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The student newspaper of Marist College
VOLUME 64. ISSUE 16
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Pack the House makes NCAA history
By
PHILIP
TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Assistant Athletic Director for ex-
ternal affairs Frank Lombardy sat
down at his desk inside the James
J. McCann center at just after noon
on Friday, Feb. 5, and sent an e-
mail to Kellie Leeman and Katie
Carls, members of the NCAA staff
responsible for organizing the 2009-
2010 Pack the House challenge, in-
forming them of news that most
members of the Marist community
would come to find out hours later.
Included in the email sent by
Lom-
bardy was a single link to a web
story on GoRedFoxes.com.
A single URL link, an unassum-
ing line of text that, once clicked by
the recipient, reported history: ear-
lier that day, with the first ever pre-
sale sellout of a basketball game in
the school's history, Marist College
had become the only school in the
nation to sell out its Pack the House
game for three consecutive years.
A crowd of 3,200 witnessed the
Marist Red Foxes women's basket-
ball team defeat the visiting Iona
Gaels 68-58 at the McCann Center
on Friday, Feb. 5, and claim first
place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference.
"My goal this year was to have a
pre-sale sellout," Lombardy said. "It
really says a lot about our fan base
and the community. We had over
800 students [at the game] and all
of the community tickets were sold
out at
11
[a.m.]."
-
All
game tickets, with the excep-
.
tion of student tickets and player
and coach complimentary tickets
that were withheld from purchase
by the Marist Athletics Depart-
ment, were purchased by fans prior
to the game. This caused the game
to be officially recognized as a pre-
sale sellout.
Prior to its sellout against Iona,
Marist was the only school in the
nation to sell out its Pack the House
game for two consecutive seasons.
Pack the House, an NCAA initia-
tive to increase attendance at
women's basketball games, has
been embraced at Marist by not
only the Athletics Department, but
a1so by the student body.
RYAN
HUTro
'THE CIRCLE
The women's basketball team
is
introduced at the Pack the House game. The stu-
dent section, also known as the Fox Hole, was completely packed with students
wearing red Marist gear. Some were even dressed up in 8Qs..themed attire.
"I
normally don't attend games,
but
I
always
hear
that they are a lot
of fun," Marist sophomore Emily
Moran said. "I was [able] to experi-
ence it for myself.
I
actually regret
not going to basketball games before
this one."
A sports public relations class,
taught by Dr. Keith Strudler, was
responsible for promoting the event,
and settled on a 1980s theme for the
game.
All fans that attended the game
SEE MARIST, PAGE 10
Program promotes news readership
By
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writer
For this spring semester, Marist
is having a trial run of The New
York Times readership program.
Kiosks around campus carry copies
of The New York Times, USA
Today, and the Poughkeepsie Jour-
nal that students can pick up for
free, as opposed to paying $2 for a
copy of The New York Times in the
bookstore. The idea is that when
free newspapers are readily avail-
able around campus, students will
be more inclined to get into the
habit of reading every day.
The Student Government Associ-
ation wants to achieve "understand-
ing of current events by students,"
SGA President Steve Townsend
said.
SGA hopes this trial will combat
the readership patterns at Marist
that reflect national trends.
.
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
A kiosk In Dyson displays racks for
llle
New York Times, the Poughkeepsie Journal
and USA Today. The majority
of
kiosks have been empty before noon and
the
pro-
gram has a 98.3 percent readership rate so far.
According to the Newspaper Asso-
ciation of America, in 1990 the total
circulation of U.S. newspapers
added up to about 62.6 million and
dropped in 2008 to just over 49 mil-
lion.
This drop can be found on campus,
as well. The bookstore carries The
New York Times, The Poughkeepsie
Journal, The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Post, The New York
Daily News, USA Today and Finan-
cial Times. Manager Steve VanDen-
burgh
said
that
about
225
newspapers a week come in to the
bookstore to be sold. He estimates
that five years ago about 500 news-
papers a week came in to be sold.
''We typically sell 70 percent of
what we have available," VanDen-
burg said. That averages to 23
newspapers a day being sold where
there are more
.
than 4,000 students
and 562 faculty members.
In
the first week of the readership
program trial, 1,000 issues of The
New York Times were delivered and
all
of them were taken, according to
SGA. Five hundred issues of USA
Today were delivered and 489 were
taken. Five hundred issues of the
Poughkeepsie Journal were delivered
and 4 77 were taken. All together, that
is a 98.3 percent readership rate. Ide-
ally, SGA would like 400 papers de-
livered Monday through Friday.
The simple fact that the newspa-
pers are there to pick up for free is a
motivator for students to read the
news.
"People don't want to pay for
news," said Dr. Lyn Lepre, associate
professor of journalism.
Though she has the Poughkeepsie
Journal delivered to her home, she
has picked up copies of The New
York Times and USA Today every
day since the
·
program has been on
campus.
As for her students' readership,
"even knowing where [the ki9sks]
are is a good thing," she said.'
e
said that when people get news
cffl-
line, they can be self-sele~g,
meaning they only read what they
wanted
to
look at in the first place.
Having a hard copy newspaper
·
"forces you to be sucked in" because
everything is right there.
Sophomore Kellie Hayden said
last semester she would have read a
newspaper
if
it was free. "[Now] I
get them when I am walking by
them," she said.
"I think it's awesome that [the
kiosks are] around campus," said
freshman Stephanie Devine.
''I
wouldn't subscribe to [a newspa-
per]."
Kiosks are located in Donnelly,
Dyson, the Student Center, the li-
brary, and the Cabaret.




















Thursday, February 11, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 2/11
Pllates classes
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m., 6:30-7:30
$5 with student ID, PAR
Friday, 2/12
SPC Movie: 2012
Starts at 10 p.m., PAR
7:30 p.m., Mccann Center
Shopping Shuttle
4 p.m. - 12 a.m .. , $1 day pass,
$5 semester pass
Bus leaves from Midrise
Saturday, 2/13
Hunter Mountain Ski Trip
Lift ticket: $25
Ski/snowboard rental: $30
Lesson: $20
Buy tickets at College Activities
Sunday, 2114
Marlst Singers:
Love In the Afternoon
3 p.m., Nelly Goletti Theatre
$5 students, $10 faculty/staff
$15 general admission
Sponsored by Marist Music
Monday, 2/15
No Events Posted
Tuesday, 2/16
No Events Posted
Wednesday, 2/17
Networking Day
11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Henry Hudson
Room, FN 301
campus
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PAGE2
Security Briefs
Students splash urine, vomit over campus
ByCHRIS RAIA
I like when it's supposed to
snow for a lot of different rea-
sons. Obviously, the possibility
of a rare snow day is the biggest
reason of them all, but the way
that different people react to
weather forecasts is a close sec-
ond. Hold that thought. Time-
stamp: 1:49 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 9.
Back. 4:40 p.m. Okay, forget
the snow paragraph. To tell the
truth, it was really just a point-
less filler. This, though, this is
crazy.
The library just went into crisis
lockdown mode! My friend and I
were sitting in the Christmas
Tree Room (I know the tree is
gone.
The name is staying.)
minding our own business, when
sirens started echoing through-
out the building. You know the
overly creepy voice that tells you
how much longer the library is
open? I don't even like it when
it's telling me I have to leave in
thirty minutes, let alone when it
starts saying "Attention: an
emergency has been reported.
Please evacuate in an orderly
fashion." Not cool.
Metal doors slammed down by
the main entrance, the sirens
kept going, everyone's curiosity
was at an all-time high (I felt like
Jack Bauer when the terrorists
released the poison gas in the
hotel room. "Chloe! We are run-
ning out of time!").
Actually,
there is no time. I should proba-
bly start, you know, doing my job
and write the security briefs now.
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Editor:
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Features Editor:
Gail Goldsmith
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Sorry, not a lot happened this
week. I felt it would be wrong to
not include an awesome, badass
library lockdown capped off by a
"24" reference. OK, i'm done.
2/2 - Donnelly Lot
An intoxicated student from
Champagnat
was
stumbling
around the Donnelly Parking Lot,
which has to be up there in the
worst places to stumble around
drunk. Security saw him, evalu-
ated him and transported him to
St Francis.
15
points to
Champ.
2/3 -
Champagnat
A student was found on the sev-
enth floor of Champagnat vomit-
ing. Evaluated. Hospital. 15
points.
2/3 -
Leo
Another student was vomiting
in the bathroom and taken to the
hospital.
See, this is why I
wanted to fill some space with lit-
tle anecdotes. A lot of things
happened last week, but most of
them involved vomit and hospital
visits, and I don't really like
adding onto that. Drunken peo-
ple are funny. When they get
sick, they're inconvenient. But
when they get really sick, it's re-
ally just scary. Eh, let's keep
going. 15 points.
2/4 - Gartland
Fire alarm in G block! This
·
happened in the house above me.
I was on my way back from the
store and I got a text from my
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Staff Writers:
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Copy Editors:
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Speranza,
Elora Stack
housemate that read: "I just saw
firefighters in front of our house.
Is it on fire?" Psh. No faith in
me. Plus it's funny that anyone
thinks I've cooked before.
5
points.
2/6 -
Donnelly Lot
A male guest fell down and
h\lrt
himself. Based on the rules of
humor, people falling down and
hurting themselves is funny 100
percent of the time. Add the fact
that he was giving a girl a piggy
back ride at the time of the fall
and this story makes a sudden
leap into hilarity. 20 points to ...
everyone who saw it happen.
2/7 -
Fulton
A security officer heard loud
music in a Fulton house and en-
tered the building to check it out.
While the officer was there, a
male student walked outside, uri-
nated on the front door, and then
walked back inside. This person
deserves a trophy.
Either a
"Biggest Idiot at Marist College"
trophy, or a "Most Awesome Per-
son
.
Everi• trophy.
Actually,
maybe he needs both. 40 points.
2/7 -
Sheahan, Leo,
Upper West
Intoxicated student goes to the
hospital. St. Francis is blowing
up faster than Foxes Pub on Fri-
days.
Shameless plug. Awful
joke. I think I'll go throw up now.
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tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
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Li
b
rary hours still a
conce
r
n for
stu
dents
By
KATELYNN WALSH
Staff- Writer
It has been an ongoing concern
among students at Marist that library
hours are not sufficient for their
needs1 Members of the Student Gov-
ernment Association have recently
begun making attempts to get the li-
brary hours extended later throughout
the semester.
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the ho~
.
of operation for the
ij~~
are Monday through Thursday,
7:36
~
:.
D}
,
::~~S:bt~
Fr:i,4lly
7:30
a.m.-
9:30 P!IP,,
Saturday
10 a]n.-9
p.m. and
Sunday rioon~midnight .
.
A~~(,m;liµg to
SOA
,member Myriah
Anderspn
1
m~~y students have been
rep~!1ing cop:i,g~aints to the SGA re-
garding lihtary hours. Often, students
find t~elves staying at the library
.
until closlng, and still not being able
to finish all tkeir work.
"Now, this caused a problem be-
cause it becomes difficult to get work
done in a dorm room where there are
usually multiple distractions and a
loud atmasphere," Anderson said.
When
students are left with work to
do aftet- the library closes, they have
few options. The Donelly Computer
Lab
is
open 24 hours and there are
study lounges located in several of
the resideJ1ce halls.
•lJames
Napoli (r-0riner class presi-
dent of2012) and I spent a lot of time
researchiJ!g how other schools re-
acted to students wanting extended
library hours, and how successful it
was. We found that many schools
similar to Marist kept their libraries
open until 2 a.m. and that a good
amount of students took advantage of
this. The majority of schools that we
researched all had library hours ex-
tended
past
midnight,"
•
Anderson
said.
After this research, Anderson said
that the two SGA members took what
they found and presented it to the di-
rector of the library. Although SGA
has been making efforts all year on
this issue, the hours have not yet been
changed, adding to the frustration of
many students on campus.
"I think the library should be open
later because there are some students
who need the library open until 1 or 2
a.m. It helps that it is open later dur-
ing midterms and finals, but those
hours should be accessible to stu-
dents all the time. We pay a lot to go
to school here, so the resources that
are necessary for education to main-
tain its quality should be accessible,
even during the night time, when
most students do their work any-
ways," junior Merrilynn Esteve said.
"I think ;extenQ.ing library hours is
an absolute necessity these days,"
agrees junior Kate McGann. "Stu-
dents pull all nighters more and more
frequently each semester due to
work, hectic schedules and the feel-
ing that there's just not enough time
in a day to do everything we have to
do."
This issue is still in the process of
being sorted out. SGA is not aware
of any difficulties regarding hour ex-
tensions in the library.
"We
Jqs~
have to wait and see if this
extension of library hours will be
able to be approved or not, but things
are looking positive," Anderson con-
cluded.
THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
11, 2010 •
PAGE 3
Birth control pill causes
uproar before U.S. debut
By
AS
H
LEY MORGAN
The
News Record
University of Cincinnati
The emergency contraceptive pill
ellaOne is causing friction between
doctors and anti-abortion groups in
the United States, though it is
·
not
yet available here.
"It's next generation emergency
contraception," according to Euro-
pean-based pharmaceutical com-
pany HRA Pharma representatives
in a May 29, 2009, announcement.
EllaOne is different than pills like
Plan B, or "the morning after pill,"
which can be taken within three
days of unprotected sex or contra-
ceptive failure. EllaOne can be
taken within ·five days of unpro-
tected sex or contraceptive
faihu-e,
providing women with a larger win-
dow of ti.me to prevent an unwanted
pregnancy.
Pregnancy begins when the egg
is
fertilized, so the five-day window el-
laOne allows can result in an abor-
tion, said Dr. Donna Harrison,
president of the American Association
of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gyne-
cologists.
"To label this [pill] as emergency
contraception when it's clearly an
abortive action
is
dishonest," Harrison
said.
The pill was granted marketing au-
thorization by the European Union
and has been available to states
within the EU since mid:September.
HRA
Pharma said there are no hid-
den intentions Fegarding ellaOne.
"Our company is committed to ad-
vancing the discovery and develop-
ment of new medicines tackling
unmet needs in the field of reproduc-
tive health," said Erin Gainer, CEO of
HRAPharma.
"Ella One
is
the first licensed product
to have been specifically designed and
developed for use as an oral emer-
COULTER LOEB/THE NEWS
RECORD
Birth control pills' definition changed
when el!aOne, a •morning.after" pill,
spurred debates
about whether or
not
it
is
a method
of
abortion.
gency contraceptive."
EllaOne is 50 percent more effective
than the Plan B, according to recent
research published by the medical
journal ''Lancet."
The new pill energizes the debate
concerning when life actually begins
during pregnancy.
One student finds the purpose of
emergency contraception confusing.
'1
actually don't get how it works,"
said Lauren Guban, a second-year
childhood education student at the
University of Cincinnati. "On com-
mercials it says it does not terminate
pregnancy
if
you are pregnant, so
what does it do then?''
Dr. Lauren Streicher, a clinical in-
structor in obstetrics and gynecology
at Northwestern Medical School in
Chicago, argues that many people are
hesitant about using emergency con-
traceptives because they think of it as
abortive.
''With emergency contraception, the
goal is to stop a pregnancy," Streicher
said.
.
Although
HRA
Pharma has a head-
quarters in New York City, it has not
released an official date of ellaOne's
U.S. release.
Norvelo, another form of emergency
contraceptive distributed through
HRA Pharma, has already been re-
leased stateside.
News Briefs
Marist Singers
to
perform Valentine's
Day
benefit:
This Valentine's Day, the Music
Department will perform a variety
of romantic song selections, bene-
fiting the residents of the Hudson
·
River Psychiatric Center.
The Feb.
14
performance, enti-
tled "Love in the Afternoon", will
feature songs performed by the
Marist College Singers, Freshman
Women Singer
s
, Women's Select
Choir, Chamber Choir and various
soloing vocalists
.
Songs performed
at the
3
p.m. show will include
classics such as "This Will Be" by
Natalie Cole and "S
e
ptember" by
Earth Wind and Fire.
Tickets are $15 for general ad-
mission,
$10
for faculty, staff, sen-
iors, and alumni
,
and $5 for
students. For further information
or to reserve tickets, call the
Marist College Music Department
at (845) 575-3242.
Emmy-winning film director
Jack Youngelson to speak at Marist:
Emmy Award-winning docu-
mentary film director Jack Youn-
gelson will screen his 2006 feature
documentary, "Tierney Gearon:
The Mother Project," on Feb. 22 at
7
p.m. in the Nelly Goletti The-
atre.
The documentary chronicles the
incredibly tumultuous period in
the life of artist/photographer
Tierney G'earon. Youngelson fol-
lowed Gearson for nearly three
years as the artist assembled her
new body of work. "Tierney Gear-
son: The Mother Project" has been
screened at national and interna-
tional film festivals including the
Tribeca and Full Frame Documen
-
tary Film Festivals.
A question and answer session
with Youngelson will immediately
follow the screening. The event is
free and open to the public.
Marlst Poll: The Obama AdministratJon:
It's one down and three to go for
President Obama, and
so
far it hasn't
been all smooth sailing. A recently
conducted Marist Poll reports that
Obama's job
_
approval rating has
dropped below 50 percent nationally.
Released on February 8, 2010, the
poll points out several trouble spots
for the president.
It shows that
Obama's attempts to attract Inde-
pendents and appeal across party
lines have come up short-handed.
Four in five Democrats give him high
marks, while a similar proportion of
Republicans think he is failing. Just
slightly more than one-third of the
electorate thinks Obama
is
changing
the country for the better.
Even so, it's still early on in the
Obama presidency,
so
until the public
believes he owns the economic prob-
lems, his Democratic base erodes, or
his
likeability ratings fall to where
his
job approval numbers are, he's still
very much alive in the political ball-
game.
Advocacy
Ads
During the Super
Bowl?:
While over 106 million viewers
tuned in for footballs biggest night
on Sunday, the Colts and the Saints
were not the only attraction. Ac-
cording to a recently conducted
Marist poll, 22 percent of viewers
site the commercials as the main at-
traction.
As
usual, this year's ads generated
laughs and a lot of attention, but
the introduction of advocacy ads
lent a new layer to the discussion.
While networks were previously
hesitant to include issue-related
commercials during Super Bowl
coverage, several, including a pro-
life ad sponsored by the group Focus
on the Family, and featuring Reis-
man Trophy winner Tim Tebow,
made the broadcast.
Although
49
percent of American
opposed the inclusion of advocacy
ads during the Super Bowl, a cumu-
lative 60 percent think CBS made
the right decision by broadcasting
advocacy ads.

















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PAGE4
Student athletes sign for football, not academics
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Bjorn Werner stumbled through a
television
interview
with
an
ESPNU reporter late last week.
The German native, who officially
committed to play football at
Florida State University on a schol-
:y:-~hip on National Signing Day,
fielded questions about his expecta-
tiohs of playing Division I football
and the major differences between
styles of football play in the United
States and his home country. He re-
sponded in a thick, barely audible
German accent.
·
Yet, none of the more obvious ques-
tions facing an international stu-
dent about to make the leap to
higher education in the U.S. were
posed to Werner.
Not once was Werner asked how
he would handle the language bar-
rier, if he had taken classes in Eng-
lish before, or how his family
expects to adjust to their son mov-
ing to another country.
This encounter with Werner -
which placed a focus solely on the
athletics side of the recruiting and
signing process - perfectly reflects
both the coverage of and the player's
experience of National Signing Day.
Held annually on the first
Wednesday in February (it was held
on Feb.
3
of this year) National
Signing day is the first day on which
a high school senior can sign a bind-
ing National Letter oflntent to play
a football in college and receive a
scholarship.
Sports communication majors at
Marist and anyone who has studied
issues in sports media or the ties be-
tween major Division I recruiters
and high school athletes already
know the obvious: Athletes are
lured to big schools with promises of
playing on a national stage, a schol-
arship and many other perks not
condoned by the NCAA.
It's no secret that most promising
high school athletes who go on to
compete at the Division I level have
been coddled by coaches and teach-
ers for most of their athletic careers,
and it certainly doesn't stop once
they get to college.
Football at the Division I level is a
sport that involves many unwritten
rules. For instance, players know
that an optional practice or weight
lifting session really means that it
is mandatory even though it may go
against NCAA restrictions. Also,
many professors and teachers are
looked down upon if they do not
help a star player squeeze by in a
course.
It is not uncommon for players to
be recruited at an extremely young
age. In order for this to occur, par-
ents or coaches are typically con-
tacted against NCAA regulations by
a college recruiter.
It would be an honest and just po-
sition for me to try and condemn all
of the rule breaking that goes on
with major Division I football.
Yet, doing so would be foolish and
unwise. The game is too big, too
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Increasingly, young student-athletes are commiting to colleges based on athletic
programs. Recently, USC and 13-year old David Sills reached a verbal commitment.
popular and the product itself is major they plan to study, what
simply remarkable.
classes they are looking forward to
It is appalling to me that ESPNU studying or what their future aspi-
and CBS Sports - which provided rations outside of football are would
much of the coverage of National destroy these networks' ratings and
Signing Day - simply show no mo-
cause people to turn off the pro-
tive to at least try and mask the gram.
phenomenon of young athletes get-
I'm fully aware of the abuses per-
ting their 15 minutes of fame by petrated by major Division I athletic
putting a baseball cap emblazoned programs, and to a certain extent,
with their chosen school's logo on in so do the athletes who sign on to at-
front of a camera.
tend these schools.
I understand that these two net-
For all of the athletes who signed
works are not in the business of ac-
their national letter of intent on
ademics and promoting higher Feb.
3
and those that will follow,
education, nor should they be.
there are many practices to attend,
Still, I find it hard to believe that weights to lift and reels of film to re-
asking a simple question or two at view.
the end of an interview with a
Can't we at least pretend that
young athlete in regards to what there's some studying to be done?
Palin's double standards illustrate cable news flaws
By
KEVIN SULLIVAN
The Daily Collegian
Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for his
use of the "R-word" at a private
meeting.
In case you don't follow these
.
Later in the week, when radio
things, one of the biggest stories in broadcaster Rush Limbaugh used
American politics this week in-
the word to describe "liberal ac-
volved Sarah Palin and the word tivists," Palin shot right back at the
"retard."
host like the maverick she is. The
No, it's not what you're thinking.
context Limbaugh used the word in
But a few weeks after bemoaning was acceptable, she said, arguing
"politically correct" -ness in an inter-
that liberal groups "are kooks, so I
view with Glenn Beck, Palin called agree with Rush Limbaugh."
for the resignation of White House
When is the media going to hold
MIKELYNAU
H
/
FUCKR
.
COM
Sarah
Pali
n's obvious partiality to con-
servative context
mirrors the
lack of bal-
ance
in cable
news
coverage.
Palin to her own word? It is absurd
that no one has called the former
governor out for not decrying the po-
litical correctness of the Black Eyed
Peas'
2003
hit, ''Let's Get Retarded."
Why the news outlets love these
sorts of stories I don't know. Wasn't
anything else happening this week
other than some politician-turned-
television personality playing tat-
tletale? C-SPAN broadcasts what
happens inside the chambers of
Congress; doesn't anything go on
there?
I guess these stories aren't really
all
that shocking. They're like the
"Jersey Shore" equivalent for the
concerned class. Easily packaged,
effortlessly consumed, slightly edgy
and pretty much pointless. Here is
your check, Snooki, now enjoy these
messages from our sponsors.
Another great aspect of these little
stunts is how they are essentially
open-ended. People don't watch the
news to get information. They
watch the news to have their opin-
ions and beliefs adulated.
You can really get whatever you
want out of a situation like this.
If
you think Palin and the Republi-
cans are as infallible as
Dr.
Gregory
House, Limbaugh was just being
"satirical," or something.
If
you
think this group is as idiotic as some
"Borat" sketch, then congratula-
tions, you cultural warrior you. Ei-
ther way, there is a news network
there waiting to be proud of you.
For example, in this particular
scenario, Fox would probably be the
former and MSNBC the latter. And
for the free thinking and civil,
there's CNN, who can't touch an
issue with a six-foot pole. That the
major news networks are set up in
this manner isn't really that shock-
ing as viewed in hindsight either.
In their
1988
book, ''Manufactur-
ing Consent," Edward Herman and
Noam Chomsky put forth that news
outlets are fighting for profit
against one another, essentially, by
having a scoop.
Because these sto-
ries require politicians and corpo-
rate figures for legitimacy, coverage
is constantly distorted in their
favor. To be relevant, they must
make those they report on happy to
ensure future relations with sources
whose words become the news.
Fox News, for example, recently
has taken such a strong aim at
Barack Obama that the president
-
attempted to deny the network in-
terview privileges. The tactic failed
when the other networks stood up
for Fox, realizing that government
could theoretically do the same to
them in the future.
But Fox News has been built out
of conservative commentators and
former Republican political insid-
ers.
As
such, it has a solid base ofview-
ership among conservatives. Ac-
cording to a poll by Public Policy
Polling, while
74
percent of Repub-
licans trust the network, only
30
percent of Democrats do, which is
quite a discrepancy.
The fact remains: Fox News is the
only network brave enough to stand
up against the Chomskyan propa-
ganda model. This is something
that all networks should be
doing;
however, Fox seems to be the only
one in the position to do so.
Now if only it wasn't paying Sarah
Palin to launch a promotional oper-
ation for her electoral campaign,
didn't give disproportional soapbox
to "independents" like Bill O'Reilly
who always side with conservative
principles and took shots at Repub-
licans on occasion as well.
At least there is always "Jersey
Shore" season two to look forward
to.






































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Talking Tarot: Get out
while
you still can
By JENNIFER MEYERS
Staff Writer
fered to you, your mind is telling
you, "well, what does this fourth
The Four of one provide that the three don't
Cups is very already?" Being afraid of taking
simple.
This this extra step is another reason
card
repre-
for discontent and not realizing
sents that ei-
·
the greatness that may come
ther you are along with it.
avoiding some-
Experiencing life requires all
thing that is sorts of emotions. This pould be
being offered to joy, sorrow, despair, excite•
you or you have ment-anything. Sometimes we
to
break
a feel that there might be a gap be-
chronic pattern tween these emotions, but per-
..._
_ _ _ _ _
___, that is leading haps this fourth cup could fill in
to
your discontent.
It's tlre mentality of focusing
on the things that you may al-
ready possess and thinking, "is
that all'?" Well this card tells of
more heading your way or not
even realizing the fact that
something is being offered to
you-you just keep ignoring it.
As a natural human instinct,
we may take advantage of the
thin
·
gs that we already have and
not be grateful for them. There
is selfishness with this card and
that aspect of wanting some-
thing else is presenting itself to
you but somehow and for some
reason, you are ignoring it. Even
if you d-e Tealize
what
is being of-
the slot. The Four of Cups often
symbolizes weariness and won-
dering of some sort and being
self-absorbed. In Paul Quinn's
"Tarot for Life", he describes this
person's emotions as "the young
man may be scolded as a pro-
crastinator, praised as a dis-
criminating realist, envied as an
unrepentant independent, or dis-
missed as a thankless lout." Ba-
sically, he is not appreciating his
life as much as he should be.
There is another side to the Four
of Cups calling upon the pres-
sures of a relationship.
For those of us who don't have
a significant other, we may won-
der why we keep going through
cartoon corner
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person after person without find-
,ing any revelation. This could
result in a "chronic patterns of
romantic dissatisfaction and dis-
solution," as Paul Quinn's book
says. We all have some sort of
pattern we go through with peo-
ple tha:t seem great at first but
then blows up right in our face.
Well, the cup being offered is
trying to make you realize your
unhappy pattern and avoid this
revolving door of unsatisfactory
love.
Break the pattern, and
you'll be fine .
The Four of Cups is generally,
in a way, not the best card to get.
It does help you realize any un-
healthy pattern or self-absorbed
you may be in, but that is exactly
all this card entails-discontent.
You are bothered by something
that you know you have a way to
fix but you don't really do any-
thing about it, no matter how
clear the message may come to
you. You are refusing the offer,
distrusting others, and procras-
tinating.
The "shadow" side is just as
bad.
You could be getting
spoiled without ever being satis-
fied, and being unable to appre-
ciate what you already have.
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You ignore what's around you
waiting for something better to
come along when what is being
offered is already an amazing
gift. This could really come in
any form: an internship, a job, or
just a great gift from a friend.
Appreciating your possessions is
very important
·
, especially in
today's materialistic world. So
notice the gift that is being of-
fered to you, be thankful for
what you already have, and
.
with
that positive mindset, you may
be able to accomplish greater
and better things in your life.
Everything happens for a reason
and anything is possible.
There's an app for that whim
By
MICHELLE CARPENTER
Circle Contributor
How would you like to have at
your fingertips the opportunity to
feed starved, organ-loving zombies
"zombie pizza" as you race the
clock? Well, this is now a possibility
for iPhone users with the introduc-
tion of the Zombie Pizza application.
This application is just one of thou-
sands offered for the iPhone and
now, with the
invention
of the iPad,
these numbers are increasing even
faster.
From Facebook
to
weather sta-
tions to simulation beer and mouth-
wash, the iPhone has an application
for just about everything. There is
even an application for helping you
find other applications. Yet many
iPhone users do not take advantage
of all these applications, let alone
actually utilize the ones that they
do download. Nicholas Strang-Wolf,
a junior, admitted that he has 28
applications downloaded on his
iPhone.
However, of these 28, Strang-Wolf
only uses five of them on a daily
basis. Strang-Wolf commented, say-
ing "I download the ones that sound
cool, then after I've used them once
they just sit there. I don't actually
have a need for all of them."
As
college students, we are practi-
cally glued to our phones and Apple
Inc. has provided us with a phone
that requires no work to go online,
find directions, check the weather or
book a flight. The question is; why
do we not take advantage of all
these opportunities?
Kaitlin Mullan, a sophomore, com-
mented on the use of applications,
saying that "there are just so many
out there and I never want
to
take
the time
to
sift through them for one
that I really want, it's just easier to
download the
basics:
Facebook and
Sudoku."
When it comes to the downloading
of applications, it seems that people
enjoy having the option of thou-
sands of apps, but they
wo
1
rather stick to the five or ten th
are of daily importance
to
them.
With the new iPad development,
Apple is releasing more and more
applications and hoping to gain in-
terest in their new product. Only
time will tell whether
or
not the
iPad release will increase applica-
tion use, or just create hype over
new technology.
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They are falling apart to real time
currently
sjngin'
Pop-punk band Fall Out Boy calls it quits?
RYAN MUIR/FUCKR.COM
Fall Out Boy exploded into mainstream
popularity with their 2005 hit •sugar,
We're Going
Down.•
By
EDEN JEZIERSKI
Cirde Contributor
Fall Out Boy was a band that went
from playing basements in 2005 to
Madison Square Garden in 2009. Did
the fame cause their break?
Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy
Hurley and Joe Trohman were four
guys that knew how to market them-
selves
by
touring non-stop around the
world, topping the charts and catering
to fans every day. After working for so
long, it's definitely noticeable that the
band was beginning to burn out.
It could have been the side projects of
guitarist and lead singer Patrick
Stump or how Pete Wentz really be-
came a family man once
his
son Bronx
was born. Either way, there was a
sensed ''break" when the band started
to drift.
The words of Pete Wentz rang loud
and clear through his blog on Feb. 2
about the ''break."
"As
much as I don't have a solo proj-
ect,"
Wentz said,
''I
also can't predict
that fd ever play in Fall Out Boy
again."
Pete Wentz had started a Fall Out
Boy empire that helped make both
him
and his band important. They
were wholesome, with Patrick Stump
having some of the most distinct vo-
cals
in alternative
rock
music. Fall Out
Boy
has
also
influenced other bands in
the music scene.
Wentz expanded the Fall Out Boy
empire in several ways. He created
Decaydance Records, a label based out
of Fueled By Ramen Records. It
seemed only right that Wentz re-
mained loyal to
his
first record label by
helping it expand. He started
his
own
clothing line called Clandestine In-
dustries
that
still exist&
today,
as
well
as a comic called "Fall Out Boy Toy
Works." Wentz was also a mentor of
many up-and-coming artists. He
helped musical artists like Panic! At
the Disco, Cobra Starship and Hey
Monday excel in the music world. Fall
By
RYAN RIVARD
Out Boy had even taken many of these
A&E Editor
Vampire Week-
end ''Ruby Soho"
- Coming off their
No.1
Billboard
bands out for several tours. A big
enough thanks is the song "Pete
Wentz is the Only Reason We're Fa-
mous" from Cobra Starship's "Hot
•
album "Contr$1_
,
"
Mess" albwn. Patrick Stump even
..,
helped produce Cobra Starship's sec-
Vampire Weekend
ond album, ''Viva
La Cobra!" and sang
h_a~ covered Ran-
on several tracks.
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Fall Out Boy has created such a fol-
,, .
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pun~ hit
Ru~y
lowingduringtheiryearstogetherand
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it's very hard to forget.
Radio 1 _ with ~ane Lowe. :he
VW
Their albums are infectious, it's hard ada~tation
1s
clea~-cut
a~d
tokeepyoureyesofftheirmusicvideos ~tra1ght-la~e~ compared to the ong-
and their tours were a pleasure to t-
mal free sp
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mted punk anthem.
tend.
The only way to look at t~s
The Golden Filter "Hide Me" -
break is in a positive light
All
fo
·
The Golden Filter is an electronic
the band were able to brin~ some~ duo based in New York and gained
great and they're more than capable of ~uz~ on m~~ic blogs for th~~ song
continuing their careers in other ways
Solid Gold. Now the group s Joyful,
It's sad to think that Fall Out Bo · upbeat single from their upcoming
couldendcompletely, but it
does
see~ deb~t a~bum_ ''Voluspa" (out April
as
if
the band has
drifted.
After "Folie
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a Deux" was released and they fin-
Jam 1s centered on pulsating ma3es-
ished up the Blink 182 summer tour, it !ic sY1:1t~s and a soarin~ chorus that
may have been a good way to end the 1s uplif_tmg as the emotional release
Fall Out Boy legacy.
All
we can do is of a Friday afternoon.
wait and see what is
in
store for the fu.
ture; perhaps a Fall Out Boy reunion
or something brand new. Whatever
it
may be, it
will
be great.
Weezy's 'Rebirth' a poor attempt. at switching genres
By
EMILY JOHNSTON
Tufts
Daily
synthesizer for a guitar does not mag-
ically produce rock. The orchestration
sounds like extended versions of the
Rapper extraordinaire
Lil
Wayne studio-produced samples
used
in ear-
dropped
his
newest offering, ''Rebirth," lier albums, but mixed in a way that
on Feb. 2. The album, Wayne's foray overpowers Wayne's vocals. Without
into the rock genre, takes major risks strong rock musicality, the album ends
by moving away from the traditional up sounding more like a mel-
formulas of rap but lacks the energy, lowed-out, poorly mixed hip-hop
creativity and raw passion that made album than a venture into the world
him
a staple of the modem music in-
of rock ~• roll.
dustry.
Noticeably absent from the album is
"Rebirth" is not an album that
will
Waype's masterful rapping. Some of
provide
Lil
Wayne with the staying the tracks lack any rapping from
power needed for
his
career to survive Wayne whatsoover; others overpower
during his absence from the music his rapping with distracting drums
scene the way that "Paper Trail" and distorted guitar
riffs.
When heard,
(2008) solidified T.l.'s place among the Wayne doesn't perform up to the stan-
prol)linent rappers of the decade while dards he set on
his
previous albums.
he
·
served his time for the same of-
His notably fast rapping style is
felise.
Wayne's career has spiraled slowed down - making
his
flow lethar-
rapidly upward, most recently with
his
gic - and
his
raps lack the intelligent
massively popular and critically ac-
and clever rhymes of
his
standard
claimed album
'Tha
Carter
Ilf'
(2008).
work. The
_
strongest example of the de-
Due to Wayne's movement into rock,
terioration of Wayne's rapping is on
there is no continuity between
"Tha
''Drop the World," on which he is eas-
Carter
Ilf'
and ''Rebirth."
In
''Rebirth," ily out.:.rapped by Eminem.
the rapper who is usually fresh and
The best tracks of the album are not
full of signature witticisms struggles the marketed singles like ''Prom
to define
his
versatility as an artist. Queen," but the danceable throwbacks
Rather than bringing his own style like ''Da Da Da," which survives overly
and interpretation to the rock genre,
distorted vocals to feature Wayne's
Wayne seems to force himself to fit best rapping of the album, and the
someone
else's
idea
of
a
strong hip-hop track ''On
Fire,"
which
rapper-turned-rocker.
sounds more like a deep cut from
'Tha
The songs themselves lack the musi-
Carter
Ilf'
than an attempt at
rock.
cality one would expect from a rock
Perhaps most disappointing
is
album. Despite Weezy's best efforts, Wayne's collaboration with Kevin
trading an 808 for a drum kit and a
Rudolf on "One Way Trip." The track
is listless, passionless and cannot com-
pare to the duo's massive 2008 hit ''Let
it Rock."
Wayne does not collaborate with any
big-name rock artists as he dives into
th~ genre. On his hip-hop master-
piece,
'Th.a
Carter
ill," Wayne enlisted
some of the biggest players
.
in the
hip-hop scene, including Jay-Z,
T-Pain, Fabolous and Busta Rhymes.
The collaborators on ''Rebirth," how-
ever, are limited to Enrinem, Kevin
Rudolf and vocalists like Nicki Minaj
and Shanell from Young Money En-
tertainment, the record label founded
by Weezy. The album clearly lacks
guidance from within the rock world,
producing a sound that is more remi-
niscent of a boy messing around with
his
dad's guitar than a salute to a
timeless genre.
Lil
Wayne's ''Rebirth" is a disap-
pointment to fans expecting a fol,
low-up to "Tha Carter
Ilf'
and to
critics awaiting an artful fusion of the
hip-hop and rock industries as exem-
plified by the latest album by The
Black Keys, an Akron-based rock duo,
''Blakroc" (2009). Despite its failures
as an album, Wayne's ''Rebirth'' is an
attempt to expand the hip-hop indus-
try into other genres and
will
not be
the
last
of
its
kind. By taking the time
to explore the boundaries of
his
genre,
Lil
Wayne has the opportunity to re-
turn to hip hop with new inspirations
and artisanship. Until then, skip
''Re-
birth'' and count down the days until
he drops
'Tha
Carter IV."
FUCKR.COM/CROWT59
Erykah Badu's
new
album, •New
Amerykah
Part
II: Return of the Ankh,• Is
set
to
be released on March 30.
Erykah
Badu "Window Seat" -
The first taste of Eryk.ah Badu's
new album, "New Ainerykah Part
II:
Return of the Ankh," is a neo-
soul jam that puts the listener in
the seat of a serene car cruise.
?uestlove from the Roots lays down
the drum beats.
Busy Signal "Sound of Siren"
fl
M.I.A. - M.I.A. is prepping the
world for her new album by making
an appearance on the reggae
dam::er
0
hall track from Busy Signal. M.I.A.
sings the hook
in
a heavily dre:nchal
Auto-Tune voice.
FROM PBPULSE.COM
•Have One On Me,• Joanna
Newsom's
fol-
low-up
to
2006's album
"Ys, •
will
be
re-
leased on
February 23.
Joanna Newsom "Kingfisher"
- Previews of Joanna Newsom's
album have been popping up more
than the rodents in a game of
Whack-A-Mole. This nine-minute
epic could act as the soundtrack for
an Apple commercial set
in
Middle
Earth.









































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The Big
Q:
'lbeperfectV-Daygift
By
RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Sta/ f Writer
They
'
re free, they're for everyone
and they're what everyone wants
to receive on Valentine's Day: or-
gasms! But we already knew that,
we just don't admit to it. Still, I
firmly believe that
in
a perfect,
un-
inhibited world, rather than wast-
ing time on plush dinners or
S!ttging stuffed bears with hearts
for
noses, people would stay
in
bed
on V-Day and just give their lovers
the gift of a climax. So,
in
the spirit
of this Sunday
'
s festivities, I
thought I'd pay tribute to the pre-
ferred end of a beautiful Valen-
tine's Day with some interesting,
lesser-known facts
on
the
0.
1.
Although it's generally more
difficult for women to reach
or-
gasms during sex than it is for
men, some women are actually ca-
pable of pulling
off
magical orgasm
tricks that any quick-to-come fel-
money and a trip to Rite Aid, but
there's also the fact that no one has
ever reported having an orgasm
from popping a pill. I trust you'll
make the right choice here.
4.
The average male orgasm lasts
about six seconds, while a female's
often lasts around 20 seconds. The
gift of an orgasm is starting to
sound a little one-sided ...
5 •...
But remember, here's where
guys have the upper hand in the
wonderful world of orgasms: noc-
turnal emissions! While women
can reach orgasm by stimulating a
number of body parts -- clitoris,
labia, g-spot, even nipples in a few
cases -- it is extremely rare (though
not unheard of) for a woman to
reach an orgasm solely as a result
of fantasizing. It's nearly unheard
of for guys to not be able
to do the
same. Wet dreams are kind of like
a Jedi mind trick that you don't
even have to
be
conscious to per-
form. Congratulations, fellas.
low would envy. Some women can
involuntarily have multiple or-
gasms after only one round of
6.
We hear all the time about
romping. This phenomenon is women faking
orgasms
(again,
much rarer in men, because they they generally take much longer
become flaccid almost immediately and more effort to have a real or-
after ejaculating, whereas women gasm), but it's estimated that
can remain aroused in what is about
48
percent of sexually active
known
as their ~efractory period." males have faked
an
orgasm. Can
But don't be discouraged, guys; it
is possible for you
to
master the
art
of enjoying multiple orgasmic con-
tractions, up until your point of
ejaculation. Start practicing.
2.
The current world record for
most orgasms achieved by a
woman in one hour is
134.
By a
man, a mere 16. This is an extreme
representation of a
woman's
greater chances of experiencing
multiple orgasms. Surprising? I
thought so. Fair? Duh, what could
be better compensation for having
to put up with menstruation?
3. Orgasms can relieve
headaches
and menstrual cramps. What's not
to like about this little gem of wis-
dom? Choosing masturbation as a
pain-relieving remedy
over
Midol
oY
Ibuprofen not only saves you
... rather than wasting time on
plush dinners or singing stuffed
bears with hearts for noses,
people [ should] stay In bed- on V-
Day and just give their lovers the
gift of
the
climax.
'
anyone be trusted?
In addition
to sizable percentages
of both men and women who have
faked orgasms, it is estimated that
around 75
percent
of women do not
orgasm regularly during sex. Or-
gasms should not be regarded
as
a
privilege, but rather a human
right. I hope that this year, you'll
get
an
opportunity to whip out
your skills and give someone spe-
cial the unbeatable
gift
of an au-
thentic climax. Enjoy and
be
safe!
RENATA
BAIAO/FLICKR.COM
Sorry
Lady
Gaga,
no
poker face allowed: This Valentine's
day,
embrace the orgasm.
Kicking the [Maristl bucket:
Valentine's Day in the Valley
By
KAIT SMITH
Editor in Chief
The old Valentine's cliche claims
that at this time of year, love is in
the air. Well folks, the sad truth of
the matter is that love is definitely
not in the frigid Poughkeepsie air
- desperation is. Such is life, I sup-
pose, when a
Hallmark
holiday
like Valentine's Day makes solemn
singles feel depressed rather than
liberated on Feb.
14.
But if you're
like me, and you'd rather embrace
the freedom of a commitment-less
life, then you're in 'luck - there is
plenty to do in the gorgeous Hud-
son Valley when you're without a
significant
other.
Kick
it with Roosevelt
While
your relationship-bound
friends are sitting in $10+ seats at
the Regal Theater in the Pough-
keepsie Galleria, venture
a
few
minutes
north
on
Rte. 9 to Hyd
·
e
Park and catch a movie at the Roo-
sevelt. Tickets are significantly
cheaper - matinee showings are
only $5 - and if you show your
Marist ID, you'll get an extra dis-
count. Aside from being inexpen-
sive, the theater has an old-school
feel to it that you
don't
get with
stadium seating at corporate
chains like
Regal.Though
the seats
aren't quite as comfortable, you
may find yourself being one of the
only patrons in the theater, which
means more freedom to stretch
out, relax and laugh obnoxiously at
the film.
Mingle at Mahoney's
Everyone's favorite Irish pub,
Mahoney's, will host a "Single's
Mingle" on Friday Feb.
12,
co-
sponsored by a local radio station.
The event claims to be the biggest
singles party of the year, and since
it's being held at Mahoney's, I have
no doubt that there will be plenty
of townies in tow, ready and will-
ing to buy you drinks all night. As
always, there will be live music
and there is no cover charge.
Prepare for Battle
If
you didn't get a chance to try
out for the rugby team but still
want to roll with some tough
chicks, you're in luck. The Hudson
Valley Horrors, the area's premier
women's roller derby team, is hold-
ing open tryouts
on
Feb. 11 at 7:30
p.m. at Hyde Park Roller Magic.
No experience is necessary, as the
horrors will "train you to be hard
core" enough for the intense sport.
Derby bouts don't start until April,
which means plenty of time to
toughen up before then. Tryouts
for a men's team will also be held.
SEE KICKING, PAGE 8
The death of romance: Technology defeats courtship as we know it
By
KELYN BORTZ
Staff Writer
When talking about dating we
have all heard our parents use the
saying, "when
I
was your age ... "
which usually ended with "and he
walked me to my door and I gave
him a hug and said goodnight."
AB
most of us in college know, dating
is hard to
come
by. Perhaps I
am
just a hopeless romantic who has
always dreamt of being taken out
on
a date (consisting of dinner and
a movie) and getting butterflies in
my stomach when he walked
me
to
the door. In contrast to
our
par-
ents, we
are
a hook-up culture.
Now a days, a hug after the first
"date" (which often consists of
dancing together at a club, sans
conversation,· ranging anywhere
from mildly to heavily intoxicated)
is a sign of little interest.
Hooking
up is seen as the standard.
r
blame
technology for this newfound cul-
ture.
Romance
is rarely a factor in
hooking up these
days.
Going out
on a
date
and
getting to know
someone is seemingly becoming
less important. Face to face
con-
versation and real chemistry don't
seem to be
on
the "ideal girl
or
guy" list anymore. Instead, things
like "how often they text" or ''how
much fun we had last night ;)"
take their
place.
Someone's first "encounter" with
their significant-other ri:iay be
Face
to face conversation
and real
chemistry
don't
seem
to be
on
the
"Ideal
glrl
or..,,
1st
anymore.
In-
stead
things llke
"how
often
they
text" or
"hqw
much
fun
we
had last
night;)" take
their place.
stalking their Facebook instead
of
meeting th
.
em in class.
Mobile technology eases users
into
a
comfortable disconnect. As
seen in the
Tiger
Woods scandal, it
has become easier for those in-
volved in
a
relationship to cheat
on
their significant others and,
more
importantly, get away with it -
.
ifs
only for a little while.
Sophomore
Danielle
Colletti said,
"If
a guy asked me to go to dinner
to get to know each other, I would
be qeeped out. That's just not how
you do it anymore. With dating
now you seem to have more con-
versations through texting/lMing
than you do by actually talking
with the person face to face." The
Internet and cell phones have had
a huge impact
on dating.
Instead of
planning
a
date in advance, you
can
instead pull out your
phone
and text someone at your conven-
ience.
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8.
Time for Valentine's:. More Valley vent_ures
By LAUREN
FOSTER
Circle Contributor
Valentine's Day is a controver-
sial day. Some people are struck
by Cupid's .arrow and celebrate
the day with chocolates, flowers
and romantic dinners, while oth-
ers denounce it as just another
Hallmark
holiday.
Whether
you're one who is swept up in
the fever of love, or one who sim-
ply loathes the celebration of ro-
mance, there are many ways to
embrace Feb. 14th.
So you have a date secured,
but now you don't know what to
do for the big night? You and
your sweetheart could go on a
romantic stroll across the
Walk-
way Over the
Hudson.
The
serene atmosphere is the perfect
setting to exchange gifts with
one another. Just make sure to
get there before sunset when the
park closes. Afterwards, refuel
with a nice, romantic dinner.
If
you haven't had your fill of the
scenic views of the Hudson yet,
Shadows
On
The
Hudson
(lo-
cated near the train station) is a
great restaurant with middle-of-
the-road prices, a varied menu,
and an extensive bar.
Cosimo
Trattoria is a Zagat-rated Italian
eatery located at 120 Delafield St.
with great prices.
If
you and your
significant other are in the mood for
some Japanese cuisine, a great op-
tion is
Akari Sushi
(located in Doo-
ley Square). The place can get
pretty packed, though, so make sure
to call beforehand. In general, mak-
ing reservations is essential on
Valentine's Day. Everyone is going
out to celebrate, so call now or be
prepared to wait at least 40 min-
utes.
But what if you are unable to see
the person you love? Long-distance
relationships can be a challenge on
any given day, but when there's a
holiday reminding you that you're
unable to be with said person, the
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GUY
WHOS GOING
PLACES/FLICKR.COM
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Is
low": Whether near or
far,
shOW your
appreciation
to
the one you
low.
issue can feel even more draining.
To lessen the distance between the
two of you, set up a virtual date.
You and your love can videochat
and spend some time together
thanks to technology- it may not be
an ideal date, but it's the next best
thing to face-to-face contact. Or,
how about a flower service, like 1-
800 FLOWERS? They will deliver a
beautiful
bouquet to the person you
love. They can also deliver straw-
berries and chocolate, but make
sure to place your order before the
12th to ensure a timely arrival.
Despite your personal situation,
Valentine's Day can be an impor-
tant day to let those you love know
how you feel about them. So re-
member, love the one you're with,
whether it be your lover, yourself, or
your friends.
Get your Marist 1nojo on: College aphrodisiac alternatives
By ROBIN MINITER
Lifestyles Editor
Halt. Put down that bottle of
Jagermeister and stash those
skeevy come-ons.
For this Valentine's Day, look
no further than your friendly
Cabaret for some of nature's
finest aphrodisiac offerings. You
heard me right. Somewhere be-
tween that chicken parmesan
and cupful of french fries you
have there could quite possibly
be the key to your V-Day ro-
mance (hold the garlic, please).
First sought out as a cure-all for
sexual anxieties and prized for
their supposed libido-boosting
properties, aphrodisiacs have
been turning up in the kitchens -
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and bedrooms ..:.
_
of culinary
Casanovas for centuries. Though
these hyper-processed offerings
may bear little resemblance to
what the ancients had on their
miud, a little Thrifty can go a
long way.
·
Your cafeteria Guacamole
Never have unnervingly fluo-
rescent nacho cheese and greasy
fingerprints
been
so
sexy.
Dubbed by the
Aztecs "Ahuacu-
atl," meaning "testicle tree," that
guac plopped atop your nachos
could be your key to coital bliss.
Your library cappuccino
Functional human being?
Check. Contributing citizen of so-
ciety? Absolutely. Sex god/dess?
Quite possibly. The caffeinated
stimulant received from a cup o'
joe may indeed morph you into
all of the above. Not only will it
elevate your mood, but it will
give you that e
_
xtra jolt for your
next all-nighter.
Your Donnelly
Fig
Newtons
Ah, good things come in whole-
some, small yellow packages. A
favorite of moms everywhere,
they've breached the boundary of
the elementary lunchroom to the
bedroom - sort of. Splitting a fig
and eating its guts has long been
considered an erotic gesture.
Consider that fact next time you
coyly wipe the crumbs off of your
face.
Your Dyson sushi
Ah - you know its going to be a
good day when the promise of
sushi resonates from the Dyson
cafe. With a little maneuvering
and acrobatic work around fellow
caffeine-~tarved students, be
sure to grab a package with extra
ginger. As a circulatory stimu-
lant, i
_
t helps get the blood a-
flowin'
and
the
heart
a-poundin' ... not that you'll be
needing it.
Your Jazzman's Almond Joy
Long a symbol of fert
_
il
_
ity, al-
monds are said to treat and pre-
vent sexual inadequacies in
males and arouse passion in f e-
m ales. A little bit of chocolate, a
little bit of nutty goodness ...
these little candy bars pack a
punch in the sack.
For our generation, textual activity causes dating to suffer
Consider this typical scenerio:
1.
You meet the guy/girl at
Hatters.
2. You exchange numbers in be-
tween groping sessions and probably
before you even know his/her name.
3.
You go home that night and wake
up to a flashing light from your
phone which undoubtedly kills your
head thanks to the one- too-many
that you tossed back the previous
night.
4. When you eventually rise from
!bed,
you read the text and discover
l
it's the guy/girl you "met'' the night
before.
5. You text your little heart out and
the conversation looks something
like this:
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Person 1: "Hey, how are you
feeling? You got pretty wild last
.
night, looked like you were having a
good time."
Person 2: ''Yeah, I'm glad it's
so easy to get drinks when you're not
21 at Hatters, but I had a great time,
though I really can't remember
much of anything and my head is
pounding. I should probably start
some homework soon."
Person 1: "Oh, that's too
bad ... I was going
to ask if you want
to meet up later tonight at a frat
party or something."
Person 2: "Alright, I'll text
you later tonight when I'm out.
Later."
Kicking the bucket
Of course, if the thought of full-
contact quad skating intimidates
you, you can always go watch the
tryouts, or catch an open skate time
at Hyde Park Roller Magic. But be-
ware -
if you are bringing a date,
falling on your rear is not suave or
flattering, and roller derby may be
a little too brutal for casual viewing.
For more on Kait's bucket list ad-
ventures, vi.sit kickingthebucket. word-
press.com
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is
how your first "date" is
_
set up. I
won't get into anymore of the details,
but let us just say that Person 1 will
ultimately text Person 2 and, if they
find chemistry in between their
make out sessions and beer pong
wins, they'll most
likely
be going
home together.
According to a 2002 survey on teen
usage of messaging media by the As-
sociation for Computing Machinery,
this rampant increase of technology
use is not going to slow dawn. Text
and instant messages were found
to
''help overcome shyness in broaching
difficult topics with friend and facil-
itate online flirting." But the ques-
ow
to
get
t
ere ...
Shadows on the Hu~on
176 Rinaldi Boulevard
Poughkeepsie, NY
Cosimo Trattoria
120 Delafield Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
Akari Sushi
35 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
tion remains: how much will ro-
mance be disregarded before real re-
lationships become nonexistent?
Important conversations are now
being held via texting as opposed to
over the phone or in person. For ex-
ample,
'1
love you" are important
words to say or hear. What if you
were "told'' this the very first time ii
your newly developing relationshi
via text or e-mail? What if later tol
through the same medium, 'Tm com-
pletely finished with you."How
would you feel if the one you were 'in
love with' did this to you?
P.S. be sure to pick up your "text me"
Val en tine Day cookie in the Dyson
cafe this week!
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510 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY
Mahoney's
35 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
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12
Woes
f
rom charity stripe doom F
o
xe
s
comeback.
Iona gave Marist a number of op-
portunities to close the gap in the
second half from the charity
stripe. However, Marist hit just 9-
for-16 free throw attempts, going
2-for-7 in the second half.
Iona hit 15 of its 19 free throws
for the game, including six
straight in the final 1:41 to seal
the victory.
"It's the difference," Martin said
~ ~
-
g the free throws. "We out
feb«Ju{Jed
them, turnovers were
the same (18-18), the numbers, re-
ally, were almost identical
_
except
for the free throws.
If
we cut down
on maybe three turnovers, and
have 15 as opposed to 8, and then
maybe hit a few more free throws,
maybe you beat the second best
team in the league."
Marist was outscored 20-6 in the
paint.
Although each team committed
18 turnovers, Iona was able to con-
vert Marist turnovers into 22
points, while the Red Foxes only
scored
six
points
off
Iona
-
turnovers
.
next Friday, Feb. 12 to take on the
Canisius Golden Griffins in Buf-
falo. The tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Marist will conclude the trip on
Sunday at Niagara.
Canisius defeated Marist 72-57
on Jan. 9. On Jan 18.
,
the Red
Foxes were defeated 72-56 to Ni-
agara. Both losses came at the Mc-
Cann Center.
Around the MAAC
Siena clinched a share of the
MAAC regular season title after
defeating Fairfield 69-67 on
Moh-
day Feb. 8.
The Saints improvea to'
·~
·'
t!'l
.f
overall and 14-0 in MAAC play.
Iona is second in the conf ere:rice,
followed by
·
Fairfield (16-8,
9-5)
and St. Peters (14-10, 7-7), and
Rider (14-12, 7-7)
Marist's final two games of the
season prior to the MAAC tourna-
ment will be vs. St. Peters for sen-
ior night on Feb. 26 and at Siena
on Feb. 28.
Goodwin scored six points and
managed three steals in 19 min-
utes, playing the last 10 of the
game in place of Price.
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Daye Kaba slashes
to
the hoop against the Siena Saints on Jan. 30. Kaba's layup
with 3:50 remaining pulled the Foxes within a three-point field goal of the Gaels on
Sunday. Kaba had 10 points, four steals and four rebounds In 35 minutes of action.
"He's starting to wear down,"
Martin said of Price, who's played
extended minutes, with Goodwin
and R.J. Hall sidelined by injuries.
Goodwin injured his shoulder in
From Page
1
Marist's 72-66 win over Manhat-
tan on Jan. 2, causing him to miss
10 games.
Hall has been sidelined
!?,y
an
ankle injury. There's no timetable
for his return.
The Red Foxes will make their
annual
ti:w
to Western New York.
Marist claims first place over league rival
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Freshman Kate Oliver and Junior Maria Laterza get pumped up for the contest as
their teammates look on during pre-game introductions.
were invited to wear 1980s apparel, said. "I think now that people get
and the class held other 1980s that there's going to be a theme and
themed events around campus lead-
it'll be easy. The first time is always
ing up the event
,
including a movie going to be tough."
night and lessons on how to perform
Junior Kevin Foster
,
a member of
Michael Jackson's famed "Thriller" Strudler's sports public relations
dance
.
class who was the on court Master
Although heavily advertised
,
stu-
of Ceremonies for the event, admit-
dents that attended the game did ted the challenges of trying to get
not arrive in 1980's apparel in large fellow students to buy into the con-
number
s
. Still, Strudler agreed, cept, but was still pleased with the
having a theme night was a build-
outcome.
ing block for future Pack the House
"
Getting people there was a bit of
events
.
a process," Foster said. "As for the
"I thought [the class] took on an night of the game, the crowd was
ambitious kind of concept," Strudler electric
.
People liked Tim Akins,
who dressed up, and it made our job
easier."
Akins, a sophomore, dressed up as
Michael Jackson and joined the
Marist College cheerleaders on-
court at halftime to perform Jack-
son's "Thriller" dance.
"I heard it was 80s night, so I de-
cided to get a Michael Jackson cos-
tume, and I wore that," Akins said.
"I learned a few dance moves on the
fly, and it was a good honor. I fig-
ured that you lead by example,
maybe next time we have a theme
night I can inspire more people
to
go
all out."
In
addition to Akin
'
s costume, stu-
dents wearing Ninja Turtles
~
shirts, 1980s-style neon-colored
track suits and Spandex pants dot-
ted the crowd.
Other promotions that were spon-
sored for Pack the House night in-
cluded National Wear Red Day for
Women, as the American Heart As-
sosication was on hand to raise
awareness for women with heart
disease
.
Joe Daily, a local radio personality
on 92.1 Lite FM held a live, remote
broadcast from the McCann Center
before the game.
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Coach Brian Giorgis and members of his team look on from the bench as Marlst
now holds sole posesslon of first place In the MAAC after a 68--58 win over the visit-
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1.1.,
2010 •
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Tennis
falls to northeast power~ Cornell and Bingh8.lllton
ByJIM URSO
Sports Editor
In its first official dual match of
the spring season, the Marist
men's tennis team dropped a 5~2
decision to the Cornell Big Red on
the road on Saturday afternoon.
Marist took the doubles point,
winning at second and third dou-
bles.
Freshman Joris Van Eck
teamed up with junior Nicolas
Pisecky at second doubles. The
pair defeated Mirza Klis and
Jonathan Jaklitsch, 8-6. At third
doubles, junior Landon Greene
and senior Loic Sessagesimi pre-
-vailed over Jonathan Fife and
Ashlsh Bhandari, 8-5.
The match was Greene's first
dual match since last spring.
Greene spent the fall semester
studying abroad in Argentina.
"He played a lot of tournaments
and did a lot of training," coach
Tim Smith said. "He came back
better than when he left."
At the top singles sport, senior
Christian Coley came within a
point in a second set tiebreaker of
giving Marist a one set lead in the
match. Coley lost to Andy Gau-
thier in three sets. The final score
was 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Van Eck captured Marist's lone
singles win of the afternoon. He
bested Jeremy Feldman 6-3, 1-6,
6-1.
On Sunday, Marist dropped a
second match in Ithaca, this one
to the Binghamton Bearcats. The
final score was 6-1; with Van Eck
capturing the Red Foxes' only sin-
gles victory.
"We played better against Bing-
hamton, but they're a good team,"
Smith said. "They've had tremen-
dous success against the Ivies. I
rather play better teams and lose
than play teams we can beat eas-
ily."
Van Eck is a welcomed edition
to the Red Foxes. He's slated to
play at the third spot in the sin-
gles lineup. Smith believes he will
contend for MAAC rookie of the
year.
"He's got a lot of composure,"
said Smith. "He's the most tour-
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CIRCLE
Senior Lois Sessagessiml
(above)
and
the
men's tennis team are favored to win
the
MMC
again
this season.
nament tough freshman I've ever
seen."
He may not have taken MAAC
Rookie of the Year yet, but his ef-
forts from this weekend were
enough to earn him MAAC Tennis
Player of the Week.
The Red Foxes were picked to
win the MAAC conference in the
preseason coaches' poll.
Marist will travel to Yale for
three dual matches against Stony
Brook, Fairleigh Dickinson and
the host Bulldogs. The matches
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Vess continues strong run
By
SCOTT
ATKINS
Staff Writer
The Marist water polo team
kicked off its season last week, as it
finished it's first five games with a
1-4 record. The Red Foxes ended
last season with their third MAAC
Championship in the past four
years, becoming
·
the first MAAC
team to win back-to-back titles.
Head coach Ashleigh Jacobs hopes
to continue that streak.
"Our goal is to win the MAAC
Championship," Jacobs said. "We
want to go to the NCAA tournament
for the third year in a row."
The Foxes will be without the
school's all-time leading scorer
Katelin McCahill, who graduated
last spring. Her 272 career goals
will be sorely missed, but Marist
will return 17 players from last
year's squad, including senior goalie
Jessica Getchius who played in all
34 games last season. She was the
MAAC Defensive Player of the
Week four times before being
named Defensiv~ Player of the
Year. Jacobs expects her experi-
enced players to bring leadership to
the team. Also returning are offen-
!live linchpins Kristen Barnett and
Samantha Swartz who finished last
season with 56 and 45 goals, re-
spectively. Getchius, Swartz and de-
fensive starter Rachel Sunday were
all named to the Preseason All-
MAAC Team.
"I think they'll really help with
maturity," she said. "It definitely is
a bonus to have people who have
been there before."
Joining the upperclassmen will be
six highly touted freshmen made up
of Robyn Crabtree, Mackenzie
Maynes, Janell Robles, Heather
Fellmeth, Shelby Rinker and Kris-
ten Zepeda.
''We've already had contributions
from two of them on our first trip
out," Jacobs said. "So I think that
we have a very good group with the
six of them. I think that they won't
just help us in the future but this
year as well."
Marist, who was named No. 1 in
the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll,
was burdened with a difficult sched-
ule early as they opened their sea-
son with a loss against the No. 6
team ranked nationwide San Diego
State. Sunday and Swartz both net-
ted two goals, but the Foxes fell 15-
5.
Next they travelled to La Jolla,
California
on
Feb. 6 for the Triton
Invitational, dropping matches to
both Cal State Northridge and UC-
San Diego. Swartz continued her
strong play against Cal State,
adding another 3 goals to her total
in
an
11-7 loss, while UC-San Diego
bested the Marist squad 8-4.
Getchius finished the two games
with 14 saves in goal along with two
steals.
The Red Foxes continued play in
the tournament the next day, facing
Redlands, as Marist took home its
first win of the season.
Jacobs felt it was important
to
the
team's confidence to get that first
win out of the way.
''The win was very important," she
said. "Going out there we knew it
.
was going to be a tough week, but
having that solid win over Redlands
definitely let us know what we're ca-
pable of."
The team then met up with Indi-
ana in what was a very even
matched competition as Marist
trailed by a mere 2 goals at half-
time. But the Foxes were then
shutout in the third quarter 2-0,
making their 3-1 fourth quarter
comeback
unsuccessful.
The
Hoosiers finished on top 8-6.
Getchius and senior driver Angie
Rampton were named MAAC Of-
fensive and Defensive Players of the
Week for their performances at the
Triton Invitational. Getchius aver-
age 9.2 saves per game while Ramp-
ton finished the event with 15
points
.
By VINNY GINARDI
Staff Writer
Sophomore Adam Vess ran yet
another great race at the New Bal-
ance Collegiate
Meet at the New York City Armory
on Saturday.
Vess finished in 4th place in the
3,000-meter championship race,
finishing in 8:08.99. Vess ran neg-
ative splits throughout the race,
meaning that he ran faster as the
race progressed. With his perform-
ance, Vess qualified for the IC4A
Championship, which will be held
at Boston University on March 6-7.
"He was able
to
shift gears really
well. He proved that he belonged in
that big time field," coach Pete Co-
laizzo said.
Two other runners also ran this
past weekend for the Red Foxes.
Senior Colin Fredrickson ran a
52.36 in the 400 dash while senior
Matthew Jancyzk ran the 1,000 in
a time of 2:36.19.
The weekend before, the Marist
put forth one of its best perform-
ances of the year at the Terrier
Classic held at Boston University.
Sixteen different runners notched
personal best times, while the Red
Foxes also qualified four runners
for IC4A Championship.
Sophomores William Griffin and
Matthew Flint qualified with their
performances in the 3,000 run with
times of 8:25.39 and 8:26.13 re-
spectively.
Graduate students Girma Segni
and Savid Raucci qualified for the
5,000-meter
run.
Segni, the school
record
·
holder, finished the race in
a time of 14:31.24, while Raucci
finished in 14:43.95.
"It's kind of neat because the
older guys groomed the younger
guys. The team has been working
very hard," Colaizzo said. ''The fact
that they can do it [qualify] is re-
ally gratifying, especially for the
younger runners."
The Red Foxes will travel this
weekend to Boston for the Valen-
tine Invitational.
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A capacity crowd of 3,200 people filed into the James J. McCann center this past
Friday night to witness the Marist women's basketball team defeat the visiting
Iona Gaels. This was the first time that Marlst had a pre-sale sellout of tickets.















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Gaels' experience halts Marist comeback
ByJIM
URSO
Sports Editor
For about 28 minutes on Sunday,
the Marist men's basketball team
looked like a team that could com-
men•a
pete with an upper
basketball
echelon MMC oppo-
nent.
They had energy. They rallied.
'nley fought.
For the other 12 minutes, though,
Marist looked flustered, inexperi-
enced and out of sync.
Unfortunately for the Red Foxes,
those 12 minutes were enough
to
keep them stuck at one win.
Marist lost 56-51 to the Iona Gaels
at the McCann Center, falling to 1-
23 on the season and 1-13 in MAAC
play.
"I'm very happy with the
win,"
Iona coach Kevin Willard said, "be-
cause it was a tough game."
Freshman Candon Rusin led
Marist with 17 points on 6-for-13
shooting, including 3-for-6 from be-
hind the arc.
Scott Machado led the Gaels with
17 points and three assists. Alejo
Rodriguez added nine points along-
side 10 rebounds and two blocks.
Iona improved to 17-7 overall and
10-4 in the MAAC, good for second
place.
The first 10 minutes were excruci-
ating for the Red Foxes, who failed
to make a field goal. Marist missed
its first 10 shots, allowing the Gaels
to jump out to a 17-4 lead midway
through the half.
Senior guard D_ejuan Goodwin
checked in the game with 11:31 re-
maining in the half. Goodwin hit
Marist's first field goal with 9:32 re-
maining, sparking a 10-0 run that
brought the Red Foxes within three.
A three-point shot from freshman
point guard Devin Price cut Iona's
lead to 27-26 with 4:11 remaining.
Daye Kaba hit a jump shot, tying
the game at 28, capping a 24-11
Marist run.
Iona's Jonathan Huffman hit a
three-pointer, giving Iona a 31-28
lead at halftime.
"The first five minutes were a lit-
tle scary," Marist coach Chuck Mar-
tin said, "but they gathered their
thoughts, they controlled their emo-
tions, and then they did figure it
out. I wasn't holding on to them, I
kind of let them go and they figured
it out a little."
The Gaels came out hot in the sec-
ond half, scoring five consecutive
points and extending their lead to
eight. Howevet, Marist fired back.
Rusin hit back-to-back threes, then
a jump shot, cutting Iona's lead to
ATIO
CEPT
36-34 and then 38-36 with 16: 11 re-
maining.
"My teammates got me the ball
and got me open looks and we exe-
cuted and I just knocked down the
shots," Rusin said.
For the next 12 minutes, Iona kept
trying to build their lead, but Marist
wouldn't back down.
A three-pointer by Iona's Kyle
Smith with 12:07 remaining ex-
tended Iona's lead to 46-39. Over
three
minutes
later,
Dorvell
Carter's three-pointer broke a scor-
ing drought, pulling Marist to
within four.
Carter had eight points in just 13
minutes, connecting on 2-for-3 from
three-point range.
A layup by Kaba pulled Marist
within three with 3:50 remaining.
With the score now 50-48 in favor
of Iona, the Red Foxes turned in a
tremendous defensive possession,
pressuring the ball and forcing Iona
to reset. The sequence resulted in a
Rob Johnson steal with 2:17 re-
maining. Now, Iona looked flustered
and a young Marist team looked to
be taking a step forward.
But they couldn't finish.
The Red Foxes made just 1-of-5
field goal attempts and turned the
ball over once over the final two
minutes, unable to complete the
RYAN HUTTO
'TH
CIRCLE
Freshman candon
Rusin scored eight
consecutive
points
In
the second half
to
keep
the
Red Foxes
In
striking
distance
of
the Iona Gaels.
However,
Marist
couldn't
hit shots In the final
two
minutes.
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