VOLUME 63, ISSUE 16
IN THIS ISSUE:
POLITICS:
CAMPUS DEMOCRATS
BLUE WITHOUT A CLUB
College Democrats
OF AMERICA
Despite the Democratic
Party's success, a Marist
College Democrats is still
a no-show.
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WHO'S THE FUNNY MAN
WITH THE GUITAR?
Vinnie Pagano ta~ks about
his upcoming gig at Comix
in New York City.
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LIFESTYLES:
CULTURAL SPOTS IN THE
HUDSON VALLEY
Here's a
list
of Hudson
Valley
hotspots for those that
haven't checked out the
sites.
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FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Septic issues plague Gartland
Marist to offer
support for well
in Ghana, Africa
By
CAITLIN NOLAN
By CHRISTINE SAVOIA
Staff Writer
Gartland residents experi-
enced an incident that has been
one in a series of septic prob-
lems, an unclear issue with an
underground pipe that left
many living in G-block without
running water or functioning
toilets and showers for an entire
day. Residents were told by
RAs on Thursday, Feb.
5,
that
they couldn't use their water,
but the hole dug in front of G-
block to access the broken pipe
remained unfilled until the mid-
dle of last week.
Though administration was
able to resolve the problem
quickly, what exactly happened
remains unknown. Amy Weit-
Lane, Assistant Director of
Housing, confirmed that the
problem had been fixed within
a day, but did not know the full
details of the situation.
"From my understanding of it,
an underground pipe in front of
G-block had been frozen,"
Weit-Lane said. "That caused a
seam in the pipe to crack and
become undone."
The Maintenance and
Physical Plant departments
were contacted, but representa-
tives were either unavailable or
unable to discuss the situation.
"I don't really have a whole
lot of information about what's
going on and I think that is one
of the biggest problems and
nuisances being felt by every-
one who lives here," said Elyse
Calcerano,
president
of
Gartland's Resident Student
Council.
Jen Plaveck and Caitlin two times. I would say that this
Nolan, residents of the affected is definitely ·a recent thing,"
block, experienced a number of Calcerano said. "We never had
hassles as a result of the pipe any issues l~t semester at all. I
problem, one of which included mean since we've gotten back,
having t~ use the bathrooms in the toilet just keeps clogging
Web Editor
On Sunday,
Fel,~
22',
Marist Coll<;ge
will
attempt
to raise funds
to
construct a
second fresh water well for
vilJagers in Ghana. The
fundraiser "Water for the
Worldt sponsored
l,y
the
School
of
Management
Council
of
Business
Leadership, is the tl}ird
ofits
kind for the Marist
Community.
GREG DUBOIS /THE CIRCLE
Maintenance issues, although quickly fixed, have become more
frequent in the Gartland Commons. A broken
pipe was recently
fixed earlier in Feb., but the cause remains unknown.
Through a series
of
raffles,
food and entertainment held
from noon to 4 p.m. on the
third floor of the Student
Center, the benefit will seek
to raise $10,000. Thus far,
$4,000
has
been acquired in
donations. The group is opti-
mistic
in
gaining more dona-
tions.
The 'Marist Well' in the
vitlage
Qf
Abesim was suc-
cessfully constructed with
other buildings betwe.en class-
es.
"It was definitely frustrating
not being able to use the water,"
said Plaveck. "I decided to
shower late on one of the days
that it was shut off unexpected-
ly so I had to go to class not
exactly looking or feeling my
best. We couldn't wash our
dishes either."
Calcerano echoed this notion,
saying,
"We will sporadically be told
by an RA that we carft use the
water for some extended period
of time but they never tell us
why, what the overall problem
is, or how long it's going to take
to
fix. It's frustrating.
"We have been told not to use
the water by the RAs at least
for no reason."
funds raised 1:,y the Marist
Community a.nd now, the
Although some may argue goal
is
to build a 'Hudson
that Gartland could do with a Valley Well' for the neigh-
good renovation, Marist admin- boring
village
of Chiraa.
istration and maintenance have
All donations will be sent
been responding quickly and to the Wenchi Water Project
Company, Ltd •. in collabora-
responsibly
to
all of these aris- tion with the Catholic
ing problems.
Diocese
of
Sunyani and 'Fr . .
Plavek said she believed the Stephen
Bosomafi,
a
school fixed the water as soon Ghanaian priest who earned
as they could, saying that they his MBA at Marist. The
organization was specifical-
dug the huge hole in front of G6 ly established to drill fresh
in less than an hour and were wells in Ghana. Artwork and
able to fix the pipe that same raffle prizes were donated
day.
by but not limited to
estab-
However, she also comment-
lishments such as Dragons
Den, Millbrook Vineyards
ed that, despite the water prob- and Winery, and numerous
lem being resolved, the hole in restaurants and stores.
the lawn took considerably
The fundraiser will take
longer to
fix.
_ place from
12
p.m. to 4
p.nt.
"The hole I feel took almost in the Student Center, rooms
348A- 349.
a week to be filled," she said.
Idol winner to rock Bardavon Opera House
By DAVID MIELACH
Staff Writer
Marist College will be get-
ting a taste ·of Hollywood as
the Student Programming
Council announced an exclu-
sive concert featuring last
season's American Idol win-
ner, David Cook, coming to
Poughkeepsie. The concert is
set to take place March 10 at
The Bardavon 1869 Opera
House in Poughkeepsie.
The concert was announced
in an e-mail to the Marist
Community from
Vice
President of Student Affairs,
Deborah Dicaprio.
Cook, who won the seventh
season of American Idol, has
gained much success with his
self-tilted album. Cook's
winner will perform at the
Bardavon Opera House.
"Declaration Tour" is sched-
uled to make stops at other
college campuses all over the
country.
"We were able to book
David Cook through the
National Association for College
Activities Conference," said
Laura
Veltre,
Campus
Concerns Officer for the
Student.
Programming
Committee. "He was looking
to do a tour of small college
theaters, so we applied to
have him come to Marist, and
luckily were selected, based
on the size of the theaters
available; and the size of our
campus."
This marks the first ever
solo concert for Cook whose
album has hit as high as num-
ber three on the Billboard
Chart. This concert, accord-
ing to Cook, attempts to fol-
low in the tracks of the many
bands which have played col-
lege tours in the past. These
colleges provide the intimate
venue Cook attempts to bring
to his tours.
"Being able to make a
16,000-seat arena feel inti-
mate is one of the trickiest
things to pull off," Cook says
on his website.
"If you can
get the people in the nose-
bleed seats to feel as though
they're getting the same show
as the people sitting front and
center, then you're doing
something amazing. That's
always going to be my goal."
For Marist students the
opportunity to experience this
intimate concert begins on
Feb. 20, 2009 when tickets go
on sale starting at 7:00 p.m. at
the College Activities Office.















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2009
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Security Briefs
Student outsmarts security, still gets the boot
By TYLER THURSTON
.. .funnier than you.
Campus Announcement
It is with great sadness that
the Marist community
mourns the loss of entry offi-
cer Brian Mac Isaac. A
for-
mer Fire Inspector for the
city of Poughkeepsie Fire
Department, Mac Isaac had
been a guard for four years at
Marist. Our condolences go
out to his family and friends.
2/11 - Champagnat
Champagnat seemed to sweep
the week, starting with one
guest attempting (key word) to
use a student's ID to gain
entry, instead of you know,
filling out that pesky form and
all. The studentwas stopped in
their tracks and escorted
somewhere far, far away, pre-
sumably with their own ID.
Taking the time to fill out a
piece of paper, or turning
around and driving back to the
place you just came from?
Yeah, that's a really tough call.
2/11- Beck
An
off-campus student report-
ed damage to his, vehicle while
parked in the Beck parking lot,
with the driver's side door
being scratched. Alas, there
was no note left on the wind-
shield and no eye-witnesses to
point out the - I'm sure - usu-
ally great driver. Damn, peo-
ple really do not want to deal
with paperwork this week.
Some call it being lazy, some
call it environmentally con-
scious. The rest is for you to
decide.
2/12 - Champagnat
Champagnat continued to
party hard, or at least moder-
ately hard before security con-
fiscated vodka from the
6
th
floor. Said vodka was then
dumped down the drain, pro-
viding a crushing blow to
what should've been a good
night. In a way, security break-
ing up your party is the same
as when your parents would
come home during one in high
school. It's awkward, . it's
always right as someone is
funneling, and you find out
who your real friends are by
who runs for the window like
inmates fleeing an asylum.
Yeah, I'm talking to you peo-
ple cowering in the closet.
Way to put on a brave face.
2/12-Beck
A vehicle in the Beck parking
lot was booted due to its
unregistered status and prior
ticket violations, only to have
the student remove the tire in
question from the car and
replace it with the spare. The
guest of a student on campus
then returned the booted tire
and turned himself in, and is
now banned from campus.
Spare tire? Really? Brilliant
plan, for all of a week in
speeds under 50. Just ·keeps
getting better, doesn't it?
2/12 - Campus
In another recent inspection
on campus, 30 unlocked doors
were found in the West Cedar
and Fulton residences. Are we
kidding now? Students are
once again highly encouraged
to lock their doors for you
know, safety and whatnot.
Otherwise what message are
you sending? Come on in, the
party's in here? Actually,
that's probably it, but beside
the point. Lock it up.
2/13 - Champagnat
Champagnat continues to take
the lead, at least in alcohol
confiscation, with 22 Bud
Light empties and 14 full
being taken from a
4
th
floor
residence. This brings up a
question, do the other dorms
just not drink as much, or do
they just not get caught? So
really, who's the real winner
here?
2/14-Hoop
Another parking lot broke
onto the scene, literally, with
two students reporting valu-
ables missing from their cars,
including an iPod, a naviga-
tion system, and a radar detec-
tor. Upon further inspection,
security officers noticed the
windows broken on their vehi-
cles,
and the town police were
notified to take incident
reports. There's nothing really
else to say, except that this is
pretty low.
If someone broke
into my car, the last thing I'd
need is a navigation system
considering I wouldn't need
directions to find them.
Seriously, get a life people.
Actually, you'd probably steal
that too.
2/14 - Student Center
Ah, Valentine's Day. Time for
romance, chocolate, flowers,
sappy love notes, and waiters
suddenly wondering when
love became so pushy. So,
here's how I envision this
night went down for this lucky
student, but again, I have no
idea if this is right or not, I can
only imagine. So don't friend
me on Facebook because this
isn't how it happened, I don't
care and I don't want to hear
you complain. But I digress.
So you take a girl out for what
you assume is a romantic
evening, a nice dinner you
probably paid for. You're
walking home, whispering
sweet nothings while single
people pass you sneering. You
drop her off at her dorm; go in
for what will be the most
amazing kiss of y~ur life, and
boom, you get the cheek.
Di~traught over your love lost,
you drink yourself stupid and
pass out in the Student Center.
As
in,
pass out on the couch.
Pass out so hard that security
has to check on you to make
sure you're alright, before
sending you back to your
room. Not how it happened?
ActuaHy, I don't really care,
it's better this way.
2/15 - Fulton
One student reported foot-
prints in the snow on the hood
of their car, with one footprint
making a noticeable dent.
What? We 're walking on cars
now? Is that the new thing to
do? Was the ground too firm
and solid, we need to go air-
borne now? Are we on the run
from the cops and need to
jump over vehicles? Do we
think we're Jason Bourne? Do
we even realize he's a fiction-
al character? Once again,
what?
Disclaimer: The
Security
Briefs are intended as satire
and fully protected free speech
under the First Amend1t1ent of
the Constitution.
Upcoining Events
Trip to see the musical Shrek - Sunday, Feb.
22
,..., $25, tickets went on sale Feb. 11 at noon
,..., Bus departs from Midrise Lot at 9 a.m.
,..., Contact SPC x2828 for more info
Ski trips - Feb. 21 & 28
Water for the World
-Feb. 22 fro~ 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
-Located in SC 348a & 349
-Raffle drawings for local businesses
-Money raised will go towards
drilling a well in an African village
,..., Hunter Mountain, $25 (includes lift and bus tickets
,..., $29 ski/snowboard rentals, $20 lessons
,..., Bus leaves Donnelly at 7 a.m.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
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Democrats absent from on-campus debate
On
Marist' s min
By
HEATHER STAATS
Staff Writer
With student groups here on
campus such as the Political
Science Club, the
Marist College
Republicans, and the Marist
Students for Barack Obama, it is
easy
to
get
involved with oth-
ers who share your political
beliefs. Yet missing from these
groups is a Marist College
Democrats.
"I think the sole reason
that it hasn't come about yet is
because they are not organized
to the point that the Marist
College Republicans are
organized," Cardella said.
Cardella is the former vice
chair of the Marist College
Republicans and assisted the
club from its official begin-
nings.
"I saw the work that the
club's founder, Ken Sincerbox
put into it," Cardella said. "He
met with Bob Lynch, the
director of College Activities,
and did everything that he had
to do to comply with the SGA
requirements. He also received
a lot of help from the New Yorlc
State College Republicans."
Cardella said that he did not
believe that there was a lack of
interest on the behalf of Marist
students.
was unusual for me to get here
and not see a Marist College
Democrats booth. If I had seen
it, I probably would have at
least signed up to see what it
was all about. I was disap-
pointed."
If a student wanted to form
a group such as this, there is a
bit of work involved. Andrew
Paulsen, a resident senator
from SGA talked about the
steps involved.
"First, you would need at
least ten members to show
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interest, along with a faculty
Democrats are without a fonnal
advisor. Next, you would
club despite electoral successes.
then need to come up with
"I remember being a fresh-
man at the activities fair and
seeing the Marist College
Republicans booth and look-
ing around for the College
Democrats booth," sophomore
Caitlin Mekita said.
While Mekita does not label
herself as a Democrat, she
thinks that the group would be
a significant addition to
Marist.
"I do think it's important to
have oi:ganiz.ation
within
politi-
cal
ideologies," Mekita said. "It
written by-laws. Then, you
would need to run it by Laurel
Eschbach, who is the vice
president of club affairs,"
Paulsen said. "Then you
would sell your idea to the
Council of Clubs which has
one representative from each
club-type on campus. They
will look over the club's by-
laws and make sure that it is
able to sustain itself for at least
five years. If it's approved, it
will go on for a vote with the
student senate."
Illegal immigrants flee the U.S. economy
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Politics Editor
With the economy headed
south, illegal immigrants from
Mexico followed suit and fled
the country last year in record
numbers. Beginning in May
2008, an estimated 1.3 million
undocumented migrants left
the country "on their own,"
reported
the Center
for Immigration
Studies,
after
it climaxed at 12.5
million in August 2007.
Interpreted to be a sign of
progress, opponents of illegal
immigration believe the tide
has turned. Tougher enforce-
ment by U.S. Border Patrol,
coupled with more aggressive
stings by U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement
officials, has reduced competi-
tion for jobs. But with fewer
migrants around, market ana-
lysts wonder what made our
economy so bad they left.
"Things are very dire, and I
think it's impacting those at
the very bottom even more
so," said Pro£ Abel Valenzuela
of the University of California-
Los Angeles to a CNN reporter.
Valenzuela has studied the
underground culture of day
laborers for several years, and
documented their triumphs
and failures.
Nowadays, the robust econ-
omy of the
1990s which created
the high demand for jobs in
construction, landscaping and
agriculture no longer exists,
Valenzuela confirmed.
Steven A. Camarota,
an
author of
the Center Immigration
Studies report, explained the
decline to
Dallas Morning
News
staff as ·•a reduction in
new arrivals and an increase in
out-migration." Yet on a lighter
note, Camarota maintained that
"[i]f you could get 2 million of
these people to leave, you
could get 2 million jobs for
less-educated Americans."
Several U.S. and Mexican
agencies disagreed with the
report's findings, and argued
that border security has forced
undocumented migrants to
weather the ups and downs of
seasonal employment.
.. 'In a regime with stepped-up
border enforcement, the idea
of riding it out would seem
more attractive because of the
difficulty of getting back,"
Jeffrey Passel, a senior demog-
rapher at the Pew Hispanic
Center, said to
The Dallas
Morning News.
Other intergovmental agen-
cies, such as Mexico's El
Colegio de La Frontera Norte
and the Migration Policy
Institute of Washington D.C.,
confirmed more illegal immi-
grants chose to stay here than
go home.
_
Head of the office of migrant
attention, Victor Torres of San
Luis Potosi, Mexico told
Dallas Morning News
staff his
residents ''left seeking a better
life and had to go through a
series of difficult challenges
and complex situations ... our
people don't give up."
Only 30,000 immigrants,
instead of the traditional
50,000, Torres said returned to
celebrate the holidays with
family last December. Many
remained abroad because cut-
throat competition made jobs
scare, Torres maintained, so
migrants were more reluctant
to leave paying employers.
"People are getting jaded to
the idea that America is still a
land of opportunity," said
Prof. Colin McCann, an inter-
cultural communications edu-
cator. "Jobs immigrants used
to do are being taken by
Americans out of work - jobs
they had previously consid-
ered beneath them.
"It's essentially a case of
Wall Street to retail," McCann
claimed.
By
ROBIN MINITER
Photography Editor
How has the financial meltdown affected
your overall spending habits?
'"I
rarely have money, but
when
I
do
I tend
to spend
it
on
food.
I try to be frugal
I
guess,
but when I have money,
which isn't too often,
I
spend
it."
Matt O'Neill
Sophomore
Radio/TV/FIim
''When I
go
to the .grocery
store I look for deals. I used to
buy a lot of name brand items,
now I go fot the generic. Off
campus, 1
try
to stick to Marist
Money supporters.••
Steve Farrice
Sophomore
Business Administration
"'It's bard to balance your
bµdget when everything is so
expensive. Money doesn't
buy
as much as it used to. For me,
everything has been toned
down - going out,
arbitrary
spending,
etc."
Chrissy Maranzano
Senior
Education
''Last year I would go out to eat
and
shop
all the time and
not
real-
ly
pay
too
much attention
to my
spending.
Now I only really
go
out
to eat
on special occasions
and
pay close
attention
to
every
expense."
Madison Weber
Sophomore
Fashion Merchandising











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Student support needed, regardless of Foxes' standing
By DAN PEARLE$
Staff Writer
With all due r~spect to all
other sports, the center of
attention at most schools is
either football or basketball.
Without question, it is the bas-
ketball program here at
Marist.
While the football team has
failed to generate many wins
or fan interest, both the men's
and women's basketball teams
have had success in recent
years. The women have won
the MAAC tournament four of
the past five years, including a
run to the Sweet 16 two years
ago. The 2007 men's team,
led by NBA draftee Jared
Jordan, won the regular season
MAAC title.
With this recent success and
lack of a big-time football pro-
gram, one question still
remains: why is the attendance
of Marist students so low at
basketball games?
Some view this year as a
rebuilding year for the men's
basketball team and attribute
that to the team's struggles
and position at the bottom of
the MAAC.
1he
t.eam's record,
however, should not matter.
When Siena came to
Poughkeepsie two years ago
to play for the regular season
MAAC title, Marist students
packed McCann.
When
Fairfield
and Rider rolled into town last
week, though, the student sec-
tion mainly comprised of the
Marist band, the dance team
and cheerleaders.
Are Marist students really
fair weather fans? Do they
really refuse to support the
team unless it is winning con-
sistently? Is school spirit real-
ly that low? Saturday night is
senior night, the last game that
seniors Kaylen Gregory and
Ryan Schneider will play in
the McCann center and the
last home game that the t.eam
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The lack of student
attendance at women's
games is even more
pathetic. Two years
ago, it defeated Ohio
State and Middle
Tennessee en route to
the Sweet 16. Last
year, it advanced to
the second round of
the tournament where
it gave LSU all it
could handle before
LS U pulled away late
---..1
in the game. This
year's team features
Rachele Fitz, Marist's
all-time reader scorer,
and Julianne Viani, a
filled this season is when
Marist "packed the house" a
couple weeks ago in a game
against Canisius.
The women's basketball
team is without question one
of Marist's most successful
athletic teams, and it is a
shame that Marist students'
lack of school spirit is pre-
venting McCann from being
filled on a gamely basis.
senior who is looking
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for her fourth MAAC
There is one home game
remaining for the men's team,
and two for the women. The
men will use their remaining
games to
try
to improve their
seed in the MAAC tourna-
ment, while the women are
attempting to clinch the regu-
lar season title and prepare for
another deep run in March.
Fans who have been loyal to
the teams all year
will certain-
ly be there. The question is,
will more students start to care
about their school and actually
demonstrate some school
spir-
it?
The lack of school
spirit
could
be
a
lead-
title in as many years.
ing factor
In
their
lackluster
season.
For all intents and
will
play until November.
purposes, there is no
Hopefully the Marist students reason at all for why the stu-
will surprise some people and dent section should not be
actually show up to support filled every time the team
their team, and their school.
takes the court. The only time
that I have seen the student
Room Selection
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Welcome the Face book for future entrepreneurs
By KAIT SMITH
Managing Editor
If
the prospect of finding a
job in this declining economy
has got you shaking in your
pre-graduation boots, it
might be time for you to
check out Under30CEO.com.
Created by two local entre-
preneurs, Matt Wilson of
East Fishkill, NY and Jared
O'Toole
of · Hopewell
Junction, NY, Under30CEO
is an online social network-
ing community designed to
push young entrepreneurs
forward and encourage
young people to pursue their
dreams.
"Our biggest goal is to
inspire people to get passion-
ate about something and do
what they love," O'Toole
said.
Under30CEO's mission is
to motivate young entrepre-
neurs to go beyond working a
standard nine to five day job.
In creating a community of
users who are going through
the same process of starting a
business or graduating from
college, O'Toole said the net-
work becomes not only a
motivator, but a supporter,
too.
"Seeing people do it helps
[users] break out of their
comfort zones," O'Toole
said.
By registering with
Under30CEO.com,
users
have access to resources that
help encourage them to go
out and do what they are pas-
sionate about - even if they
aren't aspiring entrepreneurs.
One key resource the site
uses is Twitter.com.
If
you
aren't familiar with Twitter,
it's similar to the "status"
feature
on
Face book.
However, for a Web site like
Under30CEO, it can be used
as a promotion tool, too.
"It's all about word of
mouth over the internet,"
Wilson said. Twitter is one of
the main sources of publicity
used by Under30CEO.com.
In fact, the site was recently
featured on Fox 10 News in
Alabama due to connections
developed through use of
Twitter.
The site also regularly fea-
tures blogs with business
advice and interviews with
successful entrepreneurs.
Wilson and O'Toole also host
live events every Tuesday
night at 10 p.m. This online
"cocktail hour" is a live
stream on a specific topic
that allows viewers to net-
work while gaining advice
from the site's creators.
Currently about 25 users
attend live events each week
and the number is continuing
to grow, O'Toole said.
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community," Wilson said of
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online seminars are also in
the future for the online com:.
munity.
Though expansion is in the
future, there are plenty of
reasons to log on now and get
networking
including
internship opportunities.
Marist junior Josh Hurlock
has been interning with
Under30CEO since the
beginning of the spring
semester. Hurlock said he
heard about the internship
when Wilson came to speak
at a Business Club meeting in
November. As an intern,
Hurlock's responsibilities
include welcoming members
to the site, reading blogs, and
posting useful information to
the site and on Twitter.
"It's all about entrepreneurs
branding themselves, and
getting their names out
there," Hurlock said of the
purpose ofUnder30CEO.
Jeff Seymour, former pres-
ident of the Marist Business
Club, is also a member of
Under30CEO. Seymour, a
business major, said he hopes
to use the site to network
with career professionals in
preparation for his gradua-
tion in 2010.
When asked if they had
advice for students facing
graduation this May, Wilson
and O'Toole agreed that the
best advice they could give
was fo
join
Under30CEO.com.
"There is so much negativ~
publicity right now about
why social networking is bad
and why college students
should stay away," Wilson
said. "But on the other side of
those computers are real peo-
ple. Use our platform and we
will teach you how to use
other platforms and connect
with entrepreneurs every-
where."
Senior Spotlight: Bringing together the past and the present
By CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
On a recent Friday night, I
had the chance to catch up
with some long lost friends
from freshman year. Four
years ago, the 8th floor of
Champagnat was my home.
We were a special floor, to
say the least. With girls in
one wing and guys on the
other, we often met in the
middle for a late night DDR
session or programs put on
by our beloved R.A. We had
a talent show, a prom, and
more late night conversa-
tions than I can remember.
Our doors were always
open for each other- when
we weren't locked out, that
is. Reuniting with my 8th
floor buddies was the ideal
way to bring this thing we
call "college" full circle.
CLARE LANGAN/THE CIRCLE
Freshman Flashback: A bittersweet moment for the Class of 2009.
While our social groups have
shifted, that Friday night felt
like we had never left the
halls of Champagnat.
If
you were to walk
through the dining hall
tonight, you would hear a
familiar buzz. In four years,
it hasn't changed. The spring
concert. Housing. Cupcake
day versus chicken parm
night. As seniors, we often-
times lose the close-knit
camaraderie that we develop
living in a residence hall. We
share less meals together, do
far fewer clubs and activities
with one another and have
given up on propping our
door.s open. Life across
Route 9 is a far cry from our
days sharing bathrooms with
25 other people.
I would like to say that
things have changed since
freshman year, but a lot of
them haven't. Yes, we have
had fancy internships,
semesters abroad and maybe
even gotten a few job.offers,
but inside we are as scared as
an incoming freshman.
Sometimes it seems we are
more scared than we were
when we started. While we
no longer stress out about
talking to scary professors or
eating in the dining hall by
ourselves, we have other
things to worry us, grown-up
things.
·
Whether you had an 8th
floor-worthy experience or
not, make it a point to recon-
nect with someone or some-
thing from freshman year
before graduation.
It
can be
as simple as digging up your
first semester's notebook or
meeting your old roommate
for coffee. While living in
the past is no way to end
your time here, it is a way to
remind yourself of how far
you have come since fresh-
man year. You might still be
anxious, or even scared for
what is to come, but keep in
mind another thing hasJ?. 't
changed since our first year-
we are still in the same boat,
going through the next phase
of our lives together. Now go
prop your door open.







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Some on-campus services you didn't know about
By JACQUELINE MONTI
Circle Contributor
Even though Marist College
is a relatively
small
school, it
is very easy to get lost in the
crowd. There are a multitude
of services offered to help stu-
dents get the most out of their
education.
advisement and support to
financial guidance and career
networking. For incoming
freshmen entering Marist as
undeclared, the Center for
Multicultural Affairs usually
provides their first academic
advisors.
to be part of a growing socie-
ty," Ruiz-Grech said.
The Center of Multicultural
Affairs works complimentary
to Career Services which is
located down the hall in Room
332. Stephen Cole, the
Executive Director of Career
Services, is the man responsi-
ble for the digital representa-
tion of our final days at
Marist. The countdown clocks
haunt us m almost every
building but accomplish their
goal of getting students into
Career Services.
"Marist students are in a
The Center for Multicultural
Affairs is a new program that
came in effect July 1,. 2008.
The center is located in the
Cannavino Library Room 337,
which used to primarily house
the Arthur
0.
Eve Higher
Equal Opportunity Program
(HEOP). The HEOP has pro-
vided academic support for
New York State, typically
bilingual, students for the past
39 years, so this additional
program has opened its doors
to Marist students of all back-
grounds.
This center assists students
in sifting through foundations
that offer scholarships and acts
as a vehicle to search for
internships and set up connec-
tions. The HEOP has been at
Marist for decades and have a
great relationship with their
alumni.
If they can't help, they
refer students to one of the
many offices that can. This
center holds workshops twice
a semester that deal with nutri-
tion, money management, safe
sex, and more.
JACQUEUNE
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CIRCLE
cocoon, but you can't hide
Take some time
to
pass
by the Center of Multicultural Affairs.
from the world forever. That's
The main groups this center
advocates for is first genera-
tion college students, and eth-
nically underrepresented stu-
dents. Iris Ruiz-Grech, who
was originally the head of the
HEOP, has added Director of
Multicultural Affairs to her
title. "Our main mission is to
empower students and. give
those who feel lost a place to
start," Ruiz-Grech stated.
They offer a multitude of serv-
ices ranging from academic
In the first week of February,
they held a workshop called
"Tax Time," in which students
were informed of their civic
duties as tax filers.
In March,
Mrs. Ruiz-Grech is trying to
produce a workshop in which
Dr. Frederick Opie, Associate
Professor of History and the
Director of African Diaspora
Studies, will be discussing the
relationships between ethnici-
ties and cultural empower-
ment.
"The United States is chang-
ing and we need to understand
cultural competence in order
what we're here for," Cole
said.
This center assists students
in understanding career goals
and helps them form post-
Marist plans. They help stu-
dents develop career search
strategies and aid in creating
competitive resumes and com-
pelling cover letters. Walk-ins
for resume critiques are wel-
come on Tuesdays from 9:30
to
11 :30
a.m.,
and
Wednesdays and Thursdays
from 1 :30 to 3:30. Programs,
such as the most recent
Networking Day and Dress for
Success, are held in the fall
and the spring. These events
give students the opportunity
to meet with alumni and pro-
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fields, seek internships, and
establish contacts.
The Center for Advising and
Academic Services (CAAS)
located in Donnelly 224 mon-
itors the academic standards
of the college.
If you have a
cumulative GPA of 2.0 the
CAAS gets involved. Whether
your academic difficulties
stem from too much party
time or financial, family, or
medical problems, the CAAS
is there to create a plan to fix it
and shine light on other on-
campus resources that may
help.
The CAAS also produces the
Dean's List and trains and
assigns students to their advi-
sors.
If you need to take a
leave of absence or want per-
mission to take 19 credits or
more, this is the office to visit.
They produce a monthly
newsletter informing students
of important deadlines and
vital services. Kristine Cullen,
the Director of CAAS, just
returned from a conference
about promoting more data
online. "Students rarely check
their mailboxes, so we're
try-
ing to get them information in
places they check," Cullen
said. CAAS has a Facebook
page and a screename
(AdvisingatMarist) and has
tentative plans of integrating
Twitter into their virtual world
of information.
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share with the Marist
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give or want to
highlight an interesting
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Vinny Pagano is the man, the myth, the legend
By MELISSA GRECO
Staff Writer
After years of networking
and time spent with his guitar,
Marist junior Vinnie Pagano is
preparing to perform his
comedic songs at the "new
Talen Showcase" at Comix in
New York City on Feb. 21 at
4pm.
"I was given the phone
mun-
her to the place by some guy
that's a comedian and friends
with my uncle," said Pagano.
"Andy Engel, the owner, said
that he had an opening and
that was kind of it."
Bill Arciprete, Pagano 's
uncle and an avid supporter of
his musical comedy, said fam-
ily gatherings always included
the kids joining efforts to put
on a show. He said Pagano
would shy away from being
the "star," preferring to pro-
duce, write, or direct.
"I used to make up songs
with the kids on the guitar and
piano," said Arciprete. "The
only rule was they had to be
fun and maybe a little
naughty."
In
middle school, Pagano
started to show an interest in
comedic entertainment. When
he first began, his act was
strictly stand-up comedy. In
Nov. of 2004, Pagano per-
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end
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formed stand-up for the first
time at the Brew Ha Ha in
Hartford, CT.
Now, Pagano's comedy has
moved to parody form, usual-
ly set to a popular tune that the
audience is able to recognize
as he accompanies himself on
the acoustic guitar.
"It's not some grand story,"
said Pagano. "When I was a
junior irt high school I taught
myself to play the guitar
because I wanted to be able to
write and erfonn corn_edic
songs."
Pagano produced a few
tracks with Gerald Goode, an
up-and-coming modern rock
musician from Connecticut
with an album on iTunes titled
"For Those Who Have."
"He was always a perfec-
tionist, always wanting to
make sure things sounded
right," said Goode. "He's
always looking to grow, and
his execution is great. He's
got this sweet and innocent,
angelic voice, singing about
very bad, depraved and com-
pletely vulgar things. The
tone of his voice is begging to
be taken seriously, but ulti-
mately the listener is com-
pelled to first raise a skeptical
eyebrow, and eventually burst
into uncontrollable laughter!"
Pagano said his music is
largely influenced by two
artists: Weird Al, a "childhood
favorite," and Stephen Lynch,
a musician and stand-up
comedian who satirizes popu-
lar culture and everyday life.
"I basically saw Lynch's
DVD and knew I wanted to do
this," said Pagano. "The first
song
I
played was one of his."
Pagano's first self-written
parody was set to the tune of
Hootie and the Blowfish's '.'I
OilfY
Wanna Be with You."
Over
the years, he has added
to his ·repertoire with parodies
of popular songs such as "Hey
There Delilah" by The Plain
White T's and Howie Day's
"Collide." Currently, Pagano
is working on parodies of
Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" and
One Republic's "Apologize."
"By far his best work to date,
in my opinion, is his ode to
Tammy," said Goode. "I
couldn't keep from cracking
up every five seconds."
Tammy, an aloof and vulgar
drunk who hates her mother
for no reason, is a character
created by Pagano when he
was
m
high
school.
Eventually the character
evolved once at Marist, into "a
messy lush," said Pagano.
"When I was 15, it wasn't
even a song, just some ditsy
girl character that I made up,"
he said. "When I got older, I
figured she should get older,
too. Now, she's not only ditsy,
but she's
drunk all the time
and very vile. As a side note,
my material is explicit- defi-
nitely not for kids."
Pagano is scheduled to pei:-
form in the Performing Arts
Room on Thursday, May
7,
2009.
"One big goal would be to
get on to Comedy Central
Presents," said Pagano. "You
know, on the half-hour spe-
cial. But right now, I'll take
whatever I can get.''
Movie review: "Con~essions of a Shopaholic"
By JENNY WIEGAND
Circle Contributor
Step one: Admit your prob'-
lem. Admit that you really want
to see "Confessions of a
Shopaholic" because it looks
great. Step two: Be willing to
talk
about your problem ...
I like this movie because it is
humorous, lighthearted and
hopeful.
It
may not be the most
intellectual film, but it is funny
and highly entertaining.
The film's plot is cliched and
highly predictable: girl meets
boy, girl gets into awkward situ-
ations with boy, girl ends up
working for boy, girl screws up
her life, girl finds way to
fix her
life,
and
girl finally ends up
with boy. But the success of
"Shopaholic" is not built upon
its flimsy plot; instead the film's
sparkle must be attributed to
leading lady and rising star, Isla
Fisher.
This bubbly red-head brings
Lucille Ball-like looks and
spunk
to the film's protagonist,
Rebecca Bloomwood. A
'seri-
ous' journalist working for a
boring publication but dreaming
her
various
credit card com-
panies no longer
value her as
'Most Preferred
Customer,' and
debt-co Hector
Derek Smeath
(Robert
Stanton) comes
a knockin.'
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of a career at fashion magazine
scene
when
"Alette," Bloomwood attempts Bloomwood and roommate
to add color and excitement to Suze (Krysten Ritter), inspired
her life in New York City by by Jose Cuervo, come up with
buying unfortunately expensive a plan to get Bloomwood out
designer clothing at every high- of her financial mess. Their
end store she comes across.
brilliant plan that was - let's
Within
the first few minutes of face it - doomed from the get-go
the film, viewers get the idea given the environment it was
that this hobby is more
than
just created
in,
goes not according to
the average indulgence every plan and somehow money-chal-
fashion-conscious woman occa- lenged Bloomwood finds her-
sionally succumbs to: it's a seri- self working at a money man-
ous addiction. Almost
immedi- agement magazine headed by
ately, this character flaw trig-
gers the plot-driving conflict of
the film when Bloomwood's
attractive Brit, editor Luke
Brandon (Hugh Dancy).
Bloomwood embarks upon a
boring publication goes under, roller-coaster of ups, downs,
and hilariously awkward turns
that will thrill those of us that
get a kick even out of the kiddy
roller-coasters at amusement
parks.
In "Confessions of a
Shopaholic," director P.J Hogan
delivers exactly what girls who
grew up reading Sophie
Kinsella's book series that pro-
vided the inspiration for this
film expected: amazing clothes
(put together by "Sex and the
City" costume designer, Patricia
Fields), dreamy leading man,
and most importantly, lots of
giggles. Hogan even throws in a
few surprises, such as other
fun
cast members Joan Cusack and
John
Goodman
(as
Bloomwood's quirky parents),
and a Shopaholics Anonymous
meeting that includes a former
Chicago Bulls star.
So girls, ditch your guys, and
grab your best girlfriends. Go
see "Confessions of a
Shopaholic." On the plus side,
you won't even need to use your
scary
credit card to afford
this
one.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Brooklyn
trio,
are expected to release
their follow-up album, "It's
Bllzt,"
to
the critically
acclaimed
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"Zero" is
the
new
single from
the album •ilt's
Blitz,"
due
in
April.
The mountains
of
syntbs
that
build up through
the so,ng explore a new pop
frontier that has hints of
Blondie.
U2 "No Line On
the
Horizon" -
Two versions of
this
track
were
mixed.
one
appears on the album,
the
other appears on the B-side
of
the «Get On
Your
Boots" sin-
gle, This version is the B-side
one,
and
it
has soulful singing
and verses full of distortion,
which the Edge says
is
responsible from a new dis-
tortion box used on the
album. The chorus mellows
out for a brief period with
.a
refrain
of
the one line chorus.
White Antelope
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Ain't
Me Babe" (Bob Dylan
Cover)
Robin Pecknold of
Fleet Foxes has a solo project
under the moniker White
Antelope. His cover of the
Dylan tune sounds nothing
short
of
great.
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Walks of Life: Cultural spots in Hudson Valley
By
ROBIN MINITER
Photography Editor
So
after
a whirlwind Marist
Abroad Program world tour,
you've found yourself crash-
landed back in Poughkeepsie.
With the brakes back on
and
passport mournfully collecting
domestic dust bunnies, it's hard
not to yearn for the exotic yester-
days of yore. Fear not fellow
globetrotters: your
fun
.doesn't
have to stop here.
Though you've
been
abruptly
snapped back to reality and the
tundra may not hold the same
stunning allure as the orange
lined groves of Sevilla, there is
hope for your aching heart yet.
No need to be holed up over in
Fulton pining away for la vita
bella. I promise you, it wasn't, as
the Italians say, solo uno sogno
hello - only a beautiful
dream.
If
it's a dose of nostalgia you're
craving, or you haven't yet had
the chance to do much exploring
of your own, the Hudson River
Valley indeed
has
unique cultur-
al
treasures
only a quick
car
ride
away. So take a breath and gusto
up that sense of adventure - to be
able to truly appreciate the beau-
ty elsewhere, you
first
must be
able to recognize it close to
home.
New Zealand
trot through the campuses wind
tunnel, here's a little something
to get that adrenaline pumping:
The Alpine . Endeavors moun-
taineering company offers half
and full-day ice
climbing treks
in our beloved
Catskill
and
Shaw gunk
Mountains. So
disregard the
fact that they
well ... this newspaper._ To
add
to
this
list, so does the group of
your closest friends practicing
the ole tradition of passing yerba
mate
tea
amongst one another.
in the depths of your fridge is not
exactly your forte, then
Millbrook Vmeyards is the rem-
edy you need. Costing a mere
$7, you can take a tour through
the vineyards
and winery while
sampling
six
local creations.
Instant culture
and class in a
glass? Check.
don't
take
Marist
Argentina
Money, channel
It's about time
your inner Sir
you dust off
Edmund
Hilliuy,
those dancing
and round
up a
shoes and bust a
crew of your
era-
move
the
ziest
co~.
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bombmg
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of
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the hbraty
backyard. Explore the cultural hot spots
of
the Hudson Valley.
New Paltz fea-
hill on cafeteria
tures
a special stu-
trays any day.
Drunk
out of an ornamental dent price on Sunday night tango
Italy
Rossi's is that special
breed
of
authentic deli. Though you can
get a humongous, oozing panini
that makes you
think,
"I can eat
half of this delicious beast for
lunch tomorrow!" you inevitably
end the afternoon curled up on
the couch in a delightful focxl
induced stupor mumbling, "I
can't believe
I
ate the whole
thing." True gustatory glory at its
finest, in a word: marvelous.
gourd through a silver straw and lessons. With classes starting out
passed in a clockwise fashion, at the beginner levei even those
this celebrated tradition
is
com- with two left feet will find how
moo in intimate
Latin
American
social scenarios. Though it may
have lost some of its decor and
finery in
transit,
the yeroa mate
served at the
60
Main Cultural
Collective cafe provides the
same
dose
of love when shared
among the ones you adore.
France
easy it is to fall into the groove.
Nepal
United States. VtSitors are wel-
come to stroll in the footsteps of
the Dalai Lama or search for
some spiritual enlightenment
within the 70,ooo+ books avail-
able in Sanskrit, Chinese,
Mongolian,
Tibetan
and
Japanese.
Africa
Forgo Hatter's and try this on for
size:
running
once a month in
sync with the lunar cycle,
Woodstock's
Full
Moon
Gathering may prove to be the
more enthralling alternative to
getting your Po-town freak on.
As hundreds of rowdy
dancers
ruckus the evening away to the
beat of midnight
drums,
you
may have the urge to bum any
and all leggin~ in sight in favor
of tribal paint and rain sticks.
Ireland
If
the ~ationally-ranked girls
rugby team hasn't knocked your
socks off yet with their epic
ferocity and stunning gocxl looks
(read:
shameless plug), mosey
on down to the Dubliner to
throw back
a
pint and catch a
match in high definitive glory.
Then again, you could always
meander over to North Field for
some homegrown action -
unlike those poor
lads
on the
telly, we still have all of our
teeth ... for now.
If
your penchant from frosty
Brazil
If
your inner gounnand dies a lit-
tle each time your Mac
'N
Cheese smolders on the burner
and discerning fine
wine
from
that September-dated
grape
juice
Perliaps those pesky midterms
have bogged down your energy
flow or
that
Saturday night inci-
dent of cab-thievery
has
left your
karmic vibes in a
funk-
whatev-
er it
is,
shed your woes at the
door of the Chuang
Yen
Monastery. As one of the most
mammouth Buddhist temples in
the Western hemisphere, it is
accordingly presided over by the
large.st
Buddha statue in the
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MAAC
build up
From-page12
ByMIKEWALSH
mores
had big
races in the
Foxes take down
.
Stags
Staff Writer
3,000-meter. Freshman Matt
Flint finished in 8:30:49.
It's a big week for the Marist
men's
track team, leading into
an even bigger weekend as the
team heads to Bronx, N. Y. for
the MAAC Championships.
This Saturday, the men will
head to the New York City
Armory
Track
for an all day
event.
At
last year's champi-
onship, Marist finished fifth
with 33 points thanks mainly
to now graduated senior
Shaun Kippins and current
senior captain Girma Segni.
They had a combined four
top-five finishes.
This year, Segni looks to
raise that bar again as he leads
a very young, but talented
Marist team. Coach Pete
Colaizzo had nothing but
Another three seconds and he
would have also met IC4A
qualifications.
It was a big day in the 5,000-
meter run for sophomore Tim
Keegan. Tim became just one
of 11 Marist runners to break
15 minutes since Marist's
1991 elevation to Division 1.
Colaizzo said the men are
taking it a little lighter than
usual this week.
"It's a short week due to the
· hard meet out in Boston last
weekend," he said.
While the women should
have a good chance to finish at
the top of the MAAC,
Colaizzo is a bit less opti-
mistic about his boys. They
are going to throw everything
GREG DUBOIS/ THE CIRCLE
Freshman Will Griffin qualified
for the IC4A Championships
in
the mile run this weekend with a time of 4:13.97
praise for his freshmen class.
"They've had a great season
so far and they should play a
big role this weekend,"
Colaizzo said.
At last weekend's Valentine
Invitational, Marist had a
handful of promising races.
Freshman Will Griffin was
able to qualify for the IC4A
Championships in the mile
with a time of 4:13.97. Colin
Frederickson had a solid race
in the 500-meter dash. His
time of 05:91 is just a second
away from IC4A qualifying.
Underclassmen Tom Lipari,
John Carabetta, and
Kyle
Havard all had personal bests
in their respective races.
In the distance races a pair of
freshmen and a pair of sopho-
they have into this meet, but
the strength of the Red Fox
distance runners is negated by
the strength of nationally
ranked Iona College. He is
counting on his freshmen to
come up big and use the expe-
rience gained from the Cross
Country Championships to
help them get through their
first MAAC Track and Field
Championships.
After time expires on this
indoor season, Marist will
remain in good shape for next
year. All the underclassmen
will be more e?(perienced and
the Red Foxes will also get
back Girma Segni for his fifth
year. Also, talented senior
David Raucci, who is redshirt-
ing this current season, will be
back for his fifth year.
Siena Saints went to the dance Tournament with Vermont in
by virtue of beating No. 4 2005 and upset Syracuse.
Niagara. In 2005-06, No. 5 Schneider ranks third in the
Saint Peter's played in the MAAC with 16.4 ppg and sec-
championship game after ond with 8.4 rpg. The senior
going 9-9 in regular season also leads the conference in
play. Marist knows first-hand minutes played with 37.9 per
that any given team can claim game.
the title. Marist won the 2006-
"You'.ve got to have guys on
07 regular season champi- your team who have been
onship in the final game of the · there before and Ryan has
season against Siena, before been there before," Marist
Siena ousted Marist in the head coach Chuck Martin said
MAAC semifinals. That following his team's win over
Marist team, led by Jared Fairfield. "He played at
Jordan and Will Whittington, Vermont, he's played in the
went on to play in the NIT and NCAA Tournament, he's been
upset Oklahoma State in the here and played for [four dif-
first round.
ferent coaches]. He's been
While Marist has lost nine of there before is my point. You
its last 10 games, including a need that mental toughness .. .I
72-62 decision to Saint Peter's lean on him, he knows it and
on Monday night, there are a the team knows it."
few bright spots. The Rec:l
ESPNU BracketBusters:
Foxes have two players with
Hartford
considerable experience that
On Saturday, Feb. 21, Marist
they can lean on. David will host Hartford for Senior
Devezin has manned the point Day as part of ESPNU's
guard position for two straight BracketBuster format intend-
years and once played · for ed to showcase teams that
Texas A&M. In addition, might get NCAA tournament
Schneider went to the NCAA bids.
The game marks the final
time that senior captains Ryan
Schneider
and
Kaylen
Gregory will don a Marist uni-
form. Gregory spent the
majority of his first three eligi-
ble seasons on the bench. The
Virgin Islands native has
emerged as an integral part of
the Red Foxes' offense.
Gregory scored a career-high
23 points against Loyola on
Jan. 25.
Marist enters the game with
an overall record of 8-20
while Hartford is 6-21. The
Hawks play in the America
East conference. This is the
third opponent from the
America East conference that
Marist will face this year.
Marist beat New Hampshire,
63-61, at home and lost to
Binghamton, 73-71, on the
road.
Hartford averages 62. 7 ppg
but four players score in dou-
ble figures. The team's most
dangerous player is 6-foot
guard Joe Zeglinski. Zeglinski
scores 15.3 ppg and hauls in
5.5 rpg.
Women's lax still underdogs
By
MATT SPILLANE
Managing Editor
A year after capturing the
first conference championship
in program history, the Marist
women's lacrosse team finds
itself not with a bull's-eye on
its back, but having to prove
itself once again.
The Red Foxes are the
defending Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
champions, but they will have
to make some major adjust-
ments in order to repeat.
Marist lost eight starters from
the 2008 team and is playing
under a new coaching staff,
with first-year head coach
Laura Campbell taking over
the reins.
Campbell, who was hired in
August, succeeds Tanya
Kotowicz, who left in the off-
season and is now an assistant
coach at Hofstra. In her first
head coaching position at the
college level after coaching
high school for four years,
Campbell is Marist's third
head coach in the last three
years. Kotowicz followed
Noelle Cebron, who was dis-
missed for undisclosed rea-
sons.
"Obviously we have to
adjust to her different coach-
ing style," said senior mid-
fielder Stephanie Garland.
"It's been a little tough, but
we're just trying to pull
through together. It's a little
different ... but we've been
wo~ing on it since the fall, so
we're bringing everything
together now and focusing on
sharpening up everything."
When looking at the players'
predicament of having play~d
under three different coaches;
Campbell points out the bright
side of the situation.
"I think obviously when a
new coach comes in it's
always an adjustment," she
said, "but I told the girls I
think they're lucky because
they've had three different
coaches, three different coach-
ing styles, so they have a
wealth of knowledge."
In addition to adapting t_p a
new coach, the Red Foxes
must also ~ake up for a num-
ber. of key players who have
departed. Marist's leading
scorers from the last two
years, Lindsey Diener and Liz
Falco, respectively, are gone.
Diener, the MAAC Co-
Offensive Player of the Year in
2008, graduated, and Falco
transferred to Hofstra.
"The good thing is now the
attack's not around one per-
son," said senior midfielder
Carolyn Sumcizk. "I think
anyone on attack this year can
have a big game and step up."
Without Diener and Falco to
rely on, Marist will have to
perfect a balanced attack that
keeps defenses guessing.
"What's going to make us
really strong this year is hav-
ing a bunch of different con-
triliutors," Campbell said.
"We're a very well rounded
team; no superstars."
Those contributors will
include an experienced group
of upperclassmen on the
offensive end, led by seniors
Garland, Sumcizk, Kate
Noftsker, and Cristin Begley,
and junior Lindsay Rinefierd.
Garland and Sumcizk were
named to the Preseason All-
MAAC Team, along with sen-
ior def ender Ashely Dattellas.
Garland is Marist's leading
returning scorer after tallying
27 goals and 17 assists last
season.
Marist will be breaking in a
few new starters on defense as
well. Two starting defenders
graduated, along with 2008
First Team All-MAAC goal-
tender Liz Burkhard.
Leading the defense will be
Dattellas, who earned Second
Team All-MAAC honors a
year ago. Freshmen Kelsey
Thoms and Alyssa Littin will
compete for the starting spot
in goal, making it crucial to
have an experienced support-
ing cast for them to lean on.
"[It's] obviously a little
tough because they're two
freshmen so they don't have
an experienced goalie to kind
of guide them through the
way," Garland said.
The Red Foxes were picked
second in the MAAC presea-
son coaches' poll behind
Fairfield, which Marist defeat-
ed 10-9 in last year's confer-
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Foxes untouched in road contests
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Marist vs. Fairfield
Matchups between Marist
and its conference opponents
are always highly anticipated.
This is partially due to the fact
that the teams see each other
twice during the regular sea-
son and possibly again during
the MAAC (Metro Atlantic
Athletic
Conference)
Championships.
In the case of Marist and
Fairfield, their most recent
contest was surrounded by
much hYPe. This was more
then partially due to the
shocking result of their previ-
ous contest, a game that ended
in a Fairfield victory and the
first home loss for the Red
Foxes to a conference oppo-
nent in nearly four years.
However, this contest would
end differently. Marist trav-
eled to the Arena at Harbor
Yard on Feb. 12 and defeated
Fairfield with a convincing
64-52 victory. With their win
against Fairfield, Marist now
holds sole possession of first
place in the MAAC confer-
ence.
"It was a battle for first
place, so it was huge," head
coach Brian Giorgis said about
his team's victory. "The kids
warited
te5
avenge their
foss
that they had here ( at the
Mccann Center). They were
as focused as I had seen them
all year going into that game.
They went in and just played
outstanding basketball."
The Stags started the game
on a 6-0 run through the first
1 :26 of the contest. The Red
Foxes tied the game at 14 on a
Rachele Fitz basket nearly six
minutes into the first half.
Marist held Fairfield without
a basket for a stretch of nearly
five minutes. During that Stag
drought, Fitz, Cop.elle Yarde,
and Kristine Best all scored to
give the Red Foxes a 19-15
lead with just under 10 min-
utes remaining in the first half.
The Red Fox offense soon
exploded for a 15-1 run over
5:07. Over that span, senior
Julianne Viani scored nine
points. The scoring spurt gave
Marist a 34-20 1,ead with 3:32
remaining in the first half.
A fundamental difference
between the two games that
Marist has played against
Fairfield this season involved
how close the score was at all
times during the game. In the
first
matchup,
on Jan. 23,
the score
was gener-
ally close
and each
team was
always
within a
few points
of each
other.
In this
contest,
Mari st
used pow-
erful scor-
ing runs,
like
the
15-1 run
and a 10-3
run later in
the game,
to tire out
their oppo-
nents.
remaining in the game follow-
ing a Fitz layup and two Viani
free throws.
Marist vs. Hartford
Avenging past losses seemed
to be the theme of the two-
game road trip for Marist, who
battled the Hartford Hawks in
a game that was televised on
ESPN2. The Hawks defeated
the Red Foxes last season at
the Mccann Center, but this
game took place at the Chase
Arena.
The Red Foxes' 78-73 over-
time victory over Hartford
was a statement game for
Marist, who after losing two
"The
runs were
h
· th
JA
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REIUY/ THE CIRCLE
uge m e
g a m e ,,
6'3" sophomore Maria Laterza has been a major part
Giorgis
of the Red Foxes' strong inside presence this season.
''Bprially th: first mlf
run.
It
gave conference games and falling
us
a cushion
at
halftime."
out of national ranking has
Marist headed into the lock- rebounded to take sole po~ses-
er room at halftime with a sion of first place in the
comfortable 36-28 lead.
MAAC and defeat an estab-
Marist's largest lead of the lished opponent.
game, 64-47, came with 2:35
"They have an outstanding
coach and they have outstand-
ing players," Giorgis said of
Hartford. "For the longest
time, they were the only ones
that had beaten Duke up until
they were number two in the
country. We knew they were
good, and especially on their
home court."
Marist was led by Fitz, who
finished with 27 points and 12
rebounds. Fitz capped an 11-4
run by the Red Foxes with a
jumper midway through the
first half.
Just four minutes into the
second half, Lisa Etienne tied
the game at 39 with a three-
pointer, and then gave
Hartford the lead with a layup.
A pair of Fitz free throws
tied the game at 48, and even-
tually Hartford took a 63-62
lead with 2:26 remaining.
With just 0:39 remaining in
regulation, Lynzee Johnson
was fouled and sent to the free
throw line with Marist trailing
by two points, 66-64. She con-
verted both of her opportuni-
ties and sent the game into
overtime as Hartford was
unable to take the lead before
time expired.
In the extra period, Hartford
took a quick 69-68 lead with
3:11 remaining'. Following a
Lynzee Johnson basket,
Marist led 70-69, and would
not.rdinquish the lead for the
remainder of the overtime
period, sealing the victory.
Final Stretch
Marist will play Manhattan,
Siena and Rider to close out its
season. Marist has defeated all
three conference opponents
already this season.
"[We need to] continue to
build," Giorgis said. "You
can't take anybody for grant-
ed, especially someone that
you've beaten before. We have
to come in and force teams to
match our energy."
Swimming and diving f~lls short at MAACs
By MIKE QUINN
Circle Contributor
This past weekend the Red
Fox men•s and women's
swimming and diving teams
got the opportunity to escape
the
cold
weather
in
Poughkeepsie and traveled
down to Loyola College in
Maryland to compete in this
year's Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) swim-
ming and diving champi-
onships. Since entering the
conference in 1996, the Red
Foxes have had great success
in this competition. The m~n·s
team has only been defeated
twice and the women's team
only lost four times in twelve
years. This year, however, the
wo~en from Rider University
and the men from Loyola
College were named the
MAAC champions.
Of the fifty-five swims that
the women had, 46 of them
were lifetime-best perform-
ances.
"Our girls exceeded my
expectations," Marist coach
Larry Van Wagner said. of his
team.
All of their efforts brought
them within two and a half
points of the Broncs. Then the
championship came down to
the final race of the weekend:
the 4 x 100yd freestyle relay.
Marist fmished third in this
race and Rider finished in
first, making it so that Marist
lost by a small margin of 11.5
points.
The women were led by jllll-
ior Jenell Walsh- Thomas and NJIT and recovering from an
their senior co-captain Sandra
Bujalski. Bujalski won the
100yd butterfly with a time of
56. 78 seconds. The largest
contnbution to the women's
team was made by Walsh-
Thomas. She won three indi-
vidual competitions and set
new MAAC records in all of
her final heats.
For the men's team, the only
individual champion was Alan
Roberts. He won and set a
new MAAC record for the
100yd breaststroke and quali-
fied for the U.S. Swimming
National Championship which
will take place in Seattle in
July. Van Wagner explained
that Roberts started · training
with him just ten months ago,
after transferring here from
injury.
"He still has the potential to
go faster'' Van Wagner said.
He is hoping to see Robert's
full ability at the East College
Athletic Conference (ECAC)
tournament, which takes place
at Harvard University from
Feb. 27 to March 1.
Marist's swimming and.div-
ing teams accomplished
another feat: 20 swimmers and
divers from both the men and
. women teams were selected
• for the MAAC all-academic
team. This was what Van
Wagner was P.articularly
proud of.
"Our success in the pool is
always directly reflective of
our success in the classroom."
Roa in'
Rd Fo es
larist·s top male and
female performers
of the \H-Ck
Al n Robert
Junior
S"'·imming
Roberts ""on
his
first
1 C title during the
second da · of competi-
tion at the conference
S\lirnminJ?
and dhrin~
championships.
- He won the tide in the
100-yard brea troke with
a time of
55.92
.seconds.
- The
Junior
ha now
qualified for the United
tates wimming
ati mal
Champion hip
m ct, which
v.
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in July.
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Basketball
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sixth MAAC player of
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after
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22.5 point
per g me and 9.S
rebounds
per game
against
Fairfield
and
Hartford.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
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Marist looks to build momentum
By GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
The one certainty in the
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) this sea-
son is that there is no sure
thing.
According to Siena head
coach Fran McCaffery, there
is more parity in this league
than ever · before. Although
Siena sits at 14-1, there is no
lock on any given night.
"I said months ago that I
thought this league was the
toughest it's ever been since
I've been in it," McCaffery
said following his team's tilt
against Marist on Jan. 15.
To illustrate the MAAC's
competitive nature, the last
few weeks provide solid evi-
dence. Rider defeated then
unbeaten Siena in dramatic
fashion on Feb. 7, but then fell
to No. 8 Saint Peter's six days
later and recently lost to
Manhattan. The second place
Niagara Purple Eagles lost
consecutive games to Marist
and Iona in mid January. They
have only lost once since and
currently
ride
a
seven-
game win-
n
i
n
g
streak.
Although
the Red
Foxes cur-
rently rank
ninth in
the confer-
games remaining against the current setup, the first six
Canisius and Niagara. In each teams receive a bye while the
MAAC team's final two con- final four teams compete in
tests, there will be a lot of the opening round. Marist will
play in the
opening
round, but
the
Red
Foxes have
the same
chance to
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get to the
NC A A
Tournament
as
every
other team.
e n c e ,
"The nice
M a r i s t
thing about
b o a s t s
the way the
impressive
MAAC is
wins over
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set up is it
No.
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David Devezin inbounds against Fairfield on Thursday, Feb.
12.
The Foxes
really does-
N i a g a r a
snapped their losing streak with a
75-66
victory. Marist will look
to
build
n 't matter
and No.
5
on
Its
win and gain some momentum heading Into the MAAC Tournament.
what you do
Fairfield.
in the con-
Marist also took a then
unbeaten Siena to overtime
before falling, 91-85.
Marist has two conference
jockeying for position for the
MAAC Tournament slated for
March 5-9 at the Times Union
Center in Albany, N.Y. With
ference and the regular sea-
son," senior captain Ryan
Schneider said. "You're still
going to have a chance to play
STLEC
for the opportunity to make
the NCAA Tournament."
While winning the MAAC
Tournament is a statistical
longshot, Marist has a chance
to enter March as a dark-
horse. Marist is 4-12 in league
play but has lost five confer-
ence games by six points or
less, including two in over-
time. The Red Foxes could
conceivably end the season in
a position to play for a
rematch with the first place
Siena Saints.·
Although Siena is ranked
No. 31 in the NCAA's RPI
rankings, one spot ahead of
UCLA, Marist has held sec-
ond half leads in both
matchups, including a 13-
point lead with three minutes
remaining in the second con-
test.
Historically, the first placed
team has not always won the
MAAC Tournament. In 2002,
Rob Lanier's seventh placed
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