VOLUME 61, ISSUE 17
FOUNDED IN 1965
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
Student charged; security scrutinized
Freshman charged
with filingfalse
sexual assault report
By
MARGEAUX LIPPMAN
Editor-in-Chief
Although allegations of rape
have reverberated throughout
the Marist campus over the past
week, the concerns of students
may be unfounded in light of
recent events.
A Marist College freshman,
whose name is being withheld
by
The Circle
,
was arrested on
Tuesday, Feb.
12
by Town of
Poughkeepsie
Police
for
allegedly filing a false report
that she was raped Feb. 2
on
the
East Campus bridge.
The student has been charged
with Falsely Reporting an
Incident in the 3rd degree, a
Class A misdemeanor, according
to a town police news release.
The charge is one that can result
in no more than one year in
prison and/or a fine of no more
tliim
$1
,
000
.
John
Gildard, Director of
Safety and Security, said in a
Feb.
12
memorandum to the
Marist community 'that the Town
of Poughkeepsie Police has con-
cluded. their investigation into
last week's claims of sexual
assault.
A detailed investigation by
Town of Poughkeepsie Police,
along with the student's confes-
sion, failed to corroborate alle-
gations of rape, Gildard indicat-
ed.
"Through evidence gathered
by the town police and the stu-
dent's ultimate confession, it
was determined there was no
assault of any kind, nor was
there any real assailant," Gildard
said in his e
-
mail.
Director of Public Relatfons
Tim MaBsie
lauded
cooperation
efforts between town police and
Marist's Office of Safety and
Security for bringing the investi-
gation to a quick end.
"We're grateful as a college
that the Town of Poughkeepsie
Police Department and Security
worked together and came up
with this finding as quickly as
they did," Massie said. "Every
day
that
this dragged on is
another day that the Cellege is
being damaged."
After coming under fire for a
lack of transparency over the
past week, Marist is now trying
to recover from damaging alle-
gations that the College is not
secure.
"Every student, faculty mem-
ber and staff member that felt he
or she was not safe and didn't
need to feel that way is ..
.
how
the institution was damaged
,
"
Massie !>aid.
Massie also noted that the
alleged false report may damage
the credibility of other students
who legitimately encounter sex-
ual assault or other forms of vio-
lence on the Marist campus.
"God forbid that an event like
this does happen somewhere
down the line, any woman who
reports a future incident
-
there
will be a question mark as to if it
actually happened," Massie said.
"That's damaging to every
woman on this campus."
Despite the fact that claims of
rape may have been falsified,
Gildard noted that this is not a
time for Marist students, faculty
and staff to let their guard down.
"[T]he safety and security of
all members of our community
are of the utmost
importance,"
Gildard said in his memo to
campus. "The College will con-
tinue to review and, when neces-
sary, make enhancements to
security procedures and safety
measures such as lighting, emer-
gency cail boxes, and patrols
throughout the campus."
The student charged was
released
on
her own recogni-
zance and will appear in Town
of Poughkeepsie Court on
March
4
before Judge Paul
Sullivan.
John Gildard and detectives at
the Town of Poughkeepsie
Police Department could not be
directly
reached
for comment at
press time.
JAMES REILLY/
THE CIRCLE
Students
cross East
campus
bridge on a recent rainy
day.
Although recent rape allegations may
be
false,
student
concerns have yielded many
changes
In
security
measures
taken
regarding the bridge and
Its
potential for
criminal activtty.
Allegations
increase security,
awareness
By
ANDREW OVERTON
News Editor
Although the alleged sexual
assault on campus may have
never took
,
place, the Marist
community is taking many steps
to increase security and safety
awareness around campus.
Marist Security has already
begun
to
make some security
changes near the East Campus
bridge
.
Student Government is
taking several initiatives to keep
students safer and more aware.
Security has increased patrols
until 8 a.m. near the East
Campus bridge
.
Additionally
,
security will keep a car posted
near the Steel Plant, Eric Zeyher,
Vice President of Student Life
and member of the state mandat-
ed security council, said.
Despite these security changes
on East Campus, Zeyher along
with others in SGA recognize
that a sexual assault could have
happened anywhere on campus.
Consequently
,
security improve-
ments are being made elsewhere
on campus.
Previously the gates by the
construction site at Lower Fulton
were kept unlocked, but now
they are being locked every
night. Lighting on campus has
been an issue for many students,
and now additional lighting is
currently being installed in the
Beck parking lot. Also, security
is looking into purchasing small-
er vehicles so that they can navi-
gate the East Campus bridge and
the sidewalks on campus.
In an effort to increase aware-
ness of safety services that
Marist already has, students
received informational pam-
phlets
about
the
Student
Auxiliary Patrol, or SNAP, in
their campus mailboxes.
"SNAP," the pamphlets
explain, "is designed to provide
the Marist Community with a
safe means to travel around the
campus at night ... The most
important responsibility of the
S.N.A.P. Safewalkers is to pro-
vide walking escorts to the
Marist Community in a safe and
respectful manner."
SGA has several ideas to
decrease the potential for crime
on campus.
"They've been pretty respon-
sive to what we've been trying to
get done," Zeyher said.
Before the last state mandated
security meeting, members of
SGA met to prepare a list of sug-
gestions for security.
"We wanted to put together a
list of things that we could sug-
gest to the administration, and
make sure that the students use
all of the available resources that
they have, aka SNAP patrols,"
Resident
Senator
Steve
Townsend said.
Students should "be proactive,
travel in groups, and be aware of
theit surroundings," said Zeyher.
The current safety situation on
campus is not acceptable for
some members of SGA.
"It's completely unaccep~ble
that there are places on campus
that people don't feel safe," Matt
Reiman, Speaker
of
Student
Senate, said during a student
Senate
meeting where senators
shared thoughts in light of the
alleged r~pe.
Consequently, SGA is examin-
ing the best way to make the
Marist community more aware
of sexual assault.
"We're looking about getting a
speaker to come in," Townsend
said. "Last year a speaker came
in ...
and talked about rape and
self defense."
Also, SGA hopes to collaborate
with athletics to host an event to
raise awareness for sexual
assault.
"We want to figure out a way
to get a program in and have a
sponsorship of a game, an
awareness night," Townsend
said.
Zeyher noted another program
meant to raise awareness on sex
-
ual assault.
"The Midrise RSC they
'
re
actually doing a program with
the
Vagina Monologues,"
he
said. "It's a passive program;
their just basically just handing
SEE SECURITY, PAGE 3
Flu outbreak affects 290 students, but believed to have peaked
By
KRISTEN DOMONELL
Staff Writer
There
has
been an
outbreak
of influenza n the Muri st campus
in
the past
few
e . Vbik
Health
·erv1 es has
been bu'}
lli,
gnosing
and
treating students. admini trators
say
there is
reason to belie\
t:
tin flu sea on which has
been the
\\orst
c. rat farist. ha Ire d ..
peaked.
Ac~ording to Dr. Mary Dunn
fHcalth
ervices there
h<1
·
1c
been
290
pr bable tlu case as of
Sunday, Feb. 10
.
"l
say ·probable' because
we
stopped
doing
nasal s\vab t
ting
after
the first couple of
l
y
and
after many
pos1ti
e test. :· Dunn
aid.
•
·Jhe te
·t
I
c pensi c
,
tim1.:
consuming. and we
felt\
e
,vere
gelling
false
negat1
s
Pat
Cordner
Assistant
D an ot
Student ff
airs, who
O\
crs c the
He, 11.h
n
ices
otlkc said c
tra
taff
v.
as
hired
lo
deal
with thi.;
problem
.
1
he billiard
room hn been
cd to keep tudents with f1u
symptom m one ar
e
1 ,
hilt:
they
w il
lO
b seen b) a doctor
.
tud nt
\l
lllJ ;,. e
diagn
ed were treated with T
a
nul1u tine ofthi.:
only drug to treat
the
flu.
a
1d
1
k
d
to
t
y
out
of
cln. ses for a min-
imum of five da.) s
.
Students \\
ere als enc ur
g
to
g
I ome
until
the
nu
st1bs1d d,
which
many
did
.
" t
school ou·re ma
hall
h)
yourscU and would
certainly
be
bet
-
t
roil
h0me
than here
.
I think the stud nts wanted a
family
member
o take car,
of
them
nnd
telt
better
by
being
in theIT
own home"
ordner :ud.
·
ophomore
Braedan Pur ell caught tb flu and took Health
f'\
ic
s'
ad,
ice to go home. Purcell said he began
f,
cling dizzy
and
,,..eak a
lilt!
l
ss than
t"'·
\\eeks ago, and e,entually experienced
fever
.
coughing and a
ore
throat.
"[Health
Sen ic ] a<;ked me to
go home
I
~ot
the
nsc
that
they
\\ er doing that
for a lot of
kids,''
Purcel1
·
id. "I went home for th
\\'eekend
und sine
1
didn't ha\-
cla
,
1onday I came back that
ftcmoon.''
A.
far
as
mi it
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Cordner aid
sh
has been
updating
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
www.marlstcircle.com
Security Briefs
Champagnat pirates smuggle, maim and pillage
Cruising
Facebook
doesn't
earn priority
points.
By mER THURSON
John Gildard in Training
2/5 - Public Service
Announcement
During the last week, a
laptop, video game con-
troller, mini iPod, and
alarm clock were stolen out
of two Ch.ampagnat rooms.
Both residents were MIA
during the reported thiev-
ery, but luckily for the
guilty, their rooms were
unlocked. What has this
very valuable lesson taught
us? No, not to not keep
expensive things in our
rooms. No, not even to not
be a material girl living in
a material world. No, not
that you can skip all your
8:00 classes because you
don't have an alarm clock.
Okay, stop guessing. Lock
your door, or your things
are probably being stolen
as you read this. Seriously.
2/7 -
Campus
Well, this is normal. A cab
driver picked up a Marist
student at the train station,
vowin2 to
fulfill his civic
d~~r.
iP.d
f.~~ui\
t~E,
lt'ftli~t
to camnus. Alop2 t~ wav.
h
'l
l.(tl
WQr
f 1
·
·
;i
t:1
'Jl
f
J':J ./
1
V
t e cao also p1cKeo up a
student returning to Vassar
and vowed once again to
fulfill this duty. The Vassar
student was dropped off
first, and upon dropping
off the Marist student, the
cab driver attempted to
charge the student the fare
for swi:ngi!}g by Vassar on
the way home. Following?
Yeah, the student didn't
either, and re.fused to pay.
When the cab drive~ was
asked to sh9w his cab'
license,
h
'
e
refus
.
ed, and the
town police took a report.
Although the cab driver
refused
to
show
his
license, thanks to my sense
of investigative, hard-,hit-
ting, Inside
.
Edition style
reporting, I found out the
name of the company. I'm
never one to reveal hidden
identities, but let's just say
I wouldt1
't
want to work
for Tulu Taxi. Seriously, it
must really suck to be Tulu
Taxi. I mean, they had a
thriving business, and then
some little brat goes and
badmouths the good name
of. Tulu Taxi all over
a
newspaper. I mean, can't
Tulu Taxi sue for that or
so.mething?
Tulu
Tulu
Tulu.
2/8 - Fulton
Well,
this
is
creepy.
Recently,
students
of
Fulton
have
reported
receiving
mysterious,
obscene phone calls at odd
hour'S of th
·
e iltght, most
likely not asking them to
complete a short survey,
but featuring more heavy
breathy and ruffling
bf
bed
sheets. Damn, Tulu Taxi
seriously wants that fare,
don't they? Oh, like you
th1>'U'~ltt'
i'r-WM·
lf"'~r,
'Tu'h\.
,u
d
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ti
e.sb 2
ti
1m
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\if
A resident director report-
ed
a:
first floor window
being used to its fullest
advantage, with four bot:-
. tles of alcohol being smug-
gled in. It's funny, because
I never would've called
Champagnat
a
Crystal
Palace. Funnier, liowever,
is the fact that the cheaper
the vodka, the classier th
·
e
name, Really, shou ld'i1 't it
be calJe'd,
1
don't know,
"my
mother's van," or
someplace you
I
l'l
actually
be living? Does that not
roJl off the tongue as well?
219 -
Off-Campus
Five off-campus students
made quite a name for
themseives over the week-
end, at least in the logs of
the Poughkeepsie police
system, that is. While all
five were arrested, four
were for violatipg a city
no
.
ise ordinance, while one
was for felony assault.
Turns out, the big man off-
campus assaulted a female
police officer, leaving her
with what may be a broken
wrist.
I
guess Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus was right, he
does feel like a man when
he pushes her around, and
he feels better now as she
falls to the ground. Ah, it
speaks rhythms, doesn't it?
2/10 - Residence Inn
And yes, the Residence Inn
has finally broken into the
security briefs. Come on,
fire alarm! Nope? Alright,
noise complaint? Better
luck next time. Intoxicated
female student? Bingo. You
know,
I
always thought if I
lived at the Residence InJ!,
I
·
wouldn't feel ljke
I
was
part of the campus. Really,
tlie"y're
just
like
us.
They've gotten down to the
heart of the school, which
amounts to getting checked
out
by
the
ambulance
before being allowed to
return to their room
.
Aww,
welcome, Residence Inn,
welcome.
2/10 - Champagnat
Once again, Champagnat,
still kicking. Or at .least
p
_
unchiJig. An altercation
broke
out between two
groups, with one member
punching another. Security
p.romptly broke the fight
Onsite Screen Printing
&
Embroidery
creattve DesJgV\);·
servtce.s
24 Hr. Tees & Banners
'Pu
rc
l-'la
s
e orc(ers
a
cc
eptec(
up, and while taking ID
cards, a small bag of mari-
juana fell out of a student's
pocket.
So,
a
helpful
before-you-leave-the-room
checklist. Wallet? Check.
Cell phone? Check. Gum,
for that fresh clean feel-
ing? Check. ID Card? Got
it. Small bag of marijuana?
Check. And it fell out of
your pocket while getting
your ID card? Was it on
your keychain? Was it
serving as a gentle remind-
ed to blaze up that night,
just in case you happened
to forget?
2/10 - McCann
And, we end on a sad note.
Well, not l 'll-never-let-go-
Jack style sad (loving the
late 90's references, aren't
you?), but just sad for the
state of our country. Like
how Heidi Montag ever got
a recording contract. Or
how you can come all the
way to college, through 12
grades and everything
,
and
still not be able to function
a microwave. Especially
when it's just popcorn.
There is a button on the
microwave, specially for
popcorn. I might desrgi\ a
new microwave, wi'th
'
its
own specialized button,
except this one will say
"dumbass." When pushed,
the microwave door will
swing open suddenly and
knock you directly in the
face, as clearly you'll be
leaning down to check out
the cool radioactive func-
tions. Look for it in stores
around 2016.
If you make
it that far, that is.
Disclaimer: The
·
Security Briefs
are intended as satire and fully
protected as free speech under
the First Amendment of the
Constitution.
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Alumna will speak about her investigative career
By
STEPHANIE ESPINA
Staff Writer
Marist College alumna Mary
Beth Pfeiffer will be delivering a
lecture on campus next week,
where she will speak of the
·
extensive research and findings
that have helped her become the
nationally distinguished and cel-
ebrated journalist she is today
.
Pfeiffer's research has
appeared in publications like the
Boston Globe, New York Times
Magazine,
Miami
Herald,
Village Voice, Hartford Courant,
USA Weekend Magazine
and
Des
Moines Register.
A New York
City native, Pfeiffer launched her
career in journalism in
1976.
She
has
been recognized by various
organizations, including the
National Headliner Awards,
National Council on Crime and
Delinquency, New York State
Associated Press Association,
and National Mental Health
Association
.
Pfeiffer, renowned for her
investigative journali
s
m with
over twenty years of experience
in the field, gained recognition
for her work and
e
xposition of
the unfortunate realities of prison
life.
"Many of the crim
i
n
a
l
s
killin
g
tbemselv~ wye
ill
»itbi
iterious
D).ental illnesses. They were
being punished even more by
being deprived of human com-
panionship,"
Pfeiffer
said.
"People think of persons who are
mentally
ill,
especially criminals
,
to fit a [ certain
J
stereotype
.
"
Intrigued by the relationship
between mental illness and crim-
inalization, she focused on the
struggle of mentally
ill
inmates
in New York, the related trend of
psychological breakdowns in
prisons and highlighted extreme
cases that led to suicidal behav-
ior.
Pfeiffer's work was published
as an ongoing series for the
Poughkeepsie Journal
,
where
she served as a staff writer.
During her time there, she even-
tually became the newspaper's
chief investigative writer and
editor. Prior to her research on
this issue, she had gained a repu-
tation for un:covering political
corruption
and
investigated
racial and family related issues in
the area. Throughout her career,
Pfeiffer has exhibited the under-
lying foundation of journalistic
ethics: exposing what is true and
·
what is important.
Her well known book, "Crazy
In
America: The Hidden tragedy
of our Criminalized Mentally
Ill,"
has received positive
reviews. Dr Joel A. Dvoskin, one
of America's leading forensic
psycholog
i
sts from the American
Psychology-Law News
,
said,
"Great teachers are almost
always
great
story
-t
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ll
en;, and
~th
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her cr~tials
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Pfeiffer
'
s decision to write the
book stemmed from a previous
story she had written in 2004
about a 21-year-old woman suf-
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Marlst
alumna Mary Beth Pfeiffer, an accomplished.Journallst known for
her Investigative work, will
be
speaking
at
Marlst on Wednesday,
February 20
at
8 p.m.
In
Fontaine Hall.
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g from menta
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·mness who
till
a
need
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she
said.
TorH1~gh her dedication and
Pfeiffer will deliver her lecture
passion for the subject
,
she has and read from her work at the
been working towards a change
.
Henry Hudson Room, located in
"I may have written my book, Fontaine Hall, on Wednesday
but there is still a long way to go evening
,
February 20 at 8 p.m.
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Security concerns yield
change, programs
out cards."
These cards will be Valentine's
Day themed and will encourage
consensual sex and the power of
"no."
"I want people to know that
they can take preventive meas-
-
ures to reduce that risk," Zeyher
said.
Student government is printing
small cards with off-campus
transportation information to be
given out at basketball games
and other campus events.
"On the back of [the cards]
you'll see there's all the numbers
for campus security, Town of
Poughkeepsie
Police,
Poughkeepsie City Poltce, all the
·
cab companies
.
that Mari st
allows," Townsend said.
One of the best ways to reduce
the risk of being assaulted on
campus is for students to take
steps in order to stay safe.
From Page One
"I would definitely say travel-
ling in groups is probably the
biggest thing. To just
'
really be
aware of your surroundings,"
Zeyher said.
"If
it's 3:30 in the
morning don't go walking alone
across campus; you wouldn't
be
doing it in the City of
Poughkeepsie,
you
really
shouldn't be doing it anywhere."
Townsend and Zeyher were
confident that SGA is doing their
best to maintain a safe campus.
"In total this is our campus; we
want to be safe on it," Zeyher
said.
Flu outbreak believed to
be past peak
Advising Services frequently,
and teachers are expected to be
lenient with sick students forced
to miss classes. So far, there
·
has
not been a problem with this
.
"
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w~
given a
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b
ee
t or
plJP,~
saying I had to miss classes, but
my teachers
W@:t
rqil!Y
p~fd
to
see it," Purcell said
.
"It
wasn't an
issue
.
"
Due to the widespread
.
out-
break, the Health Services office
has been busy and waiting peri-
ods have been high.
·
"They had a lot of people there
so it was pretty understandable,
but I was waiting for at least 45
minutes," Purcell said.
experiencing so they can be
touched base with daily .
.
Heal
.
th Services reported the
flu has begun to wane over the
past weekend.
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are
st
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sub Ide
without
a
doubt
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Cotrlrt~t
said.
"Given the fact of hqw o,u_sy we
were and that it has been taper-
ing off leads us to believe it has
peaked."
Dunne said there have only
been a few cases each day for the
past few days, as opposed to
many more in past weeks.
"I hope all the students who got
sick at the beginning of the
month are better and back in
classes," Cordner said.
According to Cordner and
Dunne, the staffs of Health
Services and Residence Life
have gone to extra measures to
ensure that all students with flu
symptoms receive appropriate
care.
An
influenza hotline has
been set up to triage students
over the phone and students were
asked during Sunday Resident
Assistant check-ins to self report
any
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symptoms they may be
High numbers of influenza
cases have not been limited to
just Marist. According
to
Cordner, there has been a fair
amount of influenza in Dutchess
County and the Northeast in gen-
eral. She said elementary schools
and secondary schools in the
area have been seeing cases of
-
the flu as well.
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Let the voices of the Marist
community be heard.
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Life at the Marriot
•
expensive for
PAGE 5
1
residents
By
JOSEPH GENTILE
Staff Writer
In response to The Circle pub-
lishing Ms. Lavergne's gripes
about "campus renovations" in
last Thursday's edition, I ask,
"are those needs being "tailored"
for the student body, or just her?"
Existence, despite whatever the
Disney Channel might feed you,
isn't quite so "suite" here at the
Marriott
Residence
Inn.
Fortunately for the Department
of Housing & Residential Life,
the
Inn
is equipped to handle our
current housing crunch by allo-
cating space for resident stu-
dentstemporarily. However, the
term
'
'temporary," by Marist def-
inition, has extended for the
entire three years I've been a stu-
dent here.
Even though Lower Fulton's
construction should be complet-
ed by the beginning of the next
academic year, it's already too
little, too late. By admission
from a Marist administrator, the
brand-new housing is a band-aid
on a gash that has cut
Inn
resi-
dents off from the advantages of
being on campus
.
There are benefits to staying in
the Residence Inn though, as
opposed to being told by the
Department of Housing &
Residential Life, ''too bad", and
getting forced into finding an
affordable, nearby apartment.
The amenities offered by the
Inn
include a daily continental
breakfast, a friendly staff, and
Internet accessibility at no addi-
tional cost. But, as with every-
thing, there's always a catch.
Just being able to afford the
hotel is challenging, as its $4,245
per semester. This charge is
equivalent to paying for the
Fulton
Townhouses
.
Comparatively, upperclassmen
that reside in the West Cedar
Townhouses or the North End
Townhouses pay, respectively,
$740-$920 less per academic
year than a Residence
Inn
stu-
dent. Yet, this isn't an issue per-
taining to just upperclassmen, as
transfer freshmen and sopho-
mores are also being shunned
into the Marriott.
On average, Marriott freshmen
are paying $1,910 more per aca-
demic year; an unmentioned ele-
ment to the "rites of passage"
philosophy emphasized on the
Web site for Housing & its basketball fans a shuttle, bus equivalent tuitions. Even though Residence Inn!" group on
1
1
Residential Life. Sophomores trips to the Galleria on week-
their housing costs are financed
,
Facebook to disseminate impor---
~
stationed at the Marriott can ends, and a proposed shuttle to Marriott residents pay, on aver-
tant information about parking,
j
anticipate paying anywhere from the Stop & Shop in Hyde Park age, $5 per load for laundry
.
but they couldn't locate us. Last
I
$920-$1,600 more per academic when they won't go the three
Now, that $5 might not be semester
,
according to a resident
I
year.
miles out of their way to help us? much to students making face advisor just hired, officials from
I
In the Resident Student
Personally, I don't appreciate plants in the Donnelly parking the Department of Housing &
1
Handbook, page 44 clearly states paying inflated gas prices, and a lot each Wednesday morning
,
but Residential Life could not identi-
l
that "residents are guaranteed shuttle would benefit my wallet.
it adds up very quickly
.
With a fy which residents belonged in
I
housing during
tuition jump by more what suite.
!
their first and sec-
Why Is It that the college offers Its basketball
than $4
,
000 in my three
Not only does this
i
nformation
,
ond years of col-
fans a shuttle, bus trips to the Galleria on week-
years here, I cannot fath
-
further our feelings of alienation,
:
lege." Yet, the
om why I pay just as but also signals a serious breach
!
transfer students
ends, and a proposed shuttle to the Stop & Shop
much, if not more, for in our security. It also doesn't
I
are immediately
In Hyde Park when they won't go the three mlles
traditional
housing help that after my former room-
dumped
into
out of their way to help us?
offered to upperclass-
mate threatened my life
twice,
what essentially
qien and cannot fre
e
ly the Marriott resident staff told us
has become a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do my laundry
.
to
"
hug it out," rather than
metaphor for Purgatory.
Furthermore, after my car died
But, if you're intrepid enough extract him.
One semester ago, a sopho-
unexpectedly in mid-December, to schlep your laundry onto cam-
So
,
in conclusion, it's not Ms.
more friend with a brain tumor I had to shell out more than $50 pus, it's impossible
,
and under-
Lavergne's fault that she is unin-
but no car, got dropped into the in cab fare to get to and from my standably so, to access the laun-
fdrnled about the unfolding situ-
Marriott after returning from bis finals. Gladly enough, I'm dry room in any dorm. Yet
, i
f ation three miles away. However,
medical leave of absence. mobile again, but that can't be you're caught using the ID of a if you're so opposed to the "junk
Fortunately for him, a space said for everybody else here.
friend
,
just for wash
i
ng your food
"
being sold by our Cabaret
opened up in Midrise.
Still,
In
regards to money, it's a socks, you can get written up and staff
,
often underappreciated by
more than 100 resident students dispiriting fact that a Marriott forfeit priority points fo
r
dis
ci
-
the student body
,
don't eat it.
are isolated in the Marriott, resident must pay for their laun-
pline
-
and end up off
-
campus Worried about too many fresh-
although a few remain by choice
.
dry, whereas many on-campus again
.
men next year? Then petitiof!
The tragedy behind this is that if residents can utilize those servic-
What is scariest is the disr
e
gard admi
s
sions to enroll fewer.
you don't own a car, you don't es free of charge. On-campus that certain elements in the
Be reminded
,
though, that
get to Marist unless a friend residents and Marriott residents Marriott residen
t
staff operated Marriott residents l:!,t'e Marist res-
takes pity on you.
are both recognized as "resident" with. Not only did they rely on
i
d
e
nts
,
and you cannot deny
us.
I
Why is it that the college offers students, because they both pay their "I'm Li
v
ing in the
J
Super Tuesday primaries leave
Democratic race too close to call
..
"
By
MIKE NAPOLITANO
Staff Writer
You know how the saying goes,
"There
'
s no school like old
school." This phrase applies to
some v
e
ry
·
awesome thing
s--
Run DMC
,
Atari
,
Converse high-
tops-but it should never apply
to politics
.
What happens when you recy-
cle the same old policy over and
over? You end up in a constant
cycle of nothingness
.
When the
same policies remain prevalent,
all the negative effects that are
generally present with any pq,licy
become amplified. When no new
policy put in place to fix the old,
the nation enters into a seeming-
ly endless downward spiral.
Our country is experiencing a
crisis. With the incumbency rate
in
the
U
.
S.
House
·
of
Representatives hovering around
90 percent, it's no wonder that
very little change is implement-
ed. It's called congressional stag-
nation.
Although Congress has been
rather dormant as of late, legisla
-
tive bodies have commonly ral-
lied around a strong, fresh leader.
This can
'
be seen throughout
American history; simply think
of the most productive lawmak-
ing times, such as Congress
under Roosevelt during the Great
Depression.
With that in consideration,
there are great deals of people
iri
the country that do not see things
this way. Many believe that
political naivety gets the country
into problems greater than the
original problems at hand
.
Many
point to Carter and his continu-
ous optimism that, at times, bor-
dered utopianism.
I
cannot pos-
sibly see how continuing this
trend of stagnation can help the
country right now.
America is at a crossroad now
more than ever. We are coming
off a very unproductiv
e -
not to
mention
incompetent
-
presi
-
dency with an equally unproduc
-
tive Congress. There are threats
of an economic crash. the real
estate market is spinning out of
control, and we still have troops
in Iraq and Afghanistan. On top
of that we have serious health-
care problem in the country, our
dependency on foreign oil, and
the immense budget deficit that
may make no difference, as he
already has a 500 delegate lead
over his nearest competitor and
only needs 500 more to secure
the nomination.
The Democrats, on the other
hand, are having hard time
deciding who they want at the
helm of their ship. As of
Monday, Feb.
11
only 27 dele-
gates stood between Senator
Clinton and Senator Obama.
Although Senator Obama won
more
states
than
Senator
Clinton, she still was awarded
more delegates.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . the president and Congress has
And even with more primaries
coming up it is highly wilikely
that we will see the two clear cut
candidates
until
after
the
National
Conventions.
The
media outlets are learning from
their year 2000 mistake and
leaving this one at, "Too close to
call."
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TO fflE EDITOR
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allowed to accrue.
The dilemma of what to do
with this country has been trans-
ferred to the polls as the presi
-
dential race is finally getting
under way. But with the passing
of "Super Tuesday'' last week we
are left with the same empty
feeling that we had before it. The
American people really cannot
decisively pin
-
point what they
want.
There is, however, a general
consensus among Republican
The rift in the Democratic
Party is
,
in my opinion, directly
related to the dilemma men-
tioned earlier
:
whether or not to
stick to the same old recycled
policies or to move on with a
new leader
.
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voters that Senator John McCain
I want a fresh face in the White
House
,
someone whose ambi-
tions are so high that they will
undoubtedly work tirelessly to
get something done. I want a
new Social Security system, not
someone who can already cash
in their Social Security checks
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of Arizona is their candidat
e -
at
least that's what the primary
results have dictated. Granted
,
there are some conservative vot
-
ers out there who have a probl
e
m
with McCain running the coun-
try
.
Their objection
s
, howe
v
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,
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Column about nothing:
Mommy and Me at BCBG
By
ASHLEY POSIMATO
Staff Writer
As the weekend was approaching, I was in need
of what I would consider a well-deserved form of
relaxation. Luckily, a suitable cure for the aca-
demic-induced stress I was experiencing was .only
a train ride away. A lunch date in Manhattan with
my mom would allow me to supersede my current
state of anxiety with revitalized, educational ambi-
tion. Well, at least that is what I used as an excuse
to coerce my mother to join me. Obviously com-
pliant, (she loves trips to the city as much as I do)
we agreed to meet on 46th Street on Sunday for a
pre-Super Bowl, ladies only brunch!
In
order to convene at noon, I took the 9:33
express to Grand Central, a mere four blocks from
the restaurant, which meant I had 45 minutes to
do
whatever I wanted. As I quickly ran down my list
of "45-minute-long activity" options, I was repeat-
edly interrupted by my evil consumer twin.
"Go shopping, Ashley, just browse if your time
is limited. You know you want to." I resisted temp-
tation. "Your favorite store BCBG is only three
blocks away. And in case you were wondering, it's
the largest one in the world."
Having my favorite store so easily accessible
immediately evoked instinctual excitement. As a
result of therapeutic practice, I was able to sup-
press my urge. Had my relentless shoulder devil
neglected to remind me that it was the largest one
in existence,
I
may have been able to control my
impulsive behavior. However, I was made well
aware of this not
so
minor detail which proved to
be pivotal in my decision-making process.
You can guess that I reluctantly ( or maybe not so
much)
surrendered
and made my way to what I see
as the greatest store in the world.
As I entered the store,
I
was greeted by the most
beautiful sales associates.
·
The woman represt;ntatiye was draP,e
,
9
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.
W)X.
in
BCBG attire. She was obviously adver_!i~mg the
business casual
selection.
Her mahogany pencil
skirt was accompanied by a white chiffon top and
accented with a barely-there, pink but subtle,
patent-leather belt. She was a picture of perfec-
tion.
The male clerk, who stood with her, was dressed
equally impeccably, and wore a smile that almost
made me forget what the purpose of my visit was.
It was all too overwhelming. The size of the store,
the different available lines including runway,
swimsuit, ready-to-wear, and evening, not to men-
tion the flawlessness of every visible staff member,
was all too much to take in. I was completely mes-
merized and in a state of utter amazement when
my phone rang.
Although initially annoyed by the interruptipri., I
grew thankful as it forced my return to some form
of task-oriented reality. It was my mothe,r, updat-
ing me on her present location, and telling me that
she would be arriving at the restaurant in approxi-
mately thirty minutes.
Accustomed to ignoring the
.
insignificant details
she never fails to include, I almost made the detri-
mental error of mindlessly hanging up. But
w~it,
did she say thirty minutes?
This meant my seven minutes in heaven was lit ..
erally going to feel like seven minutes. In th.,e
opposition of limited time, I "Tasmanian Deviled,"
around the three-floor store and headed
to the
Promised Land.
With all intentions of being helpful, the fitting
room attendee informed, "You can take the first six
in, the rest must remain on the rack outside the
dressing room, and you can trade-off once you.
start eliminating."
She obviously had no idea who she was
speaking
to. Eliminating? When it comes to clothes, and I
say this completely
inclusively,
be it bathing suits
or ballroom gowns, elimination
is
absent from my
vocabulary.
The dressing room is my
sanctuary;
it
is where I
am
able to escape reality and participate
in various forms of exploratory reinventioJ\.
Elimination would mean
·
a
.
~w.i~h¥>ive dM~iM~
and at the onset of my
iqmti~
Wi<?R¥g~,,~
iP?-il~
as well be a death sentence.
Mom was on her way to the restaurant? It did
.
not
Hookups and Breakups:
The Bright Side
of
Being Single
even cross my mind.
I took the allotted first six items: one pair of
pants, two shirts, a dress, and a bathing suit (since
separates are
:
inconveniently counted as
individual
items) into the dressing room, pulled the heavy
velvet curtain shut, and began what would qualify
as a complete fashion show. Lacking the lights,
cameras, critics, and celebrity- comprised audi-
ence, it would seem as if "fashion show" would
be
an inaccurate label of what was about to take
place; however, the necessary elements were pres-
ent: one five foot tall mode with a six foot imagi-
nation.
I arranged my outfits in order of appearance and
decided it fitting that Swimwear would open the
show.
I
paraded around in
a
beautifully embroi-
dered bikini. Of course, somehow in the complete
twister I had just finished around the store,
I
man-
aged to grab an appropriately coordinated sheer
wrap. This piece of cloth proved to be incredibly
transformab~ as I moved it from- a waist-wrap,
to
a summer shawl, and finally a tribal headdress.
Each pose was equally entertaining as
I
transport-
ed myself from the J~ey Shore to the African
Jlmgle. With the drums sounding in my head .(or
was it the clock ticking on my wrist?), it was time
to progress. My choice from the Ready.-to-Wear
sel~ction would follow as previously planned.
I
grabb~d the high-waist, wide-leg pants that
were just showcased in BCBG's Spring
2008
Fashion Show. I
,
paired them with a button-up,
slim fit short sleeve, finished with a navy blue
wide-brimmed hat, and once again I started down
the runway.
With each break in my stride,
I
changed the posi-
tion of the hat, including removing it completely
from my head multiple times and waving it obnox-
iously from side to side. Having way too much
fun
than
I
should have been, considering
I
was shop-
ping 90mpletely independently, I now imagined
myself a~
1~
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By
MORGAN NEDERHOOD
Staff Writer
ward as hell) until Milo Cruz came into my
life
a few years
later.
As a hopeless romantic who's chronically single,
Valentine's Day is usually a 24-hour marathon of depres-
sion and self-pity.
Instead
of feeling sorry for myself this year, I thought it
would be nice to look back and remember all those relation-
ships that didn't quite worlc out.
All in
all
I'd have a couple oflaughs at myself too.
Obviously, rm not talking a1'out that someone who broke
your heart or left you for
·your
best friend. No one wants to
remember crag like that.
I'm talking about those relationships (or lack thereof) that
are so ludicrous, you can't help but look back on them and
laugh.
Most people don't have such hilarity, but sadly, I have
them in abundance.
So, here
·
are a few of my ridiculous situations for your
entertainment. Maybe after reading some of these stories,
being single on Valentine's Day won't be so bad ( or maybe
you'll realize why it's no surprise that I'm always single.)
James Damon and I were an item
in
second and third
grade, he just never knew it. Only a few houses down the
block and around the comer, he was definitely a convenient
love interest.
James' freckles matched mine and his hair was the same
brown as my own, so I was convinced that we'd be a pictur-
esque couple; like a Norman Rockwell painting or some-
thing.
I know what you're thinking, and yes, I re;llly did give this
too much thought to this for a second-grader.
One day, James and I were playing in my front yard when
I decided our relationship needed to be taken to the next
level. Ever the go-getter ( or totally delusional,) I leaned in
for
·
a kiss.
I realized it had been a bad idea when James leaned back,
a look of pure terror in his eyes, and punched me in the face.
One of my teeth was somewhere in the
grass
at my feet,
but I couldn't get over the shock of the situation.
In hindsight, I should've realized that as I watched James
Damon run down the street to the safety of his home, that
this
had
all
been
a sign. I should've realized that my love life
had peaked in the first grade when boys didn't have enough
sense to punch you in the face:
I wouldn't actually realize I was cursed ( or just plain awk-
Okay, let's fast forward to, the fifth
grade.
Milo and I were
an item and had been since we met in Ms. Moran's
fourth
grade class.
After physical ramifications of the James fiasco, I was
pretty skittish about kissing any boyfriends,
,
should they
turn
out to have no idea we were ever going out. Things like
that can scar a girl.
However, Milo was different from James, and we had
already worked our
·
way
up
to
winks·
in the hallway. He
even gave me Chuck E. Cheese tokens .and some of those
polished stones.
Yeah, Milo really knew ,how to spoil a
lady.
The end of
fifth
grade rolled around, and
L
wanted·to Show
Milo my appreciation for all his gifts that year.
So, I made him cookies.
On the last day of the year, I carried around an entire batch
of chocolate chip cookies from class to class.
Three
o'clock finally came, and I found myself searching
for Milo on the bus platform.
I found him, we chatted, and I totally chickened out. I did-
n't give him the cookies.
Instead, I sat on the bus with a plate of cookies mocking
me from my lap. Stupid cookies.
Despite all my dysfunctions, I was still too proud to come
home hanging my head in shame with ·a full _platt? of
9qok:
ies in my hands.
I had come to a difficult decision, but a necess~ one.
Slowly unwrapping the plate froni its cellophane jacket, I
took out one of the cookies, sighed, and ate it.
As I polished off all sixteen cookies, I realized
t
Ji~
been
defeated. The cookies had won, and I left the bus a battered,
broken girl.
I also realized a relationship isn't going to work out ifydu
-
can't even worlc up the courage to bake him cookies.
Needless to say, that relationship didn't last through June.
In all, my relationships have become no less dramatic or
disastrous, but at least they make for
fun
stories.
So when we single people are wallowing in self pity, let's
just
think
of all those stories like mine. You'll want to crawl
in a hole and die at the time, but you can later look back on
them and realize that maybe relationships aren't always the
perfection we imagine.
Just
think:
being single is always better than being
punched
in
the face. Trust me.
the-sea adventure. I felt the wincJ in my hair and
heard the singing of the birds.
Wait, that was not the sound of birds, but it was
in fact singing. Or I was just in denial and the
singing was actually ringing. And it was my
phone! I forgot all about my mom!
I do not know if my heart or qiind was racing
faster as I answered my mother's call.
As she began what would appear to be her state-
ment of arriva,l
I
knew I had to think quickly. Why
was I running late? And even more importantly,
how can I buy some time and extend my experi-
ence? I had not
even
gotten to the final half of the
show, and it is simply unethical to leave out
Runway and Evening wear.
The dreaded words were practically entering the
phone when I cut her off with my sudden surge of
brilliance.
Referring to my knowledge of my
mother, and our extremely similar interests, I knew
exactly how to address the situation.
"Mom, you will never guess where I am.
You see, I was on my way to the restaurant when
I saw the most
beautiful
gown in the window dis ..
play at the BCBG on 38th and 5th. Remember you
said you wanted something bright but simple for
Kristy's wedding? Well, I swear this dress is per-
fect.
It
practically reached through the glass and
pulled me in. I have been waiting this entire time
for you to call so
I
could tell you the exciting news.
You can
thank me later- just get here soon because
rm suffering from boredom."
·
she answered with the highly predi~table
.. Really? Wow, just stay put. I will be right the~e."
Regardless if she believed me or not, it was an
excuse to shop, and for
us,
any excuse is viable.
Problem solved.
I
was left now only with the
simple task of locating the dress I had ju~~
described
-
before I could continue my catwalk. I
returned to the beautiful people downstairs to help
me find my mother's size. Because if I know my
m~ther, Wb(Qh;l
d,q,
1
ff}s
W'Y#l
m;irv~
·
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,
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So was a day m M'.l.iiiiattan to d~-stress with
~y
mom successful? Strike a pose
...
Absolutely!
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VINNIE
PAGANO
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THE
CIRCLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
www.maristclrcle.com
Five ~pcoming b-ands to perform in battle at Marist
By
KAIT SMITH
Opinion Editor
in late January to determine from New York City and takes to set up their equip-
which of the 16 subm
.
issions describe their music as ment.
would inake it to the main Alternative Rock.
According to Warren, the
stage for the battle. Only
•
"They are basically all order of the bands will be
Guitar Hero tournaments three of the bands that over the board when it randomly drawn from a hat
won't be the only musical applied w.ere Marist bands. comes to the music they in order to encourage people
battles happening on cam-
Of those thtee, only one will play," said Ahern. "Each to attend the entire show.
pus this weekend
.
play in the competition.
snng has a different sound Once every band has per-
WMAR and MCTV have
"We expanded the search to it:"
formed, the winner will be
joined to coordinate a battle for good music to the entire
Paging Grace also comes determined by a panel of
of the bands to be held this region in order to have a from New York City. Their judges.
Saturday
in
the
Nelly higher quality of bands to single "Leave" is
.
currently
Karen Michel, the faculty
Goletti theatre at
7
p.m.
choose
from,"
said Warren.
playing on radio stations advisor for Marist Radio,
Sophomores Andrew
Cleary also said that part across the country and will Bob
Dustin
of
College
Cleary,
.
Secretary
of of the reason for not limit-
soon be feature.d on MTV's Activities, and Dylan Wise,
WMAR, and Pat Ahern, ing the battle to Marist hit
reality
series
"The the
Music
Director
for
WMAR DJ, were the pri-
bands was due to the poor Hills."
WMAR are the three judges
mary coordinators of the turnout of last year's battle
"Their
sound is similar to who will determine
the win-
event.
Ahern
said they
of
the barios effott.
the music that is popular at ner this Saturday.
began discussing the show
"We hope that the higher Marist," said Cleary.
The winning band
will
in November when they. quality of music l>eing fea-
Belikos comes to the receive 30 percent
of the
both learned that previous tured this year
will
attract a Marist battle from Ann night's profits and an oppor-
attempts at this event had higher
nutnber
of people," Arb
.
or, Mich., bringing with tunity to open for a
national
failed.
said Cleary.
them a sound that is similar act at the Chance Theatre
in
"I didn
tt
even know that
Of the 16
submissions,
to the Gym Class Heroes. Poughkeepsie. Second place
there was a battle of the
frve
were chosen to com-
Their
sound
is described as receives
20
percent of
the
bands last year," said Ahern. pete.
hip-hop flavor fused with profits; third place
receives
"I
think that was part of the
•~1
believe we have really funk and
'
1
s'lap-happy"
bass.
10
percent.
problem-nobody knew
'
it hit it with these five," said
"They
are sure to make
Poughkeepsie's WRRV
was happening."
Warren:
people want to get up and DJs Simon and Shmonty
Freshmen Katie Warren
Some Call Me the Poet is darice," said McGann.
will host the event. WRRV
and Kate McGann became the only Marist
·band
i'n the
The
-
Downrights come is
sponsoring the
battle
and
heavily involved in plan-
battle. On their MySpace from:
<Cranford,
New Jersey has run a 60
second
adver-
ning the event and designed page
tlie'.5"
clesc
·
l'ibe
the·m-
an
·
d have
'
a Punk/Rockabilly tisement on
its station
pro-
the fliers being used to pro-
selves
as
sound.
moting the show.
mote the show.
"Pop/Rock/Powerpop," and
The band's MySpace page
Tickets for the
·event cost
"It
is going to be a great say they have a sound simi-
describes them as a unique
$5
and will be sold
in the
way to expose the Marist lar to bands like Jimmy Eat and ex
'
citing brand of pure Champagnat Breezeway this
community to a couple of World, The Starting Line rock.
Thursday through Saturday
great upcoming bands," said and Brand New.
"I
have been rocking out
beginning
at 1 p.m. The bat-
Warren.
"Their
passion is undeni-
to
them on my iPod for tie will be held
in the Nelly
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·
apply
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catio·n and send in a delo
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will
b'b'
tiven
a half hour to 6:30 p.m., and the
shciw fs
at least three original songs.
Mike Horn and the perform.
expected to last until
I 0
A listening party was held Method come to
the
battle
This includes the
time
it p.m.
P
'
redictable romantic comedy in 'Fool's Gold'
By
ALLISON DUFFY
Circle Contributor
The
romantic comedy's most
alluring couple is back on screen,
purrently
starring in
"Fool's
Gold," a love story shrouded by a
~uest for adventure at sea.
This
time
Matthew
!McConaughey
(Finn)
and
Kate
~udson (Tess), the favorite item
~om
"How to Lose a Guy in
10
Oays,"
play a passionate married
I
couple on the
brink
of divorce.
Tlieir relationship can only
be
salv~ed by a high stakes treas-
ure hunt off the coast of the
Bahamas.
McConaughey plays an
~verzealous, unemployed for-
~e-hunter longing to uncover
lhe Queen's Dowry, a Spanish
~easure
lost at sea. Hudson coun-
~ers as his intelligent, soon to be
'
ex-wife, an ambitious
Chicago
native who desires
something
more than to be a stewardess on a
billionaire's yacht.
Finn thinks that he has lost it all
after sinking his dilapidated boat
and missing his own divorce
hearing
.
With no sh~, no shoes and no
wife, he schemes to
.
scratch
together the cash to finance his
search for gold: Unfortunately; he
is already indebted to tapper
Bigg Bunny (Kevin
Hart),
who
wants nothing more than to
see
Finn dead.
Hearing that billionaire Nigel
Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland)
is
on his
yacht
just off
shore,
Finn
sets
out
for
the
water.
Conveniently, Finn is brought on
board after an astonishing leap
into the air to catch a hat belong-
ing to Nigel's socialite daughter,
Gemma (Alexis Dziena)
.
Not
surprisingly,
this is the same
yacht
where Tess works.
Unfortunately, the movie does
not become any less predictable
from this point on. Finn entices
Nigel
with the history of the
treasure, while Gemma
is
thrilled
by the prospect of something
other than two weeks alone with
her father.
So the treasure hunt begins, but
not without a series of pre-
dict,able but comedic misfortunes
on the part of Finn. His nemesis
Moe (Ray Winstone) has been
hired by Bigg Bunny and has
beaten him to the purported site
of the
fortune.
The suspense
rises, but not before Tess begins
to show remorse
for
the divorce.
Throughout the movie, Gemma
provides the comic relief as the
token,
ditzy rich girl. Several
times we're lead to believe that
she may have a thing for Finn,
but those thoughts are soon dis-
missed as Finn and Tess revel in
their shared
passion
for d
iscov-
ery.
All the while
yearning to
win
back his
wife,
Finn avoids death
multiple times by B
i
gg
Bunny's
entourage, an underwater
explo-
sion, and a fall from a cliff.
Somehow, he
manages
to escape
with only scrapes and bru
ises
just
in time to save Tess after she has
been abducted. In a final test of
strength,
Finn climbs intd a
plane
while in the
air,
kills the
pilot,
flies and lands the
plane.
Of
course in the end, he gets both the
treasure and the girl.
If
you're
setting
out
to
see an
action film, prepare
to
be
disap-
pointed
.
The actual treasure hun
t
sequence
is
overshadowed in
some scenes by
the
romance
between Tess and
Finn,
but
romantic comedy lovers are sure
to enjoy the bikini-clad and shirt-
less
combination of Hudson
and
McConaughey.
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INSTYLE.
COM
Fergie's
performance wear
..
a pleatJler,
~y-bearlng
top
-
was over-
shadowed
by
a gorgeous
yellow
caMn
'
Klein
dress
that
she wore oOthe
red
carpet
Bright
co
ors,
metallics
grace
Grammy
red carpet
By
COURTNEY SAVOfA
Staff Writer
The Urnmmys: A
titn~
for
musi...
unforn.dtable
perfonn-
anci.;s
and
nf
coarse
L1shion
.
Ea1:h
yc,ir
th1 ·
~tar-. wdJed
.
ev<tnt
re}¾uif~ inten§e
prepara-
ti
I
rt
..
r~;
briW
.
·
/.btil/
1
cfi8i<k
q9
.
W'T\, ,
h~
,
,
~ ·
·, ·
T
ing
Ule perfe~t
outfit
,s
just
one
of the
1..•-sentiab.
As
one
of
the
more
formal
events,
the Grammys
seem
to
require
a
more
lJphi~ticat1:d
and
polished
look. !\lu
t
female
celebrities
ch o e
long
or
short
couture
dres. es and the men opt
for
designer
uit~.
any celebnti
oned
the
bright
color
trend
that
i
in
for
spring.
1\:r
1
ie ,.,
ore
beautiful
Calvin I
in straplc· dre .. in a
pale
yellow
color .
.;;h
·
paired
it
with a metallic gold
clutch
and
stunning
silver heels.
Other
singers
such as
I
icia
Ke
ys,
Rihanna
and Nelly
Furtado
wore
deep colors like
royal
blue
and
purpl
t
add
<
pop
of
color
to
their
en
1:mblc ..
Alicia
C)
s
choose a gorgcou
.
Annani
hall
r
drc
10
n
violet
sb·ade.
I
!er
mak -up
,ind jewd-
ry
perfectly
c,,mplementl.'.d h r
dress
\\
ith
darker
Ii1>
and
ornate .
,Iver
earrings.
With
darker
i:nlurs,
going
for more
dramatic
m
ki:
ip
1.
importam
to
complete
the
O\crnll
l
ook.
Nell)· Furtado d,1Lzl
·d
in a
long.
haple.
Arthur
Mendonca
go\
'I1
lhat was form
-
fitting.
She
wore her
h
iir up to
keep
!the
entire
tocus
on
her
dress
and
ore
p,ett) gold
je~-
elry
t<1
bring
out
the
royal
lilue
colot
m
hi.:r
clre. "·
Rihann
h.:ckd a short
dress
that
reflected a briglH .:ol r
motif as
welt The bright
--np-
phire definitely
ma e a
tate-
ment and was
worn
v.
1th
strap-
PY
.
ii\
er
heels.
Beyooc · 1.:hoo:se
l
H1ria1ion
on
the bngbt color
trend
and
wore
a
sky
blue
strapl __
gov. n.
It
wa.s
fuller on the bottom
and
had an
ye-
at hing.
s1h
·r
design on
the
lop.
H
r choic
set
he1
apart
from the the rs.
1 liked
that
these celebrities
followed
the
pring tr~n<l
because even
·
though
the.
are
simple, bright
color:s
re:111)
do
call
attention
to a lo
i~ \
nhout
being too
much.
That
little bil
l,f
color
makes
one stand
llUL
'
at1.d.
1
ctled
the
-.;1r
nl.. and
das:-,
<;tylc
1,
many
11fus
I
yto
wear.
Other
popular
Grammy fashw
nn:-.
were long, floral
dresses
,,s
worn
by
Carrie Underwood .
'flii~
i
n,luther
I
at
sI?fing
trend
winch
ciiti
lob'i!!
1&
1
lfusy
111
certam
st)
I
s.
1n
Carrie's
ca c, I
feel
it
worked beautiful-
ly
bccau ·c
11
contained
bright
colors
v.
ith a
bit
111'
classic
black
and
white
mi
d m.
·lis
kept
them calhc
g<>ld
trend going trong, \\
·ann • a
pair
of gold punts with
a
black
tank
and
JU
ket. 1
iny
would
1hink
th
lt
·earing
gold pants
\.vould b1: a
ashion
ri k.
but
\\ hen \\
om ,,.
ith bl
1ck,
looks
, Cl)
soph1,-til'akd.
'lhc women
wer
not the
only
star·
"alking
th
rl'.d carpet
this
past
unday mght.
h
men
also look 'd dapper m
their
designer
~Ult.·.
la;-Z
v-.ent
for
a
classic
look
with
a
bl ck tuxedo
v.orn
\\ith a v.hite dre
shirt,
which
1s th\a .., in style.
Other male tar:-, tried
some
cw
thing:s. hri
Bro vn
was
a
bit
more
daring \
eanng
red
dress
pant,
,ind a
white anJ
red
jacket. His
choice definitely
.id<l d
variety
and
I gi"c
him
credit for
follov.;ing the
bright
color tren<l
by
incorpor
ting
red
imo
his
outfit instead
of
just
the
usu.ii
black.
Other male
1.:1:lcbr
i
t1e!'.
mch as
Akon. Tim
l\kGn, and
Kanye
West
cho
call-black
01
.
111
that
v.ere
ta_tcful Akon
added a
fur
coat
to
his
.suit while
Kanye
park! ·d \\ ith an
eye-catching
design on h,s
jacket
Seal
di!ctd-
c£1
to \\ ear
an
·all
\hi1c
ensem-
ble,
hich
added
1
little
.
t,
1
o
fl.i,
or
to
th ·
other
male
options.
a h
ye.1r,
we are ,
I I 'ted
by
Gramrn}
fa
hion
in
one \, or
anothi.;r.
Thete
i:.
Jh .. n s the
super elegant
t
le .. the "what
er
rh~y
thinking
::;l)
l
e!.."
and,
of ·ourse.
the
dre se that
will
go down
u
I
,,
,
·ry
<
I L
1 •
any-
0111? )
One thing is for sure:
JTottnn~
fashion is the b
:st
way
to
le.am ,,.
hat
the trends
are
and
help
us
figure ut
how
to
wear
thr.::m in the
coming spring
and
summer
seasons.













































































































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The writer's strike is over, now what?
By
ELIZABETH HOGAN
Circle Contributor
Since Nov.
5,
2007,
the Writers
Guild of America (WGA) has
been picketing outside of studios
demanding
more pay for DVD
sales
among other issues.
Without any writers, networks
panicked and packed their sched-
ules with reruns and reality tele-
vision. The strike even turned the
normally glamorous Golden
Globes into nothing more than a
televised
press
conference
announcing the winners, and
threatened to do the same to the
Academy Awards
.
Honestly, it felt as if the strike
would never end. During a
CNBC interview on Thursday
night, Michael Eisner, former
chief of Disney, announced to
the world that the writer's strike
was over.
While the WGA said this was-
n't true, Eisner'.s comments
caused a lot of speculation. All
eyes were on a Saturday meeting
in which the WGA would decide
whether or not to accept a deal.
Even though official voting was
delayed, the WGA was reported-
ly very happy with what they
were offered, and it's now safe to
say that after three months of
picketing the strike is over and
new TV episodes can be
.
made
again. But what loyal TV view-
ers are asking is 'When will I be
able to watch my favorite
TV
shows?'
Show runners plan to waste no
time putting top rated shows
back on the air, and began work
on
Monday in order to prepare
for production of these shows
.
episodes left that were made
.
However, viewers will have to before the strike. Whether or not
wait a while to watch scripted ABC will decide to produce any
shows because of the time it more episodes of the show's
takes to produce a single fourth season is still
undecided.
episode. April seems to be the
"The
Office"
(NBC): Luckily,
earliest time to expect new half-hour sitcoms take the short-
episodes for most shows. By est time to produce, so the
May sweeps, networks will want employees of Dunder Miffiin
to have all their strongest shows should
return
to TV screens by
on the air.
April.
"24"
(Fox): Fans of Jack Bauer
"Pushing
Daisies"
(ABC): Like
have, been having a hard time most freshman series, there will
getting their
24
fix, which usual-
not be anymore new episodes
ly starts its season in January.
this season. However, the show
Because the producers wanted to has been confirmed to
return
in
air the seventh season straight the fall.
through, they decided not to air
There are still
a
lot of
question
any episodes due to the writer's marks on many shows
because
strike. Unfortunately, it seems as networks had to rearrange sched-
if there will be no new episodes ules so much in order
to
accom-
until January
2009.
modate the writer's strike. Now,
"Friday Night Lights" (NBC):
they're faced with the task of
The critic;illy acclaimed, but rat-
changing
schedules
around
ings-challenged show will not air again. There should be more
any more episodes of its second confirmations
about
which
season, and has not been con-
shows are returning and how
firmed to return in the fall yet.
many episodes will be produced
"Gossip Girl" (CW): This show in the coming days. One of the
is a top priority for the struggling best sources for this information
CW network, so expect five to can be found on the TV Guide
seven new episodes to air start-
website, which has a list that is
ing around April or May.
updated hourly.
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But after such long hiatuses,
pretty safe to say that the messy have people lost interest in some
love lives of
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of their favorite shows? We'll
geons will be back by May have to wait and
see
if the conse-
sweeps. Like Gossip Girl, expect quences of the last strike repeat
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to
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Female leads shine in' Cashmere'
Mafia' and 'Lipstick Jungle
The
cast
of
the new show
'Csshmere
Mafia' poses for a promotional shot
,rlt
executive that fights tooth an6\,
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nail to get big name stars in hem
By
KELLY LAUTURNER
Staff
Writer
It's good to live the high life,
isn't it? Two new television
shows follow the lives of powe
_
r-
ful female executives in New
York City. ABC's "Cashmere
Mafia" follows four women who
have been best friends since
business school and support each
other on their trials and tribula-
tions of dating, marriage, raising
children and balancing a high-
powered career. NBC's "Lipstick
Jungle" has a similar idea, fol-
lowing three powerful females
facing problems in the bedroom
and the boardroom. Despite both
shows having similar plotlines,
they each hold a different niche
and both have
.
the
potential .to
bt
successful.
"Cashmere Mafia," which
debuted Jan. 6 introduced audi-
ences to the mafia, part "Sex and
the City" girly banter, part "Big
Shots" corporate drama.
It
is pro-
duced by Darren Starr of SATC
fame, so it would 'likely appeal to
anyone who is a fan of the show.
I honestly like the show. The
characters are engaging and rep-
resentative of real women. Their
problems are not just fluff.
First there is Mia Mason,
played by Lucy Liu ("Charlie's
Angels"), who in the first
episode is put up against her
fiance for the job as head pub-
lisher of a magazine
:
Mia wins
the promotion, but loses her
guy
in the process, as he breaks off
the engagement
,
le'avihg Mia
alone at the top and forced to
date a man her mother sets her up
with.
Mia's friend Zoe Burden,
played by
Frances
O'Connor
("AI:
Artificial Intelligence") is
an executive at an investment
banking firm. At work, she
repeatedly gets involved in her
boss' various affairs with a
woman under her while trying to
do her job. She spends her nights
juggling her two children and her
husband
Jul
_
ian, an architect who
constantly has
to
pick up the
slack at home.
Juliet Draper (Miranda Otto,
"Lord of the Rings") is the CEO
of a large hotel chain
,
making
sure her family is always regard-
ed as flawless. Her personal life
has fallen into dismay after her
discovery of her husband having
an affair with a close friend. Her
rebellious teenage daughter also
thteatens to ruin their pcrf ect
(lyn_yy
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Roun'i:ting out the fab four is
Caitlin
Dowd
(Bonnie
Somerville, "The O.C."). Caitlin,
the senior vice-president of a
cosmetics company is struggling
with her sexuality, being interest-
ed in both men and women,
which threatens to ruin her repu-
tation.
The Feb. 7 debut of "Lipstick
Jungle" sets up audiences to
meet three women at the height
of their careers, but the pitfalls of
their social lives. This
·
show is
based on a book written by
Candace Bushnell, the writer of
"Sex and the City." Although
there has only been one episode
so far, I see potential in the show.
In
the first episode we are
introduced to three of the most
powerful women in New York,
Wendy Healy, Victory Ford and
Nico Reilly. Brooke Shields
{"Suddenly Susan") stars as
Wendy, a bigwig film company
·
movies. At home
,
her marriage._
wth husband Shane is falling
0
apart as he realizes her careeiv
always seems to get in the way
pji
,.
their relationship with each oth~
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and their children.
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(Lindsay
Price,
"
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v
Dennis")
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a successful fashioll,
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designer, has her worst sh<;>~
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ever, which is seen by half
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America. Victory suddenly finds
herself the object of affection
<>f-
a bold, but arrogant billionaire
,
Joe Bennet, when every one has
lost faith in her: As much
~
Victory dislikes Joe, she beginl.
to feel an attraction for him
.
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"24")
,
Editor
of
"Bonfire Mag
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,
pr~P~i~ for her magazine
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wel\_
launch, with tittle support or
enthusiasm from her husband
Charles, a history professo1:l]
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and Nico turns to a younger
gu}l_
she meets at the party for com-
fort. Meanwhile she makes sur~t
her boss is not leaving her out oi
important magazine decisions.
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TIIURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
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Valentine's
Day: Cupid,
friend or
By
CHRISTINE SAVOIA
Clrcle Staff
little cash we college students
have?
then why not pamper yourself?
Girls, get with your single
friends and go on an all-out
shopping splurge or rent a movie
and pass around the goodness of
Ben
&
Jerry's
.
Unfortunately I'm
less experienced in the area of
what most pleases guys, but my
best guess would be that a day of
video games, sports and wings.
Although ice cream and buffalo
ing phone numbers and flirta-
tions. Once you've got your
foundation, going for flowers or
a nice love letter is still a sweet
gesture, or you can always think
up something more original that
you think will make your crush
melt for you.
And finally we come to those of
us with the titles of someone
'
s
"boyfriend" or "girlfriend
"
. This
it's that time of year when love
add romance or feelings of lone-
liness and intense hatred of the
Hallmark industry
are all
sttangely as plentiful as bad food
in the Marist cafeteria. February
14th is meant to be a day of ten-
d~ appreciation for long-stand-
ing couples as well as an oppor-
tu¢ty for budding relationships
tO' fully bloom.
On
the other
hand,
there is the group of people
wno would love nothing more
than to shoot Cupid down with
his own arrow and do away with
the entire holiday itself.
As far as college is concerned,
one can definitely see the appeal
of one-time hookups. The per-
son's hot, you guys do your
thing, get a little slap on the back
from your buddies, and life goes
on. There's no one clamoring for
your attention while you're try-
ing to watch Monday night foot-
ball or accusing you of flirting
with your Jab partner at Hatter's
last night. It's all the benefits of a
physical relationship with the
freedom to do as you please and
without the stress of constantly
keeping your partner happy
.
"If
something
does go wrong,
Discovery Health advises
taking anger out on something
else, giving each person
the opportunity to find a
clear and rational resolution
together
after
calming down."
All of this leads to the question
of the
true
meaning
of
Valentine's Day. Is it a legitimate
opportunity to set aside quality
time with that special someone
or finally pour your heart out to
the girl in your class whom
you've been drooling over all
semester? Or is it actually a big,
ridiculous scam created by the
Hallmark industry to steal what
For these people and others
who simply aren't involved in a
serious relationship, Valentine's
Day doesn't have to be such a
drag. It's natural to feel lonely or
angry if you find yourself with-
out a date on the one day when
everyone who does have one is
rubbing it in your face. However,
if you are one of these people
with a vendetta against the holi-
day, make an excuse out of it.
If
you've got no one else to please,
sauce probably aren't the most
healthy food choices
,
Valentine's
Day is all about making the soul
feel good.
If
you are by chance a hopeless
romantic and looking to make a
move, I say go for it. If there's
someone you've been thinking
about getting closer to, don't be
intimidated to use the holiday as
an opportunity to make a move.
Work up to the friend stage,
focusing on the basics: exchang-
Bummin 'It Beautiful:
A slobs
guide fo a
tfr!'
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~
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beauty regimen
By
BRITTANY
FIORENZA
Hea
Ith
Editor
·
With fresh snow covering Marist campus I
t\1-ink
it's safe to say we are all hoping for a
snow day as an excuse to stay in bed for
t)venty four hours straight. Harsh February
weather coupted with the intensity of school
work make for putting our health on the side
burner for some time. In the midst of this
mayhem, it might seem more important to
pull all nighters, and get all hopped up on
coffee and Red Bull rather than sleep, eat
healthy, and take care of yourself.
Now, I am most definitely guilty of all of
these habits and more, which makes me think
it would be ideal if there were more hours in
t6e day; more time to sleep, more time to eat,
jyst more time. I could sit here and preach
about time management and how to better
take care of yourself, but I've decided its bet-
ter just to read about how to cheat time.
As a girl who loves her sleep more than
any normal person should, I take advantage
of any opportunity to throw some products in
my hair at night and sleep on it (I'm not
claiming to' have good hair days often ... but I
do get to sleep more). Hats, head bands, hair
wraps and bobby pins are all great hair fixes.
$traightening your hair at night and sleeping
on it even saves you more time in the mom-
.-
ip.g.
Furthermore, rather than go all out apply-
ipg make up every morning before class, I
have a fool proof plan of the least amount of
rpake-up necessary for me to look like I am
put together. Quick dabs of white cover up on
tpe inner comer of your eyes help to brighten
4p under eye circles. Black eyeliner along the
*ottom lid defines your eyes further.
If
you 're
i,aler than a white wall, like myself, blush
will
brighten your complexion.
If
you're a
fan of tanning, or are naturally
tan,
well
1hen ... you're blessed because there's one
lbs step to your morning regime. Finally, lip
gloss, the staple beauty product. This mini-
malist beauty routine is not only easier on my
skin, but it saves me money and time. Oh,
and effort. Let's be honest, little effort and
success is rare, and a beautiful thing in itself.
I'm pretty OCD about many things; one
being my nails.
If
I paint them a color, I tend
to obsess over every inevitable
·
crack and
peel. I have found that clear nail polish gives
your nails a nice shine and makes them look
healthier without you having to worry about
touching them up every other day and wait-
ing around for your nails to
dry.
Smudges,
farewell.
Now, I'm a slob and a half, and personally,
I embrace the mess.However, it is rare that I
ever leave my room without forgetting some-
thing in the mayhem. I've found that taking
the staple items such as your keys, swipe
card and cell phone and putting them in an
obvious area where they are bound not to be
swallowed up in a mound of clothes is ideal
for not stressing as you rush off to class.
Speaking of rushing off to class, having a
supply of convenient fruits such as clemen-
tines and bananas in your dorm allows for
you to have a healthy breakfast while running
out the door and across campus in a frenzy.
Yogurts, Odwalla shakes and other portable
snacks are great to grab and take with you on
the run, not to mention they are actually a
healthy alternative to other snacks.
Remember how your mother always used
to tell you to put your clothes out the night
before? ... Yeah, it doesn't work. Personal
success has been found in ke
.
eping my
favorite sweater hanging on my bed post,
easily accessible for when I'm frantically
trying to figure out what looks best. (This
works for jeans too).
As ridiculous as this may sound,
it
could
work to make you feel more put together
when everything else is crazy. Even if these
don't apply to you, I'm sure there is some-
thing that you can do along these lines. The
point is, there's plenty of ways to cheat time
and still look good.
is where this holiday becomes
really, really tricky. Yeah it's
great, spending all this quality
time together
,
and, not to men-
tion, spending all this money we
don't have on gifts we neither
want nor need. Do I really need
an entire box of chocolates with
plenty of extra calories or a big
stuffed animal that's going to
take up more room on my
already small bed? No, but if my
boyfriend showed up on V-Day
without anything in his hands
and no plans to go anywhere
,
I'd
go on a full blown rampage.
Why? Because girls in serious
relationships can be influenced
to view this holiday as a time for
both boy and girl to make an
above
-
and
-
beyond effort to rein-
force their love for one another,
whereas most guys tend to see
this as an obligation to buy her
s
omething pretty. Of course this
is only the stereotypical view-
point and not everyone
fits
into
these categories.
If
something does go wrong,
Di
s
covery Health advises taking
anger out on something else, giv-
ing each
·
person the opportunity
to find a clear and rational reso-
lution together after calming
down.
If
the couple wants to
avoid a stressful and unnecessary
fight caused by conflicting view-
point
s
, each needs to give a little
on their end. Planning something
together ahead of time may take
some of the
"s
park
"
away, but it
will allow both parties to agree
.
and compromise on whatever
their V-Day activities will
PAGE9
foe?
include, or if they will celebrate
the holiday at all. This way, no
one's expectations fall flat and
the day can be a meaningful one
if you really want it
to
be.
Whatever your feelings about
Valentine's Day may be, realize
that you can control the day and
don't have to deal with the typi-
cal pressures the cheesy Kay dia-
mond commercials try to put on
us. Limit your spending and go
with thoughtful, home-made
gifts, go all out with giant gift
baskets and fancy dinners if you
can afford it, or ignore the holi-
day completely and enjoy your
triumph over Hallmark. Just do
whatever makes you and your
partner (if you .have one) happy
,
and have some
fun
with it.























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Ball control vital for Foxes future success
$y
GREG HRINYA
Sports Co-Editor
the Red
Foxes
broke their
three-game
losing streak Sunday
~ainst
Saint Peter's, but the
turnover problem that has recent-
ly plagued this team continued.
After turning the ball over 18
times in
Friday
night's overtime
lpss to Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference
(MAAC)
rival Siena,•
:rviarist subsequently had nine
tµrnovers in the first half against
Saint Peter's
(5-19,
2-12). The
Red Foxes trailed 34-25 at the
half.
The Red Foxes bounced back
in the second half, surrendering
the ball only five
times
and
qutscoring the Saint Peter's
P.eacocks 44-27 en route to a 69-
61
victory. Although Marist
spapped its winless streak, the
t~am put
-itself
in danger with
~ly turnovers that led to a nine-
~int halftime deficit.
"The turnovers are bizarre to
rtie," Marist head coach Matt
Brady said following his team's
overtime loss to Siena. "It's an
,ichilles
heel with this group. I
<tt>n't have an answer for it and
1:-ll
give you my e-mail address,
and if you have an answer for it,
J:tit
me up."
As evidenced by Marist's 44-
point second half onslaught
~ainst Saint Peter's, the Red
J!oxes
are one of the MAAC's
l:{etter offensive teams. Through
'
games, Marist is second in the
obnference
with a .459 field goal
µ,ercentage. Only Rider has a bet-
tt_r
percentage from the field.
that's a high-percentage shooting
team," Brady said.
"If
we can
just get shots up, we'll make
enough."
Hope may be on the way, how-
ever.
Senior
guard
Louie
Mccroskey, who suffered an
ankle injury to Loyola on Jan.
17, could return this season.
McCroskey is currently off
crutches and should be out of his
protective boot by the end of the
week. According to Coach
Brady, Mccroskey might be able
to test the ankle next week.
"I
was initially reticent to
believe that he could [return],
and now I'm hopeful that he
can," Brady said. "Weight bear-
ing activities [should start] some-
time next week, and then we'll
see how his wheels feel when
he's able to put some stress on
his ankle.
'1t's
possible [that he
will return]. I didn't
think
that
initially, but there's a chance we
can get him back for the MAAC
tournament."
In McCroskey's absence, the
Red Foxes have relied heavily oa
freshmen guards Jay Gavin and
Dejaun Goodwin. Jay Gavin
leads Marist in scoring with 13.3
points per game and ranks ninth
in the conference in
scoring.
The
two
have
struggled
with
turnovers at times though. The
duo
combined
for
seven
turnovers against Siena and five
turnovers in the first half against
Saint Peter's.
"I
need to get this team to
understand the value of the bas-
ketball, and until we make that
step, we're in a danger area here
because we could lose some
more games or we could
run
the
table," Brady said.
"If
we don't
take these turnovers down to 12 a
Marist's one true flaw up to this
point has
been
turnovers.
Although
the Red Foxes sit in a
tle
for third place with Niagara
iinci
T
.nynh1.
the team ha.-. the
sec-
game we're
going
to have a hard
rind worst turnover margin in the time."
!tfAAC
(-2.20).
Only
last
place
Brady
acknowledged Gavin's
~anisius
has a lower margin (-
potential, but the coach
also
real-
,f
67).
izes there
is
plenty of room to
Despite boasting the
second
grow.
~st
field goal percentage, Marist
"He is a kid who wants to be
11as
~empted just 1,355 shots.
Qnly Fairfield and Canisius have
~empted fewer.
Coach Brady recognizes the
difference between the first half
production against the Peacocks
~
compared to the. second half.
"We
.played
the second half
great. He's one of the hardest
working kids I've ever been
around, ( and] he shoots about
700 jump shots a day," Brady
said of Gavin. "He's being face~
guarded but he's got to make
simple plays, and that's the thing
he needs to learn. Part of this
with five turnovers, and that's a
game is about playing
simply."
~ig
deal because we're a team
Gavin has assumed the scoring
role ever
since
McCroskey's
injury.
Gavin scored 20 points
in
five
straight
games earlier
this
season. Only Indiana's
Eric
Gordon has notched more among
freshmen with six. Gavin has
also been named MAAC rookie
of the week five teams for his
efforts.
Brady believes that Gavin has
missed McCroskey's presence
the most.
"I
think the guy that misses
him
the most
is
maybe
.
JaY. Gavin,"
Brady said.
"Before
he might've
been guarded by the other team's
third best defensive player, now
he's the guy- that's never being
left. The
other team's scouting
report probably starts with Jay
Gavin.
"I
think
Jay
has pressed the
issue
for a number ofreasons. He
does too much," Brady said.
"It's
not
external
pressure,
it's
internal
pressure. He's doing it
to
him-
self. As much as I
try
and talk to
him about just continue [to play
within yourself], score l
O
points
a game, he thinks he's got to
score 25 and he hasn't played as
well."
Despite Gavin's growing pains,
the freshman
guard's
play has
drawn the ire of Siena's head
coach Fran McCaffery.
"He's
gotta be the rookie of the
year," Mccaffery noted about
Gavin after his team's overtime
win against Marist.
"Obviously
he's a tremendous
shooter,
but he
plays with so much composure.
He does not play like a fresh-
man."
Although the Red Foxes have
relied on freshmen down the
stretch, the team has looked to
its
veterans
to
pick up the slack.
Redshirt junior Ryan
Schneider
scored a team-high 17 points
against Saint Peter's after pour-
ing
in
15
Feb.
4
at Siena.
Brady
pointed
out that
Schneider has many
qualities
that make him an asset
coming
off the bench.
"He's
been the guy
that's
ben-
efited most with Louie's
unfortu-
nate
injury,"
Brady said.
"I
think
he's really growing into his role.
He led us in scoring
[
against St.
Peter's], he's a terrific rebounder,
and we think, his teammates and
the
coaching
staff, we think he's
one of the best
shooters in
our
league. Frankly he's one of
the
JAMES REILLY/ THE
CIRCLE
Injured guard Louie McCroskey
looks
on
from
the bench. He
injured
his
ankle In a loss at Loyola on Jan. 17, but coach Brady believes
he'll
be
able to return for the MAAC Tournament to give his team a
boost
best
shooters I've ever coached.
hopefully
he's gonna
own
the
But
Ryan's
one
true, great flaw is world some day."
that
he over
thinks
this game too
Up
next
much.
When
he
just goes out
For now, the Red Foxes will
there
and
plays like he
did
lean
on
their veterans and hope
Sunday, he's
a real
good player." to build upon their win at Saint
Another veteran the team has Peter's. Marist (15-10, 9-5) will
turned
to is senior captain Ryan travel to Manhattan (9-1
S,
3-11)
Stilphen. The 6-foot-8 Stilphen to take on the Jaspers in a
showcased his versatility when MAAC contest that will be tele-
he nailed a three-pointer
to give vised
on
ESPNU Friday night at
the Red
Foxes a 79-77 lead with 8 p.m.
0:40
remaining in regulation
Marist upended Manhattan, 76-
against Siena.
66, in the two teams' prior meet-
Brady believes
Stilphen will be
ing
on Jan. 7. Two guards will be
strongly missed by the Marist featured
in
this
game,
commu11 ity.
\1anhattan
's Antoine
Pearson
"He's
a
tremendous player, and Marist's David Devezin. The
Ryan Stilphen's really great.
sophomore Pearson leads the
We're really gonna miss him Jaspers in points and assists this
when he leaves, and we may season.
petition the NCAA for a sixth
Devezin has played every
year for him," Brady said with a
minute, 125, of the Red Foxes'
smile after the home loss to last three games. In that span, he
Siena. "He is a .quiet warrior and averaged
11.3
points. six assists,
he makes a big three
ev~ry
game.
3.3 rebounds,
and
1.3 steals. For
He's
a
dynamite
college basket-
his efforts, Devezin was named
ball player
who's getting the to
the
PrestoSports/Met
absolute most out of his
ability,
Basketball
Writers Association
and we all
might
be
working for Honor
Roll.
him
someday because
he's
a real-
ly
bright academic kid, and
Marist water polo makes a splash at the Hilton Invitational
~
MIKE WALSH
Staff Writer
This past
Saturday,
Feb. 9,
marked the beginning of the Red
11oxes Water Polo season. It also
Jtlarked
the
beginning
of
Ashleigh Jacobs' era as head
ooach.
'fhe fonner Australian Pro was
lured this past Sept. by Tim
r;furray to lead the women's
team this
spring.
Jacobs
stepped
into a pretty
good
spot
this
year.
·The
team finished 24-14 last
season, setting a program record
for wins in a season. Two years
ago, Marist earned its first
NCAA berth.
The
expectations
are high
this
year as well. Marist was chosen
to win the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC) in
the pre season coaches' poll.
Three Red Foxes were chosen to
the preseason All-MAAC team,
lead by senior goalie Elizabeth
Davis,
last year's
MAAC
Defensive player of the year.
On Saturday the women took to
the
water
full
force.
They were a little rusty in a
12-
6
loss to
Bucknell but came back
to take both of their next match-
es on the day. In the
loss, sopho-
more Hilary Schroeder notched a
hat trick.
The ladies
then took
down
Colorado State 11-5. This time
around
it
was senior Maggie
Hatcher with three scores.
Hatcher also chipped in on the
defensive end with five steals.
On
the third
game of the day,
Marist fought off exhaustion
to
outlast UC-Santa Cruz 12-8.
Sophomore Samantha Swartz
had a
huge game with four goals,
giving her six total
on
the day.
Junior
Kaitlin McCahill also
chipped
in a hat
trick in the night
cap.
Entering Sunday, the
Red
Foxes had a 2-1 record and took
on
Colorado State again in the
opener.
Marist scored four
goals
in both
the second and third
quarters to
pull
away from
Colorado
State.
Swartz played
well
again and
had
a
hat
trick.
The final score
was Marist
11,
Colorado 7.
Marist then faced
Bucknell
who delivered Marist's lone loss.
At halftime the score was knot-
ted at 4-4. Marist fell down by
one through three quarters.
The Foxes fell apart in the
fourth
quarter, being outscored 4-1 by
the Bison. Sophomore Kristen
Barnett had three scores in the
losing effort.
With the 3-2 overall record, the
Red Foxes took home second
place in the Invitational.
.
The
ladies
return
to
Poughkeepsie on Feb. 17 to take
on the New York Athletic Club at
the Mccann Natatorium.
Carow breaks school pole vault record at Valentine Invitational
fjy
DANIEL BARRACK
Staff Writer
With the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
$iampionships
only one week
~ay, the men's track team fin-
i.hed
one of its best meets of the
season
at
the
Valentine
Ipvitational
last
Sunday.
~phomore Max Carow broke
tb.e Marist pole vault record and
~veral
other Red Foxes set per-
~mal best times.
The main highlight of the meet
was Carow setting the new
school
record for the pole vault
• 4.15 meters, beating the previ-
<)ls record of 4.05 meters. Carow
set the record with the inability
to
properly prepare due to the
limitations that the McCann
Center offers. Coach Peter
Colaizzo thinks that the feat was
more difficult for Carow than it
would have been for other ath-
letes.
"It
was challenging for him
because he can't do full jumps
until the actual meet because of
weather and the facilities, he can
only practice in the gym,"
Colaizzo said.
Girma Segni also was impres-
sive in the 5,000 meter
run
with a
time of 14:38.68, the best of his
collegiate
career. With the results
for the Valentine Invitational,
Segni became the first runner to
qualify
for
the
IC4A
Championships.
Other runners to note are
soph-
omore Conor Shelley and senior
captain
Mike
Rolek. Shelly
low-
ered his career best
time
in the
3,000 meter run by
10 seconds
with a time of 8:33.79. Rolek
fin-
ished right behind Segni in the
5,000 meter run and has been
impressive all year.
"Mike [Rolek] was the team
MVP after the cross
country
sea-
son ended and is
carrying
his
success into the
indoor track
sea-
son," Colaizzo said.
As a team, Coach Colaizzo was
impressed with how Marist
fin-
ished
at
the
Valentine
Invitational.
"I
thought the Valentine went
very well, with all of the
illness
that has been going
around, it
has
affected us," he said.
"The
guys
who were
healthy
and were able
to
run did
great."
With
the
MAAC
Championships
approaching
next
week,
Coach
Colaizzo is
looking forward to competing in
them next
week.
"We
are hoping
to make a
dent
in every event, but we are hoping
to
do
very well
in the long dis-
tance races and
the
pole
vault,"
Colaizzo
said.
The Red
Foxes will
not
have to
face
a power house in
the
indoor
track MAAC Championships
like
Iona
in cross country, but
Colaizzo believes there are still
tough teams to
beat.
"Manhattan is the team
to
beat
indoors, but
I
know that we are
among the most talented in long
distance
and
pole
vault,"
Colaizzo said.
The MAAC Championships
are set for Feb. 22 at the Armory
in New York City.
Roarin'
Red Foxes
Maii
ts
male and
tcnrnk: star performer
for
the
weekend of
Feb. 8-10.
David
Devezin
Ba ketball, ophomore
In th R d F e pa
t
three
gamt: ,
\'Czin
pla)ed all
I
25 minutt;: and
av
mg~d
I 1.3
p
inb
6
a
ist
.
'.\
r buuntl and 1.3
·
al
p
r
gam .
Th . phomorc
guard \\ as nam d to the
Met \ritcr Honor Roll
for
ht pcrfonnan e tht pa
t
\\leek. Ile' a,era1!mg .9
pomt~ and 4.5 as
·1
t
p r
same
on the sea on.
On
the horizon:
fanst \\ Ill tra,
c1
o
Riverdale th1
Fnday,
Fcbrual)
15,
to take on the
Manhattan J
p
rs m a
MAA
ho~do,\ n at 8
p.m
Julianne Viani
Ba ketb 11. Junior
Viani scored a care
r-1ugh
in
point
1th
25
in
Manst' 91-46 romp
ver
Carn tu . h
ent -15
from the field and tied
her
career-high
with
6
three-
pointer
mnde.
be jumor
guard rcco red from
a
slo\\ hooting
dny
from
the
fi
Id
in a win
over
1
g,tra
la~t Frid
1y. \ here
·he
onl)
cored pomt . all from
th~ fr
't:-thro"
line
On the I orizon:
The Red Fo s \\
111
look to
eontmu
~
their 13-game
¼innmg
streak \hen
they
r tum
home thi I riday to
tak on MA C riv I
iagar at
7.30
p.m
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THE CIRCLE
Upcoming Schedule:
Men's Basketball:
Friday, Feb. 15 - at Manhattan. 8 p.m.
(on
ESPNU)
Women's Basketball:
Friday, Feb. 15 - vs. Niagara, 7:30
p~m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
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Red Foxes ranked in Top 25 for first
time
this
season
By ERIC ZEDALIS
Media Editor
·
The Marist women's basketball
team (23-2, 13-0) seeks to win its
14th straight game, and sopho-
more Rachele Fitz aims to reach
the 1,000-point mark for her
career Friday night at home
against Niagaffl.
This past Monday, Fitz earned
her third straight Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC)
player ol the week (fifth of the
year) as her 23 and 19-point out-
puts
a¥ainst
Niagara
and
Canisius over the weekend left
her just five points shy of 1,000
for her career.
Fitt attributes her success to
her teammates and coaching
·
staff.
~
have hlready piayed with
many outstanding players. A lot
of my success is owed to them:
They know how to get me the
ball in good situations, where I
am able to scon;f she said. "Our
coacbing staff 'at Marist ha~
always been supportive of each
pl~Q.T. They prepa\e us extremly
well for everythiqg,
e)lpeciafry
games-. they
are. a ~at group of
coaches and I wouldnt trade
them for anything."
According to head coach Brian
Giorgis, Fitz has had such an
immediate impact in the program
because, as her name might
imply, she "fits" right in.
"She has a great post-presence,
and she knows how to draw fouls
and get to the free throw line.
·
And our kids are very_ good at
finding her when she is open.
It's a good relationship," Giorgis
said.
Should she reach 1,000 points,
Fitz
will
be the first women bas-
ketball player at Marist to reach
1,000 as a sophomore. She will
also be on pace to score 2,000
points in het career, which also
has never beert done.
Yet,
Giorgis said the primary
focus in Fitz's life is still her
major
fashion
design.
Away from the hardwood, Fitz
does not concern herself with
basketball so much.
"She's not
a
basketball junkie,"
Giorgi$ said. "She's much more
of a regular person like every-
body else.
In
fact she watches
very little basketball. Outside of
Leb1on James, she doesn't krlow
who's who in the game other
than Michael Jordan. She's just
a very ,good basketball player,
who likes doing what she does as
a fashion major."
Last
Meeting with Niagara
Marist defeated Niagara 79'5,4
at the Gallagher Center this past
Friday on
the
strength of Fitz's
game-high 23 points.
Giorgis' fear that the Red Foxes
might have a bad outside shoot-
ing night came true as they shot
1-of-20 from three-point land.
However, the Foxes played well
defensively and improvised on
offense.
"I
thought we did a very nice
job .defensively all weekend," he
said. "And [against Niagara] we
found different ways to score.
Obviously it wasn't the three
ball, but we got the ball inside to
Rachele, we scored in transition,
we let our defense create our
offense ... we did a number of
nice things. It was a good win
from that standpoint."
While Niagara defends aggres-
sively on the perimeter instead of
tryirtg to take away Fitz, the
Purple Eagles do not necessarily
deserve credit for Marist's 1-of-
20 three-point shooting night,
Giorgis said.
"We
i'Ust didn't hit shots that
day.
Obviously if you're shoot-
ing 20 threes, you've got looks.
And we just took them and didn't
make them," he said.
Pick your poison
It
will
be interesting to see if
Niagara Head Coach Kendra
Faustin has the Purple Eagles
try
to take Jway Fitz inside after she
led all scorers last time out with
2
3
This past Sunday when Canisius
att~ptw to do that, Fitz still
scored 19, Viani exploded for a
career-high 25, and the Red
Foxes won by their highest point
differential all year, 91-46.
For the first time in the regular
season, the Marist women's bas-
ketball team is ranked in the Top
25. The Red Foxes are ranked
25th
in
the
most
recent
ESPN/USA Today Top
25
Women's Coaches
'
Poll released
on Tuesday. Marist was last
ranked on April 4, 2007 when the
Red Foxes were ranked 22nd at
the end of the season.
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2. Connecticut
. . · orth Carolina
4. Rutgers
5. la~land
6. tanford
7.
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8. Ba;lor
9. CalJfornla
10. Oklahoma
11. West
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12. Duke
13. George \\ a bin on
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Rachele
Frtz
Is
five
points
away from 1,000 career
points.
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become the
first
sophomore to ever score 1,000
points
and would
be
on pace to score 2,000, a feat no Red Fox has ever accomplished.
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