VOWME 61, ISSUE 14
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
Marist kicks off $75
million capital campaign
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Editor
On November 9, 2007, Marist
College officially announced a
$75 million capital campaign,
the college's first in 61 years.
Robert Dyson, the Chairman of
the Marist's Board of Trustees,
made the announcement
at a kickoff party at the
Metropolitan Club in
New York City.
"We are here to
announce a historic and
commitments ... We raised a little
more than half the $45 million
from the trustees ... We received
seven seven-figure gifts from the
Board of Trustees, which is real-
ly great.".
Additionally, according to
Dyson, 100 percent of the Marist
Trustees have committed to the
ment.
"Through the campaign, we'll
improve every facet of our insti-
tution and devote particular
attention to the endowment,
which is critical to our long-term
success," Murray said.
Specifically the campaign will
help finance the construction of
the Hancock Center
for
Emerging
Technologies and the
new Tenney Stadium.
According to the
Marist website the
t r an s f o rm at i o n a 1
campaign will also
moment in the history
support "creation of
of Marist College,''
faculty chairs, recruit-
Dyson said.
ment and retention of
Dyson announced the
first-rate professors,
five year, $75 million
recruitment of talent-
goal in front of a crowd
ed and competitive
of 400 Marist College
students
through
alumni,
trustees,
endowed scholarships
friends, faculty, staff,
and increased finan-
and students.
cial aid, music, art,
The event included
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theatre, and athletics
speeches
. from
Marist President
Dennis
Murray
(left),
Board
of Trustees
.
programs for stu-
Campaign
Chairman
Chair Robert R. Dyson, and Campaign Chair Timothy G. Brier
dents, creation of
Tim
Brier,
Marist
'69 all spoke at the Marlst campaign kick-off event In NYC
'centers
of excel-
College
President
lence' like the Marist
Dennis Murray, and Dyson, as
campaign.
Institute for Public Opinion and
well as a performance from the
"The
actions
of
my
follow
Mari.st',;;
Hudson River
VaHe-v
Marist Singers Chamber Choir.
Trustees speak louder than Institute within each of the
"Tim
Brier spoke about what it words, affinning the impact that College's seven schools, and
means to be a graduate of an initiative like this will have on programs that foster awareness
Marist," Robert West, Vice the future of Marist College," of and help the less fortunate in
President
of
College Dyson said.
society."
Advancement said.
"Dr.
Murray
"I'm very excited about how
President Murray announced
spoke really, very eloquently well we've done initially and it the specific goals of the cam-
about the need to do this cam-
gives us great momentum to go paign after highlighting many of
paign, and then Mr. Dyson forward," West said. "I'm confi-
Marist's strongest points includ-
announced the goal."
dent that our graduates, our ing its location, heritage, tech-
Dyson also. announced that $45
alumni will support the cam-
nology, library, leadership, facul-
million had already been raised paign. We're in a very positive ty, and alumni.
during the silent phase of the position to move forward in the
"We can justifiably be proud of
campaign.
campaign."
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Marist's many achievements,"
"Primarily what we did during
According to West, t~e two pri-
Murray said, "but excellence in
the silent phase was to talk to our mary goals are to finance the education is a journey, not a rest-
'
Board of Trustees. I can't construction and expansion of ing place-to stand still is to fall
emphasize how great the board academic and athletic building.
behind. All of us have a role to
has been," West said.
"They've
Additionally, a focus will be play in this journey."
all made what we call stretch placed on the college's endow-
Alexandef
'S
experience makes
transistion to Management Dean easy
By
STEPHANIE ESPINA
Staff Writer
The Marist College School of
Management did not need to
look far to find its new dean. Dr.
Elmore Alexander is taking over
the position, which he has held
on an interim basis since January
of last year.
According to the Marist Office
of Public Affairs, Dr. Alexander
was the dean for Philadelphia
University's School of Business
Administration before coming to
Marist. He has held similar posi-
tions in various universities
along the east coast that include
Director to the Division of
Business
and Management,
Associate Dean and Chair of the
Management Department, and
professor of management and
Director of the
Fogelman
Executive
Center
at
the
University of Memphis. In addi-
tion, he has served as a ~onsult-
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ate and master's degree from
Georgia
University's
Terry
School of Business in organiza-
tional behavior and a bachelor's
degree in economics and com-
munication from Wake Forest
University in North Carolina.
The Marist College School of
Management
gr~duate
and
undergraduate business pro-
grams are both accredited by the
Association
to
Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business,
also referred to as AACSB
International.
Approximately
thirty percent of all business pro-
grams in the U.S. have earned
this recognition. The School of
Management also offers under-
graduate degrees in Accounting
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and Economics along with a
master's degree
option
in
Business
Administration
or
Public Administration.
Adding to his credentials, Dr.
Alexander has also explored his
academic areas of interest, which
include aspects of organizational
communication and harassment
in the workplace. Specializing in
these topics, he has presented his
research at professional confer-
ences and has written more than
seventy publications, some of
which can be found in scholarly
journals such as the Journal of
Conflict Resolution, Journal of
Information
Technology
Management and the Journal of
Management.
Dr.
Alexander is married
to
Dr.
Pamela C. Alexander, who is the
Senior Scholar at the Centers for
the
Study
of Women
at
Wellesley. With their son Eric,
18, the Alexanders currently
reside in Hyde Park, New York.
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Mc Cann aims for
first
women's basketball
sellout
By
ANDY ALONGI
Media Editor
The Marist women's basketball
team is off to its best start in pro-
gram history with a record of 17-
2 overall, and is atop the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) with an unblemished 7-
0 record.
But do the student!; really know
about the dynasty that is being
built right here in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.?
Since Marist advanced to the
c;;wect
16
in
2007,
:wcragc atten-
dance is. up from 1,482 through
the first six home games last sea-
son, to approximately 1,779
through the same time frame this
season.
Nate Fields, a junior in
Dr.
Keith Strudler's Sports Public
Relations class, said the commu-
nity support has been noticed at
women's basketball games.
"The community support for
the women's basketball program
has been pretty steady and pretty
large up to this point," he said.
"But, the student population has-
n't gotten behind the team too
much. There has been 10, 15, 20
students at most at the women's
games."
However, the biggest vacancy
is noticed in the student section.
Travis Tellitocci, assistant ath-
letic director for external affairs,
said there is a great push
to
get
students at women's basketball
games.
"We are trying to convey to the
students that this is a team that
went to the Sweet 16 last year,"
he said. "A team that is national-
ly ranked, that is receiving votes
in the AP poll and the USA
Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. It's a
quality product on the floor so
that is something that we want to
get out to the students as well.
This is something special we
have going here, it's really a
national team."
As a result, Marist has commit-
ted to take part in an NCAA
sponsored program called "Pack
the House." This event was cre-
ated
to
challenge athletic depart-
ments around the country to
increase attendance at women's
basketball games by using "cre-
ative marketing strategies."
Tellitocci said the purpose of
this event is to get students to
come out and see a different kind
of basketball.
"The whole purpose of this is
to increase women's basketball
attendance," he said. "To get stu-
dents at the game, to see the dif-
ferent styles of play, and hope-
fully they can appreciate that."
The current Marist women's
basketball single-game atten-
dance record is 2,367, which was
set when the ladies took on St.
Peter's on Feb. 25, 2005.
Fields said he thinks that stu-
dents will come
out
and stipport
the program.
"I
think it will be very difficult
for us not to get at least several
hundred students to the game
based on the breadth of the proj-
ect and the number of people
involved," he said.
"If
everyone
just calls up their friends you
have several hundred students
right there. I really see it turning
out to be a successful project."
Many people have committed
to help sell out the James J.
McCann Center on Friday, Jan.
25 at 7 p.m. when the Red Foxes
take on Siena.
The Lagrange Women's
Basketball League will be in
attendance with approximately
150 guests, along with special
guest coach Joe Daily, a radio DJ
for 92.1 Lite FM.
Additionally, part of the student
body is doing its part to help out.
Dr. Keith Strudler's Sports
Public Relations class is working
to fill the entire 680 seat student
section for the event.
"The big thing I have done is
enlisted the help of our Sports
Public Relations class on campus
with
Dr.
Keith
Strudler,"
Tellitocci said. " ... What we are
trying to do is get the clubs
involved. To have them come out
we are going to give incentives
to the club, maybe supplement
the budget for the club that
brings the most people
to
the
game. We are also heavily using
the internet to promote this game
on Facebook and Youtube. One
of the groups is working on a
video
to
promote the game. Also,
we are going
to
try and appeal to
the freshmen to make a chal-
lenge
between the
floors.
Whatever floor gets the most
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people there will get a special
prize as well."
The R_ed Foxes are in the top
tier of many statistical categories
nationwide with 11 games left to
play in the regular season.
Tellitocci said there is a quali-
ty product on the floor each con-
test that Marist enters.
"We have a quality product on
the court here," he said. "To be
part of something special here, a
Sweet 16 team, a top 30 team in
the country, and a team that only
has two losses this season, one to
a ranked opponent in Ohio State:
a team that has only lost
in
the
Mccann Center since the. new
seating
was added once, which
was this year to Hartford."
Marist ranks 25th in the coun-
try in scoring defense; they allow
just 55.4 points per game. The
Red Foxes rank fifth in the
nation in turnovers per game,
averaging 13.5 per contest.
Finally, the Foxes are third in
free-throw shooting percentage,
with a mark of80.5 percent from
the charity stripe.
Marist will also take part as the
visitor in two other "Pack the
House"
nights
around the
MAAC. The Red Foxes will be
squaring off against Siena arid.
Rider on the Saints and Broncs
promotional night.
"I know Siena is using Marist
as their opponent for their 'Pack
the House' game," Tellitocci
said. "That might be part of their
marketing strategy to say 'we
have a Sweet 16 team coming to
our building, why don't you
come out and see this team,'
which might be geared more
towards the fans than their stu-
dent body."
Be in attendance to "Pack the
House" and see the two top scor-
ers in the MAAC, Laura Menty
of Siena (20.1 ppg), and Rachele
Fitz (18.2 ppg) of the Red Foxes,
square off in a conference con-
test.
Tellitocci has extended a chal-
lenge
to
the students to "Pack the
House" on Friday, Jan. 25.
"I challenge the students to
come down and see what the
women's basketball game is all
about: It is an experience. We
don't want people to just sell out
this game and never come back
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Security Briefs
Champagnat takes Pepsi Challenge, chooses coke
By TYLER TH URSON
John Gildard
in Training
1/13 - Donnelly Hall
To no surprise, campus
remained quite quiet
·over
winter break, with normally
rowdy students opting to
display
their
drunken
shenanigans to the public
embarrassment
of
their
families.
However,
as
classes gear up again and
alarm clocks ruin lives, the
students of Marist College
are back in action. Well,
maybe another verb, as I'm
not sure if "action" suffices
when a student decides to
head back early, only to
pass out intoxicated in the
Donnelly Hall lobby. Wow,
campus hasn't even opened
yet, man. Somebody wastes
no time. Well, I guess all
good athletes need to train
before the events begin.
You know, spring training,
Olympic qualifiers, binge
drinking, one in the same.
1/16 - Benoit
The resident director of
Benoit reported the loss
(onoe again) of the motmn
detector needed to open the
front door. You know, this
is all becoming a tad bit
tiresome, as this has got to
be the 4th motion detector
thievery this year. You
could almost say the stu-
dents of Benoit are now
just going
through
the
motions. Ha, ha, ha, get it?
See, when I have nothing
else to work with, this is
what happens. Bad puns,
people. You have no one to
blame but yourselves.
1/16 - Public Service
Announcement
As a
general reminder,
freshmen are not allowed to
have cars on campus, and
their presence will result in
many a ticket and boot, as
was the case with two cars
parked in the McCann lot
recently. I know, I know,
having your car here is
really n'ice, because seri-
ously, sometimes you don't
want to listen to reggae and
sit on your roommates lap
pretending it's not awk-
ward. But, if your car gets
booted freshmen year, you
lose parking privileges for
the first semester of soph.o-
more year, so there's a
whole lot more crowded
cabs in your future. So, I
know it's nice and every-
thing, but do you really
need them? I IJlean, there's
a train to Long Island,
right? Ouch, that one stung.
1/17 - McCann
Fitness Room
While enduring a grueling
workout, one unlucky resi-
dent returned to the locker-
room only to find his/her
keys had mysteriously gone
missing. I'm aware that a
strong gust of wiqd could
have
blown
the
keys
away,
but really, it was p{obably
some other student desg,er-
ate for attention and a rea-
son to belong. Really? Do
you think you' re cool now?
Do
·
you just collect keys
around your belt, and carry
them around on one big
chain
like
a
janitor?
Whoever did this, I hope
they find you, and you' re
forced to make up some lie
about
·
how
it's
almost
Valentine's Day and you
stole their keys like they
stole the key to your heart.
Of course, this moving
speech would be uttered
while you were
slowly
being tasered to the ground.
If
only, though.
If
only.
!118 - Gartland
And, it begins again. In
another rousing edition of
"Cooking Without Mom or
Dad," a student once again
found that while 15 page
research papers are defi-
nitely doable, operating
this giant silver box with
all these buttons just clear-
ly isn't. The fire depart-
ment quickly responded,
clearing
the
billowing
smoke
.
out of the apartment
before allowing the stu-
dents to return. Here's a
thought, next time you try
to micr.owave something,
why not just throw all your
hopes and dreams in there
too, because if you're 20
years old and still grasping
for what setting to cook
popcorn on, hate to break it
to you, but the kitchen isn't
the only thing going up in
smoke.
1/18 - Midrise
Speaking of startling real-
izations, here's one: don't
run from security. They
will find you. You aren't
cool because you're a fugi-
tive
from
the
\farist
College securit.:, guards.
It
doesn't make you a badass,
or a hardened criminal on
the run from
the
law.
Actually, it just makes you
look like an idiot who was
too wasted to swipe in in
the
first
place.
Don't
worry, though, I'm sure
chicks
still
dig
light-
weights.
1/19 - Champagnat
A
seemingly
•
harmless
prank turned into a stun-
ning expose on the state of
America's youth, as a soap
dispenser thrown from a
Champagnat window led to
the arrest of one student for
possession of marijuana
and the drug Eric Clapton
creen
ng
creCfttve
Des
Lg
11\.,
servtces
ery
24 Hr. Tees
&
Banners
· I
VISA
I
1='1A.Yc~ase
or~ers
aco~te~
on,ly sings about. How does
this
even happen? One
minute, everyone's laugh-
ing and high-fiving as you
watch
the
soap
scatter
across tampus, the next,
you' re wondering how your
mug shot will play out on
the next family holiday
card. Seriously, kids, I
know it looked cool in
Cruel Intentions, but don't
do coke. You don't want to
go to jail, and as Akon
says, 25 to life is no joke.
Wise words, Akon, wise
words.
1/19 - Leo Hall
In this case, maybe the
guest shouldn't have stayed
with their host. Found to be
intoxicated, the guest was
checked out by Fairview,
and picked up by their par-
ents. Ahh, good times in the
mini-van
.
Every other mom
gets to have the freshman
honor
student
bumper
sticker, meanwhile, your
mom's
rocki~g
"My
Wastecase of a Child Can
Dry Heave Up Soco Lime
Shots Better Than Your
Honor Student." Speaking
af lrnlidny eards,
you
mig~t
dot want to open with that
one next year.
1/19 - Marian Hall
An
unknown
visitor
attempted to enter Marian
Hall with someone else's
ID card, and decided to
make like the wind upon
security's contesting their
identity. Oh, buddy, buddy.
Good luck with that. If
there's one place I don't
want to run into, it's the
streets of Poughkeepsie,
but you do your thing. They
probably won't even find
you, as I'm pretty sure the
Poughkeepsie searchlights
are really just flashlights
losing
the
fr
battery.
Security may not find you,
but the locals? Well, you
might want to go ahead and
add "being shanked in the
side" to your Facebook
interests.
1/19 - Lower West Cedar
Security found a missing
road sign on the ground by
Lower West Cedar, prompt-
ly returning
it
to
the
Department
of
Transportation. This wasn't
even a cool sign, like a
Penny Lane street sign.
Nope, you stole a hospital
sign, complete with the big
blue
H.
Good thing this was
returned,
because
I'm
gonna go out on a limb and
say there is a nice case of
alcohol poisoning in your
future. I kno·w it's a bold
prediction, but I'm sticking
by it.
1/20 - Campus
And now, for my personal
favorite. A cab driver alert-
ed security of a student,
apparently tired of waiting
for 24 more people to fit in
the cab, took it upon them-
selves to hop in the driver's
§t!llt.
A frniJ
af
ll
Ui.i8eiH
driying
off
w.ith
their
livelihood, the cab driver
became quite angry and the
student apologized, chart-
ing it off as a joke. It prob-
ably was, because if some-
one's seriously going to
steal a car, they can do
much better than a giant
white,
albeit
probably
pimped-out inside, preda-
tor-style van. Although, it
would be kind of a rush.
That is, until the first per-
son tried to flag me down
for a ride. Then I'd just be
pissed.
Disclaimer: The Security Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected as free speech under
the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
UPCOMING CAMPUS
EVENTS
Friday, January 25
"PACK THE HOUSE"
Womens basketball v. Siena
Mccann Center
7pm
Friday, January 25
Guitar Hero competition
8pm
Nelly Goletti Theatre
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By VINNIE PAGANO
it girl:
.
tech & web culture from a net-savvy ch~ck
MacBook Air not all
its
blown up to be
By LISA BRASS
Managing
Editor
It's only been a little over a week since the 2008
Macworld Conference & Expo, but the rumors and
competition are already heating up.
Okay. I'll give it to them.
1
The
MacBook
Afr,
while hardly revolutionary, is a freaking cool lap-
top. Declared by Apple
to
be the ''world's
thinnest
notebook" at just 0.76 inches thick at its widest
point and a mere 0.16 inches at its thinnest,
the
MacBook Air is something I'd be afraid of break-
ing despite its supposedly tough surface.
The most
common praises, apart from those put
toward
its
waistline, are applied to its 1280- by 800-pixel
LED screen, its multi-touch trackpad,
its
impres-
sive RAM capacity, and its 5 hour battery. "Despite
the amazingly anorexic frame, Apple has compro-
mised nothing!" it's fans have declared.
\Yrong. Don't listen to all the hype. Apple has
compromised bits and pieces to make this laptop so
small. Sure, part of it's due to things like how Intel
eventually squished its chip into a tiny version of
the original that is just as powerful. Another great
aspect is its fully-sized keyboard that is
more
rem-
iniscent of a desktop's than a laptop's, and you
can't forget the built-in iSight camera and micro~
phone.
The first thing that you'll miss, however, is the
optical drive, also known as the disk drive that you
use for CDs and DVDs. The MacBook Air lacks
this drive like many notebooks that aspire to be the
tiniest of them all because, let's face it: optical
drives take up a hell of a lot of room. Apple gives
you two options instead. The first is to spend an
extra $100 and buy the USB- connected MacBook
Air SupefDrive
.
The second is to use the newest
feature called Remote Disk. This software lets a
user access or "borrow" the optical drive of anoth-
er computer on your home network. Uh, assuming
you have a network, that is.
You'll also miss the multiple USB slots. Most
full-scale notebooks have at least two or three
.
Why?
Manufacturers
realize that a multitude of
devices connect so
'
ly
by
USB these days, includ-
ing and not limited
to iPods,
external hard drives,
and digital
cameras. Apple has chosen to forget this
temporarily, and the MacBook Air consequently
only has
one USB port.
The only other ports on this
machine are a
space to
plug
in
your headphones
and a space to plug in a cable to connect it to your
TY.
That's it. Take a look at your own laptop and I
guarantee you'll find at least twice as many ports.
·
Another sacrificed aspect is
related
to the
MacBook
Air's speed and hard drive capacity.
While
other members
of Apple's line have 2.0GHz
or
even 2.4 GHz
processors,
the MacBook Air
comes
with an automatic
1.6GHz
Core 2 Duo.
If
you
feel
the
need
to waste $300, you can bring that
up to
a
1.8GHz
chip. I'm somehow not impressed.
The
hard
drive of
a
MacBook
Air will be slower as
well
because
there's
no
space in this machine for
anything
bigger
than an 80GB
iPod
classic hard
drive. The drive is slow at 4200 rpm. Comparing
this drive's speed to that of a normal Japtop is like
comparing a pug to a greyhound. However, Apple
has included the ability to upgrade your drive to a
more
normal
one. Unfortunately, it's smaller in
capacity at only 64GB. Oh, and it'll cost you
$1,000 to
upgrade.
There are a few other things I could talk about,
such as the integrated
battery
that can't be
removed
by customers or the base price of $1,800 that can
easily climb to $3,100.
The bottom-line? The
MacBook
Air is very cool.
It does well for its size in terms of features, espe-
cially if you have another
Mac
that you can use to
for the Remote Disk solution. Who's it for? Mac
users who need yet another way to spend money, it
seems. I can't see Windows users switching to this
laptop,
and
I
get the feeling even hardcore Mac
fans will
hesitate.
I'd recommend waiting for a
price drop, better tech specs, or the next version all
together. What've we learned with the iPhone,
folks? Getting it first doesn't necessarily mean get-
ting it best.
Bonjour de Besan9on!
An inside look at study abroad
By SARAH BRIGGS
Staff Writer
It has been less than two weeks since I arrived in
this small French city, and already I have found it
has so much to offer! And from what I have been
told by some of my newly acquired French friends,
I have only begun to scratch the surface.
For those who don't know about Besan~on
(which is the majority of the world), it's about 2
and a half hours east of Paris, or an
hour
and a half
from the Swiss
border.
With over 100,000 inhabi-
tants, it has a very big
international
student
popu-
lation.
However, like at Marist or any small com-
munity,
_
it's fairly easy to run into someone you
know on several occasions, which can be a good
thing or bad thing. Nevertheless, while the major-
ity of the French
people
I've met here don't know
much English, they are more than willing to help
you out with your French. They are very courteous
and friendly to the international students, not to
mention that most people here have very good
fashion sense, with just about everybody owning a
peacoat.
Being located in the Franche-Comte region,
Besan~on is known for its Comte cheese (which is,
by the way, delicious). Furthermore, there is the
Citadel of Besan~on, which lies along the Doubs
River that encompasses most of the city.
Besan~on houses a lot of history including the
birthplace of some historic figures, like Victor
Hugo and the Lumiere brothers as well as some
ruins datin~ back to the Roman times. When enter-
ing the citadel, you can either pay and
-chec~
etti
some of its features, including a noctarium, a zoo,
anci
ootahicaT gardens, or you can
walk
around and
¢heck out some of the older parts of the citadel for
free. For instance, on the one day it didn't rain
here, me and a few friends climbed up what
seemed like an endless set of stairs, until we
reached
the top and were able to get a phenomenal
view of Besan~on.
What surprised me, though, is the nUlliber of Irish
pubs I've seen here, considering the fact that it's
France. Nevertheless, the Irish pubs aren't very
Irish, for they play loud techno music which can
make it hard to talk to people. Also, what I've been
told, the bars and clubs here mostly close at la.m.,
which is earlier than most clubs close near Marist.
Both
the bar and club I went to
played
a lot of older
American songs or French techno, which can be a
bit irritating after a while. It's definitely some-
thing I will have to learn to tolerate.
The only downside I have found so far to
Besan~on is the dorm situation. Most colleges
in
Europe don't have their own dorms, and the
Universite de Franche-Comte in Besan~on is one
of the few in France that does. For those who com-
plain about the dorm quality at Marist, you would
probably not be able to survive here. In order
to
take a shower, you have to press a button and hold
it, which, depending on how long you hold the but-
ton, will determine how long the water comes out
(which is usually between 10 seconds to 40 sec-
onds). The laundry facilities also are rather expen-
sive and there's one for the whole campus.
Furthermore, a lot of places here do not have toilet
lids, and in the dorms you need to have your
own
toilet paper
.
Makes living in Champagnant sound
like a dream, doesn't it?
.OVei:all
,
~ifii@fiBi.&@ly
Aot
the typical France that
people tend to picture (which is usually Paris).
:IDM'e'V~r, Bemt'¢"mr1'Ht~ a certam
cliaffii ffiat reefs
of "frenchness" that has already begun to grow on
me. Until next time,
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Decision '08: Shifting the
·
.focus
to the promise of change
By HALEY NEDDERMANN
Circle Contributor
Next year, George W. Bush
will no longer be the president
of the United States. This
November, America will decide
who will be his successor for
the next four years.
The next president of the
United States has the potential
to
make
history.
We could see the first black
president or the first woman
president.
Perhaps the next
president will revolutionize for-
eign policy and American
engagement in global issues
such as climate change and
humanitarian
crises.
Above all else, the next presi-
dent will need to be brave.
Brave in making decisions· that
will bring about true
'change'
to
the American people and the
global community.
The most frustrating aspect of
this campaign thus far is the
endless needling of the candi-
dates py their fellow presiden-
tial hopefuls. Clinton can
accuse Obama of flip-flopping
and attack his integrity until
she's blue in the face, but the
particulars of an individual's
record are less significant than
their specific strategic plan for
exiting Iraq, or how the cogs of
a national healthcare system
would
furn
most efficiently.
What this country needs is a
strong leader who sticks to their
convictions but is also willing
to listen to other experts and
admit they might be wrong. The
United States can't survive
another four or eight years with
a president who is surrounded
by sycophants. Executive power
in recent years has gotten out of
control as citizens' rights are
pulled away from
them,
and
America-as a country of free-
dom and liberty-has begun to
stand for questionable things,
such as torture of prisoners in
Iraq, and ignorance t9wards the
are not only the leader of
America, but also a leader and a
role model for how much of the
world needs to act on certain
issues, especially a coop~rative
effort as stringent as climate
Partly to blame is the mainstream
.
media for portraying the presidential
campaign as a horse race rather than
a matter of extreme importance for
the future of America a~ well as the
entire planet.
situation in Sudan.
Partly to blame is the main-
stream media for portraying the
presidential
campaign
as a
horse race rather than a matter
of extreme importance for the
future of America as well as the
entire planet.
Ultimately,
the
next president of the United
States needs to realize that they
change.
Another issue is
the matter of indi-
vidual experience.
Political
experi-
ence in Washington
or elsewhere means
little if the candi-
date can't directly
relate to the issue
bubble of Washington only
shields politicians from gaining
true
worldly
experience.
Therefore, despite Clinton's
continuous claims that she has
35 years of-experience under her
belt, experience should not be
measured by time spent in any
given office, but rather by the
individual's perspective and
perception of the world and how
they can best apply it to their
potential four years as president.
small, many of the presidential
hopefuls claim to stand for
'change,' but empty promises
are a constant in campaigns, and
America shouldn't expect to see
any changes unless they hold
the next president of the United
States to his or her word. No
matter who is elected this
November, the American people
themselves need to 9hange as
far as their level of participation
is concerned.
Viewers await end ofWGA strike
which they claim to most
strongly support, what matters
most is that the candidate has
life experience which distin-
guishes him or her from the
other candidates. This distin-
guishing
feature,
such
as
McCain's personal experiences
with torture, or Obama 's expo-
sure to negative attitudes toward
America, will greatly contribute
to the nation's foreign policy
and positively affect diplomacy
if either candidate is elected.
Who will America elect? The
primaries are in their infant
stages and have yet to reveal a
clear winner. How will America
decide? Hopefully the popular
vote will not be decided because
of factors such as Clinton's
emotional
stability
during
debates. Hopefully the next
president will not be chosen
merely for moral stances on
abortion and gay marriage
alone. Overlooking such issues
as the economy, foreign affairs
and individual rights would be
extremely detrimental to the
nation.
America and the world as a
whole is facing a series of chal-
lenges, and simply going to the
polls on Election Day will not
overcome the challenges that
are facing humanity in increas•
ing
numbers.
At
the campaign continues, a:nd
state-by-state battles wear on,
everyone citizen planning to
exercise their patriotic duty in
November should be thinking
not only what the next president
can and
_
will do for change, but
how they as
·
an individual can
speed up the slow process of
change.
By KELLY
LAUTERNER
Staff Writer
It's
J
nuary
und
we'r cold
n<l
lazy.
Sound
Ii e a great
idea
to
curl
up
in
your room
and
\\
atch
your
fa\
orile t
levi ion
sh
w
·
right'? This
would
be
great
if
we
hadn't
:pent
the last I I
week
m
the middle
fa
teJe
1
ion
writ-
mce Novcmb1.-'T
_007,
th
Writers Guild
ot
Am
rica has
been
ar.,uing
\\ith
the
!!Janee
of Motion
Pictur.:
and
T,
l
vb
ion
Produceri.
O\
er
contracts.
mainly
asking for
re
iduals
for DVD
sak nnd wor .old
on the
int
r-
net
As a ,,mer
mysett:
I
am
all for
\\ritcr,:;
getting their fair
share·
ht
1, ,
c\
er, lb
u\
id tclc,
is ion
vie"" er side ot
me
feel the stnke
ts ).:illmg the
winter
tekviston
sch <luk. F
brnar.
\\Ccps
is
qm
kly
appro:iching.
Thi
would
nonnally be a
time
tilled
,,
ith
big
plodin ~hockcrs
lo
ntcrt in
audiences
an<l
network \\ hile
pullmg in big advertismg rev-
enues, Sadl). man,
bel
·ed
sbo\\
have
run
oul
of
new
cpiSLid sand
will
most
l1kcl1 not
be
able
to
fini
h
out the
eason
1t
the tnke
contmu1;: .
The first few week of the
~trike were exciting. But nfter
nearly
three
month ,
the
stnkc
is
gdting old.
1
bet that
televi ion
networks are losing millions of
dollars
by
the grinding halt of
ho" production.
Being th
t
le-
vision guru l am, 1 ·ee the strike
damaging the next tele\
is1on
season
a
well.\
ith
deep regret.
I
predkt
man) show'
ill
n
:n
Jim h
their
:>easons
ven
if th
11trike is
settled
soon.
Nighttime w.lk how were the
first to break th
strike. I
watched the new episodes of
Conan, Lettem1an, Leno and
Ferguson. and they ~ere all Jack-
ing quality. Conan spun hi.s \ ·d-
ding ring, swung on
.1
zip !me,
and fi1med a day
t
the offkc
during the trike. ta ing up only
twehe
minutes
of hb .show.
. ,•ard
.
how, arc
also
being
lhrcnt ued
by
the
'trike.
Thi;
.1olden Globe awards
wen~
effecti\ely
cancelled
'ow
the
fate of
the
Gramm award and
the O cars are up
in
the air.
Watching the Golden Globes
~
as n
h rrible exp riencc
becau
c
1t
v.·as imply
1
ancy
O'Oell nd
Billy
Bush of A
Hollywood
announcing the nom-
mcc and \\
1nnc
of the award
to
a
can'Jera.
It,
.i
dreadful.
I
will
ay
that
the
trike
gt\
e.
u'
a
1.:hancc
rn check out
sho\h
v.
might
not on.hnaril.
\\Ulch.
There are
brand
new seasons of
"Oct
bcr Road."
"One
Tree
Hill"
tlnd ''Am1;ncan
Idol'' tart-
ing now.
NBC
i.s
rl!dving
"American
Gladimo, ·''
after a
twelve
year
hiatu
,
and
ABC
Famil) 's "
yl
ha
mad a
sp
dy
return.
v.
ho~
s . u..:h
as
·•Eh
Stone" and
'Ca
·hmerc
fafia"
re makmg their debut'.
So
m.
ybe
pick up a n1a:\\ i.;huw,
now.
Or maybe Its time , ·e pick
up a
book.
and winner
of
rb1.:
1m
ard to a
c.-amera
lt
wa dreadful.
I
will say
that
the trike giv
•
u,
a
hanc
to ch
J.;
o
t •
hov.
~
,,,c rmght
nol
ordin· ril) wa ch.
1
h~re
an: brand new sea ons of
' October
Road,.. "One Trc
Hill''
nod · m rican
lck,l"
start-
ing
now
BC
1s
re
1vmg
" mencnn G
lac11ators"
a er a
h
h
)
a
luatL1~,
and AB
Fatnil •' ·K
le.
Y"
h,
s
nrnd~ a
speedy
rl-'tum.
e"
:,hO\\
s uch
, s
"Eli
tone"
.tnd
•·c'
i;.hme1
1afo1"
,ire
mak10g
thl.ir
d1:but .
So
may
pk k up
1
ne, :how,
now.
Or maybe
ih
time we pick
up-a book.
If
nothing else, the political
Besides issues both large and
Human rights
-
activists call for
closing of Guantanamo Bay
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
The year 2008 marks a couple
of significant anniversaries in
the field of human rights. First, it
marks the sixtieth anniversary of
the instatement of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
It
also marks the sixth anniversary
of the U.S. detention center at
Guantanamo Bay.
On January
11,
2002, a mere 4
months after the September 11
terrorist
.
attacks, the U.S. gov-
ernment decided to open the
facility
to
detain individuals they
found to be a threat to national
security.
Since then the· naval
base has been the center of an
international controversy involv-
ing countless countries, dozens
of agencies, and a list of alleged
activity that should condemn
any world leader in international
court.
push the United States to close
or reform the facHity.
The primacy issue with the
compound is the illegal deten-
tion of, what the United
·
States
calls, terror suspects. Under
international law set out by the
United Nations and the Geneva
Conventions, illegal detention
encompasses any individual
held without defined purpose or
held without a trial or due
process. These laws also define
that detainees cannot be secretly
transferred between military
entities and that the detainees
must not be subjugated to "ill
treatment" including certain
interrogation techniques, torture,
and their overall living condi-
tions.
process.
Ensuring detainees a trial that
goes hirther than an incredibly
arbitrary military tribunal would
be the first step in reforming
governmental holding facilities.
After that there must be a push
to end torture in all facilities
world-wide. In order to do this
the international agencies such
as the world court must be grant-
ed permission by the United
Nations to investigate and perse-
cute the guilty parties.
The practices at the compound
~=====================:::::::::::::::::::::::::::,-■===========::!.
are exactly what international
**#1 Spring
organizations such as Amnesty
In order to solve these prob-
lems few solutions have been
offered. The most drastic change
which many far left activists
push for is the closing of the
facility entirely. A separate
bipartisan resolution calls for
reform in the most tangible
place-the courts.
In order for any change to hap-
pen in the spectra of human
-
rights there must be a large con-
sensus amongst the activist com-
munity constantly badgering
national governments and inter-
national bodies. There are count-
less
facilities
like
the
Guantanamo Bay compound
that practice similar methods of
detainment and torture operated
by the United States and other
countries.
If
you feel motivated enough
to join the campaign to close
Guantanamo Bay or any other of
Amnesty International 's cam-
paigns, you can get more infor-
mation at their Web site
http://amnesty.otg.
As
Dr.
Martin Luther King said,
"An
injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere."
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
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PAG.E 7
Cobra Starship delivers high energy
Forever
21: too cheap to be chic?
performance at Chance Theater
Bras were thrown at Cobra Starship lead singer, Gabe Saporta (center), during the band's perfonnance on Jan. 16.
By
ALISON JALBERT
Circle
Contributor
signature purple hoodie, used
every inch of the small stage to
jump off Nate Novarro's
drum
set, sing with keytarist Victoria
Asher and bassist Alex Suarez,
and trade jokes with guitarist
Ryland Blackington between
songs.
majority of the females in the
audience still had
their
learner's
permits.
By COURTNEY SAVOIA
Circle
Contributor
A:-.
\;O
I kgc
students
on
a
budg-
et, we havt.: a
challenge when
1l
come~
to shopping
for
clothes,
shoe
anJ
acces
om:s
We
de ire th..: lat
t
and
trendiest
looks
but can·
seem
to afford
the high r,rice~
Forever 21
scem. to b th ·
perfect
answer
but ther ·
mw,1
beacatch,right?
· Sure
lhe piice are
affordable,
• ou1e
may even say
i..:hcar.
for
clothes
that arc
in:sp1rcd
by
run~
Wa)-
l(loks
.
Fon:ver
2Lis
a
good
example of
one-stl,p
shopping.
They ~an,;y. alt types
11r
clothing,
,H.'Cessom:s
,
slm..:s
J .
lr)
et<:,
Wl1n1
el.
e can a
girl
ask fat
from a store'!
T
am
u u
Tl
impressed
by
I.tow
many
l'llle
outfits can.pµt
together for
a:
reasonable
price:
\ · 11~rea
you can
spend $SO for
just
one top
.
:at st.ore~ like
bt:rcromb1e
&.
Fitch or Bebe,
>'OU
can
gel
an
enti1e
outfit I lus
accessones for
th
sam.. pm;e
at
Fore\er 21
We
all
know
h11
trends come and gq
quickly,
Md
this only adds
to
the chat.;;
lenge. Do we
want
to jnvest
$200
in
lb.at
un~ clutch that
Will
op,ly
~
in.
style,
for one season
or
buy
a
similar bag
for much
less?
I
draw
many
of my clothing
inspirations
from
fish.ion mas,a:
Lm~
!
like to
see
what
the
trends are an<l tollo , them
without
breaking the
bank.
Although I
love
adminng the
couture
clotlung,
r
know
r
will
never be' able.: to afford lho ·c
looks.
~ev nteen magazine
dis-
plays
the lat~. t runway looks
and
helps
1hc
rcitdcr
lo crcaf!.:
the
look for
le
·s.
Th~y often
feature dothing and accessories
from
r
,irevcr 2
l. Thi!, fall,
\\ h n gold and m tallic acces-
sories were m
l picked up
·ome
go)d necklacei; and
bangle
I nicdi..:t:-.
at r
or ,r.:r 21. l vas
able
to .icccs
oriz
for less
th,m
2m
As
women we als strive to
lo
••lod
~l
all
timi.: ·.
Thi
Ju~:.
not
·ome cheap. We need
to
.
have
thi.: right tyle for all
aspects of our da
from the
gym;
to
cla:s.
lo
work. Fore\er
21
eames both
casual
and
J,e. ) clothes for an} occasion.
We
can
find an outfit to wl!.llr to
our
internship or a night out for
a great
price.
\Ve want to look
the
piirt
for
vb
t
ver
role
w
are currently playing
and
Forever 2 I
,akc th1
goal
seem reachable.
One of the main reasons
J like
Forever _ l :.o
much
is because
1
h.:, con!.tantly are etting in
new
merchandise.
They ~c m to
be on lop of the trends and
Jroqw \.vhen
to
bring in new
..
~
'i'
ti
•
styles for
lhe1r
shopp r.
With all th~ e posith es.
Fore ·er 21 mu
t
he flawed
in
omc \\a)I. Yi.:s,
'us1omers
ma;
get the latest looks,
but
thev
will probably
only
get
o wear •
them
fcw
time ..... The quality
of
ore\'er 21
dothing
is
not
the
best and that's
why
the prkes
are iso low.
Su
11
consumers we
have
yet
another decision to make. We
i..:an
choose
lo
shop on a budgc-t
an<l
g t
lrnt ,vc
want
from
stores like Fore, er
21
and sacri-
fice quality or we can spend a
lot
mor tnonc) at higher-quali-
ty store for similar look. . his
is somewhat of a <louble-edged
sword. We
can't
seem
hi
get
both
things
"c
w,mt· gr;
a1
and
trendy clothing at a reasonable
pnce and apparel that is durable
and
¼iH
last us for nn entire
season. W
arc
going to have to
give up one of these oh so
important elements.
For clothc:s
Lhat
I
km)W
l am
g-oing
to
wear only a handful of
tin
es, I don't mmd going
to
F
orcver
21. II
seems
like
a
much better solution tbun
sp
·ndirig
a lot of money.
or
special ocr.:asion out fits that \\ e
wi11
probably never wear again
it's okay to give up quality.
However
,
rhe
choice
1s
yours.
Con:.idcr
rhc
pro and com; of
forever 21 and decide
if
tt
ha:,, a
place in your wardrobe Good
iuck and tay
f
ashionabic
1
Many new bands fall into the
trap of taking themselves and
their respective music scenes too
seriously, but Cobra Starship
emerged ready to poke fun at
themselves and the MySp!}
_
ce
g&tecitltlri
that i'na~e-di~~Bnu-
1~.f
.1ib'.Jnrn
1'
:
1~rTfis1'
t"
Jf>:!:
.
The New York-based band
brought
their unique blend of
dance-pop along with their
fun
and carefree attitude to The
Chance
Theater
on Jan. 16 as the
second stop on their Really
Really
Ridiculously
Good
Looking Tour, playing a 16 song
set full of tongue-in-cheek lyrics
and songs that
got
even the most
serious of audience m'embers to
dance.
There is no denying that Cobra
Starship performs entertaining
and h~gh-ene~ so~gs'. '
1
K'iss
~
sil~~~•
aiid"~Se:iidrt«y
Love to
the Dancef!.oor, I'll See You ih
Hell (Hey Mr. DJ)" had both
Saporta and the crowd dancing.
However, underneath the synth-
pop beats often lie mature topics
such as prostitution, dealing
with fame, and creating a reli-
gion based on sex. Given that
most of Cobra Starship's fans
are still in high school,
one
has
to wonder if their young fans
really understand when they sing
along
to
lyrics
such
as
"Prostitution is revolution/You
can hate me after you pay
me/My submission is your
addiction."
After
leading
the audience
in
a
rowdy rendition of "(Bring Ii,
Snakes
on
a Plane," Cobra
Starship's encore contrast~
heavily with their power-pop s·e;~
Blackington
·
and Suarez joine<!
Saporta onsta~e for acoustic
\tet~
sions of their songs '1'.uifP'unk
is
Sooooo ""05" aifcT"'«JJemg
Ffoin
Jersey Means Never Having to
Say You're Sorry."
27
Dresses proves to
be predictable
comedy
Formed by former Midtown
front man Gabe Saporta, Cobra
Starship began as a vehicle for
the infectious single "(Bring It)
Snakes on a Plane," from the
2006
film
"Snakes on a Plane."
Some were quick to dismiss t,he
band as a novelty act, but the
release
of
two
critically
•
acclaimed albums, as well as a
large and loyal fan following,
proved
that assumption to be
wrong.
Cobra Starship opened their set
with current single "The City is
at War," from 2007's "jViva La
Cobra!" ~aporta, wearing his
Asher and Novarro joined them
onstage for
one
final blast
of
Cobra Starship 's signature sound
with "Guilty Pleasure," a song
that sums up the band's mentali-.
ty. "And I came
here
to make
you dance tonight/I don't care if
I'm a guilty pleasure for you,"
Saporta sang, dancing just as
wildly as he did 15 songs ago.
By
AMY WHEELER
Circle
Contributor
A romantic comedy
has
come along
lhat not only fulfills a woman's need
fur
pt"eCµctability,
laughs
and a few
~
but
also
has
parts
that men
can
enjoy. making "27
Dresses"
a great
dale
movie.
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Based on the screams that
greeted
Saporta
upon
his
entrance, it was evident that he
has become something of a sex
symbol. He seems to be
an
unlikely heartthrob with his
spastic dance moves, skintight
jeans and a penchant for wearing
purple,
but more than a few bras
were thrown onstage during
Cobra Starship's set. This was
slightly disturbing, given that a
The opening acts of the tour
were the
night's
only misstep.
The Cab, who recently joined
Cobra Starship as part of Fueled
By Ramen
Records,
played a set
of decent, yet mostly unremark-
able power-pop songs. We the
Kings had the same radio-friend-
ly feel to their music as The Cab,
but
they also lacked
any
distin-
guishing qualities. Final opening
act Metro Station, a favorite of
the crowd, played a seemingly
endless set of bland electro-pop
songs, making the wait for
Cobra Starship's set unbearably
long.
Katherine
Heigl plays Jane, a
woman
who
has
a knack for helping
out
at
weddings,
and
has
therefore
landL'ci
herself the
job
of bridesmaid
or maid of honor at 27 weddings.
She
has
saved
all
of the hideous
dresses
( 1.wtting
a cok,rful photo shoot scene
that
appears
later
in
the film),
but
the
one
~
that's missing from her
cl
sec
is
a wedding gown.
Katherine Helgl as Jane wearing one of her 27 bridesmaid dresses.
While
pining
after her
bo~, George
(Edwan:i Bums), Jane
happens
to
meet
the
handsome Kevin (James
Marsden)
,
whose smile lights
up
eveiy scene. Jane, however,
finds
Kevin
to
be
annoying, cynical
and
way
too
perseverant
But
the
audi-
ence
is
rooting for
him
the entire
time.
George
ends
up
falling
for Jane's
yotmger sister,
Tess
(Malin
Aker-
man). Tess becomes
the
character
you love to
hate,
but played
it vety
well and
has
the
potential
to play the
roles Cameron
Diaz
has grown
out
of.
Judy
Greer,
who
is
recogniz.able
as
the
''best
friend"
character
in
many
movies,
plays
Katherine's
friend,
Casey.
Playing her typical
.
comical
and
sassy
role, she
adds
many laughs
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to
the
film.
But the
film
is
not solely a
comedy.
It
touches upon
topics
like
the
com-
:
mercializ.ation of
weddings, sibling
.
rivalry,
represmon
of
feelings,
and the
not-so-sweet
method
of
revenge.
Overall,
the
script
was
Vety intelli-
gent and
witty,
and
if
you
are able
to
get over the
predictable
aspects, you
will
be
in
for a
fimny movie with
great
characters.

































































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something people weren't able to
change the year before."
According to an article titled
"A New
the same time, they know they're not trying to stray away from the word and decrease portions of fatty or sug-
alone in doing so
.
"diet" in their cam
p
aigning and focus
ary foods," Young said.
However, A
l
o
n
gi said that he more on healt
h
y living.
Shepherd said that although there are
The holidays are over and the
New.
Year,
A New
You", on msnbc.com, believes most people set unrealistic
Year has been rung in, but
2008,
as
nutritionist Eliza Zied said that most goals for themse
l
ves and give up after
Similarly, Zied advises people to
temptations, she has encouraged her-
"think marathon, not sprint."
self as well as others to stay motivated.
with any year, was not welcomed with-
out one thing- New Year's resolutions.
people resolve to lose weight and get
in sh
a
pe at the start of the New Year
a short amount of time.
"Set one small, realis
t
ic goal at a
"Don't be discouraged if you slack
People of aU ages make health-relat-
ed New Year's resolutions every year.
But why is January
I such a motiva
t-
ing day of the year?
because of the over-ind
ul
ging they are
"The majority of people's resolutions
last for about a month, may
b
e two," he
time and pace yourse
l
f. Over time,
each small change will become a life-
- -
-
- - - -
- -
- - -
- -
- - -
-
long habit," Zied said. "Make
off for a day," she said. "Just try to get
riW,It back on track."
guilty of during the holidays.
Advertising plays a large part in
society's health-related resolu-
"
MIiier said that diet companies are try-
every calorie count, enjoy each
ing to stray away from the word "diet
"
In
bite and remember to fit in regular
their campaigning and focus more on
exercise-the other half of the
healthy liv
i
ng
."
healthy eating and living equa.
R
esolution Tips to
Remember
*You are not alone.
Sophomore communication major tions. According to an article from
Kyle Shepherd said she believes the the New York Times by Lisa
Miller, dieting companies took
.
tion."
* Just because January 1 has
passed d~esn 't mean you can't
make
a
resolution.
first day of the year makes people want
to begin new lifestyles.
advantage of displaying ads as the ball said. "Then
•
they end up making the
Lisa Young, PhD, author of "The
*Create realistic goals that can be
met.
"It
gives them a date to set out with dropped in
2008.
Companies such as
their resolutions," Shepherd said. "The Weight Watchers and Special K had
date is there for them as a starting electronic billboards in Times Sq~e
same one year after year."
Portion Teller'', said portion
·
control is
*Break down these goals so that
you can make accomplishments
t
hroughout the year, not just after
an entire year.
point."
Senior sports communication major
Andy Alongi said he thinks the New
Year gives people a new beginning.
because it is "the most te
l
evised (and,
perhaps, densely populated) location
on New Year's Eve." People feel the
pressure from advertising companies
to make New Year's resolutions, but at
Junior criminal justice major Chris the biggest prob
l
em that people face
Paddock does not think that New when it comes to dieting and recom-
Year's resolutions are necessary.
mends keeping a food journal to curb
"If
you care about something enough portions.
*Incorporate exercise and portion
c
o
ntrol into your lifestyle.
to do it, it doesn't have to be January
I,"
he said.
"Once you see what and how much
you really eat and
drink,
you can try to
increase portions of healthful foods
*
B
e easy on yourself.
·
"January
I
st means a fresh start for
Miller said that diet co
m
panies are
Well-
b
eing affd
wh
at
works
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Health Edi or
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the
<linmg hall but on the
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ntil then. be well.
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ell out the Mccann Center
o
n Friday
,
01 /25/08
at 7pm.
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ear your red and show the
w
omen your support as they
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nt and self growth
By
KARLIE JOSE
Circle Contributor
best strategy,
I
couldn't help but some freshmen catch on to this
realize that the changes that quickly, most learn the hard
occur within most people way. Harsh criticisms and low
Everyone says that college is a
extend much further
.
grades
are
a reality slap that is a
growing and transitional period
It
has become my belief that crucial part in the learning expe-
in your life; it is said that even the true value of education is rience of doing things on your
first semester freshman year can not evident until this time in own terms, with only your goals
change you. Even though this your life.
I
can remember won-
as incentive.
"
concept seems completely obvi-
dering how having as little as
Another thing you quickly
ous, I don't think the changes one class a day could even be learn is the cliche that states the
are as evident to the person compared to the rigorous five-
relationships you develop in
until they really have time to day~a-week, seven hour sched-
college are more significant.
reflect on the idea. My "semi-
ule that consumed your life in This includes professors, coach-
epiphany" came sometime in high school. The transitional es, advisors, roommates and
my last few days of fall semes-
difference is amazing; looking friends. The bottom line is you
ter; strangely enough
I
think its
back
I
have realized that no mat-
begin to interact with a com-
onset was a sentimental
_
_ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _
_ _ _
pletely different group of peo-
moment I shared with the
began to seriously
_
wonde
r,
ple who all vary in back-
turquoise plastic Target cups
ground, culture and lifestyle.
what had
I
gained as a freshman
fr" d h.
b
that we used to pregame with
Your new 1en s 1ps ecome a
over the semester.
It
seems
this semester? How had
I
choice you make based on a
pretty ridiculous
·
to think I
grown? What had
I
learned?
personal connection, rather
was getting emotional while
than the fact that you knew
rinsing out the remnants of
each other since birth. The
Watermelon Smirnoff and vary-
ter what. the success rate of a people you eat, sleep and
ing
.
lipstick shades that had student was in high school it breathe around become your
stained the rims of our shot cannot equate to the experience family. You test and challenge
glass substitutes. And as corny of a college student. I think this each other in ways that allow
or repetitive as these questions can be attributed to one reality:
you to truly establish yourself as
may seem, I began to seriously no matter how studious, diligent an individual. You grow togeth-
wonder, what had I gained as a
or bright you were, no one was er in both an academic and
freshman this semester? How expecting you to take it serious-
social environment. You can
had I grown? What had I
ly. Here, the stakes are higher meet in a study group or party
learned?
because pursing education as a
like a rock star.
While some basic Marist choice (with a cost) has an
Though the shift from life at
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 •
PAGE 9
Marist dominates Golden Griffs in MAAC showdown
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Media Editor
jumper to tie the score at 9.
The teams traded baskets for
Viani, from the get-go, was
not afraid to shoot if she had an
the next couple of minutes, but
open look. She shot seven of 12
For the first three and
·
a half redshirt junior Julianne Viani's
from the field and five of nine
minutes
,
it appeared the Marist
women's basketball team was
human.
But from then on, it
.
.
transformed into a scoring
machine
.
The Red Foxes missed their
first four shots and turned the
ball over twice en-route to a 7-0
third three-pointer of the game
from three-point range. Viani
at the 12:34 mark put Marist in
actually missed her first three-
the lead to stay.
point attempt before the offici-
Canisius head coach Terry Zeh
ating crew realized the game
said once Vi~i started making
ball was in fact a men's basket-
threes, Marist was able to find
ball.
its rhythm.
"I had a little room, so I kept
"That got them feeling good
,
shooting, and thankfully they
deficit to start the game when and then defensively they dou-
were going in. Minus the guy's
head coach Brian Giorgis called bled the post, we turned it over,
ball shot which was an airball.
a timeout.
Marist regrouped and dominat-
ed the rest of the way to stay per-
fect (7-0) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
play with a 93-66 win over
Canisius on Monday, Jan. 21.
When asked what he told his
players during the timeout,
Giorgis quickly said "not a lot of
nice things."
"I thought we were a little lack-
adaisical with passes and what
we were doing
,
" he said. "We
weren't into the ballgame yet,
and that's not a team that you can
normally .start out down 7-0
.
Obviously we had a lot of time
left, and I think we caught up
fairly qui'ck."
By the 15:18 mark, Marist had
caught up with Canisius when
senior Nikki Flores made
~
and from that point on we ju&'t
It
felt a little weird," Viani
played scared," Zeh said. "We
laughed.
weren't strong and aggressive at
Allenspach, like Viani, never
all
after
that.
hesitated to pull the trigger, and
And that's a really smart team,
she was perfect from the field
so you've gotta keep playing
and at the line. She shot six for
hard, because they're gonna get
six from the field, four for four
some good shots."
from three, and four for four at
Offensively, Marist picked
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the line. She also added four
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As a team, the Foxes shot 48.4
win over canisius. She had a season-
Allenspach
,
whose 20 pomts
percent from the field, 47 .8 per-
high five three-pointers.
was a career high, said she
cent from three, and 88 percent
Fitz," Zeh said. "They just dear
never expected to make such an
from the free throw line.
out that back side, and you 're impact as a freshman.
Viani and freshman Erica glued a little more to the perime-
"I
was just hoping to help when
Allenspach each scored 20 ter game because of the jump
I
could, and Giorgis just believed
points, which in turn, opened shots, and now they
'
re one on in me.
I
felt good, and Nikki
things up for the team's leading one in the post with Fitz, and [Flores] was finding me [open].
scorer, Rachele Fitz (20 points,
they
'
re getting points at will When she finds me, I just hope
11 rebounds).
against us
.
So they're really that I can hit, and today
I
was."
"They made some threes, so smart, and have great flow in
Viani and Allenspach's scoring
now we come out [to defend]
,
their offense.
"
outpour did not surprise Zeh,
and then they're right inside to
however, who said he knew his
team could not afford to give
them open shots.
"Viani has games like that no
problem.
She did it in the
NCAA
tournament.
You can look at her statistics and
say she's not shooting well, but
you just know she can make
shots, and you have to guard her
that way," he said. "Allenspach
is no big secret, she's 51 percent
from three, and we gave her wide
open threes."
A huge underdog going in, Zeh
said that Canisius needed to play
well just to compete, and it failed
to do so.
"They played well, and we
played very poorly," Zeh said.
"When you have a team like ours
going up against a team like
theirs, and you have that kind of
effort, that's the result you 're
gonna
get.
They would have had a better
workout in practice today."
Canisius falls to 3-4 in the
MAAC with an overall record of
8-10. Marist stays perfect 7-0 in
the MAAC, improving their
overall record to 17-2 in the
process. The Foxes return to
action this Friday against Siena
at the NCAA sponsored "Pack
the House" Challenge.
Men's swim team heats up in cold weather with huge win over Lehigh
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
While we were all at home over
winter break bundled up by the
fire to keep warm, the Marist
men's swim team had a big vic
•
tory over Lehigh.
It was a chilly afternoon on Jan.
12 when the
Mountain
Hawks
arri
v
ed at the McCann Center'to
face
our
Red
Poxes.
The men emerged victorious by
a
score of 128-115 after taking
seven of the
13'
events in the dual
meet. Marist boasted six differ-
ent swimmers winning events in
the pool, while senior Devon
O'Nalty took the three meter div-
ing event.
Co-captain Ralph Rienzo won
the 1650 yard freestyle as well as
finishing second in the 500
behind
teammate
Spencer
Hartmann.
In the shorter dis
.:
tance events Marist had three
winners with Josh Sklanka, Greg
Jablon
s
ki
,
and Luke Johnson tak-
ing the 50 yard freestyle
,
400
yard individual medley
,
and 200
yard backstroke respectively.
This past Saturday
,
the men
traveled to Southern Connecticut
State Univer
s
ity
,
where they
edged
the
Owls
158
-
142.
Jablonski
,
a 5-foot-10 senior
,
took home three events for the
Red F
o
xe
s
, winning the 100 and
200
yafd'
t5reas
t
strok
~
s as well as
the 200 yard individual medley
.
The relay teams secured the vi~-
tory for Marist as Jablonski lead
the 200 individual medley relay
team and Sklanka, Rienzo,
Johnson, and Angelo Ciraolo
teamed up to take the 400 yard
freestyle relay.
'
Ciraolo also took the 50 yard
.freestyle as they swept the event.
The divers also had a solid meet
with O
'
Nalty winning the one
meter
and
placing
second
in
the
three.
With the win the Red Foxes
improve to 7-2 on the season.
They hit the Mccann Natatorium
again this Saturday at noon
against the UMBC Retrievers.
The MAAC honored Greg
Jablonski and Devon O'Nalty for
their performances in the win
against Southern Connecticut
State University. The team will
be back in action when it faces
the UMBC Retrievers at the
Mccann Natatorium on Saturday
at noon ..
•
'Fheiletrievers wi4l
post
a stem test for the Red
Fmres,
as
the team has lost only once to the
U.S. Naval Academy
.
Men's tennis doesn't suffer any setbacks at Army Winter Tournament in West Point
By MATT SPILLANE
News Co-Editor
Returning from winter break
and getting back into a routine
can be a
s
luggish process for i,tu-
dents, but the men
'
s tennis team
didn't waste any time getting
back into the swing of things
.
The Red Foxes kicked off the
2008 portion of their season with
a convincing performance at the
.
Army Winter Tournament m
West Point from Jan
.
18-20.
Marist compiled a 19-6 overatl
record during the three day com-
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10
petition, which included teams
from Monmouth
, '
Binghamton
,
St. Joseph
'
s
,
Colgate
,
and host
Army. The Red Foxes went
undefeated in Flight finals
matches on the first and second
day of the tournament
,
taking
home
three
singles
titles.
Sophomore Loic Sessagesimi
,
freshmen Marcus Nordheim, and
Nicolas Pisecky led the way for
Marist
,
all earning victories in
their
respective
singles
matchups
.
Sessagesimi defeated Colgate
'
s
Tyler Decker
,
7-5, 6-2, to earn
the Flight 2 title. Nordheim cap-
tured the Flight 3 title with a
6•~
6-3 victory over Chris Albornoz
of Army
,
while Pisecky took
home the Flight 4 win by elimi-
nating Army
'
s Tripp Johnson, 6-
3, 6-2.
Senior Greg Marks and sopho-
more Christian Coley also pulled
out victories in their consolation
matches
.
The Red Foxes were impres-
sive throughout the tournament
,
winning eight of ten matches
against Binghamton and secur-
ing five of seven singles matches
during the opening round
.
Marist
also won all three of its opening
round doubles matches behind Dartmouth Invitational in New
the pairs of Coley arid Nordheim,
Marks
and Danielson, and junior
Antonio Oliver and freshman
Landon Greene.
Marist then took on St.
Joseph's on the second day of
competition, coming away victo-
rious in six of seven singles
matches against the Hawks. The
·
Red Foxes also defeated the
Hawks in three of four doubles
sets on the day.
The tournament was the first
competitive match that Marist
.
has played since Nov. 4, when
the team participated in the
Hampshire. Following a success-
ful fall campaign, the team
appears to be on track for anoth-
er run at the Metro
.
Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
championship
.
Last spring the
Red Foxes advanced to the con-
ference championship before
falling to Manhattan, 4-1, in the
final.
Marist gets back to action on
Friday, Jan. 25, when the team
travels to New York City for the
ColUiilbia Winter Classic
.
Red Foxes look to "Pack the House" against
MAAC
rival Siena Saints on Friday night
again
,
that would defeat the
whole purpose. It is our immedi-
ate goal to sell out the McCann
Center
,
but we want students to
come back in much the same
way they do for the men's game.
They really get involved in the
men's game. It's really a huge
difference when the students are
away over break. I challenge the
clubs and organizations to get the
students out to be a part of some-
thing special, the first sell out in
women's basketball history.
"
Scouting the Saints
Siena sits in a four
-
wa
y
tie for
fifth place in the MAAC with a
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10
record of 3-4.
The Saints have already been
swept
by
second
place
Manhattan (6-1 MAAC) in the
2007-2008 season
.
The two loss-
es to the Jaspers were by a com-
bined seven points.
The other two MAAC losses
for the Saints came courtesy of
Iona and St. Peter
'
s.
Conversely, Siena has defeated
Loyola
,
Niagara, and Canisius
,
thus, reaching their 3-4 MAAC
mark.
The squad is led by senior for-
ward Larua Menty
,
who is the
current co-MAAC player of the
week. She tallied a career-tying 59
.
28 points at Loyola and shot 75
Marist has won the last six
percent from the floor.
Menty leads the conference in
scoring
,
averaging 20.1 points
per game, and shooting percent-
age, with 57
.
7 per.cent.
As a team, Siena ranks second
to Marist in free-throw percent-
age. The Saints average 75 per-
cent from the line to the Red
Foxes' 81.5 percent.
The Overall Series
The last meeting between
Marist and Siena was in the
MAAC semi-finals last March,
with Marist taking the game, 71-
meetings between the two teams;
however, Siena leads the overall
series, 28-11.
After the game at Marist Friday
evening
,
Siena will return home
to square off with Rider on
Sunday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is set for
2 p.m. in Loudonville, N.Y
.
Reasons
to
Support
the
Program
Be a part of Marist history as
the college attempts to record its'
first sellout in women's basket-
ball history.
Siena is our BIGGEST rival,
and every student loves a good
rivalry.
It's a give-away night: The first
1,000 fans will receive a free
commemorative
"
Sweet 16" T-
shirt,
courtesy of Verizon
Wireless.
Rachele Fitz ranks second in
the MAAC in scoring, averaging
18.2 points per game.
Erica Allenspach is atop the
MAAC in three-point shooting
percentage, at 51.4 percent.
For the complete Marist press
conference,
check Maristcircle.com
Marist prepares to face conference foes Iona and Canisius this weekend after Niagara win
Marist moved into a tie for sec-
ond place in the MAAC with
Rider. Both teams sit at 6-2 in the
conference, but Marist won the
only meeting between the two
this season, 81-80, on Jan. 4 in
Lawrenceville, N
.
J.
Siena currently leads the
MAAC with a 7-1 conference
record and 12-6 overall record.
Siena's lone conference loss
came against Fairfield. Marist
will play Siena in a home-and-
home series that could decide the
MAAC. The second game will
be played at home on Feb. 8 and
will be aired on ESPNU.
The Red Foxes next conference
match-up
takes
place
on
Thursday, Jan. 24 at Iona. The
Gaels are seventh in the MAAC
with a 3-5 conference record and
most recently fell to Rider, 68-
63
, i
n overtime.
The Gaels
'
leading scorer is
senior forward Dexter Gray.
Gray averages 11.2 points per
game and has a season-high of
18.
Although the Gaels' have a 3-5
conference record, this team is
not one to be taken lightly
.
"You can lose to anybody and
we proved that the other night [in
a loss to then 2-14 Canisius ],''
Mihalich said. "That's why the
league's so good. This is a great
place to
·
play. The league's
tremendous and it's just
a
lot of
fwn
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conference,
check Maristcircle.com
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PAGE 10
Marist shuts down Niagara in home rout
By
GREG HRINYA
Sports Co-Editor
With the derisive cheers from
the Marist crowd and the Red
Foxes' smothering defense,
Charron Fisher couldn't find his
shot.
Fisher entered the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) match-up as the
nation's lea
.
ding scorer with 27.9
points per game and Niagara's
deadliest threat on offense.
Covered
predominantly
by
Marist center Spongy Benjamin,
Fisher knocked down just four of
his
21
shot attempts and finished
the night with 17 points. The
Marist defense limited Niagara
to
23
first-half points and defeat-
ed the Purple Eagles, 84-65.
"I thought this was an outsµmd-
ing defensive effort from every-
body who guarded Charron
Fisher, but most especially to
Spongy who did a marvelous
job," Marist head coach Matt
Brady said. "To beat Niagara, I
think you've got to hold Charron
Fisher to a reasonable number,
and to do what Spongy and his
teammates did tonight was awe-
some."
Benjamin also made his pres-
ence felt on offense. The Marist
center scored 14 points and
grabbed
a
team-high
l 0
rebounds. With 17:33 remaining
in the second half, Benjamin
recorded two emphatic dunks on
consecutive possessions to give
.
the Red Foxes a 45-29 lead.
Coach Brady emphasized stop-
ping
Fisher,
and
behind
Benjamin, the Red Foxes
·
held
him to ten points below his sea-
son-average. Benjamin would
not take
all
the credit, however.
"All week in practice, that's
what we've been working on,
getting a hand up and being
there," Benjamin said. "It wasn't
all me."
Niagara entered the game as
the second ranked team in the
MAAC, but the Marist victory
dropped Niagara to
5-3
in the
conference. After Niagara beat
Marist on its home floor
in
Dec.,
the Red Foxes responded with
their second largest scoring out-
put of the season.
After leading
38-23
at the end
of the first half, Marist extended
its lead to
21
on a Spongy
Benjamin dunk with 14:57
remaining in the game.
After losing shooting guard
Louie McCroskey to an ankle
injury against Loyola, Marist
looked to several other players to
balance out the scoring. Dejuan
Goodwin started and contributed
a career-high 14 points, while
Ryan Schneider scored nine
points in 15 minutes. Marist had move forward, and if we can get
five players score in double fig-
Louie back for the MAAC tour-
ures and two others contribute nament we'd love to have him. I
nine points apiece.
think we have enough right here
"It's not going to be one per-
and we'll make a
run
with this
son, it's going to take a team team."
effort so everybody has to step
Mccroskey is currently in his
up just a little bit more to fill final year of eligibility after sit-
Louie's shoes," point guard ting out the NCAA's mandatory
David Devezin said.
year in residency following his
At this point in the seaso_n, transfer from Syracuse.
Brady remains confident in the
Niagara head coach Joe
team's offensive capabilities.
Mihalich hopes that McCroskey
"I think it's a tremendous can return and finish out the rest
strength of our team, and you of his senior season.
can't really say we're going to
"I truly feel bad for
knock this guy out and we're [McCroskey]. I hate to see any-
going to
win
the game," Brady body get hurt, especially a sen-
said. "[There's] a lot of balance ior," Mihalich said.
"I
hope he
on this team and a lot of weapons can get back and finish off some
on offense.
I
think we need to get of the season."
better here and tougher. I don't
In McCroskey's absence, the
really have any issues with our Red Foxes will look to their
offense."
bench to replace the guard's
12.4
Replacing Louie
points per game.
Louie Mccroskey fractured his
D(?juan Goodwin assumed the
right foot two minutes into a road starting role in McCroskey's
contest against the Loyola place and notched a career-high
Greyhounds on Jan. 17 and could 14 points against Niagara.
potentially miss the rest of the Goodwin is no stranger to the
season.
starting role however. The red-
The team hopes he can return in shirt freshman started the first
early March for the MAAC tour-
three games of the ·season while
nament, but Coach Brady is pro-
Mccroskey sat out due to issues
ceeding as if the shooting guard's regarding his transfer.
season is over.
Marist will also rely heavily on
"I'm not optimistic," Brady freshman guard Jay Gavin.
said bluntly. "We're going to Gavin leads the Red Foxes in
rograms
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Redshlrt freshman Dejuan Goodwin scored a career-high 14 points In
the Red Foxes' 84-65 win over the Niagara Purple Eagles
on
Sunday.
The win put Marist Into a tie for second place with the
Rider
Broncs.
scoring with 13.3 points per a lot of good players. They're a
game coming off the bench.
good team."
"[Gavin's] a star," Mih~lich
MAAC outlook
exclaimed. "He's tremendous, With the win against Niagara,
he's
terrific
.
They're going to
miss [Mccroskey] but they have
SEE
"CONFERENCE,"
p.
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