VOLUME 61, ISSUE 20
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THURSDAX, MARCH 13, 2008
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THE
CIRlCLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
www.marlstclrcle.com
Security Briefs
Big parties,
small rooms
and Flo Rida
By TYLER THURSON
John
Gildard
in Training
03/04 - Gartland
Oh, some things never change.
To begin, all I can say is ... thank
God that spring break is in the
imminent horizon. Once again,
the Fairview fire department
received a rousing test of their
abilities due to a student burning
food on the stove. Nope, not
even anything exciting, like an
electrical fire or an outlet boast-
ing too many appliances. Nope,
just more burnt food. There's got
to be a limit on this, there's only
so much one
campus
can take.
Piece of advice, word to the
wise?
How about we all take this
spring break to catch up on how
to actually cook?
Maybe
buy a
book with lots of pictures. It can
even be pop-up if that makes
things easier.
Turn
on Rachael or
Giada every once and while, just
keep it on in the background
while you're flat-ironing your
hair.
Or, if none of this tickles
your fancy, you could, you know,
just not come back. It's
really
up
to you, completely your call.
03/04 - Gartland
Later that day, the fire depart-
ment was called back to duty for,
once
again,
more food burnt on
the stove. Yeah, so you know
those
frp'i
for spring break l
pointed out just a few quick
lines
ago? You may want to consider
option "C."
It
really
works out
best for all parties
involved.
03/05 - Lower West Cedar
A noise
complaint
alerted securi-
ty to a party in Lower West
Cedar, where 19 people were
found getting down like there's
no tomorrow, as well as many
cans of beer being
apprehended.
Fortunately, the majority of
the
party was 21, so at least they're
partying as responsible adults.
Really, though, 19 people?
That's a lot of people in one
·
room. One minute, you're all
having fun, probably jamming
about how shorty had apple bot-
tom jeans, boots with the
fur
(and pretending that you'd ever
listen to that with the windows
down) and the next, your former-
ly fun-loving night turns into
"who just breathed creepily on
my neck" and ''why did I just
unintentionally go to 2nd base
with half of my roommates?"
03/05- Lower West Cedar
It never fails: The fire depart-
ment was once again called to
their civic duty when a student
frying steaks on the stove set off
the blaring alarm. Well, you have
to give credit where credit is due,
at least they tried. This wasn't
Ramen gone oh-so wrong or pan-
cakes never becoming what they
were meant to be, this kid was
going big or going home. In
hindsight, though, you may just
want to choose one of those
options. And considering the cir-
cumstances, I'm going to suggest
the latter.
03/05
- Marian Hall
Marian Hall substituted quite
nicely for the local fight club last
week, with security being forced
to break up a surely well-inten-
tioned brawl between two female
students. I would continue down
this path, probably making some
crude reference to a cage match
and two trapped animals fighting
for their lives, but if there's one
thing l've \earned
m
\ife. it i'.\ hel\
hath no fury like a woman
scorned, and trust me, these
women must be scorned. That,
and they could probably tear me
limb from limb. So good luck,
Godspe·ed, best wishes, peace
and love - don't hurt me.
03/06- Campus
Hey, remember that time you
walked out into the parking lot,
probably gearing up for a mid-
night cruise
.in
your sweet ride,
and your car wasn't there? Also,
remember that time you got 7
tickets, had your car booted, and
still didn't think you should do
something before Marist tows
your only
·
form of transportation
away? Yeah, good times. In the
past week, Marist has booted up
to 8 vehicles, all with over 4 pre-
viously unpaid tickets. Park in
the right lot, because as it turns
out, life is a highway, and you're
not gonna ride it all night long.
03/06-
Beck
Two students apparently felt the
best way to make new friends on
campus was to literally crash into
one another in Beck Place, with
both vehicles suffering damages
and both leaving with each
other's phone numbers. Well,
insurance company phone num-
bers, but something tells me
they'll be seeing more of one
another. See, there are great ways
to meet people on campus.
Screw Match.com, just pedal to
the metal.
03/07
- Upper
Townhouses
Seriously
...
peopie, come on.
Another fire was started on the
stove, this time due to burnt rem-
nants of previous meals cooked
once again catching on fire, this
time while a student was mind-
ing their own business, merely
boiling water. Literally boiling
water. I'm not even going to
touch upon that part, but at least,
in this case the student decided it
didn't have to end like this, grab-
bing the nearest fire extinguisher
and escaping with the small
amount of dignity they had left.
Wen
.
we're
talking
shreds.
but
still, we're making progress.
03/07
-
Leo
A sftldent in Leo Hall was turned"
away upon attempting to enter
the building by, nope, not swip-
ing their ID card
.
..
why would
someone do that? Yeah, swiping
your license? That can't be a
good sign. Well,
·hopefully
it was
at least your real ID. Imagine
swiping your fake ID? That
would seriously suck. In fact,
next time you even feel the least
bit down about your day or like
there's a proverbial rain cloud
above your head, Charlie Brown,
just imagine having your fake ID
crumble in the sturdy swipe
machines right in front of securi-
Onsite Screen Printing
&
Embroidery
cv-ee1tLve
Des.Lg~
servLces
24 Hr. Tees
&
Banners
1
■~
1e1
v,SA
I
'Purcnase OY~ers
accepte~
ty.
Oh
yeah, I feel better already.
03/07
- Midrise
Security once again stopped stu-
dents from getting shmasted
(smashed/wasted ... leam it, love
it) by stopping it right before it
starts, at the entry desk. Upon
attempting to enter Midrise, a
guest's bag was
searched,
prompting the discovery of 8
cans of Bud Light and a liter of
Smirnoff Vanilla. Well, at least
you tried. I don't know why
security is onto the whole bag
thing, one would thing that
would work wonders. So what if
you had a suitcase, a small
overnight bag, and a bag for your
booze? Some people are just
high maintenance ... for a week-
end stay.
03/08
- Midrise
Well, these briefs just took a turn
to the sick side. A student was
escorted to St. Francis, the place
I go to when I just want to get
away from it all, after believing
they had food poisoning. Okay,
so I actually know who this per-
son is, and ate with them that
night, so this is a warning. I'm
not going to name the place of
where we ate, but let's just say if
you go to a restaurant with a type
of jewel or day of the week in the
name, you may want to rethink
your choice. Hey, I just imply it,
yo"
have to infer
it
You can't
sue me.
03/09
- Champagnat
Making their fii-st dent into·
sece:-
rity's
records
this
week,
Champagnat students had alco-
hol confiscated (shockingly),
with security taking away what
they saw as a half-full bottle of
Skyy vodka. See, what they see
as half-full, I see as half-empty.
Subtle difference, but when all
you want is your vodka, it's
everything.
03/09
- Midrise
Students were literally walking
on broken glass during the week-
end, thanks to a presumably
rowdy student deciding that
breaking the window on a hall-
way door was the best avenue to
proving how big and tough they
are. Seriously, try and be a little
more dramatic please. Just grab
Mischa Barton and go sit on the
pier somewhere, so you two can
talk about how Daddy always
.
pressured you, and in the end
you found out you just don't
want his life. She's probably not
doing anything. In fact, I'm sure
you two could compare police
records.
03/09
- Champagnat
A male student was found asleep
in the ladies' room of a
Champagnat floor, before being
evaluated by security and asked
to return to their room. Sure,
buddy, you just fell asleep. This
cannot lead anywhere good.
Next, you just happen to take a
nap in the thong section of
Victoria's Secret. Then, who
knew an all-female yoga class
would be where the first signs of
your narcolepsy would show?
It's a slippery slope. Plus, there
are better ways to meet people
.
It's called crashing into them,
duh. Have you not been reading?
03/09
-Leo
Huh? Pudding was recently
thrown at a Leo Hall dorm room,
with this being the second inci-
dent in recent memory (the first
being nacho cheese, of course)
and no possible
a."sailant
being
apprehended.
As I'm writing
this, the 90's classic U2 song "I
StilfHaven't Found What I'm
·
Looking For," just came on my
iTunes shuffie.
If
only I had
known that song was about
maturity on the Marist College
campus.
If
only.
Disclaimer: The Security
Briefs are intended as
satire and fully protected
as free
speech
under the
First Amendment of the
Constitution.
Marist
Defined
.
:
An UrbanDictionary for
the Poughkeepsie inclined
Spring Break (n. )
:
Break
that students get in the spring
semester.
Ideally, this should
occur
after
March
21. Sadly, at
Marist, this isn't the
case
-
thanks, college administration.
See also:
"Wait, what do
you
mean
i t ' s 30 degrees? I'm on spring
break.",
too cold to
go ANYWHERE
other than the Equator,
no
Circle
for two
weeks
[[Ed.Note:
That's right.
No
newspaper
for
two weeks.
Have a
safe and healthy spring break!
I
/mbl
] ]
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Marist women's basketball wins
MAAC
tournament for third straight year
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Media Editor
Iona's "unfinished business"
remains just that - unfinished.
Top-seeded Marist again beat
Iona in the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
finals, this time in dominating
fashion,
83-63.
It is Marist's third straight
MAAC championship, and cul-
minates a perfect
19-0
season
in the conference.
Iona fans underneath the hoop
waved signs that said "Fox
Hunt," and jeered at Marist
players all game, but to no
avail.
Marist peaked in the
tournament at the right time,
according to head coach Brian
Giorgis.
"We saved our best for last,"
Giorgis said. "I'm so proud of
the
kids.
We basically played a
perfect game today, and what a
fitting ending to a perfect sea-
son."
Marist used a balanced scor-
ing attack as five players,
Rachele Fitz, Julianne Viani,
Erica Allenspach, Nikki Flores,
and tournament most valuable
player, Sarah Smrdel were all
in double-figures.
Smrdel, normally a role play-
er for the Foxes who comes in
to give Meg Dahlman and Fitz
a rest, was a big part ofMarist's
championship
run.
In Marist's
three games, she averaged
10. 7
ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 2.7 blocks per
game.
The award was nice, Smrdel
said, but winning the tourna-
ment and advancing to another
NCAA tournament was what
mattered to her most.
"You don't wake up thinking
about [getting awards]/ she
said. "All that's important to
you is getting your team to
win."
Playing in front of a sea of red
at the Times Union Arena,
Marist got off to a good start,
unlike in the first two games.
"We came out and executed as
good a first half as we could
possibly execute, and sustained
it throughout the second half,"
Giorgis said.
A big reason for Marist's crisp
execution was that point guard
Nikki Flores bounced back
from
her 10-fumover perform-
,
ance Saturday against Saint
Peter's to deliver a nearly flaw-
less game Sunday.
Turning the ball over just once,
Flores scored
I
l and dished out
four assists. Flores, who was
named to the all-tournament
team, played
"180
degrees"
dif-
ferent than yesterday, accord-
ing to Iona Head Coach
Anthony Bozzella.
"We couldn't control her,"
Bozzella said. "She got into
the lane, she made some tough
shots. She played very well,
and I give her a lot of credit.
She is their catalyst.
When she plays well, they're
not going to lose."
But it was not just Flores who
turned things around. Marist as
a team
played
much better,
Bozzella said.
"If
they had played like [how
they played against us today] in
the first two games of the tour-
nament, they would have won
by 40 and 50 points, there's no
doubt in my mind," he said.
"We did not play well the last
two regular season games, but
we 're a good team, so we
:stepped
it
up
and
playcm
good
the
next
two
games.
They didn't play that well the
first two games here, and then
they stepped it up and played
good [today]."
Part of how the Foxes stepped
up their game was by playing
smarter. Dahlman and Fitz did
a good job staying out of foul
trouble after having issues the
first two games.
"We knew .that we needed to
stay out of foul trouble,"
Giorgis said. "[Iona] led the
MAAC in free-throws attempt-
ed. If they were going to beat
us, they were going to have to
hit a
bunch
of threes, and just
have
an
outstanding shooting
game."
Since "Fitz was able to stay out
of foul trouble, she saw thirty
minutes of action and cashed
in.
The MAAC player of the year
scored 20 points and added five
rebounds and four blocks. She
too was named to the all-tour-
nament team.
Meanwhile, Iona was led by
its two senior guards Tiara
Headen and Lauren Defalco.
Both
were
all-tournament
selections, and they scored 15
and
11,
respectively.
Although they were not able to
revenge
last
year's
loss,
Defalco said the Gaels still
accomplished a lot.
"It was really nice to get back
and play Marist, the ones who
knocked us out last year. But it
was unfinished business in a lot
of different ways. Just to get
back on top.
Being picked
sixth, we knew we were better
.
than that," Defalco said.
"We knew the league didn't
give us any credit. What this
group went through to get back
to the top, nobody can take that
away from us."
Marist will represent the
MAAC in the NCAA tourna-
ment for the third straight year.
Last year they defeated Ohio
State and Middle Tennessee
State to advance to the Sweet
16
where they lost to eventual
NCAA champion Tennessee.
The Red Foxes will know
where they are seeded come
"Selection Sunday," a week
from today.
Related
Stories:
WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL:
NCAA seeding is fast
approaching, Marist to
find out seed this
weekend
Page 11
MEN'S BASKETBALL:
Marist men denied
spot in MAAC Finals
by Rider
Page 12
For full recaps of the
games you missed,
visit our full
MAAC tournament
coverage at
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age ProJect wor s op
aims to bridge gender gap
New and improved
Internet
I
access to come after
break
By
ALLISON DUFFY
Staff Writer
Women are getting even.
A \\om:m
rnak~
only 77
cents
for
v1:ry dollar
man earns
hecau.s of the
current
wage gap
in the nited States
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up
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&
lo ·s
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year. 52 ,000 for fbir1) ycan-.
and $1.2
million ,
er
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1.·ou
of a
cnreer.
The WAGE
ProJL'Ct
w ;\;
created to hange that.
"I'm
counting
ou
y,1u
all
IO
begin
your
careers at the highest
p
>ssiblc
alary,"
aid
A nruc
Houle.
11tio
al Director of
am pus
and
Community
Initiatives
tor
the
\
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PrOJcd, to
the
appr xn ately 65
students
m
allcnd,m1:c
at
hui.
r's
first
tart
mart
C mpus ~·ork. bop.
Th~ WAGE Proj
•cl
and
its
$tan Srnan
w
rk:hops
ar the
dcs,i~rn
f
Dr. Evelyn Murrh),
author of
Gelling
nl'en
Why
I
Jfomen
Don
r
!.,Jet Paid Like frn
&
Jf1iui to Do b<Juc It.
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one of
th
ti
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lbc
c-0unh)'
to
hold
a
tart
mart
ork bop.
I he
workshop
bcgau
th1
past
fall
a.ti
a way
to add re s college
wt1111cz1
about the
alary
ditler-
en
·c
tht:.
ace \\hen entering
the
workforce.
Irene Keye , President of the
Poughk ep:si
chapter
of the
American
ssocialton
of
Unh'cr
it)
\\omen,
artncred
w1i.h
H ulc to bring
\\ orkshop
to Poughkeep·ie.
Stud
nts from
Vic
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Colle
e,
fount
t. Mary
Colh:gc,
The
ulinary I
n.~1tute
of Am~·rica, and I
ric·t
part1ci-
p
kd
in
the
event. whi
,h
"a:.
held on March
5
in
the
tudent
enter.
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be
1ru1int.!
t'h
·ir
careers ·
t
fin ncinl
di
advan-
tage is
unacc1.:
tablt.' to
1ari.
t
Col1
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.
epp,
fan
•t's
carec1
development
director
A1:cording
to
1
foule, the pay
gap c.
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bccau ·c
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arc
m re
likely to
accepl
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starting
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while men are more
likely
to negotiate, He su c nons for
women
who ar si.:arching for
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tem1i11e a
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a benchmarks, lary.
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,tlat}'
to
mar-
ket cond1h1.ms and demogrnphi1.
information
about
the
toh.
Factor-in
laadard
bcn
fit!,,
including tuition rem1bursemcnl
,nd continuing
education
Make
budget und calculate a
mtmmally
acceptable
salary.
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based
on
thi ·
salary.
Parti ·,pants
iri
the
·orkshop
cakulatL-d u th orcfical
budget
for a career as a Meetmg/Event
Planner
in
Ne
York City
sing
th
, G Proj"'cl al
ry
Wizard,
It
was determined
that
th1: ncl monthly paychcck of
about 3,500 wa~ not
uough
to
.
upport a
monthly
budget of
over
4,000.
rh1s is
why,
according
co
cy ,
1t
is
important o ncgohatc
wi
h
compa1111:
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lf\
get thi: be
t
employ
they
c n
for
the b~
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price po. ibk," said
Keyes
dur-
ing th pr ·sent.ati n.
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think," said Murist. cm r a sie
artwoul. "11 med h , l be
po itive
v.
ithoul being
demand-
rng.''
Participants were also encour-
aged
to
evaluate
their
·umes
and determine their
\.Vorth
before
beginning the job ~carch.
Woml!n sh uld al o realize that
lht:1r need:-1 cost
just
a~
much
~1s
men's need'>,
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'-l
of u
would like to
belie
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e·re workmg for altru-
istic reasons, ' said Scpp,
adding
1.hnt it i
·
not
a1wny1;
po. s-ible.
fa,cry year that worn n
contin-
ue to work for lo ·er wages
lhan
men sees an increase in the
pay
gap. Decreasing this
inequality
in pay shotJl<l be
especially
1mportant to
turi
t
students
becau e Marir.::t's population is
60 pcrc nt female.
"It's as
importam
as you rnak
it "
said
Dr. JoAnne
Myer~.
direct r of women's
studie,
nt
Marat.
"[The
wage gap
l
al:su
affect.'! social
security
and pcn-
siQl'I for when
you
retire.''
Stud
1,
who attended
the
workshop found the
information
about the benefit
pu
lruge to be
the
rnost helpful
infonnation
ffcrcd.
The workshop will also help
·c
i
1r in
thctr post-gr
duation
j,
b s"ar~h
"r'II
be able to have a better
idea of what I c~n expect ... sflid
Swanwout.
incc their
inc
·ption last fall,
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e
been about 25
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rt
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at
schl)Ols
throughout
a.in .
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and Nev,,
'r'ork,
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is
the nc
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-tate
on
the
bst
Women mtcrcst d m
tht
pro_i-
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thei
own
WAGE
club
, way t ) counteract the
inequalita
in puy.
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also
be
made
to
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By
KRISTEN DOMONELL
Staff Writer
The days of long wait times
and pre-registering computers
before getting online will gone
come the end of spring break.
The Information Technology
(IT) department has been work-
ing on implementing a new net-
work registration system called
Cisco Clean Access to ensure
up-to-date virus protection
among the network.
According to Eric Kenny, an
IT faculty member, the major
difference between the current
network registration system
that
Marist
uses,
called
AutoReg, and Cisco Clean
Access Agent is that computers
will no longer have to be pre-
registered to gain access to the
network .
The software will be down-
loaded the first time
a computer
is plugged in and will ensure
that McAfee
antivirus
is
installed and computers are
safe to join the network.
"As long as your computer is
up to date, you will get on the
network instantly," Kenny said.
"No more waiting for 15-20
minutes, rebooting, doing a rain
dance and hoping your comput-
er gets back online."
According to the IT website,
by March 20 the new network
registration system will be
installed in all residence halls,
the Rotunda, the library, and
East Campus. The McCann
Center and Leonidoff Stadium
had the agent installed during a
successful trial in February.
The new Cisco Clean Access
is part of what IT calls "net-
work access control."
According to the department's
Web site, network access con-
trols ensures that the network is
able to stay up and running
despite viruses or w.orms that
may be on the Internet.
"During a time where other
campus networks were brought
down by Slammer, Sasser,
Nimda, and other such worms
and viruses, the Marist campus
network remained ful~y opera-
tional. In order to keep up with
this track record, our institution
must evolve with the technolo-
The
unt is On!
gy," according to the Web site.
Throughout April, the class-
room buildings, along with
Admissions and any other
buildings on campus will be
updated to use the new agent.
According to
Kenny,
in late
May or early June Cisco Clean
Access will be
implemented
on
the wireless network.
Cisco
VPN client, the program cur-
rently used to access
wireless
Internet will still be used and
nothing will be
significantly
different.
Kenny said IT also hopes to
have a
system
in place by Fall
2008
for students who wish to
register their own appliances
such as Xbox, Wii or Tivo on
the network
.
·
"Once [students] enter the
MAC address into
the
Web site,
their appliance will be on the
network within a minute.
This means you can get your
appliance online on
holidays,
weekends, or at
2
a.m.," Kenny
said. "In the meantime, they
should continue to contact the
Helpdesk or Resnet in order to
get these connected."
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to
Hold 12
hour Campus
Wide s~avenger
Hunt
Marist
College chapter ofNRHH, National Residence Hall Honorary which is
made
up
of the
top
1 % of student k
d
·r
on campus, is planning a 12 hour
scavenger hunt that is open to all students. Twenty teams of five students will
be
tested mentally and physically for
12 hour
in the hopes of
winning
GREAT
prizes (TBA) and contributing
tu
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juin
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-
Let the
voices
of the Marist
community be heard.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
www.maristcircle.com
PAGES
SGA race reveals poor
By
HALEY NEDDERMANN
Staff Writer
who has created a poster that's
This also brings up the fact that
organized, with an official look-
there seems to
,be
a wave of
ing picture, a list of goals and 'whys' crashing over the elec-
ln the past couple of weeks, promises and no sloppy fonts, as tion uproar. SGA
·
seems to be
the campus
bulletin
boards have
opposed
to the candidate whose shrouded in intrigue and mys-
seen activity with the
posting
of poster involves a picture that tery, which may be a result of
flyers
advertising candidates and appears to be cleverly cropped the student body's apathy.
their hopeful
positions
for the so that their other friends have
Student Government encour-
imminent
Student Government been
omitted
from the frame.
ages students
to
attend general
Association
(SGA) elections.
Amidst this
sea
of
posters,
only meetings
on Wednesdays, but
The posters vary in the amount a select few - those who claim what kind of issues are dis-
of information they
display
-
'experience' - seem to
be
truly cussed and
resolved? Prior
to
some make grand claims
about
committed,
dedicated, and
seri-
elections,
many students
don't
what
goals they hope to accom-
ous about winning their positio
·
n.
even know
what issues
SGA
has
plish, others
sim-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - already
dealt
ply sport the
name
If students themselves do not care about any specific
with,
or
what
of the
candidate
Issues or bring them to the attention of the Student
issues are likely
and
the
position
to
be on
the
they
are running
Government Association, than these elections are
agenda
next
for,
and
then there
pointless, because those elected wlll only be serving
year. Because
are the ones
who
their own interests.
these
issues
went
a
step
aren't
widely
beyond and added a
clever
known
or dis-
catchphrase.
The
rest, with
their
Facebook-
cussed, students
aren't
likely
to
It
seems that
when
it comes
style
portraits and
carelessly care who they vote
for or who
down
to it,
most Marist
students, crafted slogans,
seem
to
be tak-
wins because members of SGA
if they vote, will
be basing their
ing
the
whole election as
a
joke,
are wrapped up
in their
own
lit-
decision on these posters.
a
social
experiment to see
how
tie
world, and no one'
seems to
In
that case, it makes more many people
like
them
enough
be going
in
or
out:
sense to choose the candidate
to elect
them.
Those
who have
been
elected
Obama makes politics 'cool' again
AFORME AGAWU-KAKRABA
ircle
Contributor
Gone
are
the
days when men
ike Abraham Lincoln com-
nded the tru
t
of his con-
ituent. . They called
him
onest Abe because, as
the lcg-
nd goes,
he
never told a lie.
He
epresents what politics should
.
I
hate
to make such a weighty
omparison, but upon reading
e
Audacity of Hope by Sen.
arack Hussein
Obama.
I
could
ot
help but prostrate at the feet
f this articulate, intelligent
man.
Some hold the belief that men
ike Obama are
surreal.
and
that
heir lofty words
will
sink in the
ocky
shallows of "real politics.''
have overheard, time and again,
tudents as ign Obama to the
nk of motivational speaker
hilst
applauding
Sen.
Hilary
linton's mundane honesty. To
here
did our dreams of honest
ti'tics depart? When will we
ealize that words containing real
caning, not just empty promis-
s,
have been uttered once more?
It
seems, for as long as
I
can
remember, politics have been
characterized
by
double-talk and
the resulting cynicism. Though
unsettling, this has come to
rep-
resent
the
tatu. quo.
It
is. thus.
expected that when
change
beck-
ons once more, the starved eyes
of the American people recoil
from the light, begging for
the
darkness that represents normal-
cy.
ln a past publication of
The
Circle.
I
came across an article
~Tittcn by Dan Pearles that trou-
bled
me
greatly.
It
read
:
·'Barack
ha
run a
campaign on nothing
but
rhetoric and
it
is
pathetic that
the American people, especially
college students, have let him get
this far.'' Can college :.;tudents
fault their hearts for hoping?
Can
they
truly
condemn the words of
a self-proclaimed, "hope mon-
ger'' as nothing but empty
rheto--
ric? The real question is: can
they afford to do this at the risk
of completely giving in to
skep-
ticism'?
Obama
has
made
extremely clear his policy on
all
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the
important issues;
he
explicit-
ly
states his views se era.I times
over in his book The Audacity o
Hope.
For those of you who are ju. t
too
swamped with
work
to
read,
a
quick
search
on Google.com
will
reveal
his
opinion and
stance on several important
political issue . Just because
it
is
not
covered by the media does
not mean that it
doe
not exist.
The
·keptic
in me yearns to,
annoyingly, chime
"I
told you
so'' at the slightest misstep by
Obama,
but I will
not give in.
I
will
dare
to hope
once more so
that perhaps many years down
the road
J may
turn to my
son
and tetl
him
about honest
Obama--- the presidential candi-
date who said what he meant
and
meant what he
said.
The man
who
brought America
to
its
feet
in
a deafening chorus of change,
the
man
who made politics
·•cool'' again.
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student voting habits
before
are likely
to be
elected
again,
for
unless
one
.
directly
knows
the
candidate,
it's diffi-
cult
to
keep track of who's who
and who is
run-
issues
at
Marist
that students
should be concerning them-
selves with, whether
they
only
directly
affect
students or
ing
presidential election?
The upcoming presidential
election will determine the
leader of millions and millions
ning for what
position.
If
stu-
dents
themselves
don't
care about
any
specific
issues or bring
them
to
the
If students themselves do not care about any specific
Issues or bring them to the attention of the Student
Government Association, than these elections are
pointless, because those elected will only be serving
their own Interests.
of
individuals
,
who
in
turn
wi
ll
determine poli-
cies
that
will
affect those
who
live beyond the
bo\mdatjes of the
United
States.
If
attention
of
the
Student
whether they symbolize
a
larger
Government
Association,
then
these
elections are pointless
,
because
those
elected
will
only
be
serving their
own interests.
.
While
there is
a small
group of
students
striving to
make
changes
at
Marist-some
of
whom
are running for various
SGA positions-the majority of
the
student
body remains frus-
tratingly apathetic.
For
many,
a
Dwn-Dum lollipop
will
be
the
deciding
factor in who they
elect,
because there are no other
issues
that they are concerned
with. And there
are
certainly
issue.
The
bottom
line is that the SGA
elections
serve
as an example of
democratic
involvement, and the
responsibility
that
is placed
on
each
individual to make their
voices
heard
and contribute to
the democratic
process that they
may talce
for
granted.
If
students
can't
follow this election, which
focuses on an isolated and spe-
ciffo
institution
whose policies
and
regulations will spill over
little
into
the
outside
world, how
can
there
be
any hope for stu-
dent
involvement
'in
the
upcom-
people do not care
about an election which in
volves
people of their own age
,
back-
ground and
interest,
someone
who
they
pass
in
the
hallway
or
on
the
way to
class,
how can
they
fully
appreciate the impli-
cations of the presidential
elec-
tiops,
the power
they
ho
ld
as
they step into the
voting
boo
t
h?
Let us hope that amidst the
posters, the free lollipops,
and
the less
than
serious
attempts
at
becoming elected,
Marist
stu-
dents realize
the importance of
voting
and the power
they
pos-
sess
to
affect change.
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
www.maristclrcle.com
Campus Ministry Pas~over Seder to take
place on campus during first week of April
By
WHITFIELD MORRIS
Circle
Contributor
Every spring, Marist hosts a
Seder
dinner to
bring Christians, Jews and
others
together
at
the
same table. Seder is the traditional Jewish
Passover meal. Although Passover is late in April,
the meal will take place early. in the
month.
The
celebration involves food, educational informa-
tion, and fun games. Passover is an
eight
day fes-
tival which begins
on
the 15th day of the
Jewish
month Nissan.
The Seder, which is a Hebrew word that
means
"order," will be take place
on
April 9. The table
seats 32 and guest get reservations
on
a first come
first serve basis. Students can be placed
on
the list
by calling Campus Ministry at extension 2275.
The Seder celebration has been consistent with all
the activities that take place every year, said
Brother Frank Kelly, director of Campus Ministry.
"We have certain rituals and rituals
never
change,
they are established," said Brother Frank. He also
mentioned like always, they try to get
more
stu-
dents involved. 'ntls is even advertised and pro-
moted through religious study classes so both stu-
dents
on
and off-campus are invited.
"It's wonderful for other religions and beliefs
to
eKperience Passover,'~ said
Brother
Frank. The
Passover
Celebration
is
open to faculty, staff, and
students.
''We as a college can celebrate all holidays and
religion," said Steve Sansola who is the associate
dean for student affairs. He teaches a course
on
Jewish history and ethics. He also plays a big role
in preparing the Seder celebration.
Sansola said the foods on the menu
serve
as rep-
resentations. For example, eggs represent life, salt
water represents tears shed, and bitter herbs which
represent sorrow and lost.
Along with the all the food and educational expe-
rience a game is integrated in this celebration. A
piece of matzah also known as Afikbman is hidden
and whoever finds it receives a prize. The story of
Haggadah is also told during the Seder.
"It
is important to raise awareness," said Sansola
in reference to celebrating this Jewish holiday
on
a
Catholic campus.
it Girl: tech
&
web culture from a net-
savvy
_
chick
Hack Your Audit
PA~E6
cartoon corner
By VINNIE PAGANO
By
LISA BRASS
Managing Editor
of now that you have them. For
example, I didn't know that my AP
English score could get me out of
Writing as a Discipline, so I took
E L\OT SPt,..-Z..E.R ' \
r
Writing as a Discipline. Go me.
If
there's one thing that I've learned here at Marist, it's this: most
advisers aren't what you'd call "deeply motivated" to help you grad-
uate on time. It's not entirely their fault. For one thing, they have a
lot of students on their plate. For
~ptli'c!1\itffeyJe11Ho
.
r'feijtiife~
_
to
know the fine-tuned details of what
'
dass
l
t~til%r~itt
Ml-aiuow
lli
not take a useless elective that could oe
used
to
fulfill some
other pur-
pose. They're simply there to help you out with your major, which is
usually pretty straight-forward. It's only when you pick up a minor
(or two, in my case) that things get complex.
The second part details every-
thitig
you
have remaining.
If
you only have a major registered, it'll
t5e
~tle\ip
'
of
two sections: your major's individual requireri:itnts
and those of the Marist core. Make sure you'll be able to get these out
of the way.
If
you're going abroad, save the easy stuff for while
you're there.
If
you have minor(s), for the love of god, make use of
the flexibility of the core stuff. For instance, if you're an English
major and need to satisfy foreign language requirement, you can get
rid of a history requirement at the same time.
If
you have a Business
minor, you
·
can take an Economics course and fulfill the Social
Science part of your core at the same time. These shortcuts can make
the difference
between
graduating on time and staying another
semester---especially if you switch majors in sophomore year (hey,
me, what's up?).
course rear its ugly head in your senior year and don't
let
the require-
ment
of
a cultural dive
·
rsity' class hold you back from graduating.
(Try
fakirig
Globaf )3usitiess
&
's8c1e~.
tR!t
t8un~
for the
te~n
i
and it's essential for Business majors.)
Although it's not as tech-related as a lot of my articles, I feel it's
important for Marist students to learn how to take their future into
their own hands so that when they meet with their advisers this week,
they don't blindly follow suggestions. Also, keep
in
mind that I'm an
English major with minors in Informational Systems and Business so
much of my own experience is limited
.
If
you do find that you're running out of time, don't panic. Check
out the winter and summer break courses and take a course overload
of 18 credits if you need to. When you know you have to take six
classes at once, find a class you need to take that is conducted online
so that your block schedule doesn't become busier by itself-it's just
like having more homework to do.
The first thing you should do, no,Jnatter what year you are, is check
out your online audit. To find this helpful item, log in to Online
Shldent Self-Service and click on 'Degree Audit' under Student
Records. Click submit, and an imposing block of text will be
revealed
.
Don't worry. It's easier than it looks. Part number one is a
summary of who you are and what you've brought with you.
If
you
have AP scores that you've transferred here for credit (smart move,
my friend)
,
they'll show up here. Note: make sure that you tell your
adviser you have these credits and ask what classes you can get out
After you scroll (and continue to scroll) through this long and ter-
rifying section, you '11 get to the third section, comprised of what
you •ve accomplished. This is the most relaxing part, in my opinion.
There's nothing like seeing what you've reaped out on the page in
front of you.
In addition, 'take some pen and paper ( or use a site like
Collegeruled.com) and figure out what time slots work best for you.
If
you have early morning sport practices, it's probably a good idea
to schedule nothing before 9:30 so that you have time to shower.
If
you're nocturnal, try the 5:00 slots and night classes. Remember that
the weekends will allow you to get a lot of homework done, which
makes it easier to deal with a heavy Monday classload than a heavy
Thursday one. It's not always easy to schedule
_
classes at the times
you want, but it's worth it to try.
Although it might seem an extreme measure right now, freshman,
you might want to try to map out your schedule for the next four
years in a way that's as clear-cut as possible. Don't let that extra math
So, in conclusion to this incredibly tech-related column ..
.
good
luck with pre-registration here at Marist. It's, uh, on the Intemetz.
Hookups and Breakups: Cheating and heartbreaks
Love to
Travel?
By
MORGAN NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
Cheating.
Synonymous with broken
hearts,
betrayal, and
forsaken trust, cheating is the most despicable act
that can be committed by a significant other.
Sadly, it's also a surprisingly common theme in
relationships today
.
I've seen all levels of cheat-
ing: actually sleeping around, making out with
randoms at house parties, cheating with one con-
tinuous person, etc.
I've also known all people of the spectrum
:
the
cheater
,
the poor soul who's broken by the
betrayal
,
the third party in ~e triangle, the list
goes on.
As the outsider and confidant to both cheaters
·
and cheated
,
l 'm equally disturbed and baffled by
one question that haunts me.
What makes us cheat?
Obviously, this is something that varies from
person to person, case to case. However, there are
some constants that are common reasons
·
for
many people to cheat.
Let'
s
say that you've been going out with this
girl. She's
·
a great girlfriend and has never been
anything but good to you.
You say you're in love with her and you've
been a couple for so long that you can't even
imagine life without her. You know everythin
·
g
about her and all of her deepest secrets and she
knows almost everything about you.
Only, there's a catch. I said she knows almost
everything about you. Unfortunately, that little bit
she doesn't know is actually a big bit.
What your girlfriend doesn't know is that she's
one third of a triangle involving you, her, and
another woman.
Why do you do it? Why is your amazing girl-
friend not enough for you? What does that other
girl have that your girlfriend doesn't?
According to Curt Smith of
AskM
e
n.com,
peo-
ple tend to cheat for two reasons: physical and
emotional.
Well, I'm pretty sure anyone could have figured
that out, but what do they actually mean?
For millions of years, man has exercised
polygamy. The idea of one partner, or monogamy
has only existed for the last ten or so thousand
years.
Obviously, the ptjf!lal drive for polygamy is
more ingrained than the need for an emotional
connection with one significant other.
On the other end of the spectrum is the drive for
an emotional connection
.
Maybe you don't feel
like your significant other loves you or cares
!lbout you enough.
Or,
maybe you're feeling inse-
cure about yourself, and the only way so alleviate
this insecurity is to seek the emotional comfort of
someone else.
·
Finding this connection with
another person can leave you tempted to further
that connection to a point where the line becomes
blurred and you're at risk for cheating.
In
fact, most affairs don't begin with physical
cheating at all. Rather, they begin with emotional
connections to someone else such as a friend or
coworker.
Basically, you need to cheat is driven either by
an instinctual call for multiple partners, or some
sort of emotional disconnect.
So, how do you keep from straying? Well, you
could go with the classic practice: just don't
cheat. Don't let your sense of lacking drive you to
b,urt someone else.
Often times, another relationship seems easier
that your actual relationship
.
Honestly? It probably is easier.
Relationships aren't easy, nor should you
expect them to be. You've got a million problems
to balance, and you 're going to fight every now
and then ( or more.)
Sleeping around with someone else ( or multiple
'someones) seems easier because you probably
don't have to
juggle
all of the complex issues that
come with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Sure, it's easier to deal with someone else
inst~ad of your girlfriend or boyfriend, but are
you seriously going to cheat just because that
someone doesn't get mad when you don't call?
In
the end, cheating comes down to a very
black-and
-
white fact: you either do or you don't
cheat.
Anyone can be tempted and everyone has dealt,
or will deal, with a temptation
.
What will be your choice? Will you succumb
and betray that person who trusts you?
Or, will you simply resist and be the stronger
person?
Hopefully, your choice will be the latter
.
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TH~RSDAY, MARCH
13,
2008
www.maristclrcle.com
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Local
·
eatery Daily Planet offers unique diner experience
Spring break
style
By
TRICIA CARR
A&E
Editor
The Daily Planet may look
like your average American
diner, but the Superman theme,
'50s inspired decor and·one-of-
a-kind
menu set it apart from
other diners in Dutchess County.
W}lile it is affiliated with the
Palace
Diner,
guests will experi-
ence
an entirely different dining
experience, while still enjoying
low prices and an extensive
menu-the perks of diner eat-
ing.
By
COURTNEY
SAVOIA
Staff
Writer
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i'i
the time
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year \\ hen
bus) c
lleg ~lu-
dcnts
take time to relax.
Whether
you
are going
some-
where warm
or
sta1ing at horn .
thi
1s
th
time to
~ho
off)
our
pring look.
If
your.
pring
br ak plan.
iak
you to
ncun
or a tro Kal
beach,
having
a
cute
b
thing
uit
i
a mu
't.
Try
ome
of pring
s
hotte l trend,
uch
a!
floral.,
bright stripes and
nautical
pal•
terns.
harlottc
Ru c
nd
American
◄ agle
have a
wide
\ariety of
imwear in
d1fler
nt
styl
,
uch s
hi
nio;;
and
one
pieces at
great
pri ·es.
To go along with
your
thing
un, a fashionable over up will
make
you
stand out on th
beach.
traditional sarong is
definntely
acceptable,
but this
season
there
are a numbt.>r
o
other
option. to
we.:
ar.
Victoria·,
hanel
und Chn tian l 1or arc
t\vo of
my
favonk d
1gn
I
and
lb
1r sunglas cs alwa :- loo
oph1.
ticated
and
elegant
ht:)
ar <lefinit
ly
a bit
J
ri • 1;r, rang-
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from
150
to UVl.!r •
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will
la t )
ou
or
ye·
because
of
th1.: sup
riur
uulicy r,f the
metal
used for
thi.:
lc-n. :
.
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ungla s
boutiqu •
is
th
p
rfect ton:
ll
hop in for
;')\Ing!
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branch
~-ulh
a Chanel, Dior,
er
acc. Dolce nd
,abh na
Jmcy
Couture
and
I
rg,
Am1,mi. You can fin l any pa,r
of
un"la·~c
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hnte\er t.
·
k
and
c lor
you d
s11
Thi.;
mployecs
t
'
I
Ii
cc are
c pert"
and
will
give
y
m
advice
about what
modd
lol k ·
best
on
) our face.
The. al
·v offi.;r
free
,
cleanfogs and
repair
for
our
sung!,
:.e
· for no .:har£C ,
t •
ny
run
afl r your purchase.
Tank tops and ·h rt
are
ah
ay
nc c
iti
s
hc.:11
the
weathcr
gi.;t
arm
h,
11
~hon-;
are
one
of the
basic
and
cunil.!
in
ddTerenl
~lyl
(hol
ha\,· ull ·
or arc
designed
v,,
ith
detail
on
the
pockets. Light
or
f
.iJ~d
denim
L
llrl •
l
the
biggest
Upon entering Daily Planet,
customers immediately notice
the
retro bar and booths as well
as phrases about popular menu
items written
on
the ceiling such
as
"Coffee is as coffee does." At
each
booth is
a
jukebox and
from
any seat
there
are tons of
1950s era posters
to look at
on
the walls. The Daily
.Rla
net,
named after
the fictional news-
paper
in the Supennan comics,
also
displays Superman memo-
rabilia
like a phone
booth
Clark
Kent
could have
used
to trans-
form
into Superman.
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WWW.DAILmLANETDINER.COM
The retro Expresso bar at the entrance of the Dally Plahet diner in Lagrangevllle offers
14
original drinks.
ccret Pink colic
tion offers
cute dress
s
in bright
colors
and
stripe th
t
are
ht
th
comfortable
and
tylish.
They
also feature
long,
light
ho
die to
H:
o, er
your
:-;uit
c,
ou
can go
straight
from the
beach
to the
board•
walk
pnng
trends
nd
are
a
mce
hange
from thi:
d4lrk
<l
rum
worn
in
Lhi.: foll
and ~\
mkr:
The
menu
is extensive, remi-
four Paninis, 14 original sand-
niscent of the popular Palace wiches, six wraps,
and
other
menu, but
with
quirky entree standard diner sandwiches like
names and
original recipes.
grilled cheese and the
BLT.
The
There's
something for everyone,
Grilled Portabella & Brie Panini
including vegetarian and low-
was average; it was more like a
carb options. The menu is easy sandwich than a Panini. But the
to r~ad an~
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"It's a bird, it's a plane, it's most oithe other. sandwich com-
Appetizers"
reads
the
first page binations are. Substituting sides
of the µienu. The Kryptonite for sweet potato fries is recom-
Mozzarella
Sticks were a safe mended for any sandwich.
pick-perfectly crunchy with an
For larger dinner entrees, thtlre
attractive presentation. Unusual are pasta, meat and fish dishes.
appetizers include the Milton The menu's variety is remark-
Berle
Eggplant Rollatini, bat-
able, from The Huxtable Pasta,
tered eggplaJ!t filled with moz-
rigatoni with meat sauce, mush-
zarella and ricotta ,cheese, and rooms, peas, ricotta, mozzarella,
Buffalo Bill
Chick~n Eggrolls, Parmigiana and cream, garlic
fried rolls filled wiili chicken, and basil,
to the classic
cheese
and
spicy buffalo sauce.
Grandma's Meatloaf with garlic
Also
to start,
or as an
entree,
are
mashed potatoes. (And if you
four types of quesadillas.
and
14 can pass for under 12 years old,
salads.
try
something from the kid's
For
a budget-friendly
entree,
menu served in a red cardboard
the
Daily Planet
has
10 burgers
,
car.)
.
'
Dessert
seems to be popuJar at Elvis shake
and
the
Rocking
the Daily Planet when looking at Root Beer Float.
the
array
of choices and the
One thing's for sure:
you
will
number of ice cream sundaes not leave
the Daily Planet bun-
waiters carried on their trays. gry. Like most diners, you get
The
Rocket
Sundae, vanilla ice what you ord~red and
more.
cream topped with melted Most dishes come with fries or
a
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pe.ople,..t and
H'6J
opi~
$4,50.
Fancakes for under $5.
Other
delicious-sounding
Most diners have specialty
desserts
include
the dishes, variety and great hours,
Snagglepuss Sundae, ice cream but the
Daily Planet
is some-
topped with fudge, caramel and thing different to try. The serv-
Snicker'.s,
t1;lt.
Eddie Haskell ice is fast and the atmosphere is
Sundae, ice cream
topped
with great for hanging out with
fudge,
marshmallow
and friends at any time of day.
M&Ms, and the Classic Banana
The Daily Planet diner is
Split, three scoops of ice cream located .about 20 minutes from
on a banana topped with marsh-
Marist at 1202
Route
55 in
mallow,
stirawberry
topping, Lagrangeville and is open
chocolate syrup, pineapple and Sunday through Thursday until
nuts.
midnight
and
Friday
and
Also
{or
after dinner are 11
Saturday until
l
a.m. This
choices from the Espresso Bar, 4 unique dining experience is
smoothies and 6
shakes
like the tasty and budget friendly
and
"soon-to-
be
world-famous" definitely worth
the
short drive.
Fhp Oops
are
a
necessity
that
will
never go
out of fashion no
math;r
where
your
spring
o,eak
takes you.
omfortable
and
lighl\veight.
they
can
be
\\Orn
c,
ually
on the bea h
re
P. an.
outfu.
Id
a
s
mY,
Il),
~
,fiif
ic
o,p
flop
,
because
ihey
come
111
every i.:olor and are rea
onahl>
priced, usually two
pair
for 5
J
also
like the flip Oop
that
have
more
elaborate de.
ign
,
such
s
polka
dots
or
beads.
They
can b
worn
w1th
J ·
ns or a
little
drc·s
and
c mplcment
almo.
t
every
utfit with their versatility.
One of
my
ftl\•Oritn
pring
break must-haves is a pair
of
sunglai s
...
unglassc
an
t,
k
any outfit and add a hit
of
ele-
gance Coming
m
many
styles
m:h as aviator, oversized.
round, and rectangular sun-
glasses
complement
an)
fa
c
shape.
Ame,
ican Eagle ha. a gr l
election of j~.au.
B ·nnuda
.ind
khaki
·hort
at
icasnnal
k
price
.
Stock
up befor
y~u
hit
lb
be
ch!
s
J
tt1entil)l11; in
,my
last
urtl-
cle,
gladiator
nmfol
are
anoth-
r
big h
nd
for spnn_g and can
bi;: dre
:;ed ~th r
\JP.
Pr
down.
Worn
ca ·u, 11_,
v.
ith
Jc.:an
shorts
or
capri pan , or dressed
up
with a
skirt or dress.
th
•y
are
both
comfortable and cht
.
fa·ery
fa! htom tn knows
that
an outfit is
not
1mpl
le,
tthout
accc·sorics.
Bold.
bnghlly-1..·Ql-
ored hoop earrings
are
big this
pring.
hunky
necklace ,
bracelets,
and
nngs
complete
the la}
red
look
that ha
remained
pop
1lar
tor
the pa~t
few
seasons.
Stop
b) Marist's
\i
cry
mm
ra~hionology
b utiqur.: to piclc
up
the
latl.'st
acccssori .
With
11
,
m rchandi c
each \\
k
Fashionology
offers a \\ 1de
election of accessories. natl
polish.
scarve., hcndb:ind and
more
h1
complete your
spnng
look.
BAT BOY FOUND IN NEllY GOlETTI
.
unglasses are one
item
that
1
feel
1 '.\Orth
splurging
on.
You
arc
going
to get a
lot
of
u. e out
of them, for the whole
spring
and summer, po
sibly
even
early foll, f.or spring and um-
mer
2008, aviators are slJJI
pop-
ular
and color d Jen
·e
arc big
thi pring. Coach makes a
great
pair in shades
of
light
gr
en
and
gray,
which retail
for
16
.
Remember
to
ha,
c fun this
pring
brc,tk while flaunting
)
our
DC\\
\\,ardrobc.
vcn
1f)
011
arc
not
going
to n trnp1cal de
ti-
nation, )
ou an ·till lo k Ii ·
)OU
arc
with
all th r.: clothin°
choices.
Enjoy
the break!
BRIDGET SULLIVAN/THE CIRCLE
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The cast and crew of Marlst College Council on Theatre
Arts' (MCCTA)
.
production of
'.'Bat
Boy: The Musical" get
into character before a performance of the show in the
Nelly Golettl Theatre.
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nered generally positive reviews from students and facul-
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Raisin in the Sun
captures
family, race relations
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff Writer
(Lathan), wants money to
finance her medical school
tuition. Mama's son Walter Lee
(Combs) wants to use the money
to invest in a liquor store his
friend assures will make them all
Last week, Lorraine Hansbury's
"A Raisin in the Sun" was broad-
cast on ABC. The movie version rich.
Walter Lee's wife Ruth
of this beloved 1959 play starred
Phylicia Rashad ("The Cosby (McDonald) wants to use the
Show"),
Audra
McDonald money to buy· the house in the
Suburbs and support the baby she
("Private Practice"),
Saana
Lathan ("Nip/Tuck"), Justin is expecting. Ruth and Walter
Martin (Simba in the Broadway Lee's 11-year-old son Travis
(Martin) wants the money so his
production of "The Lion
King"),
John
Stamos ("Full House"), and family will be able to buy luxu-
music mogul Sean
'P.
Diddy' ries.
Combs.
The reason this play still res-
.
.
.
.
onates today is because of the
This made-for-telev1s1on movie th
. ddr
"A
Ra" . .
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esses·
ism m
1s based on the Broadway revival
,,
'
.
.
f "A Ra. · · th S ,, fr
the Sun emphasizes family.
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2004
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aracters m
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th . h
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th
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Yi
mg to sacn ce
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om
e p ay as
e
ounger
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t1
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for each other because that 1s
am1 y.
s reviva was even what a family does.
more successful
than the original
"A Raisin in the Sun" also
run
of "A Raisin in. the Sun" in
1959, which ABC got the rights reflects many cultural and social
movements of the time. Benetha,
to produce as a television version
of the play.
a college student, is exposed to
In
1961, the original movie the back-to-Africa movement by
an exchange student Asagai, who
version came out, starring
comes from Nigeria. She also
Sidney Poitier ("Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner") as Walter dates George (Sean Patrick
and Ruby Dee ("Roots") as Thomas,
"Save
the
Last
Mama.
Dance"), an upper class African-
There was also a 1989 movie American boy who is trying to
version starring Danny Glover
("Lethal Weapon") as Walter Lee
and Esther
Rolle
("Good
Times") as Mama.
The story of "A Raisin in the
Sun" is about the Youngers, an
African-American family living
in the south side of Chicago in
the late 1950s. The Youngers are
stuck waiting for the life insur-
ance check of $10,000 from
Mama's husband.
Mama (Rashad) wants to use
the money to buy a hQuse in the
suburbs and move out of the city.
Mama's
daughter,
Benetha
assimilate into white culture and
dismisses her ideas of being a
doctor. By the end of the play,
Benetha clearly has no intention
of marrying the stuffy George,
·
instead intending to marry
Asagai and move back to Africa
with him to be a doctor. Ruth and
Walter come to expect a child
during the play, which they can-
not afford, causing Ruth to
almost terminate her pregnancy.
The. movi~ version followed
IllPre Qf RutJ$, persona} jol.J!.lley,
ihowing
her changing her mind
and wanting to keep her baby.
Walter is also closely examined,
showing his growing boredom
with his job as a driver, his meet-
ings with his friends to plan
schemes to make money, and his
eventual loss of the family's
remaining $6,000 from his life
insurance
check.
Although
Walter is 35, he grows up and
learns to become a man. He takes
his mother's place as head of the
household, allowing her to retire.
The Younger family is also
faced with racial oppression.
When they decide to purchase a
house in Clybourne Park, a white
suburb, they are met with resist-
ance from the n~ighborhood
improvement association, repre-
sented by
Mr. Linder (Stamos).
The Youngers consider not mov-
ing into the neighborhood, but
soon decide to bravely move as a
family, united and strong.
I enjoyed se~ing the movie ver-
sion of "A Raisin in the Sun"
after seeing the original movie
and reading the play. Hansbury
found a way to capture a family
where race doesn't matter.
Everyone can find a way to
relate to the Youngers
in
some
capacity and this is why the story
has survived for almost 50 years.
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Genetic modification: what
•
1S
organic?
By
CHELSEA RICH
Circle Contributor
yield much earlier and plants
that produce plastics with
unique properties.
very rapidly and with great accu-
beets that are resistant to herbi-
racy. For example: plant geneti-
cides
meetings to solicit public opin-
ions and has established a regu-
latory procedure for governmen-
tal approval of GM foods (as of
2000).
Helpful" by
Deborah
Whitman
2000). Granted, this informa-
tion is from 2000.
I
only
found
conflicting infonnation
as
to
today's standards.
I am very
curious to see if they have
changed.
Genetic Modification (GM) is
a special set of technologies that
alters the genetic makellp of liv-
ing organisms such as animals,
plants or bacteria. GM products
(available now or soon) include
medicines, vaccines, foods and
food ingredients, feeds and
fibers.
In 2006, 252 million
acres of transgenic crops were
planted in. 22 countries by l 0.3
million farmers.
All these have the potential for
a lot of good in our society; that
being said, there are also many
risks that are taken to make this
happen.
I
feel that as long as we
are careful and take responsibili-
·
ty, this type of knowledge
should be embraced; however,
I
am not adtocating for unrestrict-
ed use of genetically modified
foods and products.
I
think that
this type of research is important
for our society to move forward.
cists can isolate a gene responsi-
The presence of GM foods in
ble for drought tolerance and US grocery stores is more wide-
insert it into a different plant.
spread than
is
commonly
New genetic modified foods will
thought.
Now, for the big question.
gain drought tolerance as well.
There are very few GM whole How are GM foods regulated
and what is the government's
role in this process?
The advantages to all this?
fruits and vegetables available
With a world population of
6
bil-
but highly processed foods such
lion (expected to double in the as vegetable oils or breakfast
next 50 years), ensuring ade-
cereals most likely contain some
quate food supply is going to be tiny percent of GM ingredients.
a major challenge. GM foods
Like all technologies, there are
In the US, regulatory process-
es are confused due to the fact
that there are three different gov-
ernment agencies that have juris-
diction over GM foods: EPA
evaluates plants for environmen-
tal safety, ISDA evaluates
whether plants are safe to grow
and FDA evaluates if a plant is
safe enough to eat.
In my personal opinion, it
should be
mandatory to
note
on
labels
if
any
part of
a
food/product has
been GM.
People
have
a
right to know
what they are putting in
their
bodies.
The majority of these crops
were herbicide-
and insect-
resistant soybeans, com, cotton,
canola and alfalfa. Other crops
grown commercially or field-
tested included a sweet potato
resistant to a virus that could
decimate most of the African
harvest.
Additionally
crops
including rice with iron and vita-
mins that may alJeviate chronic
malnutrition in Asian countries
were produced along with a vari-
ety of plants able to survive
weather extremes. Soon there
may be bananas that produce
human vaccines against infec-
tious diseases such as hepatitis
B, fish that mature more quickly,
cows resistant to mad cow dis-
ease, fruit and nut trees that
In 2006, the top countries that
grew such crops were the US
(53%), Argentina (17%), Brazil
(I
1%)
and
Canada
(6%).
Growth of such products 1s
expected to slow in
industrial-
ized countries and increase in
developing countries. I
am
not
too sure why this may be, but I
have
some
theories.
For
instance, developing countries
may benefit more from increas-
ing rates of industrial production
and may need more protection
against drought and other dis-
ease. In the US, we may face
less difficulty with growing
products.
"The advantages to all this? With a world population of
6 billion (expected to double in the next 50 years),
ensuring adequate food supply Is going to be a major
challenge. GM foods can help meet these needs
in the
following ways: pest resistance, herbicide tolerance,
disease resistance, cold tolerance, drought tolerance,
nutrition and pharmaceuticals."
As of 2000, FDA policy was
the same as it was developed in
1992 (Federal Register Docket
No. 92N-0139) and states that
agri-biotech companies may
voluntarily ask the FDA for con-
sultation
.
Companies working
to create new GM foods are not
required to consult the FDA, nor
are they required to follow the
FDA's recommendations after
the consultation.
The FDA should put
restric-
tions
and
standards
on
this as
well. I think the development of
•
such technology should be
embraced and is a sign of
our
society moving forward, but this
should only be done with
responsibility and care.
I
ab-Solutely see where this poses
controversy
as
well. For those
who may be
religious
or believe
As opposed to breeding,
Genetic Engineering can create
plants with the exact desired trait
can help meet these needs in the
following ways: pest resistance,
herbicide tolerance, disease
resistance,
cold
tolerance,
drought tolerance, nutrition and
phannaceuticals
.
Ac.cording to the USDA
,
over
40 plant varieties have complet-
ed all of the federal requirements
for
commercialization.
Examples of this include toma-
toes and cantaloupes that have
modified ripening characteris-
tics, and soybeans and sugar-
risks,
some
known
and
unknown.
Controversies sur-
rounding GM foods and crops
commonly focus on human and
environmental safety, labeling
and consumer choice
,
intellectu-
al property rights, ethics
,
food
security, poverty reduction and
environmental
conservation
.
One noted case I found was a
negative effect from GM com
pollen on monarch butterfly
caterpillars.
The US FDA has held open
The FDA contends
,
that GM
foods are substantially equiva-
lent to non-GM foods and there-
in
th~
natural
processes
of fate
and destiny, these come into
conflict.
Although personally I do
not
share such views,
one
may see
this as messing with God's plan
'
or the way of nature.
There are so many potential
benefits from this that I feel it is
fore not subject to more strin-
necessary to do as much
gent
labeling
("Genetically research as we can to improve
. '
Modified Foods: Harmful or our knowledge about the risks.
'
Go Green
Foxes:
remember to recycle &
do your part in helping the environment
Stress-less spring break
By
BRITTANY FIORENZA
Health Editor
With half of spring semester under our belts,
you may be feeling one of two things: like you're
on top of the world, or completely out of steam.
You're either completely on track with your
grades and running on full throttle, or completely
frustrated with school and in serious need of a
chance to refuel. Thankfullj spring break is just a
day away; it's a blissful week free of classes; a
welcome change of pace.
For all of you energizer bunnies, you can treat
spring break as a well-needed chance to let off
some energy on activities other than navigating
your way across campus in a blizzard. Also, the
time away from classes will most
likely
save you
from completely burning yourself out after living
on overdrive for six weeks at a time
.
·
For ali of you chugging Red Bull just to look
alive, you can spend next week as a well deserved
break. Here is the chance you have been waiting
for to recoup enough energy to handle the last six
weeks of the semester with your game face on.
Either way, spring break is a chance to reflect,
refresh and revive; it's a time to refocus your
mindset and reflect on what has been and what is
yet to come.
Furthennore, your body is most likely drained
from lack of sleep and an overload of stress. Now
is the time to balance these aspects of your health
and remove yourself from any stressful situations
in order to more effectively cope with them upon
your return. Giving yourself space from classes
,
professors and friends with whom you are experi-
encing stress will in itself better whatever situa-
tion you are in and help you to avoid confronta-
tion.
Focusing on your mental and physical health
will allow you to ultimately feel better as a whole
and to gain some perspective on your school work
and your social life.
Indulge and return yourself to a happier
,
health•
ier state than you have been in.
Reflect on your grades: what classes are you
struggling in? How are you going to improve
your grades
/
studying habits once classes resume?
What major projects are coming up? How can
you prepare and manage your time effectively in
order to do the best you can on them?
Although none of us like to think of these
stressful, sometimes overbearing obligations
while away from school
,
doing so can make them
·
all less threatening and allow you to really get a
handle on your plan of action, ultimately making
you feel more
·
capable of achieving your goals.
Reflect on your social life: has there been a
strain on any relationships recently? Without plac-
ing blame on anyone,
try
and pinpoint what the
underlying issue is and muse over ways to com-
promise and repair your r~lationships.
If
the rela-
tionship in jeopardy is with someone at Marist
,
the distance from that person should alleviate
some of the tension between you
.
In your time
apart, you will feel less threatened by the conflict
and you will be able to calmly prepare for your
reconciliation.
If
the relationship injeopardy is
with someone at home, then now is the time to
reconnect and re-evaluate what has been putting a
strain on your relationship while you've been
apart. Sit down with one another and really focus
on the aspects of your relationship that need more
attention while you are apart.
If
there have been
misunderstandings
,
talking face to face will
relieve these communication issues.
Reflect on yourself: what is it that you need to
be a better student, a better person
,
a happier per-
son - a healthier person? What steps do you need
to take to bring yourselflo a better place?
Spring break is the welcoming of a new time in
our year. Embrace spring fever and the time to
come as the final stretch of the school year
approaches. With a week away from our usual
surroundings, the onset of spring and time to
reflect ultimately leads to spring fever: an epi-
demic Marist College can appreciate.
See adjoining
column for stress busters
that might
arise on spring break.
Fun in the sun:
ring break finds
vou.
hopefully
it
is
uunicr
and anm:r than the frozen
tundra
that
b
I
all rnte
.
"'\\' ar unblock.
.., mudt a,;.)
ou
would likt
to
den) it.
the lack of
sun
has
probably
taken
a to1l n your
fonncrly
bronz ·
skrn
.
Instead of -.hocking )our system nnd
scorching your kin.
ju put
on
a
little sunblock to prot
t
from painful hum .
*Remember, b ach
are not
equal
to tanning
sitlons:
One b
·ncfit
tot nning a Ions h the fact that the ha ea et exposure time.
Sunny
beachc do
not.
With
th1 ·
m
mmd.
avoid f. lhng a I
ep
on
y
ur stomach and
ending
up
h
rribly
two toned.
*Don't drink and
fQ:
Another
hock
to
the . v
,
tem·
going from dnnkt g indoors
to
drinkmg
under the
sun.
R~member that being out
in
the
sun ,,
111
I hydrat you naturally Add
heavy
drinking to
that
and
}Oll
,ire
ir1
for
m tn,ubk
.
le
ad trip etiquette;
lf you
1r •
takmg a road rip (I'm
Jealous).
remember the. e tips to
m,tke the
road 1
rough.
*Pack snack and drinks:
elf planatory; you 'r lOin ,
ll
need
!.t
me
sort of
nourishment.
*Remember the rea on
you lm•e/hate Red
Bull:
mu
·h , thi
ct,
s\\c
t
,._eet
he
erage perks you up.
it
1s
Just
a
quick
l wind
you
down
and
make
you
era h
(hopefully
no pun
inte1
dcd)
om more rando
n
thing
to
ke p
in the back of your
head;
Ri:p
titi\;e!
Ye
.
'ecc
nry'
Yes
.
hould
be ccond kno\\ l -dge?
Yes,
Harm in remmding? No.
'*Don•t put ~our drink do\\n. and
if
)OU
do, d n·t drink out of it again.
*Be a,,a e of. our
urroundings, hrther
it'·
your u
ual
haunt around home or a
new
hot
spot.
Rest up.
*[at good food.
All
in
all these are some of the things to keep in mind in
order
to
have a healthfu , pleasant spring break.
Live
it
up,
let
go
of
the
stress and
enjoy.
















































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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008 •
PAGE 11
Marist prepares for NCAA seed selections
They repre-
sent the entire
country, from
Idaho and
Washington to
Louisiana and
North
Carolina.
In picking
the seedings,
geography
plays a more
crucial role in
the women's
game than it
does in the
men's,
according to
committee
member
H e a t h e r
Gores.
"Location is
key
in
the
women's
game because
of
atten-
JAMES REIU. Y/
THE CIRCLE
dance " Gores
Tournament MVP Sarah Smrdel had a great weekend
told 'the St
for the Foxes. The senior forward averaged 10. 7 points,
P
t
b
·
5. 7 rebounds, and 2. 7 blocks per game while shooting
_e
e
r
s" u r g
73.3% from the field. Smrdel provided some great
Times.
Over
depth off the bench and will look to continue to do so
on the men's
for the Foxes as they head to the NCAA Tournament.
side, that's not
By
ERIC ZEDALIS
Media Editor
The NCAA women's basket-
ball tournament selection com-
mittee will gather today in
Indianapolis to begin the
process of choosing the best 64
basketball teams in the country
and seeding them.
The selection committee is
comprised of seven women and
three men.
There is one conference com-
i
·:sioni.:r
(the
MAAC's
~ichard
Ensor), an associate
c mm1ssioner,
three athletic
&rectors
and five associate a.th-
1
tic
directors, all nominated by
t
e1r
conferences and chosen
f
r
their expertise.
an issue."
The opening round is split
into eight sites: Albuquerque,
New Mexico; Baton Rouge,
Louisiana;
Bridgeport,
Connecticut; College Park,
Maryland; Des Moines, Iowa;
Norfolk, Virginia; Stanford,
California; and West Lafayette,
Indiana.
Seeing as how last year
Marist was picked a no. 13 seed
and placed in the Stanford
Regional, there is no telling
where the Foxes will be seeded
or where they'll be playing this
year.
As a mid-major school,
Marist has won the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) three times in a row,
and this year, the Red Foxes
have won more games than any
women's basketball team in the
country with 31.
They currently sit at 21st in
the AP poll released on Monday
and
are also 21st in the
ESPN/USA Today poll released
on Tuesday.
Marist dominated the MAAC
en-route to a perfect 19-0 sea-
son and won all but two games
of its competitive non-confer-
ence schedule.
The Red Foxes lost to previ-
ously 16th ranked Ohio State in
the season opener on Nov. 11,
and Hartford on Dec. 12, but
did win the Oahu Classic in
Honolulu with wins over Utah
(currently 12th in the AP poll),
Nebraska
and
Eastern
Washington.
To add to its 2008 NCAA
Tournament resume, Marist
advanced to the Sweet 16 of the
NCAA tournament last year as
a 13 seed with consecutive
upsets over no. 4 Ohio State
and no.
5
Middle Tennessee
State.
In years past, it was fairly
obvious where the selection
committee would seed Marist,
but not this year, according to
Sports Information Director
Mike Ferraro.
"The last couple times, you
could pin it down to two num-
bers," Ferraro said. "Like last
year I thought we'd get either
the 12 or
13,
and we got the
13.
But this year it's a unique situa-
tion. It's definitely the hardest
year to pin it down."
Wherever they do get seeded,
the Red Foxes' tournament
experience and competitive
non-conference schedule con-
tinues to give them confidence,
senior
co-captain
Meg
Dahlman said.
"I
think [last year's run] made
us a better team and a stronger
team," Dahlman said.
"It
gives
us the ability to go play teams
like Maryland and Duke."
In addition to being a stronger
team after last year's tourna-
ment run, Dahlman told the
Poughkeepsie Journal that the
Foxes are now better able to
handle the media attention.
As the media-darlings of last
year's tournament, Marist's
Nikki Flores was on the cover
of USA Today and head coach
Brian Giorgis was interviewed
on WFAN's "Mike & the Mad
Dog" show. Dahlman said she
cannot see the Foxes getting
more attention than last year.
"I
don't think it could get any
more hectic than it did last
year," Dahlman said. "All this
is a piece of cake."
But with this added confi-
dence comes the realization that
this year the Foxes aren't the
only ones who consider Marist
a
contender.
Senior co-cap-
tain
Nikki
Flores said that
after all of last
year's exposure,
Marist does not
have quite the
same anonymity
this year.
"We certainly
know that we
can't crawl up
and bite some-
one like we did
last
year,"
Flores said in
the press confer-
.
ence following
Marist's MAAC
championship
win. "Last year
they didn't real-
ly
know too
much about us."
The Red Foxes
have
including a few d1:tys once they
have found out their first oppo-
nent. MAAC player of the year
Rachele Fitz said in the press
conference that the NCAA tour-
nament is a different level of
play than the Foxes are used to,
but it doesn't concern her.
"Everyone's bigger, every-
one's better, and you just gotta
adjust your game more and be
smart in what you do and the
decisions you make," Fitz said.
"We'll
be
prepared,
like
always, no matter what hap-
pens."
ESPN is airing an NCAA
Women's Basketball Selection
Show Monday night, Mar. 1 7 at
7
p.m.
The Red Foxes will be holding
a gathering at Shadows on the
Hudson at 7 p.m. that night to
watch the show.
almost two
JAMES REILLY/
THE CIRCLE
weeks before
Senior
Nikki Flores drives in the paint for Marist this
their opening
weekend in the
MMC
Tournament Flores had 11
round
game,
points and four assists In the Championship game.
Women's lacrosse rebounds with two big wins
By MATT SPILLANE
News Co-Editor
Marist and Sacred Heart traded
scoring runs throughout the
game, but the Red Foxes put
together their biggest string of
goals when it mattered most.
The Red Foxes scored the last
three goals of the contest to
upend the Pioneers, 9-8,
m
Fairfield on Sunday, Mar. 9,
improving to 2-1 on the season.
Senior
midfielder
Jessica
O'Brien scored twice for Marist,
including the game-winner with
3:05 left in the game.
Senior attack Ali Carnabuci
and junior midfielder Stephanie
Garland had two goals apiece as
well, while senior midfielder
Lindsey Diener led the Red
Foxes with two assists. Senior
goalkeeper Liz Burkhard made
eight saves while also leading the
team with three groundba1ls.
It
was a back-and-forth contest
that featured four different ties
and six lead changes. Marist
found itself down by two with
less than 18:00 to play, but senior
attack Ali Carnabuci cut the
deficit to one with 17:33 remain-
ing on a pass from senior mid-
fielder Lindsey Diener.
Sacred Heart's le~d remained at
one for the next 11 :00 uritil jun-
ior attack Kate Noftsker took a
feed from sophomore midfielder
Lindsay Rinefierd and tied the
game at 8-8 with 5:55 to go.
O'Brien gave the Red Foxes
their third and final lead of the
game when she notched her sec-
ond goal of the game off an assist
from junior midfielder Cristin
Begley.
Head coach Tanya Kotowicz
said that her team was able to
thwart a potentjal Sacred Heart
comeback by working together
and giving more of a team eff9rt
as a game went on, She also said
her team was able to win the bat-
tle of draw controls.
"It
was one of our team goals,"
Kotowicz said. "We realized the
game is
run
through draws, and
we
·capitalized
on them."
Kotowicz also credited her
defense with shutting out the
·
Pioneers over the last 18:38.
"We started to play some 'D'
and our man-to-man press was
good," she said. "TheY, didn't
have as many shooting opportu-
nities and the fast breaks weren't
there."
Marist held a 12-7 advantage in
draw controls over Sacred Heart,
which was a problem in the
team's season-opening loss to
Albany. However, the Red Foxes
improved in that category in their
second game, a 24-20 victory
over St. Bonaventure in their
home opener.
Marist outworked St.
Bonaventure, earning a 25-18
advantage in draw controls. The
Red Foxes' 24 goals were a pro-
gram record for most goals
scored in a game. Diener and
Garland each recorded four goals
and one assist in the contest,
while sophomore midfielder Liz
Falco tallied three goals and four
assists. Burkhard made 14 saves,
including 10 in the
second
half.
The win was Kotowicz's first
as a head coach.
"I'm really proud of the girls,"
she said.
"Game
day is their day.
They did the work."
The Red Foxes are off until
Mar. 17, when they travel to
Colorado to take on Denver (2-
3). Marist will also play Colgate
(2-4) out in Denver, on Mar. 19.
The team will have its hands
full, as Denver is ranked 19th in
this week's Inside Lacrosse poll,
and will need to be at its best.
The Pioneers are led by junior
midfielder Karen Morton, who is
tied for 24th in the NCAA with
16 goals this season.
"Their attack is strong. It will
prepare us for our conference
games," Kotowicz said.
Foxes split doubleheader with Army Black Knights
By JUSTINE DECOTIS
Staff Writer
Marist women's softball trav-
eled down the river over the
weekend to take on Army in a
doubleheader.
The Red Foxes split the dou-
bleheader with the Black
Knights in two nail-biting con-
tests. Marist took the first
game, 2-:- 1, and Army prevailed
in t4e nightcap, 2-0.
In the first game, Megan
Rigos got the start for Marist
and she did not disappoint. She
pitched a complete game,
allowing only one run on three
hits with ten strikeouts. Rigos
was matched almost inning for
inning by Black Knights' starter
Veronica Barth who also threw
a complete game. She allowed
two runs on six hits with six
strikeouts.
The game was scoreless until
the top of the sixth when the
Red Foxes were able to push a
run across the plate. Pamela De
La Llave led off the inning with
a single to right and the next
batter of the game, Melissa
Giordiano, brought her home
with a double to left.
The Black Knights answered
with a run in the bottom of the
sixth. Laura Baranek led off
the inning with a walk and
advanced to second on a wild
pitch. She advanced to third on
a sacrifice bunt by Barth and
then scored on another wild
pitch.
The game remained tied in the
top of the seventh until Heather
Viola scored on a Heather
Young RBI single.
Rigos son for Rigos who owns a 1.29
struck out two in the bottom of EllA.
the seventh to complete the win
for the Red Foxes. Giordiano
was the only player on either
team to notch more than one hit
as she went 2-for-3 leading the
Red Foxes with one RBI.
For Giordiano and Rigos, this
game was just a continuation of
a strong season so far.
Both
were honored by the MAAC as
player and pitcher of the week,
respectively. Giordiano extend-
ed her hitting streak to seven
games.
Before the games
Saturday, Giordiano led the
Foxes with a .429 batting aver-
age to go along with seven runs
scored and three RBIs from her
spot atop the Red Foxes' bat-
ting order.
Saturday's game
was the fourth win of the sea-
Caitlin Carpentier got the start
for Marist in the second game
and went 3
.2
innings, allowing
two runs on eight hits. Marist
collected six hits and two walks
in the contest, but were unable
to push a run across the plate.
The big hit just kept eluding the
team as three Army pitchers
combined on the shutout.
Marist was scheduled to play
a doubleheader against Drexel
on Monday, but the games were
canceled due to the intense
weekend rain. Marist travels to
Dover, Del. on Friday for the
Delaware State tournament
which includes games against
Delaware, Delaware State, St.
Francis,
and
Central
Connecticut State.
oftball
pcoming ·
hedule
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lournament:
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star
performer
for the we kend of
Mar. 7-9.
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from
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the
arc
in
the losing c-ITort against
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name I
to
the MAAC
All
Rookie
team
for
his
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car effort
.
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ca on
came
to
an end
in
los
again
t
Rider
thi:;
past
~unday. They
will look
fonvard
to
next
ca
on.
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Smrdcl came up huge off
the
bench for
the
Foxes all
tournament
long. ,
he a\cr-
agcd I 0.
7
pomt~,
5.
7
rebound·,
and
2.7 blocks
per game
whil
shooting
73.3°
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the field. he
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named
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for her pcrlonrnrncc,
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16,
el ction
Sw1day.
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THE CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Basetball:
Friday, Mar. 14 - at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m .
.
Softball:
Friday, Mar. 14 - at Delaware, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
www.maristclrcle.com
PAGE 12
Rider, Jason Thompson deny Marist a trip to the finals
By
GREG HRINYA
Sports Co-Editor
The Rider Broncs lost starters
Ryan Thompson and Justin
Robinson for their game against
the Red Foxes, but the one starter
they have relied on all season
was just enough.
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) player of
the year Jason Thompson proved
too much to handle, and the sen-
ior carried the Broncs on his
back as Rider ended Marist's
postseason
run
with a 76-71 vic-
tory.
Thompson shot 12-for-19 from
the field and collected 32 of
Rider's 76 points. The nation's
second-leading rebounder also
grabbed 18 boards in his team's
semifinal win.
Although Marist head coach
Matt Brady wanted to contain
Thompson, he also did not want
to allow Rider to shoot as well
from three-point range as it did
when the two teams met on Jan.
30. Rider shot 50 percent on
three-point field-goals in its 79-
65 win in Poughkeepsie.
"You have to guard the three-
point line against Rider and it
was a little bit of a roll of the
dice," Brady said.
"I
was willing
to allow Jason Thompson to
catch the ball, not necessarily so
deep and so close, [but I did not]
think he would be so physical.
He had a h~ll of a game and I
think they did well all game
long."
Rider head coach Tommy
I;)empsey told Thompson that
with the jnjuries, he would have
to emerge as the difference
maker.
"I told him earlier today that
he's going to earn his player of
the year tonight," Demp~ey said.
"We knew we were shorthanded
and he had to dominate. He was-
n't only an NBA player, he
·
was
an
NBA
all-star tonight."
Despite Thompson's· noticeable
presence on both the offensive
and defensive ends of the floor,
the Red Foxes held a seven-point
lead at halftime. Senior Ryan
Schneider drained a comer
jumper as the first half expired to
give Marist a 39-32 lead.
Schneider came off the bench to
score 18 points in 25 minutes of
action. The lead was short-lived,
however.
Rider opened the second half
with a 9-0 run that concluded
with freshman Matt Griffin's
three-pointer with 16:53 remain-
ing in the game. Rider grabbed a
41-39 lead, its first lead since the
4:29 mark of the first half.
The second half continued to be
a horror show for the Red Foxes.
Marist shot just 28.6 percent
from the field in the second half,
including 4-for-18 on three-point
attempts.
Brady thought his team
could crea,te opportuni-
ties by driving to the
rim in the second half,
but the opportunities
did not present them-
selves and the Marist
fa:ld-goals
stopped
falling.
"That was not a good
second-half perform-
ance from the three-
point line," Brady said.
"We missed a Jot of
open shots in the sec-
ond half. If we had
made three or four
more threes, the game's
di:ff
erent."
Marist finished the
game attempting 41
tbree~pointers and con-
necting on oniy 12 of
them. Freshman Jay
Gavin Jed the team with
five three-pointers and
21 points in the game.
JAMES
REILLYITHE CIRCLE
Senior Louie
.
.
M C
k
1
d Senior
Ryan
Stilphen
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with freshman Dejuan G~odwin.
"I thought in the beginning of
the year we were going to strug-
gle a little bit and keep getting
better and we did that," Farmer
said. "I'm proud of those young
guys. They got a lot better from
the beginning of the year until
now.
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was a pleasure to be with
them and to play with them."
Siena
goes dancing
Siena earned a berth in the
NCAA tournament after man-
handling the Rider Broncs in the
MAAC final.
Minus Ryan
Thompson, the Broncs struggled
and Siena cruised to a 74-53 vic-
tory.
Jason Thompson posted 22
points and 12 rebounds, but the
effort proved futile. Thompson, a
likely NBA first round pick,
notched his 23rd double-double
of the season and the 53rd of his
career. With the loss, Rider still
has a chance to gain entrance
into the
NIT
after finishing sec-
ond in both the MAAC regular
season and tournament.
Siena, on the other hand, wiU
make its way
t.o
the big dance.
Kenny Hasbrouck carried the
Saints in the last two games of
the tournament and earned MVP
for his efforts. Fellow Saints
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Tay Fisher also enjoyed one of
the happiest days of his career.
The guard celebrated his birth-
day on the day of the final game
and then scored a career-high 21
points in the
win.
Siena held onto a 23-22 lead
late in the first half, but Fisher
drained three three-pointers to
break the game open. Siena went
on a 14-4 run and led 41-30 at
the half. The Saints never
looked
back.
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