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New CFO to tackle recession complications
By KRISTEN DOMONELL
Staff Writer
After a lengthy hiring
process, Marist named Jeanne
Plecenik Vice President for
Business Affairs and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO). ·
Plecenik, a woman of bubbly
personality and short stature, is
no small addition to the admin-
istrative roster. As CFO, she
will be in charge of the
school's budget and finances.
Chief Public Affairs Officer,
Tim Massie, said Plecenik's
role will be "to find ways to
manage the finances of the col-
lege that will limit the impact
of the market as much as pos-
sible, assist with the develop-
ment of a financial model for
online course offerings, and
work to effect greater efficien-
cies that will allow Marist to
continue to be a best buy in
college education."
Massie said Marist was look-
ing for a "tech-savvy financial
manager who can help steer
the college through these very
difficult economic times."
"We also were looking for
someone with specific person-
al attributes, such as integrity,
a collegial spirit, and a good
communicator," Massie said.
Before her start at Marist on
Feb. 9, Plecenik served as Vice
President and Treasurer of The
New School University in
Greenwich Village for six
years. Before that, she worked
as Controller at Mount Saint
l<RISTfN DOMO Ell /™E CIRCLE
The school has hired Jeanne Plecenik, pictured above, as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and VP
for Business Affairs. She previously worked as VP and Treasurer at The New School University.
Mary College in Newburgh for adjunct instructor at Dutchess
five years.
Community College for 12
Plecenik said she chose years and at Mount Saint Mary
Marist for its "wonderful repu- for five.
tation, beautiful campus and
"I think for me, I've been in
strong financial situation."
college administration, I've
Before her work in college been a student, faculty mem-
administration and after ber and parent of college-aged
receiving a
B.B.A.
in public students," Plecenik said. "You
accounting
from
Pace see the college from a lot of
University and an M.B.A. different viewpoints."
from Mount Saint Mary,
Plecenik said she is excited
Plecenik worked as a certified because she may teach an
public accountant in her own accounting class at Marist next
practice. She also taught as an fall.
"I'm anxious to get back in
the classroom," Plecenik said.
One difference in Marist
from the other schools
Plecenik has worked for is its
athletics department.
"I've never been in a college
or university with quite as big
an athletic program," Plecenik
said.
Plecenik was the honorary
coach of the women's basket-
ball team at last Saturday's
home game against Rider.
WMAR
to seek
FCC
approval; shuts down
AM
radio
By DAVID MIELACH
Staff Writer
WMAR, Marist's radio club,
is working to iron out logisti-
cal issues that have plagued
the radio station in recent
years. These problems have
caused major setbacks in
recent years - including the
suspension of broadcast capa-
bilities in spring 2008.
"Currently, we are working
to put talk and music on a sin-
gle platform in an attempt to
unify the station," said
Andrew Cleary, president of
WMAR. "One way we are
doing this is by working to
make the radio station able to
broadcast to radios tuned into
the appropriate station."
Currently, the radio station
broadcasts only over the
Internet, at icecast.marist.edu.
In order for these changes to
occur, however, the radio sta-
D EW CAHIPION/THE CIRCLE
A Marist student kills time while playing a song on WMAR in the
FM radio station in the Student Center. WMAR has closed the AM
radio station to transform the space Into a production studio.
tion must send an advisor to a
national council in Oregon to
buy whitespace from the
Federal
Communications
Channel (FCC).
"If
the radio station was to
get broadcasting over radio
waves, I believe the implica-
tions would be huge," said
Dustin Aglietti; sports director
for WMAR. "The expansion
of the radio station has been
going on for over three years,
but if the radio was able to be
heard at any radio it will
expand interest in the radio
and make it a more successful
club on campus."
The station has also closed
down the AM station this
semester in order to change
the AM station into a produc-
tion studio. This studio will
allow students to learn about
producing radio shows, and
also give those hosting shows
the ability to pre-record shows
so that they can be .played in
.the event that they may have
to miss their time slot.
"The ability to vre-record
shows will, in my opinion,
have a positive impact on the
radio station," said Chris
Fratino, co-host of a WMAR
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Security Briefs
'International' jaunt has travel permits revoked
By TYLER THURSTON
.. .funnier than you.
2/24 - Campus
Recently, a man not affiliated
with the college was escorted
off campus for collecting bot-
tles and cans from the recy-
cling bins, presumably to cash
in for whatever cent denomi-
nation the state of New York
deems wortlly.
TJie
police
were notified and the avid col-
lector was arrested for tres-
passing, as he had been previ-
ously warned. Some may look
at this and see a criminal, but
me; I really just seem a bud-
ding young entrepreneur.
Well, maybe not budding and
maybe not young, but you get
the drift.
If
only we all had the
foresight to collect all the
empty bottles and cans after a
long weekend, we could prob-
ably make bank. Well, you
may not want to admit how
much you could make in such
a public forum. Soon enough,
instead of making $28 you're
counting down your 28 days
in rehab. Little different, I sup-
pose.
2/25 - C)lampagnat
To the shock and surprise of
no one, an intoxicated student
was allowed entry in
Champagnat, after being thor-
oughly examined by Fairview,
of course. All signs seemed
good, all vitals intact, and all
reflexes responding. Except
wait, where's the shame? Oh,
couldn't find that one, could
you?
2/26 - Champagnat/Leo
Larceny came two-fold this
week, and that's truly the best
kind, when one Champagnat
room reported an Xbox 360,
video games, and DVDs miss-
ing, and a Leo resident report-
ed their backpack missing
from the kitchen. In 'both
instances, the town police
were notified and responded
to the scene. Wow, stealing
stuff. That's cool. You guys
shouldn't get better things to
Oo
with
your time or anything.
No, you_ shouldn't find some-
thing to live for. That'd make
too much sense. Why not just
run into rooms hoping that
they're unlocked? Might want
to look for some maturity in
there, too, although you're
probably going to need both
hands, you're going to need a
lot.
2/27 - Campus
A taxi returned a wallet I'm
assuming a student had lost in
just a clumsy moment, and not
a drunken stupor or anything.
No, not that, never. Upon
fur-
ther inspection, security dis-
covered, once again to the sur-
prise of no one, two forms of
identification.
Everything
seemed peachy keen, until,
wait for it; they had two dif-
ferent birth dates, one being
quite a few years older than
the other. No way. The false
identification was confiscated,
and the student was left with
merely one way to know who
they are. Uh oh, better start
chalking.
2/27 - Upper West Cedar
An Upper West Cedar party
was broken up, with a large
amount of guests being kindly
asked to return home. I'm
technically not supposed to
reveal what the name of this
party was, but I've never real-
ly been into friendly sugges-
tions, so let's just say that
everyone was hopping conti-
nents, with no one having a
passport or really encounter-
ing a long journey. Well,
unless you count the journey
home. In the dark. And the
cold. And the rain. Really, just
a great time for all.
2/28- Upper West Cedar
Upper West Cedar continued
to be the place to be this week,
or at least as far as odd stories
are concerned. One house
claimed a person entered their
house and discharged the fire
extinguisher, forcing Fairview
to respond as they always do.'
Once security entered, howev-
er, a keg was found and subse-
quently confiscated, as they
always do_. Well, that's a case
of cause and effect ifl've ever
seen it. A dramatic case
involving lots of bad situa-:
tions, yes, but a case nonethe-
less. Kind of like "Final
Destination," minus the plane
crash and Devon Sawa flip-
ping the hell out.
3/1 - Upper West Cedar
Some misinformed pranksters
got their months messed up,
starting April Fool's off with a
bang by repeatedly knocking
on an unsuspecting target's
door wearing a Scream mask.
Wait, there's a time when this
was hilarious. When was it?
Oh yeah, the 90s. Way to
strike while the iron's hot,
guys. You see that new movie
"Titanic?" Heard the ship goes
down in the end, but their
hearts go down. Oh, Kate and
Leo .
3/1-Fulton
Let's play a new game. Who
wants to spend the night in St.
Francis? Anybody,
anylwfu'
at
all? Oh, we have a winner, res-
ident of Upper Fulton. What's
your prize? Well, you get a
crisp new blue jumpsuit, a
wristband in case you get any
foolish ideas of trying to get
away, and a bed that moves up
and down with that nifty
remote. Yeah, I know you're
bed was going to be moving
when you got home anyway,
but this one's on purpose. And
don't worry, the wristband has
your name on it in case you
forget, just like a dog. Yup,
just like a dog. Check one off
the bucket list.
3/2-Campus
Once again, with the lock-it-
or-lose-it evaluations, 15
doors were found open in the
Fultons, and 14 were found
unlocked in the West CeQ.ars. I
can understand leaving your
door open when you're older,
if you're expecting a package
or waiting for your affair to
come over, but now? Why not
just say, come on in, I'm wait-
ing. Not sure it's the message
you want to send out, well,
unless you're starring in a
porn. And if that's another
bucket list item, go right
ahead. I don't judge. Society
does, but me, I'm good ..
Disclaimer: The
Security
Briefs are intended as satire
and f11Uy protected free speech
under the First Amendment of
the Constitution.
Student Governntent Elections
Voting takes place March 10 - 12
*Polls open 8 a.m. Tuesday and close
at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
All voting will be done online. A link
will be published on the mari'st.edu
homepage directing students to the
voting page.
Watcl~
MCTV at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, March 12 for final
election results.
Contact the SGA office (x2206)
with questions.











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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
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SNAP
team makes staying safe on campus easy
By CHRISTINE SAVOIA
has responded to specific stu-
Staff Writer
dent requests, including
weekly escorts.
"If they
When students find them- would like a weekly escort
selves alone and vulnerable to they just have to make sure it
attacks from all sorts of men-
acing night-prowlers - The
Student Night-time Auxiliary
Patrol, or SNAP, can provide
an extra level of safety
beyond what the regular secu-
rit-9'
officers have to offer.
For those unsure of what
SNAP does, the Manst Web
site says, "The Marist College
SNAP Program was estab-
lished with the purpose of
increasing the safety felt with-
in our community during the
night-time hours."
It explains that the program
provides escorts -
trained
student workers "equipped
with radios, flashlights, and
safety jackets" - for mem-
bers of the community who do
not wish to walk alone at
night.
"Statistics have proven that
individuals walking in groups
are generally safer than those
walking alone," said SNAP
coordinators Nicholas Liso
and David Arsenault. "The
student-run SNAP program is
utilized to take some of the
escort burden off of the main
security patrol officers."
Additionally, the program
is at the same time every
week," said Liso and
Arsenault. "This has been
done in the past."
SNAP workers also act as
_"eyes an_d ears" for security.
Though they do not get direct-
ly involved in dangerous situ-
ations, SNAP students who
see any problems on campus
report them to security, said
the coordinators. They also
report hazardous conditions,
such as icy sidewalks or bro-
ken lights.
The program encourages
new input and suggestions
from around the campus,
especially from students who
would like to see SNAP
improved.
"The program is constantly
being changed, re-vamped,
and re-organized for the bet-
ter," said Liso and Arsenault.
"As
the campus changes and
new housing is constnicted,
we are changing student
patrols to make visibility
present in other areas."
Currently, community mem-
bers can call for an escort 10
to 15 minutes ahead of time at
extension 7627. Escorts are
GREG DUBOIS / THE CIRCLE
SNAP members are available during late night hours
to
assist stu-
dents
to
their destinations around the Marist campus.
available Sunday through have never requested an
Thursday between 7 p.m. and escort or are even aware of
2 a.m. The Marist Web site SNAP's function on campus.
adds that anyone needing an
"I
don't think SNAP has a
escort on Friday or Saturday whole lot of use on campus. I
can call the Security Office rarely see them," said senior
for assistance.
Kayla Burke.
Some students, however,
Having lived on campus for
four years, she acknowledged
that she
fe~ls
safer when secu-
rity vehicles sit at the pedes-
trian oridge.
"The only time I have ever
. been afraid on campus was
when construction of Lower
Fulton was going on and there
was a · tunnel of chain link
fence down the walkway,"
Burke said.
Junior Matthew Siuzdak,
who has worked for SNAP for
two arid a half years, said stu-
dents should recognize and
utilize the program more fre-
quently.
"Marist really cares about
the students and does its very
best to protect them," Siuzdak
said.
"Overall the Marist College
campus
is
safe," said Liso and
Ar~enault.
"The campus com-
munity should also feel safer
knowiilg that if they do not
want to walk alone at night,
there are always going to be
students available, willing,
and wanting to walk with
them."
"When Marist security and
SNAP walkers are on duty,"
said Siuzdak. "Students
should feel very comfortable
and safe knowing that there is
always someone looking out
for them."
'Vagina Monologues' raises money
From Page One
WMAR
changes
to
come
By Melissa Greco ·
Staff Writer
This past Friday's "Vagina
Monologues" was not only
for the first time, performed
as a capping project, but
attracted a crowd so large that
it was a fire hazard.
CQllege Activities does not
have an exact headcount. The
Cabaret, where the "Vagina
Monologues" was held, was
over capacity with over 300
people in attendance.
The capping students and
co-producers, Emily Lanzo
and Jessica Peterson, did not
get a headcount either.
"We were running around
like crazy," said Lanzo. "We
originally told the girls who
were in charge of tickets to
stop people from coming in
after 250 had already
[entered], but they didn't and
eventually College Activities
came down to say, 'No
more."'
According to Amy Kate
Byrne, president of Marist
College Co_uncil on Theater
Arts (MCCTA), less than
$1,000 was raised in years
past. This year, the students
raised $1,070.
There was a bake sale and
the raffling of local business
gift certificates as well as the
small admission donation.
Ten percent of profits were
given
to
the
VDay
Foundation Charity Choice.
This year the Charity Choice
was the women of the
Democratic Republic of
Congo. Ninety percent of
profits were donated to the
Grace Smith House, a local
organization aiding victims of
domestic violence and abuse.
Originally, MCCTA had
been responsible for produc-
ing
the
"Vagina
Monologues." Last year, the
Resident Student Council
sponsored the show, but this
year no one did.
"It was so disappointing
that no one picked it up," said
Lanzo. "So I got in contact
with VDay and asked for the
rights and it just went from
there."
Lanzo contacted Peterson to
interest her In partnering on
the capping project and
employed junior Wesley
Barnes and senior Matthew
Wolfe to co-direct the show.
"I
thought it was a fantastic
idea because it was some-
thing I was invested in," said
Peterson. "I've been doing
the 'Vagina Monologues'
since my freshman year."
"I approved the project
because it was a great collab-
oration of communication
with the liberal arts, incorpo-
rating for example, literature,
social justice and ethics," said
Dr. Missy Alexander, profes-
sor of the capping course.
"They found a way to create a
project that represents their
commitments and values."
The unique elements of
Alexander's capping course
is that it is geared towards all
·communications majors, as
an open-ended project requir-
ing a connection between the
COJJllilunications field and the
liberal arts core that compiles
the Marist College academic
experience.
"Everyone came together,
especially people who have
been involved in years past,"
said Lanzo.
show.
·~1
think that now
many peopl;e
will
not be
restrained by their schedule,
and therefore, more people
should be able to joil'l, the
club. This
will
only positive:-
~y
impact the club since
it
will diversify the content of
the shows."
Another change wliich the
station
is
looking
to
imple·
ment
this
semester is
aimed
at making the station more
involved
ili
catl)pUS activi ..
ties.
WMAR
~y~
they are
makin sure that live events
on campus take precedent
over any shows that may be
going.on at that time.
Ultimately,
Cleary
hopes
these modifications will
establish a continuous live
feed from the radio station.
"MY' hope
is
to
get the radio
station
to
broadcast
24
hours
a
<Jay;
aU
year round/• Cleary
said.
"'As
a
club,
unfo:rtu ..
nately, we cannot do this at
this
but hopefully at
some
ti
in
the future we
will
·be able to
g~t
around to
this."
,.--~~~~~~~~~~--
ANDREW CAMPION
I
THE CIRCLE
WMAR
is
undergoing numerous changes
this
year,
with
high
hopes for a 24-hour
.broadcast
all year
long.










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CLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
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Special election to replace Sen. Gillibrand underway
By
HEATHER STAATS
Staff Writer
With Kirsten Gillibrand
assuming the role of New
York's junior senator, the 20th
Congressional District gears
up for a special election taking
place on March 31. Jim
Tedisco, the state Assembly
Republican Leader, is up
against Democrat and venture
capitalist Scott Murphy.
The 20th Congressional
District stretches from the
Adirondacks to Poughkeepsie,
includes l 0 counties and is
primarily Republican. Dr.
Martin Shaffer, dean of the
School of Liberal
Arts,
thinks
it will be hard for the
Democrats to regain this seat.
"When Gillibrand ran for the
first time in 2006, it was a big
year for Democrats," Shaffer
said. "More specifically, she
was running against John
Sweeney who had a number of
personal issues including a
DWI and a domestic violence
charg(f with his wife."
Joe DeLisle, president of the
Marist College Republicans,
agrees that Gillibrand's timing
was important in her initial
victory.
"In 2006,- there was a large
anti-Bush wave and Sweeney
was very closely linked with
Bush,"
DeLisle
said.
"Unfortunately for him, this
wasn't the time where you
wanted that connection."
Marist students who reside
in the 20th Congressional
District are eligible to vote via ·
absentee ballot. In order to do
this, you must be registered in
your hometown at least 30
days before the election.
Elizabeth Gray, a junior from
the
20th
Congressional
District, thinks everyone who
is eligible should vote in this
special election.
"Eligible Marist students
should care about the upcom-
ing election because times are
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Republican Jim Tedisco (1eft)
and Democrat
Scott
Murphy
square off in a special election.
tough and people are hurting;
many people in
upstate New
York have lost their jobs,"
Gray stated. "Gillibrand did an
excellent
job
as
Congresswoman and it will be
hard to replace her. We need
someone who will do a good
job filling her shoes; therefore
it is a very important election.
Everyone in the district should
vote!"
The current difference of
U.S. House of Representatives
seats between Democrats and
Republicans is not close
enough to be greatly affected
by this single election.
However, certain aspects of
this race are crucial to both
parties.
"It would be an important
win for either side psycholog-
ically," Shaffer said.
"If the
Republicans win then they can
show that there is a stopping
point to the democratic shift in
the country.
If the Democrats
win, they will stress the fact
that it was a tough district.
They'll be able to show that
the country is headed in a blue
direction."
So, will the Democrats be
able to hold onto this tradi-
tionally-conservative area?
"Tedisco is more well-
known to the constituents in
this area. He's already an
elected official and therefore a
more serious candidate,"
Shaffer said. "The Democrats
put up a relatively unknown
candidate, and he doesn't real-
ly have the time in a special
election to reach out to those
who don't normally vote in the
district."
Gray, a Democrat, held a
similarly stoic attitude about
Murphy's chances.
"I think the Democrats will
have a tough time regaining
the seat because this is a tradi-
tionally Republican district.
The district has had a
Republican congressman 18
out of the past 24 years," Gray
said. "I have a feeling the
Republicans will fake it
because Tedisco is so ahead in
the polls, but we will see!"
NYU
demo~strators
rally with mixed results
By JOSEPH GENTILE
Politics Editor
Seventy students from fol.if
regional colleges barricaded
themselves inside a New York
University (NYU) cafeteria
last month to demand more
accountability
fro~
adminis-
trators. Yet after a 40-hour
struggle, and months of col-
laboration, the only sign of
student activism left belonged
to the counter-demonstrators -
"We Want Our Quesadillas!"
Even still, the forces behind
Take Back NYU! (TBNYU!)
alleged they are the digital
reincarnation of 1960s student
activism. Organized online
through multiple social-net-
working sites and their own
Web page, Ta:keBackNYU.com,
these students told Jndypernbitorg
the Internet is the brand-new
megaphone of student protest-
ing.
Demonstrators kept their
supporters outside abreast of
their activities with constant
updates to their personal blogs
and Twitter accounts for the
entire length
of
the occupa-
tion.
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Student activists took an NYU
cafeteria by foroe last February.
sions later, more than 1,000
supporters of TBNYU! have
signed an e-petition which
defends the occupation of the
Kimmel Center of Student
Life by the "Kimmel 18."
But critics maintained the
organizers from NYU, the New
SchooL Columbia University, and .
Hllllter College sacrificed the
clarity of their demands for a
larger audience.
On their Web site, TBNYU!
defined itself as the "coalition
of nearly two dozen groups
and hundreds of students at
New York University demand-
ing budget disclosure, endow-
ment disclosure, and student
representation on the Board of
Trustees."
Demonstrators also demand-
ed tuition stabilization, the
right of unionization for stu-
dent workers, and the creation
of 13 annual NYU scholar-
ships for Palestinian students.
"Their list of demands was
more like a wish list ... from
several -0ther student organiza-
tions," said Kit Gallant, an
NYU junior and Huffington
Post
correspondent, for the
Tufts
Daily.
Other NYU students, such as
junior Julian Veshi, agreed the
TBNYU! organizers failed at
explaining why they stormed
the Kimmel Center at all.
"Unfortunately, with a
school as big as this one -
where there is nearly zero spir-
it of community - it is difficult
to prganize anything;" Veshi
said.
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On Marist's mind
How much do the Student Government
elections matter to you?
By
ERIN HANLON
Photography Staff
"I
have
a
friend running, so
I'm
pretty interested to see
how
~hey
turn out.
If not for
her, I wouldn't have a whole
lot of interest though."
Mark McGoldrick
Sophomore
"The elections don't matter a
lot to me, personally.
I
know
Qf
them, but
I'm
graduating
this se.mester, so they don't
really affect me."
Cristin Begley
Senior
,.I really don't have much of
an interest. I might if I was
given more information, but
I haven't heard
a
lot a.bout
who's running."
Alex Killian
Freshman
"Next yearis an
important year,
as
rn
be a senior. So
the
elec-
tions matter
a lot
to me.
I
want
people
in
office
who will
do
positive things."
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deregulating important gov-
ernmental welfare functions. It
is time for us to stop embrac-
ing a system that we perceive
to be right, and begin to
embrace a system that, at first,
seems to be the enemy.
I know it is difficult to break
from the status quo, but we are
living through very trying
times and there is a need to
try.
new policies. Change must
come now at the first realiza-
tion of wrongs. The change
$35,000. For that, I applaud
Mr.
Obama. As Paine noted,
"Those who want to reap the
benefits of this great nation
must bear the fatigue of sup-
porting it." In an equal and
just society, every individual
who is well off should bear the
responsibility of helping those
who are unable to support
themselves.
Considering all the hardships
this country is facing, one of
America's greatest founding
fathers is becoming progres-
sively more notable. As the
goyiyrnment is shifting gradu-
p.lly towards liberalism,
Thomas Paine is now one of
the more important ancestral
figures. Paine's importance
derives from his discussions
on the necessity to embrace
change and to break from
unnecessary and cruel tenants.
will break from customs, and
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we cannot be afraid of it. For
Obama's budget "A New Era of Responsibility" demonstrates defi-
It is time for this country to
stop believing in the mantra
that capitalism is alwayg right.
People in this country are suf-
fering at this very moment
because of simple issues like
malnutrition and improper
health care. We must now seek
alternative models that will, in
the end, help those who are
suffering the most. With this
logic, our country will
improve from the bottom up,
not the top
down.
In the introduction of his
pamphlet, Paine muses, "A
long habit of not thinking a
thing wrong, gives it a superfi-
cial appearance of being right,
and raises at first a formidable
outcry in defense of custom." I
think this quote applies to the
current debate in Washington
over economic policy. For too
many years now, we have
been embracing "trickle
down" economic policy while
too long this government has
allowed the suffering of. the
least fortunate; individuals
who have been suffering at the
hands of budgets designed to
benefit the wealthy.
So the "redistribution" of the
nation's wealth to benefit
those who have been suffering
- to provide them affordable
healthcare, education, and
services - is bad? Have you
ever heard of the saying
"we,re only as good as our
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do not help the weakest indi-
viduals in this nation. No
longer should this country be
the country of unregulated
corporations, it is time for it to
become the nation of the peo-
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To those who do not want to
pay their share: you can afford
to live comfortably while pay-
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making a quarter of a million
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Senior Spotlight: Grads face economic crisis with optimism
By
CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
early to jobs.
Andrew Goss, the economy
Senior Kathtyn Marconi, a played a role in his decision to
Business Administration 'major apply to graduate school, cit-
F our years ago the class of with concentrations in Human ing the two-year lapse that-
2009 hoped to graduate with a Resources
and
Marketing, sums may increase his chances of
degree and a job offer. Today
up
the employment1crisis, " ... as finding a job if the stimulus
the degree is the only certain- graduates in 2009 we cannot be package is successful.
ty. As May 23 quickly picky and have to settle for
The future is not all dopm
approaches, seniors are pres- anything to put some dollars and gloom for grads.
sured to finish their degrees in our pockets." More and Companies still need entry-
and find employment during more students are beginning to level employees, a relatively
this economic slump. As more agree with Marconi as gradua- inexpensive form of labor.
and more companies are tion nears.
According to The U.S. News
downsizing to cut costs, no
Generation Y is notorious for and World Report, the number
industry is left unscathed,
"job hopping," taking one job of jobs in engineering, nurs-
Marist College seniors are and then immediately looking ing, teaching and accounting
among those who say they are for something better. In are growing in numbers.
feeling the economic pinch. today's economy, it is com-
Some students see the job
Many have interned in New mon for recent grads to job hunt as bleak, but others are
York City and in previous hop out of necessity or due to excited to begin the next chap-
years it was common for stu- lay-offs.
ter in their lives, whatever that
dents to receive job offers .
While some students take may entail. Senior English lit-
from their internships. Now, jobs right after graduation to erature and French major
hiring freezes have locked out gain "real world" experience, Kaitlyn Zafonte doesn't think
many of these graduates from others pursue graduate studies. students should let the econo-
o btaining paid positions. Graduate school is an appeal- my "overshadow the excite-
Worse still, many industries ing option to those hoping t<? ment" of these next few
are revoking offers to cut add value to their degrees. months. She believes that
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Don't let today's economy prevent you from enjoying senior year.
recognize that " ... this is a
unique time in all of our
lives".
battle the economy. Their
savvy mentality puts them on
the track to their dream jobs,
no matter how erratic the
stock market.
costs, leaving graduates uncer- According
to
senior while things may not go exact-
tain and reluctant to apply Communications
maJor ly as planned, students should
Whether grad school is on
the horizon or a full-time job,
the class of2009 is prepared to
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By
MONICA SPERANZA
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Intern experience unearths childhood memories
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
When most people think of
interning, they think of power
suits, incredibly difficult jar-
gon, and client relationships.
While we begin to make our
way into the real world, some
of us have no idea what kind
of workforce we're heading
into. My interning experience
in children's entertainment
and looming graduation have
led me to a lot of thinking late-
ly.
How many of.us haven't
realized that we'll be catering
to a completely different audi-
ence? Whether you're a
teacher, a parent, or a cashier,
chances are you'll be working
with kids at some point. Most
of us are going to have them
one day; so we might as well
try to start keeping up with the
younger generation now.
Nobody wants to be that
severely uncool parent that
kids run away from as soon as
they get somewhere.
I really enjoy working in
children's entertainment. I
always wanted to be one of
those adults that never lost
touch with being a kid. But
know ·this: staying hip and in
the know takes more than pep-
pering your conversations
with a few Jonas Brothers
song titles.
Cody." The next day, we're
I think what I'm trying to
In some ways, technology looking at pictures of fifteen say here is that kids are grow-
has drastically changed child- year old stars on a magazine ing up too fast. It's become
hood in the. last few years. we've never heard of before. human natu,re at this point to
While our generation grew up Before you know it, you're want to grow up too fast. We
playing video games on Super telling stories about the "good put all this pressure on kids
Nintendo, the generation ol' days" when Power Rangers today that just wasn't there
before us was playing Atari or were the superheroes to beat before. Or in some of their
Pac Man at some arcade. Most and kids got in trouble for cases we put no pressure, and
of them weren't holed
they're just sitting
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up in their rooms for
out there waiting for
hours talking online and
I really enjoy working In children's
something to inspire
watching
Youtube
entertainment. I always \4!anted to be
them, even if it's
videos. Ironically, that's
one of those adults that never lost
something, negative.
something we have in
Maybe we're all
common with middle
touch with being a kid. But know this:
growing up too fast,
and elementary school
staying hip and in the know takes more
even college stu-
kids. They love spend-
than peppering your conversations
dents.
ing hours online talking
with a few Jonas Brothers song titles.
You always want
about the same things
to be older as a kid.
we do, from what hap- _______________ _:...._ When you're ten you
pened on their favorite TV feeding their Tamagotchi in wan.t to be 13, when you're 18
show to who likes who.
class instead of texting each you want to be 21. But when
I'm realizing more every day other.
you're 22, you want to be five
that we always retain some of
We were the first generation again. We always want more:
that "inner kid" inside us. to grow up with widespread to be older, cooler, or wealthi-
We'll always have the same use of the PC and the Mac, so er, but there is that point where
social patterns as we get older. it
didn'~
hit us as early as it you wish you could just have
Sitting in an adult cafeteria does now. I'm shocked with less pressure and responsibili-
isn't much different from a some of the things I hear com- ty. When you're standing on
kids' one, except the food is ing out of kids' mouths from the edge of the "real world",
better.
work or as a substitute teacher. you remember those Saturday
In
my many years as a camp But I'm not convinced it's a mornings of watching car-
counselor, I've realized that lost cause yet. Maybe we just toons with fond memories. It's
inevitably, we all begin to lose need to find some better a trap; the old want to be
touch with that kid side of our- examples and role models. young, and the young want to
selves. One day, we're that Now nobody's perfect, but I'd be old. By the time. we finally
ultra cool person who knows rather have some kid looking get
to
Peter
Pan's
the difference between "Drake up to someone like me than to "Neverland," we're bored
and Josh" and "Zack and Lindsay Lohan.
with it and we want to go back
to London and resume our
lives.
So, as an adult, being on the
other side, I'm starting to see
much more, not just about
work and business, but about
life. Deep inside, we still feel
like those kids we were back
in the day. Maybe we each
have to define growing up for
ourselves; how much of a leap
we have to take to feel like
we're an adult.
It's strange to be treated
like an adult by other adults.
rqot waiting to raise your hand
to talk to them, or being treat-
ed as an equal with real ideas
and values. You start to
become this role model with-
out even realizing it, and
w·s
scary. It's tough to find people
that are good role models for
kids. You're never going to
keep all of them happy; some
of them are bound to be disap-
pointed somewhere down the
line. B1:1t still, there is a really
great power to feel like they're
looking up to you and putting
faith in you to make some-
thing happen.
If
you can
change one mind, make one
kid think more about some-
thing, I think we're going to
be alright in this "real world."
As icy conditions cover trails, runners hit the road
By
COLIN JOHNSON
Staff Writer
Hello running faithful, run-
ning newcomers, and anyone
interested in getting in shape.
It is almost that time of year
that runners everywhere love. .
The season when the sun
shines but it isn't too hot, the
little animals emerge from
their hiding places and an
onslaught of merciless geese
launch a full fledged attack on
our sports fields.
Yes I am talking about
spring, and around this time
last week
i
thought the
groundhog had made a mis-
take and that lovely time
would be upon us a little soen-
er. However, Mother Nature
must have caught a glimpse of
the widespread happiness and
as a result decided to smash
everyone's dreams into icy
bits. It seemed we had just
welcomed the warm weather
when it decided to pack its
Answers to the Music
Themed Cross Word:
1.
The Who
2.
Silver
3.
Genesis
bags and say 'peace out' once
again. So everyone kicked
their flip flops back into their
closet, and I returned to anoth-
er week of running in embar-
rassingly tight spandex.
Cold weather, and more
importantly snow, mearis one
thing to runners: our beloved
trails, which are both fun and
aesthetically pleasing, are usu-
ally off limits. Luckily the
roads are always open and can
provide just as much relax-
ation and excitement to run-
ners of all skill .levels. So this
column, as well as others, will
focus on road running tips and
ways to make sure you get the
most out of your experience.
t'irst things first, map out
your route. If you're staying
on campus then this should be
pretty easy by now, but any-
where beyond and you might
want an idea of where you're
going. There's a great website
called mapmyrun.com which
uses Google maps to give you
4.
Know
5.
Underwear
a satellite view of your area.
Utilizing its fancy tools you
can ·trace routes of any dis-
tance through roads- of your
choosing. The surrounding
neighborhoods are actually
somewhat nice once you get a
general idea of where you 're
going, and any run outdoors
will go by twice as fast as a
session on the treadmill or
dare I say It, the elliptical.
Second, run with .a buddy. I
realize this article is highly
inspirational and will pr<;>bably
motivate you to venture out on
your own and start marathon
training. Calm down people,
running is about having fun,
and in my opinion the best
way to have fun while running
and not have it tum into anoth-
er stressful chore is to con-
vince a friend to join you. This
"running partner" will serve
not only to motivate but to
entertain. I say motivate not to
promote competition, but con-
sistency and perseverance.
10. Sting
Basically it is much easier to
run farther and on a regular
schedule if you make it a two,
or more, per:son adventure.
And although tripping this
friend and causing them to fall
into a puddle may be enter-
taining, the more beneficial
thing to do would be to get a
healthy conversation going.
This means running at a pace
that is comfortable, not strenu-
ous, and allows you both to
relax. In this way you can look
forward to your running
escapade as simply another
chance to hang out with your
buddies. Plus they serve as
reinforcements, which brings
me to number three.
Third, watch out for dogs.
Although most dogs you
encounter will be fenced in or
leashed, you can never be too
careful. Every once and a
while you get one of those
rogue dogs who feels the need.
to show how tough he is and
break the bonds restraining
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18.
7.
Thelonious
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19.
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Kansas
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20.
9.
Chewing
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him in order to chase you.
Some say the best thing to do
is to kick the dog in the stom-
ach because it will result in the
least amount of injury. Well, I
don't care if the. beast from
"The Sandlot" is after me,
there is no way I will ever kick
a dog, and they're too awe-
some. So my best advice is to
climb something just to put
some distance between you
and the dog.
If
you can't then
you can always try and outrun
him-- but WJless it's. a
Chihuahua this could be
tough. If all else fails and I
mean this as a last resort, trip
your "running partner" and
never look back. But I didn't
tell you that.
Hope these tips help, and I
hope more and more of you
are thinking about my chal-
lenge. Until next time, keep
truckin.
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Foxes take top seed in tournament
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
For some senior athletes
playing their last game in front
of a home crowd, it's impor-
tant to go out in style.
For seniors CourRey Kolesar
and Julianne Viani, it was
imbortant enough to make
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theJ.r Tmal performance at the
Md.':filni Center in front of the
Marist faithful a victorious
one.
After being honored during a
Senior Night ceremony prior
to the start of the game,
Kolesar and Viani combined
for 23 points, nine rebounds,
and eight assists en route to an
81-56 victory over the visiting
Rider Broncs.
"If was our last game on our
home floor," Viani said.
"You're never going to get
another one of those."
"[It was a] very fitting way
to end the regular season,"
head coach Brian Giorgis
added. "Especially to send our
seniors out with a convincing
win."
Viani, Maria Laterza, and
Erica Allenspach all con-
tributed to an 8-0 Marist lead
to open the game.
During the span of nearly
seven minutes before their
first basket, the Broncs were
able to generate nothing offen-
sively. They were
guilty
of
three turnovers, two fouls and
nine missed shots during that
time before a Cintella
Spotwood jump shot gave
Rider their first points of the
game.
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half, junior Lynzee Johnson
made an acrobatic play to save
a ball that was heading out of
bounds near the visitors
bench, but Rider recovered the
tipped ball and Amanda
Sepulveda scored on a lay up
to make the score 14-13.
The score was soon tied at
15 after a Sepulveda layup in
between three Marist defend-
ers.
''They're [Rider] a good bas-
ketball team, and they've
played people tough," Giorgis
said. "She's done a great job
really emphasizing defense,
and we struggled defensively
in the first half. They're a
much improved team and I
give Lynn [Milligan] a lot of
credit."
The Red Foxes regained the
lead following a Rachele Fitz
jump shot, but the Broncs kept
the game close. The Marist
lead was no more than four
points for the next seven min-
utes until Elise Caron led the
Red Foxes on a
7-0
run, as the
sophomore scored five of the
seven points.
Marist went into the locker
room at halftime leading Rider
29-21.
Marist started the second
half with an explosion of
offense, as Viani and Kolesar
hit back to back three-point-
ers, giving the Red Foxes a
35-21 lead.
Rider went on a surge of
their own, as Shaunice Parker
and Tammy Meyers pulled the
Broncs to within 10 points,
37-27 with 17:27 remaining in
the matchup. The tel!:Poim
deficit was the closest that
Rider would come to the Red
Foxes for the rest of the game.
Meyers led the Broncs in
scoring with 13 points,
although she was just four of
15 from the field. Meyer's
effort highlighted a poor
shooting performance from
Rider, who finished 20 of 56
from the field and four of 17
from three-point range.
The Red Foxes scored 14
second chance points, due in
part to their 44 to 32 rebound-
ing advantage over the
Broncs.
The Foxes offensive barrage
continued for the remainder of
the contest, and the Marist
lead grew to as mµch at 30
points with 2:31 remaining in
the game.
A three-pointer from Lauren
Gregg with :49 remaining was
the last bit of offense that
Rider could muster before the
clock expired, and Marist
cruised to a convincing win.
Heading into the season,
fifth year seniors Viani and
Kolesar had appeared in over
170 games combined in their
Marist careers.
"I think they've been very
well received and respected by
everyone on the team,"
Giorgis said. "I think they've
had a lot of memories that will
last them a lifetime."
There was tremendous fan
support on hand at the
McCann center as a near
capacity crowd was on hand to
witness the Marist victory on
senior night.
"It was a great experience,
my last five years here,"
Kolesar said. '"It was
aw~ome
just to be honored like that."
The Red Foxes now turn
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Elise Caron came off the bench in Marist's final game
to
score
eight points. She also added three rebounds in the win for Marlst.
their attention to the MAAC MAAC tournament, the Red
tournament, which will be Foxes will play the winner of
held in Albany, N.Y. at the the 8/9 seed game on Friday
Times Union Center.
Mach. 6 at 1 :30 p.m.
"We wanted to finish with a "It was extremely important to
run," Giorgis said. "We know come prepared, and we can't
its not going to be an easy take anyone lightly just
task. The hottest teams are on because we played these
our side of the bracket.
If we teams before," Fitz added.
need to win it, then that's what "We just have to go up there
wen~
fac;;e.."
and be confident, and play
As the No. 1 seed in the how Marist plays."
-MAAC
First
Team
Rachele
Fitz, Marist
Julianne Vlanl.
Marist
Baendu Lowenthal, Fairfield
Thazlna Cook,
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Foxes look to triumph in tournament
BY PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Home to the Albany River
·Rats, the Albany Firebirds, the
Siena Saints, the ECAC hock-
ey league and scores of other
events, the Times Union
Center in Albany, N.Y. has left
a Thursday through Sunday
time slot open for the annual
MAAC (Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference) basket-
ball championship this year.
Marist enters the 2009
MAAC Tournament as the
number one seed and the over-
whelming favorite to win its
fifth MAAC title in six years.
In fact, prior to their 2004
tournament vM;tory, the Red
Foxes had never clinched a
any team.
The tournament is set up in a
pine game format, with the
winner advancing to the
NCAA tournament.
The tournament begins on
Thursday, March 5, but the
Red Foxes do not play until
Friday, Mar. 6 at 1 :30 p.m.
since they received the first
round bye as the top seed. On
Thursday, No. 7 Rider plays
No. 10 seed Niagara, while
No. 8 Manhattan will battle
No. 9 Loyola.
The Red Foxes will square
off against the winner of the
8/9 seed game on Friday, and
if they win that contest they
will play again on Saturday,
March 7 at 11 :30 a.m. against
the winner of the 4/5 seed St.
championship title victory.
Peter's vs. Iona matchup . .
The tournament has been
If Marist should advance to
played every year since 1982, · the championship game, it will
and the first tournament was play on Sunday, March_ 8 at 12
held at the Meadowlands p.m.
Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
The two favorites to
Saint Peter's won the cham- dethrone the Red Foxes are
pionship the first year it was No.2 Canisius and No. 3
held, and has won nine total Fairfield. Marist lost one deci-
championships, the most of sion to each of those teams
during the regular season.
The Golden Griffins feature
a powerful offense that is
anchored with a dynamic scor-
ing duo in Amanda Cavo and
forward Marie Warner.
The Fairfield Stags feature
Baendu Lowenthal, who is
averaging 15.7 points per
game, along with seven other
upperclassmen.
The No.2 and No.3 teams
will surely provide a matchup
challenge for Marist if the Red
Foxes advance and see them
in the later stages. of the tour-
nament.
In the event that the Red
Foxes lose in the MAAC tour-
nament and do not advance to
the NCAA tournament, they
have already secured a place
to compete in the WNIT
(Women's National Invitation
Tournament) after receiving
the automatic bid that is
offered to one team from
every conference in the coun-
try.
ROBIN MINITER/
THE CIRCLE
The Red Foxes will head Into the tournament with
targets
on their
backs. After suffering losses to Canislus and Fairfield during the
season, those two teams will want to upset Marlst once again.
Marist looks up at rest of conference
By GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
Although Marist will enter
this weekend's Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Tournament as the No. 10
seed, the festivities at the
Times Union Center in
Albany, N.Y. look to be the
most competitive in recent
years.
Several coaches, including
Siena's Fran Mccaffery and
Niagara's Joe Mihalich, have
mentioned that there is more
parity in the league this season
than ever before.
"If Ryan Schneider and
David Devezin are on a tenth
place team then we have a
great league," McCaffery said
following his team's overtime
win over Marist on Jan. 15.
"That's not a tenth place team,
I can tell you that."
Ironically, Marist managed
only one conference win fol-
fowing the heartbreaking loss
to Siena That 75-66 win came
against a banged-up Fairfield
squad on Feb. 12. Marist
jumped out to a 3-3 confer-
ence record but has dropped
10 of its last 11 league games.
Four of those losses were by
six points or less.
All along, Marist head coach
Chuck Martin has placed a
large emphasis on the four
days in March. Marist will
match up with the No. 7-seed-
ed Iona Gaels on -Friday night
at 9:30 p.m. The games will be
televised on the MSG net-
works with the championship
game being broadcasted on
ESPN2.
team defended its home-court,
and Niagara taking the most
recent game, 100-85.
pick up the slack.
Benn and Rob Garrison
Prediction: Niagara wins the
attended
Villanova and
Marist and Iona split the sea-
son series in dramatic fashion.
Each team defended.its home
court and won by one point.
Marist opened its conference
schedule with a 51-50 win
Each team has a few surpris-
ing losses, however. Marist
upset Niagara earlier in the
season, 86-68, in the Mccann
Center while Siena lost a 90-
88 decision to Rider.
tourney
Niagara's depth and ability
to score the ball at will makes
them the favorite. Joe
Mihalich is also no stranger to
NCAA Tournament play, most
recently in 2006 with the
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Freshman Alex Vouyoukas helps freshman walk-on Mike Taylor up from the floor of the court
Marist's young team has been competitive in most
of its
regular season games, but the result
is
a No. 10
seed
for the MAAC tournament Marlst will have to get
past
Iona In order to advance.
against Iona. Dejuan Goodwin
knocked down a fadeaway
jumper with 1.4 seconds left to
secure the win. Iona respond-
ed on its home court with a 66-
65 overtime win.
MAAC Predictions
Siena and Niagara, the No. 1
and 2 seeds, respectively, have
split the season series. Each
Although a team like Rider
could surprise in the tourna-
ment, look for Siena and
Niagara to reach the finals.
While Siena has the best start-
ing unit, Niagara has arguably
the deepest team. Should cen-
ter Benson Egemonye run into
foul trouble, Kashief Edwards
and Kamau Gordon can easily
Charron Fisher-led Purple
Eagles. Siena also has the
propensity to go into extended
droughts. Preseason player of
the year Kenny Hasbrouck
shot 2-of-20 from the field
against Niagara on Feb. 27.
Niagara also has the luxury
of employing two Big East
transfers on its squad. Bilal
UConn, respectively. Benn
averages 14.2 points per game
(ppg) and a conference-high
9.1 rebounds per game (rpg).
The MAAC's version of Nate
Robinson, Tyrone Lewis, also
ranks third in the le.ague with
16.3 ppg.
Conference
Dark-horse:
Saint Peter's
Although Saint Peter's got
off to a rocky start, the
Peacocks have won five
straight conference games.
Saint Peter's relies heavily on
the skilled troika of Nick
Leon, Ryan Bacon, and
Wesley Jenkins. Bacon leads
the conference with 2.5 blotjks
per game and all three score1in
double-figures.
Every year a heavy favorite
is given a scare. Last year,
Siena almost fell to Loyola
before escaping with a 2-point
victory while Rider was in
danger of falling to No. 10
Canisius.
Saint Peter's plays smother-
ing defense and leads the
MAAC in team defense. If
Siena runs into a team like
Saint Peter's, a defensive
showdown
favors
the
Peacocks because of Siena's
perimeter presence.
Saint Peter's closed the sea-
son with a win over No. 4
Manhattan to secure a first-
round bye. The Peacocks fin-
ished as the No. 6 seed.





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MAAC
dream teams and real teams
By
GREG HRINYA
Staff Writer
My MAAC First-team
While the MAAC has
announced its selection, the
following players make my
list for first-team. All six
should also be monitored this
weekend at the tournament.
Marist's Ryan Schneider gar-
nered second team accolades,
mainly because of the Red
Foxes poor standing in the
conference. He played at a
first-team caliber level.
Schneider is at the top of most
major categories, including
,.., ·oring, rebounding, three-
pointers made, and minutes
played.
Tyrone Lewis, Niagara
Lewis finished third in the
MAAC in scoring with 16.3
ppg and first with 2.7 steals
per game. The high-flying
Lewis serves as the center-
piece of the Niagara offense
and ranks at the top of multi-
ple statistical categories.
Edwin Ubiles, Siena
The battle was between
Ubiles and teammate Kenny
Hasbrouck, but Ubiles gets the
nod. The lengthy
more like a power for-
wing player can play
ward than an outside
anywhere on the floor
presence. Franklin scores
and can rely on lane
13. 7 ppg and grabs 7 .3
penetration to score
rpg. Franklin's inside
points,
while
presence
allows
Hasbrouck is more
Hasbrouck and Ubiles to
limited inside. Ubiles
find open looks.
routinely gets the
Ryan Rossiter, Siena
assignment of guard-
The sophomore big man
ing the other team's
emerged as one of the
best player
and
aver-
most consistent players in
ages 14.8 ppg, good
the league. Rossiter
for eighth in the
teamed
with
Alex
MAAC.
Franklin to open up shots
Bilal Benn, Niagara
for Kenny Hasbrouck and
The 6-foot-5
Edwin Ubiles. Rossiter
Villanova
transfer
played a major role in the
averaged 14.2 ppg for
Saints 16-2 conference
the Purple Eagles and
record. Rossiter finished
hauled in a confer-
fourth in rebounding and
ence-high 9.1 rpg.
second in blocked shots.
Benn, like Ubiles, dis-
He also averaged 9.6 ppg.
plays immense versa-
Ironically, Rossiter did
tility and can play a
not earn any MAAC hon-
variety of positions.
ors, but his play certainly
Benn is multi-dimen-
warranted it.
sional, boasting the
Player of the Year: Ryan
ability to score from
Thompson, Rider
beyond the arc and
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gives Marist fits and the 6- foot-5 junior forward plays dead. Ryan Thompson took
the team on his back and led
the Broncs' to a third-place
finish in the MAAC.
Thompson ranks second in the
conference in scoring with
17.5 ppg and second in the
conference in minutes played
with 37.8. Siena and Niagara
both boast the kind of depth
that precludes any of their
players from earning MVP
honors.
The MAAC named its own
MAAC First-team, Second-
team, and All-Rookie Team as
well.
MAAC Second-team
Jamal Barney, Loyola
Ryan Schneider, Marist
Benson Egemonye, Niagara
Alex Franklin, Siena
Ronald Moore, Siena
MAAC All-Rookie Team
Scott Machado, Iona
R.J. Hall, Marist
Kyle Downey, Siena
Novar Gadson, Rider
Anthony Winbush, Loyola
An interesting omission is
Canisius guard Julius Coles.
Coles ranked second on the
Golden Griffs in scoring and
was arguably the best rookie
in the whole conference.
Marist s
MAAC
Honorees
Ryan Schneider
All-MAAC Second Team
RJ. Hall
MAAC All-Rookie
Team
-MAAC First Team
Biiai Benn,
Niagara
Tyrone
Lewis,
Niagara
Ryan
Thompson,
Rider
Edwin Ubiles. Siena
Kenny
Hasbrouck, Siena







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Top ten television couples that tickle your heart
By
KAYLA CAPPIELLO
Circle Contributor
10. Ari Gold and Mrs.
Ari from "Entourage" -
One of HBO's most popular
series has a favorite couple:
Ari Gold and Mrs. Ari.
that
stuck
together through
the long history of the
"Bachelor/Bachelorette"
franchise, ABC paid
them to televise their
wedding. They got mar-
ried on national televi-
sion in front of 26 mil-
Viewers can't help but root
lion viewers over a
for these love birds.
series of three episodes.
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of him. She puts up with his when they both have signifi- from "Will and Grace" -
humorous attitude, his lack of cant others, these two cannot Although these two are not
seriousness and his obsession stay away from each other. married, and Will is gay, this
with client Vincent Chase. Will they ever just throw the does not stop them from being
Even though these two defi- towel in and realize they're soulmates. Will and Grace are
nitely have an unusual rela- perfect for each other?
perfect for each other. Their
tionship, we cannot help but
7. Jim and Pam from "The relationship shows us that
fall head over heels for them.
Office" - Everyone knows maybe sometimes our best
9.
Tom and Lynette from that this couple was made for friends are our true soulmates.
"Desperate Housewives" -
each other from the beginning.
4. Carrie and· Big from
Tom and Lynette Scavo have They have more than just a "Sex and the City" - Carrie
been through it all. They sur- fairy tale relationship. Jim and .Bradshaw once said, "I'm
vived Lynette's cancer, a life Pam have one of those rela- looking for love. Real love.
threatening tornado, a hostage tionships that in reality could Ridiculous, inconvenient, con-
situation and Tom's surprise truly work out. They love each suming, can't-live-without-
illegitimate daughter. We all other and can make each other each-other love." She definite-
know these two are the most laugh at a moment's notice. ly found it with Big. Their
stable couple on Wisteria That's what we're all looking tumultuous relationship ulti-
Lane. Maybe we don't all for isn't it? We can all agree mately resulted in a happily-
hope to go through these Jim and Pam have fourtd just ever-after, fairytale ending.
major life crises, but who bet- that.
3.
Meredith and Derek
ter to get through them with
6.
Trista and Ryan from from "Grey's Anatomy" -
but your best friend?
"The Bachelorette" - Trista Starting out as a one night
8.
Lily and Rufus from and Ryan met on ABC's reali- stand, this couple has learned
"Gossip Girl" - Lily and ty dating show. Ryan was one to love each other for who
Rufus have one of those "long of Trista's last two men stand- they are. Even though
time coming" romances. Even ing. One of the only couples Meredith has a habit of push-
ing Derek away, she never lets
him get away for long. He
happily puts up with her fool-
ishness, her reservations about
settling down, and her ridicu-
lous family problem. We all
know that even when these
two part ways they always end
up in each other's arms again.
2. Nathan and Haley from
"One Tree Hill" - When
attractive basketball · star
Nathan Scott settles down
with straight-A student Haley
James, girls' hearts went out to
them. They endured a mar-
riage, a child and got through
Nathan's horrific accident, all
before most of us will even
land a stable job. These two
settled down during their high
school years and are sticking it
out for the long haul.·
1.
Ross and Rachel from
"Friends" -
If you are some-
one who does not believe in
true love, Ross and Rachel
will definitely change your
mind. Even through their on-
again, off-again relationship,
the most bitter person cannot
help but fall in love with these
two. In the end, Ross and
Rachel completely rearrange
their lives to live happily ever
after. Only Phoebe can
describe this relationship the
perfect way, "They're each
other's lobsters."
MCCTA brings play "As
You Like It" this week
By
MELISSA GRECO
and
BIU.Y
BURKE
President Amy Kate Byrne.
"We anticipate a high-quality
production."
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Top ten beauty mistakes a
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Staff Writers
"All the world's a stage, and
all the men and women mere-
ly players," the timeless
Shakespearean line ffom "As
You Like It," will be proclaimed
on the stage ofMarist College's
Nelly Goletti Theatre this week-
end.
Marldng the first co-produc-
tion effort between Marist's
academic theatre department
and the student-run Marist
College Council on Theatre
Arts
(MCCTA)~
William
Shak~'s
"As
You Like It"
will be performed March
5,
March 6, and March 7 at 8 p.m.,
and March 8 at 2 and 8 p.m.
''This
is an exciting opportu-
nity for the students
to
have
greater access
to
professional
resources," said MCCTA
"As
You Like It" features
Rosalind, a woman striving to
find her place in a man's world.
The central theme relates to
romance in its many forms,
sucl\
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as IOve at first sight, lust,
and a courtship driven by greed
for power and money.
Director Jim Steinmeyer is
making use of costumes and set
pieces to reflect a modernized
interpretation of Shakespeare's
original work. Steinmeyer is a
Marist alumnus who previously
directed MCCTA's production
of Neil Simon's "45 Seconds
from Broadway''
in
October. -
Tickets are $8 for general
admission and $3 for Marist
students and alumni. To reserve
tickets, contact the theatre's box
office
at (845) 575-3133.
By
KATE MCGANN
Staff Writer
1. Wearing foundation that
is too dark for your skin
tone. There is nothing more
indicative of the fact that you
are wearing makeup than hav-
ing a dark (occasionally
orange) face and pale
neck/body. When choosing a
foundation color, be sure to
test it out in daylight, NOT flu-
orescent drugstore lighting!
Take three shades: one that
looks just right, one that is a
tad lighter and one tnat is a lit-
tle darker, and draw three
stripes down the side of your
face. The one that disappears is
your correct shade. When
applying foundation, blend the
color into your jaw line well.
If
you are one of those women
whose facial skin is darker
than the skin on your neck,
simply take a bronzer or self-
tanning cream and lightly
apply it until face, neck and
body match.
2. Lining the inner rim of
your eyes. Some believe that
this technique enhances the
eye, when in reality all it does
is make your eyes look small-
er. Instead,
try
lining the upper
inner rims of the eye, which
gives you a wide-eyed look, or
simply line the upper and
lower lash lines. NEVER line
only the lower lash lines,
you'll look like
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drowning
raccoon by the. end of the day.
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highlighter powder, and trace
right beneath the brow bone
and dab on the inner comers of
the eyes.
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From Page
10
Beauty advice for those common mistakes that haunt girls ·daily
erly. Wash them about every
month or two, using a spray
brush cleaner or -;very gentle
soap and warm water. A good
set of brushes will last several
years if taken care of properly.
a salon), your skin becomes
dehydrated and dry. Sun expo-
sure also leads to premature
aging and wrinkles. Myth
Buster: while some may
assume that the sun will help
heal blemishes, all it does is
cause your oil glands to over
produce oil, which means
more skin problems.
10. Too much drinking.
3. Lipstick lines around the
mouth. We've all been
there ... you put on some lip-
stick, drink some coffee, eat
lunch, and before you know it
you've got a lovely line of
demarcation around your
mouth. Easy fix: before apply-
ing lip color, use a smoothing
lip balm to moisturize your
lips. Then, take a lip liner that
matches your natural lip color
and lightly trace and fill in
your lips. Finally, with a lip
brush, dab the lip color and
lightly apply your lip color
until you reach the desired
ltitensity of color. When you're
all done, take a tissue and blot
the color to get rid of excess
color. Side note: dark lip liner
and light colored lips are never
in style.
From
TIMESONL!NE.COM
Just like the milk In your fridge, lipstick does expire. Be conscience,
and refrain from the use of expired make-up.
7. Not drinking enough
water. Water is skin's best
friend; It keeps it hydrated and
healthy, and also flushes out
toxins that can cause blemish-
es or other imperfections.
Eight to ten glasses of water
per day will keep your skin
looking radiant.
8. SMOKING. The chemi-
cals in cigarettes cause skin to
age prematurely, robbing it of
oxygen and making it look dull
and gray. It also causes cancer,
in case you didn't know, so
steer clear for the sake of your
skin and your life.
Alcohol dehydrates the skin,
and causes it to bloat, especial-
ly in the facial area, because
your body retains whatever
water it can find once the alco-
hpl is out of your system. I
know it's college, but try not to
rage too far out of control.
5. Keeping your makeup
for too long. Makeup DOES
go bad, and when it does; it
won't keep your pretty face
looking as lovely as it should.
Toss liquid and cream founda-
tion, concealer, eye shadow,
blush, moisturizer and powder
after about two years, mascara
after six months, and lipstick,
lip and eye pencils after about
18
months.
If you have any burning
beauty questions, send them to
CircleAE@gmail.com · and
look in future issues of The
Circle for an answer.
4. Visible roots. If you can't
handle the upkeep, don't go for
drastic changes in hair color.
6. Keeping your makeup
brushes for too long. They
collect all kinds of bacteria and
don't apply your makeup prop-
9. Too much sun exposure.
When you tan (either out at the
beach or in a nifty little box in
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Raising awareness regarding eating disorders
By
CHRISTA STROBi NO
Circle Contributor
High school senior, Marisa
Meiskin, overcame an obsta-
cle many young adults deal
with everyday: her eating dis-
order.
Meiskin battled anorexia for
three years. Through a rehab
center in Utah and the support
of her family ·and friends, she
defeated her disorder. The
tragic part about her story is
that she '.s not the only one.
Everyone has their story and
their secret and recently, it's
been brought to the school's
attention that eating disorders
prove to be an illness not con-
fronted nearly enough. Last
week was National
Ea~ing
Disorder Awareness week -
ironically, the same as Fashion
Week.
With any type of illness,
there are negative side effects
that occur. The most common
health risk in people who have
eating disorders is cardiac dis-
ease. Along with this, people
suffer nerve damage and expe-
rience seizures, disordered
thinking, and/or chronic nerve
problems in their hands and
feet. People also become a
victim to major depression
because of the prolonged
hunger. This is why almost
half the deaths that occur in
anorexia nervosa occur due to
suicide, according to the
National Eating Disorder
Organization.
Many people who suffer
from this disorder have similar
symptoms and rituals when it
comes to their daily lifestyle.
They have a rigid exercise
agenda along with a strict
calorie intake. They are nor-
mally extremely secretive
with their food habits and
often log in a diary what
they've eaten and how much
they've exercised. They
become irritable since they are
essentially starving them-
selves, and also lose interest in
sexual activity. The symptoms
are endless, and the health
risks even more overwhelm-
ing.
We live in a complicated
world where both interperson-
al and social factors can con-
tribute to eating disorders. The
media constantly pressures us
to be thin, whether it is the
models we see in magazines
or the diet commercials that
play continuously; however,
this is just the surf ace.
Many people with eating dis-
orders have deep rooted emo-
tional issues, whether it is
depression or relationship
issues. When treating this dis-
order, intensive counseling
and medical attention proves
to have the best results.
Ultimately, it comes down to
you. You have to want to get
healthy; you have to love
yourself and the people
around you in order to perse-
vere.
It's not easy to confront
someone with an eating disor-
der; however, without the sup-
port of friends and family, it is
difficult for the victim to break
through the vicious cycle.
Like Meiskin, most victims
are stubborn and defensive.
"A lot of times girls are in
denial that they have a prob-
lem," states Marisa, "they may
feel accused or annoyed if
they feel like their family or
friends are accusing them of
having a problem."
Although results may not
show right away, you need to
push your loved one to get
help. Give them no other
choice, be the tough love they
want and need.
ROBIN MINrT£R /THE CIRCLE
Recognizing the prevalence and qangers of eating disorders
ls
necessary
to
helping loved ones regain a healthier lifestyle.
For more information, Health Services
recommends these web sites:
nationaleatingdisorders.org
onehealthylifestyle.com
nmha.org/ go/information/ get-info/eating-disorders
OR
Visit Health Services - they work closely with
counseling services and a dietician.
How to openly communicate a
out
•
ous1ng
By
C\ffi.JN NOLAN
Web Editor
With the wrap-up of cours-
es, finals, tallying -0f priority
points and many stresses and
burdens synonymous with the
end of a semester, it is almost
cruel to add choosing housing
to that list.
In a sense, incoming fresh-
men have it easy- all they do is
show up and voila, they're
already placed in a comfy lit-
tle environment where making
friends is the norm. Everyone
else, however, has that all too
common anxiety of figuring
out if Upper West is better
than Lower West, the pros and
cons of Gartland, the perks of
having your own room or to
continue to cling to the com-
fort of a roommate, and the
ups and downs of living across
the street.
41
the end, the location of
your house really doesn't mat-
ter. After all, every person you
speak to has a certain affection
for his or her place of resi-
dence. What truly counts is the
group you enter the scary
world of housing with.
Whether you plan on selecting
housing with one other person
or with an entire houseful,
effectively communicating
will ensure a smooth transition
from one locale to the next.
If you have to break it to that
unfortunate soul that you no
longer will be sharing a bed-
room and they need to fare on
their own, do it gently and
with enough time to allow that
per~on
to find accommoda-
tions on their own. Make sure
that the news comes across as
more of a discussion than an
ambush. Although I do not
speak from personal experi-
ence, being shanghaied into
living with people you really
don't want to at the last minute
is probably an unpleasant
experience for all. If said per-
son does not take the news
well, remain calm. Do not yell
and remember- they're the
ones getting a raw deal. Be
nice about it.
If you really want to live
with specific people who may
never have thought of living
together, approach the see-
nario in a diplomatic fashion. living situation. People, girls
Do not scheme- bring the idea especially, are known for not
up honestly and to both par- openly communicating. No
ties. By taking the "I really one is doing anyone else a
want to live with both groups favor by keeping quiet. While
A and B. I know you may not the problems may seem
know each other but let's see minute at first, that dirty dish
how we all get along" in the sink or the textbooks
approach and introducing the strewn across the kitchen table
groups well in advance of may become World War
selecting housing, you may Three, and while all the neigh-
just get your wish after all.
hors are thinking, "Are they
Some of my best friends are really screaming about Mac n'
people I met because we lived Cheese in the sink?" Only you
on the same floor freshmen will know the true reason
year. I still live with my room- behind the commotion. Isn't
mate from freshmen year and that silly?
will continue to do so next
Another important facet of
year. Not all are as lucky.
ehoosing housing is to remem-
lf
you really feel strongly her important chttes. This can-
against remaining with that not be stressed enough!
same roommate and they just Procrastination may be the
cannot take a hint, the same nail in the coffin, and seal
rules apply as scenario one. Be your fate as a resident of the
kind and non-confrontational. commuter hotel versus Fulton.
This sort of thing can be ego- While there really is no such
shattering, but if all parties thing· as "bad housing," espe-
remain diplomatic and com- · cially with the advent of more
municate, everything will be living facilities and the
fine.
destruction of some unfortu-
Consider the alternative - not nate ones. Everyone has a
speaking up and enduring yet. preference.
another year of an unbearable
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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009 • PAGE 13
Walks of Life: Perspective on saying goodbye
By ROBIN MINITER
edly hefted my pack and took up ache that blankets you and with you.
ever had."
•
Photography Editor
residence in a nook wedged near gnaws at your core, causing your
Would it be twisted to say in
The people who come and go
the
cafe and watched the travel- head to spin and stomach to do a those moments that I reveled in through your life marlc you as
"The best effect of fine
persons is felt after we
have left their presence.
"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
ers go by. The all-too familiar solid rendition of Cirque du my sadness?
I was so grateful.
stamps do on a passport_ a col-
scene
had been repeating itself Soleil.
A professor of mine once told orful, fleeting reminder of where
for the past week: a flurry of
tear ·
Saying goodbye - whether for us how we all
are
a culmination you have
been, what you
are
filled goodbyes and early mom- a temporarily or for the long haul of, "everyone we have ever met learned - and where you
are
ing cab rides all came to this.
- can be excruciating.
and every conversation we have going.
Admittedly an optimist by
nature, I'd like to
think
I
live my
life with the milksb¥e glass half
full (with a cherry on-top).
So, it was a peculiar few
moments for me when
I
found
myself in a sopping heap on the
floor of a Spanish airport last
May.
lj
sunny disposition usually
k~s
the tears from a-flowin'
with 'Hey, it could always be
worse,' being a key mantra in my
life, but this time,
I
wasn't going
to put up a fight.
Somber and sour,
I half-heart-
With my friends all having all
With it comes a conflict of jum-
packed up and shipped out to bled emotions oflosing a
part
of
head back stateside,
I
was left
to
yourself and coming to the
sud-
my own devices to traipse solo den realization - and an acute
through Europe for the next few
sense of gratitude - of what you
weeks. As the last one standing,
I have gained.
now -sat alone in comer of the
In all of this heartache can be
bustling airport.
found a bittersweet glimmer of
Of all the times I've
been solace: such sadness is a positive
sliced and diced and back-board- sign of what indelible mark that
ed and broken and everything in
has
been left on you as you've
between
(I
rue the day Darwin's
been left behind
theory of "survival of the fittesf'
The weight of you heart is a
catches up to me), the emotional gauge by which to judge your
pain nf loss
is more powerful appreciation. You've been
per-
than physical - it is something manently altered; for no matter
that still catches my breath every how far you're
separated,
you'll
time. We all know it: the dull always cany a part of that person
Spring break on a budget
By MICHEUE MORICO
Staff Writer
"alternative Spring Break." The to fall on Tuesday, March 17th.
United Way offers a few unique
An hour and forty minute
train
options for those interested to ride down the Metro North will
Spring recess at Marist is right spend their week off helping oth- transport you and your friends
around the comer, so if you
are
ers.
into an exciting world, but
not boarding a south-bound
According to the Web site, it there's no
guarantee that New
plane on the weekend of March costs $150
to
get involved in a York City will be an affordable
13, now
is a good time to start United Way program helpil!.g trip on St. Patrick's Day.
coming up with a
pfan.
families
in
Detroit, or working to
"We came back to
Juniors Joan Williams restore the · damage done by Poughkeepsi_e for one night and
and Ash
1 e y
flooding in Louisiana or Indiana. took the
train down to NYC for
Huffinan went
St Pat's," Frirey
to Caba San
said. "It was a
Lucas, Mexico
blast because we
on
Spring
met up with
Break of2008.
dozens ofMarist
'There was a
~
kids and friends
catch," Joan
from home."
&aid. "Ashley's
There are fun
family
was
ways to spend
going, so I kind
the week .with-
of just tagged
out ever going
along. Let's
.
ROBIN
MINITER
I
1-1
Cl
c
E
too far from
just say not too
Try
following m the
footsteps
of these thrifty travelers this spring.
Poughkeepsie.
much cash came out of my own Although this is an incredible The Mid-Hudson Valley area
pocket."
way to spend your week off, vol- hosts countless attractions that
If you
are
not lucky enough to · unteers are responsible for their Marist students take for grant-
have your spring break paid for, own transportation to the site.
ed. Hiking or driving in Ulster
there are other options, Not hav-
If volunteering isn't your thing, County, or spending a day on
ing the money to book a room in many Marist students have par- the Dutchess Wine Trail are
a beach-side resort in Caba does ents with houses elsewhere. just the tip of the ·iceberg.
not mean you have to forget Kevin Furey, a Marist alumnus,
Across the river in New Paltz
about the beach. For students had 10 friends come down to his sits the Mohonk preserve, which
looking to escape New York and lake house in Pennsylvania last provides access to hiking, bik-
head south, then a road trip with year.
ing, horseback riding and climb-
some friends could prove to be
"We tried to go ice fishing on ing.
On Sunday, March 15, you
the wfect adventure.
the lake and went for a couple can participate in the Rock Rift
Gasoline prices are far cheaper snowy hikes," Furey said. Hike
at Mohonk, which includes
than they were this time last year, "Although it doesn•t sound too a seven mile strenuous hike that
so the expense of a 12-hour drive exciting, being surroundedby all
c~
be booked by reservation
south
is probably less than you your closest friends with no only.
would expect, especially when
sc~ool
to worry
abou~
is always
If
your heart is still set on a trip
that cost is divided by four or gomg to be a blast."
to Caucun, travel Web sites,
five friends. Sightseeing on the
"We got fireworks while, in including Orbitz and Travelocity
trip down to your destination is a Pennsylvania, and set them off offer relatively cheap trips last
great way to break up the drive on the frozen lake," Furey said. minute.
and it can provide some of the "We didn't have many expenses.
"I've been researching for this
most affordable
fun of the week. Just gas, food and booze."
year," Furey said. "Maybe I'll
If South Carolina or Vuginia
Furey and
his friends took a trip find something cheap after all,
Beach fails to tickle your fancy, to NYC at the end of their break, and I will be able to take that trip
then consider volunteering for an since St. Patrick's Day happens to Cancun."
ROBIN Ml NITER/ THE.CIRCLE
. Saying goodbye can result in a series of emotions one Is not
accustomed
to
dealing with on a daily basis.
if
e
in
the
fast Ian
By
KAYLA CAPPIELLO
Circle Contributor
Late last night
I
began
thinking about women. It
came to me that maybe all
women aren't meant to be
tamed.
Maybe all women are not
meant to find someone to set-
tle down with. Some women
are perfectly content stand-
ing tall, in their powerful
high
heels, without anyone to
share a spot light with.
Women of the 20th century
are a completely different
brand of women than those
in the Disney stories we
know by heart.
Some are
n~t
the type of
girls to stay home waiting for
a prince to come knock on
their door, with a glaS5 slip-.
per in hand.
These women ·don't need
t.o
give themselves
up to settle
down with someone; maybe
they don't want to give them-
selves
up.
Maybe some women don't
ever want someone to lead
them away from who they
truly are. Could
it be possible
that some women doq.'t want
to be changed; th¥Y want to
be loved for who
~ey
are?
Maybe some women like to
run wild. Some women want
to
be seen
for who
they
are
on the inside; whether its
running wild, jogging at their
own pace or even walking
slowly behind, contently
knowing they will eventually
finish.
Maybe eventually these
women will find someone to
run wild with. These women
don't need a knight in shin-
ing armor.
These women need a run-
ning mate; someone to run
alongside them and chal-
lenge them, make them
laugh, make their time
worthwhile.
Their knight in shining
armor won't be dressed in
~ilver
armor, but in some-
thing completely unexpect-
ed,
maybe even a pair of gym
shorts and a sweatshirt. But
no matter what they are
in,
they
wjll look at them and
smile to themselves.
Even the women who run
wild eventually find some-
one to run wild alongside
them.
ROBIN MINITER / THE CIRCl E
Modem women dance to a different beat than the
fairy
tale
princesses
we
f,rfM
up
with.


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THE CIRCLE • THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009 • PAGE 14
Inconsistency down south from Marist
By MICHAEL QUINN
Circle Contributor
The Marist Softball team
kicked off its season by head-
ing down to Jacksonville
Florida to play in a tourna-
ment
hosted
by
the
Jacksonville Dolphins. Head
coach Joe Ausanio, a graduate
from Jacksonville University
in 1988, got the opportunity to
pencil in the lineup card for
the first time on the campus of
his alma mater.
The Red Foxes
opened up their first game of
the season on Friday against
the University of Vermont.
Thanks to seven innings of
shutout pitching by senior
Caitlin Cai-pentier the Red
Foxes gave their coach the
first win of his career with a
score of 4-0. Carpentier
allowed only seven hits and
two walks while in the circle.
The Red Foxes· were able to
obtain the lead early in this
game by scoring all four runs
in the first two innings. The
Red Foxes were led offensive-
ly by senior Jessica Green
who provided two hits and
two RBis as well as scoring a
run herself.
The rest of the week-
end, however, the Red Fox
team looked very different.
They were shutout in their two
back to back games against
Coastal Carolina, one on
Friday afternoon and then
again on Saturday morning. In
these games they were only
able to muster a combined
four
hits;
while
the
Chanticleers of Coastal ·
Carolina were able to score a
combined 19 runs against the
Red Foxes. 'fhe Chanticleers
were lead by Alyssa Tornatore
on Friday with two hits and
three RBis and on Saturday
were lead by pitcher Ivy
Mccranie who gave up only
three hits and two walks over
six innings with three strike-
outs.
The Red Foxes offen-
sive
trouble
continued
throughout the rest of the
weekend with two games
against Jacksonville and a
rematch against the University
of Vermont. In the two games
against Jacksonville, on
Saturday and Sunday after-
noon, the
Red Foxes
w
e r e
outscored 26
runs to 4.
The Red
Foxes were
able to get
a
com-
bined
13
hits
against
t
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Dolphins,
which
is
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~arist women'~
softball team currently holds a 1-5
record
after their season-open-
has to thank
mg trip
to
Jacksonville, Florida. The Red Foxes
first
home appearance
of
the season will
their sopho-
be a double header against the Army Black Knights on Wednesday, March 11.
more shortStop Katie Kellie for same pitching performance also committed three errors
in
three hits,
one runner
batted
in and from Caitlin Carpentier. The this game where in the prior
three runs scored on Saturday; senior went five innings while contest their defense didn't
as well as three hits, four giving up seven hits; eight commit any.
RBis, and three runs scored on runs, and five walks. Another
The Red Foxes return .
Sunday against the Red Foxes. difference was that Marist was to Poughkeepsie for a week of
On Sunday morning unable to get the explosive practice before they hit the
the tables were turned during offense that was seen very road again and travel to
the rematch against the early in the first game. Marist Baltimore Maryland for the
. University of Vermont. The was only able to get three hits Sixth A ual Dawg Pound
Red Foxes did not receive the and no runs. The Red Foxes Classic.
Men's LAX falls to Vermont
Late goalfrom the Catamounts
as clock
expire~
sinks Red Foxes
From page
16
Baseball wins series
Red Foxes return home
victorious after road trip
ByCODYLAHL
Staff Writer
A last second, wrap-around
goal by Vermont's Andrew
Kelleher put the Catamounts
over the Marist men's lacrosse
team 8-7 on Saturday, Feb. 28
in the home opener for the Red
Foxes. Marist was led by jun-
ior Ryan Sharkey's three goals
and sophomore Corey Zindel
contributed a goal and four
assists.
"I thought regulation
was over and we were going to
overtime," Marist head coach,
Scott Nelson said. "I think the
goal was good though, I think
it wa.S a good call. We were
down to two seconds, and the
ball was on the ground and
just bounced the wrong way."
Sharkey scored Marist's first
goal of the season off a pass
from Zindel to tie the game at
1-1 with 12:19 remaining in
the first quarter. Sharkey
received Zindel's pass from
behind the Catamounts' goal
at the left side of the net, and
put a low shot past Vermont
goalie Justin Lubas.
Sharkey registered his
second goal of the game dur-
ing a man-up opportunity with
3:08 remaining in the third
quarter after Vermont's Max
Gradinger was called for a
tripping penalty at the 3:31
mark. Sharkey received the
pass mid-stride from Zindel as
he charged on net and fired a
shot from the right side to tie
the game 5-5.
Sharkey's final goal
tied the match at 7-7 with 48
seconds left to play. At the
1:10 mark, Vermont's Ryan
Gillette was called for a push-
ing violation that gave the Red
Foxes a 30 second man-up
opportunity. Junior Matt
Teichmann faked a shot before
running on goal and passing to
Sharkey who was standing in
front of the net on the left side
when he put it in.
"I just tried to take good
shots," Sharkey who put seven
of his eight shots on goal said,
who put seven of his eight
shots on goal. "Their goalie
made some good saves, so I
just tried to take as many shots
as I could."
For the match, the
Catamounts outshot the Red
Foxes 36-25. Marist took 14
shots in the second half but
could
onl~
put three of them
past Lubas. Neither team led
by more than one goal · during
the match.
Marist
had
23
turnovers on the day, 13 of
which came from starting
attackmen Sharkey, Zinde.1
and Bob von Hoffman.
"I think we turned the
ball over too much," Nelson
said. "We didn't take advan-
tage of our possessions and
our defense worked very hard
to play great."
The Marist defense
successfully killed all five of
Vermont's man-up opportuni-
ties and the Red Foxes were
successful in 19 of their 21
clearing attempts. The Red
Foxes also grabbed 35
groundballs to Vermont's 30
and won 12of18 face-offs.
"We played too much
defense today," Nelson said.
"We had 13 turnovers in the
second half and that's way too
many. A lot of the turnovers
were lack of effort on our part
because we didn't run hard
enough. Playing that much
defense also explains why
they outshot us so 1ladly."
The Red Foxes return
to action at 1 p.m. on March 7
at Binghamton University.
for six runs against New
Orleans in the second inning.
Two New Orleans errors
helped lead to the six runs,
along with four hits for Marist
which included a two-run dou-
ble by Gallic and an RBI dou-
ble by Schwind.
The six runs were all B.J.
Martin and Marist needed to
pick up the victory. Martin
allowed just two earned runs
in six innings, and sophomore
Kyle Putnam picked up his
first collegiate save with three
solid innings in relief.
Marist committed only one
error on the weekend, which is
something Healy was very
pleased with.
Upcoming
"We've played good
defense, knock on wood, so
far this year," Healy said.
"We've been doing some good
things.
It
was a good weekend
for us, that's for sure."
Marist will continue its sea-
son by traveling to Norfolk
State for a three-game series
which includes a doublehead-
er on Saturday, followed by
one game on Sunday.
"Norfolk State isn't gqffig to
be as good as Charleston
Southern or New Orleans,"
Healy said. "So we need to be
aware of a let down and focus
on winning on all three games.
We have to go in there and
take care of business."
3/7-/3/8/09 at. Norfolk State
3/10/09
at
Holy ros
3/13-3/15/09 at Delaware
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Late victory for women's lax
By
MATT SPILLANE
Managing Editor
Laura Campbell's debut did
not exactly begin as planned,
but finished with a happy end-
ing.
The Marist women's
lacrosse team opened the 2009
season with a come-from-
behind victory over Lafayette
to give Campbell a win in her
head coaching debut.
The Red Foxes (1-0) over-
came a 9-8 halftime deficit to
take home an 18-14 win over
the host Leopards (0-4) on
Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Trailing Lafayette at half-
tiple, Marist found itself in an
unexpected
position.
Lafayette entered the game
after losing its first two games
of the year by a combined
score of 34-9.
Last season the Red Foxes
dismantled Lafayette, 22-4,
perhaps giving them a bit too
much confidence heading into
this year's matchup.
"It wasn't the kind of game
we expected," said senior mid-
fielder Cristin Begley. "It was
pretty messy at the begin-
ning."
Senior midfielder Stephanie
Garland said that it was a bet-
ter Lafayette team than the
one Marist had beaten so easi-
ly a year ago.
"They were definitely a lot
stronger, a lot faster than last
year," she said. "We were kind
of sloppy and a little lazy."
Marist had trouble winning
draws and possessing the ball
in the first half, and Lafayette
was able to convert fast breaks
and find open cutters through
the defense.
The Red Foxes never led in
the first half, but did enough to
stay in the game. Garland,
who finished with six goals,
paced the offense with five in
the first half.
"We came out a little bit
slow," Campbell said. "Once
we got in the second half then
the kids started playing and I
knew we were going to win
then."
Campbell switched goalies
at halftime, inserting freshman
Kelsey Thoms for freshman
Alyssa Littin, and told her
team to boost its intensity. The
players realized "at halftime
that they were half asleep and
they needed to come out and
play their game," Campbell
said.
·
"I think everyone realized
that we were not playing our
game from the get-go,"
Begley said. "Our coach told
us to get pissed because it [the
game] ... shouldn't have been
going that way."
Begley led a quick
turn-
around after the break, finding
the back of the cage 13 sec-
onds into the half to tie the
game at 9-9. She gave Marist a
1 ()..9 lead, its first of the game,
3 :02 into the half after receiv-
ing a pass from senior
midfielder Carolyn
Sumcizk.
After freshman
attack Erin Steel con-
nected on a free posi:-
tion shot for Lafayette
to knot the score at 10-
19, the teams traded 3-
0 runs to tie the game
at 13-13 with 13;56
left in the game.
Marist saved its best
run for the end,
though. With the score
tied at 14-14, the Red
Foxes went on a 4-0
scoring run over the
last 10:06 to hold off
Lafayette.
Garland led the Red
Foxes with seven
points (six goals and
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into fifth place on
After their victory against Lafayette, the
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has 83 goals, 12 away
beginning of this season, the Red Foxes
from fourth place.
were predicted
to
finish 2nd in the MAAC.
Junior midfielder
Lindsay Rienfierd tallied six
points (two goals, four assists)
on the day. Begley (four goals,
one assist) and Sumcizk (two
goals, three assists) each had
five points for Marist.
Thoms made two saves in
the second half appearance
and earned the first win of her
career. Marist hosted Stony
Brook
yes~rday
in its home
opener after The Circle went
to press, the beginning of a
three game homestand.
The Red Foxes' next game is
Saturday, March 7 against
Columbia at
1
:00 p.m. The
"Friends of Jadyn" matchup
is one of 10 games around the
country It is one of 10 games
around the country that will
work with the "Friends of
JacTyn" foundation to raise
awareness about pediatric
brain tumors.
Youthful Red Foxes carry teams
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
Both the men's and women's
track teams of Marist College
finished
their
MAAC
Championships in the middle
of the pack. Their respective
fourth and fifth place finishes
are nothing to frown about, ·
though. With a host of fresh-
men leading the way,, both
teams will build on this per-
formance and be more than
ready come next year's meet.
For the girls it was
junior Justine Colabraro and
freshman Addie Difrancesco
leading the way with second
place finishes in the pole vault
and the 5,000 meter race.
Colabraro was able to set her
own school record in the pole
vault as she broke 3.05 meters
for
the
first
time.
DiFrancesco, who has been an
outstanding contributor since
day one as a freshman, ran the
5K in 18:15.02.
The "surprise of the
meet," according to sopho-
more Sarah Parsloe, was the
women's 4X400 relay team.
Comprised of three under-
classmen in Hayley Hartnett,
Jillian Corley, Kelley Hanafin,
and anchored by junior Holly
Burns, the girls finished a
great race in second place with
a time of 4: 11.35. Burns also
finished in third place in the
said that the girls, "performed
well for their expectations."
For the men it was a
freshman and junior perform-
ing well in events as well.
Rookie Adam Vess recorded a
first place finish in the mile
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PHOTOS
The Red Foxes track team has one three-day meet remaining on
their schedule, the IC4A/ECAC championships which will be held
at Boston University. At the 2009 MAAC Indoor track champi-
onships, the Men's team finished fourth, while the Women's team
finished
fifth.
Both
teams were
paced
by
their underclassmen.
400m in 59. 78. Parsloe, who while junior Max Carow fin-
narrowly missed scoring by ished second
in
the pole vault.
one position in the 5K race Carow also broke his own
school record by vaulting 4.20
meters. Vess broke a school
record as well, also his own by
running the mile in 4:08.66, a
ne.ar five seconds faster than
his previous record. Parsloe
said that the mile race was the
one that got the biggest cheers
and after a pretty even first
lap, Vess took off from the
competition and won handily.
Senior Girma Segni
was forced to double up and
run the 5K as well as the 3K.
He was still able to score in
both races, finishing fifth in
the 5K and second in the 3K.
Junior Colin Frederickson
earned a second place finish in
the 400 meter with a time of
50.54. One more second place
finish was earned by the
4X400 relay who narrowly
missed defeating St. Peters by
.33 seconds.
This past weekend at
the NYU Fast Track
Invitational, Carow again
improved his record in the
pole vault, this time jumping
4.26 meters. A score of Marist
runners will travel to the IC4A
Championships this weekend
at Boston University.
'
Roarin'
ed Foxes
Mari t's top male and
female perf o mers
of the week
Rick) Pacione
Sophomore
Ba ebsll
The sophomore wa
n. med the M AC
player of the week for
the fir t time
in his
career after batting
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past \\eek..
- Pac1on
v.
a ·
ix
for l _
v.
1th
ix RBI, and went
2-4
in
all thre gam
agam
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the Uru ersity of
ew Orleans Privateers
- He leads the team m
home run with
three,
RBI (1 . and slugging
pe~
·entage ( 862 .
-The Red Foxe' are 4-2
to tart the eason
Tb senior co-captain
broke her o n school
record
in
the 200
rd
butt rfly at the ECAC
champion hips.
- She fim h d with a
time of 2 04 49.
- Bujal ki
beat her own
record
by . 5
econd ,
which wa set in 200 .
- TI1e
ed Fox
s
ored
385 pomts during the
three-day
m
t,
and
placed fourth o rall in
the event. ari
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finished
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Saturda . March 7 at
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said. "New Orleans has been John Prano added two
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Sports Editor
to regionals the past two years hits, an RBI and three
and is a good team, but we runs scored for Marist.
The offense continued to looked at the games just like After taking a 5-3 lead in
score runs, and the Marist
baseball team continued its
hot start to the season by tak-
ing two out of three games
from the University of New
Orleans Privateers.
Sophomore Ricky Pacione
and junior Bryce Nugent com-
bined for two ·homeruns and
nine RBI in Marist's 12-7 vic-
tory on Friday. After falling to
New Orleans in a pitchers-
duel on Saturday by a score of
4-2, the Red Foxes answered
back with a 9-4 win in the rub-
ber match on Sunday.
New Orleans posed a tough
matchup for Marist, but the
Foxes were able to not only
put up a strong showing, but
also win the series.
"I think the biggest thing for
us going in there was treating
each game like any other
game," coach Dennis Healy
any other game going in."
the third inning, the
Series opener
Foxes never relinquished
Senior starter Josh Rickards the lead and were able to
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took the mound for Marist on close out the game.
Friday, and allowed four runs
Marist drops a pitchers
in four innings. He left the duel
game with his team up 6-4.
The second game of the
Junior Eric Alessio came in series saw great pitching
from the bullpen and allowed from both teams. New
three runs in 3.1 innings Orleans' Jake Henderson
pitched, but Marist's offense went eight innings and
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catch up. Alessio received the six hits to Marist while
The Marlst baseball team
is
off
to
a good
start to
its
season and
is
cur-
win for the Foxes.
striking
out
five.
rently
4-2.
The~':"
will t~ t~ continue
its
winning
ways
in
its
next series.
The offense, which had a Freshman Donnie White came on 11 hits m 4.1 mnmgs. Jake and Schwind went 2-5 with
stellar opening weekend on in the ninth inning and Rifkin and Sean McKeown one RBI. However, two runs
against Charleston Southern, earned his first collegiate save
c~m?ined
_to _allow just two was all the team could muster
continued to punish opposing despite allowing an RBI dou- hit~ m 3.2 mn1:11gs of scoreless up against some tough pitch-
team's pitching this weekend hie to Jon Schwind with two rehef
~or
Manst to keep their
rn , and the Foxes took the 4-
against New Orleans. Pacione outs. White was able to escape team m the game, but the 2 loss.
went 2-4 with two runs scored the inning and end Marist's Foxes were never able to
Second-inn .witburst
and four RBI. Nugent, who hopes of a comeback.
break through and take the
Marist was able
to~
the
was the MAAC player of the
For Marist, junior rig,ht-han- win.
series relatively early in
tltb
week last week, went 2-4 with der Richard Cary took the
Despite a slow day on third game when it exploded
five RBI in the game. Junior mound and allowed four runs offense, sophomore Michael
Gallic went 3-4 for Marist,
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