspect of the game, as the
team swept the Saturday
doubleheader, but the Dolphins
battled back to salvage the final
game of the series.
On the first game, Marist re-
ceived a nearly perfect perfor-
mance from junior Tim Bittner.
Bittner pitched a complete game,
allowiqg only two hits and two
walks, while striking out eight
batters to earn his fifth win of
the season.
Marist used a five-run first in-
ning to set the tone of the game.
The Foxes batted through the
order in the inning, highlighted
by anRBI triple from junior
An-
thony Bocchino and two RBI
from junior Jimmy Willis. Fresh-
man Jimmy Board also added
two RBI in the 9-0 victory.
Head coach John Szefc was
happy with the victory and
praised the pitching of Bittner.
''That was probably the best
game that he has pitched for
us," he said. "He did a tremen-
dous job in a clutch situation."
In the second game, the Foxes
received another great pitching
performance, this time from
freshman standout Chris Tracz.
Tracz lasted all seven innings,
striking out four and allowing
one earned run to earn his sev-
enth victory of the season. He
now owns a 7-0 record.
Bocchino led the offense for
the Foxes, notching five RBI.
Sophomore Spike Ridgley led
Marist with three hits, resulting
in one RBI and two runs scored.
Bittner also notched an RBI in
the 12-2 victory.
In the rubber match, Marist
committed six errors, resulting
in four unearned runs for Le
Moyne. Despite the pitching
effort of sophomore Kevin Ool,
who gave up seven runs (three
earned) in six innings, Marist
fell, 9-3. Willis, Ridgley, and jun-
ior Ben Cueto each had RBis for
Marist. Anthony Aquilino and
Jeff Justice each notched three
RBI for Le Moyne.
The two victories brought the
Foxes to 13-5 in the conference.
The Foxes remained in first
place, ahead of Le Moyne, who
is now 7-5 in the MAAC.
Szefc was happy with
Saturday's performance, but
said that the team's lapse on
Sunday was disappointing.
"We did what we wanted to
do," Szefc said. "Taking two out
of three games was important to
us and it gives us an upper hand
in terms of tiebreakers with Le
Moyne. We had good pitching
in all three games, but had a
mental lapse on Sunday and
could not support our pitching."
Ool gave the team some good
innings according to Szefc. He
also said that the lack of defen-
sive support for the starter was
a big disappointment.
Despite the errors on Sunday,
Szefc is confident that the team
will remained focused in the fu-
ture."
"We have better players than
the other teams, but we have to
learn to keep focused," he said.
"We have to take each game
pitch by pitch and inning by in-
ning. Everyone has bad days;
we'll be alright."
On Tuesday, Marist took on
Fordham in a non-conference
meeting. The Foxes used a six-
run ninth inning to overpower
the Rams. Cueto drove in three •
runs while Ridgley launched a
solo homerun to lead the Marist
attack. Junior Mark Norton
picked up the victory for the
Foxes, who improved to 25-11-1
overall.
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