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VO°LUME 64, ISSUE 15
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FOUNDED
IN 1965
THURSDAY,
FEB~UARY
4, 2010
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Women's team shoots to pack Mccann
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
The duration of the December 9
women's basketball <;:ontest between
the Marist College Red Foxes and
the then-16th-ranked visiting Okla-
homa Sooners was a mere 45 min-
utes, an insignificant amount of
time compared to the nearly week-
long period of excitement and hype
that engrossed the Marist campus
and surrounding community before
the thrilling game.
It is this outstanding reaction and
buzz that the Marist College Ath-
letics Department, coupled with
students in Dr. Keith Strudler's
Sports Public Relations class, hope
to replicate once more on Friday,
Feb. 5
1
when the Red Foxes host the
Iona Gaels in the third annual Pack
the House night, an NCAA initia-
tive to increase attendance at
women's basketball games.
''The Oklahoma game this year
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Marist fans fill the Mccann Center
gym
in 2009 for the second annual Pack the
House night After Friday's women's basketball game, Marist can potentially
be
the
first
college
to
sell out a women's game for three consecutive years.
was definitely one of the most excit-
so fun to play in. Hopefully, Friday
irt~
gmnes
we ..
ve liaa,"
senior night
we
can create that [again}."
Guard/Forward Lynzee Johnson
Aside from the large crowd of
said. "The atmosphere was loud and 2,828 that witnessed a near upset of
the visiting Sooners earlier this sea-
son, the Marist women's basketball
team has garnered a reputation of
attracting large crowds to the
James J. McCann Center for its
home games.
After becoming the only ~am in
the nation to sell out their Pack the
House event for two consecutive
seasons, the Red Foxes are looking
to bolster their reputation of having
a large and dedicated fan base by
selling out their Pack the House
game for the third season in a row.
"It really is special, what we've
been able to do here with the com-
munity's support," Associate AD
Travis Tellitocci said. "It's a testa-
ment to what coach [Brian] Giorgia
has done, and what the players
have done over the past four or five
years."
Pack the House, which
is
being
sponsored
by
the NCAA for the third
consecutive year,
is
a national
S
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E MARIST, PAGE 3
Co
m
mArts
debuts Foxtalk magazine
By
MATT SPILLANE
Editor in Chief
The School of Communication &
the Arts is practicing what it
preaches. On January 27 the school
released Foxtalk Magazine, an on-
line publication meant to inform the
Marist community of its latest
events and accomplishments.
A publication solely for the School
of Communication
&
the Arts,
Foxtalk is a 22-page magazine that
details the school's achievements in
various departments. It highlights
academic work by graduate and un-
dergraduate students, as well as
faculty members.
The magazine also includes up-
dat.es on the school's alumni, dating
back to the 1970s.
Originally the brainchild of Dr.
Steven Ralston, the school's dean,
Foxtalk was intended to be a brief
newsletter.The faculty's expertise in
magazine writing gave it a new vi-
sion, however, and allowed it to take
shape.
Dr. Keith Strudler and Dr. Lyn
Lepre, of the Communication de-
partment, took the lead in recruit-
ing writers and editing the final
product
.
Alumni Geoff Decker, '05,
and Victoria Banks,'09 and current
junior Sabrina Clark contributed
with writing, reporting and editing.
"It's definitely ,putting awareness
out to alumni and the community
on exactly what we're doing
,
" Clark
said. "People don't realize exactly
how big the School of Communica-
tion is and how much we do every
year. I
think
a lot of people don't as-
sociate the Fashion Department
with the School of Communication,
and some of the articles featured
[its] faculty. Some students never
got a chance to see what their pro-
fessors are doing."
Lepre, who has a background in
magazine writing, has taken over
direction of Foxtalk and has big
plans for the future.
"What you see now is just a tiny
little taste of what I think it's going
to become next issue," she said.
Although Foxtalk ended up being
much longer than the original
newsletter was intended to be, fu-
ture editions will be even more ex-
tensive. Lepre plans on having next
year's edition run between 50-55
pages lo~g, with sections devoted to
various campus publications and
departments.
Lepre is in the process of recruit-
ing students to write stories and
take photographs for the next edi-
tion. She plans on adding more fea-
tures on alumni, capping projects
,
faculty members and communica-
tion issues.
She said there will be a more thor-
ough representation of different de-
partments and student groups, as
well as potential stories from in-
terns, journalism students
,
adjunct
professors and local freelance writ-
ers.
Foxtalk was designed mainly to
appeal to alumni and establish bet-
ter communication between them
and the School of Communication &
the Arts. Similar publications have
proven. successful at other institu-
tions.
"I saw how positively alumni and
students responded to the maga-
zines that I worked on at the uni-
versity I previously worked at
[University of Tennessee]," Lepre
said. "One of my hopes for it is that
we'll start hearing from our alumni
and they'll become ... more invested
in what's still going on here."
Ralston said that potential stu-
dents are another important audi-
ence for Foxtalk, which can be
utilized by the Admission Office.
Hard copies of the magazine could
be made available by Admissions for
recruiting.
The magazine will also be mar-
keted by public relations classes,
which will utilize Facebook, Twitter
and Linkedln.
It has not been online for long, but
students are already giving feed-
back on Foxtalk.
"I was very impressed when I saw
Foxtalk," senior Amy Wheeler said.
"I think it is a very well-designed
and necessary addition to the Com-
munications program. The publica-
tion is a great place to highlight the
work that Communications stu-
dents are doing and what there is to
look forward to in the future."
There are
still
aspects of the mag ..
azine to improve upon, though.
"I think if I were to make one sug-
gestion," Wheeler said, "it would be
to ensure that each of the depart-
ments within the School of Commu-
nications
&
the Arts are featured.
The Music Department seems to be
missing from this issue."
Clark suggested that there could
be a greater balance between cover-
age of undergrads and alumni.
"I would love to see current stu-
dents be profiled a bit more," she
said. "A lot of it is alumni-based.
They could highlight individual peo-
ple."
To view the magazine online, visit
http://www.marist.edu/commarts/foxt
alk/.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/ 4
Pilates classes
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m., 6:30-7:30
$5 with student ID, PAR
Friday, 2/5
Women's Basketball
Pack the House vs. Iona
7:30 p.m., Mccann Center
Saturday, 2/6
Hunter Mountain Ski Trip
Lift
ticket: $25
Ski/snowboard rental: $30
Lesson: $20
Buy tickets at College Activities
Sunday, 2/7
Men's Basketball vs. Iona
2:00 p.m., Mccann Center
Monday, 2/8
No Events Posted
Tuesday, 2/9
No Events Posted
Wednesday,2/10
Singles Bingo
9 p.m., Cabaret
Guitar classes
11 a.m.-2 p.m
Student Center 154, $5
.
.
campus
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Security Briefs
Breaking news: freshmen go to Loft
By
CHRIS RAIA
A few quick notes before I start.
"Fearless" by Taylor Swift was
playing in the security office
while I was getting briefed on
what happened last week. That
pleased me.
The confiscated
liquor collection displayed on Mr.
Gildard's bookshelf gets more and
more impressive every week.
Arid finally, Mr. Gildard flipped
one page in the security report
book and said "There was an inci-
dent between a boyfriend and a
girlfriend ... but we won't get into
that." I'm so curious, and if I
have to deal with that mystery,
I'm making all of you suffer with
me.
1/27-
Leo
An obviously intoxicated stu-
dent was stopped at the Leo entry
desk. He explained to the officer
on duty that he was drinking at
The Loft all night
,
didn't feel well
and was transported to St. Fran-
cis. I've only been to The Loft one
time. It was my 18th birthday,
which happened to fall on the
fo:at Sa
,
o£
u;i.y
fre.shmen
year.
I didn't know anybody,
went out with strangers, left
after 15 minutes, took a cab to
Campus Deli, bought a lottery
ticket and a cigar just because I
could, then realized I don't smoke
and didn't know what to do with
the cigar. Whatever. Anyway, in-
stead of recognizing the fact that
I'm just not a very cool person, I
blamed The Loft for my depress
_
-
ing birthday and decided it
sucked. I still think that's an ac-
curate opinion, and I stand
by
it.
-15 points for going to The Loft.
1/27 - Champagnat
Two students were arguing out-
side of Champagnat, but security
broke it up before fisticuffs were
broken out. Tensions were ap-
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parently high last week - there
was another almost-fight m
Champagnat three days later. 10
points.
1/28 - Champagnat
A party was broken up on the
fourth floor. An empty bottle of
Patron, six shot glasses
,
and a ce-
ramic pipe were confiscated. Oh,
the student also had the nerve to
ask if he could have his ceramic
pipe back after the write-up
process was over. 20 points, five
of which are extra credit for
nerve.
1/29 - Sheahan
I like this one.
A lot.
A
drunken student admitted to
being drunk, attempted to swipe
in, and dropped his ID on the
floor in front of the security desk.
Then disaster ensued. He bent
down to pick up his card, banged
his head on the corner of the se-
curity desk, which produced a
"laceration." Poor kid. He made
it all the way back to Sheahan.
He was ready to go
to
bed. Just
ha.d to do the
sun
le
swi c-in.
FUMBLE!!! Head. Desk. Blood.
Hospital. 15 points
1/30 - Leo
An intoxicated guest was es-
corted to St. Francis for medical
attention. I'd like to take this
time to thank my friend from
home who visited me two weeks
ago. Sure, I may or may not have
misplac~d him for a solid three
ho.urs. And he may or may not
have ended up in a Gartland
apartment that I've never been to
that is home to a group of girls I
have never met before. But, you
know what, he didn't get kicked
off campus. And he didn't wake
up with an IV in
his•
arm. The
glass is always half full. Actu-
ally, thanks again to the girls for,
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you know
,
not calling Security.
That's going above and beyond
the rules of hospitality.
15
points to Leo.
1/30 - Donnelly
Two wallets were found, and re-
turned to security. Two
fake
IDs
were found in those two wallets.
One from Maryland and one from
Pennsylvania. I like that kids
are reppin' Maryland. What
do
you know about Mambo Sauce,
Wale, and Bun B?
1/30 - Midris
.
e
An off-campus student was
asked by secu;rity to sign in. He
argued and i,tarted sprinting into
the building. Appar.entl_y, he ~lld
his girlfriend were having issues,
and he wanted his things back. I
WANT MY PINK SHIRT BACK!
5 points
1/31 - Sheahan Parking Lot
A student was spotted with a
stolen 30-miles-per-hour road
si~. The kid ran away and was
never seen J:tgain
.
Jm.preM
,i
Y~
·
I
don't know what building you live
in, though
,
so I can't give any
points. Sor:ry.
1/31- Waterworks Road
A young man was seen walking
in the street
,
covered in blood
,
and s~curity asked if he was a
student. He said no. Then they
asked if he needed medical atten-
tion
.
He said no. Um. "Covered
in blood" is not an OK phrase, so
I'm just going to stop.
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010 •
PAGE 3
From
Page One
Marist gives 80s twist to NCAA effort
effort in which athletic conferences
and institutions compete for atten-
dance at a selected women's basket-
ball game.
One winner from each of the 31
NCAA Division 1 conferences will
be selected, and the NCAA awards
prizes and donates money to the
nonprofit organizf;\tion of each win-
ning institution's choice.
"The [money going to] charity
gives us more incentive to play bet-
ter," senior forward
·
Rachele Fitz
said. "Y-ou want to win, because you
get the victory and then you get this
great donation from the NCAA."
Tip-off for the contest is at 7:30
p.m., but the events and activities
planned by the Marist Athletics de-
partment begin at 5 p.m. with an in-
vitation to all fans 14 years and
younger to "Pack the Funhouse."
The McCann Auxiliary Gym will
be converted into a funhouse avail-
able for use
by
fans before the game,
fullt equipped with an inflatable ob-
stacle course and bounce house.
Instrumental in bringing a large
group of young fans to the McCann
Center during Pack the House
events over the past two seasons
has been the LaGrange Recreation
Basketball
League,
who
has
brought over 500 fans to the
Mc-
Cann Center over the past two
years.
This year, the organization has
purcha~
aipl)Yoxiftfafu1t
1100 tfok-
ets, and members of its 9/10-year-
old division will play a shortened
basketball game on the court at
halftime.
"LaGrange bask~tball has been a
huge help to us," said Frank Lom-
bardy, Marist assistant athletic di-
rector. "That's how it's snowballed,
people 'had such a great time the
Marist
alum competes for
Miss
America crown:
Marist alumna Ashley Shaffer rep-
resented her home state of New Jer-
sey
m
the Miss America 2010
Competition: lield Saturday
·
, Jan: 30.
Altho
·
ugh she ·admitted to being
disappoh'lted after not making it
to
the final round of the competition,
Shaff er said
she
had a "wonderful
time" competing al?-.~- d~velop_ed
great fi'W'tttfshlps ait>tig the w~y.
_
Now that Miss Ahielrlca has he~n
crowned, Shaffer she will finish her
year;,
1
~ib~8,;~~e.y.,
·
!l.~~~~y
-
~~king
appearances across the state and
promoting
her.
ca~f
.
~i@,
·
"A
Healthy Weig4t;
,
to Fe'.ei
-
Great:';
Shaffer graduated from Marist in
2008 with a degree in communica-
tion and
a~4il?.t
m
music. On-cam-
pus she pamc.i.pat~g
in ~QTY,
tti.e
Marist.,
,
ba~, student
ggv.emment
and Lambda Pi Eta. Shaffer said
she hope$ to 1l!!e the scholarship
money she earned through the
Miss
New Jersey competition to continue
on to law school, eventually working
with intellectual property law.
Shaffer said she hopes Marist stu-
dents can learn from her experience
with the Miss America pageant.
-Kait Smith contributed reporting
.
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......
first year [of the Pack the House
promotion in 2008).
The sports public relations class
taught by Dr. Keith Strudler, which
is a popular upper-level communi-
cations course amongst sports com-
munications students, has chosen to
hold an 80s theme night for the
Pack the House game this Friday.
During the week leading up to the
event, the class planned 80s themed
events including an 80s movie
night, an 80s food and game night,
and an event teaching students the
dance moves to Michael Jackson's
famous "Thriller."
Over 540 students have joined a
Facebook group entitled "Pack the
House like it's 1985," and members
of the sports public relations class
can send mass messages to all mem-
bers of the Facebook group in order
to inform them about upcoming
events.
"Everything that [the Sports Pub-
lic Relations Class] does, Keith
[Strudler] and I overlook," Lom-
bardy said. "It's part of a class, and
we want to make sure its part of
practical learning."
The McCann Center will likely
be full of fans adorned in red cloth-
ing; not only in support for the Red
Foxes, but also because Feb. 5
marks National Wear Red Day for
Women, and the American Heart
Association will be on hand to raise
awareness
foi' women
'with
Kearl
disease.
Fans from the local community
are a group that the marketers for
this event are trying to tap into.
Partnering with 92.1 Lite FM, the
Marist Athletics department has
arranged for radio personality Joe
Daily to host a live remote broad-
cast at the McCann Center through-
out the evening.
"Joe Daily has been a huge a9Set
to us," Tellitocci said. ''You need
somebody in the community that
people respect, that people listen to.
Getting him to talk about [Pack the
House] on the radio almost every
morning is pretty invaluable."
With fans being bombarded with
advertisements regarding the bas-
ketball game itself, the Pack the
House initiative, the 80s themed
events, the National Wear Red Day
for Women, and the remote live
broadcast by Joe Daily, questions
have been raised as to whether or
not so much discussion about the
event could actually deter people
from attending.
"We've condensed [the advertis-
ing] this year," Lombardy said.
"Every promotion is directed to-
wards a target."
Tellitocci added that "it is impor-
tant to keep [reaching out to] the
fans constantly about the event.
Hopefully, the more excited they
get."
Amidst preparation for the event
from all those involved, the women's
basketball team certainly hasn't
lost sight of what's at stake in this
contest with both Marist and Iona
coming into the game with identical
9-1 records in conference play: first
place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC).
"Otlr
rarr[base] has iilways given
us a competitive [edge]," Giorgis
said. "I don't know that it will nega-
tively affect Iona, but our kids love
playing in front of a packed house. I
think it will be a tremendous boost
for us."
Iona suffered its only loss in its
first game of the season at the
hands of the Loyola Greyhounds,
Ne
w
s B
riefs
The Marlst
Poll Reports:
Pessimism about New York
State's economy continues to
grow. )forty-:q.i~e percent of regis-
tered voters statewide believe the
economy is getting vyorse, while 11
percent say
it
is improving. Forty
pe
_
rcent think the economy is stay-
ing about the same.
The lack of confidence in the fu-
ture of the economy spans the
state. A majority upstate, 53 per-
cent, believe$ New York's econ-
omy needs
to
be resuscitated. 50
percent in the suburbs and 42 per-
cent in New York City agree.
These proporti,()J:lS
.
have all in-
creased since Marist last asked
about the state of the economy.
Last November, 47 percent of up-
state v.ot8l"~ 37. percent of subur-
ban v~~ers, and 29 percent of
those in the city held that \iiew.
''While some experts see the pos-
sible end to the
-
recession and the
beginning of an economic recov-
ery, this is not the direction New
Yorkers believe captures the econ-
omy here," said Dr. Lee M.
Miringoff, director of the Marist
Institute for Public Opinion.
Professor discusses catholics In
Poughkeepsie:
Dr. Louis Zuccarello spoke to
students and f~cuity alike Mon-
day, Feb. 1 in the PAR regarding
issues that American Catholics
have experienced throughout his-
tory.
A professor of political science,
-
zuccarello recently received the
Marist College Board of Trustees
Award for Distinguished Teach-
ing. Throughout the evening, he
discussed the lives of Catholics
living in Poughkeepsie during the
19th and 20th centuries., touching
upon the large •mix of ethnicities
and the challenges of practicing
the Catholic faith during that pe-
riod.
"I am a Catholic
-
, so I can relate
to these events. I
'ani
also a pro-
fessor of political science and I
have an interest iri th~ dynatnic's,"
1
stated Zuccarello. "This is truly an
issue that is not very well-known,
a topic that is not found in the
American textbook."
-Myles Williams contributed re~
porting
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Last
year's
Pack
the
House E!Yent
at
Marlst
marked
the
only time a college sold out a
women's game
two
years
in
a
raw.
the same team that the Red Foxes
narrowly defeated by three points
earlier this season.
Marist had won nine consecutive
conference games before dropping
their most recent contest to the Ni-
agara Purple Eagles.
Picked to finish second in the pre-
season MMC coaches' poll, the
Iona Gaels are considered to be the
biggest challenger to dethrone
Marist, the winner of six-consecu-
tive MAAC regular season titles,
from its position atop the league.
"Our crowd helps us so much, our
fans help us so much," senior Fitz
said. "Iona is a good team, and the
fans and the students know it's
going to be a great game."
Art Gallery
to open
new exhibit
"GoldbergHurley, 2 Coasts - 2 Vi-
sions" will be presented in an ex-
clusive exhibition in the Marist
College Art Gallery from February 4
to March 5, with an opening reception
on February 4 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The exhibition features the work
of Glenn Goldberg and Denzil
Hurley.
"Each arrive at deeply resonate
paintings through their background,
process, and choices," said Marist
Art Gallery Director Ed Smith.
Goldberg studied art at the New
York Studio School and at Queens
College. He has exhibited at
Knoedler Gallery and at the
Willard Gallery in New York City,
the Galerie Albrecht, Munich, and
at the Greenberg Gallery in St.
Louis. Goldberg's work is also in-
cluded iri the National Gallery
and the Metropolitan Museum col-
lections, among others. Goldberg's
accolades include a Guggenheim
Fellowship, an Edward Albee
Foundation Grant, and a grant
from the National Endowment for
the Arts. He lives and works in
New York City.




































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PAGE4
Pro
Bowl falls short of NFL
gold
standard
By JIM URSO
you take these characteristics away,
"l.-.;=-
,
::O<:i'
Sports Editor
you're taking away the essence of
~
~:;,;; ·
On Sunday, something rare hap-
pened to me. As I awoke, the clock
read
1:09
p.m.
If
my eyes ~pened at this time any
other Sunday over the previous five
months, I would've jumped out of
bed furiously scrambling for belong-
ings and the
TV
remote. This Sun-
day marked the first since the
second weekend of September with-
out an NFL football game.
Simply put, I'm an NFL junkie. No
matter how many brews I had on
Saturday night; I'm up a few hours
before game time to scour newspa-
pel'.s, make bets, talk to- other foot-
ball junkies, fix my fantasy football
lineup and get settled in to partake
in a tradition
,
that to me, is more sa-
cred than most holidays.
But there was a football game on
Sunday. The NFL Pro Bowl aired on
ESPN at
8
p.m.
I'm an NFL junkie, but I didn't
care.
And that got me to thinking.
In
15
years, I'll still be a football fanatic.
However, I will have a vast amount
of additional responsibility in my
life.
If
I don't care about the Pro
Bowl now, I never will. And if a col-
lege student and self-proclaimed
NFL
junkie doesn't care about the
game, a change should certainly be
in order.
The intrigue of the early Pro Bowl
matchups relied upon the rivalry be-
tween the AFC and the NFC. Now,
there
'
s not much separation be-
tween the leagues so the players
have very little pride at stake.
It's widely accepted among players
and coaches that the Pro Bowl will
be less physical and less competi-
the game.
In the
2010
Pro Bowl, nearly
40
percent of the players originally se-
lected for the game did not play.
During a commercial break of the
Grammys, I switched on the game to
see Vince Young. After watching
Brett Favre probably lose years off
his life trying to win a playoff game
the week before, the last thing I
want to watch is David Garrard
scrambling around a backfield in
which no one is really trying to
tackle him. And when we look back
in
20
years, will we actually consider
Young and Garrard Pro Bowlers?
The All-Star game in baseball
works because there is much less
risk of injury, and of course, the
game means something.
The NBA, which was built around
marketing individuals, has the best
All-Star game festivities
.
Skill and
athleticism play a more paramount
role in basketball. We're riveted by
slam dunks and the prospect of Kobe
guarding Lebron.
Football is built upon timing,
rhythm, execution, and teamwork.
So gathering
4(? of the best players
at their respective positions and put-
ting them on the same team just
doesn't do it. Players are more de-
pendent on their system and
their
teammates.
The NFL is the gold standard for
an efficiently run sports league. This
is the one area in which they haven't
surpassed the other leagues. So why
keep it around just for the sake of
doing so? Just because the other
sports leagues have? Screw it
.
Be
progressive
.
Elect the All-Pro teams each sea-
son, and that's the end of it. No
tive. However, football is so inher-
game.
ently physical and violent that when
Or, be even bolder. Move it to the
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The
NFL
Pro Bowl fails
to
impress compared to other professional All-Star games.
preseason of the following season.
By August, people are yearning for
pigskin. They've suffered through
hours upon hours of mindless chat-
ter between pitches to distract them
from the otherwise clear fact that
baseball is
a
rather slow sport.
The first televised preseason game
each season is the "Hall of Fame"
game.
It
takes place in Canton, Ohio
in conjunction with Hall of Fame in-
ductions and is broadcasted on Mon-
day Night Football.
If
the NFL were
to move the game to Canton, it could
create a media frenzy built around
the
hiatorical
aura of
the
Hall
of
Fame. You would have current stars
sitting alongside Hall of Famers.
NFL Films would go nuts.
It
would
be a weekend of historical apprecia-
tion for fans and current players.
Now opponents of this idea will
have two arguments. First, you can't
pull these play~rs away from their
teams during training camp when
they're trying to build chemistry
with teammates. Well, in
2009
a
40-
yE:ar-old Brett Favre showed up to
training camp two weeks late and
had the best season of his career
with unproven wide receivers.
The second argument is that the
owners won't go for this. They want
control over their stars before the
season starts. Understandable.
What happens when Tom Brady
tears his MCL in an exhibition game
that Rex Ryan is coaching?
You could regulate the amount of
snaps each player must play. Isn't
it more risky to play a typical pre-
season game against players who
are hungry, unproven and just try-
ing to make the team? In the pre-
season, teams are trying different
defensive schemes.
In
the Pro
Bowl, only basic defensive schemes
are used. Every Pro Bowlers main
goal in the preseason is to stay
healthy and get their reps in. The
Pro Bowl style of play would pro-
vide a game-play style conducive
for these goals. Fans will be ex-
cited to see their favorite stars for
the first time in six months, and
the game will be given relevance
due to the historical events sur-
rounding it.
Column about nothing: Finding love on the Internet
By
MORGAN
NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
I love commer-
cials for dating
websites. I know I
shouldn't because
it's dorky, but I
do.
They are
always the same:
a profile of an
attractive couple
staring into each other's eyes, getting
wrapped up in a soft blanket and
laughing. There's a lot of laughing in
these commercials.
Every time the commercial ends,
I feel compelled to join the adver-
tised site. Those people are so
happy. I want to get wrapped up in
a blanket on the beach and laugh a
lot. I could drive to the beach, wrap
myself up and l~ugh to no one, but
it's probably more fun to do with a
boyfriend
.
Usually I don't go through with
my plan. Either another commercial
comes on that's even more enter-
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
taining than the former or I go on-
line and forget why I was there in
the first place. Mostly though, I just
get embarrassed
.
There's a strange stigma about on-
line dating for people in my age
group (I'm
21).
Whenever a dating
service is brought up in conversa-
tion, reactions are negative. I've
tested this theory before with many
of my friends, and the reactions al-
ways center on, "It's for old people
who can't find anyone," or,
"It
just
seems too weird, like I can't find
someone in a normal way."
It
seems
dating websites are seen as a last
resort for those in the
40+
age
bracket.
Last summer, one of my best
friends Gabbie and I decided to
break the mold by joining such a
site.
It
was Independence Day, and we
were both feeling desperate. She
was single for the first time in about
six years and I was just bored with
being single all the time. We
hatched this plan while driving
home from fireworks in New Haven.
•
•
•
•
There, we'd spotted an attractive
guy and I'd dared Gabbie to flirt with
him. He had dirty blond hair, a play-
ful smile, and a great laugh. He was
juggling, sporting a light-up vest,
and riding a unicycle. He was hired
for the fireworks to keep kids enter-
tained;
In the
·
end, Gabbie was successful
- the exact reason why I'd volun-
teered her for the job instead of doing
it myself. After a few minutes, I
looked up from my magazine to see
her walking back to the picnic blan-
ket, juggler in tow. He sat with us for
the entire show, later giving us his
contact information. We facebooked
him upon returning home, only to
find that he was A) More dorky than
we remembered, and B) Not single.
So,
we were desperate, wondering
how the juggler had a relationship
while we did not. Our original plan
was to try speed dating. We figured,
''Why not?" It was the middle of the
summer and all we were doing was
working crappy jobs. It wasn't like
we had much else going on in our
lives.
..
.
.
..
Sadly, every speed dating event
we found was for ages
25
and over.
We were then left with only one op-
tion: online dating.
Making an online profile wasn't
much different than making a
Facebook account. You answered
questions about yourself: what you
wanted in a significant other, how
you'd describe yourself, etc. The
hardest part was trying to do all of
this without sounding like an idiot
- you either sounded too cheesy or
too cocky.
Eventually, our profiles were
made.
It
took what seemed like for-
ever, but we were
in.
We'd finally
broken into the world of online dat-
ing.
Immediately, I started searching
for people, and was amazed at how
many results were generated from
around my age range - apparently
more people participated in these
sites than were willing to admit it.
The possibilities seemed endless,
and I knew I was destined to have
a boyfriend by the end of the sum -
mer .
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Talking Tarot: Face your future and find security, says King
By JENNIFER MEYERS
Sta[
f
Writer
With the in-
credible speed
of technologi-
cal
growth
these days, we
feel the urge
to possess the
latest trend.
The new iPad
has just been
released and
I'm sure many
people would
like to have it. But just because
it's the latest thing and suppos-
edly the "most important thing
Apple has done," think twice be-
fore being sucked into the new
alluring technology.
The King of Pentacles often
has loved the materialistic pos-
sessions. But he soon realizes
that that is not the most impor-
tant thing in the world. Sure,
having the latest technology will
get people's attention, but then
you're out $500 and the excite-
ment of showing someone your
new toy will on1y last about five
minutes. After this spring se-
mester, we get to have our sum-
mer break but often all of us try
to compensate by getting a job or
an internship. This King is say-
ing that financial security is
very important right now-this
card calls out especially to peo-
ple who are Taurus'.
Taurus' love security whether
it be with money or relation-
ships. We all want to be stable
with money; nobody wants to
struggle through bills and pay-
ments.
The King holding the
scepter lower to the ground sym-
bolizes the Earth being "under
his disciplined control." He has
a taste for the better things in
life but at the same time will not
want to lose all his money over
materialistic belongings.
This card also calls out to busi-
ness persons. So if you're a busi-
ness major, you should know
how important investments and
security is to a person. If you
are one of these people, you may
find people coming up to you for
professional advice on securing
themselves before summer.
Seniors, this may be a tough
time for you to realize that this
is your last semester at Marist.
I've noticed a few that refuse to
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nial.
The real world is ex-
tremely frightening; there is no
question about it. But we must
all face it.
No matter your year, you only
have a very short time left at
Marist.
We are all afraid of
what the world will have to offer
or possibly not have to offer but
the King of Pentacles is telling
us all to get over it and start our
lives.
Because of the terrible
economy, yes, in all reality, it
will be difficult to find a job. So
·
that is why I picked this partic-
ular King which tells us to be
careful with our money and to
make sure that we have some
sort of security before we go off
into summer break or for you
seniors, real life.
The difficulties that this King
entails is that you may be re-
sisting this change of graduating
or having just a year left of col-
lege. This is not healthy, it's
going to happen anyways, just
face it. Resisting to what even-
tually
is going to happen can
lead to poor money management
or bad investments. We need to
be vigilant to what's out in the
real world, stop being in denial,
and just face the future. There
is no way to run away from it so
why bother? We all have a place
in this world and for some, it
may take a while to realize
where that place may be, but
you will find it, I guarantee it.
The final advice this King may
give you is "Don't get too set in
your ways-welcome change and
innovation."
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'Avatar' and 'Hurt Locker' lead
Academy Award nominations
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Jeremy
Renner received a
best
actor nomination for
his
performance In the adrenaline-pumping
Iraq
War fllm
"The
Hurt Locker.•
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&EEditor
The 82nd Academy Award nomina-
tions were announced on the morning
of Tuesday, Feb. 2, with James
Cameron's "Avatar'' and Kathryn
Bigelow's ''The Hurt
·
Locker'i
leading
the pack with nine nominations each.
This
year's nominations are histori-
cally groundbreaking.
The 2009 Academy Awards marks
the first time there have been
10
nom-
inations for best picture. The nomi-
nees include "Avatar," ''The Blind
Side, ''District 9,""An Education," 'The
Hurt Locker," ''Inglourious Basterds,"
''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push'
by Sapphire;' ''A Serious
Man,"
''Up,"
and "Up in the
Air."
"Up" now joins ''Beauty and the
'
Beast" as the only animated films ever
to be nominated for best picture.
Among other record busters, Lee
Daniels, director of "Precious", also
made Oscar history by becoming the
first black director of a best picture
nominee.
This year also has the potential of
seeing the first woman
win
best pic-
ture and director. Kathryn Bigelow
is
the front-runner
·
to
win.
She already
has become the first woman to
win
the
Director's Guild of America award for
Outstanding
Direction
of a Feature
Film
with "'The Hurt locker." Film
critic Roger Ebert pointed out that
only
six
times in 60 years has the DGA
winner not won the Oscar for best di-
rector. It
will
likely
become
a show-
down between the exes, as Bigelow's
stiff competition is James Cameron,
her ex-husband.
Other movies that received signifi-
cant nominations include Quentin
Tarantino's World War
II
alternate re-
ality epic "Inglourious
Basterds"
with
eight nominations. Tarantino
is
up for
best director and supporting actor
Christoph Waltz is nominated for his
performance as Col. Hans Landa, or
otherwise known as the "Jew Hunter."
Lee
Daniels'
street drama ''Precious:
Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sap-
phire," received six nominations, in-
cluding best picture, best director for
Lee
Daniels, best actress for Gabour-
ney Sidibe, best supporting actress for
Golden Globe-winner Mo'Nique, and
best adapted screenplay for Geoffrey
Fletcher.
Jason Reitman's "Up in the
Air''
also
·
made a strong appearance including
best picture and director. Reitman is
no stranger to the
Oscars
after receiv-
ing a best picture nomintion two years
ago for "Juno." Oeorge Clooney picked
up a best actor nomination while there
was a double dose of supporting ac-
tress nominations for Vera Farmiga
and
Anna
Kendrick.
For a
full
list of the nominees, log on
to Oscars.org. The 82nd Academy
Awards
airs
on
March
7.
Grammys' accidental surprise
By
BRADY TACKETT
of an unbearably stupid Black Eyed Record of the Year.
The
Arkansas Traveler
Peas performance.
Less humorous was the decision to
A "60 Minutes" report last night that
described Beyonce as a "custodian of
her own image," was collaborated by
the 52nd annual Grammy Awards
that followed. The Grammys saw the
singer don 3D glasses, grab her crotch,
absolutely outperform other attending
artists with a cover song and then stut-
ter through an acceptance speech.
The chaos in these moments was the
unintentional theme of the night. A
curtain fell onto the head of one per-
former, Hillary
Scott
of Lady Antebel-
lum, and the reliably great voice of
another, Taylor Swift, failed massively.
Sound problems marred the first half
For an awards show as noticeably allowMichaelJackson'seldestchildren
practiced as the Grammys, this one to accept an obligatory award and de-
was remarkably human.
liver the most surreal series of vague
But human error also ruined what platitudes to ever grace national televi-
could have been some of the night's sion. As with Jackson's funeral extrav-
better moments, as in the case of Bey-
aganza, the kids were force-fed weak
once, who ran away with six awards and weepy lines, which they painfully
but suffered unexpected losses in two recited to a stunned audience.
of the Big Four categories, Record of
One performance summed up the cer-
the Year and Album of the Year.
emony perfectly. In what might have
While Taylor Swift's "Fearless" carried on the Grammy tradition of ill-
proved commercially flexible, it dis-
fated onstage collaborations, Drake,
played little of the production values of Eminem and Lil Wayne delivered the
''I
am ... Sasha Fierce." Yes, Beyonce's sortofperformancethatmakescareers.
"Halo" is a relatively bland ballad, but
In
those few minutes, they were artists
the Academy was sadly mistaken and defenders of a genre
unfazed
by the
when they chose "Use Somebody'' for night's classy veneer.
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currently
singin'
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
Tallest Man
on Earth "King
of Spain" -
The
singer/songwriter
armed with only a
guitar and his or
her voice
·
is far
away from rein-
venting the wheel,
but the Tallest Man on Earth, also
known as Kristian Matsson, makes
it sound exciting again. With no sur-
prises, Matsson has garnered early-
Dylan comparisons from his brash
vocals and the frantic galloping of
his acoustic guitar. The truth is he's
a breath of fresh air in a world
where Taylor Swift wins the
Grammy for album of the year.
Ryan Bingham
''The
Weary
Kind"
-
The theme song from the
movie "Crazy Heart," starring Jeff
Bridges,
is a brilliantly somber bal-
lad. Ryan Bingham, a rodeo bull
rider turned singer/songwriter, has
a voice as rich as a thousand miles
of pure country beauty.
Jeff Bridges
"Fallin'
&
Flyin"'
- Bad Blake (the character played
by Jeff
Bridges)
calls this track his
favorite from his catalog in "Crazy
Heart," and it's within good reason.
The version featuring both Bridges
and Farrell makes a valid argument
for both actors to pursue a side-ca-
reer as country artists. "Crazy
Heart" is now playing at Upstate
Theaters in Rhinebeck. Check Up-
statefilms.org for show times.
Major Lazer
"Halo"
(Beyonce
Cover)-Ifyou
are tired of hearing
post-Grammy
Beyonce
buzz, listen
to this Jamaican-flavored cover
from
Major
Lazer, a collaboration
between
DJ/Producers Diplo
and
Switch.
FROM PBPULSE.COM
Surfer Blood
will
be performing at the
Mercury Lounge
in NYC on Feb. 28.
·surfer
Blood
"Swim" -
What
do
you get when you blend Weezer
with indie
legends
Pavement? The
answer is an indie rock band from
West Palm Beach, Florida by the
name of Surfer Blood. Their debut
album, "Astro Coast," is about as
fun as riding a crisp wave under the
gleaming Floridian sun, without
bumping into Jaws of course. The
lead single is "Swim" and is a track
for guitarheads, but not because of
intricate, technical playing, but for
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"It's Complicated": Love on Facebook
By ROBIN MINITER
Lifestyles Editor
Department.
Laura Formanek, a sopho-
more, agrees, "The relationship
Kara Gifford's mother was con-
statuses signify how people de-
fused by her Facebook profile.
It
fine themselves, whether that
wasn't t}w photos documenting her be identifying by themselves, by
daughter's talent for one-handed their friends, or by their signif-
keg stands that left her flustered; icant others."
rather, it was her daughter being
Admit it or not, we are all
paired up in "open relationship" participants
of
online
with another female friend. She voyeurism. In layman's terms:
popped the question to Kara over a we all love to creep and be
pile of folded socks and sheets: Was crept. However, such willing-
the current boyfriend just a cover? ness of online display can some-
"No, Mom, you don't get it," Gifford times lead to negative offline
What a
tangled
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sighed, "it's only
Facebook."
consequences.
Relationships in real life are
"Face book definitely seems to childhood friends, their co-workers, ford's mother) messages can
complicated enough. When put-
make relationships ... harder to employers and their college drink-
often get lost in translation.
ting a relationship up on Face-
negotiate and define," said ing buddies/hook-ups all on there,
"People use Facebook and
book, users invite friends to Koch, "Facebook and other such all linked together. Their commu-
come away with different expe-
watch their courtship or playful sites are making all aspects of nications [and] expressions go out riences," says Prof. Colin Mc-
friendship unfold.
social life more complicated." to all these people at once, which Cann,
also
of
the
"I think there's a lot of valid He says that, "People increasingly isn't how it usually works in the Communications Department,
commentary going on in people's use it to bring all the separate real world."
"depending on whether they use
status updates, as well as how strands of their lives together, in
On one hand, Facebook is flip-
it in a cavalier manner or in all
they choose to describe their re-
ways they wouldn't have done be-
pant and casual; on the other seriousness,"
lationships," said Prof. Michael fore... Many people might have it's legitimate business. And, as
Koch of the Communications their parents/grandparents, their we kno,w (as in the case of Gif-
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By RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Though I myself will not be sup-
Staff Writer
porting the Roxxxy/Rocky franchise
By LAUREN FOSTER
packing can occur if you start ask-
in this lifetime, I can humbly ac-
Circle Contributor
ing yourself if you nee~- the third
Authors often dedicate their books
to loved ones who have passed
away. Loved ones of those who die
of illnesses often dedicate research
foundations to them. But founda-
tions and literature just weren't
edgy enough for Douglas Hines, who
wanted to dedicate his work to two
of his close friends who passed away
(one of whom died in the 9/11
tragedy). His vision was
to
imple-
ment artificial intelligence in order
to preserve the personality of a
human beyond the span of his or her
life.
The result was Roxxxy, a life-sized, in-
teractive robot who
can carry
on conver-
sations with
real
humans. Released
this
past month, she
responds
to touch, and
she comes preset with various, modifi-
able personalities. Oh, and she'll
also
have sex with you on command.
Roxx:xy
is
regarded
as
the world's
first
marketed
sex
robot. Depending on how
much a customer wishes to customize
this
synthetic
sex
kitten
(lll
addition to
modifiable personalities, many of her
cosmetic features
can
be
altered
as
well),
the Robo-girlfri1md
is
projected to cost
between
$7,000
and
$9,000.
Roxxxy's
personality options cover an array of
preferences and fantasies; her presets
have clever Barbie-esque names like
"Frigid Farrah'',
"Mature
Martha",
''Wild Wendy" and "S&M Susan." Es-
sentially, there's a perfect sex slave per-
sona
for any context.
I'd like to think that this is where
the homage to Hines' late friends
plays in- the concept of capturing
unique personalities for masses of
people to enjoy. Hines will be devel-
oping a masculine take on these
preserved personalities when he re-
leases Roxxxy's male counterpart,
Rocky.
knowledge the obvious perks of
grey sweater or the
pau-
of blue
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tant of all being the prevention of eling is undoubtedly packing.
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spreading STls. Contracting an STI become a harder task than ever due
2. Mix and Match. Since the suit-
is one of the biggest risks of casual to the new restrictions implemented case
will
be comprised mainly of
hook ups, but when you're getting it by the airlines.
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I learned anything ~lothe~, it is a smart idea to choose
on with a sack of silicon and rubber, in my experience of struggling
items m neutral shades that you
you're guaranteed complete peace of two oversized suitcases from termi-
can mix and match. This will allow
mind. Designing your very own nal to terminal this winter break en you to create more outfits with the
lover can prevent encounters with route to Paris, it was that packing least amount of articles possible.
(!ther nasty su:rprises in your sexual smart saves you a lot of trouble.
3. Be Practical. Wear the heavi-
experience as well, like finding out Whether you're packing for a spring est items, such as a coat, that
that a potential partner is kinky be-
break getaway or simply a weekend you're bringing on the plane. Choose
yond your comfort zone, or that a
away, these tips will help make your heaviest shoes and wear
partner is not as well-endowed as your travels easier.
those; it may be a pain taking off
you would have hoped
(I
can only
your boots going through security,
assume that, since buyers of Roxxxy
1.
Make a
list and don't stray. but it will be well worth it when you
can request certain breast sizes,
Consider what you plan on doing avoid the overweight baggage
when Rocky hits the market, buyers and look at the weather forecast for charges.
will be able to select his penis size). when you'll be away. Once· you
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stories. While other sex toys like
vibra-
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tors, cock
rings,
and
anal
beads
can
be
used in
both solo sex adventures
as
well
as sex
with a human
partner,
a sex robot
doesn't seem to be a prop that
can
be
shared.
Rpxxxy
is
not a prop; she herself
is
the
main
event. Hence, with her,
all
of
the
sexual
actions and creativity
are
up
to you. We must remember that
while she's not a prop, Roxxxy is
still a toy; so bringing your sex sto-
ries about her to the locker room
would be like te!Hng your pals about
what you and your dildo did to-
gether last night. And though an en-
counter with a real life S&M Susan
or Steve may scare your pants off
(or scare them back on for the rest
of the night), there's no denying
that it would add some unantici-
pated thrill to your sex life, and
make for a memorable story the
morning after.
Plenty of people have strapped
a pair of skis or a snowboard to
their feet and throw themselves
down the mountain. However,
the question remains: how warm
were they when they reached the
bottom? To truly enjoy your day, one
should consider investing in quality
gear.
It
is true that skiing and
snowboarding are among the most
expensive sports; however, I have
also learned that spending an extra
$20
is worth it when you're riding a
chair lift in four degree weather.
Here are a few
suggestions of what to don from
head to toe and why.
One of the oldest conflicts on the
slopes:: safety vs. style. Many
riders choose not
to
wear a helmet
because it clashes with their
'style.' However, all of the so:ratches
and dents on my helmet remind
me of how I am more than happy fo
wear it. Goggles are important
not
only to protect your eyes from wind
and snow, but from the sun as
well. Several goggle styles also have
the option of changing the lens
for sunny days or cloudy days.
If
you
are comfortable wearing
sunglasses go for it, but as someone
who has to wear contacts, I
appreciate the full coverage of gog-
gles.
If
you are wearing goggles
with a helmet, it's crucial to bring
your helmet with you at the time
of goggle purchase. Skiers and rid-
ers want to avoid having a gap
between your goggles and your hel-
met which will expose your fore-
head.
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The difference between "official,"
and "Facebook official," provides the
initial hurdle for romantic users.
-
With a twist of irony, becoming
"Facebook official" is seen by some
as taking a greater step than dating
on the down low. Eventually, ''The
Talk" evolves into "The Facebook
Talk." Things can become compli-
cated when the couple can't agree
on how to list their new status.
"Online relation~p status often
mirrors 'real world'
-
relationship sta-
tus ... but adjustments made to on-
line profiles don't always translate
to
adjustments made in how people
interact with one another," said Mc-
Cann, "A breakup between people
online is instant. In real life, though
the words of the breakup may be ut-
tered ... the ripples of a relationship
coming apart won't. usually be
soothed right away."
"There definitely must be some
'rules' about [serious] relationships
and Facebook statuses. Not that
anyone knows exactly what they are
or agrees on all of them - they might
change along social or cultural or
personal lines ... " said Koch, "Work,
school, relationships, etc., can all
potentially be enriched by things
like Facebook and Twitter, but
there's also a lot of potential for over
sharing, being inappropriate, etc.
We're all working out the rules, or
our own various sets of rules."
It
is also arguable whether Face-
book can legitimize a real romantic
relationship or detract from it.
Junior Sophie Ordway, said, "Half
the time people use [relationship
statuses] as a joke, so I think that's
just one more thing that completely
takes away from their supposed
meaningfulness [as a whole]. How is
anyone supposed to know if you are
status is serious or not?" she asked,
''They would have to be close enough
to you to know you're personal life,
and if that's the case, then they
shouldn't need to get on Facebook to
check it?"
Koch said, "Without knowing for
sure what my friends had in mind
when they've changed their sta-
tuses, I've noticed the same kind of
general pattern:
some
people
(mostly women, I'd say) do put
themselves down as "married" or "in
a relationship" with friends they're
not really in a relationship with,
maybe ironically or as an inside
joke, maybe to shield their actual
relationship statuses from the in-
evitable Facebook creepers out
there."
Has Facebook changed the nature
in which we conduct our relation-
ships? Has it altered our online and
offline expectations? What happens
when things inevitably go awry?
Cue the awkward questions from
your high school English teacher
and best friend's mom on your
newsfeed. As the old adage goes,
two is company but now thanks to
Facebook - three, or more likely
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GIORGIO
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Get on board with cold weather gear.
Taking a load off
4. Leave
room.
Don't stuff your from any possible spills. Also, put-
bag to the maximum capacity! ting your shoes in plastic bags isa
Leave extra room in your suitcase good way to keep your clothes from
for the items you buy at your des-
getting dirty or keep the dirty ones
tination. You'll most likely buy seperate.
something on your trip, so it's best 8. Pack once, divide. A golden
to give yourself some wiggle room. rule of seasoned travelers
js
to
5.
Minimize.
Buy the travel-
stuff a suitcase, take out half, and
sized toiletries.
It
will be way eas-
repack. Trust me, you'll thank me
ier to transport the smaller bottles later.
than it will be to take a huge
Hqpefully these tips can help you
shampoo bottle that you'll never become a seasoned jetsetter who
end up finishing. Toiletries really knows that the key to mobility is
add a lot of weight so it's impor-
planning ahead and packing light.
tant to find the smallest sizes pos-
After all, would you rather be the
sible.
passenger who is seated comfort-
6. Roll your clothes.
Rolling ably on the plane, relaxed and
your clothes is the most efficient carefree, or the novice traveler
way to pack. Not only is it more waiting in li:n:e at the Charles De
compact, allowing you to fit more Gaulle airport to pay her $50 extra
in your bag, but it is also the best baggage fee, while the rest of the
way to store clothes since it keeps group anxiously looks at their
them relatively wrinkle-free.
watches wondering whether or not
7. Use Plastic.
Plastic bags are a they'll make the flight back to New
great tool to help you pack better. York? I've personally experienced
It
is a good idea to put your t-oi-
the latter, and let me tell you, no
letries in plastic bags just in case extra luggage in the world is
something leaks. Luggage han-
worth the hassle. So, my advice is
dlers are not always gentle and it to pack less, stress less and travel
is easy for bottles to break, so it is more.
best to safeguard your clothes
rorn Pag 8
Layering up and getting out
To complet.e the coverage of your
face, I strongly recommend a "turtle
fur"
neck gaiter, which is basically a
soft material to cover your entire
neck. A neck gaiter is long enough to
pull over your mouth to protect your
lips and cheeks as well. For a retail
price of $10-15, you can't go wrong. A
bandana can be used as a warmer-
day option, but when temperatures
are in the teens, they can freeze and
become a hassle.
Protecting your hands and fingers
seems like a simple personal deci-
sion between gloves and mittens.
One comment for beginner riders
and those in the park is to wear
wrist guards. Snowboarders are no-
torious for wrist injuries, and when a
skier falls, it can be described as
chaos. Glove liners also help if you
are wearing a pair of thin or worn
out gloves, which retail for about $15
and can be used as an alternative to
buying a new pair of gloves.
Layering clothing is also key. The
base layer should be form fitting to
whick sweat away from the body.
Cotton, wool, or flannel should not
be
worn as a base layer because it
will
soak up sweat. Underarmour, a
spandex brand, is popular among
athletes for its versatility. Next
choose a 'mid-layer,' which should
also be form fitting. This layer can
either be a fleece zip-up, pullover, or
jacket, and come in a variety of
styles. A jacket and pants are
needed to keep the wind and cold
out. Pants can range from insulated
pants, to a shell (a thin wateFproof
layer), stretch, and bib pants. Both
jackets and pants should be pur-
chased after critiquing the water-
proof rating, which determines the
level at which water begins to pene-
trate through the fabric. I recom-
mend a minimum rating of
lOK The
highest rating is 20K, and I suggest
purchasing the highest rating you
can afford.
· Don't forget your feet! First, you
cannot wear cotton socks, which
will
make your feet colder. A wool or
wool-blend sock is crucial, and you
should never ever wear two pair of
socks. Also, put your socks on first
before you put pants on, as 'crinkles'
in the sock
will
cause excruciating
pain.
The sports of skiing and snow-
boarding are very demanding, but
the reward is tenfold. Take the
proper steps to prepare yourself and
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10
Preview: Top
MAAC
teams square
off
MARIST RED FOXES
PROJECTED
STARTING FIVE
Kristine Best -
5' 4" - So.
4.3 PPG - 2.1 RPG
Corielle Yarde - 5'8" - So.
15.1 PPG- 5.1 RPG
Erica Allenspach -
5'8" -
Jr.
13.7 PPG - 5.0 RPG
Rachele Fitz -
6'0"-
Sr.
18.1 PPG - 8.0 RPG
Kate Oliver -
6'4"-
Fr.
4.9 PPG - 2.9 RPG
From ·Page
12
By PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
The last two home games for
the Marist women's basketball
team have been close contests
against opponents with similar
rosters full of tall, athletic, and
physical players.
This Friday, a third team cut
from the same mold visits the Mc-
Cann Center.
The Red Foxes will host the Iona
Gaels, the winners of nine straight
games who hold an identical
MAAC record of 9-1, on Pack the
House night in the most highly an-
ticipated conference game since
Marist and Iona were both
·se-
lected to finish in the top two spots
in the MAAC pre-season coaches
poll.
History certainly favors the Red
Foxes in this contest as head coach
of the Gaels, Anthony Bozzella,
has never defeated a Brian Giorgia
team during his eight seasons at
the helm of Iona.
Personnel changes from last sea-
son to the current one are the rea-
son why the Gaels are considered
to be the top contender to Marist.
The Gaels return all five starters
from a team that narrowly lost to
the Red Foxes, 76-69, in the 2008-
2009 MAAC tournament semifi-
nals.
Iona also welcomes back two ex-
tremely important players who
missed all of last season.
season due to McLean's absence is
just one of the lengthy players
that Iona features on its bench.
In fact, the Gaels have nine play-
ers that are six feet or taller on
their bench.
Marist is just a single loss re-
moved from a 13-game winning
streak, and a hard week of prac-
tices leading up to this contest
should definitely get this team
back on track to compete for first
place in the MAAC.
Editor's Pick: Marist 74, Iona 66.
The Gaels will play an extremely
close and energetic game up until
the end, but Marist will eventually
pull away to seal the victory. The
Red Foxes are a team that knows
how to win in pressure situations.
The McCann Center will be at ca-
pacity, and although there is an
enormous amount of pressure on
Marist to win and stay in first
place, there is an equal amount of
pressure on the Gaels to win. Iona
is a squad that wants to prove that
they do belong at the top of the
MAAC, and there's certainly no
better way to do that than to de-
feat the Red Foxes on their home
court.
Unfortunately, it won't happen
for Iona in this game. The Gaels
have
enjoyed
a
tremendous
amount of success early on this
season, but as far teams in the
MAAC go, Marist will still be team
to beat.
Three-point specialist Catherine
Lutz, who tied an Iona record for
most three-pointers made by a
freshman, returns after missing
her sophomore year due to a leg
,
injury.
Anna McLean also returns after
missing last season due to per-
sonal reasons. The 6'2" senior cen-
ter came to Iona's preseason
training camp in remarkable
shape and has proved to the Iona
coaching staff that she is deserv-
ing of a starting spot.
Against St. Francis
(NY)
earlier
this season, McLean tallied 16
points on 8-of-8 shooting with four
rebounds, two steals, and one
block in just 13 minutes.
Milicia Paligoric, a 6'3" sopho-
more who started at center last
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
The Red Foxes huddle during a timeout
IONA GAELS
PROJECTED
STARTING FIVE
Suzi Fregosi -
5'6" -
Jr.
4.4 PPG - 2.3 RPG
Thazina Cook -
5'9" -
Sr.
15.2 PPG - 7.1 RPG
Kristina Ford -
6'1" - So.
7.8 PPG - 5.3 RPG
Anda Ivkovic -
6'1" -
Jr.
8.5 PPG - 3.5 RPG
Anna McLean -
6'2" -
Sr.
11.8 PPG - 8.4 RPG
Foxes linger in home contest, but Saints emerge strongly
"You make a run at them, they don't
panic. You hit some shots, they've
got composure about themselves
and hit back."
Marist hit 46 percent of their
shots, but ultimately couldn't keep
up with Siena, who hit over 60 per-
cent.
Although Marist responded better
to the trap than in recent games,
Siena
·made
them work and suc-
ceeded in wearing them down. Con-
sequently,
when
Marist
did
successfully advarice the ball; Siena
was able to limit the dribble drive
offense.
"If
you watch'
~11
their
g~IJ1es,
th:¢j
do the same thing all the time,"
Siena coach Fran McCaff ery said.
McCaffery recognized that Marist
has a quick and talented lineup that
!?imply lacks size and experience.
"I think i~s. a t~~m that, while
they're struggl1.ng'right now, has to
be happy with, in particular, their
freshman class," McCaffery said.
"That's a very good class Chuck
brought in here, and those guys are
getting great e.xperience. They're
going
·
to b·e so much better next
year."
Unfortunately for Marist, there
are still some games to play this
year. The Siena ,lQ,ss was not their
only
1~poirit
d~feat of the week.
Last Thursday, the Red Foxes fell
61-42 to the Iona Gaels in a game
which Marist shot under 33 percent.
Marist will return to action on
Friday with a nation~lly-televised
game at conference rival Manhat-
tan. The Red Foxes defeated Man-
hattan on J!3-n. 2 for their only
win,
The contest will air on ESPNU and
will
.tip
off at 9 p.m
Foxes head
West
On Feb. 1, it was announced that
the Marist m~n's basketball team
will travel to California to face
the
UC Irvine Anteaters of the Big West
conference in an ESPNU Bracket-
buster contest.
The game will be played on Satur-
day, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. EST.
The Anteaters will make a
_
r,~t~
trip to Marist in
N;ov~m9~f:
~r
~~~
cember of 2011 as par~ of the
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Marist alumnus Tierney hosts ESPN show in Cabaret
By
VINNY GINARDI
Staff Writer
Brandon Tierney sat down Fri-
day morning to do his week day
ESPN radio show. Only he wasn't
in his usual studio.
Instead, "The Brandon Tierney
Show" could be heard live from the
Cabaret at Marist College. The
Marist band performed to help
lead in segments of the show, and
faculty and students looked on as
Tierney talked sports and took
phone calls from oig time sports
figures,
µicl~ding
New York
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, and
Marist Alum and former 2nd over-
all pick in the 1988 NBA draft, Rik
Smits.
Tierney even interviewed Marist
Men's basketball coach Chuck
Martin.
"I thought the show was great,"
junior Zak Lansing said.
"It
was
cool to see someone be with it and
be that composed on such a big set-
ting,"
Tierney's visit to Marist College
is part of his College Tour 2010, in
which he stops at eight college
campuses in the Northeast to host
his show. His stops include St. pe-
ters College, Seton Hall, Fordham
University, Columbia University,
Iona College, St. John University,
and Hofstra University.
The stop at· Marist, though, was
more of a homecoming for Tierney,
who graduated from Marist In
1996.
While attending Marist, Tierney
played baseball for the Red Foxes
for four seasons and earned a de-
gree in journalism. Throughout his
show, it was clear that Tierney was
proud to be a Red Fox, as he con~
sistently praised Marist and its
community.
"There's good people, there's bad
people, and then there's Marist
people. I was driving down Route 9
and it was like there was a rain-
bow over the campus," Tierney
said while interviewing Rik Smits.
Smits, also known as "The Dunk-
ing Dutchman," graduated from
Marist in 1988. During the inter-
view, Tierney asked Smits for his
view on his time at Marist.
"It
was a pretty small school,"
Smits said. "For me, it was a per-
fect fit, a perfect place.
It
was just
right for me."
Tierney also made it a point to
share his experiences with the stu-
dents who attended his broadcast.
After the show, Tierney held a
question and answer session for
anyone interested, in which he an-
swered questions about his broad-
casting career.
"For someone who studies that
field, it makes everything seem
Bolstad shatters fourth record
By
SCOTT ATKINS
Staff Writer
For the third week in a row,
Marist diver Brian Bolstad has
set a school record. Bolstad broke
his own record of 322.87 on the I-
meter board, which he had just
set a week earlier, with a score of
338.92. This record is Bolstad's
fourth record in the past three
weeks.
"I'd say right now, he probably
ranks as the top diver we've had
here," diving head coach as well
as Bolstad's mother, Melanie
Gillet-Bolstad said. "He's doing
harder dives than anyone has
done prtvioµsly. The sport is
evolvi:n.g ... and now that Brian can
do those harder dives, and he's
doing them well, he's scoring
more point~ on each board than
anyone ever has."
Incredibly, Bolstad began div-
ing coll!.J1#itively only as a junior
in higll school, but he's felt a con-
nection with the swimming pool
for as long as he can remember.
''I
·grew up around the Marist
pool because of my mom being the
coach," Bolstad said. "I've basi-
cally grown up on the diving
board, but my official training
didn't truly start until
high
school."
Bolstad has now been named
the MAAC Men's Diver of the
Week an astounding seven times
this season, winning the award
over 50% percent of the time.
Even with individual standouts,
Marist fell to Seton Hall 159-137
in their final dual meet of the
season at the McCann center.
"In particular our diving core
[stoqd, out]," head coach Larry
VanWa-gner
said:
'!{The core} con-
sists of Brian Bolstad and senior
tri-captain Mitchell Katz."
Katz placed second in the I-
meter diving event with a score of
311.62, finishing only behind his
teammate Bolstad. Juniors Keith
Miller, Joshua Sklanka and
Steven Vendetta and senior
Kevin Quinn, combined to give
Marist a win in the 40-yd
freestyle relay, touching first
with a time of 3:13. 70.
After their performances
against Seton l;Iall, Bolstad and
Katz qualified for the NCAA Zone
Diving Championships. This con-
test held at Rutgers on March 12-
13, provides divers with the
oppo.rtunity to qualify for the
Men's NCAA Swimming & Diving
Championships at Texas A&M
University.
"[The Zone Championship] is
the most fun meet to be at be-
cause the level of diving is so
much higher than anywhere
else," said Bolstad, who's looking
forward to the increased level of
competition.
The star diver is predominantly
focused on the upcoming MAAC
championships.
"We know that there are some
great teams in the MAAC," Bol-
stad said. "We definitely have a
·
lot of challenges ahead of us and
we have to swim and dive well,
but I think we have a great shot
at putting up some lifetime
bests."
The MAAC championships will
be held at Loyola University on
Feb 11-13.
FILE PHOTO/MARIST ATHLETICS
ESPN radio
host and Marist
alumnus
Brandon
Tierney
returned
to
Marlst Friday,
Jan.
29,
to
host his week day show.
Afterward,
Tierney fielded questions from listeners.
more realistic," junior George Mor-
ris, a sports communicatioh major,
said after the show. "Somebody's
successful from here and that
means that we can be too."
Even though Tierney has now
reached what many would consider
a "dream job," it wasn't something
that was simply handed to him.
From broadcasting from a small
radio station to working 17-hour
shifts, Tierney dedicated himself to
his job. He explained that the best
way to earn that 'dream job' is by
maintaining confidence in yourself,
even through the tough times.
"When I was in Pennsylvania
and I only had 500 people listen-
ing, two of which were my parents,
I still knew I was gonna make it."
Tierney said. "Find a road you be-
lieve in and stick to it."
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Coach commends strong fan support
College basketball is all about
its student body and school spirit.
The atmosphere at the McCann
Center shows that Marist has the
best school spirit in the MAAC.
It's phenomenal how the student
body came out to support us for
our game against Siena this past
Saturday, and has supported us
all season.
We take a tremendous amount
of pride in our home c6urt advan-
tage. I thank the student body for
its support and enthusiasm, and
for its continued support of our
program. We look forward to see-
ing you at our final two home
games this season.
Chuck Martin
Marist Head Men's Basketball Coach
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CIRCLE
Martin counsels his two point guards dur-
ing a recent contest. Freshman Devin
Price (middle) played 40 minutes against
Siena and
tallied
seven assists.
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Saints march all over Marist at McCann
ByJIM
URSO
Sports Editor
The Siena Saints continued their
steamroll through the MAAC con-
ference on Saturday, defeating
men's
Marist 79-60 at the
basketball
McCann center.
The victory marked
Siena's thirteenth consecutive win,
and Marist's tenth consecutive loss.
For the second time this season,
Marist has lost 10 consecutive
games.
Saints forward Alex Franklin
dominated in the paint. Franklin
scored 22 points on 8-for-9 shooting,
and grabbed eight rebounds. For-
ward Ryan Rossiter recorded a dou-
ble-double, hitting all six of his shot
attempts, scoring 16 points and
pulling down 10 rebounds.
Korey Bauer led the Red Foxes
with 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
Bauer has led Marist in scoring for
three of the last four games and
leads the team in minutes per
game.
"As the season's gone on, the more
minutes rm playing, I just feel more
relaxed every game," Bauer said.
Junior forward Daye Kaba added
a career high 17 points on 7-for-11
shooting.
RYAN HlITTON/THE CIRCLE
Coach Chuck Martin and
Juniors
Korey Bauer and Daye Kaba field questions
from
media after a 19-point
loss
to
Siena. Bauer and Kaba accounted for
35 of Marist's 60
points. Martin spoke about how Bauer and Kaba have grown into leadership roles.
Leadership has been hard
to
come by
this
season for
this
young Red Fox team.
"I was just trying to be aggres-
sive," Kaba said. "I feel like the last
couple games, I've been kind of
timid."
Siena point guard Ronald Moore
had
11
assists
against two
turnovers. Marist freshman point
guard Devin Price had 7 assists and
just one turnover.
The Red Foxes fell to 1-21 overall
and 1-11 in the MAAC, while Siena
remained undefeated in the confer-
ence (12-0) and improved theirover-
all record to 19-4.
In a season where slow starts have
been characteristic, the Red Foxes
kept it close for the entire first half.
''For us to have a young team,
we handled their pressure very,
very well," coach Chuck Martin
said.
Siena created some separation
be-
tween the teams when senior and
Poughkeepsie High School graduate
Edwin Ubiles came off the bench
mid-way through the first half.
Ubiles scored seven consecutive
points, giving the Saints a 29-17 ad-
vantage with 6:29 left in the first
half.
A jump shot from freshman forJ
ward Rob Johnson just before half-
time cut the lead to seven. However,
Ubiles hit a jump shot of his own at
the buzzer to extend Siena's lead to
39-30.
Typically a starter, Ubiles had 15
points in 23 minutes. Recently, he
was sidelined by a back injury.
"I'm just excited to be down here
and be able to play in front of some
of my hometown fans," Ubiles said.
Kaba scored five consecutive
points to start the second half.
Marist got as close as four in the
second half when freshman guard
Candon Rusin had a steal and a
breakaway layup to make the score
41~37 in favor of Siena.
The Saints answered
with
a 10-0
run of their
own,
capped off by a
three-pointer by forward Clarence
Jackson.
''They know how
to win, so they
understand runs," Martin said.
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