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The student newspaper of Marist Colle~e
VOLUME 65, ISSUE 6
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
FALL IN THE VALLEY
Purple
Day
to
shed light
on homophobic bullying
TOM BELMONTF/THE CIRCLE
Fall in the Hudson Valley is arguably one of the most beautiful seasons. With
the myraid of activites available at one's disposal, there is no
short.age
of
wa'fS to enjoy
these
following months. Students and residents can take
part
in activities such as apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, taking in the view
from the walkway or Just simply enjoying the foliage, as pictured here.
TOM BELMONTI,I THE CIRCLE
By CAITLIN NOLAN
Managing Editor
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Marist Col-
lege
will
observe Purple Day, an unof-
ficial holiday meant to honor six
young men and many others who
have taken their lives due to homo-
phobic abuse. Those who wish to ob-
serve the day can wear purple to show
their pledge to honor those who fall
victim to homophobia
.
The Marist College Lesbian-Gay-
Straight Alliance organized the cam-
pus-wide observance of Purple Day
and will have informational tables
about LGBT-bullying in the Cham-
pagnat Breezeway during activity
hour. The LGSA
will
also be passing
out rainbow and purple ribbons.
'The organizing of the event was ac-
tually a very last minute thing
,
" said
Becky Rotondo, president of the
Marist LGSA. ''It was already a Face-
book phenomenon all across the
United States to wear purple in mem-
ory of the kids. We held a group dis-
cussion about participating when we
got the invitation, but it was some-
thing that was already on our radar."
The event is being observed on mul-
tiple campuses and, according to
http:/fI'heNewsOIToday.com,
was
originally organized on a Facebook
fan page dedicated to Tyler Clementi.
Clementi, a Rutgers University fresh-
man, committed suicide after his
roommate, Dharun Ravi, allegedly
posted a recording he secretly made of
Celementi engaging in homosexual
activities to an online website.
''I feel like bullying in general - we
need to raise awareness," said Kristen
Mitidieri, secretary of the Marist
LGSA. "People need to realize that
their actions
-
do have consequences
.
"
Mitidieri is part of an entirely new
E-Board which she said is committed
to raising awareness campus-wide
and encourages people of any sexual
orientation to become a member of the
LGSA
''LGSAs in general don't tend to put
themselves out there, especially on a
conservative campus," Mitidieri said.
"But, at the College Activities Fair
this year, many freshmen came to the
table to see
if
straight students could
join as well. The club had 25 members
last year and has about 50 this year,
and that could potentially reflect the
newest class, but the club is also put-
ting in a real ~ffort."
Rotondo echoed Mitidieri's senti-
ment, stressing how important an al-
liance between straight and gay
students is to make a difference.
"The more straight students who
get involved, the more [the LGSA]
will
be heard," Rotondo said. ''We need to
spread the message, and we can't do
that without both straight and gay
students. You don't have to be gay to
join LGSA."
Clementi was the fifth young gay
man in September to take his own life
after enduring severe harassment and
bullying for being gay or perceived to
be gay, and the Purple Day displays
will
feature information about each of
the young men who committed sui-
cide. As an incentive to become in-
volved with the events of the day,
LGSA is also offering a raffle for any
student or staff member wearing pur-
ple to enter. The winner
will
receive a
$20 Visa Gift Card that was funded
directly from the LGSA's budget.
Wellness Wednesdays to promote mental health and well-
being to students on campus through unique programs
By CHRIS TUREK
Circle Contributor
Beginning this semester, the
Health and Wellness Center will
begin to off er a series of programs
and seminars on Wednesdays dur-
ing activity hour. This new pro-
gram, called Wellness Wednesdays,
is meant
to
help students live better
and healthier lifestyles during our
stay hID"e at Marist.
According to Valerie Piscitello, the
director of communication for the
Student Government Association, fall semester."
''The Fall Wellness Wednesday
.
pro-
In addition to the health benefits
gram was created by counseling and of
these
programs,
Wellness
health services
to
promote healthy Wednesdays are also meant
to
help
minds and bodies. It is a way to give
·
members of the Marist community
students a greater awareness of get to know each other and meet
how to stay healthy in college. new people, helping them to keep a
There are programs ranging from healthy social life as well as a phys-
meditation to surviving finals
.
All
.
ically and mentally fit one.
students are encouraged to attend
Wellness Wednesdays will hold a
these programs which, unless oth-
range of programs throughout the
erwise stated
,
are in the Student fall semester to help us stay fit and
Center during activity hour occur-
healthy.
These activities range
ring on Wednesdays throughout the from lessons in Tai Chi, the com-
bined practice of martial arts, exer-
cise and meditation, to seminars
about how to stay healthy during
the winter flu season. There are
even gender-specific programs, such
as "Real Men Stay Strong: A Gen-
tleman's Guide to Health
.
" For more
information on Wellness Wednes-
days and the programs and activi-
ties that are scheduled for this
semester, please visit the Facebook
group
called
"Fall
Wellness
Wednesdays" or the Health and
Wellness Center.































Thursday, October 14, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 10/14
No Events Posted
Friday, 10/15
Homecoming Awards Dinner
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Student Center Cabaret
No Classes
Mid-semester break
Saturday, 10/16
Marist Football v. San Diego
12
p.m.
Tenney Stadium
Sunday, 10/17
No Events Posted
Monday, 10/18
Classes Resume
Midterm grades due by 12 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/19
NSLS Telecast: Nigel Barker: "Re-
vealing a More Beautiful You"
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Nelly Galetti Theater
For more information contact emerg-
ing.leaders@marist.edu or call x3517
·Wednesday, 10/20
Marist supports: Purple Day
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Champagnat Breezeway
Wellness Wednesday: "Real Men
Stay Strong: A Gentleman•~ Guide to
Health" (Men Only)
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Student Center 349
campus
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PAGE2
Security Briefs
Alcohol confiscations mark quiet week
By
CHRJS RAIA
Staff Writer
First things first: I'd like to
wish a very happy 36th anniver-
sary
to
security's
fearless
leader, Mr. John Gildard and
his wife
(I apologize I do not
·
know her, but I'm sure she's
quite lovely). May you be hap-
pily together for another 36
years, or at least until the world
ends in 2012. That said, we'll
move on to the briefs. Virtually
nothing happened this week.
Stupid midterms.
10/8
Mc Cann Lot
A
campus employee was driving
onto campus while the lacrosse
team was practicing, and his car
was hit by an errant lacrosse ball.
This has actually been a relatively
big issue in the last few years, with
four incidents of lacrosse balls hit-
ting vehicles. That reminds me of
playing baseball when
I was little.
Every time there was a foul ball
that went within a thousand feet of
a parked car, everyone got really ex-
cited and prayed it hit something.
Our parents didn't share in our ex-
citement.
10/8 -
Champagnat
A
student reported his wallet
stolen from his room. He admitted
Letter from the Editor
In
the spirit of midterm week,
· the Circle lab is a mess: paper is
everywhere and editors are pulling
their hair out in anticipation of
UP•
coming exams. But unlike the tense
attnosphere
in
LT211, there are
many articles
in
this week's issue
dedicated to mental health.
In
honor of the six young men
who took their lives due to homo-
phobic abuse, Purple Day will be
celebrated across the country, in-
cluding Marist. Wellness W ednes-
The
. Circle
Editor-In-Chief:
Jacel Egan
JaceJ.Egan1@marist.edu
Editor-in-Chief:
Thomas Lotito
Thomas.Lotlto1@marist.edu
Managing Editor:
Caitlin Nolan
Caltl/n.NoJan1@marist.edu
Managing Editor:Phllip
Terrigno
Philip. Terrlgno1@marist.edu
News Editor:
Amanda Lavergne
circ/enews@gmail.com
News Editor:
Alyssa Longobucco
clrclenews@gmall.com
Opinion Editor: Heather Staats
circleoplnlon@gmail.com
A&E Editor: Ryan Rivard
circleae@gmall.com
that he had accidentally left his
door unlocked that morning, so
here's a reminder - lock your
doors. Considering
I already made
it known that
I hate locking my
car,
I know I'm being hypocritical.
But
I also don't cook, barely do
laundry, and slept on my couch
more than
I slept in my bed in
Gartland last year.
I can barely be
considered a fully functioning
human being. So don't do any-
thing
I do, and lock your doors. 10
points.
10/8 -
Gartland
Alcohol confiscation - 25 Bud
Lights. They're chillin' in Mr.
Gildard's office right now, still in
the box, which means their night
got broken up very early. That's too
bad. Or is it? Last year, during my
house's very own write-up, two of
my friends were bold enough to hop
in a cab and go out immediately
after the write-up process was com-
pleted. If you have that mindset,
I
guess you'd prefer to get written up
as early as possible. 25 points.
10/9 -
Donnelly Lot
A
security guard watched a stu-
dent exit a taxicab, walk a few feet,
and proceed to vomit. Everybody
makes mistakes. Everybody has
those days. And I'm sure the cab
driver really appreciated that he
days can help ease the exam pain
with an array of activities to medi-
tate and soothe the mind.
The Opinion section serves as a
podium to express their frustration
over the lack of accurate midterm
grades posted online, and Lifestyles
gives a sneak peek into at least
looking composed when you're
under stress.
The Features section gives a Hal-
loween event to look forward to
with a preview of the Headless
Horseman event that can frighten
your test fears away.
Regardless of your midterm situ-
Lifestyles
Editor:
Robin Minlter
c/rclehealth@gmafl.com
Sports Editor:
Jim Urso
circlesports@gmail.com
Sports Editor:
Scott Atkins
circlesports@gmait.com
Staff Writers:
Chris Turek, Mike
.
Walsh,
Eric Vander Voort, Monica Speranza,
EfT!IIY Berger, Caitlin Rakyta, Rachael
Shockey, Dayna Vaslllk, Casey Fisk
Copy
Chief: Emily Berger
emlly.berger1@martst.edu
Copy Editors:
Elora Stack, Emily Berger,
Dean Silfen, Maria Sorrenti, Brianna
Kelly, Monica Speranza, Maria Melfe,
Jenna Grande, Jenn-Hill, Nguyen
Pham,
Kara Donovan, Ashley Lampman, Kevin
Peterson
didn't throw up in his cab. He was a
Champagnat student, so Champ
can take 15 points for his courtesy.
10/9 -
Marian
Security officer confiscated a bot-
tle, half full of Southern Comfort, at
the entry desk. Um.
Y
ea.h;
1
ha've
nothing else. I'm tired;
it1s
~oy-
ing the optimist in me.
sd,
yt>u
know what, the securi
.
ty officer con-
fiscated a bottle half empty of
Southern Comfort at the entry desk.
Boom. Downer'd. 10 points.
10/11 -
Gartland
A
female student reported her
male guest kicked in her bedroom
door. Hmm. That could mean so
many things. Were they just hav-
ing too much fun and he was
pushed into the door? Did some-
one challenge him, saying he
couldn't kick in the door? Or was
this like ''The Shining?" Did he at-
tack the door with an axe so that
he could
kill
everyone? It's hard to
say. And I've been getting scolded
too often for misreporting stories
this semester, so we'll just leave
this one up to interpretation and
throw. 10 points at Gartland.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
speech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
ation, be sure to take
joy
in the lit-
tle
things - because as a senior, I
just realized this week marks the
halfway point of fall semester!
Happy reading!
Jacel Egan
Editor-in-Chief
Features
Editor:
Jennifer
Meyets
ctrclefeatures@gmall.com
Photography Editor:
Ryan Hutton
circleshots@gmail.com
Graphics Editor:
Dayna Vasilik
Web:
www.marlstclrcle.com
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l
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www.twitter.com/maristcircle
Web Editor: Kerry
O'Shea
kerry.oshea1@marlst.edu
Web Editor:
Gall Goldsmith
Gail.Goldsmith1@marist.edu
Advertising Manager:
Liz Hogan
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Distribution Manager:
Pete Bogulaski
Faculty Advisor:
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Meddling with midterm grades merits student outcry
By
ALYSSA BRADT
Circle Contributor
As
we approach the second half of
this semester, most of us will be re-
ceiving midterm grades. In an effort
to determine where we stand in
each of our courses, these grades
are gen~ra).ly appreciated by stu-
d~1]-ts.
0
,!W~wing your midterm grades es-
r~
7ntially helps identify where im-
:gip.vement
is
needed
and
enc<:>urages us to work harder
if
nec-
essary. Professors at Marist College
are required to assign midterm
grades to each student. Although
this policy is ge
_
nerally adhered to,
some professors have withheld
grades or have given "fake" grades
as a placeholder in the past. Usually
in this event; students are notified
that the grade posted online is not
their actual midterm grade. Many
disagree with this practice and be-
lieve that they deserve to know how
they are truly doing in a class.
In order to provide students with
accurate and up-to-date grades,
many professors do so electroni-
cally. Allison Beres, a junior and the
vice president of academic affairs
for SGA, feels that using iLearn is
most effective.
"Pxofessors should use the w..-ade-
book function on iLearn," Beres
said. "Some aren't as comfortable
usi1tg newer technology."
Iri
my experience, iLearn and its
gradebook function helps eliminate
confusion regarding any overall
grades, as well as grades on a par-
ticular assignment. Unfortunately,
I have only had a few professors
post grades regularly on iLearn,
and many do not utilize iLearn at
all.
Dr. Ken Sloan, from the school of
management, believes that midterm
grades are more than a placeholder.
While he maintains an updated
gradebook for his students to view
on iLearn, he also recognizes how
important one-on-one discussions
are as a type off eedback.
On the other hand, he pointed out
that for many other schools, provid-
ing a midterm grade is not the
norm. During his first semester as
an instructor at Marist, his stu-
dents expressed concern when he
had not posted their midterm
grades. These student concerns are
a true representation of the fact
that most, but not all, students
would like to know how they are
doing.
Dr. Sloan also explained that al-
though some prof ~ssors may see
providing midterm grades as an ad-
ministrative burden
·
, there are valid
reasons for withholding a grade or
mildly adjusting it. For example,
many courses have not given
enough assignment.s to determine a
midterm grade at the midpoint of
the semester. This is because final
exams are often more heavily
weighted, and term papers and
group projects may not be accounted
SCQUl3ASTEVEO/CREATIVE COMMONS
Students study
hard to
prepare for midterm exams, in hopes of finding grades on-
line that reflect their current academic standings.
until the second half as well.
Senior fashion merchandising
major, Chris Traina, believes that
failing
to report: midterm grades can
be deceiving and lazy to· an extent.
"It's more accurate and helpful for
students to receive their most cur-
rent grade, so they can determine
where they need to improve,"
Traina said.
When asked for his opinion on the
"fake B," he brought up the fact that
some students may be content with
the "B" when in reality, they're fail-
ing the class.
It
is also a possibility
that the opposite may occur, and the
student may be led to believe they
are not doing as well as they really
are.
''When I'm working hard, I expect
to see my well-deserved
A,"
Traina
said.
Deceiving students with a fake
grade or neglecting to report a
grade, without a valid reason for
doing so, cannot be rationalized.
This can lead to decreased motiva-
tion and an overall lack of under-
standing when final grades are
reported.
If
professors have Oct. 15
off to calculate and post grades, it
should be done not only because it
needs to be done, but also, because
the students expect an accurate re-
flection of the work they have done
thus far.
Facebook photos fail to flatter for future endeavors
By
DAYNA VASILIK
Staff Writer
Isn't it funny how celebrities
today who get arrested are blessed
not only with a lighter sentence,
but also with a beautiful mug shot
that could almost be confused for
a head shot? While browsing
through Paris Hilton's latest mug
shots some may wonder, what is
she selling?
When my friend showed me the
socialite's latest mug shot from
Hilton's cocaine arrest, I couldn't
h0lp
but think to myself,
"Wow,
she looks really great." And that's
probably just what she wanted.
Hilton posed with the intent to
make her deviant behavior sexy.
But this article isn't about Paris
Hilton. Rather, this article exam-
ines how we create our own "sexy"
mug shots. Why does our genera-
tion find joy in taking pictures
while they are under the influence
of alcohol, only to post them on
Facebook later, showing how
drunk they were?
I think of the many times my
parents would whip out their
photo albums of cute family gath-
erings to relive the good old days
with us. What will we have to
show? You can be sure that our
children will be savvy enough to
navigate through Facebook to in-
vestigate our past and will stum-
ble across those wonderful pic-
tures documenting how we spent
our spare time.
What is it that makes us do the
kissy face, tongue sticking out or
mouth wide open poses so the
camera can see our lovely tonsils?
I used to believe the saying, "a
smile is contagious," but now I'm
starting to think the kissy face
pose is infectious. Unfortunately,
I too caught this kissy face fever,
only it never turns out to be se-
ductive or sexy. I guess it can use
some improvement.
In the past, we used to pretend
that we all liked each other in a
photo. Now, it's a great shot if you
pout or make a smirk at the cam-
era. Why is today's generation
more apt to take mug shots than
photos? We are clearly not celebri-
ties, but does having
3,298 tagged
pictu!es make us feel like one?
Maybe it's our way of rebelling
against our parents from making
us say cheese and smile so many
times.
In the movie "The Social Net-
work", Sean Parker's character
makes a good point stating how
today's society can bring their dig-
ital camera out to a party and al-
most be able
·
to relive it on
Facebook. Junior Jenna Williams
f-eels that Facebook points to the
end of privacy.
''When our parents were growing
up, celebrity arrests were scan-
dals in the media. Today, it is the
norm to see celebrities' mug shots
and not think twice about it. The
intern~t did away with a little
thing our parents also had grow-
ing up called privacy," Williams
said.
"Everyone
puts their infor-
mation and pictures on Facebook
for all to see because privacy isn't
cool anymore. We flaunt our un-
flattering poses to the world be-
cause we all want to be celebrities
in our own right and let everyone
see every move that we make."
Whatever it is, people will con-
tinue to take drunken pictures,
and others will continue to look at
them saying to their friends,
"that's hot."
Despite the fact that we are only
making ourselves look foolish, we
are sharing all our dirty secrets
with the rest of the world, not to
mention the people we want to re-
spect us including our bosses, co-
workers and family members. In
fact, many employers actually
have assistants searching various
social networks, investigating po-
tential employees before they
make an offer for employment.
Collegenews.com suggests that
others will easily develop a nega-
tive first impression of you be-
cause of your Facebook profile
photo.
Honestly, would you want your
future boss to have the wrong idea
of you before you ever have a
chance to meet face to face?
NY-
DailyNews.com discussed how a
woman, Nathalie Blanchard, was
diagnosed with depression, granted
a leave of absence from her job at
IBM and given sick-leave benefits.
Blanchard posted pictures soon
after on her private Facebook ac-
count from a Chippendales show,
birthday parties and the beach,
proving that she was no longer de-
pressed. The Facebook debacle
has cost her thousands of dollars
in benefits. So the moral of the
story is, even though your hair
might look fabulous, holding up
your bedazzled wine glass and
making an unflattering facial ex-
pression for the camera doesn't
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MIP entices students to study abroad
By
EMILY
BERGER
Copy Cheif
The passion found in the Marist
International Office never ends
when it comes to influencing stu-
dents to go abroad'. Excuses aren't
taken. Every student at Marist is
given the opportunity to go abroad;
it>J3 just the passion a student finds
illj
themselves to make it happen.
Even though the opportunities
htlve always been there and the pas-
sion exuding out of the office is un-
deniable,
students
still
need
another push to go abroad. Coordi-
nator of International Programs,
Carol Toufali, showed much excite-
ment about students going abroad
while interviewed. Toufali is some-
one who will give it her all to get as
many students as possible to go
abroad, and persuade them in any
way to get them there, even if she
needs to give students some incen-
tive.
More recently, it has taken a mo-
tivation to get students to go
abroad. Certain places are traveled
more regularly like Florence, Italy
and London, England, but the In-
ternational Office tries to
promote
other places that haven't been re-
peatedly traveled by Marist stu-
dents.
In a ploy to get students to be
more diverse and adventurous for
new programs, the International
Program has given incentive for stu-
dents to be challenged a way from
the most popular program in Flo-
rence, and attend a program in a
destination like Budapest or
Israel.
Certain program incentives are
newly featured with places like
Tokyo,
India,
New Zealand, and
even certain cities in Italy, to give
students a cheaper price on the tu-
ition, in which most students use for
traveling money. Since a student's
financial aid is still intact while
abroad, the incentive is around a
$500 to $1,000 bonus on the trip
other than a monetary incentive,
certain programs offer trips to other
countries that will be given while
abroad. The group, as a whole, will
go on the trips as part of the whole
experience.
"I chose the Rome program be-
cause it had a specialized program
in International Business and I did-
n't want to go where every other
Marist student was going. The in-
centive was an amazing bonus to
the experience. We even get six
overnight trips, as opposed
to
the
three Florence gets," junior and
next semester abroad student Yasin
Binda said. Some students use the
incentive as a factor into the pro-
gram they want to attend, but oth-
ers
take it
as
just
a
plus.
Just as the International Program
asks all applicants to write an essay
about adaptability and how they
would adjust to different challenges
in their life, the office itself must
conquer challenges to change for
what the students want.
Toufali
says that the International Office is
always looking for recommenda-
tions and would alter anything that
"This opportunity doesn't
come along twice. You're
an undergrad once."
- Carol Toufall, coordinator of
International Programs
could help the students. Feedback is
always welcome. Recently, online
applications were
_
adapted so a stu-
dent could apply essentially in his
or her dorm room, and even over the
summer months. The Study Abroad
Fair, booths at Freshman Orienta-
tion, Open House, and Parent's
Weekend are always displayed to
answer questions and promote the
programs. Everything in the office
is for the students and to encourage
them
to
make their college experi-
ence the best.
Marist is rated in the top 15
schools
to
send students abroad in
the U.S. Out of all the college stu-
dents in the United States, only five
percent go abroad, Showing the
high
population
that goes abroad at
Marist, recorded from the past four
years, 45 percent of the student pop-
ulation went abroad during their
four years at Marist. Both last fall
and this fall, 158 students went
abroad and last spring 180 students
went abroad, according to Toufali.
Each semester, the office wants to
send about 150 students abroad
.
Some even choose to go abroad more
than once in their four years at
Marist.
The office this semester is a few
students below 150 students, but no
matter the number they have, the
office would still be willing to accept
late applications. As long as it is
still possible, the International Pro-
gram will accept a student's appli-
cation. The International Programs
Coordinators Toufali, Jerald Thorn-
ton, and Dean of International Pro-
grams, John Peters, in no way want
to be the reason why a student can't
go abroad.
Toufali
described it as
"truly heartbreaking" to see a stu-
dent be rejected from the program.
To make sure that more people will
apply and find the process quite ef-
fortless, Toufali described the hard-
est part of the application process
going to Registrar and getting your
transcript.
SEE VOUCHERS, PAGE 6
Headless Horseman rides to scare
By CAITLIN RAKYTA
Circle Contributor
Every year, the Headless Horse-
man is held in Ulster Park, New
York, just 12 miles from the Marist
campus to celebrate the fall season
and of course, Halloween
.
A branch
of the Student Government Associ-
ation (SGA) and the Student Life
Council hosts seasonal events for
Marist students.
If
you had your
heart set on a haunted hayride this
fall, the Student Life Council has
you covered with its annual Head-
less Horseman event. For $10, stu-
d~nts receive a ticket and a ride to
add
from the event
.
"There are cute cottages around
where you can get hot cider and
caramel apples," said sophomore
Rebecca Snodgrass, director of pub-
lic relations for the SGA. "Headless
Horseman is sort of a tradition and
we have been doing it every fall for
a while."
The Headless Horseman ride of-
fers the No. 1 reigning hayride in
America by American Airlines mag-
azine, and is the No.1 haunted at-
traction in the country as named by
Haunt World magazine
,
according
to its website.
Visitors from all over the Hudson
Valley come to see the renowned at-
tractions
.
In addition to the mile
long hayride, there is
·
a labyrinth-
like corn maze that contains a Dark
Harvest
attraction,
and
five
haunted houses. The haunted
houses include: Glutton's Slaugh-
terhouse, Escape of Prisoner X and
Flesh They Crave: the Feeding
,
to
name a few.
Headless Horseman's website
gives credit
to
its professionally
crafted haunted houses, from the
actors
,
costumes and makeup
,
to the
lighting and props.
It
also consists
of detailed stories about each
haunted house to truly bring you
into the Halloween scene
.
that has
been created for those looking for a
scare.
An attraction called Synners
Stunt Show is meant to bring comic
relief to a dark atmosphere with
stunt artists who use audience par-
ticipation to liven their show. Also,
new for this season is an attraction
called Dead Memories Photo Expe-
rience, at which you and your
friends may dress up like zombies
and take home a keepsake from
your visit.
The Student Life Council brings
this opportunity for students to get
off campus and enjoy the season.
Tickets are available in the Cham-
pagnat breezeway until Friday, Oct.
15 from 7 to 9 p.m., and Wednesday,
Oct. 20 in Jazzman's cafe from 7 to
9 p.m. Buses will leave Midrise at 6
p.m. next Thursday, to arrive in
time for the first hayride of the
evening, at 7 p.m.
HELLE
V/FLICKR
The legend of
the
Headless
Horseman
continues
to
frighten
Marist
students.




























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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 •
PAGE 6
MCTV, WMAR prepare n~w semester show lineup
.
RACHEL EDMONDS/THE
CIRCLE
Courtney Seto and Rachel Edmonds gear up for their show •Adding to the Noise.•
By
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writer
Marist College Television (MCTV)
and Marist radio
(WMAR)
have
some fresh shows coming to the
screen and to the airwaves this
From Page 5
year. And, like always, they'll aim to
be diverse and all encompassing.
MCTV has programs categorized
under news, sports, promotions and
entertainment. WMAR shows in-.
elude a variety of music, sports talk,
and improvised talk shows.
'We['ve] got some great new pro-
Vouchers serve as incentive
Each semester, the programs
offered change depending on
the students and where they
are interested in going. Cer-
tain majors can determine
where a person goes abroad as
well. A place like Greece or
London would be great for
Communications, while France
is great for Fashion. Students
pick the destinations depend-
ing on their heritage, their in,
terests, a language they would
like to learnj and plainly where
they would want to go in the
world. Toufali said she gets
chills if she hears a student
comes back speaking a new
language fluently from their
abroad experience. Whatever a
student's interest is, the Inter-
national Office will accommo-
date. That is exactly what the
office tries to promote; if you
want to go abroad, apply, and
they will do more than their
best to make it happen.
"'Just go away,• like the
posters say across campus.
This opportunity doesn't come
along twice. You're an under
·
-
grad once. You are not a stu-
dent abroad ever again. You
can always be a tourist," To-
ufali said. People are proud of
their cultures, and they truly
want to engage students about
it. I personally wouldn't have
the opportunities that students
have if I went abroad now. Peo-
ple engage students and want
them to learn."
cartoon corner
By
Mike Vogel
•
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grams lined up for this year that
we're all really excited about," jun-
ior Matt Scuteri, MCTV entertain-
ment director, said. 'We have a
'dramedy'
being produced by one of
our freshman members. We also
have a 'Reno 911' mee.ts
'Cops'
mockumentary type show about
Marist Security."
Some shows _from past years will
air
again, as well. "Fresh Blend" is
returning, along with MCTV's
longest running show, "That's a
Shame," being taken over by Scu-
teri. The show began seven years
ago as a variety show, hosted by
John Larocchia. The second host,
Sam Mantell, steered the show
more toward sketch comedy. Scuteri
plans to combine the two concepts.
"So we have a sketch comedy show
geared towards life at Marist," he
said. "My crew and I have had a lot
of fun working on it and we can't
wait to premiere it."
MCTV
~ad to say goodbye to
some
shows too. The sketch comedy called
"Sliced Bread" (what Scuteri calls
"Marist's funtime reality show") will
not be returning. Usually when a
show's producer leaves or gradu-
ates, he or she finds replacement
producer, but
"Sliced
Bread" did not
have a replacement.
WMAR is hoping to "put on unique
shows" this year, according to sen-
ior Matt Esposito, WMAR presi-
dent. The shows are usually live
and pretty freeform, but there are
some pre-recorded or standard
shows. "Meet the Foxes" is a seg-
ment that started last year and airs
interviews with different athletes.
The station has also been covering
home football and soccer games. But
the radio station airs more than just
sports.
"Adding to the Noise," hosted by
juniors Courtney Seto and
~chal
Edmonds, is one such show.
'fi..llre
show airs ~ursday nights from
3rO
p.m. to 12 a.m. and plays music fea-
turing various artists such as Ben
Folds, Relient K, Weezer, Switch-
foot and more.
"The creative aspect of a radio
show is up to whoever hosts it," Es-
posito said.
WMAR is
broadcasted
on the In-
ternet. The shows stream through
iTunes or any other media player
from http://ieecast.marist.edu.
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lifestyles
Thursday, October 14, 2010
www.maristcircle.com
Sexual Healing:
your
limp
noodle
is
normal
By RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Staff Writer
A
hard-on is the body's
(not
the mind's)
response to sexual arousal. Contrary to
what
we
oommonly as90Ciate with a man's
ease of
bEmming
erect,
the amount of
ef-
fort put into a ooner generally has noth-
ing
to
do
with a man's
overall
sexual
skill
People have limitedoontrol
over
their
erec-
tions,
like
burping.
AU
sorts
of
things
can
goaw:rywhm
trying
to get it up and keep
itdfa-e,
but
there are all
sorts
of
measures
~
can
take to ensure that your unpre-
dictable
body
doesn't
get
the
best
of
yotL
The truth Is that ED Is not a life-
ruining plague exclusively for
crotchety old men.
A hard subject
People tend to stiffen up when the
sub-
ject
of erectile dysfunction in men
is
broached,
because
when your member
goes
limp,
so can
your
ego.
The truth
is
that
ED
is not a
life-ruining
plague
exclu-
sively for crot.chety old men There are a
range
of degrees of erection difficulties,
some
of
which
occur
in
young
adults.
Ac-
oordingto WebMD's
article,
"Erectile
Dys-
function
Basics,"
edited by
Dr.
John
M
Baird, while a
pattern
of
erection troubles
can oome with conditions like obesity,
dia-
lietes
and heart
disease,
the mffitcommon
culprits for young adult males
are
fairly
obvious ones, like smoking, alcohol oon-
sumption, fatigue, nerves and that
word
we college students
use
too
often:
stress.
Basically, when
guys
our age have trouble
with erections, it tends to be a result
of
being
too
relaxed (from mental/physical
exhaustion or depressants) or not being
able to relax.
Time is of the essence
Getting yourself to let loose while hav-
ing sex can be especially difficult on a
college campus, since there are so few
opportunities for privacy. There's always
the chance you'll be heard through the
paper-thin walls ofMarist housing; the
outside noise you hear can be distract-
ing as well There
are certainly ways you
can help yourself out, though.
If
you're
trying to find an accommodating time to
have sex, but it's not working out, then
you and your partner are not trying
hard
enough. There is a time during the
week that you
are home alone (or alone
enough, at least). Whether or not it
seems like an appropriat.e time for
sex,
take advantage of it.
Do
it while every-
one else
goes
to dinner; do it after your
9:30 a.m. class; do it before your 9:30
a.m. class; stay in and do it on Friday
night, after everyone else
has
evacuated
the building for O'Malley's. And
try-
just
try-
to let your freak flag fly even
if
there's a chance you'll be heard through
a wall. Better to flaunt your awesome
sex life to the neighbors
than
to bite your
tongue and force yourself and your part-
ner to settle for less.
Plenty of young men also
run
into the
issue oflosing an erection
in
the middle
of the act - maybe after falling off the
bed, accidentally bumping heads with a
partner, or pausing the fun to put on a
condom. Give yourself a break by keep-
ing your condom
close,
or asking
your
partner to help you wrap yourself up.
If
you get turned off by a disastrous move,
t.ell your partner you need to start all
over.
Protect
your right to sexual pleas-
ure as best you can.
Ring around
the
rosie
If
your issue
is
that you're losing an
erection by ejaculating earlier
than
your
partner would like, consider tryini a
cock ring. They ''temporarily create
more sensitive, int.ense and
hard
erec-
tions, and can even help some men delay
ejaculation," advises the sex boutique
chain Babeland's websit.e. You can find
them in most
drug
stores.
Don't get your boxers
in a bundle
On
guys who
are
having boner woes,
Claire
Cavanah and Rachel Venning
writ.e in their anthology of sex informa-
tion, "Moregasm," that continuing to get
morning wood
is
a sign that '<the equip-
ment is [
still]
working- just not on de-
mand"
In
this
case, taking a break from
sex for a few days would allow your mojo
to rejuvenate.
In
the words of Canadian
sex educator Sue Johanson, ''Young
males have what we
call
an
'ever-ready
penis.' They have erections,
can mastur-
bate or have sex 10 times a day, no prob-
lem. But ... there is a good
possibility
that
most men
will
experience occasional
im-
potence." At this point in our lives,
chances are that a few problems with
getting hard are no
cause for serious
concern. When in doubt, though, always
consult your
regular doctor, or visit
Planned Parenthood for a men's health
exam.
Bonus
fact
You know all those jokes about ''penis
pumps'' in movies? They're actually
used
in real life - not to increase penis size
like
in
oomedies, but to resolve
ED.
Mayo Clinic staff writes in their online
article on
ED
that the device "creates a
vacuum
that pulls blood into your penis.
Once you get an erection, you slip a ten-
sion ring around the base of your penis
to hold
in
the blood and keep it
firm.." It
sounds medieval, but effective nonethe-
less.
Style sightings: look
·
cool, stay cool under stress
By DAYNA VASILIK
Staff Writer
Let's face it: we prefer to be
comfortable while slaving away
in the library. Nothing screams
midterms more than sweats, cof-
fee and at least five hours dedi-
cated to James A. Cannavino.
However,
I
ran into a student
who showed me that you can
still
be stylish, while staying
studious
.
Sipping on her Starbucks cof-
fee,
I
spotted junior Lauren Fitz-
patrick, a communications major
in the library. She was telling
me how she had two presenta-
tions on top of the midterms she
had to study for later that day.
Even though Fitzpatrick didn't
get much sleep, she resisted the
tempting option to wear sweats
that morning. She explained
how dressing down not only
makes you just want to crawl
back in bed, but when you wear
sweats for a presentation, it
shows little respect for the pro-
fessor, as if you don't take their
class seriously. Having a long
day ahead of her, Fitzpatrick
said she didn't want to go all out
and wear a dress or a skirt for
her presentation, so she decided
on something more comfortable.
Wearing dark jeans from Ex-
press, Nine West heeled boots
and an H&M silk lace top to
dress up the outfit, this studious
girl was able to look presentable
and feel relaxed in her outfit
while hitting the books
.
Her tips and tricks:
1.
Wearing bright lipgloss or lip-
stick makes you look more
awake, drawing attention on
your lips rather than the bags
under your eyes.
2. When you want to feel pretty
but still fe.el comfortable, wear
rings, a necklace or earrings
that best fit your style.
3.
Just because you may feel
stressed that day, your outfit
doesn't have to show it. Some-
times forcing yourself to put on
something other than sweat-
pants and U ggs can make you
feel better and look more appro-
priate for class.
DAYNA VASIUK/THE CIRCLE
Stay
calm, cool and acoessorized.
PAGE 7
told
by
(a) Ginger
By~EYFISK
Staff Writer
Dear
Casey,
I
have never
liked
~y
best
friend's
boyfriend or
the
way
that
he treats her, but recently I dis-
covered the extent of how bad
their relationship
is.
He appar-
ently
has
become physically abu-
sive when he
is
int.oxicat.ed, not t.o
mention verbally, when
he is not.
I don't understand why she would
stay
with
someone like
him.
How
can
I
convince
my ftien~
whom I
care about so much, t.o get out of
this
situation?
- Co~rned
and
O:,nfused
Dear oncem ,
Frorn an outside
perspocti
•e,
I can
understand
why
you
ai-e
so
perplexed
by yo
r friend's willingnc
to
st:.ay
in
such
an
~alth:n-elationsbip. You're
probably thinking
to
yoursel(
"how
does
di
a
smart,
fi
m. likeable,
1)9;;
tential
filled
person let he'rSelf
be
treated
in this
way. Doesn1t she
realize
she deserves so much better
than
this
man'!'
Well
perhaps not. She
may
lack
the
self-esteem,
for
whatever
reason,
to
recogn.iz.e
this
is
not
how she
should
be
handled.
All
too
often
the underlying
reasons for staying
in
abusive rela-
tionships
are fear
and denial,
due
to
the overwhelmingly
harsh
reality
of
the situation.
Abuse
is
a heavy
word
which
comes in
many
forms;
physical
abuse
is
often the
first
to
come to
mind .•.
but what about the unseen
battering and
bruising? Abuse can
also
be psychological, verbal and
sexual.
You
must
understand that very few
re-
lationships,
if
any.
start
out on
an abu~
sive
note,
Abusers
are
manipulative
people
who
may
seem
seductive and
charming at
first,
giving those
who
fall
for them a false
sense of
security,
until
one
day,
their partner wakes up won-
dering
where
the
person they
fell in
love with went. They
become
scared
and
ashamed, often clinging to the
memo:ry
of
someone
they thought
they
knew.
and
may,start;
to
make excuses
for
the
abuser. However,
the
abuse
can
only
stop
once
the excuses
do. I
know
that yoq
want
nothing
more
than
to
help
your friend
a'nd
you can
do
so
by
reminding her
what
she was like
be-
fore
this
relationship, and that there
is
life
after
it
as
well.
Support
and en•
courage
her
to
speak out, seek help,
and
stop
making excuses for someone
who ~n't
respect
and:adore
her.
In
the
words
of
Clementine Paddleford,
"never
grow
a
wishbone, daughter,
where your backbone ought
to
be."
"end.
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, OCTOBER
14,
2010 •
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Make training entertaining with Zumba
By LAUREN WENNELl
Circle Con.tributor
If you want to put a little dance into
your st.ep, a Zumba class might
be
the
perfect
opportunity to get out there and
work it out-or dance it out! The Zumba
program, now at many workout centers,
fuses
hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-
to-follow moves to ·create a wrique fit-
ness routine. Taking a Zumba class can
spare you from the
drudge
and monot-
ony of exercise and make you feel invig-
orated and loosened up.
As
the Zumba
motto so perfectly sums up the fitness
experience: ''Ditch the workout, andjoin
the party!"
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off calories
while shaki~}Wr
booty.
Celebrity fitness trainer "Beto"
Perez stumbled upon the concept of
Latin-inspired dance-fitness in his
native country of Colombia in the
mid-1990s. After walking into the
aerobics class he taught without his
traditional mix of music
,
he grabbe<!
his favorite musical tapes from his
backpack: traditional stylings of the
Latin salsa and merengue music
that he grew up with. Although
Beto found it difficult to improvise
moves to coincide with the upbeat
tempo, he rose
to the challenge and
created a revolutionary new concept
that we now know as Zumba.
Feel
the
beat.
Music is a crucial consideration for
this workout. The score, created
with specific beats and tempo
changes, targets every major mus-
cle group in the body. It encom-
passes toning, strengthening and
cardici.
"There are several types of Zumba
to choose from, so you can pick the
one that you like better that suits
your fitness level," said Aline Par-
nagian, a sophomore at Marist Col-
lege and a Zumba instructor. The
basic Zumba level teaches you the
four basic rhythms - merengue,
salsa, cumbia and reggaeton - while
learning how to combine these dif-
ferent styles to form a song.
Break a
sweat ... or not.
Zumba burns a lot of calories,
but with its varying tempo, you
don't feel the extreme wave of
fatigue after the workout, be-
cause it's well paced and bal-
anced.
"You can burn from 600 to 800
calories in one session. Your
heart rate goes up and down
throughout; the session, so you
don't feel like your heart is con-
stantly pounding from the work-
out," said Tanner Leventhal, a
sophomore at Marist and a
Zumba Instructor.
Release
your inhibitions.
Not only is one Zumba session
the equivalent of running six or
seven IO-minute miles', but it
equips you to conquer the rest of
the week with a fresh attitude.
"Every Tuesday, when
I step
into the world of Zumba,
I can
just be myself. I can let all my
worries go, so then when it's
over, I am so happy and satisfied
that I know I can continue on
with the rest of my week" fresh-
man McKinley Timlin said.
Zumba Toning is a branch class
that blends body-sculpting tech-
niques
and
specific
Zumba
moves into a succinct style that
focuses primarily on calorie
burning and strength training
.
Aqua Zumba is an all-ages work-
shop similar to water aerobics.
And to prove that Zumba truly
makes you feel like you are just
dancing and having
furi,
and not
just exercising, some Zumba
classes are offered in New York
City hotspots.
"There's even Zumba in clubs
in New York City. You go there
to work out some dance moves
with your friends under the dim
lights and grab a few drinks af-
terwards.
It
makes you feel like
you're just enjoying yourself and
da-ncing to the music, not exer-
cising," Parnagian said. Zumba is
a wonderful time to let loose, work
it out and burn a few calories. Ditch
the workout and join the party!
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ahead of
me
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do
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before
my
eyes,
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real"zed three things: one,
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wa.· no
way that truck was stop_~
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lwas
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John Legend, The Roots create soulful collaboration
tor's music, to release it on
l:\,ll
album gives the feeling that you can
do it better. That is the case for
some of the songs on the album, but
I wouldn't expect it from a Gaye
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John Legend and The Roots have played their collection of 60s and 70s soul covers
at a number of shows including at Terminal 5 in New York City last September. The
show was streamed live on YouTube and directed by Spike Lee.
By
AARON VLASNIK
Daily Nebraskan
The Legendary Roots Crew are in
full force with "Wake Up!" and John
Legend's soulful voice is a wonder-
ful complement to The Roots' blend
of jazzy, soulful, hip-hop beats.
"Wake Up!" is an album full of'60s
and '70s era, politically charged soul
covers.
The album was inspired by the
2008 presidential election. Initially,
John Legend's idea was to make an
EP with some cover songs that he
was working on, until he brought up
the idea with The Roots. The idea
blossomed into a full-length album
project.
The Roots have been around for
more than 20 years and have played
a prominent role in the hip-hop evo-
lution. With 10 albums under their
belt, they are one of the most suc-
cessful hip-hop acts. "Things Fall
Apart" is one of my favorite albums
of all time.
With only three albums to his
credit, John Legend has revitalized
soul music in the mainstream. His
2004 debut album, "Get Lifted,"
went triple platinum worldwide and
won a Grammy Award for Best
R&"BAlbum.
"Wake Up!" features cover songs
ranging from popular· soul acts to
lesser-known artists from that era.
All-Star artists like Marvin Gaye,
Nina Simone and Donny Hathaway
have their songs covered, along with
artists not as popular today like
Baby Huey, the Babysitters and
Prince Lincoln. I wasn't familiar
with a couple of the artists that
were covered, but with the release
of this album, I am interested in
checking out more from them.
Some songs make perfect sense for
them to cover, but some are pretty
ballsy. With Legend being the face
of today's soul music, to cover the
greatest soul singer of all time, Mar-
vin Gaye and his song "Wholy
Holy," is something I would not
have expected. While it is meant to
be a compliment to cover your men-
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The album starts with the Baby
H~ey and the Babysitters' cover
"Hard Times," which is the best
song on the album. The song is up-
beat and is driven by a tension-filled
bass line and is a great introduction
to the album
.
The first half of the album is full of
more upbeat, positive songs and
then closes with slower songs, in-
cluding the 11-minute Bill Withers
cover "I Can't Write Left Handed,"
which takes forever to develop, and
while it does eventually turn into a
good song, it takes seven minutes to
get there.
The album consists of 11 cover
tracks and finishes with an original,
"Shine," which is a great soul song
and fits in perfectly with the tone of
the entire album.
Highlights of the album include
the aforementioned "Hard Times."
Others include the Harold Melvin
and the Blue Notes' cover "Wake Up
Everybody" that has guest appear-
ances by Common and Melanie
Fiona. Another favorite is the Ernie
Hines' cover "Our Generation,"
which
is the funkiest song on the
album.
A cover album isn't usually my
thing, but when it is full of an era of
music most people my age are not
too familiar with, I'm willing to give
it a try. It's a great window into a
type of music before my time. Some
songs miss the point and don't re-
ally feel right on the album, but
overall, it's soulful, creative, fun and
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Kid Cudi "Maniac"
f/
Cage -
''Maniac," from Kid Cudi's upcoming
''Man on the Moon II: The Legend of
Mr. Rager," is a collage of dynamic
sounds ranging from minimalist
space ambiance to distorted indus-
trial glitches to wispy vocal sam-
ples.
N.E.R.D. "Hypnotize U'' -The se-
ductive space track found on Phar-
rell Williams and co. walks you
through a tour de intergalactic love
and R&B soul with his intimate
falsetto.
If
you are disappointed by
the two week delay of Daft Punk's
"Tron: Legacy" score (now dropping
Dec. 7), then you'll be happy to
know "Hypnotize
U''
was produced
by the French electronic ml;lsic gods.
Child Rebel Soldier "Don,t
Stop" -And just when you thought
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Kanye West failed to make the col-
umn this week, you are proved
wrong. Last Friday's edition of
G.O.O.D. Friday is from a hip-hop
supergroup comprised of Kanye
West,, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell
Williams. CRS formed three years
ago has released two songs prior to
"Don't Stop." ''Us Placers" appeared
on Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me
Nothing'' mixtape, while the trio
recorded a remix of the N.E.R.D.
track "Everybody Nose." The group
planned to record a full-length
album, but nothing materialized. In
an MTV News interview, Fiasco
said the track was recorded during
N.E.R.D and Fiasco's stint on
Kanye West's Glow in the Dark
tour, making the song about two
years old. Based on the topics like
"Gucci,"
"hating on the internet"
and "da Vinci" tells us Mr. West's
verse may be more recent. Fiasco
steals the show though, shell-shock-
ing listeners with this opening lyric:
"Carrrera, raised in the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtle era."
Lloyd Banks "Start
It
Up"
f/
Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie, Kanye
West & Fabolous
-
G.O.O.D. Fri-
day veterans Lloyd Banks, Swizz
Beatz and Ryan Leslie, reteamed
with Kanye West to recruit
Fabolous to join in on the fruitful
collaborations.
"Start
It Up," comes
from Banks' third album, "The
Hunger for More 2."
Duffy ''Well, Well, Well"
f/
The
Roots - Well, 'Well, Well, Well," is
Duffy's latest single from her soph-
omore release "Endlessly." The
Roots add a teaspoon of soul and.
punch to Duffy's rich, smoky vocal
performance. The track is shy of
three minutes and begs to be re-
peated.










































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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 •
PAGE 10
Balzarini ties shutout record as Foxes roll
By
MIKE WALSH
Sta{
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Writer
When you think of the perfect mix-
ture for an NCM team, you think
of the various roles that have to be
filled. They need veteran leaders
and high powered young players.
You look at the schedule and hope
to find home games at the right
times coupled with a strong out of
conference schedule early on. You
look for team chemistr
y
, trust and
the desire to win.
Although the girls of Marist soc-
cer don't want to be labeled as per-
fect
,
there is evidence to suggest
that that they are. The Red Foxes
currently stand at 4-0 in the MMC
and boast a lot of the qualities that
make up a near perfect mixture.
Marist
'
s two victories this week-
end, a 2-1 wiµ over Rider and 1-0
blanking of Loyola are prime exam-
ples that this team is doing great
things right now. Marist boasts a
strong core of senior leaders in all
the positions needed.
Jamie Balzarini is a redshirt sen-
ior keeper that controls the team
from net and posted her 7th shutout
of the season and 14th of her career
Sunday, tying her for the school
record in both categories.
"I congratulated her
,
but typical
Jamie was just happy that the team
won. Which is definitely a testa-
ment to her character
,"
said coach
Steve Davis of his modest goal-
keeper
.
Lauren Tillotson is a senior third
year captain who runs the defense
and is one of the only players who
remembers seeing action in the
2007 MMC Championship los
_
s to
Loyola.
That loss has stuck with Lauren
for the past three seasons as Marist
up till now has been unable to de-
feat the Greyhounds in her colle-
giate career.
"It was a
really
sweet win for us,
"
Tillotson said.
Lauren
'
s sister Amy is a senior
midfielder who provides a consis-
tent spark on the bench which she
proved with her goal near the end of
the second half versus Rider to tie
the score at
1.
"It
was a wake-up call right before
the half, and let us know we are in
this game," Lauren said of her sis-
ter's goal.
You also need to have the young
players step up and make an imme-
diate impact
.
Four underclassmen
accounted for most of Marist's of
-
fense over the weekend. Freshman
Rycke Guiney assisted on both Red
Fox goals in the Rider game includ-
ing a perfect placement on a direct
kick in the 87th minute that was
headed in by sophomore Chelsea
Botta. In the second game, fellow
rookie Samantha Panzner's pass to
sophomore Jaclynn Sabia was
threaded beautifully through the
Loyola defense before Sabia ham-
mered it home giving Marist an un-
defeated weekend.
First year head coach Davis cred-
its Roper with recruiting some tal-
ented young stars, but also said that
in a conventional team and
~ua
-
tion the freshmen may not receive
as much playing time as his girls
are.
''When I
came
in I wanted to start
something fresh
,
all the girls had an
opportunity to try out and play for
me, and that is where some of the
freshmen made their mark
,
" Davis
said.
Tillotson
'
s defense has been a
huge reason for
Balzarini's impres-
sive stats this season as well as a
reason for Marist's
.
8-6 overall
record. The Red Foxes allowed only
eight Rider shots in Friday night's
contest, including a measly three in
the second half.
"Our defense as a whole has been
playing great, our mentality to fight
for every ball and desire to win
helps us push the team
,
" said Tillot-
son.
"They play well every game, we
couldn't do it without them, our
team wouldn't be as successful right
now," said Balzarini of her back
four
.
How important were these two
home games to Marist
'
s season?
"Our schedule has been tough
with so many away games, but I
just tell the girls you can squeak out
wins on the road, but you have to
bang them out at home
,"
Davis said.
Marist will head back out on the
road this weekend for a northern
New York swing as they take on Ni-
agara and Canisius
.
Neither team
will
be taken lightly by Marist. ''We
are climbing up the staircase one
step at a time and we can't look at
the
top
of
the staircase yet
,"
Davis
THE ONLY THING MORE
said.
That top step is Siena, who is the
ominous, undefeated cloud
looming
on
the horizon of Marist's season.
The Red Foxes will not be afraid
when the nationally ranked Saints
come to town because, as Balzarini
put it, ''We are extremely excited
and not afraid. They won't walk all
over us like they think they can do
with other teams."
Marist will enter this weekend,
and that Oct. 23 date with Siena
,
with Coach
Davis'
mantra in mind.
"It's not who you are playing
against that matters
,
~t.'s who y~u
are playing for."
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Cross country squads battle in the Bronx
By ERIC
VAN DER
VOORT
Circle Contributor
Men's
The Marist men's cross country
team took 10th place last Fri.day af-
ternoon at the Metropolitan Cham-
pionships at Van Cartlandt Park in
the Bronx.
The Red Foxes finished with 257
points, led by freshman Isaiah
Miller, who finished the 5-mile
course 55th overall with a time of
28:01.
Freshman
Patrick
Deedy and
sophomore Will Schanz also fin-
ished in the top 75, with times of
~~:13 and 28:25, respectively. The
18:~ff
Thxes
1
top five finishers all fin-
ished within 34 seconds of each
other.
The Red foxes had a very young
team at the Championship, consist-
ing of six freshmen and two sopho-
mores. Coach Pete Colaizzo said
that he wanted to send some of the
younger members of the team to the
competition.
"I wanted to get them experience,"
he said. "We have a pretty big squad
so we've kind of split it up, and it
was these guys' turn to race.
It
was
a great chance to get experience in a
low-key championship environ-
ment." Marist's second-overall fin-
isher,
Patrick
Deedy, appreciated
this chance.
"It
was a great experience to be
there with just younger guys," he
said.
"It
gave us a great sense of
what the team will be like in a cou-
ple years."
Colaizzo left the Bronx feeling
happy with the way his team per-
formed.
"I thought they did really well. I
was very
pleased,"
he said.
Marist's top overall finisher Isa-
iah Miller was also pleased, and
agreed with Colaizzo's remarks. He
said that "not everyone was 100
percent," but for the rest of the sea-
son "things are looking pretty good."
Marist finished
20
points behind
ninth-place St. Francis, while Co-
lumbia led all teams with a low
score of 1 7. The team will be split
up again this weekend, as some
members will be competing at the
Penn State National Meet
on
Sat-
urday, Oct: 16. The rest of the team
will be competing at the Univerjity
of Albany Invitational the same
day.
Women's
The wo~en's cross country team
finished sixth
overall
at the Metro-
politan Championships on Friday
afternoon, first among MAAC
schools.
The competition, held at Van Cort-
landt
Park,
consisted of 15 teams,
with Columbia, Rutgers and NYU
taking the top three spots respec-
tively.
Freshman
Kiersten Anderson was
the top performer for the Foxes and
was named MAAC Women's Cross
Country
Runner
of "the Week. ~-
derson placed eighth out of 134 run-
ners in the 5,000-meter race,
finishing the course with
a
time of
18:49.
Among the Marist standouts were
junior Kathryn Sheehan (37th), sen-
ior Jillian Corley (48th) and junior
Allyson O'Brien (50th).
Up next for the women's cross
country is the UAlbany Invitational
on Saturday, Oct. 16 in Albany,
N.Y.
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Freshman Kiersten Anderson
(above)
was awarded MAAC Runner of the·
Week.
Men's tennis to conclude fall schedule at ITA tou·rney
ByJIM URSO
Sports Editor
When Marist men's tennis coach
Tim Smith creates his team's fall
schedule, it's usually to the dis-
pleasure of his wife, since three-day
tennis tournaments are mainly held
on Weekends. Any disapproval he
receives at home, though, seems
well worth it. According to the vet-
eran coach, the Red Foxes tradi-
tionally rigorous fall schedule is one
of the essential elements to their
status as three-time defending
MAAC champions.
"Needless
to say, [liis wife] is
happy when we win the MAAC she
gets to travel to the NCAA Tourna-
ment," Smith said.
If
the last three years are an indi-
cator, the Red Foxes are putting
themselves in good position to give
Smith's wife a nice vacation.
This weekend, the Red Foxes will
conclude their fall schedule at the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
(ITA) Northeast Regional Tourna-
ment in hosted by Yale this week-
end. Although men's tennis is not
considered "in season," their 2010
fall schedule included tournaments
at Columbia,
Dartmouth, and
Brown, as well as the United States
Tennis Association (USTA) Colle-
giate
Open.
After the University of Illinois
won the National Championship in
2003, Smith contacted Craig Tiley,
the team's head coach, to ask him
for ideas. Tiley responded with
three criteria for success: video
analysis- of ,;natches, a lesson for
each player once a week and an in-
tense fall schedule to prepare for
regular season play. For the retired
educator and part-time coach, the
first two strategies were out of
reach. The third, however, was fea-
sible.
"My
'goal
was to develop a fall
tournament schedule that would
not only maximize the amount of
play," Smith said, "but a schedule in
which we could face the most diffi-
cult opponents."
Other schools within the MAAC
conference play busy fall schedules,
but rivals like Siena, Niagara,
Rider, and Fairfield did not compete
in the tournaments held at Colum-
bia,
Dartmouth
and
Brown.
With
constant competition within the Ivy
League, the Red Foxes play some of
the toughest teams in the North-
east.
For many of the players who
played internationally or in warmer
-Olim&tes; 3/08-:r.-round
tournament
competition was normal before col-
lege.
According to freshman Jacob
Solly, a native of Sydney, Australia,
the opportunity to play in competi-
tive tournament play was a key ele-
ment in his decision to play at
Mari.st.
"I was so used to tournament play
in Australia so it was important to
me," Solly said. ''It's a good chance
to see what players are out there."
For freshmen, the opportunity to
engage in rigor_ous play before the
regular season is valuable.
"The more tournaments you com-
pete in, the more comfortable you
get," freshman Will Reznek said. "It
especially helps with nerves."
Reznek
is
one
of six Red Foxes
who will compete in the
ITA
Re-
gional
Tournament
this weekend.
"I'm very excited to have three sin-
gles players in the main draw, and
two in the qualifying round," Smith
said. "We also have two teams in the
main draw for doubles."
Nicholas Pisecky, Landon Green
and Matt Himmelsbach will com-
pete in the singles main draw, while
Reznek and Joris Van Eck will com-
pete in the qualifying round. Chris
Foster and Landon Greene
will
make up one doubles team, while
Reznek and
Himmelsbach
will
make up the other. Foster will also
serve as an alternate for the quali-
fying round.
.
"My goal is to put us in the best
position to with the MAAC champi-
onship," Smith said. "These tourna-
ments provide difficult match play
where our players can learn, and I
can learn which players will be fea-
tured for us this spring."
Foxes look to make program history in PFL game vs. Sari Diego
Similarly to the rushers who were
given an expanded role
.against
Val-
paraiso}
,ifs
unclear how players
will react once relegated to a
smaller role after playing in a
blowout game since the coaching
staff will opt to continue to play
first-string players in close contests.
Marist still has games against Pi-
oneer Football League (PFL) oppo-
nents San Diego, Jacksonville,
Dayton and Davidson.
"We try to let [the players] know
where they are on the depth chart
and where their opportunities are
going to come from," Defensive Co-
ordinator Scott Rumsey said. "Even
though those guys got in a blowout
situation, they still worked hard.
They worked on their techniques in-
stead of going half speed and maybe
taking it as a demotion."
The coaching staff hosts scrim-
mages on Sundays after select
games to keep reserve players ac-
tive.
''We talk to the kids all the time,
'[if] you're a backup, you're not
going to get as many opportunities
as the starter, so you have to make
the most of them," Rumsey said.
"Hopefully they'll see it that way,
but you never can tell. That's some-
thing that we have to be careful of."
Toreros in Poughkeepsie
Marist will host the San Diego
Toreros this Saturday, Oct. 16th.
The Red Foxes have traveled to San
Diego each of the past two seasons
and have dropped both contests.
San Diego has posted a 1-5 overall
record and lost to Dayton, 21-20, in
its most recent game.
''We know that we've never beaten
RYAN
HUTTON/THE
CIRCLE
The
Red
Foxes 51
point explosion versus
Valparaiso
Is the
highest total
since a
52
point game in
2005. Marist
improved to 1-2 in
the Pioneer Football
League.
[San Diego] in the history of the pro-
gram, so it's a great challenge for us
this week," Parady said. "We need
to play back to the level that we
played against [Valparaiso] and
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Men's tennis to conclude fall schedule
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12
Romp over Valparaiso serves as showcase
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Managing Editor
Marist football head coach Jim
Parady doesn't have a written rule
for substituting players in one-sided
football
contests such as the
team's recent 51-7
thrashing of the Valparaiso Cru-
saders.
There is no set number of points
that his team can score or trail by in
a game that signals the appropriate
time to substitute reserve players.
"Over and over in college football,
you see [teams] coming back from
28-7, 35-7, 42-14, is there a lead
that is safe? You'd like to think that
there are to get some
work
for your
backups," Parady said. ''It's just the
feel of the game and how the day is
going. I felt that it was time to go
ahead and get some extra guys in
[this] game."
Freshmen reserve offensive line-
men Michael Brereton, Brandon
Castelbuono, Michael Rudinsky and
Michael Yannucci all saw action in
the 44-point victory; Marist's
largest since a 60-0 win against
Canisius on Nov. 7, 1998.
''These guys have been working
very hard and we wanted to give
them some game time," Parady
said. "Game experience
,
there's
RYAN HUTION/THE CIRCLE
Head coach Jim Parady's squad Improved to 2-3 overall after a 51-7 victory over Val-
paraiso.
The Red Foxes will host the University of San Diego on
Oct
16 at 12
p.m.
nothing like-it. It makes them com-
fortable for the next time someone
gets injured."
Marist amassed 296 yards on the
ground and four different players
scored rushing touchdowns.
Freshman Atiq Lucas and junior
Matt
Gray
both had breakout p~r-
formances in the game, statistically
dwarfing their combined efforts
frorn the Red Foxes first four
matchups.
Coming into the game, Gray car-
ried the ball nine times for 13 yards
while Lucas compiled just 27 yards
on three carries this season.
Against Valparaiso, Lucas ran for
113 yards on eight carries, includ-
ing a 66-yard
·
touchdown run, while
Gray scampered for 95 yards on 13
carries and a score.
"It felt good to be out there, show
what I can do and help the team get
a
win," Lucas said.
Although the Red Foxes employ a
running back by committee ground
attack, routinely cycling three or
four players in the backfield
,
nei,
ther Lucas nor Gray touched the
ball more in this blowout win than
they had in any other game.
It is unclear whether or not these
two rushers will continue to have
extended touches on the football in
closer games.
"Being a freshman on a team like
this, I understand that I just have
to play my role," Lucas said. "You
have to understand that the team is
not just about you, its about the
unit."
Carlos Padilla, Kevin Stark and
Dave Incle are three players that
collected statistics greater than the
numbers they p9sted through
Marist's first four games, when they
combined for eight tackles.
Against the Crusaders, Padilla
and Stark had five tackles each
while Incle contributed four stops.
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