VOLUME 61, ISSUE 20
.
Appointment
stirs up debate
in SGA Senate
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Editor
A recent resident senator's
appointment
caused much ten-
sion and controversy, but was
ultimately a source of reassur-
ance and healthy discussion for
many members of the Student
Government Association.
Sopllomore Christopher
Rivera's
resident
senator
appointment was confirmed by a
vote of 7-2-1 on Wednesday,
Feb.
21
th shortly after an hour
and a half of heated debate.
Rivera was posed a question
before the appointment process
about what he would bring to
SGA. Rivera, a minority student,
responded by saying that' he
would provide a bridge between
students of color and SGA,
according to Robert
Lynch
Director of Student Activities.
"I
thought it was a very worthy
comment coming from Chris,"
Lynch said.
Some senators, however,
felt
that Rivera's answers were not
sufficient.
"I felt that he was saying that
he was only representing minor-
ity students," Speaker of the
SGA Senate, Matt Reiman said.
"He didn't see it as his job to
represent every student. He only
saw it as his job to bring certain
viewpoints to the table."
Rivera was questioned for over
an hour by the members of the
senate, and at times senators felt
the tension in the room was high.
"I really was just shocked that
we just grilled him for over an
hour because people thought he
was just speaking for [ students
of color] and he had so much
more to bring besides that," Julie
Lavin 2009 Class President isaid.
"lt
was unfortunate that
[Rivera] got grilled so badly,"
whenever he was questioned,
certain people took it that his
qualifications were not being
questioned but his nationality."
Rivera was unsure if the hard
line of questioning was motivat-
ed to see how tough his skin was
or to throw him off his center
and in turn sway votes away
from him.
"I
guess• they were asking so
many questions because the
position was that important,"
Rivera said.
"I
did feel like I was
in the hot seat."
Rivera said that
one
of his
goals was to address diversity
issues on campus.
"Once I brought this up that's
when I felt like the questions
were a lot tougher," Rivera said.
"I
did feel uncomfortable at
times."
There was also a point during
the appointment process where
Rivera felt disrespected.
"One person was real passion-
·
ate about me not being
.
there
screaming
at the top of his lungs,
'No,'" Rivera said.
Lynch felt that Rivera was
extremely
articulate
and
answered the questions particu-
larly well, although he did have
issues with some of the lines of
questioning
.
"I thought some of the ques-
tions were good, but some were
repetitive," Lynch said, "He
deserves a lot of respect for
going through the gauntlet, so to
speak
...
he showed his true self."
Some senate members were
equally moved by Rivera's pres-
entation.
"I was impressed with how he
handled himself," Billy Burke
Vice President of Club Affairs
said. "That proved more than
anything else that he was a good
candidate to be a senator."
Ultimately, SGA felt that the
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ANDREW
OVERTON/THE CIRCLE
The SGA election campaigns officially began Monday, March 3 at 12
AM, which meant that candidates began hanging up posters all across
campus. The campaign week will included a speech night and Stuent
Body President debate.
campaigning
ends March
10.
Photo Contest
_
meeting was a meaningful and
remarked Jeremie Hittenmark, necessary one.
Chance to win
up
to $100 and picture
2010 Class President. "My real
"I
think
it
was a
healthy
discus-
bl. h d b M .
.c-.
k
.
problem with how the meeting
pu
lS
e
Y anst 10r mar ebng
sion,"
Burke said. "In the end we
(c1·rculat1·on 50,000+).
went was that yes, there were
proved that we had a worthwhile
some outbursts, but none of it I
candidate."
See Features section for more information
believe was motivated by race...
,
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
SGA expects high
turnout in next
week's elections
By
JOHN RODINO
Circle
Contributor
SGA Elections are right around
the corner.
On
March 10, 11, and
12, students will
be
able to click
the
voting link on the Marist
homepage
and
cast their votes
·
to
elect the new student govern-
ment administration.
Yet,
despite
the apparent ease
of the ballot process, apathy
from the student body has
seemed to have taken a toll
on
voter turnouts in previous years.
During
last
year's election, just
23 percent of the student body
voted,
according to Student
Body President Omar
Diaz.
Current SGA officers explained
their perspectives
on
the trend
of
low voter participation.
"People sometimes,
I
believe,
don't take [SGA] very serious-
ly,"
Diaz said
.
"They think that
it's another high school student
government.
However,
this
organization
is
extremely,
extremely important. [SGA]
directly represents students to
the administration. You have to
be aware of whose making deci-
sions for you and taking
a
gen-
uine interest in you and your
concerns."
"SGA
advocates on behalf of
the students on everything from
guest privileges to cafeteria
hours," Caitlin Struck, SGA
Elections Commissioner, said.
"These are issues that students
care about."
Katie Procter, SGA Director of
Public Relations,
supported
Struck's notion of SGA's role in
bringing about progress around
campus.
"I don't necessarily think that
most students understand that if
you go to a senator
or
it you go
to anyone in SGA, they can
change things to make it better
for you," Procter said.
As the current administration's
term concludes; the
responsibili-
ty of bringing about change in
the 2008-2009 academic year
has been opened to the general
student body. All positions are
currently open for election. To
run for an SGA position, a stu-
dent must begin by coming to
one of three mandatory inf orma-
,
tion sessions that will be held
February 26-28 in the SGA
office
at
9:30 p.m. AHhese meet-
ings, students can
find
out all the
information needed to run for
a
student government position,
according
to
Struck.
Diaz
imparted his advice to
students
aiming to run for office
this year.
"A
lot of [candidates] want
to
go and change
the
college com-
pletely around,
but
they have
to
liOderstand that there are certain
things you can do and certain
things you can't do," Diaz said.
"You can work toward things
and you put them into motion for
the future,
but
it takes a lot of
meetings, a
lot
of debates, and a
lot
of
discussion
to really come
out productive and successful."
With
hopes
of candidates that
will be able to create progress
in
the college, the current SGA
administration saia. that they will
remain optimistic through the
March 10-12 elections. The
organization has a voter turnout
goal of 40 percent of the student
body.
"With
this goal of 40 percent, I
don't
.
think we can go wrong,"
Diaz said.
Struck made it clear
why
each
student should
vote.
"SGA
is
the students' voice for
change," she said.
"Why
then,
shouldn't they care to vote?"
Struck also stressed the impor-
tance of this election for Marist
College.
"You're
voting
for kids that
could potentially give you much
better guest passes or huge
changes in the cafeteria, or what-
ever issue you're concemetl
with," Struck said.
With thirty-four total candi ..
dates, Struck said,
"this
was the
most people that have run colleC'-
tively ... There are good cand~
dates. There are a
lot
of
passimt-
ate candidates."
Election campaigning ends at
12 AM Monday the 10th, at
which point elections will begiq
.
.
The polls will
close
promptly
m
3 PM on Wednesday the 12
and results will be revealed at 5
PM
live on MCTV.
For more information on
the
SGA
candidates,
including
profiles on Student
Body
Presidential
candidate~ go to Page 3
Marist football to join Pioneer League for 2008 season
By
ANDY ALONGI
Media Editor
Excitement was the recurring
theme last Thursday, Feb. 28 as
the Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff
Field press box held its first ever
press conference.
The announcement about the
future of the Marist College foot-
ball program was made by direc-
tor of athletics Tim Murray.
"We are very pleased to
announce today th~t in the 2009
football season, we will join the
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said. ."We have been working
with this conference for a couple
of months now and we are excit-
ed they have extended us an invi-
tation."
The Pioneer Football League
(PFL) consists of 10 schools,
now that the Red Foxes have
joined. The other nine schools
within the conference are Butler,
Campbell, Davidson, Dayton,
Drake, Jacksonville, Morehead
State, San Diego, and Valparasio.
The PFL was founded in
1991
and is one of the few conferences
in the country that competes at
the non-scholarship cost contain-
ment model of football.
"We will be competing in a sta-
ble conference that exemplifies
the standards and overall experi-
ence that we strive to provide for
our student-athletes at Marist,"
Murray said.
Marist
College
president, Dr.
Dennis J. Murray said he was
happy with the way the institu-
tions in the conference put aca-
demics on a very high pedestal.
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KNOWLEDGE OF HIS CAMPAIGN
Dan Pearles examines
why
0bama's campaign
has
been
so sucessful among young voters despite his rhetoric
PAGE5
"We are proud to be included in
a league with schools known
nationally for their accomplish-
ments in the classroom and on
the football
field,"
Marist
College
President Dr. Murray
said.
"Marist
fosters an apprecia-
tion of what it means to be a true
student-athlete, encouraging suc-
cess in academics as well as ath-
letics.
The colleges
and universi-
ties in the Pioneer League share
this same philosophy, so we feel
we have found the right home for
our football program."
The mid-major national
·
cham-
pionship has come from the PFL
the past three seasons. San
Diego, an opponent of Marist
over the past two seasons, has
been crowned champions in
2005
and
2006,
while the Dayton
Flyers won the 2007 title.
'"'I
am very excited with the
opportunity to join the Pioneer
League in
2009/'
head coach Jim
Parady said. "The Pioneer
League is
very
competitive, with
the
last
three
Mid-Major
National Champions
coming
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a preview of the
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and
Women's
MMC
Tournament and highlights from Senior Day.
PAGE 1A-4A
from it. The
league
gives us an
opportunity to play a national
schedule with games from
Florida to
California."
The Red Foxes will join the
league in the
2009
season.
For
this upcoming season, Marist
will compete as an
independent
team, playing six home games
according to Parady.
The Red Foxes'
spring
intrasquad scrimmage will take
place on Saturday, Apr.
19
at
7
p.m. at
Tenney
Stadium
at
Leonidoff Field.
























































THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
www.maristcircle.com
Security Briefs
Marist
ruins
The Circle's best section by
obeying
the
law and code of conduct
By lYLER THUR$0N
3/1 - Campus
John Gildard in Training
Another
motor vehicle acci-
dent occurred outside the
2/26
-
Campus
Chapel· on campus, with no
damages being reported and
In a somewhat pleasant sur-
the on.ly injury being that this
prise, flyers have
recently
been is one of my
.top stories.
found on campus
commentat-
Se.r:iously, a motor vehicle
ing negatively on some of the accident third lead story on the
current political
candidates.
I security briefs? This is what
say "pleasant," because, for
I'm
attempting to pry humor
one, quite frankly
I'm
shocked out of, a car hitting another
many students have finally car? Oh yeah, nothing
spells
mastered the reclusive art of out comedy like a little
.
vehic-
the written word. On a serious ular
mishap.
Let's work
note, however, it is nice to see together and make something
some political
·
engagement on interesting actually happen on
campus, even if it is nothing campus, please, because con-
more than a lot of name-call-
trary to popular belief, I can't
ing. When you're used to only make these things up. Really, I
hearing verbal spats about can't.
whether or not Britney can
stage a comeback,
really,
it
doesn't take much to
impress.
3/1 - Hoop
Well, here's
·a
start - not really.
2/26
-
Townhouses
A student reported a damaged
right fender on his car while it
The police were involved in a was parked in the Hoop lot,
matter occurrine at one of the and a report was
filed,
Townhouses,
in
what appeared although no perpetrator has
to be
a
violation of the col-
been apprehended yet. Ohh, a
lege's drug
poli&y.
Judging fender bender, hold me back
from the police involvement, people. You're lucky all you
I'm going to go ahead and take got in hoop was a bent right
a wild guess that the drug pol-
fender, I almost collapse a
icy in question is not
"J-{ugs,
lung just walking
there.
not Drugs." Although·, I can Seriously, any place that
see some
serious violations
of.
spelled
backwards is
"pooh,"
that too
-
some people try and can never bring good things.
touch you way too much. It's
called personal
space,
people,
make nice with it. No one
needs to be molested when you
3/3, - Lower West Cedar
haven't seen them
since
break-
fast this morning. Wait, what A timely security fire examina-
was I
saying?
Oh yeah, don't' tion turned up the absence of
do drugs. Or hugs. Wearing one fire extinguisher, with no
Uggs, however, is
.
permissible. one being able to loc·ate it at
press time. Well, this can only
be two things. One, a gunning
young chef took their souffle a
bit too far, finding the only
way to save their culinary cre-
ation was to grab the closest
extinguisher - and never return
it. Second, and probably most
likely, an office chair is also
missing, and one unlucky stu-
dent has just taken a party by
storm with his insane trick.
Well, if that is in fact the case,
why stop now? Route 9 isn't
that far away, you can make it.
Go ahead.
The Circle's Public
Service Announcement
Okay, okay, Marist. We get
it.You're all a bunch of law-
abiding 18 to 22 year olds who
would absolutely hate to have
Securjty chase them down in a
ubiquitous white CRV. Despite
the fact that Marist is clearly
killing our .readership by mak-
ing Security Briefs smaller and
smaller with each passing
week, we still hav
7
a few small
suggestions to make sure you
have a safe one.
- Park in your assigned lot:
Seriously, just do it. Nothing
sucks more than going to
Riverview and seeing a large
yellow fashion accessory - for
your car.
- Learn to cook:
Obviously,
some of you only go here
because you could never hack
it at the CIA. Even Comm
majors like us know how to
read directions on a soup can.
The rest of you rieed to wisen
up - or become literate.
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.
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as free speech under the
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Constitution.
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Defined:
An UrbanDictionary for
the Poughkeepsie
inclined
Shwasted (adj.)
:
Used
to
describe a Marist
freshman after a
"wild night"
in Gartland.
Not
that
i t actually happens. We
are a dry
campus after all
...
See also:
The
Loft,
fake
IDs, poor
Judgement
Midterms (n.)
:
Soul-crushing
tool of
both
adjucts and tenured
professors alike. Used to interro-
gate one's
knowledge
and kill
their GPA.
See also:
cramming,
"I
should've paid attention,"
mass
withdrawal
from selected courses
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A look at the
·
SGA Presidential candidates
Joseph DeLisle
Year:
Class of 2009
Major:
Political
Science with a
Business
Minor
Pqlitical Leanings:
"Common
Sense
Conservatism"
SCA Experience:
General
Meµiber, Resident
Senator,
Executive V.ice President,
Committee Chairman
Leadership Experience:
Lea~ership
Team of.the Catholic Students Association
Clubs:
Campus Ministry, Marist College
Republicans,
Political
Science Club,
Phi
Sigma Alpha
Three specific changes you want to make:
1.
Combat
high
book prices
by making
ISBN's
easily accessi-
ble well before the beginning
of the next semester.
2.
Make clubs not
jump
through
as many hoops
as
they cur-
rently do and
work
on
reforming the budget to help clubs get
the resources
necessary to
do
big events.
3. Put
.
the
Student
back
into Student Government and truly
represent
the needs and
concerns of the student
body.
Why should we pick you over other candidates?:
I
am
the
only candidate
who has
the
experience necessary to bring
about
change.
No one
else has experience as not only
a club
president, but
also as
an elected member
of student govern-
ment.
What is SGA's biggest problem right now?:
The
biggest
problem
with Student Government is that it has forgotten who
it represents.
We
need to put
the
Student
back
into Student
Government.
One thing most people don't know about you:
I was the
only Marist
student selected to attend the Student Conference
on United
States Affairs (SCUSA) at the United
States
Military Academy
at West Point.
Who
i
·
your
fayorite
Ninja Turtle? Why?:
I
would
haY.s:. to
go
with
Leonardo because
•
of the
high
regard
he has for actipg honorably and doing
Ule
right
thing.
Staplers to return
to library after
spring break
By
ASHLEY ALFIERI
Circle Contributor
"I'm glad we will have access
to staplers soon," freshman
Dana
Nichols said. "We pay so much
Thanks to
strong efforts
born
to attend Marist, the least they
sophomore
Class President could do is
'
give
us
a few sta-
Jeremie Hittenmark,
staplers will ples."
soon
be
available to students in
Also, students find
the
unavail-
the
library.
ability of staplers difficult
The effort
to
place staplers
on
because they need to meet the
campus
bas been ongoing demands of certain professors.
throughout
the fall
2007
and
"One of my teachers said on
spring
2008
semesters. Former the first day of class that if a
resident senator Nicole Johnson paper was
handed
in without a
was
trying
to solve the issue last staple then it would be consid-
semester, before going abroad at ered late and there would be a
which
point
Hittenmark decided
penalty," said Heather Reznik,
to look
into
the
issue.
another freshman student dis-
·
"It is something that I was traught over the lack of staplers.
always approached about,
·
so
I
Hittenmark considered similar
decided
to do something about opinions from the student body
it,"
Hittenmark
said.
and sat down with the Assistant
He found that staplers
had been
Director of the Library Cathy
available to students in prior Carl. Together they chose the
years, but after continuous cases best way to approach the stapler
of stapler theft, the
library
decid-
issue. They considered cost,
ed
not
to replace them.
location, and maintenance before
To
prevent
theft in the future finally deciding on the current
the new
plan calls for staplers be s o
l u
t
i o
n
placed
on a table directly across
The Student Government
from the main library desk, Association has agreed to pay for
under
the
watchful eye of the the cost of the staplers. They
librarians
.
Also, the staplers will plan on ordering them soon, and
be attached to large wooden hope to set up the library area
blocks to make it impossible for after spring break.
students to sneak them into their
Hittenmark hopes to provide
bags.
staplers in other areas on cam
-
Life without a stapler can be pus, including Donnelly and
pretty difficult, according to Dyson. He is also working on
Marist students. Some believe placing a computer in Jazzman's
staplers are an inexpensive Cafe for the use of students liv-
request that the school could eas-
ing across the street.
ily grant.
Erik Zeyher
Year:
Class of 2009
Maj
or:
History, Secondary
Education
Political
Leanings:
Moderate
SGA
Experience:
Vice
President of Student Life SGA,
Chair of Student Life
Council, Member of Student
Life Council, Champagnat Hall
President, Champagnat Hall
Adviser, Upper West Cedar Adviser
Leadership Experience:
Resident Assistant, National
Residence Hall Honorary President, Entrepreneur
and'
Co-
founder my own company, Cousins
DJ
Clubs:
Campus Ministry, Intramural Soccer, Teachers
of
Tomorrow
Three
specific
changes
you
want to make:
1.
Have the Student Government Association improve
on
being the ears and the
voice for the student body.
2.
Increase involvement in student government along with
gathering student
opinions. After gathering student opinions, use that
informa-
tion to make a positive
change on our campus.
3.
Continue to make Student Government Association
an
organization in which
students feel comfortable coming to in which they can state
ideas, concerns or
ask questions.
Why
should we
pick
you
over other candidates?:
I
feel
that my combination of
dedication, experience, and ability to communicate with
many
different students
across our campus ma.Kes me tne 1aea1 canaiaate.
One
thing most people
don•t
know
about
you:
l
can
jump
on a
pogo stick over
40,000 times without falling off. It's sad that I know that:)
Who is
your favorite Ninja Turtle?
Why?:
Leonardo
because of his strong will and determination, plus my
favorite color isblue.
2008 SGA Spring
Election
Candidates
Student Body
resident
rikZeyher
oe DeLisle Jr.
hris
Cardella
esident
Senator
(5 Positions Available)
mcent Anthony
hris Waters
atthew Reiman
atthew Lubrano
oseph Gentile
ichael
Sweeney
my Ghio
hristopher Kozak
rendan Smulllen
ommuter
Senator
(2 Positions Available)
oan
Patemaster
avid Serratelli
ichell Perez
onald Johnson
lass
President
2009
ulie Lavin
lass
Historian
2009
elly Laturner
Class
President
20
I 0
Steve Townsend
Jeremie Hittenmark
Aforme
Agawu-Kakraba
Class V ..
P. 2010
Anne
Shannon
Robert
Capua
Class Historian
2010
Bridget Sullivan
Class
Secretary
2010
Jane Sheehan
Class Treasurer
Theresa Domanico
Class President
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Andrew
Clinkman
Paul Brooke
Class
V.P. 2011
Jess Turgeon
Nicole
Pernice
Class Secretary
2011
Caitlin
Colquhoun
Ana Cabrera
Class Treasurer
2011
Frank
Pagliaro
Christopher Cardella
Class:
Class of 2009
Major:
Social Work
Political
Leanings:
Moderate to
Liberal
SGA Experience:
The only
experience
I
have
is voicing
my
opinion to
the SGA and
asking
questions
of our rep-
resentatives
Leadership
Experience:
Former Vice-Chairman
_
of Marist College Republicans; Crew
Team Captain
in high school; President of Alianza Latina-the
Latin
Alliance
in high school
Clubs:
Social
Work Association; Marist College Republicans;
Chapel Choir
Three specific changes
you want to
make
1.
Condom
machines on
campus
2.
Deregulate
the flyer policy of the'administration
3.
Improve
the communication between the student body and
SGA
Why should we pick
you
over other
candidates?:
I
am
ready arid willing to work with the STUDENTS, not just the
SGA
members or the administration. I am here to further
the
will
of the
student body. I am willing, ready and able to work
on
and fight for any issue regardless of its size.
What is SGA's biggest
problem right now?:
there is too lit-
tle communication
between
students and the SGA. They need
to refocus on better representing the student body tlian they
currently do.
One thing most people don't
know
about
you:
My uncle
played
in
the '80s band Dire Straits and at one time dated
Madonna
Who is your favorite Ninja
Turtle? Why?:
Leonardo
because
he had the two swords
Be
rep
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resented!
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Let the
voices
of the Marist
community be heard.
PAGE5
Student_s support Obama without knowlege of his campaign
By DAN PEARLE$
Staff
Writer
I like Sen. Barack Obama. I
~hink
he is a courteous, articu-
late
man
who
genuinely
telieves that he has a good
t
an for America. It would be
ce, however, for him to fill
e American people in on
what exactly that is.
As for his
Democratic
oppo-
ntnt Sen. Hillary CJinton, we
al~eady know the positions that
sh~ takes on the issues.
Tle
partisanship and deceit of
the Clinton's has been around
for all too long on Capitol Hill
and I do not think that anyone
would mind not having to hear
another one of her shrill
laughs.
As unpopular as the Bush
administration is, I still find it
amazing that one of these two
Democrats is likely going to be
the next president of the United
States.
There
'is
little to no difference
on what the Democratic candi-
dates stand for. Both support
withdrawing troops from Iraq,
universal healthcare, granting
amnesty to illegal aliens, and
abortion rights
.
In other
words, they're both hard-line
liberals.
Why then, is Obama so popu-
lar among the youth while the
~ame Clinton has a negative
connotatio:ij?
We live in a very material,
superficial society where most
people would choose style over
substance any day.
Barack
Obama understands and has
taken full advantage of that
sad
are
nice things, I was under the
impression that we are voting
for the next President of the
United States in November, not
a
motivational
speaker for col-
lege students.
Obama has run a campaign
based on
nothing but
rhetoric
and it is pathetic that
·
the
American people, especially
college
students, have let him
Obama has run a campaign based on nothing but
rhe~oric and it is pathetic that the American peo-
ple, especialy college students, have let
him get
this far.
fact.
'fhat statement does not
imply that Hillary Clinton is
honest
or
has any kind of sub-
stance
whatsoever.
That could not be further from
the
truth.
The one, and probably only,
thing I will give Clinton credit
for 1s that she has made it clear
what she will do when she
becomes president, which is
enough
to
give
many
Americans nightmares.
Obama is portrayed as a
vibrate candidates wp.o sup-
ports
change
and
hope.
While "change" and "hope"
get this far.
That is not
a
knock on
Democrats
or liberalism in
general, but the fact that a man
who held the same positions as
all the other Democratic candi-
dates is probably going to the
next Leader of the Free World
for no other reason than the
fact that he can speak well.
I could live with this sad state
of affairs if this misconception
of Obama was held only by
Democrats. If they feel that he
best represents what their party
stands for then that is their
decision.
What stuns me is when I hear
LE'ITERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY:
conservatives or moderates,
Republicans or Independents,
.
say that Obama is their candi-
date.
It
is no mistake that National
Review voted him as the Most
Liberal Senator of 2007, mak-
ing him one of the most parti-
san politicians in Washington.
While I know that college kids
tend to lean to the left, but I
have a hard time believing that
many of them know that fact
about Sen. Obama.
I talked to many students,
Democrats and Republicans, to
find out their opinions
on
Obama.
While some conservatives say
they will stick to their princi-
ples and support Sen. McCain,
others say they will consider
voting for a man who shares
·
none of the same beliefs as
they do. I ask all Obama-sup-
porting Republicans to revalu-
ate their beliefs or to do some
research, whichever options
applies.
There is nothing wrong with
supporting Barack Obama for
president just as there is noth-
ing wrong with having liberal
tendencies.
He advocates
changing the way things work
in Washington and fqr that I
give him credit.
Those who support him, how-
ever, have to understand the
implications of an
Obama
pres-
idency. Obama supporters in
Border States should under-
stand Sen.
Obama's
views on
illegal immigration.
because I've yet to hear wher~
Obama
stands on this the most
critical of issues.
A free pass by the media an9
a lack of information among
his supporters has propelletl
him to the brink of being
the
most
powerful
person in thp
FROM BARACKOBAMA.COM
Barack Obama (above) speaks to the masses. Voted the Most Liberal
Senator of 2007, Obama may have a message that has different
impli-
cations than college students realize, despite the
information
available.
Members of religious organ-
izations should be aware of his
pro-choice record, such as his
vote against banning partial
birth abortions.
·
All Americans should know
how the senator plans on win-
ning the War
on
Terror,
world.
The next time you are ev~
sitting around your roorp
claiming you have nothing to
do, turn on Fox News or check
I
out
CNN's
Web
sitt;.
You'll be amazed at how
important reality is.
Nader
likely to
both affect
o~tcome
and
.
to lose
By
GINA
FIGLER
Circle Contributer
At 74 years old, and after 4
consecutive
losses,
Ralph Nader
is back on the campaign trail.
This begs the question: after so
many losses, why does h~ con-
tinue to run? In a recent inter-
view with "Meet the Press,"
Nader explained,
"If
there was
no other reason to run--other
than civil liberties-it'd be
worth
it".
As a Green Party candidate,
many of the principles that
Nader is running on behalf of
are environmental. He wants to
adopt a carbon pollution tax and
use solar energy as the main
energy source. Many people
support Nader's efforts. Dana
Nichols, a Marist Freshman
explained, "I like him
because
he's persistent.
He
really
believes in running for environ-
mental issues, not fame".
Nader differs from the other
candidates on several issues.
Few people realize that one of
Nader's goals is to impeach
Bush and Cheney. Granted, they
were responsible for the war in
Iraq, but impeachment, really?
That seems a bit harsh.
Matt Freed, a student at
Marist, described his opinion as
such, "There are many issues
invelved ia
'Qii
dectiGll
that are
more important than the ones
Nader stands for. He should stop_
wasting his time and money run-
ning for president and try to
accomplish
things
another
way".
At first glance, Nader's deci-
sion to run doesn't seem like it
will have much impact, but
many people underestimate him.
In the 2000 election, Nader won
over 2 percent of the votes.
Many people who voted for
Nader in that election
are
inde-
pendents and liberals who
Democrats believe would have
voted for Gore had Nader not
been a candidate. Essentially,
Nader was responsible for elect-
ing the very man that he is now
trying to impeach.
Nader and the Green Party
don't see it that way. According
to the Green Party's Web site,
"Greens will continue to affect
election outcomes- and some-
times win.
But
Greens have no
power to steal votes from
Democratic
candidates, because
no candidate
owns
anyone's
vote except for his or her own.~•
Even so, it's hard to ignore the
Democrats concerns. The race
for the White House in 2008
is
shaping up to be anoth« close
one, where
2
percent of voters
can ultimately be the deciding
factor.
In addition to
"stealing
votes,"
there were other issues that sur-
rounded Nader's candidacy in
the 2000 election. Namely he
claimed that the outcome of the
race didn't matter. His campaign
Web site contained a quote by
Michael Moore that read, "A
vote for Gore is a vote for
Bush". This remark will certain-
ly haunt him in the upcoming
election.
It
is admirable that in the face
of defeat Nader continues to run,
defending 'the principles that he
believes in. However, after 17
years and several failed elec-
tions it seems to
be
time for
Ralph Nader to throw in the
towel and find another venue to
voice his concerns. A presiden-
tial election in which his partici-
pation could potentially change
the outcome of the race doesn't
seem like the appropriate time
or
place.
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FOCUS!
PAY ATTENTION!
ARE YOU LISTENING TO
ME!?!?
These few words are heard
numerous times a day
.
by senior
guards
Nikki
Flores
and
•
Courtney Kolesar.
However, in the early morning
and afternoon hours, they are
keeping their elementary and
high school students focused in
the classroom. In the afternoon it
comes from women's basketball
head coach Brian Giorgis.
These two members of the Red
Foxes back court are
student
teaching during the spring 2008
semester at local schools in the
area.
Flores was placed at
Spackenkill High School in
Poughkeepsie, teaching 11th
grade United States History and
12th grade Government classes.
Both classes are required to
graduate in the New York State.
"I teach five classes, three his-
tory and two government class-
es," she said. ''The seniors are
the government class."
Kolesar was placed at WW
Smith Elementary School, teach-
mg sixth graders, also m
Poughkeepsie
.
The typical day for each of
these individuals starts much
earlier than that of an
average
college
student
taking a full
course load.
"I
have to get up at 6:30 in the
morning and be in by
7:
15 or
7:20," Flores said
.
"I get
three
periods free and I have to do
lunch duty; that is an interesting
experience every day. I'm done
at 2:00 and I usually stay after
for 15 or 20 minutes in case any-
one has to make up anything or
anyone has any q
u
estions."
"I always get there at 7:30
[a.m.] and it's a lot of prepping
and talking with the teacher and
he's telling you what you're
going to be doing for the day,
what lessons you are going to
teach," Ko
l
esar said of her typi-
cal day. "I get out between 2 and
2:30
most days, then either I
come here have PT for my knee,
then I [ do a lesson] plan and go
to bed."
Flores said the days are differ-
ent, but student teaching does
have its positive aspects.
"It's
like being back in high
school again" she said.
"In
col-
lege you have one or two classes
in a row or one or two classes in
a day and then you are done.
With this I'm in 7:30 to 2, but I
guess its good because you don't
h
ave anything after 2, you just
have to go to bed early."
Ko
l
esar finds t
h
e semester
teaching quite enjoyable.
"Honest
l
y, it's a little more
work because you are doing les-
son plans," she said, "but it's
m
ore focused on one thing rather
than doing all your classes and
differen
t
subjects it's something
you really want to do. I love
-
it so
I think it's better than going to
classes."
Flores was selected to the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) second
team along with teammate junior
guard Julianne Viani. She aver-
ages 9.7 points per game and
shoots 88 percent from the free-
throw line. Her career high in
points is 21, which she tallied
against Manhattan on Feb. 24, in
a 71-61 victory at the McCann
Center
.
Flores said many of her post
graduation plans are still up in
the air, though she has many
options
.
"A lot of it
is
up in the air," she
said. "My first option is to be a
grad[ uate] assistant. I really want
to be a grad[ uate] assistant here
but all the positions are taken we
don't have a grad assistant posi-
tion anymore so I'm hoping if
s'Omebody
leaves which I hope
not, the fact that the
coaching
staff is really good here, but if
anyone does happen to leave I
hope coach thinks of me; a
l
so
playing professional basketball
overseas. I've gotten some let-
ters for tryouts, just to get seen
by scouts so that's another
option. I'm going to hold off ?n
teaching. I'm going try and
coach and maybe teach further
down the line."
Kolesar has sat this season out
due to a knee injury. However,
last season she saw minutes in all
35 of the Red Foxes contests,
averaging
11.4 minutes per game
and scoring 108 points on the
season. She also shot 8-for-10
from the free-throw line.
After college Kolesar has
would like to coach or teach.
"I want to either try to be a grad
assistant or to teach high school
or maybe college, something like
that," she said.














































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Marist builds momentum for MAAC tourney
By
GREG HRINYA
McCroskey returned two selection, reemerged with 13
Fisher to 17 points on 4-for-21
Sports
Co-Editor
weeks early, an~ all he did was points against the Greyhounds,
shooting. The defensive per-
play 32 of 40 mmutes and score and Spongy Benjamin con-
fonnance contributed to the 19-
In one
weekend, the Red Foxes
18 points, including 4-for-5
tnbuted a double-double with 17 point victory.
went from quarterfinal fodder to
shooting on three-pointers. Not points and 13 rebounds.
With the entire team healthy,
dark
horse contender in the even McC~oskey expected a per-
Ben Fanner attributed the Coach Brady feels his team has
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic fonnance hke that.
team's success to McCroskey's as good a shot as anyone despite
Conference (MAAC) tourna-
"I didn't expect to have a game ability to draw defenders his being a No. 6 seed.
ment.
like this today to be honest with way.
"I think all the pieces are
After edging Iona, 67-60, on you,'' McCroskey said after scor-
"Having
a guy like Lou back on there," Brady said. "I
think
on
Friday
night, Marist put forth
ing 18 points against
·Iona.
"I the floor, just him being out Jan. 17 when Louie went down
one
of its best efforts of the sea-
definitely thought [ the ankle there,
changes
everything," we were in first place, and I
·
son by steamrolling over first-
injury] was the end of my colle-
Fanner said. "I probably got thought we had the best team and
place Loyola, 82-64. With the giate career. It's funny, I normal-
open a lot more than I would
maybe
we still
do
have the best
loss, Loyola dropped to fourth in ly get down in situations like without him so it definitely team. We'll find out, but at this
the
MAAC and Marist, a No. 6 that, but I've been through,_ so helps."
point we have to be the best team
seed, is·
now
set to face No. 3 much in college I just took it.
With Marist riding high after only for
one
game and that's got
Niagara in the quarterfinals in The people around me kept me two straight conference wins, the to be Saturday night."
Albany, N.Y.
on
Mar. 8.
positive."
team will prepare to take on the
In addition to stopping first
The
Red
Foxes had dropped
Coach Brady did not know Niagara Purple Eagles
on team
all-MAAC
selection
three
straight games heading into what to expect when the senior Saturday night at 10 p.m. in
-a
Charron Fisher, the Red Foxes
last weekend, but the two wins returned from injury either.
game that can be seen on the will have to contajn second team
created
a
tremendous amount of
"Well I didn't know how Louie MSG network. The Red Foxes selection
Tyrone
Lewis.
momentum
heading
into what was going to play to be honest split the season series with the Although Lewis struggled in the
could be the most competitive with you," Brady said. "I didn't Purple Eagles by virtue of each first match-up, the sophomore
MAAC
tournaments
in recent expect it. I wouldn't expect any-
team defending its home court. poured in 26 points in the second
memory. The top six teams are body to come back off of really Marist fell in the first meeting, meeting between the Foxes and
separated by just two conference two days practice and do what lie 76-67, but bounced back with an :purple Eagles. If the· focus
ames.
-
rout o
iagara m t e remains
on
Fisher, Lewis could
g
J·ust did."
85 64
f N'
·
h
For Marist, it is no surprise that
McCroskey's presence has
McCann Center.
emerge as a candidate to carry
the
2-0 weekend coincided with allowed some of his teammates
Marist emphasized shutting Niagara.
senior Louie McCroskey's return to benefit as well. Ben Fanner down the nation's leading scorer,
Regardless,
Ben
Fanner
·
to a~tion. After injuring his ankle scored a career-high 20 points Charron Fisher, in the second believes his team maintains a
in a Jan. 17
game at
Loyola, against Loyola and averaged 18
meeting and held the senior to high confidence level heading
McCroskey was expected to miss points in Marist's two wins. Jay his lowest scoring output of the into Saturday night's contest.
the rest of the season.
Gavin, a MAAC all-rookie team season. The Red Foxes held
"I feel good. We've had two
solid wins, and we're starting to
put together more of a 40-minute
game which is encouraging,"
Farmer said. "Guys are starting
to mesh a little bit better, and
we're going to take advantage of
this whole week and try and get
better."
JAMES REILLY
/
THE
CIRCLE
Senior Louie McCroskey returned to the Red Foxes llneup after being
sldellned since Jan. 17 with an ankle Injury. In his
first
game back
against Iona, McCroskey scored 1B points In 32 minutes of action.
Captains
·
go
·
out on top
MAAC Scouting Report
By
GREG HRINYA
Sports
Co-Editor
Wi
_
th the Red
Foxes
holding
an
18-point lead with 43 seconds
left
to·
play
against Loyola,
Marist head coach Matt Brady
began
subbing out
his
seniors. As
captains
Ben
Fanner and Ryan
Stilphen headed to the bench, a
raucous roar erupted 1n the
McCann Center and the ttvo sen-
iors ~al1ced'offto a standing ova-
tion.
"It's a special feeling," Fanner
said. "You put so much time and
effort into
the
game of basketball
and just to have that moment, I
can't really describe it, I'm
speechless, the best feeling
ever."
Marist's· 82-64 win over then
first-place
Loyola marked
not
only a huge momentum-builder
going into the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
tournament, but the last game
these two seniors would play in
front of their home crowd.
Farmer and Stilphen could not
have
picked
a better way to go
out.
Fanner
scored a career-high 20
points
and
went 5-for-6 from
three-point
range. Stilphen, the
Bay Village,
Ohio
native, poured
in 10 points and grabbed nine
rebounds.
Coach
Brady
acknowledged
the contributions that
Fanner and Stilphen have
made to. this
program.
''I've said
all
along that
these two
guys
have
real-
ly been the
heart
and
soul
of our program since
rvc
been
here,"
Brady
said.
"Marist
basketball,
we're
going to
move
forward
when they all leave, but
we'll have a different
look. We'll have to
go
find some guys with huge
hearts
because
we lo.
c
not just two, we lose
a
bunch, but we
lose
two
young,
.
special guys in
these two guys."
Historically, both
play-
ers rank among the best to
play at Marist. Fanner is
tied for seventh
all-time
in games played, ninth
in
three-pointers made, and
With nine rebounds against
Loyola, Stilphen moved to 645
career rebounds, good fur fifth
all-tinie in Marist history. The
redshirt senior is just 11
rebounds away from moving
ahead of Miroslav Pecarski.
Stilphen is also 16th on Marist's
scoring list with 1,140 career
points. He reached the 1,000-
rmiflt
rtlnt~au on
J;m 4 in the
Red
Foxes ~l-:80 win
~in~
Rid.er.
He is tbe 25th pla~r tb reach tbe
1,000-point club.
Stilphen has been a part of this
program for five· years and
Senior Day represented an emo-
tional game for the captain.
"It was definitely a little bit
emotional before the game,"
Stilphen said. "We've had a lot
of good times in that building
and we-just wanted to come out
and try and play hard. Me and
Ben we're talking about it last
night, just trying to come out and
get a victory, and I think that's
why you saw such great effort
and such intensity throughout the
game."
For the last four years, Farmer
and Stilphen have been the faces
of Marist College basketball.
Loyola head coach Jimmy Patsos
recognized both players for how
they represent this school.
"I love Fanner and Stilphen,
they're good kids too, they repre-
sent your school well," Patsos
said. t'Not that you need me to
tell you that, but as an outsider
they do. Stilphen and Fanner are
just classy kids arid they play
hard, they've gone to the NIT,
they've won games, and won at
Oklahoma State and they've
been around."
Prior to Marist's rout ofMAAC
rival Loyola, seven seniors were
honored. Tn
addition to Farmer
all.d ~tilpheA ~rist hobore.d
~nteri' Spo1fgy BIJijamirt, tuftrd
Louie McCroskey, captain Shae
McNamara, guard Joe Keegan,
and team manager Ashley
Mahon for their contributions to
Marist basketball.
For Farmer, the Senior Day cer-
emony and' the upset win over a
team
vying
for the regular season
MAAC title signified the perfect
way to end his home career.
"That's about as good as it gets
right there," Farmer said. "A
great win, a great effort from this
team, and like coach said, we put
together pretty much a 40-minute
game and that's what we've been
striving for."
Stilphen and Fanner will have
a chance to extend their colle-
giate basketball careers this
weekend in the M_AAC tourna-
ment in Albany, N.Y. The Red
.
Foxes will face the Niagara
Purple Eagles at 10 p.m. on
Saturday, Mar. 8 in the quarterfi-
nal match-up.
10th in three-pointers
JAMES
REIU.Y/THE
CIRCLE
attempted. Fanner alson,e
Red Foxes honored seven seniors befo,;, their 82-64 win against the
ranks fifth in three-point
Greyhounds on Senior Day. Ceptalns Ben Farmer (left) and Ryan Stllphen (right)
field-goal percentage.
played their last home game after
spending
four seasons
In
the program.
By
GREG HRINYA
Sports Co-Editor
As 10 teams
prepare
for the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MA.AC) tourna-
ment, there
are
six players
among the
top
six teams worth
watching. Each player's success
will likely
determine
each of
their
respective team's success.
Final tandings
·1.
Siena
2.
Rider
3.
Niagara
4.
Loyola
5.
Fairfield
6.
Marist
7.
Iona
8.
Manhattan
9.
St. Peter's
10.
Canisius
Match-ups
Friday night
Game 1: Manhattan vs. Saint
Peter's
Game 2: Iona vs. Canisius
Saturday
Loyola vs. Fairfield
Siena vs. Game 1 ~inner
Rider
vs. Game 2 winn~r
Marist vs. Niagara
Jason
Thompson,
Rider, 6-
foot-11
Thompson is the reigning pre-
season MAAC player of the year
and the likely favorite for player
of the year. The MAAC named
Thompson to the all-league first
•
team along with four
other
play-
ers. Thompson averaged 20.2
points per game (ppg) and 11.8
rebounds per game (rpg) for the
second-seeded Rider
Broncs.
Thompson delivered an astonish-
ing
performance
against Siena
on Feb. IO when he scored 26
points and grabbed 24 rebounds.
Thompson ranks second in the
nation in rebounding and accord-
ing to ESPNU, and he is likely to
be a first-round draft pick in the
NBA Draft
in
June.
Charron
Fisher, Niagara,
6-
f oot-4
As ESPNU described him,
Fisher is a No. 2 guard that plays
like a No. 4 forward. Although
Fisher struggled mightily in his
team's 84-65 thumping against
the Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie,
Fisher led the nation in scoring
with 27.7 ppg. The senior also
averaged 9.3 rpg. Fisher led his
team to the NCAA tournament
last season after Niagara upend-
ed Siena in the MAAC tourna-
ment final.
Niagara head coach Joe
Mihalich attributes all his team's
success to Fisher.
"He is just a man-child, he just
gives you everything he's got,"
Mihalich said. "He's got to get
mnly ~essive.
Per11Dfl!lllY
I
hit\,&
n
irobldfi'\vit!'fhtiW
tak~
ing tough shots]. Some people
are going to say he shouldn't do
it, but I could care less. The kid's
the reason we win, he's a war-
rior."
Tyrone Lewis, Niagara, 5-foot-
11
A second team all-MAAC
selection and a preseason first
team selection. The sophomore
averaged 18.0 ppg against the
Red Foxes this season, including
27 points in an 84-65 loss in
Poughkeepsie. Lewis averaged
15.9 ppg this season and shot 48
percent from the field. With
Marist's focus on containing
Fisher with suffocating defense
in the two teams' last meeting,
Lewis could be a player to watch
to pick up the slack if Fisher
struggles.
Kenny Hasbrouck, Siena, 6-
foot-3
Siena's junior guard averaged
15.7 ppg and shot 47.5 percent
from the field. Hasbrouck's mar-
quee perf onnance came against
the Red Foxes when he scored
35 points on 14-for-21 shooting
in the Saints' 97-88 overtime vic-
tory. Hasbrouck was a first team
all-MAAC s~lection after being
named to the preseason first
team and finishing as a second
team all-MAAC player last sea-
son as a sophomore.
Gerald Brown, Loyola, 6-foot-
4
.
The MAAC named Brown first
team all-conference for the sec-
ond straight season. Brown joins
Fisher and Thompson as the
other two players earning first
team all-MAAC for the second
straight season. Brown scored
18.8 ppg and grabbed 5.0 rpg.
The senior erupted for 24 points
in Loyola's first meeting with
Marist, but senior captain Ben
Farmer held Brown to IO points
on 3-for-11 shooting
·in
the
rematch.
Brady made a point of men-
tioning Farmer's defense on th~
all-league player.
·
"Obviously we're all going to
pay attention to the numbers and
points, but Ben's defensive per-
formance against Gerald Brown
was maybe one of the best
Gerald Brown's seen all year."
Louie Mccroskey, Marist,
6-
fdti?'S
~fter
transferring
from
Syracuse, McCroskey earned
preseason second team all-
MAAC honors before' playing in
a conference game. The guard
from the Bronx, N.Y. led the Red
Foxes in scoring with 12.2 ppg
despite missing 14 games. The
Red Foxes are 12-4 with
Mccroskey in the lineup and 5-9
without him. The senior scored
24 and 22 points lJgainst Wright
State and UMass,
respectively.
With Mccroskey back in the
lineup, the Red Foxes are a dif-
ferent team.
"When
you have an all-league
player that's out of your lineup
for an extended period of time it
changes your team," Coach
Brady said. "I thought that when
Louie got hurt, Ben and Jay
Gavin and our other guys were
playing at a very high level, and
when you take an all-league
player out of your lineup it
changes your lineup:''
Favorite: Rider
Although Siena is the No. 1 seed,
the Broncs and Saints both fin-
ished 13-5 in
·
the MAAC. The
two teams split the season s~es,
but Rider displayed its offensive
capabilities at Siena in the two
teams' first meeting. Rider won
89-75 and shot 53.8 percent from
the field, including 45 percent on
three-pointers. Jason Thdmpson
will be the difference-maker. The
senior averaged 24.5 points and
22.5 tebounds in the two match-
ups against Siena.





















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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2007 •
PAGE 3A
Foxes
enter
MAAC Tourney as
powerhouse
By ERIC ZEDALIS
Media Editor
An old sports adage says it is
t~>Ugh to beat a team three times
io
one
season.
Well, on its way to a number one
seed m the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
tournament, Marist ( 18-0) beat
every team twice this season. So
do the math.
The Red Foxes need to beat
three teams a third time this
weekend at the Times Union
Center in Albany, N.Y. to earn
their fourth MAAC champi-
onship in five years and punch
another ticket to the NCAA tour-
nament.
Giorgis said what makes beat-
ing a team a third tim~ so diffi-
cult is that they can prepare to
play you more effectively than
you can prepare to play them.
"We've beaten a team twice, so
we're not making adjustments to
what we've done," he said.
"
When you've won 18, you're
not going to make adjustments.
Other people might make adjust-
ments
,
so that's kind of the diffi-
cult
thing.
They're preparing for us know-
ing what we do
.
.. We can't do
that
with
them.
We're going to prepare for what
we'.ve seen so far, but if they're
making adjustments, then we're
going to have to make adjust-
ments during the game
.
. "
Making in-game adjustments
has rarely been necessary for
Marist
,
who beat MAAC oppo-
nents by an average of 18.8
points per game (ppg) this year.
In
fact, Giorgis wishes the team
had been more battle-tested dur-
ing the season heading into the
tournament.
"I'd like to have had more clos-
er games, but the kids have done
a great job," he said.
"If
the kids
are going to beat somebody by
more than whatever, you can't sit
there and let them score a few
times so we can make it close
down the stretch
.
"
The Red Foxes did end the sea-
son with three "grind-it-out" vic-
tories though.
The first was at home against
Manhattan
,
a team that also
played Marist to the wire on Jan.
13
m
a
61-59
loss.
The last meeting between these
two on Feb.
·
24, the Red Foxes
.
had to withstand two great Jasper
runs to hang on, 71-61.
Then came the home-and-home
series against Saint Peter's to end
the season. Both games resulted
in 13-pohlt Marist wins, but the
second game was much closer
than
the
score
indicates.
The Peahens were tied with the
Foxes with six minutes left in the
game before Marist went on a
run and closed out its perfect sea-
son
m
the
MAAC.
That final game against Saint
Peter's was a "gut-check" game,
according
to
senior
Meg
Dahlman.
"I
think it was really difficult
for us to play Saint Peter's
'
back
to back," she said.
"I
think with
a team like Saint Peter's, they
'
re
such a talented; well-coached
team, they gave us a really good
test for what we can expect in the
MAAC tournament, and what
we're
made
of.
With them going on runs late
and us being able to recover, it
really showed us what we're
made of."
Giorgis, however, already
knew what the team is made of
-
winners
.
All but four of the 13 on the
team roster played on last year's
MAAC champion team, with
Dahlman, Rachele Fitz,
Nikki
Flores and Sarah Smrdel all hav-
ing been named to the MAAC
all-tournament team at least
once.
"They know how to step it up
during
that
time.
They're very focused right
now," he said.
First Round/Quarterfinals
By virtue of its top-six standing
in the conference, Marist earned
a first round bye as the bottom
four teams compete in two "play-
in" games Thursday afternoon.
No. 7 Loyola will take on No.
I
0
Rider followed by No. 8
Canisius vs. No. 9 Niagara.
The quarterfinals on Friday fea-
ture Marist playing the winner of
the Canisius/Niagara game at
l
:30 pm, No. 2 Iona vs. the
Loyola Rider winner, and No. 3
Fairfield vs. No. 6 Siena (See
scouting report for a complete
list of game times and match-
ups ).
The Canisius vs. Niagara game
is a rematch of the season finale
that saw Niagara win at home in
overtime,
65-63.
The two western
N .Y.
teams
split games this season with
Canisius winning its home game
63-57 in the first meeting.
Marist beat both teams with
-
ease this season, but might prefer
to
play
Canisius.
The Red Foxes blew out the
Golden Griffs at home, 93-66,
and then embarrassed
.
them in
Buffalo, 91-46.
Whichever team Marist faces in
the first round will have one
advantage though, according to
Giorgis.
"(Our opponent] will have
played the day before on that
court," Giorgis said. "Plus, both
of them played Siena at the
Times Union Arena during the
season. So we know that what-
ever team we play in the first
round will have played there
twice, and we haven't."
Also, Marist's 45-point victory
over Canisius on Feb. 10 actual-
ly came on the strength of junior
guard Julianne Viani's career-
high
25
points.
Viani sat out the last two games
of the season due to sickness,
and her status for the tournament
is day-to-day.
"We still don't know if we'll
have Julianne.
If
we do, it'll be
in a limited capacity," he said.
During Marist's last two
.
games, Giorgis rotated freshman
Elise Caron and sophomores
Lynzee Johnson and Brittany
E;ngle.
Caron got the start for the first
of two games to close the season
against Saint Peter's on Feb. 27,
and scored nine points in her 27
minutes of action.
The Quebec native said that she
feels no added pressure as a
starter, because she is not coming
in to assume Viani's role on the
team.
"We're not the same kind of
player," Caron said.
"I
think
she's a really good player, and
it's hard to do the same things
that she does. But, I think every-
body has confidence in every-
body else, and everybody can do
something good. So
I
just feel
that I'll do my best, and every-
body around me will help me to
be better."
Engle and Johnson also con-
tributed six arid
11,
respectively,
in the first Saint Peter's game,
and Johnson went on to score 12
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Erica Allenspach (#10) has been a huge addition to this team as a
freshman. She averaged 6.8 ppg and shot an astounding 52 per-
cent from beyond the arc. The Foxes wlll look to her to keep up the
stellar shooting all throughout MAAC tournament play.
the next game against the onship, as will Marist's previous
Peahens
.
tournament
experience
.
Johnson gives Marist the out-
However, the key for Marist will
side shooting threat it misses be to execute the way they have
with Viani out indefinitely, all year, according to Giorgis
.
according to Giorgis.
"We have to have good balance
"Lynzee's been great," Giorgis in
our
scoring.
said. "To me, she's the best sixth
We've got to play good team
person in the league
.
She gives defense, stay out of foul trouble,
us instant offense
,
she makes and then it's just survive and
things happen."
advance. It doesn't matter what
How Marist
'
s guards step up in you win by, as long as you win."
Viani's absence will certa~nly
For MAAC tournament
factor into whether or not Marist updates
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Media Editor
All-MMC 1st Team
On
Monday Mar. 3, the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) announced its All-
MAAC teams as selected by the
MAAC coaches
.
These players make their team
go, and will l_ikely be difference-
makers come tournament time.
Rachele Fitz, Marist
Fitz, a 6-0 sophomore forward
from Seven Hills
,
Ohio, finished
second in the conference in scor-
ing (18.9 ppg), fourth in
rebounding (7.6 rpg), first in
field goal percentage as she con-
nected on 56.4% of her attempts,
and second in free throw percent-
age (88. l %). Fitz, this year's
Preseason Player of the Year, is
in
the top
fO
in the nation in both
field goal and free throw percent-
age. She earned Player of the
Week honors five times this sea-
son.
Sabra Wrice, Fairfield
Wrice, a 5-8 junior guard from
Riverside, N.J., fmished fourth in
the league in scoring with an
average of 16A points per game
and third in steals (2.21 ). She led
the Stags in scoring in 20 of the
team's 29 games this season and
made 57 three-pointers, a team
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Senior guard Nikki Flores has managed the floorthe last four year for the
Foxes. In 2008, she complied 292 points, 92 assists, 92 rebounds, and
an 88% free throw percentage. Flores led the team into the Sweet 16
last year, and wlll look
to
lead her team to
at
least a repeat performance.
high. Wrice, a 2006-07 All-
MAAC First Team selection, was
named MAAC Player of the
Week in December after scoring
24 points in an upset win over
Boston College.
Caitlin Flood, Manhattan
Flood, a 5-11 senior forward
from Blairstown,
N.J.,
was third
in the MAAC in scoring (17.0
ppg), fifth in field goal percent-
age (49.7%), and eighth in free
throw percentage (80.5%). She
led the Lady Jaspers with an
average of 6.1 rebounds per
game and contributed 2.8 assists
per contest. Flood, a 2006-07
All-MAAC Third Team member,
posted a career-high 28 points
against Fairfield on February
27th. She was a three-time
Player of the Week selection.
Tania Kennedy, Saint Peter's
College
Kennedy, a
5-5
junior guard
from Edison, N.J., led the
Peahens
in
scoring with 14.5
points per game. She set a new
career-high with 28 points at
Niagara
on
January
25th.
Kennedy is also a tenacious
defender, finishing second in the
league in steals with an average
of 2
.
3 per contest. She is a candi-
date for MAAC Defensive
Player of the Year.
Laura Menty,
Siena
College
Menty, a 6-1 senior forward from
Wilbraham, Massachusetts, led
the MAAC
in
scoring with 19.4
points per game, while shooting
55.1 % from the field. She is an
81 % free throw shooter and aver-
ages 33.68 minutes per game.
Menty, a 2006-07 All-MAAC
First Team selection, had one of
the best individual performances
of the season at Fairfield on
February 16th. She scored 31
points on 10 of 12 shooting and
converted 11 of 12 free throws.
She received MAAC Player of
the Week honors three times this
year.
Final Standings
1.
Marist
2.
Iona
3.
Fairfield
4.
Manhattan
5.
Saint Peter's
6.
Siena
7.
Loyola
8.
Canisius
9.
Niagara
10.
Rider
Favorite: Marist
Marist is ranked 20th in the
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
and 24th in the AP Poll.
They have beaten everyone in
the MAAC twice, and done so by
an average
of 18.8 ppg.
The Red Foxes should have no
trouble with the winner of the
Canisius vs. Niagara game, but
JAMES RBLLY/
THE CIRCLE
Redshirt
Senior Meg Dahlman will look to end her career as a Red Fox
on
top. The 6-3 center compiled 39 blocks, 39 steals, 280 points, and
201 ~bounds. Dahlman experienced the thrill of victory In the MAAC
tournament last year, and will look to help her team experience
it
again.
Match ups:
look for the Manhattan vs. Saint Thursday, First Round
Peter's winner to give the Foxes
Saturday
,
Semifinals
Game 7
:
Game 3 W
i
nner vs.
Game 4 Winner, MSG, 9:30 a.m.
Game 8
:
Game
5
W
i
nner vs.
Game 6 Winner, FSNY
,
11:30
a.m.
a tough game in the semifmals.
The final should also be a tough
game, and Marist will probably
have to beat either Iona or
Fairfield.
Marist struggled to
beat Iona in the finals last year.
Iona's Lauren Defalco missed a
lay-up with 30 seconds left in
regulation that _would have put
the Gaels ahead, but instead let
the game go to overtime where
Marist won 64-57.
Game 1: #7 Loyola
Rider, 12:00 p.m .
.
Game 2
:
#8 Canisius
Niagara, 2
:
00 p.m.
Friday, Quarterfinals
vs. #10
vs
.
#9
Game 3: #2 Iona vs. Game 1
Winner
,
MSG, 9:30 a
.
m
.
Game 4: #3 Fairfield vs
.
#6
Siena, MSG, 11
:
30 a.m.
Game 5: #1 Marist vs. Game 2
Winner
,
MSG, 1 :30 p
.
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Armor for Sleep bassist talks new music and 014 fans
By JOSEPH WALSH
Circle
Contributor
New Jersey based rock quartet
Armor for Sleep has been mak-
ing a name for themselves since
2002 through their signature
instrumental sound and attention
grabbing
vocals.
Their latest effort, "Smile for
Them," has
brought
them main-
stream success with hit singles
"Williamsburg" and "Hold the
Door."
I
got a chance to talk with
bass guitar player Anthony
Dilonno about the new record,
Brooklyn
hipsters,
and
"Transformers."
Are you
-
guys
touring right
now?
We actually just got off
tour a week ago, so currently we
aren't touring.
I ask
because
looking
at
your
tour dates, you
are on the road
a
lot
more than the
average
band.
Yeah, it's great. It's been
something really good for us to
play in front of people and get
our music out there while play-
ing with other bands from differ-
ent genres.
"Smile
for
·Them" is your
third album. Do
you
feel that
you
have earned your
way
onto
shows
like
TRL as opposed to
acts
that
are created for
MTV
and mainstream
·
consumption
off the
bat?
I really don't know
because I don't concern myself
with that. We are our band and
that is all I really worry about.
We started as a band in 2002, and
we toured in a van for a very
long time. So I would say we've
paid our dues and it's nice to
start to have different things hap-
pen for us that were goals in
mind when we started the
'
band.
Ben Jorgensen [singer
/gui-
tarist] appeared in a Rolling
Stone
article regarding fash-
ion.
Has yollr much discusse~
change of
style
altered
your
live
performance or the
way
people perceive
you?
I don't
know. I guess I've never reallY,
concerned myself with that. We
just wear what we want to wear.
I don't shop at
.
designer clothing
stores. I'm not trying to
impress
anyone. There are plenty of
bands with certain shticks, but
we've never really been
a band
like that.
I
don't
really
know that
we're going for a certain:
look
or
anything.
Have you faced any hipster
backlash
for
the
track
"Williamsburg,"
a fun poke at
the Brooklyn scene, or have
people realized that it's just a
tongue and cheek thing?
I
think
people should realize that.
But
we have faced a
little backlash,
.
just a few things on
message
boards
and
stuff.
The song was written
about
peo-
ple who take themselves
too
seri-
ously, they are sort of feeding
what we were trying
to
get
across. There
are plenty
of peo-
ple who say, "That's
hilarious,"
and they can laugh at them-
selves; which is what we were
going for. I'm glad the song is
there
because
we have seen some
interesting reaction to it.
If you could pick the next sin-
gle what would it be? Do you
have any ideas for a video?
At
this time I probably
can not
say.
We've
been throwing out some
ideas for
different
songs
but
we
don't even know what
the
next
single is
going
to
be. It's a coop-
eratiye
-
decision
with
the label,
art management, and our friends
even. There are
some disagree-
ments with what songs
should be
good
but
you know at some
point, you
have to
settle. For
this
record,
everything
has been
real-
ly good because things have
been so obvious to
everybody.
Everyone is
on the same page,
which is great. The next
one
is
going
to be
something pretty
insane.
Your song "End of the
World"
is
on
the
·
"Transformers"
soundtrack.
Were you guys fans of the show
and toys growing up?
I was. I
was really
young,
but I remem-
ber
that
I
used to
love
it
when I
was a kid. I don't
know what
happened but I remember
very
few
things
about
the
show
besides, at one point in
my
life
.I
had the pajamas,
and
the sheets
and
stuff.
But
you know
I was
like super young. I think the rest
of us kind of
felt
the same way
about it. I
know Ben
was a big
fan of the show also.
I feel like its one of those
shows that you love when
you 're a kid but you easily for-
get when you're older due to
the quality; probably also due
to the fact that it was so terri-
bly written.
It was just exploit-
ing the fact that we were going
to buy the toys.
Exactly. I mean,
the show was
created to
sell
mer-
chandise.
Have you had a favorite
interview so far?
I
can't
really
say.
Nothing
comes off the
iop
of
my head
[for
a publication]. I
know
probably
the
best
inter-
viewer I've ever done an inter-
view
is
Jim
Shearer
[MTV
/MTV2
host]. I
love
whenever he
interviews
us.
What music are you guys lis-
tening to right now?
.
Is that
influencing the direction you
Then stop in and see us at,
PAMELA LITKY
might take new music in?
Yeah,
of course.
I
mean whatever we
are listening to at all times influ-
ences,
you
know, what's going
on in our
lives,
or the music. I
know Ben is listening to a lot of
Bryan Adams. He's a big fan of
that. I think PJ [DeCicco
-
Guitar] is
listening
to the new
Silverchair record a
lot.
We
always have an interesting mix
of
what
everybody in
the
band is
listening to. That's kind of what
separates
of from other bands in
our genre.
I
read on your Web site that
for Valentine's Day, you invit-
ed the fans to have cupcakes
.
with you before the show.
Oh
yeah,
that was fun.
I
thought that was really nice.
I've never heard of a band that
has done something like t'1at
who has also achieved the
amount of mainstream success
that you guys have.
People
·
kind of get the image that
artists on MTV don't have the
same level of interaction with
the fans as ones that are less
renowned.
I think we do [things
like] that
because those are
who
the most important people to us
are:
the people on our street team
and the people who have been
with
us all along. If we didn't
have them
then
we would just
have fair-weather
fans.
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Bright
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floral patterns,
seventies
styles, safari
prints and
gladiator
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splurging on.
By
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Staff Writer
Spring is
right
around the cor-
ner
and
every-
one
knows
what
that
means. Warmer
weather,
the
beginning
of
baseball
sea-
son, and spring
fashion
has
arrived.
So;
what are the
must-have sta-
ples for spring
2008?
One
of the
biggest trends
for spring is·
bright colors.
Yellow,
pink,
blue and purple
are popular
and
can
brighten up
a simple pair of
jeans.
If
bright
colors
really
aren't
your
thing, you can
try
wearing
them in
smaller
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as in a
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A pop of color
can really bring an outfit
together.
Another important spring look
is floral patterns. Red and light
pink tlowcrs have been incor-
porated into
mini-drcs
cs and
blouses. making this design a
hit
on
the
runways
.
Gardening
and
flo\V\:IS
are two things that
are associated with sptingtime
and using them a an inspira-
tion for clothing is n creative
idea.
Many might think this
look
can be
done
wrong and they
would be correct. Too much
design in any gam1ent is disa
-
trous, so
this
look should retlect
a simple elegance. I think that
in
a day dress, a floral pattcm
looks
sweet
and
pretty.
Nordstrom has some simple
and classic floral dresses by
Halogen
and Marc Jacobs that
would spice
up
any wardrobe.
Seventies tyles have re-
emerged with a new twist. The
bright colors and bold patterns
add embelli hmcnt and reflect
the
energy of that era. These
styles can also be foun<l in
casual dre ses and tops, and are
versatile for wearing day to
night.
Forever 21 i on board with
this
trend and offers some
dresses in
bright plaid
patterns.
They also sell loo e-fitting
tunic tops elaborately decorated
in
fun
designs.
Now you can
buy
an outfit sporting thi trend
all for a great price.
One
of the things I love about
fashion is that it enable us to
look
into
the
past. With certain
styles from past decades com-
ing back every season, we get a
chance
to study ome of that
fashion and get
ideas
for our
own wardrobes.
Ethnic or safari prints have
been
seen on the runways dur-
ing fashion week and have
trickled down
to
department
and specialty stores. Old
1
avy
has
done
a
lot
of advertising for
its spring collection. lt featur~
short dresses, halter tops in
bright
colors and patterns, and
rompers
.
Colors such as forest
!,'fCen
and maroon arc
used to
echo
that
tribal feel.
After vi\.·wing this collection,
I really
like
a lot of the looks.
By
choosing to wear a blouse or
top that is beautifully adorned
means that the rest of the outfit
needs
to
be kept simple. fhc
best way lo wear this look is by
pairing a top with a simple pair
of jeans or khaki pants to set off
the entire look. Old ,wy also
offers a
wide
array of jewelry
and accessori~s to complete this
look, such as chunky beaded
necklace
·
and bright hoop ear-
rings.
Sandals and flip-llops are
always essential for spring but
thae
.ire
also variations on
them to keep up with the trends.
This sp1ing, many sandals con-
tain bold p:itterns and prints.
Sometimes
just
wearing a
faui.:ier style sandal
can
make a
plain outfit exciting.
Gladiator
•
andals have also
emerged on
the
runway and in
certain stores. I really like this
·tyle
of sandal and plan on
ime ting in a pair for spring.
T
bought a gold pair of gladiator
sandals a fe"'
years
ago during
the sprmg and felt like they
added elegance lo my look.
The great thing is that gladia-
tor sandals can be worn
y.
ith
some many difterent looks.
They look nice with a pair of
denim capris, shorts or a flowy
skin of drcs:,. Most of them are
flats but this spring l have seen
some with a bit of a heel, mak-
ing them feel dressier. They arc
versatih: and
work
with
almo.
t
any outfit you choose and with
the right accessories you too
can
feel like a
Roman
god<lcss!
Spring
L
'
one of my favorite
seasons mostly because of the
fashion
.
I love to wear skirts
an<l casual dresses again after a
long
winter. lt's exciting to see
how our favorite basic styles
are altered every year and give
us an opportunity to
try
some-
thing new. I hope you too will
consider adding some of these
trends
into
your
spring
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I was in my room, trying to procrastinate for as
and singing along until your neighbors decide
that enough is enough. Or perhaps the Cabaret
would tickle your fancy. The Cabaret never gets
old. Friendly faces, fried food, and the luxury of
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I
heard a crashing noise
outside of my door. It did not sound dangerous,
and in fact it was followed by laughter. I opened
my door to find that my next door neighbors, who
I am proud to call my friends, had devised a game
of water bottle bowling. Granted, the noise was a
bit over the top and the game did not go as well
as planned (that using tennis balls as a substitute
for bowling balls never yields the same results),
but we were at least entertained for a while.
I
personally love a good trip to the mail room.
The excitement, the anticipation, and the possible
jubilation one experiences when they see that yel-
low slip in their mailbox that just screams 'some-
one loves me!' is just precious.
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It is almost March and still the winter's snow
and bitter cold plague us. While snow fights and
sledding can be fun, it is imperative for people to
find ways to entertain themselves while remain-
ing indoors. Bowling is always an option, but
there are other things that students can do to keep
t)).e cabin fever at bay.
For instance, who does not love a good dance
party?
I
see no problem with blaring the music
The very same inventor of water bottle bowl-
ing came up with the ingenious plan of a relay
race around our dorm. The course invo\ved
combing your entire way through the 8th floor
dorm and whoever reached the middle lounge
first won. Needless to say, she participated in this
alone, but this very time consuming and tiring
exercise can be applicable for any dormitory of
choice.
These ideas, as out there as they may seem, will
certainly leave you entertained. If all else fails,
spring break is just around the comer.
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Whats in a Nail
?
By
ASHLEY POS
IM
ATO
Staff Writer
I hate the different lengths. I loathe the obtrusive
cutifles.
I
am disgusted with the jagged finish.
I
despise the sharp, un-~uffed angles. I am repulsed
by the remnants of electric blue polish that has
been chipping away for nearly a month
.
taking down my ponytail, and embracing my inner
woman, and
I
was every bit a woman thank you
very much, hello did I not say SENIOR prom?
Anyway, assistance from my mom was going to be
necessary ifl was to rearrange my appearance with
any level of success. First it was. the dress.
I
must
preface by saying that being
4' 11"
and in an ele-
gant dress shop is not exactly the most comfortable
of situations.
And if a sufficient explanation has not yet been
provided l
will just
blatantly announce that
T
abhor
my fingernails, and all that they represent. It does
not help, by the way, that as I sit here typing I
am
forced to recognize these disgusting, brittle; un-
manicured extensions of my fingers, as
an
intrinsic
part of my externa
l
self. Blech!
We can forget about the fact that every dress
with
f
any amount of flare from the waist down made me
look like a wedding-cake topper, and let me jttt.t-
say that I after trying on thirty-eight dresses
I
was
finally forced to accept the fact that whatever dress
I finally chose, no matter how beautiful the intri-
Territorialism increased analogously.
It might not seem typical to ascribe such strong
emotion to a seemingly insignificant entity;
mak-
ing it vital to divulge the legacy that precedes my
current frustration, one that has been incubating for
over nineteen years.
cate detail ran along the bottom, would have to
be
At the sight of my hideous hands with no chance
altered dramatically to compensate for what I
of salvation my mom suggested, actually she
lacked in height.
demanded that I get a full set of tips, acrylic ones
.
Also a perfectionist, this caused initial devasta-
Not having long nails since infancy I was immedi-
tion, however in response to my mother's encour-
ately excited by the opportunity
.
Although I.have many theories about the source
that has incessantly fueled the fire behind my feel-
ings,
I
have not yet been successful in identifying a
single foundation
.
agement, God bless her, I eventually acknowl-
The nails were incredible, for the first time in my
edged my shortcomings (no pun intended) and life my hands had fingers rather than sausage links.
selected the dress that was designed to compliment · It was not the fake nails that projected eventual
the top rather than the- bottom. Satisfaction, not hatred, but the process of removal.
And so the list of possibilities, starting with the
most preliminary and
,
following chronologically to
my present presumption. All have contributed
largely to the hatred
I
hold for my nails, so in no
order of importance ... here goes:
perfection, but the prom would go on! So, so must
As
I
tried to re-enter reality once the magic of the
I! Next was the hair which was a pleasure in rela-
prom, which was a majestic fairytale, subsided
I
tion to the near breakdown
I
suffered while shop-
returned to my athletic lifestyle which required
I
ping.
lllll.putate the acrylic nails.
A pleasure, despite the discovery my mother
After prying and soaking and sc
r
eaming and cry
-
I
was sixteen-years-old and going to the senior
prom. Not only was it incredibly cool to get asked,
but my parents were actually ttllowing me to go!
Good-bye being babied, hello independence. My
only issue was with the multitude of mandatory
preparations. Not exactly identifying as a prim and
proper princess I was a little apprehensive about
made as I sat in the stylist's chair
.
'
ing I suffered my second prom induced breakdown.
As I flipped the pages of the magazine that was A project that amounted to four hours of agonizing
providing entertainment during this entirely too self-destruction I managed to de
-
claw mys
e
lf, and
long of a process, my mom noticed my nails. My I have no problem using the animalistic connota-
fingertips were red from the biting that I was still tion because what took place would indeed qualify
doing to ensure legitimate
.
and justifiable victory as primitive behavior.
over the couch cushions, which have by the way
With my real nails almost completely removed
,
been upgraded to leather over the ten year span.
my post-prom hands looked significantly worse
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than they ever had before
.
I
call this theory "the
after-prom aftermath
.
"
Regardless of the damage I imposed on my nails
,
they have been able to revita
l
ize and return to me
numerous times
,
and in their fullest capac
ity
.
They have remained loyally attent
iv
e to my needs,
yet I continuously abandon theirs.
.
As I stare at the little survivors attached to my fin-
gertips I finally realize the nostalgia they emit.
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Calming communication
to manage
stres
·
s
By CHRISTINE SAVOIA
Circle Contributor
affect you on a physical level.
According to WebMD, stress
can not only make you irritable,
jumpy, and unable to concen-
trate, it can also cause muscle
tension,
headaches,
stom-
achaches and nausea. So if you
don
jt
want to tackle all of your
issues feeling like you've got
one nasty hangover, the first
step is to realize it isn't the end
of the world.
amount of confidence both ver-
bally and nonverbally enhances
your overall image.
It
is impor-
tant not to seem too overconfi-
dent or too unsure of your self.
Firm handshakes, maintaining
eye contact with the interview-
er, sitting upright, and speaking
in a strong (but not overbearing)
tone are all easy ways to accom-
plish this.
Answering questions truthful-
actually might be okay to show
a little bit of stress. I can't speak
for all of them, but most teach-
.
ers like to see that students actu-
ally care about their grades and
work hard to achieve them.
Dropping the smallest of cues to
imply that, inwardly, this whole
bad grade ordeal is slowly sap-
ping your life force, may help to
get a little sympathy out of your
professor. However, you do
actions rather than his
personal-
·
ity. "It's unfair you
didn't
pult
your weight" works better than
"You're
a
lazy idiot."
With spring just around the
bend, you 're probably being hit
left and right with all sorts of
sticky situations you'll need to
talk your way through. Many
students are beginning to inter-
view for summer internships,
and for seniors who are going to
get a less-than gentle push into
reality this May, interviewing
for those fulltime jobs is going
to be a big priority. You may be
shocked by a grade when
midterms are posted and find it
necessary to speak to your pro-
fessor about that ghastly C
that's soiling an otherwise per-
fect GPA. And let's not' forget
the hellish housing process:
what to do about the friend
whose priority points are drag-
ging the rest of you down,
agreeing on where you want to
live, demanding to know why
housing screwed up and placed
you in Upper West, etc.
In terms of looking for a job,
think positively and realistical-
ly. Doing so will fare much bet-
ter on your mental health and
.
most likely increase your
chances of accomplishing your
goals.
If
you :re expecting
to
find a dream job
_
with an amaz-
ingly high salary, you're likely
to find yourself immersed in
disappointment.
"Communicating
the right amount of
confidence
both
verbally and nonverbally enhances your
overall image.It
is important not to seem too overconfident or too
unsure of your self."
set as a whole and begin inter-
fering in your ability to perform
sports, do work, or maintain
relationships. Setting up an
appointment with your profes-
sor communicates that you do
take the class seriously and rais-
es your image in the eye of the
professor.
If you ask how you
can improve your grade, he or
she is most likely going to tell
you what to do, sacrificing
those fifteen minutes in office
hours will most likely pay off
.
.
As for housing issues, the two
words to remember are "hon-
esty" and "compromise." Don't
be afraid to make your wishes
known to the rest of the group.
Likewise, don't assume your
opinion is the only one that mat-
terS. There's bound to be issues
you
will
have to deal with dur-
ing this process, so make sure
no one in the group is keeping
anything concealed. Say six of
you swore you'd all be living in
Fulton and one member decided
to slack off last semester, now
single-handedly dragging all of
your points down.
If
the rest of
you still like "lazy friend" but
want him out of the group
because he didn't do his part, be
honest with him. When explain-
ing the situation, focus on his
As a group, everyone will'
need to be honest about where
and with whom they want to•
live. This is where compromise
'
will come into play.
Be
assertive if you feel no
one
iS"
listening to your opinion and
try
to pick up
on
nonverbal
cues
from
other
members wh6
appear to be keeping quiet just
to keep the peace. You
are
all'
most likely friends, so if you
,
want to
maintain healthy
rela-
.
tionships and decrease every-
.
body's stress level,
be open and
work together toward
a
com-
_
mon
goal.
If
you are one of those people
who stresses easily, the main
thing to remember is to relax.
An overload of unnecessary ten-
sion is going to wear down your
mental health and possibly
For the interview itself, plan-
ning ahead will definitely
increase your ability to connect
to the interviewer. Research the
company's history, activities,
and values to show that you are
already knowledgeable about
the organization and are serious
in applying for the job. This will
also boost'
your confidence,
which will be one of your most
important
tools.
Communicating
the
right
ly will also make
it
easier to
maintain your poise, even if you
may be embarrassed by the
answer. Interviewers may throw
out questions unrelated to the
job, such as asking you about
your strengths or weaknesses as
a person or about your goals in
life. Being honest will naturally
allow you to remain positive
and make you appear more like-
able and personable.
-
Approaching your professor
about a bad grade
requires much
of the same principles, but
you '11 definitely want to tweak
them a bit. For one thing, here it
want to demonstrate confidence
here as well if you truly believe
.
you deserve something better.
I think one very important
motto people should live by is
"Don't bum your bridges". So,
even if the professor did make a
mistake, keep in mind the fact
that he or she is still in your life
for another half a semester and
be polite when asking them to
take a second look.
If
the bad grade is your own
fault, going in to talk to your
teacher is better than getting
mad at the world. -Getting angry
or sad can aggravate your mind-
In all of these situations,
"'
remember to keep your cool and:
maintain a
sense
of confidence .
.
If you feel like you're not being
heard, stand up for yourself, but
keep
in mind
the degree to
which you are
being
assertive.
Above ,all, be yourself, and_:
you'll
be
able to
deal
with stress
much better.
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Softball goes 2-3 at College of Charlestown Invitation
By
JUSTINE DECOTIS
Staff Writer
In
the second of two games
Friday, the Red Foxes faced
Akron and dropped the close
_
The Marist Women's Softball game by a score of 2- 1.
Team traveled to Charleston,
Akron pitcher Christina Swierz
Squth Carolina over the weekend kept the Foxes quiet throughout
for the College of Charlestown the game, striking out twelve.
Invitational.
Marist was having particular
Tbe round-robin style tourna-
trouble with her change-up.
ment included games against
"We realty struggled with the
UNC-Wilmington, Akron, East change-up and couldn't seem to
Tennessee,
College
of make any adjustments," Marist
uharlestown,
and
Howard. head coach Erin Layton said fol-
The Red Foxes battled to a 2-3
·
lowing the game.
record, bri:p.ging their season
In the loss, Melissa Giordano
r_ecord to 4-6.
had two of the team',.<, three hits
In
tb.e first game Friday against and drove in the only run for the
lJNC-Wilmington, the Foxes Foxes.
Heather
Viola started the
were tr~ated to a complete game game for the Foxes and went six
by
pitcher Megan Rigos. She solid innings, allowing two runs
allowed one hit and two runs
-
on six hits.
a.long the way with nine strike-
Saturday was a rough day for
quts, as ~farist coasted to an 8-2 the team, as they ~egan by losing
w;
to
East
Tennessee
16-1.
'M¥:
At the plate, right-fielder • The game did not start well for
J~ssica Green went 2-for-4 with the Foxes, as starting pitcher
three RBIs and a two-run homer.
Kristen Merlino allowed six runs
~~rist lead the whole way, scor-
in the
top
of the first.
ing seven runs over the first fours
The scoring for East Tennessee
i¢\ings. UNC-Wilmington came continued in the third when they
back with two runs in the bottom pushed seven more runs across
of
1
the fourth, but that was as the plate.
close as they got the whole
Eight starters for East
ga~e. Marist added one more Tennessee had hits and seven
rim in the top of the sixth to collected at least one
RBI
during
ro~d out the scoring.
the
offensive
onslaught.
The Foxes were only able to
manage four hits against East
Tennessee
pitchers
Marissa
Haverman and Amanda Hardy.
Game Two on Saturday against
the College of Charlestown was
a
classic
pitchers'
duel.
The game was scoreless until the
top of the eight, w~en Kristie
Shifflett hit a two-out, two-run
home run off of Marist starter
Megan Rigos.
The Red Foxes were unable to
score in the bottom of the eighth,
ending
the
game.
The two teams mustered only
ten hits combined in the game
and both starting pitchers went
the distance.
Marist bounced back from a
tough Saturday, winning Sunday
7-2
against
Howard.
The Foxes' bats that had been so
quiet the day before banged
out
a
season-high 13 hits.
Caitlin
Carpentier started for Marist and
earned the win. She pitched four
innings, allowing five hits and no
runs with seven strikeouts.
Megan Rigos pitched the final
three innings for Marist and gave
up two runs. All nine outs
recorded by Rigos came via the
strikeout.
Marist jumped out to an eatly
lead, scoring four runs in the bot-
tom of the first and tacking on
two more in the bottom of the
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Senior starter Meghan Rigos pitched a one hit complete game on Friday
against UNC-Wllmington,
striking
out nine in the process. She
Is
current-
ly
3-2 on the year with a stellar 1.85 ERA. This weekend she pitched
19.2 innings with a
1.42
ERA and 29 strikeouts. Marlst Is 4-6 so far.
third. Melissa Giordano, Alison collected one RBI on two hits to
Catenacci, and Pamela de la go along with a run scored.
Llave led the four Foxes offen-
.
The Red Foxes continue their
sively. Giordano collected two season Thursday with a double
hits, one RBI, and scored two header against Army at West
runs. Catenacci knocked in two Point. Game
1
begins at 2 p.m.
runs on three hits. De la Llave with Game 2 following at 4 p.m.
Women's lacrosse loses first game of season to Albany
By
MATT SPILLANE
News
Co-Editor
By taking a 3-2 lead over
Albany with 13 :26 remaining in
the first half, it appeared ·as
though the Marist women's
lacrosse team might be on its
'Yay to a triumphant start to the
~008 sea~on. However, the Great
Il>anes to6k over from that point,
outscorinS the Red Foxes 13~3
tjie rest of the way and taking a
ts-6
vi
·
ctory over Marist.
•
The coOiest, originally sched-
dled as a hcime game, was moved
'
tp Albany due to snow storms in
the Hudson Valley a,rea.
It
was
Marist's second consecutive
~cbeduled home game that was
tnove;-4 or pojtponed. The team
was supposed .to t,egin its season
at home on Wednesday., Feb. 27
;gainst Lafayette, but in~lement
S.veather forced that game to be
•
•
.
rescheduled for March 13.
Six different players scored for
Marist; which was down 7-4 at
the half, bt1t Albany proved too
much down the stretch. The Red
Foxes trailed by four fur most of
the second half, with Albany
holding onto a 10-6 lead for an
8:00 stretch, but then the Great
Danes rattled off five consecu-
tive goals to seal the win.
Albany, 2-1 this season, was led
by sophomore midfielder Kayla
Best, who tallied four goals
.
Midfielder Jodi Battaglia and
attack Tee Ladouceur, both
freshmen, recorded three goals
each for the Great Danes. Marist
head coach Tanya K-0towicz said
that Albany took advantage of its
chances while the Red Foxes
could not convert theirs.
"They craved the ball," she
said, "andwe didn't capitalize on
our opportunities. We kept losing
our momentum and making fun-
damental mistakes."
Junior midfielder Cristin
Begley, who had a goal and six
groundballs, said that Albany
was also a hard-hitting club that
played a dirtier, more physic;il
game. Senior goalkeeper Liz
Burkhard, who made 13 saves,
agreed.
"They were very aggressive,"
she said, "and some of the calls
went their way."
Both players said that posses-
sion time was also a deciding
factor in the game, with Albany
boasting a 16-7 advantage in
draw controls.
"They can make or break the
game," Begley said.
Albany also outshot Marist, 40-
22, including firing 12 more
shots on goal than the Red
Foxes. Marist's goals were
scored by Begley, sophomore
midfielder Liz Falco, junior mid-
fielders Stephanie Garland and
Megan White, junior attack Kate
Noftsker, and senior attack Ali
Carnabuci.
Falco led Marist with five
shots, all on goal, but could not
get much offensive production
throughout the game.- The team's
tandem of preseason Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) co-players of the year,
Falco and senior midfielder
Lindsey Diener, combined for
just one goal and one assist
against
the
Great
Danes.
Kotowicz said that the highly
productive pair was not necessar-
ily shut down by the Albany
defense, but that the Marist
offense as a whole had opportu-
nities, but simply failed to con-
vert
.
However, Kotowicz did say she
was pleased that the offense
spread the
ball
around, resulting
in six players tallying goals for
Marist.
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"That is one of our biggest
goals, to show that everyone is a
weapon," she said. "We're not a
one man show. It shows we are a
.
dominant force as a team."
Kotowicz said that her team
must improve its fundamentals
and that the Albany loss has
forced her club to pick up the
intensity in practice.
"It was a wakeup call," she
said.
"It
.
was
·
a blessing in dis-
guise."
Burkhard and Begley said that
their team must work on commu-
nicating better. stopping runs,
and countering opponents' goals.
Marist was scheduled to host St.
Bonaventure on Wednesday,
March
-
5, after publication, in the
Bonnies' first game of the sea-
son. The Red Foxes then travel to
Sacred Heart (2-1) on Sunday
,
Mar. 9, for a I p.m. matchup
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Albany
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enter
thi.:
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Mar. 8 at 10 p.m.
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her fourth M
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Monday afti.;r her
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Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Basketball:
Saturday, Mar. 8 - vs. Niagara, 10
p.m.
Women's Basketball:
Friday, Mar.
7 - vs.
Canisius/Niagara winner, 1 :30 p.m.
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Red Foxes drop three-game series to Presbyterian College
By RICH ARLEO
Sports
Co-Editor
Going into this weekend's
series, head coach Dennis Healy
wanted the Red Foxes to tighten
up their defens~, but after a
weekend where they dropped
two of three, he believes it was
sloppy defense that was one of
the biggest reasons for their two
one-run
losses.
While the Red Foxes only com-
mitted two official errors this
weekend, Healy wasn't happy
with his team's overall defense,
citing overthrows and misplays
leading to a few unearned runs,
which loomed especially large in
their one-run games.
"Overall [the defense] wasn't
very good," the coach said. "We
had
a
thrtwiog
error that cost us
2
runs.
It's the little things. This
is similar to what we went
through
·eG\J'JY
last season."
Marist lost their first game on
Friday night by a score of 2-J.
It
was a pitcher'~ duel which saw
junior left-hander Josh Rickards
yield just two runs on seven hits
in six solid innings of pitching.
"Rickards was good ... he bat-
tled, pitched down in the zone,
which is a traditional Rickards
game based on what we've seen
in his three years here," Healy
said.
Marist scored its lone run on an
RBI double
by junior left fielder
Brian McDonough.
Saturday's
win
The team was able to pick up
their first win of the season on
Saturday in what was a com-
pletely different game from the
previous days. After combining
for a total of three runs
on
Friday,
the two teams exploded for a
total of 28 runs on 26 hits, four of
which were homers.
Starter B.J. Martin gave up six
earned runs in 4.1 innings
pitched in a start classified by
Healy as not bad, but not good
either.
Sophoruore shortstop Richard
Curylo had a good weekend for
the Foxes despite the loss. He
had two hits, a stolen base, and
scored the only run of the game
for Marist on Friday. He had an
even better game on Saturday,
going 2-for-4 with a solo home-
run and three runs scored.
He wasn't the only guy who
had a solid week.end however, as
a few Red Foxes really stood out
offensively.
"Richie played great on
Saturday," Healy said. "Ryan
[ Gauck] has been good pretty
much
all
six
games
...
McDonough swung the bat good
this weekend and Bryce Nugent
started at catcher on Saturday
and had a three run homer, his
first
college
hit. .. Kenny
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Aside from the offense,
the
team will need to get its pitching
in line in
order to
get
the ball
rolling
this season.
Healy was
happy
with
the
performance of
the majority of
his bullpen this
weekend,
and he talked a
little
.
about
how
he
expects
his starters
to shape
up the
rest
of the
way.
"The
bullpen was
terrific
this
weekend," Healy said. "Peterson
and Martin, when they
get to the
20-25 inning
mark
they'll settle
·
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Friday
and
Saturday
~et.
Rickards
and Martin will
start
the first two games
this
week-
end."
Marist will
head
to West
Virginia this weekend to
take on
Marshall in their
third
three
game series of the
season
.
Coach
Healy wants to try
to tighten up
the defense
once
again,
and
believes that his
team
needs
to
start making "that
big
play."
"When we have a lead late into
the game ... we need
to make
that
big play to get us
over
the
hump
once
we do that we can get
going," he said.
The Foxes will try to starting
making those big plays
and earn
some more wins starting
this
Friday against Marshall, with the
first pitch scheduled to take
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