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Smiley-faced vandals
deface Upper Fulton
By
MONICA SPERANZA
Staff Writer
When a suspicious person wearing
a hooded sweatshirt was seen walk-
ing around the Upper Fulton town-
houses on Marist's East Campus,
three security officers and a super-
visor responded to the call from an
unidentified student at 12: 15 a.m.
on Sunday, April 25. Security talked
to some students, and found that
blocks four, five, six, seven, and
some electrical boxes in Upper Ful-
ton had been spray-painted with
graffiti.
According to John Gildard, direc-
tor of safety and security, the Town
of Poughkeepsie police were called
in, but the perpetrator could not be
found. He or she was last seen on
the
sidewalk
going into the parking
lot by the tennis courts.
"The images that were spray-
painted were the words Zero with a
smiley
face in silver spray paint and
the tag line
'Pumpkin
Lad' in or-
ange or red spray paint," said Sen-
ior Chelsea Murray, a resident of
Upper Fulton who noticed the graf-
fiti as she was walking home.
The graffiti has since been re-
moved by power-washing, but crime
scene technicians came to investi-
gate and take pictures.
As
far as
Gildard knows, there have been no
other instances like this in the area.
However,
"people
presumed it to
be gang related," said Gildard. Stu-
dents had heard stories about gang-
related graffiti on the news, from
the Intern~l or from other people,
and assumed that a gang in the
area vandalized the dorms.
"[People] made the association and
put it on Twitter," said Gildard.
When rumors fly around on campus
or the Internet, it "creates situa-
tions where unnecessary concerns
develop."
The security office received calls
from students and parents offering
"all sorts of reasons why it was gang
related," said Gildard. Some even
began connecting it to the fire on
the asylum property that broke out
on the pight of Friday, April 23.
One rumor that has circulated the
campus is that the graffiti was the
work of the "Smiley Face Gang," a
well-known nationwide gang who
leave spray-painted smiley faces as
a clue that they are going to kill
someone and dump their body in a
nver.
,
Gildard and the police said they
are sure that the event was not
gang-related, because although
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Fairview Fire District firefighters
work
to put out a blaze In a building at the for-
mer Hudson River Psychiatric Center located across Route 9 from Gartland
Commons. Fairview was dispatched at 11 p.m. Friday, April 23 and worked
to
extinguish the fire for three hours. According
to
the Poughkeepsie Journal, offi-
cials are investigating, with suspicion, the cause
of
this fire and another fire
that took place at
the
psychiatric center at 1:30 p.m. the same day.
there are some gangs in the Pough-
keepsie area, there have been no re-
ports of gang activity. Typically,
gang graffiti is deliberate and intri-
cate, while the graffiti found was
crude and random.
Gildard said there is a record of
the event, but there is nothing to
refer to or compare it to and that the
town is looking into the incident.
"I don't know if they'll cat.ch the per-
son, but it's an open investigation."
Students in upperclassmen housing
remain safe. There are regular secu-
rity patrols out, and police routinely
pass through the campus on their pa-
trols.
Also,
the Upper West Cedar se-
curity office
is
open and available to
police, so town police have the oppor-
tunity to be on campus more.
"It
is
comforting to know that secu-
rity
guards
stand wat.ch along my way
and oftentimes follow behind to en-
sure my safety," said Murray. "I feel
protected even if the rumor mill hap-
pens to
be
true about gang-related ac-
tivity."
F as
hi
on major named Intern of the Year
By
MICHAEL STEIER
emony held Thursday, April 22. The science, interned at WNBC televi-
participate in numerous fashion
Circle Contributor
prestigious Marist College Intern of sion in New York. Under the super-
shows, including Fashion Week in
Eight Marist students received
awards for achievement within
their respective internships at a cer-
CONTRIBUTED PHO'ro
Amanda LaMela
poses
with her awards.
She was honored for her performance
at
her various fashion Internships.
the Year Awards are given every vision of veteran correspondent New York City, and experience all
year to one student from each school Gabe Pressman, she was asked to the perks of working in the fashion
with the most excellence in experi-
undertake the responsibilities of an industry.
ential education.
employee of the news station.
"At Gucci, there is the fabulous
This year, the winners were
''Working hand-in-hand with a employee discount," said LaMela.
Amanda LaMela, Allison Duffy, content producer, I was responsible ''DFS flew me out to the West Coast
Deanna Gillen, Jacob Cawley, Jen-
for editing film, writing scripts, and to a city I had never visited before.
nifer Argen, Jennifer Lemke and turning the raw footage into seg-
W Magazine throws the coolest
Jennifer Dopp. LaMela also won the ments for the 7 o'clock news," said events, and the event coordinators
overall Intern of the Year Award.
Gillen. ''Towards the end of my in-
never hesitate to let interns take
The award, given annually since ternship at News Channel 4 this the leftover goodie bags. Once, the
1993, is presented to student l>ased past semester, I was given the in- . W girls even let an intern and I stay
on several factors, including their credible opportunity to pitch, pro-
in their extra room at The Standard
GPA, resumes, involvement in their duce, interview, and even write the after working an all-day event."
c..
respective program and evidence of script of a news piece that aired on
Some Marist students are given
growth professionally.
the 7 o'clock news."
the opportunity to intern while
The students, all seniors, were
Amanda LaMela is no stranger to studying abroad, as was the case
hired by companies in a wide vari-
the world of internships. Starting with Jennifer Argen. While study-
ety of fields from fashion design to the summer after her freshman ing in London, Argen took an in-
finance. Instead of doing the stereo-
year, the fashion merchandising ternship at the Royal Bank of
typical intern jobs, such as getting major has had several internships Scotland (RBS). Her experience at
coffee and making copies, these stu-
including with Gucci America, duty-
RBS was unlike many of her col-
dents were given the opportunity to free retailer DFS and W Magazine, leagues', as she was required to
take part in significant projects and and freelance jobs with W Magazine work in a completely different cul-
tasks.
and Women's Wear Daily. Her in-
ture with different standards and
Deanna Gillen, who is double-
ternships have given her the oppor-
practices.
majoring in journalism and political tunity to live in San Francisco,
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Thursday, April
29, 2010
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 4/29
No Events Posted
Friday,
4/30
Baseball v. Central Connecticut
State
Mccann Baseball Field
3:00
P.M.
Rlverfest 2010
Longview Park River Front Property
$20
at the door
Only Marist students 21 years of age
and older are invited to attend
Saturday, 5/1
Pande-May-Nlum
Live music
1P.M.
Marist Riverfront Longview Park
No tickets needed
Sunday, 5/2
MAAC Women's Lacrosse
Championship Game
1P.M.
Tenney Stadium
Third Eye Blind Concert
1P.M.
Marist Riverfront Longview Park
$15 ticket with Marist ID
$25 guest tickets
Monday, 5/3
No Events Posted
Tuesday, 5/ 4
Women's Softball v. Hartford
Softball Park at Gartland Field
2:30
P.M.
Wednesday, 5/5
Baseball v. Stony Brook
Mccann Baseball Field
3:30
P.M.
Thursday, 5/6
No Events Posted
campus
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Security Briefs
Town Fuzz needed to stop the fuss
By
CHRIS RAIA
Staff Writer
I'm a bit concerned. The last cou-
ple of weeks of the semester always
bring a ridiculous amount of work
for everyone, and we all start losing
our minds. Last semester, I stayed
awake for at least 20 hours each day
for a week straight. I was attempt-
ing to learn a cent~ry's worth of
Italian-American history in seven
days, since I completely ignored it
for three months. My diet pretty
much consisted of Full Throttle en-
ergy drinks, and ... no, that's really
it. This year looks about the same.
Stepping down from my soapbox.
Let's laugh at our classmates now.
Oh, spoiler alert: interesting story
about a persistent ex-girlfriend get-
ting arrested! You're hooked. Off
wego.
4/21 -
Sheahan
Weird: freshmen are getting
caught trying to sneak alcohol past
the front desk. It's been close to a
year; I feel like you should know
better than to bring a bag full of
beer in after 3 p.m. Two 30-packs of
Keystone Light were confiscated.
Fun
fact: all
of
the beer security con-
fiscates on campus is brought back
into the security office and eventu-
ally given to different clubs and or-
ganizations across the city of
.Poughkeepsie. I like that. But now
Editor-In-Chief:
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I feel bad, because when I was writ-
ten up, I was instructed to pour the
beer down the sink. So, Marist se-
curity, when I turn 21, I owe you
seven beers.
Remind me.
60
points
4/23
-Leo
The basement kids were doing
basement-kid things and throwing
wet balls of toilet paper all over
the bathroom. Crazy basement
kids ...
5
points
4/23 -
Beck Parking Lot
A student reported his car covered
in pages from a text book, post-it
notes and shrinkwrap. I really love
when people commit to pranks, es-
pecially when said pranks really
don't cause any damage. Saran
wrap, post-its, signing your friends
up for a credit card at every table at
a baseball game so you could get
seven
free T-shirts- I like fun at the
expense of others.
5
Points
4/24 -
Sheahan
Another 30-pack of beer confis-
cated at the front desk. I am going
to convince myself that the Shea-
hanites are simply trying to make
up ground in the Security Briefs
Points Standings, so that
I
don't
have to accept that they're as clue-
less as they are. Actually, can we
start spitballing different names for
the competition in which
I award
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Turek,
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Smith
Copy Chief:
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Copy Editors:
Diana Smith, Brianna
Kelly, Monica Speranza, Julianna Kreta,
Storm Heitman, Rachael Shockey,
Amanda MuMhlll, Jennifer Meyers,
points for? I'd like to bring to the
table ''The Charlie Sheen Cup" in
which the winner receives the Pabst
Blue Ribbon. 30 points
4/24 -
City of Poughkeepsie
Somebody threw a rock at a secu-
rity car coming back to campus from
Talmadge.
That's rude.
Don't
throw rocks. 5 Points
4/24 -
Upper West Cedar
This is insane. Late at night, a
girl walked over to Upper West to
see her ex-boyfriend. Apparently,
this relationship ended relatively
disastrously, and the guy actually
called security to force her to leave.
Security came, the girl refused to
talk and refused to leave, which
forced the Town Police
to intervene.
TownPpolice came and arrested this
girl for trespassing. Once someone
calls security, go home. You couldn't
talk to your ex-girlfriend for five
minutes and get someone to walk
her home?'You had to call security
to escort her off the premises?!
0
points
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PAGE 3
Five day 'Clean Up Sodexho'
protest comes to amicable close
HAITI DAY
By ALEXIS MURPHY
Circle Contributor
Fri.day, April 16, 2010, marked the
conclusion ·
of an intense five day
protest against Sodexho, a leader in
Food and Facilities Management.
About 200 people attended the protest
outside
of Sodexho1s Maryland Head-
quarters, whlch gathered. much media
attention due to the serious allega-
tions against Sodexho for unfair and
illegal treatment of workers.
Some of the protestors' actions in-
cluded marching and chanting
"Clean
up Sodexho." Others participated by
creating a giant foam pit and scrub-
bing and mopping participants acting
as Sodexho executives.
A
dozen activists were arrested for
crossing
the police tape, including:
Danny Glover, a famous actor and so-
cial justice activist; Terry Shelly, a
Sodexho worker at Loyola University
who was fired in retaliation for her
union organizing; Service Employees
International Union (SETIJ) President
Andy Stern; SETIJ
·
Executive Vice
President Mitch Ackerman, a parent
of a student at Tulane University,
where Sodexho provides food service;
and a student leader from the United
Students Against Sweatshops.
From Page One
"Clean
Up Sodexho," a project of the
SETIJ, is a campaign working to open
the eyes of citizens to Sodexho, one of
the largest contracted food and facili-
ties companies in the world. Sodexho
is able to portray themselves as a so-
cially responsible company that em-
ploys a diverse workforce and is
working to
"break
the cycle of
poverty." Their well-devised public re-
lations plan and corporate social re-
sponsibility campaign seeks to protect
the brand from news stories or accu-
sations that could tarnish their public
image.
The accusations against Sodexho
from their workers are numerous, and
include allegations such as lack of af-
fordable healthcare; unfair, race-bias
treatment; and sexual harassment
suits. There have also been numerous
complaints from the parents of stu-
dents who eat Sodexho's food, ques-
tioning it$ quality and referring to it
as
"prepackage,
processed food you
would find in the freezer section."
Sodexho provides the food for all the
Mari.st College dining locations-the
resident student dining hall, The
Cabaret, Jazzman's, Donnelly Cafe,
Dyson Cafe, and the Library Coffee
Cafe.
Carlon Van Dyke, who most Marist
Interns gain real-
world experience
"Not
only did RBS afford me the career path.
opportunity to adapt to another
"Before I started this internship, I
business environment and industry, was sure that I wanted to be a re-
but to learn and grow through the porter," said Gillen. "It had always
diverse cultures shared amongst its been my dream, and landing this in-
employees," said Argen, a Finance ternship, it seemed that this dream
and International Business major. was finally becoming a reality.
''Working in the financial district in However, the longer I worked
London was another perk. Sur-
there, I realized that the dream
rounded by various prestigious or-
had began to shift. Instead of be-
ganizations, in a country with a coming a reporter and being just
deep history was truly inspira-
one piece of the puzzle, I find that
tional."
I am most happy in the final
To some college students and re-
process of putting together all of
cent graduates, there is a stigma the pieces of the puzzle. The
that comes with an internship. longer I worked there, I [became
Many interns rarely get paid and more interested] in pursuing a ca-
most are required to do menial work reer in production."
that doesn't grant any worthwhile
Of the other award recipients,
experience. These students did not Allison Duffy interned at Major
find this to be true at all.
League Baseball Properties and
"Contrary
to
popular assumption, the Staten Island Advance news-
the only obnoxious Starbucks order paper;
Nicolas
Pasquariello
I've ever had to memorize was my worked in the cooperative work
own," said LaMela.
program at Stone River Gear,
"I was not treated as an intern, LLC; Jacob Cawley has held in-
but a full-time, completely func-
ternships
at
the
Rhinebeck
tional employee," Argen said. "At-
Equine, Countryside Animal Hos-
tending daily meetings, bank calls pital and the Veterinary Specialty
and training sessions, I was an ac-
Center of the Hudson Valley; Jen-
tive part of the team. I did not sit nifer Lemke has interned with the
around and wait for someone to give Dutchess County Probation De-
me work, I sought out opportuni-
partment in Poughkeepsie, the
ties."
Suffolk County Police Department
Though every internship offers in Long Island,
N.Y.,
and the De-
something different, all the winners partment of Homeland Security in
of the Intern of the Year award Brunswick, GA; and Jennifer
came out with a new bout of confi-
Dopp was a student teacher for
dence and ambition. In some cases, Hyde Park Elementary School and
their respective internship gave the North Colonie Central School
them the drive to pursue a different District
in Latham,
N.Y.
students know as the
"pasta
bar guy,"
has been employed by Sodexho, for
three years. One of his biggest con-
cerns is the healthcare provided to
him
and his family.
'The healthcare has only started to
improve and I only got sixty-five dol-
lars a week for a family plan," said
Van Dyke. ''It isn't the fairest, but it
could
be
worse."
When asked about the other accu-
sations concerning Sodexho he replied
that he had ''heard stories before
starting to work .for Sodexho about
their lack of food quality." Van Dyke
also heard about the recent protests
at the Maryland Headquarters and
asked,
''If
they don't h~ve anything to
hide, why not speak about it?''
Mohamad Charafeddine, General
Manager of Marist Food Services, and
Beth Ainsworth, Director
of
Opera-
tions for Marist Food Services, did not
respond when asked their opinions
about the current situation surround-
ing Sodexho.
"Clean Up Sodexho'' is dedicated to
shedding a new light on how Sodexho
really runs as a company to the public.
One may find it hard to believe that
all
the accusations are untrue with
such a large voice behind this move-
ment. Sodexho has said the union
(SEID) is spreading misinformation
but they have yet to clarify, in det:ai].,
what the correct information is or
solve ~my issues contradicting their
"corporate social responsibility."
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CIRCLE
Students were offered
·Dirty
Water" at
the Haiti Solidarity Day event held on
campus April 27. Proceeds from the
sale
of
one bottle could provide a child
with clean drinking water for an entire
year in
the
struggling nation.
The
Marist
College
Praxis
Project for Public
Citizeir
ship and Campus Ministry conducted a
day.long series
of
programs in support
of
the third-world country, currently re-
covering from January's devastating
earthquake. Lectures
by
students and
faculty, displays, music, films, and pre-
sentations
by
guests
on the social and
political situation in Haiti where in-
cluded In the day's events.
NEWS BRIEFS
Poker tournament to benefit
cancer research
On May 5, members of Dr. Keith
Strudler's Sports Public Relations
class
will be hosting a poker tour-
nament to benefit the Lustgarten
Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer
Research. "The Mike Arteaga Poker
Tournament" is expected to
draw
a
large portion of the Marist popula-
tion to the Cabaret next Wednesday
night for friendly competition for a
good cause.
All proceeds from the tournament
will go towards the Lustgarten
Foundation and their research ef-
forts. The Foundation, located in
Bethpage, New York, was founded
in 1998 in memory of Marc Lust-
garten, the former Vice President of
Cablevision who died of pancreatic
cancer. Since its inception, the Lust-
garten Foundation has provided
more than $18 million towards re-
search efforts to combat one of the
most lethal forms of cancer.
The tournament is open to all
Marist students and faculty and
costs $3 per person ($2 if registered
in advance). Sign-up tables will be
located in front of the Cabaret on
April 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. for advance registration. The
event will begin at 9:00 p.m. on May
5 and will run until winners have
been declared. For more informa-
tion, search for ''The Mike Arteaga
Poker Tournament" Facebook
event, or contact Chris Ippolito at
Christopher.lppolitol@marist.edu
In Memoriam: Brother
Joseph Belanger, FMS
Brother Joseph L. R. Belanger,
FMS, a pillar of Marist College for
more than 50 years, died on April 21
at the age of 84. A dedicated Marist
Brother for 66 years, he served God,
his religious congregation, and his
fellow human beings with passion
and humtlity.
He joined Marist's faculty in 1959
and was made a full professor by
1975. Throughout the years he also
taught courses in French language,
English, French literature in trans-
lation, American literature, world
literature, Greek mythology, occi-
dental mythology, global studies,
and college writing.
Belanger retired from full-time
teaching in May of 1997. Known
for excellence in the classroom, Be-
langer received the Trustees Award
for Distinguished Teaching in 1993.
Among Belanger's most signifi-
cant legacies is his founding in 1963
of the Marist Abroad Program
·(MAP),
which transformed hun-
dreds of students' lives and helped
bolster Marist's reputation for aca-
demic excellence through its high
standards. More than 45 years
later, Marist's International Studies
Program - spawned by MAP - sup-
ports Belanger's commitment to en-
couraging students to think in new
ways and to value global awareness.







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Housing
needs
changes
for
accuracy and
fairness
By
CHRIS TUREK
Staff Writer
As most of us are aware, the
process for housing selection hap-
pened this past Tuesday, April 20.
After going thr~gh this process
firsthand, I believe that the Office of
Housing and Residential Life seri-
ously needs to reconsider how they
run the housing selection process.
For starters, there was not suffi-
cient communication between the
housing board and the students.
Sure, they did tell us when housing
was going to occur and how the sys-
tem was supposed to work, but they
did not bother to tell us one ex-
tremely important detail: how the
housing was going
to
be divided be-
tween men, women and transfer
students. This piece of information
is one of the most important things
that we, as the people who are se-
lecting housing, should have known
before the day of selection.
Case in point,-my group of
10
guys
was sixth in line to select sopho-
more housing for men. We figured
that we would be just fine
to
select a
Foy house and then go about the
rest of our day. Instead, we arrived
at the McCann center on the morn-
ing of April 20, only to find that
there are only two male Foy houses
available to begin with, and one of
them was already housing an RA
and his roommate.
Needless to say, we were not able
to get the house we wanted, which
is not that big of a deal, except that
we needed to take up two Gartland
houses, leaving less space for other
people to live. By the afternoon,
there was no room left even in
Midrise; all that was left were a few
rooms in Marian Hall and this dis-
organized mess known as the ''Wait-
ing List."
Basically, the waiting list allows
students to place their groups in
line based on their priority point av-
erage in order to transfer to differ-
ent housing over the summer if
positions become available. Now,
the concept of the
'
waiting list works
on paper.The waiting list would be
fine, except that instead of it being
used solely for the purpose of elect-
ing to change housing if it becomes
available, there are entire groups on
the list waiting
to
get housing in the
first place. And rm talking about
fu.
ture sophomores who are guaran-
teed on-campus housing for next
semester, even though they cur-
rently have no concrete housing as-
signment.
ROBIN MINITER/THE CIRCLE
The
Foy
Townhouses were among the most competitive living spaces for sopho-
mores in last week's housing selection, where spaces were quick to
fill
up.
Then we have the problem of the
selection process itself. At the hous-
ing orientation, group leaders were
told that they would have three
minutes to select housing to keep
the selection process moving along.
This would have been possible, ex-
cept for the fact that nobody knew
what housing was available when
they arrived. This made the process
painfully slow, especially for groups
selecting in the afternoon.
Clearly, the Office of Housing and
Residential Life needs to make
some changes to their system for
next year if they want selection to
work properly and smoothly. Let's
just hope that when they revisit this
issue in the future, they'll be able to
learn from their mistakes and be
less haphazard than this year.
Column About Nothing: Embracing true retro fashion
By
MORGAN
NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
For me,
spring doesn't
officially arrive
until one of my
housemates
makes a com-
ment about my
outfit. At least
once a week,
I'll be told that
I resemble someone's mother, I look
like I'm heading to a garden party
or I just look ridiculous.
Every year, I'm slapped with the
hypocrisy of a generation that en-
vies the fashions of yester-year
while berating those who actually
wear the lauded sundresses and
high-waisted shorts.
My friends will watch movies like
"The Notebook" and "Pearl Harbor"
while practically swooning over the
fashion, the men, and the hair.
Those were years in which women
dressed like women and no one
thought to question the fact.
Last week, during a particularly
beautiful day, I decided to wear one
of my favorite sundresses. It was a
navy blue dress with white buttons
that I complimented with a small,
white belt and white ballet flats. My
school supplies were in a polka-dot-
ted yellow bag and my eyes were
covered with fake white Ray-Ban
Clubmaster sungla~ses. Admittedly,
I reeked of the 1950s.
I hadn't been wearing the outfit
for more than 30 minutes before a
friend said to me, "I feel like I'm
walking with my mother."
The "you look like my mother"
comparisons are the most common,
and they're also the most confusing
to me. I doubt many mothers today
wear high-waisted denim shorts
with striped shirts and faux-Club-
masters. I've seen some of the
mothers to whom I'm compared,
and I can safely say that we dress
nothing alike. Still, the unoriginal
comments persist with remarkable
uniformity and frequency.
The second most common of the
snide remarks is that I look like I've
just come from a garden party or a
tea party.
While I've been to both garden
and tea parties and will attest to the
validity of these fashion compar-
isons, I'm also aware that few ofmy
friends have actually been to or fre-
quently attend either type of party.
They don't actually know what
they're talking about - if they did,
they would know that both types of
parties can easily dissolve into rau-
cous events.
M-y first garden party was last
year, during my semester abroad in
Scotland. My hall sponsored the
event that was held outside in the
building's backyard area. Some peo-
ple dressed up, others didn't, but a
friend and I decided we wouldn't
cut any corners. We showed up in
sundresses and Sunday hats, ready
for a classy garden event.
By the end of the day, the party had
moved across the street to the beach,
where we all waded into the North Sea
while fully clothed and decently
intoxicated. My dress was heavy
and soaked with the cold saltwa-
ter, though
I'd luckily had
enough sense to give my hat to a
caretaker for the duration of my
swim. Despite the stress my out-
fit endured, it was definitely the
best way to enjoy a sundress and
hat.
Sadly, that party was the last
time I've been able to channel my
hyper-feminine
side
by
un-
abashedly wearing a
large,
bright hat. Such hats aren't easy
to find in the U.S. in the first
place, and getting away with
wearing one is even more diffi.
cult.
It's worth mentioning, though,
that a lot of people have compli-
mented the same outfits that oth-
ers have questioned. There have
been glimmers of approval that
give me hope for the future of
those who occasionally prefer to
wear more than jeans and a top.
Maybe the retro looks of the
'40s and '50s are finally on their
way to becoming less of an anom-
aly. Maybe, with time, even the
sporting of hats will become less
taboo. Maybe we can all enjoy a
loud garden party someday.
In any event, I'll keep wearing
my dresses arid I'll keep hearing
about someone's mother. And
maybe - just maybe - I'll find
enough courage to wear a hat on
this side of the pond. Hopefully,
though, I won't end up swimming
in the Hudson in the process.
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Comedy Central takes censoring too far with 'South Park'
By
DANIELLE
FUNT
Daily Titan
Few shows have bigger balls than
"South
Park." No subject is too sen-
sitive for the show's creators, Trey
Parker and Matt Stone, and there
are few celebrities, religions or lob-
bies that have hidden from the
wide scope of their tasteless joke
cannon.
Guess what? Someone was offend-
ed again.
Who cares, right? We're talking
about a show that depicted Mickey
Mouse
as
a
child-abusing-
corporate-fear monger, Jesus as a
porn addict and all Catholic priests
as child molesters.
Well, Comedy Central decided
that Stone and Parker went a little
too far this time with an episode
featuring the prophet Mohammad
in a bear costume.
The episode was severely cen-
sored, with even the prophet's
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name shrouded by bleeps.
Long time "South Park'' fans
might be scratching their heads
in
disbelief right about now, remem-
bering a time, not long ago, when
Mohammad appeared in an episode
censor-bar free.
That's right;
Mohammad came and went with-
out so much as a media flutter in a
bit part as a member of the "Super
Best Friends" back
in
2001.
So, why all the higgledy-piggledy
now?
Muslim extremists, that's why.
RevolutionMuslim.com put out a
sort-of threat against the creators
of Mr. Hanky, warning that
if
they
were to continue, they might end
up like Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch
filmmaker murdered for his docu-
mentary about Muslim women.
Now, I'm not going to spend the
rest of this space angrily pointing
out how ridiculous death threats
against Stone and Parker are. It's
pretty much a given that these
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terrorists on Sept. 11, and really do
believe that the most offensive
thing "South Park" has ever done is
depict Mohammad in the back of a
U-Haul.
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worse
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the liberties Comedy
Central took with their bleep
machine. Throughout the episode, I
could almost see an ex~utive in a
monkey suit break into a sweat
every time Mohammad's name was
spoken, feverishly reaching for the
big red bleep button under a blan-
ket of fear.
Stone and Parker have never
been afraid to say what they mean,
especially when the backlash
is
obvious and soul-crushing. They
say what the rest of us are think-
ing, and I've always relied on
"South Park" for that.
"In the 14 years we've been doing
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'South
Park' we have never done a
show that we couldn't stand
behind," the comedy duo said in a
recent statement. I believe that.
Comedy Central really dropped
the ball on this one. By bleeping
and censoring the bejeezus out of
Episode
201, Comedy Central made
Stone and Parker hypocrites. They
even wiped Kyle's final message at
the end, obliterating the entire
point of the two-part episode. How
ironic is it that the speech was sup-
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fear? A statement was made, and
that statement was robbed of all
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Study finds teenagers to be textually active
By
AMANDA MASTROBERTI
Staff Writer
Parents nationwide are saying
"OMG!" after the results of a recent
8U~ey showed that texting, also
known as 'Short Message Service,
has become teens' primary means of
communication.
''Teens, Cell Phones and Texting"
is a survey sponsored by the Pew
In-
ternet
& American Life Project, a di-
vision of the Pew Research Center.
The survey, released Tuesday, April
20, examines the communication
habits of teenagers from ages 12-1 7.
The number of teens with cell
phones has increased to 75 percent,
up from 45 percent in 2004. The re-
sults show that 72 percent of all
teens, and 88 percent of those with
cell phones, send text messages, up
from 51 percent of all teens in 2006.
While the number of adolescents
who use texting as a means of com-
munication has increased, the num-
ber of text messages has also
increased. Half of teens send 50
texts or more on a typical day (1500
texts a month). Only a third of teens
send 100 texts or more a day (3000
texts a month).
The growing popularity of cell
phone plans offering unlimited mes-
saging could have contributed to the
large quantities of text messages
that teens are sending. Three-quar-
ters of teens with cell phones have
unlimited texting. These pla
_
ns are
often more affordable than paying
per text, especially on family plans
with multiple cell phones sharing
calling minutes and messages.
According to the Pew survey, tex-
ting has surpassed calling and talk-
ing face-to-face as the most common
way for teens to communicate with
their friends. More than half of
teens ages 12-1 7 text their friends
on a daily basis, while 38 percent
call their friends by cell phone.
One-third of teens talk face-to-face
with their friends daily. Talking on
a landline phone, using a social net-
working site, talking by instant
messenger, and emailing finish up
the list of ways teens communicate.
Teens say that they prefer texting
over other means of communication
because it is convenient for both
people if they ar
_
e busy. Experts
argue that this growing trend is de-
pleting young peoples' ability to
communicate.
People who .frequently text learn
to depend on their cell phones to
communicate with other people.
"I recently went two days without
my cell phone, and I felt naked,"ju-
nior Jorge Barraque said.
He said that texting has become
the normal mode of communication
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By VINNIE PAGANO
for teenagers and young adults.
"If
I find out that someone doesn't
have texting, I assume they are an-
tisocial," Barraque said. "It's like
not having a Facebook. How am I
supposed to keep in touch -with
them?''
Teens say that they prefer elec-
tronic communication, especially
texting over other means of commu-
nication because it is convenient for
both people if they are busy. Ex-
perts argue that this growing trend
is depleting young peoples' ability to
communicate.
"On an interperso
.
nal level, the
amount of texting definitely weak-
ens communication," adjunct pro-
fessor Dan Saraceno said. "There is
no sensitivity."
He said that talking informally to
friends via text message could have
an effect on the quality of their writ-
ing for school, as well as their ro-
mantic relationships.
"I believe in growing together
apart.
If
you're constantly in touch,
you can't do that," he added.
Saraceno also said that texting
has the potential to "turn people
into cowards," because they can rely
on the phones to do the talking for
them. People can avoid the ramifi-
cations of saying things face-to-face
.
This can become especially devas-
tating to adolescents who are sub-
ject to bullying. More than one in
four teens admit that they have
been bullied or harassed by text
messages.
Though the survey shows that
teens prefer calling as the means
by
which to speak to their parents,
many parents feel drawn toward
the texting revolution to stay in
touch with their children.
"Even though we call often, my
parents text me occasionally," soph-
omore Molly Sloan said.
She said she would be uncomfort-
able speaking to her parents infor-
mally.
''They always use perfect gram-
mar. I don't think I could ha1_1dle it
if they said things like, 'C U 18er, "'
she added.
While teens say that texting is the
most convenient form of communi-
cation when talking to their peers,
it can encourage cyber-bullying. It
may also affect the quality of their
education.
Many schools have
placed bans on cell phones in class-
rooms. Still, 43 percent of teens who
take their phones to school send at
least one text from a class every
day.
The survey shows that parental
involvement can have an impact on
how their children use their cell
SEETEXTING, PAGE 8
Five professors retire legacies
By
LINDSEY DEVLIN AND DR. MARK
VANDYKE
Circle Contributors
Five Marist College faculty mem-
bers will conclude teaching careers
as they. retire this academic year.
Their combined record of experience
represents nearly 120 years of
teaching at Marist, and all ac-
knowledged their deep respect for
Marist students.
The retiring professors include
Professor Donald Anderson and
As-
sociate Professor Vernon Vavrina,
School of Liberal Arts; Associate
Professor Jim Fahey, School of
Communication and the Arts; along
with Associate Professor Katherine
Greiner and Associate Professor
Robert Sullivan, School of Science.
Professor Anderson joined
Marist's English Department fac-
ulty in 1970. His area of interest is
American literature but he has
taught a variety of courses, includ-
ing creative writing and interdisci-
plinary offerings in cultural studies
as well as film and literature. He
also helped design Marist's aca-
demic concentration and minor in
theatre.
Anderson holds a bachelor's de-
gree from Hartwick College and a
master's and Ph.D. from the Uni-
versity of Arizona.
During his 30-year career at
Marist, Anderson estimates he
graded more than 25,000 writing
assignments. He was selected by
the students in the Class of 1973 to
be their commencement speaker
and he received the Board of
Trustees Faculty Award for Distin-
guished Teaching in 2002.
When asked what he would miss
most about Marist, Anderson re-
sponded, "Absolutely the classroom
... the beautiful moments of class-
room magic ... for instance, when
students realize they can capture an
audience if they take intellectual
risks and become vulnerable."
During retirement, he plans to
dedicate more time to writing and
directing.
Fahey of Marist' s Communication
Department will retire after a 25-
year teaching career. He came to
Marist in 1985 as an adjunct in-
structor and was quickly hired as a
full-time faculty member.
During his time at Marist, he
taught approximately 4,000 stu-
dents in public speaking, public re-
.lations,
and
organizational
communication courses.
He earned a bachelor's and a
M.B.A. from the University of
Ari-
zona. When asked what he will miss
most, he replied, 'The students.
They are a very special part of
Marist College
.
They're one of the
main reasons I kept teaching as
long as I did.'
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Retiring faculty end distinguished, diverse careers
Prior to his teaching career, Prof.
Fahey held senior public relations
management positions with IBM,
where he worked for nearly 30
years.
He also held a variety of senior ex-
ecutive positions with state and
local community organizations, in-
cluding the New York State Re-
gional
Economic
Development
Council, the Southern Dutchess
Chamber
of
Commerce,
the
Dutchess County United Way, and
the New York State Heart Associa-
tion. Upon retiring, Prof. Fahey said
he plans to "do nothing."
He then added, "Once my wife
and I are tired of that, we're going
to do some traveling, visit our kids
and hopefully plan a vacation in Au-
gust to Prince Edward Island in
Canada."
The School of Communication and
the Arts will host a social mixer in
his honor on Friday, April 30, 4-7
p.m. in Fontaine Hall's Henry Hud-
son Room.
Professor Greiner dedicated more
than 27 years teaching in Marist's
Medical Laboratory Sciences De-
partment.
She taught for one year at Michi-
gan State University before coming
to Marist in 1983, where her teach-
ing focused on courses in clinical mi-
crobiology and clinical imm
,
unology.
She holds a bachelor's from
Rutgers
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7
University and a master's (then the
terminal degree in the field of med-
ical laboratory science) from Michi-
gan State University.
According to Prof. Greiner,
''Marist-for me was a gratifying ex-
perience because of the students
and people I worked with ... and I
will miss them very much."
She added, "It's satisfying to know
that I helped students who bene-
fited from the quality of teaching
and learning at Marist and went on
to accomplish great things." Appar-
ently, students feel the same way
about her, as evidenced by her se-
lection by students as Marist's cam-
pus-wide Faculty Member of the
Year in 1995.
As for the future, Prof. Greiner
looks forward to "housework, trav-
eling with my husband, reading, ex-
ercising, just enjoying life . .. and
getting a dog."
Professor Sullivan also taught in
the Medical Laboratory Sciences
Department where he led courses in
clinical chemistry, clinical mi-
croscopy, hematology, capping, biol-
ogy, anatomy and physiology, and
environmental chemistry.
He moved to Marist in
1981
from
a tenured faculty position at Sacred
Heart University. He earned a
bachelor's degree from Fairfield
Univeristy, a master's from Temple
University, and a Ph.D. from the
University of Connecticut.
Study shows risks of texting
Pew Research Center finds that for some, parental limits
decrease
risky
behavior while texting.
phones.
One area of concern
regarding texting is send-
ing messages while be-
hind the wheel of a
vehicle
.
The National
Safety Council notes that
people are 23 times more
likely to crash if they text
while driving.
One out of three 16- and
17-year-olds admit to
texting while driving.
Nearly half of all teens
have been in a car when
the driver was texting.
The Pew survey shows
that teens whose parents
limit their texting abili-
ties are less likely to be
passengers in a car where
a driver has texts behind
the wheel.
Adolescents with par-
ents who limit their tex-
ting may also be more re-
served in the messages
they send because they
worry that their parents
will go through their
phones and see revealing
texts.
These teens also less
likely to regret a text
they have sent. They are
also less likely to partici-
pate in "sexting," or send-
ing
suggestive pictures of
themselves to others by
text.
The ability to send a
message instantly makes
a cell phone a must-have
item for teens, but its
drawbacks may come to
supersede its benefits.
During his 20-year career at
Marist, Prof. Sullivan witnessed
many exciting changes. These
changes include a signifi~ant in-
crease in the quality of students and
faculty, expansion of campus facili-
ties and resources, and stronger em-
phasis on faculty and student
research.
According to Prof. Sullivan, he is
particularly grateful for the oppor-
tunity "to associate with science stu-
dents that have such amazing
ability and willingness to work _hard
and learn."
During retirement, he is looking
forward to volunteering at local in-
stitutions like the Franklin D.
Roo-
sevelt National Historic
site.
Otherwise, he said, "My wife and I
just hope to enjoy ourselves."
Professor Vavrina has been a
member of the Political Science De-
partment since 1984.
In addition to teaching a broad
scope of political science courses, he
served as the
department's
chair
and helped to establish Marist's
Omicron
Rho Chapter
of
Pi Sigma
Alpha, the national political science
honorary society.
Prof. Vavrina served as the faculty
advisor for the chapter
and
was
awarded with the organization's
prestigious
"Pi
Sigma Alpha Best
Chapter Advisor" award in 1997.
He
was also elected by the faculty
to be the
chair
of the College's Aca-
demic Affairs Committee.
He
earned his bachelor's and Ph.D.
from Georgetown University and a
master's from John's Hopkins Uni-
versity.
Reflecting on his most memorable
moments in teaching, Prof. Vavrina
recalled a visit
to
Marist by several
Vassar College faculty members
who witnessed the College's aca-
demic technology.
"I demonstrated Project ICONS in
which Marist students, role-playing
an assigned country's diplomats,
were linked up in real-time with
their peers who were literally lo-
cated all over the world to negotiate
international issues ... quite avant-
garde for the time."
Looking ahead to his retire-
ment,Prof. Vavrina expressed "hope
that the Marist community does
even more in the future to make
sure there are appropriate venues
for both sides of controversial issues
in domestic and international poli-
tics
to
be discussed."
As these distinguished faculty
members conclude careers dedi-
cated to serving students at Marist,
the College community is
encour-
aged to contact them to express ap-
preciation
and offer well-deserved
wishes on their retirement.
























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FILM REVIEW
'Kick-Ass' is a blast of violent, foul-mouthed fun
DER.
Hlt~lrl (Chloe Moretz) saves the day
with
her foul mouth and viciously violent
ways.
By
REID
HUYSSEN
The
New Hampshire
Never before have I heard an audi-
ence cheer as often and as loud
throughout a film. At the opening
weekend showing of ''Kick-Ass," the
audience collectively cheered, ap-
plauded or whistled no less than
seven times before the end credits
rolled. About halfway through the
film, I realized I had an elusive,
sought-after fuzzy fee_ling that I
shared with the rest of the thor-
oughly entertained.
I
was having
fun.
Fun. Michael Vaughn's stylized
adaptation of the comic book series
of the same name is brimming with
it from beginning to end. As a parody
of the films that populate the super-
hero genre, "Kick-Ass" holds nothing
sacred
and never takes itself too se-
riously. Even iti the film's darkest,
most wrenching emotional moments,
there is always something to giggle
about. The key to enjoyment is find-
ing these gems, whether it is Big
Daddy's (Nicholas Cage) quirky
essence or the anti-charm of Kick-
Ass (Aaron Johnson) himself.
There are those, however, with an
entirely different cynical perspective.
They will watch the film in horror,
lost to its humor, finding the cheers
for violence morally reprehensible.
An 11-year old girl named Hit-Girl
(Chloe Moretz) with an incredibly
dirty mouth and a penchant for
spilling blood with guns and knives
is enough to put any high horse
down-looker off their tasteful ap-
petite.
If
you are put off after ''Kick-
Ass,"
take yourself - and the film - a
little less seriously; lighten up. I am
looking at you, Roger Ebert. Crude
and unrelenting, "Kick-Ass" is ag-
gressively juvenile and irreverent in
the best way possible.
"Kick-Ass"
is the tale of an awk-
wardly unnoticed high school stu-
dent that becomes fed up with the
indifference of the people of New
York City,to the evil deeds around
them. He decides to become a super-
hero, despite his absence of powers.
He quickly discovers that becoming
a superhero is much easier than ac-
tually being one. Thrown into a
world of vigilante justice, revenge,
murder, corruption, and
drugs,
Kick-
Ass realizes that he may have tried
to kick more ass than he can handle.
''Kick-Ass" employs a narrative so
deep and character driven that some
of the subplots and back-stories have
to be told in a matter of seconds. This
is artfully done through a flawless
immersion into multidimensional
comic book panels. The film thus suc-
ceeds as a tantalizing subversion of
the superhero convention. Along
with its wholly appealing stylistic
absurdity, "Kick-Ass" is darkly hu-
morous, gratuitously violent, and
amusingly vulgar: The film will
leave some feeling offended and vio:
lated, others delightfully so.
The performances from Nicholas
Cage, Chloe Moretz, Aaron Johnson,
Mark Strong, and Clark Duke were
full of life and relatable - or de-
testable - personality. There is one
notable exception from the excellent
portrayals of persona. Christopher
Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist), better
known as McLovin, gives a painfully
bland performance with weak deliv-
ery of lines that suck the fluidity out
of any scene he is in.
I have heard several reasons for
sitting this film ~mt, ranging from a
dislike of comic books to a dislike of
McLovin. These are not viable ex-
cuses to miss out on super-fun ex-
treme violence time. Do your.self a
favor and do not pass this one up.
"Kick-Ass"
is an incessantly fun,
sardonic satire of the superhero
genre that oozes with style, a beauti-
fully eclectic soundtrack, imagina-
tive
violence,
and
enjoyable
performances that translates sur-
prisingly ~ell to the screen.
Album Review: Courtney Love, 'Nobody's Daughter'
By
ERIC
SUNDERMANN
The
Daily Iowan
When I think about a female rpck
star- stilettos, tattoos, tight jeans
-
no other woman fits the descrip-
tion more than Hole's Courtney
Love. And she even has the story to
go with it - rock-star boyfriend sui-
cide, <h-ug addiction, and a stint in
rehab.
But no matter what, no matter
how hard Love tries, there's one
part about being a rock star that
she forgets with Hole's new album,
"Nobody's Daughter." That would be
making music.
To call the group's fourth studio
album a Hole album is a bit of a
stretch. The only original returning
member is Love, and she's so far re-
moved from herself at the time of
Hole's peak in 1994.
The major flaw with "Nobody's
Daughter'' is that Love is trying too
hard. The singer yells unnecessary
curse words with a screechy and
overly aggressive voice, trying to
create a hopeless and underappreci-
ated feel on the album that isn't
there.
She's trying to reach back to the
good ol' days of Hole, the times of
Live Through This, trying to create
that same heartbreaking yet rock-
able feel. But she can't do it. To call
her lyrics cliche or trite, such as
"your whole world is in my hands /
your whole wide world is in my
hands" on "Pacific Coast Highway''
would be an understatement, to say
the least.
And these problems continue.
Along with the monotony of Love's
vocals, the musicianship of the
album doesn't do anything new or
exciting. It's the same distorted
gui-
tar chords over and over and over
again. Granted, Hole always had a
grungy, distorted feel to its music,
but tliis repetitiveness (combined
with Love's voice) is unbearable.
The only bright spot on the album
is with "How Dirty Girls Get Clean."
This song is the only moment when
listeners can actually identify with
how Love is feeling. Her lyrics of
frustration, anxiety, and female em-
powerment finally make sense, and
I find myself caring about her. I
wonder why she hurts. I wonder
what the pain is. I wonder how to
help.
But then it stops. "Nobody's
Daughter" returns to the monoto-
nous mess that it was. Love closes
the album with "Never Go Hungry,"
which sounds like her attempt to
write a Bob Dylan song. Except
rather than Dylan's
earnest,
scratchy voice, we get Love sound-
ing like a teenage boy going through
puberty.
It's sad, really, because Love is a
good musician. ''Live Through This"
continues to be one of the most .cele-
brated grunge albums of the '90s,
but that success isn't enough to
make up for the performance on
"Nobody's Daughter." It's an 11-
track long train wreck. If you're
yearning for some grunge, just go
grab some early Hole and don't
waste your time with "Nobody's
Daughter."
2 out of
5
stars
PAGE9
currently
singin'
A weekly review of
the la test songs
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
M.I.A. "Born
Free" - M.I.A.
is back and she
has "something
to say." She's
.
made a come-
back with much noise by calling
out Lady GaGa in an interview
with
NME,
saying, "People say
we're similar, that we both
_mix
all these things in the pot and
spit them out differently, but
she spits it out exactly the same!
None of her music's reflective of
how weird she wants to be or
thinks she is. She models herself
on Grace Jones and Madonna,
but the music sounds like 20-
year-old Ibiza music, you know?"
And in between calling out the
biggest pop star in the world,
she took over Pitchfork's Twitter
account for a day, announced
her new album's release date
(June 29) through a blimp that
flew in the sky during Jay-Z's
Coachella set, and has released
a rebellious punk anthem called
"Born Free." On "Born Free,"
M.I.A. spits out angered verses
drenched in reverb over a sam-
ple of "Ghost Rider" from new
wave punk legends Survive.
If
you want more
M.I.A., watch the
nine-minute, NSFW music video
of
"Born
Free" directed by
Roman Gavras. It has been re-
moved on YouTube in the U.S.
and U.K. due to its violent and
graphic content, but you can find
it on Vimeo and
M.I.A.'s Web
site, Miauk.com.
The Dead Weather "Gasoline"
- Jack White and his band, the
Dead Weather, released their
d~but album last July, and less
than a year later they are re-
leasing their sophomore album
"Sea of Cowards" on May 11. The
first single is howling organ in-
fused rock 'n' roll with blistering
guitar riffs.
BLK JKS "ZOL!" -
This up-
beat jaunt from this South
African band is from their up-
coming "ZOL!" EP set to release
about the same time the World
Cup arrives in the band's home-
town of Johannesburg. "ZOL!" is
appropriately about soccer.



















































lifestyles
Thursday, April 29, 2010
www.maristcircle.com
Generation tastes a new fixation
By
RACHAEL SHOCKEY
Staff Writer
My mother, a woman from the
baby-
boomer generation, once told me quite
firmly
and insistently that ''blowjobs are
fur boyfriendsr
Acrording
to her, one
should not perform
oral
sex on anyone
with whom they are
not
in an
official
re-
lationship. When I crune to oollege and
joined
a
student
body
of sexually-charged
young
adult.s, I found that
this
logic from
an older generation oould
not
be farther
from our generation's nonn.
Young
adults
seem to engage in oral sex
far
more
often
than
other means
of intercourse
during
casual hook-ups.
Reaffirming
my experience with baby
boomers and
oral
sex,
17-year-old
Carly
Donnelly from
C.ockeysville
(bow
appro-
priate), MD told USA Today in 2005 that
"My parents' generation sort of viewed
oral
sex as sometlring almost greater
than
sex.
Likeonreyou've
had
sex,
some-
thing
more intimate
is
oral
sex."
In
the
same article,
Sarah
Brown,
who was the
dirretorof
theNational
Campaign
toPre-
vmt Teen Pregnancy, said that "oral sex
is
extremely intimate [to older adults],
and to some
of
these young people, ap-
parently it
isn't
as much." To many
of us,
oral
sex
has become more popular for
something
as
casual as a one-night stand
- not just
for deeply romantic, rose-petal
soaked
anniversaries. So,
for
this
week,
fve oompiled some titillating facts on
NORTHERN LIGHT/ FLICKR.COM
Lip service: college students say they take a more casual stance toward oral sex.
"going
down''
fur
the
generation
of
oral
en-
thusiasts.
1. Search "oral
sex'
online, and you
may
nm into some frantic websites
urging
you to
zip
your lips, because
oral sex causes cancer. While there
is
some
truth in
this
areusation, it's an ex-
aggerated
oonclusion to jump to. The
truth
is
that
the human papillomavirus
(HPV)
can be oontractedin
the
throat
if
it
is
carried
by
the
genitals
that the mouth
oomes into contact with. Aoortain kind
of
HPV
can provoke cancer in the human
body; so throat cancer
could only develop
if
one
were
to oome into oral oontact with
this
kind.Breathea
·
of~
li.et:
but always be wary, and remember
that
just
about any
STI
you can oontract
below
the belt
can
happen
above
the
neck.
Flavored.condoms were invented for rea-
sons
like
this
one! They oome in
dcrz.ensof
flavors, including banana, mint, straw-
beny,
vanilla,
oola and wine
grape.
If a
flavor strikes your
fancy,
but you're not
sure
bow
you'll
like
it on latex,
they
often
oome in variety packs, so you can
test
out
multiple
samples.
2. Not-so-surprisingly, the tenns
fellatio and
cunnilingus
cmne
from
Latin
words for suck and lick. What
is
surprising
is
that they
did
not enter
English
lexioon
until 1887!
Analingus,
a
growing
term
for oral
sex
performed on
the anus, has
yet
to be inducted into the
Oxford
English
Dictionary.
However, the
OED
does have the verb rim
oovered,
which means the same
thing.
3. For those who
get
up close and
personal with semen
in
their oral
es-
capades,
you may have already
heard at some
point that semen con-
tains
copious amounts of protein.
While the average
serving
(about a
tea-
spoon)
of
semen
does
not
produce enough
protein
to put a dent in what
you
need for
your
daily intake, it's
still
pretty incredible
that about 150
mgof prot.ein resides in
just
a
teaspoon
of
semen.
This serving
si2e also
oontains
6 mg total fat, 11 mg carbohy-
drates, and
3
mg cholesterol-
20
calories
tot.al It's
a
snack
that
wouldn't
really
help
or
harm
you,
like
pickles,
if
they had less
scxlium.
4. Humans
have been engaging
in
oral
sex
forever
(m
The Prehistory of
Sex, Timothy Taylor
informs
us
that an-
cient Mongolian cave
paintings
depicted
acts
of oral
sex),
but were
not
the only
ones. We
know
that b o ~
chimpamees
native to the Democratic Republic
of
Congo, engage in male-female and same-
sex oral pleasure regularly, as a precursor
to procreation.
Oral
sex activity
has
also
been reoorded
in short-nosed fruit
bats,
and it's hypothesized that it
occurs
in
many more species
as
well
It
was back after the
Clint.on-1.R-winsky
scandal that
we
really transformed
blowjobs and the like into a treat
not just
for boyfriends/girlfriends, but fur presi-
dents, professiona]s, one-night-stands
and
friends with benefits. Endeavors
of
cun-
nilingus, fellatio and
analingus
are for
everyone
now,
and while the
baby
boomer
generation
may
disapprove,
theyrertainly
can't deny
us
the right to a recreational ac-
tivity that even bonobos participate
in.
PAGE
10
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our end
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students,
it
will
all
be
worth.it.
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hard
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deal
with
breakup.Howcanlmoveonwith
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that,
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thenmyassumptionis
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split
was-
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your
idea.
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exactly
why
you
chose
to
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things
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the
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need to stop thinkingwithyour
brain
start thinking
with
your
heart.
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cheesiness
aside,no matter
what
of
pain
you
feel whenyouseeyourex,
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sider
the
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of
your
own
home
and
sur-
rounded
by
fan1i1y
and
friends, the
heal-
mgproress
can
begin.
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you'd
like
thatp~ to be
quick
andspee<t,, don
forget these key ingredients: laughter
love.
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yourself.
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CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, APRIL 29,
2010 •
PAGE 11
Graveyard shifts
found
to
have negative
effects on overall
health
By
TIM JENNINGS
Ohio University
While many people in Athens,
Ohio are ending their working
day, other students and local resi-
dents are leaving to work the
night shift. However, a study pub-
lished in The Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences
Journal found that working the
night shift increases the risk of di-
abetes, heart disease, high blood
pressure and obesity.
When someone's sleeping and
eating cycles are disrupted, the
levels of leptin, which regulates
the body's weight, decreases and
that causes the person to feel hun-
gry,
said Frank
A.
J.
L. Scheer, the
lead author of the study. This is
where the risk of obesity and dia-
betes comes in, he said.
The short-term effects of work-
ing the night shift are impaired
sleep and disrupted cognitive func-
tions during the day. Diabetes,
heart disease, high blood pressure
and obesity are the long-term ef-
fects, Scheer said.
Many places on the Ohio Uni-
versity campus and in Athens are
open until the earlier hours of the
day and offer night shift options,
but many night shift workers said
they are more worried about bal-
ancing their schedules than health
problems.
"The night shift
_is
good for me
because I am home during the
day," said Brenda Arnold, a night
shift custodian in Baker Univer-
sity Center. Arnold works the
Are you
.
a chai latte, or are
you a 'shot in the dark'?
By
WHITNEY HOPPLE
Oregon State University
Working for nearly three years at
a large coffee chain, you learn much
more about coffee than you would
expect. You learn about the subtle
differences between the flavors of
coffee beans
--
the rich nutty flavor
of Central American beans com-
pared to acidic Asian ones.
You learn the many nicknames of
drinks, like a "shot in the dark"
(shot of espresso in a cup of coffee)
or a ''kick in the pa.I).ts" (a drink cre-
ated by one of my favorite cus-
tomers, made of half a cup of coffee,
four shots of espresso and filled to
the top with steamed nonfat niilk).
You learn new terminology and cor-
rect pronunciation - there is no
"r'
in espresso.
One of the most applicable things
is learning about the relationship
between people and the drink they
order. You realize that each drink
conveys an aspect of the personality
of the person who purchased it.
For a long time I thought these
opinions were mine alone, but after
discussing my ideas with my
coworkers, they all came to similar
conclusions.
As
a note -- and as I explained to
my fellow coffee-drinking friends --
even small differences in drink or-
ders can illustrate a differing corre-
lation between a person and their
drink. For instance, a person who
orders a vanilla chai latte probably
will not have the characteristics of
vanilla latte people nor chai latte
people.
The observations I have made by
no means apply to everyone. They
are only trends I have noticed that
can be fun to apply. The most
prominent are listed below.
Chai latte people are some of my
favorites. They tend to have laid-
back attitudes with rather large,
but not oppressive, personalities.
Many of them are liberal arts ori-
ented and love things like music,
writing or photography. They thrive
on conversation, although some-
times their social lives can be more
indirect.
I like to think of mocha drinkers
as
"I'm
not a coffee drinker" people.
They don't drink coffee regularly,
but when they do, they get mochas.
They view it as "treating them-
selves." Because mochas are so sim-
ilar to sweet drinks like hot
chocolate, the coffee taste is mini-
mized, and they consider it more of
a "dessert" beverage than an
espresso one.
White mocha people are extrava-
gant, although not always in the
way we tend to associate with ex-
travagance. Many of them do spend
money and enjoy being flashy, but
some like giving flamboyant gifts
or
spoiling their significant other, for
instance.
Americano people also tend to be
iced tea people. They are usually
quiet, but also kind and under-
standing. They can spend an entire
afternoon in a room with their best
friend, not say a word, and still
know they are close.
However, people who drink just
iced tea (especially herbal, fruity, or
floral teas) tend to be health-con-
scious and are highly influenced by
the world around them.
Plain coffee drinkers fall largely
into two categories. The first are the
seasoned coffee drinkers. They have
worked in the coffee industry or
have been drinking coffee for many
years. The second are usually older
men.
Lastly, latte people, especially
vanilla latte people, are work-ori-
ented. They tend to be (but are not
always) women and will sometimes
opt for the "skinny," or choose the
sugar-free syrup and nonfat milk
options for their drink.
As much as we hate to jump to
conclusions about a person, some-
times trends in behaviors can reflect
our attitudes. The way we enjoy fla-
vors can reflect aspects of our per-
sonality.
For
example,
the
combinations of spicy and smooth
flavors in a chai latte are compara-
ble to the
"spicy"
personality and
"smooth" attitudes of the chai
drinker.
Next time you and your friends go
out to get coffee, see if you find any
similarities between their drinks
and their personalities.
night shift Monday through Fri-
day. Working this shift gives her
the opportunity to get her children
off to school in the morning and
still be able to get them home in
the afternoon, Arnold said.
Students
also said they work the
night shift to have more free time
during the day.
"I don't have conflicts with
classes or extracurricular (activi-
ties)," said Kellie Galan, an Ohio
University
junior
studying jour-
nalism who has worked the
night
shift at
Alden Library
for the past
two years. Galan said that work-
ing the late hours is difficult with
classes, but she now schedules her
classes
around when she works.
Arnold and Galan said they were
not aware of the health risks, but
the jobs do affect their sleep pat-
terns.
"I guess I have a more irregular
sleep schedule than most people,"
Galan said. Levels of glucose, the
body's main energy source, and in-
sulin are increased in people who
work the night shift, according to
the study. Night shift workers
show symptoms similar to jet lag
such as gastrointestinal com-
plaints, fatigue
and
poor sleep, ac-
cording to the study.
The increased level of glucose
heightens the risk for heart dis-
ease, obesity and diabetes. It also
causes an increase in blood pres-
sure while awake, Scheer said.
"[There is] no real big affect [to
my health] but I will say it does
make it hard to sleep," Arnold
said.
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Marist drops first conference match of
season
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
The Marist men's lacrosse
team
split a
pair of MAAC road games
last week. They
suffered
their first
in-conference
loss
of the
season on Wednesday, when
they traveled
to Loudonville, NY to
face
Siena
and then scored
13 goals
in a
win
at Detroit on Saturday.
Heading into their Wednesday
night game
this
week, Marist
stands
5-1 in
the
MAAC and 8-4
overall
,
good for a second place tie
in the conference. With just one
more regular season game left on
the
schedule
following the home
game vs. Manhattan on April 28.
Marist looks to be in good
shape
for
a
long-awaited
trip to the MAAC
Championships, which they are
hosting this year over the weekend
of May 7.
On Wednesday, April 21, Marist
trekked north to meet fellow un-
beaten MAAC team, Siena College.
The Red Foxes ran into a staunch
Saint defense that hadn't allowed
double digit goals since March 6.
The oversized Siena defense proved
to be too much for the high octane
Marist attack as the Red Foxes fell
14-4. The four-goal total by Marist
was their lowest scoring attack
since last April 11 at Holy Cross.
The game started poorly for
Marist and did not improve. Siena
jumped out to a 6-0 lead until
Marist finally broke onto the score-
board with jUBt over a minute left in
the second quarter with an unas-
sisted Connor Rice goal. The Red
Foxes trailed 8-1 at halftime and
were still unable to get around the
Siena defense in the second half.
to coach Nelson, the move was made
solely to try to shake up the mo-
mentum of the game.
A more pressing issue, Marist was
unable to get the offense going, even
on man-up situations. Siena played
7:30 of the game man-down and
Marist did not score on any of the
nine Saint penalties.
"We just weren't quick enough,"
said junior
mid-fielder
Chris
Sharkey.
Coach Nelson agreed with
Sharkey, ''We didn't do a good job at
all moving the ball fast enough to
get it to our outside shooters," he
said.
The lone bright spot for Marist
was Rice's hat trick, giving him 26
goals on the season. Corey Zindel
assisted on one of those goals, giv-
ing him a league-leading 26 on the
season. For the Saints, Jordan Lof-
tus scored four goals, and both John
Rogener and Ryan Duggan regis-
tered hat tricks. Brent Herbst
earned the win for Siena, stopping
15 shots in net.
Marist took the field after taking
an 11-day break between games.
Still, coach Nelson did not think
that the break affected the outcome.
''We just didn't play well and they
played extremely well," he said.
Eager to make fans forget about
their 10 point loss at Siena, the men
traveled west to Michigan in their
inaugural game against MAAC
newcomer, the Detroit Titans. The
struggling Titans seemed the per-
fect team to allow Marist to get back
to their winning ways. Detroit en-
tered Saturday at 1-5 in the MAAC
and 3-10 overall.
After falling behind 2-1 late in the
first quarter, Marist scored the next
10 goals of the game and held De-
troit scoreless from the 3:18 mark of
the first quarter until there was
under seven minutes to go in the
third. From there, the Red Foxes
didn't look back until the final
After goalie Sam Altiero allowed
five goals in nine shots through
19:55, coach Scott Nelson switched
to freshman Brendan Price who
fared no better in net, letting in
nine of 12 shots on goal. According buzzer solinded and Marist walked
MATT SPILLANE/THE CIRCLE
Marist boasts a 5-1 record in the MAAC and an 8-4 record overall. The Red Foxes
will close out the regular season with a conference match against rival Mount Saint
Mary's.
Junior Corey Zindel leads the MAAC with 50 total points.
away with the 13-6 victory.
It
was an incredible offensive dis-
play by Marist's first line of Zindel,
Rice, and Ryan Sharkey who
notched five points apiece. Sharkey
led the way with four goals, while
Zindel improved his league-leading
assist total to 28 with three in the
game, and added two goals. Rice
was able to record his fourth hat
trick in six games and added a pair
of assists. Senior Matt Teichmann
added a goal and an assist as well.
The five-point game pushed Zin-
del into first place in points in the
MAAC with 50 total, an average of
4.1 7 per game. In net Altiero played
all but the final two minutes of the
game, stopping 10 shots en route to
earning his seventh victory of the
season.
Rice continued to earn MAAC ac-
colades on the season, picking up
his second Rookie of the Week honor
and third MAAC award total. He
recorded back-to-bac].c hat tricks in
the two games this week giving him
a team leading 29 goals on the sea-
son, also placing him fourth in the
MAAC.
"Connor
has done a great jol;> for
us and since he's such a smart
player, we hope to see him continue
this success," Coach Nelson said.
Marist returns to action Wednes-
day, April 28, against 4-2 Manhat-
tan, which is a serious opponent.
''Manhattan
is great on the attack
and can score a lot of goals," said
coach Nelson.
They then play another home
game to wrap up the regular season
against Mount
'
St. Mary's who also
boast a 5-1 record in the MAAC.
The Red Foxes need to win just
one of their final two games to
clinch a seed in the MAAC Champi-
onships.
On the prospect of a playoff game
at their home stadium, Chris
Sharkey was enthusiastic.
"That would be huge, to play in
front of our home crowd," he said.
"It would be an amazing accom-
plishment." Marist has not made
the MAAC Championships since
winning it all in 2005.
Marist prepares to avenge loss, dethrone Fairfield
By
MATT SPILLANE
Staff Writer
There is a rematch this Friday
that has the Red Foxes thirsty for
vengeance. If all goes well, though,
they will end the weekend with
twice the retribution.
Marist's women's lacrosse team
will attempt to avenge a regular
season loss to Ca:n-
isius on Friday,
April 30, when the
Red Foxes take on the Gold-en
Griffins in a MAAC tournament
semifinal. The tournament, hosted
by Marist, opens on Friday after-
noon when top-seeded Fairfield
plays fourth seed Siena and con-
cludes on Sunday with the champi-
onship.
Marist, the third-seed, lost to
Fairfield 13-9 on Friday, April 23,
and fell to the Stags in last year's
championship game. Before they
can dethrone Fairfield, however,
the Red Foxes must topple the
Griffins.
They lost to second-seeded Cani-
sius on April 11, falling 16-15 in
overtime. The Red Foxes {8-7, 4-2 in
the MAAC) led most of that game,
including 8-4 at halftime, before
Canisius tied the score with 5:20 re-
maining and took control in the
extra period.
According to the Red Foxes,
though, a second-half collapse will
not be an issue this time.
''What
we neea is to not have any
lapses," senior midfielder Erin Wil-
son said. ''Teams capitalize on
that."
''We need to play a full 60 min-
utes," senior midfielder Morgan Dil-
lon said. "We were a completely
different team in the second half,
and allowed them [Canisius] to step
up. We should have no problem
with Canisius [on Friday]."
After the Canisius loss, Marist
reeled off consecutive victories over
MAAC foes Manhattan and Iona
before dropping a home contest to
Fairfield on April 23. The Stags
leapt out to an early lead and man-
.
aged to stay a few goals ahead the
rest of the way.
Dillon scored a game-high four
goals, but the rest of the offense
struggled to keep up: five players
tallied one goal apiece, and leading
scorer Kelly Condon was held score-
less.
''We struggled big time on attack,"
Erin Wilson said. ''We were rushing
everything and not being patient."
The defense played well but was
thwarted by a balanced attack.
Fairfield had five players score
multiple goals; including standout
junior midfielder Kristen Coleman.
Coleman, who is eighth in the
NCAA with 3.31 goals per game,
finished with three goals and one
assist.
"If you can contain her you're
doing a good job," Dillon said.
"You're not going to shut her out."
Marist's defense got a boost from
freshman Ashley Casiano, who
stepped into goal with 12:52 re-
maining in the first half. Casiano
played a crucial role in keeping
Marist in the game, making 10
saves, including eight in the second
half.
"Ashley
did an awesome job," Wil-
son said. "Defensively we had a re-
ally good game. We shut down some
of their key players."
Marist gained some momentum
heading into the tournament,
though, with an overtime win over
visiting Binghamton on Monday,
April 26. Through driving rain,
freshman midfielder Amanda Tuck
scored in the first extra period to
lift the Red Foxes to a 12-11 win.
A sloppy affair, the struggling
Bearcats (2-12) clawed their way
back after trailing most of the
game. Clinging to an 11-10 lead,
Marist sophomore attack Ariel
Kramer shot with just over two
minutes left and hit the post, lead-
ing to a Binghamton fast break that
resulted in the tying goal with 1:55
remaining.
''We didn't come out as ready as
they did," Wilson said. "It didn't re-
flect the team we are."
If this weekend is to reflect the
true Marist team, they will need
to
create some serious momentum and
capitalize on it. Dillon referred to a
key point in the Fairfield game last
week, when the Red Foxes regained
some confidence
·after
cutting into
the Stags' second-half lead.
"All you need is one goal to spark
you," she said. "That's something
we'll need on Sunday."















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Marist
bats cool off against St. Pe_ter's
By
SCOTT ATKINS
Sports Editor
The Marist baseball team hosted a
three-game series against Saint
Peter's this past weekend, losing
two out of three
and bringing their
overall record to 24-15 with a con-
ference record of 10-5. The Red
Foxes dropped both games of a Sat-
urday doubleheader before re-
bounding with a convincing win on
Sunday in what was their first se-
ries loss against a MAAC opponent
this season.
"You play 40--something games a
season and you're going to have
some rough patches in there," head
coach Chris Tracz said. "We defi-
nitely didn't perform as well as we
wanted to on that first day, but like
every other time that's happened we
came out and did a good job to stem
the tide."
.
Marist entered the weekend as
one of the hottest teams in the con-
ference having won 20 of its last 26
games after a slow 3-7 start, and
being 4-for-4 in series against
MAAC foe. During that stretch the
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Marlst fell
to
10-5 in the MAAC and 9-5 at
home. Junior catcher
Bryce
Nugent leads
the Foxes
with
36 runs
batted
In.
Foxes had a team batting average of
.324 and an on-base percentage of
.436. The squad looked to continue
that hot streak as they welcomed
St. Peter's to Poughkeepsie.
Game one of Saturday's double-
header saw some excellent pitching
from both teams as the Peacocks
came out on top 3-0. St. Peter's
starter Mike Schaaf threw 7.2 in-
nings, allowing four hits and no
runs en route to his third win on the
year. Junior Kyle Putnam was on
the mound for the Foxes and the
right-hander was spectacular, going
6.2 innings, letting up just one run
on six hits while striking out three.
But the Marist bats never got going
and Putnam took his fourth loss of
the season despite his exceptional
outing.
"Kyle understands the ebb and
flow of how things go in college
baseball," Tracz said. "When you
pitch the first game in conference
series and when you're going
against every team's number one
guy, it lends itself to one-run games
or no-decisions in games when you
pitch very well yourself. That's part
of the job, pitching in that spot, so
you need to be mentally tough as
well as physically talented, and
Kyle's been great with that."
Tracz was confident that his ace
would not become frustrated follow-
ing the tough defeat.
"Obviously, in the moment it can
be very frustrating but at the end of
the
.day
his job is to give us a chance
to win and almost every week he
does exactly
that."
Game two saw the pitching trend
continue, as Marist right-hander
B.J. Martin battled St. Peter's
starter Dom Macaluso in what was
a low scoring matchup throughout.
The rivals entered the sixth with
the score tied a_t zero, when the Pea-
cocks finally put the first runs on
the scoreboard. The visiting team
drove in three runs on three RBI
singles to take the lead. The Foxes
then got on the board after a St.
Peter's error in the bottom of the in-
ning, before adding another run
with a sac fly in the seventh to bring
the lead down to one. But both
bullpens would immediately recover
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
The Red Foxes dropped their
first
series against
a
MAAC
opponent this season, losing
both
ends
of
a doubleheader on Saturday before winning Sunday's finale 10-3.
as Marist fell 3-2.
Saturday's losses included some
unusually low production from the
Foxes lineup, who entered the series
averaging over eight runs per game.
Tracz felt the slump was a result of.
good pitching combined with noth-
ing more than a slow day at the
plate.
''We did have opportunities to get
things done and we didn't," Tracz
said.
''They
had good starts on the
mound and we just couldn't get our
hits, and that's going to happen
from time to time. But more times
than not, we're going to get those
hits and we've shown the ability to
do that over the course of the sea-
son."
Sophomore center fielder Jon
Schwind felt an urgency to stay pos-
itive and close out the weekend with
a victory.
"Coach kept telling us that there's
nothing we can do now that the first
day is over," he said.
"It
was very
important that we came out firing
on Sunday and finished with at
least one win."
The Foxes rebounded in a big way,
as Schwind went 3-for-4 with a
walk, two runs scored, two RBIs
and a stolen base on the way to a
10-3 victory. Sophomore left-hander
Chad Gallagher pitched five in-
nings, allowing three runs on eight
hits while striking out four and re-
ceiving his fourth win of the season.
Junior right fielder Michael Gallic
and junior left fielder Ricky Pacione
celebrated their birthday's on Sun-
day by adding two hits each.
Schwind was not
surprised
by the
way his team bounced back from
two disappointing losses to take the
finale.
''The funny thing about baseball is
there are days when your team sim-
ply doesn't have it," Schwind said.
"Sometimes you're just not hitting
the ball in the right spots, but as a
team we knew we were going to
come out the next game and do fine.
We took the same approach we al-
ways do and put the ball in play like
we've been doing all year."
Marisi will begin a home-and-
home against Central Connecticut
State this Friday at 3:00 p.m. in
Poughkeepsie.
Softball sweeps Peahens to end fourteen game losing streak
By
VINNY GI NARDI
Staff Writer
Heading into last Tuesday's dou-
bleheader against La Salle, the
Marist softball team had been
struggling to produce runs, scoring
just 11 runs in the
past seven games.
But at La Salle, the bats woke up.
Unfortunately for the Red Foxes,
it wasn't enough as Marist fell 11-6
in the first game, and 10-4 in the
second. The bats stayed alive as
Marist was able to bounce back and
sweep a doubleheader on Saturday
against St. Peter's, winning 5-3 and
9-1.
''We went into La Salle just trying
to have fun and we hit very well and
were able to put a few runs on the
board," coach Joe Ausanio said. ''It
was a tremendous offensive effort."
In the top of the first inning of game
one against La Salle, Marist tallied
four runs, three of which coming
from a home run by Danielle Koltz.
However, La Salle responded with
five runs off Marist freshman
pitcher Emily Osterhaus in the bot-
tom half of the inning to take the
lead.
The Red Foxes retook the lead in
the top of the
·
third inning when
freshman Christina Lausch hit a
two-run home run, her first of the
season. But once again
La Salle re-
sponded, tying the game in the bot-
tom half of the inning. The game
remain tied until the sixth when La
Salle plated five more runs, putting
the game out of reach for Marist.
In
the second game, Marist op.ce
again took the early lead by scoring
once in the first inning. La Salle
scored two in the bottom half of the
inning, and never trailed again.
sophomore Nicole DiVirgilio and
junior Kate Malloy led the way for
the Red Foxes, combing for four hits
and four RBIs.
The Red Foxes kept up their of-
fensive outburst in their double-
header at home against St. Peter's
on Saturday. In game one, Malloy
and Lausch each chipped in with
two hits to lead Marist. Malloy
drove in three runs for the Red
Foxes. Osterhaus earned her first
win of the year by pitching a com-
plete game and allowing just .three
runs while striking out six.
''I've been saying it all year that
when we play well at all aspects of
the
_
game, we are a pretty good
team," Ausanio said. "I think they
are starting to believe it."
The Red Fox offensive exploded
even more in the second game,
win-
ning in five innings due to the
mercy rule. Sophomore Caitlin
Schell, normally a pitcher, hit a
walk-off solo home run in the fifth
to put the game away.
''We knew she could play some
outfield so we told her to go in there
and take a few swings," Ausanio
said. "Then she cracks it over the
centerfield fence."
Offensively, DiVirgillio had a huge
game for Marist, going 3-for-3 from
the plate with a double, two singles,
and five RBIs.
The Red Foxes doubleheader
against
Manhattan,
originally
slated for this past Sunday was
postponed until Thursday, May 6
due to rain. Marist will next travel
to face Army on Thursday.

















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PAGE 15
V
Defense
outscores
offense in scrimmage
certain statistics in the game, was
perhaps the best way to put a com-
petitive spin on a contest that was
different from other spring games in
the past.
·
Instead of two separate teams that
were selected in a draft by seniors,
with one team in red jerseys and the
other in white, this year's game was
played with the offense vs. the de-
fense.
A definitive points system was re-
leased before the game. The offense
would receive six points for a touch-
down and three points for a field
goal, a run play of 15 or more yards
or a pass of 20 or more yards.
as junior Steve Carretta on the of-
fensive line.
Heading into the 2010 campaign,
the Red Foxes will have to bolster
their offensive line in order to with-
stand another rigorious season in
the Pioneer Football League (PFL).
The key to shoring up its offensive
line? Hard work and commitment
from returners and contributions
from incoming freshmen.
''I think these guys who worked for
us this spring, these seven [offen-
sive linemen], really took advantage
of their reps and improved their
technique," Parady said.
The position that directly benefits
the most from good offensive line
play is the quarterback.
The defense would receive six
points for a touchdown, and four for
a turnover or prevention of a touch-
down
if
the offense starts a drive in-
side the defensive team's 35-yard
line.
Michael Gentile, Tommy Reilly
and Anthony Varrichione are all
competing for the starting job, but
only two players compete in the
scrimmage.
RYAN
HUTTON/THE
CIRCLE
Gerald Gibbons (above
left) closes
in on sophomore wide receiver
Michael
Rios
(above right)
after a reception
In
Saturday's annual spring
football
game.
Other point totals were awarded
for forced fumbles, field goals, tack-
les for loss and other statistics.
The defense emerged victorious
over the offense with a 62-48 vic-
tory.
The game was played in this for-
mat because of numerous injuries to
the offensive line. Marist has been
practicing all spring with the serv-
ices of only six or seven healthy of-
fensive lineman at one time.
''We were playing with seven of-
fensive linemen for 140 plays," head
coach Jim Parady said.
The Red Foxes are currently with-
out the services of freshmen Rocco
Manfre and Phede Celestin, as well
Gentile, who suffered a severe
knee injury last season, was on the
sideline but did not participate in
the game.
''We have a ways to go technique-
wise with both [Reilly and Varri-
chione]," Parady said. "Our foot
work was very sloppy in throwing
the football. Overall, they handled
the ~ffense well."
Neither quarterback had consis-
tent pass attempts downfield as the
play calling seemed to focus on bub-
ble screens and quick, three-step
drops. Even so, each quarterback
spoiled several completion opportu-
nities by overthrowing.
Varrichione displayed some sur-
prising speed and agility on several
plays that broke down and also
some designed quarterback runs
over the course of the scrimmage.
"I like rolling out [of the pocket] a
lot," V arrichione said. "I ran a lot in
high school, we ran the option [of-
fensive system]."
Contributions were also made to
the offensive attack from the Marist
running game. Matt Gray, a sopho-
more transfer from the University
of Rhode Island, was able to make
the most of the carries that he re-
ceived in the scrimmage.
As
speed rushers, Gray and
McCoy could provide a very inter-
esting
contrast
to Greg Whipple and
Ryan Dinnebeil, two powerful rush-
ers that carried the ball often last
season.
The Marist defense not only won
the spring game, but also received
some quality minutes from younger
players.
"Pat Crann was a really pleasant
surprise this spring," Rumsey said.
"Alex Killian stepped up when he
was healthy and did a good job for
us. A lot of the guys we expected to
be good were good, and continued to
make progress."
The spring game was the culmi-
nation of a spring season of 14 prac-
tices for the ~ed Foxes. After a team
meeting next Wednesday, May 5,
the squad will be officially done
Marist shuts ou~ Fairfield on route to MAAC championship
play.
"Anytime a team qualifies for
NCAAs, it's a real tribute to the en-
tire team," coach Tim Smith said.
"All these guys are needed spokes in
a wheel of a very successful pro-
gram."
Marist, the top seed in the tour-
nament, vaulted itself to a 1-0 lead
after it captured the doubles point
behind victories at the first and
third spots in the lineup. Junior
Landon Greene paired with fresh-
man Joris Van Eck to defeat Dan
Sauter and Rob Ferrante 8-4 at first
doubles.
"It's always good to put a consis-
tent player [Van Eck] with a heavy
hitter [Greene]," Smith said.
The win was Van Eck's first taste
of MAAC tournament success.
Smith wasn't surprised at his sue-
cess, citing the level of competition
in international tournaments. Van
Eck, who is originally from the
Netherlahds, is projected to play at
first or second singles next season.
''I think I wanted to give him some
experience in the MAAC tourna-
ment to ignite a fire under him,"
Smith said.
The Red Foxes captured the point
after junior Nicolas Pisecky and
senior Sessagesimi also notched an
8-4 third doubles triumph. Pisecky
and Sessagesimi defeated Ryan
Berthod and
Mark
Kremheller. The
clinching doubles match was a fit-
ting way to end Sessagesimi's
MAAC double's career. The two
have known each other since they
were children.
After taking the doubles point, the
Red Foxes needed just three singles
victories to clinch the victory.
Marist got victories from Pisecky
and Matt Himmelsbach for the sec-
ond straight day. Pisecky cruised
past Ferrante at third singles, 6-1,
6-2. Himmelsbach was the only
Marist player to hold his opponent
at love in a set on the day. He de-
feated Berthod 6-3, 6-0 at fourth
singles. Greene netted a fifth sin-
gles victory over Kremheller 6:2, 6-
2.
Following the fourth point for
Marist, the remaining matches
were stopped since Fairfield could
not come back to win the match.
The first, second and sixth singles
matches were not completed.
The match was moved indoors to
St. Peter's College as inclement
weather plagued the region on Sun-
day. The match was held at the
Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.J.
Last year, Sessagesimi and fellow
senior Christian Coley had consid-
erable success in singles at the
NCAA tournament. Sessagesimi ad-
vanced to the round of eight, while
Coley made it to the round of 16.
''In the last three years, this is the
best team I've had because of its
depth," Smith said. "We're strong
one-through-seven and that gives us
a better opportunity in NCAAs."
Many players see in advantage in
playing more renowned programs.
"It's always easier to be the un-
derdog," Sessagesimi said.
"If
you
just enjoy yourself on the court,
good things can happen."
The tournament selection show
will be aired on ESPNews on Tues-
day, May 4, when the 64-team field
is released.
Dominating first half lifts Red Foxes to third straight MAAC title
conclusion of the second half. Angie
The second half of play went no NCAA tournament, which will be "Absolutely, this is the strongest
Rampton, Kristen Barnett, Emily better for the drowning Gaels as a held in San Diego, beginning on team I've coached
.
here. There's a lot
St. Omer Roy and Rosie Pauli put pair of goals from Junior Agnes May 14.
of maturity and a lot of eagerness to
the Red Foxes up 4-1 at the end of Konopka contributed to Iona falling
The Red Foxes should find these get out there and compete."
the first quarter.
deep in the hole, 12-2, at the end of arrangements advantageous, as it
Marist will have to wait to find out
Marist continued to fire at the the third. Marist would move on to gives them three weeks of rest and who exactly they will be competing
Iona net throughout the second blow out Iona again in the final preparation. ''This year, we have an with, as the brackets are released
quarter to take a commanding lead quarter of play racking up six goals extra week to prepare, three and on May 3.
into the second half thanks to goals versus the Gael's three, settling the everyone else gets two," Jacobs said.
from senior Rachel Sunday, Robyn final score at a vast margin of 18-5.
When asked
if
Marist will be a
Crabtree, Swartz, Rampton, and With the victory, Marist moves on competitor on the national stage of
Pauli.
to represent the MAAC in the the NCAA tournament, she said









































































Thursday,
April
29, 2010
Tennis trounces
Fairfield in final
ByJIM
URSO
Sports Editor
Whenever senior tennis captain
Loic Sessagesimi tells me "losing
never gets old,"
tennis
I'll admit, I have a
hard time believing him. To com-
pete at a high level, you have
to
stay
hungry. And to stay hungry, some-
times you have to taste defeat.
Within the MAAC conference,
Marist, and Sessagesimi specifi-
cally, seem
to
be an exception.
The Red Foxes topped the Fair-
field Stags 4-0 on Sunday, earning
their third MAAC championship
in
as many years and advancing to its
eighth NCAA Tournament by virtue
of the automatic qualification.
To conclude the last three sea-
sons, the Red Foxes have faced off
against the Stags in the MAAC
final. Each time, Marist emerged
with the winning trophy.
Sessagesimi, who finished his
MAAC career undefeated in single
dual match play, was awarded the
MAAC Tournament's Most Out-
standing Performer for the third
consecutive season. Marist finished
the season unbeaten
in
conference
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By
PHILIP
TERRIGNO
Managing Editor
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track of points during the Marist
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Water Polo
wins
third straight title
By
CHRIS EISENHARDT
Staff writer
In an offensive onslaught, the
Marist water polo team captured its
third consecutive. MAA.Cwomen's
water polo
water polo cham-
pi,opship this pa$t
Sunday, April 25. H-0ati1ig the sec-
ond-seeded Iona Gaels
in
the Mc-
Cann Center, the Red Foxes
employed all of their resources to
get the win in such decisive fashion.
"It was really rewarding to see
nine different players score
in
the
game," coach Ashleigh Jacobs said.
"All of our players put out an amaz-
ing defensive effort, as did our
goalie. It was also good to see three
hat tricks out there too."
One of those hat tricks is credited
to senior utility Samantha Swartz,
who was dubbed the tournament's
Most Outstanding Player. Another
trio of goals was scored by senior
driver Angie Rampton, who was
honored with being named to the
MAAC All-Tournament Team.
fop.a struck first
in
the game, but
it would remain their only offensive
output of the half. Contrarily,
Marist scored nine goals before the
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