VOLUME 61. ISSUE 21
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Marist elects new student
bod
y prez
Junior Erik Zeyher to take reins from Diaz, promises new
beginnings for student body and Student Gov't Association
By
J
OHN
R
ODINO
Staff Writer
Erik Zeyher, the victor of the
Student Body Presidential elec-
tions on March 13th, had just
rushed in from class and sat
down with his jacket on.
"I feel that being there is a big
portion of this job," Zeyher said,
contemplating the myriad of
responsibilities he would soon
have as Marist's next Student
Body President.
Despite his rush, Zeyher's
responses
were
long;
he
appeared calm and collective, at
times taking a moment before
making a statement. Zeyher
clued into his seemingly patient
persona. He emphasized again
the importance of "being there."
"I should not just be sitting in
the offic;e," Zeyher said. "I
should be out as much as possi-
ble on this campus, going to
events and anything that's possi-
ble that I can physically go to."
It seems as if Zeyher has been
out as much as possible.
"Describe my typical
week?"
Zeyber repeated, as if an expla-
nation would be an ordeal within
itself.
On
top of being the SGA pres-
ident-elect, he is the Vice
President of Student Life, the
National
Residence
Hall
Honorary President, a Resident
Assistant in Lower West, and is
currently working toward com-
pleting his 60 observatio
n
hours
as a secondary education major.
He also has three meetings every
Wednesday, and on the week-
ends, he works as the co-manag-
er of a disc jockey business
called
Cousin
s
DJ.
All of these
duties are amid time
-
consuming
coursework and 8 a.m. classes.
Zeyher attributes his active
involvement in SGA and other
school organizations to what he
says was his most difficult
semester.
In
fall of2005,just two
weeks into his freshman year, he
suffered a severe knee injury
JOHN RODINO
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Body
Presid
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Zeyh
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poses
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while playing on the Marist soc-
cer team.
"That was by far the most dif
-
ficult semester I ever had,"
Zeyher said. "But it was actually
good
.
It opened other doors of
opportunity because I started to
get a lot more involved in RSC
and stuff like that because I did-
n't have that soccer there any-
more and I knew it. So I just
turned over a new leaf and said
'alright, this is what's going on
now and let's focus on it.' Things
have kind of snowballed and
here I am now." He said, "Good
things happen for a reason."
His knee has long-since healed,
but now he has more to manage
with his recent victory. Despite
his varied commitments, Zeyher
says that he is focused and is
already preparing for his upcom-
ing inauguration.
"Right now I want to make sure
that I appoint a good e-board
[executive board],"
Zeyher
said.
"That's probably my biggest
concern
-
students that are qual-
ified, students that are hard
wo
r
king, dedicated and are for
the interest of the school and the
students. That comes first to
me-not students that are look-
ing to gain power and stuff like
that because that's not the kind
of person I am nor are those the
_kind
of people I want to be
around."
B
esides concerns within his
administration, Zeyher said that
he does not have many specific
changes in mind for the school
next year.
"There's no real set agenda,"
he said.
Zeyher is considering a few
ideas for change. Of these are a
book fair where students can
trade books rather than purchas-
ing books via ISBN on the book-
store website, and possibly a
"different concert," because of
negative
responses
to
the
Lifehouse spring concert.
.
A lack of specifics aside,
Zeyher said he would use his
e~perience as an RA to improve
the overall experience at the
school
"I want to make sure students
know what's going on, they're
being introduced to new oppor-
tunities, new programs, bigger
programming, their issues are
addressed," he said.
This year, Zeyher has worked
alongside current Student Body
President Omar Diaz in the cre-
ation of programs for the school.
With
Diaz's
administrative
supervision, he assisted in the
booking of motivational speaker
Ed Gerety.
"I
think
Erik is one of those
people that when he talks, people
listen," Diaz said. "I think tha~
he's grown, he's matured so
much. He's learned a lot. As the
outgoing president, you always
want someone who knows the
organization. When I found out
he won, I was very excited."
Although
Zeyher
says he has
appreciated working with the
current administration,. he said,
however, that his administration
will not parallel Diaz's.
"This
is not the Diaz adminis-
tration," Zeyher stressed. "With
a new administration definitely
comes up a new light. Omar did
a great job, but this is not the
same administration or anywhere
near that."
Zeyher's opponents in this
year's presidential race were
asked to comment on the transi-
tion from the Diaz to the Zeyher
administration.
Chris Cardella, former presi-
dential candidate of this year's
election, made a brief statement
in an email message, writing "I
hope God will bless Erik in his
new position and he will contin-
ue to serve the student body as
best he can."
Joseph DeLisle, current
Executive Vice President and
former 2008 presidential candi-
date, commented on Zeyher in a
phone interview.
"I
remember when [Erik] first
applied how professional he
was," DeLisle said. "I have no
bad
things
to say about him with
what he's done in SGA. I'd love
to see him reach out and try to
get
students
much
more
involved."
Zeyher is currently experienc-
ing a dose of what life will be
like as SGA president. He
excused himself after a statement
toward the end of the
interview.
He made a phone call and
announced to the person on the
other line that he was running
late. He returned to the point
where he interrupted himself. He
continued, saying that he is con-
fident in how he wants to be
remembered as SGA president.
''To
be proactive on this cam-
pus
-
that's probably the biggest
legacy that I would like to leave
behind," he said.
Erik
Zeyher
then left, to be
"out there," fulfilling
yet
another
responsibility.
Marist community looks back at SGA Presid
e
n
t
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By
ANDREW OVERTON
Ne
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s Co-Edit
or
The beginning of one admin-
istration this Friday will signal
the end of Omar Diaz and his
own term.
Erik Zeyher, president elect,
will be sworn in Friday, Apri
l
10 at 6 p.m., effective
l
y end-
ing an eve
n
tful term for
President Diaz.
"It was fun," Diaz said
.
"There are definitely life les-
sons that you learned here."
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After reflecting on his term
as pres
i
dent, Diaz had some
words of wisdom for Zeyher.
"The b
i
ggest th
i
ng," Diaz
said, "is that your decisions
b
enefit the student body."
Diaz stressed the importance
of focusing on your legacy as
a president and how your term
will affect Marist College
years down the road.
Diaz said the presidency is
n
ot about the events or the
amount of money raised, it is
about leaders
h
ip deve
l
op-
ment.
"What's important is you
guiding people and you help-
ing people become better offi-
cers," Diaz said. "I let the
rookies ... make their own
dec
i
sions."
Diaz's term was not an easy
one, and even he admitted t
h
at
he knew "the drama that was
gon
n
a
be
involved."
Consequently, there are differ-
ing opinions o
n
the success of
his term.
"Omar was always very pro-
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fessional and meetings were
always productive," 2009
Class President Julie Lavin
said. "He always had the stu-
dent body's needs in mind."
Sophomore Samuel Mantell
confirmed Lavin's sentiments.
"I'm gonna miss Omar
[Diaz]," Mante
ll
said. "I think
that he's always done the best
that he can to fmd out what
people want, what people
need
.
"
2010
Class President
fe
l
t that student government
focused more interna
ll
y than
externally during Diaz's term.
"We didn't unfortunately do
a lot with students but we did
do a lot
to
boost our relation-
ship
for
next
year,"
Hittenmark said.
Junior Sara Laing and soph-
omore
Aforme
Agawu-
Kakraba said they did not
notice any significant changes
from the last presidential term.
"I don't think the ad.minis-
Jeremie Hittenmark said
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than the last one," Laing said.
''Neither of them did anything
that made me aware of them."
"[Diaz] had a lot of the same
programs as [last year's presi-
dent] Maryellen [Conway],"
Agawu-Kakraba said.
"From
a
passerby point of
view,
I feel
as
though
he
followed
Maryellen's footsteps."
Even though Diaz is anx
-
iously -anticipating his last
hours in office, he will surely
miss
the
excitement of leading
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THE CIRCLE
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
www.marlstclrcle.com
Security Briefs
:
Marist
Co
llege
gets Rickroll'd
I
By
ffiER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
3/25 - Fulton
~
In an apparent effort to keep
spring break going all year
long, several students were
cited for a noise violation by
security in Fulton. Several of
the students were dispersed,
and security, apparently not
heeding advice from the wise
sage Rihanna, finally did stop
the music. That'll come back
to haunt them. If life teaches
you anything, it's that when
the
Bahamian
princess
speaks, you listen. When the
sun shines, you better shine
together. You best shut up and
drive, or she will hurt you.
She's still waiting to be S.0.S.
rescued, and she's growing
mighty pissed. I'm tel.ling
you, the woman
speaks
in vol-
umes.
3/25 -
Sheahan
.
Finally, a change of scenery -
:
nothing better than a little
:
vehicular thievery to welcome
the students back to campus.
·
Or, at least by-hecular, which
:
isn't a word, but I officially
coin it. A student reported his
bicycle missing parked out-
,
side Sheahan Hall, before
'
,
finding it later parked outside
'
Lowell Thomas. Yup, that is
all. No criminal apprehended,
simply a case of mistaken
parking.
Nothing
more.
Sheahan to Lowell Thomas,
that's all she rode.
3/25 - Donnelly
~~
Two vehicles were booted
over the past week, with the
most recent car residing in the
Donnelly lot, presumably ille-
gally. That's embarrassing. As
if walking out to your car to
see it littered in tickets
isn't
bad enough, now you get a
friendly note with a
surely
not-so-friendly
telephone
number. You can probably try
driving on it for awhile, if you
secretly
wish to fulfill a hid-
den dream of having
everyone
on campus stare at you at
once. Hey, at least you'd look
cool, rebel.
3/27 - Gartland
Well,
this
is
becoming
tedious. When anyone sees
Gartland in these security
briefs,
it's
never,
"Oh,
Gartland did something crazy
this weekend," or
"Oh,
Gartland found a donkey and
a bottle
·
of tequila and
who
knows
what
happened."
Nope, burnt food sets off the
smoke alarm. Apartments
cleared out, society sighs. You
know the drill.
3/29 - Lower West Cedar
In Lower West Cedar, too
many people. apparently had
too good of a time, forcing
security to do what they do
best, shut it down. Well, this
seems fun at least. There's
clearly no better
time
than
bumping and grinding to
strangers you barely know.
Hey, nothing removes awk-
ward small talk like an awk-
ward breast graze. Not
saying
that happened, but let's face it
-
it probably did.
3/29 - Fulton Parking Lot
~~
A car parked near the tennis
lots was heavily damaged
over the weekend, with the
owner reporting damages to
the!r
j._&ht
h~a~l~t and back
fender.
We!Ji
at
least
'.OIJ
oon
now finally fulfill a life-long
dream
to
become
a
Wallflowers song. And, com-
plete my lifelong dream of
countless arm-injuries to the
face in the world's biggest
game of
"Padiddle."
3/29
-
Upper West Cedar
A broken window
was spotted
by a k~en security guard, with
once again, no criminal
in
sight
and no motive, besides
being a waste of humanity,
apparent. Once again,
this
does not seem to be the way
to
go through life, unless break-
ing windows is somehow
metaphorically attached
to
your broken dreams, mostly
caused from your innate abili-
ty to contribute nothing else to
society
besides a broken win-
dow. If that's the case, then
good
for you, this
is
the part
in
your episode where you sit on
the docks with your best
friend and contemplate life.
Roll credits. Goodbye.
3/31
-
Campus
A trespasser was arrested for,
as the noun implies, trespass-
ing on campus on Monday
~oming.
The
accused
had
been told to leave
campus
several
times before,
and
for
some reason jy~t kept
cpming
back
foi
more.
n;,
"1-~hing,
you have to admire tlie
resiliency. He truly is never
gonna give you up. Or let you
down. Or run
around
and
desert you, for that matter.
~
Geniusometer
Disclaimer: The Security
Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected as free speech under
the First
Amendment
of
the
Constitution.
M
arist
D
e
fined
An
UrbanDictionary
for the
Poughkeepsie-
inclined
Awkward (adj.):
Descriptive
of a
,
situation
that
makes one uncom-
fortable
or
of
the
mannerisms
of a
particular
individual.
See
also:
Running
into people you
just fought with
on campus,
that
kid who
sits
in
the
back
of
class and laughs
i nappropr i a
.
tel y
at
things
that
aren't funny.
Senior
Purge
(n.) :
Symptom of
S e n i o r i t i s .
Brought
on
by
fear
of
r:harl~E;
and
an
})nGon('~g
diploma,
those
afflicted
cut
all
friendship
and relationship
ties and wind up
spending
all
their
time
at
Darby's
com-
plaining
about
how hard it is to
find a job.
See
also:
"It's
not
you,
i t ' s
me, "
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Let the voices of the Marist
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PAGE3
Defending President Bush
Dalai Laina stands ground
amidst turmoil in Tibet
By DAN PEARLES
Staff Writer
When I
tum
on the news at
night or read the newspaper in
the morning, I cannot help but
notice that the majority of the
storylines are in some way con-
nected to the presidential elec-
tion. From Sen.
John
McCain's
attempts to attract conservatives,
to the controversial comments
made by Sen. Barack Obama's
pastor, to Sen. Hillary Clinton's
struggle to remain close to
Obama in the Democratic pri-
mary, it seems as if every news
story is related to the candidates
or those associated with them.
What I have also noticed is the
lack of attention paid to the man
who is now, and will be for the
next ten months, the most power-
ful person in the world. I am
referring to the current President
of the United States, George W.
Bush.
President Bush has been a tar-
get of the media throughout his
entire term in office, but he has
now taken a backseat to the cur-
rent presidential candidates.
Although the candidates con-
stantly mention his name during
debates and
speeches,
President
Bush has remained relatively
low-key as he tries to make it
through his final year in office.
Democrats have shifted from
attacking the president's strategy
in Iraq to trying to elect a candi-
date who will change course in
the Middle East.
Republicans
are still looking for a leader for
the party to rally around instead
of spending their time defending
the current administration. In the
mean.time, we have a "lame
duck" president who will leave
office in ten months with a lega-
cy that will still need to be deter-
mined.
George W. Bush was elected
President of the United States in
2000 by the slimmest of margins,
edging out Al Gore in arguably
the most controversial presiden-
tial election in history. Less
than
a year into his presidency,
President Bush had to deal with
the events of Sept.
11,
the worst
terrorist attack to ever take place
on American soil.
I remember watching the news
coverage of the events that day. I
remember the anti~ipation for
the president to appear on televi-
sion to address the nation from
Barksdale Air Force Base. Most
of all, I remember the first words
that came out of the president's
mouth:
"Freedom
itself was
attacked this morning by a face-
less coward, and freedom will be
defended."
I know that a lot of people do
not have to be reminded of the
events that I just described.
Sept.
11
was such a traumatic
day for the nation that it is
almost impossible to remember
the details of what happened.
Even though I was only twelve
years-old, not a day has gone by
in six years where I don't think
about that day. I am certain the
millions of Americans feel the
same way I do about Sept.
11,
but I also believe, sadly, that
many of these same American's
don't remember how President
Bush led the nation through
those attacks, and has dedicated
his entire administration to mak-
ing
sure that
nothing
like that
ever happens
again.
It is pointless to debate the
Wars
in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
There were no weapons of mass
destruction but Saddam Hussein
was still a threat to the civilized
world.
We liberated the Iraqi people
but
sparked
an insurgency that
has still not been defeated.
Al Qaeda still exists in
Afghanistan but has been severe-
ly
weakened by our military's
efforts in the region.
People
from all different
viewpoints
could argue for hours and no
conclusion would be reached.
This is
~hy
I believe that it is
necessary
to
withhold judgment
on the Bush administration.
The current strategy in Iraq
appears to be working, as viol-
lence in the country has steadily
decreased. Nobody can know
for certain whether or not these
wars will benefit America's
national security while helping
the
Iraqi
people.
What I do know is that President
Bush has staked the legacy of his
administration on America's suc-
cess in the Middle East. He has
weathered constant criticism
from his opponents as well as
from those within his own party
over his administration's foreign
policy.
Lastly, he has been
relentless in his promise to keep
American safe, no matter what it
takes.
I, like most Americans, do not
agree with every decision that
President Bush has made in the
last seven years. It would be a
lie if I said that the president's
immigration policy was not bro-
ken, or that America did not need
to readjust its strategy in Iraq.
President Bush is not perfect,
and nobody has claimed that he
1s.
I do believe, though, that
President Bush is a man of con-
viction. I believe that he has had
America's best interests at heart
in every decision he has made.
Finally, I believe that he was the
right man for the time, and histo-
ry will show that.
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and ambitions,
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lated
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ba,e pre enl.!d may very
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By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
There has been a good deal of
speculation over what direction
the American economy is head-
ing. More scholars and econo-
mists are beginning to observe
that we are heading into a reces-
sion. All this is happening while
the Federal Reserve Board is
refusing to say the
'R'
word
under fear of some type of stock
market repercussion.
So what is the real problem
with the economy? Issues as
complex as this defy common
explanation but there is a long
list of clues that lead to a similar
source. Take gas prices for
example. With the rise in the
price of oil to record highs, it
has
becoming
increasingly
strenuous
on the
average
American family to pay for the
price of home heating oil and
unleaded gasoline for their cars.
Is it any coincidence that the
price of a gallon of gas in 2001,
before the
"war
on terror," was
$1.20 and is now $3.30? For a
family
making a working class
salary, paying for gas, groceries,
and utility nearly kills the
week's paycheck. And one of the
biggest factors on driving up oil
prices has been than the war in
Iraq.
This leads to an even greater
problem. The United States has
spent an estimated $522 billion
.
since the beginning of the war
over five years ago. On top of
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that, it
is
projected that the gov-
ernment could
spend
up to $160
billion there in 2008 alone with
$70 billion already allocated for
2008. On top of that, we owe
about 35 per:cent of our GDP as
we are $747 billion in debt.
I'm not
saying
that the sole
reason for any type of
economic
downturn is directly related to
the war,
it's
just that it is
part
of
the
issue.
The largest problem
with the war is that money is
being mismanaged; it could be
reallocated to do much more for
the
American
people. With the
money saved from the war, you
could provide jobs and services
for people who need it most.
For example, for every billion
dollars that could be spent on
healthcare, education, and iµfra-
structure
investments, you could
create between 50-100 percent
more jobs than the same billion
dollars
spent
in
Iraq.
Considering
that last year the
Bush Administration spent $13 8
billion on the war in Iraq, they
effectively
lost roughly one mil-
lion jobs.
With that same $138 billion,
the U.S. government
·could
have
provided Medicaid level health
insurance for the 45 million
uninsured
Americans.
Additionally, they could ha:ve
hired 30,000 teachers, both sec-
ondary and
elementary,
and
built 400 schools. What's more
is that they could have also pro-
vided basic home weatheriza-
tion for about 1.5 million homes
to reduce energy
consumption
by 30 percent in each home.
The most astounding aspect to
all these statistics is that the
government persisted on
spend-
ing their money in Iraq! It's real-
ly too bad that the Bush
Administration puts a militaris-
tic effort ahead of bettering the
situation of their own people.
The bottom line is that the econ-
omy is about to take a
tum
for
the worse, and unless effort is
made to stop that, we may be in
for a rough
future.
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nee
nnd
uprising
b)
young
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the
fractures and cracks that may
eventually
dr..;
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from
tbi.:
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ou~id ·
if
nothing
ts done-. for
tifty
years. as
the
hum
nitnrian
eris
in Bo nia,
Rw
nda and
Darfur
have m,u.l • a distinct
impres ion <m the world. howev-
er.
the bsue affcctin • Tib
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remains
shroud
d
in
mysticism,
tucked
mlo a small corner of
the
,. orld
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11
b hanl to connect
with
an e,cnt
half
a ,vorld
away,
an
occurrence \Vith no direct
connection tc our country or our
personal
t'\'eryday
life.
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Quality food for a high price at Cosimo's
and the music was
light contemporary,
audible but not to a
deafening
level.
·
There was ample
room
between
tables.
The menu had
many selections for
special diets and
additional
efforts
were
made
to
accommodate those
looking
for a health-
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ier choice. Bread
was initially served along with a
plate of oil and balsamic vinegar
to dip. For an appetizer, we
ordered the Fried Calamari
served with spicy Pomodoro
·
Sauce. The portion was large
enough to split between the three
ofus
.
The calamari was prepared
_
well and the sauce was spicy but
not overtly so. At $9.95, this dish
was one of the higher priced
appetizers.
By
CAITLIN NOLAN
Circle Contributor
Upon entering Italian restau-
rants, I have noticed a common
theme: the scenario includes a
barely lit area in which it is
almost impossible to see the
items on the menu before you
and the ghost of Frank Sinatra is
singing so loudly you cannot
hear what the person next
to
you
is saying. Cosimo's, an Italian
eatery located across the street
from Marist, was nothing of the
sort.
The two-story restaurant was
not automatically telling of the
cuisine available inside. Instead,
a refined, airy quality welcomes
you as you enter the restaurant,
enforced by the large windows
and high ceilings. Myself and
two friends were seated almost
.
immediately in one of the five
sectioned-off dining areas, each
with a different decor. The light-
ing, while dim, was still bright
enough to see my surroundings
·
Soon after finishing the appe-
tizer our main
.
courses were
served. I ordered the Shrimp
Sautee with Whole Wheat Penne
Pasta, with an additional $1
added to the $15.95 price tag for
the substitution pasta selection.
While this is stated on the menu,
the server did not directly inform
me. Nevertheless, I opted for the
healthier choice with the pasta,
calamata olives
,
sauteed shrimp
,
sundried tgm;tQe~ and ;
tau.ch
of
pesto, toi,pid ,witlf slfclved
Parmigiano cheese
.
Normally
·
I
am not a fan of Parmigiano
cheese, but this time around it
was
.
very enjoyable. The meal
consisted of many flavors but
each complimented each other
and blended well.
My friend ordered Ravioli Con
Mozzarella and for an additional
charge of $2.25 to the $14.95
meal, he also chose to order a
side house salad topped with a
balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
His salad consisted of simply let-
tuce and he felt it was soggy. His
meal, oven baked cheese ravioli
tossed in
tomato
basii sauce,
topped
with melted mozzarella,
was better than the salad. The
mixture of hard· noodles com-
bined with the soft texture of the
ricotta cheese was enjoyable, but
the sauce itself was very thin and
was
_
not consistent with the rich
texture of the meal underneath.
My other friend ordered
Sausage & Ricotta Fusilli with a
side Caesar salad for an addition-
al $2.95 to the cost of $14.95.
She
felt
the salad contained a
large amount of Parmigiano
cheese and that this enhanced the
taste and texture of the salad.
The meal was pleasant, entailing
roasted peppers, plum tomato
sauce, sauteed onions, spicy and
mild sausage, topped with
herbed ricotta and a garnishing
of Parmigiano to the pasta. The
cold ricotta cheese on top of the
hot pasta and sauce made for a
nice contrast in the meal. The
meat and peppers were good but
her only. comp4tint was that the
texture
Of
the sausage reminded
her of ground beef.
Overall, each meal was a suc-
cess. While not every dish was
without fault
in
the eyes of the
consumer, no complaint truly
took away from the experience.
The price of each meal was rea-
sonable considering the presen-
tation, ~uality and portion size of
each meal.
~
fact, we each were
able to take a large portion of our
meals home.
For dessert, we ordered the
Chocolate Fondant and Apple
Pizzette to split amongst the
three of us. In addition to that,
my neighbor ordered a Cafe
Mocha and my coworker ordered
a Coffee. The Cafe Mocha,
$3.95, was very good as served.
The Chocolate Fondant, priced
at
$5.95,
is any chocolate-lover's
dream.
The taste of the cake was rich
and similar to that of Chocolate
syrup. While I felt that this
dessert was divine, I cannot
begin to explain how much I
enjoyed the Apple Pizzette
.
Fresh apples
on
top of a dough
base drizzled with syrup and
topped
with ice cream make for
an insanely appetizing treat. The
description in the menu saying it
is enough for two is not exagger-
ating. Among the three of us, we
barely made a dent in the dessert.
The meal overall cost $86
.
09
including tax, excluding tip. For
large portions of quality food in
a great atmosphere, this was very
reasonable. I walked out of the
restaurant slightly heavier and
cenainly in bener spirits
than
I
was before entering. For any per-
son who enjoys a long
.
dinner
with good food and good friends,
Cosimo's is for you.
March's Top Singles: JT t
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o Jon~s Brothers
By:
ALISON
.
JALBERT
Staff
Writer
"Blee<J.ing Love" - Leona
Lewis: Fallowing the career path
already set by Kelly Clarkson,
Lewis won the third season of
"The X Factor," the British
cousin of "American Idol," then
released a cover of Clarkson's
single "A Moment Like
This."
"Bleeding Love" is Lewis' first
American single, and it's the per-
fect way to introduce her to a
new audience. The ballad pro-
vides Lewis with a way to show
off her powerful voice, and the
early success of the song is creat-
ing major buzz for the U.S
.
release of her album in April.
Audiences usually embrace tal-
ented singers with big voices
(Mariah
Carey,
Christina
Aguilera, etc.) so Lewis most
li~ely has a long and successful
career ahead of her .
.
"Love in
this
Club" - Usher
feat. Young Jeezy: After taking
a four-year break from making
music
to
marry his stylist and
have a baby, Usher proves that
he hasn't lost any of his abilities
to create a hit single. "Love in
this Club" isn't as innovative as
one would hope
,
given that
Usher had four years to expand
his musical style. However, the
single made an astounding leap
from 51 to one on the Billboard
charts in one week, so clearly
people are enjoying Usher's
newest release.
"When You Look Me in the
Eyes" - Jonas Brothers
:
Three
musically talented brothers who
have an enormous following of
teenage girls sounds like a
description of Hanson circa ness for Apple Bottom jeans and
1998, but ten years ]ater, the boots with the fur thanks to
Jonas Brothers have recreated "Low," so for his second single,
Hanson's formula for success
.
he takes the opportunity to intro-
"When You Look Me in the duce everyone to his
"
elevator"
Eyes" is the second single off ( obviously a thinly veiled sexual
their self-titled debut album, and reference.) A sample of John
12-year-old girls across the Carpenter's
theme
to
the
country can't get enough of the "Halloween" movies and an
sappy ballad. Musically, the appearance by Timbaland keeps
Jonas Brothers haven't done "Elevator" from being just
anything that hasn't
·
been done another rap song that talks about
before, but it's hard to deny their
.
girls, money and parties. No
mass appeal and rabid fan base.
doubt fueled by the continuing
"Damaged" -
Danity
Kane:
success of "Low," "Elevator" is
The most successful act to hardly innovative but is so infec-
emerge from Diddy's incarnation tious that it doesn't really matter.
of "Making the Band," Danity
"Touch My
Body"
-
Mariah
Kane's first single off their soph-
Carey: Ever since a 200
·
1 ''TRL"
omore album shows a departure appearance involving a strip
from the hip-hop sound found on tease, and a subsequent hospital
their debut album. "Damaged" is stay for "exhaustion," Carey has
an insanely ~atchy pop song that been trying to get her career back
still has some hip-hop influ-
to its mid-
.
'90s peak. The 2005
ences, but this new sound is far album "The Emancipation of
more radio-friendly than before. Mimi" helped boost her deterio-
The five girls' solo parts are rating career, and "Touch My
indistinguishable to the casual Body," the first single off
listener, which
is
either good Carey's 11th album, also con-
because they can harmonize well tributes to her musical rebirth
or bad because you can't tell The slow dance song doesn'~
them apart.
'd th
f .
d'bl
" .
provt e
e
type
o mere 1 e
S
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Pfictu
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r,e tl~kBurn"
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!aylor vocal performance that Carey is
w
_t:
t s 1 e
~ ~ersion of capable of, but the chorus is
C
Charne ~nfiderwohod sh
.
Before He catchy enough to make up for
eats
~r, t e
1g~ sch~ol any shortcomings.
crowd. Swifts fourth smgle, like
"You're Gonna Miss This"
_
Underwood's, lashes out an ex,
Trace Adkins: Country
.
d
.
. h
hi ..
songs
expressmg 1sgust wit
s stu-
are often known ~
0
the·
b'l
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ty
·d ld · ku
u
r
ir
a
11
P1
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~ic ,,P ~ck/You never to tell a story in just under four
let ~e ~ve. Ei~hteen-year-old minutes, and Adkins' latest sin-
Swift bnngs the nght amount of gle is no different. Each verse
energy and anger to the song
·
describes an event in the life of a
~thout sounding like she's try-
girl who is unhappy
,
with ~oth-
mg to make herself seem older.
er character assuring her th t
. "Elevator" - Flo
_
Rida fea~.
she'll look back and miss th:s
T1mbaland: The entire world 1s
time in her life
.
''These are s m
familiar with Flo Rida
'
s fond
-
good times/So take a good ~o:
around/You may not know it
now/But you're gonna miss
this," Adkins sings in the chorus.
It's a sentiment that everyone
can relate to, and his gravelly
vocals give the song an emotion-
al edge.
"Killa" - Cherish feat. Yung
Joe:
In
an attempt to fill the
R&B girl group void left by
Destiny's
Child,
Cherish
released their first single in 2006
to moderate success, but
.
nothing
happened
in
the song's aftermath
to propel them to extreme star-
dom. Two years later, the release
of "K.illa" proves that there is
still a lot of potential left in the
four sisters of Cherish. The
catchy song is
.
climbing up the
charts, and while Cherish proba-
bly won't reach the same level of
success as Destiny's Child, but if
they keep releasing quality sin-
gles like this, they could surprise
everyone.
"4 Minutes"
-
Madonna feat.
Justin
.
Timberlake
.
and
Timbaland
:
Madonna has never
been known for her incredible
vocal power, despite the fact that
she has ruled the pop charts for
26 years. She has always relied
on other things, usually contro
-
versy or the high quality of her
•
music, to propel her songs up the
charts. "4 Minutes" is no differ
-
ent; Madonna recruits Justin
Tim~erlake and master producer
Tirnbaland for help on the first
single off her 11th album
.
The
song is busy and energetic
,
with
Madonna and Timberlake shar-
ing the vocals and Timbaland
contributing a marching band-
esque horn sound. This song wtll
undoubt
e
dly be Madonna's 13th
number one single.
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for a college budget
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COURTNEY SAVOIA
Staff Writer
I nterv1cws
arc
scary enough
without ,
011)
ing what you ar
going to
wear; you have to have
your resume up to date and
your
intcrvicy,
kill
down
pat.
Howe" r, th
ay it
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impor-
tant to dress for the job
you
want and clothing can make or
break the intcf\
1c, .
lf
you are interviewing for an
internship
,
it
i,
important to
dress your age
.
You don't ha,e
to
personify
that executive look
quite yet but you hou)d strive
to look professional.
Potential
employers
111
appreciate the
eftbrt
you
make but
realize that
you are
still
in
college and
liv
-
ing on a
budget
.
1f you
are
applying
for
m1
Clpening
at a
large
company,
being
drc .i.:d
-
up hm
that
you
understand
the personality
of that
organization
.
For
women, tb
re arc quite a
fC\>.•
options to
w
ar on your inter-
VIew
.
while still being fun and
trendy
.
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you d
cide
to
w
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kirt.
the I ngth should be just
above
the
knee
,
Black
i
a
classic
color
and will
match
an
top.
but
et s
Je
o ld
·
o
JUSl
as well
.
White is a
popular
color
for spring and
would
be a nice
altcrnath
c
.
The typical blouse
i.:
always
acceptable. but can get boring.
You can
try
a
11ice
top jn a
sub-
tle color, such as light pink,
blue or other pastel, but bright
colors can
be
overwhelming.
Ha
i
ng a simple dc-ign or pat-
l
rn on the top adds a nice
touch
but
shouldn't
be
extreme. Tiny floral designs or
a
bow
can add just the nght
amount
of degam:e
.
Adding
a blazer or jacket to an
outfit
I
a good vay to comple-
ment lb look } ou an: going for.
A blazer looks tasteful and pro-
fe'> ional. And you don't
have
to\\.
your moth r
'
s old blaz
-
er; many store have come oul
with
updated styles, making
blazers plea ant to w~r again
.
Gap
is om: of the best retailers
for work clothes
;
they represent
sophi
ticated
and
refined tyle.
They
carry
fa
hionabl blatcrs
in
colors such a
white
and
beige, which are peri'ect for
pring and go with everything.
They also sell basic triped
blou e and ruffied top that are
perfect
for
an intervi '\\. Gap
carrie
eH:rything you need-
pants kirts, hlou e ,
tops
and
shoes to complete your
work
ardrobe.
Dres es, which are a big look
for pong, can work their ay
into
your
work wardrobe
as
welt
The classic
shirtdress
look
pretty
with a simple
sweater
or blazer. Dress
s
accessorized
with a belt or
tie in
delicate
colors
are also
appro-
priate and chic to wear on
the
job
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Interview:
Freshman
with mononucleosis
By KARLIE JOSEPH
Staff Writer
Freshmen
Christina
Bartumio]i sat cross-legged
on her cozy Victoria Secret
Pink
comforter,
statistics
books sprawled open on her
lap. It was March 10 and she
was accustomed to her new
routine - writing papers in her
flannel pajamas, and sucking
on cough drops throughout
the day.
"I'm used to this all by
now," said Bartumioli, a hint
of rasp in her voice from the
tail end of bronchitis she has
been fighting. "As a matter of
fact, I can't really remember
it being any other way."
According to Marist Bealth
Services, Bartumioli was one
of 18 cases of mononucleosis
diagnosed at Marist College
last semester, and one of 200
students that went home as a
result of sickness.
Aside from mono,
Bartumioli has been on
antibiotics three times over
the course of this school year.
After a "rough start" to col-
lege life, Bartumioli is read-
justing to a normal, healthier
routine.
Bartumioli started feeling
symptoms roughly a week
before Thanksgiving break,
but she didn't see it as
All¥,.:-
tmll8 severe.
"I figured I just had a coid
and a sore throat," she said,
pushing her blonde hair out
of her eyes. "I was never real-
ly sick before college. I just
figured the discomfort was
normal." Growing up in
Greenlawn,
Long
Island,
Bartumioli said she never
missed more than a day of
school in her entire high
school career at St. Anthony's
Catholic High School. As an
active member on the varsity
soccer team, she was con-
stantly
'
conscious of her
health. "I didn't have time to
be sick, balancing school and
sports, plus, my parents
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always were there guiding my
hectic life," she said smiling.
Luckily, the worst part of
mono came at a time when
her parents were there to
help.
"My things were literally
packed and in my car Sunday
night
after
Thanksgiving
weekend when I started expe-
riencing extreme pain in my
throat," she said. "I had seen
the doctor over break and my
strep test had come back neg-
ative, so I had a feeling some-
thing worse was about to
come." After being brought to
the PM Pediatrics, a local
doctor's office that has night
hours,
Bartumioli
was
advised to be brought directly
to the hospital. There she was
given an IV due to her exces-
si
Y
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ilands and a
"qu1c"k mono test" showed
po$itNc resttlts almost imme-
diately.
"The feeling was absolutely
horrible. I couldn't even
swallow my own saliva with-
out gripping into the mattress
of my bed," she said.
Bartumioli was out of
school for two more weeks
following
Thanksgiving
break. During that time her
life was full of doctors' visits
lot of nights for no real rea-
son. Even simple things like
not eating well, not wearing
warm clothes, or going to the
gym every day regardless of
how tired I was realJy wore
me down."
Bartumioli said that fresh-
man lifestyles can be a little
"After
her third visit to the doctor her steroid dosage
was not only prolonged, but she was informed that
her case of mono was
"if
not the worst, definitely in
the top three" most severe cases of mono her doctor
had ever treated."
and endless types o'f medica-
chaotic and at times self
tion. After her third visit to destructive, though it is all
the doctor her steroid dosage part of the process of learn-
was not only prolonged, but mg.
she was informed that her
"Even if you had walked
case of mono was "if not the into this room four months
worst, definitely in the top ago you would have seen a
three" most severe cases of drastic difference," she said
mono her doctor had ever "Though my immune system
treated.
isn't exactly where it used to
"The hardest part was going be, I still feel much more
back to school and having to relaxed and in control. I try to
focus on work when all my simplify my life by doing
body wanted to do was rest," work ahead of time and going
she said. "Though I attempted to the gym in the early after-
to do a lot of my work while noon that way my body is
at home, I was still extremely getting the right ,amount of
overwhelmed."
rest at nights and I can stay as
Though Marist has seen a healthy as possible."
high quantity of sickness this
Bartumioli said she
learned
season, Bartumioli confesses a lesson by letting it get that
that some of her sickness far, and is glad she can tum
could Jlrobab,ly have been
he,
focus back to her per-
avoidect.
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Baseball takes one from Rider on Sunday
,~------11!!11!1!!!----lll!!ll•curylo
was
on fire at the
plate
In
this past week-
ends three game series
agall'ISt Rider.
In
satur-
day's doubleheader he
went
6-8
with two RBIs
and on Sunday he went
2-3 with a triple and two
more RBIs. He will
try
to
keep up the
hot
hitting
In
a three-game series
at Iona.
in 7 .1 innings and
struck out five.
Marist broke a 2-2
tie in the top of the
ninth when sopho-
more shortstop Richie
Curylo, who went 6-8
JAMES REILLY/
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on the day, hit a two-
run single. The Foxes
By RICH ARLEO
Sports Co-Editor
After losing both games of a
double header to Rider on
Saturday, the Red Foxes were
able to bounce back and salvage
a win on Sunday behind a bril-
liant pitching performance from
sophomore
starter
Stephen
Peterson.
added one more to take a three-
run lead into the bottom of the
ninth, but reliever Brendan
Chapin, who has been solid all
year, couldn't hold on and
allowed Rider to score four runs
to take the win.
"Up until the ninth inning, we
pretty much controlled the
game," Coach Dennis Healy
said. "Chapin
's
been very good
up to that point.. .but he's going
to get the ball again."
coach Healy said was "outstand-
ing all weekend."
Sophomore starter B.J. Martin
only lasted 3.2 innings and
allowed three runs while striking
out an impressive seven batters.
The offense couldn't get it going
all game, however, and they only
managed one run for the game.
"Their guy was better than our
guy in that game," Healy said.
"We've gotta try to find a way to
win. We're pretty young so it's
hard for us to bounce back ... we
need to do a better job of that."
Sunday's game turned out
much better for the Foxes as they
took care of Rider by a score of
5-1. Peterson was able to go the
distance for Marist, allowing just
one run on five hits while strik-
ing out three. Curylo collected
two more hits and two RBIs for
Marist, completing a greaf indi-
vidual weekend for the shortstop
in which he collected eight hits
and four RBIs.
Coach Healy thinks the team is
getting closer to getting hot and
picking up some big wins and is
happy with their pitching so far,
but he knows its going to be dif-
ficult for this young team to be
able to bounce back from losses.
In the first game of the double-
header, Marist got out to an early
2-0 lead to back starting pitcher
Josh Rickards, who had a quality
outing. He allowed just two runs
In the second game, Marist
"Our pitching is better than it's
managed just three hits, two of been most years at this point in
which were by Curylo, who
the year," he said. "For the most
part, our relievers have been
throwing the ball pretty good at
times. The sticking point is that
after they have a bad day, they
don't have the confidence to go
out and forget it ... they don't
have the ability to shelve that
yet."
Marist is now 6-12 overall and
2-4 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC). Healy and
his team know that they are
going to have to start to get on
track very soon if they want to
compete for first place in the
MAAC.
"We're getting closer. At one
point we were hitting and
weren't pitching enough and
now [it's the opposite]," Healy
said. "We need to string some
wins together and get on a roll."
Marist's next MAAC series
will be this weekend at Iona, and
the team will look to quickly
start accumulating conference
wins. Coach Healy knows that
they need to start hitting consis-
tently hitting in order
to
get these
wins.
"Kenny Anderson, Brian
McDonough, and Ryan Gauck
all have to hit," he said. "We're
hitting just .250 as a team.
Anderson led the team in RBIs
last year and this year he has just
one. Our pitching will take shape
as we go, but we need to contin-
ue to hit."
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Foxes end four-game skid with Lafayette win
By
MATT
SPILLANE
News Co-Editor
After dropping its previous four
contests,
Marist's
women's
lacrosse team ended its losing
streak on Monday, March 31,
with a
22-4 drubbing of
Lafayette. The Red Foxes scored
17 consecutive goals en route to
~a
19-2 halftime lead, and
improved to 3-5 on the season.
Lafayette scored the game's
opening goal 1 :05 into the first
half, but Marist quickly stole the
lead. The Leopards cut Marist's
lead to 5-2 with 21:28 remaining
in the first half, but then the Red
Foxes went on a 17 goal tear to
seal the victocy.
Eleven different players scored
for Marist, including six who
scored at least two goals apiece.
Sophomore midfielder Liz Falco
led the team with seven points,
including four goals and three
assists, while winning three draw
controls. Senior goalkeeper Liz
Burkhard stopped seven shots
and scooped up three ground-
balls. Senior midfielder Lindsey
Diener notched three goals and
two assists, and needs two points
to become the program's all-time
point's leader.
Marist Head Coach Tanya
Kotowicz expressed her satisfac-
tion with the win.
"I didn't think it would be that
big of a blowout," she said. "It
allowed us to work on some
things without the possibility of
losing."
The win was Marist's first since
beating Sacred Heart 9-8 on
March 9. Since then, the Red
Foxes suffered through a four
game s_kjd, which included two
one-goal losses. The team trav-
elled to Denver over spring break
to play Denver and Colgate, but
was beaten 21-10 and 15-12,
respectively.
Marist returned to action last
week
against
Brown
and
Fairfield. The Red Foxes held the
lead late in each game, but ended
up on the losing side of 13-12
and 11-10 defeats, respectively.
Marist's
11-10
loss to Fairfield
on Saturday, March 29, was a
double
overtime
thriller.
Fairfield junior attack Abbey
Goodwin weaved through the
Marist defense, found an open-
ing, and knotted the game at 8-8
with 11 :35 left in the game, but
both teams were held scoreless
through the remainder.
Each team scored twice in the
first overtime period, as Marist
junior midfielder Cristin Begley
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fed a pass to junior attack Kate
Noftsker with 0:14 remaining in
overtime to keep the contest
going. Noftsker made an acro-
batic catch, somehow kept her
balance, and buried the shot
while falling backwards.
However, freshman midfielder
Kristen Coleman tallied the win-
ning goal for Fairfield 0:13 into
the second overtime, and the
Stags ran out the clock for the
final
l:47.
Although Fairfield (6-
1)
is a strong team, Kotowicz
said that is not how she thought
the game would go.
"As a coach you expect some-
thing different," she said. "They
[Marist] made a couple of mental
errors, but we still made some
gains."
Fairfield won
13
more draw
controls than Marist did, which
Kotowicz said had a major
impact on the game's outcome.
"Draw controls were huge,"
·
she said. "Fairfield had that crav-
ing right off the first whistle. But
we turned it around against
Lafayette."
Marist was able to earn a 16,-12
advantage
m
draw controls
against Lafayette, which will be
a crucial factor in the Red Foxes'
next game at Iona on Friday,
April
4.
The Gaels, 3-6 this year,
have a plus five differential in
draw controls this season, while
the Red Foxes have a negative 23
draw control differential.
"We need to take things from
the Lafayette game into Iona,"
Kotowicz said about what her
team needs to improve upon for
its next matchup. "We're realiz-
ing that confidence comes within
us,
and that we can't let other
teams dictate it."
Rigos dominates Seton Hall and Binghamton
By
JUSTINE DECOTIS
Staff Writer
The Marist softball team had a
frustrating week losing three of
four games. Of the games, two
were against Seton Hall and two
were against Providence. Two of
three losses came in one-run
games.
The Red Foxes traveled to East
Orange, N'.J. last Wednesday for
a double header against Seton
Hall. Marist won the first, l-0,
behind a spectacular pitching
performance by senior Megan
Rigos. Rigos pitched a complete
game two-hitter and did not
allow those two hits until the
seventh inning.
Along the way, Rigos struck
out seven and did not allow any
walks. It was Rigos' ninth com-
plete game of the season:
The Red Foxes needed a strong
out~g from Rigos because Seton
Hall starter Ashley Forsyth also
pitched a strong game, allowing
only three hits and one run.
Marist's lone run came from
Melissa Giordano's solo home
run in the sixth inning.
Marist ran out of luck in the
second game, however, losing 6-
1. Katie Stillwell pitched a solid
game for Seton Hall, going seven
innings and allowing one run.
The Red Foxes had eight hits in
the contest but were unable
to
get
any big hits at the right time.
Heather Viola got the start for
Marist and struggled through
three innings, allowing six runs
on eight hits. Caitlin Carpentier
came out of the bullpen and
pitched three scoreless innings,
giving the team a chance to get
back in the game, but the offense
did not deliver.
On Sunday, the Red Foxes trav-
eled to Providence to take on the
Friars. Rigos got the start for
Marist in the first game and
pitched well in a 1-0 loss.
The Red Foxes were only able to
rnuster two hits in the contest,
one by Giordano and the other by
Annie Castellano.
Providence
pitcher
Danielle
Bertolette
pitched a complete game for the
Friars.
The string of tough losses for
Marist continued in game two of
the doubleheader as the team bat-
tled to a 6-5 eight-inning loss.
The offense that was absent in
game one appeared in the sec-
ond.
The game was a back and forth
affair as the Friars took the first
lead of the game with two runs
off Marist starter Carpentier.
·
Marist got two runs in the top of
the sixth when Castellano hit a
two-run home run to left.
Two batters later, Mccallion
Campbell hit the first home
run
of her collegiate career, a solo
shot to left center. But the Friars
came back to tie the game in the
bottom half of the inning on an
RBI double by Teresa Bertels.
Marist was able to regain the
lead in the seventh when Pamela
de la Llave had an RBI double
and later scored on a throwing
error. The Friars pushed the
game to extra innings when
Christy Becker hit a two-run
home
run
with two outs in the
bottom
of
the
seventh.
Providence would get the walk-
off win on a Justine Stratton
home
run
in the bottom of the
eighth, her second of the game.
Melissa Giordano and Megan
Rigos have been the l
_
eaders for
the Red Foxes all season.
Giordiano is batting .398 on the
year with nine RBIs; both lead
the Foxes. She leads the team in
virtually
every
offensive
cateogory and her .436 on-base
percentage make her a perfect
catalyst for the leadoff spot in the
order.
Giordano
has been named
Metro
Atlantic
A t h l e t i c
Conference
(MAAC) player of
the week twice
this
season.
Rigos' 7-7 record
is not representa-
tive of her domi-
nant season. She
has posted a 1.37
ERA
and a .173
batting
average
against
while
averaging
1.35
strikeouts
per
inning. In eleven
starts, Rigos has
pitched ten com-
plete
games.
Rigos was named
MAAC pitcher of
the week for the
third time this sea-
son . last ":eek.
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THE CIRCLE
Ma_nst cont~ues
Senior starter Megan Rlgos continued her outstand-
thetr season With a
Ing season
this
past
weekend for Marist. She
double - header
pitched In three games and didn't allow an earned
against conference
run, while striking out 26. She picked up two wins
rival Fairfield on
and one loss while going the distance
in
all three
Apr. 6.
games. On the season, Rlgos Is 7-7
with
a 1.37
ERA. She leads the MAAC
In
wins, complete games,
strikeouts, ERA, and
lnnlno
pitched.
Roarin'
Red Foxes
arist' male and
fc1
1al ·tar
p
rfonner
for th~ weekend of
Mar. 28-30.
Richie Curylo
Ba eball. Sophomore
The s ph mor short top
st. rr
at
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plat
th1
v.
cekencl for the R..:d
Fo e .. In aturday' dou-
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c
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game. h v.;cnt 2-5 \ ith
two
RBI
and t,\o
n111
~cored. Curylo is batting
.2 0
as of
ill'.
I
·wth 10
J
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and three stolen
ba c · in si at1empt .
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'\1an
t
"ill
head to
Iona
for a three
g
m t!ric
tarting n aturday. pril
5 ,
ith
a
doubleheader.
N1egan Rigos
oftball. enior
Rigo
y,
as named
Pitcher of the Weck
for
the
tlurd time this eason for
her
pe1fonnance
thi past
weekend again
t
Binghamton Seton Hall
and Pr
v1den e She .
tart-
ed three of Mari t
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pl
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gum
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each
one
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w
au
earned run and truck out a
total of 26 ball
he nov.
ha a
I
37 ERA
and
118
trikeoub
in
7
inmngs
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pttched n the .....
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to Fmrfield for
h\O
game
on unday,
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Upcoming Schedule:
Baseball: Saturday, Apr. 5 - at Iona (doubleheader), 12 p.m.
Softball: Sunday, Apr. 6 - At Fairfield
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
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Marist searches for new head Coitch after Brady bolts
By
GREG HRINYA
Although the Red Foxes lost teams have done," Ferraro said.
Sports Co-Editor
six seniors, the former JMU "There's some fairly high-profile
The Marist Red Foxes can now
add head coach to their laundry
list of concerns for the 2008-
2009 season.
James Madison University
introduced Brady as its new head
coach on March 26 after JMU's
previous coach, Dean Keener,
resigned after three seasons at
the Dukes' helm.
After signing a four-year con-
tract extension following the
2006-2007 season, Brady com-
mitted to only one of those years.
In
his four years with Marist,
Brady guided the team to a 73-50
record, the second winnirigest
span in Red Foxes
'
history. Only
the 1984-1988 class that featured
Rik Smits won more games (74).
Despite his success, the coach
believed the Colonial Athletic
Conference (CAC) represented
his best opportunity for success.
He certainly has his work cut
out for him..
The Dukes finished 13-1 7 this
past season, which marked the
most wins the school has earned
in the past four seasons. The
school finished 10th in the CAC
and its 5-13 record tied for last
with Drexel and Georgia State.
The only highlight for the Dukes
this past season was a fast 9-3
start ,that .tticluded a 100-88
win
over Marist rival Siena
.
coach didn't leave a stable posi-
teams in that conference
.
"
tion behind either.
For Brady, the decision to
"Some say you've had three forego the final three years on his
years to bring kids
in
but this deal was not a financial one.
program is still in a rebuilding
"L
know that there's enough [at
mode," Keener said following JMU) to win," Brady said at his
his resignation
.
press conference on Mar. 26.
The one player Brady will rely "When you inherit a program,
on is senior Abduai Jalloh. The that's all you want to know ....
senior led the Dukes in scoring It's a school with a great academ-
with 15.5 points per game and ic reputation
,
a nice campus,
will reunite with Brady. Brady proximity to fertile recruiting
_
recruited Jalloh to play at Saint areas, and it's in a league that can
Joseph's
before
eventually potentially get multiple bids to
accepting the Marist head coach-
the NCAA Tournament."
ing position Dave Magarity
With Brady
's
departure
,
vacated.
Murray and the rest of Marist's
Marist Director of Athletics brass must now pick up the
Tim Murray believes the
JMU
pieces
.
The search for a new
position presented Brady with a
head coach is an ongoing process
similar challenge he encountered that will continue this week as
at Marist.
Murray travels to the Final Four.
"Matt looked at it as an oppor-
"Tim has met with people
tunity similar to the one he had already, both off campus and on
here, an opportunity to go in and campus," Ferraro said. "He's
build a program that has not had going to be going to the Final
an awful lot of success," Murray Four, and he will be talking to
said.
people on Thursday and Friday
Mike Ferraro, Marist Sports down there. Once the Final Four
Information Director, feels that wraps itself up, I think this
Brady will receive more recogni-
process is going to start getting
tion in the CAC.
quicker next week."
"He probably feels like he has
Murray has already spoken
an opportunity there, an opportu-
with several candidates from a
hity from a visibility factor when varying range oflevels in NCAA
you talk about what George basketball. His search will con-
Mason did a few years ago and tinue this weekend.
with what some of the other
.. Right now the list includes a
total mix [of coaches)," Murray
said. "A lot of Division I assis-
tant and associate head coaches
[have been contacted], and then
some other head coaches."
In
addition
to
the coaching
staff, several uncertainties linger
regarding next season. There is
the possibility that current Marist
~ayers could transfer to other
schools in light of Brady's deci-
sion. Fortunately for the Red
Foxes, six players have already
used their redshirt year of eligi-
bility,
making a transfer unlikely.
:
~.ny
player that has used his red-
shirt year would have to sit out a
year of playing eligibility or
transfer to a Division II school.
Both moves are not very likely.
For the players that have not
qualified for a fifth year of eligi-
bility, the possibility remains
.
"Whenever you have a coach-
ing change that's always a possi-
bility," Murray said regarding
transfers. "I've met with most of
the team and I think everybody is
excited about the opportunity of
a new coach. There's a little bit
of an anxiety as well, which is
completely normal when there's
a coaching change."
According to Murray, the team
understands that it will take a
collective effort fram the players
currently on the roster to ensure
the 2008-2009 season is not a
rebuilding one for the Red
Foxes. From a recruiting stand
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REILlV
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Marlst head coach
Matt Brady left to fill the same position
at
James
Madison University. Brady had three years remaining on an extension he
signed
followlng last season. He was 73-50 In his four seasons here.
point, there is still an opportuni-
ty
to
bring in players. All of the
players Brady recruited to Marist
are still scheduled to attend the
school next season.
"We have scholarships avail-
able and coaches that I've talked
to
already look at that as an
opportunity where they can
come in and make an immediate
impact on their program,"
Murray said. "I look at that as a
positive
.
"
Despite losing six seniors and a
coaching staff, Marist still has a
collection of talented guards on
the roster. The Metro Atlan
t
ic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
has been known as a guard-
league and Marist potentially
returns David Devezin
,
Jay
Gavin
,
Dejuan Goodwin
,
and
Jeremiah Bowman.
For Murray, that
is
a solid foun-
dation to build upon.
"The MAAC is in a lot of ways
a league for guards,
"
Murray
said. ••1 think we have very
strong guard-play and I think
that's going to help us.
"