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ntURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
JAMES
REILLY
/
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Hip/hop
~superstar," Lupe Fiasco lit
up a sold out Mcean
·n
Center Thursday Sept.
is
during SPC's fall concert. Performing songs from his newest album "The Cool,"
Fiasco's high
energy provoked
many ·uJ-PEI" screams from Marlst students.
See
Page
10 and 11 for more photos
of
the concert.
Student
apathy
apparent
Professors
question low
Constitution
panel turnout
By THOMAS LOTITO
Copy Editor
This past
Friday, several
Marist professors hosted a
dis-
cussion
panel regarding the
history and interpretation· of
·
the U.S-. Constitution. Despite
the upcoming election, this
meeting was poorly attended
by members of the student
body - a fact that the profes-
sors remarked to themselves.
There were around 30 spec-
tators seated in the P.A.R., a
little over two thirds of this
number making up the number
..._
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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of students that were in atten-
Marist expects to weather
Wall Street turbulence
dance. When asked, nearly
every student said that they
were required to attend for a
political science or
history
class. Only one student jok-
ingly said that she was there
because she
"loves
the consti-
By
JACEL EGAN·
Assistant News Editor
Dramatic drops in the stock
market are hitting home for
most Americans, and costs of
higher education are rising.
However, after over a week of
anxiety for U.S. investment
banks and Wall Street, Marist
is confident they will remain
financially stable during this
economic crisis.
"As long as we hold our pop-
ulation base, Marist is fman-
cially fairly stable," said Deb
DiCaprio, Vice President and
Dean of Student Affairs.
"Since
we're a tuition-based
institution, unless our reten-
tion rate starts to drop we are
going to be fine."
In spite of the downward
economic
trend,
Marist
received exceptional ratings
from the Fitch and Moody
fmancial rating agencies. The
ratings improved to an "A"
from the previous year in
reflection of "Marist's stable
enrollment trends
...
conserva-
tive fmancial management and
proven fundraising capabili-
ties."
"Marist is still a hot ticket,"
Joe
Weglarz,
Executive
Director of Student Financial
Services, said. "We know that
families are committed to
sending their children to a
good college."
However, Wall Street is not
as fortunate as Marist Much-
needed government
interven-
tion was required to help
resuscitate various financial
institutions. The unintended
effects are soon to rear their
ugly heads, as this economic
revitalization does not come
for free.
Last week, the Bush
Administration proposed to
Con~ess a $700 billion finan-
cial bailout plan to purchase
bad mortgages from fmancial
institutions. This could be the
largest government-granted
fiscal assistance since the
Great Depression, according
to the Associated Press.
Deliberations on details of the
proposal are still underway.
If the bailout plan is enacted,
the taxpayer· will shoulder the
burden.
President
Bush
warned that a "significant"
amount of taxpayer funds
would be put to use if this
proposition is approved.
This new law will affect tution," before the presenta-
tion started.
many aspects of family spend-
Dr. Lynn Eckert, who was
ing - including funds for high-
the host of the panel discus-
er education.
sion, summed up the reason
Fortunately over the past why so few students didn't
summer, Marist actually lost attend the discussion.
fewer students than in previ-
"We
need to have constitu-
ous years, meaning more par-
tional literacy," she said. "The
ents are better prepared to constitution, like the Bible, is
send their children to school. very easy to manipulate."
Students are still highly
Eckert
introduced
the term,
"Voter apathy," explaining
encouraged to apply for out-
'that
not enough people have
side financial aid opportuni-
actually read the words of the
ties in addition to the loans Constitution;
therefore,
they
and scholarships they receive don't know· what they're
from the college.
neglecting to do when they
"We need to
try
to educate choose not to vote.
and make families more aware
Dr. Fredrick Opie had a good
of the differeQt ways they can deal to say about voter apathy.
save money for college;"
"The voter turnout in Iraq
Weglarz said. "Usually fami-
puts the 2004 U.S. election
turnout to shame," Opie said.
lies that come to us don't
Later he said, "I find it
know about
-
plans such as
appalling that people choose
UPromi~e and the 529 Saving not to vote after all the time
Plan until it's too late."
we've spent fighting for the
Dr. Christy Caridi, Affiliate · right."
Assistant
Professor
of
Also to speak were Drs. Erik
Economics, states that while it Marshall and Sally Dwyer-
is too early to tell, the funding McNulty, both of whom gave
pool for financial aid is
strong background informa-
tion on the Constitution.
decreasing and may continue
Marshall explained that the
to do so within coming years.
ambiguity in the Constitution
"With rising costs of living, should act as "a' recipe for
higher education at a private democracy rather than a recipe
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.. .funnier than you.
9/17 - Upper West Cedar
Security responded to a noise
complaint at Upper West
Cedar, with the violating par-
ties politely obliging and
turning their music down.
What? No drunken fighting
with a ·stew of sober guards
guaranteed to take you down?
No intoxicated spewing of
your lunch all over a court-
yard? Man, way to kick
things off with a bang. File
this one under "boring."
9/17 - Gartland
Things got more interesting
later that evening, with secu-
rity making their way to
Gartland after an assault
report
.
Upon inspection
,
how-
ever, the assault appeared to
be just a drunken dive head-
.
first into the unknown, or in
this case, probably the
ground. You got to hand it to
the kid, that's a pretty smart
move. After some rough
nights, don't we all wish we
could say that it was assault,
and by someone else other
than Jose? Yes, I really do
look like that the next morn-
ing, and no, it was all me.
Tequila shots beat the life out
of me, black eyes and every-
thing. Brilliant move.
9/18 - Campus
The Lupe Fiasco concert
turned into quite the fiasco
(get it?), with two students
being detained after an argu-
ment: I'm going to make a
safe bet and assume that one
student really thought he was
a superstar, and the other dis-
agreed. Well, if you
_
are what
you say you are. Have no fear,
though, the crowd is here.
And they're all staring
.
Oh,
and now they're escorting
·
you out. Look how that hap-
pened.
9/18 - McCann Center
The McCann Center contin-
ued to be the local hotspot for
the drunk and disorderly,
allowing for another student
to be reported as_ being under
the influence. They should
really just start advertising the
Mccann Center as the new
local Poughkeepsfe hangout.
The McCann Center - for
those who like drinking, but
wish it had a little more stren-
uous activity. As if that creepy
Poughkeepsie local grinding
up on you at the bar didn't
already fulfill your sweat
quota.
9/19 - Leo Hall
Leo Hall managed to keep the
streak alive, with a freshman
being reported as intoxicated
on a Friday night. A freshman
intoxicated? On a Friday
night? Gee, and I thought they
all played boggle in their
room while watching reruns
of "Full House
,
" and sipping
Chamomile tea. Man, fresh-
man year was fun.
9/19 - Leo Hall
In a stunning continuation of
the "freshman fun" theme we
have going, a student srum-
bled in from an exciting night
on, only this time se~mingly
couldn't find their,
ID.
So,
instead of attempting a coher-
ent sentence, the student
swiped their cell phone, and
·
upon question from security,
threw the cell phone at the
guard. Oh, what to say, what
to say. God, what a mean way
of saying you're so not going
to be in my Fave 5. Such vio-
lence, kids.
9/20 - Marian Hall
.
A guest was caught carrying a
can of beer, and had their pass
confiscated arid was quietly
asked to leave campus. In a
related story, a guest was
caught with a shot of vodka
and tasered and left for dead
in a Poughkeepsie jail. Just
kidding. But seriously; there
are other things to do in this
place besides drink. Like the
Vanderbilt mansion. Yeah,
that'd-be fun for all. Count me
out, but you, you go ahead.
Good times.
9/20-Foy
Well, this is odd. A suspicious
person was noticed by stu-
dents as having followed
them back from the Cabaret
to their Foy townhouse, with
each student thinking the per-
son was with the other. See,
that's why you don't talk to
strangers, because they turn
out to be creepy as all hell.
You think you're being a nice
guy, politely making small
talk with the person next to
you. Next thing you know,
you're on a train in the dark
and Fred Armisen is feeling
·
your leg and tongue-kissing
your ear.
Hmm,
that might've
been Eurotrip. Still, it hap-
pens.
9/21 -
-
Champagnat
The inexplicable number of
fire alarms continued to rise
thanks to some strange behav-
ior, with this one being attrib-
uted to a student cooking
Easy Mac without any water.
Interesting choice, not sure if
I would go the noodle-pow-
der only way, but you know,
to each their own. I tried it
that way once, but kinder-
garten was such a crazy year.
Who knows what I would
have tried.
·
9/21 - Champagnat
Intoxication was all around,
a~ security noticed a student
being carried into the breeze-
way by his friend. Fairview
was contacted, with the stu-
dent being administered a
breathalyzer
and
being
allowed to return to their
room. Wow, this brings whole
new meaning to ~he term
"lean on me." As in literally,
lean on me. As in, you have
to. Otherwise it's a one-way
trip to the floor and I'm cer-
tainly not going with you.
That's what friends are for.
9/21- Fulton
Steam somehow set off the
fire alarm in Fulton, with
Fairview responding and
repoging that the steam was
caused by the shower, and
not,
as
most
students
assumed, from them being
ridiculously good-looking
.
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really,
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good-looking.
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Marist joins Poughkeepsie in annual reading
celebration, promotes
The Great Gatsby
By
MOLLY COSTELLO
Circle Contributor
back to the forefront of Chairman of the National
For the next four weeks,
Marist will join libraries,
schools, colleges, museums,
and
book
stores
across
Poughkeepsie in
an
annual cel-
ebration of great books.
Thi.s year
F.
Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby,
one of the
most renowned novels of the
20
th
century, wUl
be
the topic of
a series of readings, discus-
sions,
performances,
and
screenings
throughout the
Poughkeepsie-area
devoted
towards restoring reading to the
center of American culture.
The idea that some Americans
will never have the opportwrity
to enter the world of Gatsby,
filled with fast music, flappers,
hard drinking and the pursuit of
a great love is motivation
behind a new project. Across
the
·
country 208 communities
are currently involved in taking
up the effort to bring reading
American life.
This effort is
motivated by recent findings,
from a 2004 report by the
National Endowment for the
Arts
that found that literary
reading in America is declining
rapidly among all groups, but
the rate of decline is accelerat-
ed, especially among the
young.
_
Many Marist students were
first introduced to the fabulous
parties and decadent lifestyle of
Jay Gatsby in high school. For
some it may
be
the few classic
American novels they can
admit to having read.
"Under normal circumstances
The Great Gatsby
would not be
a book that
I
would even con-
sider reading, but after reading
it in school
I
saw what all the
fuss was about," freshman
Andrew Paulsen said.
The idea that people, espe-
cially from our generation, are
not reading regularly is a fright-
ening prospect to Dana Gioia,
FROM PAGE ONE
Budget freezing
rumors denied, Marist
services safe for Ilow
school is going
to
mean
addi-
downward trend will we have
tional debt for students and
to
start reevaluating some of the
families, so we may see more
services we offer."
part-time and commuting stu-
Certain student services, such
dents as a result,"
Dr.
Caridi as the Proofreading Center and
said. "Of course, it's hard to
Career Services are still pro-
predict the economy outside of tected from potential budget
the current year."
adjustments.
Due to these
i.Marist is fiscially
economic fore-
casts, rumors of
sound for at least the
"The College
is going to do
the best they
can to
keep
those services
free. We know
Marist :freezing
next two to three
its budget have
years."
arisen, implying
that various types
-
Deb DiCaprio, V.P./Dean
how they are
of expenditures
·
of Student Affairs
valuable to the
are held at a con-
stant dollar rate with either the
previous year's funds, or
increased just enough to cover
the
amount of inflation.
Weglarz denies such allega-
tions.
"As far as I'm concerned,
_
I
haven't heard of it happening,"
Weglarz said.
"Marist is fiscally sound for at
least the next two to three
years," DiCaprio said. "Only if
the economy continues its
students," said
Weglarz.
Also, current construction
plans to expand the school are
continuing in accordance to
schedule, DiCaprio confirms.
Major enhancements, like the
addition of the
Hancock
Technology Center, are usually
funded by major donors who
take out government bonds
to
pay back at a later date.
Students have not suffered
from such plans, since funds
Endowment for the
Arts;
it is
an issue that this program
hopes
to
address.
"There is no bigger read in
America," Gioia said.
On
Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. members
of the Marist faculty will lead a
roundtable discussion on The
Great Gatsby
and other litera-
ture written in the 1920's. On
Oct. 2 at 11 a.m., members of
the faculty
will
place the novel
in its social and historical con-
text.
The Marist Literary
Arts
Society (LAS) is excited to
promote- The Big Read in the
coming weeks.
"The Big Read program
is
incredibly valuable national
initiative, but
I
also think it's
important that it's happening at
the local level," said LAS pres-
ident Alex Sutton.
"I
think [Gatsby] is one of the
best" works that
.
America has to
offer in especially its short liter-
ary
history."
JAMES REIUY / THE CIRCLE
Free copies
of F.
Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great
Gatsby
are available in the cannavino Library. Marist has
teamed up with schools, museums, book stores, and
book clubs In. the Poughkeepsie area in an
effort
to
restore reading
to
the center of American culture.
Marist students receving aid
Constitution
panel examine
election, war
85-88%
According
to
the
_
Office of
Financial
Services,
85-88
percent
of .Marlst students receive some
type
of financial aid
whether that
be
grants,
loans, or work/study.
are also coming from the new
Capital Campaign for Marist,
whose aim is to enlarge the
school's endowment for pur-
poses such as building new stu-
dent facilities.
"We're trying to extend our
base and not only appeal not
just to our parents and alumni,
but to philanthropists and
numerous organizations as
well," said DiCaprio. "From
there
.
we can network and get
·
the good word out about
Marist."
Safe so far from sudden major
changes due to national eco-
.
nomic difficulties, Marist holds
its breath, along with the rest of
the country, waiting for the
economy to turn.
"Even though people may not
see the benefits immediately
because of current financial set-
backs nationwide, the rewards
that sprout from coming here
continue to grow throughout a
lifetime," said Weglarz.
•
for disaster," meaning that
the document essentially
calls for everyone to express
their interpretation.
Regarding how the current
Presidential candidates will
interpret the Constitution in
this time .of war, McNulty
said, "What we'll see is that
Sen. McCain will use the
expansion
of
executive
power on a foreign level, ver-
sus Sen. Obama who is more
likely to use his power on a
more domestic level.
"It's very hard to tell what
will happen, thougl:i," added
Dr. Eckert. "Our war has no
clear beginning and it has no
clear end either. There don't
seem
'
to be any boundaries
for this war, we may not
know for a decade what will
happen with it."
As a closing note, Dr.
Eckert stated, "The ambigui-
ty of the Constitution doesn't
give us any more freedom, or
liberty, what it gives us is a
responsibility to participate."




































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'Troopergate' drama disrupts Palin
Republicans deny impact of the allegations
By HEATHER STAATS
Circle Contributor
Since the announcement
of
Governor Sarah Palin as
Senator John McCain's running
mate, Palin has been every-
where - from the Republican
National Convention to the
cover of
People
magazine.
Now, she is under scrutiny for
firing
an
Alaska state public
safety commissioner, Walt
Monegan.
Monegan claims that he was
terminated because he failed to
fire a state trooper,
Mike
Wooten, who is currently
bat-
tling
Palin
's sister in
a divorce
and
custody lawsuit.
Monegan
states
that Palin and
her aides
contacted
him
on
numerous
occasions
regarding
the
dismissal
of trooper
Wooten.
Palin has confirmed
that
she
and her office placed approxi-
mately 20 phone calls to
Monegan concerning
her
now
ex-brother-in-law. However,
she also denies that Wooten had
any bearing
on
her decision to
fire
Monegan, stating that her
decision to let commissioner
Monegan go was based solely
on
budget issues.
The investigation is still in
progress
as
Alaskan officials
have attempted to subpoena
Palin's aides to gather evidence
for a hearing
on
the issue.
Lawmakers hope for the inves-
tigation to be wrapped up by
early October.
So what does this mean for
Governor Palin as the Republican
candidate for vice president?
Joe DeLisle, president of the
Marist College Republicans,
says he does not see this having
a major negative effect on the
way Palin is viewed.
"I have a lot of faith in the
American people," DeLisle
commented. "As of now, all of people when all they hear is the
the evidence is circumstantial. I same negative story about the
think
the majority of people same candidate that there is a
believe that you're innocent media bias ... there are more
until proven guilty."
important issues at hand,"
He went
on
to say that he was DeLisle said.
"totally unsurprised" that this
Despite this story and its neg-
story is attracting so much
ative image for Governor Palin,
attention.
her approval rating is still high.
"She is the biggest threat to
She continues to campaign as
the Democratic party since an unapologetic conservative
Ronald Reagan," he contends.
and a mother of five.
DeLisle also called Palin a
"Palin could be your next
role model for all women and door neighbor," DeLisle states.
claims that the media's atten-
"These smear effects to try to
tion to her is only helping her make her look like a cold-heart-
campaign.
"It's fairly obvious to most
eel
cutthroat are not going to
work."
American Eagle outfits young voters
By JOSEPH GENTILE
Election
Editor
If the emp_eror truly has
no clothes, then he wasn't
shopping
at American
Eagle Outfitters this
spring as his subjects
bought their exclusive
campaign apparel. In col-
laboration with
Declare
Yourself,
a non-partisan
and non-profit initiative
to register young voters,
the clothing retail chain
launched a targeted mar-
keting campaign at its
customers between the
months of May and June.
Through significant onsite
and online publicity, and
a combination of direct
mail and e-mail, millions
of clientele from their
late teens and twenties
were layered with mes-
sages from Hollywood
celebrities
about
the
importance of voting.
The executive officers
for American Eagle
Outfitters Inc. focused
their attention on promot-
ing their iconic "VOTE"
T-shirts that were so Id
both online and at hun-
dreds of American Eagle
stores
throughout
the
nation. Subsequently, for
every
T-shirt
bought,
American Eagle Outfitters
donated $5 to
Declare
Yourself
to further their
year-round effort at get-
ting the youth vote out
for Election Day.
Elsewhere, in the May
issue of
Seventeen
maga-
zine, the company cus-
tomized their limited-
edition "VOTE" T-shirts
to a
more
select white-
and-blush design
mod-
eled by Lauren Conrad,
Audrina Partridge and
Whitney Port of MTV's
hit-program "The Hills."
In it, each of the girls
discuss their reasons for
voting
in this year's
election, ranging from
marriage
equality
for
gays and lesbians to sup-
port for military families
and protecting the envi-
ronment.
Originally the "Declaration
of Independence Road Trip,"
project
Declare Yourself
first made headway in
2004 at the height of the
U.S. presidential elec-
tion. Founded by Norman
Lear,
a
TV producer and
philanthrop.ist, with sup-
port from former
Presidents Jimmy Carter
and Gerald Ford, the
group bas retooled its
message this year by
attaching ads to viral
videos from video-shar-
ing sites like YouTube
and MySpace.
"We are pleased to have
such a strong election
year
partnership
with
American
Eagle
Outfitters," said Lear in
an article dated April 9
by
Reuters News Agency.
"AE's
influence
with
young people is unparal-
leled. We look forward to
themavenreport.com
Celebrities get creative at a Hollywood event to benefit project Declare Yourself,
an initiative to boost voter turnout, which
is sponsored
by American
Eagle
Outfitters.
using that powerful influ~ people -
and they need respective states, is still
ence to get record num-
to ... register to vote, and operational.
hers of young people into eventually go out to vote
Furthermore, it brings
the voting booth this for somebody that to the visitor's attention
year."
.
reflects
their
views," that
in
this
election
Currently, customers DiCaprio explained.
cycle,
4
million 18-year-
can still visit 77E, the
"Whether you're a olds are able to vote
foi
company's entertainment Democrat, an Independent, the very first time. In
channel, and be treated to or a Republican," agreed addition, one-third of the
a video from a Hollywood Gyllenhaal,
"it's really general electorate of the
unveiling of celebrity-
important" for young peo-
United States is going to
designed "VOTE" T-shirts pie to represent them-
be
represented
by
with actress Gabrielle selves through voting.
Generation Y - or people
Union. Other celebrity
Even though the covet-
born between the years
interviews include com-
ed T-shirts are no longer 1982 to 1994 - by the year
mentary from entertainers available, the marketing 2015.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Amber branch at American Eagle
Visit the "Declare
Tamblyn and Jake is keeping the channel Yourself" channel
at
G y 11 en ha a 1.
relevant. The hyperlink http:
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"The truth is, not to the
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enough people go out to Web site, helping eligible updates being made to
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Candidates' economic stances still not solidified
By MICHAEL NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
As noted in last week's issue of "The
Circle," and repeated endlessly on the
cable news stations, the economy is a
tad bit unstable. By now, we have all
heard the fiscal jargon being flung
around by various news sources and
scholars, but how does all this affect
\
the presidential race? More important-
ly, are the candidates developing a
comprehensive economic plan, or just
blowing hot air?
F
r
o
m
CNBC.com
Chair.
Obama's plan involves a more direct
approach to the current problem and,
presumably, future problems. He
believes that the federal government
should bail out the major Wall Street
firms in trouble while still providing
aid to "Main Street." A large part of
Obama's overall economic plan is to
provide tax cuts to middle income
families as well as small businesses to
make sure that the average American
will be living a better life.
After a bit of research I began to real-
ize that both candidates do and do not
have concrete plans to solve our fiscal
problems. On the one hand, both can-
didates have been simply playing the
"blame game", as both McCain and
Obama can be quoted in blaming the
other for the economic woes in one
way or another. At the same time, how-
ever, both have begun to develop a
moderately comprehensive economic
plan based on the setbacks of the last
week.
e country on
e cusp
a recession, can
a
find an escape plan that Americans can believe in.
Both candidates created a mildly
comprehensive economic plan which,
in all actuality, isn't very elaborate or
even effective. The reality is that the
candidates most likely don't want the
voting public to know their true eco-
nomic plan as it would upset too many
voters. The reality is that after such a
drastic crash like what we saw last
week, the policies that need to be
enacted to fix the problems will not be
very voter friendly.
ters. The primary goal of this plan had former Hewlett-Packard CEO
Another stark reality is that both can-
didates really cannot do anything
to
alleviate the problem right now as both
of them are Senators and thus cannot
would be to make sure that no major
collapse occurs similar to the break-
down of Lehinan Brothers and Merrill
Carly Fiorina employed on his cam-
paign for some time now.
McCain has developed a plan that
seems to be geared more toward avoid-
ing future problems. As noted by his
campaign in speeches and other web
sources, he plans on developing a
"trust" to oversee all mortgage and
insurance companies to make sure that
they are operating within their parame-
Lynch this past week.
In order to beef up his economic
planning, McCain has called in some
extra economists including Stanford
economist John Taylor, a former
Senior Official in the Treasury
Department. Additionally, McCain has
Similar to McCain, Obama has
turned to many scholars to help devel-
op economic policy including many
former Clintonian economists. Some
quick names are Fonner Treasury
Secretaries
Robert
Rubin
and
Lawrence Summers as well as Pauy
Volcker, a former Federal Reserve
create fiscal policy or influence any
decision making. The sad truth is that
the White House and Treasury
Department
(which
are
mostly
appointees from the White House)
need to figure the issues out.
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Palin: McCain's Golden Ticket?
By DANIEL PEARLES
Contributing Writer
"I accept the call to help our
nominee for president to serve
and defend America. And I
accept the privilege of serving
with a man who has come
through much harder missions
and met far graver challenges
and knows how tough fights
are won- the next President of
the United States,
John
McCain." With those words,
Gov. Sarah Palin became the
official vice-presidential nom-
inee for the Republican Party,
and at the same time excited
the base of the party for the
first time in this election sea-
son.
In what arguably should be
one of the easiest elections for
Democrats to win in electoral
history, McCain had hung
close with Barack Obama,
trailing him between 5-7
points in most polls. Recent
polls, however, show McCain
niaking ground, and in some
cases, leading Obama. It is no
coincidence that McCain's
rom Foxnews.com
arah Palin brings energy
to
the republican campaign.
·ump in the polls has taken
lace shortly after his selec-
ion of Palin to be his running
ate. Palin brings energythat
he McCain campaign was
·everely lacking,
exciting
·onservatives
and
giving
epublicans hope that they
·ust might have a chance this
ear after all. But, it's not just
er personality that makes her
strong TUillling mate. Palin
· s a solid conservative. She is
ro-lifo, favors drilling in the
Arctic
National
Wildlife
Refuge (ANWR) and is a
member of the National Rifle
Association. She also took on
corruption
within
the
Republican Party in her home
state of Alaska.
Despite having high
approval ratings as governor
of Alaska and being liked by
many Republicans, Palin has
not been free from criticism.
Much of this criticism has




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much of my own expecta-
tions were formed around
_
the societal emphasis that
we meet the "right" person
at college. As much as part
of me wanted that fresh
start, some things are
inevitable. Whenever I was
home I found myself lying
comfortably _
under
the
sheets with Holmes, no
matter how long it had been
since we talked. The thing
that is so perplexing is that
most people can empathize
with this confusion; it
seems your priorities com-
pletely change depending
on your surroundings. The
standard and "rules" of rela-
tionships
continue
to
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become more vague and
unclear.
So, why do we allow our-
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lives? Are'there truly people
we are meant to be with, or
is convenience and immedi-
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priorities? Sometimes I
think that we justify
this desire for comfort and
flakey attitude as "compli-
cation." It seems our mobile
society has made more dif-
ficult to be monogamous.
And people will continue to
do what
'
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matter how destructive it
can be.
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and has recommended that being made, it seems as
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identified as having an eating
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Student Perspectives: Thro~gh the eyes of a niale fashion major
By ALLISON SARDONINI
Circle Contributor
At first glance, Chris Traina
seems like
a
pretty typical guy.
But if you have ever seen him
walking around campus, you
know that Traina is a man with
a mission. Between his expert-
ly coordinated outfits and his
can-do attitude, the sopho-
more Fashion Merchandising
major has bettered the Marist
community since the moment
he arrived last year.
Traina is involved in campus
activities like Fashion Inc.,
MCCTA, Marist Singers, and
RSC, and often lifeguards at
the McCann Center. Oh, and
did we mention he has three
minors? Business is a required
minor
for
the
Fashion
Merchandising major, but
Music
and
Theatre
are
Traina's hobbies--and now,
minors. Itnpressed yet? Well,
try
being a minority in a class
full of women.
"Being one of the only guys
was a little intimidating at
.
first," Traina admits, but he
quickly discovered that this
could actually be helpful.
"There were definitely a min-
ority of men in the program,
but it gives me an advantage
because all my teachers know
my name. I usually get ack-
nowledged personally, which
helps me establish a closer
relationship with my profes-
sors." Marist's small size and
program offerings are also
beneficial.
"Going to a liberal arts school
is good to help familiarize
myself with other students and
majors," he added.
In
addition to academics,
Traina contributes to the
Marist community in several
different fields. The Marist
Fashion lnc.'s Silver Needle
Fashion Show is the showcase
of the fashion program, and
Traina recognizes the opportu-
nity. Last year
as
a freshman,
he ushered at the event. This
year,. he hopes to model some
of the clothes made by Marist
designers.
Traina's involvement doesn't
end with
·
fashion. "I'm really
involved in music and try to
support the department as
much as possible," he says.
"Theater is very important to
me, personally, as well In a
school that doesn't really have
music and theatre majors, I
feel like I help these programs
come along." Traina says he
loves- participating in these
activities because they are
"culturally founded." "It's a
good way to make friends,
too!" he adds.
With every major, there is a
certain bias that comes along
with it. When asked why the
fashion majors are always so
dressed up, he says that, logi-
cally, people who want to
spend
.
their lives in fashion
would also like to spend a lot
of time thinking about their
own clothes. "Dressing my-
self, personally .. .it's fun for
me!" he exclaimed. "I like to
present myse1f in ways I feel
comfortable."
He also says that while stu-
Chris Traina, sophomore fashion major.
dents do not usually dress up
to impress professors, the pro-
fessors often want students to
practice looking the
part.
"As
much as we like to deny it,
first impressions count
for
everything," says Traina, " In
an
interview,
what
the
employer sees is what he will
judge you on."
When asked what he would
change about the college,
Traina said that he wishes the
music department were bigger.
· "In big schools people have
individual studios .and really
nice equipment. I would like
to see that come to Marist."
Overall, though, Chris
Traina has made Marist work
for him. "I love Marist so
much! It
was
my first choice
for a reason: because I can
pursue all my career interests
along with my other ones."
If you have a perspt:ctive you
would like to share, contact:
a/ison
.
sardonini l@marist.edu
Column about nothing: th~ sexy costume blues
8 MORGAN NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
One of my favorite things
about the end of summer
is
finally being able to put away
my bathing suits. True, I'm too
lazy to care much about how
I
look in them, but there's
always that nagging aware-
ness in the back of my head
that I should be caring.
Every year, I'm happy to
an entire bathing suit season
retire my suits to the abyss
that's been condensed into a
under my bed. Every year, I
-
couple of nights. Sure, it's less
think I can finally be guilt-free
.
painful because you're still
about gorging myself on what-
wearing (for most girls) more
ever I want, and every year,
I
than a bikini, but still - it's an
think I've got months until
I
unfortunate event.
have to pretend to watch my
Honestly, I'll confess that I'm
weight for another bathing suit also not writing this while in
season.
the best state of mind. No, I'm
Every year, I forget about not drunk - Halloween hasn't
Halloween.
led me to drinking on week-
Halloween in college is like days - y~t ( don't worry, Mom,
cartoon corner
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I just made the mistake of
starting my costume search
right after coming home from
Applebee's.
Not only did I probably
develop instant diabetes from
my restaurant binge, I proba-
bly just turned my developing
muffin:-top into a full-bl<;>wn
confectioner's delight.
So, here I am, sitting on my
bed' in sweats (because I
couldn't even fit into my o\W
damn pants,) looking for
Halloween
costumes ... the
majority of which are tiny as
all hell.
For anyone else who hasn't
started their search, I recom-
mend Pl!tting off Sflid
_
search
until you've fasted for a few
days - sweats are a fairly big
joy-kill when it comes to get-
ting into the Halloween spirit.
Still, I
_
continue onwards
with my search for costume
ideas. I can't think of anything
creative off the top of my
head, so I just Google "cos-
tumes."
Obviously, I find a lot of the
basics in my search: sex.y mil-
itary girl, sexy sailor girl, sexy
goddess -
and even sexy
Disney characters.
Too depressed at the
prospects to go on for the time
being, I pick up one of my cat-
alogues of antique reproduc-
tion stuff ( odd, I know.)
There, I find an abundance
of
fun
costumes like Scarlett
O'Hara and Marie Antoinette.
They're not the sexy kind,
either - the dresses actually
touch the ground and are
extremely forgiving on your
figure.
Somehow, my roommate
doesn't share my appreciation
for a full-scale reproduction of
a Marie Antoinette gown that
looks like a grade-schooler
playing dress-up.
.
In fact, she only agrees to
support my dress choice if
she's allowed to behead me at
some point on Halloween ..
So, after my first day of
searching for a costume, I'm
left with two choices.
First, I can freez:e to death in
the two yards of fabric that
somehow will cost me $50.
Or, I can wear what looks like
300
yards of fabric, and will
most likely end in my room-
mate decapitating me.
Too bad I can't just recycle
Halloween costumes - my
Amy Winehouse costume last
year cost me no more than
$10. Sadly, the crack-addicted
whore looks seems to have
gone out of fashion.
Guess it's back to the draw-
ing board. Until then, I'll con-
tinue weighing the pros and
cons of death via frostbite or
roommate.






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Black Violin's violinists Kev Marcus and Wil B get
the Marist crowd pumped up on September 18
during the college's annual fall concert. The duo,
along with DJ TK, displayed versatlllty in their
musical style, playing genres like classic hl!rhop
on their instruments.
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Rap star Lupe Fiasco pours out musical
passion in concert on September 18
to
a crowded McCann Center. Fiasco was
performing 'The Cool' at Marist as part
of
his tour around the nation.
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class dis-
MARIST ABROAD IN
AUSTRIA
This short-tenn program will ex-
amine an unstable and complex THE COURSE
period
of Austrian
history ---
the
bloody battles
of
1934,
when
the Three (3) credits
will
be offered for
balance
of power was tipped
·
from
·
the
course. Students can choose
the
progressive
Social Demo-
one ( 1) course from the following:
crats to
the
conservative Christian
Democrats --
setting the
stage for
•
Hitler's
1938
takeover of Austria,
called the Ansch]uss.
·
Psychology
of
Interpersonal
Communication (undergradu-
ate)
You will have the opportunity
to
experience
Austria
through
its
museums
and
historica]
and cul•
ture sites. The
scope of the
pro-
gram will include
discussions
on
Austrian
history, politics~ society,
and culture. All lectures
will
be in
English or with
an
English transla-
tor.
THE COURSE
.
Three
(3
~redits
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
Studles: ST:
Re-
sisting
Hitler: Vienna.
Anti-
semitism,
the Anschluss
&
the
Austrian
Resistance
•
History:
ST: Resisting Hit-
ler: The
Anschluss
&
the
Aus-
trian
Resistance
PROGRAM
DIRECTORS
Profs JoAnne
Myers
(x2234) and
Sheila Isenberg (x7099)
wiU
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 pennission
to
enroll
in
the
program.
MARIST ABROAD
fN
BARBADOS
This
two-week
program
will
allow
students
to
study
and practice
the
•
Psychology of Interpersonal
Communication (gtadtjate)
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
Ga1apg:os
Islands
and
experience
first hand
the
incredible
diversify of species. on the
main-
land and on
the
Galapagos
Islands.
The
program includes a 4 day/3
nights ctuise from the Galapagos
Islands, yjsiting
Santa
Cruz
Island •
.
Isabel
Islands
and
other
sites.
You
-
will
gain
an
understanding
of
the
historical, cultural
and
environ-
mental
perspective
of this
incred-
ible country.
·
THE COURSE
Three
undergraduate
(3) credits
will be Qffered for the
program.
Students
can
chooseaJty
one course
from
this list:
•
principleS:
of human
communica-
tion.
Students
practice
such
skills
•
as self disclosure, active liStening,
Biology:
Ecuador and
Galapa-
gos Field Ecology
Biology:
ST: Galapagos
.
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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
rotes
of Paris as a center of global fash-
ion, fashion
trend
and
luxury brand-
ing.
The
study
wiU
begin
with
a
comparison
of
French
and
Ameri-
can fashion ind(.U!tries
and
include
a
comprehensive overview of
mar-
keting
strategies of classic French
retailers such as Bon Marche and
Galleries Lafayettet 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 lee~ will pro-
vide
students with
a concentrated
exposure
to
the continuing
power
and
influence
of French
fashion
on
•
modem global
fashion. Additional
visits to musewns, cathedrals and
other important
sites within Paris
will provide
students
with
a
we11-
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) will
direct the program.
Students
inter-
ested in the program need to meet
with Prof Cramer
to.
discuss pro--
gram
details and
to receive
permis-
sion to enroll in the program.
For more in information, contact:
.lffl'C
Thornton, Coordinator
Marist
fo
,
temational
Programs
MaristCollejp,
.
3399 North Rood LIB334
Poughkeepsie, NY
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2601-1317
84S.57S.3330
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Laws
of attraction
much of my own expecta-
tions were formed around
_
the societal emphasis that
we meet the "right" person
at college. As much as part
of me wanted that fresh
start, some things are
inevitable. Whenever I was
home I found myself lying
comfortably _
under
the
sheets with Holmes, no
matter how long it had been
since we talked. The thing
that is so perplexing is that
most people can empathize
with this confusion; it
seems your priorities com-
pletely change depending
on your surroundings. The
standard and "rules" of rela-
tionships
continue
to
From Health
become more vague and
unclear.
So, why do we allow our-
selves to live these double
lives? Are'there truly people
we are meant to be with, or
is convenience and immedi-
ate satisfaction our main
priorities? Sometimes I
think that we justify
this desire for comfort and
flakey attitude as "compli-
cation." It seems our mobile
society has made more dif-
ficult to be monogamous.
And people will continue to
do what
'
"feels good" no
matter how destructive it
can be.
Dealing with stress
·
explains that "one or two 20-
time to act on that New Year's
30 minute meditation sessions resolution to quit smoking. In
a day can have lasting benefi-
terms of alcohol usage, it is
cial effects on health. Indeed, really important to know your
advanced mediators can even limit, and that is all that can be
significantly control their said.
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blood pressure and heart rate
Ultimately the simplest way
as well." However, if medita-
to reduce the stress is to take
tion seems too unusual for some time to do the things that
·
your style, shoot for a yoga make you
·
happy. Whether
class instead. There are classes you're an overachiever or a
available at the McCann party animal, take a break
Center and at several locations from the normal schedule and
in town that you can find do
something
different.
through Google.
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·
of activities available, so make
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or at least moderate drug some free time and give both
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and alcohol. Drugs in general
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Models too thin
walking in shows.
The Real Beauty, to the positive,
Council of Fashiol'l; Designers
·
plus size winner on the reality
of America began holding show "America's Next Top
workshops on eating disorders Model." Although progress is
and has recommended that being made, it seems as
designers use models over the though skinny models are a
age of 16. Treatment for those trend that's not going out of
identified as having an eating
_
style
anytime
soon.
disorder is also mandated.
Young girls are now being
shown more realistic shapes
on television and magazines,
from the Dove Campaign for
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
www.maristcircle.com
Falling in love with fall
TV
shows
By
BRENDAN SHERWOOD
Cft:cle Contributor
"The X-Files'' and "The Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on The boyfriend, following
·
advice
·
Twilight Zone."
CW:
from her psychic.
A similarly bizarre "My Own
With Megan Mullally and
The last time your saw new
This
fall,
procrastinating stu-
Worst Enemy" stars Christian Alicia
Silverstone,
"Bad
episodes-
of your favorite
dents have some great shows
Slater as an international spy Mother's Handbook" portrays
shows was in the spring, and
to watch in order to fill their with a split personality. Catch
a middle-aged mt>ther's strug-
the wait
is
finally over.
"Prison
downtime. New prime time
the premier October 13 on gle to care for both her teenage
Br-eak," "One Tree Hill,"
television shows will give NBC.
daughter and her mother.
"Bones,"
"Are You Smarter
everyone something to talk
For a little less action and a
"Do Not Disturb" on Fox is
Than
a
5th
Grader;"
about. Returning favorites plus
little more drama, there are
about a womanizing boutique
"Entourage,"
"Terminator:
some brand new shows on
The
Sarah
Connor
major TV channels will' give
Chroniclt;:s,"
'"Til
Death," and
people across campus a way to
"Kitchen
Nightmares" already
relax after a hectic day of
premiered.
If
you missed
classes and meetings.
them,
check
iTunes
for
If
you're looking for some-
repeats.
thing new, there are plenty of
Over the next two months,
choices.
If
you want action,
you can catch new episodes of
tune into "true Blood" on
"House,"
"Biggest Loser,"
HBO. This.fantasy show about
"Smallville," "Supernatural,"
vampires living among our
"Grey's Anatomy," and "It's
society stars Anna Paquin of
·
Always
Sunny
in
"X-Men."
Philadelphia."
"Sons of Anarchy," a new
Love comedy? Watch Fox
.
show on FX, depicts the story
this Sunday for new seasons of
of an outlaw motorcycle gang
"Family
Guy,'
-
' "American
fighting for control of t h e i r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Dad," "The Simpsons," and
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town
('King
of The Hill."
·
.
The new generation of Beverly
HIiis
residents from the
CW's "90210."
NBC is bringing back
.
Even with all the new and
"Knight
Rider," a popular plenty of shows aimed toward manager and a strict HR boss.
returning
shows,
football
show from the
'80s
with David female audiences Q,ut males
"Dollhouse" star Eliza remains the most popular 12r9-
Hasselhoff. It's a sci-ti ,west-
are welcome to UJ.!le
in!).
The
Dushku
will take on new iden-
gramming on television. You
em, featuring KITT, a talking anticipated remake of the '90s 'tities in an illegal lab when the probably already know when
sports car.
Fox series "90210" from the
show airs on Fox.
your team is playing. Check
"Fringe" is a sci-fi thriller on creator of "Freaks and Geeks"
On CBS, "The Ex List" fol~
CBS, Fox or ESPN for upcom-
Fox inspired by shows like premiered to mixed reviews.
lows Elizabeth Reaser through ing games on Thursdays,
Check it out for yourself her struggle to marry an ex-
Sundays
_
and Mondays
.
Finding freedom in
-
your own fashion
By
KATE MCGANN
Take it from someone who
Circle Contributor
spent the majority of her high
school years living in Hot
Seeing is believing, or per-
Topic. As long as you have
haps believing is seeing.
•
fun and enjoy being you,
·
Fashion is not just
"looking
there is no such thlng as a
cool-" or owning luxurious fashion failures or fashion
clothes,
it's
about - - - - - -
knowing who you are
on the insid~, taking
pride in it, and showing
it on the outside. It's
about being confident
in all you do.
When you believe in
yourself, it permeates
every aspect of your
life, so why not extend
it to your fashion
choices and let
·
the
world see it the very
second you walk into a
room? What we put on
in the morning has the
potential to say a great
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deal abo~t wh~ we are.
Nicole Richie In the obnoxiously large
And while this state-:
sunglasses we all love.
ment is not ground-
breaking by any means,
it
faux-pas. I wore nothing but
lends itself to the most funda-
black, plaid and a pair of
mental purpose of fashion:
intimidating black boots that I
self expression.
thought went with everything.
My mother still calls me
Darth Vader ·in reference to
n:i,y
dark and slightly threaten-
ing wardrobe.
At the time I was extremely
into music (and I still am),
thought I was a punk, and
wanted to look tough. Now,
this was in high school and I
was just trying to figure out
who I was. Despite the
strange looks I'd get in the
mall, if I had to go back in
time and relive it I wouldn't
be more confident and accepj-
ing of myself.
Mary Kay Ash, founder of
Mary Kay Cosmetics, once
said, "While clothes may not
make the woman, they cer-
tainly have a strong effect on
her self-~onfidence -
which,
I believe, does make the
woman."
Dressing to make a state-
ment to the world about
myself was (and still is) the
best kind of freedom I've
chang~ a single thing.
experienced so far. Plus, it
It's just like me to not gives me a reason to wear
believe in regrets, and experi-
those obnoxious, gloriously
menting with different
·
styles large sunglasses I usually
and clothes helped me figure
walk around campus with: I
myself out. When I cmildn 't just like them.
expres
·
s things with words, I
Fashion is an extension of
did it with clothes.
us: our quirks, our interests
,
Don't get me wrong, I did-
our personalities. This is not
n't just put a dress on one day to say that the outside is what
and say, "I know who I am!"
·
really matters, however; I am
Fashion, while enticing and certainly not a proponent of
whimsical, is not a magic judging the book by the cover.
cure-all. It took a lot of intro-
And when we dress ourselves,
specting and soul searching, if we reflect these things and let
you will. But expressing what the world know that we
I felt and what I liked with my appreciate and love ourselves.
fashion choices helped me to
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as
opposed to one
of
th
ain ingredients.
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little more
bite than
the firs
ingle,
"Rock
N'
Roll
Train,'
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start
revvin
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towards the
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THE CIRCLE •
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 •
PAGE 15
Breaking
down the
week's
Billboard
charts
By KELYN BORTZ
Circle Contributor
1. "So What" - Pink:
It's
been a while since we heard
from her, but Pink's newest
single reassured that she is not
going anywhere. Not only
does
.
it hold the number one
spot on the Billboard Hot 100,
she also rocked out to "So
What" at the 2008 MTV Video
Music Awards. The song
debuted at No. 59 and crawled
to the top in less than a month.
Her fifth album, "Funhouse,"
comes out in late October.
Pink's recent divorce from
Carey Hart seems to be the
inspiration for her new songs,
and if you
think
her old stuff
held too much angst, just wait
for her new album.
2. "Whatever You Like" -
T.I.:
All the way from
Georgia, the self-proclaimed
King of the South grabbed the
second spot on the Billboard
Hot 100. T.l.'s fifth album,
"Paper Trail," comes out on
Sept.
30.
Even
though
"Whatever You Like" is an
unrealistic song about how he
spends his infinite amount of
money on a girl, the song still
made it high on the charts.
3. "Disturbia" -
Rihanna:
Hailing
from
Barbados,
Rihanna first appeared back in
2005 with "Pon de Replay
.
"
Since then, she's won count-
less awards and is the face of
Covergirl and Venus. It's obvi-
ous she works hard, since
"Good Girl Gone Bad" is her
third album in two years. Not
only was "Disturbia" the
opening act for the VMA's, but
Rihanna also did a duet with
T.I. to "Live Your Life."
4.
"Paper
Planes" -
M.I.A.:
Singer-songwriter Mathangi
"Maya" Arulpragasam, better
known as M.I.A., snatches
fourth place on the charts.
Starting her career in 2000,
her album "Arular" came out
in 2004 and was nominated for
the Mercury Prize, which is
·
awarded to the best album in
the UK or Ireland. Her follow-
up
album,
"Kala," was
released in 2007 and its single,
"Paper Planes," has been very
popular
(.especially
in
Facebook Bumper Stickers).
In
her spare time, M.I.A. is a
producer, visual artist and
fashion designer.
5. "Swagga
Like
Us" - Jay-
Z
&
T.I. Featuring Kanye
West
& Lil
Wayne:
After
retiring in 2003, Jay-Z pulled
a Michael Jordan
and
returned
in 2006 with his album
"Kingdom Come." Married to
the talented and beautiful
Beyonce, Jay-Z's eleventh
album, "The Blueprint 3," is
set to come out in late
December. "Swagga Like Us"
informs his audience and other
artists that everything, from
his walk to his girls, is better
than theirs. Now that he final-
ly married Beyonce, maybe he
has a
point.
6.
"Forever" -
Chris
Brown:
Chris Brown began
recording in 2005 when he
was only 16 years
old.
His hit
single "Run It" became
one
of
the biggest
R&B
songs in its
first
week.
The
song
"Forever" is about being with
his love
on
the dance floor and
reassuring her he'll be there to
catch her when she falls in
love with him ... which he
seems very sure she will.
7. "Closer" - Ne-Yo: This
talented guy is not just a
singer: he also writes songs for
arti~ts like Britney Spears,
Celine Dion and Rihanna. He
made his singing debut in
2006 with his album
"In
My
Own Words." "Closer" is
about the girl he loves and
how she puts him under a spell
he cannot break.
8.
"Can't
Believe
It"
-
T-
Pain
featuring
Lil Wayne:
T-
Pain's hit songs "I'm Sprung"
Jet Black Stare's for rock success
By JOSEPH BROSNAN
Circle Contributor
Jet Black Stare has found
success rather quickly draw-
ing comparisons from bands
such as Nickelback, Creed and
Hinder. Currently on tour in
the Midwest as the opening
act of
3
Doors Down, their
heartfelt approach to rock sep-
arates them from the cliche
rock that has overtaken the
radio.
Frontman Rod Black was
given a second life after he
flat
-
lined at the age of 19 as a
result of a devastating car
crash. Doctors pronounced
Black dead, but the next morn-
ing he awoke and was eventu-
ally led to Jet Black Stare.
After failing to find success
with a previous band, Black
looked to the musically
inclined area of Vancouver. It
was here where Black teamed
up with song writer and pro-
ducer Jeff Johnson. Black and
Johnson co-wrote .all of the
songs featured on Jet Black
Stare's debut album
,
"In
This
Life."
Black met his fellow band
mates in Vancouver as well:
bassist Shane Harris
,
drummer
Dan Swinimer
,
and guitarists
Flip and Dave Muselman.
"In This Life" debuted on
July 15 of this year and
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Jet
Black Stare
is
a new
canadian rock band on the rise.
received immediate praise.
Tunelabmusic.com gave the
album 9.5 out of 10, saying,
"Jet Black Stare [has] not only
mastered the art of present-
day modern rock; they have
mastered the art of present-
day modem rock with a sound
that beckons your favorite
'90s alt-rock heroes
.
"
Although most of the album
is considered soft rock, it
starts with a blast featuring
"Re
_
ady to Roll," a song
describing
an
adrenaline
inducing car ride.
411 Mania.com described
"Ready to Roll" as a "high
-
octane powerhouse of a rock
track that brings the intensity
early on to 'In This Life."' Jet
Black Stare shows their versa-
tility deeper into the album.
with slower songs. Both
approaches work wonderfully
for the band, and the seamless
transition from hard to soft
rock leaves much anticipation
for more from the band.
"Every Moment," the song
most music critics label as
their best, has it all: perfectly
written lyrics, a melodic
voice, gripping guitar and a
simple message that can easily
become the anthem for people
looking for a new start.
Unlike many albums that
feature only a few memorable
tracks
,
"In
This Life" gives
fans a reason to keep listening.
and "Buy You a
Drank"
have
already reached
the top of the
Billboard chart.
"Can't Believe
It" comes off his
almost-finished
album, "Thr33
Ringz," which is
due
out
m
No;vember. It's
basically about
us~g all of his
money to bribe
his
girl
into
beiJ;tg with him.
9~
"American
Boy"
- Estelle
featuring
Kanye
West:
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Even_ thoug? the
Pink poses
on the
2008
MTV VMA red
carpet.
Enghsh smger
Estelle runs her own record Wayne has been in the music
label, Stellar Ents, her albums business since 1994. When he
have been produced by stars was younger, he participated
like will.i.am, Wyclef Jean in school plays but later
and Mark Ronson. In March dropped out of high school to
2008,
"American
Boy" pursue a career in music. His
reached No. 1 on the
UK
sin-
recent album "Toa Carter
III"
gles chart. The song is a nice
switch from all the boy-to-girl
love songs to a girl-to-boy
love song. Who wouldn't want
a cute foreigner to take to New
York and L.A.?
10.
"Got
Money"
-
Lil
Wayne
Featuring
T-Pain:
Lil
fron1A&E
was delayed many times
because of leaked singles but
eventually released in June,
selling
over
1,000,000 copies
in the first·week. The album's
songs, like "Lollipop" and
"Got Money" are big
in
clubs.
"Got Money" flaunts Lil
Wayne's money and status.
Free-spirited fashion
Forget the Abercrombie
billboards and magazine ads
and just be you. Though
·
fash-
ion media can
try
to tell you
what to buy or where to shop,
wearing what you like and
taking pride in yourself is
priceless
.
And that pride will
take you farther in life than
any pair of Christian Dior
sunglasses or a Chanel purse.
Honestly, what it all boils
down to is this: we're only
young one~, therefore fashion
should be as
fun
and free as
we are. Never mind what
"Vogue" tells us we have to
have
-
let's start paying atten-
tion to what WE like and
what
WE
want.
We must learn to decipher
the difference between fash-
ion we like and fashion we
feel we have to like because
.
"something that exists only in
dress. Fashion is in the sky,
in
the street, fashion has to do
with ideas, the way we live,
what is happening
.
"
Fashion should be experi-
mental, fun, and free. It's
about being proud of who you
are and letting that show on
the outside as well as the
inside. Fashion has the ability
to run more deeply beyond
simply what's on the outside.
If
rules are made to be bro-
ken, then surely fashion rules
are no different. It's up to us
to let go of the labels, forget
the advertisements, and focus
on what's real: you!
it's
"in".
It's
r----------------
more important
to be true to your-
self than follow
trends,
and
where's the fun in
fashion if there's
someone telling
you what to do
and how to do it?
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From Features
Freshman
101:
How to handle homesickness
By CLARE LANGAN
Staff Writer
Whether or not mom and dad
are
coming
to
Family
Weekend, it is not uncommon
for freshmen to experience a
tinge of homesickness in their
first semester. Even as a sen-
ior,
I
find myself mis&ing my
bed at home and my mom's
cooking. No matter how
adjusted you are to life here at
school, nothing can compare
to the comforts of home. Most
upperclassmen residents will
tell you that going home every
weekend is not the answer.
There are, however, lots of
things you can do to help alle-
viate this homesick feeling
and make the most of your
freshmen year!
Don't be so hard on yourself
From the quiet girl down the
hall to the outgoing football
player in your history clas~
,
Fron1
Opinion
·
almost every first-year student
experiences some form of
homesickness. Many students
do not want to admit just how
much they miss their home
life. Freshmen year at college
is a major life change, so it is
completely normal to feel
overwhelmed.
We really mean it when we
·
say "get involved"
Marist students are known
for being very involved on
campus. While priority points
and free pizza are two reasons
why students join clubs and
activities, being involved also
doubles as a great way to deal
with homesickness. Throw
yourself into the full-on col-
lege experience, from foot~all
games to Broadway trips.
Chances are you will be hav-
ing so much fun you won't
have time to dwell on missing
your dog.
Give a shout out to mom and
dad
This may seem obvious, but
calling your family
is
a sure-
fire way to feel connected to
home. It is as simple as an e-
mail or text (if your parents
are tech-savvy-- mine not so
much).
·
Let them know that
you miss them. Who knows,
maybe they will send a nice
little care package with your
favorite Halloween candy
(mom, are you reading this?).
Keeping in touch wit4 your
family on a weekly
,
or even
daily basis is normal. What is
not healthy, however, is using
them as a crutch and begging
them to pick you up or come
visit every weekend.
Ah, the comforts of home
I believe the old saying goes
something like, "You can take
the girl out of [insert random
hick town], but you can't take
the [ same hick town] out of
we've got you covered. I can
remember my freshmen year;
my R.A. had a program about
homesickness.
I
was too
embarrassed to go,
_
but a few
minutes before the meeting,
my friend knocked on my
door to see if
I
was going.
I
reluctantly went.with him, and
to my surprise, the entire
Champagnat 8th floor com-
mon area was full of people!
Ask around, most likely some
of your friends are experienc-
ing the same thing.
the girl." Well, whatever
philosophical cowboy said
this had the right idea. You
have started a new 1ife at
school, but you still have your
roots planted elsewhere. You
can't live in two places at
once, so why not bring a little
taste of home to Marist? Make
your room as comfortable and
home-like as possible. From
the laundry detergent your
mom always u~es to the brand
of popcorn y_ou had as a kid, it
is amazing how such little
things can make such a big
difl;erence.
In
the words of Leona Lewis,
"it will all get
.
better in
Don't be shy to ask for help
time."
Marist knows that it is natu-
Do what you can, ask for
.
ral for freshmen to go through
help if you need, but in the
an adjustment period, so what end, tell yQurself that in
.
a
do they do? Hire a slew of short while
,
your homesick-
people whose jobs are to help
ness will be a thing of the past.
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At the
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Unlike Obama's running
·
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W
omen's soccer gets back in win column
By RICH ARLEO
Sports Editor
In
a somewhat successful
weekend for the women's soc-
cer team, Marist was able to
get itself back in the win col-
umn by defeating Lafayette on
Friday before dropping a close
match with Lehigh two days
later.
The Foxes defeated
Lafayette by a score of 2-0
with goals
by freshman
Daniella Burns and sopho-
more Merrilynn Esteve. It was
the first time someone other
than junior Kate Fox scored a
goal for Marist.
"I think that was a game
where the hard work finally
paid
off,"
head
coach
Elizabeth
Roper
said.
"Daniella Burns, who is
always wotking hard and
working on her game and
always looking to make a dif-
ference out on the field ... she
goes out there and affected
change and her hard work paid
off."
Burns took the ball from 20-
yards out and sent the ball fly-
ing in to the top-left corner of
the net. Her gQa} came in the
36th minute and sent Marist
into the break up 1-0.
In
the second half, Esteeve
would score to put Marist up
by two, a lead that would stick
with help in net from sopho-
more Jamie Balzarini, who
made three saves.
After that win, only their
second of the season, the
Foxes came back home to face
Lehigh and try to make it two
wins in a row.
"I think we always match up
well with Lehigh and there's
always a dramatic type of
result with them," Roper said.
"Even last year we almost
scored on them in the last sec-
ond when they were up 1-0."
What figured to be a close
game ended up being just that,
as Lehigh went on
·
to win 1-0
with a goal in the 88th minute
of play. The goal for Lehigh
happened to be their first and
only shot on goal as Marist
played solid defense all game.
However, that one shot hit the
back of the net and was
enough to give Lehigh the
win.
In the beginning of the sec-
ond half, Marist barely missed
converting on a penalty
kick
thanks to a great save by
Lehigh's keeper. After that,
the Foxes failed to capitalize
on three consecutive corner
kicks.
In the game, they had
seven shots to go
along with four
corner
kicks
and a
penalty
.
kick,
but
could not convert
on any of them.
"It
was a game
that we had oppor-
tunities that we
should've
·
and
could've finished
on," Roper said.
"We were the team
that came out very
strong
in
the
beginning of the
second half. You
L.o.-.:-illi!i
could've played stronger in
the last two minutes and finish
off the game but I think that's
the fatigue factor setting ~n,"
Roper said. "We're still in it.
We're
knocking
on
the
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really thought in
.
.
Daniella Bums' gave Marist a 1-0 lead over
th~ first five to ten
Lafayette with her goal In the 36th minute.
mmutes of the
.
.
second half we were going to
door ... we haven't been blown
put one in."
After failing to capitalize on
multiple opportunities, Lehigh
was able to score on the only
shot on goal they had all game
and with only two minutes left
to play.
"It
would've been nice ifwe
out in any games and we're
still playing well with a very
young team.
_
Marist is suffering from a
few injuries to some key play-
ers that were expected to con-
tribute ·this year, and the team
hopes to have them back in
time for MAAC (Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference)
play
.·
"They've kept their motiva-
tion and their work ethic and
we haven't lost faith," Roper
said.
"If
anything, we think we
will take some of the MAAC
contestants by surprise. Once
we get everyone healthy,
October could be a very differ-
ent venue."
-
Before beginning conference
play, Marist will have to face
.
Army on Friday, Sept. 26 and
Bucknell on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Both games will be played at
home on Leonidoff Field.
''I think we still have to have
that maturity and confidence
for us to set the tone in
games," Roper said. "I think
it's gotten better but we're still
being taken
.
out of games
sometimes ... we 're sometimes
letting other teams take con-
trol."
The team will hope to fi
_
x
that problem, take care of
business this weekend, and try
to gain some momentum
befor(? facing their MAAC
rivals in the coming weeks.
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ord
h
am
t
o
ps
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ri
st
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gh
t
ByCODYLAHL
staff Writer
"Scoring is tough to do in
this sport," Marist men's soc-
cer coach Matt Viggiano said.
"Right now, we are missing
that edge you need over your
opponent. We have to be
urgent in the box and throw
everything we can at their
goal. The guys need that
desire to get their names in the
paper."
Indeed, the Marist men's
soccer team did not have the
edge they needed in their
match against the Fordham
Rams on Saturday night as
they fell
.
3-0 on Leonidoff
Field at Tenney Stadium.
Senior midfielder Chris Nacca
led the Red Fox offense with
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three shots, two of which were
on goal.
Viggiano was enthusiasttc
regarding Marist's balanced
offense as it produced eight
total shots from six different
players.
"Every guy has to be looking
to go to goal," Viggiano said.
"We do not have one predeter-
.
mined shooter because every-
one is capable of doing it. We
have to go forward and put the
ball in
the box.
If
we do not
shoot, we will not score."
It
did not take Fordham long
to convert a shot as junior
Mike
McTigue assisted fresh-
man Aaron Markowitz in giv-
ing Fordham an early 1-0 lead
in
the
sixth
minute.
Markowitz spun off his
defender and received a
through-pass from McTigue.
From there, Markowitz won
the footrace to the goal and
placed a low, line-drive shot
past diving Marist goalie Scott
Kessler into the right corner of
the net.
Marist would continue to
play tough and exc4ange shots
on
goal
with
Fordham
throughout the first half. The
Red Fox offense pressured the
Rams defense early and often
in the half to earn four corner
kick attempts and two shots on
net while Marist's defense
held the Rams to two shots on
net and two corner kick oppor-
tunities.
Kessler made spectacular
saves throughout the
·
second
half; however, he was unable
to st~p every Fordham shot as
freshmen Tim Richardson and
Matt Courtenay added insur-
ance goals.
-
Richardson's goal came as a
second chance opportunity at
the 61:35 mark. Kessler
deflected Fordham's initial
attempt ori net by diving to his
right However, the ball rico-
cheted to Richardson who put
it back on net before Kessler
could recover to give Fordham
a 2-0 lead. 17 minutes later,
senior Sam Acheampong cen-
tered the ball to Courtenay
who fired a shot from the top
•
of the goalie box over the out-
stretched arms of Kessler for
the final goal of the match.
Despite being down 3-0,
Marist would continue to play
tough until the final whistle.
The Red Foxes pressured the
Rams defense constantly and
recorded shots by
t.r
acca,
sophomore Mike McGowan
and
freshmen
Krystian
Witkowski and Caleb Shaw.
Viggiano believes Marist is
capable of converting as
Fordham did and attributes
their failure to do so to multi-
ple elements of play.
"Fordham beat us to many of
the 50-50 balls," Viggiano
said. "We worked hard
.
but we
relied on our technical abili-
ties too much. Sometimes, you
just need to get dirty;
If
it takes
getting your face on the ball to
score, do it."
Marist will conclude their
three-game home stand during
Marist's family weekend with
a match against the University
of Albany on Sun, Sept. 28.
Foxes suf
f
er
h
eartbeaking loss wit
h
s
i
x seconds to go
standing of the game of foot-
ball which is nice to see. He's
always letting the younger
running backs in on his
knowledge," Parady said.
With 7:24 remaining in the
third quarter, the Seahawks
scored on a I 0-yard pass from
Adam
_
Farnsworth to Tyrone
Collins.
This
touchdown
made the score 14-14.
On Marist's ensuing posses-
.
sion, the Red Foxes punted
the ball and gave Wagner pos-
session on their own seven-
teen yard line. The Seahawks
drove nearly the entire length
of the field on a twenty-one
play drive that took almost
eleven minutes. On third and
goal from the Marist one yard
line, Nick Andre intercepted a
pass to end the drive and pre-
vent a scoring opportunity for
the Seahawks.
After another Marist punt,
the Seahawks started a drive
on their own twenty-one yard
line with 5:45 remaining in
regulation. Shane Smith car-
ried the ball nine times for 45
yards on
_
the drive as Wagner
also converted two third-
down opportunities. They left
only six seconds on the clock
after Rodney Davis' five yard
touchdown run that gave
Wagner a 21-14 victory over
the Red Foxes.
Marist will play host to
Sacred Heart in the second of
its five consecutive home
games on Saturday, Sept. 27 .
"They're (Sacred Heart) 3-
0 coming into the football
game with two very good
wins against
.
a Bentley team
that's been in the national
playoffs for Division II and
an Iona team that actually
beat them last
season,"
Parady said. "They have
scored a lot of points, at least
twenty in every single game
and two in which they scored
forty points. Their defense
has been very good, so over-
all they have shown that they
know
how
to
win.
Offensively and defensively
they have been able to be
very productive."
The 1-3 Red Foxes will cer-
tainly have their hands full
against a very dangerous and
undefeated Pioneer squad
during their fifth game of the
2008 campaign. The Red Fox
defense, which has been stout
this season, will be put to the
test against a high octane
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PAGE 19
Seg
n
i
l
ea
d
s·
b
es
t fi
n
i
s
h
_
in
history
By
CHRIS BARNES
Circle Contributor
Senior Girma Segni, The
MAAC
(Metro
Atlantic
Athletic Conference) cross
country co- runner of the week
and the men's cross country
team had the best finish in pro-
gram history at the Iona Meet
of Champions with many
record breaking performances.
The Red Foxes finished in
sixth-place against 28 differ-
ent teams including first-place
Michigan and second place
Penn State and scored a total
of 211 points at Van Cortlandt
Park.
Marist runners Girma Segni,
senior David Raucci, junior
Conor
Shelley,
freshman
Matthew Flint, and sopho-
more Timothy Keegan fin-
ished in the top
5 among the
Red Foxes and all set personal
best times. The top
5
broke the
record of average time per-
runner with the time of
25:45:6. The record was previ-
ously set at 25~56 per runner.
Segni, Raucci, and Shelley
also set the record for the
fastest top 3 in program histo-
ry.
"I was pleased from top to
bottom with the effort of the
guys," said Pete Colaizzo,
Director
of men's
and
women's cross country.
"It
was a fantastic performance
against great competition."
With the quality of the
team's work, Colaizzo sug-
gested only one minor adjust-
ment.
"As a team we just need to
close the gaps," he said.
Segni received the MAAC
co-runner of the week award
for his outstanding perform-
ance. He placed sixth overall
with a time• of 25.01.4. He
broke the program record of
Nick Webster, a sophomore
25.11 set in 1998 by Mike who sat out last year's indoor
Melfi at the IC4A champi-
season due to an illness, has
onships.
been a great improvement this
"Through the years he races year finishing 93rd overall at
consistently," Colaizzo said. the Meet of Champiogs. He is
"He's willing to put prepara-
also the only Marist distance
tion in and that's it. It's no .runner to
.
ever compete for
secret that it's hard work."
United States. Juniors in the
Segni is always preparing by steeple chase.
finding time to run 100 miles
"He has done nothing but
every week. The day after a great things,?' Colaizzo said.
record breaking performance
.
Connor Shelley; who fin-
at the Meet of Champions, he ished among the Red Foxes'
ran 18 miles. His work ethic rec<:>rd breaking top-three at
consists of hard work and the Meet of Champions has
determination, something that come back from a knee injury
each individual on the team suffered last year and has also
possesses.
improved.
"This teafll has evolved from
"It's like night and day,"
previous years," Colaizzo Colaizzo s·aid of Shelley's fall
said. "It's a building process season last year and this year.
of what previous captains
The team competes in their
have done and it's based on
.
next meet on Saturday, Oct. 4
·
hard work. The guys buy into at Lehigh University.
the fact to work really hard
here."
Women's XC finishes 12th
-
overall
By
SAM BENJAMIN
Difrancesco
and Kathryn
Staff Writer
S h e e h an . D i
fr a n c e s c o
(23:31.1) was Marist's top fin-
Coming off the heels of their isher, placing 54th overall: out
impressive season debut at of the 224 runners on the day.
Bowdoin Park on Sept. 5,
Meanwhile Sheehan, who
Marist's women's cross coun-
placed first at Bowdoin Park.
try team took aim at the Iona two weeks earlier, finished her
College Meet of Champions second collegiate meet as
this past Saturday.
Marist's second place finisher.
For the second time this sea-
She was 69th overall with a
son they performed quite well.
·
time of 23 :46.
In a highly competitive field
:
Other notabl~ finishes for the
of 21 teams the Red Foxes Red Foxes include their third
'
(
finished 12th overall with 322
place finisher and 75th over-
points.
all, junior Brittany Bums
As was the case fifteen days (23:55.2), and fourth place
earlier, the Red Foxes were led finisher and 101st overall Lisa
by the freshman duo of Addie D' Aniello (24:33).
Also
prominent
were
Dayna
McLaughlin (24:34.1 ), Julie
Hudak (24:37.7), and Jillian
Corley (25: 12.6), who fin-
ished 104th, 107th and 127th
overall respectively.
Penn State won the meet
overall with 40 points, while
Cornell (76) and Boston
College (111) rounded out the
top three.
As a team, Marist's 322-
point performance left them
.four points behind 11th-place
Wayne State (318) and eight in
front
of
12th-place
Providence.
•
The Red Foxes' 12th-place
finish was identical to last
year's finish at this event.
However, the team lowered
their score 13 points from last
years 335 point effort.
Due to a construction project
to upgrade the park fields at
this
year's
Meet
of
Champions, the race was con-
tested on a slightly altered and
more challenging 6K layout at
Van Cortlandt Park.
After solid performances in
their first two meets of the
year, Marist will travel to
Bethlehem, Pa. for the Paul
Short Invitational on Friday,
Oct. 3 before returning to Van
Cortlandt
Park
for
the
Metropolitan Championships
a week later on the 10th.
Men's te
n
ni
s
compet
e
s
·
i
n
Q
uee
n
s
By
JIM URSO
Circle Contributor
Last weekend, the Marist
men's tennis team competed
in the USTA tournament at the
US Tennis Center in Queens,
N.Y., the same arena which
~osts the U.S. Open.
For Landon Greene, the
opportunity to compete on the
same court where his profes-
sional idols once did is feeling
he describes as "surreal."
"Playing
at the U:S. Tennis
Center is something that I
have dreamt about ever since I
began playing tennis," Greene
said.
"It
is a rush feeling
knowing that the best players
in the world have
·
played on
the same court that I am play-
ing on right now, and while in
a match, I think about that, and
it gives me more confidence in
my game."
Greene, along with two oth-
ers, retrieved victories Sunday
in the back draw against some
of the most powerful opposi-
tion the nation has to offer.
Greene vied with Parker
Preyer of Princeton, dropping
a three set decision. He then
moved to the back draw,
where he
defeated Tom
Santoro of Yale in three sets,
7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-5.
Senior Antonio Oliver
dropped his first set 5-7, but
rebounded in the second and
third sets to defeat Skinner of
Boston College 6-4 and 10-6.
Sophomore Nicholas Pisecky
defeated
another
Boston
College competitor, Done,
who retired after the first set.
Marist won a total of eleven
matches, with other notable
victories
from
Loic
Sessagesimi and freshmen
Matt Himmelsbach.
"There weren't any poor
players this weekend," head
coach Tim· Smith said.
The tournamen~ field fea-
tured 18 schools in total,
including the entire Ivy
League. Representing the SEC
were
Mississippi
and
Alabama, who ranked sixth
and 24th in the nation last sea-
son, respectively. Nationally
ranked Louisville represented
the Big East.
"I hope that by participating
in all of these tournaments, it
will let them know things
·
they
need to improve upon in order
to get better," Smith said.
This, according to the coach,
has sparked the ~ooming pop-
ularity of the tennis program.
The improving talent on the
roster alongside strong recruit-
ment efforts has combined to
build a diverse team of talent-
ed players, representing five
different nations. The former
MAAC
(Metro
Atlantic
Athletic Conference) Coach of
the Year attributes his recruit-
ment success to word of
mouth and to other coaching
connections he has throughout
the country.
"The fact that ~e were invit-
ed to this tournament says a lot
~bout our program and our
players," Smith said.
The success of the tennis
team is even more remarkable
when considering the limited
resources they have to work
with. Access to indoor c_ourts,
team buses, and hotels name
just a few of the advantages
some other schools enjoy. The.
team uses what Smith calls
"the smoke and mirrors
approach." This past weekend,
the entire team traveled in
vans on route to the home of
teammate Christian Cooley,
where they stayed for the
duration of the tournament.
The MAAC champions
return to action Wednesday
versus rival Siena,
·
and will
compete in the UCONN fall
classic this weekend.
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Seahawks top Foxes on late touchdown
By
PHILIP TERRIGNO
Assistant Sports Editor
On S~t. 19, the Marist Red
Foxes ( 1-2} hosted the Wagner
Seahawks , 1-1) on a beautiful
Friday evening. With a capac-
ity crowd at Tenney Stadium,
the
.
stage was set for an excit-
ing
_
matchup between these
two teams.
This game could prove to be
the last time that each of the
squads will see each other for
quite some time. Wagner is a
member of the Northeast
Conference, and after this sea-
son Marist will be joining the
Pioneer league. Marist and
Wagner have met fourteen
times prior to this game, and
they have split the series with
seven wins apiece.
On the first drive of the
game, the Wagner Seahawks
suffered two injuries in the
first three plays of the game.
Offensive
lineman
Zak
Johnson and tailback Prince
Young both suffered lower leg
injuries. 1)iese two setbacks at
key positions forced the
Seahawks to make early sub-
stitutions. Their offense stum-
bled early on, and Marist was
able to take advantage of the
situation.
The Red Foxes struck first in
the contest as Bo Ehikioya
scored the 39th touchdown of
his career on a one-yard run.
The score came with 5:38
remaining in the first quarter
following a 12 play, 80 yard
drive that resulted in a 7-0
Marist lead.
Freshman wide receiver
Michael Rios blocked a kick
for the third consecutive
game.
"The reason he got on spe-
cial teams is because of the
way he worked in practice,"
Parady said about Rios. "He
showed that he had a knack for
it and it's really about desire
more than anything. I would-
n't say that there is any special
technique that he uses - it's
just that he
·
goes on the field
believing that he can get there,
and obvious!y he can."
In addition to the blocked
kicks m three consecutive
weeks, Marist's punting and
other special teams units have
been impressive.
"We changed up our practice
format a little bit this year and
we know incorporate another
two periods per day of special
teams inside
·
our practice
structure," he said. "We used
to do it pre-practice but now
we do it inside of our practice
structure. The guys have taken
a new opinion of that period
and we're now getting a little
more out of it. That was Coach
Lorenz's suggestion that we
kind of move it (the special
teams periods) into practic~,
and we did."
Chris Debowski's only inter-
ception of the game gave the
Seahawks possession of the
ball ~d they wasted no time
tying up the score at 7-7.
Wagner quarterback Adam
Farnsworth, a transfer from
the University of Iowa, con-
nected with Lon Woods with
12:59
-remaining
in the second
quarter to give Wagner their
first score of the g~e.
Just two and a half minutes
later, Bo Ehikioya's second
touchdown of the game gave
Marist a 14-7 lead. The touch-
down, Ehikioya's 40th of his
career, puts him only one
behind the late
J.J. Allen for
the school record of touch-
downs scored.
"I'm very happy for him
(Ehikioya) personally in that
he is able to be in the position
to overtake a guy who I feel is
the greatest player in the histo-
ry of the program in J .J. Allen,
whose record he is breaking,"
Parady said. "J.J. was such a
complete player, and Bo,
along with the scoring record,
is such a great team player.
They are both very similar in
the way that they approach the
.
game, but I'm so very happy
for him and he's worked
BRIDGET SUUIVAN /
THE CIRLCE
Two touchdowns from
Bo
Ehikioya were
not
enough
to
stop
Wagner.
extremely hard for it. If you
talk to him, he'll give all the
credit to his offensive line for
opening up the holes for him."
.
"He's a guy that does the
right thing and practices the
right way. He leads the right
way both in effort on the field
and positive reinforcement off
of it. He has a great under•
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