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coffeehouse benefit
By
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writer
Many students have participated in
an event to support the organization
"To Write Love On Her Arms" (or at
least RSVP'd to the Facebook event)
by decorating their forearms with the
word
''love"
on a specific day. But how
many actually know what the organ-
ization ''To Write Love On Her Arms"
(TWLOHA) is really about? Mari.st is
providing students with a chance to
find out and show their support on
Monday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. in the
PAR by going to the event "Lyrics and
Conversation," co-sponsored by SPC
and Marist's chapter ofTWLOHA.
According to their mission state-
ment, TWLOHA is a nonprofit move-
ment dedicated to presenting help
and providing hope to
people
strug-
gling with addiction, depression, self-
injury, and suicide.
The committee will support the
larger cause off campus by partici-
pating in community service and
charitable events, and by helping to
raise money to invest in treatment.
However, simply having a commu-
nity and support network for people
is an important factor, and that is
what Marist's chapter aims to create
on campus.
"One of the goals [of the Lyrics and
Conversation event] is to bring
awareness to it," SPC Acting Presi-
dent Courtney Seto said.
Lyrics and Conversation
is
part of a
House Tour, traveling to various uni-
versities
to
spread awareness
through discussion and music. The
speaker leading discussion, Denny
Kolsch,
is
a TWLOHA representative
who has been involved for a long time
and struggled himself with addiction.
Damion
Suomi,
Andy Zipf, and Lau-
ris Vidal, the musicians with the
event, are three friends who decided
to come together to
support
the cause
with their musical talents.
''The event is a hybrid
coffeehouse
event and speaker," said Seto. ''This
is
something
SPC is excited to get in-
volved in." Both Seto and Rachel Ed-
monds,
president of Mari.st chapter's
committee emphasized that the point
of the event is for people to partici-
pate, and to feel safe and comfortable
doing so.
''The issues TWLOHA addresses
are something every college has to
deal with," stated Senate Speaker
and TWLOHA committee chair Myr-
iah Anderson. She added that it is
SGA's job to help the student body
and this committee will do so.
RYA HUTTON
/
THE
ClRCLE
Prospective Marist students and their families attended an open
house event on campus this past weekend. Students were given
tours and information sessions, where they got to talk with cur-
rent
faculty
and students about
opportunities
at Marlst.
Religious lecture dicusses search for fulfillment
By
GAIL GOLDSMITH
Features Editor
On
April
7, Kathleen M. Sullivan,
Ph.D, presented a lecture empha-
sizing
the Beatitudes, blessings
from the Sermon on the Mount as
described in the New Testament
Gospels of Matthew and Luke, as a
means toward personal and spiri-
tual fulfillment through service.
''The Search for Fulfillment: Ap-
plying the Beatitudes in Tough
Times," this year's installment of
the Hesburgh Lecture series, was
sponsored by the University of
Notre Dame Alumni Association
and its Mid-Hudson Chapter.
Sullivan, senior director of spiri-
tuality and service for the Notre
Dame Alumni Association, asserts
that the principles described in the
Beatitudes are particularly rele-
vant for the college demographic
because the texts put in perspec-
tive what really matters in terms of
how one applies their gifts, selects
their career, spends their time, and
maneuvers thorough disappoint-
ment.
''The Beatitudes offer us the op-
portunity to be fulfilled with a sat-
isfaction that sustains us through
tough times," Sullivan said. "The
Beatitudes help us discern our
blind spots."
She contrasted the Beatitudes
with what she refers to as the "21st
Century secular Beatitudes."
''The 21st Century Secular Beat-
itudes arise from the worldly quest
for immediate recognition, external
success and easy self- fulfillment
without sacrifice," she said.
The secular Beatitudes include
motifs of self-pity, attention-seek-
ing, apathy, negative conversation,
and rationalization of
beliefs
in
pursuit of wealth and success,
while the Beatitudes in Christian
scripture promote values such as
being steadfast despite one's im-
pulses, merciful, peaceful, and en-
during persecution for the sake of
rightousness.
She also discussed broad behav-
ioral applications of these themes.
This kind of "upside-down king-
dom theology", a system of living
running counter to worldly expec-
tations is seen in many world reli-
gions, including Judaism, Islam,
Sikhism, and Taoism.
"I came because I was intrigued
by the title and how we can experi-
ence and practice our faith while
dealing with these tough economic
times
and
political polarity," said
Dr. John A. Scileppi, a psychology
professor. "I've got really strong po-
litical feelings but I wanted about
how to be a person of faith."
The Hesburgh Lecture series
began in 1992 and seeks to exam-
ine issue of faith through a con-
temporary and timely lens; all but
two Hesburgh Lectures have been
hosted by Marist College.
Notre Dame alumnus Carl
Schafer vividly remembers the
1994 Hesburgh Lecture on physi-
cian-assisted suicide, hosted by
Vassar College.
"We were not in Catholic territory
or even Christian territory at Vas-
sar, but the room was packed with
students and they all paid atten-
tion," Schafer said.
No Marist students were inter-
.viewed
for this article; none at-
tended.



























Thursday, April 15, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 4/15
No Events Posted
Friday, 4/16
Women's Lacrosse v. Manhattan
7 p.m., Leonidoff Field
Saturday, 4/17
Pump Up The Volume
Presented bythe Marist Dance Club
In the James J. Mccann Center
5p.m.
Tickets:
$8
with Student ID at door,
$14
general admission at door
Sunday, 4/18
Pump Up The Volume
Presented by the Marist Dance Club
In the James J. Mccann Center
3p.m.
Tickets:
$8
with Student ID at door,
$14
general admission at door
Monday, 4/19
No Events Posted
Tuesday, 4/20
Men's Tennis v. Army
3 p.m., Fulton Courts
Wednesday, 4/21
Baseball v. Hartford
3:00 p.m., Mccann Baseball Field
Thursday, 4/22
Poetry Slam
Sponsored by the Literary Arts
Society
9 p.m., Cabaret
$1
Admission at the door
campus
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Security Briefs
Chair and table betray Marist employees
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
Apparently, The Circle took some
time off last week. It's a good thing,
because to be honest, I completely
forgot to meet with security, write
my article, or do anything last week.
So ... phew. Dodged that bullet.
Since then, so much has happened
on campus. Formal~, public urina-
tion, and ransacked vending ma-
chines. Oh my! But one disclaimer
before I begin. All of the stories I'm
about to tell you involve some of the
low points in our fellow students'
lives, but you can all take solace by
looking at my life. A few days ago, I
ate a Go-Go Taquito with some sort
of processed meat, washed it down
with an energy drink, and called
that dinner. That
is
and always will
be my rock bottom. I can't believe
I'm still breathing.
4/7-Leo
This
story involves two employees
.
First, one employee tried sitting
down.
Sounds easy right? The
chair begged to differ, as it flipped
and sent the employee flying. Next,
another person was trying to move a
table, and a chair fell on her foot.
Furnitµre: 2. Human Beings: 0.
10 points.
417-Marian
Put on your serious faces for this
one; it's sort of a Public Service An-
nouncement. There have been a se-
ries of thefts in Marian Hall in the
last few days. An iPod, an iPhone,
cash, wallets, and books haye been
stolen. That's not good. If you have
any inforqiation or tips about this,
please call Donnelly security and
help them out. Until then, lock your
doors. Thanks guys.
4/8 -
Champagnat
Oh, good! We have an easy transi-
tion from serious to hilarious. Here
The
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we go. A Marist employee spotted a
student urinating on the side of
Champagnat. Why in the world
would anyone ever t~nk that was
okay?! Want to know something
funny?
It
happened at 3 p.m. on
Saturday, one of the nicest days of
the year, while I'm sure everyone
was outside. Want to know some-
thing even funnier? The student
was a girl! HOW DID YOU POSSI-
BLY THINK THAT WAS A GOOD
IDEA?! The only good part is you
just got Champ a record-breaking
100 points.
419
-Hancock
Hey, check it out, the Hancock
Center gets its first ever headline in
the briefs! This is exciting, but
since I have editors, I'm going to
skip the countless jokes about the
second syllable of this building's
name, and let you guys make them
yourself. Back to the story, though,
somebody stole the sign that was
resting outside the building. Who-
ever did this, congratulations. You
win. 40 Points.
4/10-
Champagnat
The security guard on duty was
checking a guest's bag and found
two cans of Coors Light. Ten min-
utes later, the same security guard
found another eight cans of Coors
Light in another guest's bag.
Damn. That guard was on their
game last week. 10 points.
4/10 -
Poughkeepsie Grandview
· A girl was sent back to Marist by
her sorority for drinking a little bit
too much at their formal. This was
at 8 p.m. Ugh, you hate to see that.
10 points.
4/10
-Donnelly
A girl refused to leave a taxicab
after returning from the bars. The
cab driver wisely called security to
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help out (lawsuits for days if he laid
-a
finger on the poor girl), and secu-
rity transferred her into one of their
vehicles. From there, she escaped
out of the back door and tried to
sprint away.
She was caught,
Poughkeepsie police were called,
and she was sent to St. Francis.
10 points.
4/11 -
Sheahan
Another guest was caught with
beer. This time, Pabst Blue Ribbon.
''That stuff is disgusting" (John
Gildard). I assume they were going
to have a Gran Torino party, in
which case they would sit outside
their front doors drinking PBR, and
screaming racial slurs at their
neighbors. Oh, Clint Eastwood
2 points.
4/11 -
Midrise
Someone destroyed the candy ma-
chine! Those bastards! The front
door was ripped open and all of the
candy was gone.
If
I lived in Midrise
and wanted a Three Musketeers
when I woke up, I would not be a
very happy person. I hope security
finds an endless supply of candy in
somebody's room and eats it in front
of them. 20 points.
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Capstone
group to host
clinic
for victims of abuse
By MYLES WILLIAMS
Circle Contributor
The Grace Smith House (GSH) shelters
adults and children who are victims of do-
mestic abuse and other types of violence.
Many do not see the battles they fight every
day, trying to move on and make a new and
happier life. Fort;~mately, the children of
Grace Smith House will have the opportu-
nity to have a day of fun with the Marist
men's and women's basketball team. On
April 21t at 4 p.m., the athletes will volun-
teer to host a one day basketball camp where
they will get to play and interact with the
children.
According to Judy Lombardi, director of
Grace Smith House, the event is an opportu-
nity to give the children a chance to chase
their dreams
.
own."
This event came to be as a public relations
capstone project for senior students Sophie
Ehrlich and Javon Parris.
"Javon and Anastasia [Josephs] all wanted
to something to help children in need,"
Ehrlich said. "We decided to do this basket-
ball camp with the GSH because Javon is a
member of the basketball team and knew
what positive role sports played in his child-
hood."
There will be 20 to 25 children and around
ten
Marist
basketball athletes attending the
upcoming event.
NEVER FORGET
KRISTEN DO
NEL.l/TH
E
CIROI.E
"Victims of domestic violence often leave
behind their dreams and goals just to focus
on survival. Included in the basketball camp
is a question and answer period when the
athletes speak with the children of Grace
Smith House about how they accomplished
their dreams and goals. The children of
Grace Smith House will be able to hear and
learn about achieving goals and will hope-
fully explore and re-establish some of their
"Our capstone group is hoping this will be
the beginning of collaborative relationship
between Marist students and GSH chil-
dren," said Ehrlich
.
"There could be a sci-
ence day when the children could conduct
chemistry experiments under the guidance
chem. students. The children could work
with environmental groups on campus and
learn how to grow plants and vegetables.
The possibilities are endless. The GSH has
never had a Marist intern. This would be a
great place for communications and social
work majors to earn credits through an in-
ternship while working towards a good
cause."
Samuel Bradln, a Holocaust
survivor
displays
a
S&-
rlal number
that
was
tattooed
on
his arm during
his
time
at
the
Auschwitz concentration camp.
Bradln spoke
April
7
as
part
of 20th
annual Ho~
caust Remembrance Program
at
Marlst.
Marist to host day-long
program
on
sustainable
IMng
for a small planet
On
Thursday,
April
15,
Marist
College, in support of the sustain-
ability efforts across campus and in
the curriculum, will sponsor a day-
long series of events: workshops,
panel discussions, films, exhibits,
lectures, and keynote speakers, fo-
cusing on "Sustainable Living for
a Small Planet." All events are
free and open to the public.
Events begin at 9:15 a.m. with a
keynote address by Judith La-
Belle
,
CEO of the Glynwood Cen-
ter, in the Performing Arts Room
of the college's Student Center.
Located in Cold Spring, the Glyn-
wood center is a nonprofit organi-
zation dedicated to advancing the
field of community stewardship.
Discussions on alternative energy
and business opportunities, inter-
faith cooperation and the environ-
ment, students' perspectives on
sustainable living, and local food
and fuel
will take place at various
locations on campus from 9:30
a.m.
to
4:45
p.m.
At 11 a.m., a dumpster dive out-
side the Student Center will de-
termine how faithful students,
faculty and staff are to the col-
lege's recycling efforts. At the
same time, a clothing swap will
take place in room 348A of the
Student Center, allowing students
to exchange clothing they no longer
wear for new wardrobe items.
Environmentally-themed films will
be screened in the Nelly Goletti The-
atre from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. At 5
p.m., a keynote address on "Climate
Change: Causes
,
Impacts, and What
We Can Do" will be delivered by Dr.
William H. Schlesinger, president of
the Cary Institute for Ecosystems
Studies in Millbrook.
NEWS BRIEFS
Marist
students
selected as 2010
In-
terns of the year
Amanda LaMela, a senior fashion
merchandising major with
a
minor
in
public relations and
business
administration
is this year's recip-
ient of the 2010 Marist College In-
tern of the Year Award. LaMela,
a resident of Marlboro, N.Y., will
receive her award on Thursday,
April 22 at the Field Experience
Recognition Luncheon in the
Cabaret at noon.
LaMela has participated in three
internships including DFS Group
in San Francisco and W Magazine
and Gucci America in New
York. In addition, she was a pro-
motion freelancer for Women's
Wear Daily and is currently an ad-
vertising freelancer for W Maga-
zine in New York City.
In addition, seven students will
be recognized, representing the
various schools at Marist, to re-
ceive intern awards.
They are Allison Duffy, commu-
nications with a concentration in
journalism and sports communica-
tion; Nicolas Pasquariello, infor-
mation systems; Deanna Gillen,
political science; Jennifer Argen,
business administration with em-
phasis in finance; Jacob Cawley,
biology; Jennifer Lemke, criminal
justice; and Jennifer
Dopp,
psy-
chology/ special education.
Desmond Murray, assistant di-
rector of Field Experience, will
present the awards to the intern
recipients in front of an audience
of employers, Marist faculty and
staff, and students.
Season finale of Undercover
Boss
features Martst Alum
Sunday, April 11,
Chris
McCann,
president and Chief
Operating Offi-
cer of floral
gift
retailer 1-800-
FLOWERS,
and a 1983 graduate of
Marist College went undercover in
the season finale of CBS's hit televi-
sion show, "Undercover Boss."
The television show follows high-
profile chief executives as they go
undercover, working side by side
with their employees to gain a new
perspective of how their company
runs at the forefront, while witness-
ing firsthand the unsung heroes
that make their company run.
Earlier this season, the television-
show followed eight other chief
ex-
ecutives as they slipped unknown
into the ranks of their company, in-
cluding executives of 7Eleven,
White Castle, Hooters, Roto-Rooter,
Waste Management and the Ken-
tucky Derby facility, Churchill
Downs.
On Sunday's episode, McCann de-
cided to use his opportunity under-
cover to decide how to better operate
1-800 FLOWERS, a company he
started in 1986 with his older
brother James McCann. He did this
by growing a beard and posing as
a
man named
Patrick
who assumed
an entry level job, as part of a show
he was filming on the subject. Mc-
Cann' s duties included working
under five different people at differ-
ent company boutiques in the north-
east
putting
together
flower
arrangements, and cleaning up the
flower shop. McCann became in-
spired by his employees who work
hard every day to make the com-
pany what it is, and at the end of
the show reveals his identity and
honors the people he worked under.
-Marina Cella contributed reporting.
The Martst Poll Reports
New York City Mayor
Michael
Bloomberg
has earned
a
very dis-
tinctive honor. A plurality
of
regis-
tered voters
citywide
-
38
percent
-
say Bloomberg has been the best
mayor for New York City in three
decades. Rudy Giuliani takes sec-
ond place with 31 percent reporting
he did the most for the city. Ed
Koch was famous for asking voters,
"How am I doing?" Well, 15 percent
thought Koch did enough to war-
rant the title of
"New
York City's
Best Mayor." David Dinkins, on the
other hand, does not fare nearly as
well with just 9 percent saying he
did the most for the five boroughs.
Seven percent are unsure.
In addition to receiving top hon-
ors, 56 percent think Mayor
Bloomberg is doing well in office.
This includes 13 percent who say he
is doing an excellent job and 43 per-
cent who report he is doing a good
one. Twenty-nine percent believe
the mayor is performing fairly well
while 13 percent say he is doing a
poor job. When Marist last asked
about Mayor Bloomberg's job per-
formance in its Oc. 30 survey in the
heat of his re-election campaign, 54
percent gave the mayor high marks
while one-third graded him as aver-
age. Twelve percent said he was
performing poorly.
''Mayor Bloomberg has been able
to keep his approval rating intact
despite governing during difficult
e
·
conomic times. Compared with his
predecessors, so is his legacy," said
Dr. Lee M. MiringofI
,
director of The
Marist College Institute for Public
Opinion.














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Column About Nothing: Squashing Greek life myths
By
MORGAN NEEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
I've never
been the one to
trust fraternities
or
sororities.
From what fve
gathered
from
popular
culture,
Greek
life oonsists
of
men
juxtapos-
ing
their
preppy
outfits
by
drinking
too
much and partaking in testos-
terone trips, and women who sport
clean-cut images while actually
being truly horrible people.
I imagined a world of polo shirts,
pants in khaki and pastels and
Asher Roth-like characters. I wear
girly skirts and ride a pastel pink
bicycle, but even I will only go so
far.
Last weekend, I visited my best
friend at her university in Virginia.
It was at this small school that I se-
riously reevaluated my prior views
toward Greek life; the more I
learned about it, the more I wished
that it had been a more prominent
part of my Marist experience.
Obviously, Greek life isn't God's
gift to the collegiate world. Just like
any other organization, it has its
problems. Anothe:t friend of mine
was in a fraternity in Pennsylvania,
and his frat's initiation was a bit ex-
treme.
The new members embarked on
actual pursuits where the seniors
were hunted down with the inten-
tion of them "submitting."
Most of the seniors would vehe-
mently refuse to say the code word,
so more physical methods of coer-
cion would ensue. By the end of his
experience, my friend had submit-
ted, but had suffered both a broken
door and a broken nose.
Granted, this behavior is hardly
unique to Greek life. I also knew a
college athlete whose team's initia-
tion also involved extreme submis-
sion quests and drinking close to
levels of hospitalization. In this par-
ticular case, the man in question
was pursued down a flight of stairs,
only to be caught when the pursuer
- drunk
to
the point of invincibility
- jumped down the entire flight.
Greek life has its issues as does al-
most any aspect of life, especially
aspects involving rivalries and com-
petition.
However, at least for those I met
last weekend, Greek life was a
hugely positive experience, and not
at all as I'd imagined. While some
sororities and fraternities had cer-
tain rivals, the rivalries were based
more on tradition than actual mal-
ice. People didn't stay strictly
within their Greek circles, and it
was hardly verboten for members of
"rival" circles to interact.
The competition that did exist
among sororities was also more pro-
ductive than I'd imagined; my
friend's sorGrity had recently com-
peted in a week of events designed
to raise money for charities. All of
the sororities participated in bake
sales and sporting events with the
hope of being the sorority to raise
the most amount of money.
Greek life on the aforementioned
campus also helped to promote my
newest favorite cause: closer ties be-
tween upper and lower classmen.
Sorority members adopted their
younger sorority sisters, therefore
taking them
to events, hanging out
with them and generally interacting
on a closer level than I've seen at
Marist.
In fact, I spent my Saturday night
with my best friend, her housemate
and a gaggle of freshman girls who
my friend had met through her
adopted sophomore.
I can't say that I remember a time
when I had so much fun in the com-
pany of freshmen - probably be-
cause I'd mostly stopped hanging
out with them after becoming a jun-
ior.
However, I can say that I was
grateful for the sorority system that
night, because hanging out with
freshmen - specifically, a hilarious
Georgian - was an absolute riot.
Had I not been graduating in about
40 days, I would have gladly
pseudo-adopted a freshman of my
own so I could've actually been
doing what I'm raving about.
Before I become too over-zealous
in my praise for the Greek life, I'll
just end by saying that what I've
seen of Greek life has been no~hing
but positive. The traditions - balls,
themed parties (non-alcoholic, of
course) and fund-raising competi-
tions - were fascinating and seemed
to create even more school spirit
than was already present.
For the record, my friend does not
own any polo shirts, I've never seen
her wear khaki pants, and I'm fairly
certain that she only owns a pair of
Argyle socks as a joke.
From the looks of it, I'd say that I
do like Greek life after all.
MTV's '16 and Pregnant' serves as stage for whining and drama
By
DANIELLE FLINT
The Daily Titan
Sunday might be my favorite day
of the week. It's my one day to sleep
in; I can lie around all afternoon in
my pajamas and I usually make my-
self a nice stack of syrupy waffles.
The only thing that frustrates me
about this day of rest is the avail-
able programming in the late morn-
ing. Even after my several angry
letters, ''The Price is Right" has re-
fused to expand their work week for
my viewing pleasure, so I'm stuck
clicking through "Oprah" reruns
and made-for-TV movies.
With that in mind, it is under-
standable that one day I would end
up chomping down a bowl of Special
K with my eyes glued to MTV's "16
and Pregnant." Who knew there
were so many knocked-up teens
willing to expose their broken rela-
tionships and Southern accents to
the masses? Apparently, enough to
make up several marathons for the
formerly music video-logged net-
work.
As soon as the mascara-stained
yelling matches began, my loving
boyfriend resigned himself to his
studies in our bedroom, leaving me
alone
to
absorb all of the awful that
is "16 and Pregnant."
Move over Flavor Flav, this pro-
gram might be the new embodiment
of everything I hate about televi-
sion, specifically MTV.
You might expect a show with a
name like "16 and Pregnant"
to
re-
side on a channel like TLC, with all
the other baby crap that people like
to watch, but there is a very good
reason it doesn't. It's because "16
and Pregnant" isn't so much about
being 16 and pregnant as it
is
about
crying, whining, reading from cue
cards and irresponsibility.
Relationship drama is what dom-
inates this train wreck of a series,
and not 'the sort of relationship
drama that might normally result
from an unplanned teen pregnancy.
It's the same 'he said, she said' situ-
ations you find on ''The Real World,"
with the resulting baby playing the
role of accessory and afterthought.
The particular episode I was lucky
enough to catch follows the life of a
cheerleader expecting twins. She
has no money, a relationship with a
man who has a serious thing for
camouflage and overalls and a fu-
ture that looks suspiciously stained
in regurgitated baby formula.
And what was her biggest worry
throughout the course of the show?
Getting back together with her ex-
boyfriend, a fresh-faced, grade-A
loser who wears his baseball cap at
a jaunty angle.
The show does try to tackle the
issue of unplanned infants at the
source, reminding viewers that un-
protected sex often results in a cry-
ing, pooping, life-ruining burden.
The part that bothered me the
most had nothing to do with the
content or characters. I've come to
expect some seriously vile program-
ming from MTV and the exploita-
tion of young motherhood is well
within the crap they're willing to
film. No, my beef with "16 and Preg-
nant" is one that runs deep and
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of
many soon-to-be mothers and fathers. MTV's
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and Pregnant• follows the lives
of
single mothers and their partners
with
corny, pre-
recorded narrations that take away from the drama
of
the situation.
pops up in most reality television.
That beef is cue cards.
I would rather have my head held
underwater as a thousand New Jer-
sey housewives scratch a thousand
chalkboards with their excessively-
manicured fingernails than listen
to
another pregnant 16-year-old nar-
rate an hour-long special about her
contractions in an eerily rehearsed
and broken voice.
Any soul these poor girls have left
seems
to
be sucked out when they're
asked to read their bad decisions
back to viewers, accompanied by
scratchy illustrations of the stages
of their pregnancy on notebook
paper.
After an hour of sense-assaulting
scenes of terror and mayhem, my
boyfriend re-emerged from our bed-
room and was immediately alarmed
by the foam forming in the corners
ofmy mouth.
He switched channels immedi-
a,tely, just before ''The Challenge:
Fresh Meat" came on.
We spent the rest of the afternoon
watching the Food Network and
"Ninja Warrior," and swore
to never
speak of MTV again.






























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Talking Tarot: The Angel of Judg1nent may inspire you
BY JENNIFER MEYERS
Staff Writer
. - - - - - - - - .
At this time in our
lives,
especially
for you seniors,
you are looking
for your calling.
College is all
about
finding
your passion in
life and making
yourself worthy of
a career.
But then our in-
securities come into play. What if
I'm not good enough for the job?
What do I have that others don't? As
a journalism student, I constantly
think,
''What
do I have to say that's
so important that others would
want to read about?"
Judgment is a card that implies
having a revelation. The card is
usually illustrated with a main fig-
ure in t~e middle of the card sound-
ing a horn. This is a "calling of an
angel" telling you to put aside your
insecurities and give the world what
you have to offer.
The figures standing beneath the
angel are naked signifying that they
are stripped to purity and are rising
out of a coffin which implies their
readiness to forget the past-it is
dead; we are ready for a new begin-
ning.
In
Tarot for Life by Paul Quinn,
he says "The blast has literally
awakened the dead, who rise from
their coffins and welcome the vision
of unified consciousness soaring
above."
Interestingly enough, Judgment
falls between the Lovers and Death
card. Within the Lovers card, it is
the awakening consciousness to cre-
ate new relationships which then
releases the past which is Death or
"the death of the old self."
The angel is breaking through to
teach us that we are all individuals
who are put on this earth for a rea-
son even if you don't know exactly
why.
Quinn also says that Judgment re-
sembles greatly with Martin Luther
King, Jr. as "calling the nation to
honor its pledge of equality for all,
and in every heav.en-on-earth effort
to wake global consciousness to the
fact of our interconnectedness."
This means that we all have equal
opportunity in this world and the
only thing holding you back is your
insecurities. We just need to come
to the consciousness of the "realized
self."
The angel of Judgment is here to
help us to forgive the past, find our
calling, and discover our path.
Yet all of us are equal therefore
any intimidation or may get from an
individual, that's just another form
of insecurity. But Judgment isri't
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always just about finding your
greatest meaning in life. It can be
something simple as to just be
happy and bring the love of others
and to not fear life.
"Consciousness
if contagious" said
Quinn. Everyone is conscious of the
unknown at all times and the last
thing we want to do is fear it. None
of us have a set life-the future is
always changeable, So why fear
something that isn't even reality
yet?
Some key words to remember for
Judgment is being "deeply inspired"
and
"awakened."
You have found your calling in life,
hopefully through four years of col-
lege, and are ready to take on the
world. But remember that this call-
ing can just be a message to let go of
the past and be happy.
The only "sh~dow'' side-to this card
is the fact that we may be waiting to
be rescued.
We all want the easy way out and
we wait for someone with connec-
tions to help us through our future
career.
In today's world, networking and
connections arebecoming more valu-
able-who you know seems more
important than a college degree at
some times.
Another down side is that you may
be ignoring others advice on what
you're most talented at.
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This
card
features the Angel of Judgment.
who heralds new beginnings.
Sports, history, math, science,
writing-anything; you brush off
their belief in you and you are
doubting your ability for success-
again, insecurity.
So find that angel that blows the
horn to awaken your consciousness
into reality to find your calling in
life. If you haven't reached that
point yet, just be happy. The world
is unlimited with possibilities and
somewhere on this earth, we will
find our identity.
Guide helps get deposits back
BY JAY BALAGNA
The Nevada Sagebrush
A common goal when moving out:
Get the deposit back. But some-
times that's a problem if a wrestling
session left holes in the walls or
party-goers stained the carpet.
Al-
though landlords often tell renters
to leave repairs up to the profes-
sionals, this can be unnecessarily
expensive. Follow this guide to fix
common mishaps, avoid costly re-
pairs and keep your deposit for a
downpayment on your new dig.
Holes in the Wall
While holes in walls can seem
daunting to repair, for about $40,
they can be fixed to look like new.
Supplies: Sandpaper or sandscreen
($3 to $13), drywall mud compound
(quick to drying, $4.50 to $8), wall
patch ($3.50 to $6), spackling com-
pound ($2 to $7), spray texture ($9
to $14), paint ($8 to $13 for a quart;
bring a sample to the paint store so
employees can match it for you),
primer ($6 to $10), putty knife
($2.50 to
_
$3 for a disposable set, $7+
for a regular wide knife), or a kit for
small holes that contains a putty
knife, spackling, sandpaper and a
patch ($8)
Method:
Pull out the really loose pieces of
the wall left in the hole and sand
around the edge of the hole in the
shape of your patch.
*
Mix
the drywall mud compound
and put some around the edge of the
hole. Apply the wall patch before it
dries and wipe off the excess mud if
it comes out around the edges of the
patch. Wait for the mud to dry (it
will say on the package how long
that will take).
Mix the spackling compound and
put it over the patch. The intention
here is to fill in the mesh and make
an even surface. Wait for it to
dry.
Spray texture (optional) over the
patch until it is textured in the
same way as the rest of the wall.
Wait for it to
dry.
Apply the primer over the patch.
Wait for it to
dry.
Paint over the primer and use the
putty knife to feather the edges out
into the existing paint so it blends
more naturally.
Carpet Stains
With any carpet spills -
alcohol,
pet or otherwise -
it is best to deal
with the problem as soon as possi-
ble .. Follow any special instructions
on spray bottles.
Supplies: Rag or towel ($1 to $2.50
for a small rag), soda water ($1 to
$1.50 for a small container), enzyme
spray (for odorous stains, $3.50 to
$6), vinegar (for pet stains, 50 cents
to $2.50), stain to remover spray
($3.50 to $6; avoid foaming sprays)
Method:
*
Run for the rag and soda water
right away! Put some soda water on
the stain and blot up as much of the
mess as you can with the rag. Do
not rub, as this will only worsen the
problem.


















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'The Girls Next Door' is a hit
By
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writer
The play "The Girls Next Door,"
currently being put on by MCCTA, is
one of the best p~rformances this
student has seen at Marist College.
Everything was done beautifully
right down to the character's voices
and the homey set.
It was adapted from the play ''The
Boys Next Door," by Tom Griffin.
The setting is present New England
in the summertime. The original
story is about the every day lives of
four mentally disable<l: men living in
a group home and their caretaker.
Director Matt Andrews puts five
characters on stage that maintain
the mental disabilities and traits of
the original characters, but are all
women.
The first character introduced is
Alice Wiggins, played by sophomore
Lina Kirby. Alice is a somewhat
mentally challenged woman who has
·
obsessive-compulsive
tendencies.
Kirby is excellent in this role, round-
ing it out with an adorable character
voice and nervous mannerisms. Her
interaction with other characters is
hysterical, but she also shines dur-
ing short solo scenes.
Lucille (Lucien) P. Smith, the sec-
ond character introduced played by
FILM REVIEW
ANNEMARIE ANDREWS/lllE CIRCLE
The cast
of
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Next Door.•
Kimberly Birch, is a woman who
functions on a childlike level. Birch
provides some comedy with Lucille's
random blurts, but also delivers a
heart-wrenching performance with a
brief glimpse inside Lucille's head.
Kudos to Birch for pulling off such a
contrasting character from her im-
pressive performance as Rosalind in
Shakespeare's "As You Like It" last
year.
Senior Mairead Delaney plays the
third character introduced, Jill, the
group's caretaker. Jill narrates the
story and reminds the audience that
these women are not always treated
with the respect they deserve. De-
laney plays Jill
.
as frustrated with
the challenges of handling four men-
tally disabled women, but balances
this well by slowly showing Jill's
genuine caring for the women.
The fourth character to appear is
Norma Bulansky, played by junior
Molly Cambone. Norma is a woman
with a sweet tooth, a love of keys,
and a crush on a boy named
Stephen, played by freshman Mick
Kastner. Cambone and Kas~ner
work well together on stage, and
made me think that all relationships
should emulate the sweetness of
Norma and Stephen's.
Barbara Klemper, played by senior
Alexa Mullen, is the fifth character
introduced. Barbara is a grade A
schizophrenic, believes that she is a
pro golfer, and has issues with her
one-armed mother, played by sopho-
more Emily Callahan. Since Bar-
bara's mental disability is different
than the other three women's, her in-
teraction with them was especially
interesting to
watch.
This
contrast in
Mullen's performance is more than
notable.
The few smaller parts in the show
were carried out with grace. They
supported the main roles well and
did not drag the show down.
H
de-
tracts fro~ an overall good perform-
ance when smaller parts are not
done well, but every cast member in
this show plays their parts so well
that I highly recommend for anyone
who likes sad y~t funny shows to go
see it. Upcoming shows are on April
16 and 17 at 8:00 p.m., and April 18.
'Runaways' lives rock 'n' roll
By
DUSTY
SOMERS
Oklahoma Daily
At its best when it's flaunting a
grimy, down-in-the-dirt rock 'n' roll
attitude, "The Runaways" is half
unhinged, maniacal fun and half
treacly biopic convention. Maybe
that comes with the territory, but
like the titular band it's based on,
"The Runaways" thrives on punk-
ass rebellion and unstable super-
charged sexuality. The sunny,
placid life on the other side of star-
dom -
not so much.
Dakota Fanning stars as Cherie
Currie, who wrote the book the film
is based on. Fanning's persona not
only doesn't thwart the film's atti-
tude, it enhances the tarted-up, jail-
bait image developed for Currie
after she's picked to front The Run-
aways, an all-girl rock band.
Started by rhythm guitarist Joan
Jett (Kristen Stewart) and drum-
mer Sandy West (Stella Maeve),
"The Runaways" is carefully shaped
by wildly eccentric record producer
Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon),
who sees the band becoming as big
as The Beatles.
Early formation scenes see the
with energy and are steeped in
trailer trash grubbiness. Fowley
doesn't exactly use slick production
methods, and the scenery-chomping
Shannon distills his rock-song men-
tality down to its basest element:
''I
want an orgasm!" he growls as he
builds his masterpiece.
Later, he puts the band through
heckler training, raining trash and
feces upon his proteges to prepare
them for the unfriendly world of
rock 'n' roll. The training comes in
handy. Fowley may be deranged,
but he knows what he's doing.
Shannon certainly has the most
fun (and easily steals every scene),
but Stewart also makes good as
Jett, even if her lower profile in the
film is somewhat disappointing.
When she can drop the ''Twilight"
moodiness, Stewart's able to delve
into characters with a natural ease.
Still, the film is stuck on Cherie,
and when the band jets to Japan for
a series ofhigh-proftle gigs, the film
constantly looks back on her left-be-
hind sister and sick father in the
suburbs. Cherie is oblivious, thanks
to the intoxication of stardom and
cocaine - the lethal biopic formula.
The film is strong when it lets the
music take the forefront, with both
Stewart and Fanning doing pass-
able musical work. Writer-director
Floria Sigismondi's music video
know-how gives these scenes the
stylistic edge, along with the hazy,
dingy photography that often book-
ends them.
That doesn't stop the film from
treading the ground that almost all
ftlms of this ilk do, though. Cherie's
inevitable epiphany is both briefly
and shallowly realized, and soon
The Runaways fades into the back-
ground, even though the band en-
dured for several years after her de-
parture.
Despite the film's title, this is
never really a film about the band,
with lead guitarist Lita Ford (Scout
Taylor-Compton) and amalgamated
bassist Robin (Alia Shawkat) barely
registering. Currie's story fits nicely
into the rags-to-riches-to-rags motif,
but Fanning doesn't pull off the
transitions convincingly enough,
and her eventual soft landing back
into normalcy hits a dull note.
It inay be a nice ending, but it's
not very rock 'n' roll.
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Dakota Fanning and Kristen
Stewart
star
in the new rock biopic "The Runaways.•
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A weekly review of
the latest songs
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
Big Boi "Shut-
terbugg" -
Big
Boi, the other half
of Outkast, has
delayed
his
album, "Sir Lus-
cious Left Foot: The Son of Chico
Dusty," many times before. After a
handful of track leaks, "Shutter-
bugg" is the proclaimed singl~, and
thankfully so, revitalizes a new-
found faith in mainstream rap~ The
song has hooks flying from all sonic
directions,
from
the baritone
vocoder sample to the thick synth
leads and funky guitar strums. The
Scott Storch produced track is one
of the best of the year. And that is
the double truth. Do the right thing
and listen to this jam.
Band of Horses "Factory" - De-
spite the industrialized song title,
the opening track from "Infinite
Arms," the upcoming album from
Band of Horses (release date May
18), has a wholesome feel of South-
ern comfort. Ben Bridwell's delicate
vocals, the gentle acoustic guitar
strumming, and ambiance illustrate
a beautiful elegance that this band
is notorious for.
Hot Chip "She Wolf'- Yes, you
read that correctly. The electropop
band Hot Chip took on Shakira's
bizarre pop hit on BBC Radio
1.
"She Wolf' did mark Shakira's foray
into an electronic direction so it's
not too far of a stretch for Hot Chip,
even though vocalist Alexis Taylor's
howls are an odd treat for your ears.
To much surprise, the cover works
well.
Lissie "Bad Romance" - This
week is a great one for covers.
Lissie, singer/songwriter from Illi-
nois, transforms one of Lady GaGa's
monster singles into a harrowing
rock ballad. Lissie echoes Stevie
Nicks in her powerful vocal per-
formance. If your "Bad Romance"
needed to be spiced up, then this
cover is for you.
LCD Soundsystem "Dance Yr-
self Clean"
&
"I Can Change" -
Two more tracks from LCD Soudys-
tem's upcoming (and rumored final)
album ''This is Happening" leaked.
'.'Dance Yrself Clean" is the nearly
nine minute album opener. The
track gradually builds on a hypnotic
drumbeat, then around the three-
minute mark it explodes into a full-
on dance electronica. "I Can
Change" is quirky and emotional,
fueled by James Murphy's out-
standing vocal performance. Listen
to the falsetto to be convinced of
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Love and lust may have pheromones to thank
Ask Kai t!
By
RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Sta{
f
Writer
Contrary to the ideas expressed
in the movie "Anchorman," you do
not need to applJ real bits of pan-
ther to yourself to create an
arousing scent that will grab the
attention of a sexual partner. In
fact, the ultimate remedy for get-
ting bedmates to drop their pants
is not technically a scent at all.
Very little is known for certain on
the elusive human pheromone;
one might even call it magic,
based on the knowledge that we
do have. We do· know that
pheromones are an intensely
powerful force of nature, one that
you may want to give some
thought to next time you venture
to seduce someone.
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Under the spell: Love at first sight
may
be
more
scientific than
meets the
e'fe.
Pheromones are airborne chem-
ical compounds emitted by indi-
viduals that can affect another
person's behavior. Scientists have
known for a while that many ani-
mals rely on pheromones to facil-
itate their interactions with one
another. Among these species are
sea urchins, butterflies, moths,
rats (with faces like those, they
need all the supernatural sex ap-
peal they can get) and boars. The
chemical interactions can yield
uncannily rapid and powerful re-
sponse. According to a New York
Ti'mes article on pheromones by
Natalie Angier, "When an ovulat-
ing female boar is exposed to a
pheromone from a male boar's
saliva, for example, she immedi-
ately freezes into a spread-legged
mating posture." Pheromones of
all animals that produce them
most often serve as an announce-
ment that it's time to fornicate.
It's also been found that
pheromones released by human
women at different times of their
menstrual cycles can alter the
starting point and length of other
women's menstruation (some-
thing to consider as we're doing
housing selection, ladies; choose
your friends wisely). This is
why
women who live together eventu-
ally have synced cycles. Only re-
cently has evidence been found
that humans produce and are af-
fected
by
pheromones.
We possess especially high con-
centrations of pheromones in our
underarms (those who conduct
pheromone studies frequently
draw samples via armpit swab-
bing), due to the sweat produced
there - did you ever think that
your natural sex appeal would
hang
out
in
the
grossest
part
of
your
body?
For
Batman fans, pheromones
are what the villain Poison Ivy
releases unto men, clouding
their rational judgment with a
sense of infatuation with her.
What makes pheromones even
more enigmatic is the way that
they are detected by other indi-
viduals. These compounds are
odorless, and therefore they are
not picked up by the nose or the
mouth. As such, pheromone in-
teractions are often ref erred to as
"the sixth sense." It is theorized
that their chemical impact is re-
ceived by our vomeronasal organ
(VNO), a small, sensory organ lo-
cated between the mouth and
nasal passages. Through our
VNOs, we subconsciously pick up
on other people's pheromones,
and we respond accordingly. For
Batman fans, pheromones are
what the villain Poison Ivy re-
leases unto men, clouding their
rational judgment with a sense of
happening with news,
sports, and more on
campus!
infatuation with her. The ·only
difference is that, unlike Ivy, we
don't have control over when we
release
our
pheromones.
Or do we? Personally, I don't
think panthers were ever meant
to be bottled - as they were to
create Brian Fantana's signature
"Sex Panther" cologne -
but
pheromones are a different story.
Since it was discovered that
human pheromones can act as
catalyats in sexual arousal (not
necessarily initial physical at-
traction), a slew of perfumers and
cosmetic companies have raced to
develop ways to synthesize their
charms. They've had great suc-
cess in marketing everything
from body washes to lubricants to
lotions
starring
synthesized
pheromones. This past year, Dial
released a pheromone-enhanced
body wash called "Magnetic At-
traction." Many companies spe-
cializing in intimate toys and
accessories
also
sell
oily
pheromone colognes in sexy,
curvy bottles; they say that one
drop of such colognes goes a long
way,
though we're still unsure
just how effective synthesized
pheromones truly are.
-If
you don't have spare cash to
try out one of these concoctions,
maybe just skip deodorant for a
day and see Vfhat your under-
arms can whip up for you; then
let the sixth sense run its course.
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I
hooked up
with
a guy from home
then found
out
that
a
girl
I
friends
with
at
school is
actu.all
his
ex..gjrlfriend.
Should
I
let m
friend
know
about
my
hookup?
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ItiBetUJel.m,
soplwmore
This
is
a tricky situation,
and
the
bot-
tom line
romes
down
to
your
con-
science. Everything
has
robe
put in
perspective,
and
1f
y,
i
1
choose to
sh
your
hookup
with
your friend, you
mu
do
so
delicately.
Does
your
new friend
still
have feel-
ings
for he1·
e ··.•
lf so
you
aren't going
want
to
go
full
disclosure
right away.
Feelings that have
developed
in
pas
relationships tend
to
~
even
aft.e
the shock
of
a
break
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your friend about
your hookup, yo
could
be
igniting
a jealous flame
tha
could
ultimately
end your friendship.
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same
tune,
chances are
tha
you
didn't
even
know
of
the
few
d
of
separation between
your
hookup an
your new frie,id.
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that ca~,
yo
frieiid
may
even find it
funny
and ran-
dom
that
you
happened to
find yourse
macking it with her
ex.~boyfriend
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way, you have
to
weigh
yo
options before spilling
your
guts.
Wha
your
friend doesn't know
won't
h
her, es~ally
if
the
hookup
was 1
percent pure coincidence.
rm
going
to
grad
school
in
the
and
my
boyfriend
has
an ap
ment
very
close
to
the college
Should I move
in
with
him,
even
i
my parents give me a
hard
time?
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Often the
answ
r to such a
questi.o
lies
within
)-i)ur moral code.
If
you'
Catholic,
you
might
feel
that
living .
someone
before
maniagc-
i
ultimat.el
wrong
based
on what you
have
bee
t.augb.t, especially
considering
the ·
probability
of
sex
out of
wedlock.
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at
the
same
6mP.
such
st.an
are mcredibly
outdated; why
do
yo
think
abstinence-only
education
is
sue
a failure in
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it
worls:ed;
there would
be
no such thing as a
Life-
time
movie
called
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o
television
shows
like''Teen
Mom.''
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a
tl't'1 ·1
er. ·ou·re
adult.
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you
can
make
decisio
based
on
the moral
code
you've
devel-
oped
for yourself over
the
years.
If
yo
choose
to
move
.in
with.
YQUr
boyfriend
which oounds like the convenient op-
tion,
which may ultimately
save
y11u
lot
of. resi·
.in
the
end
yoll
show.
s
ak
ri.thyourpai nt,,aboutwhyyo
made
that
decision and how you
t ·
it
will
affect
the
relationship
you
an
your boyfriend have established.
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no matter how
stable
your relationshi
with. your boyfriend may seem, yo
should never find
yourself
with.out
backup option. If
things
don't work out,
you need a place
to
go; no matter ho
comfortable
the
two
of
you feel
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Lacrosse remains undefeated in
MAAC
By
MIKE WALSH
Sta{ f Writer
Word is out around campus; men's
lacrosse has arrived this season.
The Marist men increased their
record to 7-3 overall and 4-0 in the
MAAC this past Saturday with a
lacro
e
win
over
the
Golden Griffins of
Canisius College.
The Red Foxes headed to western
New York last weekend after fin-
ishing up a 2-1 home-stand with a
tough loss to the nationally ranked
Lafayette Leopards 13-7.
A large crowd was on hand at
Leonidoff Field at Tenney Stadium
on a cool Tuesday night setting the
scene for a clash between first place
teams in the Patriot League and
MAAC.
Lafayette presented a
threat that Marist had yet to see in
2010. An upperclassman led team,
with multiple 20 goal scorers al-
ready that c~mld also play shutdown
defense
.
Marist hung tough through the
first half, knotting up the scoring at
three with 1:50 left in the half on
Ryan Sharkey's second score of the
game and 20th of the season. Al-
most immediately after that, Kevin
Dunbar scored a man down goal for
Lafayette to give them the one goal
advantage at halftime.
In
the third quarter Lafayette
showed off their stellar defense,
holding the Red Foxes scoreless
while their offense put in four goals.
In the fourth, Marist was unable to
get within four goals of the Leop-
ards. Freshman Connor Rice led
Marist with two goals and an assist.
Sharkey also scored twice.
Saturday, Marist returned to
MAAC play with an away game at
Canisius in which the Red Foxes
prevailed 9-6. Junior star Corey
Zindel registered six points on the
day with three goals and three as-
sists, while Rice scored another two
goals to go with an assist.
Marist jumped out to an early 2-0
lead on back to back goals by senior
Bob von Hoffman, and from their
traded goals with Canisius until
halftime. Canisius gave Marist all
they could
handle
in the first half of
the game and were ahead late in the
third quarter 6-5. When Marist
needed a goal to tie it up they went
right to Zindel who scored his sec-
ond of the game with 3: 1 7 left in the
third. Zindel was followed by three
straight Marist scores by Rice,
Aedan Herman, and Zindel again.
Coach Scott Nelson praised his de-
fensive
'
players for their second half
·
performance.
''They
played tough and smart,"
Nelson said. "They didn't commit
any penalties and stuck with our
game plan."
He credited Zach
Badalucco and Nick Armstrong
with not falling into some of the
traps that Canisius is known to set
for def enders.
There was more proof of the solid
defensive play when you see that
Goalie Sam Altiero had a reason-
ably easy time in net in the fourth,
only needing to stop two shots in the
fourth en route to his sixth win of
the season.
Marist
held Canisius
scoreless for the last 19:37 of the
game. In addition to the defense,
a
major part of
holding
off the Golden
Griffins was senior Matt Francis's
winning of 12-18 face-offs on the
MATT SPILlANl;/THE
CIRCLE
Solid defensive
play led
the Red Foxes
to
a
9-6
victory
over
the
Canisius
Golden Griffins
on Saturday. Marist Improved
to
7-3 on the season and
4-0
In
conference
play.
day.
in the fourth quarter against Cani-
Rice commented on the Francis' sius. It's Rice's second honor this
play, saying;
''we
won all five face-
season, as he was named Offensive
offs in the fourth quarter, and get-
Player of the Week on March 29 as
ting possession is the most well. Rice was drawn to Marist by
important part of lacrosse."
both the coaching staff and the cam-
The win was also Marist's first at pus.
Canisius since 1999.
"Coach is a close family friend and
Marist is still tied for first place in the Marist campus is amazing,"
the MAAC with undefeated Siena Rice said. The 5'7" freshman from
and Mount St. Mary's, who are both Penfield, NY has been
setting
the
3-0. Canisius falls to 2-2 and fifth MAAC on fire and his name is
place. The men are now in the spreading faster than he runs on
midst of a long 11 day break from the field. He leads Marist in scor-
games.
ing with 23 goals, which ranks him
"It's a good opportunity to work
on
third in the conference.
things
we
haven't
been able to work
Rice still wants team awards more
on
with all the games happening," than the individual ones he's been
Nelson said. ''We're going to be out receiving, which he say only shows
there practice every day."
you how you played for
one
game.
The
Red Foxes
got more
good news
''I'd rather be appreciated for how
this week as Connor Rice was you play over a whole season," Rice
named Co-Rookie of the Week. He said.
registered six points in the two
games, including the go ahead goal
Softball continues to struggle on the road
By
VINNY GI NARDI
Staff Writer
The Marist softball team began a
13 game road trip by traveling to
Columbia for a double-header last
Tuesday. The Red
Foxes
dropped
both games, falling 10-2 in the first
and 5-2 in the second at the Colum-
bia Softball Stadium.
In
the first game, the Red Foxes
jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, tak-
ing a lead in, the first inning when
sophomore Ashley Corriss crossed
home plate on a passed ball. Marist
scored again in the inning when
Nicole DiVirgilio scored freshman
Lauren Napoli on an RBI single.
Columbia quickly responded by
scoring six runs in the bottom of the
first. The Red Foxes were never able
to close the gap. Christina Lausch
arid Brittany English each recorded
multi-hit games for Marist.
''We came out real flat," head
coach Joe Ausanio said. ''We didn't
do the things needed to win the
game."
In the second game, Columbia
struck first, scoring three runs in
the bottom of the first. Marist
pitcher Emily Osterhaus,
who
started the first game but was re-
moved after being struck by a line
drive, settled in after that, retiring
nine batters in a row.
The Red Foxes had the tying run
on third base in the fifth inning but
were unable to capitalize. Lindsay
Durant led the offensive attack for
Marist, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
After a double-header against Col-
gate was postponed on Thursday,
Marist traveled to Rider for a dou-
ble-header
on
Saturday
at
Herb/Joan Young Field. The Red
Foxes fell in both games, losing the
first 8-0 and the second 8-4.
The Red Foxes were unable to find
their offensive attack in the first
game. In the five-inning contest,
Marist drew five walks but were no-
hit by Rider pitcher Rachael Ma-
treale.
In the second game of the double-
header, Marist chipped in to an
early deficit with a four-run fifth in-
ning offensive outburst. Corriss
doubled in the inning, which scored
Durant and AJ Ponce. The Red
Foxes finished the game with five
hits, all from different players.
"I
told them after the game that
we know we can do those types of
things," Ausanio said. ''We just need
to have better approaches at the
plate."
After the start of the long road
trip, Marist is now 4-20 on the year.
The team will continue its trip with
games at Hofstra, Fairfield, and
Iona.
"Hofstra will be a good test for us
going into the weekend," Ausanio
said.
''They
have great pitching, and
Fairfield and Iona have two of the
best pitchers in the conference so we
are going to see some quality pitch-
ing."
Baseball improves to 7-2 in the MAAC with series win over Saints
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12
was a combination of pitching and
defense that got away from us more
so than our offense."
Game two was a completely dif-
ferent story for both teams, as they
entered the sixth inning locked in a
scoreless
pitcher's duel. Red-shirt
junior Bryce Nugent opened up the
scoring
with an RBI single in the
bottom of the inning. Junior Ricky
Pacione was also able to score on
the play after an error by Siena's
right fielder that gave Marist a 2-0
lead. The Foxes would hold on to
that score and finish with a win that
evened the series.
Siena starter Kyle Sumple pitched
a stellar game, allowing two un-
earned runs on three hits. But
Sumple's performance was over-
shadowed By a magnificent outing
from Marist right-hander B.J. Mar-
tin. The senior allowed only four
hits and struck out nine en route to
a complete game shutout. For his
performance, Martin ( 4-1) was
named MAAC Pitcher of the Week
and now has a 3-0 record with a
0.95 ERA against MAAC opponents.
S~nday's matchup saw three lead
changes before Marist erupted with
a six-run fourth inning and Siena
was never able to recover. The
Foxes added seven more runs in the
eighth as they took the series with
a 16-5 victory. Senior shortstop
Richard Curylo went 3-for-4 with
three RBIs, but it was Ricky Pa-
cione who broke the game open with
his eighth inning triple with the
bases loaded. The junior finished
the day 2-for-5 with four RBIs and
a run scored. Marist now sits at 7-2
in theMAAC.
Marist will begin a short road trip
when they travel to Niagara on Sat-
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THURSDAY, APRIL, 15 2010 •
PAGE 11
Women's lacrosse splits MAAC contests
By MATT SPILLANE
Staff Writer
The Red Foxes broke even last
weekend on their trip to Western
New
York.
Marist's
women's
lacrosse team split games against
MAAC foes Niagara and Canisius to
bring its record to 5-6.
Marist took down Niagara on Fri-
day, April 9, with a convincing 20-
11 win,
but followed
that with a 16-15 over-
time loss to Canisius
two days later. Despite
the disappointing finish against
Canisius, the two-game trip went as
expected.
·
"Niagara hasn't always been
easy," senior midfielder Lindsey
Rinefierd said, ''but we've always
known we're a better team. We kind
of knew how to play them."
Senior midfielder Lauren Cic-
carello, sophomore midfielder Jori
Procaccini and sophomore attack
Ariel Kramer netted four goals
apiece
.
Rinefierd recorded a hat
trick and sophomore attack Kelly
Condon added a pair of goals.
While Niagara never proved much
of a test for the Red Foxes, they
knew that Canisius would pose a se-
rious challenge.
"I knew it was going to be a tight
game," Head Coach Laura Camp-
bell said. "Our kids came out on fire,
but it slowly got away from us."
·
Marist led
8-4
at halftime and
held an 11-7 lead midway throug4
the second half before the Golden
Griffins reeled off five consecutive
goals to seize a 12-11 lead with 3:21
rem~ining.
Senior defender Madeline Schuck
forced a Canisius turnover with sec-
onds remaining, which led to an
unassisted game-tying goal by soph-
omore ~ttack Kelly Condon with
seven seconds left.
As the midfield moved the ball
into the offensive zone, Condon said
she was just thinking about the
need for someone, anyone, to score.
"Got to get a goal," she said. "Got
to get a goal. Didn't matter who did
it. We had to get a goal. You do kind
of have to be selfish at that point,
because if you have the ball in your
stick you're responsible for it."
In overtime Marist took a l'!-13
lead before Canisius went on a
three-goal run to go ahead 16-14.
Kramer cut the deficit to one with
54
seconds left, but the Red Foxes
could not produce another la&t-sec-
ond goal.
Prior to Condon's game-tying goal
in regulation, Marist was held
scoreless for 19:02 and had trouble
keeping possession.
"In the midfield we were losing it
a lot," Rinefierd said, "and Canisius
was coming up with really good
checks. It wasn't necessarily the of-
fense not putting it in the net; I
think all over the field we just
weren't on the same page
.
"
Marist continues MAAC play this
weekend when it hosts Manhattan
on Friday, April 16 at 7 p.m., fol-
On Friday April 9, Lauren Ciccarello
(above) scored four goals
to
lead the Red
Foxes
over Niagara,
20-11.
lowed by a trip to Iona on Sunday,
April 18. Campbell said her team
needs to learn from its struggles
heading into this weekend.
.
Foxes shut out F a i rf
i
e Id to remain undefeated in MAAC
ByJIM
URSO
Sports Editor
Sophomore Matt Himmelsbach not take it for granted because we
clinched the win for the Red Foxes, just beat them."
as his 6-4, 6-4 win at fourth singles
Coach Tim Smith echoed this sen-
As the Marist tennis team at-
won the fourth point of the match timent. "The score was not really in-
tempts to capture its third consecu-
for Marist. Overall, Marist won dicative of what will be ahead for us
tive MAAC championship, members eight of the nine matches on the in the MAAC Tournament if we
of the Marist community attempted day.
play Fairfield," Smith said. "Fair-
to "pack the courts" at
Both Coley and Sessagesimi were field was without its number one
the East Campus Ten-
instrumental in Marist winning the player [Dan Sauter] due to injury."
nis Pavilion to support doubles point on Tuesday afternoon.
The Marist Student Booster Club
three seniors who've Coley teamed up with Matt Him-
collaborated with Marist Athletics
contributed greatly to the program's melsbach at second doubles to beat to promote the event. Free refresh-
success. The Red Foxes did not dis-
the Stags' Ryan Berthod and Rob
ments were offered to those who at-
appoint
,
shutting out their most for-
Ferrante 8,3. Coley and Himmels-
tended the match.
midable MAAC opponent, the bach won six of the first seven
Over the weekend, Marist grabbed
Fairfield Stags, 7-0. The win was games in the match.
two more victories. The Red Foxes
the fifth consecutive for Marist
.
The same was true for Sessages-
shut out Colgate 7-0 on Sunday, and
Prior to the match, seniors imi and his partner Nicolas Pisecky defeated MAAC foe Niagara 6-1.
Michael Land, Christian Coley and at third doubles. The duo defeated The win against Fairfield capped a
Loic Sessagesimi were honored in a Bob Kelly and Mark Kremheller 8-
four match home stand, in which
special Senior Day ceremony. For 2. However, the Red Foxes domina-
Marist won each match.
the seniors, the win was a culmina-
tion of the Stags is no guarantee
Marist will conclude its regular
tion of four very successful seasons. that th,ey will roll through the season over the week, returning to
Sessagesimi remained undefeated MAAC tournament.
action on Friday, April 16 when
in MAAC singles play in the win.
"We also know that we have to be they take on the Connecticut
"[Senior day] was very over-
careful because last year we lost Huskie~ in Storrs, Ct. The match
whelming," Sessagesimi said.
''I
against them in the regular season, will begin at 1 p.m. The MAAC
tried not to think about it but it was and then we beat them in the cham-
tournament will be pl~yed April 23-
very hard. The thought was present pionship," Sessagesimi said. "S? you 25 at the U.S. Tennis Center in
in my head at every moment."
know it's better to be prudent and Flushing Meadows, Queens.
KRISTEN DOMENEU/
THE CIRCLE
Senior Christian
Coley
was honored
be-
fore the match on senior day. Coley and
sophomore Matt Himmelsbach captured
a 8-3 win at second doubles for Marist.
Unselfish play lifts the Red Foxes over Iona
By
CHRIS EISENHARDT
Terriers. Dominating the first half, McCann Center and the Red Foxes scored four goals in the day's first
Staff Writer
the Red Foxes squashed, any hope received remarkable contributions contest.
Since embarking on its MAAC
title quest, the Marist Water Polo
team has moved past the opposition
with relative ease.
water polo
Even given her
team's
success,
head coach Ash-
leigh Jacobs holds the women to an
extremely high standard.
''The experiences we've had dur-
ing the season are all starting to
come together. As well as we're
doing now, we can still become a
stronger team and improve on some
aspects of our game," Jacobs said.
Expecting all her players can give
has undoubtedly helped Jacobs mo-
tivate the team to reach peak per-
formance and get win after win in
MAACplay.
Marist kicked off the tournament
St. Francis had of making a come-
from their veterans. Amazingly,
The night game against Siena
back late in the second half, secur-
Marist seniors scored 14 of the 15 ended in similar fashion, with the
ing a 16-7 win.
goals against Iona in their 15-10 Foxes on top, 13-4. The offensive
ef-
Next was the Wagner Seahawks, win over the Gaels. Coach Jacobs fort was much more widespread
who exhibited much more tenacity maintained that this offensive total with ten different players scoring.
than Marist's previous opponents. was no mere exhibition for the sake Along with seniors and juniors put-
While Wagner was behind for the of individual players.
ting up even more points, sopho-
entire game, a nail-biter ensued as
"Our seniors play as a team, more Kelly Kline and freshmen
they closed the gap to within one they're not selfish and they take the Mackenzie Maynes, Heather Fell-
late in the third, making it 7-6 in best opportunity. If that means · meth and Robyn Crabtree all scored
favor of Marist.
shooting or passing or anything as well. Coach Jacobs finds it com-
The Foxes stifled their efforts with else, they'll do it in the best interest forting to see that her roster has so
two unanswered goals in the fourth, of the team. What you saw against much offensive depth beyond her
chalking up a 9-6 victory. Junior Iona was a team effort; four years of seasoned college veterans.
Rosie Pauli was an offensive stand-
experience and unselfish play all
"Out of the four games, 22 of our
out, scoring five goals against Wag-
coming together to help us get the goals came from athletes that will
ner. Senior goalie Jessica Getchius win."
be returning next year. It's good to
had a total of 23 saves on the day for
At one point up 11-4, Marist did see them playing and practicing as
Marist.
have look over their shoulders a bit a team. They pass to right person,
The Red Foxes' level of intensity at the advancing Gaels during the and it's definitely a good sign for the
skyrocketed as they extended their fourth quarter, outscoring the future."
winning streak to seven this past Foxes, 6-4. Seniors Samantha
at Villanova against the St. Francis Sunday.
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was Senior Day in the Swartz and Kristen Barnett each

















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Martin's shutout highlights series win
By
SCOTT
ATKINS
Sports Editor
The Marist baseball team wel-
comed conference rival Siena to
Poughkeepsie this weekend for a
baseball
three-game
series.
The Red Foxes split
Satu_rday's doubleheader before tak-
ing the series in Sunday's rubber
match to bring their overall record
to 17-11.
"It
was a good conference win for
us," head coach Chris Tracz said.
"We had a disappointing first game
but we bounced back once again and
finished out the weekend the right
way. Any time you win a series in-
conference it's a good weekend."
The squad entered the series hav-
ing had a great deal of success
against MAAC opponents in recent
history, winning their last five con-
ference games. Looking back to last
season, Marist has won eight of its
last ten series against MAAC
teams. Tracz feels his players em-
brace the higher expectations that
come with their recent in-conference
success.
''They
know these games are im-
portant and that we're expected to
play well," he said. "But I don't
think we run away from those ex-
pectations. I think we use them to
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
The Marlst baseball team Improved
to
7-2 in the MAAC. Designated hitter Michael Gal-
lic (above left) scored three runs in Sunday's serioes-clinclhing win and was hit three
times, raising his season total
to
19. Next up for the Red Foxes are the Niagara Pur-
ple Eagles. Niagara
is 11-20 overall and 7-2 in the MAAC.
motivate us in a positive way."
One reason for this success has
been the play of Jon Schwind. The
sophomore was named last week's
MAAC Player of the Week after
going 7-for-15 in the four games
from the previous week, including
two home runs in Marist's three-
game series at Iona. Schwind has
also been the most versatile player
in the lineup, playing five different
positions over the last five games.
Schwind has seen time at second
base, shortstop, third base, center
field and right field.
"Jon is probably one of the most
athletic guys on our team," Tracz
said. "But most of all he's the epit-
ome of a team player. He's done
everything we've asked him to do
and more and he's done it with a
team first mentality. He's been
great."
Marist took the field Saturday af-
ternoon for game one of the double-
header and quickly jumped out on
top. The Foxes took a 9-3 lead into
the
seventh
inning
behind
Schwind's two hits and three runs
batted in, but Siena staged a come-
back that featured nine runs in the
final four innings. The Saints came
out on t<;>p 11-9.
The story of the game was Marist's
missed opportunities. Even with the
nine runs
scored,
the home team
left 17 men on base, including leav-
ing the bases loaded in the seventh
and ninth innings. Regardless,
Tracz was happy with his team's
runs production.
''We're not going to get hits every
time we have runners in scoring po-
sition," he said. "We still sc
.
ored nine
runs and had control of the game. It
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