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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Marist students to take on Manhattan this spring
By
LEANNA BRITTIS
Circle Contributor
Beginning this spring, Marist Col-
lege's communication and fashion
department
will be launching a pilot
program, offering a select group of
students the chance to live, work,
arid play in the Big Apple.
Marist in Manhattan will launch
during upcoming 2011 spring se-
mester. This special program will
present a full-time internship and
web-based course work, which will
be based out of New York City. The
goal of the program is to offer stu-
dents 12-15 credits of online courses
and 6-9 internship or field experi-
ence credits.
This will allow participants to
gain professional experience,
make
career contacts, increase knowledge
of the communications or fashion
field, and more importantly, give
the student a competitive edge in
the job market.
Fashion department's internship
and placement coordinator, Lydia
Biskup agrees that th~ program is a
very unique and important opportu-
nity for students.
"Four days a week you will be com-
pletely emerged in a company," said
Biskup. ''The experience and con-
nections you will make will be ex-
tremely important and beneficial to
your future."
The fact that Marist in Manhat-
tan
will take place in New York will
be great experience because it is
hard to name a place that offers as
much as the city does to young
adults. It offers the chance to expe-
rience working in New York, while
living life in an inspiring city.
Director of the communication in-
ternship program, Gerald McNulty,
was the leader in getting this pro-
gram passed. He believes that the
opportunity to live in the city
will
bring the communications depart-
ment at Marist to the forefront of its
field.
"This program gives it partici-
pants a unique opportunity to
emerge
themselves
in
the New York
City media atmosphere," said Mc-
Nulty. ''New York is truly the media
capital of the world."
Allure
magazine.
Vogue,
Chanel,
MTV, CBS Sports,
Vanity Fair
and
Conde Nast are just a few of the
companies on the long list available
to possible prospective interns in
the program.
The price of participating in the
Marist in Manhattan program is
relatively the same as a semester at
Marist, the only difference being the
varying pi:ice of housing. Students
ERIC YANG/ CREATIVECOMMONSE
This sprtng,
Manhattan wtll
become
the
new
SIDmplnggrounds
for
a
select
group
of
Marist students.
Participants
in
the
•Mar1st
In
Manhattan" program will
take
part
in
a
an
Internship,
as
well
as
onllne courses, lmurslngthemeselYes
In
the
city
atmosphere.
selected and enrolled in the pro•
gram will reside in the DeHirsh
Residence, located on 92nd St. and
Lexington Avenue on the Upper
East Side of Manhattan.
Students who wish to participate
next semester must apply by Oct. 1
by submitting an application, a $50
processing fee and two faculty rec-
ommendations. Any student inter-
ested in learning more information
or acquiring an application can visit
the communications office or con-
tact Gerald McNulty directly.
Adobe Creative Suite demonstrated to campus
By
CAITLIN NOLAN
Managing Editor
On Tuesday, Sept. 14 Information
Te<;hnology offered an exclusive
Adobe presentation that showed
students, faculty and staff the ins
and outs of Adobe Creative Suite 5
and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
The sessions, organized by Marist
computer store manager Pam Mau-
rer, ran throughout the day and cov-
ered the advantages CS5 and Adobe
Acrobat have to offer for any level of
user.
"So many people on campus can
benefit from such a tutorial," Mau-
rer said. "We have digital design,
fashion design, communications and
so many other departments where
students are extensive adobe cre-
ative suite users."
Tim Plumer, Senior Solutions En-
gineer at Adobe Systems was avail-
able to answer any question a
person might have concerning the
programs. Plumer has had more
than ten years' experience in imple-
menting and selling Acrobat-based
solutions for the business and
graphics community. His passion
for the program stems from the
depths of the tool and provided in-
depth coverage of the featured pro-
grams.
Plumer gave presentations on
fea-
tures that will help the faculty, staff
and students of Marist. The session
went on
to feature what any student
will utilize beyond Marist and as
they venture into their careers.
Many students were eager to gain
insight on the programs featured.
"Adobe CS5 is groundbreaking
software that allows people to cre-
ate and produce dynamic websites
and content for the internet," senior
Danny Jagoda said. Jagoda is an In-
formation Technology major and
has had extensive exposure to the
programs covered.
"Without CS5 and its predeces-
sors, we would not see such rich con-
tent on the web as we do today,"
Jagoda said. ''It's not always easy to
be able to learn the programs. It's a
very intuitive tool and extremely de-
tailed. Being able to put that you
mastered the program down on your
resume ... potential employers will
be all about that."
Many facets of Creative Suite
were covered, including the integra-
tion of Adobe Bridge with other cre-
ative applications, making it easier
and faster
to get to many files proj-
ects in use. Plumer also demon-
strated faster and easier ways to
utilize Photoshop, Illustrator and
InDesign. Moving forward from the
technicalities of Adobe Creative
Suite, the session explained how
new Creative Suite Live tools that
accelerate key aspects of the cre-
ative work.flow and in turn, will
change the ways students work to-
gether.
Amanda Cappuccio, President of
ADDO at the New York Institute of
Technology, is an avid user of the
software and could not stress the
importance of some level of knowl-
edge.
"As a computer graphics and an-
imation major, it's very important
and relevant to know how to use
the programs," Cappuccio said.
"What I like most about the soft-
ware is the compatibility factor.
You create something in Photo-
shop and then open that file in Il-
lustrator easily. Being able to
integrate these programs adds a
new layer of complexity and
graphic style to any art piece
you're making.
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Like above, presentations that highlighted
all Adobe has
to
offer were given on cam-
pus September 14 for anyone interested
In learning more about the software.


















































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Thursday, September
23, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 9/23
No Events Posted
Fri.day, 9/24
No Events Posted
Saturday, 9/25
Marist football vs. Morehead St.
Tenney Stadium
12p.m.
Shopping Shuttle
Poughkeepsie Galleria
$1 day pass
$5 semester pass
12 P.M. to 8 P.M.
Bus leaves Midrise every hour on the
hour
Sunday, 9/26
Celtlc Day In the Park
$5
w/
Marist ID
Bus departs Mid rise to Mills Mansion
12 p.m. and returns 5 p.m.
Marist voll~yball vs. St. Peter's
McCann Center
2
P.M.
Free admission
Men's soccer vs. La Salle
Tenney Stadium
2p.m.
Free admission
Monday, 9/27
Lecture: The Global Water Crisis
Dr. Maude Barlow
Nelly Goletti Theatre
7
P.M.
Free admission
Tuesday, 9/28
No Events Posted
Wednesday, 9/29
Men's soccer vs. Fordham
Tenney Stadium
7:30
P.M.
Free admission
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PAGE2
Security Briefs
Security surprised by Leo trifecta
ByCHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
Over the span of 36 hours,
I
spilled water on my computer,
rendering it completely useless;
I
misplaced my house keys, lost
my cell phone in a taxi and got
pulled over for speeding (no
ticket,
I guess that makes things
better). Oh -
I also fell down the
hill outside my house walking
to my 9:30 a.m. class yesterday.
To the one girl who was walking
behind me and saw that hap.-
pen: thank you for not laughing
too loud. As you can see, I've
had quite a week.
I need a pick-
me-up. Desperately.
It's a good
thing
I write a newspaper col-
umn every week about other
people having horribly awful
days. This will make me feel
better.
9/14 -
Route 9
Police were stationed on Route
9
for six hours.
In
those six hours,
they caught six students jaywalking
across Route 9. I hate jaywalking
laws so much. I'm from the Wash-
ington D.C. area and went to high
school four blocks away from The
Capitol. We had to practically play
"Frogger'' with oncoming traffic just
to make it to first period on time.
Now, Route
9
has made me put jay-
walking on the same level of crime
Letter from the Editor
It's hard to believe that less than
a month ago, Marist geared up to
welcome the Class of 2014 and
summer was still on the minds of
many.
Now,
class (and the
work)
is
well underway and this week's
issue covers all that's new and im-
proved on campus.
The cover features the highly an-
ticipated Marist in Manhattan pro-
gram which gives fashion and
communication Il\ajors a chance to
experience life in New York City.
News continues with a way in
as murder, so whenever I go home,
I'm atanding on the sidewalks with
French
peo'pte
'
wearing·
CTA
or FBI
shirts, waiting for the little green
man to tell me it's safe to cross the
street. Ugh. I'll give
5
points to the
invisible bird whose chirps tell us to
start crossing the street at Beck.
Just because I like that.
9/17-Leo
Three students were found intoxi-
cated in the same room over the
weekend. All of them were sent to
St. Francis.
''I
don't think we've ever
seen a triple play before," security
said. Let's call it the Leo Trifecta.
I like that.
45
points
9/18 -
Champagnat
There a physical altercation be-
tween a male and a female student.
FIGHT! FIIIGHT!!!! Wait a second.
Hold the phone. Why was the there
a physical altercation between a
male and a female student?
I
don't
like that at all. There must be mul-
tiple sides to this story. I haven't
heard any, so rm not going to em-
bellish. No Points until I'm given
the
tuU
story.
9/19 -
Midrise
Somebody went around Midrise
with a permanent marker and
which technology may swa.y the
youth vote in the upcoming el~t
tions.
Improvements to the McCann
Cente;r are underway and. Sports
has all the details
to
what exactly
is planned for the beloved recre-
ation center.
Features profiled one senior who
enjoyed who her Italian abroad ex-
perience so much; she's consider•
ing going back for her last
semester. Check out A&E for a re-
view of Vampire Weekend's concert
at Radio City Music Hall.
Opinion encourages readers to
The
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Features Editor:
Jennifer Meyers
l
r
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circlefeatures@gmail.com
Editor-In-Chief:
Jacel Egan
Jacel.Egan1@marist.edu
Editor-in-Chief:
Thomas Lotito
Thomas.Lotito1@marist.edu
Managing Editor:
Caitlin Nolan
Caitlin.Nolan1@marist.edu
Managing Editor.Philip
Terrlgno
Philip. Terrigno1@marlst.edu
News Editor:
Amanda Lavergne
clrclenews@gmall.com
News Editor:
Alyssa Longobucco
circlenews@gmail.com
Opinion Editor:
Heather Staats
circleopinlon@gmall.com
A&E Editor:
Ryan Rivard
circleae@gmail.com
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11Mestyles
Editor:
Robin Mlnlter
clrclehealth@gmail.com
Sports Editor:
Jim Urso
circlesports@gmail.com
Sports Editor:
Scott Atkins
clrclesports@gmail.com
Staff Writers:
Mike Walsh, Dayna Vasi-
lik, Casey Fisk, Rachael Shockey,
Patrick McGinn
Copy Chief: Emily Berger
emlly.berger1@marist.edu
Copy Editors:
Marygrace Navarra, mon-
ice Speranza, macia Som~ni, Taylor Mul-
laney, Madison Callado, Lauren
Wennell, Brianna Kelly, Jennifer Hill,
Dayna McLaughlin, Nguyen Pham
wrote expletives on a few doors.
The next morning, the rooms' own-
ers
a:rio."lioUsek'eepihg
had
'to
wash
off the vandalism. Rude. People
have enough to deal with, so don't
make them wash their own front
doors because you think bad words
are funny.
If
you want to vandalize,
make it awesome like the graffiti
you see on the walls of Manhattan
or DC or, really, any other big city.
Make it artistic. Make it so nobody
even wants to wash it. Make it so
it's a gift, not a prank. Or just leave
the doors alone.
5
points for House-
keeping, minus
5
from Midrise.
.
One last note before this week con-
cludes: please be careful, everybody.
If
most of these stories happened to
one of my friends, I'd wait a few
days and laugh with them.
I
can't
imagine the state I'd be in if some-
one I loved were involved in one of
the incidents we see from
.
Mr.
Gildard in our email inboxes. So
please, look out for your friends.
Sometimes, the biggest difference
you cah make is making sure your
night is as uneventful as possible.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs qre in-
tended as satire and fully pr~iected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
pay
it
forward and make a differ•
ence through a cause that's near to
their hearts. Lifestyl~s shows read-
ers how
to
turn their walk of shame
into a stride
of
pride and profiles
some fashionistas who can be found
strutting their stuff on campus.
So, if you're looking for a way to
put off that research paper, sit back
and dive in.
Happy reading!
Caitlin Nolan
Managing Editor
Photography Editor:
Ryan Hutton
circleshots@gmall.com
Graphics Editor:
Dayna Vaslllk
Web: www.marlstclrcle.com
www.twltter.com/martstclrcle
Web Editor:
Marina Cella
marina.cella1@marist.edu
Web Editor:
Gail Goldsmith
Gail.Goldsmith1@marist.edu
Advertising Manager.
Liz Hogan
clrcleadvertising@gmail.com
Distribution Manager:
Pete Bogulaskl
Faculty Advisor:
Gerry McNuity
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Adobe product
unveiled at Mari.st
Also what I like about Adobe is that
it's user friendly. They don't throw
in complicated menu systems, so
you can navigate easily and really
take control of the program and use
it to create your vision. This soft-
ware has been used by industry pro-
fessionals for years because it
simply works and now with the
newest version, CS5, they show no
signs of slowing down."
After a brief break, Plumer re-
turned to highlight the various as-
pects of Adobe Acrobat Professional
for viewers.
In
the hour-long ses-
sion, Plumer showed how to create a
data collection workflow from a
desktop using Adobe Acrobat, PDF
and the free Adobe Reader. Acrobat
and PDF provides the right vehicles
to conduct a survey, collect registra-
tion information or gather enroll-
ment data,
all
of which can become
vital tools in any research methods
class or office setting
.
"Most people do not know the full
extent of what you can do with these
programs," Maurer said. ''These ses-
sions weren't to sell a product or
make money. By attending a semi-
nar, you can realize the full poten-
tial of these programs."
Promotion for the information ses-
sions took on many faces. Informa-
tion Technology employees banded
together on Twitter to promote the
events and continue linking to the
RSVP page on Marist's Computer
Store website as well as Plumer's
own Twitter for more information
on the topic.
In
addition to the Twit-
ter campaign that was launched
with a vengeance, hundreds of yel-
low fliers promoting the event and
containing contact information for
the event could be found across
campus.
Adobe will be back on campus dur-
ing the spring semester for addi-
tional how-to and information
sessions and more information
will
be available as the date approaches.
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Will technology sway the vote this time around?
By
HEATHER BILANCIONE
Circle Contributor
With the 2010 general election
nearing, some candidates have
begun
to
wonder
if
Tweeting and
Facebooking
will be their key to suc-
cess or
if
the oversaturated social
networking scene play a role in the
lack of young voters filling out bal-
lots this year.
Obama's innovative campaign
strategy to clinch the youth vote
made history in the 2008 presiden-
tial election.
It
caused the number
of young voters to rise so high, that
his election victory was named "the
year of the youth vote" in an article
by
TIME Magazine
in 2008. Obama
utilized sites such as Facebook and
Twitter during his campaign. Today
he has more than 13 million follow-
ers on Facebook and more than
700,000 people waiting to see his
"tweets" on Twitter.
In
lieu of Obama's success, both
candidates and voters of the upcom-
ing general election have begun to
question
if
the in-your-face ap-
proach of social networking, is re-
ally the best route for candidates to
take in order to gain the youth vote
this election
.
Didi Barrett is running in the
2010 election for New York State
Senate. She's been a resident of
Millbrook, N.Y. for 23 years, but her
name isn't recognized like Obama.
That is why Barrett and her cam-
paign team feel technology has
brightened her future and helped
her gain numerous supporters.
Taitia Shelow, the Communica-
tions Coordinator for Barrett's cam-
paign, said she has personally
noticed how integrating technology
into Barrett's campaign has led to
an influx of supporters. One of the
most important aspects of Barrett's
campaign is making sure she
reaches out to the youth.
"As the mother of two young
adults I know very well the im-
portance of new media in commu-
nicafion," Barrett said. "'Engaging
young voters and inspiring them
to be active participants in their
local, state and federal govern-
ment is one of the major reasons I
am running. You are our future
and it's critical that young voters
are involved in shaping that fu-
ture."
Many of the candidates running
in the Dutchess County general
election have some social net-
working sites that display infor-
mation about their campaigns.
Andrew Cuomo, Eric Schneider-
man, Tom Dinapoli and Alyssa
Kogon are just a handful of t~e
local candidates with active Face-
book accounts.
"I think social technology is the
fastest way to reach people as
they are connected to it 24 seven,"
Alyssa Kogon said. "You can also
use it as an influential tool in that
it allows you to control your own
press."
Kogon, who is running for New
York State Assembly, said inte-
grating the use of technology is a
strong asset to her campaign.
"Without a doubt social media is
the new 'mall' - it's where young
people hang out," Shelow said.
"The best way to reach young vot-
ers is to go to the places they con-
gregate."
While there is support for using
technology in campaigns, some
people feel the opposite and be-
lieve too much technology will
have a negative effect on the
young voter turnout for this elec-
tion.
David Carr of the
NY Times
sug-
gested in his 2008 article, that
Obama's heavy usage of social
networking combined with the
youth's already established obses-
sion with social media sites may
start to cause reverse effects for
candidates
.
''There are dangers here," Carr
wrote. "By becoming a ubiquitous
presence in the digital lives of its
supporters, the Obama campaign
could become like that friend who
!Ms a little too often."
This, in turn, could seriously
hurt the chances of candidates
running in the general election
who plan on integrating technol-
ogy into their c~mpaigns. In fact,
Carr isn't the only one who feels
technology won't be a major facto:r
in this general election.
Jessica Boscarino, a political sci-
ence professor at Marist College,
said, "A cooling effect has begun to
take over."
"I'm sure technology has helped
somewhat; but the question is
will
that
translate
into
votes,"
Boscarino said. "I personally feel
they're preaching to the choir and
they won't see as many young vot-
ers as Obama did."
Boscarino said she feels the
biggest issue on the minds of
young voters right now is the eco-
nomic situation.
''My general opinion is there will
be less enthusiasm amongst the
young voters in this election and
I've been hearing from a lot of my
students that they are becoming
cynical of the choices being made
right now; particularly because
they are frustrated with the eco-
nomic situation," she said. "They
aren't having
as
many job
prospects as they had hoped com-
ing out of college."
She said that their worries may
prevent thein from actively partic-
ipating in the general election,
which would be the opposite of
what took place during the presi-
dential election.
CBS released an article on their
website entitled, "Young Voters
Cooling towards Democrats", re-
garding this lack of young voter
interest. They too indicated the
cooling trend Boscarino foreshad-
owed for the 2010 election.
The results of the Pew Research
Center study, discussed in the ar-
ticle, showed that young adults'
enthusiasm is indeed crumbling
from what it was during Obama's
campaign. During the presidential
election, "turnout among 18 to 29
year olds was the highest in years,
making up roughly 20 percent of
the voters in many states" accord-
ing to the survey
.
"That percentage, however,
dropped by half for the gubernato-
rial races ... young adults were
also the least likely of any age
group to identify themselves as
regular voters."
With a little more than a month
until the general election, the con-
sensus seems mixed in regards to
how much technology will impact
the young voter turnout.
Shannon Farrell, a Marist col-
lege senior, believes candidates of
the 2010 election shouldn't just be
adapt these technologies because
·they are "hip" or "cool;" there is
much more to young voters than
that.
.
"I think the most important
thing a candidate can do to get
that youth vote is to make it clear
that they have an interest in our
vote," Farrell said. "As adults
about to go into the real world
they must make it clear that they
take us seriously as adults and
care about our transition period
into the real world."






















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Fight apathy through engagement
By
JENNA GRANDE
Circle Contributor
While doing my political science
homework, I got fed up with the
reading. It discussed how Ameri-
cans appear
to
have lost the urgency
to take action for a cause they truly
believe in.
What if it didn't have to be this
way? Our generation faces the is-
sues of climate change, economic re-
cession, world hunger and conflicts
in the Middle East
to
name a few.
What if people everywhere took a
stand for something they believed
in?
It doesn't seem like work when
giving back or taking a stand be-
cause it's enjoyable and worthwhile.
Evaluating your attitude, approach
and stance on issues are ways to
make your time, not only at Marist,
but also throughout your life.
So this is my challenge to you: pick
a cause or a charity, a viewpoint
that will keep you involved. Take on
a worldview philosophy and truly
look into what is going on world-
wide.
Take 15 minutes of your day to
stop and read about what's going
on, whether it's the
Poughkeepsie
Journal,
or the
New York Times
(available in many locations on
campus)
.
Overcoming the weights
that bring you down is one of the
most liberating experiences a per-
son can have. To prove my point, I
talked to some students who are
running for Student Government
positions for the freshman class.
Kristy Stevko, who is running for
President of the Class of 2014, gave
me a true, genuine reason for run-
ning.
"I ran because I really love this
school," Stevko said.
'1
wanted a
chance to be extremely -involved
with the school and with my class. I
wanted
to
make a difference for my
freshman year."
Stevko knows what issues she
would like to deal with that pertain
specifically to Marist.
"I talked to a lot of people and
most people see problems with the
cafeteria and the times activities
are scheduled.
·
Instead of having
some of the really popular events on
a weekend have it during a week
when more kids are around," Stevko
said. "Also, no one really knows
when some of the events are and
students end up missing events
they really wanted to go to, like the
second Red Fox Rumble."
Vice President of the Class of 2014
candidate Brianna Richards agrees
with Stevko's poir~t of view. She,
too, proves that she has taken the
time to talk to students with the as-
piration of helping make a differ-
ence.
"Considering we have a really
large class, I'd like to get a consen-
sus of the class concerning any indi-
vidual or collective issues," Richards
said. "One issue I'd like to address
is the cafeteria hours, and the food
selection on the weekends. I'd also
like to create a sense of unity in the
class, perhaps by having more col-
lective functions as a class. You
know, doing more activities to-
gether."
Stevko and Richards also have
concerns they want to address for
life after Marist.
"I think a general issue is the lack
of knowledge of what is going on. I
think ignorance is really a big prob-
lem in the U.S. and worldwide. I
also think the lack of care is an even
worse issue than not knowing about
what's going on," Richards said.
"People know they should recycle
but they don't because they find it
difficult or are lazy
.
"
Stevko added, "People are always
complaining about things that are
wrong, things that are bad. But peo-
ple don't do
'
anything about the is~
sues bothering them. They don't
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From Marist-level Issues
to
larger causes like global warming, there are plenty of
ways
to
get involved In
at
various levels
to
make a difference In a
worthy
Issue.
step up to the challenge. Even if
they· aren't going to step up, they
should bring it up to someone else
who can. Everyone talks about how
bad the economy is but no one is
doing anything to learn the real is-
sues. No one wants to take the
blame for anything."
If
you find yourself without a body
ef
friends
to
speak to about your as-
pirations
to
incite change, consider
turning to your professors. They are
often excited to share ideas and en-
gage in conversation with you to in-
spire the changes you seek. I talked
to
Dr.
Richard Feldman, my envi-
ronmental science professor, and he
said he hopes
to
inspire students so
they can possess environmental
awareness.
"There is too much at stake to
teach Introduction to Environmen-
tal Issues as simply a natural sci-
ence core course," Feldman said.
''Yes, I do hope to rnspite the stu-
dents to become environmental
stewards. Marist students have an
important role
to
play in educating
themselves and acting upon their
knowledge to not accept business as
usual. ~ a t you do, how you live,
does matter, for you, the rest of hu-
manity, other species, and your fu-
ture generations."
I'm not preaching about becoming
more environmentally aware, but
rather, take advantage of the re-
sources and opportunities we have
here at Marist. There is a library
filled with thousands of books, wait-
ing
to
be read. There are professors
and staff members who would love
to be engaged in intelligent conver-
sation. There are thousands of stu-
dents he:r.e who would enjoy joining
you in campaigning for a worthy
cause.
So find your issue. From the cafe-
teria hours
to
equal rights, there are
ways to make changes at the school,
local and national leveL Take this
time to engage in the world you live
in for yourself, and generations to
come.
Fashion department defines model students
By
COLLEEN
KOPCHIK
Circle Contributor
When the fashion department
sent out an e-mail on Sept. 17 about
the model tryouts for their annual
Silver Needle Fashion Show, it
seemed harmless. The e-mail dis-
cussed various things from model
availability
to
important dates to be
free. But there is something in that
e-mail that just didn't feel right.
After all the important dates and
necessary information, there is a
section that lists the requirements
to be a model.
Women must be at least 5 feet 8
inches and a dress size 6-8 while
men must be at least 5 feet 10
inches and a size 38-40 regular.
The e-mail was sent MAR-UG to
every single Marist undergraduate
student and was addressed as "Dear
Marist Students." Everyone got this
e-mail inviting them to tryout to be
a model regardless of age, sex, race,
year, height and dress size. So,
doesn!t it seem counterproductive
to, in one breath, list requirements
that students must obtain to be a
model and also say that it is open to
all students?
A very small amount of students
are going to fit into those very strict
guidelines, making the students
that don't fit into to them feel sepa-
rated and undesirable. The media
does enough
to
make young people
scrutinize themselves on a daily
basis; the last thing needed is an e-
mail coming into our inboxes telling
us that we don't fit the model re-
quirements to participate in our
very own school function.
I asked a few of my fellow students
about their feelings ob the e
-
mail
and responses ranged from noncha-
lance to feelings of stupidity and an-
noyance with the e-mail. Sophomore
Janae Myers spoke strongly of the
issue.
"Our community is diverse,"
Myers said. ''What makes 5 feet 8
inches and between the sizes of 6
and 8 ideal? We need to accommo-
date each body that is out there:
short, tall, thick, or thin - whatever
it may be. We are all unique, and·we
all deserve to be represented."
It is completely understandable
that the Silver Needle show wants
to mirror reality, but then why not
use real people -
people of all
shapes and sizes from 5 feet 2
inches to 200 pounds? Why should
someone's size matter?
If
you are
going to design clothes, design them
for the range of people that will be
wearing them and not just a model.
It
is offensive to be excluded from
taking part in a function because of
how tall I am or what size dress I
happen to wear. Just as any 5 feet 8
inches size 6 student, a 5 feet 2
inches size 12 student
is
ju$t as de-
aerving to walk down the runway
next to his or her fellow school-
mates. We are all equally deserving
to audition and partake
,
just as we
all received the same e-mail inviting
us to take part.
It is worrying that our society has
built up a certain ideal to a point
that there are requirements to walk
in a school fashion show. It is even
more worrisome to me that no one
even seems to question it anymore.
It has become almost an expectation
to look a certain way to take any
part in the fashion world. But this
is the Marist world, not the fashion
world. And if the auditions are open
to all students, then every single
Marist student, regardless of
looks,
deserves the very same chance as
the next.




















features
Thursday, September 23, 2010
www.maristcircle.com
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Former abroad student falls in love with Florence culture
By JENNIFER MEYERS
Features Editor
When Marist senior Katherine
Welcome stepped onto her flight
to Florence, Italy for a study
abroad session last spring semes-
ter, she didn't realize that she
would fall in love with the city and
decide to go back for her second
semester of senior year and possi-
bly return for graduate school.
"When else are you going to be
able to go and live for more than
three months in a different city?"
Welcome said. "There's no other
time in your life that you can do
that and not have to worry about
finding a job or living expenses."
Welcome not only visited Flo-
rence, but also Veni<;e, Prague and
Sienna. Interning for EuroAdven-
tures, she also traveled to Hun-
gary, the Czech Republic, Spain,.
Germany, Greece and Austria.
She attended Instituto Lorenzo
De' Medici, the Italian Interna-
tional Institute in Florence, where
she took a variety of classes in-
cluding the Italian language and
interesting courses such as the
Philosophy of Alchemy, Astrology
and Magic.
"We learned our birth charts,
the stars alignment when we're
born and how it makes our per-
sonality traits different," Welcome
said, "It was really interesting,
they don't offer anything like that
at Marist."
The institute mainly consisted of
American abroad students, so
Welcome did not have to worry too
much about learning Italian while
abroad.
"In Florence, so many people
spoke English that it's weird if
someone didn't," she said.
While she had many glamorous
adventures in Europe, Welcome
encountered some cultural differ-
ences including people automati-
cally recognizing that she was
American.
"I was walking down the street
and some kid said 'Oh you're
American.' And I said, 'How did
you know, I didn't say anything.'
And he's like 'I could tell by the
way you're walking'," Welcome
said. ''That was weird."
.
While abroad, Welcome stayed
in an apartment with seven other
abroad students from Marist, four
of which she already knew. The
apartment consisted of three
floors, two bathrooms, a kitchen
and a laundry room. Welcome
said that the apartment was
"amazing."
"From my own room, I could see
the Santa Spirito Church," she
said. "And the apartment was
right near the Arno River and we
were on kind of the more non-
touristy side of the river so it was
nice to separate from everyone."
Welcome has her heart set on re-
turning to Italy for second semes-
ter
of
senior
year,
but
complications arose as to whether
or not she will be able to graduate
on time.
"If
it doesn't work out for next
semester, I'm definitely going to
go there for grad school," she said.
"I just want to
.
experience the cul-
Study abroad ... At Marist?
By KELLY CAMPBELL
Circle Contributor
To some students that attend
Marist College, going abroad means
living in Poughkeepsie.
Trisha Patel, a junior from Birming-
ham, England was the only student
chosen from Aston University to
come to New York for a year to study
abroad. To Patel, adjusting to a new
country is a means of survival.
"I
thought it would be an easy ad-
justment since we speak the same
language, but its not," Patel said.
"It's a bigger shock than you'd ex-
pect."
One of the most obvious differ-
ences to Patel is the nightlife.
"The clubs here are completely dif-
ferent. We went to Mad Hatter and
the girls were really bad when they
were dancing," Patel said. She ex-
plained that bad was in reference to
the promiscuity of the dancing as op•
posed to the lack of skill.
After surviving her Mad Hatter ex-
perience, she survived another al-
most life endangering experience.
Because the driver's side of a car is
on the right side in England, Patel
looked the wrong way and almost
got hit by a car.
''The cars are driving the wrong
way here, they really are," Patel
said.
Another one of Patel's main strug-
gles was figuring out the metric sys-
tem. When ordering Chinese food,
she was asked if she wanted a pint
or a quart. She responded with,
''What does that even mean?''
Patel's expectations of
,
America
were not too high. When asked of
her thoughts of Americans before
coming to New York, she said,
"I
thought all Americans don't care
about anything and are obese."
After Patel's initial few weeks
abroad at Marist, she changed her
views of Americans.
"Everyone here is really nice and
friendly," she said.
Marist College has a large study
abroad program. About 500 students
leave the country every year. The in-
ternational program at Marist is
very prominent and selective; Patel
is the only student who is here as an
exchange student for the year.
''It helps them to become more
open-minded and accepting of dif-
ferences," said Karen Tomkins-
Tinch,
the
coordinator
of
international student programs at
the center for multicultural affairs.
''In a broader sense, it promotes
peace
through understanding,"
Tomkins-Tinch said.
JAIME SPINEW/THE
CIRCLE
From left to right Maddie Wessels,
car1y
Marshlano and Katherine Welcome.
ture more. I loved Florence and portunity that I would like to do
everything it had to offer."
again," she said.
Welcome is an advertising major
Many students abroad gain life
with a minor in business. If she time experience while studying
chooses to go back to Florence for abroad. For Welcome, her experi-
grad school, Welcome said she ence turned into a life altering de-
would get a masters degree in cision that won't rest until she
graphic design.
steps foot in Italy again and pur-
What about the rest of Europe? sues her graduate education in a
"I think I would start in Florence foreign country.
and then travel around and see
"I just loved it there," she said.
where I like," Welcome said. "I "It was an amazing experience
would see where I would poten-
and I just don't see any other
tially like and see where I can see chances. This is the only time
myself working and living."
that I could go to another country
The city of Florence has cap-
while not having to worry about a
tured Welcome's heart. She in-
job or finding an apartment or
sists on returning and does not anything too severe. I can just
worry about the consequences of enjoy myself, and I just want to
the future.
experience the [Italian] culture
"It was a once in a lifetime op-
more."
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THURSDAY, September 23, 2010 •
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Exciting clubs entice inco~ing Freshmen at Marist
By CASEY GALASSO
Circle Contributor
Since classes kicked off Aug.
30, 2010, life at Marist has been
in full swing. No matter where
you look, you'll find friends gath-
ered on the green for a game of
frisbee, rushing to class, or head-
ing over to the Rotunda to grab a
bite to eat. For a majority of stu-
dents, this is part of their rou-
tine.
Ret~rning to college is
what they've looked forward to
all summer.
Marist is their
home away from home. What
about the students, however,
who have yet to forget that spe-
cial bond with the college? What
about those who have never been
away from home for more than a
night? Will they be able to find
their niche here at Marist?
Change is never easy, as many
students of the class of 2014 re-
alized after moving in Aug. 28.
"It was a big adjustment being
away from home," said freshman
Sarah Cordiero. "I have never
shared a room with someone, or
been a way from home for very
long. It is totally different living
with someone who has a differ-
ent schedule than I do."
Social skills aside, many in-
coming freshmen have admitted
to having trouble adjusting to
their new lives here at school.
"The hardest adjustm~nt by far
was going downstairs to what I
thought was unlimited cafeteria
access, only to realize it closes at
either 10 p.m. or 7 p.m.," fresh-
man Mike Charest said.
"My
eating schedule still hasn't re-
covered."
With limited mobility, most
freshmen are locked inside the
invisible walls surrounding the
college.
Luckily, the Marist
campus is always brimming with
life. Immersing yourself in the
activities the college offers is the
easiest and most exciting way to
ease homesickness. Some stu-
dents,
such
as
freshman
Michelle Ederer, found comfort
in participating in sports teams
they werealso a part of in high
school.
·
"I joined cheerleading because
I have been doing it all my life,
and I don't think I'd be able to go
without it," Ederer said.
Being involved with athletics
creates a bond between team-
mates that truly is u
·
nbreakable,
Ederer said.
"If
it wasn't for being on the
team this year, transitioning
into college would've been a lot
harder," she said.
Can't commit to the rigors of
the varsity sports team sched-
ule?
Intramurals are offered
during both the fall and spring
semesters and are open to all, re-
gardless of athletic abilities.
If
you missed the Sept. 15 deadline
for fall intramurals, you can al-
ways pick up a copy of the var-
sity sports schedules in the
McCann Center and support the
RO
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MINnet/THE CIRCLE
Marist women's rugby tests courage, strength, balance, and dedication.
Red Foxes as they partake in and dorm."
your favorite sport.
Campus Ministry, one of the
With a vast multitude of clubs more popular groups at Marist,
on campus, there's something for has already had over 600 fresh-
everyone.
Cordiero
joined men sign up.
Still recruiting
MCTV, the campus television members, the club participates
program.
in community service in the
"Clubs are a great way to get Hudson Valley, and also holds
involved," she said.
various types of meetings for the
"I've always wanted to try fenc-
many faiths at Marist.
ing, so here at Marist I joined
No matter what freshmen de-
the club team," freshman Lexi cide on joining, whether it's a
Mendyck said. "It's great to join club, an intramural, or a va,rsity
clubs because you get to meet sport, adjusting to life at college
people outside of your classes is a slow and steady process.
A solution to stop and go traffic waves
By MICHAEL GAROFALO
Circle Contributor
University of Washington Re-
search
Engineer
_
William
Beaty has been watching the
movement of traffic jams in
Seattle, Wash., since 1998,
and has concluded that a sin-
gle conscientious driver can
substantially help improve the
flow of traffic.
According to Beaty, a bird's
eye view of certain kinds of
traffic jams illustrate that the
"wave" of stopped cars appears
to move backwards from its
origin as more cars are forced
to come to a complete stop. He
makes the analogy that the
jam is a solid crystal, with one
end dissolving and the other
end constantly growing.
For drivers, a repetitious
pattern of stopping and accel-
.
erating is typically practiced.
The
driver ahead of you
brakes and so you must follow
up behind. The driver behind
you follows, and the jam per-
sists.
The solution is one that
Beaty essentially discovered
inadvertently. In trying to
drive a constant speed, he al-
lowed a larger space between
his vehicle and the one ahead.
He created a buffer zone.
In his YouTube video, Beaty
describes
·
his observations:
" ... but in my lane they [the
waves of cars] were perfectly
uniform ... everybody
behind
me has no reason to be doing
the stop and go driving."
He equates the improved
driving method with that of a
semi-truck driver, who most
people
assume
drive
with
buffers due to their increased
stopping distance relative to
passenger cars. As a matter of
fact, this method allows for
significantly less stopping.
The gap that Beaty leaves
ahead of him provides relief
for drivers who previously
could not reach their exit be-
cause of
bumper-to-bumper
traffic. According to Beaty,
many drivers are unaware of
their tendency to follow too
closely. This competition per-
petuates jams and leads to
further blockage.
"If you try to block lane
jumpers, then you are a tail-
gater," Beaty said.
Marist freshman Emma
Dambach is frustrated with
tailgaters, who she says are
"trying to beat me at some
game."
Her commute from Kingston
requires a trip over the Mid-
Hudson Bridge, which is often
congested at peak commute
times.
As for the Marist commu-
nity, junior and recent trans-
fer student Elizabeth Wanyo
FROl',/I SEATil.ETRANSffBLOG.COM
Active Traffic Management model for the
Intelligent
Transportation Systems.
consistently experiences the
Seattle Times
reporter Mike
Beck Lot congestion. However, Lindblom has experienced this
she described several Marist new method four times now
'
drivers as "courte0-us" - a use-
ful trait in highway jams.
A modern technological
method for addressing traffic
jams has been recently imple-
mented in Seattle on Inter-
state
5.
Active
Traffic
Management
(ATM) functions
by lowering the speed limit be-
fore cars even reach a maj.or
jam, thus cutting the jam off
at the supply end.
This technology is not neces-
sarily new, however according
to Beaty, traffic physicists in
Europe have implemented this
method before.
He is currently undecided on
the overall success of the tech-
nology in his area, which
would require quantitative
data like commute times be-
fore and after, and more ob-
servation.
and said that technology may
be helping but lacks "defini-
tive information about how ef-
fective these are."
However, Lindblom said,
"They began in August which
tends to be the lightest traffic
month of the year. And, the
Washington State Department
of Transportation is not fully
using the technology by dras-
tically slowing the speed lim-
its, way upstream of the
congestion sites. They are just
gradually tweaking their sys-
tem commands."
For more information about
traffic jams, and an extensive
facts from William Beaty, visit
http:/trafficwaves.org
and
watch the video on the home
page.










































lifestyles
Thursday, September
23, 2010
www.maristcircle.com
Sexual Healing: sexile, a not-so-lonely island
By RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Staff Writer
So
your roommate committed the ul-
timate act
of
greed and asked you to
surrender the room to his or her night
of eroticism. When one does not have
their own personal booty
call
on hand,
sexile means flopping on the couch,
eating leftover
Chinese
while watching
''Futurama," mourning over the sex
that your greedy roommate is hogging
to themselves. Spending an evening
stewing over your troubles, combined
with resentment for the person you
have to live with and bitterness over
the fact that you're not getting laid,
makes for a wildly unhealthy experi-
ence in sexile. Your experiences
are
what you make of them; your time in
sexile by no means has to be glum or
nonsexual. The following are a few
suggestions for transforming your time
away from your room into a solo erotic
endeavor.
1) The self-pleaser's staple.
The most obvious way to satisfy your-
self while sexiled and partner-less is to
masturbate.
Alas,
where
can you do it
in private when you're locked out of
your room? The shower, of course!
It
al-
lows not only for privacy, but
also
cli-
mate
control,
easy
cleanup
post-orgasm and added stimulation
from the water pressure. Masturbation
is
a wonderful, built-in perk of being a
human, of which many people never
take advantage. A University of
Chicago study of 3,116 people between
ages 18 and 60 determined that 61
per-
cent of men and only 38 percent of
women claimed to have masturbated
in the past year, as reported last year
by Michael Castleman from
Psychol-
ogy
Today. Planned Parenthood at-
tributes much of our shyness toward
masturbation to feelings of shame as-
sociated
with the act. On their website,
Planned Parenthood estimates that
"approximately 50 percent of women
and
50
percent of men who masturbate
feel guilty about it." They
also
sharply
articulate the reasons we should aban-
don the guilt we associate with self-
pleasuring. "Masturbation," they say,
''is one of the best ways we can learn
about our sexuality.
It
can help us ex-
plore the
types
of touch we like the
most and help us learn how to get ex-
cited
and how to reach orgasm."
In the words of musical genius
Jason Derulo: enjoy ridin' solo.
2)
Practice
Moaning.
This
is not
to say that you should
practice moaning to fake pleasure;
rather, it should
be
treated as an exer-
cise
to release inhibitions about having
loud sex.
On
her website, long-time
sex
educator Sue Johanson encourages us
to, ''Use
all
the expressions that would
make your mother threaten to wash
out your mouth with soap - 'screw me
hard' kind of language." Experiment-
ing with different sex noises and
dirty
talk can up your sexual confidence and
get you revved up for your next adven-
ture with a partner. The greatest op-
portunity to throw out some grunts
and groans is while driving (alone).
Driving with the windows up is one of
very few scenarios in which we can
be
certain that no one
will
hear us. It's a
place
ro
vent, cry and pretend you're
having the wildest ride of your life. It
can be especially fun to moan at an in-
tersection, where people can see you,
but so long as you're stealthy, they'll
probably just assume you're singing
along
t.o
the radio ..
3) Read
this.
Claire Cavanah and Rachel Venning,
the founders of sex boutique chain
Ba-
beland, published the book ''More-
gasm''
this
year. It's a compilation of in-
formation that Venning and Cavanah
have acquired over the years; on plea-
suring (of
all
varieties), sex toys and
anatomy. Accompanied by bold, beau-
tiful illustrations and photography,
there
is
never a dull moment in this
263-page point of reference.
In
their
intro, the authors explain ''We all have
gaps of knowledge and secret curiosi-
ties about sex. Whatever you're curious
about, keep asking ... we wrote this
book to champion great, realistic sex."
While the book primarily caters to
women and the female orgasm, it con-
tains helpful tips for people of every
gender and sexual orientation. The
anatomy sections break down butts,
breasts and vulvas to their most basic
parts, and offer suggestions for plea-
suring each one. Head over to Barnes
&
Noble, find a secluded corner, and
see what ''Moregasm" can teach you.
4) Get warmed up for next time.
The Marist Fitness Center doesn't
close until midnight;
if
you're not the
one getting laid just yet, why not head
down to McCann and exercise your
skills in the meantime?
Lift
weights
and stretch your limbs in between sex-
ual encounters so that you
can bust out
some impressively limber acrobatics
next time. If your roomie doesn't give
you the sexile heads up until late at
night, you
can always do push-ups and
lunges in your living room/common
room
too.
Passers-by
will
be
oblivious
to your motives, and that
will
make it
all more fun.
Start getting pumped for the next
time your roommate forces you to
be
ingenious in your entertainment meth-
ods.
In
the words of musical genius
Jason Derulo: enjoy ridin' solo.
Facebook-less for a fortnight: Week two
By CHRISTINA O'SULLIVAN
Circle Contributor
Seconds before I deactivated my
Facebook account two weeks ago,
Facebook sent a final plea to try to
retain my membership. Five pic-
tures of me with friends from high
school, camp and Marist popped
on the screen, with captions read-
ing
,
''Maura will miss you!",
"Vinny will miss you!", etc.
This incredibly creepy sendoff
seemed a fitting goodbye for a
website that passes off photo com-
ments and "likes" as meaningful
human interaction; a website that
randomly pulls pictures, appeal-
ing to my nostalgic side, to guilt
me into staying a member of its
weird, information-addicted cult.
How do you know
if
my friends
will miss me, Face book? You don't
know
me!
Pressing the "deactivate" key
was liberating, like I had just es-
caped the novel "1984." I poked
my sleeping roommate and whis-
pered, "I'm free!" "Mrahh," she
said, and rolled over. What now? I
thought. Normally, if I underwent
a minor life change, I would up-
date my Facebook status. Clearly,
that was no longer an option, so I
kept it to myself, something I've
been learning to do these days.
I do miss
it a little. I miss friend
requests. Lately, I've bonded with
several acquaintances in different
classes and clubs, but since none
of us have been able to send friend
requests, I don't know who is in-
terested enough to take that little
step to learn more about me. A
friend request is aptly named; it's
like saying, "I think I like you, can
I learn more about you?" and I
haven't been able to send or re-
ceive that message.
Also, I've been pretty out of the
loop when it comes to events and
meetings. Ultimate Frisbee uses
Facebook messages to say when
and where practice is. I've been
too lazy to text someone, so I
haven't gone. And if a friend of a
friend has had a Fulton party, I
probably would have been invited,
had the inviter merely needed to
click on my name in their friends
1
i
s
t
.
Other than that, I have really
enjoyed my free time. I replaced
Facebook with elaborate break-
fasts, reading outside and another
form
of
Internet
crack,
http
:
//Stumbleupon.com. I'm still
in the habit of mindlessly check-
ing a website. I need a buffer be-
tween an activity and schoolwork,
so I check my Foxmail eight times
a day. Sometimes I actually read
security
updates.
I've been staying in touch with
two of my best friends studying in
Europe through e-mail, which is
basically the same as Facebook
messaging. The next ring of sec-
ond-tier ''be~t friends" is tricky,
though, because I'm not going to
write e-mails to each one of them.
That's exhausting. They're a bit
mad at me and I guess it's under-
standable. I've cut myself off from
easy communication with them.
I would prefer to live in a world
without Facebook. In the e
·
nd, I
think that concentrating your
time and efforts on the present
would pay off more than sitting
for hours in front of a computer.
Unfortunately, that is not the
world we live in. In two weeks, my
social experiment will be over and
I can reactivate my account, but I
may not. My life is calmer now,
without the thrill and stress of
constantly connecting to the In-
t e r n e t .
Which is better: staying in the
here and now or regularly reach-
ing out to distant friend'S? That's
the question, friends. Stay tuned
for my four-week update.
PAGE7
As
told
by (a)
Glnge
ByCASEY F1SK
·•ta/
f
Wri t~r
Dear
Casey,
i
ha •e al a
'S
said
that
I
am
about
•quality
when
it comes
dating - I don
1
t
need a
boy wait-
ing
on me hand
and
mot.
However.
I
have been
with
my·
guy
for
while now
and
we spliteverythin
down tbemiddle:meals,grocerie
a
night
out.
I
ate.-
to
say
it.
but
i
would
be
nice
t.o
be treated
eve
now and
then.
Am.
I
be·
hypocritical?
-Going
Dutch
Dear
ukh,
I
agree ,vith
you about equ.ali~
in
relationship -
Im
all
for
it.,
to
an ex-
tent.
I
think
the responsibilities of
do-
mestic
duties
and
uphol ·
communication
should
be
split
equa1.J,
between both
parties
in
a relationship
However, I
refuse
to
let
chivalry ·
without
at
least
a
few frantic
sh
from a female defibrillator.
If
you
hav
been
with
him
furquitesome
time
now
he should
by
now
have
a ~
grasp
o ·
the
type
of person
}'OU'
ate.
Unless ·
are
the
most
patient
and strategic go
digger
this side of the
.Mississippi,
don't
think
it's the
girth
of
his
walle
that's
been
k~pingyou
around
and
h
knows
that.
I
ao
not
think
it
is
hypo-
critical
of
you
t.o
desire
being
trea
here
and
there,
as
long
as
you
are
will-
ing
t:o
do
the same every
now
and
then.
Dear Casey,
My
parents and
I
rarely talk whe
I'm
at
college. Yet, whenl get
ha
home,
I
am still undet- their
stri
thumbs -
this
seems a
bit
unfair.
What
would
you
do
-Ms.
Independent
Dear
Ms.
Independent,
I understand it
can
lle a
difficul
transition from footloose and
f.ancy-
college life to hack
to
living
under
yo
parents'
roo£ Though .
ll
are a leg
adult
with
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life
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to
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cream or t enough babies over th
summer
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go
here.
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they are
within
reason; do no
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 •
8
A girl's guide to rocking ''the walk''
By
DAYNA VASIUK
Staff Writer
When you wake up in his
bed, you
might lay there with a smile on your face
thinking t.o yourself:
whnt
a fun night.
You danced all night with your friends,
finally made use of that
sexy
dress that
you've
been dying t.o wear- and that's
when it hits you ... "I have t.o walk home
in this?r' You might not love that dress
enough t.o give you the
"messy
sexy''
look, but also keep everyone guess-
ing
...
did
they
or
didn't
they?
From V
l.P nights
to
vampire bit.es.
After your walk home that may have
felt like forever, you may be feeling a
sense of relief that you weren't spotted
by anyone you know. While you're all
smiles about t.o tell your roommate what
of your friends
go,
you're on your own!
You
can either start thinking
of
good
ex-
cuses:
(how
about the classic,
"my
curl-
ing iron slipped and burnt my neckr), or
simply joke back saying,
''If
you
think
mine
is
bad, wait till you see what
I
did
t.o him ... "? Let's jm;t hope next time
you're at Hatters, your lover
is a little
less hungry and you're a little more
care-
ful.
_
somuchnow.ldon'tknowwhat'sworse:
that fact that you
are
wearing the same
outfit two days in a row, or the fact that
you're donning that same stiletto and a
strapless dress getup around campus.
let's face
it, it's only
8
a.m., and you've
clearly had your workout for the week.
happened, she brings something t.o your
Clean up your act.
attention that really bites -
literally.
Not only
is it disappointing that there is
nothing left t.o the imagination about
your scandalous night, but now you
have t.o hide out until the Scarlet Letter-
esque branding on your neck disap-
pears. Hickeys are never tasteful, it's
Hatters, hickeys and
hideous hit-
one
thing
t.o act like an animal at night,
and-runs.
but looking like you were attacked by
Well no sweat ladies -
actually,
yes
-
think sweats!
If
you wore leggings
under that dress the night before, bor-
row a sweatshirt from your boy and
make it cute.
As
far as the shoes, put
them in your purse or wear those Prada
knock-offs
proudly and
go
for the retro
80's look that all of young Hollywood
seems
t.o
be
gunning
for.
If
you weren't thinking ahead and did-
n't wear
leggings
,
take one of his plain
white button ups and layer it. You
can
either tuck it int.o the
skirt
you wore or
belt it around the dress from the night
before. Clean up your makeup by
run-
ning a finger under your eyes t.o clear the
smudged eyeliner and splash some cold
water on your face t.o reduce any
signs
of a rough night. A loose ponytail with
some wispy little pieces hanging softly
around
your face
will
tame the
beast
one the next day is never sexy.
Luckily, girls have it easier
than
the
boys when it comes t.o hiding these
hideous hickeys. We
can camouflage
them by wearing scarves, necklaces and
of course wearing your
hair
down. Wear
light foundation on the marks and shoot
for cover up that
is
yellow or green
tinted.
This
will
lighten up the redness
instead of making your hickey darker
than it already
is. After drinking your
tea
(caffeinated t.o relieve the hangover,
of course) place the warm
tea
bag on the
hickey t.o reduce swelling, or place cold
teaspoons on your neck.
According
t.o the
Mayo Clinic, hickeys heal faster when
you apply ice many times throughout
the day because it reduces the
arterial
blood flow and decreases bleeding.
In
other words, the sooner you put ice on
your neck, the less likely your hickey
will
last.
As
far
as
the
badgering
and 'teasing
Now just because you didn't go back
with some
crazy
Poughkeepsie local
doesn't mean you didn't have your
share
of fun
too.
Since you may be a hot mess
in the morning
too,
there are a few
things t.o help heal the hangover woes.
Grab some comfy clothes. The
last
thing
you want t.o do
is waste your weekend
away in
bed not acromplishing
anything
(remember that test Monday?). Don't
think you have t.o hide out just because
you don't feel your best that day. Get up
and
get
moving!
As
for those heavy look-
ing bags under your eyes, join your
hickey
pal for some
tea.
Taking a
tea
bag
and placing it on your eyes with help t.o
deflat.e the puffiness, making them less
noticeable. Use a creamy yellow con-
cealerunder
your
eyes t.o
reduce the
red-
ness. Choosing a lighter shade with
yellow undert.ones t.o blend in with your
skin over using a darker shade saves
you from looking like a raccoon, not
pretty!
When these beauty blunders aren't
enough there
is
always coffee, Advil and
some
good
girl talk. Whether
your
week-
end was
innocent or
scandalous, re-
member you have a full five days t.o
recover ...
before
you
do
it
all over
again!
Top
10
freeiPod applications
By
ROBERT PETERPAUL
Circle Contributor
Over the
years,
Apple
has
advanced
its business
m all aspects of technology
and the entertainment industry,
making
it a household name. Presently, one of its
mostJ)Opular innovations is the iPhone.
The iPhone allows for endless virtual en-
tertainment with the t.ouch of one's
fin-
g~r. Many of the hours spent glued t.o
"iProducts''
are
owed t.o Applications, or
"Apps."
Setting
aside the
fart
machines,
lie detect.ors and virtual
guns,
here are
10 of the
best
free applications available
for download.
1.
Yelp
In
a new _place?
Looking
for something
t.o do? Yelp
has
your answer. Use this
application t.o search for local restau-
rants, bars, shops, hotels, entertainment
and much more. The
best
part
of this
app
is
that you
can read reviews from locals,
so you know wha t.o hit and what t.o miss.
2. Facebook and Twitt.er
These two apps make
it
easy
t.o stay
connected with all your friends. You
can
use both social networks just as you
would on the computer, except you
can
do it anywhere; so it's cooler!
It
sure
makes
stalking
people a heck
of
a lot
eas-
ier!
3.Bump
Now you
can share all your informa-
tion with people by simply-you guessed
it-bumpmgyourphones
together. With
just
one bum_p, you
can become friends
on Facebook, Twitter and other websites,
trade contacts
1
phot.os, events and more.
Gee,
sounds like one hell of a bump!
4.Shazam
Can't
figt!re
out what that catchy tune
is
called!?
Want t.o share it with everyone?
Wrth
ShM.amyou
can put your phone up
t.o the music device, and, within seconds,
get the name of the song and a link t.o
download. You
can even send songs t.o
your
contacts!
5. Virtual
Table
Tennis
Pretty self-explanat.ory, this realistic
app~has
been the t.op app download for a
while, but you better
hurry and down-
load it, because it's only free for a limited
,-.:_ I
l,,UUe.
6. Cook's IDustrat.ed
Let's face it: cafeteria food gets old.
When you download
this
application,
you get step-by-step recipes for whatever
meal you're in the mood for.
This
oould
oome in handy when you're sitting in
Foy, wishing your mom would drive up
and
make
dinner
for
you.
7.
Pocket Karaoke
You're standing on line for Hatters,
stumbling around
drunk
and waiting t.o
get your dance on. What sounds like a
good
idea? "l(araoke! This hand-held ver-
sion allows you t.o sing songs from
your
iTunes library and record them so you
can
listen
the
next
morning.
8.
Ni,pit
Vision
Havm_g trouble walking around in the
dark? Got a t.op secret mission t.o exe-
cute? Whether you're clumsy, a spy or
just
looking
for a sweet addition t.o y<:>ur
phone,
try
this
application! Night Vl.Sion
accesses your camera and allows it t.o
work in the dark. No more stumbling
around!
9.
Celebrity Mashup from Replace
your Face
Put pictures of you and your fri1mds
int.o this app. With your pictures, choose
from t.ons of celebnty headshots t.o
cre-
ate hilarious celebrity mash-ups. Now
you
can take a picture
of
that one friend
you swear looks like Taylor Swift and see
if
you're
right!
H>. Lose it!
If you
are
trying t.o cut back on the
pounds, and hitting up the McCann
Center occasionallyjust isn't working,
download this one! You settfu~l weight
loss
goal,
and establish
· y calorie
budgets. Each day you record your food
intake and the exercise you do so you are
RICKY ROMERP/FLICKR
sure
t.o
stay
on
track.
Free IPhone and rrouch
applications
keep
you
lnfonned, organized and
entertained
Style Sightings
Every
el •.
our resident fashwnista
u·
·u
he
pounding
the
Marist
pate-
ment n
earch of
some
of
tM
hottest
threads
on
ti
i.s
ide
of
the Hudson.
By
DAYNA V~UK
Staff Writer
11
r e:veing
the
g1
l
with
flawless
skin
in
m
fashion
clas
I
kne ,
I
had
oduce
m
·
elf
d ask
her
where
she
O
t
her
outfit .•. not
just
becau e I ab olut ly
loved it.
but
he m
1st
have
b n
creeped
out
by me
tann
at h r for
an
hour
and fifte
m utes.
DAYNA VASII.JIVTHE
CIRCLE
Class
act
Dadamo
dresses
for
success.
This
t
•li
h
ju io
i
Arielle
D. damo a
business
mnrketincr
major
and
fashion
rnerc·hamh ·
1
m·nor.
After
only
speaking
with her for
a
short
while
I
could
tell
that her out~
fit wasn't
the
onl ·
thing
that
is so-
phisticated arid
cla
t,,).
With the
inspiration
to
dress effortlessly busi-
ness
casual (after
all
she did have an
8
a.m.
•
Dadamo
dressed
I
boyfriend
chino khaki pants and a
navy
blue
butt.on
down
shirt. I
couldn't
get over
her
adorable wedges or understand
how she
could
Jm walking in
them.
Dadamo swore
that
the shoes are
ex-
trPr
•1_·
G(Jmfortablc
and
eonsi1!
•r-
a hly affordable for
,;ht
s!
I
thinkwhat
I
loved
most about
this
outfit was the
fact
that
it ir; eh
·c
for someone
19
years old like Dadamo or a woman in
her 30s. It'"' smart
to
invest
in
cloth-
ing
that
i
m
ldem·
you can always
make
it
trendy
with
big ·hu
ky jP,v-
elry, a statement hag. a printed scar
or
a
.
tyhsh extra p1ec from Forever
21. Along
with Arielle's
glowing
skin.
she had a
glowing
p1•1.·
n
li~·.
which
is
something
that
never goes out of
le.
Her
tips
and tricks:
1.
Just
by .adding a watch,
heels,
and
a necklace your outfit can easily
go
from boring
t.o
chic.
2. Go up one size then you normally
are
in
pants at
J
Crew.
3.
Since
http;//endless.com
has
free
return ·. purchnse
two
different sizes
of your favorite shoes and
return
the
pair
that
doesn't
fit.




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Fang free Vampire Weekend
By
EMILY BERGER
Copy Chief
With the rhythm of their music,
the acoustics of Radio City Music
Hall and the playfulness of the
lyrics illuminated the simplistic set
of Varn pire Weekend, both visually
and musically. Vampire Weekend is
a band characterizea as indie rock,
New Wave and always fun. This
New York City band sold out three
night stay at Radio City Music Hall
last week, and had the majority of
the venue filled even after a closing
of the Long Isla;nd Railroad.
Vampire Weekend songs are very
simple and catchy, which makes
them popular. Each song runs about
two minutes long and is easy to lis-
ten to. Just listening to one of their
songs can make someone happy.
The set list played one after another
to
keep the audience moving, play-
ing songs from their self-titled
album and January released album,
"Contra." The entire audience was
dancing the majority of the concert.
Beach House and Dum Dum Girls
opened, while Vampire Weekend
amped up the entire audience by
taking the stage
to
"All I Do is Win"
by DJ Khaled. Beach House's set
was a complete wall oflights to look
like a star-lit
sky,
and illuminated
pyramids to look like tents, and as
Vampire Weekend originally came
out, they seemed to have no set at
all compared to Beach House. As
the set list moved, as did the set.
Chandeliers came down, a wheel
that seemed like an optical illusion
and a map of ''Port of Contra" was
used, which was exactly what they
Album Review
M
Ezra Koenig serenades
Radio
City Music
Hall with his
voice and Jazz
hands.
needed
to
add to their songs. The
lighting and the simplistic additions
were all that was needed to create
the right setting for their music.
The lighting choreographed the set
and made the band even more tan-
talizing.
The band played exactly like their
albums. Many bands aren't capable
of doing so. The band truly played
for the audience-everything a fan
would want to hear.
VW also played a cover of Bruce
Springsteen, "I'm Going Down," to
slow down the show and illustrate
the diversity the band could handle.
Their playful music lit up the
venue, which was the perfect size
for the band. An outdoor setting or
larger venue wouldn't exemplify
their music because it would over-
power the sound of their songs. In
every part of Radio City, you can
feel the music, where in other places
you can feel exactly where you are
sitting and how much you've paid.
The only negative aspect as lead
singer Ezra Koenig said was how
"formal" the setting was, especially
from the general admission they are
used to. The seats restrict one who
wants
to
truly enjoy the music and
dance along with the lighthearted
sound. Koenig also added how "self-
conscious" New York City can be,
and how they should let their fears
go and let their bodies sway along.
They even demonstrated the best
dance moves that go along with
songs. They described how holding
your arms up and moving your fin-
gers go along to one of their hits.
SEE VAMPIRE WEEKEND, PAGE 12
Linkin Park evolves sound on "A Th·ousand Suns"
By
PATRICK MCGINN
Staff Writer
My, my have the boys of Linkin
Park changed. Almost ten years
after their debut release, "Hybrid
Theory," Linkin Park cuts "A Thou-
sand Suns," a melodic, synth heavy
concept album. Co-produced by vo-
calist/guitarist/keyboardist Mike
Shinoda and heavyweight producer
(no pun intended) Rick Rubin "A
Thousand Suns" is the sound of a
band breaking farther away from
their teenage angst filled roots that
started with 2007's release
''Min-
utes to Midnight" and further into
the realm of social conciseness and
maturity.
The days of singing about over-
bearing parents and horror story ro-
mances are over. Linkin Park is
now a band with a message, a mes-
sage that flows through the music
seamlessly. The album tells a story
of a nuclear apocalypse and the
mess civilization is in after the
blast. The title of the album is
taken from the
J
.
Robert Oppen-
heimer quote
"
lf
tlie radiance of a
FROM AMAZON.COM
thousand suns were to burst at once
into the sky that would be like the
splendor of the mighty one." This is
not a light listen by any means. It's
a tale of destruction, loss, love and
the potential dangers of the modern
age.
With this change in attitude
comes a drastic change in sound.
"Blackout" sets the mood of the
album. Sure Chester Bennington's
signature soft to full blown howl vo-
cals are still there, but instead of
the usual heavy riff laid down by
guitarist Brad Delson, a synthesizer
is put in its place. Delson's guitar
takes a back seat for the majority of
the album. It's there and can be
heard, but it's the Pro Tool and key-
board work of Mike Shinoda com-
plemented by the drumming of Rob
Bourdonthatshinesthroughoutthe
album.
"The Messenger" is an unexpected
treat-a
·
stripped down acoustic bal-
lad. The standout song on the
album though is "Burning in the
Skies." It's the crowning achieve-
ment of the album; everything that
is exceptional about Linkin Park's
new sound is encompassed in
"Burning in the Skies." The perfect
blend of instruments, studio crafts-
manship and lyrics are all heard
here-a mopey guitar and piano.
Bennington offers up a menacing
chorus ''I'm swimming in the smoke/
of bridges I have burned/so don't
apologize/I'm losing what I don't de-
serve." The lyricism on the album is
above average throughout, without
a doubt Linkin Park's strongest lyri-
cal output to date.
SEE "A THOUSAND SUNS," PAGE 12
PAGE
10
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
"The Social Network" Sound-
track Sampler - Trent Reznor
teamed up with longtime collabora-
tor Atticus Ross to create the score
for David Fincher's ("Fight Club,"
"Zodiac") film adaptation of Face-
book's origins in "The Social Net-
work." Reznor announced his
involvement in the film last July,
and described it as "really £""*****
good. And dark!" Reznor released
five songs for free to give fans some-
thing to sample until its release.
The songs have a minimalist sound
with a shady air of nerdism thanks
to
the
old-school
videogame
''bleeps." It feels appropriate. And
for any Nine Inch Nails fans, there's
no need to worry, as you will feel at
ease listening to these instrumental
bits. The full soundtrack will be re-
leased on Sept. 28 and will be avail-
able in CD, Blu-Ray, digital, or vinyl
formats through Reznor' s independ-
ent record label, Null Corporation,
at NullCo.com.
Chromeo
"I Could Be Wrong"
f/
Ezra Koenig ofV ampire Week-
end - The iTunes edition
of
this
Canadian electrofunk duo's third
album, "Business Casual," comes
with a special treat featuring the
dapperly dressed frontman, Ezra
Koenig, of Vampire Weekend. The
presence of Koenig brings more 80s
hipster party than business to the
track. He feels right at home among
the bouncy synth waves, joining in
on a goofy dialogue about a girl be-
tween Koenig and Dave 1 of
Chromeo. Koenig gives revelation-
worthy advice. The whole exchange
is hokey in
way
that mirrors Chris
Rock and Michael Jackson's conver-
sation in "You Rock My World."
There's also a sax solo. Relationship
advice, 80s nostalgia and sax-what
more could you want?
Cee-Lo Green
"I Want You" -
Althoug~ it's no "F*** You," the lat-
est offering from the Green's up-
coming "Lady Killer" album is as
soulful as the upbeat breakup song.
Taking the intensity from 10 to
about a two, "I Want You" is sooth-
ing and pleasant-retro with a splash
of modern bliss.
Kanye West "Lord Lord Lord"
fl
Mos Def, Swizz Beatz, Raek-
won & Charlie Wilson - Speaking
of retro with modern bliss, "Lord
Lord Lord" is the latest from Kanye
West's G.O.O.D. Friday series.
''Lord Lord Lord" is another mon-
ster epic (although falls short of
''Monster") clocking in at just less
than eight minutes that preserves
the soulful, laidback Kanye we all
know and love. The track also fea-
tures a rare verse from producer
Swizz Beatz, who usually uses the
mic to hype tracks rather than drop
wordplay.




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Al I
we hear
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IS
political Ga
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ga
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lady
Gaga sporting her meaty dress at
the MTV Video Music Awards. Lady
Gaga later appeared on the •Ellen De-
Generes Show"
to
explain the ideology
behind the look.
From Page
10
By
MICHAEL BERNARDINI
Circle Contributor
April 2009. The second G-20 sum-
mit meets in London; a major earth-
quake kills over 300 people in Italy;
Croatia and Albania are admitted to
NATO; and Lady Gaga reaches num-
ber one with "Poker Face." Yes, a
year and a half ago, the pop
songstress'
budding career reached
international superstardom. Coming
from eccentric regular in the New
York club scene to an overnight sen-
sation,
Gaga took the world by
storm. Now seventeen months later,
she can be seen anywhere and every-
where. Despite still churning out
music the way the Keebler elves
churn out cookies, the performer has
taken on a new cause: politics. And
I'm sick of it.
While I am all for pop anthems
about phones and Fernando and pa-
parazzi and playing
cards,
someone
who was once a guilty pleasure more
talented than Ke$ha and more in-
ventive than Britney, has rapidly
turned
into
an
over-exposed
wannabe politician.
Last time I
checked the lines of pop music and
politics were as starkly contrasted as
Album Review: "A Thousand Suns"
Linkin Park does their greatest
tribute to U2 on ''Iridescent," a track
that instrumentally mimics U2's
signature sound. Delson's guitar is
nearly identical to that of the
Edge's, while Bourdon takes a beat
right out of Larry Mullen Jr.'s book.
Hints of U2 influence are sprinkled
throughout "A Thousand Suns," but
it's on "Iridescent" where it's most
apparent.
The album never loses focus on the
concept that they present before the
listener. There is never a moment
when it doesn't make sense.
As
com-
plex a topic the concept is, it never
leaves the listener perplexed. This
problem can plague a concept
album, especially one done by an
ambitious young band such as
Linkin Park.
For all the positives that "A Thou-
sand Suns" has, it is far from a per-
fect album. At times the studio
work is a bit much. Songs are some-
times lost amidst the constant strive
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10
for that big sound. Also the one to
two minute tracks like "Empty
Spaces," "The Radiance and "The
Requiem" are
just
unnecessary.
The final tracks on the album
prove to be the weaker ones. Mike
Shinoda picks up the mic to rhyme
on the tracks ''Waiting for the End,"
"When
They Come for Me," and
''Wretches and Kings." Over the new
sound Shinoda's rhymes sound
bulky and stale. Perhaps these
songs were an effort to please the
diehard fans that are not willing to
accept Linkin Park's new sound.
It's safe to say that "A Thousand
Suns" is Linkin Park's finest LP
thus far in their career. There is no
denying that this album has its
flaws but overall the pros outweigh
the cons. "A Thousand Suns" is an-
other step in Linkin Park's musical
evolution.
If
they can build off of
this excellent release, it
will
be ex-
citing to hear what Linkin Park will
do next.
Vampire Weekend at Radio City Music Hall
Their hits like "A-Punk" and
"Cousins" were played in the middle
of the set and ended with "Walcott."
Every song they played was well
known from both albums, where
each song didn't need a catchy cho-
rus to make the song popular. With
lyrics like, ''In December drinking
horchata. I'd look psychotic in a bal-
aclava," and ''Who gives a
f"**
about
an Oxford comma?" give each song
the appeal of effortlessness and hav-
ing minimal metaphoric ideas.
Vampire Weekend says exactly
what
they
mean, while making it
rhyme and making it fun. Some
lyrics need to be explained, but
that's what makes them so enter-
taining.
These preppy boys in their
Sperry's, cardigans and blazers
show off their fast moving songs
with their fast moving videos and
transform this into a show with
rapid lights and cause a constantly
moving audience. Vampire Week-
end left the stage with a very satis-
fied audience because they gave
what the fans wanted each night at
Radio City.
apples and oranges. However, Gaga
has taken it upon herself to discuss
such topics as Arizona
'
s illegal im-
migrant bill, the "don't ask, don't tell
policy," and sexual abuse.
Here are a few example" for all in-
tents and purposes: last month,
Lady Gaga protested Arizona's
SB1070 law enforcing a stricter ille-
gal immigration policy while per-
forming a sold-out arena show in
Phoenix. She scroomed, ''We have to
be active. We have to protest ... !
will
yell and I will scream louder." Fol-
lowing this month's MTV Video
Music Awards (where she accepted
her Video of the Year Award in a
dress made of raw meat), she com-
mented,
"If
we don't stand up for
what we believe in and if-we don't
fight for our rights
,
pretty soon we're
going to have as much rights as the
meat on our own bones." Last week,
she posted
a
seven and a half minute
video to YouTube demanding sena-
tors and citizens join her in a repeal
of "don't ask, don't tell," which pre-
vents gays and lesbians from being
out and proud in the armed forces.
There is nothing wrong with some-
one having a cause near and dear to
their heart. What she is doing
is hon-
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orable and noteworthy and someone
in her position of her status can
probably attract a large chain of fol-
lowers. What she preaches makes
sense to me and I fully support it.
What I do not support is someone
with zero political clout trying to en-
lighten (or spoon-feed) an army of
"little monsters." I understand that
getting a prominent figure to speak
out on s.uch a wide-range of social is-
sues
is helpful in raising awareness
to a wide audience, specifically the
younger generation. Yet, I am fully
able to educate myself on such issues
and can make an opinion or get in-
volved in a cause all by lonesome
.
I
refuse to take advice from someone
who wears unitards and gallivants
with a "disco stick."
In
all honesty,
we're not hearing about global
warming from Justin Bieber or as-
sisted suicide from Katy Perry.
News and politics must be re-
moved from these tasteless tunes,
and Gaga is only making it harder.
As
the phrase goes, ''You can put lip-
stick on a pig, it's still a pig." Well,
you can put a few political ideologies
and an American flag on a pop star,
but it's still a pop star.
Weezer returns with "Hurley"
FROM AMAZON.COM
By
SHANNON DUNCAN
Circle Contributor
"Hurley," Weezer's latest album,
is their first record for indie label
Epitaph. Possibly the most striking
feature of the album itself is the
cover: a close up of Jorge Garcia
("Lost"). Rivers Cuomo told Spin-
ner,
"I
just loved this photo of Jorge
Garcia it just had this amazing
vibe. We didn't want to do a fourth
self-titled record and we knew peo-
ple would refer to it as 'the Hurley
record' even if we left it without
that title, so we just called it 'Hur-
ley.' No words are on the cover be-
cause all we wanted was his
amazing face." Garcia has stated
that he is honored
to be a part of the
album.
·
While some of the band's work of
the 2000s was disappointing to
fans, "Hurley'' is sure to give them
liope once more. The album is filled
with power-pop, head shaking an-
thems that you can't help but keep
on repeat.
''Memories," the opening song,
starts the album off with a catchy
nostalgic vibe. ''Trainwrecks" slows
down the tempo, giving off the im-
pression that the band does not re-
ally care what other people think.
Placed at the middle, ''Where's My
Sex?" reveals the quirky edge that
listeners have come to expect. With
the acoustic ''Unspoken," fans are
shown the beauty in Cuomo's rough
voice. Hurley finishes off with
''Time Flies," which describes the
revenge of any songwriter.
The album may not
be
perfect, but
it has catchy refrains and quality
lyrics that surpass the band's re-
cent productions. And if the 10
songs on Hurley don't fulfill your
thirst for Weezer, the deluxe addi-
tion contains four bonus tracks.
Furthermore, this November, the
band will be rereleasing an ex-
panded version of their 1996
"Pinkerton" with an additional
album of outtakes and rarities.
They have also announced that a
new studio album will be coming
sometime in 2011.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
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13
McCann
Center improvements set to begin
ByJIM
URSO
Sports Editor
The sounds of clanging hammers
and electric drills familiar to those
who pass the newly developed,
nearly completed Hancock Center
will soon be absent. However, an-
other building on the Marist cam-
pus will soon be under construction.
The Marist College Athletic De-
partment recently announced plans
to enhance the James J. Mc Cann
Recreation Center with an 11,660-
square-foot addition. The 8.5 million
dollar project, which was approved
by the town of Pough~eepsie in late
August, will begin in mid-October.
The construction will provide a
number of improvements for play-
ers, coaches, and fans.
The main improvements for play-
ers and coaches will include new
RYAN HUTTON/THE
CIRCLE
Construction
on
the
McCann Center will
add
offices
and
locker
rooms, revamp
the lobby and bathrooms
and
enhance
seating within
the
McCann
Field House.
locker rooms and offices for the
men's and women's basketball
teams. The addition will be built on
the back end of the McCann Center.
The storage building behind the
Field House will be torn down in Oc-
tober to accommodate the new bas-
ketball facilities.
''These additions will really help
our basketball programs," Marist
Athletic Director Tim Murray said.
"The prior space used by both bas-
ketball programs will be given to
the Olympic sports, providing them
much needed space."
For fans and students, the lobby
and bathroom facilities will be re-
done to accommodate crowds and
reduce long waits. Also, more com-
fortable "chair-back" seats will be
added for the 2011-2012 season.
The
south end zone of the McCann
Field House,
which currently
houses the student section and
band, will remain unaltered. Big
bleachers, like those in the student
section, will be added to the north
end zone. Some additional seating
will be developed on each side of
each end zone to create what Mur-
ray calls a "bowl feel."
''When you add 'chair-backs' to the
east and west bleachers, your ca-
pacity goes down because they take
up room," Murray said. "To main-
tain
our
current capacity, aclditional
seats will be added in the North
bleachers (opposite the student sec-
tion) and on each side of those
bleachers."
With some of the seating in the
McCann Center developed over 30
years ago, new ~eating will create
more hand rails and aisle space to
coincide with current building regu-
lations.
The capacity of the McCann Field
House will remain at 3,200. For
those hoping for enlarged capacity,
there's a fundamental reason why
the McCann Field House will not be
expanded.
''We want to maintain the demand
for tickets," Murray said. "Three-
thousand seats create demand."
Recently, the Times Union Center
in Albany, NY, the home of Siena's
men's basketball team, had to elim-
inate the number of available seats
to maintain demand.
"It's not easy to fill 5000 seats
nightly," Murray said. ''Without
heavy demand, people don't buy
season tickets. They don't buy them
in advance. Usually, they will just
buy them the night of the game.
With our current capacity, the op-
portunity for a good atmosphere
night in and night out is attain-
able."
AccordU?-g to Murray, construction
will be finished by the start of the
2011-2012
academic year. Most of
the early construction will take
place behind the McCann Center, so
events and student use of the facil-
ity will not be disrupted. A second
phase of construction within the
building will start in the spring.
The continued development of the
Marist
Athletics brand is not re-
served to the restructuration of the
McCann Center. The athletic de-
partment also recently signed an
apparel contract with Nike. The
deal will provide each ofMarist's 23
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Nike will now provide each
of
Marist's
23 Division I sports with apparel. Junior
wide receiver Michael Rios
(above)
sports one
of
the Red Foxes' newly ac-
quired
football
Jerseys.
Division I sports with Nike uni-
forms, footwear, and other equip-
ment. Murray said the deal was
completed late last spring. In the
past, the men's and women's bas-
ketball teams have held separate
apparel deals.
"The deal is the continuation of
the building a brand with a quality
partner like Nike," Murray said.
"Three years ago we reframed our
logos. We've been trying to keep a
close eye on where and how they're
used. This contract is the next step
in terms of doing that."
Volleyball hopes to rebound after losing six straight
By MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
After making its first ever ap-
pearances in the MAAC Champi-
onship match last November, it
looked as though the women were
poised to return to the tournament
and earn a victory in the 2010 ver-
sion.
Senior Allie Burke described the
feeling of playing in the game, "It
was pretty surreal, beating Fairfield
was incredible and with ESPN
News Broadcasting, it was a much
bigger event." Classmate Joanna
Foss added, "It was great to see how
the program has progressed since I
got here as a freshman, and I can
only see it getting better in the
fu-
ture."
After finishing out last season
with an impressive 18-13 overall
record, Mari.st opened up its current
campaign 5-3. However, no road to
a championship is easy, and the Red
Foxes are finding this out as they
currently find themselves deep in
the throes of a six match losing
streak.
Marist graduated three seniors
last season, like
Lindsey
O'Dell. A
big hole was left when star setter
Dawn Jan departed. Dawn had a
impressive 1,142 assists last season,
good for nearly 10 per set. The Red
Foxes also had to replace Alexandra
Schultz, the team leader in both
kills and points.
Coach Tom: Hanna has done a su-
pero job restocklng the talent cabi-
net though,
and this year's
newcomers are off to a hot start.
Portage, Michigan product Grace
Hill, is making Hanna look good by
leading the team in kills and points
early on this season, and Audra
Brady has slid in nicely to help re-
place Jan.
With five seniors on the team this
year, they are even more experi-
"It was pretty surreal, beating
Falrfleld was lncredlble and
with ESPN News Broadcasting,
It was a much bigger event."
-Allle Burke
enced than last year's crew.
Raeanna
Gutkowski is undoubtedly
the team's emotional leader after
her battle with
osteosarcoma
last
season. Emily Broski has been en-
trenched as the team's do-it-all
Libero for over a year now.
Left
side hitter Joanna Foss has
been first or second on the team in
kills since freshman year. Lindsey
Schmid has started
all
but five
games in her Marist career and led
the natien with 69 service aces last
season.
Burke, who started all 30 games
as a freshman and followed up with
solid sophomore and junior cam-
paigns, said, ''The experience of hav-
ing three years under your belt
helps you to take everything with a
grain of salt. We can show the girls
how to compete in pressure situa-
tions."
Despite the losing streak, the Red
Foxes have not been playing poorly.
With the start of conference play
coupled with a tough tournament at
the University of
Rhode
Island,
Marist has hit a transition spot of
their season.
Burke calmly explained that this
streak was not anything too serious
and that the team had simply been
playing inconsistently. ''We have
had opportunities to win, but we
couldn't close out," she said.
''We have been doing good things
on
the court against
some
good
com-
petition. We just have not been
doing
quite enough good things to
win the match," Foss said.
This issue was illustrated in the
team's most recent loss
on
Sunday
to Canisius. Mari.st was staked to a
20-16
lead in the fourth set before
succumbing to the Golden Griffins
and falling 25-23. Burke said that
even in the loss Marist hit .266 for
the match, which is usually good
enough for a win in the MAAC.
However Canisius hit an outra-
geous .285, which seems
to
be com-
mon
with
Marist
opponents
recently.
Coach Hanna has taken this
streak in stride as well. The Red
Foxes still have 16 conference
matches left and know they are a
dangerous team in the tournament.
Burke said that Hanna will be put-
ting them in situations in practice
where they will have a late lead and
have to close it out. ''Practice will be
more defensive oriented this week,"
she said.
Marist has been getting good
e;nowings at the McCann Center
this season, especially from other
student athletes. ''The fan support
has been good at our games so far,
but we always would appreciate
more fans coming out to our
matches to show some support,"
added Foss.
Marist will have two opportunities
this weekend to
begin
turning the
season around as they head to New
Rochelle to face Iona Saturday, be-
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Brooklyn natives bring brains
to
the line
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Managing Editor
Phede Celestin's apparel choice of
black sneakers, black shorts and a
gray Marist football t-shirt gives a
dull appearance, but conversation
with the 6-foot-five-inch, 317-pound
offensive lineman proves to be much
more colorful.
When asked if the Red Foxes will
be able to handle the dominant de-
fensive fronts they
will face this sea-
son in the l>ioneer Football League
(PFL), ''There is no defense that is
unstoppable," Celestin explained."
Basically, I have to use a line from
the movie '300' to explain. 'Even a
God-King can bleed."
An athlete who responds to a
question with a film quote, instead
of simply toeing the company line?
Slightly unusµal, but certainly re-
freshing
.
Equally unusual for a varsity ath-
lete, playing a major sport on the
Division I level was Celestin
'
s for-
mer course of study. He spent all of
last year as a biochemistry major
and maintained a respectable 2.9
GPA in the spring semester while
taking science courses and a com-
puter programming class.
Celestin has since switched his
major to international business, a
less rigorous course of study but
still one that can make good use of
his personality traits.
"[My]
leadership qualities from
football and my ability to solve prob-
lems quickly [will carry over
to
my
new major]," Celestin explained
.
"When it comes to group work, I am
the guy that makes the atmosphere
just right for everyone to work with
each other."
Perhaps the most important group
on a football team is the offensive
line, an area in which even as a
sophomore, Celestin is the oldest
player.
Celestin earned a starting spot on
the offensive line this season, join-
ing four freshmen that compose a
brand new unit.
"I'm not going to make excuses -
we are a young team, but it comes
down to the [offensive line,)" Ce-
lestin said. "We have to stay on our
blocks and give the [running backs]
the opportunities that they need to
score."
Raised by a single mother who em-
migrated from Haiti to the East
Flatbush section of Brooklyn, Ce-
lestin carries a reminder of his her-
itage and roots with him at all
times
:
a creased and worn Haitian
flag pinned to the face of his back-
pack.
"[I
carry the flag] just
to
remember
where my mom came from and how
hard it is for her now to survive,"
Celestin explained. "It's just an-
other reason to keep working hard,
focus and remember why I'm here."
The reason he's here-in addition
to getting an education and con-
tributing
to
the Red Foxes, is
to
pur-
sue
his
dream
of
playing
professional football in the NFL.
Celestin was recruited out of Ca-
narsie High School by several Ivy
league schools in addition to Penn
State and Rutgers, but none of those
schools offered him a better finan-
cial aid package than Marist.
"[Going pro] means helping my
family," Celestin said. ''Watching
my mom struggle to take care of us,
I'm doing this for her. I
just
want
her to be happy and not have to
worry [about moneyi."
Making it to the NFL is no easy
task, especially from a small school
in the Northeast that competes in
the Football Championship Subdi-
vision.
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Raised in Brooklyn
by
a single mother who emigrated from Haiti, Phede Celestin pins
a Haitian flag
to
his backpack as a reminder
of
his mother's struggles. Celestln's wit
and vibrant personality serve him well on the footi?all field and in the classroom.
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Starting nose tackle Terrence Turner double majors in biomedical sciences and chem-
istry. Turner hopes
to
attend medical school upon graduation from Marist.
''We always want [our players] to
pursue dreams, but here's a reality
check: Less than 3 percent of college
players go on to compete in the
NF
L"
.c.oach
Jim
P~ad
wd.
''We
will provide players with all of the
coaching and facilities. If you want
to separate yourself into that top 3
percent, you have to make training
and developing your body a priority
in your life."
Still, Celestin is undeterred - a
great attitude for any athlete
to
pos-
sess.
"Coming from where I'm coming
from and experiencing what I've ex-
P.erienced, I know that nothing is
going to be easy for me," Celestin
said.
Part
II:
Terrence Turner
In a back corner of the cafeteria
last Friday, senior Terrence Turner
was buried behind textbooks, note-
books
,
graphing paper and a calcu-
lator large enough to resemble a
concrete slab.
It's certainly not the place - or set-
ting - where you would expect to
find a college student enjoying the
beginning of a weekend.
Then again, Turner isn't like most
college students.
The 6-foot-1-inch, 315-pound
starting nose tackle on the football
team is a double major in biomed-
ical sciences and chemistry and has
been about as aggressive in pursu-
ing his career goals of attending
medical school, as he is chasing the
quarterback on it.
Turner has completed internships
at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, St. Francis Hospital and
the Family Practice Center of Hyde
Park.
Many students will check out of
the academic world after their four
year undergraduate degrees are
completed, but Turner still has a
long road ahead of him.
"A traditional
M.D.
program runs
from four to six years, typically,"
Turner said. "A Ph.D. program will
typically run four to five years and
then
you would
C.Ql:µplete
a fellow-
ship for a year or two. There is also
a combined degree, which takes
eight to nine years to complete. I
plan to continue on and get both
high level degrees."
After red-shirting his freshman
season in 2006, Turner made the
switch from the offensive line to the
defensive line in 2008.
"Terrence is a smart guy, so he
could learn the [nose tackle] posi-
tion, which we needed right away,"
Defensive Coordinator Scott Rum-
sey said. "He wasn't a starter on the
offensive line at that time, so it did-
n't really hurt us
[to
move him]."
The Brooklyn, N
.
Y. native plans
to stay locally for medical school
after his graduation from Marist,
but Turner has one more season of
football to play before he can com-
mit himself fully
to
post-graduate
endeavors.
The Marist defense is dealing with
the loss of Kevin Foley and Nick
Andre, two linebackers that com-
bined for 1 79 tackles last season.
"[They] are missed and you can't
replace that type of talent," Turner
said. "I do think that we have really
good players here."
Turner has made a name for
him-
self in the Marist community with
his academic achievements and ex-
tremely disruptive play on the field.
"When rm off the field I'm one per-
son, but when I'm on the field and
I'm getting into it - I'm a different
person," Turner said.
''I
pride myself
on being a teammate but in the
games and in practice, I have a good
time. You have to know when to
turn that off. In the community you
have to be manner tempered."































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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 •
15
Red Foxes shutout Howard, return to .500
By
SCOTT
ATKINS
Sports Editor
The Marist men's soccer team
shutout Howard Saturday after-
noon at home to improve their
record to 3-3.
"I think we were flat in the first
half," head coach Matt Viggiano
s.aid.
"But we f~ug_ht thro\,lgh that
ana came
back·
lor'a convincing
.
"
Wlll.
The win comes after what might
have been their toughest two
matches of the season, a 1-0 victory
over Adelphi and a 2-0 loss to the
defending champions, Virginia. Vig-
giano admits that he was satisfied
with the difficulty of the early
schedule because it will prepare
them for conference play.
"[The schedule was worked out
that way] for a reason," he said. "We
played those team so we could be
ready to play in-conference. And all
those tough games were on the
road, so we feel that we're prepared
for anything."
Even with the shutout handed to
them by the Cavaliers, the Foxes
proved that they could play with the
best.
"Our guys played even with them
for most of the match," Viggiano
said. 'While there was a confidence
boost, we've also now set the bar for
ourselves. We have to understand
how good we can be, and now go out
and play that way every day."
Marist has had some trouble in
the past with closing out weaker
teams, like their 2-1 victory in the
opener against Army (0-6). There
was some concern that those strug-
gles
were CQ~tinuing
against
Howard as the Foxes sluggishly
competed in the first half. The two
squads entered halftime deadlocked
at zero, but the home team emerged
from the locker room ready to prove
that they were the better team.
In
the 62nd minute, junior Lucas
Szabo ripped a shot into the top cor-
ner of the net off of a direct kick to
give Marist a 1-0 lead. The goal was
Szabo's third of the season and sec-
ond off of a direct kick. Viggiano ac-
knowledges how invaluable it is to
have a player such as Szabo who
can score on a free kick.
''Those are great goal scoring op-
portunities," he said. "Any time you
have a guy who can score off the
dead ball it's great so the fact that
we can take advantage of those sit-
uations helps immensely."
Sophomore Stephan Brossard
quickly followed up with a goal of
his own in the 66th minute.
Brossard and Szabo are tied for the
team lead with three goals. Senior
Steven Morales would then tally his
first score of the season in the 75th
minute as the Foxes closed out the
Bison 3-0.
Most impressive was the Marist
defense, which did not allow a sin-
gle shot on goal. Their ability to
dominate in the possession game
was also a major factor in the win.
The last time a Marist team al-
lowed zero shots on goal in a game
was in 2004, when they won the
MAAC and advanced
to the NCAA
tournament for the first time.
Vig-
giano is curious to see if his team
can live up to their potential.
"I think we have the ability [to
play in the NCAA tournament]," he
said. "But we've got to go out there
and prove it."
With Saturday's win, the Foxes
moved up to fifth in the National
Soccer Coaches Association of
America (NSCAA) Poll for the
North Atlantic Region. Iona (third)
and Fairfield (seventh) were the
only other MAAC teams included in
the poll. However, Marist was the
only team from the conference to be
on the TopDrawerSoccer.com 2010
Men's Tournament 48 Ranking, in
which the top 48 teams in the na-
tion are ranked. Marist rounded out
the poll at 48.
The Foxes host La Salle (0-3-2) in
a 2 p.m. match on Sunday, Sept. 26.
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The Foxes
(3-3)
have three remaining out-
of-conference games before
they
open up
MAAC play at Iona on
Oct
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