VOWME 63, ISSUE 18
IN THIS
ISSUE:
POlJTICS
It's Election
Day ... Again
Tedisco and Murphy bat-
tle for last-minute
Congressional votes.
PAGE3
OPINION
Hot Piece
of ...
Elephant?
Politics breeds strange
bedfellows
for
one Marist
student.
PAGE4
SPORTS
NCAA
Tournament
The women's basketball
team lost in the first round
after failing to upset the
Virginia Cavaliers.
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THURSDAY MARCH 26, 2009
Students arrested for fire violationS
May face prison time for tampering with Leo Hall sprinklers
By
DAVID MIELACH
Staff Writer
Residents of Leo Hall
received an unexpected wake-
up call Friday, March 6 when
a fire alarm activated the
sprinkler system, forcing stu-
dents to spend the night in the
cafeteria.
The incident, which
occurred at 2:32 a.m., was
investigated by Poughkeepsie
Police and Marist Security,
who determined it was inten-
tional.
Juniors Jonathan Van Dyke,
Corey Perkins and Anthony
Dinelli were arrested and
charged with second degree
criminal mischief and second
degree falsely· reporting an
incident, beth felonies. The
students were also charged
with fifth degree conspiracy, a
misdemeanor. Van Dyke is
list~d on the Marist Web site
as the Resident Assistant for
the third floor of Leo Hall.
"All we can say now is what
was in the police report since
there is still an ongoing inves-
tigation," said John Gildard,
Director of Safety and
Security at Marist College.
Slight
water
damage
can
still
be
seen
on the
ceiling
of
this Leo·
Hall stairwell.
On
March 6,
three Marist
students pur-
posely
set
off
the fire alarm
system, cau
Ing flooding
to the
dorm.
The
elevator
was dam-
aged and
housing
staff
said
It
hopes
It
will
be
fixed before
move-out
day.
"The students
involved, however, may be
facing possible prison time
depending on how things p lay
out."
The scene inside however
was confusing for residents.
"When the alarm went off
we thought it was just a regu-
lar fire alarm," said freshman
Tiffany Santana, who lives on
the fifth floor. "It got unusu-
al, however, when the one
stairwell was wet with dirty
water and we had to walk to
the other stairwell to get out.
We waited on the lawn for
over an hour before realizing
this was not normal."
The incident forced the
entire dQI'Illitory to be evacu-
ated and students were
allowed to return to their
rooms floor-by-floor Friday,
after the authorities had deter-
mined foul play was involved.
"All we can say at this point
is that a criminal act occurred
in which the sprinkler system
was tampered with," said
Patricia Houmiel, Assistant
Director of Housing and
Residential Life. "There was
a significant amount of water
damage which originated
between the roof and the sixth
floor at the East End of the
building. The elevator was
damaged extensively and will
hopefully be ready for the
move out at the end of the
semester."
Although the majority of the
damage was not to student
rooms, those affected are cur-
rently being fixed.
"Few student rooms were
affected," said Anthony Izzo,
Resident Director of Leo
Hall.
"The damage
was most
preva-
lent in the staff apartments,
stairwells and elevator. The
tiles and walls were water
damaged but most of the dam-
age has been fixed at this
point."
Endowment suffers significant financial setback
By
KRISTEN DOMONELL
Staff Writer
The effects of the economic
downturn have spread from
Wall Street to North Road.
The investment pool at
Marist has declined 23 percent
since the end of June, but
administration is confident the
college will continue to thrive.
Vice President for Business
Affairs and Chief Financial
Officer Jeanne Plecenik said
Marist's investment pool,
which irlbludes the endow-
ment and other reserves set
aside over the years, is at $90
million, a sharp decline from
$117 million in June 2008.
"That is a huge loss obvi-
ously, but not as big as some
other schools or the market in
general," Plecenik said. "It is
still obyiously very painful."
Most colleges are dealing
,, ith economic problems. One
recently
released survey on
791 American public and pri-
, ale
colleges reported that
~ntlov.-n1ent · fell 3 percent in
lhe
fiscal year ending June 30,
and a smaller group estimated .
a 23 percent drop in the first
five months of fiscal year
2009, which began in July.
At Marist, pool funds are
invested and five percent _of
the interest earned each year is
used to maintain and improve
the campus. Plecenik said
schools with endowments in
the billions have been hit hard:
er, since they rely on those
funds for operation.
Recently, less than five miles
away, Vassar College had to
eliminate seven staff positions
and decided not to renew 16
adjunct faculty contracts that
end June 30. Marist has not
made any faculty or staff cuts.
Executive Vice President
Roy Merolli said the diffel'-
ence between Marist and
schools like Harvard, Yale or
Vassar is that Marist does not
use its endowment to support
any operating expenses.
"Marist operates primarily
on tuition and fees generated
by enrollment," Merolli said.
"The more
take
"Will familiesbe able
to
afford a
,Private college education?"
from your
endowment
· for
the
operating budget, the more
this is going to hurt you."
Merolli said the goal of
administration has been to
maintain the· same academic
and student services despite
the economic situation. He
said he believes Marist offers
good value for the tuition it
charges and that the college
tries to keep its price reason-
able for a private college.
Like most cot.:.
leges, Marist has
experienced
trickle-down
effects of the
failing economy.
School
adminis-
tration,
located
In Donnelly Hall,
has
reported
a
loss of
$27
mil-
lion since June
2008.
One concern ·Merolli has is
that some students may choose
to attend public schools, but
he said spring· enrollment is
strong and fall 2009 applica-
tions are up from 2008.
"With the economy being the
way it is and with people los-
ing their jobs," Merolli said,
"Will families be able to ·
afford a private college educa-
tion?"














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Security Briefs
Cat burglar disturbs peace during spring break
By TYLER THURSTON
.. .funnier th~n you.
3/18 - Campus
While mostly all was quiet
on campus during spring
break, mostly due to · the
whole not everybody being
here sort of thjng, there was
one isolated incident that
occurred in a warehouse on
campus. The gµrglary alarm
sounded
,twi'ce,.
opting secu-:;
rity to check out the situa-·
tion for themselves. Upon
arrival, the culprit was
apprehended, and it ~ed
out to be a cat. Yup, top
stofy
of
the week is about
a
pr&ocious feline: This
is
what
I'm
working with, a
renegade
kitty.
Body shots
in Cancun, random hoo~ps
in
South Beach; and cat
invasions in Poughkeepsie.
Crazy times.
3/23 - Champagnat
Some alert Champagnat
residents reported seeing a
suspicious person loitering
outside Champagnat, smok-
ing cigarettes and pacing
back and fourth. When
questioned by security, the
man in question_saidhe was
waiting for a cab to the train
station. Really? Pretty sure
the last guy I saw pacing
frantically and chain smok-
ing was waiting for his
meth dealer, . but maybe I
just run with the wrong
crowd. He very well
could've been waiting for a
train. P(obably to take him
-to-his dealer, bttt--really_, one
can only hope.
.
3/23 - Campus
Two
students
were
involved
driver's door into the door
of the other car. I mean, it's
only the end of Mw-ch, why
wouldn't the wind be howl-
ing at 20 mph?Although, so
far the only accident the
wind has caused that I know
of is for me to accidentally
miss class. I mean, I love to
be whipped in the face by a
nice gust as much as the
next guy, but there's only so
much weather I can take.
And when the scenic views
of the Hudson start to rival
"The Perfect Storm," that's
where me and Mother .
Nature need to talk. And by
talk, I mean vicious scream-
ing and a few shots straight
to the ~.--Preferably with
a giant draft of wind, if only
for the irony.
3/24 - Lower West
in an accident on campus, There was a noise com-
when the wind forced one plaint in Lowet West, with
the party in question agree- .
ing to quiet
it
down. Well,
that was a letdown. It's like
the kids who go straight_ to.
bed right after mom tells
them too. At least mix it up
a bit. Maybe bring a cat into
the situation, that will at
least get you top billing.
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Security
Briefs are intended. as satire
and fully protected free speech
under the First Amendment of
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
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Special election draws down to the wire
By HEATHER STAATS
Politics Editor
As the days wind down in
New .
York's
20th
Congressional District's spe-
cial election, both candidates
are working hard to get out the
vote. So far, the biggest issue
at hand seems to be President
Obama's stimulus package.
Volunteers for Democrat
Scott Murphy and Republican
Jim Tedisco are pushing ahead
with traditional methods of
making phone calls and
knocking on doors. They are
also usip.g technology to their
advantage by adding friends
on social networks and using
Twitter to communicate elec-
tronically
with
voters.
Because voter turnout is his-
torically low in special elec-
tions, volunteer efforts are
crucial.
Joseph Mercurio, a New
York City-based political con-
sultant, said to the
Times
Union
that, "The March 31
election could come down to a
few hundred votes."
Another way that parties are
reaching voters is through
campaign ads on television.
According to the Associated
Press, the Nat~onal Republican
Congressional Committee has
spent $329,000 advertising
against Murphy.
"I
don't live in the 20th
Congressional District, but I
have seen a lot of the ads on
TV from both parties," said
Meghan O'Neill, sophomore.
"It seems like both candidates
are concentrating on tearing
each other down and it certain-
ly turns rne off to both of
them."
.
From WWW.CREATIVECOMMONS.COM
Democrat Scott Murphy (left) and Republlcan Jim Tedlsco (right)
see the ho~e stretch In the speclal electlon for the 20th District.
Tedisco disagrees with
Obama's stimulus package.
"What we should haye done
was go back to the drawing
board," Tedisco said to the
Times Union,
"get a stimulus
package that truly creates jobs,
invests in infrastructure and
the economy."
Conversely, Murphy stands
behind the president. "The
right choice was for the feder-
al government to help us
through this crisis with the
stimulus;·· Murphy said to the
Times Union.
"This is the
shock absorber that could start
to turn the economy around."
This election is an important
one for both parties. Although
the Democrats have a wide
majority
in
the United States
House of Representatives, this
election will help to unmask
public opinion about Qbama's
economic stimulus plan.
The district is mainly con-
servative.
It
is composed of a
mostly white, rural, middle
class constituency which has
elected Republicans for years,
including George W. Bush
twice. Things chang·ed in 2006
with the election of Kirsten
Gillibrand _over .controversial
John Sweeney. Gillibrand won
re-election in 2008 and the
district has been a bit more
left-leaning since, narrowly
electing President Obama over
opponent John McCain.
Tedisco is the minority
leader in the New York State
Assembly. Because of this, he
has name recognition on his
side. However, he resides just
outside
the
20th
Congressional District, some-
thing that he is criticized for.
Murphy is a venture capital-
ist. He is relatively unknown,
but was criticized for a com-
pany that he started in India,
and for tax warrants on a for-
mer company.
The research institute at
Siena College published a
report on March 12 stating
that Murphy has cut Tedisco's
lead from
46-34
percent to
45-
41 percent. This puts the race
within the margin of error and-
shows that this election may
be closer than originally antic-
ipated ..
Marist students who are reg-
istered to vote in Hyde Park or
Red Hook may vote at polling
stations next Tuesday, March
31. For more information on
each candidate and for local
campaigning opportunities
visit their Web
sites,
jimtedisco.com and scottmur-
phy09.com.
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English/Writing
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press my
opin-
ions on other people.
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date themifit were someone
I really
cared about.
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the
b~aµty
of living in
America."
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26, 2009
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PAGE4
It's·my party, and I'll love who I want to
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
If opposites truly ·attract,
then it should be assumed that
everybody could get along.
Sportsmen could serenade
vegetarians, dog-lovers could
share their umbrellas with cat-
lovers, and liberals could
seduce their conservative
sweethearts. These things all
"could" happen. But if they
do, they are called exceptions.
For somebody of distinct
political stripes, such as
myself, it matters to me that
the guy I date gives a damn.
Even still, with such a limited
pool. of suitors, ideological lit-
mus tests tend to limit my
options. Why should it matter
to me if a cute guy cast his bal-
lot for a Republican, or if he
considers a policy; of President
Obama's to be socialist?
Just as others might hesitate
at the first hint of bad breath, I
can be just as fumed-off by
party affiliation. Or,
clS
the .title
of a Facebook group
I
joined
reads, "Every Time I Find Out
a Cute Boy "is Conservative, a
Little Part of Me Dies."
Whenever I'm asked about
my favorite oxymoron, I go
with the traditional stand-by
of "gay Republican." For th~
life
of me, I cannot begin to
understand why these gays
fumble their dignity for a
group that treats their civil
rights like a football up for
grabs.
.
So, when I meet
a
guy that
merits my attention, I want to
see his true colors before I dim
the lights. They either compli-
ment my blue-state swagger,
or harshly clash agail)st it.
Then again, if you open a
box of crayons, no two blue or
red shades are exactly alike.
Certain hues stand out more
brightly than others.Combined
together, the integration of
coolness and heat create a
pleasing, regal purple that
gently massages the eyes.
However, as with most
things, the importaqce
of
mod-
eration cannot be emphasized
c;:nough, That is because the
harder
I
keep pressing, the
more wildly he swerves, and
the image of us gets muddled
by muddy overtones.
Subsequently, it is not th
intensity of the color, but th
temperament of the artist tha
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the donkey and the elephant ever see eye to eye ... In
bed?
matters to me the most. Once find the shades that suit us
he and I understand the colors both.
each of us refuse to compro-
mise upon, the sooner we may
Fortunately for myself, my
four years at Marist taught me
I .can loosen my kung-fu grip
and not let go of my principles
altogether. Most of the men I
met were not nearly opinionat-
ed as me. But that is certainly
not to say there were not dis-
agrJements to be had.
Because they could not
speak tolerance, several
acquaintances were too toxic
to continue. Others I sabo-
taged for my youthful obses-
sion with the need to be right.
Time and time again, life
exp~riences shatter what
seemingly should not bend,
and molds must reshape.
Ultimately, I say do not be
afraid to sometimes make
exceptions for exceptional
people.
But if I discover he did not
bother to cast his ballot, then I
hope he finds the floor comfy.
Dalai Lama drama
By MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
· It
saddens my heart to
hear that the South African
government will not allow
the Dalai Lama to partici-
pate in a peace conference
in Johannesburg. In a state-
ment, the South African
government wrote that they
did not want to stress their
relations with China, an
important economic ally to
the country. Although it is
difficult for the country to
rectify its role as a leader of
the developing world, I
would expect better from
their government.
Although South Africa
has only been a democracy
for 15 years, they have
demonstrated great pragma-
tism
in
the field of ·human
rights and peace. As the
spiritual
lead~~ of millions·
of conflici ridden ;pc,=:opl~
and one of the most respect-
ed peace advocates in the
world, the Dalai Lama is the
symbol of harmony and
hope in the world; barring
him from participating in
the conference would be a
distinct step back for South
Africa.
This decision on the part
of the South African gov-
ernment is being described
by some solely as a "busi-
ness" decision. This is quite
clear as the South African
government is engaging in a
very poor attempt to please
the Chinese government,
one of South Africa's
largest trading allies. As a
nation that has overcome so
much oppression and segre-
gation, South Africa should
understand the importance
of peace.
Many Nobel peace prize
laureates who were plan-
ning on attending the con-
ference are now planning
on not attending because of
the absence of his holiness.
Desmond
Tutu,
the former
archbishop of Cap~ Town
and a Nobel peace laureate,
is one of the absentees who
was quoted in saying that
~xcluding the Dalai Lama is
~~sgraceful."
for a free Tibet, it doesn't
mean that he is going to
slander the Chinese govern-
ment during the conference
nor does it mean that South
Africa's relationship with
China is going to be jeop-:-
ardized.
More than anything else
in the world now, peace is
something that we should
all be striving for. Through
all the turmoil of the global
society, with the intercon-
nectedness of the world
becoming
ever clearer,
peace is becoming more of
a necessity. Excluding his
holiness from the proceed-
ings at this conference is
not going to achieve any
additional positive outcome
for the world.
We will only achieve
p~
if
we all strive for its
attainment, people and gov-
ernment.
One issue that is
clearly not being
addressed here is
that peace is not
something that a
government can
deny on the basis
of
business.
Although the Dalai.
Lama advocates
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The early tweeter gets the news: Twitter gains popularity
By KAIT SMITH
Editor-In-Chief
Now that Myspace is offi-
cially old news and parents
have taken over Facebook, the
time has come for a new breed
of social networking that
doesn't involve invasion of
privacy and embarrassing
photos from the bar. Luckily,
that new· breed has already
arrived.
Enter: Twitter.
Twitter.com, a social net-
working Web site, allows
users to post updates ( often
referred to as ''tweets") about
anything - as long as it's under
140 characters. Users often
share news, interesting links,
inspirational quotes, or even
what they are eating for dinner
that evening.
Once a user joins, he or she
can subscribe ( or "follow")
friends and other Twitter users
and get their updates instantly.
Some people update several
times a day, while others do it
once every few days.
In a recent. column,
New
York Times
technology colum-
nist David Pogue discussed
his initial confusion with
Twitter, including w,hat some updates from friends."
refer to as the "rules" of _
Twitter usage as determined
by "tweeters" (Twitter users).
One rule, Pogue said, told
users to market their business-
es on Twitter. Another rule by
another user said to never do
such a thing. A different rule
said to strictly use Twitter to
tell ·others what you're doing;
a few clicks later, Pogue found
a rule warning not to do such a
thing.
To clear up his uncertainty,
he spoke with Evan Williams,
a co-founder of the site, and
came up with his own conclu-
sion.
"It
can be a business tool, a
teenage time-killer, a research
assistant, and a news source--
whatever. There are no rules,
or at least none that apply
equally well to everyone,"·
Pogue said.
. Put simply, there is no right
or wrong way to use Twitter -
and that's the beauty of it.·
According to Twitter's Web
site, "People follow the
sources most relevant to them
and access information via
Twitter as lt happens-from
breaking world news to
The use of Twitter to share
news has made it a go-to
source for breaking updates on
current events. Twitter users
became the prime source for
updates on the "Take Back
NYU" campaign · and on the
Flight 1549 crash in January.
Don't believe it? Get on
Twitter and find out.
According to the Boston
Globe, one of the first reports
of US Airways Flight l 549's
emergency landing in the
Hudson River on Jan. 15 was
made by Florida businessman
Janis ~s: '.'There's a plane
in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry
going to pick up the people.
Crazy."
Krums published this brief
statement of disbelief via
Twittei:.
Since updates are in real
time, it has become a form of
li".e microblogging. Krums'
"tweet," which included a pic-
ture of the passengers standing
on the wing of the fallen
plane, was shared by way· of
"re-tweeting" the information.
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breaking news. Coliege media
outlets, like Marist's
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"tweeting" to promote club
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Twitter feed:
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users choos·e to follow the
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celebrities or
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choose to "tweet."
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person on campus?
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Senior Spotlight: Social networking helps with job sea~ch
By CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
As graduation approach-
es on May 23, Marist
College
seniors
are
increasingly using online
social networking sites to
connect with industry· pro-
fessionals.
Sites
like
Facebook, Linkedin and
Twitter allow students to
develop contacts with com-
panies and network with
alumni. As the job market
continues to plummet,
Marist students are looking
for new ways to connect to
potential ell!ployers.
Online social network-
mg has been popular
among college students
since the launch of
Facebook five years ago.
Such websites allow users
to build personal profiles;
post photos, and message
other users. Originally cre-
ated for college students,
these sites have prospered
during the social network-
ing boom in the last few
years. More recently,
social networking sites
have jumped into the pro-
fessional world.
Previously, a resume and
a cover letter was all a stu-
dent needed to get a job.
Online social rietworking
has made this personal
information public. As
Marist seniors start looking
for internships and jobs,
many students choQse to
alter their Facebook pro-
files by deleting pictures,
editing their profiles, and
"blocking'; certain users.
These privacy settings are
precautions students take
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as many employers search
these sites during the hir-
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Senior public relations
major Billy Burke is con-
scious of the "professional
image" of his · Facebook
profile, "it's definitely
worth it to consider what
image you're offering to
_those potential employers
and monitor your photos
from parties."
In response to these pri-
_vacy concerns, a new kind
of social networking was
introduced. The website
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network of trusted con-
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internship and the online that - social. Venezia, who
My life as a New York City intern:
Five simple tips tha~ can further your interning experience
By KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
ee in the elevator, you 're
putting --yourself out there
as a knowledgeable and
Every internship has its well-rounded person.
highs and lows. Sometimes
By being prepared, you
you don
a
realize
it
until also know the train and bus
you tripped crossing 42nd schedules if you're com-
Street and you fall flat on muting an.{l you arrive at
your face. The key to work on time. Even though
interning is having per- your supervisors might
spective. After interning come in a little later, you
for half a semester, I've can make a strong impres-
become a fountain of sion by being there and
advice and knowledge, ready to work early.
which I will now pass on to
2.-GetConnected.
you.
Talk to other interns,
t.
Be Prepared.
even if they work in other
Preparation is the differ- departments. Also, talk to
ence between being a good people that have jobs in the
intern and that kid who is company and get to know
given the work noboQ,y them. Ask what they do in
wants. By being prepared, I their job because chances
don't just mean anticipat- are .ther! might be other
ing your supervisor's every areas of the company
need, although if you can you're interested in learn- .
do that, you are a~azing.
ing about.
Being prepare~ starts the
Internship contacts are
day you interview for an u.seful for se~king a job,,
internship. You need to do even if you're looking for a
your research about the job at another company in
organization/company. If the future. While I tend to
you can find out any infor- be a little shy in a room
mation about the people full of unfamiliar adults, I
you're. working with, that sat in my floor's kitchen
is even better. Then the key last week and made some
is to use this information to friends. It can kind of be
your advantage. Even if unnerving, but I really rec-
it's just casual conversa- ommend branching out and
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in an elevator.
you do make a mistake on
The more people you some project, tell your
meet, the better odds you supervisor. It's better to get
ha_ve at finding a job. With things out in the open and
today's current economic ask for someone's help to
state, the larger network of fix it than to keep quiet.
contacts you M1ve, the bet- You show you can take
ter the chance you'll get r~sponsibili-ty for your mis-
and keep a job.
takes.
3. Accept things as they 4. Speak Up.
come.
Your experience is what
No internship is perfect. you make of it. Don't sit by
You will not spend every and wait to be told what to
minute being busied by do. Volunteer to take on
your work, or rove ev,ery tasks. In the morning, I ask
task you're given. Expect my supervisor if there's
some times you will be something he has for me to
completely busy. But also do or I offer to continue. on
realize you may be idle for other projects we've talked
a few minutes. Embrace about before. When you
those moments and get show that you are self-
some coffee or a snack.
motivated, other people
When you are doing will notice.
work, remember that you
During my mid-semester
don't always ·get to do the intern forum, one of the
big glamorous things other speakers pointed out that
people might be ~orking being young is an advan-
on. Sometimes,you have to tage. I was skeptical to
make the _copies or look up believe her at first, but I
the files. We've all been realized that in my twen-
there. This is part of pay~ ties," I can offer a fresh
ing your dues. But when opinion on projects. As .
you do get to work on a big younger workers, we bring
project, really pull your a fresh perspective to peo-
weight. If you have ques- pie who have been in the
tions, ask them. It's always field longer. We might
better to ask 100 questions bring ideas to the table
and prevent mistakes than they haven't considered
t9 just assume you under- . before or have a new per-
st~nd what's going·
on:
If spective on an old1dea.
5. Be Professional.
The office is quite differ-
ent than the dorm. Even, if
you work at the most casu-
al office, there are some
things that are just not
good to do. Talking away
on your cell phone at your
desk is one of them. Pve
seen interns do it, and not
only is it rude to your fel-
low workers, but you look
like a brat. Also be careful
about forwarding e-mail
jokes and telling them to
people.
Something you might
think is so funny might be
really offensive to another
person. It's better to _keep
your co-workers liking
you. In conclusion, being a
professional means looking
the part. It seems tempting
to wear your sweats to
class · one day, but that is
not appropriate for the
office. Some companies
like mine have casual dress
code, but I make sure to
dress up my jeans with a
cute top/sweater and some
j~welry. I don't have to
dress in a power suit and
pumps to prove I'm a pro-
fessional, but I still look
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
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Ten ways to jun1p into warn1, spring weather
By
KELLY GALLUCCI
Circle Contributor
Wh~le Poughkeepsie seems
to be stubbornly holding onto
a 41 degree temperature,
Mother Nature will soon take
it's course and lead us to
greener and wanner pastures.
When that time comes and
you need to stretch those legs
and shed the layers - here are
some fun places to explore
outside of our lovely campus.
Debra T's Ice Cream Cafe
- If. you're in the mood for a
sweet treat this is the shop to
go to! Located on 141
Overlook Road, it's a mere ten
minute drive from campus and
is well worth the trip. The cafe
serves homemade fudge, burg-
ers, fries, salads, burritos and,
of course ice cream. Flavors
vary from the common moose
tracks to the exciting black
raspberry and once you've
forced yourself to come to a
decision you can plant your-
self in either a purple booth or
outdoors under an umbrella.
Sculpture Park - Imagine:
a 'beautifully sunny day, a pic-
nic lunch, some good friends
and some quirky art. Created
by Wendy Kleniperer this park
is the perfect way to spend a
CREATIVECOMMON5.COM
A unique sculpture can be
found at the artsy Sculpture
Park, located In Poughkeepsie.
free Saturday taking pictures
and playing critic with your
friends. Considering it's bare-
ly a five minute drive (at the
intersection of
MaidtSt.
and S
Bridge Street), it's well worth
the trip.
Bargain Box - This savvy
little thrift shop is a great place
to
spend a rainy day. Bring
a
camera, some friends and dis-
cover your retro roots! There's
a
25
cent box and dollar days
are held twice a year. Plus the
store is
run
by volunteers and
all sales go to help the Junior
League of Poughkeepsie - an
organization
aiming
to sneakers and jeans are more
improve the community than acceptable attire. Salads,
through ·1eadership and effec- soups, sandwiches and a to-
tive action. 794· Main Street, die-for selection of desserts is
Poughkeepsie.
offered - as well as the exotic,
Krafted Kup- This is a per- homemade breads that this
sonal favorite of mine. It's a cafe specializes in. Lunches
cute little shop with a bright average between $7 and $10,
atmosphere and friendly serv- while desserts range from $3 -
ice. The menu consists of $7. 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde
espresso, coffee, tea and the Park _
best Pineapple · Paradise .
Vanderbilt Estate -
If
you
smoothie I've ever had. Add a feel like taking
a
quick drive·
cookie, scone or muffin for to Hyde Park, you might as
another two dollars and you 're well stop off at 4097 Albany
set to go relax on one of the Post Road to check out this
comfy couches in the back. beautiful piece of architecture.
Located at 44 Raymond Ave. A tour of the mansion will run
In the mood for something you $8, but if you 're short on
more artistic? Two doors funds don't worry - a walk
down is the Cubby Hole, around the grounds is free and
which boasts open-mic nights the Italian Gardens are breath-
on Tuesday, poetry readings taking. The mansion closes at
every third Monday and chess 5 p.m. and the grounds are
I!ights on Wednesdays. Filled open from ·sunrise to sunset.
with
student
artwork,
Soul Dog - While I am
boardgames and notebooks admittedly not a hot dog fan,
open for customers to scribble even I can't deny the chann of
in - this is a perfect artistic this place. The staff is wel-
getaway.
coming and the ambiance is
Apple Pie Bakery- This lit- warm - so whether you're in
tle gem is located right next the mood to sample one of the
door to us at. the Culinary sixteen available toppings or if
Institute. It's
run
by faculty you're just grabbing one of
and students and is completely their delicious looking cup-
down to earth - meaning
SEE SPRING, PAGE 9
MCCTA presents Shakespeare "As You Like It"
By MONICA SPERANZA
Circle Contributor
William Shakespeare's "As
You Like It" illustrates tradi-
tional pastoral themes. As the
director's notes in the pro-
gram, "Most of us spend a
lifetime trying to balance our
lives of worldly ambition with
the solace of home and hearth.
We search for, discover, lose
and rediscover love and its
place in our lives. We seek wit
and wisdom while holding the
forces of cynicism and melan-
choly at bay.','
In MCCTA's rendition of
"As'VQu Like It," some actors
brought ~acters to life,
while others struggled to feel
comfortable with Shakespeare
on a contemporary stage.
What impressed me the most
was how well the actors did
Shakespeare justice, ~eeping
my attention through a nearly
three-hour show .. The enthusi-
asm and energy never
regressed.·
In
fact, some actors
drew momentum from the
length and became better as
the play went on.
The play opens with a
"court" scene, which looks
like a city-chic penthouse with
a backdrop of a city skyline.
The very first moment in the
play was initially awkward
due to the contrast between
the Shakespearean language
and the modern decor. This
was quickly ·dissolved by the
delivery oflines that displayed
understanding of the text and
great inflection to emphasize
meaning. The quick recovery
was not surprising, because
after looking . at the biogra:.
phies of the cast, I felt secure
in what quality to expect since
the vast majority of the cast
had much experience with the-
ater.
The first material aspect of
the play that caught my atten-
tion was the costumes. They
effectively reflected modern-:
day social status' that matched
the hierarchy of characters.
For example, the character of
Oliver, played by junior Justin
Santore, was dressed
in
a col-
lared shirt covered by a blue
sweater with slacks and his
hair parted and slicked like a
pretty-boy. Orlando, on the
other hand, was dressed in
casual jeans and a worn polo.
Some of the costumes
seemed just slightly out of
place. The most glaring exam-
ples of this to me were the first
costume of Duchess Fredricka
(senior Amy Kate Byrne) and
the court costume of Rosalind
(~ophomore Kim Birch). The
dress of Duchess Fredricka
looked a tad matronly and out-
of-date, rather than royal. The
costume of Rosalind shocked
me. Yes, it did reflect
Rosalind's high status-she
could surely afford sexy,
expensive clothes-but the
ideal Shakespearean Rosalind
is so strong, wise, and confi-
dent that she should not need a
revealing dress, showing her
physique to display her femi-
ninity.
These critiques are quickly
overshadowed when scene
transitioning from court to
. "Arden," a beach scene, com-
plete with gazebos, a board-
walk, long grass, and a beauti-
ful sky backdrop. Duchess
Senior
0
ophomore Jessica
Turgeon) and her entourage
enter from the house in bright
beach attire that perfectly hits
the mark. The getups and
equipment they carried, such
as
"Shakespeare
for
Dummies," was unexpectedly
funny.
Jaques, played by senior
Kate Costello, is an interesting
character often described as
melancholy. Costello's per-
formance was melancholic,
h1~t it was aggressive rather
than sad or sympathetic like
expected, Costello's delivery
was unique and enjoyable,
with each line stinging.
The character of Eve (fresh-
man Lina Kirby) gave me
comfort. Eve exuded motherly
wannth that gave purpose to
her and Orlando's relation-
ship; Kirby was very at ease
with the Shakespearean lan-
guage, which was a talent not
shared by. some of the other
actors.
Orlando, having been all but
kicked out by his brother, is a
difficult role to play. I felt
nervous at first for senior
Kurtis McManus, as he was
SEE MCCTA, PAGE 9
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currently singin'
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w~ekly
review
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songs
CREATIVECOMMONS.COM
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
In
spirit
of
the Nine Inch
Nails ~d
Jane•s Addiction
tour
this
summer,
the
partner-
ship
has
released
a new
EP
for ~- The cleverly
titled
''NmJA
2009 Tour Sampler"
features
previously
unre-
leased material from both
bands.
Jane's Addiction's pair of
tunes-
can
be
traced
back to
their l i · •
1987
self-titled
debut.
Fast-forward 22
years
lattr,
and
we .finally have
proper
studio
versions
with
help
from
the prpduction
team
of Trent Reznor, Atticus
Ross, and Alan Moulder.
"Chip
.Aw,ay;"
driven
by
pul-
Sll-ting
tribal
.percµ$sion and
Petry Farrell's priJna1 9haµts;
chases the listener frantically
through Jane
1
s jungle.
The
band
has
ne.ver
sounded
this
punchy and full of life on
''Whores" which packs a
defiantly rocking
jab
to the
ears.
NIN's
contributipns to
the
EP were alsq ttacl¢s
that never
g~t a proper
studio
recording.
great big
superstar
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s
what you
think.
you
are
We
love
you
anyhow /
But
you're
not so pretty now," R -;,nor
sing on
the
up
li.;mpu
"Not
o Prdly
Nmv"
The tune
tid.G;
lo
the industrial punk-
pop
sound of their
2005
release complete " ith a Sonic
Youth~like noise hrcakdm\ n
in the bridge. On 1h other
hand, "Non-Entity" low·
things Jown to a droning
drumbeat.
Lil
Wayne
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(Russ
Castella
J!iano
Version) -
Wcc'ly \ ftrst ~in-
gle
off his
"rock ..
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his
best
work. and
11
looks like rock
stardom
\\<ill
still
be
Wayne's
fantasy,
·not
reality. With tlie help of R,uss
Castella, ''Prom Queen'' gets
an upgrade
with
a new
piano
part
that
works more smooth-
ly
with the vocoder than
the
backing
rock
band.
Think
of
it
as
"Prom
Queeri
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2009 •
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From Page
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From Page
10.
.MCCTA's
"As
You Like
It"
Fight frostbite a:µd embrace spring
Kurtis McManus, as, he was
shaky in the first few moments
of the play. He quickly shook
it off, and delivered a delight-
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Running from winter: Trails around campus
By
COLIN JOHNSON
Staff Writer
Welcome to spring ladies
and gentlemen, the season sent
from above to save us all from
the icy grip of winter.
Now as we all know it is
still a little while before the
sweatshirts and gloves can be
safely packed away, but who
· cares. My personal philosophy
is to dress the way you feel, or
the way you hope it feels out-
side. Therefore I will be galli-
vanting to class every morning
in shorts and sandals until the
weather decides to catch up
with me.
And speaking of catching
up with me, spring is my per-
sonal favorite season to lace
up and run. In part because I
get to trade in my embarrass-
ing running tights for equally
embarrassing, - but slightly
more comfortable, running
shorts. The main reason of
course is the weather and the
options it opens up for runners
everywhere.
Now for those of you who
have decided to pick up the
torch and leave the confines of
the treadmill for the first time,
l,isten closely, or read ... unless
someone is reading this to
you, in which case ... never
mind, just pay attention ..
The area around Marist
College is home to some of the
more scenic routes that I have
been lucky enough to venture
out on. However, if you are
not willing to rack up some
serious mileage, one must
only look outside their front
door for
a
great running expe.;
rience.Campus itself has a few
great running toutes that are
both scenic and convenient.
Campus is a little under a
mile in length from end to end,
however if you run that dis-
tance via any of our "direct"
pathways or roads, it can easi-
ly be made into a mile or
more.
Maybe take a turn down
Midrise hill and add on to
your run down by the beauti-
ful Hudson. However, if you
are looking for a purely enjoy-
able experience, Midrise hill
will surely put a damper on
your day. Not to worry, on the
return route frem the river
simply head towards the back
of the cafeteria and behind
Leo. Make sure you yell
"BEEP" to aggravate any fel-
low peers who may be relax-
ing, and of course watch out
for the real cars.
But the roads can get a little
repetitive so it is important to
change up your route if you
want to make running a regu-
lar activity, otherwise it is easy
to get discouraged. Another tip
is to make it something you
and your friends can do
together.
Now for anyone who is feel-
ing adventurous, there is a
small series of trails in the
woods beyond Gartland. In
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workout.
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make a left up the driveway in . · backtrack. The trails ar.e small
the North End parking lot and so any error in direction is eas-
it's a straight shot from there. ily corrected..
·
Despite a few small hills the
Beautiful weather is hope-
trails are ilot very challenging fully just around the comer
and they provide a great and the outdoors are calling.
escape from the roads . . On the Make sure you get out there
trails you are bound to notice and enjoy it in every way pos-
some nice flowers, a large sible.
·
pond, and even the occasional
In
the meantime keep a look
deer. .
out for me, I'll be the guy
Just make sure to take note whose legs and feet are frozen
of which paths you take as to stiff on the walk to class.
The daily grind.and adventures while abroad
By
AMY WHEELER
Staff Writer
After a night out on the town
for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi
Gras Parade, the rest of the
Marist students and I woke up
bright and early to catch the
train to the Blue Mountains, a
national park east of Sydney.
Lew, a teacher from
Australia Catholic University
who owns the beautiful
Silvermere Guesthouse where
we would be staying, picked
us up at the train station.
When we arrived, Lew's wife,
Cath, had pastries and lunch
ready for us and we headed to
the trail.
Before we even started the
hike, we saw one of the best
views we would see the entire
time ( somewhat defeating the
point of the hike for me, but it ·
was still fun).
On the 5-hour hike (yes, I,
Amy Wheeler, hiked for
5
HOURS) we saw a few water-
falls, put eucalyptus leaves up
our noses ( apparently they
help clear up colds), climbed
down 7 sets of steep ladders,
some with cages around them, .
and the boys went swimming
in the freezing cold water.
If
was extremely strenuous, for
me· at least, but definitely
worth it.
The night ended with a
relaxing bath and a filling din-
ner of kangaroo stew (which
basically tasted like tender,
slightly stringy beef).
Tuesday I was back to work
new computer, was faulty. The
computer guy said they most
likely would not be able to
save what was on the hard
drive... a.k.a. all of my pie-
AMY WHEELER/ THE CIRCLE
The view frpm the outlook point, overlooking the Blue Mountains.
r
at _the internship~ transcribing
an interview the editor did
with Hugh Jackman (who is
starring in the upcoming
Wolverine) · and serving wine
at a book launch for one of the
writers at the magazine.
· Friday the 13th satisfied all
of the superstitions about that
day. When I woke up at 9, my
computer was frozen, · and
CTRL/ALT/DEL would not
work. After restarting it,
arr
error message came up. To
make a very long story short,
my hard drive, in my brand
tures and homework assign-
ments from this trip, including
a PowerPoint presentation that
was due at 5:30 that day for
my culture class. Cue: minor
breakdown from Amy.
It was one of those days that
would have sucked if I had
been home, and sucked even
more because I was in . a for- .
eign country and had to dial
6,000 numbers each time I had
to call Dell back and couldn't .
get a hold of my parents. The
Dell guy ended up beirig super
nice, telli~g me he could total-
ly relate to my feelings ( as I
was still having a breakdown
while talking to him), and then
after half an hour of diagnos-
tics, politely told me that
unfortunately they would not
be able to have a hard drive
shipped, nor was I covered
under warranty because I was
in
a
foreign
country.
Awesome, chipper Dell man.
There was a happy ending to
the story though, when the
computer store called me back
and nonchalantly told me that
not only was my computer
ready, new hard drive in place,
but they had been able to
recover everything from · my
old hard drive. I was ecstatic
and reassured him . that he
made my day. I backed up my
hard drive faster than you can
say, "Amy, you're the luckiest
girl
I have ever met."
Following the computer
debacle, l decided to take the
weekend off and lounge on the
beach, first Manly, and then
Maroubra with my Spanish
friend, Isabel. Thursday, I jet-
ted to Melbourne, an hour and
a half plane· ride south. I
stayed . with Maxine, another
Marist student who is studying
at Deakin and living in an
international house.
On Friday, I went on a tour
of the Great Ocean Road,
including posing with the
Twelve Apostles, admiring
koalas in their natural habitats
and walking in the rainforest.
The next day, Maxine and I
did a tour of Phillip Island,
including a wine
tasting,
play- ·
ing with kangaroos, watching .
the
infamous
"penguin
parade" and making friends
with some Dutch . guys.
Melbourne and Sydney, rival
cities among their residents,
seemed very different to me,
but I can't quite pinpoint what
the difference was; both have
their strong points and I think
I would have been happy
studying in either city.
A screening of the film
Knowing with Nicolas Cage
· for my internship, online class
homework, figuring out how
to move out of my homestay
(things have gone downhill in
that department), planning for
my vacation to New Zealand,
and· making sure I enjoy the
warm weather while it is still
here ( we are headed into win-
ter) is what this week will con-
sist of. I am starting to realize
how quickly time is going to
fly by here and am trying to
make each day count (yes, that
was a shameless Titanic refer-
ence).
Until next week; enjoy the
start of spring; it is one of the
things that all of us abroadies
are going to miss dearly.
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Women's lacrosse wins three straight
By
MATT SPILLANE
Editor-in-Chief
with 25:54 remaining in the
second half, the Red Foxes
. initiated the scoring spree with
Many college students use 20:24 left in the game.
their spring breaks to travel,
Davidson cut Marist's-lead
going on road trips and talcing to 10-9 with 3:49 remaining,
vacations in exotic locales and but the Red Foxes staved off
foreign destinations. Spring the . Wildcats' comeback
break trips are usually high on attempt and senior midfielder
relaxation and low on work.
Stephanie Garland provided
The Marist women's an insurance goal with 18 sec-
lacrosse team did some travel- onds left.
ing of its own over spring
Marist's defense held the
break, but it was not to a glam- . Wildcats' attack at bay
orous or relaxing trip.
throughout the contest, but the
The Red Foxes spent their Red Foxes' offense overcame
week off in the Carolinas, a slow start and gained
extending t!teir winning streak momentum after the half.
to three games with victories
"I think we just focused on
over
Davidson
and taking better shots," Garland
Presbyterian. Marist's three- said. "We weren't finishing .as
game winning streak is tied many in the first half. We were
for longest in program history, really focusing and working
and began with a 12-11 win · on the scrappy things, like
over UConn on March 10.
ground balls and draw con-
Given that North Carolina trols and getting the ball in our
and South Carolina are two possession."
different states, it was fitting
Garland led Marist (5-1)
that Marist's two wins over with four goals, while senior
Davidson and Presbyterian attack Kate Noftsker and jun-
were polar opposites.
ior
midfielders
Lauren
Marist's
11-9
win over Ciccarello and Erin Wilson all
Davidson on March 18 tallied two points each.
required a second-half
tum-
Freshman · Kelsey Thoms ·
around, including an 8-0 run made a season-high 11 saves
in a span of 12:53 in the mid- in goal for Marist.
die of the half. Trailing 6-2
It was the third time this sea-
From Page
16
son that the Red Foxes over-.
came a second half deficit to
take home the victory.
However, they did not need a
second half turnaround, or any
comeback for that matter,
against Presbyterian.
Marist easily disposed of the
Blue Hose, coasting to a 21-5
win on March 20. The Red
Foxes scored the first nine
goals of the game and took a
13-1 lead into halftime.
Marist had 11 players tally
points, led by Garland (five
goals), senior midfielder
Cristin Begley (four goals,
three assists), and freshman
qefender Kelly Condon (two
-.
MATT SPIUANf/ THE CIRCLE
goals, two assists). Thoms
stopped four shots in goal, and With its current three-game winning streak, the Marist women's
the Marist defense held lacrosse team has
tied
a program record. The
Faxes
continue
Presbyterian to just 13 shots, MA/IC
play
with
upconnng games
against
Manhattan and Iona.
as opposed to the Red Foxes'
Garland moved into fourth attack is very good this year;
42.
. place on Marist's career goal- we have anyone who can
For their performances in the scoring list, and leads the Red score."
two games, Garland and Foxes this season with 22
Marist began its MAAC
Thoms were named Offensive goals. However, she said that schedule at Siena on
Player of the Week and she is not the "go-to" player Wednesday, March 25 after
Defensive ·Player of the Week, that the offense has to
run
The Circle went to press. The
respectively, by the Metro through, noting that there are
a
Red Foxes · continue the
Atlantic Athletic Conference number of upperclassmen MAAC slate on Friday, March
(MAAC). It was the first such starters alongside her.
25 at . Manhattan and home
award for Thoms, while
"I
think
that helps that we're against Iona on Sunday,
Garland . earned the accolade now the upperclassmen that · March 29 at 2 p.m.
for the second time this sea- . have had four years under our
son.
belt," Garland said. "Our
Red Foxes can't upset Virginia
Womens
-Lacrosse MAAC
Standings
GREG DUBOIS/
THE CIR(?LE
Erica Allenspach had a great run at the end
of
the game to pull
the Foxes close, but
it
was too little too late. Marist lost
68-61.
to, and shoot from the out-
side."
The Red Foxes defensive
effort in the second half was a
different story, as Virginia
used a 16-3 run to propel the_m
to victory.
"They (Virginia) really
stepped
it
up," Giorgis said.
"Their athleticism and length
showed and it got them some
easy baskets."
"Once they started hitting
threes in the second half, it
forced us to extend a bit and it
helped their inside game."
Ariana Moorer scored 12
points in the decisive second
half for Virginia. The fresh-
man guard was not initially
scheduled to start the game,
but was forced to play due to
the absence of senior Britnee
Millner who was benched
after violating team policy.
"We weren't counting on
Moorer," Giorgis said. "She
wasn't even a part of the game
plan. When she stepped up
with 16 (points) it really hurt
us."
Fitz, Marist's leading scorer
and two-time Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
player of the year was highly
ineffective in the second half
of.play after scoring 13 points
in the first frame.
She scored just four points in
the second half, and the first of
those points did not come until
nearly 15 minutes in.
"We had such a hard time
getting her the ball; especially
inside," Giorgis said. ''They
did a great job finding her and
denying her the basketball."
The Red Foxes loss was only
their fourth of the season, and
it came
in
a year when they
won 29 games.
Marist was coming off a pro-
·gram-best 32-3 year just a sea-
son ago. The Red Foxes
advanced to the second round
of the tournament last year
after beating DePaul in their
first round game.
Just a season prior to· that,
during the 2007 campaign,
Marist defeated Ohio State
and Middle Tennessee State en
route to a Sweet 16 appear-
ance.
"Expectations for us should
have been high," Giorgis said.
"We knew that we were going
to have tough games. We went
in there with a game plan not
expecting to win, but knowing
that we had a good chance to
win."
Regardless of expectations,
the Red Foxes knew that play-
ing on a national spotlight
would be difficult.
"I think the kids were disap-
pointed," Giorgis said. "But it
doesn't taper the feelings that
overall it was a great, great
year, To win 29 games with
such a young team makes me
extremely proud of how hard
these kids have worked."
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 • PAGE 15
Offense leads Foxes to sweep
ByJIM URSO
Staff Writer
A combination of consistent
hitting and strong relief pitch- ·
ing carried the Marist base-
ball team to
a
weekend
sweep of Iona. The Red
Foxes opened up their
home and conference
schedule at the McCann
Baseball Field with a dou-
bleheader Saturday and a
third game on Sunday after-
noon.
Home Opener
Trailing by one run in the
first game, sophomore cen-
ter fielder Michael Gal1ic
led off the third inning with
a double, setting up fresh-
man Jon. Schwind for his
victory to improve to· 3-1 on
the season. Rickards was
relieved by freshman right-
hander Jake Rifkin, who
pitched three scoreless innings
RBI single by junior left field-
er Ryan Gauck.
Iona rallied back by scoring
three runs in the second inning
and two in the fifth to take a 5-
ing up a leadoff triple, Wiley
battled back, striking out the
next two batters and inducing
a groundout to .earn the third
out.
"He's a guy we give the ball
to in those situations," Healy
said. "I'm excited for him; no
one works harder than him."
Jn
bottom of the eighth, a
one out single to left field by
Gallic scored senior left·
fielder · Brian McDonough
with
the winning run, lifting
Marist over Iona, 6-5 ..
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Fourteen Hits Overcome
Fielding Miscues
In the series finale, six Red
Foxes had at least two hits,
led by Agos!ini, who went 3-
for-5 and scored two runs.
Gauck, Pacione, Nugent,
fi~~t collegiate homerun_-
McDonough, and senior first
He can do a lot of thmgs
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baseman Kenny Anderson all
on the field and at times
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The
Martst
baseball
team
has
posted a
9-8
record
so
far this season.
With
recorded multiple hit games,
P ay~' 1 an upperc as~- a .297 team batting average,'the Red Foxes have
scored
125 runs In their helping Marist to a 9-6 victo-
men, said Coach Dennis
first
17 games.
The
team has 13 home games remaining on
Its
schedule.
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ry an sweep o t e ae s.
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freshman. "He's definitely a to earn his first · ·collegiate 4 lead. Marist tied the game in
McDonou~h fims?ed with
guy we're building our future save.
the bottom half of the sixth three RBI, whil_e P.acione_ and
around. He does a lot of things
Gallic Gets Game Winning
when McDonough came home Nu~ent batted m two apiece.
't t h"
Hit
on a single by senior right Pac1one scored three runs,
you can eac .
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Marist never looked back,
The second game of fielder Kyle Meyer.
w 1 e AgoSbm, . auc and
dd.
. h fra
Saturday's double header
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Id Nugent had two apiece.
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e e ox ats overcame
when sophomore thud base- nee e ex a mmngs to ec1 e p ay a . ec1S1ve ro e m Manst' s ·
h
five errors, two of which
man Ricky Pacione singled to t e victor.
-second victory · of the day.
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I helped the Gaels tie the score
drive home freshman George
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at ·five in the fourth inning.
Agostini. Marist added a secu- e ge, contmumg its ot 1ttmg Putnam started for.Marist and
rity
run in the sixth .and three from earlier in the
day.
In the went the first 4 .2 innings.
"We . dido 't play great, but
runs in the eighth to solidify a first inning,. an RBI single by Putnam was relieved by senior fortunately swung the bats
d h·rt
ho
B
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fty
p
B
h d'd pretty w_ ell," Healy said. "We
7-1 victory. The win snapped a re s 1 sop more
rye~ e
eter arone,
w
o 1 can't continue to make mis-
five-game losing streak.
Nugent put Marist on top. A not allow a hit over the next
· Senior left-hander Josh two-run homerun by Gallic in 2.1 innings. Senior Jacob cues like that and expect to
win."
Rickards started and went the the second expanded the lead Wiley entered in the eighth,
first six innings, earning the to three. Marist added one and his resilient performance
more in the inning with an kept the game tied. After giv-
· Mens lacrosse climbs The Mount
ByCODY I.AHL
Staff Writer
The Marist men's lacrosse
team used a four-goal first
quarter to pace the Red Foxes
to a 7-4 win over Mount Saint
Mary's
University
in
Emmitsburg, Md.
The Red Foxes were led by
juniors Ryan Sharkey and
Matt Teichmann. Sharkey
contributed two goals and one
assist while Teichmann added
two goals.
"It felt great to get those
goals," Teichmann said,
"especially so early in the
game. It helped a great deal to
boost my confidence."
Sharkey assisted senior Dan
Lang in scoring the first goal
of the match seven seconds
into the first quarter. It was
Lang's first goal of his career
and Sharkey's first assist on
the season.
Teichmann followed Lang's
goal with two of his own
shortly after, scoring unassist-
ed with 10:27 and 9:26
remaining to give Marist a 3-1
lead. The 2007 MAAC (Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference)
co-rookie of the year is now
second on the Red Foxes in
assists (two), third in points
(five), and tied for third for
goals (three).
"This is what we expect out
of [Matt] Teichmann," said
Marist coach Scott Nelson.
"We expect a few goals a
game because he's got the
skills to do it. He is a very
skilled player and if he contin-
ues to pl~ like this the team
will keep getting better and
better."
Sharkey closed out the first
quarter scoring with his first
and Marist's fourth goal of the
game with 1 :35 remaining in
the quarter after Mark Stapor
and Christian Kellet · notched
goals for the Mountaineers.
For the quarter, the Red
Foxes and Mountaineers each
recorded five shots. Marist
scooped up four ground balls
to Mount Saint Mary's three,
won six of the eight face-offs,
and turned the ball over eight
times to the Mountaineers'
five while earning a 4-3 goal
advantage.
Over the final three quarters,
Marist only recorded three
goals. However, the defense
held Mount Saint Mary's
scoreless in the second half as
Red Fox senior goalie Ryan
Penner made 11,, of his 16
saves during this scoreless
stretch.
"We shut them out for 35
straight minutes," Nelson said.
"They took a lot of shots.in the
end but none of them were
quality shots. We have an
excellent goalie in Ryan
Penner and if we can make our
opponents take poor shots he
is going to save them every
time."
Penner, the MAAC lacrosse
league defensive player of the
week, currently leads the
MAAC in saves per game
(14.4) and save percentage
. (.655) while h_e is second in
goals against averag~ with
7.55 per game.
"We have great leadership
on defense in Penner, Lang
and James Taylor III." Nelson
said. "Not only has he played
well saving the ball but he has
helped us become a great
clearing team. If we continue
to . combine good, solid
defense with our clearing abil-
ities we can be competitive in
every game."
For their next match, the Red
Foxes (2-"3 overall, 2-0
MAAC) travel to Staten
Island, N.Y. to face Wagner
College ( 1-7 overall, 0-1
MAAC) on March 28 at 1 p.m.
/28/09 at
Wagner
/31/09 at
Lafayette
4/04/09 vs VMI (Home)
4/11/09
at
Holy
Cross
4/15/09 at Providence
Jessica Green
Senior
Softball
· arlier this
season,
the
senior overtook the
Marist RBI reeordafter
driving
in' two runs
against
the
Temple
Owls.
- In
a recent doublehead-
er against
Yale,
Green
reached base four times
in the two games.
-This
weekend, the Red
Foxes begin a stretch o
five
home
matchups, all
of
which
are doubleheadw
ers.
- Marist has posted a 6-
14 recotd this season.
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Foxes' tournament dreams cut short
BY PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Everyone loves an underdog,
especially during March
Madness.
After all, it's the period of
the year when small schools,
like Marist, get their opportu-
nity to compete against, and
possibly even upset, bigger
and higher ranked schools in
the NCAA Division 1 basket-
'
ball tournament.
While playing as the No. 12
seed against No. 5 seeded
Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC) power Virginia, the
Red Foxes were unable to
emerge as victorious, even
after manufacturing a furious
rally late in the contest, as
Marist fell to the Cavaliers,
68-61.
With 3 :06 remaining in the
game, Ml;lrist trailed Virginia
61-45. The Red Foxes would
never retake the lead in the
game, but five three-pointers
and two sue-
~ - -
showed that successfully.
cessful free
although they
The Cavaliers soon
t h r o ·w
n'f'!:h1-..
were under- answered with a 6-0
run-
after
a t t e m p t s
sized against baskets from Chelsea Shine,
over
that
the Cavaliers, Ariana Moorer, and Aisha
span would
.dile young Red Mohammed to take a 6-3 lead .
bring them
Fox squad had with 16:37 remaining in the
within seven
l'a.'._,,
m
seen this stage first half.
points
of
before, and
The lead changed seven
Virginia at
were capable times before halftime, and nei-
the end of
of playing ther team held more than a
regulation,
well on it.
five-point advantage in the
closing
a
"Virginia is. first half.
gap that had
a very talent-
Marist employed a 3-2 zone
been as big
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team," defense that was able to stifle
as 17 points
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Giorgis said. the Virginia offense, and in
at one point.
"We went into particular slow down the
"The kjds
The Red Foxes ended the regular season with Just three losses, and
the
offensive producti"on of
. ,
. ,, entered the NCAA tournament as the No.
12
seed. Unable to upset
game
didn t qmt,
No. 5 Virginia In the first round, their season ended in the first round.
believing that Monica Wright and Lyndra
coach Brian Giorgis said.
"There is no quit in our kids,
and they kept making big
shots."
Over the 17-7 run that Marist
produced, sophomore guard
Erica Allenspach, who fin-
ished with a game-high 18
points, scored the first eight
Points of the effort.
the game."
age over 20 points per game.
"Erica had an outS
tan
ding
Junior Rachele Fitz opened The two combined to shoot
second half," Giorgis said of the scoring in the contest that just 2-for-17 in the first half.
his second year player that rlid took place at the Galen Center
"They [Wright and Little]
not score a point in the first in Los .Angeles, CA with a got into foul trouble in the first
half.
three-point play after making half, which helped," Giorgis
Yrrginia was not always in
command of the contest, how-
ever. During the first half,
Marist
a layup and getting foµled by said. "It forced them to make
Kelly Hartig. She converted more passes than they wanted
the free throw opportunity
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