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Farmers' market promotes going green
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Above:
Poughkeepsie Fann Project vendors and Colin Mccann, assistant director of
first year programs,
greet
Marist students shopping on the green. The PFP
is
a non-
profit organization that advocates a sustainable food system in the Hudson Valley.
Below: Potatoes, escarole and radicchio were among the produce· sold on Oct. 29.
By
OLMA
HUNTER
Circle Contributor
Marist College students were pro-
vided with the opportunity to go
somewhere other than the grocery
store to get their fruits and vegeta-
bles last week at the Marist College
Farmers' Market.
The market, held Oct. 21, was a
part of senior Melissa Greco's cap-
ping project and it included product
stands featuring Lorelei Jewelry, the
Poughkeepsie Farm Project, David
Paige Fruit Farmer, as well a booth
manned by the campus organization,
Student Encouraging Environmen-
tal Decisions, S.E.E.D.
The goal of the farmers' market
was to promote awareness about
buying local food. Greco said she
hoped that students would be more
conscious of the benefit of purchas-
ing local goods and that some would
actually partake in the process.
"Buying locally not only ensures
that what you're consuming is natu-
ral, unprocessed, and healthy, but it
benefits your surroundings," Greco
said. ''Think about it, the more your
food has to travel to get to you, the
more gas is being used, the more
plastic packaging is needed, the
more pollutants in the air. Buying lo-
cally and in season reduces your car-
bon footprint."
"Not only is buying local goods ben-
eficial to the environment, but it sup-
ports the local economy as well,"
Greco said. ''The economy is better
when people buy locally. It's always
a good thing to support your local
farmers and businesses who have to
struggle against the competition pre-
sented by mainstream ,conglomerate
supermarkets."
In a world where college students
are preoccupied with the stress of pa-
pers and exams, buying local goods
may be easier said than done. For
students, weekly trips to Stop
&
Shop are convenient and not as time
consuming as going around from one
farm stand to the next would be.
There are ways, nonetheless, that
students can still support these
ini-
tiatives even while in mainstream
supermarkets.
''When you are at the supermarket,
try not to go down the aisles and try
to stick to the perimeter of the store,"
Greco said. ''This is where the pro-
duce, fruit, meat and dairy are and
everything else is super produced."
Local goods can be thought of as
concentric circles, Greco said. The
first ring may be your local town or
county but it grows outward to in-
clude your state and even your
country. The closer the farmer, the
better, because 1oc·a1 farmers would
benefit.
"If you have the opportunity to look
at the label of what you're buying
and choose the closer manufacturer,
then that's awesome," Greco said.
"Some fruit comes fromNew England
and others come· from California, for
example."
Also, a majority of local goods are
organic and lack the chemicals, hor-
mones and pesticides found in
processed foods.
Many students attended the event,
and although another is not possible
for this year because the harvest is
over, Greco is hoping that the mar-
ket made students aware of what is
out there so they
will not be confied
to Stop
&
Shop.
Tuition rises during economic decline
By KRISTEN DOMONELL
News Editor
According to a recent College
Board report, tuition at private
four-year colleges rose 4.4 percent
this year, and Marist is no excep-
tion. Current tuition, excluding
room and board, is $26,105, up 4
percent from last year.
The
New York Times
reported last
Tuesday that both public and pri-
vate colleges have raised tuition
this year, despite a 2.1 percent de-
cline in the Consumer Price Index
from July 2008 to July 2009.
Today's Marist student is paying
about 70 percent more tuition than
their predecessors a decade ago. Tu-
ition for the 2000-2001 school year
was $15,366. That figure has grown
$10,730 in the past nine years,
creeping up an average of 6.07 per-
cent each year.
·
In order to afford a Marist educa-
tion, 75-85 percent of students re-
ceive some type of financial aid, be it
state, federal or Marist grants, col-
lege work study or student loans,
said Joe Weglarz, executive director
of Student Financial Services.
Senior Kevin Brown is one of these
students. He said despite receiving
aid, the cost of tuition is far too
high.
"I think it's unfair that college
today is a big business," he said.
"And Marist is no different. They're
forcing students to take out thou-
sands and thousands of dollars in
loans that they're not going to be
able to pay back after graduation
because of the poor economic situa-
tion in this country."
The jobless rate in the United
States is expected to reach 10 per-
cent in the coming months, and the
economy is struggling to overcome
its biggest slump since the Great
Depression. This has left some stu-
dents questioning the logic behind
paying so much for college.
"It doesn't seem right that we pay
so much money for an education,
take out so many loans and get into
so much debt just for the chance
that the education
will get us a good
job
to, in return, continue paying for
that education," senior Ashley Rego
said.
However, Jeanne Plecenik,
Marist's vice president for business
affa~s and chief financial officer,
said Marist is a "very affordable al-
ternative" to other private colleges.
''The college considers the cost to
deliver quality programs and looks
at comparable tuition at similar in-
stitutions [when determining tu-
ition]. Marist has consistently been
lower in tuition costs in relation to
its peers," Plecenik said. "Afford-
ability is a strong component of tu-
ition rate decisions. Marist's Boa.rd
of Trustees takes this very seri-
ously."
Marist's tuition is $6,752 less than
tuition at private schools in New
England, and $1,876 less than pri-
vate schools in the states classified
as "middle states" by the College
Board report: Delaware, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylva-
nia and the District of Columbia.











Thursday, October 29, 2009
THIS WEEK
Thursday, 10/29
Opening Reception
5 Sculptors in Vernmont
Marist College
Art
Gallery,
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, 10/30
Harry Potter
&
the Half Blood Prince
SPC Free Movie
10 p.m. in PAR
Saturday, 10/31
Scarefest Double Feature
SPC movie night in PAR
Nightmare on Elm St., 9 p.m.
The Exorcist, 11 p.m.
Sunday, 11/1
Volleyball, Rae of Hope fundralser
Marist vs. Iona
Mccann Center, 2 p.m.
Harry Potter
&
the Half Blood Prince
SPC Free Movie
3 p.m. in PAR
Monday, 11/2
No Events Posted
Tuesday, 11/3
St. Jude's Up
TH'
Dawn
Letter writing campaign
From 7 - 10:30 p.m.
Cabaret, Sponsored by SGA
Wednesday, 11/ 4
St. Jude's Up
TH'
Dawn
Letter writing campaign
From 7 - 10:30 p.m.
Cabaret, Sponsored by SGA
SPC Coffee House
Valerie Custer
9 p.m., free with valid Marist ID
SGA Logo
Send in designs for new SGA logo
Prize is $100
E-mail whitney.stahl1@marist.edu
campus
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Security Briefs
By CHRIS RAIA
10/20 - Donnelly Computer
Lab
Ready? An IT employee reported a
stolen Pure! hand sanitizing dis-
penser. All that is left to be seen as
evidence that this dispenser ever
existed are four hole~ where the
screws used to be. I know it's flu
season, and swine flu has been mak-
ing people crazy. But really? You
don't need an automatic Pure! dis-
penser in your dorm! Just drink or-
ange juice ... wash your hands more
often ... don't rip hand sanitizer ma-
chines out of walls.
Whoever you
are, you deserve a million
points.
10/20 - Midrise
A student tried to swipe into
Midrise with an oddly square-
shaped backpack. The security offi-
cer on duty searched his bag and
found an unopened thirty-pack of
Bud Light. One of my favorite parts
of my weekly meetings with secu-
rity is that all of the confiscated al-
cohol is on display. I was sitting
next the thirty-pack I just men-
tioned, and I'm surrounded on all
sides by unopened bottles of liquor.
Remember the fluorescent ceramic
pipes that were confiscated in that
area in the woods with the religious
statues and outdoor electrical out-
lets? They're on display in the win-
dow. ' It's so awesome.
Ob,
30
points to Midrise
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10/21 - Gartland
A house in Gartland was ding-
dong-ditched over the weekend.
Only instead of just running away,
these pranksters started smashing
pumpkins. If the Smashing Pump-
kins were still relevant even a little
tiny bit; I'd consider making a ref-
erence to them. But they're not, so I
won't.
5 points to Gartland.
10/21 -Everywhere
I know I do this way too often, but
I really don't have enough room to
dedicate a paragraph to every fire
alarm that happened this weekend.
Plus, in one night, the Marist Col-
lege burnt every meal of the day. At
11:29 a.m., Foy burnt pancakes. At
9:26 a.m., Foy burnt eggs. At 2:25
p.m., they wrecked fajitas. Sheahan
burnt Cinnabuns. Gartland burnt
cookies. Aaaand Gartland burnt
something else - the report just said
"burnt food on stove." All of that
food sounds delicious. Sad day.
Foy
-
15 points, Gartland - 10 points,
Sheahan - 5 points
10/23- Marian
A male student was caught at-
tempting to enter Marian with a fe-
male student's ID. This is hilarious
because when I tried out to get the
security briefs article, the editors
gave me fake stories to write about.
All of them seemed absurd; I didn't
think they could ever happen. One
of them was "a male student at-
tempts to enter Leo with a female's
ID." Marian, I am so sorry for doubt-
ing you.
Absolutely outstanding
display. 20 points.
10/24 - Student Center
I thought the theft of the Purel
water dispenser would be the
mostoutrageous story this week.
And then a security guard found
that a water fountain in the student
center was missing. This means a
student ripped the water fountain
from the wall. That can't be okay.
10/25 - Student Center
An officer found a male student
passed out in the student center
bathroom. When he woke up, he
stayed strong and refused to give
any of his information to Marist se-
curity. Poughkeepsie police were
called, the student finally folded,
and he was written up. Nice try,
though, I like the effort. But still,
security- 1, Marist students - 0.
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Action day promotes how to reduce solid waste
By
KATELYNN WALSH
Staff Writer
Marist College faculty, staff and
students participated in a series
of events on Oct. 23 also known as
"350.org Action Day," in attempts
to raise awareness on how to live
a more environmentally sustain-
able life.
The events began at 12:30 p.m.
with a performance by The Jove
Stewarts, a student band. A per-
formance by Sam Miller, another
student band, followed.
As the performances were going
on, the student center was filled
with tables set up with posters,
computers and informative speak-
ers about different issues facing
the environment. Some of these is-
sues included: r~cycling at Marist,
global climate change, local cli-
mate change effects and a list of
the top ten greenest companies.
Many students stopped to read
the signs, and listen to what the
speakers had to say.
At 1:30 p.m., the sixth annual
"Dumpster Dive" began outside of
Champagnat Hall. "Our goal is to
measure the waste stream among
students and to see if what stu-
dents throw away in the trash, is
actually trash" Steve Sansola,
dean of student affairs said.
The purpose of this event is to
assess the effectiveness of student
efforts to reduce solid waste by
measuring the kinds of things
being thrown away in the trash in
residential and academic build-
ings.
According to Sansola, the find-
ings of sustainability during the
Dumpster Dive at Marist have
been trending upwards in the past
two years.
"This is the sixth time we have
done this event, once every semes-
ter. 350.org stands for the parts
per million of CO2 in the atmos-
phere that scientist say we should
attain inorder to sustain climate
change," Paula Willoquest-Mari-
condi, member of 350.org said.
According to WiUoquest-Mari-
condi, this event is a great way to
get students involved, and it will
definitely be a success because it
helps raise awareness among stu-
dents in a productive way.
The students takin·g part in the
Dumpster Dive were equipped
with rubber gloves and blue and
white Dupont Tyveck coats. Red
Fox Mascot "Shooter" also made
an appearance.
After the conclusion of the
Dumpster Dive, the events contin-
ued with Marist professor Dave
Conover speaking on the Environ-
ment, The Sirens, the women's a
cappella group, the showing of the
movie Trashed, and a perform-
ance by Matt Scuteri.
This project is offered biannu-
ally and is a collaborative effort of
the Office of the Executive Vice
President, School of Science, Of-
fice of Student Affairs, Physical
Plant, Marist College Recycling
Committee, Campus Sustainabil-
ity Advisory Committee (CSAC)
and Student Government Associa-
tion GREEN Committee.
"This is my first Dumpster Dive,
and I think it is great. I agree
with what they are trying to do
here, and I think that it will be
successful" Miguel Vasquez,
Marist College student said.
Marist to start offering newspaper kiosks on campus
By
ALLISON DUFFY
Staff Writer
Construction on the Hancock
Center is underway and transfor-
mations abound on campus, but
within the coming weeks students
can see yet another new fixture
here: newspaper kiosks.
With the approval of the Stu-
dent Government Association,
Marist will become the newest
parfici'pant in
The New York
Times'
college newspaper reader-
ship program. Over 225 colleges
and universities currently partner
with the newspaper and use dis-
counted copies for classroom in-
struction. Marist's program is
currently m the preliminary
stage.
"Student government is hoping
to provide this as a service to
Marist," said executive vice presi-
dent Victoria Billeter. "Right now
the program we are looking into
involves an eight-week trial pe-
riod so that we can be sure this is
the correct fit for our community."
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Marist
is
going to become the newsest college
to
Join the New York TI mes' college
newspaper readership program, which will offer issues of the Times' to students.
For just 50 cents per copy, stu-
dents would be able to obtain the
paper's weekday editions and use
the content to spark class discus-
sions. The
Times
even hosts a fac-
ulty Web site and conducts
workshops as resources for profes-
sors wishing to incorporate cur-
rent events into their lessons,
something many business and eco-
nomics professors already do.
According to the
Times,
the
readership program, which in-
volves bulk delivery of daily dis-
counted newspapers, is integral to
colleges because it fosters an in-
formed dem-0cracy. Eventually,
custom
New York Times
newspa-
per racks and signage would be
scattered around campus should
Marist choose to adopt the pro-
gram permanently.
"The readership program is very
easy to implement," The New
York Times said in a statement.
"Once Marist decides to pilot the
program, we can usually start de-
livering the newspapers within a
week."
After hearing about the program
at a conference in Washington,
D.C., Billeter said SGA officers
met with representatives from the
Times
last week to discuss bring-
ing the paper to Marist. These
representatives will return to
campus in the future to hold an
information session about their
newspaper readership program
and its use in classrooms. Fund-
ing for the project is yet to be de-
termined.
"This would be an easy way for
students to be able to have the pa-
pers for class without having to
subscribe on their own," Billeter
said. ''We hope that by beginning
this program we will increase the
interest of Marist students in cur-
rent events as well as provide a
service to our students."
Night on broadway shines light on
AIDS
awareness
By
BRYAN
TERRY
Circle Contributor
Before the performers even
began to sing one note, it was
clear that Marist's seventh annual
"Night on Broadway" was going to
be much more than a concert.
As the Marist College Singers
were being introduced, they fil-
tered on stage in "work-out" attire
as they prepared for their opening
pieces from the musical "A Chorus
Line."
''This year, it's going to have a
much bigger production value,"
said Mike Napolitano, music de-
partment operations manager.
Those words would prove to be an
understatement.
The night consisted of four
group medleys, as well as several
solo performances by members of
the chorus taking place on the
stage of the Nelly Goletti.
The soloists performed songs
from various musicals as well as a
couple that were not from musi-
cals but were still related to the
Broadway stage. The shows that
were represented ranged from the
very well known ("Wicked" and
"Avenue
Q")
to the much more ob-
scure ('·'Chess").
Saying that the members of the
chorus merely "sang" their songs,
however, does not quite do the
performance justice. Each group
medley consisted, essentially, of a
miniature version of each show, to
the point where the audience
could get the gist of the entire
story of the sh.ow based on the per-
formance.
"I had simply expected a few
songs · to be performed on the
stage, without a set, choreogra-
phy, and other things," said
Marist student Jon Porras. "It
was quite the show and it sur-
passed my expectations."
The performers were very en-
thusiastic about what they were
doing. Kate Budzinski, a senior at
Marist who performed "Bring on
the Men" from the musical "Jekyll
and Hyde," said that being able to
perform these songs is a great op-
portunity.
"I've always had a passion for
Broadway music, and this gives us
the chance to be a part of it," she
said.
The emcee of the evening, Kelly
McCormick, is a veteran stage
performer who has been in several
musicals including "Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang'' and "Les Miserables."
Her performance of "I Dreamed a
Dream" lit up the stage of the Go-
letti theater.
The show raised money for the
charity Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights Aids. Prizes such as signed
Broadway posters and a trip for
two to see any Broadway musical
were being raffled off across the
hall from the theater.
Mike Napolitano said that the
show has been teamed with this
charity for about four to five years
now.
It
has helped increase at-
tendance a great deal.
"There's no better way to get
more people to come to a show
than to make it for a charitable
cause," he said.
Marist student Megan Warne
was one of the many who were im-
pressed by the show. "I walked
out of the theater singing and
dancing to 'Let the Sunshine In,"'
she said. I think that explains
how happy the night made me
overall."










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4
IT Dept. continues green campaign
BY KATELYNN WALSH
Staff Writer
Throughout the past few years,
the staff of the Marist College In-
formation Technology has gener-
ated many changes in the College's
operations in order to conserve en-
ergy and become a greener institu-
tion.
InformatiQ.Il Technology is con-
cerned about the environment and
gears many things in hopes
to
bet-
ter our community. Marist College
has been taking action to help sup-
port this green initiative. Informa-
tion Technology has recently begun
using 30 percent r~cycled paper in
all on campus computer labs. The
installation of the duplex option,
also known as double-sided print-
ing, on all printers on campus has
saved large amounts of paper each
year.
According to William Thirsk, vice
FROM MARIST.EDU
Information Technology has begun using
30 percent r~ed paper In all com-
puter labs, and has achieved more than
a 50 percent reduction In paper usage
since Installing the duplex option on all
lab printers In 2007.
president of Information Technol-
ogy, computer science cannot be
taught without using energy. ''We
have chosen to do what is called vir-
tualization," he said. "Virtualization
takes the large computer, which is
highly efficient, instead of having
many small computers doing single
things; we have this one large com-
puter running 650 other servers,
pretending to be individual servers.
Each computer science student gets
their own server, but it is really all
on one."
Information Technology collects
printer cartridges and ships them to
a recycling center, recycles out
dated hardware and data types,
uses archive saving of data rather
than printing and it programs all of
the computer monitors to go on
"standby."
On the people side of things, in-
stead of everyone having their own
individual office, there is an open
work area where all of the climate
controls are spread out among more
people. Per person, heating and
cooling is much lower in cost this
way, Thirsk said.
"In terms of the way we work, we
are actually reducing the number of
errors because people are hearing
about what other people are doing,
and they are able to talk over their
desk tops, they do not have to walk
over to a different place to talk"
Thirsk said.
According to Thirsk, some long-
term effects of this movement are
the institution will save a lot of
money and save on a lot of carbon
for printing. "Reduction of errors
and lowering our costs will be very
beneficial" he said.
"A lot of students don't understand
that Marist is like a small city.
There are over 4,000 students living
here. That is a lot of blow dryers, a
lot of microwaves a lot of gaming de-
vices that are left of all day when
students go to class and a lot of com-
puters that may or may not be on
the grid. In terms of energy it is re-
ally important for students to re-
duce, reuse and recycle just like
everyone else and understand that
just a little bit helps a great deal
when there are so many people,"
Thirsk said.
SGA aims to work closer with student clubs
By KELLY GALLUCCI
Staff Writer
As the hype over the cafeteria's
pseudo-"Coldstone" dies down,
students may be interested to
learn about another intriguing
change to their daily dining lives.
The Student Government Asso-
ciation (SGA) is currently in the
process of setting up shop down
in the cafeteria. Diners can ex-
pect to see a table set up where
SGA officers can spend some of
their office hours interacting with
the students. Steve Townsend,
student body president, is excited
about the idea.
"My hope for this table is that
students will see the familiar
faces of a Student Government
member and approach them with
questions or comments."
These responses will be used
Marlst catholic studies Lecture:
Dr. Janine Larmon Peterson, as-
sistant professor of history at
Marist College, will speak on "The
Changing Face of Martyrdom:
Holy Heretics in Late Medieval
Italy" on Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. in the
Performing Arts Room in the col-
lege's Student Center. The event
is free and open to the public.
Peterson teaches medieval and
early modern European history.
In addition to edited volumes, her
work has appeared in journals
such as Traditio, Viator and Past
&
Present. Peterson's research fo-
cuses on challenges to the author-
ity of the institutional church,
particularly with regard to heresy
and saint's cults, in late medieval
Italy. She serves on the Awards
Committee of the Society for Ital-
ian Historical Scholarship.
constructively to better the overall
experience for students at Marist.
Townsend is not the only member
of SGA who is looking forward to
the table. Whitney Stahl, presi-
dent of the class of 2011 and sen-
ate speaker, is excited about the
proactive approach. "I hope that
we receive all types of questions,
so we can find out the concerns of
the students and work with them
to help solve the problems."
Christi Sheehan, a sophomore,
could see the idea's appeal.
"It
makes SGA approachable," she
said.
"I feel as though if I thought of
something that I wanted fixed I
would be more inclined to talk to
them if they were right there in
the ·caf~t~~
yrit}t
m·e."
Other students weren't as posi-
tive,
"Meghan· _Gi,N-e.il; a junior,
said,
MI
don't · think many stu-
dents will go up to them. When
people go to the cafeteria they're
concerned with eating and being
with their friends, I think they
might
just
walk
by."
The cafeteria is only one part,
however, of a fuller plan. Stahl
explained that SGA representa-
tives will also be making an effort
to attend different club meetings
to speak with the students, as
well as aiming to set up tables in
certain academic buildings. "Our
ultimate goal," Stahl said, "is to
get out in the Marist community
as much as possible so that the
students know that we are here
to aid them in making Marist the
best college experience possible."
This goal was mainly derived
fro·m responses· compiled during
last semester's elections. SGA
discovered that many students
did not know the tasks performed
N ews Briefs
Survey shows cheap leaving In Hudson
Valley:
It's cheaper to live in Dutchess and
Orange counties than New York
City or the suburban counties of
northern New Jersey, but more ex-
pensive than New York's Capital
District. Those are the findings of an
economic report done by a national
organization with help from stu-
dents in the School of Management
at
Marist
College.
Over the past four quarters, the
Marist College Bureau of Economic
Research has been working with the
Council for Community and Eco-
nomic Research in the collection and
analysis of price data for the Pough-
keepsie-New burgh-Middletown
Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA). The composite index is made
up of 60 items that would be pur-
chased by the typical professional or
managerial employee. By construc-
tion, the national average index is
set equal to 100.
Five Sculptors In Vermont to exhibit
their works at Marlst College:
"Five Sculptors in Vermont'' will ex-
hibit their works in the Marist Col-
lege Art Gallery in the Steel Plant
Studios from October 29 to Dec. 4,
with an opening reception on Thurs-
day, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The exhibition features the work of
Leila Bandar, Pat deGogorza, Joel
Fisher, Tara Thacker and Meg
McDevitt.
"Each of these artists shares com-
mon concerns for process, materials
and other formal issues, but they also
share a dedication to teaching," said
Marist Art Gallery Director Ed
Smith. "Collectively they have taught
at very distinguished institutions.
Their pieces have been featured in
many exhibitions and are in public
and private collections around the
world. It's fitting that this work is ex-
hibited at the Marist College Art
Gallery because the commitment of
these artists' work reflects Marist's
reputation for teaching excellence."
by their elected officials.
Townsend utilized these re-
sponses and decided to make SGA
presence a priority for this year.
"This table is just a simple way
to
get us out there and make sure
people know how to best use Stu-
dent Government as a resource,
not just for parking appeals,"
Townsend said.
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hosting 18th annual
women
and society conference
Marist is hosting the 18th an-
nual Women and Society Confer-
ence this weekend in Fontaine
Hall. This year's conference will
pay special tribute to former First
Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on the
125th anniversary of her birth.
Women and Society is an aca-
demic conference covering all as-
pects of women and gender
currently under study. Among the
topic.s to be discussed this year
are women's roles in politics, ac-
tivism, and wartime; "Women in
History, Art and Myth;" "Societal
Views of Female Idealization;"
"Pushing 'Normal;' " "Music,
Artistry and Identity," "Students'
First Impressions of Women in
Asia," "Women's Rights Across
the Globe," and "Education Out-
side the Classroom."



















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Swine flu pandemic: Behind the hype
By
CHRIS TUREK
Contributing Writer
In
the past year, we have been bom-
barded with a lot of information about
the H1N1 virus or swine flu. This in-
formation is meant to sternly warn us
that this flu strain has the potential to
be a deadly epidemic. But should we
really be running scared from this par-
ticular flu virus, or is the media sim-
ply blowing the whole H1N1 matter
out of proportion?
If
you ask me, the
media is making the issue out to be a
much bigger problem than it really is,
just like they have done in the past
with other potentially deadly diseases.
One of the main reasons we are told
by the media that the H1N1 virus is so
potentially deadly is because it is a
"mutated" virus strain that the human
race has not yet encountered, which,
according to the media, could cause a
large-scale epidemic. While it is true
that the H1N1 virus is a new and mu-
tated flu strain, so are many of the flu
strains that
will
arise during this flu
season that we
will
never hear about.
Because of the way viruses reproduce,
their genetic makeup constantly mu-
tates and _changes, effectively creating
thousands of new flu strains that the
human race has never seen before.
So then why should we be worried
about the H1N1 strain more than the
other flu strains?
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As
the death toll in the
U.S.
hits
1,000,
one student reflects on the fears of the stu-
dent body, or perhaps the lack there of.
If
we haven't seen these other strains
before either, and they all have the
same potential to cause an epidemic as
the H1N1 virus, then we, as a race,
must be looking at the end of life as we
know it. Unless, of course, this whole
H1N1 issue is being greatly exagger-
ated by the media, in which case this
year's flu season is not going to be sig-
nificantly different from last year's
season ... or the season before that ... or
the one before that.
Remember the
pig
avian flu scare
that we had a few years back? People
were freaking out because there were
not enough avian flu vaccines to go
around, and they feared a huge avian
flu epidemic. Remember what hap-
pened? Not much.
Some people caught the avian flu,
and a few people died from the avian
flu. Not to belittle the value .of those
people's lives, but thousands of people
die from the seasonal flu each year.
The avian flu scare wasn't even the
first time the media has blown a
dis-
ease out of proportion. Just look at the
West Nile virus, or even SARS. Did
some people get these diseases? Yes.
Did some people die from these
dis-
eases? Unfortunately, yes. Was there
a nationwide SARS or West Nile epi-
demic that claimed thousands of lives?
No, not even close. But
if you were to
take the media's every word as fact,
then you would think the end of days
was upon us. Instead, the same thing
happened to West Nile that happened
to the avian flu and SARS, and the
same thing is probably going to hap-
pen again to H1N1 because, as we all
know, history repeats itself.
So
if the media expects me and
everyone else to yvorry about catching
the swine flu just because they say it is
going to be devastating, theh they are
going to be disappointed, because
there is no rational reason to be more
worried about the H1N1 flu than any
of the other thousands of flus you can
catch
this
season.
I'm not going to get a special vaccine
for H1N1, and I'm not particularly
worried about catching it, because
there are literally thousands of other
flu strains that I can catch. Everyone
should just calm down, take a deep
breath, and focus their time and en-
ergy on something that is actually im-
portant.
My love affair with baseball: The heartbreak of a Mets fan
By
DANIEL PEARLES
Staff Writer
Reality started to sink
in when
Jimmy Rollins' line drive sailed into
the gap in right center field.
As Carlos
Ruiz crossed the plate to give the
Phillies a
dramatic come-from-
behind win in Game 4 of the NLCS,
everyone knew it was over. Even
though they still had one game left to
win to clinch their second consecutive
National !£ague pennant, there was
little doubt that the Philadelphia
Phillies were going back to the World
Series.
A similar thing happened in New
York during Game 2 of the American
!£ague Championship Series. The
moment Alex Rodriguez' line drive
sailed over the wall to tie the game at
3 in the 11th inning, the Angels were
destined to play catch-up for the re-
mainder of the ALCS, a battle they
would eventually lose.
All of these details are meaningless
to Mets fans, however, when they con-
sider the big picture: the Yankees and
Phillies
will
face off in the World Se-
ries, and that is an absolute nightmare
for anyone who has spent years cheer-
ing on the team from Flushing.
I've been a Mets fan my entire life.
I've been attending Mets' games since
I was seven. I considered Shea Sta-
dium to be my second home during the
summertime, and I paid an unreason-
able amount of money to buy seats
from Shea when it was closed after the
2008 season. I live and breathe for a
team that has brought me more frus-
tration than happiness for most of my
life.
Of course, my life as a Mets fan
would not be complete
if it were not for
our cross-town rivals. The team whose
fans constantly
talk
about the success
that the franchise has had, and act as
though they themselves played some
kind of role in it. The team who has ar-
guably the most obnoxious radio an-
nouncer in professional sports. The
team whose ownership is largely re-
sponsible for the outrageous salaries
that MLB players have today.
If
it
isn't obvious by now, I'm referring to
the New York Yankees: the team that
most of America
will
enjoy rooting
against when they take on the Phillies
in the World Series.
I've spent hours thinking about the
positive aspects of the city of Philadel-
phia, and
if I were funny, I would say
the only positive is cheesesteaks. But
I'm not funny, I'm honest, and the
truth is that I don't think there is any-
thing good about that city. I hate it--
the people, the sports teams, the city
itself. I don't want to see anything
good happen for Philadelphia teams,
and it sickened me to watch them cel-
ebrate their World Championship last
year. Yes, I watched the entire cele-
bration just to remind myself how
much I hate Philadelphia.
Of course, my reasons for this hatred
are a little biased. The Phillies are the
Mets' division rivals, and they have
subsequently spent the past few off-
seasons talking trash about the Mets.
So
forgive me
if I don't have a soft spot -
in my heart for the defending champi-
ons.
I wish I could write about another
team that has a chance to win at all, a
team with likable fans that could play
the role of the nice guys in this situa-
tion. But that is not the case. The
Yankees and Phillies are the two best
teams in baseball, and whichever
tea~ wins will have earned it.
So
the
question is who are Mets fans sup-
posed to root for: the division rivals,
who won the World Series last year
and will have bragging rights for years
if the Phillies can win back-to-back ti-
tles, or the cross-town rivals, whose at-
tempt to buy a championship may pay
off for the first time in almost a
decade?
It's a tough decision, and as far as
Met fans are concerned, there will be
no winners in this year's World Series.
But as any true sports fan under-
stands, you must take sides when a
championship is being played. It
comes down to deciding between the
lesser of two evils. Mets fans who will
side with the Phillies can argue that
the Phillies already have had their
championship.
Anything that happens this year
will
not take away from what happened
last year, and the Yankees winning
would only mean that Mets fans have
to endure seeing two teams that they
hate win a World Series.
Also, not
too
many Mets fans sided withthe Yan-
kees in 2003, just because the Marlins
were a "division rival." Those who do
side with the Yankees may argue that
it is easier to root for a team in your
own city than a division rival. The
Mets' rivalry with the Phillies has es-
calated so much in the past few years
that it is impossible to ever align your-
self with them.
At Marist, you will find both types of
people.
''I just can't root for the Yankees. I
don't like the fact that they went out
and bought Teixera, Sabathia and
Burnett, while most teams can only
af-
ford one overpriced free agent per
year," said freshman Michael ~gan.
Other students say they cannot
af-
ford to see Philadelphia win again.
''I hate everything that Philadelphia
fans stand for. The Eagles, the
Phillies, the 76ers. I can't stand any
of them," said Chris Locke, a senior.
I keep telling myself that I won't
watch this World Series because it will
be too painful, but I know that's not
true. Any real sports fan watches a
major championship when it is being
played. I can't predict who will win,
because these are two extremely tal-
ented, evenly-matched teams. I am
sure of two things, however.
I know that there
will be very few
happy Mets fans at the end of this se-
ries, regardless of who wins. I also
know that watching Pedro Martinez
wearing a Phillies jersey while pitch-
ing against the Yankees in the World
Series will be one of the most surreal
things I have ever seen. Mets fans will
just have to consider one simple state-
ment when watching this World Se-
ries: the enemy of your enemy is your
friend. It's up to them to decide who
the real enemy is.









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Townsend's former opponent takes over club affairs
By
KELLY GALLUCCI
Staff Writer
It's been nearly a month since
Laurel Eschbach resigned from the
position of Vice President of Club
Affairs, leaviqg the Student Gov-
ernment Organization in need of a
new member. Jeremie Hittenmark,
Steve Townsend's former opponent
for Student Body President, stepped up.
'The
fact
that we ran against each
other only signifies that we both are pas-
sionate about working for the Marist
students," Hittenmark said. ''When
it came'to clubs, we had a very sim-
ilar vision as
to
what we wanted
to
do
and how
to
fix
the current-relationship."
Townsend
agreed,
adding that many
club presidents were happy at the
opening
of
the
position.
"It's going to change
to
the direc-
tion of positive input and move
away from a disciplinary role,"
Townsend said. "Jeremie and I are
on the same page on many issues
that were not handled properly be-
fore and have been working on sys-
tems
to
improve those past issues."
One change will be that SGA offi-
cers will attend club meetings and
ask
for a minute or two at the end
to
an-
swer questions and listen
to
concerns.
Hittenmark
is familiar
with the inner
workings of SGA and knows most of
the club presidents, something he
feels gives him an advantage
to
the job.
'There
is
a surprising amount that
is
not broadcast
to
every student and every
club," Hittenmark said. One of his
goals is to make clubs aware of the
resources available to them.
''This year will be dedicated to
stimulate leadership within the
clubs. I will be working closely with
the Chief Information Officer, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Vice
President of Student Life and Col-
lege Activities to create a more effec-
tive way of
teaching
student leaders."
Hittenmark believes that he can en-
sure a stable Club
Affairs
Council for up
to
three years and Townsend agrees.
'Tm very excited
to
work alongside Je-
remie and
to
collaborate with him
to
continue
to
improve the quality of life
here at Marist," Townsend said. "Jere-
mie will bring a personal line of com-
munication to the position. He's a
very active member of our campus
and a very hard worker. I know Je-
remie
will
make sure that
his
influence
on clubs
is
positive and
his
relationship
with club leaders
is
one that benefits
both
SGA
and
Clubs."
Hittenmark
is
nervous about
his
late
start,
but
equally
excited.
'The advice I give
to
any student
is to
take initiative at Marist," Hittenmark
said.
''If you
think something could be
bigger or better, think it out and
bring the idea to SGA and hopefully
you will spark something amazing.
Great things cannot happen if the
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Hlttenmark and Townsend put aside past contentions
to
revamp the position of Vice
President of Club Affairs.
initiative
is
not
taken."
Townsend has competed with Hit-
tenmark in every election since
their
freshman
year.
"I had the opportunity to sit down
with him and talk about the posi-
tion," Townsend Said. "I went into
that meeting with a checklist of
things that I wanted to cover and a
list of ideas that I had to improve
the position. Jeremie spoke first and
when he had finished everything on
my checklist had been covered."
Townsend embraces the opportu-
nity to work with Hittenmark.
"Running against someone and
campaigning against them never al-
lows you the opportunity to work
alongside them for the greater good
of the student body," Townsend
said. "We're working together
to
continue to make Marist the very
special place that it is.
If
there's any
testament to the quality of student
leaders here, I think that this would
fall a primary example of how
Marist student leaders are willing
to put aside personal differences for
the betterment of the student
body."
Hittenmark
also
believes that their col-
laboration -could yield great
tlrings.
''Steve and I are so different in per-
sonality that we can bring com-
pletely different perspectives on
how
to
accomplish those goals," Hit-
tenmark said.
MARIST IN BARBADOS: PSYCHOLOGY OF
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
This program, a joint venture between Marist College and
MocJ'Spe Paris will explore
both
the historic and modem roles
of
Paris as
a
center of global
fashion,
fashion
trend
and luxury
branding
The
program
will
begin with
a
comparison
of
French
and American fashion industries and include a comprehensive
overview
of
marketing strategiea of
classic
French retailers
such
as Bon Marche
and
Galleries
Lafayette. examination
of the importance ¢ emerging trends at cutting
edge
Paris
boutiques and the specialty markets of French cosmetics.
fragrance. accessories and Intimate
apparel.
MA.RIST IN PERU: GLOBAL BUSINESS
located
in
Bridgetown, Barbados,
the
Marist in Barbados
program will allow students to
learn
and practice
the
principles
and techniques of human communication. The program wiR
begm
by
discussing techniques useful in daily communication
(active listening skllla).
Next, students will leam skills for
enhancing self understanding
(values ciarificatioo). This
will be
followed With techniques
of
expressing
ourselves to others (self
diseloaure), Finally,
the
course
will
conclude
with
a discussion
of skills useful in deeper lnterpefSOnal and counseling oriented
relationships (deeper understanding, confrontation techniques,
group skills).
Three {3) credits will
be
offered for the course. students can
choose one (1) course from the following:
Undergraduate
• PSYC215L-150 Psychology of lnterpergonat Communication
Graduate
• PSYG545L-160 Psychology of Interpersonal Communication
PSYC215L
(uncl$,yradust&)
satislies
the Marist Colfege CuR11ral
Divemity
Requilement The
C:OOTM
satisfies
th&
3
cn,dits
for
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in
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SCience, and is
a Psychology
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The study Will also include visits to
the
workrooms and archive&
of iegendary French fashion labels and to a trade
e11ent
showcasing leading names In French
ready-to-wear
fashion,
A
combination of site visits and lecture&
will
provide students
with
a concentrated
exposure
to
the continuing power and influence
of French fashion on modem global fashion.
THE COURSE
Three
(3)
credits
will
be offered
for
the program.
Undergraduate
FASH485L-150 Paris Fashion: Atelier to Marketplace
Note: COur$&s above may fulfill tlHt electiw
for
the Globe/ Studies
minor or -
as a
Foreign
Cu/lure
cmdit
or
for
the Cull11ral OM,mity
fYKluinlrmH'lt. Speal<
with your Acsdemic Advisor
for
more informotiotl.
The program
will
consist of a combination of pre-departure
lecturee, readings, and on-site lectures and activities designed
to
engage students in the
explorafi9n
of
the
global business
environment
in
Pen.A.
Students
will
specifically
be exposed
lo
the
contrasts
bf Peru,
as seen
in
two
of
its
largest
cities;
Lima
and Cusco. Students
on
the program will
learn
about the
unequal distribution of wealth in Peru;
the
economic strategies
that have allowed Peru
to
emerge
from
years of economic
stagnation; and
the
exploration of
its.
cultural and historical
treasures, including Machu Picchu.
THE COURSE
Three (3) credits
will
be
offered
for
the
program. Students can
choose to enroll in one course from the following:
Undergraduate
BUS
202N-150 Global Business
&
Society
BUS
391N-150 Ethical
Oecision Making
in
Business
ECON442L-150 International Economics
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MBA
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English professor's new book combines
evolutionary biology and American literature
By
ELIZABETH PEARL
Staff Writer
While evolutionary biology and
20th century fiction do not normally
sound like subjects that have any-
thing in common,
Dr.
Judith Saun-
ders' recent book, "Reading Edith
Wharton Through a Darwinian
Lens," manages to bring them to-
gether. The book looks at the role
that Darwin's theories played in the
novels and characters of Wharton's
most classic works. Saunders' inter-
ests in both literature and science
inspired her to write a book combin-
ing the two.
Saunders moved to California at a
young age and attended the Univer-
sity of California at Berkeley for her
undergraduate San Diego and doc-
toral degrees in English. She has
been a professor of English at
Marist for 24 years, specializing in
American literature, specifically the
American Renaissance. Saunders
said that she chose English as a ca-
reer because she always loved read-
ing. Experiencing authors like
Thoreau and Melville as a young
woman .convinced her to become a
professor of English.
Saunders has been writing about
Wharton since very early in her ca-
reer. One of her favorite memories
as an expert on the 20th century au-
thor was when she was asked to
write the afterword to an edition of
''The Age of Innocence." Her knowl-
edge of Wharton, along with her be-
lief that Wharton was an
unassuming subject choice, sparked
the idea for the literary half of her
book.
The biological half of Saunders'
book can be traced back to conver-
sations and classes taught with as-
sociate professor of biology, Victoria
Ingalls. Saunders said that the idea
for her book was "fostered by the
collaboration with [Ingalls]." The
feeling that literature should reflect
the reality of human nature, the
thing which evolutionary biology at-
tempts to explain, caused Saunders
to connect and mesh the two sub-
jects.
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have published this book because it
based on what she thought is· a new
and exciting branch of a totally new
style of literary criticism. This book,
according to Saunders, is not just
the averag!=' literary critique - she
wrote it with scholars of two types
in mind, scientists who want to
know more about literature and
writers who want to know· more
about science.
"Some people might find [the com-
bination of subjects] off-putting,"
she said, but she still feels that the
book is important and educational.
Ope example of Saunders' appli-
cation of evolutionary biology to
Edith Wharton's novels is in the
conclusion when she writes that,
"the individuals [Wharton] portrays
are subject to competing pressures,
some d_eriving from their evolved
human nature, others attributed to
environmental conditions."
Despite the recent publication
date of her book, Saunders does not
intend to stop with just Edith Whar-
EUZABETH PEARl/THE
CIRCLE
Dr. Saunders
analyzes
biological science
and literature In her new published
work
available at Barnes & Noble.
ton. Her plans for future publica-
tions include the implementation of
Darwin's theories to other American
authors. Mark Twain and Herman
Melville had better watch out.
A Fashionista's Dilemma:
To be frugal or fabulous?
By
LAUREN FOSTER
Circle Contributor
The iconic, designer-clad "Sex and
the City" star, Carrie Bradshaw,
once said, "I like my money right
where I can see it-hanging in my
closet."
Any fashionista can relate
to
that
statement, because it's way more
fun than remembering when Carrie
frivolously spent the money for her
apartment down payment on a few
new pairs of Manolos. In light of the
recent economic downturn, many
would advise that now is the time to
be thrifty. The economical crisis
forces recessionistas everywhere to
make a frightening choice-will you
be glum, or will you stay glam?
I started to feel the financial
crunch at the end of the summer.
After having worked part-time, and
interned on my days off, I thought
I'd find my bank account soaring at
an all-time high. However, when I
received my statement, I realized I
was wrong-very wrong. I couldn't
fathom where all the money I·
earned had gone. but the dreaded
letter made me face the harsh truth.
$150 at Bloomingdales, $85 at
Urban Outfitters
1
$70 at Forever 21,
$98 at Lord & Taylor, $150 at the
Lauren Merkin sample sale-the
list was endless. Immediately, I
began
-to
justify my spending with
numerous variations of "But, I
needed that" and "That was a once-
in-a-lifetime bargain."
In response to this grim news, I
decided to cut back. I began enlist-
ing other fashion fiends who were
hard up for cash in a "frock _swap."
This is where each girl would grab
a few outfits she had already worn
and swap it for something someone
else had brought. Sadly, I soon real-
ized that wearing a friend's hand-
me-down was not the same as
buying something new.
Next, I resorted
to
the dreaded
outfit repeat. Once regarding the re-
wear as a crime of fashion, · I re-:
lented and accepted that it was a
waste to buy something and just
wear it once. I figured that if
Michelle Obama could wear her teal
inaugural Jimmy Choo pumps more
than once, then I, a normal person,
could also re-wear my clothes. Even
the hypercritical Anna Wintour re-
peated her white and black floral
dress by Carolina Herrera, and she
has an annual clothing stipend of
over $100,000! See, stars really are
just like us.
I tried to save money-really, I
did. For a while, I tried to only buy
things that I truly "needed." I
stayed away from malls, magazines
and online shopping sites. But much
to my mother's dismay, I have
ditched my responsible, fiscal ap-
proach and have reverted back to
my old spending habits. In the end,
I realized that shopping was more
fun than saving. I admit, my ap-
proach may be irresponsible, but it
certainly pays off-in shoes, hand-
bags, clothes, and jewelry!
I now go to great lengths to hide
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Fashion student a.warded gra:Q.t
ALYSSA LONGOBUCCO
Staff Writer
For Megan Monzo, being coupled
in the same group as prominent
fashion influences such as Zac
Posen, Tim Gunn, Tommy Hilfiger
and Ralph Lauren is a dream come
true. The aforementioned men were
all past honorees of the Fashion
Scholarship Fund, which Monzo re-
cently got awarded along with 54
other standout fashiol'l students.
A non-profit organization based
out of New York City, the main goal
of the FSF is to promote the higher
education of talented fashion stu-
dents through scholarships and
elite internship opportunities. With
only 54 students chosen to be hon-
ored with a $5,000 grant, Monzo
joins a selective group, a position
her professor and FSF educator
Lydia Biskup says she's earned.
''Megan is very exacting," Biskup
stated. "She's a perfectionist. If you
tell her something needs to be done,
she goes above and beyond what
you ask of her every time."
As far as Monzo's future, Biskup
believes she'll be a welcome force in
the competitive fashion world.
"She is very passionate about the
industry," Biskup said. "And is ex-
actly what professionals in the in-
dustry look for.
It's Monzo's passion for her work
that's landed the fashion merchan-
dising major, who's also working to-
wards minors in accounting and
business administration, the es-
teemed FSF scholarship. Monzo ap-
plied for the scholarship under the
mentorship of Biskup, who serves
as FSF educator for the Marist fash-
ion program.
"I applied through the Marist Col-
lege fashion program for the schol-
arship, although you can apply
online as well," stated Monzo. "After
the application process, I was set up
for an interview, where our projects
were critiqued so changes could be
made before they were submitted."
The project in question, and the
reason Monzo was awarded the
scholarship, is a business plan she
created for the FSF, with a concen-
tration on the financial and operat-
ing side of the business.
"I had to define my target market,
business goals, give it a name, and
do a complete competitive analysis
which includes defining competi-
tors, product, and pricing strate-
gies," Monzo explained. "I also set
up all the operating expenses in
three different cities, as well as de-
scribed the marketing strategies of
opening a new business in this time
of economic struggles."
While the business Monzo devised
is hypothetical, her $5,000 scholar-
ship grant from the FSF is guaran-
teed to be put to good use, whether
for internship or continuing educa-
tion purposes.
''The FSF is all about education.
So whether honorees use the grant
for abroad studies, internship pro-
grams, or supplies, .they're.very con-
cerned with where the money is
being used," stated Biskup.
As far as Monzo' s plans, the fash-
ion student is using the grant to ex-
pand
her
knowledge
and
experiences in the industry through
internships. Monzo credits several
of her internships, including her
most recent at Polo Ralph Lauren,
to her connections through the FSF.
"I obtained the internship at Polo
Ralph Lauren through the FSF
scholarship. It was an amazing ex-
perience and I decided to continue
working under Polo for this semes-
ter, and am even considering going
back to Polo next semester," Monzo
said. ''Without the FSF scholarship
I would have never gotten the
chance to intern for them and really
get into the culture of Ralph Lau-
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Megan
Monzo's
winning
advertisement
from The Fashion Scholarship Fund.
ren."
While Monzo's future career p~th
in the fashion industry may be un-
clear, one thing is evident. If the
prestigious FSF scholarship is any
indication of her future success and
ability to make a name for herself,
we're guaranteed to be seeing a lot
more of her.
Talking Tarot: This knight symbolizes a double-edged-sword
JENNIFER MEYERS
Staff Writer
Swords are generally seen as a
very powerful suit. It could mean
universal power, danger or action.
The Knight of Swords is known as
the "Prototypical hero of romantic
chivalry" or "Clean of heart."
When this comes up in a reading,
it usually means that either you
need to slow down, or someone
around you is causing stress and
anger in your life.
The Knight of Swords is always il-
lustrated as a very strong symbol.
As shown in the Gilded Tarot, the
Knight is very aggressively charg-
ing towards his goals into the un-
known.
He is charging towards some goal
ready to take on anyone or anything
that might get in his way. His in-
tensions are almost always con-
frontational because he seeks to
prove his point.
From Page 8
He wants everybody to agree with
him and will not ever stand down.
He believes that everybody else's
opinions are foolish, which makes
him s·eem like an arrogant fellow.
Now, before you decide that you
have nothing to do with this Knight,
he also represents our own "rush to
judgment" of others whether it is in
our thoughts or it is spoken. The
Knight of Swords is described in a
book by Paul Quinn, ''Tarot for
Life", as the "bullying trial lawyer,
the religious fanatic hellbent for
heaven, and the friend who turns
conversations into lectures."
I found this particularly amusing
because we all have encountered
people like this in our lives at some
point. I worked with someone who
turned every conversation we had
into lectures and it irritated me so
much. But anyways, what this is
saying is that this Knight will easily
fall victim for our distrust.
I know so far that I have only said
Fashion:
Frugal
or fabulous?
my guilty-pleasure of shopping.
I resort to paying half of the
amount on my debit card, and the
rest in cash so that there will be no
trace of what I actually spend. I lie
about the true cost of items when
my dad inquires; usually I follow
the 50 percent rule-I take the real
price and cut it in half. I've also
been known to hide my new pur-
chases in the trunk of the car so
that my mom doesn't see that I've
IS
bought anything. I even hoard my
recent buys in the back of my closet,
because I feel better kl).owing I al-
ways have something new to wear.
Admittedly, my bank account may
be hurting, but I'm happy being an
impulsive shopaholic. I think Bo
Derek sums it up best when she
said, ''Whoever said money can't
buy happiness simply doesn't know
where to shop."
very negative things about this
Knight. But keep in mind that this
is a very important figure. This
Knight represents the battle you are
facing right now no matter what it
may be. There is an upside to this
Knight because he can be produc-
tive in our lives and serve as inspi-
ration. He can also serve as a very
mature human being and be the one
to politely correct something that
we found absurd.
But there is a point when the
Knight becomes exhausted and de-
cides to put down his sword. When
we come to our breaking point, all
we want at' this time is peace. And
the only way of getting this is to
stop trying to prove your point and
actually listen to what others have
to say. Yes, this Knight can be
courageous and aggressive towards
things that he wants, and most of
all, he loves to win an argument.
But we must also pay attention to
the always "shadow" side.
When the
Knight of
Swords is
aggravated
m
the
wrong way,
he becomes
vengeful
and tries to
convince
others of his
own beliefs
without tak-
ing into con-
sideration
---~~===iiiiiail
what they
have to say
FROM THE GILDED TAROT
(again, the not listening part). This
Knight is almost like a vicious dog
that just needs to be trained right.
With the right trainer and effort,
eventually the dog will listen and
the problem will be settled. . The
only advice that this Knight would
give you is "Before you charge in,
listen."






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'Wild Things' is an untamed beast
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
The anticipation for "Where the
Wild Things Are" reached a mon-
strous level of hype. Director Spike
Jonze took on a big challenge adapt-
ing the beloved children's book by
Maurice Sendak that consists of a
meager ten sentences into a
90-
minute movie.
Jonze's film is a wild beast that is
flooded with a roller coaster ride of
emotions. He captures the essence
of being a nine-year-old all over
again in an honest, authentic piece
of art.
·
Coincidentally Max Records plays
Max, a true child at heart, who has
an untamed imagination. Early on,
we see Max wrestling his dog in his
wolf suit, armed with a fork, build-
ing an igloo and chucking snowballs
at his sister and her friends. Not
only do you see a wild child with
youthful energy, but you also get a
glimpse of Max's world. All the
shots were filmed with handheld
cameras, shaking constantly giving
the feel of a child with borderline
A.D.D.
After Max becomes upset that his
divorced mother (Catherine Keener)
is getting close to another man
(Mark Ruffalo); he throws a temper
tantrum by standing on the kitchen
counter, yelling at the top of his
lungs, "Feed me, woman" followed
by "I hate you,
111
eat you up!" Max
bites his mother's shoulder, runs
out of the house, finds a boat and
wanders into the land of the wild
things.
This is where Jonze elevavates
this film into a realistic fantasy
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Max Records stars In MWhere the Wild Things Are• as Max. Records had two music
video credits to his name before starring in the Spike Jonze directed film.
world. The cliched "Disney-like" ap- things, asks Max if he will take the
proach would have been to create "sadness" away. Do not fret, Max
the wild things with CGI animation. has a sadness shi~ld, and appar-
Instead, each wild thing comes to ently a true gift for acting in what is
life as a nine-foot puppet costume. arguably one of the best perform-
The film would simply not be as ances by a child that Hollywood has
genuine if it had been done any seen in awhile. Twelve-year-old
other way. While we are in the land Records has a bright future ahead of
of the wild things, everything is pre- him.
sented through Max's perspective
There simply is no other film out
via numerous low-angle shots look- there that captures the raw emo-
ing up at these beautiful creatures. tional upg and downs of being a
Each wild thing reflects different child. Jonze's tells an authentic tale
emotions that not only a child goes that feels real. You feel each breath
through, but an adult as well, which of every wild thing. You feel their
really makes this a movie for every sadness. You feel their joy and hap-
age. Max sees a little bit of himself piness. You want to howl with Max
in each wild thing. Loneliness, jeal- and all of them. You become enrap-
ously, rage - all these emotions are tured in this world for an hour and
thrown at us.
a half, and you do not want to
Some scenes are just flat out in- leave.
tense. Car9l, the leader of the wild
Ten essential movies for scary movie. marathon
By
CHELSEA MURRAY
Staff Writer
The night of crazy costumes, mis-
chief, ghouls and goblins is coming
up this weekend. Before you put on
your Sarah Palin or Michael Jack-
son costumes and head out to the
parties, here is a list of movies that
can get you in the mood. Sit back
with a bowl of popcorn and watch
some of these spooky and fun clas-
sics and modern movies alike to
help ring in the witching hour.
10. "The Blair Witch Project"
The scariest part about this movie
is the questions it leaves in your
head after it's over. Are these peo-
ple real? Were they really killed?
Does this actually happen? Do
witches and paranormal activity ac-
tually exist?
9. ''The Rocky Horror Picture
Show"-This film has accrued a cult
following that brings together every
Halloween fan in the world. The
songs and dances are bound to be
stuck in your head for day ... "Let's do
the time warp again .... "
8.
''The Shining'' - Jack Nichol-
son embodied a character that will
go down in history as one of the
scariest of all time as he ran around
the hallways of a hotel with an axe
in hand and that classic deranged
look in his eyes.
7. "Edward Scissorhands"- It's
hard not to fall in love with Edward
and his beautiful heart in this
movie, but there is that element of
Tim Burton's creepy and creative
magic that lands this on most mod-
ern Halloween movie lists.
6. ''The Exorcist" - The vomit
may look like pea soup and some of
the special effects may be outdated,
but the idea of the devil taking over
a young girl's body is frightening.
This is a timeless Halloween classic.
5. "Hocus Pocus" - A great child-
hood throwback movie that is still
bound to scare with Bette Midlers
witchy cackle for her "Booooook" or
the part where the cat gets hit by a
car and comes back to life.
4. "A Nightmare on Elm
Street"- Freddy Kruger (a Hal-
loween costume favorite) enters the
dreams of the children of the mob
that burned him alive in his own
boiler room. It's a strange concept,
but Freddy has a disturbing vibe
about him with his long claws and
mauled face. Johnny Depp gets
eaten and spit back up by his bed
which makes many people opt to
sleep on the couch for awhile.
3. "The Silence of the Lambs" -
One of the best thriller movies ever
created, with brilliant acting and
plot line. It made lotion, fava beans,
night vision, Chianti and Anthony
Hopkins creepy for all of eternity.
2. "The Ring"- I watched this
movie around midnight alone at my
house shortly after it came out. It
scared the bejeesus out of me, espe-
cially when I got a phone call in the
middle of it. It creates suspense and
promises to thrill the entire film.
After you've seen it once it never
hits quite the same way again, but
it practically stops your heart the
first time around.
1.
"Psycho"- Alfred Hitchcock's
famous classic still has the power to
make it hard to hop in the shower or
to enter a rundown motel on a road
trip. · The final scene will forever
send chills up anyone's spine and is
a perfect choice to finish off
a Hal-
loween movie marathon for young
and old alike.
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currently
singin'
By
RYAN RIVARD
A&E Editor
Weezer "Can't
Stop Partying'' f/
Lil Wayne - Yes,
you read that cor-
rectly. Weezer and
Weezy teamed up
for a song on
Weezer's upcom-
ing album "Radi-
tude" (named by Rainn Wilson of
"The Office"). Co-written by front-
man Rivers Cuomo and Jermaine
Dupri, the song blends rock and hip-
hop much better than other artists
that have attempted .. .like Lil
Wayne. Cuomo sings in his signa-
ture dry tone, creating a sense of
irony in his addiction to non-stop
partying. The band has been notori-
ous for its ironic songs, but it goes to
a new level with Lil Wayne rapping.
Weezy's verse is brief, but follows
the dark humor of the rest of the
track. Acco~ding to Cuomo, this is
his favorite track off the new album.
It's mine too.
Adam Lambert ''Time For Mir-
acles" - Lambert's second single is
featured in the upcoming end-of-
the-world film "2012," and it is as
cheesy as the title suggests. Deep
down I wanted to believe that Lam-
bert would be the one "American
Idol" winner that does not fall vic-
tim to the cookie cutter blandness of
unoriginal pop. Queen guitarist
Brian May predicted the song would
hit number one, but that would be a
miracle.
Crooked Vultures "New Fang"
is the first taste of the studio work
done by the supergroup starring
Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone
Age), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppe-
lin), and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters,
Nirvana). These musicians have
written a hefty load of chapters in
rock n' roll handbook, and they
know their way around a hard rock-
ing jam. "New Fang" bites the lis-
tener with a culmination of guitar
riffs and everything rock should be.
Mark your calendars for Nov. 17 as
the release date for the trio's self-ti-
tled album.
Timbaland "Morning After" f/
SoShy - The follow-up to Timba-
land's 2-007 album "Shock Value" is
the cleverly titled "Shock Value 2."
The first album had a huge break-
out hit with "Apologize" starring
OneRepublic. However, ''Morning
After, lead single from the sequel
album, is nowhere near the hit sta-
tus of "Apologize." Timbaland aimed
for a dark vampire-like atomos-
phere for the track, but I am still
trying to figure out this connection.
Until then, you can look forward to
hearing Timbaland's collaboration
with Miley Cyrus on the album
when it drops Nov. 23.





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Fact or fiction: 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes'
By
KAYLA CAPPIELLO
Staff Writer
The movie, ''The Poughkeepsie
Tapes" has created quite the buzz
here at Marist College. The docu-
mentary-style film is quite convinc-
ing with all of its seemingly real
interviews with the police, FBI, fam-
ily and friends of the victims in-
volved. However, even the video
clips of the victims being tortured,
claimed to be from an actual library,
are fake.
The movie is loosely based on ac-
tual crimes that did in fact happen
in Poughkeepsie, NY between 1996
and 1998.
The killer's name was Kendall
Francois (not James Foley as in the
movie). Over the course of two years,
Francois killed between 8 to 10 pros-
titutes; however, the killings were
not videotaped.
Pumpkin
Recipes
By CHRISTINE SAVOIA
Staff Writer
With Halloween approaching~
there's no better time to practice
your culinary skills with some fall
recipes - and what better autumn
ingredient is there than pumpkin?
I've compiled some yummy pump-
kin-inspired recipes that you're
sure to love - or will at least have
your house smelling delicious.
Pumpkin Bars
Perfect for your sweet tooth!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat 4 eggs, 16oz. canned pump-
kin, 1 1/3 cups sugar, and 1 cup
cooking oil. Add 2 cups flour, 2
tsp. each of baking powder
&
cin-
namon, and 1 tsp. each of baking
soda
&
salt.
Spread batter into ungreased
baking pan and bake 25-35 minutes.
Cream cheese frosting: beat 3oz.
of cream cheese,
¼
cup mar-
garine, and 1 tsp. vanilla.
Cool bars, spread with frpsting,
and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
After the abduction of many Pough-
keepsie women, Francois was finally
caught.
One woman, who had been ab-
ducted by Francois, fled to a local gas
station where she was picked up by
Poughkeepsie police and brought to
the local police station. There, she
filed a complaint against Francois.
That same day, the Poughkeepsie
police brought Francois in for ques-
tioning. He was then charged with a
single count of murder and the police
consequently drew up a search war-
rant for his home at 99 Fulton Ave.
Once searched, the police found the
bodies of many of Francois victims.
Francois was then charged with
eight counts of first degree murder,
eight counts of second degree mur-
der and one attempted assault
charge. He finally pleaded guilty in
court and was consequently sen-
tenced to life in prison without pa-
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Enjoy some pumpkin
based
recipes
this
Halloween.
Pumpkin Pancakes
Yes, pumpkins for breakfast,
and it's easy, tool
· Separate 2 eggs. Combine 1 cup all
purpose flour, 1 tbs. sugar, 2 tsp.
baking soda,
¼
tsp salt, and
½
tsp.
ground cinnamon in a bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together
½
cup pumpkin puree, the egg
yolks, 1 cup milk, and 2 tbs. veg-
etable oil.
Combine wet and
dry
ingredients.
Beat egg whites until peaks form
and mix into batter.
Pour
¼
cup of batter on greased
griddle and cook until both sides
are golden brown.
Serve with syrup (Tip: Pour batter
into a waffle maker for pumpkin
waffles!).
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies -
A twist to a classic snack!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, stir together 1
½
cups flour, 1 cup sugar,
½
tsp. baking
soda, ¾ tsp cinnamon,
¼
tsp. nutmeg, and 1 tsp. salt. Stir in ¾ cups short-
ening until the mixture is crumbly, then add 1 beaten egg, 1 cup canned
pumpkin, 1
¾
cup oats, and 1 cup raisins (or chopped nuts).
Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 15
minutes.
role.
The movie Is loosely based on
actual crimes that did In fact
happen In Poughkeepsie, NY be-
tween 1996 and 1998.
Although this synopsis does sound
like a horror film, this in fact is not
the same premise as ''The Pough-
keepsie Tapes." ''The Poughkeepsie
Tapes," a "mock:umentary'', docu-
mented a fictional crime scene in
Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
The interviews
shown in the movie are not factual.
The people, names and places in the
movie are not factual either. Comi-
cally, the movie was not even shot in
Poughkeepsie. ''The Poughkeepsie
Tapes" was actually shot in Califor-
nia.
Throughout the movie, James
Foley, the Water Street butcher,
murders eight prostitutes, similarly
to real life; however, he videos each
one. In reality there were no video
tapes.
In the movie, the killer buries the
bodies in the yard of a Poughkeepsie
home. In reality they were discov-
ered in his Poughkeepsie home. Sim-
ilarly to real life, there was one sole
survivor. This is how both killers,
James Foley and Kendall Francois
were discovered. In the movie,
Cheryl Dempsey is the woman who
flees the killer's home. Cheryl
Dempsey does not actually exist.
''The Poughkeepsie Tapes"
is
not a
factual movie.
It
may be based on
some similar facts to the killings by
Kendall Francois; however, there
are many differences. ·
Interestingly enough, after the re-
lease of the movie, the director
claimed he had never heard of
Kendall Francois.
Ten strangest fears
By CHRISTINA O'SULLIVAN
Staff Writer
Not your typical haunted house
or horror movie spooks.
1.
Caligynephobia:
Fear of beautiful women. Suf-
fered by: every teenage boy.
2. Geniophobia:
Fear of chins. This raises a lot
of questions. Are these people
scared of looking at chins?
Touching them? Are they petri-
fied of Jay Leno? What about
cleft chins? Really scary or not
so much? And what about
beards? Would hiding the chin
. with a bushy beard be the solu-
tion? Or would it be really scary
because of the suspense? And
when they are pondering some-
thing, what part of their face do
they stroke? Hmm.
3. Phobophobia:
Fear of phobias. Even crueler
irony.
4. Hippopotomonstros-
esquippedaliophobia:
Fear of long words. Crueler
irony.
5. Ephebiphobia:
Fear of teenagers. Rejoice,
crotchety old men, your inexpli-
cable vendetta against any.
young people who seem to mock
your sad lonely life by having a
little fun finally has an excuse.
6. Chorophobia:
Fear of dancing. Wait. A life
without "Glee?" Or wedding re-
ceptions? Or Hatters?! Is that a
life at all?
7.
Lachanophobia:
Fear of vegetables. Right, so
refusing to eat my broccoli, I
wasn't being a brat, I was the
victim of a terrible case of
lachanophobia. And my heart-
less mom sent me to my room!
Some people are so insensitive.
8. Pternophobia:
Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Yes, I am so scared of being tick-
led by feathers too. If only we
lived in a place where we weren't
constantly confronted with the
prospect of being tickled by
feathers, like anywhere that's
not a first grade classroom.
9. Zemmiphobia:
Fear of great mole rats. These
people have clearly missed out
on some classic episodes of "Kim
Possible."
10. Arachibutyrophobia:
Fear of peanut butter sticking to
roof of mouth. okay, I find this
mildly annoying too, but we can't
just categorize every minor in-
convenience, like looking up long
words or remembering to eat
vegetables, into legitimate
fears ... oh wait.
that time when I was seven and Ghosts have some competition.


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Soccer halts early
MAAC
struggles
By
SCOTT ATKINS
Staff Writer
The Marist men's soccer team
stretched its unbeaten streak to
soccer
four games this week_end
after matches agamst
Loyola and Rider.
The Red Foxes welcomed Loyola
to Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff
Field Friday night in what was
their sixth straight MAAC c.onfer-
ence game.
It
was a meeting of two
hot clubs as Marist was coming off
two straight wins, and Loyola was
unbeaten in the conference at 3-0.
"It
was a good game between two
good teams," coach Matt Viggiano
said.
After a scoreless first half, Marist
freshman Stephan Brossard struck
first when he netted his sixth goal
of the season in the 56th minute.
The Greyhounds responded quickly
with a goal 38 seconds later to even
the match up at one. The seesaw
battle continued as sophomore
Krystian Witkowski turned a Loy-
ola turnover into a goal for the
Foxes, and recaptured their one
goal lead. But in the 88th minute,
Loyola junior Eddie Dines evened
the game with what was a contro-
versial goaL
"The goal they counted at the end
was a little tough," Viggiano said.
''My guys said it didn't go in, and if
it was over the line it wasn't by
much."
Dines' tally was the final goal as
the match ended in a
2-2
draw.
Marist outshot Loyola 15-13 and
was the first MAAC team the Grey-
hounds did not walk away with a
victory over.
The Foxes then finished their
RYAN HUTION/THE CIRCLE
The Red Foxes were ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA) North Atlantic Regional poll for the eight consecutive week this season.
two-game home stretch on Sunday
afternoon with a match against
Rider, who entered Poughkeepsie
with a 1-3 conference record.
Marist got off to a slower start than
Viggiano would have liked, as they
missed several chances to score and
entered halftime with a 0-0 tie.
''We kind of let them hang around
and made it interesting," he said.
"We weren't exactly sharp coming
out, but we were the better team
and we deserved to win."
The Foxes eventually took the
lead after junior Joe Touloumis put
the ball in the back of the net in the
73rd minute. Lucas Szabo then
converted on a penalty kick to put
Marist up 2-0, which is how the
match ended. For Touloumis, it
was his third game-winner and
fifth goal on the year. The Foxes
once again outshot their opponents
with 10 shots on goal to the Bron-
cos' seven. Junior goalkeeper Joe
Pilla made seven saves, including
five in the first half, and put up his
fifth shutout of the season.
After beginning conference play
with two straight losses to Fairfield
and Iona, Marist (7-6-2, 3-2-1
MAAC) has been on a tear, going
unbeaten in their next four. Vig-
giano was proud of hls team for not
losing their confidence during their
initial slide.
"There are a lot of reasons for us
dipping a little bit" he said. "We
had some injuries [and] some guys
were in and out of the lineup. You
start to get fatigued after a while.
But I think the guys have really
come together and matured as a
group."
Viggiano and his squad are now
focused on their end goal, which is
a birth in the NCAA tournament.
"Now they see that the final four
is right there in front of us," he
said. "Sometimes the season can be
so grueling that you don't focus on
the goal, but now the goal is there,
it's very, very attainable."
Next up for Marist will be Cani-
sius on Friday, Oct. 30 in Buffalo,
N.Y.
Red Foxes defeat Peahens and Saints, continue hot streak
By
VINNY GI NARDI
Circle Contributer
The Marist women's volleyball team
continued its hot streak on the road
this past weekend, earning victories
at Loyola and Saint Peter's.
The Red Foxes only needed three
sets to defeat the Loyola Greyhounds
at the Reitz Arena on Saturday,
sweeping the match 27-25, 25-22, 25-
21.
Marist then traveled to Saint
Peter's on Sunday and defeated the
Peahens at the Y anitelli Center in
four sets, winning 26-24, 17-25, 25-11,
25-16.
Marist (14-9, 8-4 MAAC) won three
close sets to sweep Loyola. A back and
forth first set saw seven ties and five
lead changes. Marist led 24-22 before
Loyola fought back to tie it 24-24.
With the score knotted up 25-25, the
Red Foxes used kills from freshman
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Katie Estes and junior Lindsey
-Schmid to take the first set 27-25.
''That was 9bvioµsly huge to stop
the momentum," coach Tom Hanna
said. ''They were starting to
be
in con-
trol of the match emotionally and for-
tunately we were able to take
control."
The Red Foxes hit .238 for the
match while Loyola hit .236.
On Sunday, Marist defeated Saint
Peter's in four sets. Trailing 24-23,
the Red Foxes scored three consecu-
tive times to secure a victory in the
first set. Marist never trailed during
the third set and carried that mo-
mentum into the fourth set, winning
25-17.
Outside hitter Alexandra Schultze
led the way for the Red Foxes.
Schultze hit .525 for the match, while
also contributing 23 kills and 15 digs
to help Marist clinch the match.
''They couldn't stop Alexandra,"
Hanna said. "She made some real
quality shots throughout the game."
Emily Brosky led the defense for
. Marist this weekend. On Monday,
Brosky was recognized for this week-
end's efforts by being named the
MAAC defensive player of the week.
During Saturday's match, Brosky tal-
lied 14 digs against Loyola and then
had 19 digs on Sunday against Saint
Peter's.
"It was nice to get her get some
recognition," Hanna said. "She's also
done a great job passing the ball for
us. Her ability to pass and get us in
the system is definitely a difference
maker."
The victory against Saint Peter's on
Sunday was the fourth in a row for
the Red Foxes. After this weekend's
results, Marist moved into third in
the MAAC standings, behind Fair-
field.
''We've won four in a row and want
to keep that ball moving downhill,"
Hanna said.
Marist will look to continue its hot
streak when they travel to play Man-
hattan on Saturday and host Iona on
Sunday.
Sunday's match against Iona will be
hosted by "A Rae of Hope." This will
be the final event in support of Marist
volleyball
player
Raeanna
Gutkowski, who is fighting against
Osteosarcoma, a type of cancer.
There will be no admission fee for
the game, but donations will be ac-
cepted and all of the proceeds will go
directly to Raeanna's medical ex-
penses. Prizes will be rafiled off, in-
cluding the grand prize of a free
weekend ski trip at Hunter Moun-
tain. "A Rae of Hope" encourages the
Marist community to show their sup-
port for Raeanna.
This event will take place S~day,
Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
With two hoine gaines reinaining, football to host Valpo
pass to give the Eagles a 14-0 lead ments at halftime," Coughlin said.
in the second quarter, but a,lso their ''We knew that we could pitch a
last points of the contest.
shutout in the second half."
Although the Red Fox defense al-
Marist will host Valparaiso during
lowed two first quarter scores by the its next contest on Halloween day.
Eagles, they only surrendered 245 Currently, the Crusaders are 0-4 in
total yards.
PFL play.
''It was just us figuring out their
"They've [Valparaiso] had a lot of
offense, and making the adjust- injuries, which has slowed them
down," Parady said. "Athletically,
their secondary is as big as we've
seen and they move well. Their line-
backers are all 220 [pound]-type
kids. Physically they're going to be
a challenging defense."
Currently, with a 3-2 record in the
PFL and in fifth place, another
league win would severely help the
Red Foxes' chances of moving up in
the standings with only three con-
ference games remaining.
"The league is very good, and
every week we play at least a decent
team," Coughlin said. "Anything
can happen from week to week, but
we're defmitely confident we can
pull off a win this week."






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The Fox Trot·
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Quick hits of the week in Marist athletics
RYAN HUTTON/THE CIRCLE
Marist women's coach Brian Giorgis looks
to
lead his team
to
its
fifth straight MAAC
Championship. On Tuesday, the team
was
predicted to finish first in the conference.
NEW YORK, N.Y.-The 2009·2010 winning just four of 18 conference
MAAC preseason coaches' poll re- games.
sults were released Tuesday at the
Still rebuilding, the Foxes will fea-
MAAC Media Day held at the ESPN ture many new faces this upcoming
Zone in New York, N.Y.
season, including seven freshmen.
The 'Marist women's basketball
"I'm really excited about the nine
team, which has won four consecu- new faces," said second-year head
tive conference championships, has coach Chuck Martin.
been chosen as the team to beat.
Marist women
will
open the 2009-
Senior forward Rachele Fitz was se- 10 campaign at the McCann Center
lected as the Preseason player of the on Friday, Nov. 13 against North
year and was joined by junior guard Carolina A&T in the first round of
Erica Allenspach on the preseason the Preseason WNIT. The men
will
All-MAAC first team.
begin the season at Rutgers on Sat-
On the opposite e~d of the spec- urday, Nov. '14.
trum is the Marist men's basketball
Comprehensive men's and
team, who was selected to finish women's basketbal previews
will
be
10th in the MAAC. Siena was cho- featured in future issues of The Pir-
sen as the conference's pre-season cle.
favorite, followed by Niagara and
Rider.
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In 2009, Marist finished 10-23,
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.-
After a
disappointing 3-0 shutout at Siena
to end regular season play, the
Marist women's soccer team will
travel to Lake Buena Vista, Fla. to
face Saint Peter's in the first round
on the 2009 MAAC Tournament.
The Foxes will play Saint Peter's
on Thursday in order to advance in
the tournament. Since Marist
failed to finish in the top six in the
MAAC standings, Marist failed to.
get a first round bye.
The team and their coac~ Eliza:.
beth Roper, know their disappoint-
ing shutout against Siena was not
their best effort, and is confident
they will have a better showing in
the tournament.
"I feel we have nothing to lose,"
Roper said. "You can only do better
and I think they feel the game
against Siena was probably our
worst in conference and not repre-
sentative of how competitive we've
been."
Marist faced Saint Peter's earlier
in the season, and defeated them 5-
1.
On Friday, Oct. 23, Saint Peter's
played the top team in the confer-
ence, Loyola, to a 1-0 loss in over-
time. The Peahens may have take)J
confidence from that game, and the
Foxes should be wary to overlook
them.
''I know not to take Saint Peter's
lightly," Roper said. ''They have
been very competitive, most re-
cently on Friday they took Loyola
to overtime. I'm sure they're going
to dig in and get right in the
trenches and it's the same attitude
we have, you have nothing to lose."
The 2009 MAAC women's soccer
tournament begins on Thursday,
Oct. 29 at Disney's Wide World of
Sports Complex.
Every team in the MAAC quali-
fies, but the top six teams received
a first round bye. Marist just
missed out by finishing seventh in
the conference, thus it will have the
play-in game against Saint Peter's.
The other play in game will be be-
tween Rider and Manhattan.
"Everybody wants to get out of
that first round and be able to con-
tinue to play, and play on Friday,"
Roper said.
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Corrections
The Marist Circle sports staff would like to bring to light mistakes
w~
have made in past weeks and extend our apologies to those affected by
lthe mistakes.
10-22:
Page 12- The women's soccer photo is actually of graduate Mallory
In-
glese, not freshman Nicole Kuhar.
Page
10- The tennis picture is of Loic Sessagesimi.
10-15:
Page 11- The volleyball photo is of Emily Brosky.
!Page 11- In the Red Hot Fox story, we accidentally referred to wide re,
ceiver Kevin Fitzpatrick as Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Red Hot Fox: Marist's star athlete of the week
By
SCOTT ATKINS
Staff Writer
For many athletes, the pressure
of the spotlight when the game is on
the line is overwhelming. They
crumble, and with them so does
their team's hope of victory. Then
there are those like Joe Touloumis;
a different breed of athlete that rel-
ishes the spotlight, and is at his
best when the game is on the line.
With his goal in the 73rd minute
of Sunday afternoon's conference
matchup against Rider, the junior
forward recorded his third game-
winning goal of the season.
"The competition goes up,"
Touloumis said. "Every touch
counts, every pass counts. You've
got to push yourself a little harder
to get a competitive edge over tq.e
other team."
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Unfortunately, the injury bug has
bitten the Red Foxes this year. Nu-
mer<1us key players have suffered
injuries that have lingered all sea-
son long. Toulpumis is one of the
few stars of the squad to make it
through the entire year ,free of any
major injuries.
In
fact, he has not
been seriously injured throughout
his college career.
"Thank God I haven't had any
real injuries since freshman year,"
Touloumis said.
·
His health is one of the contribut-
ing factors to what has been an im-.
pressive three years at Marist.
Freshman year, 'l'ouloumis made
11 starts and scored three goals. As
a sophomore, he netted four goals,
all in conference games. He was
named
to
the ESPNMagazine/CoSIDA
academic all-district I second
t:.ean),
as
well as
to
the MAAC all-academic
team.
This season, he's already collected
a career-high five goals.
The humble Touloumis ~ttributes
his steady growth to ''hard work
and consisten:cy," but also makes it
a point to appreciate his team-
mates.
''The team is maturing as a
whole," he said. ''When I came in we
were a young team, so the same
kids have been around me for the
past three years, and I feel like
everybody's getting better. We.'re
really starting to gel and work to-
gether very well."
Touloumis and the Red Foxes
hav~ their eyes on the top four spots
with three regular-seasQn confer-
ence games remaining before the
MAAC Tournament, and he is as
hungry as ever.
"Basically, we want to
win them
all," he said. ·"Because if we don't
there's a chance we won't control
our o•vn dest~ny. And ifwe do, then
nopody can take away the final four
from us."













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Volleyball to host Iona Sunday
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Second half comeback leads to victory
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Sports Editor
Although a bye week affords a
football team the opportunity to rest
and heal its players, it doesn't guar-
antee a peak performance for the
football
next game. This was the
case for the Marist Col-
lege Red Foxes who overcame an ex-
tremely slow start to defeat the
Morehead State University Eagles
24-14 on Oct. 24.
''We had to get the rust off be-
cause we had the bye [week]," jun-
ior linebacker Kees Coughlin said.
''We didn't come out firing on all
cylinders ready for the game"
Trailing 14-0 at halftime, Marist
scored its first points of the game 42
minutes into the contest after sen-
ior quarterback Chris Debowski
found wide receiver James LaMac-
chia for a 58-yard touchdown pass.
That touchdown was the start of
an offensive outburst from the Red
Foxes that saw them score 24 unan-
swered points to seal the victory,
improving their Pioneer Football
League record to 3-2.
"Debowski hit the long pass to get
us back to 14-7 and that gave us a
whole lot of confidence," coach Jim
Parady said. ''With that new confi-
dence, we got some short fields and
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Freshman kicker Jason Meyers
converted a 31-yard field goal op-
portunity with just under 10 min-
utes remaining in the contest to
make the score 14-10.
Marist forced the Eagles into a
three-and-out on its next posses-
sion, and senior running back
O'Neil Anderson capped a four-play,
56-yard drive and gave the Red
Foxes their first lead of the contest
after scoring on a six-yard touch-
down run, making the score 1 7-14
in favor of Marist.
Of the Eagles nine possessions in
the second half of the game, eight
ended in three-and-outs.
Morehead State's only trip into
Marist territory during the last two
quarters resulted in a fumble recov-
ery by defensive tackle Brock Flynn,
who returned it for 55 yards.
Three plays later, Debowski found
junior fullback Greg Whipple in the
end zone for a six-yard touchdown
pass to close out the scoring for the
contest at 24-14.
Coming into the contest, the Ea-
gles were ranked as the fourth over-
all defense in the PFL and their
strength on that side of the ball was
evident in holding Marist scoreless
through the first two quarters.
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Fede
tries
to
make a play for Marist. With their win over
Morehead
State,
the Foxes are now 3-2 in the PFL,
good
for a fifth-place standing.
''Their [Morehead's] front seven
outplayed us in the first part of the
game," Parady said. "Physically,
they handled us and that was the
key early on."
The Eagles defense had 12 tackles
behind the line of scrimmage, in-
cluding three sacks, and was bol-
stered by
linebacker
Wes
McDermott, who added 18 tackles.
Anderson, Marist's leading rusher
with 77 yards, gained well below his
season average for rushing yards
per game.
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said. ''We had trouble blocking
them, but as the game went on they
just got tired and we were able to
take advantage."
Jerrod Pendleton gave the Eagles
their first touchdown of the game on
a two-yard rush following a nine-
play, 74-yard drive~ the first quar-
ter.
Morehead State quarterback Evan
Sawyer found wide receiver Jaison
Yoshimura for a 23-yard touchdown
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