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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
1.8,
2008
Locals protest tax burden
Residents allege college not paying fair share for fire services
By
MATT SPILLANE AND
KAITSMITH
Managing Editors
Upon arrival each fall, the
same common sights can be
seen by those returning to
Marist.
Students playing
Frisbee on the green, freshmen
trying to find their way around
campus, and a constant flow
of upperclassmen
across
Route 9 are routine scenes.
This year students were
greeted with a new sight: pro-
testors.
On
the opening weekend of
school, demonstrators could
be seen patrolling the intersec-
tion across Route
9
between
Lowell Thomas and Beck
Parking Lot.
The protestors represent
"Fairness for Fairview," a
local advocacy group coordi-
nated by Fairview residents
Kurt
Hornick and Virginia
Buechele.
According
to
Hornick and Buechele, the
goal of the campaign is to
"raise awareness of the issues
facing Marist's students and
Fairview neighbors including,
but not limited to, the resident
Marist
i
goes
green
By
JOHN RODINO
Assistant News Editor
More than the Lowell Thomas
Lot is planned to turn green at
Marisl Multiple projects are now
being implemented to reduce the
ecological footprint of the cam-
pus.
In 2007, Executive President
Dennis Murray established the
Campus Sustainability Advisory
Committee (CSAC). The com-
mittee discusses environmental
issues on campus and organizes
programs that they hope will
reduce the school's ecological
footprint.
The latest result of one of these
programs was the construction of
the New Fulton Townhouses. The
new donnitory is Leadership in
Energy
and
Environmental
Design
(LEED)
compliant,
according
to
Dr. Steve Sansola,
co-chair of CSAC.
According
to
the U.S. Green
Building
Council's website,
LEED is a "green" building rating
system that encourages and accel-
to fire district personnel ratio."
"Students live in danger
based on the resident to fire
district
personnel
ratio,"
Buechele and Hornick said in
an email.
Buechele and Hornick said
that as more people are added
to the district, the
·
greater
financial
pressure
the
Fairview residents are under.
"The adding of person-
nel. .. would only add to the
already unsustainable burden
local taxpaying residents and
Marist's neighbors face."
Tim Massie, Marist's Chief
Public
Affairs
Officer,
acknowledged that Marist is
aware of the Fairview resi-
dents' concerns and recogniz-
ing the fact that the high
Fairview taxes have been an
issue for years.
The Fairview fire district is
an area of about 4 ½ miles that
stretches from the Hyde Park
Memorial Fields on the north-
ern edge of Poughkeepsie to
Marist.
One reason that the taxes in
Fairview are so high is
because of the number of tax-
exempt properties in the dis-
BIWE
DEAN/DUTCHESS BEAT
Fairness
for
Fairview members Ginny Buechele and Kurt Hornick
protest
increased
taxes
outside Marist College on
Aug.
31.
trict. In addition to Marist,
there are a number of tax-
exempt properties, including
.
Dutchess Community College
and St. Francis.
Buechele and Hornick said
that the group has voiced its
SEE FAIRVIEW, PAGE 3
Dean Shaffer
takes reins
full time
By
AMANDA LAVERGNE
Staff Writer
On
Sept. 1, 2008
Dr. Martin
Shaffer became the new Dean
of the School of Liberal
Arts.
"I studied at Le
Moyne
College for my undergra.dba.te
degree, and I have always
liked
the atmosphere of a small
school so I immediately felt a
connection with Marist," said
Shaffer.
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percent
compostable com-based
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are
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one
of
the many envlronmen-
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After his undergraduate career
at Le Moyne, where he
earned
his Bachelor of
Arts
in Political
Science, Shaffer then moved on
to obtain his M.A. and Ph.
D
from the Rockefeller College of
Public Affairs and Policy from
SUNY Albany. Shaffer began
his career at Marist in 1994
through teaching political sci-
ence and American politics. He
was appointed the Chair of the
Political Science Department
from 2001-2007 and in 2007
became interim dean for a year.
erates global adoption of sustain-
able green building and develop-
ment practices through the cre-
ation and implementation of
uni-
versally understood and accepted
tools and performance criteria.
"LEED is the gold standard for
building buildings that apply sus-
tainable concepts,"
Dr. Richard
Feldman, former CSAC commit-
tee member and professor of
environmental science, said,
"from whether the furniture is
from sustainably produced
tim-
ber,
to flooring that does not give
off toxic gasses to paints that have
low-volatile organics, to lighting
that is very efficient, and so on.
In addition, the Hancock Center,
construction of which will begin
SEE TALKS, PAGE 3
"I applied last spring for the
position and then spent a year
as the interim dean, which was
a great experience to see what I
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I'm n ur bre3zway, pukin' on ur fire departmentz
By
TYLER THURSTON
Campus Debauchery Master
9/10 - Donnelly Hall
At approximately 6:42
AM,
an
intoxicated student was report-
ed in the Donnelly lobby; with
security checking out the stu-
dent and allowing them to
return safely back to their
room. Yes, because if there's
anything I want to do when I'm
5-shots deep, it's go check out
the classrooms I've come to
know and love. And while I'm
at it, maybe I'll swing by the
ATM machine and ask my
friends
why the
alcohol
machine keeps spitting out
green bills at me. Seriously, it's
6:42
in the morning anyway,
why not just wait around for
your 8 AM class to start? Just
build yourself a little camp out-
side the room, and try not to
wake up in
an
ever-expanding
pool of your own mess. You'll
be
the
first
one
there.
Overachiever, anyone?
9/10 - Marian Hall
A suspicious male was report-
ed
in
Marian Hall, with one
student
noting
that
.the
male
entered her room, asked the
student if they knew another
student, then promptly left
without incident. Suspicious
.male? In Poughkeepsie? No
way.
9/11 -
Midrise
Security reported several stu-
dents sitting on the balcony of
one of the Midrise floors,
before asking them politely not
to end it all today,
and
they'd
really wish they would step
back from that ledge my friend.
I'm just kidding; they probably
weren't trying to end it all as a
group. As beautifully dramatic
as that would be, they were
probably just enjoying the
serene scenery of the Hudson.
All the while reminiscing about
love, life, and how torn up life
can be during sophomore year.
It's a b~autiful moment. I think
somebody
'
s in the mood for
some black and white photo-
graphs.
9/11 -
Campus
A wallet was found on campus,
and promptly given to security
for a quick and safe return to
the rightful owner. Upon
inspection,
however,
two
licenses were note<( one being
of Massachusetts and one of
New York. Uh oh. Unless
you're a big fan of dual-resi-
dencies, there's a slim chance
one of these may be fake.
Turns out it was a big one, with
security confiscating the ille-
gitimate identification. See,
this is why being a Good
Samaritan never pays off. You
think you're doing the world a
favor, when really, trouble is
brewing
.
It's called take the
money and
run -
try it some-
time. Don't be a hero.
9/12 - Donnelly Hall
Another intoxicated student
was reported in the Donnelly
lobby; with the student then
being sent for what I'm sure
was a memorable night at St.
Francis. It's funny, because you
probably drank so much you
blacked out the whole "let's get
drunk and go to the lobby
,
"
thing.hut
-;zou'll
definitely
he
alert and ready for the St.
Francis stay - the one thing
you won't want to remember.
Life's funny that way.
9/12 - Champagnat
Oh, freshmen of Marist. The
world is so big for you, the
future is so bright. But, there
are ways to screw it up.
Namely, ways to piss off the
Fairview
fire
department.
Biggest way? Well, when they
come to examine the drunken
mess that is yourself in the
Champagnat breezeway, you
can
always
where I'd rip into this student,
probably making some refer-
ence about how boiling water
is about as complicated as put-
ting on pants correctly. But,
I've used the stoves in Lower
Fulton, and those things do not
mess around. Suddenly, mak-
ing pasta turns into being ques-
tioned about motives for arson.
That's why you go with
microwave dinners, people. No
one ever gets hurt when it's just
pulling back the plastic wrap to
vent.
9/13 - Marian Hall
Two guests were unceremoni
-
ously busted upon entering
Marian
,
with the beer they
were attempting to bring in
quickly confiscated. Hey, there
are other things guests can do
when they
'
re here, besides
drink. Like, maybe tour the
campus. That could be fun
.
I'm
not sure what you'd do with the
other 23 hours and
55
minutes,
but
I can't solve all your prob-
lems..-
9/13 - Champagnat
Another intoxicated student hit
uµ
the
bathroom
of a
Champagnat floor, allowing
for security to check on the stu-
dent before sending them on
their way home. Only in col-
lege could someone passing
out drunk in a bathroom be
acceptable. Imagine if people
in life did that? Just before
work, adjusting your tie in the
mirror, oh, and now you're on
the floor staring up at the ceil-
ing. Better get it out of your
system now, because eventual
-
ly all roads lead to Promises.
9/14 - McCann Center
Intoxicated students continued
their tour of the Marist campus
,
with one more being spotted
relaxing outside the McCann
center. Hey, there could be
worse things. Clearly
,
this stu-
dent was just in the mood for a
drunken workout
,
or at least
getting a few laps in on the
treadmill
before
suddenly
smacking their face on the
monitor
.
Horrible, public
serv-
ice announcement about the
terrors of underage drinking, or
inspiring after-school special
about remaining fit while at
college? You decide
.
Public Service
Announcement
This week's first word to the
wise comes courtesy of securi-
ty, with a gentle reminder not
to leave valuables in plain sight
in your vehicles. This includes
any form of GPS, satellite
radio,
or
iPod
adapters.
Students are encouraged to
lock valuables in the
trunk
of
their cars before leaving them
in
the lots. No, your Dwight
Schrute bobble-head is not
considered a valuable
.
I'm
pretty sure only you value that
one.
Disclaimer: The
Security
Briefs are intended as satire
and fully protected free speech
under the First Amendment of
the C011stitution.
throw up all
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over
them.
I'm
that'll
you
sure
make
fast
friends. Live
and
learn,
kids.
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Marist's national rank is on the rise
By
JACEL EGAN
Staff Writer
Within the past 15 years,
Marist has risen from 24 to 13
in
US. News & World Report
surveys in national rankings.
Featured as one of the highest-
.rw.ipg
schools in the maga-
~~
... Marist was titled as one
of
70.
"schools
to watch" in the
country due to its unique inno-
vations.
"We don't rest on laurels
since it's evident that we're
changing
for
the
better
throughout campus with the
From Cover
addition of new faculty to
enhance our current staff, new
facilities, and a more diverse
student body," said Tim
Massie, Chief Officer of
Public Affairs.
Kiplinger
magazine also
incorporated Marist in their
list of 100 best buys in college
education.
Added to the list of academ-
ic prominence is Marist's con-
tinued listing for the sixth year
in the
Princeton Review
in the
. top tier of the nation's best
institutions for higher learn-
ing. The school is featured in
The Best 368 Colleges
by the
education services company, a
status only a privileged 15%
of all four-year colleges in
America are entitled.
"It's nice to have external
confirmation of what we
already know about our-
selves," President Dennis
Murray said in a phone inter-
view. "The entrepreneurial
spirit is an integral part of
Marist's character and our
achievements prove you don't
have to be a big complex uni-
versity to be recognized as
being top-notch."
Furthermore, the Red Foxes
have earned a noteworthy
Shaffer has the credentials,
says VP of Academic Affairs
would be working with if I
got the job," said Shaffer.
According to Tom
Wermuth, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, the appli-
cation process has many
requirements.
"Requirements of the new
dean include a distinguished
academic career, including a
record
of progressively
increasing academic admin-
istrative responsibility, expe-
rience cultivating partner-
ships with external con-
stituencies, and a knowledge
of and commitment to the
assessment of student learn-
ing," said Wermuth.
The "search committee"
according to Wermuth, was
comprised of faculty mem-
bers from all disciplines in
the School of Liberal Arts
and it was chaired by
From Cover
Wermuth
and
Mike
Tannenbaum, Dean of the
School of Science.
"Dr. Shaffer was selected
because he had the best com-
bination of desired attrib-
utes. He served as interim
dean for a year, during which
time he provided quality
leadership and earned the
respect of his faculty by
demonstrating himself to be
a problem solver and a per-
son with integrity.
Dr.
Shaffer also presented a
dynamic v1s10n
for the
school in terms of enhancing
liberal arts education, grow-
ing the school, leveraging
partnerships, and creating
exciting
new
internship
opportunities,"
stated
Wermuth.
As far as goals for the
School of Liberal Arts,
Shaffer has a few
_
key ideas
in mind.
"The Liberal Arts program
here has never had a gradu-
ate program so I'm in the
works to see if that could be
feasible. I <!,lso want to focus
on working with our faculty
members to make sure that
they are all comfortable with
Marist since many of them
are new," said Shaffer.
Shaffer also stated that the
Marist Poll (MIPO) and the
Hudson Valley Institute are
two strong points of the
Liberal Arts Program and he
plans to keep them heading
in a positive direction.
"The great thing about this
job is that I will always be
dealing with something dif-
ferent and no day will be
exactly the same," said
Shaffer.
scholastic reputation in the
Metro
Atlantic
Athletic
Conference (MAAC) with 150
student-athletes enrolled on
the Academic Honor Roll for
this past 2007-2008 season.
This is more than any other
school in the league; each stu-
dent selected has a GPA of at
least a 3.2 on a 4.'0 scale and is
in his or her second year of eli:-
gibility.
"I think this great accom-
plishment is result of a combi-
nation of the various support
services we have for the ath-
letes through the enhancement
center and the quality of the
students coaches are recruit-
ing. They're able to balance
the demands of academics as
well as sports," said Alyssa
Gates, Director of Academic
Advisement
for
Student-
Athletes.
Marist has 23 sports and
approximately 600 student-
athletes, more than any other
school in the MAAC. "'I;he
demand on their time is great
and they put in long days. All
of them must be good time
managers and learn to ·take
advantage of those little pock-
ets of time when they are free
to study," Gates said.
JAMES REILLY
/
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Dr. Martin Shaffer, dean,
Is
exploring
the
posslblllly
of
a Liberal Arts
g,aduats
~ m .
Marist goes green; dining and
IT
conserve
in April, is currently being
planned to fit the criteria of
LEED certification.
"The Hancock Center will
certainly be as energy efficient
as possible," Executive Vice
President Roy Merolli said. "In
terms of heating and cooling,
we have engaged an engineer-
ing firm to study the possibili-
ty, just the possibility, of geot-
hermal - in other words, using
water from the ground for heat-
ing and cooling."
Merolli said that the school is
still unsure if the soil at the
building site would be suitable
for a geothermal energy sys-
tem.
Over the past year, dining
services have been revamped
to become more sustainable.
"In our dining hall we have a
new food service platform that
is regional local produce,"
Sansola said. "One of the
things we're sensitive to food
miles.
Our
new executive chef
is shopping at a lot of the local
farmers markets for produce."
In addition, all of the napkins
in the dining hall come from a
supplier in nearby Glens Falls,
NY, and are made of l 00 per-
cent recycled paper.
Sansola also said that dining
at college-sponsored events is
also eco-friendly this year
"Something that's this year is
zero-waste catering. So any-
time an office on campus wants
to cater, Sedexho Dining
Service provide com-based
plates, silverware, and cups.
All that goes to compost."
To reduce waste of paper
cups at the cafes across cam-
pus, a reusable mug program
has been enacted.
"We gave the new students
1,000 mugs and encouraged
them to take them to retail
locations to get a refill for hot
tea or coffee for 25 cents."
According to a memo from
President
Murray,
the
Information
Technology
Department has begun using
30 percent recycled paper in all
computer labs and has reduced
paper usage by 50 percent
since installing the duplex
option on all lab printers in
2007.
"This upgrade has saved
approximately 800,000 pages
per year, or more than 150
cases of paper," Murray wrote
in the memo.
There are numerous other
environmentally friendly pro-
grams and resources being
i~plemented that are on a
smaller scale than saving
800,000 sheets of paper and
construction of
"green"
build-
ings. For example, the college
plans to plant 20 trees annually.
The college has also recently
purchased new recycling con-
tainers and placed them
throughout campus
in
all pub-
lic areas. Across campus, ener-
gy-inefficient
incandescent
bulbs have been almost entire-
ly eliminated and replaced
them
with
lower-wattage,
longer lasting T8 and T5 flores-
cent bulbs.
Sansola said that he is glad to
see students recycling more
often than in previous years
"Our waste hauling is
decreasing because the amount
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Fairview Residents: New
Fulton increases tax burden
concerns ''with the extremely
high number of tax-exempt
properties" in the Fairview fire
district, but Massie said that the
Fairness for Fairview group has
singled out Marist.
"This group wants
to
use
Marist as a scapegoat," he said,
"and force Marist, particularly
Marist students, to pay an addi-
tional tax for fire control, when
no other school in the country
asks their students or parents to
pay such a tax."
Marist makes
an
annual dona-
tion to the Fairview Fire
Department, with this year's
contribution
in
the range of
$115,000.
The school has
been
donating money to the fire
department for years, but
Massie said that the Fairview
residents want Marist to pay a
much more substantial amount.
''This group wants Marist to
give $1 million a year," he said.
''They want every student at
Marist to pay out of his or her
own pocket, or get their parents
to pay, about
$300
a semester,
just to go to the Fairview fire
department."
That scenario would be dam-
aging to Marist, according to
Massie.
"If
that happens [Marist pay-
ing $1 million a year], it would
put Marist
in
an incredibly
uncompetitive position with
our peer institutions nation-
wide, because no other school
is doing this.
If
we had to add
an addition million dollar cost
to the operation of the school
every year, that would mean
tuition increases or cutbacks for
the school."
Although the Fairview taxes
have been a concern for resi-
dents for years, the issue came
to
the
forefront in the past year,
with the addition of Marist's
new Fulton Townhouses and
Dutchess
Community
College's proposed dorms,
which would result
in
another
major increase in taxes for
Fairview residents.
In
February of this past year,
the Fairview Fire District sent a
letter to the Dutchess County
Legislature stating that, ''we
cannot handle the burden of
additional
incidents
that
Student housing presents us as
we are already struggling to
meet current service demands."
Hornick and Buchele said that
the addition of the New Fulton
townhouses only increased this
burden.
The campaign has
taken to calling the new town-
houses, "Dorms of Doom."
Members of the Fairness for
Fairview group were out voic-
ing their concerns on the first
days of school this fall, picket-
ing by the Route
9
intersection
by Lowell Thomas. Sporting
shirts with their message and
holding signs that conveyed
their opinions, the protestors
attempted to raise students'
awareness of the Fairview
issue.
"Reactions varied from posi-
tive to negative to no reaction at
all," Buechele and Hornick
said. "Some reacted with grave
concerns the same as ours.
There was little time
to
explain
the issues other than through
our fliers and disseminating our
web site and email contact for
referral for further informa-
tion."
While the demonstrators may
have seen nothing wrong with
their actions, Massie was any-
thing but pleased.
''The picketers were telling
students and their parents on
move-in weekend that their
dorms were unsafe," he said,
"that they were physically con-
structed to be unsafe. Absolute
lie, and they should be ashamed
of themselves."
Massie condemned the pick-
eters' behavior, describing it as
"despicable."
"It's a renegade group that
Marist ROTC answers call of duty
Marist ROTC cadets celebrate their contract-
ing with the U.S. Military on Sept. 16. The cer-
emony, which took place on the campus
green, indicates a commitment to serve as a
member of the Army Reserve, Army National
Guard, or Active Army upon graduation from
the College.
goes after the Fairview fire
department and Marist College
and others," he said, "using tac-
tics that call into question their
own integrity. They have no
credibility whatsoever and they
should be ashamed of them-
selves."
John
Gildard, Director of
Safety and Security at Marist,
said that the college generally
accounts for about 16 percent
of
the
Fairview
Fire
Department's yearly calls. Last
year Marist only accounted for
13.5
percent of the depart-
ment's calls.
Gildard and Massie both
acknowledged that the majority
of calls are not actual fires, but
rather minor incidences such as
burnt popcorn. Chief Tory
Gallante of the Fairview Fire
Department was unable to be
reached for comment on the
subject.
Students can play an impor-
tant role in cutting down on the
number of fire department calls
to Marist, by taking more pre-
cautions and being more care-
ful in the kitchen and in their
living areas.
"I think as a community if we
could be a little more careful,
particulary in the kitchen, and
reduce the number of false
alarm calls, I
think
that would
help in our relationship with
Fairview/' Massie said
Buechele and Hornick said
that they recently made an
attempt to meet with Marist
officials but were denied that
opportunity. While Massie was
not asked about that claim, he
did say that Marist officials
would
be
willing to work with
the group in the future to work
out a solution that satisfies all
parties.
The Fairness for Fairview
group is undecided about its
future course of action.
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U.S.
economy: O-fiscally unstable
ified college graduates struggling
to
find
work after graduation this past summer, it
is clear that if something is not done to
stop this failing economy,
it
is our gener-
ation that will bear the brunt of its fright-
ening consequences.
•
From the International Herald Tribune
Earlier this week, Republican candidate
Sen.
John
McCain said that
''the
funda-
mentals of our economy are still strong."
In
response, Democratic presidential can-
didate Sen. Barack Obama asked, "What
economy are you talking about?"
Certainly McCain must have been mis-
taken if he was referring to the state of
our economy, as families across the coun-
try have been forced to live from pay-
check to paycheck. As a middle class cit-
iz.en, I
have witnesst;d first hand the
effects of this economic cul-du-sac that
the Republican financial philosophy has
thrust upon us. Finding myself between a
rock and a hard place, the only foresee-
ab le end to this turmoil is change.
McCain is denying reality in an attempt
to
place distance between himself and
Bush's failed economic policies. Can we
afford four more years of a failed
Republican economic policy?
Do
you
really
think
McCain will be any different
than Bush? Which candidate do you real-
ly feel will take us in a different
direc-
tion?
Workers on wall
street
have
been forced
to
clear out their desks as Lehman Brothers
goes
under.
By
DEANNA GILLEN
It should be no swprise to the students
in what we can most definitely refer to as
Opinion Editor
of Marist College that we are in the
a
"recession,"
consider the historic elec-
Our
country is on the brink of one of the
most dire financial crises since the Great
Depression. This past weekend one of the
oldest and largest financial institutions,
.
Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy,
while its rival, Merrill Lynch
&
Co., has
been
sold for the ticket price of $50 bil-
lion to Bank of America. At the same
time, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two
of the largest mortgage giants in the
United
States, have also
been
placed
under the control of the federal govern-
ment in order
to
keep them afloat.
depths of an imminent financial crisis of tion on Nov.
4
and how great the stakes
a proportion that defies even the most are as America continues its steady slide
knowledgable of financial experts.
into
this
economic abyss. Perhaps the
Former Federal Reserve Chairman
·
Alan
question we should ask ourselves is what
Greenspan called the nation's experience
the last eight years of Republican admin-
a
"once-in-the-century
phenomenon,"
istration have done to prevent the present
and it seems that the critical condition of calamity of our financial institutions. The
the U.S. economy is
steadily
getting
economic policies of the current presi-
worse. The real estate market has gone to
dent simply do not work. Economic
bust, unemployment is at its highest rate
crises will affect every facet of our coun-
in
12
years, the dollar is in shambles, and
try's economy until a complete overhaul
inflation is on the rise.
is put in place for America's battered
Participate by casting your vote. It is
your constitutional right and privilege to
vote. At the risk of being somewhat trite,
I have
to
add the old adage, that every
vote makes a difference. Consider your
future.
It will depend on the choice you
make.
As citizens across the country habitual-
financial sector.
ly struggle
to
pay the bills, and stay afloat
After seeing countless nwnbers of
qual-
Palin rides feminist wave
VP
candidate exploits fem ale sentiment
By
JOESPH GENTILE
Election Editor
Fleshing out her vice-presi-
dential impersonation, come-
dian Tina Fey finally hit her
stride last Saturday as the
Republican candidate Gov.
Sarah Palin. Underneath the
commanding beehive hairdo,
and behind the
"severe-alert''
red jacket, Paiin reminded this
disaffected Clinton supporter
on
"Saturday
Night Live" that
although she might not agree
with my No. l choice "on any-
thing," as comedian Amy
Poehler insinuated, there is
still a possibility that on Nov.
4, a female candidate could be
elevated to the White House.
Yet, are those "18 million
cracks" in the
"highest,
hard-
est glass ceiling" Clinton ref-
erenced at the Democratic
National Convention enough
to distort Palin as passing
acceptable to Clinton support-
ers?
If so, then Clintonites need
their psychoanalysts as badly
as their optometrists. For the
last several days, charges
involving barnyard animals
and cosmetics made their
rounds in the media, after a
comment made
by
Sen.
Barack
Obama.
Oddly
enough, when Sen. John
McCain made an identical
remark about Clinton's uni-
versal healthcare proposal last
October, no individual chided
him for putting "lipstick on a
pig." Even weirder, Elizabeth
Edwards, the wife of Sen.
John
Edwards,
smeared
McCain's health policy with
that exact accusation to health
journalists, and she dido 't get
a bucket
l
of blood dumped on
her.
Sexism, "an issue that I am
fr,µikly surprised to hear that
people suddenly care about,"
said Poehler while imitating
the senator from New York for
that "SNL" sketch, has appar-
ently reared its ugly head
again. But for Palin, it's not as
easy to master as aerial wolf
hunting from your helicopter.
That's why it helps to be
onboard a ticket that has
seemingly declared it to be
"opposite day," contradicting
everything it says, a ticket that
is rushing to the defense of
women everywhere by trying
to refocus
our
national atten-
tion on an idiom. That's where
our attention should be, isn't
it, instead of on the Lehman
Brothers, who just filed for the
largest bankruptcy in Wall
Street history, and the citizens
of Galveston,
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Freshman
101:
Your guide to Family Weekend
By CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
Doesn't it feel like just yesterday that you were
unloading the minivan, setting up your dorm room
with the latest from Bed, Bath
& Beyond and say-
ing goodbye to the fam? Well, guess what? Family
weekend is happening from Sept. 26-28 and it is
time once again for the parental invasion. Now,
before you tell me that you are getting used to your
parent-free lifestyle just fine and do not need any
such weekend, let me remind you of a few reasons
why these 48 hour.s are so awesome. While Marist
does a pretty swell job at organizing lots of events
to keep the whole family happy, there are lots of
things you can do off campus:
Restaurants at The
Culinary Institute
Book your reserva-
tions now for lunch
or dinner at one of the
four CIA restaurants,
with choices ranging
from
French
to
Italian to American
cuisine.
If
your fami-
ly will be in town on
Friday,
try to squeeze
in a trip to the week-
day-only Apple Pie
Bakery Cafe. This is
a great reservation-
free way to get a taste
The Vanderbilt Mansion in
Vanderbilt Mansion
H
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of the CIA. Buy their
A short drive on Rt. 9 North will lead you to this y
a
cookies
m
bulk,
amazing historic site. With breathtaking views of the
thank me later. www.ciachef.edu
Hudson and picturesque gardens, the famed resi-
Apple Hill Farm
dence where the Vanderbilt family once lived is a
Growing up in Upstate New York, weekends in the
must-see. You can take a tour of the house, have a
fall meant one thing--apple picking! At Apple Hill
picnic or just take a walk. Visit www.nps.gov/vama/ Farm in New Paltz, you can take a hayride and pick
for more information.
to your hearts content. Good, old-fashioned family
Student Perspectives:
Marist through the eyes of
a transfer student
By ALISON SARDONINI
Circle Contributor
fun that will leave you with some tasty apples to
stock that mini-fridge. Now how 'bout them apples?
www.applehillfarm.com
The Poughkeepsie Galleria
If
you haven't taken advantage of the illustrious $1
bus ride to the Galleria yet, take some time to check
out the mall with your family. Catch a movie at the
new stadium seating theater or shop around for some
cold-weather gear. A little mooching off parents
never hurt anyone.
• FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Even if you aren't a history buff, a visit to the FDR
library is unforgettable. For a small fee, you can take
a tour of the Library's Museum and experience a part
of history as you view memorabilia from the
President's collection. www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu
Family Weekend is a great time to include your rel-
atives in your new life at Marist. Whether you take it
easy and have a relaxing weekend around campus, or
tak;e advantage of all the Hudson Valley has to offer,
it is sure to be a memorable weekend for everyone.
And look on the bright side, in two short days you
will be back to living free and easy without mom and
dad!
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years are the absolute best
years of your life. But, who is
"they?" For me, "they" were
the adults at my high school
graduation party; each person
there would say the line while
staring into the sky nostalgi-
cally as if they would love
nothing more than to return to
college. All this hype made me
a little apprehensive; ifl didn't
enjoy college, would the rest
of my life just suck? "The way
I see it, if you aren't having
fun," one of my uncles
explained, "then you're at the
wrong school." Well, it turned
out
that
I
was.
Walk into the library or the
student services building, and
you'd think you were in a
major university. Between the
high-tech software,
study
abroad program, clubs, activi-
ties, and internships, Marist
has definitely created more
options than even many larger
private colleges. In reality, we
attend a best-of-both-worlds
school.
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students, Marist is about one-
fourth the size of my previous
school, the University of
Delaware. Although this may
seem really annoying and lim-
iting at first, it's actually the
perfect size for making new
friends while keeping the ones
you've got. It's always great to
see familiar faces when walk-
ing or going out on weekends;
at big state universities, you're
lucky if you see one person
you know during your 20-
minute walk to Calculus class.
Despite the small student
body, Marist sports all the
resources of a huge school.
Compared to a major univer-
sity, Marist's food is much
better. Trust me: if you com-
plain about the dining hall,
stop. The food is actually
wonderful. So are the people
who cook it for you. The one
dining hall at Marist far sur-
passes any that I've eaten in so
far, including all five UD din-
ing halls. The cabaret has
amazing food too ( although
you may nave to start paying
with your limbs and/or your
firstborn when you run out of
thrifty cash.) We are really
fortunate to have such fabu-
lous choices (have you tried
the soup?) each day!
At Delaware, I wasn't
aware of any security on cam-
pus until about November. At
Marist, you probably see
about 26 security cars every
10 minutes. Security has a def-
inite presence on campus, both
in the parking lots and in the
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Column About Nothing: Marist
=
Neverland
BY CYNTHIA DAGENIAS
Circle Contributor
Oh college .. .it's great to be
back! After a long summer of
my repetitive schedule of
waking up, going to work,
going to the gym, sleeping,
and waking up again, I am
happy to finally be living the
unscheduled and sporadic life
that contradicts my home life
in the summer. Now that I
reminisce about the past three
months, it makes me kind of
sad; I worked full-time under
fluorescent lighting, and after
I
graduate
in three years, I will
be working in an office for the
rest of my life.
With that in mind, I am
determined not to live a sched-
uled,
"grown-up"
life while
I'm
back at college because
there are so many things I
wish to do before I pay rent on
my first apartment and dread
receiving
bills in the mail. The
only scheduled thing I have to
follow right now is when my
classes,
meetings, and view-
ings
of House take place, and
the rest is up to me.
College is not about the dull
and ordinary; it's about the
exciting
and unconventional! I
can schedule my classes to be
as early or late as I want them
to be,
J
can eat or work out
whenever I want. I can take a
quick nap in the afternoon to
give me a boost, instead of
relying on coffee with lots of
sugar to make it through my
five-hour work day. Basically,
I can manage my time howev-
er
I want on a day-to-day basis
again, and it feels great! No
more falling asleep at 10
o'clock out of boredom and
mental exhaustion at the
office; I will stay up late to
play intense contortionist
games like Twister and paint
pieces of artwork for my dorm
room.
Many adults say that college
is a "growing experience", and
it's true; I've learned how to
research for ridiculously long
term papers, made lifelong
friends, and been exposed to
different types of people and
interests. Though we are here
to grow, my philosophy for
college is this: Be young while
you're still young!
If
you were
a fan of Power Rangers when
you were five, chances are that
you would still get a kick out
of the horrible acting and spe-
cial effects of the 1990's. You
should play Four Square while
you are still hanging out with
people your own age, because
when you leave Marist, your
peers and coworkers could be
twenty years older than you
and physically unable to play
such a sport. Play video games
before you're thirty years old
and spending your Saturday
nights home alone trying to
beat that level in Grand Theft
Auto. Don't forget to watch
Disney movies on your old
VHS tapes and catch those
hidden innuendos before the
next generations of kids never
even hear of the term "cassette
tapes".
To all those who worked in
an office this past summer,
tnay you have a great year full
of late nights and great memo-
ries. And to those who have
not stared at spreadsheets on
the computer for the past few
months, stay away from the
suits and the boring, scheduled
office life. Treat this year at
Marist College as your own
"Neverland"; it's your last
chance at staying young
before collecting Pokemon is
considered to be immature.
Join V~trarnwraf Jlwnnins!
All
abilff!J
levels welcome!
A
great
way
fu
meet people, sfuy
in
shape, and
get
prtortqJ poinfs!
TWf
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group
runs, on
and
off campus
Help out a charif{J
and
run a road race!
Ftrst run
Will
be
Tuesday
Sepmmber
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meet
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stretching at
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Facebook group ..
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qatck wag
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From Features
Transfer
relates
her experience
dorms. Many students dislike
this presence, but it is actually
extremely important. While it
may seem annoying to have to
swipe
into buildfngs ( did you
know that rapists and other
sketchy people actually only
operate between 3pm and
6am?), and give the security
guard
·
your guest's name,
address,
driver's
license,
emergency contact number,
social security card, credit
score, blood type, fingerprints,
immunization chart, police
record, and perhaps even a let-
ter of recommendation, this is
in fact all vety necessary for
our personal safety. In my
dorm last year with virtually
no
security,
non-residents
were caught stealing, living
with residents, and even drug
trafficking (I am really not
Fro1n
Opinion
making this up}. I'm happy to
say that I feel very safe walk-
ing around almost all the time,
which is rare on college cam-
puses today.
I could go on for quite some
time about all the qualities
about Marist that
I
love (the
gym with TVs on the cardio
equipment, the free parking,
the random groundhogs run-
ning around everywhere, the
fact that my advisor actually
e-mails me back), but it would
probably go on for quite a
while.
It
wasn't until
I
gained
some really college perspec-
tive that I could finally look
forward to the "best years of
my life."
If
you have a perspective
you'd like to share, contact
alison.sardonini l@marist.edu
Feminist Wave
Texas, who are still mired in
Ike's muck.
But, it might be said the
Republicans are spinning this
all-out assault faster than the
spider
of E.B.
White's
"Charlotte's Web" could save
Wilbur's bacon. For the
record, if Team McCain is
going to be adamant about the
social
impropriety,
they
should be slammin·g Sen.
Obama on the behalf of PETA
for comparing their candidate
on Sept. 10 to an "old fish"
bound
in
a newspaper called
"change."
In fact, maybe an
apology to us journalists
should also be in order?
Feminism, or the radical idea
that women are people too,
has
suddenly
become a rally-
ing cry of the Republican
Party. Right behind the chorus
of "drill, baby, drill," and
before her strict opposition to
abortion rights, disregarding if
the child is the byproduct of
rape or incest, Palin emulates
the feminist ideal that
it's
a
reality to be career and family-
oriented.
Even though I may be
Generation
Y,
with
a
Generation X pragmatism, I
advise disgruntled Clinton
supporters hot to sell out on
Election Day. There is too
much at risk here to be substi-
tuting moral indignation for
the amorality of the last eight
years. Besides, ladies, that
shade of lipstick doesn't
match your conscience.
Things The Circle's
Staff Likes:
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music videos
2. Eating free pizza
3. Reading and answering
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ABROAD
MARIST ABROAD IN
AUSTRIA
assertiveness and value clarifica-
tion in small groups and class ois-
THE COURSE
This short-term program will ex-
amine an unstable and complex
period of Austrian history --- the
bloody battles of 1934, when the
balance of power was tipped from
the progressive Social Demo-
cr<1ts to the conservative Christian
Democrats
-
- setting the stage for
•
Hitler's
1938 takeover of Austria.
caUed the Anschluss,
Three
(3) credits will be offered for
the course. Students can choose
one
(1)
course from the following:
Psychology of Interpersonal
Communication ( undergradu-
ate)
You will have the opportunity to
experience Austria through its
museums and historical and cul-
ture sites. The scope of the pro-
gram will include discussions on
Austrian history, politics, society,
and culture, AU lectures will
be
in
English or with an English transla-
tor.
THE COURSE
Three
(3)
credits
will be
offered for
the
program.
Students can choose
to enroll in one course from the
following:
•
Women's Studies: ST:
Resist-
ing Hitler: Women & the Aus-
trian Resistance
•
Political
Science: ST: Resist-
ing Hitler: The Anschluss &
the Austrian Resistance
•
Religious
Studies:
ST:
Re-
sisting Hitler: Vienna, Anti-
Sernitism, the Ansch]uss & the
Austrian
Resistance
•
History:
ST:
Resisting Hit-
ler: The Anschluss
&
the Aus-
trian Resistance
PROGRAM
DIRECTORS
Profs JoAnne Myers (x2234) arid
Sheila Isenberg (x7099) will co-
direct the program. Students inter-
ested in the program need to meet
with Profs Myers or Isenberg to
discuss program details and to re-
ceive permission to enroll in the
program.
MARIST
ABROAD IN
BARBADOS
This two-week program will allow
students to study and practice the
principles of human communica-
tion. Students practice such skills
as self disclosure, active listening
,
•
Psychology of Interpersonal
Communicaticm (graduate)
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
John Scileppi, Ph.D. (x2961) and
Lynn Ruggiero
,
Ph.D., a husband
and wife team, will lead the pro-
gram jointly.
MARIST ABROAD TO
ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS
This exciting program will give
students the chance to visit Ecua-
dor and the Galapgos Islands and
experience first hand the incredible
diversity of species on the main-
land and on
the
Galapagos fslands.
The
program
includes a 4 day/3
night5 cruise from the Galapagos
Islands, visiting Santa Cruz L5land,
Isabel
Islands
and other sites. You
will gain an understanding of the
historical, cultural and environ~
mental perspective of this im,Ted-
ible country.
THE COURSE
Three undergraduate (3) credits
will be
offered for the prognim
,
Students can choose any one course
from this list:
•
•
Biology: Ecuador and Galapa-
gos Field Ecology
Biology: ST: Galapagos
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PROGRAM DIRECTOR
For academic details, please con-
tact Prof Luis Espinasa, Program
Director (x2352).
MARIST ABROAD IN PARIS
This course is intended to explore
both the historic and modem roles
of Paris as a center of global fash-
ion, fashion trend and luxury brand-
ing. The study will begin with a
comparison of French and Ameri-
can fashion industries and include
a comprehensive overview of mar~
keting strategies of classic French
retailers such as Bon Marche and
Galleries Lafayette, examine the
importance of emerging trend at
cutting edge Paris boutiques, and
explore the specialty markets of
French cosmetics, fragrance, ac-
cessories and intimate apparel.
The study will also include visits
to the workrooms and archives of
legendary French fashion labels
and to a trade event showcasing
leading names in French ready-
to-wear fashion. A combination
of site visits and lectures will pro-
vide students with a concentrated
exposure to the continuing power
and
influence
of French fashion on
modem global fashion. Additional
visits to museums, cathedrals and
other important sites within Paris
will provide students with a well-
rounded cultural experience.
THE
COURSE
Three
(3)
credits will be offered
for the program.
•
Fashion: ST: Paris Fashion:
Atelier to Marketplace
PROGRAM
DIRECTOR
Prof Radley Cramer (x2124) wil1
direct the program. Students inter-
ested in
the program
need to meet
with Prof Cramer to discuss pro-
gram detail5 and to receive pennis-
sion to enroll in the program.
For more in infomtation. comact:
Jerre Thornton.
Coordinator
Marist
International
Programs
Marist College
3399 North Road
Ll8334
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Hot summer
albums
that still
sizzle
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Editor
While most of you were busy
lifeguarding, waitressing, and
watching daytime soap operas
this summer y9u might have
missed some new material
from up-and-comers (Fleet
Foxes,
Ra Ra Riot) or even
from
rock
mainstays
(Counting Crows,
Weezer)
.
Coldplay) it was a noteworthy
summer for popular music.
Thankfully you have The
Circle so you know which
great CDs you should 'give a
listen.
Here are the top five albums
released while you were home
for the summer:
Lil' Wayne
-
Tha Carter
III
Easily
the most anticipated
hip-hop album since Kayne
West's
Graduation, Carter III
breathed some
life
into
the
dying
record
industry.
The
third installment
of
Weezy's
Carter
trilogy
had the highest
U.S. sales dur-
ing its debut
week than any
other album in
2008--and with
good
reason.
With a star-stud-
ded supporting
cast of produc-
ers and singers,
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Lil' Wayne's "Tha carter
111·
has
been a
savior
for the record Industry.
Lil' Wayne finds
creative ways to expand his
sound, propelling himself to
the forefront of the rap world.
From unconventional releases
(Girl Talk) to record-breaking
ones
(Lil'
Wayne
and
In the track "Mr. Carter," Lil'
Wayne lets his listeners know
he belongs among rap gods
"Pac, Biggie, and Jay-Z." Not
quite yet Weezy, but a couple
more albums like this one and
it might be very soon.
Favorite Track:
Comfortable
( featuring Babyface)
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
On June
19,
Girl Talk's
fourth album became avail-
able for download around
the
world. Much like Radiohead's
In Rainbows,
listeners
could
pay what they wanted for it.
Feed the
Animals
is
composed
entirely of over 200 samples
which Gregg Gillis ( aka Girl
Talk) arranges seamlessly into
a 53 minute perfect party
soundtrack. The thought of
meshing Metallica with Lil'
Mama and combining Kelly
Clarkson with Nine Inch Nails
might seem like an odd mix to
some, but simply trust Gillis.
He has a sixth sense for what
makes you move. Go to Girl
Talk's Myspace page right
now, download the album, and
you can see why this album is
worth every cent you pay ( or
don't pay).
Designers unveil spring
2009
collections
at New York Fashion Week
By TRICIA CARR
A&E
Editor
Stick thin
models,
glam-
orous designers and stylish
celebs could
all
be found in
one
place last week~at
the
tents
at Bryant Park for New
York
Fashion Week!
Here,
designets
like Anna Sui and
Betsey Johnson unveiled their
2009 collections to an anxious
audience of fashionistas.
"Renowned
fashion photog-
rapher" (as Tyra would say)
Nigel Barker was seen in the
front row at many of these
shows. Lindsay Lohan sat
beside her BFF Samantha
Ronson at the Charlotte
Ronson show. The popular
Max Azria brought celebs like
Barbara
Bush,
Natasha
Bedingfield and Michelle
Trachtenburg, plus Olympians
Nastia Liukin and Ryan
Lochte.
Okay, so what about the
clothes?! Belts, mom pants,
flowy tops, exquisite neck-
lines and crys.tals were seen all
over the runway at the tents.
The best
show
of
the
week,
in my opinion,
was
the
BCBGMAXAZRIA
show.
Music by Santogold blasted
as
stunning models walked the
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A model
shows
off part of Max
Azria's
Spring 2009
collection.
outfits.
Light
gray
is the
color
of spring 2009, and the BCBG
collection was all about light
gray mixed with other
bold
colors. One gray dress had bits
of
bright
orange
fabric deco~
r!}ting
the front.
It
looked so
bold, but casual
enough
to
rock on a spring weekend trip.
Another designer I fell in
love with this week was
Carmen Marc Valvo. His col-
lection was gorgeous! His
inspiration for the collection
was the square. Some skirts
and dresses were covered in
square shaped sequins and
dresses were made by weav-
ing fabric together, producing
a checkerboard design. Many
.
outfits were balanced with a
black belt or plain top, but oth-
ers were suitable for the red
carpet.
Charlotte Ronson was amaz-
ing as ever. Though some crit-
ics were not impressed, I
loved that her collection was
wearable. A look she put
together that I have to have,
NOW,
is an off the shoulder
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Girl Talk puts the First Amendment
to
use with many unpredictable samples.
Favorite
Track:
"Set
1t
Off'
Water" featuring just Gibbons
Portishead - Third
Portishead's aptly named
third album is very difficult to
digest due to its industrial and
distant sound, but ultimately it
is a huge triumph for the trip-
hop trio. In her delicate voice,
Beth Gibbons sings of heart-
break throughout the album
and you can't help but think
that she may break down in
the middle of any track. The
minute and a half "Deep
and a ukulele is the only lyri-
cally uplifting track on the
album. Upon first listen, the
darkness of
Third
can be over-
whelming, but the raw emo-
tion throughout the album is
too captivating to discard.
Third
is an enigma that unrav-
els a little with each listen.
Favorite Track:
"Hunter"
SEE ALBUMS, PAGE 12
Hidden
gem across
the
river
By
STEPHANIE
ESPINA
Staff Writer
From Marist, anything
across the Hudson River
seems out of reach. My advice
to anyone who hasn't ventured
to the other side: go out and
discover what New Paltz has
to offer.
Like most towns in the
Hudson Valley, New Paltz is a
picturesque community with
breathtaking
landscapes.
Located east of the Hudson
River, New Paltz is a great
place for hiking and biking. In
New Paltz, you can find
orchards, vineyards, gardens
and cornfields. You can tour
wineries
like
the
Adair
Vineyards or pick your own
fruit at one of the local farms,
like Dressel
's.
You can also find an array of
restaurants and pubs to keep
you in high spirits.
New Paltz is a home away
from home for students at
SUNY New Paltz. The liberal
arts
college has a population
of about 7,700 students, who
contribute
greatly to local
businesses and, of course,
New Paltz nightlife.
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What to do in New Paltz
Brief History Lesson
New Paltz is where Dutch
refugees settled in the late
1600s. During this time, the
Netherlands
was
under
Catholic Spanish rule, and
refugees
were
Calvinist
Protestants.
The stone houses of Historic
Huguenot Street are among
the surviving examples of
early stone houses built by
Europeans in the 17th and
18th centuries. Tours of these
houses are given every year
during summer months.
Nightlife
&
Eats
Recent Marist graduate
Chris Collins said New Paltz
ls
a good spot for Marist stu-
dents.
"It's a change," he said.
"Rather than always going to
the same bars, you get to expe-
rience a new place and new
personalities."
Popular college bars
McGillicuddy's
Restaurant
and Tap
Room,
P&G's, and
Murphy's Restaurant and Pub
are all located on Main Street.
If
you enjoy late night food,
cheap drink specials and bars
within
walking
distance
,
you'll enjoy a night out in
New Paltz. (Just make sure to
arrange a sober ride back to
Marist!)
To satisfy your appetite,
locals recommend the Guilded
Otter Microbrewery for out-
door dining, La Stazione or
Toscani & Sons for Italian and
McGillicuddy
'
s for steaks and
burgers. Main St. Bistro is a
perfect place for brunch.
Fro1n
A&E
Scenic New Paltz
The Rail Trail is a 12.2 mile
stretch of a former railroad
line that is now open to nature
lovers. This trail is perfect for
hiking, biking or just taking a
walk. The trail itself is made
of gravel and winds through
surrounding towns. It's perfect
for a romantic afternoon with
your significant other
.
Places to Visit
For art enthusiasts, the
Samuel Dorsky Museum of
Art
is located at SUNY New
Paltz. For more information,
call (845) 257-3872 or visit
www.newpaltz.edu/museum.
Adventure seekers can
try
the intense indoor rock-climb-
ing venue called The Inner
Wall, located on Main Street.
Log onto
www.theinnerwall.com.
Note: They have great student
and group rates! Take it a step
further and contact Diamond
Sports to arrange a rock-
climbing session.
For active students:
If
you
don't have a bike, you can rent
one from the Bicycle Depot on
Main Street.
For history majors, the
Huguenot Historical Society
offers a glimpse into New
Paltz's past. For more infor-
mation visit www.huguenot-
street.org.
Directions
Take the Mid-Hudson
Bridge towards Highland.
Make a left at Junction 299
and continue on that road until
you enter New Paltz. It's as
simple
as that!
Hot summer albums
Death Cab for Cutie -
Narrow Stairs
A long time indie power-
house
,
Death Cab's sixth
I
album firmly secures them a
place as a legi-WJ.1~t;e
(
9~~ in
popular rock music
.
Frontml\fl
Ben Gibbard hasn't lost any of
his songwriting ability and his
lyrics are as creative as ever
('"arid they carried on like long
division
"
}. While each track
flows into the next, the eight
minute jam "You Will Possess
My Heart" is definitely the
centerpiece
of
the album, not
to mention ifs Death Cab's
most successful radio single to
date. While not as great as
"Transatlanticism," "Narrow
Stairs" is a very solid effort
worth $9 .99 on iTunes.
Favorite Track:
"No Sunlight'
1
Ra Ra Riot - Rhumb Line
Following their 2007 self-
titled EP, Ra Ra Riot received
heavy praise
in
the blogos-
phere for their pop-,o{Chestt:al
sound. Not only is Ra Ra Riot
good friends with the wildly
·
popular Vampire Weekend,
but their infectious pop sound
is very similar. In the first sin;
gle,
1
'0yiµg
is
Finet
which
deC.eased former
~
cb:9~er
,
John
Pike, co-wrote
,
vocalist
Wes Miles contemplates death
and conjures the words of E
.
E.
Cu~ing
s'
(''I wouldn't like
death if death were good'
'
).
However, "Rhumb Line" is
ultimately an uplifting, spirit-
ed album. After one listen you
will find
yoµri;el.f
stp.ilipg
unc
_
ontrollably and humming
in class.
Favorite Track:
"Can You
Tell"
Honorable Mentions:
Coldplay -
Viva La Vida Or
Death And All
His Ft/ends
Counting Crows -
Saturday
Nights & Sunday Mornings
Fleet Foxes -
Fleet Foxes
Sigur Ros -
Meo Suo
J
Eyrum
Vio
Spilum End.alaust
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Recap: Mercedez Benz Fashion Week
top under a tank or sleeveless
dress. It gave the illusion of
cutout shoulders, but much
more comfortable.
The prints at the Mara
Hoffman show were striking!
One print used contrasting
colors, purple and green, in a
tribal design. Other pieces
were made from a soft blue
floral print. Some prints are
hard to "\Vear but Mara
Hoffman shows that anything
goes as long as you feel great
wearing it.
I was so excited to see
tie-dye on the runway
from Dennis Basso. (So
excited that I went out
and bought a green tie-
dyed shirt at Macy's!)
One outfit consisted of
a tie-dye
tank
under a
black and brown jacket.
The outfit was pulled
together with a piece of
twisted tie-dye fabric.
Yes, this sounds like a
fashion risk, but it
worked!
If
I learned something
at Fashion Week, it's
that belts are the acces-
sory to own. Max Azria
is a big fan - he belted a
lot of his runway looks.
One outfit, a dress worn
under a fitted vest,
would have
looked
ordinary on its own, but
with a cream belt on
top, it pulled the outfit
together and drew
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in all different ways - some
were high on the waist, some
low on the hips and some
weaved in and out of the loose
fabric of a dress.
Thanks to Azria and many
other Fashion Week designers,
it's now okay to look like your
mother because mom pants
are back, but they
'
re now
made from flowy, neutral fab-
rics (emphasis on pants--1 did-
n't say mom jeans). The mod-
els looked great, but it's hard
to pull of this look. There are
many pants in stores now with
higher waists
.
Try them
instead of going full-on mom.
We can't forget Betsey
Johnson who, fabulous as
always, did something contro-
versial for her Spring/Summer
2009 show. The models wear-
ing wedding gowns also had
their hands cuffed behind their
backs. Is this a fashion state-
ment or totally obvious sym-
bolism? Whatever it is, Betsey
Johnson is a style icon and
thanks to her, I can look for-
ward to crazy floral patterns
this spring.
Check out highlights from
New York Fashion Week at
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Marist offers free counseling sessions. to
stude1;1ts
By BRITTANY FIORENZA
Health Editor
Although college is consid-
ered one of the best time peri-
ods in a person's life, it is also
a very stressful time as well.
As students, we might not be
\:>wden¢d by bills, full time
f
i9~
or other responsibilities of
that ,sort, but there are plenty
of responsibilities which are
relevant to us at present.
Upper-level courses, balanc-
ing a social and academic
lifestyle, transitioning from
home to school and back
again, as well as a multitude of
other stressors can affect stu-
dents' wellbeing. Aside from
the physical repercussions of
stress, students are also con-
fronted with psychological
side effects. More often than
not the physical and psy9ho-
logical aspects of health direct-
ly affect one another. The
health services office
is
well
known on campqs as a
resource for the maintenance
of students' physical wellbe-
ing; however, it is equally as
important to deal with the flu
or strep throat, as it is to main-
tain one's mental wellbeing.
There are many avenues
which a student can take in
order to cope with the daily
stress of college
-
what is most
important is that the individual
is aware of them. If the student
is aware of their needs and the
sources through which their
needs can be met in a healthy
way, they are on the right path
to coping. Marist College pro-
vides a courtseling service
dedicated to students in an
effort to help them maintain
their mental wellbeing.
According to the Assistant
Dean of Student Affairs;
Patricia Cordner,
Marist's
counseling services have been
available at Marist for over 30
years and offer an oppqrtunity
for students to address issues
affecting their mental wellbe-
ing. With a full-time psycholo-
gist, two licensed clinical
social
workers
(as well as sev-
eral part time licensed clinical
social workers) and a psychia-
trist who is available once a
week, the counseling services
at Marist College has a broad
spectrum of counselors avail-
able to aid students.
Individual counseling ses-
sions are offered at Counseling
Services, located in Donnelly
Hall and open from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 :30 p.m. Monday throuth
Friday by appointment. To
schedule an appointment, call
(845)575-3314; however, if
they are unavailable they also
offer several alternative hot-
lines for students to call. These
sessions are free of charge to
all full time undergraduate stu-
dents. During these individual
sessions, students can focus on
the issue that is having an
adverse effect on their mental
wellbeing. From there the
counselor can best determine
how to facilitate the best coun-
seling for the students' particu-
lar issue.
Counseling Services address-
es a multitude of issues such as
self-esteem,
relationships,
depression, body image and
traumatic experiences, includ-
ing the death
~f
someone close
to the student. Although these
are some common issues dealt
with. these are not the only
issues that might affect a stu-
dents' m~n~l health. The best
way to address individual
needs is to seek l\elp.
The counseling services can
be considered the liaison
between the student and the
appropriate method of treat-
ment for the student, meaning
that
Counseling
5;ervices
might refer the student to a
therapist or specialist off cam-
pus if it is more effective in the
students' treatment. The prob-
lems of students seeking coun-
seling will be kept strictly con-
fidential, as couAseling is
accompanied by a written
agreement; however, if the sit-
uations discussed in therapy
are life threatening or severely
harmful, the counselor is obli-
gated to notify someone who
will be able to intervene. Also,
the records of counseling are
kept separate from the stu-
dents' official records.
Another unique facet
p£
t)le
counseling servi~
.
s
1s
the
available workshops which
educate students on the vari-
ous issues that may be
addressed in individual ses-
sions. In these seminar ses-
sions
Counseling
Services
offers presentatious and infor-
mation regarding these issues
and how each individual can
prevent these issues from
becoming detrimental, or gain
iQ.sight from ones that affect
many students. All infonnation
for upcoming events
is
posted
·
on fliers thrqughout campus.
Several are offered each
semester.
Symptoms of depression
MARIST COLLEGE
Career and Internship
Fair
Editor
:S
Note:
Do not hesitate to utilize these services as they are
there f()r just that purpose. Be aware of your own wellbeing as well as
the wellbeing of those around you. Although every person goes through
a
period of time where they mayfeel down or overwhelmed or anxious,
if
these feelings persist for an extended amount of time it is important
to seek an outlet in an effort to feel better.
According
to
information provided by
Dutchess
County Government,
some
signs
of.
depression include:
Thursday, October 2, 2008
4pm-7pm
Mccann Center
§
Seniors-
Have
you
ST AR TED
your
sea1:1>h
~
a
full lime
po!;ilicn
after graduation?
§
Juniors &
Sopmmores-
Are
yru exploring your
internship opportunities?
§
Freslunen- Now
is
the time to start
to
examine
your fulure goals.
This is
the opportwlity foc
~
to
meet employers
who
are seeking
to fill
their
staffina
needs.
Dress profes.wnally
and
bring
your res._
to
this
event
- irritability
- sadness
- hopelessness
- restlessness
- a lack of interest in your social life or usual activities
- a change in eating and sleeping patterns
- aches and pains.
Although a person
might
not
experience
all
of these symptoms, they
are some indicators
of depression. Depression affects
millions and
is
not
particular
to gender
or
ethnicity.
It
is important to seek help
because
if ignored,
depression can
lead to detrimental health issues,
lowered self esteem and/or school and relationship problems. If you
see
someone close to you affected by these symptoms inform
them
of
their
options so that everyone is
aware
of
the
possibilities to aid their
wellbeing.
Hotlines
to know:
Dutchess County Healthline: 845 485 9700
Mental Health America: 1 800 969 6642
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 800 273 8255






















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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 •
PAGE 14
Lack of consistency results in two losses
JAMES REIU.Y/ THE CIRCLE
Junior
Kate
Fox
scored a last
second
goal
versus
Fordham
to
bring
the game
to
over-
tlme.
It
was her third goal
on
the
season and 17th of her
collegiate career.
By
RICH ARLEO
Sports Editor
"Some
of the simple things I
think we should be doing well
and mastering we're not,"
Elizabeth
Roper,
head coach of
the Marist
women's
soccer
team said. " ...
our
work-rate is
there, our determination is
there, but it has to consistently
be there from the opening
whistle on."
What resulted from inconsis-
tent play last weekend were
two games which took longer
than 90 minutes to be decided,
unfortunately neither decision
fell Marist's way.
On Friday, Marist went to
two overtime periods against
the Fordham Rams, but was
put away early in the second
overtime period, resulting in
another loss.
"I think we came out not
ready to handle the physical
level of play that Fordham
typ-
ically does play," Roper said.
"And although we have seen
them in preseason
the past
three years and we know that's
their style of play and they're
bigger and stronger we just had
to play a little smarter and a lit-
tle faster and I think the first
half we
were a
little intimidat-
ed by them."
Marist went into halftime
down by one. In the first half
they were out-shot 9-0 by
Fordham, who play in the
Atlantic-IO
Conference.
Fortunately, only one of those
shots resulted in a score, and
they still had another half to
attempt a comeback.
"I
think that was a little bit of
the halftime talk of, yeah we're
going to face sometimes
maybe bigger and stronger
teams," Roper said,
"but
we
still have to get in there and
challenge and do some of the
things that we can control a lit-
tle bit better, so the second half
we got into the game a lot bet-
ter."
In the second half, Marist
only allowed three shots to the
Rams, and got off two of their
own. While they had a whole
half to make a comeback,
Marist
waited
until
the
absolute last
second
to tie the
game up.
With
time winding down
and
Marist
driving into Fordham
territory, freshman
Jennifer
Orlando
unloaded a cross kick
that junior Kri.te Fox was able
to knock into the back of the
net with just one second
remaining. The goal was Fox's
third of the season, and the
17th of her career.
The Foxes, however, couldn't
bring that excitement to over-
time, and they fell 2-1
-
in two
overtime periods.
" .. .It was exciting to get that
last minute goal," Roper said."
The first overtime period we
hit the post you know we were
right there ... we almost stole
the game."
Marist returned home Sunday
to face St. Joseph's and tried to
recover from a disappointing
loss, but what followed was a
similar result. They dropped
their third overtime game of
the season and fell to 1-4.
••1
think
we're reacting to
teams versus us setting the tone
of the game." Roper said.
" ... We're trying to
develop
that consistency, and consis-
tency is playing strong for 90
minutes. It's that growth and
maturity, we're still very hope-
ful it's going to occur at some
point during the season. [There
are] still four more games
before we get to conference
play."
The Red Foxes will return to
action this weekend with two
chances to redeem them selves.
On
Friday,
Sept. 9 they will
travel to Lafayette, who has yet
to
win
a game this season.
"They're
going to be hµ~gry
for a win and so are we;' Roper
said.
On Sunday, Sept. 21 they will
be home to face Lehigh at 1
p.m. Lehigh is currently 2-3-1
on the season. Marist will hope
to come out of the weekend
with two victories.
"We've been playing hard
and been in these games,"
Roper said, "we're just disap-
pointed with what the results
are."
Men's soccer falters
late in
loss to Beavers
By
CODY LAHL
Staff Writer
A rainy Friday evening saw
the Marist men's soccer team
take an early 1-0 lead over the
Oregon State Beavers, only to
falter late in the second half
en route to a 2-1 loss.
The Red Foxes were led by
freshman forward/midfielder
Krystian Witkowski who tal-
lied two shots, one of which
was Marist's lone goal on the
night.
Witkowski wasted no time
in putting Marist on the board
as he drilled a direct kick into
the back of the net from just
outside of the 18 meter box at
the 2:44 mark. The goal was
Witkowski's second
on
the
season and ties him with
freshman Lucas Szabo for the
most points (4) and goals
recm:.ded by a Red Fox player
this season.
Marist head coach Matt
Viggiano
applauded
Witkowski for his play thus
far this season.
"He [Witkowski] is a dan-
gerous, big-time player who
could have played anywhere
in the country," Viggiano said.
Marist appeared to be the
stronger and more disciplined
team in the first half as the
Red Foxes held the upper-
hand in both offensive and
defensive categories. Marist
would take seven shots to
Oregon State's five and record
a comer kick opportunity
while holding the Beavers to
zero.
The Red Fox defense shut
down
the
Oregon State
offense during the first half as
well. Freshman goalie and
recent MAAC (Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference) Rookie
of the Week award recipient Oregon State's 20, one foul in
Scott Kessler did not ha\le to
the 66th minute cost the Red
make any saves as Oregon
State was held without a shot
on
goal.
Viggiano expressed satisfac-
tion with the Red Foxes' per-
formance
throughout
the
opening stanza.
"Everybody came out fired
up and excited to play,"
Viggiano said. "We attacked
well and the early goal by
Krystian really showed that."
However, as Witkowski sat
out the second half with a
minor injury, the Marist
offense stagnated and the
Oregon State offense thrived.
While each team recorded a
comer kick, the
Beaver's
would record six shots while
Marist only managed one.
Even though the
Red
Foxes
played a cleaner game of soc-
cer, recording 15 fouls to
Foxes their lead. With the
Beaver's
on
the
attack,
Oregon State was awarded a
penalty kick on a foul inside
the Red Foxes' 18 meter box
that senior Robby Christner
converted to tie the score at 1-
1.
With less than two minutes
left to play in regulation,
Christner assisted sophomore
Mike Parker in netting the
eventual game winner for
Oregon
State.
Although
Kessler was able to save two
shots on goals earlier in the
second half, he was unable to
prevent Parker's shot from
settling into the left comer of
the goal for a 2·1 Beaver's
lead.
While attributing the loss to
rectifiable
problems,
Viggiano also stated that the
Red Foxes will look to recre-
ate their first half successes in
later matches.
"The loss
came
down to a
rookie mistake and a ques-
tionable
penalty
kick.
However, we have a talented
bunch of players specifically
recruited to play our style of
offense," Viggiano said. ••we
will look to do more of the
same and go forward with our
attack. Soccer is a flowing
game and the familiarity and
continuity aspect for a team is
always the last thing to
come."
Marist will continue their
season in New Britain, Conn.
on Sept. 17 against Central
Connecticut State University,
a team that reached the Sweet
16 round of the NCAA
Tournament last season.
Red Foxes sweep Top 10 at Bowdoin Park
By
SAM BENJAMIN
Circle Contributor
The Marist women's cross
country team put their best
foot forward this past Friday
at its meet at Bowdoin Park.
At the team's 2008 debut,
the Red Foxes captured each
of the first ten places in their
season opener against New
York U,tiversity and Saint
Peter's.
"I thought we all performed
really well." Senior Colleen
Ryan said. "As a team, we
made up the entire top ten,
and anytime you can say that
it's an accomplishment. This
was a great way to start our
season."
The excellence the Red
Foxes displayed in their first
meet was highlighted
by
sev-
eral spectacular freshman per-
formances. In their cC>llegiate
debuts
Kathryn
Sheehan
(20:11)
and
Addie
Difrancesco (20:27) finished
first and second overall at the
meet respectively.
However that was just the
beginning of strong Red Fox
performances. Of the top 13
times in the 5K course, 12 of
them were by Marist. Other
notable finishes for Marist
included third place for Lisa
D'Aniello
(21:09), fourth
place for Junior Brittany
Bums (21: 17) and fifth for
Briana Crowe (21 :38).
All of Marist's strong finish-
ing times resulted in a domi-
nating margin of victory. At
the meet's conclusion, Marist
finished with 15 points, com-
pared with 50 for NYU and 82
for Saint Peter's.
"We ran well today, but we
know we have more work to
do," first-year head coach
Chuck Williams said to gored-
foxes.com. "This was a start-
ing point for the rest of the
season."
"It
was
an
excellent meet
all around." Said Ryan, "But
you have to be impressed
with how well our freshman
performed. You couldn't ask
for any more from them."
Following Friday's excellent
performance,
Marist will
return to action Saturday,
Sept. 20th at the Iona College
Meet of Champions at Van
Cortlandt Park in the Bronx,
NY.
••After a win like this, our
focus going forward is going
to be maintaining our focus
and momentum heading .into
the Iona meet." Ryan said.
"We have to look at this as the
beginning"
It
may have been just a sin-
gle meet, but in one spectacu-
lar performance, the team
took a big step forward. They
will make sure to keep going
forward and not look back
heading into the Meet of
Champions.






































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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, :?008 •
P~GE 15
Track has first home
meet in
11 years·
By
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
It
has been l l long years
since the last time our Red Fox
runners had the opportunity for
some home course advantage.
That changed this year at
their
inaugural
race
in
J>oughkeepsie on Friday Sept.
5, 2008. The Foxes return two,
three-time All-MAAC (Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference)
selections in seniors Ginna
Segni of the Bronx and David
Raucci from Red Hook, N.Y.
from last season's runner up
finish
at
the
MAAC
Championships.
On
top of that they boast a
powerful
recruiting
class
brought in by coach Pete
Colaizzo. This class is head-
lined by
a
top l
O
runner in the
state last year in Mathew Flint
as well as Thomas Lipari, a
national qualifier in the high
school steeplechase.
Marist's first race of the new
school year was a perfect blend
of veteran
leadership
and hot
young talent. Segni, the Senior
Captain, finished first overall
at Bowdoin Park, with a blaz-
ing time of 16:08. Behind him
were six other Red Foxes in
the top 10. Six freshman fin-
ished in the top 15 overall in
their first collegiate race. Led
by William Griffin, who com-
pleted the 5K course in 16:39,
these freshmen all had great
debuts. The strong perform-
ance of his newcomers gives
coach Colaizzo high hopes for
the coming years as well as
this current season.
Also scoring for Marist were,
junior Conor Shelley (16:34)
and Raucci (16:41). Adding
up all the placing runners'
spots for Marist gave them a
score of 23. This placed them
ahead of NYU with 38 and
Saint Peter's with 85. This is
the first time the Red Foxes
have finished first as a team at
a cross country event since the
ners to don the red and white
uniforms of Ma:rist College.
He set several records last
spring for the outdoor track
and is already well on his way
to leading h~ cross-country
team this season. Both he and
Raucci will look to
be
named
to their fourth All-MAAC
team this ~ar, making them
two of the most decorated run-
ners in Mari~t history.
The Red Foxes will be back
2006 season.
This should in action this Saturday at the
mean big things are to come
for this team as they have four
more big races before the
MAAC Championships in
November.
With another first place
fin-
ish, Segni further puts his
name in the record books as
one of the most talented run-
Iona
College
Meet
of
Champions at Van Cortlandt
Park in Riverdale, N.Y. Iona is
always a tough test as they are
perennially. one of the best
teams in the country. Last sea-
son the Gaels finished runner
up
in
the
NCAA
Championships.
Foxes sweep weekend tournament
By
JUSTINE DECOTIS
and 25-23. The team was able
"Cassie's
ball control has
Hanna called "solid offensive
production" with 13 kills, and
also contributed seven digs.
Staff Writer
to force a deciding fifth set with been a welcome addition to the
team - she has held up her end
of the bargain. It won't show
The Marist women's volley-
ball
team
traveled
to
Pennsylvania this past weekend
to compete in the Cross-town
Tournament. The tournament
featured Lafayette, Coppin.
State, and Lehigh. Marist was
able to come away with wins in
three
straight
sets against
Coppin State and Lehigh, but
played a disappointing match
against Lafayette and lost in
five sets. After the weekend,
the Foxes' record stands at 4-8.
The weekend opened with the
game against Lafayette on
Friday evening. The Red Foxes
got off to a great start shooting
out to a 10-2 lead in the first set
but was unable to
·
keep the
momentum going, much to the
disappoint of head coach Tom
Hanna.
"I was extremely disappoint-
ed with
our
consistency in the
game, we did not play good
volleyball,"
Hanna said. "We
were unable to take advantage
of many opportunities."
The Red Foxes were able to
capture the first set 25-20, but
fell in the next two sets 25-15
From Sports
a 25-20 win in fourth set, but
the Foxes were unable to close
the door on
Lafayette
in
the fifth set,
falling 15-8.
"We are
capable of tak-
ing that game
3-0,
I
was
extremely dis-
appointed"
said Hanna.
S~turday's
first match of
the day pitted
Marist against
Coppin State.
Marist did not
disappoint in
this
game
coasting to a
up in a box
score because
she is not
scoring
but
she is a differ-
ence maker,
ball control
has been an
Achilles heel
for us the past
few
years,"
Hanna said.
Saturday
afternoon fea-
tured the sec-
25-9, 25-l3,
Ww'IES REIU.V/
THE
CIRCLE
and 25-16 over
Sophomore Joanna Foss led
ond match of
the
season
between
Marist
and
Lehigh. The
first
match,
play.ed
on
Aug. 30 at the
Duquesne/
the Eagles.
Marist with
16
kills
and
10 digs.
Freshman
Kayla Burton led the Marist
offense with six kills and hit
.417 in the match. Defensively,
freshman Cassie Campbell and
junior Lindsay O'Dell each had
six digs.
Campbell's play
impressed Hanna all weekend.
Robert Morris Invitational, was
won by Marist in four sets, 25-
21, 27-25, 24-26, and 29-27.
Hanna got
·what
he hoped for as
the Foxes held Lehigh to a .171
hitting percentage for the
match. Joanna Foss had what
Hanna was pleased with the
performance of sophomore
Lindsey Schmid over the
course of the weekend.
"Lindsey
had a strong week-
end; she is capable of being the
most dominant player in the
gym
if she plays fast. She is as
good as anybody and is a threat
to score every time," comment-
ed Hanna.
The Foxes hope to continue
playing well after the last two
sweeps as they compet~ at
home
against
Hartford
Wednesday in the McCann
Center. Hanna would like the
team to continue playing con-
sistently.
"We need to build off the
momentum and string together
another match of high level
play."
Marist then
begins
conference
play this weekend against
Niagara
on
Saturday and
Canisius
on
Sunday; both are
road games.
Marist returns
home to open its conference
schedule Sept. 25 against
Fairfield in the Mccann Center.
Marist Football gets first win of
'08
On
the next Red Flash posses-
sion, the stout Red Fox defense
forced a three-and-out. Bo
Ehikioya soon exploded for a
36-yard touchdown
to cap
a six
play, 50 yard drive to make the
final score of the game 30-22.
The comeback win by Marist
was a truly remarkable display
of their offense that wasn't visi-
ble during the first two games of
this season. The Red Foxes
scored 30 points in just over 15
minutes and they had 443 yards
of total offense including 289 on
the ground
Parady went in to the game
expecting a big day from his
offense.
"I
think
that's what we go into
the game hoping to do is get
over
400 yards of offense and 28
points a game, that's our goal,"
Parady said. "That's kind of
where we set the
bar
for our
offense. We feel that we're capa-
ble of getting there each week if
we play
to
our level.
It
takes
eleven guys on each play to
be
successful on offense."
The St. Francis offense gained
just two yards during the fourth
quarter, and the Marist defense
forced them
to
go three-and-out
on all
three
of its possessions
said. "Every time you play a
during the fourth quarter. The
Wagner team for the last fifteen
Red
Flash did have a longer years that we've played
-them
time of possession
than
Marist,
that's what you get. They have
however. St. Francis held the
gOQd strong kids arid if you
ball
for 34: 13 while Marist had
don't
come and play physical,
the ball for 25:47.
then it's a long day for you."
Marist now
begins
a streak in
The 1-2 Red Foxes look to
which it plays five consecutive
improve their record
to
.500
home games at Tenney Stadium.
against Wagner. A large crowd
The streak starts with a contest
should be on hand to see the Red
against the solid Wagner Foxes battle the Seahawks with
Seahawks football
team.
an exciting gridiron matchup
"They're
always physical,
followed by post-game fire-
they're always athletic an~~ts
-
works.
one of the most physical
garn~
we play
all.ifear
long," Parady -
Roarin'
Red Fo es
J\lari ·t's top
mal
and fema1e athlete
of the week.
Bo ~hikioya
enior
Runningback
Bo cored
h\
ice and
tal1ied 159 rushing
:ard rushing
in
Marist's 30-22 vie-
to
y
o,cr the
t.
Franci
·
Red Flash.
The
t
,o touch-
dm ns \\:ere number
37 and 38 m hi
career at Mar·
t.
'ith
his perform-
ance.
Ehikio.
a
mo ed into third
place in 1\-lari
t
FC
histor in rushing
yards.
Joanna Fos.
ophomorc
Outside hitter
amcd
to
t e High
Point Uni ersit.:
Cla ic All-
Tournament Team
following her
superb perf
ormaoce
in the orth
arolina tourna-
me
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e
s
top
F
la
s
h,
ea
r
n dramat
i
c victory
By PHILIP TERRIGNO
Assistant Sports Editor
On Saturday, Sept. 12, the
Marist Red Foxes traveled to
Loretto, Pa. to take on the St.
Francis Red Flash.
The two teams had not met
since October 31, 1998, a game
that Marist won 41-6. St.
Francis came into this game
with a 0-1 record after losing
49 .. 0 to Virginia Military
Institute.
Entering
this
matchup, the Red Foxes had an
0-2 record. Marist was trying
to avoid starting their season 0-
3, a feat that has occurred only
twice during Head Coach Jim
Parady's tenure.
Saint Francis' first points of
the game and of the 2008 sea-
son came on a 25 yard field
goal by freshman kicker Zak
Campbell. The Red Flash's
drive took 8:37 off the clock as
they ran 16 plays to gain 80
yards. St. Francis quarterback
George Little was sharp and
hitting his targets early on. He
was constantly able to escape
pressure in the pocket and
complete passes. The Red
Foxes sacked him only once
during the game.
On
Marist's first possession
of the second quarter, quarter-
back Chris Debowski was
sacked for a six yard loss. The
Red Foxes were unable to gen-
erate any offense during the
first half. They went into the
locker room trailing 10-0 after
a 45 yard touchdown
run
by St.
Francis junior tailback Calvin
-
Williams.
"We have to stay positive and
we have to pick up our level of
play as far as tempo," Parady
said to his team during half-
time. "I thought that they were
playing faster than us in the
first half. We said that ifwe did
that, then things would be OK
for us ... We made a few adjust-
ments both offensively and
defensively scheme wise and
implemented them out on the
field."
The Red Flash picked up
right where they left off after
halftime. George Little tossed a
33 yard pass to senior wide
receiver Antoine Rivera. The
.catch, the 100th of Rivera's
career, put St. Francis up 16-0
after a missed extra point.
With the score opening up
after St. Francis' second touch-
down, it was unclear whether
or not Marist would make any
immediate personnel changes,
or stick to their game plan.
"We stayed with the game
plan," Parady said. "We hadn't
had a second half possession
offensively so we knew that we
were going to get five or six
more possessions in the game.
In the first half we had moved
the ball we just hadn't finished
drives."
The Red Foxes scored their
first points of the contest with
8:02 left in the third quarter as
senior running back Keith
Mitchell broke a 15 yard touch-
down run. His score cut the
Red Flash lead to 16-7.
On the next St. Francis pos-
session, George Little and
Antoine River hooked up
once again
90
a 10 yard
touchdown pass which made
the score 22-7. The extra
point was blocked by fresh-
man Michael Rios, and sen-
ior comerback Paul Rabito
returned it for two points.
The two teams entered the . -
-._.
,
._
fourth quarter with the score
,
_,,,....,.._._ .. -:
Mil
.I
of 22-9.
On
the first play of
- - - -
the final stanza, Marist quar-
...a~~'.~
1
0
terback Chris Debowski
completed a touchdown pass
to James LaMacchia. The
score cut the Red Fox deficit
to 22-16. The touchdown
pass was preceded by a 37
yard run by Debowski. He
had 79 total rushing yards on _ _
_
the afternoon in addition to
154 passing yards.
Senior Keith Mitchell
got
Marist on
On Saint Francis' next the board against
St.
Francis with
a
drive, punter Bobby Fuller
15-year TD run In the
third
quarter.
was tackled for a loss of 13
Obouza
Ehikioya
broke
yards on a 4th down punt through the line and scored a
attempt. The play gave Marist touchdown to give Marist a one
the ball from the Saint Francis point lead.
nine yard line. Two plays later,
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