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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009
Student shares wheels for awareness
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
On Thursday, April 30, Corey Gian-
cotti hosted a wheelchair project by
the Dyson green meant to increase
campus
awareness about the
everyday difficulties
that people with disabilities face. As
an individual with Cerebral Palsy,
Giancotti knows firsthand the diffi-
culties of being handicapped.
With the help of a few friends, Gi-
ancotti was able to acquire several
wheelchairs so that Marist stu-
dent's could experience the diffi-
culty of navigating campus in a
wheelchair.
In correlation with Dr. Mar Peter-
Raoul's World Views and Values
class, Giancotti developed this proj-
ect as a way to show Marist stu-
dents and faculty that, "even
getting around campus can be tax-
ing-." Giancotti noted in a pamphlet
that he distributed during his proj-
ect that, ''people with disabilities
overcome obstacles just by waking
up in the morning." He notes that
curbs missing cuts for ramps, heavy
POWDERPUFF
doors, and taken handicap parking
spots are some of the largest imped-
iments to navigating campus.
Giancotti hoped that his project
would demonstrate that handi-
capped parking spaces are not
enough to ensure the safety and se-
curity of handicapped individuals.
According to Giancotti; "People
with disabilities can't better our sit-
uation alone, we need help from
everybody,
if
we all yell loud enough
somebody will have to listen."
.
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of
ROB SlONE
Reflecting on the event, Giancotti
noted that he was, "surprised by
how well things went." Giancotti
was able to distribute approxi-
mately 75 pamphlets.
In
a further
reflection on the experience, Gian-
cotti stated that, "it was an eye
opening experience, especially for
those who took the time to test drive
a wheelchair."
Corey
Giancottl, left. shared the everyday dlfflcultles people with disabilities face.
As
a student with Cerebral Palsy, Giancottl relies on a wheelchair to get around cam-
pus. He acquired several wheelchairs and students tried them out outside of Dyson.
on campus.
This project is simply a stepping
stone. According to Giancotti, he
would like to do this again, possibly
on an even bigger scale. Giancotti
notes that there are a few simple
things people can do to make a pos-
itive change for handicapped people
For one, he says that you can, "tell
Marist's administration and secu-
rity that changes must be made and
that safety is not too much to ask
for."
cotti's cause, e-mail him at
tribe716@aol.com. He is also offer-
ing copies of his pamphlet "A First
Hand Account of Disability-an un-
necessary struggle," through his
email address.
For more information about Gian-
Forum aids against violence
By
GAIL GOLDSMITH
Staff Writer
Concerned members of the Marist community
gathered at ''Take Back the Night" on April
28, to speak out against violence, support
events
each other, and share the hope
that raising awareness in the
community will reduce abuse.
The annual event is held in honor of a fe-
male student who was gang-raped on campus
in 1993. It was led by freshman Cristina
Penin and organized by Kappa Lambda Psi,
the Social Work Association, and Gender
Equality. It was held in conjunction with the
White Ribbon Campaign, which
is
a campaign
encouraging men to help stop violence-espe-
cially against women.
Terrence Turner, a junior, began the rally
by giving a speech about his past experiences,
having seen his father abuse his mother, and
his present and future choices to be an advo-
cate against abuse.
they would stand behind me," said Jill Sapan-
ski, a member of Alpha Sigma Tau.
The rally continued with a walk around
campus, towards the speak-out in the PAR.
Jessica Kirk, Crisis Coordinator for
Dutchess County Family Services, introduced
the speak-out portion of the event by giving
participants the big picture of violence in com-
munities.
"Violence touches everyone: victim, friend,
family, service provide:t and communit:y:,"
Kirk said.
Kirk also highlighted that the Crime Vic-
tims Assistance Program is also available to
Marist students.
The speak-out provided a forum for cathar-
sis, awareness, and uniting the Marist com-
munity against violence.
Students, both male and female, spoke out
to share or confront their experiences with
rape, molestation, sexual assault, as well as
the violenc·e of verbal abuse, cutting, eating
disorders, and other degradations of self-es-
teem. Some described feelings of powerless-
ness and violation, betrayal, and a pervading
lack of trust.
MIKE CAIOLA/THE CIRC
The SGA Classes
of
20U and 2012 sponsored a
flag football game Saturday,
May
2. Teams
of female
students gathered
at
Tenney Stadium for the event.
The powderpuff tournament was organized
by
class
presidents James Napoli and Whitney Stahl.
''You can take a stand when it comes to vio-
lence against women. We can all be the voice
for these women," he said.
"An
abuse to
women is worse than anything else because it
makes them feel smaller. My mother would
cry, and he would tell her to shut up, and she
would be quiet. It's a sense of being overpow-
ered that women don't deserve."
Many sororities were also in attendance.
"I know my aunt is trying to get out of a sit-
uation right now. I got my sorority involved
in 'Take Back the Night' because I felt like
''There are people out there like myself, who
can get past it, remember it, share it, and
know how it hurts. I love my father, he's a
changed man. I'm not ashamed to tell what
he did, to tell how it hurt me. I can recall wit-
nessing some really bad incidents that took a
toll on our lives. When you are a child and
can't do anything, it takes a toll," Turner said.













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Security Briefs
'Sk8er boi' threatens campus
Skateboarding on
campus poses hazard
to pedestrians
By
TYLERTHURSTON
... still funnier than you
4/28 - Campus
There was a hit and run on campus,
but don't worry, no vehicles were in-
volved. Nope, instead, one unlucky
student was struck by a wayward
skateboarder, suffering cuts and
scrapes as a result. Wow, and I
thought I had bad luck. When the
pedestrians of the world start work-
ing agl!,inst you, it may be time to sit
down and evaluate your life. Most of
us have to try to avoid being struck
by cars, or you kno\v, that bus no
one saw coming, but skateboarders?
What's riext, a renegade bicyclist
taking out mass groups of people?
As a rule of thumb, if something
without a gas- pedal still
hits-yott,
-it
1s
just
not
your
day.
4/30 - Leo Hall
An RD in Leo confiscated 19 cans of
Natural Light, putting a damper on
what I can only assume was going
to be a wild Thursday. Well, at least
there is an upside. Nineteen may
have been taken away, but at least
that means you probably got to
--enjoy
11.
While you're waltowing in
your misery for the rest of the night,
you can at least wallow while
slightly buzzed. I mean, usually the
drunken wallow is reserved only for
the middle-aged, "how did life turn
out this way" crowd, but you may be
closer to there
than
you
think.
God,
and
I said fd never turn into my parents.
5/2-Beck
A fence in Beck was not standing
properly, and contrary to first belief,
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it was not after a heavy night of
drinking. Security responded
to
the
scene, and concluded t_hat it was
also the target of a hit-and-run, al-
though this one most likely a fan-
tastic-automobile operator. And, I'm
willing to bet, a woman. Just kid-
ding. But really, do we not use
rearview mirrors? I mean, we've all
been there. Most of us stay there,
you know, at the scene of the crime,
but you know, to each their own.
5/2 - Palace Diner
Five female students requested se-
curity pick them up at the Palace
Diner over the weekend, with secu-
rity obviously reporting that they do
not, in fact, travel off campus to pick
up students. So no, security cannot
give you a ride to the mall because
you desperately need a going out
shirt. The students, apparently
angry at the idea of walking, re-
ported that their parents would be
informed of this decision, because if
th-ere's anything parents need to be
concerned about, it's your penchant
for late-night eateries in a drunken
binge. They're people
too,
they have
big_ger things to w01;ry about, like
my mom assuming that my ability
to sleep at any hour of the day is a
direct result of swine flu. But yes,
I'm sure the walk is their biggest
concern. In fact, after Palace, a little
walking may not be such a bad
thing. The
walk
lasts
5
minutes,
cheese
fries last forever. Just saying.
5/2 -
Champagnat
Things got a little crazy at Cham-
pagnat over the weekend, with two
students from the 6th floor in-
dulging in a little too much intoxi-
cation. One was allowed to sign off
and head back to their spinning
room, while another was a little
more on the side of a drunken mess.
Well, we all handle our alcohol dif-
ferently. We can drink the same
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amount, and some of us can shake
it off, sleeping soundly the rest of
the night. And some of us try to
shake it off, and end up covering our
room in what we thought tasted de-
licious when we had it for lunch. We
are all beautiful, individual snowflakes.
Beautiful snowflakes covered in puke.
5/4-Upper West Cedar
A wallet was found on campus, and
upon closer inspection, was found to
contain two separate forms of iden-
tification, from surprisingly sepa-
rate states, one from New York and
the other from Massachusetts.
There are two lessons here - either
don't try to be a hero and turn in
wallets, or just try and match your
IDs by state. One may say you're 24
and an organ donor, but really, no
ones going to look that hard. When
one is from a different state, that's
when the red flags go up. And no,
you can't claim
dualcitizenship,it<bmi't
WOlK
that
way.
Trust me,
rve
tried
And with that,
the
1ast
ooition of the
sreurity
briefs oomes
to
a
clo3e.
It's
the
1ast
fur the
year, and well, my last ever. I don't
want to say goodbye, because.good-
bye means never seeing each other
again. Actually, screw that, good-
bye. There have been laughs, there
have been tears, there have been
angry phone calls threatening to
sue me. Well, I've laughed, and if
you still want to sue, go ahead, I
don't have anything. But with that,
I'll leave you with one last thought.
I don't want to say it's boon
fun,
or
it's
boon
edurational,
but
it's boon
real
Peare.
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PAGE3
Newsom ·'tweets' candidacy to nation
By KELLY GALLUCCI
Staff Writer
While swine flu has many in a
tizzy,
few
are
as concerned about the newest
electronic epidemic - the latest
victim
to date: Gavin Newsom, democratic
politician and avid Twitter user.
Twitter is a Web site based on sta-
. tus updates of
140
characters or
less.
It
simply asks the question
"what are you doing?" and allows
the user to fill iii the blank as a way
of informing their friends, family
and co-workers of their day-to-day
or even hour-to-hour lives. Each sta-
tus is called a .tweet and many
celebrities, from Lihdsay Lohan to
Soulja
Boy,
tweet many times a day
from either their cell phones or the
Web site. This e v e ~
OE,
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la;
hm
ch.furl
Newsom is only one of the many
politicians being swept away by this
fad, though he is unique in the fact
that he announced he was running
for governor of California
via
Twitter.
''It's o£ficial-running for Gov of CA
Wanted you to
be
the first to know.
Need_ your help. Check out video:
http://tr.im/iOCN and ReTweet" is
what he posted on April 21 at
9:05
a:m. from his cell. He tweets as lit-
tle as once or as many as five times
a day, continuing to update the
public on various fundraisers, events
and shows what he is doing.
Many of his tweets attempt to in-
volve those who follow him, for ex-
ample 'Will be interviewing the
found of Digg.com-Kevin Ros -on
my radio show-any questions for
Kevin?" Newsom can also be seen
responding to those who post to him
from something as simple as "thank
you''
to a more informative,
"good
ques-
tion-school
bonds
already at
55%."
The question that remains: is this
is a positive or negative choice for the
politician
to
be
making?
"I think it will probably get him
votes,"<:ommunications professor
Josh Robbins communications said.
''People will feel they know him, so
people
will
feel as
though
they're more
involved. I think it's
really
smart."
Colin
McCann,
professor
of
communi-
cations, sees it as a give and take.
''Dif-
ferent generations will see this
different ways," he said. ''People are
going to judge the validity by the
medium and
I'm
sure it
will
gain
and
Legalizing marijuana
By
NINA LAMONICA
Staff Writer
Monday, April 20 marked the
most joyous day on the calendar for
pot smokers everywhere - and leg-
islators took notice. The legalization
and decriminalization of marijuana
has already begun in Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts respectively.
The legalization of marijuana has
been a topic of debate for many
years. It was used for the treatment
of dis~ase and poor memory for
thousands of years before it was
deemed an illegal substance in
1914. Those in support of the legal-
ization of marijuana argue that it is
good for you and actually has more
benefits than it does risks. Tho.se
who are opposed to marijuana's le-
galization argue that it impairs
judgment, kills brain cells and can
serve as a gateway drug.
Roberta Adams, sophomore, said,
''The main support for marijuana's
legalization comes from the already
widespread use. Many people al-
ready use marijuana and making it
legal would allow police to focus ef-
forts on other crimes."
The medicinal purposes of mari-
juana are part of the argument for
legalization.
In
Pennsylvania, leg-
islators are signing an important
medical advance- the legalization of
medical marijuana:- People have
beguri to understand that mari-
juana can ease the symptoms and
suffering of patients who are diag-
nosed with life-threate:r;iing dis-
eases. Already, 13 states have
legalized medical ll).arijuana, and
others are considering it.
However, State Senator Bill lnge-
brigtsen of Minnesota says that the
bill to legalize medical marijuana is
a "law enforcement nightmare." In
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Pro-marijuana protests on 4/20 act as
a symbol of the changes In legtslatlon
Massachusetts, Whitney Taylor,
chairwoman of the Committee for
Sensible Marijuana Policy argues
for the decriminalization of the ·
drug.
"The government wants to focus
our limited law enforcement re-
sources on serious and violent
crimes," Taylor said to
The New
World Order. ''They recognize that
under the new law that the punish-
ment will fit the offense."·
The Massachusetts policy will
make those that are caught with
less than 1 oz. of pot punishable by
a civil fine of $100, and those under
the age of 18 will have to complete a
drug awareness program and par-
take in community service. The fine
would increase to as much as $1000
for those who fail to complete the
program. While this seems like a
good idea, those that are opposed
feel that legalizing marijuana will
promote drug use and benefit the
drug dealers thus making crime
rates higher and making the streets
dangerous and unfriendly.
lose
him
interest.
It
should
be .
pretty
balanced."
While both
profes-
sors seemed pleas-
antly surprised at
Newsom's actions,
they did agree
that it
wa,s
a
sign
of
the
changing
times.
'1t'sadifemtkmof
human interaction,"
Robbins
said .
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mans are
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fast;
but
I
don't
think
it's a negative."
Mccann
said,
''It's intoxicating
because you look
at the possibil-
ity of what you
can do. I think
that we're going
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Democrat Gavin Newsom announces
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0bama's first 100 days: The ongoing debate
Obaina-'s new foundation
By
DEANNA GILLEN
Opinion Editor
In American presidential politics,
no single moment is as concrete and
as significant as the benchmark of
•
the President's performance during
the first 100 days in the oval office.
As Mr. Obama reached his 100 day,
it seems that he was truly able to
deliver.
Echoing the first celebrated 100-
day benchmark, F.D.R's in 1933,
historians have noted that Ameri-
cans felt more at ease with Roo-
sevelt because they liked him as a
person, even
if
they were unsure-of
his policies. The same seems to ring
true four generations later, for Pres-
ident Barack Obama.
According to the Gallup Poll,
Obama's approval rating never fell
below.61% during his first 100 days,
and finished of with a 65% -approval
rating at its' conclusion. Though we
are not "out of the woods yet," the
American people seem to hold fast
to an unwavering faith in the 44th
President, and so do
I.
Before Obama's election night in
November, he warned the American
people that "we may not get there in
one Y.ear or even one term." Fol-
lowed in the footsteps of many re-
markable Presidents before him,
like Roosevelt or Kennedy, it seems
that with Obama we will see in the
days ahead just what having a little
hope and faith in the American sys-
tem will accomplish.
Obama has inherited the greatest
financial crisis that the nation has
ever seen since the Great Depres-
sion. While some critics may accuse
Obama of not keeping up to his lofty
promises, none can fault him for not
facing the problems of the economy
head-on. Already, 250,000 jobs have
been created under the stimulus
package, and it is projected that
millions more are to follow. He has
also made bold interventions, with
the auto industry and banking sys-
tem alike. In his news conference
last Wednesday, he vowed to build
"a new foundation for growth", in
order to rise from the ashes of the
collapsed banking and credit sys-
tem. Other signs of an economic
awakening are evident with the rise
of housing _starts are up, and the
stock market recouping all of its
See
FAIIII, PAGE 5
Judicial restraint or cowardice
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
Eighteen years after he began,
Supreme Court Justice David
Souter - perhaps the most low-key
member of the bench - will be get-
ting a replacement from the most
high-key politician of recent mem-
ory. Even still, it appears that Pres-
ident Barack Obama is determined
to have his cake, and eat it too, by
replacing Souter with a moderate
that demonstrates judicial - re-
straint.
Despite the obvious signs from the
Republican Party they rejected his
invitation for an era of post-parti-
sanship, Obama acts seemingly un-
fazed. It probably would not
surprise me either if he
still
has
their
goody:bags stockpiled
in
a
secret,
undis-
closed location if they should ever accept.
Speaking
to
the
editorial board
of the
Detroit
Free
Press about
last
October
about Supreme Court appointments,
then-candidate Barack Obama her-
alded Souter and Justice Stephen
Breyer as "very sensible judges"
who ''look at the facts and they try
to figure out: How does the Consti-
tution apply to these facts?"
Just as importantly, Obama said
both men ''believe in fidelity to the
t.ext
d
the Coostitution,
but they
rug)
think
you
have
to
look at
what
is
going
en ammd
you and
not just
ignore
real
life:'
While
I admire Obama's
apprmh
to
ron-
stitutional functionalism, as op-
posed to a strict constructionist
interpretation, I am confused when
he described the judicial philoso-
phies of his so-called ''heroes" Earl
Warren, William Brennan and
Thurgood Marshall as not entirely
"appropriate
for
today."
The ''logjam" of racial discrimina-
tion needed to be cleared by those
liberal justices,
01:mnaexplained
fut
he
EOinellowfelt
troublro 'Wyou had that same
kind
of
activism
in
today:'
'lbisreluctanrethat Obama conveyed
seemingly contradicts earlier state-
ments that he made at a 2007
Planned Parenthood conference
where he pledged to nominate
Supreme Court justices with "the
empathy
to
understand
what it's like
to
be poor, or
African-
American, or gay, or disabled, or old."
Certainly
his
aspirations for a fairer,
more just
society
are
noble. But, just as
segregationists of the 20th century
fought the "judicial activism" of the
Warren Court tooth and nail, the
National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) and other homophobic enti-
ties of the 21st century rail against
any pro-gay decision made by the
national, state or local judiciary.
Motivated by those before them
that approved of interracial mar-
riage, "activist judges" that enact
progressive change - such as mar-
riage equality - should not trouble
Obama so.
Obama's False Hope Falls Flat
By
JASON NACCA
Circle Contributer
President Obama has achieved the
American dream in the eyes of the
world. He has instilled hope and
confidence into the hearts of Amer-
icans. Although he has been praised
by many Americans of his first 100
days in office, how many of his cam-
paign promises have essentially be-
come products of false hope?
President Obama has inherited
this economic crisis which has cre-
ated a road block in his agenda. Al-
though it may be understandable to
hold off certain points in his agenda,
it is completely unacceptable to do
the exact opposite of what he prom-
ised America he would on his cam-
paign trail.
Not surprisingly, it only took 16
days for President Obama to break
one of his principle promises. For in-
stance, Obama pledged on multiple
occasions that he would never raise
taxes on Americans making less
than $250,000 per year:
"I can make
a firm pledge. Under my plan, no
family making less than $250,000 a
year
will see any form of tax in-
crease. Not your income tax, not
your payroll tax, not your capital
gains taxes, not any of your taxes"
(Barack Obama, September 12,
2008, Dover,
NH).
Obama's signature puts into effect
a 156 percent increase in the federal
excise tax on tobacco, a hike .of 61
cents per pack. This is a blatant
form of tax in~rease on anyone mak-
ing less than 250,000 a year. Since
many Americans who make less
then 250,000 may enjoy an occa-
sional cigarette, he is therefore in-
creasing all of their taxes as well.
This is not the only a product of
false hope. For instance, Obama has
made countless promises to bring
home all the troops
in Iraq in the
time span of 18 months. However,
on February 17th, President Obama
announced his plan _to dispatch
thousands more military on top of
the 17,000 fresh combat troops he's
already ordered. The promise to
bring the troops home from Iraq by
the 18 month deadline will obvi-
ously not be,the case.
As
Marist student Mike McGowan
proclaimed, "His ability to pull the
wool over the eyes of many hopeful
See HOPE, M8E 5
inal thoughts from a former editor
A of today.
the countdown clocks around campus read 17 days until
graduation, barely more than two week left. For seniors, the buzzword
.i~
time.
Wasn't I ju::;t a rrcshman, throwing Frisbees on the grocn? Wher did
that
time go'! \llhat's coming 1ext?
I rernemh •r my first few weeks here;
the u11c rtainty ot dealing wit:h a
roommate,
staying up a
night
until
the sprinklers soaked m · newfound
group of friends
and
I. learning to
juggle academics
wi
tl the clubs needed
to
get
those hi gs
called
priority points.
.: n;PWbt•rP. ...
ometime
-·life C"hangcd.
I
never imagmed
finding
the
mo
t
eclectic
and wonderful
group
of
friends
fnr which
anyone could
risk.
I
never imagined working alongside
and
leading
som of the
finest
peo-
ph·
in
the
C'ollege
newspaper
bus m• ·,,.
It's
b
e11 a
heck ot a run, and
many, many thanks to all of,; ou for the long nights, the camaraderie
and
the
supporl .
I never ·mai;rine<l that I would have the chance to
Eitudy
abroad
in Ital:,
dodging
scooters on stone paved s r •ts and watchmg ~unset from a cen-
turies-old
Rom, nc
que church.
I
never ima
cined
the enlight,•ninJ,1;times
sp n
wi
h profe~ors and
other
teaclw s
around
campu;.
In
ver imagined that I would find lov •.
It all happened here,
my
story, one . tory among the many in our grad-
uating cla
!-l.
Life is change. and m n
few
short days we'll be moving
out
and moving on. WhiiJ.e I te 1 what must be a normal mixture of disbelief,
·adncH~
and anticipation,
mostly I jutSt
give
thanks to God for everything
I've xperienced over thf past four years.
Whatever our experiences, we have all been shaped ins me way
by
th
0
8
place.
ror
m , Marist is not characterized
by
it
park-like landscape dom-
inated
by
the Hudson Riv ·r. The educational opportunit1e left an in-
delilile intellectual mark, but fall short of defining what colleg truly was
all about. f....ven he diploma that
will
certify me aa a college graduate
fails to rep .; ·nt what I feel I ha accompli. hed h re.
liclu~ as
it might .ound. I mo
t value aH th people who have hccn a
part of my life from
tb1
da I stepped ou of my parents mmiv n until
now.
After we toss our caps and ,!riv off t:o graduation celebration , it
will
be those ••xperiences that
:t ·
v with us far
long r than anv photogr
1ph
or
keepsake.
Things fade and di
appea1•,
but motions
hav
a
fi
nny way of
~t1
·king with us.
For me, those emoti
n-,
those
pP(iple
and
thmaie rel
tiorn;l11ps
are
ruly
timeless.
Tame.r;,
forconi,
'09









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From Page Four
Have Faith in Obama
losses in 2009. Hopeful signs ... but significant none the less in judging Pres-
ident Obama during his first 100 days.
As Obama expressly stated when he first took office, there will be a long
road ahead of us. Rome was not built in a day. In the wake of the disaster
left by the previous Administration, there is no doubt that the United
States will not be rebuilt in a hundred ... but it is clear that the rebuilding
is on its way under President Obama's stewardship.
We would like to thank our graduating
editors, James Marconi, Joseph
Gentile, Alison Jalbert, and Margeaux
Lippman, for their commitment and
contributions to The Circle.
THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 • 5
From Page Four
False Hopes in 100 days
Americans concerning the extraction of troops, is beginning to be noticed."
Although time will be the true test of the Presidents ability
to fulfill the
promises made on his campaign trail, the first 100 days, too many Ameri-
cans, has been categorized as the first of many sequences of false hope and
disappointment.
We wish them
luck in their future
endeavors!
News Briefs
INFLUENZA ON CAMPUS
The office of Marist Health Services
announced Tuesday in an e-mail that
a Marist student tested positive for In-
fluenza A at St. Francis Hospital.
Dr. Michael Caldwell, Dutchess
County health commissioner, said he
doesn't know if further testing has
been done
to
determine whether the
student has the Influenza A (H1N1)
strain known as "swine flu." The .
Health Services e-mail indicated the
student had no suspicious travel or
exposure history and niay simply have
seasonal influenza.
Caldwell said "Influenza A" is a gen-
eral term and then more specific sub
testing is done. He said the strain
found in Dutchess County is Influenza
A (H3N2) and that there have been no
confirmed cases of swine flu in the
county.
"This indicates that any people who
have the flu just have the seasonal
flu," Caldwell said.
Caldwell said although he is "learn-
ing more about it every day" swine flu
"doesn't appear to be" more serious
than any other influenza.
WIFFLEBALL TOURNAMENT
On Saturday May 9
th
2009, Keith
Strudler's Sports Public Relations
class will run a wiffleball tournament
for all Marist students. The Wiffleball
Tourna·ment w1II be held on the Cam.:-
pus Green near by the Rotunda and is
sponsored by Soul Dogs, Coyote Grill,
Make the most of your summer.
Get ahead this summer-attend Summer Session
at St. Joseph's College. Complete a required course.
Study
a
special topic. Speed your progress toward
a
degree. At SJC,
you'll
choose from
a wide
variety
of
courses. You'll learn from expert faculty.
You'll
study
in
small, highly interactive
classes.
So
make
the most of your
summer. Study,
enjoy,
get
ahead-
at
St.
Joseph's College.
Lola's Cafe, Pleasant Ridge Pizzeria,
and Green Room Clothing.
The event will run from 12 p.m. to 5
p.m.
There will be prizes for the winning
team and the running up team.
For more information contact Kim-
berly Spallone by e-mail at Kim-
berly.spallone1@marist.edu or by
phone at -516-633-7962
KICK-OFF FOR FIRST STUDENT-
RUN MARIST LIFESTYLE WEB SITE
Students in Carolyn Lepre's com-
munication capping class will host a
kick-off partY.
to prepare the Marist
community for the integration of the
first student-run Marist lifestyle web-
site on May
7
outside of the Cham-
pagnat Hall between 5-7 p.i:n.
The event will include performances
by the college's a cappella groups, the
Sirens and Time Check. There will
also be free food, games, and prizes.
"This Web site is going to inform the
student body about the use of
"maristMy575.com."
WE wanted to make sure this web-
site included everything about the
Marist lifestyle from sports, and local
news, but also incorporate worldly
news like pop culture and experi-
ences abroad," said Ian Hopkins, part
of the web design team.
-Compiled
by
Kristen Domone/1
Transforming lives-
one student at a time.
To register or for more details, please call
718.636.6868
(Brooklyn)
or 631.447.3219
(Long
Island),
or visit www.sjcny.edu.
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Senior Spotlight: A four year flashback
By
CLARE
LANGAN
Staff Writer
Saturday, August 27, 2005. You
said goodbye
to the parents and
hello to your roommate. Classes
started and so did your new life.
"Busy" became your new away mes-
sage. You watched as the Big Easy
was swallowed by Hurricane Kat-
rina. You joined a club. Scratch
that, five clubs. You dropped your
tray in the dining hall. You figured
out where to find your degree audit.
You met your best friend. You took
a bus to the mall. You discovered a
magical place called Ciboney. You
were tagged. You immediately de-
tagged. You took your first final and
it wasn't so bad. Grades came up.
You vowed to befriend James A.
Cannavino. You burned popcorn in
your room and caused a firedrill in
Champagnat. You gained the fresh-
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man 15. You lost the freshman 15.
You survived your first summer
back at home.
You moved across campus with
five of your friends. You realized
cooking for yourself was overrated.
The War on Terror continued. You
got a parking pass. You spent a
Sunday and $25 on a ticket to a
Broadway show. You discovered
bacon, egg and cheese tasted better
at 2 a.m. You rocked out to 0.A.R.
You finally understood the differ-
ence between The Chance and The
Loft. You secretly loved Sanjaya.
You scheduled your entire week
around Cupcake Thursday. You
found yourself going from "it's com-
plicated" to ''in a relationship" ...
and it's still complicated. You got a
fake. You lost said fake. You Tube
was your homepage.
You moved across the street. You
landed an internship. You took the
train. For a minute, you thought
you were an adult. Almost. Irish
Nachos became your ethnic food.
You saw Jim Gaffigan. You will
never look at a Hot Pocket the same
again. You went sledding with a
cafeteria tray. You took Ethics and
you liked it. You turned up Miley
Cyrus whenever she came on the
radi~really loud.
cartoon corner
By VINNIE PAGANO
You went abroad. Your eyes
opened. You came back. Life went
on. Job fairs, suits, resumes. You re-
sisted. You gave in. The Real World
was calling. You followed seven
strangers. You turned 21. -You im-
mediately detagged every single pic-
ture. You took a crazy elective class.
You needed an iPhone.
It's now senior year, last call.
Countdown clocks. Your roommate
dressed like Sarah Palin for Hal-
loween. You voted absentee. He
won. You became a Pleasant Ridge
.regular. You devoted your life to
capping. You took a break "on a
boat." You went around the world in
Upper West. You fested by the river.
You fested on the green. You spent a
lot of your time festing. You realized
living each day
to the fullest is the
only way to live. Some problems got
smaller, while others got bigger.
You never passed up a chance to
·~ust ~ang out." You challenged
yourself in class. You reconnected
with your past. You attended your
last class, ever. You wonder how
your education has finished. You
feel like you have only just begun.
Some say it ends on May 23, but I
say it's only the beginning. That's
the meaning of "commencement,"
after all As freshmen, we viewed
CLARE LANGAN/THE
CIRCLE
Goodbye sunny Rotunda, I'll be
seeing you during Alumni Weekend I
seniors as all-knowing adults,
twenty-two year olds ready to con-
quer the world. While we don't
know it all, we do know one thing.
The last four years have prepared
us. Whether we conquer the world
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 • 7
Masto and Me: The dry spell and the summer plans ahead
ByCOLIN
JOHNSON
Staff Writer
I have recently come under the im-
pression that tfi.e planets have
aligned. Not because I will somehow
manage to escape this semester
having to take only two finals, or be-
cause recent hysteria has led people
to believe that pigs have inadver-
tently triggered our demise, but be-
cause an entire week went by and
Greg Masto has not done anything
notably ridiculous.
Personally I am feeling a little let
down not only because I have to
think of something to write about
but because 'Masto triggered events'
have become a staple of my weekly
routine. I tried to intervene a little,
you know set him on the path to-
wards some sort of epic event, how-
ever I failed. Despite diving on
Masto during our bus ride to
MAACs, setting a porcupine loose in
his hotel room, and watching Ani-
mal Planet with him for two hours,
the man remained relatively tran-
quil.
My first idea for this week was to
write about how Masto was capable
of defeating the swine flu. I wrote
this whole elaborate story about
summoning him using the Masto
symbol, which of course is a giant
light that casts a silhouette of an
afro onto the night sky. He then as-
sembled a utility belt consisting of
everything from a grappling hook to
one of those hats with an umbrella
on top of it, and proceeded to run to
Mexico in just under three hours.
However, when it came to the part
in the story where Masto actually
'defeats' the swine flu, I had no
ideas. I thought ''Uh maybe he could
punch it in the face" ... because that
makes a whole world of sense. So
no, approximately 4 73 words away
from beginning that story I hit a
wall that simply did not seem pass-
able, and thus was left as devoid of
ideas as I had been prior.
I tried to grab a few ideas from my
My
life as an intern: As one
door closes, another one opens
By KELLY
LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
May is upon us, and at long last,
my interning experience has come
to an end. What now, you may ask?
You tell me. Now begins the sum-
mer of discontent, also known as
unemployment, or as some refer to
it: searching for a job. For all those
of you who are facing an uncertain
future this June, I feel your pain.
Today I'm going to talk about end-
ing your internships can build the
foundation for your future.
During the last week of my in-
ternship, we had an optional net-
working event. I'm not sure
if
I will
definitely get a job out of it, but I
feel like it was time well spent and
I laid down some groundwork in
getting my resume into other de-
partments. If you get the chance to
go to one, definitely do it. I'm not
huge on meeting tons of strangers
at once, but in the confines of
searching for a job, events like these
can be a goldmine. Our event had
over twenty departments attending
and was modeled loosely on speed
dating, but without the guarantee
that you get to meet everyone there.
We had to wait on lines for the de-
partments, which sounds like a
great idea in theory, but it took me
the first hour of the event to make
it to only three tables. This wasn't
because I had spent a half-hour
talking with each of them, but be-
cause of the sheer volume of other
people trying to get to the tables.
Opportunities like this have both
positives and negatives.
It
is really
hard to talk to a person across a
table when you're standing and
they're sitting. Plus
if
you're the
60th person at their table, they are
going to be a lot more bored giving
the same talk they gave to all the
other people. But on the positive
end, I got to meet about ten people I
would have never met otherwise,
and got to teach others about what
my department does for our com-
pany.
On top of that, I got to talk to sev-
eral other interns while I waited in
line to talk to the departments. I
had a great conversation with an-
other intern for about twenty min-
utes that was better than the one I
had with the recruiter I was waiting
to talk to, which brings me back to
my common mantra ''Make friends
with other interns!" I became really
close the last few weeks with one of
the other girls who sat by me, and
I'm so glad we became friends.
In
between my second to last and
last days, half of our room got
moved to a different area, and we
were basically left alone because all
the other interns had finished. I re-
ally appreciated having someone
else to chat with in such an empty
office. On my last day, I felt an im-
mense amount of sadness. I really
felt at home in my office, and I'm
never one for long, elaborate good-
byes. But seeing how half our room
had been moved out, I had a strange
sense of closure.
It
was almost as
if
fate was telling me it was time to
move on. But believe me: I will come
back in a heartbeat
if
there's an
open position.
friends and teammates who knew
Masto, but they proved to be as use-
ful as a screen door on a submarine.
So I guess to wrap things up
l will
give you a little preview of woat
Masto will be doing over the sum-
mer, aside from giving me ideas of
what to write about next semester.
Since his plans to travel to Mexico
and become a lucha libre wrestler
had to be put on hold for obvious
reasons, Masto will be residing in
Albany for a good portion of the
summer. I refer to the first three
weeks in June as ''Masto-metamor-
phosis," a period during which he
sheds his old afro and begins to
grow a brand new one in anticipa-
tion for the upcoming cross country
season. Once this is complete he
plans to set out on a small quest in
search of Olmec, the giant stone
head from Legends of the Hidden
Temple. We know he's out there
somewhere anti Masto hopes to find
him and steer him clear of the path
of drugs and alcohol that seems to
plague stars after their fifteen min-
utes of fame has come and gone. He
has to make sure to be back by Au-
gust 3rd though, because that is
COLIN JOHNSON/THE CIRCLE
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when our favorite little man will be
heading off to Space Camp for a
week of hands on training, just like
real astronauts.
And then it is back to Marist to
grace us all with his presence once
more. I can only hope that along
with him he brings stories and
laughs, because otherwise I will
have to write about running again,
and I'm pretty sure that well of
ideas is bone dry. I wish everyone a
safe and happy summer and be sure
to keep an eye out for Mas to ... he is
everywhere.
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Film Review: "X-Men Origins:
Wolverine'' is summer bust
CINE FANATICO / FLICKR.COM
Hugh Jackman returns as the infamous comic book super-hero in the new summer blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine.• Di-
rected
by Gavin Hood ("Tsotst•), the film was succesful at the box office, coming out on top with an opening of $85.1 million.
By
ALEXANDER ROITHMAYR
Circle Contributor
The summer is starting out with a
BANG. The summer movie season
has begun and I could not be more
excited. There are about a half a
dozen movies I am excited to see in
the upcoming months. One movie.
was "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
staring Hugh Jackman.
I have always been a moderate fan
of the X-Men movies, and was ready
to start my summer off with the lat-
est installment in the series. How-
ever, I was sadly disappointed to
find that there are many problems
with this movie.
If
you are a fan of the X-Men se-
ries, then you are familiar with the
character Wolverine and his myste-
rious past. This movie is meant to
shed light on what Wolverine's life
was like before the other three X-
Men movies. Unfortunately, the
movie manages to give a very vague
back story.
''X-Men Origins: Wolverine" lacks
many things including the ability to
keep me entertained. The entire
story line seems to be on fast for-
ward, leaving much to assumption
by the audience. I found myself
having to take things at face value,
and just accept that Wolverine's
supposed father is not his real fa-
ther, or that he falls in love with
this woman simply because she
seemed nice. The lack of character
development really takes away from
the movie. Like the other X-Men
movies, there is a large cast of char-
acters that are all diverse and
unique. ''X-Men Origins: Wolver-
ine" does not capitalize on this.
There are about a dozen important
characters, but there is little expla-
nation as to who they are or what
their powers are; the movie is un-
clear as a result.
The character of Wolverine seems
to stumble through the movie, fight-
ing whoever the bad guy is during
that particular scene. The action in
this movie is good, but I found that
if you watched the movie trailer on
Hulu.com, you have already seen
the best parts of this movie.
In conclusion, I would say that
''Wolverine" is a movie that you
might just want to skip. I would
save the money for the many other
movies that are coming out this
summer.
Time to get out in
the sun and start
relaxing. Enjoy
the summer!
The Circle
PAGES
currently
singin'
BOUCHE/ FLICKR.COM
Wilco's seventh
album is due out
on June
30th.
The
group will be tour-
ing in support of
the album with
Connor Oberst and
the Mystic Valley
Band.
Wilco "Jolly Banker" -At the
price of an e-mail address, and a
strong encouragement to donate a
minimum of two dollars to the
Woody Guthrie Foundation and
Archives, Wilco is offering a down-
load of their cover of Guthrie's "Jolly
Banker." The ironically cheery tune
was written in
1964,
but remains
relevant in modern times with lyrics
like "When your car you are losing
and sadly you're cruising/ I'm a jolly
banker, jolly banker am I/ I'll come
and foreclose, take your car and
your clothes."
Chris Cornell "Long Gone"
(Howard Benson Remix) - The
single from Cornell's latest album,
"Scream" (produced entirelY,
.µy..Tim--
baland), has been completely redorie
with producer Howard Benson
(Hoobastank, My Chemical Ro-
mance) at the helm. The former
Soundgarden and Audioslave voca:1-
ist ventures back into rock with a
more heartfelt ballad, rather than
being overly hip-hop commercial, in
a desperate attempt to stay current
in the iPod generation's eyes. It's no
"Spoonman" or "Black Hole Sun,"
but at least it has substance and
can be tolerated by the ears.
The Intelligence ''Thank You
God For Fixing the Tape Ma-
chine" -This west coast band hail-
ing from Seattle serves up a new
jam from the upcoming fourth re-
lease "Fake Surfers" (due May 26).
The lo-fi ''Thank God For Fixing the
Tape Machine" is an authentic sta-
ple for your summer playlist.
VEGA "No Reasons" - You
should add this track too, when cre-
ating your summer playlist. The
dreamy sounds are ideal for the
warm, sunny months, securing it's
eligibility to be a contender for sum-
mer jam of the year, at least for the
indie crowd.
Dinosaur Jr. "I Want You to
Know" - I want you to know, that
the guitars in this song are like a
teddy bear. They are warm, fuzzy,
and they will tickle your innards.
MEME / FLICKR.COM
Alternative rock
band Dinosaur Jr.
is
set to launch
their ninth studio
LP t his summer
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Summer livin': Great break escapes
·
By ROBIN MINITER
Photography Editor
There's something about summer
that makes me want to channel my
inner Bob Dylan - but then I re-
member I have no guitar and have
no time to be a vagabonding musi-
cian (tragic, really).
Thank.fully, there's no lack of
artists performing at cross-country
music festivals and warm weather
to enjoy them in.
Sometimes, an escape is in order,
whether simply for a weekend or
for the entire summer. It's good to
mix it up every now and then - go
back to basics and relax and escape
the 9-5 cubicle summer grind.
Before you start, here are a
few key items
to
take on your
adventure. With these bare
essentials you will be pre-
pared for your vagabond ad-
venture:
- a sarong
- a mild soap
- flip flops
- a bandana
- long thermals
- rain poncho
- plastic bags
- safety pins
- small flashlight
- a camera of course!
Music festivals:
Sasquatch Music Festival
George, Washington/ May 24-26
- REM, Modest Mouse, MIA,
Death Cab, The New Pornogra-
phers, Beirut, The Cure, The Na-
tional, Flight of the Concords,
www.sasquatchfestival.com
Mountain Jam
Hunter Mountain, NY/ May29-31
- Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers
Band,
Umphrey's
McGee,
Michael Franti
&
Spearhead ·
http://www.mountainjam.com/
Rothbury Music Festival
Rothbury, Michigan/ June 2-5
- Bob Dylan, The Dead, The
Black Crowes, Willie Nelson
www .rothburyfestival.com
Sierra Nevada World Music
Festival
Boonville qalifomia / June 19- 21
Femi Kuti, King Sunny Ade,
Michael Rose, Anthony B
http://www.snwmf.com/
Gathering of the Vibes
Seaside Park Bridgeport, CT /
July 23-26
Crosby, Stills, Nash; Bob Weir
&
Ratdog; State Radio; Grace -Pot-'
ter and the Nocturnals
http://gatheririgofthevibes.com
BRITTANY AORENZA / THE CIRCLE
Whether you want
to
listen
to
music, go hiking or volunteer, llve up your summer.
Top
national parks:
Best
Hiking - Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, Ten-
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Photography and Lifestyles Editors
Hamburgers and hot dogs may be
the essentials, but these summer
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new twist summertime festivities.
Shake up the good, old red and
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Campfire Banana Splits
6 large bananas, unpeeled, stems
removed
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 (10.5 ounce) package miniature
marshmallows
Preheat the grill for high heat.
Slice the peel of the banana from
stem to bottom, slice banana in-
side. Open peel wide enough to
stuff with chocolate chips and
marshmallows.
Wrap the bananas with the alu-
minum foil and place on the grill.
Grill until chocolate chips are
melted, unwrap bananas, open
the peels wide, and eat with a
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Pink Honey Lemonade
1 cup water
3 fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon honey
7 cups water
1 3/4 cups fresh lemon juice
2 slices orange
- Combine strawberries, sugar
and honey with 1 cup of water.
- Bring to boil, lefsimmer for 10
minutes.
- In a large pitcher mix lemon
juice, orange slices and six cups
of water with the syrup. Chill
Campfire S'mores Smash
1 tablespoon butter.
1 (lOounce) package mini marsh-
mallows
2 individual packages graham
crackers,crumbled
2 (L5 ounce) bars chocolate candy
bars, broken into pieces
- Melt the butter, pour in marsh-
mallows, and stir until com-
pletely melted.
· Remove from the fire, and stir in
the graham crackers and choco-
late.
- Smooth over and press into pan
with a spoon. Chill.
Cranberry Trail Bars
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1/3 cup raw sunflower seeds
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup unsweetened flaked co-
conut
3 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
1 cup dried cranberries
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter or mar-
garine
7 cups miniature marshmallows
Heat sesame and sunflower
seeds, pecans and almonds over
medium heat for about 3 min-
utes.
Add coconut and stir until
sesame seeds are golden. Add
cranberries and cereal. Remove
from heat.
In large saucepan combine
peanut butter, butter and marsh-
mallows.
Cook on low heat until marsh-
mallows melt.
Stir in cereal/nut mix and pour
into 9X13 inch baking dish.
Cool and cut into bars.







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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 • 10
Foxes take on Gators in
NCAA
tourney
ByJIM URSO
Staff Writer
For the last week, Marist men's
tennis coach Tim Smith has re-
ceived calls from reporters, col-
leagues, and friends, all with the
same question.
''What do you think coach, can you
pull off a first round upset?"
Smith is quick to remind them
that this isn't the NCAA basketball
tournament, and that parity hardly
exists in collegiate Olympic sports
like tennis, crew, and swimming.
''This isn't David versus Goliath,"
Smith said. ''This is David versus
six Goliaths."
On Friday, the Red Foxes will
make their seventh trip to the
NCAA tournament, visiting na-
tional powerhouse Florida in
Gainesville. The Gators are ranked
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10th in the nation, · and have made
it to the "Sweet
16"
in seven of the
last eight years. Two
of
their play-
ers are ranked among the top 64 in
the nation, and three were named to
the All-SEC team (Southeastern
Conference). The SEC is arguably
the best collegiate tennis conference
in the nation.
Marist finished
12-3,
clinching its
second consecutive MAAC champi-
onship against Fairfield on April
18.
Four players were named to the All-
MAAC singles first team, while two
double teams received All-MAAC
first team recognition. Additionally,
two other singles players received
second team honors.
Large universities like Florida can
expend more resources on coaching
staffs, scholarships, trainers, and
facilities. Also, schools from warmer
weather climates have optimal
Baseball set for Niagara
posed to be great and when the
weather'.s good we usually play well.
It will be good to play at home. It
seems like
all
we do is practice at
our field.".
With just six conference games
left,. the playoff picture is starting to
clear up. If Marist can win the se-
ries against Niagara, it will have
the tiebreaker over Canisius, Niag-
ara, and Rider. Niagara is currently
12-6
and in second place in the
MAAC. Manhattan
is
at home
against Rider this weekend while
Fairfield is at home Canisius. Next
week, Niagara faces Canisius and
Marist will finish off the regular
season at home against Fairfield.
"I think
if
we get to
14
wins we're
going to get in just based off crunch-
ing the numbers," Healy· said.
"I
·think the biggest thing for us is to
win the series against Niagara. If
we·
play well and kind
of
hold our
ground-we'll be fine. We've probably
got to have 10 to 15 hits every game
this weekend and pitch well and get
the ball to [closer Jacob} Wiley.
When
we've
dene that
we've
been
pretty successful... we control our
own destiny."
training conditions·. This puts
Marist in a tough position, one
which Smith and his players thrive
on.
"Our kids are excited about going
to the University of Florida and I
like their tennis facility, which I
have been to," Smith said.
''It is such a great tournament
everyone wants to participate in
and I am so happy and proud of
team," · MAAC tournament MOP
(Most Outstanding Player) and Co-
captain Loic Sessagesimi said.
Smith expects players to uphold
the professional, classy attitude
they've exuded through the entire
·season. He hopes players will b~
competitive in · many games and
sets, emphasizing the importance of
extending the length of games and
sets.
"Since all singles matches are
played at once, the longer and
harder each player fights) the
longer it will take for Florida to
clinch the match," Smith said.
If the matches last longer, poten-
tially close sets and matches could
be stolen by Marist.
Smith expects players to adapt to
a risk-taking and offensive style of
play. ·When a neutral ball is re-
ceived, players should be aggressive
and put Florida in a defensive posi-
tion.
Players argue they're more expe-
rienced, citing last year's NCAA
tournament match versus SEC op-
pop.ent Ole Miss.
''We are the big underdog and we
have absolutely nothing to lose,"
Sessagesimi said. ''We will play our
hearts out and see what happens"
Marist will meet Florida at
4
p.m.
on Friday.
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 • ll
Men's lacrosse campaign in review
ByCODYLAHL
Staff Writer
An all-around increase in productivity
and the instillation of a national champi-
onship-winning coach resulted in the
Marist men's lacrosse team earning a 4-4
record in the MAAC. Finishing tied for
fifth in the MAAC overall, the Red Foxes
fell one place shy of their first postseason
appearance since 2006.
''I think the increase in production comes
mostly from the change in attitude and at-
mosphere surrounding the team," junior
Matt Teichmann said. "Everybody was a
lot more excited and happy to be playing
this year. This was the hardest we've
worked as a team since I've been here."
Among MAAC teams, Marist finished in
the top four in 14 statistical categories.
Most notably, Marist topped the confer-
ence in saves per game (12) and faceoff
percentage (.573) - . both categories due in
large part to the contributions made by
senior Ryan Penner in goal and junior
Matt Francis on face-offs.
For all Division I schools, Penner fin-
ished eighth in save percentage (.598) and
Francis finished fifth in ground balls per
game (6.46). In addition, the Red Foxes
finished fourth in the nation in face-off win
percentage, winning 141 of 246 face-offs -
led by Francis' 136 wins in 236 attempts.
On offense, one Red Fox, Corey Zindel,
broke into the top-10 national ranking as
the sophomore attackman finished his sea-
son ranked eighth in assists per game
(1>85). In 13 games, Zindel recorded 14
goals and 24 assists - good for second and
first among Red Foxes.
Evan Guarini, another underclassman,
contributed signitieantly to Marist's in--
MIKE CAIOLA /
THE CIRCLE
The Marist Men's Lacrosse team finished the
2009
season with a
4-9
overall record and
posted a 44 mark In the MAAC Lacrosse
league.
The
team did not qualify for the playoffs.
creased production. The freshman con-
nected for 21 goals and assisted on three
others. After a slow start in his first five
collegiate games - recording four goals
and one assist . Guarini provided 17 goals
and two assists over the final eight
matches.
"On offense, we worked on cutting down
on our turnovers," Nelson said. ''I believe
Zindel and Guarini both cut down on their
turnovers and played cleaner lacrosse. It's
positive for the future, with those two and
[Ryan] Sharkey returning we can stop
worrying about the little things and work
more on advanced offensive material."
For the season, the Red Foxes averaged
7. 7 5 goals per game - a 1.43 goal improve-
ment over their 2008 performance of 6.32.
The Red Foxes also made considerable im-
provements in clearing percentage, the
number of shots put on goal in each con-
test and their conversion of man-up op-
portunities.
Slight decreases were seen in a few sta-
tistics though. ¥arist's total number of
shots per contest decreased by more than
three over last season's total while the Red
Foxes won 57.3 percent of their face-offs as
compared to the 62.8% mark put up in
2008, the majority of which were secured
by current assistant Dan Needle.
With the presence of Needle, Francis has
the opportunity to improve on his already
stellar face-off numbers and Nelson sees
the decrease in shots in a positive manner
and Marist has subsequently reduced its
errant shots.
''We worked very hard this year to take
good shots and reduce our turnovers on
bad shots," Nelson said. ''We did not have
many of those and we had less and less in
each game."
Coaches and players alike expect im-
provements to continue as the new atmos-
phere and attitude adopted over the course
of 2009 becomes old habit.
''We will definitely be working for the
playoffs," Teichmann said. ''We just
missed it this year and we know that we
can beat some of the teams we failed to
this year. I think everyone
will come back
with a bitter taste in their mouth and be
ready to work hard for another run at a
MMC championship_."
Max Carow sole winner for track and field
By PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
The roster of any sports team is gener-
ally dotted with the names of a few players
who stand out above all others.
This season, 39 runners in particular from
both the Marist men and women's outdoor
track and field rosters stand out due to
their underclassmen status.
Given the Red Foxes respective fourth
and fifth place finish in the MAAC cham-
pionships at Rider University for men and
women's track and field, they will rely on
the heavy amount of youth on their rosters
to help them succeed in seasons to come.
During the 2009 MAAC championships,
the Red Foxes received stellar efforts from
runners on both the men's and women's
sides.
The team's only victory of the day came
courtesy ofjuajor Max Carow with his leap
of 4.17 meters in the pole vault event.
"Condition's were tough on Sunday, but
guys were able to put in some big per-
formances allowing us to place fourth over-
all," Carow said. "It feels good to have won
the pole vault after all the effort I've put
into it."
Taking third was sophomore Tim
Kee:
gan in the lOK, and the 400 relay team.
Made up of freshmen Michael McCloskey
and Neil Veits, and sophomores John
Kristie and Tom Devaney finished third
with a tiine of 46.36.
"We were pretty happy with it [Third
place finish]," Veits said. "We knew that
Manhattan and St. Peter's were going to
run away with it, so we were happy to stay
in third."
The Manhattan Jaspers kept true to
their reputation with a dominating per-
formance in the championship. After fin.
ishing with 225 points, the Manhattan
men earned their 12th consecutive MAAC
title.
Leading the way for the Jasper's was Al-
bert Johnson III who won the long jump,
triple jump, and 200-meter race. Johnson
was named the men's most outstanding
performer for field events.
Although only the top three teams pres-
ent at the tournament broke the 100-point
mark, there were still plenty of remark-
able performances.
"Manhattan always has a good team,"
Veits said. "All the other teams that were
there with their performances and times,
the weather was poor, but they were still
impressive."
The Marist women were led by freshmen
Addie DiFrancesco and junior Justine Co-
labraro. Both finished with top-three
times in the 5K and the pole vault, respec- .
tively.
Marist also received a third place finish
from its 400-meter relay team. Jen Mc-
Namara, Kimberly Ladouceur, Kerry
Owen and Holly Burns all contributed to
the 51.111 second finish.
Burns, a junior, finished fourth in the
400-meter and seventh in the 200-meter
with a time of 27 .20.
As
a team, the Marist women's track and
field team finished in fifth place with a
total of 74 points. Manhattan, Rider, St.
Peter's and Iona all placed ahead of the
Red Foxes.
The Manhattan women's team won its
10th MAAC championship title in 12
years. Malin Marmbrandt, the champi-
onship's most outstanding performer for
track events on the women's side, led the
way for the Jaspers with victories in the
long jump and the triple jump.
Two events still remain on the 2009
schedule for select runners who have qual-
ified. The NYC Qualifying Challenge,
which will take place at Icahn Stadium on
Randall's Island, will be held on May 9.
The IC4A championships will be held on
May 15 in Princeton, N.J.
Although both of the Red Foxes track
and field teams finished towards the bot-
tom of the MAAC in the final standings,
the future is very bright for such a young
and talented team that has just been ex-
posed to MAAC competition at ·its highest
and most intense level.
"The young team that we have, it was_
about getting our experience in these
championship meets," Viets said. ''It's only
going to help us in the long run."
Men's
Women's
1. Manhattan
1. Manhattan
225 Points)
(215 Points)
.
St. Peter's
2. Rider
119 Points)
(207.5 Points)
.
Rider
3. St. Peter's
119 Points)
(107.5 Points)
.
Marlst
4. Iona
77 Points)
(84 points)
.
Iona
5. Marlst
73 Points)
(74 Points)
oar1n
R,d Foxes
Lolc
Sessagesiml
Junior
Tennis
Sessagesimi
was named
to the MAAC
all-confer-
ence first
team at sec-
ond singles.
The Red
Foxes will
take on the
Florida
Gators in
Gainesville,
FL on Friday
May 8. The
Gators are
ranked
#10
in the coun-
try.
Addle
Difrancesco
Freshman
Track & Field
Di Francesco
was part of a
Marist
Women's
Track and
Field effort
that placed
fifth at the
MMC tour-
nament. The
freshman
finished
third in the
5k with a
time of
17:39:93.
The Red
Foxes tallied
74 points
through all
of their
events.






THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009
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Men's
lax season
In review
Foxes finish 4-4 in MAAC
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Marist baseball controls own destiny
By
RICH
ARLEO
Sports Editor
The Marist baseball team man-
aged to win its third straight con-
ference series by taking two out of
three from the Saint Peters Pea-
cocks this weekend.
Led by an offense that has been
hot seemingly all season, Marist
pounded out 34 hits on its way to a
sweep of a doubleheader on Satur-
day. The Red Foxes won the first
game by a score of 12-7, and the sec-
ond
8-3. They failed to sweep the se-
ries on Sunday by losing a
rain-shortened game,
7-4.
'We swung the bats great on Sat-
urday," coach Dennis Healy said.
"Sunday, the series was already
won which is kind of something
we've done all year ... we haven't re-
ally played well in those games
[when the series is already won].
We had some chances on Sunday
but we made a big error in the sev-
enth defensively that hurt us a lit-
tle bit."
Doubleheader sweep
The team started its series with
Saint Peters with a doubleheader on
Saturday.
In
the first game, lefty
Josh Rickards went 5.1 innings and
struck out eight while giving up just
one earned run. That was all the
Red Foxes needed to seal the victory
as their offense amassed 21 hits in
the game and scored 12 runs.
Catcher Bryce Nugent went 2-5
with five RBI, and sophomore Ricky
Pacione led Marist with four hits.
Every starter in Marist's lineup had
at least two hits in the game.
The offense didn't slow down in
the second game by adding another
eight runs and
13
hits to sweep the
doubleheader. The game was tied at
2-2 in the fifth when Nugent drove
in Jon Schwind with a single for the
go-ahead run. The Foxes never lost
the lead from that point on, adding
three insurance runs in the seventh
to close out the victory.
Kyle Putnam, pitching through
pink eye, got his third win in his
last four starts to move to 3-3 on the
year. He only allowed two runs and
struck out five.
"Some guys are seeing the ball re-
ally well right now and we're play-
ing with a bunch of confidence
which is good," Healy said.
Finale loss
In the series finale, Marist never
had a lead in the game after going
down 2-0 in the second inning.
In
the seventh inning, a two-run game
turned into a 5-1 deficit due in part
to an error by
Curylo. Starter
B.J. Martin threw
six solid innings
allowing
just
three earned runs
while striking out
seven Peacocks.
The game ended
after eight in-
nings due to rain.
"We need to play
better defense in
the infield or
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Healy said. "Our
bullpen, which
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with our pitching. Martin threw the
ball really well on Sunday. We lost
and he gave up two home runs but
he threw the ball great."
~e're still playing good baseball,"
said junior pitcher Richard Cary.
''The MAAC is real close at the top,
and every game here on in is basi-
cally a must win.
If we give up four
runs a game our offense will take
care of business and we should have
no problem being seeded in the
MAAC tournament."
Marist is now 11-7 and in a tie
with Canisius for third place in the
MAAC. The team is in good position
with its remaining six conference
games at home.
It has only played
11
out of 46 games this season. They
have three games with Niagara this
coming weekend.
"I'm sure we'll be ready to play,"
Healy said. "The weather's sup-
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