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newspaper of Marist College
VOLUME 63, ISSUE 22
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009
Writer puts own spin on science
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STUDENT STABBED
By
THOMAS LOTITO
Copy Chief
Students and teachers
alike received a dose of
science
and
writing
k~owledge from best-sell-
ing author Jennifer Acker-
man on Wednesday, April
8.
Ackerman got the
chance to speak with stu
-
dent wri
t
ers
,
as well as
give a formal lecture in
Ackerman
the Henry Hudson Room
in Fontaine Hall.
Ackerman has authored three books, has
written extensively for
National Geographic
,
and has been published in several other news-
papers and magazines. Her newest book, "Sex
Sleep Eat Drink Dream," is about what hap-
pens in the human body over a 24-hour pe-
riod.
"The title came from a song by King Crim-
son," Ackerman said. "My editor was thinking
of a title while reading the work and we heard
those lyrics and it clicked."
''I
would have been a science major in col-
lege," she said, ''but I just didn't like how it
was presented. In school, professors would al-
ways focus on one thing, and I liked looking
at the big picture."
The book, "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream," ex-
plores what goes on in the human body on the
microbial level.
Molly Costello, junior, was impressed with
the point of view that was adopted by Acker-
man when writing the book.
"I liked the way that she described the in-
tricacies of the human body," Costello said.
"You tend not to think of your body on such a
basic level, so I thought she provided us with
an interesting perspective
.
"
Ackerman said that the idea for this book
came when she was working on her previous
book, "Chance in the House of Fate: AN atural
History of Heredity."
"The ideas for what I write usually come
from the research I've done for previous proj-
ects," Ackerman said. ''The research for this
book ["Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream"] was es-
pecially fun."
De
s
pite being labeled as a
"s
ci
e
nce writer,"
Ackerman's writing voice presents science in
a much more poetic way than is found in text-
books
.
Ackerman says that she looks to fiction
and poetry for inspiration to write about sci-
ence, and credits Annie Dillard with being one
of her favorite influences
.
Ackerman explai:µed how she submitted
herself to many psyc1io ogfoa1 and
C
·s1r:i
l
tests, including testing walking efficiency
compared to a chimpanzee named Jack.
"And let me tell you," she said, "the chimps?
They're way more efficient than us on four
legs."
ROBIN MINrTER/THE
CIRCLE
The blood of the stabbing victim, a 21-year-old stu-
dent, could still be seen Tuesday night Early Monday
morning , the student
was
stabbed in an altercation
in
front of
25
Clover Street
See
NEWS BRIEFS,
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Haiti donation project surpasses goals
By
MELISSA
GRECO
Staff Writer
With the help of Student Govern-
ment Association (SGA) and the ap-
proximated 200 person turnout,
activities
Marist junior,
Jeff
Francis, successfully
coordinated the original fundraising
event,
Hearts
for Haiti, in addition
to achieving the set financial goal of
$12,000 on
March
31.
"I feel the event was
a
great suc-
cess," Francis said. "The musical
entertainment was amazing, the
food was delicious and everything
ran very smoothly. I was hoping for
that, so yes, I met my goal."
According to junior Victoria Bil-
leter, a Hearts for Haiti committee
member and SGA's Executive Vice
President
,
more than $12,000 was
raised as a result of event ticket
sales, donations, and the auctioning
of items.
"A lot of people attended and were
supportive
,
" Billeter said. "It was a
really wonderful event, and we were
definitely pleased."
Theme baskets, geared predomi
-
nantly towards students, were raf-
fled,
provided
by
campus
organizations, such as SGA, Marist
Singers, Teachers of Tomorrow and
the Business Club. Local companies
donated
items for
the
silent auction,
such as horseback riding and sky
diving lessons.
"The money that was donated for
specific
areas
such
as food or
school
supplies
will go directly
to those
designated areas,"
Francis
said.
"The other money will go towards
the
purchasing of
the
new
land."
The
initial idea for the
event
stemmed from
Francis'
involvement
with the Haitian orphanage estab-
lished by
Home
Education Love Op-
portunity (HELO,
Inc.).
HELO,
Inc.
is a small nonprofit organization,
that not only founded, but supports
and provides
for
the orphaned
and
abandoned children in the
aux
Cayes region of Haiti. The non-
profit was co-founded two years ago
by Elisabeth Kennedy, operating
out of Bethesda Evangelical
Min-
istries
in
Wallingford,
Conn.
Kennedy was present and spoke at
the event.
"All comments I received were
praises for a job well done, which is
truly appreciated," Francis said.
"[Victoria] was my right hand per-
son, and I cannot thank her enough.
It was a lot of planning, but none of
ELISABETH KENNEDY/THE
CIRCLE
Jeff
Francis, above, speaks at an an
event for Hearts for Haiti, who coordi-
nated Hearts for Haiti, called the event
·a
great
success.·
it would have been possible without
help and the support of everyone
who attended."
As for future endeavors,
Billeter
expressed her hopes that
Hearts
for
Haiti becomes an annual tradition,
remaining an original Marist event
for years to come.
"Next year, we'd really like to host
the event again," Billeter said.
"And after that, after Jeff and I
graduate, I'd really like to hand the
event down to someone else on cam-
pus."
Train
bridge
N.Y.
•
receives
state funding
By
AMANDA
LAVERGNE
Assistant News
Editor
The Poughkeepsie
Highland
Rail-
road Bridge
is being transformed to
potown
become the
Walkway
Over the Hudson.
According to
an
article from the
Poughkeepsie
Journal, there is $8
million within the New York State
budget
that is going to be con-
tributed to this project, which is
added to the $8 million it received
in last year's budget.
Fred Schaeffer, chairman of the
Walkway Over the Hudson group,
jlaid the group was formed around
1995 as a volunteer project.
"I was elected chairman in 2004
and changed it to a commercial proj-
ect that would bring in profession-
als and it also helped us to secure
funding from the state."
Schaeffer also added that by turn-
ing the project commercial allowed
the idea of the walkway to become
more realistic, which motivated
more people to donate
.
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pus
Security Briefs
Janitor says, 'I'm sick of this crap!'
Unpleasant surprise
found in Student Cen-
ter bathroom sink
By
TYLER THURSTON
... still funnier than you
4/7-
Campus
Kicking things off on campus was
an incident involving the town po-
lice. After a domestic dispute in
pleasant Poughkeepsie, the police
were lead on a chase by the un-
known male suspect. The suspect
then abandoned his car in a nearby
park, opting to head for the safer
haven of the Hudson River. When
the police could no longer patrol on
foot, they called in the aid of Marist,
asking if security had their boat in
the water. Security, of course, re-
sponded that no, their boat was not
in the water, nor was their helicop-
ter in the air. I may have made that
last line up. Might want to skip the
sarcasm when it comes to cops. You
may not be running from anyone
anytime soon, if only because you
can't
walk.
Because
the
cops
have bro-
ken
your
legs, not
just
from a long night
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4/8 - Donnelly Hall
A fire alarm sounded due to some
students using sparklers for a proj-
ect in a photography class, and not,
as first suspected, a renegade child
running away at a county fair.
There's not really much else to re-
port here, except maybe don't use
anything the sparks in a building
with smoke detectors. Well, unless
your friend is in the middle of a test,
then it's just pure brilliance.
4/8 - Student Center
Security made a startling discovery
while cleaning out the student cen-
ter _bathrooms, noticing one partic-
ular young student had defecated in
the sink. Yup, read that again. You
know, when I first became a Jour-
nalism major, this is really what I
wanted to cover. Some people are
exposing atrocities at one of Oprah's
schools; some are defending Darfur.
I'm covering bowel movements in
bathrooms. I mean, I always knew I
wanted to get my hands dirty, but
not
n=
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'
while wa,sbing
the~
4/9 - Bookstore
Security spotted two students act-
ing shadily in the bookstore, only to
find them attempting to steal iced
tea and Healthy Choice dinners. Re-
ally. That's what you steal? Well, at
least you're
making healthy
choices - if only when it comes to
food. Sort of a paradox when it
comes to life.
Whoa,
big word,
sorry.
4/10 - Champagnat
In a stunning case of me losing faith
once again in college students, one
male guest attempted to use a fe-
male student's Marist ID to enter
her residence. As if no one would no•
tice, you know, the differing hair
lengths, the stronger jaw bones, and
the presence of an Adam's apple.
These are just trivial matters, re-
ally. All that matters is that you
sneak past security and right into
her heart. Oh yeah, how did that
one
,work
out
for
you?
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs are in-
tended as satire and fully protected free
y,eech under the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
We need a talented, witty writer with
a good sense of humor to take over
our Security Briefs next year.
If you are interested in writing the
Security Briefs, e-mail us at
writethecircle@gmail.com!
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CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009 •
PAGE 3
Orthodox Christians reach out to Marist
By
GAIL GOLDSMITH
Staff Writer
Freshman Julianna Kreta, who
grew up in a parish of 30 people,
started the Orthodox Christian Fel-
lowship (OCF) group on campus for
Eastern Orthodox students, as well
as any other stu-
"I wanted to be more affiliated
with my comrades; see other people
my age who are taking a different
perspective on faith," said John Ste-
fanopoulos, a senior.
Senior George Papadopoulos said
he comes for both the discussions
and for social reasons.
''I'm friends with
dents interested
"I
never grew up with a
in learning more
about the Ortho-
group of young people of
the
Ste-
fanopouloses, so
they got me to
come,"
Pa-
padopoulos said.
"I'm
usually
late,
but the
parts
that
I
catch are nice to
dox tradition
.
my faith.
I
wanted to create
Meetings,
th t
t
h
f
If
which are held
a a mosp ere or myse
on Fridays at 11
and others in a way that
a.m.
m
the
gives back to the campus
Byrne
House,
community."
are discussion-
explore."
based,
but
within a social ·
Julianna
Kreta, freshman
John and Paul
Stef anopoulos
context
that
gives the mem-
bers a connection to their faith
within the school community.
Kreta said she was inspired by the
size and programming of University
of Connecticut's Orthodox Christian
Fellowship. She wanted to start a
group to be a spiritual and social re-
source for Eastern Orthodox stu-
dents at Marist.
"I'm one of the only girls and the
oldest child," Kreta said. "I never
grew up with a group of young peo-
ple of my faith. I wanted to create
that atmosphere for myself and
oth-
ers in a way that gives back to the
campus community."
Other members are also
drawn
by
a yearning for unity.
are
brothers
who
attend
Marist with their cousin, John Peter
Stefanopoulos. "Our family all lives
together, in a kind of compound. We
have a chapel right on our property
and we open it up a few days a year
for our own small services," John
Stefanopoulos said.
Sophomore John Peter Ste-
fanopoulos said he appreciates hew
OCF
connect~ him to his faith and
to another spiritual community.
"I have a really busy schedule and
don't go to church a lot, maybe once
a
month.
I hold onto my spirituality
and am still involved in school," he
said.
The group operates
as part of
Campus
Ministry, but Kreta said
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The Orthodox Church of All Russian
Saints
in
Burllngame, CA. The large
spheres at the top are called Russian
Orthodox spires and can
be
found on
many other
types
of
Orthodox Christian
churches.
she is hoping to affiliate with the
Standing Conference of the Canoni-
cal
Orthodox Bishops
in the Ameri-
cas'
official Orthodox
Christian
Fellowship
group
for more funding
and access to events.
''The process and continuation of
this is such a God thing. My church,
the
bishop
and my family have been
praying for us," Kreta said.
News Briefs
Compiled
by
KRISTEN
DOMONELL
Assistant News Editor
Student stabs another student
A Marist student was in intensive
care Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospi-
tal after being stabbed by another
Marist student early that morning.
According to the
Poughkeepsie Jour-
nal,
Detective Lt. William Siegrist said
the student, whose name police did
not release, has injuries that are con-
sidered serious but not life threaten-
ing.
Christian Dunnigan, 21, was ar-
rested at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
after turning himself in. Dunnigan
was charged with first-degree assault,
a felony, after he allegedly stabbed
another student during an argument
in the area of 25 South Clover Street.
Police told the
Poughkeepsie Jour-
nal
the victim was meeting friends
when he got into an argument with
Dunnigan, but did not say what
caused the argument.
"Dunnigan stabbed the victim mul-
tiple times with a sharp instrument
when the argument escalated," the
Poughkeepsie Journal
reported.
Dunnigan was arraigned and sent
to Dutchess County Jail. He has since
been released on $7,500 bail and is
scheduled to appear in Poughkeepsie
city court Monday.
The Marlst Poll Reports
The clock is counting down for
Americans to file their tax returns,
just how many U.S. residents wait
until the last minute to file their re-
turns, and do they expect
a
refund?
The Marist Poll addresses those
questions and more in its latest sur-
vey,
Tax Season
2009.
Will procrastination pay off? Al-
though
one in five Americans
wait
until the final moments to file their
taxes, 80 percent do not wait, ac-
cording to the latest Marist Poll. In
fact, the proportion of early filers in-
creases when looking at U.S. resi-
dents who expect to get a refund.
A majority of Americans - 56 per-
cent- are optimistic that they will re-
ceive a refund. However, nearly one
in four does not expect to get any
money back.
If the Obama Administration is ex-
pecting tax refunds to stimulate the
economy, they might be in for a rude
awakening. Of those Americans who
expect to receive money back from
the government, half say they will use
that money to pay their bills, includ-
ing 51% of residents who earn less
than $100,000
a
year.
From Page (?ne
New walkway
over Hudson to
open in fall
very well and is about 20 percent
complete.
"When the project is fmished, it
will be turned over to that state
park," Schaeffer said. "It will have
rangers patrolling to keep it safe
and it will offer an unbelievable
view."
Schaeffer said that the Walkway
Over the Hudson group will remain
friends with the project and make
sure that the state maintains it. The
group also plans to host art shows
and concerts, as well as information
sessions on the history of the walk-
way.
Sophomore Gabrielle Conte said
she had no idea that the bridge was
going to be transformed into a pub-
lic walkway.
"I think that it's a great idea and
that it will be-a good way for Marist
students to get out of the college
bubble and really experience the at-
mosphere they are living in," Conte
said.
Freshman
Maria Feehan agreed
with Conte.
"I can't wait for it to open, I will
have somewhere new to go for
runs," Feehan 'said. "It will also be
a great way to get a better look at
all of the scenery around the Hud-
son Valley."
The grand opening of the walkway
is expected to take place in
October
2009.
Marlst Names 2009 Interns of the Year
Meghan McKay, a senior fashion de-
sign and Spanish major with a minor
in Journalism, is the recipient of the
2009 Marist College Intern of the
Year Award. McKay, a resident of Al-
bany, NY, will receive her award on
April 23 at the Field Experience
Recognition Luncheon at the Marist
College main campus. The award
luncheon will be held at noon in the
Student
Center
Cabaret.
In addition to McKay's honor, seven
students representing the various
schools at Marist will receive intern
awards: Tricia Carr, communications
with a concentration in journalism;
Francesca Wisniewski, computer sci-
ence; Maureen La Clair, political sci-
ence;
Jenna
Diemer,
business
administration with emphasis in fi.
nance;
Katelyn
Lahne,
biology;
Christopher Waters, criminal justice
and
psychology;
and Nicole Leigh
Dal-
simer,
psychology/special
education.







































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op1n1on
Apathetic security yields dire aftermath
By
CAITLIN
NOLAN
Web Editor
One of the things that truly con-
vinced me to come to Marist College
was the safe atmosphere that in-
stantly struck me when I arrived
here - the blue boxes, constant pres-
ence of security and the assurance
that the perils Poughkeepsie is
known for would not bleed onto
campus life.
Recently, word has begun to
spread throughout campus of ran-
dom acts of vandalism, robbery and
theft. While the accounts retold and
relayed from person to person are
undeniably exaggerated, there has
to be an inkling of truth to each
event; something such as lawn fur-
niture strewn across the campus
green overlooking the Hudson can-
not be completely false when it is
coming from every avenue of infor-
mation.
As I wrote this editorial, I was
informed by fellow staff members
that yet another altercation has oc-
curred this time off campus involv-
ing the stabbing of one Marist
student by another. One student is
in intensive care at St. Francis hos-
pital, another is expected to turn
himself in for the attack and ap-
proximately three or four others
were witness to the event. While the
students have received an e-mail by
Deborah DiCaprio, Vice President/
Dean for Student Affairs, informing
us of the altercation, I feel a void:
Where is John Gildard's trusty no-
tification?
As
reported in last week's edition
of
The Circle, Foy's security was
breached over Spring Break. A
townhouse was broken into, and
some lucky thief made off with thou-
sands of dollars of loot, and left
everyone on campus none the wiser.
Only after residents returned from
break was the break-in recognized,
and all that Director of Safety and
Security John Gildard could say
was that security "assisted the town
police with all of the information
available."
My beef is this:: Where are the no-
tifications that something is awry
on campus? Last year, it was almost
impossible to go a week without re-
ceiving an email from John Gildard
regarding some minute dispute that
may or may not affect the student
body. Some people complained, say-
ing that the e-mails were flooding
their accounts and really, is it nec-
essary to tell us every tidbit that oc-
curs in Poughkeepsie? I think so.
While (fortunately) I may not have
been one of the residents of Foy who
lost video games, an Xbox 360, an
Alienware-brand desktop computer,
or other invaluable items over
Spring Break, I feel it affects me.
Why had no one checked the report-
edly loose window in the fall when
the residents made it known to
those in charge? I understand that
various departments throughout
campus are backed up with count-
less issues, but if students cannot
feel safe in their own environment,
what is the point?
Why have security e-mails
stopped? Where is the flow of infor-
mation that always warns us if we
"see something, say something?" I
will not even touch upon the fact
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when it goes unrecognized?
According to the Marist College
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Trading 'White Castle' for White House
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
It
may not be White Castle, but
the White House shall greet actor
Kal
Penn' of the comedy-duo "Harold
& Kumar"
as
President Barack Obama's
future employee. Famous for his
role as the hopelessly-stoned, slacker
Kumar
Patel of the "Harold
&
Kumar"
film
trilogy, Penn has decided
to clean up his act and trade Holly-
wood for Washington.
Right after his "House" character,
Dr. La wren
_
ce Kutner, committed
suicide on last Monday's episode,
Penn held a lively conference call
with several media outlets to ex-
plain his sudden departure. Pledg-
ing to "rontinue
dialogues
started
in the
campaign and make sure new voices
are brought to the table," Penn con-
veyed optimism about his upcoming
role as assistant director
of
the
White House Office of Public
Liaison.
"If
I can make some sort of a small
difference, I'm honored to do it,"
Penn said for
The St.
Louis
Post-Dis-
patch
about the critical importance
of public service.
Responsible for outreach to artists
and the Asian-American community
alike, the Indian-American actor ad-
mitted to "noodling around" with
the idea of helping the White House
before approaching Obama last Janu-
ary at the inaugural Staff Ball.
Presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett
then made the prearrangements, and
Penn found himself employed at
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Expecting to be in Washington "at
least a year or two," Penn told
Post-
Dispatch staff his exit from "House"
feels "bittersweet," but appropri-
ate nevertheless.
"One thing I enjoy about acting is
making the audience feel an emo-
tion they weren't intending to feel,"
Penn said. ''Part of the loss and con-
fusion the team feels carries over to
what the audience feels."
But the actor's transformation
into a federal employee brings its
own set of challenges, as there are
"certain career and financial con-
cerns" involved, Penn mentioned The
$50,000 per episode paycheck that
Penn could expect from "House" pro-
ducers, the
Los Angeles Times re-
ported, shrinks to paltry $70,000 a
year
fur
his
CUITentde;;kjob.
Even still, Penn said his attitude
about government changed from
"cynical
independent" when he met
then-candidate Obama at a 2007
fundraiser. Impressed by the Demo-
crat's campaign to mobifue young vot-
ers, Penn enlisted to be an Obama
volunteer for 18 months and actu-
ally relocated to Des Moines six
weeks before the Iowa caucus.
Motivated by his grandparents who
marched with Mahatma Gandhi in
the 1940s for India's independence,
Penn told
Post-
Dispatch
staff their
struggle inspired
him to campaign
for
President
Barack Obama.
"They'd tell sto-
ries at the dinner
table about boy-
cotting salt, boy-
cotting
cotton,"
Penn
said.
"I
thought
every
grandparent had
stories like that
until I realized,
hey,
the story
Grandma told me
is this chapter
in my history
book."
In the mean-
time, Penn has
decided to forego
all acting roles
while a
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appointment. "It's sad that so
Nora Kelly, a sophomore, felt
"re-
many of them can't articulate their
ally surprised'
by
Penn's disappearance political needs properly."
from the 'House'' lineup. But, she be-
To his credit, Penn has also made
lieves his talent offers Obama "a appearances on the TV shows "24,"
younger voice to address millennial "Law
&
Order: Special Victims
concerns, like the environment, Unit" and "Sabrina the Teenage
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"I hope he serves as a good liaison
Obaina'sAfghanistan plan
SGA gets MSG makeover
By
NINA LAMONICA
By
KELLY GALLUCCI
Circle Contributor
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Staff Writer
On Tuesday, March 31, President
Barack Obama proposed a new
strategy for the ongoing war in
Afghanistan. This new proposal
serves as a reminder that the war in
the Middle East goes beyond Iraq.
Obama's new strategy will call for
4,000 troops to act as trainers for
the Afghan soldiers and police, thus
beefing up the number of troops in
the Afghan army from 65,000 to
134,000. Senator John McCain told
USA Today that it was an "excellent
idea."
Obama said to
USA Today staff
that a need exists for a "standing
network for talks between theU.S.,
Afghanistan and Pakistan."
In addition to strengthening the
Afghan army and police by bringing
more American troops to the coun-
try, he also plans on sending hun-
dreds of civilian aid workers
Afghanistan. Michele Plowinske, a
sophomore, supports Obama's pro-
posal.
"I agree with what his plans are,
but it has to be carefully watched
because than it could spiral out of
control," Plowinske said. "Hopefully
he can put his words into actions."
The plan would increase the total
cost of the war in Afghanistan by 60
percent, raising the monthly cost to
$2 billion. Part of the budget for this
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Obama's plan attempts
to
shed light on
the military complexities of Afghanistan.
The plan includes sending more Ameri-
can troops and civilian
aid workers
to
the country.
plan will also go towards intelli-
gence operations.
Obama's team recognizes that this
strategy is just in its basic phases.
Obama's
special
envoy
to
Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard
Holbrooke stated for
USA Today
that ''This isn't a strait jacket, a de-
tailed blueprint. This is a frame-
work."
"I feel that it should've been a pri-
ority from the beginning," Carolyn
Siciliaino, a junior, said. "Every-
thing got so focused Ul}On Iraq that
we didn't do enough."
The Townsend administration
.held their first meeting on April 8.
The agenda for the day included a
new name, senate speaker and com-
mittee. Following through with
their campaign promises, the group
seemed ready to rise to the chal-
lenges faced by their administration.
This week's first order of business
was to forever banish the phrase
Student Government Association
(SGA) and replace it with the more
welcoming Marist Student Govern-
ment (MSG). This decision came
from a vote at a previous meeting,
yet the group is well aware that this
transition
will
take
time.
Whitney Stahl, president of the
Class of 2011, was voted in as Sen-
ate Speaker and from there an-
nounced the creation of a board she
was heading, the Research. and
Service Committee. Although it has
only met twice, it is already a top
priority of the Townsend adminis-
tration. In accordance with MSG's
goals of being more visible in the
student body, the Research and
Service Committee will be in charge
of the creation and distribution of
surveys. Each survey will focus on a
different part of campus life and
will be used to focus on the wants
and needs of the students. Anything
from dining hall food to the cost of
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textbooks
could
be
covered.
Each member of MSG's Senate is
required to use two of their five
weekly office hours to pass out these
questionnaires to students. MSG's
Executive Board will also donate
one of their hours each week to the
same task. The Committee plans to
have a different area of
campus
CfN-
ered each day-varying from the Dyson
Cafe to the Cabaret, in hopes of gaining
a
broader:rangecirespnsesfromstudmts.
1he
booni
asked to
go
through a
training period and a specialist
will be brought in to teach the
group how to properly create surveys.
MSG meets every Wednesday dur-
ing
Activity
Hour in the Student Gov-
ernment Office (SC 34 7) and students
are encouraged to stop in, watch the
process and off er up their opinions.
"I see us as one entity," Student
Body President Steven Townsend
stressed. In the future, the group
hopes, to take themselves out of the
office more frequently.







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Senior$' brownstone dreams stifled
By
CLARE
LANGAN
Staff Writer
A young woman climbs up the
stairs of her Manhattan brown-
stone, turns the key and steps her
high-heeled foot into her new apart-
ment. The loft is cozy, yet modern,
with flashy Ikea furniture and a
bookcase lined with souvenirs from
her travels, as well as worn hard-
cover books.
Her life is glamorous, filled with
boozy nights uptown and lazy Sun-
day brunching with her equally fab-
ulous friends. She goes to bed each
night and wonders how life a month
after graduation could be this good.
Could she be the next Holly Go-
lightly? Carrie Bradshaw? Whitney
Port?
Then, the alarm rings and she
wakes up tangled in Little Mermaid
covers. She
is
surrounded by Back-
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street Boys posters, stuffed animals,
and the sound of her brother's drum
set. This college graduate has just
been shaken to reality - the reality
that she has been forced to move
back home.
Once upon a time, college gradu-
ates had the horrific problem of fig-
uring out which of the five job offers
they would take. Would it be the all-
expense-paid training program in
New York or the six-figure, paid-va-
cation gig in Boston? Tales of mice-
infested apartments and Ramen
noodle diets seemed more appropri-
ate for struggling artists than busi-
ness majors.
Now, the high cost of living and
ongoing recession has put an addi-
tional strain on new college gradu-
ates. Looking to save some money,
grads are moving back home. Mov-
ing home means cheap (or free)
rent, home cooked meals and the
chance to save money.
Marist College senior Patricia
Daly plans on heading home to
Seaford, New York after gradua-
tion. Daly reasons that the money
she saves by living at home will be
helpful in paying off school loans.
She plans on commuting to N.Y.C.
once she gets a job, and hopes to
find an apartment within a year.
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Grad.com, 77 percent of 2008 grad-
uates moved back home with their
parents, up from 73 percent in 2007.
Even adults are catching on. A new
term has been coined for these
thirty-somethings who move back
home -
''boomerang
kids."
Paying utility bills, dealing with
landlords and putting up with room-
mates are common complaints
among apartment-dwelling grads.
However, those living at home are
free from these worries, and Mom
may even do their laundry.
Moving home also means living
with parents and siblings again, a
drastic change from the last four
years of collegiate independence.
Som~ grads may find that their
childhood room has been morphed
into a "study" or "guest bedroom."
Sharing a bedroom with their 13-
year-old brother or worse yet, camp-
ing out in the basement are far from
their high-rise dreams of college.
So what is a grad to do? Living
home has it perks and grads should
enjoy this hiatus from the "real
world." Employed grads can rest as-
sured that they will only have to en-
dure home life after working hours.
During
off hours, grads can spend
time researching apartments; log-
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The tough state of the economy forces
graduates from getting their own
apartments to living back at home.
ging on to Craigslist.com for up-to-
the-minute listings.
Unemployed grads living at home
should mak-e it their job to find a
job. Taking something part-time or
seasonal
is
better than watching yet
another "SVU" marathon, and could
lead to some .valuable networking.
Networking with relatives and
friends for industry contacts and ad-
vice is another way to maximize
time at home. Above all, grads liv-
ing at home should not lose hope.
Living at home may feel like a step
backwards, but the hiatus could
bring you one step closer to that
dream Manhattan brownstone. Or
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My
life as an intern: Train schedule frustrates commuters
By
KELLY
LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
Nothing like schedule changes to
get your morning commute started,
right?
In recent weeks, I've walked
into every scheduling problem
known to man. Here, I offer some
more of my commuting stories.
Spring is finally here and so are
track repairs on the Hudson line.
After several days and weeks of
train conductors announcing the
track changes, this week marked
the beginning of the new schedule.
When they finally put out the
new schedule, I prepared for the
worst. I was hearing my 8 a.m. train
might leave as much as ten minutes
earlier. Maybe it would get bumped
later and I would have to take an
earlier train to make it
to
work on
time.
The verdict: the Sa.m. train now
leaves at 7:58. Not the biggest deal
in the world, right? Despite this
change, the train was still stopped
because of the track repairs for 15
to 20 minutes. Clearly, there was a
lack of planning on someone's part,
right?
Since there were problems with
the morning train, I figured the af-
ternoon would be better. By then,
they'd have all the kinks worked out
about which trains need to switch
tracks, right? Sadly, no.
The one shining beacon of hope
was that maybe the construction
work would be done for the day. My
wish was granted, but it didn't
make a difference. The train that
usually gets in between 7:55 and
8:00 p.m. arrived back at Pough-
keepsie at approximately 8:17. Al-
though by that time I had given up
looking at my watch.
The worst part of the whole ex-
perience is the people. The new
train schedules mean new conduc-
tors. I had gotten used to seeing the
same people taking my tickets day
after day, and I actually miss them
now.
This week, I also commuted from
home
to
my internship. Now going
in via bus to Port Authority is a
much different experience than
from Grand Central. Mainly, it's the
sense of rushing. The buses run
closer together, so people aren't
knocking each other over to make it
to their bus. Plus, the same buses
leave from the same gates all the
time, so there's never a mystery to
where you'll be coming in or going
out.
The only mystery I encountered
this time was the mystery of the
holiday bus schedule. Commuting to
New York on Good Friday offered no
problems in the morning. My bus
got in earlier than expected. I en-
joyed a nice walk outside from the
bus station to my workplace. Every-
thing was going smoothly. When my
boss told me
to
go home earlier than
usual, I was thrilled because I could
make any number of the e~rlier
buses listed on the schedule.
Upon my 5:50 arrival at the bus
gate, I found it deserted. While
other gates were filled with people,
mine looked like a John Wayne
movie before the big shootout. I read
a sign that explaining that because
of the holiday, buses would be leav-
ing earlier in the afternoon, and
then continuing "as needed."
After several confused people
joined
behind me in line, I was con-
cerned. I hoped they weren't looking
to me for any solid leadership about
when the next bus was coming.
After a long, hot, half-hour wait, a
bus showed up to take us home.
Being the first person on the bus,
I had my choice of any seat. I
headed to one about mid-way back,
liking my position. Of course the
minute I
leaned
back in my seat, it
went all the way back with no lock
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to hold the seat in place. By then it
was too late to move. It is very hard
to nap, let alone sit on a bus when
your seat is moving forward and
backward wildly. After about 45
minutes my seatmate got off the bus
and I smoothly slipped over a seat,
cursing myself for sitting in that
row in the first place.
Marist's sustainability efforts equal that of other schools
By
MELISSA
GRECO
Staff Writer
The recent "green" movement
swiftly prompted by Al Gore's "An
Inconvenient Truth" has not only
motivated the world to think about
the environment, but has also be-
come a fast moving trend on the col-
lege campus.
Organized by sophomore Andrew
Clinkman, with the support of
Freshman Class President James
Napoli, the Student Government
Association approved the Green
Committee for sustainability on the
Marist College campus in February
2009, just before spring recess.
"I
feel like a lot of campuses are
much further along than we are,"
said freshman James Napoli, also a
member of the Green Committee at
Marist. "I thought Marist was on
the frontier of the green movement,
but after seeing other schools' sus-
tainability, I realized we're really
far behind."
Having met for the first time on
March 25, 2009, the Green Commit-
tee is already brainstorming many
ideas to get Marist up to speed with
other campuses.
Several students, according to
Napoli, have filed complaints after
witnessing Marist's janitorial staff
mixing trash and recycling in the
same dumpster after students have
made the effort to separate.
''I spoke to Constance McCaffrey
(Supervisor of Housekeeping) about
the complaints," Napoli said. "She
was helpful and quick to respond,
calling for staff retraining. She was
very happy that this was men-
tioned, encouraging students to con-
tact her with problems like these in
the future."
The Princeton Review has ranked
the most eco-friendly schools as fol-
aimed at a specific housing block for
lows: Arizona State, Bates, Bing-
winning the energy conservation
hamton University, College of the contest, awarding a personal Bar-
Atlantic, Harvard, Emory, Georgia beque to be funded by the school.
Institute of Technology, Yale and This is not the first school to be
the Universities of New Hampshire, holding the energy conservation
Oregon and Washington. Being en-
contest.
vironmentally friendly costs money,
Wesleyan University in Connecti-
especially when mass producing cut is not only currently in the
food, trash, and
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midst of a similar
electricity for a
The committee is currently brain-
competition, but
college campus.
is also offering the
According to
storming several Ideas, such as
opportunity
to
Napoli, he
was
revamping the recycling process
grow
vegetable
most impressed
by putting recycling bins in all
plants to town-
with
Boston
house residents
College's
sus-
townhouses and in every fresh-
for the coming
tainability ef-
man dorm room.
spring. WesShop,
forts.
By just
similar to Marist's
taking a peak at
Cabaret, sells a
the Web site, one might agree.
majority of organic produces and
Boston College has a huge web produce, as well.
page dedicated to "Soaring to Sus-
"I signed up to plant some vegeta-
tainability: Taking Sustainability bles in the yard around my town-
to New Heights." Currently BC has house," said senior biology major
Big Belly Trash Compactors scat-
Christian Skorik. "I try to take
tered throughout campus, replacing short showers and use as little elec-
the generic trash can. These trash tricity as possible. I hope my house
compactors appear as any trash can wins the contest; we're really mak-
does, except for the solar panels on ing an effort."
the top surface. The compactor em-
According to ABC News, Students
ploys the energy from the solar pan-
at Williams College in Massachu -
els to condense the garbage.
setts ''have spent the month of April
"Al.so, everywhere you turn there's 'doing it in the dark' - studying, that
a recycling bin," said BC senior Jen-
is, or hanging out with friends or
nifer Daigneault. "We also have a
anything else they do in their dor-
campus community garden that was mitories- just with most lights
started over the summer. Helping dimmed and with electronics turned
our environment can't be avoided."
off, all in an effort to save energy."
The BC sustainability web site
Senior Keith McWhorter, who
also gives "Quick and Easy Conser-
spearheaded the competition, said
vation Tips:" Lights out, turn it off,
that "the campus is concentrating
unplug it, close and lock windows, on changing the little things. In col-
cut two minutes off each shower, lege we leave our computers on. We
run full loads in washers and dry-
leave lights on in common areas. So
ers, and close the refrigerator.
I think a lot of it is turning off the
At the very top of the site there is lights and computers, something we
a cc:mgratulatory announcement can do regularly."
With the help of now having an of-
ficial Green Committee at Marist
College, students have an outlet to
take the same initiatives like many
other students across the nation
have.
The committee is currently brain-
storming several ideas, such as re-
vamping the recycling process by
putting recycling bins in all town-
houses and in every freshman dorm
room.
Napoli also said that "it
would be great if we could give each
incoming freshman a pack of com-
pact florescent light bulbs to pro-
mote awareness, and we're also
trying to see ifwe could get all light-
ing at Marist to have energy effi-
cient bulbs only."
The Green Committee has also
been discussing solo cups. Yes, solo
cups. With students over 21 living
in some of the townhouses "not
many houses recycle the solo cups
that are often used. Let's face it,
partying happens. As a sustainable
alternative, we are thinking of get-
ting Jazzman's or the Cabaret to
sell similar cups, but these cups are
made from corn and are 100 percent
compostable.
They're not made
from plastic, although they feel and
look just like a normal solo cup."
. Napoli
also said that the idea of a
campus farmer's market is being
considered, as well as an energy
conservation contest among the
townhouses.
For any questions or concerns, stu-
dents should talk to Andrew
Klinkman or James Napoli. The
Green Committee is always accept-
ing new ideas for sustainability at
Marist. Visit other college's sus-
tainability web sites, specifically
http://www.bc.edu/offices/sustain -
ability/.

























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Film Review: ''Adventureland''
New movie directed
by
Superbad creator Gregg
Mottola 1s a roller-
coaster ride.
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
When a film is advertised as "from
the director of Superbad," two
things are going to happen; one, the
movie will attract much more of an
audience, makjng more of a profit,
and two, some people
will
expect the
sequel to
"Superbad."
Those people
will be disappointed, but if you ac-
cept the fact that its a drama and a
comedy, then you are in for a thor-
oughly enjoyable experience.
"Adventureland"
is a somewhat
autobiographical film of Greg Mot-
tola's life. The film is really an ad-
venture in itself, a roller coaster
ride that display of the film's main
characters,
Jesse Eisenberg as
James (that is how you pronounce
it) and
"Twilight"'s
Kristen Stuart
as Em.
It takes place in 1987, and really
takes advantage of nostalgia. These
twentysomething college kids spend
their summer working at a cheesy
amusement park in Pittsburgh.
Some of the best laughs are expe-
rienced when SNL's Bill Hader and
Kristen Wiig are on screen as "Ad-
ventureland"' s owners. Their chem-
istry is hilariously entertaining and
probably merits worth of deserving
their own film.
Martin Statr, ("Knocked Up") a
scholar of Russian literature, also
shines some laughs, and believe it
or not, makes James look like the
coolest kid on earth even with his
awkwardness.
The soundtrack is superb, from
Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love," Vel-
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Newcomer Jesse Eisenburg
nd
the shining star of "Twi-
light, "Kristen Stewart, are the
main
attractions
of
the new
1lm
"Adventureland." The
movie is a dramatic comedy
that takes place In the Eighties,
as college-aged students work
at a cheesy amusement
park
during the summer located in
Pittsburgh, PA.
vet Underground's "Pale
Blue Eyes," and of course "Rock Me
Amadeus" by Falco. The tunes are
seamlessly worked in as the music
of the amusement park, the bars
and clubs, and cassettes played on
the car radio. The music is a large
part of the movie's style that drives
the plot along its tracks.
"Adventureland" throws at us
many bold themes of religion, alco-
holism, family issues and economic
hardships, which paint a more real-
istic picture of life than any episode
of MTV's
''Real
World." In the end,
it's one of those rides that, when it's
all over you say to yourself,
"it's
al-
ready over?" Then proceed to hop
back in line to do it
all over again.
Jack's Mannequin to rock by the river
By
MELISSA GRECO
Staff Editor
Determined by a vote among the
student body, Marist's Student Pro-
gramming Council (SPC) is coordi-
nating its annual spring concert
with guest performer Jack's Man-
nequin
and
openers
Matt
Nathanson and Erin McCarley on
Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m.
Former SPC president, junior
Jesseca Carroll, planned last year's
concert, inviting light rock band
Lifehouse to perform at Marist,
based solely on the opinion of the
SPC board.
''This year we decided on our
Spring Concert [performer] directly
from the survey that was sent out to
the entire student body," Carroll
said. "The Student Programming
Council wanted to bring the choice
back to the students, and this
spring we're bringing Marist exactly
who they asked for."
The band
choices,
according to the
survey, were Against Me!, Anberlin
and Alkaline Trio, Cobra Starship,
Flobots, Flogging Molly, Jason
Mraz, Locksley, Paramore, Tegan
and Sara, Vampire Weekend and
Jack's Mannequin with Matt
Nathanson.
"Our goal is to get as much stu-
dent participation as possible," Car-
roll said. "We always aim to bring
an act that we feel the majority of
the students on campus will enjoy.
We definitely anticipate it being a
bigger turnout than last spring, so
hopefully our predictions will come
true."
The concert
will
be
located on cam-
pus at Longview Park, between the
boathouses on the Hudson River for
the second consecutive year.
''The river is such an amazing lo-
cation for a concert," Carroll said.
"W_
e got such positive feedback from
having the concert down there last
ye~r that it was one of our first
choices for this year's show."
According to Carroll, previously,
the spring concert attracted approx-
imately 800 students.
"It's always hard to predict what
the students will do, and since they
voted to see Jack's Mannequin,
we're
defimtely
expecting
a
larger
MARA"8A SHWARTZ/TH E CIRCLE
Last year's
SPC
board at the
2008
Lifehouse spring concert.
turnout," she said.
Junior Kaitlin Donnelly, current
SPC president, agreeli with the lo-
cation for the Spring 2009 Concert.
''The river location almost makes
you forget you're on the Marist cam-
pus," Donnelly said. "After the suc-
cess of the location last spring using
the riverfront again just seemed log-
ical."
Carroll is in the midst of transi-
tioning Donnelly, and was reluctant
to admit that planning this concert
will be one of her last tasks as SPC
president.
"If
there's one thing I've tried to
do, it would be bringing SPC back to
the students and I know that Kate
will continue to do the same," Car-
roll said.
''I
was kind of nervous stepping
into the role of president with the
biggest event we do coming up so
soon," Donnelly said. "But, knowing
Jess would be there
[to
help] was a
big relief."
According to both Donnelly and
Carroll, planning the spring concert
is a substantial undertaking. How-
ever, SPC employs assistance in co-
ordinating the event from its
advisor and Assistant Director of
Student Activities, Jenn Unter-
brink, and Director of Student
Ac-
tivities, Bob Lynch.
"It is very time consuming to plan
out larger events," Carroll said.
''There's a lot of preparation that
takes place to ensure that students
get what they pay for. Everybody in
College Activities has been ex-
tremely helpful."
Tickets went on sale on April 1,
and a limited amount are available
at College Activities. Prices are
$15
for students and
$25
for guests.
"I really hope the day runs
smoothly and since this was chosen
by the students I would hope as
many people from the Marist com-
munity as possible can make it,"
said Donnelly.
"If
we have as nice a day as we did
last year, we'll have the opportunity
to put on an amazing show down
by
the river, and that is really all I
could ask for."
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s1ng1n
JOE
PEREZ/
FLICKR
Dirty Projectors
perform in
Brook-
lyn
last
December.
By RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
DANNY NORTH/
FLICKR
The Yeah Yeah
Yeahs performed
on
last
week's
episode of
SNL
Dirty Projectors "Stillness is
the
Move" - A music genre spe-
cialist would have extreme difficulty
pinpointing exactly what genre this
Brooklyn band falls under, but at
least everyone is on the same page
regarding its brilliance. The vocals
are seductive and alluring, am(;mg a
backdrop of guitar riffs with a slight
Middle Eastern touch. The Dirty
P:ooje°'°r.s
~ea,rly
ditiplay
exq~te
music.
Kasabian ''Vlad the Impaler" -
These English rockers pump out a
tenacious dose of electrifying fury.
The track is taken from Kasabian's
third album ''West Ryder Pauper
Lunatic Asylum," which is a sound-
track to an imaginary movie. That
might explain the odd song title.
The album drops June
23.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Zero (Ani-
mal Collective Remix)" - When
two alternative music powerhouses
like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Ani-
mal Collective combine forces, sim-
ple music math calculates that it
should equal awesome listening
pleasure. Unfortunately this is not
the case. The remix ends up being
simply OK. Karen O's vocals are left
untouched,, and the driving rhythms
and electro-pop elements are re-
placed with subtle, mellow dub
beats.
St. Vincent "Out of Work" -
This song is a mid-tempo roller-
coaster, but in a good way. Short,
fast, punchy, upbeat, and barely
over two minutes in length, St. Vin-
cent accomplishes writing a song
that is worth high merit in half the
length of most pop tunes.
Conor Oberst and the Mystic
Valley Band "Nikorette"
There's a first time for everything.
For Oberst and co., it's the first time
he has encouraged his Mystic Val-
ley Band to contribute in the song-
wrjting
process.
The
payoff?
Listeners are treated with classic
American rock n' roll, with Conor's
trademark talent as a lyricist; as he
sings "Neighbor dreams big cause
his house is small."


















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lifesty es
Ways to avoid final frenzy this semester
By CAITLIN NOLAN
Web Editor
By leaving minimal time for you,
it can only be expected to fall victim
to whatever is going around. You
The weather finally clears, the may be saying to yourself
,
"Yes, this
snow seems like a distant past, and is all true, but really unavoidable."
you are stuck in James
A.
Can-
Untrue! By beginning to prioritize
navino until tl:~y kick you out.
and taking a break fromFaoo:xx>kfura
Finals week brings out the best in day or two,
finals
can
be
made manage-
every student. Minimal hours of able.
sleep
,
overdoses of caffeine, sugar
Acx:ording
to
www.studygs.net/stress,
and stress, and what seems like an stress symptoms include, "mental,
endless supply of work produces social, and physical manifestations.
bright eyed students ready to take These include exhaustion, loss of/in-
of
surprises,
which may come
as no consolation
the night before
an unfinished re-
search paper is
due, but keep it
all in perspective.
It's just a test and
a
few
deep
breaths can do
(temporary) won-
ders.
on the world.
creased appetite, headaches, crying,
The American
Clearly, any amount of sarcasm sleeplessness, and oversleeping."
Institute of Stress
SVENWERK
/
FLI~R
,
COM
will not make the stress of finals
No person wants to find them-
puts it best, stat-
Tips
to
avoid
stress,
panic attacks and all nighters for finals.
disappear. It seems very unfair to selves bawling over a missed ing that "Just as
bombard a student with excess episode of "American Idol," but tiny stress is different for each of us
amounts of work only days before upsets that would never produce there is no stress reduction strategy
the freedom of a summer break take negative reactions when on top of that is a panacea."
effect.
your game can be blown out of pro-
From personal experience, when I
Such is the life of a college stu-
portion
when - - - - - - - - - - - - - - feel overwhelmed
dent. I know I have been there; up overtired
or
It seems very unfair to bombard
until 4 a.m. writing a 10 page paper stressed.
a student with excess amounts
with an insane
amount of work
and deadlines are
beginning to seem
not so far away, I
create lists. Tak-
on what seems to be the least inter-
To deal with it
eating topic on the face of the earth, all,
remember
of work only days before the
especially when it's due at eight. what's important.
freedom of a summer break
The next day.
During
hectic,
take effect.
There certainly is nothing like high paced times,
watching the sunset from Gartland set realistic goals to meet. Setting
when you have three classes and out to write three papers the night
work in only a few short hours. Ad-
before they are due is unrealistic
ditionally, with late nights come and tiring to just think about.
ing control of the
situation and making a schedule to
keep you organized may help you to
realize that the work is actually
doable.
oversleeping, which leaves no room
Plan ahead and keep calm if
What works for one person may
for a healthy breakfast.
things suddenly pop up. Life is full not work for another.
If
lists do not
seem to quell that pit in your stom-
ach, try something more physical,
such as a long walk or meditation.
Focusing on something entirely out
of the realm of your stress can make
what seems dire like a small facet of
life.
We have all been there and have
gone through at least one semester
where finals were involved. That
said, we all made it through.
So remember to take care of your-
self during the stressful time that is
finals week and for more informa-
tion on some stress busters, visit
www
.stress.org.
Finals week is May
11-
15, so take
comfort that you do have time!
Simple fruity recipes for college students to enjoy
By CHRISTA STROBINO
Staff Writer
The
spring time lends itself to
fresh fruit, which can be a delicious
ingredient added to any recipe.
Here are a few fruity ideas to get-
ting this season rolling.
Fruit and Nut Coleslaw
Ingredients
• 1
(8
ounce) can sliced pineapple,
drained
with juice reserved
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 3 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup diagonally sliced celery
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin or-
anges, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 (8 ounce) container orange fla-
vored yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking Instructions
I.Drain pineapple, reserving 2
t
a
-
blespoons juice. Cut pineapple
into thin strips.
2.In a medium bowl, combine re-
served pineapple juice and lemon
juice. Toss with banana, and add
to pineapple. Add cabbage, celery
,
mandarin oranges, walnuts and
raisins; toss to combine.
3.Blend yogurt and salt together,
and add to cabbage mixture; toss
lightly. Serve chilled.
Mango and Apple Salad
Ingredients
• 1 mango - peeled, seeded and cubed
• 1 Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored and diced
• 3/4 cup toasted cashews
• l
tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 "teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch salt
Cooking Instructions
Lin a medium bowl, toss together mango, Granny Smith apple,
cashews,
balsamic
vinegar, cinnamon, ginge
1·
,
and salt.
•
Simple recipes C!)llege students can prepare and enjoy this spring semester.
Fruity Floats
Ingredients
•4 cherries
• 4 blueberries
• 2 tablespoons raspberry syrup
• 2 cups prepared lemonade
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Cooking Instructions
1.Place 2 cherries and 2 blueberries in each tall glass. Measure 1 table-
spoon of raspberry syrup into each glass. Gently pour in the lemonade.
top each glass with a scoop of ice cream.
Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients
• 1 large banana, sliced 1
• (9
inch) prepared graham
cracker crust
• 2 cups cold milk
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant
vanilla pudding mix
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1
(8
ounce) container frozen
whipped topping, thawed
• 1/4 cup caramel ice cream top-
ping
Cooking Instructions
1.Place banana slices in bottom
o1
pie crust.
2.In a large bowl, combine milk,
pudding mixes and cinnamon.
Beat with wire whisk for 1
minute.
3.Gently stir in whipped topping
to pudding, then spoon mixture
into pie crust.
4.Cover and refrigerate for 4
hours until pie is set. When pie is
ready serve with caramel top-
ping.
Feel free to go on www.recipes.ka-
boose.com if you 're interested in
seeing any other spring time recipes
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Weighing the pros and cons of dieting
By
CHRISTINE SAVOIA
calories. You can then exercise sibly) and Weight Watchers diets healthy diet and ~xercise program
Staff Writer
every day, aiming for a deficit of are two portion control programs will never steer you wrong; it's sim-
It's that time of year when the
weather warms up and everyone is
itching to rescue the shorts and flip
flops from the bottom of the closet.
In
addition, words like "diet" and
''losing weight" surface frequently in
the most casual of conversations.
Everyone wants to look and feel
good, especially now when we're
able to walk around campus again
without shiE!lding our faces from
freezing winds.
There's nothing wrong with want-
ing to shed a couple of pounds or
switch to a healthier lifestyle, but
keep in mind that there are pros
and cons to every diet.
Crash Diets
If
you haven't already heard, crash
diets are generally frowned up for a
number of reasons. Yes, taking in
an extremely low number of calories
_
per day or ingesting only some
weird maple syrup concoction like
the one Beyonce used will make you
lose weight - fast. However
,
these
diets are not only extremely un-
healthy, but will drain your energy
levels
,
making them even more dan-
gerous if you are following them in
conjunction with a vigorous exercise
routine
.
People who stop following
their crash diets or cheat also tend
to gain back most, if not all, of the
weight.
WebMD.com advocates that crash
dieting for a special occasion, like a
wedding, is O.K., as long as you rec-
ognize it's not a long
-
lasting fix and
do it in a more healthy way. They
suggest giving yourself at least a
few weeks before the event to start
and take in no less than 1,050-1,200
about 500 calories after you sub-
that also offer social support. ply a matter of balance and know-
tract the calories you burn from
Weight Watchers, for example, ad-
ing when and how to treat yourself.
those you get from food.
vacates a Flex Points system that Some diet plans, as well as "magic"
Low-Carb Diets
assigns points values to foods based diet pills and similar products, are
The most legitimate of these diets on calories, fat, and fiber and as-
simply a waste of time and money,
·
is the Atkins Diet, a four-step pro-
signs each individual a daily points so you're better off following a
gram that usually begins with you allowance based on his height, healthier path that you can realisti-
eating no more than 20 carbohy-
weight, and whether you want
to cally stick to and will be more suc-
drates a day for a few weeks and lose or maintain. The program also cessful in the long run.
then
gradually
incorporating offers a weekly weigh-in and group
healthy carbs back into your meeting, prescrib-
lifestyle. One of the biggest advan-
ing
to the idea
tages of this diet is the freedom to that people lose
eat as many meats, cheeses, and more
weight
other high-fat foods as you want, so when they have
you never have to feel hungry. On support.
the other hand, your body naturally
Diets like these
craves carbs, which can make you are aimed more
feel tired or cranky, especially at the at being lifestyle
beginning of the diet. Anyone who programs,
so
loves breads, chocolate, and pasta weight loss is
would likely find this difficult to often more grad-
stick to.
ual, but, when fol-
TV Diets
lowed properly,
You've probably seen the commer-
these diets are
cials for some of these, like Jenny very
healthy
.
Craig or NutriSystem. With diets Some people fall
like these, you order prepackaged of the program
,
meals that are generally healthy however
,
when
and contain controlled portions. they get tired of
These usually will have you taking keeping track of
in about 1200-1500 calories a day, calories
and
so chances are they'll work if you points
.
stick to them, but these plans have
Further infor
-
two huge disadvantages. More obvi-
mation for all the
ously, they're very expensive and above diets can be
may, in some cases, require addi-
found on their
tional membership fees, but they websites
,
and
also provide little recourse for how WebMD offers ex-
to maintain weight if and when you pert reviews for
decide
to
return
to
making
your own most of them.
meals.
Whatever
path
Calorie Counting
you choose, keep
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Red Foxes fall to Fairfield before MAAC's
ByJIM
URSO
Staff Writer
The Red Fox Tennis season is
predicated around winning the
MAAC
(Metro-Atlantic-Athletic-
Conference) championship. Players
piled into minivans with Coach Tim
Smith at the helm and slept on
couches in the homes of their team-
mates
to play nationally ranked op-
ponents. Fighting through a series
of tough maFChes, Marist has domi-
nated its MAAC opponents, emerg-
ing as the favorite in the conference.
However, with the tournament
looming under a week away, prob-
lems of team chemistry need to be
resolved. Last Wednesday, Marist
suffered jts first conference loss of
the season at conference nemesis
Fairfield 5-2.
"It has been a difficult three
weeks," Co-captain Loic Sessages-
imi said. "I think that a lot of us
took Fairfield for granted and when
we saw that it wasn't going in the
way we wanted we kind of gave up.
This cannot happen at MAACs."
Matt Himmelsbach continued an
impressive freshmen campaign, de-
feating MAAC player of the week
Chip Palumbo handily at sixth sin-
gles 6-3, 6-0.
Sessagesimi also performed
strongly. He completed the confer-
ence schedule with an undefeated
record after opponent Dan Sauter
was forced to retire. Sessagesimi
took the match 7 -6 (9- 7), and 4-3.
Each of the other four singles com-
petitors was defeated.
Notably,
Nicolas Pisecky took Aaron Chan
to
a superset in the third set. The final
score was 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.
In doubles, Sessagesimi and Him-
melsbach fell in a hard-fought
match 9-7 to Sauter and Ryan
Berthod. At third doubles, Landon
Greene and Antonio Oliver defeated
Palumbo and Chan 8-6.
With the loss, Marist will receive
the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tour-
nament. Having shutout every
Foxes lose to Holy Cross
Men's lax drops to 0-5
in
non-conference
play; St. Joe's awaits
Marist this weekend
ByCODYLAHL
Staff Writer
In their final
non-conference
match of the season, the Red Foxes
fell 9-4 on Saturday
to Holy Cross in
Worcester, Mass. No Marist player
recorded more than one point in the
contest. Senior Paul Santavicca,
juniors Ryan Sharkey and Bob von
Hoffmann and freshman Evan
Guarini each record one goal, while
junior Matt Teichmann recorded
the lone Red Fox assist. The loss
drops Marist to 0-5 in non-confer-
ence play on the year and 1-19 for
the
past
three
seasons.
"It was disappointing," coach Scott
Nelson said of the outcome. "Holy
Cross
s
imply
outplayed
us."
Guarini put Marist up 1-0 early on
a fast
-
break attempt with his 15th
goal of the season at the 12:51 mark
of the first quarter. Just under
three minutes later, von Hoffmann
caught the Holy Cross defense
changing players and doubled
Marist
'
s leadwithhissixthgoolcftre~
'Those two shots were nice,"
Neloori
said
"After that we were very
sloppy and we didn't get the pene-
tration on net we need to convert
shots. Because of that, we were
not able to generate
quality
shots."
Holy Cross responded with eight
consecutive goals as the Red Fox of-
fense fell silent during the second
and third quarters. BetweenMarist's
second and third
goals,
the
Red
Foxes
were outshot 29-12 and turned the ball
over 11 times
to
the Crusaders' nine.
"I think Holy Cross was better
than VMI [Virginia Military Insti-
tute],"
Nelson
said, comparing the
Crusaders to the Red Foxes' previ-
ous
opponent. "And I feel
our
play
was
worse.
We
did not get their de-
fense
moving,
we
did
not draw the
slides needed
t.omovetheirp1ayersaround."
Wrth
13:13
remaining
in
the fuurth,
San-
tavioca not.ched
an
UI18S'3isted goal to
produce Marist's
first
point in
over
40 minutes. 12:20 later, Sharkey
recorded his team-leading 19th goal
of the season. Sharkey's goal ex-
tends his consecutive point's streak
to 10 games, dating back to last sea-
son's 15-3 victory over Wagner.
"The only thing I can really say
about this game is that it was an in-
credibly tough pill to swallow for the
whole team," Teichmann said. "We
have a quick turn-around before
Providence on Wednesday so it's
something that we just have to put
behind us as soon as possible."
The Red Foxes will play the final
four games of their regular season,
the second half of their Metro At-
lantic Athletic Conference schedule,
m
a
span
of
10
days.
"It's important for us to take
things one day at a time and not
look past any opponent
,
" Teich-
mann said. "There is going to be a
crazy finish to the MAAC regular
season and we need to make sure
we stay focused on our task
to be on
.
the
right
end
of
that."
The first half of these matches will
be the conclusion ofMarist's regular
season road schedule. First, the Red
Foxes travel to Providence,
R.I.
on
Wednesday, April 15 for a 4 p.m.
contest at Providence College before
traveling
to
Philadelphia, PA
to
take
on
Saint Joseph's University in a 1 p.m.
contest on Saturday, April 18.
Men's lacrosse's next home game:
Wednesday, April 22,
7:00
p.m.
against Siena
(6-5,
4-0 MMC)
other MAAC opponent this season,
the Red Foxes are on a crash course
to the title game with the No. 85 na-
tionally ranked Stags.
''The individual progress of every
player has been good, but we still
need to progress as a team," Sessa-
gesimi said. I don't think that the
team chemistry is there yet and we
will need it to win the MAAC tour-
nament."
Shutouts ofNJIT and Hartford
The team did capture two home
wins
on
the week. After falling to
the Stags wednesday,
Marist
faced
off against New Jersey Institute of
Technology, prevailing smoothly.
Sessagesimi and Himmelsbach
stretched their singles win streaks
to five and six respectively. Landon
Greene
,
Christian Coley, and Nico-
las Pisecky each recovered from
losses the day before.
On
Monday, Marist proceeded to
shutout Hartford, 6-0, earning Tim
Smith his 200th career victory.
"I have a lot of pride in what I do
with these kids," Smith said.
With only five singles matches,
Smith adjusted the lineup, resting
Coley and Pisecky. With the change,
junior Michael Land earned his first
win in his first match of the spring
at fifth singles. He defeated Aaron
Kooden, 6-3, 6-0. Again, Sessages-
imi extended his singles winning
streak. Greene, Oliver, and von
Nordheim all captured singles wins.
MAAC Tournament
The MAAC Tournament will be
played this Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday at the U.S. Tennis Center in
Queens, NY. With the tournament
just days away, Smith and his play-
ers will revisit the Fairfield loss
to
make adjustments
.
Many players
believe having the number two seed
shifts the pressure to Fairfield.
"I mean they beat us last time and
I hate losing twice against the same
opponent, so I will make sure we do
everything to win it," Sessagesimi
said. The first
serve
Friday is slated
for
11
a.m.
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009 •
15
Seniors
honored
in weekend series
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
With
the loss,
Marist now holds
Losing skid over
for
Women's Lacrosse
By
MATT SPILLANE
Editor-in-Chief
Trailing Bucknell 2-1 with 19:12 re-
maining in the first half, the Red Foxes
found
themselves
trailing early on for the
third game in a row. Unlike its previous
two games, though, the Marist women's
lacrosse team was able to rebound from an
early deficit and never look back.
Marist senior midfielder Cristin Begley
exploded for four goals over a span of 1:32
midway through the first half to retake
the lead for the Red Foxes en route to a 14-
9 win over the Bison on Tuesday, April
14.
In its previous two games, Marist (8-4, 3-
2 MAAC) fell behind early and could not
recover in losses to Colgate and Fairfield.
Against Bucknell, however, Begley's scor-
ing onslaught halted any momentum the
Bison were gaining.
The visiting Red Foxes maintained con.
trol of the game by winning the battle of
possession and taking good shots, accord-
ing to senior midfielder Stephanie Gar-
land. Marist won 16 draw controls while
Bucknell managed just eight.
"It
was something we knew we had to
come up with,'' Garland said, "going for the
ball and not checks."
Marist took a 9-5 lead into the break by
winning 10 of 14 draws in the first half,
spreading the ball around offensively, and
making key stops on the de-
A balanced of-
fensive end. Six Marist play-
fense
coun-
ers scored goals in the first
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tered Marist's
half, while freshman goalie
turnovers and
Kelsey
Thoms made nine of
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made up for the
her 10 saves in the first pe-
loss of posses-
riod.
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Thoms played the entire
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game and recovered from a
Ciccarello and
poor
performance
in
Erin
Wilson,
Marist's previous loss to Col-
and freshman
gate, when she was benched
Kelly Condon
in the first half.
all scored two
"It was huge for us," Gar-
goals, and the
land said of Thoms' effort
team combined
against Bucknell. "She was
for eight as•
making some big saves."
sists.
Although the Red Foxes
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did not have much trouble
Foxes'
bal-
gaining possession of the
anced
attack
ball, they had difficulty
returns
to
holding onto it in the first
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half. They turned the ball
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Freshman goalie Kelsey Thoms made 10
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time, as opposed to Buck-
saves to
help Marist
beat Bucknell
1~9
on
against Niag-
nell's five turnovers.
Aprll
14
to
end
a
two-game loslng
streak.
ara ( 4-9, 1-3
Garland attributed the first half MAAC) at 7 p.m. Marist wraps up its
turnovers to the cement-like field at Buck-
home slate on Sunday, April 19 against
nell, which uses the old Astroturf playing Canisius (8-7, 4-0 MAAC) at 1 p.m. for
surface.
Senior Day.
''We had to get used to the turf a little
bit," she said. "The ball just went
flying
when it dropped [to the field]."
Roarin'
Red
Foxes
BJ.
Martin
Junior
Baseball
The junior
struck out 19
batters in a
4-2
victory
over the
Rider Broncs.
Martin al-
lowed just
five hits, two
runs and four
walks overs
and
2/3
in-
nings. The
·Red
Foxes
improved to
16-17
on the
season, with
a
7-5
confer-
ence record.
Mellssa
Glordano
Senior
Softball
The senior
leads the
team with
five home
runs this
season,
after belting
a solo home-
run in game
two of
the
senior-day
double
header
against the
Siena
Saints. The
Red Foxes
have eight
conference
games re-
maining on
their sched-
ule.
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Softball splits with Siena
Giordano gets five.hits in series
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Martin strikes out 19 in series clincher
By RICH ARLEO
Sports Editor
The Red Foxes had just dropped
the first game of a doubleheader on
Saturday, 8-5, and they found them-
selves
with the bases full of Rider
Broncs with no outs to start the sec-
ond game. The table was set for
Rider to score some runs and take
Marist out of the game early.
Fortunately for Marist, starting
pitcher Kyle Putnam was able to in-
duce a ground ball double play that
allowed Rider to score one, and then
got a strike out to end the inning.
The damage was minimized, and
Putnam was able to settle in from
there and pitch a complete game to
get the 6-1 win for Marist.
''That was the turning point of the
series to be honest with you," coach
Dennis Healy said.
"If
they pushed
three or four runs across they're in
good position to sweep the series.
The double play ball he got was
huge and he settled in after that."
After th~t win, Marist junior B.J.
Martin dominated Rider and struck
out 19 batters while leading Marist
to a 4-2 win and crucial series vic-
tory that moved Marist to 7-5 in the
MAAC.
"I think taking two out of three
was huge for us," Healy said. "It
puts us in a good position. We've got
six at home and six away. You have
Niagara and Fairfield at home so
being 7-5 is big difference from
being 6-6."
Saturday Doubleheader
In
the first game of the series,
lefty Josh Rickards had a solid start
for Marist, allowing three runs in
six innings of work. The Foxes took
a 4-3 lead into the seventh, but
Rider scored one in the seventh,
three in the eighth, and one in the
ninth to close out an 8-5 win.
After the eventful top of the first
inning in game two, Putnam didn't
allow Rider to score another run. A
five-run second inning gave Marist
a lead it never relinquished on its
way to the win. Ricky Pacione had
two hits including a homerun and
three RBI. Richie Curylo added the
other two RBI for Marist, who
scored all its runs in the first and
second innings.
Brilliant outing by Martin
On Sunday, it was the B.J. Martin
show as the junior befuddled Rider's
lineup with 19 strikeouts. Martin
pitched 8.2 innings without allow-
ing a run, and got his 18th and 19th
strikeouts of the game in the ninth.
However he allowed one run and
had to be replaced with the bases
loaded to protect a three run lead.
Reliever Jacob Wiley came in and
issued a free pass to Riders' James
Hayes to force in a run. He buckled
down after that however and struck
out Nick Wojnowski to close out the
game.
"On Monday, B.J. was as good as
you can pitch in college baseball,"
Healy said. "It's never been an issue
of whether he has the stuff or not,
it's always an issue of command.
The one thing he really did was
keep his fastball down in the strike
zone; he hasn't really done that all
year. He controlled the sequence all
day. He hasn't done a lot of that
this year but he did a ton of that on
Sunday. With his stuff if you're
down in the count with two strikes
you have to protect, and if you don't
you're going to strike out."
A look ahead
Marist dropped a doubleheader to
Brown University on Tuesday, and
faced Army on Wednesday after The
Circle went to print. This weekend
the team will face NYIT in a three
game series, with the first two
games on the road and the finale at
home.
"We're going to run the same three
guys in the same order out," Healy
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Junior Richie Curylo had two RBI In
a 6-1 win over Rider on Saturday.
said. "I think we have to find a little
bit of our identity offensively.
[Our infield defense] has to get bet-
ter. We'll put it together and get on
a run again. We're seeing the ball
better, our pitching has been good,
but our infield defense has got to be
tightened up."
The series against NYIT begins on
Friday, April 17 at 3 p.m.